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COMMENtS SPECS INSERtION DAtE --- September 3, 2018 2 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM Promising young Israeli players attend Senators Summer Hockey Camp Two Israeli girls from Ottawa’s Partnership2Gether region honed their playing skills and made many friends in Ottawa this August. Mitch Miller reports.

aking real people connec- Sensplex. Vice added that it is nice to tions between our Jewish see the Senators’ hockey family still has (From left) Israeli hockey players Oz Lustig and Annika Sharabi at Camp B’nai Brith of Ottawa community in Ottawa and a strong connection with hockey in Isra- with new friends Haley Miller, Molly Tanner, Alex Lender and Taylor Ages. our partnership region in el. Vice was referring to the late Roger MIsrael’s north is at the heart of the Jewish Neilson, a former Senators coach who Federation of Ottawa’s Partnership- spent a few summers coaching hockey 2Gether (P2G) program. in Israel, and to former Senators captain Oz Lustig and Annika Sharabi are Laurie Boschman who ran a hockey 15-year-old girls from Kibbutz Kfar Gila- camp in Israel with Olympic women’s di who play hockey. Actually, they don’t hockey gold medalist Tessa Bonhomme just play hockey, they have a passion in 2014. for our sport. The Israeli girls learned to Oz and Annika loved the experience skate and develop their skills attending provided by the Ottawa Senators. hockey school at the Canada Centre in “The coaches are great, and it’s differ- Metulla. ent for us to have female coaches and to This summer, Oz and Annika were in play with only girls,” said Annika. Ottawa attending the Ottawa Senators’ “Maybe we can invite Caleigh and Summer Hockey Camp at the Bell Sens- the other coaches to Israel and get more Jewish Federation of Ottawa’s Israeli hockey players Annika Sharabi (left) plex and spending time getting to know girls to play at the Canada Centre,” Partnership2Gether Chair Barbara Crook with and Oz Lustig with NHL player Kyle Turris, a Ottawa and our Jewish community. added Oz. hockey players Annika Sharabi (left) and Oz former Ottawa Senator now with the Nashville As any young hockey player might While they were here, the girls got Lustig. The teenaged players, in Ottawa last Predators. be, Oz and Annika were nervous about to meet retired Ottawa Senators players month to attend the Ottawa Senators Summer whether their skills would be on par Chris Phillips and Chris Neil, as well as Hockey Camp, come from Kibbutz Kfar Giladi in the Upper Galilee, Ottawa’s partnership with the Canadian-born hockey players current NHL player Claude Giroux, cap- and Annika were asked how they “can region. in their group. But, they needn’t have tain of the Philadelphia Flyers. play hockey in the desert,” and what worried. When Oz and Annika were not at it’s like to live through a war. One child “We’re very impressed by their level the Bell Sensplex, they spent time visit- questions: “You really play hockey in even asked how it was that they were of skating and hockey knowledge,” said ing with residents at the Bess and Moe Israel?” “Where in Israel do you live?” still alive. Now those young kids will Caleigh McMillan, one of the on-ice Greenberg Family Hillel Lodge, touring And, “Do you know (so and so) who tell their families and friends that they coaches at the Senators’ Camp. In fact, the Soloway Jewish Community Centre, lives in Israel?” played hockey with two girls from Israel McMillan added, Oz and Annika “have and having a memorable visit at Camp An added bonus to the Israeli girls who listen to the same music and eat been helping the coaches with the B’nai Brith of Ottawa. At each stop, attending the Ottawa Senators Hock- the same foods. They speak English (in younger kids.” members of the Jewish community of ey Camp is that they quickly became addition to Hebrew and Arabic and, “It’s great having two female athletes Ottawa were happy to meet the two unofficial ambassadors of Israel, of their in Annika’s case, Dutch) and dress the from Israel,” said Alec Vice, develop- Israeli teens, test their own knowledge kibbutz and of our community’s part- same as the kids here. ment programs coordinator at the Bell of Hebrew and then ask the big three nership region. For many of the kids Bring your hockey equipment with attending the hockey camp, it was their you on your next visit to Israel, and first opportunity to meet actual Israelis make plans to skate with our hockey after only being exposed to short items friends from Kfar Giladi in our P2G part- Hulse, Playfair about Israel on the nightly news. Oz nership region. & McGarry FUNERAL SERVICES

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page 2 requested!!! September 3, 2018 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM 3 Lip-sync battle: Unique and fun event to launch Federation Annual Campaign BY PAULINE COLWIN JEWISH FEDERATION OF OTTAWA seniors, rabbis, school kids, young people and old people – the whole commu- very year, the Jewish Federation nity will come together. of Ottawa holds a Kickoff event to launch the Annual Campaign. WHAT IS THE FORMAT FOR THE LIP-SYNC The 2019 Kickoff – Sunday, BATTLE? ESeptember 16, 7 pm, at Centrepointe Jen: It will be similar to “Dancing with Theatre – promises to be a unique, fun the Stars” with Stuntman Stu as the MC event. Instead of a speaker, talk, or along with three local celebrity judges movie, this year’s Kickoff will be a – Lawrence Wall, Lianne Lang and Abi- “lip-sync battle.” gail Bimman. Each group will perform In a lip-sync battle, performers pre- their act and then there will be a short tend sing recorded songs. This “battle” Q&A for each group to explain their will be a friendly competition featuring relationship and relevance to the overall performers from our community, includ- community. ing rabbis, agency directors and young Debi: There will also be a People’s people. This means great music and fun Choice Award. That’s very important. choreography performed by enthusias- The audience will get to vote and there tic, but amateur, stars. will be lots of prizes to be won. Stuntman Stu will MC the evening. Joining him is a panel of celebrity judg- YOU ARE A BUSY FAMILY AND YET YOU es to add extra humour and entertain- HAVE MADE THIS HUGE COMMITMENT. ment to a show that families will be sure WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO ENCOURAGE to enjoy. OTHERS TO GET INVOLVED? (From left) Marlowe, Josh, Jen, Debi, Adam, Fenway and Neil Zaret, outside the Gemstone The Zaret Family – Debi, Neil, Adam, Adam: To use a message from my office, where the family met last month to share their excitement about the September 16 Josh and Jen – are co-chairs of Kickoff lip-sync battle at Centrepointe Theatre. father, if the next generation, like us, and I spoke with them at the Gemstone doesn’t support the Jewish community, office, where Neil and Josh work, about then it’s going to disappear. Our gener- the family’s desire to make a difference and Adam came to us and said they had bring people to Kickoff who had never ation has to get involved with time and and about what they hope Kickoff will been approached to chair the event, and been before. money. Yes, we are busy. We have jobs, achieve. would we consider doing it as a family, Neil: I had never heard of lip-sync we have work travel, I have a significant it was really hard to say no given the battles before this … and my only con- other in another city, sports, fitness EXPLAIN HOW YOUR FAMILY BECAME commitment that our children have to dition when I heard the idea was that I and all this stuff – if we can do it, then CO-CHAIRS OF KICKOFF. the event and to the community. would not be performing! everyone can. Adam: We were asked based on the Jen: When you go to hear a speaker Josh: Also something that I know generations that we represent and are HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THE IDEA you may or may not know them, but Adam, Jen, and I all practice is that you connected with. Josh and Jen are young OF A LIP-SYNC BATTLE? when you go to this event you are going can’t complain about something if you parents, and along with our own par- Jen: Josh was talking to his friend Dan to know someone who is up on stage. don’t actually get involved yourself. For ents, we represent a broad demographic. Vigderhous, an event producer who has Josh: Our goal was to create unity people who criticize the day schools When Sharon [Sharon Appotive, past done this type of event before. He also by creating one event that serves all – well, have you even gone for a tour? Annual Campaign chair] and Micah knows what it takes to make this type the generations. This is an event for the Or for those who say shul doesn’t do [Micah Garten, Federation’s director of event successful. Given that we were young to old. anything for them – well, have you even of development] met with us, they tasked with thinking outside the box, Jen: It’s also going to be nice to see gone to any programming? Until you explained they wanted to reach people we challenged Dan to find an event that diverse members of the community actually try… who were being missed, and to recog- would engage the community, push performing together on stage. I think Jen and Josh: You can’t complain! nize there is probably a shadow commu- people out of their comfort zones, and seeing different heads of supplementary nity in the Ottawa Jewish community. show people that we can look within schools, all working together, will be Tickets for the Annual Campaign Debi: To give you more background, our community for creativity and enter- great. Kickoff Lip-Sync Battle are now available Neil and I were asked to chair Kickoff a tainment. We immediately hired Dan Debi: We are also excited to see the at the Centrepointe Theatre box office. few years ago and we declined. It wasn’t and engaged him to work his magic. We diversity of our community represented Visit www.meridiancentrepointe.com or in our comfort zone. When Josh, Jen also liked the idea, as it will hopefully – whether it is people with disabilities, call 613-580-2700.

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High Holiday Feature Must-know High Holidays words and phrases (My Jewish Learning via JTA) – Here days season that means “For a good and the central themes and spiritual compo- are some important Hebrew words and sweet year.” nents of the High Holidays. terms you may encounter over the High Holiday season. Machzor – Pronounced MAHKH-zohr. Tishrei – Pronounced TISH-ray. The first Literally “cycle,” the machzor is the spe- month in the Hebrew calendar, during Akedah – Pronounced ah-keh-DAH. Lit- cial prayer book for the High Holidays which Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and erally “binding,” the Akedah refers to containing the special liturgy. Sukkot all occur. the biblical story of the binding of Isaac, which is traditionally read on the second Selichot – Pronounced slee-KHOTE. Unetaneh Tokef – Pronounced ooh-nuh- day of Rosh Hashanah. Literally “forgivenesses,” selichot are TAH-neh TOH-keff. Literally “we shall prayers for forgiveness. Selichot refers to ascribe,” a religious poem recited during Chag sameach – Pronounced KHAG sah- two related types of penitential prayers: PRISMA/UIG VIA GETTY IMAGES the Musaf Amidah that is meant to A page from a Machzor dated from the MAY-akh. Literally “happy holiday,” a the prayers that customarily are recited beginning of 14th century. strike fear in us. common greeting on Rosh Hashanah daily at morning services during the and other Jewish holidays. month of Elul, as well as the name of Yamim Noraim – Pronounced yah-MEEM the service late at night on the Saturday Tashlich – Pronounced TAHSH-likh. Lit- nohr-ah-EEM. Literally “Days of Awe,” Chet – Pronounced KHET (short e). Sin preceding Rosh Hashanah consisting of a erally “cast away,” Tashlich is a ceremo- a term that refers to the High Holidays or wrongdoing. longer series of these penitential prayers. ny observed on the afternoon of the first season. Sometimes it is used to refer day of Rosh Hashanah in which sins are to the 10 days from Rosh Hashanah Elul – Pronounced el-OOL (oo as in Shofar – Pronounced shoh-FAR or symbolically cast away into a natural through Yom Kippur, which are also food). The final month of the Jewish SHOH-far (rhymes with “so far”). The body of water. The term and custom known as the Aseret Yimei Teshuvah, or calendar, it is designated as a time of ram’s horn that is sounded during the are derived from a verse in the Book of the 10 Days of Repentance. reflection, introspection and repentance. month of Elul, on Rosh Hashanah and at Micah (7:19). the end of Yom Kippur. It is mentioned Yom tov – Pronounced YOHM TOHV or L’shana tovah u’metukah – Pronounced numerous times in the Bible in reference Teshuvah – Pronounced tih-SHOO-vuh. YON-tiff. This is a general term for the l’shah-NAH toe-VAH ooh-meh-too-KAH. to its ceremonial use in the Temple and Literally “return,” teshuvah is often major Jewish festivals. A Hebrew greeting for the High Holi- to its function as a signal horn of war. translated as “repentance.” It is one of September 3, 2018 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM 5 Silent auction at Federation golf tournament supports special education at Jewish day schools

BY MATTHEW HORWOOD The funds will also be used to purchase pecial education programs at the individualized material, tools and furni- Ottawa Jewish Community School ture for students, such as standing work- (OJCS) and Torah Day School of stations, weighted lap mats, noise-cancel- Ottawa were the beneficiaries of ling headphones, and wedge cushions. Sthe silent auction held at the Jewish Finally, Mitzmacher said, OJCS will Federation of Ottawa’s 25th Annual Golf use the funds to offer additional Jewish Tournament. studies resource support for students, The tournament, held July 9 at Rideau in order to “reinforce their reading and View Golf Club in Manotick, raised more comprehension skills, as well as help than $223,000 in total for Federation’s them access grade-level appropriate Annual Campaign – including $51,000 materials.” from the silent auction, which was specif- The grant to Torah Day School of ically earmarked to support special edu- Ottawa will be used to hire a part-time cation at Ottawa’s Jewish day schools. social-emotional learning specialist. Sarah Beutel, Federation vice-presi- The Jewish Federation of Ottawa’s 25th Annual Golf Tournament raised more than $223,000 for “We are looking to get someone to dent of community building, explained the Annual Campaign, including $51,000 from the silent auction earmarked to support special come in and work with teachers on the that silent auctions at previous years’ education projects at Ottawa Jewish Community School and Torah Day School of Ottawa. social, emotional and possibly behavior- tournaments were for prizes, such as (From left) Federation President and CEO Andrea Freedman; Annual Campaign Co-Chairs al needs of children,” said Rabbi Zischa Aviva Ben-Choreen and Rabbi Reuven Bulka; and Golf Tournament Chair Ian Sherman. weekend getaways and outdoor pack- Shaps, executive director of the Ortho- ages. This year, however, Federation dox day school. decided to “auction” special education $50,000 in less than 10 minutes and Mitzmacher said OJCS plans to use Rabbi Shaps said the Torah Day at Jewish day schools instead. the two schools will be begin to use the the funds to boost literacy for students School is “very excited” Federation Beutel said Federation decided to funds for special education immediately. with special needs, “whether it’s an chose to make special education a focus modify the silent auction, “because this OJCS Head of School Jon Mitzmacher uneven reading development, a diag- of this year’s silent auction. year was the 25th Annual Golf Tour- said the school is grateful. nosed reading disorder, or a need for “It’s a great need today, especially as nament and because it was something “With this increase in funding, we acceleration with accessing literature there is more demand for special educa- unique and a little different.” Special will be better able to support our cur- beyond grade level.” tion, so we appreciate that.” education, she added, “is a big need in rent students and be better positioned the schools, so we decided to try it out.” to be a more inclusive Jewish day school The auction raised more than for our community,” he said. September 3, 2018 6 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM Sustaining community requires effort and commitment to navigate the ‘rolling hills’ ocean, the forests, and the vernacular Maine’s economic decline can be lessly) about our children and grand- architecture were spectacular – even in traced to the decline of this industry. children, and always with great joy. the prevailing fog. These sensory expe- Maine, however, has been a leader in We also talk about how each of us riences are actually all around us, per- the preservation of the lobster fishery, might do a little more to help sustain haps to a lesser degree, in the middle of which could be a lesson to us all in the Jewish community, which we truly a city. We simply are caught up in our resiliency. love. While I am not advocating cycling everyday work lives and literally do not We also learned that the Maine on the Jewish Superhighway (that stop to smell the roses. definition of “rolling hills” more would be decidedly unsafe), I am advo- FEDERATION REPORT Cycling also provides another obvi- closely equates to an Ottawa image of cating for a spiritual connection to the HARTLEY STERN ous benefit: the exercise and calo- small mountains. All that to say, the community, which is an on-ramp in FEDERATION CHAIR rie-control that most of us, particularly educational and sensory experiences every community. those of a certain age, require. Part of included a sense of physical satis- I am on very soft ground speaking orothy and I have just come the enjoyment of cycling is relieving faction that comes after hard work, of spirituality in our Jewish communi- back from our annual cycling the guilt of eating a second (or even and which made the good food, good ty. Our rabbis and teachers are those vacation with our good friends first) piece of celebrated, Maine blue- wine, and shared stories all the more to whom we turn for their wisdom in Sharon and David Appotive. berry pie. enjoyable. Sleep, indeed, was never a this domain. I am suggesting that as DThis year, we toured parts of Maine, Another benefit of these trips is the problem. we approach the High Holidays, when which included the exceptional beauty education we receive about the history This was, I believe, our fifth cycling friends and family surround us, pray- of both Acadia National Park and the and people of a region. Maine has a trip with the Appotives. It is remarkable ing for a healthy and sweet year ahead, coastal area near Camden. long history as a major shipbuilding to me that in all that time, we never let us be mindful of how wonderful We all enjoy the almost spiritual centre in the U.S. Great artisans built experienced an argument, or even a our Ottawa Jewish community is, and connection we get experiencing the some of the world’s largest steam-driv- single harsh word. I think the comfort that to sustain it requires the effort extraordinary sights, smells and sounds en cargo vessels, which helped the level we have is born out of shared val- and commitment to navigate the “roll- that nature provides. In Maine, the U.S. become an economic powerhouse. ues. We talk endlessly (and I mean ending hills.”

‘Envisioning a year of an Ottawa Jewish Bulletin enriched Jewish identity’ VOLUME 82 | ISSUE 18 Ottawa Jewish Bulletin Publishing Co. Ltd. 21 Nadolny Sachs Private, Ottawa, K2A 1R9 Tel: 613 798-4696 | Fax: 613 798-4730 upcoming year is going to look a cer- Email: [email protected] As we reflect on envisioning a tain way. We commit to living a life of Published 19 times per year. life lived Jewishly, it is important meaning based on Judaism’s Divine pre- © Copyright 2018 cepts and values, and that commitment PUBLISHER to remember that when it comes affects our decisions and on the way we Andrea Freedman to our Jewish engagement, there live our lives. We commit to keeping our EDITOR Michael Regenstreif are always greater depths to be eye on what is important, on the priorities we set at the beginning of the year. PRODUCTION CONSULTANT

FROM THE THE FROM PULPIT Patti Moran found. There is always As we reflect on envisioning a life BUSINESS MANAGER RABBI IDAN SCHER something that we have yet to lived Jewishly, it is important to remem- MACHZIKEI HADAS Eddie Peltzman tap into that will make our lives ber that when it comes to our Jewish INTERN engagement, there are always greater Matthew Horwood increasingly meaningful. any know Rosh Hashanah as depths to be found. There is always The Bulletin, established in 1937 as “a force the Day of Judgement. something that we have yet to tap into for constructive communal consciousness,” communicates the messages of the Jewish However, as you peruse the are our ultimate priorities? What is our that will make our lives increasingly Federation of Ottawa and its agencies and, as special prayers of Rosh vision for our lives and for our world? Is meaningful. There are infinite layers of the city’s only Jewish newspaper, welcomes a MHashanah, they do not seem to reflect God at the centre of that vision? depth and richness that are there for diversity of opinion as it strives to inform and enrich the community. Viewpoints expressed the types of prayer we would expect for a A story is told about Moshe Dayan, the taking as long as we are willing to in these pages do not necessarily represent day of judgement. Instead of prayers of the great Israeli military leader and put in the time and effort. the policies and values of the Federation. apology and regret, the special Rosh politician. Speeding down an Israeli The only way to discover new mean- The Bulletin cannot vouch for the kashrut Hashanah prayers seem to focus primar- highway, he was stopped by the police. ing is by opening ourselves to taking of advertised products or establishments unless they are certified by Ottawa Vaad ily on the coronation of God as The officer immediately recognized the the next step in our learning, and in our HaKashrut or a rabbinic authority recognized Sovereign. It seems that we are being general and started to berate him about engagement with Judaism, something by OVH. judged without having an opportunity to how he needed to act like a role model. of which Ottawa has no shortage of $36 Local Subscription | $40 Canada make our case. What’s going on? Before the officer could even finish his offerings. $60 USA | $179 Overseas | $2 per issue Perhaps the answer lies in properly thought, Dayan cut him off and said, This is what Rosh Hashanah is about: Funded by the Government of Canada. understanding what we mean when we “Officer, I only have one eye. Where envisioning a year of an enriched Jewish speak about judgement on Rosh Hasha- would you rather me look, at the road identity and creating a clear path forward ISSN: 1196-1929 Publication Mail Agreement No. 40018822 nah. Maybe it’s not about God’s judge- or at the speedometer.” to make our visions into realities. ment on our deeds of the past year, but This is why the Rosh Hashanah To conclude, I offer a quote from Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to: Ottawa Jewish Bulletin rather it is about our vision, our hopes prayers are all about the coronation of Antone de Saint-Exupéry: “A rock pile 21 Nadolny Sachs Private, and our plans for the coming year. Instead God as our Sovereign. Because when ceases to be a rock pile the moment a Ottawa ON K2A 1R9 of focusing on the details, we are taking a we coronate God at the beginning of man contemplates it, bearing within step back to look at the big picture. What the year we, in essence, declare that our him the image of a cathedral.” September 3, 2018 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM 7

Whatxxx were they thinking? The Instragram post was delet- Ministry said it views “with great severity lations are about Corbyn’s associations ed later that same day after several any behaviour that could harm the status with Hamas, Hezbollah or Black Sep- irate people who witnessed the photo and values represented by the trips to tember terrorists. No matter the revela- shoot contacted the media. Commu- Poland. In the case in question, due to tion that he has appeared on the Irani- nity leaders – including Rabbi Reuven the students’ improper and inappropriate an government’s propaganda TV station Bulka, rabbi emeritus of Congregation behavior, disciplinary actions have been to denounce the BBC for recognizing Machzikei Hadas, and Mina Cohen, taken against them to the fullest.” Israel’s right to exist. No matter the director of the Centre for Holocaust Surely, one would think that Jewish revelation that his principal secretary Education and Scholarship at the Max students, studying the Holocaust, would advised his supporters not to vote for

FROM THE THE FROM EDITOR and Tessie Zelikovitz Centre for Jewish know better. What were they thinking? candidates who have appeared in Jew- MICHAEL REGENSTREIF Studies at Carleton University – spoke ish newspapers – the list of examples out about how absurdly inappropriate it CORBYN AND TRUMP grows longer by the day – Corbyn’s base was recently reminded of “What Was was to do a fashion photo shoot at what Since the 2016 U.S. presidential elec- sticks by him with unwavering loyalty. I Thinking,” a clever piece written in must be regarded as a sacred place. tion, observers have been attempting In late-July, the United Kingdom’s the 1990s by New York City sing- What, indeed, were the designer and to understand the hold that Donald three Jewish newspapers jointly pub- er-songwriter Christine Lavin. In a her associates thinking? In response to Trump has over his right-wing base. lished front-page editorials declaring Iseries of verses, Lavin documents some an Ottawa Citizen enquiry, photogra- No matter how outrageous, offensive, that a Corbyn-led government would dumb choices made by various people pher Richard Tardif told the reporter via or even racist Trump’s statements pose an “existential threat to Jewish that lead into a chorus that variously email, “After further consideration, we and actions have been, his base has life” in their country. asks, “What was I-he-she thinking?” decided to end the session and discon- remained fiercely loyal. Historically, most British Jews have The song came to mind when news tinue the project. Also, all material has Watching the steady stream of revela- found a political home in the Labour surfaced about a fashion photo shoot been deleted.” tions about anti-Semitism in the British Party. But, now in 2018, Marie van der that was held here in Ottawa at the That sad incident in Ottawa was not Labour Party, particularly as it relates Zyl, president of the Board of Deputies National Holocaust Monument. the only inappropriate event related to to party leader Jeremy Corbyn – who of British Jews, said, “It’s like Jeremy On August 12, Montreal-based a Holocaust site that day. Two young might well be the United Kingdom’s Corbyn has declared war on the Jews.” designer Michèle Beaudoin posted a Israelis, on a school trip to Poland to next prime minister if the polls are It is a frightening situation for the photo on Instagram of a model at the learn about the Holocaust, were caught correct – one begins to understand the Jewish community in the U.K. National Holocaust Monument wearing on video dancing naked at the site of hold that Trump has over his base. Cor- a rather revealing dress. She credited the Majdanek concentration camp, byn, whose left-wing populism seems to On behalf of the Ottawa Jewish Bul- the model, the makeup artist and the where an estimated 78,000 Jews were parallel Trump’s right-wing populism, letin staff – myself, Eddie, Patti and photographer, and promised more pho- murdered during the Holocaust. has a similar hold over his base. Matthew – I extend our best wishes for tos to come. A statement from Israel’s Education No matter how disturbing the reve- a sweet and Happy New Year.

‘Truth is gone from the political realm’

in the full bloom of steeping visual evi- was waged on the back of a presidential lives, and now so many liberal-minded dence that each one of those presidents whopper. people are offended because Trump is a lacked the courage and the conviction The human cost of that lie is an esti- major league fibber about comparative- to tell the truth. The truth they couldn’t mated 500,000 dead Iraqis and 5,000 ly smaller matters. tell was that the U.S. was fighting a war dead American soldiers; but there were American political leaders have it couldn’t win. countless other results, which triggered never lived up to the tale of George Trump’s first presidential lie on Inau- many more deaths. The destabilization Washington and the cherry tree he guration Day centred on his silly insis- of the region led to an increase in ter- admitted to cutting down, and maybe tence that a million people attended his rorism rather than the intended goal that is the lesson all western democra- swearing-in. While that lie was analyzed of reigning it in. It cannot be forgotten cies need. For so long our politics have IDEAS AND IDEAS IMPRESSIONS for weeks, let’s remember Oval Office that ISIS, the most savage terrorist been tied up in a web of virtue fixed JASON MOSCOVITZ lies about the Vietnam War ultimately group of all, was incubated by the on the premise of politicians telling the cost the lives of close to two million American-inspired chaos in Iraq. truth. here is no better time to think of North and South Vietnamese civilians, The saddest tale in this Rubik’s cube Winning an election and surviving truth telling and honesty than another million North Vietnamese and of horror is how the U.S. inadvertently in government often means hiding during the High Holy Days. It is Viet Cong soldiers, 200,000 South Viet- provided the arms with which ISIS went the truth or telling a lie. Campaigning part of the personal reflection namese soldiers, and 58,000 American to war. First, the Americans disbanded in the early-1990s, Liberal leader Jean Twe go through as we try to be better soldiers. the Iraqi army. Many of the Iraqi sol- Chrétien promised to kill the GST and people. As we look forward to the New Moreover, while commentators diers then joined – or were forced to free trade with Mexico. Then he came Year, we sadly note that truth is gone remain fixated on Trump’s lies about join – ISIS, with their guns, machinery to power and did neither. from the political realm. his extramarital affairs with a porn and weapons. Then, when the U.S. left In the ‘80s, the Progressive Conser- I am no fan of Donald Trump, but star and a playboy model, they seem Iraq, ISIS cashed in on even more weap- vatives fared no better. Brian Mulroney clearly, he is not the first democratically to forget the Iraq War was misguidedly onry and military machinery the Amer- was once asked how Canadians could elected leader in world history to tell orchestrated on the back of yet anoth- icans left behind. ISIS won the lottery believe him when even his friends lies. His difficulty with the truth could er bald-faced lie. With no solid evi- without even buying a ticket. called him “lying Brian.” actually stem from all the political lies dence, president George W. Bush and Truth is always the first casualty of So, to all those truth-seeking journal- and cynicism that came before him. vice-president Dick Cheney told Amer- war and that is probably the case for ists and commentators who document Now that the recent documentary ica and the world that Saddam Hus- virtually every war ever fought. Naiveté Trump’s lies, let’s remember what cynics series, “The Vietnam War,” is being sein had stockpiled weapons of mass is not what this is about, but the dis- have always said: that all politicians lie. more widely viewed on Netflix, the destruction, which no one ever found. tasteful reality is that so many U.S. The only regrettable difference, so horrendous lies of presidents Kennedy, They didn’t find a trace of them in all presidents told lies in recent times that close to our Jewish Days of Awe, is you Johnson and Nixon can be evaluated of Iraq. Like Vietnam, the war in Iraq spilled blood and destroyed American no longer have to be a cynic to say it. September 3, 2018 8 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM

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BY JESSE TOUFEXIS "The scholarly study of Holocaust literature – espe- FOR CANADIAN HOLOCAUST LITERATURE CONFERENCE cially from Israel, Europe, and the United States – has a long history. But it is still a new field in the Canadian national academic conference, “Canadian context," said Panofsky Holocaust Literature: Charting the Field,” will The conference will take place at two locations. On take place in Ottawa on October 27-28. Saturday evening, October 27, there will be an opening Organizers hope the conference will break panel discussion on “Memoir as a Genre of Canadian Aground on an emerging field in Canadian scholarship. Holocaust Literature” at the Soloway Jewish Communi- The conference is organized in partnership with ty Centre (21 Nadolny Sachs Private). Sponsored by the Library and Archives Canada by professors Rebecca Azrieli Foundation’s Holocaust Survivor Memoirs Pro- Margolis and Seymour Mayne of University of Ottawa’s gram, the panel will feature Holocaust survivor author Vered Jewish Canadian Studies Program, and Ruth Nate Leipciger, managing editor Arielle Berger of the Panofsky of Ryerson University’s Department of English. Azrieli Foundation’s memoir, and educator Stephanie According to organizers, a conference on this topic Corazza. The speakers will discuss the process of writ- is overdue. ing and producing Holocaust survivor memoirs and “There have been conferences devoted to the history the ways in which this genre can serve as a foundation and culture of the Holocaust,” said Panofsky, “but litera- Holocaust survivor Nate Leipciger, author of the memoir for Holocaust education. “The Weight of Freedom,” will take part in a panel discussion ture has been neglected. Since there now exists a rich and Then, on Sunday, October 28, the conference proper during a conference on Canadian Holocaust literature, diverse literature written in response to the Holocaust, a October 27-28, in Ottawa. will take place at Library and Archives Canada (395 conference on Canadian Holocaust literature is most apt.” Wellington Street), and will include panels on poetry, Margolis echoed this sentiment and hopes that prose, memoir, graphic novels and comics. Presenters scholars who have been working on this topic at their Margolis says not just prose and poetry, but “diverse from across Canada will be discussing the poetry and own institutions will “have the opportunity to learn genres: graphic novels, children’s literature, comics, prose of Leonard Cohen, Eli Mandel, Anne Michael, from each other and exchange ideas.” and memoirs.” As such, the event will feature scholars Rokhl Korn and Chava Rosenfarb; the evolution of The hope in organizing a gathering like this is to in a number of literary and sociological fields, both contemporary Canadian children’s literature; and Ber- develop a foundation for future meetings on the topic. from Canada and abroad. nice Eisenstein’s graphic memoir and Colin Upton’s “We hope that other conferences will follow and the The focus, however, will be wholly Canadian. Asked comic, “Kicking at the Darkness,” among other topics. full gamut of Canadian literary works on the Holocaust what excites them most about this event, Mayne and The entire event is free of charge, but advance will get deserved scholarly attention,” added Mayne. Margolis agreed with Panofsky, who said she is most registration is required as space is limited. What qualifies as literature at this conference? excited about the ‘Canadian’ focus of the conference. Visit https://tinyurl.com/ydfdly57 to register.

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preserving public safety and respecting GUEST COLUMN Anti-Semitism cannot be fought individual rights and freedoms. effectively without a clear To cite just one example of our cur- STEVE McDONALD rent efforts in this area, we are urging CIJA definition. This is why we are the federal government to amend Bill urging governments at all levels C-59, which includes a range of changes – as well as police and relevant to Canada’s approach to national secu- he High Holidays are a fitting rity. Our specific focus is one provision time to take stock of the past agencies – to endorse and use the of the bill that changes the offence of year and clarify what we hope to International Holocaust “advocacy and promotion” to “every achieve in the coming months. Remembrance Alliance working person who counsels another person TAs the advocacy agent of the Jewish to commit a terrorism offence.” This Federation of Ottawa and Jewish Fed- definition of anti-Semitism. change in the law seems to restrict the erations of Canada – UIA, much of our crime to those who counsel a specific work at the Centre for Israel and Jewish individual to commit terrorism, rather Affairs (CIJA) focuses on promoting our for homecare and hospices. than those who call on a broad audience community’s policy priorities. Whether Third, we are advocating for policies (such as social media followers) to com- in conversation with parliamentarians, to help counter extremism, radicaliza- mit acts of terror. We are urging the gov- journalists, or leaders of other faith tion, and terrorism. While Canada is one ernment to amend the bill accordingly. and ethnic communities, we constant- Steve McDonald is director of policy and of the safest countries on the planet, we These are just three issues from our ly focus on advancing the issues that strategic communications at the Centre for must be vigilant in protecting Canadians current policy agenda, to give you a matter to Jewish Canadians. A key part Israel and Jewish Affairs, the advocacy agent from terrorism and extremist violence sense of the scope of our work. I encour- of this work is doing more than just of the Jewish Federation of Ottawa. – and the radical ideologies that fuel age you to visit our website and connect identifying problems like anti-Semitic them. This requires ensuring Canada’s with us to get involved in the New Year. hate crimes. Rather, our goal is always to laws strike the right balance between Shana Tova! propose effective policy solutions, such strengthen law enforcement efforts to as more resources and tougher laws to combat hate. Among other measures, combat hate. this should include creating hate crime Since last Rosh Hashanah, we have units within police agencies that cur- achieved some important milestones. rently lack them, improving the tracking One that I’m particularly proud of is the of hate crime trends and data collection, Shana Tova 5779 passage of Bill C-305. This law ensures and strengthening legal tools to combat that hateful vandalism against commu- hate speech. nity centres and schools associated with Anti-Semitism cannot be fought A very Healthy and Happy an identifiable group (such as JCCs and effectively without a clear definition. New Year to all our donors, day schools) are treated with the same This is why we are urging governments level of seriousness in the Criminal Code at all levels – as well as police and rele- families and friends as similar hate crimes against places of vant agencies – to endorse and use the OTTAWA FRIENDS OF CANADIAN MAGEN DAVID ADOM worship. I’m proud that CIJA organized International Holocaust Remembrance Seymour Eisenberg, President a campaign to push MPs from all parties Alliance (IHRA) working definition of Tel: 613-224-2500 • E-mail: [email protected] to support the bill, including by offering anti-Semitism. The IHRA definition testimony on Parliament Hill, speaking offers a clear, common sense framework YOUR DONATION WILL HELP US MAINTAIN A STRONG AND HEALTHY ISRAEL out in the media, and mobilizing more for separating legitimate political dis- ISRAEL CANNOT SURVIVE WITHOUT MAGEN DAVID ADOM WWW.CMDAI.ORG than 20 diverse faith and ethnic organi- course from anti-Semitic commentary, MAGEN DAVID ADOM CANNOT SURVIVE WITHOUT YOU zations to join our efforts. recognizing that anti-Semitism today is This is just one example of how often expressed in hatred toward Israelis a strategic, multi-pronged campaign and Israel’s existence. can achieve meaningful results for our Second, we are continuing to advo- community, and make Canada an even cate on the need for a national strategy better country for all. We have a packed to improve palliative care in Canada. Respecting policy agenda for the year ahead that According to experts, nearly three-quar- will address a wide range of key issues. ters of Canadians do not have access to tradition While more details are on our website palliative care. CIJA co-led a broad inter- (www.cija.ca), I wanted to outline three faith coalition to champion this issue At your time of need or when areas to give you a sense of what to last year, supporting a successful bill to planning ahead, rely on us to expect from our team in the year to create a national framework on pallia- provide everything you need. come. tive care. We are proud to support the First, we are urging governments at That framework is expected to all levels to do more to fight anti-Sem- be released by the end of 2018. CIJA Jewish Memorial Gardens itism. While most Canadians reject consulted widely on this issue within Revitalization Project. anti-Semitism, the world’s oldest hatred Canada’s Jewish community, gathering Call us 24 hours a day at: remains alive and well on the fringes insights from grassroots Canadians and 613-909-7370 of society. Statistics Canada consistent- experts. In the coming months, we will ly confirms that Jewish Canadians are be sharing a series of proposals on this Kelly Funeral Home the most frequently targeted religious important issue with elected officials Carling Chapel minority by hate crimes. Combatting and policymakers. Among other ele- by Arbor Memorial anti-Semitism is a complex chal- ments, we are urging the government 2313 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON lenge requiring a smart, multi-faceted to set specific goals, requirements and kellyfh.ca/Carling response. timeframes for expanding access to pal- Arbor Memorial Inc. 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Hillel Ottawa: Israel fellow is new position

Continued from page 8 Kathron said the Hillel has some “pretty big” goals this year, such as increasing engagement with students. “I hope that I can bring people to Hil- lel, and they will have the same love of Judaism and Ottawa’s Jewish community that I have,” Kathron said. “I think [the staff] all agree that we want Hillel and the Hillel House to feel like a second home for everyone.” Tomer Dayagi is the new Israel fellow for the Jewish Agency at Hillel, a new position this year. Sarah Beutel, the Jew- ish Federation of Ottawa’s vice-president of community building, said Hillel Otta- wa received a one-time grant of $7,500 MATTHEW HORWOOD from Federation’s Innovation and Capac- Hillel Ottawa Community Advisory Board ity Building Fund in order to help fund Chair Dorothy Stern. the position of Israel fellow. Dayagi, who comes from Tel Aviv, is finishing his bachelor’s degree in that Dorothy Stern, a professor of inte- political science and philosophy at Tel rior design at Algonquin College, has Aviv University, and served in the Isra- been appointed chair of its community el Defense Forces for nearly five years. advisory board. Chein says the Israel Fellow Program Stern said after spending so much is meant to be a catalyst for building time teaching students at Algonquin and ANNUAL GENERAL one-on-one relationships with students, Humber Colleges, she was open to fur- creating engaging Israel-themed pro- ther involvement with students. gramming, working with non-Jewish “So when [Federation President and students to destigmatize what it means CEO] Andrea Freedman asked if I would MEETING 2018 to be Israeli, and working to combat the like to chair the board at Hillel, I said anti-Israel boycott, divestment and sanc- ‘sure,’” said Stern. Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at 7:00 PM tions movement on campus. The role of chair is a big responsibili- Dayagi said his role at Hillel Ottawa is ty, said Stern. “I’ve had several meetings Kehillat Beth Israel to offer an Israeli point of view. with Dovi, who gives me a lot of sup- “I don’t represent Israel; I represent port and helps me to understand the 1400 Coldrey Avenue, Ottawa myself. But because I’m an Israeli, I give big picture at Hillel. I’ve been thinking one more angle on the Israeli experi- very carefully about fundraising and I’m ence,” Dayagi said. “My goal is not to trying to understand the details,” she change everyone’s mind completely, but explained. to make them realize the [Israeli-Pales- “It’s my first time being chair of a tinian] conflict is a very complex issue, board, but I hope I can do a good job and Israeli society has a variety of inter- and motivate people who want to get Keynote Speaker esting things to talk about.” involved and support Hillel, and not just Hillel Ottawa has also announced be on the board,” she said. ELAINE MEDLINE Vice President, Communications and Engagement  Dr. Michel Bastien Member The Canadian assoCiaTion  Dr. Harry Prizant of opToMeTrisTs CHAMPLAIN LHIN

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High Holiday Kid Lit New kids’ books for the High Holidays

BY PENNY SCHWARTZ nah by the award-winning Israeli illustrator and chil- on the ark as the rains begin. (JTA) – Animals from all corners of the planet are fea- dren’s author Rinat Hoffman, will kick off the Jewish Rabbi Kerry Olitzky’s simple, lighthearted prose tured in two stories among the crop of new children’s New Year on the right foot. is paired well with Abigail Tompkins’ playful illus- books. There is also a magical story about an ordinary Shani’s “aba,” the Hebrew word for dad, surprises trations. The book makes a timely read during the shoebox, while a book for older kids tells the story of her with a pair of shiny new red shoes for Rosh Hasha- High Holidays because the story of Noah is read in Regina Jonas, the German Jewish girl who followed her nah. Naturally, she tosses aside the ordinary looking synagogues on the second Shabbat following Simchat dream to become the first woman ordained as a rabbi. shoebox. Torah, when the cycle of reading the Torah begins “It was only a box after all, nothing more,” she says. anew. Who’s Got the Etrog? But on Yom Kippur, Shani finds the box hidden By Jane Kohuth behind stuffed animals and the next day crafts it into a Regina Persisted: An Untold Story Illustrated by Elis- sukkah. During Chanukah, a cat discovers the discard- By Sandy Eisenberg sambura ed box and uses it to stay warm in the winter. Season Sasso Kar-Ben, 32 pages to season, the box takes on a magical quality, turning Illustrated by Mar- Ages 4-8 up in new guises and with new uses throughout a geaux Lucas In this brightly year’s worth of Jewish holidays. Apples & Honey illustrated story The next Rosh Hashanah, when Shani’s father fills Press, 32 pages for Sukkot, Jane the box with a new pair of shoes – this time they are Ages 7-12 Kohuth weaves a blue – Shani is reminded of the year’s adventures. These days, when playful folk-like Hoffman’s colourful, animated illustrations draw North American tale told in simple in readers with vibrant energy. In one scene, as the kids attend syna- poetic verse. In family prepares the house for Passover, Shani is on a gogue during the her rural village in Uganda, under a bright and full stool cleaning a mirror and her dad is sweeping. It’s High Holidays, it’s milk-bowl moon, Auntie Sanyu is preparing for the refreshing to have a children’s story that depicts a not that unusual to fall harvest holiday when Jews build a hut called a father in everyday roles more commonly associated have a female rabbi sukkah where they eat, welcome guests, and some- with moms, like buying shoes for his kids and clean- leading Conserva- times even sleep. Kids follow Auntie Sanyu as she ing the house. tive, Reform and decorates her sukkah and places a lulav, the bunch Reconstructionist of green palm branches, and a bright yellow etrog, a Where’s the Potty services. Older kids may be fascinated to learn about lemon-like fruit, on a tray to be used in the holiday on This Ark? Regina Jonas, the German Jew who in 1935, against rituals by Auntie Sanyu’s animal guests. But Warthog By Kerry Olitzky many odds and strict gender roles, became the first loves the etrog so much, he doesn’t want to hand Illustrated by Abigail woman ordained as a rabbi. it over to the lion, parrots or giraffe. A young girl Tompkins In this illustrated biography, Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg named Sara intervenes. Kar-Ben, 24 pages Sasso traces how Jonas persisted until religious author- The story comes to life in Elissambura’s boldly Ages 1-4 ities finally allowed her to take the exam to become a coloured, striking collage-style illustrations. The back Even on Noah’s rabbi. Margeaux Lucas’ illustrations capture the period, page explains the history of the Ugandan Jewish com- Ark, the animals with drawings of Berlin life. Several scenes convey the munity called the Abayudaya, and a glossary explains need to use the young Regina as a kind of Disney-like Belle, greeting the sukkah and lulav, and terms like “Oy, vey!” potty. Young kids peddlers at the market, and clutching a book, day- will be delightfully dreaming, as she crosses the street. Shani’s Shoebox surprised with this inventive spin on the biblical story The afterword tells of the tragic ending of Jonas’ By Rinat Hoffman of Noah, from the Book of Genesis. As Noah and his life in 1944, how she was murdered in the Nazi Translated by Noga wife, Naamah, greet each of the animals onto the ark, death camp at Auschwitz. It would be nearly 40 Applebaum Naamah makes sure they are comfortable. years later until another woman, the American Sally Green Bean Books, “Be careful not to hit your head on the ceiling,” she Priesand, was ordained, in the Reform movement. 32 pages warns. Today there are nearly 1,000 women rabbis around Ages 4-8 The ark comes well designed, with big potties for the world, among them the book’s author, who Prepare to be the elephants and little ones for smaller friends. When herself was a trailblazer as the first woman to be enchanted! Shani’s a baby raccoon needs to use the bathroom, Mother ordained as a rabbi in the Reconstructionist move- Shoebox, a gently Hen patiently guides the young one to learn how. The ment. Rabbi Eisenberg Sasso also is the award-win- rhyming poem-sto- animals offer an empathetic lesson in taking care of ning author of the best-selling children’s book ry for Rosh Hasha- one’s body, complete with a prayer. And off they sail “God’s Paintbrush.”

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OVER September 3, 2018 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM 19 JET welcomes Rabbi Michael and Danielle Altonaga to its staff

BY LAUREN SHAPS tion and truth seeking. He wandered JET the wilderness of Yosemite as an Eagle ET (Jewish Education through Scout, trekked across Europe, and found Torah) is excited to welcome Rabbi meaning in Judaism when he arrived Michael and Danielle Altonaga to in Israel. After studying neuroscience – JOttawa. with a minor in video game design – at “We are thrilled to have the Altona- the University of Southern California, gas join the JET team. At a time when he devoted seven years to studying Jew- we are exploring new and exciting ideas ish wisdom at Aish HaTorah Yeshiva in for growth, they will be a welcome addi- Jerusalem, where he received rabbinic tion to our dedicated and passionate ordination. Rabbi Altonaga was a fre- staff,” said Ellie Greenberg, chair of the quent lecturer in the Essentials Program JET board. at Aish HaTorah and also studied with An important factor in the Altona- university-aged students, middle-aged gas’ decision to move to Ottawa was professionals and retirees. the opportunity to benefit from JET’s The Altonagas are the proud parents strength as a community outreach orga- of an adorable baby boy, Yosef. nization, with an emphasis on flexible Both Rabbi Michael and Danielle delivery, personal relationships and bring tremendous warmth, outstanding meaningful Jewish learning. teaching and speaking skills, a love of Danielle Altonaga grew up in Toron- people, and a passion to share their to and dreamed of becoming a famous love of Judaism. They will be living in actor. As ‘Danielle Miller,’ she played a Alta Vista and will be hosting, teach- lead role in the YTV series “Dark Ora- ing, and engaging in creative initiatives cle” and appeared on “Corner Gas.” to enhance programming and Jewish Danielle attended the University of education throughout the city. They are Toronto, graduating with a double major Rabbi Michael and Danielle Altonaga, seen with their son Yosef, have moved to Ottawa and excited to join the JET team and make in English and drama. While at univer- joined the JET staff. their contribution to the Ottawa Jewish sity, her dream evolved and she decided community. that she wanted to be a speaker and For more information about JET class- teacher – someone who would inspire at Hillel in Toronto, and then went to appeared in the Torah Live video, es and programs, or to attend JET’s High people to learn and grow. After receiving Israel to pursue deeper Jewish learning. “The Power of Words.” Holiday services with the Altonagas, her teaching degree from York Univer- She performed stand-up comedy on the Rabbi Michael Altonaga grew up in contact JET at [email protected] or sity, she worked in student engagement Jerusalem theatre scene, and recently California with a passion for explora- 613-695-4800. The future of Israel lies in the Negev Since its founding in 1969, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel's youngest and most dynamic university, is flourishing and fulfilling David Ben-Gurion's prophetic words, "The future of Israel lies in the Negev". With 20,000 students in five campuses, BGU is a world- class university and research centre. It is the heart of the Negev, the engine that drives economic growth and social progress in Israel's south. In honour of Rosh Hashanah CANADIAN ASSOCIATES OF and the new school year, please donate to the BGU Ben-Gurion University Scholarship Fund. of the Negev Israel’s Nation Building University

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The women ascend a narrow path “There are virtually no sources of from this town of several hundred resi- employment, it’s a graying community dents in northern Azerbaijan to its vast and its long-term viability is uncertain,” cemetery. It’s an annual procession on Bram said. Tisha B’Av, the Jewish day of mourning He says the Tisha B’Av tradition gives for the destruction of the ancient Tem- the community “a lot of strength,” but ples in Jerusalem. it’s not enough to counterbalance the At the cemetery, each woman sits effects of a major depletion in the ranks next to a loved one’s grave – usually of the community that had 8,000 mem- a husband or child, but sometimes a bers 30 years ago. parent or sibling. She sings mournful- “Visit after Tisha B’Av and the High ly for hours in Juhuri, a dying Jewish Holy Days,” Bram said, “and sadly you’ll language made up of Farsi and Hebrew see a ghost town.” with Aramaic and Turkic influences that CNAAN LIPHSHIZ That hardly seems the case in the is spoken only by the Mountain Jews of Women mourn their relatives at the cemetery overlooking the Jewish town of Krasnaiya Sloboda days around Tisha B’Av. In the town’s the Caucasus. in northern Azerbaijan on Tisha B’Av. four Jewish-owned cafés, dozens of Hundreds perform the ritual each Jewish men play backgammon while year; some travel halfway across the sipping strong black tea from small glass world to attend. It is a testament to how artifacts collected from throughout the a memorial. cups, filtering the hot liquid through a Krasnaiya Sloboda’s Mountain Jews have Caucasus, including ritual objects, docu- “The demographic trajectory isn’t sugar cube clenched between their front endured for about a millennium since ments and other evidence of the Jewish promising,” said Chen Bram, an anthro- teeth. Persian Jews established the town with life that thrived here for centuries on pologist from Hebrew University and On Tisha B’Av, which this year fell the blessing of a local Muslim ruler. the border between Europe and Asia. Hadassah Academic College who has on July 22, the main Seven Dome Syn- Next year, the community hopes to But amid growing emigration by Jews researched Mountain Jews for decades. agogue, which is located around the strengthen its sense of identity even fur- from the rural and impoverished area, “I hope this new museum doesn’t corner from the new museum, is packed ther with the opening in town of a mul- some locals and experts on the com- eventually become a monument for an with male worshippers. timillion-dollar Mountain Jews museum. munity fear for its long-term viability extinct community.” They had gathered at the square in Spearheaded by a wealthy expatriate liv- and that of its language – and that the Estimates as to how many Jews are front of the 19th century wooden shul ing in Moscow, the museum will feature museum will be less a living tribute than living in Krasnaiya Sloboda range from See Mountain Jews on page 24 September 3, 2018 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM 21 PJ Library families spend Junior Day at Camp B’nai Brith BY ABIGAIL GREENBERG CAMP B’NAI BRITH OF OTTAWA hirty families from Ottawa enjoyed a day of sun and fun, August 5, at Camp B’nai Brith of Ottawa (CBB)’s annual Junior Day. TThe Junior Day program, a CBB partnership with PJ Library, is open to all Jewish families with children between three and six years of age. Families have an opportunity to see the camp in action and potential campers get a sneak peak of what CBB Ottawa is all about. “Junior Day gets kids and parents excited about the idea of camp,” says CBB Associate Director Cindy Presser Benedek. “It takes away some of the stress associated with being away from home for the first time, and the families have a great time.” The day began with a round of freeze dance, led by the CBB dance staff, followed by a sing-a-long with the music staff. Next, it was over to Landsports for some soccer and football and then a Three PJ Library campers ready to experience a day in the life of a camper on Junior Day at CBB, August 5. competitive game of ga-ga ball. While campers were out exploring all the camp has to offer, parents had a CBB guests took a dip in CBB’s Olympic-sized enjoyed a barbecue and left sporting tour from Ottawa parent volunteer Hana pool and then headed to the beach for their new CBB of Ottawa T-shirts. Shusterman and an information session canoeing and boat rides. The afternoon For more information on CBB – with Cindy, who answered questions and included chalk art, bubbles, arts and including next summer’s PJ Library Families enjoy a boat ride on CBB’s waterfront gave a snapshot of a summer at CBB. crafts, and the camper’s favourite, canteen. Junior Day – contact Cindy Benedek at during Junior Day for PJ Library families, August 5. After a mac and cheese lunch, our Before heading home, everyone [email protected].

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The other area of significance in my view is the uni- how to be a better person. www.311-214Viewmount.com Coming from a generation that was an integral part There are many ways to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, of the fabric of the Jewish community, I often struggle versity campus. Here in Ottawa, Rabbi Chaim Boyarsky from huge family dinners to attending synagogue ser- CARLINGTON $239,000 to determine how we can engage young people these of the Chabad Student Network reaches out to stu- vices to eating apples and honey. days. Stephanie’s thoughts and opinions highlight dents offering home hospitality, Shabbat dinners, and Bright 3 bedroom + 2 bath semi-detached social functions. There is no better time to reinforce In the spirit of change, here is a list of our favourite bungalow with hardwood floors, fully finished several of the issues our community must deal with activities that are great to do with young kids around including opening the Soloway Jewish Community Jewish roots and values than when young people are Rosh Hashanah time. Try out one: If all goes well, you lower level, updated shingles and more! Centre (SJCC) on Saturdays; the costs of synagogue searching for identity. could have a new family tradition. www.jeffgreenberg.realtor membership and participating in Jewish activities; Being Jewish isn’t easy. But it can be fun, enriching and rewarding. Let’s work on making it more accessi- BYWARD MARKET $229,000 choices in Jewish education – just to name a few. APPLE PICKING Apple picking at an orchard is a fun activity for young children aroundWhen Rosh Hashanah Stephanie time. first wrote about the dilemma of ble, more affordable, and more inviting. Make it a pri- It’s traditional to eat apples and honey on Rosh Immediate occupancy! West facing open sending her child to a program on Saturday elsewhere ority to respond and act on Stephanie’s queries. Hashanah to symbolize a sweet New Year. Rather than yourconcept pediatrician two bed but condo honey w/twois usually full not baths! recommend Five - throughoutthan the SJCC, the I rest was of disappointed the year. Why that round? no one Because from just picking up apples at the grocery store, take the ed appliancesfor infants less included! thanSOLD one Insuite year old.) Laundry! Move thethe yearSJCC is reached a circle. out If you’ve in a public never way made to respond.challah before, I Alyce Baker kids to the nearest pick-your-own apple orchard and in ready! The price is right it’sbelieve like manythe time other has bread come recipes to open – theyou SJCC get to doors punch on let them see where apples really come from. 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Mountain Jews: Krasnaya Sloboda represents ‘a kind of last shtetl’ Continued from page 20 their culture. synagogue to make a phone call on Shabbat in viola- and chatted while waiting for the caretaker to open Preserving the heritage has been a longstanding tion of traditional customs for the day of rest. the building. Then they removed their shoes and objective for Zacharayev, who founded STMEGI. He has Ashurov replaced Elazar Nisimov, 35, a shochet and stepped barefoot into the carpeted interior – a custom donated millions of dollars toward opening a yeshiva yeshiva graduate who served as the town’s rabbi for that resembles the behaviour of Muslims at a mosque. and a mikvah in Krasnaiya Sloboda. several years following the retirement of his predeces- Many believe it is a result of centuries of coexistence in He and other expatriates also funnel what in local sor. Like thousands of other Mountain Jews, Nisimov Azerbaijan, a majority Shiite country. terms is a fortune toward maintaining urban infra- now lives in Moscow. Another similarity is the absence of women. As with structure for the community, where most members are Mordechayev is collecting exhibits for the muse- many mosques across the Muslim world, women are low-income pensioners. Krasnaiya Sloboda has paved um from around the Caucasus. One of them is a 19th welcome in synagogue here only on special occasions, roads and a storm-proof electric grid that make for a century prayer shawl whose corners feature thick red according to the community’s rabbi, Tsadok Ashurov. striking juxtaposition with Quba, the ramshackle Mus- patches, a modification that allowed it to be used as a His Orthodox synagogue doesn’t even have a women’s lim-majority town that lies opposite Krasnaiya Sloboda chuppah, a Jewish wedding canopy. section. across the polluted Gudiyalchay River. The museum will also feature a 19th century horse- At around noon on Tisha B’Av, the men leave the Yet despite this help and influx of visitors on Tisha drawn carriage and dozens of documents, including synagogue, reunite with female relatives and ascend B’Av, Krasnaiya Sloboda’s future is far from certain, ketubot, Jewish wedding contracts. the mountain to the cemetery, where the women according to Bram, the anthropologist. The collection’s undisputed jewel is the so-called assume the central role. Take Hanko Nurayev, 72. He returns each year on Slashed Book – a disfigured copy of the Bible. Accord- As they wail, the men stand silently in the scorch- Tisha B’Av to the house he inherited here from his ing to legend, a Krasnaiya Sloboda rabbi used the book ing sun at a respectful distance. Some women thump grandfather, but lives with his family in New York. to shield himself from the sword of a Muslim general their chests repeatedly while weeping in a trance-like “I want to trade this old house for an apartment in when the general’s army took over northern Azerbai- lament called “girye” in Juhuri over the graves of rela- New York or Tel Aviv,” he said. “Do you know anyone jan several centuries ago. tives who died decades ago. interested in such a deal?” “The general was horrified at what he’d done Among the hundreds of visitors are mourners who Mordechayev is well aware of the depletion and and feared divine retribution, so he let the Jews stay travelled from their homes in Russia, Israel and North hopes the new museum will draw Israeli and other unharmed to atone for his actions,” Mordechayev said, America to visit their relatives’ graves. tourists from Baku, the Azeri capital about 100 miles recounting the legend. “You probably haven’t seen anything like this away. Tourism from Israel has increased dramatically The legend around the book goes to the heart of the before,” David Mordechayev, an executive and jour- in Azerbaijan, which has five weekly flights from Israel. tradition of mutual respect between Muslims and Jews nalist for STMEGI, the Moscow-based foundation of “When we put this place on the touristic map, doz- here. Anti-Semitic incidents are unheard of and men Mountain Jews, told JTA on the road leading to the ens of tourists will come here every day,” Mordechayev wearing kippot or other Jewish attire attract little to no cemetery. A sinuous narrow route, it gets so crowd- said. “That’s opportunities for guesthouses, hotels, taxi attention on the street. ed with visitors on Tisha B’Av that a long traffic jam drivers, guides. It’ll provide jobs to community mem- Like many of the artifacts that Mordechayev is after, develops there. bers.” the book was sold to antique dealers at a vastly lower To Mordechayev and other activists working to doc- Without employment there is little hope of Krasnai- price than its market value. Rabbi Avraham Yisrael ument Krasnaiya Sloboda’s Jewish heritage, it under- ya Sloboda remaining a Jewish town, said Ashurov, a Freilich from Israel, who ran Judaica Jerusalem, in the scores how Mountain Jews from across the world care Mountain Jew from Russia who STMEGI hired in 2016 early 2000s sold it to Elia Ilizarov, a Mountain Jew who passionately about the roots of their distinct group. to serve as the town’s rabbi. lives in Russia, for $250,000, according to Mordecha- The community is so old and remote that it predates Ashurov runs a yeshiva where he teaches Jewish yev. Ilizarov agreed to have the book displayed at the the Jewish people’s division into Sephardic and Ash- studies to young boys and girls, “but also extra math museum’s opening; a replica will remain there perma- kenazic traditions. Mountain Jews have their own and English classes to give them what they need in the nently. language, distinct customs and unique style of reading world, so they can find employment, be it in Russia or Mordechayev is also collecting Juhuri dictionaries. from the Torah. Israel or here,” he said. “That’s the main concern and The new museum aims to build the world’s largest This awareness is also behind the construction of the main reason the young are leaving this place.” Juhuri library to facilitate research that may allow for the new museum by German Zacharayev, a village The town has a shochet, a Jew trained in the kosher the preservation of the language, which is spoken by native and now one of Russia’s wealthiest individuals. slaughter of animals. Nevertheless, many residents about 100,000 people worldwide. A three-story former synagogue, the museum sched- shop at local butcher shops, considering halal meat There’s a catch, though. uled to open next year will be the world’s first building sufficient for their needs. Local Jews are not a very “Juhuri never had an agreed-upon alphabet,” Mor- devoted to the preservation of Mountain Jews and observant bunch, with many of them stepping out of dechayev said. Some write it with Cyrillic letters, others use Azeri ones and still others transcribe it in Hebrew letters. “We hope that concentrating all these books here will facilitate research, digitization and maybe stan- dardization,” he said. Krasnaiya Sloboda has “an enormous potential for tourism, including educational tourism, not only from We wish the Israel,” Bram said. “It’s the world’s last traditional Jew- ish settlement in a rural area, a kind of last shtetl.” entire community He said the community’s uniqueness could appeal to all denominations of Judaism. a healthy, meaningful and “It can become an important educational centre and a must-go destination for world Jewry,” Bram said. sweet 5779 There are preliminary signs that this is already happening. On Tisha B’Av this year, several dozen yeshiva students from Moscow traveled to Krasnai- May it be a year filled with ya Sloboda – the first such visit by a yeshiva in the Best wishes town’s history. exciting programming! for a peaceful and happy New Year The visit resonated powerfully with 20-year-old Yis- rael Lazar, the son of Russian Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar, who joined the yeshiva students as their counsellor. Merrilee Fullerton, MPP “For someone like me, who grew up reading about visit: www.aja50plus.ca Kanata-Carleton the shtetls and Jewish towns that existed before the 613-599-3000 • [email protected] Holocaust, this place is simply unbelievable,” he told JTA. “It’s like traveling 100 years back in time.” September 3, 2018 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM 25 Expand the Circle: Reaching out to interfaith families BY PAMELA ROSENBERG The goal of the program is to pro- will facilitate comfortable participation SJCC. Similar programs are taking place SOLOWAY JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTRE vide a welcoming forum for families in Jewish life for interfaith families by throughout North America. he Soloway Jewish Community to explore Jewish traditions that will helping them learn about customs and Expand the Circle is an opportunity Centre (SJCC), in partnership ultimately lead them to become more connecting them with similar families. for families to talk and learn from each with the Jewish Federation of engaged in Jewish communal life. “Federation’s goals are to find ways other and to access resources the com- Ottawa and PJ Library, is launch- “Interfaith families are part of the Jew- to build the Jewish community and to munity might provide, such as books Ting a new program this fall designed ish community and want to know how expand outwards, to open more doors about interfaith families, primers on specifically for interfaith families. we can serve them better. Their needs to welcome people in, and also to con- festivals and religious observances, and Expand the Circle welcomes families may differ somewhat from other Jewish nect people to Jewish life and to each opportunities for children to explore and couples of mixed faiths into a series families. They have to negotiate two cul- other,” said Federation Vice-President of their Jewish heritage. of guided discussions and activities tures and need to feel welcome at com- Community Building Sarah Beutel. “The Expand the Circle will meet monthly about Jewish beliefs and rituals. munity and religious events,” said Miska. Expand the Circle program is exactly from October to June. “This initiative matters because inter- Leveraging the success of Federation’s that – making Jewish life more accessi- For more information about Expand marriage can be construed as a Jewish PJ Library program, which provides ble and welcoming for more people.” the Circle, or to become involved, family lost or a Jewish family found. We free Jewish-themed books and music Expand the Circle is funded by Jew- contact Maxine Miska at intend to promote the latter,’ said SJCC to young children, and the experience ish Federations of North America via [email protected] or 613-798-9818, Assistant Executive Director Maxine Miska. and reach of the SJCC, Expand the Circle the Jewish Federation of Ottawa to the ext. 263. Musica Ebraica celebrates chai year BY MINDA WERSHOF MUSICA EBRAICA usica Ebraica has reached a milestone! We are celebrating our 18th year – our chai year – of bringing Jewish choral music to its audiences in Ottawa and beyond. We are excited to sing for you this special year. Musica Ebraica was established in the summer of 2001 by a small Mgroup of dedicated singers who loved Jewish music in all its incarnations. The choir thrives on the riches of the music we sing and the joy we bring to the audience. We have musically travelled to Renaissance Italy with Solomone Rossi, to mid-19th century Berlin with Louis Lewandowski, to Calcutta to sing the songs of the Jews who lived there, to 1900s Provence, along with new contemporary pieces from Israel and North America – including commissioned pieces by Ottawa composers. The coming season will feature two concerts. The first will be a Chanukah celebration on the first night of Chanukah, Sunday, December 2, 7 pm, at Kehillat Beth Israel (KBI). We are delighted that Cantor Jason Green of KBI will be joining the festivities. Our closing concert in early June will be a walk down memory lane, with favourites from the archives and perhaps a new piece or two to mark the occasion. Saeideh Rajabsadeh is the new conductor of Musica Ebraica. Our new conductor is Saeideh Rajabsadeh, a recent graduate of the University of Ottawa’s school of music, a young and enthusiastic musical director and singer. Contact Saeideh Rajabsadeh at [email protected] or Minda Wershof at Sharing the music and singing the melodies and harmonies are important to [email protected] for more information. Musica Ebraica. If you can read music, or learn it quickly, love to learn history, and Eighteen years, and going strong. Who would have imagined it? L’chaim on our enjoy the camaraderie of group activities, you can find a place with Musica Ebraica. chai year! Shana Tova

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High Holiday Feature Nine things you may not know about Yom Kippur (My Jewish Learning via JTA) – Yom Kip- meal eaten before beginning the fast is pur, the Day of Atonement, starts this supposed to be large and festive, fol- year at sundown on Tuesday, September lowing the Talmudic dictum that it is 18. Traditionally one of the most sombre a mitzvah (commandment) to eat on days on the Jewish calendar, it’s known the eve of Yom Kippur, just as it is a for fasting and repentance – not to men- mitzvah to fast on Yom Kippur itself. tion caffeine withdrawal headaches. However, eating extra food – particularly However, the holiday has some less- in one last-minute feast – does not help er-known associations as well. to keep you going for 24 hours, says Dr. Tzvi Dwolatzky of Israel’s Rambam The word “scapegoat” originates in Health Care Campus. He suggests eating 1 an ancient Yom Kippur ritual. Jews small amounts of carbohydrates (bread, historically have been popular scape- potato, rice, pasta), some protein (fish, goats – blamed for an array of ills not chicken) and fruit. of their creation. But, and we’re not kidding, they really do deserve blame On Yom Kippur in 1940, London’s (or credit) for the term scapegoat. In 7 Jews kept calm and carried on. In Leviticus 16:8 (in the Torah portion Ach- the midst of the Battle of Britain, the rei Mot), the High Priest is instructed relentless Nazi bombardment of London on Yom Kippur to lay his hands upon that began in September 1940, the city’s

a goat while confessing the sins of the ILIA YEFIMOVICH/GETTY IMAGES synagogues went on with their Yom entire community – and then to throw Orthodox Jewish girls performing the kapparot ceremony in Jerusalem, Oct. 10, 2016. Kippur services. According to JTA, while the animal off a cliff. air raid warnings “twice disturbed” the morning services on October 12, 1940, Another animal ritual, swinging States: one by traditional Jews claim- mal welfare than with religious integrity. “most synagogues carried on regardless” 2a chicken around one’s head, has ing their right to perform it was being and a “large proportion of the men sparked considerable controversy, and abridged by the government and another Yom Kippur once was a big match- attending services wore uniforms of the not just from animal-rights activists. by animal-rights activists. Centuries ear- 3 making day. The Talmud states that various forces.” In 2015, the kapparot ritual, in which a lier, the ritual drew criticism from nota- both Yom Kippur and Tu B’Av (often chicken is symbolically invested with ble sages like the Ramban (13th century) described as the Jewish Valentine’s Day) Yom Kippur’s Kol Nidre services are a person’s sins and then slaughtered, and Rabbi Joseph Caro (16th century), were the most joyous days of the year, 8 the only night of the Jewish calen- spurred two lawsuits in the United whose objections had less to do with ani- when women would wear white gowns dar when a prayer shawl is worn for and dance in the vineyards chanting evening prayers. According to the late “Young man, lift up your eyes and see Rabbi Louis Jacobs, the tallit is worn what you choose for yourself. Do not set during Kol Nidre as “a token of special your eyes on beauty, but set your eyes reverence for the holy day.” It is tradi- on a good family.” Given the aforemen- tional to wear a tallit or a white garment tioned caffeine headaches and the diffi- for the entire holiday, with the colour culty of making a decision on an empty white symbolizing both our spiritual stomach, we’re glad this particular tradi- purity and our removing ourselves from tion is no more. the vanities of the material world. Many people actually wear a white robe called Food and drink are not the only a kittel. 4 things Jews abstain from on Yom Kippur. Other traditional no-nos on A Virginia rabbi’s pro-civil rights Yom Kippur include bathing, wear- 9movement sermon on Yom Kippur ing perfume or lotions, having sexual in 1958 riled up local segregationists relations and wearing leather shoes. and sparked fears of an anti-Semitic The less-than-attractive aroma result- backlash. JTA reported that Virginia’s ing from the first two restrictions (not Defenders of State Sovereignty group to mention the romantic restrictions demanded that local Jews “move imposed by the third) may explain why quickly to refute and condemn” Rabbi the day ceased to be an occasion for Emmet Frank of Alexandria’s Temple finding true love. Beth El for his sermon criticizing the state’s “massive resistance” to school In Israel, Yom Kippur is the most desegregation and said that if he had 5 bike-friendly day of the year. intended to destroy Christian-Jewish Although many Israelis are secular, and relations, “he could not have been more there is no law on the books forbidding effective.” While a “leading member” driving on Yom Kippur, virtually all the of the Reform temple reportedly said a country’s Jews avoid their cars on this “considerable” number of congregants day. With only the occasional emergen- worried Frank’s stand “might result in cy vehicle on the road, bikers of all ages increased anti-Semitism,” others “sided can be seen pedaling, even on major with the rabbi, holding that he held a highways. spiritual and moral duty to speak out for social justice.” The congregation stood Eating a big meal before the holiday by Frank, and the Washington Post pub- 6 begins will make your fast harder lished an editorial calling him a “coura- rather than easier. Traditionally, the geous clergyman.” September 3, 2018 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM 27

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September 3, 2018 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM 29 In West Bank settlements, the housing market is booming BY BEN SALES Efrat, real estate agent Yaniv Gabbay OFRA, West Bank (JTA) – Growing up said as the prospect of a Palestinian in a Jerusalem apartment, Aaron Lipkin state – and corresponding settlement used to marvel at the two-story houses evacuation – becomes more and more that he would see on weekend drives distant, Israelis feel increasingly com- with his parents. fortable investing in West Bank proper- It made little difference to him that ty. Another townhouse in this develop- those houses were in Israeli West Bank ment sold for 2 million shekels, about settlements. A religious Zionist, he sees $550,000 US, in 2016, before it was built. no problem living in the territory that This five-bedroom unit on the corner the international community views as was going for 2.6 million shekels as of occupied. May. So when he and his wife went house In an Instagram Q&A on August 20, hunting in Jerusalem 19 years ago and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu couldn’t find anything in their price said, “I can promise you that no set- range, they ventured north to this settlements in the Land of Israel will be tlement. Ever since, they have lived evacuated.” there in the two-story house of Lipkin’s “Planting that type of money into a dreams. property in Efrat, they’re not as nervous A generation later, Lipkin is facing about what’s going to happen to their the same problem. His kids want to money,” Gabbay said. “They know there BEN SALES/JTA move back to Ofra – but now it, too, is Aaron Lipkin and his wife bought a home in the West Bank settlement of Ofra in 2000 for the are a lot of people putting money into unaffordable. Lipkin bought his house 2018 equivalent of $200,000 US. Similar houses now sell for twice as much. this area, in terms of where Efrat sits in 2000 for 550,000 shekels (about today in the political climate.” $200,000 US in 2018 dollars, correcting Israel’s right wing is also increas- for inflation). Now he sees houses the more like Israel in yet another way: pushed annexation of so-called consen- ing the country’s settlement building. same size in Ofra sell for at least 1.5 mil- The country’s festering housing crisis, sus settlements like Efrat – those that According to Peace Now, a left wing lion shekels, or $411,000 US. which has seen home prices balloon for most Israelis assume will remain part of Israeli NGO that monitors settlement In fewer than 20 years, in other a decade, is moving across the Green the country under any future scenario – activity, the number of construction words, the price of housing in the settle- Line. The safer settlements feel, the for years. starts in the settlements was 17 per cent ment has doubled. more their home prices rise to meet the Israel’s right wing, pro-settlement above the annual average in 2017. “We’re not sorry for a second when national average. government has also had an impact On August 22, Israel announced the we think about the price of the house, According to a November 2016 paper on the market. As he walked through advancement of construction plans for the ease of buying it,” Lipkin, the by the Shoresh Institute, a research an empty corner townhouse for sale in See West Bank on page 31 spokesperson for Ofra and a tour guide, group in Israel, housing construction in told JTA while sitting in a chair in the the settlements did not keep up with corner of his spacious living room. population growth. An October 2016 “Today we’re shaking from fear. We have paper by Israel’s Center for Political five kids and we have no idea how our Economics found that the number of JET High kids will buy their own house without average monthly salaries needed to buy becoming enslaved to a crazy mortgage.” a home in the settlements rose from Since the Lipkins moved across Isra- 87 in 2003 to 152 in 2015. That’s only 10 Holiday el’s pre-1967 borders, or the Green Line, paycheques less than the national aver- hundreds of thousands of Israelis have age of 162. Services followed their lead. In 2000, there were “There’s no concern that this invest- at the NCSY Centre fewer than 200,000 settlers living in the ment is risky because of the location of West Bank, excluding eastern Jerusalem, our community,” said Miri Maoz-Ova- 261 Centrepointe Drive according to B’Tselem, a left-wing Israeli dia, a spokesperson for the Binyamin organization. Now the number is closer Regional Council, a local authority that to 400,000. Moreover, home prices are governs central West Bank settlements. rising accordingly. “The concern is that the longer we wait, Warm and Welcoming User Friendly Service Many of the settlers are ideological the prices will only go up. It’s slower, Sweet Table Kiddush – committed to the principle of Jews liv- but it’s happening and we can see it.” Inspiring Explanations before Shofar ing in what they call Judea and Samaria Like Lipkin, Maoz-Ovadia has a and Israel retaining control of the area. professional interest in talking up the FREE Family Shofar However, others were drawn by the settlement housing market. And for her, Rosh Hashanah Blowing Service quality of life offered by settlements – too, it’s personal. A year and a half ago, Mon. & Tues., Sept 10 &11 Thursday, September 21 larger houses, more green space and she and her husband bought a fixer-up- 8:30 a.m. 5:00 pm intimate communities. per house with a yard in Kochav Yaakov, (Shofar Blowing – 10:45) Child and Parent friendly program. The Israeli government has also facili- another far-flung settlement an hour’s Light Supper tated that comfort, building access roads drive from Jerusalem, for 1.1 million Yom Kippur that avoid Palestinian areas and increas- shekels. Now the same houses are sell- Tuesday Night, Sept 18th ing the number of bus lines that go ing for 1.5 million. Kol Nidre - 6:45 p.m $54 Rosh Hashanah Services directly to the settlements. 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West Bank: Quality-of-life concerns and ideology blur in settlements Continued from page 29 1,000 more housing units in the West they revealed their salaries and said they Bank. wanted to live in the central Israeli city “Even if God knows how many peo- of Modiin. A few months ago, they were ple want to buy in a certain area, all of a able to buy a five-bedroom apartment for sudden you’ve built up two new moun- slightly more than $300,000 US in Karnei tains worth of property,” Gabbay said. Shomron, a settlement with a large “There’s supply that’s started to catch English-speaking, or Anglo, population. up with the demand, but the demand “Real estate in the territories was hasn’t waned.” really risky and we didn’t know we Meanwhile, Palestinians living in wanted to settle here,” Shatsky said. “As Area C, the area of the West Bank fully we got better jobs, the target kept mov- administered by Israel, have long pro- ing farther and farther away. Actually, tested that they can’t build any houses Modiin sounded very interesting to me, or infrastructure. but it was knocked off the table because “Area C has been allocated for the it wasn’t affordable. A lot of Anglo com- benefit of Israeli settlements or the munities are in places that aren’t afford- Israeli military, at the expense of Pales- able. That definitely [was] a significant tinian communities,” according to the factor in ending up here.” United Nations Office for the Coordi- Lipkin said that after living in the nation of Humanitarian Affairs. “This settlements for a while, the differences impedes the development of adequate between quality-of-life concerns and ide- housing, infrastructure and livelihoods ology blur. With right-wing politicians in Palestinian communities, and has BEN SALES/JTA frequently calling for some form of set- significant consequences for the entire A housing development in the Israeli West Bank settlement of Efrat, a bedroom community tlement annexation, Israel is doing more West Bank population.” outside Jerusalem. to absorb the settlements than to leave Hagit Ofran, who heads Peace Now’s them. In the meantime, more Israelis Settlement Watch project, said the main keep moving in. problem facing any potential settlement to living deep in the West Bank. will respect the Knesset’s decision.” “You have people who come for qual- evacuation is the sheer number of res- “The challenge Israelis will have in A few settlers in the northern West ity of life, and after 18 years they’ll tell idents who live in isolated settlements. a peace agreement is evacuating thou- Bank said quality of life was the driving you ‘it’s the Land of Israel and we need She is less worried about Israelis who sands of families and it will cost money, factor in bringing them to the territory. to settle it,’” Lipkin said. “I don’t have move to the West Bank for quality-of-life and take time, and pain the heart, even When Miriam Shatsky and her husband a drop of worry about evacuation. I see reasons than the tens of thousands of if people agree to fight the settlers in were looking to buy a home recently, a that Judea and Samaria is part of the ideological settlers who are committed this,” Ofran said. “Most of the settlers mortgage agent laughed at them after State of Israel.”

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ottawa jewish bulletin | Section 2 Shana Tova 5779! Finkelstein Chabad Jewish Centre set to open in downtown Ottawa

BY MATTHEW HORWOOD what Rabbi Boyarsky was doing to help ttawa’s downtown core will Jewish students. soon have a multi-function “I went to his house a couple times, Chabad centre, thanks to the and every time it was packed with stu- efforts of Shopify COO Harley dents,” Finkelstein said. “I was amazed OFinkelstein, his wife Lindsay, and Rabbi by this man who had no connection to Chaim Boyarsky, co-director of the Ottawa or the law school, and yet he Chabad Student Network. moved here to support the Ottawa Jew- The Finkelstein Chabad Jewish Cen- ish community.” tre, which will be located at 254 Friel “At that time I had little money, but Street, will include a synagogue, library, I told Rabbi Chaim, ‘Look, if I can ever commercial kitchen, student lounge, and afford to, I want to help you build a real guest suites. The building at the address synagogue,’” Finkelstein said. is being renovated to suit the needs of In 2017, Finkelstein called Rabbi the Chabad community. Boyarsky to say he was in a position to Immediate plans are to have the help build a centre in downtown Ottawa building ready to host services this High where Jewish students from the Univer- Holiday season. sity of Ottawa, Carleton University and Finkelstein donated $500,000 for Algonquin College could congregate. the centre, and he and Rabbi Boyarsky “I felt strongly that this was the right raised nearly $1 million in donations, time to do it,” he said. bringing the total funding for the Fin- Speaking with the Ottawa Jewish kelstein Chabad Jewish Centre to almost Bulletin, Finkelstein pointed out that $1.5 million. there hasn’t been a major synagogue Finkelstein first met Rabbi Boyarsky in downtown Ottawa since 2015, while attending law school at the Uni- “which is insane, because we are a G7 Lindsay (left) and Harley Finkelstein worked with Rabbi Chaim Boyarsky to ensure Finkelstein versity of Ottawa in 2005 and said he capital.” Chabad Jewish Centre comes to fruition in downtown Ottawa. was “very touched and inspired” by See Chabad on page 37

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September 3, 2018 34 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM How the cast of a new ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ production learned Yiddish in only a month

BY JOSEFIN DOLSTEN miered in 1964, is based on “Tevye and NEW YORK (JTA) – The National Yid- His Daughters,” a series of stories by the dish Theatre Folksbiene’s new produc- Yiddish writer Sholem Aleichem. Creat- tion of “Fiddler on the Roof” enacts a ed by Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick and familiar story in an unfamiliar language. Joseph Stein, the musical tells the story The actors sing about joy and hardship, of a poor dairy farmer living in the Rus- and argue about the importance of tra- sian town of Anatevka at the start of the dition, in the language their characters 20th century as he grapples with tradi- would have spoken in the Old Country. tion and the ways his daughters choose However, before rehearsals started to defy it. in June, the majority of them had no As part of the auditions for Folksbi- experience with the language. Of the 26 ene’s production, actors had to prove cast members, only three spoke Yiddish that they would be able to learn Yiddish fluently. Another nine had some experi- quickly. Those called in for auditions ence with the mama loshen, but every- were given 24 hours to memorize a one had just a month to memorize the recording of a song in the language. entire script. From the 2,500 applications, 26 actors The result is extraordinary, giving were chosen for the production. audience members a new experience Once the cast was chosen, each mem- and new understanding of one of Broad- ber received a recording of his or her way’s best-loved musicals. (For those lines and songs in Yiddish in addition to who don’t speak Yiddish, there are private language coaching. supertitles in English and Russian.) “It was very tedious, and it continues The show was originally scheduled to VICTOR NECHAY/PROPERPIX every day,” Zalmen Mlotek, Folksbiene’s Steven Skybel (centre) as Tevye and ensemble in the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene’s close on September 2, but the run has Production of “Fiddler on the Roof.” artistic director, told JTA. “We give little been extended in New York City until notes here and there because while they October 25 (there are no performances know what they’re saying, of course on Shabbat or Jewish holidays). the first time the musical is being per- mounted in Israel in 1965 and in Mon- sometimes the accent isn’t quite right.” This production of “Fiddler on the formed in Yiddish in the United States. treal in 2004. Members of the cast include Emmy Roof” – or “Fidler Afn Dakh” – marks Previous Yiddish productions were “Fiddler on the Roof,” which pre- See Fiddler on page 50 September 3, 2018 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM 35 Ben Kingsley carried a photo of Elie Wiesel with him while filming ‘Operation Finale’

BY NAOMI PFEFFERMAN August 29 and focuses on the Holocaust LOS ANGELES (JTA) – Asked about why architect’s capture – the actor jumped he was keen to portray Nazi criminal at the chance. Just as he famously car- Adolf Eichmann in the new film “Oper- ried a picture of Anne Frank during the ation Finale,” Ben Kingsley describes the filming of “Schindler’s List,” he carried traumatic childhood incident in which a photo of Wiesel during the filming of he first learned about the Holocaust. “Operation Finale.” The 74-year-old British actor was “Every day as promised, I looked at then in grammar school and at home a picture of Elie that I carried in my alone when he turned on a documen- pocket and said ‘I’m doing this for you,’” tary about the liberation of the Ber- Kingsley said. gen-Belsen concentration camp. “Operation Finale” tells the story of “I remember my heart stopped beat- Peter Malkin and other Mossad agents ing for a while,” Kingsley, who is not who covertly hunted and captured Eich- Jewish but believes he may have some mann hiding in Argentina and brought Jewish relatives on his mother’s side, him to Israel for trial in 1961, where he said in a telephone interview. “I nearly was ultimately executed. The heart of passed out. And I have been indelibly the story is the cat-and-mouse game connected to the Holocaust ever since.” between Malkin (played by Oscar Isaac) His connection was even more and Eichmann, both of whom were mas- enhanced when he asked his grand- ter manipulators, according to the film’s VALERIA FLORINI/METRO GOLDWYN MAYER PICTURES mother about the atrocities, and she Ben Kingsley stars as Adolf Eichmann in “Operation Finale.” director, Chris Weitz (“About a Boy” and said, “Hitler was right” to have killed “A Better Life”). Jews. “Each one is trying to convince the “I went into deep shock and was film “Murderers Among Us”; the Jewish friends with Holocaust survivor, activist other of something,” Weitz said in a unable to counter her,” Kingsley said. accountant Itzhak Stern in “Schindler’s and author Elie Wiesel. Not long before telephone interview. “Malkin wanted to “But something must have clicked in my List”; and Anne Frank’s father in a 2001 Wiesel’s death in 2016, the actor vowed convince Eichmann to sign a paper indi- innermost soul that said ‘Grandmother, ABC miniseries. He also won an Acad- to him, “the next time I walk onto a cating that he was willing to go to trial I will make you eat your words. I will emy Award for his turn as the titular film set that is appropriate to your story, in Jerusalem. And Eichmann is trying pay you back for that. You have not dis- Indian independence leader in 1982’s I will dedicate my performance to you.” out various defences that he will eventu- torted or poisoned my mind.’” “Gandhi.” So, when Kingsley was offered the ally use in Israeli court. So in that regard Kingsley went on to portray the Nazi During research for his Sho- Eichmann role in “Operation Finale” there is the subterfuge of the escaped hunter Simon Wiesenthal in the HBO ah-themed films, Kingsley became close after Wiesel’s death – a film that opened See Kingsley on page 38

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Rosh Hashanah Recipes DESSERT: EASY APPLE PIE COOKIES This recipe comes from Try something new this New Year Sheri Silver, who always knows just how to make BY SHANNON SARNA dessert super easy, super adorable and super (JTA) – The sweetest time of year is upon us, quite lit- MAIN DISH: LAMB STEW WITH POMEGRANATE delicious. The secret to erally: It’s Rosh Hashanah. While I know most families these cookies is a rich have standard holiday dishes they make year after year, While brisket is the crumble topping and sometimes it’s nice to swap in a new appetizer, main quintessential North store-bought pie crust. dish or quick but delicious new dessert to serve. American Jewish dish for holidays, in Israel and for Ingredients Sephardi Jews, lamb is a far APPETIZER: BEET AND SWEET POTATO LATKES For the streusel more common main dish 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted There’s no to serve on special occa- 3/4 cup flour reason to save sions. This lamb is sweet 1/4 cup light brown sugar latkes for and savoury, and actually takes less time to cook 1/4 cup white sugar Chanukah and than a brisket. It’s perfect to serve on top of fluffy 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon beets are couscous or rice, and it’s particularly striking due pinch of kosher salt actually a to the jewel-toned pomegranate seeds and fresh For the filling traditional food herbs on top. 2 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and diced to enjoy for the Ingredients 2 tablespoons brown sugar New Year. That 3 pounds lamb stew meat, cut into 2- to 4-inch 2 tablespoons unsalted butter makes these pieces juice from one lemon appetizers the 1 large onion, sliced pinch of kosher salt perfect sym- 3 garlic cloves, minced 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon bolic, sweet and 1-2 teaspoons salt 1 store-bought refrigerated pie crust, at room satisfying dish 1 teaspoon pepper temperature to serve at the holidays. 3 cinnamon sticks 2 1/2-3 cups water or stock Directions Ingredients 3 tablespoons pomegranate molasses, plus extra for 1. Make the streusel: Line a small baking sheet 2 medium beets drizzling with parchment paper. Combine the streusel 1 small sweet potato (can also use 2 carrots) 1 cup pomegranate seeds, divided ingredients in a bowl, breaking up any large 1 medium Idaho potato Fresh parsley, mint and/or cilantro for serving clumps, and spread onto your baking sheet. Set 2 eggs aside to dry (can be made a day ahead; store 1/4 cup all-purpose flour Directions covered at room temperature). 1 teaspoon fresh thyme 1. Heat a heavy casserole with a little oil over 2. Make the filling: Combine the filling ingre- 1 teaspoon salt medium-high heat. Sear lamb pieces on each dients in a saucepan and cook over medium Additional sea salt for sprinkling side until lightly golden. heat, stirring until the mixture comes to a sim- 2. Remove lamb. mer. Cook for 5-10 minutes, until the apples are 3. Add onion and sauté until translucent. Add gar- slightly softened. Remove from heat, drain the Directions lic and sauté for another 3 minutes. liquid and cool completely (may be made a day 1. Peel beets, sweet potato and potato. Cut each in 4. Place lamb back into the pot and add salt, pep- ahead; store in the fridge). half. In 3 or 4 batches, place vegetables through per, cinnamon stick, pomegranateSeptember molasses Home3. Preheat oven to 350 F. 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Kingsley: Filmmakers relied on expertise of former Mossad agent Avner Abraham Continued from page 35 war criminal and also the subterfuge of the spy as he’s trying to turn a source.” As for Eichmann, Weitz said, “I think the evidence shows a very chame- leon-like figure who is constantly trying to serve his own ends and ambitions.” Kingsley unabashedly sees his character as evil. “What other adjective can you use?” he asked. “Not only did he commit these crimes as an architect of the Final Solution, he went to his grave proud of what he had done – utterly unrepen- tant.” Yet Kingsley said he chose not to portray Eichmann as “a B-movie, cartoony, comic strip villain.” “That would have done a terrible dis- service to the victims and the survivors I know and love,” he said. “It’s import- METRO GOLDWYN MAYER PICTURES ant for us to accept, to stomach and to (From left, facing the camera) Mélanie Laurent, Oscar Isaac, Nick Kroll and Michael Aronov in a scene from “Operation Finale.” swallow that the Nazis were men and women – ‘normal’ people. Twisted people, but they didn’t come from Mars.” gen-Belsen, “which forever changed ing exhibition about Eichmann. Weitz memories. Weitz, 48, had his own personal him,” his son said. eschewed photographing the famed “The agents’ memoirs indicate that connection to the material. His father, The filmmaker grew up with his glass booth in which Eichmann spent they all found it deeply unsettling to be the fashion designer John Weitz, father’s war stories and ultimately his trial – a part of the exhibition – so near the person who had taken part escaped Nazi Germany in 1933 at the helped the patriarch write multiple because he feared that might be “blas- in the murder of their families,” Weitz age of 10. Nine years later, he arrived books about Nazi war criminals. phemous.” said. “Some of them were disappointed in the United States and later became As research for the film, both Weitz The director also said he had “endless that all this evil could have the face of a spy for the OSS, the precursor of and Kingsley relied in part on the trepidations” about depicting images this rather unprepossessing man, which the CIA. He interrogated Nazi war expertise of former Mossad agent Avner of the Holocaust, and so chose to do so felt terribly out of scale to all the dam- criminals and helped liberate Ber- Abraham, who has curated a now-tour- through the lens of the Mossad agents’ age that had been done.” September 3, 2018 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM 39

High Holiday Feature A guide to the High Holidays prayers

BY RABBI ISCAH WALDMAN which has since become the symbol for the solemnity (My Jewish Learning via JTA) – The High Holidays of the day. In this prayer, repeated three times, we pray prayer book, or machzor, emphasizes the themes of that all vows and oaths that we have made throughout the Days of Awe: introspection and repentance. the year will be forgiven us, so that we might enter into this coming year with a clean slate, forgiven for ROSH HASHANAH AS THE any promises we might inadvertently have broken. OPENING DAY OF A COURT TRIAL Many rabbis viewed this as an unnecessary absolution “The great shofar is sounded. A still small voice is that might lead people to sin by taking their vows too heard. This day, even the angels are alarmed, seized lightly in the future. However, this prayer had already with fear and trembling as they declare: ‘The day of proven to be so popular and powerful among the peo- judgment is here!’” ple, it has become a centrepiece of the holiday. In a loud and trumpeting voice, the cantor describes the shofar’s blast, and then softly and gently describes FORGIVENESS AND CONFESSIONS a “still, small voice.” This poignant line from the musaf WIKIMEDIA COMMONS All five services on Yom Kippur include a section (additional) service sets a tone for the High Holidays. The pages of the Machzor Roma on display at the National known as Selichot (forgiveness prayers) and anoth- It is a dichotomy played out over-and-over throughout Library of Israel. er one called the Vidui (confessions). The Selichot the liturgy of the Days of Awe. On these days, we sing include a basic confession of sins, an expression of our of the king, judge and awesome sovereign who sits in THE SHOFAR BLASTS contrition and reflections on God’s forgiving nature. judgment over us, while at the same time we appeal to The shofar is perhaps the best-known feature of Rosh We recite the 13 attributes, which are taken from a God’s mercy and longstanding tradition of forgiveness, Hashanah services. There are two sets of shofar blasts prayer that Moses recited in Exodus 34. In it, we assert likening God to a shepherd sheltering a flock. on each day of the holiday. The first follows the Torah that God is compassionate, patient and righteous. Rosh Hashanah is the first day of court. In the litur- service. The second is intertwined with three unique Included in the Vidui is the Ashamnu, which is an gy, we see this played out in the number of references sections in the musaf known as Malkhuyot (verses alphabetical acrostic of different sins we have commit- to God as sovereign, ruler and a most judicious king. relating to God’s Kingship), Zikhronot (verses relating to ted. It is said in first-person plural because while each Additions and different emphases start as early as the memory) and Shofarot (verses relating to shofar). Each individual may not have committed these specific sins, beginning of the Shacharit (morning) service, with of these sections contains 10 verses on each of the topics as a community, we surely have, and on this day, our the word Hamelekh (the king). While these words also – Malkhuyot recalls that God is king, Zikhronot recalls fates are intertwined. appear in the liturgy of Shabbat morning, on Rosh God remembering us for the good and Shofarot gives We also read the Al Chet, a prayer that similarly Hashanah and Yom Kippur they are highlighted in quotes in which the shofar is sounded, in the past but lists transgressions we have made over the year. These such a way that a new leader begins the service with a mostly in the future, heralding future redemption. The two sections best reflect the theology of the day: We powerful note on the word “king” itself. sounding of the shofar is interspersed through each of are in a state of self-reflection. We admit our sins fully these three prayer sections, showing itself to be a part of and even beat our breasts while doing so. We place our ASHAMNU AND AVINU MALKEINU the prayer itself. In Reform and other liberal congrega- fates in God’s hands, for God is Tov V’Salah (good and The structure of the morning service on Rosh Hasha- tions that do not recite musaf, these sections – and the forgiving). nah is similar to weekday and Shabbat services. It is, shofar sounding – are added to the morning Shacharit. Yom Kippur musaf (Shacharit in Reform syna- however, additional piyyutim (liturgical poems) such Rabbi Michael Strassfeld has written in his book, The gogues) is different from Rosh Hashanah in that we as L’eyl Orekh Din (to the God who sits in judgment) Jewish Holidays, that these three sections, unique to do not add Malkhuyot, Zikhronot and Shofarot, but or Adonai Melekh (Adonai is king) that evoke the seri- Rosh Hashanah, reflect three central principles of Juda- instead include a section on the Avodah, a description ousness with which we would approach a trial with the ism: 1) The acceptance of God as King of Universe. 2) of the sacrifices and rituals performed by the High true judge. The acknowledgement that God intervenes in the world Priest in the Temple on Yom Kippur. We also add a to punish the wicked and reward the good. 3) The recog- piece known as the martyrology, a solemn section TORAH READINGS ON ROSH HASHANAH nition that God was revealed in the giving of the Torah where we recall 10 martyrs who were killed in most The Torah reading on Rosh Hashanah is from the story at Sinai and again will be revealed at the end of days. brutal ways, giving their lives while declaring their of Isaac’s birth, describing God’s kindness in giving a If we were to pick out one piyyut as an archetype faith for the world to hear. child to Abraham and Sarah in their old age (Genesis of the theology of the Rosh Hashanah, we might 21). On the second day, we read the story of the bind- choose L’eyl orekh din (to God who sits in judgment). NEILAH: THE GATES ARE LOCKED ing of Isaac, which ends with a ram as a substitute for The poem begins by declaring that God “probes all It is the final service on Yom Kippur, Neilah – literally Isaac (Genesis 22). The shofar that is so prominent on of our hearts” and therefore will always divine our “locking” (of gates) – which paints an image of the Rosh Hashanah is considered symbolic of this ram. most secret thoughts and fears. It moves on to say God gates of heaven closing, lending urgency to our prayers suppresses wrath in judgment, so that regardless of and our need for repentance and forgiveness. We begin U’NETANEH TOKEF: WHO SHALL LIVE the dark nature of our secret sins, God will suppress the service with a piyyut that asks God to “open the AND WHO SHALL DIE anger in discovering them. It ends by announcing that gate” and let us enter, so that we might have a final As the continuation of the piyyut U’netaneh Tokef God acts with compassion, accepts God’s subjects and appeal before God’s decree is sealed. There is a silent quoted above tells us, on Rosh Hashanah we are guards those who love God. We may take from this Amidah prayer, like at all services, which is repeated inscribed into the book of life, while on Yom Kippur that even while we call Rosh Hashanah “Yom ha Din by the cantor. Throughout Neilah, the language of the book is sealed. These simple lines open us up to (Day of Judgment)”, we can look forward to the end being “written” in the book of life used thus far in the possibility of teshuvah (repentance) and of reflec- of the process in which we will be loved, accepted and High Holiday liturgy shifts, as we instead speak of tion of our past deeds. U’netaneh Tokef is recited on forgiven our sins. This is the overall theological mes- being “sealed” in that book. both Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur as an introduc- sage that the Rosh Hashanah liturgy wishes to portray: The final section of Neilah includes a recitation of tory piyyut to the kedushah (holiness) in the musaf We still have hope. the Shema and these lines: Baruch Shem K’vod (“Bless- Amidah. The key line of this prayer follows on the ed be God’s name”) three times; and Adonai Hu HaElo- heels of a long rhetorical piece that demands to know YOM KIPPUR: THE DAY OF JUDGMENT him (Adonai is our God) seven times. We conclude who among this congregation will be here next year: If we view Rosh Hashanah as the first day of a court with a long blast of the shofar. How many will perish and how many will be brought case, then we would see Yom Kippur as the day on Thus ends the period of the High Holidays. We high? But, the liturgist notes, even those who are fated which the verdict is handed down. The tension mounts begin with contrition and awe as we enter the court- for the worst can depend on the following precept: as we near the Day of Judgment, and this can be seen room for our trial. We end with the acceptance of our “penitence, prayer, and good deeds can annul the in the liturgy as well. The evening of Yom Kippur verdict and the assertion that Adonai is our God – severity of the decree.” begins with a once-controversial prayer, Kol Nidre, powerful, all knowing and of course, compassionate. September 3, 2018 40 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM

High Holiday Feature 40 isn’t just a milestone birthday; it’s an important Jewish number

BY RABBI SARA LAUFER (Kveller via JTA) – I’m a congregational rabbi, so the month of August is always a bit anxiety provoking. Whether the High Holidays are “early” or “late,” they are coming, and my mental checklist goes into over- drive planning sermons, services and more. This is to say nothing of the spiritual work. On the Jewish calendar, the month of Elul is meant to be one of anxiety for all of us. The shofar, sounded each day of the month leading up to the Jewish New Year, is a spiritual wake-up call – a reminder to look back on the year that was, with its successes and its failures, its hopes and its challenges. When was I the mother, the wife, the teacher, the daughter, the friend I wanted to be? When did I miss the mark? Who do I want to be in the year ahead and how do I want to get there? These are questions I ask myself every year in the month preceding the High Holidays. But this year I turned 40 the day before the month of Elul began, on August 11. And, to be honest, that milestone was harder than I expected it to be. I had turned 30 less than a year after my wedding, in the third year of my rabbinate. I looked forward to that birthday, hoping it would give me more grounding in my new roles as wife and rabbi. Now it is 10 years – plus a bunch of fertility treatments and additional pounds – later. I have two children who astound me YOUTUBE every day and a loving spouse, plus a new job in a new Rabbi Sari Laufer is director of congregational engagement at Stephen Wise Temple in Los Angeles. city. I know that I am “hashtag blessed.” I know what the alternative is to turning 40. But, still. Social psychologists Adam Alter and Hal Hershfield ple is running a marathon; nine-enders are overrepre- ships. Can I repair ones that have been strained? Can I coined a term for people sented among first-time marathoners by a whopping strengthen the ones that hold me up? 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High Holiday Feature Try a blueberry honey cake for Rosh Hashanah

BY EMANUELLE LEE DIRECTIONS: (The Nosher via JTA) – Rosh Hashanah has a way of 1. Preheat the oven to 350 F. sneaking up on you, and it’s a bittersweet feeling when 2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, salt, bak- it does. Bitter because it means the summer is over, ing powder, spices and sugar; mix well. but sweet because the Jewish New Year is a sweet and 3. In a separate bowl, combine the eggs, oil, honey, delicious time of year to spend with family and friends. vanilla extract, orange juice, whisky, almond milk and One other sweet spot of the Jewish New Year is coffee. Combine the ingredients thoroughly with whisk honey cake – often baked, gifted and eaten in abun- or a hand mixer until smooth. Make a well in the cen- dance during the holidays. The cake is quite sweet and tre of the dry ingredients and add the wet mixture into usually spiked with autumnal spices, almost like a sur- the well. Whisk until you have a smooth cake batter render to the season that is approaching. with no lumps, making sure there is no flour at the In this embrace of autumn and of the year to come, bottom of the bowl. Add the blueberries and mix well. we often forget to make the most of what’s left of the 4. Grease a 9-inch cake pan with a little bit of vegetable summer produce. This honey cake recipe combines or coconut oil. the best of both worlds: fresh blueberries, moist honey 5. Pour in the cake batter and allow it to settle and cake and a hint of spice. It’s the perfect send-off for the even out for a few minutes. last remaining blueberries of the season and the wel- 6. Bake for 40-50 minutes or until a skewer comes out coming of a New Year. clean when pressed into the middle of the cake. zest of 1 orange 7. Allow the cake to cool a little and then remove from INGREDIENTS: 1/4 cup orange juice the cake pan. Allow it to cool fully. 3 cups self-rising flour 1 tablespoon whiskey 8. Meanwhile, make the glaze: Combine the confec- 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon almond milk tioner’s sugar with the orange zest and the lemon 1 tablespoon baking powder 1/4 cup coffee, cooled down juice. Mix well with a spoon until smooth with no 3 teaspoons cinnamon 2 cups blueberries (you can use frozen lumps and it has reached a syrupy consistency. 1 teaspoon ginger powder if you need to) 9. Once cooled, drizzle with glaze and sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon all spice For the topping blueberries and toasted almonds. Enjoy for up to three 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup toasted almonds, chopped days and store in the refrigerator, covered. Serves 8-10. 2 large eggs 1 cup confectioner’s sugar 3/4 cup coconut or vegetable oil juice of 2 lemons The Nosher food blog offers an array of new and classic 1 cup honey zest of 1 orange Jewish recipes and food news. Check it out at 1 teaspoon vanilla extract additional blueberries www.TheNosher.com.

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BY BEN SALES reported that “many Jews who were questions, including about his part in survivors of Nazi extermination camps ordering poison gas for the concentra- (JTA) – When undercover Israeli agents have telephoned police headquarters tion camps. captured Nazi war criminal Adolf Eich- volunteering their services as execution- Eichmann later told the court that mann in 1960, JTA’s reporters were just ers of Eichmann in the event he is con- the Holocaust was the “gravest crime in as surprised as everyone else. victed and sentenced to death.” human history.” He also said the Nazis An article dated May 23 of that year The trial itself opened nearly a year planned to kill all 11 million Jews in described an abrupt announcement of later, in April 1961. In the meantime, Europe. the operation by Israeli Prime Minister a film on Eichmann’s capture called The trial concluded in August 1961, David Ben-Gurion to the Israeli Knesset. “Operation Eichmann” was screened in four months after its start. JTA reported JTA described his mood as “hushed, New York. Also, the Israeli government that Eichmann said he received “fair almost incredulous.” Ben-Gurion’s approved a $20,000 US payment – the and decent” treatment in his trial. announcement did not include the place equivalent of $169,000 US in 2018 – to In the months following, he wrote at CENTRAL PRESS/GETTY IMAGES and time of the capture, which had Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann on trial in Eichmann’s German defence lawyer, least three volumes of memoirs, and taken place 12 days earlier in Argentina, Jerusalem, 1961. Robert Servatius. that November his guards asked to be nor how it happened. Two months before the trial, Ser- relieved of their assignment because “For a moment, there was silence in vatius debuted Eichmann’s infamous “they could no longer stand the sight of the chamber,” the article said. “Then The reports recalled that Eichmann defence that he was “only obeying the defendant.” there was a burst of wild applause. Mr. had been living under an assumed name orders” when, as a lieutenant colonel in In December 1961, one day before he Ben-Gurion’s promise that Eichmann in Latin America for eight years. the SS, he designed the systematic mur- was found guilty and four days before will be tried under the law providing Until the Mossad operation was der of six million Jews. Eichmann did being sentenced to death by hanging, for trials of Nazis and Nazi collaborators revealed, the world had no inkling that not deny the facts of the Holocaust, the Eichmann made a public statement. was not lost on the House.” Eichmann was living as a fugitive in lawyer said, but believed he was only a “I carry my share of responsibility,” The events of that story – how the Argentina. Seven months earlier, JTA “small cog in the machine.” he said. “What was done cannot be Mossad found and apprehended the had reported that he was suspected to During the trial, Eichmann sat in a undone. It was done as the result of architect of the Holocaust in Buenos be hiding out in Kuwait. And only a few bulletproof, glass-enclosed case. The mass hysteria, artificially stoked up and Aires – is told in the film “Operation days before Ben-Gurion’s announce- lead prosecutor was Israel’s attorney then used by individuals for their own Finale,” which opened on August 29 ment, a JTA story detailed preparations general, Gideon Hauser. ends.” (see page 35). for Eichmann’s trial in Frankfurt – “There was only one man,” Haus- One month later, in January 1962, JTA But judging from JTA’s relentless should he ever be located. ner declared, “in the satanic structure reported that Israeli prison commission- coverage of Eichmann’s imprisonment, But once he was captured, JTA of Nazism who was almost entirely er Arye Nir ordered Eichmann’s prison trial and execution, the aftermath of the reported assiduously about his hearings concerned with the Jews and whose uniform changed from red to gray in capture was also a captivating drama. and imprisonment, and how they were business was their destruction. This was order to improve his mood and keep From the moment of the capture to his playing in Israel and around the world. Adolf Eichmann, who for years saw his him from suffering a nervous break- hanging two years later, JTA, then as Stories covered debates over the date destiny and calling – to which he was down. now a news service syndicating its con- and place of the trial; how it would devoted with enthusiasm and endless In March, Israel’s Supreme Court tent to dozens of Jewish media outlets relate to Israeli elections; protests by zeal – the extermination of the Jews.” declined an appeal of Eichmann’s sen- and subscribers, published more than haredi Orthodox Israelis that Eichmann At the start of the trial, according to tence. His May 31 request for clemency 600 articles related to the ordeal. was transferred on Shabbat; and how JTA, Eichmann had a “pose of arrogant was declined, as was a request from phi- On June 3, 1960, there was a brief the press at large was covering the story. boredom.” But by the trial’s third week, losopher Martin Buber not to execute article, gleaned from reports in the A series of articles focused on an “He had clearly lost weight. There was Eichmann. Argentine press, with some details of the Argentine-Israeli diplomatic crisis an inch gap between his neck and his JTA reported that before Eichmann’s Mossad operation. Agents who had been due to the unauthorized, secret Israeli shirt collar. The suit which had fitted execution, two former Nazis tried to tracking Eichmann waited until he was operation on Argentine soil. Argentina so well two weeks ago, was sagging. His smuggle him a razor blade so he could walking home after his usual bus ride. wanted Israel to return the Nazi, and face was wan.” kill himself. In one instance, they hid “A car moved quickly to the curb and declared Israel’s ambassador perso- Like many JTA dispatches of the day, the blade under a stamp on a postcard. Israel [sic] secret agents jumped out and na-non-grata. Israel refused and was the article carried no byline. In another, they embedded it in a box of seized him,” JTA reported, quoting the backed by the United Nations Security JTA reported on the defence team’s matches. Israeli agents found the blades Argentine reports. “His family became Council. contention that he was not in charge both times. alarmed by his absence and checked A day after Eichmann’s capture, JTA of the machinery of the Holocaust. But Eichmann was hanged on June 1, hospitals and morgues. Realizing that he reported that he had identified himself under cross-examination, according to shortly after midnight. According to a must have been abducted, the family fled in an initial hearing and, in German, the news agency, he admitted that he pastor’s wife who visited Eichmann with into hiding, without knowing that six pleaded not guilty to 15 counts, includ- knew the term “Final Solution” meant her husband before the execution, the hours after the seizure, Eichmann was on ing crimes against humanity and crimes mass extermination and proceeded doomed man “showed no sign of con- an Israeli plane headed for Tel Aviv.” against the Jewish people. Even so, JTA with the plan – though he evaded other fession or repentance.”

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Although there are a significant number Other highlights include “You Mean of virtuoso Jewish bluegrass musicians, Everything,” another very pretty love the genre itself has rarely been a vehicle ballad, and “Be a Child,” a nostalgic for specifically Jewish-themed music. series of childhood memories. Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Moun- Arrow & Heart is enhanced by 14 Yiddish Glory tain Boys was a great band that com- other Ottawa-based musicians and sing- The Lost Songs of World War II bined klezmer and bluegrass traditions ers – among them drummer Jeff Asselin, www.sixdegreesrecords.com/yiddish-glory but Nefesh Mountain – the husband and vocalists Rebecca Boelle and Jeff Rogers, wife duo of multi-instrumentalist Eric and saxophonist Brian Asselin – who During the Second World War, eth- Lindberg and singer Doni Zasloff – are help Weiss bring these songs to life. nomusicologists at the Kiev Cabinet making Jewish music within a tradition- for Jewish Culture set out to preserve al bluegrass framework. the new Yiddish songs document- Songs like “Halleluyah,” which I sus- ing the experiences of Jews fighting pect will eventually become a staple in the Nazis in the Red Army, as well as non-Orthodox musical prayer services, those working on the home fronts, and “On and On (L’Dor Vador),” about and songs reporting on such atrocities the continuity of generations, easily flow as the massacre at Babi Yar. Following back and forth from English to Hebrew Linda Saslove Stalin’s post-war anti-Semitic purge, lyrics, while the traditional bluegrass Everything these songs were thought lost. Howev- gospel standard, “Bound for the Prom- www.lindasaslove.com er, the lyrics of many of the songs were ised Land,” is stripped of its Christian rediscovered in the 1990s in unmarked references and rewritten by Nefesh Although she’s a veteran performer boxes found in the Vernadsky National Mountain as wishful expression for on the Toronto music scene, sing- Library of Ukraine. Yiddish Glory: The peace in the Holy Land. One of the most er-songwriter Linda Saslove grew up Lost Songs of World War II is an extraor- joyous songs is their bluegrass setting of in Ottawa and gave some of her early dinary album – featuring five singers “Oseh Shalom,” and after an intense col- performances at Le Hibou, a legendary and a group of superb instrumentalists lection of full band bluegrass tunes, they Ottawa music venue of the 1960s and – recorded in Toronto, that documents end the CD quietly with a lovely version David Kaufman ’70s. With Everything, Saslove offers 10 some of those songs. of Irving Berlin’s “Russian Lullaby.” Second Promise well-crafted and well-produced songs Among these fascinating songs Joining Lindberg and Zasloff on www.davidkaufmanmusic.ca in an acoustic folk-pop vein and mostly are “Shpatsir in Vald (A Walk in the these songs are several A-list bluegrass dealing with various themes of love or Forest),” sung by Sophie Millman, in musicians including banjo maestro Tony In the 1960s, David Kaufman was a lost love. which a young woman and a young Trischka, Jerry Douglas on Dobro, man- young singer and songwriter perform- Saslove establishes the themes for soldier about to go off to fight Hitler’s dolinist Sam Bush and guitarist David ing on the Montreal folk scene. In the the album on the first two tracks: “One army say their farewells; “A Shturem- Grier. ‘70s, he began a long career as a Toron- True Love,” a love song expressing com- vint (A Storm Wind),” sung by Psoy to-based documentary filmmaker and mitment, and a breakup song, “The Last Korolenko, a lyric that promises to Ron Weiss photographer. Much of his work has Goodbye,” that details the conflicting keep fighting until fascism and Hit- Arrow & Heart been on Jewish themes – including emotions one goes through as a rela- ler are defeated; and “Babi Yar,” also www.ronweissmusic.com several films about the Holocaust – and tionship comes apart. sung by Korolenko, based on witness he was recently in Ottawa giving a talk Perhaps the most interesting song accounts of the 1941 massacre of more He’s best known in Ottawa as a vasec- at the Soloway JCC on his photography is the finale, “Different from You,” a than 33,000 Jews. tomy doctor, but Ron Weiss’ profile as of Jewish historical sites in western song that seeks to bridge the differ- An extensive booklet includes an a musician and singer-songwriter took Ukraine. Now, at age 70, Kaufman has ences that keep people apart. While essay about the project, notes on all a giant step forward this year with the recorded Second Promise, a CD of 13 of most of the other songs are specifi- of the songs and the lyrics in Yiddish release of Arrow & Heart, a fully realized his songs from about a half-century ago. cally about romantic love, “Different with English translations. Yiddish Glory collection of 10 original songs blending He describes the album as “a gift to my From You” is open to interpretation is certainly one of the most powerful diverse musical styles, including pop, younger self.” and could be about any kind of dif- albums of Jewish music released in rhythm-and-blues and folk. Like many of the songs of Bob ferences keeping people from under- recent years. The album opens strongly with Dylan or Leonard Cohen – the pre-em- standing each other. September 3, 2018 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM 47

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(JTA) – There is no commandment in Judaism to dip an apple in honey on Rosh Hashanah, but what would the Jewish New Year be without the custom? Family Business Insurance Planning Advising It’s a question that bedevils vegans – many of whom won’t eat honey because it’s an animal product. Wealth Preservation Mergers & Milan Jeffrey Cohan, executive director of Jewish Veg, a Topolovec Acquisitions Investments U.S. organization for Jewish vegans, explained why Business Charitable Giving Consulting vegans believe honey production is problematic. In order to produce as much honey as possible, he said Succession Planning Estate Planning that many honey producers manipulate the bees’ natural living patterns, including clipping the queen’s wings tkfg.ca innerorbis.ca LIRON ALMOG/FLASH90 to prevent her from flying away, and replacing the The Rosh Hashanah custom of dipping apples in honey had its honey produced with sugar water, which animal rights start among Ashkenazi Jews in medieval Europe. To learn more about how Milan can help, call (613) 728-7030x223 activists say is less nutritious. Some vegans regard the whole process as cruel and exploitative. “‘Tza’ar ba’alei chayim’ is a core Torah mandate, so to start the New Year right away by violating tza’ar lar ingredient in cooking and baking, and as a dip. ba’alei chayim does not get the year off to the best “I think it goes great with apples, it goes great with start,” he said, using the Hebrew term for the prohibi- challah,” he said. “I definitely encourage people to use tion against causing unnecessary harm to animals. it on those things, around the holiday time, to make One of the more common substitutes is honey the new year that much sweeter.” made from dates, according to Cohan. Date honey is Making the New Year sweeter is the whole point of not only vegetarian, it has roots in the Bible. Dates the custom. Some trace it to Nehemiah 8:10, where the are one of the seven species of the land of Israel men- Jews of the Second Temple period celebrating what tioned in the Bible. He refers to scholars who say the would eventually become Rosh Hashanah are told to description of “a land flowing with milk and honey” “Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet.” actually refers to date honey, not bee honey. As for the apple, the custom was started among “Because date syrup is actually in the Torah, it Ashkenazi Jews in medieval Europe, when the apple as makes the most sense from a Jewish perspective,” we know it had become more accessible due to cultiva- Cohan said. tion, said Jordan Rosenblum, an associate professor at Proponents of eating date honey also cite its health the University of Wisconsin-Madison who studies food benefits. and Judaism. Brian Finkel, co-founder of a company selling Apples are in season and therefore plentiful in organic date honey, says the product has 25 per cent the fall, when the holiday of Rosh Hashanah occurs. less sugar and a lower glycemic index than bee honey In 14th century Germany, the Jewish sage known as and is a great source of antioxidants. the Maharil described the custom of dipping apples Finkel, who grew up outside Chicago but moved to in honey as long established and rich with mystical Israel in 2013, first tasted date honey while studying meaning. at a yeshiva in the Jewish state after finishing high Dates did not grow in Europe, but honey made school. Silan, as the product is known there, is a popu- by bees was available, so that became the topping of choice, said Leah Hochman, an associate professor at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion who researches religion and food. “You have all these Diaspora communities that are MPP / Député provincial, adapting to their new environments, and over time Ottawa Centre people used substitutes that had some sort of relationship to the seven species to honour the ever-longed-for return to Zion,” Hochman said. Shanah Tovah. The custom travelled with European Jews when Have a sweet and many of them left for North America in the 19th centu- happy new year! ry. Many settled in regions where apples grow well. My very best, “They have that tradition, and they come to a place that’s great for apple growing, so that further cements it,” Rosenblum said. Joel Harden Hochman said that as apples and honey became associated with Rosh Hashanah, the combination gained a symbolic meaning. “Over the course of time, the tradition became cru- cially important for understanding our wishes for a New Year, that they’re sweet,” she said. It also helped that bee honey is kosher, even though the bee itself is not. Rabbis explain that unlike milk Community 109 Catherine St. / Office 613-722-6414 from a non-kosher animal, which may not be con- rue Catherine [email protected] Bureau Ottawa, ON K2P 0P4 communautaire sumed, bee honey is derived from the nectar of a flow- er and not from the bee’s body. September 3, 2018 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM 49 Stories of Canadian Jews who served in World War II

who later had a drug store, but in 1944 was a medical sergeant in Italy. Private MURRAY CITRON Simon Isenstein had stepped on a mine BOOK REVIEW and was brought by ambulance to the 5th Casualty Clearing Station, where Molot worked. A few days later, Isen- stein died in Molot’s arms. Molot “com- Double Threat: Canadian Jews, mandeered a jeep, found a Jewish chap- the Military, and World War II lain, and brought him back to officiate By Ellin Bessner at Isenstein’s burial. After the war, Molot New Jewish Press contacted his own relatives in Western 358 pages Canada to ask them to let the boy’s grieving parents in Calgary know that llin Bessner is a Toronto journal- their son had been buried as a Jew.” ist who has written articles about Bessner mentions other names Jews in the Canadian forces and known to Ottawa readers but obvious- on the home front during the ly, she had to make choices on what to ESecond World War. Her work brought include. Many readers will know names additional contacts, and led to Double of men and women who served in the Threat: Canadian Jews, the Military, and Second World War not mentioned in the World War II. The author has used a great book. number of personal interviews, with Bessner started on the road that led surviving veterans where possible, and to this book when she, and her husband with family members, as well as pub- and sons, went on a tour of the Cana- lished works and archives from across dian War Cemetery at Bény-sur-Mere in the country. Normandy. She came upon the tomb- The book’s title is from a letter prime stone, marked with a Magen David, of minister Mackenzie King sent to the G. Meltz, Royal Canadian Artillery, who Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC) on died July 8, 1944, at age 25. The epitaph March 20, 1947, two years after the war had these words: “HE DIED SO JEWRY ended. Bessner tells us that King thanked SHALL SUFFER NO MORE.” Congress for the Jewish contribution: The epitaph, she says, took her breath “He called the war and Hitler a ‘double away, and she had to find out more. She threat’ to the country’s Jewish service- didn’t have far to look. Googling turned men: they had fought not only against up G. Meltz’s namesake, his nephew ‘Nazi and Fascist aggression’ but ‘also for George, who lived in Richmond Hill and the survival of the Jewish nation.’” went to her shul. The family believes the The CJC may or may not have then ous public relations reasons, but more Africa to Bergen-Belsen. It also tells the epitaph was composed by the soldier’s known of King’s practice of buying up seriously because of the importance of stories of those who were held prisoner widow, Gertrude Shimalovitch, whom land around his Kingsmere estate to defeating Nazism. About 2,000 Jewish by the Japanese and in German-occupied he had met and married in London, and prevent Jews from moving in, and they recruits apparently concealed their reli- Europe.” with whom, so many years after the war, could not yet have known of the ref- gion, some perhaps to keep promotions Bessner divides the book into 15 they no longer had contact. erence to Jews as “undesirable” in his open, some because of fear of what chapters on Jewish involvement, lead- Jewish geography is certainly a factor posthumously released diary. would happen to a Jew taken prisoner. ing from recruitment in the shadow of in Double Threat: Canadian Jews, the Mil- Bessner doesn’t mention these things, The war was the dominant event in the the Great Depression, through the early itary, and World War II – and so is Cana- but she makes clear the anti-Semitism life of anyone who was alive at the time. disasters of Hong Kong and Dieppe, Jew- dian history. History has never been a that existed in Canada as war came. Bessner states her purpose this way: ish presence in the various services, the story, it is a process, and this book is a In an early chapter, “Signing Up,” she “The book tells the stories of the men and “turn of the tide,” to the final chapter, contribution to the process. explains that in the early months of women who served on the home front “Kaddish for D-Day.” Her use of source Author Ellin Bessner will discuss recruitment some service branches, and overseas: from Alaska to Ortona, from material produces many name referenc- Double Threat: Canadian Jews, the Mili- especially the Navy, “weren’t taking the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the Murman- es and a number of briefly told stories. tary, and World War II at a Soloway Jew- Jews.” The CJC was active in encour- sk Run, from the beaches of Normandy One moving event, especially for ish Community Centre “Book Talk” on aging Jewish enlistment for the obvi- to the glaciers of Iceland, and from West Ottawa readers, involved David Molot, Sunday, November 4, 10:30 am.

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Fiddler: Performing in Yiddish hearkens back to Sholem Aleichem’s original stories Continued from page 34 Warsaw. Award nominee Jackie Hoffman playing To a modern audience the mention of the matchmaker Yente and Broadway the city, which was home to the largest actors Steven Skybell as the long-suf- Jewish ghetto in Europe during the Sec- fering Tevye and Mary Illes as his wife, ond World War, is likely to bring memo- Golde. Award-winning director and actor ries of the Holocaust. Joel Grey directs the production. “That being said in Yiddish, it brings The team used a translation by Shra- it all full circle,” Massimine said. ga Friedman, the actor and director who Friedman made other choices to translated the script for and co-direct- preserve the rhyme scheme: “If I Were ed the Israeli production. Performing a Rich Man” becomes “Ven Ikh Bin a the show in Yiddish hearkens back to Rothschild (If I were a Rothschild),” Sholem Aleichem’s original stories, said which is also the name of another story Folksbiene CEO Christopher Massimine. by Sholem Aleichem. However, it does much more. With a $750,000 budget, the show is Perhaps the biggest difference, Folksbiene’s largest and most expensive according to Massimine, is that the production. word “tradition” has been replaced by Regarding the supertitles, Mlotek “Torah.” Though a Yiddish word for tra- said, “We have a significant amount of dition is used in the iconic song “Tradi- Russian-speaking Jews whose English tion,” Torah is used elsewhere. That rais- isn’t the best, so there’s a population es the stakes for characters like Tevye, that we wanted to serve.” He said he for whom Torah is not mere custom but wanted to add additional languages but represents the ultimate authority: God’s the technology did not allow for it. VICTOR NECHAY/PROPERPIX law. (From left) Raquel Nobile, Rosie Jo Neddy, Rachel Zatcoff, Stephanie Lynne Mason and In addition to showing Tevye and “A tradition can start one way and Samantha Hahn play the daughters in the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene’s production of his family speaking in what would have end up another way,” Massimine told “Fiddler on the Roof.” been their historic language, the produc- JTA. “You can argue with the tradition tion makes a point about Yiddish and because it’s not something that is set in its state today. stone – but law is.” translation and how the changes some- Tevye, his wife and two of his daughters “It’s also a portrait of the initial Folksbiene, the world’s oldest contin- times shift the play’s meaning. head to America, another daughter, decline of Yiddish and why that hap- uously operating Yiddish theatre, was One such instance is at the end of Tsaytl, and her husband say they are pened,” Mlotek said, “and why it’s able to acquire Friedman’s director’s the play, when the Russian government leaving not for Poland, as in the original important that we treasure this language notes, which helped shed light on his orders Jews to leave Anatevka. While production, but specifically the city of and this culture.”

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The Board of Directors of the TILLIE AND HARRY CHERM SAMUEL AND RUTH ROTHMAN CLAIRE AND SAM TANNER Ottawa Jewish Community MEMORIAL FUND MEMORIAL FUND MEMORIAL FUND Foundation acknowledges with thanks In Observance of the Yahrzeit of: In Memory of: In Memory of: contributions to the following funds Sylvia Kaiman by Donald Cherm and Vicky Glenns by Corinne and Vicky Glenns by Stephen and between July 26 and August 3, 2018. 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Sit- characters, from early Israelis nervous 26-year-old Fisher’s ting in a hotel room in Tokyo, he spon- about their new country, to Palestinians taneously wrote a song about the found- forced to leave their homes, to a settler contemporary perspective ing of Tel Aviv – in about 15 minutes. imagining his eventual expulsion from The story goes that the first Tel Aviv the West Bank. There are history lessons on the city and country homesteaders chose their plots of land on Masada, terrorist attacks and Israeli he grew to love at random by picking seashells from the figures such as singer Meir Ariel and Mediterranean shoreline with numbers astronaut Ilan Ramon, the first Israeli to written in them. Fisher named the song make it into space (he was killed in the “The Shell Lottery.” fatal Columbia mission in 2003). run down people going about their daily Earlier that year, the Seattle-based Some songs also capture the 26-year- business. You’re not allowed to leave the songwriter had quietly released an old Fisher’s contemporary perspective Damascus Gate of the Old City after get- album of country-tinged folk rock called on the city and country he grew to love, ting coffee with friends because there has “Charleston.” But Fisher, a self-described from his apartment on what he calls been a stabbing attack and they’re still “huge musical nerd,” had long want- “the seam” between Jewish western searching for the perpetrator.” ed to write a more ambitious concept Jerusalem and Arab eastern Jerusalem. The goal of the project, Fisher says, album in the vein of Sufjan Stevens’ cult Each song has an explanatory liner note is to challenge those with deeply held classic “Illinois” and “Michigan” records. giving the listener context and, in some ideologies on Israel from all sides of the “The Shell Lottery” was the moment he cases, a mini history lesson. spectrum. He wants listeners to realize had been waiting for. “You hear gunshots from terrorist that there is always “another perspec- “I realized that it could serve as the attacks, you see dead terrorists in the tive” and “another story” to hear about start of something bigger, something public park adjacent to the walls of the Israel, no matter what preconceptions KENDALL ROCK more cohesive,” he said. Old City,” reads the liner note for “Horses one might have. Ben Fisher lived for three years across from Over the course of the next year, and Helpers,” one of the tracks sung from “My intent from the beginning was Jerusalem's Old City, or what he calls the while living in an apartment across from Fisher’s contemporary perspective. “You to write songs that a certain group of "seam" between Arab eastern Jerusalem and the Old City in Jerusalem, he went on are late to work because a car has plowed Israeli or Jewish-American society would Jewish western Jerusalem. to write most of the songs that wound into your light rail station, aiming to agree with, and then have the next song be something totally out of left field, from a perspective that they had never Sometime after he finished writing considered from somebody they consid- the album’s songs, the well-known indie ered to be the enemy,” he said. “And all songwriter Damien Jurado flew in to within the course of three minutes.” play a show in Tel Aviv. Jurado, one of Fisher’s fascination with Israel start- Fisher’s idols – they had crossed paths ed after college when he realized he in Seattle’s folk scene – reached out to had a “black hole” in his knowledge Fisher when he arrived, saying that the about the Jewish state. His parents, airline had broken his guitar. Fisher lent whom he describes as “bacon-eating” Jurado his guitar. Reform Jews, actually talked more about Months later, he figured he could call Egypt, where they lived for a time in the on Jurado for a favour in return. To Fish- 1980s, than they talked about Israel. He er’s surprise, Jurado agreed to produce majored in Middle Eastern studies and his Israel album, and the whole thing Arabic at the University of Washington. came together over six days at the in But after graduating, Fisher set out Seattle’s Studio Litho. to educate himself on Israel and its his- Fisher worries how people on both tory. He read books on the country by sides of the Israeli-Palestinian debate Martin Gilbert, Daniel Gordis and Yossi might respond to the record, but he’s Klein Halevi, and Israeli newspapers like also excited about its potential. He cited Haaretz. He listened to Israeli music. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s wildly popular He says he became a little “obsessed,” musical “Hamilton” in talking about telling his parents he wanted to move how art can dramatically increase peo- to Israel with the idea of writing songs ple’s interest in a historical topic. inspired by the country. “Last time I was in New York, I saw Staying with the history theme, Fish- a bunch of middle school girls at the er chose to live in Jerusalem over Tel grave of Alexander Hamilton in Trinity Aviv for its rich past. He worked as a Church, and that was something that bartender, then as an editor and writer you know a high school teacher or a for The Jerusalem Post. middle school teacher would never “There are parts of Tel Aviv where achieve in a history class,” he said. you walk around and you could be any- “It takes a work of art for people to where on the Mediterranean, or even get really interested in things. People are anywhere in Southern California or Flor- never going to read a book about Israel. ida,” Fisher said. “I like a lot of things They might watch a movie, but I think about Tel Aviv, but Jerusalem has a his- an easily digested three-minute folk tory that fascinates me.” song is a way to get them involved.” September 3, 2018 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM 53 Why ‘Lucky Jew’ imagery is so popular in Poland

BY CNAAN LIPHSHI arable. (JTA) – Visit a few main marketplaces Take Michael Rubinfeld, a Canadi- or trinket shops in Warsaw or Krakow, an-Jewish theatre actor and producer and you are almost guaranteed to find a from Winnipeg who moved to Poland figurine or picture of a haredi Orthodox in 2014 and married a Krakow Jewish Jew counting money. woman in 2015. In recent months, he Offensive to some and just bizarre to has begun selling in marketplaces pic- others, the sale of stereotypical images tures of himself counting coins, which of Jews as good luck charms started in he markets as part of an act, he told Poland in the 1960s. It closely followed Vice in an interview published August the last large wave of Jewish emigration 13. from the country, where 3.3 million Jews “These Lucky Jews are just so polit- lived before the Holocaust. Only 20,000 ically incorrect and absurd that it insti- Jews live there now. gates an equally politically incorrect Critics believe it is an expression response of delight in me,” Rubenfeld, of centuries of anti-Semitic bias in a 39, told Vice. country whose society and government His hope, he added, “is to undo the are famously struggling with the tragic anti-Semitic image from within, through history of Poland’s once-great Jewish humour, in effect to push Poles into a community. The “Lucky Jew” images are critical awareness of the anti-Semitism “deeply rooted in negative stereotypes,” running beneath the Lucky Jew iconog- Rafal Pankowski, a founder of the War- raphy, while at the same time forcing saw-based Never Again anti-racism Jews to question their own anti-Polish organization, said in a December state- stereotypes.” ment. His condemnations helped force To do that Rubenfeld, armed with the Polish parliament’s souvenir shop to a formidable chestnut beard, dresses JASON FRANCISCO drop its Lucky Jew figurines. Canadian actor Michael Rubenfeld sells “Lucky Jew” portraits of himself at a market in Krakow. up like a character from “Fiddler on Others, like Jonny Daniels, found- the Roof,” sets up a stall whose base er of the From the Depths group that is emblazoned with the words “Lucky promotes dialogue between Jews and talgia,” similar to how some view cigar by the phenomenon and its significance Jew” and peddles his Lucky Jew self-por- Poles, dismiss it as an “insensitive but store Indians in the United States. beyond its obvious perpetuation of the traits. They are also available on the ultimately harmless expression of nos- However, some are simply fascinated notion that Jews and money are insep- See Lucky Jews on page 55

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Lucky Jew: Figurines are common wedding and housewarming gifts

Continued from page 53 website created by Rubenfeld and his In some households, the images company, FestivALT. are turned on their heads on “The whole thing doubles as a Friday nights, so the money meta-commentary performance on a problematic custom and an actual being counted may fall down straight-up business,” Graham Isador on the family that owns it. wrote in Vice. The business side of things is going hatred of them.” all right, Rubenfeld told JTA. Since Such longing prompts Polish villag- March, when Rubenfeld began ped- ers to attend mock Jewish weddings, dling the artifacts with his wife, Magda stage Jewish music festivals and create a Rubenfeld Koralewska, they have sold national graffiti campaign called “I miss some 40 portraits of him counting you, Jew.” Similar to a vogue for Judaism money. in Spain and Portugal, where Jews were Priced between $5 and $13, the mer- driven out during the Inquisition, “the chandise is meant for consumption by figurines are an attempt at reconnecting both locals and tourists. with Jews, not mocking them,” Daniels Rubenfeld said his critics do not said. grasp “the deep tradition of Jewish Like Rubenfeld, Daniels has used satire and auto-irony.” Besides, he told humour to get Poles to reassess the Vice, “When groups voluntarily adopt Lucky Jew figurines. In September, he derogatory and stereotypical terms posed for a cover picture in the weekly applied to them and then rebrand them magazine of the prestigious Rzeczpo- from within, the result is to shift their spolita daily while wearing a kippah, JASON FRANCISCO meaning and weaken the stereotype.” Customers buy “Lucky Jew” figurines of Hasidic men at a market in Krakow. Some find the counting coins and smiling mischievous- However, if his goal is to diminish the “Lucky Jew” phenomenon in Poland to be anti-Semitic, while others find say it is harmless and ly at the camera. In the article, Daniels popularity of Poland’s Lucky Jew figu- rooted in nostalgia. invited the paper’s hundreds of thou- rines, Rubenfeld’s act has had very limit- sands of readers to frame the portrait ed impact, according to Daniels. and put in on the wall for good luck. “You’d be amazed how many educat- They are so popular that they make nights, so the money being counted may “By becoming the lucky charm Jew,” ed people from the elite – lawyers, jour- common wedding and housewarming fall down on the family that owns it. he told JTA, “my intention was to make nalists, and civil servants – own these gifts. In some households, the images Still, Daniels believes, the figurines readers see how absurd it looks from the figurines and images,” Daniels said. are turned on their heads on Friday are “part of a longing for Jews, not outside, and maybe get them thinking.”

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September 3, 2018 56 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM Sacred tribalism and sacred globalism

he term “Rosh Hashanah” does not appear in The Breaking the Silence Law, the Administrative the Torah. If you look in the Book of Numbers, Affairs Courts Law, the amendment to the Surrogacy this is all you will find: “The first day of the RABBI STEVEN H. GARTEN Law, and the Nation-State law all go to great lengths seventh month will be Yom Truah, shofar-blow- A VIEW FROM to place sacred tribalism above sacred globalism. Ting day.” There is no mention of round challah, chicken Throughout Israel, hundreds of thousands of Israe- soup or gefilte fish. So, how did this innocuous verse THE BLEACHERS li citizens have gathered to protest these laws and develop into a Holy Day that brings thousands of demand changes to them, but the government of Ottawa’s Jews to synagogues? Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says these laws As Rabbi Ed Feinstein of Valley Beth Shalom in ham’s descendants. are necessary to maintain a Zionist state. Encino, California explains in a 2016 Rosh Hashanah We Jews have lived as a tribe since our beginnings. Since the establishment of the State of Israel, it has sermon (https://tinyurl.com/y96uovng), when our While in North America and post-emancipation grappled with the inherent tensions between the dual ancestors were exiled to Babylonia in 586 BCE, they Europe we called ourselves a religion, religion is sec- aspirations of being both a Jewish and democratic were overwhelmed by a man-made mountain in the ondary to a much deeper connection – the sense that state. The new laws appears to tip the balance toward middle of the imperial capital of Babylon. The ziggurat we belong, that we are responsible for one another, an exclusively Jewish state. The new Nation-State law (Tower of Babel) was called “‘Bab-El, the Gate of God,’ that we share history and destiny, and that we share seems to embrace a nationalism that sees minorities the place where heaven and earth touch. stories and ways of living. This tribalism is what and democratic values as dangerous to the survival of “On the first of Tishrei, the Babylonian empire drives individuals to seek out Erev Shabbat celebra- the Jewish state. celebrated their festival of the New Year by renew- tions on cruise ships, and for some to identify all the The original founders of the State of Israel placed ing their covenant with Marduk as patron god of the Jews playing on professional sports teams. Some call great faith in deeds and actions – and little reliance on empire... Our ancestors witnessed this rite and were it “peoplehood,” or “community,” or “culture,” but words. They were prepared to live with the ambigu- overwhelmed. So they borrowed the festival, washed it in essence, it is tribal affiliation. Our ancestors dis- ity of the Declaration of Independence, sure in their clean of its pagan symbols and made it a Jewish holi- covered that while we are born into a tribe, and our hearts that time and actions would lead them to the day, Rosh Hashanah.” identity is nurtured by the tribe, to live exclusively in middle road between sacred tribalism and sacred glo- In the Babylonian rite, as Rabbi Feinstein notes, the the tribe, and exclusively for the tribe, becomes stul- balism. emperor was crowned as Marduk’s son and the cere- tifying. It creates a narrow world vision and makes it As we in North America prepare for the High Holy mony sanctified the empire’s conquest of the world. hard to live in the wider world. Days, it is important to acknowledge that walking On Rosh Hashanah, our tradition crowns no earthly Recent decisions of the Israeli government seem to a tightrope is our sacred task. We gather as a tribe king. We sanctify no empire. However, we do affirm reject this duality of sacred tribalism and sacred glo- to celebrate the miracle of our existence. We act in two Jewish commitments: sacred tribalism and sacred balism. In a brief 10-day period, the Knesset adopted a concert to insure our continued existence. We pledge globalism. series of controversial laws that impact on the lives of ourselves to communal obligations and the impor- I am sure there are other explanations for this Arab, Druze, Christian, and LGBTQ citizens of Israel, as tance of serving the tribe. Yet, at the exact same development, but this one resonates with me. It is easy well as supporters of democracy, verbal opponents of moment, we pledge ourselves not to conquer or sub- to see how we massaged the messages of the Babylo- the government’s policies, and members of the non-or- jugate humanity, but to serve an ideal of oneness of nian rites and rituals to reflect the worldview of Abra- thodox Jewish religious communities. humanity.

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TO LEARN MORE, VISIT: www.bengurion.ca September 3, 2018 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM 57 Parenting with a pinch of salt and pepper – lessons for the sandwich years t was the first Sunday afternoon in June when I got down the road on health, social and justice issues. On a call from my mother letting me know that my dad the flipside, social isolation and alienation can lead to had fallen off his bicycle and was at the hospital EMMA MALLACH negative health outcomes. Sadly, this defines the posi- with a fractured pelvis. It feels like only yesterday MODERN tion of many seniors. Ithat I was a child on a bike trying to keep up with my I am fortunate to live in the same city as my par- dad. I thought I would never be able to catch him. MISHPOCHA ents. Living in different city than your parents makes It took three weeks in hospital to manage the pain a challenging situation even more difficult, not to and other subsequent health concerns. Meanwhile, my mention the seniors who don’t have any children or a dad lost so much body mass that he could barely sit up partner. I think it is crucial that, as a community, we in bed, let alone perform common personal care tasks. look out for our seniors to prolong their sense of digni- It was decided that he would have the best chance for This is what defines the sandwich generation ty and belonging. recovery in a rehabilitative facility, where he spent six – and I know that my position is not Ranit Braun, program coordinator of the Thelma weeks as an inpatient. Steinman Seniors Services at Jewish Family Services My ability to visit my father and support my moth- unique. With the aging of baby boomers and of Ottawa, is doing incredible work with seniors. Since er is limited because I have two young children and a postponed family formation, more Gen X becoming a mother less than a year ago, she started a full-time job. This is what defines the sandwich gen- and Gen Y parents are finding themselves new J-baby volunteering program that brings babies eration – and I know that my position is not unique. together with senior residents at Hillel Lodge, which I With the aging of baby boomers and postponed family raising young children at home, with think is an excellent example of how caring for these formation, more Gen X and Gen Y parents are find- senior parents in varying states of health. two groups can be aligned and take some of the bur- ing themselves raising young children at home, with den off the caregivers in the middle. senior parents in varying states of health. The results of the monthly baby visits to the Lodge Since my father's injury, and during this reflective are promising. time of year, I find myself thinking about the meaning to cure us, or at least have our doctors write us a pre- “There seems to be a vibe in the room between the of health, and how maintaining good health might scription. Band-Aid solutions to health problems are babies and seniors,” says Ranit. “Even seniors who are differ for younger versus older people. In either case, unsustainable and may even cause more harm than not very aware, who were half-asleep, become very health status can change virtually overnight. For the good. engaged once they see a baby. Babies respond well to elderly, however, recovery speed tends to be much Social factors like education and income have been this energy from the seniors.” slower. shown to have a very big influence on health and Honouring our elders and fulfilling our caregiver With modern technological and pharmaceutical well-being over the entire life course. We know, for responsibilities to our children can sometimes be done advances, we’ve become reliant on medical interven- example, that every dollar invested in early childhood in concert. The health of our youngest and oldest have tions in times of poor health. We want a magic bullet development can result in a savings of nine dollars the greatest to gain. September 3, 2018 58 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM Ten tips to prevent exercise-related injuries

hether you’re an exercise enthusiast or a be a tripping hazard at the gym especially on the star athlete, incurring injuries during treadmill. Well-worn sneakers may feel comfort- workouts is not uncommon and can GLORIA SCHWARTZ able, but if they don’t give your feet the proper sideline you for weeks or months. Lifting FOCUS ON support, you can end up with pain in your feet, Wweight that is too heavy, using poor form, or not knees or hips. Clothing that chafes can result in warming up adequately are just some of the causes of FITNESS sore and irritated skin on various parts of your injuries. Common injuries include sprains, knee and body. Invest in a few staple articles of athletic wear shoulder injuries, pulled and strained muscles, tendin- and a pair of running shoes. itis, and shin splints. I’ve put together some valuable position (e.g., mixed grip) can mean the difference 8. Eat and hydrate. People trying to lose weight may tips you can incorporate into your practice to minimize between a failed lift and a failed lift resulting in a think that working out on an empty stomach is your risk of injuries. serious injury. a fast track to a svelte figure; however, you can 1. Start with a warm-up. A few minutes of moder- 4. Learn how to use the equipment correctly. Your saf- become weak, dizzy and even faint and hurt your- ate-level cardio exercises before your workout est bet is to get proper instruction from a qualified self. Eat something nutritious before your workout increases the oxygenated blood flowing to all the personal trainer. You’ll find many well-intentioned to give you energy and drink water during your parts of your body and gradually and safely increas- people who are happy to show you how to use a workout so you can perform optimally and safely. es your heart rate. Get on a cardio machine such as piece of gym equipment, but that doesn’t mean 9. Get a good night’s sleep. Teenage athletes who a stationary bike, a treadmill or an elliptical. If you they know what they’re doing or that they know get less than eight hours of sleep per night on a don’t have access to machines, you can jog or walk the best practices for safety. regular basis are at significantly increased risk for on the spot or do some dynamic stretches. Five to 5. Employ good form. Each exercise requires a par- sports-related injuries (https://tinyurl.com/ydhn9jec). 10 minutes is adequate for most people. ticular stance (e.g., maintaining the spine’s natu- Similarly, chronic sleep deprivation at any age can 2. Progress slowly. Whatever you’re doing in your ral curves or a specific positioning of the feet) or negatively affect cognitive function, which can lead workout, build up the difficulty level slowly and engagement of various muscles (e.g., the abdomi- to accidents or injuries due to lack of focus. Sleep safely over time. This includes the intensity, dura- nals). Something as basic as a bicep curl or a squat allows microscopic tears that naturally occur to tion and frequency of cardio exercise, as well as can lead to injury if not performed correctly. your muscle fibres during workouts to heal. Such the amount of weight and number of repetitions in 6. Cross-train. Don’t do the same thing day after day. It recovery strengthens and develops your muscles and strength-building exercises. If you’re new to a group can lead to an overuse injury. It’s tempting to want helps prevent injuries during subsequent workouts. fitness class, trying to keep up with the instructor to do your favourite types of exercise and avoid 10. Cool down after exercise. Slowly bring your heart or experienced participants may result in injury. other activities, but it’s a good idea to mix things rate back down to normal with five to 10 minutes of 3. Know when to have someone spot you. For exam- up. If your passion is running, add some strength easy walking or cycling. If you don’t take the time ple, if you’re attempting a bench press with heavy training on alternate days. If you only do weight lift- to cool down, you can experience a sudden drop in weights or weights that are heavier than what ing, try something aerobic. blood pressure and get dizzy or faint. you’re used to, ask someone competent to spot 7. Wear appropriate workout attire. Baggy-legged Now that you have great safety tips, go do you. The spotter’s position as well as their handgrip pants may be your fashion choice, but they can some exercise! September 3, 2018 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM 59

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HIGH HOLIDAYS EVENTS Traditional High Holiday services and join-your-organization, entering your Annual Campaign Kickoff 2019 Rosh Hashanah: September 9 to 11 meals blended with contemporary details and including the Machzikei ID 7 pm, Centrepointe Theatre Main Stage Yom Kippur: September 18 & 19 messages and insights in a warm and number: MACH006465. 101 Centrepointe Dr. welcoming environment. Delicious End the year off right by saving a life! Contact: Tanya Poirier For more holiday events, visit Rosh Hashanah dinner with brisket. Sponsored by Congregation Machzikei [email protected] jewishottawa.com/highholidays Hadas Featuring Lip Sync Battle, ONGOING EVENTS MC Stuntman Stu, community perform- Rabbi Shimshon Hamerman returns WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 ers and celebrity judges. Tickets at to Adath Shalom Congregation Mah-Jong at KBI centrepointetheatres.com Tickets contact: Elaine Hauptman at 1:30 - 3:30 pm Thursdays until Women's Torah Study with 613-829-6990. December 31, 2018 Rabbi Zuker COMING SOON Renowned Montreal Jewish educator, Kehillat Beth Israel 7 - 9 pm Rabbi Shimshon Hamerman, will 1400 Coldrey Ave. Join us as we study topics related to SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 provide spiritual leadership on the High Contact: Deborah Zuker women in Torah and Jewish tradition. Holy Days at Adath Shalom [email protected] This study session takes place in Rabbi USY & Kadimah Sukkah Decorating & Congregation. Services held at the Cost: $2. Beginners and experienced Zuker's home, space is limited. For more Pizza Party! Soloway Jewish Community Centre. players welcome. Bring sets and cards if information or to RSVP: 12 - 2 pm, Kehillat Beth Israel you have them. [email protected] 1400 Coldrey Ave. JET's High Holiday Services Contact: Deborah Zuker 9 am - 9 pm, NCSY Centre, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 [email protected] SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 261 Centrepointe Dr. We need your help to decorate the KBI Contact: [email protected] JOIN Rosh Hashanah Party! Sukkah! Bring your friends, appetite and 10th Annual Biking for Bubbies Expect a warm and welcoming environ- 1 - 3 pm, Kehillat Beth Israel your ideas to make our sukkah beautiful! ment with inspiring explanations, user 1400 Coldrey Ave. The Bess and Moe Greenberg Hillel Lodge 10 Nadolny Sachs Pvt. friendly services and a sweet table RSVP: [email protected] THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 Kiddush to bring in the sweet new year! JOIN - Jewish Ottawa Inclusion Contact: Mitch Miller, [email protected] Network, Kehillat Beth Israel, and SJCC Ottawa Jewish Chorus Open Rosh Hashanah Family High Holiday Autism Ontario invites families to an Supporting the 121 residents who call the House Celebration inclusive Rosh Hashanah party. Open to Hillel Lodge their home. A 36 km bike 1:30 - 3 pm September 9: 5:30 - 7:30 pm, the community. Adults and families event (with a 1 km walk for those who do Contact: Roslyn Wollock Temple Israel with kids with special needs are encour- not bike). [email protected] 1301 Prince of Wales Dr. aged to attend. There will be a sensory An exciting new ensemble dedicated to Contact: Catherine Loves break area available, snacks and crafts Apple Picking the exploration and performance of [email protected] for kids of all abilities, and a special visit 11 am - 1 pm, Log Cabin Orchards, Jewish choral music. A warm, musical and participatory by Little Ray's Reptile Zoo! 621 Cabin Rd. CANDLE LIGHTING BEFORE family service for all ages and stages led Contact: Eliana Mandel-Carsen by rabbinical student Dara Lithwick. [email protected] SEPTEMBER 7 7:11 SEPTEMBER 5-6 SEPTEMBER 14 6:58 Free and open to the public. Hay rides, a petting zoo and apples to SEPTEMBER 21 6:44 Pre-High Holidays Blood Drive pick. Thanks to the CSN Services & Brisket Dinner Wednesday, September 5: 3:30 - 7:30 pm contribution from a Jewish Federation of BULLETIN DEADLINES 6 - 8 pm, Finkelstein Chabad Jewish Thursday, September 6: 10 am - 4 pm Ottawa EG grant snacks and one basket Centre, 254 Friel Ave. Ottawa's Blood Donor Centre of apples will be provided free of charge. THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 20 FOR OCTOBER 15** Sponsored by OTT, KBI, Machzikei WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 10 FOR OCTOBER 29 Sign up at 1575 Carling Ave. * Early deadline: Community-wide Issue ** Early deadline: www.chabadstudentnetwork.com Register at: https://blood.ca/en/blood/ Hadas, Beit Tikvah holiday closures (all dates subject to change)

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Condolences are extended to the families of: The Condolence Column Walter Cole Riva Sherman is offered as a public service Rose Weiner, Montreal Connie Rimer May their memory to the community. There is no (Mother of Joel Weiner) charge. For listing in this column, Mark Siegel be a blessing Marc Joseph Giroux always. please call 613 798-4696, ext. 274. Voice mail is available. September 3, 2018 60 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM

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