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WESTCHESTER February 2020 -- Shevat-Adar 5780, Volume 26, Issue 2 1994-2019 JewishWESTCHESTER COUNTY’S ONLY MONTHLY JEWISHLife NEWSPAPER J-Teen Leadership Honors Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream BY STEPHEN E. LIPKEN need,” Butin concluded. Volunteers wore color-keyed tee Over 200 UJA-Federation of New shirts: White for J-Teen Leadership; York J-Teens and other young volun- Purple, for UJA volunteers in general; teers converged on Westchester Re- Afya in orange, “the color of the Afri- form Temple, Scarsdale, on Monday, can sunset,” according to Butin. January 20, for the Martin Luther King Day interfaith teen volunteer event, packaging 5,000 pounds of surplus medical supplies serving 100,000 people and writing 100 let- ters to elected officials from all lev- els. The event was partnered by AJC Westchester/Fairfield; J-Teen Lead- ership; UJA-Federation of New York; Afya Foundation (Swahili, “health”) and Westchester County Youth Coun- cil. Elected officials observing the Left to right: Mark D. Medin, Executive Vice President Financial activity included NYS Senator Shelley Left to right: J-Teen Leader Yadid Orlow; NYS Assembywoman Amy Resource Development, UJA Federation New York; Danielle Butin, Mayer; NYS Senate Majority Leader Paulin; NYS Senator Shelley Mayer; NYS Senate Majority Leader Andrea Founder/CEO, Afya; Guy Felixbrodt, Executive Director, J-Teen Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assem- Stewart-Cousins; MLK Day Co-Chair Rachel Keiles Leadership/UJA Federation NY. blywoman Amy Paulin. Justice Elder Task Force on the island “Today’s activity is one of 60 with a great social service agency, Ac- events happening across New York, cion Social (Social Action). Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten “When this earthquake swarm Island, New York City, Manhattan, began weeks ago; it is not one or two Westchester and Long Island,” Adina major earthquakes with aftershocks, Frydman, UJA- Federation Executive it is truly swarms. People feel earth- Director of Community Services not- quakes day and night. They are ed. “We are mobilizing close to 6,000 traumatized. You even feel the earth- volunteers from the Jewish commu- quakes as north as San Juan. nity and beyond to honor Martin Lu- Butin added that they were in- ther King’s legacy.” vestigating tents for schools, since “I am the founder and CEO of many school buildings had totally the Afya Foundation,” Danielle Butin collapsed. “Whether elders are liv- stated. “Afya has done an enormous ing on plots of grass or under bushes, Lucy Rosenblut, Co-Chair MLK Day, J-Teens amount of work in Puerto Rico since since some of their stilt-houses have (left) and Rachel Keiles, Co-Chair MLK Hurricane Maria. We have long term collapsed, Accion Social will see that JTeens, Vice Chair of Local Projects. 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Compass is a licensed real estate broker and abides by equal housing opportunity laws. Westchester Community for Humanistic Judaism Presents Humanistic Tu B’Shevat Seder BY STEPHEN E. LIPKEN “Humanistic Judaism is “Purim tells us we need to mystics created this Seder with cultural Judaism without reli- defend people that are weaker; songs, readings, wine and fruits. The Westchester Com- ance upon a Divine Source to Yom Kippur, we have to change Like the Passover Seder, munity for Humanistic Juda- guide our lives,” Rabbi Tambu- our lives and learn how to for- this one uses experiential learn- ism presented a Humanistic Tu rello stated. “Our services are give ourselves and other people. ing, four cups of wine and spe- B’Shevat Seder, conducted by non-Theistic, so we do not sup- All that can be done without cial foods. Rabbi Frank Tamburello on Sat- plicate a G-d. invoking a Deity. Rather than “Each cup of wine repre- urday, February 6th at the Com- We celebrate all the Jew- Biblical verses, children want sents different aspects of the munity Unitarian Universalist ish holidays in the spirit which materials to guide them.” fruit tree and of ourselves. As Congregation, White Plains. they are supposed to be; Rosh “A Concise Tu B’Shevat the seder progresses, we change A small group attended, Hashanah, forgiving each other; Haggadah” was distributed the color of the wine in the including the sister Humanistic Chanukah to be dedicated to which reads, “In the 16th cen- cups…from the whiteness of Jewish Congregation of Queens. each other. tury, Kabbalists, the Jewish winter to the fullness of spring. The color gets more and more red, and we look forward to the fully red wine of the Passover Seder.” Kids Meals 50% OFF Tamburello noted that there are actually four Jewish New Year’s: 1) Passover, cel- ebrating the formation of the I n F e b r u a r y!! Jewish people; 2) Rosh Hasha- nah, beginning of the Jewish There’s no better time to Westchester Community for Humanistic Judaism Rabbi Frank Tamburello, calendar year/creation of the CHICKEN TENDERS showing Humanistic Tu B’Shevat Seder fruit plate. world; 3) 15th of Shevat, taxing try some of our new Kids of orchards; 4) Summer, taxing Menu items! of animals. Governor Joins World Leaders as Only GLAZED BBQ MEATBALLS U.S. Elected Official at Commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of NEW! Plant-based options available NEW! Auschwitz-Birkenau During the month of February, During his trip to Poland, January 26-27, purchase any sandwich Governor Andrew M. FRANKS-N-JACKETS or entrée at regular Cuomo recommitted to price in Ben’s dining fighting anti-Semitism in all its forms with ac- room and select an tions that include pass- item from our ing a first-in-the-nation domestic terrorism law, NEW! Ben’s Kids Menu enacting a diversity cur- at 50% OFF.* riculum for schools and expanding the Museum of Jewish Heritage. The OFFER VALID FEBRUARY 3-29, 2020 ONLY. Governor attended the *Offer applies to children aged 10 and under. Additional restrictions apply. official commemora- See in-store flyer or visit BensDeli.net for details. tion of the 75th anniver- sary of the liberation of Nazi concentration and RESTAURANT extermination camp Aus- chwitz-Birkenau as the only today,” Governor Cuomo said. New York State Capitol on DELICATESSEN U.S. elected official to attend “New York is home to the larg- the train tracks leading into the official commemoration est Jewish community out- Auschwitz as a symbol of the • events. side of Israel. We must con- State’s pledge to never for- BAR CATERERS “The official com- tinue to speak out and fight get the atrocities of the Ho- memoration of the 75th an- back against these abhorrent locaust. The mementos and Catering Hotline: 1-800-344-BENS niversary of the liberation of acts of hate whenever and tokens from Auschwitz survi- BensDeli.net • 914-468-BENS (2367) • We Are Kosher Auschwitz-Birkenau was a wherever we see them.” vors and from New York State somber, yet powerful remind- The Governor also toured elected officials and Jewish 718 Central Park Avenue, Scarsdale, New York 10583 er of what the Jewish people Auschwitz-Birkenau and saw community leaders that were have gone through and what the concentration camp’s bar- brought on the trip were giv- UNDER RABBINICAL SUPERVISION DAILY © 2020 Ronald M. Dragoon they are still going through racks. He laid stones from the continued on page 3 Westchester Jewish Life • February 2020 • Shevat-Adar 5780 • Page 2 • www.westchesterjewishlife.com Governor Joins World Leaders as Only U.S. Elected Official at Commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau Cuomo’s Plans in 2020 Agenda to Ensure continued from page 2 en to the Izaak Syna- chwitz, so that we Holocaust-Era Education gogue in Kraków. never allow such On January 27, Inter- (HCPO), will be aimed at im- Claims Processing Office is During the hatred to rise again. national Holocaust Remem- proving the State’s ability to uniquely qualified to host this trip, the Governor New York will be the brance Day, Governor Andrew help recover works of art and conference and strengthen met with Holocaust state that continues M. Cuomo announced an in- other property lost due to Nazi our efforts to restore what was survivors and their to tell these stories ternational conference will persecution and will include lost during the Nazi regime. It descendants from to ensure this hor- be held this May in New York presentations and panel-led is our hope and intention that New York State and rific stain on our that will build on the work the discussions between claim- the discussions that take place all over the world, as history is never re- State has done to help recover ant representatives, attorneys, will facilitate the restitution of well as Ambassador peated. property stolen in the course members of the art trade, long-lost artworks and builds Ronald Lauder and Particularly of Nazi prosecution.