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Stars that Brighten Jewish Atlanta The fall schedule for arts and culture in Jewish Atlanta is jam-packed with exciting entertainment. Most notable is the Book Festival of the MJCCA, which kicked off this week with its Prologue authors, and will continue through Nov. 18 with such superstar headliners as actors Tom Hanks and Sally Field. We give you a sample of some of the authors in this week’s issue.

Other items in the spotlight are the Yiddish play, “Mama’s Loshn Kugel,” put on Oct. 7 at Woodruff Arts Center. The production recaptures the heart and soul of a previous generation largely lost in the Holocaust, in the language of our ancestors, with English translations projected on a screen for those of us who only know a few key terms.

We take you from Europe to “42nd

Street,” which opened this week at the new Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center and has several Jewish connections, including the new musical director of the City Springs Theater Company.

Want to know more about what’s going on in arts and culture? Read our community preview, including a classic Stephen Sondheim production and appearances by comedy-actor Rob Schneider and famed photographer Annie Leibovitz.

In addition to entertainment, we expose the career fairs scheduled on Yom Kippur by the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech, which later apologized for their oversight.

So prepare to be amazed by the glitz and stars, the artistry and theatrics that makes Atlanta’s cultural scene so hot. ■

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Remembrance: During Yizkor and Yom Hashoah we continue to remember our loved ones who no longer are with us.

Many of them are Eternal Life-Hemshech’s founders. Many more are our Holocaust survivors’ family members brutally murdered by the Third Reich.

The survivors who settled in Atlanta in the 1940s and 50s came here with nothing in their pockets but had determination in their hearts to start anew. Their energy and resourcefulness as they settled into our community, built new lives and gave birth to new families continue to serve as Jane testimony to the resilience of Horowitz the human spirit.

After two decades, they realized the need for a place to mourn their lost loved ones. They had no gravesites to visit. In 1964, they designed, paid for and built Atlanta’s Memorial to the Six Million at Greenwood Cemetery. They finally had a communal gravesite to say Kaddish, to grieve and to ponder what might have been. Designed by our beloved survivor Ben Hirsch, z”l, past president of Hemshech, the memorial’s symbolism continues to inspire all who visit. In 2008, it was named to the National Register of Historic Places.

Continuation: Hemshech, which means “continuation” in Hebrew, soon will begin restoration of the 54-year-old memorial, the centerpiece of Atlanta’s annual Yom Hashoah service. It inspires us to remember and to continue the mission bequeathed by Hemshech’s founders.

As new generations of survivors’ families and friends take leadership of our organization, we are compelled to continue our traditions that Hitler tried to destroy.

Through our involvement in the history of the Holocaust we are leaving a permanent reminder to future generations that our founders were witnesses, and that we are preserving not only their memories but the heritage bequeathed us.

That heritage is epitomized by the Yiddish language, which breathed life into much of our culture across Europe. Had the Nazis not destroyed six million of us, the Times of Israel recently reported there would be more than 20 million Yiddishspeaking people in the world.

Today, Yiddish is labeled an endangered language spoken by small, cloistered groups of mostly Hasidic Jews. Yet, there is continuation elsewhere with renewed interest.

Recently, more than 100 scholars from

12 countries gathered for several days in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, for the International Commemorative Conference of Yiddish Culture and Language.

The Amherst, Mass. Yiddish Book Center’s 37,000 square foot building features an open Yiddish book repository, theaters, art galleries and museum exhibitions about Yiddish language and culture, and programs in literature, music, art, film and theater.

Emory University offers classes in Yiddish language, culture and literature.

In New York, the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, the world’s longest continuBick ously performing Yiddish theater frequently extends performances due to demand. This summer’s Yiddish-language production of “Fiddler on the Roof,” with rave reviews in the New York Times and Wall Street Journal, continues to be extended, now to late October. For 103 years, Folksbiene performances have celebrated who we are and where we came from, despite Hitler’s attempts to destroy us.

Celebration: To launch 5779, Hemshech is bringing the Folksbiene Troupe in Mama’s Loshn Kugel, live from New York to Atlanta on Oct. 7. A second show at 3:30 p.m. has been added to the sold out 1 p.m. performance in the Woodruff Arts Center Rich Theatre. It will honor and pay tribute to our survivors, who are attending at no charge, thanks to generous sponsors. Proceeds will continue to support Holocaust scholarships and education and restoration of the Memorial to the Six Million.

October 7th promises to be an afternoon of Jewish music, laughter, warmth and fun guaranteed to touch our collective hearts and souls.

To learn more about Eternal Life-Hemshech, visit our website, www.eternallifehemshech.org.

We remember. We continue. We celebrate. ■ Jane Horowitz Bick is a member of the board of directors at Eternal Life-Hemshech.

LOCAL NEWS UGA and Georgia Tech Host Job Fairs on Yom Kippur

By Logan C. Ritchie Both the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech scheduled career fairs on Yom Kippur, overlooking the most holy day of the Jewish year. This is not the first time UGA has held an event on the Jewish high holidays.

UGA’s Fall Career and Internship Fair plans to host several hundred employers from corporate giants to nonprofit organizations. Concurrently, a diversity and inclusion recruiting event is open to 100 students who have registered for the Fall Career and Internship Fair on Sept. 19. Both events are sponsored by the UGA Career Center, “committed to providing access for all people,” according to the university’s website. UGA Career Center holds recruiting events throughout the semester; however, none match the size of the Fall Career and Internship Fair at The Classic Center in Athens.

Georgia Tech has four career fairs planned on Yom Kippur, targeting industrial and systems engineers, military, science educators and aerospace engineers.

Tech’s fourth career fair is open to all majors.

When approached by several Atlanta organizations, both universities stated regret for their lapse in judgment.

Hillel at UGA was among the first to advocate for students. Director Roey Shoshan notified parents that Hillel at UGA staff and student board were working “to find a solution that will prevent UGA’s Jewish students from having to choose between their religion and the opportunity to explore career opportunities showcased at the UGA Career Fair.”

His email to the Hillel community stated, “In our talks with the UGA Career Center, they have expressed their deep regret for this oversight and have offered individualized career support for Jewish students who will have to miss the Career Fair in observance of Yom Kippur.”

Scott Williams, executive director of UGA Career Center, held a meeting on Sept. 7 for Jewish students unable to attend the career fair.

In an email to the AJT, Williams wrote, “The University of Georgia respects the rights of our students to observe their faith traditions, and we regret the scheduling conflict between this year’s Fall Career Fair and Yom Kippur. Unfortunately, the only facility in Athens large enough for this event had limited availability, making Sept. 19 the only scheduling option during this time period. The Career Center has already confirmed dates for the fall and spring

2017 Georgia Tech career fair.

career fairs through 2023. There are no conflicts with the Jewish High Holy Days in those years.”

He continued: “It is also important to note that the Fall Career Fair is not the only career fair this year. More than a dozen career fairs will take place this year. In addition, our Career Center staff have reached out to students who have expressed concerns and have offered to work individually with them to make connections with employers who are attending the Fall Career Fair.”

Robert Herman of Roswell wrote a letter to UGA president Jere Morehead in response to Williams’ statement.

“Recently there was concern from many members of the Jewish community (spoken about loudly on social media and other sources) that the UGA Fall Career Fair was scheduled (again) on the Jewish High Holiday of Yom Kippur – one of the most meaningful and somber days for Jews,” Herman wrote to Morehead. “Scott Williams sent [a] tone-deaf response from the University and you need to be aware – as well as ensure proper oversight to meet the responsibilities of your office,” Herman wrote.

“Perhaps the reason that date was open is because OTHER groups were able to read a calendar and not schedule events so as to not disenfranchise their constituents. This happened last year, as well, we are told. UGA needs to create oversight of their calendar to maintain a positive diversity message. ACTIONS speak much louder than words.”

Renee Kaplan, whose son attended UGA, suggests a call to action. “The Jewish organizations and supporters including Hillel, Chabad, ADL, fraternities, sororities, representatives of businesses that interview, members in the alumni association, etc. should cooperatively compose and present a written proposal of unacceptable dates for job career fairs. A formal, united letter expressing career opportunities and fairness for all students is the accurate goal of UGA, par-

ticularly when building business partnerships is involved.”

Atlanta Initiative Against Anti-Semitism received a letter from a source who wished to remain anonymous. The letter states that in 2017, UGA held the Fall Career Fair on Rosh Hashanah.

The letter reads: “Last year, when UGA was informed in writing that this was unacceptable, they apologized via email and indicated this would not fall on Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur in years to come. In speaking to several folks (including a high-level official who reports directly into the office of the president at UGA) regarding this matter, it seemed they really did not seem to care. In fact, the message shared was that while this particular official/administrator stays in office at UGA, they would verbally promise that this would not happen again. However, they are not willing to put a policy into place or put their verbal promise into writing as they do not believe the administration will support this initiative. They indicated that ‘after-all, we live in the South.’”

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Shelley Rose, deputy regional director for ADL Southeast, said, “It seems like it would be an easy thing to look at a calendar. But planning events during conflicts often arise and are unavoidable.

[ADL] works with the community to educate and keep these things from happening again. Most people are accommodating. If you haven’t grown up with a lot of Jewish people, you don’t know the significance of the holidays. We have a responsibility to continue to educate folks, not only those of us at ADL, but in the Jewish community as well.”

Hillels of Georgia did not comment about Georgia Tech’s career fairs. However, a university spokesperson issued a statement to the AJT: “The Georgia Institute of Technology respects the rights of our students to observe their faith traditions, and we regret the scheduling conflict between the career fairs and Yom Kippur.

“Virtual job fairs are held throughout the year, providing Georgia Tech students with multiple opportunities to participate. Also, accommodations are available for students who are unable to attend any career fair. Georgia Tech made sure to schedule the all majors career fair, set for Sept. 17 and 18, on dates that do not conflict with Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur. However, some students may be unable to attend late in the day on Sept. 18 as they prepare for Yom Kippur.

“If students are unable to attend the fair during day one or earlier on day two, they are welcome to reach out to career staff for personalized assistance to connect with any employers they might miss. Going forward, we will work to avoid future conflicts.” ■

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Repair the World Connects Youth with Service AJT Staff Atlanta’s Jewish youth will soon have new opportunities to address social issues and urgent community needs through meaningful service. Repair the World Atlanta provides peer-to-peer engagement, education programs and community-based service opportunities to young Jewish adults.

Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta, Jewish Family & Careers Services, and Hands On Atlanta are partnering to help launch Repair the World Atlanta.

“We’re excited by the warm invitation and welcome we’ve received from Atlanta’s powerful volunteer and nonprofit sectors, and the leading organizations of the Jewish community,” said David Eisner, president and CEO of Repair the World.

“Atlanta is rich with organizations with whom Repair the World Atlanta is eager to partner so that we can galvanize thousands of young Jewish adults to expand these partners’ capacity to achieve their mission and to accelerate local progress toward social equity in their communities.”

Heading the new Atlanta hub are two women who bring strong backgrounds in social justice and concern for adolescents and the environment that will serve them well as they lead a year of relationship building and programming for the nonprofit.

Lily Brent, an international social worker, is Repair the World Atlanta’s first director. She will be joined by site development fellow Rachel Bukowitz, who served as a food justice fellow with Repair the World Pittsburgh.

Understanding their experience working with underprivileged populations is a key to realizing the skills they bring to the nonprofit’s latest community in Atlanta.

Brent was a social worker for adolescents in six countries over the past eight years, including Rwanda, Niger, Bangladesh, Mongolia, and Nepal.

She focused on the international development and social service arenas, providing psychosocial support to adolescents in New York City public schools and an outpatient psychiatric clinic; a mentoring program for kids in foster care in Washington, D.C.; and a youth vil-

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She worked on adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights in Niger and Bangladesh and ensured that women and youth had access to development projects in Benin, Mongolia and Nepal. She also spent three years trying to reform criminal justice policy and practice in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Virginia.

What led her to Repair the World was a search for “nuanced, everyday work of community-led social justice,” according to the nonprofit’s news release.

“As the founding director for Repair the World Atlanta, I am thrilled to join other young adults in critical selfreflection, learning, volunteering with community partners, and strengthening alliances among diverse communities,” Brent said. “Atlanta’s history calls us to be bold as we grapple with the inequity.

Bringing together local nonprofits and committed young people, I know that Repair the World Atlanta will make a unique contribution.”

Bukowitz concentrated on environmental studies and sociology at the University of Pittsburgh. During her undergraduate work, she helped a local nonprofit, the Homewood Children’s Village, develop a Healthy Food and Gardening Guide for residents of this Pittsburgh community who didn’t have a grocery store.

After graduating, she worked with Repair the World Pittsburgh and other nonprofits that focus on issues of food advocacy, poverty and hunger.

Brent and Bukowitz will develop programming ranging from volunteer opportunities devoted to food and education justice to Repair the World’s classic Turn the Tables Shabbat dinners and Cocktails with a Conscience series in which conversations are opened between

Lily Brent is the first director of Repair the World Atlanta, a new hub for the nonprofit linking youth with service opportunities.

community members about social issues, activism and action.

Repair the World Atlanta joins sister communities in Harlem, Brooklyn, Baltimore, Detroit, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Miami.

Atlanta’s communal leaders are excited about the opportunities Repair the World Atlanta promises to create.

“We are thrilled to be an early partner of Repair the World Atlanta,” says Jay Cranman, CEO of Hands On Atlanta. “Together, we will engage even more young people who are committed to creating positive change in our community. This is an exciting moment for our city.”

Eric Robbins, president and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta, pointed to the community’s commitment to helping others.

“Our Atlanta Jewish community has a long history of service and we are honored to be the home to the national service movement in the Points of Light Foundation. With Repair the World’s proven model and track record in other communities, we know it will thrive here in Atlanta and provide a way for millennials to engage in service that matters in a way that aligns with our Jewish values.” ■

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LOCAL NEWS From left, Stephen Filreis, Daniel Filreis, Nathan Klein, Dexter Caffey, Rashida Caffey.

The Kollel rabbis always do an upbeat skit. This year’s Atlanta Shofar Orchestra did not disappoint.

From left, Rabbi Jeffrey Wohlberg, Rabbi Binyomin Friedman and Adrian Grant, who created this event decades ago.

Guest speaker Harry Rothenberg charmed with tales about maintaining his Jewish identity in the workplace and at Harvard Law School.

Kollel Brings Power Lawyer to City Springs

By Marcia Caller Jaffe Getting its pre-High Holiday groove on, the Atlanta Scholars Kollel hosted 250 in the new Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center lobby and auditorium in City Springs Sept 5.

“I started this 15 years ago with the purpose of bringing the community together,” said Adrian Grant, sponsor and chair emeritus of the event. “We reach out to everyone, regardless of degree of observance or affiliation. The week prior to Rosh Hashanah is an appropriate time to get us in the spiritual frame of mind.”

A favorite ritual of the evening is the creativity and talent of the Kollel rabbis’ skit. From Dunwoody to Brookhaven and other areas in between, the rabbis took the stage in navy jackets and bowties takings bows as the Atlanta Shofar Orchestra.

Their instruments were gigantic twisted rams’ horns, which hit the shrillest “Tekkiah” ranges. Each poised rabbi approached the podium and explained his role.

They oversee programs for high schoolers, Emory University students, investment clubs, women’s studies and Israeli groups, along with other learning opportunities and trips.

The guest speaker was New York attorney Harry Rothenberg, known for his highprofile catastrophic litigation in severe injury and death cases.

An energetic and rapid talker, Rothenberg was enthralling as he revealed his his-

tory of living a visibly Jewish life through Harvard Law School, private practice and the courtroom.

Openly Jewish means, for starters, wearing a kippah and not working on Jewish holidays, he said. “I cringe when Jews do something wrong. Each one of us represents all the Jewish people. I feel my Judaism really stands for something.” The audience certainly enjoyed his humor as he recounted tales of trying to get a recalcitrant witness to remember the name of a bus line, working with a client who couldn’t make a decision (ever), and gloating in front of the defense lawyer when the judge himself showed up wearing a kippah.

His best line was, “I may not be good at math, but I can calculate 30 percent of any number.” (His fee of the settlement).

Adding to the flavor of the event was the kosher spread by Added Touch Caterers: Chicken shawarma, tangy beef meatballs, mini vegetable fajita tacos and guacamole, BBQ beef brisket tacos, a medley of blanched haricots vert, English peas, sugar snap peas, baby spinach, fragrant quinoa salad, fruit skewers and biscotti.

Mingling during the buffet, Eric Miller admitted that his wife signed him up for the upcoming Jewish Women’s Renaissance Project tour to Israel through a Kollel program.

Stephen Filreis also has benefited from ASK programs. “I’ve learned with a full range of Kollel rabbis … too numerous to mention, ... all wonderful.” ■ ATLANTA JEWISH TIMES SEPTEMBER 21, 2018 | 7

LOCAL NEWS

Dentist Invests in Local Students through Scholarships

By Roni Robbins Flax Dental’s Dr. Hugh Flax, a cosmetic dentist, gives away multiple scholarships for higher education as part of a larger vision of community service.

Applications for The Knowledge Matters Flax Dental Scholarship for dental hygienists and assistants are due Sept. 25. In its third year, the scholarship awards $1,000 to a student pursuing a career as a dental hygienist or dental assistant enrolled at a Georgia college.

This summer, Flax awarded $1,000 to Meredith Weiss, a recent graduate of Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School in Atlanta attending George Washington University and majoring in international relations.

Weiss won the Why My Teacher Makes Me Smile Scholarship for high school seniors to be used for college tuition. Weiss wrote her essay about her favorite teacher, Kacey Michelsen, chair of Holy Innocents’ history department.

He also coached Weiss in the school’s Model United Nations Club and taught her favorite senior course, International

Meredith Weiss, center, receives $1,000 from Dr. Hugh Flax, right, for her winning essay about her teacher, Kacey Michelsen, left.

Diplomacy.

In her winning essay, Weiss wrote, “He encouraged me to make bold decisions … and that when you experience a little pushback, it means you’re probably doing something right.”

Weiss explained to the AJT: “Mr. Michelsen is one of the most inspirational teachers I have had during my high school career, especially during my senior year. In our international diplomacy class, we explored the health of democ-

racy around the world, which I learned later can be a touchy subject for some.

“In order to gather some data for an article I was writing about that topic, the class sent out a survey with questions about how the public felt about our democracy. Some of the questions in the survey challenged the Christian and conservative values at my school. ... When you experience some push back, you’re probably doing something right.”

Although she’s a Jewish student in a Christian school, Weiss said she never felt like a minority. “My high school, Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School, is very much an inclusive school, so we make an effort to learn about others and celebrate their uniqueness. When we spoke about the Israel-Palestine conflict in my international diplomacy class, I feel like some of my classes did not feel as strongly about the situation. But establishing a dialogue and learning from others is the first step toward helping people become informed.”

Deaf Students Awarded College Scholarships

Scholarship recipient Benjamin Weiser, right, is joined by Quota member Margaret Wheeler, whose husband the scholarship honors.

Tyler Rosenbluth and Benjamin Weiser received the 2018 John T. Wheeler Memorial Scholarships awarded by Quota International of Northside Atlanta for this semester. The annual college scholarships are awarded to deaf or hard-ofhearing Georgia high school seniors who excel academically and socially.

Benjamin, who attends Chattahoochee High School, received $5,000, and Tyler, a student at Alpharetta High School, received $4,000.

Tyler and Benjamin were recognized

by Quota for their outstanding achievements during their high school years. Tyler will study biopsychology, cognition or neuroscience at the University of Michigan and Benjamin will study political science at the University of Richmond.

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Weiss was surprised to receive the scholarship. “I was excited and very honored that they chose me. At first, I had no idea what to spend it on, but then I realized that college textbook prices are no joke, so that’s how I have been using it so far.”

About the scholarships, Flax said he was inspired by his parents and his conservative Jewish upbringing to be charitable. “What better way to do that than to help my profession grow and continue to excel by helping bright students in the local community?”

Flax is a dedicated supporter of education and youth. “Our love of education and excellence is what motivates us to invest in the next generation of students through scholarships,” he said.

Knowledge Matters was the first scholarship Flax offered and then he decided to add the Why My Teacher Makes Me Smile scholarship to help students with college tuition and honor the teachers who serve the community, Flax said. ■

Pictured with Quota president Marcia Morrison (right), Tyler Rosenbluth received a $4,000 John T. Wheeler Memorial Scholarship.

social support for the deaf community in Georgia through scholarships, summer camps and other activities related to education and recreation. The scholarship was created to memorialize Wheeler, who became the first deaf aerospace engineer at NASA, where he worked for 38 years. He was a pioneer in the early development of virtual reality astronaut training programs and established the NASA Space Camp for the Deaf.

Wheeler was the husband of Margaret Wheeler, one of the longtime members of the Quota chapter, who encourages deaf students to: “Move onward and upward without letting deafness be your defining characteristic. You can do wonders! Deafness does NOT have to hold you back and be your adversary.

Deafness enables you to focus to a much greater degree than the hearing can do.” ■

LOCAL NEWS

Shelter from the Storm Aerial view of Hurricane Florence floodwaters.

Dramatic satellite footage of Hurricane Florence from the International Space Station on Sept. 12, 2018.

By Roni Robbins roni@atljewishtimes.com In the wake of Hurricane Florence this past week, the Atlanta Jewish community is opening its doors and starting to collect donations and supplies for displaced Jews from the impacted areas.

The hurricane was downgraded to a tropical depression when it made landfall Friday. At the start of this week, it had resulted in about two dozen deaths, extensive damage, power outages and flooding along the southeastern coast, from Virgina to South Carolina.

“As the closest Jewish community of our size to the impacted area, we have a unique responsibility to organize and provide the help that our brothers and sisters will need,” Eric Robbins, president and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta, wrote to community organizations Sept. 14.

“We have begun preparing our staff and building for the coordination of supplies, fundraising and volunteers,” he said. “We are in regular communication with national agencies and resources on the ground and will continue to update the community as the needs become clear.”

The Federation has compiled a list of Atlanta Jewish organizations involved in the Florence relief effort, which is being updated regularly. The list includes information for those who need help and those who want to help, including where to donate needed supplies and a link to The Jewish Federations of North America’s Hurricane Relief Fund.

Among the synagogues opening their doors to evacuees for Shabbat and holy days is Congregation Beth Shalom in Dunwoody. “We have many congregants who have offered to open their homes to individuals, along with several who can accommodate individuals who keep kosher and/or who have pets,” the synagogue stated in an announcement

that appeared on the Atlanta Jewish Connector. As of Monday, Executive Director Loli Gross had not heard of anyone taking the synagogue up on its offer.

In addition to housing and services, Temple Sinai’s Disaster Relief Fund is collecting donations to help those adversely impacted, according to the Federation’s list. And volunteers from The Temple will deliver soup and challah to temporary residences in the Atlanta area for Shabbat or holy days.

A number of communal organizations also have stepped up.

The Anti-Defamation League’s Southeast region has offered empty office space and a conference room as additional emergency shelter, as needed.

Jewish Family & Career Services will provide help and clinical services to anyone struggling to get through the stress, anxiety and trauma of Hurricane Florence.

Hosts and evacuees can take advantage of free guest passes to the Marcus JCC, and the William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum is providing free admission for evacuees with a valid ID from North Carolina, South Carolina or Virginia.

Area day schools, such as The Davis Academy and The Epstein School, are also extending an invitation to families seeking support, housing or schooling.

Hurricane Florence's devastation includes severe flooding. The Atlanta Jewish community lends a helping hand with donations.

Key dates: • Through Sept. 30: Collection on-site at various organizations.

• Oct. 3-5: All items will be picked up

by Federation and taken to a central storage location.

• Oct. 7: Community-wide sorting and packing event to get supplies to the affected areas.

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BUSINESS Aprio Buys Boutique Firm Aprio, LLP announced Sept. 12 it has combined with CPA firm, Magoon, Freeman, Spain & Jones, according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle. More than 15 former MFSJ team members will continue to operate from their Alpharetta office as Aprio | MFSJ. MFSJ is a boutique accounting firm serving closely-held businesses, nonprofit organizations and individual clients for more than 40 years, the Business Chronicle reported.

Aprio, a CPA-led business advisory firm, said the purchase expands its Atlanta footprint by creating a presence in North Fulton and inRichard Kopelman says Aprio’s creases the firm’s retirement plan business by recent acquisition will increase 15 percent. business opportunities.

“This combination will allow the MFSJ team to take advantage of our investments in business process automation, data analytics, as well as increased opportunities for skills building and career development through Aprio University,” Richard Kopelman, Aprio CEO and managing partner, said in a news release.

Aprio was rebranded from Habif, Arogeti & Wynne LLP last January. The firm has announced three transactions in 2018, according to the Business Chronicle.

signals not only expertise, but also ethics and professionalism of a higher caliber, and is widely regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a significant honor.

Garfinkel joined Levine Smith Snider & Wilson in 2014 as a counsel attorney, according to the firm’s website. He has 30 years of family law experience and specializes in complex divorces, paternity, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, high-asset property division, custody, alimony, visitation and child-support issues.

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Best Lawyers in America Garfinkel frequently lectures to attorneys and law students on various marital and family law topics.

NAPBS® Elects InfoMart SVP Tim Gordon to the Board of Directors

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ISRAEL NEWS Israel Up for $3.3 billion in Military Aid From U.S. Israel could receive $3.3 billion a year in military aid along with more than $500 million a year for missile defense as part of a United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018 passed by the U.S. House of Representatives Sept.

12. The U.S. Senate passed its version of the bill last month.

The nonpartisan bill also authorizes an additional $1 billion for U.S. weapons stockpiles in Israel. The assistance assures that Israel has a means to defend itself against growing threats, most notably Iran’s presence on its northern border. The bill approves agreed-upon increases in Israel’s security assistance, encourages increased U.S. weapons stockpiles in Israel, and advances U.S.-Israel cooperation in anti-drone technologies and space.

Major provisions include: • Authorizing U.S. security assistance to Israel, as called for in the 2016 U.S.Israel Memorandum of Understanding. The memo called for foreign military financing grant assistance to Israel over a 10-year period, begin-

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ning in fiscal year 2019 through 2028, at a level of $3.3 billion a year. It was the largest single pledge of military assistance ever and a reiteration of a seven-decade, unshakeable bipartisan commitment of the U.S. to Israel’s security, according to the bill. It also reflected U.S. support for funding of cooperative programs to develop, produce and procure missile, rocket and projectile defense capabilities over the same 10-year period at a level of $500 million a year.

• Authorizing a joint assessment of the quantity and type of precision-guided munitions necessary for Israel to defend itself against Hezbollah, Hamas and other terrorist groups; and mandating rapid acquisition and deployment procedures for such munitions.

• Extending authorization for the U.S. War Reserve Stockpile in Israel by five years and authorizing an additional $1 billion in stocks; and authorizing the president to add precisionguided munitions to the stockpile for potential Israeli use in a conflict with Hezbollah.

• Urging the NASA administrator to continue working with the Israel Space Agency to identify and cooperatively pursue peaceful space exploration and science initiatives.

• Authorizing the president to establish a counter-drone program with Israel.

Section 203 of the bill gives the U.S. authority to enter into a cooperative project agreement with Israel to counter unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, that threaten the U.S. or Israel. The bill records that on Feb. 10, Iran launched from Syria an unmanned drone that penetrated Israeli airspace. The drone was in Israeli airspace for 1 ½ minutes before being shot down by its air force.

“Joint research and development to counter unmanned aerial vehicles will serve the national security interests of the United States and Israel. Israel faces urgent and emerging threats from unmanned aerial vehicles and other unmanned vehicles launched from Lebanon by Hezbollah, from Syria by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps or from others seeking to attack Israel.”

To counter these threats, the bill proposes to use directed energy and highpowered microwave technology, which can disable vehicles “without kinetic destruction, and the United States and Israel should continue to work together to defend against all threats to safety, security and national interests of both countries.”

The bill ends with this statement: It is the policy of the United States to ensure that Israel maintains its ability to counter and defeat any credible conventional military or emerging threat from any individual state or possible coalition of states or from non-state actors, while sustaining minimal damages and casualties through the use of superior military means possessed in sufficient quantity, including weapons, command, control, communication, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities that in their technical characteristics are superior in capability to those of such other individual or possible coalition states or non-state actors. ■

ISRAEL PRIDE News From Our Jewish Home Israelis Develop Drone to Save Drowning People

Blueskimmer expands the reach of lifeguards at the beach to rescue anyone drowning.

An Israeli company recently decided to develop a new use for the drone by modifying a model and using it to rescue drowning people at sea, Israel’s Ynet reported last week.

The new drone, developed by Blueskimmer, carries three floats that swell rapidly with water and is designed to expand the range of lifeguards at the beach and their lifesaving abilities.

Once the lifeguard identifies a person in distress hundreds of meters away, the drone can deploy the floats in just 15 seconds.

It is also equipped with a loudspeaker system, enabling the lifeguard to instruct the person in the water.

The drone is made of carbon fiber and can operate within a radius of up to 1.2 miles, dramatically shortening the response time to a drowning victim.

Israel’s coastal city of Tel Aviv-Yafo has 13 beaches with a total length of 8.4 miles and is examining the purchase of such units.

Israel’s Population Nears 9 Million

A street gathering to celebrate Israel.

Israel’s population has grown by 162,000 since the last Jewish New Year, during which 43,000 have died.

The 1.9 percent growth rate is similar to previous years.

Some 175,000 babies were born in Israel over the course of the year, and the Jewish State can boast the highest fertility rate in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development , an international group

Today in Israeli History of developed nations, according to a survey by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics released Sept. 4.

Israel now has a total of 8.9 million citizens, with a vast majority (89 percent) defining their personal mood as ‘good’ or ‘very good’ and a similar percentage expecting that the coming Jewish year of 5779 will be at least as good as the previous year.

The Jewish population stands at 6.6 million – 75 percent of the total population. Israel’s Arab citizens make up 20.9 percent of the population, or about 1.9 million people. Non-Arab Christians and other religious groups make up 4.7 percent of the population.

Some 25,000 Jews immigrated to Israel over the past year.

About 3.5 million made aliyah since 1948, making up 42 percent of the total population.

Indian Farmers to Learn High-Tech Agricultural Techniques in Israel

Indian farmers study Israel’s irrigation system.

A group of 26 farmers from the Jharkhand region in India will arrive in Israel to learn new and advanced techniques in farming.

The farmers, accompanied by other state officials, will spend four days in Israel learning how to overcome challenges posed by lack of irrigation and how to generate “better produce like Israel,” which faced similar climate challenges in the years after its establishment.

Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das told Pakistan Tehreek-e-Instaf-led government that the farmers will serve as “master trainers” to relay Israeli know-how after returning to India.

Das noted that while the Jharkhand region lags behind in grain production, its farmers hope not only to become self-sufficient, but also to supply grains to other states.

While this is the first time that Jharkhand farmers are visiting Israel, it is far from the first Israel-India venture in agriculture.

Israel has a long and proud history of providing aid to Indian farmers.

In May, Tel Aviv University and the Indian philanthropic organization Tata Trusts launched the Indian Centre for Agri & Allied Tech, the objective of which is to bring Israeli expertise and innovation to farmers of the state of Andhra Pradesh in southern India. ■

Photo by David Eldan, Government Press Office

Yemeni immigrants who arrived via Operation Magic Carpet experience snow for the first time at Rosh Ha’ayin in February 1950.

Sept. 21, 2008: Facing charges of corruption and financial improprieties, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert resigns. Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, his replacement as the Kadima party leader, is unable to form a new government, so elections are held in February 2009.

Sept. 22, 2000: Yehuda Amichai, the poet laureate of Jerusalem, dies of lymphoma at age 76. His poetry has been translated into more than 40 languages.

Sept. 23, 2003: Simcha Dinitz, whose long career as a diplomat included serving as Israel’s ambassador to the United States from 1973 to 1978, dies at age 74. He played a key role in securing U.S. weapons for Israel during the Yom Kippur War in October 1973.

Sept. 24, 1950: Two planes carrying 177 Jews to Israel are the final flights of Operation Magic Carpet, the airlift of Jews from Yemen to make aliyah. Nearly 50,000 Yemeni Jews are flown to Israel during the 15 months of the operation, also known as On Eagles’ Wings.

Sept. 25, 1917: Amir Gilboa, one of Israel’s leading poets, is born Berl Feldmann in Ukraine. He makes aliyah in 1937, serves with the British army in World War II, and wins the Bialik Prize in 1971 and the Israel Prize in 1982.

Sept. 26, 2002: Rabbi Zerach Warhaftig, a founder of the National Religious Party and a signer of the Declaration of Independence, dies at age 96 in Jerusalem. Before making aliyah, he was part of a delegation that in 1940 asked Chiune “Sempo” Sugihara, the Japanese consul to Lithuania, to issue exit visas for Jews; Sugihara defied his government and helped save thousands of Jews.

Sept. 27, 1950: The Third Maccabiah Games, originally scheduled for 1938 but canceled by the British, begin in the 50,000-seat stadium in Ramat Gan. The first games held in an independent Israel draw 800 athletes from 20 countries. ■

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According to census figures, roughly The suggestion that Jews have an obligation to vote is often accompanied by this three-quarters of Georgia’s 10.4 million resadmonition from Rabbi Tarfon, as cited in idents are of voting age, 18 and older.

That would be 7.8 million adults. the Pirke Avot (generally translated as “EthAccording to the state, more than 6.1 ics of Our Fathers”), “It is not your responsibility to finish the work of perfecting the million people are registered to vote – 58 world, but you are not free to desist from it percent of the state’s total population.

Those registered voters either.” who turn out - and, remember, By this reasoning, Jews only half did in 2014 - will be who vote in the Nov. 6 elecmaking decisions for everyone tion will be engaging in tikkun else, including those of voting olam (repairing the world). age who either don't register But to do this work, you or don't vote. must be registered to vote. Oct. This is where the saying, 9 is the deadline to register to “If you don’t vote, don’t comvote in Georgia. plain,” comes into play.

Election Day is an occaJews make up an estision when Jews can – to vary- Dave mated 1.3 percent of Georing degrees, depending on Schechter gians, some 135,000 residents, where they live – wield influ- From Where I Sit though that figure may be sevence beyond their numbers.

That, given their habit of voting at a much eral thousand higher.

If, in keeping with the state in generhigher rate (upwards of 80 percent in presidential elections) than their fellow Ameri- al, three-quarters are age 18 or older, that would be about 101,000 Jews of voting age. cans.

If all were registered and 80 percent Now that Labor Day is past, political campaigns that garnered attention during turned out to vote, that would be more than the summer, primarily from dedicated vol- 81,000 Jewish Georgians casting ballots.

Based on the 2014 off-year turnout in unteers and journalists, now force even the disinterested and apathetic to take notice – Georgia, that would be about 3.1 percent of if only to be annoyed by television ads and voters.

Consider what an over-representation recorded telephone messages.

I have heard numerous people say that of Jewish votes might mean in the govthis year’s is the most critical election in ernor’s race between Democrat Stacey American history, but the truth is that ev- Abrams and Republican Brian Kemp, currently regarded as a toss-up by pollsters ery election is the most critical.

This being an off-year (non-presiden- and prognosticators.

Or in the 6th Congressional District, tial) election, it can be said with confidence that a disappointing number of Americans which is about 8.4 percent Jewish, where incumbent Republican Karen Handel faces will cast votes.

Americans make a lot of noise about Democratic challenger Lucy McBath.

Or in contested races for the state politics, but then absent themselves from making that voice heard at the ballot box, House and Senate in such Jewish populaparticularly compared with many other tion centers as Sandy Springs, Dunwoody nations, according to a Pew Research Cen- or East Cobb. ter survey.

Another lesson in why voting is imporIf you are thinking about sitting out tant comes from Rabbi Yitzhak, as found in this election, consider the wisdom of the the Babylonian Talmud: “A ruler is not to sage Hillel (also from Pirke Avot), “Al tifros be appointed unless the community is first min hatzibur. Do not separate yourself consulted.” from the community.”

Early consultations – er, voting – beIn 2016, only 58 percent of Americans gins Oct. 15.

– and a healthier 76.5 percent of eligible Heed Hillel, and do not separate yourGeorgians – voted. This is roughly equal to self from the community. Make sure that turnout in 2012, but less than in 2008. you’re registered. Again, that deadline is Based on that estimated Jewish voting Oct. 9. Then vote. ■ rate, it is possible that 2.2 percent of the U.S. population cast 3 percent of the ballots in 2016.

In the 2014 off-year election, turnout nationally was a paltry 36-plus percent, though again, Georgians showed better, with turnout of 50 percent.

OPINION

Letters to the Editor Interactive Map Pinpoints Hate and Extremism, Aug. 17 Dear Editor, This article highlighted the Interactive Map that the ADL (Anti-Defamation League) produced to give a visual reflection of hate crimes in the U.S., with particular emphasis on the increase in anti-Semitic incidents. A casual read of this article would lead one to conclude that the vast majority of these events were initiated by either white supremacists or the “alt-right,” since these terms are mentioned 13 times in the article. The terms “left-wing” and “Islamist” are each mentioned only once.

The reality of the situation is that the harassment of Jewish students on college campuses has increased exponentially over the last decade, and virtually all of this harassment has come from “left-wing” and pro-Palestinian groups. There is no question that the demonization of Israel and the BDS movement are modern versions of anti-Semitism, and that the vast majority of those who promote this ideology come from the left. Since the ADL’s charter is to fight anti-Semitism, I would like to see the ADL take a more balanced and truthful approach to this topic.

Philip Jacoby, Marietta Time to Join the Struggle to Protect Israeli Democracy, Sept. 7 Dear Editor, Israel is the world’s only Jewish country. It is vitally important that she maintain a Jewish-majority population. Therefore, Israel must distinguish between people entering the country under the Law of Return and asylum seekers with no connection to Judaism. Members of the latter group should be treated humanely and helped to move on.

Our attention should be focused on people who, although covered by the Law of Return, are not halakhically Jewish. There are 300,000 Russian immigrants in Israel who fall into this category. The Haredi rabbis who control the State Rabbinate in Israel have resisted converting Russian immigrants seeking to rejoin the Jewish people.

Our efforts should be directed toward helping rabbis who have been reaching out to the Russians and educating them about the Jewish traditions they couldn’t observe under Communist rule.

It is unfortunate that Shai Robkin’s article implied a direr situation for non-Orthodox rabbis than actually exists in Israel. Rabbi Haiyun was not arrested or even interrogated. My brother, a member of Rabbi Haiyun’s congregation, told me the rabbi led 300 people in a Tisha B’Av observance outside the offices of the State Rabbinate in Haifa, just one day after his encounter with the police.

Toby F. Block, Atlanta Oy Vey! Have I Got a Problem: Pulling Out My Hair, Sept. 7 Dear Editor, As I read the question and response, I felt a missed opportunity was presented.

If Isaac’s mother could see this as an opportunity to teach her son how to ask permission before touching other people’s things, that would help shift the situation from her thinking only her sister and Asher need to accommodate Isaac, to understanding all situations in this world depend on mutual accommodation. And respect.

“We do not touch what doesn’t belong to us” serves us well at home, in stores, while visiting. “We do not hit, but use words,” is an important lesson too. Both of these are ones Isaac needs to learn.

Sharing is always optional in life. It may be a nice thing to do, … but it is a choice.

And it is for others to respect that choice.

As for the classroom, it’ll be up to the teacher to teach all children how to share and how to respect personal boundaries, and that, too, will be good for Isaac and Asher’s relationship.

Regards, Mother of three boys who are no longer little Why are Palestinian Refugees Different from all Other Refugees, Sept. 14 Dear Editor, I am writing to expand on one aspect of David Harris’ excellent article. It wasn’t simply that Jews expelled from their homes in Muslim countries in the Middle East and North Africa settled “elsewhere.” The important fact to be emphasized is that the vast majority of them were absorbed and uplifted by Israel at a time when Israel was recovering from the after-effects of the Arab-initiated 1948 war and also working on rehabilitating Holocaust survivors. Modern Israel, in the first decades after declaring

independence, was not the affluent Start Up Nation we know today. There were food shortages in the 1950s!

While it is true that Israel was fulfilling its mission as a Jewish homeland by taking in Jewish refugees, its success in doing so is proof that the refugee limbo to which the Palestinians have been condemned (by their own leaders, the leaders of the broader Muslim world, and the U.N.) was engineered to be used in attempts to delegitimize and destroy the nation-state of the Jews. Israel is correct in refusing to grant a Right of Return to millions of people raised in societies that reserve their highest honors for people who have murdered Jews.

Toby F. Block, Atlanta A Call for Civility in 5779 Dear Editor, 5778 with all its blessings was soiled with unparalleled incivility. Social media, in particular, provided an untiring platform for racist epithets, religious intolerance, political extremism, and the overall marginalization of already-ostracized groups.

Saber-rattling autocrats shamelessly rammed xenophobic, homophobic and misogynistic policies down the digital throats of the international community. Violent white nationalist ideology weaved a virulent thread through an angry and remorseless internet. Hate tweeted and posted and found its way to neighborhood nightclubs, churches, synagogues, mosques, college campuses, and family homes, inviting selfhatred, suicidal ideation and mass shootings.

The High Holidays being a time of reflection, it falls upon us as a community to inquire of ourselves whether this is the mode in which we want to continue in 5779.

Has the use of boorish and derisive speech in our discourse enabled something other than zealotry, division, bloodshed and trauma? Is there a kinder, less noxious way of communicating our fears and desires? If we soak our interests and positions in manure and hurl them at our opponents, at our nemeses, at our neighbors, do we do anything but bathe ourselves in filth? Do we care? More than that, do we have a duty to engage in civil exchange?

In Leviticus 19:18, we are commanded to love our neighbors as ourselves. We are also commanded to refrain from wronging strangers in our land (Leviticus 19:33).

Why? Could it be because Hashem created all of us – not just those who share our race, gender, religion and politics – in His image?

Why on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur do we remind ourselves of the divine attributes of God (Exodus 34:6-7)? In recalling that Hashem is abounding in compassion and kindness, forgiving of our sins, are we not invited to reconsider the manner in which we have treated each other – relatives, neighbors, immigrants, animals?

As we begin 5779, may our introspection bring awareness, our awareness repentance, and our repentance renewal. May we forsake divisive dialogue. May we act to invite hope, not hatred. May we be tethered by truth, not disinformation and distortion. May we be joined through just action, not jaded perception. May we be better human beings than we were in 5778, and through God's will, may we be inscribed in the Book of Life.

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COVER STORY Like A Box of Chocolates: A Taste of the Book Festival

By Roni Robbins roni@atljewishtimes.com When two of the top stars headlining the Book Festival of the MJCCA come to Atlanta next month you might envision a remake of “Forrest Gump,” partly filmed in Georgia 24 years ago. Tom Hanks and Sally Field, who appeared in that classic ‘90s blockbuster, are among more than 50 authors in the lineup of the 27th annual Jewish Book Festival, one of the largest in the nation.

The authors are a flavorful mix of actors, celebrities, journalists, educators, politicians and business people. The vast majority are Jewish, but all have books of interest to Jewish readers.

The Prologue to the Book Festival began this week and runs through Oct. 29, with the main event from Oct. 30 to Nov. 18. More than 13,000 people from across the Southeast are expected to attend the two-month-long festival featuring local,

tor and one-time national and interpresidential candinational authors at date Joe Lieberman the MJCCA in Dunand his son, Matt, woody. former headmaster New this year of the Greenfield Heare photographers, brew Academy, now including Ziv Koren, Atlanta Jewish Acadan Israel Defense emy. Father and son Forces photojourwill appear on Nov. nalist who shares 3, with Joe speaking a “Snapshot” or about “With Liberty two Nov. 4 from his and Justice,” explorwar-zone coverage, In the film “Forrest Gump,” Sally Field ing the annual jourincluding covert atplayed Tom Hanks' mother who, “always ney from Egypt to Sitacks in Syria and said, 'Life was like a box of chocolates. nai, AKA Passover to the battle against You never know what you're gonna get.'"

Shavuot, and Matt terror defending Isdiscussing his debut novel, “Lucius,” an rael’s borders.

The relationship with the IDF is also imaginary retelling of the Huckleberry new this year, said Festival Director Pam Finn story.

Also at the festival are locals, includMorton.

Having a pair of authors from the ing Pulitzer Prize-winning political carsame family is also a “novel” addition. toonist Mike Luckovich (“A Very Stable There are several, including former sena- Genius!” Nov.4) and Michael Coles, co-

TOM HANKS

Uncommon Type: Some Stories A small-town newspaper columnist with old-fashioned views of the modern world. A World War II veteran grappling with his emotional and physical scars. A second-rate actor plunged into sudden stardom and a whirlwind press junket. Four friends traveling to the moon in a rocket ship built in the backyard. These are just some of the stories that two-time Oscar winner and iconic actor Tom Hanks captures in his first work of fiction: a collection of shorts that explore—with great affection, humor, and insight—the human condition in all its foibles. The stories are linked by one thing—a typewriter. Whimsical, witty, and moving, "Uncommon Type" establishes Hanks as a welcome and wonderful new voice in contemporary fiction.

SALLY FIELD

founder of the Great American Cookie Company and former CEO of Caribou Coffee (“Time to Get Tough,” Nov. 15).

And then there are the movie stars: Morton said Field has written what is probably the biggest memoir of the year, “In Pieces.” A lot of festival patrons grew up with her and her movies, said Morton. So the Book Festival is grateful to have her Oct. 21, in addition to Tom Hanks on Oct. 30.

The festival tried to bring Hanks to Atlanta last year when “Uncommon Type: Some Stories” was released, but he wasn’t available then. When his book was released in paperback Sept. 4, he started a six-city tour that included the Book Festival, Morton said.

Here we share a sample of seven authors, including a few locals, the two superstar actors-turned-authors, a photojournalist, a cartoonist, a politician, a former day school headmaster, and a businessman.

have an Ivy League pedigree or an MBA from a top-ten business school. He grew up poor, starting work at the age of 13. He had many false starts and painful defeats, but Coles has a habit of defying expectations. His life and career have been about turning obstacles into opportunities, tragedies into triumphs, and poverty into philanthropy.

In "Time to Get Tough", Coles explains how he started a $100-million company with only $8,000, overcame a near-fatal motorcycle accident, ran for U.S. Congress, and set three transcontinental cycling world records.

MATT LIEBERMAN

Lucius

Former headmaster of Greenfield Hebrew Academy (Atlanta Jewish Academy), appears with his father, discussing his debut novel, "Lucius," an imaginative retelling of the Huckleberry Finn story with themes that are also rooted in the concept of slavery and freedom.

In Pieces

MIKE LUCKOVICH

One of the most celebrated, beloved, and enduring actors of our time, Sally Field has an infectious charm that has captivated the nation for more than five decades. With raw honesty and the humility and authenticity her fans have come to expect, Field brings readers behind the scenes for a glimpse at the highs and lows of her star-studded early career in Hollywood, as well as a dive into the truth of her lifelong relationships.

For two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning, internationallysyndicated political cartoonist Mike Luckovich, a political cartoon is worth more than a thousand words to his readerssome of which he’ll say can’t be repeated in polite company!

Almost 30 years of Luckovich’s storied career have been with the Atlanta Journal & Constitution.

SENATOR JOE LIEBERMAN

Snapshot

With Liberty and Justice

Drawing on the Bible and rabbinic literature, US politics and modern legal theory, Jewish humor and American folklore, former Senator Joe Lieberman follows the annual journey from Egypt to Sinai, illustrating that there can be no liberty without law, no freedom without justice.

MICHAEL COLES

Time to Get Tough

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“A Very Stable Genius!”

ZIV KOREN

Famed Israeli photojournalist Ziv Koren was given exclusive access to the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), which resulted in an unfiltered view of Israel’s real war over its homeland - from covert attacks in Syria and the battle against terror to defending its borders. ■

COVER STORY Complete Author Lineup Prologue to the Book Festival of the MJCCA Author Events (Sept. 20 - Oct. 29): ELI SASLOW, Rising Out of Hatred: The Awakening of a Former White Nationalist In Conversation with Allison Padilla-Goodman, Southeast Regional Director, Anti-Defamation League Thursday, Sept. 20, 7:30 pm – Member: $15/ Community: $20 From Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter Eli Saslow comes the powerful story of how a prominent white supremacist changed his heart and mind. "Rising Out of Hatred" tells the intensely personal saga of one man who eventually disavowed everything he was taught to believe, at tremendous personal cost.

MITCH ALBOM, The Next Person You Meet in Heaven Saturday, Oct. 13, 8:00 pm – Member: $30/ Community: $35 *Includes hardcover copy of book.

Fifteen years ago, New York Times bestselling writer Mitch Albom published one of his most cherished books, the #1 best-seller, The Five People You Meet in Heaven. Now, in this long-awaited sequel, The Next Person You Meet in Heaven, he continues this beloved story.

SALLY FIELD, In Pieces Sunday, Oct. 21, 7:30 pm – Member: $35/ Community: $45/ Premier VIP: $75 *Includes pre-signed first edition copy of book.

In this intimate, haunting literary memoir, an American icon tells her story for the first time, and in her own gorgeous words about a challenging and lonely childhood, the craft that helped her find her voice, and a powerful emotional legacy that shaped her journey as a daughter and a mother.

Ms. Field will NOT be signing books.

RONEN BERGMAN, Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel’s Targeted Assassinations In Conversation with Dov Wilker, Regional Director, American Jewish Committee Monday, Oct. 29, 7:30 pm – Member: $18/ Community: $25 The Talmud says: “If someone comes to kill you, rise up and kill him first.” This instinct to take every measure, even the most aggressive, to defend the Jewish people is hardwired into Israel’s DNA. Israeli investigative journalist and military analyst Ronen Bergman’s "Rise and Kill First" has been hailed by The New York Times as “an exceptional work, a humane book about an incendiary subject.”

How an Author is Chosen for the Book Festival Festival Director Pam Morton explains how an author and his or her book makes it from submission or book pitch to the Book Festival lineup. There are several ways authors are chosen for the Festival.

In May, Book Festival staff and about a dozen lay leaders attend a Jewish Book Network conference at the Hebrew Union College in New York. More than 200 authors present their books over three days. There are five sessions with about 50 authors each pitching their book for two minutes in each session.

The Atlanta group edits their picks to 80. Over two nights, festival leaders present pre-screened books to more than 100 people, who make up the author selection committee.

On the second night, the committee members are given 22 stickers and asked to vote for their favorites – authors they want to see at the festival this year.

About half of the books in the final lineup come from the Jewish Book Network pitch sessions. Others come from online submissions from January to July – more than 70 local authors this year – and the rest directly from publishers representing authors on book tours.

MJCCA – Author Events (Oct. 30 – Nov. 18, 2018): Opening Night: Tuesday, Oct. 30, 7:30 pm – Member: $40/ Community: $60/ Premier VIP: $80 *Includes a pre-signed, paperback copy of the book. Mr. Hanks will NOT be signing books.

TOM HANKS, Uncommon Type: Some Stories

Saturday, Nov. 3, 8:15 pm – Member: $18/ Community: $25 SENATOR JOE LIEBERMAN, With Liberty and Justice With his son, MATT LIEBERMAN, Lucius In Conversation with David Lewis, David Lewis Productions

Sunday, Nov. 4, 12:00 pm – Member: $10/ Community: $15 REBECCA ERBELDING, Rescue Board RICK RICHMAN, Racing Against History In Conversation with Catherine Lewis, Professor of History and Executive Director, Museum of History and Holocaust Education, Kennesaw State University

Sunday, Nov. 4, 3:30 pm – Member: $15/ Community: $20 ZIV KOREN, Snapshot IZZY EZAGUI, Disarmed In Conversation with Michael Morris, Owner and Publisher, Atlanta Jewish Times and FIDF Board Member A dessert and champagne reception will follow.

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COVER STORY Sunday, Nov. 4, 7:30 pm – Member: $18/ Community: $25 MIKE LUCKOVICH, A Very Stable Genius! and Fours More Wars

Monday, Nov. 5, 12:00 pm – Member: $15/ Community: $20 DORIE GREENSPAN, Everyday Dorie In Conversation with Kim Severson, Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalist and Atlanta Bureau Chief for The New York Times A dessert reception featuring recipes from the book will follow the program.

Monday, Nov. 5, 7:30 pm – Member: $15/ Community: $20 NORMAN EISEN, The Last Palace In Conversation with Gail Evans, Former Executive Vice President, CNN and Bestselling Author Tuesday, Nov. 6, 12:00 pm – Member: $10/ Community: $15 MIMI SWARTZ, Ticker Tuesday, Nov. 6, 7:30 pm – Member: $15/ Community: $ 20 WILLIAM COUPON, Portraits In Conversation with Susanne Katz, Director of Exhibitions, The William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum A multi-media presentation of Coupon’s work and a champagne reception will follow the program.

Wednesday, Nov. 7, 12:00 pm – Member: $10/ Community: $15 YVETTE MANESSIS CORPORON, Something Beautiful Happened LAURIE BETH MORALES, Bulletproof In Conversation with Gail O’Neill, Journalist, ArtsAtl.com

Wednesday, Nov. 7, 7:30 pm – Member: $15/ Community: $20 ALLISON YARROW, 90s Bitch EMMA GRAY, A Girl’s Guide to Joining the Resistance In Conversation with Dana Barrett, TV and Radio Host, The Dana Barrett Show on Talk Radio 640 WGST

Thursday, Nov. 8, 10:00 am – Free and open to all SUSAN STACHLER AND LAURA STACHLER, The Cookie Cure SALLY MUNDELL, Packaging Good RUBY MUNDELL, Kindness Come In In Conversation with Rabbi Brian Glusman, Director of Outreach and Engagement, MJCCA Coffee and Susansnaps gourmet cookies will be served following the author presentation.

Thursday, Nov. 8, 12:30 pm – Member: $10/ Community: $15 MARTIN FLETCHER, Promised Land: A Novel of Israel ANDREW GROSS, Button Man: A Novel In Conversation with Alison Law, Publicist and Consultant, Alison Law Communications; Host, Literary Atlanta Podcast

Thursday, Nov. 8, 7:30 pm – Member: $15/ Community: $20 MOHAMMED AL SAMAWI, The Fox Hunt In Conversation with Daniel Pincus, AJC ACCESS

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Friday, Nov. 9, 12:00 pm – Member: $10/ Community: $15 JASON SHEFFIELD, Son of a Bitch: A Novel JAMIE WEISMAN, We Are Gathered: A Novel In Conversation with Gail Cohn, Local Media Personality

Saturday, Nov. 10, 8:00 pm – Member: $18/ Community: $25 LIANE MORIARTY, Nine Perfect Strangers: A Novel In Conversation with Mara Davis, Local Media Personality Sunday, Nov. 11, 12:00 pm – Member: $10/ Community: $15 EDITH SHEFFER, Asperger’s Children DAWN RAFFEL, The Strange Case of Dr. Couney In Conversation with Nadia Bilchik, CNN Editorial Producer This program will feature a screening at 11:30 am of That Was Awesome!, a short film produced by the MJCCA in partnership with Dad’s Garage, starring actors with special needs from the MJCCA Spotlight Theatre.

Sunday, Nov. 11, 3:30 pm – Member: $26/ Community: $32 *Includes a paperback copy of the book.

ANNA QUINDLEN, Alternate Side: A Novel In Conversation with Holly Firfer, CNN Journalist Sunday, Nov. 11, 7:30 pm – Member: $18/ Community: $25 STUART EIZENSTAT, President Carter In Conversation with Greg Bluestein, Political Reporter, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Monday, Nov. 12, 10:00 am – Free and open to all JACK BARSKY, Deep Undercover Monday, Nov. 12, 12:30 pm – Member: $10/ Community: $15 JENNA BLUM, The Lost Family: A Novel Monday, Nov. 12, 7:30 pm – Member: $15/ Community: $20 MAIRA KALMAN AND ALEX KALMAN, Sara Berman’s Closet In Conversation with Virginia Shearer, Eleanor McDonald Storza Director of Education, High Museum of Art This program will feature a short film screening of Sara Berman’s Closet by The New Yorker.

Tuesday, Nov. 13, 12:00 pm – Member: $10/ Community: $15 CHLOE BENJAMIN, The Immortalists: A Novel In Conversation with Greg Changnon, Playwright and Former Book Club Columnist, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Tuesday, Nov. 13, 7:30 pm – Member: $15/ Community: $20 DAVID SANGER, The Perfect Weapon Wednesday, Nov. 14, 12:00 pm – Member: $10/ Community: $15 SUSIE ORMAN SCHNALL, The Subway Girls: A Novel KITTY ZELDIS, Not Our Kind: A Novel In Conversation with Adrianne Murchison, Journalist, AJC Northside Living Magazine

Wednesday, Nov. 14, 7:30 pm – Member: $15/ Community: $20 SALLY KOHN, The Opposite of Hate In Conversation with Nadia Bilchik, CNN Editorial Producer Thursday, Nov. 15, 10:00 am – Free and open to all JOCELYN WURZBURG, Jocie

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Thursday, Nov. 15, 12:30 pm – Member: $10/ Community: $15 RONALD H. BALSON, The Girl from Berlin: A Novel STEVEN HARTOV, The Soul of a Thief: A Novel In Conversation with John Lemley, Host and Producer of John Lemley’s City Cafe and High Tea, WMLB-AM, 1690

Thursday, Nov. 15, 7:30 pm – Member: $18/ Community: $25 MICHAEL COLES and CATHERINE LEWIS, Time to Get Tough In conversation with Dr. Catherine M. Lewis, Assistant Vice President of Museums, Archives & Rare Books; Director of the Museum of History and Holocaust Education; and History Professor at Kennesaw State University Friday, Nov. 16, 12:00 pm – Tickets: $25 MICHAEL SOLOMONOV and STEVEN COOK, Israeli Soul In Conversation with Ligaya Figueras, Senior Editor, Food and Wine, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Serving a buffet Shabbat lunch featuring recipes from Israeli Soul.

Saturday, Nov. 17, 8:00 pm – Member: $33/ Community: $38 *Individual tickets include a hardcover copy of the book.

JON MEACHAM, The Soul of America In Conversation with Gail Evans, Former Executive Vice President, CNN Sunday, Nov. 18, 12:00 pm – Member: $10/ Community: $15 KENNY LEON, Take You Wherever You Go In Conversation with Holly Firfer, CNN Journalist and President of True Colors Board of Directors Sunday, Nov. 18, 3:30 pm – Member: $10/ Community: $15 STEVE ISRAEL, Big Guns: A Novel Sunday, Nov. 18, 7:30 pm – Member: $18/ Community: $25 PETER SAGAL, The Incomplete Book of Running

Contact Information for the 27th Edition of the Book Festival of the MJCCA: Purchase tickets or for more information: call the MJCCA Box Office at 678.812.4005, e-mail bookfestival@atlantajcc.org, or visit atlantajcc.org/bookfestival.

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ARTS & CULTURE Yiddish Songs, Humor and Theater

By Jan Jaben-Eilon After quickly selling out the first showing of the Yiddish play, “Mama’s Loshn Kugel,” Atlanta’s Eternal Life-Hemshech and New York-based National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene have added a second showing on Sun., Oct. 7, at the Rich Theatre at Woodruff Arts Center.

“I realized, after putting my four kids through Jewish day schools, that we always talk about the people we lost in the Holocaust, but we never talk about everything else we lost,” said Karen Lansky Edlin, president of Hemshech, referring to the rich Jewish culture in Europe that was destroyed. “That’s why we decided to bring Folksbiene to Atlanta. We wanted to do something fun.”

“Mama’s Loshn Kugel” presents little humorous Yiddish vignettes, Edlin said, noting that there will be screens projecting the English translations.

Hemshech, which means “continuation” in Hebrew, was founded by Atlanta’s Holocaust survivors in 1964 to create a permanent memorial to the six million Jews killed in the Holocaust at Greenwood Cemetery. Proceeds from the event will be used to restore the 54-yearold monument which was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

Edlin, a child of survivors, said she called Hemshech founder Benjamin Hirsch “one day and told him that we wanted to restore the memorial. We went out

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there and made a list of what we wanted to do, and just a few weeks later, he died.” German-born Hirsch, who came to Atlanta as a 9-year-old, died earlier this year after an award-winning career as an architect.

“I feel strongly that the Memorial to the Six Million is something survivors left for us. Hemshech was formed to build a place where they could say Kaddish because there were no graves,” Edlin said. Among the items on the wish list for the restoration project are a steam cleaning and electronic starters for the six torches. “Right now, the torches are lit by gas,” she explained. “Maybe we’ll do 80 percent of the work, or maybe 100 percent.” Hirsch’s original drawings for the memorial will be on display at the Rich Theatre.

“We started talking about this event in the summer of 2017,” said Edlin, explaining the long process of bringing a theater troupe from New York. Folksbiene is the world’s longest continuously performing theater company, now in its 103rd season. Currently in New York, Folksbiene is performing “Fiddler on the Roof” in Yiddish, directed

by Joel Grey. The play has received rave reviews and the production has been extended into October. Edlin said she flew to New York to watch the three-hour play. “I smiled throughout the entire thing.”

“Yiddish songs, humor, theater and literature embodied by Folksbiene are enjoying a huge resurgence across this country and around the world,” Edlin said. “We are

Karen Lansky Edlin, Hemshech president, helped bring the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene to Atlanta. Pictured with Motl Didner, NYTF associate artistic director.

The cast of “Mama’s Loshn Kugel” comes to Atlanta for a performance of the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene.

fortunate to be able to bring the Folksbiene troupe from New York to Atlanta to help support the Hemshech mission.”

Part of that mission is to not only continue the legacy of the founding organizers, but to provide scholarships for educators and students teaching and studying the Holocaust. Hemshech participates in city and state Holocaust education and genocide programs, while supporting survivors who share their stories with younger generations. Hemshech’s logo is “Holocaust Survivors Family and Friends”.

“We have not had this big an event for the community in a long time,” Edlin added. “We weren’t sure about doing a second showing. We wanted to make sure we sold the first show.”

Sponsorships for the play range from $250 to $10,000, and can be purchased on the Hemshech website, eternallifehemshech.org. Sponsorships include tickets as well as free admissions for Holocaust survivors, who will be honored at the performance. ■

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AJT’s Arts and Entertainment Highlights

By Jen Evans jen@atljewishtimes.com From Rob Schneider’s film antics to Stephen Sondheim’s theatrical music and Annie Leibovitz’s photography, Jewish Atlantans have a lot of arts and culture to choose from in the coming months. Check out a few upcoming productions:

Rob Schneider Comedy at City Springs A household name and a bona-fide comedy star, Rob Schneider is well-known for his trademark blend of character and comedic acting. He has become one of the most popular touring acts in comedy and brings his show to the Byers Theatre of the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center 8 p.m. Fri., Sept. 28.

Schneider created and stars in the Netflix docuseries “Real Rob,” which focuses on the day-to-day hijinks of Rob’s life. The series marks the first time any actor has ever written, produced, starred in, directed and financed an entire season of a television show.

The star first came to prominence on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” along with his SNL friends Adam Sandler, Tim Meadows and David Spade. He starred in some of the top comedy features of the past 20 years, including “Grown Ups,” “You Don’t Mess with the Zohan,” “Big Daddy,” and “The Waterboy.”

He also starred in the movie: “Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo” and “The Hot Chick.”

Tickets are available at the arts center box office or online at www.citysprings.com.

Callanwolde Concert Band Perfoms “Dances”

The 47th season of the Callanwolde Concert Band’s fall concert, “Dances,” is coming to the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center at 3 p.m. Sept. 30.

The Callanwolde Concert Band is made up of 65 members, including 12 Jewish performers. It is a community volunteer group, Dekalb County’s premier symphonic wind ensemble and it is a registered nonprofit charity. Several times a year the band plays at Congregation Beth Jacob.

Music Director Glenn Moore will be joined by guest conductors and assistant conductors and will feature local vocalist Sophie Decker. “Dances,” a program with classic wind band selections, features a “dance” theme. Jack Shenk, director of development and a bass player in the band, says, “Many of the songs have the word ‘dance’ in the title: ‘Gypsy Dance,’ ‘Russian Dance,’ and ‘Wedding Dance,’ which has a Klezmer sound. We will also be playing many other dance tunes.”

The “Dances” concert will be held outdoors in the newly renovated amphitheatre at the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center and guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, a blanket and a picnic. This is a free concert and open to the public. For more information about the band, www.calcb.org.

Merrily We Roll Along A three-night-only concert staging of this rarely-produced Stephen Sondheim classic is coming to the Actor’s Express Oct. 5-7. “Merrily We Roll Along” features a score that many Sondheim acolytes consider his greatest.

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“Merrily We Roll Along” features a great score, which includes such musical theater standards as “Old Friend,” “Good Thing Going,” “Our Time” and “Not a Day Goes By.” A Jewish-American composer, Sondheim is best known for writing the lyrics to “West Side Story” and “Gypsy” and for writing the music and lyrics for “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.”

“Merrily We Roll Along” is based on the book by George Furth and directed by Freddie Ashley, with music and lyrics by Sondheim. Tickets are available at: www.actors-express.com.

Jerusalem Quartet with Pinchas Zukerman and Amanda Forsyth

The Jerusalem Quartet with Pinchas Zukerman and Amanda Forsyth will be at Emory University’s Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall, at 8 p.m. Oct. 10.

The Jerusalem Quartet partners with husband-and-wife duo Zukerman (violin and viola) and Forsyth (cello) for a redolent and dramatic evening of late romantic works. The sextet performs the opening of Strauss’ “Capriccio,” the composer’s final opera and culmination of his work in the genre, along with Tchaikovsky’s “Souvenir de Florence, Op 70” and Schoenberg’s “Transfigured Night.”

The Jerusalem Quartet’s ensemble was founded in 1993 and after its 1996 debut, the four Israeli musicians embarked on a journey of growth and maturation. Zukerman reigns as one of today’s most sought after and versatile musicians as a violin

and viola soloist, conductor and chamber musician. Canadian Juno Award-winning Forsyth is considered one of North America’s most dynamic cellists This concert is part of the Flora Glenn Candler Concert Series, which brings internationally-renowned artists to the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. For tickets and information, visit boxoffice@emory.edu or call 404-727-5050.

Annie Leibovitz At Work Annie Leibovitz, one of the most influential photographers of our time, is bringing her author tour to the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre Nov. 29. This is an exclusive Atlanta event to mark the publication of a revised and expanded edition of the book, “Annie Leibovitz at Work.” In this lecture, she will present and discuss a selection of her pictures.

“At Work” reveals the inner workings of Leibovitz’s practice, offering details of her creative process and legendary career, from her early years as a young photographer for Rolling Stone to her recent work at Vanity Fair and Vogue.

Leibovitz speaks about her relationship to photography, both as a medium and as a practice. She shares her stories and thoughts on the unique challenges the genre presents, from the elaborate fashion shoots for Vogue to her brave, somber coverage of the war in Sarajevo, and from the intimacy of photographing nudes to the artistic struggles of shooting an ad campaign.

“Photography has given me the opportunity, over the years, to collaborate with subjects whose relevance and influence on the wider culture mean something … They are people who have helped define our era” For tickets for “Annie Leibovitz at Work,” visit cobbenergycentre.com. ■ You can find out more information about local upcoming events and entertainment at www.atlantajewishconnector.com.

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42nd Street is Musical Director’s Dream Come True

By Bob Bahr The successful opening night performance of the Broadway musical, “42nd Street,” Sept. 14 by the new professional City Springs Theatre Company was the culmination of a lifelong goal for the company’s new musical director, Judy Cole.

The performance, which also helped launch the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center as a major Atlanta cultural destination, was something Cole had been working towards for the last 40 years.

“It’s a dream come true to work with a professional theater company in this way,” she said. “I wanted to do this ever since coming out of graduate school, but I didn’t want to live in New York.”

Not that Cole hasn’t been a busy musician and director for the last four decades. She’s a professor and artist-in-residence in the school of music at Kennesaw State University. There she has directed such productions as Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods” and Alfred Uhry’s musical about the Leo Frank trial, “Parade.”

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Tony award winner Shuler Hensley stars as Broadway director Julian Marsh in 42nd Street at City Springs Theatre. Hensley is also associate artistic director of the theater company.

Musical director Judy Cole.

Ben Rose City Springs Theatre Company

Leigh Ellen Jones as Broadway newcomer, Peggy Sawyer, who becomes a star in 42nd Street.

42nd Street is based on the 1933 hit movie of the same name.

During the past two weeks she’s been even more busy as the instrumentalist at The Temple’s High Holiday services, where she’s been the regular pianist and organist for the last 14 years. On the eve of Yom Kippur, Sept. 18, she played Max Bruch’s classical concerto, “Kol Nidre,” with cellist Barney Culver at Shema Yisrael – The Open Synagogue – and accompanied her husband, Cantor Herb Cole, during the service.

But it is Sandy Springs’ new musical theater that takes up much of her time. She calls the current production in the new performing arts center first-class entertainment.

“This is truly Broadway-level entertainment,” she pointed out, with some pride. “It’s singing and dancing, with a spectacular production in a beautiful theater. It’s totally a class act from A to Z.” The show, which was legendary producer David Merrick’s last major work, debuted in 1980, won a Tony award for best musical, and included almost 3,500 performances during its four-year run. It’s a song and dance fest based on the 1933 movie musical of the same name, which was the first musical blockbuster in Hollywood history.

It’s an old-fashioned story of show business success by a talented, starry-eyed young performer who comes to New York with big dreams and a pair of tap shoes, and makes it big on Broadway. The Sandy Springs production stars Tony award winner and Atlanta native, Shuler Hensley.

The company is led by award-winning producer and director Brandt Blocker, who spent 10 years as managing artistic director of Atlanta Lyric Theatre in Marietta.

During the past week, “42nd Street” has been playing to mostly sold-out audiences. It is the first of four productions planned for the coming year in the new Byers Theatre, which seats over a thousand theater goers. Other productions scheduled are “The Elf,” “Billy Elliot” and “Hairspray.” The productions are supported by a $500,000 grant from the Sandy Springs Foundation.

More than 4,000 season subscriptions have already been sold, which is just how eager the community is for professional theater, Cole said.

“Having this high caliber of theater in Sandy Springs has been matched by residents who have been incredibly supportive. This is such a great delight.” ■

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COMMUNITY Georgia Aquarium Makes Way for More Sharks

By Roni Robbins The Western Hemisphere’s biggest aquarium broke ground Sept. 11 and construction is starting on its Expansion 2020 project, which will encompass one of its largest exhibits. A 1 million-gallon shark tank at the Georgia Aquarium will contain the ocean’s apex predators, eight types of sharks at the top of the ocean’s food chain – several of which are not in captivity anywhere else.

The new exhibit is expected to add hammerheads, sand tiger sharks and sandbar sharks to the whale sharks, as well as other species not announced yet.

In addition to the new shark exhibit, there will be a new entrance with enhanced ticketing services.

Construction began last week on the main entrance into the plaza, featuring new digital signage, the aquarium reported. The redesigned entryway will provide a covered queue for guests, while also introducing a separate entrance for field trips and classes via Baker Street.

The regular entrance is open and will remain uninterrupted throughout

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Breaking ground on the aquarium expansion are, from left, Mike Leven, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Bernie Marcus and Joe Handy.

Courtesy of the Georgia Aquarium

The new 1 million-gallon shark tank will bring the total volume of the aquarium to 13 million gallons.

construction, although demolition has been underway on the exterior of the building for several months.

Expansion 2020 is expected to cost more than $100 million and open in November of 2020. The shark tank expansion will bring the aquarium’s total tank volume to 13 million gallons and will add more than 45,000 square feet, including existing space being used for the expansion.

At last week’s ground breaking, Aquarium CEO Mike Leven recognized the aquarium’s 400 employees and 1,000 volunteers, more than half of whom have been with the attraction since it opened

in 2005.

Leven also thanked Bernie and Billi Marcus, who created the aquarium as a thank you to the city of Atlanta, the state of Georgia and the first customers of Home Depot.

“By creating the aquarium, Bernie wanted to create something the average Georgian could come to and afford to do.”

On Aug. 29, Invest Atlanta, the city’s development authority, voted 4-3 to donate $7.5 million from a special tax fund to the aquarium expansion. The fund returns tax money to community growth projects. The aquarium will receive the money over seven years.

Bernie Marcus thanked the former and current mayors, Shirley Franklin and Keisha Lance Bottoms, for their recent support and as the aquarium was built and growing.

When Bottoms spoke, she noted how the aquarium is one of the examples of how business, community and government can come together for the betterment of the city.

Joe Handy, Aquarium president and chief operating officer, has told the community that as part of the new exhibit, there will be a number of animal interactions and immersions that will allow visitors to get even closer to these misunderstood species. The new gallery will feature floor-to-ceiling acrylic windows to give guests the best view of the animals.

The Georgia Aquarium has the world’s largest self-contained tank with 6.4 million gallons; and the largest acrylic viewing window in the Western Hemisphere – 27 feet high, 64 feet across and 2 feet thick. Last year, the Georgia Aquarium attracted 2.4 million visitors. ■

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Dear Perplexed Mom, I would definitely rate your morning at least an eight on the stress-o-meter.

Coming late to work and dealing with irate bosses, office staff and patients is very difficult. Knowing your children will be sent to the office for tardy slips is not comforting either.

However, I think your quandary can be simplified by seeking your long-term objective in parenting. Do you view your job as being reactive when situations occur, and trust me, they will – when you’re least expecting them? He did this, and therefore, I will give him a consequence to fit the “crime.” And then he will learn to never repeat that behavior again.

Consequences may or may not be effective, depending on many variables: the child’s nature, how consequences are administered, and whether they are equivalent to the behavior. However, if a child receives an overdose of negativity, we all know the possible repercussions: rebellion and an erosion of the parent-child relationship.

So, what’s a parent to do? Let the kid get away with whatever he wants?

In this particular scenario, Jamie’s deflection sounds like a cry for help. An otherwise well-adjusted child who excels in school doesn’t typically disappear when it’s time to walk out the door. Something must have been bothering him.

I would recommend having a private, earnest conversation with Jamie later, when everyone’s temperatures are cooler. Try to find out if there’s a problem you can help with. And explain to him that he can always come to you when something is wrong. Hopefully Jamie will confide what’s going on, and then you will be able to help him. At some point in the conversation, there is certainly nothing wrong with explaining that, even if something is upsetting him, he can’t disappear when it’s time for everyone to leave. And you can forewarn him that if this should be repeated, there will be a consequence.

Do you see the difference that this model can provide? With reactive parenting, the immediate behavior may be stopped in its tracks, but you’ve closed a door. And you are left with an angry child who is feeling misunderstood and unsupported.

With proactive parenting, your child feels loved and cared about. He now understands that he should approach you with concerns and has also been forewarned about consequences for appropriate and inappropriate behavior. A loving encounter, a “teachable moment,” has been created, fostering intimacy.

Parenting is challenging yet exhilarating. It can leave you breathless yet awed at the vast potential inherent in the gift of raising a child. ■

Wishing you much success and joy, Rachel Atlanta Jewish Times Advice Column Got a problem? Email Rachel Stein at oyvey@atljewishtimes. com, describing your problem in 250 words or less.

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Jewish Joke of the Week Yiddish Word of the Week

Oy Vey! Four Jewish ladies are playing mahjong in a house in Hendon.

Bette sighs and says, “Oy...”

Freda nods, sighs, and says, “Oy vey!”

Kitty says, “Oy vey zmir!”

Charlotte chimes in: “Enough talk about the children already.

Let’s get back to the game.”

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bubbeleh Term of endearment, especially for a young[er] person: “Did you finish your dinner, Bubbeleh?” Sometimes with a slightly patronizing undertone: “Let me show you how it’s done, Bubbeleh.” Uncertain derivation; some possibilities: 1.

Hebrew ‫ּבּובה‬ ָ bubbah, “doll,” with the Yiddish diminutive suffix -le, bubbale, “little doll.” While the Hebrew word is relatively recent (late 19th / early 20th century), it may have ancient origins in the Latin pupa, “doll,” like the French poupée, “doll.”

2. Yiddish ‫ בובע‬bubbe or ‫ ָבאבע‬bobbe, “grandma,” with the Yiddish diminutive suffix -le, bubbele, “little granny,” or the way a grandmother addresses a grandchild.

3. German Bub, “boy,” with the Yiddish diminutive suffix -le, bubbele, “little boy/ child.”

Rabbi Joab Eichenberg-Eilon, PhD, teaches Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic at the Israel Institute of Biblical Studies, eTeacher Group Ltd.

COMMUNITY SIMCHA SPOTLIGHT

Mazel Tov

“Better Call Harry” Samler Receives Significant Award

Investigative reporter Harry Samler received a prestigious award when he was inducted into the Silver Circle of the Southeast Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences on Sept. 7. The award is reserved for professionals with at least 25 years of experience. These leaders join an impressive group of industry professionals who have helped shape the past, and continue to influence the present and the future of broadcasting.

Samler, known for his segment on CBS 46 called “Better Call Harry,” has a 27year career in television journalism. He has reported, shot, edited and produced several popular Atlanta franchises including 11Alive’s Call for Action, Positively Georgia and the 11Alive Community Service Awards. In 2005, Samler moved to CBS 46 where he began fronting his own segments, solving traffic issues as “Pothole Harry.” After a brief stint as morning traffic anchor, Samler started “Better Call Harry,” and has recovered hundreds of thousands of dollars for consumers.

Samler graduated from Tulane University. He has worked in New Orleans, Hendersonville, N.C., Savannah, Ga., Columbus, Ga., and Louisville, Ky. He started working in Atlanta three weeks prior to the 1996 Olympic Games. ■

Mazel Tov

Summers Landing Resident of the Month for August At 81, Melvin Lebowitz teaches Hebrew to others in his retirement home and is a whiz at memory games, especially recounting U.S. states and capitals. Whether it’s facts about history, geography, music or celebrities, Lebowitz is as sharp as people many years his junior. He was honored recently at Summer’s Landing Tilly Mill retirement home in Dunwoody as resident of the month for August.

Lebowitz grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and served in the Army for 30 years. He has been a resident of Summers Landing for five years, where he regularly leads Bingo, cranking the cage and calling out numbers. Asked his one wish in life, he said, “to have good health.” ■

Savannah Friends in Atlanta Reunion Saturday, October 6th from 7:00 to 11:30 PM {three} sheets, 6017 Sandy Springs Circle, Atlanta, GA 30328 Enjoy friends you haven’t seen in years, music you love and food reminiscent of the places you grew up with including Spanky’s, Johnny Harris and others.

$65 Early Bird Tickets until September 15 / $85 After Register at www.eventbrite.com/e/savannah-friends-inatlanta-reunion-tickets-48172089015 Send a “youthful” photo for your name tag to savreunion2018@gmail.com

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Tickets include a Dinner Buffet + 2 alcoholic drinks or 4 non-alcoholic drinks + DJ & Dancing

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Share it with your community with free AJT simcha announcements.

Email them to submissions@atljewishtimes.com.

The Bremen Museum has will be sharing a slide show of photos from the Savannah Jewish Archives. {three} sheets will also have televisions to watch college football.

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CALENDAR SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

FIDF Southeast Region Bike Ride – Sosebee Cycling Park, 465 Simpson Road NE, White, from 8:15 a.m. to 2 p.m. Celebrate Israel’s 70th and ride 70 miles to honor and benefit our heroes.

From $0 to $70. For more information, southeast@fidf.org or call 678-2509030.

CANDLE-LIGHTING TIMES

Ha'azinu Friday, September 21, 2018 light candles at 7:18 p.m.

Saturday, September 22, 2018 Shabbat ends at 8:11 p.m.

Sukkot Sunday, September 23, 2018 light candles at 7:15 p.m.

Monday, September 24, 2018 light candles after 8:08 p.m.

Tuesday, September 25, 2018 holiday ends at 8:07 p.m.

Vezot Hab'rachah Friday, September 28, 2018 light candles at 7:08 p.m.

Saturday, September 29, 2018 Shabbat ends at 8:01 p.m.

AJA Family Pizza in the Sukkah – ECD through 12 – Atlanta Jewish Academy, 5200 Northland Drive, Atlanta, From 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free.

For more information, www.atljewishacademy.org/.

Spaghetti in the Sukkah – Congregation Etz Chaim, 1190 Indian Hills Parkway NE, Marietta, from 12 to 12:30 p.m.

Sukkah decorating followed by lunch.

Free. RSVP, debbie@etzchaim.net.

Maze, 4520 Highway 53, Dawsonville, from 4 to 7 p.m. Conquer the corn maze, go on a hayride, feed the goats and pick a pumpkin. $13 per person. To RSVP, www.bit.ly/2Cm2ZiB.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25

The Davis Academy Cub Club at Little Acorns at Avalon – 2200 Avalon Boulevard, Alpharetta, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Crafts and music geared toward preschool age children and their families. Free. For more information, www. bit.ly/2oIZ5GX. 30 | SEPTEMBER 21, 2018 ATLANTA JEWISH TIMES

Shalom, 5303 Winters Chapel Road, Dunwoody, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Shabbat services followed by a pasta dinner in the sukkah. $10 per adult, $7 per child. For more information, visit www.bethshalom.net.

dian Hills Parkway NE, Marietta, from 12 to 2 p.m. Join Gary Deutsch, the former president and webmaster for the Jewish Genealogical Society of Georgia.

Free. RSVP, www.etzchaim.net/wines.

JumpSpark Presents: Applying & Paying for College – Congregation

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26

AgeWell Presents: How to Keep Your Brain Healthy – Temple Kol Emeth,

Temple Beth Tikvah’s Sukkot Family Fun Day – Uncle Shuck’s Corn

Pasta in the Hut – Congregation Beth

Vines & Wines: A Genealogical Journey – Congregation Etz Chaim, 1190 In-

What the Health?!: Ovarian Cancer – Marcus JCC, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Atlanta, from 1 to 3 p.m. Join Dr. Benigno and the Ovarian Cancer Institute to discuss ovarian cancer and how it affects those with Ashkenazi origins.

Free for members, $5 non-members. To register, www.bit.ly/2M22ppM.

adult, $12 ages 6 to 12, free for children 5 and under. For more information, www.bit.ly/2QanXEa.

1415 Old Canton Road, Marietta, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. A discussion about brain health with Leah Henderson, a volunteer speaker for the Alzheimer’s Association. Free and open to the community.

Organized by Jewish Family & Career Services. Supported by Jewish Home Life Communities, Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta, Congregation Etz Chaim, Temple Beth Tikvah and Temple Kol Emeth. For more information, www.bit.ly/2oJvQUI.

B’nai Torah, 700 Mount Vernon Highway NE, Sandy Springs, from 7 to 9 p.m. A seminar and interactive panel hosted by JumpSpark and JELF – Jewish Educational Loan Fund, for teens and their parents to learn tips and tools to successfully apply for college.

To register and for more information, www.jumpsparkatl.org/program/applying-college/.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28

Congregation Shearith Israel Shabbat in the Sukkah – 1180 University Drive NE, Atlanta, from 5:45 to 7:30 p.m. Bring your own dish to share.

Free. To register, www.signupgenius. com/go/5080e4aacac2da5fe3-shabbat2. Questions, contact Lindsay Feinberg, reception@shearithisrael.com.

JNFuture Presents Shabbat in the Sukkah – Featuring Guest Speaker Simon Schwartz – Congregation Anshi S’Fard, 1324 North Highland Avenue NE, Atlanta, from 7 to 10 p.m. Share a Shabbat meal with a community of young professionals and supporters of Jewish National Fund. $18 general admission, complimentary for JNFuture members. For more information contact Nick Contino, ncontino@jnf.org or call, 404-236-8990 x 852.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

Prospective Member Shabbat – Congregation Beth Shalom, 5303 Winters Chapel Road, Dunwoody, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Meet Rabbi Zimmerman and other members of the Kehillah. Free. For more information, bethshalomatlanta.net or call, 770-3995300.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27

Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta’s Nosh to Meet You – From 12 to 1 p.m. Three Atlanta locations: Your Pie Perimeter, 123 Perimeter Center West; Jason’s Deli Buckhead, 3330 Piedmont Road NE; and Fresh to Order Midtown, 860 Peachtree Street NE. Meet with fellow young Jewish professionals in your work neighborhood. Free.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

3rd Annual Bluegrass Shabbat – Ahavath Achim Synagogue, 600 Peachtree Battle Avenue NW, Atlanta, from 6 to 8 p.m. Kosher BBQ and bluegrass tunes from The Cohen Brothers Band. $15 per

Sukkah Fest: Etz Chaim’s Fall Music Festival – Congregation Etz Chaim, 1190 Indian Hills Parkway NE, Marietta, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The festival will feature music from Mr. Michael

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22

Havdalah & Lantern Parade VIP Section – Chabad Intown On The Beltline, 730 Ponce De Leon Place NE, Atlanta, from 9 to 11 p.m. Lantern making and musical Havdalah. Limited parking. For prices and more information, www.bit.ly/2Nupgfz.

and The Cohen Brothers Band, a children’s petting zoo, train and bounce house, and food from Keith’s Corner BBQ Kosher Food Truck. Tickets will be available for purchase for food and beverages.

For more information, www.etxchaim. net/sukkahfest.

seum is pleased to offer free admission to the Bearing Witness series through a generous grant from the Sara Giles Moore Foundation. For more information, www.bit.ly/2CJcZmv.

At the Mikvah with Hadassah – MACom, Metro Atlanta Community Mikvah & Congregation B’nai Torah, 700 Mt. Vernon Highway NE, Atlanta. Tour and snacks in the front building and program to follow in the synagogue, from 2:15 to 4:15 p.m. $7 suggested donation.

RSVP to Vivian Gerow at viviang.hadassah@gmail.com or 404-274-9285.

Callenwolde Concert Band’s “Dances”– Amphitheatre at the Callanwolde

Sukkot Farm-to-Table Festival – Marcus JCC, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Atlanta from 12 to 4 p.m. The festival will feature a farmer’s market, chef demonstrations, petting zoo, face painting, a children’s concert and much more. Free and open to the public. For more information and to register, www.sukkotfarmtotablefestival.com/register.

Bearing Witness Featuring Murray Lynn – William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum, 1440 Spring Street NW, Atlanta, from 2 to 5 p.m. This series features Holocaust survivors, all Atlanta residents, who recall their experiences during the Holocaust. The Breman Mu-

Fine Arts Center, 980 Briarcliff Road, Atlanta, from 3 to 5 p.m. Music Director Glenn Moore will be joined by guest conductors and Callanwolde assistant conductors, and will feature local talent with vocalist Sophie Decker. Free and open to the public. For more information, www.calcb.org.

JumpSpark Presents: Leadership Through Improv – Dad’s Garage Theatre Company, 569 Ezzard Street SE, Atlanta, from 3 to 5 p.m. A two-hour workshop led by artists from Dad’s Garage that helps with leadership skills and more through improv techniques and exercises. $15 for students in grades 9 through 12. For more information and to register, www.jumpsparkatl.org/program/leadership-improv/. ■

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■ Albert L. Amato D.D.S. was among 12 members of the Georgia Dental Association to receive the 1993 Honorable Fellow Award at the association’s annual meeting at the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, N.C.

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50 Years Ago // September 20, 1968 ■ Teddy Kollek, the mayor of united Jerusalem, announced that he would like to see the United Nations set up its headquarters in Jerusalem. The former right-hand man of Prime Minister David BenGurion and the architect of Israel’s famous museum would also welcome the construction of a “World Synagogue” near the Western Wall.

■ Dr. and Mrs. Samuel P. Goodrich of Atlanta announce the birth of a daughter, Elizabeth Sylvia, on Sept. 17. The grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Baris Goodrich of Milledgeville, Ga. And the late Mr. and Mrs. Edbert R. Harris.

OBITUARIES

Eileen Joan Seidman 86, Johns Creek

Eileen Joan Seidman, 86, lost her decade-long battle with Alzheimer’s disease on Sept. 10, 2018.

With her husband of 65 years, Frank Seidman, Eileen lived the last three years of her life at The Cohen Home in Johns Creek, where she received loving care that improved her quality of life and postponed her inevitable passing.

Eileen was best known as an activist devoted to her community. During the Seidmans’ 20-year residence in Roswell, she led successful efforts to pave and place street lights on Eves Road, build sidewalks to the River Eves Elementary School and Eileen Joan Seidman, left, with widen the intersection of Eves and Holcomb Bridge her husband of 65 years, Frank. roads. But her crowning achievement was her 14year campaign to build the East Roswell Library as founding president of People for the East Roswell Library. She got the land donated, worked with the mayor and city council, relentlessly lobbied the library board and organized an army of volunteers who continue today as Friends of the East Roswell Library.

Besides her unflagging determination, which she brought to everything she did, the secret of her success was kindness. She was friendly to all. She recalled the birthday of everyone she knew and kept a bag of presents handy for visiting children. Many in City Hall remember the holiday gift tin of cookies that she always delivered in person.

The foundation of her life was her 70-year relationship with Frank. They met on a blind date when she was 15 and he was 16. Born in Philadelphia to Paul and Lillian Ladenson, her life’s path took her from Philadelphia, where she was raised; to Louisville, where Frank was in the Army; back to Philadelphia; then in 1968 to Atlanta, where she remained for the rest of her life; except for a short sojourn in North Miami Beach.

She is survived by her husband, Frank; her daughters, Ricki Seidman and Linda Seidman Reif; her son-in-law, Bill Reif; her grandsons, Joshua and Jacob Reif; and her brother, Jack Ladenson.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Friends of the East Roswell Library in Eileen’s memory.

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Harriette Gerichter Zinsenheim 88, Atlanta

Harriette Gerichter Zinsenheim, 88, of Atlanta and formerly Newark, N.J., died Sept.

9, 2018. Harriette graduated from Christopher Columbus High School in Bronx, N.Y. at 17 years old in 1946. She was a bookkeeper when she met Harold Zinsenheim in 1949. They were married July 4, 1951, and moved to Columbus, Ga., where she was a civilian office staffer in the provost marshal office while Harold was stationed at Fort Benning. They returned to New York in 1953, where her three children were born. Harriette and her family moved to Atlanta in 1967, where she worked as a bookkeeper and a travel agent. She and Harold loved to travel and enjoyed attending sporting events, especially the Atlanta Hawks and Atlanta Braves. Harriette rarely missed a Hawks game and was well-known by the staff and players at Alexander Memorial Coliseum, The Omni and Philips Arena.

She was also an avid bowler and mahjong player, playing in weekly bowling leagues and Monday night mahjong games.

Survivors include her husband, Harold Zinsenheim; daughters, Joyce Zinsenheim (Philip Yussen), Shari Zinsenheim Landon; son, Steve (Penny) Zinsenheim; and grandchildren, Madison Zinsenheim, Mallory Landon, and Michael Landon. Harriette is preceded in death by her brother, Donald Mark; son-in-law, Wayne Landon; and grandson, Davis Zinsenheim.

In lieu of flowers, please plant a tree in Israel in Harriette’s memory by going to JNF. org. A graveside service was held Sept. 13, 2018, at Arlington Memorial Park. Arrangements by Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care, Atlanta, 770-451-4999. Sign online guest book at www.edressler.com. ■ Obituaries in the AJT are written and paid for by the families; contact Managing Publisher Kaylene Ladinsky at kaylene@atljewishtimes.com or 404-883-2130, ext. 100, for details about submission, rates and payments. Death notices, which provide basic details, are free and run as space is available; send submissions to editor@atljewishtimes.com.

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CLOSING THOUGHTS Tishrei: Vulnerability Accompanies the Unknown Before we turn our attention to the month of Tish- there. You can visualize them as they were in perfect rei, I’d first like to share a gift from my heart. I’ve cre- health and well-being. Inviting all of the senses, you’re gently guided to recall the flecks of color in ated a free, online Yizkor meditation for their eyes, the sound of their laughter, the those who would like to connect more scents associated with them, etc. You have deeply with the memory of departed loved the opportunity to speak any unspoken ones. Over the years, people have expressed words and then quiet yourself to listen to to me a desire to move beyond the Yizkor what you imagine that they might offer in service. They have said that sometimes return. it feels like a rote, fill-in-the blank, recitaIn the privacy of your home, you can tion of the names of loved ones who have cry, smile, experience a range of emotions passed, coupled with a plea for money. The and move through to cleansing, ready to service, however, contains much more. It’s embrace the New Year and the renewed a plea for redemption for the living as well Dr. Terry path ahead. Here’s the link that will take as those who have departed this earth. The Segal you to a sign-up to receive the meditation pledge of charity becomes a bonded action New Moon Meditations by email: bit.ly/yizkor-meditation. to take in the New Year, when the grief of We remember our loved ones and we must live loss lingers and can be daunting.

I developed this meditation in response to the in such a way as to honor them. Vulnerability always heart-wrenching void of separation. In it is the invita- accompanies the unknown. It is the theme of Tishrei. tion to experience a brief “visit” with loved ones whom Breathe through your vulnerable feelings as we acdeath has taken from us. With reverence, we ask them knowledge Rosh Chodesh Tishrei, which began on Sun., to meet us, in essence, in the space between here and Sept. 9, at sundown. Rosh Hashanah is observed on the

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first two days of Tishrei. There is no blessing for this Rosh Chodesh because Hashem blesses Tishrei on the last Shabbat of Elul.

Beginning with the contemplation of Rosh Hashanah, literally the “head of the year,” we examine our words and actions over the past year and turn from our shadow selves. We step into the light of wisdom, knowledge and learning. On Yom Kippur, as we ask for forgiveness from G-d and our fellow human beings, we experience cleansing and compassion for ourselves and each other. Sukkot brings vulnerability and connects us, at our core, to Mother Nature and her rhythms. During Simchat Torah, we raise our voices in song and celebration as we complete the annual cycle of Torah readings and begin again.

According to the Book of Formation, there are senses and organs of the body that influence us with the changing of the months. Touch is the sense of Tishrei. We hug each other as a physical expression and also touch each other in a more ethereal way, with our words. Words can wound or heal. Have you ever read a quote that instantly changed you?

The ruling organ of Tishrei is the gallbladder, which stores and excretes bile. Bile translates to bitterness, or poison, that we need to expel by forgiving, connecting and clearing ourselves to begin anew.

As we live in our vulnerable dwellings during Sukkot, we literally ground ourselves to the earth, reconnect to our souls, reach out to join with others, and realign with Hashem. The goal is to live mindfully once we go back inside, where we are comfortable. We must ward against falling into complacency through the task of conscious living inside and outside of our homes.

Meditation Focus: Scan the times this past year in which you felt vulnerable. Were they because of a new situation or life passage? Did you marry, lose a loved one, deal with illness, aging, give birth, move or experience loneliness? Feeling vulnerable often heralds change. Reconnect to G-d and community and know that you’re not alone. ■

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