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JEWISHVOL 43, NO 27 JOURNALJEWISHJOURNAL.ORG The North Shore may be more kosher than you think

By Michael Wittner JOURNAL STAFF

Arthur Barry of Swampscott can remember when there were kosher businesses all over the North Shore. “Years ago, there was a lot more kosher stuff to pick from. You could always buy kosher foods, pre-processed and packaged and a symbol on it – you could almost get it any place, even in a regular supermarket,” said Barry. “There was a butcher in Swampscott, the Cohen brothers, there was a place on Humphrey Street, a butchery type place in Lynn, but the area’s changed.” Until the 1970s, kosher busi- Photos: Steven A. Rosenberg/JOURNAL STAFF nesses abounded because many Todd Levine slices a steak at his kosher market in Peabody; Ellen Levine koshers her Swampscott home for Passover. Jews kept kosher. These days, it’s a little different. “People tended the 63 percent of Israeli Jews Barry only buys certified kosher and the respective sets are kept house. Solomon also has two to get away from that – they tend who said they did, according to foods, does not mix meat and completely separate. Meat dish- microwaves. Ellen Levine, a vio- to assimilate, so there aren’t too the same study), and 57 percent dairy, and does not eat pork or es and silverware go in one set of linist from Swampscott, does many of us left who follow that of U.S. Jews said they eat pork, shellfish (according to the rules drawers in the dishwasher, while not have separate appliances tradition,” said Barry, a retired compared to just 16 percent of of kashrut, an animal must have dairy dishes are kept in another, like Solomon does, so she takes computer programmer. Israeli Jews. split hooves, chew its cud, and and are washed by hand. steps to keep milk and meat Overall, not many American Barry and his wife Brenda, be slaughtered in a specific way Dean Solomon, a nonprof- products as separate as possible. Jews keep kosher. According to along with a small group of in order to be kosher.) But there it administrator who lives in Dairy and meat products can- a 2017 Pew study, 22 percent of other local Jews, follow the laws is more work involved. Barry has Swampscott, took it a step fur- not be in the oven at the same U.S. Jews said that they keep of kashrut as best as they can. two sets of dishes and silverware ther when he installed a sec- time, and the oven must be self- kosher at home (far less than There are the well-known basics: for dairy and meat products, ond oven and dishwasher in his continued on page 22 Roth’s gifts Another casting call for Marblehead The search for craft at an online auction woman in Adam Sandler film

By Steven A. Rosenberg By Michael Wittner JOURNAL STAFF JOURNAL STAFF

It’s a Saturday night in the MARBLEHEAD – There’s something middle of the summer, and I about Marilyn. Whenever the film crews probably should be outside. come to Marblehead, Marilyn Dreben is Instead, somehow involved. I sit at my In 1958, Dreben, now 84, was a stand- Personal computer in for Jean Simmons in the thriller Essay in a self- “Home Before Dark.” In 2012, the inte- absorbed rior of her house on Vassar Road served stupor, chasing genius. I have as David Spade’s groovy bachelor pad in been notified that the estate Adam Sandler’s “Grown Ups 2,” in which of the late novelist Philip Roth she also played an extra. Now that her is being auctioned off online. old pal is back in town to film “Hubie While I’m hardly a Roth The writer with Philip Roth’s electric typewriters. Halloween,” Dreben has been cast as expert, he wrote about sub- a photo double for Sandler’s mother, jects that are at the center of my being: honesty where shame and duty coexist. played by June Squibb. the Jewish family, complicated relation- Roth died last year and much of his “It’s very exciting to be part of a movie ships, personal identity, and the eternal, estate was recently collected from his – it’s another world,” said Dreben, a Marilyn Dreben and Adam Sandler. evolving and illusive American Dream. homes in New York and Connecticut. I longtime Marblehead resident and While his words often described the have never participated in an auction but Temple Emanu-El congregant. “It’s real photo double (who is filmed from a dis- fragility of our existence and society, from somewhere deep in the Internet his Hollywood.” tance as a replacement for an actor). his dedication to storytelling serves belongings seemed to whisper: you need Back in June, Dreben attended a cast- “I think because of my age, they need- as a reminder that writers need to something that you don’t have now and it ing call at the Marblehead Community ed someone to play his mom, and I was grow in their craft. Roth’s “Portnoy’s will help your writing. Center wearing an ornate mask she’d from Marblehead, and they seemed to Complaint” and “Goodbye, Columbus” I begin to bid on Roth’s items, and gotten at a temple Purim party. Because like me right away,” she said. reveal a glimpse of the American slowly grow comfortable with the pro- of her resemblance to Squibb, she was If Squibb – who is 89 – can’t shoot, Jewish Experience … but “American cess. Still, as I review his personal knick- first cast as a stand-in (someone who is Dreben is called upon to dress up exactly Pastoral,” “The Plot Against America” knacks – ranging from a poster of LBJ to used to test shots off-camera, but does like her and film in her place, although and “Sabbath’s Theater” open a vein of continued on page 24 not appear in the film), and later as a continued on page 17

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Muslim campers welcomed with open arms at JCC in Marblehead

By Michael Wittner Though Abdalkadir is aware tions with you, and not in a mil- JOURNAL STAFF of political differences between lion years you think you’d find Jews and Muslims, he says that support,” Bouziane said. MARBLEHEAD – When there’s no conflict at JCC camps. “It’s such a nice feeling to know Salima Slimane first attended “Let’s leave politics to the politi- that they’re here to help, and an open house for the Jewish cians,” he said. there’s no contingency on any- Community Center of the North All three families have found thing – they’re just trying to be Shore summer camps wearing a a place that’s willing to give their genuinely nice to you. headscarf, she was a little appre- children the camp experience “It put everyone at ease for hensive about how she might be they need, one that has resulted [Amir] to have just the right received. in a marked improvement in amount of support for him to “I was definitely a little ner- Abdalkadir’s daughter Leena. be successful during camp. At vous. I am generally very out- “We’re noticing that psycho- first, I had actually originally spoken and can stand up for logically she has improved – signed up Amir for two weeks, myself, but my son does not she’s starting to look like a differ- but because he did so well and know how to self-advocate in ent personality when she goes he loves going to camp, I ended general and is often an easy tar- to the JCC,” he said. “Even the up sending him for five weeks.” get given his disability, and I was weekends when she doesn’t go Abdalkadir and Slimane worried about how he would to the JCC, she says she misses appreciate the compassion be perceived as a Muslim,” said being there.” and expertise of Caplan, who Slimane, a native of Algeria who Bouziane had difficulty find- works as a special educator at teaches Arabic and French at ing a summer program for her Glover Elementary School in Boston University and lives in sons, Amir and Yusuf, who Marblehead. Abdalkadir noted Malden. are both on the autism spec- that Caplan works at his daugh- Although Slimane reported trum, that she could afford. She ter’s elementary school, which a few “charged glances” from worked with Melissa Caplan, is a good source of comfort and passersby, she said there were the director of the JCC’s inclu- continuity for her. many more warm smiles as she sion camp program, to figure “It takes a great soul and a dropped off her son, who’s on the out the supports her children wonderful teacher to push for a autism spectrum, for his second would need, and Scott Kaplan, program which values inclusion summer of camp in Marblehead. Salima Slimane of Malden drops off her son, Anis, at the JCC of the the camp controller, to find a for special needs students,” said Because of well-trained staff North Shore in Marblehead. suitable payment plan. Slimane. “Melissa did it at the supervising Anis while he swims daughter Leena, who has Down much – I was shocked when my “I’ve never heard a ‘no’ JCC, and by including minorities and plays, Slimane says he is syndrome. dad told me he had to immigrate coming from them, and it’s so like Muslims in a predominantly enjoying a fun, safe, camp expe- Slimane has Jewish friends, to Israel,” he said. refreshing to hear that people Jewish facility, those at the J are rience. and developed an interest in “I didn’t have any reluc- are working to try to find solu- the true heroes of change.” “He was so happy there – he American Jewish literature in tance because it’s Jewish,” said always asks when he’ll get to go college. Bouziane, who lived in Bouziane of the JCC. “I believe there next,” she said. Algeria and France before mov- that all religions can coexist This summer, Slimane is ing to the United States, says together … [my friend and I] one of three Muslim families to that two of her closest friends joke a lot about how we’re from send children with disabilities are Jewish, including one who two very separate religions, but to JCC camps. She convinced has helped her find the right we share so many similarities her friend, Imene Bouziane, care for her sons. Abdalkadir that it never made me ques- who is also a Malden resident remembers Jewish friends and tion anything based on religion. of Algerian descent, that the neighbors in Iraq, where he even I think that both Judaism and JCC would best accommodate listened to Israeli radio stations Islam are religions of peace, of their needs for a reasonable broadcast in Arabic and English. love, family-oriented, honesty, price. Ali Abdalkadir and Fatema Abdalkadir also remembers compassion, empathy, people Abdulmajeed, Marblehead resi- that a Jewish friend of his father wanting to help other people dents who emigrated from Iraq helped take him back and forth without expecting anything in in 2009, have enrolled their from his school. “He loved me so return.”

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CANTOR EMIL BERKOVITS, 1936-2019 A voice that lifted all

By Michael Wittner However, Berkovits initially Berkovits arrived at Temple in his Kol Ishah music group JOURNAL STAFF wanted to break with family Beth El in Swampscott in and lived next door to him. “I tradition by becoming a base- 2004, just before it merged think what made him loved by Cantor Emil Berkovits lost his ball player. Two of his princi- with Temple Israel to create his community and what was so voice as a young boy. pal passions were sports and Congregation Shirat Hayam. unique about him was his com- He was born in what was Judaism, which was perfectly He was originally hired for just passion and thoughtfulness – then Czechoslovakia and is now symbolized the day that he wore a year, but the congregation and his quiet nature and lack of Sturovo, Slovakia, in 1936, two a track uniform under his dress asked him to stay on, and he any need for glory. years before the Nazis invaded clothes, then ran three miles continued until 2015. “Cantor Emil’s sweet and and forced his family to go into after services to compete in a When Berkovits and his wife emotionally filled voice might hiding in a cellar under a vegeta- race he won. He made it back to Lili retired to Florida, he was be gone, but the memory of ble garden. For years, they could Havdalah services just in time. a part-time cantor at Temple this loyal friend and very special only whisper, for fear of being An injury prevented Berkovits Torat Emet in Boynton Beach. cantor and human being will be heard and captured. Prolonged from becoming a professional At Shirat Hayam, he helped lead a blessing forever.” silence at such a young age athlete, so he embraced his services, led a choral group, Cantor Berkovits is survived damaged the development of other passion. He studied busi- trained students for their bat by his wife, Lili; his children his vocal cords, and when he ness and music at Sir George mitzvahs, and more. Brian (Brissa) Berkovits, Joel Cantor Emil Berkovits emerged above ground after Williams University in Montreal, “Cantor Emil was an every- Miller, Anne (Brian Glasberg) the war, he could barely speak. being a cantor. He was kind, self- where his family relocated after day presence at the synagogue. Miller, and Debbie Baigrie; He worked hard to get his voice less, generous with his time, and the war, and then attended The word that comes to mind his six grandchildren and two back, and when it did, it touched became your friend. He always McGill University Conservatory is ‘conscientious,’” said Shirat great-grandchildren; and his the lives of thousands of people. saw the good in everything and of Music nearby. Hayam congregant and Jewish brother, Cantor Edward (Roz) “He inspired us to use our everybody,” said Yellin. Denbo, who also grew up in educator Sue Weiss, who sang Berkovits. voices in prayer and in song,” Berkovits passed away on July Montreal, said that they often said Marcy Yellin, a musician and 24 in Delray Beach, Fla. 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JEWISH JOURNAL Hadassah CEO Janice Weinman to visit Swampscott

Publisher/Editor By Michael Wittner are the types of initiatives that Steven A. Rosenberg JOURNAL STAFF younger Hadassah members [email protected] have asked to see implemented. SWAMPSCOTT – “Whenever “The younger group very much Associate Editor I go anywhere around the wants to discuss the implica- Michael Wittner country, that’s what rejuve- tions of what’s going on in Israel. [email protected] nates me and makes me feel Although the Hadassah popula- we are an organization setting tion has always educated itself, Business Manager a precedent for the future,” said this group goes further into Chet Baker Hadassah CEO Janice Weinman some of the issues and really [email protected] about why she’s excited to come questions some of the assump- speak in Swampscott on Aug. tions people had before,” said Director of 13 at the organization’s Seaside Weinman. “We welcome that, Advertising & Marketing Luncheon. because we see that as a way Lois Kaplan This year, Weinman can look of allowing people to express [email protected] forward to sweeping ocean their different points of view, of views, popovers, and a bit of trying to come to some middle Senior Account Executive fashion advice as she takes the ground as to what is acceptable Marcy Grand Janice Weinman, CEO of Hadassah Women’s Zionist Organization of stage at Hawthorne-By-The-Sea America, will speak in Swampscott on Aug. 13. and what is not. It’s good for the [email protected] to discuss the mission and ini- organization, and it’s good for Graphics, Web, tiatives of Hadassah Women’s were in deep financial trouble political divide. the people involved.” Zionist Organization of America a few years ago, collaboration “We see it as not only rais- Russian Chronicle Editor (HWZOA), a 300,000-member between HWZOA – which has ing awareness about the horror The event will be held at Yulia Zhorov nonprofit promoting women’s raised close to $200 million – of the Holocaust and genocide, noon. Tickets ($36) are sold out. [email protected] rights, health, education, and and the Israeli government has but really educating kids of the A “Rock Your Inner Fashionista Graphics, Web, Obituaries the strengthening of American- significantly reduced the deficit future about the consequences Donation,” which includes Israeli ties. She will be joined by and allowed large-scale renova- of hate and the consequences lunch and semi-private con- Andrew Fleischer Tali Katav of Tali BK, an Israeli tions. At the same time, the hos- of isolating certain groups to sultation with Tali Katav at 11 [email protected] personal shopper and stylist, pitals are conducting research harm,” said Weinman, who is a a.m., is $250. Call Hadassah Editorial Cartoonist who will give a talk entitled, about ALS, MS, macular degen- child of Holocaust survivors. Northeast at 781-455-9055. George Freedman “How to find your style at any eration, stem cells, helping HWZOA has championed age.” IDF soldiers quit smoking, and Zionism since its foundation “I am so thrilled to bring more. over a century ago. The organi- Board of Overseers CAMERA this program to Swampscott “The range of research that zation has been active in fos- from page 3 Neil Donnenfeld, President because Hadassah has so many we conduct in so many fields tering ties between American Bob Blayer, *Rick Borten, powerful connections – locally, is state-of-the-art, and in many and Israeli Jews, and has worked to effectively address the hostil- Beverly Clark, Fred M. Cohen, nationally, and internationally cases, first of its kind,” said with legislators to promote ity that we’ll face in the coming Susan Garnick, – to offer women of all ages,” Weinman. anti-BDS legislation. The group year.” Marcia Glassman-Jaffe, said Julie Newburg, managing Weinman also will highlight also has sponsored a series of At the end of 2018, Inside Cara Hogan, Johanna Matloff, director of Hadassah Northeast, HWZOA’s initiatives to fight speakers from across the politi- Higher Ed reported that prior Lynn Nadeau, which is sponsoring the gather- anti-Semitism through educa- cal spectrum to share views on to and after the fatal shooting Donna Lozow Pierce, ing. “My hope is that this event tion. Recently, the organiza- Zionism and Israeli politics. Its at the Tree of Life synagogue in *Howard Rich, *Robert M. Rose, will be the first of many new tion has worked to advance the podcast, called “The Branch,” Pittsburgh in October of that Stephanie Simon, John Smidt, partnerships and activities on Never Again Education Act, leg- tells stories of coexistence and year, “prejudicial displays have Bradley J. Sontz, Ted D. Stux, the North Shore.” islation that would create a U.S. friendship between Jews and plagued college campuses, fol- Matthew Swartz, Weinman will discuss a num- Department of Education grant Arabs. In addition, Hadassah lowing a trend of anti-Semitism *Selma Williams ber of HWZOA initiatives and program to provide the resourc- has worked with the Shalom on the rise at colleges and uni- *Life Board Members trends. At the top of the agen- es necessary to implement Hartman Institute in Jerusalem versities – and around the coun- Past President da will be Hadassah Medical teaching about the Holocaust to train people to teach a curric- try – since 2016.” Bradley J. Sontz Center, which is comprised of and the consequences of big- ulum on the Israeli-Palestinian “You would think that the Publisher Emerita two large research hospitals in otry. The bill attracted 200 co- conflict. Pittsburgh shooting would have Barbara Schneider Jerusalem. 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WHAT WAS YOUR JEWISH things were more nuanced and complex know what I’m giving up?’ But that began of my rabbis, Rabbi James Jacobson- BACKGROUND GROWING than they appeared. a long process for me of reestablishing a Maisels, calls ‘playfulness’ – this idea UP? connection to me of my spiritual heart of of being lighter and looser while also WHAT LED YOU INTO Judaism. I was working at Temple Emunah remaining connected to the core things I was raised in Salem in a household JEWISH EDUCATION? [in Lexington] for the last four years. that are important. This gets placed on that was full of interesting dichotomies. Before that I worked at Temple Isaiah [in the keva – the format and the structure [At Binghamton University] I was doing My mother is a master Jewish educator Lexington] part time, and I also worked of halakhah through which we’re able Hillel and Chabad, and Jewish a capella, who comes from a line of Jewish edu- at Temple Beth Elohim in Wellesley – I did to pass these things down. Something and as part of my history degree I was cators and Jewish thinkers. And then I stuff with NFTY and USY, and BBYO for I’m more invested in and interested in taking classes in medieval Jewish history. had a father who was and is more of an one summer, I worked at the American is the kavanah – the intention behind But under all of it, there was nothing spiri- atheistic kibbutz Brit who feels very dis- Hebrew Academy in Greensboro, N.C., out all these things – and trying to bring the tual going on. There were semblances of connected and suspicious of traditional of college. kavanah, both in the way that I interact spiritual growth, but nothing was really religious existence, and for the institution with the kids that I teach, but also in connecting me to Hashem or spiritual- I’ve done so much professionally, edu- of religion, and the existence of a God … what I decide to teach and how I decide ity, and that was really eroding me over cationally, with Judaism, but something but being a kibbutznik, his Jewish identity to teach those things. time. That erosion led to a feeling of deep I wasn’t putting myself in the place to do is profoundly connected to the land of resentment and rejection of – am I going is straight Jewish learning for myself. I’ve Israel and the State of Israel. So in one I really tried to make sure that my to be just another Jewish educator like left my position at Emunah, and this fall sense I had a very holistic experience, door was always open, and I was encour- everyone before me? What am I trained to I’m starting rabbinical school at Hebrew but there was a lot of philosophical and aging teens and young people to come do other than be a Jewish teacher? But if I College. theological tension growing up in terms talk to me with their questions and don’t feel connected to Judaism, then why of – what was the real thing? Was it about really giving them one-on-one time, on am I teaching? WHAT IS YOUR people, or was it about God? I spent most JEWISH EDUCATIONAL top of in the classroom environment, of my childhood in Jewish educational I was on a plane with my dad, and a PHILOSOPHY? bringing energy and playfulness and settings – at Cohen Hillel Academy, at religious man wanted me to put on tefil- lightness and humor and curiosity, and Gann Academy, going to Camp Yavneh, lin, and I hadn’t done that in years, and I I think something that’s been very making them partners in learning. Camp Simchah, so I was getting a lot of forgot all the Baruchot, and it was super much missing from many places of everything, and yet I had this sense that embarrassing, and I thought, ‘Do I even Jewish education has been what one – Michael Wittner Rabbi brings cabaret music to Gloucester temple By Miriam Weinstein JOURNAL CORRESPONDENT

GLOUCESTER – A retired pulpit rabbi who becomes a successful cabaret singer? That sounds like something to sing about. On Saturday, Aug. 24, Rabbi Deborah Zecher will lead an evening of song at Temple Ahavat Achim in Gloucester. The event will begin at 7:30 p.m. with a light supper, fol- lowed by Havdalah services and Rabbi Zecher’s program, “Jewish Rabbi Deborah Zecher Caroling – the songs of Carole King, Carolyn Leigh, and Carole of Harold Arlen, Irving Berlin, Bayer Sager.” and Kurt Weill. “Broadway Bible” “I’ve always loved to sing, and combines show tunes with always loved, loved, loved musi- familiar tales from the Bible and cal theater, but I didn’t connect Midrash. it to myself,” Rabbi Zecher said. For many years, she worked “In high school and college, my on her cabaret avocation while schools did not have musical continuing her rabbinic duties. theater, and I was already look- When her youngest child gradu- ing toward the rabbinate.” ated from college, she decided For 22 years, she served as the time had come to make a Peter A. Morgan, DMD, MScD rabbi at Hevreh of the Southern change. Yuri Shamritsky, DMD, DDS Berkshires in Great Barrington, “I loved being a rabbi. But retiring in 1994. “The secular being in the Berkshires, many Fiza Singh, DDS, MMSc, FRCD(c) singing didn’t happen until of my congregants were people 1995,” Rabbi Zecher recalled. “I in their 60s and 70s, enjoying Paul B. Talkov, DMD, CAGS was invited to give a program at the second acts of their lives. Andrea Chung Shah, DMD a Conservative synagogue. I just They were curious and inter- said, ‘Would you mind if I sang a ested in trying new things. I was James V. Pastore, DMD program instead of speaking?’” inspired. Miguel A. Roque, DMD, MMSc A new career was born. “With my heart in my throat,” She created different pro- she said, she and her husband, grams: “Their Fathers Were Rabbi Dennis Ross, moved to Cantors” highlighted the works continued on page 11 6 THE JEWISH JOURNAL – JEWISHJOURNAL.ORG – AUGUST 8, 2019

Twelve women affirm their Jewish identities with bat mitzvahs in Gloucester By Larry Constantine all my brothers had to go through.” JOURNAL CORRESPONDENT As the Hebrew class found a growing sense of community and a stronger con- GLOUCESTER – It will not make the nection with their pasts, London’s agenda Guinness Book of World Records, but changed. “I knew that if I sat on the side- the group of 12 women who celebrated lines,” she said, “I’d regret it.” their bat mitzvahs together on the third Fern Miller, raised Reform, admitted of August were a first for Gloucester’s she had little interest or connection with Temple Ahavat Achim. Judaism growing up. “I couldn’t wait to No one could be more pleased than get it over with. Still I did all the right Rabbi Steven Lewis. For several years he Jewish things – married a Jewish man, had tried to stir interest in adult bar and raised my kids Jewish, the whole shtick.” bat mitzvahs without success, only to be It was her dying mother’s wish to be confronted by a grassroots uprising that, buried in a Jewish cemetery where her according to the Rabbi, “just bubbled up family could visit that started Miller on a on its own.” new path. Ultimately, that led to learning The first later-life bat mitzvah is Hebrew. “Something about the words, the believed to have taken place under Rabbi letters themselves, became doorways to Albert Axelrad at Brandeis University in deeper experience,” she said. “As Rabbi the early 1970s. The record for the largest Lewis put it, they are the building blocks group celebration of adult bat mitzvahs of the universe. probably belongs to Hadassah, which has ‘Why am I doing this?’ my friends ask. I held combined ceremonies for as many tell them, ‘I don’t know. It’s not a thought, as 180 women at its annual conference. not even a feeling, kind of a physical pull Groups of adults joining to celebrate A dozen women celebrated their bat mitzvahs together on Aug. 3. toward something I’ve been looking for a belated first observance or for a repeat Weinstein representing a small group Rabbi Lewis saw his role as helping each all my life, and there it was, right there in ritual are not unheard of on the North who wanted to start from scratch, so of the women find their own personal front of me.’ ” Shore. Maxine Rosenberg, who is a mem- Federspiel offered an extra class for begin- meaning in the process. In addition to Weinstein, Cohen, ber of both Ahavat Achim and Temple ners. The women found that the study of “Initially, I just wanted to learn London, and Miller, the bat mitzvah Ner Tamid in Peabody, was one of eight Hebrew and biblical texts became a slow- Hebrew, as much for the mental chal- women include Cynthia Brown, Janet women and one man who took to the acting catalyst for deeper exploration and lenge of a new language as anything Cline, Deborah Dubowy, Ellen Gradwohl, bimah at Ner Tamid in April 2018. connection and for the emergence of a else,” said Suzanne London, who at 77 Cynthia Kaplan, Anita Robboy, Judith The Ahavat Achim group first community formed from both classes is in the middle of the pack. “You know, Rose, and Enid Wise. Together, they led coalesced around classes taught by that was ready to pursue bat mitzvahs. keeping the mind nimble. Growing up, Shabbat services on Aug. 3 at Temple Susan Federspiel, who has been teach- The diverse group spans generations. Judaism meant family holidays and not Ahavat Achim, 86 Middle St., Gloucester. ing Hebrew for adults at the temple for The youngest is in her 60s, and Irma a lot more. I hated Sunday school and five years. In February of 2018, she was Cohen proudly declares she is “celebrat- thought that, as a girl, I had made a clean Larry Constantine is a freelance approached by temple member Miriam ing the 79th anniversary of turning 13.” getaway from the bar mitzvah business journalist. It’s never too late for a bat mitzvah By Miriam Weinstein bat mitzvah. careers, marriage, housework, white-haired grandmother liv- piece of this is just that old feel- JOURNAL CORRESPONDENT My parents were not syna- and parenting. Redressing child- ing in Gloucester, ex-president ing of girls having fun together. gogue-goers, but were totally hood religious slights never of an endearing little synagogue. I am really enjoying the lin- It was something we had talk- Jewish-identified, so my sister entered my mind, although later My eldest granddaughter has a guistic part (I wrote a book ed about idly for years: Wouldn’t and I were sent to a storefront on, by the time my kids started date for her own bat mitzvah. about the history of Yiddish it be fun if we did a bat mitzvah after-school Yiddish program Hebrew school, there was no The time had come to put our called “Yiddish: A Nation of together? run by a scary white-bearded question: the boys and girls group plan into action. Words”). Once I felt comfortable The “we” in this case was guy whom we made fun of as we would be treated the same. At The friends I expected to join with the way that Hebrew con- Cape Ann friends who had walked home, and that was just least those tectonic plates had me opted out, but others opted sonants exert a magnetic pull to grown up at a time when there the way it was. shifted. in. I signed up for the beginning attract vowels, and roots attract were all kinds of things boys did As young adults, my friends Fast-forward a few decades. Hebrew reading group, deter- prefixes and suffixes, I became that girls didn’t, and that was and I blew apart the expecta- Oddly, I am no longer a girl in mined once and for all to stop enamored of this alternate way just the way it was. I don’t recall tions around gender. But we the Bronx, or a young mother bluffing. (Yes; Hebrew is differ- to construct a language. anyone in my world having a were focused on equalizing in Cambridge. I seem to be a ent from Yiddish.) And luckily, a When I announced the event to my family, my now middle- aged children screamed “Party!” and “Klezmer band!” A dozen BeverlyBootstraps or two guests quickly became B EMBRACE • EDUCATE • EMPOWER 50; everyone wants to share in a happy event. THRIFT SHOP It isn’t often that you get to change your past. 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Peiser named temple A standing ovation for Israelis at Tanglewood educator at Temple Emanu-El By Mae-Lou Zaleski JOURNAL CORRESPONDENT

MARBLEHEAD – Rabbi Allison Peiser has been named the new temple edu- cator at Temple Emanu-El of Marblehead. A native of Texas, Peiser attended Temple Emanu-El in Dallas as a young child. She spent the rest of her upbringing at Temple Emanuel in Beverly Hills, California. Now, at her Rabbi Allison Peiser third Temple Emanu-El, she is ready to share the joys of Jewish for seventh and eighth graders, education to a new community. and will help teach the confir- Photo: Hilary Scott/Courtesy Boston Symphony Orchestra Israeli violinist Pinchas Zukerman (left), Canadian cellist Amanda Forsyth, Israeli composer Avner Dorman She began her role as a mation and post-confirmation and Israeli conductor Asher Fisch received a standing ovation at Tanglewood on Aug. 3. The evening Jewish educator as a teacher’s classes. Peiser and Rabbi David marked the U.S. debut of Dorman’s “Double Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra.” The piece, writ- assistant at her temple’s Hebrew Meyer will also alternate teach- ten for Zukerman’s 70th birthday, was co-commissioned by the BSO, the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra school during high school and ing an independent Torah study and Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra. continued throughout college: group on Saturday mornings. “I started teaching religious Although she is still adapt- school when I was in high ing to her new environment at school. In college, I taught at Temple Emanu-El, she is excit- Temple Isaiah and ed to become a Temple Shalom part of her new in Lexington and community and Newton,” she said. “I want people to be involved with She was also have a positive temple traditions a member of the association with “I’m not some- Jewish youth one who comes group NFTY. Judaism and realize in and immedi- After majoring in there are many ately makes lots of Near Eastern and different ways to be changes. I like to Judaic Studies feel out the insti- and Sociology, Jewish.” tution and what she received her its culture is and bachelor’s degree try to improve from Brandeis. She complet- things where I see an opportu- ed rabbinical school at the nity to,” she said. Reconstructionist Rabbinical “I want people to have a pos- THAT ANYWHERE THEY PLAY... College. itive association with Judaism Know After graduating from rab- and realize there are many dif- binical school, she found herself ferent ways to be Jewish. I’d like in Fort Collins, Colo., working as them to figure out a way that the Hillel director of Colorado makes the most sense for who State College. For the last five they are as a person.” years, she served as the edu- A main goal is to help families cation director at Temple Beth learn “how to do Jewish” outside Shalom in Melrose. of the synagogue and make it a “My title is ‘Temple Educator’, part of everyday life. Although is pest free. which means I’ll be overseeing Judaism may be changing to all educational programs at the fit the new demands of today’s synagogue,” she said. “Mostly world, Peiser believes that the religious school, which is “Judaism is experienced in fam- the formal after-school pro- ilies,” and she hopes to be part gram.” of “more family-oriented” at Peiser will also help lead the Temple Emanu-El. 800-525-4825 temple’s pre-confirmation class www.a1exterminators.com

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JEWISH JOURNAL Steven A. Rosenberg PUBLISHER/EDITOR Tisha B’Av isha B’Av, the ninth day of the Hebrew popular culture and the ever-persistent news month of Av, begins Saturday evening. cycle. TTraditionally, Jews have fasted on this If tragedy can repeatedly occur on the day that marks the destruction of both of same day than surely there must be room Jerusalem’s holy temples in 423 BCE and 70 for something good to also happen on Tisha CE. The ninth of Av has long been a reminder B’Av. On this day, one might take a moment to of difficult moments in Jewish history. In connect with their soul. Perhaps you can go 1313 BCE, as noted in the Torah, the spies for a walk, sit on the beach, or find a patch of returned from a mission to the Promised open space in your favorite forest. Or simply Land on the ninth of Av to report that the pull up a chair in your kitchen and relax. land “consumes its inhabitants.” On this Breathe deeply and slowly, and try to let go of same day, The Bar Kochba revolt against the the meaningless things you’ve been carrying Romans in 133 ended in defeat. Also, in 1290, around. Think about the sanctity of life, family, England’s Jews were expelled, and in 1492, and what’s important to you. Take a moment Jews were banished from Spain. Numerous and look to the heavens in amazement. other tragedies have occurred on Tisha B’Av After a few minutes you’ll most likely that have directly impacted Jews, including appreciate this gift of introspection and the mass deportation from the Warsaw Ghetto, letting go. While it may not change your life, which began on July 23, 1942. it could be a reminder that we do not control Coincidence or not, this day looms large everything and that we live amid an infinite in Jewish history. Traditionally, Jews give universe that is more than just our thoughts. charity and spend much of the day in deep In this reflection, perhaps we can reach a contemplation. These days we have a lot to point where we understand that there are not contemplate, and Tisha B’Av is an opportunity always answers to everything, and that the to slow down and remove oneself from only thing we can control is our actions.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Gray is the color of most Jewish-Arab disputes Salem’s ‘Jewish History’ excluded my father In the July 11 First Person and rockets endanger Israeli few places where peace achieved I thoroughly enjoyed read- in the article and in fact, they Journal column, the usual litany lives. It is a fact that Palestinians by a two-state solution could ing the article on Salem’s Jewish are both buried in the Sons of of anti-Israel condemnation was are kept in custody because provide such a dramatic benefit. history in your July 11 edition. Jacob cemetery despite the fact presented in solid black. But in Israelis have learned to imprison A two-state solution, reached While I was unaware of some that we lived in Beverly most of the Middle East there are very those who threaten their citi- painfully with difficult com- facts, others, especially the our lives. few issues that can be colored zens. If you are looking for purity promises on both sides, would names of the shops and their So you can understand my either solid black or solid white. of a cause and easy answers, see the new state of Palestine owners, were very familiar to dismay when the article did Gray is the color of most Jewish- do not venture into the Middle become a trading partner with me. That’s because my parents not mention either his name Arab disputes that are laced with East. Israel, with Palestinians reach- moved to Salem in 1941 and or his business. He was some- religious, cultural and political The torrent of words that ing a higher standard of living. my two sisters and I were born how overlooked by either the overtones. have been expended about But, because this is the Middle there. author of the book from which In that gray world, no conflict the Israeli-Palestinian conflict East, a viable Palestinian state My father, Edward Barnett, the article was adapted and/ is one-sided. Yes, Palestinians can best be described as circu- might be rejected by other Arab owned and operated “Barnett or the women who wrote the have to pass through check- lar. Like a circle, they go round countries as a threat to their Fabric Stores” in Salem, both on article. I am saddened that he points, but Israel requires this and round, never stopping and religious and political way of life. Central and Essex Streets from was excluded. because of terrorist attacks. never reaching an end point. In the Middle East, nothing is the early 1940s until he retired My father and his store were Granted, Israel maintains a Tragically, this circular attribute black and white. in the mid-’80s. He ran his busi- a big part of Salem for over four strong military presence on its can also be applied to the so- Herbert Belkin ness during the war when he decades and he contributed borders because fire balloons called peace process. There are Swampscott also had to work every night at so much to the “fabric” of the GE to help build planes. Salem business community and Trump, as Zeus My parents were personal beyond. friends of many of the people Barbara Barnett Students of Western Civiliza­ derbolts from Zeus in Olympus politics. Nitze would interpret a whose names were mentioned Brookline tion would recognize President is interpreted as anger to all. In different play of Shakespeare Donald Trump as acting in the the political roles within before each conference or dip- manner of Zeus as found in “The Olympus, the furies spin the lomatic interaction, to interpret Sax story had soul Iliad” by Homer. He has a daugh- thread of life and prophesize his opponent’s actions, while ter, Athena or wisdom, a role how long one will live in modern erecting America’s place in the I greatly enjoyed your June ments to fellow musicians. played by Ivanka and a son times to survive impeachment. world order. Nitze’s success lives 26 article “The Zieff Sax Still has Norton’s instruments and music Apollo, father of medicine and Charles Hall, in writing on in foreign policy university Soul” with the photo of Steven were an extension of him so it the sun, played by Donald Jr. “Grand Strategies, Literature, programs named after him. Swartz holding Norton’s Zieff’s is truly heartening knowing his Trump’s actions may be seen as Statecraft, and World Order” Before the 2016 election, I saxophone. cherished sax will continue to uncouth and bullying in the (2010), speaking for diplomats, started to use Zeus and other It was a beautifully written have soul. style of Zeus ruling in Olympus. sees the reading of great litera- Greek Gods in order to interpret tribute to Norton, and I hope it In past weeks he has politically ture as a way of understanding the political actions of President will inspire others to consider Freyda Winick Zieff faced the furies of the under- the statesmen of the world Donald Trump. This allowed donating their special instru- Winchester world from where they came. order. He talked of statesman me to interpret The Donald as These vengeful fates, muses or Paul Nitze who, from Wash­ an entertainer and to find his “infernal Goddesses” punish ington, was involved from the actions irresistible and amusing. Help with paying for a Jewish funeral man for offenses against their dawn of the Atom Bomb to the Leonard R. Friedman, MD Regarding Rabbi Nechemia without heirs. natural order. Tweets or thun- fall of Soviet Russia in world Middleton Schusterman’s July 25 article “A • CJP has a program or can sad, beautiful funeral,” I’d like to direct you to one. A tip of the hat to Pumpsie Green add to the discussion. Recently, • Chabad (but of course, you Shortly before my ninth Williams declined to do. point out the ovations that when my wife died, I went to have to be Jewish and no crema- birthday, my Grandpa Abe from I asked my grandpa to take Pumpsie Green would receive a prominent Jewish funeral tions). Winthrop took me to Fenway me behind the dugout for an every time he stepped up to the “home” and asked how much • Local lending groups. Park. It was exactly 60 years autograph from Pumpsie after plate at Fenway. it would cost. They said $8,000. The problem is that when it ago this week, when Pumpsie the game, but a politician And this was before the glit- I said I could not afford it. They happens, one is not psychologi- Green, Boston’s first African- blocked the way with his entou- ter of the civil rights movement. said, “Too bad.” This left a bad cally prepared and also, what if American player, had his first at rage. That was Massachusetts As a nine-year-old who taste in my mouth since I knew you don’t have any heirs or they bat at Fenway Park against the Senator John F. Kennedy. Since played Little League ball three there were places where Jews are far away or themselves are Kansas City Athletics. I watched I was from Philadelphia, I didn’t times a week, Pumpsie Green could get financial help but the indigent? him hit a triple off the Green know who Kennedy was. became a hero for life. I put his funeral homes do not seem (not Still there is help if you pre- Monster. Anyway, I was a Phillies fan. baseball card under my pillow. all of them of course) to care pare ahead of time and people I distinctly remembered But during my summers in Pumpsie died last week at or to help like Chabad did. So should get involved in pre-paid the crowd going wild with a Winthrop I was a Red Sox fan, age 85. Maybe he now tips his where can Jews go for help? funeral programs. It will save standing ovation, and watched and I never forgot how proud cap from above? • J-CAM, Jewish Cemetery you a lot of grief later. as Pumpsie tipped his hat in Red Sox fans were of Pumpsie Association of Massachusetts appreciation of the applause – Green, and how radio announc- David Bedein with offices in Newton has a Rabbi Jack Nusan Porter something that the iconic Ted er Curt Gowdy would always Jerusalem program for “indigent” Jews Newton OPINION THE JEWISH JOURNAL – JEWISHJOURNAL.ORG – AUGUST 8, 2019 9

A thank-you note to Israel ear Israel, and never takes it for granted. First, I would like to give a Your museums helped me learn that Dhuge thank you to the Lappin nothing has ever come easy to you. You Foundation. Thank you for helping me got to where you are today from fight- dig deeper into realizing my Jewish iden- ing for liberation and becoming free tity and thank you for creating everlast- from oppression. From fighting against ing memories I will never forget. My Y2I Roman control, to the Holocaust, all Jews experience was truly amazing. know what it is like to earn freedom and From the moment we walked into Ben to appreciate the land that we walk on, Gurion and Amnon said to us, “Welcome the food on our table, and the roof over home,” that really stuck with me. Yes, our heads. there are Jews living all around the world I have learned that all Jews are a fam- who have different qualities, interests, ily. Thanks to Israel, we all have a com- or skills, but the one thing we all have mon denominator. No matter where we in common is you, Israel. Thank you for are from, we all understand the true providing a safe and comforting place for value of family. Everybody has their fam- all Jews and keeping us protected. ily that they see all the time and live their The trip did not start out the best for everyday lives with, but only 14.6 million Y2I teens at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. me in Tel Aviv. On the very first night, of us Jews are able to say we have a true we watched the most gorgeous sunset second family. any of us had ever seen. A question frequently Finding my Jewish identity After the sun went down, asked throughout our stay we had a pool party on in Israel was, “What does By Aidan Merriam of Israel in this light. I thought of Israel as the rooftop of the hotel. I Every Israeli citizen Judaism mean to you?” more of just a country of primarily Jews, had been in the pool for What it means to me is to y time in Israel helped me dis- not as a spiritual and symbolic home- two minutes when I real- knows that each appreciate all that I have cover my Jewish identity. Before land for the Jewish people. ized my phone was still second on this planet and be thankful. It means MI went to Israel, being Jewish Another perspective that I gained in my pocket. Sadly, I was is a gift and never to stand up and advocate had little significance to me. I didn’t fully while on this trip was that of the Israeli without a phone for the for Jews around the world understand what it means to be a Jewish teens, and what they will be going rest of the trip, but I did takes it for granted. who are not able to advo- person and the full scope of the com- through in a couple of years. I honestly not let that take away from cate for themselves and to munity. had no idea that they have to go into my wonderful experience. fight for Israel. Sure, I travel to Connecticut every the army in a couple of years, and I can’t As bad as that may sound So once again, Israel, Passover for a Seder with my mother’s even imagine what that would be like if for any teenager, it turned out to be a thank you. Thank you for the life lessons family and we light the menorah during we had to do that in the U.S. blessing. I was able to experience all the you have taught me to never take any- Hanukkah. However, not belonging to a The Israeli teens we met have con- breathtaking sights through my own eyes thing for granted. Thank you for leaving temple and never having had a bar mitz- cerns about their own safety and security of your very diverse land and to really get me with memories I will never forget. vah or studied Hebrew, I never truly felt that teens in the U.S. don’t have to worry the feel of what it was like living in Israel. From swimming in the Dead Sea, pray- Jewish. I didn’t understand how impor- about. However, there were also many When we came to your city of ing at the Western Wall, climbing Mount tant it was to represent myself as a Jewish similarities between the cultures of the Jerusalem, I was overcome with emo- Masada, and many more unforgettable teen living in the United States. My trip Israeli teens and the American teens. We tion. That is when it hit me that I was experiences, along with the many life- to Israel really gave me a different per- share the same insecurities and chal- actually in Israel; I was in the Holy Land. long friendships I have made that we spective on what it means to be Jewish. lenges. We discovered that we share a lot To think that I was walking where great will forever share a special bond. I look I was amazed at the diversity in Israel. of pressure from home about succeeding prophets and kings walked left a mark on forward to coming back to you soon with I remember walking around the Western in school and that we engage in a lot of me. It’s amazing to think that you, Israel, my family, and someday my own chil- Wall and seeing so many Jews from dif- similar extracurricular activities. are where the world started. You are truly dren. Just know that you have left a mark ferent backgrounds. They were of vari- The Y2I trip was a fantastic experi- a wonder with your enriched history and on my heart for all eternity and that I will ous ethnicities, nationalities, and levels ence that I will never forget and I am so there is still so much that the world has advocate for you and spread Judaism for of worship. But they all shared one thing grateful that I had the opportunity to yet to discover about you. you. in common: a Jewish identity. This was participate in it. I would like to return to Getting to know you through our tour Love and Shalom, really powerful for me as it helped me Israel again when I am a bit older to see guide Ron was the best thing about the Justin Saslaw to understand the wide scope of the if it has the same effect on me as it did trip I could have asked for. Because of Jewish community and how it ties people this summer. I have developed a deep him, I was really able to take in the deter- Justin Saslaw writes from Peabody. Y2I together. understanding of what it means to be mination of your population and the (Youth to Israel) is an annual two-week This trip also taught me and the rest Jewish and will carry it with me through- pride in being Israeli citizens. Although trip to Israel for Jewish teens who live of the group a lot about the history of the out my life. everything is constantly in motion and north of Boston. All expenses are paid by Jewish people, and how important it is to never stops, every Israeli citizen knows the Lappin Foundation. For information, protect the land that is so sacred to mil- Aidan Merriam writes from that each second on this planet is a gift visit y2i.org. lions. Before this trip, I really didn’t think Marblehead. The Trump-Bibi bromance

By Avi Hoffman indictment proceedings for graft. There are signs that Netanyahu’s position is ERUSALEM – There is a widespread weakening even within his own party misconception that Donald Trump and he indeed might not be the one to Jis the most popular ever U.S. presi- voted in to head the next government dent among Israelis. And the bromance coalition. between Trump and Israel’s Prime Trump went out of his way to help Minister Benjamin Netanyahu embel- Netanyahu before the election: he autho- lishes this perception. However, a quick rized U.S. recognition of Israeli sov- look at the archives of the authoritative ereignty over the Golan Heights, still Washington-based fact tank, the Pew considered occupied Syrian territory by Research Center, shows this not to be the rest of the world. Netanyahu flew accurate. to Washington to receive Trump’s sov- Over the past two decades, the highest ereignty gesture; Trump’s predecessor, rated U.S. president among Israelis was Obama, had scrupulously avoided meet- George W. Bush whose rating stood at ing Netanyahu ahead of the previous 83% as he invaded Iraq in 2003. Trump’s Israeli election. marks (69%) are lower than Barack We now wait to see what ace Trump Obama’s peak favorability (71% in 2014), pulls out of his sleeve to help Netanyahu before the latter clashed with Netanyahu ahead of the second general election this over the Iran nuclear deal. year on September 17. Despite not reaching Bush’s popular- There is an enthralling synergy ity levels, Trump’s blatantly pro-Israel between the two. The neophyte, bum- gestures, peaking in his decision to over- bling, barely articulate head of the most turn 70 years of U.S. policy and recog- President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu powerful nation in the world could learn nize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and much from the veteran politician, who, also his imposition of sanctions on Iran, but will also defend Israel’s majority election, Trump tweeted: “Hoping things for over 13 years, though being at the have persuaded a majority of Israelis to that yearns for a return to all our God- will work out with Israel’s coalition for- helm of a small Middle Eastern coun- enthusiastically express their admiration given land,” former San Franciscan Fred mation and Bibi [Netanyahu] and I can try, has had disproportionate weight in for him, even those on the left of the Moncharsh, a member of the central continue to make the alliance between world affairs. political spectrum who would normally committee of Netanyahu’s Likud party, America and Israel stronger than ever.” Netanyahu has served as a sort of be antagonistic. Moreover, as the Israeli tells The Jewish Journal. And Netanyahu’s going to need all the bridge between Trump and Russian left shrinks, voters on the burgeoning Then there’s the mutual admiration help he can get following his abortive strongman Vladimir Putin. Netanyahu right express blanket support for him. society between Netanyahu and Trump. attempt to form a coalition after the elec- had five successful meetings with Trump “Israelis see Trump as the ‘great white While Netanyahu was still trying to cob- tion, which he had engineered ahead of in two years, and 13 equally successful hope’, who will not only save the U.S., ble together a coalition after the April the scheduled date to stave off looming continued on page 14 10 THE JEWISH JOURNAL – JEWISHJOURNAL.ORG – AUGUST 8, 2019

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A head of school returns to the classroom inspirational thinking of leading the process of establishing trust closing session that lev is the a school. The only way to close so the hard work can come days Hebrew word for heart. This LEV that gap was through introspec- later in our discussion groups. At institute touched all of ours. tion. Many of the lectures had a Project Adventure, we explored, I sit at the midpoint of the profound impact on me, and I experimented, and challenged experience. A month ago LEV literally felt the day to day con- ourselves and each other. Many was beginning and a month cerns dissipate as I started to of us literally scaled new heights from now the school year starts. ponder questions like, why are as we found ourselves thirty In describing this experience, some leaders successful and oth- feet in the air crossing a narrow another of my new colleagues ers aren’t? What are my strengths metal cable while connected to and friends shared, “Gifts come and weaknesses as a leader? our belay team below. This belay in all shapes and sizes- some we What is my story and do others metaphor was one we held on to tear off the packaging hastily and know why I am here? What is the throughout the week, and that others take a while to unwrap. I culture at my school? What are each of us will bring back to help am still slowly unwrapping an the factors that have contrib- achieve balance. incredible gift.” I am returning uted to how people understand, We asked the question: who invigorated, excited to teach articulate, and actualize our cul- is on your belay team at school, others, and to help my school ture and mission? I was forced to and at home? Have you told be the best it can be for my look at what are the “big rocks” these people how much you students. I won’t be running our that stand in my way of change need them, and how grateful school, I will be leading it. I am and how can I address them. you are for their support? Big so very grateful for the oppor- These are not easy questions to questions to ponder with people tunity to have been part of the face. Without the support of my I had only known for less than Harvard LEV program. It would cohorts, I wouldn’t have been 24 hours. By the end of the week, not have happened without the able to tackle them. it was like we had known each Avi Chai Foundation. My experi- It is not by chance that other for years. ence will make all the difference Harvard took us to Project The camaraderie developed for the students, faculty, and Adventure in Beverly on the sec- was unexpected and truly a families at EHS. ond day of the institute. Where blessing. One of my Avi Chai else would you bring people cohort colleagues and friends Amy Gold leads Epstein Hillel from around the world who explained to the entire Harvard School. Amy Gold, front row center, at Harvard. don’t know each other to start group at our Saturday afternoon

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New York. “A year ago, I pre- Carol Bayer Sager wrote her hit, sented my first debut show in “Groovy Kind of Love,” at age New York. It was thrilling, it was 16. Carolyn Leigh, who wrote terrifying, and I loved it. And it the Broadway score for “Peter was about being a rabbi,” Rabbi Pan,” penned 500 songs before Zecher said. The show was nom- age 25. Carole King, one of the inated for best solo debut by most decorated songwriters in the Manhattan Association of American music history, wrote Cabarets. She was also one of her first Number 1 hit, “Will You

six singers selected as a Senior Love Me Tomorrow,” when she

Cabaret Fellow at the Eugene was 17. O’Neill Theater Center in As a bonus to her new career, Waterford, Conn. Rabbi Zecher has worked as “Cabaret is a kind of an extra on TV shows such as Midrash,” she said. “You’re tak- “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,”

ing a text, and, through the “The Blacklist,” and “Madam

interpretation, you’re making it Secretary.” your own. You’re singing your

truth. You’re making it your Rabbi Deborah Zecher

story.” will appear at Temple Ahavat

Now, she is focusing on the Achim, 86 Middle St., Gloucester,

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Tisha B’av He who laughs lasts

By Rabbi Nechemia Our sages teach G-d’s wishes?’” These stories teach us a pow- top of it all? Schusterman us that it is baseless The same group erful life lesson: the appropri- As a Jew, I accept that G-d hate that brought of rabbis went up ate response to fear, terror, anti- allows pain, destruction, and s we approach Tisha B’av, us Tisha B’av, and to Jerusalem. When Semitism, pain, loss and suffer- hate for whatever Divine reason. my heart begins to shud- that baseless love they reached the ing of any sort. But why the shootings, why a Ader. I wish it were about will rebuild the Temple Mount, they The Rebbe Menachem Holocaust, why such constant lofty things, like the fact that I destroyed Temples. saw a fox emerging Mendel Schneerson explains devastation? I accept that there am mourning the destruction The clear message from the place of that both stories beg a deeper must be loss of loved ones, but of the two temples, or the many is that we must try the Holy of Holies. question: Why did the sages wait why the emotional trauma on other tragedies which happened to dig deeper into The others started to cry? top of it all? A “certain amount” on this day. In truth it is more our core and find weeping; Rabbi In the first story, why did of pain is a Divine part of life, about my missing cup of coffee our inner soul that Akiva laughed. They they only cry when they heard but it can feel like G-d is rubbing in the morning. is able to forgive and said, “A place [so the Romans celebrating? They salt on our wounds. You see, unlike Yom Kippur forget, love and embrace, move holy] that it is said of it, ‘the should have cried at the fact that To this, Rabbi Akiva says: where, as a rabbi, I am busy on and move forward. stranger that approaches it shall the Jewish people had been con- Stop focusing on the loss and with other things, like sermons, However, there is a much die,’ and now foxes are walking quered. Why only when they saw focus on the gain. If this is the machzors and chairs, on Tisha deeper layer providing great through it: how could we not the enemy partying did their reward of the wicked, imagine B’av, it is usually a hot summer encouragement for the many weep?” tears begin? the reward of the righteous. If day and, like this year, the fast who feel that the world is the Rabbi Akiva answered with They should have cried over the prophecies of negative come is pushed to Sunday, so I am darkest it has been in a long a story about two priests: Uriah the conquering of the Jews. In true, then the positive proph- home with the kids, and fight- time. The government is cor- and Zechariah. “Uriah lived [in the second story, why didn’t ecies certainly come true. The ing a lack-of-caffeine induced rupt, anti-Semitism is on the the time of] the First Temple, and they cry when they reached Mt. greater the suffering, the greater migraine. No distractions from rise, and the future looks bleak. Zechariah lived [in the time of] Scopus, instead of when they the ultimate reward. Until then, my personal needs, only dealing The Talmud tells us two sto- the Second Temple! With Uriah, saw the fox going in and out of we have a choice: either to move with other humans (my kids). ries: it is written: ‘Therefore, because the Holy of Holies? forward and laugh, or sit on our Regardless of my caffeine addic- Rabbis Gamliel, Elazar ben of you, Zion shall be plowed as The Rebbe explains that what hands and cry. tion or the more lofty thoughts Azaria, Yehoshua, and Rabbi a field; [Jerusalem shall become really bothered the rabbis was Things are far from perfect. I should be having about this Akiva were traveling near Rome heaps, and the Temple Mount not that this was G-d’s wish. In fact, they may seem down- serious day, there is much to be and heard the partying of the like the high places of a forest.]’ They accepted that G-d does right bad at the moment. Yet, learned from Tisha B’av, nearly Romans. Three of the rab- With Zachariah it is written, ‘Old things that are not understood we have assurances that it will 2000 years later. bis started to weep, and Rabbi men and women shall yet sit in to man. Things that in fact feel be better. Let’s not get stuck on Tisha B’av is the date of one Akiva started to laugh. They the streets of Jerusalem.’ like a punishment of sorts, or the bad, but instead focus on the of the major fasts in the Jewish asked him why is he laugh- “As long as Uriah’s prophecy simply unnecessary pain at least good coming our way. Choose faith and has deep significance ing, and he responded, why had not been fulfilled, I feared from the human perspective. to laugh, not to cry. Focus less to our people. More than the are you crying? They said, “We that Zechariah’s prophecy What they couldn’t fathom was on what happened and more on eternal pain of the destruction are crying, because the nation may not be fulfilled either. But the adding insult to injury. They what will/can be! and lacking of both our holy that destroyed the Temple sits now that Uriah’s prophecy has accepted that the Temple need- And they responded, “Akiva, Temples, it has become associ- tranquil, and the Jews are not been fulfilled, it is certain that ed to be destroyed (for some you have consoled us! Akiva, you ated with remembrance of the secure.” Zechariah’s prophecy will be ful- Divine reason), but why must have consoled us!” Holocaust, anti-Semitism, and Rabbi Akiva answered, “This filled.” they party and be tranquil too? more. It is the day that both is why I laugh. If this is the With these words they replied They accepted that the Temple Rabbi Nechemia world wars began, and of the reward of those who sin against to him: “Akiva, you have con- lies in ruin, but why must an Schusterman leads Chabad of expulsions from both England G-d, then how great must be soled us! Akiva, you have con- animal stroll in and out of it? Peabody. and Spain. the reward of those who follow soled us!” What is the need to mock us on

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The unforgettable Arnie Sager By Myrna Fearer he was well enough, Barbara ing prayers before anyone was and Arnie would stop at Costco ready. Arnie’s chanting brought here it was, a large com- after services. I would bump back memories of shuls many of modious chair with a tal- into them separately as Barbara us attended as children. Tlit laid across its arms. It went in one direction and Arnie Some days, Arnie and Barbara was the first thing the Study, another. You could usually find would leave after the Kiddush Snack and Service group mem- him holding court chatting with and Hamotzi. Their son Bobby bers saw as they entered the people he knew or didn’t know. ordered an Uber that would take library at Temple Tiferet Shalom They all gravitated toward this the couple to a Boston area res- in Peabody the first Saturday friendly, interesting guy. Arnie taurant to dine with the family. morning after Arnie Sager’s often checked out the demos, The Sagers became so friend- funeral. stopping to talk to Sherwin, who ly with their driver, the man Everyone agreed that no one was originally from Chelsea, a offered to make a special dinner should sit in Arnie’s chair. With community similar to Arnie’s for the couple at their home. the tallit and siddur, perhaps we beloved Malden. And he did. could feel that our friend was “Do you remember Arnie?” At our weekly Modim still with us, at least in spirit. I asked Sherwin after Arnie’s Anachnu Lach – “We are grate- Arnie was the first person in our death. With a big smile, Sherwin ful” – when we share some good close-knit group to pass away noted Arnie would come up to things that happened during the and his death has affected all of his stand, chatting in Yiddish week, Arnie or Barbara would us. We have lost a treasured fam- and sharing jokes. Sherwin reveal unusual experiences, like Arnie Sager’s armchair, tallit and siddur at Tiferet Shalom in Peabody. ily member. already was missing him. how Sting had called to wish I can recall when I first met charming manner and ability to took care of him became part of them each a happy birthday or a Arnie. It was about three years crack jokes and make everyone his extended family. Everyone agreed that happy anniversary from wherev- ago when this bigger-than-life feel comfortable all contribut- Replicating something like er he happened to be. It sounds no one should sit in gentleman walked into the room ed to his success. Arnie could this in Florida would have been like a fantasy, but it wasn’t. Sting and announced he and his wife sell anything to anyone, which too complicated and cumber- Arnie’s chair. With the is their son Bobby’s best friend. Barbara had just returned from is why his salvage and surplus some. The Sagers’ days as snow- tallit and siddur, perhaps Arnie and Barbara shared wintering in Florida. Arnie was business filled three warehouses birds had come to an end. It was we could feel that our many wonderful experiences in there to check us out. This was in Orlando and was a phenom- time to stay home. their life. They traveled to dif- a first for this unique man who enal success. It was a mecca to It wasn’t long before Arnie and friend was still with us, ferent countries and different had been a loyal and longtime anyone looking for a bargain. Barbara became an integral part at least in spirit. areas thanks to Bobby Sager. member of Temple Tifereth His motto was, “You can sell of our Saturday study group. And The couple also visited Israel Israel in his Malden hometown anything. The whole magic is in he loved it. Many, many times he Through our Saturday morn- multiple times, each time more before it merged with Temple buying it.” would say how grateful he was to ing group, we all got to know interesting than the one before. Beth Shalom in Peabody. Arnie When Arnie first showed up at be with us, how caring we were, each other pretty well. Even But most important of all, they also had been president and our Saturday morning session in and how many folks would con- though Arnie had been a busi- shared 66 happy years of mar- chief fundraiser for Temple Peabody, his amazing business tact them if either he or Barbara ness success, in our group he riage. Ohev Shalom in Florida for life was behind him, as were was missing. was just our dapper friend. Arnie’s death has left a huge many years. Like any good busi- the winters in Florida. Although Even though Arnie had to Arnie was the only member of void in our lives that can never nessman, his visit to our newly we didn’t know it at first, Arnie watch what he ate, he enjoyed our group who had several dif- be filled. Yet, as one of our group merged temple was “Try before was dependent on dialysis. Four bringing in special treats for oth- ferent yarmulkes and more than said, “I’m so glad I got to know you buy.” days a week, he spent hours ers. Sometimes it was herring in one beautiful tallit in a match- him.” And so are we! There was no doubt about attached to a machine in his wine sauce, gefilte fish with deli- ing holder. You knew Arnie it. This army veteran was defi- Danvers basement. It’s not sur- cious red horse radish, or even a came from an Orthodox back- Myrna Fearer writes from nitely a good businessman. His prising that the two nurses who whole smoked whitefish. When ground when he started chant- Danvers.

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El Paso Jewish community offers support after shooting The Jewish community of El Mexican citizens, and of the 26 “As soon as we know who the Paso, Texas is offering support injured in the attack, at least victims are, we will reach out to to the Hispanic community fol- nine were Mexican nationals. them,” he said. “As Jews, our job lowing Saturday’s deadly attack El Paso’s Jewish community is to make the world a better at a Walmart in the city that of 5,000 have been encourag- place. We have to fight the fight borders the southern United ing people to donate blood even stronger.” States. and participate in a fundrais- Rabbi Leon added, “We feel El Paso, America’s 22nd-larg- ing campaign for victims of grief, but also frustration: Why est city with an estimated pop- the attack, Rabbi Stephen A. do people do such evil acts? ulation of 682,669, is more than Leon, the emeritus rabbi of I was at that mall just a few 80 percent Hispanic or Latino, B’nai Zion, a Conservative con- days ago with my grandchil- according to the U.S. census. gregation affiliated told The dren. Other than for the fact Of the 22 people confirmed Jerusalem Post. that the shooting happened on dead by gunfire on Saturday at On Sunday night, they Shabbat, it could have been us. a Walmart adjacent to the Cielo attended a large municipal It could have been anyone.” Vista Mall, at least seven were interfaith-prayer vigil. – JNS.org $ 1,300 Nearly 60,000 attend Jennifer Lopez’s first concert in Israel Shore Village is conveniently located near area shops and restaurants, Hayarkon Park in which is Hebrew for public transportation and beach. Our brand new apartments are equipped Tel Aviv was packed “I love you.” with full kitchens, washer and dryer in unit and walk-in closets. on Thursday night The superstar’s Community room with fireplace and rooftop deck with great views. with nearly 60,000 manager, Benny A community for 62 plus. people gathered Medina, told Israel’s For more information and to arrange a tour call 978-532-4800 to watch pop icon Channel 12 that Jennifer Lopez, aka despite efforts by 137 EASTERN AVE., LYNN “J.Lo,” give her first supporters of the Managed by Crowninshield Management Corporation concert in Israel. anti-Israel BDS Lopez, who movement to dis- recently celebrat- suade Lopez from ed her 50th birth- performing in Tel day, did six outfit Aviv, nothing would changes during the stop the singer from Jennifer Lopez visited the Western Wall on Aug. 2. LIVE YOUR BEST LIFE 90-minute set, and putting on a show AT sang both her new and classic hit songs, includ- for her Israeli fans. ing “Love Don’t Cost a Thing,” “I’m Real,” “Dinero” “There was nothing that was going to stop us and “Limitless.” from being in Israel. Nothing,” said Medina. “It’s Lopez told the crowd that she loved them really simple. Tel Aviv and Israel deserve Jennifer 299 Cambridge Street • Winchester, MA 01890 multiple times, both in Hebrew and English, and Lopez, and Jennifer Lopez deserves Israel.” concluded the night by telling the audience, “Tel The “All I Have” singer is making six interna- Aviv, what an amazing night this has been. I want tional stops, with Israel being the first, on her “It’s to thank you for coming to celebrate with me. My Party” tour. Shalom! I learned how to say this – Ani ohev otcha, – JNS.org

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Jewish Agency and Ruderman Foundation to train Israeli emissaries as Diaspora ambassadors to Israel JERUSALEM – In light of the ects connecting their surround- Foundation initiative, leadership and brothers in the Diaspora. tive, both morally and as part growing challenges between ings with the American Jewish training groups will be devel- Overseas Jewry is a strategic of Israel’s national security. In global Jewry and Israel, The community. The United States is oped for Israeli university stu- asset for Israel, and the service of recent years we have witnessed Jewish Agency for Israel and the home to the largest Jewish com- dents who have returned from Jewish Agency shlichim is a cen- serious challenges between the Ruderman Family Foundation munity outside of Israel, with service as overseas shlichim. tral component in strengthen- two sides, and it is up to us to are launching a new initiative around six million members. They will develop innovative ing Israel’s standing in in global change the discourse and the that will train former Jewish Each year The Jewish Agency projects and use social media Jewish communities. Through direction. Israelis who were Agency shlichim (Israeli emis- sends around 2,000 young channels to expand Israelis’ this initiative the shlichim will shlichim and then returned to saries) to connect Israelis to the Israelis to communities around knowledge about Jewish com- continue their service even after Israel are a tremendous force. Diaspora after returning from the world, where they have a munities across the ocean. they return to Israel and will act Together we can transform them Jewish communities around the meaningful experience that Another component of the proj- to strengthen the standing of into an army of social change, world. stays with them forever. They ect will provide former shlichim overseas communities among that will connect Israel to In groups on campus, some work to strengthen the connec- with grants for projects promot- Israelis. The returning shlichim American Jews. With their help, 20 returning shlichim will tion of Diaspora Jews on cam- ing Israel-Diaspora relations. will join an elite group of former I hope we will bring the dialogue receive professional guidance pus, in Jewish youth movements, Additionally, a strategic forum shlichim whose members will from a place of crisis to one of and financial assistance to pro- day schools and summer camps. of former shlichim will develop act as agents of change in Israeli positivity and construction.” mote projects that deal with During this time, the shlichim measures to change public dis- society and serve as bridges “Many thousands of Israelis strengthening connections and themselves gain a deep under- course in Israel about Diaspora between Israel and Jewish com- from all over the country and deepening Israelis’ understand- standing of Jewish life overseas, Jewry. munities overseas.” from every social sector have ing of Diaspora Jews in general, and when they return to Israel “There is much ignorance in Shira Ruderman, Director undergone a meaningful experi- and the American Jewish com- they are highly motivated to Israel about Jewish life overseas,” of the Ruderman Family ence as a shaliach,” Ruderman munity in particular. Others, continue working on behalf of said Jewish Agency Chairman Foundation, said “The connec- continued. “We believe in their who are no longer students, will Israel and the Jewish people. Isaac Herzog. “The shlichim are tion between Israel and Diaspora ability to connect Israeli society have the opportunity to receive As part of the joint Jewish a powerful tool for spreading Jews in general, and American to overseas communities and to micro-grants to advance proj- Agency – Ruderman Family the message about our sisters Jews in particular, is impera- strengthen this strategic bond.” Sandler in Marblehead from page 1 ‘Grown Ups 2’ and said ‘hi.’ He’s liked my house ... so they used it she closely resembled one of a very busy man – he’s running for the movie,” said Dreben. “It the leading stars, and was cast this whole show.” was David Spade’s bachelor pad, as a stand-in for Jean Simmons. Dreben also has spent time and they removed all my fur- Countless things have changed on set chatting with Sandler’s niture and brought in all kinds in film since Dreben made wife, Jackie, and his real mother, of bachelor furniture.” The crew her debut 61 years ago, but Judy. spent an entire day setting up, Dreben said there’s a bustle that Back in the summer of 2012, an entire day filming, and an remains. Dreben was sitting at home entire day cleaning up. “It’s the same energy. They’ve when her doorbell rang. It was Dreben was living in the same been doing it a while, and they the assistant producer of “Grown Marblehead house 54 years ear- know exactly what they’re doing Ups 2.” lier when she went to a casting – it’s very well-run, and every- “I have a very modern house, call for “Home Before Dark” in body does their job and works and modern windows, and they a Boston hotel. Just like now, very hard.”

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JEWISH “CAROLING” Looking An evening of music featuring the songs of Carole King, Carolyn Leigh and Carole Bayer Sager AUGUST 25 with Journal Pick Cabaret Artist Ahead RABBI DEBORAH ZECHER Saturday Night, August 24, 2019 7:30 – Light dinner, 8:15 – Havdalah, 8:30 – Musical Program

2019 Y2I WELCOME HOME EVENT Community is invited for a celebration to welcome home the 2019 Youth to Israel teens; honor Andy, Nancy, and Peter Lappin for their generous five million dollar donation to the Robert I. Lappin Charitable Foundation; present Isabel Block with the 2019 Notable Youth to Israel Alumna Award; and present Adam Zamansky with the 2019 Exceptional Teen Israel Advocate Award. The celebration is free and open to all. A kosher dairy dessert reception will be served following Temple Ahavat Achim, 86 Middle Street, Gloucester, MA the program. 2 – 4 p.m. Temple Ner Tamid, 368 Lowell St., Peabody. Tickets – $18/per person THROUGH AUGUST 25 more information or to RSVP, contact Please call (978) 281-0739 or visit www.taagloucester.org Manal Mikhail at 781-247-6638 or ‘BEN BUTLER’ AT [email protected]. by August 14th for tickets. 2 p.m. One Wingate Way, 235 Gould GLOUCESTER STAGE Richard St., Needham. Presented by Temple Ahavat Achim with support from the Paulson Fund. Strand’s “Ben Butler,” a smart and funny discourse on race, protocol and our sense of humanity. The sharply AUGUST 13 comic play takes place in the middle of the Civil War – 1861 – at Virginia’s KOSHER PICKLE MAKING Union-held Fort Monroe under the WORKSHOP at Chabad of Peabody. command of General Benjamin Butler. Learn all about the art of pickle making When three escaped slaves show at this fun workshop hosted by New up seeking sanctuary, General Butler York’s very own “Pickle Rabbi.” 7 p.m. is faced with an impossible moral $10 per person. JewishPeabody.com dilemma – follow the letter of the for more info. law and return the escapees back to the Confederacy, or make a game- MEET FAITH QUINTERO, changing move that could alter the THE AUTHOR OF ‘LOADED course of U.S. history. Tickets at BLESSINGS.’ Alternating between gloucesterstage.com. 978-281-4433. Inquisition-era Spain and modern-day 267 East Main St., Gloucester. Israel, “Loaded Blessings” follows a Jewish family forced to make a AUGUST 10 horrible choice in order to survive the hostile political and social climate HAVURAT SHALOM against them. In her debut novel, Faith An open and welcoming Reconstructionist Jewish Community Quintero weaves the medieval era with today making the distant past RABBI KAREN LANDY • PRESIDENT BEN KELLMAN accessible and relevant. Quintero CHAZZAN DAVID HASTINGS • MUSICAL DIRECTOR ELLIOTT JACOBOWITZ will discuss the book with the senior group at Temple Emanu-El. 10 a.m. Annual Dues - $325; Sisterhood - $18 High Holy Day observances – – 12 p.m. For more info, call 781-631- 9300, or visit emanu-el.org. Temple Hebrew School meets once/week – Free and open to all – no tickets needed. Emanu-El, 393 Atlantic Avenue, $885/year; for members – discounted tuition Held at The Andover Town House. Marblehead. is $550.00 for the first child and $530.00 Rosh Hashannah begins at 9 a.m. with a “The Destruction of Jerusalem in for each additional child of the same family. social hour, services start promptly at 10 a.m. 70 AD” (Louis Haghe) AUGUST 14 Monthly Shabbat observances begin Yom Kippur services, accompanied by cellist TU B’AV WHITE PARTY ON with optional dinner with our Rabbi Cameron Sawzin, start promptly at 10 a.m. TISHA B’AV Presented by Temple THE CHARLES Presented by YJP [$5 per person, families $15] followed by Supervised children’s activities are provided. Sinai of Marblehead. Join us for an Boston. Tu B’Av is the Jewish love evening of prayer & reflection at services – no fee holiday. What better way to celebrate n Rosh Hashannah – Monday, September Temple Sinai. Free. 9 - 10 p.m. Temple than to party dressed in your best Community Passover Seder – no charge 30, 5780 Sinai, 1 Community Road, Marblehead. white outfit with drinks and a buffet Active Tzedakah and Social Justice dinner, all with hundreds of other n Tashlikh – Saturday, October 5 – TISHA B’AV SERVICE with young Jewish professionals? Music; Committees Celebrated at the ocean in Salisbury, MA – Temple Ner Tamid. 8:30 p.m. Sunday pinwheel platters; cash bar. Doors hosted by Rabbi Karen Landy morning, August 11, Tisha B’Av open at 7:30 p.m. $25 - $55. Tickets All meals are provided with compostable Service at 9 a.m. More info call 978- plates and utensils at: yjpboston.org/events. Owls Nest, n Yom Kippur – Wednesday, October 9 532-1293. 368 Lowell St. Peabody. Boston. Tot Shabbats AUGUST 12 AUGUST 16 Contact us at [email protected] for membership information ‘AMERICA AND CHINA: A LET’S CELEBRATE WITH For Hebrew School, contact Dena O’Neil at [email protected] FRAUGHT RELATIONSHIP RABBI DAVID COHEN- For Sisterhood, contact Gail Ellis at [email protected] FROM THE BEGINNING’ at HENRIQUEZ Community is invited One Wingate Way. Acclaimed author to celebrate the 10th anniversary (978) 494-2042 | P.O. Box 568 | Andover, MA 01810 | [email protected] Eric Jay Dolin will discuss his book, of Rabbi David’s ordination as rabbi “When America First Met China: from Hebrew College. Music with The Exotic History of Tea, Drugs, David Wesson & the Temple Sinai and Money in the Age of Sail.” Dolin Band. Free to members, $10 for the will present a slide-illustrated talk community. RSVP by Monday, August Submit your Calendar listings to that traces the fraught relationship 12th to: http://bit.ly/tseventrsvp. More between America and China back to information at: templesinaiweb.org. [email protected] its roots. This event is free and open Temple Sinai, 1 Community Road, to the public, but space is limited. For Marblehead. CALENDAR THE JEWISH JOURNAL – JEWISHJOURNAL.ORG – AUGUST 8, 2019 19

AUGUST 16 AUGUST 24 BAREFOOT TRUTH’S WILL EAT, PRAY, SING: A CABARET EVANS TO PERFORM AT NIGHT Presented by Temple CLUB PASSIM Songwriter and Ahavat Achim. Jewish “Caroling”: drummer Will Evans comes to Club An evening of music featuring the Passim in Cambridge. Will is known songs of Carole King, Carolyn Leigh for his work as the front man for the and Carole Bayer Sager with cabaret Roots Rock outfit Barefoot Truth. artist Rabbi Deborah Zecher. 7:30 p.m. 8 p.m. Tickets are $25 ($23 for – light dinner; 8:15 p.m. – Havdalah; members) and available at www. 8:30 p.m. – musical program. $18. clubpassim.org by calling 617-492- For more information and to order 7679 or at the Club Passim box office tickets, go to: taagloucester.org. sixty minutes before the show begins. Temple Ahavat Achim, 86 Middle St., Club Passim, Harvard Sq., 7 Palmer Gloucester. St., Cambridge. AUGUST 27 AUGUST 18 HEBREW READING CRASH SUMMER MEET & GREET with COURSE Learn to read Hebrew members of Temple Tifereth Israel. in just 5 classes. Classes are The event will feature live background on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. and start jazz music with snacks and beverages August 27. $54 per person. Visit along with information about temple JewishPeabody.com for more info. programming. Learn about Hebrew school, social activities, educational SEPTEMBER 8 programming, a sisterhood, holiday celebrations and more. 5 – 7 p.m. For HOLOCAUST LEGACY additional information contact Temple FELLOWS GRADUATION Tifereth Israel at 617-846-1390 or Presented by Lappin Foundation. The [email protected]. 93 community is invited to the graduation Veterans Road, Winthrop. ceremony of 16 teen Holocaust Legacy Fellows. The keynote speaker AUGUST 22 will be Jeff Jacoby, journalist and Boston Globe columnist. 4 - 5:30 p.m. ANNUAL COOK-OUT with Free. Temple Ner Tamid, 368 Lowell members of Senior Connection St., Peabody. Neighborhood. Featuring “The Essex County 4” Barbershop Quartet. 5 SOUL TREK TO NYC with Chabad p.m. $20 per person. 781-631-9300. of Peabody. Visit the resting place of Temple Emanu-El, 393 Atlantic Ave., the Lubavitcher Rebbe and visit the Marblehead. Crown Heights community. Price and time TBD. Visit JewishPeabody.com AUGUST 23 for more info. HOLY HAPPY HOUR MINYAN SEPTEMBER 11 Community is invited for wine, beer, cold drinks, fun snacks and DAY TRIP TO PORTLAND, apps. Guest pianist, David Sparr MAINE WITH THE JCCNS accompanying Rabbi Michael and A day trip to Portland, a historic Cantor Alty. Current, new and coastal city with a funky vibe. prospective members of all ages Participants will have a private docent welcome. 5:30 p.m., followed by a fun tour of the Portland Museum of Art. musical service at 6 p.m. Call 781- Trip includes travel in a luxury coach 599-8005 for more info. Congregation bus, museum admission/private tour, Shirat Hayam, 55 Atlantic Ave., and snacks and water on bus. $80 Swampscott. members/$90 community-payment is FRIDAY NIGHT PRE-SHABBAT required by Sept. 5. JAM SESSION with the rabbi and his guitar at Chabad of Peabody. All SEPTEMBER 15 are welcome to come to this free FITFEST AND 5K RACE at the event. Get into the Shabbat spirit and JCCNS, Event includes fitness demos, taste some oneg treats. 5:30 p.m. food and retail vendors. For more JewishPeabody.com for more info. information and to register for the 5K, visit JCCNS.org. 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Functions Catering from available 2-200 CONCERT on the HILL SU• CHANG’S at the JCCNS lower field FINE CHINESE CUISINE 373 Lowell Street • Peabody, Massachusetts Supported by Sharon & Howard Rich All Festivities Can Be Celebrated at Su Chang’s LIVE MUSIC FROM 6:30-8:30 ON WEDNESDAYS The Afro-Semitic Experience with opening act Two Shekel Swing Rehearsal Dinners • Anniversaries • Birthdays SUN-THURS 11:30am-10pm • FRI-SAT 11:30am-11pm Luncheon Specials: MON-FRI 11:30am-3pm TEL 978-531-3366 • FAX 978-531-3060 • www.suchangspeabody.com SUNDAY SEPTEMBER15 BLER TRAVEL 2:00PM-4:00PM $5 ADULTS KIDS FREE

Always the Lowest Air Fares • Customized Individual & Group Tours Snacks & beverages available for purchase ~ Balloon animals ~ Face painting Bar Mitzvah Tours & Ceremonies Seating is general admission — Bring your picnic blanket! EASTERN EUROPE Independent & Escorted Tours Rain location is Temple Emanu-El, 393 Atlantic Avenue, Marblehead VACATIONS & HONEYMOONS Europe • Far East • The Caribbean • Florida • Arizona • Las Vegas 617-738-0500 • 800-399-8467 For more information, visit JCCNS.org. www.bler.com • [email protected] To purchase tickets call (781) 631-8330 4 Community Road, Marblehead, MA 01945 45 Bartlett Crescent Road • Brookline, MA 02446 20 THE JEWISH JOURNAL – JEWISHJOURNAL.ORG – AUGUST 8, 2019

Diane ‘Dee’ Cline, 91, of Peabody Elaine Jaffe-Finegold, 88, of Salem, formerly of Chelsea and Swampscott Diane Cline, vices for job seek- Elaine Jaffe- Jenna Finegold, izing with her amazing group known as “Dee” by ers. Dee had a keen Finegold, of Salem, Hannah Finegold, of friends. She cherished above many of her friends intellect and was entered into rest Justin Winschel, all her time spent with her large and loved ones, a skilled player of on July 30, 2019. Marlana Winschel, family, making sure she spent passed away peace- contract and dupli- Beloved wife of Sophia Winschel, time with each and every grand- fully on July 11, 2019 cate bridge, and the late Edward and Kevin child and making them feel that in Peabody. she enjoyed shar- Jaffe and Donald E. Winschel. Devoted they were the most special per- Dee was born ing her knowledge Finegold. Devoted great-grandmoth- son on the planet. She will be in New York in by teaching bridge mother of Robert er of Lily Jaffe. greatly missed by all. February, 1928. She classes. Jaffe, Kenneth Dear sister-in-law A funeral service for Elaine was attended The College of Idaho Dee was the loving sister to Jaffe and Lisa of Lynne Zolot. held on August 2 at Stanetsky- and then transferred to Simmons Charna and Alan; the loving Raineri, Sharon Beloved daughter Hymanson Memorial Chapel, College in Boston, where she mother to Dan, Michael, Dave, and Howard of the late Louis Salem. Interment followed at received a library science degree. and Janet; the loving mother- Tripolsky, James and Mollie Zolot. Congregation Shirat Hayam She began her career as a chil- in-law to Lauren, Shannon, and and Katherine Loving sister of the Cemetery, Temple Israel Section, dren’s librarian before putting Dan; the loving grandmother to Jaffe, Jeffrey and Paula Finegold, late Arthur Zolot. Lowell St., Peabody. In lieu of aside her career to lovingly raise Jenny, Alex, Rebecca, Samuel, Robert and Ruth Finegold, Born June 13, 1931, Elaine flowers, expressions of sympathy four children. Arielle, Alex, and Jacob; and the and Ellen and Dan Winschel. grew up in Chelsea, graduated may be made in Elaine’s memory She was an avid artisan of loving great-grandmother to Mia, Cherished grandmother of Jared from Chelsea High School, and to St. Jude Children’s Research craftwork, and her creations var- Lola, and Isla. and Amanda Jaffe, Jordan Jaffe, raised her family in Swampscott. Hospital (www.stjude.org), ied from beaded flower arrange- A celebration of Dee’s life will Jonathan Jaffe, Marissa Tripolsky She was a longtime member of American Heart Association ments and hand-sewn traditional be held at a later date. Contact the and Sean Smith, Ally and Craig Temple Israel/Shirat Hayam, (www.heart.org), or to Hadassah American quilts to knitted cloth- Brezniak-Rodman Funeral Home Stanton, Danny Tripolsky and Hadassah and ORT. She volun- (www.hadassah.org.) For more ing. in Newton for further informa- Jill Bobadilla, Devyn Jaffe, Austin teered for many years at Lynn information or to register in the Beginning in the 1960s, tion. In lieu of flowers, dona- Jaffe, Ian Jaffe, Brett Finegold, Hospital. She loved spending online guestbook, visit www.sta- Dee was actively involved with tions may be made to Operation Kara and George Alexander, winters in Florida and social- netskyhymansonsalem.com. Temple Israel of Boston, tirelessly ABLE, 174 Portland St., 5th Floor, volunteering in many ways over Boston, MA 02114 (https:// the years. operationable.net/donate); or Ellen Brown Ragland, 61, of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., formerly of Marblehead In the 1980s, Dee began work- American Brain Foundation, 201 ing for Operation Able, a non- Chicago Ave., Minneapolis, MN Ellen Brown Ragland, of Ft. 1957, she was brother Stephen profit organization providing 55415, (https://www.american- Lauderdale, Fla., passed away the daughter (Anne) of Lynn, training and employment ser- brainfoundation.org/). on July 31, 2019. She was 61. of Frances and her niece Elissa Born on September 11, Sheldon Brown (Chris) and of Marblehead. nephews David, Ellen will be Micah, Sammy, remembered as a Joey, stepchil- kind and gener- dren Christie and ous woman, who Randy (Melissa), HEALTH SERVICES loved Shelties. and her Sheltie She pursued babies Gia CAREGIVER HOME CARE OPTOMETRIST that passion Marie, Tiki and and was the vice Bacardi. Caregiver with over 20 years The First Choice for Dr. Philip Linsky president of the A memorial of experience looking for Loving, Compassionate Shetland Sheepdog Club of service took place on August 4 Home Care on the Eye Exams, Contact Lenses, a full-time or part-time job Southeast Florida. at Fred Hunter Funeral Home, working with elders. North Shore Fashion Eye Wear Specializing in Companionship, Meal Prep, Transportation, 238 Humphrey Street, Swampscott Ellen was a graduate of the 6301 Taft St., Hollywood, FL Exceptional references Bathing & Hygiene, Mobility & Toileting Assistance University of Massachusetts 33024. Call Cynthia at 781.691.5755 (781) 592-6633 and worked for hospitals for In lieu of flowers, contribu- 617-708-6350 NorthShore.FirstLightHomeCare.com Most Vision Plans Honored many years. tions in Ellen’s memory may be Left behind to cherish her made to The American Cancer memory is her husband Mark Society (https://www.cancer. HOME HEALTH CARE LASER DENTISTRY ORTHODONTIST Ragland, brother Marc (Ellen) org/involved/donate/memori- of Palo Alto, Calif., sister Karen, al-giving.html). for Family & Cosmetic Dentistry NorthNO DRILLS, Shore NO NEEDLES, Center NO PAIN (95% OF THE TIME) DR. BUCK WEAVER 781-639-4759 RONALD T. PLOTKA, DDS, PC DR. CARLIN WEAVER www.confidentialcareathome.com GREGORY J. FEIDER, DMD Thelma Ruth (Levene) Waldman, 92, of Beverly, VINNIN SQUARE Specializing in Home Health Service since 1997 293 Humphrey Street, Swampscott Office (781) 599-8300 • Fax (781) 593-5440 230 Salem Street, Swampscott, MA 01907 “WHERE CARING COMES FIRST” northshoredentist.com • [email protected] 781-581-1550 www.weaverortho.com formerly of Haverhill Thelma Ruth tion tent, greeting HOME HEALTH CARE SENIOR CARE (Levene) Waldman, hundreds of walk- of Beverly, entered ers. into rest on July 28, Hawaii was 2019, at the age of Thelma’s favor- 92. ite vacation spot Beloved wife of in the world, and, the late Edward A. for more than 25 VNA Waldman. Devoted years, she and her Hospice daughter of the late late husband spent Private Services Dora (Goldman) time each winter at and Nathan the “Pink Palace” For ALL Your Levene. Devoted on Waikiki Beach. Home Care Needs! mother of Shelly After Edward’s ASSISTED LIVING SHORT-TERM REHAB Waldman and Julie passing, Thelma Delivering Excellence in Kaplan. Adoring grandmother of traveled to Hawaii for another Home Care for Over 100 Years! AND MEMORY SUPPORT AND LONG-TERM CARE Emily Kaplan. Dear mother-in- 12 years. 781-598-2454 Cohen Florence Levine Leonard Florence law of James Sullivan and the Funeral services were www.allcare.org Estates Center for Living late Howard Kaplan. Loving sis- held privately. Expressions 617-887-0826 617-887-0001 ter of the late Eloise Kay and Erna of sympathy may be made in Checkoway. Dear aunt of several Thelma’s memory to Alzheimer’s Florence & Chafetz Katzman Family Center nieces and nephews. Thelma is Association, 309 Waverley Oaks To advertise in our Specialized Care for Living also survived by Jenny Ha and Road, Waltham, MA 02452 (www. HEALTH 617-887-0826 617-884-6766 her family in Korea and by many Alz.org); or to St. Jude Children’s Harriett and Ralph Kaplan Jeffrey and Susan Brudnick friends. Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Thelma grew up in Haverhill, Place, Memphis, TN 38105 (www. Estates Center for Living SERVICES graduated from Haverhill High stjude.org). 978-532-4411 978-471-5100 DIRECTORY School, and raised her fam- Thelma’s family wishes to ADDITIONAL SERVICES ily in Beverly. She was the cir- extend heartfelt gratitude to all or to place culation manager for the Revere of her compassionate caregivers a regular ad, contact Shapiro-Rudolph Adult Day Health Center | 978-471-5180 Journal, the weekly newspaper from VNA Care and Senior Care. co-owned by her late husband. Arrangements were han- Chelsea Jewish Aging Life Care | 978-471-5153 [email protected] She was a valued volunteer for dled by Stanetsky-Hymanson Chelsea Jewish Hospice and Palliative Care | 617-889-0779 [email protected] 25 years at North Shore Medical Memorial Chapel, Salem. For Chelsea Jewish Visiting Nurse Agency | 617-889-8744 Center (NSMC)/Salem Hospital, more information or to register or call in Salem. She was also an avid in the online guestbook, visit participant in the annual NSMC www.stanetskyhymansonsalem. 978-745-4111 chelseajewish.org Cancer Walk event, spending com. many years under the registra- OBITUARIES THE JEWISH JOURNAL – JEWISHJOURNAL.ORG – AUGUST 8, 2019 21

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Kosher North Shore from page 1 NOW OFFERING PILATES REFORMERS at the JCCNS!

The JCCNS is excited to announce the addition of Pilates Reformers!

We will be offering private and semi-private sessions with Fitness and Wellness Director, Mary Pat Hawkins.

Rabbi Nechemia Schusterman and Dean Solomon. cleaned in between cooking thing from Manischewitz latkes meat and dairy. After eating a mix, to Streit’s matzah ball dairy meal, Levine waits an hour mix, to Rokeach gefilte fish. to eat meat, and after a meat On Passover, another aisle is meal, she waits six hours before allocated solely for Kosher for consuming dairy. Passover products. To the outside observer, this “Most of my shopping is BENEFITS OF REFORMERS: may seem like a lot of trouble, Whole Foods and Stop & Shop, but for Levine, Solomon, and and Stop & Shop has a huge It accommodates all levels of Pilates enthusiasts Barry, it is second nature. “I selection of kosher items,” said with its unique pulley design, gliding carriage and thought it was really easy – I Levine. “I can shop for anything spring tension system that creates instability while never craved anything that were at Whole Foods except for meat simultaneously supporting the body. forbidden foods,” said Levine, and cheese. Everything that’s who did not grow up kosher but either grain or produce, tofu, began observing kashrut when pastas – you can get a lot of things she married Joel Levine, who is at any supermarket … in the past For more information, pricing and to schedule a session, JCCNS.ORG also an observant Jew. “You have 20 years, the kosher market has 4 Community Road a wide variety of choices, and just been flooded with more and contact Mary Pat Hawkins at [email protected] Marblehead, MA 01945 you eat the things you want to more specialty products, and eat, so it’s not like a deprivation gourmet products.” … it’s just like you’ve chosen While mainstream supermar- a diet, and that’s what you’ve ket chains all over the coun- decided to eat.” try have significantly increased The North Shore counts less their kosher offerings in recent than a handful of fully kosher years, not many have full-blown establishments, but they offer kosher aisles the way the Vinnin

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Michael Arnold marries Marie Ruanto Marc Freedman named new president of Andover’s Temple Emanuel

Marc Freedman KARAOKE on Fridays and ORDER ONLINE AT: Marc Freedman has been www.fantasyislandsalem.com named the new president of Saturdays from the Board of Governors at 8:30 pm to 516 Loring Avenue, Salem Mr. and Mrs. Michael Seth Arnold Andover’s Temple Emanuel. 12:30 am! Tel: (978) 745-1700 Freedman is the president Michael Seth Arnold, for- Chief for Bloomberg News, with Fax: (978) 740-9121 of Freedman Financial in merly of Swampscott, and Marie offices in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Peabody. A Peabody native, Ruanto of Manila, Philippines, But the couple will shortly be Freedman joined Temple were married on Sunday, July moving to Singapore, where Mr. Emanuel five years ago. 14, at the home of the groom’s Arnold will become Bloomberg’s “It’s my honor to assume parents, Mark and Judy Arnold economics editor for Southeast the role as President of Temple of Gloucester. The wedding Asia. Emanuel,” said Freedman. was attended by 50 friends After an intensive course of “This year we will celebrate our and relatives. Rabbi A. Nathan religious instruction in Israel, 100th anniversary, prepare for Abramowitz of Marblehead and Ms. Ruanto converted to Judaism Rabbi Robert Goldstein’s retire- Washington, D.C., officiated. recently, as was the couple’s ment after 30 years of spiri- For the past three years, Mr. seven-month old daughter tual leadership, and launch our Arnold has been Israel Bureau Emily. Campaign for the Generations. I’m excited about our momen- Faith Quintero releases her first novel, tum, our community of open- ‘Loaded Blessings’ ness and sustaining ourselves as the home for Jewish Life in Though the Spanish Inqui­ the Merrimack Valley.” sition began half a millennium Freedman enjoys entertain- ago, its geographical reach ing, singing, playing piano, spread throughout the New karaoke, Red Sox, Celtics and World, and its chronological Patriots, traveling, eating out, reach stretched into the 20th and everything that has to do century. Last December marked with Disney. He recently cel- the start of the 50th anniver- ebrated his 25th wedding sary of the annulment of the anniversary to his wife, Laura. Alhambra Decree, the law that Marc has five children: Mindy forced Spain’s Jews to either (a senior at Babson College), abandon their Jewish faith, Ilana (sophomore at URI), Jerry leave the only land they knew, (senior at North Andover High or be put to death. Descendants School), Noah (sophomore at of that abject medieval cruelty North Andover High School), live today throughout the world, and Corey (freshman at North including in the United States. Andover High School). Some identify as Sephardic Jews and some as Christians, the lat- ter often without awareness of their Jewish ancestry. “Loaded Blessings,” pub- The Jewish Journal will print Alternating between lished by Chaiwright, is avail- your news at no charge: birth Inquisition-era Spain and able online in both digital and announcements, engage- modern-day Israel, “Loaded paperback form. It is also avail- ments, weddings, job promo- Blessings” follows a Jewish fam- able locally at the Spirit of ‘76 tions, travel photos, special ily forced to make a horrible in Marblehead and other local events and other simchas. choice in order to survive the stores. Quintero will discuss the Submissions are subject to hostile political and social cli- book with the senior group at mate against them. In her debut Marblehead’s Temple Emanu- editing for style and length. novel, Faith Quintero weaves El on Aug. 13, and will also talk Photos are welcome if space the medieval era with today, about her novel on Sept. 16 at 7 permits. Send your news to making the distant past acces- p.m. at Temple Tiferet Shalom the Associate Editor sible and relevant. in Peabody. at [email protected].

Teens elected to BBYO Regional Board Eleven teens were recently installed as the Regional Board tent sale for BBYO New England Region (NER). Activities included installations of the new board, chapter awards, outdoor games, Thursday-Sunday, August 22-25 only and end-of-the-year superla- Extended hours! Thursday-Saturday 9am-8pm, Sunday 10am-6pm tives. Lunch was included with a barbeque catered by Levine’s Kosher Meats and Deli. Newly EVERY ITEM UNDER THE TENT WILL BE elected BBYO NER teens will focus on developing a vision for 6O% • 7O% • 8O% off the region in the coming year, no exclusions • all items final sale • alterations extra providing leadership and sup- port to chapter leaders in their WORLD FAMOUS BRANDS including Canali • Peter Millar community, and planning new Brioni • Tommy Bahama • Eton • Oxxford • Robert Talbott programming, initiatives and BBG Regional Board members Samara Quintero, Dora Friedman, Hickey Freeman • Barbour • Robert Graham • Hugo Boss events for their peers in the area. Abby Avin, Lila Caplan, Dora Elice, and Isabella London. • • • The 2019-2020 Board of Giorgio Armani Johnnie-O Canada Goose Paul & Shark BBYO NER will spend the year ming. Programs teens have led Focused programming). famous maker shoes and many other favorite brands! leading their region, mentor- in previous years have included To learn more about BBYO in ing their chapter counterparts, Western Kickoff, Ice Skating the New England region, con- 85 Andover Street, Route 114, Danvers and planning educational, Global Shabbat at Warrior Ice tact Samantha Walsh at ner@ 978.774.4080 giblees.com spiritual, and fun program- arena, and Winter Kallah (Israel bbyo.org. 24 THE JEWISH JOURNAL – JEWISHJOURNAL.ORG – AUGUST 8, 2019

ago, he handed me “Portnoy’s Roth’s gifts Complaint.” He is an artist and from page 1 understands that craft needs attention. Who else would want a vintage Balinese shadow pup- to spend 10 hours with me in pet – I do question the jolt of a stuffy box truck? He actually vicarious pleasure of obtaining has moving blankets, and knows a famous person’s possession. how to schlep and pack furni- Deep down, many of us seek to ture (among his many skills). We at least approach, or try on, a talk about things middle-aged certain level of greatness – even men discuss: families, children, if we don’t deserve it. Is that careers, the mysteries of old girl- what this is really all about? friends and the human condi- Then, as his typewriters soar tion (the next day we meet and way beyond my paltry bids (his discuss the trip, and mankind, IBM Selectrics eventually sell and I ask, “How is that we went for $4,800 and $5,000, and his from stardust to kvetching?”). The writer is now using one of these tables for a new project. portable Olivetti Lettera garners After four hours, we sidle into three feet away. tant than the tool you use. $17,500) I realize that I am not the low-slung auction ware- I look around and wonder I hover near the Selectrics for solely seeking a connection to house where workers seem why they’re not encased in glass a few moments, and then bid Roth. It’s the writing I want. As Roth’s Olivetti sold for $17,500. nonplussed about Roth’s goods. or at least protected. The IBM them farewell. Roth’s acolytes bid on his suit- mahogany bureau, an early- “We’ve done bigger auctions. Selectrics are gray, worn and case with a hand-written lug- American maple chest, and a * * * We had the Joan Rivers estate,” dusty. A worker rushes by and The Roth loot is quickly dis- gage tag (it sells for $550) and well-trodden Balooch rug. persed. I decide that it’s time a Sandy Koufax card ($950), I * * * to throw out a hand-me-down lower my expectations and The road to the auction bureau that I’ve been using for understand that anything I can house in Litchfield, Conn., the last 25 years. When I set the obtain will suffice. is filled with heavy weekend Roth bureau down in my bed- And then, in a matter of traffic, rolling hills, and buses room, I notice that the shelves minutes, I suddenly own six stuffed into parking lots along don’t glide – they just make a lot items from the Roth Collection the Mass Pike. My boyhood pal of noise when I try to open them. – including two small writing David has offered to assist, and I tell myself that I will find a tables, a Queen Anne Style Tiger without him the mission could place for the other bureau, the Maple Lowboy desk, an antique not take place. Many decades Lowboy desk and side table. In the meantime, I go through the boxes of a long delayed writing project and pull out my notes and folders. In the space where they sat for the last year, I place Roth’s Balooch rug. a rickety Roth table and then set the newly organized folders on a sleepy-eyed manager with a shrugs when I ask if I can touch its shiny surface. It’s now within clipboard tells me before disap- the keyboards. “Sure,” she says, reach of my keyboard. pearing behind a landscape of leaving me alone with Roth’s I do not think too much maple and mahogany. instruments. I have mixed feel- about the table, or Roth’s Workers quickly gather the ings as I run my fingers across Balooch rug. When I look down bureaus, desk, tables and rug in the keyboards. It’s like opening I see the frayed threads from the the lobby, and I slide into a small a stranger’s diary. The dalliance carpet wrapping around one of leather chair (sold for $400). I with the typewriters is brief, and the table’s legs. I suppose they missed out on this comfy seat just before I lift my fingers from belong together. as well, and as I imagine what the sticky keys I grasp that there might have been – “He has a will be no transference: some- Steven A. Rosenberg is the Roth chair,” my friends might one else’s insights are theirs for- editor and publisher of the have said – I notice Roth’s elec- ever, and that the process – at Jewish Journal. Email him at tric typewriters sitting on a table least in writing – is more impor- [email protected]. The writer purchased Roth’s maple chest of drawers for $90. EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES!

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