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® Volume 13 | Number 4| 2019 www.jewishscenemagazine.com SPRINGSPRING ANDAND NNEWEW BEGINNINGBEGINNINGSS Voices of Belmont Village “The friends that I have made here have turned my life around.” To many, living at home means freedom and independence. But it can also be isolating. Belmont Village residents enjoy a lifestyle that keeps them physically active and mentally engaged, delighting in the company of friends old and new. At Belmont Village, you don’t have to live alone to be independent. It’s not just your home. It’s your community. MEMPHIS Distinctive Residential Settings | Chef-Prepared Dining and Bistro Premier Health and Wellness Programs | Award-Winning Memory Care Professionally Supervised Therapy and Rehabilitation Services The Community Built for Life.® 901-624-8820 belmontvillage.com/memphis ACLF 102 © 2019 Belmont Village, L.P. MP_JewishScene_Social_GPTW_4_2019.indd 1 3/20/19 3:58 PM Contents ® Publisher/Editor 03 From the Editor Susan C. Nieman Beginnings Art Director Dustin Green Contributors 04 Art Assistant Laura Ehrhardt Rebecca Lynn Miller 06 Simcha AButterflyTakesFlight 18 Web and Social Media Director Brooke Sanderson’s Winter Wonderland Rebecca Lynn Miller bat mitzvah began with a ceremony that characterized the young woman she Editorial Assistants strives to be. Bettye Berlin 14 Up Close with Laura Linder Emily Bernhardt Leading the team that raises $3.5 Rae Jean Lichterman million annually to support Jewish Bette Shornick needs in Memphis, Israel and around the world, and guiding the endowment Intern function at the Jewish Foundation. Niki Scheinberg Photography Contributors 15 Senior Living Rivka Braverman ImpactingSeniorsThrough Pat Brown CollaborativeProgramming Steve Conroy The Senior Services Collaborative takes Courtesy: Shardz, Inc. Judaism to seniors wherever they live Courtesy: The Scout Guide Memphis and spend meaningful moments. Seth Feibelman 06 Advertising Sales Director Larry Nieman 16 From the Kitchen PassoverBrisketDinner Sales Executive 09 L’Chayim After years of perfecting this recipe, Martin Greenberg PassoverFavorites Seth Feibelman claims this is the best! A guide to a multitude of kosher for Chief Financial Officer Passover options. Donald Heitner 18 Arts & Entertainment Volume13,Number4 Fay’sFutureWasCrystalClear 10 Tikkun Olam After years in the marketing and April2019 TheGreatBigSandwichMake advertising business, Fay found a Nissan/Iyar5779 Jewish Memphis rolled up their passion for creating memories that Jewish Scene magazine must give permission sleeves to prepare more than 8500 brings her joy every day. for any material contained herein to be sandwiches, which were sent to St. Mary’s Soup Kitchen. copied or reproduced in any manner. Manuscripts and photographs submitted for Scenes 20 publication are welcome by Jewish Scene, but BethSholom no responsibility can be taken for them while Agency Highlight BornblumJewishCommunitySchool 12 in transit or in the office of the publication. Hadassah’sPlatformInvigoratesa MemphisJewishHome&Rehab Young,DiverseGeneration Editorial content does not necessarily reflect Sparked by the Memphis Hadassah’s the publisher’s opinion, nor can the publisher 100th Year Celebration, two young be held responsible for errors. The publication Scenes 21 of any advertisement in this issue does not women are sharing their excitement PloughTowers and expertise to challenge others to constitute an endorsement of the advertiser’s get onboard with the program. product or services by this publication. On The Cover Jewish Scene is published by Jewish Living of the ThePassoverSeder South, Inc. Subscription rates for the U.S.: single 13 “Crossroads: Chance or Photo by Susan C. Nieman Destiny” issues $5, annual $18. Canada and foreign: single issues $10, annual $36. TheProfessor Stories told to Harry Samuels by people Susan Nieman who have encountered meaningful and 901.827.7244 unexplainable instances. [email protected] jewishscenemagazine.com Jewish Scene is dedicated to creating awareness among the Jewish community; and promoting and For home delivery, send $18 to: supporting the religious, educational, social and fundraising efforts of Jewish agencies and organizations. Jewish Scene Magazine 1703 Tamhaven Ct. • Cordova, TN 38016 2 April 2019 I www.jewishscenemagazine.com From the Editor From the Editor/Publisher Dear JSM Readers, Spring! It’s here. My favorite time of year… well almost. I like it best when the low for the day is 70, not the high. This flip-flop girl would rather be digging her toes in the sand or laying on a raft in a pool or better yet the ocean. But I’ll take spring for now, because the daffodils are in full bloom, the trees are budding. There are actually yellows, pinks and purple coloring my drive to work. Spring represents new beginnings. 60 YEARS OF Passover is around the corner and do we have we a new recipe for you. Check out Seth Feibelman’s brisket on page 16. He swears after years of trying this is the “Best SERVING CLIENTS Brisket Ever!” There’s also some renewal going on within the WITH INTEGRITY AND community. Faith Ruch and Eleanor Tallie Steinberg (page 12) are on a mission to energize Memphis Hadassah by spreading the word about the 100+-year- DEDICATION old organization whose platform matches what these 30-year-olds are talking about within their peer groups. And then there’s Jewish Community Partner’s (JCP) TO EXCELLENCE. Senior Services Collaborative (page 15) that is bringing Jewishness to seniors wherever they live or gather. This program was made possible by a “Fedovation” grant from Memphis Jewish Federation. They are gearing up for the next round of grants from its annual community campaign. Learn more about the workings of this organization in our Up Close & Personal with Laura Linder on page 14. This year Baron Hirsch’s Great Sandwich Make exceeded its previous three-year-record by preparing more than • Business Entities 8,500 sandwiches to deliver to St. Mary’s Soup Kitchen (page 10). • Bankruptcy • Corporate and Business Another simcha was Brooke Sanderson’s Winter Wonderland bat mitzvah celebration after studying Transactions about Rivka, one of the Jewish matriarchs on page 6. HARKAVY • Employment and Labor If you’re attracted to beautiful artwork that will light up • Estate Planning and Probate your life and bring joy into your world, check out glass- work artist Fay Miller on page 18. Fay’s work brings joy SHAINBERG • Health Care to her life every day. KAPLAN & • Land Use Planning and Zoning I hope our spring will last a little while before the • Landlord/Tenant Law hot, muggy days of Memphis summer sweep in like a • Litigation tornado. For now, I’ll enjoy my afternoon cup of coffee DUNSTAN PLC on the back deck reading a great book or magazine until • Personal Injury ATTORNEYS AT LAW the first day I can actually stick my toes in the pool. • Real Estate Thank you for your continued support of Jewish Scene. Closing | Leasing Contributions and advertising are always welcome. Lending | Foreclosure They keep the doors open. And if you’d like your issue • Taxation delivered to your door instead of picking it up at one of our 55+ locations, please send your check for $18 to 1703 Tamhaven Ct., Cordova, TN 38016. 6060 Poplar Avenue Suite 140 Shalom! Memphis, TN 38119 901.761.1263 www.harkavyshainberg.com Susan C. Nieman - Publisher/Editor Jewish Scene I April 2019 3 Contributors Shoshana Cenker, a native Memphian, is a Harry Samuels, author of “Beshert: True Gila Golder is Associate, Community freelance content writer, copywriter, editor, Stories of Connections” and “Crossroads Development for Jewish Community Partners. proofreader and marketing consultant. She was Chance or Destiny,” is a graduate of A native of Baltimore, she holds a B.A. in one of Jewish Scene Magazine’s first writers Washington University. He has devoted many Creative Writing from Brandeis University and when it began in 2006. Shoshana’s happy fam years to volunteerism in Memphis, Tennessee. enjoys writing about programs and events in includes twin boys, Aiden and Akiva, and a He and his wife, Flora, have been married for the Memphis Jewish community. She and her daughter, Lyla, plus pups, Dreidel and Memphis. 57 years and are the parents of Martin, William husband, Rob, moved to Memphis in 2015 from She can be reached at this (admittedly archaic) and the late David Samuels. upstate New York. They are members of Young email address: [email protected]. Israel of Memphis and have a 1-year-old son. Viktor Patel is the owner of Great Wines Seth Feibelman joined the Lancer team in 2015 Niki Scheinberg, 19, is a journalism student & Spirits located at 6150 Poplar Avenue in as general manager for the Memphis Zoo. He’s at the University of Memphis. Growing up Regalia, Memphis, Tenn., 38119. Contact him at received multiple degrees in Hospitality, was in Memphis, she graduated from Bornblum 901.682.1333 or the executive chef for Methodist Hospital, and Solomon Schechter School and Germantown [email protected]. Food & Beverage director of Mud Island Riverpark High School. A member of Kriger BBG from 2013 during its peak attendance. There he met his to 2017, she served as Shlicha, Safranit, and MIT wife, Sylwia. They live in Germantown with their mom for her chapter. Niki and her family belong two children, Konrad and Karmen. to Beth Shalom Synagogue. 4 April 2019 I www.jewishscenemagazine.com Jewish Scene Magazine 7.375" x 4.85" Due: March 20, 2019 CelebratePassover with family, friends and delicious food!