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Save the date: Sisterhood Symposium to be held November 6 BY WILLIAM WALLAK The Sisterhood of Congregation Beth Sholom-Chevra Shas and the Sam Pomeranz Jewish Community Center are gearing up to present “another timely and thought-provoking” Sisterhood Symposium this fall.The pro-
gram on “Today’s Antisemitism: What Does It Mean to You?” will be held on Wednesday, November 6, at 6:30 pm, at the JCC of Syracuse, 5655 Thompson Rd., DeWitt. The event’s featured participants will be Miriam Elman, Ph.D., executive director
of the Academic Engagement Network, a DC-based non-profit that combats campus antisemitism, and Rabbi Andrew Pepperstone, spiritual leader of Congregation Beth Sholom-Chevra Shas. The cost of attendance at the event
includes a Va’ad-supervised dinner. Table sponsorships include recognition in the printed program. For more information and to register, contact CBS-CS at 315-446-9570 or manager@cbscs.org.
SJFS announces art show featuring works by older adult artists BY DEBORAH ELLIS Creativity, growth, relationship and personhood: these are the core values that recent arts programming at Menorah Park aimed to realize for older adults with memory concerns and dementia, as well as their families and other care providers. On Friday, September 27, from 4-5:30 pm, Syracuse Jewish Family Service has invited all community members to an opening reception to launch the agency’s first art show, to be held through the month of October in Menorah Park’s newly designated gallery. The show will feature works by the artists of the M-Power U Arts and Minds Community and Opening Minds Through Art. SJFS Director Judith Huober said, “With our first public art show, SJFS is proud to celebrate the creative capabilities of people with memory loss and dementia. Our show will demonstrate how creative people remain – or become – in later
stages of life; and how much growth, learning and pleasure they and their loved ones enjoy as we assert the primacy of personhood, relationships, sensory and aesthetic experience, and playfulness over fact-based knowledge.” Some of the art on display has been created over the past six months or so in the Arts and Minds section of M-Power U: A Learning Community for Early Memory Loss. This program meets on Fridays for a four-hour session in Menorah Park’s Arts and Minds community room. The group uses creative arts modalities to stimulate learning, as well as self-expression and meaningful social engagement. It aims to empower people to take charge of their emotional, cognitive and physical health, and achieve overall wellness. This year, SJFS staff became certified in and piloted Opening Minds Through Art. The mission of OMA, a Scripps Institute at Miami University intergenerational art-making program
for people with dementia, is “building bridges across age and cognitive barriers through art.” Jewish Home residents are paired with interns and volunteers trained to support the elders’ creative expression in a series of weekly small group art-making sessions. Utilizing structured art-making processes, OMA allows residents to access their creativity, find new outlets for self-expression and enjoy social engagement. Volunteers and staff gain a structured opportunity to build and benefit from intimate relationships with people with dementia. Syracuse Jewish Family Service at Menorah Park is a certified OMA facilitator, thanks to Menorah Park funding from the Legacy Foundation. The next series of OMA sessions will launch in October. OMA received a Best Practice Award from LeadingAge Ohio, is featured as a model program by the National Center for Creative Aging, was recognized as Program of Distinction by Generations
United and is listed as a Quality Improvement Project by Ohio Department of Aging (2015). SJFS is also developing creative arts consultation and training in the region through its Arts and Minds Encounters. These programs feature SJFS participatory arts workshops in senior centers and faith communities, at senior fairs and in other settings designed to support other aging services providers by bringing “high-level” creative arts experiences to seniors and their care partners. Follow-up consultation, potentially including art therapeutic support, is available to the agencies as requested. All members of the community are invited to the reception and to view the art show as long as it remains hanging. Reservations for the reception are requested and may be made by contacting Deborah Ellis at 315-446-9111, ext. 234, or ellisd@ sjfs.org. Menorah Park is located at 4101 East Genesee St., Syracuse.
Israeli app becomes world’s largest cancer social network BY BRIAN BLUM Reprinted with permission from www. israel21c.org A cancer diagnosis can be overwhelming: Suddenly you’re faced with a mountain of options to consider about tests and drugs and side effects that might not show themselves for months. “You might think you understood what your physician said, but most of your questions come to mind only once you’re in the parking lot or back home,” says Eliran Malki, CEO of Belong.life, an Israeli-made app for navigating the cancer journey. With the app on your smartphone, “you have a physician or nurse available at any time you have questions or when a new challenge comes up.” Malki tells ISRAEL21c that Belong is a kind of “Waze for cancer.” Imagine that you’re driving from New Jersey to New York at 8:00 in the morning. “Waze can estimate that it will take you one hour and 15 minutes,” Malki explains. That’s based on years of data
and millions of miles driven. Belong crunches data in the same way – except that instead of commutes, it analyzes the experiences of the 200,000 cancer patients, caregivers and health professionals who use the app. Like Waze, the app uses artificial intelligence to cut through the data clutter. Users only see the most relevant information for their individual cancer journey. Malki compares that with the popular Facebook support groups for cancer and other illnesses, where you have to wade through every member’s post, whether it’s of interest or not. In the three years since Belong launched, the app has become the world’s largest social network for cancer patients. Another app, Patients Like Me, has 600,000 total users, but covers some 2,800 conditions, and its cancer-specific component is much smaller than Belong’s. Oncologists answering questions Belong goes beyond patient-to-patient support; 150 oncologists from Sheba, Hadassah and Rambam medical centers in
Israel and Mount Sinai in New York voluntarily answer questions posed by patients. The physicians only need to answer a question once. After that, Belong’s AI displays the appropriate answer for similar questions that arise from other patients.
“Physicians have so much information they want to share with patients,” Malki tells ISRAEL21c. “But they don’t have enough time. An expert in pancreatic cancer could receive about 15,000 questions
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High Holiday services – 2019
Congregation Beth Sholom-Chevra Shas (USCJ affiliated), 18 Patsy Ln., off Jamesville Rd., DeWitt, 315-446-9570. Call Melissa Harkavy for youth programs at 315-701-2685. Sha’arei Torah Orthodox Congregation of Syracuse (Orthodox, affiliated with the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America), 4313 E. Genesee St., DeWitt, 315-446-6194. Temple Adath Yeshurun (USCJ affiliated), 450 Kimber Rd., Syracuse, 315-445-0002. Temple Concord (Reform, affiliated with Union for Reform Judaism), 910 Madison St., Syracuse, 315-475-9952. Chabad House at SU. All services are at Chabad House, 825 Ostrom Ave. For information, call 315-424-0363. Sephardic minyan at the Jewish Community Center, 5655 Thompson Rd., DeWitt. For information, e-mail Kaye Habib at kaye_habib@yahoo.com. Syracuse Hillel – Winnick Hillel Center for Jewish Life at Syracuse University, 102 Walnut Pl., Syracuse, 315-422-5082 or 315-443-4836. Services are at the Winnick Hillel Center for Jewish Life or Hendricks Chapel. Due to limited capacity, meals are only for SU/ESF/LeMoyne students and university faculty. All information, including a schedule and contact information, can be found at syracusehillel.org/highholidays.
Congregation Beth SholomChevra Shas
Services are open to the community. For more information, guests and visitors should contact the Congregation Beth Sholom-Chevra Shas office at 315-446-9570 or manager@cbscs.org. There is no fee for attending High Holiday services; nor are there tickets. Donations are welcome. There will be a space in the back of the social hall to meditate, read and study, or do yoga, providing multiple paths to the work of the holidays. In addition, there will be contemplative materials up on the walls. For youth programs, contact Program Director Melissa Harkavy at director@ cbscs.org or 315-701-2685 if your children will be participating. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 Selichot Service 9-11 pm SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 Erev Rosh Hashanah Mincha, Ma’ariv 6-7 pm Candle lighting 6:30 pm MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 Rosh Hashanah day one Shacharit 8:30 am Babysitting for kindergarten and younger 8:30 am-1:30 pm Candle lighting after 7:36 pm
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1 Rosh Hashanah day two Shacharit 8:30 am Babysitting for kindergarten and younger 8:30 am-1:30 pm FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4 The Days of Repentance – Shabbat Shuvah Asefat Shabbat 5:45 pm; Ma’ariv and Kabbalat Shabbat 6 pm Candle lighting 6:21 pm SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5 Shabbat Shuvah 9:30 am Havdalah 7:28 pm SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6 Tashlich and congregational picnic at the Sandpiper Pavilion at Jamesville Beach at 10 am. Everyone is encouraged to bring a dairy picnic brunch to enjoy the autumn morning together. There will be a range of approaches to Tashlich. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6 CEMETERY VISITATION (APPROXIMATE TIMES BELOW) Beth Sholom 1 pm Chevra Shas 2:30 pm Upper Beth El 3 pm Lower Beth El 3:30 pm To visit a grave at the Beth Israel or Anshe Sfard cemeteries, contact the CBSCS office at 315-446-9570 or manager@ cbscs.org. It is customary to visit the graves of loved ones at this time of year. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8 Erev Yom Kippur Mincha 6 pm Kol Nidre 6:15 pm Candle lighting 6:15 pm Babysitting for children 7-years-old and younger 5:30-9:30 pm WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9 Yom Kippur Shacharit 8:30 am. Yizkor will take place sometime between 11 am and noon. Babysitting for kindergarten and younger 8:30 am-2:30 pm The haftarah for Yom Kippur will be chanted in English with the traditional trope, with the aim of helping worshippers internalize its message by hearing it in their primary language. Learning session 4:15 pm Mincha 5 pm Neilah at 6:30 pm Final shofar at 7:15 pm Ma’ariv and Havdalah immediately following shofar blowing HIGH HOLIDAY YOUTH PROGRAMS RSVP to Melissa Harkavy at director@ cbscs.org or 315-701-2685 if your child or out-of-town guests are participating. Babysitting (kindergarten and under) Rosh Hashanah (both days) 8:30 am1:30 pm Kol Nidre 5:30 pm-9:30 pm (children 7 and under) Yom Kippur day 8:30 am-2:30 pm
CORRECTIONS SUSAN JACOBS CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY ORCHESTRA SEASON In the Jewish Observer of August 29, on page 7, in the article about Susan Jacobs, who will perform her favorite symphony to celebrate the start of her 50th anniversary orchestra season, the concert will be held on Saturday (not Wednesday), September 21, at 7:30 pm, at the Crouse Hinds Concert Theater at the Civic Center. SHA’AREI TORAH ORTHODOX CONGREGATION OF SYRACUSE The office hours for Sha’arei Torah Orthodox Congregation of Syracuse will be by appointment only until further notice.
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Holiday programming 11 am For safety purposes, only those authorized will be permitted to pick up children. Information needed: child’s name, age, allergies and those authorized to pick them up. Call Harkavy with any questions. Children’s program (first-fourth grade) Rosh Hashanah Day I and Yom Kippur 10 am-1:30 pm Rosh Hashanah Day II 10 am-1 pm Age-appropriate services and learning the shofar calls will be followed by participation in the main shofar service (RH) and the procession to return the Torahs to the Ark (both RH and YK). This year, children will have the opportunity to experience a model Yizkor service. Parents who would like to have their children with them in the main sanctuary are welcome to do so. Pre-teen and teen High Holiday programs Middle schoolers (fifth-eighth-graders) All three days 10 am-1 pm High schoolers (ninth-12th-graders) Rosh Hashanah Day 1 and Yom Kippur 10 am-1 pm Explore the themes of the High Holidays as they relate to your life. Fifth-12thgraders are expected to be in the main sanctuary if they choose not to participate in these programs.
Shaarei Torah Orthodox Congregation of Syracuse
Services are open to the community. No tickets are necessary. For more information, contact rabbi@stocsyracuse.org. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 Erev Rosh Hashanah Selichot 7:45 am Services 8:15 am Candle lighting 6:32 pm Mincha 6:35 pm MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 Rosh Hashanah day one Babysitting will be available both days of Rosh Hashanah from 10 am-1 pm Services 8 am Shofar service approximately 10:45 am Junior Congregation will take place immediately after the shofar service Tashlich Mincha 6:35 pm Candle lighting 7:38 pm (from a pre-existing flame)
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1 Rosh Hashanah day two Morning services 8 am Shofar service approximately 10:45 am Junior Congregation will take place at approximately 11 am, immediately after the shofar service Mincha 6:35 pm Havdalah 7:37 pm (Hamavdil only) Babysitting will be available both days of Rosh Hashanah from 10 am-1 pm WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 Tzom Gedaliah Fast begins 5:11 am Selichot 6:15 am Services 6:45 am Mincha 6:55 pm Fast ends 7:50 pm TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8 Erev Yom Kippur Morning services 6:45 am Mincha 3:15 pm Candle lighting 6:16 pm Kol Nidre 6:15 pm Fast begins 6:34 pm WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9 Yom Kippur Chumash class 8:15 am Morning services 9 am Yizkor 11:30 am Mincha 4:45 pm (approximately) Havdalah 7:22 pm
Temple Adath Yeshurun
Individuals and families new to the Syracuse area may join the TAY community for High Holiday services. To reserve tickets, contact the synagogue at 315-445-0002 or info@adath.org. HIGH HOLIDAY CHILDREN’S SERVICES Temple Adath Yeshurun will offer a variety of young children’s programs this year for the High Holidays. Young children’s services are available for children from birth-seventh grade on both days of Rosh Hashanah and on Yom Kippur. Beginning at 10:30 am, the Junior Congregation, for children in kindergarten through seventh grade, will meet in the Miron Family Chapel. The program will consist of a High Holiday service followed by snacks and activities designed to highlight See “Schedule” on page 7
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AROUND CENTRAL NEW YORK JCC continues free tutoring program this fall BY WILLIAM WALLAK The Sam Pomeranz Jewish Community Center recently announced that it will continue its tutoring program this fall. The JCC of Syracuse, in collaboration with the Michelle Schotz Foundation Reading and Tutoring Support from Caterpillar to Butterfly and SUNY Oswego, started up the free program for school-age children on September 9 at the JCC, 5655 Thompson Rd., DeWitt. The Caterpillar to Butterfly Reading and Tutoring Support Program, which launched last spring, will once again provide one-on-one reading tutoring on Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:30-5:30 pm for children in kindergarten through sixth grade who are performing below their grade level. A separate small-group writer’s workshop will also be offered on Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:30-6 pm for any child in kindergarten through sixth grade.
The program will run through December 4. Children must register for the entire fall session and attend both days. Pamela Ranieri, JCC director of children’s programming, said, “We’re very excited to bring back the Caterpillar to Butterfly tutoring program. Last spring, we were able to help 12 students in the program with their reading and writing. The teachers did a great job and they worked really well with the children.” Tutors for the Caterpillar to Butterfly Reading and Tutoring Support Program are certified teachers finishing their master’s degree in literacy at SUNY Oswego. As part of helping to boost each student’s academic success, tutors will also seek to help the children develop a love of reading. Children will be paired with the same teacher for the entire session. Parents will regularly receive progress reports. The program will not meet during school
breaks and on the September 30 and October 9, 14 and 21 Jewish holidays. A grant from the Michelle Schotz Foundation was called instrumental in launching the free Caterpillar to Butterfly Reading and Tutoring Support Program at the JCC. “We are so grateful for the Michelle Schotz Foundation’s support of the program,” said Ranieri. “It’s wonderful to be able to provide extra literacy support to children who come here for our After School Program, as well as any child in the community who can use the added help. We’re still enrolling students in the program, but space is very limited so interested parents should contact us as soon as possible.” For more information and to enroll a child in the free Caterpillar to Butterfly Reading and Tutoring Support Program at the JCC, contact Ranieri at 315-445-2040, ext. 123, or pranieri@jccsyr.org.
JCC’s fall tap dance classes start September 17 BY WILLIAM WALLAK The Sam Pomeranz Jewish Community Center’s Neulander Family Sports and Fitness Center will hold weekly adult tap dance classes on Tuesdays this fall, starting on September 17. (There will be no classes on October 1 or October 8.) Four class levels will be offered each evening at the Center, 5655 Thompson Rd., DeWitt. The remedial class will start at 6:30 pm, beginner at 7 pm, intermediate at 8 pm and advanced at 9 pm (which will end at 9:45 pm). The weekly group sessions will run through December 10. The JCC’s tap classes are open to anyone age 12 and older. No prior dance experience is necessary. The cost is $5 per person each night. Advance registration is not required, although tappers are asked to arrive early to sign in. Free parking is available. The remedial and beginner classes are for newcomers and teach from the beginning. A limited number of tap shoes will be available to borrow at no cost each night on a first come, first served basis. Local attorney and choreographer Barry Shulman will once again lead the classes. Shulman, who has held the tap classes each spring and fall at the JCC for many years, teaches “New York City” style. Students do not need to
Hughes LLP, has taught principal dancers on Broadway and with national tours. He seeks to keep the cost of the tap classes to a minimum and donates the proceeds to the JCC of Syracuse. Shulman received the JCC’s Kovod Gadol award in 2013 for his “extraordinary commitment, energy and loyalty to the Center.” For more information about the adult tap dance classes, contact the JCC’s Sports and Fitness Center at 315-2344522 or pscott@jccsyr.org.
Participants in a JCC tap dance class last fall. commit to every class and can attend as much as they’d like. Patrick Scott, JCC sports and fitness director, said, “Once again, we’re excited to have Barry back teaching tap this fall. He’s an excellent teacher and makes the classes lively and entertaining. For beginners, the classes are a great way for both men and women to try something new. And if you’ve been dancing for a while, Barry can still teach you a thing or two.” Shulman, a partner with the law firm Mackenzie
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Sam Pomeranz Jewish Community Center senior dining menu SEPTEMBER 16-20 Monday – beef stew w/mixed vegetables Tuesday – spaghetti and meatballs Wednesday – egg salad on wheat Thursday – stuffed cabbage Friday – Marsala meatballs over egg noodles SEPTEMBER 23-27 Monday – turkey on wheat Tuesday – macaroni and cheese Wednesday – chicken rollatini Thursday – baked ziti Friday – Rosh Hashanah celebration – brisket The Bobbi Epstein Lewis JCC Senior Adult Dining Program at the Sam Pomeranz Jewish Community Center offers Va’ad Ha’ir-supervised kosher lunches served Monday through Friday at noon. 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 further information or to make a reservation, contact Cindy Stein at 315-4452360, ext. 104, or cstein@jccsyr.org.
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CONGREGATIONAL NOTES Congregation Beth Sholom-Chevra Shas RUACH HASHABBAT: A NEW INTERGENERATIONAL SERVICE AT CBS-CS Congregation Beth Sholom-Chevra Shas will introduce a “spiritual tuneup” with Ruach HaShabbat (the spirit of the Sabbath), a new intergenerational service with Rabbi Andrew Pepperstone and Melissa Harkavy, starting on Saturday, September 21, at 11 am. Participants will be able to reconnect with family, friends and God while exploring the meaning of Shabbat and its rituals in a ruach-filled service.
SELICHOT AT CBS-CS: THE POWER OF FORGIVENESS The sages say that to forgive someone can be simple, but also personally and spiritually transformative. On Saturday, September 21, at 9 pm, CBS-CS will screen segments of the film “The Power of Forgiveness,” which explores studies and examples of this powerful concept, followed by a guided discussion. Refreshments will be served at 9 pm, followed by the film, with a discussion led by Rabbi Pepperstone. A Selichot service led by Cantor Paula Pepperstone will follow the program.
Temple Adath Yeshurun MISHPACHA (FAMILY) SHABBAT On Saturday, September 14, Temple Adath Yeshurun will host a Mishpacha (family) Shabbat program. There will be services for every age, from tots to school
age. Junior Congregation (first through fifth grades) will begin at 10 am. The tots service will begin at 10:30 am. A kiddush lunch will follow. For more information, contact Alicia Gross at alicia@adath.org.
Temple Concord ADULT B’NAI MITZVAH CLASS An adult b’nai mitzvah class will meet with Rabbi Daniel Fellman on Sundays at 11 am at Temple Concord. Among the topics covered will be Jewish history, holidays and philosophy. The class will serve as year one of the adult b’nai mitzvah program, as well as an introduction to Judaism. Classes will meet September 15 and 22, October 6, 20 and 27, November 10, 17 and 24, December 8 and 15, January 5 and 12, February 2 and 9, March 15, 22 and 29 and April 19 and 26. For more information, contact Rabbi Fellman at rabbifellman@templeconcord. org. CINEMAGOGUE On Saturday, September 14, at 7:30 pm, Temple Concord’s Cinemagogue series will present the film “Joseph Pulitzer – Voice of the People” at 7:30 pm. Oren Rudavsky’s film has been called an “excellent primer” on not only the man, but also the birth of the modern newspaper. The narrator is Adam Driver. Cinemagogue events are free and open
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At right, l-r: Rabbi Yehoshua Zehavi, David Hinshaw and Ryan Hinshaw discussed materials following Rabbi Zehavi’s “Jewish Paths to Building Character” class, which had more than 30 participants who gathered for the first of four sessions to learn more about the discipline of Musar.
At left, l-r: Rabbi Yehoshua Zehavi sat with Shirley Small and Barbara Buck, among others, during a “meet up” at the DeWitt Wegmans for casual conversation. It was one of many opportunities offered to the community to meet the new rabbi.
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over the course of a year or two.” Physicians have another incentive for becoming an expert in the Belong network: they can take advantage of the app’s AI to make sense of the massive amounts of patient data the app collects in order to develop new treatment protocols. Physicians won’t come up with a new type of chemotherapy just by listening to patient experiences, Malki says, but as retrospective research, it can turn anecdotal evidence into actionable treatment plans. It “points a flashlight” at the areas of research with the greatest chances of success. Malki shares an example from the app on exercise and chemotherapy. When is the best time to work out when you’re getting treatment for cancer? “It might turn out that going to the gym the day before getting chemo, not the day of or the day after, helps one in 20 patients based on 500 responses,” Malki says. That’s valuable data that wouldn’t be readily apparent in a regular online support group. Every individual’s treatment could be different, of course. “It’s like ‘This hotel got a 9.2 on Trip Advisor,’” Malki says. “You may be having a bad day, but many people will find it helpful.” Comparing cancer to hotels may seem flippant, but patients with a new cancer diagnosis will, like those planning a vacation, scour the Internet for options. That can quickly lead to information overload. “You make mistakes, you get confused,” Malki notes. As a result, many patients don’t speak with other people, at least not initially. Instead, “you find the nicest physician who has time for you. Your entire life then depends on that doctor.” User profiles in Belong are anonymous. This encourages patients to be more open and honest with their experiences, Malki says, including those that might be too intimate to post on Facebook where members use their real names. The Belong app is free for patients; Belong charges hospitals, as well as other potential partners such as HMOs and insurance companies, to “white label” the app. So, you could have a Kaiser-labeled Belong app or a Blue Cross version. Belong calls its program for partners PEP – for “patient engagement platform” – and the company is now inking deals with providers. Two of Israel’s largest medical facilities – Sheba and Sourasky – are trialing PEP, as is the Jewish General Hospital in Montreal.
to the public. Candy and snacks are available. Donations are welcome. For more information, contact the TC office at 315475-9952, or office@templeconcord.org. TOT SHABBAT On Friday, September 20, at 5 pm, participates will have the opportunity to experience Shabbat with their children, aged 2-5. Older and younger siblings are also welcome. Tot Shabbat is a way to celebrate Shabbat with singing, dancing, and stories. “Wiggles and giggles” are welcome. The session will be followed by an oneg. GAN PRESCHOOL PROGRAM Temple Concord’s monthly preschool program, gan, will meet on Sunday, September 22, from 10:30 am-noon. Parents and preschoolers are invited to participate in learning through Jewish-themed crafts, stories, music and art. The September program will focus on the upcoming High Holidays. The gan sessions are led by Rebbecca Oppedisano. For more information, contact the TC office at 315-475-9952.
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A hospital-linked version of Belong can do more than provide information and build community for patients. It can also display reminders of appointments, information about how to prepare for a test or treatment and – in an expansion of the Waze navigation analogy – even map a route to where in the hospital to find the oncology daycare or MRI unit. Patient engagement for Belong has been tremendous, Malki says. “We find people using it about 90 minutes a month. That’s huge for a healthcare app.” A study at McGill University found that 84 percent of patients in the gynecological-oncology division at the Segal Cancer Center of the Jewish General Hospital in Montreal reported that Belong’s app made them feel less alone in their cancer journey. Eighty percent said the app better prepared them for medical consultations. “Patients who are more engaged in the cancer treatment process are more likely to adhere to it and experience better outcomes and quality of life” says Dr. Gerald Batist, director of the Segal Cancer Center. Information over emotions Belong was born out of trauma: all three of Belong’s cofounders – who also include CTO Irad Deutsch and COO/CFO Ohad Rubin – had lost a loved one to cancer. “We started sharing our stories and found that every one of us had made the same mistakes,” Malki says. Malki never planned to get into the cancer and support information niche. He had built a successful tech career and sold two companies – More IT Resources (to EMC, subsequently acquired by Dell) and Veracity (to data and cloud computing provider EMET). Applying big-data tech to healthcare has been harder than Malki thought it would be. “But it’s so rewarding. I sometimes have tears from the calls we get.” The 30-person company located in Tel Aviv has raised a total of $20 million, including a $14 million Series B round last July. That new money will enable Belong to move beyond cancer. “We get dozens of requests to do the same solution for multiple sclerosis, for inflammatory bowel disease. It’s a huge challenge,” Malki says, but he knows he can’t turn his back on other people suffering. “People are not working with information. They’re working with emotions.” Belong is available in English, Hebrew and French with German and Spanish coming next. You can download the app here: http://belong.life/download.
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David Lehman will speak on the Jewish songwriters who created the “Great American Songbook” biz and the American dream. One example is BY PETER SILBERMAN Russian-born Irving Berlin, the son of a cantor. On Monday, September 16, at 7:30 pm, the Irving wrote “God Bless America,” “There’s Jewish Studies Program at Ithaca College will No Business Like Show Business” and “White present a free lecture by author David Lehman Christmas” (the best-selling song of all time, titled “A Fine Romance: Jewish Songwriters, which secularizes that holiday), in addition to American Songs.” many of the songs to which Fred Astaire and Lehman will speak in Textor 101 on the Ginger Rogers danced. Ithaca College campus. The talk will be on Lehman will raise and address such questhe Jewish songwriters who created America’s tions as: What is “Jewish” about the songs popular and Broadway music from the 1920s written by Berlin, the Gershwins, Rodgers to the 1960s, known as the “Great American and Hart, Harold Arlen, Jerome Kern, Leonard Songbook.” Many jazz standards and probably David Lehman (Photo by Rod Bernstein, Dorothy Fields, Yip Harburg, Frank a majority of the songs in the Great American Goodman) Loesser and many others? Who were they and Songbook were written by Jewish composers what are their chief contributions? What did and lyricists. They, or their parents, escaped persecution in Eastern Europe, emigrated to the United the non-Jewish Cole Porter mean when he said that the States and wrote musical odes to love, romance, show secret of writing hits was to “write Jewish tunes”? What are some of the characteristics of such songs as “Ol’ Man River,” “My Funny Valentine,” “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend,” “That’s Entertainment,” “But Not For Me” and “Over the Rainbow”? What did the Jewish From JNS.org songwriters borrow from – and lend to – African-American musicians, as well as Italian-American crooners? IAEA: Iran moves toward enriching David Lehman is the author of “A Fine Romance: Jewuranium, installs advanced centrifuges ish Songwriters, American Songs,” which won the Deems Iran has been installing dozens of advanced centrifuges Taylor Award from the American Society of Composers, to accelerate uranium enrichment, violating the 2015 Authors and Publishers in 2010. He also curated, designed nuclear deal, warned the International Atomic Energy and wrote an exhibit of the same name that traveled to 55 Agency on Sept. 9. It represents just the latest Iranian libraries in 27 states. Lehman’s other nonfiction books violations of the four-year-old agreement. A centrifuge include “Sinatra’s Century: One Hundred Notes on the enriches uranium through spinning uranium hexafluoride Man and His World” and “One Hundred Autobiographies: gas. Iran is allowed to operate solely 5,060 older IR-1 a Memoir,” which Cornell University Press will publish centrifuges, per the nuclear accord, which also allows the this October. A poet, Lehman has published 10 books Islamic Republic to have far less advanced centrifuges of poetry (most recently, “Playlist” in April). He is the for research purposes, not to enrich uranium. Over the editor of “The Oxford Book of American Poetry” and summer, Iran has vowed to exceed the agreement’s limits series editor of “The Best American Poetry,” the annual on research and development. In July, the IAEA confirmed anthology he founded in 1988. Lehman divides his time that the regime surpassed the uranium-enrichment limit between New York City and Ithaca. under the agreement. The lecture is sponsored by Ithaca College’s Jewish Studies Program, and is free and open to the public. For Canada to appeal ruling that West Bank information, contact Peter Silberman at 607-274wines can’t be labeled “product of Israel” more 1496 or psilberman@ithaca.edu, or visit www.facebook. The Canadian government announced on Sept. 6 that com/events/901370386928544/. it will appeal a court ruling from July that stated wine Individuals with disabilities requiring accommomade in Judea and Samaria cannot be labeled a “product dations should contact Silberman by e-mail or phone. of Israel.” Shimon Koffler Fogel, CEO of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, said, “Considering the substantive errors in the earlier judgement and the importance of the outcome of this case, CIJA will be seeking intervenor status in the appeal. We have retained the services of administrative law experts Mark Freiman and Eric Gertner. ...It is our expectation that the Federal Court of Appeal will overturn the lower court’s decision. Our position is that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency came to a reasonable decision in accepting the label ‘Product of Israel’ for wines produced in all the geographical area comprised in the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement.” CIJA is the advocacy agency of the Jewish Federations of Canada-UIA. The court decision was part of a three-year legal dispute over wine produced by Psagot Winery and Shiloh Winery in the West Bank, reported the Canadian It just makes Broadcasting Corporation at the time.
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Local New York GOP branch to re-air controversial ad
An advertisement that many, including the Republican Jewish Coalition, have deemed anti-Semitic against the Chasidic community will be re-aired by the Rockland County GOP in New York, announced the head of the local Republican branch. The video, titled “A Storm Is Coming,” blames Chasidic Jews for housing overdevelopment in what is the southernmost county west of the Hudson River – one that boasts a “significant” Jewish population. It includes captions such as “Aaron Wieder [a Jewish Rockland County legislator] and his Ramapo bloc are plotting a takeover.” “The Video came down for 2 reasons: first accomplished its goal of highlighting the issues that face our county. And second, took it down because the controversy stopped adding to number one above,” said Rockland GOP Chairman Lawrence Garvey in a Facebook post on the Village of South Nyack site, reported The New York Post. “However, the video will be back, because this conversation is important to Rockland,” he added. The ad was planned months in advance of its release in August, reported The New York Post. It was condemned as antisemitic, including by the RJC, which tweeted on Aug. 29, “This video is absolutely despicable. It is pure anti-Semitism and should be immediately taken down. The Rockland County Republican Party is an embarrassment and has no place associating itself with our party.”
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Thou Shalt Ride
Seventy members of Thou Shalt Ride bikers rode through Pittsburgh to commemorate the 11 people lost in a mass shooting at Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh on October 27, 2018. Thou Shalt Ride is a Central New York motorcycle club affiliated with the Jewish Motorcycle Alliance. The club’s goals include fellowship, scenic rides, and support for Holocaust education. For more club information, contact Joel Stein at airmail13220@gmail.com. These clubs are members of the Jewish Motorcyclists Alliance. The mission of the JMA is to support Holocaust education.
Participating in the ride to Pittsburg were Thou Shalt Ride of Central New York members (l-r): Ken Bell, Dave Feldman, Joel Stein and Dave Channin. (Stein also rides with the King David Bikers of South Florida.)
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Jews – helping the helpless BY ALAN SUKERT This week’s parasha of Ki Tetze includes 74 of the 613 mitzvot commanded in the Torah, the most of any single parasha. The majority of these 74 mitzvot can be categorized as “civil commandments,” meaning that they are commandments that deal with how we as Jews deal with other people rather than commandments that deal with how we as Jews deal with God. These 74 mitzvot cover a whole range of topics, including some laws of war, the law of the rebellious son, the obligation to bury the dead without undue delay, the requirement to return a found object, the prohibition against causing pain to any living creature, the prohibition against prostitution, the laws of marriage and divorce, the procedure of the Levirate marriage, the law of sending away the mother bird before taking her young and the obligation to eradicate the memory of Amalek, which we also read on Shabbat Zachor. As you can see, this sedrah contains an eclectic set of commandments, any one of which would provide ample fodder for dozens of d’vrei Torah. However, I want to focus on four related commandments that occur toward the end of the sedrah – “You shall not pervert the judgment of a stranger or an orphan, and you shall not take a widow’s garment as security [for a loan]”; “When you
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reap your harvest in your field and forget a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to take it; it shall be [left] for the stranger, the orphan, and the widow, so that the Lord, your God, will bless you in all that you do”; “When you beat your olive tree, you shall not deglorify it [by picking all its fruit] after you; it shall be [left] for the stranger, the orphan and the widow”; and “When you pick the grapes of your vineyard, you shall not glean after you: it shall be [left] for the stranger, the orphan and the widow.” It is unusual to see four separate commandments explicitly deal with how strangers, orphans and widows should be treated. What is more interesting is why those three seemingly unrelated groups of individuals are grouped together for these four commandments. The reason God gives in the sedrah for these four commandments is, “You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt; therefore, I command you to do this thing.” The question to ask here is “What does being a slave have to do with being a stranger, an orphan or a widow?” I believe that the Torah may have been thousands of years ahead of its time with these four particular commandments in providing an answer to this question. Today we have the “Me Too” movement, which has raised awareness about the valid plight of sexually abused women in this country and their attempts to fight back and get justice against those who abused them. If you look at what is the underlying theme of this movement, as well as similar movements, it revolves around trying to overcome the feeling of helplessness that happens to victims when such abuse occurs. What the stranger, the orphan and the widow all have in common is that, in a real sense, they are all helpless, albeit for very different reasons. The stranger is helpless because he/she is “a stranger is a strange land” not knowing anyone, not knowing where to go for food, clothing, shelter, etc. The orphan is helpless because he/she no longer has parents to love, feed, clothe and protect him/her. The widow is helpless because she has lost her husband, who, in the biblical age (remember – this is well before women’s liberation) was the sole provider and protector of the family. Who will provide for her and her family now? There is a common thread that connects all three. God is saying that the Hebrew people were slaves and therefore helpless in Egypt for 400 years until God (through Moses) freed them; they now had an obligation to protect those within the community who are now helpless and can’t really help themselves. If there is fruit or grain left over that hasn’t been harvested, don’t let it rot – give it to the stranger, the orphan and the widow who may have no other source of food. Don’t take advantage of a stranger or an orphan because they may not be able to defend themselves; make sure that you treat the stranger and orphan with dignity, respect and justice. Don’t take advantage of a widow who may owe you money by taking her clothing, and thus her dignity, away. And all of this is just as applicable in 2019 as it was thousands of years ago in biblical times. As Jews, we, and I would extrapolate every one of us, have the moral and ethical obligation based on these particular commandments to do whatever is needed to help treat strangers not as the enemy to be feared and mistreated, but as human beings who should be treated with the same empathy and hospitality we would want to be treated with. We should make sure that children without families are provided with the love they need so they will grow up to be menschen and not angry young men and women. And we must make sure that the widow who cannot provide for herself is provided for, so she can feel a sense of self-worth again. There are too many in this world who only want to serve themselves and not others; who only care about what is in it for them. As Jews, we have to fight every single day to make sure that this lesson of Ki Tetze is not forgotten – that those who are helpless, downtrodden, beaten and battered are brought high again and able to regain their dignity; to do otherwise just diminishes us as Jews and as humans. Alan Sukert is an engineer with Xerox Corp in Rochester and a member of Temple Adath Yeshurun.
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Wednesday, September 11 Deadline for September 26 Jewish Observer Saturday, September 14 Temple Adath Yeshurun Mishpacha (Family) Shabbat TAY Jr. Congregation at 10 am; Tots at 10:30 am Congregation Beth Sholom-Chevra Shas the Chosen Meeple: game night from 7-10 pm Temple Concord Cinemagogue presents film “Joseph Pulitzer, Voice of the People” at 7:30 pm Sunday, September 15 TC Sisterhood welcome back brunch at 9:30 am TC Adult B’nai Mitzvah/Introduction to Judaism class at 11 am Jewish Music and Cultural Festival at the Sam Pomeranz Jewish Community Center noon-5:30 pm Monday, September 16 NCJW Hannah Solomon luncheon honoring Cantor Esa Jaffe at Pascale at Drumlins at noon. Reservations required. CBS-CS Yomam Va-Lailah/Day and Night: Talmud Study with Rabbi Andrew Pepperstone from noon-1 pm, 7-8 pm CBS-CS adult beginning Hebrew class from 8-9 pm Tuesday, September 17 Sam Pomeranz Jewish Community Center Executive Committee meeting at 6 pm, followed by Board of Directors at 7 pm Epstein School at Congregation Beth Sholom-Chevra Shas at 6:30 pm Wednesday, September 18 Lunch and learn at The Bistro at noon Community Hebrew School at Temple Concord from 4-6 pm Temple Adath Yeshurun board meeting at 7:30 pm Friday, September 20 TC Tot Shabbat at 5 pm Saturday, September 21 Leil Selichot – see High Holiday schedule CBS-CS Family Service from 11 am- noon; Lunch and Learn from 12:30-1: 30 pm Sunday, September 22 TC gan program at 10:30 am TC Introduction to Judaism at 11 am Menorah Park Auxiliary brunch at 11 am Sha’arei Torah Orthodox Congregation of Syracuse Rabbi Evan Shore will speak on “What Does it Mean to be Baal Teshuvah?” at the synagogue at 4:30 pm STOCS kids’ crafts for the High Holidays with Susan Fix at 4:30 pm Monday, September 23 CBS-CS Yomam Va-Lailah/Day and Night: Talmud Study with Rabbi Andrew Pepperstone from noon-1 pm, 7-8 pm Tuesday, September 24 Epstein School at CBS-CS at 6:30 pm Epstein School board meeting at 6:30 pm Wednesday, September 25 Community Hebrew School at Temple Concord from 4-6 pm CBS-CS Sisterhood potluck, Community Room at Fayetteville Town Center, from 6-10 pm Friday, September 27 Syracuse Jewish Family Service art show opening reception at Menorah Park 4-5:30 pm CBS-CS wine and cheese Asefat Shabbat at 5:45 pm Sunday, September 29 Erev Rosh Hashanah Monday, September 30 Rosh Hashanah Day 1 Tuesday, October 1 Rosh Hashanah Day 2
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette donates Pulitzer money to Tree of Life synagogue
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has donated the money it received from winning the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for breaking-news reporting to the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, where 11 Jewish worshippers were shot and killed by a gunman during Shabbat-morning services on Oct. 27, 2018. It was the deadliest attack in American Jewish history. The publication won the $15,000 prize in April. The Pulitzer is one of journalism’s highest honors. In a Facebook post, the synagogue said, “Pittsburgh is truly home to some amazing neighbors!”
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the meaning of this time of year. The activities and service will bring children of different ages together to experience “teshuvah, tefillah and tzedakah” (repentance, prayer and charity) – all qualities of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. For children from birth-5 years, there will be an “upbeat” service with age-appropriate prayers, stories, and songs. The program will run from10:30-11:30 am and will be geared toward young children. Yom Kippur will end with the children participating in the Havdalah service with TAY’s traditional flashlight walk and the blowing of the shofar to conclude the holidays. Childcare will be available for children age 6 and younger for both days of Rosh Hashanah, Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur. MUSAR AND SELICHOT AT TEMPLE ADATH YESHURUN BY SONALI MCINTYRE On Saturday, September 21, Temple Adath Yeshurun services for Selichot will begin at 8:15 pm with Ma’ariv and Havdalah, followed by a class on “Personal Growth and the High Holy Days.” Before the service, Rabbi Yehoshua Zehavi will share insights from Musar, a centuries-old Jewish discipline of personal growth, and will connect the practices of Musar with the Selichot liturgy and the spiritual work of the High Holidays. Participants from Zehavi’s “Jewish Paths to Building Character” course will have the opportunity to share their insights and explorations with the wider community during the session. At 9:30 pm, there will be a dessert reception sponsored by the TAY Sisterhood. The Selichot service will start at 10 pm. Rabbi Zehavi said, “While the High Holy Day liturgy starts with the Selichot service, we are encouraged to begin the work of introspection and growth much earlier. Through the Musar class, many of us have had the opportunity to engage ourselves spiritually. We are excited to share that process more broadly with the community on the evening of Selichot. May this be a year that we are blessed to thrive on every level.” Selichot services are open to the community. For more information, contact the TAY office at 315-445-0002 or info@adath.org. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 Selichot Ma’ariv and Havdalah 8:15 pm “Personal Growth and the High Holy Days” 8:45 pm Dessert reception sponsored by TAY Sisterhood at 9:30 pm Selichot service 10 pm SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 Erev Rosh Hashanah Candle lighting 6:31 pm Mincha 5:30 pm MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 Rosh Hashanah day one Morning services 8:15 am Shacharit, Torah service, Musaf, Blessing of the Newborns Tashlich 4:45 pm Evening services 5:30 pm Candle lighting 7:36 pm TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1 Rosh Hashanah day two Morning services 8:15 am Shacharit, Torah service, Musaf Evening service 7:15 pm FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4 Shabbat Shuvah Candle lighting 6:22 pm SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5 Morning services 9:15 am Mincha approximately 12:15 pm SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5 Cemetery memorial service 11 am TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8 Erev Yom Kippur Mincha 6:15 pm Kol Nidre 6:30 pm Candle lighting 6:15 pm WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9 Yom Kippur Morning services 9:15 am Shacharit, Torah service, Yizkor, Musaf Study 4 pm Mincha and Neilah 4:30 pm Evening service, Havdalah, sounding of the shofar approximately 7:20 pm
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 Selichot service at 8 pm CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMING AND BABYSITTING Babysitting is available during all adult services in the first floor babysitting room. There will be programming for children in kindergarten-fourth grade during the first day of Rosh Hashanah services (Monday, September 30) and for the Yom Kippur morning service (Wednesday, October 9). Participants will engage in creative, age-appropriate activities that center around the themes of the holiday. A children’s service designed just for them will take place at 11 am. Parents are welcome to join if they wish. The kindergarten-fourth grade children’s programming will take place in a few upstairs classrooms. Children will be brought into the sanctuary and invited onto the bima for the blowing of the shofar. For babysitting: bring children directly to the babysitting room on the first floor. Kindergarten-fourth grade children participating in the morning programming should be dropped off and picked up in the school wing. Children of all ages are welcome in the main service in the sanctuary at all times. Contact the TC office at office@templeconcord.org with children’s names and grades so they may be included in the appropriate age group programming. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 Erev Rosh Hashanah Evening service 8 pm MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 Rosh Hashanah day one Office closed Morning service 10 am Children’s program 10 am Children’s service 11 am Tashlich at pond near Barry Park 4:30 pm TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1 Rosh Hashanah day two Office closed Morning service 10 am SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6 Woodlawn Cemetery memorial service 12:30 pm TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8 Erev Yom Kippur Office closes at noon Kol Nidre 8 pm WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9 Yom Kippur Office closed Morning service 10 am Children’s program 10 am Children’s service 11 am Study session 1 pm Afternoon service 3 pm Havdalah and break fast 6:30 pm
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Syracuse Hillel SERVICES THAT ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 Erev Rosh Hashanah Evening service at Winnick Hillel Center (102 Walnut Place) 7 pm MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 Rosh Hashanah day one Hendricks Chapel 9:30 am Winnick Hillel Center (102 Walnut Place) 7 pm TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8 Erev Yom Kippur Kol Nidre in Hendricks Chapel 6:30 pm WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9 Yom Kippur Hendricks Chapel 9:30 am For more information, contact Rabbi Joel Goldstein at jgolds13@syr.edu.
Sephardic Minyan at the Jewish Community Center SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 Erev Rosh Hashanah Services 6:15-8:15 pm MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 Rosh Hashanah day one Morning services 9 am-2:30 pm No Mincha or Ma’ariv TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1 Rosh Hashanah day two Morning services 9 am-2:30 pm No Mincha or Ma’ariv TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8 Erev Yom Kippur Kol Nidre service 6-9 pm WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9 Yom Kippur Services all day 9 am-9 pm Havdalah at end of services
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Hundreds of thousands lack access to bomb shelters in northern Israel
Hundreds of thousands of Israelis in northern Israel do not have access to a bomb shelter or secure location, Israel’s Ynet news site reported on Sept. 4. According to the report, the Israel Builders Association released a study based on data from the Central Bureau of Statistics that found that as many as a million Israelis in the northern part of the country lack a bomb shelter or secure location near their homes in case of an attack. The report comes amid heightened tensions between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
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CARING ABOUT OTHERS
Noah Satterlee and Noah’s Care Bags
He collects travel-sized toiletries and puts them Care Bags) and Twitter account (@BagsNoah). BY BARBARA SHEKLIN DAVIS Most recently, he was given an extraordinary gift to in care bags with candy and a positive message Noah Satterlee is an engaging 13-year-old for parents. Noah wants to give parents one less allow him to continue and expand his project. Because with a great smile. He’s an eighth-grader at thing to worry about. Noah donated 400 bags Noah is a Make-A-Wish kid, he was invited to speak Pine Grove Middle School and enjoys reading, to the Golisano Children’s Hospital at Upstate before 800 people at the Thousand Islands Charity Poker being with his friends and playing basketball Medical Center last year. He has now turned to Run, an annual event that benefits Make-A-Wish, River and football. In many ways, he’s a typical teen. Hospital, and the Clayton fire and other institutions, startBut in one way, Noah is not typical. He has a Jewish Community Foundation ambulance departments. After he ing with the Children’s primary immune disorder that causes him to Hospital of Philadelphia, ofCNYReceivesNewEndowment spoke, Noah was given the first-evbe ill frequently and have multiple stays in the where he receives most for Noah’s Care Bags er 1000 Islands Charity Poker Run hospital. This has led him toward a long-term of his medical care. Community Service Award. goal of becoming an immunologist and an “Many people, including my mom and I, have Then, something amazing happened. The event’s chair immediate goal of helping others. He said, “I have been in the hospital many Noah Satterlee been transferred there from their local hospital offered to donate $100 to Noah’s care bag project and and they didn’t have time to pack anything. I asked the audience if anyone else wanted to give. “I’ll times, and my parents have been in the position of having to leave me to get toiletries. I was fortunate to was very lucky that my dad was able to come down the give $1,000,” someone called out. “I’ll give $2,000,” frequently have both parents with me and one could leave next day with some supplies.” Noah will present some of said someone else. And on it went, until by the end of a to get needed items. I never wanted my parents to leave his Care Bags in October to CHOP. “I’m very happy that I few minutes, $20,000 had been raised for Noah’s Care Bags. Noah was understandably thrilled. “I now had me there alone, even though they had to also take care of have enough to send to another hospital,” he said. Noah collects the supplies for his bags from many two wishes come true!” he exclaimed. A check will be themselves. They didn’t want to leave me, either. Unfortunately, not all families are in the position to easily pick sources. He has placed collection boxes in various presented to Noah (he hopes it will be “one of those up items that they need without having to leave their child locations in the community. When he travels, he asks giant ones”) and the funds will be placed in the Jewish alone.” Knowing first-hand how scary it is to be left alone hotels if they have extra toiletries to donate. He created Community Foundation of Central New York to be used in the hospital, Noah decided to do something “so that a wish list on Amazon (search for Noah’s Care Bags) to help Noah continue to expand his wonderful program. This column is sponsored by Bernie and Ona Cohn other parents and children don’t have to experience that.” that allows people to provide the supplies he needs to What he decided to do was create Noah’s Care Bags. make more bags. He also has a Facebook page (Noah’s Bregman.
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Officials at two universities are seeking help from the FBI after photos of hundreds of Jewish students and staff appeared on an antisemitic and racist website. Journalists from student newspapers at Brandeis University in Massachusetts and Yeshiva University in New York discovered the thread of photos on the message board VNN Forum. A user by the name of Stewart Meadows, listed as a “senior member,” started the photo thread in June 2018 and has since uploaded at least 175 photos of Yeshiva U. students and staff. The Brandeis student newspaper discovered “photographs and names of nearly a dozen current and former Brandeis students, faculty and staff.” Meadows additionally posted at least 70 photos of students from the Yeshiva University High School for Girls in Queens, NY. The FBI declined to comment on the controversy, but the thread of photos was deleted by Sept. 3.
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