the Jewish bserver www.jewishobservernashville.org Vol. 82 No. 10 • October 2017 11 Tishrei-11 Cheshvan 5778 Holocaust With ‘Violins of Hope,’ community Memorial, examines Holocaust, social issues art events By KATHY CARLSON intage musical instru- ments that were lovingly on Oct. 8 restored after surviving or more than 10 years, the Holocaust will give Nashville has had a site ded- all of Nashville a focus for icated to remembering those better understanding how who lost their lives through Vpeople confront injustice and hatred. the institutionalized evil The instruments – collectively called of the Holocaust. On Oct. the Violins of Hope – will be played F8, the Jewish community will gather by Nashville Symphony musicians and at the Nashville Holocaust memorial exhibited at the Nashville Library next on the grounds of the Gordon Jewish spring as the city’s Jewish, arts and com- Community Center to remember those munity organizations come together with who were killed as well as Holocaust a host of related programs. survivors, including those who made the Mark Freedman, executive director Nashville memorial possible. of the Jewish Federation and Foundation “So much has changed over the of Nashville and Middle Tennessee, years since the Memorial was complet- spoke at a news conference detailing ed,” said Felicia Anchor, who helped upcoming programs. He thanked the organize the memorial. The community many partner organizations and individu- has lost several survivors who were als who have worked to bring the Violins instrumental in establishing the memo- of Hope to Nashville. rial, including Elizabeth Limor and He recalled how he visited Yad At a news conference at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Mark Freedman, Esther Loeb. The event on Oct. 8 will Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust Museum, in executive director of the Jewish Federation and Jewish Foundation of Nashville and 1986. The visit inspired him to compose Middle Tennessee, tells what the Violins project means to him.. PHOTO COURTESY OF NASHVILLE allow the community to honor their SYMPHONY/LINDSAY BINKLEY memories along with the memories of a poem on the spot that said, in part, all who perished. “There are 6 million songs lost in the of North Carolina-Charlotte musicol- March 26, the instruments will be placed The event starts at 1 p.m. at the hills of Jerusalem. ogy professor James Grymes will speak on exhibit through Memorial Day at the memorial. “…I didn’t know what that meant at the Southern Festival of Books on Nashville Public Library. There will be Related events planned for that day until I learned about Amnon Weinstein,” Oct. 14 at the Nashville Public Library’s no charge to view the instruments. include the opening of a collaborative art the Tel Aviv violinmaker who with his downtown location. Grymes received a Nashville Symphony President and project sponsored by the GJCC and titled son, Avshi, has restored the Violins of National Jewish Book Award for “Violins Chief Executive Officer Alan Valentine Under One Roof. The exhibit brings Hope, Freedman said. Weinstein’s work- of Hope,” published in 2014. said he held one of the violins when together local organizations to create an shop “is a sacred, holy place, and we are Thirty-four Violins of Hope instru- they were on display in Sarasota, Fla. art exhibit around the theme “Reflection, bringing that sacredness and holiness to ments are coming to Nashville, 25 of “You could feel the energy coming off Remembrance, Resilience.” Nashville.” The presence of the Violins of which can be played by musicians. They this instrument.” “As our national discourse has become Hope in Nashville will allow the instru- will arrive in Nashville in mid-March. “Each violin will have its own soul,” more divisive, our project aims to bring ments to tell the stories of those who The Nashville Symphony’s Violins of said Giancarlo Guerrero, music director together diverse people, organizations and played them in the concentration camps. Hope program will be performed on of the Nashville Symphony. Musicians ideas from our local community to unify Avshi Weinstein and University March 22-24. On the following Monday, Continued on page 4 Under One Roof and collectively exhibit artworks prepared by each organization, based on the theme,” GJCC President Frank Gordon and GJCC Executive How to help after hurricanes Director Leslie Sax said in a news release. The “roof” will be the GJCC’s com- irst Harvey pummeled and and Middle Tennessee offers all of us your contribution will go directly to munity sukkah – a temporary structure flooded Houston, Port Arthur, a way to help these communities deal support the vitally needed supplies, ser- constructed during the happy, weeklong Beaumont and much of south- with the devastation, just as other vices and financial assistance that will Jewish fall holiday of Sukkot, which falls in east Texas. communities stepped up for us when be provided to the flood victims,” says October this year. The sukkah reminds us Then Irma lashed the Nashville suffered historic flooding Mark Freedman, the Nashville Jewish of the fragility and temporary nature of life Caribbean, the Florida Keys in 2010. Federation’s executive director. “We and helps us focus on the truly important. Fand Gulf Coast cities. And the Atlantic Go to https://www.jewishnashville. know you will answer the call, as so many The Under One Roof exhibition is hurricane season doesn’t officially end org and hit the “Donate Now” button others in 2010 responded for us. Thank open and free to the public and runs from until November. when you see the screen on hurricane you for making a difference, thank you Oct. 4 to 18. • The Jewish Federation of Nashville relief. “Be assured that 100 percent of for saving a life.” •

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2 October 2017 The Observer Global Day of Jewish Learning examines concept of beauty

By KATHY CARLSON Institute, and she has been a capacity to think critically about Talmud. The classes begin later this year teacher of Talmud, Jewish law, Jewish texts, which is great.” and extend through next year. mong the familiar faces and Liturgy at Pardes for more Her presentation will be She describes it as “We’re going at this year’s Global than a decade. first in a ten-part series, pre- to be doing some of the greatest hits Day of Jewish Learning She first taught in sented in partnership with of the Talmud.” People can learn what will be one of two vis- Nashville two years ago, during Jewish Federation and Jewish the Talmud says on various topics and iting scholars teaching Passover, as scholar in residence Foundation of Nashville and life lessons. Five classes will be online on this year’s theme, at Congregation Sherith Israel. Middle Tennessee and the Gordon and five will be in-person sessions with ABeauty and Ugliness. Since that initial visit, she taught Jewish Community Center, covering Epstein at the GJCC. • “I’m always honored and thrilled to during Global Day 2016 in Nashville learn with the Nashville and focused on Talmudic Jewish community,” passages exploring the Abbie Wolf honored for service to community Rabba Yaffa Epstein of moral implications of the Pardes Institute of the Biblical concept that Jewish Studies said in each human being is cre- a telephone interview. ated in the image of God. The community “works She will be in Nashville so beautifully together. even more following this It’s very inspiring. The year’s Global Day. unity is quite beautiful.” Her presentation (The Observer will this year is titled “If You interview Global Day Would Have Been Ugly visiting scholar Rabbi You Would Have Studied Michael Hattin, who Rabba Yaffa Epstein More: The Talmud’s teaches Tanakh and Halakha at Pardes in Take on Beauty.” Jerusalem, in next month’s issue.) Asked how to prepare for the ses- This year’s Global Day of Jewish sion, Rabba Epstein said, “I don’t know if Learning will be the sixth for Nashville, there’s any way people can prepare. Just and Libby and Moshe Werthan have come with an open mind. I know that once again agreed to sponsor both schol- the Nashville Jewish community is open ars. It will be held at the Akiva School to learning.” on the campus of the Gordon Jewish Her sessions use chavruta, paired Community Center on Sunday, Nov. partner learning, in which two students 19. The day begins at 9:30 a.m. and ends together study a text before joining a larg- at 2:45 p.m. Complimentary lunch is er group that learns with the teacher. “It Abbie Wolf, outgoing Director of Community Relations with the Jewish Federation included, and online registration begins allows people to have their own perspec- and Foundation of Nashville and Middle Tennessee, pauses with her family during a on Oct. 9 at www.jewishnashville.org/ tives on the text without hearing my per- reception in her honor last month at the Federation. There, she received a plaque globalday. spective. Then they hear what I have to from Jewish Federation Executive Director Mark Freedman and Community Relations Committee Chairman Ron Galbraith. Wolf is pictured with her husband, Rabba Epstein is the director of edu- say. It’s a great way to learn, and a big part Ari Dubin, and daughters Davi (left) and Emmie. PHOTOGRAPH BY JOEL ABRAMSON cation, North America, for the Pardes of what we do at Pardes. Everyone has the Join Us For Israel University A Transformative Six Session Program For Jewish High School Students • What is life like in Israel? • What is Israel advocacy? • What are the best ways to be a supporter of Israel? • What do I need to know about Israel when I go to college? • What is “Boycott Divestment and Sanction” and why is it such a hot-button topic? • How do I express my support for Israel in a fair and open minded way to my friends and especially to anti-Israel groups?

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The Observer October 2017 3 Violins Continued from page 1 (February 9-11, TPAC) will decide among themselves who will • “Slavery, the Prison Industrial play which instruments. “The instruments Complex,” photography exhib- are going to have voices. Music is a con- it by Keith Calhoun and Chandra duit to that message. … The musicians McCormick (February 23-May 28, very much look forward to sharing the Frist Center for the Visual Arts) stage with these incredible instruments.” • Giancarlo Guerrero and the Nashville It is believed that most of the instru- Symphony perform John Williams’ ments were brought by their owners to con- Three Pieces from Schindler’s List and centration camps. “The instruments were the world premiere and live recording in horrible condition” when Weinstein of Jonathan Leshnoff’s Symphony No. began to restore them, Guerrero said. 4 “Heichalot,” with orchestra musi- They had been played in the rain, had lain cians performing on the Violins of forgotten in survivors’ attics. Hope (March 22-24, Schermerhorn Symphony Chief Operating Officer Symphony Center) Steven Brosvik learned about the Violins • Violins of Hope Exhibit – free and of Hope in reading James A. Grymes’ open to the public (March 26-May 2014 book of the same name. 28, Main Public Library) During the Holocaust, the instru- • “Voices of Hope” youth choral festi- ments and musicians were “used to grisly val, featuring ensembles from across purpose by the Nazis,” said Brosvik. Tennessee (March 26, Schermerhorn Amnon Weinstein restores instruments played in Nazi concentration camps. PHOTO Musicians played to concentration camp Symphony Center) COURTESY OF NASHVILLE SYMPHONY visitors, including the Red Cross, for • “We Shall Overcome: Civil Rights propaganda purposes. They played to and the Nashville Press 1957– chamber concerts, movie screenings, • Jewish Federation & Jewish Foundation incoming prisoners to create a false sense 1968,” photography exhibit (March community dialogues and more – will be of Nashville and Middle Tennessee of safety and even during executions of 30-October 7, Frist Center for the announced in the months to come. • Lipscomb University fellow prisoners. “Reading Grymes’ book Visual Arts) Information on the Violins of Hope, • Nashville Ballet has changed the way I view history and • “Nick Cave: Feat. Nashville,” live per- including a regularly updated sched- • Nashville Children’s Theatre think about the future,” he said. formance by visual artist Nick Cave ule of events, is available online at: • Nashville Film Festival Scores of local events – ranging from (April 6, Schermerhorn Symphony ViolinsofHopeNashville.org. • • Nashville Jewish Film Festival musical performances, art exhibits, lec- Center, presented by the Frist Center) • Nashville Repertory Theatre tures and more – are planned, including: • Holocaust Remembrance Day / Yom Violins of Hope Nashville Program • Nashville Public Library • Author James Grymes and instrument HaShoah Memorial Service (April Partners include the following: • National Museum of African restorer Avshi Weinstein will speak 12, Schermerhorn Symphony Center) • Akiva School American Music at the Southern Festival of Books • Joshua Bell performs Bruch’s Violin • Barnes and Noble at Vanderbilt • NPT (October 14, Main Public Library) Concerto No. 1 with the Nashville • Belcourt Theatre • Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at • Vanderbilt Holocaust Lecture Series Symphony (May 9, Schermerhorn • Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt Vanderbilt (October 24 & 28, Vanderbilt Symphony Center) • Celebrate Nashville Cultural Festival • OZ Arts Nashville University) • A series of six concerts and lectures at • Christ Church Cathedral • Parnassus Books • Nashville Ballet performs Light: The Vanderbilt’s Blair School of Music • Congregation Micah • Tennessee Arts Commission Holocaust and Humanity Project Many more events – including • Fisk University and the Fisk Jubilee • Tennessee Holocaust Commission Singers • Tennessee State Museum • Frist Center for the Visual Arts • Vanderbilt University Chancellor’s • Humanities Tennessee Lecture Series • Intersection • Vox Grata Women’s Choir

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4 October 2017 The Observer Jewish Film Festival opens with inspirational ‘Loving Henri’

By KATHY CARLSON “Loving Henri” has been a labor of North America, Europe and Australia love for producer Haspel and writer-di- and was completed in 2014. The focus film that almost didn’t rector Robert Black, whose son is the of the film sharpened as it was being get made will lead off aforementioned Nashville songwriter, made, when Henri fell in love. His the 2017 Nashville Jeff Austin Black. quest then was to gain freedom from Jewish Film Festival this Haspel had been looking for a story the past so he could love one person month. like Landwirth’s ever since he heard a fully. Henri, now 90, lives in Florida The documentary, chance remark at a party years ago. but cannot travel. Atitled “Loving Henri,” tells the story “I was at a party in LA before The film was edited between 2012 of Holocaust survivor Henri Landwirth, ‘Schindler’s List’ was released,” Haspel Henri Landwirth and 2016. It has been slowly released, founder of a nonprofit resort that pro- recalled. “…One person said, ‘I don’t Later, driving to a location, with screenings in Florida and Texas and vides no-cost vacations for children with know why these people can’t get over Landwirth suddenly confided in Black. at a private screening in Nashville during life-threatening illnesses and their fam- this.’… He said he could feel nothing, couldn’t last year’s Nashville Film Festival. ilies. The resort, Give Kids The World “You don’t get over it,” Haspel cry at anything, even death. “At that Henri and his story appeals to a wide Village, is in Florida but the film has said. “You learn how to deal with it. moment, he reached out and grabbed group of people, Black and Haspel said. Nashville connections: The film’s pro- The guy didn’t make the comment out my wrist, as if he wanted help and his Black talked about a screening in ducer, David K. Haspel, lives in Nashville of anti-Semitism. He made it out of face took on a look … ten centuries of Jacksonville, Fla. “When it was over a and serves on the board of the Nashville ignorance.” pain,” Black said. “He said he would whole bunch of people, (of) different Film Festival. A Nashville songwriter’s Haspel eventually met Landwirth do anything to free himself from that races, religions … stayed to talk and ask work is part of the soundtrack. and introduced him to Black. horrid past. questions and they really wanted to talk The film will be shown on Tuesday, “I felt Henri was the real deal,” “Suddenly, a light went on in my about it. I think it resonated because Oct. 17 at 7:30 p.m. the Belcourt Black said. “He loved the children and head. … I asked if Henri had ever thought everyone has had failures, everyone has Theater in Hillsboro Village. The film families he served and he was a magnet of returning to the past as a way of freeing had problems and life didn’t go the way festival runs through Saturday, Nov. 11 for the children. They would run to him himself. … I asked if he would return to they wanted, but Henri’s problems were and includes 15 films. Full information and amazingly he reacted to them on his old haunting grounds, Poland and the so horrific. … The way that he rose is available online at nashvillejff.net their level. camps. He said he would. I knew there above was to try to heal himself by help- and in the brochure included with this “But in no way did that sway me. I was a story because we had a hero who ing others.” month’s Observer. couldn’t see a story.” desperately wanted something and was “Henri’s not a saint but he’s an willing to face the demon to get it.” angel,” Haspel said. “… He has flaws. Black rewrote the script twice, in He’s an amazing human being who really 2008 and 2013. Filming took place in inspires people to do their best.” • Sharing With Sharon Settling in to my new community

By SHARON BEN AMI especially after all my fasting and repent- Community Shlicha ing (right?!?). But all of these symbols for a new beginning had me thinking about t is an all-new New Year for me! a new year’s resolution - how would I like It was about a month and to better myself and what colors of me a half ago when I landed in would I like to highlight? Nashville to begin my shlichut. Chag Sukkot (the holiday of the I was welcomed with the warm Festival of Booths) teaches us about open arms of the wonderful Abbie the four species of the Lulav that sym- IWolf at the airport. With Abbie’s and bolizes the different kinds of people Harriet Schiftan’s (best team ever!) care- of the Jewish nation. Binding the four ful supervision I dove into the Nashville species into the Lulav symbolizes the Shlichut life. unity between different kinds of people. At first it was a bit overwhelming. I wonder what else that metaphor stands While I have traveled extensively, this for and if I have parts of those differ- is my first time in the United States ent kinds of people in me. For exam- and it means a lot of firsts: first time I ple sometimes I can be nice and kind, got that intimate security search at the other times I can get pretty grumpy and airport- I mean, there can’t be a warm- annoying and sometimes I can’t really er welcome than that! First time I saw put a finger on who I am. Ultimately I a real-life squirrel, first time I had an am those four species and more. I guess American frosted cupcake (thank you, that just makes me who I am, but I can Mark Freedman), first time I went to surely push myself to be a better version GREEN HILLS a honky-tonk and heard live country of myself, and I am in the best position to music (shout out to Vanderbilt Hillel’s do so - as your new Shlicha that I hope Distinctive Residential Settings | Chef-Prepared Dining and Bistro Shaliach, Max Ryabinin), first time I everyone will want to meet. went for a hike in the U.S. (thank you, I would like to go back to my sports Premier Health and Wellness Programs | Award-Winning Memory Care Harriet Schiftan), first time I had an routine so who is up for a workout? I Professionally Supervised Therapy and Rehabilitation Services article written about me (thank you, would like to be as social as I can so who Kathy Carlson) and first time I ever had is up for a night out or a game night or a host family - not one but two! a drink? I would like to expand my cul- So now I have Dr. Stewart and tural side so who is coming with me to a  Cmunit Buil  Li.® Suzy Perlman as my American parents, concert or a play? I would like to have 615-279-9100 • belmontvillage.com and Dr. Dan and Amy Goldstein as more adventures so are you all packed up my siblings! I am so lucky! Because of for a field trip? I would like to do all of all of those good people and the entire these things and more with you during team at the Jewish Federation and the my time here and our first opportuni- many more people who I have met here, ty is around the corner! Join me for a ACLF License 59 © 2017 Belmont Village, L.P. none of those first time experiences felt Karaoke Night in the Sukkah, Sunday -HZ2EVHUYHUBILWBLFRQVBB;LQGG 30 strange. They felt new, they felt fresh, Oct. 8, 6:30 p.m. at the GJCC. RSVP fun and exciting! to [email protected] or (615) Learn more about the Jewish Federation of Nashville With all of those new experiences 573-5188. and Middle Tennessee at www.jewishnashville.org and my fresh start, I also celebrated In Israel we say Chatimah Tovah my birthday (I’m only as old as I feel), which means May you be inscribed In and the high holidays - Rosh Hashanah the Book of Life for a good year. and Yom Kippur that hopefully by the Hope to see you soon, time you are reading this I have been Sharon Ben Ami, inscribed into the Book of Life for 5778, Community Shlicha The Observer October 2017 5 Rabbis Schiftan, Mackler talk about why they marched in Washington [Editor’s note: This report was com- judiciary and legisla- passion, empathy instilled in us, taught piled from the statements submitted by ture – they inevitably to us, demanded of us. We are inspired Rabbis Schiftan and Mackler plus back- will wind their way to by those who against the odds, obey ground from JTA news reports.] our doorstep. Such is their conscience, uphold their values the trajectory of hate, and choose to live their ethics like the he Ministers’ March for anger, intolerance, way light pierces darkness. These painful Justice took place in bigotry and xeno- images and deaths across our country Washington, D.C., on phobia. The imag- challenge us to look at ourselves and Aug. 28, the 54th anniver- es of those hundreds beyond ourselves. Who we are. Where sary of Dr. Martin Luther of torches carried in we sit and where we will choose to stand, King’s “I Have a Dream” Charlottesville by and when we will march.” Tspeech. those who hate others Speaking again to the congrega- Rabbis Mark Schiftan and Shana ... also include those tion after the Ministers’ March, Rabbi Mackler of The Temple, along with con- who hate us. … Schiftan noted the history of African- gregation members Julie Neaderthal and “And so, we Americans and Jewish people as allies singer-songwriter Stacy Beyer, partici- will march,” Rabbi for civil rights. “At every point along the pated. They joined some 3,000 African- Schiftan said. “It will way, many of the African-American cler- American clergy members, 300 rabbis be a different march: gy who spoke referenced the Jews who Rabbi Shana Goldstein Mackler, Stacy Beyer, Rabbi Mark and cantors, and clergy and lay people One that seeks justice Schiftan and Julie Neaderthal take a moment before starting marched years ago during the civil rights from other religious traditions. for all, that demands out on the Ministers March for Justice in Washington last movement,” he said “They mentioned Just two weeks before the Ministers equal protection under month. PHOTOGRAPH FURNISHED BY RABBI MACKLER Rabbi Abraham Heschel and referred to March, violent clashes erupted between the law, freedom from (these) young men – James Chaney and white supremacists and counterprotesters fear, protection from harm. There are and a step to return to our morals and two Jewish men, Andrew Goodman and in Charlottesville, Va. One counterpro- moments when we must find our voice, values as a nation and as a people, and Michael Schwerner, all of whom gave tester was killed and others injured when when we must not remain silent, when a return to the never-ending pursuit of their lives to defend the rights of the a car slammed into them. Ministers’ we must stand up and speak up.” the ideal. African-American community, of the March participants said they were moved Rabbi Mackler said she was “march- “And Tzedakah – justice …, tze- Jewish community, of all those whose by those events to participate. ing to honor the memory and legacy not dakah - not charity, but a true sense of civil rights were on the line and needed Before the Aug. 28 event, Rabbi just of Dr. King, but of Rabbi Joachim our obligation to set right the world. To safeguarding.” Schiftan told The Temple congregation Prinz, who spoke just before Dr. King” live it, empower it and demand it. As He recalled the march’s conclusion he was marching for three reasons. “First, on that day in 1963. She quoted Rabbi our Torah portion states this very week, at the Department of Justice, where par- because Reform Rabbis ascend from a Prinz: ‘Justice, justice shall you pursue.’ Justice ticipants together sang the civil rights long tradition of actively defending the “When I was the rabbi of the Jewish is at the center of what it means to be a anthem, “We Shall Overcome.” civil rights and liberties of all Americans,” community in Berlin under the Hitler Jew, that our religion is not cornered off “It was an incredibly powerful, beau- he said. “It was this courageous spirit that regime, I learned many things,” Rabbi in some compartment for contemplation tiful day and that was the most beautiful drew me to the rabbinate – and into the Prinz said in 1963. “The most important and ritual alone; rather it is lived and moment of the day. Let us be honest, Reform movement in particular – in the thing that I learned in my life is that big- breathed and enacted in this world. members of both communities, we have first place.” otry and hatred are not the most urgent “And I march, because as Elie Wiesel grown worlds apart one from the other. He also was participating to help problem. The most urgent, the most dis- taught, ‘It is we who decide whether … On that day our presence validated “reconnect our community to the clergy graceful, the most shameful and the most words are to be carriers of hate or vehi- their struggle (and from the) microphone of the African-American community. … tragic problem is silence.” cles of compassion, whether they are to they validated … our presence. When it comes to a shared history of dis- Rabbi Mackler told the congregation become spears or peace offerings, wheth- “…These are the days where we crimination, subjugation, and discrimina- she was marching “because this month of er they will move us to despair or to hope. listen to the still small voice within us. tion, our two communities share a unique Elul calls me to consider the themes of I belong to a generation that has learned Listen to the call of the prophets which and common bond. the High holidays: Tefilah, Teshuva and that whatever the question, despair is not implore us to find our own voice, use “Third, and finally, I am marching Tzedakah. the answer. Maybe you are the answer.” it, to stand up and to speak up for civil for reasons of self-interest: We Jews have “I march as Tefilah – prayer. I will “My answer, our answer, is to always rights, human decency and common a direct stake in the events and hate- pray with my feet, representing Cantor remember that there is goodness, com- dignity.” • filled actions and speech unleashed in Fishbein and Rabbi Shulman as Rabbi Charlottesville – and then echoed in Schiftan and I march shoulder to shoul- other places as well,” he said. “We could der … with clergy from all other tradi- have seen this coming: I have warned of tions to live out our faith and ethics and NCJW discusses new this for months, this boomerang of hate. call our leaders to do the same as we step “Though its initial targets may have closer to God, a better world. This is my seemed far removed from us – wholesale obligation as a Rabbi. Nashville, honors Mary Jones attacks against other ethnic groups, reli- “I march as a sign of Teshuvah – gious groups, and the crucial institutions repentance. With each step I hope to at November fundraiser of our democracy – towards Muslims, move forward to a greater understand- Mexicans, journalists and members of the ing of one another, our ills as a country CJW, Nashville As we look to the future, we are Section will have proud to honor Mary Jones, a past, their annual fundrais- present, and future leader of our sec- er—Ways and Means tion, with the prestigious Hannah G. Celebration 37—on Solomon award. Nov. 8 at Hillwood NCJW’s Hannah G. Solomon CountryN Club from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Award is presented to a woman who has TRANSITION SERVICES The leadership team includes Patricia helped to change and expand the role of Straus, Jamie Brook and Kelly Unger, other women in vital areas of community Redefining Living Solutions for Aging and this year’s event is titled NCJW and life, and whose leadership has motivated the New Nashville. others to fight for change. 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@ Micah Shabbat Shaband Shabbat Oct. 20 Enjoy the sound of traditional instruments as Nashville’s premier Shabbat band accompanies song and prayer under the leadership of Lisa Silver. Weekly WINE-down ‘Sukkah Hop’ Thursday, Oct. 5 begins at 5:30 p.m., service at 6 p.m. Can’t make it to service? Watch online on our website under “Live Stream.” Board the bus at Micah to wine and dine your way through the evening at mem- bers’ sukkot! The event runs from 5-11 p.m. and is limited to 40 people; reserve your space below. $50 per person. MUST RIDE THE BUS TO PARTICIPATE! Micah Offers a Childcare Shabbat This is for parents looking for a focused, contemplative Shabbat experience. Sukkah Decorating and Simchat Torah Childcare is available for children six months through six years – no registration is necessary. Drop-off is during weekly WINE-down and pick-up follows services. Offered Sukkah decorating will take place following the 6 p.m. Evening Shabbat Service Oct. 20, Nov. 17, and Dec. 22. As always, children are welcome at all services. on Friday, Oct. 6, and Micah will celebrate the end of the season Friday, Oct. 13, at 6 p.m. with Torah dancing concluding the evening service. Journey for Justice Dec. 8-10 Second Presbyterian Church Choir joins This program affords participants the opportunity to take a low-cost Southern Civil Rights tour of significant historical sites in Tennessee. Focusing on the roles of Micah for Shabbat on Oct. 6 religion and music to inspire action, the experience begins with a Shabbat service in Rev. Dr. Mary Louise McCullough and The Second Presbyterian Church Choir which members of the AME church will be hosted at Micah followed by dinner and on Belmont Blvd. in Nashville will be featured during Micah’s weekly Friday Evening introduction and orientation to the program. On Saturday, the group will make a sacred Shabbat Service. Weekly WINE-down begins at 5:30 p.m. with service at 6:00 p.m. pilgrimage to local historical sites in Nashville, then journey on to Memphis to visit followed by an oneg. the National Civil Rights Museum. Upon returning Sunday afternoon, a closing session will be held at the church. $150/per person double occupancy. Registration is on a first- come basis at www.congregationmicah.org/Events. Micah Readers to Meet Oct. 6

Micah Book Readers will meet in the library following the 6 p.m. Shabbat service Women’s Spirituality Retreat to discuss “Nine Folds Make a Paper Swan” by Ruth Gilligan. Open to the community – no RSVP necessary. Join Rabbi Laurie Rice and Rabbi Sherre Hirsch Feb. 5-9, 2018. The all-inclusive package includes healthy gourmet meals, more than 40 complimentary fitness activ- ities, a fully equipped spa, four pools, guided hikes walks, and biking excursions for Free Community Chamber Music Event all levels, daily wellness presentations, creative arts, and cooking demonstrations, a personal program advisor, airport transfers to and from Tucson International Airport, Alias Chamber Ensemble presents “Unbounded Creativity: Celebrating the Legacy and all taxes. See the Micah Events web page and contact Rabbi Laurie Rice for more of American Immigrant Composers” on Sunday, Oct. 15, at 3:30 p.m. in the sanctuary. information at [email protected]. The program includes works by Golijov, Al-zand, Szewczyk, Korngold, and Rosza, and featuring visual art and spoken word by New Americans. Funding has been provided by the Tennessee Arts Commission. Admission is free. Poland and Hungary with The Rabbis Rice Rabbis Flip and Laurie Rice, along with veteran guide Mike Hollander, invite you A Woman’s Circle Meets Oct. 20 to join them for a Jewish pilgrimage of remembrance and renewal. Based in Krakow and Budapest with an optional post-trip to Prague, The Auschwitz-Birkenau Complex, Ann Light (RSVP: annlight@aol) is hosting the October Woman’s Circle at her The Oscar Schindler Factory Museum, Wawel Royal Castle, Wielicza Salt Mines, and home in Franklin. A Woman’s Circle is a monthly casual meeting of learning and con- a dinner cruise on the Danube are just small sampling of included excursions. More versation. Free and open to all women. Are you interested in hosting? Please contact information is available on the Micah Events web page at www.congregationmicah. Rabbi Laurie Rice at [email protected]. org/events.

at Cheekwood Botanical Garden on Sunday, Oct. 8. Enjoying this celebration together will not only let us appreciate and enjoy Japanese culture and traditions, but it will also @ Sherith Israel provide an opportunity to make connections across cultures and to learn about the role of the full moon in Jewish thought in connection with the holiday of Sukkot. The moon viewing event at Cheekwood runs from 4-9 p.m. The group will meet Macabeenies Music Class and Play Space inside the event with a kosher and family-friendly picnic of light snacks starting at 4:30 p.m., do some learning together about the moon in connection with Sukkot, and then Macabeenies Music Class and Play Space continues to meet on the first and third socialize and enjoy the event. See the Sherith Israel website for more information, or Sundays of the month—Oct. 1 and Oct. 15 this month. Young families throughout the contact Cara at [email protected]. community with children age 6 months to pre-K are invited to sing, dance, bounce, and celebrate with us. Macabeenies meet from 10-11:30 a.m., downstairs in the Playspace at Sherith Israel. Simchat Torah at Sherith Free! Email Cara at [email protected] or connect on Facebook with any questions. Join Sherith Israel in celebrating Simchat Torah! Starting on Thursday, Oct. 12, at 6:30 p.m., join the community for spirited danc- NowGen, Sherith Israel Host Kosher BBQ ing with the Torahs followed by the Sisterhood Simchat Torah Dinner. Celebration continues on Friday, Oct. 13 at 10 a.m. with Women’s Tefillah (all women are invited Championship Warm-Up Party to get an aliyah--we’ll show you how, even if it’s your first time!) and more dancing with the Torah. Sherith Israel will have a fun, festive, and community-filled celebration of NowGen and Sherith Israel are teaming up to host a Kosher BBQ event for young this joyous holiday. adults and young families on Sunday, Oct. 15. As Joel Abramson, Phil Shmerling, and Robert Taeidkashani prepare to compete in the World Kosher BBQ Championship in Memphis, their community and friends Meanings and Implications of the will gather to cheer them on and taste their food. There’s good food, friends both new and old, and the Titans game. Sounds like a Holocaust: A Lecture Series winning recipe for a Sunday afternoon. The BBQ will be from noon-3 p.m. at Sherith Israel, 3600 West End Ave. Sherith Israel is partnering with Vanderbilt Divinity School, West End Church Suggested donation of $10 per person. Find more information on Facebook, or contact of Christ, and Blakemore United Methodist Church to put on a lecture series about Carolyn at [email protected] or Cara at [email protected] the Holocaust. This Wednesday evening series with Jay Geller, Associate Professor of Modern Jewish Culture at Vanderbilt University, will rotate between the participating houses of worship. The first will be on Oct. 18 at Sherith Israel. Connecting Cultures at Cheekwood The lectures begin at 5:30 pm with dinner included. $10 fee for the entire lecture series. Register and find more information at https://divinity.vanderbilt.edu/news/lec- Join Sherith Israel as we learn about and enjoy the Japanese moon viewing event tures/relevantreligion.php. The Observer October 2017 7 Congregational News & Events

@ The Temple @ Chabad

Golden Lunch Bunch ‘Sukkot Under the Stars’ and

This group meets at The Temple on Oct. 3 and 17. ‘Soups in the Sukkah’ Sukkot is known as the Festival of Joy, and also as the holiday celebrating the Habitat for Humanity Unity Build Shabbat fall harvest. On the holiday of Sukkot the Sages declared it a mitzvah to eat 14 meals in the sukkah, and in keeping with the holiday’s agricultural meaning, gratefulness is Please join us for a special Shabbat service on Friday, Oct. 6, as we host our inter- expressed to God after the harvest through the eating of autumn fruits and vegetables. faith partners in this fall’s Habitat for Humanity build. A wonderful way to connect to nature is to cook with what is in season locally. In Tennessee we are blessed with a bountiful fall harvest. Hearty homemade soups accom- panied by an assortment of breads are a wonderful way for your family and guests to NowGen, NextDor serve Sushi in the Sukkah warm up during the chilly fall evenings in the sukkah. Join friends and family as Chabad of Nashville offers a festive holiday dinner in Gather from 6-9 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 7, at the home of Craig and Dara Freiberg Sukkot Under the Stars, on Wednesday, Oct. 4, at 7 p.m. at the Chabad of Nashville (in the Oak Hill neighborhood). Enjoy sushi, drinks and desserts as we celebrate Sukkah Plaza. The dinner will include locally grown produce harvested by local farmers. Sukkot. Co-sponsored by NowGen and NextDor (Temple Young Adults). RSVP by On Sunday, Oct. 8, at 4:30 p.m., all are invited for an evening of Soups in the Oct. 3 by contacting Rabbi Shulman at (615) 352-7620 Sukkah. Guests will savor the spirit of Sukkot and enjoy a sampling of a variety of deli- cious soups and salads, as the Festival of Joy will be celebrated with a warm and hearty It’s a Knitzvah in the Sukkah Sukkot dinner. Five types of soups will be served, including traditional chicken matzah ball soup, mushroom barley, roasted tomato, pumpkin kale and hot & sour soup. The Temple’s Women.Engaged.Living.Learning group invites all knitters and There is no cost to participate in these two Sukkot events. RSVP appreciated at crocheters and those who just want to learn to knit a simple scarf that will provide chabadnashville.com/sukkot the homeless women who come to Room in the Inn with a warm scarf during the cold winter. Join us under the Sukkah at 1 pm on Sunday, Oct. 8. All you need is one pair of # 9 knitting needles and 6-8 ounce worsted yarn. If you are new to knitting, we will Simchat Torah Dinner and Dancing get you started with needles and yarn! Chabad will host a Family Friendly Simchat Torah celebration on Thursday, Oct. 12, at 6:30 p.m. This event will include a festive holiday deli dinner, a Simcha bar for Conversion Conversations in the Sukkah L’chaim’s of joy, dancing with Torah, and flags for the kids. This event culminates the ultimate joy of the High Holiday season, and all are invited to participate. Go to Join Rabbi Shana Goldstein Mackler and Patty Marks for the kickoff of this year’s chabadnashville.com/simchattorah for more information. Conversion Conversations class on Sunday, Oct. 8 at 11:30am with lunch under the Sukkah. RSVP to Mitzie Russell at (615) 352-7620. Conversion Conversations pro- vides the opportunity for those seeking to learn more about Judaism, to grow as a group and continue their individual journey towards becoming Jewish. Simchat Torah Service & Festive Oneg @West End

On Friday, Oct. 13, at 6 p.m., join the Temple family for our Simchat Torah service and celebration. Services start at 6 p.m. and our festive Oneg follows at the completion Florida Congressman talks current events of services. with Rabbi Joshua Kullock “Why Are You Here? The Call of the Prophets and Why We Must Heed It.” Learning session with Rabbi Rami Shapiro at 7 p.m. on Oct. 18, Oct. 25 and Nov. 1. Please join us for an evening of prayer, good food in the Sukkah and inspiring Coat and Warm Clothing Drive: Oct. 20– 30 dialogue featuring guest speaker Congressman Ted Deutch (D-Fla.) in conversation This year we will again be collecting children’s coats, mittens, scarves and gloves, with Rabbi Joshua Kullock, as they discuss matters related to pluralism, polarization and in addition to adult coats. Adult items will go to the Room in the Inn. Children’s items engagement both in the United States and Israel. will go to the Martha O’Bryan Center. Please bring your donations to the Temple any The event takes place on Friday night, Oct. 6. It starts with services at 6 p.m., day during these dates. followed by a potluck dinner in the Sukkah at 7 p.m. and speaker at 8 p.m. Tot Shabbat Simchat Torah at WES

Join us for music, stories, crafts and snacks with Rabbi Mackler & Jan Huettner on WES is offering an interactive Torah program and dinner for the whole family on Saturday, Oct. 21 at 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 12. Hike & Havdalah on Oct. 21 VU professor speaks on Book of Ruth The Temple’s Worship and Music Committee presents this event at Percy Warner and immigration Park. Meet at the top of the steps at the end of Belle Meade Boulevard at 3:45 p.m. on Oct. 21 with the hike of the 2.5-mile white trail to begin at 4 p.m. Meet at the stone Amy-Jill Levine, University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies and gate entrance to the park at 5:30 p.m. for Havdalah. All ages welcome; bring friends Mary Jane Werthan Professor of Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt University, will speak and family; if you are not hiking, please meet us for Havdalah. at WES on Friday, Oct. 20. Her topic is “The Book of Ruth: The Dangers and the Blessings of Immigration.” That evening, there will be services at 6 p.m. and Shabbat dinner at 7 p.m. Levine W.E.L.L group at NJFF matinee will speak at 8 p.m. The W.E.L.L group will be attending the Monday Matinee at the Jewish Film Festival on Oct. 23 at noon. Please go to http://nashvillejff.net/ for tickets. Mark the dates: Intro to Judaism Part I Rabbi Joshua Kullock will teach Introduction to Judaism, Part I, on Sundays next Blood Drive set for Oct. 29 year, beginning on Jan. 7. The course is offered in partnership with the Miller Introduction to Judaism This blood drive begins at 9 a.m., with last appointment at 1 p.m. It takes approxi- Program of the American Jewish University. Classes are the second half of course of mately one hour to donate. Every 2 seconds someone in the United States needs blood. study aimed at providing a thorough understanding and knowledge of the basic ideas, About 44,000 pints of blood are needed in the U.S. every day. Almost everyone will practices and traditions of the Jewish people. know someone in their lifetime who has needed blood. Topics to be covered include written Torah, oral Torah, lifecycle events, the Problems or questions? Contact: Peako at [email protected], (205)915- Jewish calendar and G-d. 8505. or Brian at [email protected], (847) 858-1088.

8 October 2017 The Observer Revere Jewish Montessori Preschool Sukkot 5778 opens on Chabad Genesis Campus – Congregational Schedules Chabad of Nashville Congregation Sherith Israel 95 Bellevue Road 3600 West End Avenue www.chabadnashville.com Orthodox www.sherithisrael.com Wednesday, Oct. 4 – The Eve of the Festival of Sukkot Wednesday, Oct. 4 – Erev Sukkot 6:09 p.m. – Light holiday candles 6:08 p.m. – Candles 6:30 p.m. – Erev Sukkot service 6:15 p.m. – Mincha/Maariv 7 p.m. – Sukkot Under The Stars Community Dinner Thursday, Oct. 5 – Sukkot 9 a.m. – Shacharit Thursday, Oct. 5 – First day of 6:10 p.m. – Mincha/Maariv Sukkot 7:03 p.m. – Candles 9:30 a.m. – Morning service 10:30 a.m. – Lulav shake Friday, Oct. 6 – Sukkot 11:45 a.m. – The Priestly Blessings 9 a.m. – Shacharit Light holiday candles after 6:05 p.m. – Candle-lighting 7:03 p.m. 6:10 p.m. – Mincha

The Revere Jewish Montessori Preschool opened its doors to a beautiful group of children from the Nashville community. Under the leadership of the preschool Friday, Oct. 6 – Second day of Saturday, Oct. 7 – Shabbat Chol Director Kiki Evans and educator Esther Tiechtel, children have been learning, Sukkot HaMoed playing, praying and having a most positive educational experience in the brand 9:30 a.m. – Morning service 5:45 p.m. – Mincha new Montessori classrooms, and on the natural outdoor playscape. For more infor- 10:30 a.m. – Lulav shake 7 p.m. – Maariv/Havdallah mation on the Revere Montessori preschool or to take a tour please go to www. 11:45 a.m. – The Priestly Blessings PHOTOGRAPH BY RICK MALKIN jewishmontessoripreschool.com or call (615) 646-5750. 6:06 p.m. – Light Shabbat candles . Wednesday, Oct. 11 – Hoshanah Rabbah Saturday, Oct. 7 – Shabbat Sukkot 5:30 a.m. – Shacharit Shabbat for all at Vanderbilt Hillel – 3rd day of Sukkot 5:59 p.m. – Candles 9:30 a.m. – Morning service 6:05 p.m. – Mincha/Maariv 10:30 a.m. – Torah reading Noon – Lunch in the Sukkah Thursday, Oct. 12 – Shemini Atzeret 7 p.m. – Shabbat ends 9 a.m. – Shacharit 6 p.m. – Mincha Wednesday, Oct. 11 – The Eve of 6:30 p.m. – Maariv and Hakafot Shmini Atzeret (Dancing with Torahs) 5:59 p.m. – Light candles 6:53 p.m. – Candles 6:30 p.m. – Chassidic Hakafot 7:30 p.m. – Sisterhood Dinner

Thursday, Oct. 12 – Shmini Atzeret Friday, October 13 – Simchat Torah service 9 a.m. – Shacharit 9:30 a.m. – Morning service 10 a.m. – Hakafot (Dancing with 11:15 a.m. – Yizkor memorial service Torahs) 11:45 a.m. –The Priestly Blessings 5:56 p.m. – Candle-lighting Light candles after 6:54 p.m. 6 p.m. – Mincha 6:30 p.m. – Simchat Torah Students, faculty and staff from Vanderbilt University and the Vanderbilt Medical Community Dinner and Hakafot The Temple – Congregation Center, along with their families, gathered last month for a community Shabbat Ohabai Sholom experience at Hillel’s Ben Schulman Center for Jewish Life on the university Friday, Oct. 13 – Simchat Torah 5015 Harding Road campus. The event, made possible through a grant from the Jewish Federation Service Reform and Jewish Foundation of Nashville and Middle Tennessee, was organized to help engage Jews on campus with Hillel and the larger Jewish community. If you would 9:30 a.m. – Simchat Torah Morning www.templenashville.org like to attend future events, please email [email protected] or call (615) 322- Service 8376 for more information. 10:30 a.m. – The Priestly Blessings Friday, Oct. 13 – Simchat Torah 11 a.m. – Conclude reading of the Service and Festive Oneg entire Torah 6 p.m. – Simchat Torah service and 5:56 p.m. – Light Shabbat candles celebration, followed by festive 6:30 p.m. – TGIS Kabbalat Shabbat oneg. and dinner West End Synagogue Saturday, Oct. 14 - Shabbat 3810 West End Avenue Bereishit Conservative 9:30 a.m. – Morning service www.westendsyn.org 10:30 a.m. – Torah reading Noon – Shabbat Oneg lunch Thursday, Oct. 5 – First day of Shabbat ends at 6:51 p.m. Sukkot 9:30 a.m. – Morning services To RSVP or for more information 11 a.m. – Services for families with please contact us at young children (615) 646-5750, [email protected] Friday, Oct. 6 – Second day of Sukkot or www.chabadnashville.com 9:30 a.m. – Morning services

Congregation Micah Thursday, Oct. 12 – Shemini Atzeret 2001 Old Hickory Boulevard 9:30 a.m. – Morning services; yizkor Reform will be recited www.congregationmicah.org Thursday, Oct. 12 – Evening of Friday, Oct. 6 - Sukkot Simchat Torah SUKKAH DECORATING: 5:30 p.m. – Simchat Torah dinner EMBRACING THE WILDERNESS 6 p.m. - Service for families with 6 p.m. – Evening Shabbat service young children with decorating to follow 6:45 p.m. – Service (Torah Processions) Friday, Oct. 13 – Simchat Torah WRAPPING UP THE SEASON Friday, Oct. 13 – Simchat Torah 6 p.m. – Evening service, sanctuary 9:30 a.m. – Morning services

The Observer October 2017 9 Sherith Israel Mikvah renewal project gets under way herith Israel is embarking Daniella Pressner with the blessing on a campaign to raise funds recited upon immersion and will boast for a $140,000 renewal of a farmhouse chic design. its 60-year-old Mikvah. The Roberta Goodman is leading the Mikvah, originally built fundraising effort. She said, “We are when Akiva School facilities fortunate to have received a matching Swere added to Sherith Israel’s sanctuary donation and our first five-figure check. building, has served for decades as the While many of the regular users of the Nashville community’s mikvah, open Mikvah are Sherith Israel members, we from its inception to members of all the look to the broader Jewish community other synagogues as well as to unaffili- that also has benefited for decades from ated Jews. Artist’s rendering of changes the open nature of the Sherith Israel “The Mikvah has been essential also plays a vital role in the completion Mikvah renewal project, which Mikvah, originally under Rabbi Zalman to Jewish communal life since Biblical of over a dozen conversions every year, includes updating the Mikvah’s plumb- Posner’s leadership and today under times,” Rabbi Saul Strosberg said in a not only those completing Orthodox ing, heating and electric systems, Rabbi Saul’s.” statement. “It is the first priority of a conversions but also people from the expanding its footprint in order to For additional information, please community, before even the acquisi- other movements as well. And many upgrade its amenities, and refreshing contact the Sherith Israel office at (615) tion of a Torah scroll, for it supports brides immerse in the Mikvah, marking its finishes. After consultation with 292-6614 and ask for Rabbi Saul or Jewish family life which is the founda- their transition into marriage.” regular users, the Mikvah will include Roberta Goodman at Roberta_Walter_ tion of the Jewish people. The Mikvah Fred Yazdian is overseeing the a custom-made mosaic designed by [email protected]. •

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10 October 2017 The Observer Vanderbilt Divinity School honors Rabbi Fuchs senior rabbi who has on Oct. 17. Smith’s husband, Bennie ministry, religious institutions, ecumeni- to 2011. Under his leadership, one of worked tirelessly to Smith, a graduate of Vanderbilt Law cal organizations, community-based orga- the largest food drives of its kind in the promote racial and reli- School, will attend and accept nizations, government or other United States was launched. gious affirmation and the award on her behalf. social institutions. Fuchs, who is now rabbi emeritus respect while inspir- “Each year, I find myself Fuchs earned his doctor of at Congregation Beth Israel, has been a ing compassion and heartened and proud of the tre- ministry in biblical interpreta- strong advocate for universal health care, Aa national leader in the environmen- mendous witness of our alum- tion from the Divinity School in playing a significant role in the passage of tal and conservation communities are ni/ae,” Emilie M. Townes, dean 1992. The graduate of Hamilton legislation for access to quality, affordable the 2017 Vanderbilt Divinity School of Vanderbilt Divinity School College was ordained a rabbi at health care in Connecticut. He also has and Graduate Department of Religion and the E. Rhodes and Leona Hebrew Union College-Jewish spoken out against violence in sports and Distinguished Alumni/ae. B. Carpenter Professor of Institute of Religion. There he the media. He is a former president of the Rabbi Stephen Lewis Fuchs, who Womanist Ethics and Society, also received a bachelor and a World Union for Progressive Judaism. led The Temple – Congregation Ohabai said in a statement. “Rabbi Rabbi Fuchs master of arts in Hebrew letters, During his extensive travels, Fuchs has Sholom in Nashville for 11 years, and Fuchs and the Rev. Dr. Taylor Smith as well as a graduate certificate in Jewish visited many churches and schools in the late Rev. Dr. Chandra Taylor Smith, stand in this line of faithful folk who communal studies. He was awarded an Germany to help educate young people who was vice president for diversity have lived out their religious convictions honorary doctor of divinity from HUC- about the significance of the Holocaust. and inclusion at the National Audubon in such a way that lives are changed and JIR in 1999. 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The Observer October 2017 13 Attorney Moses recognized in ‘Best Lawyers’ listing ashville attorney American Bar Foundation, the Tennessee degree and Masters of Social Work. In Alumni Award. Marlene Eskind Moses, Bar Association Foundation and the 2012, she received the Distinguished Best Lawyers lists, first published in who practices family law Nashville Bar Association Foundation. Alumnae Award from the Newcomb 1983, are compiled based on an exhaus- and is founding manag- She is a diplomate of the American Alumnae Association of Tulane tive peer-review evaluation in which er of MTR Family Law, College of Family Trial Lawyers and University. She received her law leading attorneys vote based on the legal PLLC, has been list- serves on its Executive Committee. degree from the Nashville School of abilities of their fellow lawyers in specific edN in The Best Lawyers in America® Moses graduated from Tulane Law and has been honored with the practice areas. Lawyers are not required 2018. Moses has been recognized by Best University with a Bachelor of Arts Nashville School of Law Distinguished or allowed to pay a fee to be listed. • Lawyers for more than ten years for her family law practice. Moses is president of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers USA Tennesseans can now register to vote online Chapter. She is past-president of the ennessee Secretary of State Tre venient way for voters to easily register paper registrations. American Academy of Matrimonial Hargett has officially launched or change their address if they have “This system meets people where Lawyers (AAML) and was awarded the the state’s new online voter moved. Counties across Tennessee can they already are: online. It will improve organization’s Outstanding Fellow of the registration system. now securely receive voter registration accuracy and efficiency for voters and Year Award. She is a fellow of the The system offers a con- information faster than using traditional election officials by ensuring there are T fewer errors and more accurate voter rolls. I would like to thank Sen. Yager and Rep. McCormick for their leader- ship in making this system a reality for Tennesseans,” Secretary Hargett said in a news release. “Registering to vote in Tennessee is now more accessible than ever,” Sen. Ken Yager (R-Kingston) said. “Regardless of health or circumstance, Tennesseans can now register to vote from their own home. As Abraham Lincoln once said, ‘Elections belong to the people.’ I encourage all Tennesseans to take advantage of online registration and guarantee that Lincoln’s statement rings true now and for years to come.” The new system will allow U.S. cit- izens with a driver’s license or photo ID issued by the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security to regis- ter to vote online. Each online submis- sion is checked against the department’s database while securely obtaining an electronic signature already on file with the state. “In Tennessee, many of our hard- !0ƫ+**! 0! ƫ /.!(ƫ!!*ƫ+1.ƫ working men and women exercise their right to vote during each election cycle, ++'%*#ƫ"+.ƫƫ)!*%*#"1(ƫ* ƫ""+. (!ƫ35ƫ0+ƫ2%/%0ƫ /.!(ĕƫ and they take this responsibility very seriously,” said Rep. Gerald McCormick ! +)!ƫƫ,.0% %,*0ƫ+*ƫ+1.ƫ0!!*ƫ! 1 0%+*(ƫ0+1.ē (R-Chattanooga). “I urge our citizens who have not registered to vote to do so online. The process is quick and June Ćƫ- āĊČ 201ĉ easy and can be completed from the TRIP: comfort of home. Registering to vote is an important step for citizens across our COST: $1,600 (scholarships available) state to have their voices heard during the upcoming election in 2018.” ġ : 01 !*0/ƫ3%((ƫ#!0ƫ0+ƫ'*+3ƫ! $ƫ The system will also help stream- line the process of changing a voter’s +0$!.ƫ 1.%*#ƫąƫ,.!ġ0.%,ƫ 0%2%0%!/ address. It allows someone to update their information instantly while reduc- REGISTRATION DEADLINE: *1.5ƫāĂČƫĂĀāĉ ing time-consuming data entry by state or county employees who traditionally (Receive $25 discount if you register by had to manually type in what voters December 15, 201Ĉ) write on paper forms. “In addition to offering a conve- nient way to register to vote, I’m excit- +.ƫ+*ġ(%*!ƫ,,(% 0%+*Čƫ2%/%0ƫ ed that online voter registration will allow currently registered voters the &!3%/$*/$2%((!ċ+.#Čƫ/!(! 0ƫ0$!ƫ opportunity to update address changes instantly. This will eliminate paperwork 1.ƫ ), 0ƫ0ƫ* ƫ (% 'ƫ+*ƫ and additional time spent at a polling place for voters who moved but did not !0ƫ+**! 0! ƫ notify the election commission before the election,” said Davidson County Administrator of Elections Jeff Roberts. 1!/0%+*/ĕƫ+*0 0ƫ..%!0ƫ $%"0*ƫ Tennesseans must still register 0ƫ$..%!0Į&!3%/$*/$2%((!ċ+.#ƫ online or use a paper form at least 30 days before an election to participate. +.ƫćāĆċăĆąċāćĉĈ For more information on Tennessee’s new online voter registra- tion, visit GoVoteTN.com. •

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The Observer October 2017 15 Jewish narrative within ‘Dreamers’ debate By RON KAMPEAS We covered one such Dreamer who for their illegal status among the cases he States on an L1 visa, which allows spe- has become an activist, Elias Rosenfeld has handled. cialized, managerial employees to work (JTA) — Our email inboxes have of Boston, but I was curious about the “They tried to apply for a green card for the U.S. office of a parent company. been stuffed with statements from Jewish “many in the Jewish community” in or for employment sponsorship, and it When he was in the fifth grade, his organizations urging continued protec- the release. Agudath put me in touch went wrong and they’ve been here five mother was diagnosed with kidney can- tion for “Dreamers,” undocumented with David Grunblatt, the lay chairman or six or seven years and they’re not cer. She died two years later. immigrants who arrived in the United of its immigration task force and the going anywhere,” Grunblatt said. “Or a Grunblatt said that in one case, he States as children. co-head of the immigration department family comes here because someone in was contacted by an all-girls school. One statement, though, from at Proskauer, a major law firm. the family needs medical treatment, they “They discovered one of the girls in Agudath Israel of America, stood out in Grunblatt told me that he started stay six months, another six months, the school was undocumented because its concern not just about Dreamers, but hearing from Jewish Dreamers almost as another six months and the situation is they were going on a school trip to Jewish Dreamers. soon as Agudath put out a release offer- resolved one way or the other — but the Canada and the kid didn’t even know [if] “It affects hundreds of thousands ing to assist them, soon after DACA was family is here.” she was documented,” he said. of young people, including many in the launched in 2012. In some cases, he said, parents suc- That’s fairly common, said Melanie Jewish community, who have grown up He said the number of Jewish cessfully obtain green cards but fail to Nezer, a vice president at HIAS, the lead and been educated in the United States, Dreamers among the 800,000 known obtain them for their children. Jewish organization handling immigra- the only home they have known,” the to have applied for protections under The case of Rosenfeld, a Venezuelan tion advocacy. haredi Orthodox organization said in DACA was “not huge but not negligi- native, involved an illness: His mother, a “If a child is brought over when its statement. ble,” and there were a variety of reasons media executive, traveled to the United they’re a baby or a very young child, they just grow up American,” she said. “They speak English — why would they think they’re different from anyone else?” While support for the Dreamers has been fairly bipartisan, and Jewish organi- zational consensus is for a solution that lets them stay in the country, some Jews have major qualms about the program — especially with the way it was created by executive order under Obama. “If the Obama administration want- ed to implement the DACA program, it should have made the case to Congress and try to pass its proposal into law,” Rep. Lee Zeldin of New York, one of two Jewish Republicans in Congress, said in a statement. “The administration absolute- ly did not have the authority to write its own ‘laws.’ “If the proposal did not have the support to pass, then it should not go into effect. That is how our process is designed and must be respected.” Zeldin said he is “open” to debating the issue with his colleagues, but “[m] y priority will always unapologetical- ly remain with fighting for the people following the laws rather than the ones breaking them.” Nezer said her impression was that the majority of Dreamers fit the profile that gets the most prominent play in the media: those who arrive here as babies or toddlers with their parents from Mexico or Central America. But, she said, that the population is more diverse than that template — and includes Jews — should not surprise members of the Jewish community. “Our parents and grandparents took these risks not for themselves but for us,” Nezer said. “And that’s exactly what the Dreamers’ parents did.” Few lives track an easy trajectory, Grunblatt said, and Dreamers are no different. “It’s life,” he said. “Things happen in life, plans go awry, ambitions fail and people end up here.” • CIrBWđĔŸđę IÃ[‚¼˜CÊôšbTŤIW%Ū<˜ÜB«ÿŝĖđĕŸėĘĒŸĔĐĔĐ Please support the businesses that %ØÊèÕÜÊ¢đĕÊØÂÊؘŽ‚¼¼ĖđĕŸėĘĒŸĔĐĖĐ advertise in the Observer bTŤIW%«Ü㨘ÊĄŽ«‚¼Êü«Ã˜ÜÊè؎˜¢Ê؍èú«Ã£㫎¹˜ãÜãÊbT˜ó˜ÃãÜŤ and help support

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16 October 2017 The Observer Nashville newcomer excited to be a part of philanthropy, Girls Night Out By KATHY CARLSON ing Camp Birch Trail in Wisconsin. meet new people,” Reiner said. GNO will like home.” Back in Chicago, she was Hyatt was the one who told Reiner be a cross-generational event, and “it will active in the young leadership division of hree days after Jennifer about Girls Night Out. Reiner is helping be really nice to see all the generations its Jewish federation. Reiner moved to Nashville to come up with activities to get attend- of Jewish women coming together and She said she’s amazed at the strength from Chicago, she found ees involved when they first come to the supporting a cause.” of the small Jewish community in herself volunteering to event. “I came from a huge Jewish commu- Nashville. People need to make the effort help with the upcoming She looks forward to the Girls Night nity in Chicago. You didn’t have to seek to become involved in a smaller commu- Girls Night Out event for Out event and to hearing speaker Jane out” other Jewish people. Volunteering nity, but there are plenty of activities to Twomen’s philanthropy, produced by the Weitzman talk about how she became with the Girls Night Out “really made meet people’s different interests, she says. Jewish Federation and Jewish Foundation active in Jewish women’s philanthropy. me feel connected to the Jewish commu- “It just feels so comforting to be in a situ- of Nashville and Middle Tennessee. “I just think it will be a great time to nity. It made me comfortable and (felt) ation that feels like home.” • “I was so happy to be going to a place where I could meet new people,” the first-grade teacher said. “They were all so welcoming, warm and friendly. They made the big change feel so nice.” Check out this event on Oct. 1 The event, titled Sole to Soul, takes place at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 9, at the Gordon Jewish Community Center. if you’re newish to Nashville It starts with drinks and tapas and the re you Jewish and new hosted by Diana Lutz, Welcoming For more information, contact featured speaker is Jane Weitzman, for- to Nashville? The Ambassador. It is open to all ages and Barbara Schwarcz, events coordinator mer executive vice president of Stuart Jewish Federation children are welcome. and newcomer liaison of the Jewish Weitzman and the first vice president and Foundation of Complimentary valet parking ser- Federation of Nashville, at (615) 354- of Stuart Weitzman Retail. Weitzman, Nashville and Middle vice will be available. Please do not self- 1630 or [email protected]. along with local women, will talk about Tennessee wants to park. When you enter the building, sign You also can contact Barbara to let her how they became involved in philan- Ahelp. in and meet us in the party room located know the names of newcomers to our thropy. The event is open to all women, A casual reception held just for on the main level of the Wessex Towers. community. • and an invitation is included with this you, our Jewish newcomers, will take month’s Observer. place on Sunday, Oct. 1. You will meet Event volunteer Reiner has worked and mingle with our wonderful wel- Learn more about the Jewish Federation of Nashville within the Jewish community back in coming ambassadors along with many and Middle Tennessee at www.jewishnashville.org Chicago. She moved here to be closer to other newcomers and volunteers. Even her boyfriend, Jay Lefkovitz, who is a part if you’ve been here for a few years but of the Jewish community here. And two still feel new, please join us. of her closest friends, Carolyn Hecklin The reception will be held from Hyatt and Lindsey Mossman, either live 3:30-5 p.m. in the party room at Wessex or have lived in Nashville. She got to Towers, 6666 Brookmont Terrace, know them when they were kids attend- Nashville, TN 37205. The event is

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The Observer October 2017 17 Akiva embraces 5778 with a deep blend of school and spirit

his past week, Dr. Lisa on the science behind spirituality?” asked nationally, and one of two Jewish weird,” and from the other child, “Yes... Miller, a professor at Indeed it was. We met briefly at a schools. GO AKIVA! Excitement. and warm, and beautiful.” Columbia University, con- conference last year and she was email- As I delved into the requirements, Our youngest children are able to tacted me. When I saw ing to see if I would be willing to rep- I realized this would be no easy task teach us about probing and pondering the name “Lisa Miller,” I resent our school in taking a national ... and the fear of not living up to the unique role we have as human beings. thought. “Could it really leadership role toward a more spiritual the expectation of building a more Excitement ... Fear … Delving In … Tbe? THE Lisa Miller...the writer of The society through universal opportunities curious and thoughtful society was PURPOSE … Spiritual Child, a groundbreaking book in education. We were one of 12 schools overwhelming. When we are not afraid to “lean Fear. What do we do with fear? We in,” we often find deep purpose. Martin teach our children to move past fear or Seligman teaches that the deepest to think of failure as a “first attempt in meaning comes from belonging to and Challah-day baking class learning (f.a.i.l).” And once we can get serving something beyond ourselves and past this angst, the real “delving in” from developing something within us. at Chabad begins...this is when we see children This is not easy. Research shows that “leaning into” the learning. Delving In. children who are provided opportunities We see them giggling heartily, strug- and guidance to connect to their spiritu- gling to think through morality and jus- ality in the first 10-12 years of their lives tice. We see them asking questions and are more grounded, resilient, have a challenging solutions and most impor- greater sense of self-worth and are more tantly we see them loving the learning interested in persevering through life’s that they help guide and direct. challenges. Purpose. This past week, I spent time in dif- This year, our children will be ferent classrooms, at recess, in Tefillah, building a drip irrigation system for our and in the halls listening to our children. garden; they will be practicing mindful- This is what I heard: ness consistently throughout their day. From a 1st grader: “I have a goal. I They will be running a program to raise want to go to the Olympics in gymnastics money for those affected by Hurricanes like Simone Biles.” Harvey and Irma. Our teachers will be From a 6th grader running for the serving on accreditation teams for other Knesset, our school’s student govern- schools, and our school is being asked ment: “I am the right choice for all of the to lead a national movement to invest reasons I shared and most importantly, in helping create a more thoughtful and because I LOVE AKIVA.” peaceful world. From a small group of 2nd-6th grad- May this new year bring us all a ers: “We want to be on the committee to strong balance of excitement, fear, and help raise money for kids that were hurt the ability and presence of mind to Participants at the recent Rosh Hashanah Mega Challah Bake event learned braiding techniques and brought their own challahs home at the end of the in Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.” “lean in.” class. Participants also received Challah Bake aprons. The event was sponsored From a 5th grader: “I think we should Thank you for helping cultivate spir- by Chabad and NowGen, a young adults program of the Jewish Federation of think about those hurt in the Earthquake ituality in our children. Observer17.qxp_LayoutNashville and Middle 1 Tennessee. 9/13/17 1:08 PHOTOGRAPH PM Page BY 1 RICK MALKIN in Mexico.” From two kindergartners responding Shanah Tova, to what it means to “sit in God’s house”: Daniella Pressner “I think it would be cozy, and a little Akiva Principal Nashville BBYO mulls Williamson expansion e are exploring County and are enjoying your time in starting a new Athens of the South AZA and Music City BBYO chapter in BBG - that is great...continue attending Williamson County. programs and recruiting members. This will offer a In mid-September, an information Building Boys into Better Men way for Jewish teens session was held where interested fami- Win southern Nashville and Williamson lies attended to share their thoughts and County to be able to experience BBYO ideas for this new chapter. without distance being a barrier. Kimberly Kiepek, a junior at BBYO is the leading pluralistic teen- Ravenswood High School, says, “I am so led Jewish youth group in the country excited to be a part of this new chapter aspiring to involve more Jewish teens and meet so many new people and make in more meaningful Jewish experiences. new friends.” BBYO is open to any high schooler who The next steps will be to have an identifies with being Jewish. upcoming dinner for interested teens in Montgomery Bell Academy is a school where boys are taught the value of leadership and Williamson County teens will have the area in mid- October. Any and all character; are equipped with the fundamental tools to succeed in the classroom and beyond; their own weekly chapter programs just teens are welcome to attend this event. develop an appreciation for the eort required to achieve excellence; and form as the existing two chapters do – but all If you are interested in learning more friendships that last a lifetime. of Nashville BBYO will come together about this chapter or have questions, Facts and Figures for kickoff programs, dances, the Super please contact Nashville BBYO director Bowl party, community service, global Sheri Rosenberg at sherirosenberg@bbyo. • Student body of 770 in grades 7-12 • 4 national championships in debate, two in 2015 Shabbat, and the end-of-the-year party. org or (615) 354-1659. • • Entering students represent 42 dierent public • 4800 hours of community service provided for and private schools 26 non-prots in 2016/17 If you currently live in Williamson • 7:1 student-teacher ratio • State titles in basketball, cross-country, football, • 21 percent of student body receive more ri‰e, soccer, swimming, and tennis over the last Please support the than $2 million in need-based nancial aid decade, including tennis in 2017 • 68 percent of faculty hold advanced degrees, • Wilson Grants and college grants sent more than businesses that advertise To access the including 13 doctorates 125 students to national and international in the Observer and help Community Calendar, • 15 national Merit Seminalists in 2017 programs in 2017 – all at the school’s expense • Avg ACT scores were 8 points higher than the • ’e Warner International Exchange program sent support our community go to national avgerage in 2016 another 26 juniors on cultural and academic in all ways! • 27 AP classes oered exchanges to programs on ve continents www.jewishnashville.org Admission Preview Day • Sunday, October 29 @ 2 p.m. Make sure to let them and click on 4001 Harding Road • Nashville, Tennessee 37205 know you saw “Calendar.” 615-298-5514 • www.montgomerybell.edu their ad here! 18 October 2017 The Observer In 2018, Chabad of Nashville is going to Israel, VIP style habad of Nashville has Whether one has visited Israel many Journey of Learning: Explore Israel’s service from the moment you arrive, announced that it has times before or is visiting for the first time, soul. The Jewish Learning Institute will first-class accommodations at luxurious decided to join sister the trip itinerary is uniquely designed bring our rich history to life as we dis- hotels, five-star gourmet meals and the Chabad Houses from with choices and flexibility to provide a cover the origins of our nation and the very best Israel has to offer in education across the country and tailored experience that participants will spiritual secrets of the land’s holy sites. and entertainment. around the world and take never forget. With this tour experience, Israel Today: We will hear from There will also be the opportunity Cpart in the Jewish Learning Institute’s you won’t just see the land, you’ll learn chief rabbis, military brass and political to attend optional lectures, as well as to Land and Spirit Israel Experience, set for fascinating insights about each place you leaders. Our group will be addressed by meet new people and forge new friend- next spring, March 4 - 13. visit and capture its soul. Israel’s leaders and gain an insider’s view ships. And you will find new meaning in This is an opportunity to see Israel The trip will visit some of the of modern-day Israel’s challenges and the way you think about Israel. as never before. The Land and the Spirit most spectacular sites in Israel. We will triumphs. Registration is now open at www. Israel Voyage is an eight-day immersive tour the picturesque Galilee, the magnif- Mission of Solidarity: We will head landandspirit.org. Included on the site is learning experience traversing the birth- icent fortress of Masada, and the Cave to the front lines of Israel’s fight for a complete detailed itinerary and video place of our Jewish heritage. Explore not of the Patriarchs. You have the opportu- survival. The trip is highlighted by a clips of the last Land and Spirit voyage merely the sites, history and geography, nity to jeep in the Golan or walk along visit to the beleaguered community of to Israel. The Nashville delegation will but the soul of the country to learn more the ancient ramparts of Acre. The mis- Hebron and an intimate barbecue with be led by Rabbi Yitzchok and Esther about our intrinsic connection to the sion also includes an uplifting Shabbat Israel Defense Forces soldiers and officers Tiechtel. Holy Land. in Jerusalem, highlighted by a visit to where we will be able to express our sup- For more information or to join this This fun-filled trip is infused with the Western Wall. port to our brothers and sisters. Five Star trip to Israel please call (615) genuine Chabad warmth and spirit. 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That may change soon — Kashi kitchens, volunteering with the elderly going out there and doing it’ kind of That’s when he came up with the recently received an offer from “a prom- and taking dogs at shelters for walks. mentality of Israelis and figuring it out idea for Deed. In August 2016, he quit his inent investor in Israel” to bring Deed Last year, the 29-year-old Israeli- later in terms of how things are supposed job at the Butter group to work full-time there. American left his job as director of to work.” on Deed, officially launching the app two “I would love to be in Tel Aviv,” promotions at the Butter group, which Kashi first got into nightlife as a months later. he said. “My whole family is there, so it owns the international nightclub 1Oak, student at NYU, hosting parties to help With Deed, Kashi wants not only would give me an excuse to be there for a to work full-time as CEO of his start- pay for tuition. to make it easy for people to volunteer, little bit of time.” up, Deed. The user-friendly iPhone app “I was good at it, and my priorities he wants to transform the way nonprof- For now, Kashi plans to introduce allows New Yorkers to easily sign up to were in different places, and I was making its interact with volunteers. 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He time I also always considered myself “We had to focus on the social com- animal shelters.” • was born in New York and lived here until he was 13, when his Israeli parents decided it was time to go home. In Israel, they settled in Tel Aviv’s Ramat Aviv neighborhood, where Kashi lived until he was 18, when he returned to the U.S. to study at New York University. Business Card Directory YOUR GUIDE TO FINE BUSINESSES AND SERVICES AROUND MUSIC CITY. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS, 615.356.3242 EXT. 299 THEY’RE THE BEST!









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By ABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN    ISRAEL21c    f you give a “menu” to a bee, it will instinctively choose dishes that    provide the right balance of nutri- ents: sugary nectar plus pollen full of protein, fatty acids and micro-     nutrients. IThat’s one of the findings of ground-     breaking experiments performed at Israel’s Benjamin Triwaks Bee Research     Center at Hebrew University’s Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture in Rehovot.     The center also has discovered that, like humans, bees consuming an A bee in the Benjamin Triwaks Bee     unhealthy ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 Research Center in Rehovot. PHOTOGRAPH fatty acids develop cognitive deficiencies. BY SHLOMI ZARCHIN      They cannot simply choose pollen lacking omega-3. Then they allowed the from flowers ahigh in omega-3 because forager bees from each colony to choose       increasing urbanization has decimated among three dishes of pollen. The first many kinds of wildflowers. The resulting dish contained exactly what they’d eaten    nutritional imbalance is a major reason for three days. The second dish had pol- why honeybees, responsible for the polli- len from a different flower but with the     nation of more than 90 commercial food same fatty acid lacking. The third dish crops across the world, are dying at an contained “complementary” pollen rich       alarming rate. in whichever fatty acid they had not got- “Our specific research is on under- ten for three days.    standing bee diets and how they choose “In the observation hive, we could see their diets. We know they need nectar what they were excited about because they    and pollen, and that all comes from flow- do a ‘recruitment’ dance,” he says. “We ers,” Bee Research Center director Prof. videotaped all their dances and analyzed Sharoni Shafir tells ISRAEL21c. them, and found they did a more rigorous “Beekeepers can give them sugar dance when they found the complemen- Across Down water if there’s not enough nectar but tary pollen. So we saw that the individual 1. It connects people? 1. Derech lack of pollen is a more acute problem foragers make decisions and relay them 5. Cry from Jeremiah 2. Garten of “Barefoot Contessa” because it’s complex. There are essen- to the whole colony. We just ‘listened’ to 9. Make like Moses, to a famous pair 3. It tends to be full of what this puzzle tial amino acids they can only get from what the bees told each other.” 14. Biol. subject or a girl’s name in is missing pollen, and the amount of essential fatty In a similar study in Shafir’s lab, Hebrew 4. “...is fear ___.” acids — omega-3 and omega-6 – varies led by postdoctoral fellow Harmen 15. JDate swiper, e.g. 5. What a sacrifice must be from pollen to pollen. We are working Hendriksma from Holland, each colony 16. B’Av preceder 6. Test for one planning to attend in an international consortium to under- was deprived of a certain amino acid 17. Terrorist who died in 2004 Cardozo stand how to formulate an artificial diet (protein) for a week. Afterward, most 19. Elizabeth who plays Lee & Kirby’s 7. Puppet suffix for Shari Lewis that will be as good as pollen,” he says. foragers chose the complementary pollen Scarlet Witch 8. Estee Lauder after shave to balance their diet. 20. Month that’s a palindrome 9. Make like a groom under the chuppah Omega-3 lack slows bees’ learning “Taken together, we see that omega- 21. Mad Madam in “The Sword in the 10. “Cool” amount Shafir’s Ph.D. student, Yael Arien, 3 deficiencies have a strong effect on Stone” 11. Analyzes, but not like Freud fed colonies of bees with artificial pol- cognition and that bees try to balance 23. Org. with an “Essential Guide to 12. Challah knife holder lens, some poor in omega-3 and others their deficiencies, though we don’t know rich in omega-3. Then she tested the how,” says Shafir. “What ratio of omega- Israel” 13. Rabbi Yehuda ___ bees’ learning aptitude using Pavlovian 6 to omega-3 do they need for best learn- 24. Many an IDF soldier carries one 18. Mother of 68-Across conditioning. ing performance or for longevity and 26. Hasidic band from Israel 22. “You’ve enraged me!” The experiment revealed that 90 other aspects? We’re working on that.” 28. Abbr. at YU 24. Engine speed, for short percent of the bees raised on high omega- Shafir emphasized that the exper- 29. Garden of Eden feeling, perhaps 25. Author Levin 3 diets learned to differentiate between iments are not focused specifically on 31. Talmudic Rav 26. Eaters of stolen ham on 36-Across, e.g. odors associated with sugar or salt within colony collapse disorder, a “strange disap- 32. Zedong that honored Israel Epstein 27. What a Bar Mitzvah boy will often do three trials. But only about 45 percent of pearing act” affecting honeybee colonies 33. Elvis Presley’s middle name 29. Holy ___ the bees raised on an omega-3 deficient in the United States since 2006, but on 34. Wan that’s a sort of cosmic rabbi 30. John, to Ringo diet were able to do so. the global problem of colony losses. 36. Yom Kippur 33. Ken, to Hook “That was a striking effect,” says “Bees are dying from all kinds of 40. Prepare the Shabbat table, e.g. 35. Israel’s 12th, for short Shafir. reasons,” he tells ISRAEL21c. “There 41. “Tree” name for a boy 37. Stadium walking distance from He explains that in humans, the is an ongoing debate as to the causes. 42. Apply some Ahava products Forest Hills Jewish Center right balance of omega-6 and omega-3 We believe there are multiple causes 45. ___ Einai 38. “Evil Woman” band, for short is 1:1. The typical modern Western diet and they all synergize. The three most 48. Controversial builder in Jewish 39. The worst of what is missing from (high in corn and corn byproducts and important factors are the use of pesticides history this puzzle’s theme answers low in fish and free-range meat, poultry and poisons in the environment; the 50. What one shouldn’t do during 43. Arm of Israel and eggs) provides a 15:1 omega-6 to Varroa mite and the viruses it transmits; Birchat Kohanim 44. Unwanted Sukkah guest omega-3 ratio. This imbalance is thought and the lack of proper nutrition or mal- 51. Abraham, Isaac and Jacob 45. Trick in an Abrams film to contribute to cognitive dysfunctions nutrition” caused by shrinking amount 53. NBA General Manager Grunfeld 46. Israel’s most popular sport such as dementia, depression and ADHD. and variety of wildflowers. 54. Org. that watches “The Goldbergs”? 47. Lovable TV racist “Some doctors think too much Nutrition is the basis of everything, 55. Singer Goldwag 49. Jong and Hill omega-6 is the No. 1 health issue of the because malnourishment leads to a weak- future,” Shafir says. “In bees and other er immune system that cannot fight the 56. Fills up 50. Seleucid country invertebrates, nobody has looked at this effects of pesticides and viruses. 58. Number for Hashem? 52. “For though ___ cast me into the possible unbalance. It turns out that bees Shafir’s lab has proven that pro- 60. One way to eat healthier..or a hint deep” (Jonah) usually collect pollen higher in omega-3 viding bees with a more balanced diet to solving 17, 26, 36, and 51-Across 53. Biblical verb ending than omega-6. When they can, they col- makes them healthier and smarter. 64. Puts a roof on 56. Leave in, to an editor lect a mixed diet of pollen.” Development of well-balanced artificial 65. On the Galilee 57. Baruch follower pollen is now underway. • 66. Prop for Wilder’s Wonka 59. King preceder? Which pollen makes bees dance? 67. Shabbat snack at youth groups 61. Treat like a schnook For three days, Shafir’s lab fed one (The Bee Research Center’s studies were 68. Early man 62. Bibliophile’s suffix colony of bees a type of pollen lacking published in PNAS in 2015 and in Behavioral 69. Writer-Director Cohen 63. Sons of Haman omega-6 and fed another colony pollen Ecology and Sociobiology in 2016.)

20 October 2017 The Observer the homeless and hungry around the is also volunteering her time at a pet They don’t want to get it.” Nashville and surrounding areas. adoption organization. Ros was a retired Realtor who Noah is in the 7th grade at the enjoyed knitting, needlepoint and Mah University School of Nashville and he Jack de Riesthal will be called to Jongg. She was active in Hadassah. lifecycles loves playing basketball and tennis, read- the Torah as a Bar Ros was preceded in death by her hus- ing books, going to the movies, watching Mitzvah on Saturday, band Roy Shainberg. She is survived by her B’nai Mitzvah all sports, and technology. Oct. 28, at 11 a.m. at children, Missy (Todd) Friedenberg, Sarah The Temple. Jack is the (Chad) Hornick and Louis Shainberg; Max Elliot will be called to the Cam Gordon will be called to the son of Kari and Michael grandchildren Zach Friedenberg, Alexa Torah as a Bar Mitzvah Torah as a Bar Mitzvah de Riesthal. His grand- (Max) Schankerman, Ellie Hornick and on Saturday, Oct. 7, at on Saturday, Oct. 21, at parents are Steven and Lindsay Hornick; and by her brother, 11 a.m. at The Temple. 11 a.m. at The Temple. the late Fran Tarlowe of Richard (Bathsheva) Kantor. Max is the son of Loren Cam is the son of Gwen Richmond, Va. Robert Jack Donations may be made in her mem- de Riesthal and Jon Elliot. His grand- and Frank Gordon. and the late Anne Marie ory to West End Synagogue at 3810 West parents are Sharon and His grandparents de Riesthal of Nashville. End Ave, Nashville, TN. 37205 or to Alan Lipworth, as well are Bernice and Joel For his mitzvah project, Jack has Nashville Hadassah at 801 Percy Warner as Greta and Michael Gordon, and Tatjana made and sold wooden lacrosse shafts, as Blvd, Nashville, TN 37205. Elliot of Scarsdale, New Max Elliot and Roland Lukner of Cam Gordon well as mini lacrosse sticks to raise money York. Nashville. for Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital in … to the friends and family of Judie For his mitzvah project, Max chose For his mitzvah project, Cam chose memory of his uncle who passed away Cooper, daughter of Alan and Regina to volunteer among the different sports to volunteer with The Sports Fund of from a pediatric congenital heart defect. Cooper, who died on Friday, Sept. 8. clinics within the Nashville area to help The Community Foundation of Middle Jack is in the 7th grade at West Graveside services were held at The children who have disabilities. Tennessee to help ensure that children End Middle School and some of his Temple Cemetery. Max is in the 7th grade at University across this community can become part hobbies are playing lacrosse, basketball, School of Nashville and he loves play- of a team. and waterskiing. He also enjoys spending … to the friends and family of Patricia ing basketball and baseball, drumming, Cam is in the 7th grade at Ensworth time with his friends and family, playing C. Spiller, who died on Sept. 10. She is sur- having fun during the summers at Camp of Nashville and he loves playing bas- the saxophone, and going to summer vived by her husband of 52 years, Richard; Timberlane, traveling, and spending time ketball, football, soccer, and many other camp in Wisconsin. her brother, John Chandler (Antoinette) of with friends and family. sports. He also likes to read, attend sport- Seal Beach, Calif.; her sons, Daniel Spiller ing events, and hang out with his friends. (Jennifer) of Minneapolis, Minn., and Eleanor Spark will be called to the Sympathy Benjamin Spiller (Borden) of Nashville, Samantha Lichtenstein will be as well as grandsons Tobin, Isaac, Abbott Torah as a Bat Mitzvah … to the friends and family of West called to the Torah as and Elliott Spiller. Services were held at during services at 10:30 End Synagogue member a Bat Mitzvah during Ros Shainberg The Temple. a.m. on Saturday, Oct. (Feiga Rachel bat Berel Lieb v Peshka). services at 10:30 a.m. Donations may be made in her mem- 14, at Congregation Ros passed away on Sunday night, Aug. on Saturday, Oct. 21, ory to The Temple or to the Red Cross. Micah. Eleanor is the 27. For many years she taught an arthri- at Congregation Micah. daughter of Jeffrey Spark tis aquatics class at the Gordon Jewish Samantha is the daugh- and Gail L. Addlestone Community Center. ter of Karen and Jimmy z”l. She is the grand- “I love being with the other people Learn more about the Lichtenstein and the daughter of Eleanor Eleanor Spark – we really have a good time,” she said in Naftal z”l and Leonard sister of Molly. She is Samantha Jewish Federation of Nashville Lichtenstein an interview about the class several years the granddaughter of Naftal of Tucker, Ga., Harvey Spark and ago. “I like meeting new people, I like and Middle Tennessee at Harriet Spirer and the late Eric Spirer Jo Spark of Waco, Texas and Ronald our camaraderie. … I actually have lots www.jewishnashville.org of Naples, Fla., and Sharon and Murray Addlestone and Heidi Addlestone of of people there who don’t have arthritis. Nashville. Lichtenstein of Spring, Texas. Eleanor is a 7th grader at Currey Samantha is currently a 7th grader Ingram Academy. She enjoys archery at Page Middle School. She is avid about and was key in establishing an archery the theater and is involved with The club at her school. She is also an Page Middle Players in both plays and avid reader and enjoys her harp lessons. musicals. Samantha also enjoys compet- When she’s not participating in these itive swimming, spending time with her activities, she loves spending time with friends and family, and looks forward to her friends and family. Eleanor chose seeing Broadway musicals, going to the to do volunteer work and help raise beach, and summers at camp. money for Gilda’s Club Nashville, a For her mitzvah project, Samantha cause which was near and dear to her has chosen to collect swim gear for the late mother. She has baked cookies for Nashville Dolphins Swim Club and to support groups which meet on Thursday volunteer to help at their practices. She evenings, helped make decorations for their annual Halloween party, and used her party as a fundraiser by having an Crossword solution              archery competition. : , ) , 3 / ( $ 6 0 $ 6 +    $ 1$7 8 6(5 7 ,6+$    Noah Spigel will be called to the < $66(5$5$ 2 /6(1     Torah as a Bar Mitzvah 7 (9(7 0 , 0 $ $$     on Saturday, Oct. 5 , )/( 6 ,03/<76     14, at 11 a.m. at The 3 52) % / ,66 $ 6+ ,     0 $2 $ 521 2 % , Temple. Noah’s parents     ' $ <221( 0(17 are David and Marci      6 (7 ( /$1 5 8 % Spigel. His grandpar-       ( 6 $ + + ( 52' * $=( ents are Stuart Spigel    ) 25(+(56 ( 51 ,( and Barbara Speller, as     Noah Spigel ) && $ 5, 6 $ 7(6 well as Helen and Bill       ( &+$ ' & 8 77+()$7 Humble.    & (,/6 $ 6($ & $1( For his mitzvah project, Noah plans    to pull his efforts towards helping feed 7 5($7 6 (7+ ( 7$1 ClassifiedClassified Ads Ads TEMPLE CEMETERY PLOTS For sale in Temple cemetery. Two adjoining plots. 383-5367

The Observer October 2017 21 JOB OPPORTUNITY around the town Help build Akiva’s Spaghetti in the Sukkah on Oct. 1 Sukkah on Oct. 10 Volunteers are needed to set up and Make your plans to enjoy a spaghetti GET CONNECTED PROGRAM COORDINATOR decorate the sukkah at Akiva School. dinner in the Sukkah at Akiva School. (part-time position) Activity gets under way at 10 a.m. at The event takes place on Tuesday, Oct. Akiva on Sunday, Oct. 1. 10, at 5:30 p.m. Cost is $7 per person or Since 1936, the Jewish Federation of Nashville and Middle $25 per family. Please make reservations Tennessee has served as the central address of the organized by Oct. 8. For more information or to Jewish community in Nashville and Middle Tennessee. Through Israeli-American make a reservation, contact Julie Fortune, financial support to, and in partnership with social service journalist tackles big director of admissions and outreach at agencies, local organizations, schools and synagogues, the Akiva, [email protected]. Jewish Federation works to ensure the well-being, continuity and questions on Oct. 3 strength of Nashville’s vibrant Jewish community. Times of Israel senior analyst Haviv Nashville Kosher The Get Connected Teen Israel tour was launched 10 years ago Rettig Gur will address a number of to provide the opportunity for rising 10th and 11th grade Jewish “hot button” issues regarding Israel Hot Chicken Festival students the opportunity to forge a deep relationship with Israel on Oct. 3 at 7 p.m. at the Gordon Celebrate what may be Nashville’s and Israelis during high school without participation costs being Jewish Community Center. His pre- signature dish at the Nashville Kosher Hot a barrier. The Jewish Federation substantially subsidizes the trip sentation is part of the Israel Advocacy Chicken Festival, set for Sunday, Nov. and Education series of the Jewish and program costs. This three-part program includes pre-trip 5, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Gordon Federation of Nashville’s Community Community Center. It’s a take on a unique- educational and social programs, a 14-day trip to Israel in June Relations Committee. His presentation ly Jewish event that enables our entire including a visit to our Partnership2Gether region of Hadera- is titled “Kotel, conversion, conflict,’ Jewish (and non-Jewish) community to Eiron and two weeks of hosting Israeli teens following the trip in and there will be time for questions and eat together and enjoy the Nashville Hot Nashville in July. answers. A dessert reception will imme- Chicken sensation. It allows budding and diately follow the program. experienced chefs and teams to offer their Position Overview: We are seeking a dynamic self-starter who delicious cooking in a fun and competitive will manage all aspects of the Get Connected program including: See the community calendar at environment. More information is avail- outreach, recruitment, marketing, communication, educational www.jewishnashville.org able on the Facebook page for the event. programs, information meetings, chaperone selection and hosting of the Israeli teen delegation. The Get Connected Coordinator will work with the congregations, rabbis, educators, parents, students, and the Community Shaliach to create a robust, educational, and fun Get Connected program.

Specific Responsibilities include (but not limited to): Hunt Memorials, Inc. • Create ads, marketing materials, and announcements to Quality and Craftsmanship Since 1928 market the Get Connected Teen Israel Tour (GC). • Work with congregations, rabbis, and educators on outreach, 4807 Gallatin Road4807 Gallatin• Road1000 Lebanon Road marketing, and preparation of the pre-trip educational 262-1313 615-262-1313• 254-1206 programs. • Engage communal and volunteer stakeholders in monthly GC Advisory Committee meetings. I lik e to come here, Franz. As I ha ve for nearl • Manage all communication with the tour operator regarding y twenty y ears no w. trip cost, itinerary, participant needs, guide selection and four- And the rose bush has tur day visit to the Partnership2Gether region. ned into a lov ely little tree. • Manage all communication with Partnership2Gether Israeli sta“ regarding home hospitality, participant’s needs, and shared site visits with Israeli teens. • Coordinate GC student’s participation in fundraising activities including Tzedakah Tzunday and JNF Tree Sales. • Coordinate with Community Shaliach and educators to develop and o“er pre-trip educational and social programs. • Oversee application process and payment timeline.

This is a part-time position and will require 15-20 hours weekly I never had suc h a g reen thumb as you did, F ranz. Probabl y you helped me there a including occasional weekend and evening hours. little bit, don’t you think? And if one of the roots reac hes do wn to you, Qualifications: then that means a little bit of you is in the blossoms and you can • Bachelors’ Degree required. • Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel see the summer every year. • Proficiency in usage of Facebook and other social media • Passion for and knowledge of Jewish and Israeli culture The people who r un the cemeter y said that the ros e bush can • Knowledge of the Jewish community and the Jewish Federation stay when the lease on the plot r uns out. • Ability to build relationships with high school students, parents and Jewish professionals • Exceptional organization and communication skills (both Hebrew lettering included. written and oral) with proficiency in English grammar and Compliments of All Seasons usage • Ability to work on a variety of projects and meet deadlines • Proven ability to oversee complex projects from concept to completion ALL SEASONS

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he Gordon Jewish In 2014, Martinez relocated Community Center’s to Nashville to be among the second October art show exhibits foundation in his life that inspires him, will feature a Hatch Show music. He continues to perform on his Print collaboration show- live art tour throughout the country at ing Jim Sherraden’s Paper various conventions and concerts. TQuilts, works by Billy Martinez and works The JLMG2 gallery will feature a by Mackenzie Maroney. There’s also collaboration with the Hatch Show Print Under One Roof, a communal exhib- Gallery featuring Jim Sherraden’s Paper it honoring the Nashville Holocaust Quilts. Jim was the Master Printer at Memorial’s anniversary. Hatch Show Print for 34 years. These There will be two receptions. The days he uses scrap pieces to create intri- reception for Under One Roof will cate and complex designs that resemble take place on Sunday, Oct. 8, from 11 quilts yet hint at the idea of mandala a.m. to 3 p.m. at the GJCC, 801 Percy and take the viewer on a deeper, more Warner Blvd. spiritual journey. The reception for the Art Galleries The Sig Held Gallery will feature and the artists will take place on Tuesday, the work of installation artist Mackenzie Oct. 10, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Billy Martinez at work Maroney, a Nashville-based photog- GJCC. There will be music by DJ Joseph rapher. Her show, Today I Saw A Harris. Complimentary food and bev- collectively exhibit artworks prepared by works by three artists will be exhibited in Butterfly, reflects on Maroney’s relation- erage accompany this event, which is each organization, based on the theme. the GJCC’s galleries. The Janet Levine ship with her grandmother, Rosemary, free and open to the public. For more Fittingly, the “roof” will be the March Gallery will feature the work of who experienced Alzheimer’s disease for information, contact the GJCC at (615) JCC’s community sukkah – a temporary Billy Martinez. Billy began his profession- 12 years. 354-1699, Curator Carrie Mills at car- structure constructed during the happy, al career at the age of 20 supplying pages Using a compilation of photographs [email protected], or go to www.nash- weeklong festive Jewish fall harvest of for The Rockin’ Roller Miner Ants, a and mixed media, this body of work dives villejcc.org. Sukkot, which falls in October this year. title that featured guest appearances by into the idea of memory, memory loss, Under One Roof will be shown in The sukkah reminds us of the fragility the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. and the overall connection between two the GJCC auditorium. This exhibit and temporary nature of life and helps us Soon after in the fall of 1993 Billy people that is being revived. brings together more than 30 local orga- focus on the truly important. was signed on to create and draw his cult Maroney’s work has been fea- nizations in Nashville to create an art Along with our sukkahs, there will classic tale, known as Wildflower. tured in The Tennessean, Nashville exhibit around the theme “Reflection, be a ceremony commemorating the tenth With the success of his flagship Scene, Local Wolves magazine, Eide Remembrance, Resilience.” The project anniversary of the Holocaust Memorial title, Billy decided to branch off and magazine, Design Sponge and more. aims to bring together diverse people, here on the grounds of the J…along with create freelance work for companies such While focusing mainly on portraits, she organizations and ideas from our local a harvest marketplace. as Peregrine Entertainment, Heavy Metal strives to capture raw moments and build community to unify Under One Roof and For a traditional art experience, Magazine and Image Comics. He created connections with her subjects. “My pho- his publishing company, Neko Press, and tographs are ones that tell stories, and, introduced esoteric comic book titles by even more than that, create an experi- top-notch artists and writers. ence. They build off of real emotions, Martinez also developed a live art everyday experiences, and relationships, career in California, painting four to six as well as the overall simplicities and works simultaneously with music. complications of life.” •

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Optique: helping you deal with dim light and dining out Many people find when dining out or in theatres with low lighting, their near vision is more difficult than usual. After age 40, we naturally lose the ability to focus up close. “In setting the ambiance, most restau- rants have dim lighting,” says Dr. Michele Sonsino, optometrist and partner at Optique Eyecare and Eyewear. “If you are over the age of 40 and do not have appropriate reading glasses or contact lenses, you may notice that your ability to read is impacted.” But there is more to the story. As we age, there are other factors that contribute to the loss of ability to read in dim lighting. “Factors such as increasing nearsightedness, early onset of cataracts, normal decrease of photoreceptors in the retina, some rare eye conditions, and even vitamin deficiencies all may contribute to difficulty reading at the restaurant,” Sonsino says. “While treatable, many of those causes are considered normal processes of aging. However, there are insidious causes that do not have such simple treatments,” says Dr. Jeffrey Sonsino, optometrist and partner at Optique. “Even though many people can be fixed with simple devices, like progressive glasses or multifocal contact lenses, we are always on the lookout for eye conditions that are not so simple to treat.” Although there is no cure for age-related macular degeneration or glaucoma, there are good treatments that can prolong the ability to read. While at Vanderbilt, Dr. Sonsino invented a pair of reading glasses that help people with vision impairment read. For more information on this com- mercially available device, contact LowVisionreaders.com

B-2 October 2017 The Observer ADVERTORIALS Porta Via Ristorante e Bar offers true Italian flavors Challah and Honey Founded in 1989, Belle Meade’s Porta Via Ristorante e Bar features authentic Italian cuisine, Tennessee’s only VPN-certified Neapolitan pizza, and west Nashville’s Catering Co. best selection of fine wines, craft cocktails and amari. Approaching The Greenway Plaza on White Bridge Road, it’s impossible to miss their radiant, 15-foot sign, perched above an inviting, bright red vestibule. Inside, guests are instantly drawn to the quaint yet sophisticated Italian surrounds, featuring Florentine plaster walls, an aged cherry pergola and a classic, tiled fountain that accepts coins in exchange for wishes. Comfortable booth and table seating accommodates a daily crowd of regulars, first-time visitors, and tourists that had placed Porta Via on their Nashville to-do list. With passionate attention to detail, Porta Via’s culinary team makes all pastas, sauces, and soups daily from scratch, using only the highest quality, freshest ingredients. Imported 00 flour, San Marzano tomatoes and mozzarella di bufala can be found in rec- ipes that have been handed down from generation to generation. What’s more, Porta Via is the only restaurant in Tennessee, and the 350th in the world, to be certified by the Associazone Verace Pizza Napoletana (AVPN), for preserving the art and tradition of Neapolitan pizza making. A full service Kosher catering company. For the enjoyment of family and friends, Porta Via also offers a delicious selection of hand-made gelato, a full range of espresso beverages and other traditional Italian We can handle all your private in-home event desserts. Buon appetito! needs, as well as special events catering. In ‘Pavel’s Violin,’ area author tells We can customize menus for any occasion, such story of hope, survival as your Bat or Bar-Mitzvah, Graduation Parties, Weddings Receptions, Holiday Robert Frost once wrote that “a good poem begins with delight and ends in wis- dom.” This is true of all human experience, whether a poem, dinner with good friends, Celebrations or just a Backyard BBQ. or a night on the town. It is especially true of a new historical novel by area author Walter William Melnyk. The tale of “Pavel’s Violin” begins in the delight of the Austrian Alps and the crafting of a fine violin. It ends in the wisdom that comes from experiencing and surviving the Holocaust. Call or email Carlos or Terri Pavel Lustig was a prisoner in Terezin and Auschwitz-Birkenau. He survived the camps, and a death march from Auschwitz. He was a violinist, and after his escape his for a quote to take care of your next event. brother found a “not-so-new but nice” violin for Pavel to play. Pavel lost many family members in the camps, but a few survived. A descendant inherited the instrument, and many years later passed it on to her violin student, who became the author of “Pavel’s 615-473-1390 | [email protected] Violin.” The tale follows the violin from Jakob Stainer’s alpine workshop, to palaces of bishops and emperors, into the Moravian Jewish community, and then to Terezin and Auschwitz. Upon Pavel’s escape from the Death March, he and the violin finally come together on the slopes of the Carpathians. The reader becomes part of the story, sitting beside Stainer on a mountaintop, rid- ing with Pavel in a transport to Auschwitz, standing with victims in the gas chamber, playing the violin with each of its owners. It is journey of delight and wisdom. RED Spirits & Wine: Staying the Course This September has brought us to our 6-year anniversary at RED Spirits & Wine. They say that “time flies when you are having fun” and it’s true because it has been a pleasure for us to serve the Bellevue and the Nashville community throughout. While there are many things that have changed, our mission at RED remains constant, which is to provide the finest selection of product choices in a modern atmo- sphere along with the best customer experience in the industry. As we begin another year of service, we invite you to enjoy shopping with us in-store as well as exploring new conveniences with special event planning and delivery services to complement the best in wines, spirits, beer, mixers and cigars for any occasion. Thank you for choosing RED! Continued on page B-4

 


  

 
 
































   












   

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B-4 October 2017 The Observer Jewish Food Society wants to preserve your grandma’s recipes — before they’re lost forever By JOSEFIN DOLSTEN “The first day I came to the venue at tors would be able to take cooking classes 2 p.m., I saw this line around the block, and learn about their family’s culinary TENAFLY, N.J. (JTA) — Ayala almost like a ‘Shakespeare in the Park’ histories. Shefi describes her vision as “the Hodak usually cooks the way her mother line,” she said, referring to the popular James Beard Foundation for Jewish food.” taught her: adding a pinch of spice here free performances in Central Park. “And For now, the Jewish Food Society or relying on her eyes — never a mea- I was just amazed that these people are provides a way for Jews to engage with suring cup! — to judge how much liquid waiting for us. This line never stopped for their culture, Shefi said. to add. these three weeks and people stood hours “These [recipes and stories] are just But on a recent Tuesday, she was and hours in the snow.” huge parts of our lives, of our history as being much more meticulous. Now the Jewish Food Society, for a people, and I feel that for many people At her spacious home in this subur- which Shefi works full time, provides a that are less connected to Jewish cul- ban town less than 15 miles from New way to combine her two passions: food ture and Jewish life, it’s a very inviting York City, Hodak, 52, who grew up in and storytelling. window to engage and to explore their an Iranian family in Israel, measured the “For a while I was really interested identity,” she said. amount of salt and pepper she added to in storytelling through filmmaking,” she Food also provides a lens through a stew. She also paused to demonstrate Ayala Hodak shows ghormeh sabzi, a said. “Still my main interest is storytell- which to understand Jewish history, how thickly to cut a piece of beef. Persian dish she cooked with the Jewish Food Society, at her home in Tenafly, ing, but the medium changed to food.” she added. Her reason for the precision: Hodak’s N.J. PHOTOGRAPH BY JOSEFIN DOLSTEN In addition to the weekly cooking “I feel that recipes really carry our recipe was being recorded by a new non- session, the nonprofit puts on larger-scale cultural DNA because they tell stories profit, the Jewish Food Society, which “The flavors really represented all events, such as a Passover seder that show- not just about a particular time in history, aims to be an archive of Jewish recipes of their previous immigration stories and cased three Mexico-born Jewish chefs, but also about how people used to live, from around the world. journeys, and some worlds that do not and Schmaltzy, a yearly storytelling event how people used to celebrate, how people Its kibbutz-born founder, who once even exist anymore,” said Shefi, who where people share the stories behind fam- used to mourn, how people used to get promoted Israeli culture as an employee lives on New York’s Lower East Side. ily recipes. A Moroccan-style Mimouna, a together,” Shefi said. “It’s not just about of the Israeli Consulate in New York, “It was such a vivid expression of disap- bread-filled celebration held the day after the flavor and the food, it’s really about was inspired by the diversity of food tra- pearing worlds, and of bitter and sweet Passover, is in the works, Shefi said. the experience.” ditions in Israel and her desire to preserve memories. It was just moving, so I told Her family are Polish Jews, not For her part, Hodak is excited to them in the Diaspora. him, let’s just spend a day with her try Sephardi, but Shefi said such distinctions have her mother’s dishes — including “I realized there is an urgency in to capture a few recipes. It was just really blur in Israeli kitchens. ghormeh sabzi, a herb beef stew that her capturing these stories because the older inspiring.” “Israel is a not just a melting pot, it’s family would eat for Shabbat dinner, and generation is about to leave the world, Shefi has always had an interest in a pressure cooker, so a Polish girl like me a yogurt soup with cucumber and mint and many of these recipes are labor- and food, though she did not get it at home. considered kubbeh as my own,” she told eaten on Shavuot — recorded for future time-consuming in a way that we should “Good food wasn’t part of my The New York Times. generations. really protect them,” the society’s found- childhood,” said Shefi, who grew up Shefi’s long-term goal for the Jewish “I thought it’s a great opportunity to er, Naama Shefi, told JTA. “These are on Kibbutz Givat Hashlosha in central Food Society extends beyond the archive spread my tradition,” she said, “to talk skills that would just disappear if no one Israel. “Between the [kibbutz’s] commu- of recipes. She wants to establish a center about my mother’s food and to keep it could capture them in a methodic way.” nal dining room and the fact that my for Jewish food in New York, where visi- alive.” • The project, which launched offi- mom is not the best cook in the world, cially in March and receives financial good food was out of reach.” support from several Jewish foundations, But as a young girl, she would urge her has added over a dozen recipes to its parents to take her to Tel Aviv’s Carmel online archive, and more are on the way. Market or a nearby Yemenite neighbor- Along with the recipes are photographs hood to try different types of cuisines. and stories of the cook’s family history, “It became my life’s passion,” Shefi as well as how he or she learned to make said. “At the beginning just because it the dish. tasted really good, but later because I Each week, the group interviews a realized it tells a fantastic story about chef and takes down his or her story. If families and people and cultures.” distance permits, a New York- or Israel- In 2008, when she took the consul- based employee will meet with the cook ate job, she could use that passion in a in person; if not, they communicate long professional way. Having just graduated distance. All ingredients are measured, from the New School with a master’s and dishes are then re-created in a test degree in film, Shefi was tasked with pro- kitchen and adjusted accordingly. moting Israeli culture. She decided to do Though some participants work so through food, hosting Israel-themed in the food industry — Hodak is the dinners, wine tastings and panels in New manager and co-owner of Taboon, a York. She also organized trips to the Hell’s Kitchen restaurant serving Middle Jewish state for American food writers. Eastern and Mediterranean-inspired food In 2013, Shefi launched the Kubbeh — others are home cooks. Project, a three-week pop-up in the East Shefi, 36, came up with the idea Village serving kubbeh soup, an Iraqi after a Shabbat meal in 2005 at the home Jewish dish featuring meat-filled semo- of her now-husband’s grandmother, who lina dumplings in vegetable broth. The was born in Turkey but also lived in project received wide media coverage Greece and South Africa prior to immi- and had people lining up for hours for a grating to Israel with her family. taste of the delicacy.

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The Observer October 2017 B-5 Go-to sweetener for many Israelis: date honey By ABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN for. I was aware of it before but it wasn’t authentic Middle Eastern cuisine and is it in shakes, marinades and dressings. ISRAEL21c part of my repertoire and I wasn’t sure favored by Israel’s growing vegan com- Mix silan and tahini together — the what to do with it,” she says. munity. peanut-butter-and-jelly of Israel – for If you’d asked Jamie Geller about “When I moved to Israel the first The PB&J of Israel a no-cook caramel to put on yogurt or cooking with date honey before she thing that drew me to silan was its price The ancient art of extracting syrup desserts.” moved to Israel in 2012, she would – it’s less expensive than bee honey. from dates – a process of slow-cooking, Brian Finkel, another American have stared at you blankly. Today, the Once I started using it, my whole world squeezing and filtering — was brought émigré, discovered date honey when he American-born food writer, celebrity changed.” back to modern Israel by Iraqi immi- moved to Israel in 2013. chef and television producer simply can’t Geller was surprised to learn that the grants in the late 1940s. “I quickly realized it was a staple get enough of the sweet stuff called “land of milk and honey” mentioned in “Basically, silan is a dark concentrat- of Israeli cuisine,” says Finkel. “I found “silan” in Israel. the Bible refers not to cow milk and bee ed fruit syrup that you can use like honey myself eating silan every day, on every- “I’m a huge, huge, huge fan of silan,” honey but to goat milk and date honey. or maple syrup,” says Geller. thing from chicken to pancakes. In addi- Geller tells ISRAEL21c. Dates are one of the seven native crops. “In Israel it’s used in both sweet tion to being delicious, date honey has a “It is one of my 10 top ingredients. While bee honey is beloved in Israel and savory dishes. Drizzle it over ice lot of the characteristics that health-con- There’s almost nothing you can’t use it too, date honey is a staple ingredient in cream or roasted veggies or brisket. Put scious consumers are looking for today.” Eager to introduce silan to main- stream America, Finkel contacted David Czinn, a friend in the food business in southern California. Together they founded D’vash Organics and began pro- ducing D’vash Date Nectar from organic California dates. (D’vash means “honey” in Hebrew.) The partners began selling 16.6- ounce glass bottles on the company web- site and in some national retailers this year. A 12-ounce plastic squeeze bottle is coming next. D’vash is launching soon on Amazon and Thrive Market online and   ?> in national chain stores such as Costco, Whole Foods, Safeway/Albertsons and Sprouts. Food bloggers received free D’vash Nectar Sticks, which Finkel hopes to introduce in coffee shops across America. Israeli silan is on the way Meanwhile, exported Israeli date honey has long been a niche product found only in kosher or Middle Eastern groceries. That’s changing. The Israeli company Kinneret Farm recently signed a contract with the Trader Joe chain in America to supply organic no-sugar-added silan made from Jordan Valley dates. “I think we’ll see silan in the over- seas market more and more,” says market- ing manager Etty Kolet. Currently, the company exports about 40,000 jars of Israeli date honey annually to specialty stores in California, New York and Florida, as well as Australia, England, New Zealand and South Africa. “We even had some sent to Slovakia last Passover because they’ve been mak- ing date-honey vodka there,” Kolet tells ISRAEL21c. “People are doing every- thing with it. We’ve got a full app of recipes in Hebrew and an online version in English, offering over 200 different recipes.” Is it good for you? Whole dates are rich in fiber, anti- oxidants, potassium, B vitamins and mag- nesium, and contain calcium and iron as well. Silan lacks the fiber but retains trac- es of the minerals. Studies done at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology found that polyphenols derived from dates help prevent the oxidation of LDL (“bad” cholesterol). In a study commissioned by Kinneret Farm, clinical dietician Merav Mor- Ophir found that pure silan (without added sugar) is more than 30 percent lower in sugar content than white or brown sugar, and 20% lower in sugar than bee honey. Moreover, silan is 30% lower in calories (14 per teaspoon) than white or brown sugar (20 calories per teaspoon). A US study showed that date honey has more antibacterial compounds than bee honey. Unlike bee honey, date honey is safe for kids under the age of two. • B-6 October 2017 The Observer MakeMake YoYourur MMotherother HappyHappy...... EaEatt andand EnjoEnjoy!!!y!!! 'LQH,Q&DUU\2XW &DWHULQJ

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