Community Tribute Concert to Honor Cantor Annie Rose Debbie Merion, Special to the WJN Dozen Red Roses Aren’T Enough

Washtenaw Jewish News Presort Standard In this issue… c/o Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor U.S. Postage PAID 2939 Birch Hollow Drive Ann Arbor, MI Ann Arbor, MI 48108 Permit No. 85 Frankel Bayit, Passover Center another 5774 celebrates Jewish home begins 25th on campus April 14 anniversary Page 4 Page 12 Page 15

April 2014 Nissan 5774 Volume XXXVIII: Number 7 FREE Community Tribute Concert to honor Cantor Annie Rose Debbie Merion, special to the WJN dozen red roses aren’t enough. Nei- Cantor Rose, “I love Micah 6:6-8 because it asks, ther are handwritten cards, sweet ‘How can we be our best selves? How can we Achocolate desserts and heartfelt mini- serve God?’ It then provides a beautiful answer speeches—though they are all a great start to that speaks to me at my core: ‘embrace loving- celebrate and honor Temple Beth Emeth’s Can- kindness… love mercy… dwell in compassion.’” tor Annie Rose as she prepares for retirement. Also appearing at the concert will be The whole community is invited to the Sun- Ralph and Deborah Katz, David Gitterman, day, April 27, “Celebrate Annie Rose Commu- and John Goodell. nity Tribute Concert,” to honor Cantor Rose. After the concert, guests will mingle, The afternoon will include a unique one-hour munch and share love with Cantor Rose concert of virtuoso performances, a world during a super-schmooze in the atrium premiere of a new musical work composed of the Morris Lawrence building. Simply just for this event, and more. The celebration Scrumptious is catering the exciting menu PHOTO CREDIT: GREGORY FOX will take place in the auditorium of the Morris for the event, featuring a Mediterranean Lawrence Building of Washtenaw Community station with hummus, tapenade and chick- College from 4-6 p.m. en kabobs; hors d’oeuvres including salmon kabobs and puff pastry “pops” on a stick Celebration highlights with fillings like goat cheese and fig; a chef’s Kol Halev—The “Voice of the Heart” choir table of cheese, fruit and fresh vegetables; will sing L’Dor Vador (from Generation to Gen- and a sweets table with lemon curd cake and eration). “This is Annie’s choir. She founded chocolate raspberry torte. and nurtured it to make it the extraordinary Cantor Annie Rose choir that it is,” says Ben Cohen, musical direc- About the cantorial transition Arie Lipsky, conductor of the Ann Arbor Tickets for the Community Tribute Concert tor for the event. Feelings are deep about how Cantor Rose Symphony Orchestra. Temple Beth Emeth and Gala Reception are $100 per person. Tick- The Vocal Arts Ensemble will sing Shir touches hearts and changes lives. “I feel that looks forward to greeting Cantor Regina ets include a $50 tax-deductible contribution Hashirim, (Song of Solomon) by Yezekiel Braun. Cantor Rose embodies the Jewish values of Lambert-Hayut, who has been hired to serve to the Music and Spirituality Endowment in Ben Cohen has composed and will conduct love, nurturing, the importance of education as Temple Beth Emeth’s next cantor. “The Honor of Cantor Annie Rose. To purchase tick- A Canticle for Annie for the event, a musical piece to enrich one’s own life and those around greatest honor to me will be the open arms ets and to learn how you can share in this cel- for clarinet, piano and choir which is based on her, and a spirit of mutual caring in team- and eager hearts of the community as weem- ebration in other ways, visit celebrateannie.net and honoring one of Cantor Rose’s favorite work—embodied in the early kibbutzim in brace our new cantor,” said Cantor Rose. n and templebethemeth.org/ctc. passages from prophets, Micah 6:6-8. Says Israel—that is uplifting to see today,” said JFS "Sweet Charity" event, April 6 Pardes Hannah celebrates 20th year Cindy Klein, special to the WJN Lucinda Kurtz, special to the WJN arents and grandparents, and theirs abbi Elliot Ginsburg has been the before them, spent their lives teach- prime mover, rebbe and spiritual P ing their children about what it R explorer, behind the growth and means to be Jewish and how to live Jewishly. flowering of Pardes Hannah, the Jewish One of the key principles is based on the con- Renewal community in Ann Arbor. Twen- cept that “kol yisrael areivim ze l’ze” – every- ty years ago this year, Reb Elliot and a few one in the community is responsible for one pioneering souls created an intimate setting another. Tzedakah (charity) and tikkun olam where people could enter deeply into prayer (repairing the world) are actions taken that with chanting, kabbalistic meditation, and allow for caring for each other—first, in the openhearted wrestling with Torah. This Jewish community, then in the general com- community has attracted members commit- Honorees Susan Fisher and John Waidley munity and places beyond, until the entire ted to drinking deeply from the wellsprings Rabbi Elliot Ginsberg world is included. Others make in-kind gifts of food, clothing, of tradition while exploring new avenues of nah and acknowledge Reb Elliot’s inspiring role as Fortunately, Jews can practice tzedakah and furniture, etc. In this way, everyone, from the spiritual expression and experience. rabbi and teacher. As a professor of Judaic Studies tikkun olam in ways that work for themselves smallest child to the Bronfmans of the world, is Pardes Hannah members, students, rab- at the University of Michigan, a scholar in resi- personally. Those who can afford to make fi- able to practice these concepts, so ingrained in bis, and friends from across the country are dence in numerous academic and community nancial gifts, do so at a level they can afford. the Jewish way of life. gathering together the weekend of May 9–11, to settings, and a teacher and mentor of rabbinical Others donate their time by volunteering. Continued on page 2 celebrate the 20 year anniversary of Pardes Han- Continued on page 2 I Community

2935 Birch Hollow Drive Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108 Passover Crafts Party at the JCC voice: 734/971-1800 Halye Aisner, special to the WJN e-mail: [email protected] The Jewish Community Center of Greater Ann Arbor will host a Passover Crafts Party on www.washtenawjewishnews.org Sunday, April 6, from 3–5 p.m., at the JCC. Staff from Creatopia in Plymouth will be on hand to guide families through the painting of a seder plate or kiddish cup. Surprise your family and friends at your seder table with your creativity. Families will also be able to create centerpieces Editor and Publisher Susan Kravitz Ayer Happy Passover and make other holiday crafts. Representatives from Chabbad House will help everyone make matzah in the “Matzah Factory.” In addition, there will be a sing-along of seder songs, and Calendar Editor holiday-style snacks. RSVP to the JCC front desk at 971-0990. For more information, contact Claire Sandler Noreen De Young at [email protected]. Advertising Manager Gordon White Sweet Charity event, continued from page 1 Design and Layout Dennis Platte Jewish Family Services is presenting Susan Assisi Episcopal Church. He has been a Habitat Staff Writers Fisher and John Waidley with the Claire and for Humanity volunteer, and he can currently Mary Bilyeu, Sandor Slomovits, Rochel Urist Isadore Bernstein award at its “Sweet Charity: be found most weekdays at JFS tutoring re- The Joy of Giving Back” event on Sunday, April cently resettled refugees in English, assisting Contributing Writers 6, because their actions embody the concept of them with their resumes and job search skills. Halye Aisner, Rabbi Ilana Baden, Rosemary Frenza “kol yisrael areivim ze l’ze.” Fisher and Waidley Everyone is invited to join JFS in honoring Chudnof, Ben Cohen, Rabbi Lisa Delson, Rabbi have been giving back to the community for Susan and John by attending “Sweet Charity: Robert Dobrusin, Hadar Dohn, Emily Eisbruch, decades. They give generously to many organi- The Joy of Giving Back.” The event will take Julie Ellis, Deborah Fineblum, Karen Freedland, Susan Gitterman, Rabbi Aharon Goldstein, zations that they care deeply about. Fisher has place from 3–5:30 p.m. at the North Campus Binyamin Kagedan, Myron Kaplan, Sybil Kaplan, served on the board of JFS for several years, Research Complex. The day will include a re- Aron Kaufman, Cindy Klein, Chava Kopelman, Yaffa and is currently its treasurer. She has also ception with wine, hors d’oeuvres and other Klugerman, Deb Kraus, Lucinda Kurtz, Judy Lash been on the board of the Jewish Federation of culinary delights by Amanda’s Kitchen Cater- Balint, Debbie Merion, SooJi Minn, Evelyn Neuhaus, Greater Ann Arbor, served as its president, and ing, the award ceremony, and a presentation by Eric Rozenman, Sean Savage, Dmitriy Shapiro, is currently the chair of the Jewish Community the Performance Network Theatre celebrating Andrea Siegel, Elliot Sorkin, Leah Steinberg Foundation of Greater Ann Arbor. Fisher was the tradition of caring for each other. Tickets The Washtenaw Jewish News is published also president of University Musical Society. are $100 ($50 tax deductible) and may be ob- monthly, with the exception of January and Waidley has served on the board of Genesis, tained online at jfsannarbor.org, or by calling July. It is registered as a Non-profit Michigan the organization that operates the building Cindy or Rosemary at 769-0209. n Corporation. Opinions expressed in this pub- shared by Temple Beth Emeth and St. Clare of lication do not necessarily reflect those of its editors or staff

©2014 by the Washtenaw Jewish News. Pardes Hannah, continued from page 1 All rights reserved. No portion of the Washtenaw Jewish News may be reproduced without students, Reb Elliot has touched hundreds of new models of understanding of how the world permission of the publisher. young and older people yearning to find the works, what it means to be a planetary citizen? balance between the forms of tradition and the And at the same time to allow these questions Signed letters to the editor are welcome; they should not exceed 400 words. Letters can be emailed to the spontaneous ebb and flow of lived life. to be permeated by the wisdom and creativity editor at [email protected]. Name will be It is fitting that the focus of this special of the tradition that I am heir to. For me, that’s withheld at the discretion of the editor. weekend is on the teachings of Reb Elliot’s at the core of this.” Circulation: 5,000 most beloved Hassidic masters, the ones who When Pardes Hannah began as a small min- Subscriptions: $12 bulk rate inside Washtenaw County have most influenced him on his spiritual path. yan 20 years ago, it was an intimate gathering, $18 first-class subscription Former students, now rabbis and teachers based on a havurah model of prayer. Rabbi Do- themselves, will be preparing offerings during brusin was always very supportive, and Beth Isra- The deadline for the May 2014 issue of the the weekend from the writings of such learned el Congregation invited the community to use a Washtenaw Jewish News is teachers as Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav, the room in their 2010 Washtenaw Avenue building Monday, April 7. Sefat Emet, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, for services, the location the group still meets on Publication date: Monday, April 28 and Reb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi. Reb Zal- Extra copies of the Washtenaw Jewish News the first Shabbat morning each month as well as are available at locations throughout man is considered the “grandfather” of the at other times for Reb Elliot’s teachings. Washtenaw County. Renewal movement and has been called “one This will be the location of Shabbat services, of the most important and creative spiritual lunch, and teachings on May 10, led by a variety teachers of the second half of the 20th century.” of rabbis and teachers from across the country. Coming from a pre-war Hasidic home in Vi- There will also be a Kabbalat Shabbat potluck enna, Reb Zalman is a powerful blend of quali- dinner and service on Friday evening to wel- ties. Reflects Reb Elliot, “He is someone who come Shabbat and guests. IIn this issue… is wide open to experimentation, to dialogue A highlight of the weekend will be a Sat- across the traditions, to trying out things al- urday evening Chanting Ritual led by Rabbi Advertisers...... 31 though they may not always work. In Zalman Shefa Gold, one of the most well-known and Best Reads...... 23 I see someone who is fearless and with a great respected chant leaders in the American Jew- big heart. This ability to stretch wide moves me ish community who lives and teaches in New Calendar...... 26 and touches me deeply.” Mexico. Rabbi Gold is founder of C-DEEP, and Jewish Renewal reflects this breadth of vision leads the Kol Zimra Chant Leaders Training Campus...... 8 grounded in tradition and is what attracts Reb Program, the only one of it’s kind in the nation. Elliot to this community. He comments, “One All these events are open to interested partici- Congregations...... 10 of the things I find so powerful in my experienc- pants. More information will be available about Israel...... 19 es with Renewal is the open hearts that people the Shefa Gold Chanting Ritual, which will be bring to their path, their search. It’s a combina- an opportunity for Pardes Hannah to fund- Kosher Cuisine...... 25 tion of intellectual and emotional honesty—the raise to support its growing community. For unwillingness to shut down the heart, on one more information about this 20th anniversary Rabbis’ Corner...... 9 hand, and the willingness to grapple with issues celebration, go to the Pardes Hannah website: of ultimate meaning, on the other. How can I pardeshannah.org. n Teens...... 13 live in a way that is honest, that is open to the Youth...... 14 critical issues of the world, to the agonies and suffering of the world? How can I be open to Vitals...... 31

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YAD to host Portuguese Jewish experience Rabbi Ilana Baden, special to the WJN n the United States, the dominant experi- The evening will also feature a brief ence and traditions conveyed in most Jew- Havdallah ceremony that marks the end of I ish communities are that of Ashkenazic Shabbat. Typical Portuguese-Jewish desserts Jews. What is known of other communities, will be provided by the hosts. The location particularly those in the Iberian Peninsula, is for the evening is near the University of limited to the Inquisition and Expulsion of Michigan Stadium. 1492. And yet the Jews who lived in Portugal Dalia Naamani-Goldman is a second year and Spain were some of the greatest influenc- MBA student at University of Michigan. ers on modern history; they were key financial Prior to moving to Ann Arbor, Naamani- backers of explorations in the New World and Goldman worked in business advising in developed technology instrumental in the suc- Washington, D.C., and Baltimore. She re- cess of these voyages. Furthermore, Portugal ceived her bachelors and masters degrees played a remarkable role in saving thousands in science from Northwestern University. of Jewish lives during World War II. In their free time, Naamani-Goldman and Saturday, April 12, at 9:15 p.m., join Dalia DuKatz, a University of Michigan resident Naamani-Goldman and her husband Andy physician, enjoy traveling to and learning DuKatz as they discuss their recent travels about current and ancient Jewish communi- to Portugal and their research on its current ties around the world. and historic Jewish community. Topics to be This program is open to the community, covered include: but is specifically targeted to people under • Portugal’s rich Jewish history and Jews’ inte- the age of 40. Furthermore, space for this gral role in the Age of Discovery, establish- event is limited, so be sure to RSVP soon. The ment of global trade, and the Crusades program is sponsored by the Jewish Federa- • Portugal’s involvement in World War II and tion of Greater Ann Arbor Young Adults Di- its recent repentance toward Jews vision. For more information and to sign up, • The modern-day Jewish community and the contact Rabbi Ilana Baden, at 677-0100. n importance of the Cypto-Jew experience Ann Arbor Holocaust Memorial Service Chava Kopelman, special to the WJN The voices of millions of Jews cry out to be remembered and all of us must be mourners and never forget them. Most of the older survivors of the Holocaust are no longer alive and the number of child survivors is rapidly dwindling. We, the children, are the last generation to have witnessed and experienced the terrors of the Holocaust. We invite you and the entire Ann Arbor community to a memorial service to remember those who must never be forgotten. The event will take place on Sunday, April 27, from 1:30- 3:30 p.m., at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Ann Arbor. During the service, survivors will share their own experiences and light candles in the memory of the six million. While the Germans tried to dehumanize the Jews, the survivors want to reverse this process and personalize their loss by remembering one victim at a time. Martin Shicht- Lodz Ghetto by Miriam Brysk man, director of the Judaic Studies and professor of English at Eastern Michigan University, will be the keynote speaker. Violinist Gabriel Bolkosky with perform Holocaust music and Holocaust survivor Miriam Brysk will display her new art exhibit, “Scroll of Remembrance: The Destruction of Jewish Communities in the Shoah.” JFS Jewish JCC Jewish Film Festival highlights Bereavement Group Karen Freedland, special to the WJN The Jewish Community Center of Greater Ann Arbor, along with the Michigan Theater and the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit, are bringing the 13th Annual Lenore Marwil TUESDAY EVENINGS - 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Jewish Film Festival to the Michigan Theatre May 4–8. All seats are $10, or a Film Festival pass to all of the Ann Arbor films is $90 for JCC members or $100 for non-members. Tickets and passes are available at the Michigan Theater Box office or at the JCC. The entire festival listing can be found APRIL 29th-JUNE 10th, 2014 on the JCC website www.jccannarbor.org One of the most exciting contributions to this year’s roster of films is the documentary about the life of Ann Arborite Irene Butter, Never a Bystander, produced and directed by another Ann Arbor For more information resident, Evelyn Neuhouse. Many are familiar with Butter’s story as a Holocaust survivor and this inspiring documentary only reinforces her courage and beauty. (See article, page 24.) or to sign up, contact Sheree: Another movie, The Pin, is getting great reviews in festivals around the country. Associated with this film is Ann Arbor community member, teacher, musician and performer, Aron Kaufman. His (734) 769-0209 cousin directed this unique film that is in Yiddish with English subtitles, and Kaufman contributed his musical talents to this entrancing production. [email protected] This year’s festival will be running during Israel’s Independence Day, Yom Ha Atzmaut, which is May 6. Directly connected to the holiday is the movie The Ceremony. The film is a true story that depicts a moving drama that occurred during the preparation for the yearly Yom Ha Atzmaut military parade in Israel and its effect on the 80-year-old colonel who has organized it for 30 years. A fun filled light-hearted movie, the Zig Zag Kid, will be shown Monday evening, May 5. There will be birthday cake for the entire audience in celebration of Israel’s Independence Day, provided JFS by the Ann Arbor Jewish Federation’s Israel Day Committee. It is never too late to become a Jewish Family Services sponsor and enjoy the festivals perks. For more information, contact Karen Freedland at 971-0990 of Washtenaw County or [email protected].

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Two art exhibits at the JCC this month Karen Freedland, special to the WJN he Jewish Community Center of published her art on over a dozen of its cov- Greater Ann Arbor will present the ers. Miller has worked full-time in the Mott T work of two local artists this month Newborn Intensive Care since 2002, where THE PURPLE ROSE THEATRE COMPANY and next. Sussman’s work will be displayed at the JCC beginning March 30, and in the Amster Gallery, Brenda Miller Slomovits will exhibit her work beginning April 6. Coming this The JCC will exhibit the stained glass Summer: art and jewelry of artist Ron Sussman for the months of April and May. JUNE 12 - AUG. 30 The exhibit’s title is “A Win- dow Into My Passion.” From window panes, wind chimes, jewelry and vases, Suss- Magain David in stained glass man’s collec- 734.433.7673 by Ron Sussmann tion is vast and PurpleRoseTheatre.org his talent immense. The opening reception of his exhibit is March 30, from 4-6 p.m. See how his work transform the building with colorful reflections. Ecosystem by Brenda Miller Slomovits Directed by David Wolber Brenda Miller Slomovits received a BFA A holiday reunion provides the oxygen in 1989 and has been studying and work- she develops support programs for parents for this play set in the desert home of actor ing in the field of art and design for much and families. The opening reception is Sun- and former Ambassador Lyman and his of her adult life. She has shown her work day, April 6, 4-6 p.m., with music by San, wife Polly Wyeth in Palm Springs, CA. in the Chelsea River Gallery, Legacy Land Emily & Jacob. n Conservancy Exhibits, Ann Arbor Women As a special treat, their daughter Brooke For more information or to RSVP to either Artist’s shows, the U-M Employee Gifts of comes home bearing her manuscript of a reception, contact Karen Freedland at karen- memoir about things her parents want to Art Exhibits, and the Ann Arbor Observer has [email protected] or 971-0990 forget; a true case of emotional blackmail.

Playwright Baitz looks deeper and more clearly into Mom and Dad JFS and Ann Arbor Area Community BY JON ROBIN BAITZ than he ever has before. Foundation part of "Give Local" day BUY TICKETS! JET IS A PROFESSIONAL, ACTORS EQUITY ASSOCIATION THEATRE Rosemary Frenza Chudnof , special to the WJN THAT PERFORMS IN THE AARON DEROY THEATRE 248.788.2900 IN THE JCC - LOCATED ON THE CORNER OF ewish Family Services of Washtenaw opportunity that highlights the importance of www.JetTheatre.org MAPLE & DRAKE ROADS IN WEST BLOOMFIELD County has been chosen as one of only supporting local organizations,” says JFS Execu- J 50 organizations that will participate in tive Director Anya Abramzon. “JFS was chosen the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation’s from among hundreds of local organizations, (AAACF) Give Local day on May 6. This selec- in part because of our human services mission tion means that JFS has the opportunity to raise and our unique and role and stellar reputation Wednesday, May 21, 2014 • 7:00 pm at least $20,000 from the community on one in the local community.” single day of individual giving. To prepare for Give Local day, JFS will be re- “Give Local Ann Arbor Area” is a part of minding both loyal donors and new potential Author tAlk w i t h Steve luxenberg “Give Local America,” a national day of giv- donors, via email and social media, to donate ing that commemorates the 100th anniversary online between midnight. and 11:59 p.m. on of the first community foundation. Over 100 May 6. For those donors who either can’t or community foundations around the country choose not to donate online, JFS will be able to Annie’s Ghosts: will participate on May 6 by encouraging the take a check and then make the donation online A Journey into a Family Secret public to make online donations to their fa- itself. The minimum donation is only $10.00. vorite local organizations within a 24-hour “We are excited and hopeful that May 6 will time period. The AAACF has selected 50 lo- be a very impactful day for JFS,” says Abram- s time erodes the landscape and memory fades, cal organizations it has funded in honor of its zon, “and one that will support our many vital Ahistory becomes intangible. Meet author Steve 50th anniversary, and will match any donations programs.” Luxenberg and discover the unexpected journey made to each organization on a 1:1 basis up to Find more information about getting in- $10,000, paying all fees associated with online volved on JFS’s Facebook and Twitter pages, that led to the discovery of an untold family giving. JFS’ goal is to receive at least $10,000 in in e-blasts, and online at www.jfsannarbor.org. history, lost relatives, and Michigan’s asylums. donations on May 6, thus guaranteeing it will You may also contact Rosemary Frenza Chud- receive a matching $10,000 from the AAACF. nof at 769-0209 or via email at rosemary@jf- “We were very pleased to be chosen for this sannarbor.org n n AdMISSION : Free Chosen as a 2013-2014 with museum admission Great Michigan Read Hadassah to hold Game Night, April 29 Questions on events? Julie Ellis, special to the WJN Call Lawrence Willim at 248.553.2400, ext. 124 Ann Arbor Hadassah will host Game Night, Tuesday, April 29, at 7 p.m., at the Jewish Com- munity Center of Greater Ann Arbor. This event is open to all women in the community for HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTER ZEkELMAN FAMILy CAMpUS a $5 entry fee, payable at the door. There will be games of Mah Jongg, Bridge, Scrabble, and Rummikub. The evening will also include desserts, snacks, beverages, and a raffle. RSVP to 28123 Orchard Lake Rd. • Farmington Hills, MI 48334 www.holocaustcenter.org Julie Ellis at 665-0439 or [email protected].

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New cantor chosen for Temple Beth Emeth Yiddish Festival planned for Fall 2014 Susan Gitterman, special to the WJN Leah Steinberg, special to the WJN fter a four-month search, Temple Beth the Barnert Temple, in Franklin Lakes, New or most Jews today, the Yiddish lan- trasts: lively, soulful, big and brassy, quiet and Emeth has announced the engage- Jersey. Cantor Hayut has a master degree of guage tends to create a stereotypical evocative, instrumentals, vocals, traditional, A ment of Cantor Regina Lambert-Ha- Sacred Music and Ordination as a Cantor from F connotation of yentas schmoozing and original. The vocals draw a lot from the Yiddish yut to be the next cantor of their congregation. the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of mensches schvitzing, yet this prevailing im- theater, while the instrumentals (mainly featur- Cantor Hayut, coming from Religion, Debbie Friedman plication forgets the true roots of a didactic, ing clarinet and violin) might come from the Temple Beth Or in the Town- School of Sacred Music and a prevalent, and important culture. In order to re- shtetl, the gypsies, New York recording studios ship of Washington, New Jer- bachelors degree in biological member and celebrate Yiddish—a culture and of the 1920s, the Borsht Belt, or from the fertile sey, will be following Cantor chemistry from Swarthmore language that has influenced and constructed imagination of our musicians…. The work- Annie Rose, who is retiring College. She has been the re- many aspects of Jewish culture today—the shop that we will be leading on Sunday will be after 20 years as cantor of cipient of many awards for Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor will a little bit of a master class on Klezmer styling Temple Beth Emeth. excellence and has been in- convene a week-long Yiddish Festival entitled: as well as a quick organizing of a community A search committee volved in numerous commu- A Colorful Celebration of Language, Literature, Klezmer band. In the Chicago area, we lead four comprised of a cross section nity programs in her home Film and Culture. community bands of both kids and adults, and of congregants, including communities, including the This opportunity to come together has spe- we provide a book of band arrangements (The choir members and a youth Interfaith Clergy Council of cial meaning for Ann Arbor’s Yiddish speaking Joy of Klez, Tara Publications) in order to help group representative, the Pascack Valley, New Jersey; community. When asked about the creation every instrument find their part. We hope that temple’s rabbi, Rabbi Robert Family Promise, a shelter for of the festival, Anita Norich said, “The festival this workshop helps to launch more grassroots Levy, and the congregation Regina Lambert-Hayat families experiencing home- started as a weekend my brother and I want- ensembles in Ann Arbor.” president, reviewed nearly a dozen appli- lessness; a guest lecturer for Senior Groups; and ed to dedicate to our father, Isaac Norich. He The Maxwell Street Klezmer Band has ex- cants, conducted phone interviews, listened has served on the faculty of URJ Camp Eisner spent a good deal of time in Ann Arbor, where perience, authenticity, versatility, enthusiasm, a to musical files and then conducted in-person and Camp Harlam. Beth Israel [Congregation] became another superb reputation, flexibility, and profession- interviews. Susan Gitterman, president of “We all feel fortunate to have found Jewish home for him. Our rich cultural yeru- alism. This event is bound to bring the simke TBE, explained: “After an extensive search, it someone of Regina’s ability and character to sha (inheritance) from our parents included a (party) to an already exhilarating festival. As was the unanimous decision of the commit- help lead our congregation into the future” deep commitment to Yiddish: my brother, Sam David Shtulman, Jewish Federation executive tee that Cantor Hayut be our next cantor. We said Gitterman. Norich, is the publisher of the Forward/Forverts director says, “Yiddish language and Klezmer were all touched by Regina’s lovely voice, her After the family has moved to Ann Arbor, newspapers and executive director of the For- music are beloved elements of our Jewish cul- warmth, and the spiritual presence she cre- the TBE board and staff will be introducing her ward Association, and I am the Tikva Frymer- tural past in Eastern Europe that refuse to go ated for us while leading a morning service.” to the full congregation and the greater Ann Kensky Collegiate Professor of English and away. To have the entire community collaborate “Cantor Annie Rose has become a lead- Arbor community through a number of events Judaic Studies here at U-M (where I teach Yid- in a weekend of learning about and celebrating ing voice at TBE for excellence in music and a and meetings. dish literature). In gratitude for the way Beth Yiddish and Klezmer promises a great time for deep connection to spirituality. She has con- Temple Beth Emeth has been preparing for Israel and the Ann Arbor community greeted people of all ages. The Jewish Federation of nected us to music and God. Annie will be Cantor Rose’s retirement with a full comple- my father, in recognition of his love of Yiddish, Ann Arbor and the Federation Impact Fund is missed. But we rejoice with her in her decision ment of celebrations of her time with the con- and in recognition of the central role Yiddish proud to be a co-sponsor of this event.” to retire and enjoy the next phase of her life,” gregation. A “Celebrate Annie” committee has continues to play in an understanding of Jew- Taking place October 27–November 2, said Rabbi Robert Levy. organized a gala event to be held on April 27 ish history and culture, we were delighted to see 2014, there are already more than 30 people on Cantor Hayut and her family—which in- from 4-6 p.m. at Washtenaw Community Col- this festival come to fruition.” the committee and more are welcome. To get cludes her husband Avishay Hayut and two lege, concerts by Kol Halev adult choir and the The Festival will feature films, such asYitn involved, contact Mimi Weisberg at 677-0100 sons, Yoav (14) and Alon (12)—will be moving youth and high school choirs, and a special Midl Fidl, Grine Felder and The Last Klezmer, or [email protected]. There will be to Ann Arbor this summer. Avishay is a physi- spirituality weekend with Leonard Felder was as well as a Eastern European dinner, and Yid- more details to follow. The festival’s sponsors cal therapist and their sons are accomplished held in November in Cantor Rose’s honor. (See dish expert speakers, including Anita Norich are: Ann Arbor Orthodox Minyan; Beth Israel musicians. Cantor Hayut has been the cantor article, page 1.) In addition, the Temple Sister- Sam Norich, Jeff Veidlinger, Maya Barzilai, and Congregation; Eastern Michigan University at Temple Beth Or in the Township of Wash- hood is developing a cookbook called A Song in filmmaker Yale Strom. Jeffrey Veidlinger, Joseph Jewish Studies Department; Harlene and Hen- ington, New Jersey, since 2007. Prior to that she My Heart, a Kugel in the Oven, also in honor of Brodsky Collegiate Professor of History and Ju- ry Appelman; the Ann Arbor Reconstructionist had been the cantor at Temple B’nai Jeshurun, Cantor Rose. n daic Studies, spoke about his specific expertise, Congregation; Hebrew Day School; the Jewish saying “Americans today tend to forget that Yid- Community Center of Greater Ann Arbor; Jew- dish is not just a language of nostalgia, quaint ish Family Services; Jewish Federation of Great- JFS hires Rosemary Frenza Chudnof as Major Gifts Officer sayings and bawdy humor, but that an entire lit- er Ann Arbor; Samuel Norich and Anita Norich erature and culture once flourished in Yiddish, in memory of their father, Isaac Norich; Temple Cindy Klein, special to the WJN complete with avant-garde theater, experimen- Beth Emeth; and the University of Michigan Jewish Family Services and The Herb Amster ship model of The Herb Amster Center, and the tal film, popular songs, polemical writings, and Frankel Center for Judaic Studies. Center recently welcomed Rosemary Frenza great potential it has to create revenue streams high literature. I am pleased to see Ann Arbor When asked about the significance of Yid- Chudnof as their for JFS’ programs.” celebrating the richness and diversity of Yiddish dish in modernity, Deborah Moore, Frederick new Major Gifts Of- Chudnof says that her interest in doing non- culture in all its manifestations, and hope audi- G. L. Huetwell Professor of History and Direc- ficer. Chudnof is an profit work was honed early on by her parents, ences will be introduced to some of the lesser tor of the Frankel Center for Judaic Studies, said, attorney and an Ann Jim and the late Mary Frenza, who were both known gems of that culture.” And that is not all. “Yiddish offers a distinctive window into the Arbor native, and deeply involved in Washtenaw County non- On Saturday night of the festival, the Maxwell Jewish world of Eastern Europe and America in had a successful El- profit organizations for many years. Jim Frenza Street Klezmer band will perform in concert. the 19th and 20th centuries. It lets us see Jewish der Law and Estate served most recently as director of the Ann Ar- There will also be an Adult Music Workshop by passions and politics, creativity and conflicts, Planning practice bor Hands On Museum prior to his retirement, the band that will help Ann Arbor’s Jewish com- religious and secular imaginations. It is won- prior to joining JFS. and Mary Frenza was the longtime executive munity relate to and participate in some of the derful that Ann Arbor is celebrating a Yiddish She left that practice, director for the local chapter of the Alzheimer’s stimulating cultural expressions that the festival Festival drawing upon both local talent and na- she says, specifically Association. Rosemary Chudnof is set to celebrate. Lori Lippitz, executive direc- tionally known cultural figures. The festival will because she knew she Chudnof’s non-profit background includes tor of the Maxwell Street Klezmer Band, said, allow everyone to sample some of the incredible wanted a career with a local non-profit agency. board memberships at The Cancer Support “Our concerts bounce around between con- richness of modern Yiddish culture.” n “I was finding that the work that gave me Community of Greater Ann Arbor, the Washt- the most satisfaction was my volunteer board enaw County Bar Association, and the Arbor work, and I knew that a change was in the cards Hospice Foundation. She is also a past president for me,” Chudnof says now. “I am very happy to of the Women Lawyers Association of Michi- be in a position to help JFS and The Herb Am- gan–Washtenaw Region. At JFS, Chudnof will ster Center reach our fundraising goals. I believe focus her work on engaging with current do- deeply in JFS’s mission and I’m excited to sup- nors, cultivating new major donors, and broad- port our vital programs and services.” Chudnof ening knowledge in the local community about adds, “I’m particularly eager to spread the word JFS’s programs and services. n in both the Jewish and non-Jewish communities about the innovative social entrepreneur-

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Frankel Center celebrates JCLP program on Jewish education: 25th anniversary Innovation, immersion, and impact Yaffa Klugerman, special to the WJN Andrea Siegel, special to WJN n the beginning, there were Christian by the serendipitous arrival in Ann Arbor he University of Michigan’s Jew- use and developed by West Bloomfield’s students who wanted to study Hebrew. of Jewish faculty whose own background, ish Communal Leadership Program Frankel Jewish Academy in partnership with I It sounds like an unlikely starting commitments, and priorities moved them T (JCLP) welcomed over 100 attendees Michigan State University. Mark Dohn, an point for what would eventually blossom into to champion Jewish studies.” to its annual Communal Conversation, held Ann Arbor expert on educational technology, the University of Michigan’s Jean & Samuel In the 1970s, Professors Herbert Paper, on February 23 at the University of Michigan was on hand to answer questions from Frankel Center for Judaic Studies, arguably Edna Amir Coffin, and Gitelman teamed School of Social Work. This year’s topic was parents, teachers, and community leaders. one of the most prestigious public university up with former Dean of the College of Lit- “Jewish and Hebrew Education.” The day’s activities culminated in an Jewish studies departments in the country. erature, Science, and the Arts William Haber, The day began with consultative workshops evening panel titled “360 Degree Education Nevertheless, Frankel founders and faculty, with the goal of creating a Judaic studies organized by second-year JCLP students Models in a Non-360 Degree World.” who are about to commemorate the center’s program at U-M. The group met with ex- on behalf of three local Jewish education The panel highlighted exemplary models 25th anniversary, are taking the opportunity ecutives at the Jewish Federation of Metro- initiatives offered by Temple Beth Emeth, Ann of Jewish education through camps, day to contemplate its remarkable history. politan Detroit, who agreed to contribute Arbor Reconstructionist Congregation, and schools, afterschool programs, Hebrew “Judaic studies at Michigan now reaches $40,000 to hire a Judaic studies professor the Jewish Community Center of Greater Ann charter schools, synagogues, and Birthright. undergraduates, graduate students, and post- for three years, on condition that the univer- Arbor’s Early Childhood Center. University Discussion focused on how and whether doctoral fellows, and culminates in the work sity would fund the position thereafter. The of Michigan staff and guest educators met immersive Jewish and Hebrew education of senior scholars at the Frankel Institute for group agreed, and in 1972, hired the modern with a delegation from each organization. Jeff programs can prepare participants to create Advanced Judaic Studies,” said Deborah Dash Jewish historian Jehuda Reinharz, who later Baden, executive director of the JCC, who meaningful Jewish lives outside of these Moore, Frederick G. L. Huetwell Professor of became president of Brandeis University. brought a large group to campus, participated compelling immersive settings. Moderated by

Deborah Dash Moore Zvi Gitelman Todd Endelman History and director of the Frankel Center. Judaic studies at U-M saw its most sig- “This is a remarkable achievement for an nificant expansion in 1988, when U-M academic program, one that sets Judaic stud- announced its intention to create an endow- ies at Michigan apart from almost every other ment for Judaic studies and offered to match university in the United States, making it an contributions dollar-for-dollar up to $2 Rabbi Paul Yedwab spoke during the evening's panel discussion undisputed leader.” million. Thus the Jean and Samuel Frankel The event, which will take place on April Center for Judaic Studies was born. In later in a session organized by JCLP student Sammi the dean of U-M’s School of Education, Dr. 28, from 1–7 p.m., at Rackham Graduate years, the Frankel Center grew to include Cutler. “My group took away far more than we Deborah Ball, the panel was comprised of local School, will include two sessions: One will chairs in rabbinic literature and American ever imagined! This consultation surpassed and national guests: Dr. Marc Kramer, Rabbi focus on Jews in the American university, Jewish studies, and master’s and graduate any I have attended elsewhere,” Baden noted David Gedzelman (executive vice president and the other will be a conversation with certificate programs. In 2005, the Frankel after the session, adding, “I hope [JCLP] will of The Steinhardt Foundation for Jewish U-M Judaic Studies founders. The event will family donated a $20 million endowment to do this again.” JCLP students were gratified by Life), Amy Skopp Cooper (national associate culminate with a “Reception and Reflec- establish the Frankel Institute for Advanced the opportunity to provide U-M resources to director of National Ramah Commission, tions” with alumni. Judaic Studies, creating the only scholarly local Jewish organizations. Inc.), Rabbi Shira Koch Epstein (director, “It’s an occasion to pause and reflect on program of its kind at a public university in A text study, led by Dr. Marc Kramer, 14th Street Y), Rabbi Paul Yedwab (Temple past achievements,” noted Zvi Gitelman, the United States. executive director of RAVSAK: The Jewish Israel, West Bloomfield), and Tilly Shames professor of political science and Preston R. Community Day School Network was held (executive director, U-M Hillel). A follow- Tisch Professor of Judaic Studies, “and, more A source of pride in parallel with the three workshops. It was up report, featuring additional comments by Today, the Frankel Center has much to importantly, assess the present to try to cre- attended by JCLP’s first-year students, members panelists as well as questions collected from celebrate. It boasts 30 faculty members, ate a better program in the future.” of the local Ramah Service Corps Metro attendees will be distributed nationally and 77 active courses, and an average of 1,325 Detroit Fellows, and local educators. Drawing posted on JCLP’s website. A video recording students annually. Its particular areas of A remarkable history on a Talmud excerpt from Tractate Yoma, he of the webcast is now available at http:// Even though the Frankel Center will strength include modern Jewish literatures, challenged participants to explore the notion of ssw.umich.edu/offices/jewish-communal- celebrate a silver anniversary, its roots date Eastern European Jewish studies, Yiddish “trust” as a Jewish educational value. leadership-program, along with further back more than a century. The University of studies, and American Jewish studies. The workshops were followed by a lively information about JCLP and a community Michigan offered classes in biblical Hebrew “Without question, the most significant community reception, “Appetizers and Apps,” invitation to JCLP’s graduation (May 2, at 3 as early as 1890—primarily for Christian change in Judaic studies in the last quarter sponsored by The Steinhardt Foundation for p.m., at the School of Social Work). students preparing for theological studies. century has been the growth in the number Jewish Life. Volunteers from U-M Hillel’s The generous supporters who made “Hebrew thus entered the university cur- of faculty associated with the Frankel Cen- Jewish Engineering Students Association this Communal Conversation possible riculum under Protestant auspices,” wrote ter and the number of graduate students (JEngA) shared a variety of Jewish education included The Covenant Foundation, The Todd Endelman, William Haber Profes- who have come here to study with them,” apps for tablets and smartphones, displayed Steinhardt Foundation for Jewish Life, sor Emeritus of Modern Jewish History, in said Endelman. “The growth of the faculty on monitors around the venue. U-M Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit’s a paper about the Frankel Center’s history. has made possible programs and projects Engineering junior Nathan Immerman Alliance for Jewish Education, U-M Hillel, “It and other Semitic languages were valued that were unthinkable when we created the organized the JEngAvolunteers. He shared his the Jean & Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic because they enhanced understanding of Frankel Center.” n group’s enjoyment of the event, reflecting on Studies, and the staff and leadership of the God’s will, as revealed in the Hebrew Bible.” the packed room, and observed that “many School of Social Work. JCLP is still accepting The eventual study of Judaica at U-M, he of the attendees loved [the app I showed], applications for the Fall 2014 cohort, and wrote, was linked “to broader changes in at- ‘PocketTorah.’” A video was also shown about encourages community members to steer titudes towards Jews and Judaism in Ameri- “Sparks of Eternity,” an app focused on Jewish promising prospective students toward this can society, changes that began to occur only decision-making after the destruction of the unique graduate training opportunity. n in the 1960s. 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Play ball: a thought for the beginning of a new baseball season Rabbi Robert Dobrusin, special to the WJN t has been quite a while since I have One of my teachers in this area of expertise bit from a restrictive path. But, we still need As the centuries have gone along, those written an article about baseball and was the late Bart boundaries; we still need lines and I see Jew- lines have continued to widen and that is I this seems like a good time to correct Giamatti, president ish law as providing those lines. how it should be. They have to widen as our that terrible error. For those who may not of Yale University Jewish law and tradition provides solid world changes and our tradition confronts remember from previous writings or those and commissioner lines that we should not cross. However, we issues that we have never faced before, con- who have not heard my frequent references of baseball, who must remember that within those lines, there siders new ideas and finds ways to relate to to my favorite sport from the bima, I have wrote extensively is plenty of room for experimentation and new technology. loved baseball since I was a kid. While I do on the philosophy for seeking out different approaches to what We may feel comfortable occupying the enjoy other sports as well, I always come back of the game. In one it means to be a Jew. We have flexibility in same spot on the field, so to speak, that we to my first love. of his books, Take deciding which rabbi or teacher we desire to have throughout our lives or we may choose This year, I approach baseball season with Time for Paradise, follow and we can allow ourselves room to to wander a bit within the lines. Whichever a big smile and just a little bit of trepidation. Giamatti goes to Rabbi Robert Dobrusin enjoy life to the fullest, being spontaneous we choose, Judaism should provide the op- As one who was taught to be a Boston Red great length to de- within limits and celebrating what it means portunity for both. Sox fan in utero, last year was the most un- scribe baseball as instructing us in certain to be a human being. And, what is most important, is that no expected, joyous and thoroughly satisfying key areas of thought. The most dramatic lines on the baseball matter how wide the area defined by those season even if it came the expense of the One point that he raises that I am par- diamond are the foul lines that emanate lines become, we should be able to turn back hometown Tigers. Sorry folks, but even after ticular fond of is his description of the lines from home plate and continue to widen as to the point of convergence, the “home plate” 26 years in Michigan, I’ve never abandoned of the baseball diamond. He says that these they go from the infield to the outfield, end- of Mt. Sinai, the place where we all stood to- my team and was proud to celebrate a 3rd lines and the rules they represent reign in being at the outfield wall but continuing, at gether before beginning the journeys which World Series victory in the past 10 years. havior, allowing for passionate, sudden erup- least in theory, beyond. have enlivened our faith and our world. So, as I enter the season with the happi- tions of energy but keeping them controlled To me, these lines are reflective of the After such a difficult winter, the thought est of memories and the fear that this season by setting limits. lines of Jewish tradition. Unlike the lines of a of sitting in the stands on a warm summer most likely will not measure up, I’m ready to I am fascinated by that explanation be- football field that are parallel and somewhat day watching the greatest of games is a won- watch baseball again. cause it strikes me as being similar to the boring, Judaism’s lines are also diagonal. Our derful thought. I can’t wait for the first pitch My love of baseball runs very deep. As do purpose of Jewish law. As human beings lines continue to widen as time goes along to of the new season to see what will unfold as many, I see baseball as reflecting certain aspects we should be able to live life to the fullest, allow for more opportunities for expression, the lines continue to widen. n of life, from philosophy to theology to any oth- to enjoy spontaneity, to make choices that more opportunities for diversity, and more er discipline you might want to consider. bring us joy, to experiment and to wander a ways to express our Jewishness. Why invite the wicked son to the seder table? Rabbi Aharon Goldstein, special to the WJN n the beginning of the Hagaddah we sidered a Jew." Every Jew, no matter what the the seder table. Which of the other three “sons” he has to be the one to deal with his wicked, read about the four sons sitting around situation in which they may find themselves, al- of Judaism has the greatest ability to bring the simple and ignorant brothers—he, as the wis- I the Passover table. The way the four sons ways has the small spark of Judiasm called their rasha closer to the fold of Judaism? The simple est, has an obligation to be near them all, but are described is: one is the wise son, one is Jewish soul—even someone who is considered one doesn’t have the ability. The ignorant one especially the wicked, in order to help them the wicked son, one wicked. In the Hagaddah, when the four sons elevate and improve and bring them closer to is the simple son, are spoken of, the term used is “echod”—the God. This is not an easy task to accomplish. and one is the son one. It states, the one (echod) that is wise, the Just as a Torah needs every One has to work very hard to be successful who doesn’t even one (echod) that is wicked, etc. Why is the term igniting the heart and soul of a wicked per- know how to ask of “one” (echod) used before each son’s descrip- letter to be complete and son. This answers the question of why the a question. So we tion? It could have easily listed the qualities— section of the second cup wine of the Seder have a question as for example; There are four sons; wise, wicked, considered kosher; so, too, do has the most reading associated with it. The to why the wicked simple, and ignorant. Chasidus explains that second cup of wine corresponds to the second son is listed imme- the author of the Hagaddah is trying to make we as the Jewish people need son—the wicked one. We must take the extra diately adjacent to the point that even a rasha (a wicked person) time and make the extra effort to reach out Rabbi Aharon Goldstein the wise son? Why has this “one,” this “single,” “echod.” What is this each and every Jew, regardless to the wicked person in order to ignite their is the wicked son, whom we think would “oneness”? It’s God that is “One.” And even a of their level of observance, to heart and soul and bring them closer to God. be the lowest son because the other two are wicked person, (a rasha), has this spark of God- How do we inspire them? We tell them that not wicked—they are merely simple and ig- liness inside that has a connection to the one be welcomed if you were there in Egypt you wouldn’t have norant—“seated” right next to the wise son. God. Since this wicked son, representing any been redeemed. How is this supposed to make One might think that the wicked one, osten- wicked person, still has this Godly spark within, who doesn’t even know to ask doesn’t have the someone feel better about themselves and sibly the least regarded of the sons, should we are obligated to bring them to the seder table ability either. Both of these sons need assistance have a positive attitude toward coming closer come last on the list of archetypes—par- in order to bring them closer to their heritage themselves and aren’t in a position to help a to God? God forbid that we should ever give ticularly if the wise son, ostensibly the most and to awaken this spark of Judaism that exists wicked son to return to the fold. So it falls to someone, no matter how wicked, the impres- highly regarded of the sons, is purposely within them. God forbid that we should ever the wise son. Being on the highest level, the wise sion that their behavior would banish them mentioned first. “write-off” a fellow Jew. No matter how coarse son has the ability to awaken, within the soul forever from the possibility of redemption. There is another question regarding the or low or wayward their actions, we must dif- of the wicked son, the “echod”—the oneness of The meaning of the statement is that only wicked son. We say, “If you were there in Egypt, ferentiate between their behavior and their God. This is the inner spark of Judaism that is then when they were in Egypt, before Mt. Si- you wouldn’t have been redeemed.” If he were essential nature. That’s why the Torah says all lying dormant within even the sinner. The wise nai and before the covenant with God, a wick- truly wicked, he wouldn’t have been redeemed four sons, the entire spectrum of abilities and son is better able to access this inner spark and ed person had no pathway to forgiveness and from Egypt. If he weren’t redeemed, why would behaviors, must be represented at the Seder thus is in the best position to help the wicked redemption for their wickedness. But after the Hagaddah even speak of him? What con- table. Even the one that sins is still a Jew, still son improve. This is why we place the wise son Mt. Sinai, after God chose the Jewish people nection does he have to the Hagaddah? Further- has the spark of Judaism within, and thus is still and the wicked son next to each other in the to bring His message to the world, after God more, it is written by the Ari, Rabbi Isaac Luria, a part of the seder. Further, we call this person Hagaddah—to tell us that the wise son should made His everlasting covenant with the Jew- the founder of the Kabbalistic movement, that by the name Yisroel—which stands for the acro- help the wicked son. ish people, we have the promise that nobody, the four cups of wine we drink during the Seder nym Yesh, Shishim, Riboi, Osyes LaTorah—there Here the Torah is giving us a double lesson. even the very wicked, will ever be without the correspond to the four aforementioned sons. are 600,000 letters in the Torah. Just as a Torah Firstly, the lesson to the wicked son—that he opportunity for redemption when they turn Interestingly, the cup with the biggest part in the needs each and every letter to be complete and should not give up and say, “ I am so wicked to God with a sincere and contrite heart. Hagaddah is the second cup—the one that cor- considered kosher, so, too, do we as the Jewish there is no hope for me.” He should know By helping to reveal the goodness and pu- responds to the wicked son! How could this be? people need each and every Jew, regardless of that where there is breath there is always hope rity that is in every person’s heart, even the The answer to these questions comes from their level of observance, to be welcomed at the that he could be brought into the fold with wicked son, we will hasten the coming of the the Talmudic explanation that states "every Jew, Seder table and in the fold of Judaism. This is the other three sons. The second lesson is to Moshiach (the Messiah) and everyone will be even a Jew who sins or goes astray, is still con- why it is so important to include the rasha at the wise son. Even though he might ask why redeemed. n

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Activities at Beth Israel Congregation This month at Temple Beth Emeth Elliot Sorkin, special to the WJN Rabbi Lisa Delson, special to the WJN Hildegard Lustig Simon, was born April 11, 6:15–7 p.m., grades 6–9 meet from 7:15–8 Friday Night Lights 1928 in Vienna, Austria. After the Anschluss Second night Passover seder p.m., and grades 10–12 meet from 7:15–8 p.m. Friday, April 4, 6 p.m. in May of 1938, Hildegard left Vienna to- Passover celebrates the Jewish people’s Questions? Contact Rabbi Peter Gluck at info@ The evening begins with a family friendly gether with her immediate family for Na- exodus from slavery in Egypt. Each spring shalomgever.com or SooJi Min at 665-4744. Kabbalat Shabbat service at 6 pm, followed gykanizsa, Hungary, birthplace of her father. the Passover seder reenacts this important by a dairy dinner. The cost of dinner for ages After losing her mother at the age of 16, she event. TBE will host a Second Night Passover Evening in the Library with Authors 4 and above is $8 per person. Children ages was deported to Auschwitz on May 18, 1944. Seder on April 15 at 6 p.m. This seder is open Sunday, April 20, 6–7:30 p.m. 3 and under attend for no charge. This is the Three weeks later she was sent to a slave la- to the public and costs $22 for adults and $15 Come to the TBE library for a discussion last event of the series for this year. bor camp in Germany and finally liberated for children. The price for those in their 20s of the In the Shadow of the Shtetl: Small-Town from Allach ( a sub-camp of Dachau). With and 30s is $18, contact Rabbi Lisa Delson Jewish Life in Soviet Ukraine with author Siyyum Bechorot for more details. To register, visit www. Jeffrey Veidlinger. Veidlinger is professor of Monday, April 7 (morning before first sed- the plan to “walk in Hildegard’s footsteps,” Michael and Jeremy traveled to Munich, templebethemeth.org or call 665-4744. history and Judaic Studies at the University er), 7 a.m. of Michigan. Beth Israel offers a shaharit service fol- Vienna, Budapest, Nagykanizsa, Israel, and Families with Young Children (FYC): lowed by a siyyum (conclusion of the study many places in between. Both Michael and Spirituality Book Club Jeremy felt that the trip would not have been Shabbat Service times every Friday of a section of traditional text) on the morn- Tot (0–5 year olds) Shabbat Services led Tuesday, April 22, 7:30 p.m. and Thursday, ing before the first Passover seder. The ser- possible without all of the years of research April 24, Noon. carried out by his sister and Jeremy’s Aunt by Rabbi Levy and Cantor Annie Rose, 6 p.m. vice and siyyum will be followed by a light Dinner for Tot Shabbat 6:30 p.m. Join Cantor Annie Rose as she leads a breakfast. The meal following the study is Frances, the help of local historians, newly discussion on The Way of Solomon: Finding discovered cousins and friends along the Popsicle Oneg, 7 p.m. considered to be a “seudat mitzvah,” a meal Traditional Shabbat Service, 7:30 p.m. Joy and Contentment in the Wisdom of celebrating the observance of a command- way. The general community is invited to Ecclesiastes, by Rabbi Rami Shapiro. In ment. Such a meal takes precedence over the come hear this fascinating personal story. Celebrate Cantor Annie Rose: this thoughtful, fresh interpretation, Rami tradition of the fast of the first born just be- Community Tribute Concert Shapiro presents King Solomon’s philosophy fore Passover, and therefore exempts the first Sunday, April 27, 4-6 p.m. as that of a Taoist sage and the book of born from the fast. All are invited to join in Morris Lawrence Building on the campus Ecclesiastes not as a lamentation of life’s the service, study and breakfast. of Washtenaw Community College vanities and meaninglessness but as a guide Lunch & Learn Series In honor of the service and song Cantor to reality and how to embrace it with joy Annie Rose has provided to Temple Beth and tranquility. Shapiro’s Ecclesiastes shows Wednesdays, April 2, 9, and 30, Noon–1:15 p.m. modern spiritual seekers the way to truth, Garfunkel Schteingart Activities Center Emeth and the Ann Arbor community, a gratitude, contentment, and joy. (2010 Washtenaw Avenue) concert and gala reception will be held this Rabbi Robert Dobrusin and Rabbi Kim month. Tickets are $100 per person and Women’s Torah Study include a $50 tax-deductible contribution Blumenthal lead informal discussions on Mondays, April 7 and 21, 7–8:30 p.m. to the Music and Spirituality Endowment in current topics. Participants are invited to For centuries, women were not Honor of Cantor Annie Rose. This concert bring a dairy lunch. Beverages and snacks encouraged to study Torah. Times have is open to the public. For more information, will be provided. changed and women are encouraged and go to www.templebethemeth.org/ctc. (See empowered to study Torah with the same article on page 1.) Shabbat Limmud Passover morning services vigor as men. Join in for a unique experience Saturday, April 5 and 12, 9–9:45 a.m. April 15,16, 21,and 22, 9:30 a.m.–noon TNT: Zingerman’s Passover Baking to study and discuss what the Torah has to Rabbi Robert Dobrusin facilitates a dis- Passover morning services are held in the Thursday, April 3, 5:30–9:30 p.m. say through the voices of women. cussion on Parashat HaShavua, the Torah Beth Israel Sanctuary on the first two and last Zingerman’s has offered TNT the portion of the week. All are welcome to par- two days of Passover, followed by light kid- Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Levy: opportunity to learn Passover baking at a ticipate in an informal conversation on the dush of Passover sweets. The Yizkor service reduced price. Join with other 20s and 30s new topic Torah portion over coffee and cake preced- takes place on April 22. Mincha and Maariv in Ann Arbor at BAKE (3723 Plaza Drive). Fridays, April 4 and 25, 12:30–1:30 p.m. ing the Shabbat morning service. services vary on Passover. Check www.be- Learn how to make three sweet treats for Join Rabbi Levy for a relaxed and thisrael-aa.org for the latest information. Passover. The price is $50 per person for this informative lunch and learn series. All Yom Hashoah - Back Home in Tot Shabbat four-hour class. Scholarships are available. sessions are held in the Adult Lounge and are open to the community. Lunch is not Saturdays, April 12 and 26, 11:15 a.m. Contact Rabbi Lisa Delson for more Nagykanisza: A Search for My provided—bring your own. Family Roots through the Old Tot Shabbat is Beth Israel’s Shabbat morn- information. ing program for parents and their children Shalom Gever Men’s Torah Study Hapsburg Empire 2–5 years old that includes songs, stories and Mondays and Wednesdays, April 7, 9, 16, Tuesdays, April 13 and 27, 7:30–9 p.m. Sunday, April 27 prayers. It includes the mysterious “Shabbat 21, 23, 28, 30; 4:15–8 p.m. Temple Beth Emeth’s Men’s Torah study 7:30 p.m., evening service; 8 p.m., Box,” Torah processions with stuffed Torah Temple Beth Emeth’s Martial Arts for meets twice a month for an evening of presentation toys, and a kiddush for tots. Peretz Hirshbein, Health, Fitness and Self-defense. Open to learning. Refreshments served. For more A service marking Yom Hashoah and the the director the JCC Early Childhood Center, grades K–12. Grades K–2 meet from 4:15- information, contact Roger Stutesman, lighting of six memorial candles will precede leads the program. Tot Shabbat meets at Beth n 5 p.m., grades 3-5 meet from 5:15–6 p.m. or rgstutesmanatsbcglobal.net. a presentation by congregation member and Israel on the lower level in room 15. Follow- Michael Simon, son of a Holocaust survivor. ing services, child-size tables are set out for In January of this year, Michael and his Tot Shabbat and children and their families son Jeremy (freshman at Oberlin College in are always invited to stay to enjoy a kiddush Happening this month at Jewish Cultural Society Ohio) traveled together for 3 weeks to Eu- lunch with the rest of the congregation. There Cindy Crawford, special to the WJN rope and Israel under the auspices of the is no fee for this program. $10/person or $25/family of four. Financial Oberlin College Winter Term Program. Mi- JCS Rosh Chodesh contributions make it possible to continue the chael’s mother and Jeremy’s grandmother, Mini-Minyan Friday, April 11, 6 p.m. First Friday Shabbat culinary themes. RSVP Saturday, April 12, 11:15 a.m. Renee Bayer will host a Pre-Passover Ap- online to ensure enough food is ordered. At Mini Minyan kids celebrate Shabbat petizer and Pot Luck at 2140 Fulmer Court. with the songs and stories they loved from Tot Guests are asked to bring an appetizer or Second Night Seder Shabbat, while also learning new prayers and dessert. The host will provide a soup, bread April 15, 6–9 p.m., at the JCC. discovering more about Shabbat and other and drinks. For more information, call .975- For more information call 975-9872 or holidays through discussions, games, and ac- 9872 or email [email protected] email [email protected] tivities. Mini Minyan meets the second Satur- First Friday Shabbat Day Away day of the month throughout the school year. April 4, 6:30 p.m. May 18, 10 a.m.–noon. Location to TBA. There is no fee for this program. n First Friday Shabbat will be held in all of For more information, call to 975-9872 or the lounges at the Jewish Community Center email [email protected]. n of Greater Ann Arbor. The cost of dinner is

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The Bayit on East Ann Street, a hub of Jewish spirit Emily Eisbruch, special to the WJN here’s a good chance you’ve heard explains further, “The lifestyle of the Bayit is of the Hillel and Chabad houses at different from what might think of a typi- T University of Michigan. Another cal six-person college house. We do a lot of special home for Jewish life and activities in things communally. We try to be role models Ann Arbor is a warm and welcoming house for a community and we run Habonim Dror called “The Bayit” on East Ann Street. Six vi- ken (youth group) activities through this

Bayit residents (left to right) front row: Owen Tannenbaum, Miriam Michaels, Max Ledersnaider and back row Talya Spivak and Judy Blumenthal

brant young adults live at the Bayit (which house. This allows us to be a part of each means house in Hebrew), where they host other’s lives in a lot of different ways beyond a variety of activities, and make it the hub thinking about how we are going to divide for the Habonim up chores. We think Dror “Ken” (youth about how we are group). Bayit is a community space and going to build our Judy Blumenthal relationships as a grew up here in Ann center that’s a representation community and as Arbor and now lives a Bayit.” at the Bayit while of the Habonim Dror youth Another per- she completes her spective on living degree in education movement in Ann Arbor in the Bayit comes and works as a stu- from Owen Tan- dent teacher at Abbot School. Blumenthal nenbaum, a sophomore who is a political comments that the Bayit “is a community science major. Tannenbaum comments, space and center that’s a representation of “Camp Tavor is so different from what kids the Habonim Dror youth movement in Ann experience in school on a daily basis, and for Arbor.” Habonim Dror is the umbrella orga- kids who love camp, having a youth group nization of Camp Tavor, a summer camp that activity every few weeks provides a little bit is a home away from home for many Ann of a continuation of camp but during the Arbor area youth. The residents of the Bayit year, until you get to the next summer.” Tan- also serve as mentors for the high school age nenbaum and several of his Bayit-mates will students who are youth group leaders. be spending this coming summer working as Youth group events hosted at the Bayit are Camp Tavor counselors. typically attended by youth between 3rd and In addition to Ledersnaider, Blumenthal 8th grades. They have included Havdalah and Tannenbaum, other residents of the and movie nights, art activities, and tikun Bayit are Talya Spivak, from Portage, Michi- olam (repair the world) events. In addition gan; Miriam Michaels from Ann Arbor; and Try Our Expansive Selection the Bayit serves as a space for the college age Hannah Rockwell from Marshall, Michigan. of Naot Footwear Habonim community to gather for events For the 2014–15 school year, Judy Blumen- like a Habonim Thanksgiving that brought thal will be graduating and moving on, and Made in Israel together much of the Habonim community Maia Volk, who will be a U-M sophomore, from all over the Midwest. will be joining the group. n Sea Beautiful and According to Max Ledersnaider, a Uni- For more information on Camp Tavor, go to versity of Michigan sophomore raised Comfortable visit http://www.camptavor.org/ or email reg- in Deerfield, Illinois, who is majoring in [email protected]. chemical engineering, “I like the idea of liv- Located in the Westgate Shopping Center | (734) 662–8118 ing communally and living by my values, 2517 Jackson Ave., Ann Arbor MI 48103 | www.mastshoes.com and I realized this would be a great group of people to make it a reality.” Ledersnaider 12 Washtenaw Jewish News A April 2014 ITeens LET US CREATE Ann Arbor-Nahalal Student Exchange Program grows from strength to strength YOUR EVENT Rabbi Ilana Baden, special to the WJN ONE COURSE AT A TIME uring the recent February school In reflecting on his experience on the break, 16 local 9th graders, rep- Student Exchange program, participant D resenting seven high schools and Matt Lieberman shared, “It was really fun four congregations, embarked on an eight- meeting all the Israelis. It was also fun get- day adventure in Israel. The participants in ting to know the Ann Arbor kids, too. This the fifth annual Partnership 2Gether (Part- trip strengthened my connection to Israel. It nership) Student Exchange with Moshav Nahalal spent their vacation living with host families, learning the history of Nahalal and the Jezreel Valley, experiencing Israeli high school, and visiting key sites in Tel (Yes! It’s Kosher Aviv, Jerusalem, for Passover.) and Beit She’arin. Most importantly, they established close relationships with new 734.546.8277 simplyscrumptiouscatering.com made me want to go back to Israel, es- [email protected] pecially Nahalal.” Matt’s mother, Janice Lieberman, Certi ed Kosher available under the supervision of Kosher Michigan added, “Our family is very appreciative of the Federation’s support for the 9th Grade Student Exchange Program with Nahalal in Israel. Prior to the trip, our son did not feel a strong connection to Israel and had only a few Jewish friends in Ann Arbor. One of those friends convinced him to go on the trip, and he now has great enthusiasm for Israel, Zoe Koster-Mockeridge with her new Israeli friends the Israelis he spent time with, and his from the elementary school in Israel Jewish peers here in Ann Arbor. It is because of the relationships he developed friends and developed a bond with their with Nahalal teens and their families that he “home in Israel.” feels such a strong connection to the Jewish Throughout the week, the Ann Arbor homeland, and the Exchange Program has and Nahalal teens, accompanied by Rabbi been a critical factor in enabling these rela- Ilana Baden and Community-2-Commu- tionships to develop.” nity chairperson Eva Solomon, explored The Israeli teens will have their return the moshav’s fields and history, discussed visit to Ann Arbor during the next school the concerns of teens living in a country year, and the 2014 trip to Nahalal during that continues to face external threats, vis- their 2015 Ann Arbor February Break. Cur- ited Independence Hall where Israel became rent 8th graders interested in participating a nation, experienced a moving visit to the are encouraged to apply and mark their Kotel (Western Wall), and learned about the family calendars now. ancient Talmudic sages while visiting their The Student Exchange is funded by the burial caves of Beit She’arin. Federation’s Partnership allocation and re- The group also had time for the sim- ceives generous support from the Max M. MADE FRESH ple pleasures of teen life. They shopped in and Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation. The Ann markets both new and old, ate ice cream Arbor/Nahalal Partnership is an integral part in our and pizza, and spent lots of quality time at of the Michigan/Central Galilee Partnership the Machleva, a former dairy that serves as 2Gether program led by the Jewish Federa- PEOPLE’S FOOD CO-OP Nahalal’s youth center. Together, the group tion of Metropolitan Detroit. Cooperative planted trees at the Ann Arbor Park at Gi- programs are developed with communi- vat Ha’Shoalim (Fox Hill), a symbol of the ties in Michigan and those of Nazareth Illit, partnership between the communities. A Migdal Ha’Emek and the Regional Council KITCHEN highlight of the week for many was the Kab- of Emek Yizrael (Jezreel Valley). balat Shabbat service at Nigun Ha’Lev, a For more information about the 2014 ENJOY OUR NEW HOT BAR, SOUP + SALAD BAR! congregation based in Nahalal known for its Student Exchange, to see photos of the trip, energetic musical services and caring com- or to find out about getting involved, check munity. The Ann Arbor teens also enjoyed out the Jewish Federation of Greater Ann 216 N. FOURTH AVENUE making new friends while visiting the Eng- Arbor facebook page (www.facebook.com/ ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN 48104 lish class at the Nahalal Elementary School, jewishannarbor), visit www.jewishannarbor. PHONE (734) 994-9174 where they interacted with the children in an org, or contact Rabbi Ilana Baden at ilana@ PEOPLESFOOD.COOP informal and sporty fashion. jewishannarbor.org or 677-0100. n

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Tapping into the creative pulse by Aron Kaufman ast month, I had the opportunity to Berc conducted participate in an outstanding program, a series of relaxation L The Creativity Workshop, a four-day ex- exercises every morn- periential seminar in New York City led by playing to help us achieve wright and author Shelly Berc and visual artist a state of heightened Alejandro Fogel. I chose to attend this seminar awareness. I worked to enhance my knowledge of using photogra- side by side with a di- phy, drawing, storytelling, and mapping as tools verse group of profes- for creative expression. I have always loved the sionals from the United generative and artistic aspects of teaching, writ- States and half-dozen ing and composing my own stories and songs in countries. This was not the classroom. I hoped to broaden my creative a competitive endeavor. horizons and learn new methodologies and ap- We were there to sup- proaches that could be applied to the teaching port one another and of Hebrew and Judaic studies. affirm each other’s cre- I was asked to complete my first assignment ative practice. prior to my arrival in New York. I needed to Fogel led us through take ten photographs, print them out, and bring guided visualizations, them to the workshop. Suggestions like, “Take a asking us to picture photograph of a part of a car that reminds you ourselves on journeys Second grade students write in Hebrew from the perspective of their chosen Purim character: Evyatar Eliav of your favorite food” forced me to think in dif- through time and space, writes in the voice of Mordechai. Adam Thorpe shares his writing with Eliana Adler; Hannah Rubenstein shares ferent terms. The process that ensued was one crossing oceans, walk- her writing with Sam Gershowitz of child’s play, as I surrendered to the whimsi- ing through forests, cal nature of the project. There was something and descending on urban landscapes. These the word clutter and find the treasures. I found new approaches that excited me. I engaged my quite liberating about the experimental nature imaginary voyages would conclude with a re- writing this way to be invigorating. I discovered second grade students in a guided visualization of this process, as I began taking close ups of quest to work on a specific writing or drawing that my natural internal rhythm expressed itself followed by automatic writing. I had the stu- the tire treads, of reflections on my car window, task. The first visualization was patterned after in my word repetitions. This was fun! dents envision themselves walking in the for- of the hubcaps, and under the hood of my car. the Hero’s Journey, as written about by Joseph In another unconventional assignment, we est and then seeing a cloud descend. The cloud I looked at this array of shots and then Campbell. We were asked to picture a gift with were asked to collect ten objects that would fit transported my students to the city of Shushan. imagined if they looked at all like types of food special powers that would fit in the palm of our in our hand, and in a half hour, to write and The pupils had to choose a character from the I might enjoy. They did not. Yet I was looking at hands. We visualized a “monster” that threat- produce a play using the objects as characters. Megilah, and write a first person narrative with my car with a brand new mindset, and feeling ened to steal our gift and then had to devise an A penny could represent money, or “the Prince eyes closed for ten minutes. The only sounds inspired. I thought to myself: What can I pos- escape route from the monster, utilizing the gift of Denmark.” We shared these stories in triads. emanating from my classroom were vibrations sibly photograph in my car that reminds me of we imagined. The “monster” represented our I loved this activity and envisioned my students of pencil on paper as the students began writ- my favorite dish? Ultimately, I took a photo of a internal doubts. The intention of this exercise using props to develop their own stories. ing in Hebrew from the point of view of their gold colored reflector that reminded me of fish was to help us overcome internal obstacles that We were introduced to ideas and methods chosen character. The feedback I received from scales. Assignment completed! I looked forward inevitably arise in the creative process. of great scientists, writers and artists. What I the students was overwhelmingly positive, and to sharing my work and seeing how others had We learned a technique called automatic learned about Earnest Hemingway’s writing the volume of writing produced in this activity tackled the assignment. writing developed by the Surrealists. We closed process deeply impacted my teaching. Heming- was impressive. “Od pa-am b’vakasha.” Lets do On the first day, our instructors Fogel and our eyes and wrote every word that came to our way ended each day’s work in the middle of a it again! n Berc told us that we were there to play, explore, mind without stopping or editing. The idea was sentence. This practice allowed Hemingway to conclude his daily effort in a positive mindset. Aron Kaufman teaches Hebrew and Judaic Stud- create and connect, with the emphasis on play to outrun our critical mind and record every ies to first and second graders at the Hebrew Day and process. Our goal was not to finish the mul- single thought. Afterwards, we examined our I am now more comfortable ending work time regardless of what has been completed, trusting School in Ann Arbor. He attended the Creativ- titude of projects that we would engage in, but work and circled words that resonated with us. ity Workshop in New York City with the stipend to plant “seeds of creativity.” In order to accom- Fogel called these words “jewels.” These jewels that the process will continue where we leave off. With the holiday of Purim around the cor- provided as the 2012 winner of the Grinspoon- plish this, we had to enter the creative process in were the “colors” in our word pallet to be used Steinhardt Excellence in Jewish Education award. an open and receptive frame of mind in our written work. Our task was to eliminate ner, I seized the opportunity to try out some Countless ways of learning By Hadar Dohn walked into the fourth grade math class, that having a “remainder” does not mean that and saw children sitting in several loca- the answer is wrong. I tions, and in varied combinations. I At Hebrew Day School of Ann Arbor we asked some students to explain what they utilize the theory and strategies of differenti- were learning, and I was told that they were ated instruction as a tool to reach everyone’s working on long division. When I wandered academic needs. Differentiated instruction around the room and peeked over children’s does not mean different curriculum, but rather shoulders, I noticed that the children were all an adaptation of materials and/or methodolo- working on different assignments. While ev- gies used in teaching, in order to accomplish eryone was indeed working on long division, the goals and skills appropriate to each student. the range of complexity was noticeable. Teachers utilize a variety of classroom manage- The room was bustling with activity and ment tools to facilitate the learning so children children were moving about as needed. I was can learn at their own level. Technology tools put to work right away, both to confirm an- are used to support the learning; in the case of swers as well as challenge the thinking process. this math class it was used for specific advanced Although my support was helpful, the class- division practice utilizing an online math en- room systems afforded the teacher the ability richment program called IXL. to move around the room and address con- We are continuously evaluating our curricu- cerns efficiently. The students were conferring lum, teaching modalities, and students’ needs. with one another and gathering tips for solv- We are committed to creating a learning environ- ing the problems in different ways or in ways ment that is fulfilling, and yes, I dare say, fun. n that expanded upon their original thinking. Fourth graders solving long division Fourth grader working on math Hadar Dohn is Head of School at the Hebrew Students were reminding each other to check problems using white boards enrichment on IXL Day School. their answers by multiplying the answers, and 14 Washtenaw Jewish News A April 2014 IPassover in Israel

Kitniyot among few remaining strands of Ashkenazi-Sephardi difference in Israel By Deborah Fineblum/JNS.org srael is a country that has spent more (and Sephardim “Kosher for Passover” but aren’t actually so for than six decades weaving the two for- outnumber the Ash- traditional Ashkenazim. I merly disparate basic branches of the kenazim), the tra- Yet there is a subtle but decipherable Jewish family, Sephardim and Ashkenazim, ditional Ashkenazi shift among many Ashkenazim—even the into one people. These days, nary an eyebrow approach can be traditionally observant ones—to say yes to is raised as they hang out, date, and marry in FACEBOOK. CREDIT: challenging. consumption of kitniyot on Passover. Some the Jewish state, and most of their cultural “‘Kosher for mainstream rabbis, including Rabbi Zvi Lesh- differences have nearly evaporated. Pesach for those who em of Efrat, have put forth the ruling that But for seven days each year, the lines are eat kitniyot’ is really kitniyot foods are acceptable for Ashkenazim, drawn all over again, over something as seem- the phrase you look assuming that that ingredient in question isn’t ingly innocuous as a bowl of rice—and the for [on packaging] so the main one and clearly recognizable. result can be a lively Passover seder debate. you know not to buy In fact, there is even a Facebook group called Most Ashkenzim were raised with the belief it,” says Arlene Barn- Kitniyot Liberation Front that boasts hundreds that, along with yeasty breads, crackers, cere- hart, an Ashkenazi of followers, not surprisingly mostly Anglos, als, and other baked goodies, kitniyot—corn living in Beit Shem- overtly pushing the anti-kitniyot agenda. The “Kitniyot Liberation Front” Facebook page and rice and all foods made with them, as well esh. “Sometimes ‘Ko- The traditional Jewish community in the as legumes of all kinds (yes, that does include to include other grains and legumes, a tra- sher for Pesach’ is in large letters and the rest U.S. (heavily Ashkenazi in numbers), mean- tofu)—are also off the Passover menu. For dition called kitniyot that usually applies to is really small. So, even when you have great while, is not seeing much of this kitniyot traditional Ashkenazim, these foods are as cha- corn, rice, peas, lentils, and beans, and as often Hebrew—and mine is pretty good—it can still pushback, says Kashrut.com Editor Arlene metz (leavened foods) as a fluffy loaf of challah. as not to peanuts and soy, green beans, snow take hours in the store struggling to decipher Scharf. And it’s also safe to assume that, even Of course, it’s no less than the Torah itself peas, sugar-snap peas, chickpeas, soybeans, what you can and can’t buy. You have to be a bit in Israel, Pesach 5774 (2014) will still see most (Exodus 13:3) that strictly forbids Jews from and sunflower and poppy seeds. of a detective. Otherwise you get it home and of the traditional Ashkenazim passing on the dining on chametz during Passover, as defined One theory as to why the prohibition on find you can’t use it.” bowl of rice that their Sephardic friend—or as leaven from the “five grains”: wheat, spelt, these foods, said to date back to 13th-century There are plenty examples of tricky situ- mother-in-law—offers them. barley, shibbolet shu’al (two-rowed barley, France, is the fact that kitniyot items tend to ations, including halvah whose packaging “It’s just something we’ve always stayed says Maimonides; oats, says Rashi), and rye. look like chametz, and are often sold right states “Kosher for Passover” in large letters, away from,” says Rabbi David Aaron, founder The rabbis in ancient times added to the list alongside them. This, before the day of sealed yet whose corn syrup makes it is kosher for and dean of the Jerusalem-based Isralight anything made from these grains other than packages in supermarkets, posed a real threat Passover only for Sephardim (or kitniyot- Academy of Adults Jewish Studies. He adds, matzah and matzah products. of cross-contamination. loving Ashkenazim). The same applies to can- with a good-natured shrug, “For a week I can Over the centuries, Ashkenazim have ex- But in Israel, because the food packag- dies and other desserts, salad dressings, and live without rice.” n panded the list of Passover-prohibited foods ers have two very different markets to please countless other products, which are all labeled Passover—Israel style By Judy Lash Balint/JNS.org JERUSALEM—Not every Israeli observes Pass- morning during the two weeks before Passover close a few days before Passover. They clean out tons of St. Peters fish and 300 tons of mullet this over, but every Israeli knows Passover is coming. to accommodate all the refuse from the furious their kitchens, revamp their menus and open up Passover season to satisfy the tastes of gefilte fish Preparations for the seven-day holiday are im- cleaning going on. with rabbinic supervision for the holiday to serve lovers, as well as the Moroccan-style chraime possible to ignore and encroach on almost every Two days before the Seder, there’s the annual kosher-for-Passover meals to tourists as well as fish eaters. facet of life in the weeks leading up to Seder night. pickup of oversized items and appliances. Dozens the hordes that are sick of cooking after the Seder. In every ultra-Orthodox neighborhood, men Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics reveals that of antiquated computer monitors and old toaster Since most of the country is on vacation for the and boys block the narrow streets with hand 88 percent of Israelis will take part in a Seder and ovens stand forlornly next to trucks piled high with sacks of carrots, potatoes 47 percent will eat only kosher for Passover items the garbage bins. and oranges and cartons of eggs—all courtesy of during the holiday. The day before Passover, the Kimcha D’Pischa funds that funnel donations As for Israel’s army, some 200 IDF chaplains, families seek out empty lots from abroad to Israeli Haredim. including reservists, are pressed into service to to burn the remainder of At the entrance to many large supermarkets, commence the massive task of koshering the hun- their chametz gleaned from teenagers hand out flyers listing suggested items dreds of kitchens, mess halls and eating corners the previous night’s meticu- generous shoppers may purchase to be placed in used by soldiers at bases all over the country. Ac- lous search. The city is dotted BALINT LASH JUDY CREDIT: bins for distribution to needy families. cording to Rabbi Zev Roness, a captain in the Ar- with sputtering fires despite Israel’s chief rabbis sell the nation’s chametz mored Training School, “It’s a whole operation… ads posted by the Jerusalem to one Hussein Jabar, a Moslem Arab resident The army prepares more than a month before municipality announcing of Abu Ghosh. Estimated worth: $150 billion se- Passover to ensure that all of the army kitchens the location of official cha- cured by a down payment of NIS 100,000. Jabar meet the highest kosher-for Passover standards.” metz burning bins and ban- took over the task some 16 years ago, after the Street scenes in Israel change every day before ning fires in any other areas. previous buyer, also from Abu Ghosh, was fired Passover according to what’s halakhically neces- Most flower shops stay when it was discovered his maternal grand- sary: Several days before the seder, young men open all night for the two mother was Jewish. wielding blow torches preside over huge vats of days before Passover, work- Burning chametz on a Jerusalem street on the eve of Passover At the Kotel, workers perform the twice-yearly boiling water stationed every few blocks on the ing feverishly to complete ritual (pre-Passover and pre-Rosh Hashanah) of street and in the courtyard of every mikveh. the orders that will grace the nation’s Seder tables. entire week of Passover, all kinds of entertainment removing thousands of personal notes stuffed The lines to dunk metal utensils start to grow Observant Jews mark the seven weeks be- and trips are on offer. The annual Boombamela into the crevices of the Kotel, prior to burying every day, and at the last minute before the seder, tween Passover and Shavuot by carrying out beach festival, kid’s activities at the Bloomfield them on the Mt of Olives. blow torches are at the ready to cleanse every last some of the laws of mourning–one of these is the Science Museum, concerts in Hebron, explora- Finally, the end of Passover is marked by gram of chametz from oven racks and stove tops prohibition against cutting hair. As a result, barber tions at the City of David, solidarity excursions the festive Maimouna, a traditional holiday cel- lugged through the streets by kids or their over- and beauty shops are jammed with customers in to the Shomron and music festivals at the Dead ebrated by North African Jews immediately fol- wrought mothers. the pre-Passover days. Sea are all popular. The popular Hebrew Banana- lowing Passover. Prominent newspaper ads from Israel’s En- Mailboxes overflow with appeals from a myri- gram game has even invented a special Passover In recent years, Maimouna has become a na- ergy Ministry feature dire warnings about the ad of organizations helping the poor. Newspapers version with points for words in the Haggada. tional day marked by music, eating sweets and dangers inherent in cleaning gas burners. The text are replete with articles about altruistic Israelis The Passover theme of freedom and exodus in pastries and political glad-handing before every- of the ads advises on the minutiae of taking apart who volunteer by the hundreds in the weeks be- Israel even extends to criminals. Israel Radio an- one heads back to work until the fast-approaching the metal covers to get at that last bit of chametz. fore the holiday to collect, package and distribute nounces that 700 prisoners will get a furlough to season of Holocaust Remembrance Day, Memo- No alarm clock is needed in the pre-Passover Passover supplies to the needy. spend the holiday with family. rial Day, Independence Day and Jerusalem Day. n period–clanging garbage trucks do the trick According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Is- as they roll through the neighborhood every In Jerusalem alone, more than 40 restaurants rael’s fishmongers will sell 1,100 tons of carp, 80

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Being creative with our sederim Deb Kraus, special to the WJN hat do an orange, a can of of beans and the tomato noted above. beans and a tomato have in Many progressive Jews know the or- W common, and what do they ange story as originating from a feminist have to do with a Passover seder? perspective; as the story goes, a traditional As Reconstructionists, we have access rabbi once said that “a woman has about as to a wonderful Haggadah, called A Night much legitimacy leading a seder as an orange does on a seder plate.” The tomato and some free-trade chocolate represented the What do an orange, a can struggles of workers both in this country and elsewhere; by adding chocolate and to- of beans and a tomato have in matoes to our seder plate, we recognize that these groups are the equivalent of modern common, and what do day slaves. And the can of beans was there to challenge the notion of kitniyot (beans Turn Spring Clean they have to do with a and rice) as not being kosher for Passover; by placing this can on our plate, we defied into Spring Green! When you only have one chance to Passover seder? catch that special moment this divisive system that pits Ashkenazi of Questions, so even our “traditional” Jews against Sephardic ones, and asserted sederim turn out to be thought provoking and celebrated that we are all Jews. In ad- and tradition-challenging. But over the last dition, since beans are a non-exportable five years, my friends and I have conducted Let Encore Sell It For You: three sederim, which Electronics • Musical Instruments by most definitions Designer Items • Antiques & Collectibles would be considered Automotive Parts • Sporting Goods a bit “out there.” Camera & Audio/Visual Equipment The first was a Rock and Roll seder. SPECIALIZING IN: BAR/BAT MITZVAHS, FAMILY PORTRAITS, CHILDREN, 1958 South Industrial Using the tried and (in the Colonial Lanes Plaza) FAMILY CELEBRATIONS, DIGITAL IMAGING, BUSINESS RECEPTIONS true seder outline, I 734.761.6187 734.546.0426 asked friends to con- [email protected] EncoreOnlineResale.com susanayerphotography.com tribute contemporary songs for each seg- ment. So Unchain my Heart (Ray Charles) was part of Maggid, Blowing in the Wind (Bob Dylan) asked more than four questions, and Cry me a River (Ella Fitzgerald) led us through Kar- pas. The Dixie Chicks contributed I’m Not Ready to Make Nice for the bitter herbs, and of course, Three Dog Night’s Eli’s Com- staple crop, if farmers were to plant beans ing introduced Elijah’s entrance. Finally, (which can be eaten and enjoyed by local Eric Clapton’s After Midnight was our Hal- residents, rather than non-edible cash crops lel Song and Bob Marley’s Redemption Song which are sold overseas), the world would (“Won’t you help us sing these songs of have much less hunger along class lines. Tuesday, April 15th freedom?”) was our closing song. Because There were also several letters (mostly 6:00pm of Youtube, we had instantaneous access to L, G, B, T and Q) on our seder plate to any songs we thought of spontaneously. express our solidarity with the fight for The second seder occurred three years ago, queer rights, and we placed some Ortho- right in the midst of Arab Spring. I asked par- dox Union labels on the plate as well, in ticipants to bring a story of freedom, which order to call into question why some ordi- most people took as a historical assignment. nary foods, such as mayonnaise, need to be Contributions varied, from the story of Hanni- deemed kosher for Passover. bal’s attack on Rome and the Stonewall upris- Not for everyone? Perhaps not. But per- ing that launched the gay freedom movement, haps there is something here that will spark to more recent struggles in Honduras and, of additions to someone else’s seder. And by course, in Egypt. Two friends talked about revo- doing a “crazy” seder once in awhile, one lutions of the spirit, and one presented the work can keep things fresh, and still give ample of controversial artist Ai Wei Wei, revolutionary time for tradition. n because he keeps making art and advocating for Deb Kraus is a founding member and former social change despite multiple bouts in prison lay leader of the Ann Arbor Reconstructionist and under house arrest. In a similar “revolu- Congregation (AARC). She currently trains tion” themed seder last year, I was introduced most of AARC youth for bar/bat mitzvah. To by a teenaged friend of mine to the music of learn more about AARC and the “Open Seder Macklemore while his mother shared her per- Project” offerings during Passover, visit www. sonal story of talking back to the Ann Arbor aarecon.org, email [email protected] or call public schools about having extra-curricular 445-1910. activities on Jewish holidays. Our most recent alternative seder fea- tured a seder plate with the orange, the can

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Hollywood’s revisiting of Passover’s Exodus story a part of throwback year By Sean Savage/JNS.org n a throwback to the golden age of cinema, drew polarized reactions over its literal inter- “Noah is a very short section of the Bible ures in the Bible and using Hollywood mega- Hollywood has declared 2014 the “Year of pretation of the Hebrew Bible. Produced by with a lot of gaps, so we definitely had to take stars, Hollywood is not gambling too much I the Bible.” From Ridley Scott’s Exodus star- some creative expression in it. But I think we on these films, despite the many changes in ring Christian Bale as Moses, to Russell Crowe stayed very true to the story and didn’t really America today. playing Noah, Hollywood is gambling on new deviate from the Bible, despite the six-armed “By producing movies focusing on major innovations in technology and star power to re- angels,” the film’s producer, Scott Franklin, told figures like Jesus, Noah or Moses, these are in- visit some of the most popular stories ever told. Entertainment Weekly. dividuals that even the most ill-educated know “It’s definitely a throwback to the 1950s and With a massive $130 million budget, “Noah” of compared to most other historical figures,” early ’60s,” Dr. Stephen J. Whitfield, an Ameri- will feature all the usual Hollywood computer- he told JNS.org. can Studies professor at Brandeis University, generated special effects and the action scenes Whitfield added that the movies, by using told JNS.org. that moviegoers have become accustomed to biblical stories that take place in the Middle Starting with The Robe in 1953 and Charl- over the past few decades. East, are also able to feature diverse casts and ton Heston’s 1956 Passover-related epic The Ten “Hollywood’s return to biblical stories weave modern political themes into the stories. Commandments, and continuing with Heston’s can also be explained by the huge advances in “Because it is set in the Middle East, you can CREDIT: DANROK VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS. VIA DANROK CREDIT: other biblically themed films—1959’sBen-Hur computer-generated graphics, similar to the also have a multiracial and multiethnic cast that and 1965’s The Greatest Story Ever Told—the role color played in the appeals to Hollywood’s values,” he said. post-war era was packed with movies that ap- 1950s,” Whitfield told Also in slated for release in late 2014 is Mary, pealed to the conservatism of the era. JNS.org. Mother of Christ. The film, which bills itself as “One of the reasons biblical epics were [so] Russell Crowe will star in Noah “These massive spe- the “true prequel of [Mel Gibson’s] The Passion popular in the 1950s and ’60s was because of 20th Century Fox, Son of God seeks cial effects have already of the Christ,’ stars 16-year-old Israeli actress the general atmosphere of piety of the era,” to trace the life of Jesus of Nazareth been demonstrated in Odeya Rush as Mary, Ben Kingsley as King CREDIT: SON OF GOD CREDIT: Whitfield said. while also telling the story with “the revisiting science fic- Herod, and recently deceased Peter O’Toole as Advances in technology also played a role, scope and scale of an action epic,” action and comic book Simeon, a prophet from the Gospel of Luke. according to Whitfield. cording to the film’s trailer. stories,” he said. “Now The trend of biblical epics on the big screen “The second reason [for the popularity for Coming on the heels of this story they can put this into is likely to continue for several more years. A bible-related films] was television, which was in about Jesus will be the March release recreating the ancient number of other biblical movies are also under black and white for most of this era,” he said. of Jewish-American director Darren world.” consideration, including Will Smith directing a “What movies could do is provide rich living Aronofsky’s Noah, starring Russell Another highly an- movie on Cain and his fratricide victim Abel, color on a very big screen.” Crowe as the biblical patriarch who ticipated 2014 biblical and a film starring Brad Pitt as Pontius Pilate, But in an age of increasing secularism, will saved mankind from the Great Flood. epic is famed director the villainous Roman governor of Judea who the latest biblical epics be able to capture the at- Joining Crowe are other Hollywood Ridley Scott’s “Exodus,” sentenced Jesus to a painful death. tention of a new generation of Americans? stars Jennifer Connelly, playing No- Son of God starring Christian Bale “Despite increasing secularism today, the One of the first biblically inspired films ah’s wife Naameh, Emma Watson as Moses and “Breaking Bible is still a very strong part of American cul- on the docket for 2014, scheduled for Febru- of Harry Potter fame, playing Noah’s adopted Bad” star Aaron Paul as his lieutenant Joshua, ture,” Whitfield said. “There is more of a chance ary release, is Son of God by British-American daughter Ila, and Sir Anthony Hopkins playing which won’t hit theaters until December. There [for biblically inspired films] with recognition producer Mark Burnett and his wife Roma Methuselah, Noah’s grandfather. have been few details leaked about the direc- and widespread appeal, than [there is for] an- Downey. The devout Christian couple made Aronofsky has garnered criticism over his tion Scott will take movie in. Nevertheless, it other movie about an American president or headlines last year for their acclaimed His- movie’s environmental slant and other cre- has been described by Scott as “F****** huge.” any other historical figures.” n tory Channel TV mini-series The Bible, which ative licenses. Whitfield said that by focusing on major fig- The Passover pop playlist By Binyamin Kagedan/JNS.org n every generation, one is obligated to see Are we princes at the seder, or paupers? A great his mind one last time). emental opposites of fire and water. The plague himself as if he had personally left Egypt.” question for table-wide discussion. seems all the more miraculous, and Adele’s The Passover Haggadah annually exhorts “It Ends Tonight” stormy emotions feel all the more… stormy. I “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” By All-American Rejects us to make the ancient tale of Israelite liberation feel personally relevant. What better way to By Taylor Swift Another fitting breakup song. The word “Can’t hold us” make this dinner party (or dinner parties, for Anyone familiar with the details of the “Passover” itself originates with the nighttime By Macklemore those who observe two Passover seders) seem exodus story knows that Pharaoh’s behavior plague of the firstborn, when the deadly heav- For pretty much everyone everywhere, the more hip and current than to get in the mood throughout the episode of the 10 plagues close- enly spirit passed over the homes of Israelite exodus from Egypt is the quintessential blue- with the musical sounds of our day? Recline to ly resembles that of the protagonist of this song firstborns. It was that very night that Pharaoh print for rising up and breaking free. Mackl- your left, take a sip, and enjoy this humorous by Swift, America’s finally relented, giving the Jews permission to emore’s 2013 anthem tells it all: “This is the and enlightening Passover pop playlist from authority on teen- leave Egypt and take all of their possessions moment/tonight is the night, we’ll fight ‘til it’s JNS.org: age heartbreak. with them. Wasting no time, the Jews began Like the weak- their march towards freedom and national re- “Royals” willed lover who birth under the cover of darkness. Night, in the By Lorde just can’t seem to worldview of Judaism, is really never an ending, The Passover seder is a night of questions and close the door on but always a beginning. contradictions. On the one hand, we do things a bad relationship, to make us feel like royals—lean back and relax, Pharaoh refuses to “Set fire to the rain”

EVA RINALDI VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS VIA RINALDI EVA By Adele have our wine poured for us, dip our foods, and make up his mind otherwise dine like Roman aristocrats. On the about breaking it Among the coolest (when one is in middle

CREDIT: school) of the plagues is surely the barad, the CHRISTOPHER DUBE VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS VIA DUBE CHRISTOPHER other hand, mixed into our regal re-creations off with the Isra- are symbols of lowliness and hardship- the Taylor Swift elites. Conditions hail mixed with fire. I remember imagining the bitter herb, the mortar-like charoset, and even get a little rough in Egypt—blood in the Nile, barad as bowling ball-sized chunks of ice that CREDIT: the matzah, sometimes known as “poor man’s frogs in the floorboards—leading to Pharaoh’s literally had flames burning in their centers. Macklemore makes the list bread.” No one song in recent memory captures decree of “Get out of my house and don’t come Revisiting the actual biblical text, one finds a over/so we put our hands up like the ceiling the paradox better than this Grammy-winning back!” Then, as soon as things calm down, sud- somewhat more fathomable, though still very can’t hold us!” “song of the year” by the international pop sen- denly it’s all “No, wait, I need you back!” Over improbable meteorological scenario—heavy Binyamin Kagedan has an MA in Jewish sation Lorde. “And we’ll never be royals/it don’t and over, Pharoah agrees to let Moses’s people hail accompanied by frequent and powerful Thought from the Jewish Theological Semi- run in our blood…” sings the 17-year-old, be- go, and then reneges as soon as they’ve packed lightning bolts. I don’t think British singer/ nary of America. He can be reached at bkage- fore turning it right around with, “Let me be their things. It’s only that final, devastating songwriter Adele quite had the 10 plagues in [email protected]. n your ruler/you can call me queen bee/and baby plague of the first-born that makes Pharoah say mind when she composed this hit song, but I’ll rule- let me live that fantasy.” So which is it? “never ever” (after which he, of course, changes both she and the biblical narrator heighten the effect of their narrative by juxtaposing the el- 18 Washtenaw Jewish News A April 2014 I Israel

Al Jazeera America: Twisting Israel news, targeting opinion makers By Myron Kaplan and Eric Rozenman/JNS.org l Jazeera America, the satellite SodaStream, was rejected by Fox TV. of Palestinian Arabs committed not by promoted the “Israeli Grinch that stole and cable television news net- Al Jazeera America suggested Fox acted Israelis, but by Phalangists. The militia Christmas” cliché. The segments distorted A work owned and operated by the because the ad featuring actress Scarlett took revenge for previous massacres of the impact of Israel’s security barrier on wealthy sheikdom of oil and gas-rich Qatar, Johansson promoted an Israeli company Christian Arabs by Yasser Arafat’s Palestine Bethlehem and failed to deal with the reasons can’t seem to present its Arab-Israeli news (which happens to employ many Arabs) Liberation Organization, and for the Sept. 14 for construction of the security barrier and straight. This should come as no surprise. that allegedly operated illegally in the West assassination of Bashir Gemayel, Lebanon’s “occupation.” One of these reports dealt with The Qatari ruling family supported the Bank, where, supposedly, Palestinian Arabs Christian president-elect. The Phalange was a Christian Arab resident of Bethlehem, Muslim Brotherhood-led government of are victimized by Israel. Never mentioned tasked with rooting out terrorists. Sharon, as Claire Anastas, and her family. Al Jazeera ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, by Al Jazeera America was the fact that the defense minister, erred in underestimating America correspondent Nick Schifrin cited and the Brotherhood’s Palestinian spin-off SodaStream ad was actually (temporarily) Claire’s complaint that the barrier, harming Hamas calls for the destruction of Israel and rejected because it dismissed in a jibe two her souvenir business, had caused hardship the Jewish people. Fox advertising clients (“Sorry, Coke and for the family. At one point, Schifrin asks Profit isn’t of much interest to Al Jazeera Pepsi”). In fact, the Super Bowl ad ran Feb. 2 Claire, “Were you able to buy your children America. “That is the difference that will allow during a commercial break at 9:35 p.m., with presents?” us to maintain our journalistic identity,” the the offending phrase omitted. “No, no, I couldn’t,” she answered. network’s Palestinian-American interim CEO, Al Jazeera America’s Jan. 13 reporting “I couldn’t buy them. There’s just not Ehab Al Shihabi, told the Wall Street Journal. on the recently deceased Ariel Sharon, enough money for the gifts this morning, I Translation: Unlike its commercial former prime minister of Israel, included a apologized to them.” competitors (such as ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox, problematic interview by host Stephanie Sy Schifrin omits far too much from this

MSNBC, and NBC), the network doesn’t of Adel Darwish, former Middle East editor PAGE. FACEBOOK SODASTREAM CREDIT: tear-jerker. Attractive, fashionably dressed care that much about general viewer ratings. of the London-based Daily Telegraph. Sy Anastas also runs Claire’s Bed & Breakfast, Rather, it aims to influence opinion makers like was either unconcerned or unaware that Scarlett Johansson pictured serving as the in addition to a sophisticated Web site pitch woman for SodaStream teachers, broadcasters, and editorial writers. key Darwish points were misleading, if not that contains an online souvenir purchase Al Jazeera America’s broadcasts are able mendacious. the depth of hatred by Christian Lebanese facility and solicits contributions. The to attract opinion makers due to technically Darwish: “… it was a big mistake he for Palestinian Arabs and letting them enter Web site is well sprinkled with anti-Israel skillful, extensive, and seemingly incisive [Sharon] made in Beirut in 1982 when the camps. propaganda. A 2008 Associated Press story presentations on a wide range of domestic and he let the Phalange [Christian Lebanese Likewise misleading was Darwish’s by Dalia Nammari noted that Anastas was foreign matters. Coverage of the Arab-Israeli militia] into the Palestinian camps and that assertion that the 1967 Six-Day War was “using the wall [Israeli security barrier] to conflict features superficially interesting but ended his career then because the judiciary about drinking water and irrigation. The make money” and “before getting into the substantively biased segments that assail commission found him responsible for the war actually began after Egypt’s closure— souvenir business, she often hosted foreign Israel while omitting mention of Palestinian death of hundreds. ... He actually confirmed in violation of international law—of the solidarity [anti-Israel] groups in her home, Arab terrorism or Muslim persecution of that the Six-Day War in 1967 was about Red Sea Straits of Tiran to Israeli shipping, which became a draw for political tourists Christians in the West Bank and Gaza. A water because the Syrians wanted to divert Egyptian expulsion of U.N. peacekeepers because of its setting.” long-term effect of such coverage might be water away from the Sea of Galilee which from the Sinai Peninsula, the mobilization Secondly, the report fails to provide to undermine the current strong U.S. public would be putting a lot of pressure on Israel...” of hundreds of thousands of Egyptian and viewers with any context about Israel’s West support of Israel over the Palestinian Arabs. First, Sharon neither ordered nor knew Syrian troops and thousands of tanks on Bank security barrier, a fence in most places Examples of such coverage are plentiful. beforehand of a planned Phalangist attack. Israel’s borders, and Arab threats to destroy but a wall around parts of Bethlehem. Israel This winter Al Jazeera America strongly, An Israeli commission of inquiry found that the Jewish state. constructed the Bethlehem portions after but erroneously, implied that a 2014 Super Sharon bore “indirect responsibility” for From Dec. 24-25, 2013, the network’s terrorists from the area simply walked into Bowl advertisement for an Israeli product, the Sept. 16-18, 1982 killings of hundreds Christmas reporting from Bethlehem Continued on page 30 Israeli law center expands fight on Oxfam’s alleged ties to terror funding By Dmitriy Shapiro/JNS.org/Washington Jewish Week n Israeli organization is mulling taking Palestine (PFLP), an Arab nationalist organization of the UHWC and the UAWC,” said a PFLP and the unions working with Oxfam. a legal fight against Oxfam Interna- tion responsible for numerous acts of terrorism letter by Shurat HaDin addressed to entities Regardless of the funding charges, Oxfam’s A tional to the global aid conglomerate’s dating back to the 1960s and a group that has doing business with Oxfam. antagonism to Israeli policies is nothing new. donors, in an attempt to cut off a source of funds long been regarded as a terrorist organization by As of March 2, neither Oxfam nor any of The organization is a public supporter of the it says is ending up in the hands of people allied the governments of its affiliates had Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions move- with terrorist groups. the United States, responded to the ment that sparked the Johansson flap, and Shurat HaDin - Israel Law Center is consider- United Kingdom, charges, but in a has for years released statements, articles, and ing bringing the terror funding issue to the atten- Canada, Australia, statement to the press releases challenging Israeli actions in the tion of foundations that fund Oxfam, companies European Union, Times of Israel, the West Bank and Gaza Strip. NGO Monitor, an like Coca-Cola, and Oxfam’s global ambassadors. and Israel. organization noted organization that tracks anti-Israel sentiment, OXFAM DEUTSCHLAND OXFAM “They have a lot of celebrities who serve as Claiming that it that Shurat HaDin maintains a significant dossier on both Oxfam their ambassadors,” Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, has proof that the had threatened a International and Oxfam Novib, the organiza- director and founder of Shurat HaDin, told unions are instru- CREDIT: lawsuit before. tion’s Netherlands-based arm. JNS.org. The warning, said Darshan-Leitner, ments of the PFLP, “We take any Jonathan Schanzer, vice president for re- is that sponsoring entities “may pay directly or allowing the PFLP such allegations search at the Foundation for Defense of Democ- indirectly to fund a terror organization if they to use their facili- seriously,” the state- racies and an expert on Palestinian funding and fund Oxfam.” ties to honor sui- ment read. “How- terrorism funding, said it is not unusual for aid Following the international brouhaha last cide bombers and An Oxfam International shop in Germany ever, these same organizations to cross the threshold from hu- month, when actress Scarlett Johansson pub- having many of the same leaders as the terror- allegations by the Israel Law Center against manitarian assistance to political advocacy. licly quit her position as a global ambassador ist group, Shurat HaDin alleges that the unions UAWC were previously investigated thoroughly “That is unfortunately the M.O. of a lot of for Oxfam after the organization criticized her were created as the PFLP’s outreach arms to by the Australian government’s Federal Police organizations that have committed to work- marketing efforts for Israeli company SodaS- bring relief to the impoverished citizens in Gaza and Security Intelligence Organization, and ing in the Gaza Strip or even in the West tream, Shurat HaDin sent a letter to Oxfam and in order to bolster support for its cause. were found to be completely unsubstantiated.” Bank,” explained Schanzer. “There’s the sense its Netherlands branch warning of an anti-ter- “Please be advised that providing services The Australian investigation in 2012 found that sometimes when they work with these ju- rorism lawsuit. to the terrorist instrumentalities UHWC and/ that the UAWC was listed in Israel as a humani- risdictions, they almost become a client of the At issue is Oxfam’s aid and collaboration with or the UAWC is illegal and may have already tarian group, but according to Darshan-Leitner, Palestinian cause.” the Gaza-based Union of Agricultural Workers exposed Oxfam, its global affiliates and its of- that organization was different from the UAWC Schanzer said that he didn’t know whether Committees (UAWC) and the Union of Health ficers to criminal prosecution and civil liabil- that partners with Oxfam. the unions were part of the PFLP, as Shurat Workers Committees (UHWC). According to ity to Israeli, European, American, Australian Darshan-Leitner hopes that the transpar- HaDin alleges, but that it is not uncommon for Shurat HaDin, both unions are closely affiliated citizens and others victimized by terrorism ency of a trial will allow for a more thorough further vetting to be required when an organiza- with the Palestinian Front for the Liberation of sponsored by the PFLP, the parent organiza- investigation of the connections between the tion wants to deliver aid to a place like Gaza. n Washtenaw Jewish News A April 2014 19 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor www.theark.org

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“Jewish state” demand gets to the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict By Ben Cohen/JNS.org h, the devious Benjamin Netan- states alongside one another, but the Israelis, alert- yahu! Just when we are on the cusp ed by the fiascos of Camp David and Taba to a nu- A of a breakthrough in Israeli-Pal- ance they had previously overlooked, demanded estinian conflict negotiations, Israel’s slip- that the statement clearly say that Israel would be pery prime minister introduces a potential a Jewish state and Palestine an Arab one. The Pal- deal-breaker, in the form of insisting that the estinians refused. Jews, they said, are a religion, not Palestinians recognize Israel as a Jewish state. a nationality, and neither need nor deserve their own state. They were welcome to live in Israel, but the Palestinian refugees would come back, and per-

CREDIT: AIPAC. AIPAC. CREDIT: haps she would cease to be a Jewish state.” Meet Your Professional, This brings us to the second fact: rather than being an afterthought Commercial Loan Team designed to derail negotiations, the Jewish state We have the money to lend demand gets to the heart of this conflict. The Pales- (and the will to lend it). tinians and the Arab states have never conceded that there is a legitimate con- Benjamin Netanyahu at AIPAC conference nection between the Jew- That, in essence, is the narrative that has ish people and the land of Israel that is expressed Darrell Kenney emerged over the past fortnight, as shaped by the through the reality of self-determination. Hence, tiresome pundits who spend their days forensi- a world of difference separates the moral recog- 734.418.0586 cally examining Netanyahu’s statements and ac- nition of Jewish national legitimacy from the tions. Writing in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, tactical recognition, in 1993, of Israel as a state. Hussein Ibish, a faux moderate working for the As Lozowick documented, and as Ibish American Task Force on Palestine, described implicitly acknowledged in his article, the Pal- the “Jewish state” negotiating theme as a “new estinians reject the idea of the Jews as a nation demand” deliberately engineered to undermine wholesale, whether that’s through the theologi- what he termed “the greatest of Palestinian con- cal baggage of Islam, which recognizes the Jews Jim Phelps cessions, their 1993 recognition of the State of only as a subordinate religious group, or the os- Israel.” Also in Haaretz, Peter Beinart, a profes- tensibly secular reasoning of Ibish, which faith- 734.418.0589 sional Jewish critic of Israel, opined— without fully reflects the reactionary nineteenth century offering a scintilla of evidence—that what Ne- conception of the Jews as an unnatural, “non-or- tanyahu really wants is a Jewish state that rides ganic” people whose claim to self-determination roughshod over its non-Jewish minorities, so as is necessarily based upon historical falsehoods. to ensure that “Jewish political power trumps And what is it, precisely, that is being rejected pretty much everything else.” here? If you comb through the archive of Zionist Ibish, Beinart, and their co-thinkers have writings, you will find that there are many defi- Phil Weiss made much of their dubious claim that Israel nitions of what a Jewish state means. In my view, has never defined what a Jewish state means. the most succinct and modest definition was 734.274.6745 For Ibish, the problem is that the Jewish state coined by Leo Pinsker, a Russian Zionist who demand “suggests a trans-historical claim to this founded the group “Hovevei Zion,” or “Lovers land on behalf of an entire but undefined ethno- of Zion.” In 1882, almost two decades before the religious group the world over”—this typically first Zionist Congress, Pinker wrote a tract en- dense and obfuscatory language is Ibish’s way of titled “Autoemancipation” in which he pleaded, arguing that he rejects Zionism. As for Beinart, “Grant us but our independence, allow us to Erin Kennedy the type of Jewish state he believes Netanyahu take care of ourselves, give us but a little strip of wants—one that will use any means to entrench land like that of the Serbians and Romanians, its Jewish majority, and which regards demo- give us a chance to lead a national existence.” 517-315-4671 cratic norms as an irritant—isn’t worth en- It is this Jewish desire to lead a normal nation- dorsing in the first place. In this, Ibish faithfully al existence, like the “Serbians and Romanians,” echoes Beinart, asserting that the PLO will never that underpins both Zionism as an ideology and endorse a formula that cements “the restrictions Israel as a Jewish state. In rejecting the Jewish am- Palestinian citizens of Israel now face.” (This, by bition to be a nation like other nations, Israel’s the way, is the same logic that underpins Vladi- opponents distort the debate by insinuating that Lyzelle Dunn mir Putin’s declaration that he invaded Crimea the Jews—who aren’t really a proper nation any- to secure the rights of vulnerable Russian citi- way—want special treatment, even if that means 734-274-6343 zens facing vengeful Ukrainian nationalists.) trampling on the rights of the true indigents, the Once you cast aside these caricatures, though, Palestinian Arabs. two facts become clear. For more than a century, Zionists have been Firstly, the demand for recognition of Israel’s countering these slanders. It looks like we will status as a Jewish state is hardly new. The Israeli continue doing so for some time yet. And still archivist Yaacov Lozowick has revealed that, with- they ask why there is no peace! n in the context of negotiations with the Palestin- Ben Cohen is the Shillman Analyst for JNS.org. His 125 W. Williams ians, the demand emerged as early as 2001, a few writings on Jewish affairs and Middle Eastern poli- months into the second Palestinian intifada, artic- tics have been published in Commentary, the New Ann Arbor, MI 48104 ulated by a group of Israeli leftists, no less. Wrote York Post, Haaretz and many other publications. Lozowick: “The Palestinians were willing to join 734.761.1475 a2sb.com in stating that there should be two independent

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Investigative journalist Yossi Klein Halevi tells his story Rachel Urist, staff writer ossi Klein Halevi wrote Memoirs of me, “I don’t care what you believe, as long as gans of black militants: Jewish is Beautiful; Jew- This author was determined to be part of a Jewish Extremist at age 43. It is less you live a Jewish life.” The son—proud, dutiful, ish Power; and NEVER AGAIN printed over Jewish history, never just a spectator. As one Y a memoir than a reflection on his loving and loyal—was determined to play his tiny repetitive names of Nazi death camps.” of Israel’s most prominent investigative jour- youth, on the place of the Holocaust on the part in Jewish history. He succeeded. The nascent author said that listening to JDL’s nalists and a voice of reason among the many second generation, and on Jewish extremism The author’s childhood was marked by firebrand leader, Rabbi Meir Kahane, was like political and religious factions in Israel today, in America in the 60s. His background, as the youthful passion, which he channeled into listening to his father. For the he has made his mark. He published Memoirs child of a Holocaust survivor, shapes the tra- Jewish idealism. Many, if not militant JDL, young Yossi of a Jewish Extremist in 1995. His second book, jectory of his compelling story. He begins the most, of his childhood friends Klein became a passionate At the Entrance to the Garden of Eden: A Jew’s book with: “My father lived in a hole.” Then were children of survivors voice of loyalty, defiance, Search for God with Christians and Muslims in he explains: “When the Nazis invaded Transyl- whose numbers, tattooed on Jewish pride and outrage. the Holy Land (2001), tells of his excursions vania and the Jews of my father’s town, Nagy- their arms, bore witness to the During the period that into the worlds of Christians and Moslems, Karoly, were sent to the cattle cars, he didn’t go. horrors they had endured. Says young Klein Halevi was in whom he joined in prayer and meditations. Instead, he fled to the forest, dug a hole, and Halevi: “Borough Park’s Ha- Kahane’s thrall, the man’s He visited mosques and monasteries despite lived in it until the end of the war.” The clever sidim were trying to defeat the rhetoric felt apt. The future the grave physical dangers posed by those renegade was 25 years old. The year was 1944. Holocaust by resurrecting the writer loved the way the excursions. He is brave. He was on a quest. The central lesson that Klein Halevi’s father world it had destroyed; they man spurned conventional Through collaborative religious practice, he took from his ordeal was this: only individu- recreated the only alternative notions of dignity and deco- sought reconciliation within the region’s three alists survive. That is what he taught his son. to Auschwitz that they knew, a rum; the way Kahane would dominant faiths. The book is a page-turner. “Never listen to ‘people’,” he told his son over society that valued children, To- stop at nothing to preserve Of his latest book, Like Dreamers: The Story of and over again. Halevi tells us that his father’s rah, study, charity.” In a sense, Jewish lives. The JDL’s re- the Israeli Paratroopers who Reunited Jerusalem stories filled him before he could understand these children were raised in a sponse to Nixon’s policy of and Divided A Nation (2013), the ambassador them; the older man’s memories the son’s. The living Holocaust museum. They Soviet-American détente and historian, Michael Oren, said: “You must Holocaust, says Halevi, was his own “inherited did not engage in frivolity. That was: “Don’t build bridges read it, for nothing better explains what has trauma,” and his father’s words became his would have been the equivalent of blasphemy over Jewish bodies.” But by the time the author, happened (and how) within Israel since the mantra: “‘People’ are fools, victims. When they in this closed community of believers. “What at age 29, made Aliyah with his new wife, the ’67 War.” The book is taut, like a good action go left, go right; when they go to the cattle cars, I knew about Christianity,” Halevi writes, “is focus of his idealism had shifted. He was less movie, and it draws the reader into the person- go to the forest.” His father’s experience wove that it worshiped a dead Jew. The idea made committed to fighting, more inclined to seek al histories of those who were at the vanguard itself into the fabric of the son’s existence. He me queasy: Christians seemed to be celebrat- dialogue. He outgrew his father’s injunction, in Israel’s continuing fight for survival. writes: “I despised even more than Nazis those ing Jewish death.” The young Jews of Borough and he became disenchanted with Kahane, who Yossi Klein was named for his grandfather, who could have helped save Europe’s Jews but Park embraced their insulation. They avoided now seemed less a liberator than a thug. Halevi’s Josef Klein, who perished in the Holocaust. didn’t. The spectators’ very innocence is their neighboring groups who often struck out at powers of insight show themselves in his reac- The grandson added “Halevi” to his name af- guilt, their comfort and distance an affront to Jewish kids. tion to meeting Meir Kahane in Jerusalem. Ka- ter moving to Israel. As an American-Israeli your pain.” Through his childhood, Yossi Klein Halevi hane, says Halevi, “stuttered and twitched more journalist, he wrote for The Jerusalem Report, Raised in Borough Park, an ultra-orthodox remained true to his father’s rule: disobey or- in conversation than he did in public speech, The Jerusalem Post, the Los Angeles Times, and section of Brooklyn, New York, young Yossi ders. As the author entered adolescence, he dal- and I recognized myself in him: eloquent for occasionally for the New York Times and Wash- Klein (“Halevi” came later) was given a Ye- lied with militant, even extreme Jewish groups. the cause but inadequate in private.” ington Post. Today, he is a Fellow at the Shalom shiva education—this in spite of the fact that Living on the cutting edge, he felt himself part The book is replete with such insights. See, Hartman Institute, a Jerusalem-based research the war had cost his father his faith. But when of a generation of Jews who would not be vic- for instance, how he describes youthful Ameri- institute and educational center. He is the Israel he arrived in this country and met the woman timized. They must fight. He became a leader can volunteers, who filled tanks with gas in Sinai correspondent and contributing editor for The he would marry, she, a rabbi’s daughter, made in the Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry (SSSJ), during the Yom Kippur war (1973). He writes: New Republic, and he tours the lecture circuit orthodoxy a precondition for marriage. “What founded in the early 1960s. Later, he joined the “They seemed pleased with their adventure; at American and Canadian campuses, focusing you believe is your business,” she told him, “but Jewish Defense League, founded in 1968. He they had almost been soldiers. I saw myself in on politics and culture in Israel. Since the fall we will have a proper Jewish home.” Klein Ha- describes how these groups absorbed some of them; consumers of experience, looking for of 2013, he teaches at the Jewish Theological levi adds: “My father returned to Judaism only the culture of black militants. At Jewish rallies, vicarious dangers….To be an American Jew Seminary in New York. He is a personification grudgingly. [He] never spoke to me about God, participants wore “tight jeans and berets and meant being inherently inauthentic, a spectator of tikkun olam. n except as irony. Echoing my mother, he said to green army coats; buttons with borrowed slo- to Jewish history.”

Documentary film about Irene Butter set to premiere at JCC Film Festival Evelyn Neuhaus, special to the WJN r. Irene Butter, a beloved and re- fades from recent memory and survivors die, it festivals and market it to educational and produced. The guide will help teachers and spected member of the Ann Ar- is increasingly important to tell their stories and religious institutions across the country. A students use the film as a learning tool. D bor community, is the subject of share the lessons they have to impart. study guide is being written, but needs to be Never a Bystander can be a conduit for Never a Bystander, a documentary film set to By telling Butter’s story, Never a Bystander people, particularly children and teenagers, PHOTO CREDIT: PETER SMITH premiere on May 8, at 8 p.m., at the Michi- seeks to keep alive the memory of the injustice to see a model of an empowered life of gan Theater. The premiere will be the clos- of the Holocaust and illustrate how one person someone who commits to open-heartedness ing event of the 2014 Ann Arbor Jewish Film can overcome tragic circumstances to build a and social justice, despite an early trauma. Festival produced by the Jewish Community rich adult life—one full of compassion, friends Butter has inspired so many people with her Center of Greater Ann Arbor. and family. Irene Butter truly demonstrates story, to quote the statement of one of the Born in Germany, Butter and her family that “one person can make a difference,” a schoolchildren who wrote to her after a school immigrated to the Netherlands in 1936, theme of the Roaul Wallenberg Medal and presentation: “You have inspired me to make but were captured and held during WWII Lecture series. my life a story worth telling.” in two camps. When she was 14 years old, The film was largely produced by local The premiere next month offers in an exchange for German civilians in volunteers and generous donors that have community members a chance to experience Allied countries, her family was released, provided funds to cover production costs Butter’s story. With it, Butter can inspire and made their way to the United States. through the Minerva Project, Inc., a not- everyone to share their stories and make a As an adult, she has been involved in many for profit organization. But the project is difference in the lives of others. n social causes and was one of the founders not done after the premiere next month. Evelyn Neuhaus is the filmmaker behind Never of the Wallenberg medal and lecture at the The Minerva Project is actively seeking a Bystander and a long time member of the Ann University of Michigan. donations in order to maximize the impact Arbor Reconstructionist Congregation and the The film teaches the lesson of empowerment. of the film and bring it to audiences beyond Ann Arbor community. You can learn more about Butter has chosen to live her life as a survivor, southeastern Michigan. the project at: http://www.neverabystander.com rather than a victim, overcoming trauma to fight What is left to do? Funding would help or contact Evelyn at [email protected]. injustice wherever possible. As the Holocaust promote the documentary to other film Irene Butter with drawings Washtenaw Jewish News A April 2014 23 Hiller’s Is Proud To Feature Many Fine Foods From Israel Osem 5-Lb Box www.hillers.com Matzah When You Spend $100 or more on FREE! Passover Products at Hiller’s in one shopping visit

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Jewish traditions—evolving but staying constant Mary Bilyeu, staff writer ow are your Passover preparations morning before the first seder. I prepared the work and not wanting me to miss out on their the middle of the coating, and the line will coming along? Are you ready, except contracts (both Hebrew and English), brought short season in early July. I’ve been invited to remain intact instead of having the sides H for the last trip to the store to gather a down payment, and took possession of the seders both here in Toledo and in Ann Arbor, bleed back together. perishable items before setting the seder table? chametz for the duration of the eight-day holiday. and am anticipating holiday commemorations Place custard into a bowl, press plastic wrap Midway through, feeling accomplished at how I was proud to do this and took it very seriously, both new and exciting as well as old and beloved. against it to prevent it forming a skin, and much you’ve crossed off your “to do” list? Or as it was a service to my friends and to my (Second seder simply wouldn’t be the same refrigerate overnight. overwhelmed as you stare at the crumbs your community. But now, it’s not my responsibility without Marcie Greenfield and her parents, Strawberry Sauce: bagel just left in the toaster oven, wondering anymore. And I feel a loss. without Jim Morgenstern and his classic sweet 6 large strawberries, chopped into ½ " how you’ll ever get ready and swearing that next I’d wondered how my Jewish identity (secular gefilte fish.) pieces year you’ll book a room on one of those kosher and non-halakhically sound as it may be) might My Jewish foods, my Jewish connections all 1 tablespoon sugar l’Pesach cruises? evolve once I left theshul , once I wasn’t caught up continue even though I’ve crossed the state line. 2 tablespoons white wine n We all have our traditions and routines at in the rhythms of the calendar every day as we Jewish tradition evolves, but it remains constant. Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan. this holiday that involves so much more than the prepared for Shabbat, planned for Purim, prayed Cook, stirring frequently, over medium heat; mere cooking that makes Chanukah simpler to for more time at the High Holidays. Would I Custard with Strawberry press on the strawberries to help mash them. celebrate. And the holiday wouldn’t be the same if find myself forgetting, not honoring the Jewish Cook the sauce until most of the liquid has we changed anything, even if we managed to get calendar anymore simply because so many Sauce and Macaroons been absorbed. Refrigerate until needed. better organized and more efficient. It would lose other distractions would prevent my keeping This dessert is luxurious and light, with the To complete the dessert: some of its inherent essence, how we relate to it. track of a schedule I used to live each day, each strawberry sauce adding bright color and 2 almond macaroons Many of you know that I no longer work at season? Or would I go in the opposite direction flavor. The macaroons add a bit of texture to Divide the custard among 4 dessert dishes Beth Israel Congregation, that I’m now the food and become more careful and more observant, the creamy custard. editor at The Toledo Blade. It’s an exciting job, and grasping tightly to the comfort and continuity of or wine glasses; top each with a dollop of half the town is trying to fatten me up, it seems. the familiar structure in my life? the strawberry sauce. Crumble half of a I’m meeting wonderful people and I’m enjoying After two months away, it turns out that my macaroon over each serving. myself immensely, although I’m terribly busy Jewish identity remains fairly well intact as it was; Serves 4. with cooking and writing and photographing I’m observant, but in my own idiosyncratic way and interviewing and meeting deadlines and (mostly food-related, which I’m sure is a shock such ... oy. to everyone!). Although I will always—always— Fig-Date Charoset But this fabulous opportunity came at a cost: it consider Beth Israel to be home, I’ve been in touch This is a simplified version of the charoset I meant leaving Beth Israel, which was truly a very, with Congregation B’nai Israel, the Conservative made several years ago for a throw-down at very difficult thing to do. And so at Pesach, I think shul in the Toledo area, and enjoyed a potluck Beth Israel. Betty Hammond pronounced that, of my own traditions that now have to be revised. Shabbat dinner with congregants a few weeks “It tastes like candy.” I remember always cleaning out my desk, ago. Our hostess—who had warned me not to eat 2 tablespoons butter or pareve substitute Custard: ½ cup brown as well as storage cubbies and file drawers, in anything after noon, as there would be so much 2 eggs sugar an effort to rid them of any traces ofchametz ; as food—offered a “welcome into our home and into 1 1 /4 cup sugar /4 teaspoon our hearts.” I visited briefly with the bubbes and someone who grazes in front of my computer, 1 tablespoon white wine cinnamon this was a bit of a concern. Sometimes friends zeides who meet weekly for the SOAP (Synagogue 1-½ cups half-and-half ½ cup ginger would think I was wasting time when I reported Organized Afternoon Program) class and found pinch of salt ale on this activity, as though I didn’t have enough myself quickly adopted by them, even by the In the top of a double boiler, whisk together 2 cups chopped to do at work and had resorted to straightening elderly gentleman who waved an Ohio State cap at the eggs, sugar, and wine. Whisk in 3/4 cup dates and housecleaning. They didn’t understand that me when he heard that I was from Ann Arbor. He half-and-half. 2 cups dried Black Mission figs, chopped it was a matter of Jewish law, that I really was came right up to me after the session ended and Turn heat to medium-high and heat 1” water Melt the butter substitute and sugar together handling an important task. asked, “You know what I make for dinner?” I had in the bottom of the double boiler. Whisk in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. And then all the forbidden crumbs and no idea, but was curious. “Reservations.” And we the egg mixture constantly, until it starts to Stir in the cinnamon and ginger ale; bring to items took on a different tone. It only mattered laughed together, new friends. thicken and you can see traces of the whisk left a boil over high heat. Add the dates and figs; that the shul didn’t have any stragglers left hiding As I write this, I’m waiting for cherries that in the custard (about 8–10 minutes); add the cook over low heat for 2 minutes, until fruit in corners; it didn’t matter whether I, as a non- I’d pitted over the summer to defrost so that I rest of the half-and-half and continue cooking softens. Mash the mixture together until the Jew, had tidbits myself loitering anywhere in my can make a filling for hamantaschen; Marilyn and whisking for another 8–10 minutes. liquid is absorbed and the charoset is glossy. home. I was the one, therefore, who purchased Friedman has regularly bought the Balaton Makes 2 cups. the congregation’s chametz each year from either variety for me at the Wednesday farmers’ market, When the custard is done, you’ll be able to Rabbi Dobrusin or Rabbi Blumenthal on the knowing I couldn’t get there myself because of dip a spoon into it, run your finger down

Taking Passover back to its roots, continued from page 17 Samaritans in Israel today are more visible genealogy going back to the tribes of Ephraim of household selects an unblemished lamb and to stabilize the skewers and with burlap, which than Karaites, despite their smaller numbers, and Menashe, hold that Mount Gerizim, not Je- the entire community gathers with the High is immediately covered with a damp mixture largely due to the curiosity of Israelis. The annual rusalem, is the spiritual center of Israel. Like the Priest Aharon ben Ab-Chisda ben Yaacob at of earth and bushes. The fire is stifling and the Samaritan Passover sacrifice that takes place on Karaites, Samaritans accept only the Five Books twilight on the 14th of Nisan to observe the sac- immense heat that wafts from the deep ovens Mt Gerizim overlooking Nablus in Samaria has of Moses and the book of Joshua—for this tiny rifice in a festive manner. roasts the sheep. In the middle of the night, at turned into a major spectacle, attracting thou- remnant, the history of Israel after Joshua is that Samaritan community leader Benyamin Tse- the time when the Angel of Destruction went sands of onlookers to the scenic hilltop. of a renegade sectarian community. According to daka, director of the Institute of Samaritan Stud- out to slay the Egyptian firstborn, the sheep are This year, the Samaritans, who number just British Rabbi Jeffrey M. Cohen, an authority on ies in Holon, describes the ancient annual ritual. removed from the ovens, taken off the skew- 756 souls divided between the Kiryat Luza village Passover customs around the world, “Only they “The High Priest opens with the sacrifice ers, transferred onto large platters, and accom- on Mount Gerizim and Holon, will mark Pass- (the Samaritans) remain the faithful ‘Israel.’” prayer and announces the ritual slaughter,” he panied by singing, which has not ceased since over on April 23. Prof. Corinaldi says the calendar Jews abandoned the ritual of the Paschal lamb says. “The sheep are brought to the altar and the start of the sacrifice, and the platters are discrepancy is because Jews start calculating from sacrifice when the Romans destroyed the Temple are slaughtered by experienced slaughterers. brought home. There, the meat of the sacrifice the first year of creation, whereas the Samaritan in 70 C.E. The shank bone on the seder plate is Members of each family check the kashrut of will be eaten in haste with matzot and bitter calendar starts from the first year Joshua Bin- the closest most Israelis will get to a sacrifice. the slaughter for each other. Matzot with bit- herbs. Any remains left over are brought to be Nun entered Israel. As a result, the leap years are Samaritans, who never identified with Je- ter herbs are distributed to all members of the burned before dawn.” not parallel and Samaritan festivals sometimes rusalem and who believe Mount Gerizim to community. The sheep are then cleaned both “Karaite and Samaritan Passover customs are take place a month later. have been where the binding of Isaac took inside and out and they are bound, each sheep differences not in principle, but in practice,” as- While both Karaites and Samaritans are place,never gave up the sacrificial practice. This on a spit and koshered by being sprinkled with serts Prof. Corinaldi. In his view, they illustrate full-fledged Israeli citizens according to Israel’s year the Samaritans will perform the Passover salt. About two and a half hours before mid- freedom of religion in Israel. Law of Return, Samaritans are not considered sacrifice as they have done on Mount Gerizim night, the sheep on their spits are put into ovens, “The Orthodox would like to have unity and Jews by Israeli rabbinic authorities. Samaritans, for thousands of years. Following the biblical which have been well heated. The opening of uniformity of practice, but that will only happen who claim to be original ancient Israelites with commandment in Exodus 12:5, each male head the oven is completely sealed with an iron net when the mashiach appears,” he concludes. n

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information, contact rachaelhoffenblum@jccfed. Rosh Chodesh: JCS. Renee Bayer will host April 2014 Friday 4 org or phone 971-0990. a Pre-Passover Appetizer and Pot Luck at Yiddish Tish (Yiddish Conversational Group): 2140 Fulmer Ct. Guests are asked to bring Rabbi Levy’s Lunch and Learn: TBE. Informal All ages and levels welcome including UM and an appetizer or dessert. Host will provide discussion. Participants are welcome to bring non-UM participants. 1:30 p.m. at Beanster’s a soup, bread, and drinks. 6 p.m. For more Tuesday 1 lunch. 12:30–1:30 p.m. Café, ground floor of UM Michigan League. information, call 975-9872 or email info@ Tuesdays at the JCC: JCC Adult Programs. First Friday Shabbat: JCS. The cost of dinner is For information, call 936-2367. jewishculturalsociety.org. $10/person or ~$25/family of 4. Your financial Join Diane Dahl for Callanetics featuring Hebrew 104: TBE. 5 p.m. Shabbat Services for Young Families: TBE. Tot contributions make it possible to continue the muscle firming through stretching exercises w 5:30–6:15 p.m. Shabbat at 6 p.m. Tot Dinner at 1:30 p.m. synchronized to music. $12/members; $14 culinary themes. RSVP online to ensure enough Popsicle Oneg follows. Shabbat Service and non-members. 9:30 a.m. Energy Exercise food being ordered. 6:30 p.m. at the JCC. Kol Halev: TBE. 7:30–9:30 p.m. Adult Bar Mitzvah at 7:30 p.m. with Maria Farquhar. Low impact exercise Friday Night Lights Dinner: BIC. 7 p.m. “Peoplehood and Its Role and Significance in Friday evening services: See listing at the end of in a supportive environment. $4 per session Shabbat Services for Young Families: TBE. Tot Jewish Life:” BIC. 8 p.m. Also April 29. the calendar. or 3 sessions per month for $10; 11 a.m. Shabbat at 6 p.m. Tot dinner at 6:30 p.m. Topics in Jewish Law: AAOM. With Rabbi Rod Homemade Dairy Lunch Buffet. $3 per Popsicle Oneg follows. Shabbat Service – Glogower at the Lewis/Bernstein home, 1304 Saturday 12 person; Noon. Games and Activities including Social Action at 7:30 p.m. Cambridge. 8–9:15 p.m. mahjong and quilting, including making Friday evening services: See listing at the end of Tea and Torah on Tuesday—for Women: Torah Study with Rabbi: TBE. 8:50 a.m. quilts for children of Mott Hospital; 1 p.m. the calendar. Chabad. Reading the Torah may be easy, but Shabbat Limmud: BIC. 9 a.m. For information, contact rachaelhoffenblum@ understanding it is no simple matter. Study Bat Mitzvah: TBE. 10–11:30 a.m. jccfed.org or phone 971-0990. the text in the original, with the classical Rashi Saturday 5 Mini Minyan and Tot Shabbat: BIC. Mini Yiddish Tish (Yiddish Conversational Group): commentary. 8 p.m. Every Tuesday. Minyan for K-2nd Grade and Tot Shabbat. All ages and levels welcome including UM and Torah Study with Rabbi: TBE. 8:50 a.m. 11:15 a.m. non-UM participants. Meet at Beanster’s Café, Shabbat Limmud: BIC. 9 a.m. Wednesday 9 ground floor of UM Michigan League. For Shabbat services: See listing at the end of the calendar. B’nai Mitzvah: TBE. 10–11:30 a.m. information, call 936-2367. 1:30 p.m. School’s Day Out Program: JCC. See April 7. Shabbat services: See listing at the end of the calendar. “Menorahs in Color: Polychromy in Jewish Lunch and Learn: BIC. Noon. Sunday 13 Visual Culture of Roman Antiquity:” Frankel Sunday 6 “History-Writing and Myth-Making: Planning Session: BIC Men’s Club. 9:30 a.m. Center for Judaic Studies. Presented by Steven The Khazars in the Hungarian Jewish Tanya–Jewish Mysticism: Chabad. Delve into Fine, Yeshiva University. 202 South Thayer Imagination:” Frankel Center for Judaic Tanya–Jewish Mysticism: Chabad. Delve into the basic text of Chassidism and discover the Street, Room 2022. For information, see www. Studies. Presented by Michael Miller, Central the basic text of Chassidism and discover the beauty of Judaism. 10:30 a.m.Every Sunday. lsa.umich.edu/judaic/events. 4 p.m. beauty of Judaism. 10:30 a.m. Every Sunday. European University. 202 South Thayer Street, Hebrew 104: TBE. 5 p.m. Room 2022. For information, see www.lsa. Monthly outing: The Jewish Hikers of Michigan Passover Crafts Party: JCC. Staff from Creatopia (JHOM). Bring your back packs, munchies, and Musical Meditations: TBE. 5:30–6:15 p.m. umich.edu/judaic/events. 4 p.m. in Plymouth will guide families through water. Activity will last approximately 1-1/2 to Teen Alternative Spring Break: TBE. Off-site. “Peoplehood and Its Role and Significance in painting either a Seder plate or Kiddush cup, 2 hours. The hike is not physically demanding, Also April 10, 11 and 12. Jewish Life:” BIC. 8 p.m. Also April 8 and 29. plus the creation of centerpieces and other and is very scenic. 1 p.m.at Furstenburg Park, Topics in Jewish Law: AAOM. With Rabbi Rod holiday crafts. Chabad will help with the Shalom Gever: TBE. 4–8:30 p.m. 2727 Fuller Rd. For more information, contact Glogower at the Lewis/Bernstein home, 1304 Matzoh Factory. Sing-along and holiday- Hebrew 101: TBE. 5:30–6:30 p.m. Eli Avny at 883-9522 or Karen Freedland at 971- Cambridge. 8–9:15 p.m. themed snacks. $25 per family. Advanced Hebrew 103: TBE. 6:30–7:30 p.m. 0990, or email to [email protected]. Tea and Torah on Tuesday—for Women: registration required. 3 p.m. Chabad. Reading the Torah may be easy, but Art Exhibit Opening Reception: JCC. Featuring the Thursday 10 Monday 14 understanding it is no simple matter. Study art of Brenda Miller Slomovits, who takes her the text in the original, with the classical inspiration from years spent living in the Rocky School’s Day Out Program: JCC. See April 7. Shaharit and Siyyum Bechorot: BIC. 7 a.m. Rashi commentary. 8 p.m. Every Tuesday. Mountains and Ann Arbor, surrounded by Thursdays at the JCC: JCC Adult Programs. Join English as a Second Language Daily Classes: JFS. woods. For information, email karenfreedland@ Diane Dahl for Callanetics featuring muscle Ongoing class from 9 a.m.–noon on Mondays– Wednesday 2 jccfed.org or phone at 971-0990. 4 p.m. firming through stretching exercises synchronized Fridays and 1–3 p.m. on Mondays–Thursdays Gemini Concert: The Ark. 1 p.m. at the Ark, 316 to music. $12/members; $14 non-members. 9:30 at Jewish Family Services, 2245 South State Lunch and Learn: BIC. Noon. S. Main Street. Tickets: $10. For tickets, call a.m. Energy Exercise with Maria Farquhar. $4 per Street. For more information, contact JFS at Mahj: TBE. Off-site. 1–3 p.m. 761-1800. session or 3 sessions per month for $10; 10 a.m. 769-0209 or email [email protected]. Current Events; 11 a.m. Homemade Dairy Lunch Ongoing. Shalom Gever: TBE. 4–8 p.m. Kol Halev: TBE. 6–8 p.m. Buffet. $3 per person; Noon. For information, Open Seder Project: AARC. Members of the Hebrew 101: TBE. 5:30–6:30 p.m. Monday 7 contact [email protected] or phone Ann Arbor Reconstructionist Congregation Hebrew 103: TBE. 6:30–7:30 p.m. 971-0990. will be opening their homes and tables for School’s Day Out Program: JCC. Fun activities Intergenerational Passover Seder: JCC Early a variety of Passover experiences. Offerings Thursday 3 from 7:30 a.m.–4 p.m. with aftercare until 6 Childhood Center. Annual Seder program will include both traditional and creative first p.m. for an additional fee. $40/JCC members featuring interactive, multimedia telling of the and second night seders for all ages, special Thursdays at the JCC: JCC Adult Programs. Join ($4 off for siblings) amd $65/non-members. Passover story with all ECC children playing a themed evenings and a chamatz-laden, end Diane Dahl for Callanetics featuring muscle For information or to register, email role from mighty Pharoah, to clever Miriam, of the holiday finale. For information, see firming through stretching exercises synchronized [email protected] or phone 971-0990. and from wise Moses to the smallest frog. For www.aarecon.org, phone 845-2361, or email to music. $12/members; $14 non-members; Also April 8–11, 17 and 18. information, phone 971-0990. 10:30 a.m. Rabbi Michal Woll at [email protected]. 9:30 a.m. Energy Exercise with Maria Farquhar. English as a Second Language Daily Classes: JFS. Blood Pressure Screening: JCC Adult Program. Through April 21. $4 per session or 3 sessions per month for $10; Ongoing class from 9 a.m.–noon on Mondays– Nurses from CARE Response visit the JCC on 10 a.m. Current Events at 11 a.m. Homemade Fridays and 1–3 p.m. on Mondays–Thursdays at second Thursday each month to provide free Tuesday 15 Dairy Lunch Buffet. $3 per person; Noon. For Jewish Family Services, 2245 South State Street. blood pressure screenings and information on information, contact rachaelhoffenblum@jccfed. For more information, contact JFS at 769-0209 staying healthy. No RSVP required. 12:30 p.m. Passover Services: BIC. Pesach Shaharit at 9:30 a.m. org or phone 971-0990. or email [email protected]. Ongoing. Back Door Food Pantry: TBE. 4–7 p.m. Tuesdays at the JCC: JCC Adult Programs. Monthly Birthday Celebration: JCC Adult Join Diane Dahl for Callanetics featuring Torah Trop Class: TBE. Noon. Israeli Dancing: JCC. Easy and oldies from 7:30– Programs. Entertainment provided by local muscle firming through stretching exercises Shalom Gever: TBE. 4–8:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Intermediate and requests from 8:30– pianist Lillian Freedland. 12:30 p.m. synchronized to music. $12/members; $14 10 p.m. $5 per class. Students and children free. Women’s Torah Study: TBE. 7–8:30 p.m. non-members. 9:30 a.m. Energy Exercise Back Door Food Pantry: TBE. 4–7 p.m. Learn the latest Israeli dances, line dances, mixers Men’s Torah Study: TBE. 7:30–9 p.m. with Maria Farquhar. Low impact exercise Men’s Seder: TBE Brotherhood. 6–9 p.m. and more. Families welcome. Thursdays. in a supportive environment. $4 per session Israeli Dancing: JCC. Easy and oldies from Talmud–Jewish Civil Law: Chabad. Sharpen or 3 sessions per month for $10; 11 a.m. 7:30–8:30 p.m. Intermediate and requests Tuesday 8 your wits and knowledge of the Jewish legal Homemade Dairy Lunch Buffet. $3 per from 8:30–10 p.m. $5 per class. Students and School’s Day Out Program: JCC. See April 7. system by following the intriguing discussions person; Noon. Games and Activities including children free. Learn the latest Israeli dances, in the Talmud. The Talmud is a composite Tuesdays at the JCC: JCC Adult Programs. Join mahjong and quilting, including making line dances, mixers and more. Families of practical law, logical argumentation and Diane Dahl for Callanetics featuring muscle quilts for children of Mott Hospital; 1 p.m. welcome. Thursdays. moral teachings. Study of the original Talmud firming through stretching exercises synchronized For information, contact rachaelhoffenblum@ Talmud Study Group–Jewish Civil Law: tractate. 8 p.m. Every Thursday. to music. $12/members; $14 non-members. 9:30 jccfed.org or phone 971-0990. Chabad. Sharpen your wits and knowledge a.m. Energy Exercise with Maria Farquhar. Low Yiddish Tish (Yiddish Conversational Group): of the Jewish legal system by following the impact exercise in a supportive environment. Friday 11 All ages and levels welcome including UM and intriguing discussions in the Talmud. The $4 per session or 3 sessions per month for $10; non-UM participants. Held at Beanster’s Café, Talmud is a composite of practical law, logical School’s Day Out Program: JCC. See April 7. 11 a.m. Homemade Dairy Lunch Buffet. $3 per ground floor of UM Michigan League. For argumentation and moral teachings. Study person; Noon. Games and Activities including Rabbi Levy’s Lunch and Learn: TBE. Informal information, call 936-2367. 1:30 p.m. of the original Talmud tractate. 8 p.m. Every mahjong and quilting, including making discussion. Participants are welcome to bring Thursday. quilts for children of Mott Hospital; 1 p.m. For lunch. 12:30–1:30 p.m. 26 Washtenaw Jewish News A April 2014 LOS ANGELES GUITAR QUARTET

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Second Night Seder: TBE. 6–9:30 p.m. Maria Farquhar. $4 per session or 3 sessions psalms, followed by delving into text. Study Second Night Seder: JCS. 6–9 p.m., at the per month for $10; 10 a.m. Current Events; of Song of Songs, traditionally read during Tuesday 22 JCC. For more information call 975-9872 or 11 a.m. Homemade Dairy Lunch Buffet. $3 Pesach. Participants encouraged to bring Passover Services: BIC. Pesach Shaharit including email [email protected]. per person; Noon. For information, contact their own commentaries and questions to Yizkor. 9:30 a.m. Passover Services and Seder: Chabad. [email protected] or phone 971- illuminate the group learning. Siddurim and Tuesdays at the JCC: JCC Adult Programs. Traditional Seder full of mystical insights 0990. chumashim will be provided as well as warm Join Diane Dahl for Callanetics featuring into the Haggadah, in English and Hebrew. Back Door Food Pantry: TBE. 4–7 p.m. drinks. Bring a nosh to share. For information, muscle firming through stretching exercises Festive, homemade meal including fish, meat, Israeli Dancing: JCC. Easy and oldies from phone 845-2361 or email Rabbi Michal Woll synchronized to music. $12/members; $14 soup, side dishes, wine, grape juice, desserts 7:30–8:30 p.m. Intermediate and requests at [email protected]. Held at home of non-members. 9:30 a.m. Energy Exercise and handmade Shmurah matzoh. Service from 8:30–10 p.m. $5/per class. Students and Michal Woll and Jon Sweeney, 2960 Lakeview with Maria Farquhar. Low impact exercise at 7:30 p.m. Seder at 8 p.m. $36 or $18 for children free. Learn the latest Israeli dances, Drive. Childcare provided, but requires RSVP. in a supportive environment. $4 per session UM students. Reservations required at www. line dances, mixers and more. Families 10 a.m.–noon. or 3 sessions per month for $10; 11 a.m. jewmich.com. welcome. Thursdays. Shabbat services: See listing at the end of the calendar. Homemade Dairy Lunch Buffet. $3 per Talmud–Jewish Civil Law: Chabad. Sharpen Sunday 20 person; Noon. Games and Activities including Wednesday 16 your wits and knowledge of the Jewish legal mahjong and quilting, including making system by following the intriguing discussions Tanya–Jewish Mysticism: Chabad. Delve into quilts for children of Mott Hospital; 1 p.m. Passover Services: BIC. Pesach Shaharit at 9:30 a.m. in the Talmud. The Talmud is a composite the basic text of Chassidism and discover the For information, contact rachaelhoffenblum@ Passover Services: Chabad. 9:45 a.m. of practical law, logical argumentation and beauty and depth of Judaism. 10:30 a.m. Every jccfed.org or phone 971-0990. moral teachings. Study of the original Talmud Mahj: TBE. Off-site. 1–3 p.m. Sunday. Yiddish Tish (Yiddish Conversational Group): tractate. 8 p.m. Every Thursday. Shalom Gever: TBE. 4–8:30 p.m. All ages and levels welcome including UM and Passover Services: BIC. Pesach Mincha at 7:30 p.m. Friday 18 Monday 21 non-UM participants. 1:30 p.m. at Beanster’s Passover Seder: Chabad. Traditional Seder full Café, ground floor of UM Michigan League. Passover Services: BIC. Pesach Shaharit. 9:30 a.m. For information, call 936-2367. of mystical insights into the Haggadah, in School’s Day Out Program: JCC. See April 7. English as a Second Language Daily Classes: JFS. Musical Meditations: TBE. 5:30–6:15 p.m. English and Hebrew. Festive, homemade meal Shabbat Services for Young Families: TBE. Tot Ongoing class from 9 a.m.–noon on Mondays– including fish, meat, soup, side dishes, wine, Shabbat at 6:00 p.m. Tot dinner at 6:30 p.m. Passover Services: BIC. Pesach Mincha. 7:30p.m. Fridays and 1–3 p.m. on Mondays–Thursdays grape juice, desserts and handmade Shmurah Popsicle Oneg follows. Shabbat Service–Adult Bat Spirituality Book Club with Cantor Rose: TBE. at Jewish Family Services, 2245 South State matzoh. Service at 7:30 p.m. Seder at 8 p.m. Mitzvah and Anniversary Birthday at 7:30 p.m. 7:30–9 p.m. $36 or $18 for UM students. Reservations Street. For more information, contact JFS at required at www.jewmich.com. Friday evening services: See listing at the end of 769-0209 or email [email protected]. Wednesday 23 the calendar. Ongoing. Thursday 17 Saturday 19 Passover Service and Lunch: TBE. 10–11:30 p.m. Shalom Gever: TBE. 4–8:30 p.m. Shalom Gever: TBE. 4–8:30 p.m. Board Meeting: BIC. 8 p.m. School’s Day Out Program: JCC. See April 7. Torah Study with Rabbi: TBE. 8:50 a.m. Women’s Torah Study: TBE. 7–8:30 p.m. Thursdays at the JCC: JCC Adult Programs. Thursday 24 Join Diane Dahl for Callanetics featuring Chapel Service: TBE. 10–11:30 a.m. Men’s Torah Study: TBE. 7:30–9 p.m. Shabbat Morning Song and Study: AARC. Passover Services: BIC. Pesach Mincha. 7:30 p.m. muscle firming through stretching exercises Thursdays at the JCC: JCC Adult Programs. 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28 1264_UBT_Mortgage Ad-19.625x6.375_WashtenawJewishNWS.indd 1 Washtenaw Jewish News A April 2014 1/24/14 10:05 AM synchronized to music. $12/members; $14 during services from 6:15–7:30 p.m. Reservations For information, contact rachaelhoffenblum@ non-members. 9:30 a.m. Energy Exercise with requested for pizza and childcare. Call 445-1910 Monday 28 jccfed.org or phone 971-0990. Maria Farquhar. $4 per session or 3 sessions or email Jennifer Cohen via www.aarecon.org/ Yiddish Tish (Yiddish Conversational Group): English as a Second Language Daily Classes: JFS. per month for $10; 10 a.m. Current Events contact-us. 6–10 p.m. All ages and levels welcome including UM and Ongoing class from 9 a.m.–noon on Mondays– with Heather Dombey; 11 a.m. Homemade Friday evening services: See listing at the end of non-UM participants. 1:30 p.m. at Beanster’s Fridays and 1–3 p.m. on Mondays–Thursdays at Dairy Lunch Buffet. $3 per person; Noon. For the calendar. Café, ground floor of UM Michigan League. Jewish Family Services, 2245 South State Street. information, contact rachaelhoffenblum@ For information, call 936-2367. jccfed.org or phone 971-0990. For more information, contact JFS at 769-0209 or Saturday 26 email [email protected]. Ongoing. Musical Meditations: TBE. 5:30–6:15 p.m. Spirituality Book Club with Cantor Rose: TBE. Kol Halev: TBE. Possible recording. 7:30–9:30 p.m. Noon–1 p.m. Shabbat Services: BIC. 6th Grade Shabbat Torah Trop Class and Lunch: TBE. Last class. Noon–1:30 p.m. “Peoplehood and Its Role and Significance in Back Door Food Pantry: TBE. 4–7 p.m. Morning at 9:30 a.m. Tot Shabbat at 11:15 a.m. 25th Anniversary Celebration: Frankel Center Jewish Life:” BIC. 8 p.m. Israeli Dancing: JCC. Easy and oldies from Genesis Grounds Clean Up: TBE. Outdoors from for Judaic Studies. “Maize ‘n Jews: Celebrating Topics in Jewish Law: AAOM. With Rabbi Rod 7:30–8:30 p.m. Intermediate and requests 1–4 p.m. the Jewish Experience at Michigan,” in Glogower at the Lewis/Bernstein home, 1304 from 8:30–10 p.m. $5 per class. Students and “Celebrate Annie” Community Tribute: TBE. honor of the 25th anniversary of the Jean and Cambridge. 8–9:15 p.m. children free. Learn the latest Israeli dances, Off-site at WCC. 4–6 p.m. Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies. line dances, mixers and more. Families Tea and Torah on Tuesday—for Women: Shabbat services: See listing at the end of the calendar. East Conference Room and Assembly Hall of welcome. Thursdays. Chabad. Reading the Torah may be easy, but the UM Rackham Graduate School, 915 East understanding it is no simple matter. Study Mahj: TBE. Held off-site. 7:30–9:30 p.m. Sunday 27 Washington Street. For information, see www. the text in the original, with the classical Rashi Talmud–Jewish Civil Law: Chabad. Sharpen lsa.umich.edu/judaic/events. 1–7 p.m. commentary. 8 p.m. Every Tuesday. your wits and knowledge of the Jewish legal Shmita Study Group: AARC. Group meets th Shalom Gever: TBE. 4–8:30 p.m. system by following the intriguing discussions on 4 Sunday mornings at the JCC from Keshet Classes: BIC. 6 p.m. Wednesday 30 in the Talmud. The Talmud is a composite January–June. Group delves into the sources and contemporary relevance of Sabatical/ Sit n’ Knit: TBE Sisterhood. Off-site from 7:30– of practical law, logical argumentation and Lunch and Learn: BIC. Noon Shmita with lively dialog on personal, 8:30 p.m. moral teachings. Study of the original Talmud Shalom Gever: TBE. 4–8:30 p.m. tractate. 8 p.m. Every Thursday. social, communal and environmental transformations. For information, phone 445- Tuesday 29 Friday 25 1910 or email Marcy Epstein at dr_marcy@ hotmail.com. 10–11:30 a.m. Tuesdays at the JCC: JCC Adult Programs. Weekly Friday night Shabbat services Rabbi Levy’s Lunch and Learn: TBE. 12:30–1:30 p.m. Tanya–Jewish Mysticism: Chabad. Delve into the Join Diane Dahl for Callanetics featuring Shabbat Service: AAOM. Services held at UM muscle firming through stretching exercises Shabbat Services for Young Families: TBE. Tot basic text of Chassidism and discover the beauty Hillel. Call 994-9258 in advance to confirm time. synchronized to music. $12/members; $14 Shabbat at 6:00 p.m. Tot dinner at 6:30 p.m. and depth of Judaism. 10:30 a.m. Every Sunday. Shabbat Service: BIC. 6 p.m. non-members. 9:30 a.m. Energy Exercise Popsicle Oneg follows. Shabbat Service with Gan Katan: BIC. 10:30 a.m. with Maria Farquhar. Low impact exercise Shabbat Service: TBE. Tot Shabbat at 6 p.m., Kol Halev at 7:30 p.m. th 6 Grade Bar/Bat Mitzvah Family Series: BIC. in a supportive environment. $4 per session followed by tot dinner. Traditional Service at Fourth Friday Shabbat: AARC. Musical Kabbalat “Thinking Outside the Tzedakah Box.” 10:30 a.m. or 3 sessions per month for $10; 11 a.m. 7:30 p.m. Once a month Middle School Service Shabbat services are held at the JCC and are led Yom Hashoah Program: BIC. “Back Home in Homemade Dairy Lunch Buffet. $3 per at 7:30 p.m. For information, call 665-4744. by Rabbi Michal Woll. Services followed by a Nagykanisza: A Search for My Family Roots person; Noon. Games and Activities including Shabbat Service: Ann Arbor Reconstructionist vegetarian potluck dinner. Pizza nosh for children Through the Old Hapsburg Empire.” 7:30 p.m. mahjong and quilting, including making Congregation. 6:15 p.m. at the JCC the fourth before services at 6 p.m. and childcare provided quilts for children of Mott Hospital; 1 p.m. Friday each month. Musical Shabbat service

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followed by vegetarian potluck. Pizza nosh for AAOM. Call 662-5805 in advance. the kids at 6:00 p.m. Childcare provided during Home Hospitality and Meals: Chabad. Every As IDF service controversy swirls, the service. All are welcome to attend. For Shabbat and Holiday. Call 995-3276 in advance. information, call 975-6527, email mamacohen@ haredi entrepreneurship thrives comcast.net, or visit www.aarecon.org. Frequently listed phone numbers Shabbat Service: Chabad. Begins at candlelighting time. Home hospitality available for and addresses of organizations : in Beit Shemesh Shabbat meals and Jewish holidays. Call 995- By Sybil Kaplan/JNS.org 3276 in advance. Ann Arbor Orthodox Minyan (AAOM) 1429 Hill Street 994-5822 mid the buzz surrounding issues of variety of historical information. Tourists can Weekly Shabbat services Ann Arbor Reconstructionist Congregation religious-secular tension—such as use the app without roaming charges as they (AARC) Shabbat Services: AAOM. Morning service, 9:30 proposed Israeli legislation to man- travel around the country. P.O. Box 7451, Ann Arbor 913-9705 A a.m. Evening service, 35 minutes before sunset. date haredi enlistment in the Israel Defense When Padowitz and Lehman initiated Call 662-5805 for information. Mincha/Ma’ariv Beth Israel Congregation (BIC) Forces and a recent rally where hundreds of their project, they began looking for a pro- with Seudah Shlisheet and Dvar Torah every 2000 Washtenaw Ave. 665-9897 gramming team. week. Torah topics and a bite to eat. Discussions Chabad House They happened led by Rabbi Rod Glogower and other local 715 Hill Street 995-3276 upon NetSource scholars. Home hospitality available for Jewish Community Center (JCC) and its subsidiary, Shabbat meals. UM Hillel. 2935 Birch Hollow Drive 971-0990 Concept Creative Shabbat Services: BIC. 9:30 a.m. Morning Jewish Cultural Society (JCS) Technology, a ser- childcare from 10 a.m.–12:15 p.m. 2935 Birch Hollow Drive 975-9872 vice provider of Shabbat Services: AA Reconstructionist KAPLAN. A. BARRY CREDIT: software develop- Congregation. Morning services held the Jewish Family Services (JFS) 2245 South State Street 769-0209 ment. “We liked the second Saturday of each month at the JCC from service, the price, 10 a.m.–noon integrating traditional liturgy Jewish Federation and their work en- with music, chanting and contemporary 2939 Birch Hollow Drive 677-0100 readings including Torah service and vironment,” says Pardes Hannah Lehman. discussion. A morning of songs and text study 2010 Washtenaw Ave. 761-5324 takes place the first Saturday of each month. NetSource’s Temple Beth Emeth (TBE) For info, email [email protected] or call 913- 48-year-old CEO, 2309 Packard Road 665-4744 9705 or visit www.aarecon.org. Mazal Shirem, is a UM Hillel Shabbat Services: Chabad. Friday night services divorced mother of 1429 Hill Street 769-0500 at Shabbat candle lighting time. Saturday three who grew up morning services at 9:45 a.m. Afternoon Yaakov Lehman (left) and Rabbi Joel Padowitz, co-founders of as an Orthodox Jew services 45 minutes before sundown. Call the Israel App. in Jerusalem, where 995-3276 for Home Hospitality and Meals for she lived until the Shabbat and Jewish Holidays. Shabbat Candlelighting thousands of people protested that measure— age of 20. After 16 years with Intel and a stint in Shabbat Services: Pardes Hannah. Generally haredi entrepreneurship in the Jewish state Munich, Germany, she found a business part- meets the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each doesn’t receive nearly as much attention. ner for her new venture whose mission “was month. Call 663-4039 for more information. April 4 7:39 p.m. And while critics lament the lack of haredi in- to get Orthodox people into the employment 10 a.m. Led by Rabbi Elliot Ginsburg. tegration into both the military and the Israeli market and give them the tools they need to Shabbat Services: TBE. Torah Study with Rabbi April 11 7:47 p.m. workforce, Beit Shemesh, located 20 miles west learn the work environment.” Levy at 8:50 a.m. Morning Minyan with Rabbi of Jerusalem with a population of 100,000 peo- NetSource was launched in 2010 and today Delson and lay leaders at 9:30 a.m. Sanctuary April 18 7:54 p.m. ple, is home to innovators like Rabbi Joel Pad- employs 200 people—90 percent haredi wom- Service at 10 a.m. most weeks. Call the office at 665-4744 or consult website at www. April 25 8:02 p.m. owitz, whose ventures have a direct relationship en and 5 percent haredi men—almost all living templebethemeth.org for service details. with the haredi community. in Beit Shemesh. According to Shirem, the com- Home Hospitality for Shabbat and Holiday Meals: Padowitz, 36, is co-creator of what he be- pany operates so that the employees “receive lieves is a “game-changing” product for Israeli the full respect of their lifestyle, including the tourism and business called the “Israel App.” on-site kosher kitchen, flexible work hours, and Al Jazeera America, continued from page 19 Originally from San Diego, Padowitz made even proper subjects on which they work.” aliyah in 2009 and lives in Beit Shemesh with Tamar, a 26-year-old haredi mother of a his wife and six children. He teaches Mishnah 3-and-a-half year old and a 1-and-a-half year adjacent Jerusalem neighborhoods to stage hundreds of murderers of [Israeli] civilians,” every day at a men’s kollel in Beit Shemesh, is old, is consulting with Shirem in her office. She bomb attacks during the second intifada, from according to Palestinian Media Watch. an avid mountain biker, and is the founder of started work there a year and a half ago as a 2000-2005. Hardship faced by the Anastas Pervasive cradle-to-grave brainwashing a Manhattan-based investment bank. Although secretary and worked her way up to an account family as a result of the security barrier is the of Palestinians is reflected in opinion he has rabbinical ordination and an MBA from manager. consequence of Palestinian terrorism. polling through the years. For example, the Bar-Ilan University, he is now pursuing a BA in “I really like to work here,” she says. “The In its reporting, Al Jazeera America Jerusalem Post in 2011 reported on joint social science from Harvard University. girls are very nice and it’s convenient for me to never mentions the fundamental problem Israeli/Arab polls showing that a majority The co-founder and manager of the Is- work in this company because I find all the con- underlying the Arab-Israeli conflict: the of Palestinian adults in the West Bank and rael App is equally eclectic 28-year-old Yaakov ditions which I need in order for me to go out difficulty, if not impossibility, of making Gaza support suicide bombings against Jews Lehman, formerly from Tucson, Ariz., who is and do my job in an appropriate environment.” peace with a Palestinian Arab leadership in Israel and agree with a quote from the married with a newborn child. A part-time rab- Tamar adds, “They respect my motherhood and society whose dominant culture insists Hamas charter (and the Hadith, or tradition binic student and part-time social entrepreneur, in terms of hours and are a firm supporting my that Jews are not a people, do not deserve a ascribed to the Islamic prophet Muhammad) he has a BA from the University of California, lifestyle; the holidays are being celebrated prop- state, and have no historical ties to the land about the need to “kill Jews hiding behind Santa Barbara in global studies, an MA from the erly here and the company is flexible to our of Israel. Hatred fueled by a steady stream stones and trees.” London School of Economics in economic his- home needs.” of anti-Semitic, anti-Israel incitement from Not that viewers of Al Jazeera America— tory, and an MA from the University of Vienna Across the street is a second part of the com- Palestinian media, mosques, and schools which promises “unbiased, in-depth, fact- in world history. He came to Israel in 2008. pany, a call center, with 130 workstations where underlies and typifies the conflict. based” coverage—would know. n “The reason I founded the Israel App is “some employees want careers and some want Meanwhile, Palestinian terrorism Myron Kaplan is a senior research analyst with because people come to Israel and do not get a jobs,” says Shirem, but essentially all are Ortho- proceeds apace. Palestinian Arabs, during CAMERA, the Boston-based 65,000-member legitimate or even meaningful presentation of dox/haredi. January and February, perpetrated 20 Committee for Accuracy in Middle East this incredible country,” Padowitz tells JNS.org. “Most of the employees here have a basic firebomb attacks (in addition to numerous Reporting in America. Eric Rozenman is “We cater to the majority of tourists who don’t education, [but] we give confidence for those rock-throwing incidents) against Israeli Washington director of CAMERA. The hire human tour guides. We want to give them who want to do more,” she says. vehicles traveling on Route 443, one of only organization takes no position on negotiated a way to appreciate more deeply all that Israel Israel App, meanwhile, has employed some two roads linking Tel Aviv to Israel’s capital Arab-Israeli agreements. Any opinions has to offer.” 20 people all over Israel doing marketing, de- of Jerusalem. expressed above are solely those of the writers. The Israel App—which currently has about sign, research, transcribing, data entry, photog- The Palestinian Authority (PA) also 6,000 users—contains GPS-guided tours for raphy, audio recording, and content—although continues to reward terrorists. In February, any tourist who needs to find sites or hotels or the venture doesn’t have a formal office yet. the PA announced it would “be giving an restaurants, a virtual concierge for making res- Lehman says, “My computer is my office, wher- additional $46 million a year to released ervations, coupons, and background content ever I am.” n prisoners, a category which includes like an “Israepedia,” a glossary covering a wide 30 Washtenaw Jewish News A April 2014 I Vitals Not Just A Photobooth! WEDDINGS Mazel tov Hadas Kluger on her bat mitzvah, March 5. BAR/BAT Naomi Veidlinger on her bat mitzvah, March 26. MITZVAHS Leandra Blander, on her bat mitzvah, April 5. SCHOOLS Emily Gitlin, on her bat mitzvah, April 5. 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Washtenaw Jewish News A April 2014 31 GET READY FOR: Celebrate ISRAEL

Presented by the Jewish Federation 2 1 4 of Greater Ann Arbor

This year we will enjoy a wide variety of events during the month of May to honor Israel and rejoice in what she represents.

Birthday Cake on Yom HaAtzmaut • Monday, May 5 • 9:30 PM Join us at the Michigan Theater after the 8 PM showing of The Zig Zag Kid for birthday cake in honor of Yom HaAtzmaut (Israel’s Independence Day).

Business Expo • Wednesday, May 7 • 5:00 – 8:00 PM Stop by the Michigan Theater to learn more about businesses that feature Israeli innovations.

Israeli Book Discussion • Wednesday, May 14 • 7:30 PM Read Ari Shavit’s My Promised Land and be sure to sign up for a community book discussion, which will take place at 2939 Birch Hollow Drive. Professor Victor Lieberman, who teaches Arab-Israeli conflict at the University of Michigan, will facilitate this conversation.

Intergenerational Celebrate Israel Picnic • Sunday, May 18 • NOON Come join us at the Jewish Community Center building for a delicious Israeli-style intergenerational picnic. Our beloved delegation from Nahalal (our sister community in Israel) and the newly formed JCC Scouts of Ann Arbor will treat us to a brief opening ceremony and will be providing fun activities for kids of all ages.

Experience Israel • Sunday, May 18 • following picnic Following the picnic, you will have a chance to participate in interactive workshops that will highlight the sounds, tastes, and joys of Israel. These events will be held at 2939 Birch Hollow Drive.

JYP Celebrate Israel Happy Hour • Thursday, May 22 • 8:00 PM Get together with other young adults at a Jewish Young Professional’s Happy Hour that will highlight our connections to Israel.

For more information, contact Rabbi Ilana Baden at [email protected] or 734-677-0100.

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