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June 2011 Jewish News Shabbat & Holiday Candle Lighting Times Allocations Decisions Diffi cult, Friday, June 3 8:08pm Overseas Percentage Increased Tuesday, June 7 8:10pm The Savannah Jewish Federation’s song kept playing through my mind. Wednesday, June 8 8:11pm Allocation Committee is a committee “In this world of ordinary people, Friday, June 10 8:12pm of about 20 individuals, balanced from extraordinary people, I’m glad there across synagogues and organizations is you.” Finding songs to fi t events is “The Allocations committee Friday, June 17 8:14pm and represents various interests and not unusual for me, but these words did a fabulous job making the Friday, June 24 8:16pm perspectives of the community. Dur- seemed to be set on replay, just like ing these still challenging economic Johnny Mathis was at my house when hard decisions. I applaud them” Friday, July 1 8:17pm times and a period of changes in our I was a teenager. Friday, July 8 8:16pm Jewish community, raising the dollars Each person at the meeting was, ination? Yes! Friday, July 15 8:14pm and deciding how to allocate them was to me, extraordinary. No one missed Instead, I believe that we all diffi cult. one of the three meetings. No one left were searching for ways to make next Sitting on the Allocations Commit- early. As a teacher, used to looking at year’s campaign more successful. Nat- In This Issue tee for many meant having to put per- a group and seeing who is and who is urally, all of us hope that the general Shaliach’s message, p2 sonal loyalties to the side and focus on not engaged in the discussion, I knew economy improves for more reasons Letter to the Editor, p2 what is best for our Savannah Jewish that every single person was paying than the Federation campaign. I hope Federation President’s message, p3 Executive Director’s message, p3 community. The committee acted in a very close attention. No one was happy that more new and enthusiastic people Funny Girl, p11 manner that was dignifi ed and respect- because every one there knew there become involved, understanding the Four Questions, p11 ful towards each other in the process of were real needs in our community importance of the Federation and real- Condolences, p12 determining where and how each dol- and not enough money to fulfi ll those izing that they can absolutely make a Gefi lte Girl, p14 lar would be best placed. needs. However, there was no acri- difference. “Ever since I left the JEA last night mony, no judgments, no harsh words See page 15 Featured Stories after the fi nal Allocations meeting, a and no anger. Frustration, Yes. Determ Savannah’s Kollel is Open to All—The Savannah Jewish community have Rabbis that want to teach everyone about anything Jewish, free of charge, p5 Tikvah Fund Created as Source of Classical Reform Judaism, In Modernity—In this second of a two part feature, B.H. Levy shares Hope for Jewish Family Services the major theological principles and their enduring signifi cance for the Jewish practice and philosophy Your gift will be matched-dollar for dollar known as Classical Reform Judaism, p6 The Jewish Community Founda- vah Fund to support Jewish Family cal care. Mazel Tov to the 2011 High School and College tion of Savannah, a program of the Services in Savannah. An anonymous In the last 18 months, JFS has pro- Graduates—Share the simcha with the families of Savannah Jewish Federation, is proud donor has offered to match every gift, vided almost $140,000 in aid to mem- this year’s high school and college graduates and to announce the creation of the Tik- dollar for dollar, up to $20,000 to kick bers of the community and the needs learn about the students’ future plans, p8 off this important fund. are not abating. Recognizing these In the past year, Jewish Family unfortunate circumstances, this gener- Services has supplied more than 125 ous member of our community, who NON-PROFIT ORG. food vouchers to members of the com- chooses to remain anonymous, has cre- US POSTAGE munity, assisted with 17 utility bills, ated the Tikvah Fund -- a permanent PAID A Publication of Savannah Jewish Federation provided the counseling services of so- endowed fund -- as a source of hope PERMIT NO. 207 5111 Abercorn Street cial workers to dozens of families and and assets for the needs of Jewish Fam- Savannah, Georgia 31405 SAVANNAH, GA www.savj.org individuals, and provided shelter for ily Services in Savannah for generations those in need in the form of subsidized to come. Address Service Requested rents and mortgage payments. JFS also Please make your tax deductible has granted funds for medicine, cloth- donation to the Savannah Jewish Fed- ing, childcare and various scholarships. eration Tikvah Fund, and know that Working with area medical providers, each and every dollar contributed will JFS has made sure that community be matched, doubling your charitable members have not had to go without donation power. vital dental, psychological and medi- Savannah Page 2 June 2011 jewish news www.savj.org together around it - Israelis and Dias- The Importance of the Jewish Peoplehood pora Jews, “Religious” and ”Seculars”, "Kol yisrael arevim zeh bazeh" – "All ous, so what exactly unites us? How our long days. I will Orthodox, Conservative and Reform. Israel are sureties for one another" said can we preserve the concept of the never forget lying on I think that synagogues and Jewish our sages in the Talmud. “Jewish People” when we are so diverse the couch, exhausted Community Centers, like our JEA, are Peoplehood, a term so amorphous and scattered all around the world? and tired, and look- doing a great job keeping the fl ame of and abstract, it’s hard to know where Even though I don’t know the ex- ing at a small plank the peoplehood, but sadly it’s insuf- to begin dealing with it. The spell- act defi nition of peoplehood, I know in the corner of the Gershon Peru fi cient. Israelis also need more than a ing check tells me that I misspelled that without it I wouldn’t be here. room that says that Israeli Shaliach sovereign state with a Jewish major- “Peoplehood”, maybe it is right. I didn’t My family emigrated from Moldova this room was made ity. There is a real need of a tangible even know this term a year ago, let to Israel, during “Operation Exodus,” possible by the “Friends of the IDF in Community: real relationships, shared alone knowing what it means. The He- a program of the Jewish Agency for Long Island”. I remember lying there responsibilities and hard work in ful- brew word for it – Amiut, is not exactly Israel. The money that made it all pos- and thinking – “Do the Jews in Long fi lling our people’s ancient dream of a good translation. sible came from the American Jewry; Island have nothing better to do with social justice. We are depending on it, Is there really a Jewish peoplehood? they believed that no Jew should be their money?” When I fi nished my it will decide whether we will vanish Are we really one people, carrying for left behind. When I joined the youth military service and was released, I had or fl ourish. each other? What is the connection movement and got a Zionist education, no doubt it’s time for me to show my Times are changing; the old formula between Shlomo the plumber from we worked very hard on getting the gratitude and give back. For me, be- of Diaspora equals Money for Israel is Petah-Tikvah and Jacob the lawyer Movement’s T-shirt, and on the T-shirt ing here in Savannah, teaching about not the only way any more. It is up to from Mobile, Alabama? They don’t we had a logo of the Jewish Agency for Israel, is some kind of a closure. It is the us to work together, in collaboration, know each other, they don’t speak the Israel, as one of the sponsors, so part of embodiment of Jewish peoplehood at to take care of each other, to repair the same language, and they have a differ- my education was also a benefi ciary of its peak. world and make it a better place for us ent set of values and views. the American Jewry funds. Peoplehood is our future, the future and for the next generations. When you have two Jews, you have When I served in the IDF, we had of the world Jewry and Israel. The three opinions, how can we say we are a small room with a TV and some peoplehood concept is perhaps the Errors and Omissions one people? Our differences are numer- couches, so we can rest at the end of only concept which we can all come In the last issue of the Savannah Jew- rectors. As an offi cer, he was elected ish News, a mistake was made by not Letter to the Editor Treasurer for several years, then Vice printing the entirety of Fred S. Clark’s Dear Editor: was an offi cer and Board member, and President for several terms before be- response to “What does it mean to be Dr. Richard Bodziner appointed Ed to coming President. He was also chair- Jewish?” following is his response: On June 11th, several of Ed Wexler’s serve two yeas on the Executive Com- man of the Rabbinical Review Com- “Jewish tradition embraces joyous friends both within and outside the Sa- mittee during the fi rst Long Range mittee and co-chaired the Rabbinical family gatherings so I’m family con- vannah Jewish Community, are spon- Planning Committee.
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