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A History of the Madison Jewish Community

The first Jews came to Madison, son to Jewish members of the United then a village of 2,300, in the early States armed forces stationed at Madi- A GUIDE TO JEWISH LIVING IN MADISON, WISCONSIN 1850’s. In 1856, seventeen Jewish fam- son’s Truax Field. ilies formed the city’s first synagogue, On April 14, 1948, the Madison Jewish Madison is published by the Jewish Federation of Madison known as Shaarei Shamayim, Gates of Jewish Welfare Fund formally incorpo- Heaven. rated under the laws of the State of Jewish Madison showcases the breadth of Jewish life in the Madison area, With the wave of new immigration Wisconsin, citing as its purpose the co- including information about religious institutions, social service resources, from Eastern Europe, new congrega- ordination, consolidation and central- educational opportunities, community groups, social-action organizations, and tions and organizations appeared in ization of charitable, educational and cultural resources. Madison including Hadassah, the cultural fund-raising activities in the We hope you find this guide useful. Please contact us with any questions at Council of Jewish Women, the Work- Madison Jewish community. In 1950, 608-278-1808, email us at [email protected], or visit our website, men’s Circle, and the UW Hillel Foun- its first full-time professional, Bert jewishmadison.org. We’re always ready to be of help. dation, the second in the nation Jahr, came to work for the Welfare We do our best to keep this guide up-to-date and accurate. Please let us established in 1924. Fund. know of any changes and we welcome your suggestions for future improve- In the 1930’s, seeking to bring some Having at first devoted itself almost ments. We hope you will enjoy and use Jewish Madison! unity and cooperation to local syna- exclusively to fund raising, the Madi- gogues and organizations, volunteers son Jewish Welfare Fund evolved into formed the Jewish Central Committee a broader organization and eventually Community-wide events ...... 2 Youth organizations ...... 8 of Madison, conducting the commit- acknowledged its expanded role in tee’s business out of their own homes 1974 by taking a new name, Madison Adult organizations ...... 10 and offices. Jewish Community Council. Houses of worship 3 ...... By 1940, displaced European Jews While continuing its fund raising ef- The Jewish life cycle ...... 10 clearly needed assistance. Offering forts, the Council began to provide Community ritual services ...... 4 such assistance and support required a services as well – Camp Shalom day more formal central structure. On May camp for children, founded in 1954; Cultural arts ...... 11 Books and ritual objects ...... 4 10, 1940, the Madison Jewish Welfare social work services to senior adults Fund, the forerunner of today’s Jewish and their families; a community news- Social action Federation of Madison, was created. paper, the Madison Jewish News Kashrut ...... 5 12 opportunities ...... The Welfare Fund worked in the (1969); the Hilde L. Mosse Gan 6-7 Jewish community to raise money for HaYeled Preschool (1970); and the Jewish education ...... Social services Jews overseas and for the growing im- Midrasha Hebrew High School (1975). and support groups ...... 12-13 migrant population coming to Madison In 1978, Jewish Social Services was Jewish camping as refugees from Hitler’s Europe. In founded as a separate corporation from around Wisconsin ...... 8 Holidays ...... 14-15 addition, at the request of the federal the Federation. government, the Fund became the liai- (Continued on page 2) The Jewish Federation of Madison

community offer every community The Madison Jewish News member an opportunity to make a con- Published monthly, the Federation’s tribution to the Federation Tzedakah newspaper, Madison Jewish News, is Campaign. Then in a formal allocations mailed to Jewish households at no process, volunteers determine how to 6434 Enterprise Lane, Madison, WI charge. It keeps Madison Jews in touch 53717-1119 distribute these funds by evaluating with one another and with current local, 608-278-1808 which agencies and programs are most national and international issues of Fax: 608-278-7814 in need. specifically Jewish interest. jewishmadison.org When you contribute to the Federa- [email protected] tion Tzedakah Campaign each year, your gift helps meet the broad range of The Jewish Federation of Madison is needs in both our local Jewish and gen- part of the Jewish Federations of North eral communities. By joining 800,000 America, a worldwide humanitarian North American Federation donors, you network that serves millions of Jews also help meet urgent worldwide needs and non-Jews everyday around the and ensure that together we can respond world. The Jewish Federation network effectively in times of crisis. includes 157 Federations and 400 network communities. ties in need in Israel and 60 other coun- The Federation Community As part of the Jewish Federation tries, including the former Soviet Relations Committee community, the Jewish Federation of Union, Latin America, Africa, and Cen- The Community Relations Commit- Madison has been helping enrich Jew- tral and Eastern Europe. The Federation tee (CRC) works to maintain a positive ish life and assist those facing hardship jewishmadison.org and its overseas partners also provide Jewish presence in the general commu- here at home and around the world non-sectarian aid to overseas communi- nity. It monitors and combats anti- The Federation’s website, jewish- since 1940. ties in times of crisis. Semitism and all forms of bigotry, madison.org, is the central information The Federation helps support more prejudice, and discrimination. The CRC source for the entire Madison Jewish than 20 essential local programs and The Federation Tzedakah Campaign also promotes positive U.S.-Israel rela- community. Our website is filled with agencies, including the Hilde L. Mosse During the fall of each year, volun- tions; and provides Holocaust education local and national news, information Gan HaYeled Preschool, Camp Shalom, teers from all parts of the Madison Jewish and remembrance. about community programs and serv- Midrasha Hebrew High School, Irwin The CRC represents the Madison ices, and details about special events. A. and Robert D. Goodman Jewish Jewish community on the board of the The Federation’s website also offers Community Campus, University of Wisconsin Jewish Conference. The online giving, so it’s easy to contribute Wisconsin Hillel, and Jewish Social CRC also takes part in coalitions deal- to the annual Tzedakah Campaign and Services of Madison. ing with issues of religion and state, so- to make tribute donations. Check out Through its overseas partners – the cial welfare, civil rights, and human jewishmadison.org for information American Jewish Joint Distribution rights. If you have concerns about anti- about community events and programs Committee and the Jewish Agency for Semitism, cultural insensitivity or re- and for Jewish news from around the Israel, the Federation also helps provide lated issues, call the Federation at world. rescue, relief, and development pro- 278-1808. grams and services to Jewish communi- (Continued on page 2) 2 ✡ Jewish Madison 2012

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Jewish Education and Community Campus is a recreational facility set on the Campus facilities for their recre- Paved roads, a large parking lot, and Programming 154 acres of naturally wooded land. The ational events. night lighting make the Campus acces- Please see the information in this Campus, located just minutes from Rolling hills, acres of majestic oak sible to all. For more information about guide about Madison’s wide range of downtown Madison on County Road savannah and pine trees, and a two and the Goodman Campus, please visit educational programs and organizations PD in Verona, offers recreational oppor- one-half acre pond cover the landscape. jewishmadison.org. for both children and adults. tunities for both the Jewish and greater Madison area communities. In the summer, more than 13,000 Irwin A. and Robert D. Goodman swimmers from the Madison, Middle- Jewish Community Campus ton, Verona, and other area communities 7762 County Highway PD, Verona use the Goodman Aquatic Center, and 608-848-1822 about 1,000 children of various reli- [email protected] gions and ethnicities attend Camp Established in 1999, the Irwin A. and Shalom. Throughout the year, individu- Robert D. Goodman Jewish Community als, businesses, and organizations rent Community-Wide Events and Services

Hava Nagila Jewish Passover. Please watch the Madison Community Picnic Jewish News for more information and History With food, music, dancing, swim- reservation form or call the Temple of- continued ming, and lots of activities, the Hava fice, 238-3123. Nagila Community Picnic takes place Congregation Shaarei Shamayim’s In 1995, the Federation moved to its organization changed its name for the every year at the Irwin A. and Robert Young Adult Havurah Passover Seder D. Goodman Jewish Community Cam- first permanent home, the Max Wein- third time and is now the Jewish Feder- pus on a Sunday in June. For details, Shaarei Shamayim hosts an annual stein Jewish Community Building, ation of Madison. call the Federation, 278-1808 or visit Passover Seder for Jews in their 20’s- named for one of the founders and past Today, the Madison Jewish commu- jewishmadison.org. 30’s. All are welcome to share in this cel- presidents of the Federation. In 1999, nity numbers more than 5,000 individu- ebration. For more information, please the Federation established the Irwin A. als (not including the estimated 5,000 Purim Carnival contact the CSS office, 257-2944. and Robert D. Goodman Jewish Com- Jewish students at the University of munity Campus on a 154-acre site in Wisconsin-Madison campus). The The Purim Carnival offers games, Yom Ha’Atzmaut the Town of Verona. Madison Jewish community offers a food and entertainment. Contact area (Israel Independence Day) In 2009, in response to a much more full spectrum of Jewish experiences synagogues for information about serv- mobile and interconnected American making Jewish life and living in Jewish ices and events in observance of Purim The celebration sponsored by the and world-wide Jewish community, the Madison vibrant and meaningful. and check the community calendar at Jewish Federation of Madison takes jewishmadison.org. place at the Goodman Campus on a Sunday in the Spring and includes pro- Chabad gramming, food, games, music, and Is- For information on Shabbat dinner, raeli dancing. Shofar factory, Sukkah party, Hanukkah event, Purim feast, or Pesach Seder, call Yom Hashoah Chabad at 231-3450 or visit (Holocaust Remembrance Day) www.chabadofmadison.com A service of remembrance sponsored Hillel’s Community Passover Seder by the Jewish Federation of Madison For information about the kosher takes place annually and is held at Tem- Seder or home hospitality, call Hillel, ple Beth El and Beth Israel Center in al- 256-8361. ternating years. A commemorative program usually follows the service. Temple Beth El Community The UW campus also commemorates Passover Seder Yom Hashoah at Hillel. The City of Robert and Irwin Goodman Temple Beth El welcomes all mem- Madison dedicated a memorial to the bers of the community to share in our Holocaust on May 3, 1998. It is located Passover Seder held the second night of in Marshall Park on Allen Boulevard. ree ffooorrLLiiffee HHeerreeffooorrLLiiffee HHeeerreeffooorrLLiiffee HHeerreeffooorrLLiiffee HHeerreeffooorrLLiiffee HHeerree ffooorr L LLiiffeee.. Liiffeee.. H HHeerree erreeffoo ffooorr fofoorr LLii e.e. H HeHerre HHeerree erreeffoo ffooorr fofoorr LLii LiLiffee.e. HHeereree fofoorr LLiiffee.e. HHeerree ffooorrrL Liiffeee.. HHeerree ffooorr LLiiffeee.. HHeerree ffooorr LLiiffeee.. HHeerrereef ffooorr LLiiffee.e. H HHeerreeffooorrLCLiLomoommiffemmmee..HHHeunuunityerrenitynefitifoyoor rLBaB Based,Liaseaiffeee.ed,.HdHHe, PereatieaatientreeftiifoeneoorntnrLt&Li & iffee.e .HFFa HHeamamilymimerreieflyl fo oorF rLocuocusedLiusuiffessee.eede.HHHeddS erSiS SincereefncencefooorerL 1 LiL9ifffe7e.e.H8HHeerreeffoo (800) 553-4289 agracehagracehospicecare.org

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Houses of Worship

Beth Israel Center holiday meals and programs, varied Congregation Shaarei Shamayim is ship, educational opportunities for 1406 Mound St, Madison 53711 educational opportunities, and many a growing community of over 100 youth and adults, social action projects social events. households dedicated to the thought- and a wide range of social and recre- 608-256-7763, bethisraelcenter.org Chabad House maintains a mikvah ful, joyful celebration of Judaism. We ational programs. Friday night Shab- Beth Israel is a warm, traditional open to women upon appointment. are affiliated with both the Jewish Re- bat services are held weekly. Saturday and egalitarian community that is af- Contact Faygie at 608-251-8764. constructionist Federation and Aleph: morning worship occurs when we filiated with the Conservative move- Alliance for Jewish Renewal, and wel- have a Bar/Bat Mitzvah, special ment. At Beth Israel, community is a come interfaith couples, gays and les- school services or our musical service. core value. Congregants lead services, bians, and Jews by choice. We hold For our families with young children, read from the Torah and participate ac- Friday night services and potlucks Temple Beth El offers children’s serv- tively in all aspects of Jewish life. We throughout the month, as well as bi- ices throughout the year, a Tots and hold age-appropriate Shabbat pro- weekly Saturday morning services. All Tunes program and outings such as gramming for elementary and pre- are welcome to attend Shabbat serv- apple picking in the fall. Beth El has a school aged children during the ices and holiday celebrations, and Hebrew and Religious School program academic year and offer childcare tickets are never required. Our Bet for children in kindergarten through each Shabbat morning throughout the Sefer is a creative Jewish educational 7th Grade. We have many teen pro- calendar year. Beth Israel offers a program for children and teens con- grams including a Youth and Junior wide array of classes directed towards sisting of Sunday morning classes and Youth Group, a community-wide High adults of all knowledge levels with the a weekly Hebrew tutoring program. School program (Midrasha), brunches goal of stimulating the mind and soul We also offer an innovative Bar/Bat with the Rabbi, social action opportu- while helping people feel comfortable Mitzvah program, teen youth group, nities and employment opportunities in prayer and study. We understand adult education classes, and a Young in our school. Adult education in- that the education of our children is a Adult Havurah for members of the cludes Torah study, lecture series, He- primary mission of our Kehila Ke- Madison Jewish community in their brew and Cantillation classes, book dosha, holy congregation, and have a Hillel: University of Wisconsin- 20’s-30’s. groups and a Scholar-in-Residence wonderful Talmud Torah for kinder- program. We also have plenty of fun garten through grade 7. Our eighth Madison Temple Beth El activities throughout the year that in- graders and high schoolers have a The Barbara Hochberg Center for clude holiday programs, special Hav- number of options, from our youth Jewish Student Life 2702 Arbor Drive dalah events, a family retreat, camping groups Kadima and MOUSY to the 611 Langdon Street, Madison 53703 Madison 53711 weekend, Mitzvah Day and much community-based Midrasha. We espe- 608-256-8361, uwhillel.org 608-238-3123 more. Members can get involved in templebethelmadison.org cially encourage our young adults to Facebook.com/uwhillel our many committees as well as our return to the bimah after b’nei mitz- Twitter: @uwhillel active Men’s Club and Sisterhood, the vah, and our Jake Heifetz award rec- The Barbara Hochberg Center for Temple Beth El is a vibrant Reform latter of which hosts the annual Food- ognizes those post-b’nai mitzvah Jewish Student Life opened in the congregation of 650 families serving A-Rama fundraiser on Election Day. students who are active in leyning and summer of 2009. The new ‘green’ Hil- the community through dynamic wor- davening. We are committed to work- lel features 30,000 square feet of pro- ing for the betterment of the world and gram space including the full service have a wide variety of social action kosher Café O open to the public, a projects. There are many social oppor- beautiful library, fitness center, out- tunities at Beth Israel as well, from door sport court and many rooms for lectures and dinners (like the fabulous meetings and events. Hillel rents space Thinking About Divorce? Supper Quiz) to our joyous communal out to the general public for any size celebration of the Jewish Festivals. event, including full service kosher Please give us a call; we would love to catering which is available on-site or Divorce and legal separation are difficult enough without help you get to know Beth Israel bet- delivered. destructive, expensive court battles. There is a better way. ter. Hillel, The Jewish Student Center Chabad House at the University of Wisconsin-Madi- At J. Wexler Law, we use the collaborative model to find legal son, serves over 5,000 Jewish students 1722 Regent Street solutions for families in transition. It is a better approach for and faculty. 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Cohabitation Agreements / Premarital Agreements services, family and marital counsel- Grandparents’ Rights / Paternity / Child Custody ing, social evenings and Holiday Congregation Shaarei Child Support / Maintenance / Children’s Rights events and Torah classes. It provides Shamayim Post Judgment Modifications / Domestic Abuse the community its Mitzvah and holi- Madison’s Jewish Reconstructionist and day needs, as well as conducting com- Renewal Community munity-wide Hanukkah, Sukkot, and Mailing: P.O. Box 55061 Purim holiday celebrations, a Jewish Madison 53705-8861 Janice K. Wexler Women’s Circle, and winter Camp Attorney At Law Gan Israel for children ages 4-9, dur- Services held at First Unitarian Society ing winter break. 900 University Bay Drive www.jwexlerlaw.com The Chabad on Campus caters to 608-257-2944, shamayim.org students and offers them Shabbat and Welcome Home! J. Wexler Law S.C. 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Mikvah (Ritual Bath) Shamayim (Reconstructionist), Temple Beth El, Hillel and 257-2944; the Rabbi at Temple Beth El Chabad offer books and ritual Chabad (Reform), 238-3123; or the Rabbi at objects, as well as jewelry, toys, Call 231-3450 for an appointment. UW Hillel, 256-8361 x704 for assis- cards and other items. Some tance. Jewish Social Services may be local retailers carry items such consulted for referral to a marriage as Shabbat or Hanukkah can- Mohel (Circumcision Services) counselor by calling 278-1808. dles, holiday cards and special- ties, etc. These include Madison does not have a resident Metcalfe’s Market, Wood- mohel, but our community is served by man’s, and Copps Food mohelim from Kenosha, Milwaukee and Centers grocery stores, as well Chicago. For information about options as Goodman Jewelers, and referral, contact Beth Israel Center, Orange Tree Imports, the 256-7763; Chabad, 231-3450; Congre- Madison Museum of Contem- gation Shaarei Shamayim, 257-2944; or porary Art Gift Shop, and Temple Beth El, 238-3123. Studio You Paint It Pottery. Barnes & Noble Booksellers Marriage and Divorce has books on Jewish subjects. Local artists make specifically Consult the Rabbi at Beth Israel Cen- Jewish objects or work in a dis- ter (Conservative), 256-7763; the Rabbi tinctly Jewish mode. at Chabad (Orthodox), 231-3450; the Rabbi at Congregation Shaarei Services Regarding Death and Mourning

Chevrah Kadisha Madison’s far west side. The cemetery owned Forest Hill Cemetery, at the Grief Counseling is owned by the Jewish Burial Associ- corner of Speedway and Regent Street, (Burial Society) Short-term grief counseling is avail- ation of Madison (JBAM), a non- has a primarily Jewish section where able through Jewish Social Services, profit organization formed by the Jews were buried since the 1850’s. 278-1808. Madison has no exclusively Jewish Jewish community to run the ceme- Some burials will continue to take funeral home. Volunteer members of the tery. For the accurate price at the time place at Forest Hill cemetery for those Chevrah Kadisha perform traditional of your purchase, please check with with family plots or who made "pre- Yahrzeit Observance purification and shrouding rites in area Sunset Memory Gardens. There are need" purchases. Available through minyan at Beth Is- funeral homes. To request information two sections at Beit Olamim. The rael Center on Shabbat, Sunday, Mon- or services about the Chevrah Kadisha, Shaar HaRachamim section provides Funeral Services day and Thursday mornings, Sunday contact Beth Israel Center, 256-7763 or for burial in accordance with Halachah through Friday evenings and by calling Shaarei Shamayim, 257-2944. and traditional Jewish burial practice. Contact Beth Israel Center (Conserv- the office as needed; at Chabad; Shab- The Shaar Shalom section plots are ative), 256-7763, Chabad (Orthodox), bat services at Temple Beth El; and at Cemetery available for those with less traditional 231-3450, Congregation Shaarei Shabbat services at Congregation Jewish practices and their immediate Shamayim (Reconstructionist), 257- Madison’s Jewish cemetery, Beit Shaarei Shamayim. family. If you are a member of a 2944; Temple Beth El (Reform), 238- Olamim, is located in Sunset Memory Madison synagogue, speak with your 3123 to make funeral arrangements. Gardens, 7302 Mineral Point Road on congregational rabbi about your family’s needs and the options available to you for purchasing plots in either of Beit Olamim’s two sections. If you are not affiliated with a congregation, contact Sunset Memory Gardens during regular business hours. They will refer you to one of Madison’s congregational rabbis to discuss your options. Sunset Memory Gardens office telephone – (608) 833-7211, Monday- Friday, 8:30 PM-4:30 AM. The city-

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Passover Foods

Local grocery stores stock differing attends to oversee compliance with Hillel meal plan, also operated by Cafe O, event, casual to elegant on site or at the varieties and amounts of kosher-for- kashrut. (Conservative: meat and dairy.) is open to the public and provides dairy venue of your choice. For more informa- Passover foods. Metcalfe’s Market, and meat meals for dine in or carry out tion contact Sharon Siegel Langer, owner, located in the Hilldale Mall and across B’Tayavon! Catering is an owner- and is available Monday-Friday. In addi- at UW Hillel, 256-8361, ext. 712; visit from West Towne Mall, carries the operated catering company established in tion, Cafe O provides full service kosher www.cafeosher.com (café menu), largest selection. Copps Food Centers 1994, offering service at both Temple catering offering menu choices to accom- www.uwhillel.org (meal plan options), or (Junction Road, University Avenue, Beth El and Beth Israel Center. Kosher modate one kosher guest or an entire email [email protected]. and Whitney Way), and Woodman’s- catering is available for events at Beth Is- West (Gammon Road) offer a good- rael Center, as well as for off-site events sized selection as well. Whole Foods with prior arrangements for kosher Market and Bakehouse stocks some kitchen rental. B’Tayavon specializes in Passover items. good food, including classic Jewish and Middle Eastern dishes, and healthy op- Catering tions. Clients may work with set menus Beth Israel Center, 1406 Mound or make special requests, whether dietary Street, has kosher kitchen facilities, in- or specific cuisines. B’Tayavon may be cluding separate work spaces, ranges contacted by phone, 233-7192 or email, and ovens for meat and dairy prepara- [email protected] or fit2eatmadi- tion. Anyone who wishes to host a son.gmail.com kosher function may arrange for rental and use of the kitchen under supervi- CAFE O at UW Hillel-The Barbara sion. Beth Israel maintains a list (avail- Hochberg Center for Jewish Life. Cafe able from the office, 256-7763) of O is a kosher cafe (under the supervision caterers currently active and allowed to of Kosher Supervisors of Wisconsin) lo- work in the kitchens without supervi- cated in UW Hillel, The Barbara sion. Anyone else may work in the Beth Hochberg Center for Jewish Life. The Israel kitchen, so long as a mashgiach dairy cafe is open to the public. The UW Kashrut

Bagels Forever Mall and across from West Towne Mall, 2947 University Avenue, 231-2427 has the area’s largest selection of fresh and frozen products including meats, Bagels Forever makes certified- poultry, cheeses, as well as packaged kosher bagels. kosher items. Trader Joe’s on Monroe Street regularly carries fresh kosher The Greenbush Bakery chicken. Copps Food Centers (Junc- 1305 Regent Street, 257-1151 tion Road, University Avenue, and Whitney Way), Woodman’s-West Has donuts and other fried dough (Gammon Road), and Whole Foods and pastry products certified kosher Market and Bakehouse (University dairy. Avenue), stock some items carrying various kosher certifications. Café O at Kosher Meats/Groceries the UW Hillel sells Kosher groceries. Madison has no kosher butcher. ✥ Lunch ✥ Dinner A Kosher Meat Co-op is available ✥ Cocktails ✥ Catering which has frozen meat shipped from a reliable butcher in Philadelphia. For in- ✥ Carry Outs formation call Beth Israel Center, 256-7763. The Kosher Meat Klub, ✥ Meeting Rooms 4731 West Burleigh, Milwaukee, (414-449-4980) will ship orders to Gift Certificates Available ✥ Parties & Celebrations Madison via Badger Bus. A number of local grocery stores stock packaged www.imperialgarden.com meats with kosher certification. Met- calfe’s Market, located in the Hilldale 2039 ALLEN BLVD., MIDDLETON • 238-6445 Corner of University Ave. & Allen Blvd. Corn Tzitzel Rye Bread

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Early Childhood Education tion at 278-1808 or visit jewishmadi- Congregation Shaarei Shamayim Programs son.org. School located at the Center for Families 2120 Fordem Avenue Madison Jewish Community 608-257-2944 Day School (MJCDS) Shaarei Shamayim offers a Sunday 2702 Arbor Drive, 204-9900 morning program for students in pre- madisonjewishdayschool.com kindergarten through grade 7 which fo- cuses on Jewish values, traditions, and Madison Jewish Community Day history. In addition, students in grades 3 Laurence School is a Jewish elementary school George Mosse through 7 work with a tutor once a week Weinstein serving students grades K-5 from all to learn Hebrew reading and recitation of branches of Madison’s Jewish commu- prayers. nity. Our program of general and Jewish Temple Beth El Religious School studies features Hebrew immersion, small class sizes, and caring educators 2702 Arbor Drive, 608-238-3123 Hilde L. Mosse Gan HaYeled Preschool the Center has an extraordinary outreach who challenge and nurture each child. 6434 Enterprise Lane The Beth El Religious School teaches program. Lectures are free and open to An MJCDS education inspires students 608-278-1808, jewishmadison.org. Judaica for grades K through 7 and He- the public, and podcasts of our programs to love learning, to think critically, to en- brew for grades K through 3 on Sun- are available on our website. The Sponsored by the Jewish Federation gage with Jewish life and heritage, and days. Grades 4 through 7 study modern Mayrent Institute for Yiddish Culture, of Madison, Gan HaYeled offers a pre- to develop a deep sense of community and prayer book Hebrew Wednesday founded in 2011, offers a range of com- school program for children from in- and responsibility. To arrange a tour or afternoons and during Sunday School. munity programs, including the annual fancy to five years old. The preschool’s for more information contact Rabbi Re- Parents and students grade 3 through 6 Madison Summer KlezKamp. Each July, primary goals are to meet the emotional, becca Ben-Gideon at rabbi@madison- study and worship together four times the Greenfield Summer Institute offers social, intellectual, and physical needs of jewishdayschool.com or call (608) per year in a program called Shabbat adult learners a unique blend of continu- the young child and to provide rich Jew- 204-9900. b’yachad. ing education, entertainment, and fellow- ish content which will help in develop- ship while showcasing the research of ing a strong positive awareness of each UW-Madison faculty and nationally-rec- child’s Jewish identity. GHY provides ognized Jewish Studies scholars. The year-round, full-day programming for College and University Programs Conney Project on Jewish Arts has a two to five year olds, intersessions, long-term commitment to supporting re- Shmooze and Tunes for ages 0-2, after- The George L. Mosse/Laurence A. search and practice in the area of Jewish noon programming, and Camp Shalom Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies engagement with the arts, both histori- Katan, a summer program, all with flexi- cally and in the contemporary era. ble scheduling. The Federation provides Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive For further information, please visit full and partial scholarships. Madison, Wisconsin 53706-1319 608-265-4763 our website or contact the Center for [email protected] Jewish Studies. Elementary, Middle, and High jewishstudies.wisc.edu School Programs The Mosse/Weinstein Center for Jew- ish Studies offers students, scholars, and Beth Israel Center Talmud Torah community members a vibrant, interdis- 1406 Mound Street, 256-7763 cciplinary approach to the study of Jew- The Beth Israel Talmud Torah teaches Midrasha Hebrew High School ish civilization and a thriving intellectual and cultural community at one of the Hebrew and Jewish Studies to students 608-278-1808, jewishmadison.org in grades K through 7. Grades K, 1 and 2 best public universities in the world. attend school one day per week on Sun- Jointly sponsored by Beth Israel Cen- With nearly 30 exceptional faculty affili- days. Grades 3, 4 and 5 meet three times ter, Temple Beth El and the Jewish Fed- ates specializing in Jewish history, lan- per week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and eration of Madison, Midrasha offers gugages, literature, social sciences, and Sundays. Grades 6 and 7 meet on Tues- classes in Hebrew and Jewish Studies the arts, the Center offers courses in a Chabad at UW days, Thursdays and Saturdays. and in elective subjects for students in range of subjects, from Biblical Hebrew grades 8 through 12, who need not be af- to Israeli Politics, Holocaust Education 223 W. Gilman St., 608-257-1757 Chabad filiated with a synagogue to enroll. The to American Jewish History. Undergrad- chabaduw.com Madison Metropolitan School District uates can earn either a BA or certificate 1722 Regent Street, 231-3450 The Rohr Jewish Student Center at the and many other area school districts in Jewish Studies, and more than University of Wisconsin has a wide vari- Special classes and individually grant foreign language credit for the $30,000 in graduate and undergraduate ety of campus outreach offerings which arranged tutoring are available through- study of Hebrew at Midrasha. Atten- scholarships is offered annually. Our include Shabbat at Chabad with Friday out the year. dance at Midrasha earns a student eligi- alumni have gone on to pursue careers in night dinner and discussion and Shabbat bility for the Laurence A. Weinstein law, medicine, secular and religious edu- lunch, lectures and classes, small group Chug Ivrit Midrasha Incentive Award which is to be cation, academe, business, community study programs, and visits to dormitories, An After School Program for Grades K-5 used toward continued Jewish learning organizing, and the rabbinate. fraternities, sororities and libraries. Chug Ivrit, sponsored by the Jewish after high school graduation. In addition to its academic offerings, Women’s activities, social events, free Federation of Madison, is an after school trips to Israel, holiday celebrations and Hebrew language program for Kinder- Jewish awareness giveaways are also a garten through fifth grade students. Stu- part of the Chabad at UW. dents participate in arts & crafts, Israeli dancing, singing, music, free choice Department of Hebrew time, and informal Hebrew language and Semitic Studies programming. Registration is for the academic year and there is a fee. For more University of Wisconsin-Madison information, please contact the Federa- 1346 Van Hise Hall 1220 Linden Drive, Madison 53706 608-262-3204 hebrew.wisc.edu [email protected] The Department of Hebrew and Se- mitic Studies offers a variety of courses in Hebrew language and literature, including Bible, Rabbinic, Medieval, and Modern. The department grants both graduate and undergraduate degrees. (Continued on page 7) Jewish Madison 2012 ✡ 7

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Edgewood College ries from Midrash, and Chasidic insights stitute showcses the research of UW- Talmud Study 855 Woodrow Street related to the parshah. The study meets Madison faculty and acclaimed Jewish Talmud classes at Beth Israel Center 608-257-4861 Tuesdays at 7:00 PM. For more informa- Studies scholars from around the coun- are taught by our Rabbi and other mem- tion call Chabad, 231-3450. For try. Each year the Institute’s lectures cen- For information about Hebrew bers of the congregation. For informa- women’s study groups call 251-8764. ter on a theme; past themes have tion, including locations and times, call and Religious Studies courses call included Jews and politics, the “Wander- 257-4861, ext. 2288. Beth Israel at 256-7763 or check Jewish Women’s Circle, Chabad ing Jew,” and Jewish memory. In addi- www.bethisraelcenter.org. As women, we face an incessantly tion to lectures that explore the year’s UW Hillel theme in depth, the Institute also features The Barbara Hochberg Center demanding world: family, work, friends, concerts, dinners, and other opportuni- Family Education Programs for Jewish Student Life and community all compete for our time and energy. We long for a respite that ties to socialize. For more information, 611 Langdon Street will rejuvenate both body and soul. Wel- including copies of past programs, The Federation’s Family Education 608-256-8361, uwhillel.org come to the Jewish Women’s Circle. Our please visit jewishstudies.wisc.edu/ Committee plans many different family Hillel offers a variety of educational goal is to provide a monthly experience greenfield. education programs throughout the year programs, such as lectures, courses, a that appeals to women of all ages and Manfred E. Swarsensky including social, educational and holiday film series, weekly Torah Study, Hebrew backgrounds, and enables them to ex- Memorial Lecture Series events. For the latest information, call Roundtable, and a course on Jewish plore their Jewish spirituality while the Federation, 278-1808 or visit jewish- Each year, Temple Beth El honors the Spirituality. For information call Hillel. bringing warmth and inspiration to their madison.org. memory of our founding Rabbi Manfred UW Hillel offers many Israel pro- lives. Each event is complimented by an Swarsensky through the Swarsensky grams and trips to Israel including enjoyable activity, and of course, heart- The Beth Israel Talmud Torah Scholar-in-Residence Program. This pro- Birthright, MadPac, ICE (Israel Cultural warming camaradrie. For more informa- offers family education programming gram brings a Jewish scholar to Beth El Experience), Kavanah and the Israel- tion, email: [email protected]. for grades K through 7. Contact Beth to teach our community about a topic of Madison Entrepreneurship Group. For Copelovitch, [email protected], interest. The lectures are provided over a more information contact Hillel’s Shali- JLI – Jewish Learning Institute for details on this year’s programming. weekend each November (Friday and ach (Israeli Program Coordinator) at 231-3450 Saturday evening, and Sunday morning). 608-256-8361. Chabad of Madison, in conjunction Preparation for Conversion with YJP Madison (Young Jewish Pro- Liesl M. Blockstein Adult Education Programs fessionals of Madison) is proud to be- Memorial Lecture Series Beth Israel Center (Conservative) come an affiliate of the Jewish Learning Temple Beth El and Jewish Social 1406 Mound Street, 608-256-7763 Beth Israel Center Institute (JLI). With its acclaimed col- Services present the Liesl M. Blockstein lege-accredited courses, JLI has proven Lecture on a Sunday morning each Feb- Contact the office for information. Beth Israel Center is the site for adult to be the premier higher Jewish educa- ruary. Jewish education. Over the years many tion source. The six week course covers Congregation Shaarei Shamayim have enjoyed our programs: the a wide array of topics. (Reconstructionist) women’s Seder, yoga and study groups – Torah Study 608-257-2944 reading Hebrew, speaking Yiddish, exploring Talmud, learning more about the Contact the Rabbi for information. Lectures Congregation Shaarei Shamayim Amidah and how we understand who is offers bi-weekly study of the Torah por- a Jew. Our Tikkun Leil Shavuot brings Temple Beth El (Reform) Center for Jewish Studies Lectures tion. The discussion is led by the rabbi together members of Beth Israel, the 2702 Arbor Drive, 608-238-3123 and meets from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. on University and the Jewish community to The Mosse/Weinstein Center for Shabbat mornings when services are Includes study in the Rabbi and Edu- discuss everything from Shavuot menu Jewish Studies at UW-Madison sponsors held. For information call, 257-2944. cator’s Introduction to Judaism class. choices to objective morality, and our frequent lectures on Jewish history, liter- Contact the Rabbi for information or as- visiting lecturers have included profes- ature, the social sciences, and the arts. Temple Beth El offers weekly study sistance. sors, philosophers and musicians. We set All lectures are free and open to the of selected Biblical books in translation our Adult Education schedule in Septem- public, and many lectures may be down- on Saturday mornings from 9 to 10 a.m. ber, so contact the Beth Israel office at loaded as podcasts. For more informa- throughout the year. For information call Interfaith, Outreach 256-7763 or [email protected] tion, including an up-to-date events calendar, visit jewishstudies.wisc.edu. Temple Beth El, 238-3123. or go to our website, www.bethisraelcen- Temple Beth El ter.org, to see what we have planned. Greenfield Summer Institute Temple Beth El Breakfast Series Temple Beth El periodically offers programs for interfaith couples. For Chabad For more than a decade, the Green- The Breakfast Series meets on selected Sundays in the fall and winter at information call Temple Beth El, Classes and study groups are offered field Summer Institute has brought to- 11:00 a.m. at Temple Beth El, to discuss 238-3123. to the entire community on numerous gether every July people from the historical, political and religious topics topics including Hasidic philosophy, Madison community and beyond to par- of Jewish and public interest. Open to Congregation Shaarei Shamayim holiday observance, Talmud and Torah. ticipate in a unique blend of continuing the public. Call Temple Beth El, A women’s study group meets monthly. education, entertainment, and fellow- The Rabbi is available for counseling 238-3123. Chabad offers weekly Torah insights by ship. Underwritten by the generosity of to interfaith couples. For information examining the classic commentaries, sto- Larry and Ros Greenfield and organized call 257-2944. by the Center for Jewish Studies, the In- Complete financial solutions. BETHKEBETHKE At Baird, we have the deep expertise to address your complete financial picture. From investment and estate planning services to preparing for a HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING, INC. child’s education or your retirement, our talented professionals have the breadth of skills and experience to help you achieve great outcomes – and the commitment and caring you want at every step along the way. 2 The Laufman Weinbach Group June H. 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Day Camp and much more. The Federation pro- Overnight Camp vides some full and partial scholarships. Camp Shalom For more information, please call the B’nai B’rith Beber Camp, Mukwanago Federation at 278-1808 or visit jewish- Sponsored by the Jewish Federation madison.org. Sponsored by the B’nai B’rith Youth of Madison, Camp Shalom is held at the Organization, 1901 Raymond Drive, Irwin A. and Robert D. Goodman Jew- Camp Shalom Noar Northbrook IL 60062, 708-498-1441. ish Community Campus in Verona. Camp Shalom, founded in 1954, offers Sponsored by the Jewish Federation Camp Chi, Wisconsin Dells of Madison, Camp Shalom Noar offers 2- and 3-week summer sessions for Sponsored by the Jewish Community children entering Kindergarten through adventurous day camping for children entering 6th through 9th grades. The Centers of Chicago, P.O. Box 828, 5th grade. The Federation provides Northbrook IL 60065, 708-272-2301. some full and partial scholarships. For Federation provides some full and partial scholarships. For further informa- further information, call the Federation, Camp Interlaken, Eagle River 278-1808 or visit jewishmadison.org. tion, call the Federation, 278-1808 or visit jewishmadison.org. Sponsored by the Jewish Community Center of Milwaukee, 6225 North Santa Women), 5964 N. Sidney Place, Mil- Camp Shalom Bogrim Gan Israel Monica Boulevard, Milwaukee WI waukee, WI 53209, 1-800-55TAVOR. Camp Shalom Bogrim is located at 53217, 414-964-4444. www.camptavor.com the Irwin A. and Robert D. Goodman Sponsored by Chabad, Gan Israel [email protected] Winter Camp offers a variety of Jewish Jewish Community Campus and serves Camp Young Judaea, Waupaca campers entering 6th through 9th programs and indoor and outdoor activi- Herzl Camp, Webster Sponsored by Hadassah, 6600 North grades. Campers participate in arts and ties for children ages 4-9. The camp is Lincoln Avenue, Suite 304, Lincol- Independent. 4517 Minnetonka crafts, sports, drama, swimming, Avo- held during the winter break. For more information, call 251-8764. nwood, IL 60645, 708-982-2040. Boulevard, St. Louis Park, MN 55416, dah: Campus Development Projects, 612-927-4002. Habonim Camp Tavor, Three Rivers, Michigan Camp Moshava, Wild Rose Affiliated with the Labor Zionist Al- A Religious Zionist camp affiliated liance and Na’amat (formerly Pioneer with Bnei Akiva, the Religious Zionist youth movement, 740 W. Dempster, Skokie IL 60076, 708-674-9733.

Olin-Sang-Ruby Union Institute, Oconomowoc Sponsored by the Union for Reform Judaism, 555 Skokie Blvd., Suite 225, Northbrook, IL 60062, 847/509-0990 extension 25, www.osrui.org / [email protected].

Ramah in Wisconsin, Conover Sponsored by United Synagogue of America, 65 East Wacker Place, Suite 820, Chicago IL 60601, 312-606-9316. Youth Organizations

DESIGN / PRINT / SIGNS B’nai B’rith Youth Organization for students in grades 8 through 12 who Graphic Design BBYO is a worldwide, youth-led are members of Temple Beth El. Bindery & Finishing Promotional Products Jewish youth organization that empha- Direct Mailing Services sizes leadership and Jewish identity. MOUSY Full-Color Digital Printing BBYO offers community service, social, (Madison’s Only United Synagogue Large Format Banners & Signs athletic, social action, and religious ac- Youth) Beth Israel Center (Conservative) Copies, Faxes and much more! tivities. For more information call 414- 1406 Mound Street, 608-256-7763 963-1400. 1112 S. Park Street • Madison, WI 53715 • PH: 608.255.3922 • FX: 608.255.6926 Educational, social, religious, and community service programs for Jewish Habonim high school students, starting in the Affiliated with the Labor Zionist Al- spring semester of 8th grade. T-SHIRTS liance and Na’amat, Habonim is a youth CAPS group for eight to sixteen year olds, of- MUTTY MUGS fering Zionist, social and social action SWEATSHIRTS activities. For more information, call 1- (Temple Junior Youth Group) 800-55TAVOR. Temple Beth El (Reform) JACKETS 2702 Arbor Drive, 608-238-3123 EMBROIDERY Kadima MUTTY offers religious, educational, Beth Israel Center (Conservative) social action and just-for-fun programs www.madisontop.com 1406 Mound Street, 608-256-7763 for students in grades 5, 6 and 7 who are members of Temple Beth El. 1-800-362-2787 Educational, social action and just- for-fun programs for Jewish children (who need not be members of Beth Is- Congregation Shaarei Shamayim Proud supplier of rael) in grades 6, 7 and 8. Youth Group Congregation Shaarei Shamayim MATTY Camp Shalom T-shirts and (Reconstructionist) 608-257-2944 (Madtown Temple Youth) All are welcome to join Shaarei accessories since 1974! Temple Beth El (Reform) Shamayim’s youth group, which pro- 2702 Arbor Drive, 608-238-3123 vides educational and social program- 1111 STEWART ST., MADISON, WI 53713 MATTY offers religious, educational, ming for students in grades 608-277-9111 • Fax: 608-277-9666 social action and just-for-fun activities 9-12. Jewish Madison 2012 ✡ 9

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UW Hillel political, and educational programs Temple Beth El Sisterhood- Young Adult Organizations The Barbara Hochberg Center throughout the year. The chapter operates Women of Reform Judaism (WRJ) for Jewish Student Life Collector’s Corner, a resale shop staffed 608-238-3123 Madison Minyan mainly by volunteers. The profits of this Madisonminyan.com 611 Langdon Street Open to women members of Temple 608-256-8361, uwhillel.org donation and consignment store con- [email protected] tribute support to Hadassah’s projects. Beth El, WRJ serves the Temple, family Facebook.com/uwhillel Madison Minyan aims to create a For more information on membership or and community through varied programs Twitter: @uwhillel comfortable place for Jews from a wide programming, or to volunteer your time, and projects. Members participate in four range of backgrounds to pray together in During the academic year, Hillel of- call Collector’s Corner at 831-2474, or programs, annual Kallah, annual Sister- one space, by coming together once a fers social activities for students and fac- visit us at 6633 University Avenue in hood Shabbat, college connections and month for Shabbat services and dinner. ulty of the UW-Madison. In addition, Middleton. community projects such as YWCA students and community groups use Hil- Third Street. Popular new programs such With a commitment to and respect for tradition and halacha, we strive to create lel’s building for informal gatherings and Goodman Lechayim Lunchtime Plus as the annual Kugel Sale and Mah Jong tournament were added to the roster in a participatory and inclusive environment for Friday night meals. A program of Harry J. and Belle 2011. WRJ supports youth through that provides an enriching and spiritual Goodman, parents of Irwin A. and experience for all.While we are primarily Hadassah Robert D. Goodman camperships and leadership training programs and is involved in regional and na- a young adult community, we welcome Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Sponsored by Jewish Social Services, tional WRJ projects. Temple Beth El’s all who choose to be part of this pursuit. Organization of America, is a volunteer the Harry J. and Belle Goodman, parents Sisterhood annual Food-A-Rama is al- women’s organization whose members of Irwin A. and Robert D. Goodman ways held on Election Day in November. YJP – Young Jewish Professionals of are motivated and inspired to strengthen Lechayim Lunchtime Plus Program fea- In 2012, Food-A-Rama is teaming up Madison their partnership with Israel, ensure Jew- tures a kosher luncheon for active sen- with DAIS (Domestic Abuse Intervention Email: [email protected] ish continuity, and realize their potential iors. On Mondays throughout the Services). A portion of some of the pro- YJPMadison.com as a dynamic force in American society. academic year, Lechayim offers a lunch- ceeds collected at Food-A-Rama will go Founded in 1912, Hadassah retains the eon plus exercise, cultural, educational, directly to DAIS’s capital campaign to passion and timeless values of its Young Jewish Professionals of Madi- and social programming. In the summer, build a new shelter. founder, Henrietta Szold, Jewish scholar son (YJP) is the community network for Lechayim organizes occasional special and activist, who dedicated her life to Ju- young Jews in their 20's and 30's living in events. Guests pay as able. JSS can Women’s League of Beth Israel Center daism, Zionism and the American ideal. the greater Madison area. We provide a arrange transportation. For information, 608-256-7763 Committed to the centrality of Israel warm, inviting environment where young call JSS at 278-1808. based on the renaissance of the Jewish The Women's League at Beth Israel Jewish professionals can connect in an Center is a group of service-oriented informal, educational and social setting people in its historic homeland, Hadassah Men’s Club of Temple Beth El promotes the unity of the Jewish people. women committed to enriching congre- whilst exploring their Jewish identity. In Israel, Hadassah initiates and supports 608-238-3123 gational life. Members support Beth Is- Whatever your background or connec- pace-setting health care, education and The Temple Beth El Men’s Club is rael Center's Talmud/Torah and youth tion to things Jewish, our commitment is youth institutions and land development open to all men of Temple Bth El. We groups, contribute to the library, assist to ensure you have a place to connect to meet the country’s changing needs. In continue to add activities to our growing with holiday celebrations, present mean- with other young Jews, on your terms. the United States, Hadassah enhances the list, which now includes a book group, ingful gifts to new babies, Bat- and Bar- Our programs range from volunteer quality of American and Jewish life High Holiday ushering, annual retreat, Mitzvah students, and graduates. Contri- events to Kabbalah classes, from game through its education and Zionist youth Sukkah assembly, regular poker nights butions are made to groups in the com- nights to barbeques. Check out our event programs, promotes health awareness, and a Mallards game to name just a few. munity, such as Jewish Social Services, calendar at YJPMadison.com to find out and provides personal enrichment and Our mission is for doing both modest neighborhood houses, and abuse centers. what's happening. growth for its members. In Madison, the mitzvah projects as well as socializing Membership supports the Jewish Theo- Rachel S. Jastrow Chapter of Hadassah together at Temple. We invite you to join logical Seminary and sends Torah fund has approximately 525 annual and life the Men’s Club as a member and as an cards to commemorate simchas and be- members. It offers a variety of cultural, active participant. reavements. The Jewish Life Cycle

Shalom Zachor days after birth. In ancient Israel, the ices. Today, only women still are required Affixing mezuzot (decorative casings (Welcome to the son) first-born were dedicated to serve G-d in under Jewish law to immerse themselves containing parchments with biblical in- This celebration is held on the first the Temple. To redeem them, five shekels at special times (before marriage, after scriptions) to the doorposts Friday evening after the birth of a son, were paid to the Kohen (priest) to serve childbirth, after the menstrual cycle). Im- of a new home is cause for celebration. usually in the parents’ home after the in the boy’s stead. Today, the Kohen is mersion also is required by Jewish law Traditionally, this is done within 30 days evening meal. Traditionally, chick peas given five silver dollars, which are do- before conversion. Many observant men of moving into a house or apartment. are served with usual party fare. The nated to charity, and a festive meal fol- immerse themselves before the Sabbath Mezuzot are placed on the upper third of baby’s father offers a comment on the lows. and holidays for spiritual reasons. the doorpost, on the right side as one en- ters. The ceremony is followed by re- Torah portion. Bar and Bat Mitzvah Marriage freshments and rejoicing. Brit Milah The ceremony to honor the coming of And the Lord said: "It is not good that age of males originated in the Middle Divorce (Covenant of Circumcision) the man should be alone, I shall make Ages. There is no source for this celebra- Ye shall be circumcised in the flesh of him a helpmate for him." ~Genesis 2:19 Judaism recognizes that every mar- your foreskin; and it shall be a token of tion in the Torah. In traditional settings, riage is not a success and allows for di- this is the first time that a young man is the covenant betwixt Me and you. One of the first blessings every parent vorce. Financial provisions are made in called to bless the Torah. The 13-year-old ~Genesis: 17:11 bestows upon a child is that he or she the ketubah (marriage contract). Under thus becomes responsible for the mitzvot reach the marriage canopy. This wedding Jewish law, a Get (religious divorce) is Male babies are circumcised on the (commandments) of praying three times a consists of several parts. The main ele- required in addition to a civil divorce. Al- eighth day, barring health problems, to day, participating in a minyan (prayer ments are kiddush erusin (sanctification though both parties must agree to the get, symbolize the covenant between G-d and quorum) and putting on t’fillen every of betrothal); the betrothal blessing; pres- no grounds are required. The Beth Din the Jewish people. A kosher brit is per- morning. Non-traditional ceremonies have entation of the ring; reading of the ke- (religious court) prepares the get and han- formed by a certified mohel, who is emerged within the last 100 years for tubah (marriage contract) and its dles the documents. trained in the laws and customs of Jewish young women (ages 12 or 13) and adults presentation to the bride; recitation of the circumcision. past traditional Bar/Bat mitzvah age. seven marriage blessings; drinking of Death Confirmation wine to sanctify the marriage and break- Jewish tradition recognizes death as Simchat Bat (Rejoicing for a daughter) A ceremony held in Reform syna- ing of the glass. Traditional weddings are the completion of life. Burial takes place Traditionally, a daughter is named in gogues, usually during the observance of preceded by the bedeken, in which the as soon as possible, preferably within 24 the synagogue during the Torah reading Shavuot, to celebrate the Jewish commit- groom places the veil over the bride’s hours. Traditionally, the body is washed after her birth. Some people now develop ment of the congregation’s 10th grade head after making certain that he is get- by members of a Chevra Kadisha (burial their own ceremonies to welcome a new students. The students usually have com- ting the correct bride. This custom stems society) and dressed in white linen gar- daughter. pleted post-Bar/Bat mitzvah Jewish from the patriarch Jacob, who was fooled ments, so that everyone goes to the grave into marrying his intended bride’s sister. equally. Preserving the body through em- Pidyon Haben study. balming is prohibited by Jewish law, as (Redemption of the first-born son) Mikvah (Ritual bath) Hanukkat Habayit are metal caskets, which preserve the remains. Judaism has a formalized mourn- Sanctify unto Me all the first-born, "Living" water (collected rain water (Dedicating the home) ing procedure with seven days of intense whatever openth womb among the chil- piped into a pool) is used for purification. And these words, which I command mourning (Shiva) followed by 30 days of dren of Israel, both of man and of beast, During the days of the Temples in these this day shall be upon thy heart . . . semi-mourning (Shloshim). After a par- it is Mine. ~Exodus: 13:1 Jerusalem, there were many occasions and thou shall write them upon the doorposts of thy house and upon they gates. ent’s death, semi-mourning continues for Redemption of the first-born son (if he when ritual purification was required in ~Deuteronomy: 6:6-9 a year. is the family’s first child) takes place 30 order to participate in the Temple serv- Jewish Madison 2012 ✡ 11

Cultural Arts

holdings documenting Jewish individu- occasionally Chicago. Yid Vicious is building), survives as one of the oldest als, communities, congregations and or- available for weddings, Bar/Bat Mitz- synagogues still standing in the U.S. ganizations throughout the state, known vahs, anarchist picnics, clam-bakes, lum- After falling out of use as a synagogue, as the Wisconsin Jewish Archive. For in- berjack competitions, highland games the building served various occupants, formation, call 264-6460. and other events. then narrowly escaped destruction before For information, call Melissa Reiser: becoming a property of the City of Madi- Music (608) 249-4356, yidvicious.com, yidvi- son. The general public may arrange to Madison Yiddish Choir is a commu- [email protected]. tour the Gates of Heaven building or to nity choir with twenty-five members rent it for a small social gathering. To do which welcomes new members. Started Theater and Film/Video so, visit the Parks Division of the City of in December 2000, the choir enjoys re- Madison, Room 104, 210 Martin Luther Dance Beth Israel Center’s A.J. and Celia capturing a Yiddish world through its Rosenberg Library holds an extensive King, Jr. Boulevard, Madison. Yonim Israeli Folk Dance Troupe, music. It will be exploring new music collection of videos of Jewish content. a program of the Jewish Federation of this year, primarily Yiddish music but During the academic year, the library or- Madison, performs locally at major Jew- also Ladino and other songs from other ganizes movie screenings as a part of ish community events, nursing homes, parts of the Jewish world. The choir re- Kino Ha Hayim. Kino Ha Hayim is a schools, as well as several regional and hearses weekly on Sundays from 5:00 film series sponsored in memory of Gil some national events. The dancers re- PM to 6:30 PM at Beth Israel Center Rosenberg, z"l, son of A.J. and Celia hearse on Sunday afternoons and with conductor, John Mysliwiec. It gives Rosenberg. The series brings the best of evenings at Beth Israel Center. Students several performances every year at com- Jewish world cinema to the community, in grades K-12 enjoy being with their munity events. For further information, reflecting Gil Rosenberg’s commitment A Holocaust Memorial was dedi- friends, learning about Jewish culture see its website www.madisonyiddish- to lifelong learning and ongoing support cated on May 3, 1998 by the City of and traditions, dancing, and performing. choir.webs.com or contact Robin Bech- of the library established by his parents. Madison. Overlooking Lake Mendota in Yonim’s structured program is designed hofer at [email protected], For information call the Beth Israel li- Marshall Park on Allen Boulevard, the to encourage children and teens to con- 246-2091 or Sally Schrag, brarian or office, 256-7763, or email li- memorial was donated by Ellen nect with others who share similar inter- [email protected], 255-3078. [email protected]. ests, and enjoy folk dancing and Shoshany Kaim. The memorial consists international music. Any interested stu- Temple Beth El’s Adult Choir wel- Chabad’s library includes a selection of a large boulder, two benches and a dent in kindergarten through twelfth comes all adult congregants interested in of videos. Call 231-3450 for information. railing. The inscription on the boulder reads, To honor the memory of the six grade is welcome, regardless of dance singing; singers need not audition and Israel Film Festival: UW Hillel reg- million Jews and all victims of the Holo- experience. Yonim also offers recre- need not be able to read music or He- ularly features 5-10 new and recent Is- caust, 1941-1945. ational dance events for the broader brew. The choir practices every other raeli films that are free and available to community as well as instructional dance week on Wednesday evenings, and it the general public. For more information The Wisconsin Jewish Archive (at for B’nai Mitzvot and Weddings. For sings once a month for Shabbat services, contact UW Hillel at 608-256-8361 or the Wisconsin State Historical Society) more information please contact on the High Holidays, and for concerts at [email protected]. includes photographs, most notably over [email protected]. the Temple. For information about the 1,600 photos which accompany inter- Beth El choirs, call 238-3123. views in the Wisconsin Survivors of the Literature/Libraries Visual Arts Holocaust: A Documentation Project The Temple Beth El Youth Choir Beth Israel Center’s AJ and Celia collection. The Sound and Visual welcomes congregants in 4th grade and Rosenberg Library is open to the public Archive of the Wisconsin State Histori- above, with no audition and no require- and has a substantial collection of fic- cal Society holds these materials; for in- ment that members be able to read tion, non-fiction, children’s and reference formation, call 264-6460 or write to the music. Presenting mostly folk music in books. The library also has liturgical WSHS, 816 State Street, Madison, WI Hebrew (transliterated), the choir prac- learning audio tapes, audio books, music 53706. tices on Sundays during Religious CDs and a large collection of videos of School, and performs plays and musicals Jewish interest. For more information, Mayrent Institute for Yiddish Culture in the community, and for holidays and contact the librarian at 256-7763 ext. 15 Religious School services. For informa- The Jewish Federation of Madison, The Mayrent Institute for Yiddish or [email protected]. tion about the Beth El choirs, call 238- as part of its 2007 Holocaust Commemo- Culture was founded in 2011 as part of ration program produced From Genera- the Mosse/Weinstein Center for Jewish Chabad’s library offers a selection of 3123. tion to Generation: Madison Legacies Studies and is dedicated to the celebra- books, tapes, and videos for loan. Call Yid Vicious of the Holocaust. The one-hour docu- tion and continuity of community-based 231-3450 or 257-1757 for information. For over a decade, Yid Vicious has mentary includes interviews with three traditional Yiddish culture. The Institute local Holocaust survivors and members Edgewood College’s library holds a been astounding spectators and revelers places a high value on cultural literacy of their families. The DVD may be bor- variety of materials on Judaism and on alike with their keenly sophisticated yet by presenting Yiddish music, dance, his- rowed from the Federation by calling Israel. For information call 257-4861, whimsical version of klezmer, or Yiddish tory, folklore, crafts and visual arts 278-1808. ext. 3300. dance/folk music. Whether making with through its classes, publications, recordings and documentaries, as well as Madi- the freykekhs at a wedding, cranking out Both Beth Israel Center and Temple son Summer KlezKamp. Scholars and Hillel’s library, available to all, has a the bulgars on a concert stage, or encour- Beth El have permanent and visiting art music lovers alike will also appreciate general collection of fiction and non-fic- aging the friends of the bat mitzvah girl collections, including pieces by local, na- the Mayrent Collection of Yiddish tion in English, available for 2-week not to let her fall out of the chair they’re tional and internationally known artists. recordings at Mills Music Library. More checkout. The library is open at all hours holding aloft, Yid Vicious is known and In addition, Beth El’s sanctuary has a information is available at mayrentinsti- when the building is open. For informa- beloved throughout the tri-state region large stained-glass window, the design of tute.wisc.edu. tion call Hillel, 256-8361. for their musicianship, decorum and fun- which elaborates the Prophet Amos’ in- loving ways. Temple Beth El’s library, open to the junction, "Seek Ye Me and Live." In spite of its name (a play on the Conney Project on Jewish Arts public, has a large collection of fiction name Sid Vicious, the Sex Pistols’ sto- The Gates of Heaven Synagogue The Conney Project on Jewish Arts, and non-fiction, reference books, and an ried "bass player") Yid Vicious plays a Building, constructed in 1863 according an initiative of the Mosse/Weinstein especially strong collection of children’s fairly traditional brand of klezmer, which to plans by August Kutzbock (the archi- Center for Jewish Studies at UW–Madi- books. For information call the Temple is fused with elements of the members’ tect of Wisconsin’s second State Capitol son, is a far-reaching educational pro- Beth El office, 238-3123. varied individual musical backgrounds. gram that aims to raise awareness of the Historically, this is how klezmer has contributions of Jewish artists and schol- The University of Wisconsin-Madi- evolved. (Also, it should be noted that ars and to encourage and support new son, Memorial Library has books and every member of Yid Vicious, unlike scholarship and production in the field. periodicals of Jewish interest, in English, Sid Vicious, can play their instrument. Every two years (including 2013), the Hebrew and Yiddish, throughout its gen- Really, they’re nothing like Sid Vicious Conney Project sponsors a four-day con- eral collection. The non-student general at all. And they’re not vicious, either. It’s ference on Jewish identity and the arts. public may use these materials – in the just a funny name. More information is available at con- library, but not for checkout – by means The Yid Vicious ensemble includes neyproject.wisc.edu. of a day pass, issued at the library. Bring clarinet, fiddle, French horn, saxophones, two forms of identification with you to guitar, tuba, drums, accordion, some- obtain the pass; no fee is required. times vocals and occasionally theremin. The Wisconsin State Historical So- The band plays at a variety of venues ciety, 816 State Street, has extensive and events in Madison, Milwaukee, and 12 ✡ Jewish Madison 2012 Social Service and Support Groups

Health and Medical Issues help you address. The Madison Jewish community First we listen. Then, counts among its members a number of together, we sort practitioners in genetics and medical things out, devise a ethics willing to consult on important plan, find and help health-related issues. Call the Rabbi of you make use of re- Beth Israel Center, Congregation sources, make refer- rals and offer Shaarei Shamayim or Temple Beth El eficiary of the Jewish Federation of supportive counsel- for assistance in making contact with Madison, a partner agency of the United ing. When needed, these professionals. Way of Dane County, and a member of we will advocate on For counseling on genetic diseases, in- the Association of Jewish Family and your behalf with cluding Jewish genetic diseases, contact Children’s Agencies. Half of its funding other agencies. the University of Wisconsin-Madison comes from individual donors. All Whether it’s for yourself or a loved to luncheons and to places of interest. Clinical Genetics Program, 262-2507. client contacts and records are held in one, locally or from a distance, one Seniors who are new to our commu- the strictest confidence. Programs in- thing remains the same: our devotion to nity are visited by Shalom from Jewish clude: Jewish Social Services of Madison one person, one family at a time, in a Social Services volunteers who bring Caring. Connections. Solutions. way that is most professional and sensi- information, delicious treats and a warm Individuals and Families welcome to newcomers. 6434 Enterprise Lane, Under Stress tive. 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We Our Senior Adult Services Profes- gather and organize friends and volun- Social Action sional is able to assess the situation, de- teers who give practical support such as velop an individualized care plan, meals, transportation and errands. counsel and support elders and family Bikkur Holim (Visiting the Sick). Opportunities members, help arrange in-home care or We prepare and coordinate volunteers out-of-home placement and coordinate who visit homebound individuals and services. We can even find assistance those in the hospital and nursing homes. for an out-of-town loved one. Resource Library. Housed at JSS, Beth Israel Center helping to provide information and funds our library contains practical books, ar- for worldwide issues. Beth El also partic- 1406 Mound Street, 608-256-7763 Senior Social and Recreational ticles, music and meditation tapes and ipates as a host congregation for the In- Programs lists of resources. Beth Israel provides volunteers for terfaith Hospitality Network. Meals on Wheels and Porchlight. Beth We believe it’s important to live life Immigrant and Refugee Services Israel also undertakes a Matzah Fund, UW Hillel to the fullest at any age, with dignity, We understand the unique challenges which sponsors MOUSY’s delivery of The Barbara Hochberg Center independence and friendship. Ma’ot Chittim to area Jewish seniors. for Jewish Student Life facing émigrés from all corners of the The Social Action Committee is involved world as they build new lives. We help 611 Langdon Street Activities in a variety of programs, working with them find housing and jobs, access 608-256-8361, uwhillel.org Our popular weekly Goodman local and national organizations. Contact medical, social service and legal assis- Lechayim Lunchtime Plus, a pro- Beth Israel Center for more details, 256- Challah for Hunger: The UW- tance, learn English, fit into American gram in memory of Harry J. and 7763 or [email protected]. Madison chapter is a registered student culture and feel connected in the com- Belle Goodman, parents of Irwin A. group that will bake 100 loaves each munity. and Robert D. Goodman is a testa- Jewish Social Services of Madison week and proceeds from the weekly chal- Jewish Social Services has been rec- ment “to life,” with an affordable lah baking have gone to AJWS's Sudan ognized by the US Board of Immigra- 6434 Enterprise Lane, kosher meal, fitness activity and top- Relief and Advocacy Fund as well as a tion Appeals since 2005. Our Accredited Madison, WI 53719-1117 notch presentations and entertainment. local organization of the group's choos- Representative is able to assist immi- 608-278-1808 JSS staff and volunteers take Senior ing. Purchase challah at grants who are unable to afford the fees [email protected], jssmadison.org Shabbat gatherings to a number of re- www.uwhillel.org, Fresh Madison Mar- of immigration attorneys. tirement residences each month, featur- Each year, more than 100 volunteers ket or McTaggerts. For more informa- Our Accredited Representative can ing candle lightning, challah, music and donate time to Jewish Social Services, tion contact info@uwhillel or prepare and submit immigration appli- Torah discussion. visiting nursing home residents and 608-256-8361. cations. She can also represent immi- Seniors, their families, JSS staff and homebound individuals, serving as ESL Alternative Break Programs: Hil- grants at interviews at the USCIS office volunteers gather together at Passover tutors, providing clerical and office sup- lel’s Alternative Break trips provide the in Milwaukee. Low cost fees are Seders at several retirement communi- port, providing legal, medical and other opportunity to give back to the global charged for these services. ties, inviting all to partake of traditional pro bono professional services, assisting community, while making connections Visit jssmadison.org for a complete fare, music and ceremony. each Monday at Lechayim Lunch Time with other UW students. Hillel’s trips are list of services offered. Visit jssmadison.org, subscribe to the Plus Program, providing rides for seniors designed to be an immersive experience - E-Connect, or call us at 278-1808 for and the disabled, and serving on the past UW Hillel Alternative Break include Protective Services and dates, times and locations. Board and its many committees. Israel, Argentina, Rio de Janeiro, New Financial Management Holiday Outreach volunteers spread Orleans and Rwanda. For more informa- the spirit of Rosh Hashanah, Hanukkah When seniors or individuals with Congregation Shaarei Shamayim tion contact Hillel’s shaliach at 608-256- and other Jewish holidays. Summer disabilities are unable to care for th- Social Action Committee 8361. Outings take senior adults on day trips, (Continued on page 13) 608-257-2944 UW Hillel Badger Volunteers meets Congregation Shaarei Shamayim has once a week at MSCR-Mendota, through a strong commitment to the larger com- the Morgridge Center Badger Volunteers munity and is engaged in a variety of so- Program. cial action work. For information on current and ongoing projects call the of- Wisconsin Jewish Conference fice, 257-2944. 16 North Carroll Street, Suite 800 Temple Beth El Social Action 608-257-1888 Committee Michael Blumenfeld, Executive Director 2702 Arbor Drive, 608-238-3123 The Wisconsin Jewish Conference, Temple Beth El has a strong commit- founded in 1987, is a state-wide group tee that leads and sponsors projects such representing 17 local communities, pro- as a High Holy Day Hunger Project, a tects and advances interests of our community Mitzvah Day, provides meals statewide community through advocacy, for Porchlight Men’s Shelter as well as community liaison, education and coali- tion building. Jewish Madison 2012 ✡ 13

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The Jewish Calendar – An Introduction is sounded on weekdays after the morn- and is marked by several distinct tradi- The Jewish day begins and ends at ing service to remind the worshipers of tions. One tradition, which takes the the forthcoming holy days. Further, in sunset, not at midnight. The Jewish Cal- commandment to "dwell in booths" liter- order to inspire a mood of penitence, endar is lunar in character. The months ally, is to build a sukkah, a booth or hut. special "Selichot" or penitential prayers are reckoned according to the time that it A sukkah is often erected by Jews during are recited as the Festival days draw takes the moon to travel round the earth. this festival, and it is common practice near. The first Selichot service is held for some to eat and even live in these Each month consists of either 29 or 30 early in the Sunday morning of the week days. The lunar year consists of approxi- temporary dwellings during Sukkot. prior to the New Year (and better still at Shemini Atzeret (Tishri 22) - The mately 354 days, while a solar year (the midnight when the stillness of the hour time it takes the earth to make a com- "Eighth Day of Solemn Assembly," the creates the atmosphere of solemnity festival observed the day after Sukkot. In plete circuit round the sun) consists of suited to the penitential period). 365 days. Therefore, some adjustment of Israel, Shemini Atzeret also marks the Shalosh Regalim: The Three Pilgrim the lunar year has to be made to match it completion of the annual cycle of Torah Festivals - Pesach, Shavuot, and Sukkot to the solar year. If there would be no ad- reading (see Simchat Torah) in the Dias- justment, the religious calendar would The Torah states, "Three times a year pora. become variable. Thus, for example, the you shall keep a feast unto Me." (Exodus Simchat Torah (Tishri 23 in the Dias- Festival of Pesach, which should always 23:14) This injunction refers to the three pora, Tishri 22 in Israel) - Simchat Torah, occur in the spring (in Israel), would joyful festivals in the Jewish Calendar, Hebrew for "rejoicing in the Law," cele- occur earlier by eleven days each suc- Pesach, Shavuot, and Sukkot. These hol- brates the completion of the annual read- ceeding year until the Spring Festival idays are known collectively as Shalosh ing of the Torah. Simchat Torah is a would be kept in winter! The adjustment Regalim - the Three Pilgrim festivals, joyous festival, in which we affirm our is achieved by inserting an extra month since the Jews were commanded to make view of the Torah as a tree of life and Awe or the High Holy Days. While there in the lunar calendar seven times in nine- a pilgrimage to the Temple in Jerusalem demonstrate a living example of never- teen years. A year of 12 months is called as part of their celebration. Each of these are elements of joy and celebration, Rosh ending, lifelong study. Torah scrolls are Shanah Peshutah (an ordinary year), festivals commemorates important stages Hashanah is a deeply religious occasion. taken from the ark and carried or danced while a year of 13 months is called in the history of the Israelites: Pesach - The customs and symbols of Rosh around the synagogue seven times. Dur- Shanah Me’uberet (a leap year). In a the Exodus from Egypt; Shavuot - the Hashanah reflect the holiday’s dual em- ing the Torah service, the concluding cycle of 19 years, a leap year occurs on Giving of the Torah; and Sukkot - the phasis, happiness and humility. Special section of Deuteronomy is read, and im- the 3rd, 6th, 8th, 11th, 14th, 17th and Journey in the Desert en route to the customs observed on Rosh Hashanah in- mediately following, the opening section 19th years. These distinctive Jewish as- Promised Land. These Pilgrim Festivals clude the sounding of the shofar, using of Genesis, or B’reishit as it is called in pects of the calendar is why Jewish holi- also had an agricultural significance: Pe- round challah, eating apples and honey Hebrew, is read. days always fall on a different "secular" sach - Barley harvest; Shavuot - Wheat (and other sweet foods) for a sweet new calendar day each year. It also explains harvest; and Sukkot - Final ingathering year. There is also a customary service why consulting most "commercial" cal- of the produce. observed before Rosh Hashanah. Seli- endars for a specific Jewish holiday re- Additional Jewish holidays chot, meaning forgiveness, refers to the sults in confusion – the holiday really Jewish holidays also include the Fast penitential prayers recited by Jews prior began at sunset the evening before. Days of Taanit Bechorim (Fast of the to the onset of the High Holiday season. Shabbat - The Sabbath, a day of rest, Firstborn), Fast of Tammuz, Tisha B’Av, It is a solemn and fitting preparation for worship and study, begins 20 minutes be- Tzom Gedaliah, Fast of Tevet and the ten days of reflection and self-examina- fore sundown Friday night and ends after Fast of Esther. Minor Festivals include tion. sunset Saturday. Hanukkah, Purim, Lag B’Omer, and Tzom Gedaliah (Tishri 3) - Tzom Tu’Shevat. Israeli Festivals, also ob- Gedaliah, the Fast of Gedaliah in Eng- High Festivals served in the United States, include Yom lish, is observed in memory of Gedaliah The Jewish New Year and Day of Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance ben Ahikam, the Jewish governor of Atonement differ from other festivals in Day), Yom Hazikaron (Day of Remem- Judea appointed by Nebuchadnezzar that they are more concerned with the in- brance), Yom Ha’Atzmaut (Israel Inde- (Sixth Century B.C.E.) to govern the dividual; there is less national or histori- pendence Day) and Yom Yerushalayim conquered Judean territory. Gedaliah cal significance associated with them (Jerusalem Day). achieved much for those of his people than with other holy days in the Calen- Rosh Hashanah (Tishri 1-2) - Rosh who had remained in the country. When dar. The New Year brings the individual Hashanah (literally, "Head of the Year") he was assassinated (on Tishri 3), Neb- before his God and touches upon the refers to the celebration of the Jewish uchadnezzar exiled more of the surviving ideals of life, sin and repentance. Be- New Year. The holiday is observed on the population to Babylonia. These calami- cause of the critical nature of these con- first day of the Hebrew month of Tishri, tous events shattered the last Jewish Hanukkah (Kislev 25) - Hanukkah, cepts, Rosh Hashanah is preceded by a which usually falls in September or Octo- hopes for a peaceful restoration. meaning "dedication" in Hebrew, refers period of preparation in which people at- ber, and marks the beginning of a ten-day Yom Kippur (Tishri 10) - Yom Kippur to the joyous eight-day celebration dur- tune themselves to the proper mood for period of prayer, self-examination and re- is the "Day of Atonement" and refers to ing which Jews commemorate the vic- the great day. pentance, which culminates on the fast the annual Jewish observance of fasting, tory of the Maccabees over the armies of The month of Elul and Selichot day of Yom Kippur. These ten days are prayer and repentance. This is considered Syria in 165 B.C.E. and the subsequent Throughout the month of Elul, the shofar referred to as Yamin Noraim, the Days of to be the holiest day in the Jewish calen- liberation and "rededication" of the Tem- dar. In three separate passages in the ple in Jerusalem. The modern home cele- Torah, the Jewish people are told, "the bration of Hanukkah centers around the tenth day of the seventh month is the lighting of the Hanukkiah, a special Day of Atonement. It shall be a sacred menorah for Hanukkah; unique foods, Focus on Your Future occasion for you: You shall practice self- latkes and jelly doughnuts; and special with innovative banking denial . . ." (Leviticus 23:27). Fasting is songs and games. seen as fulfilling this biblical command- Fast of Tevet 10 (Tevet 10) - Com- ment. The Yom Kippur fast also enables memorates the beginning of the siege of us to put aside our physical desires and Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar (586 to concentrate on our spiritual needs B.C.E.). This siege was the prelude to B through prayer, repentance and self-im- the destruction of the First Temple and provement. It is customary in the days the Babylonian exile of the Jewish peo- before Yom Kippur for Jews to seek out ple. friends and family whom they have Tu B’Shevat (Shevat 15) - Tu B’She- wronged and personally ask for their for- vat or the "New Year of the Trees" is giveness. Jewish Arbor Day. The holiday is ob- Sukkot (Tishri 15) - Sukkot, a He- served on the fifteenth (tu) of Shevat. brew word meaning "booths" or "huts," Scholars believe that Tu B’Shevat was refers to the Jewish festival of giving originally an agricultural festival, mark- thanks for the fall harvest as well as the ing the emergence of spring. After the commemoration of the forty years of destruction of the Temple in 70 C.E. this Jewish wandering in the desert after holiday was a way for Jews to symboli- Sinai. Sukkot is celebrated five days cally bind themselves to their former after Yom Kippur on the 15th of Tishri, (Continued on page 15) Jewish Madison 2012 ✡ 15

Holidays continued homeland by eating foods that could be teenth day of Nisan in the Hebrew calen- found in Israel. In the sixteenth and sev- dar, we read from a book called the Hag- enteenth century Kabbalists created a rit- gadah, meaning "telling," which contains ual for Tu B’Shevat similar to the the order of prayers, rituals, readings and Passover seder. Today, Tu B’Shevat has songs for the Pesach seder. The Pesach also become a tree planting festival in Is- seder is the only ritual meal in the Jewish rael, in which both Israelis and Jews calendar year for which such an order is around the world plant trees in honor or prescribed, hence its name. The seder has in memory of a loved one or friend. a number of scriptural bases. Exodus Fast of Esther (Adar 13) - Commem- 12:3-11 describes the meal of lamb, un- orates Esther’s fasting before pleading leavened bread, and bitter herbs which with King Ahasuerus to spare the Jewish the Israelites ate just prior to the Exodus. people (See Purim). In addition, three separate passages in Purim (Adar 14) - Purim is cele- Exodus (12:26-7, 13:8, 13:14) and one in brated by the reading of the Scroll of Es- Deuteronomy (6:20-21) enunciate the marks the establishment of the modern Festival of the Giving of the Torah, dates ther, known in Hebrew as the Megillat duty of the parents to tell the story of the state of Israel in 1948. from biblical times, and helps to explain Esther, which relates the basic story of Exodus to their children. The seder plate Lag B’Omer (Iyar 18) - An omer the holiday’s name, "Weeks." The Torah Purim. Under the rule of King Ahasuerus, contains various symbolic foods referred refers to an ancient Hebrew measure of tells us it took precisely forty-nine days Haman, the King’s prime minister, plots to in the seder itself. grain, amounting to about 3.6 litres. Bib- for our ancestors to travel from Egypt to to exterminate all of the Jews of Persia. Yom Hashoah (Nisan 27) - Initiated lical law forbade any use of the new bar- the foot of Mount Sinai (the same num- His plan is foiled by Queen Esther and in 1950, Yom Hashoah, also known as ley crop until an omer was brought as an ber of days as the Counting of the Omer) her uncle Mordechai, who ultimately Holocaust Remembrance Day, occurs on offering to the Temple in Jerusalem. The where they were to receive the Torah. save the Jews of the land from destruc- the 27th of Nissan. "Shoah," which Book of Leviticus (23:15-16) also com- Thus, Leviticus 23:21 commands: "And tion. The reading of the Megillah is typi- means catastrophe or utter destruction in manded: "And from the day on which you shall proclaim that day (the fiftieth cally a rowdy affair, which is punctuated Hebrew, refers to the atrocities that were you bring the offering . . . you shall day) to be a holy convocation . . ." The by booing and noise-making when committed against the Jewish people count off seven weeks. They must be name Shavuot, "Weeks," then symbol- Haman’s name is read aloud. Purim is an during World War II. This is a memorial complete." This commandment led to the izes the completion of a seven-week unusual holiday in many respects. First, day for those who died in the Shoah practice of the Sefirat Ha’omer, or the journey. Special customs on Shavuot are Esther is the only Book of the Bible in Yom Hazikaron (Iyar 4) - Day of Re- forty-nine days of the "Counting of the the reading of the Book of Ruth, which which God is not mentioned. Second, membrance commemorating those who Omer." The omer is counted from the reminds us that we too can find a contin- Purim, like Hanukkah, is viewed by tra- died during Israel’s Wars of Liberation second day of Passover and ends on ual source of blessing in our tradition. dition as a minor festival. The elevation and defense. Always the day before Yom Shavuot. Lag B’Omer is the shorthand Another tradition includes staying up all of Purim to a major holiday was a result Ha’Atzmaut. way of saying the thirty-third day of the night to study Torah and Mishnah, a cus- of the Jewish historical experience. Over Yom Ha’Atzmaut (Iyar 5) - Yom omer. It is celebrated to commemorate tom called Tikkun Leil Shavuot, which the centuries, Haman became the embod- Ha’Atzmaut, Israeli Independence Day, the day a plague ended in which thou- symbolizes our commitment to the iment of every anti-Semite in every land sands of students of Rabbi Akiba, a Tal- Torah, and that we are always ready and where Jews were oppressed. The signifi- mudic scholar, died during the Counting awake to receive the Torah. Traditionally, cance in Purim lies not so much in how it of the Omer. The period of counting is dairy dishes are served on this holiday to began, but in what it has become – a traditionally observed as a period of symbolize the sweetness of the Torah, as thankful and joyous affirmation of Jewish mourning. The mourning, however, is set well as the "land of milk and honey." survival against all odds. aside on Lag B’Omer, making it day of Fast of Tammuz (Tammuz 17) - A Taanit Bechorim (Nisan 14) - On special joy and festivity. day of fasting commemorating the Taanit Bechorim, know as Fast of the Yom Yerushalayim (Iyar 28) - breach made in the defense wall sur- Firstborn in English, the firstborn son of Jerusalem Unification Day commemo- rounding Jerusalem in 586 B.C.E. This a father or mother fasts, beginning at rates retaking the Old City of Jerusalem led to the capture of the city and the de- dawn, as an expression of thanks for the from the Jordanians during the Six Day struction of the Temple by the Babyloni- deliverance of the firstborn Israelites War in 1967. ans, under Nebuchadnezzar, three weeks who were spared when the firstborn of Shavuot (Sivan 6) - Shavuot is a He- later and the exile of the Jews to Babylo- the Egyptians were visited by the tenth brew word meaning "weeks" and refers nia. plague. to the Jewish festival marking the giving Fast of Tisha B’Av (Av 9) - Tisha Pesach (Nisan 15) - Pesach, known as of the Torah at Mount Sinai. Shavuot, B’Av, which means the "Ninth of Av," Passover in English, is a major Jewish like so many other Jewish holidays, refers to a traditional day of mourning spring festival, commemorating the Exo- began as an ancient agricultural festival, the destruction of both ancient Temples dus from Egypt over 3,000 years ago. marking the end of the spring barley har- in Jerusalem. The ritual observance of this holiday cen- vest and the beginning of the summer (Source: The Department for Jewish ters around a special home service called wheat harvest. Shavuot was distin- Zionist Education of the Jewish Agency the seder (meaning "order") and a festive guished in ancient times by bringing for Israel. The Jewish Agency for Israel meal; the prohibition of chametz crop offerings to the Temple in is a beneficiary of the Federation’s (leaven); and the eating of matzah (an un- Jerusalem. Shavuot, also known as the annual Tzedakah Campaign.) leavened bread). On the eve of the fif-

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Rosh Hashanah Sep 16 Sep 4 Sep 24 Sep 13 Oct 2 Sep 20 Sep 9 Sep 29 Sep 18 Sep 6 Sep 25 Jewish New Year. Begins Ten Sun Eve Wed Eve Wed Eve Sun Eve Sun Eve Wed Eve Sun Eve Sun Eve Fri Eve Mon Eve Sun Eve Days of Penitence. Sep 17-18 Sep 5-6 Sep 25- Sep 14- Oct 3-4 Sep 21- Sep 10-11 Sep 30- Sep 19- Sep 7-8 Sep 26- Mon, Tue Thu, Fri 26 15 Mon, Tue 22 Mon, Tue Oct 1 20 Tue, Wed 27 Thu, Fri Mon, Tue Thu, Fri Mon, Tue Sat, Sun Mon, Tue

Yom Kippur Sep 25 Sep 13 Oct 3 Sep 22 Oct 11 Sep 29 Sep 18 Oct 8 Sep 27 Sep 15 Oct 4 Day of Atonement. The most Tue Eve Fri Eve Fri Eve Tues Eve Tue Eve Fri Eve Tue Eve Tue Eve Sun Eve Wed Eve Tue Eve solemn Holy Day devoted to Sep 26 Sep 14 Oct 4 Sep 23 Oct 12 Sep 30 Sep 19 Oct 9 Sep 28 Sep 16 Oct 5 prayer and fasting. Wed Sat Sat Wed Wed Sat Wed Wed Mon Thurs Wed

Sukkot Sep 30 Sep 18 Oct 8 Sep 27 Oct 16 Oct 4 Sep 23 Oct 13 Oct 2 Sept 20 Oct 9 Festival of Booths. Harvest Sun Eve Wed Eve Wed Eve Sun Eve Sun Eve Wed Eve Sun Eve Sun Eve Fri Eve Mon Eve Sun Eve festival of thanksgiving. Oct 1-2 Sep 19- Oct 9-10 Sep 28- Oct 17-18 Oct 5-6 Sep 24- Oct 14-15 Oct 3-4 Sept 21- Oct 10-11 Mon, Tue 20 Thu, Fri 29 Mon, Tue Thu, Fri 25 Mon, Tue Sat, Sun 22 Mon, Tue Thu, Fri Mon, Tue Mon, Tue Tue, Wed

Shemini Atzeret Oct 7 Sep 25 Oct 15 Oct 4 Oct 23 Oct 11 Sep 30 Oct 20 Oct 9 Sept 27 Oct 16 Conclusion of Sukkot. Sun Eve Wed Eve Wed Eve Sun Eve Sun Eve Wed Eve Sun Eve Sun Eve Fri Eve Mon Eve Sun Eve Oct 8 Sep 26 Oct 16 Oct 5 Oct 24 Oct 12 Oct 1 Oct 21 Oct 10 Sept 28 Oct 17 Mon Thu Thu Mon Mon Thu Mon Mon Sat Tue Mon

Simchat Torah Oct 8 Sep 26 Oct 16 Oct 5 Oct 24 Oct 12 Oct 1 Oct 21 Oct 10 Sept 28 Oct 17 Celebrates the conclusion of Mon Eve Thu Eve Thu Eve Mon Eve Mon Eve Thu Eve Mon Eve Mon Eve Sat Eve Tue Eve Mon Eve the year long cycle of reading Oct 9 Sep 27 Oct 17 Oct 6 Oct 25 Oct 13 Oct 2 Oct 22 Oct 11 Sept29 Oct 18 of the Torah (Five Books of Tue Fri Fri Tue Tue Fri Tue Tue Sun Wed Tue Moses) and renewing the cycle.

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Pesach (Passover) Mar 25 Apr 14 Apr 3 Apr 22 Apr 10 Mar 30 Apr 19 Apr 8 Mar 27 Apr 5 Apr 22 Festival of Freedom, Mon Eve Mon Eve Fri Eve Fri Eve Mon Eve Fri Eve Fri Eve Wed Eve Sat Eve Wed Eve Mon Eve recounting the deliverance Mar 26- Apr 15-16 Apr 4-5 Apr 23- Apr 11-12 Mar 31- Apr 20- Apr 9-10 Mar 28- Apr 6-7 Apr 23- from slavery. This is an 8 day 27 Tue, Wed Sat, Sun 24 Tue, Wed Apr 1 21 Thu, Fri 29 Thu, Fri 24 observance and includes Tue, Wed Apr 20 Apr 9 Sat, Sun Apr16 Sat, Sun Sat, Sun Apr 14 Sun, Mon Apr 11 Tue, Wed special dietary rules. The first Mar 31 Sun Eve Thu Eve Apr 28 Sun Eve Apr 5 Apr 25 Tue Eve Apr 2 Tue Eve Apr 28 Sun Eve Apr 21-22 Apr 10-11 Thur Eve Apr 17-18 Thu Eve Thu Eve Apr15-16 Fri Eve Apr 12-13 Sun Eve two and last two days are Apr 1-2 Mon, Tue Fri, Sat Apr 29- Mon, Tue Apr 6-7 Apr 26- Wed, Thu Apr 3-4 Wed, Thu Apr 29- observed as Holy Days. Mon, Tue 30 Fri, Sat 27 Sat, Sun 30 Fri, Sat Fri, Sat Mon, Tue

Shavuot May 14 Jun 3 May 23 Jun 11 May 30 May 19 Jun 8 May 28 May 16 May 25 June 11 Festival of Weeks. Marks Tue Eve Tue Eve Sat Eve Sat Eve Tue Eve Sat Eve Sat Eve Thu Eve Sun Eve Thu Eve Tue Eve giving of the law (Torah) on May 15-16 Jun 4-5 May 24- Jun 12-13 May 31- May 20- Jun 9-10 May 29- May 17-18 May 17-18 June 12- Mt. Sinai. Wed, Thu Wed, Thu 25 Sun, Mon Jun 1 21 Sun, Mon 30 Mon, Tue Fri, Sat 13 Sun, Mon Wed, Thu Sun, Mon Fri, Sat Wed, Thu