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Biking for Bubbies page 16 ottawajewishbulletin.com bulletinoctober 14, 2013 volume 78, no. 3 cheshvan 10, 5774 Ottawa Jewish Bulletin Publishing Co. Ltd. • 21 Nadolny Sachs Private, Ottawa, Ontario K2A 1R9 • Publisher: Andrea Freedman • Editor: Michael Regenstreif $2.00 Understanding the context of Kristallnacht Launch of Holocaust Education Month will also include a short documenta- Asked about parallels between ry about Kristallnacht and a reading the Nazi persecution of Jews in the to take place on 75th anniversary; by a Holocaust survivor. Admission years leading to the Holocaust and is free. modern day situations, Engel said expert to shed light on circumstances Kristallnacht, “the Night of Bro- one should always be wary of “rea- ken Glass,” was a series of co-ordi- soning from historical analogy [as] of the Night of Broken Glass nated attacks against Jews throughout no two situations are entirely iden- By Louise Rachlis Center at Tel Aviv University, a Nazi Germany and parts of Austria on tical. Similarities and differences “The division of the world member of the Academic Commit- November 9 and 10, 1938. need to be considered together.” into territorially contiguous na- tee of the United States Holocaust Engel said he has been exploring As an example, he pointed to tion-states whose internal affairs are Memorial Museum, and author how the international system of na- Syria, a state that has killed tens beyond the control of any overarch- of six books on the Holocaust and tion-states that crystallized gradual- of thousands of non-combatant cit- ing power and can thus act at will modern Jewish history, will be the ly between the 17th and 20th cen- izens and sent hundreds of thou- toward the people over whom they keynote speaker at the launch of turies “affected the ways in which sands more in search of refuge in rule,” contributed signifi cantly to Holocaust Education Month in Ot- Jews pursued their physical safety neighbouring countries. At the time making the Holocaust possible “and tawa on Sunday, November 10, 7 and material well-being, and their of Kristallnacht in 1938, “Germany has enabled other genocides and pm, at Agudath Israel Congrega- efforts’ relative success or failure, had not killed anywhere close to David Engel is the author of six state-directed mass killings,” said tion, 1400 Coldrey Avenue. in the various countries in which that number of Jews and, arguably, books on the Holocaust and they lived.” had not yet formulated any concrete historian David Engel. The 75th anniversary of Kristall- modern Jewish history. Engel, a professor of Holocaust nacht will be the theme for Holo- His work on the Holocaust, he plans for doing so – the mass kill- studies, Hebrew and Judaic studies, caust Education Month this year, said, has been “informed by a desire height of its development and the ing of Jews that characterizes the and history at New York Univer- and Engel will speak on “Context of to examine the political resources ways in which Jews deployed them Holocaust began in earnest only in sity, a senior fellow of the Gold- Kristallnacht: Poland, Polish Jewry, that the system [of nation-states] at a time of grave collective existen- the second half of 1941 and became stein-Goren Diaspora Research and the refugee crisis.” The event placed at the Jews’ disposal at the tial danger.” (Continued on page 2) “We prayed for you,” Harper tells Schalit By Lynda Taller-Wakter on his behalf. Jewish National Fund Speaking later to a small gath- When Prime Minister Ste- ering of JNF supporters at a Negev phen Harper expressed interest in Dinner kickoff event on Parliament meeting Gilad Schalit, he quickly Hill, Schalit further explained that, decided to add an Ottawa stop, while he knew Israel was negoti- September 18, to his cross-country ating for his release, he had no in- tour with JNF Canada. formation other countries and Jews “We all prayed for you,” Harper outside Israel were praying for him told Schalit, when they met on Par- or working for his release during liament Hill. the fi ve years he spent in captivity. Schalit told the prime minis- Schalit was serving in the Is- Accompanied by friends and JNF offi cials, Gilad Schalit meets with Prime Minister Stephen Harper on ter that, when he was being held rael Defense Forces when he was Parliament Hill, September 18. (From left) friends Ben Drori and Noam Rotem; Schalit; Harper; Josh prisoner in Gaza, he did not know kidnapped inside Israel by Hamas Cooper, CEO, JNF Canada; Lynda Taller-Wakter, executive director, JNF Ottawa and Atlantic Canada; Canada was helping to advocate (Continued on page 2) Alan Blostein, president, JNF Ottawa. (PMO photo: Deborah Ransom)

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Schalit describe his time in cap- Now a sports reporter for the tivity, one hears echoes of Beck- Israeli newspaper Yediot Achronot, ett’s Waiting for Godot, only in his Schalit collected hockey jerseys case, he was waiting for freedom, during his Canadian tour, and JNF never knowing if it would come. Ottawa presented him with an Ot- Asked to describe how he was tawa Senators jersey and offi cially treated, Schalit said it depended made him a member of the Sens on who was watching him. But he Army. didn’t provide details. What does freedom mean for To pass his days, he said he Schalit? He has a girlfriend, is would take his socks and form looking forward to succeeding and them into a ball to have something plans to study economic sustain- to do. He watched television with ability. his captors, discovering among Inspired by Gilad Schalit and them a mutual interest in sports. others who have been held in cap- Schalit thanked people for their tivity, JNF Canada is establishing spiritual support, even though he the Wildfl ower Biking Trail in is not religious. Canada Ayalon Park in the name Gilad Schalit (left) receives an Ottawa Senators jersey from Lynda Taller-Wakter, executive director, “We all know that kal yisrael of all captured Israeli soldiers. JNF Ottawa and Atlantic Canada, and Alan Blostein, president, JNF Ottawa. (Photo: Marilyn Mikkelsen) Engel: 278,000 Jews fl ed Germany before Second World War (Continued from page 1) as now with regard to Syria, the in- from Austria following the German public services. states and the international commu- a matter of state policy only late in ternational community was unable annexation of the country in March “Those countries were, for the nity faced then in confronting this that year.” to restrain a government whose 1938 and 35,000 from the Czech most part, still mired in the Great situation were not all that different But, he pointed out, nearly deeds most of its leading members lands after Germany occupied them Depression, and both jobs and pub- from those faced by states trying to 170,000 German Jews – almost a found abhorrent,” he said. “But, un- a year later. lic resources were scarce. So they construct coherent policies on im- third of the country’s Jewish popu- like then, the international commu- In addition, he said, the govern- were naturally reluctant to open migration and refugees today.” lation in 1933 – became refugees be- nity is now more acutely aware of ments of Poland and Romania were their gates to a large refugee stream. As for the present day, “the tween the time of the Nazi accession the potential human consequences actively seeking ways to increase As sovereign states, they were enti- weaknesses of the international sys- to power and Kristallnacht as a re- of its inability and more concerned the emigration of Jews from their tled to close their borders to immi- tem are now more visible and more sult of government actions, with an- for them.” countries, meaning the countries of grants; there was no international widely acknowledged than they other 78,000 joining them between The more than a quarter of a mil- Western Europe, North and South mechanism that could compel them were in the 1930s and 1940s, and Kristallnacht and the outbreak of the lion German Jews fl eeing Nazi Ger- America might have potentially to work together to alleviate the ref- there is more of an active effort to Second World War a year later. many between 1933 and 1939 were been faced with several million peo- ugees’ situation,” Engel said. overcome them. But doing so is no “Then, with regard to Germany, joined by approximately 130,000 ple seeking entry, employment, and “The diffi culties that individual simple matter,” he said. If necessary, Israel will stop Iran on its own, Netanyahu warns New York (JTA) – Israel year’s opening of the Gener- to attack. in which the prime minister san Rouhani. is prepared to strike on its al Assembly in New York. “The Israeli prime min- sought assurances that the “When it comes to Iran’s own, if Iran is poised to ob- “If Israel is forced to stand ister had better not think United States would main- nuclear weapons program, tain a nuclear weapon, Israe- alone, Israel will stand alone, about attacking Iran, let alone tain a credible military threat here’s my advice: distrust, li Prime Minister Benjamin but, in standing alone, Israel planning it,” said the offi cial against Iran, even as it opens dismantle and verify,” Net- Netanyahu told the United will know we are defending speaking for Iran from its up diplomatic engagement anyahu said. Nations General Assembly. many, many others.” desk in the General Assem- with the Islamic Republic. Netanyahu delivered a “Israel will not allow Iran In a reply, an Iranian offi - bly. Netanyahu urged the in- mixed message in addressing to get nuclear weapons,” Ne- cial said his country’s nuclear Netanyahu’s pledge to ternational community not the principal disagreement tanyahu said in his October 1 program was peaceful, but act alone, if necessary, came to believe the professions of between him and the Obama speech, the last address at this also warned Netanyahu not a day after his meeting with moderation offered by Iran’s administration over Iranian U.S. President Barack Obama newly elected president, Has- uranium enrichment. On the one hand, Netanya- TAXI SERVICE hu kept emphasizing that he Israeli Prime Minister Ben- wanted to see the “weapons” jamin speaks to the UN EXPERIENCE THE DIFFERENCE or “military” program ended, General Assembly, Oct. 1. which may have hinted at a (Photo: Andrew Burton/ Courteous Dependable Prompt Service degree of fl exibility on his Getty Images) Exclusively Competitive part. Successive U.S. admin- enrichment. Luxury Sedans Rates istrations have accepted the Western powers reported- concept of an Iranian civilian ly are ready to allow Iran to nuclear program. enrich to 3.5 per cent, well Jacob Schildkraut • 613-762-2465 On the other hand, Net- short of its current 20 per cent Prearranged Pickups anyahu maintained his oppo- level and the 90 per cent re- All major Credit Cards & government credit cards accepted sition to any Iranian uranium quired for weaponization. October 14, 2013 – Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – Page 3

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Rambam looks decorating the Sukkah for the holiday. staff have worked to create a cross-cur- teachers and curriculums in a single forward to its gradual transition to Rambam’s senior students will also ricular, skills-based curriculum that day. a fully French immersed general stud- have an opportunity to volunteer their incorporates essential Judaic skills with ies program. time in Ottawa hospitals throughout the Ontario Curriculum. Cross-curricular planning has also the year where they will be learning to been extremely beneficial in the imple- Rambam Day School recently work as a team to improve health and The foundation of this curriculum mentation of Rambam’s French immer- launched an outreach project, which wellness. is built upon monthly themes set by sion program. offers every student, regardless of grade Rambam’s dedicated Judaic staff. These level, the opportunity to volunteer his We invite all parents who are themes are linked across the students’ This year, Rambam’s senior kinder- or her time throughout the course of interested to learn more about our entire day to include general and garten class is classified as French the school year. Each grade, including program to visit us at Rambam.ca. Feel French studies. Rambam’s staff has immersion, based on the standards of preschool, has been assigned a specific free to contact us at [email protected] identified the curriculum the CDSBEO. Rambam has also created yearlong project that will solidify the or 613-820-9484. Page 4 – Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – October 14, 2013 Jerusalem IMAX fi lm premiere hosted by Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University By Louise Rachlis lightening in some way,” he – one Jewish, one Christian When Daniel Ferguson, said. and one Muslim. Ferguson the Montreal-based writer, Ferguson, who is not Jew- interviewed at least 100 girls director and producer of the ish, said he felt warmly wel- of each religion before choos- IMAX fi lm Jerusalem gets comed in Jerusalem while ing the three, he said. into a project, he happily lets making the fi lm. He visited Ferguson asked each girl it take over his life. the city 14 times and lived to “tell me about your city,” “Years go by and you’re there for six months with his and they took him to virtually still on the same project,” family while fi lming. the same places, but offered he told the Ottawa Jewish “People felt like they different perspectives. Bulletin in an interview be- wanted to be ambassadors to “It’s my hope they ultim- fore attending the Canadian the faith and the culture. Liv- ately see the fi lm and are able premiere presented by Can- ing there, I would go to the to join each other for a dia- adian Friends of the Heb- synagogue on Shabbat … I logue,” he said. rew University of Jerusalem don’t speak and read Hebrew, Proceeds from the CFHU (CFHU), September 23, at but I did my best to learn the premiere event, which in- the Canadian Museum of songs and the prayers. I went cluded a pre-screening recep- Civilization. to Reform, Conservative and tion and a question-and-an- “You have to go to bed Orthodox synagogues. (From left) Writer and director Daniel Ferguson, Sara Vered and CFHU Ottawa Chapter swer period with Ferguson with it. It becomes part of the “Even if you’re not reli- President Susan Katz at the Canadian premiere of Jerusalem, September 23, at the after the fi lm was shown, dinner conversation. It had gious, you can still under- Canadian Museum of Civilization. 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We continue to canvass inclusive and welcoming Jewish commu- TOGETHER we have the time, the knowl- To volunteer for Telethon, please contact and share in the accomplishment of raising nity that comprises caring, committed and edge and the resources – to help more; to Samantha Cook at [email protected] funds for the many worthy programs – educated individuals. We are focused on the reach more people; and to accomplish more. or 613-798-4696, ext. 232. Abuse is at epidemic levels – we must have zero tolerance The issue is so important it was the the workplace, indeed all places, are punc- God’s creations. How can we at once reject main theme of my Yizkor remarks on Yom From the tuated by an atmosphere of abiding respect God’s major handiwork and embrace God’s Kippur. and harmonious interaction. dictates for us? Hillel knew this. We need to At Yizkor, we try to remember the good pulpit We often talk about Jewish values, as we integrate this into our consciousness. old times. We remember our loved ones should. The value of Shalom Bayit, literally Temper tantrums have no place any- with gratitude and affection. But, for too Rabbi “harmony in the home,” is right at the top. where. Yelling and screaming have no place many in Jewish families, the present memo- Reuven P. Bulka Without such harmony, every other reli- anywhere. Inappropriate touch has no place ries are not pleasant. In the past year or so, Machzikei Hadas gious expression has no currency. It was not anywhere. Calm conversation has a place revelations of abuse at home and at school for naught that the great sage Hillel declared everywhere. Understanding, empathetic dia- have exploded into our awareness. These most is the silence, the lack of support. the value, “like your fellow …” is the foun- logue has a place everywhere. To create and revelations are worldwide. No community People who have suffered from the abuse dation of all else Jewish. Absent that foun- encourage such places is our individual and is exempt. It is, without exaggeration, an know the abusers are evil. What hurts them dation, every religious expression makes no collective challenge. It does not get more epidemic. even more is when people in positions of sense. We like everyone because we are all Jewish than that. We have seen the damage. Children of trust and responsibility ignore their cries or abuse are more likely to grow up alienated sometimes do not believe them. from everyone, unwilling to trust and to NO MORE! The days of silence and engage, because there is no trust. The psy- cover up are over. The lid is off, a lid that chological damage and consequences are should never have been on. Here in Ottawa, incalculable, up to and including suicide. Jewish Family Services is working with Spouses, usually women, living in fear of the schools and individuals, to address the their partners, dread every moment. When issue. 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Our individual and collective responsi- 21 NADOLNY SACHS PRIVATE, OTTAWA, ON K2A 1R9 it on their own, or to totally ignore it. email: [email protected] The part of abuse that hurts victims the bility is to assure that the home, the school, October 14, 2013 – Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – Page 7 Documentary offers an enthralling look at the Holy City The remarkable documentary film months – I felt sad as the movie ended Jerusalem, now playing at the IMAX “I hope, one day, and one of the girls says, “I hope, one theatre at the Canadian Museum of Editor day, we can have the courage to meet the Civilization, is a visually stunning and we can have people who are living right next to us.” compelling portrait of the city. The movie the courage After the lights came up at the press gracefully captures and explains the Michael screening, I asked Daniel Ferguson if the central religious and historic importance to meet three girls had a chance to meet and inter- of the city to Jews, to Christians and to Regenstreif act during the filming. He told me they Muslims. the people were brought together at one point, but Director Daniel Ferguson and his team the Rock. To experience the marketplace who are living that each felt too bound up in the history negotiated unprecedented access from with its Arab merchants and backgammon of her own narrative to interact success- government and religious authorities to players via the film is as vivid as it can be right next to us.” fully with the others. take their state-of-the-art cameras into the without actually being there. Perhaps, now that the film has been streets and markets, to the skies in what At the heart of Jerusalem are the peo- tance of Jerusalem to her own religious completed, they will have the chance is normally a no-fly zone, and to holy ple and the very distinct communities narrative, and to her own community, but to see it, to glimpse inside each other’s sites such as the Western Wall, the Dome who live there, and we meet them through none of them knows very much about worlds – in such close proximity to of the Rock and the Church of the Holy three articulate teenage girls who have why Jerusalem is so important to the oth- their own – and begin to find out how Sepulchre. Seeing the sights so vividly lived in Jerusalem all of their lives and ers. Each of the three has spent her life much they have in common. That was captured in ultra-high definition on the whose families have deep roots in the walking the same streets and living so Ferguson’s hope. And mine too. IMAX domed screen is simply breath- city: Revital Zacharie, a Jewish Israeli; close to the others without the opportunity taking. Nadia Tadros, a Christian; and Farah to meet. Thanks Oliver Almost all of the short film – it flies Ammouri, a Muslim Arab. It would seem the kind of exchanges I’ll take this opportunity to thank by in less than 45 minutes – takes place in Each of the girls – who, on the surface, we see in Ottawa, when Grade 6 students Oliver Javanpour who is signing off with the very small area of the Old City. Using seem so much alike – offers a tour of her at the Ottawa Jewish Community School this issue as our World Affairs columnist. the narration of British actor Benedict Jerusalem, her Old City. They take us to have fun and share educational experi- A public policy and international rela- Cumberbatch and commentary by some of the same places and introduce us ences with their Muslim and Christian tions consultant, and a community leader American archeologist Jodi Magness, the to their families, and to some of the tradi- counterparts at Charles H. Hulse Public active in such organizations as the Jewish film summarizes and explains Jerusalem’s tions that define their lives. They talk pas- School, or when Temple Israel invites National Fund and Carleton University, rich biblical-era history and the hows and sionately and poignantly, and one never Christians and Muslims to an interfaith Oliver’s insights have added much to the whys of its centrality to each of the three gets the sense that their individual visions Sukkot celebration (see page 11), don’t Ottawa Jewish Bulletin over these past monotheistic religions. of Jerusalem would exclude the other two. happen in Jerusalem. four years. We see Jews praying at the Kotel, But the fact emerges that these three As much as I loved, and was inspired, We look forward to future contribu- Christians re-enacting Jesus’ final journey girls – each eminently likable – are watching Jerusalem – I highly recom- tions to our pages from Oliver as a guest along the Via Dolorosa on Good Friday, strangers to each other. mend it and plan to see it again while columnist on matters of concern to our and Muslims at prayer at the Dome of Each of them understands the impor- it’s here at the Museum over the next six community. The ways and means of a future senator I got a call from Maclean’s magazine My first day on Parliament Hill was over the summer. A journalist was doing a Everyone knew made that much more special by Duffy. profile on Senator Mike Duffy and wanted On my first morning – with butterflies fly- to know if I would agree to an interview. he was Mike Duffy ing around in my stomach – he came over I was away and couldn’t return the call and that meant to not only welcome me, but to ask me to on time. It would have been a good inter- Jason go for lunch with him. Imagine what that view. having privileges could have meant to me. Moscovitz I knew Duffy ‘back in the day’ as the and advantages Lunchtime comes and we’re off: expression goes. I knew him well, and not just to any restaurant, but to the there are many things about him that make The politicians liked him, too. He was no one else had. Parliamentary Restaurant in the Centre for an interesting story. He is, and always fun to be around most of the time. He was Block of Parliament. Back in 1980, there was, a unique individual. also a great storyteller when he wasn’t allowed him to park on top of the Hill. It was an incredible buffet with everything He was, without question, a supremely in front of the camera. And did he ever was one of those remarkable things. No you would want to eat, and more – all talented television journalist. I remember like to tell stories! He was a legend at the one asked who gave it to him or why he for an unbelievable, heavily subsidized meeting him when he first made the tran- CBC, on Parliament Hill, and throughout had it. Everyone knew he was Mike Duffy price of $2.25 per person. Apart from the sition from CBC radio to CBC television. the country. and that meant having privileges and ridiculously low cost, there I was with the Here was a guy no one would ever have Unfortunately, and not unusual in the advantages no one else had. most famous journalist in the country, and thought had the looks for TV, let alone to business, the bigger a star he became, the Whatever rules the office ran by didn’t he really knew his way around the buffet become such a star. bigger his ego got. The bigger his ego got, apply to Duffy. His arrival time in the table. Duffy drastically changed the world the more demanding he became. morning was never questioned. Nor was After our hearty meal, Duffy waved his of Canadian television news in 1979. Parliamentary press gallery members anything else. He was Mike Duffy, he was pinky finger in the air. Within a couple of He would tell political stories in front of get free parking and journalists’ parking is the big star in his own orbit, and he could minutes, an attendant put a chocolate sun- a camera like no one else before and, I in a place called ‘the pit,’ way down the do things no one else could. dae in front of him. He finished it, waved would suggest, since. He was just so good Hill along the Ottawa River. Who could There was also a kindness about Duffy, his finger again, and a second chocolate at it. knock free parking? But it’s a long walk once you penetrated the ego. He eagerly sundae arrived – the cost of both sundaes So at ease, so natural, so down-home up and down several hundred stairs – or helped young journalists and he certainly covered by the $2.25. and viewers loved him because he spoke you can wait for the little green shuttle did more than his part to make any new- There wasn’t a third sundae, but a last- right to them. He never lectured and bus. comer in the office feel at home. It was ing impression was made that day on the he never spoke in language they didn’t While all the other journalists walked a way for Duffy to bring people on side, ways and means of future-senator Mike understand. or waited, Duffy had a parking sticker that which usually meant his side. Duffy. Page 8 – Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – October 14, 2013

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Twen- the new surveys and the Alan Blostein are a lot more Jews in the an in-depth portrait that may ty-three per cent of U.S. Jews NJPS, the increased number 613.798.2411 • [email protected] President United States than you may infl uence Jewish policymak- say they attend synagogue at of U.S. Jews likely overstates have thought – an estimat- ing for years to come. least once or twice a month, any actual growth. JNF water reservoir keeps ed 6.8 million, according to Among the more notable compared with 62 per cent of Leonard Saxe, one of the Israel’s remote Kibbutzim viable a new study. But a growing fi ndings of the Pew survey: U.S. Christians. authors of the Steinhardt/ Over the past 10 years, JNF Ottawa Negev Dinners have proportion of them are un- • Overall, 22 per cent of The Pew study is the fi rst Brandeis study, told JTA been key sources of funding for several JNF-KKL water likely to raise their children U.S. Jews describe them- comprehensive national sur- there has been some growth projects and recycled water reservoirs in many areas of Is- Jewish or connect with Jew- selves as having no religion, vey of American Jews in during the last decade, but rael: Sderot Recycled Water Reservoir (Friends of Israel), ish institutions. and the survey fi nds they are more than a decade. The last he could not put a number Mishmar Hayarden (Barbara Crook and Dan Greenberg), The proportion of Jews much less connected to Jew- one, the 2000-2001 National on it. Saxe attributed the Nanotechnology Water Project (Dr. Hartley Stern) and this who say they have no reli- ish organizations and much Jewish Population Survey growth to the immigration of year’s 40,000 cubic meter Yir’on Recycled Water Reser- gion and are Jewish only on less likely to be raising their (NJPS), was conducted by Russian-speaking Jews, pro- voir for Dr. Robert Roberts. The reservoir receives treated the basis of ancestry, ethnic- children Jewish. Broken the umbrella organization of grams to bolster Jewish iden- wastewater from Kibbutz Yir’on which is used to irrigate ity or culture is growing rap- down by age, 32 per cent of North American Jewish fed- tity and shifts in attitude that apple and kiwi orchards belonging to kibbutzim in the area. idly, and two-thirds of them Jews born after 1980 – the erations and counted 5.2 mil- have enabled many children The water is used to irrigate some 20 acres (eight hectares) are not raising their children so-called millennial genera- lion Jews, including children. of interfaith marriages to be of apples in orchards around the reservoir. Jewish at all. tion – identify as Jews of no But critics said that study’s raised with a Jewish identity. JNF-KKL has been instrumental in developing the com- Overall, the intermarriage religion, compared to 19 per methodology was fl awed The Pew study found that munity of Kibbutz Yir’On and this reservoir will maintain rate is at 58 per cent, up from cent of baby boomers and and undercounted American about 10 per cent of Ameri- its viability. Kibbutz Yir’on was established in 1949 and 43 per cent in 1990 and 17 just 7 per cent of Jews born Jews. can Jews are former Soviet named after the biblical site of Yir’on (Joshua 19:38), whose per cent in 1970. Among before 1927; Both the Pew survey Jews or their children. name was preserved in the name of the Lebanese village of non-Orthodox Jews, the in- • Emotional attachment and the Steinhardt/Brandeis About 65 per cent of Yaroun just across the border. The kibbutz is situated in a termarriage rate is 71 per to Israel has held steady over study put the number of U.S. American Jews live in just beautiful but remote area, at an altitude of 700 metres above cent. the last decade, with 69 per Jewish adults at about 5.3 six states, according to the sea level. Against the background of the dramatic changes The data on Jewish en- cent of respondents saying million, including Jews who Steinhardt/Cohen estimates: in the kibbutz movement in recent years, Kibbutz Yir’on gagement come from the they feel attached or very at- do not identify as Jewish New York (20 per cent), Cal- continues to operate as a full-fl edged kibbutz in the tradi- Pew Research Center Survey tached to Israel. Forty-three by religion. The Steinhardt/ ifornia (14 per cent), Florida tional format, with a high level of mutual commitment and of U.S. Jews, a telephone sur- per cent of respondents said Brandeis study counted an (12 per cent), New Jersey (8 responsibility among all the members. KKL-JNF has been vey of 3,475 Jews conducted they had been to Israel; additional 1.6 million Jew- per cent), Massachusetts (5 involved from the earliest stage in the development of this between February and June • Far more respondents ish children for a total of 6.8 per cent) and Pennsylvania community, including during periods when the security sit- and released on October 1. said having a good sense of million Jews in America. The (5 per cent). The other four uation in the region was diffi cult. The population estimate humour was essential to their Pew study counted 1.3 mil- states in the top 10 – Illi- JNF-KKL responds to challenges creatively and imme- comes from a synthesis of Jewish identity than observ- lion Jewish children. nois, Maryland, Texas and diately. For example, when rockets were fi red into Sderot existing survey data conduct- ing Jewish law – 42 per cent Overall, Jews make up Ohio – add another 15 per from Gaza, JNF planted trees to create a security road for ed by the Steinhardt Social compared to 19 per cent; about 2.2 per cent of Amer- cent. The three most Jewish the safe passage of Israelis after a Gaza-fi red rocket hit a Research Institute and the • Approximately one- icans, according to Pew. By metropolitan areas are New school bus. In addition, JNF trees masked the placement of Cohen Center for Modern quarter of Jews said religion comparison, 6.06 million York, South Florida and Los the Sderot-area Iron Shield during the Gaza operation. Jewish Studies at Brandeis is very important in their Jews live in Israel, according Angeles. Israel has just about exploited all its renewable water University. lives, compared to 56 per cent to Israel’s Central Bureau of Among Jewish denomina- sources and the future of its water supply depends on the While the Steinhardt/Co- among Americans generally; Statistics. tions, the Reform movement development of new sources of water, such as wastewater hen study, called “American • Less than one-third of Because of the differenc- (Continued on page 14) recycling. Building the Yir’On reservoir or treated effl uents Jewish Population Estimates: is not only a signifi cant step towards solving the serious 2012,” is likely to be a matter water problem in Israel, but is also helping save Israel’s ag- of some debate by demogra- riculture. Recycled wastewater is supplying 11 per cent of the demand for agricultural water in Israel, and every new reservoir built raises this number higher! 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An attrac- Ottawa, ON K2A 1E3 tive card is sent to the recipient. To order, call the JNF office 613-724-3733 (613.798.2411). www.redcarpetfloorfashions.ca Page 10 – Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – October 14, 2013 Jerusalem Post writer to speak at Agudath Israel By Hal Grossner munity to spend the even- jamin Netanyahu to Beijing tion, religious parties, the volunteer to serve in the for Agudath Israel ing with him. giving him an intimate ultra-Orthodox and the Israel Defense Forces. Herb Keinon, diplomat- Keinon has worked at perspective on Israel’s pol- settlements. He has lec- Keinon was born in ic correspondent with the the Jerusalem Post for 27 itical, diplomatic and stra- tured widely in Israel, the Denver and earned a BA Jerusalem Post, will ad- years and became its dip- tegic challenges. In addi- United States, Europe and in political science at the dress the question, “Is it as lomatic correspondent in tion to writing news stories, Australia on the political University of Colorado bad as it seems? A non-sen- 2000. features and analyses on and diplomatic situation in and an MA in journalism sationalist look at Israel’s As diplomatic corres- major issues, Keinon also Israel and has appeared as at the University of Illi- current state affairs, from pondent, Keinon covers Is- writes a popular monthly a commentator on a variety nois. He has lived in Israel Iran to Gaza, Obama to raeli prime ministers, often column on life in Israel. of radio and television pro- for 30 years. Abbas,” when he speaks at travelling with them on Over the course of his grams around the world. Agudath Israel Congrega- trips abroad. Indeed, he has journalistic career, Kein- His book, Lone Soldiers: Herb Keinon of the tion on Monday, October followed prime ministers on has covered a wide Israel’s Defenders from Jerusalem Post will 21, 7:30 pm. Ehud Barak to Paris, Ariel variety of different beats, Around the World, is about speak about Israel’s The congregation is de- Sharon to Texas, Ehud Ol- including Jerusalem, im- young men and women state affairs at Agudath lighted to invite the com- mert to Annapolis and Ben- migration and absorp- from the Diaspora who Israel, October 21.

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October 14, 2013 – Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – Page 11 Temple Israel hosts interfaith Sukkot celebration By Merle Haltrecht and Paul McKeague for Temple Israel Reminiscent of Abra- ham’s hospitality to guests, Temple Israel reached out to Christian and Muslim com- munities to celebrate Sukkot, September 22, under the fra- gile structure of the sukkah. Eighty members of Knox United Church, Tem- ple Israel, the Intercultural Dialogue Institute and the Turkish Muslim community enjoyed a Middle Eastern meal, danced the hora to the klezmer music of the Ottawa Simcha Band, and learned more about each other and the role of thanksgiving in (From left) Edip Yavuz Zeybek of the Intercultural Dialogue Institute, Reverend Andrew Michele Walrond holds the lulav and etrog during the their respective religions. Jensen of Knox United Church and Rabbi Steven Garten of Temple Israel at the inter- interfaith Sukkot celebration at Temple Israel, Septem- “I was invited by my imam faith Sukkot celebration, September 22, at Temple Israel. ber 22. to come,” said Monsour Faqiri. “I did not know what we cannot stop events over- ticular foods?” And “name through the winter,” he added. and full of joy,” Zeybek said fast during Ramadan. to expect, but this evening, seas we can ensure that here the holiest month in the Mus- The participants included after the event. Reverend Jensen said the with all three faiths together in Ottawa we are not faceless lim calendar.” Imam Mohamed Jebara, head The celebration followed interfaith celebration at Tem- in one room giving thanks others,” said Rabbi Steven When they gathered out- master of the Cordova Acad- an earlier event in July at ple Israel built upon the earli- and celebrating the common- Garten as he welcomed the side at the sukkah, Rabbi emy, and Edip Yavuz Zeybek which Knox United Church er gathering at Knox United. alities of our beliefs, is such a guests. Garten spoke to the mem- of the Intercultural Dialogue hosted an iftar meal provided “What an amazing even- positive experience.” “Our evening is an at- bers of three religions about Institute. by Turkish Muslims, and in- ing,” he said. “Thank you The crowd included tempt to make all of us aware the Jewish festival of Suk- “It was a wonderful Abra- vited members of Temple Is- for gathering us together, and babies, teens, adults and that the ‘cousins Abraham’ kot, which gives thanks for hamic family gathering. The rael. Iftar is the evening meal especially for teaching our clergy of all three faiths. are known to each other as the fall harvest, while also evening was very peaceful at which Muslims break their youth to dance the hora.” “It is hoped this connec- fl esh and blood people who commemorating the 40 years tion between the three com- have names and families.” of Jewish wandering in the munities will continue to At the beginning of the desert. He explained the im- grow and provide a bridge event, participants mingled portance of the lulav and to the understanding of re- and asked each other ques- etrog in the festival. ligious and cultural differ- tions in order to get the an- Reverend Andrew Jensen ences,” said Annette Paquin swers to a quiz game about of Knox United Church said of Temple Israel. the three faiths. The ques- that, in the Christian religion, “This week we witnessed tions included, “What is the Thanksgiving Sunday cele- violence perpetrated by one name of the Jewish New brates the harvest. faith community against an- Year?” “Does Christianity “We give thanks for hav- other faith community. While restrict the eating of any par- ing enough food to last us

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Na’amat chapter celebrates 51 years Members of Na’amat Canada Ottawa celebrate 51 years of the Chana Senesh Chapter at the opening event, September 22, at the home of Jodi Gitter. (From left) Na’amat Ottawa Treasurer Marian Lederman with Chana Senesh Chapter members Shirley Berman, Lillian Laks, Gladys Greenberg and Vera Gara.

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October 14, 2013 – Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – Page 13 Elevate to benefi t JFS’ Shalom Bayit program and the Sexual Assault Support Centre of Ottawa By Ilana Belfer fl ow class and meditation at should not be hindered by Ottawa Innovation Fund, The Jewish Federation of an unlikely locale: Orange the threat of sexual violence. which targets members of Ottawa has partnered with Art Gallery, where there will “More people than we the emerging generation to Sheri Chiprout via its open also be an AcroYoga demon- know are impacted by it. make venture-level invest- Ottawa micro-grant initia- stration. Lately, I’ve just had one too ments in their innovative tive, to present Elevate, a “I’ve been thinking for many people I care about say programming ideas. Anoth- series of two events. a while about how I real- that things have happened er was tikkun olam. The purpose of the two ly need to give back to the [to them],” said Chiprout, “Sheri’s events are not events is to raise funds and community and be charita- who took to her blog – sher- only unique and creative, awareness for the Shalom ble,” Chiprout explained. imuse.com – to write: “Can’t but they benefi t a demo- Bayit program at Jewish Chiprout, 37, an offi ce wait to raise the OM-azing graphic of women in Ottawa Family Services, which as- manager for Scholars at energy in this room for the who are not given enough sists Jewish women who are Your Service, has put on Sexual Assault Support Cen- attention,” said Samantha exeriencing, or have experi- fashion shows in support of tre and the beautiful women Banks, the Federation’s di- enced, domestic abuse, and the Ottawa Regional Cancer they support.” rector of initiatives for the for the Sexual Assault Sup- Foundation. Online, Chiprout is emerging generation. port Centre of Ottawa. That explains Elevate’s known as “Sheri Muse,” “The micro-grant ini- The name Elevate comes party aspect. which she said goes back to tiative likes to be on the from the idea of elevat- The yoga aspect comes when she was younger and forefront of bringing new ing love for the cause, or from her near-decade of per- often joked about wanting to experiences to young Jew- e-LOVE-ating and “brings sonal practice. be a muse because it sound- ish adults, and Sheri’s Gala/ that heightened love, em- “It’s done a lot of great ed “so romantic.” Yoga LOV-E-scapade will powerment message,” said things for my life,” she said. What started as a way be sure to do just that.” Chiprout. “I’ve dealt with anxiety to maintain a shred of an- If the events are success- The fi rst event, a “colour- disorders and stuff like that onymity in cyberspace has ful, Chiprout said she hopes Sheri Chiprout has organized Elevate, a series of two ful gala,” will be held Octo- in the past, so just getting evolved into a brand based to use the momentum to events to raise funds and awareness for organizations ber 17 at Mercury Lounge, into the world of yoga and in four principles: “Create. continue building her brand combating domestic abuse and sexual assault. and will feature DJ Acro, meditation has helped me Connect. Care. Collabo- while supporting various a hula-hoop performance, in achieving peace of mind rate.” causes and initiating “cool tarot readings, henna tat- and … being a kinder person Chiprout said connec- things for the community.” toos, nosh, prizes and a Live and a happier person, and I tions ensure the success of “I have other ideas. I’m H’Art wall courtesy of artist really believe in the benefi ts events, and Elevate is apt just kind of keeping them Kate Durie. of it.” to connect several commu- in the back pocket for right On November 24, a yoga Chiprout said she’s al- nities, including the Jewish now.” soirée will attempt to get ways felt strongly about community. 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Every Wednesday: Morning Minyan Pew study. The second-larg- be improving, with just a 17 more than once, the respon- 8:00 am est group is Jews of no de- per cent falloff among 18- to dents expressed signifi cant All are nomination (30 per cent), fol- 29-year-olds. reservations about the current Second and Fourth Friday Kabbalat Shabbat lowed by Conservative (18 Most of the denomi- Israeli government’s policies welcome, each Month: followed by 6:30 pm Vegetarian Potluck Dinners per cent) and Orthodox (10 national switching among vis-à-vis the Palestinians. without per cent). American Jews, however, re- Forty-four per cent said Third Shabbat each Month: Seudah Shlishit Study As with other studies, the mains in the direction of less West Bank settlement con- exception! 5:00 pm followed by Pew study found that the Or- traditional Judaism. struction hurts Israel’s se- Vegetarian Potluck Dinner thodox share of the American In the Pew survey, 90 per curity interests, and only Every Rosh Chodesh: Monthly Women’s Gathering Jewish population is likely cent of those who identifi ed 17 per cent said continued to grow because Orthodox as Jewish by religion and settlement construction is Jews tend to be younger and are raising children said they helpful to Israeli security. For more information, please contact Rabbi Anna Maranta, Spiritual Leader have larger families than are raising them Jewish. By Thirty-eight per cent of re- 613.867.5505 or [email protected] Jews generally. In addition, comparison, less than one- spondents said the Israeli while past surveys showed third of those who identifi ed government is making a sin- themselves as Jews of no re- cere peace effort with the ligion are raising their kids Palestinians. Jewish. The Pew survey also Biking Among in-married Jews, asked respondents about because 96 per cent are raising their what it means to be Jewish, children Jews by religion (as offering several options. The we all opposed to ethnicity), com- most popular element was pared to 45 per cent among remembering the Holocaust care. intermarried Jews. at 73 per cent, followed by On Jewish observance, leading an ethical life at 69 some 70 per cent of respon- per cent. dents to the Pew survey said Fifty-six per cent cit- they participated in a Pass- ed working for justice and over seder in 2012 and 53 equality; 43 per cent said car- per cent said they fasted for ing about Israel; 42 per cent all or part of Yom Kippur that said having a good sense of year. The numbers represent humour; and 19 per cent said declines from the 2000-2001 observing Jewish law. NJPS, which found seder Sixty-two per cent of re- participation rates at 78 per spondents said being Jew- cent and Yom Kippur fasting ish is primarily a matter of ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL at 60 per cent. ancestry and culture; 15 per The new Pew survey cent said it was mainly a found that about 23 per cent matter of religion. Most Jews BIKING FOR BUBBIES of U.S. Jews say they always said it is not necessary to be- or usually light Sabbath can- lieve in God to be Jewish. In It was a chilly autumn morning for the 5th Annual Biking for Bubbies, which took place on dles and about 22 per cent the survey, 60 per cent said a reported keeping kosher at person cannot be Jewish and Sunday, September 22, 2013. A special thanks to all of the riders and volunteers who came out home. believe that Jesus is the mes- to support the Foundation’s major fundraising event. Over $54,000 was raised in support of the While most of those sur- siah. Lodge. Riders embarked on a 50 km ride, which left from the Lodge at 9:00 am. Everyone returned to enjoy a festive brunch and lively conversation. Our winner of the Trek Bike, courtesy of Bushtukah, was Jeffrey Pleet. Our door prize winner of the Bell answering system was Barry Agulnik. Congratulations! We hope to see everyone out for next year’s ride. Thank you to our Corporate Sponsors.

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Guest column Kollel of Ottawa celebrates 10th anniversary By Rabbi Yonah Burr marriage, divorce and fam- Kollel of Ottawa ily life. This would ensure It’s hard to believe it that future leaders would be has been 10 years since 12 qualifi ed to serve their com- young families moved here munities with competence in 2003 to found the Kollel and expertise. of Ottawa. In modern times, the What is a kollel? concept of a community A kollel is an institution kollel, in which a commu- of higher learning that en- nity would invite a kollel sures the continuity of To- into its midst as a resource rah scholarship among the to serve the community as Jewish people. The Hebrew a centre for Torah learning, word “kollel” means “inclu- was developed. Every city sive” and the term is meant is different, with its own to refl ect both the all-inclu- fl avour, and the local kollel sive nature of Torah study, would refl ect the personality where every detail of our of its host city. lives is discussed and ana- It is amazing to see how lyzed, as well as the inclu- this phenomenon has played sive nature of the institution itself out here in Ottawa. For where everyone is welcome the fi rst few years, the Kollel to enjoy the deep wisdom was almost like a separate the Torah has to offer. community – a community Traditionally, kollelim within a community. With the were established for the elite rabbis coming from different few who would make Torah cities, with diverse back- Rabbi Yonah Burr is rosh kollel (head of the kollel) of the Kollel of Ottawa. study their prime occupa- grounds and little knowledge tion, delving into its depths of Canadian life, there was among the various other in- Over the years, the Kol- and to such other organiza- formally joined the Kollel and covering wide ranging a necessary period of ad- stitutions that create the rich lel of Ottawa has changed tions NCSY and JET. Some feel the pulse of the learning topics such as ritual law and justment. However, the Kol- infrastructure we enjoy in as we’ve become more fo- of our families have become and are proud of this wel- litigation, as well as laws of lel has now taken its place Ottawa’s Jewish community. cused on what we have to members at various syna- come addition to our city. offer. Classes are tailored gogues and are enthusiasti- We mention in our daily toward particular interests cally contributing their tal- prayers God’s promise that An Open House that Opens Doors here, with more learning ents there as well. This has the Torah and mitzvot will opportunities being created become the new standard never be forgotten by his throughout the city, and re- and is a quality we look for people and it is fulfi lling to lationships being built. in our Kollel staff. see this promise alive and Our Kollel rabbis are tak- The Kollel is open all fl ourishing in Ottawa. ing root, and participating in day, from early morning I would like to express many different aspects of until late at night. It is com- my appreciation to all the community life. Two of our mon to fi nd people studying wonderful people who make ADK Grade 1-12 High School graduates are teaching in in pairs or groups, attending this city what it is, and wish full-time positions in local classes and enjoying the us all success, health and Open House Open House Info Session schools. As well, the current camaraderie and joy that happiness to be able to cel- October 23, 2013 October 30, 2013 October 30, 2013 Kollel families are devoting comes with Torah learning. ebrate our 20th anniversary their talents to the schools Even those who have not together! 9:00 am - 11:00 am 9:00 am - 3:00 pm 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

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Schedule of Events:

October 6 - 24 Exhibit “Samaritans from Markowa: The Ulmas – Poles murdered by Germans for aiding Jews” University of Ottawa, Pavillon Desmarais, 55 Laurier Ave. East. Open to the public, Free. Presented by the Embassy of the Republic of Poland, the University of Ottawa, the Shoah Committee of the Jewish Federation of Ottawa, and the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance.

October 16 Workshop for Teachers 5 – 9 pm, at the SJCC. Free of charge for teachers, pre-registration required by October 7.

October 17 Docent workshop, open to volunteer docents for the Karski exhibit at the Canadian War Museum. Bess and Moe Greenberg Family Hillel Lodge, Board Room, 5:30 pm. Pre-registration required.

October 28 Workshop for 2nd and 3rd generation of Holocaust survivors. 7 pm in the SJCC Boardroom. Presentation by Assistant Professor Anna Sheftel of Saint Paul University. RSVP required by Oct. 18 to [email protected].

November 4 Film screening: “Children Without a Shadow”, 7– 9 pm Auditorium, 395 Wellington Street. Tickets $10, free for students (with reservation). Tickets at the SJCC. Reception to follow. A program of the Shoah Committee of the Jewish Federation of Ottawa, the Belgian Embassy and the Vered Israel Cultural and Educational Program.

November 7 Hillel Ottawa Shabbat Dinner Honouring Holocaust Survivors. 7 pm, details TBA. For info and tickets: 613-236-2345 or email [email protected].

November 10 Launch Event for Holocaust Education Month, 75th Anniversary of Kristallnacht 7 pm, Agudath Israel Synagogue, 1400 Coldrey Ave. Keynote address by Professor David Engel of NYU, “The Context of Kristallnacht: Poland, Polish Jewry and the refugee crisis”. Free. Presented by the Shoah Committee of the Jewish Federation of Ottawa, the Embassy of the United States, the Agudath Israel Congregation, the Zelikovitz Centre for Jewish Studies Carleton University and the Campus Outreach Lecture Program of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, supported by the Jerome A. Yavitz Charitable Foundation, Inc. and Arlyn S. and Stephen H. Cypen.

November 12 Film and discussion “Pink Triangles: Paragraph 175”, 5 pm at University of Ottawa. Presented by the LGBT Law Students Group, (Room TBA).

November 14 Exhibit Launch “Jan Karski’s Mission for Humanity”, 7 pm at the Canadian War Museum. By invitation only.

November 14 - 29 Exhibit “Jan Karski’s Mission for Humanity” at the Canadian War Museum. Exhibit is free of charge (a fee to enter the other exhibits at the Museum). Open to the public. Guided tours available contact: [email protected]. This exhibition was created by the Polish History Museum in partnership with the November 21 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland and the Jan Karski Educational November 20 Foundation. It is presented by the Embassy of the Republic of Poland at the Canadian Documentary film “Desperate Hours”, War Museum. The Canadian Chairmanship of the International Holocaust Film screening: “Menachem and Fred”, 7 pm. Presented by the Turkish Embassy in Remembrance Alliance, The Shoah Committee of the Jewish Federation of Ottawa, 1 pm at the Greenberg Families Library, SJCC. Free of collaboration with the Shoah committee of Ottawa. The Embassy of Israel, The Embassy of theUnited States of America, the Canadian charge for members of the SJCC, of AJA 50+ and Guest speakers: Dr. Michael Berenbaum, the film’s Polish Congress, and the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs. members of the Library. Executive Producer, Turkish Ambassador to Canada, November 17 Tuncay Babali. Location and details TBC. International Panel Discussion Karski - The World Knew/ What have we learned? 2-4 pm, Canadian War Museum. Free of charge. For the most up to date schedule please visit jewishottawa.com/shoah Info: [email protected] Page 20 – Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – October 14, 2013

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October 14, 2013 – Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – Page 21 ‘Why does the West continue to My believe in words and not actions?’ Israel Amazing what a calm demeanor, a sympathetic transla- “At the same time that the PLO affi rmed its choice of Barbara tor, a few tweets and an audience craving the comfort of peace as a strategic option … it fi rmly repudiated violence self-delusion can do for a dictator these days. and affi rmed an ethical, principled rejection of terrorism in Crook All Iranian President Hassan Rouhani had to do to con all its forms, especially state terrorism,” he said. the United Nations, U.S. President Barack Obama and the While professing to reject and repudiate terrorism, Ab- Times wrote that Hitler appeared to be a “sadder and wiser mainstream American media during his recent visit was to bas’ government glorifi es terror and terrorists, and pays man.” And his behaviour during prison convinced authori- come across as the charming, tech-savvy alternative to pre- good salaries to imprisoned Palestinian terrorists, as Pal- ties he “was no longer to be feared.” decessor Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. estinian Media Watch has documented. And it has just an- Eleven years later, when Hitler enacted the 1935 Nurem- He hailed the U.S. as a “great nation,” appeared to ac- nounced it will distribute $15 million U.S. as a “dignifi ed berg laws prohibiting marriage between Jews and Aryans knowledge that the Holocaust had actually happened and life grant” to 5,000 released prisoners, mostly convicted and denying German citizenship to Jews, the Times opined expressed confi dence that this week’s talks in Geneva could terrorists. that the laws might actually be good for German Jews, who resolve the impasse over Iran’s nuclear program. Why does the West continue to believe in words and not would have access to “the process of law in place of arbi- CNN’s Christiane Amanpour gushed on her blog about actions? Why do otherwise well-meaning politicians, jour- trary bullying and local tyranny.” the fact that Rouhani used a few words of English in his nalists and citizens have so much trouble acknowledging Israel and the Jewish world can’t afford yet another wil- interview with her. And darned if he didn’t go on Twitter to evil and hatred, no matter how blatant? ful miscalculation of the intentions of its enemies. As Israeli talk about his “historic” phone conversation with Obama. On December 21, 1924, the New York Times reported on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said after Rouhani’s Once again, the world is ready to believe in words and Adolf Hitler’s release on parole after having been charged trip to the UN General Assembly in New York, it’s time to images instead of facts and actions. And, once again, it’s with conspiracy to overthrow the German government. “tell the truth in the face of the sweet talk and the offensive Israel and the Jews who are being hung out to dry. In the story headlined “Hitler tamed by prison,” the of smiles.” First of all, nothing has changed in Iran, except that its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, appears to be giv- ing his old friend Rouhani a bit more leeway on the public Hillel Ottawa serves Ottawa’s diplomacy front. This is not the fi rst time we’ve seen an Iranian president come across as progressive. Mohammed Khatami was “the diverse Jewish student community mullah with the smiling face,” as Amanpour described her With the holidays past and student life in full swing, this 1998 interview subject, but was unable to deliver meaning- edition of Campus Life shines our spotlight on Hillel Otta- Campus ful reforms. wa: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life. The ayatollah and his hardliners continue to be in charge Scott Goldstein, now in his second year as Hillel Otta- in Iran, and the president has very little real power. wa director, and Noah Borer, student life co-ordinator, have Life And what did Rouhani actually say in New York? been working hard to fi nd Jewish students on campus and It now appears that CNN relied on Rouhani’s own trans- involve every one of them. Randy lator for the English version of his comments. Independent “What we’re trying to do here is to engage new and re- translators attest he never actually used the word “Holo- turning students so that they can create lasting and mean- Fox caust.” ingful connections with the community and Judaism by cre- He half-heartedly condemned the Nazis’ crimes against ating positive dialogue and representing a positive voice for Goldstein are aiming to develop an expert speaker series to humanity – “if the Nazis committed a crime and however Judaism and Israel on campus,” said Goldstein. create positive debate and thought within the community. much it was” – but then went on to attack those who would “Hillel welcomed me with open arms, when I fi rst came The work Hillel Ottawa does during Holocaust Educa- use this as an excuse to displace the Palestinians. Without to Ottawa,” said Arielle Ellis, a second year student at the tion Month is a major focus, and planning is already under- naming Israel, he used his UN speech to attack “the crimes University of Ottawa and Hillel Ottawa’s new city-wide way for the annual Holocaust Remembrance Dinner for the and the institutionalized aggression against the innocent president. community as well as for other events and exhibits that will Palestinian people.” “[Hillel] offers students a sense of community, warmth take place on the campuses. And it’s hard to fi nd any substance amidst his platitudes and important Jewish values, while maintaining a strong Other favourite events returning this year will include and posturing. community and a great social atmosphere, Ellis added.” the Chanukah Ball, the Purim Party, Café Ivrit and Jew- “Iran poses absolutely no threat to the world or the re- As the only pluralistic Jewish organization on campus, ish speed dating. The IAC will host its annual Israeli Wine gion,” he blithely told the UN. “In fact, in ideals as well as Goldstein said the student executive board, comprising both and Canadian Cheese event as well as participate in many in actual practice, my country has been a harbinger of just Carleton and uOttawa students, works to ensure the pro- events – including Israel education conferences – in con- peace and comprehensive security.” gramming and events Hillel hosts refl ect the diverse com- junction with other organizations. He insisted Iran’s nuclear program is for “exclusively munity and caters to all walks of life. Whether you believe in supporting Israel, supporting peaceful purposes,” and wrapped up with a verse from the He said everyone is welcome, as long as they want to Jewish culture, or just want to hang out with other Jew- Koran that included a reference to the Torah – a clever con- learn about Jewish culture and Jewish values, or just want ish, the Hillel Ottawa staff and student leaders have been trast to the anti-Semitic rants of Ahmadinejad. to spend time with Jewish people. working hard to fi nd ways to make all Jewish students feel It was nothing but words – albeit cleverly chosen and The Israel Awareness Committee (IAC) is a division of comfortable and involved. They believe in the importance politely delivered. But these empty words appear to have Hillel Ottawa that deals with Israel-oriented issues. of facilitating the creation of lasting relationships and have convinced much of the world that we may be seeing the The IAC, led this year by city-wide President Zane Colt, found creative ways to reach out to students. kinder, gentler Iran. prepares students to engage in Israel advocacy and debate So, if you’re new on campus, or if you’ve been around Sound familiar? by promoting Israel and responding to common criticisms. but haven’t yet found a way to get involved, don’t worry. This strategy worked so well for Yasser Arafat – who “Students are given the opportunity to engage in mock From wine and cheese to speed dating to Shabbat dinners, talked peace in English while preaching terror in Arabic – debate sessions in preparation to defend Israel,” said Colt. Hillel has an outlet for all to get involved. that he ended up sharing a Nobel Peace Prize. “This past year, students also had the opportunity to meet For more information, contact Hillel Ottawa at info@ His successor, Mahmoud Abbas, speaks excellent En- and speak with such members of Parliament as Foreign hillelottawa.ca or 613-236-2345. glish, wears tailored suits and has graduate degrees (albeit Minister John Baird and Joe Volpe, among others, at the with a thesis based on Holocaust denial), so he must be a annual Israeli Wine and Canadian Cheese event.” Would you like to advertise moderate. In terms of the events for the upcoming year, there seems in the Ottawa Jewish Bulletin? In his most recent UN speech, the Palestinian Authority to be no shortage of diverse activities for students to get leader reminded his listeners of the illustrious history of the involved in or sink their feet into and get a feel for the Contact Barry Silverman PLO, and managed to keep a straight face while defending community. Ellis said Hillel will continue to hold several 613-798-4696, ext. 256. its commitments to peace and non-violence: Shabbat dinners on campus every month, while Colt and Page 22 – Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – October 14, 2013 Advocacy workshop to be held Your Life. Family. Community at Temple Israel, October 18-20 By Sandra Levy the facilitator. also be on hand. At Kelly Funeral Home Carling Chapel, we provide Canadian Council The workshop will begin The workshop will bring the guidance and services you need while for Reform Judaism with Shabbat dinner and together social action lead- “Nuts and Bolts of Ef- services with Rabbi Steve ers and Reform congregants honouring your faith and traditions. fective Advocacy” is the title Garten on Friday evening. from across Canada. Mem- of a workshop to be held, Rabbi Rick Jacobs, the bers of Ottawa’s Jewish com- To learn more, call Toohey Brown October 18 to 20 at Temple president of URJ, will be munity interested in advo- Israel under the auspices of present at Shabbat morning cacy-related endeavours are 613-828-2313 the Canadian Social Action services. welcome to attend any and Committee of the Canadian Saturday afternoon will all sessions. Council for Reform Judaism include a mitzvah project For those unable to attend Kelly Funeral Home (CCRJ), the Union for Re- tour and visits to Parliament in person, there will be re- form Judaism (URJ) Canada Hill and an aboriginal centre. mote interactive participation Carling Chapel Steering Committee and the Dinner, Havdallah and an in- available. by Arbor Memorial Religious Action Centre. formal gathering will be held In order to build on our 2313 Carling Avenue, Ottawa Barbara Weinstein, the Saturday evening in a private shared commitment to so- kellyfh.ca • 613-828-2313 RAC’s associate director home (information from con- cial justice, and to develop Arbor Memorial Inc. and director of the Commis- tact below). strategies and programs we sion on Social Action will be Sunday will be a full can implement across Can- day (9:00 am to 4:00 pm) ada, this workshop will bring focusing on advocacy and together various people from programmatic training, net- various walks of life. Promoting quality of life for persons working opportunities and The registration fee is developing a concrete format $36. For more information, with developmental disabilities for implementing advocacy contact Sandy Levy, co-or- goals. dinator CCRJ programming in a Jewish environmnent The Centre for Israel and and administration, at slevy@ Jewish Affairs will join us ccrj.ca or 416-630-0375, ext. Tamir acknowledges with sincere thanks the following donations, with a panel discussion ad- 223. dressing poverty and First Please support which were received as of September 19, 2013. Nations’ issues from an ad- our advertisers vocacy perspective. 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In 2003, of her grandparents’ graves. This case would prove to be the branches we compiled the fi le by collecting lists of burials from all different, though. the synagogues and then walked every row of the cemeter- On checking the database, I discovered we had no record John ies taking pictures of the more than 4,000 gravestones. The of her grandparents being in the cemetery. I went online and database is maintained on an almost daily basis and, each looked up the names on newspapers.com, a pay site that has Diener fall, we take pictures of all new graves. archived versions of the Ottawa Journal, a very valuable Most questions about the cemetery database come from resource for Ottawa research. I found the death notice and a Beth Shalom. I contacted the shul, but a search through their two sources. story in the paper from 1950 that clearly stated the gentle- records did not turn up anything. Hymie got on the case The fi rst is the Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Regis- man was buried at the Jewish cemetery on Metcalfe Road, and visited the Ottawa Jewish Archives, where he found a try (JOWBR) – jewishgen.org/databases/cemetery – which which we now refer to as the Bank Street Cemetery. There Chevra Kadisha book that listed both dates of death and that generates enquires from around the world. On that site, you were also other mentions of the family in Journal editions they belonged to Adath Jeshurun. Meanwhile, I discovered can search by surname and locate where relatives are bur- from the 1930s and ‘40s, and I was able to determine what a picture of the grandfather in a collection posted by the ied. While some cemeteries on JOWBR post pictures, we the man did for a living and that the couple lived in the By- Ottawa Jewish Archives at virtualmuseum.ca. chose not to. There is, however, a link to our society, and, Ward Market area. I sent the granddaughter the picture, which was the fi rst when we receive an email request, we will email the photo- How could this couple not appear in our database? I time that she had ever seen a photo of her grandfather. She graph, usually the same day. dreaded having to respond that I couldn’t fi nd her bubby wrote an emotional email thanking us for our efforts and The second source of enquiries is from the Jewish Me- and zaida. I composed my reply very carefully and asked if telling us how our discoveries had given special meaning to morial Gardens website at jewishmemorialgardens.org, there was a chance that a monument had not been erected this year’s High Holidays. I also pointed out to her that her which has a link to our society under the “Information after their deaths. She responded that her father and uncle grandfather’s yahrzeit was that week, so she lit a candle for Sources” tab. had been estranged from their parents, so had never pur- him for the very fi rst time. By encouraging researchers to write to us, Hymie and I chased a gravestone. She now felt the need to connect with Knowing now that the grandparents had belonged to have been able to provide much more than burial informa- the grandparents she had never known, which is why she Adath Jeshurun and when they passed away, I visited the tion and a picture. Through our society’s subscriptions to was enquiring. cemetery and have almost certainly determined where they databases, access to local resources and our knowledge of Determined to help her, I assumed the grandparents are buried. Once approval is obtained from the synagogue, the history of Ottawa’s Jewish community, we have often would have belonged to one of the three synagogues in she intends to purchase a marker for the gravesites. This been able to give more information about the people being Lowertown in the 1940s. 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Page 24 – Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – October 14, 2013 October 14, 2013 – Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – Page 25 Refl ections on the writings of Philip Roth It was big news in the Jewish world of letters last fall new meaning in the teen fl ick American Pie? when Philip Roth announced he was retiring. At 79 (he is Values, Ethics, And while critics have often accused Roth of a particular now 80) and with 31 books to his name, few could have brand of misogyny, the topic continues to be visited by lit- been surprised. Still, it felt like a loss. Having read 19 of his erary analysts. As David Remnick wrote in the New Yorker books, and having reviewed the last three of his titles for Community (March 20), a forthcoming book by Claudia Roth Pierpont the Ottawa Jewish Bulletin, I was a little shaken by his an- (no relation) promises to “survey the variety, depth, and nouncement. By way of a farewell to his prodigious output, Mira complexity of Roth’s female characters.” here are a few refl ections on what Roth’s writing has meant And then there are beautifully rendered, carefully crafted to me, a Canadian Jewish woman four decades his junior. Sucharov sentences full of textured meaning and infl ection, but al- Roth’s focus on a particular world – often mid-20th cen- ways perfectly clear. tury Newark, New Jersey – provided a type of counterpoint ical and physiological world of male sexuality. As I wrote Recently, Roth fans have been taking guided tours of his to my own upbringing in 1980s Western Canada. Urban life in my September 9 column discussing the Bechdel Test for old neighbourhood in Newark, including the modest house where Jewish identity was juxtaposed against other minori- fi lms, women rightly clamour for stories that mirror their in which he grew up, his school, Weequahic High, and the ty affi liations, the polio epidemic of the 1940s and 1950s, own experiences. But being privy to the kind of eloquent Newark Public Library. For now, I am content to have his and life in the shadow of Cold War American politics are all parsing of male dreams and desires can be a particular lit- world spring from the pages of his novels. I just wish there central to so many of the issues that both haunt and animate erary gift all its own. And who isn’t pleased to have read were more. North American – and by extension, Jewish – identity today. about the original dubious use of certain refrigerator staples Mira Sucharov, an associate professor of political By the time I was growing up, many of those fears seemed – in this case, a piece of liver – before apple pie took on a science at Carleton University, blogs at Haaretz.com. far-fl ung, at least for a short time, until the nuclear crisis peaked again in the 1980s and the AIDS scourge replaced polio as my generation’s communicable disease menace. Signing off after four years I was a young undergraduate student in Montreal, ma- joring in the politics and culture of the Middle East, when I fi rst encountered Roth’s writing. His novelistic approach, of World Affairs columns where politics and ideas are pressed into the service of plot It has been little over four years since I began contrib- and character, added an important thread to my own explo- uting to the Ottawa Jewish Bulletin. I would never have World rations of the region, and of my own identity as a Canadian thought it would last this long, but I am grateful for the Jew engaging with that far-fl ung place. platform to share my thoughts with our community. In both The Counterlife and Operation Shylock, Roth This will be my last World Affairs column as a regular Affairs introduced me to a literary way of examining the tensions contributor and I’d like to thank all of you for your kind surrounding Israeli politics and Diaspora-Israel identity, comments and good wishes. I would also like to wish the Oliver themes that would come to dominate my professional con- Bulletin success as it moves toward its redesign and online cerns and much of my personal intellectual life. version. Javanpour And Portnoy’s Complaint drew me into the tensions of In our home, the Bulletin is a source of local informa- 1960s American Jewish insecurities – both sexual and so- tion, and pieces of it are often cut out, put in calendars or everyone else is wrong. ciological – while American Jews renegotiated their rela- shared with friends and neighbours. Frequently, an interest- Lately, I’ve become fascinated by guilt, a phenomenon tionship to an idealized Israel. ing piece is scanned and emailed to friends in Israel. unique to educated middle class North Americans and Euro- The Human Stain made use of a plot conceit so creative, Navigating international relations, public policy and di- peans. Guilt for doing well, guilt for having been associated yet so obvious, as to turn the idea of racial identity on its plomacy requires a great deal of analysis. It is almost sec- with colonialism (even if your country was never a colonial head, in the process bringing to light subtle issues around ond nature when observing an event or news that one can’t power anywhere in Africa or Middle East), guilt for having Jewish identity – an identity not primarily physical or racial. help but start the analysis and make the associations be- access to water, guilt for having access to education – the (Though, since then, new and fascinating scholarly debates tween key elements. list goes on. If this is not enough, we dig up issues from the have arisen around the genetic component of Jewish peo- We have witnessed some signifi cant and historic events past and evaluate them based on today’s values, standards plehood.) over the past four years, and I am delighted to have been and norms without any comparisons to how things were in In Patrimony, a memoir of his own father’s decline, Roth able to analyze and articulate some of the key components other parts of the world during the same time. I can tell you introduced me to the bittersweet experience of caring for and their potential impact in this column. Some of the major no Middle Easterner feels guilty selling oil to North Ameri- an aging parent decades before this might ever need to be stories and events I wrote about included the Arab Spring, cans for $120 per barrel. a reality for me. It’s a theme I would come back to – in the Iranian Spring, the European and North American Oc- Some of our guilt manifests itself in our overzealousness my own reading and in my university teaching – in such cupy movements, the European fi nancial crises, the con- on so-called social justice issues. We are divided not only other fi lial works as Maus, Art Spiegelman’s memoir of his tinuing erosion of the UN’s abilities and relevance, the rad- on what constitutes social justice, or the lack thereof, but father’s Holocaust experiences. And, when Roth lingers on icalization of Western youth, the elimination of hundreds of also how to address these issues. One could speculate about anxieties surrounding his protagonists’ aging, as he does in terror bosses globally, the proxy wars in the Middle East, whether this constant feeling of guilt could be one of the his last few short novels, his writing becomes particularly the Israeli economic boom and innovation, the rise of an- many drivers behind all the infl exibilities that have led to revealing, vulnerable and universal. ti-Semitism in Europe, the spread of deep global Islamic polarization. Many of Roth’s books opened my eyes to the psycholog- fundamentalism, nuclear Iran, and signifi cant U.S. intelli- Then there is the topic of peace in the Middle East. Pub- gence leaks. lic opinion is divided and polarized in the West as to whose The causes and symptoms of these events can still be felt fault it is that there is not peace between Israel and the Pal- Please support by all of us, and we are more eager than ever to see some of estinians. And then, there is a solid Middle Eastern inter- them resolved. With the advent of the Internet, 24 hour news pretation, which says peace will prevail when Jews leave our advertisers channels and social media, we are exposed to more than we the land of Israel. I wonder now how anti-Semitism will be can handle – both emotionally and knowledge-wise. manifested if peace is actually achieved between Israel and and tell them More and more, analyses have become polarized, and a Palestinian state, because, with peace, it will no longer be politics, international relations and global diplomacy have possible to disguise anti-Semitism as anti-Zionism. you saw succumbed to the same polarization. It is uncertain why this There are many global events, some violent and rep- polarization is occurring, but we are more divided now than rehensible, resulting from or nourishing our polarization. their advertisement we were fi ve, 10 or 20 years ago. There is such a huge gap Whether from the left or the right, historically a polarized between polar opposites that we are unable to fi nd a mid- global atmosphere has never been a safe environment for in the dle to meet in. This is a global phenomenon. Every two-bit Jews. political scientist and ethicist has an opinion and would like Oliver Javanpour is the CEO of Cyrus Echo, a pub- Ottawa Jewish Bulletin! you to subscribe to their Twitter feed where they’ll tweet lic policy and international relations consulting fi rm in every 20 minutes to let you know why they’re right and Ottawa. Page 26 – Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – October 14, 2013 Reliability of health and fi tness tweets Focus I recently started using Twitter. It’s a convenient way to – @PreventionMag – that read, “Aside from gluten-sensitiv- access and share information on any topic. Amongst the indi- ity, is wheat wrecking your gut?” on Fitness viduals and businesses I follow are other personal trainers and The tweet included a link to an article containing quotes several health and fi tness magazines. Caveat emptor: Plenty of from Dr. William Davis, author of the controversial bestseller, Gloria misinformation is propagated on Twitter. As with other media, Wheat Belly. Davis claims that, because strains of wheat have you shouldn’t accept everything you read at face value. been crossbred (but not genetically modifi ed) since the 1980s, Schwartz The nature of Twitter is to tweet frequently in order to at- wheat consumption results in detrimental health effects, not tract a growing number of followers. Tweets are limited to just for people living with Celiac disease (gluten intoler- I found many sites purporting that everything from drinking 140 characters, but can include photos and links. Who has ance), but for all human beings. He attributes 75 autoimmune ginger-infused tea, to soaking in a ginger-laced hot bath de- time to compose multiple tweets every day, not to mention diseases to wheat consumption – everything from lupus to toxifi es the body. fact-checking? Ghost tweeters are sometimes hired by busi- rheumatoid arthritis. According to livestrong.com, ginger has health benefi ts; nesses to tweet on their behalf. As a result, one should ques- When I read such articles, I have to question whether however, “While there is no scientifi c evidence to suggest that tion the reliability of any information or the expertise of the the information is ground-breaking, thought-provoking or you can detox with ginger, the belief persists.” author behind every tweet. fear-mongering. I can’t answer with certainty as I’m not a sci- I tweeted BodyProud Body with a request for scientifi c Sometimes I come across misinformation and blatant entist, but my gut (pun intended) told me that suggesting none evidence of how ginger aids in detoxifi cation. They did not falsehoods from supposedly expert sources. On September 17, of us should eat wheat and attributing a host of diseases to this respond. Health magazine – @goodhealth – tweeted, “Do you want to grain may be far-fetched. More often than not, I fi nd that the businesses I mentioned turn fat to muscle?” According to an article about going gluten-free in the Sep- do tweet sound information. That’s why I follow them. But This is physically impossible. Even the alchemists couldn’t tember 16 issue of MacLean’s magazine, “Wheat Belly has I think it’s important to keep them accountable. These days, turn base metals into gold. You can reduce your percentage been heavily criticized by scores of physicians and lauded survival of the fi ttest requires reading tweets with a discerning of body fat and you can increase muscle mass, but you can’t by many, many more gluten avoiders as proof their dietary eye. Blind faith can lead to a disappointing lack of results. turn one into the other. Followers, baited with the tweet, like- restraint is justifi ed.” If you’re an anti-wheatite and disagree Even worse, with incorrect or incomplete information, you ly followed its link to an article that opened with, “The truth with my view, feel free to send me a bouquet of bagels. can injure yourself or adopt detrimental habits. is you can’t turn one type of tissue into another.” It went on Another tweet I read with a raised eyebrow came from Of course, there are lots of tweeters who take the time to to describe a series of high intensity training exercises aimed BodyProud Body – @bodyproudbody. “Ginger aids in weight ensure their tweets consistently offer high quality content. One at burning calories and building muscles. So the magazine’s loss and detoxifi cation.” of my favourites is U.K.-based personal trainer Alessio d’Am- tweeter had used a false message to get attention. OK, maybe I It seems everyone is keen to detoxify. Detoxifi cation means brosio – @AlessioPT. His tweets are straightforward and link have a bee in my bonnet, but I have high standards and expect removing toxic substances from our bodies. Humans have kid- to legitimate fi tness, sports, health and nutrition articles. You a certain level of integrity from authority fi gures, especially neys and a liver to remove what the body doesn’t need – not may want to follow him to keep abreast of his latest tips. You since they are infl uential. necessarily toxic substances. In any case, enquiring minds can also follow me. My Twitter handle is @TrainerGloria. That same day, I noticed a tweet from Prevention magazine want to know and I felt compelled to do a bit of Googling. Gloria Schwartz is a certifi ed personal trainer at Soloway JCC. Literary archeology focuses Book Review on origins of biblical legends Rabbi Rachel From Gods to God: How the Bible Debunked, Echoes of the missing stories can be found in other Mid- Esserman Suppressed, or Changed Ancient Myths and Legends dle Eastern literature or reappear later in everything from rab- By Avigdor Shinan and Yair Zakovitch binic midrash (stories) to extra-biblical literature such as the • The two biblical traditions behind the eating of matzo on Translated by Valerie Zakovitch “Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs.” Searching through this Passover. Are we commanded to remember the bread of affl ic- Jewish Publication Society material allows the authors to uncover oral traditions, which tion our ancestors ate while they were slaves, or does matzo 320 pages they carefully note are not historical fact, but rather unwritten serve to remind us of the unleavened bread they consumed legends passed from generation to generation. while hurriedly leaving Egypt? (The Reporter) – Was Judaism the fi rst religion of the early From Gods to God explores a variety of biblical stories • Why the original story of the Golden Calf treated its cre- Israelites? Based on archeological evidence, scholars believe in order to discover these “ancient oral traditions.” For me, ation not as a sin, but “as symbolic of the presence of Israel’s our ancestors worshipped more than one deity. According the most interesting chapters explore how the biblical writers God,” something no different from “the cherubs, those winged to Avigdor Shinan, a professor of Jewish studies at the He- portray Moses, emphasizing he was an ordinary man chosen creatures that served as God’s chariot ... in the Temple in Jeru- brew University of Jerusalem, and Yair Zakovitch, a professor by God. Yet, hints of a different story appear throughout the salem.” emeritus of Bible studies at Hebrew University, the biblical Bible, which suggest Moses was, in fact, once treated as an • The question of whether the law was given to the Israel- text was written to promote a different idea: that the Israelites entirely different kind of hero: a semi-divine being like those ites at Mount Sinai or in the land of Israel after Joshua made were to worship only one God. found in Greek myths. The fact that Moses’ birth deliberately the people put away their foreign idols. In From Gods to God: How the Bible Debunked, Sup- receives little notice when compared to stories of other im- • A curious note in the Book of Chronicles suggests Jacob’s pressed, or Changed Ancient Myths and Legends, Shinan and portant biblical fi gures (for example, Isaac and Samson, both son, Ephraim, never journeyed to Egypt, putting into doubt Zakovitch show how, before the Bible appeared in written of whose parents learned of the upcoming birth from God or whether or not an Exodus ever occurred. form, numerous oral traditions presented different variations a visiting angel) leads the authors to suggest that the bibli- • The question of who really killed Goliath: King David or of the tales about the patriarchs and the Israelite kingdoms. cal account “was meant to contend with another one: one that little-known hero Elhanan, son of Jarre. Their book searches for the other versions by a method de- brimmed with wonders and miracles.” The Bible, however, • The real reason Reuben slept with Bilhah, the concubine scribed as literary archeology in order to recover these lost seeks to downplay even those miracles it recounts (for exam- of his father, Jacob. traditions. ple, when Moses splits the Sea of Reeds and releases water Shinan and Zakovitch succeed in their aim “to open a win- Shinan and Zakovitch note that “the offi cial, written ver- from a rock) by announcing it was not Moses who performed dow through which readers might glimpse traditions that ex- sion of a story (i.e., the Bible’s version) was meant to dispute the deed, but God. Although the biblical text explicitly states isted before the Bible came into being,” and the strategies the views and opinions that were accepted when the story was still that Moses died – thereby making him a mortal, rather than di- biblical writers used to adopt and redefi ne them “in order to making its way orally through the world. By fi xing the sto- vine – some Jewish traditions claim Moses ascended to heaven make them suit the lofty ideals of monotheism, to elevate them ries in writing, biblical writers aimed to establish what they without dying. Shinan and Zakovitch believe the biblical writ- to the morals and value system the Bible sought to install in deemed to be the correct version, the tradition that was worthy ers found the idea of Moses’ immortality troubling, because its readers.” of preservation, and to eliminate traditions or viewpoints they they thought people might worship him, rather than God. Some chapters are more convincing than others, but all considered unsuitable or impossible to accept. Some of the other chapters focus on: were intriguing. Readers interested in the legends of ancient However, the biblical writers were unable to eliminate all • How the snake featured in the Garden of Eden is a tamer Israelites or examining the possibilities of the biblical text tales with which they were uncomfortable, although they at- version of an immortal serpent who fought with God before from a different viewpoint will enjoy exploring the lessons of tempted to mould them into a more acceptable form. the creation of the world. From Gods to God. October 14, 2013 – Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – Page 27 FOUNDATION DONATIONS

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Charitable receipts are issued and sent directly to your email account. Charles Hulse & Brian McGarry, proud recipients of Ottawa’s B’nai Brith Award Try it TODAY! Page 30 – Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – October 14, 2013 Move over quinoa, there’s a freaking awesome new grain in town Travelling in Israel recently, I was served a mixed grains risotto. When I asked the chef what assortment of grains he Made used, he listed spelt, bulgur and freekeh. Because of his Is- raeli accent, I thought I’d misheard the last grain and asked him to repeat it. It sounded like he was saying “freaking.” with Love Finally, he wrote it down for me: “FREEKEH.” He explained that freekeh is made from young durum Cindy wheat. The wheat is harvested while the grains are still young, soft and green. Next, the grains are piled up into big Feingold Lock in NOW hills and allowed to dry out in the sun. Now, here’s where it gets bizarre. After they are dried, they set fi re to the piles and actually burn them! Freekeh Salad before In the burning process, they are careful to let only the straw and chaff burn, not the seeds. The high moisture con- with Lemon Garlic Vinaigrette tent of the seeds prevents them from burning. Finally, the subscription burned wheat kernels are rubbed to remove the charred bits Serves 4 and ensure that the fl avour, texture and colour are perfect. 1 cup freekeh It turns out that freekeh is nothing new. Its roots can be 2 1/2 cups water rates increase traced back to biblical times. The story of how it came to be 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt is one of those amazing examples of culinary serendipity. 2 cups of fresh corn kernels Once upon a time, some 2,000 years ago, peace in the (cut from 2 ears of corn) in 2014. Middle East was still the big issue of the day. A tiny village 1 tablespoon olive oil was attacked and its fi eld of green wheat was set on fi re. 1 pint of little cherry or grape tomatoes, halved The villagers were quite resourceful, and, rather than chuck (a mix of red and yellow is pretty, the whole lot, they rubbed off the burned chaff to see if they if you can find them) could salvage the inner seed. They cooked it up and were 8 olives, pitted and halved thrilled to discover that the charred grain was good. In fact, (I used a mix of black Kalamata and green) it was delicious! They called it farikeh, from the root work 1/2 jalapeño pepper, seeded and finely diced Lock in now for up to farik, which means rubbing in Arabic. They found it slightly 3 ounces feta, crumbled smoky, earthy and nutty in fl avour with a fi rm chewy tex- 12 basil leaves, julienned two years at our current ture, and were instantly smitten. Salt and pepper to taste Freekeh has been a mainstay in Middle Eastern cuisines low annual rates: ever since. North Americans are just now discovering and 3 tablespoons lemon juice (Ottawa/Gatineau region) loving it. Aside from the great taste and texture, freekeh is a 1/2 teaspoon salt $30 nutritional powerhouse. It has four times the fi bre of brown 1 teaspoon sugar $36 (Canada) rice, more protein than mature wheat, and is an excellent 1 clove garlic, finely minced or grated on Microplane source of probiotics. Rich in iron, zinc, potassium and calci- 6 tablespoons olive oil um, I am predicting freekeh will soon dethrone quinoa and $50 (international) Combine freekeh, water and salt in a medium-sized become the new it super-grain. Well, I am hoping it will! saucepan. Bring to a boil. Stir, reduce heat to low and My feelings about quinoa are no secret. cover pot with a tight fi tting lid and allow freekeh to I was very excited to start creating with freekeh once I To subscribe simmer for 20-30 minutes. Check freekeh after 20 min- got home from my trip. I was sure I was going to have to utes. If all the water has boiled away, add an additional order freekeh online, since I was convinced it had not made half-cup. The fi nished texture should be chewy, but not or extend your its way to Ottawa yet. But I was pleasantly surprised to fi nd crunchy. boxes of it on the shelf of Bulk Barn. I noticed Walmart is While freekeh is cooking, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil subscription, also carrying it. in a large skillet. Add corn and cook over medium heat With the markets overfl owing with gorgeous tomatoes for about 5 minutes, until corn is just beginning to char. contact and corn, I got to work. The fi rm texture and nutty, slightly Season corn with salt and pepper and set aside. smoky fl avour of freekeh was a perfect complement to the Once freekeh is cooked, remove it from pot and sweet corn, tart tomatoes and salty olives and feta. Barry Silverman spread it out onto a sheet pan so it can cool for at least I made a lemon and garlic vinaigrette to dress the salad. 15 minutes. The balance of texture and fl avours was in perfect harmony. 613-798-4696, In a large bowl, combine freekeh, corn, tomatoes, Chewy, nutty and slightly smoky freekeh, sweet crunchy olives, jalapeño, feta and basil. Toss with a few table- corn, creamy salty feta, briny olives, fresh sweet-tart toma- spoons of dressing. Taste to see if more dressing or sea- ext. 256 toes and a bite of heat from some diced jalapeño and a fresh soning is required. note with some basil from the garden. The whole thing was Salad can be made several hours ahead and left at topped off with a lemon garlic dressing. It was freaking per- room temperature. fection. You could add a can of white beans or chickpeas for ex- tra protein. My sister says chickpeas make everything bet- ter. Toasted pine nuts added just before serving would also add a great little crunch. 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For more community listings, WHAT’S GOING ON visit jewishottawa.com Select “Click to see October 14 to 27, 2013 more months” WEEKLY EVENTS 7:00 pm; Intermediate and Everyone welcome, 31 Nadolny Machzikei Hadas Congregation, Inn & Conference Centre, 100 sored by Temple Israel. Dr. Lynne TUESDAYS Advanced Requests - 8:30 pm, Sachs Private, 7:00 pm. Info: 613- 2310 Virginia Drive, 7:00 pm. Info: Coventry Road, 6:00 pm. Info: Young will review, “The Jew in the Israeli Folkdancing: Learn Ottawa Jewish Community School 722-0020. info@onefreeworldinternational. www.celebritysportsdinner.com. Lotus,” by Rodger Kamenetz. 9:30 contemporary Israeli dances in a Gymnasium, 31 Nadolny Sachs org. am breakfast; 10:00 am presenta- friendly atmosphere. No partner Private. Info: 613-256-6272. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16 Supreme Court Justice WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23 tion, 1301 Prince of Wales Drive. required. Introductory Steps - 6:30 Power Breakfast, sponsored Rosalie Abella will lead an inter- Screening of “The Gate- 613-594-4556. pm; Beginners and Requests - WEDNESDAYS by the Ottawa Jewish Community active discussion describing her keepers,” followed by panel dis- Pearls of Wisdom, spon- Drop-In Playgroup for new- Foundation. Topic: “Estate & life story. Attendees will have an cussion with Mira Sucharov of sored by the Women’s Collective born to 3 years of age, 9:00 am. Philanthropic Planning: From opportunity to ask her about the Carleton University and David Philanthropy Program of the Info: 613-798-9818, ext. 263. Strategy to Execution,” 7:15 am. events and decisions that shaped Cooper, Centre of Israel and Ottawa Jewish Community Info: 613-798-4696, ext. 252. her legal career and other aspects Jewish Affairs. Sponsored by Foundation. “Financial Literacy: FRIDAYS of her life. Sponsored by the Canadian Friends of Peace Now, Women and Our Money; Knowing Shabbat Drop-in: After play- THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17 SJCC, 7:30 pm. Info: 613-798- 7:00 pm. Info: goliger@rogers. It, Growing It and Giving It, 4:00 time, recite blessings, sing songs AJA 50+ Bridge and Mah 9818, ext. 254. com. pm. Info: 613-798-4696, ext. 252. and enjoy a snack of challah and Jong Fundraiser will also include juice, 9:30 am. Info: 613-798- chess, scrabble and wizard, and SATURDAY-SUNDAY THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24 9818, ext. 263. lunch and prizes. Agudath Israel OCTOBER 19-20 “Be fruitful and multiply,” a Congregation, 1400 Coldrey Limmud Ottawa, a week- discussion on the ethics of the TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15 Avenue, 11:15 am. Info: www. end of inspirational learning, use of reproductive technologies CANDLELIGHTING Malca Pass Library Book aja50plus.ca. Congregation Beth Shalom, 151 & in the Jewish world. Speaker: Dr. BEFORE Discussion of “The Rainbow Standing Together: Pro- 153 Chapel Street. Info: limmudot- Vardit Ravitsky, assistant profes- Oct 18 ✡ 5:51 pm Troops” by Andrea Hirata, tecting Religious Freedom. [email protected] sor in Bioethics at the Faculty of reviewed by Gerald Halpern, Rabbi Reuven Bulka of Machzikei Medicine, University of Montreal, Oct 25 ✡ 5:40 pm Agudath Israel Congregation, Hadas Congregation and Rev. MONDAY, OCTOBER 21 7:30 pm. Info: 613-798-9818, ext. Time changes Nov 1 ✡ 5:29 pm 1400 Coldrey Avenue, 7:30 pm. Majed El Shafie, founder of One 16th Annual Ottawa 254. Nov 8 ✡ 4:20 pm Info: 613-224-8649. Free World International, will Celebrity Sports Dinner featuring Sunday ✡ Ottawa Jewish Community stand in support of the Christian Pete Rose, MLB’s hits leader. MC: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27 November 3, 2:00 am Nov 15 4:12 pm School Annual General Meeting. communities in Syria and Egypt. Broadcaster Rod Black. Hampton Books and Bagels, spon- Unless otherwise noted, activities take place at The Joseph and Rose Ages Family Building, 21 Nadolny Sachs Private.

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