August 30-September 5, 2019 Published by the Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton Volume XLVIII, Number 35 BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK Annual Pauline and Philip M. Piaker Memorial Lecture on Sept. 23: “One People, One Heart” The annual Pauline and Philip M. Piaker would be appropri- unkind or unfair about, or to, anyone. His Memorial Lecture tendered by Chabad will ate not only to bring At left: The cover book “Jewish Literacy: The Most Important be held on Monday, September 23, begin- Joseph Telushkin as of Telushkin’s book Things to Know About the Jewish Religion, ning at 7:15 pm, at the Jewish Community the guest speaker for “Rebbe: The Life Its People and Its History” is one of the Center in Vestal. The evening, titled “One this year’s Piaker and Teachings best-selling books on Judaism of the past People, One Heart,” will feature guest Memorial Lecture, of Menachem M. two decades, and remains a foundation speaker Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, who will but to also make it Schneerson, the text for Jews, non-Jews and prospective address five lessons from Rabbi Menachem more community- Most Influential converts alike. Mendel Schneerson (the Rebbe) that can wide by inviting the Rabbi in Modern Telushkin tours the United States as a change your life today. The evening is Federation and JCC History” lecturer on Jewish topics, and he has been co-sponsored by the Jewish Federation of to be cosponsors,” named by Talk Magazine as one of the 50 best Greater Binghamton and the Jewish Com- explained Rabbi Rabbi Joseph speakers in the United States. He has been on munity Center. The event is open to the Aaron Slonim. “We Telushkin New York Times, The Wall Street Journal the Newsweek list of the 50 most influential community free of charge, but reservations very much look forward to this evening and and Publishers Weekly. rabbis in America since 1997. He wrote the are necessary and can be made at www. anticipate a wonderful turn out.” Telushkin’s book “Words That Hurt, episode “Bar Mitzvah” on “Touched by an jewishbu.com/piaker or by calling Chabad Telushkin is the author of 16 books on Words That Heal” inspired Senators Joseph Angel,” guest-starring Kirk Douglas. Telushkin at 797-0015. A dessert reception and book Judaism. In 2014, Telushkin released “Reb- Lieberman’s and Connie Mack’s Senate was ordained at Yeshiva University in New signing will follow the lecture. be: The Life and Teachings of Menachem Resolution 151 to establish a National York and pursued graduate studies in history at “In consonance with the Piaker family, M. Schneerson, the Most Influential Rabbi Speak No Evil Day in the U.S., a day for Columbia University. He resides in New York we decided that since this year marks 25 in Modern History,” which appeared on which Americans would be encouraged to City with his wife, Dvorah Menashe Telushkin. years from the passing of the Rebbe, it all the major bestseller lists, including The go for 24 hours without saying anything They are the parents of four children. Federation to hold Day of Caring on Sept. 15 By Reporter staff At right: The cemetery with a physical boundary and Ron The Jewish Federation of Greater Bing- new fence in Sall’s capable team constructed the new fence.” hamton will hold a Day of Caring on Sunday, front of section “This is our second year performing this September 15, beginning at 9:30 am. Vol- D of the mitzvah,” said Shelley Hubal, executive unteers will clean overgrown gravestones Temple Israel director of the Federation. “Join us for this at Temple Israel Cemetery in Conklin. The Cemetery. important event.” focus will be on section D of the cemetery; Anyone with questions or who is inter- the people buried there were indigent and Following the recovery and cleaning of the spiritual leader of Temple Israel, said, “Caring ested in helping should call the Federation have no family in the area to care for their gravestones, there will be a short dedication of for those who have passed is the highest order at 724-2332. Attendees are encouraged to graves. Their flat grave markers are covered the new boundary that will protect the graves of mitzvot one can perform. Jeff Shapiro first bring garden tools such as shovels, gloves with grass and dirt, and are difficult to see. in this section. Rabbi Geoffrey Brown, the conceived the need to secure section D of the and trowels. JFS and Federation to host seminar on “Wills and Estate Planning” on Sept. 16 Jewish Family Service and the Jewish practices in the areas of trusts and estates, Rose Shea, director of Jewish Family and informative event,” said Shelley Hu- Federation of Greater Binghamton will elder law and real estate. The event will Service. “But doing this correctly can bal, executive director of the Federation. host a free seminar on “Wills and Estate be held at the Jewish Community Center, make a big difference in making sure “I’m looking forward to learning more Planning” on Monday, September 16, 500 Clubhouse Rd., Vestal. your wishes are carried out. Part of about planning for the future.” starting at 6 pm. The speaker, Alycia “Will and estate planning are some- JFS’s mission is to help people plan To register, call the Federation office Kimmel, is an associate attorney at thing many people put off because for the future.” at 724-2332 or e-mail Hubal at director@ Levene Gouldin and Thompson who they don’t want to think about it,” said “Join us for what will be an interesting jfgb.org. CJS fall 2019 program: “Antisemitism Then and Now” “Confronting Antisemitism “From Anti-Judaism to “Antisemitism and in Poland Today” Antisemitism” the Politics of Jewish The first lecture of the fall 2019 The second lecture of the fall College of Jewish Studies series on 2019 College of Jewish Studies Peoplehood” “Antisemitism, Then and Now” series on “Antisemitism, Then The third and final lecture of will be held on Thursday, Septem- and Now” will be held on Thurs- the fall 2019 College of Jewish ber 5, at 7:30 pm, at the Jewish day, September 12, at 7:30 pm, Studies series on “Antisemitism, Community Center. Anna Sommer at the Jewish Community Center. Then and Now” will be held on Schneider, associate professor Scholar and author Steven Englund Thursday, September 19, when Dr. of Jewish studies at Georgetown will present a lecture titled “From Yehuda Kurtzer, president of the University, will present on “Con- Anti-Judaism to Antisemitism, and Shalom Hartman Institute of North fronting Antisemitism in Poland Back Again.” Englund’s talk will America, will present a lecture titled Today.” Sommer Schneider’s focus on the relationship between “Antisemitism and the Politics of talk will focus on the relationship Anna Sommer premodern Christian hostility to Steven Englund Jewish Peoplehood.” Kurtzer’s talk between Jewish and non-Jewish Schneider Jews rooted in their religious rejec- will focus on today’s “complex and Poles in the decades following tion of Christ and a modern European, presumably secular sometimes troubled” relationship Yehuda Kurtzer the Holocaust – after the vast majority of the venerable antagonism to them as a people or “race.” As Englund sees between Israel and Diaspora communities (particularly See “Today” on page 8 See “Anti-Judaism” on page 8 See “Politics” on page 8 INSIDE THIS ISSUE “A Fine Romance” We Remember You BD luncheon series Special Sections Author David Lehman will discuss Jewish Family Service seeks BD’s first luncheon speaker will Legal Notices...... 4 20th century Jewish songwriters at donations for its annual We look at how a Mediterranean diet Book Review...... 4 Ithaca College on September 16. Remember You project. relates to Judaism. Dine Out...... 8-9 ...... Page 2 ...... Page 3 ...... Page 9 Classifieds...... 12 Page 2 - The Reporter August 30-September 5, 2019 Jewish Studies Program at Ithaca College lecture by author David Lehman on Sept. 16 On Monday, September 16, at 7:30 pm, in Textor 101 many of the songs to which Fred Astaire and to – African-American musicians, as well as on the Ithaca College campus, author David Lehman Ginger Rogers danced. Italian-American crooners? will present “A Fine Romance: Jewish Songwriters, In his talk, Lehman will raise and address Lehman is the author of “A Fine Romance: American Songs.” He will talk about the Jewish song- questions such as: What is Jewish about the Jewish Songwriters, American Songs,” which writers who created America’s popular and Broadway songs written by Berlin, the Gershwins, Rodg- won the Deems Taylor Award from the Amer- music from the 1920s to the 1960s, known as the “Great ers and Hart, Harold Arlen, Jerome Kern, Leon- ican Society of Composers, Authors and Pub- American Songbook.” ard Bernstein, Dorothy Fields, Yip Harburg, lishers in 2010. (The Reporter’s review of “A Many jazz standards and probably a majority of the Frank Loesser and many others? Who were Fine Romance: Jewish Songwriters, American songs in the “Great American Songbook” were written they and what are their chief contributions? Songs” can be found at www.thereportergroup. by Jewish composers and lyricists. They, or their parents, What did the non-Jewish Cole Porter mean org/Article.aspx?aID=1125.) He also curated, escaped persecution in Eastern Europe, emigrated to the when he said that the secret of writing hits designed and wrote an exhibit of the same United States, and wrote musical odes to love, romance, was to “write Jewish tunes”? What are some of name that traveled to 55 libraries in 27 states. show biz and the American dream. To take one example: the characteristics of songs such as “Ol’ Man Lehman’s other nonfiction books include Russian-born Irving Berlin, the son of a cantor, wrote River,” “My Funny Valentine,” “Diamonds David Lehman “Sinatra’s Century: One Hundred Notes on “God Bless America,” “There’s No Business Like Show Are a Girl’s Best Friend,” “That’s Enter- the Man and His World” and “One Hundred Business” and “White Christmas” – the best-selling song tainment,” “But Not For Me” and “Over the Rainbow”? Autobiographies: A Memoir,” which Cornell University of all time, which secularizes that holiday – in addition to What did the Jewish songwriters borrow from – and lend Press is publishing this October. A poet, Lehman has published 10 books of poetry (most recently “Playlist” in April). He is the editor of “The Oxford Book of American BD Sisterhood opening meeting Poetry” and series editor of “The Best American Poetry,” the annual anthology he founded in 1988. Lehman divides his time between New York City and Ithaca. The lecture is sponsored by Ithaca College’s Jewish on Sept. 11 Studies Program and is free and open to the public. Fall is just around the corner and it is the start of a new ourselves spiritually for the upcoming High Holidays.” For more information, contact Peter Silberman at 274- year on the Jewish calendar – and time for the first meeting Judy Silber will review some holiday observances and 1496 or [email protected], or visit the Facebook of the season for the Sisterhood of Beth David Synagogue. customs, discuss a variety of ways to help make the holidays page www.facebook.com/events/901370386928544/. Organizers say, “We hope you will join us at Beth David at 7 a little more meaningful and, perhaps, even pass along a few Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations pm on Wednesday, September 11. It will be a great opportunity tips to make the holiday season a little easier. As always, a should contact Silberman by e-mail or phone. Those to see friends and share reminiscences of summer activities. short meeting will be held and light refreshments will be planning to attend are asked that requests for accom- Additionally, it will be the perfect time to start preparing provided. Donations for CHOW are always encouraged. modations be made as soon as possible. Opinion From the Desk of the Federation President Moving into fall at the Federation SUZANNE HOLWITT

As summer draws to a close and we prepare for the she’ll be working Tuesday late afternoons, Wednesday 22, we will be honoring Sima Auerbach, the Federation’s High Holidays, we want to assure you that the Fed- afternoons and Friday mornings. former executive director, with a brunch; information eration is doing well and is busily preparing several Of course, as the High Holidays approach, we are running about the event can be seen in The Reporter (see page 3 upcoming programs. First, we are so excited to let the We Remember You project to help our neighbors in need of this issue). On October 27, we will have Super Sunday you know that we are at full staff. Shelley Hubal has to better celebrate these special days; I’m sure you’ve seen to kick off our 2020 Campaign. The month between those been our executive director for several months and is the article in The Reporter about the project (see page 3 of two events will be filled with all of our High Holidays, so doing a wonderful job. Jennifer Kakusian continues this issue). On Sunday, September 15, we will, once again, needless to say our next few months will be very busy. as our office manager. We are happy to announce that have a Day of Caring to work on the upkeep of the graves On behalf of the Federation board, I would like to take Rose Shea is our new Jewish Family Service director: at the Temple Israel Cemetery. On Sunday, September this opportunity to wish all a l’shanah tovah tikatevu. In My Own Words Chronic pain RABBI RACHEL ESSERMAN, EXECUTIVE EDITOR Sitting at the table with me were two women discussing the pain lessened, especially when I followed the doctor’s no idea where she found it, so if anyone knows the name leg and knee problems. The upshot of the conversation was suggestions. He also told me that if an exercise hurt, don’t of the author, please contact The Reporter office so we that both suffered from chronic pain, meaning they spend do it. That meant most of the exercises I’d done for sev- can give the person credit.) A husband and wife wake up every minute of every day in pain. One mentioned she was eral decades were no longer available. That left walking, one morning. The wife tells her husband, “I’m dead.” He afraid to walk if she wasn’t holding on to something, like which fortunately is something I enjoy. The overwhelming says, “What are you talking about? You’re here and fine.” a shopping cart. She never knows when her knee might majority of the time, I don’t have any problems, something She adds, “Nope, I’m dead. I’m sure I’m dead.” He asks, give out, causing her to fall. The other woman talked about for which I am extremely grateful. “Why?” Her answer? “Nothing hurts.” how difficult it was to sleep and move because she never However, I do have more regular aches and pains now Since we never know when someone is in pain, we knew what might make the pain worse. that I’m getting older. My feet have bunions and arthri- should be careful of judging others. Maybe the cranky I read a study years ago about happiness that said tis. Fortunately, unlike the women I was talking to, my salesperson is in pain, but can’t afford to take time off everyone has a basic happiness level. Even if something pain comes and goes, so I can generally ignore it. Other because she otherwise won’t be able to pay her rent. wonderful happens (like winning the lottery) or something muscle problems are kept under control by a variety of Maybe the rude person in the long line is that way be- bad happens (like being confined to a wheelchair), after a stretches and, if they get really bad, heat packs. I’m not cause standing has made his back pain unbearable. We period of months, our happiness levels return to the one sure if everyone who gets older has more problems with may never know. we were at before. There was one exception, though: pain. pain or if it just seems that way from the people I talk If you can’t relate to this column because you’ve never It’s very difficult for someone in chronic pain to be happy. to. Yet, for many of us, pain is something we deal with been in pain for longer than it takes to put a bandage on a When I was younger, problems with pain were inter- and try to minimize. skinned knee, then you should count your blessings. Many mittent. For example, I had a very bad herniated disc and An older friend told me a joke a few years ago that others count theirs when they experience a moment free still have permanent nerve damage. But, after the surgery, I’ve come to appreciate more and more as I age. (I have from pain.

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Editorial/News Regular weekly deadline is noon, Wednesday, for the following week’s newspaper. www.thereportergroup.org August 30-September 5, 2019 Page 3 - The Reporter Rockwell Museum to present “An Evening with Art Spiegelman” on Sept. 10 The Rockwell Museum will host “An Evening sustained its ability to reach people with the im- on to study art and philosophy at Harpur College before with Art Spiegelman” on Tuesday, September portant message of the horrors of the Holocaust becoming part of the underground comix subculture of the 10, as part of its 2019 lecture series. Doors will and repercussions experienced by his family. 1960s and 1970s. Spiegelman began his career with the open at 6:30 pm and the lecture, with a Q&A, With the bold re-emergence of nationalism, Topps Bubble Gum Company in the mid-1960s, which was will be from 7-8:30 pm in the Corning Museum racism, antisemitism and xenophobia both do- his main financial support for two decades. It was there of Glass Auditorium, 1 Museum Way, Corning. mestically and internationally, a contemporary that he co-created parodic series such as Wacky Packages Art Spiegelman has “almost single-handed- understanding of the lessons of ‘Maus’ are in the 1960s and the Garbage Pail Kids in the 1980s. He ly” brought comic books out of the toy closet again tantamount to the continuation of both gained prominence in the underground comix scene in the and onto literature shelves. In 1992, he won our democracy and freedom.” 1970s with short, experimental and often autobiographical the Pulitzer Prize for his Holocaust narrative The Spiegelman lecture is the last in the works. A selection of these strips appeared in the collection “Maus” – which portrayed Jews as mice and Rockwell’s 2019 lecture series. The event is free “Breakdowns” in 1977, after which Spiegelman turned his Nazis as cats. “Maus II” continued the story Art Spiegelman for Rockwell members, $10 for students and focus to the book-length “Maus,” about his relationship with of his parents’ survival of the Nazi regime and $20 for general admission attendees. Advance his Holocaust survivor father. The postmodern book depicts their lives later in America. “His comics are best known registration is recommended. To register, or for more in- Germans as cats, Jews as mice and ethnic Poles as pigs, for their shifting graphic styles, formal complexity and formation on this and other upcoming Rockwell events, and took 13 years to create. It won a Pulitzer Prize in 1992 controversial content,” said event organizers. Spiegelman visit https://rockwellmuseum.org/events/an-evening-with- and has gained a reputation as a pivotal work, responsible will discuss “Maus” and its place in current global con- art-spiegelman/. for bringing scholarly attention to the comics medium. versations during his presentation. Spiegelman is an American cartoonist, editor and comics Today, Spiegelman advocates for greater comics literacy. “The Rockwell Museum is thrilled to welcome Art advocate best known for his graphic novel “Maus.” His As an editor, a teacher at the School of Visual Arts in New Spiegelman to Corning to discuss his seminal work, ‘Maus,’ work as a co-editor on comic magazines Arcade and Raw York City and a lecturer, Spiegelman has promoted better un- one of the graphic novels that propelled the literary form has been called “highly influential.” He also worked as a derstanding of comics and has mentored younger cartoonists. into the mainstream,” said Rockwell Museum Executive contributing artist for The New Yorker from 1992-2002. “An Evening with Art Spiegelman” is made possible Director Brian Lee Whisenhunt. “As both the artist and Having rejected his parents’ aspirations for him to with support from WSKG Public Media. Learn more at writer, Spiegelman produced an innovative narrative that become a dentist, Spiegelman studied cartooning in high www.rockwellmuseum.org, or follow it on Facebook, feels fresh almost 30 years later. His powerful story has school and began drawing professionally at age 16. He went Instagram or Twitter. Federation to hold brunch honoring Sima Auerbach on Sept. 22 By Reporter staff Endicott buildings to a variety of local organi- committee working on the brunch. “She truly cares about The Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton zations. Other highlights of her career are the this community and I look forward to the opportunity to will honor Sima Auerbach, former executive 92nd Street Y Live programs, the PJ Library, the show just how much her hard work is appreciated.” director of the Federation, for her contributions Yasher Koach awards, the Jewish International to the organization at a brunch on Sunday, Film Fest of Greater Binghamton and a dinner September 22, from 10:30 am-12:30 pm, at the celebrating the Israel’s 70th anniversary. OF NOTE Jewish Community Center, 500 Clubhouse Rd., “Come help us celebrate all the wonderful Vestal. The cost to attend is $5 and reservations things Sima has done for this community,” said are required by Monday, September 9. They can Federation President Suzanne Holwitt. “She be made by contacting the Federation at 724- worked hard to create Jewish programming Goldman-Wartell Sima Auerbach, 2332 or [email protected]. and make people understand how much the Rabbi Barbara Goldman-Wartell, spiritual leader of former Federation Auerbach, who retired at the end of June, Federation cares about them.” Temple Concord, took part in a Central Conference of executive director began working for the Federation in 2008. After “Sima left big shoes that will be hard to fill,” American Rabbis trip to Montgomery and Selma, AL, as moving to this area from Great Neck, NY, with her hus- said Shelley Hubal, the new Federation executive director. part of a journey of truth, justice and reconciliation. The band, Neil, she became a member of the Federation board “However, she also left the Federation in wonderful shape trip took place from August 19-21. More than 50 Reform and soon after became the Federation executive director. and I look forward to continuing her legacy and moving rabbis took part. During the visit, the rabbis bore witness Auerbach has spoken frequently about her love for the the Federation into the future.” to the historical legacy and current reality of racism in the Broome County Jewish community and was fascinated by “It was a pleasure to work with Sima on the Cam- United States through discussions with scholars, local cler- local Jewish history. That led to her work to help move the paign,” said Marilyn Bell, the current co-chairwoman of gy and activists, along with making visits to historic sites stained-glass windows from the former Temple Beth El of the Federation’s annual Campaign and a member of the such as The Legacy Museum and the National Memorial for Peace and Reconciliation, the nation’s first memorial dedicated to the legacy of enslaved black people, people JFS seeks donations for We terrorized by lynching, African Americans humiliated by racial segregation and Jim Crow, and people of color burdened with contemporary presumptions of guilt and Remember You project police violence. Jewish Family Service is preparing for the distribution checks should have “We Remember You” on the memo line The Jewish Community wishes to express of food baskets for the We Remember You project. The and can be mailed to 500 Clubhouse Rd., Vestal, 13850. project, which is now in its 12th year, supports Jewish “The We Remember You Project is a wonderful way its sympathy to Dr. Ronald Grant on the families locally who struggle to make ends meet. to give tzedakah during this time of self-reflection and death of his mother, As in the past, supermarkets and businesses will donate gratitude,” noted Shelley Hubal, the Jewish Federation food to be distributed. JFS is seeking community members executive director. “The Binghamton community has Inge Grant Verstandig to make monetary donations that will be given out along always been compassionate and generous. This is just with the food baskets. Those interested should send their another way to show our neighbors they are not forgotten tax deductible donation to JFS by Tuesday, September 17; See “Remember” on page 6 Welcome to our newest practitioner, Heather Nannery, FNP! Heather serves women seeking care ERNEST H. PARSONS that includes annual well woman visits, Free seminar on IUD’s, and other gynecology concerns. FUNERAL HOME Request an appointment with Heather Nannery, Wills & Estate Planning Faithfully Serving Broome County Since 1928 hosted by Jewish Family Service and the FNP, by visiting our website at www.womensobgynassociates.com Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton. or by calling our o ce at 607.754.9870. The speaker is Alycia Kimmel, an associate attorney at Levene Gouldin & Thompson, practicing in the areas of Trusts & Estates, Elder Law and Real Estate. PRE-ARRANGEMENTS The event is at the JCC on AND PRE-FUNDING AVAILABLE Monday, September 16, starting at 6 pm. Joseph Fritsch To register, call the the Federation at 724-2332 Managing Director or email Shelley Hubal at [email protected]. 71 Main St., Binghamton, NY 13905 Phone 607-724-1336 Fax 800-948-5844 [email protected] Women’s OB/GYN Associates www.ParsonsFuneral.com 401 Main Street, 1st Flr. • Johnson City, NY 13790 HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE 607.754.9870 • www.womensobgynassociates.com ÊVisit us on the web at www.thereportergroup.org Page 4 - The Reporter August 30-September 5, 2019 Off the Shelf Saving Jewish culture – and books – after WWII RABBI RACHEL ESSERMAN After World War II, the European Jewish community Gallas documents in “A Mortuary of Books: The Rescue that will benefit scholars in upcoming generations, partly was left in shambles. In addition to their attempt to ex- of Jewish Culture After the Holocaust” (New York Uni- because this is one aspect of post-Holocaust life that has not terminate the Jewish people, the Nazis sought to destroy versity Press), the Allies wished to restore these works to received much attention. The sheer amount of detail about Judaism’s heritage: the buildings, books and ritual objects their original owners or their heirs. However, the question the numerous Jewish organizations and officials featured that helped sustain the religion. Fortunately for the future arose about who should receive the collections from public is amazing, even though it does make this work difficult of Jewish culture, the Nazis soon realized that many Jew- Jewish libraries that no longer existed. What if a family for the layperson. At times, I was tempted to stop reading ish books, manuscripts and artifacts had monetary value. had no heirs – if generations and branches of a family because it seemed impossible to retain the material and Jewish private and public collections of Judaica were were completely destroyed? Gallas examines the Jewish distinguish between the different organizations. However, gathered officially, and unofficially, by the Nazi Party organizations and individuals who worked from 1948-52 the moral and ethical questions raised kept me reading, as and individual German citizens. After the war, more than to decide what should be done with these spoils of war. did my desire to learn about how the material was finally four million Jewish items were recovered. As Elisabeth “A Mortuary of Books” is an incredible historical work See “Culture” on page 6

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office address to which the LIABILITY COMPANY LAW Secretary of State is August 1, 1. The name of the limited liability it may be served. The post office www Secretary of State shall mail 2019. company (“LLC”) is JLFCO LLC. address to which the Secretary a copy of any process against 1. The name of the limited liability of State shall mail a copy of any the LLC served upon him or company (“LLC”) is RY Lending, 3. The County within the State of 2. The date of filing of the Articles process against the LLC served her is: 2847 Route 13, Cortland, LLC. New York in which the principal of Organization with the upon him or her is: 502 Davis NY 13045. office of the LLC is located is Secretary of State is July 24, Avenue, Endicott, NY 13760. 2. The date of filing of the Articles Cortland. 2019. .th 5. The character or purpose of the of Organization with the 5. The character or purpose of business of the LLC is any Secretary of State is July19, 4. The Secretary of State of 3. The County within the State of the business of the LLC is any purpose allowed by law. 2019. the State of New York is hereby New York in which the principal purpose allowed by law. ______designated as agent of the LLC office of the LLC is located is ______ereporter 3. The County within the State of upon whom process against Broome. Notice of Formation of SLC Rentals New York in which the principal it may be served. The post Notice of Formation of Dacata, LLC. LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with Secy. of office of the LLC is located is office address to which the 4. The Secretary of State of Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State State of NY (SSNY) on 7/16/2019. Broome. Secretary of State shall mail the State of New York is hereby of NY (SSNY) on 08/06/19. Office ertising, Office Location: Broome Co. SSNY a copy of any process against designated as agent of the LLC location: Broome County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon 4. The Secretary of State of the LLC served upon him or her upon whom process against designated as agent of LLC upon whom service of process against the State of New York is hereby is: 2065 Clark Hollow Rd, it may be served. The post whom process against it may be it may be served. SSNY shall mail designated as agent of the LLC LaFayette, NY 13084. office address to which the served. SSNY shall mail process process to: Ish K. Chopra, 128 Brown upon whom process against Secretary of State shall mail a to: c/o Piaker & Lyons, P.C., 92 Road, Vestal, NY 13850. Purpose: it may be served. The post 5. The character or purpose of the copy of any process against Hawley St., Binghamton, NY 13901. any lawful activities. office address to which the business of the LLC is any the LLC served upon him or her Purpose: any lawful activities. gr

______Secretary of State shall mail purpose allowed by law. is: 8 Karla Drive, Windsor, NY ______please contact Bonnie Rozen a copy of any process against ______13865. NOTICE OF FORMATION OF the LLC served upon him or Notice of Qualification of ETK JR oup LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY her is: 132 Washington Street, NOTICE OF FORMATION OF 5. The character or purpose of the Realty, LP. Authority filed with Secy. UNDER NEW YORK LIMITED Binghamton, NY 13901. LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY: The business of the LLC is any of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/07/19. LIABILITY COMPANY LAW name of the limited liability company purpose allowed by law. Office location: Broome County. 5. The character or purpose of the is: Binghamton Car Company, LLC ______LP formed in Pennsylvania (PA)

1. The name of the limited liability business of the LLC is any (the “Company”). The date of filing on 12/17/18. SSNY designated as .or company (“LLC”) is Bingwest purpose allowed by law. of the Articles of Organization of the NOTICE OF FORMATION OF agent of LP upon whom process LLC. ______Company with the Secretary of State LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY: The against it may be served. SSNY

was July 12, 2019. The county in name of the limited liability company shall mail process to: 925 S. State g 2. The date of filing of the Articles Notice of Formation of Leona which the principal place of business is: Jjivart, LLC (the “Company”). St., Clarks Summit, PA 18411, also of Organization with the Properties, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed of the Company shall be located The date of filing of the Articles of the principal office address. Name/ Secretary of State is JULY 12, with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on is Broome County. The Secretary Organization of the Company with the address of genl. ptr. available from 2019. 07/10/19. Office location: Broome of State has been designated as Secretary of State was July 18, 2019. SSNY. Cert. of LP filed with Secy. County. SSNY designated as agent agent of the Company upon whom The county in which the principal of State, 209 North Office Bldg, 3. The County within the State of of LLC upon whom process against process against it may be served. place of business of the Company Harrisburg, PA 17110. Purpose: any New York in which the principal it may be served. SSNY shall The Secretary of State shall mail shall be located is Broome County. lawful activities. office of the LLC is located is mail process to: 309 Harding Ave., a copy of any process against the The Secretary of State has been ______Broome. Endwell, NY 13760. Purpose: any Company, to Hinman, Howard & designated as agent of the Company lawful activities. Kattell, LLP, Attn: James W. Orband, upon whom process against it may be Notice of Qualification of ETK JR 4. The Secretary of State of ______80 Exchange Street, Suite 700, served. The Secretary of State shall Management, LLC. Authority filed the State of New York is hereby Binghamton, NY 13901. The purpose mail a copy of any process against with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) designated as agent of the LLC NOTICE OF FORMATION OF of the business of the Company is any the Company, to Raymond W. Ivan, on 08/07/19. Office location: Broome upon whom process against LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY lawful business purpose. 78 Matthew Drive, Binghamton, NY County. LLC formed in Pennsylvania it may be served. The post UNDER NEW YORK LIMITED ______13901. The purpose of the business (PA) on 11/16/18. SSNY designated office address to which the LIABILITY COMPANY LAW of the Company is any lawful business as agent of LLC upon whom process Secretary of State shall mail Notice of Qualification of Meridian purpose. against it may be served. SSNY a copy of any process against 1. The name of the limited liability Clinical Research, LLC. Authority ______shall mail process to: 925 S. State the LLC served upon him or company (“LLC”) is M and B filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) St., Clarks Summit, PA 18411, also her is: 132 Washington Street, Plumbing and Heating, LLC. on 07/19/19. Office location: Broome Notice of Formation of 504 Murray Hill the principal office address. Arts Binghamton, NY 13901. County. LLC formed in Nebraska Road LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of Org. filed with the Secy. of State, 2. The date of filing of the Articles (NE) on 06/29/00. SSNY designated of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/26/19. 206 North Office Bldg, Harrisburg, 5. The character or purpose of the of Organization with the as agent of LLC upon whom process Office location: Broome County. PA 17110. Purpose: any lawful business of the LLC is any Secretary of State is July 23, against it may be served. SSNY shall SSNY designated as agent of LLC activities. purpose allowed by law. 2019. mail process to: Meridian Clinical upon whom process against it may ______Research, LLC, 3319 N. 107th St., be served. SSNY shall mail process 3. The County within the State of to: 504 Murray Hill Rd., Vestal, NY Sini Hill LLC, Arts of Org. filed Brooklyn Sanctuary LLC, Arts of Org. New York in which the principal 13850. Purpose: any lawful activities. with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) office of the LLC is located is To place a legal notice, ______8/16/2019. Cty: Broome. SSNY 7/12/2019. Cty: Broome. SSNY desig. Broome. contact Bonnie Rozen desig. as agent upon whom process as agent upon whom process against at 724-2360, ext. 244 Notice of Qualification of Gokulesh against may be served & shall may be served & shall mail process to 4. The Secretary of State of Hospitality NY, LLC. Authority filed mail process to Sini Kangasmaki, 4510 3rd Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11220. the State of New York is hereby or bonnie@ with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 333 Schermerhorn St., Apt. 21E, General Purpose. designated as agent of the LLC thereportergroup.org 08/01/19. Office location: Broome Brooklyn, NY 11217. General upon whom process against County. LLC formed in Connecticut Purpose. August 30-September 5, 2019 Page 5 - The Reporter Page 6 - The Reporter August 30-September 5, 2019 TC Sisterhood to hold workshops on Sept. 14-15 Temple Concord Sisterhood Rabbi Barbara Goldman-War- reinvigorating existing members. She will Sobol, a member of Congregation and Women of Reform Judaism tell, Temple Concord rabbi since discuss honoring and recognizing each Beth Emeth in Albany, currently serves as will hold “Each of Us Strong, June 2008, and Robin Sobol, a Sisterhood member’s unique qualities. treasurer of her Sisterhood. Past positions Together We Are Stronger” member of the WRJ Northeast Brunch will be served. The fee will have included president and board member. workshops on Saturday, Sep- District Board of Directors and be $3 for Sisterhood members and each She has served as WRJ Northeast District tember 14, and Sunday, Sep- former president of WRJ North- member of her family, with a fee of $5 for area director, vice president and first vice tember 15. They will be held at east District. non-Sisterhood members. To make a res- president. She co-facilitated the speaker’s Temple Concord, 9 Riverside The September 15 workshop ervation, call the temple office at 723-7355 bureau training. Currently, she is working Dr., Binghamton, and are open will be from 10 am-1:30 pm with by Sunday, September 8, and let staff know on a year-long program to train new WRJ to Temple Concord Sisterhood Sobol leading the discussion. the number of attendees and which day(s) board members and is chairwoman of WRJ members, the Temple Concord The focus will be on Temple they will be attending. Board Leadership Training. congregation and all members Concord Sisterhood remaining of the Jewish community. Robin Sobol relevant in the 21st century. Sobol The September 14 workshop will be held will talk about continuing to build a team from 1-3:30 pm, with the focus on the role of Temple Concord Sisterhood women who TC High Holiday of Reform Judaism, Temple Concord and will work together for common causes, WRJ in social advocacy. Speakers will be attracting new Sisterhood members while child care Free High Holiday child care will be third floor of the mansion and register them Children of Abraham offered by Temple Concord Sisterhood for with the responsible adult’s name. The adult youngsters ages 2 to kindergarten while par- or someone who is known to the ushers must ents and grandparents attend services at Tem- inform the ushers where they will be sitting program set for Sept. 8 ple Concord the morning of Rosh Hashanah, in case of emergency. Adults are responsible Monday, September 30, and the morning of for checking on children for diaper changes. The Children of Abraham of Broome dimensions of wellness be best applied to Yom Kippur, Wednesday, October 9. To make a reservation, call or e-mail County organization will hold an event titled the congregational setting and your faith Reservations must be made by Sunday, the temple office at 723-7355 or Temple- “Where they go: Welcoming people with tradition?” The panelists will represent faith September 15, for Rosh Hashanah morning [email protected]. Without mental health struggles in our congrega- traditions of the Children of Abraham of the care and by Tuesday, October 1, for Yom reservations made by the above stated tions” on Sunday, September 8, from 3-5 pm, Southern Tier (Muslim, Jewish, Unitarian Kippur morning care. Child care will be deadlines, there will be no child care avail- at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation Universalist and Christian). The panelists available at 9 am. The adult must take the able. Sisterhood High Holiday Child Care of Binghamton. This event will kick off with will be Imam Omar Bajwa, Reverend child (children) to the Tot Time room on the chairwoman is Amanda Donahue. a presentation by Amber Brown, M.Div., on Kimberly Chastain, Amanda Jones and how the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Rita Bleier. Services Administration’s eight dimensions After the panel, there will be facilitated Culture Continued from page 4 of wellness, specifically the dimension of discussions with small multi-faith breakout distributed. Other readers will be intrigued politics that accompanied what occurred spiritual wellness, offers a framework for groups, which will come back together to to learn that four major Jewish figures – are too complex to go into detail, but the mental health recovery journeys. conclude as one group. Lucy Dawidowicz, Hannah Arendt, Salo final results were that each group received Following the presentations, panelists Register by Thursday, September 5, on W. Baron and Gershom Scholem – were a portion of the artifacts. Gallas notes that will respond to the question “Given your the website www.interfaithbroomecounty. involved with making decisions about these the committees “distributed just under five experience and expertise, how can the eight com/where. items, something that is not often explored hundred thousand books and between eight in biographical works written about them. thousand and ten thousand ritual objects To explain the importance of the items to institutions and committees across the Remember Continued from page 3 – particularly the books – that were con- world in an effort to ensure the continuity and the community really cares. what Jewish Family Service and the Jewish fiscated by the Nazis, Gallas notes that of Jewish cultural and spiritual life, foster “Thank you for making the We Remem- Federation are all about.” Contact Hubal at “books and the written word always played the development of new centers of research ber You Project a success all these years,” 724-2332 or by e-mail [email protected] an outstanding role in the construction of and commemoration and the ongoing de- Hubal continued. “Projects like this are for further information. the Jewish collective self-understanding velopment of existing ones, and support and identity.” The books also served as community activities.” The assumption concrete reminders of Jewish history. that Jewish culture would flourish is one Since Jews lived across the globe and had taken for granted in contemporary times, frequently had to move, written works – particularly since the establishment of the which could be easily carried – became state of Israel. Those working in Europe part of a shared identity, no matter in which at that time can be excused for being more nation people lived. cautious in their view of the future. Once the war was over, the distribution Their work in Europe had different of items began. Some were returned to their effects on the four major figures Gallas original owners, which was the simplest discusses. Although Baron and Scholem’s solution, although one not available for a scholarly works did not focus explicitly large number of items. Some books were on the Holocaust, the author believes loaned to Jews in displaced persons camps, their work in Europe did influence them: although this was controversial since people Baron and Scholem “applied themselves questioned whether the books – including with tremendous energy to the promotion prayer books, other religious works and of institutions of higher learning and the fiction in Hebrew and Yiddish – would ever strengthening of the Jewish cultural infra- be returned. However, this distribution was structure. In different ways, they sought supported to help those in DP camps. The to establish these institutions in the US books served as a way for the residents of and Israel as successors to their European the camps to recapture their Jewish heritage forerunners and were deeply invested in and also served as teaching tools. securing and nurturing the intellectual, The original legal requirements for resti- spiritual legacy of the European past.” tution of ownerless objects called for them to Their research – Scholem’s on mysticism be returned to the country from which they and Baron’s multi-volume works on Jewish are confiscated. Although that worked for history – were their way of continuing this some groups, Jewish organizations objected Jewish legacy. to rewarding countries that had persecuted Dawidowicz and Arendt’s later work Jews. For example, there were no objections focused on the Holocaust itself. Arendt is to returning books to Jews in France and best known for her controversial “Eichmann the Netherlands, or even giving the books to in Jerusalem,” which was criticized for those governments for use by their Jewish universalizing the Holocaust and showing citizens. However, material that had been Jews only as victims. Gallas believes too confiscated from German and Austrian Jews much attention has focused on this one would then have been given to Germany and work, rather than her previous, more nu- Austria. Jewish groups found that highly anced looks at what occurred in Europe. objectionable because the countries would Dawidowicz has written several works on benefit from their crimes. At first, some the Holocaust, although “The War Against organizations and people believed that the the Jews: 1933-1945” is considered her material could be used to help rebuild the most important book. According to Gallas, Jewish communities in those countries. she also sought to “keep traditions and However, after learning the extent of the narratives from the Yiddish realm alive.” exterminations in the camps, that was con- While “A Mortuary of Books” will most sidered an unacceptable solution. benefit the dedicated scholar, the ideas Gal- The organizations then had to determine las raises should be of interest to anyone who should receive the books and artifacts. interested in Jewish history. Her greatest There was no immediate consensus. The success is her ability to make clear that main debate was between those who wanted Jewish culture was gravely threatened after the material to go to Israel and those who World War II. She also shows how the efforts thought countries in the Americas should of individuals and organizations made it receive them. In addition, the Jewish pop- possible for Jewish books and artifacts to ulation of Great Britain believed it should be given to those who would best use them receive a share. The machinations and to continue Judaism’s legacy. August 30-September 5, 2019 Page 7 - The Reporter Page 8 - The Reporter August 30-September 5, 2019 New staff at Hillel at Binghamton Hillel at Binghamton announced the addition of four loves the cold and hopes to learn how to ski now that new staff members. she’ll be back in New York. ‹‹ Tzlil Maimon, Israel Fellow: ‹‹ Rabbi Isaac Attia, OU-JLIC Maimon grew up in Netanya, a Educator: Attia was born and raised IAC EDGE East Coast Summit beach town north of Tel Aviv. She in San Diego. He received his B.A. The Israel Action Council will hold an East recently graduated from law school in psychology and business admin- Coast summit in New York City on Sunday, at Tel Aviv University. Tzlil means istration and served as president September 8, from 10 am-7 pm. IAC EDGE ‘sound’ in Hebrew and she says she of the Yeshiva Student Council at is the only summit in the Jewish world dedicated to young loves music and art performances. Yeshiva University. After marrying professionals (age 22-42), connecting them to Israel through She worked at Gett, which is an his best friend and moving to Israel, entrepreneurship and innovation. The summit is for those app that supplies taxi and delivery he pursued ordination at the RIETS interested in Israel and who are seeking networking op- services in Israel, and, more recently, Israel Kollel (Gruss) and taught portunities and professional development, in addition to autonomous vehicles. She says she at Yeshivat Orayta. A Sephardic business accelerators. The EDGE summit gathers hundreds is excited to meet the Hillel com- Jew, Attia is tri-lingual (English, of Israeli-Americans, Israelis and Jewish Americans, coast- munity and to have new experiences Tzlil Maimon Hebrew, and Spanish). He said Rabbi Isaac Attia to-coast, for a day-long summit that focuses on discussions working with Hillel. he enjoys a good harmony and is and information session on different industries and features ‹‹ Kayla Goldfarb, Springboard always down for a competitive game of football. sessions from some of today’s leading minds. For more Fellow Innovation Specialist: ‹‹ Tal Attia, OU-JLIC Educator: information, e-mail [email protected] or visit Goldfarb was raised in Parkland, Attia hails from Elizabeth, NJ. www.israeliamerican.org/edge. FL, moving there when she was After learning in Michlelet Me- 8 years old. She is initially from vaseret Yerushalayim (MMY), Paintings from Leo Baeck Institute Lynbrook, NY. She will be gradu- she received a B.A. in psychology Drawn from the art collection of the Leo Baeck Institute – ating from the University of Central from Stern College for Women, New York | Berlin, the exhibit “The Art of Exile: Paintings by Florida this summer with a B.A. in and an M.A. in nonprofit manage- German-Jewish Refugees” presents paintings created in exile political science, pre-law. At UCF, ment and leadership from Hebrew by German-speaking Jews and other targets of Nazi persecution. she served as an orientation leader, University. In Israel, she worked Showcasing a range of painting styles from the 20th century, it a SGA senator and held two intern- for Ayeka Center for Soulful seeks to tell the stories of creative individuals uprooted from ships at Central Florida Hillel. She Education, and for MMY as an their homelands, who tried to rebuild their life and career in new says she loved being a Knight and Kayla Goldfarb activities coordinator (Rakezet). lands. The exhibit will be at the Center for Jewish History in will miss her school dearly. In her Attia says she is an avid reader, Tal Attia New York City through December 31. For more information, free time, Goldfarb enjoys reading, painting and watching enjoys nature hikes and plans to visit www.lbi.org/exhibitions/art-exile-paintings-german-jew- the Food Network “almost exclusively.” She says she pursue further degrees in psychology/family counseling. ish-refugees or contact the institute at 212-744-6400.

Today Continued from page 1 Anti-Judaism Continued from page 1 Jewish community was destroyed, but when relations with it, scholars have overstated this traditional distinction, too Eighties. His biography, “Napoleon, A Political Life,” Polish Jews remain troubled. She will address the question often failing to recognize the continuity between these two won the prize for the best book in French history from the of why antisemitism has persisted in Poland, despite the forms of hatred. “It is important,” he notes, “to reconsider American Historical Association. For the latter, he was fact that so few Jews remained, and discuss the political the degree to which the metabolized, unconscious Christian named Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by the French and cultural factors that have contributed to the revival heritage in society remains powerful in antisemitism – its government. He had been a Guggenheim Fellow, and of anti-Jewish sentiment today. wild exaggerations, irrational impulses and their relatively has given papers on his current work on comparative Sommer Schneider is associate director of the Practice uncritical reception – even though the actors themselves, antisemitism at Cornell, Princeton, Yale and Binghamton of Jewish Civilization at the Center for Jewish Civilization, the media and even common sense may insist otherwise.” universities, and at the Center for the Study of Antisem- School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University in Englund will take a look at some of the most typically itism at Berlin Technical University. He was a Visiting Washington, DC. Her Ph.D. is from the Department of “secular” moments in the first wave of antisemitism (1870- Fellow at the latter, from 2015-16. Jewish Studies at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, 1914) to see the degree to which they nevertheless contain College of Jewish Studies programs are open to the Poland. Her first book, “She’erit Hapletah: Surviving strong elements of “le religieux.” entire community; general admission is $8 per program, Remnant. The Activities of the American Jewish Joint Englund was a Marshall Scholar and received his or $20 for all three programs; senior admission is $5 per Distribution Committee in Poland, 1945-1989, 2014,” was Ph.D. at Princeton University. He is the author of eight program or $12 for all three programs. BU students are published in 2014 and she has also co-authored (with Linda books, including being chief writer for President Jimmy welcome to attend with no charge. All programs begin at Levi) a volume titled “Rescue, Relief and Renewal: 100 Carter for The President’s Commission Agenda for the 7:30 pm at the JCC, 500 Clubhouse Rd., Vestal. Years of the Joint in Poland.” Sommer Schneider co-curat- ed an exhibition on the same topic. She has written many Politics Continued from page 1 scholarly articles on the Holocaust, focusing on memory American Jewry), exploring the ways in which antisemitic Past” and the co-editor of the forthcoming volume “The studies, as well as on Jewish life and antisemitism in post- discourse has sought to exploit these divides. New Jewish Canon,” a collection of what are considered World War II Poland. Kurtzer received his M.A. from Brown University the most significant Jewish ideas and debates of the past College of Jewish Studies programs are open to the and Ph.D. in Jewish studies from Harvard University. He two generations. entire community; general admission is $8 per program, served on the faculty of Brandeis University and held the College of Jewish Studies programs are open to the entire or $20 for all three programs; senior admission is $5 per inaugural chair in Jewish Communal Innovation there. community; general admission is $8 per program, or $20 program or $12 for all three programs. BU students are In 2010, he helped create the Hartman Institute of North for all three programs; senior admission is $5 per program welcome to attend with no charge. All programs begin at America as a research and educational center dedicated to or $12 for all three programs. BU students are welcome to 7:30 pm at the Jewish Community Center, 500 Clubhouse exploring the relationship between Israel and the Diaspora. attend at no charge. All programs begin at 7:30 pm at the Rd., Vestal. Kurtzer is the author of “Shuva: The Future of the Jewish Jewish Community Center, 500 Clubhouse Rd., Vestal. The College of Jewish Studies provides opportunities The College of Jewish Studies, founded in 1986, is an support of a grant from The Community Foundation for for adult Jewish education for the Broome County com- informal coalition between the Judaic Studies Department South Central New York-David and Virginia Eisenberg munity by offering fall and spring programs. Drawing on of Binghamton University and several area Jewish sponsor- Donor Advised Fund, the Jacob and Rose Olum Foun- local resources, and inviting scholars and experts from ing institutions: the Jewish Community Center, the Jewish dation, the B’nai B’rith Lectureship Fund, the Victor and a range of universities and cultural and religious insti- Federation of Greater Binghamton, Beth David Synagogue, Esther Rozen Foundation, an endowment fund from the tutions, CJS sponsors a wide array of programs dealing Temple Concord and Temple Israel. Programming for CJS former Temple Beth El of Endicott, a grant from the JoyVel with Jewish history, culture, religion and politics. would not be possible without the additional financial Charitable Fund and the donations of individual sponsors. August 30-September 5, 2019 Page 9 - The Reporter Beth David Luncheon speaker on Sept. 14 to discuss Mediterranean diet and the Bible On Saturday, September 14, Beth David will kick off ‘ideal’ environment for human habitation. I will attended previous luncheon series meals know, its monthly luncheon speaker series with a talk by Dr. Erin do this by sharing information from mainstream Judy Silber has a special talent for coordinating Maxfield titled “A Land Flowing with Milk and Honey: scientific and medical studies of the benefits of the luncheon menu with the topic of the monthly Health Benefits of a Mediterranean Diet.” She will discuss a nutrition plan based on a Mediterranean diet.” talks, so we are in for a special treat, both intel- how the science behind the benefits of a Mediterranean A graduate of the University of Texas at lectually and gastronomically!” diet relates to the Bible’s and Judaism’s focus on health. Arlington, where she received a bachelor’s de- Beth David’s luncheon speaker series takes Maxfield completed the flagship HEALTH meets FOOD™ gree with honors in chemistry, Maxfield earned place the second Saturday of the month, after year-long culinary medicine course at Arnot Ogden Medical her medical degree from Lake Erie College of Shabbat morning services, and is open to the Center in Elmira, NY, a teaching kitchen developed by Osteopathic Medicine. She has also completed community. There is no charge for the luncheon. Tulane University’s School of Medicine Goldring Center an elective postdoctoral fellowship in neuro- Since the monthly series’ continuation depends for Culinary Medicine. Designed to foster an integrative pathology at Case Western Reserve University on the generosity of contributors, Beth David mindset, the program enables physicians to gain hands-on School of Medicine in Cleveland, where she was welcomes donations to the Luncheon Fund in knowledge that they can share with their communities about also an adjunct professor. In 2018, she relocated Dr. Erin Maxfield order to keep the program going. Donations can ways to improve health by following a relatively low-cost to New York to begin her medical residency be made in honor of or in memory of someone, Mediterranean diet-based plan. training. She is currently a second-year family medicine or to mark a special occasion. Those wishing an acknowl- “In the Bible,” Maxfield says, “what is good for the soul resident physician with Ascension Health in Binghamton. edgment to be sent to the person being honored, or to the frequently is also good for the body. My talk will focus on “We are delighted to have Erin share the wealth of her family of someone being remembered, can indicate that, the importance of health in Judaism as well as characteristics knowledge with us, particularly as a means of seeing how along with the necessary information. Donations can be sent unique to the western Fertile Crescent region, which has mainstream science supports what we find in the Bible to Beth David Synagogue, 39 Riverside Dr., Binghamton, been mentioned in Jewish Scriptures as constituting the about healthy eating,” organizers say. “As those who have NY 13905, Attention: Luncheon Fund. TI Sisterhood to hold fashion show on Sept. 10 The Sisterhood of Temple Israel has announced that nizers of the event. “Guests will be treated to an evening of an evening you don’t want to miss,” declared Auerbach its opening membership event for the 2019-20 year will ‘Nip and Nosh’ organized by food co-chairs Kathy Hurwitz and Thirer. be a Hanks for Her Fashion Show, to be held on Tuesday, and Joyce Sambursky.” The event is free for those who have paid their $25 September 10, at 7 pm. Maureen Patrick, owner of Hanks, Co-president Jennifer Schutzer stated, “This is a great dues for the 2019-20 year. Sisterhood members can call will narrate the fashion show. Models will be Temple Israel time to enjoy some fabulous dishes, connect with friends Tammy Kunsman in the temple office to pay their dues Sisterhood members, including Maxine Rosenberg, Shelley and see some great ideas for fall fashions.” ahead of time. Dues will also be accepted at the door Hubal, Barbara Zelter and Bonnie Brown. Co-chairs Sima Auerbach and Heidi Thirer have ar- that evening. Reservations should be made by Tuesday, “It seemed a logical choice to showcase clothing from ranged for door prizes from Hanks, as well as an item September 3, by calling Kunsman at the temple office Hanks, since many of our members shop there,” said orga- created by Sisterhood member Ann Spitz. “This will be at 723-7461. NEWS IN BRIEF

From JNS.org with stress symptoms, including a 30-year-old female who Strip,” the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said in a statement. The Israel reportedly strikes Palestinian fell while running to a bomb shelter. In retaliation, the IDF rocket attack occurred in the context of heightened tensions struck several targets in the northern Gaza Strip, including in the region, as the IDF conducted a strike in Syria late terror base in Lebanon the office of a Hamas battalion commander and other Hamas Aug. 24 against pro-Iranian operatives planning to attack Israel carried out a strike on a base in Lebanon belonging military infrastructure. No casualties were reported. In northern Israel with explosives-laden drones. In Lebanon, to Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General addition, IDF Maj. Gen. Kamil Abu Rokon announced on Iranian-backed Hezbollah claimed that two Israeli drones Command, reported Arabic media early the morning of Aug. 26 that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu crashed near its press office in the southern suburbs of Beirut; Aug. 26. The Israel Defense Forces has yet to comment. had decided to half oil imports intended for Gaza’s power however, based on photographs of the wreckage, analysts The apparent strike occurred shortly after Hezbollah leader station until further notice. The Aug. 25 rocket attacks rep- speculate that the drones were of Iranian manufacture. While Hassan Nasrallah pledged to shoot down any Israeli aircraft in resent the fourth such incident in the past two weeks. “The Hamas has not taken responsibility for the Aug. 25 rockets, Lebanese airspace. “Hezbollah will not allow such an aggres- Israel Defense Forces will continue acting against attempts Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Hamas had warned Israel sion,” he said on Aug. 25. 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Weekly Parasha Good and evil, positive and negative, blessing and curse Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17 RABBI AARON SLONIM, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CHABAD OF BINGHAMTON Good and evil. Positive and negative. Blessing and curse. Divine plan, that man choose God of his/her own volition. he renders the word curse as chilufa, exchange or trans- Everything in life seems to belong in – or fall somewhere on Only man’s ability to freely embrace or spurn God makes mutation. This is interesting as elsewhere he does not shy the continuum bracketed by – one of these two categories. each human action meaningful and creates the possibility away from using the more stark, negative Aramaic term for In the opening verse of this week’s parasha, one of for man to partner with God in shaping the world’s destiny. curse, m’latitaya. What might he be teaching us in choosing the most famous in all of the Torah, God sets forth this To choose virtue there must be the possibility for iniquity. this particular explanation in this verse? paradigm with the words: See, I have placed before you Additionally, more subtle, nuanced lessons are extracted In essence, Rabbi Yonatan in his precise, cryptic style is today the blessing and the curse. from this verse by the commentators. addressing one of the most existential questions of all time In the subsequent verses it becomes clear that these words Rabbi Yonatan ben Uziel, one of the greatest talmudic and giving voice to what countless midrashim and other are an exhortation to man to choose good, to hearken unto sages (it was said of him that when he studied Torah, birds commentaries teach on this subject. What is evil? Where God’s instruction, to choose “life.” Axiomatic to Jewish flying above his head would die by irradiation due to the does it come from? And what is its purpose? Clearly, the theology is the notion of man’s autonomy and the necessity spectacular energy that he emitted) wrote his commentary verse is teaching that evil comes from God: See, I give for freedom of choice. It is imperative to the fulfillment of the on the Torah in Aramaic. In his comment on this verse, See “Good” on page 11 Congregational Notes Beth David Synagogue Temple Israel Temple Concord Affiliation: Orthodox Union Orientation: Conservative Affiliation: Union for Reform Judaism Rabbi: Zev Silber Rabbi: Geoffrey Brown Rabbi: Barbara Goldman-Wartell Address: 39 Riverside Dr., Binghamton, NY 13905 Address: 4737 Deerfield Pl., Vestal, NY 13850 Address: 9 Riverside Dr., Binghamton, NY 13905 Phone: 722-1793 Phone: 723-7461 and 231-3746 Office hours: Tues.-Fri., 10 am-2 pm Rabbi’s Office: 722-7514 Office hours: Mon.-Thurs. 8:30 am-4 pm; Fri. 8 am-3 pm Phone: 723-7355 Fax: 722-7121 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: 723-0785 Office hours: Mon. closed; Tues. 10 am-1 pm; Wed. closed; Website: www.templeisraelvestal.org Office e-mail: [email protected] Thurs. 9 am-1 pm; Fri. 10 am-1 pm Service Schedule: Tuesday, 5:30 pm; Friday, 5:30 pm; Saturday, Website: www.templeconcord.com Beth David e-mail address: [email protected] 9:30 am Regular service times: Friday, 8 pm; Saturday, 10:35 am, Rabbi’s e-mail: [email protected] On Saturday, August 31, at 9:30 am, Shabbat services when religious school is in session. Website: www.bethdavid.org Hebrew school: Hebrew school meets at 5:15 pm on Tuesdays Facebook: www.facebook.com/bethdavidbinghamton will be led by Rabbi Geoffrey Brown. The Torah portion and Thursdays during the school year unless otherwise noted. Shabbat Services: will be Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17. The haftarah will be On Friday, August 30, at 8 pm, there will be a Shabbat Shabbat, Aug. 31...... 9 am Numbers 28:9-15. The kiddush sponsors will be Al Lavker with Visual T’Filah service celebrating Labor Day led ...... Mincha after kiddush and Harriet Horowitz. Weekday Services: by Rabbi Barbara Goldman-Wartell. On Monday, September 2, the temple office will be closed On Saturday, August 31, there will be no Torah study Mornings: for Labor Day. Sun., Sept. 1...... 8:30 am due to Labor Day weekend. Mon., Sept. 2...... 8:30 am On Sunday, September 1, from 10 am-2 pm, Temple Tues.-Fri., Sept. 3-6...... 7 am Norwich Jewish Center Concord Sisterhood will sponsor a rummage sale in the Evenings: Orientation: Inclusive Rabbi: David Regenspan basement. Shoppers should use the Oak Street entrance. Sun.-Thurs., Sept. 1-5...... 7:15 pm Buy one shirt or blouse, get one free. Classes: Rabbi Zev Silber will hold his weekly Talmud class Address: 72 South Broad St., Norwich, NY 13815 every Tuesday evening after services. Contact: Guilia Greenberg, 336-1523 On Tuesday, September 3, at 10 am, there will be a Purpose: To maintain a Jewish identity and meet the needs of meeting of the Tuesday Morning Book Club at Temple Rohr Chabad Center the Jewish community in the area. Concord. Adult Ed.: Saturday morning study is held at 10 am. Call for Affiliation: Chabad-Lubavitch On Wednesday, September 4, at 6:30 pm, there will more information and to confirm. Rabbi: Aaron Slonim be a Sisterhood board meeting. E-mail: [email protected] On Thursday, September 5, from 5-7 pm, the CHOW Address: 420 Murray Hill Rd., Vestal, NY 13850 Congregation Tikkun v’Or pantry will be open. Phone: 797-0015, Fax: 797-0095 Affiliation: Union for Reform Judaism On Friday, September 6, at 7:30 pm, there will be a pro- Website: www.Chabadofbinghamton.com Address: PO Box 3981, Ithaca, NY 14852; 2550 Triphammer Chabad on the West Side Rd. (corner of Triphammer and gram on “Exploring Mishkan HaNefesh,” the new High Rabbi: Zalman Chein Burdick Hill), Lansing, NY Holiday prayerbook; and, at 8 pm, there will be a Shabbat E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 607-256-1471 evening service led by Rabbi Barbara Goldman-Wartell Address: 27 Bennet Ave., Binghamton, NY 13905 Website: www.tikkunvor.org and Shari Neuberger from Mishkan HaNefesh. Phone: 722-3252 E-mail: [email protected] On Saturday, September 7, at 9 am, religious school Regular service times: Daily 7:30 am, Friday evening 6 pm, Presidents: Lauren Korfine and Shira Reisman will begin; at 9:15 am, there will be Torah study; and, at Shabbat morning 9:30 am, Maariv and Havdalah one hour Rabbi: Brian Walt after candle-lighting time, Sundays 9:30 am. Religious School Director/Admin. Coordinator: Naomi Wilensky 10:35 am, there will be a Shabbat morning service led Linking Hearts for youngsters with special needs: This program Services: Fridays at 7:30 pm unless otherwise noted. by Rabbi Barbara Goldman-Wartell and Shari Neuberger connects Jewish special-needs children and teenagers, ages Intergenerational Shabbat, music services, and other special with Stella Walley’s baby naming and July, August and 5-14, who have mental, physical and/or functional disabilities, services. Call for the weekly schedule. September birthday blessings. with student volunteers who will visit participating youngsters Religious School: Preschool through seventh-grade classes meet weekly in their homes. on Sunday mornings. Sixth-grade Hebrew and seventh-grade Temple Beth-El of Ithaca To join the mailing list, for up-to-date information on adult b’nai mitzvah classes meet on Wednesday afternoons. Affiliation: United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism education offerings or to arrange for a private tutorial, for Adult Ed: Mini courses throughout the year. Adult Hebrew offered Rabbi: Scott L. Glass details concerning the Judaica shop and resource center, or regularly. Call the office for details. Rabbi: Miriam T. Spitzer for assistance through the Piaker Free Loan Society or Raff Address: 402 North Tioga St. (the corner of Court and Tioga Maasim Tovim Foundation, call Chabad’s office at 797-0015. streets), Ithaca, NY 14850-4292 Penn-York Jewish Community Phone: 273-5775 President-Treasurer-Secretary: Harvey Chernosky, 570-265-3869 E-mail: [email protected] and [email protected] Temple Beth El of Oneonta B’nai B’rith: William H. Seigel Lodge Website: www.tbeithaca.org Affiliation: United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism Purpose: To promote Jewish identity through religious, President: Randy Ehrenberg Rabbi-Cantor: George Hirschfeld cultural, educational and social activities in the Southern Sisterhood President: Julie Paige Address: 83 Chestnut St., Oneonta, NY 13820 Tier of New York and the Northern Tier of Pennsylvania, Director of Education: Rabbi Suzanne Brody Mailing address: P.O. Box 383, Oneonta, NY 13820 including Waverly, NY; Sayre, Athens and Towanda, PA, and Administrative Assistant: Jane Griffith Phone: 607-432-5522 surrounding communities. Services: Friday 8 pm; Saturday 10 am, unless otherwise Website: www.templebetheloneonta.org announced. Weekday morning minyan 7:30 am (9 am on E-mail: [email protected] Sundays and legal holidays). Regular service times: visit the temple website for days of Kol Haverim Religious School/Education: September-May: Classes meet on services and times Affiliation: Society for Humanistic Judaism Sunday, 9 am-12:30 pm and Wednesday afternoons, 3:45-5:45 Religious School/Education: Religious School, for grades Address: P.O. Box 4972, Ithaca, NY 14852-4972 pm. The Midrashah (eighth-grade and high school) classes kindergarten through bar/bat mitzvah, meets Sunday Phone: 607-277-3345 will meet at times designated by their respective teachers. mornings. E-mail: [email protected] Adult Ed.: Numerous weekly courses, several semester-long For the schedule of services, classes and events, see the Website: www.kolhaverim.net courses and a variety of mini-courses and lectures are offered website. Chairwoman: Abby Cohn throughout the year. Call the temple office for more details. Kol Haverim: The Finger Lakes Community for Humanistic On Saturday, August 31, at 5 pm, Rabbi Scott Glass Judaism, is an Ithaca-based organization that brings people will conclude teaching a “Perek in the Pardes” class Temple Brith Sholom together to explore and celebrate Jewish identity, history, culture studying “Pirkei Avot, The Ethics of the Fathers.” Affiliation: Unaffiliated and ethics within a secular, humanistic framework. KH is part Address: P.O. Box 572, 117 Madison St., Cortland, NY 13045 of an international movement for Secular Humanistic Judaism From Friday-Sunday, September 6-8, Temple Beth- Phone: 607-756-7181 and is affiliated with the Society for Humanistic Judaism, a El will hold a retirement celebration weekend in honor President: Bruce Fein, 607-423-3346 national association with over 30 member communities and of Rabbi Scott and Sharon Glass, who have served the Service leaders: Lay leadership congregations around the country. Established in the spring of temple for 43 years. On September 6, there will be a Shabbat services: Either Friday evening at 7:30 pm or 1999, it offers celebrations of Jewish holidays, monthly Shabbat Shabbat service with Ithaca clergy. On September 7, Saturday at 10 am from Rosh Hashanah to Shavuot. Holiday pot-lucks, adult education, a twice-monthly Cultural School for services will honor Sharon Glass, followed by a Sister- services are also held. Check the weekly e-mail for upcoming children, and a bar and bat mitzvah program. hood-sponsored luncheon. On September 8, a celebratory services. Contact the president to get on the e-mail list. KH welcomes all individuals and families, including those from Religious School: Students are educated on an individual basis. mixed religious backgrounds, who wish to strengthen the Jewish brunch will be held at Celebrations from 10:30 am-1 pm. Temple Brith Sholom is a small equalitarian congregation experience in their lives and provide their children with a Jewish Those interested in attending any of the weekend events serving the greater Cortland community. Congregants span identity and experience. should e-mail [email protected]. the gamut of observance and services are largely dependent on the service leader. The Friday night siddur is “Likrat Shabbat,” while the Saturday morning siddur is “Gates of Friday, August 30, light candles before...... 7:23 pm Prayer.” The community extends a warm welcome to the Saturday, August 31, Shabbat ends...... 8:21 pm Jewish student population of SUNY Cortland, as well as Friday, September 6, light candles before...... 7:11 pm the residents of local adult residences. Saturday, September 7, Shabbat ends...... 8:10 pm August 30-September 5, 2019 Page 11 - The Reporter Negotiations with Germany result in increased welfare for Holocaust survivors, payment for surviving spouse By JNS staff dignity and in their own homes. The organization assists the Claims Conference for Holocaust survivors to more (JNS) – The Conference on Jewish Material Claims some 54,000 survivors with other vital services including, than $967 million. Against Germany (also known as the Claims Conference) food, medicine, transportation to doctors and programs to Monthly pension payment amounts are also increasing recently announced the results of the organization’s nego- alleviate social isolation. to $503.67, as of July 1, and will be paid retroactively to tiations this year with the German government on behalf Along with expanded home-care funding and pension Jan. 1, 2019, and then will increase to $579.43, as of Jan. of Jewish Holocaust survivors. increases, the Claims Conference reached a few “first-ever” 1, 2020, and $655.10, as of Jan. 1, 2021. This reflects a 46 “These increased benefits achieved by the hard work of agreements during this year’s negotiations. percent increase over a 13-month period in pension payments our negotiations delegation, including additional compensa- For the first time, an agreement on a Surviving Spouse negotiated by the Claims Conference with Germany last year. tion and greater funding for social services, will help ensure Payment has been achieved. Until now, monthly pensions Finally, Righteous Gentiles will be recognized. For dignity in survivors’ final years,” said Claims Conference under the Claims Conference Article 2 and Central and the first time in history, it was agreed that for those who President Julius Berman. “It remains our moral imperative Eastern European Funds, often a “major source” of a were recognized as Righteous Among the Nations by Yad to keep fighting as long as there are still survivors with us.” couple’s income, ended when the survivor passed. This Vashem and are in need, Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Af- The most recent negotiations resulted in an increase new agreement will allow a surviving spouse, as of Jan. fairs is going to pay a monthly pension. Those who risked of around $50 million from last year in funding for so- 1, 2020, to receive a payment for a period of nine months their lives to save Jews were first acknowledged through cial-welfare services for Holocaust survivors, bringing to aid them with funeral expenses, living expenses and a support program by the Claims Conference in 1963. the total worldwide allocation for 2020 for social-welfare other financial adjustments. Further details have to be determined. services funded by Germany to more than $587 million. There will also be continued increases for Holocaust The Claims Conference currently funds social-welfare survivors receiving direct compensation. services for approximately 132,000 Jewish Nazi victims Through its various compensation programs, the Claims Jewish Community globally, including in-home care for more than 78,000 Conference will distribute around $380 million in direct elderly and vulnerable Holocaust survivors around the payments to more than 60,000 Holocaust survivors in 83 world, enabling them to live their remaining days in countries, bringing the total funding from Germany through Center NEWS IN BRIEF JCC Friendship Club

The JCC Friendship Club met on August 21 and heard From JNS.org a hijacked vessel. This comes amid heightened tensions Rosanne Sall Pinker talk about “Go 2 Sleep Gallery.” We between the United States and Iran in the Persian Gulf. Amazon launches Hebrew website for were surprised to hear the talk was about advertising and not Israeli officials said the two sides “exercised regaining about sleep itself. However, it was very interesting. She told vendors control of a hijacked ship and extracting forces from enemy us that Olum’s wanted to sell more mattresses and hired her Amazon officially announced the opening of a Hebrew territory,” the AP reported, adding that the exercise was advertising company to do the ads. She told us that Olum’s is website for vendors and is pushing for Israeli companies held last Wednesday, even though the details were only 105 years old and she has been working for them for 16 years. to joint the service. The site also offers international busi- recently announced. Video released by the army showed She told us how they came up with the logo “Go 2 nesses to use Amazon’s logistical system in Israel. “We are soldiers parachuting onto a ship during the exercise named Sleep.” They tried different ideas, but found that they were currently working with sellers in Israel to help them sell “Naval Rose.” There have been six attacks on oil tankers taken. If another company had the wording patented, they worldwide with Amazon Global Selling. Local Delivery in the Gulf in recent weeks. could not use it. She said they also thought of mattresses is one aspect of Global Selling that looks to improve the Ohio man pleads not guilty to for babies and children. She showed a commercial with the opportunities for sellers in Israel to sell more effectively to logos “Go 2 Sleep Baby” and “Go 2 Sleep Kidz.” customers in Israel who shop on Amazon.com,” Amazon threatening to shoot up JCC Sue Herzog told us that she and her husband have said in a statement. “We hope that through this program, A self-identified white nationalist in Ohio has pleaded been friends with Rosanne and her family for more than we will be able to provide our customers in Israel with not guilty to threatening the Youngstown Jewish Commu- 30 years. Sue and her granddaughter were in one of the even more local products to choose from with quicker nity Center. James Reardon Jr., 20, appeared in front of commercials a while ago. deliver speeds. We will share more information shortly,” a municipal court judge on Aug. 19 following his arrest The meeting was called to order by Sylvia. After the it stated. Amazon is also offering almost 100 full-time jobs on Aug. 17. He has been charged with posting a video on Pledge of Allegiance, Ann Brillant said the blessing over on its website with the majority in software development, social media firing a semi-automatic rifle as the background the cookies. Sue gave the treasurer’s report. but also many in sales and advertising. The company is features screams and sirens. A caption read: “Police identi- Come join us on Wednesday, September 4, at 1:30 pm, aiming to open operations in Israel ahead of the country’s fied the Youngstown Jewish Family Community shooter as at the JCC for another interesting program. Sept. 17 elections and Jewish holidays, which fall at the local white nationalist Seamus O’Rearedon.” The Jewish Sylvia Diamond very end of the month. Community Center of Youngstown was tagged in the post. President Israel-U.S. militaries conduct joint Reardon’s bond was set at $250,000, and he was ordered to undergo a mental-health evaluation, in addition to staying simulation of potential ship-hijacking away from Jewish institutions, including synagogues, were Happy Chanukah from Israel announced on Aug. 20 that it held a joint exer- he to be released from jail. A search by FBI Violent Crimes Hopler & Eschbach cise with U.S. Special Forces simulating the recapture of Task Force of the suspect’s home turned up “dozens of Hopler & Eschbach rounds of ammo, several semi-automatic weapons, a gas Funeral Home mask and bulletproof armor. They also found antisemitic “A new family tradition” Funeral Home Good Continued from page 10 and white nationalist propaganda,” reported The Cleveland “A new family tradition” you today the blessing and the curse. But do we not have Jewish News. Reardon was at the “Unite the Right” rally Personal Service a tradition that states “no evil descends from above”? in Charlottesville, VA, in August 2017. Professionalism Personal Service Indeed, teaches Rabbi Yonatan, evil does not descend Abbas: “martyrs” are “the most sacred Experience You Can Trust Professionalism from heaven. While good and evil are understood by many Experience You Can Trust thing we have” to be polar opposites and inherently disconnected from each COMPARE OUR PRICES COMPARE OUR PRICES other, Judaism teaches differently. There is only one source (MEMRI via JNS) – The Palestinians cannot be re- We charge far less than other area funeral homes We charge far less than other area funeral homes of all, only one essential energy. Evil is, in fact, a front, a moved from their homeland, and every building built by façade for its alleged antithesis. There are merely two types the Zionist occupation will be destroyed, said Palestinian Kurt M. 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For reasons that we can ferences in Warsaw, Poland, in February and in Manama, never understand – and must never make peace with – there Bahrain, in June “unacceptable” to the Palestinian people. are things humanity has to accomplish with our freedom of Jerusalem belongs to the Palestinians, he said, in response choice that are spurred on only by the darkness we confront in to which the audience began to chant, “To Jerusalem we our lives. This is the challenge of life in a state of exile. Our march, martyrs by the millions!” The entire Palestinian Passover Blessings from L’Shanah Tovah from job, as set forth in the verse under study, is to choose good nation will enter Jerusalem as millions of fighters, said in the arena of our choices. As to that which is beyond our Abbas, along with the Arab, Islamic and Christian nations. Hopler & Eschbach Hopler & Eschbach control, Rabbi Yonatan helps us understand that ultimately, He rejected the designation of Palestinian martyrs as ter- there is no duality. There is only Hashem Echad, one God rorists, and added that the families of Palestinian martyrs Funeral Home Funeral Home from which all emanates, and it is all – in essence – good. will continue to receive salaries from the P.A. because “A new family tradition” “A new family tradition” In his book “Hebrew: the Source of Languages,” Rabbi “the martyrs, the wounded and the prisoners are the most WE REMEMBER YOU 2019 A Project Personalof Jewis hService Family Service Personal Service Matisyahu Glazerson teaches that the biblical word for tent, sacred things we have.” Professionalism Professionalism ohel*, is etymologically linked with the concept of celestial Bahrain becomes first Gulf state to join During the High Holidays 5780, light. 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From JNS.org because until the week of Aug. 23, the P.A. refused to receive stable with injuries to his entire body. The two men were Qatar hands out $10 million to 100,000 taxes collected for it by Israel, due to Israel’s deductions of evacuated to Hadassah Ein Kerem [in Jerusalem] for medical the sums paid by the P.A. to terrorists and their families. treatment by helicopter,” according to the Post. Israeli Prime Gaza families P.A. leader Mahmoud Abbas has cut salaries of senior P.A. Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who held a security meeting Gaza banks disbursed $10 million in Qatari cash to officials and fired 20 out of 30 advisers, according to the following the attack, offered his condolences and vowed to 100,000 families in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip Qatar on report. Israel transferred approximately half of the funds the capture those responsible. “We will continue to strengthen Aug. 25. The funds are part of an agreement brokered by week of Aug. 23, amounting to some NIS 2 billion ($570 [Jewish] communities,” he said. “We will spread our roots Egypt, Qatar and the United Nations in an attempt to calm million). The private sector, however, is thriving, for a variety deeper and strike out at our enemies. Security force are in the recent flare-up in violence between Hamas and Israel, of reasons, according to Globes. Foreign investment and aid pursuit of the vile terrorists. We will reach them. Our long including multiple attempts by terrorists to infiltrate into is still flowing into the Palestinian territories, according to arm will pay them their dues.” Israeli territory. In recent years, Qatar has sent more than the report, an in addition exports from the West Bank into Images of Brandeis professors, $1 billion into the coastal enclave. Hamas has claimed the Israel are growing. Many Israeli Arabs are also shopping in infiltration attempts were carried out without its knowledge. Palestinian areas in the West Bank. Another reason for the students on antisemitic website “Both sides are committed (to the truce) and they have no good economy, according to Globes, is that 130,000 Pales- Brandeis University in Waltham, MA, has been investi- war intentions at all,” Qatari envoy to Gaza Mohammed tinian workers are employed in Israel, making on average gating images from the school’s website being featured on al-Emadi told Reuters on Aug. 24 during a visit to Gaza. two and a half times the average salary in the territories. an antisemitic website. The Boston-area university noted “Both sides have no war intentions but there is a lack of Furthermore, new building in the settlements is contributing that while the images are “obviously disturbing,” there is money and the humanitarian situation is bad. Should peo- to an increase in well-paying construction jobs. currently “no direct threat” to campus safety. The photos, ple feel financially at ease, the ghost of war will be totally Israeli teen killed, family injured in West mocking the appearance of Jews, appeared on the white-na- removed.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, tionalist site Vanguard News Network Forum. Founded who faces an election in September, has been accused by Bank bombing in 1948, the university is named after Louis D. Brandeis, his political opponents of weakness in the face of Hamas Israeli security forces have been searching for terrorists the first Jewish justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. It was provocations. Netanyahu said the week of Aug. 23 that behind an explosion on Friday near a natural spring in the founded in part due discrimination that Jews and other preparations were under way for a “forceful military strike West Bank that killed a teenage Israeli girl, and seriously ethnic minorities faced in the world of academia and higher against Hamas. ...I am preparing a massive campaign; injured her father and brother. Israel Defense Forces’ spokes- education at the time. According to Hillel, approximately it will be different than anything we have seen before,” person Brig. Gen. Ronen Manelis labeled what transpired “a one-third of the undergraduate student body is Jewish. he said. “I cannot elaborate on the preparations, but we serious terror attack.” He said it was unclear if the explosive Baseball star Puig visits Jewish camp are properly positioned for such a scenario.” Netanyahu device was placed in the popular Ein Bubin Spring and was dismissed claims made by Blue and White Party leader remotely activated or if it was thrown at the family. It has for kids with cancer, other illnesses Benny Gantz that Israeli deterrence had been weakened. yet to be determined if those responsible acted along or Cleveland Indians outfielder Yasiel Puig had what he Report: Palestinian economy flourishing were part of a terrorist group, according to Manelis. Rina said was “one of the best days of his life” by visiting Camp Shnerb, 17, of Lod succumbed to her wounds after being Simcha, a Jewish camp for kids battling cancer and other despite P.A. financial crisis critically injured and treated at the scene. She was buried terminal diseases in Glen Spry, NY. On a day off in the series The Palestinian private sector in the West Bank is thriving, in her home city of Lod that afternoon, just one week after between the Indians and the New York Mets, the baseball star according to a report published on Aug. 25 by the Israeli celebrating her birthday, reported The Jerusalem Post. “Her rented a helicopter to visit campers on Monday in the Catskill financial dailyGlobes , despite the Palestinian Authority’s fi- father, Eitan Shnerb, is said to be conscious and in moderate Mountains. “It’s a little bit sad to see young kids that have nancial difficulties. 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