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Vol 14, No. 41 • TheJewishStar.com

THE NEWSPAPER OF OUR ORTHODOX COMMUNITIES

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1,400 women join LI Challah Bake at Sands Atlantic Beach By Celia Weintrob Three exceptional things happened at last week’s “Great Challah Bake, Long Island Style� (in addition to the three loaves each

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participant created). The event, which drew over 1,400 women to the Sands Atlantic Beach, allowed less-observant Jewish women to renew their connection with Judaism and meet a “real live� Orthodox neighbor to whom they can direct practical, traditional or spiritual questions. Many invitations to future Shabbos meals were made that night. The evening also energized the women and girls in Orthodox communities. The things we do daily, often without thought, were seen through fresh eyes, reminding us of their value. Thirdly, a feeling of profound unity permeated the entire build-

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into today’s headlines, deďŹ ning By Ed Weintrob The war against Jews in the the conict in which Israel ďŹ nds Middle East “will be forever,â€? and itself as primarily a religious one to survive, Israel must convince that “will be forever.â€? “Of course, there are newer her foes that she “is invincible forlayers — nationalever,â€? Dr. Mordechai ism, territorial isKedar told the Rasues, legal issues chel’s Children Recla— but the founmation Foundation’s dation is religious 21st annual beneďŹ t before it is anyon Sunday night. thing connected to “Nothing is new territory, human in what we witness rights or political today,â€? he said, refreedom.â€? ferring to the reMuslims concent wave of terror sider that they’ve in Israel. “It started supplanted both with their prophet Judaism and ChrisMuhammad, who tianity and the slaughtered, with his notion of Jewish own hands, hundreds of Jews in Medina, in 'U 0RUGHFKDL .HGDUÂśV PHV nationalism is incomprehensive to the oasis of Khaibar. VDJH ZDV D VRPEHU RQH 7KH -HZLVK 6WDU (G :HLQWURE them. It started 14 centuries “The problem is Jews before it ago and continues today.â€? The killers in Israel sing of is Israelis or Zionists,â€? he said. “It is not the occupation of Khaibar’s glory, he said. Kedar spoke at the dinner of an 1967, it is the occupation of 1948â€? organization that’s been working to which they object, Kedar continsince 1995 to preserve Rachel’s ued. “Jews have no right, accordancient tomb and to reclaim the ing to their view, to even a square midos of the matriarchs and patri- millimeter of Tel Aviv not to menarchs. The event was held at the tion Jerusalem [which] is most Manhattan Beach Jewish Center problematic because Jerusalem resembles the revivalism of Judaism, in Brooklyn. With the perspective of some- the coming back to life of Judaism one who is uent in Arabic, Kedar which they cannot fathom because traced Islam from its inception Continued on page 27

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ing. The excitement of joining together with Jewish women from all walks of life and all points on the religious spectrum inspired everyone. Rabbi Lawrence Hajjioff introduced each section of the evening’s activities, and Rebbetzin Debbie Greenblatt directed the baking with warmth, wit and wisdom. “Tonight we are discovering the joy of being a Jewish woman, like Sarah the ďŹ rst Jewish woman who we read about in the Torah portion this week,â€? she said. “The tradition of challah goes back 3,700 years! “So we are forging another link in the chain of Jewish women. CiviContinued on page 13

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