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June 21, 2013 Alliance leaders honor the past and anticipate the future Richard Licht ends tenure as chair; Sharon Gaines takes the helm

BY NANCY KIRSCH "convene the conversations munity for an extraordinary [email protected] that will allow us to shape our future. Among those elements PROVIDENCE - Embrace future." are: fostering a climate of Gaines identified several key transparency, debate and mu­ change, yet hold fast to our elements that, if embraced, tual respect; engaging old and Jewish traditions of treating will position our Jewish com- all with kavod (respect) and STANDING 20 hesed (kindness). I The Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island's second NANCY KIRSCH annual meeting's speakers ex­ Torat Yisrael President Susan Smoller accepts a tree - a gift from the pressed the need to simultane­ local Muslim community - from Imam Walid Muhammad, as Andrew ously adhere to ancient values Sholes, center and Imam Farid Ansari observe. and deftly navigate a new world of philanthropy and communi­ ty-building. Torat Yisrael dedicates Although our values - to provide our constituents with excellent J ewish life and learn­ its new building ing programs - endure, said Sharon Gaines, newly installed BY NANCY KIRSCH first building, constructed in as the Alliance board chair, we [email protected] Cranston in 1952 at 330 Park can't stay static. Ave., was sold to Praise Taber­ EAST GREENWICH - One "We must remain nimble nacle Church in April 2012 for group of wandering Jews has in this changing world," said finally found a home ... in East $1.2 million. Gaines. "We must adapt our Greenwich. On a sun-kissed Sunday vision accordingly because we Torat Yisrael, a Conservative afternoon, members of the cannot stand still in a world of synagogue led by Rabbi Amy Jewish community, religious change." Levin, was created by the merg­ leaders from many other de­ Acknowledging that neither er of Temple Beth Israel, found­ nominations and civic leaders she nor Jeffrey Savit, CEO and PHOT OS I NANCY KIRSC H poured into the new light-filled ed in 1921, and Temple Beth president of the Alliance, hold Students from the Jewish Community Day School of Rhode Island synagogue for the dedication Torah, founded a bit more than the solutions to the commu­ embrace Ilana Kapoch after she receives the Lea Eliash Memorial - 60 years ago. The synagogue's SYNAGOGUE I 6 nity's most demanding chal­ Grinspoon/Steinhardt Award at the Alliance annual meeting. lenges, Gaines promised to f j SOME HIGHLIGHTS INSIDE Is the Orthodox community prepared to welcome TEMPLE MERGER TALKS women as spiritual leaders? BY BEN HARRIS So when Yeshivat Maharat, 8 the school founded in 2009 by NEW YORK (JTA) - More the New York activist rabbi to WOMEN OF THE WALL 17 than three years ago, following ·RABBI "ordain Orthodox women as a broad Orthodox backlash to spiritual leaders and halakhic SUMMER FUN I SUMMER SHMUEL his decision to ordain a woman (Jewish law) authorities," held with the title "rabba," Rabbi its first graduation ceremony on TRAVEL 22-31 . GOLDIN Avi Weiss made a promise: He wouldn't do it again. ORTHODOX I 16

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NSIDE Alliance announces key staff promotions Business ______34.35 Changes will deploy additional resources to Jewish life and learning programming Calendar ______10 Community--2-11, 15, 20-21 , 32, 41 B Y NANCY K IRSCH D'varTorah, ______39 [email protected] Foo11, ______18-19 PROVIDENCE - Jewish Al­ "THESE Israel I Nation _ _ __16 -17, 32-33 Obituaries ______39 .40 liance of Greater Rhode Island PROMOTIONS Opinion ______12-14 CEO Jeffrey Savit announced Seniors ______, 6-38 the promotions of several Alli­ ance staff members, all of which Simchas I We Ara Read ___42 -43 will allow the will become effectively July 1. SUMMER FUN I TRAVEL _ ___ 22-31 Michelle Cicchitelli, direc­ Alliance to tor of Shalom Family and PJ Library, has been named di­ operate more rector of Jewish life and Larry The Voice Katz, director of education, has been named director of Jewish effectively and & Herald learning. As he noted in his speech at NANCY KIRSCH efficiently." welcomes the June 10 Alliance annual Larry Katz, Michelle Cicchitelli, meeting, Savit spoke of the Dan Hamel and Erin Moseley summer intern need to restructure and realign ish life and learning." Savit also announced the PROVIDENCE - Shannon resources, some two years after interfaith outreach, cultural vices to our community mem­ three agencies merged to be­ and arts programming, Sha­ bers." promotion of Dan Hamel, from Conley, a Wheeler School controller to chief operating of­ graduate, is a summer in­ come the Alliance. lom Family, PJ Library and Toward that end, Alliance "We need to direct additional ficer. In his new position, Hamel tern for The Jewish Voice & the Parenting Resource Center, Director of Arts & Culture and resources to learning and en­ said Minna Ellison, senior vice NextGen Engagement Erin will assume responsibilities fo r Herald. A resident of Paw­ J-Fitness, the membership and tucket, she will attend Loyola gagement," said Savit. "After president fo r planning. Moseley will assume additional we initiated a national search, Katz will be charged with responsibilities, as well. She business office, building opera­ University in Baltimore, Md., tions, information technology, where she plans to major we realized that we could most guiding and leading all edu­ will coordinate programming effectively fulfill these critical- cational aspects of Alliance offerings for students of all human resources, accounting, in communications, wi~h .. i!­ "ly important roles With current budgeting and financial analy­ double minor in writing and programming, including the ages, so that the Alliance can staff members. We are pleased sis. Chinese. Early Childhood Center, special maximize its resources to meet to be able to promote from with­ education and teen engagement the community's needs and pri­ Ellison will focus on plan­ Already published in The ning. Quill, Wheeler's literary in and offer career advance­ programs. orities, said Ellison. ment opportunities to our valu­ In an email blast to the Alli­ magazine, Shannon wrote "These promotions," said El­ The Alliance is interviewing able employees." ance staff and board of direc­ her first article for The Voice lison, "will allow the Alliance candidates to fill a new, entry­ Cicchitelli will lead and di­ to operate more effectively and level position, which Ellison tors announcing the news, Sa­ & Herald about the Jewish vit wrote, "It is wonderful ... Community Day School an­ rect all aspects of Alliance Jew­ efficiently and offer more cross­ calls "an incredible opportuni­ ish life initiatives, including functional programs and ser- ty to work in the arenas of Jew- to grow even stronger with our nual meeting; it appears on own family members." page 3 in this issue.

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BY SHANNON CONLEY Special to The Voice & Herald PROVIDENCE - The Jew­ ish Community Day School of Rhode Island's annual meeting honors those who have shown a commitment to the school and the larger Jewish community. The June 5 evening's first hour, filled with food and the comfortable conversations among people who consider one another family, recognized Irene (Renee) Rudnick, head of school for the past three years. (In her first year here, she served as assistant head.) Rudnick is leaving the school (see sidebar, "A parting inter­ view with Renee Rudnick"), and many of her colleagues and PHOTOS I KAROLYN WHITE Karen Samdperil Rosenfield, left, Ruti Adler and Ruth Samdperil friends were teary-eyed during Eileen Ellis, )CDS executive assistant, and Renee Rudnick, at the )CDS annual meeting. their speeches lauding her. )CDS outgoing head, at the annual meeting As the crowd of some 60 peo­ nounced, participants respond­ slate of trustees was installed ple settled in for the annual University professor of Hebrew tant for people in the Jewish ed with a cacophony of cheering and as the community bid fare­ meeting, Rabbi Sarah Mack of and JCDS' Hebrew consultant. community to have a relation­ and clapping. well to Rudnick and welcomed Temple Beth-El talked briefly Adler graciously accepted ship with the language. The meeting closed with the new head of school, Adam about the importance of learn­ the award as she showed some Dozens of volunteers as well Adler leading attendees in sing­ Tilove. ing Torah and keeping close to "JCDS spunk" in briefly acting as employees, past presidents ing "Hatikvah" (the Israeli na­ Jewish values. out - in Hebrew - a small scene and past trustees were thanked SHANNON CONLEY (Shan­ tional anthem), but most people [email protected]), is a The Charles Samdperil with the stuffed animals she for their dedicated service lingered to mingle and offer Award, an honor given to an uses in her classes. She says she throughout the years. In fact, summer intern for The Jewish congratulations to those who Voice & Herald. educator who made a difference spreads herself thin in teaching as the names of every parent­ were honored. to students and is constantly because she truly loves Hebrew; volunteer and every teacher A new chapter in the book of JCDS: 751-2470 or jcdsri.org. teaching, was given this year to she feels it is immensely impor- with 10 years of tenure were an- JCDS' history began, as a new Ruti Adler, a renowned Brown A parting interview with Renee Rudnick Day school head will have her first summer vacation in years

BY NANCY KIRSCH challenges? told - because I wasn't here - weekly or twice-a-week basis. a week; on Fridays, we end [email protected] A: The number one priority but there was not a positive People felt welcomed back and the week with an assembly. PROVIDENCE - Renee Rud­ was to change the culture of feeling in the school. (Before are spreading the word. A par­ You have to be [there] to feel nick, outgoing head of the Jew­ the school ... to get back on a Rudnick's tenure, which be­ ent volunteer, who requested what happens - saluting ish Community Day School of positive track and to make it a gan four years ago, JCDS had anonymity, with years of ex­ flags, singing songs, Rhode Island, talked with The community in as many senses closed the middle school and perience in the school, told me, acknowledging birthdays, as possible, both internally many teachers had lost their 'I have to tell you - it's like a hearing announcements, etc. Jewish Voice & Herald about the "highs and lows" of her and in reaching out to [the] jobs.) I know that has changed whole different place.' We incorporated our JCDS four years at JCDS. greater community and help­ on many levels - we have 12 Q: How did you achieve ROCKS campaign, a values- ing them appreciate what they community members - most that change? Q: Let's talk about chal­ lenges first. What were your have. of whom are alumni parents - A: . We have full-school INCORPORATING I 9 I can only tell you what I was who volunteer regularly on a assemblies four mornings

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Mel Alperin was rec­ Marcus received the Lawrence ognized for his con­ Hopfenberg Award, given to a Ell tributions and was first-year student who has dem­ named an honorary onstrated outstanding partici­ ~ I board member. The pation and leadership at Hillel. review of URI Hillel's ARLENE WINK LEMAN She will serve as vice president vouR many accomplish­ ofShabbat and holiday program­ CAMPAAIN ments during the URI Hillel board and staff members "get silly" for this photo at the June 3 annual meeting. Seated, from ming on Hillel's 2013-2014 stu­ DOUARS past year prompted left, are Seth Finkle, Barbara Sokoloff, Mel Alperin, Henry Winkleman, Sam Shamoon and standing, from left, are Aaron Guttin, David Talan, Louis Kirschenbaum, Jhodi Redlich, Mark Ross, Susan Leach DeBlasio, dent board. IIAKEA Alperin to say, "I feel Brotons received the B'nai DIFFERENCE like a kvelling (proud) Marty Waldman, Amy Weiss, Ron Freeman, Amy Olson and Martha Roberts. B'rith Plantation Unit 5339 grandfather!" He was President David Dooley spoke. orary position, true to his repu- and engagement, which included Award, for an outstanding stu­ moved almost to tears, he said, Student participation and lead- tation, Alperin committed to bringing students to Israel on a dent leader. The Bertram and in witnessing Hillel's progress. ership has continued to grow. help URI Hillel in whatever fash- Birthright trip and staffing al­ Phyllis Brown Award, for the Alperin has been a board mem­ Last August, URI Hillel was ion he could. ternative winter break trips to most active graduating senior, ber for the past 11 years - ever awarded the first Indispensible Leach DeBlasio was elected to New Orleans, La., and Los Ange­ was awarded to Rebecca Kraut since then-Federation Executive Campus Partner Award by Hil- another term as president; Ruth !es, Calif., Joie Magnone is leav­ of Hauppague, N.Y., who was Vice President Janet Engelhart lel: The Foundation for Jewish Jarrett, Ron Freeman, Barbara ing to spend more time with her Hillel student board president in specifically asked him to help Campus Life for inspiring the Sokoloff and Henry Winkleman baby. Aaron Guttin will begin 2011-2012. The Pepi Silverstein strengthen URI Hillel's viability. university community as a cam- were re-elected as officers. New his position this August as URI Memorial Scholarship, which In slightly more than a decade, pus leader on diversity, toler- board members include Jona- Hillel's new Jewish student life subsidizes a student to par­ URI Hillel grew from a small, ance and multiculturalism. than Friesem, Jayne Richmond coordinator. ticipate in a Jewish leadership struggling, homeless organiza­ Honoring Alperin at the June 3 and Adam Roth. Hillel student board presidents conference or trip to Israel, was tion to an award-winning agency meeting, Hillel President Susan Student leadership dinner for the upcoming school year awarded to Natalie Weisfeld of with a permanent facility - The Leach DeBlasio presented him Although the annual student will be Lily Nieto, a senior from Houston, Texas. Weisfeld, who Norman M. 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EDITOR'S NOTE: After which is especially easy to do in here with a family, what's we might consider giving peo­ five years as the rabbi at the college where you're surround­ your sense of the wider ple considering a move from Brown RISD Hillel, as well as ed by lots of ideas and people, Rhode Island Jewish com­ out-of-state automatic free one­ the associate chaplain for the Jewish or otherwise, with munity? year membership in the JCC or Jewish community at Brown cogent opinions. They've em­ A. Providence is not a big a synagogue - a package of ben­ University, Rabbi Mordechai braced the wonderful democ­ metropolitan area, so unlike efits for those who plan to move Rackover is moving on. John ratization of knowledge that we New York or Washington, D. C., here and invest in our commu­ Landry interviewed him for have with the Internet. But the it doesn't have a large pool of nity longer term. his reflections on his time with result is sometimes a lack of a Jews to draw from. That makes We had some success giving students. An upcoming issue sense of authority that could it harder to create a critical selected students a small sti­ of The Voice & Herald will fea­ lead them to sustained learning mass for whatever new groups pend to participate in a study ture an interview with Ra6bi and growth. It's the usual col­ or institutions will emerge. On group of regular reading and Rackover's successor. lege experience - only it seems the plus side, Rhode Island has discussion. We pitched it as BY JOHN LANDRY to be more so these days. a good quality of life and seems an investment in their Jewish Special to The Voice & Herald Q. What does that mean for to be becoming a hospitable education and giving them a Q. How engaged did you them when they settle down place for startups of all kinds, few hundred dollars a semester find students in Jewish ac­ into general communities? in business and nonprofits. So made it easier for them to take tivities and practices? A. 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PHOTOS I NANCY KIRSCH Religious school students entertain congregants and guests with Hebrew songs.

From Page 1 nity's gift of a tree "a token of cation ceremonies. appreciation," Imam Ansari "This really is the house that ceremonies. added, "God says to us in the love built," said Smoller. "We The sanctuary's floor-to­ Koran that we Muslims are to embark on a new era - not just ceiling windows, immediately guard the sanctity of churches, for Torat Yisrael now, but for behind the bimah, look out on synagogues and mosques where future generations of Torat lush, green, conservation-pro­ God's name is pronounced. Our Yisrael." Smoller envisions the tected wetlands. God and your God are one and building as a hub of activity - In his invocation, Rabbi Pe­ the same." socializing, praying, studying, ter Stein, of Temple Sinai, the When speeches and presen­ eating and, most of all, sharing reform synagogue in Cranston, tations were interrupted with and communicating. reminded the crowd of God's in­ buzzing and feedback from the Calling himself "an Irish kid struction to Moses about build­ sound system, one young child's from Cranston," Senator Jack ing a sanctuary. cranky, yet clearly stated, pro­ Reed (D-RI), who grew up in "Make me a sanctuary and I noucement, "I hate that sound," the Park Avenue neighborhood, will dwell in you - God will be elicited sympathetic laughter. spoke of the many personal in you, the builders, not in it, In identifying dozens of chal­ connections he has had and the building." lenges and obstacles assodated continues to have with some There is a holiness, he said, with building a new synagogue, congregants. to the houses of study, assembly Andrew Sholes, building com­ "It's not just another ceremo­ and prayer that our people have mittee chair and past president, ny; it's coming home to friends erected throughout the ages. called the experience "no easy and neighbors; I'm one of you "May this building serve as a feat." today," said Reed. "This will be beacon oflight and peace for the Throughout the multi-year a community that sustains us community," said Rabbi Stein, process, Sholes said to apprecia­ all." who preceded Rabbi Levin as tive and knowing murmurs of Greeted with sustained ap­ president of the Board of Rabbis assent, "I told our rabbi to have plause, Rabbi Levin posed ques­ Building Committee Chair Andrew Sholes affixes the mezuzzah to of Greater Rhode Island. faith. I knew that we would pre­ tions to the crowd: Our young­ Torat Yisrael's new building. Additional religious and civic vail." est students learn that God is leaders - including Rev. Bill Acknowledging the enormous everywhere and that God can­ Trench, of the East Greenwich scope of Torat Yisrael's project not be seen and lacks human Numerous synagogue leaders Methodist Church; Michael B. given the congregation's size, attributes. Why, then, does God were recognized and lauded for BY THE NUMBERS Isaacs, East Greenwich Town Sholes said, "The remaining need a house or place of prayer? their work; many received tan­ Council president and Imam members never lost their sup­ Although God is accessible to gible gifts as well as words of $5.1 MILLION : Cost to build Farid Ansari, of the Muslim­ port. It was built for genera­ us any time and any place - and praise. synagogue and associated American Da'wah Center of tions today and those to follow. we need no intercessor to direct Children from the syna­ expenses Rhode Island, president of the gogue's religious school sang. We welcome all who want to re­ our prayers to God - she ex­ $2.5 MILLION: Mortgage on Rhode Island Council for Mus­ Before the crowd dispersed kindle Jewish learning." plained that God understands building, held by Wash­ lim Advancement - offered The long-deferred dream humanity's need for a house of - some to relish the sunshine ington Trust comments and commendations. is now a reality, said Susan prayer. "Were we to rely only on their faces, others to enjoy "It's not an accident that the Smoller, synagogue president. on our personal spaces and a buffet accompanied by mu­ 6.5 ACRES: Size of lot three strains of Abrahamic During her seven years as pres­ personal prayers, we would be sic - dozens of congregants and faith are here today - Chris­ ident, she signed the purchase relegated to lives of spiritual guests photographed the histor­ 18,000 SQUARE FEET: Size of tians, Muslims and Jews. That's agreement in 2007 to buy the isolation." ic moment when Sholes affixed new building the mezuzzah to the synagogue. due to Rabbi Levin," said Rev. East Greenwich site, partici­ Reverend Don Anderson, ex­ 120: Approximate number Trench. "Her voice in the state pated in the 2009 groundbreak­ ecutive minister of the Rhode MORE INFO: 885-6600 or of Torat Yisrael families for justice has been one that we ing ceremony, signed the sales Island State Council of Church­ toratyisrael.org. The syna­ [members of East Greenwich agreement in 2012 to sell the es, who traveled to Israel with gogue is at 1251 Middle Road, 1: Number of synagogues Clergy Association] treasure." Park Avenue building and par­ Rabbi Levin and the imam, East Greenwich. in East Greenwich Calling the Muslim commu- ticipated in the June 7 - 9 dedi- gave a closing benediction. THE JEWISH VOICE & HERALD COMMUNITY JUNE 21. 2013 7 www.jvhri.org Will merger talks continue between shuts?

BY NANCY KIRSCH Bay; because of the times we for what the two synagogues [email protected] live in today .. . I am not sure, could do either in merging or collaborating. PROVIDENCE - In two sepa­ but I think that Torat Yisrael approached us a couple of years Q: Could a merged syna­ rate interviews, The Jewish ago' when they began to contem­ gogue support two rabbis? Voice & Herald queried Rabbi Levin: It depends on the con­ Amy Levin ofTorat Yisrael and plate the move. We didn't pur­ sue it; last year, we spoke about figuration and what the rabbis Rabbi Richard Perlman of Am are responsible for and sup­ David about the ongoing merg­ getting back into conversation to see if there's a good fit. It's not port from community. There's er discussions between the two an outstanding economy and it lots of ... dynamics of decision­ Conservative West Bay syna­ making, relationships between gogues. clergy and leadership and cler­ Both Am David and Torat Yis­ gy and members, issues of how rael themselves represent merg­ "I HOPE AND they see one another, what kind ers - Am David is the merger of of a joint identity. It's a very Temple Beth Am and Temple pray that somehow complex, layered process. Beth David; Torat Yisrael is the Perlman: No, not with two merger of Temple Beth Israel the Jewish Rabbi Amy Levim Rabbi Richard Perlman senior rabbis, but with a junior and Temple Beth Torah. rabbi and a senior rabbi. Q: What's been the motiva­ community will conversations.) about the reputed delay, Barry I hope and pray that somehow tion for talks about merging? Q: Where do you think Golden, Tora! Yisrael's vice the Jewish community will Levin: Some of it has been be able to get talks are going? president, finance, told The be able to get together and not financial; there's a sense that Perlman: My understand­ Voice & Herald that, should a only survive but to flourish and there's a duplication of effort ing is that right now they're merger occur, the synagogues grow, whether through the con­ between two communities, es­ together and not stalled. We were told that Torat would issue a joint announce- cept of a merger or something pecially in Cranston. There've was going to put conversations men! together.) else. been different motivations at only survive but to on hold as they had other things Levin: I'm not sure; a lot of If someone has an idea that different times from different to deal with - the new build­ our energies have been direct- can get beyond the turf, misin­ communities. flourish and grow." ing and a contract renewal for ed toward moving. I know that formation and politics and deal Rick and I .. . have a really Rabbi Levin. Having said that, we're in the process of discov- with the one thing that is most nice collegial relationship, but Am David shared its financial er - our financial status, m~!Il~tant - the survival and merger talks are not between records with the Torat nego­ bership projections, program- growth of this Jewish commu­ clergy. makes sense to bring people to­ gether ifit's possible. tiation team; however, we didn't ming, the schools. I don't think nity - I'm open to it; I believe all Perlman: This has been go­ Q: Who, then, is engaging feel comfortable that Tora! Yis­ either congregation has a sense leaders of this Jewish commu­ ing on for many years ... many in these discussions? rael has shared all its financial of urgency; I can't speak for Am nity should be open to it. attempts throughout the years records. We requested such re­ David, but at Torat, it's an inter- and way before me. Financially, (Editor's note: Both Rabbis Perlman and Levin confirmed cords and are still waiting on esting possibility. We're inter- AM DAVID: 463-7944 it makes sense to have one Con­ that lay leaders of the congre­ that request. ested in having these conversa- TORAT YISRAEL: 885-6600 servative synagogue in West gations are engaged in merger (In response to a question tions ... there's great potential \ The Itw.L~!tYQ!~~ HERALD 2013-2014 Guide To Jewish Living Be part of the only publication that reaches more than 20,000 Jewish readers In Southern New England for a full year.

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8 THE JEWISH VOICE & HERALD COMMUNITY JUNE 21, 2013 www.jvhri.org Hadassah's Books on the Beach Fundraising event with welcomes three area authors The Edwards Twins Two novelists and a memoirist will share their stories NARRAGANSETT - Con­ and live auction, is a benefit BY TOBY ROSSNER ture. BookReporter.com called childhood of being in the shadow gregation Beth David and for the synagogue and the re­ Special to The Voice & Herald it "an elegant and haunting nov­ of their mother, who worked as South County Hebrew Scliool ligious school. PROVIDENCE - The Rhode el of love and family." a prostitute in their tiny apart­ will present The Edwards The price is $50 per person Stein's "The Rape of the Muse," Island Chapter of Hadassah will ment to make ends meet and to Twins, a nationally known for the dinner and show; provide for her own lavish life­ celebrate Hadassah's 101st birth­ a novel based on a true artwork entertainment act, at the The­ tables for 10 may be reserved. day on Tuesday, Aug. 13, with rivalry and courtroom drama, style. There are no flowery de­ ater in Pier Village, Narra­ scriptions, no erotic adventures CONTACT NANCY its Third Annual Books on the gansett on Thursday, Aug. l , CHORNEY (789-0232 or - it is pure and simple 'this is Beach Author Luncheon. The at6:30 p.m. schoen berg na@verizon. what happened and here is how event, which will be held at the The entertainment, which net) for reservations or more it affected me."' Atlantic Beach Club, 55 Purgato­ includes a full buffet dinner Debolina Raja Gupta, a critic information. ry Road, New- by Amalfi Catering, a raffle port, from for BookPleasures.com, wrote, . 11:30 a.m. to "'The Hook­ er's Daugh- 2:30 p.m., will • ter' is a study Synagogues will offer access feature book talks by three in human distinguished relations and to High Holy Day services emotions." local authors. Paid res­ The Provi­ The Voice & Herald will not publish ervations of dence-ba sed $50 per guest service schedules this year husband ­ must be re­ and-wif e ceived by PROVIDENCE - In a departure from past practice, The Jew­ team, Hes- July 30. Mail ish Voice & Herald will not publish the schedules of services for ter Kaplan your check, High Holy Days from area synagogues. Instead, we will publish and Michael ~-"----'~~"'--'-...... 11- made out to only a list of synagogues' phone num­ Stein, M.D., RI Hadassah, with lunch pref­ bers and, where applicable, websites in will present a erence (salmon or vegetarian) our Aug. 16 issue. unique program. Each author and table seating preferences to: Readers may then contact synagogues will select and read passages RI Hadassah Author Luncheon, directly to learn more about services from the other's book and will Judy Silverman, 50 Cindy Ann during the High Holy Days. discuss his or her choices with Drive, East Greenwich, RI 02818. On a related note, for the second con­ the audience. What it is like to has been called an "exceptional Beach Club parking is free. secutive year, the Jewish Alliance of have two authors, both recipi­ novel," by the New York Journal Books on the Beach proceeds Greater Rhode Island will partner with ents of many literary awards, support Hadassah program­ synagogues throughout the greater living in the same house? Ka­ ofBooks. ming. Rhode Island area, which will open plan and Stein, who edit one an­ Boston-based Dale Stanten wrote a memoir of her child­ their doors to unaffiliated community other's work, have learned to be MORE INFO: 463-3636 or rhode­ members for services during the High brutally honest without being hood, "The Hooker's Daughter [email protected]. - A Boston Family's Saga." Re­ Holy Days. hurtful. TOBY ROSSNER (tobyross@ Our Aug. 2 issue of The Jewish Voice & Herald will have a Kaplan's newest novel, "The viewer Katie Hale writes, "The complete listing of participating synagogues and additional in­ book is a memoir of Dale (and cox.net) is a life member of RI Tell," is a story of marriage, re­ Hadassah. formation. lationships, compulsion and cul- her sister Rowena) and their

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Save Wednesday All1,111cc ]CC August 7 40 I Elmg, ovc Ave the Show Clllle P,ov,dcncc Date 6.30pm e Jewish Alliance THE JEWISH VOICE & HERALD COMMUNITY JUNE 21. 2013 9 www.jvhri.org INCORPORATING positive values to day school students Free Sunday From Page 3 say enough about the way A: We're at 71 [students) and [we] handled it. The Alliance we could go to 90 very comfort­ based, character-building helped and sent Jewish Fam­ ably without adding staff other summer film series program. ROCKS represents ily Service to help. There was than resource teachers. It's a BARRINGTON - As part Released in 2012, it was fea­ the values that we most collateral damage in terms of moving target for next fall - we of the "Time for Me" adult tured at the New York Film promote in school: Respect kids' fears - a lot of that has won't hit 71, but probably just education program at Temple Festival at Lincoln Center. and Responsibility, Caring, been [addressed]. under that. Habonim, three films, which • "The Last Butterfly" will Own initiatives, Kindness and Q: Why did you decide to offer different perspectives be shown on Sunday, Aug. 4, Sense of pride. We reinforce leave? of Jewish life, will be shown at 7:30 p.m. Stage mime An­ them by recognizing children "KEEP THE A: I struggled with the deci­ on select Sunday evenings in toine Moreau (Tom Courte­ and staff members who sion. I so love the school, but July and August. nay) is compelled by the Ge­ exhibit these qualities and FLAME burning the commute is really hard • "The Other Son" will be stapo to put on a performance give specific examples; at our (Rudnick lives north of Boston, shown on Sunday, July 21, at for the children of Terezin, a ROCK wall, kids' pictures are brightly at this very Mass.) and adds to an already 7:30 p.m. Joseph, as he pre­ "model" concentration camp, displayed. very long day. It impinges my pares to join the Israeli army to convince the Red Cross ob­ Q: Can you talk about two quality of life. (At the time of for his national service, dis­ servers that the camp is truly painful experiences - filing special school." this interview, Rudnick, who covers that he is not his par­ what it seems. for bankruptcy and the bus had not identified her next ca­ ents' biological son. In fact, Initially reluctant, Moreau crash? [Read http://tinyurl. reer move, said that this would the hospital had accidentally slowly learns the true nature com/ msm93sg for The Jewish Q: What about money and be her first summer vacation switched him with Yassin, son of the camp, including the Voice & Herald's coverage of enrollment? in years.) of a Palestinian West Bank meaning of the "transports" the crash.] A: In every other way, fi­ Q: Any parting regrets? family. on which people leave. With a A: The bankruptcy and re­ nances are in great shape, A: That I haven't been able to As their families struggle world-class orchestra (made ceivership was a huge chal­ but the one factor that needs hand over a school of 90 kids. with the startling revelation, up of people interned in the lenge and accomplishment. It to improve is our enrollment. Q: Can you offer any ad­ the young men have unique camp) and a cast of children, was handled so well internally That's partly the result of the vice for Adam (Tilove, the insights into the ongoing con­ Moreau stages a show to end that we didn't lose one family economy, but we have to at­ incoming head of school)? flict in the Middle East. all shows. "The Last Butter­ over it. That was huge. Exter­ tract more families for whom A: Keep the flame burning The film, released in 2012, fl y" takes its title from one of nally, the people working be­ day school education isn't nec­ brightly at this very special was featured at the Cannes the real life sketches made by hind the scenes did an extraor­ essarily where they thought school and in this wonderful Film Festival and the Jerusa­ a Jewish girl in Terezin show­ dinary job. It was an incredibly they'd find their children. community. Review each day's lem and Tokyo film festivals. ing a butterfly swooping away difficult decision, but it gave We just completed a two-year accomplishments and be proud • "Hava Nagila" will be shown over the barbed wire fence to the school a second chance to self-study process [so that) we of that day. on Sunday, July 28, at 7:30 p.m. freedom. The sketch is pre­ go forward with strength. can be accredited by AISNE Try to narrow the focus of This documentary addresses served in a special museum in Last spring's bus accident (Association of Independent priorities so that the job doesn't the meaning of the great Jew­ Prague with the legend, "Died was a traumatic experience Schools in New England); [the consume you; try to find bal­ ish standard and features in Auschwitz 16-10-44." for everyone [but] it was a accreditation process) hap­ ance in your life, where there's interviews with Harry Bela­ All the films will be shown testament to who we are as a pens every 10 years. very little balance to be found . fonte, Leonard Nimoy, Connie at Temple Habonim, 165 New community. Counselors from Q: What is the current en­ Francis, Glen Campbell and Meadow Road, Barrington. outside the school couldn't rollment now? others. The free showings include The film follows the song on popcorn. its journey from the shtetls of TEMPLE HABONIM: 245- Eastern Europe to the cul-de­ 6536 or offi.ce@templeha­ sacs of America to YouTube. A young mother and a Holocaust bonim.org. survivor rescue one another lEARN TO SPEAK HEBREW An unlikely pairing leads to a longstandingfriendship and a book LIKE AN ISRARII BY NANCY KIRSCH ish and, by her own admission, [email protected] not particularly knowledgeable Ulpan-style Hebrew language classes will be offered about what was occurring dur­ for two weeks this summer: PROVIDENCE -"You buy­ ing synagogues services, Kush­ ing?" So asked Aron Lieb, a Holocaust survivor, to Susan ner Resnick added that Aron was. reluctant to attend syna­ July 22 -August I Kushner Resnick's invitation to have coffee together one day. gogue services after World War IL The only time he did so, said with our Israeli friends and educators Although the two, who met by Kushner Resnick, was to attend chance at a Jewish Community Simcha Pe'er & Rachel Ziv her daughter's bat mitzvah. Center in the suburbs of Bos­ Although she said that now ton, Mass., never introduced themselves to one another, feels a bit more comfortable when she attends services, Beginners & Advanced their conversations continued she sheepishly confessed that for 15 years. They ended, said her book contains a little bit of Monday - Thursday 9:45am - 12pm Susan Kushner Resnick in a "Jewish swearing, but not a lot. June 4 program at Laurelmead, I don't understand it. If some­ Two different Intermediate Levels with Aron's death. one can tell us some Yiddish Monday - Thursday 2pm - 4: I Spm Those conversations became swear [words], that'd be good," memorialized in her book, Susan Kushner Resnick said Kushner, before she read "You Saved Me, Too: What a excerpts from the book. 8-session class: $50 Holocaust Survivor Taught Me About Living, Dying, Lov­ Her book captures her love for Teachers in Alliance-affiliated schools: $25 Aron: "I love you because you ing, Fighting and Swearing in meaning and purpose. When can't stop fighting. You fight Yiddish" (Globe Pequot Press, she first met Aron, she was the your doctors and nurses ... the 2012). mother of an infant and strug­ For more information contact Larry Katz at In an evening program spon­ headache you've had since be­ gling with post-partum depres­ fore the war, me, drugs ... I love 401.421.41 I I ext. 179 or [email protected] sored by the Holocaust Edu­ sion. She, in turn, helped Aron you because you make me feel cation and Resource Center, with all manner of life's e$sen­ like a hero, but you're the hero Kushner Resnick spoke about tials - from finding him a place ... I love you because you still Aron and the relationship she to live and helping him with flirt, because you know when I and her family developed with his finances to welcoming him need you to come back to this the Holocaust survivor. to her family home for simchas world ... because you still fight." She explained that Aron and holidays. saved her by giving her life Ambivalent about being Jew- 10 THE JEWISH VOICE & HERALD CALENDAR I COMMUNITY JUNE 21. 2013 www.jvhri.org

~ NDAR Amudim Dinner honors contributors to Jewish community

Ongoing Wednesday IJuly 10 BY RABBI PERETZ Alliance Kosher Senior Cafe. Kosher and SCHEINER MAN lunch and program provided every Special to The Voice & Herald Wednesday and Friday. Alli­ Thursday IJuly 11 PROVIDENCE - Providence ance, 401 Elmgrove Ave .. Blood Drive. Brown RISO Hillel Founda­ Hebrew Day School paid trib­ Providence. Noon - lunch; tion. 80 Brown St. Providence. 10 a.m. ute to three individuals at its 12:45 p.m. - program. - 5 p.m. [email protected]. annual Amudim Dinner. A $3 lunch donation Yoni Halper, a PHDS alum, I~ requ ested from individu­ Monday IJuly 15 received the Alumnus Award. als 60+ or under-60 with Annual Golf Tournament Temple Beth-El After working for a variety disabilities. Neal or Elaine. hosts golf tournament: funds benefit the of Jewish organizations fo r YOUR 421-4111, ext. 107. synagogue's religious school. Ledge­ nearly a decade, Yoni opened CAMPAIGN Am David Kosher Senior mont Country Club. 131 Brown St., his own marketing and fun­ DOLLARS Cafe. Kosher lunch and Seekonk, Mass. 11:30 am. - registra­ draising consulting firm, ; MAKEA DIFFERENCE program provided every tion and lunch; 1 p.m. - shotgun start: ALTRUICITY, and launched weekday. Temple Am David. 5:30 p.m. - cocktails and dinner. $275/ NextGen: Charity, a national 40 Gardiner St .. Warwick. golf and dinner; $75/dinner only. info@ conference on nonprofit inno­ 11:15 a.m. - program; noon - lunch. temple-beth-el.org. vation, with more than 1.5 mil­ A $3 lunch donation requested from lion nonprofi t professionals individuals 60+ or under- 60 with dis­ Thursday IJul y 18 watching videos online. More E. BRESLER abilities. Elaine or Steve, 732-0047. recently, Yoni established a From left, Rabbi Peretz Scheinerman, Providence Hebrew Day Adoption Informational Meeting. Adop­ fundraising boot camp in New School dean; Rabbi Yosef Szendro, Amudim awardee and Dr. Marc Friday IJune 21 tions Options holds meeting for those York City and continues to Diamond, PHDS president, pose at the June 2 Amudim Dinner, consid ering adoption and interested in consult for a variety of Jew­ which is sponsored by PHDS and New England Academy of Torah. Tora! Visrael's Beach Shabbat Cel­ hearing about available options. Jewish ish and secular causes; he has Other awardees are Yoni Halper, alumnus awardee and Solomon ebrate Kabbalat Shabbat with an infor­ Family Service. 959 N. Main Street. been helpful to PHDS' fund­ Kofman, Dor L'Dor awardee. mal, interactive family service. Goddard Providence. 6 - 7 p.m. Peg Boyle, 331- raising initiatives. Memorial State Park. 1095 Ives Road. 5437 or [email protected]. Yoni's father, Frank Halper, rah fo r Orthodox Jewish chil­ acquire an excellent education Warwick. 6 p.m. 885-6600. CPA, has provided crucial as­ dren by soliciting funds door­ in Torah. Am David Meditation Kabba/at A special Sunday IJuly 21 sistance to Providence Hebrew to-door and selling clothing at Providence serves as a mod­ non-traditional Kabba/at Shabbat medi­ Meet and Greet Brunch. Fall River, Day School - and the Jewish thrift shops to raise money for el for smaller communities, tation experience; traditional Shabtfat Mass.-based Temple Beth El introd uces Community Day School - by the school. They also donated as it offers a full array of To­ evening service follows. Temple Am Rabbi Mark Elber and Cantor Shosha­ finding donors for Rhode Is­ siddurim (prayer books) to the rah opportunities, including a David. 40 Gardiner St.. Warwick. 6:15 nah Brown to the community. Temple land's Corporate Tuition Tax school. girls' high school (NEAT, New p.m. [email protected]. Beth-El. 385 High St. Fall River. Free Credit program, which pro­ Rabbi Yosef and Ruchama England Academy of Torah), Shabbat Under the Stars. Family friendly and open to the community. 9 a.m. vides individuals and corpo­ Szendro received the coveted a post-high school yeshiva Shabbat service; children with June - services: 10 a.m. - bru nch. RSVP: rations with the opportunity Amudim Award. Known for (NERC, New England Rabbini­ birthdays are recognized: treats. Temple 508-674-3529. to receive state tax credits of his study of Talmud, Rabbi cal College), a community Kol­ Szendro has delivered his daf le! and other college and adult Beth-El. 70 Orchard Ave.. Providence. 7 Touro Fraternal Golf Tournament Cran­ 90 percent, plus a federal tax yomi, an explanation of one learning programs. p.m. 331-6070. ston Country Club, 69 Burlingame Road. deduction, in exchange fo r a page of Talmud, every morn­ Cranston . Noon - lunch: 1:30 p.m. - dqnation to a foundation that ing at 5:30 for more than 10 PHDS: Rabbi Peretz Scheiner­ Saturday IJune 22 shotgun start; buffet dinner following funds scholarships at local years. man, Pscheinerman@phd­ golf. $85/Touro member: $85/Cranston Jewish day schools. Agudas Achim Picnic for Women. school.org. Country Club full member; $99/non­ At the June 12 dinner, the The Szendro family is rec­ Bring lunch, chair, blanket and games. ognized for their hesed (kind­ Borderland State Park. 259 Massapoag member. [email protected]. school also paid tribute to a longstanding member of ness) and outreach to Jewish TUITION TAX CREDIT Ave., North Easton . Mass. 2 - 4 p.m. families across the religious INFO: Frank Halper at 331- $2/per car for parking. Deb Mandell. Friday IAug. 2 the community, Solomon Kofman, witli the Dor L'Dor spectrum. After accepting 6851 or Larry Katz, at the Jew­ 508-223-3585 or Sharon Friedman. Jump Into JORI Weekend. Camp (Generation to Generation) the Amudim Award, Rabbi ish Alliance of Greater Rhode 508-208-6818 or sharmar49@ experience for kids includes Shabbat. Award. Kofman, who immi­ Szendro spoke about the cru­ Island, at 421-4111. Applica­ comcast.net. Saturday and Sunday programs. Infor­ tions are due July 1. grated to Rhode Island in 1950 cial role that day schools play Giggles in the Garden. Outdoor preschool mation session and tou r for parents. in ensuring the continuity story time. Jewish Community Day Camp JORI. 1065 Worden's Pond Road , from Paris, has been active in the community ever since. He of the Jewish people. Rabbi RABBI PERETZ School of RI, 85 Taft Ave.. Providence. Wakefield. 9:45 a.m .. Friday - noon. and his late wife Pearl he1ped Szendro, noting that the school SCHEINERMAN is dean of 11 a.m. [email protected]. Sunday. $175. Ronni Guttin, ronni@ to ensure that the school deserves to be honored, dis­ PHDS and NEAT. campjori.com. Tuesday IJuly 2 would always be a place of To- cussed the need for students to Curious Tales of Talmud. Six-session EDITOR'S NOTE: Be sure course decodes talmudic legends and to read about other events hap­ uncovers layer within layer of insight. pening later this summer or One Happy Congregation Beth David, 102 Kings­ ongoing throughout the all-too­ Fall River synagogue town Rd. Narragansett. Six Tuesdays short season in the "communi- - · Advertiser Says ... starting July 2, 7 - 8:30 p.m. $60 ty" and "summer fun/summer - entire course; $13 per lesson: $20 travel" pages of this issue. invites community to meet ( Th ank you all at The Voice & Herald fo r the great job you textbook (optional). rabbiwarwick.com did with our ad in a recent or 884-7888. new religious leaders Bar/Bat Mitivah issue. Thanks to the ad, I got a phone call CALENDAR SUBMISSIONS FALL RIVER, Mass. - Tem­ Synagogue services are at 9 from my girlfriend's cousin to price up some menus • she Calendar _items for our Aug. 2 Back to School Issue must be ple Beth El will host a "meet a.m., the brunch, which is free recognized my picture in th e received by July 24. Items for our Aug. 16 Rosh Hashanah Issue and greet" brunch on Sunday, and open to the community, ad. That's why we have this begins at 10 a.m. RSVPs are must be received by Aug_ 7. Send all calendar items to nkirsch@ July 21, to introduce the syna­ opportunity to bid for the job. gogue's new spiritual leaders, requested. Also, at least three or four shalomri.org, subject line: "CALENDAR." Rabbi Mark Elber and Cantor The Conservative synagogue people have come up to me at Shoshanah Brown, to our com­ is at 385 High St., Fall River. our S}rnagogue to compliment me on the ad. So thank you munity. 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BY MIRIAM ESTHER WEINER Special to The Voice & Herald PROVIDENCE - With a focus this year on science, Providence Hebrew Day School's annual Rhode Island Hadassah presents academic fair included projects from students in kindergarten a Book and Author Luncheon through eighth grade. The theme of PHDS' academ­ Books on the Beach ic fair rotates on a three-year cycle; themes focus on Judaic studies, general studies and Ju­ Tuesday,August13,2013 daic and general· studies com­ 11 :30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. bined. This year's general stud­ ies fair, on Wednesday, June Atlantic Beach Club 7, addressed the subject of sci­ 55 Purgatory Road, Newport ence. Parents, students, faculty and Guest Authors visitors viewed exhibits, many Hester Kaplan, The Tell of which were interactive and "An elegant novel of love and family." engaging. The projects, which reflected the subject matter Michael Stein, MD, The Rape of the Muse studied throughout the year, "A novel about artistic i11spiration, hero Hlorship and betrayal." demonstrated students' knowl­ edge and creafivity. Dale Stanten, The Hooker's Daughter-A Boston Family's Saga "A story about forgiveness, perseverance and hope." The third and fourth grades' PHDS bubble display was particularly PHDS students Gabi Weisman, Chaya Kapilevich, Naftali Schochet, interesting - visitors were able Shifra Shira Peromsik, Rivka Chana Flig, and Gavriel Schwartz enjoy Questions? www.hadassah.org/rhodeisland; to watch a video about bubbles, the bubble booth at the PHDS academic fair on Wednesday, June 5. (401) 463-3636; [email protected] read what the students had learned about bubbles and blow ------)fe- - their own bubbles. display board that allowed visi­ principal of Providence He­ I Name: ______Phone: ______The project by eighth-grad­ tors to lift a panel to read more brew Day School, a Jewish day ers Rivka Golden and Sheva about a machine. school on the East Side of Provi­ I Address: ______Email: ______Taitelbaum, titled "simple ma­ dence. I chines," included pictures of MIRIAM ESTHER WEINER City, State, Zip ______various simple machines on a ([email protected]) is I I ___ Reservations @S50 each

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The difference decision has led to some toxic gious dialogue, so, too, must theo­ this week was that instead of the BY NANCY KIRSCH sequelae. Not long after the con­ logical humility lie at the core of [email protected] police drag­ ging women off frontation at the Kotel on May 10, any attempt to bring Jew and Jew PROVIDENCE - Forty-seven ... that is the number of in handcuffs Peggy Cidor, a board member of closer together, to overcome the states I've visited. The number on that counter hasn't they made a Women of the Wall for the past 15 sin'at hinnam, the baseless hatred, moved in more than a decade. barrier of blue years, found graffiti spray-painted which now poisons the sacred Despite my best efforts, I haven't made it to Alaska uniforms hold­ on both the door and the stairwell space of the Kotel. Theological hu­ yet; my plans to kayak there last summer didn't pan ing back a sea of her apartment. The Hebrew ·mility means that no Jew or group out. South Dakota offers Mount Rushmore and the Bad­ of men trying threats translate into English as of Jews should claim to speak for lands, but North Dakota .. . really? North Dakota doesn't to fall upon "Women of the Wall are wicked," all Jews, that no Jew or group of us. The angry seem jammed with tourist-worthy sites. "Peggy, your time is up," "Peggy, Jews should claim to possess a crowd could monopoly on "approved ways" of As much as I love the novelty of IT SEEMS not drown out we know where you live." visiting a new continent, country TOME our songs of responding to our individual ex­ or city, I a!Il not a good traveler. I joy at this vic­ periences of God. pack too much of the wrong stuff. tory." Those of us nurtured and nour­ Time changes, directions and cur­ RABBI JIM So wrote "THE ANGRY ished in the democratic values of rency calculations sometimes send ROSENBERG Anat Hoffman, tolerance and pluralism should my math-phobic brain into unpro­ executive di­ CROWDcould not find it too difficult to admit ductive overdrive. rector of the that we do not have all the an­ Some of my travel experiences Reform Movement's Israel Reli­ not drown out our swers, that we cannot claim cer- are reminiscent of "I Love Lucy" gious Action Center, in the May 13 EXECUTIVE episodes. Years ago, a college issue of "The Pluralist," her orga­ songs of joy at this EDITOR friend and I drove from Indiana nization's online newsletter. Hoff­ to New Orleans, La., and Mexico. man, who also serves as chair­ victory." Both natives of Indianapolis, Ind., woman of Women of the Wall, was NANCY KIRSCH we wasted a good hour or two un- reporting on the events surround­ successfully navigating our way ing the group's monthly morning out of ... Indianapolis. Later, after prayer services at the Kotel, Jeru­ When more than 300 members some critically important papers blew out the window salem's Western Wall. and sympathizers of Women of after we had crossed into Mexico, we had to retrace our This particular Rosh Hodesh the Wall came to worship on Sun­ steps - 30 miles of steps! - and throw ourselves on the (new moon/new month) service day, June 9 under heavy police mercy of Mexican authorities. took place on the first day of the protection at the Kotel for Rosh On another cross-country trip, I was driving in the Hebrew month of Sivan, this year Hodesh Tammuz, they faced hun­ Colorado mountains, near dusk, when my little Honda corresponding to Friday, May 10. dreds, as opposed to thousands, was bombarded with surprises - a sudden snowstorm Why was this Women of the of haredi hecklers. The women and a group of runaway horses - that left me momen­ Wall Rosh Hodesh service differ­ were able to worship without in­ tain knowledge of life's deepest tarily dazed. ent from all of the organization's cident, although the police did mysteries. Then there's the time that my daughter, then in mid­ previous Rosh Hodesh services? prevent them from reading from But what of those for whom a dle school, and I eagerly anticipated seeing a particular What prompted such massive re­ the Torah scroll they had brought tolerant and pluralistic outlook is Broadway show during her March vacation. sistance by the ultra-Orthodox with them. It is still too early to not held to be a virtue? What of The night before we were due to take the train down (the haredim)? Why did so many know whether responsible haredi those who are absolutely certain to New York, I pulled out the theater ticket information haredi men and boys - a number leaders will continue to be able to that the Torah - or more precisely, to tuck safely into my suitcase. I looked and, dismayed, of them yeshiva students excused contain the more extreme and vio­ their interpretation of the Torah looked again, at the email confirming our ticket pur­ from classes for their protest - feel lent elements of their community. - is the word of God? From their chases. I had purchased two tickets to the show for the compelled to attack the women What is to be done? I find the perspective, who are we mere ·prior Thursday! who had gathered together to seeds of an answer in the words mortals to deliberately and pro­ Like day-to-day life, travel presents opportunities for pray according to their own non­ of Rabbi Amy Levin, current vocatively contradict God's laws? both joys and oys. I'm much better at rolling with the Orthodox interpretation of Jew­ president of the Board of Rabbis of Who are we to desecrate the Kotel annoyances associated with travel than with everyday ish custom? For what reason Greater Rhode Island. Speaking by our failure to be "Torah true"? life, I think. did haredi women scream at the at an interfaith/ interracial panel ls theological humility ever pos­ "We're going to have an adventure" was my standard Women of the Wall for defiling ke­ d-iscussion in November 2011, sible for those who claim to know response when our kids were young and we faced unex­ dushat ha-makom, the holiness of Levin stressed the need for what who God is and what God requires pected flight cancellations or missed connections. the place - apparently blind to the she called "theological humility" ofus? · The total opposite of a white-knuckled flier, I put com­ actions of their sons, their broth­ among Muslims, Christians and Where is the meeting ground plete faith in pilots; I am absolutely certain that I'm not ers and their husbands who were Jews. No one religious tradition between tolerance and absolute in charge ... and don't need to be. It's liberating to turn "sanctifying" this sacred space should have the chutzpah to claim certainty? How do we begin this over control to someone else. with garbage, with spittle, with exclusive knowledge of who God is conversation that seems to be im­ My travels this summer - to Seattle, Wash., for an abusive language? . and what God requires of us. She possible, yet is so necessary if we American Jewish Press Association annual meeting - The answer to these questions is agreed with her fellow panelists Jews are to remain one people? and Italy (Florence, Rome and Venice) - will not add any that this past April 25, Jerusalem that each of these three "Abraha­ cities, states or countries to my "travel scorecard." Nev­ District Court Judge Moshe So­ mic faiths" holds a wide range of JAMES B. ROSENBERG (rab­ ertheless, I look forward to opportunities to learn and bel determined that the actions of views and that we must be careful [email protected]) laugh, eat and enjoy, explore and study ... and "have an Women of the Wall did not contra­ not to judge these richly complex is rabbi emeritus of Temple Ha­ adventure" or two. vene "local custom"; for the first cultures by their most intolerant bonim, the Reform synagogue in Our "Summer Fun/ Summer Travel" section includes time in 24 years, these women had and fanatical elements. Barrington. stories about past and future summer adventures. En­ the legal right to p~ay with talli- In terms of the ongoing con- joy the summer; before you know it, it'll be time for our Aug. 2 "Back to School" issue.

OUR MISSION COLUMNS I LETTERS POLICY The mission of The Jewish.Voice & Herald is to communicate The Jewish Voice & Herald publishes thoughtful and the views of the authors; they do not represent the views informative contributors' columns (op-eds of 500 - 800 of The Jewish Voice & Herald or the Alliance. Jewish news, ideas and ideals by connecting and giving voice words) and letters to the editor (250 words, maximum) to the diverse views of the Jewish community in Rhode Island on issues of interest to our Jewish community. At our Send letters and op-eds to [email protected] or discretion, we may edit pieces for publication or refuse Nancy Kirsch, The Voice & Herald, 401 Elmgrove Ave., and Southeastern Massachusetts, while adhering to Jewish publication. Letters and columns, whether from our Providence, RI 02906. Include name, city of residence values and the professional standards of journalism. regular contributors or from guest columnists. represent and (not for publication) a contact phone number or email. THE JEWISH VOICE & HERALD JUNE 21. 2013 13 www.jvhri.org Poets, payments and politics Visages offamous poets will adorn Israels new shekels oetry equals money. That true "stars" have always been Goldberg and Nathan Alterman the Icelandic Edda - a true Re­ that, once again, the culture of Pseems like a supremely political leaders - not so much (in ascending shekel order). naissance man! And by the way, Mizrachi Jews (those who lived oxymoronic equation - because they were all sterling Rachel's poetry has inspired, he also happened to be a close in the Arab world, from Yemen but not in Israel. individuals, but because Israel and been used as the lyrics for, friend of a certain Klausner in the East all the way to Al­ At the end of this summer, is so heavily political that ev­ dozens of highly popular main­ family in Jerusalem, whose son geria and Tunisia in the West, Israel's Finance Ministry will ery other profession pales in stream songs; whereas many used to call him "Uncle Shaul." with Egypt, Iraq, Iran, etc.) has begin to introduce four new influence. Second, poetry is. al­ Israelis today have no idea who You may have heard of that been relegated to the sidelines. curren­ most non-existent today on the • she is, they can all sing her lyr­ son's name - Amos Oz. For several decades, this has cy bills: Israeli scene. Sure, there are ics in more modern tunes. Goldberg not only wrote ter­ been a significant bone of con­ 50- and poetry lovers here and there, rific poems but also authored tention, even if Mizrachi cul­ ZOO-shek­ but the vast majority of readers wildly popular novels and even ture has made major inroads in el bills in consume nov.els and non-fiction several children's books. Israeli society: cuisine, popular the fall; books, and they do so vora­ "ISRAEL IS SO And then there's Alterman, music, even high-level business. 20- and ciously. In fact, Israel is among Israel's pre-eminent journalist­ But the sensitivity remains. 100-shek­ the world leaders in book sales heavily political poet. That sounds like another Of course, these four money el bills in per capita. oxymoron, but he managed to bills aren't the end of the story. REFLECTIONS the fol- So what gives? Have the tech­ that every other not only combine two careers There are coins to be re-minted, OF I IN ISRAEL 1 owing nocrats in the Finance Min­ as a national poet and a major new streets to be named, monu­ spring. istry - normally hard-nosed profession pales columnist, but also, on many ments to be built. Who knows Nothing SAM LEHMAN-WILZIG economists _: suddenly soft­ occasions, penned his political - perhaps a Mizrachi poet will unusual ened? Or maybe this is actually in influence." column in verse, which only eventually grace what all Israe­ about a political decision? Since every I further raised his influential lis have really been waiting for: that - af- lI politician is controversial, let's profile during the early decades the 500-shekel note! ter all, every governmental go for the uncontroversial poets of the State. treasury does this periodically of yesteryear? Not quite. In any As for controversy, everyone PROF. SAM LEHMAN- - but this four-bill makeover Tchernikovsky was a medi­ case, even here there is a mea­ cal doctor, translator and poet. seems to love the idea of hav­ WILZIG (profslw.com) is may · be unique on the world sure of controversy (more on ing Israel's greatest poets on deputy director of the School scene. Each of the four bills will He edited the Hebrew terminol­ that in a moment). ogy manual for medicine and their bills (the greatest Hebrew of Communications at Bar­ feature a national poet as its It turns out that each of these poet of all, Chaim Nachman Ilan University in Israel. This star personality! Not a politi­ the natural sciences. Among poets has been hugely influen­ other works, he translated into Bialik, already has had his vis­ past spring, he was a visiting cian among them. tial in their own way: Rachel age on a bill). But there's been professor at the Israel Studies On the face of it, this is truly Hebrew Homer's Iliad and Od­ the Poet (that's what people call yssey as well as Shakespeare, lots of criticism (about the fact Center, University of Maryland, strange from a couple of per­ her - Rachel Ha'meshoreret), that all four currently honored College Park, Md. spectives. First, in Israel the Moliere, Goethe, Heine, Byron, Saul Tchernikovsky, Leah Shelley, the Gilgamesh Cycle, poets are Ashkenazi) claiming

RHODE ISLAND'S NEW VOICES Fighting about egalitarianism in Israel Resolving internal disputes is a prelude to peace

STUART I. FORMAN minded me of the recent threats right calendar? Was the apoca­ hallmark of the Jewish people's will come by honestly accom­ Special to The Voice & Herald to our own political leaders in lypse coming? Who and what journey. Without those, we re­ modating and respecting dif­ or anyone who loves the this country by those who be­ was the Messiah? How they main enslaved in our minds; ferences. Let's hope that it will Jewish people, the fight­ lieve that sending Ricin-laced should fight Roman domina­ therefore, symbolically, we begin at the Kotel. F letters is an appropriate form of tion? Which texts were correct? have never left Egypt. ing in Israel over egali­ STUART I. FORMAN tarianism is cause for great political dissent. Could gentiles join the Jewish It is time for reason, toler­ ([email protected]), nation without adhering to the sadness. In my column, "Why ance and pluralism to reign in a self-employed consultant (in­ the Israeli chief rabbinate is rules of kashrut and circumci­ Jerusalem. Peace must start at cluding, formerly, for the Jew­ wrong," in the Aug. 17, 2012 is­ "WE JEWS ... sion? home. If we are only children ish Federation of Rhode Island) Today, we have numerous squabbling among ourselves, sue of The Jewish Voice & Her­ and humanities teacher, lives in ald, I tried to show how Judaism are our own worst sects with differing theologies how could we hope to make Fairhaven, Mass. is not monolithic in theology . " and practices. Orthodox, Ha­ peace with the nations? Peace or in practice and why there is enemies. sidim (with many sects of its room for pluralism within the own), Conservative, Reform, Jewish people arid the Jewish Reconstructionist, Renewals, LETTERS JUBUs (Jewish Buddhists), HU­ state. As a federation president, Having recently returned JUs (Secular Humanist Jews) I regularly get information from Israel, I was struck by how and others all compete around Reader was moved to tears from the Jewish Federations of difficult tolerating external dis­ practices and theologies. Per­ North America (JFNA), which sent seems to be for everyday haps we have not come so far Nancy Kirsch's column "My father's story," in the June 7 issue addresses various issues in Is­ Israelis. It is hard, I found, for from either Sinai or the first of The Jewish Voice & Herald moved me to tears. It made me so century. rael and around the world. I a non-Israeli (even a Jew) in Is­ appreciative, once again, of the fantastic mother and father I had. have followed with concern JF­ rael to criticize policies within But all of this seems devoid It's a wonderful tribute to Nancy that she was able to rise above NA's reports about creating an the Jewish state. Yet, Israelis of spirituality. All of us are in her childhood, and become such a productive, intelligent, caring awe of the universe, thankful egalitarian section at the Kotel have plenty of internal dissent. and successful woman. Kudos to her! (the Western Wall) and the re­ In fact, tolerance of . dissent for our self-conscious aware­ Francey Nathan ness and our hope that things sponse of Israel's chief rabbi to is a hallmark of our journey Warwick can be improved. Surely, this is these efforts. throughout our history. Recently, however, a new As I write this op-ed, we are a grounding on which we could Brutal honesty, tactful candor chapter came to light given the studying Parashat Korach, the all agree. We Jews have enough exter­ threats of violence against two story of a rebellion of Levites Nancy's Kirsch's poignant and potent column about her father chief rabbis for their positions and Reubenites against the au­ nal detractors. We are·our own ("My father's story) in the June 7 issue of The Jewish Voice & Her­ opposing creating an egalitar­ thority of Moses in the desert. worst enemies - given our dif­ ald is sui generis. It is unique in the sense that she unburdened her ficulty with pluralism and real ian .section at the Kotel. The In the first century C.E., Sad­ heart and soul and did this with brutal honesty and tactful candor. tolerance for dissent. Yet, plu­ Women of the Wall immedi­ ducees, Pharisees, Essenes, Mel and Cindy Yoken and others argued plenty - and ralism and dissent are the hall­ ately disavowed participation marks of a free people - and a New Bedford, Mass. in these threats. The matter re- about many topics: Who had the ~-----~-~~ -----~------~---~~----~-----

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:LETTERS Remembering Esther Williams Military troops aren't getting the help they need I want to sit shivah for Esther But this Queen Esther was My gratitude to Nancy Kirsch deployments are not the only screening, diagnosis or coun­ Williams, Hollywood's "Million also tough and determined '. She and The Jewish Voice & Herald factors that account for the seling. The combination of stig­ Dollar Mermaid," who died ear­ divorced her third husband, Voice for the comprehensive ex­ alarming rates of suieide and ma and lack of confidentiality lier this month. Fernando Lamas, because he amination of suicide and men­ Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder blocks access to the early inter­ In the 1952 movie bio, "Mil­ curbed her freedom and her tal health issues for military (PTSD). Alcohol and drug prob­ ventions that are key to suicide lion Dollar Mermaid," she por­ career. She writes about it, personnel and veterans, "Those lems, particularly binge drink­ prevention and the treatment of trays Annette Kellerman, who with good humor, in her mem­ in active duty face risks beyond ing and prescription drug mis­ mental illness. overcame polio to swim again oir. The film was mostly a post­ the battlefield," in the June 7 is­ use, also increase the risk for - a perfect metaphor for the World War II celebration of lib­ sue. suicide and PTSD and, regretta­ David C. Lewis, M.D. Jewish philosophy underlying eration and the restoration of There's even more to the story bly, the ttoops aren't getting the Providence the movie industry of the gold­ color. as I learned as a member of an help they need. The writer, professor emeritus en studio years. Esther Williams will remain Institute of Medicine commit­ First. too many of them don't of community health and medi­ We rise again, we dive once in my mind as I swim in the tee that released a recent report seek help because of the perva­ cine, Alpert Medical School at more into our divine destiny; pool, Narragansett Bay or the on alcohol and drug problems in sive stigma of being labeled as Brown University, was a mem­ there is something Hasidic Narrow River. the armed forces (http://www. suffering from mental illness ber of an Institute of Medicine about that. Mike Fink nap.edu/ catalog.php?record_ or addiction. Second, active committee addressing alcohol Williams "Americanized" the Providence id=l3441). military personnel have few and drug problems in the mili­ world of myth and legend, like Fink, a columnist for this Battle stress and multiple opportunities for confidential tary. Miriam and like Aphrodite, paper, had a similar letter pub­ beauty comes from the sea, lished recently in the Provi­ from the element of water. dence Journal. Sad pleasure in Norman's poem Every soul is precious I just thought I would write to express my sad pleasure in read­ ing Arthur Norman's poignant poem, "Feather," in the June 7 is­ Rabbi challenges Lehman-Wilzig's op-ed sue of The Jewish Voice & Herald. I am sure it resonated with oth­ ers who have experienced a similar loss. BY RABBI RAPHIE backward people into a more pushes them to attain the high­ Bob Davis SCHOCHET normal lifestyle, he opines. est levels of scholarship and a Marlboro, Mass. Special to The Voice & Herald The truth of the matter is connection to a transcendent fter writing this piece that, despite growing econom­ dimension. Ain response to Sam ic pressure and the continued Their wives choose to sup­ Reader disturbed Lehman-Wilzig's oped, moral decay of the normal port these ideals by sharing "Policy changes will impact ul­ society around them, these the financial burden and serv­ by columnist's assertions tra-Orthodox," in the June 7 is­ individuals will continue to ing as the emotional rock of Professor Sam Lehman-Wil­ the stipend, is stronger than sue, I showed it to some friends maintain their values. They stability in their homes. To­ zig's repetition of anti-ultra­ ours. who suggested that the tone will continue to have large gether, as equal partners, they Orthodox rhetoric in the June 7 Israelis use the stipend to was a little angry and perhaps families, despite the hardship stand shoulder-to-shoulder issue is profoundly disturbing. supplement their other in­ I would be better served to tone it entails, because they be- with their spouses to create He would have us believe that come. The stipend is not large: it down. homes that radiate inner peace only the haredi (ultra-Ortho­ A family receives each month I seriously considered doing and contentment - homes in dox) in Israel have more than 175 NIS (shekels) ($43.75 U.S.) that and then I realized, no, I which people are happy and 2.1 children. He suggests that for the first child, 263 NIS for really am very angry and jus­ "TO TAR AND gratified because they love they have many children to each of the second, third and tifiably so. what they have and what they avoid work to study Torah. (Ob­ fourth children and 175 NIS for Had someone written about feather an entire are doing, homes where study­ viously studying is a reprehen­ the fifth child). Thus, a family any other minority group in ing and the performance of sible act!) of five children would receive this way, the outcry from our subgroup ... mitzvot are primary. In fact, the worldwide Ortho­ 1,139 NIS ($284.75) each month. super-sensitive community While their lobbyists and dox community is growing, not In fact, Israel's poorest families would have been deafening. To should have · government representatives just Israel's haredim. The U.S. get only 28 percent of their in­ tar and feather an entire sub­ may attempt to relieve their Orthodox population is also come from child stipends. group with one broad brush­ our ... antennae challenging economic circum­ growing, despite the professor's Shlomo Mor-Yosef, director stroke would and should have stances, these families do not feel poor or deprived. Rather, assertion, "Israel is one of the general of Israel's National In­ our always-sensitive racial an­ 1 surance Institute, reports that humming." they are fulfilled by their few Western countries with a tennae humming. _!_ 'positive' birth rate." planned cuts in stipends would Yet, when it is about our own, abundant love of life and of their fellow ·Jews, demonstrat­ This wholesale condemnation put another 30,000 to 40,000 our brothers and sisters, our ed through countless acts of of an entire group of people is children below the poverty line children and grandchildren lieve it is a mitzvah to do so; selfless kindness and generos­ biased and derogatory. Professor Lehman-Wilzig and certainly characterizes a choice made by like-minded Regardless of a parent's em­ should verify his facts and do wl}at would have been many ity and all of this will continue people around the world. They unabated. ployment status, the stipend his research before he quotes of our grandparents, we do not will continue to love, treasure continues until children reach unsupported and erroneous respond. Can that be accept­ Perhaps, some day we will and educate every one of those all learn to appreciate these age 18. In comparing U.S. and data. able? Of course I am angry. My children and would not dream Israeli economic data, it's clear Marilyn Shapiro outrage, I hope, is your out­ idealistic and special people of giving up the fantastic privi­ · for who they are. People who that Israel's economy, even with Providence rage; but perhaps it is difficult lege of raising yet another to respond when you really do model the loving kindness of child to serve God. They will Abraham and Sarah, the pow­ not understand exactly who continue to eschew a material­ these people are artd what they erful pursuit of ideas and ide­ istic lifestyle and forego mate­ als of Isaac and Rebecca and ai-e all about. rial comforts for the privilege the love of family and nation of Rhode Island's New Voices: Prof. Lehmim-Wilzig has the of leading a Torah-only life­ unmitigated gall to imply that Jacob, Rachel and Leah. Our "Rhode Island's New or otherwise self-serving. style that he denigrates in his Perhaps some day we can all people have children for finan­ Voices" represent op-ed Although we can't guar­ column. stop slinging such derisive, po­ style essays from people antee that we can publish cial gain, and such individuals Yes, that lifestyle is rigor­ are draining the economy and larizing and hurtful barbs and who live or have lived in the everything sent to us, we ous and demanding, but it is appreciate one another for all leeching off society. He then one that provides those who greater Rhode Island Jew­ welcome receiving original follows it up with the canard we have to offer and for who we follow it with the pleasure of are. ish community. submissions from readers. that no ultra-Orthodox men delving deeply into the well­ Individuals are invited to SEND ESSAY TO: work. springs of Jewish wisdom. RABBI RAPHIE SCHOCHET submit a 500-800 word essay Nancy Kirsch, nkirsch@ Let us put them into a more It requires men to research, (rabbiraphie@gmail . com) is dean of Providence on an issue of interest - no shalomri.org: SUBJECT: normal socio-economic soci­ write, discuss and debate the Community Kollel. holds barred, except that it NEW VOICES, or call 421- ety, wishes the professor, let intricacies of law, philosophy, us educate and pressure these can't be a promotional piece 4111, ext. 168. history and Jewish practice. 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in free concert WEST SPRINGFIELD, our waterfront facilities and more than $11.7 million in Mass. - JCamp 180, a program develop our arts, crafts and matching grant funds to non­ Group engages audiences of the Harold Grinspoon Foun­ technology center," wrote profit Jewish overnight sum­ dation, announced recently JORI President Rob Stolzman. mer camps throughout North in Israeli-themed activities that Camp JORI is the recipi­ "Harold Grinspoon's effective America, according to the ent of a Chai Match 2 challenge philanthropy management is release from the Harold Grin­ BY LARRY KATZ grant. The challenge grant al­ legendary, and Camp JORI is spoon Foundation. Camps [email protected] lows Camp JORI to receive up proud to fulfill those goals." receiving the Chai Match 2 - to $18,000 in matching funds JORI will have another re­ 25 in all this year - have one PROVIDENCE - Are you to renew camp facilities and cord enrollment this summer, year to raise matching funds searching for something new provide operating and schol­ Stolzman said, "and we an­ in a two-phase matching cam­ and different for a lazy summer arship support. ticipate providing more than paign. Camps must use at evening? "Camp JORI is thrilled to $250,000 in campership finan­ least 50 percent of the overall An energetic band of Israeli again partner with the Grin­ cial aid. " With the Grinspoon funds raised for capital im­ Scouts, "Caravan," will arrive spoon Foundation on a sub­ grant and the matched funds, provements. at the Jewish Alliance of Great­ stantial challenge grant. The we will provide more capac­ er Rhode Island, bringing Is­ timing couidn't be better as ity for an even better Camp CAMP JORI: campjori.com raeli culture, music and dance, we work toward our Second JORI." as well as a message Century Campaign to build In the past eight years, JCAMP 180: JCamp180.org of peace, on Wednes- more cabin capacity, improve JCamp180 has contributed or 617-269-7171. 1 day, August 7. The teenagers will perform in concert for our Jewish com­ COURTESY I CARAVAN An alchemist's puzzle: Can you solve it? munity and in other Caravan performer IvouR venues. members. While in Rhode Is­ BY NORMAN GORDON he could grow his own. A minute later, the piece had CAMPAIGN Caravan's free land, the teens will engage BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. _ One day at exactly noon, he grown and coalesced so that IDOLLARS concert, suitable for campers in camp activities at You don't usually expect to took a small piece of manna every minute the manna dou­ MAKE A all ages, is open to 1 Camp JORI and the Alliance's find logic puzzles and Judaism about the size of an olive and bled in volume. I DIFFERENCE the community and J-Camp. They will also per­ in the same sentence but real- placed 1t m a large clay vessel Nachman smiled at this begins at 6:30 p.m. form at the senior kosher cafe. ly, what could be m~re ;ppro-,~ ,s;ontainimi, a special nutrient wonderful sight. Now, he in the Alliance JCC Social Hall. Though many of the teens live priate? Jewish law is a history solution that he had devised. would have an endless supply Israeli food will be available for in the Tel Aviv area, some are of applying logical analysis The vessel was a very large of manna. He would no lon­ sale at 5:30 p.m. from elsewhere, including Afu­ to our sacred texts to extract cylinder with a height of two ger need to gather manna in The Caravan is a summer la, which, with the Gilboa area, their meanings. The answer to cubits and a radius of one cu­ the hot desert sun. Perhaps he delegation of 10 teens and two is Rhode Island's sister commu­ the puzzle, which appears, be- bit. could even sell some. chaperones from Israel that nity in Israel. low, appears on page 27. He watched as the manna When it was precisely 2 p.m., travels across the United States Boy Scouts who attend the grew and then split in two to Nachman found that tlie ves­ and Canada. This group of concert may be able to earn NORMAN GORDON form two olive-size pieces. The sel was exactly full of manna. ,. dancers and sin'.gers follows in c;redit for theJ.il. Citizenship in ([email protected]) creates puz- two pieces coalesced to form What time was the vessel half­ " the footsteps of other groups the World requirement. zles in Boynton Beach. one double-size piece. A min- full of manna? who have been performing for Please join ute later, the piece had grown (After you think you've fig­ audiences for more us to wel­ to form a piece with four times ured out the answer, check out than 40 years. the solution on page 27 .) come and An alchemist's puzzle! ::ce~olume of the original w· 'The Caravan also meet these offers a number of ,.aa•-~---1 energetic educational activi­ A little known legend found young per­ in a secret chapter of the Zahar ties, including Israeli formers. dance, trivia, Israel tells the story of Nachman, one Defense Forces train­ LARRY of the Jewish who wandered in Yi ing, scouting activi- KATZ (421-4111, ext. 179) is the desert for 40 years. Nach­ ties and more. 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The website has transgressed in ordaining Sunday, June 16, in Manhattan, sets back the slow progress that of Yeshivat Maharat describes women, but he insisted that its graduates as "rabbinic lead­ his quibble with Weiss is about the three women who received we have made in giving women ordination did not receive any positions of leadership," Goldin ers" and legal decision-makers. much more than semantics. He cited the example of Con­ formal title. told JTA. "When something is The document awarded to done sort of arbitrarily, that graduates this month refers to servative Judaism's decision to If Weiss thought that would permit driving to synagogue on mollify his Orthodox critics, he there is no consensus for, that their ordination - in Hebrew, smicha - the same terminology the Sabbath - a move initially was wrong. creates a counter-reaction on made for understandable so­ Weeks before the ceremony, the other side. I believe that's used for male rabbis. But Weiss ciological reasons, but which the ordination was condemned wound up having a dramatic by the Rabbinical Council of impact on the quality of reli­ America, the main Modern Or­ gious life. thodox rabbinic association, of Yeshivat Maharat Goldin conceded that Weiss is which Weiss himself is a mem­ CONFIRMING ORn-tODOX WOMEN AS HALAKHIC ANO SPIRlTUAL LEADERS not entirely without religious ber. justification for his actions and "We cannot accept the ordina­ what's happening." said he wasn't conferring a ti­ said if it were solely up to him, tion of women as members of the For years, Weiss has been tle, insisting that smicha refers YESHIVAT CHOVEVEI TORAH he would be content to agree to Orthodox rabbinate, regardless RABBINICAL SCHOOL agitating for women to assume only to the women's function disagree with Weiss. of their title," said Rabbi Shm­ Rabbi Avi Weiss "What the [RCA] will do in uel Goldin, RCA's president. leadership roles in Orthodoxy as authorities on Jewish law that are more or less compara­ and their pastoral training, not akhic expertise because they the future," Goldin said, "I can­ For the RCA, the problem understood what I had studied not predict." hinges on one word: ordination. ble to men. In 2009, Weiss gave their honorific. his protege Sara Hurwitz the ti­ The decision of what to call and what I can do for them." The RCA says it supports ad­ According to Weiss, there is vanced Torah study for women tle maharat, a Hebrew acronym his graduates would be left up and their assumption of appro­ of his invention that translates to the women themselves and the communities they serve, he priate leadership roles in the as "female leader in Torah, Orthodox community, goals to spirituality and religious law." said. "We desperately need spiritu­ ~~©Jr~ which Weiss also subscribes. Several months later, Weiss maharat al leaders," Weiss said. "And to The RCA has never objected decided that had not ~~~ me it doesn't make sense to tap to female graduates of an ad­ caught on and that Hurwitz in­ rabba, into only 50 percent of the Jew­ vanced Talmud program at stead would be called a no legal barrier to women func­ EDITOR'S NOTE: We want ish community." Yeshiva University, several of feminized version ofrabbi. tioning as rabbis, only sociolog­ to know what you, our read­ hare­ Hurwitz, who now serves as whom have served in quasi­ Reaction was swift. The ical ones. ers, think about this: Should di Orthodox Agudath Israel of the dean of Yeshivat Maharat, In a 1,500-word defense of the Orthodox rabbinical schools be rabbinic roles at Orthodox syn­ said that offering the school's agogues similar to those that America dismissed it as beyond religious basis for female clergy empowered to ordain women as the pale of Orthodoxy. Rumors graduates ordination was a re­ Yeshivat Maharat graduates provided to JTA and later pub­ rabbis? swirled that the RCA was con­ flection of their having satisfied will fill. lished by the Times of Israel, Let us hear from you via snail sidering expelling Weiss, which a course of study equal to what But while Weiss sees ordi­ Weiss cited various sources to mail (The Voice & Herald, 401 the organization denied. male rabbinical students com­ show that female spiritual lead­ Elmgrove Ave., Providence, RI nation as a vital and historic plete. step, to the RCA and its 1,000 But even after Weiss conced­ ers are well within the bounds 02906, email (nkirsch@shal­ ed in early 2010 that he wouldn't "When I received ordination, of tradition. romri.org), i'n an online com­ members, the move represents I was able to be present for peo­ a dramatic and potentially dan­ ordain any more rabbas, he con­ Goldin acknowledged that it ment to this story (posted at tinued to use language reflect­ ple in a different way," Hurwitz was difficult to point to any par­ jvrhri.org) or at Facebook.com/ gerous break from tradition, if said. "People sought out my ad­ not a violation of Jewish law. ing his belief that these women ticular religious law that Weiss jvhri. performed functions compara- vice and my help and my hal- THE JEWISH VOICE & HERALD ISRAEL JUNE 21, 2013 17 www.jvhri.org Young woman prays with Women of the Wall Participating in a nonviolent quest toward equality

BY RACHEL SALLOWAY my way beyond the gates and Special to The Voice & Herald joined the egalitarian service WAITSFIELD, Vt. - I did not - men and women chanting to­ know what to expect when I gether, some wearing tallitot, walked down to the Old City others not. of Jerusalem in time for the 7 There was a stark contrast a.m. Rosh Hodesh (new moon/ between the behaviors of the new month) service on May participants inside versus 10. I had no trouble finding my those outside the gated prayer way through the Old City as I circle. Inside the gates, the was surrounded by hundreds singing and smiling was con­ of haredi (ultra-Orthodox) tagious. The service included schoolgirls in uniforms head­ many beautiful and tradi­ ing to the same destination. tional songs including "Oseh With different goals in mind, Shalom," "Kol Ha 'olam Kullo," we walked side-by-side. and my all-time favorite, "Ozi While visiting Israel through v'Zimrat Yah ." As our group the Gift of Israel program this sang serenely in unison, I felt past May, I had the chance to proud to participate in this join the Women of the Wall nonviolent quest toward equal­ group for their Rosh Hodesh ity. service. Women of the Wall, an advocacy group fighting for equal prayer rights at the Kotel, works toward a goal of allow­ "I FELT ing women to be able to pray openly, wear tallitot (prayer ERV proud shawls) and chant Torah. They Police hold protesters back from Kote./. hold monthly Rosh Hodesh ser­ to represent .....,.,\ ...... vices to publicize their mission connected views of this issue. and build support. Until the this side of the It felt like a regurgitation of Jerusalem District Court rul­ the classic debate between ing on April 25, women were struggle." ancient tradition and modern arrested for wearing tallitot at views of the world; a dilemma the Kotel. that continues to appear again The Rosh Hodesh service on and again in my own evolution May 10 was the 1?rst opportuni­ as a Jewish adult. However you ty following the ruling where Meanwhile, thousands of ha feel about women partaking Women of the Wall members men banded together outside in religious rituals at the Ko­ and supporters could legally the gates in an effort to disrupt tel, when I observed the spiri­ wear tallitot at the Wall. the service and vocalize their tual connection and positivity The sheer volume of people opposition to women praying around me, as opposed to the in attendance on such an early, in such a manner at the Wall. violent and abrasive actions bright morning was stagger­ They shouted, stomped, whis­ of the opposition, I felt very ing. Other news coverage has tled and threw objects within proud to represent this side of reported that close to 10,000 our bounds. One man even the struggle. people showed up for this climbed the gate and stuck his event. I was one of only 300 tongue out at our group until RACHEL SALLOWAY (rsal­ who came to pray. The prayer he was physically removed by [email protected]), who was circle was positioned on the one of the guards. Detached raised in Barrington, is work­ women's side of the Wall, about from the surrounding rude­ ing on an organic farm in Ver­ 75 feet back from the actual ness, we continued to sing and mont. She will begin a nurse wall due to an overcrowding mark this monumental step in practitioner graduate program An angry Orthodox man gestures in protest. of Orthodox schoolgirls. A set the fight for women's rights in at Massachusetts General Hos­ of police officers held up metal Israel. pital Institute of Health Pro­ gates protecting the prayer To me, these contrasting fessions in the fall. group from the outside onlook­ behaviors exemplified the dis- Y' ers and opponents. I pushed OCEAN STATE THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS TACEO (taking care of each other)

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Liquor not induded Coupon expires July 15, 2013 Must present coupon for discount (JTA) -There's been a resur­ gence recently of a longtime affliction of the Israeli-Pales­ tinian relationship: culinary anxiety. It pretty much runs like this: If you're not eating Palestinians accuse Israelis of stealing their cuisine. Israelis, nonplussed, answer, CASERTA's you're 'Stealing? How is it stealing if WIKIMEDIA.COMMONS.ORG we call it "Arab food?"' Shwarma not eating pizza! Frustrated foodies like this key shwarma. Israeli innovation, stemming reporter stand on the sidelines What's telling is that a lot from the country's austere first and shout, ignored, that some of of Middle East experts raised decades, when lamb and beef 5 11 the dishes are indeed Palestin­ their eyebrows at the choice of were barely available. 1· OFF ian or from the broader Arab meat. Turkey? What manner This utterly sensible practice a delicious 12-piece pizza world - and some are not (they of madness this? Shwarma is (turkey also is healthier) spread are Turkish, Greek, Balkan, made from lamb, no? to the West Bank, and has per­ The ORIGINAL even Indian). Some even are Lurking beneath this chiding sisted there despite the appar­ Jewish in origin. may have been repressed mem­ ent collapse of any other signs I've treated this before, and I ories of Kerry's Philly chees­ of Israeli-Palestinian agree­ CASERTA won't re-rant. Bottom line, food esteak fiasco on the campaign ment. and how one enjoys it is fungi­ trail in 2004, when he asked for A lot of folks are making fun ble, so get a life. But there was a (gasp!) Swiss, not Cheez Whiz. of Kerry for his persistent opti­ PIZZERIA nice little twist on it earlier this In this case, Kerry might have mism when it comes to reviving A Rhode Island Tradition for over 50 years Israeli-Palestinian talks. But in Parking available spring when John Kerry, U.S. bridged a cultural divide rather secretary of state, visited the than fallen into one. Shwarma, Ramallah, he may have bitten TAKE OUT 272-3618 or 621-3618 or 621-9190 region and made an unsched­ absolutely, is Palestinian. Mak­ off exactly what he could chew. N uled stop in Ramallah for a tur- ing it from turkey, though, is an • THE JEWISH VOICE & HERALD FOOD JUNE 21. 2013 19 www.jvhri.org Seven native Israelis tempt palates in America and Great Britain Culinary traditions with a Mediterranean twist

BY ABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN

(ISRAEL21c)- Yolam Ottoleng­ hi, a 44-year-old native Jerusa­ lemite first got tongues wagging for the fare at his chain of Lon­ don delis. Working with Sarni Tamimi, an Arab chef also born in Jerusalem, Ottolenghi in­ troduced British palates to his fusion of eclectic culinary tra-. ditions with a decidedly Medi­ terranean twist. The Jewish-Arab pair has since published two interna­ tionally bestselling cookbooks, "Ottolenghi: The Cookbook" (2008), and "Jerusalem: A Cook­ book" (2012). In between, Ot­ tolenghi put out a vegetarian coffee-table cookbook, "Plenty" - which won a Galaxy National Book Award - and writes a pop­ ular weekend food column for the Guardian. The owner and executive chef at Philadelphia's Zahav restau­ These chocolate rugelah from Zucker's Bakery look eye-catching. rant, Michael Solomonov won a regional James Beard Award Aviv before opening Breads in 2011. Born in 1978 in Israel Bakery in New York City's and raised mainly in the United Union Square neighborhood. States, Solomonov began Zahav Scheft offers Israeli favorites in 2008 as a living memorial to such as walnut and olive bread, his brother, an Israeli soldier challah, cheese sticks, bou­ who died in 2003. rekas and chocolate rugelah. His idea was to introduce Among his non-Israeli spe­ Philadelphia · diners to Israeli cialties that New Yorkers will foods, such as hummus, made learn to love are D11-nish rye with imported Israeli ingredi­ bread and smorrebrod, a Dan­ ents. Today, the menu is more ish open-faced sandwich; Scheft varied, with original dishes was raised in a Danish-speak­ that take off on Israeli prepara­ ing household in Israel. tions. Perhaps helping to pave the "We crust beef cheeks with way for Scheft, Israeli baker Zo­ Ethiopian spice mix, braise har Zohar established Zucker them in Turkish coffee and Bakery in Manhattan's East then, when they're cool, cut Village in 2011 with her hus­ them into cubes and put them band, Yaniv. (Her maiden name on a skewer and grill them," was Zohar Zucker; marrying said Solomonov. "It's what I'd Yaniv Zohar gave her a distinc­ call atypical Israeli cuisine." tive double name.) The bakery World-renowned cake styl­ cafe has gotten glowing reviews ist and "Sweet Genius" emcee from New York magazine, the Ron Ben-Israel comes back to Village Voice, the Forward, Tel Aviv at least once a year to Grub Street and Time Out. load up on his sister's cooking. Trained in New York, she had The 55-year-old baker and pro­ previously worked under sev­ prietor of the · award-winning eral Manhattan chefs. Zucker Ron Ben-Israel Cakes in Man­ specializes in sweet treats such hattan's SoHo neighborhood as alfajores (vanilla and lemon said that he enjoys walking the sandwich cookie sandwiches streets of his native city with­ filled with caramel and rolled DOME NICA.COM out getting bombarded by fans in coconut), date-clove rugelah, A pizza from Domenica the way he does in New York. honey-almond fingers, and He was trained not as a baker, sticky _buns - along with other but as a dancer. His first foray dessert items she learned to magazine and named one of the restaur~t•s wood-burning are most proud of. Our cakes to North America was with the make in the kibbutz kitchen of StarChefs.com's 2012 Rising pizza oven. are sensational. My wife is a Bat Dor dance troupe 20 years her Moroccan-Israeli grand­ Stars. Heading back across the pond, pastry genius - one of the best ago, and he discovered a pas­ mother. His culinary approach is Honey & Co. co-owners Itamar pastry chefs in the world." sion for making pies as a way to Israel-born Alon Shaya was to add (mostly) subtle Israeli Srulovich and Sarit Packer are They source raw ingredients earn some extra cash. nominated as 2012's best South­ touches to the Domenica menu. reaping stellar reviews for the in many Mediterranean coun­ Martha Stewart discovered ern U.S. chef by the James However, he did introduce cuisine featured in their 25-seat tries, including Israel. Their him in 1996, and he opened his Beard Foundation for his ex­ shakshuka, a spicy poached­ restaurant in London. The mar­ home territory inspired much shop in 1999. "Dancers have to pertise as executive chef at the egg-and-tomato Israeli dish ried couple honed their skills in of the Honey & Co. menu. "It's rehearse every day until it be­ Italian restaurant Domenica in that has become a favorite. His London establishments before the food that we grew up on and comes perfect," he said. "This New Orleans. Born in Bat Yam kosher-style Passover Seder opening Honey & Co. wanted to eat - what we miss." ... discipline helped me become in 1979 and raised in Philadel­ dinner at Domenica attracts The full-service cafe features ABIGAIL KLEIN LEICH­ a good baker." phia, Shaya was also nominat­ hundreds of diners for matzah dishes as varied as stuffed Unlike Ben-Israel, Uri Scheft MAN is a writer and associate ed as Food & Wine's Best New ball soup, slow-roasted duck, grapevine leaves, breads and editor at ISRAEL21c. perfected his pastry at Leha­ Chef in his region, recognized pomegranate-roasted lamb jams, but Srulovich said that mim (Breads) Bakery in Tel as a "Chef to Watch" by Esquire shank and matzah baked in the desserts "are the thing we 20 THE JEWISH VOICE & HERALD COMMUNITY JUNE 21, 2013 www.jvhri.org STANDING on the shoulders of giants

From Page 1 young members of the commu­ nity; creating and stimulating a new generation of leaders; pursuing collective objectives and accomplishments; and em­ bracing a new clear vision and well-defined strategies that will determine community and or­ ganizational priorities. Awards and recognition In his d'var Torah, Rabbi Wayne Franklin of Temple Emanu-El, urged the audience of more than 150 people to con­ sider their role in fashioning a stronger, healthier Jewish Larry Hershoff, recipient of the Rhode Island. What, he asked, Joseph W. Ress Community Ser­ will each of us do to support, vice Award, prepares to speak. encourage and bolster our com­ munity members? Sharon Froehlich chaired the James (Jamie) Pious present­ program, which was held on the ed the Norman D. & Flo Tilles evening of June 10, in the Alli­ Community Relations Council ance JCC Social Hall. Officers Award to Rabbi Peter Stein, of PHOTOS I NANCY KIRSC H and board members for the Temple Sinai. Richard Licht, right, listens to a ~peaker as his wife Roanne and son Jacob Alliance, the Jewish Federa­ As a teacher, a role model and review annual meeting program materials. tion Foundation and Alliance chair of the CRC's Social Jus­ Realty, Inc., were installed and JCDS Head of School Renee "J" is Jeffrey Savit, a remark- Jewish community. "I can nev­ tice Task Force, Rabbi Stein ap­ Rudnick, Kapoch was greeted able colleague, said Feinberg, er be involved without thinking recognized. Amy Olson, of URI plies his compassion and justice Hillel, led the audience in sing­ with cheers and applause by a who identified two more "Js" for of the giants who aren't here to problems, Pious said. group of her young students. the evening - juggling commit- .. . I wouldn't be here if I hadn't ing both "The Star-Spangled Recently recognized by Sinai Banner" and Israel's national Thanking Richard Licht ments of family, Alliance and learned from them - my uncle, for his decade of service to the the State of Rhode Island - and Frank Licht; Max Alperin, Bob anthem, "Hatikvah." Reform synagogue in Cranston, Doris Feinberg, the first Al- . . . t th t celebrate Riesman and Joe Ress." liance president, commended Jommg oge er 0 Lawrence Hershoff received Rabbi Stein thanked congrega­ Richard Licht, the Alliance's joy. the Joseph W. Ress Commu­ tional and community leaders Alliance CEO Jeffrey Savit nity Service Award from Joan outgoing chair. Not only did When Licht took over as issues calls to action for their support. He reminded he nurture his four children the Alliance's chairman, he Ress Reeve, daughter of the late the audience that studying To­ "Change is easy, transition Joseph Ress, After citing his never expected to be serving rah leads one to act and then to as Governor Linc;oln Chafee's is hard," said Savit, who noted leadership roles with the Alli­ study yet again. both the Alliance's progress in ance, San Miguel School, Tech director of administration, "Each day we should be so yet that's precisely what hap­ transitioning into one central, Access RI and Clark University, fortunate as to recite 100 bless­ "WE CANNOT unified organization and the she added, "Larry is smart, loy­ pened. When professional con­ ings," said the rabbi, noting flicts interfered with Alliance challenges that we, like many al, dedicated, a perfectionist, he that many of those blessings STAND still in a Jewish communities, face: lim­ is all goodness." commitments, Sharon Gaines give us the opportunity to re­ ably fulfilled those commit­ ited financial resources, an Hershoff learned from his za­ pair the world. world of change." aging demographic, extreme yde (grandfather), "who taught ments, he said. With an eye on Gloria Feibish presented the the present - as he thanked his competition and an inability to my father the obligation to Lea Eliash Memorial - Grin­ achieve traction with our next share with others. Kindness family, board colleagues, past spoon/Steinhardt Award to presidents of the Jewish Fed­ generation. has a way of multiplying," the Ilana Kapoch, a native Israeli "We are trapped in old ways of - whose names all begin with eration of Rhode Island, the Bu­ visibly moved Hershoff said. who teaches Hebrew and Judaic thinking, reacting and behav­ "We all have an obligation to do the letter "J" - but he also took reau of Jewish Education and studies at both the Jewish Com­ the Jewish Community Center ing," said Savit, "but ... current something; don't just give, but munity Day School of Rhode his "fifth child," the Jewish Al­ times dictate that the Alliance give back." liance, through toddlerhood. (agencies that merged into the Island and Temple Emanu-El. Alliance), Rabbi Franklin and must continue to be bold, refo­ Alliance board member Nominated for the award by "We're now walking steadily," cus our mission, challenge the Feinberg said. "You joined dis­ several Alliance key staff mem­ bers - he also gave a nod to the wisdom of conventional institu­ parate cultures and created a tionalized Judaism and anchor · sense of harmony." Licht's sixth past - as he identified leaders who did so much to make a great transformative change." Declaring that perpetuating the "same-old, same-old is now foolhardy," Savit announced key plans, including promot­ ing and redeploying Alliance staff members (see "Alliance announces key staff changes," page 2), creating a new Parent­ ing Resource Center, a new preschool classroom and a new Creativity Center in a reorga­ nization of our physical space; eradicating financial waste and operational inefficiencies; and refocusing and clarifying our Alliance strategic mission. Savit continued, "I shall work to ensure that the Alliance will be the community catalyst to cultivate, create and support Jewish identities and trajecto­ ries across the lifespan, as well as [be] the community think From left, James (Jamie) Pious, an Alliance vice chair, congratulates tank, convener and partner to Rabbi Peter Stein after the rabbi receives the Norman D. & Flo Tilles Community Relations Council Award. Susan Froehlich, left, introduces Sharon Gaines to the audience. CHANGE I 21 THE JEWISH VOICE & HERALD COMMUNITY JUNE 21, 2013 %1 www.jvhri.org CHANGE is afoot at the Alliance From Page 20 provide compelling reasons to be Jewish." How will we get there? Ac­ cording to Savit, the Alliance will: be strategic and multi-di­ mensional, be characterized by excellence, transparency and sterling customer service; cre­ ate philanthropic opportunities and program choices based on constituent wants and commu­ nity priorities; partner with "KINDNESS Doris Feinberg presents Richard Licht with a framed photograph of HASA the signatories to Israel's Declaration of Independence.

way of multiplying." sion, Savit encouraged mem­ timistic, relationship-focused bers of the Jewish community and strategically centered." to be open-minded and stay our community members with positive. SAVIT'S FULL SPEECH, on­ immediacy, great empathy and "Everything is possible to line at jvhri.org. Search "Jef­ outstanding, value-added pro­ create our Rhode Island Jew­ frey Savit delivers." Rob Sherwin, an Alliance board member, and his wife Mindy braved gramming. ish community renaissance, ALLIANCE: 421-4111. a rainstorm to attend the annual meeting. Mark Feinstein, a new Recognizing that we must all as long as we remain bold, op- Alliance board member, is at far left. take ownership of this new vi-

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B Y NAOMI LIPS KY Jay said. "They love it because the Original Italian Bakery in Special to The Voice & Herald it's not what they're expecting." Johnston. COVENTRY - Sheila Gold People also do not expect to Sheila goes from table to ta­ began making wine as a hob­ even find a winery in Coventry ble, like a mother at a bar mitz­ by, one that her son Andrew - so the tag line on their labels vah luncheon, making sure the hoped would comfort her sev­ reads: "Yes - a winery in Cov­ guests have enough of every­ eral years after the death of her entry." thing and are ertj oying them­ husband, Dr. Benson Gold in Three times a day on Satur­ selves. 1996. That sense of comfort and day and Sunday, all three Golds "She rolls out the red carpet, warmth still informs all of the host the tours and tastings, introduces herself to every­ activities at the successful She­ which are open to the public by one," said Jay. laLara Winery that Gold runs reservation. Guests come from "If you're not hospitable, this with two of her sons, Andrew all across the country and must is the wrong business to be in," and Jason (J ay). have their ages checked upon says Andrew. entering - no exceptions. Jay concurred, adding, "How A slush is sampled, then An­ you treat people is the bottom IBUSINESS PROFILE drew leads visitors on a tour of line to this place." the production facility, speak­ Each guest gets a souvenir During the week, Andrew, knowledgeably and pas- wine glass and directions to chief winemaker, supervises make the slush; bottles of wine the winemaking in a large, are available to purchase. meticulously cleaned produc­ ShelaLara began commer­ tion area. Andrew said that he cial operations nine years ago works as long as the wine re­ in a former tire factory on Val­ quires, adding, "Some nights I ley Street in Providence. They don't even go home." moved to a larger building in J ay and Sheila cover sales Coventry in 2005 and have slow­ and marketing with Dan Ri­ ly been expanding both their beiro, sales manager. production facilities and their The winery produces clas­ space for welcoming guests. PHOTOS I NAOMI LIPSKY When the Golds first began, sic wines such as Chardonnay Jay Gold, with his mother Sheila Gold and Merlot, and some limited they laboriously hand-bottled edition vintage wines, but it is their wine in small quantities; The brothers worked together in the wine world its fruit essence wines that are now Andrew is the master of to create the unique wine slush, they are marketing it as quite special. These have names a bottling machine from Italy for which the patent is pending. "Gaspee Fruit Essence such as "Succulent Strawberry that can vacuum-pack and la­ The formula, 18 months in the Wine Slush," a Riesling" or "Pomegranate bel 1,500 bottles an hour. Their making, came about through that resonates Wildberry." They are distinc­ Farmer-Winery license entitles observation and accident - "and Rhode Islanders. tive in flavor, low in sulfites and them to sell directly to restau­ a lot of broken machinery" at The demand among free of any artificial colors or rants and liquor stores, and en­ the beginning, as Andrew tells restaurants, bars and flavors. When frozen, they form Wines from ShelaLara ables them to develop relation­ it. stores is growing. "Once a slush, which is still pure wine ships with their clients. The slush is so revolutionary people try our wine," sionately about each step of the Their grapes come from process. different sources. Like many .. Then the guests sit at tables wineries, ShelaLara has grapes and each receives a list of the grown to its specifications - ' Mutual Engineering dozen or more wines to be sam­ in Coventry, Califo rnia, New pled. Andrew describes each York and even Italy. The one as it is poured and plates of shipped grapes arrive under Service Co. cheese and crackers are served, MAKING I 26 ADIVISIO NO FTHE POROG ROUP as well as mini-pizzas from

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B Y MIRIAM R. PLITT Select the venue to fit your Special to The Voice & Herald vacation goals PAWTUCKET - I have a For a totally relaxing vaca­ friend who will not travel be­ tion, choose an all-inclusive cause of bedbugs. We'd say resort where you don't need she's meshugga (crazy), yet her to carry your wallet - you can fear has made me a little crazy, charge everything to the room too. - or think about anything ex­ Whenever we're in a hotel, cept choosing kayaking or my husband hands me the snorkeling, for example. fl ashlight and says, "Go check On the other hand, for a for bedbugs." We both laugh at religiously-themed vacation, our running joke. you'll need to do some research I also think about the plea­ to find a city or venue that of­ sures that travel brings - new fers enough "Jewish stuff" - sights, foods, cultures and museums, synagogues, archi­ people - and offer some point­ tecture or food , for example. ers I've learned from my years Pay attention to your of travel. surroundings Is the parking secure, light­ ed and/or indoors? We once stayed at a hotel in a very nice "TRAVEL office park and the next morn­ ing when we went to our car, ALLOWS YOU geese and ducks, which had in­ vaded the parking lot, began to PHOTOS I M IRIAM PLITT chase us. to create Miriam Plitt enjoys an Iri sh coffee at the Buena Vista Cafe in San Francisco, Calif. Other tips memories and Before booking a hotel, one friend always asks, "How re­ fulfill dreams." cently was the hotel remod­ eled?" She won't stay in a hotel unless it's been refurbished within the past five years. You can get a sense of the hotel by how you are greeted Incorporate some Jewishness in by the concierge and the front your trip, if you can desk people. Are they friendly Whenever my husband and I and knowledgeable? Are they travel, we seek out at least one eager to see you? Jewish place to visit or eat. Book a room away from the On a trip to Washington, elevator; otherwise, yo u may D.C., I visited the Library of hear the elevator as it travels Congr ess to see the life exhibit up and down all night. Avoid of Danny Kaye and Sylvia Fine. staying near the air condition­ The program about two Jewish ing or boiler systems for the kids from New York turned out same reason. to be very informative. Ask for what you want! I am On a trip to New York City, allergic to feather pillows. Our we made sure to eat at Carne­ travel agent specifies some­ gie Deli, home of delicious mat­ thing other than feather for us, zah ball soup, corned beef, ba­ yet, too often, hotels give us a gels and lox, knishes, and sour feather comforter and pillows. pickles. Although the food is Persist and get what you want. delicious, Carnegie Deli's best Finally, travel allows you assets are its entertaining to create memories and fulfill A California sunset servers - right out of a Yiddish dreams - be they for business comedy. or pleasure. But, happy trav­ inconveniences), so keep trav­ MIRIAM R. PLITT (queen­ and Rhode Island. She is al­ eling means that you must roll eling, learning, sharing and miriammiria m @gmail.com) ways exploring and discover­ with the punches (and minor enjoying. has most recently traveled ing. within New York, Connecticut In Cape Town, colonial Jewish history and botanic wonders await 'The fairest Cape offers a rich array ofactivities for visitors

B Y MOIRA SCHNEIDER agree. In 2012 alone, Cape Town ment in 1652, when it was es­ was named the second-best city tablished by the Dutch East In­ CAPE TOWN, South Africa in the world by readers of Conde dia Company as a refreshment (JTA) - Things haven't changed Nast Traveller, the favorite city station for ships sailing to the much since 1580, when Brit­ worldwide in the London Tele­ spice-rich Far East - it is Table ish sailor Sir Francis Drake graph's travel awards and the Mountain. The flat-topped peak described this city on South best beach destination in Africa that presides over Cape Town Africa's southwestern coast as by the World Travel Awards. was named recently one of the "the fairest Cape in the whole If anything is iconic of a city New7Wonders of Nature. The T ABLE MOUNTAIN AERIALCABLE\VAY circumference of the earth." with roots dating back to the Latter-day travelers seem to The cable car to Cape Town's Table Mountain with beginning of European settle- JEWISH I 31 Lion's Head Mountain in the background. 24 THE JEWISH VOICE & HERALD SUMMER FUN I SUMMER TRAVEL JUNE 21, 2013 www.jvhri.org

COMMONS.WIKIMEDIA.ORG A mural on a building in Neve Tzedek Tel Aviv tourism and tension is teeming Some call it 'the nonstop city' BY BEN SALES them and marketed them to the world," said Hila Oren, CEO TEL AVIV (JTA) - When the of the Tel Aviv municipality's artisanal restaurant Suzanna Global City Administration. opened here in 1995, it faced a "It's a flat city with a coast. It's eucalyptus grove and an aban­ easy to walk. The people here doned building. are very open." Suzanna is located near the Israelis have always called end of Shabazi Street, the cen­ Tel Aviv the "nonstop city," but tral thoroughfare of Tel Aviv's efforts to market that image in­ first neighborhood, Neve Tze­ ternationally picked up steam dek. At the time of the restau­ after Mayor Ron Huldai took rant's launch, the neighborhood office in 1998. Huldai began im­ was dilapidated, its narrow proving basic infrastructure, streets a haven for the home­ which Oren called "not a popu­ less and the drug addicted. At lar agenda." But the improve­ its western end was an old train ments made the city friendlier station that hadn't served the to business - a precondition, public since 1948. Oren said, for transforming Tel "There were dirty streets," Aviv into a tourist hot spot. recalled Ilan Derdichevsky, Su­ "There's no business center zanna's manager. "It was a bit that's not a tourist center," she of a slum. A lot of the residents, said. "When someone comes to you wouldn't call them rich." do business in the morning, he Nearly two decades later, Neve Tzedek, rated as one of the world's top tourist destinations, is one of Tel Aviv's most luxuri­ BEN SALES! )TA "THEY WANT Abandoned for six decades, the area surrounding Tel Aviv's old train station ous neighborhoods, its narrow is now a pedestrian mall with shops, cafl?s and trendy restaurants. streets and old buildings most­ to know what it ly renovated and crowded with city. State of Israel," said Nitzan in the Bauhaus style. "They visitors. Cafes, restaurants and The city also invested about Horovitz, who is challenging want to know what it is like to craft shops fill the once-aban­ is like to be Tel $250 million in the past two Huldai for the mayoralty; if be Tel Avivi. Tel Aviv is a di­ doned streets, while a cultural years renovating Jaffa, the an­ elected, Horovitz would be Is­ verse city, and the boulevard is center offers plays and dance Avivi." cient port city just to the south. rael's first openly gay mayor. diverse." performances next to a shaded The city's renewal does have "Through partnership with Hotels like The Rothschild 71, park. its drawbacks. Tel Aviv's poor­ the residents ... we can change Oren said, characterize what The abandoned train station er southern neighborhoods the face of all of southern Tel attracts tourists to Tel Aviv, a is now a broad plaza and the city that provides a dramatic has money in the evening." are largely devoid of the cafes, Aviv." pedestrian mall is popular with Rothschild Boulevard - the reprieve from one of the tens­ In 2003, UNESCO, the cultur­ clubs and boulevards that draw tourists and Tel Avivis looking est regions in the world. It's one al body of the United Nations, tourists. Even in the center of trendy thoroughfare of cafes for a night out. reason Israelis playfully - and declared Tel Aviv a world heri­ the city, many buildings re­ and restaurants that was the "There's a magic in the archi­ sometimes derisively - refer tage site. Since then, the city main dirty, dilapidated or even site of the 2011 protests - sym­ tecture of the buildings from bolizes the tensions in Tel Aviv. to the city as "The State of Tel has had a facelift. abandoned. the beginning of the century," Aviv." In 2005, renovations began on Meanwhile, rising housing At one end is Israel's national Derdichevsky said. "The nar­ "When you say Israel, people the old Train Station District prices have made it more dif­ theater, Habima, which sits in row streets, the cultural estab­ think conflict. But when you next to Neve Tzedek, which ficult for young people to re­ front of a large plaza with a pool lishments. It gives a feeling of main. In 2011, frustration about of water. Grass and trees flank say Tel Aviv, they don't connect opened to the public in 2010. freedom." a pedestrian walkway with a it to conflict," Oren said. "When In 2011, the Tel Aviv Art Mu­ the cost of living led to mas­ Sunbathers relax on white­ people talk about vacationing, seum opened a new wing with sive street protests that lasted bicycle path. At the other end sand beaches. Cyclists cruise they say Barcelona and Berlin, a theater and opera house. The throughout the summer. Pro­ of the boulevard, Neve Tzedek on 60 miles of bicycle trails. not Spain and Germany. I'm go­ same year, Tel Aviv opened Tel­ tests resumed recently after begins. Tourists and locals mingle at ing away for a weekend in Tel O-Fun, a public bicycle-sharing the government proposed a new "Today, tourists and busi­ outdoor cafes or on the streets Aviv, not Israel." program. budget that hikes taxes and nessmen who come to Tel Aviv of old Jaffa. A booming party And starting in June, the mu­ cuts benefits. want to know the real city, not scene beckons young visitors. nicipality will offer free WiFi "Southern Tel Aviv does not the tourist center," said Alon "We took the things that were Levy, manager of The Roths­ Internet access throughout the need to be Tel Aviv's backyard, unique to the city, packaged or the backyard of the whole child 71, a boutique hotel built \

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BY BEN SALES Across the United States and Bike paths in Israeli cities Europe, municipalities eager to need more attention. said Yo­ TEL AVIV (JTA) - Sprawled promote the environmental and tam Avizohar, director ofYisra­ across a land area that com­ health benefits of cycling have el Bishvil Ofanayim - the name prises more than half of Israel, created bike sh are programs means both "Israel for bicycles" the Negev Desert has long been and paved countless miles of and "Israel on a bicycle trail." viewed as a vital national re­ bike lanes. In Israel, bike paths Avizohar notes that develop­ source. are being blazed across the Ne­ ing trails in old cities such as David Ben-Gurion, Israel's gev and Galilee, providing not Jerusalem poses challenges be­ first prime minister, famous­ only recreational opportunities cause it means expanding roads ly wanted to make the desert to locals but a powerful draw and, in some cases, eliminating bloom. Subsequent govern- . for foreign cycling enthusiasts. parking spots. ments sought to enhance the President Shimon Peres, in One exception is Tel Aviv, region's appeal to tourists and May, inaugurated a 25-mile bi­ which boasts 60 miles of bi­ develop its military potential. A cycle path starting at a sculp­ cycle paths. Flat, compact and massive complex of army bases ture park near the Ramon Cra­ only about a century old, Tel is slated to open near Be'er She­ ter. The Israeli government also Aviv has opened paths along its va in three years, while near is working on a trail that will coastline and on major avenues. the southern city ofEilat, entre­ take riders through Christian The city also offers Tel-O­ preneurs have built vast solar sites near the Sea of Galilee and Fun, a bicycle-sharing program power fields. another that cuts diagonally that had 30,000 foreign users in But one Negev businesswom­ across Jerusalem. 2012. The program will have 180 Bikers ride a new trail in Israel's Negev desert, near Mitzpe Ramon. an has a different economic The Binyamin Regional stations by the end of the year, plan for the desert: Fill it with Council, which governs Jewish cles or jeeps. It helps the envi­ Guests who come to iBike are and there are plans to expand to bike paths. settlements in the central West ronment." shown a range of trails for bik­ adjacent suburbs. Aviva Schreiber is the co­ Bank, will open a bike path Though Israel has developed ing, hiking or driving jeeps. But even as local and national founder of iBike, a boutique ho­ showcasing the area's natural official bike trails, enthusiasts The hotel rents bicycles and government agencies invest tel geared toward cyclists and and archeological attractions,_ say that plenty of navigable accessories, as well as offers more in trails, Avizohar said hikers located near the Negev's Hillel Sussman, director 01 routes have long crisscrossed guides and bike parking spaces. that Israel's best resource for massive Ramon Crater. The the Israel Bicycle Trail, says the country. And with snow on In recent weeks, Schreiber said, expanding bicycle tourism are desert climate, she says, is ideal that within five years the Is­ Mount Hermon, a desert in the guests have arrived from Can­ the amateur Israeli cycling en­ for bicycle tourism - especially raeli government hopes to com­ South and green hills in be­ ada, Switzerland, France and thusiasts who aid visitors in in winter, when the Negev's dry plete a contiguous bicycle trail tween, Israel provides a range Australia. finding and navigating trails. heat is a welcome change from parallel to the Israel Trail, the of landscapes to lure bicycle Still, Schreiber wishes the "We've found solutions, but the rain and snow that covers nearly 700-mile hiking path tourists. government would do more to there isn't enough informa­ Europe. that runs north from Eilat to The problem, bike advocates promote Israeli cycling abroad. tion," Avizohar said. "They "People from Berlin cry," said Mount Hermon, at the tip of the say, is that most people don't "They need to market, mar­ look at bikers not as trouble­ Schreiber, when they cycle in Golan Heights. know about it. ket, market," she said. "Tour­ makers but as people who can the Negev. "They couldn't ride "People can get to know na­ "We haven't done enough to ists are smart now. They want provide insight." a meter in the winter. They get ture, the land," Sussman said. bring tourists here," Sussman to come to do things that suit here and they're crazy about "If we can do it through bicycles said. "There aren't tourism them. They want to be active, the fact that they can ride." . . . that's better than motorcy- packages yet." not just see holy places."

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THE JEWISH VOICE & HERALD SUMMER FUN ~lJ.~MER TRAVEL JUNE 21. 2013 29 National Archives will unveil Iraqi Jewish artifacts WASHINGTON, D.C. - On of the Department of State, Na­ Torah scroll fragments found; Friday, Oct.11, the National Ar­ tional Endowment for the Hu­ a Zohar from 1815 - a text for chives will unveil a new exhibi­ manities, and Center for Jewish the mystical and spiritual Jew­ tion, "Discovery and Recovery: History. ish movement known as "Kab­ Preserving Iraqi Jewish Heri­ balah"; an official 1918 letter to tage." the Chief Rabbi regarding the The exhibit details the dra­ allotment of sheep for Rosh Ha­ matic recovery of historic ma­ shanah; materials from Jewish terials relating to the Jewish schools in Baghdad, including community in Iraq from a flood­ exam grades and a letter to the BINYAMINTOURISM ed basement in Saddam Husse­ College Entrance Examination The Kida lookout point in Binyamin allows visitors to see the Dead in's intelligence headquarters, Board in Princeton regarding Sea, Jordan River and even Mount Hermon. according to a press release SAT scores and a Haggadah from the National Archives. from 1902 Located in the Lawrence F. Exhibit has several section Who knew ...West Bank O'Brien Gallery of the National "Discovery and Recovery" Archives Building in Washing­ includes the discovery story, is a tourist attraction? ton, DC, "Discovery and Re­ which describes how these ma­ covery" is free and open to the terials were found, rescued and public and runs through Jan. 5, preserved. A short film cap­ Sites offer a cocktail ofreligion, 2014. The exhibit marks the first tures these heroic efforts. The politics and wineries time these items have been on NATIONAL ARCHIVES text and heritage section ex­ public display. A Venetian Bible recovered Bank cities such as Hebron and plores Iraqi Jewish history and BY BEN SALES In both English and Arabic, from Iraq tradition through recovered Bethlehem to understand the the 2,000 square foot exhibit ALLON, West Bank (JTA) ongoing costs oflsrael's control The Jews of Iraq have a ,ich texts, including a Torah scroll - Wearing a brown tunic and features 24 recovered items and past, extending back to Babylo­ fragment, a Hebrew Bible with of the territory. a "behind the scenes" video headscarf, a man who intro­ "It's hard to separate between nia. These materials provide a Commentaries from 1568 and a duces himself as Eliezer invites (https://www.youtube.com/ tangible link to this community Babylonian Talmud from 1793. political and not, if you say if's watch?v=bZmP0uwzEII) of the visitors to sit on low benches the heart of the land," said that flourished there, but in the Iraqi Jewish Life: Constancy covered by carpet in a make­ fascinating yet painstaking second half of the twentieth and Change depicts the pattern Miri Maoz-Ovadia, spokesper­ preservation process. This ex­ shift Bedouin tent. son for the Binyamin Regional century dispersed throughout of Jewish life in Iraq through Brandishing a map of Ca­ hibit marks the first time these the world. Today, fewer than recovered texts. Council, where Genesis Land items have been on public dis­ naan, he traces the route his is located. "We bring people to five Jews remain. The National Archives, at the master Abraham walked on play. National Mall on Constitution show them that we're pro-set­ The collection includes more Display highlights his way here from Babylonia. tlement in Judea and Samaria. Among the key items on dis­ Avenue at 9th St. NW, is open He describes a land dispute than 2,700 Jewish books and from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. We'll say it's important to stay tens of thousands of documents play are a Hebrew Bible with between Abraham and his here for its historical implica­ Commentaries from 1568 - one nephew, Lot, over shepherding in Hebrew, Arabic, Judeo-Ar­ MORE INFO: 202-357-5300 tions, and security and water." abic and English, dating from of the oldest books in the trove; rights. Then he leads visitors Settlement leaders do not a Babylonian Talmud from to a nearby tent for meat, wine 1540 to the 1970s. A special have statistics on overall West website to launch this fall will 1793; a Torah scroll fragment and freshly cooked pita. Bank tourism, but Binya­ from Genesis - one of the 48 "When you say that. Abra­ make these historic materials min, the region that occupies freely available to all online ham stood here, it makes an the central swath of the West impression on everyone," said as they are digitized and cata­ Bank, attracted more than logued. This work was made Yair Ben-David, the tour guide 150,000 tourists in 2012 by playing Eliezer, Abraham's possible through the assistance MAKEA DIFFERENCE! manservant in Genesis. "The VALUES j 30 view here hasn't changed. Ev­ eryone talks about it, but this is where it actually happened." Rhode Island area schools seek part-time Hebrew Ben-David works at Genesis Land, a somewhat hols:ey tour­ MEYER I. GOLDSTEIN, Es~ and/or Judaica teachers, specialists in the various ist attraction deep in the West LICENSED IN RI & MA arts, and youth advi6ors for the 20 I 3/ I 4 school year. Bank that aims to provide a taste of what life was like in biblical times. 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BY VARDA LEV me Hebrew, but my tongue ~~~------■iiiiiii.::;:=:=•iiiiiiiiii.;;;;::] ly obvious; the boy who spoke Special to The Voice & Herald had forgotten the lan­ before me jabbed his elbow into PROVIDENCE-In September guage and was unaccus- ~ my ribs when it was my time to of my fifth year, my parents re­ tomed to the foreign move­ talk. turned to America after living ments. Once, before camp came to an in Jerusalem for seven years. When I began third end, the counselors gathered us My mother, a Hebrew teacher grade, my mother told together into one cabin. After by profession and a dedicated me that a camp, which· a long string of words tumbled Hebraist, was anxious that we could only accept Hebrew­ from a counselor's mouth, ev­ remember the feel of Hebrew on speaking children, was eryone but me ran from the our tongues. planned for t!).e next sum­ cabin and scattered in differ­ In order to keep the "holy mer. She prepped me for ent directions as they searched tongue" alive in our hearts the interview with Shlo­ for something .. . what, I didn't and minds, she decided that mo, the camp director, by ·know. I kept my eyes trained on we must speak only Hebrew at barking out questions; I Yocheved and blindly followed home in New York, as we had was expected to learn the her. done in Jerusalem. answers - in Hebrew - She grew annoyed when I cop­ during mealtimes. ied her yet again and snapped As we rode the subway at me in English - telling me to downtown to the inter­ stop following her. "ITWAS view, I repeated phrases I With no idea what to do, I re­ had committed to memory turned to the cabin and sulked and she listened for mis­ on a cot. I felt a bulge under the ·THE first of takes. We met Shlomo; the COURTESY VARDA LEV blankets and found a small red interview proceeded as Geza age group campers - ages 7 - lO - and their counselors gather at Camp ball under the covers. 10 summers I though he had my moth- Massad upon the camp's fifth anniversary, probably in 1951. Varda Lev, then a When campers began strag­ er's script in his hands. counselor at the camp, is in the back row, center. Varda told The Jewish Voice gling into the cabin, they re­ spent at Camp -The rehearsed conver- & Herald that many of these campers became well-known and well-respected joiced when they saw the ball sation tumbled from my scholars of Judaic studies. in my lap. By finding the scav­ l Massad." lips and I was accepted to enger hunt object - the red ball Camp Massad, the coun- I arrived to chaos, with coun­ objects at the lunch table. They - I had earned ice cream for my try's first summer camp for He­ selors giving instructions sole­ were, fortunately, part of my team. brew speakers. ly in Hebrew. I began mimick­ limited vocabulary and I suc­ My isolation ended and even­ My mother would chirp He­ The next summer, after my ing one girl, Yocheved, simply cessfully stumbled through tually I began to understand brew words at me, which soon parents hugged me goodbye, because she seemed to know Rivka's tests, again and again. Hebrew again. became foreign as I refused I was given a seat on the bus what to do. During the second week of That was the first of 10 sum­ to answer her in anything but next to a sallow-faced boy with I unpacked, made my bed, camp, we put on a small play mers I spent at Caiµp Massad, English. When my expression crossed eyes. He told me that went to meals and tried to' par­ with lines and stage direc­ where I sang and played and morphed from determined de­ Camp Massad threw out any­ ticipate in activities - all with­ tions entirely in Hebrew. Every eventually loved in Hebrew. fiance to blatant confusion, we one who didn't speak Hebrew. out speaking one word - and the camper got a part; mine consist­ The language and I never started speaking English at I envisioned being tossed out first week passed in a haze. ed of one phrase: "Hem ba'im, parted again. home. with the camp's waste bins; sud­ My cover was nearly blown hem ba'im," meaning, "They VARDA LEV lives in Provi­ When I began public school, denly, summer camp became when Rivka, a counselor, made are coming, they are coming." dence. niy mother again tried to teach all too serious. me name, in Hebrew, certain My cue to speak was painful-

JEWISH Cape Town includes museums and the country's oldest synagogue

From Page 23 to its position in the Company's sively to the first-class passen­ sula to the "other side of the Draken label, the estate-vine­ top can be reached in five min­ Gardens, which was estab­ gers of the Union Castle Lines mountain" - Cape Town-speak yard and winery is the only utes by a cable car with a rotat­ lished by the early Dutch set­ who made the sea voyage from for the city's natural dividing producer in the country dedi­ ing circular cabin that allows tlers to grow fresh produce for England to the Cape, the five­ line - one should stop in at the cated exclusively to kosher for panoramic views of the city restocking ships, it is regarded star landmark still satisfies the Kirstenbosch National Botani­ wines. Indulge in a pre-ordered and beyond. as the "mother synagogue" of most discerning traveler. Its Li- cal Garden, acclaimed as one kosher picnic while admiring For a spot of retail therapy, South Africa. of the great botanic gardens of the views. You can also enjoy Originally built in 1863, the the world, now marking its cen­ a cellar tour, followed by a ko­ visit the V & A Waterfront in the heart of Cape Town's· har­ synagogue's present edifice was "DURING tenary year. It lies at the heart sher cheese· and wine tasting bor. Here you will· find Nobel erected in 1905 to accommodate of the Cape Floristic Region, for which booking is essential. Square, boasting South Africa'.s the Jews who emigrated from which was declared a UNESCO The Cape Winelands region, particularly the town of Fran­ four Nobel Peace Prize laure­ Eastern Europe. A masterpiece APARTHEID, THE World Heritage Site in 2004. of Edwardian architecture, it is An internationally known at­ schhoek, has been described ates cast in -bronze, as well as as the culinary epicenter of the passenger terminal for Rob­ widely regarded as one of the island was a place traction is its Summer Sunset Concerts, started 21 years ago the country, with the cuisine ben Island, a half-hour ferry most magnificent synagogues ride away. in the world. of incarceration for to attract more diverse audi­ evidencing its Dutch, French The congregation's first ser­ ences to the gardens. Running Huguenot and Cape Malay in­ Today a World Heritage Site, fluences. "For an authentic Afri­ during apartheid the island vices were held on the eve of from the end of November until Yorn Kippur, 1841, at Helmsley politi_cal prisoners, the beginning of.April on Sun­ can experience, take a tour of a was a place of incarceration for township - areas created under political prisoners, including Place, the home of Benjamin day evenings, they· accommo­ Norden, which today is part of including.:. Nelson date an average of 4,000 weekly apartheid to accommodate non­ Nelson Mandela. Tours include whites and still home to a large visits to the tiny cell where he the luxury Mount Nelson Hotel, spectators and have become a highlight on Cape Town's percentage of the city's popula­ was kept for 18 of his 27 years of a few minutes walk from the Mandela." imprisonment. Hatfield Campus and an excel­ events calendar. tion. Whatever your passion - be it A good place to start explor­ lent base from which to explore When you feel like a break the city. brisa Spa is the perfect antidote from the city's hustle and bus­ history, culture, nature, night­ ing Jewish Cape Town is the life, shopping, or lounging on Hatfield Campus, a hive of activ­ To enter the Mount Nelson is to a hard day's touring and fea­ tle, take a 45-minute drive to to encounter a world of timeless tures a gym, steam bath, sauna, the Cape Winelands, where you the beach - Cape Town will ity that includes the Cape Town will find the 300-year-old Zan­ oblige. And with the current ex­ Holocaust Centre, the South elegance. Though situated amid· plunge pool and treatments. the cosmopolitan city's hubbub, The hotel's Planet Restaurant dwijk Wine Farm. The region change rates hovering at around African Jewish Museum and offers 18 official wine routes, of 9 rand to the dollar, the city the historic Great Synagogue, you would never know it once prides itself on locally inspired within the bounds of this nine­ cuisine focusing on fresh sea­ which Route 62 is said to be the more than lives up to its reputa­ home to the oldest congregation world's longest. tion. The fairest Cape, indeed. in the country. Affectionately acre oasis with its lush gardens. sonal produce. Under Zandwijk's Kleine known as the Gardens Shul due Opened in 1899 to cater exclu- Wending around the penin- 32-THE JEWISH VOICE & HERALD COMMUNITY I NATION JUNE 21, 2013 www.jvhri.org Coming out, a young gay man finds self-acceptance Looking back with pain and with humor

BY ISAAC LOBEL grandmother. A social circuit I quit my hermit-like ways. I I'm straight. In case you were NEW YORK (JTA) - For my of Shabbat lunches kept us all joined a gay pride group, went curious, too." abreast of each other's goings­ bar mitzvah, my parents got me to lectures on queer politics and Over the next few weeks I a laptop. For what I searched for on. There was no way of locat­ made a group of like-minded came out to all my friends, rid­ on it, they got me a shrink. ing others like me and I, like my friends. ing the euphoria of having some­ parents, kept my secret. Without CyberSitter informed my com­ There were the others in my one in the family on my side. puter-savvy parents that their role models, and suffering from community. Before I knew it, But when I faced my mother son was searching gay porn. JIG - Jewish Intermitj:ent Guilt I was dating a gentile, going and father, my excitement came On the ride to my first thera­ - my adolescence darkened be­ to drag bars on the weekends crashing down. How could I tell py session, I stuck my head out neath storm clouds ofloneliness. and still calling my parents to them that my sexuality was not During high school, my par­ the car window wanting to be fill them in on everything I'd a phase but a person desperately ents stopped asking how my anywhere else. We drove along studied that week. I never once seeking acknowledgement? days were. They feared me. My northern New Jersey's winding mentioned my social life; I had It took me seven years from streets to a shoddy home office. Modern Orthodox yeshiva high my bar mitzvah to come out to school was a blend of tradition­ I' The rabbi-turned-doctor had my parents, this time not acci­ alism and selective modernity me sit in his living room _as he dentally, vocalizing my identity with an ambiguity that left me "l'M GAV ... lectured on what was and was to finally become a man. not natural. The dry scent of ge­ stuck in the closet door, neither "I'm gay," I said in the summer of one world nor the next. Now say it slowly filte fish filled the ungapatchka of 2010, "and plan to be proud (overly ornate) house, his decor The 10-hour dual curriculum and public for a lifetime. If you of Judaic and secular studies as convoluted as his arguments. with me." don't like it, should I ever have afforded me little time to social­ FACEBOOK Where there should have been a wedding, the two of you Nega­ ize. Despite toilsome efforts to Isaac Lobel DSMs - Diagnostic and Statisti­ tive Nancys won't be coming." succeed, nothing I did overshad­ further into my notes. cal Manual of Mental Disorders "Now say it slowly with me," I owed the lot life had given me. By December of my junior caused them enough pain al­ said, holding my mother's hand - a row of Babylonian Talmuds My gay "phase" grew longer. year, I wasn't the only one who sat collecting dust. ready. in her breezy home office. It took Like a forgotten houseplant, it noticed my budding handsome­ For a month, I saw the shrink "And this Judith Butler, she's her two tries. was ugly. It was something I ness, reminiscent of my father 's weekly. I wondered what quali­ a nice Jewish girl?" my mother "My son is gay," we said in could not control. glory days. Soon I was invited to fied this lanky rabbinical school asked during a phone call. Ju­ shaky unison. When I was 15, my parents my first New Year's Eve party, graduate to be offering such ses­ dith Butler was an author and It felt like a step in the right di­ switched me to a second thera­ an all-Jewish shindig. It was queer theorist whose work I was rection, but for my Jewish moth­ sions, until it hit me: He went pist, a tepid old man always in there that I met my first other through it, too. studying. er it was a leap of faith. a three-piece suit who asked gay teen. He had goofy ears One night, pitching his theory "Not really," I said. Coming out was not a private me to explain my sexuality as and a crooked smile. He attend­ of gay as a phase for the ump­ I came home that winter break journey. After years of therapy, I saw it. As a minor, anything I ed another local Jewish high teenth time, my shrink let slip in bleak December. Snow was I had finally found my voice; said to him could be relayed to school and told me that I gave off falling. I was driving with my using it, I began to show my that my condition was "not un­ my parents. I learned to practice "vibes." We talked in generali­ common to boys in our commu­ older brother when he asked me parents that they could love me silence. ties, and he hugged me goodbye about my plans for New Year's. without guilt. The path to self­ nity." I sat on my excitement, but The girls in high school called when no one was looking. A few inside I was a loose spark plug. "You wouldn't like it," I told acceptance begins and ends me mysterious. I found it odd weeks later we were at the mov­ him. with the accepting of others. There were others? I hoped I ies. As "There Will Be Blood" how fond they were of my re­ "Try me," he said. ISAAC LOBEL, a student at wasn't as alone as I'd thought. serve. flashed onscreen, I had my first In public, not a single "fei­ "I'm going to a gay club," I New York's New School, is work­ "What are you thinking kiss. said, my voice cracking like a geleh" swished across the Soon, I had my pick of colleges ing on a collection of humorous about?" a few would ask in a bar mitzvah boy's, "because I'm essays. wooded streets of my Modern cloud of giggle~ at breakfast or and left that boy, my parents and Orthodox Jewish corner of New gay." during a free period. my closet to start life anew at a "That makes sense," he re­ Jersey. Thanks to shul, every­ . "Everything and nothing," I Midwestern university. There, body knew everybody and her sponded, matter of factly. "I'm would reply, pushing my nose in the dappled light of academia, going to a straight club because

Touro's leaders gather in June Congregation Jeshuat Israel at Touro Synagogue officers from left, trustees Elie Cohen, Eileen Kominsky, Debbie Tobak, vice presidents; Naftali Sab and Gail Siletchnik, and trustees, elected to the 2013-15 term, include, from Herstoff, Rosalie Goldman; Rabbi Marc Mandel; Michael assistant vice presidents and trustees David Bazarsky, left, Renee Talewsky, financial secretary; Donna Pimen~ Pimental, assistant treasurer (holding Ariella Pimental); Meryle Cawley, Wesley Fastiff, Inez Fenster, Mark Ladin, tal, assistant vice president (holding her grandson Gray­ Rita Slom, treasurer; trustees Sally Abbey, Bernice Schwe­ James Leach, Laura Pedrick, Gerald Rubin and Andrew son Pimental); Bea Ross and Saul Woythaler, co-presi­ ber, Eleanor Bensen-Thal and Herbert Meister, assistant Segal. The elections were held on June 9. dents; Cliff Guller, recording secretary; and standing, vice president. Not pictured are Karen Flippo and Paul THE JEWISH VOICE & HERALD NATION JUNE 21 , 2013 33 www.jvhri.org Senators Feinstein and Wyden are on opposite ends of intelligence debate Jewish senators, typically frequent allies, are not aligned on data collection issue

BY RON KAMPEAS were fo rmative for Feinstein, gerontology concerned about bids to ban the export of those who was outraged that the kill­ insurance scams targeting se­ arms. WASHINGTON (JTA) - Di­ er, Dan White, claimed he was niors. In 2011, Wyden unnerved his anne Feinstein and Ron Wyden depressed and was convicted Wyden fo unded the Oregon Democratic colleagues when he have much in common. Both only of manslaughter. The in­ chapter of the Gray Panthers, a joined with Rep. Paul Ryan (R­ longtime U.S. senators are cident continued to inform her social justice group focused on Wis.), chairman of the House Democrats, Jewish and fiercely positions after her election to the rights of older Americans, Budget Committee, in advo­ independent West Coasters. the Senate in 1992, most promi­ in the 1970s. In 1980, he was cating for private options for As members of the Senate In­ nently in her role advocating elected to the House, and to the seniors eligible for Medicare. telligence Committee since be­ gun control since the Newtown, Senate in 1996. Notably, the Gray Panthers, fore Sept. 11, 2001, they're privy Conn., shooting last year. "He's always been very much the organization that launched to classified materials describ­ an independent thinker," said his public career, adamantly ing the country's radical chang­ Bob Horenstein, director of the opposed the Wyden-Ryan pro­ es in intelligence gathering. Portland, Ore. Jewish Commu­ posal. Now the two are on opposite nity Relations Council. Wyden suggested in a lengthy sides of the debate about the Wyden and Feinstein both response on the Buffington Post massive information-gathering Ron Wyden have reputations fo r walking that he was not about to stop machine that the intelligence away from their parties - and working with Republicans or community has been develop­ how government agencies are their natural constituencies - anyone else if it would advance ing since 9/ 11. interpreting the law," says a on principle. the rights of Americans. Government agencies have statement on Wyden's website. An outspoken death penalty "Because we worked together, been collecting troves of data The split between Feinstein advocate, Feinstein has close Paul Ryan now knows more on the phone calls of Ameri­ and Wyden reflects the degree ties to the American Israel Pub­ about the Medicare Guarantee cans - so-called "metadata," in­ to which the intelligence-gath­ lic Affairs Committee - neither and protecting seniors from un­ cluding the length, origin and ering debate is scrambling the· position is particularly popu­ scrupulous insurance practices number of virtually every call predictable partisan positions lar in her northern California than he did before," Wyden said. in America, but not its content. taken on most big issues in to­ base. But she has also endorsed "If that is reflected in his bud­ Disclosures about such ef­ day's Washington - in this case, the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative, get this year, as someone who fo rts have reignited debate over prompting liberals and conser­ Dianne Fe instein which calls for comprehensive has been fighting for seniors where to draw the line between vatives to line up on all sides of peace in exchange for a return since he was 27, I think that's a national security and individu­ the issue. · Wyden, the child of Holocaust to 1967 borders, and cited Isra­ step in the right direction." al privacy. Friends of both senators - survivors, entered public ser­ el's use of cluster bombs in Leb­ "It's called protecting Amer­ Feinstein of California and vice as a young professor of anon to explain her repeated ica," Feinstein, chairwoman Wyden of Oregon - say their· of the Intelligence Committee, strikingly opposed positions said in a June 6 news confer­ result not only from their in­ ence, arguing that such data dependent spirit, but also from collection is routine. strong beliefs forged by pre­ But Wyden says the issue is congressional experiences. protecting the rule oflaw, argu­ In 1978, Feinstein was presi­ ing that Americans don't know dent of the San Francisco board enough to assess whether the of supervisors when a gunman government is protecting or entered City Hall and shot to violating their rights. death Harvey Milk, a fellow su­ "There is a significant gap pervisor and gay activist, and between what the American Mayor George Moscone. Fein­ people and most members of stein then succeeded Moscone Congress believe is legal under as mayor. laws like the Patriot Act and Colleagues say the murders

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Certainly, in was fashioned in about 300 C.E. loner revision, before it could heresy; Tyndale was burned at Publication Society transla­ many homes, the Bible stands A translation of the Hebrew be certified as free of doctrinal the stake, and the remains of tion of the Hebrew Bible (the Bible into vernacular Greek, error. (The revisionist elements Wycliffe - who inconveniently New JPS Tanakh) bypasses the authorized by Ptolemy II of "doctrinal error" changed died of natural causes - were many Greek, Koine and Latin around 330 B.C.E, employed 70 frequently over time.) disinterred and duly burned. translations, being based ·di­ SCIENCE& theological scholars - mainly The reign of James I, the first rectly on the Masoretic texts. SOCIETY Alexandrian Jews - who were Stuart king of England, wit­ The Tanakh comprises three versed in Hebrew, Aramaic and nessed a new interest in mak­ traditional divisions: the Teach­ STANLEY Koine Greek. Most scholars "EVERY ing the Bible accessible to an ing (Heb. Torah) - also known ARONSON, M.D. believe that 72 (rather than 70) increasingly literate Reforma­ as the Pentateuch or Five Books scholars began the task, but the tion public. Laurence Chader­ of Moses; the Prophets (Heb. enduring name for this trans­ WORD IN the ton (1536-1639) headed a com­ Nevi'im) and the Writings (Heb. lation of Aramaic/Hebrew to mittee of English clerics, which Ketuvim). The term Tanakh is quietly apart from other texts, Greek is the Septuagint (in Lat­ Bible is believed ultimately numbered 46. After an acronym of the first letters seen more as a moral com­ in, versio septuaginta interpre­ seven years' labor, the minis­ of those three divisions (Torah, mitment than as a text to be tum, meaning "the text of the 70 by many to be ters brought forth in 1611 what Nevi'im, Ketuvim). studied; yet it is brought forth interpreters"). would later be known as the Au­ The date of canonization of whenever the family witnesses a marriage, a birth or a death, Later adopted by Christians, divinely inspired thorized (King James) Version. the 24 books of the Tanakh is and the names of those fam­ who renamed it the Old Testa­ The Protestant Reforma­ uncertain, but the canon may ily members are then duly in­ ment, the Greek Septuagint and inerrant." tion in 16th-century England have been determined as early scribed on its preface pages. with its Latin title became the prompted many Roman Catho­ as the date of destruction of the Every word in the Bible is be­ basis for virtually all subse­ lics (called Recusants because Second Temple by the Romans. lieved by many to be divinely quent Christian translations of they refused to attend Anglican (70 C.E.) inspired and inerrant. 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After the unearned kind word, the min­ Madison Square Garden in rather late this springtime. height of the sunshine, the iature mercy of the shade of New York City. After all, Mick We found that the stream­ days at once begin to shrink. a tree, the flash of a sunbeam Jagger, lead singer for the ing canal was somewhat Vene­ You want to have something to bringing out the color of a tian, with a city of birds craft­ Stones, is 69! show for the tides slipping by. flower or a plant's sweet scent Is 80 the new 40? Is 60 the ing their homes in the leftover upon a slight breeze. I ordered pilings of ruined docks at In­ new 30? a supply of gorgeous music Regardless of one's age, dia Point - they made a per­ "I DRIVE ... on CDs that ranges from the it's clear that most of today's fect condominium for gulls complete collection of the Ink 69-year-olds, even those who and cormorants. 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PARASHAT BALAK fended the people by stopping brates the spiritual beauty that enezer Baptist Church in At­ / Numbers 22:2-25:9 Pharaoh. Now, after the many we find in our gathering places. lanta, famous as the church years of wandering, God once I love visiting synagogues - once led by Dr. Martin Luther again intervenes to stop an en­ grand spaces and simple ones King Jr. Each person enter­ BY RABBI PETER W. STEIN Special to The Voice & Herald emy standing in the way of the alike. I am fascinated by the ing the sanctuary receives a Israelites' entry to their prom­ artistic and architectural el­ pamphlet, typical of what one ur Torah portion con­ ised land. ements - the use of stained might receive when arriving Otains a fascinating and The most familiar part of the at any synagogue or church. It fanciful description of includes the order of service, the Moabite king Balak engag­ parashah is when Balaam sees ing a prophet, Balaam, to curse all of the people of Israel assem­ announcements about upcom­ the Israelites. The image of God bled, tribe by tribe. His words "I LOVE ing events, and other routine defending the people and turn­ come out not as a curse but as acknowledgements and infor­ ing Balaam's curses into bless­ a blessing, grand poetry that VISITING mation. However, there is one ings is so significant that one of is still used in the synagogue additional piece of information the sages in the Talmud (Baba today: "Mah tovu ohaleykha synagogues - that has stayed with me. On the Batra 14b-15a) actually specu­ Ya 'akov, mishk 'noteykha RABBI PETER W. STEIN reverse side of the pamphlet are lated that these chapters should Yisra'el!" We sing this song at Rabbi Peter W. Stein blank lines, with a heading that stand as a separate book of the the beginning of morning wor­ grand spaces reads, "As a result of being in Torah. ship each day as well as pro­ church today, I will ... " This parashah serves as a This poetic liturgical phrase claiming the words upon enter­ does not merely compliment the and simple ones I think this is a wonderful, ac­ complement to the beginning ing the synagogue: "How good tion-oriented perspective. With of the Exodus story. At that physical beauty of our homes are your tents, 0 Jacob, your or synagogues. Rather, it cele- alike." a simple substitution, imagine time, God protected and de- dwelling places, O Israel!" if we depart from our visit to the synagogue this Shabbat glass, the varieties of ner tamid saying, "As a result of being in (Eternal Light) and Arks, the shul today, I will ... OBITUARIES various carvings and paintings When we enter the syna­ gogue, we sing the words from Z. 87 Cranston for 60 years, she de­ and sculptures. Indeed, we are Mu Bloom, M.D., 88 AdrieHe (lacks) Garr, this portion of Balak: "Mah livered Meals on Wheels in the blessed to have so many beau­ CRANSTON Dr. Max PROVIDENCE - Adrienne tovu .. ., How beautiful are Isra­ city with her husband. She was tiful synagogues in the world Bloom died June 13. He was Garr died June 8. She was the today. el's dwelling places!" the husband of Frances (Feld) wife of Leonard a member of Temple Sinai. I pray that when we depart Contributions may be made Truly, though, what I love Bloom. They were married for P. Garr and the about visiting synagogues is the synagogue, we may demon­ nearly 60 years. daughter of the to the Cranston Senior Center strate the beauty and the poten­ Adult Day Services, 1070 Crans­ the feeling in the air. There's a Born in Providence, eldest late Dr. David and sensation that is almost inde­ tial in the synagogue, by taking son of the late Ise and Anna Rose Zacks. ton St., Cranston, RI 02920 or to action in the community. When Temple Sinai Breakfast Fund, scribable, that these are places (Nathanson) Bloom, he lived After graduating dedicated to study and to action. we do that, the beauty of the in Cranston for more than 50 from the Universi­ 30 Hagen Ave., Cranston, RI synagogue will spread through­ 02920. However modern a synagogue years. ty of Massachusetts in 1948, she may be, it is still a place where out the world. A well-known and highly worked at the Supersonic Labo­ Abrallu "Bibb" Levi ■ e, 95 ancient teachings are brought sought cardiologist in private ratory at MIT. RABBI PETER W. STEIN CRANSTON Abraham to life and given new meaning. ([email protected]), practice, he was affiliated with Besides her husband, she Synagogues induce spiritual fo­ several hospitals in the area. He leaves her daughter Debo­ Levine died June 17. He was the rabbi of Temple Sinai, a Re­ husband of Rosalind (Grosser) cus, a mindfulness to reach our form synagogue in Cranston, retired in 1987. rah Samet and her husband potential and act with love and A World War II Army veteran, Dr. Laurence Samet, and two Levine. They were married for is immediate past president of 65 years. kindness. the Board of Rabbis of Greater he served in Europe grandsons David and Joshua. A few years ago, I visited Eb- • as a medic. She was the sister of the late Dr. Born in Providence, he was Rhode Island. He was a graduate Sumner Zacks. the son of the late Morris and of Brown University Contributions may be made to Minnie (Tolchinsky) Levine. and Yale University School of the charity of one's choice. He is survived by his daughter, Medicine, and was a fellow of Susan and her husband Steven the American College of Cardi­ Lorraine S. (Fowler) Krasner, 88 Robinson of Sharon, Mass., and "I can't stop the aging ology. He developed and insti­ CRANSTON - Lorraine Kras­ his son Joel Levine of East tuted the ficst hospital intensive .-~-~- ner died June 13. Providence; four grandchil­ process. But I can care unit in Rhode Island and She was the wife dren, Jennifer, Julia, Lisa and helped develop, and remained of the late Julius Emily and great-grandchild At­ an important contributor to, Krasner and the ticus. He was the brother of the make it less stressful." the cardiac care program at daughter of the late Nellie Moseff and Hyman, The Miriam Hospital. late Joseph and Matthew and Samuel Levine. I'm Jenny Miller. I've He was the founder and for­ He was also a clinical assis­ Lillian (Kline) devoted my life and career tant professor of medicine at Fowler. mer owner of Hudson Furs. Brown University's medical She is survived by her chil­ A five-year World War II Navy to assisting seniors and their school. dren Michael Krasner and his veteran serving in families. My goal is to help • the Pacific, he was He was the father oflra Bloom wife Sheryl of Westborough, them maintain their well and his wife Deborah Ebner of Mass.; Steven Krasner and his a member of Touro Wilmette, Ill., Steven Bloom wife Susan Oclassen of East Fraternal Associa­ being, independence and and his wife Marti of Need­ Greenwich and Marie Holloway tion, Jewish War Veterans Post dignity. If you or your family ham, Mass. and the late Paul of Boca Raton, Fla. She also #23, American Legion and the Bloom. He was the brother of leaves her eight grandchildren: Cranston Senior Guild. . aren't sure where to turn, how Eleanor Chason and her hus­ Jennifer (Krasner) Marks; Contributions may be made to to gather information or who the charity of one's choice. Shi­ band Sidney of Bangor, Maine, Amy, Jeffrey and Emily Kras­ can help - then call me today. and the late Joseph Bloom and ner; Brian, Christopher, Daniel va will be observed at his late his wife Ruth Lee; grandfather and Andrew Holloway; and two residence on Thursday, June 20, of Matthew and Samuel and great-grandchildren, Molly and from 7-9 p.m. (401) 398-7655 grandfather (by marriage) of Darcy Marks. She was the sis­ Laura, Hank and Alex. ter of Evelyn Robinovitz. ~eruor Care Concepts 1nc' Contributions may be made to A graduate of Hope High OBITUARIES I 40 Oa11ttJ'tc(AN ~ 1 one's favorite charity. School, she was an honorary alumna of the University of www.seniorcarel·onceptsinr.l·om Rhode Island. A resident of I

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From Page39 English and her native Yiddish. Holocaust. He was liberated in husband Yaron, Jaime Levy her son Max, drummer with the She was the wife of the late January, 1945 and traveled to It­ and Jacob Levy and his great­ E Street Band. Members of the Emil Shapiro, sister of Leon­ aly with a friend to make a new granddaughter Neomi Meiner. band always called her "Mighty Juice S. Pa■ ll, 74 ard Cohen, mother of Sandra life. He came to America in July Mommy" and mighty she was. THE VILLAGES, Fla. - Jan­ Rlltll Jeuutte (Mi1dli1) Shapiro and Samuel Shapiro, 1950, where he settled in Provi­ Wei111tr1,97 A memorial service will be held ice Paull died June 10. She was sister-in-law of Goldie Cohen, dence and worked as a tailor. at a later date. the wife of Sidney Paull for 47 mother-in-law of John Kirsch Throughout his life, he re­ WEST ORANGE, N.J. - Ruth years. and Suellen Goldstein Shapiro mained fiercely independent. Weinberg, wife of the late Ber­ NEWS BRIEF Born in Providence, a daugh­ and grandmother of Seth Emil After he retired, he enjoyed tak­ tram Ullman Weinberg, died ter of the late David and Marion Shapiro. ing the bus to visit his friends at June 16. Two-state solution is dead, Israeli (Sondler) Dress, she had lived Contributions may be made his former tailor shops in down­ The youngest of five daugh­ coalition partier Bennett says in Florida for one year, previ­ ters born to Max and Celia (So­ to Temple Sinai, 30 Hagen Ave ., town Providence. JERUSALEM (JTA) - The ously residing in Cranston. Cranston, RI 02920, Home & Contributions may be made to colof) Mindlin, she was born in She was a member of Hadas­ East Orange, N.J. on Aug. 27, two-state solution is dead, Israe­ Hospice Care of RI, 1085 N. the charity of one's choice. li government minister Naftali sah and a former member of Main St., Providence, RI 02904, 1915. The Mindlin sisters - Lil­ Temple Am David. Al11·u111 Si11er lian Semel, Pauline Forman, Bennett, head of the coalition Combined Jewish Philanthro­ partner Jewish Home party, She was the mother of Gary pies of Greater Boston, 126 High TROY, N. Y. - Abraham Singer Mildred Burstein and then the Paull of North Kingstown and died June 13. baby, Ruthie, followed Sadie told a settlers' group. St., Boston, MA 02110 or the "Never has so much time been Lauren Paull Kastner and her charity of one's choice. Born in the Polish town of Aaron, the eldest - were close husband Michael of Herndon, Chmelnik, on Nov. 14, 1924, he, all their lives. invested in something so point­ Shiva will be observed at her less," Bennett told a meeting of Va. and grandmother of Mat­ late residence Thursday, June along with four siblings, sur­ When Bert Weinberg inter­ thew, Sarah and Braden. vived the atrocities of the Ho­ viewed head counselors for his the Yesha Council in Jerusa­ 20, from 6-8 p.m., and contin­ lem recently. "We need to build, Contributions may be made to ues Sunday and Monday, from locaust by using his wit and family's summer camp, Pocono Shriner's Hospital for Children unique personality. Highland, she landed the job build, build." 7-9 p.m., at the home of Sandra Following Bennett's remarks, (www.donate2shc.org). Shapiro and John Kirsch in After World War II, he made and a husband. Married in 1939, his way to Glasgow, Scotland, they had four children; the late Peace Now called on govern­ M ■ riel (Brooks) Sevi ■ Cambridge, Mass. where he met and married Rita Patricia Lee Smith (Dr. Robert), ment minister Yair Lapid, head FALL RIVER, Mass. - Mu­ EliSllaw,94 Lakritz and became a master Nancy Winston (late Laurence of Yesh Atid, to leave the gov­ riel Sevin died June 15. She WORCESTER, Mass. - Eli watchmaker at the British Hor­ Levine, late James V. Higgins), ernment over past statements was the wife of the late Louis Shaw, of Pawtucket and Worces­ ological Institute. Max Weinberg (Rebecca) and that his party would not be part Sevin. Born in Bayonne, N.J., ter, died June 15. The family later moved to Abby Levin (Michael). of a government that is not will­ the daughter of the late Mi­ He leaves his wife of 41 years, Troy and eventually estab­ She leaves eight grandchil­ ing to negotiate peace with the chael and Gussie (Brushansky) Mary Shaw, of Middletown; his lished the family business, dren, Dr. Michelle Goncalves Palestinians. Brooks, she lived in Fall River daughter Sharon Yaffe and her Singer's Watchmakers & Jew­ (Manny), Dr. Nicole Steckler most of her life. She was a mem­ husband Alan, and his son Joel elers. He retired about 10 years (Matt), Sharon Boyd (Scott), ber of Temple Beth El. Shaw and his wife Malkie, all ago, but the business continues Da!lf Riupperman (Justin), Ali She leaves her daughters Gail of Worcester; eight grandchil­ under his son's leadership in Weinberg, Jay Weinberg, Jake Sevin (Henry Myers) and Penny dren, Hillary and Matt Har­ Albany, N.Y. Levin, Noah Levin and 11 great Shore (Mitchell) and her grand­ ris of New York; Rachel Yaffe Before retiring, he helped grandchildren, Alexa, Jack, daughter Ariel Shore. She was of Everett, Mass.; Dara Yaffe establish Congregation Torah Lina, Noa, Amanda, Sabrina, the sister of the late Harold and of Worcester; Sarala and Zelik Ohr in Boca Raton, Fla. He held Ben, Joseph, Finn, Bryce and Philip Brooks. Langsam of Brooklyn, N.Y.; and many leadership roles in Troy's Layla. Donations may be made to Frumie Shaw, Rochie Shaw, Jewish community, including She taught physical educa­ Temple Beth El, the Fall River Dinie Shaw and Levi Shaw, all as president of Temple Beth tion in the Newark School Sys­ Jewish Home, 538 Robeson St., of Worcester; and three great­ El. He was a widely respected tem for 26 years and, with her Fall River, MA 02720 or the Na­ grandchildren, Estee, Chana, role model for many. husband, owned and operated tional Kidney Foundation, 30 and Chezzy Langsam of Brook­ He is survived by his wife of · Pocono Highland Camps in East 33rd St., N.Y., N.Y. 10016. lyn. He was predeceased by four almost 64 years, his children Marshall's Creek, Pa., and Lau­ Sarai! Colle■ Sllapiro, 94 siblings and his first wife Shir­ Lorraine Rappoport, L. Jeffrey rel Lake Camp, in Tyler Hill, PROVIDENCE - Sarah Shap­ ley Shaw. Singer and Beena Levy; his Pa. She was a lifelong member iro, a lifelong resident of Provi­ Born in Przytyk, Poland, he sons-in-law Dr. Harvey Rap­ of Hadassah as well as Temple dence, died June 18. She was was the son of Alexander Zisel poport and Steven Levy; his Sharey Tefilo-Israel. Her fa­ a homemaker and business­ and Soroh Leah Warshawsky. grandchildren Joshua Rappo­ ther was one of the founding woman with a flair for poetry in He was a survivor of five con­ port and his wife Trina, Ben­ members of Sharey Tefilo in centration camps during the jamin Rappoport and his wife East Orange. Abby, Rachel Meiner and her She traveled the world with

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A TRADITIONAL ENGLISH DINNER OF FISH AND CHIPS - Rabbi Andrea Gouze, left, Rebecca PHOTOS GERSHON LEVINE MAKING MUSIC - Cantor Brian Mayer sings with London's Zemel Choir and Emanu-El's Brenner and Dan Zussman enjoy a tradition~( English fish and chips dinner, complete Shir Emanu-El Choir on May 22. The event was an Arts Emanu-EI program for the with Newcastle Ale. They were among the hundreds of people who attended "A Night in Conservative synagogue on 'Providence's East Side. Jewish London," the May 22 event at Temple Emanu-EI in Providence, which also included a concert by London's Zemel Choir.

CH ABAD OF WEST BAY Elisse Wolff, from left, Patricia Raskin, Bracha Stuart, Robin Zino, Janice A:dler, Gaye Belsky-Gluck and Ruth Feder TZIPPY SCHEINERMAN at the Chabad dinner on June 5. Jennifer Glazer, left, Blima Haldorsen, Elisheva Maldonado, Riva Steinhart, Ariela Greengart, Shani Perlumutter and Aviva Rotbard graduated from New England Academy of Torah, the girls' Orthodox high Jewish women are inspired at Chabad dinner school in Providence, on June 9. WARWICK - Some 50 Jewish Tov, who traveled from city to women from throughout Rhode city lifting the spirits of fellow NEAT holds graduation ceremonies Island gathered for Chabad of Jews with song and dance. PROVIDENCE - In her class members of this "family" will ment to hesed (kindness). He read West Bay's Jewish women's in­ Shoshanah Laufer, of Chabad address at New England Acad­ be dispersing, as some students a letter he received from Chaya spiration dinner. Jewish Women of Rhode Island, emy of Torah's graduation cere­ will attend various seminaries Bouganim, in Israel, who wrote The dinner, held on June 5, at organized the event. The group, monies on June 9, Ariela Green­ in Israel next fall, one will en­ about the graduates' significant Chabad of West Bay, included which meets monthly, encour­ gart described the warmth and ter university in preparation for help they offered her frail and el­ entertainment by Chavi Ep­ ages Jewish women to unite, friendship that staff members nursing school and another will derly mother, who lives in Rhode stein, who inspires women to socialize and learn, through in­ and teachers offer students as join the staff of NEAT as an as­ Island and has been ill. tap into their inner joy through novative workshops, lectures, her singing workshop. Epstein, and creative activities. well as the friendships among sistant teacher. MORE INFO: Rabbi Peretz students. NEAT, she said, is Rabbi Peretz Scheinerman, of South Carolina, weaves songs MORE INFO: Shoshana Scheinerman, 331-5327 or phd­ and stories together, using in­ Laufer, (mrslaufer@gmail. one big family, according to a dean of NEAT, spoke about this school.org. press release from NEAT. The particular class and its commit- spiration from the Baal Shem com).

Beatles Torah musical Fourth and fifth graders at the Jewish Community Day School perform the closing number in the school's Beatie Torah musical on Wednesday, June 12, Front row, from left, EH, Micah, Max, Annabelle and Reese, and back row, from left, Ruth, Annette, Noa, Daniel, Matan, Noam, Elie and Mina. II I

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ACHIEVEMENT - Judy Moseley, Temple Beth-El's executive di­ rector since 2011, has become a Fellow in Temple Adminis­ tration. By becoming a Fellow, she is among an elite minority of synagogue executive direc­ tors who has achieved this level of professional skill and excel­ lence. Her project was writing an extensive safety/security manual for synagogues. She will be officially present­ ed as a Fellow at the National Association for Temple Admin­ istration at the organization's October conference in Dallas.

OFF ICE OF LT. GOVERNOR ELIZABETH RO BERTS Lt. Governor Elizabeth Roberts, left, Myra Shays and Governor Li ncoln Chafee AWARD - Myra Shays, founder house ceremony. She had served the local and immediate past president of The PFLAG chapter is part PFLAG chapter as its president the greater Providence chapter of an international network of for 15 years. A resident of Provi­ of Parents, Families & Friends some 350 self-sustaining chap­ dence, Shays is a member of of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), ters, comprising some 200,000 Temple Habonim. was honored at a June 6 state- people.

WEDDING - Jimmy Rotenberg and Lenore Sherwin of Evan­ Rabbi Wayne Franklin of Tem­ and Naomi Heilweil were mar­ ston, Ill. ple Emanu-El of Providence ried June 2 at Brown RISD Hil­ Naomi is the daughter of Ed­ and Cantor Marshal Kapell of lel in Providence. win and Toby Hei!weil of Po­ Congregation B'nai Tzedek of Jimmy is the son of Fred and tomac, Md. , the granddaughter Potomac officiated; Rabbi Mor­ Sally Rotenberg of Providence. oflsrael and Harriet Heilweil of dechai Rackover of Brown RISD He is also the grandson of Leon­ Princeton, N.J., and the grand­ Hillel delivered a d'uar Torah. ard and Ruth Rotenberg of daughter of the late Dorothy and Naomi Heilweil and Jimmy Rotenberg Providence, and the late Sam Norman Zankel of Potomac, Md.

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of South Attleboro Current parents, Rachel ond Craig Woda and Laurence Kotler-Betkowitz welcome new Head of School Adorn move and his wife Grandparents Larry and Duffy Page olso Marni Thompson -move. joined in on the fun! Now accepting applications for the 2013-2014 school year. Go to jcdsri.org for more information.

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Holden Charles Bressler BIRTH - Stephanie (Steingold) and Jason Bressler proudly announce the birth of their son Holden Charles Bressler, born May 6 at 6:04 p.m., in Los Angeles, Calif. The proud grandparents are Joyce and Larry Steingold of East Greenwich, and Sue and David Bressler of Alamo, Calif. Holden is the great-grandson of the late Anne and Charles J. Steingold of Rhode Island, the late Rebecca and Henry Muta! of Washington, GRADUATION - URI Hillel student board members Rebecca Kraut, left, and Dahna Ori donned blue and Marjorie and the late Edwa,rd Bressler and the late Sylvia and Je- white cords in honor of Hillel at their graduation from URI on May 19. rome Adler, all of California. ~ • ·

CAN CU N, MEXICO - On a recent trip to Cancun, Alison and Brad Wal­ ter and Meredith and Adam Sine! met a very popular Mexican wrestler, who just happens to be Jewish. When he saw Alison read­ ing her copy of The Jewish Voice & Herald, wrote Adam, "He was super excited when we told him we could possibly get his picture in a future issue [of The Voice & Herald.]. He said it would be okay to print only his stage name, which is Brian Blair." Margie and Bob Pelcovits He added, "Brad and I are huge fans [of Blair]." BALZANO, ITALY - In mid-June, Margie and Bob Pelcovits pose with The Jewish Voice & Herald in the Dolomite Mountains, near Balzano, Italy. The Providence residents, who spent several weeks in Cam­ AWARD - Barry Z. bridge, England, took a side trip to Balzano to meet the family of Jonas Naumann, who is engaged to Glucksman: fo, earned a their daughter Lisa: Jonas and Lisa will be married in November. gold medal for the 50-yard backstroke in the Rhode Island Senior Olympics on June 8 at Rhode Island College. Glucksman, of Warwick, has secondary progressive multiple sclerosis and complications from a broken hip. His AWARD - A. Max Kohlenberg, a partner at Edwards Wildman, re­ therapist, Leslie Choquette, ceived the Harold B. Soloveitzik Professional Leadership Award worked with him at the at the Rhode Island Foundation's annual meeting on May 29. JCC's swimming pool for The award was established for the Westerly attorney who ex­ more than six months to hibited an enduring commitment to philanthropy throughout help prepare him for the his career. Kohlenberg was recognized by Rhode Island Founda­ event. More than 22 friends tion president Neil Steinberg "as a 'servant leader' for his keen and relatives came to cheer ability to listen carefully, learn from what he has heard and then him on to the finish! A. Max Kohlenberg move his cause forward." · ___

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