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NOVEMBER 12, 2018 | KISLEV 4, 5779 ESTABLISHED 1937 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM | $2 Memorial gathering in Ottawa held in solidarity with Pittsburgh’s Jewish community BY MATTHEW HORWOOD Rabbi Bulka thanked the police offi- ore than 550 people filled the cers and security guards present at the Soloway Jewish Community event saying, “We are here in the pres- Centre social hall to capacity ence of people who have put their lives for a memorial gathering, on the line for our community.” MOctober 28, in solidarity with Pittsburgh’s Ottawa Police Services Chief Charles Jewish community, after a mass murder Bordeleau was the first of several speak- shooting spree at the Tree of Life ers to make brief remarks. He said police Synagogue there. have heightened vigilance at Jewish The shootings at the synagogue, community institutions in the city while located in Pittsburgh’s historic Squirrel assuring the gathering that there has Hill neighbourhood, happened during been no indication of heightened threat Shabbat morning services on October levels. 27, the day before. Eleven worshippers Deputy Mayor Mark Taylor, speaking were killed and six others – including on behalf of Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson, four police officers responding to the who was out of town, said the attack on incident – were injured. those who had come together in prayer At the memorial gathering, quickly ALEX SARNA and in peace on Shabbat was “not only Eleven chairs, each with the name of a murdered victim from the Tree of Life synagogue in arranged by the Jewish Federation of Pittsburgh, and each with a lit memorial candle, at the memorial gathering for the victims of criminal, but betrayed all of humanity.” Ottawa and the Centre for Israel and the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre, October 28, at the Soloway Jewish Community Centre. “Hatred is hatred – whether it’s Jewish Affairs, 11 empty chairs and anti-Semitic or based on ethnicity, gen- memorial candles were set on the stage der, race, language or any other motive in honour of those who lost their lives. er, lament together and commiserate Federation’s Annual Campaign co-chair, – and our fight is against the forces of “We are here today to mourn togeth- together,” said Rabbi Reuven Bulka, who acted as MC for the event. See Memorial on page 2 Jewish communities everywhere were devastated BY MICHAEL REGENSTREIF two others; and also wounding four of almost every Jewish community – large Pittsburgh, and although most of us EDITOR the police officers who responded to 911 and small. Here in Ottawa, a quickly-ar- didn’t know any of the 11 victims per- he calm of Shabbat morning calls from the scene. ranged memorial gathering the next sonally, it really could have happened services was shattered on The tragedy – which the Anti-Def- evening filled the Soloway Jewish Com- almost anywhere. All of us know people October 27 when a man burst amation League said was the worst munity Centre to capacity. The anguish like Joyce Fienberg, Richard Gottfried, into the Tree of Life Synagogue anti-Semitic attack in American histo- felt by all us present that Sunday night Rose Mallinger, Jerry Rabinowitz, Cecil Tin Pittsburgh shouting, “All these Jews ry – devastated both the local Jewish was palpable – and it was no different in Rosenthal, David Rosenthal, Bernice need to die!” He opened fire with an community in Pittsburgh and every other Jewish communities far and near. Simon, Sylvan Simon, Daniel Stein, Mel- AR-15 assault rifle and three Glock .357 Jewish community around the world. In The grief that virtually all of us feel vin Wax and Irving Younger. handguns killing 11 worshippers – ran- the days following the massacre, vigils over this incident is very personal. Or we understand that there are rare- ging in age from 54 to 97 – and wounding and memorial gatherings were held in Although the murders took place in See Editor on page 7
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COMMENtS SPECS INSERtION DAtE --- November 12, 2018 2 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM Memorial: ‘We are all members of the same family’ Continued from page 1 hatred, intolerance and ignorance,” Taylor said. “We only begin that fight when people of good faiths, of all faiths, and of no faiths, stand vigilant together, as we are tonight.” Taylor also said the “only source of solace in this tragedy” is that it gives people additional courage and fortitude to come together and denounce every form of hatred and intolerance. Ontario Minister of Children, Community and Social Services Lisa MacLeod, the MPP for Nepean, said there “weren’t a lot of words” she could give to make things right, “other than you have my continued support for your community, and you can count on me to call out hate when I see it and to stand with you against anti-Semitism. “Tonight, we are here together, showing we are in defiance of those who don’t want us to assemble, to those who would try to threaten us, and to those who do not believe in freedom of worship,” MacLeod said. Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, the MP for Ottawa Centre, said there is still “far too much anti-Semitism and hate,” not just in the United States but in Canada as well. “When we look at Statis- tics Canada, we see that Jews remain the community most targeted in the country.” McKenna said that on behalf of her family and the ALEX SARNA prime minister, “we mourn with you, we pray with you, (From left) Rabbi Howard Finkelstein, Cantor Jason Green, Rabbi Reuven Bulka, Rabbi Menachem Blum, Rabbi Idan Scher, Rabbi we express solidarity with you and we promise as a gov- Eytan Kenter, Rabbi Steven Garten and Rabbi Elizabeth Bolton sing “Ani Ma’amin” during the memorial gathering for the victims ernment we will do everything we can to keep you safe.” of the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre, October 28, at the Soloway Jewish Community Centre. Federation Chair Hartley Stern said that while he had spent the majority of his adult life as a physi- cian trying to heal and comfort patients, “no indi- beth Bolton, Howard Finkelstein, Steven Garten, Eytan vidual can provide the comfort and healing that is Kenter and Idan Scher – representing Chabad, Conser- required in the context of such a horrific, intentional vative, Orthodox, Reconstructionist and Reform con- massacre.” gregations in Ottawa – recited Psalms 121 and 128, and “It is the collective of all that are here which has the the prayer for the recovery of the injured, together. power to do this,” Stern said. “On behalf of the Jewish The rabbis also read the names of the 11 victims: community of Ottawa, I wish to thank our municipal Joyce Fienberg, Richard Gottfried, Rose Mallinger, Jerry leaders, our provincial leaders, our federal leaders and all Rabinowitz, Cecil Rosenthal, David Rosenthal, Bernice the religious leaders of every faith that are here tonight, Simon, Sylvan Simon, Daniel Stein, Melvin Wax and as well as everyone who came here tonight to help us Irving Younger. mourn, grieve and relieve our collective suffering. Cantor Jason Green joined the rabbis on the stage The most poignant remarks of the evening were to recite the memorial prayer and to lead the assembly from Torontonian Dena Libman, whose cousin, Joyce in singing “Ani Ma’amin,” “Hatikvah” and “Am Yisrael MARTIN SAMPSON Fienberg, was one of the 11 murdered at the Tree of More than 550 people attended a vigil organized by the Jewish Chai.” Life Synagogue. Federation of Ottawa and the Centre for Israel and Jewish Rabbi Bulka concluded the gathering by suggesting Libman remembered Fienberg, who grew up in Affairs for the victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre, everyone think of 11 acts of kindness they could per- Toronto before marrying and moving to the U.S. fond- October 28, at the Soloway Jewish Community Centre. form in memory of the 11 lives lost. ly, and said that while it has become “all too famil- “Whether it means becoming a blood donor, donat- iar” to hear news of random acts of mass violence, ing to a food bank or volunteering at a shelter, there the Pittsburgh massacre felt so personal to so many “We are all members of the same family, only some are so many things you can do to say to the world, because it happened in a synagogue, “a familiar place of us are closer than others,” Libman said. ‘These people are not with us anymore, but they live in to most of us.” In a show of unity, Rabbis Menachem Blum, Eliza- our spirit.’
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grew up in Squirrel Hill. My parents’ schools that close for Rosh Hashanah house was just three blocks from and Yom Kippur. In this community, the (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/GETTY IMAGES) A man kneels to light a candle beneath a police cordon outside the Tree of Life Synagogue in Tree of Life, and around the corner culture of Jewish life is a part of every- Pittsburgh, Oct. 27, 2018. from the home of Mr. Rogers (yes, one’s life. Ithat Mr. Rogers). A quiet residential Squirrel Hill is my home. And on neighborhood with a vibrant business Saturday, October 27, my home was trag- the fact that Janey was standing two feet district, it was the Jewish hub blended ically invaded. The building that proudly away from me was inconceivable. She into a culturally diverse community. The displayed on its outer wall the enor- was in town visiting a friend and heard iconic street corner is Forbes and Murray, mous metal sculpture of a tree, designed about the memorial. Janey and I went which we called “up street.” If you and crafted by my cousin, was desecrat- to school together, and she too grew up watched the Saturday night vigil, you saw ed. The mother of my brother’s basket- mere blocks from the shul. She knew Dr. that intersection – filled with thousands ball coach was murdered, and his sister Jerry, and she knew Alan and Andrea’s of people of all faiths, coming together injured. The kind man whose real estate mom Rose. We hugged and cried togeth- with candles and umbrellas to pray and business was next door to my father’s er, so far from home but connected by give support. was slain. And larger-than-life Cecil – a our heritage and birthplace. Within steps from that corner, you Squirrel Hill fixture who everyone knew This was a week to mourn, to find the kosher butcher, grocer, and and loved – will no longer walk down remember, to take comfort in the kind- baker. You find the JCC, a Jewish senior Forbes Street or through the JCC, saying ness of friends and neighbours. This living centre, small and large syna- hello to everyone he passes. was a week to cherish community and gogues, and Jewish day schools. I am sad. I am angry. I am homesick. to once again take strength from our But you also find the famous Mineo’s As I took my seat at the memori- history. I am proud to work for the Jew-
Pizza House – not kosher, but they al at the Soloway Jewish Community ish community in Ottawa, and I thank HOWARD SANDLER close every year for the week of Pesach. Centre on October 28, I looked up to the community for embracing me – a Leslie Kaufman, vice-president of corporate You find banks closed on Saturdays, see a familiar face from my childhood. nice Jewish girl from Squirrel Hill who services for the Jewish Federation of Ottawa. but open on Sundays. You find public Ottawa is 800 km from Pittsburgh, so has made Ottawa her new home.
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he theme of this year’s Jewish and Diaspora Jewry at a time when both Federations of North America communities are thriving. He called for (JFNA) General Assembly (GA) Jews around the world to ensure conti- COURTESY OF JFNA was “we need to talk” with the nuity through teaching our children to Isaac Herzog, chair of the Jewish Agency for Israel, speaks at the Jewish Federations of North Ttagline “We share a heritage. And a future. read, write and speak Hebrew, the lan- America General Assembly, Oct. 23, in Tel Aviv. He said the Israeli and North American Jewish But that doesn’t mean we’re alike.” guage of the Bible and the language of communities need to talk, echoing the theme of the General Assembly. The theme was chosen to spur dia- modern Israel. Through a common lan- logue between North American Jews and guage bond, he said, we can form a type Israeli Jews on the issues the organizers, of dialogue where we can converse on Jews to embrace their Jewish roots. in our community, we continue to focus and many North American Jewish orga- complex issues in a way that is mutually Maybe if our ‘collective Hebrew’ on ensuring all Jewish children access nizations, feel divide us as a people at a understandable. was better, we could engage in serious some form of Jewish education, learn time when the North American-Israeli Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Net- debate with our Israeli brothers and Hebrew and learn to respect, challenge, relationship is shifting. Israel at 70 is anyahu said his major concern about sisters. I have hope that if we act with and love Israel, we will be contributing very different from the Israel that needed Diaspora Jewry is “loss of identity” and conviction on the above items, we will to Kol Yisrael Arevim zeh ba-zeh (all of global support to establish itself 70 years said we need to better leverage tools of get to a better place where Jews in the Israel are responsible for one another) ago. Israel at 70 is a technology power- the digital age to bring Diaspora and Diaspora and Jews in Israel truly feel and to a positive future for Jews around house that is exporting digital solutions Israeli children together to learn from and act like one global Jewish nation. If, the world. in security, health and other sectors as each other. the ‘Start-up Nation’ to the world. This is “Jewish survival is guaranteed in the a country with very different needs, and Jewish state if we defend our state,” TORAH DAY SCHOOL OF OTTAWA AND therefore the relationship that we have as he said. “But we have to also work at OTTAWA KOSHER FOODIES PRESENT Jews in the Diaspora with Israel needs to the continuity of Jewish communities evolve as well. around the world by developing Jewish All long-term lasting relationships education, the study of Hebrew, and by take time, attention, and ongoing mutu- having young Jews come to Israel.” al respect to thrive, flourish and evolve. The fundamentally divisive issues Our relationship with Israel is no differ- that we read about in these pages and Bids ent, we both must change and continue in Jewish publications globally, such to strive to understand each other’s as a pluralistic section at the Kotel, the perspectives. Three different leaders formal recognition of the Reform and & presented this message in different Conservative movements in Israel, the ways, all with a focus on strengthening recently passed nation-state law, and the BITES the ties that bind us, all with a call to ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, were action. mentioned frequently, but no real seri- Israeli President Reuven Rivlin ous debate occurred on these complex Join us for a tasty night out featuring food & drink opened the GA with a rousing call to topics at the GA. offerings from a selection of exciting vendors. action, not for the Diaspora but for Sessions were designed to showcase Chances to win unique and incredible prizes and experiences. Israelis. He underscored that Israelis do the tremendous work that JFNA sup- For adults young and old (18+) not appreciate the flourishing Jewish ports in Israel and around the world, communities outside of Israel, and said and it is impressive. Programs like the Sunday Glebe Community Centre young Israelis should have a “reverse American Jewish Joint Distribution December 16, 2018 175 Third Avenue Birthright.” If young Israelis can experi- Committee (www.jdc.org), in which 7:00 PM $36/person ence the richness of Jewish life in North Jews help others in need around the America, surely they would grow up world, and Neta@ (https://tinyurl.com/ to appreciate the needs and desires of yd52zk4t) which brings together Jewish bidsandbites.ca Diaspora Jews. “We must increase Israeli and Muslim children to learn about exposure to your schools, camps and each other through the application and communities,” Rivlin said, focusing on development of digital skills, are truly core places North American Jews experi- inspiring and are real examples of how ence being Jewish. JFNA has meaningful impact in Israel Jewish Agency for Israel Chair Isaac and around the world. But there was a Herzog, the former opposition leader in clear and overarching imperative that the Knesset, spoke about a dangerous we need to drive further action at home divide he sees growing between Israel to re-energize the full cohort of Diaspora November 12, 2018 6 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM EG division creates opportunities for young adults
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We must always be vigilant
speaking in Israel on November 1, just and it remained on the Facebook page it arrives in subscribers’ homes, and five days after the Pittsburgh massa- for 24 hours before it was removed. a date that falls just before the 80th cre, told the Israel Council on Foreign And deadly violence against religious anniversary of Kristallnacht – to offer Relations, “I am sad to say that Jewish minorities has happened recently in the government’s apology for Canada’s people are the religious group in Can- Canada. Last year a gunman entered a refusal to admit 937 Jewish refugees ada most likely to be targeted for hate mosque, the Islamic Cultural Centre of fleeing Nazi Germany on board the MS crimes – whether vandalism, graffiti, Quebec City, where he murdered six St. Louis in 1939 (Cuba and the United FROM THE THE FROM EDITOR hate propaganda or racist online com- worshippers and injured 19 more. States also refused to admit the refu- MICHAEL REGENSTREIF mentary. Last year, in my own constitu- Although Ottawa Police Services gees). The ship – the so-called “voyage ency of University-Rosedale in Toronto, Chief Charles Bordeleau, speaking at of the damned” – was forced to return Continued from page 1 the Miles Nadal Jewish Community the Ottawa gathering, reassured the to Europe where 254 of the passengers ly as many as six degrees of separation Centre faced a bomb threat.” community that there was currently were ultimately murdered in Nazi death in the Jewish world. Dena Libman, who Here in Ottawa, the memories of no heightened threat of anti-Semitic camps. We will have coverage of the spoke poignantly at the Ottawa gath- the anti-Semitic graffiti spree that tar- violence in the city, the Pittsburgh trag- apology in the next issue of the Bulletin. ering was a cousin of Joyce Fienberg geted several synagogues, the Jewish edy and other recent events mentioned While the 11 anti-Semitic murders – who grew up in Toronto. And Leslie Community Campus, and a home in here are reminders that all of us must in Pittsburgh broke the hearts of all Kaufman, vice-president of corporate the Glebe used by a Jewish prayer and always be vigilant as we go about our Jews everywhere, they also brought us services for the Jewish Federation of study group, two years ago this month, daily lives. together. “We are all members of the Ottawa, grew up in the Squirrel Hill are still strong. And on November 1, less Of course, anti-Semitism is not a same family,” Dena Libman reminded neighbourhood of Pittsburgh, within than a week after the Pittsburgh attack, new phenomenon. November is Holo- us at the Ottawa gathering, where rab- walking distance of Tree of Life, and posters reading “It’s okay to be white,” caust Education Month in Ottawa and bis from all of the Jewish denomina- knew or knew of some of the victims – celebrating the racist and anti-Semitic there are numerous remembrance and tions stood and prayed together. or, in some cases, knew their children. white nationalist movement, were put educational events that already have And the murders also showed us we Read Leslie’s very moving memories up in downtown Ottawa. and will take place this month marking are not alone as we saw support and of Squirrel Hill and her reaction to the And in Montreal, police charged a the Shoah, when six million Jews were love expressed by so many other com- tragedy on page 3. man with making death threats after murdered, a period that ended only 73 munities. In Pittsburgh, for example, Yes, this horrible incident could have allegedly writing (in French) that he years ago. Muslim groups quickly raised the funds happened almost anywhere – not just would “eliminate Jews by killing a During Holocaust Education Month, needed to pay for the funerals of the in the United States where so much of whole Jewish girls’ school. That’s not a Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is sched- Jewish victims. the political discourse has become so threat, it’s a promise!” That threat was uled to rise in the House of Commons Yes, as Leslie Kaufman wrote, this hateful and where there is such easy made on the Facebook page of the Jour- on November 7 – a date that falls in has been a time “to mourn, to remem- and unfettered access to guns. nal de Montréal, the largest-circulation between when this issue of the Ottawa ber, to take comfort in the kindness of Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, French-language newspaper in Canada, Jewish Bulletin goes to press and when friends and neighbours.”
The Americans’ great divide
sitting with a white woman. The things deliberately stoke the fires of distrust, those facts so worth noting – and so they said shocked me to my core. It division and hatred for political gain. worth not forgetting. From a Canadian wasn’t that as a young man I didn’t What shouldn’t be surprising is that perspective, there is much about the know about racism. What shocked me there is an audience for it. That is far U.S. that may scare and worry us, but was that people could be so “out there” scarier and it is hard to imagine that to so many Americans, it is becoming with their hateful racist comments to a the genie can be put back in the bottle the life they’ve chosen, the society they total stranger in a foreign country. anytime soon, if ever. seem to want to earnestly pursue and While racism is still very much part During the run-up to the midterm perpetuate. of American society, it is only part of elections, I did something I don’t usu- On the anti-Trump side of the great the divide. It is one crack among so ally do. I watched both CNN and Fox divide, there are Americans who decry IDEAS AND IDEAS IMPRESSIONS many – and the ongoing political reality News, giving each equal time. If anyone the state of affairs that rocks the boat of JASON MOSCOVITZ television fiasco exasperates the divi- wants to prove to themselves that there what they cherish as progressive think- sions in American society day after day. are two distinct Americas, just give ing. They worry about a conservative lmost 50 years ago, I learned As the midterm elections pass, two equal time to those two networks. It Supreme Court that will undo a wom- my first lesson of the great years into this most unusual U.S. presi- is not about left and right, or blue and an’s right to choose. They worry about a divide in the United States and dency, there is one constant. Every time red, or politics. It is about everything. Supreme Court that will not guarantee got my first taste of how racist we think rock bottom has been hit in An interesting facet to exposing minorities and the underprivileged Aour American neighbours could be. It terms of human decency and respect, yourself to Fox is to see how the something as basic as voting rights. was an ugly first-hand introduction. it is necessary to reset the dials as rock “friends” of the president can earnestly For those same people who cringe at It was the early 1970s and I was a bottom sinks even lower. build a case for his beliefs just as CNN machine guns in the hands of troubled summer student staying in residence at While the great divide, historically can tear them down. After a while, I teenagers and known hate-mongers, it Carleton University. In those years, the rooted in the U.S. Civil War, has always found myself thinking that what I was is a battle they know they have already Ottawa Rough Riders held their training been there, back then, on the surface watching on Fox actually made sense lost. They fear losing so much more. camp at Carleton. The football players at least, the issues were not, and could on some subjects. I didn’t think it was To them, ultimately, decency lies in the stayed in residence and the evening not have been, as multifaceted as today. fake news. I actually thought it was balance. On the other side, it seems gathering spot was a basement pub. Today there is hardly anything about news presented from a different per- there is religion, the constitution and I can remember the night I found American society that draws unanimity. spective based on chosen facts that fit common sense which motives them. myself talking to two giant players from It is so hard to come to grips with their narrative. The United States is in a space Texas and Louisiana who commented the reality that a president of the Unit- The fact that so many more Amer- where, if Donald Trump didn’t exist, on their African-American teammates ed States would come to power and icans watch Fox than CNN is one of someone would have to invent him. November 12, 2018 8 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM
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Where kids have a place to become Through Partnership 2Gether (P2G), Ottawa joins champions in life Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg and Atlantic Canada to partner with five communities in the Upper On October 15, Honorary Dinner Co-Chair Barbara Crook visited the Israel Tennis Centre in Kiryat Shmona Galilee region of Israel. to see how this year’s Negev Dinner project will help The Canadian and Israeli partners work together on youth at risk – and to play a bit of tennis with the kids. programs for youth and education, capacity building “The Israel Tennis Centre in Kiryat Shmona,” says projects that strengthen the region’s self-sufficiency Andrea Freedman (far left) and Barbara Crook (far right) of Barbara, “feeds the minds, bodies and souls of its young and Gesher Chai (Living Bridge) programs that include Ottawa were among the P2G representatives at a showcase of participants. Tennis is just the starting point for young school twinnings and student exchanges. STEAM projects, October 18, at Tel Hai College in Israel’s people to learn to make healthy and positive choices in life, One of the most exciting projects that Federation Upper Galilee. from socialization and teamwork to overcoming challenges. President and CEO Andrea Freedman and I encoun- “Yes, they learn to play tennis, which they love. But they tered at our meetings last month was the Galil-UP Cooking Up Dreams program, which puts them on the can also cook meals together and tend the communal gar- leadership program. path to future careers as chefs. den. For many of these kids, the ITC has become a second Each of our five Israeli partner communities has Another 45 students from three area high schools family. And for troubled kids, it’s a place to get counselling and guidance in a non-threatening environment.” chosen five young professionals to participate in Galil- are studying the Art of Baking and Cooking, which The ITC’s Embrace Program represents the ITC’s most UP. The 25 participants include a farmer, an economic offers five bagrut (high school matriculation) credits. comprehensive and holistic initiative for youth at risk to consultant, the CEO of a mall, a librarian and a head of And outside school hours, the kitchen will offer cook- date. The program is based on sport, fitness and recreation- security. ing and pastry classes to children, youth and adults al activities that help teach discipline and prevent social Since March, they have participated in leadership from throughout the Upper Galilee. decline, which also include regional tennis tournaments seminars, and worked together on projects designed Meanwhile, Grade 4 to 6 students at HaNadiv during vacations aimed at enhancing self-esteem. to enrich the region and attract new School in Metulla – which is After having visited the centre and meeting the kids residents. The 25 participants include twinned with the Ottawa Jewish who participate, Barbara says, “The Embrace Program at One of the projects, called To the Community School – are building the ITC works wonders for kids who are having trouble Galil, aims to attract professionals a farmer, an economic their own supermarket as part of an in a conventional classroom setting. Some of them come to settle in the region. Another, innovative STEAM (Science, Tech- from very low-income families, while others have only one consultant, the CEO of parent who works long and demanding shifts to feed the Galil App, is a platform that collects a mall, a librarian and a nology, Engineering, Arts and Math) family. Others have behavioural problems, and some have and publicizes information about a pilot project. trouble sitting still. range of cultural and sports activi- head of security. They’ve even used a 3D printer to “They come to the ITC in Kiryat Shmona during ties throughout the region. make their own currency, called the school hours, as well as after school. The tennis lessons Buy Local – Buy Galil aims to get more consumers “Shekeldiv.” allow them to channel their energy and take pride in and businesses to support local agriculture and inde- Nine elementary schools in the region are partici- learning a new skill. Even something as simple as learn- pendent local ventures. For example, many business- pating in the pilot project, including the Einat HaGalil ing the etiquette of tennis and the value of sportsmanlike es in the region bring in outside caterers for events, Democratic School, which is twinned with Temple Isra- behaviour can translate into a happier and more fulfilling without exploring local options that benefit from the el Religious School. classroom experience. region’s rich and diverse agricultural offerings. Students learn through hands-on, interactive proj- “And the great thing about the ITC is that once you “It’s mind-blowing for me that in my neighbour- ects that emphasize creative thinking and multidisci- walk through those gates, no one has a label. The kids in the Embrace program are treated with the same respect as hood, there are other professionals just like me, look- plinary learning. future champions. Indeed, some of them will be champi- ing for better tools to do our work,” said one of the For example, students at Nachshonei HaHula in ons in tennis, but they all have a chance to become cham- participants. Yesod HaMa’ala are learning biology, botany, zoology pions in life.” “Why should we leave this up to chance when we and other subjects as they work to restore a swampy JNF Ottawa Negev Dinner is November 13. can create better opportunities?” pond to a healthier ecosystem. Please support at jnfottawa.ca. Another exciting project supported by the Partner- The emphasis on science education in Israeli ship is the new teaching kitchen at Emek HaHula High schools often comes at the expense of the arts and Mazel Tov! Sefer Bat and School, which is serving students of all ages and abili- humanities, however. Sigal and Lior Perelman have Bar Mitzvah Inscriptions ties from throughout the region. established a program called Derech Ruach (through Noah Belfer, by his parents, Pamela and Morley Belfer. Tallula Bercovitch, by her parents, Sabrina and Almost 140 students who are on the autism spec- the spirit) which is running at four universities. The Jason Bercovitch. trum, or have been diagnosed with learning disabil- organizers want to expand it to the Upper Galilee, in Zoe Neuman, by her parents, Todd and ities, are participating partnership with Tel Hai College. Chantal Neuman. in vocational studies in Our P2G joint steering committee has approved Oliver Kolatacz, by his parents, Anne and Henry Allan Taylor the kitchen. They learn conditional funding to start Derech Ruach for 30 stu- Kolatacz. ■ group plans life skills and teamwork, dents in the Upper Galilee in the fall of 2019. Samuel Kolatacz, by his parents, Anne and ■ as well as knowledge of Haifa University gives eight entrance credits to Henry Kolatacz. life insurance ■ disability insurance cooking and nutrition graduates of the program. 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Ottawa’s March of the Living participants gather at the top of Masada during their trip to Israel following a week in Poland, April 15, 2018. March of the Living establishes alumni educational project
BY DALIA MILLER This is done with the goal of bringing the FOR MARCH OF THE LIVING survivor to the students’ schools to share arch of the Living was one of their stories with more people. March of the most memorable trips of the Living alumni are already working to my life. It was a privilege to plan Holocaust remembrance assemblies get to travel to Poland and at their schools, and even human librar- MIsrael alongside two amazing Holocaust ies. Personal stories from alumni will also survivors. be shared about their experiences on the In Poland, we got to hear their sto- trip, both what they saw and how it made ries and walk in the footsteps of those them feel. who survived the Holocaust and those On a more public level, the alumni who perished. When you learn about, or hope to set up an Instagram page that research the Holocaust, will be open to the public you obtain information It only takes one with biweekly postings. and facts. When you see person’s effort and The posts will include sto- pictures from the Holo- ries of survivors, stories of caust, you get ideas and commitment to make those who perished and visuals. But actually visit- a difference, and could not tell their own ing the death camps and each of us is that one stories, information on seeing those places with Holocaust remembrance your own eyes, person. and education events tak- helps you to better grasp ing place, and personal the concept of the six million Jews who stories from the March of the Living trip. perished. We are a small part in a big move- The March of the Living Committee ment of Holocaust awareness. It is our has organized a powerful March of the job as alumni of the March of the Living Living Alumni Educational Project that to pass on the testimonies we heard and focuses on sharing both our experiences continue the chain of awareness. This and the stories of survivors with our educational project helps us to make an community. This project is a collabora- impact in our schools and communities. tion between the Centre for Holocaust It only takes one person’s effort and Education and Scholarship and March of commitment to make a difference, and the Living. each of us is that one person. This will be done on both a personal For more information about March level and a public level. The personal level of the Living or the March of the Living refers to visits that March of the Living Alumni Educational Project, contact alumni will make to the homes of Holo- Jewish Federation of Ottawa Community caust survivors to hear their testimonies Engagement Specialist Lindsay Gottheil and ask questions about their experiences at [email protected] or and about life before and after the war. 613-798-4616, ext. 355. November 12, 2018 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM 11 Happy Chanukah from your CBB of Ottawa Family!
May it be sparkling with fun and lit up with smiles!
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First time campers can experience the camp spirit and activities including the pool, waterfront, sports, art and much more! For more information contact: For parents, while your children are up at camp, enjoy a weekend in Ottawa experiencing all that city has to offer. Discounted downtown Cindy Presser Benedek, hotels and a fun-filled itinerary of what to do will be prepared Associate Director, by the camp including a Saturday night ‘meet the camp admin’ evening. [email protected] The weekender ends with a Sunday lunch up at the camp for campers and their parents along with a tour. Director, Jonathan Pivnick Sign up with a friend, and the Weekender is half price! Ottawa: (613) 244-9210 Montreal: (514) 396-7091 cbbottawa.com Toronto: (416) 607-6529 November 12, 2018 12 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM
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The Board of Directors of the CAYLA AND MICHAEL BAYLIN Ottawa Jewish Community ENDOWMENT FUND Foundation acknowledges with In Memory of: thanks contributions to the following Ron Levitan by Cayla Baylin funds as of October 1 to 23, 2018. Miriam Venis by Cayla Baylin Benjamin Gerstein by Cayla Baylin JOIN US IN BUILDING OUR Arthur Pearlman by Cayla Baylin COMMUNITY BY SUPPORTING Rhonda Barbara Malomet by Cayla Baylin THESE LOCAL AGENCIES Ron Hoffenberg by Cayla Baylin Refuah Shlemah to: Evelyn Greenberg by Cayla Baylin ABE AND BERTHA PALMER CLAIRE AND SAM TANNER ENDOWMENT FUND MEMORIAL FUND Anniversary Wishes to: In Appreciation of: Sunny and John Tavel by Barbara and David Kalin by Lana and Stephen Tanner Leonard Farber DAHLIA AND ZACHARY AJA 50+ ENDOWMENT FUND SHABSOVE B’NAI MITZVAH FUND In Memory of: In Memory of: Ron Levitan by Ann and Stan Goldberg Seymour Levine by Adrienne and Charles Shabsove AL AND LISA GARMAN FAMILY Refuah Shlemah to: FUND Jessica Cantor by Adrienne and Charles In Observance of the Yahrzeit of: Shabsove Cecille Hattin by Lisa and Allan Garman Birthday Wishes to: Sara Shabsove by Lesley, Ben, Chloe and ALANA BODNOFF PERELMUTTER Georgia Slack FUND FOR PRION DISEASE SYDNEY SLOAN POTECHIN RESEARCH MEMORIAL FUND In Memory of: In Observance of the Yahrzeit of: Alana Bodnoff Perelmutter by Sandra Sydney Sloan Potechin by Dodie and Shapero and Brian Moriarty; and by Bram Potechin Roslyn and Lee Raskin In Appreciation of: Laurie and Steve Gordon by Dodie and ANN AND LEON GLUZMAN Bram Potechin MEMORIAL FUND Mazel Tov to: Anniversary Wishes to: Dodie and Bram Potechin on the birth of Gary and Arlene Bonn by Ingrid Levitz their granddaughter, Liana by Catherine and Family and Daniel Sigler Mazel Tov to: David Gluzman on the occasion of FRITZI AND MAX (CHIEF) Mark’s marriage to Francine by Ingrid GREENBERG MEMORIAL FUND Levitz and Family In Memory of: Gloria Krugel on the birth of her Ron Levitan by Debbie and Norman great-grandson by Ingrid Levitz and Ferkin Family Stephen and Brenda Stein on the birth GILBOA/MAOZ/STEINER FAMILY of their grandson by Ingrid Levitz and FUND Family In Memory of: Esther Smolar by Tal Gilboa and Rob ARIELLA MORGAN B’NAI MITZVAH Steiner FUND In Memory of: IRVING AND HARRIET SLONE Seymour Levine by Sarah Beutel and ENDOWMENT FUND Steven Morgan Anniversary Wishes to: Harriet and Irving Slone by Carol and BRAYDEN APPOTIVE Stuart Levine ENDOWMENT FUND Birthday Wishes to: JACOB MALOMET MEMORIAL Michelle Bernstein by Sharon and David FUND Appotive and Family In Memory of: Brayden Appotive by Sharon and David Rhonda Barbara Malomet by Ellen and Appotive Maurice Elias; and by Judith Wolfe
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Card Donations Nell Gluck Memorial Fund Schachter / Ingber Fund Susan and Charles Schwartzman Mazel Tov Card donations go a long way to improv- In Honour of: In Memory of: on your new home by Marilyn and ing the quality of life for our residents. Cynthia Barlow Mazel Tov on your milestone Rabbi David Posner by George and David Akman Thank you for considering their needs Birthday by Julia Gluck Andree Acel Sara Shabsove Mazel Tov on your 90th and contributing to their well-being. Rabbi Jordan Bendat-Appell Mazel Tov on Birthday by Ruth Poplove On behalf of the residents and their your appointment to Director of Camp Stephen and Debra Schneiderman In Memory of: Ramah Canada by Julia Gluck and Ted families, we extend sincere appreciation to Family Fund Ron Levitan by Ruth Poplove Overton the following individuals and families who In Memory of: Rhonda Malomet by Ruth Poplove made card donations to the Hillel Lodge R`Fuah Shlema: Seymour Levine by Bunny Cogan Long-Term Care Foundation between Jane Stewart by Julia Gluck Michael Romolo by Julia Gluck ****************** October 10 to 24, 2018 inclusive. In Memory of: Ethel and Irving Taylor Family Fund In Honour of: Recreation Program HONOUR FUNDS Florence Shattner by Maureen and Henry Molot and Family Morton Pleet Best wishes on your 90th In Honour of: Unlike a bequest or gift of life insur- Birthday by Risa, Brent and Shira Taylor Morton Pleet Happy 90th Birthday by ance, which are realized some time in Dr. David Kalin Mazel Tov on your retire- Gunner Family Fund Ellen and Stan Magidson the future, a named Honour Fund (i.e., ment by Risa, Brent and Shira Taylor endowment fund) is established during In Honour of: Jenny Shinder Mazel Tov to all of you on the your lifetime. Herb and Janet Taller Mazel Tov on the Eric Weiner and Arlene Godfrey occasion of Jordan`s Bar Mitzvah by By making a contribution of $1,000 marriage of Barry and Marcia by Sol and Family Fund Hillary Cratzbarg or more, you can create a permanent Estelle Gunner In Memory of: In Memory of: remembrance for a loved one, honour a Mary Godfrey by Carol Gradus, Seymour Levine by Brian and family member, declare what the Lodge Evelyn and Isadore Hoffman Family Barbara and Jeff Rosenberg and Carla and Rona Tannenbaum, Libby and Leo Ratner has meant to you and/or support a cause Fund Bruce Weiner and David Singer that you believe in. In Memory of: Toby and Joel Yan Family Fund A Hillel Lodge Honour Fund is a per- Seymour Levine by Issie and Evelyn Hoffman ****************** manent pool of capital that earns interest In Honour of: Ashira, Elina and Gabi Engel-Yan Wishing or income each year. This income then Norman and Gert Leyton Family Fund In Memory of: supports the priorities designated by you, you all happy Birthdays! By Joel and In Observance of the Yahrzeit of: Seymour Levine by the residents, staff and the donor. Toby Yan Norman Leyton by the Leyton Girls Norman Yan Mazel Tov on your 70th Boards of the Lodge and LTC Foundation, Birthday by Joel and Toby Yan and family Ingrid Levitz, Barry and Zahava Farber, Ruth and Irving Aaron Family Fund Chuck and Malca Polowin Family Fund Jeff and Felice Pleet, Morton and Carole and Norman Zagerman In Honour of: In Honour of: Sylvia Pleet, Stephen and Family Fund Sharon Sholzberg-Gray Mazel Tov on being a Sara Shabsove Wishing you a very happy spe- Debra Schneiderman, Shelley and Morris recipient of the Order of Canada by cial Birthday by Malca and Chuck Polowin In Honour of: Schachnow and Irv and Sheila Osterer and Shirley Cohen Wishing you a happy and Ruth and Irving Aaron Jerry and Lily Penso Congratulations and family Mazel Tov on your 60th Anniversary by healthy Birthday by Carole Zagerman Jeff and Felice Pleet Mazel Tov on Zak`s Sidney Leibovitch by Raezelle and Chuck and Malca Polowin In Memory of: engagement to Maria by Ruth and Gustave Goldmann Irving Aaron Harry Froman by Carole Zagerman In Honour of: R`Fuah Shlema: Roslyn and Lee Raskin Family Fund Evelyn Greenberg by Ruth and Irving Aaron *************** Jeff and Felice Pleet With much thanks and In Honour of: appreciation by Laura Greenberg Glen Binnington Mazel Tov on chanting Bill and Leona Adler Memorial Fund Therapeutic Program Nancy Pleet Mazel Tov on your 90th Birthday your Bar Mitzvah Haftorah by Roz and In Memory of: by Susan Feldberg In Memory of: Lee Raskin Seymour Levine by Marilyn Adler and Seymour Levine by Rosalie and Harold In Memory of: Laurie Pascoe Wishing you a Happy Birthday Neil Blacher Schwartz and Joanna and Ira Abrams and Julie Sculnick by Roz and Lee Raskin by Marcia and Steve Aronson family Seymour Levine by Roz and Lee Raskin Jerry and Lily Penso Wishing you a Happy Elsie Baker Fund 60th Anniversary by Marcia and In Memory of: *************** Steve Aronson Rhonda Malomet by Kenneth Kavanat Shelley and Sidney Rothman Harry Froman by Kenneth Kavanat Family Fund Feeding Program Sara Shabsove Mazel Tov on your 90th In Honour of: In Honour of: Birthday by Clair Krantzberg Stella and Norman Beck Family Fund Corinne and Sheldon Taylor Mazel Tov Sol and Helen Rauch Mazel Tov on Toby’s Sherill Besser and Morris Rosenberg Mazel In Memory of: on Jon`s marriage to Alanna by Bar Mitzvah by Helen and Alvo Mayer Tov on the birth of your granddaughter by Seymour Levine by Stella and Sheila Beck Shelley Rothman and family Sylvia Greenspoon and Richard Levine
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see how their original assessment of cultural and social capital change. Some JACKIE LUFFMAN of their families left DDJS, some stayed. Some experienced divorce or other BOOK REVIEW family changes. Overall, it appeared that without high levels of Jewish social capital, cultural capital tends to erode over time. It is clear that belonging to Jewish Family: Identify and a Jewish day school provides Jewish Self-Formation at Home connections, friends, and other institu- By Alex Pomson and Randall F. Schnoor tions seamlessly. Day schools, and to a Indiana University Press certain extent supplementary schools, 330 pages can impart Jewish meaning, both in terms of Jewish religious practice but uch has been written about also through the child and parents’ Jew- the groundbreaking 2013 ish social connections. In other words, “Pew Research Center schools act as supportive environments Survey of U.S. Jews: A for parents with limited cultural and/or MPortrait of Jewish Americans” that social capital. examined the changing nature of Jewish Because Pomson and Schnoor use the identity through the use of one of the family as the unit of analysis, their qual- largest samples of American Jews ever itative research offers much insight and collected. That study collected data based rich interview conversations of import- on the point of view of the individual and ant life cycle events such as the bar/bat the unit of measure. mitzvah. In this sample of families, 98 In contrast, in Jewish Family: Identify per cent celebrated a bar/bat mitzvah. and Self-Formation at Home, Alex Pom- However, these families personalized the son and Randall F. Schnoor take us on a celebrations. Some families did not want journey of 16 Jewish families in Toronto the event in a traditional synagogue and over the 10 year period starting in 2003. created personalized services with no At the commencement of the study, rabbi or clergy. “This phenomenon is a all 16 families had at least one child at fascinating indicator of the personaliz- the Paul Penna Downtown Jewish Day ing trend in Jewish religious life,” write SMART MONEY School (DJDS). Although this was a very Pomson and Schnoor. small subset of affiliated families to base What happens to the teens when they research findings, their conclusions still leave day school? In most cases, the Jew- MEETS SMART provide fascinating insights on how, ish teens in the study were very proud over the course of time, children form of their identity. But if their parents held BANKING their Jewish identities, value systems a particular negative view of Judaism or and practices within the context of their did not participate in much Jewish ritual family unit. practice at home, the children picked up Pomson and Schnoor explain how on this despite having high Jewish cul- DJDS is not a typical Jewish day school. tural capital. As one father noted about We are Your Credit Union because when you join us, you become an owner This particular school was committed to his teen son, “He is uncomfortable par- and that is just a smarter way to bank. You get lower fees, higher returns and diversity, pluralism and liberal values. In ticipating in Jewish life as a member of a great advice without the price. With interest rates rising and the future unclear, fact, at least one-quarter of the school’s group. 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HOWARD SANDLER Shabbat Project Women’s Challah Bake: Students of the Machon Sarah High School for Girls were among more than 200 women participating in the Jewish Federation of Ottawa’s Shabbat Project Women’s Challah Bake, October 25, at Kehillat Beth Israel. As well as preparing challahs to take home, participants donated more than 100 challahs to the Ottawa Kosher Food Bank.
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o there we were, sitting around the dinner table, and present of the Jewish people – and that’s our goal talking about our day. STEPHANIE SHEFRIN in sending them there. Our daughter was telling us about making an But where does that leave us, as parents? ark at school, a Noah’s Ark, and about all the MODERN I find myself asking two questions that are difficult Sanimals she had put in hers. to answer. The subject turned to whales, I don’t really remem- MISHPOCHA First: When we enrol our kids in Jewish education, ber why, and our girl started referring to Noah as Jonah. to what extent are we ourselves seeking to “avoid the No, we corrected her – it’s Noah’s Ark. Jonah and vibrant realities of our existence,” in effect delegating the whale is a different story. was limited. to the school system that which we do not wish to do My husband went to Jewish day school until he But when we enrol our kids in skating or swimming at home or in the community? graduated from high school, I went until Grade 8. lessons, it’s also because we hope we’ll one day go Second, and perhaps more crucial: My formal Jew- But neither of us could actually remember how it skating with them, or take them to a cottage during ish education stopped when I finished high school. I was that Jonah ended up in the belly of the whale. the summer and they’ll be able to jump in the lake. took a few Jewish cultural classes in university – film Turns out she’d learned it at some point already and So what is our goal for our child’s Jewish education? and fiction – but since then, nothing official, save for gave us the basics: he needed to tell the bad people In his “A View from the Bleachers” column in the the odd lecture or community event. In a similar vein to stop being bad. He got thrown in the sea to stop a October 29 edition of the Ottawa Jewish Bulletin, then to the point Rabbi Garten raises about many Jews storm. And then he ended up in a fish. Rabbi Steven Garten raised an interesting issue that I respecting history but avoiding living Judaism: Why, as Ottawa Jewish Community School 1, parents 0. think can be reframed and applied to this question. a parent, have I’ve decided my daughter needs a for- The incident highlighted an issue I’ve been thinking He reflected on his experience in the Jewish ghetto mal Jewish education but it’s OK that mine is a thing about since my daughter started school this year. of Venice, where Jewish tourists were eager to tour the in the past? We sign her up for swim lessons or skating lessons historical aspects of the site, yet eschewed the oppor- This isn’t about being able to answer her questions because we aren’t necessarily capable or able to teach tunity to visit a sukkah set up nearby by the local about Jonah and the whale. I know I could look that her those things. But we want her to know those skills, Chabad. up without signing myself up for the seminary. and think she’ll enjoy the experience as well. He took the example further, writing: “I’m struck by But in time, I’ll have to negotiate far more difficult A similar thing can be said about enrolling her in how many of us travel to the concentration camps, the terrain. She’ll come home asking why we do or don’t Jewish education. We never doubted we’d sign her cities devoid of Jews, the sites of our persecution and do the things in our house that she learned about at up for either full-time or supplementary. When we destruction, but often avoid the vibrant realities of our school. asked ourselves why, it was something we believed was existence.” Some will say, just tell her that every family does important, that she needed to know and would enjoy. Now, in Jewish school, one hopes that the kids are things differently. And perhaps that will be enough for And what we were capable of teaching her ourselves getting both those things – a sense of both the history her. But will it be enough for me? Is Israel sufficiently secure to accept and absorb criticism?
n October 2, a 22-year-old United States citizen all – critics and supporters alike. Israel is the only who held a valid Israeli student visa and had country in the Middle East where people voice their been accepted to study at Hebrew University RABBI STEVEN H. GARTEN opinions freely and robustly.” was detained at Ben-Gurion Airport and held A VIEW FROM That is a very flexible statement. It allows a well- Ofor deportation. known political commentator to be released and Had the young woman, Lara Alqasem, agreed to the THE BLEACHERS sent on his way with only the memories of an overly deportation she would have left the country immedi- zealous Shin Bet. But Alqasem is not a well-known ately. However, she appealed the deportation order and commentator. She is a 22-year-old student who, as an was held in an airport detention centre for two weeks. journalist, was detained for questioning at Ben-Gurion undergraduate, participated in political rallies to call Alqasem’s crime, according to the Strategic Affairs Airport while entering Israel. Beinart, who writes reg- attention to real and perceived injustices. The prime Ministry? She is a former president of the University ularly for Haaretz and The Atlantic and appears often minister has not issued an apology or an equally of Florida chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine, on CNN as a political commentator, came to Israel to strong message in support of dissent in her case. a group supporting the boycott, divestment and sanc- participate in the bat mitzvah of one of his nieces. It is easy to imagine U.S. President Donald Trump, tions movement against Israel. There is little doubt that Beinart is a polarizing fig- who has been very public in his condemnation of a “Ms. Alqasem was being denied entry to Israel ure. He has written extensively about his opposition to free and unfettered press, detaining one of his critics because of her past activities, not her opinions. We Israeli policies regarding the non-existent peace talks or, as recently happened, encouraging violence against have clear criteria,” said Asher Freidman, a senior offi- and the Palestinian people. He has urged Israeli pol- the press. It is so easy for us to feel virtuous in the face cial of the Strategic Affairs Ministry. “We believe that iticians to be more cognizant of the humanity of the of Trump’s trampling on the truth and his vitriolic Ms. Alqasem meets these criteria based on her actions, Palestinians. personal campaign against his critics. We have come to and the actions of the organization of which she was a He has also written an important book, The Crisis of expect no less from him. senior leader over several years.” Zionism, in which he asks quite forcibly what role the But Israel is the land of Torah, the Golden Rule and Alqasem’s detention has sparked consternation and current policies of Israel have played in the significant Pirkei Avot. For 70 years, it has embraced the perse- debate in Israel. The Committee of University Heads of disconnect between Israel and young North Americans. cuted from around the world. From Israel, we expect Israel joined with civil rights groups to protest the minis- Recently, however, his work for The Atlantic has nothing less than robust, unfettered criticism of the try’s action. Hebrew University, which accepted Alqasem been focused on anti-democratic trends in the United unprincipled, the unethical. to study Hebrew and human rights, joined in the appeal. States. He has written powerfully about the curtail- So which is it? Every country has an absolute right to protect its ment of minority voting rights and the ongoing attacks Is Israel a country sufficiently secure in its own skin citizens and ensure its national security. Physical by the Trump administration against minorities. to accept and absorb criticism, especially when it is attacks against the State of Israel pose a danger to It would be a significant stretch to say that Beinart is justified? both Israeli people and property. But the distinction still at the forefront of criticism of the Israeli government. Or is Israel moving towards a form of inward-look- between a physical threat and a non-violent protest is Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ing nationalism that perceives threats from every quar- quite significant. responded to news of Beinart’s detention by releasing ter, even 22-year-old university students? This past August, Peter Beinart, a leading American a statement: “Israel is an open society which welcomes We can’t have it both ways. November 12, 2018 18 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM The sweet spot between the thrill of victory and agony of defeat
n the opening sequence of the “Wide World of gymnast or weightlifter – who trains for many years Sports” TV show – which ran from 1961 to 1998 for that one potential moment of glory at a high-level – the announcer declared, “Spanning the globe to GLORIA SCHWARTZ competition, but instead of outperforming the other bring you the constant variety of sports, the thrill of athletes or achieving a personal best, performs sub-op- Ivictory and the agony of defeat.” FOCUS ON timally. The athlete may feel like it’s a major personal The words “the thrill of victory and the agony of FITNESS failure. Let’s consider factors beyond the time on the defeat” remind me that we often think of our own stop-watch or the numbers on a judge’s scorecard. The efforts and activities in terms of extremes: successes or fact that the athlete put in so much effort, qualified failures. The televisions we watched in the early years and we put that energy towards our goal. Other times and gave it their best effort under extreme duress of that show may have been black-and-white, but how we can’t seem to find a drop of motivation. Even when should be cause for celebration. we think about ourselves doesn’t have to be that way. we’re fully energized, activated and committed, what I recently bumped into an acquaintance I hadn’t If we try to lose weight and we hit our target, we we do may not move us closer to our goal. For exam- seen in many months. “How are you?” I asked. She consider ourselves successful. If we’re unable to hit the ple, we may believe we’re regularly eating healthy food replied, “I’m fat.” I was caught off-guard by her target or we regain some weight – which is often the in order to lose weight or to improve our health, but self-disparaging remark. I didn’t have time to engage case – we may feel like failures. If we accomplish any we may be unknowingly eating too much or making in a conversation as I was on my way to see a client, goal we set, we feel proud. If we’re unable to achieve a ill-informed choices that set us back. so I said to her half-jokingly, “Next time someone goal, we feel defeated. While some people externalize Instead of thinking in terms of successes versus asks you how you are, you should say, ‘I’m hot!’” We the failure (e.g., “It’s not my fault,” “I wasn’t given failures, perhaps we should take a nuanced approach. both laughed. a fair chance,” “There were too many hurdles in my Everything we do might be a necessary step along our The message I was trying to quickly convey in a few way,” etc.), others may internalize the outcome as a journey. We can learn from each step and misstep. words and with a sense of humour is that we should personal failure or a shortcoming (e.g., “I lacked will- Sometimes what we learn along the way can be valu- not put ourselves down – through internal dialogue power,” “I was lazy,” “I didn’t try hard enough,” etc.). able in the long-term. Everyone experiences setbacks or when speaking with others – just because we don’t Do we have to consider every outcome as a victory in life. Even the most athletic, wealthiest, or busi- meet some culturally- or self-imposed ideal. In fact, her or a defeat? I don’t think so. I believe many things ness-savvy – the most outstanding in any field have weight would never have crossed my mind, I was sim- exist on a continuum, including our efforts and out- ups and downs. My philosophy is that if a goal is very ply happy to see her. comes. Sometimes external forces swing in our favour. easy to achieve, it may not be worthwhile pursuing. While an anonymous broadcaster’s voice or other When they swing against us, we’re faced with greater It’s the challenge, the work we put into it, the physical sources may have programmed us to think in terms of challenges. The same is true for our internal forces and emotional sweat equity that lead to a sense of ful- victories and defeats, we’d be happier, healthier and such as our motivation. There are times when our fillment – even if we don’t fully accomplish our goal. more inclined to persevere if we accepted that life is motivational bucket is overflowing – we’re energized Imagine, for example, a dedicated athlete – a sprinter, not black-and-white like an antiquated TV.
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The sweet spot between the thrill of victory what’s going on | November 12-25, 2018 and agony of defeat FOR MORE CALENDAR LISTINGS, VISIT WWW.JEWISHOTTAWA.COM/COMMUNITY-CALENDAR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19 Klezmer Trio” - Floralove Katz, Vocals; Natasha Guiller, Piano; David Renaud, An Israeli Journalist in Trump’s Chanukah Gift Fair Ray Fathi Memorial Hockey Night Clarinet), and special guest artists Washington 10 - 4 pm 5 - 11 pm, Congregation Machzikei Hadas, (including a Syrian Refugee Children’s 7:30 pm, Social Hall Contact: Ella Dagan, [email protected] 2310 Virginia Dr. Choir for Peace). Sponsored by Adult RSVP: Gabriella Goliger Annual Community Chanukah Gift Fair Register: www.cmhottawa.com/events Education & Cultural Programs [email protected] at SJCC. Sponsored by SJCC, Vered Israel. Cost: $45. We start with a delicious dinner Department of the Soloway JCC. Amir Tibon, Washington correspondent at the shul, and then take a bus together for Ha’aretz, speaks on the U.S. mid term Speaking Globally: Yiddish and to the game. Chanting and Chocolate elections, U.S.-Israel relations, Israeli- Esperanto as World Languages 7:30 - 9 pm, Or Haneshamah, 30 Cleary Diaspora relations. Sponsored by 10:30 am - 12 pm Ave. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20 Canadian Friends of Peace Now. Contact: Roslyn Wollock Contact: Michael Salter , [email protected] [email protected] An evening of sacred Jewish chant, Honouring our Veterans WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14 With Sebastien Schulman, Executive followed by delicious chocolate treats! No 7:30 pm, Kehillat Beth Israel Director of Klez Kanada. prior knowledge of singing, chanting or Congregation, 1400 Coldrey Ave. Israel Advocacy: An introduction for the Hebrew language is required. Chant Commemorating the month of high school students Jewnique sheets are provided. All are welcome! Remembrance and raising awareness 6 - 7 pm, Ottawa NCSY, 261 Centrepointe 1:30 - 2:45 pm, about the plight of homeless veterans in RSVP: Allyson Grant, [email protected] Contact: Roslyn Wollock, rwollock@ Forbidden and Forgotten Ottawa. Fundraiser for Multifaith Workshop for high school students, jccottawa.com 2 - 4 pm, Temple Israel, 1301 Prince of Housing’s (MHI’s) current initiative to featuring Ally Grant from the Centre for Cost: $8. Poet David Silverberg harnesses Wales Dr. build supportive housing on the former Israel & Jewish Affairs. Sponsored by his career as a journalist and his spoken Contact: Patsy Royer Rockliffe air force base. Special guest Jewish Federation of Ottawa. word talent to create a new stage show. [email protected] Stephen Thorne Live Show: YidLife Crisis Cost: $20. A concert of duos for piano 8 - 10 pm, Kehillat Beth Israel “Who Will Write Our History”: Film for and violin, featuring music that was Congregation, 1400 Coldrey Ave. Holocaust Education Month SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24 refused any performance in Germany Contact: Deborah Zuker 4 - 6 pm, The Council Chambers Room, during the Third Reich. This program [email protected] Ben Franklin Place, 101 Centrepointe Dr. Shabbat with Dayna at KBI shares lives of the composers under the Cost: $30/$18 students Jamie Elman and Contact: Lindsay Gottheil 10 am - 12 pm, Kehillat Beth Israel Reich and after. Eli Batalion, the creators and stars of the [email protected] Congregation, 1400 Coldrey Ave. award-winning Yiddish comedy web The Shoah Committee presents this film Contact: Dayna Goldfarb series come for a night of shtick and on the occasion of Holocaust Education [email protected] inspiration. Expect a special cameo by Month. Q&A with film participant Jewish-themed Shabbat programming KBI’s Cantor Jason Green! Professor Jan Grabowski will follow. with Dayna, KBI’s Youth Advisor. For children Grades 1-6. Play games, learn CANDLE LIGHTING BEFORE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16 Machzikei Cooks: Supporting Ten Yad about Judaism, and discuss the week’s NOVEMBER 16 4:14 of Ottawa parsha. NOVEMBER 23 4:08 NOVEMBER 30 4:04 Interfaith Couples Shabbat Dinner 6 - 9 pm, Congregation Machzikei Hadas, 2310 Virginia Dr. DECEMBER 7 4:02 7 - 9 pm, Kehillat Beth Israel SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25 DECEMBER 14 4:02 Congregation, 1400 Coldrey Ave. Register at: www.cmhottawa.com Suggested donation: $36. Cook and Contact: Deborah Zuker Family Chanukah Concert Sing Along BULLETIN DEADLINES [email protected] package hearty meals for Ten Yad in an evening of chesed and community with the Ottawa Klezmer Trio WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21 FOR DECEMBER 10 Cost: $36. Meet other interfaith couples, 10:30 am - 12 pm share a delicious Shabbat dinner, and building. Hear from Ottawa community WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2 FOR JANUARY 21 Contact: Ros Wollock, rwollock@ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16 FOR FEBRUARY 4 enjoy an evening out! All welcome, space members who have been personally supported by Ten Yad. jccottawa.com WEDNESDAY JANUARY 30 FOR FEBRUARY 18 is limited. Register at: kehillatbethisrael. Clap, and sing along with the “Ottawa MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11 FOR MARCH 4 com/interfaithshabbatdinner
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