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Frank and Beverly Goldberg create PACE Fund at the Jewish Community Foundation of Central New York By Linda Alexander The Jewish Community Foundation of Central New York recently announced a new gift to benefit the community into perpetuity. Frank and Beverly Goldberg have funded a Perpetual Annual Campaign Endowment Fund at the Foundation. The PACE program is a partnership between the Jewish Federation of Central New York and the Foundation. Under the Foundation’s management, and through investment and growth, a PACE Fund will ensure a family’s continued support as donors to the community into perpetuity as their gift to Federation’s Annual Campaign. Every year, the Foundation will send a portion of the Frank and Beverly

Goldberg PACE Endowment Fund to the Federation’s Annual Campaign drive. Born and raised in Syracuse, Frank Goldberg met fellow student Beverly Cotton at Syracuse University. After graduation, they married and began their life together in Syracuse, with Frank entering his family’s business, Goldberg’s Furniture Stores. The Goldbergs are longtime members of Temple Adath Yeshurun and follow the example of tzedakah inculcated in them while growing up in their respective families. They have a long history of involvement with Jewish causes in the area. Frank has served on the boards of Temple Adath Yeshurun, Menorah Park and the Jewish Federation of Central New York,

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among other charitable activities. They have two children and three grandchildren, all of whom grew up in the Syracuse Jewish community they “hold so dear.” Frank said, “Beverly and I are creating this fund to give back to the community which we have been a part of for so long. We have strong ties to the area and we wanted to help strengthen the Jewish community here.” Through many generations, the Goldberg family name has been synonymous with support and service to the local Jewish community. The Foundation board is grateful that Frank and Beverly have set up this PACE Fund as a lasting tribute that will perpetuate their values and represent their strong roots in the community.

SHDS and Upstate New York Jewish Day School Consortium

By Tamar Margolis The Syracuse Hebrew Day School recently joined five other independent upstate New York schools to share ideas for improving education in a regional collaboration. School professional and lay leaders from six independent Jewish day schools in Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Binghamton and Albany have formed a collaborative partnership designed to strengthen all of the member schools, while bolstering day school education across upstate New York. Following on the heels of a national conference of day schools last February, the six schools have created the Upstate New York Jewish Day School Consortium to foster the sharing of practices and ideas, as well as to find new ways to pool resources and work together to deepen relationships and educational offerings. The goal is “to ensure that Jewish day school education thrives in small communities with common experiences and challenges, whose solutions can enrich each other.” The participating schools include Kadimah School of Buffalo; Hillel Community Day School, Rochester; Syracuse Hebrew Day School, Syracuse; Hillel Academy of Broome County, Binghamton; Bet Shraga Hebrew Academy of the Capital District, Albany; and Maimonides Hebrew Day School of the Capital District, Albany. The consortium was formed at the suggestion of former SHDS President Marc Beckman after representatives from upstate New York schools met at the North American Jewish Day School Conference in Washington, DC, in February. The original motivation was to investigate collective cost-saving opportunities, but the scope of the organization has since expanded. The group teamed up in the spring to collectively apply for a technology grant, and although the consortium in its early stages did not qualify for the grant, the relationships

Members of the Upstate New York Jewish Day School Consortium who attended the first retreat included (seated, l-r) Shira Brown, Marc Brown, Rhonda Rosenheck and Tamar Margolis. Standing: Jonathan Epstein, Chaye Kohl and SHDS Co-Head of School Lori Tenenbaum. fostered from that effort are said to have resulted in “a stronger partnership.” Each month, consortium members, mostly heads of school and board presidents, engage in a teleconference to share their knowledge and new ideas. At times, a consultant in a specific area of expertise is brought into the call. Head of Rochester’s Hillel Community Day School Chaye Kohl said, “We each bring important experience to the table. We serve as consultants and sounding boards to each other.” The group’s monthly teleconference topics have included educational initiatives, lay-professional relationships, uses of technology to broaden student horizons and approaches to accounting, business management and fund-raising. SHDS CoHead of School Lori Tenenbaum said, “Each community has its own personality. What we are proving is that we share enough in common to help each other grow our schools and serve our students.”

As a result of this collaboration, several professional development and programmatic ideas have already been generated, as well as plans for the future. The joint initiative has even garnered national attention, including a feature in the electronic newsletter of RAVSAK, the national trade group for Jewish community day schools. Most of the six schools are RAVSAK members. Shira Brown, a Buffalo resident, an administrative physician at three Ontario hospitals and the consortium’s coordinator, said, “There is no competition among our schools. We speak our minds freely and have come to trust each other.” More recently, lay and professional

leaders from Buffalo, Syracuse, Albany and Rochester met on August 26 at SHDS for a full-day summit. The group shared their backgrounds, updated each other on what each school is doing, compared notes and formulated plans for further shared action. Bet Shraga Hebrew Academy of the Capital District’s new head-of-school, Rhonda Rosenheck, noted “how much the group enjoyed meeting face-to-face” after months of focused phone conferences. She said, “The camaraderie was immediate. We laughed and had more fun than the agenda warranted. The truth is that the pleasure we take in our relationships can only strengthen our collaborative learning and programs.” The partnership also encourages interaction between the schools and their students. Last spring, middle school students from the Hillel Community Day School in Rochester and Kadimah School of Buffalo had exchanges of programming days in each other’s cities. The students renewed their relationships with a joint retreat from September 16-17. An upstate New York regional middle school event is being planned for this spring. Kadimah School Co-President Marc W. Brown, an alumnus of the school his child attends this year, said, “I remember being at a Shabbaton at Hebrew Academy in Albany with teenagers from Buffalo, Binghamton, Rochester – all across upstate New York. These are the things I remember most clearly from my Jewish day school experience: the friendships, the connections.” See “SHDS” on page 6

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Syracuse University will present Local shuls announce classes for The JCC’s The SPOT is looking for a workshop on the Holocaust for adults; children’s events; concerts; new members for its teen council teachers on October 24. to help plan events for the year. talks; and more. Story on page 3 Story on page 5 Story on page 4

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Jewish Music and Cultural Festival celebrates “Community”

By Vicki Feldman The 14th annual Jewish Music and Cultural Festival on September 29 celebrated the community at the Sam Pomeranz Jewish Community Center throughout an afternoon of Jewish music, food and shopping. With stages indoors and out, bands performed music all day in front of large crowds, and a variety of kosher food and other goods was sold by vendors and other Jewish organizations. The grounds became center stage at 3 pm as the shofar chorus signaled to start the communitywide horah, with music provided by the headlining band, “The Guy Mendilow Ensemble.” Several bands performed Jewish music from the Price Chopper main stage, including Zetz!, Farah and Jonathan Dinkin and Klezmercuse. Additionally, the indoor Natur-Tyme Stage in the Anne and Hy Miller Family Auditorium featured entertainment throughout the day, with performances by the Keyna Hora Klezmer Band, West of Odessa and Zetz! Entertainment in the JCC lounge was provided by violinist Jayde Martin, and Jeff and Judy Stanton. The Price Chopper main stage, vendors, organizations, festival tent and children’s tent were set up on the festival grounds outside of the JCC. Staffed by Beth MacCrindle, Ora Jezer and other volunteers, the children’s tent was busy all day with crafts, games, face painting, the Price Chopper hopper and the GaGa pit. Signature Music returned with the instrument petting zoo. Also back this year was the Robert Rogers Puppet Theater, which performed throughout the afternoon. The Jewish community tents was represented by all of the local synagogues, as well as other facets of the Jewish secular community. Rabbi Yaacov Rappoport conducted the shofar-making workshop. Furthermore, the Rabbis’ Corner featured rabbis from every area synagogue speaking on topics relating to tradition. Numerous volunteers of all ages provided their assistance to the Jewish Music and Cultural Festival. The JMAC organizers expressed their gratitude to the Brotherhoods and Men’s Clubs from Congregation Beth Sholom-Chevra Shas, Shaarei Torah Or-

per, Raymour and Flanigan, Tiffany’s Catering, M and T Bank, Key Bank, Natur-Tyme and Exhibits and More. Media sponsors included Time Warner Cable, Eagle Newspapers, SUNNY 102, Syracuse New Times and the

L-r: JMAC Co-chairs Vicki Feldman and Cantor Francine Berg enjoyed kosher wine at the Jewish Music and Cultural Festival. (Photo by Len Levy) thodox Congregation of Syracuse, Temple Adath Yeshurun and Temple Concord, whose members staffed the food service and preparation; Steve Becker, who secured sponsors, did the site planning, media and public relationships; Vicki Feldman, who created the graphic design and, with Cantor Francine Berg, helped coordinate the food; Sis Zucker and Steven Sisskind, who gathered and coordinated the volunteer squad; committee members Faith VanVoolen, Donna Lipton and Steffi Bergman; and JMAC founders Mimi Weiner and Sid Lipton, who coordinated the music. The JMAC Planning Committee offered its thanks to the Sam Pomeranz Jewish Community Center, Marci Erlebacher and the entire JCC staff for working with the JMAC committee; Smith Contemporary Furniture; Barry and Deborah Shulman, and Corinne and Lynn Smith for their sponsorships of the food court areas; and the Jerome and Phyllis Charney Foundation for sponsoring the seniors tent. Committee members also thanked masters of ceremony Big Mike of Sunny 102 and Eric Cohen with WAER. Tiffany’s Catering provided all of the kosher food. The festival was sponsored in part by the Jewish Federation of Central New York, a state grant secured by Senator John A. DeFrancisco, CNY Arts, the Pomeranz Fund, the Sam Pomeranz Jewish Community Center of Syracuse and the Paul B. and Georgina H. Roth Charitable Foundation. Corporate sponsors included Price Chop-

At right: Long lines snaked through the Sam Pomeranz Jewish Community Center as people waited for food prepared by Tiffany’s Catering, the JCC’s caterer. (Photo by Len Levy)

L-r: Olivia Azria, Ella Azria, Mia Cabrey and Camuna Cabrey visited the children’s tent at the Jewish Music and Cultural Festival. Ora Jezer (back to camera) helped the children with their project. (Photo by Steve Becker)

Puppets from the Open Hand Theater joined festival attendees in the largest horah in Central New York. (Photo by Steve Becker)

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Yasher koach to Chabad for visits

Lubavitch of Central New York, for arranging to have Rabbi Levi Kazamofsky visit Crouse and Upstate hospitals on the first day of Sukkot. Rabbi Levi brought a lulav and etrog and assisted Jewish patients who wished to say the blessing while holding these four species. Yasher koach to both Rabbi Rapoport and Rabbi Kazamofsky. Rabbi Irvin S. Beigel Crouse Hospital Jewish chaplain and Upstate University Hospital associate chaplain

By Nick Finlayson The Sam Pomeranz Jewish Community Center of Syracuse Early Childhood Development Program has started the 2013-14 school year. The children and teachers have begun establishing routines and creating new friendships. The pre-kindergarten classes attended their first field trip to Abbott Farms, where they went on a hay ride, picked apples and pumpkins, and learned about running a working farm. Members of the DeWitt Fire Department visited the classrooms on October 8 during Fire Prevention Week. The children were introduced to firefighters, who spoke about fire safety and having an evacuation plan. They also demonstrated the fire suit and oxygen tank, and answered the children’s questions. They then went outside to explore the fire truck. See “ECDP” on page 6

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Syracuse University School of Education’s Regional Holocaust and Genocide Initiative will present a workshop for teachers on “Recovering Lost Voices: Using the Arts to Teach about the Holocaust” on Thursday, October 24, from 4-7 pm, at the Winnick Hillel Center for Jewish Life. Susan Stein, who created a course on the Holocaust in history and literature at Princeton Day School, has conducted teacher workshops in schools, colleges and theaters in the United States and Europe, and will be the facilitator of the hands-on workshop. She will use primary sources to illustrate how theater, poetry and film can be used to help students explore topics of the Holocaust and genocide; learn how to read and analyze visual primary sources; think critically about current films’ relationship to the Holocaust and contemporary genocides; and create students’ own visual and written responses to the material. She will also perform an excerpt from her play, “Etty” (www.ettyplay. org), adapted from the diaries of Etty Hillesum, who wrote while under the Nazi occupation of Holland. The workshop will focus on helping teachers facilitate these activities in their classes by including handouts, background materials, activity instructions and links to various resources. In addition to her workshop for teachers, Stein will make presentations at Hannibal, Corcoran and McGraw high schools, as well as at Eagle Hill Middle School.

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The Oaks

The residents at The Oaks provided a pasta dinner for the men and women at the DeWitt Police Department on Labor Day to express their appreciation “for keeping the community safe.” Each month, The Oaks residents select a recipient in the community to be recognized by a mitzvah for their dedication and hard work.

The workshop is part of the School of Education’s Continuing Education Certificate Program in Holocaust and Genocide Studies, and is funded by Marilyn Ziering and the Ziering Family Foundation. It will be free and open to the public, but registration has been requested and can be made at www.teachingtheholocaust.org. For additional information, contact Professor Alan D. Goldberg at agoldbe1@twcny.rr.com.

Residents of The Oaks made a pasta dinner on Labor Day to thank the police for protecting the community. Back row (l-r): DeWitt Police Department Sergeant Dennis Mower, Officer Glen Wintermute, Sergeant John Mossoti and Sergeant Damon Gagnier. Front row: Judith Cramer and Sharyll Norvidor.

JCC flu shots

L-r: Sam Pomeranz Jewish Community Center of Syracuse Early Childhood Development Program participants Ryan Rigdon and Gabriel Cho showed off their pumpkins from their field trip to Abbott Farms.

Sam Pomeranz Jewish Community Center senior dining menu October 21-25 Monday – stuffed cabbage Tuesday – stuffed shells Wednesday – lemon chicken Thursday – baked, stuffed fish Friday – beef and potato knishes with vegetables and gravy October 28-November 1 Monday – chicken and dumplings Tuesday – Hungarian goulash over noodles Wednesday – apricot chicken Thursday – turkey with gravy Friday – pot roast

The Bobbi Epstein Lewis JCC Senior Adult Dining Program, catered by Tiffany’s Catering Company at the Sam Pomeranz Jewish Community Center, offers kosher lunches served Monday-Friday at noon. Reservations are required by noon on the previous business day and 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 and United Way of Central New York. To attend, one need not be Jewish or a member of the JCC. For more information or to make a reservation, contact Leesa Paul at 445-2360, ext. 104, or lpaul@jccsyr.org.

Kinney Drugs will provide flu shots on Tuesday, October 22, from 10 am-2 pm, at the Sam Pomeranz Jewish Community Center of Syracuse in the Anne and Hy Miller Auditorium. Most insurance will be accepted and the paperwork may be picked up in advance at the JCC. For more information, contact Leesa Paul at 445-2040, ext. 104.

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To the Editor: Sukkot is the most beautiful and joyous of the biblically ordained holidays. As we wave the lulav and etrog in all six directions, we are aware that God is everywhere. He is present with us, even when we are ill and we may have difficulty believing that He is there. Religious rituals that help hospital patients feel closer to God and to their community can be a source of strength and hope. For that reason, I thank Rabbi Yaakov Rapoport, director of Chabad-

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congregational notes Congregation Beth Sholom-Chevra Shas an adult bar or bat mitzvah. Participants will join Sunday minyan at 9:30 am, followed by an hour of study, learning and discussion. The group will study the book “Entering Jewish Prayer”

by Rabbi Reuven Hammer, and possibly explore other books about Jewish prayer. Around mid-year, participants will be paired with other congregants to learn portions of the service and synagogue skills,

culminating in a Shabbat morning when the adult b’nai mitzvah class will lead as much of the Shabbat morning service as possible. For more information, contact the CBSCS office at 446-9570.

Temple Adath Yeshurun Learners’ MINYAN services Temple Adath Yeshurun will hold a series of monthly learners’ Shabbat services this fall and winter. These services will give participants an opportunity to learn more about the prayers’ meaning, why and which prayers are said, and the structure of the service. The services will be interactive, allowing participants to ask questions and explore what prayer means to them. The first learners’service will be held on Saturday, October 19, at 9:15 am. The community has been invited to participate. For more information, call the TAY office at 445-0002 or visit www.adath.org. Robert L. Simon to speak By Sonali Eaton Temple Adath Yeshurun’s adult education chavurah will present the second speaker in its Sunday morning lectures on Sunday, October 27, at 9:30 am. The program will begin with a light breakfast, followed by Robert L. Simon, WalcottBartlett Professor of Robert L. Simon Philosophy at Hamilton College, speaking on “Telling Right from Wrong in Competitive Sports.” Simon has served on the faculty at Hamilton College for more 40 years. Considered an expert in the field of sports ethics and social values, he is the author of “Fair Play,” now in its fourth edition. Adult Education Chavurah Co-Chair David Simon said, “My brother Bob has actually been doing field research on competition in sports since he was 10 and I was 5. When I became rather hypercompetitive at the age of 14 or 15, Bob certainly became aware of the need to try to put the concept of competitiveness into a more rational perspective. I am glad he finally used his training in

philosophy to teach me – albeit too late for my own athletic career – and probably others, about a more reasonable way of approaching competition. I hope he does the same for others at the talk.” A past Rockefeller Foundation and National Endowment for the Humanities fellow, Robert Simon is the recipient of numerous teaching awards at Hamilton. He was the coach of the Hamilton men’s varsity golf team from 1986-2000. He served as president of the International Association for the Philosophy of Sport and was named among the 100 most influential sports educators in America. The final program of the series will be held on Sunday, December 8, when Samuel D. Gruber will speak on “Arise and Build: American Synagogues and Jewish Identity.” Adult Education chavurah programs are free and open to the community. For more information, contact the TAY office at 445-0002 or info@adath.org, or visit www.adath.org.

TAY hosted the annual Anbar Family Lecture on September 29, which this year featured Dr. Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, who spoke on “Does Neuroscience Undermine Moral Responsibility?” L-r: Joshua Anbar, SinnottArmstrong, Ada Anbar and Ran Anbar. At left: Bill Tucker introduced the movie “Raid on Entebbe,” the story of Yoni Netanyahu and the Israeli commandos, to more than 30 members at a TAY Hazak event on September 22. With him were Hazak President JoAnn Grower (left) and Marcia Mizruchi (right).

JCC teens at The SPOT The Syracuse Project 4 Our Teens at ShoppingTown mall is seeking members for its teen council. This school year, The SPOT will host several large events and organizers are seeking teenagers to help make improvements, identify what is missing and contribute program ideas. The council will help participants gain the experience with volunteering, which can be included on resumes for college.

The first teen council meeting and planning session will be held on Tuesday, October 22, at 6:15 pm, at The SPOT in ShoppingTown Mall. Organizers hope to plan for an event later in the fall. Anyone who would like to be a part of the planning committee but who is unable to attend should contact Katie Sutliff at 445-2360 or ksutliff@jccsyr.org.

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L-r: Fifth grade TAY Religious School students Alexis Snell, Edwin Hirsh, Kyla Cooper, Toby Schulman, Benjamin Aber, Ella Brodey and Pam Horowitz celebrated Sukkot by visiting the synagogue’s sukkah, where they shook and recited the blessings over the lulav and etrog.

Temple Concord Cinemagogue Film Series to presents “The Gatekeepers” By Kaitlynn Cooney The Temple Concord Cinemagogue film series program on Saturday, October 19, at 7 pm, will present “The Gatekeepers,” a documentary featuring interviews with surviving former heads of the Shin Bet, the Israeli security agency whose activities and membership are closely held state secrets. “The Gatekeepers,” a 2012 documentary rated PG-13, was directed by Dror Moreh and was first released at the Jerusalem Film Festival in the presence of the film’s subjects. The documentary follows the story of the Israeli Shin Bet from the perspective of six former heads of the secretive internal security service. The film combines in-depth interviews with archival footage and computer animation to capture the role that the secret group played in Israel’s national security from the Six-Day War to the present. The film was nominated as 2012 best documentary feature at the Academy Awards and has received numerous positive reviews. The screening will be free and open to the public. Donations will be welcome. For more information, contact the TC office at 475-9952 or office@ templeconcord.org.

Israeli fiction writer David Ehrlich’s bookstore and café Ehrlich will visit Syracuse Uniin Jerusalem, Tmol Shilshom, has versity and read from his stories been called “a haven” for avanton Tuesday, October 22, at 5 pm, garde artists and writers, and has in the Peter Graham Scholarly hosted readings by authors such Commons room on the ground as David Grossman, Etgar Keret floor of Bird Library. The readand A. B. Yehoshua. ing will be free and open to the Ehrlich’s book spans many public. Following the reading, subjects and presents various Ken Frieden, the B. G. Rudolph David Ehrlich viewpoints. Evan Fallenberg Professor of Judaic Studies, (Photo courtesy of said, “The characters are often will moderate a discussion of in search of answers to life’s bigIrit Elad) Ehrlich’s fiction. gest issues – truth, love, identity, Ehrlich’s collection “Who Will Die purpose – and sometimes even find them. Last: Stories of Life in Israel,” which was More often, they grapple with loneliness and edited by Frieden, was recently published are filled with wistful regret. The prose is by Syracuse University Press. Ehrlich is unadorned and straightforward, infused with visiting the United States on a two-week a sane, world-weary, winking godliness.” book tour, including readings in California, He added, “[The book is] a must-read for New York and North Carolina. He will give anyone who enjoys well-crafted, unpretena reading at Cornell University on Monday, tious and meaningful stories.” October 21. The reading will be co-sponsored by the While Ehrlich has published two books Judaic Studies Program; the Syracuse Uniof short stories in Hebrew, this is his first versity Humanities Center; the Department book to appear in English translation. Fifteen of Languages, Literature and Linguistics; the translators collaborated with him to make Creative Writing Program; the Department of this collection possible. English; and the LGBT Studies Program.

“Beyond Hava Nagila” By Kaitlynn Cooney The Regina F. Goldenberg Cultural Series will present the concert, “Beyond Hava Nagila,” on Tuesday, October 22, at 7 pm. It will feature selections from the cantorial repertoire, the Yiddish theater, klezmer classics and original songs by pianist Jonathan Dinkin. The event will feature Dinkin as well as Cantor Robert Lieberman and violinist Judy Cohen Stanton. The concert will be free and open to the public. Donations will be welcome. For more information, contact the TC office at 475-9952 or office@templeconcord.org. Opportunities for young children Tot Shabbat is a short celebration of Shabbat with singing, dancing, musical instruments and stories. Last year, a few Saturday morning Tot Shabbats were added. This year, Tot Shabbat will be held on the first Shabbat of the month, alternating between Friday at 6 pm and Saturday at 10 am. The first will be held on Saturday, November 2, at 10 am. Katan-Con is a social group for families with children in the toddler-first grade range. Social activities are planned for the whole family and are considered an easy way for children and adults to “make friends and

build community.” The next Katan-Con event will be a trip to Tim’s Pumpkin Patch on Sunday, October 20, at 3 pm. For more information on any of these programs, contact Stephanie Marshall, director of congregational learning, at 4759952 or dcl@templeconcord.org. Mah Jongg A three-session beginners Mah Jongg class will be taught at Temple Concord on Sundays, October 27, and November 3 and 10, from 10-11:30 am. Class participants should purchase a Mah Jongg card, which may be purchased at the Sam Pomeranz Jewish Community Center or online at www.nationalmahjonggleague.org. Reservations for the class will be required and may be made by calling the TC office at 475-9952. TYCon and JYG youth groups Temple Concord’s two youth groups, TYCon and JYG, will meet on Sunday, November 3, from 12:30-2 pm, at Wegmans in DeWitt for the annual “Wegmans Challenge.” The fifth-12th grade students will eat lunch at the café while planning their strategy. Each participant donates money to a pot and they are then divided into teams, with each team receiving an equal amount of money from the pot. The teams then go

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shopping, trying to buy as many food items as possible with the available money. Once all of the food has been purchased and the winning team determined, the food is donated to the Temple Concord food pantry. Last year, more than 175 food items were donated and the youth groups hope to donate more than that this year. Dolce Flutes at Regina F. Goldenberg Series The Regina F. Goldenberg Series, which offers monthly performances, will present Dolce Flutes on Tuesday, November 5, at 7 pm, in the Temple Concord sanctuary. Dolce Flutes, a professional flute quartet, formed in Syracuse in 2008. Its musicians include Kelly J. Covert, Dana DiGennaro, Martha Greener and Jeanne Pizuto-Sauve. The concert will be free and open to the public. Donations will be appreciated. Hebrew classes Temple Concord and Congregation Beth Sholom-Chevra Shas have collaborated to offer adult Hebrew classes this year, with modern Hebrew being taught at Temple Concord. For more information about the class, contact Stephanie Marshall at 475-9952 or dcl@templeconcord.org. The class will begin soon at a time decided to be convenient for participants.

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By Jim Brulé This week’s portion, Vayera, is known for many challenging moments, principal among them the Akedah, or

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the binding of Isaac. This year, let’s turn to the path less traveled for a sweet lesson from another difficult topic: Sodom and Gomorrah. First, the text in question: “I will descend now and see if they act in accordance with their outcry which has come to Me...” (Genesis 18:21) What was the outcry about? There are many midrashim on what the crimes of Sodom and Gomorrah were. For example, if a visitor didn’t fit the inn’s bed exactly, they would be stretched or shortened as needed. And if a person struck someone, causing them to bleed, then the victim had to pay that person for the privilege of being bled. However, the central issue was that, according to the midrash, giving charity was a crime punishable by death. One midrash tells the story of two women who went to draw water from a well. The first said to the other, “Why are you so pale?” The other replied, “We have no more food left and are ready to die.” So the first woman filled the other’s pitcher with flour to feed her neighbors. When the Sodomites discovered this, they took her and burnt her. To this, the Eternal One said, “Even if I desired to be silent, justice for that maiden does not permit Me to keep silent.” The text does not say, “whether they have done according to their cry” but “according to her cry” – the cry of that woman. (Midrash Rabbah Bereishit, XLIX:6) The play on words here is accomplished by changing the word describing the outcry of the citizens of Sodom from rabbah, meaning “great,” to ribah, meaning “a maiden,” accomplished by changing the (unwritten) vowel from “a” to “i.” What is the purpose of this maneuver? To understand the answer, we must know the question, which is a bit convoluted in itself, but the lesson is sweet. Recall that Abraham negotiated that the cities should be spared if there were 10 or more righteous men. If the call of the citizens was so great (rabbah), wouldn’t it seem as though there were at least 10 good men? So why didn’t Abraham win the bargain? If, however, it was the cry of a single woman (ribah), then the destruction of the cities is warranted – just one cry – not 10. So we manage the numbers problem, but where is the sweetness of the lesson? For me, it is that the recognition of the solitary voice of a single woman in distress is enough to rouse the Eternal One and compel the Divine to action. But, I hear you say, how many voices, male and female, cry out at injustice done to them? If it is true that it only requires one woman’s voice to get the Eternal One’s attention, then where is God’s hand? It is at the end of our arms, yours and mine. This is our privilege and responsibility as being in covenant with the Eternal. May we be blessed with the ears to hear, the hearts to feel and the hands to lift up the fallen. Jim Brulé is a maggid, a traditional Jewish storyteller and preacher. A member of Temple Concord, he regularly shares his work with congregations across the Syracuse community and the U.S.

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Jonathan Anbar, son of Ran and Hannah Anbar, of DeWitt, became bar mitzvah at Temple Adath Yeshurun on September 28. He is the grandson of Michael and Ada Anbar, of Fountain Hills, AZ, and Gert and Myra Jacobsohn, of Philadelphia, PA. He attends the TAY Religious School and the Jamesville DeWitt Middle School. He enjoys reading Torah at the synagogue and reading. Jonathan Anbar

Allison Bergman

Allison Bergman, daughter of Nomi and Neal Bergman, of Fayetteville, became bat mitzvah at Temple Concord on October 12. She is the granddaughter of Sonya Bergman, of Boynton Beach, FL, and Diane and Bob Miron, of Manlius. Allison Bergman She is a student at the JamesvilleDeWitt Middle School and the Temple Concord Religious School. She has opened a b’nai mitzvah fund at the Jewish Community Foundation of Central New York and will be able to help choose which not-for-profit organizations to support in the Syracuse area. She enjoys gymnastics, roller coasters, skiing, biking, hiking and reading.

Sarah Augusta Smith

Sarah Augusta Smith, daughter of Eric Kingson and Nancy Smith, of Manlius, became bat mitzvah at Temple Concord on October 5. She is a student at Manlius Pebble Hill School and attends the Rabbi Jacob Epstein High School of Jewish Studies. Her tzedakah project included volunteering at Arise at the Farm. She enjoys reading, art, writing, soccer and volleyball.

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Laura Dubnoff Ballis, 90, died on September 25 at Menorah Park. She and her husband lived in Manlius for many years and operated the family farm, where they raised chickens and geese and grew vegetables. She had resided for the past several years at Menorah Park. She loved music and dancing. She was predeceased by her husband, Harry; and her siblings, Herman Dubnoff, Harriett Dubnoff Koldin, Florence Dubnoff and Bernice Dubnoff. She is survived by her nieces, Barbara Dubnoff Bayanker (Jayant) and Barbara Koldin Schulman (Robert); her nephews, Ira Dubnoff (Estelle), Leonard Koldin and Alan Koldin (Myrna); and many great-nieces and -nephews. Burial was in Beth El Cemetery. Sisskind Funeral Service had arrangements. Contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice. 

Kenneth M. Shulman

Kenneth M. Shulman, of Forest Hills, NY, died on October 7. The son of the late Michael R. and Mary Shulman, he was raised in Ithaca, NY, by his grandparents, the late Louis and Anna Shulman; his aunt, the late Rose Alpern; and his uncle, the late Michael D. Shulman. He was a professional drummer and furniture salesman. He is survived by his many cousins, including, Mary (Joseph) Luton, of Liverpool, NY; Allison Luton; James Alpern; and Barry (Deborah) Shulman, of Fayetteville. Birnbaum Funeral Service had arrangements. Contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice. 

NEWS digest Irwin M. “Ike” Weiner

Irwin M. Weiner, 82, died on September 27 at home. Born in New York City, he had been a resident of Syracuse since 1966. He graduated summa cum laude from Syracuse University and cum laude from SUNY Upstate Medical Center. After graduation, he became an instructor and assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He was then an assistant professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He joined the Department of Pharmacology at SUNY Upstate in 1966, where he became department chair, and in 1987, he was appointed dean of the College of Medicine at SUNY Upstate. He accepted the position of dean of SUNY Downstate Medical Center in 1991. He retired in 1995 and returned to Syracuse in 1997. He was known as an incredible researcher, friend, teacher and mentor. The Irwin M. Weiner, MD ‘56 Classroom at SUNY Upstate was dedicated in his honor in 2005. He is survived by his wife, Lieselotte; his daughter, Stephanie Weiner (Lawrence Geismar); his son, Jeffrey; and two grandchildren. Burial was in the Beth Sholom section of Oakwood Cemetery. Sisskind Funeral Service had arrangements. Contributions may be made to the Upstate Medical Alumni College of Medicine, Setnor Academic Building #1510, 750 E. Adams St., Syracuse, NY 13210.

From JTA

Israel uncovers Gaza terror tunnel ending near kibbutz kindergarten

A tunnel uncovered between Gaza and an Israeli kibbutz was full of explosives and ended near a kindergarten. The 1.5-mile-long tunnel, which was discovered the week of Oct. 11 and is now being reported after the lifting of a gag order, had more than one exit point in and around Kibbutz Ein Hashlosha, according to the Israel Defense Forces. It is believed to have been constructed to kidnap civilians and soldiers, or to infiltrate the community and carry out a terror attack. The tunnel began in the Absan village located between Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip and the Gaza border fence. It was destroyed over the Oct. 13 weekend. Israel halted the transfer of goods and construction materials to Gaza following the IDF’s announcement of the discovery of the tunnel, according to reports. It is the third such tunnel to be discovered in the last several months, originating from the same area.

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The consortium is also making political connections that could help promote the interests of day schools on a statewide level. Governor Andrew Cuomo’s special assistant for community affairs, David Lobl, made a surprise visit to the group’s Syracuse summit, affirming his support of the consortium’s collaborative effort to strengthen Jewish life in each upstate New York region. His focus is to act as a liaison between the governor and the Jewish community. He had previously met with school leaders in Buffalo to learn about the newlyformed consortium. The consortium is now seeking to work with other groups, such as the Orthodox Union, on lobbying efforts that benefit day schools. For more information about the consortium, contact Brown at shira.starfish@gmail.com. Tamar Margolis is the president of the SHDS Board of Directors.

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Later in the month, the pre-kindergarten children visited Critz Farms, where they picked out pumpkins and petted the animals. The Early Childhood Development Program is offering several new learning experiences this school year. The youngest children will participate in a new music program, “Toddlers Tango.” Children in classrooms three and nine will have the opportunity to dance every other Thursday for 30 minutes with Tamar Frieden, when they can explore the movements of their bodies and learn songs from around the world. The 3-year-olds will participate in a French immersion session in the classroom with Veronique Bennet, a native French teacher, for 30 minutes on Tuesdays. ECDP Director Jo David said, “We are very excited to be offering these unique programs for the toddlers and the 3-year-olds this year. We are continually looking for fresh, enriching experiences for the children and families we serve. It is things like this that set us apart from the other early childhood programs in the area.” For more information about the ECDP, call 445-2360.

Miriam Stein, 94, died on September 26 in Pittsfield, MA. Born in Czechoslovakia, she was a survivor of the Theresienstadt concentration camp. Her parents, sister and husband, Jacob Herskovits, did not survive. After the war, she married Walter Stein and settled in Prague. The family immigrated to the newly-established state of Israel in 1949. They moved to Queens, NY, in 1958. Although she and her husband retired to Deerfield Beach, FL, in 1978, they continued to spend as much time as possible with family in Syracuse. Known to many as “Gram,” she enjoyed travel and reading, and cooking her native Czechoslovakian dishes. She was predeceased by her husband, Walter Stein; her longtime partner, William Bergman; and her son-in-law, Sam Amuso. She is survived by her daughter, Eva (Shapiro) Amuso, of Cheshire, MA; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren, of New York City. The funeral was held in Florida. Dery-Cheshire Funeral Service, Cheshire, MA, had arrangements. Contributions may be made to HospiceCare in the Berkshires Inc., or to the Cheshire Fire Department and First Responders, c/o Dery-Cheshire Funeral Home, P.O. Box 445, Cheshire MA 01225. 

Pauline Kaplan Teckler

Pauline Teckler, 99, died on October 5. Born in Vilna, Poland, she came to America at the age of 2. Her family lived in Utica before moving to Syracuse. She was a graduate of Central High School and a member of Temple Adath Yeshurun. For many years, she was a real estate agent for Menter Real Estate. She moved to Florida in 2000 and resided in Menorah Manor Nursing Home from 2002 until her death. She was elected resident council president for seven and a half years. She loved reading, music and dancing. She was predeceased by her husband, Morris; her daughter, Joan; a sister, Sarah Lieberman; and her brother, Ben Kaplan. She is survived by her daughter, Sharon (Arthur) Schloss, of Florida; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; her sister, Betty Goldstein, of Syracuse; and several nieces and nephews. Burial was in Adath Yeshurun Cemetery. Birnbaum Funeral Service had charge of local arrangements. Contributions may be made to Menorah Manor Nursing Home, 255 59th St. N., St. Petersburg, FL 33710; or Temple Adath Yeshurun, 450 Kimber Rd., Syracuse, NY 13224. 

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Rabin’s grandson at memorial makes plea for peace

The grandson of Yitzchak Rabin at a memorial for the slain prime minister implored Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to bring peace to Israel. “My grandfather was murdered over peace and you owe this peace to us, to all of us,” Yonatan Ben Artzi said before a crowd of some 35,000 Israelis gathered the night of Oct. 12 in Rabin Square in Tel Aviv. The memorial marked the 18th anniversary of Rabin’s assassination by right-wing extremist Yigal Amir on Nov. 4, 1995, more than two years after Rabin signed the Oslo Accords with the Palestinians and Yasser Arafat. It was held several days before the anniversary of the murder according to the Hebrew calendar. Held under the banner of “Remembering the murder, fighting for democracy,” the rally was organized by a diverse committee of movements and organizations. They included Dror Israel, Bnei Akiva, Hashomer Hatzair, the Student Union and several American Jewish community federations. Participating organizations and some individual leaders signed a declaration at the rally calling for a more democratic and inclusive society. “We will heavily admonish and denunciate, without fear, any incident of incitement and racism that stands opposed to the spirit and essence of the democratic way of life,” the declaration reads in part.

Tehran cancels annual anti-Israel conference

Iran reportedly canceled an anti-Israel event held annually in Tehran. The country’s Foreign Ministry nixed the New Horizon Conference, which was scheduled for November, as part of outreach efforts by recently elected President Hassan Rouhani to the West to map out a new diplomatic path for Iran, according to a report on Oct. 11 by the Associated Press. AP cited Iranian news websites as saying the Foreign Ministry scrapped the gathering because it was seen as undermining the government’s policy of “interaction with the outside world.” The conference’s lead organizer, Nader Talebzadeh, was quoted as telling the website mashreghnews.ir that the cancellation is “a major mistake on the part of our government.” Held originally in 2005, the conference has drawn well-known Holocaust deniers, including David Duke. Mark Weber, the U.S.born director of the California-based Institute for Historical Review, attended the conference last year, where he delivered a lecture on “The Zionist Lobby in America” to several hundred Iranian students. Rouhani’s predecessor, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, caused an international uproar at a previous conference by describing the Holocaust as a myth and calling for Israel to be “wiped off the map.”

Some 40,000 attend memorial for Rabbi Ovadia Yosef

Some 40,000 people participated in a memorial for Rabbi Ovadia Yosef in Jerusalem at the end of the mourning period. The memorial on the evening of Oct. 13 at the grave site of the Shas party spiritual leader marked the end of the seven-day shiva period for the one-time Sephardic chief rabbi, who died on Oct. 7 at the age of 93. Several roads in the city near the cemetery were closed off several hours before the memorial, where some 20 people were injured due to crowding, according to reports. Shas party leaders and other prominent rabbis participated in the ceremony, including Yosef’s son and the current chief Sephardic rabbi, Yitzhak Yosef; party head Aryeh Deri; and former Sephardic chief rabbi Shlomo Amar. The haredi Orthodox news website Kikar Shabbat reported on Oct. 13 that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was denied permission to eulogize Yosef at his funeral because he is not religious, citing an unnamed member of the burial society. Hundreds of thousands of mourners filled Jerusalem for the funeral.

Egypt: U.S. aid suspension “errant”

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