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The National Jewish The National Jewish Post &Opinion Volume 75, Number 21 • July 15, 2009 • 23 Tammuz 5769 Two Dollars www.jewishpostopinion.com ALEPH:ALEPH: AllianceAlliance forfor JewishJewish RenewalRenewal KallahKallah 20092009 To read about it, see pages NAT 2 and NAT 11. (Photos by Jennie Cohen.) NAT 2 July 15, 2009 to explain if one has not experienced it. Editorial I’m not an expert on Jewish Renewal, but About the Cover my first Kallah was in Berkeley in 1993 so I have some history. I offered one suggestion These photos were taken at the 13th biennial ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal What I liked most about the 2009 he could tell his friends. Kallah. It was held on the Ohio Wesleyan University campus near Columbus, from ALEPH Kallah was simply being together One major difference between Jewish June 29 – July 5. To give more people an opportunity to attend, each time the Kallah is with like-minded people for six days and Renewal and all other Jewish practice is held on a different college campus around the country. The next one in 2011 will take nights – learning, praying, singing, dancing, the Torah service. In the former, the rabbi place in the Pacific Northwest. drumming, chanting, eating, studying, focuses on three themes from the Torah Some statistics on this year’s Kallah given in an opening speech by Debra Kolodny, schmoozing, and enjoying all kinds of portion of the week. Just before it is time executive director of ALEPH: performances such as music, dance, to read those verses from the Torah, he or Two-thirds of those in attendance were women. and storytelling. she describes it and then makes it relevant to Three communities came as minyanim – more than 10 people (Pardes Hannah from It seemed like everyone I met had the what is taking place in the world today.Then Ann Arbor, Mich.; Havurah P’nai Yisrael from Charlottesville, Va.; and Minneapolis, same goals. They were very interested in the rabbi asks anyone who is currently Minn.). the Jewish values, such as tikkun olam experiencing that kind of situation to Folks came from Israel, Germany, the Netherlands, Mexico, Canada, and of course (healing/repairing the world) in every come for this aliyah. all over the United States. possible way including socially, politically, For example, think of the Torah portion Seven birthdays were celebrated during the Kallah. One-third of the approximately economically, environmentally. where Joseph’s brothers became jealous 430 attendees were there for the first time. Four or five in attendance had been to every On a personal level, the attendees I met of him when he received the coat of many Kallah since the first one in 1985. were seeking to improve themselves and colors (Genesis 37:3–5). Eventually they their relationships, not only with close threw him into a pit. After describing that loved ones. One of the ways this was done section in detail, the rabbi will give an j i j i was through communication, striving to example of a similar situation taking place understand the differences of others, and in the world today. Then he or she would to remember that each person is ask anyone who is having difficulty getting Chassidic Rabbi B’etzelem Elohim (created in the image of along with a sibling, or is jealous of a God). This teaches us to look for the friend, fellow student or coworker to BY RABBI BENZION COHEN divine spark in everyone. come forward for this reading. I suppose this learning could take place Anyone may go to the bimah for that Today I’ll tell you a story from the neurology ward of our local hospital, which I try at many kinds of Jewish conventions and aliyah, and if all three themes relate to to visit every day. I generally go to the same five wards, and the last one on my retreats, but here the striving is given a what a person is experiencing in his or regular route is neurology. A lot of the patients in the neurology ward are suffering top priority. We know the world is in need her life at that time, that person may go from strokes, and Yaakov was one of them. I greeted him with a smile, wished him a of repair and it’s not going to become up all three times. There may be 30 or complete and quick recovery and suggested that he put on tefillin. He smiled back and perfect immediately, but we also know more people reciting the blessings said that he would be happy to put on tefillin, but I would have to help him a little. that we are taking the steps to move in together on the bimah before and after I smiled and told him that’s my job. We quickly became friends. that direction as best we can. We all desire the Torah reading. After each aliyah, the I helped him put on tefillin every day, and gradually heard his life story. He was born to live together in peace and harmony. rabbi will offer a blessing to those who in Transylvania. His family was religious. After WW II the Russians took over, and did The Kallah began the first afternoon with came up. For example, the rabbi might their best to stamp out religion, but his family and neighbors continued to practice a welcome by Debra Kolodny, executive bless them with the strength to recognize Judaism underground. His wife was born in Russia, grew up under Communism, and director of ALEPH, inviting everyone to their own goodness and to not compare got very little Jewish education. When the iron curtain fell in 1990, they came to Israel, truly live for a week of in the light of G~d themselves to others. together with another million immigrants from the former Soviet Union (FSU). – the theme for this year’s Kallah. She There are many ways in which Jewish (see Chassidic Rabbi, page NAT 3) emphasized the opportunity that awaited Renewal is similar to Reform, Conservative, the participants with several teachings and Reconstructionist Judaism. For example, from the Piaseczner Rebbe. Her talk also Jewish Renewal allows women to have The National Jewish included the statistics in the “About the every kind of leadership role and welcomes Cover”on this page. Rabbi Steven Silvern, people of every lifestyle, relationship and immediate past chair of the Board of sexual orientation, and allows drumming ALEPH, also spoke that afternoon. His and guitars and other musical instruments Post &Opinion speech about ALEPH’s accomplishments to be played during religious services. in the past 16 years is on page NAT 11. Also similarities exist with Orthodox and www.jewishpostopinion.com That evening a celebration of Jewish ultra-Orthodoxy.The founder, Reb Zalman Renewal was facilitated by Rabbi Hanna Schachter-Shalomi had been an emissary Editorial and sales offices located at The Jewish Post & Opinion Tiferet Siegel. Stories were told by several of the Lubavitcher Rebbe Menachem 238 S. Meridian St., Suite 502, Indianapolis, IN 46225 Published biweekly by office: (317) 972-7800 • fax: (317) 972-7807 The Spokesman Co., Inc. current leaders about how they got their Mendel Schneerson, of blessed memory. (USPS 275-580) (ISSN 0888-0379) start. Speakers included Rabbi Burt Therefore one of the hallmarks of Jewish [email protected] Periodicals postage paid at Jacobson, Rabbi Jeff Roth, Rabbi Yitzhak Renewal is the teaching of values through Address correspondence to: Indianapolis, IN 238 S. Meridian St., Suite 502, Indianapolis, IN 46225 Husbands-Hankins, Rabbi Arthur Waskow, the telling of stories about the Chassidic All circulation correspondence should be addressed to Bobbi Breitman, and Rabbi Shefa Gold. Rebbes. Another hallmark is the joyous Publishers Advertising Director Accounting The National Jewish Post & Opinion, That was one of the highlights of the and festive experience of life through Gabriel Cohen, z”l Barbara LeMaster Vivian Chan Subscription Department, Kallah for me. Perhaps in a future issue observing the holidays and simchas with Jennie Cohen 238 S. Meridian St., Suite 502, Indianapolis, IN 46225. Advertising Sales Editors Postmaster send address changes to: we can publish that or at least a link for it singing, chanting and dancing at every The National Jewish Post & Opinion, Graphic Design Mary Herring Jennie Cohen on the Internet. possible opportunity. Subscription Department, Charlie Bunes Grechen Throop 238 S. Meridian St., Suite 502, One afternoon at lunch, Bob Leventhal In this small space there isn’t room to Indianapolis, IN 46225. of Dayton was sitting at my table and he say more, but if you look on page NAT 11, Subscriptions $36.00 per year, back issues $2.25, single copies $2.00. asked the question, how does one two sidebars offer more information and All advertisements designed and prepared by The Jewish Post & Opinion are the sole property of the newspaper and may not be describe Jewish Renewal? He wasn’t sure the ALEPH website is given. reproduced without the consent of the publisher. Copyright © 2005 Spokesman Co. Inc. All rights reserved. how to tell his friends about it. It is difficult (see Editorial, page NAT 3) July 15, 2009 NAT 3 has traveled with her from Lincoln to four CHASSIDIC RABBI Shabbat Shalom different residences in Maryland. I can’t (continued from page NAT 2) Obituaries tell you the last time the envelope was opened and the words read, but she knew Seven years ago their daughter began BY RABBI JON ADLAND what was in them and that they were to seriously search for her Jewish roots. Dr. Gary Tobin, 59 important to her. She studied for three years in Machon July 2, 2009, Chukat-Balak Her grandparents helped establish and Alte, a Lubavitcher school for women in Dr.
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