Federation Star - October 2012 by Jewish Federation of Collier County

Celebrating Jewish Life in Collier County

Federation Star Published by the Jewish Federation of Collier County serving Naples, Marco Island and the surrounding communities

www.JewishNaples.org INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

4A Community Relations Comm. 6A Women’s Cultural Alliance 7A Community Focus 10A Jewish Interest 13A Israel & the Jewish World 17A Tributes 18A Focus on Youth 21A Commentary 22A Rabbinical Reflections 23A Synagogues 25A Organizations 28A Business Directory 30A Community Calendar 31A Community Directory 1B Jewish Happenings

2A In Memoriam – Shereen Willens

3A Nine-day mission to Ukraine and Israel - Pt. 2

Vol. 22 #2

The more I learn, the more amazed I am Judge Norman Krivosha President

begin this month’s column on a sad note. As many of you know, Shereen Willens, wife of our Executive Director, David Willens, lost her heroic battle with cancer on August 24, 2012. She was an inspiration to all of us and she will be sorely missed. We all extend our deepest sympathy and heartfelt condolences to David and his entire family. May her memory serve to be a comfort to David and his entire family during these difficult times. On a happier note, I have spent some of the summer downtime getting acquainted with the Federation and its many activities. The more I learn, the more amazed I become. For a relativity small community (as compared to Chicago, Kansas City or Cleveland), we do some wonderful things and provide assistance to some wonderful projects. The list consists of projects locally, statewide, nationally and worldwide. Many may be known to all of you, such as supporting Jewish Family & Community Services and the religious education programs at Temple Shalom, Beth Tikvah and Chabad of Naples. And, of course,

we cannot forget the Women’s Cultural Alliance and the more than 800 women participating in all manner of activities under the leadership of Jane Hersch. Others may be less well known such as Hillel at Florida Gulf Coast University. Most know of our significant support for the Holocaust Museum & Education Center of Southwest Florida, but less about our support for the Center for Judaic, Holocaust & Human Rights Studies at Florida Gulf Coast University or our local Jewish War Veterans Post. The same applies on a national basis. You may be aware of our support for the Jewish National Fund, the Anti-Defamation League or Magen David Adom; but how many are aware of our support for the Birthright Israel project, which each year takes young adults to Israel for a taste of immersed Jewish life in an atmosphere that really matters.

Our presence in Israel is likewise significant. We generously support Neve Michael Youth & Children’s Home. Additionally, we support Yad LaKashish, an institution that provides older Israelis with an opportunity to remain active through weaving, knitting or woodwork, while retaining their sense of worth and purpose. Helene and I have visited these facilities on earlier trips to Israel and know firsthand the value of their work. But how many know about our support for the Sapir Community Center in Israel, a community for Ethiopian Jews living in Kfar Saba? I recently had the opportunity to read an email from Revital Lubinsky, the Director for External Relations and Resource Development. She wrote to tell us how we were playing an important role in advancing the growth and

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SOMETHING NEW FOR MEN ONLY!

We have heard from many women through our Women’s Cultural Alliance (WCA), that their husbands/significant others are looking for ways to meet other men for golf, tennis, fishing, cards, lunch, discussion groups and a host of other activities…For Men Only! The Jewish Federation of Collier County invites you to an Exploratory Meeting to discuss your interests in starting a new social group just for the guys. Please join us on Thursday, November 15 at 3 p.m. in the Federation Community Room to share your interest, thoughts and ideas, and explore this opportunity.

For more information or to RSVP, email Steve Brazina at sbrazina@aol.com.

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jewish Happenings in October October 4: Grand Sukkot Party, Chabad Naples, page 23A October 16: NCJW opening luncheon meeting, page 27A October 16: ZOA presentation - “Jewish Refugees from the Arab Countries,” page 7B October 17: Film presentation of Elusive Justice, Readers and Thinkers group, page 2B October 21: Jewish War Veterans meeting, page 27A October 21: Blessing of the Animals, Temple Shalom, page 2B October 21: GenShoah meeting, speaker Amy Snyder, page 2B October 22: Book Discussion Group, The Aleppo Codex, by Matti Friedman, Beth Tikvah, page 24A October 23: Sightseeing Cruise, Naples Jewish Social Club, page 25A October 27: “PJ” Havdalah on the Beach, Temple Shalom, page 2B October 27-28: Estero Fine Art Show, page 3B October 30: “Learning How to Remember,” Collier/Lee Chapter of Hadassah, page 1B

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JEWISH FEDERATION Norman Krivosha...continued from page 1A development of some 100 children between the ages of 6 and 12 in educational, emotional, cultural and social spheres necessary for them to have a meaningful life in Israel. And let’s not forget our support for transportation to the ORT school in Odessa, Ukraine. We are playing an important role in making life better for fellow Jews – everywhere. Our ability to do more is only limited by the funds available to us, as the needs and opportunities are endless. Recently we embarked on a project to establish a BBYO here in Naples, which is proving to be very successful. Through this program, we are affording our youth the opportunity to meet together in a venue they would not otherwise have. Regardless of what public or private school they may attend or what synagogue they belong to – or even if they don’t belong to any synagogue – they now have a place to come together for social activity. It has been a real success. The young people are doing all they can. The only thing missing is your financial support and perhaps two of you to serve as Advisors. Anyone interested should contact David Willens at the Federation

office. And there is more on the drawing board. As I become more and more familiar with the workings of our Jewish Federation, I am more and more amazed and thrilled to be a part of this important work. We are all making a difference in the lives of many people in many situations. And none of this could be accomplished but for the generous support of each of you. If you have already made a pledge in support of this work, we thank you profusely. And if you have not yet made a pledge and agree that this work is important and worthwhile, please take a moment to make a pledge. It doesn’t take more than a telephone call to the Federation office to accomplish that necessary and lifechanging action. Our tradition teaches us, that contrary to Cain’s question to HaShem, we are our brother’s and sister’s keeper, and we do have a duty to help to the fullest extent that we can. Our Jewish Federation of Collier County is the perfect facility with which we can fulfill our obligations to each other. May we be given the strength, time and resources to carry out that mission.

The Board of Trustees of the Jewish Federation of Collier County extends its deepest sympathy to Executive Director David Willens and Family, who mourn the passing of Shereen Willens. May her memory be for a blessing. Norman Krivosha, President

IN MEMORIAM Shereen Willens Shereen Willens passed away peacefully on August 24, 2012, at the age of 61, following a courageous five-year battle with ovarian cancer. Shereen was born in Flushing, New York, to Violet and Murry Silvershein, moved to Florida at the age of three and grew up in North Miami. Shereen was an outstanding legal secretary and executive assistant for 36 years and worked in several prestigious law firms and businesses in Miami, Akron, Cleveland and Naples. Shereen was fluent in Spanish and took great pride in communicating on a multi-cultural level. She greatly enjoyed deep-sea fishing, and loved the game of football and her Miami Dolphins. Shereen had a knack for growing violets and orchids. She will be deeply missed by her husband David, son Joshua Plancher (Brianna), daughter Elissa (Jason Dix), grandson Isaac Plancher, dear sister Lillian Weiss (Dr. Alan Weiss), stepmother Dorothy Zelman, nieces and nephews Natalie and Phillip Weiss, Katie and Joel Willens, cousins, and so very many wonderful and loving friends. The family wishes to express their thanks and appreciation to Florida Gynecologic Oncology – Dr. Edward Grendys, Katherine Struense, RN and staff – who took the best care of her during her illness and helped to give her these past five years; and to Avow Hospice, who showed great compassion and care for her in her final days. The family requests that donations be made in Shereen’s memory to the Jewish Federation of Collier County. May her memory always be a blessing to all those who knew her and loved her.

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Gordis tapped for Evy Lipp People of the Book event By Carole J Greene

very year when the capacity crowd exits the Jewish Federation of Collier County’s “Evy Lipp People of the Book” presentation, I hear murmurs. “How will they ever find a speaker as interesting as THIS one?” “They have their work cut out to find one as good as THIS for next year’s speaker.” Year after year, the committee comes through. Our next speaker is no exception, as we’ll discover with the appearance on February 20, 2013, of Rabbi Daniel Gordis, Senior Vice President and the Koret Distinguished Fellow at the Shalem Center in Jerusalem. Daniel Gordis was born in1959, in New York City. He received a B.A. from Columbia University, a

Israel’s first liberal arts college, and master’s degree and rabbinic ordination from the Jewish Theological in 2011 was appointed President of Seminary of America, the Shalem Foundation. and his Ph.D. from the He writes a regUniversity of Southern California. Dr. Gordis ular column – “A Dose of Nuance” was the founding dean of the Ziegler School of – for the Jerusalem Rabbinic Studies at the Post, and is a reguUniversity of Judaism, lar contributor to the first rabbinical colThe New York Times. lege on the West Coast His articles have of the United States. also appeared in He and his family The New Republic, emigrated to Israel in The New York Times Rabbi Daniel Gordis 1998. From then until Magazine, Moment, 2007, he worked at the Mandel FounTikkun, and Conservative Judaism. dation and the Mandel Leadership The author of numerous books on Institute in Jerusalem. He joined the Jewish thought and currents in Israel, Shalem Center in 2007 to help found he recently received the National

Odessa & Israel – hope for a Jewish future Phyllis Seaman Federation VP & Campaign Chair

dessa: Chapter Two To continue my story of what I experienced and learned on my fabulous and enlightening Campaign Chair & Campaign Directors Mission to Odessa and Israel this summer, I’ve decided to engage you in the experiences out of sequence. We covered many different things in each of the two days in Odessa with our Partner Agencies – Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) and Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI). Let me tell you about what we experienced with JAFI over our two days. We were taken to the Stolyarsky Music School, arranged by Misha Galperin, President & CEO of the Jewish Agency International Development office in New York. Misha was born in Odessa and was a student at the school before moving to the U.S. as a child. His grandmother taught there for 40 years. We had the privilege of hear-

ing a short piano piece played by Anastasia, a 28-year-old graduate of the Stolyarsky Music School, and a composer and music teacher. After attending Jewish Agency summer camp, Anastasia went on to Birthright Israel and then participated in a Masa Israel Journey (gap year) program. She now lives in Tel Aviv, having made aliyah. She was in Odessa with us by chance, being there to introduce her Israeli fiancé to her parents. The amazing and inspiring thing about Jewish camps in the FSU (former Soviet Union) is that the children first encounter their Jewishness days before their arrival at camp. Many of their counselors have experienced the same thing only a few years before. Most of the senior staff members are former campers and counselors who have gone on to make aliyah, serve in the IDF, go to university, and participate in developing unique educational programs. They are now returning as professionals to help the Jewish people in the next generation connect, as they had done. Back at our hotel we had the opportunity to meet a group of young adults for coffee and sweets, and hear

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Jewish Book Award for his Saving Israel: How the Jewish State Can Win a War That May Never End. Dr. Gordis is sure to hold our attention on any number of possible topics – all based on firsthand knowledge of Israel’s most significant and controversial political, religious and cultural issues. I’ll bet we repeat the same musings after his speech: How will they ever match THIS one? Each year’s “Evy Lipp People of the Book” event is presented as a membership perk available to all who belong to the Jewish Federation of Collier County. To join for the first time or to renew your membership, call 239.263.4205.

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Community Relations Committee update Ann Jacobson Community Relations Committee Chair Educator award announcement The Community Relations Committee of the Jewish Federation will again offer the Stand Up For Justice Award in 2013. This year, the award will include school staff not only from Middle Schools but also from High Schools. This award recognizes Collier County teachers, guidance counselors, school librarians and media specialists demonstrating outstanding unique and replicable education initiatives that counter bigotry and bullying in schools. These initiatives should also yield evidence of positive results in student behavior and in the school climate. For more details, contact Beth Povlow, CRC Educator Awards Coordinator, at marcopovlow@ hotmail.com or 239.393.6306. Kristallnacht Convocation The guest speaker for the Kristallnacht Memorial Convocation will be Rabbi A. James Rudin, former National Interreligious Director for the American

Jewish Committee and presently Senior Religious Affairs Advisor. He is the author or editor of nine books and writes weekly commentaries for Religion News Services. His newest book is Cushing, Spellman, O’Connor: The Surprising Story of How Three American Cardinals Transformed Catholic-Jewish Relations (reviewed on page 10A). The convocation will be held on Sunday, November 4 at 3:00 p.m. at St. Agnes Catholic Church, at the corner of Vanderbilt Beach Road and Collier Boulevard. Sponsors of the memorial service include the Catholic/Jewish Dialogue, Community Relations Committee of the Jewish Federation, and the Holocaust Museum & Education Center of Southwest Florida. This event is open to the public and no reservations necessary. Join a committee and help plan 2012-13 programs If you are interested in becoming a member of the Community Relations Committee, the Israel Affairs SubCommittee or the Catholic/Jewish Dialogue Steering Committee, please contact Ann Jacobson at annrj5@aol. com or 239.262.4880. Help us plan and present programs for the 201213 season.

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JEWISH FEDERATION Odessa and Israel...continued from page 3A about their experiences in Israel on a Taglit-Birthright Israel trip. Having just returned two days before, they were exhausted but exhilarated. Some spoke of possibly making aliyah and joining the IDF. All said that they loved Israel and are proud to have their Jewish heritage. They were excited to share their photographs and tell us about each one. An hour later we were on the buses and off to our next adventure – a barbecue dinner at a JAFI summer camp an hour outside of Odessa. This camp runs two-week programs for 15- and 16-year-old boys and girls. The kids were so thrilled to have us there and entertain us. The property and facilities were quite nice. They set everything up as a tour of Israel, since we were leaving the next morning. The theater was fixed up as a nightclub with posters of Tel Aviv at night. They actually built a cardboard Western Wall and, yes, we could leave a prayer. We were split into small groups to go around the camp and play word and geography of Israel games with the kids. Loving geography, I had a ball interacting with the campers. After dinner, we were back out on the basketball court for music, dancing and singing. It was wonderful. This all happened in the Ukraine, which lost most of its Jewish popula-

Phyllis telling her “story”

tion in WWII. What I brought home with me was hope – hope for a Jewish future – and I saw it firsthand. You will be hearing so much more from me on this in the coming months. Please remember…WE ARE THE STRENGTH OF A PEOPLE – THE POWER OF A COMMUNITY. Together we do extraordinary things. If you’ve already pledged or given to the 2012 Campaign, we thank you. If not, please consider doing so. Your continued support makes all of this happen.

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5A JEWISH FEDERATION Federation Star October 2012 Jewish Federation of Collier County 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Road, Suite 2201 Naples, Florida 34109-0613 Phone: (239) 263-4205 Fax: (239) 263-3813 www.jewishnaples.org Email: info@jewishnaples.org Officers President: Judge Norman Krivosha Vice President: Dr. Karen Ezrine Vice President: Dr. Morton Friedman Vice President: Phyllis Seaman Recording Secretary: Kevin Aizenshtat Treasurer: Jerry Sobelman Assistant Treasurer: Jerry Bogo Immed. Past President: Rosalee Bogo

Board of Trustees Alvin Becker Stephen Coleman Ted Epstein Beth Grossman Neil Heuer Linda Hyde Wallie Lenchner Dr. Ronald Roth Sandra Roth Dr. Tracey Roth Arlene Sobol Michael Sobol Berton Thompson Dr. Joel Waltzer Dr. Daniel Wasserman Beth Wolff Barry Zvibleman

Past Presidents Gerald Flagel, Dr. William Ettinger, Ann Jacobson, Sheldon Starman, Bobbie Katz

Board Members Emeritus Ann Jacobson Hans Levy Shirley Levy

Synagogue Representatives Cantor Donna Azu Rabbi Ammos Chorny Yale T. Freeman Stephen Goldenberg Stuart Kaye Rabbi Edward Maline Rabbi Adam Miller Rabbi James Perman Dr. Donald Pomerantz Dr. Arthur Seigel Rabbi Sylvin Wolf Rabbi Fishel Zaklos

Executive Director David Willens

Staff Melissa Keel, Community Prog. Dir. Iris Doenias, Administrative Assistant Deborah Vacca, Bookkeeper

Federation is the central Jewish community-building organization for Collier County, providing a social service network that helps Jewish people in Collier County, in Israel and around the world. As the central fundraising organization for Jewish communal life in our area, strength is drawn from organized committees of dedicated volunteers. Programs include: • Annual Campaign & Endowment fund • Community Relations Committee • Educational & cultural programs • Long Range Planning for expected community growth • Publication of the Federation Star, our monthly newspaper; Connections, our annual resource guide; and Community Directory • Women’s Cultural Alliance • Women’s Division • YAD – Young Adult Division • Youth Activities Committee – sponsoring youth education and scholarships for Jewish Summer Camp and the Israel Experience

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Lots of new and exciting stuff! By Ted Epstein, Editor

t has been a while since I’ve written an article for the newspaper I have now edited for almost 10 years. With so many new initiatives – recently introduced and coming up – available to the Collier County Jewish community, I thought I’d use this space to get you up to speed. Men’s Cultural Alliance The “Something New For Men Only!” box on page 1 introduces the Men’s Cultural Alliance, modeled after an outrageously successful Women’s Cultural Alliance (page 6A), that now has more than 800 members! During the last few years, I have marveled at the wealth of cultural, educational and fun offerings the women in our community have available to them through the WCA. Well, now it’s our turn guys! The Exploratory Meeting for the Men’s Cultural Alliance takes place on November 15. I hope to see you there. Facebook Michael Sobol, the volunteer who is responsible for the Federation’s eNewsletter and WCA eNewsletter blasts, has created a Facebook page for the Jewish Federation of Collier County. He and I will be updating it on a regular basis with event information, links to the online versions of the Federation Star and Connections, photos of recent events, and other useful stuff. But...we need to know you’re interested in us doing so. See the block on page 1 for the link, or just type “Jewish Federation of Collier County” in the “Search for people, places and things” box on your Facebook page. Then simply “like” us and we’ll take care of the rest. If we get enough interest, we’ll follow this up with Flickr, YouTube and Twitter accounts. It’s our way of connecting you to the Federation through social media. New logo tagline A new national tagline – The Strength of a People. The Power of Community. – has been created by The Jewish Federations of North America. All Federations were encouraged to adopt the new tagline as well, and you will now see those words attached to our logo. Connections package It’s hard to believe that we’ve already published three annual editions of Connections – A Guide to Jewish Living in Collier County. And you’ll be receiving the 2013 edition in December. However, this year, it will be mailed in a large envelope with all kinds of goodies, including an

The work of the Jewish Federation represents both our community and our community’s most generous tradition – to give to others even in the most difficult times.

updated Community Directory, a new Federation brochure, event invitations, and other inserts. www.jewishnaples.org When you visit the home page of the Federation’s website, you’ll find links to the current and past issues of the Federation Star as well as Connections, the Women’s Cultural Alliance, the Community Calendar, a sign-up box for the Federation’s eNewsletter, BBYO, The PJ Library, and World News Headlines. And I’ve recently added... Spotify If you like to listen to music while on your computer, you absolutely must become familiar with Spotify. Given that I work from home and spend many hours in front of my computer, I enjoy having some background music. With Spotify, I can create playlists of my favorite genres and groups, or listen to whole albums. For instance, I have set up playlists for 60s, 70s, 80s, Broadway, new age, Michael Buble, Elton John (yes, I admit it), classical, current hits and...Israel/Hebrew songs – with over 80 tracks covering a wide variety of Hebrew, Yiddish and Israeli tunes. In fact, when you visit the home page of www.jewishnaples.org, you’ll find a playlist of 26 of these tunes that you can listen to. If you have Spotify on your computer, just click on any of the songs on the playlist, and it will open and begin playing. If you don’t,

this is the perfect time to discover Spotify and change the way you listen to music. And best of all, there’s a free version that contains all the bells and whistles. BBYO If you’ve been reading the last few issues of the Federation Star, I’m sure you’ve seen the announcement and articles about the BBYO Naples Chapter. How exciting that local Jewish teens can connect, develop leadership skills, participate in fun events, and be inspired to live Jewish lives while making a difference in the world. (See page 18A for this month’s BBYO articles.) “Jewish Life in Southwest Florida” presentation As the display ad on page 22A explains, yours truly is available to speak (at no charge) to your organization. As the editor and designer of three Jewish Federation newspapers covering Southwest Florida, if something Jewish-related is happening from Bradenton to Marco Island, I will know about it. After two wellreceived and fun presentations in Sarasota, I decided to make the presentation available to anyone who was interested. So far, the WCA and the Gulf Beaches Chapter of ORT have booked me. I’d love to speak in front of your group (minimum of 35 people). Call me at 239.249.0699 for more information.

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The WCA Speaker Series 2012-13 By Jane Hersch, WCA President

CA members are asked to reserve their seat the minute the information is sent out in our Thursday eblast for The WCA Speaker Series this season. We have an incredible lineup of 23 speakers on a broad spectrum of topics and themes from September to March. All are free with your membership! The series began in September with Master Class by Peter Spiers, SVP of Road Scholar (formerly Elderhostel). We learned the secrets to a successful retirement from Road Scholar participants! Next, in October, we have the organizers of The Naples Film Festival to share the selection process, winners from past years, and a preview of a short from this year’s festival. Look for some great prizes, too! A fashion seminar/demonstration with a professional image consulting company, Change Your Look to Improve Your Life, is scheduled for the following week. The most sought after “techie” in Naples will be the next speaker, who will do a workshop/lecture on iPads and iPhones (so bring yours!). Our last speaker in October is a publisher who will speak about writing personal memoirs. He has published 33 books of memoirs, some of local

characters who will be there! November is very artistic! Our first speaker is an attorney who specializes in the arts and will talk about “The Artist Entrepreneur and the Law.” Following her is the owner of a famous documentary film production company based in Naples. She will bring one of her films and explain the entire process. Flamenco’s history, themes, symbols, instruments, rhythms, dress and accessories will round out the artistic month. We do not forget the November election at WCA! We have a world famous speaker to give his view after on the elections, The Next President of the United States. December’s theme is religion. WCA member Ellaine Rosen will enlighten us with her cultural presentation about Chanukah. Next will be Rabbi Leonard Troupp, who will talk about Responsa – how rabbinical authorities answer the questions of modern life. Finally, we will have an opportunity to hear a lecture by Dr.Stephen Derfler, a visiting professor who just wrote the much

acclaimed Israel’s Pharaoh. In January there will be an eclectic group of speakers. Returning lecturer WCA member Jeanne Berger will chart a roadmap to guide us through the life change, Finding Your Identity in Retirement. Next will be a lecture on “Making People Better” by the Group Product Manager of Arthrex’s Knee and Hip Product Team (products for orthopedic surgeons, based in Naples). WCA member Marilyn Hellman is back for her second lecture, this time on The Evolution of Mass-Produced Fashion – and how appropriate because it is, the day before we take a trip to The Costume World! Marilyn Buxbaum, another WCA member and returning lecturer, will talk about Klezmer Music – from Shtetl to Stage. We end the month with a talk on Cultural Literacy based on Dr. E.D. Hirsch’s book by Jeff Margolis. Jeff will guide us through what we should know to be literate citizens. There are four terrific speakers in February. Sandy Parker will help you be a more informed voter as she

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explains how our government works at all levels with Understanding Florida Government. Estelle Rauch, WCA member, will examine the evolution of female bonding in Exploring Women’s Friendships. Estelle will use illustrations from film and literature. Sheri Samotin, also a WCA member, will explore and provide tips and tricks for what to do before you find yourself in this place, Suddenly Single: Managing Your Day to Day Affairs. A much anticipated speaker is Jerry Robbins. He will give us his 58 years of inside information on the jewelry business in The Mystique of Jewelry. Our series concludes in March with women. Cleopatra will be explored by a returning favorite speaker and WCA member, Helene Lerner. The notorious persona of this ambitious queen of Egypt will be examined. Our final speaker is a professor and celebrated author from FGCU. She will discuss Renaissance Women and some surprising facts she has discovered about them. So, if you are not a member of WCA, look at what you will miss! Join today and you will be able to say, “I was there!”

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Making history personal Amy Snyder Executive Director

am often asked “What does the Holocaust Museum do?” That question indicates the asker wants to know our purpose for being. Although our mission is promoting respect and understanding by teaching the history and lessons of the Holocaust, our purpose is to make

history personal. Our purpose is to show each person who visits that he or she connects to the history in ways never before imagined. Last year, after relating to fourth-grade students the story of one of our local survivors whose family crawled under barbed wire borders between Holland and Belgium trying to reach safety, I heard a student whisper to his teacher, “That’s how my family came here.” The connections may not be what we expect and they may not make sense to us, but they create a bridge for people today with people in the past. In so doing, we strengthen our

What’s in your genes?

lthough one in four Ashkenazi Jews are carriers for at least one of 19 genetic diseases, these disorders are not limited to the Jewish population. The purpose of carrier screening is to identify couples at risk before the birth of an affected child, to enable them to make informed decisions about their reproductive options. Carriers for the disorders are healthy, but when both prospective parents carry a genetic mutation, their children have a one in four chance of being affected by the illness, most of

which are severe and fatal. Join us on Tuesday, December 4 at 7:00 p.m. at Beth Tikvah Congregation, for “What’s in Your Genes,” a program sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Collier County, Jewish Family & Community Services of Southwest Florida, Hadassah of Collier/Lee Counties, and the Victor Center for the Prevention of Jewish Genetic Diseases. Save the date and learn the who, what, where, how and why of genetic testing. For more information, see the display ad on page 7B.

understanding of the past and open the conversation of how to make the future better, one person at a time. In October and November, the Holocaust Museum is hosting the exhibit, Letters Home. On loan from the Holocaust Memorial Resource & Education Center of Florida in Maitland, this exhibit shares intimate, personal details of families dealing with the trauma of separation and loss during the Holocaust. Even though we may not have a connection to these people or places, we have all experienced the separation from, and loss of family members in some way.

Human experience, which binds us together, provides opportunities to see each other as friends and neighbors, giving us the foundation to build community. Through history, we understand how our lives are the continuation of those who came before us. The Museum’s purpose of making history personal will add a new dimension to that continuity for those generations yet to come. For events and updated information, please visit our website at www. holocaustmuseumswfl.org.

JFCS update Dr. Jaclynn Faffer JFCS Executive Director

t is estimated that there are 86,000 individuals over the age of 65 residing in Collier County. The Department of Health and Human Services Administration in Aging projects that nationally the number of people 65 and older will increase from 39.6 million in 2009 to 72.1 million by 2030. Further, the U.S. Census Bureau’s latest statistics mention that nearly 10 million Americans over age 65 live alone. Closer to home, 65% of the seniors participating in the JFCS case management program live alone. Compounding the situation is the fact that Collier County has a dearth of senior services, and is one of the few counties with a significant number of seniors that does not have a senior center. Therefore, it should not be a surprise that one of the key components of JFCS Senior Services is to address the isolation often experienced by our seniors. The JFCS “Just Lunch” program is a cornerstone of our senior programs and has been in operation for a little more than a year. Offered monthly, “Just Lunch” gives seniors the opportunity to gather together for a hot meal and friendly conversation. One of the most wonderful aspects of

the JFCS senior lunch program is that those who attend have the opportunity to meet new friends, and these friendships continue outside of our monthly events! Since March 2012, the JFCS senior lunch program has been taking place at Temple Shalom. On September 12, more than 30 seniors gathered for a special Rosh Hashanah luncheon. Cantor Donna Azu spoke about the High Holidays, and JFCS distributed apples and honey to all in attendance. As one of our participants said about our program, “To you it is just lunch. To me it’s a lifeline.” If you are interested in learning more about our senior lunch program, either as a possible attendee, volunteer or sponsor, please contact me at 239.325.4444. We would love to have you be part of our family! As you know, JFCS also has a number of programs for children and families, and The PJ Library is one of those programs. To celebrate the New Year, on September 9, 25 children and their parents gathered at Fleischman Park to say “Happy Birthday” to the

world. It was an afternoon of arts and crafts, games, music and refreshments. The program concluded with a special reading of a PJ Library book celebrating the New Year. If you have a child between the ages of 6 months and 8 years, and are interested in learning more about The PJ Library, please contact me. JFCS is proud to offer programs addressing the needs of all age groups. We look forward to sharing more of what we are doing in the months ahead. And, as always, we thank you for making what we do possible, and for helping us help so many!

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The Naples Jewish Caring Support Group

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hen engulfed with stress, have you ever craved the closeness you once had with family and friends? For the last four years the Naples Jewish Caring Support Group has provided us with a safe and friendly environment. Talking through our pent-up emotions is possible because we know confidentiality is paramount with our group. We have become a cohesive, understanding and sensitive group of men and women who give each other the gift of experiential wisdom. We are led by a retired psychotherapist, Florette Kahn. Florette practiced with her husband for over twenty-five years

in New Jersey, doing individual and group therapy. She is in the discipline of Clinical Social Work, holds an MSW degree and is licensed (LCSW). Phyllis Lazear assists her and is a retired educator from Ohio. The support we give each other helps us feel the warmth, comfort and love that binds us together. Some of us are caregivers for a loved one; others may have completed the “caregiving journey” and are now going through the process of being widowed. We help that individual through the period of loneliness, facing living alone and changes in lifestyle. It’s certainly not an easy transition but with the group of people we have to support other in

time of need it is a lot easier. Issues like aging, health, relationships with adult children, and many others are explored. The stress of living in an emotional roller coaster can sometimes lead to physical exhaustion, frustration, guilt and depression. At group meetings we can share our concerns and receive compassionate understanding, acknowledgement and appreciation for our efforts. We discuss serious matters in this confidential setting and, together with our therapist and group members, provide important feedback and resource information in order to help the individual gain more control and put balance back into their

lives. These discussions are meaningful in this confidential setting. We also like to have some fun and some of us go out for lunch following our group meetings. We welcome new members. We meet in the Temple Shalom Chapel the second and fourth Mondays of each month, from 10:30 a.m. to noon. This is a free service to the entire Jewish community. Walk-ins are welcome. For more information, please call Phyllis at 239.352.2907.

Next meetings: October 8 & 22

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Naples resident’s play chosen for theater festival

aples resident Joy Spivak has embarked on yet another career, playwriting. You’ve heard her sing with the Naples Klezmer Band. And for the past five years she has worked with her own group, Take Four, writing the shows that they performed. Now she has added a new talent, that of playwright. One of her short plays, The Rabbi Auditions, has been selected by the Berkshire Theater Festival in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, to be performed as a play reading on Saturday, October 6 at the Unicorn Theater in Stockbridge. This prestigious playhouse had thousands of submissions for consideration in their new plays division. Joy feels honored

of Israeli songs. Her singing career to have this play selected. The festival will open with a gala at the Colonial took her to nightclubs all over the Theatre in Pittsfield on October 5. world. She performed at the Desert Inn in Las Vegas for The Rabbi Auditions two years, writing is a comedy about a rabbi search in a temple in her own shows and also writing comedy Florida. It is based upon many of the rabbi searches routines for others. Joy changed caJoy has witnessed over the reers in the 1970s, years. Joy says that the becoming the secsearch for a new rabbi can ond female police be a difficult experience for a congregation and for officer in the State Joy Spivak of New Jersey. She the rabbis who try out for retired as a Lieutenant of Detectives the position. It has always seemed like with the Bergen County Prosecutor’s a theatrical audition. It can be sad but hilarious at the same time. Office in New Jersey, following which she opened her own private detective Joy began her career recording for agency. Columbia, MGM and Decca Records. In 2000, she and her husband, She recorded 13 singles and an album

Jerry, a retired pediatrician, moved to Naples where she resumed singing in Yiddish, Hebrew and English. She attributes her inspiration for comedy to her husband, who has a great sense of humor. Her son, Marc Price, continues the family show business tradition. He performed as Skippy in a successful TV sitcom called Family Ties for eight years. He is now a successful comedian, writer and producer for television. Recently Joy completed a fulllength musical about the life story of the McGuire sisters. It is called Sugartime. The McGuires had an interesting career full of fabulous hit music we all remember. Several theaters in the Naples area have shown an interest in this project.

Local authors pen Carrots for Charlie

arrots for Charlie, a whimsical children’s book with a serious message about the importance of health and nutrition has just been published. The story about a loveable Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Charlie, is set in Naples, home of co-authors Rhonda Brazina and Ida Margolis. Charlie gets adopted by Max, a music lover who enjoys making up songs for his new best friend, and they both enjoy the outdoor life in Naples. When Max gets a job teaching music, Charlie gets left at home for much of

the day. Max eventually realizes that Charlie’s health has been negatively affected by not getting enough exercise and by eating too many sweet treats instead of healthy food such as carrots. The story follows their efforts to exercise and eat healthy food with little twists and funny adventures along the way. Brazina and Margolis are lifelong educators who have a passion for the importance of literacy and a healthful lifestyle. Included in their book are links to websites with information about health and nutrition for

people and their pets. who otherwise could not afford them. Also in the book are healthful snack recipes Brazina and Margolis are on a mission to help provided by Mrs. Sandra Brock’s students at Pine spread the word about the Ridge Middle School. importance of fitness and healthful eating. The two The beautiful watercolor illustrations were drawn have plans to develop a series of further adventures by Virginia Mulford, an art teacher from Ocean of Charlie and Max. CarCity, New Jersey. The rots for Charlie is availRhonda Brazina and authors working with the able from the authors at Ida Margolis with Naples Mayor John Sorey carrotsforcharlie@gmail. K is For Kids Foundation have agreed to donate a quantity com, Barnes and Noble, Barringer of books to children in Collier County Publishing, and Amazon.com.

Considering a move to a retirement community? Expert advice is now available

electing and moving to a retirement community is a time-consuming and intimidating task. In many cases, people are unaware of what questions need to be asked and what needs to be seen when investigating the senior housing options. BR Consulting Group was developed to provide valuable advice to those considering a move to a retirement community or assisted living facility. “There are vast differences between all the communities in the area, and the proper due diligence needs to be done to make sure you are making the right decision,” explains Bruce Rosenblatt, owner of BR Consulting Group. “Seeking the advice of a professional is a smart move, since the last thing you want to do is move somewhere and find out later that it is not what you thought it was going to be or, even worse, that the community is in financial trouble.” BR Consulting Group provides a specialized consulting service that provides its clients the ability to understand the pros and cons of each community in the comfort of their own home and, if needed, have representation when visiting the communities. “Because of my connections in town, I’ve been able to negotiate a better price than if you walked in the community on your own. As an industry expert, I know the ‘inside

scoop’ of the senior housing business and know how valuable it is to have me in your corner,” says Rosenblatt. “Many people don’t know where to turn to get straight, truthful answers, and are at the mercy of the retirement community to ‘sell them’ their product. My fiduciary responsibility is to my clients, therefore they can trust that they are getting unbiased and objective information.” In addition to providing research advice, BR Consulting Group has developed a comprehensive seniorrelated referral network for those moving to a retirement community or for those electing to remain at home. “Our philosophy is to help people through this decision process and to be a valuable resource to them,” says Rosenblatt. “I fully understand how difficult this can be and am sensitive to the many emotions that this involves.” Bruce Rosenblatt is available to speak at civic organizations, country clubs, religious groups and other social or business functions. For more information visit www.brconsultgroup.com or call 239.595.0207. About Bruce Rosenblatt Bruce Rosenblatt, President and Owner of BR Consulting Group is a 25-year resident of Southwest Florida and is a seasoned senior housing expert. Rosenblatt has overseen the sales

and marketing of over 30 retirement communities across the United States and has held upper management positions for some of the nation’s leading for-profit and non-profit senior living companies. Rosenblatt has worked at three prominent communities in the area and has firsthand knowledge of all the communities in Collier County.

He has served on the Board of Directors of the Area Agency on Aging for Southwest Florida, Jewish Family Services of Collier County, and the Retirement Housing Council of the State of Florida, and has been a guest speaker at many local and national senior-related conventions.

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Three Catholic cardinals spur a sea change in religious history By Philip K. Jason, Special to the Federation Star tain itself as a viable, powerful faith art quite well in the service of tradition. the Second Vatican Council. The second was the inherited Rabbi Rudin takes us view, based on faulty history, that the through the endless rewrites Jews were Christ-killers. (primarily by Cardinal Bea), The author shows how both the strenuous politicking, of these concepts nourished antiand the persuasive speeches abbi James Rudin provides Semitism and possibly even fed the of Cardinals Cushing and a well-researched yet easily flames of hatred that culminated in Spellman that eventuated in the accessible insider’s view on the Holocaust. “Nostra Aetate” and the opening of how the Second Vatican Council’s His detailed biographies of the new possibilities. He also points out statement against anti-Semitism came theologically conservative Richard the fragility of this new teaching in into being. In particuJames Cushing and Francis Joseph the light of the engrained anti-Jewish lar, he underscores the Spellman, contemporaries with very hostility that is still part of Catholic roles of two influential different personalities, help Rabbi tradition. The Declaration needed men – Cushing and Rudin explain how each man prepared and still needs ongoing support and Spellman – in gainhimself to take advantage of a moment constant positive action by Catholic ing support for the in history at which their personal and Jewish leaders to maintain its transformative “Nospower, political influence, and largely vision and force. Phil Jason tra Aetate” document unexpected commitment to a In this regard, the exthat finally became official Vatican new vision could bring forth emplary figure was the policy in 1965. a strong majority vote in third American CathoRabbi Rudin prepares for his favor of the “Declaration on lic giant, Cardinal John main narrative by backgrounding the Jews and Judaism” that conO’Connor, whose efforts history of Jewish-Catholic relationcluded the Second Vatican a generation later brought ships over the centuries. In so doing Council. forth important results. he details the two major stumbling Of particular interest Rabbi Rudin looks Rabbi James Rudin blocks to accommodation. One was is Rabbi Rudin’s section closely at O’Connor’s upthe promulgation of the concept that on “The Art of Romanita” in his bringing, religious education, early Christianity, rooted in the covenant biography of Cardinal Spellman. He assignments, and then his twenty-sevof the New Testament, rendered the defines this term “as the art of subtly en-year career as a Navy chaplain that Israelite covenant with the one God bestowing personal favors to ceculminated in him becoming Chief of obsolete and irrelevant. The “replacement friendships” which later could Navy Chaplains and reaching the rank ment theology” that made Christianbe “converted into influence for the of rear admiral. The author discusses, ity spiritually the New Israel and the as well, O’Connor’s shift from hawk individuals who had provided the only path to redemption could never to dove on military policy. favors.” Rabbi Rudin writes, “Spellcreate harmonious relationships with Most importantly, Rabbi Rudin man practiced ‘Romanita’ better than a people who continued, in spite of points out that O’Connor’s experianyone else within the global Catholic all forces turned against it, to mainences led him to value religious pluChurch.” He used his mastery of this ralism in American society. When he became archbishop of New York, John PICTURING THE MAN BEHIND THE CAMERA O’Connor used his position to foster Thru October 14, 2012 such activities as the Catholic-Jewish Featuring a lifetime of work by acclaimed photojournalist Educational Enrichment Program. Mel Finkelstein, these images from the 1950s-1980s This joint project of the American focus on iconic symbols of our cultural past, from presidents to performers. Cushing, Spellman, O’Connor: The Surprising Story of How Three American Cardinals Transformed Catholic-Jewish Relations, by Rabbi James Rudin. Eerdmans. 157 pages. $18.00.

Exhibit curated by Donna Wendler and Susan J. Geier and circulated by the Mel Finkelstein Family Trust. Partially sponsored by Congregation Beth Jacob.

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Jewish Committee and the Archdiocese of New York brought energy and action to the vision and goals of the Second Vatican Council. Since Rabbi Rudin and Cardinal O’Connor often worked together on interreligious relations, this section of the book benefits from the author’s personal experiences. In his final chapter, Rabbi Rudin summarizes the importance these three men: “Although they would have denied it, these theologically conservative cardinals were, in fact, revolutionary leaders, because they were major participants in one of the greatest religious sea changes in human history.” However, the rabbi goes on to remind us that concerns remain. These include the cloud over the actions and inactions of Pope Pius XII during his long pontificate and the worry that Pope Benedict XVI may not be a strong advocate of continuing to build Catholic-Jewish relations. Cushing, Spellman, O’Connor is a highly engaging, dramatic treatment of a remarkable and praiseworthy transformation. This review, which originally appeared in Florida Weekly, is reprinted with permission. Philip K. Jason is Professor Emeritus of English from the United States Naval Academy. He reviews regularly for the Naples edition of Florida Weekly and for Fort Myers Magazine. For more of Phil’s insights and reviews, as well as literature/publishing links, visit his website at www. philjason.wordpress.com.

Rabbi James Rudin will be in Naples for two related events:

Sunday, November 4 as the guest speaker at the Kristallnacht Memorial Convocation at St. Agnes Church; and Monday, November 5 for a Book Talk and signing at Beth Tikvah. These are cooperative Catholic/Jewish Dialogue and Beth Tikvah Events.

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By Nate Bloom, Contributing Columnist New TV season Here are new TV shows with a “Jewish connection” that premiered in September. The NBC series The New Normal started on Tuesday, September 11 (9:30 p.m.). Andrew Rannells and JUSTIN BARTHA, 34 (The Hangover), co-star as Bryan and David, a gay Beverly Hills couple. Into their life comes Goldie (Georgia King), a Midwest waitress who has just moved to Los Angeles with her young daughter and her small-minded grandmother (ELLEN BARKIN, 58). Goldie agrees to be the surrogate mother of the guys’ baby. Starting the same night (9:00 p.m.), also on NBC, is Go On, a comedy/drama starring Matthew Perry as Ryan King, a sportscaster who joins a grief support group to try and cope with his wife’s death. The series focuses on King and the varied members of the group, including the mysterious “Mr. K.” Mr. K (BRETT GELMAN, 35) is so weird that the other group members are too afraid to ask him what he’s grieving about. Gelman is a stand-up comedian with a long list of TV guest shots. The NBC series Guys with Kids started on Wednesday, September 12 (8:30 p.m.). JAMIE LYNN SIGLER, 31, (The Sopranos) co-stars as a stay-at-home mom who convinces her husband to take over a lot of the child care so she can have some “alone time.” Her husband’s buddies include a divorced father with custody of his infant child and a stay-at-home dad with four kids. Also on NBC is Revolution, a sci-fi series whose premise is that suddenly and mysteriously electric power is no longer available anywhere on Earth. Fifteen years after this worldwide power failure, people are living in small communities and any order that exists is provided by local militias. This series was created by ERIC KRIPKE, 38 (Supernatural). Iron Man director (and sometime actor) JON FAVREAU, 45, co-produces

the show and directed the pilot episode. The show premiered Monday, September 17 (10:00 p.m.). Favreau, the son of a non-Jewish father/Jewish mother, was raised Jewish. His physician wife is Jewish and he is a practicing Jew. Also starting on September 17 (9:00 p.m.) was Mob Doctor, a Fox show. JORDANA SPIRO, 35, (My Boys on TBS) stars as a Chicago heart surgeon who lives a dual life. She’s a top hospital resident who moonlights treating the ailments and bullet wounds of local mafia members. Her brother’s gambling debts forced her to make a secret “deal with the devil” to treat these gangsters. (Spiro, whose late father was Jewish, identifies as Jewish). Starting on Monday, September 24 (8:30 p.m.) was the CBS series Partners. The series was created by, and is based on the lives of the writer/ producers of Will and Grace, DAVID KOHAN, 48, and MAX MUTCHNICK, 47. DAVID KRUMHOLTZ, 34, plays Joe, an architect who, like Kohan, is “straight.” His business partner and best friend, Louis, is gay (like Mutchnick). Their great friendship and business relationship is challenged when Joe gets engaged and Louis begins dating a hunky guy. The ABC series The Neighbors centers on Marty (Lenny Venito) and Debbie Weaver (JAMI GERTZ, 46), a nice couple who buy a home in an exclusive development. They find out that all their neighbors are space aliens who have been stationed on Earth for ten years, disguised as humans, while they await instructions from their home planet. The Weavers are the first humans the aliens really get to know. The aliens and the Weavers learn they have much in common – like childrearing problems. (Started on Wednesday, September 26, 8:30 p.m.) By the way, Gertz, a practicing Jew, and her husband, wealthy busi-

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Editor’s note: Persons in BOLD CAPS are deemed by Nate Bloom to be Jewish for the purpose of the column. Persons identified as Jewish have at least one Jewish parent and were not raised in a faith other than Judaism – and don’t identify with a faith other than Judaism as an adult. Converts to Judaism, of course, are also identified as Jewish. nessman ANTHONY RESSLER, were identified in late 2011 as the largest philanthropic donors of anyone in show biz or pro sports during the previous year. In 2010, they gave $10 million to arts, medical and educational charities. Mainstreaming Yiddish I’m always charmed and amused when a non-Jewish celebrity correctly uses a Yiddish word that most non-Jews don’t know. In the August/ September issue of AARP Magazine, there’s an interview with Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones. Both said they were proud of their kids – then Jones added, with a laugh, “I’ve kept them

safe. I’ve kept them alive.” Streep then said: “Yeah, kineahora. You don’t want to say what you’re grateful for. It’s enough to say I’m happy for them. I’m happy.” (AARP told its readers that ‘kineahora’ was a Yiddish version of ‘knock on wood.’) On the first day of the Republican convention, Chris Matthews of MSNBC said that the primary season began with freezing in Iowa and ended with ‘shvitzing’ in humid Tampa. A bit later, correspondent HOWARD FINEMAN, 63, congratulated Matthews for working ‘shvitzing’ into his report.

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Aly Raisman and Hava Nagila Editor’s note: This message was posted on gymnast Aly Raisman’s Facebook page by an officer in the IDF after her gold medal performance to the music of Hava Nagila. ear Aly, I want to tell you about how you became the hero of a gym full of Israeli soldiers. The same Israeli soldiers who have to deal with Iran’s nuclear threat to the Jewish state. The same ones who serve two to three years of their lives, because we have to; because there’s no one else that would do it besides us, because our neighborhood sucks, and when the leadership next door in Syria massacres their own people, there’s no way

we would let them lay hands on our kids, as foreign dictators have done for thousands of years. You picked a song for your floor routine in the Olympics that every Jewish kid knows, whether their families came from the shtetls of Eastern Europe, the Asian steppes of Azerbaijan, the mountains of Morocco or the Kibbutzim of northern Israel. It’s that song that drew almost everyone at the Israeli army base gym to the TV as soon as the report about you came on the news this morning. After showing your floor exercise to Hava Nagila, the announcer told about your gold medal with unmasked pride, and of your decision to dedicate it to the

Israeli athletes who were killed in the Munich Olympics in 1972. There were some tough people at that gym, Aly. Men and women, Battalion Commanders from Intelligence, Captains from the navy, Lieutenants from the Armored Corps and more. You probably understand that words like ‘bravery’ and ‘heroism’ carry a lot of weight coming from them, as does a standing ovation (even from the people doing ab exercises). There was nothing apologetic about what you did. For so long we’ve had to apologize for who we are: for how we dress, for our beliefs, for the way we look. It seems like the International Olympic Committee wanted to keep

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that tradition. Quiet, Jews. Keep your tragedy on the sidelines. Don’t disturb our party. They didn’t count on an 18 yearold girl in a leotard. There wasn’t one person at the gym who didn’t know what it was like to give back to our people, not one who didn’t know what happened to the good people who died in 1972, not one who didn’t feel personally insulted by their complete neglect in the London Olympics, the 40-year anniversary of their deaths, and not one who didn’t connect with your graceful tribute in their honor. Thank you for standing up against an injustice that was done to our people. As I was walking back to my machine at the gym, I caught one of the officers giving a long salute to your image on television. I think that says it all. Sincerely, Dan Yagudin Officer, Israel Defense Forces

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any of us assume that to be truly free, we must abandon the groups into which we were born and the identities we have inherited. But as Daniel Gordis demonstrates in his book, The Promise of Israel, the State of Israel’s remarkable history is proof that identity and freedom can coexist, that it is identity that makes genuine freedom possible. A powerful and sure to be controversial work, The Promise of Israel presents a dramatic new way of thinking about both the very purpose of Israel as well as its contributions to human beings everywhere. —Natan Sharansky, Chairman of the Executive of the Jewish Agency Passionate and persuasive, Daniel Gordis’ The Promise of Israel is a timely reminder that the idea of a nation-state committed to the flourishing of one particular people is more important today than ever before – and one that offers a valuable model for other freedom-seeking nations as well. —Professor Ari L. Goldman, Columbia University, Author, The Search for God at Harvard

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Do you sound like a buzz saw as you sleep? An Israeli app can record your snores for professional analysis and even nudge you to change position. By Karin Kloosterman, August 20, 2012 , ISRAEL21c

f you’re keeping your partner awake at night, Snoring U is for you. You probably have a best friend, uncle or cousin who’s one – maybe even a spouse, too. For the 80 percent of people who are in denial over their nighttime chainsaw snoring, Israeli techies have an app to show how bad the situation is. Snoring U is a $5 application you can download from the Internet for your smartphone or tablet. The app won’t only monitor your snoring lows and highs during the night; it will record them for playback, and give you an electronic nudge by vibration or prerecorded sound if the snoring gets out of hand. All fun aside, the creators of Snoring U hope to change the way people sleep, not only by reminding them to roll over or change position, but also by providing a detailed readout of their night’s sleep that can be handed over to a doctor or sleep lab to interpret. Built by a sleep specialist physician, a high-tech engineer and a seasoned telecom businessman, Snoring U was only created in the beginning of 2012 but has already enjoyed 100,000 downloads despite having no formal advertising in place. The app is getting passed on by word of mouth – or snore of nose, says Avshalom Ben-Zoor, who is on the business side of Snoring U as the CEO of Personal Technologies-Health Monitoring. He plans for this to be the first in a line of apps that will revolutionize the way people sleep. As far as he knows, snoring is curable in one way or another – through changing positions, using pillows or undergoing medical treatment. Knowing that one snores, and just how badly, is the first step in getting the right treatment, he tells ISRAEL21c. Built by snorers, for snorers The idea for a snoring alert app began with Ilan Aisic, a computer engineer and admitted snorer. “The idea came to Ilan one night while he was sleeping,” says BenZoor. “He was snoring, and it was

bothering his wife so much that she was waking up a couple of times every night asking him to move and change position. He then came up with the idea that he could invent something for the mobile phone. That was how it started, and now we have the technology to help identify sleep disorders, as well as coughing and wheezing.” The diagnostic power of the app is thanks to Dr. Naveh Tov, a specialist in internal pulmonary and sleep medicine at the Bnei Zion Hospital in Haifa. By incorporating the medical parameters a doctor would need to see in order to treat a patient, the trio was able to build a smart application that pretty much provides a small and powerful mobile sleep clinic in the palm of one’s hands – or better, on the nightstand beside the bed. The device needs to be turned on and sitting no more than one meter from the snorer’s head, with the app opened (you can set your phone to airplane mode if you are worried about the cellular radiation nearby). It will begin to look for patterns in the user’s sleep, indicated by noises such as snoring. Able to filter out a second snorer in the room, the app can be set to be as sensitive as one wishes. Wake up to reality After listening to the playback, “Many people don’t believe what they hear,” says Ben-Zoor. “About 80 percent of the population of snorers are in denial.” The app won’t cure your snoring, cautions Ben-Zoor, but it will provide all the summaries and reports necessary for a deeper analysis. “It really helps you identify what treatment is best for you, and provides an affordable sleep lab for the home, and one that can be used on a continuous basis.” At the very least, the app can help your partner sleep better. If set to the right sensitivity, it can wake you up before your snoring wakes up the person next to you. Some users report that they are able to get a better night’s sleep after the snoring alerts wake them up. A free version of the app, Sleeping U, just records snoring activity without providing

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the wake-up nudge. Since the company is self-funded, the founders don’t yet have the capital to take the software through rigorous U.S. Food and Drug Administration procedures for medical devices, but the idea is definitely on the table. Snoring U could theoretically incorporate other kinds of sleeping measurements like heart rate, with an adaptable chest strap; or movement, which could be monitored

with a gyroscope. The company now seeks a $2 million investment to roll out its products to the international marketplace. Karin Kloosterman lives in Jaffa, Israel. She is a journalist, writer and blogger who focuses on the environment and clean technology from Israel and the Middle East. Published in hundreds of newspapers around the world, Karin also writes for the Huffington Post and Green Prophet.

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BRIEFS ISRAELI TOURISM IS BOOMING Despite the region’s turmoil, Israel is enjoying an unexpected tourism boom as American and eastern European travelers are arriving in the Holy Land in record numbers. Nearly 300,000 tourists arrived in July, a record for the month and an 8% increase over the previous July, according to the Tourism Ministry. Uri Steinberg, head of the America department at the Tourism Ministry, noted that Israel has become a destination for specialized tourism, including bird watchers, opera fans, marathon buffs, and gay travelers. “Faith-based travel, though, is our bread and butter,” said Steinberg. “There are 85 million Americans who identify as Evangelical, and they all want to visit.” (AP)

REINFORCED SCHOOL PROTECTS ISRAELI KIDS FROM GAZA ROCKETS Many students in Sderot started the school year safe from attack in a new, fortified, rocket-proof school building. The $27.5 million structure features concrete walls, reinforced windows and a unique architectural plan all designed specifically to absorb and deflect rocket fire.

Notices on the walls remind the 1,200 students that in case of a warning siren, they are to stay put. “You can finally teach without constantly worrying about what to do when there is a rocket attack,” said Zohar NirLevi, the principal of the junior high school inside the complex. “It used to be that even before you said hello in the morning you were telling people where to run.” In the 12 years since rockets began raining down on Sderot, just kilometers from Gaza, eight people have been killed and hundreds wounded. The new school features concrete shelters in the school yard as well, to allow students on recess to find cover when they hear the siren. (Times of Israel)

IRANIAN JEWRY TODAY Numbering approximately 30,000, the Jewish community in Iran has an ancient and illustrious history dating back to the Babylonian exile in the middle of the first millennium BCE. In practice, Iranian Jews can visit Israel via a third country. Receiving an exit visa is no longer the bureaucratic nightmare it once was, and technically speaking, many Iranian Jews could leave the country if they so desired. (Jewish Ideas Daily)

ISRAEL ECONOMIC GROWTH STRONGER THAN EXPECTED

and not Israel or Egypt, that is strangling and punishing the people there. (Gatestone Institute)

Israel’s economy grew at a faster than expected annualized rate of 3.2% in the second quarter, data showed on August 16, indicating that growth was continuing despite the global slowdown. Exports, which account for more than 40% of Israel’s economic activity, rose 10.3% after declines in the prior three quarters. (Reuters)

NEPAL, ISRAEL ISSUE JOINT STAMPS

HOW MANY MILLIONAIRES LIVE IN THE “IMPOVERISHED” GAZA STRIP? The world often thinks of Gaza, home to 1.4 million Palestinians, as one of the poorest places on earth, where people live in misery and squalor. But according to an investigative report published in Asharq Al-Awsat, there are at least 600 millionaires living in Gaza. The report also refutes the claim that Gaza has been facing a humanitarian crisis because of an Israeli blockade. Mohammed Dahlan, the former Palestinian Authority security commander of Gaza, said recently that Hamas was the only party that was laying siege to Gaza; that it is Hamas,

Nepal and Israel recently issued joint stamps to mark the long-standing friendship between the two countries. The stamp is themed “Mount Everest and the Dead Sea” – the highest peak and the lowest point on earth. Since diplomatic relations were established in the 1960s, Israel has been sharing technology and knowledge with Nepal, especially in the fields of medicine, agriculture, early childhood development and technology. (Nepal News)

BIG DONATIONS FOR POLISH JEWISH MUSEUM A museum in Poland that will tell the 1,000-year history of Jews in the Baltic state got an unexpected double boost recently with the announcements of two multi-million dollar donations. A Polish-American philanthropist, Tad Taube, donated $7 million via his California-based

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October 2012 ISRAEL & THE WORLD 15A Federation StarJEWISH foundation, and a Polish oil tycoon, Jan Kulczyk, through his privately held company Kulczyk Holding, is giving $6 million. When it opens late next year, Warsaw’s Museum of the History of Polish Jews, aptly located in what was once the Warsaw Jewish Ghetto, will tell the story of Jews in Poland from the Middle Ages through today. Once home to 3.5 million Jews, Poland was a significant base of European Jewry that is becoming a source of pride for many Poles. Piotr Wislicki, the chair of the Jewish Historical Institute of Poland, said, “There is no history of Poland without the Jews and no history of Jews without Poland.” (World Jewry Digest, www.wjcfoundation. org)

ISRAEL TO TEST HIGH-ALTITUDE BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM

The first end-to-end test of Israel’s new Arrow 3 anti-missile interceptor could occur during the next few weeks. The Arrow 3 can reach farther and higher to destroy improved missiles being designed and tested by Iran. An interim radar upgrade for the Arrow system has already been tested. In practice, an Arrow 3 battery is expected to intercept salvos of more than five missiles within 30 seconds. Arrow 3 has a “divert” capability in its interceptors. It can be launched even before it is known where the target missile is going. When the

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target and its course are identified, the Arrow interceptor is redirected to conduct a “hit-to-kill” intercept. (Aviation Week)

ISRAELI SCIENTIST DIAGNOSES “SUPERBUGS” Prof. Nathan Citri, 91, a retired Hebrew University microbiologist, wondered why the desperate call of the World Health Organization for a way to contain antibiotic-resistant bacteria remained unanswered, and hospitals continued to be hotbeds for these deadly “superbugs.” He and his late wife developed a prototype for bedside kits that detect and identify resistant bacteria from blood or urine samples, yielding lifesaving information within minutes. In the past year, a contract was signed with a British company to produce his resistant-bacteria ID kits, administered through Hebrew University’s tech transfer company, Yissum. (Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

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sniper fire forced the bulldozer crews to operate with closed hatches, and the court concluded that because of the limited field of vision from the operator’s seat, the operator of the bulldozer was not aware of Corrie’s presence. Corrie was an activist in the International Solidarity Movement (ISM). The court concluded that the ISM was far from being an innocuous, benign humanitarian body and, in fact, had been engaged in sabotaging the IDF’s operations, stationing activists to serve as “human shields” for terrorists wanted by Israeli security forces, and providing assistance to Palestinian terrorists and their families. The court also found that Corrie was aware that she was illegally entering a war zone and deliberately risked her life. (Jewish Chronicle-UK)

MUPPET URGES ISRAELIS TO PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE EMERGENCY The Israeli muppet version of Oscar the Grouch, Moishe Oofnik, appears on the cover of a new, emergency pamphlet being distributed nationwide in a country preparing for possible war with Iran. The pamphlet instructs Israelis how to prepare a safe room or shelter for emergency situations, and reminds people that they have between 30 seconds and three minutes to find cover between the time air raid sirens sound and rockets slam into their area. The pamphlet urges Israelis to have a “family talk” about getting ready for any national emergency. (Reuters)

MASSIVE RESERVOIR DISCOVERED BENEATH WESTERN WALL

Recently, part of a floor collapsed in a massive underground drainage ditch deep below the Western Wall as archeologists were taking it apart. Archeologist Eli Shukron looked into the hole and was blown away by the size of the room they had uncovered. Based on previous research and excavations in the area, Shukron was immediately convinced they had stumbled on an enormous underground well from the First Temple Period, the first evidence of stored water next to the Temple. The reservoir measures 12 meters by 5 meters by 4.5 meters and uses the same type of plaster as other reservoirs from the First Temple Period. The handprints of the laborers who added the plaster are still visible. (Jerusalem Post)

ISRAEL TO SET UP 28 AGRO-TECHNOLOGY CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE IN INDIA For a country in which water is scarce – and where less than 6% of the population engages in farming – Israel has achieved a remarkable feat: it is one of the world’s leading citrus exporters. Israel, one-ninth the size of Gujarat state, rears cows that produce the highest volume of milk per animal in the world. The country recycles 85% of its water and operates the planet’s largest desalination plant. Israel’s consul-general Orna Sagiv says such accomplishments are spurred by cutting-edge agricultural technology. Sagiv pointed out that 28 centers of excellence have been promised across India. In Gujarat, two will be dedicated for growing mangoes in Gir, while the third will spread awareness about post-harvest treatment of date palms and bananas. (Times of India)

JERUSALEM COMING TO IMAX Jewniverse, a pop-culture oriented online site, says Jerusalem, a new Imax film, is scheduled for a full-length release in 2013. It promotes the film by saying, “You’ve never seen Israel like this,” with a video focus on architectural and natural wonders. According to Jewniverse, the film is in some ways a tourism advertisement and also a superlative panorama, adding it is “the most beautiful propaganda we’re ever likely to see.” The film also takes in Masada. (World Jewry Digest, www. wjcfoundation.org)

NYPD OPENS BRANCH IN ISRAEL The New York Police Department, often lauded as among the best police departments in the world, has opened an Israeli branch, staffed by Charlie Ben-Naim, a veteran NYPD detective and a former Israeli. He deals with the extradition of criminals, the transmitting of intelligence information, and assistance in the location of missing persons, both in the U.S. and in Israel. The NYPD Israeli branch, which will be housed within the Kfar Saba police station outside Tel Aviv, was opened after officials decided the department needed to maintain a close working relationship with the Israeli police force. (Al Monitor)

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TRIBUTES 17A Federation Star October 2012

Tributes to the UJA Federation Campaign To: Dr. Melvin Ufberg In honor of your special birthday From: Anne & Peter Klein To: From:

Anne & Peter Klein In honor of the birth of your grandson, Xander-Avi Helen & Dr. Edward Rosenthal

To: From:

Barbara Meltz In memory of your beloved husband, Larry Meltz Susan & Peter Reisner Harrilee & Ken Shevin Phyllis & Michael Seaman Helene & Major Gen Bernard Weiss

To: Mr. & Mrs. Peter Gilbert In memory of Gilbert J. Gilbert From: Harrilee & Ken Shevin To: Mrs. Marilyn Camel In memory of Max Camel From: Arline R. Shapiro To: From:

Nancy & Dr. Jeffrey Kahn In honor of your 50th wedding anniversary Sharyn & Dr. Lawrence Harris Irene & Dr. Donald Pomerantz Bunny Levere Linda & Larry Hyde

To: From:

Robbie & Joel Wise In honor of your 50th wedding anniversary Nancy & Dr. Jeff Kahn

To: Marvin Engler In honor of your special birthday From: Nancy & Hank Greenberg To: From:

Paul & Joyce Gerber In memory of your beloved son, Brian Phyllis & Michael Seaman

To: Annette Pakula Wishes for a speedy recovery From: Phyllis & Michael Seaman

Tributes to the Evy Lipp People of the Book Cultural Event To: From:

Nancy & Dr. Jeffrey Kahn In honor of your 50th wedding anniversary Judy & Richard Rubinstein

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Tributes in Memory of Shereen Willens To: David Willens & Family In memory of your beloved wife, Shereen Willens From: Lillian & Dr. Alan Weiss Milli-Ann Hershman Women’s Cultural Alliance Lori & David Liner Linda & Alan Macdonald Fritzi Thorner Heidi Thorner & Dr. Gary Layton Paulette & Dr. Edward Margulies Arlene & Robert Subin Susan & Yale T. Freeman Helene & Dr. Gerald Melnick Carole Greene Anne & Peter Klein Maxine & Chuck Shapiro Sandy & Maury Raizes Sheryl & Ken Weiner Barbara & Michael Haman Heidi & Donald Ivener Sandra & Rabbi Sylvin Wolf Denise & Jack Samuel Betty & Les Schwartz Bea & Dr. Gerald Camiener Jill & Stan Kamin Pauline & Murray Hendel Alan Cooper Isabel B. Price Diane & Gilbert Block Melissa & Harry Keel Bobbie & Dr. Gene Katz Gail & Dr. Mel Ufberg Leah & Charles Ronen Myrna Marks Gail & Daniel Kamm Janet & Howard Solot Nancy & Jack Wiadro Rochelle Pollens Judy & Dr. Howard Palay Harrilee & Ken Shevin Nancy Brown & William Maltby Harriet & Merlin Lickhalter Phyllis & Michael Seaman Barbara & Norman Blumenfeld Nancy & Dr. Jeff Kahn Carolyn & Bill Greenberg Drs. Karen & Ed Ezrine Helaine & Marvin Lender Evelyn & Larry Hecht Dena & Gerald Robbins Sanford Sirkus Lanny & Gil Rashbaum Sharyn & Dr. Lawrence Harris Andrea & Jack Millstein Debby & Jeff Waranch Linda & Shepard Scheinberg Suzanne & Herbert Herman Wanda Mayo Lea & Michael Bendes

Marcia & Dr. Richard Hirsh Susan & Richard Klapchar Cathryn Olivia & James Eldridge Nancy & Hank Greenberg Helene & Elliot Derfler Marcia Goldstein Suzanne Low Ida & Jeff Margolis Martin Gauthier Eileen & Dr. Bill Ertag Carole & Howard Radner Ilse & Herb Wischnia Sylvia & Judge Lewis Whitman Debbie & Pete Smith Judy Kilburn Brenda & Ira Jaffe Barbara Silver Lorie Mayer Peg & Marvin Geller Helene & Robert Fuchs Kathy & Ronald Emanuel Judy & Mark Schulman Susannah & Avery Cohen Donna J. Robbins Deborah & Gary Kohler Louise & Bill Warshauer Sandy & Dr. Ron Roth Flo Chelm Arleen & David Sivakoff Pauline & Erich Haller Karen & Dr. Edward Saeks Ruth & Martin Barber Marcy & Jerry Sobelman Kay & Ron Isserman Patricia & Dr. Joshua Kaplan Susan & Dr. Nathaniel Ritter Dovie & Dr. Irving Melnick Michal & Mordechai Wiesler Alta & Jay Werner Rosalind & Morris Herstein Rena & David Rutstein Susan & Jay Weiss Natalie & Marvin Klein Myra Shapiro Paula & Ronald Creed Hella Amelkin Jane & Mel Berger Toby & Herb Kosloff Sheryl Weitman, Reva Pearlstein and the entire staff of the Miami and Tampa Israel Bonds offices Howard Tevlowitz and the staff of The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee Beth & Dr. Brian Wolff Janet Silver & Richard Firstenberg Helene & Major Gen Bernard Weiss Carolyn & Dr. Tracey Roth & Family Myra & Dr. Mort Friedman Cheryl Brownstein & Jane Thompson Dottie Lipschultz & Sandy Feldblum Marina Berkovich & Alex Goldstein

Maraline Rane Freddi & Alan Peltz Dr. Judith & Sam Friedland ORT America Inc. Barbara Meltz Sharon & Joseph Berkowitz Ann R. Jacobson Ted Epstein Elinore & Sidney Weinhaus Thelma & Paul Goldman Susan & Phil Dean Nan & Michael Suffian Midge & Lloyd Rauch Sorley Sheinberg Marina T. Eliazo Felicia & Kenneth Anchor Terry & Richard Gilbert Nina & Stephen Iser Abraham Zubrow Donna & Richard Goldblatt Joan & John T. Conroy, Jr. Karen & Curt Posner Beth & Irv Povlow Bunny Levere Carole Soling Lois & Richard Janger Yochi, Eli & Jack Melnick Millie & James Sernovitz Barbara & Arnold Karp Cummings & Lockwood LLC Sugar & Sam Rubin Frada & Frank Weinberg Beth Tikvah of Naples Inc Judy & Harvey Rosenthal Arline R. Shapiro Lee & Allan Kaye Ruth Albert JoAnne & Louis Rusitzky Tova & Dr. Basil D. Roman Patricia & Marshall Sutker Carol & Michael Emerson Gracia & Merrill Kuller Susan & David Seiden Loris Dallal Ellen & Edward Wollman Arlene & Dr. James O’Leary Eloyse & David Fisher To: Brianna & Joshua Plancher In the memory of your beloved mother, Shereen Willens From: Rabbi Neil Sandler & the religious school staff of Ahavath Achim Congregation

Jewish Federation of Collier County extends:

The Catholic/Jewish Dialogue of Collier County extends:

• Condolences to David Willens on the passing of his beloved wife, Shereen Willens

• Condolences to David Willens and Family on the passing of beloved wife, Shereen Willens

• Condolences to Mitch Fogelman on the passing of his beloved wife, Kathy Fogelman • Condolences to the family of beloved Harry Pullman on his passing • Condolences to Barbara Meltz on the passing of her beloved husband, Lawrence Meltz • Condolences to Jeanne Braverman and Family on the passing of her beloved mother • Condolences to Paul & Joyce Gerber on the passing of Paul’s beloved son, Brian • Wishes to Judge Mort Riefberg for a speedy recovery • Wishes to Annette Pakula for a speedy recovery

• Condolences to Marie Overman and Family on the passing of beloved husband, Tom Overman

Suggested minimum donation for Tributes is $18. For more information or to make a tribute, please call 239.263.4205.

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Temple Shalom teens attend BBYO’s Chapter Leadership Training Conference

LTC, which stands for Chapter Leadership Training Conference, was one of the greatest experiences of my life. It is difficult to describe everything that happened there, but I was inducted into a nationwide brotherhood, met 86 new best friends, and learned so much about

BBYO and about myself. I knew very little about BBYO and what the organization was about prior to the summer program, and after attending I want to share the knowledge and experience of BBYO with other Jewish teens who are truly missing out. If there is ever an opportunity to attend CLTC, you should definitely not pass it up. It will change anyone who goes for the better. I know. It changed me. —Ben Klausner

never knew that my time at BBYO’s Chapter Leadership Training Conference would end up being the best 12 days of my life! I can tell you that in the beginning I was very nervous and didn’t know what to expect or where this journey would take me. My point of view had changed so much by the second day I was there. Being away from home and having the experience and opportunity to go to CLTC was one of the best things I could have done! Going there wasn’t just about building lifelong family and friends; there was more to it. I realized that it was about helping you find your path in your Jewish identity, and learning who you are as a person and what you can do in the world to make a difference. It’s about

becoming a better person and being a leader. Being there really did change who I was as a person, and I am proud to say I have made friends who feel like family to me. I am proud to be considered a leader and that is what I will take with me as my journey continues through BBYO & CLTC. —Hannah Daugherty LTC was such a great experience! It was just so perfect. It was the right mix of Jewish education and fun! We had mock chapters where I learned about how to actually run a chapter back home. We did EVERYTHING that we needed to do at our own chapters. Although we learned so much, we had a good time while we were doing it. The brother-

Check out BBYO in Naples By Gary Levin, Dir. of Field Operations, Southeast, BBYO, Inc.

ummer might be ending, but the 2012-2013 programming year for BBYO, a movement of Jewish teens, is just getting started.

Collier County AZA & BBG North Florida Region

hood and sisterhood there was so nice, too. We all went there knowing very few people, and by the end of two weeks we were all best friends! I was accepted by all the BBG’s and I didn’t feel like an underdog or the “new kid” either. BBYO is truly a great experience. I am so thankful to Temple Shalom for sending me to the camp, because I feel like I am truly prepared to run our new chapter in Naples! —Zoe Van Slyke

For more information contact North Florida Region Program Associate Leah Wapnitsky at nfr@bbyo.org For more information contact North Florida Region For more Associate information contact North Florida Region Program Leah Wapnitsky at nfr@bbyo.org Program Associate Leah Wapnitsky at nfr@bbyo.org

During Labor Day weekend, over 70 Jewish teens from Naples, Tampa, Sarasota and Orlando gathered in St. Petersburg for the Boardwalk Bash to kick off the school year. Naples was represented by 17 teens in this inaugural regional event for BBYO Naples that featured a DJ to rock the dock, carnival games and concessions. It was a night of fun and entertainment, and a great way to kick off the amazing year ahead. Prior to kickoff, 37 teens from across North Florida met to begin a process of leadership training and strategic planning for the school year. If you haven’t heard, the teens in Naples are building a Jewish movement rooted in brotherhood (AZA) and sisterhood (BBG) that provides a safe place for teens capable of creating change surrounding today’s critical issues, all while learning important skills such as public speaking, event planning and project management. AZA and BBG teens also explore their Jewish identities on a deeply personal level while developing lifelong friendships and having fun. Based on a local network of teen-led, democratically functioning chapters, partnered with opportunities for international travel, conventions and summer experiences, AZA’s and BBG’s unique programming convenes and connects Jewish teens of all backgrounds who will become inspired to live Jewish lives while making a difference in the world. BBYO in Naples is a collaboration of the Jewish Federation of Collier County, Temple Shalom, Beth Tikvah, Chabad of Naples, and BBYO, Inc., with the goal of providing a community Jewish teen experience that all Jewish teens in Naples can be a part of. If you’d like to learn more or get involved, contact BBYO at nfr@bbyo.org.

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Preschool of the Arts update By Ettie Zaklos, Preschool Director

reschool of the Arts is honored to have received the champion award for “best childcare” for the 2012 Southwest Florida Choice Awards! It has been humbling to be rewarded and honored in our inaugural year. From the very beginning, Preschool of the Arts was founded upon the principle of setting a very high standard of care for our children. We are committed to providing an excellent early education experience for children and families in Naples. We are very excited to begin our second school year at Preschool of the Arts. Since opening last August, the enrollment in our beautiful, state-ofthe-art facility has doubled. We are proud to be a VPK provider for the 2012-2013 school year. Our brand new, spacious Pre-K classroom contains a loft, reading nook, art center, dramatic play area, math corner and writing center. Our philosophy at Preschool of the Arts is that the environment is the third teacher. Therefore, there is a strong emphasis on creating

a beautiful, safe, clean, loving and esthetically pleasing environment for the children. Creating an atmosphere where children can thrive, learn, grow and blossom is essential. Preschool of the Arts believes in a holistic approach to early childhood education. Therefore, in addition to our top-notch curriculum guided by warm, professional staff, we incorporate various special activities into the children’s schedules. MyGym offers children loads of fun as they gain strength, balance, coordination, agility and flexibility while developing social skills, confidence and self-esteem. “Little Chefs” teaches

Performing Arts is a highlight of our week!

the children about nutrition while developing fine motor and pre-math skills, and the children love snacking on their delicious, healthy creations. Music and Performing Arts prepares the Preschool of the Arts children for amazing performances throughout the year while introducing Preschool of the Arts children enjoy the Arts new songs and muParty where we enjoy songs, grape sical techniques to improve children’s juice and challah. dynamics, tempo, beat and rhythm. Preschool of the Arts offers a The Arts introduces the children to high-quality program for children various famous artists and encourages ages 18 months to 5 years. We offer them to express their natural creativity two, three and five-day options as well using a variety of media while paintas half and full-day options. Extended ing using wood, plastic, foam, natural care is available. Please visit us at and other materials. On Fridays, a www.NaplesPreschoolOfTheArts. special Shabbat atmosphere is crecom or call 239.263.2620 to schedule ated to celebrate the coming of the your personal tour. Shabbat. The children braid challah and gather for an interactive Shabbat

Israel’s study abroad opportunities expand By Sandra Ziv, Israel Campus Beat, August 20, 2012

uring the 1970s and 1980s – and even before then – most North American students who came to Israel on a study abroad program were looking for a connection to their heritage. The majority of the students participating in these programs were Jewish, or looking for a Jewish connection. As a result, most of the university programs were designed to fulfill this need. These study abroad programs offered courses primarily related to Israeli history and culture, Jewish history, culture and identity, and the study of Hebrew. The programs offered by the Rothberg School at the Hebrew University and by Tel Aviv University fit this classic description of Study Abroad in Israel. At that time, the University of Haifa International School was one of the few programs that offered an alternative. It attracted non-Jewish students, as well as Jewish students

who were looking for something other than a “Jewish experience” in Israel. Today’s Millennial students (Generation Y) are a more discerning group. Their reasons for coming to study in Israel and the goals they are trying to achieve are quite different from those students in previous years. Today’s student is more demanding as to the type of experience he or she expects and what their requirements are to make that happen. The student coming to Israel today is looking for more than a connection to his or her heritage; often, the student is not Jewish, and even among the Jews who come, many do not identify as practicing Jews. Today, students come to study in Israel for many reasons, including professional advancement, academic requirements, personal growth, international experience, an alternative to the classroom and, of course, in some cases, a connection to their Jewish heritage.

In order to accommodate the new student, innovative programs have sprung up, in addition to the classic Israeli study abroad programs. Today’s offerings include full-degree programs in engineering, academic-based volunteer programs, internships, work-study programs, religious learning, secular yeshivas, professional training programs and many more options. Israel’s universities have responded to this trend by modifying their academic offerings to meet today’s demand. The five major universities – the Hebrew University, Tel Aviv University, Ben-Gurion University, the Technion, and University of Haifa – now offer courses in engineering, creative arts, business and entrepreneurship, and academic honors programs. Students have opportunities to participate in experiential learning internships and to receive professional

mentoring. By widening the offerings and establishing an environment of acceptance of all student types, the university study abroad programs in Israel seek to remain relevant and challenging amidst the wealth of alternative programs being offered today around the world. Of course, the traditional offerings of Jewish and Israeli history and culture subjects will always form the backbone of the curriculum offered to overseas students at Israel’s universities, but in order to continue to grow and be attractive in a competitive environment of international study opportunities, Israeli academic programming needs to continue to evolve together with the student it is trying to attract. Sandra Ziv is director of marketing at the University of Haifa International School. Visit www.israelcampusbeat. org for the latest Israel trends and events on campus.

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The importance of a proper preschool By Seyla Cohen, Temple Shalom, Preschool Director

reschool is so much more than just a place to play. Choosing the proper preschool for your child may be just as important as choosing the proper college. Child Development specialists know that it is during these important, formative years that children develop lifelong learning skills that enable them to become their best selves. Temple Shalom Preschool prides itself on developing a strong foundation for learning for each child. Attesting to outstanding results are a seasoned, professional staff, a proven track record as to kindergarten readiness, state-of-the-art facilities, and testimonials from parents and teachers from Collier County’s public and private schools.

Temple Shalom is acutely aware that literacy development begins early in childhood. Emergent literacy includes turning pages, telling a story through pictures, and “writing” with scribbles. Our literacy rich environment features the one-of-kind Storyland Children’s Library, geared entirely to the preschooler in support of the progression from emergent to conventional reading. This magical library is filled with books, puzzles, costumes, storyboards and more to stimulate language and literacy development. Our staff is well versed in child and literacy development, and provides strategies to support our children as they move toward becoming confident readers. Specials such as computer, move-

ment, art, storytelling, music, science and Spanish provide an extra dimension for learning. Excellent playground facilities, including our delightful “Grand Prix” bicycle track, allow for development of large motor coordination and interaction in a free, playful environment. This year we are extremely proud to introduce Professor Einstein’s Exploratorium – a fun and fantastic science lab in which our children will learn to explore, question and interact with nature and the world around them. Being taught the proper social skills enables children to build selfconfidence, become team players in both social situations and the work force, and become healthy, happy and thriving citizens. Our experienced professional staff helps each child develop self-esteem and social, as

well as academic, skills. Families find friendship and support through social programs available throughout the school year. Long-term friendships are formed between children and families as a result of the warm, caring environment created. We cater to the needs of working parents, providing early drop off and an extended day program. In choosing the right preschool for your child, only you as a parent can sense an atmosphere with which you and your child will feel comfortable. Come and visit Temple Shalom Preschool at any time to assess our facilities and offerings. Simply drop in during school hours or call to arrange an appointment for information and a tour. Temple Shalom Preschool is open to children of all faiths.

HEY KIDS! What are your plans for the summer of 2013?

Would you like to go to a Jewish Summer Camp or visit Israel?

The Jewish Federation of Collier County, Temple Shalom Sisterhood and Temple Shalom Men’s Club, together offer PARTIAL scholarships for Jewish Summer Camps and the Israel Experience for teens. There are scholarship opportunities for all Jewish children in the community regardless of congregation affiliation. For information and a scholarship application, contact your local synagogue or call the Jewish Federation at 239.263.4205. 289 9th Street South • Naples, Florida 34102

Scholarship request deadline is November 30, 2012.

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Gaza: reverse causality By David Harris, Executive Director, AJC, August 30, 2012

he New York Times (August 29) carried a feature article entitled “U.N. Report Predicts a Bleak Future for Gaza Unless Services Are Improved.” Summing up the UN study, the article notes that by 2020 Gaza may not be “a livable place,” even as the population of this narrow strip of land is expected to grow by one-third in the next eight years, having already quadrupled in the last 45 years. What’s striking about such accounts is the willingness to skip over the root cause of the problem or, at best, to make only oblique reference to it. It’s unquestionably tragic if a large segment of the population lives below the poverty line and doesn’t receive basic services. And it’s equally dispiriting to imagine an even bleaker future. Yet such an outcome wasn’t inevitable, nor need it be down the road. After all, there is potential in Gaza to develop the economy and draw on the considerable resources within its borders. But a narrative has taken root, abetted by many in the international community, and especially Gaza’s chorus of enablers, that the residents of Gaza have no responsibility whatsoever for their current situation. Rather, it’s all a function of outside – read Israeli – design. That fits in perfectly with the prevailing “blame culture,” namely, never look inward for answers, but instead seek culprits elsewhere. It’s much easier. No muss, no fuss. Everything comes together so nicely if one can conjure up a well-wrapped theory that places the entire onus on others.

Consider Israel’s situation. It shares a border with Gaza. That’s an immutable fact. Does it make sense for Israel to want a neighbor that is poor, lacking in future prospects, and ripe for exploitation by extremists? Hardly. But there’s another immutable fact as well, at least for now. Hamas has been entrenched in Gaza since 2007. This group, on the U.S. and EU terrorism lists, is neither coy nor evasive about its plans. It wants the destruction of Israel. It says so in its charter, which too few people have ever bothered to read. Its leaders proclaim their aim every chance they get. Its teachers instruct their children from an early age to embrace the goal. Its preachers call for it in houses of worship. And within Gaza’s borders, strenuous efforts, whether by Hamas or kindred spirits, are made, day in and day out, to get hold of weapons and plot their use against Israel. Under such circumstances, what exactly is Israel supposed to do? Well, for Gaza’s enablers, the answer is very simple. Israel should pretend that Gaza is Luxembourg, until the day their underlying wish is fulfilled – the end of Israel. But for any fair-minded person, Israel’s dilemma is obvious, without easy solution. Israel has no desire to go back into Gaza, which it fully left in 2005, a relevant fact missing from the Times’ article. It might prefer that Egypt, even under the new Islamist regime, return to Gaza, which it ruled with an iron fist until 1967, but that’s a non-starter today for both Egypt and Gaza. It may wish for the Palestinian

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Is there a Treasure in your Attic? Yiddish Books are a Cultural Treasure of the Jewish People The National Yiddish Book Center is a non-profit organization working to save Yiddish culture. Please check around your home for old Yiddish books and records, and inquire among friends and relatives. Gifts of these books are tax deductible. Please drop off your Yiddish books and records at the Jewish Federation, for further delivery to the National Yiddish Book Center, or call Louis Rusitzky at 455-6447 to schedule a pick-up. Visit the National Yiddish Book Center at www.yiddishbookcenter.org.

Authority, as the lesser of two evils, to take over in Gaza, but the schism between Hamas and the PA has proved unbridgeable. At the end of the day, Israel simply wants a quiet border, something it thought possible seven years ago, when the people of Gaza were given a first – the chance to govern themselves – and investors in the U.S. and Europe were poised to assist. But that quiet border hasn’t come, far from it, while investors have been scared away. The Times has its own way of antiseptically describing the situation: “Tensions often spiral into rounds of cross-border violence.” No reference in that one mindboggling sentence to cause and effect, obvious though it is. The violence begins with missiles and mortars fired from Gaza at Israel, after which Israel, like any sovereign nation, exercises the right to defend itself against attack. Later in the same paragraph, the reporter states that “A deadly Israeli offensive in Gaza in the winter of 2008-9 destroyed or severely damaged more than 6,000 homes.” The impression is given that Israel, having nothing better to do with itself a few years ago, cavalierly decided to inflict damage on Gaza, destroying houses and lives. But this is breathtaking contrary to fact. Indeed, it’s what’s called reverse causality. Hamas-ruled Gaza triggers the violence by firing literally thousands of rockets at Israel, driven by a hate-

filled ideology. Yet the focus is on the Israeli response, as if there were no provocation. And the same applies more broadly to the UN report. Gaza could be a model of development, with cross-border traffic, not violence, with Israel and, yes, Egypt. It could exploit the riches of the sea and its lovely coastline. It could draw upon the human capital of its population. It could end the UN refugee camps, which, inexplicably, continue to operate there, creating a mindset of dependence and victimization. It could call on cash-rich Arab states to stop the crocodile tears of sympathy and help build the schools and hospitals needed. It could demand the end of chronic misuse of donor aid for the benefit of the kleptocratic elite. Of course, that would mean saying “no” to Hamas; rejecting incitement; ending missile attacks, smuggling tunnels, and terrorist plots against Israel; and envisioning a different future. But Hamas-ruled Gaza today, with its international enablers, wants it both ways – to remain a hothouse for extremism, arms factories, and calls for genocidal martyrdom, while demanding the help of the outside world to bolster its economy and infrastructure. If that’s not a new definition for chutzpah, I don’t know what is. For more information, please visit www.ajc.org.

RABBINICAL REFLECTIONS

22A Federation Star October 2012

Returning to our beginnings Rabbi Edward M. Maline, D.D.

eligion, in general, and Judaism, specifically, are often associated with ritual. Wearing a kippah, lighting the Shabbat candles, touching the mezuzah, attending a Bar Mitzvah – these are all rituals. But on Shabbat Bereshit we return to glimpse the philosophy, the ideological principles of Judaism that undergird our faith. The Torah begins with the story of Creation – a fundamental principle at the heart of Judaism. The world is not a product of haphazard chance, an accidental happening, but rather a purposeful creative act underscoring the fact that universe and life are also

purposeful, the result of an intelligence we call GOD. The Big Bang Theory asserts that billions of years ago out of nothing there was a sudden burst of energy which expended into a cosmos and a universe of which our planet earth is an important part. (Recently, an American scientist was awarded the Nobel Prize for research which further substantiates the Big Bang Theory.) Why did God create the world? What did He need it for? Rabbi Abraham Heschel offered an answer to that question, suggesting that we mistranslate the word “Echad” in the Shema. Instead of saying, “God is One,” we should say, God is lonely. It was out of loneliness that He created us – to have us share with Him the unfolding of the process of Creation. The Creation story makes man the summit of creation. We are the highest form of intelligence in the world He created. Every man has within him a

spark of divinity. That is what it means to say “we are created in the ‘image’ of God.” Whereas in Christianity all divinity is invested in one man – Jesus – in Judaism every man has a spark of the divine. The Kabbalah – the mystical tradition within Judaism – says that when a man dies, God weeps because the spark of divinity in that individual is weakened, diminished, and God is weakened. The recitation of Kaddish strengthens God and His power over the world. Ultimately, the spark of divinity will return to God as our prayer book states: “The soul returns to the source from which it came.” And finally, the Creation story tells us about Shabbat – a day of rest from toil – a revolutionary idea in the ancient world where ceaseless toil and drudgery were commonplace. Judaism introduced to the ancient world a new concept that man must enjoy rest

of body, mind and soul periodically to maintain his dignity and to re-create and re-energize himself physically and spiritually. Hebrew history begins with the story of Abraham, but that story and that history are preceded by the story of Creation, to teach that we are a faith that has responsibility to the universe – to participate in the process of completing the work of creation by endeavors which benefit all humanity and not just Jews. In the words of Rabbi Hillel, “If I am only for myself, what am I?” So, it is fitting and appropriate that as a New Year begins, we turn on this Shabbat to the Book of Genesis – Bereshit – to our beginnings to capture the ideological foundation of Judaism before we engage in the practice of rituals which symbolize and concretize the grand ideals of Genesis.

the place its name.” This may help us gain an insight into the essence of our Sukkah, the one in which we are supposed to dwell for seven days. After a near head-on collision between two super-powers, the Torah depicts Essau going back home to his old predictable ways; while Yaakov did something beyond the norm, outside his home. He did not walk away from his brush with death the same as he had entered. Neither did he become bitter from the experience. Rather we see a man who became better. The mark of that improvement was the innovation of creating an expanded arena for compassion in the universe. That is the Sukkah! After the life and death experience of the “Days of Awe,” a Sukkah, like a clean parchment or canvas, becomes a place where everyone can express some renewed sense of gratitude or idealism. The inner world of each Sukkah, like each person, is decorated differently. Some hang native fruits and vegetables and some display the seven fruits that the Land of Israel is blessed with. There are Sukkot covered with pictures of the sagacious faces of our heroes, or our

children’s art projects. Many Sukkot have some reminder of Jerusalem, and a few have dangling mitzvah artifacts such as shofars, menorahs, and kiddush cups. Uplifting verses from the Bible are frequently found inscribed on the walls of many Sukkot. The Ushpizin, the seven shepherds of the Jewish people, are the invited guests given the most honorable mention in this real Hall of Fame. A Sukkah is a place not just for artistic expression but also a space that holds a newly harvested crop of inspiration and idealism that will nourish us for a whole year. A Sukkah is a serious and fun world with limitless possibilities, and so are we when we exit the ordinary and begin thinking ‘inside the box.’

Thinking inside the box Rabbi Ammos Chorny

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n Sukkot shall you dwell for seven days.” (Leviticus 23:42) The obvious question for the uninitiated would have to be, what is a Sukkah? Most of us could easily offer a technical definition or create an instruction manual for constructing a Sukkah, but the question would remain unanswered: What is a Sukkah? In order to understand a word or concept in the Bible, scholars advise us to revisit the first time it is referenced in the text. Thus, where is

Sukkah first mentioned in the Torah? After Yaakov survives a threatening confrontation with his arch enemy Essau, the Torah records the following: “And on that day Essau returned on his way to Seir and Yaakov traveled to Sukkot and built for himself a house and for his cattle he made Sukkot, therefore the name of the place is called Sukkot.” (Genesis 33:16-17) The verse is a little odd. Yaakov built himself a house (which sounds normal enough) but because he made Sukkot for his cattle the place he traveled to was to become known as ‘Sukkot.’ Is that the reason to name a place? The Ohr ha-Chaim* answers: “Perhaps because he did something new by showing his compassion for the cattle, something no one had done before, prepare a Sukkah, a shelter for animals. It was that novelty that gave

Ted Epstein, editor of the Federation Star, available to speak to your organization this season Title of talk: Jewish life in Southwest Florida as seen by the editor of three Jewish Federation newspapers Brooklyn-born Ted Epstein, son of Orthodox Holocaust survivors, thought he was escaping the Jewish world of New York and New Jersey when he moved to Naples thirteen years ago. Little did he realize that he would wind up as the editor and designer of three Jewish newspapers covering Southwest Florida. If something Jewish-related is happening from Bradenton to Marco Island and all points in between, Ted will know about it. Ted will also share what it takes to produce the three newspapers – The Jewish News (Sarasota-Manatee), L’CHAYIM (Lee-Charlotte) and, in particular, the Federation Star (Collier) – as well as the three annual editions of Connections.

For more information, contact Ted at 239.249.0699 or fedstar18@gmail.com.

*Chaim ben Moses ibn Attar, also known as the Ohr ha-Chaim, after his popular commentary on the Pentateuch, was a Talmudist and kabbalist; born at Meknes, Morocco, in 1696; died in Jerusalem, Israel, July 7, 1743. He was one of the most prominent rabbis in Morocco.

Jewish Heritage Video Collection The Jewish Heritage Video Collection (JHVC) is now housed and maintained at the Federation’s offices. The JHVC video library contains nearly 200 films and television programs carefully chosen to stimulate learning, thinking and discussion about Jewish history and culture. The Collection also provides courses that address vital issues of Jewish history, identity and culture. These courses will be available to schools, organizations and congregations in the area. For a list of available titles organized by category (Children, Comedy, Holocaust, International Jewry, Israel, Jewish Experience in America, Religion and Identity), visit www.jewishnaples.org. For more information, call us at 239.263.4205.

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October 2012 Federation Star

Chabad Jewish Center OF NAPLES

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www.chabadnaples.com / 239-262-4474

Chabad Jewish Center of Naples update

he month of October will include a fantastic, eight-day Sukkot celebration! We’ll be kicking things off with our Grand Sukkot Party on Thursday, October 4 at 5:00 p.m., which promises fun for the entire family. The event will showcase live music, fabulous entertainment, foods and more. Our celebration of Simchat Torah on Monday, October 8 at 7:00 p.m. will include dancing and singing until the wee hours of the morning. Don’t miss the opportunity to dance with the Torah! Hebrew School There still is time to enroll in our popular Hebrew School, which takes place each Wednesday from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Our children love the warm and joyous atmosphere, where they learn Hebrew and Jewish customs, history and holidays. Visit www.chabadnaples.com or call 239.262.4474 for more information or to register. Women’s Circle Our Women’s Circle will resume

in November. If you would like to receive a 2012-2013 Women’s Circle brochure, please call Chabad at 239.262.4474. Jewish Community Art Calendar Our Jewish Community Art Calendar has again been mailed to the entire Jewish community of Collier County at no charge. After nine continuous years, we still receive tremendous feedback from our community and advertisers. If you would like to receive a calendar, call 239.262.4474. Chabad Naples Annual Partner Project The Chabad Naples Annual Partner Project was launched last year as a way for individuals and families to support the vital social, spiritual, educational and humanitarian activities of the Chabad Naples Jewish Community Center. The project has been a tremendous success thanks to the enthusiastic response of our generous community partners. Each Partner has made a difference.

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President’s message By Don Pomerantz, President

uring the High Holy Days, three words form the basis of our religious thought: teshuva (repentance), tefilla (prayer) and tzedakah (charity). With all due respect, I would like to propose two additional concepts whose effects may be nuanced, but may be worthy of consideration. They are Ritual and Transformation. As our society becomes increasingly more fragmented, we need closer connections. Yet, we are experiencing greater geographic distances as well as the inundation of electronic devices. Computers, iPhones, iPads and Facebook promise communication and deliver information. Conversations, social gatherings, films, concerts and dinners are interrupted and usurped by their presence. As a result, instruments of communication become unwanted guests. In contrast to these solitary actions, just recall those cherished moments in life which release a flood of emotion and remain vivid. You may not remember where you put your glasses, but you will never forget who was invited to your wedding. They are shared experiences which represent a rite of passage: a bris, a wedding, a graduation, a funeral. They are frozen in time because we are changed by them. Changes which we might not fully understand at the moment, but which become clearer as time goes by. The human need for ritual is the

Entering into the second year of the Annual Partner Project, it is critical that we build on our success to secure our future as a growing, thriving Jewish community. We will gratefully acknowledge all our Partners and Premier Partners for their dedication to the Naples Jewish community. For more information or to receive your partnership package, call 239.262.4474, email info@ chabadnaples.com or visit www. chabadnaples.com. Regular Shabbat services Our warm and welcoming Shabbat services are held every Saturday morning beginning at 10:00 a.m. The Torah service begins at 11:00 a.m. and includes the rabbi’s insights during the Torah reading, which always has a contemporary, meaningful and relevant message. Services are followed by a delicious Kiddush buffet lunch. Weekly email & mailing list If you would like to be added to our weekly updates or mailing list, contact

the Center at 239.262.4474 or rabbi@ chabadnaples.com. Flying Challah Each week, the Chabad Jewish Center of Naples randomly and lovingly distributes freshly baked challahs to individuals, couples and families in our community. If you would like to suggest someone to receive a “Flying Challah,” please call Ettie at 239.263.2620 or email chabad naples@gmail.com. The programs offered at this center include Preschool of the Arts, Hebrew School, teen groups, youth programs, synagogue services, Flying Challah, holiday outreach projects, Women’s Circle, and adult education classes. On the social services front, the center offers crisis counseling and hospital visitations, and operates the nonsectarian Friendship Circle, providing special assistance and programming for children with special needs. For more information, please call Chabad at 239.262.4474.

www.naplesjewishcongregation.org / 239-234-6366

Sabbath essence By Arlene Rutstein

magnetic force which compels people to proclaim their faith. The services provide an immutable framework for each congregant to internalize and individualize. This spiritual experience becomes transformational as the past, present and future come together. Although we are together, we are simultaneously alone – but not isolated. The transformational power of our faith is not limited to the spiritual. For Naples Jewish Congregation, physical space is not immune to this phenomenon. We do not have our own brick and mortar temple, replete with stained glass windows, a soaring Ark, or an expansive carpeted bema. Our meeting place belongs to the United Universalist Congregation. The matter of space poses no detriment to the worship of our faith. This borrowed space underscores what Jews have always known – Judaism can be practiced anywhere and under any conditions. Wherever we meet to pray and to socialize is mystically transformed into our Jewish space because we have the essentials of our faith: our Torah, Rabbi, Cantorial Soloist, Musical Director, Choir, and a faithful and engaged congregation. The perpetual celebration of the High Holy Days bears testimony to our faith and to the transformative power of Judaism.

e relive the past in the present as Naples Jewish Congregation gathers for its first Congregation Shabbat Dinner. Cantorial Soloist Jane Galler leads us in chanting the Motzi, the traditional beginning, as she holds aloft the challah. We’re recreating and creating Shabbat memories now, at this, our ‘Mazel Meal,’ grateful for our good fortune to be here. Familiar words are chanted, in Hebrew then English, and we’re happy among friends. The Sabbath dinner has begun. Our hunger leads us to the buffet table with its wide array of traditional foods. Our ‘needs’ also lead us to one another, exchanging friendly greetings and sharing news with genuine caring and concern. The ‘family’ around us has taken another turn. This is our congregation family and dear to us too. We’re grateful for their company and the warm friendships and familiar foods

Jane Galler leads in the singing of the motzi on the Challah

Arlene Rutstein schmoozes with members

of the past. “Just like momma used to make,” we say as we sample the briskets, vegetables, salads, kugels, and always the challah, to make Shabbos dinner complete. We stubbornly cling to the familiar, and around the table we hear and compare, “Do you remember when?” And then, “We always did...” We’re trading memories. Dinner done and, after a quick cleanup, we’ll gather in the sanctuary. Services are conducted this night by Cantorial Soloist Jane Galler and our talented and gracious pianist, Alla Stadnik. At the conclusion of services, we’ll share our Oneg Shabbat, our ‘just’ desserts. And with this wide array of sweets, we’ll continue to do what Jews do best – eat and talk. With that successful dinner under our belts, we’ll plan another Shabbat dinner soon. We’ve honored the Sabbath, past and present.

Stay in touch throughout the month. Sign up for the Jewish Federation’s weekly community eNewsletter. Send an email to info@jewishnaples.org or visit www.JewishNaples.org.

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24A Federation Star October 2012 TEMPLE SHALOM

www.naplestemple.org / 239-455-3030

The Temple Shalom building – many things to many people By Susan Shechter Daugherty Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one. —Jane Howard, “Families” e all know that our big, beautiful Temple Shalom building is alive with activity during the day. Monday through Friday the school wing is filled with sweet voices and happy chatter, and the corridors vibrate with the pitter patter of little feet. The administrative offices are always busy with visitors, phones, emails and faxes, working to support our temple family in any way we can, while our maintenance staff is hard at work attending to the million and one details that keep our building in good repair. Our librarian lovingly tends to the Perman Library, and looks forward to visitors to this gem. Our Religious School teachers, children and parents bring their energy, commitment and enthusiasm to the building each Wednesday afternoon and

Sunday morning. And B’nai Mitzvah tutors and their students come and go throughout the year, working as a team in preparation for that most special day. In addition to Executive Committee and Board of Trustee meetings, a wide range of organizations and committees meet in our building. Sisterhood, Men’s Club, the Membership Committee, Worship Committee, Torah Committee and many others call these halls home. The Sisterhood Book Bag meets in the library, and we warmly welcome the Jewish Caregivers Support Group, the Yiddish Club, Hadassah, and NCJW, as they utilize our meeting space. We are proud that in addition to our wonderful Sisterhood luncheons and events, JFCS holds their monthly luncheon in our Social Hall. We consider it our privilege to open our doors to the Jewish Federation, Catholic/ Jewish Dialogue and others, and be able to contribute our facilities to our community for so many important events, including the Evy Lipp People of the Book, Kristallnacht Memorial

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Convocation, the Chanukah Tea, the PFLAG Convocation, and more! The temple also hosts a variety of private events and classes. Weight Watchers has been meeting here for eight years! Throughout the year we provide numerous educational opportunities, including Brown Bag lunches, WIJL programming, Rosh Chodesh, Sunday School for Adults, Tuesdays with Torah, Torah Talk, and the jewel in our crown – Scholar-in-Residence. Ours is a community of learners. Friday night and Shabbat services have been joined by PJ Havdalah, and our wonderful holiday services and observances bring us together and unite us throughout the year. We welcome the community to our moving Veteran’s Shabbat services, and our annual Yom HaShoah observance. The year is peppered with special events like the Preschool Open House and Safety Day and their incredible Art Auction, and Operation Nachas, the Religious School’s intergenerational gem...not to mention our Annual Blood Drive and the

fabulous Mitzvah Day! From our legendary Purim Shpiels to the Purim Carnival to the Women’s Seder to the Congregational 2nd night seder to this year’s special Blessing of the Animals (Sunday, October 21), we embrace our Judaism and our temple family. We watch our children grow from consecration to B’nai Mitzvah to confirmation, and swell with pride as they embrace their Judaism. Weddings and baby namings are joyful occasions that bring us together, and we support one another as we attend funerals and memorial services. Our onegs and Kiddush luncheons give us weekly opportunities to laugh and share and catch up over food! In other words, this big, beautiful building is many things to many people. Within its walls we are nurtured and educated and entertained. We share time with our old friends and welcome new ones as we expand our temple family. While we may not yet be in the full-blown throes of “season,” our calendar is filled and our doors are wide open. We look forward to seeing you!

www.bethtikvahnaples.org / 239-434-1818

Beth Tikvah update Stuart Kaye Beth Tikvah President

his month we begin hosting programs of the Women’s Cultural Alliance: the Monday afternoon Mah Jongg group and the Wednesday afternoon canasta group. We hope to continue our relationship with this dynamic organization. Another event held at Beth Tikvah will be the ZOA meeting on Tuesday, October 16 at 7:30 p.m. Federation and Hadassah events are on our schedule later this fall. We are pleased to open our newly refurbished facility to other organizations in the Naples Jewish community. We will put the finishing touches on our sukkah on Sunday, September 30, preparing it for use that evening as Sukkot begins. If you need a place to enjoy the spiritual and sensory joys of the holiday, please join us as we “shake that lulav” the next two mornings and throughout the week. What a glorious season of holidays our tradition provides, culminating in Simchat Torah, when we celebrate the gift of the Torah while ending one cycle of readings and beginning another. Beth Tikvah supports the initiative to build a community-wide Jewish religious school, or at least to find more ways of bringing Collier

County’s Jewish children together. The BBYO initiative is a good model already taking hold. Meanwhile, Beth Tikvah continues its Youth Education Program spearheaded by Rabbi Ammos Chorny, directed by Aviva Chorny, and staffed by the Chornys along with teachers Julie Levine and Mallie Duboff. Although religious school is already underway, we can accommodate additional students. Come see what we’ve done to enhance our synagogue and our pleasure of worshipping, learning and socializing there. Holiday schedule September 30 at 7:30 p.m. – Erev Sukkot; October 1 & 2 at 9:30 a.m. – Sukkot 1 & 2; October 7 at 7:30 p.m.– Erev Shemini Atzeret; October 8 at 9:30 a.m. – Shemini Atzeret followed at 7:30 p.m. by Erev Simchat Torah; October 9 at 9:30 a.m. – Simchat Torah. Fall book events On Monday, October 22, the group will explore a real-life detective story, The Aleppo Codex, by Matti Friedman (reviewed in last month’s Federation Star). On Monday, November 5 at 7:30 p.m., Beth Tikvah will host Rabbi James Rudin for a Book Talk and book signing. The topic is his newest book, Cushing, Spellman, O’Connor: The Surprising Story of How Three American Cardinals Transformed Catholic-Jewish Relations (reviewed on page 10A). See details on page 1B.

On Monday, November 26 at 7:30 p.m., the book group will explore an excellent teaching text, Judaism’s Great Debates by Rabbi Barry J. Schwartz. Rabbi Schwartz encourages the exercise of “Holy Chutzpah,” by which he means arguing “for the sake of Heaven.” Finally, on Monday, December 17, we will have a “Meet the Author” evening when Ellen Brazer visits Beth Tikvah to discuss her new novel about the Bar Kokhba rebellion, And So It Was Written. Mrs.Brazer’s last book, Clouds Across the Sun (partially set in Naples), is still an Amazon.com bestseller. Coming in March Beth Tikvah has reserved a block of 50 seats to the award-winning Gulfshore Playhouse (in Norris Center, Cambier Park) for its Sunday, March 17, 3:00 p.m. performance of The

Whipping Man. The charge is $40 per seat; check to Beth Tikvah. Please call Phil at 239.598.2880 regarding availability. Religious services schedule Friday services begin at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday services begin at 9:30 a.m. and conclude with a Kiddush Luncheon. Our Sunday morning minyan runs from December through March at 9:00 a.m. We regularly convene Yahrzeit minyanim upon request. Please join us at any service. Our participatory worship services and most other events are held at 1459 Pine Ridge Road just west of Mission Square Plaza. For more information, please call 239.434.1818, email bethtikvahnaples@aol.com or visit www.bethtikvahnaples.org. If you need to reach Rabbi Chorny directly, his number is 239.537.5257.

House sitting/pet sitting services available Non-smoker / non-drinker available for house sitting and/or pet sitting (long or short term). Excellent references. Reasonable rates. For more information, call 239.285.4722.

For a continuously updated community calendar, visit www.jewishnaples.org.

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October 2012 Federation Star

COLLIER/LEE CHAPTER OF HADASSAH

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www.hadassah.org / 239-676-3052

Hadassah update Shelley Skelton President

undraising is an interesting word. At first glance, you see the word “fun” and that’s what all of our Hadassah committee chairs, charged with this responsibility, try to do – make every event fun so that people will want to come back. Then comes the word raising – raising interest, raising curiosity, raising money, and really, that’s what Hadassah is about. It’s no secret, Hadassah is a fundraising organization! We have fun and we collect money -- because without it we do not exist and we could not continue to carry on the extraordinary work of Hadassah. As October is the month the new Sarah Wetsman Davidson Tower at Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem is being dedicated, we can all take pride

in the fact that our hard work has been an integral factor in making this happen. Many of our Hadassah members are traveling to Israel to witness this historic event, as they also celebrate Hadassah’s centennial. Hadassah offers member a wide variety of health awareness programs and activities that strengthen Jewish identity and support for Israel while providing a unique opportunity to connect socially. Along with the festivities taking place in Israel in October, our chapter has some exciting events planned as well. On Wednesday, October 24, our very own Certified Hypnotist, Sandy Levine, will explain the concepts behind her highly successful program using hypnosis for weight loss. This highly popular “Knowledge and Nosh at Noon” program will be held at Bonita Bay Country Club and lunch will be served. The cost is $25 per person in advance, and reservations are a must to Elyse Morande at 239.498.0623 or amorande@aol.com. Our opening luncheon/meeting

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is being held at The Club at Olde Cypress, 7165 Treeline Drive, Naples, on Tuesday, October 30. The keynote speaker is memory expert Dr. Bill E. Beckwith, a clinical psychologist and nationally known speaker on aging, memory and Alzheimer’s disease. He is the author of Managing Your Memory: Practical Solutions for Forgetting and a columnist in the Naples Daily News. Again, luncheon will be served and the cost per person is $27. Guests are welcome. For reservations, contact Susie Golubock at 239.254.9968 or Ida Margolis at 239.963.9347. Other events taking place later in the year are an informative and vital program about genetics, brought to us by Hadassah member Dr. Karen Ezrine on Tuesday, December 4; and our Major Gifts and Keepers of the Gate Centennial Year Event on Sunday, December 16 at the Quail West Golf and Country Club. Sunday, February 10, 2013 will find us at our own special evening of dinner, dancing and entertainment, reminis-

cent of a “Borscht Belt Bash!” More information on these future events will follow. And finally, a note about Hadassah Medical Organization. HMO is one of the world’s leading institutions in healthcare. Comprised of two medical facilities in Israel – the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center at Ein Kerem and the Hadassah University Hospital at Mount Scopus – HMO places great emphasis on clinical and scientific research with the aim of advancing and improving medical care. For Hadassah, it’s a world of healthy people living in peace. It’s a Middle East made more secure by breakthroughs in medicine. The Sarah Wetsman Davidson Tower at Hadassah Medical Center will be the first to unite advanced medical technologies with a profound spirit of healing. People from all over the world turn to Hadassah Hospital for medical treatment in Israel. We are proud to be volunteers for an organization that supports a hospital where the patient always comes first.

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Naples Jewish Social Club update By Illeen Mittleman, President

he Naples Jewish Social Club is a friendly group from southern Lee, Collier and Marco, representing the entire Jewish spectrum. We encourage members to jump on board and let your ideas take shape. Tuesday, October 23: Sightseeing Cruise Join us and bring your friends for a day cruise on the S.S. Mein Kindt (also known as J.C. Cruises, a 500 Passenger 3 Deck Paddle Wheeler). The cruise duration is 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The boat has three decks, two enclosed with air conditioning or heating depending on the season and one deck for sun bathing. The cruise includes sightseeing, schmoozing, an all-you-can-eat buffet, music, dancing and, of course, sunbathing. The member price is $25; $27 for guests. This is a special price for the social club. Board the boat at 1300 Hendry Street, at the Yacht Basin in downtown Fort Myers. For directions, visit www. jccruises.com or call 239.334.7474. Send your check to Harvey Chodock, 26445 Williamsburg Drive, Bonita Springs, FL, 34135. Your check is your reservation. Call Harvey at 239.949.4927 with questions. Sunday, November 4: Comedy and Dinner Show The club is having a comedy/dinner show staging with Compton and Bennett at 6:00 p.m. at the Southern Pines Community Clubhouse located in Bonita Springs. The dinner will consist of salad, roasted herbed

chicken, parslied potatoes, peas with pearled onions, and many different desserts to satisfy your sweet tooth. The cost for the evening beginning is $32 for members and $37 for nonmembers. Reservation deadline is October 29. Your participation and attendance will make this another successful event. Forward your reservation with check made payable to NJSC to Sondra Greer, 935 Tropical Bay Court, Naples, FL 34120. If you have any questions or special dietary requests, call Sondra at 239.353.4468. Saturday, January 20, 2013: Annual Dinner Dance Save the date; invitations to follow. The dinner dance committee, chaired by Sondra Greer with Arleen Sivakoff and Pauline Taxman, is already hard at work planning the event at Long Shore Lake Clubhouse. Entertainment will be provided by Cahlua & Cream. A wonderful dinner is in the works New ideas Share your ideas with us. The board is always seeking new ideas for events. We’ve had many successful ones in past seasons including Ice Cream Socials, Kentucky Derby Parties, Cruises, Chanukah Parties, Dinner Dances, and Miniature Golf Outings to name a few. Our events were very successful according to the rave comments made by our members and guests. Bridge and Mahjongg In addition to our regular events, we offer Bridge and Mahjongg. Our special interest groups of Bridge and

Mahjongg remain an active, social part of our group. Thirty members attend our terrific bridge games which include social and duplicate, and are played respectively on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month at Sterling Oaks in Naples. Games begin at 6:00 p.m. Coffee and cookies are served. Cost is $8 per couple. Reservations are a must by the preceding Thursday. Contact Tilda Ellis at 239.949.9913. Our Mahjongg game is a spirited one played weekly at Long Shore Lake Clubhouse in Naples every Thursday. Twenty ladies or more attend our Mahjongg games. Lunch is served at the Clubhouse followed by a fast-paced game for experienced players. Be there for lunch at 11:30 a.m. and continue with play ending

at 4:00 p.m. Contact Pauline Taxman at 239.775.1632 or Sondra Greer at 239.353.4468. We are always open to suggestions for special interest groups as we do in Bridge and Mahjongg. Contact information For Sunshine matters, please contact Judy Lansat for updates on members’ health and life events at 239.352.0287. For Membership matters, call Sondra Greer 239.353.4468. Contact our co-chairs Arnold Bresnick (239.566.1126 or abnaples@ comcast.net) or Harvey Chodock (239.949.4927 or harveychodock@ earthlink.net). To contact the Naples Jewish Social Club, contact President Illeen Mittleman at 440.221.6468 or imtwirl@sbcglobal.net.

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26A Federation Star October 2012 ORT AMERICA – GULF BEACHES CHAPTER

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History, mystery and culture preside at Gulf Beaches ORT November 15 luncheon By Helene Dorfman Fuchs

he historic and somewhat “mysterious” Shangri-La Springs (once a renowned resort and spa) will host the first fall event offered by Gulf Beaches ORT. On Thursday, November 15, members and guests will have lunch at the 88-year-old property, then shift to the nearby Center for the Arts of Bonita Springs for a lecture by Center President Susan Bridges, and a tour of its campus. Bridges will speak on “Pop Art with Andy Warhol.” The presentation will include a short lecture on Warhol, focusing on the whimsical spirit of his art. Guests will have an opportunity to view his iconic prints, ranging from his famous soup-can imagery to his myth series and Susan Bridges lovely florals. A demonstration of art-making techniques used by pop artists will follow, and participants will be able to try creating their own artworks using these processes. Both the spa and arts center are landmarks on Old 41 Road in Bo-

nita Springs. Opened in 1924 around Bonita’s natural springs, the resort hosted celebrities (Buddy Hackett, for example) and VIPs over the years until it fell on hard times and closed in 1993 after its owners went bankrupt. Then, in 1998, a trust led by Naples residents purchased the property. The owners remained anonymous and their purpose for the property unknown until 2006, when they “announced their intent to return the Shangri-La to its five-star status as a completely natural spa,” according to an article in the Naples Daily News last December. Gulf Beaches ORT will be the first organization to benefit from the spa’s transformation. It is being heralded as a “therapeutic spa and healing center,” said Sandy Hagerstrom, holistic healing center coordinator. “It is not your typical spa,” Hagerstrom said. It will be open for workshops, programs, and what she referred to as “organic” weddings, in which the bride and groom commit to practicing “the organic lifestyle.” The Center for the Arts of Bonita Springs has blossomed in recent years under the direction of Susan Bridges. In 1999 she became president of the Art League of Bonita Springs, then

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a 350-member organization. Today it has a membership of 1,700, and is widely viewed as the cultural heart of the community. Bridges, an artist whose work is held in private and corporate collections and has been exhibited worldwide, assisted the organization with the design and building of its 11-acre Center for the Arts campus. Today, the center offers a wide array of visual and performing arts classes, exhibitions and events, and summer camp for local at-risk youth. Three nationally-ranked art festivals are presented annually. A Chicago native, Bridges holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has traveled extensively in Europe, studying and lecturing at the University of Paris, Ecole des Beaux-Arts, and with Rome’s Inter-

national University in Italy. Shangri-La Springs and the Center for the Arts of Bonita Springs are neighbors on Old U.S. 41 Road – Shangri-La at 27750 and the Arts Center at 26100. Further details will be provided in the November issue of the Federation Star. Meanwhile, mark your calendar for 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 15. Annual membership in Gulf Beaches ORT is just $36. If you are not already a member, please send a check payable to ORT America to Hella Amelkin, 3200 Gulf Shore Blvd. N., Apt. #307, Naples, FL 34103. Note: Our series on WHY women (and men) joined ORT initially and WHAT prompted them to remain committed to the worldwide organization that both “educates and elevates” continues next month.

RESERVE THESE DATES FOR THE GULF BEACHES SEASON • November 15, 2012, 11:30 a.m.: ORT Opening Luncheon Event • December 12, 2012, 5:00 p.m.: ORT Cocktails Event • January 9, 2013, 11:30 a.m.: ORT Luncheon Event • January 25, 2013, 7:00 p.m.: ORT Sabbath • February 6, 2013, 11:30 a.m.: ORT Annual Fundraiser Event • March 15, 2013, noon: ORT Special Luncheon

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Why Humanistic Judaism appeals to 21st century Jews Paula Creed President

umanistic Judaism has its roots in two Jewish developments, Zionism and “Yiddishism,” and the assimilation of most Diaspora and Israeli Jews into a bourgeois culture of endless individual choices. However, unlike those two movements, Humanistic Jews bear no hostility to the institutional structures of the old Rabbinic Judaism. Secular congregations and secular rabbis have emerged in the United States and Israel. They are useful adaptations of old institutions to some of the needs of secular Jews. The Jewish world at the beginning of the 21st century is the child of the traumatic changes imposed by the Enlightenment, the Holocaust and Zionism. It is radically different from the Jewish world that existed

three centuries ago. Because the new global economy and international culture are unprecedented, there are few guidelines from the past that Jews can use to guarantee the survival of the Jewish nation. Never before did Jews live in a universally urban, scientific, individualistic, open and mobile society. Never before did overwhelming numbers of Jews choose intermarriage as a family option. Never before has a global perspective and personal freedom allowed so many Jews to pick and choose from so many ideological lifestyles and cultural options. In the 21st century, all nations will be radically transformed. The Jews will be no exception. However, the Jews were pioneers in developing a strategy for turning a territorial nation into a world people, a skill that may serve as a useful basis for preserving the Jewish family, here and abroad. The ideology of Humanistic Judaism is identical to the philosophy of life of most secularized Jews. Its principles are as follows: 1. Reason (Science) is the best method for the discovery of truth.

2. The basic power for solving human problems is found within human beings, both individually and collectively. 3. Ethics derives from the human struggle for survival, happiness and dignity. 4. The Jews are an international people united by ethnicity, culture and shared history. Judaism is the culture of the Jewish people. The message of Jewish history, with all of its adversities, is that human beings are the sole guarantors of justice. Any person who wishes to join the Jewish people, identify with its history, and is willing to share its fate is welcome. 5. The good life is the life of courage. It rests on the willingness to assume personal responsibility for justice and the strength to accept the fact that this earthly life is the only one we have. Humanistic Jews prefer a secular vocabulary that is not confusing. Saying clearly what you really believe is an act of integrity, and integrity is more important than continuity.

Humanistic Jews view the secular literature of the Jewish present to be of equal value to the religious literature of the Jewish past. Humanistic Jews feel comfortable with the notion of a secular Jewish spirituality, but they resist the notion that truth is a function of inner voices rather than a function of outer evidence. For them, transcendence is attached to human connections and to a connection with nature. At the heart of Humanistic Judaism is an attempt to weave the connections of the Enlightenment – reason, humanism and dignity – around the comfortable setting of Jewish kinship and family. Those who reside in Southwest Florida and identify as Jews have the opportunity to affiliate with a secular Humanistic Jewish community, the HUMANISTIC JEWISH HAVURAH. For more information, please visit www.humansiticjewish havurahswfl.org or contact Herbert Herman at 239.304.0191.

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National Council of Jewish Women update By Linda Wainick, co-President

lease join us at our opening luncheon meeting, Tuesday, October 16 at 11:30 a.m. at the Vineyards Country Club. Our special guest speaker will be Dr. Howard Simon, Executive Director of the Florida American Civil Liberties Union. He will be speaking on Proposed Constitutional Amendments 6 & 8. Please reserve your space by sending your check ($22 for members, $25 for nonmembers) to Doris Feuer, 3953 Isla Cuidad Court, Naples, FL 34109. We look forward to greeting members and guests. As we prepare for another wonderful season, meet our board: Co-Presidents - Bobbie Katz and Linda Wainick; Vice Presidents: Program - Fran Nossen, Advocacy - Elissa Goldstein, Community Service - Marilyn Goldenberg, Membership - Marilyn Dano; Fundraising - Carol Emerson; Secretaries: Corresponding - Maraline Rane, Financial - Cheryl Lash, Recording - Carol Klein, Treasurer - Ellen Gurnitz; Trustees: Carolyn Greenberg, Muriel Hurwich, Phyllis Lazear, Edythe Winters; Past President - Sandy Wolf; Committee Chairs: Yad v’ Yad Maraline Rane, Tribute Cards - Doris Feuer, Knitting - Gayle Dorio, Holiday Visits - Bobbie Katz, Courtwatch - Carol Klein; Reservations - Marlene

Oshry, Muriel Hurwich; Publicity Maraline Rane; Fundraiser - Carol Emerson, Doris Feuer, Bobbie Katz; Board Liason - Joan Person; Visions Luncheon - Carol Emerson; RCMA - Myra Shapiro; Life Membership - Edythe Winters; Database Coordinator - Fran Nossen; Educational Judy Kaufman, Muriel Hurwich; Israel Affairs Representative - Betty Schwartz; Holiday Programs - Linda Wainick; Bulletin Editor - Carolyn Greenberg. Please note our meeting dates for the season: XX November 20 - Luncheon meeting at the Vineyards, with guest speaker Dr. Kamela Patton, Collier County Schools Superintendent XX December 3 - Visions Luncheon. Each year we provide lunch and entertainment for visuallyimpaired elders in our community. XX December 12 - Chanukah Tea, an annual event where we join the other women’s organizations in our community for a Chanukah celebration, chaired by Bobbie Katz XX January 16 - Luncheon meeting at the Vineyards with guest speaker Suzanne Graziano, NCH Director of Orthopedics

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XX January 23 - Broadway Palm Dinner Theater XX February 19 - Luncheon meeting at the Vineyards XX March 20 - Fashion Show Luncheon XX April 16 - Closing Luncheon Our community service projects include Court Watch, Knitting, Friendly Visitor, Visions, and Educational Volunteers. For more information, please contact our co-Presidents or Membership Chair.

NCJW - National On the third anniversary of the last minimum wage increase, NCJW called on Congress to raise wages for hourly workers. NCJW CEO Nancy K. Kaufman released the following: “NCJW joins those who support passage of the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2012, a bill which would raise the minimum wage over three years. The raise is critically important for the economic security of millions of women and their families who work full-time jobs but still do not earn enough to move above the poverty line.”

JEWISH WAR VETERANS 239-304-5953

Jewish War Veterans update By Gil Block, Commander Post # 202

Happy New Year to all. We are planning our first meeting of the season on Sunday, October 21 at 9:30 a.m. at the Federation offices. This meeting is very important and will include: ÎÎ Discussion of programs planned for the year ÎÎ Discussion of our Post’s very existence and prospects for continuity

ÎÎ Election of Officers In order for us to continue at Post # 202, Collier County, we must have new members. Our active membership is falling at an alarming rate. Our programs and meetings do not get any attention from a good-sized Jewish community of veterans. We know you are out there and we need your help.

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JWI’s interfaith collaboration – because domestic violence doesn’t discriminate Millie Sernovitz JWI Past International President

ewish Women International presented a workshop for Muslim student leaders at the request of the Muslim Public Affairs Committee (MPAC), a member organization of JWI’s Interfaith Domestic Violence Coalition (IDVC). When it comes to religion, people often focus on their polarizing differences – different beliefs, different cultures and different values. “But why do people love to focus on the differences when there are so many similarities?” asked Yasmin Hussein, the Young Leaders Program Coordinator for the Muslim Public Affairs Council.

The question was likely rhetorical, but there was a tangible pause in the JWI conference room as a group of Muslim and Jewish interns gathered there glanced at one another, perhaps hoping to glean an answer to this ubiquitous question. There wasn’t one. Here they were, sitting side-byside in a conference room engaging in a discussion on how Muslim and Jewish organizations can work together on a common cause, yet still unable to pinpoint the fundamental issues surrounding the complexity of interfaith discussions. The key, JWI and MPAC leaders explained, is to downplay the differences and enter discussions with an air of respect and the knowledge that it’s okay not to agree on, or even discuss, many issues. Instead, focus on the issues with common ground; in this case, the issue of domestic violence. Domestic violence was once regarded as a women’s issue, but is now

a “core issue of the interfaith community,” explains Miri Cypers, JWI Senior Policy and Advocacy Specialist. “Faith is seen as a resource,” added Deborah Rosenbloom, Director of Programs at JWI. One in five women goes to her faith leader first after an incident involving domestic violence. The faith community, therefore, plays an integral role in domestic violence response, and working together, the interfaith community is crucial to advocacy, as well. MPAC’s Young Leaders Program came to JWI though the Interfaith Domestic Violence Coalition, which JWI convenes and MPAC is a member of. Launched in 2008, the IDVC is composed of representatives from the Jewish, Muslim, Bahá’í, United Methodist, Catholic, Evangelical, Presbyterian, United Church of Christ, Latter-day Saints, Seventh-Day Adventist and Unitarian Universalist communities. Together,

these different religious groups support a coordinated nationwide effort to advocate for domestic violence prevention in Congress and improve domestic violence resources in their respective communities. The coalition is an important reminder that despite inherently different religious beliefs, when it comes to the common cause of domestic violence, there is no divisiveness – not among Muslims and Jews, nor Unitarian Universalists and Catholics. Domestic violence does not discriminate by race or ethnicity, and certainly not by religion. To learn more about the JWI’s Interfaith Domestic Violence Coalition or other JWI endeavors locally and nationally, please contact Millie Sernovitz at 239.498.2778 or millie@ sernovitz.com. Also, please visit the JWI website at www.jwi.org or its companion website for Jewish Woman magazine at www.jwmag.org.

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Get the Service5773 you Deserve October 2012 – Tishrei/Heshvan SUNDAY

MONDAY 1 SUKKOT

TUESDAY 2 SUKKOT

9:30am BT Services 10:00am NCJW Bd Mtg 10:00am TS Services 5:30pm JCMI Bingo 5:30pm HM Member Exhibit Opening

9:30am BT Services 10:00am CHA Services 10:00am TS-S Board 10:30am JCMI-S Board 12:15pm BT Torah Study

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9 SIMCHAT TORAH

9:00am BT Religious School ATZERET 7:30pm BT Hashana Raba 10:30am TS Naples Jewish Caring Support Group 9:30am BT Services 10:00am CHA & TS Svcs Simchat Torah Service: Check with your temple

9:30am BT Services 10:00am CHA Services 11:30am TS-S Luncheon 12:00pm JCMI-S Gen Mtg 12:15pm BT Torah Study 7:30pm JFCC Board Mtg

9:00am BT Religious School 12:00pm NJC-S Book Club 5:30pm JCMI Bingo

11:30am NCJW Gen Mtg 12:15pm BT Torah Study 7:00pm TS Exec Comm 7:30pm ZOA Program

WEDNESDAY 3

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FRIDAY

11:30am JCMI Mah Jongg 11:30am CHA-M Lunch 1:00pm NJC Board Meeting 1:00pm JCMI Bridge 5:30pm CHA Community 2:30pm CRC Meeting Sushi Sukkah 4:30pm BT Religious School 4:30pm CHA Hebrew School 4:30pm TS Relgious School

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8:30am TS Torah Talk 9:30am BT Services 9:30am JCMI Services 10:00am CHA Services 10:00am TS Services

11:30am JCMI Mah Jongg 11:30am CHA-M Lunch 1:30pm CJD Steering Cmte 1:00pm JCMI Bridge 3:00pm HM Exec Cmte 2:00pm HDH Bd Mtg 4:30pm BT Religious School 4:30pm CHA Hebrew School 4:30pm TS Relgious School

7:30pm BT Services 7:30pm NJC Services 7:30pm TS Services 8:00pm JCMI Services

9:30am BT Services 9:30am JCMI Services 10:00am CHA Services 10:00am TS Services

11:30am CHA-M Lunch 12:00pm NJC Men’s Club 1:00pm JCMI Bridge 4:30pm BT Religious School 4:30pm CHA Hebrew School 4:30pm TS Religious School 6:30pm CJD RT Film 7:00pm TS WIJL

11:30am JCMI Mah Jongg 1:30pm TS-S Book Bag 2:30pm Israel Affairs Comm 4:00pm BT Board Mtg

7:30pm BT Services 7:30pm NJC Services 7:30pm TS Services 8:00pm JCMI Services

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9:00am BT Religious School 10:30am TS Naples Jewish 12:15pm BT Torah Study 9:30am JWV Meeting Caring Support Group 7:00pm TS Board Mtg 12:00pm TS Blessing of the 5:30pm JCMI Bingo Animals 7:00pm CHA Preschool 4:30pm GenShoah Mtg Parents Night 7:30 BT Book Group

11:30am CHA-M Lunch 12:00pm HDH K&N 1:00pm JCMI Bridge 4:30pm BT Religious School 4:30pm CHA Hebrew School 4:30pm TS Religious School

11:30am JCMI Mah Jongg 3:00pm HM Board Mtg 6:30pm CHA Movie Night 6:30pm HDH Evening Israel Talk 7:00pm JCMI Board Mtg

7:30pm BT Services 7:30pm NJC Services 7:30pm TS Services 8:00pm JCMI Services

9:30am BT Services 9:30am JCMI Services 10:00am CHA Services 10:00am TS Services 6:00pm TS PJ Havdalah

10:45am HDH Opening Meeting/Lunch 12:15pm BT Torah Study

11:30am CHA-M Lunch 1:00pm JCMI Bridge 4:30pm BT Religious School 4:30pm CHA Hebrew School 4:30pm TS Religious School

9:00am BT Religious School 5:30pm JCMI Bingo 4:00pm HM Family Event

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Throughout the year, some holidays fall within the normal work week. The Federation office will be closed in observance of those holidays which are listed in all CAPITAL LETTERS.

Key: • AJC: American Jewish Committee • ATS: American Technion Society • BT: Beth Tikvah • CHA: Chabad Jewish Center of Naples • CHA: Chabad Men’s Club • CJD: Catholic/Jewish Dialogue • CRC: Community Relations Committee • HDH: Hadassah • HJH: Humanistic Jewish Havurah • HM: Holocaust Museum of Southwest Florida

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• ISRB: Israel Bonds • JCMI: Jewish Congregation of Marco Island • JCMI-M: JCMI Men’s Club • JCMI-S: JCMI Sisterhood • JFCC: Jewish Federation of Collier County • JFCS: Jewish Family and Community Services • JNF: Jewish National Fund • JWV: Jewish War Veterans • MDA: Magen David Adom • NCJW: National Council of Jewish Women (Adopted by the Officers and Board of Trustees of the Jewish Federation of Collier County 1/98) To avoid misunderstandings, controversies and destructive divisions among our people, the Officers and Board of Trustees of the “Federation” have adopted the following publication policy: Advertisements: All advertisements, regardless of their sponsor, shall be paid for in full, at the established rates, prior to publication. The contents of all advertisements shall be subject to review and approval of the Federation Board or its designee. Commercial advertisers may make credit arrangements with the advertising manager, subject to the approval of the Federation Board. Regular Columns: Regular columns shall be accepted only from leaders (Rabbis, Presidents, Chairpersons) of established and recognized Jewish organizations within Collier County and the designated Chairpersons of the regular committees of the Jewish Federation of Collier County.

• NJC: Naples Jewish Congregation • NJC-M: Naples Jewish Congregation Men’s Club • NJC-S: Naples Jewish Congregation Sisterhood • NJSC: Naples Jewish Social Club • ORT: Organization for Rehabilitation/Training • TS: Temple Shalom • TS-M: Temple Shalom Men’s Club • TS-S: Temple Shalom Sisterhood • WCA: Women’s Cultural Alliance • ZOA: Zionist Organization of America

Special Announcements: Special announcements shall be accepted from established Jewish organizations within Collier County and may, at the discretion of the Federation Board, be subject to the conditions applicable to paid advertisements, as set forth above. News Items: Only those news items pertaining to matters of general interest to the broadest cross-section of the Jewish Community will be accepted for publication. Note: Items of controversial opinions and points of view, about political issues, will not be accepted for publication without prior approval of a majority of the Federation Officers and Trustees. All persons and organizations objecting to the actions and rulings of the Editor or Publications Committee Chairman shall have the right to appeal those rulings to the Officers and Board of Trustees of the JFCC.

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According to the By-Laws of the Jewish Federation of Collier County, members are those individuals who make an annual gift of $36 or more to the UJA Federation Campaign in our community. For more information, please contact the Federation at (239) 263-4205.

October 2012 COMMUNITY DIRECTORY 31A Federation Star TEMPLE SHALOM OF NAPLES (Reform) 4630 Pine Ridge Road, Naples, FL 34119 Phone: 455-3030  Fax: 455-4361 Email: info@naplestemple.org www.naplestemple.org Rabbi Adam Miller Cantor Donna Azu James H. Perman, D.D., Rabbi Emeritus Yale T. Freeman, President Susan Shechter Daugherty, Exec. Dir. Caren Plotkin, Religious School Dir. Seyla Cohen, Preschool Director Peter Lewis, Organist/Choir Director Shabbat Services: Shabbat Eve - Friday 7:30 p.m. Shabbat - Saturday 10:00 a.m. • Sisterhood • Men’s Club • Adult Education • Havurot • Youth Groups • Religious School • Judaic Library • Hebrew School • Pre-School • Adult Choir • Social Action • Outreach

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CHABAD NAPLES JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER serving Naples and Marco Island 1789 Mandarin Road, Naples, FL 34102 Phone: 262-4474 Email: info@chabadnaples.com Website: www.chabadnaples.com Rabbi Fishel Zaklos Dr. Arthur Seigel, President Ettie Zaklos, Education Director Shabbat Services Shabbat - Saturday 10am • Camp Gan Israel • Hebrew School • Preschool of the Arts • Jewish Women’s Circle • Adult Education • Bat Mitzvah Club • Friendship Circle • Smile on Seniors • Flying Challah • Kosher food delivery The Federation Star is published monthly, September through July, by the Jewish Federation of Collier County. 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Road Suite 2201 Naples, FL 34109-0613 Phone: 239-263-4205 Fax: 239-263-3813 E-mail: info@jewishnaples.org Website: www.jewishnaples.org Volume 22, No. 2 October 2012 40 pages USPS Permit No. 419

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Services are held at: The Unitarian Congregation 6340 Napa Woods Way Rabbi Sylvin Wolf Ph.D, DD 234-6366 Email: sylvinwolf@comcast.net www.naplesjewishcongregation.org

1459 Pine Ridge Road Naples, FL 34109

Rabbi Edward M. Maline, DD Hari Jacobsen, Cantorial Soloist Stephen Goldenberg, President

Don Pomerantz, President Jane Galler, Cantorial Soloist

Shabbat Services Friday 8:00 p.m.

Shabbat Services

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• Sisterhood • Men’s Club • Brownstein Judaica Gift Shop

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Spice of Life Whether you’ve made a mint or not, whatever you’ve salted away may be enough to give you a dilly of a problem with your estate. And you’re no doubt peppered each day with unsavory proposals on how to spend and invest your money. Yes, regardless of your estate, the taxman some day will be cumin, but you can mustard up the courage and move gingerly to keep the tax bite at bay with some simple, plain vanilla and some more seasoned techniques of estate planning and charitable giving. Frequently, we try to impart a little sage advice and curry your favor for a lifetime gift or bequest to the Endowment Fund of the Federation. Have you taken the first step to becoming a tarragon of virtue by consulting with us or your financial advisors and deciding how to clove out a piece of your assets and fennel it to Federation’s Endowment Fund? Don’t you think...it’s about thyme? For more information on gift planning, call Executive Director David Willens at 239.263.4205.

Rabbi Ammos Chorny Stuart Kaye, President Phil Jason, Vice President Sue Hammerman, Secretary Shabbat Services Friday evenings at 7:30pm Saturday mornings at 9:30am Youth Education - Adult Education Community Events

Jewish Organizations to Serve You in Collier County (All area codes are 239 unless otherwise noted.)

Jewish Federation of Collier County Phone: 263-4205  Fax: 263-3813 Website: www.jewishnaples.org Email: info@jewishnaples.org • Federation President: Norman Krivosha • Executive Director: David Willens

American Technion Society • Chapter Dir: Jennifer Singer, 941-378-1500 • Naples Chairman: L.C. Goldman, 592-5884

Collier/Lee Chapter of Hadassah • President: Shelley Skelton, 676-3052

Holocaust Museum & Education Center of Southwest Florida • President: Joshua Bialek, 263-9200

Humanistic Jewish Havurah of Southwest Florida • Paula Creed, 495-8484

Israel Bonds • Reva Pearlstein, 800-622-8017 • Tyler Korn, 254-0400

Jewish Family and Community Services of Southwest Florida Phone: 325-4444 • Chairperson: Millie Sernovitz • Executive Director: Dr. Jaclynn Faffer

Jewish National Fund

Jewish War Veterans Post 202,Collier Co. Chapter

David Willens, Executive Director – david@jewishnaples.org

• Commander, Gil Block, 304-5953 • Senior Vice Commander, M/Gen. Bernard L. Weiss, USAF Ret. 594-7772

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Naples Friends of American Magen David Adom (MDA) • Exec Dir: Robert Schwartz, 954-457-9766

Naples Jewish Social Club • President: Illeen Mittleman, 440-221-6468

National Council of Jewish Women • Co-President: Bobbie Katz, 353-5963 • Co-President: Linda Wainick, 354-9117

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• President: Marina Berkovich, 566-1771

Women’s Cultural Alliance • President: Jane Hersch, 948-0003

Zionist Organization of America • President Southwest Florida Chapter: Jerry Sobel, 597-0855

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o you spend an inordinate Solutions for Forgetting, a columnist amount of time looking for in the Naples Daily News, and coyour glasses? Do you feel founder, with his wife Pamela, of The embarrassed when you forget someLife and Memory Center in Naples. one’s name? Do you find it frustrating Dr. Beckwith provides memwhen you can’t locate your car in a ory evaluations and consultations, parking lot because you has published more than can’t remember where you 70 articles and has coparked? We tend to think edited three books. He has that losing memory is not also won several teaching fixable, but not so. awards during his 30 years On Tuesday, October as a clinician and researcher 30, the Collier/Lee Chapin the area of memory and ter of Hadassah is presentrelated disorders. Dr. Bill Beckwith ing a luncheon and program The Hadassah lunfeaturing memory specialist Dr. Bill cheon and program will take place E. Beckwith. He will provide you with at The Club at Olde Cypress, 7265 effective, easy to use, and practical Treeline Drive, off Immokalee Rd., techniques to improve your memory. with registration at 10:45 a.m. and Dr. Beckwith is a Clinical Psylunch at noon. There will be a choice chologist and nationally known of pasta or salmon and the cost is speaker on Aging, Memory and Alz$27/pp. RSVP to 239.254.9968 or heimer’s disease. He is the author of 239.963.9347. Don’t forget the date Managing Your Memory: Practical – October 30!

Rabbi James Rudin’s Book Talk and book signing

n Monday, November 5 at 7:30 p.m., Beth Tikvah, along with the Catholic/Jewish Dialogue’s Readers and Thinkers group, will host Rabbi James Rudin for a Book Talk and book signing. The topic is his newest book, Cushing, Spellman, O’Connor: The Surprising Story of How Three American Cardinals Transformed Catholic-Jewish Relations (reviewed in this issue). Copies of the book will be available, along with copies of his previous title, Christians & Jews, Faith to Faith. A former chairman of the International Jewish Committee for Interreligious Consultations, Rabbi

Rudin participated in 10 meetings with Pope John Paul II and was a guest of honor at the 1994 Vatican concert commemorating the Shoah. In April 2008, he was chosen by the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops to respond to Pope Benedict XVI’s address to Jewish leaders in Washington, D.C. He has also participated in historic meetings with the World Council of Churches in Geneva and with Eastern Orthodox Christian leaders in Greece. Rabbi Rudin will be introduced by Ida and Jeff Margolis, who will head up the event. You can contact them at 239.963.9347.

Welcome Back Community Dance SAVE THE DATE! On Sunday, November 11, the entire Jewish community is invited to join together and celebrate everyone’s return to Naples with our 3rd annual Welcome Back Community Dance. This is a great way to see your friends who have been away and see some new faces as well. Let’s kick off the season together with friends, fun, light refreshments and dancing! The festivities will begin at 7:00 p.m. at Temple Shalom, featuring the band Night Train. Their music is guaranteed to get you on the dance floor! Tickets are just $18 per person. RSVPs begin October 15. Watch this space for more information.

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Temple Shalom events open to the community For more information on these events, please call the temple office at 239.455.3030

emple Shalom’s Sisterhood invites you to the first luncheon of the season on Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at 11:30 a.m. Join them in welcoming Suzie Hilton, a dedicated and very knowledgeable docent at the Naples Museum of Art, as she shares her passion for art. Tickets are $22 for Sisterhood members and $25 for nonmembers. Please make your check payable to Temple Shalom Sisterhood and mail to Judi Spintman, 5895 Sonoma Court, Naples, FL 34119. ~~~ Temple Shalom opens this year’s Wednesday Institute for Jewish Learning (WIJL) on October 17 at 7:00 p.m. with Dr. Jackie Faffer, Executive Director of JFCS, as we

address the issues so many of us are facing as our parents age. How and when should we step in? When is it time to relinquish the car keys? Who makes that decision? There are so many questions and so much to consider. All are welcome and there is no charge. We request that you RSVP to the temple office. ~~~ The Temple Shalom Sisterhood Book Bag will meet on Thursday, October 18 at 1:30 p..m to discuss The Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson. This fascinating book brings us to 1933 when William E. Dodd became America’s first ambassador to Hitler’s Germany in a year that proved to be a turning point in history. It addresses why the world did not recognize the

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he 2012-2013 season for GenShoah is begins in October. Please save the dates for upcoming meetings and activities listed below. In addition to monthly meetings that are scheduled to be held at the Holocaust Museum on the third Sunday of each month at 4:30 p.m., there have been many suggestions for activities, trips, speakers and programs. The first meeting of the season is Sunday, October 21 at 4:30 p.m. at the Museum. In addition to many agenda items, the special guest speaker for this meeting will be Amy Snyder, Executive Director of the Holocaust Museum & Education Center of Southwest Florida, who has recently returned from a trip to Israel. Her topic, “Lessons from Yad Vashem: Teaching the Core,” should be of great interest. It was decided earlier that GenShoah should sponsor a public show-

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grave threat posed by Hitler. All are welcome. There is no cost and no reservations are required. ~~~ Rabbi Adam Miller will become Rabbi “Dolittle” on Sunday, October 21 at noon as we invite you to bring your pets to Temple Shalom where they will be blessed! Please make sure your pet is leashed or in a carrier, and join us on our outdoor patio, adjacent to the Social Hall. We look forward to celebrating the wonderful animals that bring so much joy to our lives. ~~~ On Monday, October 22 at 6:00 p.m., Temple Shalom Preschool proudly invites the community to the grand unveiling of Professor Einstein’s Exploratorium – an amazing

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ing of the film Against the Tide: The Story of America and the Holocaust. The film is scheduled to be shown at the Museum on Thursday, November 1 at 6:30 p.m. The moderator for the film, Steve Brazina, is also taking reservations for the film at sbrazina@aol. com. Space is limited in the Museum, so if you would like to attend, be sure to make a reservation. There will be group discussions after the film. GenShoah members have been extended a special invitation by the Readers and Thinkers group of the Catholic/Jewish Dialogue to attend a film presentation of Elusive Justice on Wednesday, October 17 at 6:30 p.m. at St. Agnes Parish Center, 7775 Vanderbilt Beach Road. Elusive Justice is an extraordinary film that examines how a small group of individuals undertook the task of bringing Nazi criminals to justice. RSVP at mrsmarg@comcast. net if you would like to attend. Another save the date for GenShoah is Sunday, November 4 at 3:00 p.m., for the 10th annual Kristallnacht Memorial Convocation, which will be held this year at St. Agnes Catholic Church. The Catholic/Jewish Dialogue has extended a special invitation to all members of GenShoah to participate in this program. Those who wish to participate should e-mail me at mrsmarg@comcast.net. Any individuals who are children or grandchildren of Holocaust survivors are always invited to all GenShoah meetings and activities. In addition, anyone who is interested in our mission of promotion of Holocaust education, preservation of memories of the Holocaust, connection of Second Generation members to one another, and support of the Holocaust Museum & Education Center of Southwest Florida is welcome to attend meetings and activities. For more information on GenShoah, contact Ida Margolis at GenShoahSWFL@gmail.com or 239.963.9347.

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ne of the featured artists at the Estero Fine Art Show is Jerusalem-born Yoram Gal. Gal grew up and was educated in Tel Aviv and London. He started painting at age 12 and has exhibited his art in Israel, Europe, the United States and China. His paintings capture fleeting

moments of dramatic, comic and lyrical interactions between people. Gal’s technique incorporates elements of realism, expressionism and abstract art. He says, “I work at re-inventing my painting each day like a child having fun in the most colorful intense way.” Besides painting, Gal writes plays

for stage and screen, designs scenery, directs, acts and produces shows in his Traveling Theater, and acts in Israeli, British and American movies. He has lived and worked in Old Jaffa since 1978. The Estero Fine Art Show includes: ¡¡ Juried Show: This Fine Art & Craft event showcases artists from around the globe, featuring glass, clay, wood, fiber, jewelry, sculpture, painting, photography and metal. There is artwork for every budget. The focus is on technique/execution, quality and originality. ¡¡ Live Artist Demonstrations: Live art demonstrations will be happening throughout the weekend. Participants can learn techniques of how the artwork is made. ¡¡ Live Entertainment: Various rhythmic music venues are scheduled throughout the weekend for your listening pleasure. ¡¡ Youth Art Competition: $250 in Youth Art Awards for young artists in grades K-8 or ages 5 to 13 will be presented. Admission and parking are free. For more information, please contact Show Director Patty Narozny at 941.755.3088 or patty@hotworks. org.

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Readers & Thinkers a book and film discussion group sponsored by the Catholic/Jewish Dialogue of Collier County, FL

Catholic/Jewish Dialogue Of Collier County “Readers and Thinkers” “Readers and Thinkers”(RT) is a discussion group whose mission is: to promote the building of mutual respect and understanding among Jews, Catholics and all people of good will, by providing opportunities for interfaith dialogue within small group settings. (Based on Mission of the Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies at St. Leo University) This group plans to discuss books, view ﬁlms, and discuss topics relevant to interreligious understanding. If you are interested in becoming a member of this group and receiving e-mails about future events, please contact Pete McCabe at 908-763-0495 or Ida Margolis at 239-963-9347. Email: ReadThinkCollier@gmail.com

he Sunshine State is set to host one of the country’s most influential conferences on Israel – Jewish National Fund’s (JNF) National Conference, taking place in Orlando October 21-22, 2012. The conference will be held at the Hilton Orlando and will feature sessions involving Israel’s environmental leadership, JNF’s vital work for the land and people of Israel, and recent developments in the Middle East. More than 500 community leaders from around the country will hear from some of the world’s leading thinkers during the two-day event described as “the highlight of the year.” Presenters include Israel Minister of Environmental Protection Gilad Erdan, The Jerusalem Post Editor-in-Chief Steve Linde, Be’er Sheva Mayor Ruvik Danilovich, Central Arava Mayor Ezra Ravins, and Professor Eilon Adar, Director of the Zuckerberg Institute of Water Research, Ben Gurion University, among others. The conference will also include special programming for high school and college students. Last year’s conference in Cincinnati, Ohio, featured Speaker of the House John Boehner and TV and radio host Larry King. “This is the first time that Florida has hosted the JNF National Conference and we are honored to have it

SAVE THESE DATES Catholic Jewish Dialogue Readers and Thinkers 2012-2013 Program Sunday September 23, 2012 2:00PM Book Review Coming Together for the Sake of God by Hanspeter Heinz and Michael Signer Discussion facilitated by Readers and Thinkers Jewish Federation 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Road Suite 2201 Wednesday October 17, 2012 6:30PM Film Presentation “Elusive Justice” Discussion led by Steve Brazina St. Agnes Parish Center 7775 Vanderbilt Beach Road Monday, November 5, 2012 7:30PM Book Review by Author Rabbi James Rudin Cushing, Spellman, O’Connor: The Surprising Story of How Three American Cardinals Transformed Catholic-Jewish Relations Co-sponsored by Beth Tikvah and Readers and Thinkers Beth Tikvah 1459 Pine Ridge Road Tuesday, December 4, 2012 6:30PM Book Discussion by Readers and Thinkers Rabbi Rudin’s new book Cushing, Spellman, O’Connor: The Surprising Story of How Three American Cardinals Transformed Catholic-Jewish Relations Temple Shalom 4630 Pine Ridge Road

in Orlando,” said JNF Florida Zone President and Orlando resident Bruce Gould, who is co-chairing the conference. “We have such a dedicated, loyal and engaged community here in central Florida and throughout the rest of the state. As always, this year we have an exceptional panel of distinguished speakers and expect record attendance, especially with regard to our audience of young adults and JNFuture members.” Negev Nights will be the theme for the annual Sunday evening gala. Attendees can expect to spend the evening with Broadway and Hollywood actors Ilana Levine and Dominic Fumusa, of the hit Showtime series Nurse Jackie, who will emcee the event, with entertainment by author and comedian Joel Chasnoff. JNF’s Major Donors will be honored at a dessert reception on Saturday night at 8:00 p.m., hosted by the exclusive Isleworth Country Club. Guest speaker Ambassador Ido Aharoni, Consul General of Israel in New York, will address the audience on “Israel: Broadening the Conversation.” Said Gould: “We look forward to kicking off the 2012 JNF National Conference with a JNFuture event on September 9 in Orlando. JNFuture, a gateway for the next generation to Jewish National Fund, has expanded and grown throughout the United States over the last three to four years. As President of the Florida Zone, my board members and I are excited to grow our Orlando Chapter. We are very lucky to have such remarkable community leaders to get the group off the ground.” Registration for the 2012 National Conference is available online at JNF. ORG/NC. For more information, contact Hindy Komen at hkomen@jnf.org or 212.935.9305 x295. For more information on JNF, please call 888.JNF.0099 or visit www.jnf.org.

Jewish War Veterans meeting

Sunday, January 13, 2013 2:00PM Afternoon of Poetry and Psalms The Eve of St. Agnes led by Pete McCabe St. Agnes Parish Center 7775 Vanderbilt Beach Road *Two Sessions- Tuesday January 8, 2013 & January 15, 2013 12:00PM Jack Conroy’s mini-classes on the Dead Sea Scrolls Jewish Federation 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Road Suite 2201 Tuesday, February 5, 2013 6:30PM Film Presentation “Paper Clips” Group discussion led by Marv Weisberg and Felicia Anchor, Chair Tennessee Holocaust Commission St. Agnes Parish Center 7775 Vanderbilt Beach Road Sunday, March 17, 2013 5:15PM Book Discussion Sophie Scholl and the White Rose by Annette Dumbach & Jud Newborn Group discussion led by George A. Blewitt Holocaust Museum & Education Center of SWFL 4760 Tamiami Trail N #7

Space is limited for most programs: RSVP to Pete McCabe at 908-763-0495 or Ida Margolis at 239-963-9347. Email: ReadThinkCollier@gmail.com

We are planning our first meeting of the season on Sunday, October 21 at 9:30 a.m. at the Federation offices. This meeting is very important and will include: ÎÎ Election of Officers ÎÎ Discussion of programs planned for the year ÎÎ Discussion of our Post’s very existence and prospects for continuity

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Jewish Museum of Florida invites Floridian artists to enter competition

alling all Florida artists! This year’s Avis Lee & Abraham Neiman Judaica Prize Competition challenges Florida artists to create an original Havdalah Spice Box made expressly for this contest. First prize is $1,000, second is $750 and third prize is $500. We encourage artists in all media who are residents of Florida, have a studio in Florida, or have exhibited in Florida to participate. The winning pieces become part of the Museum’s collection. The spice box is a decorative container used in the traditional Havdalah ceremony. Havdalah, which translates as “separation,” is the ceremony by which Shabbat ends on Saturday evening. Through the Havdalah ceremony we make the separation between Shabbat and the rest of the week with blessings over wine, spices and light. Wine signifies the sanctity of the day, fragrant spices are for a week filled with sweetness, and light is hoping for a week of brightness and joy. Although Jewish law does not dictate which type of spice should be used, it is traditional to use sweet-smelling spices, such as cloves, to offset the

sadness that one feels as Shabbat departs. Established in 2002, this prestigious award encourages Florida artists to be at the forefront of a renaissance of Judaic art, to enrich and enhance ritual celebration of Jewish holidays with contemporary designs, and to expand the Museum’s collections. Previous competitions have been awarded for the design of a seder plate, tzedakah box, challah tray or cover, Chanukah menorah, mezuzah cases, and torah covers or torah pointers. To enter, download the contest criteria and application form from www.jewishmuseum.com. You may also call 786.972.3166 to receive the information by fax or mail. Submit the completed form, with photographs, to the Museum by Monday, October 22 at 5:00 p.m. The prize ceremony will take place at the Museum on Monday evening, February 11, 2013. About the Museum The Jewish Museum of Florida is housed in two adjacent lovingly restored historic buildings on South

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Beach that were once synagogues for Miami Beach’s first Jewish congregation. The Museum’s focal point is its core exhibit MOSAIC: Jewish Life in Florida - 1763 to the Present and temporary history and art exhibits that change periodically. Currently on display: Mel Finkelstein: Picturing the Man Behind the Camera through October 14. A Collections & Research Center, several films, Timeline Wall of Jewish history, Museum Store filled with unique items, and Bessie’s Bistro

complete the experience for visitors of all ages and backgrounds. Accredited by the American Association of Museums, the Museum is located at 301 Washington Avenue, South Beach. Open daily 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. except Mondays, Civil and Jewish holidays. Admission: Adults/$6; Seniors/$5; Families/$12; Members and children under 6/always free; Saturdays/Free. For more information, please call 305.672.5044 or visit www.jewishmuseum.com.

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ReadersDialogue & Thinkeof rs Collier County of the Catholic/Jewish of the Catholic/Jewish Dialogue of Collier County

2012-2013 Program Series

2012-2013 Program Series Presents Presents Two fascinating andand thought-provoking film & discussion programs: Two fascinating thought-provoking film & discussion programs:

JEWISH HAPPENINGS ISRAEL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PRESENTS ISRAEL TODAY “THE U.S. AND ISRAEL RELATIONSHIP – THE VIEW FROM WASHINGTON” GUEST SPEAKER:

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An extraordinary film that examines how a small group of individuals, the so-called Nazi hunters, san dsaotfeNxaazm i criinmeis nahlsotw o ja usstm icea, lglig virno gudp igo niftyinto di-ncgatlh esasz ag n extraobrrdoiungahrt ythfoiulm th dtihveiddueaadlsa,ntdhseenso leedmN i ehunters, that it is essential to bring to justice enemies of humanity.

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DiscussionOctober led by Steve Brazina Wednesday, 17, 6:30 p.m.

St. Agnes Parish Center, 7775 Vanderbilt Beach Road, Naples

Wednesday, October 17, 6:30 p.m.

St. Agnes Parish Center, 7775 Vanderbilt Beach Road, Naples

“Paper Clips”

An amazing, emotional, lovingly made, award-winning documentary that tells the story of what began as a lesson by educators for middle school students in a small town in Tennessee to understand the enormity of the”Holocaust and resulted in a unique memorial that has touched many lives and continues to teach the world an important lesson.

“Paper Clips

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St. Agnes Parish Center, 7775 Vanderbilt Beach Road, Naples Discussion led by Marv Weisberg and Felicia Anchor, Chair, Tennessee Holocaust Commission

THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR EITHER EVENT, BUT SPACE IS LIMITED RSVP to either Ida Margolis at 239-963-9347 or Pete McCabe at 908-763-0495 St. Agnes Parish Center, 7775 Vanderbilt Beach Road, Naples Email: ReadThinkCollier@gmail.com

Tuesday, February 5, 2013, 6:30 p.m.

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2012

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SAVE THE DATE: SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2013 ISRAEL@65 EVENT

The Jewish Congregation of Marco Island in conjunction with the Jewish Federation of Collier County presents The 2013 Saul I. Stern Cultural Series Now in its 19th year!

THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR EITHER EVENT, BUT SPACE IS LIMITED RSVP to either Ida Margolis at 239-963-9347 or Pete McCabe at 908-763-0495 Email: ReadThinkCollier@gmail.com

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Sunday, January 6, 2013, 7:30 p.m.

THE NAPLES PHILHARMONIC BRASS QUINTET returns with a delightful variety of music – classical and popular. A fantasy of pastries follows the program with a sampling from Starbucks.

Wednesday, February 6, 2013, 7:30 p.m.

Chaim Silberstein lives in JERUSALEM and is a lifetime scholar of the history of that city. He will discuss the knowledge he has acquired from his research, tracing the existence of Jerusalem from antiquity to modern times.

Wednesday, March 6, 2013, 7:30 p.m.

Howard Hoffer will present an exciting lecture and multi-media program on the DEAD SEA SCROLLS. Hoffer is associated with the Christian/Jewish Scholars from Hebrew University, the Rockefeller Museum in Jerusalem, The Orion and Oxford Center for PostGraduate Studies, and the Israel Antiquities Authority. He has presented throughout the United States and recently during a two-month tour in Canada.

THE 2013 SAUL I. STERN CULTURAL SERIES

For more information, call the Synagogue Office at 239.642.0800. Please send this form and payment to the Jewish Congregation of Marco Island, 991 Winterberry Dr., Marco Island, FL 34145. Please send me tickets for the following Cultural Series programs: ____ $75 Patron, series ____ $50 Series for members ____ $60 Series for non-members ____ $20 Single tickets for members ____ $25 Single tickets for non-members _____Enclosed is my check payable to JCMI

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By Gene Sipe, VP, Southwest Florida Chapter ZOA

e are quickly approaching the completion of the second year of what has been dubbed the “Arab Spring.” Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and Yemen have already forcefully deposed their rulers and, by the publication of this article, Syria may well be included in that list. As this relates to Israel and the U.S., we are watching a critical shift in the regional dynamic. The radical Muslim Brotherhood is strengthening its control and brokering its nonArab alliances. For the first time in more than 30 years, Egypt is sending senior officials to Iran. At the time of this writing, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood is planning to attend the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) conference in Tehran. Recent reports from the government-controlled Iranian media indicate that the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad intends to enlist Egypt as an ally in its push to develop nuclear weapons. The U.S. continues to push for diplomacy to convince Ahmadinejad to allow United Nations inspectors access to its nuclear facilities. The sanctions are certainly having some effect. However, loopholes allow countries like Japan and North Korea to continue to purchase oil from Iran. Subsequently, they continue to Iran’s nuclear development program. As Iran continues to push toward nuclear capability, their proxies in Gaza and Lebanon continue to stockpile rockets on the Israeli border, and Egypt is preparing to move heavy weaponry and troops into the Sinai under the auspices of controlling its rebels. At the same time, a legal advisor to Morsi, Mohammed Gadallah, is pushing to amend the Camp David

Accords “to ensure Egypt’s full sovereignty and control over every inch of Sinai.”(1) In as much as the threat of retribution from Lebanon and Gaza for Israel’s part in targeting Iranian nuclear sites is not a pleasant option, Israeli leadership indicates that this is preferable to allowing Iran to have nuclear weapons. With an Egyptian-Iranian alliance on the southern border, does Israel still have the ability to thwart Iran’s nuclear weapons program? Diplomacy and sanctions do not appear to have deterred Iranian aspirations. On the contrary, it appears now that they are manipulating themselves into a far better strategic position. The window of opportunity to, at the very least, delay a nuclear Iran is about to close. We need leaders in both the U.S. and Israel who are willing to take the hard-line position with Iran and Egypt. Iran simply cannot be allowed to target Israel with nukes, and Egypt cannot be armed by the U.S. and allowed to amass on Israel’s southern border. Our October presentation will be “Jewish Refugees from the Arab Countries.” We encourage you to attend the next chapter meeting on Tuesday, October 16 at 7:30 p.m. at Beth Tikvah on Pine Ridge Road in Naples. Our programs are open to the public and refreshments will be served. Covert is $5 per person and we ask that you RSVP to our chapter president Jerry Sobel at jerrysobel@ aol.com or me at mrnsrvr@gmail. com no later than Monday, October 15. We also suggest that you take an opportunity to visit www.zoa.org and learn more about the ZOA. (1) Arutz Sheva: 8/21/2012

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SAVE THE DATE!

What’s in Your Genes?

AN IMPORTANT PROGRAM TO SPREAD AWARENESS ABOUT SCREENING FOR THE 19 GENETIC DISEASES FOR WHICH 1 IN 4 ASHKENAZI JEWS IS A CARRIER

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2012 7:00 PM

BETH TIKVAH - 1459 Pine Ridge Road, Naples

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Collier / Lee County Chapter

Announcing the launch of...

David Greene, MD, FACS Proudly serving Naples for the past 12 years

Have you ever watched folk dancing or line dancing and thought: “I could do that!” Have you ever watched folk dancing or line dancing and thought: “I could do that!” Do you yearn for those camp days, dressed in blue and white, when Israeli dancing  was a regular part of Kabbalat Shabbat – or any evening after dinner? Do you yearn for those camp days, dressed in blue and white, when Israeli dancing  was a regular part of Kabbalat Shabbat – or any evening after dinner? Do you watch those hora lines at weddings and bar mitzvahs and say to yourself: “I  know there’s more to Israeli dancing than this!” Do you watch those hora lines at weddings and bar mitzvahs and say to yourself: “I know there’s more to Israeli dancing than this!” Well, now’s your chance to experience the fun, camaraderie, and exercise Israeli style Well, now’s your chance to experience the fun, camaraderie, and exercise Israeli style here in Lee County at the Federation building. We will be teaching, learning, and doing here in Lee County at the Federation building. We will be teaching, learning, and doing Israeli folk dances. All levels of experience – from never having danced before to very Israeli folk dances. All levels of experience – from never having danced before to very experienced ‐ are welcomed and encouraged to come. experienced ‐ are welcomed and encouraged to come.  

Every Sunday at 4 P.M. Every Sunday at 4 P.M. (Beginners at 3:40) (Beginners at 3:40) Jewish Federation of Lee & Charlotte Counties Jewish Federation of Lee & Charlotte Counties 9701 Commerce Center Court, Fort Myers 9701 Commerce Center Court, Fort Myers If you’re planning on attending, please email Marsha Kistler

Please let us know of your interest and level of experience at marshatemple2012@gmail.com. Please let us know of your interest and level of experience by emailing Marsha Kistler at mkiss417@aol.com Classes will only be held if there is enough interest.

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