Orthodox Groups Surge, Progressives Falter in World Zionist Congress

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$40 PER YEAR WITHIN MONROE COUNTY, $42 OUTSIDE COUNTY/SEASONAL 70¢ PER ISSUE n VOL. XCVII, NO. 41 n ROCHESTER, N.Y. n NISSAN 1, 5780 n MARCH 26, 2020 Jewish Federation Orthodox Groups Surge, Launches Community Progressives Falter in World Relief and Recovery Fund Zionist Congress Election by JULIE NUSBAUM As your Federation President, by AIDEN PINK I wanted to reach out and per- After two months of voting sonally connect with each of and an unprecedented surge you, the members of our com- in participation, Orthodox and munity, as we face the uncer- right-wing groups dramatically tainty of the days ahead. increased their share of Amer- In just a short time, life as we ican delegates to the World Zi- know it has altered significant- onist Congress, according to the ly, in ways which we are just results released Monday. beginning to comprehend. We More than a third of delegates are learning that the world is will belong to the Orthodox (Federation — Page 5) Federation President Julie Nusbaum. Israel Coalition and Eretz Hako- desh, groups that will push the Congress for more funding for Hillel Community Day religious schools. Only around one in 10 American Jews are 21st zionist Congress — 1939, Geneva. (Matanya/Wikipedia) Orthodox. School Develops Virtual Because voter turnout was so total, but only the Orthodox share of the overall vote, and high, nearly every established and conservative organizations thus the number of delegates University for Students party increased its raw vote substantially increased their (Election — Page 4)

The Learning Never Stops at tors and learners with a single Hillel School. With the onset of robust, secure and integrated ‘I’m Increasingly Alone’: Coronavirus COVID-19 in our area and the system to create personalized requirement to close schools learning environments, Hillel and businesses, Hillel Commu- School can offer all the tools for Intensifies Isolation for Seniors nity Day School is providing a sustained learning. safe and healthy environment Hillel School’s priority is to by MOLLY BOIGON by transforming their entire educate, excite and energize Six weeks ago, Judith West, curriculum, in less than one students and families, and to who is in her 80s, lost her hus- week, into a virtual learning provide the best learning re- band. For any adult, that kind system. Using the Moodle sources and tools. The new of transition can be isolating learning platform, designed to virtual university is providing and anxiety-inducing. But for provide educators, administra- (Hillel — Page 10) West, the loss was exacerbat- ed by the rapid escalation of coronavirus and its associated FBI: Extremist Groups restrictions. “For me personally, it’s a dou- Encourage Spread of ble whammy,” she said in an interview. “Now, I’m increas- ingly alone.” Coronavirus to Police, Jews Older adults often struggle with feelings of loneliness and (Isolation — Page 6) (Miguel Medina/AFP via Getty Images) Classic Anti-Semitic Allegations Arise Over Coronavirus, Says Gov’t Report

by JEREMY SHARON A report by the Strategic Af- fairs Ministry has highlight- ed the outbreak of antisemi- tism that has arisen alongside Michael Masters, CEO and national director of the Secure Community Net- the coronavirus pandemic, in work, the security arms of the Jewish Federation of North America and the which classical antisemitic al- Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, in his legations have been made by testimony before the Committee on Homeland Security. (Screenshot) anti-Israel organizations and individuals. (JNS) — Neo-Nazis and other The report cited several ex- racist extremist groups are amples of antisemitic allega- “encouraging” those who have tions on social and news media contracted COVID-19 to spread based around the coronavirus the virus to police officers and pandemic and said that the Jews “through bodily fluids and global crisis was providing “fer- 04 74470 90456 (FBI — Page 6) (Allegations — Page 7) White supremicist and anti-Israel propoganda. (ADL) Page 2 • THE JEWISH LEDGER • Thursday, March 26, 2020

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America … Saying Kaddish from Balconies and Fasting: How Hasidic Jews are Responding to the Coronavirus ultra-Orthodox) communities in Hasidic movement, a cantor directors of the local chapter of saying, ‘How do we get our kids New York were slower to adopt took to a town public address Friendship Circle, a Chabad-run laptops?’” said Maury Litwack, new social distancing measures system to lead daily prayers organization that serves those executive director of the O.U.’s than the rest of the city. After remotely. with special needs, Majesky Teach Coalition, which is push- news broke on Monday that 100 In Israel, the Sephardic chief and his wife, Chani, coordinate ing for the government funding. people in the heavily ultra-Or- rabbi, Yitzchak Yosef, issued 300 volunteers who visit the One Hasidic school is ahead thodox Borough Park neighbor- an order this week for followers group’s clients once a week. of the curve. The Nigri Interna- hood had tested positive for the to leave their phones on during Now those visits are happen- tional Shluchim Online School, virus, haredi institutions began Shabbat in order to receive test ing virtually, which Majesky which was founded to provide to close en masse. results or notifications regarding says is no substitute for in-per- remote education to children of The hub of the Chabad Ha- the coronavirus. Orthodox Jews son interaction. He also wor- Chabad emissaries in far-flung sidic community at 770 East- are prohibited from using elec- ries that children with special places, has been conducting ern Parkway in Crown Heights tronic devices on the Sabbath, needs who have been attending classes online since 2006. It Chabad children in Argentina study closed only on Tuesday night. though that restriction is waived school will see their progress now has approximately 1,000 in the movement’s online school in For many haredi children, in life-or-death situations. evaporate now that classes are students — and has seen its 2007. During the new coronavirus Wednesday was the first day “This is a tragedy for the Jew- canceled. student body grow 10 percent outbreak, the school has offered off from school — four days ish nation,” said Rabbi Shea Ry- “That’s all going down the in recent days as other schools guidance to other Jewish schools after New York City announced back, an educator in the heavily drain,” he said. “So the panic is have closed. transitioning to remote learning. that it would shutter its public haredi city of Lakewood, New not just kids being bored. Now Nigri is providing guidance (Courtesy of the Nigri International Shluchim schools. As photos and video Jersey. “This has got to be one it’s literally months and months to other schools that are now Online School) of large haredi social gather- of the first times in a long time of work of medical profession- moving instruction online. by BEN SALES ings circulated online, the com- that our children weren’t able als, put into kids, that’s going “The biggest concern is how NEW YORK (JTA) — One of munity’s leaders issued public to go to school. It’s a time that down the drain. And the emo- to engage the students,” said Avi Webb’s favorite times of pleas to stop. God is giving us a challenge to tional toll it’s taking on families Devora Leah Notik, the school’s the week is Sunday morning, On Wednesday, the Moetzes overcome.” is tremendous.” associate director. “With the when he takes his children to Gedolei HaTorah of America, a For some haredim, the clo- Remote education is also younger ones, how do they en- morning prayers at his syna- body of leading haredi rabbis, sures of schools and syna- harder for some haredi com- gage? How do you keep stu- gogue and stays for a lesson on called on constituents not to gogues recall historical trau- munities that are wary of un- dents involved in the lessons? Hasidic thought. His kids play leave home — including for mas from Eastern Europe, when fettered internet use. Torah One of the basic, basic things is at an arts and crafts table while prayers — and to conduct a governments persecuted Jew- Umesorah, an association of encouraging the students to get he studies. half-day fast on Thursday and ish communities and shuttered hundreds of mostly haredi up from the computer.” Webb is usually at synagogue “to pray for mercy and favor their institutions, forcing them schools, offered guidelines for Several people who spoke to three times a day for prayers. for the entire Jewish nation and to practice Judaism clandestine- teachers on how to conduct the Jewish Telegraphic Agency On Shabbat mornings, when the entire world who are now in ly. The difference this time, of remote learning via telephone noted that a touchstone of Ha- more than 100 worshippers pile distress.” course, is that the closures are conference as well as inter- sidic thought is to keep a pos- into the sanctuary to pray, he Leaders of the Satmar Ha- being done willingly. net video chat. A note from its itive attitude in trying times. serves as gabbai, one of the vol- sidic community in the New “It’s surreal,” said Rabbi Berel board instructs “all those who Voluntarily closing communal unteer organizers of the service. York state village of Kiryas Majesky, who lives in Crown use the internet to do so only institutions may be unusual; That all stopped this week. Joel likewise announced on Heights. “My grandparents are with a filter in place.” persevering through tragedy Instead of praying in syna- Thursday that all synagogues, Russian and during commu- The Orthodox Union, an um- is not. gogue, Webb stuck his head out schools and ritual baths would nism, they would literally crawl brella organization for American “This is new for our lifetime, a window to hear the Mourner’s be closed — an unprecedent- out to go to a minyan. And here Orthodox Jews, has lobbied state but this is not new for our his- Kaddish, shouting “amen” as ed restriction. On Wednesday, we’re doing the exact opposite. governments to provide emer- tory,” Webb said. “Jewish peo- the prayer echoed down the leading Satmar rabbis from Here we’re living in the freest gency funding for technology ple have maintained not only streets of the Brooklyn neigh- across New York declared that country in the world, where and remote learning for private dignity as people but this kind borhood of Crown Heights. those over 60, and anyone with Jews have the greatest freedom as well as public school students of focus that, come what may, Instead of a crowded Shabbat a health condition, are exempt in history, probably, and we’re during the current closures. we’re here for a specific reason, service, the synagogue limited from public prayer and immers- choosing not to go to shul.” “We’ve heard from schools and here to serve our creator. the main morning prayers to ing in ritual baths, or mikvahs. Majesky is particularly con- that never in their wildest And the way to do that is to just 40 people — one for each In New Square, a New York cerned for the special needs dreams thought about doing serve each other and to help of the room’s long tables. And town populated by the Skverer children in his community. As remote learning that are now each other and to listen.” b instead of his Sunday morning lesson at the synagogue, Webb tuned in via video chat as his kids played nearby. Orthodox Jews normally con- Now friends and family around the globe sider themselves commanded by God to do all these things. But this week, Webb said, the com- can be part of a loved one’s service. mandment was not to do them. Brighton Memorial Chapel offers live funeral broadcasting “It’s the recognition that this is the mitzvah,” he said, using for services that take place within our chapel. the Hebrew term for command- ment. “I think that is, to me, very All at NO CHARGE. comforting. It’s not that I have to either lose out on it or drop it. This is the mitzvah today.” As in much of the world, the coronavirus outbreak has dis- rupted patterns of life for Ha- sidic Jews. But Hasidic life is particularly communal, and social distancing has been an especially stark adjustment. Many men pray in groups of at least 10 three times a day. Rochester’s Jewish Funeral Home Classes are always on offer. Weddings routinely draw hun- 585-427-8520 dreds of guests who dance arm 3325 Winton Road S., Rochester NY 14623 • www.BrightonMemorialChapel.com in arm. Reluctant to give up on such mainstays, many haredi (or See why Brighton Memorial Chapel is Establishing a New Tradition. Page 4 • THE JEWISH LEDGER • Thursday, March 26, 2020 I’m a Pediatrician Who Sees Kids With Coronavirus Every Day. It’s Changed My Whole Way of Life. Celebrating Our Year • 2x3 • 112615 HOUSE by DR. ALYSA FRENKEL-SCHICK synagogues in the community the child. It is hard to believe NEW YORK (JTA) — I am a where I live closed preemp- that taking care of my patients pediatrician who for 15 years tively and people understood, might now be the wrong thing. has practiced in a medical of- reluctantly, the need to iso- Things have changed in my fice in the heart of Williams- late socially. Last Shabbat, the home. At night I come home burg, Brooklyn. We serve the streets were empty. from work, throw my clothes in local Hasidic community and In the community in which the laundry and head straight see a variety of other patients I practice, change took a few for the shower. I sleep alone from Brooklyn, the Lower East days longer. My patients asked and no longer put my 8-year-old Side and93 Queens. Years andconstantly Counting whether there was to bed. We used to read a book When the coronavirus really something to worry about and say the Shema before he emerged in New Rochelle, as everything seemed normal. went to sleep, but now I have medical providers in New York Schools, shuls and the streets no choice but to reduce my understood that it would af- were filled. Weddings were Health care providers wear protective equipment, like gloves, but some still physical interaction with him. Weekly aSince 1924 fect our area imminently. For celebrated in large halls, while get the coronavirus. (Getty Images) I feel guilty about possibly doctors living and/or practic- people who passed away were bringing home the virus and ing in religious communities in mourned at funerals and shiva mask is in place — and worry force and the adults with whom jeopardizing the health of my which large numbersEach ofWeek people Sincehouses. For 1924 those whose lives about how many people must be they may come into contact. In- family for the sake of being a congregate, itTheJewishLedger.com was clear that are completely centered around incubating the virus in my com- stead, the safest approach for us medical provider for other fami- our communities would be in community and religious obser- munity. Health care provider and our patients seems to be to lies. I know that it will be a while particular peril. vance, the coronavirus has re- friends report similar experienc- limit contact, with more of our until I can visit my parents, who Last week I was eager to find quired the entire way they live to es of offices overwhelmed by the work done through telephone or are in their 70s. For the first time, ways to contain the impact of the completely change immediately. number of sick patients, with telemedicine. Pesach this year will be celebrat- virus in our office. I devoted a lot By now the overwhelming doctors and staff increasingly There are parents who have ed away from our families. of time to speaking with the New majority of people in Hasidic becoming sick, too. persisted in asking me to My husband and children have York City Department of Health, communities understand the Health providers are now please listen to their child’s been great about staying home hoping to figure out a way to danger of the pandemic and the being encouraged not to see lungs or check their children and self-isolating. If they be- protect office staff — thereby also resulting need for isolation, but children who are only moderate- for strep throat. After serving come ill, God forbid, the mode of protecting patients and their par- just a few extra days resulted in ly ill, and our office is no longer as their family’s pediatrician transmission would be through ents. When we secured person- an enormous amount of com- routinely testing children for the since the birth of their chil- me. I can’t help but wonder al protective93 Yearsequipment for andthe munity Counting spread. I see the virus virus. There is a high likelihood dren, it is very hard to say whether I am really a neces- staff (surgical masks, gowns and repeatedly throughout the day: that the children who aren’t no — to tell them that as long sary health care provider or if I gloves), I hoped we were ahead severe sore throat with dizzi- feeling well have COVID-19, but as your child is eating OK, should be staying home, too. b of the curve. ness or weakness, coughing, a low likelihood that they are at and does not have too much The views and opinions ex- Within days those hopes were “just not feeling well” and some- medical risk. By leaving their difficulty breathing, please pressed in this article are those of

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The Conservative movement, voter turnout campaign, more and the Zionist Organization egates per party proportional While the slate of the Reform the more centrist of the three than doubled the number of of America urged increased to the results (so a slate that movement, the most liberal of denominations, also declined votes it received, their share of turnout among right-wing Jews gets 10 percent of the vote gets the three major branches of from 17 percent to 12 percent. the overall delegation only grew in order to counter the expect- 10 percent of the delegates). Judaism, once again finished And Hatikvah, the coalition of from 5 percent to 6 percent. ed gains from Hatikvah. The Israel will also send a third of in first place, their share of the progressive Jewish organiza- The congress, which meets latter, it seems, was more ef- the delegates, based on the re- vote declined from 39 percent tions that targeted disaffected once every five years in Jerusa- fective. sults of the most recent Israeli in 2015 to 25 percent this time. liberal Zionist voters in a new lem, oversees the spending of In the 2015 election, the Re- elections, and the rest of the nearly $5 billion over five years form movement received 39 countries in the Jewish Diaspo- toward Jewish causes in Israel percent of the American dele- ra also combine to comprise the and around the world, and ap- gation, with the Conservative final third. points board members to other movement and the Orthodox Here are the raw preliminary Years important Jewish organizations Israel Coalition, the main Or- vote numbers for each slate, — like the Jewish Agency for Is- thodox party, each getting 17 along with the share of the rael, the Jewish National Fund percent (roughly in line with vote: & Counting and the World Zionist Organi- Jewish affiliations with the Vote Reform: 31,500 (25 per- zation — that spend billions of major American denomina- cent) 96 dollars of their own. tions, though the Orthodox Orthodox Israel Coalition– Interest in the election, over-performed). This time, Mizrachi: 21,698 (18 percent) which ran from January 21 to Reform got 25 percent and Con- Eretz Hakodesh: 20,023 (16 March 11, was higher this year servative got 12 percent, while percent) Weekly than in decades. The Ameri- the OIC got 18 percent. MERCAZ USA: 14,666 (12 per- aSince 1924 can Zionist Movement, which The most surprising result cent) organizes the elections, said was from the new group Eretz ZOA Coalition: 10,313 (8 per- Each Week Since 1924 there had been 123,000 votes, Hakodesh, which got 16 percent cent) TheJewishLedger.com more than double the previous and generally represented those American Forum for Israel: election and the highest num- on the politically and religious- 8,132 (6 percent) ber of votes since the current ly conservative end of of the Hatikvah: 7,932 (6 percent) FOUNDED 1924 voting system came into place Orthodox spectrum. They were Shas Olami: 2,046 (2 percent) 30 years ago. explicit in casting a vote not Kol Yisrael: 1,752 (1 percent) THE JEWISH LEDGER Much of that momentum just in favor of their party, but Dorshei Torah V’Tziyon: ISSN 002165 Albert Klineman, Publisher 1924-1930 • Joseph H. Biben, Publisher 1930-1953 came as a result of campaign- against the liberal ones. “The 1,373 (1 percent) Donald Wolin, Publisher, 1953-1986 ing from Hatikvah, which re- Torah community must vote, Herut Zionists: 1,157 (1 per- BARBARA MORGENSTERN, Publisher and Executive Editor cruited some of the Zionist to prevent values of the liberal cent) Published weekly by The Jewish Ledger, left’s biggest figures to serve as movements from infiltrating Vision: 1,036 (1 percent) 2535 Brighton-HenriettaYears Town Line Road, Rochester, NY 14623 • Phone: (585) 427-2468 first-time candidates, such as the Torah atmosphere of Eretz Americans4Israel: 857 (1 per- Rabbi Sharon Brous of IKAR in Yisrael,” the group says on its cent) Periodicals Postage Paid at Rochester, New York Subscription &Rate: Within Counting Monroe County $40 per year Los Angeles, National Council website. 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Leviticus 1: 1-5: 26 BY RABBI SHLOMO RISKIN Parshat Vayikra Chief Rabbi of the City of Efrat, and Dean of Ohr Torah Institutions of Israel EFRAT, Israel — He [G–d] a nation-state before entering mentary the majestic words us to do. In Divine Service, we (Deut. 6:18), to necessitate called to Moses, and the Lord their promised homeland; and of the Ramban (Nahmanides), dare not go beyond the laws He going beyond the legal require- spoke to him from the Tent of Devarim [Deuteronomy], the explaining how the Book of ordains that we perform. ments, to make certain that you Meeting saying…’ (Leviticus farewell words and legacy of Exodus concludes the Jewish There is no “beyond the re- not act like a “scoundrel within 1:1) So opens the third book of Moses, the agent of Hashem. exile with the glory of the Lord quirements of the law” in the the confines of the law,” where- the Pentateuch, the book known But what is the significance resting upon — and filling realm of the laws between hu- as in the area of Divine-human as Torat Kohanim, the book of of Vayikra — G–d “calling out” — the Tabernacle. Was it not mans and G–d. relationships, you dare not take the priest-ministers of the Di- to Moses, as the name for a Moses who asked G–d to reveal G–d understands the thin line the law into your own hands; vine Sanctuary, the guardians Biblical book? Did not G–d call His glory to him? Was Moses between kadosh and kadesh: our legal authorities are con- of the rituals connecting Israel out to Moses from the time that not the supreme individual in Divine service and diabolical cerned lest your motivation be to G–d. Indeed, this book in He- he came onto the scene of Jew- human history who came clos- suicide bombers, fealty to the yuhara, excessive pride before brew is, like the others, called ish history? And why is it spe- er to the Divine than anyone King of all Kings and fanatic G–d, religious “one-upmanship, by its opening word, Vayikra. cifically this time that Moses else, who “spoke to G–d face to sacrifice to Moloch. Hence not which too early may overtake And herein lies a problem. chose to express his modesty, face,” whose active intellect ac- only does our Bible record the the sober humility of the all-too Each of the other four books is the word is spelled with a small tually kissed the active intellect commands G–d gave to Moses eager zealot.” called by its opening words, but alef, as if to record that G–d of the Shechina? Then why is regarding the construction of Thus the sacred Book of Va- in those instances the opening merely “chanced upon him” Moses forbidden from entering every aspect of the Divine Sanc- yikra, the book which features words have great significance. (Vayiker), but had not specif- the Tent of Meeting? Moses tuary (Truma and Tetzaveh) our religious devotion to the Bereishit [Genesis] is the be- ically called out to him? I be- should have entered straight- but it painstakingly informs us Lord, opens with Moses’s reluc- ginning, the moment in which lieve that the answer lies in the away, precisely because the again and again in Vayakhel tance to enter the Tabernacle of G–d called the world-creation very strange concluding words glory of G–d was then filling and Pekudei that those orders the Lord unless he is actually into being; Shemot [Exodus], of the last portion of the Book the Tabernacle! were carried out exactly as they summoned to do so by G–d. the names of the family mem- of Exodus, towards the end of Apparently, the Bible is teach- had been commanded, no less His humility is even more in bers who came down to Egypt, Pekudei: “The cloud covered ing a crucial lesson about Di- and no more: “Moses did ac- evidence when he records only and the exile-slavery experi- the Tent of Meeting, and the vine Service: G–d wants human cording to everything that the in miniature the final letter alef ence which transformed them glory of the Lord filled the Tab- beings to strive to come close to Lord had commanded, so did in the word Vayikra, as if to say from a family into a nation with ernacle. Moses could not enter G–d, but not too close. G–d de- he do” (Ex. 40:16). that perhaps the call he had a national mission of universal the Tent of Meeting, for the mands even from Moses a mea- This is why, further on in the received by G–d was more by freedom; Bamidbar [Numbers], cloud rested upon it, and the sured distance between Himself Book of Leviticus G–d metes accident than by design. the desert sojourn of a newly glory of the Lord filled the Tab- (as it were) and human beings. out a stringent death penalty Indeed, the Midrash (Tanhu- freed people who had to learn ernacle…” (Exodus 40:34-35) We must serve Him, but not be- upon Nadab and Abihu, sons of ma 37) teaches that the small the responsibilities of managing We saw in last week’s com- yond that which He commands Aaron, when they bring before amount of unused ink which the Lord a “strange fire which should have been utilized on they had not been command- the regular-sized alef of the ed to bring” (Lev. 10:1) in the Torah (as it were), was placed Isolation (Continued from Page 1) midst of national fervor of exul- by G–d on Moses’s forehead; tant song. Moses even explains that ink of humility is what separation, which can have ad- signed staff to call every res- at the JCC of Greater Pittsburgh. this tragic occurrence by say- provided Moses’s face with the verse effects on health. Under ident for regular check ins to “It’s a big concern of ours and ing, “of this did the Lord speak, translucent glow with which he normal circumstances, there stave off loneliness and make we’re actively working to talk saying ‘I will be sanctified by descended from Mount Sinai are a myriad of programs, hous- sure every person has what to officials and see how we can those who come [too] close to (Ex. 34:33-35). ing options and other services they need. Last week, staff held reach our seniors physically.” Me.’” Too close to G–d can be Fanatic zealots are completely designed to keep seniors con- a fitness class where residents In the meantime, she said, more dangerous than too dis- devoid of humility; they oper- nected. But as the nation takes had to use hand sanitizer in they are working on developing tant from Him, if over-zealous ate with the fire without rath- a more serious approach to the beginning and middle of a virtual presence that might be Fanaticism is what measured er than the radiant light from combating the quickly spread- class and stand ten feet apart. of use to seniors. It can be chal- Divine service turns into! within!, the authorities light ing coronavirus, older adults, But the buildings are closed to lenging, though, to reach se- This is why both the Rambam of glory which suffused Moses who are more vulnerable, are visitors and residents are asked niors using technology they’re (Maimonides) and the Ramban entire being, the truest rays also finding themselves without to practice social distancing. not familiar with. interpret the commandment of splendor which express the the social ties they want and “It’s not the same. It’s just In Kansas City, Jewish Fam- par excellence in interperson- sanctity beyond deeds and be- need. not,” said Schectman. “But ily Services is no longer or- al human relationships, “You yond words. b West said she’s lucky to have we’re not leaving anyone ganizing home visits, but is shall do what is right and good” Shabbat Shalom supportive children whom she stranded.” instead contacting clients over is visiting. She says she is tak- In Pittsburgh, where the JCC the phone to make sure they ing great care to have good is in many ways the center of have a two week supply of hygiene and limit her risk of Jewish life, staff are still trying food, medicine and other es- FBI (Continued from Page 1) exposure. But she can no longer to figure out in what capacity sentials. Normally, their “Help play bridge with her friends. they can continue programs at Home” program sends vol- personal interactions,” the FBI ruary that neo-Nazi and white Her gym is closed. And the aimed at seniors, like AgeWell, unteers to help older adults said last week in an alert. supremacists are using fears activities she prized before her which holds classes and work- make repairs and avoid hoard- The bureau warned local associated with coronavirus husband’s death are now “even shops like painting and tai chi, ing. Now, staff and handymen police agencies that extrem- to fuel hated against Jews and more important” and also al- food and nutrition programs are only doing safety repairs, ists want their followers to use spread anti-Semitic conspiracy most entirely unavailable to that provide home delivered like broken fire alarms, or out- spray bottles to spread bodily theories on social-media plat- her. and social meals. door projects to minimize con- fluids to police officers on the forms. Jewish community centers, Sy and Ruth Drescher, both tact with clients. street and to spread corona- Michael Masters, head of the synagogues, assisted living fa- 86, who live in Pittsburgh and Some seniors normally see virus to Jews by going “any umbrella group Secure Com- cilities and other facilities that are members of the congre- staff or volunteers every week, place they may be congregated munities Network, which co- provide programs for seniors gation Dor Hadash, said they said executive director and CEO to include markets, political ordinates security for Jewish have mostly ground their ac- weren’t sure they knew how to Don Goldman, and if “now that offices, businesses and places organizations and synagogues tivities to a screeching halt over stream the services linked on connection has gone away, that of worship.” around the United States, said the last few weeks. Protocols their temple’s website. can just feel incredibly isolat- Of course, many of these that “while the world faces a and recommendations change But they said they don’t feel ing.” places are currently closed. deadly pandemic, it’s a stark daily and sometimes hourly, isolated — Sy is an historian Judith West, in New York, “Anti-government folks in reminder that certain groups, and these facilities are forced and continues his “interchange has been trying to maintain her America love to target law en- notably the Jewish communi- to take the utmost caution with with other scholars over email.” “self-sufficiency,” despite the forcement as a symbol of Amer- ty and law enforcement, must the many seniors they serve. Ruth has been making paper weight of her husband’s passing ica’s authority,” said Don Mi- also continue the battle against “It’s painful to us,” said Amy flowers, which she says is “very and the restrictions due to the halek, executive vice president those who wish to hurt or kill Schectman, president and CEO satisfying and very rewarding.” virus. of the Federal Law Enforcement them.” of 2Life Communities, a group They have been taking long “A lot of sickness and a lot of Officers Association Founda- He added that “as the eco- of affordable housing commu- walks. physical health is impacted by tion. “It’s just sad that that’s nomic situation remains fragile nities for older adults in Massa- “Seniors are one of the top one’s mental attitude,” she said. their focus at a time of crisis in and civil society disrupted, the chusetts. “We’re just so desper- priorities of our agency,” said “Maybe experience does give the nation.” potential for the followers of ate to keep people connected.” Fara Marcus, director of devel- you a broader perspective.” b The Anti-Defamation League hate to act becomes more likely 2Life Communities has as- opment and strategic marketing © Forward, reprinted with authorization. said in a report released in Feb- … and more deadly.” b THE JEWISH LEDGER • Thursday, March 26, 2020 • Page 7 Who Is Leading the Race to Develop the Coronavirus Vaccine?

by EYTAN HALON The current trials are being pany’s existing production fa- As doctors battle night and carried out at the Kaiser Per- cilities. day to save patients’ lives in manente Washington Health “The combination of mRNA hospitals worldwide, the world’s Research Institute in Seattle. science, disease understand- leading scientific minds are rac- Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of ing, formulation and produc- ing to produce the first vaccines the NIH’s National Institute of tion expertise make CureVac a for the novel coronavirus. Allergy and Infectious Diseases, unique player to fight against Some of those leading the described the study as “an im- any infectious disease, no mat- way have relied on knowledge portant first step toward” find- ter whether they are seasonal or from previous coronavirus out- ing a safe and effective vaccine. pandemic,” said CureVac CTO breaks, while others have used Mariola Fotin-Mleczek. vaccine platform technologies CanSino Biologics used to combat other epidem- Authorities in China granted BioNTech ics, including Ebola. approval last week for Phase 1 German immunotherapy Though regulatory processes clinical trials of a coronavirus company BioNTech and Ameri- and bureaucratic barriers are vaccine developed by research- can pharma giant Pfizer signed likely to be expedited, including ers at Tianjin-based CanSino a letter of intent last week to the acceleration of clinical trials Biologics and the Academy of codevelop and distribute an in humans, the world will need Military Medical Sciences. mRNA-based vaccine against to be patient for the arrival of Tests of Ad5-nCoV in ani- the novel coronavirus. The the vaccine. mals, researchers said, showed partnership, originally formed Dr. Mike Ryan, director of that the vaccine candidate Doctor giving a vaccine to a patient, illustrative. (INGIMAGE) in 2018 to develop flu vaccines, the WHO Health Emergencies can induce strong immune will accelerate BioNTech’s Program, told BBC television response and demonstrated a oral vaccine, the institute said, vices to administer them by the COVID-19 vaccine program on Sunday that it would take at good safety profile. Prescreen- is expected to begin within end of 2020. BNT162, which is expected to “least a year” for a vaccine to ing for the first human study eight to 10 weeks, and safety “Our team of vaccine experts enter the clinic by the end of become available, emphasizing has already begun, and is ex- approval is expected within 90 are working around the clock April. the need for rigorous safety pected to enroll 108 healthy days. to advance INO-4800 and we Just one day earlier, the standards. participants at Wuhan’s Tongji “We are currently in inten- look forward to attracting addi- Mainz-based company an- So, who are the developers Hospital. sive discussions with potential tional partnerships to expedite nounced a strategic develop- leading the race for the highly “Having committed to pro- partners that can help acceler- its development to meet this ment and commercialization sought-after vaccine? vide unconditional support to ate the in-human trials phase urgent global health need,” said collaboration with Fosun Phar- fight against the global epidem- and expedite the completion INOVIO president and CEO Dr. ma to advance its mRNA vac- Moderna ic, CanSinoBIO is determined of final product development J. Joseph Kim. cine in China. Fosun Pharma The first dose of the mRNA- to launch our vaccine product and regulatory activities,” said will pay BioNTech up to $135m. 1273 coronavirus vaccine, de- candidate as soon as possible MIGAL CEO David Zigdon. CureVac in upfront and potential future veloped by the US National with no compromise on quality Reportedly the target of an investment and milestone pay- Institutes of Health (NIH) and and safety,” said CanSino chair- INOVIO Pharmaceuticals acquisition attempt by US Pres- ments. Moderna’s infectious disease man and CEO Xuefeng Yu. Pennsylvania-based INOVIO ident Donald Trump, German “We feel a duty to exploit research team, was given to the announced the receipt of a new biopharmaceutical company our full technology and im- first participant in their Phase 1 MIGAL $5 million grant from the Bill CureVac announced that it is le- munotherapy expertise to study on March 16. The trial of Located in Kiryat Shmona, & Melinda Gates Foundation veraging its mRNA-based drug help address the COVID-19 the vaccine, built on previous the MIGAL – Galilee Research on March 12 to accelerate the platform to produce a vaccine pandemic emergency,” said studies of SARS and MERS, is Institute is working to adapt a testing of its novel DNA vac- against the novel coronavirus. BioNTech founder and CEO intended to provide data on the vaccine initially developed to cine for COVID-19, known as The European Commission Prof. Ugur Sahin, adding that safety and immunogenicity of prevent the Infectious Bronchi- INO-4800. has offered up to €80 million of the company is also working the vaccine, and is expected to tis Virus (IBV) in poultry. Currently in preclinical stud- financial support to CureVac, on a novel therapeutics ap- enroll 45 healthy adult volun- Funded by the government, ies, INOVIO plans to advance which plans to launch clinical proach for patients who have teers over six weeks. the institute hailed a “scientific into US Phase 1 clinical trials tests in June 2020. If proven, already been infected. Details, The Cambridge, Massachu- breakthrough that will lead to next month, backed by up to the commission said, millions he said, will be disclosed “in setts-based drug discovery the rapid creation of a vaccine $9m. in funding from the Coali- of vaccine doses could be pro- the coming weeks.” b company emphasized that it is against coronavirus” in late tion for Epidemic Preparedness duced at low costs in the com- © The Jerusalem Post “still early in the story,” with no February, based on the genetic Innovations. The company says approved drugs to date emerg- similarity between the avian it aims to deliver one million ing from its vaccine program coronavirus and the novel coro- doses of INO-4900 and hand- IDF, US Military Conduct Joint and no previous human trials. navirus. Human testing of the held intradermal delivery de- Air Drill With F-35 Jets in Israel

Allegations (Continued from Page 1) tile ground” for antisemitism. brella Jewish organization of antisemitic caricature of a Jew Reports by the Anti-Defama- the French Jewish community, alongside an image of a globe. tion League and other organi- which found numerous exam- In January, white supremacist zations have demonstrated that ples of antisemitism against and former congressional can- far-right and white-supremacist the background of the outbreak. didate Paul Nehlen said Israel elements are also using the The CRIF report cited Na- had “unleashed a bio weapon,” pandemic to incite antisemitism tional Rally politician Alain against China “meant to teach Among the examples cited in Mondino, who shared a video you that they control your des- the Strategic Affairs Ministry titled “Coronavirus for Goy” tiny as well,” and asking “You report was an opinion article on a Russian social network gonna let those jealous, vindic- An Israeli Air Force F-35 participating in the international Blue Flag drill by Kevin Barrett on Press TV, accusing Jews of developing tive Jews get away with it?” held from Nov. 3 to Nov. 14, 2019, at Uvda Air Force Base, north of Eilat. (IDF an Iranian-funded international the coronavirus with the aim of Former Milwaukee County Spokesperson’s Unit) propaganda outlet, in which he “establishing their supremacy”. sheriff David Clarke, Jr. accused accuses Israel of having “engi- The ADL has also conducted Jewish investor and billionaire (JNS) — The Israeli Air Force against joint drills with other neered” the deadly virus and of research highlighting antise- George Soros of being behind and the U.S. military conducted countries. trying to “amplify” the severe mitic themes surrounding the the outbreak, while far-right and a joint drill in the south of the Lockheed Martin’s F-35 is outbreak of the disease in Iran. crisis, saying there has been “a white supremacist groups and country with F-35 fighter jets the newest and most advanced The report also noted a state- surge in messaging that Jews individuals have shared messag- on Tuesday, the Israel Defense fighter jet in the world. ment by the head of the Refah and/or Israel manufactured or es and images accusing Jews of Forces announced in a state- The IDF is implementing its Party in Turkey, Fatih Erbakan, spread the coronavirus to ad- responsibility for the pandemic. ment. new “Momentum“ multi-year who said on March 6 the pan- vance their global control.” In the same vein, such ele- Special measures are being development plan — under the demic “serves Zionism’s goals The ADL pointed to an image ments have accused Jews of taken to prevent spread of the leadership of IDF Chief of Staff of decreasing the number of shared on the Telegram social seeking to profit from the coro- coronavirus, including no con- Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi — that people and preventing it from network earlier this month navirus by selling vaccines for tact between soldiers on the seeks to make the Israeli army increasing.” showing a Trojan horse whose the disease, overcharging for it ground, i24 News reported. The function even faster with en- The ministry also pointed to head was a coronavirus cell and limiting its availability. b drill went ahead despite the fact hanced electronic communica- a report by the CRIF — the um- and was carrying inside an © The Jerusalem Post that currently, there is a ban tion between different forces. b Advertiser • Size • Date • Designer Fax/Email: @ Expositor-Ledger Newspapers Rochester Golf Week • The Jewish Ledger 2535 Brighton-Henrietta Town Line Road, Rochester, NY 14623 (585) 427-2468 • FAX (585) 427-8521 IMPORTANT… We want YOUR AD to be perfect… Your ad will run as it appears here unless we hear from you immediately. 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More Real Life Kosher Cooking by Miriam Pascal Mesorah Publications Ltd., 2019, 304pp. (hardcover) Hundreds of thousands of Miriam Pascal’s fans have enjoyed her creative, tasty, and just-plain-fun recipes, which she shares on her popular blog and in her bestselling cookbooks, Something Sweet and Real Life Kosher Cooking. Now, in More Real Life Kosher Cooking, Miriam shows us how to create memorable dishes with approach- able recipes. And just what makes a recipe approachable? Think simple, common sense preparation. No pricey equipment. No hard-to-find ingredients. Just great ideas, fantastic results - and lots and lots of love. Miriam Pascal is the founder of OvertimeCook.com, one of the world’s leading destinations for kosher reci- pes, and author of the “Something Sweet” cookbook of dessert recipes. A self-taught cook and baker, Miriam shares her passion for recipes, food, and photography on her website, as well as in her monthly food column in Ami Magazine’s Whisk. Miriam has garnered a large and loyal following of home cooks who appreciate her expertise and experience in creating simple, family-friendly recipes that fit the lifestyles of busy cooks who want to feed their families nutritious and delicious meals. d

Kosher Style by Amy Rosen Appetite by Random House, 2019,256pp. (hardcover) In this book are all the recipes you need for successful shellfish- and pork-free home entertaining, be it for a Jewish holiday or a workaday dinner. From crave-worthy snacks to family-size salads, soulful mains to show-stop- ping desserts, all of the recipes are doable in the home kitchen and are clearly marked as either a meat dish, dairy dish, or pareve (neutral). Think: Lacy Latkes & Applesauce, Sour Cream & Onion Potato Knishes, General Tso’s Chicken, and Toblerone-Chunk Hamantaschen your family will plotz over. Kosher Style is for anyone who likes to cook and loves to eat, and it’s especially for those yearning to create new shared memories around a table brimming with history, loved ones and maple-soy brisket. Amy Rosen is a James Beard Award-nominated, award-winning freelance journalist. She is the editor of Mod- ern Farmer magazine and contributes regularly to enRoute, The Globe and Mail and Food & Drink, among others. She is the author of five books, including the bestselling Toronto Cooks and its follow-up, Toronto Eats. Amy is also the founder of Rosen’s Cinnamon Buns. She lives in Toronto. d

The Side Dish Bible by America’s Test Kitchen America’s Test Kitchen, 2019, 512 pp (hardcover) A roadmap to help home cooks round out and enhance any meal, for any occasion with 1001 recipes for every type of side dish imaginable. Every cook struggles over making side dishes, from choosing what goes best with the main course to getting stuck in a rut making the same tired green beans and rice. But this destined-to-be-dog-ear’d compendium of side dishes changes all that; more thorough than any other cookbook, our first complete compilation of side dishes offers 1,001 perfect recipes for tonight and every night, whether you only have a few minutes or need your next dinner-party go-to. America’s Test Kitchen is well-known for its top-rated television shows with more than 4 million weekly public television viewers, bestselling cookbooks, magazines, websites, and cooking school. The highly reputable and recognizable brands of America’s Test Kitchen, Cook’s Illustrated, and Cook’s Country are the work of over 60 passionate chefs based in Boston, Massachusetts, who put ingredients, cookware, equipment, and recipes through objective, rigorous testing to identify the very best. d Page 10 • THE JEWISH LEDGER • Thursday, March 26, 2020 Happy Jewish Coronavirus Stories to Finish the Week

by BEN HARRIS they come, with passersby re- sumably, he’s got other issues (JTA) — After a week in cruited to participate in key on his plate. Like many major which the headlines seemed to parts of the service. cities, Minneapolis remains grow more grim by the day, it’s “Nothing was ordinary but under a state of emergency. worth remembering that even as everything was extraordinary,” “We are super excited,” Frey cities go dark across the globe, Kirschenbaum wrote in an said in the video. And so are the world continues to turn. Ba- email Friday. we. Mazel tov, Jacob and Sarah. bies are born, people are getting Cooper and Ygbi weren’t even married, and thankfully the sun the only Jewish couple to get Westchester Attorney still rises every morning. married in the neighborhood Emerges From Coma As we wind down a work this week. One couple that Lawrence Garbuz, the attor- week unlike any we’ve expe- couldn’t have guests at their ney at the center of the coro- rienced before, here are three wedding drove through the navirus outbreak in New Ro- Jewish stories of hope and joy streets in a convertible while chelle, New York, emerged from to take you into the weekend. people cheered for them. a coma on Wednesday. Garbuz was patient zero for Alana and Yisroel Jacob Frey and His the coronavirus in New York, Got Married Wife Are Expecting Alana Cooper and her husband, Yisroel Ygbi, center, at their wedding in the common denominator They’re not the only Jewish Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Brooklyn. (Courtesy of Rabbi Ari Kirschenbaum) among 37 early confirmed cases couple to get married in the Frey — known in some quar- of the disease in the state. The midst of a pandemic, but few ters as the nation’s foremost Young Israel of New Rochelle photos capture just how surreal Jewish political sex symbol synagogue, which Garbuz at- this moment feels for many of us (watch out Bernie Sanders) — tended, was forced to close as this one of Alana Cooper and announced that he and his wife after his diagnosis. A one-mile Yisroel Ygbi, who were married Sarah Clarke are expecting a containment zone was set up Thursday afternoon in Brooklyn baby in September. around the synagogue. outside the headquarters of the “Hey everyone,” Frey said in As the crisis intensified, Gar- Chabad Hasidic movement at a short video posted on Twitter. buz was placed into a medically 770 Eastern Parkway. “I figured that you’ve gotten induced coma from which he Presided over by Rabbi Ari enough talk on coronavirus emerged on Wednesday. He “is Kirschenbaum, the director of lately.” awake and alert and seems to the Chabad center in the Pros- It doesn’t even matter that be on the road to full recovery,” pect Heights neighborhood, the Frey appeared not to know Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and his wife Sarah Clarke are going to be his wife, Adina, said in a post wedding was as makeshift as what to call an ultrasound. Pre- parents. (Screen from Twitter) on Facebook. b

Hillel (Continued from Page 1) all of that plus the opportunity Coming soon, some of Hillel’s work, clearer communication to stay connected to classmates, after-school and lunch clubs and increasing the bandwidth faculty and maintain a sense of will also start meeting in order to create the most ideal normalcy during these days of online. The regular “Morning online experience. uncertainty. Meeting” and Tefillah (prayer) During the digital learning With the leadership and ex- still takes place each day and it development process, Hillel pertise from Head of School, is incredible to see the student’s faculty and administration pre- Mrs. Tracie Glazer and Dean of faces on screen participating pared a personalized bag of Students, Mr. Scott Hoornbeck, and praying, just as they would tools for each student, including together with the faculty and if they were in the building! supplies they might not have at staff, Hillel School developed Hillel has created addition- home along with their school- the online classroom platform al resources for students and issued computers, to make the for all students, Kindergarten families to make the transition transition as easy as possible, through 8th Grade. It is not to this new way of learning and the school setup curbside a platform of recorded videos easier including an introduction pick-up or home-delivery so and independent learning. The and tutorial video, a FAQ page students were ready to go back “Hillel University” for parents who are trouble- to school the following day. Par- Moodle site provides LIVE shooting, updated home page to ents participated in an online one-on-one daily instruction for include a link to the actual uni- training session led by Mrs. all classes, at all grade levels. versity for parents and students, Glazer and Mr. Hoornbeck in The site is completely custom- and a specific help desk email order to guide families through ized to include all standard has been established to assist the new process and schedule. subjects like Math, Science, users in real time. Like with any The second First Day of School English Language Arts (ELA), online tool, there will be some for the year was March 19, 2020 Judaics, Hebrew, Art, Health, adjustments and modifications and it was a true success! It STEAM, and even Physical Ed- needed, however, these Hillel was not without some starts ucation. Since it is a closed and School students are jumping and stops and some technical encrypted space that only Hillel right in with no fear and staying difficulties, but all were minor students and faculty can gain focused and connected. In the obstacles that are being moni- access to, the school can also coming weeks, an even more tored and fixed. Hillel School is stillNot Getting provide It • 5x14p6the 1:1 • counseling022316 • SH updated site will be unveiled to proud to provide this serviceHOUSE for services and tutoring so as not reveal more integration for up- our students to lead the way for to break the cycles of progress. loading documents and home- the Rochester community. b If you’re NOT GETTING The Jewish Ledger, you’re just NOT GETTING IT! Subscribe online at TheJewishLedger.com

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Weekly or call us at 427-2468 Since 1924  THE JEWISH LEDGER • Thursday, March 26, 2020 • Page 11 Legal Notices … Candle Lighting NOTICE OF FORMATION OF may be served, and a copy shall be mailed such process to: c/o the Company, 1900 THE CENTER FOR SOCIAL to 1657 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14610. Empire Boulevard Suite 225, Webster, New INTELLIGENCE, LLC Its purpose is any lawful business. York 14580. Company is to be managed by March 27, 7:13 — April 3, 7:21 THE CENTER FOR SOCIAL INTELLI- one or more managers. No members of GENCE, LLC filed Articles of Organization NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY the Company shall be liable in their capac- with NYS on 2/12/2020. (1) Its principal (1) Name: Gold Stag Enterprises LLC ity as members of the Company for debts, office is in Monroe County, NY. (2) The Thursday, March 26 — Thursday, April 2 (the “LLC”). (2) Articles of Organization of obligations or liabilities of the Company. Secretary of State has been designated as the LLC were filed with the Secretary of No member of the Company, solely by rea- agent upon whom process against it may State NY (“SSNY”) on February 18, 2020 son of being a member, is an agent of the be served and a copy of any process will RELIGIOUS SERVICES (3) Its office location is to be in Monroe Company for the purpose of its business, be mailed to the LLC, 349 W. Commercial County, State of New York. (4) The SSNY and no member shall have the authority Street, Suite 2630, East Rochester, NY Temple B’rith Kodesh 2131 Elmwood Ave. 244-7060 has been designated as agent of the LLC to act for the Company solely by virtue 14445. (3) Purpose: Any lawful purpose. upon whom process against it may be of being a member. Purpose/character of NOTICE OF FORMATION served. The post office address to which the Company: any and all lawful activities. Temple Beth El, Geneva 755 S. Main St. (315) 789-2945 OF GRT Realty LLC the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process GRT Realty LLC filed Articles of Orga- against the LLC is: 169 Straub Road, Roch- NOTICE OF FORMATION OF CHESTNUT GROVE LAND LLC nization with NYS on 2/6/2020. Its principal ester, NY 14626 (5) Purpose: Any lawful Temple Emanu-El 2956 St. Paul Blvd. 266-1978 office is in Monroe County, New York. The act or activity. Chestnut Grove Land LLC filed Ar- principal business location is 210 Ashley ticles of Organization with NYS on Feb- The Counceller Dorf, LLC. Arts of Org Dr., Rochester NY 14620. The Secretary ruary 24, 2020. (1) Its principal office is Temple Emanu-El 124 Bank St., Batavia 343-7027

filed with the SSNY on 2/10/2020. Office: REFORM of State has been designated as its agent in Monroe County, New York. (2) The Ontario County. SSNY designated as agent and the post office address to which the Secretary of State has been designated of the LLC upon whom process against Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any as its agent and the post office address Congregation Etz Chaim 2 Mountain Rise, Fairport 223-5344 may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of to which the Secretary of State shall process against it is c/o GRT Realty LLC, 210 process to the LLC, 6731 Springdale Court, Ashley Dr., Rochester NY 14620. Purpose: mail a copy of any process against it is: Victor NY 14564. Purpose: Any lawful Temple Sinai 363 Penfield Rd. 381-6890 Any lawful purpose. purpose. the LLC, 259 Alexander Street, Roches- ter, New York 14607. (3) Purpose: Any Notice of Formation of LLC NOTICE OF FORMATION OF lawful purpose. Media and Online Services LLC (LLC) LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Congregation Beth Hamedresh-Beth Israel filed Arts. of Org. with Secy. of State of BD Member Hudson 11 Warren, LLC Notice of Formation 1369 East Ave. 244-2060 NY (SSNY) on 02/12/2020. Office location: filed Articles of Organization with the NY of GWS1016, LLC Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent Department of State on 2/18/2020. Its of- Articles of Organization filed with Temple Beth Am of the LLC upon whom process may be fice is located in Monroe County. The Sec- Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on Au- served and SSNY shall mail process to retary of State is designated as agent of gust 5, 2016. Office location: Monroe 2131Elmwood Avenue, Entrance A 334-4855 the LLC at 10 Office Park Way, Suite 100. the Company upon whom process against County. SSNY designated as agent of Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any business it may be served, and a copy shall be LLC upon whom process against it may Temple Beth David permitted under law. mailed to c/o Benchmark Development, be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 2131Elmwood Avenue, 266-3223 34 Bridge Street, Great Barrington, MA NOTICE OF FORMATION GWS1016, LLC 115 Sully’s Trail, Suite CONSERVATIVE 01230. Its purpose is any lawful business. MCO FLOORING LLC has filed Articles 5, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any Temple Beth El 139 Winton Rd. South 473-1770 of Organization with the Secretary of NOTICE OF FORMATION OF lawful activity. LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY State on February 18, 2020. Its office is lo- NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Chabad Lubavitch 1037 Winton Rd. South 271-0330 cated in Monroe County. The Secretary of (1) Name: Walking R Farms LLC (the CINOTTI’S SALON LLC “LLC”). (2) Articles of Organization of the State has been designated as agent upon CINOTTI’S SALON LLC filed Articles LLC were filed with the Secretary of State Congregation Beth Hakneses Hachodosh whom process against it may be served of Organization with New York State and a copy of any process will be mailed to NY (“SSNY”) on February 18, 2020 (3) Its 19 St. Regis Dr. North 406-7561 Department of State on 02/07/2020. The LLC, 200 Metro Park, Rochester, New office location is to be in Ontario County, Its office is located in Monroe County. York 14623. The purpose of the LLC is any State of New York. (4) The SSNY has been Congregation Beth Sholom 1161 Monroe Ave. 473-1625 The Secretary of State has been desig- lawful activity. designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. nated as agent of the Company upon Congregation Light of Israel (Sephardic) North Coast Service Center, LLC The post office address to which the SSNY whom it may be served and a copy of ORTHODOX Notice of formation of limited liability shall mail a copy of any process against the any process shall be mailed to 1782 1675 Monroe Ave. 271-5690 company (LLC). Name: North Coast Ser- LLC is: 3014 Jones Road, Geneva, NY 14456 PENFIELD ROAD PENFIELD, NY 14526. vice Center, LLC. Articles of Organization (5) Purpose: Any lawful act or activity. The purpose of the Company is any filed with the Secretary of State of New lawful purpose. Ohel Avraham NOTICE OF FORMATION OF York (SSNY) on February 13, 2020. Office LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Temple B’rith Kodesh, 2131 Elmwood Ave. 389-2525 location: Monroe County. SSNY designat- NOTICE OF FORMATION OF

Hudson 11 Warren, LLC filed Articles OTHER ed as agent of LLC upon whom process BLACKGOLD PROPERTIES, LLC of Organization with the NY Department against it may be served. SSNY shall mail BlackGold Properties, LLC filed of State on 2/18/2020. Its office is located copy of process to: 1177 Fairport Road, Articles of Organization with NYS on in Monroe County. The Secretary of State to engage in any lawful act or activity tivity for which limited liability companies Suite 200, Fairport, NY 14450. Purpose: to 2/19/2020. (1) Its principal office is in is designated as agent of the Company for which limited liability companies Monroe County, NY. (2) The Secretary may be organized under Section 203 of engage in any lawful act or activity. upon whom process against it may be of State has been designated as agent may be formed. the Limited Liability Company Act. NOTICE OF FORMATION served, and a copy shall be mailed to upon whom process against it may be NOTICE OF FORMATION OF RENZA RENTALS LLC has filed Articles c/o Benchmark Development, 34 Bridge NOTICE OF FORMATION served and a copy of any process will LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY of Organization with the Secretary of Street, Great Barrington, MA 01230. Its OF 1549 Empire, LLC purpose is any lawful business. be mailed to the LLC, 106 Industrial (1) Name: Saylor Wanzenried State on February 19, 2020. Its office is lo- Street, Rochester, NY 14608. (3) Pur- 1549 Empire, LLC filed Articles of cated in Monroe County. The Secretary of CPAs, PLLC (the “LLC”). (2) Articles NOTICE OF FORMATION OF pose: Any lawful purpose. Organization with the Secretary of State State has been designated as agent upon of Organization of the LLC were CC WRANGLERS LLC on August 27, 2019. ( 1) Its principal office whom process against it may be served CC Wranglers LLC filed Articles of Notice of Formation of filed with the Secretary of State NY is in Monroe County, New York. 2) The and a copy of any process will be mailed Organization with the New York Secre- Upstate Mattress, LLC (“SSNY”) on January 13, 2020 (3) Its of- Secretary of State has been designated as to The LLC, 620 Park Avenue, Suite 325, tary of State on January 21, 2020. (1) Its Articles of Organization filed with fice location is to be in Monroe County, Rochester, New York 14607. The purpose principal office is in Monroe County, New Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) State of New York. (4) The SSNY has its agent upon whom process against it of the LLC is any lawful activity. York. (2) The principal business location is on 1/23/2030. Office location: Monroe been designated as agent of the LLC may be served and its post office address One Park Avenue, Brockport, New York County. SSNY is designated as agent NOTICE OF FORMATION OF upon whom process against it may to which the Secretary of State shall mail CCABI PARTNERS LLC 14420 (3) The Secretary of State has been of LLC upon whom process against it designated as its agent and the post office be served. The post office address to a copy of any process against it served CCABI Partners LLC filed Articles of may be served. SSNY shall mail pro- address to which the Secretary of State which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any upon him or her is c/o The Company, 501 Organization with NYS on February 19, cess to: (81 Peak Hill Drive Rochester, shall mail a copy of any process against it is process against the LLC is: 418 Parkside S. Clinton Avenue, Rochester, New York 2020. (1) Its principal office is in Monroe NY 14625) Purpose: any lawful act or c/o The LLC, One Park Avenue, Brockport, activity. Trail, Macedon, NY 14502 (5) Purpose: 14620. 3) The Company shall be managed County, New York. (2) The Secretary of New York 14420. (4) Purpose: Any lawful State has been designated as its agent Any lawful act or activity. by one or more managers. 4) The charac- purpose. NOTICE OF FORMATION OF and the post office address to which the DIANA DEYO RYAN, ESQ. LLC NOTICE OF FORMATION OF 2400 ter or purpose of its business is to engage Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION Diana Deyo Ryan, Esq. LLC filed MT. READ BLVD. ROCHESTER, LLC in any lawful activity for which limited process against it is: the LLC, 500 Linden Notice of formation of limited liability Articles of Organization with NYS on liability companies may be organized Oaks, Suite 210, Rochester, New York company (LLC). Name: 510 Union Street 2400 Mt. Read Blvd. Rochester, LLC 14625. (3) Purpose: Any lawful purpose. LV LLC (the Company). Articles of Orga- February 25, 2020. (1) Its principal filed Articles of Organization with NYS under Section 203 of the Limited Liability nization filed with Secretary of State of office is in Monroe County, New York. on 2/28/2020. (1) Its principal office is in Company Act. NOTICE OF FORMATION OF NY (SSNY) on 02/21/20. NY office location: (2) The Secretary of State has been des- Monroe County, NY. (2) The Secretary LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Monroe County. SSNY is designated as ignated as its agent and the post office of State has been designated as agent The name of the Limited Liability Com- LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY agent upon whom process against the address to which the Secretary of State upon whom process against it may be pany is Cedar Falls Estates LLC. Arti- Company may be served. SSNY shall mail shall mail a copy of any process against Sparkle Ocean Farms LLC filed Arti- cles of Organization were filed with the served and a copy of any process will be a copy of any such process to: c/o the it is: the LLC, 150 Allens Creek Road, cles of Organization with the NY Depart- Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) mailed to the LLC, 1777 East Henrietta Company, 100 Savannah Street, Rochester, Suite 110, Rochester, New York 14618. ment of State on 2/21/2020. Its office is on January 30, 2020. The office of the NY 14607. The Company is to be managed (3) Purpose: To Practice the Profession Road, Building A, Suite 100, Rochester, NY located in Monroe County. The Secretary LLC is located in Monroe County. The by one or more managers. No members of of Law. 14623. (3) Purpose: Any lawful purpose. business street address is 55 Oliver Street, the Company shall be liable in their capac- of State is designated as agent of the NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Rochester, New York 14607. SSNY is desig- ity as members of the Company for debts, NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Company upon whom process against it nated as the agent of the Company upon LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 89-97 Edinburgh, LLC obligations or liabilities of the Company. may be served, and a copy shall be mailed whom process in any action or proceeding No member of the Company, solely by rea- The name of the Limited Liability 89-97 Edinburgh, LLC filed Articles of to 17 Prince St., Rochester, NY 14607. Its against it may be served, and the address son of being a member, is an agent of the Company is FICO PARTNERS LLC. Organization with the Secretary of State to which the Secretary of State shall mail a Company for the purpose of its business, Articles of Organization were filed on September 8, 2017. ( 1) Its principal purpose is any lawful business. copy of any such process is 55 Oliver Street, and no member shall have the authority with the Secretary of State of New office is in Monroe County, New York. NOTICE OF FORMATION Rochester, New York 14607. The purpose to act for the Company solely by virtue York (SSNY) on February 20, 2020. The 2) The Secretary of State has been des- of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act of being a member. Purpose/character of STRATHMORE LLC has filed an Appli- office of the LLC is located in Monroe ignated as its agent upon whom process or activity for which limited liability com- the Company: any and all lawful activities. cation for Authority with the Secretary of County. The business street address is against it may be served and its post office panies may be formed. 1653 Woodard Road, Webster, New State on November 6, 2019. Its office is lo- NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION address to which the Secretary of State York 14580. SSNY is designated as the NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Notice of formation of limited liability shall mail a copy of any process against cated in Monroe County. The Secretary of LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY agent of the Company upon whom company. Name: Atlas Housing LLC it served upon him or her is c/o The Com- State has been designated as agent upon 1267 E. Ridge Road Holdings, LLC (the Company). Articles of Organization process in any action or proceeding whom process against it may be served filed Articles of Organization with the NY against it may be served, and the ad- pany, 30 West Broad Street, Suite 406, filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) and a copy of any process will be mailed Department of State on 2/18/20. Its office on 02/19/20. NY office location: Monroe dress to which the Secretary of State Rochester, New York 14614. 3) The Com- is located in Monroe County. The Secre- County. SSNY is designated as agent upon shall mail a copy of any such process pany shall be managed by one or more to The LLC, 60 Browns Race, Suite 200, tary of State is designated as agent of the whom process against the Company may is 1653 Woodard Road, Webster, New managers. 4) The character or purpose of Rochester, New York 14614. The purpose Company upon whom process against it be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any York 14580. The purpose of the LLC is its business is to engage in any lawful ac- of the LLC is any lawful activity. Page 12 • THE JEWISH LEDGER • Thursday, March 26, 2020

Israel … NGO Accused of Collecting Classified IDF Intel Given Two Months to Respond by YAIR ALTMAN sensitive military intelligence Despite these reports, Mandel- Israel’s High Court of Justice that, if made public, could put blit decided to support the deci- on Monday ordered Attorney the nation’s security at risk. sion by the State Attorney’s Of- General Avichai Mandelblit and Ad Kan decided to seek an fice not to open an investigation the NGO Breaking the Silence, investigation into Breaking the because the matter was deemed a left-wing watchdog group that Silence after its researchers re- “irrelevant to the public interest.” reports on alleged Israel Defense ported that the NGO’s project Ad Kan filed the petition on be- Forces abuses, to respond within of “collecting testimonies” from half of a group of senior IDF com- two months to a petition filed IDF soldiers went beyond alleged manders, including Maj. Gen. against Breaking the Silence human rights violations and in- (res.) Gershon Hacohen, Brig. which alleged that the group—in cluded the collection of classified Gen. Amir Avivi and members conjunction with it foreign back- military information. of the “HaBitchonistim” forum, ers — was illegally collecting Ad Kan is also alleging that who support an investigation into classified military intelligence. Breaking the Silence is in close the allegations that Breaking the The ruling comes in response contact with foreign governments Silence is collecting classified to a petition earlier this month by and has signed contracts with military intel. Ad Kan, a group which tracks the a number of European govern- Breaking the Silence dis- Israeli soldiers detain Israeli left-wing activists during a tour conducted by activity of leftist NGOs that target ments to supply them with in- missed the allegations as “delu- NGO Breaking the Silence in Mitzpe Yair, near Hebron in Judea and Samaria, the IDF. The petitioners claimed formation about IDF activity in sional.” b on Aug. 31, 2018. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90) Breaking the Silence is collecting exchange for funding. ©Israel Hayom Legal Notices …

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF by virtue of being a member. Purpose/ by virtue of being a member. Purpose/ Delaware: 11/6/2019. NY office location: THE LLC, 30 SHAKER MILL, ROCHESTER, 1800 S. WINTON — LLC character of the Company: any and all character of the Company: any and all Monroe County. NYSS designated as NY 14612. The purpose of the Company 1800 S. Winton — LLC filed Articles lawful activities. lawful activities. agent of LLC upon whom process against is any lawful purpose. it may be served. NYSS shall mail copy of Organization with NYS on March 3, NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION NOTICE OF FORMATION of process to the LLC, 703 11th Street, NOTICE OF FORMATION 2020. (1) Its principal office is in Monroe NINE SUTHERLAND LLC has filed Ar- Notice of formation of limited liability Boulder, CO 80302. Address of office J PAK PROPERTIES LLC (the “LLC”) County, New York. (2) The Secretary of company (LLC). Name: WF Towngate ticles of Organization with the Secretary maintained in jurisdiction of formation: filed Articles of Organization with the State has been designated as its agent LLC (the Company). Articles of Organi- of State on March 4, 2020. Its office is 3500 S. Dupont Hwy, Dover, DE 19901. New York Department of State on and the post office address to which the zation filed with Secretary of State of NY located in Monroe County. The Secretary Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any of State has been designated as agent Copy of Certificate of Formation on file MARCH 3, 2020. Its office is located in (SSNY) on 02/28/20. NY office location: with the Delaware Secretary of State at process against it is: the LLC, 2850 Clover Monroe County. SSNY is designated as upon whom process against it may be MONROE County. The Secretary of State 401 Federal Street, Suite 4, Dover, DE Street, Pittsford, New York 14534. (3) agent upon whom process against the served and a copy of any process will has been designated as agent of the 19901. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Purpose: Any lawful purpose Company may be served. SSNY shall mail be mailed to The LLC, 28 Mount Liberty Company upon whom process against it a copy of any such process to: c/o the Drive, Penfield, New York 14526. The NOTICE may be served and a copy of any process NOTICE OF FORMATION Company, 550 Latona Road, Rochester, purpose of the LLC is any lawful activity. Articles of Organization with respect shall be mailed to THE LLC, 67 CHAD- Notice of formation of limited liability New York 14626. The Company is to be NOTICE OF FORMATION to IMB ASSOCIATES, LLC, a New York WICK MANOR, FAIRPORT, NY 14450. The company (LLC) Deerwood at First Lake managed by one or more managers. limited liability company, were filed LLC. Articles of Organization filed with 3rd ROC Solar, LLC, filed Articles of purpose of the Company is any lawful No members of the Company shall be Organization with the New York De- with the Secretary of State of the State the Secretary of State of the State of purpose. liable in their capacity as members of partment of State on March 4, 2020. Its of New York on March 10, 2020. The New York (SSNY) on February 10, 2020. the Company for debts, obligations or office is located in Monroe County. The county in New York State where its NOTICE OF FORMATION Office location: Monroe County. SSNY liabilities of the Company. No member of Secretary of State has been designated as office is located is Monroe County. The EPIC POOLS LLC (the “LLC”) filed designated as agent upon whom process the Company, solely by reason of being agent of the Company upon whom pro- Secretary of State has been designated Articles of Organization with the New against it may be served. Address to a member, is an agent of the Company cess against it may be served and a copy as agent of IMB ASSOCIATES, LLC upon York Department of State on FEBRUARY which SSNY shall mail a copy of process for the purpose of its business, and no of any process shall be mailed to Glenn whom process against it may be served; 19, 2020. Its office is located in MONROE is 1021 Pittsford-Victor Road, Pittsford, member shall have the authority to act Fjermedal, 28 E. Main Street, Ste 1700, and the post office address to which the County. The Secretary of State has been New York 14534. Purpose: any lawful for the Company solely by virtue of being Rochester, New York 14614. The purpose Secretary of State shall mail a copy of designated as agent of the Company purpose. a member. Purpose/character of the of the Company is Solar Sales Consulting. any process against, IMB ASSOCIATES, Company: any and all lawful activities. LLC served upon him or her is c/o the upon whom process against it may be NOTICE OF FORMATION OF NOTICE OF FORMATION Company, 21 Schoen Place, Pittsford, NY served and a copy of any process shall OUTLANDER EXPRESS LLC NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION 50EBOZ LLC has filed Articles of Orga- 14534. IMB ASSOCIATES, LLC is formed be mailed to THE LLC, 855 PITTSFORD Notice of formation of limited liability nization with the Secretary of State (SOS) Outlander Express LLC filed Articles for the purpose of engaging in any and VICTOR ROAD, PITTSFORD, NY 14534. company (LLC). Name: WF Five Mile LLC on 3/6/2020. Its office is located in Mon- of Organization with NYS on February The purpose of the Company is any law- (the Company). Articles of Organization roe County. The SOS has been designated all business activities permitted under the 28, 2020. (1) Its principal office is in Gen- laws of the State of New York. ful purpose. esee County, New York. (2) The Secretary filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) as agent upon whom process against it on 02/28/20. NY office location: Monroe may be served and a copy of any process of State has been designated as its agent NOTICE OF FORMATION NOTICE OF FORMATION County. SSNY is designated as agent will be mailed to The LLC, PO Box 18554, CASADENT 2 L.L.C. and the post office address to which the WESTSIDE HEALTHY CBD LLC (the upon whom process against the Compa- Rochester, NY 14618. The purpose of the Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State shall mail a copy of “LLC”) filed Articles of Organization ny may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy LLC is any lawful activity. Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 03/10/2020. any process against it is: the LLC, 128 of any such process to: c/o the Company, with the New York Department of State NOTICE OF FORMATION Office location: Monroe County. SSNY Myrtle Street, Leroy, New York 14482. (3) 550 Latona Road, Rochester, New York on FEBRUARY 18, 2020. Its office is lo- A50EB LLC has filed Articles of Orga- designated as agent of LLC upon whom Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 14626. The Company is to be managed cated in MONROE County. The Secretary nization with the Secretary of State (SOS) process against it may be served. SSNY by one or more managers. No members of State has been designated as agent NOTICE OF FORMATION on 3/6/2020. Its office is located in Mon- shall mail copy of process to c/o the of the Company shall be liable in their LM50EB LLC has filed Articles of Or- roe County. The SOS has been designated Company, 417 French Road, Rochester, of the Company upon whom process capacity as members of the Company ganization with the Secretary of State as agent upon whom process against it New York 14618 against it may be served and a copy of for debts, obligations or liabilities of the may be served and a copy of any process any process shall be mailed to THE LLC, (SOS) on3/4/2020. Its office is located Company. No member of the Company, LEGAL NOTICE: NOTICE OF will be mailed to The LLC, PO Box 18554, 1544 RIDGE ROAD WEST, ROCHESTER, in Monroe County. The SOS has been solely by reason of being a member, is an FORMATION OF LIMITED designated as agent upon whom process Rochester, NY 14618. The purpose of the LIABILITY COMPANY: NY 14615. The purpose of the Company agent of the Company for the purpose of LLC is any lawful activity. against it may be served and a copy of its business, and no member shall have The name of the Limited Liability is any lawful purpose. any process will be mailed to The LLC, Company is Abundant Solar Power the authority to act for the Company Notice of Organization: NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION PO Box 18554, Rochester, NY 14618. The solely by virtue of being a member. Pur- MAYDEN LAKEHOUSE, LLC was filed (TZ1) LLC. The Articles of Organization Notice of formation of limited liability purpose of the LLC is any lawful activity. pose/character of the Company: any and with SSNY on 3/5/20. Office: Ontario were filed with the New York Secretary company (LLC). Name: Taouk Parnell all lawful activities. County. SSNY designated as agent of the of State on March 11, 2020. The office NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION LLC upon whom process may be served. of the Company is located in the County LLC (the Company). Articles of Organi- Notice of formation of limited liability NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION PO address which SSNY shall mail any of Monroe, State of New York. The New zation filed with Secretary of State of NY company (LLC). Name: WRP Operating Notice of formation of limited liability process against the LLC served upon it: York Secretary of State is designated as (SSNY) on 03/10/20. NY office location: Towngate LLC (the Company). Articles company (LLC). Name: WRP Operating 311 FRANLEE LN, VICTOR, NY, 14564. Pur- the agent of the Company upon whom Monroe County. SSNY is designated as of Organization filed with Secretary Five Mile LLC (the Company). Articles pose is to engage in any lawful activity. process in any action or proceeding agent upon whom process against the of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/03/20. NY of Organization filed with Secretary against it may be served, and the ad- NOTICE OF FORMATION Company may be served. SSNY shall office location: Monroe County. SSNY is of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/03/20. NY dress to which the Secretary of State shall JESSICA LEE PHOTOGRAPHY LLC has mail a copy of any such process to: c/o designated as agent upon whom process office location: Monroe County. SSNY is mail a copy of process in any action or filed Articles of Organization with the the Company, PO Box 52, Spencerport, against the Company may be served. designated as agent upon whom process proceeding against the Company served Secretary of State on March 6, 2020. Its New York 14559. The Company is to be SSNY shall mail a copy of any such pro- against the Company may be served. upon him or her is 700 W Metro Park, SSNY shall mail a copy of any such pro- office is located in Monroe County. The managed by one or more managers. cess to: c/o the Company, 550 Latona Rochester, New York 14623. The purpose cess to: c/o the Company, 550 Latona Secretary of State has been designated No members of the Company shall be Road, Rochester, New York 14626. The of the business is any lawful business. Road, Rochester, New York 14626. The as agent upon whom process against it liable in their capacity as members of Company is to be managed by one or may be served and a copy of any process Company is to be managed by one or NOTICE OF FORMATION the Company for debts, obligations or more managers. No members of the will be mailed to The LLC, 60 Ashlyn Rise, more managers. No members of the ANTHONY’S QUALITY RENOVA- liabilities of the Company. No member of Company shall be liable in their capacity Fairport, New York 14450. The purpose TIONS LLC (the “LLC”) filed Articles of Company shall be liable in their capacity the Company, solely by reason of being as members of the Company for debts, as members of the Company for debts, of the LLC is any lawful activity. Organization with the New York Depart- a member, is an agent of the Company obligations or liabilities of the Company. obligations or liabilities of the Company. ment of State on FEBRUARY 14, 2020. Its NOTICE OF FILING OF for the purpose of its business, and no No member of the Company, solely by No member of the Company, solely by APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY office is located in MONROE County. The reason of being a member, is an agent reason of being a member, is an agent OF CAREERAMERICA, LLC Secretary of State has been designated member shall have the authority to act of the Company for the purpose of its of the Company for the purpose of its Name: CareerAmerica, LLC (LLC). as agent of the Company upon whom for the Company solely by virtue of being business, and no member shall have the business, and no member shall have the Authority filed with NY Secretary of process against it may be served and a a member. Purpose/character of the authority to act for the Company solely authority to act for the Company solely State (NYSS): 2/4/2020. LLC organized in copy of any process shall be mailed to Company: any and all lawful activities.  THE JEWISH LEDGER • Thursday, March 26, 2020 • Page 13

The News in Brief …

Thousands of members and faculty for Shab- dinner. This year, the Chabad of 2024). “Everybody involved talk to each other and on the Binghamton bat dinner and prayers this past on Campus center made indi- agreed that it was worth all the phone with relatives. Students and Friday night — and it did, only vidually prepared dinners avail- effort to see so many people It’s a necessity to stay dis- online as a result of the corona- able to all B.U. students remain- unite and enjoy their heritage tracted in Italy, which now Alumni Join virus pandemic. ing at school. The dinners were and traditions, especially during has the highest toll from the Virtually for The virtual program on available for pickup from the these challenging times.” virus in the world — more than Shabbat Dinner March 20 was a celebration center on Friday afternoon. China, the country of 1.4 bil- of tradition and Jewish pride, “A program like this can Coronavirus lion people where the pandemic (JNS) — Shabbat 2020, an and included prayers for world only succeed where there is a in Milan: Life started. On Wednesday alone, iconic program run each year healing, in addition to a per- well-established Jewish infra- in a Northern the virus killed 475 people in at Binghamton University in formance by a New York-based structure and a vibrant and Italy. New York State and conceived a capella group while partici- dedicated core of Jewish stu- Ghost Town Last week, the country placed by the Rohr Chabad Center for pants maintained mandatory dents,” said Rabbi Levi Slonim, by CNAAN LIPHSHIZ all its citizens on lockdown Jewish Student Life at Bing- social distancing. Chabad development and pro- (JTA) — From his home in indefinitely. Lombardy, the hamton University, was expect- Under normal circumstanc- gram director, “otherwise you Italy’s wealthiest city, Rabbi northern region where Milan ed to bring together as many as es, Shabbat 2020 would have can’t even consider attracting Moshe Lazar can see deserted is the capital, is the epicenter 2,000 students, alumni, family included a full-course Shabbat this amount of students. It’s streets and squares that were of the disease, which has over- a real tribute to our student bustling with life only two whelmed local health services leadership and organizing com- weeks ago. and morgues. mittees.” “Public life is standing still,” On Monday, the virus claimed Shabbat 1800 has long been he said on Monday. “No one the life of a former leader of the a yearly highlight for many goes out unless they absolutely Jewish Community of Milan, Jewish students at Binghamton, need to.” Micky Sciama. He was 79. with some reporting that it was Lazar, 85, moved from New Many Italians have stopped the first Shabbat dinner they York to Milan 62 years ago with visiting elderly family mem- ever attended. his wife Judy as emissaries for bers for fear of infecting them. “Despite the many iterations the Chabad Hasidic movement. Milo Hasbani, the president of this event due to the situa- About a quarter of Italy’s entire of Milan’s Jewish community, tion, it was inspiring to see so Jewish population lives in the encouraged such behavior in many students come together northern city. a message following Sciama’s to make this event a reality,” The Lazars spend some time death. said senior Jacob Richman, each day devising solutions “We owe it to our community Participants prior to the start of Shabbat in the Shabbat 2020 program at who coordinated the event with for Jews in Milan with urgent and beyond to do everything to Binghamton University in New York State, March 20. (Rohr Chabad Center for Jewish Hannah Kaplun (Class of 2023) needs. When they aren’t coor- limit the spread of the virus,” Student Life at Binghamton University) and Danielle Ganchrow (Class dinating, they read, learn and he wrote. b

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NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION business, and no member shall have the served and a copy of any process will be mailed to the LLC, 91 Knollwood Drive, be mailed to the LLC, 1085 Gravel Road, Notice of formation of limited liability authority to act for the Company solely mailed to the LLC, 28 Atlantic Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618. (3) Purpose: Any Webster, NY 14580. (3) Purpose: Any company. Name: Testa Dura LLC (the by virtue of being a member. Purpose/ Rochester, NY 14607. (3) Purpose: Any lawful purpose. lawful purpose. Company). Articles of Organization filed character of the Company: any and all lawful purpose. NOTICE OF FORMATION OF NOTICE OF FORMATION OF with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on lawful activities. NOTICE OF FORMATION BRISTOL 23 AC, LLC 6027 COUNTY ROAD 36 LLC 03/12/20. NY office location: Monroe OF LLC Notice of Formation of Limited Bristol 23 AC, LLC filed Articles of 6027 County Road 36 LLC filed County. SSNY is designated as agent upon Liability Company (“LLC”) NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LLC Organization with NYS on 3/17/2020. (1) Articles of Organization with NYS on whom process against the Company may Name: IGH Properties, LLC. Articles Its principal office is in Monroe County, 3/11/2020. (1) Its principal office is in be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any Geraniums & Glue, LLC has filed of Organization filed with the Secretary NY. (2) The Secretary of State has been such process to: c/o the Company, 435 Articles of Organization with the NY Monroe County, NY. (2) The Secretary of State with the State of New York designated as agent upon whom process Smith Street, Rochester, New York 14608. Secy of State on 3.18.20. Its principal of State has been designated as agent (“SSNY”) on: March 17, 2020. Office Lo- against it may be served and a copy of The Company is to be managed by one place of business is 50 Victor Mendon Rd, upon whom process against it may be cation: 1638 St. Paul Street, Rochester, any process will be mailed to the LLC, or more managers. No members of the Mendon, NY in Monroe County. The Secy served and a copy of any process will NY 14621 County of: Monroe Principal 11876 via Salerno Way, Miromar Lakes, FL Company shall be liable in their capacity of State has been designated as agent be mailed to the LLC, 1085 Gravel Road, Business Location: 1638 St. Paul Street, 33913. (3) Purpose: Any lawful purpose. as members of the Company for debts, upon whom process may be served. A Webster, NY 14580. (3) Purpose: Any Rochester, NY 14621. Purpose: any and obligations or liabilities of the Company. copy of any process shall be mailed to Notice of Formation of Limited lawful purpose. the company at 50 Victor Mendon Rd, all lawful act or activity. The Secretary of No member of the Company, solely by Liability Company (“LLC”) NOTICE OF FORMATION OF reason of being a member, is an agent Mendon, NY. The purpose is to engage State of the State of New York has been Name: Fort Drumm LLC. Articles of LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY in any lawful activity. of the Company for the purpose of its designated as agent of the LLC upon Organization filed with the Secretary (Under Section 206 of the Limited Lia- business, and no member shall have the NOTICE OF FORMATION OF whom process against it may be served. of State with the State of New York bility Company Law) 1. The name of the authority to act for the Company solely LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to: (“SSNY”) on: December 23, 2019. Office limited liability company is POINT AND by virtue of being a member. Purpose/ (Under Section 206 of the Limited 228 LOGAN AVENUE, FORT BENNING, Location: County of: Monroe. Principal RAVINE, LLC (the “Company”). 2. The character of the Company: any and all Liability Company Law) 1. The name of GA 31905 Business Location: 198 Park Road, Pitts- Articles of Organization of the Company lawful activities. ford, New York 14534. Purpose: any and were filed with the Secretary of State of the limited liability company is Conifer NOTICE OF FORMATION OF all lawful act or activity. The Secretary of the State of New York on March 18, 2020. LEGAL NOTICE: NOTICE OF Cooks Lane Associates II, LLC (the LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY FORMATION OF LIMITED “Company”). 2. The Articles of Organi- State of the State of New York has been 3. The office of the Company within the The name of the Limited Liability Com- LIABILITY COMPANY: zation of the Company were filed with designated as agent of the LLC upon State of New York is in the County of The name of the Limited Liability Com- the Secretary of State of the State of New pany (LLC) is 1476 Ridge Road LLC. whom process against it may be served. Monroe. 4. The Secretary of State of the pany is Abundant Solar Power (Port- York on March 18, 2020. 3. The office of Articles of Organization were filed with SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to: State of New York is hereby designated as land) LLC. The Articles of Organization the Company within the State of New the Secretary of State of NY (“SSNY”) on 198 Park Road, Pittsford, New York 14534 agent of the Company for the purpose of were filed with the New York Secretary York is in the County of Monroe. 4. The June 24, 2019. Office location is Monroe NOTICE OF FORMATION OF 900 service of process. The address to which of State on March 16, 2020. The office Secretary of State of the State of New County, New York. The SSNY has been SHOEMAKER ROAD LLC the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of the Company is located in the County York is hereby designated as agent of designated as agent of the LLC upon 900 Shoemaker Road LLC filed of any process against the Company ser- of Monroe, State of New York. The New the Company for the purpose of service whom process against it may be served. Articles of Organization with NYS on viced upon him or her is 1000 University York Secretary of State is designated as of process. The address to which the The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process 3/11/2020. (1) Its principal office is in Avenue, Suite 500, Rochester, New York the agent of the Company upon whom Secretary of State shall mail a copy of to the LLC at 1900 Empire Blvd., Ste 108, Monroe County, NY. (2) The Secretary 14607. 5. The character and purpose of process in any action or proceeding any process against the Company ser- Webster, NY 14580. Purpose: any lawful of State has been designated as agent the business of the Company shall be against it may be served, and the ad- viced upon him or her is 1000 University activity upon whom process against it may be real estate development and any other dress to which the Secretary of State shall Avenue, Suite 500, Rochester, New York served and a copy of any process will purpose permitted by New York law. mail a copy of process in any action or 14607. 5. The character and purpose of NOTICE OF FORMATION OF be mailed to the LLC, 1085 Gravel Road, proceeding against the Company served NOTICE OF FORMATION OF the business of the Company shall be LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Webster, NY 14580. (3) Purpose: Any TREEBROOK VENTURES II, LLC upon him or her is 700 W Metro Park, real estate development and any other The name of the Limited Liability Com- lawful purpose. Rochester, New York 14623. The purpose Treebrook Ventures II, LLC filed purpose permitted by New York law. pany (LLC) is Florac LLC. Articles of Or- of the business is any lawful business. NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Articles of Organization with NYS on NOTICE OF FORMATION OF ganization were filed with the Secretary 1085 GRAVEL ROAD LLC 3/23/2020. (1) Its principal office is in NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION 1 NORWOOD STREET LLC of State of NY (“SSNY”) on June 24, 2019. 1085 Gravel Road LLC filed Articles Monroe County, NY. (2) The Secretary of Notice of formation of limited liability 1 Norwood Street LLC filed Articles Office location is Monroe County, New of Organization with NYS on 3/11/2020. State has been designated as agent upon company. Name: PR Family Agency LLC of Organization with NYS on 3/11/2020. York. The SSNY has been designated as (1) Its principal office is in Monroe Coun- whom process against it may be served (the Company). Articles of Organization (1) Its principal office is in Monroe Coun- agent of the LLC upon whom process ty, NY. (2) The Secretary of State has been and a copy of any process will be mailed filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) ty, NY. (2) The Secretary of State has been against it may be served. The SSNY shall designated as agent upon whom process to the LLC, 63 Angels Path, Webster, NY on 03/10/20. NY office location: Monroe designated as agent upon whom process mail a copy of any process to the LLC at against it may be served and a copy of 14580. (3) Purpose: Any lawful purpose. County. SSNY is designated as agent upon against it may be served and a copy of 1900 Empire Blvd., Ste 108, Webster, NY any process will be mailed to the LLC, whom process against the Company may NOTICE OF FORMATION OF any process will be mailed to the LLC, 28 14580. Purpose: any lawful activity. 1085 Gravel Road, Webster, NY 14580. (3) M. CERONE DEVELOPMENT, LLC be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any Atlantic Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607. (3) Purpose: Any lawful purpose. M. Cerone Development, LLC filed such process to: c/o the Company, 10 Old Purpose: Any lawful purpose. NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Hojack Lane, Hilton, New York 14468. ROCHESTER 3 INVESTORS, LLC NOTICE OF FORMATION OF 1314 Articles of Organization with NYS on NOTICE OF FORMATION OF RANCHESTER ROAD LLC 3/24/2020. (1) Its principal office is in The Company is to be managed by one Rochester 3 Investors, LLC filed or more managers. No members of the 211 MERRIMAN STREET LLC 1314 Ranchester Road LLC filed Monroe County, NY. (2) The Secretary Articles of Organization with NYS on Company shall be liable in their capacity 211 Merriman Street LLC filed Articles of Organization with NYS on of State has been designated as agent as members of the Company for debts, Articles of Organization with NYS on 3/12/2020. (1) Its principal office is in 3/11/2020. (1) Its principal office is in upon whom process against it may be obligations or liabilities of the Company. 3/11/2020. (1) Its principal office is in Monroe County, NY. (2) The Secretary Monroe County, NY. (2) The Secretary served and a copy of any process will No member of the Company, solely by Monroe County, NY. (2) The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of State has been designated as agent be mailed to the LLC, 18 Crowne Pointe reason of being a member, is an agent of State has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be upon whom process against it may be Drive, Penfield, NY 14526. (3) Purpose: of the Company for the purpose of its upon whom process against it may be served and a copy of any process will be served and a copy of any process will Any lawful purpose. Page 14 • THE JEWISH LEDGER • Thursday, March 26, 2020

Culture … In Jewish Death Rituals, as in Life, Coronavirus is Changing Everything by CINDY SKRZYCKI ber of our community who is If you’d like to support our in- taharah, a last touch and pu- recent pleas from federal gov- For many Jews, it is one of dying,” Kirshner said in an dependent Jewish journalism, rification in preparation of the ernment officials is to conserve the most visceral of rituals: interview. “I could not be phys- click here to make a donation. body for burial. the use of protective equipment helping shovel the dirt to cover ically present at the hospital Traditionally, congregational The required steps, per- to frontline doctors and nurses. a casket of a loved one. At a bedside, but a nurse held the rabbis and chaplains at hos- formed separately for men and David Zinner, executive direc- recent graveside service, before hand of the patient and orient- pitals, hospices and nursing women at a funeral home, in- tor of Kovod v’ Nichum, a na- the stricter limits on public ed the FaceTime iPad towards homes make regular in-person volve washing and purifying tional organization that trains gatherings kicked in, Rabbi her face while I chanted the visits to the sick and dying. the body and dressing the de- communities and organiza- David-Seth Kirshner explained misheberach prayer and sang Rabbinical students undergo ceased in cotton or linen gar- tions in the taharah ritual, and a new part of the ritual. Avinu Malkenu and offered the training on how to attend to ments. other experts have been field- “If you are wearing gloves, vidui prayer.” their needs and those of their “It’s the most intimate thing,” ing questions from volunteers you can shovel earth on the Across the United States, rab- relatives. Physical presence at said Malke Frank, a co-chair of who do the washing, funeral grave and place the shovel in bis and Jewish funeral homes hospitals, nursing homes, hos- the New Community Chevra directors, and medical profes- the dirt for the exact next per- are imposing rules that only pices and other locations is Kadisha of Greater Pittsburgh, sionals on the teams in online son with gloves to participate,” graveside services be held with lesson one. which conducts the ritual sessions about personal safety Kirshner, head rabbi at Temple limited attendance. Shiva, the That lesson now has to be there. “It’s so beautiful on how and changes in procedures for Emanu-El in Closter, N.J., in- seven-day period in which revised. we can relate to someone we taharah. The organization has structed mourners. “If you do friends and neighbors visit Rabbi Jeffrey Myers is an don’t know at all.” The 61 peo- scheduled call-in sessions for not have gloves, you can use the mourners in their homes, expert on crisis, death, and ple who are part of the group the next five Mondays. your bare hands to throw earth are now being conducted via adaptability. He is the rabbi at handled nearly 100 bodies last The organization has rec- in the grave.” Zoom. And taharah, a ritu- Tree of Life Synagogue in Pitts- year. ommendations on its website, Like virtually everything al of purification after death, burgh, where 11 worshipers This would be the ultimate jewish-funerals.org, and an else in religious — and non is being done with increased were murdered during Shabbat in close proximity to someone encyclopedic listing of scientif- religious — life, the familiar, personal bodily protection and services in 2018. who may have had or died of ic research and recommenda- centuries-old Jewish practices other changes to the ritual. On Monday, Rabbi Myers per- the virus. In a recent Zoom tions. One is reinforcing cov- around death and dying are Restrictions are even more formed his first funeral in this meeting among members of ering the face with a plastic adapting to the age of coronavi- draconian in other countries new era of social-distancing. the Pittsburgh group, some said shield, in part for protection rus. Even as communities brace with strong traditional prac- It was conducted at graveside, they didn’t want to do taharah and in part as a reminder not for possible spikes in death tices surrounding death and family only, and no public in- at this time, and others suggest- to touch the face — one of the caused by the virus, it has al- burial. Italy has banned funeral formation was published about ed modifications like no phys- general coronavirus protection ready created a different kind services, only allowing priests the burial. He suggested the ical contact, but readings and measures. of distance between the living to say a brief prayer with fam- shiva be limited to only family prayers, she said. Responses “We have to look at science and the dead, snuffing out the ily members at burial. There members, with a minyan — the like these came from all ages. and not panic,” Zinner said. comfort of the human touch in is a pile-up there of coffins at quorum of 10 required to recite As deaths are expected to Because of the extensive cov- the most vulnerable moments. churches and bodies at hos- the memorial prayer — assem- increase from the coronavirus, erings that are used, he said, Rabbi Kirshner, who heads pital morgues. In the United bled from that group or put questions are being asked about “in some ways, we are better a Conservative congregation Kingdom, funeral directors are together online. what protective equipment to protected in the taharah room of 800 families, on Monday considering streaming the rites Asked whether he was con- use and how and where to pro- than at the supermarket.” b conducted his first death-bed over Facebook. cerned about his own exposure cure the coverings, masks and Cindy Skrzycki, a former re- prayers without being able to As a public service during to the virus, Myers said, “I face shields for taharah in light porter and columnist for The hold the dying person’s hand. this pandemic, the Forward is have to trust my families.” of the need for the equipment Washington Post, is a visiting “Today, I had my first ‘vir- providing free, unlimited ac- One of the most intimate by medical professionals — an professor in public policy at Mc- tual’ hospital visit of a mem- cess to all coronavirus articles. of moments in Judaism is ethical quandary. One of the Gill University in Montreal.

Passover … The 2020 Anti-Israel Haggadah by MOSHE PHILLIPS course. And J Street will surely of “the mistreatment of Pales- facts of recent Middle East his- fusion,” J Street asserts. Next Every spring, the Jewish bristle at the notion that any- tinians.” And the “simple child” tory. The “occupation” of the year, it hopes, that Jerusalem, community is treated to a col- thing it does can be described — read: stupid child — says “I Palestinian Arabs ended way too, will no longer be plagued orful variety of new editions of as “anti-Israel.” But almost love Israel. What’s wrong with back in 1995, Israel withdrew by the “occupation” of “East the Passover Haggadah. There’s every page in the new J Street that?” from the cities in Judea-Sa- Jerusalem.” something for everybody — you Haggadah drips with denuncia- It actually gets even preachier maria (the so-called West In the authentic Haggadah, of can find Haggadahs that focus tions of the Jewish State. than that. A section called “Ten Bank) where 98 percent of the course, there is no such thing on everything to the environ- It starts with “Kadesh,” the Modern Plagues of the Israe- Palestinian Arabs reside; and in as “East Jerusalem.” And in ment to The Marvelous Mrs. first cup of wine. Israel is “rul- li-Palestinian Conflict” lists ten 2005, Israel withdrew from 100 the Torah, there are hundreds Maisel TV show. And now, just ing people who do not want to ways in which Israel persecutes percent of the Gaza Strip. of references to Jerusalem, but in time for the 2020 holiday, be ruled by us,” it declares. Arabs. Palestinian terrorism Far from being “occupied none to the artificial entity that brace yourself for the most dis- For “Yachatz,” the breaking is mentioned — but only in by Israel,” virtually all of the J Street calls “East Jerusalem.” turbing version yet, courtesy of of the matzoh, readers of the J order to blame Israel. The Is- Palestinian Arabs today live That part of the city includes J Street: The Anti-Israel Hag- Street Haggadah are told that raeli army’s counter-terrorism under Palestinian rule. They the Temple Mount, the Western gadah. “Israel grabs and settles territo- policies “encourage retaliato- are governed by the Palestinian Wall, and the Jewish Quarter. That’s not its official name, of ry” that belongs to others and ry terrorist attacks,” J Street Authority in Judea-Samaria, “For Zion’s sake I am not si- is to blame for “the deg- claims (against all evidence). and by Hamas in Gaza. They lent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I AUTHORIZED TO PUBLISH radation of occupation.” So it goes through the re- run their own affairs, pay taxes do not rest,” the prophet Isaiah LEGAL NOTICES “Ma Nishtana”? How maining parts of the Passover to a Palestinian ersatz govern- proclaims (62:1). It’s a call to does this night differ- service. The bitter Maror is said ment, and vote in their own the Jewish people throughout IN THESE COUNTIES: ent from other nights? to reflect the bitterness of the elections. They enjoy self-rule the generations and a reminder • MONROE It differs because now “slavery” that is “inflicted by in every significant respect but that undivided Jerusalem is the • ONTARIO Israel is “perpetuating us” (meaning by Israel). The two: they do not have total con- heart of the Jewish nation. • GENESEE injustice against the Pal- sweetness of the Charoset con- trol of their borders, and they J Street does not rest, either, • ORLEANS estinians.” trasts with Israel’s “oppression do not have a full-fledged army. but its energy is devoted to an The Four Questions? of others.” Elijah’s Cup suppos- The J Street Haggadah con- agenda that includes using Jew- The “wise child” accus- edly reminds us of “the pain of cludes with the traditional ish symbols and texts to deni- a es Israel of failing to the Palestinians.” declaration, “Next Year in Je- grate the Jewish State. That’s a implement equal rights. All of J Street’s talk of “occu- rusalem!,” but with a very non- very peculiar way to celebrate 427-2468 The “troubled child” pation” will no doubt surprise traditional twist. Jerusalem is one of the most sacred days on [email protected] claims Israelis are guilty anybody who knows the basic “a symbol of conflict and con- the Jewish calendar. b  THE JEWISH LEDGER • Thursday, March 26, 2020 • Page 15

Reflection … Before the Coronavirus, I Hadn’t Gone to Synagogue in Years. Now I’m More Jewishly Connected than Ever.

by ALLISON DARCY certain amount of time away, returning panic: connection. Ritual. A community Torah study would help keep me from CREEDMOOR, N.C. (JTA) — “Are you is embarrassing — and so somehow, that feels ancestral and enduring. Sud- feeling too ashamed to return. If I’m going to the singing thing?” my camp I’ve become just another one of those denly I have the adult Jewish life I once studying too late, I’d feel fine clicking friend texts me. It’s 11:58 a.m., I’m work- disengaged 20-somethings, a different dreamed of and had nearly given up on. into an ongoing service that I’d never ing, and she’s 543 miles away. The song sort of pandemic feared by synagogues Quite frankly, I’m overjoyed. attend if I had to walk in late and inter- session begins at noon. everywhere. What’s going to happen in the weeks rupt. Being able to attend from bed? It “Coming soon,” I respond. But in the face of COVID-19, some- to come? Four days ago, I would have makes a huge difference. I get there before she does, the music thing is happening that’s gotten me said I’m socially distancing with the The Jewish community should be just beginning when I arrive. The ener- involved again: As community spaces goal of joining my family safely for taking notes right now: Accessibility gy is welcoming and joyous, and even close their doors for the sake of pub- Pesach. Today I registered for a work- helps everyone, and virtual experiences though I’m not sure I know anyone, I lic health, a number of wildly diverse shop on leading a virtual seder. Nobody can be just as creative and engaging start to sing along — loudly. My friend Jewish offerings have started appearing knows how long we’ll be at this or as in-person ones. People want to be shows up by the end of the song, though online. Finally, Judaism is accessible what the world will look like when it’s involved. You just have to make it easy I can’t see her walk in or hear her voice for all. through — but what I’m more interested for them. join mine. We’re on a Facebook lives- My calendar this week is more full in is what happens then. Will all these Laughing emojis fill the screen of the tream, and by the end of the hour, over than it could be at any physical shul I offerings disappear? Will virtual ser- song session. Someone’s just written in 90 others will be watching and singing know of, even if other factors didn’t keep vices return to the webcam-on-a-balcony the comments, “if you don’t know the along with us. me home. There is Torah study, challah model, leaving those of us stuck at home lyrics to this, it’s nai nai nai nai nai I can’t stop smiling. People keep com- baking class, rabbi-led meditation, read- where we were before? nai.” I’m starting to recognize people’s menting “my heart is so full.” This is ings by Jewish authors. There are more I’m hoping for a different story. names, even though I’ve never seen the first time in years that I’ve been a options for Shabbat services or daily It’s no secret that Jewish organizations most before today. part of a group coming together just for minyans — like the one being offered worry about youth disengagement. But “So where’s everybody from?” scrolls the sake of being Jewish — and it only every weekday by MyJewishLearning based on my social feeds this week, they by. People check in from California, took an international pandemic to make — than I could attend in a year. Sure, don’t need to be — and I don’t think Missouri, Tel Aviv. it happen. livestreaming services have existed for it’s just because we’re in a pandemic. I And then I see someone say: “Why did As a grad student with chronic illness a while now. But every time I tried one believe if we had this sort of access all we wait until a virus to do this?” living in a rural community, staying before, it meant watching from a camera the time, the problem would disappear. There’s not a good answer. We didn’t involved in Jewish life has been diffi- placed on a balcony or in an aisle, the This Saturday, I’ll celebrate Havdalah have to. We just did. cult at best. The hour drive to services backs of people’s heads reminding me I with a group I’ve been trying to get At a time of uncertainty, these online doesn’t feel doable very often, and when was only an observer of someone else’s together with for over a year. When I’m gatherings give me hope — for the cur- it does, I’m often exhausted. Or I’m short community. Now I can see the rabbi’s healthy and available and interested in rent moment, yes, but also for my future on gas money. Or the dog is throwing eyes. I can chat with everyone there. I an event some time in the future, I’ll Jewish life and the future of the Jewish up. Or I remember how the membership may be welcomed by name. be more likely to attend knowing the community as a whole. I wish I’d had this chair introduces himself every time I go, It’s not that this isn’t a terrifying time. awkward first introductions are behind before. I’m glad I have it now. Let’s not even though I joined three years ago. It is. But isolation has given me access to me. When my illness keeps me home wait to do it again, please. Not even when Something always comes up, and after a exactly what I need to get through the for weeks at a time, an occasional Zoom the coronavirus pandemic is done. b

Politics … The Diseased Attitude of the ‘Coronavirus Rebels’

by RUTHIE BLUM weeks, but began to shout at ures when it came to bringing a point of coughing at older (JNS) — The least and taunt immigration officials them back to their mommies passers-by. In France, a young that those backpack- by coughing on them. and daddies, were particular to person bit a cop patrolling a ers could do after the Population and Immigration Israelis, it would be alarming suburb for violators of confine- “enormous effort and Authority Director-General enough. Apparently, however, ment, and in a different loca- expense” that was Shlomo Mor-Yosef rightly called the coronavirus crisis has ex- tion, young “rebels” threatened spent on repatriating the incident a “disgrace.” The posed some equally diseased to spit on officers urging them them was sign a quar- least that those backpackers attitudes among European to cease hanging out in groups. antine declaration. El Al new aircraft Jerusalem of Gold Boeing 787 could do, he said — after the and American members of the Ditto for Spain. Dozens of the 1,100 Dreamliner arrives for a welcome ceremony after “enormous effort and expense” younger generation as well. In Florida, college students Israeli backpackers his landing at Ben-Gurion International Airport that was spent on repatriating Less at risk of dying from co- have been crowding beaches, airlifted from Peru a near Tel Aviv on Sept. 19, 2019. (Flash90) them — was sign a quarantine rona-related complications than acting as though spring break few days ago threw declaration. their parents and grandparents came early this year, rather a hissy fit upon landing at the tearful pleas for help from Talk about understatements. — but serious spreaders of the than heeding repeated warn- Ben-Gurion International Air- the young travelers, who were It is now up to the Health virus even when asymptomatic ings that they are endangering port. Though greeted graciously encountering great difficulty in Ministry and police to guar- — they ought to feel a height- themselves and others. by ground crew, the exhaust- purchasing airline tickets due antee that the ingrates abide ened sense of responsibility It’s not clear whether all of ed 20-somethings, who had to a dearth of available seats by the rules or suffer serious towards the elderly. And many, the above indicates a false sense begged the government to res- and to the exorbitant fees now consequences, including heavy if not most, young people do of invincibility or a death wish cue them from their treks in being charged for them. fines and possible criminal seem to be trying, at least, to for the parents and grandpar- South America when they were In a mission of the sort that prosecution. But the fact that a engage in social distancing and ents without whose money they unable to find flights back home does the Jewish state proud, group of young adults did any- isolation. wouldn’t have the luxury to be before the coronavirus-necessi- Katz dispatched four El Al 787 thing other than express grat- The trouble is that during a so footloose and fancy-free. Let tated border closures left them Dreamliners to Lima to pick up itude is disturbing. That they pandemic, even a minority of us hope that it’s the former. stranded, behaved like a bunch the distraught Israelis and re- went as far as to make a mock- people disregarding the rules Let us also pray that the of entitled brats. turn them safely to Tel Aviv — ery of infecting the staff han- and recommendations for flat- young Israelis about to be evac- Peru, like practically every at no cost to them or their anx- dling their re-entry — during tening the curve can wreak uated by the Foreign Ministry country in the world, was about ious parents, many of whom, a global health crisis, no less massive havoc. When such peo- (albeit this time not for free) to go on lockdown for an un- by this point, had been fired — is as incomprehensible as it ple do so on purpose, it beggars from Australia, Brazil, Costa specified period. To get stuck in from their jobs or put on unpaid is reprehensible. What they re- belief. Rica, India and Thailand have a foreign land — far away from leave, thanks to the shuttering ally deserve is the kind of good Which brings us to the bud- the good sense to be thankful one’s family and without fluen- of businesses. spanking that they were spared ding phenomenon of Western and the moral fiber to do as cy in the local language — is Rather than express gratitude as children. “corona rebels” who proudly they’re told—and do their part nothing to sneeze at, especially at being back on Israeli soil (as If such an appalling display thumb their snotty noses at in keeping the pandemic at bay when every sneeze these days most of their fellow passengers of disrespect, which can’t even anyone who dares require that — without lip. b is interpreted as a symptom of did), these 30 or so backpackers be called “anarchy” since the they remain indoors. Ruthie Blum is an Israel-based COVID-19. not only refused to sign a form punks in question had no prob- In Germany, for instance, journalist and author of “To Israeli Foreign Minister Israel obligating them to self-quar- lem seeking aid from govern- the younger crowd is flaunting Hell in a Handbasket: Carter, Katz promptly responded to antine for the following two ment and other authority fig- “corona parties” and making Obama, and the ‘Arab Spring.’” Page 16 • THE JEWISH LEDGER • Thursday, March 26, 2020

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