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Syracuse Jewish Music and Cultural Festival set for Sunday, August 30, noon-6 pm Due to this year’s Jewish Music and Cultural Festival being held on Sunday, August 30, from noon-6 pm, rather than in mid-September, the committee decided to “have a little extra fun.” Deep fried pickles, a typical New York State Fair offering, will appear on this year’s menu, as the NYSF will occur at the same time. The festival will offer typical kosher offerings as well. There will also be a selection of Jewish food prepared by The Oaks Catering that combines Ben Yehuda Street and the Lower East Side. This year’s offerings will include beer and wine. JMAC Co-Chair Vicki Feldman said, “As always, the music is the main draw, but we have terrific kosher foods that reflect both Middle Eastern and Eastern European favorites, and artisans with jewelry and apparel. There’s plenty for kids, too – and there’s free parking on and near the [Sam Pomeranz Jewish Community Center of Syracuse].”

The Jewish Music and Cultural Festival brought out the Jewish community, as well as other community members, in a past year. This year’s festival will be held on Sunday, August 30, from noon-6 pm.

The Keyna Hora Klezmer Band will perform at this year’s festival from noon-12:45 pm. Alhambra Sephardic Music Ensemble will play from 1-2 pm. A community hora will be held at 2:30 pm, and there will be music by Robin Seletsky and the Big Galut(e) Ensemble from 2:30-4 pm. Farah will perform from 4:15-5:15 pm and there will be a community jam from 5:30-6 pm. This year’s sponsors include Price Chopper; the Dorothy and Marshall M. Reisman Foundation; the Pomeranz, Shankman and Martin Charitable Foundation; the Paul B. and Georgina H. Roth Charitable Foundation; Raymour and Flanigan; Key Bank; CNYArts; M&T Bank; the Jewish Federation of Central New York; the JCC; the Jewish Observer; and State Senator John DeFrancisco. For more information, visit www. SyracuseJewishFestival.org.

Jewish lawmakers shut out noise as they consider Iran nuclear deal By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) – Turn off the ads, turn down the noise and read, listen and consult. That’s what five key Jewish lawmakers say they are planning for the five-seven weeks they have to contemplate their vote on the Iran nuclear deal. There are 28 Jews in Congress, but seven are undecided and in positions of influence, as lawmakers consider an agreement that grants Iran sanctions relief in exchange for restrictions on its nuclear program. Republicans are mostly against the deal, so the focus is on Democrats who would be key to garnering the two-thirds majorities in the House of Representatives and the Senate to override President Barack Obama’s promised veto of any resolution of disapproval of a deal. Democrats traditionally take their

cues from members considered closest to a particular issue. In this case, Jewish Democrats, and their leadership on proIsrael advocacy, make them among the most watched. A number of groups opposing the deal are running ads in states with large numbers of Jewish Democratic voters, including Florida, New York and California. Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) likely to become party leader in the Senate when Senator Harry Reid (D-NV), retires next year, has been targeted in particular by the ads. Joseph Lieberman, a former senator who is lobbying against the deal, told a New York-area conservative talk radio show that Schumer was “key” and that his nay would open “the way for a lot of other Democrats to oppose it as well.”

Obama spent face-time recently with a number of leading Jewish lawmakers urging them to back the deal. For all the pressure, Jewish lawmakers in interviews shared one “adamant” claim: They will not be rushed and they will not let the noise get to them. “I was one of those members who fought vigorously for a 60-day review period,” said Representative Steve Israel (D-NY), noting that Congress has that amount of time to approve or disapprove the deal. “If you’re going to fight for that, the responsible and nonpartisan thing to do is to take that time.” Israel led his party’s congressional re-election campaign during the last two cycles and “chafed” at the rush among Republicans to denounce the deal. Representative Eliot Engel, of New York, the senior Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said he was looking forward to quiet time alone with his staff in the Sensitive Compartmentalized Information facility where government officials with clearance may review classified materials. “I don’t like finger pointing and rhetoric,” Engel said. “I look at the agreement and try to make decisions there.” Representative Adam Schiff, of California, the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said he was

“really trying to tune out the emotional appeals and figure out what makes the most sense.” Schiff noted Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee’s likening of the deal to the Holocaust, saying the comments “were singularly unhelpful and made me feel a bit ill.” JTA spoke with five of the leading Jewish undecideds; Schumer did not return JTA’s requests. Representative Nita Lowey (D-NY), the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, indicated interest in an interview, but was unable to make time during the past five days. The other undecideds who spoke to JTA are Senator Ben Cardin, of Maryland, the senior Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Representative Ted Deutch, of Florida, the senior Democrat on the Foreign Affairs Committee’s Middle East subcommittee. Three Jewish Democrats in leadership have come out in favor of the deal: Representative Jan Schakowsky, of Illinois, the chief deputy whip in the House; Representative Sander Levin, of Michigan, the longest-serving Jewish congressman and the ranking member on the Ways and Means Committee; and Senator Dianne Feinstein, of California, the ranking member of the See “Iran” on page 3

C A N D L E L I G H T I N G A N D P A R AS H A Some of the thousands of demonstrators in New York City’s Times Square protesting the Iran deal on July 23. (Photo by Gabe Friedman)

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Britain sees 53 percent rise in antisemitic incidents

By JTA staff (JTA) – The number of antisemitic incidents recorded in Britain this year has risen 53 percent over the same period last year, according to British Jewry’s main watchdog on antisemitism. The Community Security Trust reported recently that it had recorded 473 cases in the first six months of 2015, compared to 309 incidents recorded in the corresponding period last year. The increase is likely the result of a growing inclination by victims to report the inci-

dents and does not necessarily reflect an increase in their prevalence, CST wrote in a statement about the report. “These figures may of course include a real rise in incident levels, but our analysis strongly suggests that the primary explanation is a greater willingness by people to report antisemitism, either to CST or police (with whom CST has an incident exchange protocol),” the statement read. The increase in reporting, CST said, is believed to be due to heightened concern

in the British Jewish community following terrorist attacks in January and February against the Jewish communities of Paris, where an Islamist killed four Jews at a kosher market; and Copenhagen, where another Islamist gunned down a Jewish guard at a synagogue. January saw 106 antisemitic incidents reported to CST, the sixth-highest monthly total since CST began recording antisemitic incidents in the 1980s. CST recorded 44 violent antisemitic assaults in the first half of 2015, double the

22 incidents of this type recorded during the comparable period in 2014. Vandalism and threats each featured in 36 of the incidents this year. One incident involved a handwritten hate letter sent in February to a synagogue in Scotland. “Hitler attempted to rid Europe of the filthy Jews and everything they stand for, he failed,” the letter read. “Next time there must be no mistakes made, they are as much use on the planet and to humanity as dog s***.”

a matter of opinion Hope, lost and found, for Ukraine’s Jews By Etta Gross Zimmerman JNS.org “Start worrying. Details to follow.” It’s not just the irreverent punch line of a joke about the content of a Jewish telegram. It is also the only way I can describe the situation in Ukraine, a country suffering from violent conflict, wide-ranging economic collapse, and a humanitarian crisis of untold proportions. I experienced a taste of this crisis during my most recent trip to the beleaguered Eastern European nation together with a group of passionate Jewish leaders on behalf of the Jewish Federations of North America. Like the others on the trip, I was transported thousands of miles from my safe life in the U.S. to Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine’s fourth-largest city, located 100 miles west of the separatist-controlled regions of Donetsk and Lugansk. It was there that we got to understand better the realities that have beset Ukraine throughout the last year and a half. We saw first-hand how the Euromaidan clashes, Crimean annexation, financial chaos and protracted violence in eastern Ukraine have impacted a population of people who had faced major socio-economic challenges even before this crisis began. What was most striking was the presence of many of the 1.3 million Ukrainians who have become displaced within the country’s borders. Commonly referred to as Internally Displaced People, or IDPs, they are attempting desperately to forge new lives in strange cities far from their former lives. There has been scant news on their specific suffering, especially with a world refugee crisis reaching an unprecedented 60 million people this year. But their desperate need for housing, medical care, food and community connections is acute. When I traveled last summer with a small group of American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee board members to the region, we hoped that the IDPs we met would be able to resettle and find a more secure life, perhaps even in Israel. At the time, we could not imagine their displaced status would continue, or that fighting and insecurity would escalate. And we did not think for a moment that when we returned this year, we would find even more displaced people. But as we visited the displaced at Dnepropetrovsk’s Beit Baruch senior center and in temporary housing facilities in the city, we found pervasive sadness, vacant stares and doubts for the future. Hearing about the journey made by an educated young couple who fled Lugansk last August with their two little boys was surreal. To ensure their children’s safe passage amid the chaos, they had to forgo additional luggage so that each parent could hold onto one of their sons’ hands along the way. They currently reside in a small, but meticulously kept apartment, and survive on meager salaries from unreliable jobs.

To say they are in the middle of a perfect humanitarian storm would be an understatement. Rampant inflation, devalued currency and an inadequate or nonexistent social safety net have wreaked havoc on both those who fled the separatist-controlled regions and those who remain throughout Ukraine. In light of these circumstances, many Jews are making use of the critically important aliyah services provided by the Jewish Agency’s Mayak Center. But for the vast majority, leaving is not an option. And the reasons are many, from not wanting to leave their lives and families behind, to protecting property, to the debilitation brought on by the sheer trauma and disbelief of the circumstances. Thankfully for those in Dnepropetrovsk, Chabad’s Rabbi Shmuel Kamenetsky, the local chief rabbi, has set the tone for community cooperation at this challenging time and works closely with all the major Jewish groups engaged in efforts to help the Jews of his city and throughout Ukraine. The air of positivity he has fostered has elevated not just Jews in need, but also the local professionals providing services to the needy and visitors – like us – demonstrating solidarity with those Jews impacted by the humanitarian crisis. When the Soviet Union fell more than 20 years ago, a vast system of JDC Hesed social welfare centers and Jewish Community Centers were established. These great institutions worked hard to infuse a sense of communal independence, philanthropic spirit and local Jewish creativity. Today, that struggle has paid off: Hesed and JCC professionals and the volunteers are demonstrating bravery and dedication, and contribute positively to their respective communities. Jewish professionals, also suffering amid the continued crisis, work ceaselessly around the clock to ensure that each and every Jew, be they displaced or remaining in the conflict zone, are cared for. They treat every person with compassion and dignity, even when they themselves are stretched, weary and worried for their own family members and friends. And then there are those volunteers resoundingly active inside and out of the separatist-controlled zones. Often, they are risking their own safety to help the helpless. Consider Victor from Slavyansk, who delivered food packages on his bike to the elderly, who could not leave their homes. In his late 70s, and not Jewish, he did what he could in the most trying circumstances. Victor is not alone in his awe-inspiring dedication. In fact, volunteerism has become a mainstay of Jewish communities throughout Ukraine, the silver lining to this dire situation, and evidence of a home-grown sense of “arevut” – mutual responsibility among Jews. That development can be found in the JDC’s Metsudah Leadership Program, which builds cohorts of volunteer Jew-

ish leaders addressing social challenges. Metsudah’s more than 250 alumni, deployed throughout Ukraine, are setting a tone of dedication that uplifts their downtrodden communities. Another bright spot is the welcoming environment provided by the Jews of Zaporozhe, who have been instrumental in caring for displaced Jews and ensuring that they have a Jewish community to turn to in their time of need. During a visit to this southeastern Ukrainian city, I met a severely ill child who was living with her grandmother and mother. This tiny, beleaguered family of women is lacking a permanent home, miss their lives back in the east, and now rely on support from strangers. But they have nowhere to turn. We – the Jewish community – are their only source of support. In fact, since the crisis began, the response to the humanitarian plight has coalesced around a stalwart group of aid groups, concerned Jewish advocates and activists, and local Ukrainian Jewish organizations. The Jewish Federations, Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein and the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, the Conference on Jewish Materials Claims Against Germany, World Jewish Relief, Chabad, Jewish foundations and individual supporters have been at the forefront of these efforts. It is indeed difficult to find hope

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amid these scenes of terrible struggle, and one fears that brighter tomorrows are ever more illusive, but sometimes fate takes a hand and reminds you of the indomitable nature of the Jewish spirit in the face of adversity. Those who have traveled with me know that a tired piano and a Yiddish melody can set me off singing and dancing with unbridled enthusiasm. During our visit to Ukraine, I was treated to such a song by eight retired female engineers who gather together weekly to socialize with other Jewish seniors at a program made possible by Jewish philanthropists from North America. The song – written for me and those I was traveling with – ended by noting that their opportunity to socialize together was “medicine for their souls.” In that poignant moment, despite my worries for the future of Ukraine’s Jews, I was reminded that we can accomplish anything if we put our minds to it. And for Ukraine’s Jews today, a little bit of chutzpah in the face of the odds, a warm hug and a place to call home can go a long way. Etta Gross Zimmerman, who resides in Florida with her husband and daughter, is a senior member of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee board, a Wexner Heritage Program alumna and vice chair of the board of the South Palm Beach Jewish Federation. All articles, announcements and photographs must be received by noon Wednesday, 15 days prior to publication date. Articles must be typed, double spaced and include the name of a contact person and a daytime telephone number. E-mail submissions are encouraged and may be sent to JewishObserverCNY@gmail.com. The Jewish Observer reserves the right to edit any copy. Signed letters to the editor are welcomed: they should not exceed 250 words. Names will be withheld at the discretion of the editor. All material in this newspaper has been copyrighted and is exclusive property of the Jewish Observer and cannot be reproduced without the consent of the publisher. Views and opinions expressed by our writers, columnists, advertisers and by our readers do not necessarily reflect the publisher’s and editors’ points of view, nor that of the Jewish Federation of Central New York. The newspaper reserves the right to cancel any advertisements at any time. This newspaper is not liable for the content of any errors appearing in the advertisements beyond the cost of the space occupied. The advertiser assumes responsibility for errors in telephone orders. The Jewish Observer does not assume responsibility for the kashrut of any product or service advertised in this paper. THE JEWISH OBSERVER OF CENTRAL NEW YORK (USPS 000939) (ISSN 1079-9842) Publications Periodical postage paid at Syracuse, NY and other offices. Published 24 times per year by the Jewish Federation of Central New York Inc., a non-profit corporation, 5655 Thompson Road, Dewitt, NY 13214. Subscriptions: $36/year; student $10/ year. POST MASTER: Send address change to JEWISH OBSERVER OF CENTRAL NEW YORK, 5655 Thompson Road, DeWitt, NY 13214.

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AROUND CENTRAL NEW YORK York grant benefits JCC children’s and teen programs By William Wallak The Sam Pomeranz Jewish Community Center of Syracuse was recently awarded a $1,000 grant from the York Children’s Foundation to benefit the JCC’s children’s and teen programs. The funding is a result of the ongoing efforts of JCC Board President Steven Sisskind and his sponsorship of the JCC’s grant application. He said, “We are very grateful for the York Foundation’s continued support of our children’s and teen programming. The outstanding generosity of the foundation has been very helpful in allowing us to serve local families.” The York grant is used to support the delivery of services by the JCC’s early childhood, school-age and teen

programs. The foundation awards grants to non-profit organizations whose purpose is to support children, and it has contributed more than $2.2 million to date to such charities. “Steven has been a wonderful advocate on behalf of the JCC, securing such solid support from the York Foundation and other organizations,” said Marci Erlebacher, JCC executive director. “We appreciate the York Foundation’s continued confidence in the quality programs that we offer.” For more information about the JCC and its programs, which serve infants-seniors, contact Mariette DeWolf at 445-2040, ext. 112, or mdewolf@jccsyr.org.

Sam Pomeranz Jewish Community Center senior dining menu August 10-14 Monday dinner at 5 pm – salmon with dill sauce Tuesday – grilled cheese Wednesday – chicken salad Thursday – stuffed cabbage Friday – brisket August 17-21 Monday dinner at 5 pm – Moroccan chicken Tuesday – meatloaf with gravy Wednesday – eggplant Parmesan Thursday – hot dog on a bun Friday – Hawaiian chicken The Bobbi Epstein Lewis JCC Senior Adult Dining Program at the Sam Pomeranz Jewish Community

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Center of Syracuse offers Va’ad Ha’ir-supervised kosher lunches served Tuesday-Friday at noon. Dinners are served on Mondays at 5 pm throughout the summer. Reservations for dinner are required by the Wednesday before each dinner. Lunch reservations are required by noon on the previous business day. There is a suggested contribution per meal. The menu is subject to change. The program is funded by a grant from the Onondaga County Department of Aging and Youth and the New York State Office for the Aging, with additional funds provided by the JCC. To attend, one need not be Jewish or a member of the JCC. For more information or to make a reservation, contact Cindy Stein at 445-2360, ext. 104, or cstein@jccsyr.org.

Sam Pomeranz Jewish Community of Syracuse Board President Steven Sisskind presented the York Children’s Foundation grant check to JCC Executive Director Marci Erlebacher in front of the JCC’s main entrance. Sisskind has sponsored the JCC’s York grant application for the past several years.

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Senate Intelligence Committee. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), a longtime leader on pro-Israel issues who is retiring, has also indicated she would back the deal. Israel, whose background is in Jewish organizational activism, said he was relying on his experience. “What I mostly do is in my DNA,” said Israel, who was arrested in the 1980s for Soviet Jewry activism. More tangibly, many of the lawmakers, particularly those with large Jewish constituencies, will host town hall meetings during the August break. “We’ve got at least four big town halls that we’re planning for soon after we get back” to South Florida in August, said Deutch. “I also know we’ve been setting up meetings with different constituents and different groups who want to come discuss the deal.” Deutch told JTA he was skeptical of the deal. Administration officials insist that if Congress rejects a deal, European partners who would be key to reconstituting sanctions would not cooperate. But Deutch isn’t sure that’s the case. “I don’t want to rely on what we’re told by American officials,” he said. “I want to speak directly with our

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Netanyahu: Israel deplores killing of Palestinians

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel condemns the murders of Palestinians, which “distinguishes us from our neighbors.” Netanyahu made his remarks on Aug. 2 morning in response to a firebomb attack two days earlier on a home in a West Bank Palestinian village that killed an 18-month-old baby and left the rest of his family fighting for their lives. “We deplore and condemn these murderers. We will pursue them to the end,” the prime minister said at the weekly Cabinet meeting. “They name public squares after the murderers of children. This distinction cannot be blurred or covered up. It is important to say this even as we utter our condemnations and unite against the criminals among our people.” Also on Aug. 2, Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon said that he has given the go-ahead to security officials to hold Jewish suspects in the firebombing under administrative detention, without charges or trial. Administrative detention can be renewed every six months indefinitely. In a statement to Palestinian media following the arson attack, Hamas said that “now every Israeli is a legitimate target,” according to Maariv. The terrorist group, which runs the Gaza Strip, also called for “a day of rage” to protest the killing and to “defend the Al-Aqsa Mosque” in Jerusalem.

European friends, and I’ve been doing that.” Deutch also said lawmakers were consulting one another. “I want my colleagues to understand how important it is to get past the talking points and to dig into the details,” he said. Congress members are paying attention to calls from constituents. Schiff said his are running half and half, Deutch and Engel said callers tend to share their concerns about the deal, and Israel said on July 24 that calls were running 550 for the deal and 300 against. Cardin did not have a tally, but said the calls were influential. Feedback from constituents, he said, was “one of the factors that go into the political process and it certainly has an impact.” Like others, he said he was also paying close attention to the open hearings, such as the ones that Secretary of State John Kerry and other Cabinet ministers have endured recently in the House and Senate, as well as classified briefings. “I want to fully understand this agreement, whether we are better off with this agreement, of having Iran becoming a nuclear weapons state, and, if we walk away, what the consequences will be,” he said. The lawmakers are taking meetings with organizations that oppose the deal, chief among them the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, and those who support it. Schiff said the television advertising run by groups backing and opposing the deal won’t influence him. “When the ad campaigns begin, I’m going to try and tune those out as well,” the California Democrat said. “I don’t think this is something going to be decided by a 30-second ad.” Ron Kampeas is JTA’s Washington bureau chief.

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congregational notes Congregation Beth Sholom-Chevra Shas Upcoming activities Congregation Beth Sholom-Chevra Shas will hold various programs from Friday-Sunday, August 14-16. Lisa Levens will lead services at the congregation’s monthly Shirat Shabbat on August 14, at 6 pm. Levens is known for her “upbeat style” of davening, which congregants have said “adds ruach” (spirit) to the service. Prior to the services will be the weekly asefat Shabbat, an opportunity to socialize and have a snack before services. Families with children from 4-yearsold through fourth-grade have been invited to the congregation’s monthly Shorashim (roots) family service on Saturday, August 15. The goal of the service is to help families “grow Jewishly” and develop familial and community roots. The service includes prayers, songs and Torah study. Snacks will be provided and families have been encouraged to stay for the congregational kiddush. The synagogue’s recently revived babies and toddlers group will have a chance to enjoy a bounce house on August 16, from 10 am-noon. Toddlers can bounce while their parents socialize. The events will be open to the community. For more information, contact the CBS-CS office at 446-9570 or office@ cbscs.org.

A morning of learning and gardening at the Jewish Community Garden Congregation Beth Sholom-Chevra Shas adult programming will offer an opportunity to explore the connection between Judaism and the environment with some light gardening activity, followed by traditional text study, on Sunday, August 23, from 10 am-noon, at the Syracuse Jewish Community Garden, located in the back of Temple Adath Yeshurun. Tiferet Zimmern-Kahan, garden coordinator and a Jewish environmental educator, will lead an examination of the topic, expanding on the themes she will discuss at her gesher d’var Torah at CBS-CS Shabbat morning services on Saturday, August 15. The event will be free. Reservations have been requested and can be made by contacting the CBS-CS office at office@cbscs.org. The Jewish Community Garden was created in 2013 to provide handson Jewish environmental and garden education to the Syracuse community. All produce is donated to local family shelters to provide healthy, fresh options to families in need. The project is made possible through a Community Program Fund Grant from the Jewish Federation of Central New York.

The Congregation Beth Sholom-Chevra Shas babies and toddlers group visited the Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park. L-r: Lindsay, Daniel (in carriage) and Andrew Voigt; Asher and Davin (in the baby carrier) Febles Moodie and Yolanda Febles; and CBS-CS Youth and Education Director Julie Tornberg.

Temple Adath Yeshurun The Jewish Studio Project at Temple Adath Temple Adath Yeshurun will host “The Creative Process of Teshuva (return): a Pre-High Holiday Workshop,” presented by the Jewish Studio Project, on Thursday, August 13, at 7 pm. Led by Creative Director Rabbi Adina Allen and Executive Director Jeff Kasowitz, the expe- Rabbi Adina Allen riential workshop will explore traditional and modern texts on seeking and granting forgiveness to help participants spiritually prepare for the coming High Holidays. The JSP uses “creative exploration” as a tool for Jewish learning, self-discovery and social change. It aims to empower learners of all levels of Jewish knowledge and arts experience to “activate their creativity” and bring “their unique voice” to the tradition. JSP utilizes creative writing, visual art-making, movement and/or music education in combination with the study of Jewish text, offering “an innovative approach” to Jewish education. Rabbi Allen is a spiritual leader, writer and designer of transformative learning experiences. She was ordained by Hebrew College in 2014 and is an alumna of the Wexner Graduate Fellowship. She has

taught Jewish text through a variety of creative arts modalities at synagogues, Hillels and Jewish communal organizations across the country. She is a contributing writer to The Huffington Post and The Journal of Inter-Religious Dialogue. Syracuse native Kasowitz is a social innovator, musician and community builder. He has been facilitating strategic Jeff Kasowitz planning processes and leading workshops, retreats and conferences for more than 10 years. A guitarist and singer, Kasowitz writes and performs his original music inspired by Jewish texts and liturgy. He has been a Combined Jewish Philanthropies/PresenTense Fellow and an Environmental Leadership Fellow, and holds M.B.A. and M.P.H. degrees from University of California, Berkeley. There will be no charge for the program and members of the community have been welcomed to attend. For more information about the Jewish Studio Project, visit www.jewishstudioproject.org. To register for the program, visit www.adath.org, call 445- 0002 or e-mail info@adath.org.

At right (l-r): Armen Karoglanian, Monica Cedeno and Kassidy Hirsh enjoyed the waters of Green Lakes during a recent field trip by TAY Camp Rothschild. This was one of the weekly field trips that Camp Rothschild has taken. Other trips included NBT Stadium, the Rosamond Gifford Zoo, the Museum of Science and Technology, Ronald McDonald House and Black Mamba Skate. For more information about Camp Rothschild or the Rothschild Early Childhood Center, e-mail recc@adath. org or call 445-0049. At right: Among the nearly 30 people who attended TAY Hazak’s annual pizza party at Trapper’s in DeWitt on July 16 were (l-r) Lynn Cohen, Asher Greenhouse, Joanne Greenhouse and Nancy Holstein. The party continued at Ryder Park, where several of couples danced to the music of the 1950s-’70s performed by the band Timeline.

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Iran’s Khamenei writes 416-page book on long-term plan to destroy Israel

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has written a 416-page book titled “Palestine” that details his long-term plan to destroy Israel, the Gatestone Institute think tank reported. Khamenei states that his plan is rooted in “well-established Islamic principles” rather than the “European phenomenon” of antisemitism, according to Iranian-born author Amir Taheri. “One such [Islamic principle] is that a land that falls under Muslim rule, even briefly, can never again be ceded to non-Muslims,” Taheri wrote. “What matters in Islam is control of a land’s government, even if the majority of inhabitants are non-Muslims.” While using the ayatollah’s usual incendiary descriptors for Israel such as “a cancerous tumor,” Khamenei’s book does not recommend “classical wars” to wipe the Jewish state off the map, but instead advocates “a long period of low-intensity warfare designed to make life unpleasant if not impossible for a majority of Israeli Jews so that they leave the country,” wrote Taheri. “His calculation is based on the assumption that large numbers of Israelis have dual-nationality and would prefer emigration to the United States or Europe to daily threats of death,” he wrote. “Khamenei makes no reference to Iran’s nuclear program. But the subtext is that a nuclear-armed Iran would make Israel think twice before trying to counter Khamenei’s strategy by taking military action against the Islamic Republic. In Khamenei’s analysis, once the cost of staying in Israel has become too high for many Jews, Western powers, notably the U.S., which has supported the Jewish state for decades, might decide that the cost of doing so is higher than possible benefits.” The book, according to Taheri, “has received approval from Khamenei’s office and is thus the most authoritative document regarding his position on the issue.”

Iran deal prompts Israel to redeploy Iron Dome in north

Col. Yoni Saada Marom, commander of the Israeli military’s Active Defense Air Wing, said the Jewish state has redeployed the Iron Dome missile defense system to northern Israel amid fears that the Hezbollah terror group could get an infusion of cash from Iran after the recently reached nuclear deal. “Now we are dealing with the challenges and scenarios that we think the enemies from the north will bring. One of the scenarios could be that, like Hamas, they (Hezbollah) will try and challenge us with a variety of threats simultaneously – which is a great challenge – but we are developing our concepts of operation,” Marom said, Fox News reported. Israeli officials believe Hezbollah may have up to 100,000 rockets in its arsenal, with several thousand capable of hitting Tel Aviv and hundreds that can strike the entire country.

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A goodly land By Richard D. Wilkins Devarim, the last of the Five Books of Moses, is also known by the name of “Mishnah Torah” (Repetition of the Law). Its English name, “Deuteronomy” (Second Law), derived from the Greek, conveys the same idea. However, though many prior laws are repeated therein, it actually contains more new laws than old. As the 19th century German exegete, Rabbi Shimshon Raphael Hirsch, pointed out, “of the just over [one] hundred laws contained in this book, more than 70 are completely new.” Why should that be? Both those old and new laws now take on particular relevance as “bnei Israel” are about to enter, conquer and possess the land of Israel. No longer would the Israelites be wholly dependent on divine largesse. They would need to grow their own food and establish a viable economy. Internal and external security would have to be assured. Provisions would need to be made to assist the needy. Dispersion throughout the land would necessitate a central point of spiritual focus. Prey to pagan enticements from remaining indigenous elements and neighboring nations, not only some stern measures, but also dramatic covenantal re-affirmations and recurrent communal commemorations, would be necessary to counteract such influences.

Moses begins his discourses, which encompass almost the entirety of this book, with a broad historical overview, fully consuming Deuteronomy’s first three weekly sedras, Devarim, Vaetchanan and Ekev. Aside from noting God’s beneficence over the 40 years traversing Sinai, all the dramatic events he cites occurred during the first two tumultuous years. Once the generation that left Egypt had rejected entering the land, the following 38 years are a blank page. None of its adult males, except Joshua and Caleb, remain alive. Those whom Moses is now addressing were either not born, or too young to fully comprehend those momentous events. Denied entry by Divine decree into the land Moses so yearned for, this is his last opportunity to warn them against repeating the grave mistakes of the past, and to fire their enthusiasm for the great undertaking immediately ahead. In Ekev, Moses waxes eloquent about the land. “For God, your God, is bringing you to a good Land, a Land with streams of water, of springs and underground water coming forth to valley and mountain; a land of wheat, barley, grape, fig, and pomegranate; a land of oil-olives and date-honey; a land where you will eat bread without poverty – you will lack nothing there; a land See “Land” on page 7

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or cleaning the filters on your home’s heating system quarterly, or as needed. A regular schedule of battery replacement in your home’s smoke and carbon monoxide detectors could be life-saving. Periodically ensuring that your home is properly sealed and insulated can lower utility bills. Use weatherstripping to close gaps around windows and doors. On an annual basis, inspect heating and cooling equipment to ensure it’s running optimally. Ensure your fireplace damper closes and opens properly. When your fireplace is not in use, keep the damper closed to maximize your climate controlled environment. A house in worn condition can lose 10 percent of its previous appraised value, whereas proactive maintenance can increase the appraised value each year by one percent, according to the National Association of Realtors. And you don’t have to invest a ton to improve your home’s value. Plenty of projects offer great returns on investment. From replacing elements of your home’s exterior to updating your kitchen, your realtor can offer suggestions for updates that can help you sell.

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Larry Carlson, 60, of Syracuse, died on July 8 at home. He was a professional landscaper in the DeWittNottingham area for 40 years. His best mentor was his father, who co-owned the Doc and Lefty’s Corned Beef Shack. He was predeceased by his parents, “Doc” Marvin and Bess Carlson. He is survived by his children, Nathan and Emily Carlson; his best friend, Jan Katzman, of Florida; his siblings, Carol (Bob) McCabe, of Oneida, David Carlson, of Texas, and Barry Carlson, of Ohio; and his ex-wife and friend, Cynthia Carlson. Ginsburg-Maloff Funeral Home had arrangements. Contributions may be made to the Emily Carlson Educational Fund, 106 Edgemont Dr., Syracuse, NY 13214. 

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Eleanor “Ellie” Dutch, 95, died peacefully on July 16 at Crouse Hospital. Born in Rochester, NY, she was the youngest of six children, who all lived to be between 94-104. She and her late husband raised their family in Syracuse. She loved to entertain and spend time with her friends. She was a member of Temple Concord, the Cavalry Club and the Brockway Farms Garden Club. She enjoyed playing cards and Mah jongg. She was predeceased by her husband, Bernard S.; and her siblings, Norma Berger, Sally Berger, Jack Schenberg and Belle Pfeffer. She is survived by her children, Cathy (Bill Redfield) Dutch, of Fayetteville, Bill (Susan) Dutch, of Syracuse, and Chip Dutch; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; her sister, Florence Lippman; and her former daughters-in-law, Kathleen Motto and Judy Schep. Burial was in the Concord section of Woodlawn Cemetery. Sisskind Funeral Service had arrangements. Contributions may be made to the Foundation of Menorah Park, 4011 E. Genesee St., Syracuse, NY 13214. 

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Lois Joan Rose, 87, died on July 22 at Upstate Medical Center. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she graduated from Erasmus Hall High School in New York City and Frances Shimer Junior College in Illinois. As a teenager, she did some fashion modeling in New York City. Instead of pursuing that career, she fell in love with and married a naval officer, Jack Rose, who had just returned from World War II. They settled in Scarsdale, NY, and moved to Central New York, where they lived in the Lyndon area in the late 1950s. They later moved to Albany, NY. She volunteered for Meals on Wheels, Blythedale Children’s Hospital and Hadassah. She enjoyed cruise vacations, dancing and partying with friends and family. She was a capable golfer and enjoyed playing bridge. After the death of her husband in 1997, she moved to the Orlando area. Her companion Robert Traeger died in 2011 and her companion Robert Green died earlier this year. She was predeceased by her husband in 1997; and her daughter, Jodie. She is survived by her children, Claudia (Ted Morehouse), Margery (Hank Schoeneck) and Jeni (Thierry Bonneau); seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Birnbaum Funeral Service had arrangements. Contributions may be made to State University of New York Upstate Medical University, 750 E. Adams St., Syracuse, NY 13210; or the National Audubon Society, 225 Varick St., 7th Floor, New York, NY 10014. 

whose stones are iron and from whose mountains you will mine copper. You will eat and will be satisfied, and bless God, your God, for the good Land that He gave you.” (Deuteronomy 8:7-10) Moreover, “For the land to which you come, to possess it – it is not like the land of Egypt that you left, where you would plant your seed and water it on foot like a vegetable garden. But the land to which you cross over to possess it is a land of hills and valleys; from the rain of heaven will it drink water; a land that God, your God, seeks out; the eyes of God, your God, are always upon it, from the beginning of the year to year’s end.” (Deuteronomy 11:10-12) The second paragraph of the Shema, positing reward for adherence to the commandments and punishment for not doing so, immediately follows that statement. The rains that benefit the land are the vehicle for enabling such opposite outcomes. When warranted, “I will provide rain for your land in its proper time...” (Deuteronomy11:14) but when withheld, “the ground will not yield its produce; and you will be swiftly banished from the goodly land that God gives you.” (Deuteronomy 11:17) And, indeed, Israel was twice expelled from the land – first by the Assyrians (Ten Tribes) and Babylonians, and centuries later, by the Romans. This had been foretold in the tochachot (admonitions) of Leviticus, “And you, I will scatter among the nations; I will unsheathe the sword after you; your land will be desolate and your cities will be a ruin.” (Leviticus 26:33) And even more starkly, in Deuteronomy, “God will scatter you among all the peoples, from the end of the earth to the end of the earth.” (28:64) Yet, the promise of ultimate return remained. Not only the people, but its land, awaited that return. Though constantly fought over, it was never permanently transformed into another national entity. During the 400 years of Ottoman rule (1517-1917), and perhaps coincidentally, the length of the exile announced to Abraham (Genesis 15:13), the land was a neglected provincial outpost, always part of a larger regional entity. This, too, had been foretold. “The later generation will say – your children who will arise after you and the foreigner who will come from a distant land – when they will see the plagues of that land and its illnesses which God has afflicted it, sulphur and salt, a conflagration of the entire land, it cannot be sown and it cannot sprout, and no grass shall rise up on it.” (Deuteronomy 29:21-22) Just as Mark Twain described it in “Innocents Abroad” (1867), “...a desolate country whose soil is rich enough, but is given over wholly to weeds... a silent mournful expanse... a desolation... we never saw a human being on the whole route... hardly a tree or shrub anywhere. Even the olive tree and the cactus, those fast friends of a worthless soil, had almost deserted the country.” That was about to change with the arrival of Zionist pioneers: “And when you shall come into the land and plant any tree.” (Leviticus 19:23) There are 5,845 verses in the Torah. A mystic tradition holds that retrospective consideration of the events of any given Hebrew calendar year will somehow reflect the corresponding numbered Torah verse. Remarkably

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Continued from page 6 enough, then, verse 5,708 (1947-1948) says, “Then, God, your God, will bring back your captivity and have mercy upon you, and He will gather you in from all the peoples to which God, your God, has scattered you.” (Deuteronomy 30:3) The text continues, “Even if your outcasts are at the ends of the world, from there, God, your God, will gather you, from there He will fetch you. And God, your God, will bring you into the land which your fathers occupied, and you shall occupy it.” (Deuteronomy 30:4-5) Ekev’s haftarah, the second of seven haftarahs of consolation following Tisha B’Av, further promises, “For God shall comfort Zion, He shall comfort all her ruins, He shall make her wilderness like Eden and her wasteland like a garden of God; joy and gladness shall be found there, thanksgiving and the sound of music.” (Isaiah 51:3) Traditionally, Jews have always responded to such propitious prophesies with “bimheirah biyamenu” (speedily, in our days). And, indeed, these have now been coming to fruition before our very eyes. Richard Wilkins is a member of Shaarei Torah Orthodox Congregation of Syracuse.

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Hundreds gathered in Jerusalem for a memorial to Shira Banki, the teen who died from injuries suffered in a knife attack at the city’s gay pride parade. Friends and supporters of Banki and the LGBTQ community held the tribute on the night of Aug. 2 in Zion Square. Banki, 16, a high school student from Jerusalem, had died hours earlier at Hadassah Medical Center in Ein Kerem, where she had been fighting for her life after being stabbed in the chest and stomach on July 30. She was one of six stabbing victims. Education Minister Naftali Bennett, the head of the right-wing Jewish Home party, told the vigil participants that Banki was murdered due to “extremism, because we don’t know how to accept the other. ...Students in Israel need first of all to know: Don’t be afraid to be who you are and what you are,” he said. Banki was marching to support her gay friends, her family said in a statement. The family agreed to donate her organs, Hadassah hospital announced. “Our magical Shira was murdered because she was a happy 16-year-old – full of life and love – who came to express her support for her friends’ rights to live as they choose,” the family statement said. Israeli politicians from across the spectrum expressed sorrow about the teen’s death.

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