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Happy Hanukkah! Jim and Shirlee Marcovis Nashi and Bobbi Khalastchi, Jenny and Danny Frank and Janel Marcovis, Karen, Mike and Jeff David Marcovis KISLEV/TEVET 5765 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 04 THE GREATER DES MOINES Published as a CommunityJewishJewish Service by the Jewish Federation of Greater Des Moines online at www.dmjfed.org PressPress volume 21 number 2 THE TOBIS FUND: HELPING PEOPLE Happy IN NEED The David Tobis Fund, within the Des Moines Jewish Foundation, was cre- Hanukkah! ated in 1996, with a First Candle Is Lit The Evening Of December $1,000,000 gift from Hanukkah, "The Festival of Lights", begins on the Hebrew date of the 25th of Kislev David Tobis. The and7 lasts eight days, through the 2nd of Tevet. This year, the 25th of Kislev begins Fund has been very the evening of Tuesday, December 7th. The holiday continues until sundown on active in fulfilling the Tuesday, December 14th. charitable mission Hannukah commemorates the victory of the Maccabees (led by Judah) over the of its benefactor. The purpose of the Hellenistic Syrians in a revolt that took place around 165 BCE (Before the Common Fund is to enhance the health, educa- Era). tion and welfare of the Jewish and The victory in itself was considered a miracle, but Jewish legend gives an addi- general community of Des Moines. tional explanation for Hanukkah rituals, The Fund has a constituent com- All-In-One Kick explained below. Once the Temple mittee that processes periodic grant Mount in Jerusalem had been reclaimed, requests and prioritizes needs. The Off the Temple had to be rededicated. Community Tobis Fund Committee is comprised of - page 12 According to legend, only one jar of sac- the following members: Michael Tobis, ramental oil was found, enough for one Sam Tobis, day. Miraculously, the oil burned for Fred Lorber, Brook Rosenberg, and eight days, thus the eight days of Elaine Steinger. Hanukkah. In November 2003 the Fund made The most important Hanukkah ritual a grant to the Iowa Coalition for is the candle lighting. Jews light candles Housing and the Homeless to provide in a special candleholder called a "meno- relocation assistance for residents fac- rah" or a "hanukkiah". Each night, one ing eviction from a mobile home prop- more candle is added. The middle can- erty. In 2004 the Fund made a grant to dle, called the "shamash", is used to light Children and Families of Iowa to pro- each of the other candles and it is lit vide emergency financial assistance to Rachael Bailin every night. Therefore, on the first night low-income families and a grant to The of Hanukkah, two candles are lit (the Tzedakah committee of Jewish - page 17 shamash and the candle for the first Community Services to help people in night) and on the last night, there are need. The Fund also provided rehabili- nine lit candles. tative assistance to a disabled woman and subsequently guaranteed repay- ment of a loan for vocational retraining The Community Calendar Is that will enable her to become self-suf- ficient. Now Online At www.dmjfed.org As the mitzvot of the David Tobis Details about community events are offered by our local congregations, local Fund multiplies, we know he would be now easier than ever to find. Current organizations, and agencies of the pleased with the impact his generosity information is as close as your computer! Jewish Federation. The information will continues to have on so many lives. All you need do is log on to www. be as detailed as the sponsor of any pro- dmjfed.org and click on "Community gram wishes to advertise. Meet Rose Calendar." You'll be connected immedi- Get in the habit of checking the ately with an online calendar, providing Online Calendar often. It's one way to Epstein you with daily, weekly, and monthly help you plan your week! information about the programs being The online calendar is a service pro- Jewish Federation of Greater Des Moines Non-Profit 910 Polk Boulevard Organization [inside] U.S. Postage Des Moines, IA 50312-2297 PAID 2 SENIOR NEWS Des Moines, IA Address Service Requested Permit No. 2506 16 IJHS FALL EVENT 17 B’NAI MITZVAH 18 VIEW FROM ISRAEL 19 DORICE BASSEWITZ, CHEF DU United Way Donors Did you know that you can designate part or all of your United Way Senior contribution to Jewish Family Services? Calendar of Events The money received through these designations helps the Federation pay for... Klezmer at the Jewish Family Services Counseling - Individuals, families, seniors and children November Luncheon Senior Adult Programs - Senior Adult luncheons and case management Sunday, November 7, 2004 Resettlement Program - Case management and health services to new emigres 12:00 Noon at Beth El Jacob Jewish Family Life Education - Operation Good Mensch Outreach - Baby baskets, welcoming newcomers Please note that this luncheon will the Volunteer Opportunities - Numerous volunteer projects Java Jews Klezmer Band will be on a Sunday. THANK YOU to all who have contributed through United Way. Please remember that your gift to Jewish Family Services through United Way Reservations need to be made to Dorothea, has to be re-designated each year. 277-6321, by Thursday, November 4. Trip to Osceola Lakeside Casino Sunday, November 14, 2004 Leave Beth El Jacob parking lot The Jewish Federation of Greater Des Moines is a beneficiary of United Way at 10:00 am Bus fee $4.00 per person. Lunch and a Movie at Artistic Cartoonist Katchor Jordan Creek Town Center Displayed at UNI Art Gallery Thursday, December 2, 2004 Leave Beth El parking lot at 10:00 am. Picture-stories and drawings by Ben are typically set within a recognizable Nominal bus fee. Katchor were displayed at the University "seedy cityscape." One of his strips, of Northern Iowa Gallery of Art, late last "Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer," December Luncheon at Tifereth summer. Katchor, whose cartoon strips was syndicated 1988-1998. His current Thursday, December 16, 2004, appear in The New Yorker and the strip is called "Hotel & Farm." 12:00 Noon, Forward, Katchor was born in Brooklyn and $3.00 per person has been attended Brooklyn College. He was the lauded for recipient of an Obie Award, the Please make reservations for all events with his distinc- MacArthur Foundation Fellowship and a Dorothea at 277-6321. tive style, an Rockefeller MAP grant. Solo exhibitions Wanted: imaginative of his work have been staged at The Bus Driver for Senior outings. Please mix of ele- Jewish Museum in New York and the contact Kady Russell, Senior Adult gant car- Magnes Museum in San Francisco. Coordinator at the Federation at tooning matched with alternately mun- Katchor's 515-277-6321. dane and surreal dialog. His characters UNI show featured a work called J EWISH F EDERATION O F G REATER D ES M OINES THE CASPE TERRACE 3 3 2 0 U TE A VEN U E • Anniversaries • Baby Showers • Bar and Bat Mitzvahs • Birthday Parties • Britot • Family Reunions • Graduations • Weddings Make life’s milestone celebrations memorable... at The Caspe Terrace Usage of The Caspe Terrace is limited to the Jewish Federation of Greater Des Moines, its employees, Jewish Federation Members and to United Way affiliates. Events are limited to Federation community programming; for Members of the Federation for occasions that are of significant life stage events and religious in nature. A maintenance fee shall be charged to individuals to cover costs incurred of these 2 The Greater Des Moines Jewish Press november/december 04 [in the news] THE GREATER DES MOINES INTERRELIGIOUS Jewish ORGANIZATIONS RESPOND TO Published 6 times annually by the COMMENTARY Jewish Federation of Greater Des Moines under the auspices of the SUPERCESSIONIST REMARKS Life Without UNWRA Jewish Community Communications MADE ON CLEAR CHANNEL October 5, 2004, National Post - Canada. The United Nations Pillar KXNO should disband its main Palestinian aid organization, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Advisory Committee To the Editor of the Des Moines Register: Near East (UNWRA). The agency was conceived almost six Heidi Moskowitz, Chair* I was dismayed to read of the way in which a local sports show decades ago to help Palestinians displaced after Israel's 1948 Michael Blank host dealt with a “sports” issue regarding a Jewish baseball play- War of Independence. But it has since become intertwined with Gil Cranberg* er who opted not to play on Yom Kippur. Instead of lifting up this some of the most radical elements in Palestinian society. Indeed, Debbie Gitchell* player as an unusual model of consistency who connected his UNWRA may in fact be worsening the Palestinian plight by facili- Harlan Hockenberg* faith and his life into a unified whole, the host suggested that the tating the four-year-old terrorist war that has so devastated life in Dr. Yelena Malina player convert to Christianity and thereby resolve his dilemma. I the West Bank and Gaza. At the very least, UNWRA's affiliation Robert E. Mannheimer can’t believe the suggestion was made with serious intent but, if it with terrorists is bringing shame upon the United Nations. Sheldon Rabinowitz* were, I am appalled to think that one would suggest changing Mark S. Finkelstein,* Editor This disgrace has been acute of late. This past weekend, Peter religions over such an issue. What is being suggested is that if Thomas Wolff, Art/Marketing Director Hansen, UNWRA's commissioner-general, disclosed in a CBC my religion prohibits me from engaging in a particular activity one *Editorial Board day/year or even one day/week, the best resolution is to change interview that members of Hamas are on the agency's payroll. religions. How absolutely absurd. In May, after Palestinian terrorists killed 11 Israeli soldiers in the Polly Oxley, Gaza strip, UNWRA ambulances were caught on tape smuggling President, Jewish Federation It has evidently not dawned on the sport show host that his sug- terrorists out of the area.
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