The Jewish News - November 2013 by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee

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November 2013 - Heshvan/Kislev 5774 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: 10A Community Focus 15A Jewish Interest 22A Israel & the Jewish World 24A Commentary 27A Focus on Youth 31A Life Cycle 1B Jewish Happenings

4A Federation hosts Dress Up for Yom Tov

7A Bob Malkin Young Ambassadors: Where are they now?

Award-winning journalist Campbell Brown headlines Women’s Day By Sandy Chase

he Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee is doubly fortunate: Your husband, Dan Senor, spoke with us several years ago about his insightful book Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle. And now you – an Emmy recipient – will be our guest for Women’s Day 2013. Let’s start even before your award-winning journalistic career. What prompted you to teach English in the former Czechoslovakia before your first news job in Topeka, Kansas? Having received my B.A. in Political Science, I saw teaching English in Czechoslovakia as a great opportunity. It was the perfect transition between school and my intended journalist career. The Berlin Wall had just come down, and it was exciting times. I’d always been interested in education and teaching. So when the opportunity arose to teach English in a former-Soviet-bloc nation, I applied. It appears that your interest in education has never waned. Tell us about some of the exciting projects you’ve undertaken.

I’m a passionate advocate for school reform and school choice. I’m involved in several organizations, each one tackling issues from a different angle. A common theme, though, is that New York City schools aren’t preparing children for college. I co-founded Parents Transparency Project, a nonprofit watchdog group in New York City. I’m also a board member of (1) Success Academies, a New York City charter school network; (2) Turnaround, a nonprofit addressing the emotional effects of poverty on a child’s learning environment; and (3) the Jewish Community Project, a preschool and community center in Lower Campbell Brown Manhattan. I’ll be talking more about some of these projects during Women’s Day. But suffice it to say, we’ve been striving to seek information and accountability on actions affecting school-aged children. We have found that a teacher’s sexual misconduct isn’t always

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The Jewish Federation of SarasotaManatee receives $1.15 million bequest Robert Michelson’s legacy will be used to empower a scholarship program through the Robert Michelson Interfaith Scholarship Fund.

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punished by dismissal because of union contracts. We’ve been making strides by raising awareness, but it’s a hard nut to crack because well-funded groups want to retain the status quo. What was the impetus behind the Parents Transparency Project? Has raising two young sons steered you in this direction? What about your wedding vows of tikkun olam? While converting from Catholicism to Judaism, I was most impressed with the need to repair the world. That spirit resonates with me. What better way to fulfill one of my wedding vows than to ensure the best for our children – the future of the world. How much has your work with the Parents Transparency Project affected your decision to send your sons to a private religious school? Dan and I always knew that we would send Eli and Asher to Jewish Day School. What was most challenging on your journey to Judaism? Dan was not supposed to marry a shiksa. I was not supposed to live without Christmas trees, Easter eggs and shellfish. One of my biggest challenges was winning over Dan’s mother, a Holocaust survivor and Orthodox. As it turns out, my older son is allergic to shellfish. We call it savta’s (grandma’s) revenge. My mother-in-law and I have grown extremely close. You’ve named Tim Russert as one of your mentors. What were his most valuable lessons? One of America’s most respected journalists, Tim Russert, taught me to learn as much as I could beforehand. Know the issues, do your homework, and be familiar with the interviewee’s position. Even more critical is to play devil’s advocate in order to tackle the most challenging questions. Be tough, but always be fair. As a respected primetime newscaster in your own right, you’ve followed three presidential elections, covered the war in Kosovo and Iraq, and interviewed national and world leaders. What was your most challenging interview? I was especially honored to interview a Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Israeli President Shimon Peres, in March 2012. On the other hand, some years earlier, Yasser Arafat of the PLO refused to answer my questions, so I guess you can say that was my most challenging interview. Not quite at that level, but challenging nonetheless, is interviewing politicians, especially candidates, who can be very evasive. So it’s sometimes difficult to get a straight answer. As a broadcast journalist, you have been a news correspondent, co-anchor, anchor, and host of your own shows. What would your resume look like? I’ve been very fortunate in my career. Each assignment has been a stepping stone to the next. After starting in local news for NBC affiliates in Topeka, Kansas; Richmond, Virginia; Baltimore,

Maryland; and Washington, D.C., I coanchored NBC’s Weekend Today with Lester Holt. I was the White House news correspondent for NBC and anchored Campbell Brown: CNN Election Center, which was renamed Campbell Brown: No Bias, No Bull, and then just to Campbell Brown. I was also the substitute anchor for Brian Williams on the NBC Nightly News. Congratulations on winning an Emmy as part of the NBC team reporting on Hurricane Katrina. What impressed you most about covering that experience? Thanks. We had a wonderful team. Covering that storm was one of my most heart-wrenching – yet memorable – assignments because that area is home for me. I know family and friends who were hit hard by the initial destruction and chaotic aftermath. Since your retirement, your plate has been overflowing. And I appreciate the time you’ve taken to talk with me. If all these commitments aren’t enough, you’ve also written op-ed pieces for the major newspapers. Having had such a rousing response to your New York Times op-ed article about planned parenthood, have you ever considered writing op-ed pieces regularly? I enjoy writing, but it’s not my career. If I read about something that interests me, I’ll submit an article that matches the news media’s style. For example, I’ve written op-eds for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Daily Beast. Sandy Chase is president of WordMasters, a writing-editing company, which creates powerful business images, compelling communications, and successful fiction and nonfiction. Look for Sandy’s soon-to-be published novel, The Resolutionary War. Set in Southwest Florida, it’s a story about writing New Year’s resolutions, struggling to keep them, and coping with the consequences. Contact her at www.thewordmaster.net or sandychase57@comcast.net.

o read more of Sandy’s interview with Campbell Brown, check out the Federation’s blog at www.FederationBlog.org. Sponsored by Nashim L’Tova (Women for Good), the annual Women’s Day luncheon will take place on Monday, December 9 at Michael’s On East beginning at 11:00 a.m. Lynn Carvel is the event chair. Veteran broadcaster and award-winning journalist Campbell Brown will share her heart-warming and often hilarious story of finding love in Iraq, converting to Judaism, and forever trying to win over her disapproving mother-in-law. Her experiences in news and journalism provide the backdrop, but her focus will be on her attempts to raise two children in a traditional Jewish family while trying to “have it all” professionally, her struggle to understand her mother-in-law and how they developed a true bond when Brown discovered the secrets of a childhood spent on the run from the Nazis.

Tickets to Women’s Day start at $65. A minimum gift of $36 to the 2013 development efforts of The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee is requested. Tickets go on sale Friday, November 1. Contact Ilene Fox at 941.343.2111 or ifox@jfedsrq.org.

FEDERATION NEWS 3A November 2013

November 2013

Keyboard Conversations returns for second season! ®

By Len Steinberg

ast year, Sarasota was introduced to Jeffrey Siegel and his world-renowned program, Keyboard Conversations®. The series was so popular that we’ve decided to bring it back for a second season! Whether you are a fan of classical music who wants to enhance your listening experience or a novice who wants a gentle introduction to the joys of classical music, you will be fascinated by this entertaining, informal and compelling program. World-famous concert pianist Jeffrey Siegel uses his unique concert-plus-commentary for-

mat in which he speaks to the audience about the music prior to performing each work in its entirety. Keyboard Conversations® presents some of the most familiar and beloved melodies of all time, tunes we all know and love, along with the interesting and touching human stories behind them. In a review by Thomas Friedman, columnist for The New York Times, he says, “My wife, two daughters and I have attended Jeffrey Siegel’s Keyboard Conversations® on several occasions and have greatly enjoyed them. He has a way of talking about music that really

Federation invites you to celebrate Shabbat in the Park By Flora Oynick

oin us for song and music to welcome Shabbat! Shabbat is one of the best known and least understood of all Jewish observances. People think of the Sabbath as a day full of restrictions, but to those who observe it, it is a precious gift, a day of great joy. Shabbat is a time when we can set aside all of our weekday concerns and devote ourselves to higher pursuits. It is said that “more than Israel has kept Shabbat, Shabbat has kept Israel.”

Experience the beauty and the gift of Shabbat on Friday, November 8 at 6:30 p.m. We will meet at Twin Lakes Park, 6700 Clark Road, Sarasota. Just bring a dairy dinner for your family and we will bring challah, grape juice and dessert! We will light the Shabbat candles, say the prayers over challah and wine, and join Amber Ikeman in songs and nigunim (Jewish song and melodies). For more information, please contact me at foynick@jfedsrq.org.

illuminates it, and he does this without Bach followed by works of later comtalking down or dumbing down, and posers inspired by him: Mendelssohn, Chopin, Rachmaninoff this makes listening and Mozart. to the music he plays Tuesday, April 1, 2014: more accessible and Mistresses and Masterfun for everyone.” pieces Mr. Siegel reLove-inspired music by turns to the Sarasota“significant others” in the Manatee community for three full concomposer’s personal life – poetic, fiery, impassioned certs with the stories music of Brahms, Schubehind the music’s mann, Chopin and Liszt. creation, and will The Jewish Federaperform the followtion of Sarasota-Manaing pieces on the tee is grateful to Pritchard dates indicated. All Jeffrey Siegel Pianos for providing a performances will be held in the Beatrice Friedman Theater Steinway piano for this event, and to on the Federation Campus, 582 McIn- WUSF and The Observer Group for their support. Individual tickets start at tosh Road, Sarasota. $36; Keyboard Passes (includes all 3 Monday, November 18, 2013: performances) start at $90; VIP Passes Popular Piano Classics Beloved gems of the piano repertoire by (includes reserved seating at all 3 persome of the world’s best loved compos- formances) start at $118. For more information, please coners: Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt, Tchaiktact me at lsteinberg@jfedsrq.org or ovsky, Gershwin and Rachmaninoff. 941.552.6301. Tickets can be purchased Tuesday, January 21, 2014: at www.jfedsrq.org/events.aspx. Bach and The Romantics The exhilarating Chromatic Fantasy of

Robert Michelson...continued from page 1A “Robert was also a dignified veteran of World War II. In fact, one of his greatest concerns was that he received a Jewish funeral and be buried in a military cemetery,” says Haberer. “He wanted to make certain he could leave a legacy for the Jewish heritage he felt such pride in, as well as provide for the Christian community that had been so kind to him.” In honor of Mr. Michelson’s generous bequest, Federation leadership has renamed its longstanding college scholarship program the Michelson Scholarship Program, funded by many generous donors, including the Robert Michelson Interfaith Scholarship Fund. “For decades, this scholarship program has been doing very important work,” says Haberer. “It provided vital college and vocational scholarships to local Jewish teenagers. Through Mr.

Michelson’s generosity and directive, it will be infused with new scholarship gifts annually so that an equal number of Jewish and Christian students will receive post-secondary school scholarships.” “Robert Michelson had the unique attributes of being clear, intense and passionate for what he wanted to make a reality. You could see those traits in his deep, clear blue eyes,” says Haberer. “At the same time, he was a humble, simple man who did not need very much while living a long and satisfying life. The best gift of all was to get to spend time with this fascinating man. If you never heard of Robert Michelson before, you have heard of him now. You will continue to hear of him in perpetuity.” For more information about making a legacy gift, contact Marty Haberer at 941.552.6303.

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FEDERATION NEWS

November 2013

Federation author series to feature poet Philip Terman By Georgia Court

t’s a good thing Phil Terman is a poet. He’s a big guy with a big heart devoted to family and community, and poetry allows him to thoroughly examine those things that are most important to him. He writes movingly and with humor about growing up in Cleveland – working on his father’s used car lot, celebrating and commemorating joys and sorrows with relatives – and about the “intriguing moments” in his life that now include his own family and his job as a professor of poetry. Phil said his passion for Judaism was passed to him by his mother. “The rituals, holidays, the Biblical history,

the emphasis on study and stories, the was arguing from her bed as she lifestyle – keeping a kosher home, go- lay dying: “No, you schlemiel!” she ing to Hebrew school, becoming a bar shouts/“the day of death is not better mitzvah, learning about Jewish history than the day of birth!” and culture, including the Much of his poetry includes a good Holocaust – all that combined with my passion for dollop of humor. I can only imagine writing, a natural connection.” the conversation that He went on to say, “I led to his poem, Job Description. Isn’t it often write about my parPhilip Terman ents and wife and children my job to loaf and because they are characters in the dra- lean at the table,/to nap at inconvenient ma of my life.” He’s true to his word in hours?/Aren’t I getting paid to speak/ his work. He is pitch-perfect in My inappropriately, to remain silent/when Mother Argues with Ecclesiastes. She pressed, to avoid meetings?

Philip Terman is the best kind of poet, one who shines a light on the memories we all hold dear. He now teaches and writes poetry at Clarion University in a small Pennsylvania town where he lives with his wife and daughters. Philip Terman will speak on the Federation Campus on Thursday, November 7 at 7:00 p.m. Tickets for the event, presented in partnership with Bookstore1Sarasota, can be purchased at www.jfedsrq.org/events.aspx or by calling Joanne at 941.371.4546 x107 See the ad on page 15A for more details.

Federation hosts Dress Up for Yom Tov By Orna Nissan

ress up for Yom Tov took place on Sunday, September 22 on the Jewish Federation campus. This program is designed to bring the Russian Jewish population closer to the Jewish community and the Jewish traditions. The mission of this program is to build a connection – KESHER - with Jewish people who have absolutely no affiliation with the Jewish religion and its traditions. This goal is achieved by planning a program that includes an

Bella Golimsilays and Rabbi Jonathan Katz

opportunity to allow this group to socialize, have a Rosh Hashanah meal, learn about the holiday, and get a gift certificate to local shopping stores. This gift card can be used to buy food and new clothes for the holiday. Rabbi Jonathan Katz of Temple Beth Israel conducted a meaningful holiday program. With his sense of humor and insightful wisdom, Rabbi Katz guided the audience to think about the meaning of the Sukkot holiday and its spiritual content. Orna Nissan and Flora Oynick of The Jewish Federation of SarasotaManatee shared how Sukkot is being celebrated in Israel and Mexico. The explanations were translated by Irina Oykerman, our liaison to the Russian Jewish community. Prior to the serving of the meal, Rabbi Katz conducted blessings over the challah, wine and food. A tasty

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delicious meal prepared by Tseza was served. The group was extremely thankful and appreciative to The Jewish Federation of Sarasota Manatee and its donors.

We would like to thank Rabbi Katz for being there for us. To learn more about this program, please contact me at 941.552.6305 or onissan@jfedsrq.org.

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November 2013

Mensch of the Month: Dr. Joey Mimbs By Sarah Wertheimer Established 1971

PUBLISHER The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee Klingenstein Jewish Center 580 McIntosh Road Sarasota, FL 34232-1959 Phone: 941.371.4546 Fax: 941.378.2947 E-mail: jewishnews@jfedsrq.org Website: www.jfedsrq.org Published Monthly Volume 43, Number 11 November 2013 48 pages in two sections USPS Permit No. 167 December 2013 Issue Deadlines: Editorial: October 28, 2013 Advertising: October 31, 2013 PRESIDENT Nancy Swart EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Howard Tevlowitz ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Marty Haberer COMMUNICATIONS CO-CHAIRS Linda Lipson, Jack Steenbarger MANAGING EDITOR Ted Epstein

r. Joey Mimbs serves as the of Bradenton Retirement Community Senior Pastor of Bethel Baptist and has recently assumed the position Church in Bradenton, where he of co-Chair, with Rabbi Howard Simon, has ministered since 1999. Called to the of the Heller Israel Advocacy Initiative ministry as a child, Joey as part of The Jewish Federation of Sarawas ordained as a pastor sota-Manatee. in 1984 and completed his Doctorate of Ministries Pastor Joey took degree in 2005. his first trip to Israel Pastor Joey serves as on the Federation’s the President of the Board second interfaith misof Manatee Religious sion earlier this year. Services, a ministry that This trip was a “dream reaches out to those hurtcome true” as he has a ing in our community and love and passion for connects them with local both Israel and the congregations. He is the Jewish people. He past President of the Manloves what God loves; Dr. Joey Mimbs atee County Ministerial and God loves Israel! Association and currently serves as an Pastor Joey has been married to officer for the organization. Pastor Joey Carol for 29 years; they have three adult also serves on the Board of Waters Edge children.

The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee is extremely grateful for Pastor Joey’s outstanding support and passion for the State of Israel and for our community. Through his guidance and leadership, we can promote Israel advocacy and tolerance in the SarasotaManatee area. Pastor Joey dedicates his life to helping others and strengthening our community. He is a mensch for Sarasota-Manatee and he is a mensch for Israel. Thank you, Pastor Joey, for all you do!

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The Jewish Federation and Jewish National Fund announce the Bea and Ilene Friedman Scholarship Fund for teens interested in studying in Israel Staff Report

hanks to a $500,000 donation from Bea and Ilene Friedman, Sarasota-Manatee teens will have the opportunity to study abroad with the Alexander Muss High School in Israel (AMHSI) in perpetuity. Bea Friedman has been the bedrock of The Jewish Federation of SarasotaManatee almost from day one. Whether it was stepping forward first with six-figure gifts during the wars with Lebanon or annually opening her home to our most major donors, Bea has always been the person we turn to first when our Jewish community is in need. She has never disappointed. What is most exciting is that for this project, Bea teamed with her daughter Ilene, who ultimately

gave her blessing for this gift to become reality. Since 1972, AMHSI has been a leader in customized Israel education experiences and living history encounters that challenge the mind, stir the emotions, and touch the heart. AMHSI is dedicated to engaging teens and helping them discover, explore and embrace their connection to the heritage, culture and land of Israel. AMHSI has been an important contributor to the leadership and educational fabric of the North American Jewish community. The program has enabled more than 22,000 teens to explore the Jewish state through a unique academic

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on the historic perspective and on the central role the land of Israel has played on this history. Thus, the country and its people become the textbook and the classroom of the program. 250 class hours, both in the classroom and on-site field trips, are devoted to the curriculum. Don’t miss the opportunity to attend any of these next four upcoming sessions: December 3 – January 28: (8-week session) January 26 – May 30: (18 weeks – spring semester) February 4 – April 1: (8-week session) June 17 – July 29: (summer session – Register before December 17 to get $500 off!) To learn about the various sessions AMHSI offers throughout the year, please contact Andrea Schleider, Director of Admissions for Florida, at 954.805.557 or aschleider@amhsi.org, or visit www.amhsi.org. You must be accepted to an AMHSI program to receive a scholarship. To apply for funding for AMHSI through the Friedman Family Scholarship Fund, contact Amber Ikeman, Youth Engagement Coordinator, at 941.343.2106 or aikeman@jfedsrq.org.

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November 2013

Young Ambassadors: Where are they now? By Sammy Robbins, Joseph J. Edlin Journalism Intern

very summer, The Jewish Federation of Sarasota Manatee sends a group of 10th and 11th graders to Israel as part of The Bob Malkin Young Ambassadors Teen Leadership Program. This program was founded close to 10 years ago, so the first participants are now in their mid-20s, in the depths of college or immediately post-graduation. Sammy Robbins The Federation makes a large monetary investment in each young adult, so what exactly is the return on that investment? What impact did the leadership mission have on these young adults? Did anything in their lives change because of their Israel trip? The program had, perhaps, the most drastic effect on a summer 2008 participant, Rick Rosenbluth. He realized that Judaism isn’t just a religion, but a people – the people of Israel. Since his return he could not stop thinking about going back. He returned to the homeland on several occasions since the Young Ambassadors trip: a volunteer trip at Neve Michael, three weeks at Aish HaTorah with three weeks of hiking, and a touring trip combined with Torah classes. Rosenbluth actually made aliyah this past summer and will be drafted into the IDF in November. Since his first visit to Israel with Young Ambassadors program, he believes he has strengthened his spirituality and his commitment to the protection of Israel through heavy involvement in University of Florida Israeli advocacy clubs and organizations. In sum, Rick claims that the trip “changed my life in so many ways.” Adara Robbins participated in sum-

mer 2007. She says that seeing such a wonderful side of Israel gave her a more concrete viewpoint that she can reference when thinking through the issues surrounding Israel. Though Adara is not currently active in any advocacy organizations or clubs, she remains engaged in learning about what is going on in Israel and forming her own opinions about the situation. She enjoys discussing current Middle East issues with her friends from college. Perhaps her biggest takeaway from the Young Ambassadors program was a greater awareness of how students in other cultures live, work and grow up, as well as a more concrete realization of the importance of peace in Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. A more recent Young Ambassador, Elyse Warren, went to Israel in summer 2010. She claims that her experiences on the trip ignited her passion for advocacy and remembrance. It led her to participate in other Jewish and Israelrelated programs: March of the Living, an internship with the Federation, and a study abroad trip to Poland and Germany on Holocaust memory/education. Since her trip, Warren has become actively involved in advocacy. She is a Grinspoon-Morningstar Intern for the Israel on Campus Coalition at her college and is on the board of USF Hillel. The Young Ambassadors mission prompted her decision to double major in History and International Studies with a concentration in Eastern European and Middle Eastern Affairs. On a more personal level, Warren found that after attending the trip, she felt more in touch with her Jewish roots and had a desire to become more observant in her Jewish practices. Though these three young adults are just a small sample of all the teens the Federation has sent on this mission

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The 2008 Bob Malkin Young Ambassadors in Israel. Rick Rosenbluth is pictured in the top row, second on the right, in the white yarmulke.

to Israel, it is evident that the trip has had a positive impact on participants and tends to have encouraged Young Ambassadors to become more involved in advocating for Israel and getting more in touch with their Judaism. If it wasn’t for the Bob Malkin Young Ambassador Teen Leadership Program, local teens’ lives may have gone in very different directions and they may not

have been as involved Jewishly as they are today. Applications for the 2014 Bob Malkin Young Ambassadors Teen Leadership Program are available through December 1 at www.theJewishFederation.org. For more information, please contact Amber Ikeman at 941.343.2106 or aikeman@jfedsrq.org.

Federation Camp Incentive Grants By Sarah Wertheimer

his past summer, The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee distributed $50,000 in incentive grants to enable 70 area youths to attend Jewish summer camps. This amazing opportunity is made possible through the continuing support of Federation’s generous donors. One of the Federation’s top priorities is strengthening Jewish identity in our youth. It strongly believes that Jewish overnight camping experiences play a very impactful role on those who attend, and many of the grants were for campers going back to camp for a third year or more. With such enthusiasm, it is clear that Jewish kids love Jewish camp, and it is important to the Federa-

tion to support them, help them grow, and instill in them the desire to become involved in other aspects of Jewish life. The Federation is proud to support our youth by helping them defray the cost of Jewish overnight camp. The Federation hopes that all of the campers who receive grants will have an amazing time at camp and will come back with lots of wonderful experiences! This year’s grant application will open November 1, 2013, and close January 31, 2014. For more information about the Camp Grant Incentive Program, please contact me at swertheimer@jfedsrq.org or 941.552.6308.

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November 2013

Federation offers trips to Israel, Poland, D.C. and beyond By Amber Ikeman

arasota is a great place, but every once in a while our teenagers start itching to explore what’s beyond our community. The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee offers many ways for children and teens to travel to Israel, Poland, Washington, D.C., and beyond through exciting programs and scholarships. With all we have to offer, there is something for everyone. More than 40 students and parents came to the Federation on Sunday, September 22 to hear about our travel programs at Federation’s first annual Teen Travel Expo. Formerly called Destination Israel, we expanded the event this year to include our increasing travel opportunities to other locations: The Bob Malkin Young Ambassadors Teen Leadership Program, March of the Living, Panim el Panim, AIPAC Policy Conference, Alexander Muss High School in Israel, Send-a-Kid-to-Israel Program (S.K.I.P), MASA

travel scholarships and our Overnight Jewish Camp Incentive Grant program. Alumni from some of our programs shared their experiences with prospective applicants. Roxanne Felig, 2013 March of the Living participant, said that going on the trip was “the best decision of my life.” Others talked about their adventures in D.C. and Israel, including Jake Hurwitz, 2013 Young Ambassador. Jake reflected on the friendships he made with Israeli and Sarasota peers as well as how greatly the trip impacted him. Terry Blumenstein, co-Chair of

the Overseas Teen Travel Committee, spoke about the new additions to the Young Ambassadors program. This year, the program will be even more focused on leadership. Applicants will be chosen based on demonstrated leadership skills and commitment to the Jewish and greater communities. They will participate in activities that will develop cultural awareness, character and teambuilding as well as all of the must-sees like the Western Wall, Masada, Dead Sea, falafel and camels! Upon successful completion of the program, Young Ambassadors will

Teens at Federation learning about travel opportunities

receive a letter of recommendation signed by Federation Executive Director Howard Tevlowitz, as well as the Young Ambassadors Project Coordinator, and a certificate of completion. Applications for Young Ambassadors as well as March of the Living, Panim el Panim, and AIPAC are now available online at www.TheJewish Federation.org. The application deadline for these programs is December 1. For more information, please contact me at 941.343.2106 or aikeman@ jfedsrq.org.

2013 Young Ambassadors in Jerusalem

I found the light By Jessica Zimmerman

hinking back to my summer abroad, I’m overwhelmed with mixed emotions. I have been to Israel three times. In the past, I’ve gone through the Federation’s Bob Malkin Young Ambassadors Teen Leadership Program and the March of the Living. Earlier this year I received a S.K.I.P (Send-a-Kid-to-Israel Program) scholarship from the donors of the Federation to go on a program called JEWEL/ Jinternship this past summer. My first two trips to Israel truly made me fall in love with so many aspects of the country. Due to the impact that the first two trips had on me, I yearned to go back to Israel. After much research I thought that I had found the most amazing trip opportunity. On-

ward Israel offered Jewish college-aged Jews who have made aliyah. Their goal students the opportunity to travel to was to influence young girls to make Israel on a mostly subsidized trip. aliyah and choose a more Orthodox Through Onward’s webway of life. Every day for a site I discovered JEWEL/ month I attended classes only Jinternship – a two-month taught by Hassidic men and program that offered Jewwomen. I lived in an Orthoish Studies (my major) dox sect of Jerusalem with in Jerusalem for the first 20 girls from America and month, and an internship Canada who were between with the World Zionist the ages of 18-25. Our madOrganization the followrichot (advisors) were 19 to ing month. The program 22-year-old Hassidic women Jessica Zimmerman sounded incredible, and who preached “the truth” with Israeli President Shimon Peres when I was accepted I whenever they saw fit. I could not wait to return home. wish that the program would have adWhat I was unaware of, however, vertised their mission before we got to was that the program I had been accepted Israel. to was run by ultra-Orthodox American I study religion at New College of Florida, therefore, going to Israel and studying religion from the perspective that Orthodoxy is the only way of life was difficult for me. I tried to talk to my educators and the madrichot about issues that interested me such as Women of the Wall. I received answers such as, “Women have no right to pray at the Kotel with tallit, tefillin and Torah, because we women have other duties.” Even though I disagreed with so many aspects of my first month in Israel, I tried to make the best of it. I made lifelong friendships with amazing women, traveled to Tel Aviv on the weekends, went zip-lining and hiking, shopped everywhere, prayed at the Kotel, rode a donkey, went jeep riding through the desert, floated in the Dead Sea, experienced the Blind Museum, went on a scenic bike ride through historic Tel Aviv, got caught in the annual water fight, tanned on the beach, hung out on Ben Yehuda Street, had some of the yummiest Shabbat dinners and, to top it off, I got to see my idol, Barbra Streisand, in her first

concert in Israel. During my second month, I interned with the World Zionist Organization’s Center for Countering anti-Semitism. Every day for a month I used public transportation to get to my job on Jaffa Street in Jerusalem. I felt like a secular Israeli for the first time. Through my internship I was able to attend Jabotinsky’s Memorial on Mount Herzl. This gave me the opportunity to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Shimon Peres. I also had the opportunity to attend events at the Knesset. One of the highlights of my trip was going to a lecture held by Anat Hoffman, Founder and Director of Women of the Wall. She spoke about her efforts and success in allowing women the right to use tallit and tefillin at the Kotel. I also participated in a service at the Kotel with Women of the Wall. We chanted blessings, wore tallitot, read from the Torah, celebrated a Bat Mitzvah – while the ultra-Orthodox blew whistles, screamed, threw things at us, and so on. Israel has a long way to go when it comes to freedom of religion among religious and secular Jews. My goal now is not to look back at my summer with hostility, but to look back and think, “Look how much needs to be done and, more importantly, how can I affect change?” I thank the donors of The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee for helping me to travel to Israel and reaffirm my passion for the Jewish people’s homeland. Through the dark, I know that I have found the light. For more information about S.K.I.P and other scholarships for travel to Israel, contact Amber Ikeman at 941.343.2106 or aikeman@jfedsrq.org.

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November 2013

Beyond Syria – the realities of the Middle East

By Rabbi Howard A. Simon, co-Chair of The Robert and Esther Heller Israel Advocacy Initiative

s I write these words, the world Iraq, where their civil war becomes waits to see what kind of an more of a death-dealing reality with the agreement can be arrived at passing of every day. between Russia, the United States and 3. Jordan finds itself faced with Syria regarding the disposal of Syrian supporting a half-million Syrian refuchemical weapons. President Obama gees, thus causing an economic catasstates that the possibility of a U.S. shell- trophe there and threatening the regime ing of Syria “has not been of King Abdullah. Should taken off the table,” but the he fall, whomever asworld now believes such sumes authority would will not take place. While represent a major threat these negotiations proceed to Israel and the area. between this most interest4. The only country ing troika, what has been pleased by all that is hapforgotten, or placed on a pening in Syria is Iran, distant back burner, are because as Iran continues the realities that exist in to send arms, combatants the Middle East and how and advisors to Syria, they can affect Israel and she deepens the coalition the world. We cannot igof Assad and Iran, thus Rabbi Howard A. Simon nore these facts and must threatening all who favor focus our attention on these threatening the fall of Assad and wish for a more developments. democratic Syrian government. The civil war in Syria has had a 5. If Assad should somehow manfar-reaching effect in other countries age to remain in power, and this is a surrounding Syria. The following ex- real possibility, there would be a Shiamples should suffice to lead the world ite domination stretching from Iran to worry all the more about what is through Iraq to Hezbullah-dominated occurring in this part of the world: Lebanon, creating a major threat to all 1. There have been military con- Middle East governments. frontations between Syria and Turkey, Israel views all of this and is dealwhich has brought the Jihadists into ing with the following possible realities the arena of fighting, thus representing and their effects: greater instability in this area and more 1. Al Qaida on Israel’s Syrian borthreats of violence. der is unacceptable. 2. The unsettled civil war has led 2. Sophisticated weaponry moving al Qaida to strike with terrorist acts in from Syria to Lebanon and the Hez-

bullah is unacceptable. 3. The world may back down from taking on Assad and Syria, which could mean that it might back down when it comes to taking on Iran and its nuclear development. Israel may have to act independently regarding Iran. At the present time, the United States, the European Union and Russia are concentrating solely on Syria and its chemical weapons. This a myopic point of view that fails to take into account the results of the civil war in Syria. As long as that war continues, the threat to the entire Middle East grows. Al Qaida believes this is good. The Mus-

lim Brotherhood believes this is good. It’s also good for the Shiite goal of domination. The reality is that what is taking place in Syria today is not good for peace-loving people, for those who support a more democratic presence in the area or, and this is the greatest worry, for an Israel that faces threats on every border. We want peace, but there is no peace – not now, not tomorrow and, perhaps, not ever. For more information about the Heller IAI, please visit www.sarasotaloves israel.com or contact Jessi Sheslow at 941.343.2109 or jsheslow@jfedsrq.org.

Israel’s public library with a view of the sea By Jessi Sheslow

know that when I go to the beach there are two things I want to do: 1) jump in the water and 2) read a good book. What if when you got to the beach you could walk up to a truck and rent a book! Israel has made that possible by opening its first mobile library in Tel Aviv. With over 500 books ranging from children’s books to novels, the mobile library is free of charge, offers books in English, Hebrew, Arabic and Russian, and is open from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. “There’s high demand for booklending services in the city and now

one can also enjoy a good book at the beach,” says Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai. We say that this is one incredible way to offer social services to the people of Tel Aviv!

Part of a people By Sydney Ralph

here are really no words to describe Israel, but I’ll do my best. This past summer I attended The Bob Malkin Young Ambassadors Teen Leadership Program. Our journey began when we landed in Tel Aviv. But the first time I really felt part of something – part of the huge community that Jews all around the world call home – and when I truly started to connect to and understand our culture, was June 15 on Shabbat. When we arrived in Israel I desperately wanted to feel something immediately that would change my life, but I guess standing in an airport is not going to do much. I knew I had to give myself time to experience Israel, which is exactly what happened on Shabbat. We went to the Western Wall that night. I was so excited to finally go, but once I got there it felt like just any other wall. I didn’t know what to do. What made the experience so moving were the people around it. Some were weeping and others were jumping with joy and singing. That’s when I realized that we, the Jewish people, are not just a religion, we are people of culture. And I wanted more than anything to be a part of that, part of our huge, thriving community. The next really moving part of the trip was our visit to the Golan Heights. Visiting there made me want to fight for Israel just as the soldiers before me did when they won the Golan Heights back. Hearing Natalie, our tour guide, tell us

stories of battles that took place there sent shivers up my back. I could never imagine being in the difficult and lifethreatening situations that the soldiers were put in during the battles. As the trip progressed, it just seemed to get better. Being in Tzfat changed my view on Judaism. I’ve never really been religious because I guess I never really had to, but Tzfat made me realize that it doesn’t have to be that way; you just have to find what you truly love and believe in. When we met our host families, I could not have been happier with mine. Shahar was 18 and we connected instantly along with Madison, one of my fellow Young Ambassadors. It was so great to just hang out and live like an Israeli teenager for a weekend, which actually is not much different from how we Americans do. Then we were off to the desert, which was the highlight of the trip for me by far. This is when I connected with the land and it was emotional. We went for a stroll in the desert at night and our trip leaders told us to find a place where we could not see anyone else and to come back in 10 minutes. In my head I thought, “They’re crazy! I don’t know where I am and I don’t have a watch.” This seems a bit strange looking back on it, but it was somewhat exhilarating. I just wanted to cry. I didn’t know what was happening but I was experiencing so many different emotions and I was

just alone in the desert. The power of the land was amazing and I will never forget how I felt that night. Our last day came to a sad end when we visited the Western Wall for the third and final time. This time it was unlike any other. The difference was amazing from our first visit Ike Pintchuck and Sydney Ralph on a camel ride to our last; it was no longer in the Judean desert just a wall. It was a wall with meaning helping me to travel to Israel. and rich history, and I appreciated it. I Applications for the 2014 Bob Malkin rarely pray but for some reason I was Young Ambassadors Teen Leadership compelled to. I put my hands on the Program are available through to Dewall, looked up and just prayed. That cember 1 at www.theJewishFederation. was when I realized this trip to Israel org. For more information, please conwas absolutely life changing. tact Amber Ikeman at 941.343.2106 or I thank the donors of The Jewish aikeman@jfedsrq.org. Federation of Sarasota-Manatee for

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Chorale to sing Little Shoes at community-wide event By Arlene Stolnitz

hen Kevin Keith of Tampa Florida wrote the partner song Little Shoes / Eli Eli more than 10 years ago, he had no idea the song would take on a life of its own. Introduced to the Sarasota Jewish Chorale early in its singing career, the song has become a popular number often requested by Sarasota organizations who love the poignancy and heartfelt message it imparts. The song was inspired by a trip Keith, who is not Jewish, had taken to the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C., several years earlier. In his own words, he was “overtaken with grief” upon learning about the huge number of young lives that had been cut short. He dedicated the song “to the mil-

lions who lost their lives to the hand of hatred. And especially the children, who have left us nothing to remember them by, except their little shoes.” Eli, Eli is the well-known prayer of Hannah Senesh, which Keith partnered with his song Little Shoes, and has resulted in this popular arrangement. On Sunday, November 10 at 3:00 p.m., the Sarasota Jewish Chorale, under the direction of Linda Tucker, will reprise Little Shoes at the Kristallnacht service at the Community Remember Me Holocaust Garden at Temple Beth Sholom, 1050 S. Tuttle Avenue, Sarasota. The event, which will include other community organizations, is sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee.

KlezMania On The Gulf

Editor’s note: In my article last month, “Jewish Life in Southwest Florida,” I neglected to include that the region has two klezmer bands – the Naples Klezmer Revival Band and a local one that is highlighted in this article. lezMania On The Gulf began performing as a group in 2005 when Elisa Miro assembled a group of friends who had been playing various styles of music including klezmer, jazz, bluegrass (!) and classical. Her vision was to create a klezmerbased group to play for events in Southwest Florida. Principal members are Elisa on violin and Dr. Bob Felman on clarinet. The combination of clarinet and violin produces the traditional klezmer sound with Elisa and Bob playing together in harmony, call and response with other

soloists, or all together in choruses of music. Each of the other players are veterans with over thirty years experience in mastering their instrument. The mixture of styles and musical philosophy among the members lends itself well to klezmer music, where the melodies are typically simple but enhanced with complex harmonies and rhythms. In addition to klezmer music, the band plays a variety of jazz and swing standards to keep a pleasant and varied environment. KlezMania On The Gulf’s excellent group of outstanding players create a complete musical experience, be it heart-rending schmaltz or fast freilach tunes. Bios of the players and more information can be found at www. KlezMania.com.

Reform movement publishes Chazzan Abramson’s music

hazzan Cliff Abramson of York University in 1985 and has perTemple Sinai had his setting of formed on stage, film and television. In Modeh Ani chosen to be in the addition to Jewish music, he has also seventh installment of the hugely popu- trained in classical music as a tenor and lar Shabbat Anthology series produced classical guitarist. Chazzan Abramson by the Reform movement’s music pub- was ordained at Hebrew Union College, lishing house, TranscontiNew York in 2006 nental Music Publications. after completing a He will be featured on the master’s degree in CD recording as well as Sacred Music in 2005. With all of his have his music printed in the accompanying songvaried background, book. Chazzan brings an eclectic mix to all The chosen tunes that he does. highlight the best and This is the most current music written specifically for congregafirst time Chazzan tional Shabbat worship. It Abramson’s work has been selected is highly competitive and Cliff Abramson considered quite an honor for a URJ publicato be selected for inclusion in these an- tion. “It is an honor to be included in a thologies. The release date of December publication that in the past has selected for Shabbat Anthology 7 coincides with artists like Debbie Friedman and Julie the URJ Biennial in San Diego, where Silver,” said Chazzan Abramson. In the these songs will be the focus of the mu- past, Chazzan Abramson has had his sic performed in services and songfests. music among the top pieces selected It will also be available in December at at the “Composers Workshop” of the www.urjmusicandbooks.com. American Conference of Cantors anChazzan Abramson earned his first nual meetings. graduate degree in theatre from New

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Educate for Change: A community initiative

n the hope of fostering peace and creating a new generation of enlightened leaders, New College of Florida and the Daughters for Life Foundation have launched a community initiative to bring up to 10 women a year from the Middle East to Sarasota on full four-year scholarships. The initiative, called Educate for Change, would recruit scholars from Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and the Palestinian territories to New College in 2014 and subsequent years. The Educate for Change initiative already has lined up a broad-based steering committee, including Sue Jacobson, Rabbi Jonathan Katz of Temple Beth Israel, New College President Donal O’Shea, Sarasota Circuit Court Judge Charles Williams and Dan Boxser, an international businessman who sparked the project. Boxser had created a diversity initiative at Temple Beth Sholom, and member Shel Gensler, who was one of the founding leaders of The Jewish Federation in Sarasota-Manatee, suggested he read a book called I Shall

Not Hate. The book, by Dr. Izzeldin they say so far the response has been Abuelaish, calls for forgiveness and overwhelmingly positive. Jacobson said the Sarasota-Manatee peace between Middle Eastern peoples. At Boxser’s request, Abuelaish spoke community is full of people who have a at the synagogue and later met commu- natural interest in the project. “There are nity leaders, including New College’s many people who are interested in the O’Shea. Together, they developed the importance of educating women,” she program through Abuelaish’s Daughters said. “There are people who are vitally for Life Foundation which provides col- interested in world affairs and welcome lege scholarships to women from across the chance to play even a small role in helping improve the future the Middle East. of the Middle East and Jacobson learned the prospects of peace of the project through there.” friends at New ColBoxser sees the project lege. She sees the inias benefitting more than tiative as a priceless just the scholars. “The iniopportunity to help tiative will require and increate the next genNew College President Donal eration of the region’s O’Shea and Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish spire people from different leaders and build ties across boundaries. faiths, backgrounds and perspectives “Education can provide these women the in our communities to work together, opportunity to be the authors of their furthering intergroup and multicultural own futures and to have a positive impact on their communities, their culture and their countries,” she said. Boxser, Jacobson and other steering committee members have begun to reach out for community support, and

relations in the region,” he said. New College President O’Shea similarly observed, “Not only will this benefit the women we bring, it will ben-

Daughters for Life scholars at the Univ. of Haifa

efit our students from Florida and the United States, who will need to take their place in a multicultural and highly diverse world.” To receive more information on Educate for Change, contact the New College Foundation at 941.487.4800.

Local resident visits JNF’s work in the Negev

arasota resident Me-Me Kramer, a Jewish National Fund (JNF) supporter, recently visited JNF’s American Independence Park (AIP) on a trip to Israel with daughter Fonda Lowe and youngest granddaughter Hannah Spero. Located in Jerusalem, AIP serves as the central location for commemorating American support of the State of Israel through name plaques on the Wall of Honor. Kramer said, “I was very emotional when I saw all of the plaques. The Wall of Honor is a beautiful place and has lots of history.” Kramer traveled to Israel to celebrate the wedding of another granddaughter, Navah Rebecca Weissberg, and when asked her favorite part of her

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trip, she responded, “Besides my granddaughter’s wedding, I really enjoyed seeing JNF’s vital work in the Negev. They have turned a desert into a beautiful Garden of Eden. It was wonderful to see all of the projects JNF has completed and their work for the future.”

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n Monday, September 30 at Michael’s On East, 200 people attended a brunch celebrating the 27th Annual Meeting of Jewish Family & Children’s Service of Sarasota-Manatee. The event featured the installation of members and officers of the Board of Directors and recognized the agency’s Volunteers of the Year and JFCS staff for their tenured service. Serving their first term as a member of the Board of Directors: Margery Barancik, retired teacher and community volunteer Scott Levine, executive with contingency audit company Stan Rutstein, Realtor, RE/MAX Alliance Group Steve Seidensticker, owner, family real estate and restaurant businesses Serving their second term as a member of the Board of Directors: Larry Eger, Public Defender, 12th Judicial Court Rich Segall, retired social worker and community volunteer Steve Wilberding, retired international investment banker and community volunteer Elected as Officers of the Board: Joe Mendels, Chair Gerri Aaron, Vice Chair Shaun Benderson, Vice Chair Randy Mallitz, Secretary

Karin Grablin, Treasurer Rich Segall, Past Chair The following were honored as Volunteers of the Year: Margie Barancik Gina & Shaun Benderson Alice Blueglass Gayle Byerly Alice Gochberg Grace M. Goldstein Tony Halpin Becky Jaffer Gerry Lahn Carol MacPhee Clare Segall Gail & Skip Sack Jim Wolfson Benderson Development Staff recognized for their service included: 5 years of service: Margarita Bejarano, child care assistant Gwen Gold, senior clinician Laura Kiley, clinician Nojia Moore, clerical assistant Betsy Schwartz, director of major programs Missy Trzeciak-Kerr, director of child & adolescent services 10 years of service: Susan Siegel, clinical psychologist 20 years of service: Rose Chapman, LCSW, President/ CEO

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osh Hashanah and Yom Kippur came early in 2013, with Rosh Hashanah falling just after Labor Day. Many of us may have felt unprepared and still in summer mode, but the volunteers of Jewish Family & Children’s Service’s Jewish Healing Program were ready thanks to the planning and coordination by Volunteer Chair Betty Hillman. Fourteen volunteers led High Holy Day services for seniors who otherwise would be unable to observe the most important Jewish days of the year. Selma and Arthur Burgman live at Heron House East. They appreciated having a Jewish activity at their home, and make it a point to attend all services provided by JFCS. Their involvement in the service, following along and singing to the tunes, was a testament to how much their Judaism remains a part of them. For the volunteers, it feels wonderful to be able to provide something

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The Al Katz Center calls for Holocaust survivors to celebrate their birthdays and anniversaries together All Holocaust survivors in Sarasota-Manatee are being asked to contact the Al Katz Center to help the Center in its efforts to give birthday parties each month for survivors born in that month and to celebrate survivor anniversaries. Since every birthday and occasion of each survivor is special, the Center will provide kosher food, decorations and invitations for the survivors. Please contact Beverly Newman at 941.313.9239 to give her the dates of your special occasions. The Al Katz Center is located in Burns Square at 713 South Orange Avenue, Sarasota.

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Temple Emanu-El High Holy Day food drive benefits All Faiths Food Bank By Rabbi Elaine Rose Glickman

emple Emanu-El once again observed the High Holy Days with a successful food drive to benefit All Faiths Food Bank. After services for Rosh Hashanah on September 4 and 5, members of Temple Emanu-El’s Social Action Committee distributed 600 paper bags, asking worshippers to fill the bags with nonperishable food and return them on Yom Kippur, September 13 and 14. Although the response to the annual High Holy Day food drive has always been strong, program chair Helene Rosenberg commented, this year’s results exceeded her expectations. “I worried that because Rosh Hashanah was so early this year that people

wouldn’t be ready to give, but everyone was very cooperative,” Rosenberg said. “I ordered seven [empty] bins [from All Faiths Food Bank] this year – one more than last year – in the hopes of filling them, and again they were so full that cans were on the floor. “Next year,” she added, “we’ll order eight bins.” The final tally for the drive was 3,673 pounds of collected food and $2,315 in financial donations for All Faiths Food Bank, which correspond to 6,605 meals for the hungry of Sarasota and DeSoto counties. Rosenberg thanked members of Temple Emanu-El’s Social Action Committee and Temple Emanu-El

Brotherhood, as well as students of the preschool and religious school and Rabbi Brenner J. Glickman, for their generous donations and support of the food drive. She also acknowledged with gratitude the efforts of her neighbors in Pelican Cove, who assisted in taping flyers – explaining the food drive – to each of the 600 bags distributed. For more information, call 941.371.2788.

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Bradenton’s Adult Talmud “I was a man without Torah kicks off new season a country” n the first in a free series of public programs, Rena Morano, Education Director for Congregation Ner Tamid (CNT), brought Jewish adult learning to the Bradenton area. The first program, “Understanding the Jewish Holidays,” was held on August 31 and hosted by the South Manatee Branch Library. The diverse group of Christians and Jews tackled the myths and realities of the Jewish High Holidays as they learned more about Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. “Rena’s introductory quiz was fun and informative,” noted one participant who admitted that she puzzled over the “True or False” questions relating to the meanings behind ancient traditions. “I never thought of the shofar as a spiritual alarm clock,” she said. “And the honey

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y German citizenship was arrived in America. Just a few years lattaken from me by the Na- er, Kurt was the only Jew in his unit dezis. As for my U.S. citi- ployed to the most forward position in zenship, I was ineligible, so I spent the the Battle of the Bulge on November 9, entire time in the U.S. Army as an alien 1944, the sixth anniversary of Kristallsoldier,” says Kurt Marburg, who holds nacht. the rare distinctions of being both a Kurt’s escape from Kristallnacht is Holocaust survivor and a United States the theme of the opening event on Noveteran. vember 8 at the Al Katz Center in its On Friday, November newly-instituted “Survivors 8, Kurt will be honored at Are Treasures” program, a reception of the Veterans which matches Holocaust Portrait Project sponsored survivors as mentors with by the Sarasota Senior Felstudents, educators, churchlowship Center, which comes and service organizations, missioned a portrait of Kurt and honors the survivors as at age 19. His portrait, to be the backbone of the Jewish revealed at the reception, people. was painted from the only Not until Kurt was honpicture Kurt has of himself orably discharged from the Kurt Marburg in full Army uniform. Kurt Army in 1946, after spendlaughs, “I said to myself, ‘You just ing years in combat in Europe, begraduated high school, and your first ing hospitalized with frozen feet, and job is with Uncle Sam.’” working at Buchenwald and Dachau Born in Berlin, Kurt was trapped in after their liberation, did Kurt Marburg the hatred brewing before Kristallnacht, become a U.S. citizen and no longer an which exploded only five days after he “alien soldier.”

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Tradition and defiance war in culturally insightful novel By Philip K. Jason, Special to The Jewish News The Sisters Weiss, by Naomi Ragen. St. Martin’s Press. 336 pages. Hardback $24.99.

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Readers are reis an object of scorn and a source of had no knowledge of Hannah’s minded of the need shame. Pearl is left to be the model supposed claim on Simon. people have to daughter, her behavior fitting the mold Rivka disappears and reapstand their ground, of her community. The family scandal pears a couple of times in rethe ground of valseverely narrowed Pearl’s matrimonial sponse to the stresses and strains ues and ingrained choices, but she has made the best of of her situation. behaviors, and how her situation. Before long, the inevitaunderstanding and Forty years after Rose’s self-exile, ble happens. Imagining what compassion are alher daughter Hannah, a fledgling gradu- Pearl and her husband must have ate school student, receives a barely been going through since Rivka’s ways crippled by the need to be the literate note from a teenager named disappearance, imagining what her party that is uniquely in the right. To learn how and to what extent Rivka. Rivka is Pearl’s daughter, and own parents had gone through forty she is desperate to escape from a future years earlier, Rose works to negotiate these issues and conflicts are resolved, that affords no hope for her individual some kind of communication, if only how Rivka survives the risks she has happiness or growth. Rivka is seeking so that Rivka’s parents can stop worry- taken, requires, dear reader, that you take your own journey into this powtemporary shelter with cousin Hannah. ing and know that their child is okay. Weiss family history A guarded, fragile erful, wise book. I think you will find seems to be repeating rapprochement is set in The Sisters Weiss very much worth your itself. When Hannah motion, the distance be- while. You will discover a provocareveals the note to her tween the sisters’ lives tive study of how identity is formed mother, Rose warns narrowing and widen- and reformed. You will witness the her not to get ining as attempts to heal tug of war between nature and nurture, volved. No good can keep running into the between loyalty to self and to others, come of it. But then decades’ old habits of and between sophistry and sincerity. Rivka simply shows intolerance and ani- This is a most thoughtful and passionate entertainment. mosity. up! Ms. Ragen’s skill Philip K. Jason is Professor Emeritus Somewhat relucat crafting all the emo- of English from the United States Naval tantly, Hannah offers tional nuances of this Academy. He reviews regularly for the her temporary shelter. tentatively wished-for Naples edition of Florida Weekly and She is impressed by Naomi Ragen (photo by Alex Ragen) reunification between for Fort Myers Magazine. Please visit Rivka’s gratitude and how she gives the apartment a thorough the sisters, and between child and par- Phil’s website at www.philjason.word cleaning without being asked. Still, ents, is convincing and suspenseful. press.com. Rivka acts like an immigrant. It’s as if the community she left behind is a foreign country. She is unprepared for the Discover What Makes Sarasota Bay Club So Different! new world. Hannah asks her friend Simon to tutor Rivka toward a GED, but before Sarasota Bay Club offers outstanding long that relationship becomes a torservices and amenities that are personalized rid romance. Hannah’s hidden feelings to fit your lifestyle. From complimentary valet parking to fine dining on chef prepared about Simon are wounded by his sucmeals, the freedom to design the ideal cumbing to Rivka’s advances. She feels retirement lifestyle is all yours. that Rivka betrayed her, though Rivka

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By Nate Bloom, Contributing Columnist Editor’s note: Persons in BOLD CAPS are deemed by Nate Bloom to be Jewish for the purpose of the column. Persons identified as Jewish have at least one Jewish parent and were not raised in a faith other than Judaism – and don’t identify with a faith other than Judaism as an adult. Converts to Judaism, of course, are also identified as Jewish. New TV Season – More Jewish Thespians Last month, I clued you into the Hebrews lucky enough to land a part in a new “scripted” TV show. Here’s some more I discovered since that column was written: I previously wrote that the CBS series The Crazy Ones, which began on September 26, co-stars Robin Williams and SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR, 36, as a father and daughter who run an ad agency. I also noted that JAMES WOLK, 28, co-stars as an agency copywriter. Add one more Jewish thespian: the darkly beautiful AMANDA SETTON, 27, co-stars as an agency assistant (with a Jewish-sounding name). A former Gossip Girl co-star, Setton is Syrian Jewish on her father’s side and Ashkenazi on her mother’s side. Her wealthy family supports New York yeshivas. Like JERRY SEINFELD (whose late father was Ashkenazi and whose mother is Syrian Jewish), Setton grew up in Nassau County, Long Island, New York. (She’s from Great Neck and he is from Massapequa.) I previously wrote that Mom, a CBS sit-com which began on September 23,

was created by CHUCK LORRE and starred Anna Faris as a waitress/recovering alcoholic with a spirited teen daughter. Well, the daughter’s boyfriend, Luke, a series regular, is played by actor SPENCER DANIELS, 20, whose mother is Jewish. The ABC series Betrayal, which began on September 29, was not previously mentioned in this column. It stars HANNAH WARE, 30, as a photographer who is having an extramarital affair with a lawyer for a powerful family. A murder trial complicates things further. Ware, a UK native, is the sister of JESSIE WARE, 28, a singer/songwriter whose 2012 debut CD was huge in Great Britain. The Ware sisters, who have both described themselves as “Jewish” in interviews, are the daughters of a Jewish mother who is a social worker. I don’t believe their father, John Ware, a prominent BBC TV journalist, is Jewish. Hannah is so strikingly beautiful that when she was interviewed in early September by Jimmy Kimmel, practically the first question he asked was: “Were your parents attractive, too?”

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A portrait of Jewish Americans

he Pew Research Center, an independent research organization, recently released its much-anticipated 2013 Survey of U.S. Jews, the most comprehensive national study of the American Jewish population in a dozen years. The study covers a wide range of topics, including population estimates, demographic characteristics, Jewish identity, religious beliefs and practices, intermarriage, child rearing, connections with Israel, and social and political views. It also estimates a total of 6.7 million American Jews, who make up 2.2% of the U.S. population. The study highlights both strengths and challenges facing the American Jewish community. Majorities of American Jews say being Jewish is important to them, are proud of being Jewish, and feel a deep sense of connection to, and responsibility for other Jews. In addition, more than four-in-ten U.S. Jews have been to Israel, including 44% of 18 to 29-year-olds, a direct result of Federation-supported Birthright Israel. And American Jews have high levels of education and have experienced significant economic success, important resources for the communal system. At the same time, the report underscores growing gaps in engagement in Jewish life between those who are Jewish by religion and secular Jews, between in-married and intermarried Jews, and between those who identify with a religious movement and those

who don’t. And significant pockets of low income characterize some segments of the Jewish population, including nearly a quarter of those 65 and older. These facts present continuing challenges not only to Federations, but to the broader communal system as well. The full report is currently available on the Pew Research Center’s website (www.pewforum.org/2013/10/01/jew ish-american-beliefs-attitudes-culturesurvey/) and is summarized briefly as the Berman Jewish DataBank Featured Study (www.jewishdatabank.org). In addition to the Pew study, researchers at Brandeis University recently released a new study (www. brandeis.edu/ssri/pdfs/AmJewish PopEst2012.pdf) with an updated estimate of the size of the Jewish population. Using a different methodology than the Pew survey, the Brandeis researchers came to a very similar conclusion, estimating the American Jewish population at 6.8 million. Key findings from the report are summarized at www.brandeis.edu/ssri/noteworthy/ amjewishpop.html. The study underscores existing challenges: The Pew study’s updated, extensive information about American Jewry adds significantly to our understanding of the communal landscape. At the same time, the study’s findings underscore and reconfirm what we’ve learned from many other

studies including the 2000-01 National Jewish Population Survey (NJPS): there is a growing gap between those who are very involved and those who aren’t at all. The study highlights that there are challenges everyone in the organized Jewish world (and, by the way, in the wider non-profit world) is contending with: how to engage the large segment of people who are less involved. Also, how to engage younger people who want to connect in very different ways. Federations are taking a leadership role in this area, especially in reaching out to younger, less involved Jews through creative, innovative programs in Federations like Detroit, Boston, New York, Los Angeles and many others. Population numbers: There was a general consensus that the population estimate was low in the NJPS and the new study reflects that understanding. The study highlights very promising Jewish connections: Despite these challenges, the study highlights some very positive trends. The majority of Jews are proud to be Jewish, say being Jewish is important to them, and feel a deep sense of connection to, and responsibility for other Jews. The study says almost a fifth of American Jews ages 18-29 have

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“Growers, Grocers & Gefilte Fish” explores nearly 200 years of Florida Jews in the food industry

ews in the Sunshine State are better known for serving up delicious corned beef on rye than for their work in the fields. However, Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU guests may be surprised to learn that Florida is home to the “King of Citrus,” a grove three times the size of Manhattan, and even sixth-generation dairy farmers, all businesses owned and operated by Jews. A new exhibit, “Growers, Grocers & Gefilte Fish: A Gastronomic Look at Florida Jews in Food,” spans nearly 200 years of history, with artifacts, figures and photographs that will feed your memories and tempt your taste buds, including produce growers, “ma and pa” grocers, gefilte fish distributors, butchers, bakers and world-renowned chefs. The exhibit opened to the public on Tuesday, October 15 and will remain on display for approximately one year. “This exhibit has been a long time coming,” said Executive Director Jo Ann Arnowitz. “We’ve always known that we wanted to have an exhibit on food, but there’s so much material, we could have filled three museums just on this subject! What we have now is a sampling of the growers, farmers, supermarkets, restaurateurs, chefs, bakers and others who’ve contributed to the foods and memories we recall when we think of eating either at home or at a restaurant in Florida. We also included a few of the well known ‘foodies’ today, like Michael Schwartz and Michelle

Bernstein, who continue to redefine the industry both here at home and on a national scale.” Select highlights include photographs and artifacts from the following Jewish businesses or individuals: Dr. Philip Phillips (Orlando): Named the “King of Citrus,” Phillips was the world’s largest citrus producer in the early 1900s. Phillips developed the revolutionary process of flash-pasteurizing, enabling him to can juice without altering the taste. The American Medical Association even endorsed his orange juice label that read, “Drink Dr. Phillips Orange Juice because the Doc says it’s good for you!” Joshua Groves (Arcadia): This

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K’zohar Ha-Ivrit

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Chanukah and Be-yt Ha-miq-dash By Dr. Rachel Zohar Dulin

ard to believe, but Chanukah is at our door. In this holiday of lights Menorot, or Cha-nuki-yot as they are called in Israel, are lit for eight days to commemorate the great Maccabean victory over the Greek empire in 164 BCE. The Talmud attributed the eight-day celebration to the tiny pitcher of oil remaining in the Temple, which by Dr. Rachel Dulin miracle burned eight days (Shabbat 21:72). But, according to the Book of Maccabees, Judah the Maccabee asked the Jews to celebrate an eight-day holiday in lieu of Succot, the holiday they could not observe two months prior due to Greek oppression (II Macc 10:1-9). The name Chanukah is derived from the root ch.n.kh meaning ‘dedicate’ or ‘educate.’ It is interesting that in Hebrew these two words juxtapose, for dedication (cha-nu-kah) fuels edu-

cation (chi-nukh) and education is the power behind dedication. Moreover, so important is the act of cha-nu-kat bayit (dedication of a house) that already in the Book of Deuteronomy the Torah exempts from military service “anyone who has built a new house ve-lo chana-kho” (and has not yet dedicated it) (Dt 20:5). During Chanukah we commemorate the Maccabean rededication of Be-yt Ha-miqdash, The Holy Temple in Ye-ru-sha-la-yim. The compound term Be-yt Ha-miqdash consists of two interesting words. The first is ba-yit, a word of unclear etymology, which means ‘house’ or ‘home.’ Ba-yit also implies a social unit. A family is a be-yt Av (the father’s house) and a tribe is a ba-yit identified by its progenitor as in be-yt Yehuda (the House of Judah). A dynasty is called ba-yit as in be-yt David (the House of David) and the whole nation is considered a ba-yit, as in be-yt Israel (the House of Israel). The second word under consideration is Miqdash, namely ‘a holy place.. The word is derived from the root

“Growers, Grocers & Gefilte Fish”...continued from previous page ris & Rhoda Levitt & Families. Additional exhibit supporters include (as of 8/29/13) Publix Super Markets Charities; Southern Wine & Spirits; Dolly Harris & Family in memory of Ernest E. Harris; Mardi & Ron Shader; Dottie Jacobs in memory of Marvin “Buddy” Jacobs; Harriet Singer in memory of Lawrence Singer; Isabel Bernfeld Anderson IMO Leon & Anita Bernfeld; Al & Sandee Burger; David Posnack Foundation; Robert Arthur Segall Family Foundation Inc.; Kenneth Bloom in memory of Harold & Ilse Posner. About the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU: The Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU is the only museum dedicated to telling the story of 250 years of Florida Jewish heritage, arts and culture. The museum is housed in two adjacent lovingly restored historic

buildings, at 301 Washington Avenue on South Beach, that were once synagogues for Miami Beach’s first Jewish congregation. The museum’s focal point is its core exhibit, MOSAIC: Jewish Life in Florida, 1763 to Present, and its temporary history and art exhibits that change periodically. Also on display: POSTERS FROM THE HANS SACHS COLLECTION through December 15, 2013. A Collections and Research Center, several films, Timeline Wall of Jewish History, museum store filled with unique items, and Bessie’s Bistro complete the experience for visitors of all ages and backgrounds. The museum is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. For more information, call 305.672.5044, visit www. jewishmuseum.com or search Facebook for JewishMuseumofFlorida.

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q.d.sh, meaning ‘make holy,’ ‘sanctify,’ ‘devote,’ ‘hallow’ and ‘consecrate.’ Words like qo-desh (holiness), Qa-dish (sanctification), Qi-ddu-shin (marriage) and Qi-ddush (the ceremonial blessing over the wine on Shabbat) are but a few examples of words stemming from this root. As for Be-yt Ha-miqdash, it was the center of Jewish worship from the days of Solomon (circa 960 BCE) to the days of its final destruction by the Romans (70 CE). To this day the Kotel (The Western Wall in Ye-ru-sha-la-yim) stands as its witness and is considered Judaism’s holiest site. This year Chanukah receives an added meaning. It is the first time Chanukah and Thanksgiving fall on the same day. On this lovely American holiday, with gratitude in our hearts, we pray that the lights of Chanukah continue to shine from every Jewish ba-yit, energizing the spirit of dedication, education and hope. Chag Sa-me-ach. Dr. Rachel Zohar Dulin is a professor of biblical literature at Spertus College in Chicago and an adjunct professor of Hebrew and Bible at New College in Sarasota. She lectures and writes in the field of biblical literature.

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Jerusalem Post Crossword Puzzle

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30. A son of Noah 33. Be aware of 34. Bava ___ (Talmudic tractate) 36. “From a long ___ of rabbis” 37. Uri Geller talent, supposedly 38. Lerner and Loewe’s 1958 hit musical 39. ___ and lox 40. It was annexed in 1981 43. Bais Yaakov and Solomon Schechter 46. Give an uzi to 47. Borneo beasts 48. Game plan 53. Tier at Teddy Kollek stadium 54. Behrman House competitor 55. Swoon over 56. “You go not till ___ you up a glass”: Hamlet 57. B’nei ___ (Heavily Orthodox city) 58. Fabulous flyers 59. Kinley, e.g. 60. Szechwan sauces

Down 1. What Spielberg makes, for short 2. ___ HaChareidis 3. Like the Negev 4. ___ radio (Dennis Prager’s medium) 5. Undercoat of paint 6. Surround 7. Author/linguist Chomsky 8. US IRS ID 9. Promoter 10. “I’m mean and green, and I ___” (“Little Shop of Horrors” lyric) 11. “Lost in Yonkers” character 12. “This is only ___!” (radio message) 15. Woody Allen’s “___ and Misdemeanors” 17. Forbes 400 member Haim ___ 20. Home of a famous Gaon 22. Month before Nisan 23. Garden implement 24. Kinsler and Ziering 25. Kibbutz output, often 26. First word of “Blowin’ in the Wind”

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Pogroms and persecution By Paul R. Bartrop, PhD

henever I think of the month of November relative to the Holocaust, my thoughts are drawn to the November Pogrom in 1938, colloquially known by the name the Nazis gave to it, Kristallnacht. In this 75th anniversary year of that event, our reflections must be even more focused, as the pogrom was, in the view of many, a Dr. Paul Bartrop watershed episode after which nothing could ever again be the same for the Jews of Germany and Austria. Since 1945 the history of anti-Jewish persecution has been dominated by the Holocaust, and rightly so. The scars are still far from healed. In its shadow, earlier outrages against Jews are often downplayed, even overlooked. The destruction suffered by the Jews after the Bar Kochba Revolt (132135 CE) was of genocidal proportions. The Chmielnicki Revolt (1648-1650) killed more than 100,000 Jews, and destroyed over 600 communities. These, tragically, are little discussed today. In between these horrific events and the Shoah lay a series of much smaller persecutions, remembered by us today through the term “pogrom.” Taken from

the Russian word grom (thunder), from which is derived pogrimit (to smash or destroy), the term is usually associated with mob attacks against Jewish communities, especially in Tsarist Russia, before 1917. The term also encompasses numerous additional anti-Jewish persecutions in other countries up to relatively recent times. The term became common when describing anti-Jewish riots in the Russian Empire that had been organized by (or at least arranged with some form of assistance from) local authorities. While the period of Russian pogroms was at its height during the 1880s and 1890s, it is to another anniversary – a centenary, in fact – that we must give recognition at this time. On April 6-7, 1903, a pogrom took place against the Jews of the city of Kishinev (modern-day Chişinău, the capital of the Republic of Moldova), prompted by the murder of a boy in the nearby town of Dubossary. Anti-semitic newspapers, anxious to trace the murder to a blood libel, blamed Jews for the crime of murder, and whipped up popular anger. In the ensuing violence, 49 Jews were murdered, over five hundred were injured, and well over a thousand Jewish houses and shops were plundered and ruined. Two thousand families were left homeless as a result of the devastation wrought by the rioters.

The violence saw mobs rampaging through Jewish neighborhoods for two full days, burning, smashing, raping and killing. It shocked the world and changed the course of Jewish history, as the nascent Zionist movement began to see the necessity of working harder than ever to achieve a Jewish homeland free of such viciousness. It might be said that Kishinev was the last medievalstyle pogrom and the first anti-Jewish atrocity of what became the century of anti-Jewish atrocities. The brutality sent shock waves across Russia and around the world. Rallies in support of the Jews were held in Paris, London and New York, and representations were made to the Tsar’s government to do something definite to stop the possibility of a repetition. When compared to the later atrocities committed against the Jewish people, the Kishinev Pogrom of April 1903 was but a minor blip on the radar screen. Two years later, following Russia’s 1905 Revolution, some 3,000 Jews were killed in the civil unrest it generated. During World War I, the Eastern Front saw the death of at least a quarter of a million additional Jews, and over a million who were forced to become refugees. In the Russian Civil War from 1918 onwards, Ukrainian nationalists under Symon Petliura massacred as many as 200,000 Jews. And all this, of

course, was but a dress rehearsal for the eruption of Vesuvius that was the Holocaust a few short years later. Why, then, should we remember the Kishinev Pogrom of 1903? Apart from the fact that the victims were all individuals who were created in the image of God and that they are entitled to our memory owing to their undeserved and brutal deaths; and apart from the fact that my sense of humanity and my Jewish identity have linked me with them across the century – when all is said and done, their deaths helped to initiate a century in which the Jewish world became devastated beyond anything its greatest thinkers could have envisaged beforehand. Why remember the Kishinev Pogrom? Because every Jew who is alive today is a product of the terrible forces it unleashed. It isn’t the scale of the killing, but, rather, the precedent it created. When Jews fled Russia for lands that would bring them some respite from persecution – such as Germany, for instance – their hope was that this would be an end to the horror. We know it did not end that way, and in this we see the link between the pogrom at Kishinev and the November Pogrom in 1938 in Germany and Austria. Those who sought sanctuary in freer lands after 1903 could not bring themselves to think a recurrence

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ISRAEL & THE JEWISH WORLD

Matching hungry tourists with local hosts

Israeli websites HomeDine and EatWith kick off a new homey trend in vacation dining, creating cross-cultural experiences at the table. By Viva Sarah Press, ISRAEL21c, www.israel21c.org

hicha is one of the vilest drinks a tourist will likely come across. It’s pre-chewed, salivaenhanced Peruvian beer. So why try it? Because it’s authentic. Same goes for fried tarantulas – the Cambodian equivalent of potato chips. The essence of traveling is to learn about other cultures – and food is an important part of that learning experience, whether you’re sampling diehard out-there native treats or more “normal” dishes. Two Israeli startups – HomeDine and EatWith– have ignited a hot trend by enabling travelers to taste foreign cuisine at the homes of local hosts rather than in restaurants. “This is the cool and new thing to do,” EatWith founder Guy Michlin tells ISRAEL21c. “It’s about breaking bread together. We didn’t invent this concept of coming together for food but we’ve enhanced it.” Both startups match hungry tourists (or anyone else, for that matter) with locals willing to cook for them. It is about celebrating and sharing food while creating new experiences for all those

at the table. “Food is a universal language spoken by everyone. Food is the way you can express what your region and culture is all about,” says Alex Kane, marketing officer at HomeDine. “We want to offer that chance for people to go somewhere and learn about culture and food from real people.” A new foodie community It was 2010, and Michlin – who has traveled to more than 30 countries – was on a family vacation in Greece. Touristy restaurants were losing their

Why eat at a restaurant on vacation when you can share a meal with a local family? (Photo courtesy of EatWith)

appeal, and then a friend of a friend’s acquaintance set up the Michlins with a local family for dinner. “They were so excited to host a

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traveler for dinner that they invited their neighbors and their cousin from Athens to join. We were there for over four hours. They offered tips on places to visit, about restaurants where the locals eat,” says Michlin. “It was the highlight of my trip.” When Michlin came home to Israel he started to tell people about his idea of creating a global community of guests and hosts willing to share a meal together. “People thought I was crazy,” he says. But his friend and EatWith cofounder Shemer Schwarz – formerly of XIV Information Systems, which was sold to IBM – thought it was a great idea and saw its potential for starting a new travel trend. They built a website that would match hosts wanting to share their cooking with guests wanting to taste a new culture. “The best way to enrich your connection to a place is to interact with real

people in their own private spaces,” says Michlin. In 2012, EatWith was officially launched in Tel Aviv. It raised $1.2 million in a funding round last summer, and created a worldwide buzz upon going live. Michlin reports that although his team initially planned on communities in Israel and Spain only, people from some 86 countries applied to open EatWith communities. His team is also working on a mobile app. “I didn’t think the word would travel all over the world so quickly,” he says. “It’s beyond any dreams I had.” Couch-surfing for meals Thanks to Instagram, Yelp, Twitter, Pinterest and Facebook, the so-called “food porn” trend is growing all the time. People love to post photos of meals they cooked or ate. “People are inherently social eaters, making social media and food a perfect

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Matching hungry tourists...continued from previous page pair,” according to a new report on this phenomenon. “As consumers use social media to discover, learn and share information about food, they quickly become more active participants in food culture.” Add to that the popularity of TV cooking competitions and people’s need to show off their culinary skills, and it makes sense why EatWith and HomeDine, also founded in 2012 in Israel, have met with early success. HomeDine CEO Sagiv Ofek, a programmer and entrepreneur, moved the company’s headquarters to San Francisco in May 2013. The behind-the-scenes work is split between there and a Herzliya office. HomeDine has been described as the AirBnB for meals, giving home chefs a platform to invite travelers to eat with them. Kane says it’s more compa-

rable to couch-surfing because there’s interaction between the host and guest. “There are so many people out there who care about their food and cooking adventures. These people dream of being food stars and when their friends tell them their food is amazing and they get an Instagram photo liked 50 times, it makes them feel like a mini food star. And there are dozens of mini food stars all over the world,” Kane tells ISRAEL21c. “It’s not the same risk as opening a restaurant, but you get to show your stuff.” Kane hosts Taco Tuesdays in San Francisco. “It started with me and a group of six friends. We’ve had as many as 22 people come to an event. You can make new friends who like similar foods as you.” Michlin notes that good food even

Dr. Paul Bartrop...continued from page 21A possible; they and their children, a generation later, preferred to remain in a Nazi-dominated Germany for as long as they could in the hope that Hitler would be a passing phenomenon and that the next anti-Jewish assault, if not the worst, would always be the last. And then, on the night of November 9, 1938, came the Kristallnacht, after which everything changed, forever. The line between Russia in 1903 and Germany in 1938, heartbreakingly, was thus a straight one that, with the advan-

tage of hindsight, can be drawn with precision and foreboding. We cannot help but think that sometimes, perhaps, it would be more comforting not to know what happens next as the story of the Jewish people unfolds. Dr. Paul Bartrop is Professor of History and the Director of the Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Genocide Studies at Florida Gulf Coast University. He can be reached at pbartrop@fgcu.edu.

overrides politics. “Two hours at dinner bring people together,” says Michlin, who recently dined with a PalestinianJordanian at a Spanish host’s home. Log on, eat well Here’s how it works. If you’re looking for a place to eat, log on to HomeDine or EatWith and search for the city in which you live/are visiting. HomeDine also released an iPhone app in July 2013, so you can use GPS to locate your next nearest meal. You’ll be presented with different options at varying costs – from free to pricier gourmet spreads. Sample meals on EatWith or HomeDine include a typical Israeli dinner in Jerusalem for $32; a Thai-Brazilian feast in Sao Paolo for $27; a traditional Portuguese lunch in Lisbon for $45; or an organic vegetarian Italian meal in Oakland, California, for $7. Click on a choice, pay and enjoy. If you’re a host, post the meal you want to serve, cite how many people are invited and set a date and price. Hosts pay EatWith 15 percent and

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HomeDine 10 percent off the top as an administrative fee. Both EatWith and HomeDine say they vet hosts and guests to weed out unsavory people. The new food communities, while initially aimed at tourists, have become so popular that they are now open to locals and foreigners alike. “It’s likeminded people who come to an event because they like food and like people. That’s the excuse for the meeting,” says Michlin. “It’s about being around compatible, friendly, openminded people who like food.” Viva Sarah Press is an associate editor and writer at ISRAEL21c. She has extensive experience in reporting/editing in the print, online and broadcast fields. She has jumped out of a plane, ducked rockets and been attacked by a baboon all in the name of a good story. Her work has been published by international media outlets including Israel Television, CNN, Reuters, The Jerusalem Post and Time Out.

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The convergence of Hanukkah and Thanksgiving From the Bimah Jennifer Singer, MAJE

ou may have seen the email that went viral recently, announcing that Hanukkah coincides with Thanksgiving this year, and this is the first and only time ever, not counting the anticipated convergence of the two in the year 79811. The assertion isn’t 100% correct. It actually happened in 1888, before Thanksgiving was changed to the fourth Thursday of November, rather than the last. And if you take into consider-

ation that Hanukkah can occur on the next day, which on the Hebrew calendar means the next evening, our families will light Hanukkah candles on the night of Thanksgiving in 2070. But for us today, that’s not what’s important. The real issue is, how do we make the most of this convergence? Thanksgiving has changed since the Pilgrims sat down with Wamganoag Indians in the fall of 1621. Today we might call it by the same name, but we celebrate with food, family, football and parades. In my family, the meal is preceded by songs of gratitude. Many families share blessings with each other, or prayer. Hanukkah has changed too. Today it has little relation to the commemoration of the victory by a small band of Jewish soldiers who fought the Greeks, in what was perhaps the first example of guerilla warfare. For many American Jews, it has become a sort of mini-Christmas, accompanied by dreidels and menorahs

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instead of gingerbread cookies and decorated trees. There are enormous differences between Hanukkah and Thanksgiving, of course. But at the most basic level the premises of the holidays – celebrating freedom and showing gratitude – are the same, as are the basic elements of how we observe them, by sharing time and traditions with the people we love. But there is a disturbing new trend that has attached itself to Thanksgiving: Black Friday. Billed as the biggest shopping day of the year, stores are opening earlier and earlier in the morning hours; last year, some opened at midnight, and there were Walmart stores that opened at 8:00 p.m. on Thanksgiving itself. I suggest that this year we break that trend and create a new one, related to the spirit of both Hanukkah and Thanksgiving. Instead of shopping on the day after Thanksgiving, I suggest we go back to that basic premise of sharing with the people we love, and then extend it to sharing with community. This dovetails nicely with the fact that the day after Thanksgiving is Friday, and it is traditional to give tzedakah before Shabbat. It can mean simple acts of tzedakah, or choosing a local agency that needs volunteers. It could mean helping to clean a local park, or bringing nonperishable items to the food bank. Or pool the money you normally spend on a night’s gifts – including the amount your children would have spent – and choose a charity together. My only caveat is that when parents write and mail a check, it doesn’t make much

of an impression on the kids. Better to drop off the money in person, as a family. However you choose to observe them, I wish you a happy and meaningful celebration of these two holidays. Jennifer Singer is the Spiritual Leader of Congregation Kol HaNeshama.

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By David Harris, Executive Director, American Jewish Committee (AJC), September 15, 2013 This morning, I read, as always, The New York Times Sunday Review, and found, to my dismay, an article, “TwoState Illusion,” given as much prominence, space and art work as any I can recall. It dismissed the two-state idea for Israelis and Palestinians, and instead envisioned a one-state outcome. In so many ways, the article was shocking, both in its content and in the newspaper’s decision to devote so much attention to it, all the more so this week with everything else going on in the Middle East. This article is my response. ere’s a quiz. What Middle East story does The New York Times, the newspaper of record in the United States, deem so important that it devotes most of the front page of its 12-page Sunday Review section this week, including eye-catching art work, and the bulk of two inside pages? Is it about Syria? After all, the U.S. Administration’s surprise decision to turn to diplomacy and partner with Moscow to forge a deal on the Syrian chemical-weapons arsenal is one of the biggest geopolitical developments in recent history. Whether the deal is workable, and if it will result in President Assad’s shortened or, perhaps, lengthened tenure as Syria’s strongman, is not an idle question. Moreover, the ongoing stream of refugees from Syria, now numbering over two million and flooding into neighboring countries, including fragile Lebanon, is about as striking a political and human drama as they come. No, it’s not about Syria. Is it about the fate of Christians in the region? Whereas Christians once constituted a significant percentage of the populations of many Middle East countries, their numbers have dropped rapidly, as minority communities suffer violence and persecution. Since the status of minorities is a rather accurate bellwether of the health of societies, this, too, is no trifling matter. But no, this week’s front-page Sunday Review story is not about the travails of Christians in the region, and what it means for where things are headed. Is it about Turkey and how, exactly 90 years after the Kemalist vision of a modern, Western-oriented nation was introduced, Prime Minister Erdogan is dismantling that vision brick by brick, and replacing it with a different outlook, one that would make Atatürk turn over in his grave? Just as Atatürk’s revolution nearly a century ago was among the 20th century’s biggest developments, so, too, is Erdogan’s quieter, but no less significant, about-face. At the crossroads of Europe and Asia, abutting the Middle East, and a member of NATO, what happens in Turkey has implications far beyond its borders. No, it’s not about Turkey. Perhaps it’s about the rivalries for supremacy in the Middle East, with Turkey, Iran and Saudi Arabia, among others, on the playing field, all seeking

advantage in the shifting sands of the region, trying to protect their core interests, and sensing a vacuum created by America’s retreat. This is a new version of the great power rivalry, and while the outcome is far from certain, the stakes couldn’t be higher. No, it’s not about rivalries or axes. Perhaps it’s about Egypt, the largest Arab country. After all, the country is still in the midst of sorting itself out after the mega-events of recent years, and the direction it ultimately takes has profound implications for the region, the West, and the world. Can the country resolve its internal conflicts, restart its economy, and provide some semblance of a future for its burgeoning population? If not, stay tuned. No, that’s not this week’s feature, either. Perhaps it’s about Iraq. Ten years after the country’s invasion by the United States, Iraq is descending into the abyss of sectarian strife, with daily killings and bombings, while the country as a whole has moved closer to the Iranian orbit. No, it’s not about Iraq. Or perhaps it’s about the endemic problems plaguing the Arab world, those underlying issues which were highlighted in the UN-sponsored Arab Human Development Report and that continue to plague the region, making it so violent, unstable and unpredictable. No, it’s not about lagging literacy, limited women’s rights, sparse innovation or a culture of blame rather than introspection. Rather, the Sunday Review story is all about the “chimera of a negotiated two-state solution” between Israelis and Palestinians. Elsewhere in the lengthy article, it’s referred to as a “mirage,” “pretense” or “fantasy.” Zero chance for a two-state accord, the author, Ian Lustick, alleges, so back to the drawing boards he goes. The answer he comes up with – drum roll, please – is a one-state solution, just what none other than the late Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi advocated on The New York Times op-ed page in 2009. Lustick envisions a future in which “Israelis whose families came from Arab countries might find new reasons to think of themselves not as ‘Eastern,’ but as Arab.” Zionism, he asserts, has become “an outdated idea,” and Israelis should accept that “Israel may no longer exist as the Jewish and democratic vision of its Zionist founders.” So, from his rarefied perch in West Philadelphia, Lustick dispenses with the foundational Jewish link among a people, a land and a faith. He suggests that a nation whose population has grown from 650,000 in 1948 to over eight million in 2013, has been a member of the UN since 1949, belongs to the OECD club of the world’s most industrialized nations, has more start-ups listed on NASDAQ than all but one or two other nations,

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has the most potent military in the region, and continues to have a powerful national ethos, Zionism, in reality has no future. Speaking of illusions, the word used in the title of the article (“Two-State Illusion”), he also blithely ignores the in-your-face Middle East reality that his solution will lead straightaway to inter-communal violence and bloodshed on a vast scale. And he nixes the two-state path, even as many in the U.S., Europe, Israel and some parts of the Arab world, knowing that Lustick’s answer is no answer, have laudably recommitted themselves to its achievement. Oh, and on a personal level, I checked in with a few of those “Israelis whose families came from Arab countries” to sound them out about Lustick’s recommendation that they start to redefine themselves as “Arab.” Their reactions were largely unprintable, but rather colorful. Suffice it to say, they could only wonder if Lustick knows the first thing about the Middle East, even if The New York Times seems to think so. For more information, visit www.ajc. org.

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up in a concentration camp and the Allies destroyed my factories.” We are told again and again by ‘experts’ and ‘talking heads’ that Islam is a religion of peace and that the vast majority of Muslims just want to live in peace. Although this unqualified assertion may be true, it is entirely irrelevant. It is meaningless fluff, meant to make us feel better, and meant to somehow diminish the spectre of fanatics rampaging across the globe in the name of Islam. The fact is that the fanatics rule Islam at this moment in history. It is the fanatics who march. It is the fanatics who wage any one of 50 shooting wars worldwide. It is the fanatics who systematically slaughter Christian or tribal groups throughout Africa and are gradually taking over the entire continent in an Islamic wave. It is the fanatics who bomb, behead, murder or honor-kill. It is the fanatics who take over mosque after mosque. It is the fanatics who zealously spread the stoning and hanging of rape victims and homosexuals. It is the fanatics who teach their young to kill and to become suicide bombers. The hard, quantifiable fact is that the peaceful majority, the ‘silent majority,’ is cowed and extraneous. Communist Russia was comprised of Russians who just wanted to live in peace, yet the Russian Communists were responsible for the murder of about 20 million people. The peaceful majority were irrelevant. China’s huge population was peaceful as well, but Chinese Communists managed to kill a staggering 70 million people. The average Japanese individual prior to World War II was not a warmongering sadist. Yet, Japan murdered and slaughtered its way across Southeast Asia in an orgy of killing that included the systematic murder of 12 million Chinese civilians; most killed by sword, shovel and bayonet. And who can forget Rwanda, which collapsed into butchery. Could it not be said that the majority of Rwandans were peace loving? History lessons are often incredibly simple and blunt, yet for all our powers of reason, we often miss the most basic and uncomplicated of points: Peace-loving Muslims have been

made irrelevant by their silence. Peace-loving Muslims will become our enemy if they don’t speak up, because like my friend from Germany, they will awaken one day and find that the fanatics own them, and the end of their world will have begun. Peace-loving Germans, Japanese, Chinese, Russians, Rwandans, Serbs, Afghans, Iraqis, Palestinians, Somalis, Nigerians, Algerians and many others have died because the peaceful majority did not speak up until it was too late. Now Islamic prayers have been introduced into Toronto and other public schools in Ontario and, yes, in Ottawa too, while the Lord’s Prayer was removed (due to being so offensive?). The Islamic way may be peaceful for the time being in our country until the fanatics move in. In Australia, and indeed in many countries around the world, many of the most commonly consumed food items have the halal emblem on them. Just look at the back of some of the most popular chocolate bars and at other food items in your local supermarket. Food on aircraft have the halal emblem, just to appease the privileged minority who are now rapidly expanding within the nation’s shores. In the U.K, the Muslim communities refuse to integrate and there are now dozens of “no-go” zones within major cities across the country that the police force dare not intrude upon. Sharia law prevails there, because the Muslim community in those areas refuses to acknowledge British law. As for us who watch it all unfold, we must pay attention to the only group that counts – the fanatics who threaten our way of life. Lastly, anyone who doubts that the issue is serious is contributing to the passiveness that allows the problems to expand. So, extend yourself a bit and share this. Let us hope that thousands worldwide read this and think about it, and they also share it before it’s too late. And we are silent... Dr. Emanuel Tanay is a very well-respected forensic psychiatrist. His family was German aristocracy prior to World War II and owned a number of large industries and estates.

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What do Chanukah and Thanksgiving have in common?

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round the world, prayers of giving have traditionally been led by community leaders to celebrate bountiful harvests. The month of November is filled with the holiday spirit and the American traditions of Thanksgiving and the miracle of the beginning of Chanukah. It is the month of remembering and being thankful for

G-d being with us in the darkness and for the miracles brought forth. So, what do Chanukah and Thanksgiving have in common? We get caught up in the hype of the holidays and neglect to remember the lessons learned from the historical context. The Pilgrims came to America for one reason: to form a separate community in which they could worship G-d as they saw fit. There was a keen devotion to G-d and it was perceived that G-d provided many gifts, no matter what (good or bad). Their Thanksgiving celebration was not about the turkey, but a way to honor G-d and thank him for His blessings and grace. Similarly, Chanukah is the story of a committed group of people (i.e., the Maccabees) that led a successful uprising against a larger force; paving the way for Jewish independence. The Rabbis in the Talmud recount the miracle of light alongside the military victory.

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Why? They did not want to glorify war. Both Chanukah and Thanksgiving are celebrations of freedom and the quarrels of the proper role of religion. It is not only remembering the war we won; it is the lessons in standing up for one’s convictions and challenging those in power. Both have important teachings of renewal, hope, rededication, remembrance and turning away from darkness. A main pillar of Judaism is remembering. It is the telling and retelling each year of the stories of the past. Anne Roiphe, in her book Generation Without Memory (1981), explains that “the past is a part of every Jewish child’s experience, not for just the holidays but all through the year.” Many of us have stories about Chanukah and Thanksgiving celebrations with family, friends and the community. What can we learn and teach our children? 1. Talk to kids at home, in religious school, on a walk or at any time about the incredible Jewish history and how belief in G-d has enabled survival despite the odds. 2. Teach about the courage and heroism of our ancestors and how it relates to today. 3. Incorporate holiday customs, symbolism (Shamash as the helper candle for example), mitzvot, and practices that have educational value, a link to family values, and

meaning to kids to carry on through the generations. 4. Celebrate that Jewish values and meaning are worth fighting for. 5. Celebrate family, education, faith and your light. May the celebrations with family be filled with joy, blessings, a sense of renewal and hope. Dr. Robin Berenson is a Professor of Business/Management and the representative for the Religious School at the Jewish Congregation of Venice.

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Camp Barney Medintz sets open house in Sarasota

amp Barney Medintz, the summer resident camp of the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta, will present a musical slide production and presentation for returning and new “Camp Barney” families from Sarasota and Bradenton on Monday, November 18 at 7:00 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Sarasota on Sarasota Bay. Jim Mittenthal, M.S.W., Camp Director, will meet with families, answer questions pertaining to the 2014 summer camp season, and provide applications for registration. Camp Barney Medintz is located in the North Georgia Blue Ridge Mountains on over 500 wooded acres surrounding two private lakes just 75 miles NE of Atlanta. According to Mr. Mittenthal, the setting facilitates “every

imaginable activity,” including water skiing, hydro-tubing, wake boarding, swimming, paddle boarding, canoeing, the “Iceberg,” the “Rave” water trampoline, leaping off the “Blob” or soaring down the 180-foot “Hurricane” water slide, horseback riding, campouts, “zipping” over 1,000 feet across Lake Wendy, whitewater rafting, tennis, all land/court sports, theatre, crafts, music, Israeli culture, dance, radio, video, camper cooking classes, mountain biking, climbing the adjacent Appalachian Trail, and a series of high-adventure rock climbing, rappelling and ropes courses. Specific age groups may also enjoy karate, ceramics or scuba diving! Camp Barney, celebrating its 52nd summer season, has created “a unique community that is all about adventure

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TBSS students use project-basedlearning to research chocolate

sing “chocolate” as a highinterest vehicle to strengthen each student’s ability to effectively conduct relevant research, Temple Beth Sholom Schools’ students recently embarked on a journey to understand where chocolate comes from, how it’s made, why it’s so popular, and the significance it has had in the last 4,000 years. Having students weigh-in on every step of the journey holds great importance as it facilitates true ownership in students’ learning experiences. Sarasota’s Selby Gardens had a cacao tree that was ripe with cacao pods this fall. TBSS students were able to

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Catch the Hanukkah spirit Presenting the 2013-2014 at young family event Kadima Board Sponsored by

ith Hanukkah coming superearly this year – we’ll light the first candle the night before Thanksgiving! – Temple Emanu-El invites young families to get into the Hanukkah spirit at a special Shabbat Playdate event on Saturday, November 16 at 10:30 a.m. This fantastic morning is sponsored by Temple Emanu-El and The Jewish Federation of SarasotaManatee. The morning begins with time on the Temple Emanu-El playground – including exploring the new butterfly garden and vegetable “grow boxes” – and a chance for children and adults to socialize with old and new friends. There will be an opportunity for children to make a special surprise craft that

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can be given to parents or grandparents as a Hanukkah gift, plus stations to play dreidel (instructions provided), make edible dreidels, and play Hanukkahinspired games. A bagel breakfast and an age-appropriate Shabbat experience including blessings, songs, movement, and a retelling of the Hanukkah

story and Hanukkah songs with Rabbi Brenner Glickman will conclude the fun and meaningful morning. The event is part of Temple EmanuEl’s Tot Shabbat/Shabbat Playdate series of monthly gatherings for young families, which this year is sponsored in part by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee. As always, these events are free of charge and open to the entire community. Although the program is designed especially for children through age six, all are welcome. The chair of this event is Alicia Zoller; other Tot Shabbat/Shabbat Playdate committee members include Rabbi Elaine Rose Glickman, Liana Sheintal Bryant and Suzanne Hurwitz. For more information, please contact Rabbi Elaine Rose Glickman at 941.379.1997 or elaine-glickman@comcast.net.

n Sunday, September 29, the Kadima youth group gathered at Temple Beth Sholom to elect new officers. Four outstanding candidates were elected to the following positions: Sy Schimberg, President; Sammi Zelitt, Vice President; Alex Hanan, Secretary; Isadora Gruber, SATO (Social Action/Tikkun Olam) Vice President. The group celebrated with pizza and ice cream, excited about the year ahead. This year’s Kadima board will be helping to put together events like Lunar Golf on Sunday, November 3. Attendees will meet in the Sarasota Square Mall at the Lunar Golf venue near the Sears wing at 1:00 p.m. Kadimaniks will get to have a great time playing glow-inthe-dark mini-golf for about an hour. Kadimaniks also won’t want to miss the upcoming fall sub-regional convention on Friday-Sunday, November 15-

17 in Jacksonville. Conventions are a great way for youth group members to bond and have a ton of fun on a weekend getaway. For more information and to sign up for the convention, contact Jess Zimmerman at Jessica.zimmerman12@ncf.edu. There are more great events coming up for Kadima as well as Chalutzim and USY! Please check the Jewish Happenings section in this issue or visit www. templebethsholomfl.org for more information.

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Her parents, Mary Jo and Brian hat? I thought kids became bat mitzvahs in 7th Lichterman, were supportive then, and grade?” This is a question equally supportive when Julie decided in 8th grade that she Julie Lichterman, a junior at Riverview High School, has wanted to try again. repeatedly heard when she exThis meant being in tended invitations to her recent class with much younger students and working bat mitzvah. Each time, she responded with part of her story. over the summers with Julie attended Hebrew me, Sinai’s Religious School at Temple Sinai through School Director. 6th grade, but then didn’t want Though it was Hebrew keeping her in to continue. “I realize now that Julie Lichterman I really wanted to be Jewish Religious School, she and become a bat mitzvah,” said Julie most enjoyed the classes for older sturecently. “I thought about it all the time, dents. “In 9th grade I started coming but I just didn’t want to do the work.” more and then in 10th grade, for Con-

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firmation, I came all the time. We had better conversations with the rabbi and I liked everyone.” The Confirmation class’s trip to Washington, D.C., for the L’taken Social Justice Seminar was “awesome, and I saw snow for the first time!” Julie began preparing for her bat mitzvah with Chazzan Cliff Abramson last winter, and her temple involvements have multiplied. For two sum-

mers she has volunteered in The Gan’s camp program. She is now a Religious School madricha (aide) and is active in the youth group. “I know I’ll enjoy the party more than I would if I were 13. More importantly though, I feel like at age 17 I had a real choice about whether to become a bat mitzvah – unlike many 13-yearolds – and I chose to do it and I’m really glad I did.”

Going Green By Shonna Brady espite our hot and rainy weath- the shape of a flower. As the peas began er this summer, the campers at to flower, we cut them back and turned Temple Beth Sholom Schools them into the beds in order to get the kept the garden growing! We had lots most nitrogen out of the plants. We let a of fun with our cover crop of cow peas, few beds grow to make peas so that we otherwise known as black-eyed peas. would have a nice harvest for Sukkot. These perfect peas create nitrogen nodIf you are interested in getting inules on their roots, putting nitrogen volved, please contact me at sbrady@ back into the soil and making it rich and tbsschools.org. If you want to keep tabs ready for our fall crops! on what’s growing in our garden, ‘like’ In the first couple of beds we prac- our Facebook page: Papa Ed and Mimi ticed planting our peas the way real Rosenthal Organic Kibbutz Sustainfarmers do, measuring our rows and ability Garden. We have monthly garplanting carefully. Then, we decided to den parties during which we nibble, have some fun with our cover crop. We plant and harvest, and we’d love for you split into groups and let kids design their to join us! own beds. After their designs got the teacher’s approval, we planted, watered and watched them grow. Ethan planted his peas in the shape of birthday balloons. Mia made the sun, and Owen and Josh made the letter K, which is perfect for them as they entered Kindergarten this fall. Twins Nathan and Gabriel created a spiral, and A preschool teacher and her student water cow peas another clever kid in the Papa Ed and Mimi Rosenthal Organic Kibbutz made peas grow in Sustainability Garden on the TBS campus

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Join the Jewish Federation for a screening of No Place on Earth, a docu-drama about a cave exploration in Ukraine that leads to the unearthing of a story of World War II survivors who once found shelter in the same cave. The film sold out when it was screened at the 2013 Sarasota Film Festival. The event begins at 7:00 p.m. in the Beatrice Friedman Theater on the Federation Campus, 582 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. Tickets are $7. To RSVP, visit www.jfedsrq.org/events. aspx or contact Orna Nissan at 941.552.6305 or onissan@jfedsrq.org.

Join Club Fed for a trip to the Florida Holocaust Museum. We will leave from the Federation Campus (580 McIntosh Road, Sarasota) at 10:00 a.m. for the museum and a docent tour of the traveling exhibit “Fabric of Survival - The Art of Esther Nisenthal Krinitz.” Lunch will be at the Acropolis Greek Taverna. Arrival back at the Federation will be around 5:00 p.m. Cost: $50 - all inclusive. No refunds after November 8. To RSVP, contact Jeremy Lisitza at 941.343.2113 or jlisitza@jfedsrq.org.

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The Greater Venice Chapter of Hadassah is having a Mah Jongg/Cards/ Games Day from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Indies Hall at the Bay Indies Resort, 950 Ridgewood Avenue, Venice. The cost of $18 includes breakfast and lunch. Bring your own game or we can assign you a group. Send your check, payable to Hadassah, to Ruth Bauers, 4220 Tennyson Way, Venice, FL 34293. For more information, call Ruth at 941.492.6025.

Join us for a drink with other young Jewish SarasotaManatee adults from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Bonefish Grill, 8101 Cooper Creek Blvd., University Park, Sarasota. To RSVP or for more information, contact Jessi Sheslow at 941.343.2109 or jsheslow@jfedsrq. org or visit www.TheJewishFederation.org.

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Join us at 3:00 p.m. at Chabad Jewish Center (2169 S. Tamiami Trail, Venice) for The Quarrel. The film is about a chance reunion of two Holocaust survivors – one a Hasidic Jew, the other a skeptical journalist who has turned his back on religion – which leads to a searing probe of good and evil and an ultimate test of faith and redemption. Cost: $5. For more information, contact Rivka Schmerling at 941.493.2770 or rivka@ chabadofvenice.com.

The SaraMana Chapter of ORT America invites you to Mah Jongg Mania, one of the largest Mah Jongg tournaments on Florida’s West Coast. Proceeds from this fundraiser benefit ORT schools here and abroad. Nontournament players are welcome. Bring your friends or come alone. Meet new people and enjoy a delicious lunch. 2014 mah jongg cards may be ordered at the event. Bring cash or check. The tournament takes place from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Palm Aire Country Club Ballroom, 5601 Country Club Way, Sarasota. Cost: $38 per person payable to ORT America ($18 is tax deductible). Check must be received by November 8. For more information, contact Lynn Sacks at lynndsacks@yahoo.com or 941.907.8907.

IBM and the Holocaust This astounding book by acclaimed author Edwin Black is life changing. Learn the details of the computerization that changed the fate of the Jewish People forever and the actions of American leaders who assisted the Nazis with the world’s most sophisticated technology used to categorize and hunt down individual Jews throughout Europe. What has history taught us about the dark side of technology? Whether you have read the book or not, this discussion is vital to your Holocaust knowledge. Cost: $7 per adult; $3 per student; includes a light kosher meal with vegetarian options and discussion materials; in honor of Veterans Day, all veterans are free. Join us at 6:00 p.m. at the Al Katz Center, 713 South Orange Avenue, Burns Square, Sarasota. To RSVP, call Beverly Newman at 941.313.9239.

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Are you a knitter or crocheter interested in using your talent to brighten the lives of others while making new friends? If so, please come to the Mitzvah Knitting Group sponsored by Temple Emanu-El Sisterhood. We gather monthly to craft and socialize, and our beautiful handiwork is donated to needy families in Sarasota-Manatee and in Israel. Bring your needles or crochet hook and a favorite pattern – we’ll supply the yarn and great company! Join us at 10:00 a.m. at Temple Emanu-El, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. For more information, email Susan Bernstein at susanhope22@comcast.net.

Cteen – “Defiance” Cteen is a Jewish teen club that compacts exhilarating fun and meaningful projects into a program that’s thrilling and uniting. Cteen events happen at least monthly, but the moments last a lifetime. The impact is magnificent, the experience priceless. This month’s humanitarian focus is: Terror Victims. This free event begins at 7:30 p.m. at Chabad Jewish Center, 2169 S. Tamiami Trail, Venice. For more information, contact Rivka Schmerling at 941.493.2770 or rivka@chabadofvenice.com.

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Temple Beth Sholom Sisterhood Book Review In observance of Jewish Book Month, the Temple Beth Sholom Sisterhood is reviewing Jennifer Gilmore’s The Mothers. Lynda Feldmar will be leading the discussion on this heartfelt novel about love, family and motherhood. Jennifer Gilmore uses humor as well as passion and rage to tell the story of a couple’s desire for a child and their emotional journey through adoption. This free event is open to the public and begins at 1:15 pm. in the Temple Beth Sholom Band-Desenberg Memorial Chapel, 1050 S. Tuttle Avenue, Sarasota. Dessert and coffee will be served. For more information, please call Cheryl Brilliant at 941.388.7023.

AJC 2013 Civic Achievement Award Dinner AJC will honor Teri A. Hansen (pictured), President/ CEO of Gulf Coast Community Foundation, with its 2013 Civic Achievement Award at a gala dinner at Michael’s On East (1212 East Avenue South, Sarasota) from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. This celebrated award is given to individuals whose contributions have helped to uplift the shared life of our community, as Teri Hansen has so ably and repeatedly done. Ms. Hansen will be recognized for her involvement in civic, communal and organizational activities that benefit the greater good. Dinner Chairs are Chuck & Margie Barancik, David & Edie Chaifetz, and Ben & Stacy Hanan. Sponsorships start at $1,000; individual tickets are $200. Please contact Brian Lipton at 941.365.4955 or liptonb@ajc.org for further information.

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All survivors are invited to attend these monthly gatherings of friendship, camaraderie and support. Find out the latest on Claims Conference information, enjoy a light nosh and a lively discussion on “Your Personal Traditions.” The group meets from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at JFCS, South County Human Services Center, 19503 West Villages Parkway, North Port (next door to the State College of Florida). Sponsored by Jewish Family & Children’s Service, Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Community Services, The Jewish Federation of SarasotaManatee and the Claims Conference. To RSVP or for more information, contact Jan Alston at 941.366.2224 x172 or jalston@jfcs-cares.org.

SaBra Hadassah meeting and program Guest speaker Sharon Preston-Folta, the ‘secret’ daughter of Louis Armstrong, has decided to break her long silence and claim her legacy. Sharon will tell the story of her childhood memories of her father. Hadassah members, associates and guests are all welcome at 11:30 a.m. in the Zell Room on the Jewish Federation Campus, 580 S. McIntosh Road, Sarasota. A light lunch will be served. RSVP by November 11 to Nancy Mizrahi at 941.923.1790.

Jewish Women’s Club Join us for mahjong or challah baking. Whether you’re a novice or an expert, you will have the opportunity to learn and have fun with the activity of your choice! Sample delectable desserts and discover the history of the Jewish heroine “Chava-Eve,” and learn how she provided guidance in the past and lessons for the present. Cost: $12 for JWC members; $15 for nonmembers. The event begins at 7:30 p.m. at Chabad Jewish Center, 2169 S. Tamiami Trail, Venice. For more information, contact Rivka Schmerling at 941.493.2770 or rivka@chabadofvenice.com.

“The Circus is Back in Town” Come one, come all to the Sarasota BNC Showcase 2013 and find out how the Feld Family came to own the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus and how they developed it into so much more! See videos and hear the fascinating story of turning the circus into an entertainment empire. Our speaker will be a Feld Entertainment top spokesperson. You will also hear about this year’s fabulous Brandeis National Committee Study Groups and get previews of programs for our General Meetings. Bring checks and register for special events. The community is invited free of charge. A continental breakfast will be served. The event takes place from 9:30 a.m. to noon at Temple Beth Sholom, 1050 South Tuttle Avenue, Sarasota. For more information, call event chairs Pauline Leopold at 941.921.4366 or Pam Gordon at 941.758.6565.

Free Chanukah workshop Join us for “Fun, Fantasy and Facts about Chanukah,” the second in a series of Bradenton’s Adult Talmud Torah (BATT) programs sponsored by Congregation Ner Tamid. This free workshop is open to the public and takes place from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at the South Manatee Branch Library, 6081 26th St. W., Bradenton. For more information and to register, contact Elaine at 941.755.1231 or shalom@nertamidflorida.org.

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Veterans Shabbat at Temple Emanu-El Temple Emanu-El gratefully salutes those who have bravely served in the United States Armed Forces and the Israel Defense Forces at this special annual service. Jewish veterans from Temple Emanu-El and the SarasotaManatee community will be recognized with a special blessing from the bimah and will participate in the Shabbat service. The centerpiece of Veterans Shabbat will be a musical tribute and the presentation of a mayoral proclamation officially declaring November 15 to be Veterans Shabbat. Join us at 7:30 p.m. at Temple Emanu-El, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. For more information, call Dick or Ethel Gross at 941.388.7899.

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Come celebrate Chanukah with your friends from Chalutzim, a youth group for kids in grades 2 through 5. The party takes place from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in the Temple Beth Sholom Youth Lounge, 1050 S. Tuttle Avenue, Sarasota. Cost: $5 for Chalutzim members; $8 for nonmembers. RSVP by November 11 to Jess Zimmerman at Jessica.zimmerman12@ncf.edu.

Temple Beth El “Art Robbins” Men’s Club trip Temple Beth El Men’s Club will be taking a day trip to the Edison/Ford Museum in Fort Myers. The present site dates from 1885, when Edison first visited Florida and purchased the property to build a vacation home. His home, completed in 1887 and dubbed “Seminole Lodge,” served as a winter retreat and place of relaxation until Edison’s death in 1931. Edison’s good friend Henry Ford purchased the adjoining property in 1916. The Edison and Ford Winter Estates contain a historical museum and 17 acre (6.9 hectares) botanical garden on the Caloosahatchee River. This trip is open to all. There will be a car pool leaving from the TBE parking lot. For more information and reservations, please call the temple office at 941.755.4900, Tuesday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to noon.

Jewish War Veterans meeting Join Sarasota Co. Post 172 Jewish War Veterans of the USA at its monthly meeting at Temple Beth Sholom, 1050 S. Tuttle Avenue, Sarasota. Breakfast with lox and bagels begins at 9:15 a.m. The business meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m. and feature speaker Ryan Simonson of The Patterson Foundation. His topic will be “Legend of Valor.” The meeting will also include an update on Patriot Plaza at the Sarasota National Cemetery. For further information, contact Stuart Krupkin, Commander, at 941.342.3413.

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Join the Chabad Hebrew School of Bradenton & Lakewood Ranch for a pre-Chanukah celebration featuring the olive oil factory, art projects, latkes, doughnuts and the holiday quilting program. Feast on a delicious lunch and learn Tanya, psychology of the soul, based on the Kabbalah. Admission is $5 and free to CHS students and their families. The program takes place from 11:00 a.m. to noon at The Chabad House, 5712 Lorraine Road, Bradenton. For more information, contact Rabbi Mendy Bukiet at 941.752.3030 x3 or info@chabadofbradenton.com.

Happy, Happy, Happy Chanukah Fun Gift Exchange Bring a silly or funny gift to exchange with a child or adult. All gifts should be under $5, or bring your favorite Chanukah story or songs to share. This is a time to get ready for the Festival of Lights by giving presents or your presence to others! Kosher refreshments served. Donations welcome. Join us at 2:00 p.m. at the Al Katz Center, 713 South Orange Avenue, Burns Square, Sarasota. To RSVP, call Beverly Newman at 941.313.9239.

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JEWISH HAPPENINGS

November 2013

Chanukah begins Wednesday night, November 27 tuesday, november 26 34th annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service The area’s clergy together with choir members from various congregations participate in this service. Participating congregations include: St. Mary’s, Star of the Sea, Temple Beth Israel, Christ Church (Presbyterian), All Angels Episcopal Church, St. Armand’s Key Lutheran and Longboat Island Chapel. The service’s ecumenical spirit is appreciated as a source of community and unity. The service begins at 5:00 p.m. at Christ Church on Longboat Key, 6400 Gulf of Mexico Drive. For more information, contact the Temple Beth Israel office at info@tbi-lbk.org or 941.383.3428.

wednesday, november 27 Interfaith Service with Church of the Palms “Thanksgivikuh” Celebration will be the theme of this year’s Interfaith Service between Temple Sinai and Church of the Palms. At 5:00 p.m. sample Chanukah food and activities prior to the 6:00 p.m. service. Temple Sinai is located at 4631 S. Lockwood Ridge Road, Sarasota. For more information, call 941.924.1802 or email templesinai-sarasota.org.

friday, november 29 “Hanukkah Happening” at Temple Emanu-El Join Temple Emanu-El for a joyful and festive Hanukkah celebration for the entire family. We’ll begin with a delicious homemade dinner prepared by religious school families; the menu includes brisket with all the trimmings, roast chicken, salad, rolls and plenty of latkes! There’s also a menorahmaking contest; a visit from Judah Maccabee; crafts and doughnutdecorating; a silent auction; and songs, blessings and fun. Dreidels and gelt for all! The event begins at 6:00 p.m. at Temple Emanu-El, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. The beautiful Hanukkah service follows at 7:30 p.m. Cost: adults, $25; children 13 and under, $15; religious school families: adults $15; children 13 and under $5; or $30 for the entire family. All children 4 and under are free. For more information, contact the Temple Emanu-El Religious School at 941.371.2788 or teers@sarasotatemple.org.

saturday, november 30 Chanukah Picnic and Gift Exchange at the Beach Join us from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. for festive songs, games, food and fun for the holiday! Bring gifts for Jewish Family & Children’s Service’s families in need. Free and open to all. Sponsored by Bradenton’s Congregation Ner Tamid. For more information and to register, call 941.755.1231 or email shalom@nertamidflorida.org.

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Chanukah ceremony Join Chabad of Venice as we celebrate Chanukah in Englewood on Dearborn Street with music, latkes and donuts. This free event begins at 5:30 p.m. For more information, contact Rabbi Sholom Schmerling at 941.493.2770 or rabbi@chabadofvenice.com.

A Thanksgiving Chanukah Join Chabad for a unique Thanksgiving Chanukah at 6:30 p.m. at Main Street at Lakewood Ranch. Chabad will be hosting a can drive to help the needy in honor of Chanukah and Thanksgiving. We will be building a Canorah and lighting it on Main Street on the first night of Chanukah. There will be a live performance by The Xtreme Team, latkes, food from Delicious Creations, raffles, doughnut making, chocolate gelt, dreidel crafting, face painting, live music and more. To donate cans before Chanukah, contact Chabad at 941.752.3030 or just bring the cans to Main Street. Admissions is free. Some food fees apply.

TBS Hanukkah/Thanksgiving Celebration Temple Beth Sholom will be holding its annual Hanukkah celebration for all ages at 6:00 p.m. at the temple, 1050 South Tuttle Avenue, Sarasota. We will light the Chanukiah, sing and dance. Latkes and doughnuts will be served. This event will be followed at 7:30 p.m. by the annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Eve Service at the nearby First Congregational United Church of Christ (see listing below). No cost. For more information, please contact the temple office at 941.955.8121.

Interfaith Thanksgiving Eve Service For over forty years, Temple Beth Sholom and the First Congregational United Church of Christ have shared a Thanksgiving Eve Service. This year, the church, located at 1021 S. Euclid Avenue, Sarasota, will be hosting the service at 7:30 p.m. No cost. For more information, please contact the temple office at 941.955.8121.

thursday, november 28 Thank Goodness for Chanukah! Thanksgiving and Chanukah will remarkably coincide for the first time since Thanksgiving was established by President Lincoln in 1863; the next time this happens is in the year 79,811! So let’s truly celebrate the Festival of Lights with deep “Thanksgiving” for our abundant blessings. We’ll have lots of kosher turkey, vegetarian options, and traditional Chanukah foods with the sounds of the sea accompanied by Jewish music, crafts and Chanukah games. Join us at 1:00 p.m. at the Lido Beach Pavilion, 400 Benjamin Franklin Drive, Sarasota. Sponsored by the Al Katz Center. Cost: $7 per adult; $3 per child; $18 per family. To RSVP, call Beverly Newman at 941.313.9239.

GOLDEN GATE $500,000+ Anonymous Beatrice Friedman Esther and Robert Heller Gertrude Jais* Jerry Lavin* Beatrice and Arthur* Michaels Robert Michelson* Sally and Sam Shapiro Sylvia G. and Robert M. Zell*

ZION GATE $250,000-499,999 Sylvia and Joseph Bloom* Sylvia and Gershom Cohn* Lois and Willard Cohodas Helen and Len Glaser Rita and Herbert Gold* Edna Roger* & Jonas Kamlet* Lawrence S. Klotz* Hope Leuchter Daniel Logan* Edna Rogers* & Jonas Kamlet* Olga O. Schwartz* Susan Shimelman Marvin Wolf

JAFFA GATE $100,000-249,999 Anonymous Marcia Abel Barbara Ackerman Rebecca and Richard Bergman Mandell (Bill) Berman Barbara and Donald Bernstein Jacob Carmen* Edie Chaifetz Ellen and Joel Fedder Jacqueline Siegel Frascella Joshua Green Julie Green Sylvia and Daniel Hamberg Sandra & Lewis Hanan Kates Foundation Renee Irene Katz* Alisa and Ernest Kretzmer Josh Leuchter Audrey Lucow Marjorie E. Meyers* Frank Paul* Flori Roberts Betty and Bert Rosen

We would like to recognize and thank those who have made the most personal and thoughtful gift of all: a commitment to The Jewish Federation through a will, trust agreement, prepaid life insurance policy or other estate planning vehicle. Irene and Martin Ross Paulette and Martin Samowitz Barbara Saphier Betty and Herbert* Schiff Betty Schoenbaum Claire Sischy Lois and David* Stulberg Naomi and Bruce Wertheimer Geri and Ronald Yonover

LION’S GATE $10,000-99,999

Herbert Angel* Sidney Bernstein* Ruth Bregman* Patricia E. Burnes* Karl Ebner* Seymore Fenichel* Martha and Joseph Forman* Gitta Frankl* Leda Freedman* Grace and Sam Gorlitz Ruth and David Gorton Sheila and Erwin Horwitz Ruth and Jerome Kapner* Robert Kaufman* Elizabeth and William Karbell Litt* Herbert Karol* Raena Korenman David Leavitt* Claire M. Levin Edith Becker Lilienfeld* Sandra and Neil Malamud Mehler-Lublin Family Suzanne and David* Lutkoff Harvey Mendelow* Gladys Mittleman* Majorie and Nelson Newmark* Molly Nierenberg* Ethyl C. Ornstein* Marguerite and Joseph Persky* Ernest Rice* Susan Rosin Marjorie* and Earl Sharff Golda Sands Sharon* Rose and Rabbi Albert Shulman* Sondra and Judge Marvin Silverman* Ned F. Sinder* Helen A. Sobin* Salli Struble* Thea Becker* Trust Gertrude Willens*

The Legacy Society includes Bequests, PACE/LOJE Funds, Scholarship Funds, and Restricted Funds. Please contact Martin Haberer at 941.552.6303 if you have made a bequest in your will, insurance policy, or retirement fund OR if we happened to have missed you. *Deceased The Klingenstein Jewish Center, 580 McIntosh Rd., Sarasota FL 34232

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