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World Finds Rabun in Shadow of Solar Eclipse

By Patrice Worthy The Great American Eclipse on Monday, Aug. 21, is the first total solar eclipse to be seen in the United States since 1979 and the only one since the nation’s founding to be visible only in the United States.

The path of totality arcs from Oregon to South Carolina, crossing Georgia only in Rabun County in the state’s northeastern corner.

Rabun authorities expect 50,000 visitors to join the county’s 16,000 residents for events that have been booked since last year. People are coming from around the world to experience two minutes and 34 seconds of Georgia darkness at 2:35 p.m. in a county that is more than 70 percent forested, enhancing the natural atmosphere for viewing the eclipse.

Camp Ramah Darom sits on 122 acres in the Rabun town of Clayton. Ramah began planning a weekend of celestial festivities, including an eclipse Shabbat, more than a year ago and is fully booked, said Emily Kaiman, the program coordinator at Ramah Darom.

“It really is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for people,” she said. “You can see the planets, stars and amazing things happen. People just want to be a part of that.”

During the total eclipse, which will

Visitors to the Sudekum Planetarium in Nashville, Tenn., the largest city in the eclipse’s path of totality, watch the show “Eclipse: The Sun Revealed” as excitement builds for the Great American Eclipse on Aug. 21. Find more about events in Tennessee and South Carolina, as well as tips for viewing the eclipse, on Pages 18 and 19, part of our Staycations special section, Pages 17-22.

last about 2½ minutes in Rabun, the sky will go dark. Weather permitting, visitors will see stars, the corona of the sun, Jupiter, Mercury, Mars and Venus.

“We will be exploring the connection between Judaism and astronomy, and eclipses can be a spiritual event as well,” Kaiman said. “Our retreat is going to have something for everyone.”

The festivities include the band Sunmoon Pie leading the spiritual Kabbalat Shabbat service and playing by the fire during Havdalah service. The lake will

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be open for swimming and boating. Astronomer Alan Gersch from the University of Maryland and atmospheric scientist Morris Cohen from Georgia Tech will speak during the weekend.

Cohen is bringing students to launch a balloon during the eclipse to capture the atmosphere.

“We’ll be creating a festival on the football field,” Kaiman said. “We are very blessed that Ramah Darom is in Rabun County.”

Only those in the path of totality can

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safely look directly at the sun during the eclipse, but during the hour and a half it takes for the moon to slide in front of the sun, Teka Earnhardt, the executive director of Explore Rabun County, advises people to wear the special glasses that will be handed out during the OutaSight celebration at the Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School.

The event on the football field will include the Rabun County High School marching band, 3D buses with virtual reality stations, food trucks and more.

NASA will stream the eclipse on a Jumbotron screen.

“We’ll be watching the eclipse go across the country, starting in Oregon,” Earnhardt said. “It’s really cool because we’ll get to watch it come toward us.”

WXIA-TV (11Alive) will broadcast from the event, and Georgia State professors and students will guide viewers through the eclipse. Earnhardt said 10,000 people are expected at OutaSight.

Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School pushed the start of school back two days to Aug. 23 because of the eclipse, and Rabun’s public schools are closing at noon Aug. 21 because of the heavy traffic, Chief Deputy Sheriff Mark Jones said.

“From my understanding, people are going to be everywhere,” he said. “The lakes are going to be full of boats, and it’s a small area for the event.” ■

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Shalom and an older daughter stayed to help while my husband shepherded the others toward the yeshiva dining room. I lost track of how many trips we made to the garbage room, panting as we hauled full garbage cans of glass.

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moaned at one point, wiping the sweat off my brow as I bent, swept and prepared to trek down the hall yet again.

While we cleaned, the milliondollar question tumbled in my mind.

How does a guest inform her host about such a mishap? I imagined the conversation, my heart hammering.

“Um, hi, it’s the family who’s staying in your apartment. Yes, thank you so much for having us. We’ve made ourselves at home (you have no idea how much), and we’re very comfortable (especially now that our accommodations are more spacious). I, uh, wanted to discuss something with you.

Do you remember the glass table you had in your dining room?”

With ragged breath, I dialed the number, though my fingers trembled so hard I wondered whether I hit the right buttons. Praying fervently, I shared the story with Mrs. Silverstein and offered to pay for a new table.

“You know,” she said, “I meant to leave a note on the table. It was actually already a little broken, but in our rush to get out, I forgot. We’ve gotten used to the situation and know to be careful. We’ll get back to you about the cost. Thank you for letting us know.”

My blood pressure de-escalated a smidgeon, but I worried about the extra expense we would incur. How much would it be? Replacing a table of that size would probably run in the thousand-dollar range, not exactly in the budget for this vacation.

In addition, are we really liable?

As Mrs. Silverstein said, the table was already broken, and she had been remiss in not informing us. Do we owe the Silversteins a new table or not? ■ Respond to rachels83@gmail.com by Monday, July 31, to have your suggestions printed in the next column.

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Lakewood, N.J., here we come!

I was so excited to get away with the family that even the daunting task of packing didn’t dampen my enthusiasm. A change of scenery and pace, 10 glorious days of no cooking, an opportunity to spend time with some of our married children and grandchildren — what could be better?

So we filled out the requisite forms for the program, stamped the envelope and reserved our places.

Every year, the Lakewood yeshiva has its Yarchei Kallah. Starting the Sunday after Tisha B’Av, families converge from all over the States and Canada to participate in this enriching 10-day program.

Men are in their element as they immerse themselves in Talmudic study mornings, afternoons and evenings with study partners suited to their levels. Varied programming is provided for women, including thought-provoking classes, exercise and swimming, with day camp and babysitting available for children.

As frosting on the cake, three gourmet meals are provided every day.

Participants stay in the homes of kindhearted families who opt to donate their homes for the program while they vacation out of town.

Sounds like a dream, doesn’t it?

What could possibly go wrong?

My family and I entered the Silversteins’ apartment, and I immediately noticed the large glass dining room table. They must not have older kids, I figured, noting the stroller and shaking my head at their ignorance.

Who in their right mind would want a glass table? Good thing my kids are past toddler age and we won’t really be eating here, I mused, as we toted our suitcases down the hall.

Everyone staked out their rooms and began unpacking, and our oldest son, Shalom, took a seat at the table and began playing on his phone.

On one of my treks through the living/dining room, I saw Shalom get up. His pant leg caught under his chair, and in extricating himself, he leaned on the table.

The huge slab of glass tilted on its side and poured onto the floor. Slivers and shards of glass flew in every direction, covering the entire room.

I stood there, frozen. In moments, we managed to destroy this family’s dining room table. Just imagine what we could accomplish in 10 days.

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Tisha B’Av, the 9th of Av, is a fast day commemorating many disasters on that day, including the destruction of the First Temple in 586 B.C.E. and the Second Temple in 70 C.E. The fast starts at 8:38 p.m. Monday, July 31, and ends at 9:13 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1. Many synagogues are holding Erev Tisha B’Av services, including Lamentations and special kinot (elegies), at or about 8:40 p.m. July 31, then Shacharit services with kinot the next morning and Maariv around 8:40 p.m.

Aug. 1. Among the Atlanta-area highlights (free unless otherwise noted):

SUNDAY, JULY 30

Family observance. The Kehilla in Sandy Springs, 5075 Roswell Road, offers crafts, sundaes, and the story of Kamtzah and Bar Kamtzah. Admission is $7 for one child, $10 for two or $12 for three or more; www.thekehilla.org/ sundae-family-sunday.

MONDAY, JULY 31

AIPAC service. Ken Stein speaks about the 1967 war at 7:30 p.m., after a reception at 7 and before an Erev Tisha B’Av service at 8:30, at Congregation B’nai Torah, 700 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs; www.aipac.org/ bnaitorah­or 678-254-2627.

Joint service. Ahavath Achim Synagogue joins The Temple, 1589 Peachtree St., Midtown, for a service with music, Lamentations and meditation at 8:30 p.m. after refreshments at 7:30; www. aasynagogue.org or the-temple.org.

Lamentations. Young Israel of Toco Hills, 2056 LaVista Road, holds a women-only reading of Lamentations at 9:45 p.m.; www.yith.org or 404-315-1417.

Kinah discussion. Rabbi Michael Broyde speaks about one of the kinot at 9:45 p.m. after Lamentations at New Toco

CANDLE-LIGHTING TIMES

Devarim Friday, July 28, light candles at 8:23 p.m.

Saturday, July 29, Shabbat ends at 9:22 p.m.

Va’etchanan Friday, Aug. 4, light candles at 8:17 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 5, Shabbat ends at 9:15 p.m.

Corrections & Clarifications

The phone number for wheelchair ramp company Amramp has been incorrect in multiple advertisements in recent months. The company can be reached at 404-617-6483 or 770-316-8030.

Shul, 2003 LaVista Road, Toco Hills, in a program with Congregation Netzach Israel and Chevra Ahavas Yisrael; newtocoshul­.com or 770-765-7485.

TUESDAY, AUG. 1

Expulsion. Rabbi Binyomin Friedman speaks about “The Three Expulsions From Spain” around 10:45 during the 9 a.m. service at Congregation Ariel, 5237 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody; www. congariel­.org or 770-390-9071.

Movie. New Toco Shul, 2003 La­Vista Road, Toco Hills, shows “The Last Days” at 11:30 a.m.; newtocoshul.com or 770765-7485.

Learn without lunch. Rabbi Adam Starr leads a discussion on “Seeking Meaning in Tragedy” at noon at Young Israel of Toco Hills, 2056 LaVista Road; www.yith.org or 404-315-1417.

Discussion. Rabbi Yossi New speaks on “Who Do We Blame? The Enemy or Ourselves?” at 12:45 p.m. at New Toco Shul, 2003 LaVista Road, Toco Hills; newtocoshul.com or 770-765-7485.

Programs. Congregation Beth Jacob, 1855 LaVista Road, Toco Hills, offers presentations and videos from 1 to 7:15 p.m.; www.bethjacobatlanta­.org.

Movie. New Toco Shul, 2003 LaVista Road, Toco Hills, shows “Defiance” at 3 p.m.; newtocoshul.com.

Movies. Young Israel of Toco Hills, 2056 LaVista Road, “A Tale of Love and Darkness” at 3 p.m. and “No Place on Earth” at 5 p.m.; www.yith.org.

Videos. Congregation Ner Hamizrach, 1858 LaVista Road, Toco Hills, offers video presentations at 4 and 6 p.m.; www. nerhamizrach.org or 404-315-9020.

Panel. Rabbi Don Seeman leads a discussion with Elie Livnat, Rabbi Yehuda Boroosan, Martin Solomon and Reu­ ven Formey at 5:30 p.m. at the Chevra Ahavas Yisrael sanctuary at Torah Day School, 1985 LaVista Road, Toco Hills; newtocoshul.com or 770-765-7485.

Lecture. Young Israel of Toco Hills, 2056 LaVista Road, hosts Emory professor Deborah Lipstadt’s lecture on “Contemporary Anti-Semitism: An Update,” at 7 p.m.; www.yith.org or 404-315-1417.

Lecture. Rabbi Moshe Goldfeder speaks on “Redeeming Israel Among the Nations: Legal Response to the BDS Movement” at 7 p.m. at the Chevra Ahavas Yisrael sanctuary at Torah Day School, 1985 LaVista Road, Toco Hills; newtocoshul.com or 770-765-7485.

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25 Years Ago July 24, 1992 ■ Recently installed Atlanta Jewish Federation President Jerry Horowitz thinks education is the key that will release Atlanta’s unaffiliated Jewish masses from their apathy.

Federation is making sweeping changes to the delivery of Jewish education, including replacing the Atlanta Bureau of Jewish Education with a new agency, the Jewish Education Service. “There is a lack of Jewish identity, a lack of interest in the community,” said Horowitz, who has volunteered with Federation for 31 years.

■ Beth and Richard Gluck of Atlanta announce the birth of their third son, Benjamin Louis, on June 8.

■ Gita and Steve Berman of Atlanta announce the birth of their third daughter, Shira Mayan, on June 27.

50 Years Ago July 28, 1967 ■ The jetliner that crashed last week in Hendersonville, N.C., plummeted to earth only 50 yards from Camp Pinewood, one of the many Jewish summer camps in the area at the height of their season. The crash killed two well-known Southern Jews: Joseph Berman of Lexington, Miss., a former Atlanta alderman, and Maurice Feingerts, a vice president of the New Orleans Jewish Community Center.

■ Congregation Beth Jacob member Rhoda Gerson was honored as the national NCSYer of the Year at the recent 14th annual convention of the National Conference of Synagogue Youth in Fallsburg, N.Y. She was chosen among hundreds of nominees from the 340 NCSY chapters.

■ Mrs. Stella Cohen of Atlanta announces the engagement of her daughter, Claudine Cohen, to Arthur M. Geduldig of Atlanta, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Geduldig of New York.

CALENDAR FRIDAY, JULY 28

Reform Shabbat. Atlanta Reform congregations gather for a reception at 5 p.m. and worship at 6 at the Davis Academy, 8105 Roberts Drive, Sandy Springs.

Free; templeemanuelatlanta.org.

Potluck Shabbat. Congregation Beth Shalom, 5303 Winters Chapel Road, Dunwoody, holds a musical Kabbalat Shabbat service and a potluck dairy dinner at 6:30 p.m. Free with a dish to share; 770-399-5300 to RSVP.

SUNDAY, JULY 30

Pet shelter. Volunteers with The Sixth Point work at PAWS Atlanta, 5287 Covington Highway, Decatur, at 3 p.m. Limited space; RSVP to thesixthpoint.org/ event/volunteer-paws-atlanta.

AJFF Selects. The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival screens “Menashe,” a Yiddish film about a widowed grocery store clerk, at Regal Tara Cinemas 4, 2345 Cheshire Bridge Road, Atlanta, at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $13; ajff.org/article/2017/07/ ajff-selects-menashe.

THURSDAY, AUG. 3

Young-adult party. Chabad Intown’s YJP Atlanta holds its White Party at 8 p.m. at the Park Tavern, 500 10th St., Midtown. Tickets, including one drink, are $20; www.yjpatlanta.org.

FRIDAY, AUG. 4

Dive into Shabbat. The Marcus JCC, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody, welcomes the community for a pre-Shabbat pool party at 5 p.m., with blessings and songs at 6. Free; www.atlantajcc. org or 678-812-4161.

SUNDAY, AUG. 6

Blood drive. The citywide drive is 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Ahavath Achim Synagogue, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave., Buckhead.

Appointments at www.redcrossblood­. org (code JWV) or through Gail Solomon at gailsol@gmail.com.

THURSDAY, AUG. 10

SUNDAY, AUG. 13

Hadassah brunch. The Metulla Group holds a new-members brunch with speaker Milton Tambor on “Judaism and Social Justice” at 11:30 a.m. RSVP

by Aug. 6; details from lindafay7@ yahoo­.com or 678-443-2961.

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Infertility support. Licensed infertility therapist Lauren Berman facilitates a Jewish Fertility Foundation support group at 6 p.m. at MACoM, 700-A Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs. Free; www.jewishfertilityfoundation.org.

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ISRAEL NEWS

Special Experience From Unknown Donor A unique story about a large, restricted gift by a totally anonymous donor to Emory University’s Institute for the Study of Modern Israel. No knowledge whatsoever about the donor, except he/she learned of the rigor in the classroom and undergraduate research internships we have done each semester and summers in learning about Israel.

An Emory development officer told me last summer: “A person is happy about the level of scholarship you are providing and wants to deepen understanding of Israel. The very large gift can be used for one purpose: for you to take your present and/or former students to Israel. You choose the participants. You create the special itinerary, connect them to the best specialists and visit the out-of-the-way places, see Israel as you know it. The first trip should be next spring. And there are enough funds for you to do this several more times.”

I have kept up with many former students, so it was not difficult to identify the best of them. From a list of 85, I called the first three dozen in late December and January and corralled the last participant a month before the May trip.

Imagine getting a phone call from

a former professor who asks, “What are you doing the second 10 days next May? Would you like to go to Israel

Guest Column

By Ken Stein The ISMI Israel trip group visits the Golan Heights.

on an all-expense-paid trip that I shall be leading? Your only obligation is to travel to and from JFK.” Most reactions ranged from “I did not know you remembered me” to “Are you sh--ting me?” to “Who would pay for me to go to Israel for nothing in return except to learn more?” Also, “This is going be like your classroom, right — Israel’s story, all of it, the culture, economy, the conflict, right?”

Some said no because work or family issues intervened. One of the former students had made aliyah to Israel, and I did not know it and could not find him to ask about availability.

Twenty-one former and present students, ages 20 to 55, spent nights in Tel Aviv, the Galilee and Jerusalem. In the group were seven people involved in business and investment, a professor, a lawyer, one administrator for a think tank and one for a hospital, a

Ph.D. student, a part-time Jewish camp manager, three recent Emory graduates, two rising Emory seniors, several current students from other universities who worked for ISMI as summer interns, and a former Emory student entering rabbinic school in the fall.

Unknown to me when I chose the participants, three of the 21 were former presidents of Emory Hillel.

The group met five former students who had immigrated to Israel.

One works for the Joint Distribution Committee. Another runs a startup business incubator in Tel Aviv. One owns a restaurant in Ramallah. A fourth is in high tech. The fifth, whom I could not find in the search for trip participants, I found in our hotel lobby one evening in Jerusalem in his IDF uniform, joking around with his Emory peers. Needless to say, he and his other Atlanta friend joined us for dinner.

What were the takeaways? One of

our non-Jewish participants teared up after going to confession in a Nazareth church. A first-time traveler and Emory senior said: “This Golan synagogue is from the fifth century B.C.E.; who is going tell us that we were not here before they came up from the Arabian Peninsula almost a thousand years later?”

Each internalized Israel’s complexities, nuances and faces. Each gained deepened understanding of Israel and engaged with some of Israel’s sharpest minds while probing domestic and foreign policy controversies.

The donor gave all of them a special look inside Israel, a penetrating look inside themselves. Maybe the donor will join a future trip.

I delighted in seeing those “kids” being inquisitive. What a gift. ■ Ken Stein heads ISMI (ismi.emory. edu) and the Center for Israel Education (www.israeled.org).

Israel Pride: Good News From Our Jewish Home

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A $1.1 billion exit. NeuroDerm, a Rehovot-based clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing treatments for central nervous system disorders, is being sold for $1.1 billion in cash to Japan’s Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma.

The deal, expected to close in late 2017 with shareholder approval, reportedly is the largest acquisition of an Israeli pharmaceutical company. NeuroDerm has a Parkinson’s drug in advanced U.S. and Eurpean clinical trials.

Looking good. A research team from Bar-Ilan University has developed Prophecy, which lets hyaluronic acid penetrate deep skin layers to smooth out wrinkles using a cream with no injection. Hyaluronic acid absorbs water to smooth the skin and has antioxidant properties to slow the aging process.

A thorny answer for diabetes. Tovit Rosenzweig of Ariel University has dis6 covered that the Israeli plant Sarcopote-

rium spinosum (thorny burnet) can balance blood sugar levels. Rosenzweig is developing a treatment from the plant that could benefit more than 200 million diabetes sufferers worldwide.

Printing prosthetic hands. Nonprofit Haifa 3D prints prosthetic hands for children and adults at no cost. Haifa 3D volunteers receive assistance from the Technion and donations of computers, printers, plastics and all other parts.

They even designed a hand that can hold a guitar pick.

Industrial park for Arabs and Jews.

The Technion and the Israeli government are establishing an industrial park in the Galilee Arab settlement of Shfar’am. The aim is to unify the Jewish and Arab economies with businesses managed by Arabs but employing Jews and Arabs to get the best out of both.

Accompanying Radiohead. Arab Mus-

lim singer Nasreen Qadri, who has shared the stage with Radiohead, wrote a column for Newsweek to support the band’s decision to perform in Israel on July 19 despite pressure from the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement. Nasreen was born in Haifa and grew up in Lod, two cities with a mix of Arabs and Jews living side by side.

Fish in artificial seawater. Aquaculture startup Latimeria, based in Ein Shemer, breeds fish in water that has been desalinated and resalinated. The process avoids pumping seawater in and out, saving electricity, minimizes water leakage and stops the introduction of harmful bacteria.

AI for Hebrew. You may have noticed an improvement in the accuracy of Hebrew translations into English using Google Translate. Google has moved to neural machine translations (artificial intelligence) for Hebrew and Arabic,

resulting in more natural suggestions.

All-electric airplane. EViation Aircraft unveiled its Alice commuter electric plane at the Paris Air Show. It can carry nine passengers and two crew members up to 620 miles using a lithiumion, 980-kilowatt-hour energy pack.

EViation saved months and hundreds of thousands of dollars by 3D-printing prototype parts and machine tools.

Ice cream day. For the first time, Israel joined America’s celebration of Ice Cream Day on July 16. The Buza and Iceberg chains promoted black coconut ice cream. Iceberg also sold flower-flavored ice cream, and Vaniglia offered malabi with rose water. The Anita chain gave a free “Doggy Cream” sorbet to any visiting canines.

Compiled courtesy of verygoodnewsisrael. blogspot.com, timesofisrael.com and other sources.

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ISRAEL NEWS

West Bank Visit Gives Rabbi Heller New Perspective Congregation B’nai Torah Rabbi Joshua Heller didn’t expect to celebrate his 18th wedding anniversary in a Bethlehem back alley Israelis are forbidden to enter. But he seized the opportunity after receiving an invitation from Encounter, which aims to increase Jewish leaders’ knowledge and understanding of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Rabbi Heller and 20 to 30 other rabbis, educators and community leaders traveled through Ramallah, Bethlehem and East Jerusalem from June 27 to 30, then he visited the settlement of Efrat on his own June 30 to July 2.

“I not only got to hear a set of voices I never hear from, but also gain exposure to a Jewish perspective from the settlers,” Rabbi Heller told an audience at his Sandy Springs synagogue Thursday, July 20.

He said he participated because it’s important as a community leader to gain a better perspective on the conflict and share it with the public. “Despite disagreements both sides may have on the Israeli-Palestinian issue, it is impor-

New residents gather outside Dimona’s Immigrant Absorption Center in 1972.

Today in Israeli History

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July 28, 1845: Thirty-one rabbis complete a two-week assembly in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, to discuss religious reforms. The assembly decides that although Jewish law allows prayer in any language, it is necessary to recite certain prayers, including the Barechu and Shema, in Hebrew. The assembly unanimously votes to remove prayers calling for a return to Israel.

July 29, 1849: Zionist intellectual Max Nordau is born Simon Maximilian Sudfeld in Pest, Hungary, to an Orthodox Jewish family. Nordau’s most notable contribution is the Basel Plan, the first official blueprint for the establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine.

July 30, 1980: The Knesset elevates a 1950 law on Jerusalem — stating, “Whereas with establishment of the

tant to learn and have a better position of where each side is coming from.”

Rabbi Heller stayed with a Jewish family in Efrat and realized that life in the West Bank is not comfortable, but Israelis want to reclaim land to which they have a historical connection going back thousands of years.

Palestinians in East Jerusalem enjoy Israeli social services and can use their residency cards to travel around Israel. But traveling into the West Bank, you find that Palestinians’ ideology depends on whether they live in Area A, B or C, he said. “You come to realize the checkpoint experience is not very pleasant and continues to trouble individuals despite who is in power,” Rabbi Heller said. “There are Israeli Arabs who are fully integrated into Israeli society, are members of the Knesset and enjoy Israeli rights but are now also identifying as Palestinians due to a rise in nationalism.”

After entering Bethlehem, the visitors saw a graffiti-covered wall separating Israelis and Palestinians. Rabbi Heller said the wall is a popular tourist site, prompting the opening of the “walled-off” hotel, not to be confused state of Israel, Jerusalem once more becomes the capital” — to the status of a Basic Law, giving the political status of Jerusalem increased legislative weight.

July 31, 1988: King Hussein of Jordan announces his intention to politically disengage from the West Bank, leaving the Palestine Liberation Organization to fill the political vacuum.

Aug. 1, 1955: The first Israelis move into the southern development town of Dimona. All of them are Mizrahim (Jews from Arab lands). Dimona receives municipal status in 1969.

Aug. 2, 1923: The only person to serve as Israel’s president and prime minister, Shimon Peres, is born in Belorussia to Yitzchak and Sara Perski.

Aug. 3, 1945: The Harrison Report, an inquiry into the conditions of displaced person camps in Allied-occupied Germany, reveals that many of the rumors of poor treatment of Jews are true and that “we appear to be treating the Jews as the Nazis treated them, except that we do not exterminate them.”

with the Waldorf, and the Wall Mart, selling supplies to international artists who wish to decorate the wall and promote a pro-Palestinian message.

Rabbi Heller stayed with a Palestinian family in an apartment that frequently hosts international guests, and he observed the family’s daily routine.

He also met with a Palestinian teacher who said educators are trying to remove hate from textbooks and to provide Israeli poetry to Arab students by removing the writers’ names and exposing the children to Israeli poets they otherwise wouldn’t read.

“One of the most remarkable aspects of the trip was meeting Palestinians and realizing that Jews and Arabs are looking into a mirror regarding the Israeli-Arab conflict,” Rabbi Heller said.

“We come at the Israeli-Arab conflict from a range of viewpoints, but we live in a world where the boundary between fact and fiction is blurry at best in our own society and twice as true in Israel.”

In addition to learning about the Christian community in Bethlehem and its fluctuating number of residents, based on whom you ask, Rabbi Heller also realized how difficult it is

for Palestinians to get building permits.

While some attribute the difficulty to code enforcement or a requirement to build an entire structure at once and not in sections, others, Rabbi Heller said, blame Israeli discouragement.

“It’s an example of how policies affect lives on the ground and how resentment builds,” he said.

The Palestinians not only dislike the Israeli government, Rabbi Heller said, but also loathe the Palestinian Authority for leaving Palestinians at a disadvantage, alongside the U.N. Relief and Works Agency, which keeps the Palestinians as refugees instead of resettling them.

Groups from both sides seek peace and are trailblazers in helping Arabs and Jews get along, Rabbi Heller said.

“Although I was reluctant, I felt that the trip was something that would not come my way again, and I wanted to hear the range of voices that I had not been exposed to,” he said. “As someone who is a supporter of AIPAC and an advocate for Israel, regardless of who’s in power, I thought this was a unique opportunity to hear what is going on on the other side of the fence.” ■

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SIMCHAS

At 95, She Makes Herself at Home at B’nai Israel

By Vicki Leopold The invitation to Sylvia Stroger’s 95th birthday party stated “no presents,” with the suggestion that a donation to Congregation B’nai Israel would be appreciated. What does a 95-yearold need that she doesn’t have?

Friends, family and CBI congregants gathered at the home of Sharon Hudgins, Sylvia’s daughter, on June 2 to celebrate, reminisce and congratulate a woman who is fiercely independent, politically liberal, family-oriented and beautiful and reads the paper each day.

She is a compelling woman at any age.

I made plans to meet with Sylvia, born May 21, 1922, at her home the week after the party. “Shall I call you the day before?” I asked.

“Why? I got it,” she said.

When I arrived, Sylvia was dressed with matching jewelry. A little bent and walking tentatively, she seemed organized and attentive with her rescue dog at her side. Receiving my compliment on her appearance, she smiled and said, “A bit of makeup really helps.”

She has a beautiful, neat home with books and newspapers around and homemade cakes under glass. She still cooks, bakes rugelach, coffee cake and chocolate muffins, reads novels and autobiographies, shops, pays bills, and walks her dog, though she has a cleaning lady once a week.

Though she recently stopped driving and needs rides to the markets, she shops herself because she knows what she likes. “Everyone is different.”

She grew up with seven siblings in Brooklyn, N.Y., during the Great Depression. Her father was an iron worker and iron works designer, and her mother was a housewife.

New York City didn’t have much iron to be worked during the Depres-

Sylvia Stroger celebrates her 95th birthday at a party in June.

sion, so money was tight. The family moved often for the free month of rent offered to new residents.

Sylvia’s parents came from Romania. Her mom kept a kosher home and was observant, while her dad was a declared atheist.

As times improved, Sylvia spent summers in East Nassau, a small town near Albany, N.Y. Families of women and children shared a kitchen, and each family had its own bedroom. The men came up for the weekends.

During the summer of 1937, she met Ralph Stroger, who told her brother, “That is the girl I will marry.”

Their marriage would last 61 years.

Ralph lived in East Nassau on a chicken farm, which his father, a new immigrant from Russia, bought with money from the Jewish Agricultural Society. He married, and after his wife died young, he raised five children alone in a farmhouse that dated to the Revolutionary War. Sylvia said her father-in-law was determined that all his children would graduate from high school. When it was his daughter’s turn to attend high school, which was in the next town

over, he enlisted the mailman to drive her to the train in the morning and pick her up at the station in the afternoon.

Ralph and Sylvia wed Sept. 2, 1939, just at the start of World War II in Europe.

“Life was simple, and there was not a need for lots of money,” she said. “We often used barter to purchase what we needed. Sometimes Ralph and I would take $2, a lot of money in those days, go to Albany on Saturday for a movie, some dinner, and then later that night go shopping at the kosher butcher.”

They spent nine years on the East Nassau farm, then bought a chicken farm in Farmingdale, N.J. Several Jewish families were established there, raising chickens and building a Jewish community. Life was good, and people were warm and involved.

Ralph tended to most of the physical demands of the farm, and Sylvia was adept at managing the business and feeding the chickens.

Thanks to their own farm and those of their neighbors, they always had plenty of chickens, eggs, fresh vegetables, sour cream and milk when company came.

The farm did well until the chickens caught chickenpox; the couple left it in 1959. Ralph went to work at Brockway Glass and became a supervisor.

Later, Sylvia, dared by her husband to get a job, used the skills she had learned in high school and in the farm business to become a payroll clerk and rose to be a payroll manager for ShopRite.

The couple retired to Florida.

When Ralph became ill with congestive heart failure at the start of the new century, he wanted Sylvia to be close to daughter Hudgins in Georgia. They sold their home and drove to Georgia to start a new life in Fayetteville, but

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Ralph suffered a fatal heart attack the day they arrived.

Alone in a new place, Sylvia naturally got involved with B’nai Israel, a Reform congregation Hudgins helped found. She made friends at the synagogue, became active in the senior group and played a spirited game of mah-jongg, often winning.

Sylvia said Congregation B’nai Israel reminds her of the Jewish community in Farmingdale because it is much more than a place to pray. The small building reminds her of the Jewish community center at Peskin Lane where families helped one another, celebrated holidays and socialized.

Family is most important to Sylvia, and she keeps in touch with many family members, not just those nearby.

Sylvia has been an inspiration to her family and they have also inspired and brought out a determination in her that she didn’t know she had as a quiet girl growing up in Brooklyn.

Sylvia is proudest that all her children and grandchildren are good people and graduated college. Two of her great-grandchildren also have graduated. Engineering, teaching and social work are professions the family gravitates toward.

Asked about her longevity, Sylvia said: “It is a blessing from the Man Above. I haven’t done anything special.

I am an optimist, though. Sometimes I have sad feelings, but I try to just focus on my blessings and enjoy each day.”

She added, “Every retired person needs a dog. My dog, Shaina, is a rescue dog, and she keeps me going.”

At the end of our discussion, Sylvia asked whether I wanted a nosh. She wandered over to her freshly baked chocolate cupcakes, beautifully placed in silver cupcake liners, and packed me a goody bag to go. ■

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By Kevin C. Madigan kmadigan@atljewishtimes.com Evelyn Alexander turned 100 on Sunday, July 23, but in an interview earlier in the month from her immaculate home, that big birthday didn’t seem to faze her in the least.

A widow after more than seven decades of marriage, she lives by herself in Decatur. But her family threw her a big party with old friends and lots of food on her birthday.

AJT: How long have you been here?

Alexander: In Atlanta, 58 years.

We moved from Kentucky. We sold our house (in Morningside) when the children got married and moved out.

Didn’t need a big house, so we got this place, and it’s been 30 years.

AJT: You must know people in the neighborhood.

Alexander: I have lovely neighbors. I’ve made friends here, yes, but at my age you lose them. So I’m down to maybe one or two. It doesn’t bother me living alone. I have a burglar alarm.

That’s the extent of my gardening.

AJT: You have family nearby, right?

Alexander: I have two sons, three grandsons and five great-grandchildren, and two wonderful daughtersin-law. Both of them are lovely. I have one sister-in-law left, and a nephew in Florida.

AJT: Where did you grow up?

Alexander: In Brooklyn. Haven’t lost my accent yet! Lived in Kentucky 10 years, California a year and Michigan a year. We moved around. My husband sold insurance. I don’t travel anymore, but I did a lot in my day.

AJT: How is your health?

Alexander: I’ve nothing important like a bad heart or something like that. I’m OK. I’m on medications, of course; at my age it’s bound to happen.

But other than that, I’m physically OK. I don’t see very well, and I don’t hear very well.

AJT: Tell us about your husband.

Alexander: Frank was tall, 6-1.

When he had hair, it was red. Terrific sense of humor, and he never met a stranger. We were married 71 years.

But he’s been gone seven years now.

Met him on a blind date, my one and only blind date, and believe me, I was blind because I took my glasses off.

AJT: What sort of work did you do?

Alexander: I retired from Georgia Power. It’s been 30 years already.

I was in customer service with what I call girls, but they were women. Most of them were black. We all got along beautifully. They called me the ‘office white.’ That was when black employees won a discrimination suit against the power company. They had to rehire anyone who wanted to come back and work for them. We’re still in touch with one another. They always treat me lovely. They are taking me out for my birthday. ■

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AJT: You stay pretty busy, don’t you?

Alexander: Mah-jongg keeps me alert. I like opera. I read historical novels and modern ones from the best-seller list like Grisham, Baldacci, and, if I have to, Danielle Steel. She’s so mushy!

Nora Roberts is pretty good. I’m past the stage where I read older books. I still get the newspaper, which I read with a bright light and a magnifying glass. I watch a little TV for the news; it could do with a little improving! I belong to a garden club, where I served as president twice. I have pots and concrete planters on the front porch.

Evelyn Alexander’s eyesight and hearing aren’t what they used to be, but she says she remains healthy.

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Just Deserts

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Holocaust denier David Irving slithered into Atlanta on Thursday, July 20, for a stop on his summer speaking tour, “David Irving Looks Back: My Fifty Years Defending Real History Against Its Enemies.

An Evening With the Historian.”

He charged $49.01 for the privilege of dining with him, buying his books and hearing his claim that the slaughter of 6 million Jews by the Nazis is just a big hoax. The disgraced Englishman, 79, gained fresh infamy last year with the film “Denial,” which depicted his failed libel lawsuit against Emory University historian Deborah Lipstadt.

Still, a dozen people were full of enough hate or ignorance to join him July 20 at Antica Posta, where the group took advantage of a private dining space in the wine cellar to unleash anti-Semitism, racism, homophobia and other forms of hate, complete with a range of slurs, according to the young black woman who first had the misfortune of serving them.

Shelley Sidney didn’t know who Irving was as she took the orders from the gang of 13, but she got a clear message when the last man to order, smirking, handed her a menu with a swastika scrawled on it.

Her story of that dinner, the group’s outrages and, in her view, the indifferent response of her boss, restaurant owner Marco Betti, spread on Facebook, resulting in declarations from many people that they would never eat at Antica Posta.

Betti was bombarded with angry phone and email messages and more than a few threats for failing to immediately remove Irving and his friends.

In an editorial posted online, the AJT called for Betti not only to apologize for a sluggish response, but also to make a donation to a nonprofit agency involved in Holocaust education.

Fortunately, Betti got good counsel from friends in the Jewish community. He told us his version of what happened — not to make excuses, it must be noted, but to offer the context for a sincere apology.

Betti, who has been in business in Buckhead for 18 years and is himself an immigrant (one of the groups reportedly smeared by the Irving group), said he was unprepared for the situation. He has handled drunks and people abusive to his staff, but not customers holding offensive conversations in a space isolated from the main dining room.

In a departure from Sidney’s version, Betti said that as soon as he understood the situation, he brought Irving and friends their check and told them, peacefully but forcefully, it was time for them to go.

“I know I could have handled the situation better,” Betti said.

As we had hoped, he did more than apologize.

He made a donation to the Anti-Defamation League equal to the Irving group’s check, $634, and asked the ADL for upstander training on how to respond if he faces a similar situation again. At the AJT’s suggestion, he made an equal donation to the Breman Museum to support the kind of Holocaust education that disarms Irving and his vile ilk.

Betti has done as much as possible as quickly as could have been asked of someone who had no reason to know who was walking into his restaurant 10 that night. He has earned a chance at forgiveness. ■

Cartoon by Marian Kamensky

A BDS Bill Too Far has no ties to any political party, but he is not imparKnowing your news sources so you can apply tial and doesn’t pretend to be. He’s an ideologue. proper skepticism is easy and crucial these days, esWhen his principles lead him to expose and oppecially when it comes to issues surrounding Israel.

The best recent example was not the false-equiv- pose the rise of the surveillance state, he does work worth paying attention to. alence coverage of the chaos at the Temple Mount, But Greenwald is a rabid anti-Zionist. He wants the bloody slaughter of three Jewish family memIsrael to cease to exist, and bers at Shabbat dinner in he comes unhinged in his Halamish or the attack passion to persuade the inside the Israeli Embassy Editor’s Notebook world to join his crusade. in Amman, Jordan.

By Michael Jacobs So when members of Instead, it was news Congress try to lend Israel mjacobs@atljewishtimes.com about a well-meaning a hand against the boycott, but ill-conceived piece of divestment and sanctions federal legislation, S.720, movement, Greenwald the Israel Anti-Boycott Act, doesn’t allow facts, let alone balance, to stop him. which would amend a law from the Carter adminisTrying to make sense of the U.S. Code and tration that bans people or businesses from boycotproposed amendments is difficult for us nonlawyers. ting a U.S. ally at the request of a foreign nation.

S.720 specifies Israel — already covered as a U.S. But a common-sense reading shows that S.720 is not ally — and expands the ban to boycotts organized by a new approach to the problem of anti-Israel boycotts, and the sponsors deny that the bill would limit international governmental organizations such as free speech or punish political opinions. the United Nations and the European Union.

The purpose of the bill is simply to extend the The American Civil Liberties Union sent a letter ban to boycotts imposed by the EU and the United to senators July 17 to decry the bipartisan bill, incorNations Unfortunately, some loose language — the rectly saying it would criminalize mere requests for use of “support” without modification and a discusinformation about a boycott of Israel, with penalties sion of “requests” — clears the way for Greenwald’s as great as $1 million and 20 years in prison. The hyperbole and potentially raises First Amendment ACLU was right to raise free-speech concerns, though concerns, according to a thorough analysis by Unithe existing law passed constitutional muster. versity of California law instructor David Schraub.

The Intercept, an online investigative publicaStill, Straub raises a good question: What’s tion, and its co-founding editor, Glenn Greenwald, the point? Israel faces U.N. and EU criticism but no then turned the ACLU’s overheated concerns into a threats of boycotts from either. scorching assault on Israel under the headline “U.S. Georgia and other states have enacted laws that Lawmakers Seek to Criminally Outlaw Support for essentially tell businesses boycotting Israel they Boycott Campaign Against Israel” on July 19. aren’t welcome as government contractors. Those Its laughable opening — “The criminalization laws have value because they put a price on antiof political speech and activism against Israel has Israel actions without banning them. become one of the gravest threats to free speech in S.720, however, wouldn’t accomplish anything, the West” — quickly led to the false claim that S.720 except possibly ostracizing Israel even more by giv“would make it a felony for Americans to support ing the likes of The Intercept extra ammunition to the international boycott against Israel.” undermine Israel’s image. ■ Greenwald is a nonpartisan reporter, in that he

OPINION

When Jews Intersect With Intersectionality in a commentary for Tablet magazine.

In June, three Jewish women were kicked out of the Chicago Dyke March because they carried LGBTQ rainbow flags adorned with a Star of David.

An organizer said that the flags “made people feel unsafe” and that the march was both “anti-Zionist” and

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“pro-Palestinian.”

“It was a flag from my congregation which celebrates my queer, Jewish identity,” one of the ejected women told the Windy City Times, a newspaper serving the city’s LGBTQ community. She said she had carried the flag in the parade for over a decade.

Jewish individuals and numerous organizations that have supported the concerns of African-Americans in their encounters with police felt pushed aside when the Movement for Black Lives linked its cause with that of Palestinians confronting Israel.

American Jewish Committee took issue with this stance last August, saying, “MBL draws a false link to — and, in our view, dis-serves the worthy cause of — addressing racial disparities in the nation’s criminal justice system.”

Jews who objected to President Donald Trump’s ban on immigration from several predominantly Muslim nations found themselves in the rhetorical crosshairs of activists who insisted that they also must oppose Israel: “From Palestine to Mexico, all the walls have got to go.”

After the Chicago parade, Bari Weiss of The New York Times opinion section wrote: “For progressive American Jews, intersectionality forces a choice: Which side of your identity do you keep, and which side do you discard and revile? Do you side with the oppressed or with the oppressor?”

Even as they follow the biblical exhortation “Justice, justice, you shall pursue” (Deuteronomy 16:20) and resist marginalization based on their religion or an unwillingness to turn their backs on Israel, progressive Jews might consider whether beneficial alliances can be formed with people who demand such conformity of opinion. ■

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My opinion on the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians is unrelated to my view of interactions between African-Americans and police, and neither influences my perspective on the legal rights of the LGBTQ community. I am capable of holding an opinion on one issue without feeling obligated to hold a particular opinion on another.

Demands for such linkage disparage people who might be allies but object to arranging their opinions to pass an ideological litmus test.

I reject this application of “intersectionality” — the notion that my support of X requires support of Y; otherwise, my support for X is less legitimate and less deserving of inclusion in efforts to support X. An outgrowth of the racial and feminist movements of the 1960s and 1970s, the theory of intersectionality was articulated in a 1989 article by Kimberle Williams Crenshaw, a law professor, civil rights activist and scholar in “critical race theory.” Crenshaw asserted that African-American women suffered unique forms of discrimination based on a combination of their race and gender.

The broader idea is that a combination of identities — which could include social class, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, age, and mental or physical capabilities — can be responsible for discrimination.

That much makes sense, but intersectionality has been weaponized (or corrupted, if you prefer) by activists enforcing ideological discipline within their movements.

It’s not surprising that, in these circles, displaying pride in Jewish heritage or expressing affection for Israel (even if critical of its policies) might be considered signs of questionable loyalty by those whose anti-Zionism sometimes drifts close to anti-Semitism.

“Despite its enormous value and importance, however, the idea of intersectionality can also be manipulated to exclude Jewish issues from pro-justice movements. This is because Jews do not fit its traditional definition of marginalization. Unlike other forms of racism, anti-Semitism constructs its subject (the Jews) as powerful, dominating, and privileged,” Benjamin Gladstone, a student at Brown, wrote

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Deaths So Close

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In a new book, “Becoming Israeli,” edited by Akiva Gersh, one of the brief essays states, “I don’t really want to be here but I have to be here.”

For those of us who have lived here 50 years, 40 years, possibly only one year, there is always a similar twitch when the shooting, the rioting or the death of a family occurs.

We ask quite seriously: What do I need this for?

Why don’t I just go back to my home in the Diaspora?

Then we ask ourselves: How can you live anywhere else? How can you be away from your friends? How can you forsake the poignancy of public mourning for victims struck down in their homes, killed when they took a ride with strangers, blown up when a bomb went off in public, murdered with a knife as they waited at a bus stop?

Yes, we have to be here.

You always remember the first funeral you attend in Israel when the circumstances of the death are not natural. A neighbor, a man in his 40s, was in the heart of Jerusalem. A bomb had been placed in a mailbox; he was killed instantly as he walked by.

Two soldiers were kidnapped along the Lebanese border in the 1980s, never to be seen again alive. Our only soldier then, our oldest son, was sent with his unit to retrieve the body of an Israeli soldier who had been ambushed and killed while trying to find the kidnapped. Troops including our treasure, our son, crawled through continual fire to bring back the body.

A day later, he returned to our apartment in Jerusalem, and there was a knock at the door. A woman visiting a neighbor heard that our son had been in the locale where the unit had reached the body to bring him back.

She was the aunt of the deceased.

Our son went with her to where she was visiting and told her the complete story, not skipping a detail. After a half-hour, he returned, drained but having performed a mitzvah.

When a death occurs, every family member — parents, grandparents, all — wants to hear what happened. It is cathartic for the family who has lost one so dear and for the person who has to pour out the story.

Our cousin’s son died in a military action to clean out a nest of potential killers with sufficient arms to cause a major incident in which people, old and young, would be

murdered innocently. We attended his funeral; we rode about 50 miles to console the family at shiva.

Now almost an entire family is murdered by a terrorist at home.

Television shows bloodstains throughout the home. Newspapers have vivid photos of the dead and red-stained pictures as well. We begin to cry.

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We don’t attend the funeral, but because we know a friend of a friend of the family, we take a bus to be present during the shiva. As anonymous as we are, we feel that we must let the survivors know that the wider world of Israelis is with them.

The incidents at the Temple Mount begin with the shooting of two Druze policemen. They are Israelis but not Jews, yet how deeply they love this country. How close we feel to them.

After closing the Temple Mount so no one can pray at al-Aqsa mosque, Israel sets up metal detectors so those who want to pray can legitimately do so. They have been checked.

The steam of the Palestinians begins to blow; hundreds choose to pray at the Lion’s Gate. They can be seen worldwide. The Arab leaders responsible for the holy locale, the Waqf, readily announce that the status quo of the Temple Mount has changed.

The world reacts; numerous countries forget the deaths of the ambushed Druze policemen.

We hear, “Israel has usurped the Arabs’ hold on that holy site.”

They even cite the U.N. decision: “The Temple Mount is part of the heritage of the Palestinians.”

Our granddaughter just entered the navy. Her brothers could be called back because they are part of the reserves, having completed their three years of active service.

We feel that Israel is not the place for us, but it is 40 years since we made aliyah. No matter what happens, this is our home, as it is for so many olim (immigrants).

Israel exists; we share its joys, its victories, its trials and tribulations. ■ Former Atlantan David Geffen, a Conservative rabbi, lives in Jerusalem.

LOCAL NEWS

More than 300 members of Congregation Dor Tamid gathered for the Friday night service July 7 to welcome the Johns Creek synagogue’s new rabbi, Jordan Ottenstein.

Rabbi Ottenstein, who officially began July 1, is the fourth senior rabbi Rabbi Jordan in the 13-year hisOttenstein tory of the Reform congregation.

He succeeds Rabbi David Katz, who served two years as Dor Tamid’s interim rabbi.

“After completing our comprehensive, yearlong search process, I could not be more pleased to welcome Rabbi Ottenstein to our community or more optimistic about the future of CDT,” said Mitch Skyer, a past Dor Tamid president who served as co-chair of the rabbi search committee. The national search applied the findings of conversations with congregants, an online survey and the insights of the board of directors.

A native of Minnesota and graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Rabbi Ottenstein has experience in Jewish education and a commitment to social action, study and interfaith dialogue. After being ordained at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati in 2014, he served three years as the first assistant rabbi of Beth-El Congregation in Fort Worth, Texas, before moving to Dor Tamid.

In Fort Worth, he was the education committee chairman of the Jewish Education Association/Lil Goldman Early Learning Center and was a staff chaplain for the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office.

Rabbi Ottenstein previously was the director of lifelong learning at Central Reform Congregation in St. Louis and received the title of Reform Jewish educator from the Association of Reform Jewish Educators and the Union for Reform Judaism.

He is married to Marni Phon. They have two sons, Noah, 5, and Kaden, 2.

“The Dor Tamid community is thrilled to begin the next chapter of Congregation Dor Tamid with our new rabbi,” congregation President Ron Lederman said. “We welcome Rabbi Jordan, Marni, Noah and Kaden into our family.” ■

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• The print ad campaigns for the Cottage School business-to-consumer ad series and the Boehringer Ingelheim (formerly Merial) business-to-business campaigns for Avinew and HatchPack 365.

• The website design for Boehringer Ingelheim’s PetVet. HSP, founded in 1994, is led by CEO Debbi Shapiro and partner Jill Peck, both of whom are Jewish. Many of their employees have been with the firm at least 10 years, some more than 20 years.

He also has advised clients on projects related to financing university student housing and other higher-education infrastructure projects.

He was with McKenna Long & Aldridge Lawyer Scott before its 2015 merger Rafshoon has with Dentons. moved from Rafshoon is an Dentons to adjunct professor at Hunton & Emory University Williams.

School of Law, where he teaches contract drafting and deal skills.

Before his legal career, Rafshoon was a magazine and newspaper reporter and editor focusing on government and politics.

A graduate of Dartmouth College, he received his law degree from Emory.

The Atlanta native is a member of the board of Conexx: America Israel Business Connector.

The Hunton & Williams corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions practice includes securities, financing, capital markets and corporate governance matters. The global firm has more than 750 lawyers.

Law Journal Honors Levine

Jonathan R. Levine, a founding partner of Levine Smith Snider & Wilson and the president of the Georgia Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, has been named to the 2017 National Law Journal’s Divorce, Trusts & Estates Trailblazers list.

The annual publication recognizes leading lawyers who influence change in the areas of divorce, trusts and estates.

Levine has practiced family law exclusively for three decades, handling complex, high-asset cases.

One complicated case involved grandparent visitation. “The statute does not allow for people in that cirthis time Money Mailer cumstance to sue. From With the first with any othe I met with my clients andNot putvalid the facts to the law, I knew that I was right in 2/3/14 Expires my analysis,” Levine said. “We went to court, and the judge ruled against me.

However, I then won on appeal, and that ruling was appealed to the Georgia Supreme Court, where the ruling was upheld.”

Levine is a former chair of the Atlanta Bar Association Family Law Section and frequently lectures on family law issues.

In October he received the Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence’s Collaborate Award, recognizing exemplary efforts to end violence against women.

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St. Joseph’s Scheinberg Leaves ‘Rushed World’

By Patrice Worthy Paul Scheinberg, the chief medical officer at Emory St. Joseph’s Hospital, choked up at the thought of ending his career. After 38 years as a pulmonologist in Atlanta, Scheinberg has retired.

He leaves a legacy in pulmonary medicine that sets the bar for doctorpatient relationships. “I learn from everybody — when I meet with my patients and I ask them what they do for a living,” Scheinberg said. “In a rushed world, there’s no time for that.”

Standing a little over 5-foot-6, Scheinberg matches his achievements with a warm personality. He’s not your typical physician. While many doctors shy away from religion, he looks to Judaism for guidance. A copy of the Pirke Avot sits on his desk, and the Physician’s Prayer by the 12th century scholar Maimonides hangs on his wall.

“That prayer is to appeal to strength from G-d to direct the physician,” Scheinberg said.

He takes personal phone calls from former patients, many of whom still ask to see him. It’s his bedside

Paul Scheinberg visits Western Galilee Medical Center during a Jewish National Fund trip in early 2016.

manner that sets him apart from other top physicians.

“The burden to do more with less is so much a part of the health care arena that doctors are under so much pressure they often compromise what I consider to be the most valuable part of medicine, which is the relationship with patients,” he said.

He worked to instill those values at Emory St. Joseph’s as the chief medical officer, but it was a stretch to move into an administrative role, he said.

“It was a very steep learning curve for me to understand that in the administrative arena the focus is not on individual patients, but operating a large enterprise,” Steinberg said.

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When Emory purchased his Atlanta Pulmonary Group practice, his focus turned toward the collective of individuals that sometimes came into conflict with the doctor-patient relationship, but when mentoring young doctors, he emphasized patient care, said Dhavel Desai, an internist at St. Joseph’s.

He met Scheinberg when he was transitioning into a leadership role. He said the CMO has always been supportive and focused on physician collaboration. “He really knows what patient care is about and built himself and the hospital around the community,” Desai said. “He was very engaged in what the hospital was doing.”

Scheinberg, who has worked at St. Joseph’s since 1979, served as chief of Staff for six years. He added the role of chief quality officer, then became chief medical officer in April 2013.

“My entire career, my focus was not to be the biggest but the best at where I am,” Scheinberg said. “I was focused on branding myself as an individual and aggregating myself with like-minded individuals.”

Originally from Brooklyn, N.Y., he always wanted a career in medicine.

Growing up, he would follow his father, a Polish immigrant and physician, around Maimonides Medical Center.

He got his medical degree at SUNY Downstate for financial reasons and because his father was a faculty member.

When it was time for his residency, Scheinberg made a decision that changed the course of his life.

“I knew I needed to flee the coop.

I didn’t want to stay in New York. Atlanta wasn’t on the map for a Jewish kid from Brooklyn,” Scheinberg said.

“They didn’t see many people like me.

When they asked me what brought me to Atlanta, I said New York.”

Atlanta was more appealing than the Northeast or Los Angeles. The young medical school graduate rated Emory as his first choice and completed a yearlong internal medicine residency at Grady Memorial Hospital.

His residency was interrupted in 1973 by military service. He was commissioned as an officer in the Navy, where he was a naval flight surgeon who worked his way up to the rank of lieutenant commander. “It was the fittest I’ve ever been in my life.”

He was impressed with pulmonary physiology, in which naval aviators were subject to abnormal environments. He was deployed for two years with a helicopter mine squadron in Egypt near the Suez Canal.

While in Egypt he embarked on a personal journey to find the remaining Jews in Alexandria. “It was at the intersection of naivete and stupidity because I couldn’t tell anyone where I was going,” Scheinberg said. “I found a little community in central Cairo, and I went to their synagogue and spent Simchat Torah there.”

His interest in Israel began after the Six-Day War, when, by Day 10, he was on a plane to Jerusalem. He returned to Israel for two consecutive summers before entering the Navy.

After his military service, he completed his residency in 1978 and did a pulmonary fellowship at Crawford Long Hospital in 1979, after which he opened the Atlanta Pulmonary Group.

The practice grew to nine physicians and a sleep lab. Scheinberg’s interests evolved to include bronchiectasis and early detection of lung cancer.

After a rewarding career in medicine that has transformed the lives of many patients, the retired doctor hopes to spend more time with his wife, Suzy, and his three sons. He’s looking forward to traveling with them, the first stop being Israel, which he has visited every couple of years for decades.

Scheinberg has been involved with Jewish National Fund’s efforts to establish communities in the Negev and near Jordan. He met Michele Melamed, an emergency medicine physician at Emory University Hospital, through JNF’s Israel doctor division.

Melamed was impressed by Scheinberg’s connection to Judaism.

“He comes from a background that I can relate to,” she said. “He’s impacted my life as a Jewish woman entering the community as a physician.”

Melamed said Scheinberg gave her guidance on how to be a better physician and get the most out of her career. She said he will never stop being a mentor to her, but “he deserves this time to redirect his goals and life.”

Studying Torah and contributing to the Atlanta Jewish community are on his list of things to do. He plans to volunteer at Ramah Darom and learn more about investments in Israeli technology.

In his business, it’s easy to prioritize medicine over everything. He’s looking forward to more balance in his life but also feels some ambivalence.

“I feel very fortunate to have had a career in the best of medicine during the best of times and now to take back some control of my time,” Scheinberg said. “But it’s still a little intimidating.” ■

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2 Weeks Left to Register for 10th LimmudFest LimmudFest 2016 brought together more than 300 Jewish Atlantans and out-of-towners for a weekend of education, music, food and more.

vigorous debate are the hallmarks of a great Limmud session. There would be no argument, no debate, without differing opinions and backgrounds. The Atlanta community has so much to of-

fer each other, and Limmud provides a perfect starting place for some difficult and necessary conversations that need to be had.”

The volunteer-run event includes

Camp Ramah@Limmud for children ages 5 to 12 and GanLimmud for children 4 and under.

This will be the 10th LimmudFest in the Southeast and the ninth at Ramah Darom, which features a lake, a swimming pool, tennis and basketball courts, two waterfalls, and multiple gathering spaces for prayer, discussion and learning.

The Limmud movement began in England more than 30 years ago and now has locations worldwide, including 19 versions in North America. The event celebrates a quest for Judaism through endless exploration and lifelong learning. ■

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Registration is open until Aug. 10 for LimmudFest 2017, a three-day festival of Jewish thought, arts, culture, life, learning and teaching in the North Georgia mountains.

Taking place Labor Day weekend, Sept. 1 to 4, at the Ramah Darom Conference and Retreat Center in Clayton, LimmudFest will bring together several hundred Jews from all walks of life, Jewish backgrounds, lifestyles and ages for workshops, films, yoga, music, performances, text study, panel discussions and more.

Scheduled presenters for LimmudFest include Gitl Schaechter-Viswanath, a Yiddish poet; Shari Rabin, a scholar of 19th century American Jewry at the College of Charleston who grew up in East Cobb; David Zinner, an expert on Jewish death and bereavement practices and the executive director of nonprofit educational organization Kavod v’Nichum; Liz Segal, co-author of “Assessing Empathy” and a social work professor at Arizona State; Aaron Saul Gross, an expert on humane and sustainable farming as the founder and CEO of Farm Forward; Hillel Glazer, a musician and entrepreneur; and Jonathan Crane, a professor of ethics at Emory University.

This year LimmudFest is expanding offerings for teenagers. A teen track has been added, as well as notations in the program for presentations that are age-appropriate. Teens are helping lead the teen initiative.

“Limmud is a break, a breath between stanzas of a busy life,” said Whitney Kweskin, who is co-chairing LimmudFest with Matthew Strauss.

“You come to the top of this beautiful mountain, away from the phone and the email, away from your regular day-to-day, to spend three full days surrounded by people who love to learn and who love to teach. It’s, of course, what you make of it, but you will come back changed and refreshed.”

To sign up, visit limmudse.org/ register. Registration includes kosher meals and accommodations that range from $199 to $800 per person.

Scholarships and day rates are available.

Limmud Atlanta + Southeast is not aligned with any Jewish denomination, and participants in LimmudFest range from Orthodox synagogue members to the unaffiliated.

“Limmud is based on several defining principles, but my favorite is argument for the sake of heaven,” Kweskin said. “Basically, a lively discussion and

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Rabun County is expecting more than 50,000 people to visit the weekend of Friday, Aug. 18, to Monday, Aug. 21, to view the Great American Eclipse.

The county is partnering with the Georgia Department of Transportation, the Georgia State Patrol and the Georgia Emergency Management Agency to control traffic.

Because Rabun is in the mountains, navigating is tricky in some areas. Deputy Sheriff Mark Jones said he has outlined some safety precautions for eclipse visitors: • Drive safely. Parking is at a minimum because of the limited number of flat areas, so take shuttles when they are available.

• Tents, coolers and alcohol are not allowed at the Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School.

• Bring a chair.

• Do not look up at the eclipse if you’re not on flat ground; find a safe, secure spot to look up at the blocked sun.

• Always wear special glasses when the eclipse is not in totality.

• Follow the instructions of authorities at each event.

Some facts about the solar eclipse: • The eclipse will be 96 percent total in Atlanta.

• You can see the corona of the sun only if you are in the path of totality.

• Only those in the path of totality will experience complete darkness.

• Jupiter, Venus, Mars and Mercury will be visible in the path of totality.

• The total eclipse will arch across 11 states — Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.

• If you are not in the path of totality, it is not safe to look directly at the eclipse without special glasses.

• It is safe to look directly at the eclipse without special glasses during full totality.

• The last total eclipse visible in the United States was in 1979, although one was visible in Indonesia in 2016.

• The next full solar eclipse for the United States will be April 8, 2024. ■

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About 10,000 people are expected to crowd onto the football field at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School for the OutaSight eclipse celebration.

Nashville’s Adventure Science Center will have free events outside and ticketed events inside throughout the eclipse weekend.

By Patrice Worthy Four hours north of Atlanta in Nashville, Tenn., the largest U.S. city in the path of the solar eclipse’s totality Monday, Aug. 21, the Adventure Science Center is hosting a weekend of free outdoor events to celebrate.

Food trucks, music and a science tech festival will be on the lawn. Speakers will appear Saturday and Sunday before the official viewing event Monday.

Events inside the center, for which there is a charge, include the Sudekum Planetarium show “Eclipse: The Sun Revealed,” on which production began a year and a half ago.

Derrick Rohl, the planetarium manager, said the Great American Eclipse is one of the biggest celestial incidents of his lifetime.

“If you’re inside the path, you can look up and see the sun’s atmosphere,” Rohl said. “People say it looks like a hole got punched in the sky. The sun and moon look like they’re the same size.”

In ancient times, before people knew what was happening, Rohl said, a solar eclipse caused terror because it disrupted the basic pattern of life.

“Every single day, the sun comes up in the morning and goes down at night,” he said, but an eclipse breaks “the concept of day and night.”

Heather Middleton, the vice president of public relations at the Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp. visitors center, said the city expects 50,000 to 75,000 visitors, most of them staying overnight.

The Upper Cumberland Regional Airport plans a fly-in for pilots who want to view the eclipse with their families.

The airport in Sparta, Tenn., created the event after receiving calls be-

cause of its location within the path of totality, said Dean Selby, the airport manager.

“We’re right on the center line within the path of totality,” he said. “We started receiving calls about a year ago from people who wanted to come here and view it, so we decided to host a ticketed event.”

Selby said a structured event is better and safer than a free-for-all.

The airport is charging $25 per ticket.

A month before the eclipse, Selby had 27 reservations, with families flying single-engine planes from as far away as California.

He expects more pilots to sign up as Aug. 21 gets closer.

“We receive about four to five calls a day,” Selby said. “We can take 120 reservations comfortably, but I don’t know how bad it’s going to get.”

On the post-Georgia side of the eclipse’s path, SolarEclipseFest at Chattooga Belle Farm in Long Creek, S.C., is sold out, said Kitty Land, co-owner of the farm and its distillery.

She bought 2,500 cups a year ago and began selling tickets for the festival in April.

“I think we should have some people coming the day of,” said Land, who is reserving some tickets in case ticketholders want to bring additional friends and family.

The 238-acre farm is in the path of totality, and Land has planned a full weekend with food trucks, speakers, a drum circle, musical performances and an art show. People are coming to the festival from all over the world, she said.

“It will never happen again in our lifetime,” Land said.

More eclipse events and information for neighboring states can be found at www.eclipse2017.org.

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Reliving History in Chattanooga

The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum and Civil War battlefields are highlights.

A visit to Chattanooga is an opportunity to experience history. Few cities in the nation are as closely tied to railroads and the Civil War as Atlanta’s nearest neighbor across the Tennessee line.

An enjoyable exploration of this Tennessee Valley city shows that railroads and the Civil War have defined what Chattanooga was and still have a major influence today.

The Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad reached Chattanooga in 1854.

A decade later, the town’s railroads would be embroiled in the Civil War. Battles in the area were important in the defeat of the Confederacy.

When the war ended, the railroads in the region, like Chattanooga itself, were in shambles. As the 19th century progressed, recovery in this “gateway to the South” proceeded apace and brought a railroad revival.

Today, the city celebrates its heritage with a first-rate railroad museum and numerous battlefield monuments

and National Park Service interpretative centers and historic sites.

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The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum operates more-than-centuryold steam locomotives pulling vintage passenger cars and gives riders a taste of what it must have been like in the golden age of railroading. One museum route tunnels under Missionary Ridge, the site of a major battle.

To get a good sense of the carnage that took place around Chattanooga, visit the Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park Visitor Center or Lookout Mountain, the scene of the Battle Above the Clouds.

Contemporary Chattanooga has a bustling and revitalized downtown riverfront and an excellent aquarium.

Downtown Chattanooga’s bridges over the Tennessee River are a prominent part of downtown.

Delivered in 1904 and retired after a half-century of hauling freight, Southern Railroad No. 630 now hauls passengers on scenic excursions from the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum.

Before You Go Check out these sites: • www.tvrail.com.

• www.nps.gov/chch/index.htm.

• www.chattanoogafun.com.

while exploring Lookout Mountain.

• Take a longer train ride into the mountains from the railroad museum.

• Visit the Chattanooga Choo Choo complex.

Getting There The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum and the battlefields require a car for access, but a drive up Interstate 75 is the best way to get there from Atlanta anyway. Chattanooga is at the intersection of I-75 and I-24.

At a Glance • Over-50 advantage — The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum and its train rides are comfortable, accessible and relaxed. Battlefield visitor centers are accessible, and most monuments and battlefield sites can be viewed from a vehicle or with a short walk.

• Required mobility level — Low. • When to go — It’s good for a Labor Day weekend or a getaway during a fall school break.

• Where to stay — Many national hotel chains are around Hamilton Place and downtown.

• Special travel interests — Civil War, railroads and U.S. history. ■

On a Day Trip • Visit the National Military Park Visitor Center in Fort Oglethorpe on the Georgia side of the state line and drive around the battlefield.

• Ride the Missionary Ridge Local (a 6-mile round trip) at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum.

Staying 2-3 Days • Explore downtown Chattanooga’s museums, restaurants and shops.

• Visit the Tennessee Aquarium.

• Ride up Lookout Mountain.

Staying Longer • Cruise on the Tennessee River.

• Visit Rock City and Ruby Falls

Jeffrey and Virginia Orenstein are husband-and-wife travel writers from Sarasota, Fla. Their Simply Smart Travel column appears in newspapers and magazines in nine states. They publish travel ideas, articles, photos and a blog at www.SimplySmartTravel.com and at www.facebook.com/SimplySmartTravel.

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Chattanooga is not very Jewish, with about 1,500 Jews in a population of 173,000. Jews first settled there just before the Civil War. The first congregation was organized in 1866, and land was soon secured for a cemetery.

Today, there are two congregations and a Jewish Federation.

Two of the city’s most prominent Jews were brothers Adolph Ochs and George W. Ochs, the former as editor of the Chattanooga Times, the latter as mayor and president of the Chamber of Commerce, the Board of Education and the Library Association. They became publishers of The New York Times and the Philadelphia Public Ledger.

But if Chattanooga’s role in the Civil War draws you up Interstate 75, there is much Jewish history to consider.

The war divided American Jews in the 19th century as much as anyone.

It is a safe generalization that almost all Southern Jews supported the Confederacy and most Northern Jews sided with the Union. Their views on slavery followed a similar path, and a slavery debate among Jewish intellectuals raged during the conflict.

Jews fought on both sides of the war, and many died. An estimate by early 20th century Congressman Simon Wolf was that Jews in the Union forces numbered about 8,400 and in the Confederate forces about 10,000.

While other estimates differ, it is safe to say Jews were represented on the armed forces of both sides in numbers greater than their 0.5 percent of the general population.

There were nine Jewish generals in the North and several in the South, according to Norman Finkelstein. Confederate President Jefferson Davis appointed Judah P. Benjamin to be the first attorney general of the Confederacy on Feb. 25, 1861, and Benjamin also served as war secretary and secretary of state.

Six Jewish soldiers in the Union Army received the Medal of Honor.

When the war ended, Jewish soldiers returned to their homes to rebuild their country and their lives.

In a controversial move in December 1862, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant ordered every Jew in his military district, covering Kentucky, Tennessee and Mississippi, to leave within 24 hours. President Abraham Lincoln revoked the order, and when he was president, Grant admitted that it was a mistake. He appointed more Jews to public office than any previous president. ■

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Culinary Voyage Begins With Cooking Class

By Beverly Levitt The days of summer are winding down, as are the options to keep the kids engaged and entertained. So here’s an activity for all ages: the 21st century staycation cooking class.

On the menu are wraps, the lunch named “most fun to assemble and more fun to eat” by our panel of 12-andunder experts. Wrap-making nurtures creativity and ingenuity, and you never have to make the same wrap twice.

It’s easy to adjust the menu if you want to invite friends, neighbors or colleagues for the best staycation activity ever — at least until cooler fall temperatures allow foraging in the mountains.

Class Begins I was standing at the head of my long dining table, a sea of skeptical, smiling faces looking up at me. In front of Tiara, Zach, John, Alanna, Xander and Max are peelers, graters, grinders, whisks, measuring cups and spoons, bowls, jars, a baking dish, knives, chopping blocks, even a food processor.

Each youth has recipes and is in

comfy clothes and a funny apron.

We have spices — salt, pepper, cinnamon, curry and nutmeg; condiments — mustard, olive oil, two kinds of vinegar; fresh herbs — parsley, basil, thyme, dill, chives; fruits — lemons and peaches; vegetables — cabbage, carrots, celery, peppers, tomatoes, lettuce, sprouts, red onions. We have garlic and shallots and cans and jars of tuna, soy sauce and tahini.

We’ll make three fillings, coleslaw, mayonnaise and vinaigrette dressing.

Then, for dessert, peach crisp.

It’s a Wrap Take a large tortilla and spread as many fillings as you can fit: hummus, tuna salad, deviled eggs, turkey, chicken or salmon. Scatter sprouts, lettuce, tomatoes, mushrooms, carrot and celery sticks, avocado, red and green onions, cucumber, and spinach. Top with cheese (if you skip the meat), olives, pickles, even baked tofu or pretzels, and fold into a neat package resembling a taco, burrito or crepe.

The skinniest participant had the distinction of making the largest wrap

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in class. “I loved folding everything up,” he said. “Much more fun than a boring flat sandwich.”

Just as the filling options are endless, the wrappers offer fun choices.

Most cultures have versions of flatbread, whether tortillas, lavash, crepes or chapatis. Lettuce leaves make fun wrappers with fewer calories: • Lettuce — Wash and dry leaves.

Spoon the filling onto a leaf. Fold the sides over the filling, and roll up the leaf. Use a toothpick to secure the leaf.

• Lavash — Cut each piece in half crosswise to make four 12-by-12-inch squares. Wrap in the style of a tortilla.

• Tortilla — Flour is more pliable than corn and is available in a variety of flavors. A new favorite is the spelt tortilla. Toasting tortillas first adds flavor. Toast them one at a time directly on a gas or electric burner at moderately high heat for 30 to 40 seconds, flipping and rotating with tongs, until they puff slightly and are browned in spots.

They should remain pliable.

To fill a wrap, place a wrapper on a flat surface. Spoon half the mixture in a strip on the lower half, leaving a 2-inch border on the sides. Add toppings, then fold the sides of the wrapper over the filling. Fold up the bottom and roll up.

Encourage Creativity We want to instill a joy of cooking and sense of adventure. First we instill fundamentals, then we get creative.

One preteen loves pesto. Another craves sun-dried tomatoes or artichoke hearts. One is allergic to mushrooms but loves jicama. No problem.

Encourage accents by offering a basket of fragrant fresh herbs, such as parsley, basil, cilantro, fennel and dill, and varieties of mustard — Dijon, sweet and popping with seeds. Add basil, chives or wasabi powder to mayo.

Get Started Proceed with the peach crisp. It bakes an hour. Then tackle the wraps.

Take turns reading the recipes aloud before assembling them. Demonstrate safe ways of holding a knife, slicing, dicing, grating and measuring.

Dole out responsibilities. It’s best if one person does a task while others watch to get a sense of the continuity of completing a dish.

Demonstrate how to fold the tortil­ la tightly so the filling doesn’t ooze out.

That’s a self-esteem builder.

When you ask for volunteers, beware: You’ve never seen so many hands shoot up.

Be Safe Emphasize food safety with your class. Wash your hands, and not just with 10 drips of water and a smidge of soap.

Food safety training specialist Jeff Nelken invented a test: “While kids are rubbing with soap and water, sing ‘Happy Birthday’ twice.”

Remove all jewelry, especially bracelets and rings. No dirt allowed.

The counters must be immaculate.

Sterilize all surfaces. Bacteria are lurking. Keep pets out of the kitchen. No cats on counters. No lizards or birds on shoulders. No bowls of turtles nearby.

One type of food, one utensil. Each time you use anything, wash it in hot, soapy water, especially when working with raw eggs, meat, chicken or dairy, all susceptible to salmonella. Also wash your hands and clean cutting boards and counters thoroughly.

Make sure perishable foods go in the refrigerator as soon as you’re finished with them. ■ Visit atlantajewishtimes.com for a full class of recipes.

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International Journey Lands in East Cobb When I first met Carole Salzberg, she said, “I bet you have never met Sephardic Swiss Jews before.” She was correct.

The family saga twists and turns from Morocco to Switzerland, Israel, Ohio and now East Cobb. Marc Salzberg, an oncologist in research and pharmaceuticals, and Carole are parents to two Swiss-born children.

Carole is also the “head family chef” and a glass artist.

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Jaffe: Describe your journey ending in Atlanta.

Carole: I was born in Lausanne, Switzerland. After finishing my studies at the Lausanne Business School, I joined the World Union of Jewish Students program in Arad, Israel.

Then I worked at a local affiliate of Roche, a leading Swiss pharmaceutical company. After five years there, I met Marc, who came from Switzerland for a meeting in our Tel Aviv office.

Marc: I was born in Basel, Switzerland, where I studied medicine (and law) at the Basel University and at Tufts Medical School in Boston. I then specialized in oncology and pharmaceutical medicine.

In 1999, I was head of clinical cancer research at the Basel University Hospital and co-founded Pharma Brains, a boutique clinical research organization that I managed for 10 years and then sold to a Cincinnatibased clinical research organization.

I am now involved with a number of drug and medical device developments for cancer treatment and am CEO of Airway Therapeutics, a Cincinnatibased biotech company.

In 2013, we moved to Atlanta to provide our family with a larger Jewish social and educational environment.

Jaffe: What is Jewish life like in Switzerland today?

Marc: Out of a total population of 8 million, there are 18,000 Jews in Switzerland. My hometown, Basel, is the third-largest city in the country with a 190,000 population, 2,000 of whom are Jewish.

Carole: We have an active but small Jewish community there.

Jaffe: Is there a Swiss style to home decorating?

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typically very modern, unless referring to a chalet in the Swiss Alps or historical buildings in the cities’ old quarters. When we built this house, we wanted a contemporary home with traditional aspects and, most importantly, to make it cozy and welcoming. We like using natural tones with touches of colors. It was also important to assure that natural daylight

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enters the house.

Jaffe: Your kitchen is very open and pristine. What do you prepare?

Carole: It is definitely an important gathering place for the family, and I do love to prepare meals. My cooking is influenced by various countries and cultures: Switzerland, Italy and France (as it borders Switzerland), Morocco, where my parents are from (what my mother taught me to cook), Ashkenazi (my husband), Israeli and American.

I recently hosted famous author/chef Susie Fishbein’s cooking demonstration for the Jewish National Fund. She really enjoyed my kitchen and said it was very well equipped even though I do not employ any special gourmet tools. She did mention that my knives could use a little love (sharpening).

While I had a closed kitchen in Switzerland, I learned quickly to work and host with an open kitchen, which is very different.

Jaffe: What are some special, favorite dishes that Carole prepares?

Marc: She has many delicious recipes in her repertoire and likes to experiment. One dish I really appreciate is apricot chicken tajine with couscous; she also prepares an amazing shakshuka. She makes a delicious cholent too. I brought the authentic tajine potteries from Rabat, Morocco.

Note the display of Swiss fondue dishes with cows mooing as kitchen art.

Jaffe: What Judaica and sentimental objects do you have in your home?

Carole: We received an elaborate home blessing “Blue Dome” by Zipora Mazel from our dear friends in Cincinnati when we moved here. A feathered

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B lithography menorah by E. Baruch was a gift from my parents. We also have this delicate gold-and-crystal whiskey fountain made by my grandfather, who was a goldsmith/artisan in Fez, Morocco.

Jaffe: Do you collect any specific art?

Marc: Our favorite piece is a colorful Charles Fazzino (“Schwartz Schattens to … New York Bubbies”) that we acquired during our honeymoon in Manhattan as the first piece of art we bought together. It was snowing wildly, so we whisked off to Hawaii. That part I remember. Later we acquired other contemporary art: Rizzi, Kaufman and Israeli artist Tzuki, who created the three-dimensional heart metal sculpture. The acrylic street scene of Tel Aviv is from the Emmanuel Gallery in Tzfat.

The Swiss answer is an eclectic mix. By the fireplace is an authentic papier-mâché statue of a villager in Appenzell, a Swiss village. My grandparent’s traditional, antique Swiss clock is over 100 years old, painted and handmade. I met Mario Botta, a famous Swiss architect who renovated the Museum of Modern Art in San

Francisco, at an airport, where he made an original pencil drawing of it for me.

Jaffe: Your lower level is very spacious. Is it a teenage hangout?

Marc: Our basement was designed to allow bigger gatherings for kids and friends. The serving bar is the centerpiece. It’s a unique design, completely custom-made. It’s perfect for Chanukah parties and charity events for up to 50.

Jaffe: You are active in the Jewish National Fund. How do you relay your commitment to tikkun olam?

Carole: We are fortunate to have privileged lives, and I believe we have to dedicate time and energy to the benefit of others. Israel is close to my heart, and JNF has wonderful projects in various areas of life in Israel.

Jaffe: How do the languages work around here?

Marc: It is a big mixture. Our daughter speaks five languages. Our son is bilingual German/English and is still learning Hebrew. It is nothing unusual to speak several languages in Europe. ■

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A: Marc and Carole Salzberg moved to Atlanta to give their family a large Jewish social and educational environment.

B: The lower level serves as a casual entertainment center for up to 50 guests.

C: The open Salzberg kitchen is a family gathering place that turns out cuisine from Switzerland, Italy, France, Morocco, Israel and the United States. Carole Salzberg recently hosted chef Susie Fishbein’s Jewish National Fund cooking demonstration.

D: Carole Salzberg’s grandfather, a goldsmith/artisan in Fez, Morocco, crafted this delicate gold-and-crystal whiskey fountain.

E: The Salzbergs bought Charles Fazzino’s “Schwartz Schattens to …

New York Bubbies” during their honeymoon in Manhattan.

F: Mario Botta, the Swiss architect who renovated the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, made a pencil drawing of it for Marc Salzberg at an airport meeting.

G: The Salzbergs treasure this elaborate home blessing “Blue Dome” by Zipora Mazel.

H: This four-sided glass plate, crafted by Carole Salzberg, can be hung in any position and still be upright.

I: The couple bought this lively deco acrylic photograph of the streets of Tel Aviv at the Emmanuel Gallery in Tzfat.

J: The open living room has a chaletlike neutral ambience with a pop of turquoise.

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Better Know a Bagel: BB’s Bagels in Alpharetta

By David R. Cohen david@atljewishtimes.com Bagels were the second-most-voted-on category in our 2017 Jewish Atlanta Favorites survey (Goldbergs took top honors), serving as a reminder that we needed to restart our Better Know a Bagel series, in which I search for Atlanta’s best bagel.

I took a trip up Ga. 400 to try out BB’s Bagels in Alpharetta for breakfast.

According to its Facebook page, BB’s has been open since 2007, but I’d never heard of it until a few months ago.

So how does BB’s stack up to Atlanta’s best on our five-bagel scale? We find out in this week’s edition of Better Know a Bagel.

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Atmosphere From the outside, BB’s has the look of an old-school diner. Bright aluminum siding and a big sign that reads “BB’s Bronx Bagels” greet customers turning off McFarland Parkway to grab a bite to eat.

It was crowded inside when I met my dad, a frequent accomplice on these highly scientific bagel missions, and we had to wait about 15 minutes to sit down. At BB’s you have to stand in line to get a table if there is a wait. Fortunately, though, the line moves fast, and the servers are experts at moving people through.

Once we sat down and ordered, we had our food in about 10 minutes.

Verdict: Bagels BB’s is a purveyor of traditional New York-style, kettle-boiled bagels, made fresh daily on site.

I ordered the lox platter and was surprised to discover that despite the hefty $11.49 price, it isn’t actually a platter but instead just a plate with a lox bagel and a massive serving of capers on the side. By comparison, my dad ordered a veggie omelet platter for $5.99 and got home fries and a bagel with it.

The bagels at BB’s are some of the best I’ve had in Atlanta and come in some wacky flavors, including rainbow and “Chedda,” but the two I sampled were a bit too doughy. The shop misses out on full points here for those infractions.

Verdict: Spreads The cream cheese at BB’s is top

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Above: BB’s Bagels is in Alpharetta at 770 McFarland Parkway.

Below: The lox platter at BB’s is just a bagel with lox and a giant side of capers.

notch. In classic New York fashion, it is light enough to spread but heavy enough to layer on thick atop a bagel.

The shop also has some unusual schmear flavors, including olive pimento, apple cinnamon crunch and KitKat. At $3.49, a standard egg-andcheese bagel gives you the most bang for your buck at BB’s, but the shop also offers a variety of breakfast sandwiches and a full breakfast menu with omelets, corned-beef hash, French toast, buttermilk pancakes and more.

Verdict: Overall BB’s is one of the few places to get authentic New York bagels in the far northern suburbs of Atlanta. If you live there, you probably already know how good this bagel shop is. If you live intown, BB’s is quite the haul, but I’d still recommend trying it out.

Whether you’re in the mood for a Sunday morning adventure or you simply find yourself in the area, BB’s won’t disappoint.

Verdict: Next time: Bagel Palace in Toco Hills Previous Ratings • Brooklyn Bagel Bakery & Deli: 5/5 • Bagel Boys: 4.5/5 • Art’s Bagels & More: 4.5/5 • Hoboken Bread & Bagel: 4.5/5 • New Broadway Cafe: 4/5 • Bagelicious: 4/5 • Soho Bakery and Deli: 4/5 • Goldberg’s Bagel Co.: 4/5 • Sunny’s Bagel & Deli: 3.5/5 • The General Muir: 3.5/5 • Brooklyn Water Bagel: 3/5

OBITUARIES

Bruce Beerman 68, Atlanta

Bruce Harvey Beerman, 68, of Atlanta died Thursday, July 20, 2017.

He was born at Crawford Long Hospital, grew up in the Chastain Park area of Atlanta and was educated in Atlanta Public Schools. In 1967, Bruce graduated from Dykes High School. He ranked academically at the top of an extraordinary class. Not only was he an excellent student, but he also was a fine athlete, claiming state records in track. At Georgia Tech, he continued to run varsity track, won the Freshman Cake Race and was rewarded with the opportunity to kiss the Tech homecoming queen. He received a B.S. in mechanical engineering, magna cum laude, in 1971. After college, Bruce entered the University of Georgia School of Law. He was a Woodruff Scholar and an editor on the law review, and he graduated No. 1 in his class in 1974. Shortly thereafter, he wed the love of his life, Janet Ellis, and they were married 42 years.

Bruce’s first job as a lawyer was with the firm of Smith, Cohen, Ringel, Kohler, Martin & Lowe, where he became a partner. Later, he and seven other lawyers branched out on their own and founded the firm Fortson & White. All eight were equal partners, and Bruce served as the managing partner. In 2000 he went to work part time at Burr & Forman, where he played a key role in building the litigation section in the firm’s Atlanta office. He retired in 2012. His areas of expertise included civil litigation, malpractice defense and school law.

Bruce was an avid golfer, maintaining membership at the Golf Club of Georgia, becoming a fixture at the club and playing six days a week for several years.

He enjoyed traveling throughout the United States, playing the nation’s top courses, and on June 11, 2015, he was thrilled to make a hole in one.

Survivors include his wife, Janet Ellis Beerman; brothers Ron (Carol) Beerman and Fred (Mary) Beerman; and brother-in-law Bryan Ellis (Judi Honea). He was preceded in death by his son, Brad Beerman; his parents, Eloise and Fred Beerman; and his parents-in-law, Ruth and Elmo Ellis.

Sign the online guestbook at www.edressler.com. Memorial donations may be made to the Bradford Scott Beerman Memorial Scholarship at Georgia State University or the University of Georgia School of Law. A graveside service was held Monday, July 24, at Arlington Memorial Park with Rabbi Loren Filson Lapidus officiating. Arrangements by Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care, 770-451-4999.

Emma Louise Glenn Emma Louise (Lou) Carr Glenn, who was born Jan. 30, 1931, to Milton Raymond Carr and Ruth Rose (Jeanne) Cleveland in Salamanca, N.Y., passed away Tuesday, July 11, 2017.

She moved to Spokane, Wash., in her teens, married Frank Tomsha and had three children. Lou later moved to Dallas, Texas, where she worked at Braniff International and married pilot Bob Eckstein. After his death, she moved to Atlanta, where she pursued studies that resulted in her conversion to Judaism. Lou met and married Joseph Glenn, and they enjoyed many happy years of family life and international travel. They were members of The Temple in Atlanta and active members of the Marcus Jewish Community Center.

As an artist, she produced many paintings over the years and earned recognition for her talent as well as her support of the arts in and around Atlanta. She was on the board of directors for the Alpha 1 Association before it became the Alpha-1 Foundation, and she traveled extensively on its behalf to raise awareness and support efforts to fund research and assist individuals in need. To be closer to family, she later moved back to the Dallas area, where she became an active member of the Arlington Suburban Women’s Club.

In honor of the work she valued, please send donations to the Alpha-1 Foundation, 3300 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Coral Gables, FL 33134, www.alpha1foundation.org.

She was preceded in death by Joe Glenn and is survived by children Patti Brown, Michele Opsal and Rodney (Rachel) Tomsha; grandchildren Shannon (Brian) Mainard, Sadie (Sean) Smith, Marc (Meryl) Opsal, and Leo and Cohen Tomsha; greatgrandchildren Kylie Rupert, Jasper Opsal, and Kylie, Kasen and Kaelan Smith; halfbrother M. Robert Carr of Washington; niece Ally Carr; and stepchildren Ann, Joan and Mimi Eckstein, Judy Dechar, and Michael Glenn. A graveside service will be held at Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park in Dallas at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 5.

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Gold and Gorst on a Roll Colorado Rockies minor-leaguer Brandon Gold has adjusted quickly to the High-A California League, winning his third consecutive start Friday, July 21, for the Lancaster JetHawks.

Gold gave up three runs, two of them earned, on 10 hits in 6 1/3 innings in the 10-7 home victory against Lake Elsinore. He struck out four Storm batters and walked none.

In his previous start, a 4-0 win at Lake Elsinore on July 15, Gold earned recognition as Jewish Baseball News’ Minor League Pitcher of the Week for the second time this summer.

In four starts in the high-scoring California League, the Davis Academy alum has yet to walk a batter while compiling 20 strikeouts in 25 1/3 innings with a 3.91 ERA. Avoiding free passes has been crucial for the former Georgia Tech and Johns Creek High pitcher in his second pro season: He has allowed one or no walks in his past 15 starts for Lancaster and, before his promotion, Asheville of the South Atlantic League.

In addition to showing good control, Gold has induced lots of ground-

balls: In his three wins for Lancaster, he has recorded 30 groundouts and eight flyouts, according to the MiLB. com box scores.

Both of those traits are valuable for a pitcher in the Colorado minorleague system because Coors Field in Denver is such a good park for hitters.

Mark Wiley, the Rockies’ director of pitching operations, told the Purple Row blog that Colorado emphasizes mental toughness in its pitchers — “attitude over altitude” — because they’re bound to give up a lot of runs at Coors.

Meanwhile, Gold’s former Tech and Johns Creek teammate, Matthew Gorst, also has been rolling for Class A Greenville, a Red Sox farm team.

Gorst, who pitches out of the bullpen, threw 1 2/3 no-hit, shutout innings Monday, July 24, to get the save in a 5-4 road win over Hickory. It was his fourth save of the year.

He also got a save in his previous appearance July 21, a 4-1 win at Greensboro. He was the winning pitcher in the appearance before that, a 7-4 victory at home against Hickory. For the season, Gorst is 5-3 with a 3.26 ERA. ■

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Emanu-El in C remains the lone undefeated team after six weeks of regularseason play and has clinched.

July 30 Schedule East Roswell Park 12:30 — Beth Shalom vs. Kol Emeth | Sinai 3 vs. Beth Tikvah 2 1:45 — B’nai Torah 2 vs. Beth Tikvah 2 | Kol Emeth vs. Emanu-El 3 — Beth Tefillah vs. Or VeShalom | Ahavath Achim vs. Dor Tamid 5:30 — Chabad vs. Sinai | B’nai Torah vs. Temple 6:45 — Chabad vs. B’nai Torah | Sinai vs. Temple Ocee Park 9 — Ariel vs. Gesher L’Torah | Temple 2 vs. Dor Tamid 2 10:15 — Sinai 2 vs. Beth Tikvah | Beth Jacob vs. Or Hadash 11:30 — Sinai 2 vs. Etz Chaim | Beth Tikvah vs. Young Israel

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Stadium Fits Food, Drinks, Prices to Fans

By Patrice Worthy

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Daniel Kaufman (far right) coached the gold-medal-winning U.S. juniors baseball team.

Brent Rodgers won gold as a member of the junior men’s U.S. soccer team.

Atlantans Win 11 Maccabiah Medals

Ten of the 16 Atlanta-based athletes and coaches who traveled to Israel for the 20th World Maccabiah Games from July 4 to 17 returned with medals for their efforts.

Athletes Brent Rodgers, Jason Aspes, Scott Alterman, Allison Chernow, Leah Marks and Emily Duner and coaches Daniel Kaufman and Brian Seitz won medals in team sports, and swimmers Zachary Fisher and Andrew Winton captured individual medals.

In total, Atlanta athletes captured four gold medals, six silvers and one bronze.

Runner Brooke Koblitz, judoka Ari Berliner, and fencers Will Feldman, Michael Fazylov and Sophie Goodman also competed in the games, while the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta’s Kenny Silverboard served as the accommodations manager for the U.S. delegation.

Thirty of the 59 competing countries earned medals in the 2017 edition of the games, which are held every four years in Israel.

The host nation led the competition with 451 medals, while the United States finished second with 155.

Australia was third with 33 medals. ■ Home With Hardware The following Atlantans won medals at the Maccabiah Games: • Daniel Kaufman — Gold, juniors baseball, ages 15-18.

• Brian Seitz — Gold, juniors basketball, ages 17-18.

• Allison Chernow — Gold, open women’s basketball.

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• Brent Rodgers — Gold, juniors soccer, ages 15-16.

• Andrew Winton — Silver (two), swimming, open men’s 400-meter and 200-meter individual medley.

• Leah Marks — Silver, equestrian, open team dressage.

• Jason Aspes — Silver, masters men’s basketball, ages 45-plus.

• Scott Alterman — Silver, masters men’s basketball, ages 45-plus.

• Emily Duner — Silver, open women’s soccer.

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• Zachary Fisher — Bronze, swimming, open men’s 100-meter butterfly.

With Mercedes-Benz Stadium and its unique retractable roof set to open with an Atlanta Falcons preseason game Aug. 26 and an Atlanta United game Sept. 9, attention is turning to the food and beverages to be offered at the stadium and their low prices.

Mercedes-Benz Stadium will sell $2 refillable sodas, $5 beers and $2 hot dogs in a family-friendly approach to pricing, said Brian Lapinskas, the director of operations for Levy Restaurants at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

“About three years ago we started looking at what are the pain points for our fans, and one of them was pricing.

It was really dedication from Arthur Blank to sit down and say, ‘How do we solve this?’ ” Lapinskas said during a media preview of the concessions Friday, July 21. “Part of that was lowering pricing. It wasn’t cheap pricing or below-market pricing, but we wanted to charge our fans what they’re paying on the street inside the stadium.”

The pricing extends to craft and imported beers, where the tastes of football and soccer fans diverge. Falcons fans want more popular beers, while United fans prefer craft beers, said Michael Gomes, the senior vice president of fan experience for AMB Sports + Entertainment.

The mainstream beer selection ranges from Miller Lite and Bud Light to Modelo and Stella Artois. National and local craft beers, such as Sweetwater 420, also are being sold. The prices start at $5 for a 12-ounce mass-produced domestic beer and $7 for a 20-ounce beer.

“From an alcoholic beverage standpoint, we have 1,264 beer taps in the building. The Georgia Dome has 30,” Gomes said. “The ability to serve fresh beer and draft beer across our entire building is fantastic and amazing.”

People won’t have to walk across the stadium to find what they want, Lapinskas said. “We were very deliberate as to make sure we had import, domestic or craft, but to also make sure there was an even distribution throughout the stadium,” he said. “We felt we achieved a great placement in the stadium that you’re never out of eyesight from what you’re looking for.”

The stadium is selling specialty cocktails, including a signature margarita. The signature Bloody Mary contains ingredients from the stadium garden, which also supplies the mint

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Mercedes-Benz Stadium’s signature cocktails use ingredients from the stadium garden.

for the Moscow mule. King of Pops has a Prosecco and popsicle drink. Kevin Gillespie, the chef-owner of Gunshow in Atlanta and Revival in Decatur, has an adult lemonade stand.

On the nonalcoholic side, The Varsity is doing a frozen orange drink, and Chick-fil-A is serving milkshakes.

“We think that we have a nice, well-rounded beverage program — not just cocktails, beer and spirits, but something to appeal to all level of fans in the stadium,” Lapinskas said.

Sublime Doughnuts is in one of the club areas, and Bruster’s Ice Cream is offered throughout the building.

The management team at MercedesBenz Stadium surveyed a variety of ice creams, and Gomes said Bruster’s was No. 1 among the fans.

“All of our local partners have been chosen by Falcons and United fans,” he said. “Bruster’s has a national footprint, and they’re locally based and minority-owned.”

The stadium will offer kosher food if requested, but for now Sublime is the only kosher vendor. Lapinskas said Levy Restaurants is focusing on menus for everyone.

“We’re concentrating our efforts around gluten-free, vegan and so forth,” he said. “On our premium efforts we are working with chefs to accommodate special needs like kosher.”

Southern chophouse Molly B’s, named after owner Arthur Blank’s late mother and located on the 100-level concourse, is the only stadium restaurant that will be open outside game days.

Club spaces will stay open after games, Gomes said. “It allows us to let traffic dissipate, and that’s something we’re going to work toward. You’re seeing a trend in some of the stadiums: When you get fans to hang back a little bit, it’s better for everyone. It depressurizes your traffic and allows you to have a place in the building where you feel comfortable and not have people sweeping up around you.” ■

Av: Grief and Love Rosh Chodesh Av began Monday, July 24. Av is an intense month of polarized emotions.

The 9th of Av (Tisha B’Av) ends a three-week period of mourning that began on the 17th of Tammuz.

Tisha B’Av commemorates the Day of Disasters, recalling the grief from the destruction of the First and Second Temples.

During the month of Adar, our joy increases, but during Av, it’s diminished.

Yet, by contrast, the 15th of Av (Tu B’Av) celebrates the highest point of joy, the Holiday of Love.

This day honors the sun’s masculine energy at its yearly peak as it converges with the moon’s monthly peak of feminine energy.

This completeness of both energies during the full moon invites an opening for one to find his or her soulmate.

Our task is to integrate the polarizing emotions that are part of the human condition.

When grief is present, it can be painful to experience love. When love is the focus, the fear of losing that love can surface.

We need to find the courage of the lion, Leo’s zodiac symbol this month, to live with these emotions alongside each other.

We look to the Sefer Yetzirah (Book of Formation) to achieve balance.

During Av, the zodiac sign is Leo; the Hebrew letter, tet; the tribe, Shimon; the sense, hearing; and the controlling organ, the left kidney.

Useful traits of Leo include courage, leadership and zest for life.

The Hebrew letter tet resembles the womb, like a circle with an extension hiding within it. It houses the hidden good and lets us curl up inside Hashem’s protection. That doesn’t mean we can bypass hardship, but we know we’re not moving through it alone.

Shimon is the only tribe Moses did not bless at the end of the Torah because it was involved with committing the sins of Pe’or, including idolatry and engagement with foreign women who were prostitutes.

The sense is hearing, which in Hebrew means to understand. There’s a distinction between hearing and understanding.

We can hear what people tell us to do regarding our grief and love, but there needs to be connection with our deepest internal understanding if we

are to maneuver through these powerful emotions.

The controlling organ is the left kidney, from which bodily fluids arise.

The important issue of balance in our emotions is also vital in our bodies during this month of intense heat. An equilibrium between metabolic heat and fluids keeps us from dehydration and depletion.

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Time on the Hebrew calendar is a spiral. Each year we revisit the themes and lessons to chart our course to see whether we’ve stayed mindful of our learning.

Have we remained on track and elevated ourselves?

Like time, the spiral of grief is not linear. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’ five stages of grief follow the acronym DABDA: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance.

We don’t neatly complete a stage and move to the next until we arrive at acceptance. We cycle in and out of our feelings.

Neither does love follow a linear path. People refer to “falling in love,” the “honeymoon phase” and “mature love.”

Love’s path and expression continue to evolve and change — or, sometimes, come to an end if the cycle is complete.

I had a discussion with a rabbi who used the saying “This too shall pass.” I found it comforting until he added that the saying applies to the good things as well.

When we experience grief, we want it to pass quickly, yet when we feel the joy of love, we never want it to change or end.

In recognizing the fragility of life and passage of time, we would do well to make the most of each day, even the difficult ones, because they’re still days we’ve been granted.

With the awareness of ourselves as the single vessel or container, we can move back and forth, between the emotions of grief and love, instead of trying to stay fixed within one or the other.

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CLOSING THOUGHTS

LOCAL NEWS Shabbat Table by App

After expanding to Atlanta in late 2016, social dining platform OneTable has launched a free iOS app to help people find open Shabbat dinners in the metro area.

The previously web-only platform helps Jews who are out of college but haven’t started their own families yet host their peers for Shabbat dinner.

Since November, OneTable has played a role in 133 Shabbat dinners with more than 1,800 guests in Atlanta.

Applying to host a Shabbat dinner through OneTable makes you eligible for a credit, redeemable online, to pay for the meal. The credit is $15 per attendee, up to $150 total.

Besides Atlanta, OneTable is active in such cities as New York, San Francisco, Washington, Boston, Chicago and Los Angeles. The nonprofit has the support of Atlanta’s Marcus Foundation, among other funders.

Breman Docent Training

The William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum has scheduled training for new volunteer docents who will guide visitors on tours of the Holocaust Gallery and other exhibitions.

The training will cover six classes, each 12:30 to 3:30 p.m., from Tuesday, Aug. 22, to Tuesday, Sept. 12.

The Breman’s docents help educate tens of thousands of students and other museum visitors each year.

For more information, contact Jennifer Reid at jreid@thebreman.org or 404-870-1632.

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Bauman Seeks 2nd Term

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Candidate qualifying for this fall’s Sandy Springs municipal elections doesn’t open until Aug. 21, but City Council member Andy Bauman has announced a run for re-election.

Bauman, a member of Temple Sinai, was first elected to represent the city’s southern 6th District in 2013.

“I am profoundly grateful for the opportunity to serve on our City Council — the most local of local elective offices,” Bauman wrote in his announcement July 17. “I get to represent those closest to me — family, friends and neighbors — in our everyday quality of life issues. It’s never glamorous, and perhaps sometimes a bit thankless, but I never take for granted the privilege and responsibility in serving our community.”

He pledged to be responsive, open, transparent and respectful in listening to different points of view.

The full six-person council and mayor are up for election Nov. 7.