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“Select Jewish Shorts” on April 25 JLI to Offer Course April 23-May 6, 2021 Published by the Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton Volume L, Number 9 BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK Federation to hold Shavuot drive-in on May 16 By Reporter staff appreciate RSVPs to have enough ice cream Goldman-Wartell will offer a prayer or a will be passed out free to attendees. The Jewish Federation of Greater on hand. To RSVP, visit https://www.jfgb. reading focusing on the spirit of Shavuot. “This event will be a wonderful way for Binghamton will hold a Shavuot drive-in org/. Anyone who wishes to help should Among those performing music will be the community to gather after a long, tough on Sunday, May 16, from noon-1 pm. The contact Shelley Hubal, executive director Josh Hubal, Rabbi Benny Kellman and pandemic winter,” said Shelley Hubal, ex- event will take place in the Temple Israel of the Federation, at [email protected]. Rabbi Moshe Shmaryahu. There will also ecutive director of the Federation. “We’re parking lot. Those attending are asked to use The Federation is also hoping for teens to be a food drive; those attending are asked holding it outside so that we can still follow the Clubhouse Road entrance to access the be among the volunteers. The event will to bring nonperishable food items, which the pandemic protocols still in place. Shavuot lot. The event will include free ice cream, take place before the actual holiday, which will be taken to the Temple Concord CHOW is a joyous, spring event in our part of the music and a food drive. Registration is not begins that evening at sunset. pantry. Since the traditional food items for country and I look forward to seeing the required to attend, but the Federation would Rabbis Geoffrey Brown and Barbara Shavuot include dairy products, ice cream community come together to celebrate.” “Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah” College of Jewish Studies Spring Series to focus on “The American Jewish Summer Camp Experience” The spring 2021 lecture series of the The panel discussion on “How munity and have operated a va- three children. Klionsky grew up in Bing- College of Jewish Studies will showcase to Run a Jewish Summer Camp” riety of summer camps. Bock is hamton and holds degrees from Brandeis “The American Jewish Summer Camp Ex- will be moderated by Professor the executive director of Ramah University, the David Yellin Institute in perience.” The second program in the series Jonathan Karp of the Bingham- in the Rockies. Ordained as a Jerusalem and Lesley College. She was a will be held on Thursday, April 29, at 7:30 ton University’s Judaic Studies rabbi by the Jewish Theological leader in the regional and national boards pm. It will be a panel discussion on “How Department. It will explore the Seminary, he holds a bachelor of the Zionist Youth Movement Young to Run a Jewish Summer Camp,” featuring wide range of Jewish summer of arts degree in Bible and a Judaea and attended the national camp Tel former and current camp directors Sima camp approaches of the last sev- master of arts degree in Jewish Yehudah for four summers as a camper and and Neil Auerbach, and Dr. Eliav Bock, eral decades. It will also offer a education, as well as a bachelor of three summers as a staff member. A former as well as a summer camp alumna, Sarah discussion of how camp directors arts degree in urban studies from principal of Ohavi Zedek in Burlington, VT, Klionsky. The program is free and open to have sought to market camps to Columbia University. Bock has she currently serves as the assistant director the general public. Those wishing to attend Jews of all backgrounds and affil- been awarded the Pomegranate for counseling at St Michael’s College. should register on the Jewish Federation of iations, and to deal with the many Prize by the Covenant Founda- Because tickets cannot be sold at the Greater Binghamon website, www.jfgb. practical and logistical challenges Dr. Eliav Bock tion and is a Schusterman senior door, the organizers ask that attendees make org, or on the College of Jewish Studies that running a camp entails. (Photo by Ethan fellow. He is joined each summer a voluntary contribution to support the Facebook page www.facebook.com/bingcjs The Auerbachs are longtime Weg) at camp by his wife, Binghamton College of Jewish Studies. Checks should in order to receive a link to the program. members of the Binghamton Jewish com- University Professor Dina Danon, and their See “CJS” on page 5 JLI to offer course that bucks general trend of bleak predictions Registration is now being accepted for $79 and $150 per couple which includes the dialogue, an environment of fear and despair explore one of the most misunderstood and “This Can Happen,” a new six-session text book. To register for the course, visit is all too rampant,” says Slonim, the local JLI maligned topics in the Jewish canon – the course by the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute https://www.chabadofbinghamton.com/ Instructor. “Exploring the science of world future redemption.” that is taught locally by Rivkah Slonim of templates/articlecco_cdo/aid/4725643/ history and looking at the actual facts paint “This Can Happen” will present audienc- Chabad Center. The course will take place jewish/Virtual-JLI-Classes-Registration. an eye-opening picture, one that can provide es with an opportunity to appreciate what via Zoom and run for six consecutive htm or call Chabad at 797-0015 and ask real, practical hope. Those who enroll in this Judaism really means when it talks about a Mondays, beginning April 26, with the first for Ruth Shea. course will have the ubiquitous question messiah. “Considering that for many in the session at 7 pm and the second beginning “Many people nurse the idea that matters answered: is the current situation going to modern world, utopian visions of world peace 8:45 pm. Sign-in information will be offered are getting progressively worse, and, fos- get any better? In fact, participants should and endless bounty sound like the stuff of to enrolled participants. The course fee is tered by much hysterical media and general prepare to embark on a journey that will fairy tales, this course summons the sources and the data to dispel such primitive notions and educate audiences that the messianic era TI/TC adult ed. to hold “Select Jewish is a deep, broad climax to the entire story of the universe,” said course organizers. The subtitle of “This Can Happen,” “A credible case for feeling good about the Shorts” on April 25 future,” is indicative of an approach to the The Temple Israel/Temple Concord past president of Temple Israel and which was performed at Temple Israel in topic. “Recent events have put so many on Adult Education Group will present another co-chairman of the Adult Education June 2018. He will be reading another the edge, and the longer matters drag on, the in a series of “Select Jewish Shorts” on Committee. Gilbert will read excerpts Sholem Aleichem story, “The Town of louder the voice of helplessness becomes,” Sunday, April 25, at 10:30 am. The program from “Mosheleh the Thief,” a “lost” Little People.” explained Rabbi Naftali Silberberg of JLI’s will be dramatic readings of select Jewish novel by Sholem Aleichem, which was Liz Rosenberg, has written more than Brooklyn, NY, headquarters. “If we can short stories. originally written in 1903 and serialized 30 books, teaches English at Binghamton make – as stated in our title – a ‘credible Ben Kasper, professor emeritus at SUNY in a Warsaw Yiddish newspaper. University and is a recipient of the Chan- case’ to be optimistic about times ahead, Broome, who serves on the Executive Board Andy Horowitz is a graduate of Bing- cellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. that is remarkably edifying.” of Temple Israel and is co-chairman of the hamton University, has an M.B.A. from Rosenberg will read an original short story, As with all of JLI’s programs, “This Can Adult Education Committee, will read two Syracuse University and is the artistic “The Rabbi Who Wouldn’t Leave,” written Happen” is designed to appeal to people stories. Kasper’s selections were written by director of Galumpha Dance Company. He by her late husband, David Bosnick. at all levels of knowledge, including those Solomon Simon (1895-1970), who arrived is on the faculty of Binghamton University, Members of the community will be sent without any prior experience or background in New York in 1913 and was active in the lectures on entrepreneurship and offers the Zoom link prior to the program. Anyone in Jewish learning. All JLI courses are Sholem Aleichem Folk Institute. choreographic workshops at schools and who does not regularly receive synagogue open to the public and attendees need not Steve Gilbert, professor emeritus conservatories. Horowitz played the leading bulletins can receive the link by contacting be affiliated with a synagogue, temple or of psychology at SUNY Oneonta, is role in the play “My Name is Asher Lev,” Temple Israel at [email protected]. other house of worship. INSIDE THIS ISSUE Jews in sports Sisterhood events News in brief... Special Sections Columnist Bill Simons discusses Intersisterhood will feature a craft Disabled veterans protest for Book Reviews .................................. 4 the basketball careers of Dolph project; TC Sisterhood to hold a better aid in Israel; Israel unveils Spring Home Improvement ........... 4-5 and Dan Schayes. musical program for donor event. plan to combat air pollution; more. Congregational Notes ...................... 6 ........................................Page 2 .............................. Pages 3 and 5 ........................................Page 8 Classifieds ....................................... 8 Page 2 - The Reporter April 23-May 6, 2021 Jews in Sports Hoop dreams: Dolph and Dan Schayes, part I BILL SIMONS In a “Saturday Night Live” skit, guest host Jerry Sein- National Basketball Association are Jewish.
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