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Thursday, May 20, 2021 • 9 Sivan 5781 • VOLUME 75 NO. 20 • tjpnews.com $1.00 Israel Under Fire Backgrounders:

The link between Iran and the missile arsenals in Gaza, pp. 2-3

Sheikh Jarrah: A legal perspective, pp. 4-5

Continuous coverage at tjpnews.com

Photo: Anas Baba/AFP via Getty Images The Iron Dome interceptors (left) meet a volley of missiles from Gaza (right) on May 14, 2021.

Light Shabbat candles: JEWISH FOODIE: BABKA, 2 WAYS 8:06 p.m. Friday, May 21 A special treat for Shabbat or anytime, p.18 Shabbat ends: 9:06 p.m. Saturday, May 22 2 | May 20, 2021 ISRAEL UNDER FIRE Where is Hamas getting its rockets — Iran The link between and missiles have been fired from missile at a military jeep north of Iran and the missile Gaza into Israel. According to the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, May arsenals in Gaza statements by Hamas’ military 12, killing 21-year-old Staff Sgt. wing, the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Omer Tabib and wounding two Editor’s note: At TJP press time Brigades, these include Sejjil-type other soldiers, one seriously. Tuesday, terrorist groups had fired missiles, as well as SH-85s, J-80s, Other terror organizations have more than 3,500 missiles into Israel. SA-120s, S-40s and Q-20s. The also boasted about the rockets The Iron Dome has maintained an Brigades announced separately fired into Israel. The Palestinian interception rate just over 90%. that Hamas is using “a new, special Islamic Jihad (PIJ) stated that (Middle East Media Research tactic to fire the highly destructive it had fired Badr-3 rockets at Institute via JNS) During the Sejjil missiles,” with the aim of Ashkelon. The military wing of current clashes between Israel evading interception by Israel’s the Al-Mujahideen movement said and terrorist groups in the Gaza Iron Dome defense system. Hamas it had fired a Sa’ir rocket at Nahal Strip, several types of rockets also fired a Kornet anti-tank Oz, a kibbutz on the Gaza border, and the military wing of the Popular Resistance Committees After 20 years of dedication, we wish announced that it had fired a “KH Jeffrey Stern the best as he begins retirement. rocket” at Israel’s Hatzerim airbase Photo: Avi Roccah/Flash90 on May 12 and “Model 107” rockets People seen at their home that was hit May 17,2021 by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, in the southern Israeli city of Ashdod, on May 18, 2021. Visit our website at the Ashkelon area. As early as 2012, PIJ leaders are The following are excerpts from every Gaza home, and that “it is STERNFINANCIALSERVICES.COM on record stating that the group’s some of these statements: they [Iran] who support us with to meet our team missiles were provided by Iran. weapons, money and food.” In recent years, the Gaza terror May 2021, PIJ: ‘All our organizations have significantly weapons, money and December 2020-January 2021, upgraded their rocket capabilities, food are provided by Iran’ Hamas, Hezbollah: Iran sent primarily with help from Iran, Kornet missiles to Gaza which has provided them with In an interview that aired on weapons and also helped them Iraq’s Al-Ahd TV on May 7, senior At a Jan. 2, 2021, memorial for to boost their own rocket- PIJ official Ramez al-Halabi said Soleimani, senior Hamas official manufacturing capabilities. Gaza that the rockets used by the faction Osama Hamdan said: “During officials have often highlighted to target Tel Aviv bear the signature the time of aggression of 2008- Jeffrey Shenkman Elyse Rose the importance of this Iranian of Iran and Soleimani. He added 09 [i.e., Israel’s “Operation Cast Wealth Advisor Client Services assistance and stressed the direct that faction members were trained Lead”] a shortage of anti-tank involvement of Qassem Soleimani, by the IRGC and that Iranian weapons was discovered among 972-233-6331 the former Islamic Revolutionary money was used to buy weapons the resistance fighters in Gaza, and Securities and advisory services offered through FSC Securities Corporation, member FINRA/SIPC. Insur- ance services offered through Stern Financial Services, who is not affiliated with FSC Securities Corporation. Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force, for the armed factions in Gaza and Soleimani tried [to ensure] that Registered office: 16302 Red Cedar Trail Dallas, Texas 75248 who was killed in January 2020 in Lebanon. Al-Halabi added that those weapons would arrive in the a U.S. airstrike in Baghdad. a portrait of Soleimani hangs in shortest possible time.” In a Dec. 27, 2020 interview with Al-Mayadeen TV, Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Congregation Shearith Israel’s Weitzman Family Religious School Nasrallah clarified that the weapons in question were Russian The place to Live! Learn! Love! Kornet anti-tank guided missiles, At WFRS we instill students with a love of Judaism and learning, and that had arrived via Syria. “The brother al-Hajj Qassem a powerful connection to Israel. We seamlessly weave Jewish learning [Soleimani] told me: ‘Oh Sayyid throughout our educational programs, helping students develop the skills and [Nasrallah], we must take the knowledge necessary to observe holiday rituals, participate fully in services, Kornet [missiles] that you have and send them to the brothers in and read Hebrew. We nurture the development of engaged Jewish souls in Gaza’—of course, we were talking the context of a loving community by creating an environment of connection about Hamas and PIJ,” he said. where learning occurs through all of the senses and dynamic teaching. “I answered him: ‘… We took those missiles from the brothers You don’t need to be a Shearith member for your student’s first year! in Syria. President Bashar al-Assad agreed that those missiles, which Save with our Early Bird Discount until Friday, May 28! Syria purchased from Russia, are in South Lebanon, but I don’t To learn more, contact our Director of Education, Sarah Lipinsky at know whether he will agree to [email protected] or 214-939-7348. them being in Gaza. … It is only right that I request his approval.’ [Soleimani] told me: ‘No problem. Whoever meets with him first will speak to him.’ “By chance, I was the first to meet with President al-Assad, and Weitzman Family so I spoke to him … [Assad] said: Religious School ‘As far as I’m concerned, there’s Congregaǎon Shearith Israel no problem.’ At the same time, Qassem [Soleimani] and the joint ISRAEL UNDER FIRE May 20, 2021 | 3

[Quds Force-Hezbollah] cell … weapons to the Gaza Strip. that. This was in addition to the Ismail Haniyeh said: “Iran has various sophisticated methods he received the Kornet [missiles] and The next day, Jan. 1, 2021, strategic step of sending missiles never hesitated to support the developed for smuggling weapons transferred them [to Gaza],” said Nakhalah told Iran’s Arabic- and weapons to the Gaza Strip. It resistance and assist it financially, into the Strip and his occasional Nasrallah. language Al-Alam TV about was almost miraculous. It was very militarily and technologically.” role in mediating between “This is [only] one example. Soleimani’s role in arming and expensive in terms of technology, Saleh al-Arouri, Haniyeh’s Palestinian factions. Everyone knows that the brother training the military factions security and capabilities.” deputy, told Al-Mayadeen in “A commander in the Qassem Soleimani and the brothers in Gaza. He said that “nothing Despite the logistical challenges, an interview that month that [Palestinian] resistance says that in the Islamic Republic of Iran also happened without [Soleimani’s] he said, “it was accomplished. “relations between Hamas and nearly every missile and rifle sent [military] aid to Gaza using direct orders and oversight” and [Soleimani] himself invested a lot Iran are strong” and that “Iran has in Palestine bears Soleimani’s [their] diplomatic relations—for that it was Soleimani who had [of effort] into this. He traveled given Hamas and the resistance fingerprints. … He personally example, their relations with Sudan. supplied the missiles used to attack to various countries, made plans, movements all the support and oversaw the establishment of Things came to the point where Tel Aviv. Nakhaleh added that and set up guidelines to deliver weapons they need.” He also the route for transferring game- Israeli planes bombed factories or Soleimani had played a “pivotal” these weapons [to the Gaza Strip]. revealed that during the 2008-2009 changing missiles and weapons to weapons storehouses in Sudan … role in the decision to attack “the And indeed, these weapons were Israel-Gaza war, Soleimani had the Gaza Strip,” wrote Nassar. because they are storehouses for capital of the Zionist entity” and delivered [to the Gaza Strip]. been present in the Hamas military “The route was circuitous: weapons, ammunition and missiles that thanks to the experience I can say that the missiles that operations room in Damascus, and from the [Persian] Gulf to the to be sent later, by various and diverse gained under Soleimani’s guidance, [Soleimani] delivered to the Gaza added that Soleimani’s successor, Red Sea and through Eritrea to means, to the Gaza Strip,” he added. the people of Gaza had learned how Strip were the ones used to attack Esmail Ghaani, was “maintaining Sudan, where there were factories Regarding the Kornet missiles to manufacture missiles locally. Tel Aviv. I can say that Hajj Qassem the coordination and assistance to for assembling [the missiles], and Hamas received from Iran, senior “With the capabilities at hand played a pivotal role in the fact that the Palestinian resistance.” then via Sinai to the resistance [in Hamas official Mahmoud al- today, Gaza can confront Israel for the Palestinians ventured to attack Gaza]. That was the initial route of Zahar told Al-Mayadeen in a Dec. a prolonged war. This expertise did the capital of the Zionist entity. January 2020, Hezbollah- the missiles before it was decided 28, 2020 interview: “The Kornet not come from nowhere. They are “From that point in time, weapons affiliated daily: Soleimani that Gaza would manufacture its missile has become necessary the result of a great effort by Hajj were developed in Palestine, and the found ways to smuggle own weapons, of every kind,” he for the struggle against the Qassem [Soleimani] to enable [the Palestinians began to manufacture all weapons into Gaza wrote. occupation state. … The Kornet Palestinian] fighters to reach that the missiles themselves as a result of “At certain points, when the conveyed to the occupation the goal,” said Nakhalah. the experience they gained thanks to A reporter for the Lebanese situation in Sinai was difficult and message that it will be difficult Adding that Soleimani “did not the decisions of Hajj Qasem. This is a Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Akhbar the resistance needed weapons for it to approach the [Gaza] train [the Palestinians] himself, great and important issue, and without daily, Abd al-Rahman Nassar, urgently, Hajj [Soleimani] took borders. … The Kornet constitutes obviously, but he gave instructions a doubt played a role in strengthening wrote on Jan. 4, 2020, about a gamble [and came up] with the a deterrent force that should be to the experts who supervised the Palestinian resistance.” Soleimani’s extensive military aid developed, in preparation for the these matters,” Nakhalah said that to the Palestinians in Gaza, the see ROCKETS, p.6 defeat of the occupation and all its his plans had “of course” been May 2020, Hamas: ‘Iran has collaborators.” implemented, and that “nothing never hesitated to support Alluding to Iran, al-Zahar happened without his direct the resistance’ thanked “all those who provide orders and supervision. What NOW OPEN! assistance to the resistance in the stage was reached, the results, all In “Quds Day” statements, struggle against the occupation, these things—he supervised all Hamas political bureau head even if it is [as small as] a pen.” Wednesdays – Sundays 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Beckloff Pediatric Behavioral Center December 2020-January 2021, BPBC PIJ: Soleimani personally oversaw the transfer of A counseling and educational center rockets to Gaza focused on helping kids, teens and families In a Dec. 31, 2020, interview with Al-Mayadeen, PIJ Secretary- Where kids become kids…again! General Ziad al-Nakhalah said: “We have had the Kornet [missile] 17210 Campbell Road, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75252 (972) 250 1700 Get tickets at DHHRM.ORG in our possession since 2012, as www.DrBeckloff.com have our brothers in Hamas. In all the campaigns [against Israel] … the resistance has used them. … All the conventional weapons reached [Gaza] via al-Hajj Qassem Soleimani, Hezbollah and Syria, VOTE AS YOU PLEASE and the entire [resistance] axis played a part in transporting them. … There are training camps in Syria where our brothers in Hamas received special training to BUT PLEASE VOTE produce the rockets.” Nakhalah went on to say that Soleimani had personally Early Voting: May 24-June 1 “supervised and directed the transfer of the missiles to Gaza Election Day: June 5 [and had] traveled among several countries to persuade them [to help with this]. … He personally visited Sudan [and arrived at] a WWW.UTB.COM | (972) 239-7000 clear agreement that it [Sudan] would serve as a station for the transfer of the weapons.” Nakhalah also revealed that Soleimani had sent 10 shiploads of 4 | May 20, 2021 ISRAEL UNDER FIRE Sheikh Jarrah: A legal background Facts and chronology of legal dispute over the Jerusalem neighborhood

By Arsen Ostrovsky

Jimmy Wisch (The International Legal Publisher & Editor | 1947-2002 Forum via JNS) The case of Sheikh Jarrah is a complex Rene Wisch and long-running legal matter, Publisher & Editor | 1947-2010 subject to competing property claims by Jewish owners and PUBLISHER & EDITOR Palestinian tenants over a small Sharon Wisch-Ray area of land in Jerusalem. The [email protected] affair also incorporates the area’s religious significance and spans VP SALES & CIRCULATION a history dating back to pre-1948 Susan Wisch British mandate era. The case has [email protected] been subject to legal proceedings since 1972, and is currently VP SALES & MARKETING before Israel’s Supreme Court, Amy Doty where a final decision is expected [email protected] in the next month. This particular case has PAGE DESIGNER garnered unprecedented attention Chad Austin in the wake of the recent [email protected] Human Rights Watch (HRW) AD REPRESENTATIVES report accusing Israel of engaging Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 in “apartheid” practices, the Palestinians and left-wing activists protest in the eastern Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, April 16, 2021. Nancy Sadicarios International Criminal Court [email protected] (ICC) investigation of alleged as the Palestinian leadership, Where is Sheikh Jarrah? What is the chronology? Judy Wisch Israeli war crimes and a concerted to exacerbate and inflame the campaign by the pro-Palestinian currently tense situation in and Sheikh Jarrah is a Sheikh Jarrah is an Arab COPY EDITORS/PROOFREADERS BDS and NGO network, as well around Jerusalem. predominantly, though not neighborhood that developed Phyllis LaVietes, Susan Wisch exclusively, Arab neighborhood of outside the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem, located about a mile and Jerusalem in the 19th century. COLUMNISTS/CONTRIBUTORS a half from the Old City. According to Israel’s Supreme Rabbi Yerachmiel Fried, Harriet P. Gross, What is the historical significance Court, the land in question was Rabbi Dan Lewin, Laura Seymour, Deb of the area? purchased by the local Ashkenazi Silverthorn, Jerry Kasten, Rabbi Benjamin Jews refer to the area as and Sephardi communities from Sternman and Rabbi Yogi Robkin “Shimon Hatzadik,” “Simeon its Arab owners in 1875, primarily the Just,” a revered 3rd century because of the area’s religious MULTI-MEDIA INTERN BCE Jewish High Priest whose significance in housing the tomb Hannah Simon tomb is located there. The of “Simeon the Just.” The property neighborhood is often visited by was registered in the Ottoman land EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Jewish pilgrims. registry as a trust under the name Daniela Appel Palestinians claim the area of rabbis Avraham Ashkenazi and derives its name from Sheikh Meir Auerbach. AD DESIGN Jarrah, a physician to Saladin, the A small Jewish community lived Chad Austin Islamic military leader who fought there peacefully in coexistence [email protected] the Crusaders in the 12th century. with the local Arab community His body is believed to be buried until 1948, when the War of Views and opinions of columnists and contributors are their own and not necessarily those of this newspaper. All rights reserved. Photocopying, reproduction or quotation strictly prohibited without permission from the publisher. Composition responsibility: This newspaper will not be liable for errors there. Independence broke out. appearing in advertisements beyond the cost of the space occupied by the error. Advertisers assume responsibility for errors in telephone orders. We are not responsible for the Kashruth of any product or The Jewish owners had tried to establishment advertised in the Texas Jewish Post. 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Subsequently, in 2003, the The court previously ordered the ALWAYS HAVE owners sold the property to residents to pay the outstanding “Nahalat Shimon,” an Israeli NGO rent and to immediately evacuate that seeks to reclaim property the illegally constructed additions. for Jews evicted or forced to flee • The court rejected claims ALWAYS WILL as a result of the 1948 War of that the Jordanian government Independence. had committed to transferring ownership to the residents and that Just as we have always Beginning of legal proceedings this commitment never came to stood strong for Israel we fruition due to the outbreak of the In 1982, the Jewish owners Six-Day War. The only document must come together to stand (Sephardic Community Committee ever provided as evidence was strong for Dallas. Jaynie and the Knesset Israel Committee) a copy of an unsigned standard sued the Palestinian families Jordanian Department of Housing Schultz is a problem solver residing in Sheikh Jarrah and form that did not contain any who will bring people together demanded their eviction on the agreement regarding the transfer basis that they were squatters on of rights. to find solutions to Dallas’ the property. The Magistrate Court • The court rejected claims that biggest challenges. determined that the Palestinian a resident purchased ownership families could not demonstrate rights from a man named their ownership of the property, but Ismail. The claimant could not that they enjoyed Protected Tenant demonstrate that Ismail had been Status. As protected tenants, they the property’s owner, that he had BETTER STREETS would be able to continue living on purchased the property from him Infrastructure is decaying. 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the [Hamas] political bureau In his address, Sinwar stressed ttjpnews.comjpnews.com ROCKETS approved it.” Iran’s central role in enhancing continued from p.3 Soleimani had received the military capabilities of Hamas “special dispensations” for the and other Palestinian terrorist idea of throwing the weapons Palestinian “resistance” from the organizations, noting the progress from ships passing through Assad regime in Syria, Nassar they had made over the years. the Suez canal, in barrels, after claimed. “In 2008-2009, the resistance Just published on verifying the direction of the “He obtained Assad’s permission fired several dozen locally- sea currents [and making sure] to conduct missile tests in the Syrian manufactured Grad rockets Amazon, Kindle and that they will reach Gaza. The desert, and permission to land [into Israel]. In the 2012 war, it resistance [fighters] would sail planes on a special landing strip in managed to develop its means paper back out a short distance into the sea one of the Syrian airbases, without and bombard Tel Aviv with 18 Fajr and collect most of the barrels,” the Syrian soldiers questioning the rockets, and in 2014 it fired over he added. identity of those coming and going. 170 Fajr rockets at Tel Aviv. All The article went on to state There were many other favors as this was with the support of the GOD that “There is no prominent well,” he wrote. Islamic Republic of Iran,” he said. Palestinian leader, political or Earlier, in a Dec. 25, 2017, A conceptual matter military, who did not meet with May 2019, Hamas: Without speech in Gaza, Sinwar said that Soleimani. … He even mediated Iranian assistance, no capacity Soleimani had contacted the in several disputes between the to fire rockets at Tel Aviv commanders of the Al-Qassam factions, in various periods. He Brigades and the Al-Quds ate with them and met with them On May 30, Hamas leader Brigades to say: “We place all (Dallas Teen Tour) in Iran, Syria, Lebanon and other in Gaza Yahya Sinwar attended our capabilities at your disposal countries … and established the International Conference in the battle for the defense JACK MOLAD units with many missions related in Support of the Palestinian of Jerusalem.” According to to Palestine, including in the Intifada. The conference was Sinwar, Soleimani’s pledge was fields of cyber and psychological held by the Gaza factions on the unconditional. warfare, and the like. … When occasion of Quds Day, identified In the speech, that was aired Hamas decided to change its with Iran, which is marked there by Al-Mayadeen, Sinwar said: political charter, it sent Soleimani and in many Arab countries as “[Soleimani] said clearly: We a copy so he could review it and well as by Muslims in the West place all our capabilities at your ¡Viva Shalom! make recommendations before with mass anti-Israel marches. disposal in the battle for the defense of Jerusalem. He did not Celebrating Latin American Jews in Dallas... ask, set conditions, or encourage us to employ any specific type Thursday, May 27, 2021 of resistance. Let me tell you 7:00pm | A Virtual Extravaganza something. I sat with the man when I visited Tehran in 2012. I Featuring: Guest Speaker, Dr. Deby Roitman; Entertainer, saw a man who loves Palestine, Eli Davidsohn; excerpts from Oral History interviews of loves Jerusalem and loves local Latin American Jews; and many exciting raffle anything that could bolster the opportunities. steadfastness of our people.”

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By Deb Silverthorn Stone was born in Columbus, were unbreakable. They encouraged The M.D. initial’s after a name Ohio, the son of Lillian and Roy Stone to finish his training in Dallas may signify “medical doctor,” but and brother of Jocelyn, all of blessed and the Stone family, including for Dr. Marvin J. Stone, the M.D. memory. He was raised in Bexley, young children Nancy and Rob, also stands for “makes a difference.” Ohio, and remains a Buckeye fan. made the move in 1968. Recalling his half-century plus Stone and his wife Jill of blessed He was a hematology-oncology career in medicine, Stone has written memory, who he met while they resident, fellow and faculty member a medical memoir: “When to Act were students at Ohio State, married at UT Southwestern. In 1976, he and When to Refrain.” while he was at University of became the first chief of oncology Available online, through Chicago Medical School. He then and director of the Baylor Sammons Amazon and Barnes & Noble, completed his postgraduate training Cancer Center in Dallas, positions Stone’s book was written to inspire at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis and he held for 32 years. young people at various stages of the National Institutes of Health. Stone’s son Rob, a documentary their medical careers. Harlan Pollack and Erwin filmmaker, who is married to “Decisions involved in patient Thal, both of blessed memory, Melissa and the father of Stone’s care require judgment that comes who were beloved in Dallas’ Jewish granddaughters Chelsea and from knowledge and experience. community and legendary in Dallas’ Sabrina, said “I’m the luckiest son Dr. Marvin J. and Rob Stone in Photos: Courtesy Dr. Marvin J. Stone Dr. Marvin J. Stone’s book, “When Because medicine is an uncertain medical scene, were lifelong friends on the planet to have my parents and Glasgow, Scotland while at a meeting honoring the work of Sir William Osler, to Act and When to Refrain,” recalls art quandaries abound,” said Stone. of Stone. The trio’s bond, from my Dad, who saved lives through a Canadian physician also known as professional and personal accounts of “Thus, ‘when to act and when to childhood through Ohio State, their his career of noble calling. He’s my the father of internal medicine. his more than 50 years in medicine. refrain’ are key aspects of a doctor’s ZBT fraternity brotherhood and hero.” involved in everything in our lives,” were always supportive of whatever career.” their professional and family lives, “He was always interested and said Rob, “and he, and my mom we were doing.” Father and son have connected COVID-19 may present diffi cult circumstances for your loved one on another level regarding Stone’s Apple Care & Companion is here for you Need a Ride? career-long admiration for Sir William Osler, who as the father of internal medicine, a clinician Short-term or long-term Call Clearfork Transportation and educator, motivated Stone • Personal Care Jewish Company locally owned and operated by Raymond Marks throughout his career. • Companionship The younger Stone, who’d • Overnight Stays Located in Ft. Worth. Wheelchair accessible van. known of his father’s respect for Osler, began attending meetings We have incorporated Laurie Friedman Miller, Owner Door to door service of the American Osler Society, of enhanced protocols to ensure 469-619-5474 the safety of our clients AppleCareandCompanion.com 817-353-2098 | clearforktransportation.com which Stone served as president. Rob produced the documentary, “Sir SENIOR May 20, 2021 | 13

William Osler: Science and the Art ttjpnews.comjpnews.com of Medicine,” and he too now sits on the organization’s board. When your family issues become legal issues “Osler’s aphorisms and quotes are as true today as they were more • Divorce than 100 years ago,” said Rob calling • Property and Asset Division his father a ‘20th-century Osler.’ • Premarital and Post-Marital Agreements How to live and care for others? Osler’s words always meant so • Enforcement of Orders and Modifications much to my dad and for us to have • Child Custody and Visitation had the opportunity to share this • Child Support Holly Friedman Biederman, J.D., M.S.W. connection, is something I’ll always treasure. The equanimity and • Mediation love of life and patients, from the • Collaborative Law human aspects — they are definitely kindred spirits.” For a consultation 214-265-6572 For nine years Stone has taught 10440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 800 5700 Tennyson Parkway, Suite 300 an undergraduate honors course in Dallas, Texas 75231 Plano, Texas 75024 BIEDERMAN LAW, PLLC *by appointment *by appointment medical humanities with Dennis Kratz, senior associate provost and [email protected] | www.biedermanfamilylaw.com founding director of the Center for Asian Studies at the University of Texas at Dallas. “Marvin is remarkable in the quiet way he lures people in and makes them want to listen to anything he has to say,” said Kratz, who with Stone previously taught a medical history and humanities Dr. Marvin J. Stone, right, with his son Rob, daughter-in-law Melissa and course for Texas A&M medical granddaughters Sabrina and Chelsea at the 2009 naming of the Jill Stone students at Baylor. “I’m the Abbott Bioinformation Center at the Marvin J. Stone Library at the Baylor Institute for S  A. G to his Costello, the Lewis to his Immunology Research. Martin. It’s an absolute treat and M P / P honor to be alongside him as Do you have long-term care insurance? students’ eyes are opened.” Call us for in-home care.. Longtime members of Temple Emanu-El, the Stone family 13101 Preston Road t: 214-276-0808 dedicated the congregation’s Jill Suite 400 f: 214-276-0809 Stone Community Garden to honor its matriarch, who passed away in Dallas, TX 75240 toll free: 888-269-5876 2004. www.gswealthmgmt.com [email protected] In 1999, Stone was recognized, due to the generosity of Bobbie 972.938.0703 Registered Representative of and securities off ered through Berthel Fisher & Company Financial Services, Inc. (BFCFS) Member FINRA/SIPC Investment Advisory Services off ered through and Leo Fields, with the naming of www.customcaregivers.com BFC Planning. GS Wealth Management is independent of BFCFS and BFC Planning. the Marvin J. Stone Library at the Baylor Institute for Immunology Research. In 2009, Jill was honored, posthumously, with the naming of Jill Stone BioInformation Center within the Stone Library. Stone is now remarried to Kathy. In 2010, the couple created a scholarship at UT Southwestern Medical School and a Distinguished Professorship of Humanities in Medicine and Science at UT Dallas. “Many of my colleagues say we lived and worked in the golden age of medicine and, while it has been incredible, I believe we will soon see scientific advances in precision medicine, neuro-science and gene editing,” said Stone, who’s written more than 250 articles and book chapters. “To see your students excel, to perform an experiment that yields new scientific knowledge, and especially to help some seriously ill patients recover, so they can see their children and grandchildren grow up — what more could one ask,” said Stone To learn more, visit marvinjstonemd.com 14 | May 20, 2021 SENIOR

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Retsky began her career in L.A., in private homes, hospitals and Synagogue Youth (SWUSY). It was this work in the hospital and I didn’t “I’m so impressed by the working in the preschools and assisted living centers around the during that time she first connected often get to take the complete journey compassion in every team member religious schools of congregations community. At Purim, she helped to her future husband, Jerry, with those on hospice. Now with The of The Legacy,” said Cohn. “The Adat Shalom, Beth Am and Sinai arrange, with Jewish Family then a member of USY through Legacy at Home Hospice, I will get dignity and the respect that Temple. Having made Dallas Service, the delivery of shaloch Richardson’s Congregation Beth to spend quality time with hospice surrounds every single client home since 1988, Retsky taught manot baskets to the community’s Torah. They began dating at 16 patients and their families.” goes above and beyond, and I feel in the preschools of congregations Holocaust survivors. and this year celebrated their 33rd Cohn notes that a patient may honored, and blessed, to be a part of Beth Torah and Temple Shalom “Faith has a servant’s heart that anniversary, the two married by go through many experiences it all.” and she was the preschool director really can’t be compared, and she is Rabbi Kenneth Roseman, of blessed during hospice. “I help our patients at Congregation Anshai Torah. always there with more energy than memory, then of Temple Shalom. come to peace with whatever their A heart for kavod: She taught religious school at anyone,” said Legacy executive The parents of Robyn, of blessed individual situations might be by Faith Retsky congregations Beth Torah, Shearith director Haecker. “She is always memory, and David (Emilee) and empathic listening and compassionate Israel and Temple Shalom, the professional and supportive and grandparents of Alexander and conversations with our patients and There are few corners of Dallas’ latter for which she also served as really, to know Faith is to love her, Allison, the Retskys are proud of their their families,” she said. Jewish community that Faith youth group advisor. to adore her and to trust her.” “Grammi” and “Grumpi” roles. Cohn’s connection follows The Retsky, Legacy at Home’s Business Retsky has also taught at Adat Retsky was born in Germany at “Kavod, respect, is of the Legacy’s heart to show dignity to Relations and Jewish Community Chaverim, where her family are Hahn Air Base, but raised in San holiest of words. You can’t have all patients, regardless of religion, Liaison, hasn’t experienced. The among the earliest members, and Antonio, beginning at age 3. She Torah without kavod, there are no observance level, or affiliation. game of Jewish geography is one for whom she has served as b’nai is the daughter of Geraldine and personal or professional relationships “We are all created b’tzelem she’ll win every time. mitzvah tutor, board vice-president, Robert Peretz of blessed memory, that last without it,” said Retsky, Elohim, in the image of God,” said “I’m now serving the parents, chair of religious practices and and the sister of Cheryl, Debra, who worked in pediatric home Cohn, who is an adjunct rabbi at and grandparents, of some of membership and also as president Hope, Marvin, Richard and Wayne. health before focusing on the adult Congregation Beth El Binah; she my preschoolers from years ago of Women of Adat Chaverim. 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North Dallas HighlandSpringsCommunity.com www.BubbieCare.com (512) 862-9030 14601527 16 | May 20, 2021 In their words . . . Israel under siege: Columnists, opinion from the TJP What should we do? Moving, and Rabbi Fried, already done so, thank them and What should we be doing and thinking during this let them know that their support terrible onslaught against Israel? is noticed and appreciated. Mike S. As Jews we also can and must the ‘Getting Dear Mike, take spiritual action. Our attitude This has been a painful and difficult time for us all, must not be that it’s, after all, “re- especially on the coattails of the unprecedented disas- ally only their problem” and not ter at Meron, following so many sad losses from CO- ours, as we enjoy our comfort Place’ VID-19. Lately it just seems to never end.… ASK THE and safety in America. The entire Seeing what our people are going through, the RABBI Jewish people is like one body, I am moving! I had looked for children trauma to hundreds of thousands of our Israeli chil- connected through our soul, and forward to moving into our com- who might ac- dren, has been heartrending. Personally, this alarm- By Rabbi whatever happens to one Jew munity’s new Legacy senior resi- company their ing escalation has been exceptionally emotional for Yerachmiel happens to us all. dence [Midtown Park] since the parents on a us, knowing that our son, daughter-in-law and two D. Fried I’ll never forget how, during day of its groundbreaking. Now friendly visit. little girls have been spending nights on mattresses the Lebanese War in 1982, my mentor the late R’ Shlo- it’s opened up, and I’ll soon be Nothing and down in the bomb shelter in their home in Tel Aviv. mo Wolbe ob”m spoke to us in the yeshiva in Jerusa- up with it myself, in a one-bed- nobody ever (Thankfully, the barrage of rockets hasn’t impacted lem as the IDF was battling in Lebanon. He exhorted room apartment facing south, truly surprised our children in Jerusalem as sharply, as the murder- us powerfully that we must not feel like the war is only with a little balcony off the liv- IN MY Aunt Polly. ers have been avoiding sending rockets there as not to “up there,” and it’s business as usual in the yeshiva. It ing room where I can sit outside MIND’S I But now I’m hit their own people. They still need to be careful to must be war time in the yeshiva! The prayers must be on nice weather days to watch charged with stay in their neighborhoods, however, as the riots and different, beseeching the Al-mighty for the safety of the sun set. By Harriet moving lots of lynchings are everywhere.) our soldiers and their success in crushing our enemies. Isn’t that a beautiful dream, P. Gross “stuff,” stored We should not feel helpless, that there’s nothing we The learning must be different, elevated, for the vic- just about ready to come true? for those vague can do. tory and safety of the army needs our spiritual part- Well, frankly, I never thought in “somedays” that never came, in my We can and should contact our elected officials, nership of Torah and prayer. advance about the nightmare side own Getting Place. asking that they stand with Israel and show their sup- R Wolbe at the time cited the Talmudic passage of it: having to make decisions The idea must have been a fam- port during this precarious time which poses an exis- on what to keep and what must ily one, because my Uncle Irwin, tential challenge to our land and people. If they have see FRIED, p.20 go when you love everything you youngest of my mother’s many have. Why would I have so much siblings, always had a selection if I didn’t love it all? But that’s of stuffed animals in the trunk what can happen after almost of his car. Then, if he was out for four decades of many things lunch or dinner, and somewhere Believe in the power of camp! coming into a house, and almost in the restaurant a child began to nothing going out. wail, he’d run outside and come Dear Families, at creativity and experimenta- The place I’m leaving behind back with something truly con- It’s almost camp! Those are magical words for tion. Camp is a quintessentially is a three-bedroom condo that soling. Noble, yes? And he also kids, camp staff and, yes, parents! In the Jewish American invention that pro- my late husband and I bought made some good friends of par- world, camp is part of your growing Jewish identity duces some of the most pow- in 1984. Mercifully, I don’t re- ents that way. But now, he too is and connection. The American Camp Association erful Jewish experiences in a member much about that move; gone, leaving me as the oldest in ran a promotion requesting responses to the state- child’s life. An institution dedi- he made the plans; all I had to our large extended family, with ment: “Because of camp.…” There are so many of us cated to fun, it is responsible for do was make sure our two cats no stuffed animals in my car — who could write on and on about who we are, where the most serious work of the — who were trying hard to get they’re all at home in my “Get- we are and what matters in our lives with that state- SHALOM community: building commit- away from the commotion — ting Place,” to be gotten from ment as a starter. Every summer, as parents reflect, I FROM THE ment to the Jewish people and SHABBAT LADY didn’t get lost in the shuffle. (We there. Or, as now, waiting to be get stories of what camp meant for them and why it transmitting Jewish knowledge found them after the movers left located elsewhere.… is so important for their children. By Laura and values to the young gen- us in our new home, comfortably Trust me: Moving to the new Let me share the messages from a wonderful Seymour eration. Out of these contradic- rolled up in a carpet! We always Legacy is a lesson in pre-planned book: “How Goodly Are Thy Tents — Summer tions arise camp’s potential as knew cats are the smartest ani- efficiency. First, a nice young Camps as Jewish Socializing Experiences” by Amy a socializing agent as well as its challenges for the mals.…) woman comes to assess your cur- L. Sales and Leonard Saxe. future.” This time: no pets. But some rent home, making an assort- • “Jewish socialization involves acquiring the • “Jewish tradition says that the study of Torah things I once thought were very ment of comments — some com- knowledge, skills, and attitudes that enable one to is equal to all of the other mitzvoth because it leads good ideas have turned into very plimentary, some contradictory, be an active member of the Jewish community.” to them all. So, too, is fun equal to all of the other bad ones. For example: I was some authoritative, like “Try to • “A community’s unity, strength, and continua- purposes of camp because it leads to them all.” charmed and impressed on my first straighten up your office!” And tion depend on its capacity to socialize new mem- The phrase we hear today is “now more than ever visit to North Carolina relatives by only then will you find the fu- bers — to build commitment to the group and to kids need camp” and it couldn’t be truer. As a “real my late Aunt Pauline — the very tility lurking in those decisions transmit its knowledge and values to each succeed- camp person” I want all children to experience the spirit of true Southern hospitality. you’ve already been trying to ing generation. Socialization is thus critical to the growth and connections that happen at camp. At She showed me her “Getting Place,” make regarding what will go with Jewish enterprise, which is based in community.” the J we are saying it loud and clear: “Believe in the a large closet where she stored you into your new place, and • “…at camp, Judaism was ‘in the air.’ We found Power of Camp!” Camp brings out the superpowers things destined to be given away. what MUST go elsewhere NOW. it in everyday ritual practices, in Shabbat, and in the each of us has inside as we prepare to change the She’d buy in advance of birthdays Remember the old song “There’s symbolism that defines the physical environment of world together. We hope you are ready for a sum- and anniversaries for specific peo- No Tomorrow”? This is it! the camp as Jewish space. When Judaism is in the mer of life-changing experiences. You are never too ple, but she’d also buy other things Please visit me after I’ve relo- air, as it is at camp, children take it in as effortlessly old for camp — join the spirit by coming, by send- when she saw them, with nobody cated. I will certainly have a new as breathing.” ing your child to camp and by remembering your specific in mind: “This will find Getting Place there, and surely • “Camp is a mass of contradictions. It is a sim- experiences! its right owner someday,” she’d I’ll be able to find something in ple enterprise that does extraordinarily complex tell me. And she always had toys it just right for you! work. Camps are rooted in tradition but also excel Laura Seymour is director of camping services at the Aaron Family JCC. EDITORIALS May 20, 2021 | 17 It is vital for American Jews to support Israel

Israel is in crisis. Over the last week, pay rent that was due. Thus, a landlord- Joe Biden. After that conversation, Bollywood films, tweeted vile comments, Eretz Yisrael has been compelled to mount tenant dispute morphed into a roiling President Biden affirmed the United States’ including a quote by Adolf Hitler about a military response to rocket attacks by controversy, as Palestinians protested their “unwavering support” for Israel and noted killing Jews. Hamas designed to destabilize Israeli eviction. Ultimately, this legal controversy Israel’s inherent “right to defend itself.” “I would have killed all the Jews of the society. will be decided by Israel’s Supreme Court. “My expectation and hope is that this world…but I kept some to show the world Now, as Israel forcefully responds to Regrettably, the Arab tenants and their [conflict] will be closing down sooner than why I killed them,” Malik tweeted on hundreds of rocket attacks, and the tally of supporters engaged in violent protests last later. But Israel has a right to defend itself, Tuesday. dead and wounded mount amongst Israel’s weekend. On Monday evening, Hamas when you have thousands of rockets flying Not surprisingly, U.S. Rep. Ilhan Jewish and Arab populations, it is critical began firing rockets at Jerusalem, Tel Aviv into your territory,” the president said. Omar (D-Minnesota) condemned Israel that American Jews rally our support of the and southern Israel. In response, the Israel Secretary of State Antony Blinken for committing “acts of terrorism” for Jewish homeland. Defense Force (IDF) launched airstrikes announced that Assistant Secretary of its defensive air strikes. Congresswomen The present crisis partially resulted after targeted at Hamas’ leaders and strongholds State Hady Amr has been dispatched to the Rashida Tlaib (D-Michigan), Ayanna Hamas, an extremist organization that in Gaza. region to meet with Israeli and Palestinian Pressley (D-Massachusetts) and controls the Gaza Strip, announced that While it is difficult to know the exact leaders in a diplomatic effort to negotiate a Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) it would retaliate if Israeli Jews paraded in number of rockets launched by Hamas, the ceasefire. Blinken also emphatically noted also condemned Israel for its response to parts of Jerusalem inhabited by Palestinians IDF said earlier this week that Hamas had Israel’s right to defend itself and obligation Hamas’ rocket attacks. as part of a celebration of Jerusalem fired more than 1,050 rocket and mortar to protect its civilian population. While many in America’s Jewish Day. Jerusalem Day commemorates the shells at Tel Aviv since Monday. The IDF At this writing, Israelis are huddling in community may differ on how to achieve reunification of Jerusalem which resulted has told Jewish Israelis who live in the shelters as air raid sirens regularly blast a lasting peace in Israel, now is not the from Israel’s victory in the Six-Day War of Gaza Strip to stay home. More than 200 warnings of Hamas’ continuing rocket time to debate alternatives. Hamas has 1967. rockets fired by Hamas have failed to clear attacks. The New York Times has reported unabashedly demonstrated its intention Hamas also declared its intention to the border and have landed back in Gaza. that riots have broken out in Israel’s cities to inflict deaths and casualties on Jewish mount attacks because a number of Arab Hamas is also firing mortar shells and is between Israeli Jews and Arabs, and police Israelis and continues to launch rocket, families are facing eviction from the Sheikh using snipers to target Jewish Israelis in are responding. mortar and sniper attacks. Now is the time Jarrah neighborhood, also in Jerusalem. Gaza. It is important to recognize that Hamas’ to support Israel in its hour of peril. The latter controversy has been Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu supporters want more than a cessation of working its way through Israel’s court has said that Israel will use all necessary the present conflict. This editorial which appeared online and in the May 20 system. Simply put, Arab tenants of rental force to protect its citizens. On Wednesday, Veena Malik, an actress who has starred edition of the Jewish Herald Voice is reprinted with properties owned by Israeli Jews failed to Netanyahu spoke by phone with President in more than a dozen Pakistani and permission Iran’s pledge to destroy Israel is feeding current conflict

The second week of the current and the fight against terrorism. And sea missile that almost destroyed between the Israeli military and existence depends on its ability to conflict between Hamas and Israel this is a public duty to fight against an Israeli warship in mid-July the international media,” the AP defend itself from Iran’s promise of is upon us. It’s a good time to think this regime,” Khamenei said, as (2006). Most of Hezbollah’s arms — reported. its assured destruction. carefully about Israel’s existential reported by Reuters. including modern antitank weapons In an interview last Sunday Of course, American Jews, like risks from more than Hamas, the Destruction of the State of and the thousands of rockets that with John Dickerson of CBS News’ Israelis, pray for a comprehensive terrorist organization that initiated Israel is a fundamental tenet rained down on Israel — came from Face the Nation, Prime Minister peace for Israel. But, with Iran’s the present hostilities. Hamas’ chief of Shiite-led Iran. As Israel’s Iran (as well as Syria).” Benjamin Netanyahu emphasized Supreme Leader calling upon his sponsor and financial backer is Iran, former Ambassador to the United A conundrum that has plagued Israel’s efforts to warn journalists to followers to join an effort to destroy which has engaged in a venomous States Michael Oren said on I24 Israel for decades is that though it leave the office building before the Israel, a sobering question must campaign to annihilate Israel since cable news last week, “Hamas is prevails on battlefields, it loses the attack. be asked: What if Israel, through a the present regime came to power. prepared to fight until it (exhausts) larger public relations campaign, as “One of the, I think, AP twist of fate, faced a nuclear Iran? “Today Iran, tomorrow Palestine.” its last rocket from Iran. If Hamas’ horrific images of fallen Palestinians journalists aid we were lucky to get Iran’s proxy, Hamas, is willing to as reported on The Atlantic rockets weren’t manufactured are broadcast around the world out. No, you weren’t lucky to get out. engage in a systematic campaign magazine’s website, crowds of in Iran, then they were almost by Hamas’ sophisticated press It wasn’t luck. It’s because we took of rocket attacks on Israel. It is a Iranians chanted loudly in their certainly made by engineers operatives. special pains to call people in those battle that Hamas cannot win, yet cry to eliminate Israel when the trained in Iran.” Hamas shrewdly maintained an buildings to make sure the premises it is willing to subject Palestinians late Yasser Arafat paid an official In the November-December 2006 office in a building in Gaza where were vacated.” to the toll of reprisals because of its visit to the late Ayatollah Ruhollah edition of Foreign Affairs magazine, the Associated Press (AP) and other Iran is now enriching uranium stated intention to destroy Israel as a Khomeini in February of 1979. the late Ze’ev Schiff, a distinguished international news organizations at 60%, close to military grade, as Zionist nation. Arafat visited Khomeini within Israeli journalist, wrote that Israel’s maintained offices. The building reported on the CNBC website in Would Iran, Hamas’ sponsor, days after the Iranian revolution conflict in Lebanon was not just was ideally situated for journalists April. General Amos Yadlin, former armed with nuclear weapons, spare successful overthrow of the Shah of another battle in the Middle East. covering ongoing strife in Gaza. head of Israeli military intelligence Israel? History answers that question. Iran. The Shah had been a staunch “It also represented something much The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) told CNBC that Israel’s challenge to Adolf Hitler wrote openly of his ally of Israel. more disturbing: the start of a new notified all news organizations in the stop Iran from developing nuclear quest to destroy the Jewish people in The past 41 years have not war between Israel and Iran.” building to evacuate hours before weapons “will be tougher than past Mein Kampf, his autobiographical lessened the thirst of today’s Iranian Schiff wrote that “Iranians may bombing it in order to eliminate a efforts against Iraq and Syria.” manifesto, in which he openly wrote fundamentalist Islamic leadership to not have been physically present Hamas operations center there. As Iran continues to enhance its of his desire to rid the world of Jews. wipe Israel off the face of the earth. on the frontlines in Lebanon, but Instead of receiving credit for enrichment of uranium from 60% When Iran and Hamas openly Earlier this month, Iran’s they were active there nonetheless. using the highest level of caution to a military grade of 90%, it may call for destruction of the Jewish Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali A number of Revolutionary Guard in carrying out the attack, Israel be able to develop nuclear weapons homeland, Israel and the Diaspora Khamenei called upon his followers members were killed in the Israeli suffered harsh criticism. within several years or less. The are compelled to confront their to keep fighting Israel, which he incursion into the town of Baalbek “Although no was hurt, the current Iranian regime has pledged pledge. The lesson of the Holocaust said was not a state but a “terrorist (close to the Syrian border) on airstrike demolished an office that to destroy Israel. While Israel has is that every Jew in the world is garrison.” August 1 (2006), and Israeli was like a second home for AP vowed that it will act with deliberate existentially linked to Israel’s “The fight against this despotic intelligence claims that Iranians journalists and marked a new chapter force to prevent Iran from acquiring survival. That is a lesson we must regime is the fight against oppression helped Hezbollah fire the land-to- in the already rocky relationship nuclear weapons, its continued never forget. 18 | May 20, 2021 JEWISH FOODIE Babka 2 ways: It’s easier than it looks

By Tina Wasserman 2. Place butter in a 1-quart bowl and and the filling is slightly thickened. over the dough. Last week you were treated heat in a microwave for 1 minute or DO NOT ADD THE REMAINING to a rich Monkey Bread, so I until melted. Set aside. CHOCOLATE CHIPS TO THIS FILLING! • Sprinkle half of the chocolate thought this week I would try chips over the dough and then roll to top that on your memory 3. Crack eggs into a small bowl. Add 2. Set aside until needed. up from the long end. Pinch the “Hit Parade” with a delicious, vanilla and mix. Set aside. dough together over the filling on and actually quite easy, Babka. Cinnamon Sugar Filling: the seam and at the ends. The name, Babka, or 4. Measure 1½ cups milk into a Enough for 1 portion of dough Grandmother’s Cake, refers to 2-cup liquid measuring cup. Add • ¾ cup sugar • Repeat with another piece of dough the Babcia (in Slavic) or Bubbe the sugar and stir once. Microwave • 1 or more tablespoon ground to make two Chocolate Babkas. (in Yiddish) because in the on high for exactly 1 minute and 20 cinnamon early 1800s this cake was made seconds. • 1/3 cup finely ground almonds or For Cinnamon and Fruit Babka: in a high fluted pan that looked walnuts • Roll out the remaining piece of like a grandmother’s skirt. 5. Turn mixer onto low-medium • 1/3 cup raisins or mixed cherries dough into a 12x16 rectangle. Babka is a traditional Polish/ (2) and immediately add the warm and raisins • Brush the melted butter over Ukrainian yeast cake that was liquid mixture. Keep mixer running. • 2 tablespoons melted butter the dough and sprinkle with the originally made from rich Add the 4 eggs first and then add cinnamon and sugar mixture. Photo: Tina Wasserman challah dough rolled around a the melted butter. 1. Combine the sugar, cinnamon, • Roll up from the long end. Babka: a treat for Shabbat or anytime sweet cinnamon or fruit filling. nuts and dried fruit in a bowl. Pinch the dough together over Baked with the challah, it was 6. Knead the mixture for 7 minutes the filling on the seam and at the Tina’s Tidbits: a Friday afternoon treat for by machine (or hand), adding 2. Set aside until needed. ends. children waiting for Shabbat to additional flour until a smooth • When making the chocolate filling arrive. dough forms or floured fingers do Crumb Topping: Shaping and Baking the Babkas or the simple syrup, refrain from Do not panic at the length not stick to the dough. You should • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter stirring after it comes to a boil. If you of this recipe! All components never need more than 1 additional at room temperature or slightly 1. Cut the rolls of dough down the don’t, your mixture will be grainy. can be made in advance cup of flour for proper consistency. softened in the microwave middle, filling side up. so you don’t have to worry • ½ cup flour • Normally butter and flour are about getting it all done at 7. Lightly grease a 4-quart bowl • ½ cup sugar 2. For each Babka, pinch the two handled delicately so that the one time. Your challah dough with some cooking oil and then • ½ teaspoon vanilla halves together at one end and then finished product isn’t tough, but in can even be made in advance place dough in it, turning it to carefully twist the halves together the case of the crumb topping, you and refrigerated overnight coat. Cover with plastic wrap and 1. Combine all the ingredients in a so that filling shows through the want it to be tough so it keeps it for the first rising. If you do place in a draft-free place (turned- 2-quart bowl. twists. shape while baking. refrigerate your dough, let it off oven, corner of your counter or rest at room temperature for at slightly warmed warming drawer is 2. Using your hands, squeeze the 3. Pinch the end pieces together • If you want, either filling can be least 30 minutes so that it will perfect). ingredients until all are well mixed and then place in a greased loaf doubled or tripled to accommodate be easier to roll out. together and lumps of mixture pan. No need to worry if you have your filling choice. This basically is a dairy 8. Let rise until doubled in size, form. to squeeze the dough into the pan. version of traditional challah about 1 hour. • You can substitute Nutella or any with different fillings from 3. Set aside until needed. 4. Repeat the same with the other prepared chocolate spread instead which to choose. Store in plastic While dough is rising, prepare the two Babkas. If you like, one can be of making your own. bags at room temperature if filling or fillings listed below. Simple Syrup: shaped into a ring after twisting. there is anything left!!! • ¾ cup sugar • All the fillings and the simple Chocolate Filling: • ¾ cup water 5. Let dough rest for ½ hour. Preheat syrup can be made a day or so in Chocolate or Cinnamon Babka Enough for 2 portions of dough oven to 350 degrees. advance. Just bring the chocolate • 1 stick unsalted butter (8 1. Combine the sugar and water in a filling to room temperature so it is Dough: tablespoons) 1-quart saucepan and boil until the 6. Sprinkle the crumb topping over spreadable. • 7-8 cups bread flour plus a few • ¾ cup sugar (preferably mixture is clear. the Babkas. tablespoons for kneading superfine, but regular OK) • Simple Syrup is just equal parts • 2 packets Rapid Rise yeast • ½ cup 72% chopped chocolate 2. Remove from heat and set aside 7. Place loaves and/or rings in the water and sugar brought to a boil • 1 tablespoon salt or chips to cool. oven and bake for 30-40 minutes to dissolve the sugar and then • 2 sticks unsalted butter • 1/3 cup Hershey’s cocoa or until the cakes register about refrigerated. This can be slightly • 1½ cups milk • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips, Punch down dough and divide into 185 degrees when checked with an flavored after it cools or, as I often • ¾ cup sugar mini or regular 3 equal pieces. instant-read thermometer. Loaves do, I bring it to a boil with a giant fig • 4 large eggs will take longer than a ring. leaf. This gives a subtle flavor that • 1 teaspoon vanilla 1. Combine the butter, sugar, For Chocolate Babka: is delicious over fruit. Simple Syrup chopped chocolate and cocoa 8. Immediately pour the simple can be refrigerated for months. 1. In a large mixer bowl fitted with a in a 1-quart saucepan and stir to • Roll out one piece of dough into a syrup evenly over all of the cakes dough hook, combine 7 cups flour, combine as you bring to a simmer. 12x16 rectangle. and allow it to cool. • NEVER refrigerate breads or yeast yeast and salt. Turn machine on for Let the mixture cook without cakes. They will get dry and stale 10 seconds to combine. stirring until the sugar is dissolved • Spread half of the chocolate filling Yield: 3 Babkas very quickly if you do so.

FRIED upon him; rather, one should join Taanis 11a) we will be victorious in our battles. ful not to utter any negative words continued from p.16 the pain of the congregation.” The This is a time when we should (Talmud, Sotah 42a). about a fellow Jew or do anything Talmud brings an example of this go out of our way to perform acts Let’s look for extra words of which could cause divisiveness. from Moses, who, during the time of of kindness to our fellow Jews. This kindness for our spouses, children, Let us all turn our hearts Heav- that states that “when the Jewish the war against Amalek, while pray- helps concretize the oneness of our friends. Let’s pick up a phone and enward and beseech the Al-mighty people are in pain and under siege, ing would only sit on a hard rock people. The Talmud says that if we call someone who needs a little to have mercy upon our brethren one must not say ‘I’ll go to my home and not a comfortable chair, saying have the merit of truly proclaiming strengthening, some attention. Visit under siege, and may we merit to and eat and drink and peace is upon “How could I sit in comfort while “Shema Yisrael…,” there’s a one- an elderly person who’s homebound see an everlasting peace in our holy me,’ because to do so brings a curse my people are at war?” (Talmud, ness within the Jewish people, and or in a home. Let’s be extra care- land. OBITUARIES May 20, 2021 | 19

Frances Leanse to start a business with kind and generous. Her huge smile Thursday, May 6, at Shearith later years bingo player, Frances’ parents. They radiated her warmth and love. She Israel Memorial Park in Dallas. and a life-long member of Frances Leanse, a settled in Longview, where loved to read, needlepoint, and The family requests donations Temple Emanu-El. very special mother, their two daughters were play cards and mah jongg. Frances in Frances’s memory be made She was preceded in grandmother, great- born, and their business also liked shopping, crossword to Jewish Family Service or the death by her husband Bill, grandmother and friend, flourished. In 1958, they puzzles, fine restaurants and charity of your choice. and her sisters Margaret passed away peacefully moved back to Dallas. watching sports on TV, especially Smith, Ruth Bock and in Houston on May 3, Frances Leanse When Milton passed Texas Longhorn football and Texas Thelma Pomarantz Thelma Florence Tobolowsky, 2021. Frances was born away in 1966, Frances Rangers baseball. However, she Pomarantz and her brother Alvin June 12, 1928 in Wilkes Barre, continued to run the business enjoyed spending time with family Thelma Pomarantz, Bender. Pennsylvania, to Rose and Oscar until she eventually sold all the and friends most of all. daughter, sister, wife, mother, Thelma is survived by her sons Tanenbaum, but soon moved stores. In 1968, Frances married Frances “Mama” is survived tap dancer, grandmother, great- Dr. Stanley Pomarantz (Linda) and to Greenville, Texas. Following Charles Wolf. They enjoyed a by her children Nancy and grandmother and friend passed away Richard Pomarantz (Charlene) and graduation from high school, warm and loving family life and Larry Reader and Gail and Joel April 25, 2021. daughter Judy Pomarantz; four Frances attended Lindenwood were thrilled to welcome two sons Rovinsky; grandchildren Michael She was born into a long-time grandchildren Andrew Pomarantz College for Girls in St. Louis. Later, to the family when Nancy and (Sara) Reader, Leslie (Michael) Dallas family and she spent her (Lindsey), Amanda Pomarantz she transferred to The University Gail got married. “Mama” (as Mazvinsky, Amy (Jason) Sandler, entire life in Dallas. She attended Rubio (Daniel), Sam Pomarantz of Texas at Austin, where she met Frances was lovingly referred to Jeffrey (Sally) Rovinsky and SMU and served as a lab tech at (Rita) and Ben Pomarantz; and three her future husband, Milton Ellish. by her grandchildren and all of Julie (Austin) Boyd; great- Baylor. She married Bill Pomarantz great-grandchildren Aria Rubio and They married in 1947 and moved their friends) was most excited to grandchildren Gavin, Ella, Avery, in 1947 and assisted him in his dental Allison and Alexander Pomarantz. to Dallas, where Milton completed welcome five grandchildren to her Chase, Matthew, Parker, Ellie, practice while raising three children. The family thanks Lataushea his MBA before joining his family’s growing family. Mila and Emma; and brother-in- She stayed close to her sisters’ Iverson for her devoted years of business in Spring Valley, New In one word, Frances was a true law Morton Ellish. families, was a member of Hadassah, service and companionship to York. Later, they returned to Texas “lady.” She was honest, sincere, A graveside service was held an enthusiastic bridge player and in Thelma. The mitzvah of blessing another person

One of the most famous passages What words accomplish granted the ability — with “Never take the blessing of (even) a what is the difference between blessing appears this week as Moses instructs speech — to trigger these common person lightly.” In other another person and someone praying the Kohanim to bless the entire nation But let’s examine the blessings. And when they words, we never know which person, at for them? Simply put, when it comes to of Israel, both in the Temple and for Jewish view of what it means decide to do this, the merit the right time, can trigger the heavens a blessing, the merit is already waiting all times. Earlier this week, during the for one person to bless above gets pushed down and with their spoken good wishes. in potential — it only needs to be festival of Shavuot, Jews implemented another. Is it a good wish, an occurs. The origin of this revealed through speech. The novelty this mitzvah at the Kotel — and in encouragement, or do words idea is an explanation of the Prayer versus blessing of prayer, however, is that even if the synagogues around the world. It is carry some power to make D’VAR verse in Bereishit where G-d an auspicious moment that links our things happen? tells Abraham, “Go forth Now, after all this, one may wonder, see LEWIN, p.20 people with its past. The short and simple TORAH from your father’s house…. Everyone desires good health, answer is that the reason And you shall be a blessing,” By Rabbi Dan Granite • Marble • bronze wisdom and financial security, and we see variance in people’s wherein the commentaries Lewin tradition teaches that while the lives — some are wealthier, explain that “the blessings 8921 C.F. HAWN FREEWAY, Parashat Naso Kohanim recite these specific passages, some healthy while others are put into your hand.… DALLAS, TEXAS 75217 it is a most favorable time to receive all suffer, etc. — is based on a From now on you can bless (214) 398-4459 kinds of good things. Indeed, when the mystical system of zechut —roughly whomever you desire.” Fax: (214) 398-6672 part of the prayer service arrives, it is defined as “merit” or “good fortune.” In general, the power to bless DON SPRADLING, PRESIDENT common for people to make an extra There is no logical scientific formula another is in proportion to character HOME: (972) 222-0672 effort to be in the room, to bring in determining why one person will and spiritual refinement, but there GARY SPRADLING, VICE PRESIDENT their children — tucked under their receive certain merits while another are exceptions — such as the famous father’s tallit — so that the whole family may be given different or fewer priestly blessing. The Talmud further WE SUPPORT ISRAEL! can be there as the Kohanim bless the opportunities: this zechut can result elaborates on other exceptions saying, congregation. from someone’s positive actions, or There are also many peculiar even the actions of family members details that relate to this mitzvah. of previous generations that trickles Kohanim ascend the platform down to descendants. But if an without shoes, raise their hands with individual has this merit “above,” he their fingers split in a certain way and or she can attain the blessing “below,” make a unique preparatory blessing in this world. that ends, “who has commanded Receiving the blessing is also based us to bless the people of Israel on a nuanced system: Sometimes — with love.”) Then they loudly this blessing will simply materialize utter the ancient words facing the by itself. Other times the merit exists congregation: “May G-d bless you above but has yet to land — it lies and guard you. May G-d shine His waiting in storage, so to speak. Or there countenance upon you and be gracious is a problem; the heavenly “pipes” get to you. May G-d turn His countenance stuffed. Other times, the appropriate toward you and grant you peace.” “groundwork” is not properly prepared (Numbers 6:24-26) by the person. (Of course, one must The commentaries explain how always make the best natural conduit these passages contain the most all- for success, staying active and creative.) encompassing blessing: covering In those cases where there is a zechut, material prosperity, spiritual blessing, yet no result — the ability to bless rests knowledge, compassion above and in the hands of human beings. beyond what one deserves — and To be sure, G-d is the source for all finally peace! blessing, but certain individuals are 20 | May 20, 2021

ttjpnews.comjpnews.com and power of change, yet is more the power of prayer and blessing are LEWIN of a long shot. In contrast, blessing effective spiritual tools. In addition continued from p.19 activates something already waiting in to physical action, we can also go to Rent what youy need from potential, so if the merit is there, it is the source by receiving a blessing or recipient doesn’t have a particular easier to reveal. The esoteric teachings praying. And since one never knows merit awaiting, prayer can create a further explain that the Kohanim the spiritual pathway to activate the new source of blessing. That’s why, blessing features the advantages of solution to our needs, we should as discussed last week, many prayers both prayer and blessing. accustom ourselves to giving blessings EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC. begin with the words, “May it be your to others and receiving blessings from will that…,” which is our request Utilizing two systems others — to thinking and speaking We have EVERYTHING you’ll need for a new will; so even if something more positively. to make your next event special. was not designated, we can request The final message is that destiny reconsideration. can be activated and even changed. Rabbi Dan Lewin is director of the nonprofit Call or visit our showrooms at 220 University Dr. (817) 332-5258 Comparing these two systems, While we experience down times Maayan Chai Foundation. For information, visit prayer has a novel accomplishment and seemingly impossible hurdles, www.maayanchai.org.

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BAT MITZVAH Emma Halpern Emma Halpern, daughter of Melissa and Ben Halpern, will be called to the Torah as a bat mitz- vah at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, May 22, at Congregation Anshai Torah in Plano. Rabbis Stefan Weinberg and Michael Kushnick will offici- ate. Melissa is the sister of Blake, 20, Chase, 18, and Josh, 16. She is the granddaughter of Elaine and Sam Klapholz of Dallas and Sandy and Barry Halpern of Houston. Emma is an eighth grader at Fowler Middle School, where she is an honor student, cheerleader and a participant in Best Buddies. In Emma’s spare time she loves to dance, hang out with her friends, volunteer for the National Char- ity League, and looks forward to her time spent at Greene Family Camp every summer. For her Mitzvah project, Emma volunteered with Jasmine’s Beat, an adaptive therapy program that pro- vides movement and music therapy to children with special needs. She thoroughly enjoyed working with the children and helping them to enjoy dance as much as she does. Emma and her family look for- ward to sharing their simcha with guests from Houston and New Jersey.