JEWISH FEDERATION OF MADISON April 2014 Nissan 5774

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Jewish Federation Upcoming Events ...... 5 Purim in Pictures ...... 16-17 Jewish Education ...... 22-24 Simchas & Condolences ...... 6 Jewish Social Services...... 20-21 Lechayim Lights ...... 25-27 Congregation News ...... 8-9 Business, Professional & Service Directory ...... 21 Israel & The World ...... 30-31 Community Yom HaShoah Service and Program Sunday, April 27th phy, War, and the Holo- Culture, finalist for the Na- mer Soviet Union and the countries of caust (Rutgers University tional Jewish Book Award, East-Central Europe. It deals with the 6:30 p.m. Press, 2011), finalist for the and New Jews: The End of issues in historical perspective and in the Temple Beth El National Jewish Book the Jewish Diaspora, which context of general, social, economic, 2702 Arbor Drive Award and winner of the has sparked discussion in political, and cultural developments in 2013 Association for Jew- publications like the Econo- the region. The journal includes analyti- Join the Madison Jewish Community ish Studies Jordan mist and the Jerusalem Post. cal, in-depth articles; review articles; Not On for our annual Yom HaShoah service, a Schnitzer Prize, looks at His new project, archival documents; conference notes; Their Last Road chance for us to honor those who per- the lives and works of two , examines and annotated books. Shneer takes over ished in the Holocaust and those who dozen Soviet Jewish Yiddish musical culture’s role editorship January 1, 2014. survived around the world. World War II military in the clash between Fascism Shneer lectures nationally and inter- Huffin- After the program we will have a fas- photographers to examine and Communism through the nationally and has written for the Professor David Shneer gton Post Rocky Mountain News cinating program with David Shneer what kinds of photographs life and work of Lin Jaldati, , and the Denver Post titled, “The Jewish Holocaust and they took when they en- a Dutch-Jewish Yiddish- as well as publications ded- Memorialization of the Nazi Persecution countered evidence of Nazi genocide singing cabaret singer, who survived the icated to Jewish life and culture, includ- Forward Pakntreger Jewcy of Gay Men: What and Why are We on the Eastern Front. In fall 2011, the Holocaust and was the last person to see ing , , , and Through Nextbook Remembering.” travelling museum exhibit Anne Frank alive. After the war, she . Shneer has taught or been a Soviet Jewish Eyes debuted at the CU Art moved to East Germany and became the scholar-in-residence at the University of About Professor Shneer: Museum in Boulder, Colorado. Through Yiddish diva of the Communist world California campuses at Berkeley and Called a “pathbreaking” scholar by Soviet Jewish Eyes was recently on dis- until her death in 1988. Davis, and at the University of Illinois, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, play at the Holocaust Museum Houston Shneer has recently been named edi- the National Yiddish Book Center, the Shneer's research focuses on 20th cen- in Texas through October 27, 2013. tor-in-chief of East European Jewish Af- University of Wisconsin, the U.S. Holo- tury European, Russian, and Jewish his- His other books include Queer Jews, fairs, an interdisciplinary journal which caust Memorial Museum, serving as the tory and culture. His newest book, finalist for the Lambda Literary award, is essential for an understanding of the Pearl Resnick Fellow, and the Graduate Through Soviet Jewish Eyes: Photogra- Yiddish and the Creation of Soviet Jewish position and prospects of Jews in the for- (Continued on page 4)

Madison Jewish Community Joins Partnership 2Gether Program

The Jewish Federation of Madison beyond the community level—each of programs both past and present. The Chef, Musician and Social Worker (JFM) Board of Directors voted at their us has the opportunity to become di- Steering Committee meets once a year exchanges: Israelis in these professions February meeting to join the Partnership rectly and personally involved. to plan the programs and activities for visited the P2G communities in the Together Program (P2G). P2G is a pro- Madison will join Milwaukee, Tulsa that year and includes representatives (Continued on page 4) gram of the Jewish Agency of Israel. and St. Paul in partnering with the from each partnership city in the US and P2G, previously known as Partnership Sovev Kinneret region in Israel. Mem- representatives from the Sovev Kinneret 2000, has become the paradigm for suc- bers of the Madison community had the region in Israel. cessfully partnering of 550 global Jew- opportunity to visit this area last No- Previous programs have included: Coming in May: ish communities directly with 45 Israeli vember during the JFM mission to Is- Mad Israel: A two week community Jewish Business and communities—the majority of which are rael. They were hosted by Israelis active volunteer program. Volunteer opportu- Professionals Roundtable in national priority areas. Communities in P2G programming who took them to nities include helping out in a school for share ideas, strengths, challenges and the Arbel Cliffs, Tiberias and the Kin- children with special needs, an elderly Join us for a lunch program models of success; and empower one neret Courtyard. While they were to- center, a disabled IDF veterans club, with speaker another to generate waves of change. gether they discussed activities in the new immigrants and more. Volunteers Kevin T. Conroy, President But the impact of these projects goes far Partnership and the role of the Joint get a taste of life in the region with face and Chief Executive Officer Steering Committee, including a meet- to face interactions with volunteers ac- ing with members of the Israeli Steering tive in the region, home hospitality and of Exact Sciences Committee and participants in various tours. Friday, May 16 12:00­1:30 p.m. Nakoma Country Club

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Camp Shalom Offers SAVE THE New Annual Corporate DATES! Sponsorship Opportunities Making Israel Yours In honor of the 60th anniversary, Camp Shalom is offering a new Corporate Spon- sorship Scholarship program. Businesses will have the opportunity to change a child’s Community Events to celebrate life, and in return, Camp Shalom can help advertise and promote business sponsors. 66 years of Israeli independence! There are four different sponsor levels: • Director’s Circle $10,000+ (15+ Campers’ Tuition) APRIL • 3rd: Café Ivrit: Discussing ‘Is Israel a Free Nation?’ • Shalom Circle $5000-$9999 (7-15 Campers’ Tuition) 7:30 p.m., Michelangelo Café, State Street • Friendship Circle $2600-$4999 (4-7 Campers’ Tuition) • Camper’s Circle: $660-$2599 (1-3 Campers’ Tuition) • 26th: Israeli Poetry Reading, 8:30 p.m. at the Lazimy Family Home

Each level of the Camp Shalom Scholarships Annual Corporate Sponsorships MAY includes many benefits and recognition opportunities. For additional information, • 1st: Café Ivrit: Discussing the connection between the Holocaust, please contact Dina Weinbach at 608-278-1808 or [email protected]. Israel Remembrance Day and Israeli Independence Day, Few youth-serving programs in Dane County are six decades old. It has taken the 7:30 p.m., Michelangelo Café, State Street involvement of many to accomplish what we have. We hope to raise $110,000 in schol- • 4th: Yom Hazikaron (Israeli Remembrance Day). Singing to remember. arship funds for the summer of 2014. There is little question that scholarship needs will be greater than last year; that’s been the case throughout our history. Last year, with • 6th: Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israeli Independence Day) the support of our community, the Jewish Federation of Madison raised $95,952 and Community evening program for adults with Comedian awarded 172 campers with full and partial scholarships. Without exception, Benji Lovitt! families tell us how grateful they are and how much their children love Camp Shalom, 7:30 p.m. – Location TBA an experience the children Israeli programs in the different schools during the week! would not have without scholarship support. • 18th: Lag B’omer bonfire for teens, 7:30 p.m., Picnic Point Please help us spread the word and consider the • 22nd: Café Ivrit: The Essence of Lag Ba’omer Camp Shalom Corporate 7:30 p.m., Michaelangelo Café, Sponsorship Scholarship State Street Program for your business. Thank you in advance for For further information helping to make the 60th please contact Racheli: summer of Camp Shalom [email protected] the best one yet.

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portunity to benefit from these programs Partnership 2Gether Continued from page 1 and the opportunity to create new pro- grams as well. This is exciting for Madi- States to learn, share their expertise and lish in an informal setting to members of son and a wonderful opportunity to get to skills, and collaborate. the Israel region, making use of role play- know the people in this region of Israel. Youth Delegations: For the past 15 ing games; site visits to places such as If you would like to learn more about years, a delegation of students completing movie theaters, museums and cafes; lis- the partnership program, please email Grade 10 has been sent to the Milwaukee tening to music and watching video clips. Racheli at [email protected] or community in the summer months to Each program session lasts for one visit p2g.jewishagency.org/english/part- spend time with their peers. Members of month, with studies five days per week, nerships/kinneret/ Front (L-R) Marc Shovers, Diane Seder the Israeli delegation also hosted mem- three hours per day. The program has and Deborah Minkoff toured the part- bers of the American delegation during succeeded in forging lasting bonds be- nership area last November. their visit to Israel. To date, about 300 tween volunteer teachers and their Israeli teenagers have been sent to the States. For students. the first time this year, a youth delegation These are just a few of the examples of will also be sent to the Tulsa community. the programming that has taken place Engliada: Engliada volunteers from through Partnership 2Gether. The Madi- the Partnership communities teach Eng- son Jewish community now has the op-

Yom HaShoah Continued from page 1 Theological Union in Berkeley. In addition cludes consulting with organizations to his editor-in-chief position for the jour- around issues of integrating post-Soviet nal East European Jewish Affairs, he cur- Jews into Jewish communal life, serving rently serves on the editorial boards of the as co-chair of Limmud Colorado, vice- scholarly journal Journal of Jewish Iden- chair of Keshet, and working with Facing tities, the Association for Jewish Studies' History and Ourselves, a global non profit magazine Perspectives, and for the book dedicated to fostering a democratic, series Borderlines with Academic Studies human-rights oriented education in high press. He serves as consultant to numerous schools. Jewish agencies on questions of contem- This program is co-sponsored by the porary Jewish identity, and has served on Jewish Federation of Madison, UW Hillel the board of directors of the Association for and the Center for Jewish Studies. Jewish Studies. He has won prestigious fellowships from the Social Science Re- search Council, Hadassah-Brandeis Insti- tute, the International Research and Exchange Council, and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. The Madison group (shown in the center – Joe Shumow, Deborah Minkoff, Joel In his broader work, Shneer co-founded Minkoff, Diane Seder and Marc Shovers) poses with their hosts from the Partnership Jewish Mosaic, the first national Jewish area last November when they went on a Federation mission to Israel. LGBT organization, which merged with Keshet in 2010, and was education director We specialize in the of Congregation Sha'ar Zahav, the LGBT most beautiful word in the outreach synagogue of the San Francisco English language ... Bay Area, from 1997 through 2001. His work with the Jewish non-profit world in- H ome.

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Yad B’Yad (Hand in Hand) Sharsheret Israeli Dance Camp Monthly Jewish Community Hosted by Yonim Israeli Dance Troupe Playgroup for Caregivers and Friday, April 25, 5:30 p.m. through Sunday, April 27, 4:00 p.m. Children ages 0-2 Perlman Retreat Center / Camp Beber Tuesday, April 1 W 1741 Highway J, Mukwonago, WI 10:00-11:30 a.m. Join us for an exciting weekend of dance workshops, activities and fun hosted by Join us on the first Tuesday of the Yonim Israeli Dance Troupe! Enjoy Shabbat dinner, services and Havdalah. The week- month for this free traveling playgroup. end culminates with the Sharsheret Camp dancers performing a new showcase open- Hand in hand caregivers will explore ing number at the Sharsheret Festival, an international dance festival, on the last day. and discuss a new topic with a Jewish This camp is open to anyone in 5th through 12th grade. For the registration form, or twist each month. Topics will include: for more information, contact Laura at [email protected] yoga with baby, self-awareness, healthy eating, music, safety and more. Plenty of time for schmoozing and for the kids to play. Kosher snacks will be provided by the Jewish Federation of Madison. Future Yad B’Yad dates are May 6 and June 3. To RSVP or host one of the upcoming dates please con- tact Tiz Goff at outreach@jewishmadi- son.org

K’tantanim Israeli Dance Class For Preschoolers – Last Class Sunday, April 6 3:30-4:00 p.m. Temple Beth El, Community Court Time to Register for Gan! 2702 Arbor Drive, Madison Schedule a Preschool Tour

Drop in for Yonim’s Israeli Dance Class for Preschoolers. All 3-5 year olds wel- Gan HaYeled Preschool is come! Will have the chance to dance on stage at Sharsheret Festival on Sunday, now enrolling new students April 27. $5 per class. Contact Laura at [email protected] to RSVP or for the 2014-15 school year. with questions. Schedule a time to come visit and see for yourself why so many families choose to send their children to Gan HaYeled. To schedule a tour or for more informa- tion, contact Missy at [email protected], or call (608) 278-1808.

Cafe Ivrit is Back! Thursdays at 7:30 pm Michaelangelo’s Coffee House 114 State Street, Madison Cafe Ivrit is a great place to chat in Hebrew about Israel or Jewish issues. It Madison Jewish Dialogue Sessions will be run by Mickey and Racheli, our Israeli Shlichim. Conversations About the Israeli-Palestinian Situation To participate or for more information contact: Wednesday, April 23 at UW Hillel Racheli at [email protected] or Mickey at [email protected] Wednesday, April 30 at Temple Beth El Thursday, May 1 at Jewish Federation of Madison 7:00-9:00 p.m. (for all dates) Save the Date: Volunteer Trip for Jewish Teens Would you like to have a constructive, respectful conversation with other Jewish August 17th-23rd people whose views about Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian situation are different Milwaukee from your own? Are you interested in talking about your experiences, feelings, APPLICATION DEADLINE IS APRIL 1, 2014 convictions, and questions in an environment that promotes mutual learning? The Jewish Federation of Madison, Shaarei Shamayim, Temple Beth El, Beth Service Learning Experience sponsored by Congregation Shaarei Shamayim and Israel Center, UW Hillel and the Jewish Dialogue Group invites Jews of all per- generously funded by the Jewish Federation of Madison Innovation Panel. This trip spectives, denominations and backgrounds to an introductory community dialogue is open to all Jewish teens in the community going into 9th – 12th grades. Experience where you will have an opportunity to: an unforgettable week where teens will volunteer with a local organization devoted • join together with the larger Madison Jewish community to issues of urban poverty. Join us for an awesome group-building, fun, and educa- • share your perespective on Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian situation tional experience! Teens will start the day with morning prayers, end the day with an • learn about perspectives different from your own evening service, study Jewish texts and stories and integrate them into their experi- • reflect on your own experiences, feelings, and ideas, and explore your own encees, and celebrate Shabbat together camping at a state park. questions. Cost is $250 per student, which includes lodging, meals and transportation. For more information please contact program coordinator Parthy Schachter at civil- You must register to attend. Space is limited and on a first come, first served [email protected]. Priority will be given to 10th through 12th graders, but interested basis. For registration for or more information, contact: offi[email protected] 9th graders should also apply.

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THE SAVE DATE! Upcoming Family Education Events Organized by the Family Education Committee of the Jewish Federation of Madison A glimpse of the sketchbook of artist Kathy Mazur. Hava Nagila Exhibit Opening of the Madison Jewish Community Picnic Jewish Artists’ Laboratory

SAVE THE DATE – Thursday, May 1 man, Megan Katz, Stephanie Lifshutz, Sunday, June 22, 11 am. to 2 p.m. We are pleased to announce the open- Kathy Mazur, Ellen Meyer, Pam Olson, at the Irwin A. and Robert D. Goodman ing of the Madison Jewish Artists’ Labo- Virginia Rose, Joan Sable, and Judith ratory exhibit on Thursday, May 1 at 7:00 Zuckerman. Jewish Community Campus in Verona pm at the UW Hillel. We invite the com- Also displayed in this exhibit will be munity to attend this free art opening. a series of sketchbooks that are the col- Come and help us kick off the summer at this wonderful community The Madison Jewish Artists’ Laboratory laborative work of participants in the event. Mark your calendar and watch your email and is a program of the Covenant Foundation. Jewish Artists’ Laboratories of the Upper www.JewishMadison.org for more information. It is housed at the UW Hillel and is open Midwest, which includes Jewish artists to Jewish working artists in Madison and in Madison, Milwaukee, and Minneapo- This year’s picnic will include special programming in honor of the students on the UW Madison campus. lis. This is an exciting venture in which 60th anniversary of Camp Shalom. We hope to see you there! This year our Jewish Artists’ Labora- artists exchange sketchbooks and work tory has studied the theme of Light. We collaboratively on a shared work. Madi- have considered light as presented in bib- son participant, Kathy Mazur says about UPCOMING EVENTS lical literature, kabbalistic texts from the this endeavor, “I love the sketchbook Dates to be announced – Watch for details! Jewish mystical tradition, and in the mu- project, a collaborative effort among sical works of European, American, and three artists’ labs, where artists create Israeli artists. We have also learned about connections through art.” the sublime in the context of art, studying The exhibit runs opens May 1, and Mid-Summer Picnic works of Barnett Newman, Mark runs through May and June 2014. If you Rothko, and others. are an artist who is interested in partici- The following Madison area artists pating in next year’s Jewish Artists’ Lab- are participating in the May 1st exhibi- oratory, please look for information in a Shabbat Oneg at the Zoo tion at the UW Hillel: Leslie Coff, Haley future edition of the Madison Jewish Feit, Roxana Florescu, Rachel Herbs- News. Pool Parties at the Goodman Aquatic Center in Verona Simchas & Condolences Mazel Tov to: Ben and Kate Lubchansky Look for more details in future editions of the Madison Jewish News , on the birth of their daughter, Tilia Rosemary Jane or check online at www.JewishMadison.org. Lubchansky; Gabrielle Lensch Plastrik and David Plastrik, on the birth of their daughter, We hope to see you at all the Family Ed events! Ida Simone Plastrik; and Rita and Leon Applebaum, on the engagement of their son Marc to Susi Ferrarello. “Quality Care, Compassionate Communication” Condolences to the family of: Herschel L. Seder, father of John D. (Cheryl) Seder, James A. (Marie) Seder, Diane (Bruce Rosen) Seder and Ilana, Sophie and Eli Rosen and Robert A. PROUD MEMBER OF THE MADISON JEWISH COMMUNITY (Deborah L. Harmon) Seder; Richard “Rick” Levin, husband of Judy; Muriel S. Kirschner, wife of Donald and mother of Steven and William; Dan Pierotti, husband of Judy Pierotti; father of Eric, Elizabeth (Iku), Ann-Mari 2014 (Steve), Jeremy (Kathryn), Matthew (Jennie), Rachael (Jerry) and Alex; and David Werner, brother of Joan (Steven) Ziegler. 1848 WALDORF BLVD. | MADISON | 497-1392 WWW.SONDELFAMILYVETERINARYCLINIC.COM

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BY ALLISON BLOOM Elias, and I created the first Fusions project by both Jewish and non-Jewish com- can share the same stage and create a har- of Jewish and Arabic art music. This proj- posers), traditional Arabic art music, and monious experience. We hope that the at- ect culminated in a US tour in 1997. The new compositions written for the unique tendees will see that a mutual respect for UW–Madison Professor of Cello Uri initial project was a result of the curiosity combination of oud, cello, and piano. It our two different cultures can create a new Vardi, an affiliate of the Mosse/Weinstein of the three members of the group. will also include a world premiere of experience of harmony and beauty. Center for Jewish Studies, has performed Arabesque, a duo for oud and cello by The Fusions concerts will take place on as a recitalist, soloist, and chamber player Q: What have you learned from composer Jan Radzynski. Saturday, April 5 at 8:00 p.m. in Mills across the United States, Europe, South working with this unusual combination Recital Hall (455. N. Park Street), Sunday, America, Asia, and in his native Israel. In of instruments? Q: What do you hope the audience April 6 at 12:30 p.m. at the Chazen Mu- addition to his teaching and performing ac- A: The beautiful sonority of the blend will learn or feel when they attend a Fu- seum (750 University Avenue), and Sun- tivities, Vardi has been active in developing between the cello and the oud fascinated sions Continuum concert? day, April 6 at 7:00 p.m. at the Rubenstein the Fusions Continuum project. This proj- all three of us. This fascination led to the A: Our hope is that the audience will Pavilion of Chai Point Senior Living (1400 ect brings together the oud (a lute-like later commissioning of a double concerto: enjoy the unique new sonority that our N. Prospect Avenue, Milwaukee). string instrument), cello, and piano in a The Forty Steps for cello, oud, and sym- three instruments produce, as well as ap- More information about the Fusions rarely heard combination of instruments phony by Joel Hoffman, which was pre- preciate the experience of listening to the concerts can be found on our website at and Arabic and Jewish musical styles. As miered by the Madison Symphony combination of two different cultures jewishstudies.wisc.edu/arts/ fusions/, or part of the Jewish Studies Semester of the Orchestra (conducted by John DeMain) under one roof. We would like to show that call the Center for Jewish Studies at 608- Arts and thanks to a generous grant from with Elias and myself as soloists. people who may have political disputes 890-3572. the Jewish Federation of Madison’s Inno- vations Panel, Fusions Continuum will be Q: How is the music you play with giving free concerts in Madison on April 5 Fusions Continuum related to Judaism and 6, and in Milwaukee on April 6. I asked or Jewish culture? Professor Vardi to give us his perspective A: There is a close relationship between on the Fusions Continuum project. traditional Jewish cantillation—the chant- The Jewish Federation of Madison ing of the Torah (Ta’amei ha’mikra)—and Q: How did you become involved Arabic music, a relationship that we show expresses its appreciation to these with Fusions Continuum? in our programming. individuals who recently made a A: In 1996, pianist/composer Men- The program of the Fusions Continuum achem Wiesenberg, oud artist Taiseer concert will include Jewish music (written tribute donation to honor someone or celebrate a special occasion

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Emerson Math Mentors with Emerson Elementary School Principal, Karen Kepler. Top row: Marcia Vandercook, Sandy Wright, Karen Shevat Dinah, Larry Bensky, Karen Kepler, Bettine Lipman. Front row: Sari Judge, Sherie Sondel, and Betsy Abramson. Photo by Diane Kravetz.

Rabbis Laurie Zimmerman, Jonathan Biatch and Joshua Ben-Gideon with Karen Kepler. Congregation Volunteers Needed for Shaarei Shamayim

‘Friends of Emerson’ Shaarei Shamayim, Madison’s Jewish Rabbi Chava is the Director of the Or ‘Friends of Emerson’ is looking for new volunteers. Reconstructionist and Renewal congre- Tzafon Retreat Center, a center for the Emerson School needs assistance with the ‘Tuesday Night Lights’ program. Vol- gation, welcomes new and prospective study of Jewish mysticism, spiritual prac- unteers would greet families and distribute name tags. Also, since each student that members, as well as visitors, to partici- tice, and contemporary worship in north- attends receives a new or gently used book, volunteers will help distribute the books pate in our services, discussions, classes, ern Michigan. She is a twice-ordained to the very appreciative students. and celebrations. For more information rabbi and a maggid – a Jewish inspira- ‘Tuesday Night Lights’ offers a weekly program for Emerson students and their or to learn about events, please visit our tional preacher and storyteller. Rabbi families. Approximately 150 people attend each week. Program examples are: website at www.shamayim.org, email us Chava teaches courses in religion, spiri- Family Math Game Night, Family Fitness Night, Fine Arts Night, etc., etc. Every- at [email protected], or call 608- tuality, and writing at Northwestern one has fun, even the volunteers! 257-2944. Michigan College Extended Education. The program nights for this spring are: April 1, 22 and 29, May 6, 20 and 27 She was a volunteer chaplain for the and June 3. Shabbaton with Rabbi Michigan Department of Corrections for Chava Bahle 18 years, and a recipient of Traverse To sign up: April 4 and April 5 City’s Sara Hardy Humanitarian Award 1. Go to our invitation page on VolunteerSpot: http://vols.pt/WFUu1s (First Unitarian Society) for her work in human rights. 2. Enter your email address: (You will NOT need to register an account on Please call the office for the Saturday VolunteerSpot) evening location. Social Action Potluck: 3. Sign up! Choose your spots - VolunteerSpot will send you an automated Shaarei Shamayim welcomes Rabbi J Street and the Upcoming confirmation and reminders. Easy! Chava Bahle for a Shabbaton with the Jewish Dialogue Sessions theme “Preparing the Heart for Free- Friday, April 18 Note: VolunteerSpot does not share your email address with anyone. If you pre- dom,” as we consider our journey to Pe- 6:00 – 8:30 p.m., in a private home – fer not to use your email address, please contact Betsy Abramson at betsyabram- sach this year. We will gather in the please call the office for location [email protected] and she will happily sign you up manually. Landmark Auditorium at the First Unitar- We will gather at 6:00 p.m. and have ian Society, 900 University Bay Drive, a brief Shabbat service at 6:15 p.m. There Emerson Elementary School was adopted by Jewish Congregations for Social for Kabbalat Shabbat on Friday, April 4. will be a vegetarian potluck dinner at Justice in July, 2013. Jewish Congregations for Social Justice is a joint coalition This evening will include a potluck din- 6:45 p.m. and a discussion at 7:30 p.m. of the social action committees from Temple Beth El, Congregation Shaarai ner; please bring a vegetarian dish to Shamayim and Beth Israel Center. In addition to ‘Tuesday Night Lights’ and Math share. Rabbi Chava will lead us in serv- Shabbat Services Saturday, April 26 Mentors, volunteers from the three congregations have helped with a school supply ices on Shabbat morning, April 5, at 9:30 First Unitarian Society drive and a winter outerwear drive, and assembled hundreds of Homework Boxes a.m. at the First Unitarian Society, fol- 900 University Bay Drive containing school supplies. lowed by a vegetarian potluck lunch and See our website: jewishcongregationsforsocialjustice.org, or, to volunteer go to discussion. In the evening we will gather 9:30 am Torah Study; 10:30 am volunteerspot.com in a member’s home for Havdalah. Services; 12:30 pm Kiddush April 2014 Madison Jewish News/9 Congregation News

Kesher Israel Film Series Israel in the beautiful summer weather. Tuesday, April 29, 2014 – “The Flat” Contact Rabbi Biatch for details at Temple Beth El (Documentary) [email protected], or at For full schedule visit http://www.tem- 608.238.3123. Specifics about the trip Events below are open to the commu- loved ones who have departed this earth, plebethelmadison.org/our-commu- (itinerary, price, and other details) can be nity. Check out our website at www.tem- and who reside in our memory. Please nity/committees/kesher-israel-committ found at http://www.arzaworld.com/tem- plebethelmadison.org for more information come and spend some time with your Tem- ee/#kesherfilm ple-beth-el-madison-2014-israel-trip.aspx. on our worship times and special events. ple Beth El community as we recall our Temple Beth El’s Arbor Street doors All events take place at Temple Beth El; loved ones on Yizkor. open at 7:00pm, film begins at 7:15pm and Madison’s Jews’ Next Dor 2702 Arbor Drive, Madison, unless other- is followed by discussion. Snacks, bever- (20- & 30-Somethings) wise noted. Post Passover Chametz Fest ages and schmoozing precede the show- Potluck Shabbat Dinner We encourage members of the Jewish Monday, April 21, 6:15 p.m. ings. Friday, April 4, 2014 community to join Temple Beth El. We Great Dane Fitchburg 7:00pm welcome prospective members to partici- 2980 Cahill Main, Fitchburg Inequality for All A film by Robert Private home in the Vilas neighborhood pate in programs and activities. Please con- All ages welcome to join us. Please Reich Screening & Discussion RSVP for more information and to let tact Heidi Lauhon, Executive Director, at RSVP to Aleeza at 608.238.3123 or pro- Thursday, May 1 us know what you plan to bring, email 238-3123 or executivedirector@temple- [email protected] by Fri- 7:00pm Aleeza at program@templebethelmadi- bethelmadison.org for membership infor- day, April 18. Presented by Temple Beth El and Wis- son.org mation. consin Faith Voices for Justice. Shalom Passover RSVP: by April 25 to Aleeza at pro- Madison’s Jews’ Next Dor Pre-Passover Singles [email protected] or 608- (20- & 30-Somethings) Tuesday, April 22 238-3123 Creating Community 9:30am-10:30am Post Passover Pizza Party Tuesday, April 22, 2014 Potluck Dinner All community preschool children and 2nd Heritage Shabbat with Sunday, April 13, 5:30pm parents are welcome to experience 7:00pm-9:00pm Rosewood Apartments; 902 N. High Passover with us. We’ll enjoy story time, Rabbi Ken Roseman – Part Location TBD Point Road, in their Community Room singing, crafts and snacks together. RSVPs of our 75th Celebration This month, we’re mixing up our Meet Friday, May 2, 2014 All ages welcome. This is a perfect op- to [email protected] are & Greet dinner to share chametz together 5:45pm Chinese Food Dinner – portunity to cook up your chametz (leav- appreciated, but not required. at the end of Passover. RSVPs to Aleeza Reservations Required ened products) and get it eaten before at [email protected] are 7:30pm Shabbat Service Pesach! If you don’t want to cook, just buy appreciated. Dinner will be $20 or less. Sixties Dance Party Rabbi Ken & Phyllis Roseman will be a pizza or lasagna. Please bring a favorite Get back to where you once Passover recipe. For more information or joining us for this service that will use the belonged…. or wish you did! blue Gates of Prayer prayer book. MaTTY (Mad Town Temple to RSVP email David at daviddad@ 7:00pm, Saturday, April 26 tds.net. Youth Group) Grades 8-12 Great music, chips, dips, sweets and “Do-It-Yourself Jewish Sunday, April 20, 2014 punch. BYOB if you wish. $10/person by Adventure Series” – For 1:00pm-3:00pm Community Passover Seder April 24, $12 at the door. Visit the Temple Tuesday, April 15, 6:00pm MaTTY’s Making Matzah With website to register online. For more infor- 5th & 6th Graders RSVP by Tuesday, April 8 Saturday, May 3 Mickey, the Israel representative in Madi- mation, please contact Aleeza, Program RSVP Online at www.templebethel- 1:30pm, Temple Beth El Youth Lounge son! Director,at program@templebethelmadi- madison.org/events/#seder Please RSVP to Naomi Segal by April son.org. 5th and 6th graders are invited to enjoy Join Rabbi Biatch and Cantor Martin to a nosh with Rabbi Ken Roseman, author 13th at [email protected] celebrate our freedom at our annual com- of the “Do-It-Yourself Jewish Adventure munity Passover Seder. Tots & Tunes Series.” Rabbi Rosemen was the Temple MaTTY Bagel Schmooze For more information or questions, Sunday, April 27 Beth El Rabbi from 1976 to 1985, and is Sunday, April 27, 2014 please email Aleeza, program@temple- 9:30am - 10:30am back with us for Shabbat as part of our 11:30am-12:15pm bethelmadison.org or call her at 608-238- Temple Beth El Lounge 75th Anniversary celebrations. Join us after Religious School in the 3123. For all children ages Newborn to 5 MaTTY Lounge for bagels and juice. years! A fun way to learn about Shabbat We’re Traveling to Israel this Yizkor – Memorial Service and the Jewish holidays! Sing with leaders Summer – Please join us!! MUTTY (Grades 5-7) Sunday, April 20 Dana Prager and Kenny Lyons, do a craft Sunday, August 3, 2014 – Wednesday, Rock Climbing 5:00pm project, and enjoy challah & juice. Ques- August 13, 2014 Sunday, April 6, 2014 The Holiday Memorial Service (Yizkor, tions? Call Educator, Larry Kohn, 608- There are still spots available, and we 1:00pm in Hebrew) is a time when we recall our 238-3123. hope you will consider seeing the glory of Boulder’s Gym

text and engaging in meaningful discus- Middle schoolers, come hang out on sion. We will explore the world of State Street with Kadima! Enjoy a little Beth Israel Center hevruta (partner) learning and dive into noshing, a little shopping, and a little both traditional texts and modern Jewish schmoozing. Contact Deborah Hoffman Beth Israel is on the move! Our long- Here’s what’s on our April calendar: writings. Come every session, or just (256-7763 or hoffman@bethisraelcen- awaited remodeling project is getting un- drop by when you can! ter.org) to RSVP or ask questions. derway, and we are embracing a Beit Midrash “vacate-and-accelerate” approach to the 1st, 3rd & 5th Tuesdays Fiction With Friends Joey Weisenberg Returns endeavor. With the hope of being in our 7:00-8:30 p.m. at 126 S. Hamilton Wednesday, April 2 to Madison newly renovated synagogue for Rosh April 1: Lily Nagy-Deak on the Mod- 7:00-8:30pm at 126 S. Hamilton Last but not least, Joey Weisenberg re- Hashana, we are holding services, ern Mikvah, Reinvisioning Spiritual Wa- Read Bee Season by Myla Goldberg turns to Madison the first weekend in classes, meetings and programs in other ters and come exchange thoughts, reviews, May for his third visit to work with the locations this spring and summer. Many April 29: Jordan Rosenblum on and perspectives with old and new Beth Israel community on bringing more thanks to Temple Beth El, Jewish Feder- Kosher Food Rules, Exploring Mishanah friends. musicality and intention to our worship. ation of Madison, and other organizations Hullin Watch the Beth Israel website or sub- for working with us to make this transi- Kadima State Street scribe to our e-newsletter for more infor- tion a smooth one. Using the model of the traditional Beit Chill-Out mation about this upcoming Shabbaton. You can find us at… Midrash (House of Study), participants Sunday, April 6 Temple Beth El on Shabbat morn- will spend an evening studying Jewish 12:45-3:00pm ings, as well as for Pesach and Shavuot morning services. All start at 9:30am in the Temple Beth El lounge. Downtown at 126. S. Hamilton Street for morning minyan (Sundays at 8:15, Mondays and Thursdays at 7am), evening minyan (Sunday through Thurs- day at 5:30pm), office functions (come say hi!), and some meetings and classes. Check www.bethisraelcenter.org for where to find our Kabbalat Shabbat serv- ices and potluck dinners, as well as other program updates. Our phone number remains the same: (608) 256-7763. 10/Madison Jewish News April 2014 Mad Town Teen Jewish Service You’re Invited: Learning Program A Jewish Service Learning Experience sponsored by Passover at UW Hillel Congregation Shaarei Shamayim and generously funded by the Jewish Federation of Madison Innovation Panel Spring is finally here, and UW Hillel Passover; Greek Jewish Community is looking forward to welcoming stu- Seder; Social Justice Seder; and Musi- Who: Jewish teens going into 9th-12th grades next August. This is commu- dents and community members to our cal Seder. Seders will be catered by nity-wide; high schoolers belonging to any congregation as well as unaffiliated Passover seders, meals, and programs. Café O and Zilli Hospitality Group. Jewish-identified teens are invited to join! During the week we plan to reflect on We hope that the community will What: An unforgettable week where teens will volunteer with Growing Power, the meaning of freedom, celebrate the join us for Passover meals throughout an urban farm dedicated to providing healthy food to urban communities, and learn beginning of spring, and enjoy commu- the holiday week. We will offer meals about issues of poverty and food security. nity meals. We welcome the community in the Hillel dining room for lunch and Where: Milwaukee, Wisconsin. to join us for seders on Monday, April dinner. All meals can be prepared to go. When: August 17-23, 2014 14 at 7 PM and Tuesday, April 15 at 7 For details regarding Passover at Why: Because this is an awesome group-building, fun, and educational PM. Hillel will be offering several seder Hillel and to reserve your spot at our experience! options each night. All seders will begin Passover seders and meals, please visit How it’s Jewish: Teens will start the day with morning prayers, end the day at the same time and dinner will be www.uwhillel.org/passover. The UW with an evening service, study Jewish texts and stories and integrate them into served at 8PM. Seder offerings include Hillel is located at 611 Langdon Street their experiences, and celebrate Shabbat together camping at Whitnall Park in Mil- Traditional seder; A Meditation on on the UW campus. waukee County. What does it cost: $250 per student, which includes lodging, meals, and trans- portation. How do I apply? Applications are available on the Shaarei Shamayim website (shamayim.org) and due April 1. If you have questions, please contact program coordinator Parthy Schachter at [email protected]. Priority will be given to 10th-12th graders, but interested 9th graders should also apply.

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BY NANCY BROWER study of fractions; a unit on the Olympics gave way to vocabulary instruction on He- brew words for sports; and the Tu B’She- When Aimee Coen went to pick up her vat seder is paired with learning about daughter, Lila, from Madison Jewish Com- ecology and preservation. munity Day School one day this winter, The Coen family has been impressed she and other parents were surprised by with the small student-teacher ratio, the how quiet it was outside of the classrooms. community feel, and the challenging dual They wondered if they had misread the curriculum. “Lila’s teachers know how to schedule. Were the children away on a reach her as an individual learner. We’ve field trip, or engaged in an activity in a re- seen her interest in reading grow enor- mote part of the building? mously in just her first few months as a As it turns out, the students were all in- kindergartener, and she is coming home side the classroom working happily (and with Hebrew vocabulary words that she quietly!) on their journals, so engrossed in loves to share with us.” their thoughts and writing that it was tough Kindergarten parent Adam Weil shares to tear them away from school that day. those thoughts about the school. He has This is a regular occurrence at MJCDS— watched his son, Lincoln, adapt easily and at dismissal time, children are often sur- happily to the school. Lincoln “has made prised to learn that school is over and great strides in both reading and math all perhaps a little reluctant to put aside their while getting in touch with his Jewish her- work. itage,” Weil says. “The smaller class size The Greenspans At other times, of course, the sounds of has lent itself to more personal attention as creative and engaged learning can be heard well. The teachers and other families im- As everyone in Madison has made their “We are so glad that we made the deci- throughout the school. Leslie Greenspan’s mediately made us feel comfortable and way through this challenging winter, sion to enroll Lincoln and could not rec- son, Jonathan, is in fourth grade, and he welcome.” MJCDS stands out as a place where stu- ommend the school, the staff and culture has benefitted greatly from the dual cur- Leslie Greenspan also appreciates that dents are blossoming as they learn with cu- at MJCDS any higher,” says Weil. riculum of general studies and Judaics, an MJCDS education is guided by the con- riosity and vigor; where teachers encourage along with Hebrew language instruction, cept of tikkun olam, repairing the world. deep understanding of topics in Hebrew, To learn more about Madison Jewish which allows for an enriching cross-over “This greatly affects the interactions Judaics, and general studies; and where les- Community Day School, a K-5 independ- between subject areas. At high holiday among the students and creates bonds be- sons about how to be a valued member of ent elementary school, call (608) 204-9900 time, the students learned about the rhythm tween them,” she says. “Each student is a community happen every day. or visit www.mjcds.com. of the shofar calls which blended into the given a strong sense of purpose in using their individual talents and skills. There is far more cooperation than competition, ad- miration than criticism, and a greater sense of strength in working together than out- doing each other.” Early in the school year, Coen attended a presentation by some of the older stu- dents, who had been studying bees. She was impressed by the depth of understand- ing the students demonstrated. It was clear that the teachers had prepared and exe- cuted the unit in a way that allowed stu- dents to study aspects of the subject that meant the most to them while mastering a complex topic. On a weekly basis, parents can get a first-hand look and feel for how close the community is at MJCDS as they join their children at the Kabbalat Shabbat celebra- tion on Friday afternoon. This is a time when, as Coen says, “the students and teachers give a review of the week. They’re so eager to share that with every- one, to sing together and take time to rec- Lincoln ognize what they have learned.” Lila presents the letter “tet”.

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Our speakers include Hannah Rosen- man, Jean Weissburg and JSS president, the dignity of our clients in a compassion- thal, Jody Hirsh, Rabbi Bob Alper, Pro- Nan Youngerman and to Jeff Levy for friends. On Thursday, April 17 at Capitol ate and caring atmosphere. Volunteers will Lakes volunteers will help from 10:30-2:00 fessor Jodi Eichler-Levine, Professor making this program possible. enhance the ability of the agency to achieve Philip Hollander and Rabbi Tiferet and on Friday, April 18 at Oakwood West its overall mission. volunteers will help from 2:00-5:30. Vol- unteers will help set-up, escort and seat Friendly Visitors develop on-going, guests, pour wine, water and grape juice, NOW HIRING: one-to-one relationships with a senior or participate in the Seder, assist dining room Jewish Social Services Communications Intern/ Receptionist person with disabilities in a nursing home, staff with serving and clearing, and other assisted living facility or living in his or her duties as they come up. Ten volunteers are Hours: 15 hours per week • 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. own home. Volunteers uniformly say that needed at Capitol Lakes and five at Oak- this is a very rewarding activity that brings Duties of the position include: General Reception Duties (answer wood; volunteers will receive a comple- meaning and a wealth of feeling to their telephone, greet guests), maintain social media vehicles, graphic design of mentary meal at both locations (veggie lives. Commitment is about an hour a week option available). Contact Louise at 608- brochures, annual reports, flyers, etc., write press releases and media for a minimum of six months. advisories, develop press lists, write articles for newsletters, assist with website 278-1808 or louise@jssmadison if you’re content, e-mail marketing, assist with promotional activities, other commu- interested in volunteering at one of these Bikur Holim means visiting those who nication related tasks as needed. Seders. are sick. The Talmud says that such a visit This position may be filled by one individual or as a job share for two people removes 1/60th of the person’s illness, but Double Your Volunteering Mitzvah to accommodate class schedules. really the good that is done through a sim- Check with your human resources de- ple visit is immeasurable. JSS offers a Communication Intern/Receptionist the opportunity to gain partment to see whether your company has valuable marketing and public relations experience. a policy of matching employees’ commu- A la Carte Volunteering nity volunteer hours with a monetary dona- Please contact Terrie at [email protected] or 608-278-1808 for Choose “single servings” of volunteer tion to the agency for whom the employee more information. opportunities if that’s what best fits your life. volunteers. What a great way to enhance the benefits of your volunteer work! Driver Connection volunteers provide rides to appointments and community events. Deducting Expenses Incurred You’ll only be called when we need you, and While Volunteering you only drive when you’re available. MAY 18 Some expenses incurred during volun- teer work are deductible. Volunteers should OddJobbers: The really easy way to keep records and save receipts for these ex- SUNDAY be really helpful! Can you change light penses. 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We have The evening begins with an three celebrations scheduled to commemorate this milestone. hors d'oeuvre reception and silent auction featuring vacations, exciting excursions, beautiful Mark your Calendar decorative glassware, wine and more. Sunday, May 18 An Evening of Entertainment with Jazz Performer Ben Sidran begins at FULL COMPASS SYSTEMS tickets and Silent Auction at Full Compass Systems, 9770 Silicon 6:30p.m. 9770 SILICON PRAIRIE PKWY, MADISON $54.00 Prairie Pkwy, Madison. Event begins at 6:30 p.m., and includes performance, hors d’oeuvre reception and silent auction. TO PURCHASE TICKETS: Tuesday, July 8 An Evening of Comedy with Rabbi Bob Alper at CUNA Call (608) 278-1808 or order online at www.jssmadison.org MUTUAL Conference Center, 5810 Mineral Point Rd, Madison. Event begins at 7:00 p.m.

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challah and grape juice while reflecting on the week. He is excited to take on this new Camp Shalom: Meet the Unit Heads role as a Unit Head and is looking forward Camp Shalom is divided into three experienced staff member who has shown with programming and who embodies the to seeing his old campers and sharing his units, Unit Aleph (K-1), Unit Bet (2-3) and to be a strong leader, a role model to the ruach (spirit) of Shalom. We are ecstatic awesome, active and creative unit activities Unit Gimel (4-5). Each Unit is led by an staff and campers, creative and innovative to announce the 2014 Camp Shalom Unit with the campers. This summer Micah’s Heads. unit will be taking a journey through the world of Tom Hanks’ movies. They will Special Dates for This summer navigate an asteroid in their Apollo 13 cap- Hannah Tikvah sule, learn to survive on a desert with their Kaiser will be re- best friend Wilson and reflect on the events Camp Shalom 2014 turning for her of the summer with musical and cultural influences a la Forrest Gump. Micah will Camp Shalom and Camp Shalom crowd with songs, skits and dances. fifth summer on be returning to Madison this summer after Noar-Bogrim Session 1: The Camp Shalom Overnight is for the Camp an exciting year in Columbus, OH working Monday, June 23rd- Friday, July 11th Unit Gimel, 4-5 grade campers. After the Shalom staff. for City Year, a non-profit program that fo- Camp Shalom Visitor’s Lunch: Fri- latenight program they will set-up tents During the cuses on addressing the dropout crisis by day, June 27th outside or sleeping bags inside the school year Hannah Tikvah Kaiser serving in high-risk schools and commu- No Camp: Friday, July 4th Minkoff Center. The campers will have a Hannah is a sen- nities. Micah has spent his year tutoring Latenight/ Overnight: Wednesday, night swim, a camp fire and plenty of ior at Columbia and mentoring high school students to help July 9th time for bonding. On the Thursday fol- College in Chicago and she is majoring in them stay on-track to graduate. CSNB 9th grade trip: Monday July lowing the overnight there is no camp for Fashion Business. Hannah loves the giant Will Crawford-Lamal has been a part of 7th- Thursday, July 10th the 4-5 graders. The buses run on a spe- Mishpacha (family) at Camp every year. Camp Shalom for as long as he can re- cial schedule and the K-3 graders return She is looking forward to meeting the member. He was a camper for 9 years and Camp Shalom and Camp Shalom to Camp for special programming. amazing campers and working with all of this will be his 7th summer on staff. Will Noar-Bogrim Session 2: The Camp Shalom Noar-Bogrim the staff members, new and old. Hannah loves getting to know all of the campers Tuesday, July 15th- Friday, August 1st Overnight is an off-campus trip to a is excited about the late-night programs. and staff during the summer. He is excited Camp Shalom Visitor’s Lunch: Fri- local camping site. There is no alternative Maybe she will use some of the skills she about Maccabiah this summer because it is day, July 18th on-campus programming for campers learns as a Wedding Specialist at J. Crew such a fun day year after year. Will is Latenight/ Overnight: Wednesday, who opt out of the overnight. The to help her develop some fun and unique known for creating new and innovative July 30th campers leave the Goodman Campus on activities for the campers…Project Run- games and is looking forward to bringing CSNB 9th grade trip: Monday, July Wednesday and do not return until it is way Camp Shalom anyone? back “Beehive,” a game he invented last 28th- Thursday, July 31st time to board the buses on Thursday. Micah Baum has spent 11 years at year. Will exem- The Camp Shalom Noar-Bogrim Camp Shalom; he was a camper at Shalom plifies the spirit Camp Shalom Session 3: 9th Grade Overnight is a four-day, and at Noar and of Camp Tuesday, August 5th- Friday, August three-night off-campus experience. The 2014 will be his Shalom, bring- 15th campers will take a bus to a campsite 3rd year on staff. ing happiness, Visitor’s Lunch: Friday, August 8th where they will stay for the entire trip. Micah loves to cultural enrich- Latenight: Wednesday, August 13th The days will involve outdoor adventure, celebrate Shabbat ment and a sense arts and crafts and exploration. At night at Camp Shalom of community The Camp Shalom Latenight is for they will cook over the campfire, bond and enjoys the re- which are just a campers in grades K-5 and their families. with each other and develop their camp- laxed atmos- few of Will’s There is no afternoon bus service on ing skills. Campers who opt out of the phere, special strengths as a Wednesday and everyone is invited to camping trip will be able to join the songs and stories staff member. bring a picnic dinner out to the Goodman Camp Shalom Noar-Bogrim campers on and bonding with Campus. The campers will entertain the campus for programming. Micah Baum the campers over Will Crawford-Lamal Midrasha’s Great Purim Race The Midrasha student body participated in the first ever Midrasha Calendar Midrasha Great Purim Race in March. Students were invited to April: Wednesdays, April 2, 9, 23 and 30 (no Midrasha April bring a friend to join us for the program. The evening was filled 16). Sundays, April 6 and 27 (no Midrasha April 13 and 20). with fun programming starting with an a capella concert from May: Sunday, May 4. Wednesday, May 7 – Graduation/last Jewop, UW Madison’s only Jewish a capella group. A youth ac- night of classes. tivities fair followed the concert. Board members from the local Madison youth groups (BBYO, MATTY AND MOUSY) as well as our community Shlicha, Racheli Komar-Aziz, set-up informa- tion tables about their programs. The students perused the tables, asked questions, played games and ate delicious Hamantashen that were made by our seniors during their Jewish cooking class. The grand finale of the night was The Great Purim Race. The students divided themselves into teams of 8 or 10 members. Each team was assigned a color and a team name. The teams raced through a series of activities and challenges. The activities in- cluded: • Haman’s Hamantashen Hoax: team members had to eat Hamantashen filled with mystery fillings such as rel- ish, mustard and green chilis • I Spy Mordecai: team members had to take pic- tures of 6 hidden illustrations of Mordechai that were posted around the building • The Whole Megillah: students used their phones to look on the internet for answers to trivia questions about the Megillah • Esther’s Beauty Pageant: each team dressed-up one of their team members to parade to the King • Make some noise: students had to write a Purim song to the tune of a popular song and take a video to be sent to the judges for approval • The students had to spell the word PURIM using their bodies One team was crowned the winner of the Midrasha Great Purim Race but everyone had a blast! April 2014 Madison Jewish News/23 Jewish Education Thank You from Gan by all. Many thanks go out to our fit Look What’s Happening at “Movin’ Schmooze” participants, as well On Sunday, March 2, Gan HaYeled as Dustin Maher and his staff at Fit Hilde L. Mosse Gan HaYeled Preschool held its first ever “Movin’ Mom’s Transformation Center. Thank Schmooze” Fundraiser. Fit Mom’s Trans- you also to everyone who stopped in with formation Center generously donated a flyer at Panera Bread Company for Gan Preschool! their space, time and 100% of all the pro- HaYeled’s “Eat Bread to Raise Dough” ceeds to Gan HaYeled. Families partici- Fundraiser on February 27! pated in fun fitness activities lead by Fit Mom’s terrific staff. Tons of fun was had

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Hilde L. Mosse Gan HaYeled Preschool Grow Join Us for Schmooze Learn Providing a & Tunes on Fridays! Play HEY quality Jewish Classes start March 28 education for PRESCHOOLERS: your child Schmooze… Meet, socialize and network with Gan HaYeled other parents and their children in the is now enrolling Learning Jewish community. Find out about other through play great programs in the Gan HaYeled Pre- for Fall 2014! in a Jewish school. Get to know other families with and a delicious, homemade challah environment children who are between the ages of 3 snack. This is a great way to meet other For more information or months – 5 years. families and introduce your children to to arrange a tour, please Jewish friendships that may last a life- contact Missy at A safe Tunes… time! [email protected] and fun The Hilde L. Mosse Gan HaYeled or call 278­1808. environment – Preschool has created a special program Program – enroll today! with our own music teacher, Susan Fridays: Class 1 – 9:15am to 10:15am Valko. Susan will be teaching Music To- Class 2 – 10:15 to 11:15 gether classes for families in the Jewish Cost: $160 (Additional fee of $60 for community on Friday mornings in the participating siblings) conference room of the Jewish Federa- Dates: March 28 through June 13. tion of Madison. Music Together classes (No classes on April 4 and 18) 2014 involve informal singing, moving, and instrument playing activities that are de- For more information, contact Missy velopmentally appropriate for very at [email protected], or download young children and their caregivers. the form at www.jewishmadison.org. Each week, following the music portion Minimum enrollment of 8 children is of class, we have SCHMOOZING time required. CAMP SHALOM KATAN

Summer Fun for Preschoolers! Register NOW for Camp Shalom Katan! • 10 fun filled week long sessions – June 16 through August 22 • Each session offers unique themes, and stimulating activities • Choose the weeks and days that fit with your schedule • Extended day options available from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Find registration forms at www.jewishmadison.org or call Missy at 278­1808 for more information 24/Madison Jewish News April 2014 Jewish Education Sharsheret Dance Camp Registration is Open! Sharsheret Festival is April 27

All 5th through 12th graders are in- Preschoolers are welcome to join us vited to come to an exciting weekend of Sunday, April 6th at 3:30 – 4:00pm to dance workshops, activities and fun April move and groove to Israeli music. They 25-27! The camp is held at the Perlman will have the opportunity to perform as Retreat Center/Camp Beber in Mukwon- a group at the Sharsheret Festival a few ago. On Sunday, April 27, the kids from weeks later! camp will showcase a new opening num- March was an exciting month for the ber at the Sharsheret Festival. No dance Yonim Israeli Folk Dance Troupe. They experience necessary and open to non- performed at Oakwood Village and en- Yonim kids! Registration forms available tertained many residents with a vibrant, at www.yonim.org. Questions? Contact energetic show. Also in March, the high Holy Hamantashen!!! Laura at [email protected]. school dancers took a trip to an Israeli The second annual Jewish Community Hamantashen Baking Workshop was a Sunday, April 27th at 2-4pm is the dance camp called Beketzev Acher in HUGE success. More than 40 people helped with the process of preparing, filling, 18th Sharsheret Festival – a celebration Zion, IL. It was 3 days and nights of folding and packaging 2100 Hamantashen for our Community Purim Carnival. of international dance and peace at UW learning from some of the top Israeli This was not a small feat and could not have been possible without the help from Music Hall. In addition to the Sharsheret dance choreographers of the world, and our master baker, Susan Roquitte. Susan spent hours shopping for supplies, and camp and Yonim dancers, several other dancing with other Israeli dance enthu- preparing the dough for the community workshop on March 9th. After a short wonderful dance groups will be perform- siasts who came to the camp from all dough tutorial she put everyone to work filling the dough with prune, poppy seed, ing. This spring’s Sharsheret will feature over the US and Canada. In addition, cherry and raspberry. They folded the dough into the traditional triangle shape dances from the Middle East, India, there was a concert by a popular musi- before baking them. No one was too young or too old to help us achieve our goal China, Japan and more! And back by cal artist from Israel, Sagiv Cohen. A of making 2100 triangles. It was a truly cross-generational experience. Thank you popular demand will be the amazing Ok- quote from one of the Yonim dancers to everyone who helped to make the inawan Taiko Drummers from West High sums it up, “Most amazing weekend of Hamantashen and thank you to everyone School. You won’t want to miss this ex- my life!” who bought and ate them as well! citing show! For further information, please contact K’tantanim has been growing! Laura at yonim@jewishmadison. org.

ATE... SAVE THE D Shop for Shalom! Sunday, May 4 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Come shop for a great cause, the Camp Shalom Scholarship Fund. Local vendors will bring their wares including skin care products, handbags and accessories, clothing, jewelry, foods and more! 20% of all sales will be donated to help give campers an amazing summer experience at Camp Shalom. Contact [email protected] for more information April 2014 Madison Jewish News/25 Harry J. and Belle Goodman, parents of Irwin A. and Robert D. Goodman Lechayim Lights A Beneficiary of the Jewish Federation of Madison A Senior Adult Program of Jewish Social Services April Lechayim Calendar Join us for great food, congenial conversation and stimulating programs at Lechayim Lunchtime Plus at Temple Beth El, 2702 Arbor Drive. Contact Louise Goldstein at 608-278-1808, ext. 227 or [email protected] by 10:00 A.M. on the preceding busi- ness day, usually a Friday morning. The kosher meals are catered by Café O Catering and a vegetarian option is available with a reservation. If you are over age 60 a minimum donation of $4.00 is suggested, but please only pay what you can afford. The cost of the meal is $7.50 for those under age 60.

Monday, April 7 11:00-12:00 Health Fair with the Wisconsin Society of Pharmacy Students, Falls Prevention and Over the Counter Medication Screening 11:00-12:00 Free blood pressure screening by Lori Edelstein, RN 11:30-12:00 Yoga from a chair with Betsy Haimson 12:00-1:00 Oven-fried chicken, garlic mashed potatoes, salad, and fresh fruit salad 1:00-2:00 Prof. Beth Martin, “Are Your Medicines Putting You at Risk for Falling?”

Monday, April 14 – Passover, Lechayim does not meet

Monday, April 21 – Passover, Lechayim does not meet

Monday, April 28 – Lechayim commemorates Yom HaShoah 11:00-12:00 Health Fair with the Wisconsin Society of Pharmacy Students, Generation Rx/Med-Drop 11:30-12:00 Yoga from a chair with Estelle Katz Rissman 12:00-1:00 Sweet & sour meatballs, kasha varnishkes, California mixed veggies, tzimmes, Mandelbrodt 1:00-2:00 Henry Sapoznik, “The Holocaust and American Jewish Radio”

May dates May 5 – Yom Ha’Atzmaut (Israel Independence Day) May12 May19 – Last Lechayim, Lechayim Volunteer Recognition

Pharmacy Students Provide Need an “Oddjobber”? Monthly Health Assessments Do you need an “oddjobber” to do a few small but necessary chores for you? Jewish Social Services volunteers can be sent to in April and May take care of some of those little but important things around your house or apartment. To There will be two Wisconsin So- falls and proper disposal of unused request an OddJobber, ciety of Pharmacy Students Health or expired medications. Assessments at Lechayim in April, Next Monthly Health Assess- contact Louise Goldstein a Falls Assessment on Monday, ment: Health Needs Assessment on at 608-278-1808, ext April 7 from 11:00-12:00 and a Monday, May 5. 227 or louise@jssmadi- Health Fair with Generation son.org. Rx/Med-Drop on Monday, April 27. The student pharmacists are If it’s something we can supervised by registered pharma- help you with, we’ll have cists and will be available to meet a volunteer OddJobber with you individually to discuss contact you. your questions and concerns about

For changes, updates or new information about any Jewish Social Services program, check our website at www.jssmadison.org On the home page, click on the date of the program in question 26/Madison Jewish News April 2014 Lechayim Lights life Center of the Award for Excellence in Library of Congress. Broadcast Journalism. He About our Programs Henry Sapoznik is founded “KlezKamp: The a scholar and musi- Yiddish Folk Arts Pro- We’ve had quite a winter! program. Her research interests in- cian, a four-time gram” in 1985, and is the Lechayim was cancelled an un- clude pharmacy services imple- Grammy nominee, a Executive Director of precedented four times for extreme mentation and the evaluation and prime mover in the “Living Traditions,” the cold or snow. Fortunately, we’ve assessment of educational pro- late 20th century re- folk arts organization been able to reschedule the pro- grams. Dr. Martin has a BS in Phar- vival of klezmer which runs it. In 2009 he grams we missed. On Monday, macy and MS and Ph.D. in Social music and an award- was Artist in Residence at April 7 we will catch up with Pro- and Administrative Sciences from Henry Sapoznik winning author, radio the UW-Madison. Subse- fessor Beth Martin of the UW- the UW-Madison. She has received and record producer and performer quent to that, when the Mayrent In- Madison School of Pharmacy to many honors in the field of Phar- of traditional Yiddish and American stitute was established here to house hear “Are Your Medicines Putting macy education, including the1998- music. The ten-part series he pro- Sherry Mayrent’s enormous and You at Risk for Falling?” Professor 99 Teaching Excellence Award and duced for NPR’s “All Things Con- significant collection of Yiddish Beth Martin will present research the 1995 Young Pharmacist of the sidered,” the “Yiddish Radio recording, Sapoznik was named its being done by Professor Dave Mott Year Award. She works closely Project,” received the Peabody director. that looks at how modifying the with the Pharmacy students in- way we use medicine can help pre- volved in the monthly Wisconsin vent falls. Prof. Martin will address Society of Pharmacy Students Shalom from why older adults are at risk for Health Assessment at Lechayim. Jewish Social Services medicine-related problems and Lechayim will not meet on what steps to take to reduce fall Monday, April 14 or Monday, Do you know a senior who is new to Madison, or are you yourself a risk. April 21, as we will be celebrating newcomer? JSS volunteers will visit and bring you a gift bag with Dr. Martin is currently the coor- Passover. We resume on Monday, information about programs for seniors and JSS’ services, treats and dinator of the Introductory Profes- April 28 with our Yom HaShoah a few surprises. Just contact us at 608-278-1808, ext. 227. sional Practice Experience for the (Holocaust Remembrance Day) Our thanks to Maurie’s Fine Chocolates and UW-Madison Doctor of Pharmacy program, “The Holocaust and Bagels Forever for their donations to this program. program. American Jewish Radio.” Accord- She is past ing to our speaker, UW Mayrent In- director of stitute director Henry Sapoznik, Jewish Social Services the Phar- “There was no more immediate and Passover Seder macother- powerful medium for the revela- Capitol Lakes Retirement Community apy Labs tions of the Holocaust than Ameri- Thursday April 17 , 11:30 a.m.  2:00 p.m. for the can Jewish radio.” Join us as he Seasons Dining Room entry-level plays and discusses historic Yiddish 333 West Main Street

Doctor of and English language programs Seating begins at 11:00 a.m., the Seder begins at 11:30 a.m.

Pharmacy from the 1930s-1950s, drawn from $15.00 per person. Family members are welcome! Professor Beth Martin degree his collection at the American Folk- Space is limited       !

CAPITOL LAKES RESIDENTS & THEIR FAMILIES: RSVP to Ami Shimanek, Director of Dining, at 608-283-2037 by April 11; your account will be billed. This meal is not included in the Capitol Lakes meal plan. Transportation to Lechayim ALL OTHERS: RSVP to Jewish Social Services, 6434 Enterprise Lane, Madison WI 53719 by Transit Solutions provides door-to-door service for $1 round trip, April 11 with your check made out to  and write  
memo line. payable to the driver. Contact Louise Goldstein (608-278-1808, ext. Menu: Matzoh Ball Soup, Brisket, Potato Kugel, Asparagus, Chocolate Cake with Berries. 227 or [email protected]) by 10:00 a.m. the Friday before The vegetarian option is Eggplant Napoleon; please make this request with your reservation and let us know of any food allergies. Everything except the brisket is pareve. Lechayim to make a reservation. Wheelchair accessible vehicles are Scholarships: Capitol Lakes Residents, see Chaplain Guta Cvetkovic. Non-residents, contact JSS available upon request. Please contact us if you need to cancel a ride. at 608-278-1808 or [email protected].

Photos by Lechayim Purim at Lechayim Louise Goldstein programs

Ruth Boll as Raggedy Ann

Daithi Wolfe & Darl Ridgley of the Currach

Dan Barker brought the Estelle Katz lifts her music of Cole Porter to life lamp beside the Golden Door Hilary Blue, Saretta Burke and Alice Loew

Evie Medow and Ruth Calden

Nena Dyhr enjoys the lush The Purim gang Singing along to “Molly Malone” Cole Porter music April 2014 Madison Jewish News/27 Lechayim Lights Spotlight: Sam Jacobs Jewish Social Services Brings BY PAMELA PHILLIPS OLSON ruled by strict religious observance, Shabbat to Our Seniors prayers, yeshiva and home life. Our monthly Shabbat gatherings include wine donated by Newcomers sat quietly at a table In Poland on September 1, 1939, Frank Liquor, candles and challah, singing and discussion. because they were unacquainted. I fifteen-year-old Sam Jacobs looked sat down next to Sam. Right away up at the sky. A German plane fly- Attic Angel Place at 2:30 in the Garden Room he made a joke. ing overhead signaled the start of 8301 Old Sauk Road “Where did you get your sense of war. His life changed. During the A program of Jewish Social Services and Attic Angel Place. humor?” “I don’t know. No one war the cruel reality of labor camps Music by Les Goldsmith and the assistance of Angel Volunteers. was funny; in my childhood life and concentration camps could was hard.” have broken and embittered him. May 2 It was Sam. After years of harsh treatment, Sam Capitol Lakes at 3:00 in the Grand Hall He told this story: During the and his family reunited briefly and 333 West Main Street winter of 1949 his sister-in-law, were then transported to Auschwitz. A program of Jewish Social Services and Capitol Lakes newly arrived from Europe, went to “Two crucial decisions saved my Retirement Community. Led by Rabbi Andrea Steinberger the grocery on a Sunday. It was life. I chose the right lines by in- with assistance from UW students through the UW-Hillel crowded with people coming in for stinct and avoided death.” His re- Foundation. lox! The store on maining family was Melon Street was a killed. He was even- May 9 gathering place, tually liberated and Oakwood West at 4:00 in the Oaks Community Room owned by Lou sent to a DP camp of 6225 Mineral Point Road Pecharsky, a guy who 4,000. Here Sam met A program of Jewish Social Services and Oakwood Village helped the ‘green- Rachel, a girl from University Woods. With the assistance of JSS volunteers and horns’ adapt to life in Lodz. music by Lauren Mazur. America. In 1949, they set- She asked for some tled in Pittsburgh April 25, May 23 “bitches in a can!*” where they lived for ATTENTION REHAB PATIENTS: If you are going to be in Lou said, “I knew 12 years. Sam met one of these locations during your rehabilitation, please let bitches came in all Lou Pecharsky, a Jewish Social Services know. shapes and sizes, but Sam Jacobs man who taught him I never heard of them (Photo by Louise Goldstein) a thing or two about coming in a can!" The getting along in store filled with laughter. Sixty- America. Sam and Rachel led a full Ten Tips for a Brain-Healthy Lifestyle five years later, retelling the joke life, raising two sons. They moved From the Alzheimer’s & De- 5. Get quality sleep had the same effect. to Long Island and Sam drove a cab mentia Alliance of Wisconsin 6. Manage stress There is a kind of generosity that for 30 years. Upon retiring, he and 1. Exercise regularly 7. Treat depression goes into sharing a story. It is a gift. Rachel moved to Florida and in re- 2. Eat a healthy diet 8. Connect with others Sam lived through a horrific time cent years, to Madison. He recently 3. Take care of your heart 9. Think positively in history. He shared this story: lost his beloved Rachel after 66 4. Challenge your brain 10. Have a purpose Born in Lodz in 1923, Sam was two years of marriage. when his father died of tuberculo- Yet he hasn’t lost his humor, gen- sis. His mother remarried and Sam erosity and resilience. Jewish Social Services and his brother were raised in Passover Seder nearby Alexander by his grandfa- * In Lodz, the Yiddish word for Oakwood Village University Woods ther, an extremely religious and “butter beans” sounds like Led by Sara Karon renowned rebbe. Sam’s life was “bitches.” Friday, April 18, 3:00-5:30 p.m. 6225 Mineral Point Road Nakoma/Westmoreland Room Transitions Seating begins at 2:30 p.m. and the Seder starts at 3:00 p.m.

$16.00 per person. Family members are welcome! Happy April Birthday OAKWOOD RESIDENTS & THEIR FAMILIES: RSVP to Melissa Rutledge at 608-230-4260 by Darlene Schwartz Genya Kleyman April 11; your account will be billed. ALL OTHERS: RSVP to Jewish Social Services, 6434 Enterprise Lane, Madison WI, 53719 Dorit Bergen Gerry Randy by April 11. Make your check out to   with   in the memo line. Elinor Stotsky Lillian Deutsch .Menu: Matzoh Ball Soup, Brisket, Potato Kugel, Asparagus Euna Staniforth Muriel Rotter        
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It snowballed over • JDC has activated its emergency re- grams and needs, please the next few months into violent confronta- sponse network to ensure continued home read ORT’s school security tions between police and protestors, result- deliveries of food, medicine, heating and plan, http://www.jew- ing in dozens dead, hundreds injured, a cooking fuel, and sustained life-saving care ishfederations.org/ fugitive ex-President, and scenes of de- at home for the elderly. JDC has increased local_includes/ downloads/ struction that have gripped the world. Rus- security at select Jewish communal insti- 67129.pdf. sia is performing massive military tutions and Hesed social welfare centers. • Additionally, NCSJ is exercises near the border and pro-Russia For updates, please visit JDC’s Ukraine sending out frequent com- gunmen have seized government buildings page, http://www.jdc.org/ where-we-work/ munication briefs informed in Crimea. And it’s not over. former-soviet-union/crisis-in-ukraine.html by various governmental, Although the estimated 300,000 Jewish • The Jewish Agency has tapped its non-governmental, and residents in the capital city of Kiev and Emergency Assistance Fund, started in Jewish communal sources. throughout Ukraine are not outright targets 2012, to bolster security at Ukraine’s many To receive updates, please of violence, it has touched them like every- Jewish institutions, including synagogues, visit NCSJ’s website, one else. Some Jews in Kiev live close to yeshivas and community centers. For more http://www.ncsj.org/. Independence Square, site of protest en- on the Jewish Agency’s actions, please see These efforts, and so campments and some of February’s dead- the Jewish Agency’s website, http:// many more, are being liest clashes, and are afraid to leave their www.jewishagency.org/. funded by Jewish Federa- houses. On February 23, the Giymat Rosa • World ORT has launched a campaign tion dollars. When you are Synagogue in Zaporizhia, 250 miles south- to raise $200,000 to fund increased secu- invited to donate to your east of Kiev, was firebombed. There are rity at four of its schools in Ukraine. Each Federation's Annual Cam- concerns about deepening divisions in the school has several hundred students, many paign next fall, you will en- country and the rise of the radical right. of whom travel to class through now-dan- sure we can continue to But Jewish Federations and our partner gerous areas; the father of a student at the help Jews around the world agencies, the American Jewish Joint Dis- Chernovtsy school was killed during during times of crisis. tribution Committee (JDC), the Jewish clashes in Kiev on February 20. Plans in- Agency for Israel, and World ORT, are clude hiring additional security guards and there. Since we’ve supported Jewish life installing closed-circuit TV and alarm sys- World ORT Provides New Opportunities for Jerusalem’s Arab Community Editor’s Note: World ORT is funded in from five schools in the Israeli capital’s als to run courses for local students and ber of students specializing in science and part by the Jewish Federation of Madison. eastern neighborhoods. Subjects include draws on input from national leaders in- technology and help them to gain access to The hundreds of Arab girls enrolled in physics, medicine, robotics, engineering cluding Hebrew University, Ben Gurion higher education in the field of their extra-curricular courses at World ORT’s and astronomy and, by popular demand, University, Machon Lev – Jerusalem Col- choice." new YOU-niversity in Jerusalem are look- English and Hebrew. lege of Technology, and Micron Industries. World ORT Kadima Mada CEO Avi ing forward to gaining the skills and “English is very important in the study Moti Dotan, World ORT Kadima Mada Ganon added: “This, our first project in knowledge they need to carry them for- of science and students need good Hebrew Chairman, said: "We are pleased to con- Jerusalem after seven years focused on dis- ward to university. if they want to go to an Israeli university,” tinue to encourage the study of science advantaged communities in the Galilee and Three hundred teenagers booked places said Dr. Mala’bi, who is looking forward amongst our children. This will not only Negev is, I believe, a sign of many more even before Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat to seeing the YOU-niversity respond and enrich their world, it will increase the num- to come.” officially develop to the opened the local community’s centre at the needs. Beit Hanina “We’re starting Municipal by offering School for courses to girls be- Girls. Another 200 are expected to enroll cause in our community girls don’t have so in the coming weeks. many opportunities. We want to support “From the moment we started market- them and encourage them to learn about ing the centre I’ve had principals and par- science and let them discover that they can ents calling me; they are very excited do it, to empower them. I’m sure that in the because Jerusalem needs something like future we will take on boys as well,” she this to encourage and support students in said. science and technology,” said the YOU- The Jerusalem YOU-niversity is the niversity’s manager, Dr Tahani Mala’bi. sixth of its kind opened by World ORT in The Jerusalem municipality is sharing disadvantaged communities in Israel and the cost of the new centre with World ORT the second serving Arab communities, the – part of its investment in the city’s eastern other being in Nazareth. There are plans suburbs, Mr Barkat said, to reduce social for similar facilities serving Jerusalem’s disparities. Haredi community. “Education is an excellent tool for Open during the afternoons and bringing people closer together and we will evenings, the centres offer subjects which continue to invest in the education system. are not available at local day schools, Education will enable students to have the which close at lunchtime. And where tools necessary for a successful future,” school classes can have as many as 40 stu- Mr. Barkat said. dents – making personalized attention dif- The new center will focus on providing ficult – the centres’ classes are limited to The Mayor of Jerusalem, Nir Barkat (left), is shown some of the modern lab equip- science and technology enrichment 20 teenagers who enjoy the support of two ment available at the YOU-niversity. With him are World ORT Kadima Mada CEO Avi courses to female middle-school students mentors. Each centre uses local profession- Ganon (second from left) and YOU-niversity Director Dr. Tahani Mala’bi (right). April 2014 Madison Jewish News/31 Israel and the World From the Mid-east to the Mid-west: Highlights From Our Community Shlichim (Israel Program Coordinators)

BY MICKEY & RACHELI AZIZ-KOMAR

“Go, gather together all the Jews…” (Esther: 4,16) Why did Esther request for all the Jews to gather? Why couldn’t she go alone to the king? Esther knew what she was doing might risk her life, and she needed help, moral support. Her mission was not for her herself, it was for all of her community, her nation, the Jews. And only when she had the Jews around her did she have the courage to face the king! What better way to celebrate this wonderful Purim festival than a great community carnival! It was so nice to see the community working together to organize it and won- derful to see how many people came to be part of this community event!!! Just as we tell you how great Israel is; we surely tell Israel how great Madison is! This month was difficult for Israel. We had Israel Apartheid week, where organiza- tions call to boycott, divest and make sanctions against Israel (BDS). Campuses around the U.S and the world had protests, lectures, films and other pro- grams to promote their Anti-Israel beliefs. I understand people want to find solutions to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians but I believe there are ways to do so by promoting peace and not through hate like the BDS movement is doing. I want to thank the group who came on March 2 to the lecture I did about why BDS is not good for Israel and the peace process. Purim symbolizes why it’s important to speak for your people, to be part of a com- munity, to care for Israel. The hate that’s growing against Israel is not only Israel’s mat- ter, it won’t stop there. It’s so much easier to spread hate then peace. Even among ourselves. It doesn’t mean we have to ignore the problems, it means we have to care, open our minds and hearts to solve them. There are many ways to get involved – all it takes is a thought, a call, an email or just show up to a program. When you give to your community and/or to your Jewish nation you give to yourself too. Now that Passover is approaching we can wish you all: "!    
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