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JUST DO IT! Parsha Noach • November 4, 2016 • 3 Cheshvan 5777 • Candlelighting 5:28 pm, Havdalah 6:35 • Luach, page 28 • Vol 15, No 42
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For America and Israel and all of our futures: VOTE
We’re not going to suggest that it’s unimportant who you vote for — of course, that does matter very much. But opinions in our community are mostly set, and at The Jewish Star we prefer to facilitate discussions rather than thumb the scale. What we will say without equivocation, however, is this: It is paramount to our community’s interests that we vote on Tuesday. Whoever wins the White House — and also of great importance, whoever wins the many state and local legislative and judicial races on the Election Day card — must be reminded that we in the Orthodox communities on Long Island take our civic responsibilities seriously, that we follow the races and monitor the actions of our elected officials, and that we will respond if the issues we hold dear are ignored or mishandled. Whether the issue is continuing America’s long tradition (sometimes threatened) of support for the security of the Jewish state of Israel, or insuring a fair shake for yeshivas in the allocation of state aid, or facilitating hearings for Shabbos observers who face discrimination in employment, or a myriad other concerns, voting might be the surest way — it’s certainly the easiest way — to let the pols know we’re watching them. Ultimately, Israel’s safety, along with the solvency of our yeshivas and the success of our parnasa, rests with Hashem. But we each have a job to do. On Tuesday, that job is to vote. Ed Weintrob, Editor and Publisher
Shabbos Project challah bake is back 1,000 women expected at Sands Atlantic Beach on Thursday evening, Nov. 10 Participants will learn the historical significance of this delicious bread as they prepare and braid two challahs. Admission, $36, includes baking supplies, instructions, musical entertainment, an apron, raffle prizes, and a recipe book. Thursday night’s Great Challah Bake is a precursor to the Shabbos Project weekend, on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 11 and 12, a coordinated event taking place concurrently in 500 cities around the world. Guidelines on how to observe the Sabbath will be distributed at the Challah Bake, showing how easy it is to do.
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To volunteer for this year’s event, email TheGreatChallahBakeLIStyle@gmail.com. Debbie Greenblatt is pictured at last year’s Challah Bake. Jewish Star / Penny Frondelli
In a fun evening of Jewish unity, over 1,000 South Shore women will partake next week in the aromatic spiritual tradition of making challah together. Similar events are scheduled throughout the metropolitan area and around the world. The third annual Great Challah Bake — kicking off the annual international Shabbos Project weekend — is set for Thursday, Nov. 10, 6:45 pm, at the Sands Atlantic Beach. Last year’s bake attracted a large and diverse group of local Jewish women: businesswomen, mothers of school children, daughters of Holocaust survivors, women with little or no knowledge of Jewish ritual tradition, ladies who bake their own challah regularly, and everyone in between. Many brought their daughters, sisters, mothers, aunts, nieces and cousins with them. This year’s theme is “keeping it together,” tying together this ancient practice that all Jews enjoy taking part in.
While this will likely constitute a review of the obvious for women in the Orthodox community, Shabbos Project’s goal is to encourage kiruv, with observant Jews using this special weekend to offer less religious relatives, friends and colleagues a taste of Shabbos. “I was moved to tears at the sight of 1,000 women dancing, singing, and baking challah together,” said Teri Gatti Schure, executive director of the Cedarhurst Business Improvement District, who participated in a previous Challah Bake. See Shabbos Project on page 2