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VOL. 8, NO. 12 MARCH 20, 2009 | 24 ADAR 5769 NO MORE NINTH GRADE BIRCAT HACHAMA MOSHE’S LEGACY Shulamith H.S. cancels incoming class Blessing the sun every 28 years The Kosher Bookworm Page 3 Page 7 Page 8

FROM THE Non-profits fear OTHER SIDE Anti-Israel speaker OF THE BENCH Obama plan to lower challenged at library charitable deductions The ‘Recipe for disaster,’ a fundraiser predicts fifth son BY YAFFI SPODEK President Obama’s budget proposal to limit charitable tax deduc- tions for the country’s highest earners will have an adverse impact on Jewish not-for-profits and charity organizations, according to experts in the field. BY DAVID SEIDEMANN “I think it will be an absolute disaster,” predicted Robert Katz, executive vice president of the American Friends of Migdal Ohr, a char- he faithful come in four types, in ity dedicated to helping underprivileged children in Israel. my experience. “The reality of the Jewish philanthropic world is that 10 or 20 per- There are those who carry on cent of the people give 80 percent of the money,” Katz told The Jewish T their daily routine without seeking Star. “When you have that equation and impose these kinds of tax any guidance from their clergy, a danger- Photo by Michael Orbach restrictions, it’s a recipe for disaster, especially in these more difficult ous course both for themselves and those Mindy Gershon of the group United for Justice and Peace offering a left wing view of Israel to a times. As charitable as people may be and as goodhearted as I know they interact with. Others ask their rabbi mixed group of elderly progressives and Israel supporters at the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library. they are, there is definitely a tax benefit component to their giving.” everything –– not necessarily dangerous, The budget would cap tax itemized deductions at 28 percent, though all those questions can be danger- A first person account down from the current rate of 35 percent, for those earning at least ously unnecessary. A third subgroup of $250,000 a year. People in that bracket would be saving 28 cents the faithful asks fringe left-wing coalition whose mission instead of 35 cents on every dollar. In addition, the tax rate for the appropriate ques- BY MICHAEL ORBACH statement includes “Ending apartheid and highest income bracket — $208,850 and over — would be raised to tions to appropri- apartheid policies in Israel.” She was invited 39.6 percent, up from 36 percent. ately qualified Only during the question-and-answer by the Five Towns Forum, which bills itself as Obama has said the change in itemized deductions would raise rabbis. This is by session that followed an otherwise unimpres- the oldest progressive organization on Long $318 billion over 10 years, which would help pay for a 10-year, $630 far the best path sive anti-Israel lecture at the Hewlett-Wood- Island. billion reserve fund designed to help make health care more affordable and is probably mere Public Library did things get interesting As speakers go, Gershon was poor fare. and available, according to a report last month in The Chronicle of representative of — so much so that the president of the She stumbled through a presentation of rote Philanthropy. the norm. library’s board of trustees, Ben Eilbott, who anti-Israel propaganda that was peppered But many fundraisers in the Jewish community do not believe But there is a had held his head in his hands for most of with terms like “colonizers” and “apartheid,” that the proposal will be beneficial. “What it means is that we will get fourth group of the lecture, threatened to shut down the and marred by technical glitches. Offering less contributions from donors, and the government, which is already ”Too many of those seeking auditorium. little in the way of coherent arguments or under tremendous constraints for funding, will not be able to handle guidance, advice The speaker was Mindy Gershon, a our students member of United for Peace and Justice, a the additional requests,” said Norman Gildin, chief development offi- and direction who See ANTI-ISRAEL, Page 10 cer for OHEL Children’s Home and Family Services. “Additional needs suffer from rely upon rabbis will arise and the government won’t be able to make it up.” A.D.D.: autopilot (or priests or min- “I’m sure the president thinks there are positives, but right now I isters and so can’t agree with him,” said Katz. davening forth) whom Obama has said he hopes the economy will be in a recovery by might be well disorder; versed in the See DEDUCTIONS, Page 5 sorely missing texts, but are ill equipped to deal Around the world from the with context. This column is curriculum is not meant to dis- Seeking second shot an emotional parage religious in 333 days leaders, the connection.“ majority of whom New exhibit documents artist’s pursuit of a minyan at predator clergy are eminently qualified to dis- BY YAFFI SPODEK Bid to restart clock on civil penalties pense advice in a BY MICHAEL ORBACH where the statute of limitations multitude of areas. If you’re looking for an interesting has already expired. However, I do intend to highlight that a detour to make while visiting Manhattan, It was Pearl Engelman’s Pearl distributed nuts and true religious leader knows when to reach an hour or two of your time would be first trip to Albany. dried fruit left over from out to other professionals to augment and well spent exploring the Yeshiva Universi- The Satmar woman, hair cov- mishloach manot. As the bus supplement the information he is process- ty Museum. ered with a blonde sheitel, reached the RFK Triborough ing in order to properly help a congregant Located in an unassuming building dressed in accordance with the Bridge she passed around pho- maneuver through the vicissitudes of life. on W. 16th St., within the Center for Jew- strictest laws of Jewish modesty, tos of her son, Joel, who sat a This is not heresy. The Talmud recog- ish History, the YU Museum now has sev- was aboard a chartered bus number of rows behind her nizes that certain rabbis are more profi- eral new exhibits on display, providing a filled with survivors of sexual watching a video iPod. cient than others in certain areas of law. fascinating glimpse into different areas of abuse and Brooklyn community The first photo showed Joel in Jewish law acknowledges whose ruling Jewish life. For those who make the effort activists. front of a cake on his 18th birth- takes precedence in a health-related dis- to stop in (the Union Square subway stop They were on their way to day. He wore a long black coat pute between a rabbi and a doctor. The is just a few blocks away) and have no Albany to lobby for passage of and black velvet hat, surround- Talmud itself lists the qualities a rabbi objection to showing themselves around the Child Victim’s Act, a bill ed by brothers-in-law and sisters must possess before one is permitted to the virtually deserted galleries, there is sponsored by Assemblywoman also in Chassidic garb. seek advice from him. much to see there. Marge Markey (D-Queens) that The second image was a grainy I’m not referring to the clear and “Final Mourner’s Kaddish: 333 Days would extend the criminal black and white snapshot. It was obvious distinction between the “movers in Paintings” by Max Miller documents statute of limitations for child taken on Joel’s 19th birthday, and shakers” versus the “fakers and tak- the artist’s physical and spiritual 11- sexual abuse from the victim’s Pearl explained. His once curly ers.” We all know or should know of the month journey as he recites the Kaddish 18th birthday to the 23rd, and peyos (side locks) were gone, his prayer for his deceased father, Murray A. the statute of limitations for civil hair was long; he resembled a See FIFTH SON, Page 4 Miller, in different synagogues across the Courtesy YU Museum damages from a victim’s 23rd heavy metal musician. country. Artist Max Miller’s watercolor portrait of birthday to the 28th. More “He has the face of an angel,” David Seidemann is a partner with the “Because the saying of Kaddish every Congregation Kehilat Jeshurun in Manhattan importantly, the legislation Pearl said, running her finger law firm of Seidemann & Mermelstein. See WORLD, Page 9 is part of a new exhibit at the YU Museum. would open a yearlong window over the edges of the photo- He can be reached at (718) 692-1013 and to file civil lawsuits in cases graph “We didn’t know any- at [email protected]. See PREDATOR, Page 5

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OBITUARY Shephard Melzer a”h, 66 Free mortgage counseling BY MAYER FERTIG calm and reconciliation definitely deserves a lot of hakarat in all the venues that hatov (gratitude) from this com- in Cedarhurst Shephard Melzer he found himself,” said munity.” a”h, chair of the Village Rabbi Kenneth Hain of “I said at the funeral that BY YAFFI SPODEK of Lawrence Board of Congregation Beth some of the leadership of HAFTR Sholom, in an inter- said, ‘We may have had the guts, Appeals and one of the Local homeowners in dan- More on foreclosures from view Monday. “Just but Shep had the brains to do architects of the merger ger of foreclosure who can’t ask anybody who’s what we did.’ But he also had a between Hillel and HILI cope with their mortgage Congressman Steve Israel Shephard ever appeared before lot of guts, particularly in fighting that formed the Hebrew lenders can now avail them- Melzer a”h the zoning board in for his life over these past couple Academy of the Five selves of free counseling ser- The escalating number owners who are not covered Lawrence. They’ll tell of decades,” noted Rabbi Hain. Towns and Rockaway, vices, thanks to New York of foreclosures doesn’t only by President Obama’s plan, you Shep Melzer was “I lost a dear friend of over died suddenly last Friday. Mortgage Advocates, a new threaten people who may but are still at risk of foreclo- always the dignified voice who 20 years,” he added. Over the last 20 or so years program from Labor & Indus- lose their homes; it also sure. tried to resolve arguments.” An estimated 900 people Melzer had faced significant try For Education, Inc. (LIFE). brings down property values There are a few addi- In addition to his involve- attended the funeral at Beth challenges to his health and “Our goal is to help as and equity. Reducing home tional resources that may be ment at Beth Sholom, Melzer also Sholom on Sunday morning. received two kidney transplants. many people as we can,” said foreclosures and rebuilding helpful: performed “a tremendous Melzer is survived by his He was 66. Elie Hecht, the program’s co- homeowner wealth is key to ■ Hope Now is a govern- amount of kindness to individu- wife, Judy, and their sons, Adam Melzer, who graduated from director. “Sometimes people strengthening our economy. ment and industry alliance als,” said Rabbi Hain, getting and Eric, their wives, and a num- Yeshiva College and Columbia just need someone to give President Obama’s new that provides free foreclosure them jobs and medical help. “He ber of grandchildren. Law, was “a voice of reason and them a fresh perspective on Homeowner Affordability prevention assistance from the issues and payments. We and Stability Plan, effective HUD-approved counseling help steer people in the right immediately, will allow fami- agents. Go to www.hopenow. in a statement. “Open houses, IN BRIEF direction.” lies who owe more on their com or call (888) 995-4673. interviews, speaking to elemen- The service, based on homes than its current ■ Long Island Housing mentor and an office assistant. tary school principals etc… We Kosher food pantry Spruce St. in Cedarhurst, pro- appraised value to lower Partnership –– At no cost to All will be laid off, accepted over 25 applicants. We vides free counseling to peo- their interest rates. The plan you, HUD-certified housing operator loses funding Schenker said. were told by the board we need ple who are already in foreclo- will also help at-risk home- counselors can help you The funding has been reas- 13-14 to have a ninth grade. A kosher food pantry in Far sure, or are in danger of owners avoid foreclosure by understand your options, signed to two groups based in When all was said and done, we Rockaway that has seen a large becoming in foreclosure. The reducing monthly mortgage organize your finances and Rego Park and Jamaica, had only 4 applicants.” increase in need — some 90 mortgage counselors will also payments. The Treasury represent you in negotiations Queens, said Schenker, who can Students had been told to new people a month, on aver- negotiate with banks on Department has set up a with your lender. Go to be reached at (718) 327-6060. apply to at least two schools, he age — is likely to close in July. behalf of their clients. website, www.financialstabil- www.lihp.org or call (631) ––Mayer Fertig noted, as they are every year. The organization that operates New York Mortgage Advo- ity.gov, that details how the 435-4710. The announcement is a the pantry, the Jewish Services Ninth grade cancelled at cates began providing these programs work and whether ■ Community Develop- blow to parents who hope the Coalition, lost its city funding, services less than three you are eligible. ment Corporation (CDC) of Shulamith H.S. next year Brooklyn-based older sister of said Esther Schenker, the months ago, and are now This week, the House of Long Island specializes in Bnot Shulamith can be main- group’s executive director. Parents who thought their being funded by a grant from Representatives passed H.R. affordable housing and has a tained despite the administra- The group also operates daughters would attend Shu- the New York State Depart- 1106, the Helping Families foreclosure prevention expert tion's plan to shut it down. adult employment, ESL, and lamith High School in Septem- ment of Housing and Urban Save Their Homes Act. This on staff to answer your ques- Fewer modern Orthodox fami- youth programs. ber must make other arrange- Renewal. legislation provides incen- tions. Go to www.cdcli.org or lies in Brooklyn make Shulamith The Dept. of Youth and ments. Last week the school Using documentation pro- tives to lenders to modify call (631) 471-1215. unsustainable, school officials Community Development has informed incoming freshmen vided by their clients regard- mortgages and provides safe- — Y.S. believe, though some parents provided funding since the Jew- that there would be no new ing their budgets and guards for responsible home- blame declining enrollment on a ish Services Coalition began in class. finances, mortgage counselors failure to recruit new students. the early 80s. $120,000 covered “We sought to have a ninth will “crunch the numbers and Shulamith School for Girls salaries last year for Schenker grade for September in the figure out a situation where [Hecht] because these ser- vice a wide range of clients, was the first Orthodox all-girls and another full time employee, same way we have approached the bank might be willing to vices are provided gratis to beyond those in the Jewish school in the United States. and for a food pantry worker, it in the past,” said Rabbi Saul do modification,” Hecht the client,” said Sam community. ––Mayer Fertig two teachers, an employment Chill, the high school principal, explained. “There are also Bergman, the executive direc- “We are the community’s other avenues, such as short- tor of The Eliezer Project. “He best-kept secret,” Hecht said, selling their house or personal is nearby and I have confi- “and I think everybody can bankruptcy, depending on the dence in him, with respect to use a little bit of counseling. person’s situation.” his legal advice and with help- Although we are limited to The program has been ing people re-negotiate their housing, anybody who loses a getting referrals from The mortgages.” job could be affected by the Eliezer Project, which steers Although the program is ability to pay their mortgage.” its clients to free services such currently catering to residents To utilize this service, as this one, to help them ease of the Five Towns and Far please call New York Mort- $ some of the financial burdens Rockaway, there are plans gage Advocates at (516) 374- 100 REBATE they bear. underway to expand and open 4564. “We refer clients to him an office in Hempstead, to ser- PER WINDOW (10 MAX) SILHOUETTE® WINDOW SHADINGS

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MAYER FERTIG Publisher, Editor-in-Chief YAF F I S P ODE K Assistant Editor Yes on victim compensation, MALKA EISENBERG, MICHAEL ORBACH Reporters HELENE PARSONS AND RACHEL WEINBERG Account Executives RABBI AVI BILLET, AYALA COHEN, ALAN JAY GERBER, no on communal bankruptcy RABBI YAKOV HOROWITZ, ADAM NEUSTADTER, SARI uman nature has played a key the real world potential of the bill can’t NOSSBAUM, LISA SCHIFFMAN, RABBI AVI SHAFRAN, role in the dearth of criminal Editorial be ignored while neither can the impact DAVID SEIDEMANN, MIRIAM L. WALLACH, CHANANYA cases and civil lawsuits filed of abuse on its victims. WEISSMAN against perpetrators of sexual by a flood of cases involving predatory While we wish that Agudah would Contributors H clergy. It has paid out $2.6 billion in ALYSON GOODMAN abuse in our yeshivahs. Experts in the already have reached a conclusion on a field say victims are rarely able to bring claims in cases dating to 1950, accord- matter that is neither new nor a sur- Editorial Designer ing to the annual report by the U.S. ■ themselves to reveal their ordeals at the prise (not to mention our wish that it The Jewish Star is an independent community newspaper. All opinions expressed Conference of Catholic Bishops; six dio- are solely those of The Jewish Star’s editorial staff or contributing writers. hands of educators until they reach had taken a public leadership role on ■ adulthood themselves. ceses have sought bankruptcy protec- the whole issue of yeshiva abuse many 2 Endo Blvd., Garden City, NY 11530 For that reason, at least in part, the tion as a result. years ago) we can understand their hes- (516) 569-4000 E-mail: [email protected] Apparently fearing jury verdicts in fax: (516) 569-4942 decks have been stacked in favor of itation. cases of their own, a Satmar umbrella The Jewish Star is published weekly by the The Jewish Star LLC, 2 Endo abusers remaining free to repeat their While we would very much like to Boulevard, Garden City, NY 11530. Postmaster send address changes to The crimes by statutes of limitations that organization in Williamsburg and a see draconian penalties for institutions Jewish Star, 2 Endo Boulevard, Garden City, NY 11530. Subscription rates: $36 expire when a victim turns 18 or 23, for Sephardic community group in Flat- that, in some cases, covered up abuse for 1 year, $60 for 2 years, $72 for 3 years within Nassau County. All other sub- criminal or civil cases, respectively. bush reportedly have joined the and browbeat victims and their parents scriptions $54 per year. Newsstand price: $1 . Major Credit Cards accepted. A bill up again for consideration in Catholic Church in opposition. to keep quiet, we don’t believe that Copyright © 2009 The Jewish Star LLC. All rights reserved. Albany this week would extend those Agudath Israel of America is still con- bankrupting yeshivahs or other commu- deadlines and, more importantly, open sidering the matter. Agudah’s Rabbi nity organizations, particularly in these a one-year window during which old David Zwiebel told The Jewish Star’s troubled economic times, is a good Letters civil cases might be brought. Michael Orbach, “It’s a subject of con- idea. Unsurprisingly, the Roman Catholic versation at the highest levels of our We would very much like to see vic- Tomchei Madoff’s Church is leading an effort to defeat the rabbinical leadership.” tims get a shot at justice against their bill, even in the absence of former A cynic might imagine that it’s quite abusers and their enablers — if only the fate unfair Majority Leader Joseph Bruno, who a conversation: the warring impulses criminal statute would be reopened as Shabbos gift declined to bring it to a vote three times between a continued effort to white- well — but we reluctantly hope that it in the past, after it had passed the wash the whole problem away versus comes next year instead, with an To the Editor: To the Editor: Assembly. the prospect of all those greenbacks amended bill that opens a window for My friend told me that her All we keep hearing about going away. husband gives a shiur every The Roman Catholic Church after all, new claims but places some reasonable is Bernie Madoff. I see a mag- Rabbi Zwiebel struck a sensible note, morning in Lawrence. On Fri- has been brought to its financial knees cap on potential jury awards. nificent apartment he lived in, however, when he told The Star that day morning, a man walked in his beautiful wife with her gor- with an envelope for Tomchei geous hair, perfectly colored Shabbos. He said that after and cut, and I think about how reading the article in The Jew- he is going to live in a cell. ish Star (Tomchei Shabbos Growing up in Williams- FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BENCH: THE FIFTH SON gears up for greater need; burg, I remember my mother March 13, 2009), he decided Continued from Page One picture himself or knows that of “interference” that must be because it is untraditional, he always saying “schve zu makin the whole picture requires that reckoned with. Often, the should remember that all of to immediately write a check a leben.” She was referring to for Tomchei Shabbos. Yasher fakers and takers and should he consult with lawyers, doc- greater the scholar, the more Chassidus was unconventional my father. He was a furrier eschew contact with them. I am tors, psychologists or other pro- “handlers” he has. This is true in when it began. koach on your wonderful arti- and worked very hard. There cle. referring to real, authentic sages fessionals before arriving at a both Chassidish and Litvish, or When a Litvish leader were seven children to sup- who nevertheless render deci- decision. non-Chassidic, circles. The infor- objects to a new approach JEANETTE LAMM port. He would never work on sions without synthesizing all of In my work, I have wit- mation a scholar might receive because it is too emotional, he Coordinator, Tomchei Shabbos shabbos and of course was the relevant information and nessed devastating conse- therefore is second-hand and should be more cognizant of the of the Five Towns and told by the boss that if he did viewing issues in context, quences when rabbis or clergy sometimes third-hand. It does fact that too many of our yeshi- Far Rockaway not come in on shabbos, don’t including the petitioner’s stage of other faiths have dispensed not incorporate context and pre- va students suffer from A.D.D. show up at all. So he would of life. legal or psychological advice to text. Because the questioner is –– autopilot davening disorder Editor’s Note: shlep the pelts of fur, which My grandfather, a revered divorcing couples. The profes- not present, human psychology –– and that sorely missing from The correct phone number for were very heavy, on the train Torah sage in Germany and here sionals then have to come in cannot be properly employed. their curriculum is an emotional Tomchei Shabbos is (718) and work on them the whole in America would often say “it’s and undo the good intentioned We note that our liturgy connection to our heritage. 327-7283, instead of area code night, then shlep them back a lot easier to ‘paskan treif’ than but poorly premised advice of speaks of four types of sons at I am sure that this article (516), as written in last week’s on the train the next day. He ‘paskan kosher.’” Loosely trans- the clergy. the Seder. But there is a fifth will stir some debate and per- article. dropped dead at my feet when lated, that means it’s much easi- I would stress that these son to be concerned about. And haps criticism. It is not meant as I was 10 and he was 53. We er and requires less critical episodes are few, but annoying. that is the son who is absent an indictment of our leaders. never lived like the Madoffs, analysis of Jewish law to say I also wish to point out that in from the Seder. There is a son Rather it is an appeal to our but at least none of the chil- that something is “forbidden,” our community we are blessed who has not been reached sages to examine context and ABOUT LETTERS dren ever shamed the Kirschn- The Jewish Star welcomes Letters to than to analyze the relevant law, with a few rabbis who have because context and pretext pretext in both the message of the Editor of no more than 250 words. er name. apply it to the particular circum- totally synthesized all of the have been absent from the their rulings and the method of We reserve the right to edit letters for Now, many years later, I stances of the time and find a above and see the whole pic- halachic rulings he has encoun- delivery so that the fifth son will style, content and space. Deadline is lost my husband and so did permissible precedence in Jew- ture. They are invaluable both tered. find his way to the Seder table. Monday at noon; we cannot guarantee Ruth. The only difference is ish law, to bring another Jew to couples and lawyers in resolv- Reaching this fifth son I met with a “fifth son” this placement. Letters must include the she will visit him about two or into the fold. ing matrimonial disputes. As in sometimes requires new past week. He told me that drug name of the writer, current address and three times a month. All I do is I do not advocate breaking the past, they continue to work approaches that only a sorrow- and alcohol parties are com- daytime telephone number and may be leave a stone on Seymour’s existing laws or customs or cre- with professionals in formulat- fully few leaders are bold monplace, every weekend, mailed to The Jewish Star, grave. Is that fair? ating new one. Instead, I believe ing the substance and manner enough to employ. The old van- among our youth. 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One coupon per store visit. 450 Central Avenue • Cedarhurst • (516) 374-9546 269577 Sun. 10-5; Mon. & Tues. 9-6; Wed. & Thurs. 9-7; Fri. 9-3 271083 The Jewish Star March 20, 2009 5 NON-PROFITS FEAR LOWER DEDUCTION PLAN SEEKING SECOND SHOT AT PREDATOR CLERGY Continued from Page One have seen their portfolios decline These people have huge hearts, Continued from Page One phone two days after the trip. “I that Lopez voted for the mea- so drastically over the last 12 to 18 but they also have needs, and think we’re at a tipping point for sure three times in the past, the time these proposals would months and they’re giving less as it they can only be hit with so thing.” survivors for sexual abuse." when it passed the Assembly, he be implemented in 2011. Even if is,” Hirsch said. “The local organi- much.” Joel Engelman is currently Supporters stress that most explained that on the last three that is the case, fundraisers antic- zations, which are already facing And not only Jewish organi- suing Rabbi Avrohom Reich- victims do not come forward occasions he “had not read it.” ipate that the changes would still increased demands for emergency zations will be affected by the man, a teacher at the United until they reach adulthood. For Rabbi David Niederman, have a negative effect on charita- and social services due to the gen- proposal, OHEL’s Gildin pointed Talmudic Academy, for sexually that reason, they say, current Executive Director of the United ble giving. eral economic downturn, are out. “I think it’s a problem for all abusing him over a two-month statutes make it nearly impossi- Jewish Organization of “Regardless of whether we going to be facing a much deeper charities, Jewish and non-Jew- period beginning when Joel was ble to file criminal charges or Williamsburg, said that they are in an economic recovery or threat because of these two pro- ish,” he said. “Everybody will get eight. The lawsuit also accuses bring civil suits. were supporting Lopez's bill. not, you’re still giving the same posals.” hit with the same policy, a policy United Talmudic Academy of Hamilton credited a cross- "This year-long window will disincentive to sponsors, benefac- Those who have held on to that is not an incentive for people reinstating Reichman as soon as denominational lobbying effort make it impossible for innocent tors, patrons, donors and philan- their jobs, as well as businesses, to give in an economy where peo- Joel turned 23 and the statute by Catholic and Jewish sur- people to defend themselves and thropists,” warned Gildin. “You’re will see their charity deductions ple are already not giving.” of limitations for child sexual vivors of sexual abuse to push it will serve as a deterrent for targeting that particular group limited, which, coupled with the The loss to charitable organi- abuse ran out. Joel’s attorney is the bill forward. Representatives qualified professionals to pursue that gives the most contributions, climbing unemployment rate, will zations nationwide could total Elliot Pasik of Long Beach. of both groups met in Albany to a teaching career in private insti- and if it will impact on their tax several billion dollars a year, The Albany trip was orga- lobby for the bill. tutions," Niederman said. deductions, it is inevitable that according to the Indiana Universi- nized by Survivors for Justice, “The story’s the same, it’s an However, support for or those contributions will ty Center on Philanthropy. an organization that helps Jew- abuse of authority,” explained against the bill in the Jewish com- decrease.” “ f you have these new The center examined how ish victims of sexual abuse work Jim Shovah, whose son was munity is not uniform. “The Jew- In addition to the impact on I the proposed budget would have with police and civil authorities. raped by the family’s preacher. ish community is not nearly as Jewish philanthropy in general, limits, this could spell a affected giving in past years, Joel is a founding member. So “I didn’t know I was turning my centralized. Even a large number the budget proposals could have a based on data on how much tax- far the group has brought main- son over to a lion.” of the rabbis would not mean the tangible effect in the Five Towns. disaster for American payers deducted for charitable stream attention to the issue of Speaking to The Jewish Star, Jewish community is opposed or “Since many taxpayers in our charities. Billions of contributions. If Obama’s tax plan sexual abuse inside the ortho- Assemblywoman Markey, the in favor,” Hamilton noted. community have household had been in effect in 2006, Amer- dox community, including a bill’s sponsor, was open to the Rabbi David Zwiebel, Agu- incomes which would be taxed at dollars that people would icans with incomes of $250,000 confrontation between Engel- challenges her legislation will dath Israel’s Executive Vice Pres- the highest rate, our community or more would have decreased man and his accused molester face. ident, said that they have not would be disproportionately not give makes a dent in their giving by 4.6 percent, or that aired on Channel 11 News. “My fear is with my own yet taken a position on the affected ... and then in turn an already difficult nearly $3.9 billion according to Standing with her son who church they’re using finance as a issue. impact the charities in our area,” the center. People at that income looms a head taller than her reason for not doing my legisla- “It’s a subject of conversation said Avi Hirsch, an accountant situation.” level claimed more than $81 bil- and dresses all in black, Pearl tion. The real reason is they don’t at the highest levels of our rab- who lives in Woodmere and lion in charitable gifts in 2006. cuts a striking figure. She want members of my church to binical leadership,” Rabbi works for a not-for-profit founda- “If you have these new lim- declined to be photographed know how extensive it [sexual Zwiebel told The Jewish Star. tion in Teaneck, N.J. its, this could spell a disaster for but invited a reporter to her abuse] is,” she explained. “There are likely to be real- Hirsch pointed out that Nas- American charities,” said Gildin. house for Shabbat. As an ortho- In November, Dennis Paust, life cases that are resuscitated as sau County is ranked 10th in the challenge Jewish organizations to “Billions of dollars that people dox woman, Pearl represents a the spokesperson for the New a result of the passage of such a nation in median household meet their budgets next year, would not give makes a dent in rare type of reluctant activist. York Catholic Conference told bill. And that is part of the con- income, according to the 2008 Hirsch predicted. “We live in a an already difficult situation.” “I’m fighting for my son’s The Jewish Star that his group sideration,” he elaborated. “You report of the U.S. Census Bureau. very generous community, and Not only would the wealthi- life,” she explained. opposes the bill since it unfairly can’t ignore the real world The county’s unemployment rate, the president’s proposal will not est Americans be affected, he Pearl spent her day in a whirl- targets non-profits and private potential of a bill like this in however, has increased dramati- decrease people’s desire to give, added, but so would the many wind of meetings with legisla- institutions. The bill is “about evaluating whether it is the cor- cally in the past few months — but will certainly leave us with people who benefit from the ser- tors attempting to drum up sup- bankrupting the Church,” he rect thing for our community to from 5.6 percent to 6.5 percent less to give,” he said. vices provided by charities, which port for the perennial bill. It has said, and the Child Victim Act is embrace. On the other hand, from December to January, com- Obama raised $300 million would be forced to cut back sig- passed the Assembly three times simply “a trial lawyer bill to you can’t ignore the real impact pared with New York City’s negli- over the Internet for his presiden- nificantly on their services. but failed each time to be enrich trial lawyers.” on victims of abuse.” gible increase from 7.2 to 7.3 per- tial campaign, most of it in contri- “Let’s not forget those who brought to the Senate, largely Another opponent is Assem- After a wearying day, the bus cent during the same time peri- butions of $20 to $50, but that is depend on these charities,” Gildin due to former Senate Majority blyman Vito Lopez (D-Brooklyn), left Albany at 4:30 p.m. and od. not how funds are raised in the said. “Our ability to provide ser- Leader Joe Bruno and the influ- who sponsored a competing bill arrived back in Williamsburg “We may not feel the impact Jewish community, said Katz, vices that are essential in the ence of the Catholic Church, that would only extend the close to 8:00. Midway through of unemployment rates currently, noting that both larger and small- community could be curtailed, which would be liable for back statute of limitations by five the ride, the bus erupted in because many of our community er charities would be affected. compromised, or closed down. It damages in a large number of years and would not provide a cheers when it was announced members who lost jobs have sev- “Anyone who’s giving really would have drastic consequences cases. The bill was to be brought new window for civil claims by that Israel Weingarten, who was erance pay and generous com- big money fits into the higher for many groups and an expo- to the Assembly on Tuesday. abuse survivors. In a heated accused of sexually abusing his pensations,” Hirsch cautioned. income bracket,” he explained. nentially negative impact Marci Hamilton, a Cardozo exchange with members of Sur- daughters, had been found “These benefits won’t run out for “The fact is that we rely on those throughout the United States. Law School professor and vivors for Justice, Lopez defend- guilty. Pearl asked her son to six months, and so the effects are who are significantly blessed with The timing of this could not be author of “Justice Denied: What ed his position by noting that the take out a sweet noodle kugel still unfolding.” finances to succeed and keep the worse.” America Must Do To Protect Its bill only extends the window for from the brown bag and give it He estimated that the com- charitable work going. If the pro- Children,” believed the bill had victims of private institutions and out to the rest of the riders. munity wouldn’t feel the impact posal passes, my guess is that it What do you think? a strong chance of succeeding. not public schools. “It’s not up to us to accom- until perhaps the end of the sum- could result in a 5 to 10 percent Comment online at “We all remain cautiously “That’s discriminatory,” plish,” she said, echoing a pas- mer. “People in the community cut in addition to everything else www.thejewishstar.com or to optimistic,” she explained by Lopez said. sage in the Talmud. “It’s for us we’ve been putting up with. [email protected] When it was pointed out to do.”

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PARSHAT VAYAKHEL-PEKUDEI ON THE Looking for a Passover seder? Virtuous testimony Calendar This year, UJA-Federation of New York’s Resource Line will BY RABBI AVI BILLET shall come to visit you.” When offer referrals to those in the that day came, the king For a complete listing of upcoming request for Private School New York Jewish community After the debacle of the showed up and they made who wish to observe the holi- community events, including items Cedarhurst - The JCC of the Transportation no later than April 1, Golden Calf, the question peace with one another. He day but don’t have a place to that didn’t make it into the print edi- Greater Five Towns Kosher Culinary 2009. You may file on line at must be asked: were the entered the palace and they participate in a seder. Referrals tion, go to www.thejewishstar.com. Institute will host Naomi Ross, www.Lawrence.org (Programs/ Israelites completely forgiven ate and drank together. Private School Page) and follow the are to seders at local commu- Her neighbors could not founder of Jewish Cooking for their sin? instructions. Parents of kinder- nity centers, synagogues, or believe it! However, as soon as Oceanside - The Young Israel of Concepts, on Wednesday, March 25 Sure, G-d allowed them to garten children and children new to restaurants. Seders are open to they smelled the spices [her Oceanside will host Malcom at 10:00 a.m. Ms. Ross will prepare a survive, with minimal loss of the District, filing for the first time, the community in the five bor- perfume], they knew the king Hoenlein as a scholar in residence Passover menu. The fee for this life (0.5 percent of the army must apply in person with proof of oughs, Long Island, and and his wife had reconciled. on Shabbat Vayakhel/Pekudei, class is $50. For more information age males were killed), and residency (tax bill, closing state- Westchester, held on the first The Midrash explains that March 20-21. Hoenlein, Executive and reservations please call (516) even Aharon retained his post ment or deed) and original birth two nights of Passover, this is exactly what happened Vice Chairman of the Conference of 569-6733, ext. 222. as High Priest. G-d changed certificate at the Transportation Wednesday, April 8, 2009, and with G-d and the Israelites. He Presidents of Major American His attributes of mercy and Office located in the Lawrence Thursday, April 9, 2009. If you made it easier for His “chosen had invited them to His palace Jewish Organizations. Mr. Hoenlein Cedarhurst - The JCC of the are interested in finding out at Sinai, gave them the Torah, Middle School, Room 106. Office nation” to be fallible humans will speak, iy”H, on three occasions Greater Five Towns is having their about community seders, and called them a “kingdom hours are from 8:00 a.m. to who can repent when they do during Shabbat: Shabbat Morning seventh annual fundraising dinner please contact UJA-Federa- of priests.” After 40 days they 3:30 p.m. wrong. But did they achieve Drasha: The Dangers and on Wednesday, March 25 at The tion’s Resource Line, open Mon- sinned, and the nations of the complete atonement? Opportunities Facing Israel and the Sephardic Temple, 775 Branch ONGOING EVENTS day through Friday from 9:00 world said, “He is never com- After the whole incident Middle East; Shabbat Afternoon: Is it p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at 1-800-UJA- ing back to you Israelites. Your Boulevard at 6:30 p.m. For more plays out, the Torah continues 1939 Again? Assessing the State of Cedarhurst - The Beis Medrash of FED7 or by e-mail at resource- G-d has left you forever.” But information and reservations please with its description of how the World Jewry; and Seudah Shlishit: [email protected]. when Moshe sought mercy for call the JCC office at (516) 569-6733. Cedarhurst is introducing a Flexible Mishkan –– the original syna- American Jewry: Changing Realities Morning Learning Program, which gogue –– was put together. the people, G-d forgave, as it and Opportunities. The shul is locat- says in Bamidbar 14, “And G-d will take place every Monday The first component of ed at 150 Waukena Ave. For more Oceanside - The Friedberg JCC is through Thursday from 10:30 a.m. this week’s double Torah por- said, ‘I have forgiven as you information, call (516) 764-1099 or hosting Haggai Carmon on until 12:45 p.m. There are shiurim Woodmere - The Young Israel of tion talks about the creation of have spoken.’” visit www.yioceanside.org. Thursday, March 26 from 7:30-8:30 and chavrusas in Chumash, Gemara, Woodmere hosts a Torah Conference the materials and the vessels, Moshe expressed appreci- p.m. Hear the Israeli American Halacha and Chovos Halevavos. Call (TCC) program every Monday while the second half of the ation that G-d forgave His peo- author and international lawyer dis- Learners can come and go as they through Thursday from 12:30 to 1:00 “double parsha” is the actual ple, but he also requested that Merrick - Congregation Ohav cuss his 20 years of adventures please The Beis Medrash of p.m., and Sundays from 10:00 to erecting of the building, com- G-d make it clear to the Sholom is hosting a Melave Malka working undercover for the U.S. 10:30 a.m., sponsored by IDT. The nations of the world that Israel Cedarhurst is located at 504 W. plete with all its accou- on Motza’ei Shabbat, March 21 at government, which inspired his lat- schedule is as follows: Sundays, had been forgiven for its mis- Broadway (off the corner of W. trements placed where they 9:00 p.m. The event will feature est intelligence thriller, “The Rabbi Binny Freedman: tastings on deed. G-d said, “I shall rest My Broadway and Cedarhurst Ave.) For were meant to be. Chanoch Teller speaking on “The Chameleon Conspiracy.” Cost is $6. the parsha; Mondays, Rabbi Zev Meir In 38:21, we are told: presence in your midst, and all Righteous Live On — Tales of more information, please contact The JCC is located at 15 Neil Court in Rabbi Moshe Kaufman at (718) 471- Friedman: contemporary hashkafic “These are the accounts of the will see that I have forgiven Tzadikim.” There will dancing, live Oceanside. For more information, them.” This is why it is called 2780 or moshehkaufman@ topics; Tuesdays, Rabbi Kalman Tabernacle, the Tabernacle of music and a gala buffet. The event please call (516) 766-4341. Topp: halachic topics of daily life; Testimony…” In this verse, the the Tabernacle of Testimony is being sponsored by the gmail.com. –– it bears witness that G-d Wednesdays, Rabbi Aaron Glatt, MD: word “Mishkan” is repeated, Greenberg family in honor of the Bentching and halachos relating to and the term “Ha-edut” is forgave the Jewish people for Cedarhurst - The Young Israel of fourth yahrtzeit of Jacob Cedarhurst - The “Sunday Night benching; and Thursdays, Rabbi added to it, seemingly to the sin of the Golden Calf. Lawrence Cedarhurst is holding Greenberg, z”l. Tickets cost $12 for Torah Lecture Series” in memory of Yisrael Kamintesky: hashkafa from describe what kind of Mishkan Perhaps the smell of the their 28th annual dinner on Motza’ei adults in advance and $15 at the Shari Siman-Tov z”l is held weekly at the parsha. To participate, dial (718) was constructed. Interestingly, ketoret (incense) parallels the Shabbat, March 28, honoring Rabbi door, and $4 for children age 13 and 8:00 p.m. at Congregation Shaare 732-6924 or (973) 409-3117. Enter the one midrashic account sug- smell of the king’s wife’s per- and Rebbetzin Moshe and Sori under or $6 at the door. The shul is Emunah, the Sephardic conference ID#: 516 295 0950 and gests there was a second fume. located at 145 South Merrick Ave. Teitelbaum. There will be a raffle Post the Golden Calf, the Congregation of the Five Towns, 539 enter the password: 613613#. mishkan, whose purpose was For more information and to make a drawing for two tickets to Israel. To Oakland Avenue (Corner Oakland merely to have a double of Jewish people were blessed reservation, please call purchase a $72 raffle ticket or place Ave. & Peninsula Blvd). Both men everything, in the event some- with a tremendous opportuni- (516) 378-1988. an ad in the journal, please call the and women are invited. Ner Sarah is Long Beach - Long Beach Medical thing broke or was otherwise ty –– if not a great responsibil- shul at (516) 569-3324. a network of Torah and chesed Center hosts a Gamblers ruined in the functioning ity. They needed to show the Projects in memory of Shari Siman- Anonymous group Mondays at 7:30 Mishkan. world that the responsible par- Cedarhurst - The Young Israel of Lido Beach - Lido Beach Synagogue Tov z”l. For more information, p.m. in Conference Room D at Long Whether this was so can ties had been removed from Lawrence-Cedarhurst is hosting a Beach Medical Center, 455 E. Bay the situation, and that the will celebrate their 42nd Annual please e-mail nersarah@nersarah- be debated. spring session of the Beit Medrash Drive. Call (516) 897-1250 for details. The Midrash (51:4) asks a Jewish people were now living Program featuring lectures by Rabbi Dinner in honor of Evelyn and project.com or visit www.nersarah- more pointed question. Why is virtuous lives. David Fohrman, noted teacher and Manny Gross on Sunday, March 29 at project.com. it called the “Tabernacle of In a big world in which scholar. Shiurim on topics related to the Lawrence Village Testimony?” When did it anti-Semitism is on the rise, Pesach — “Yetziat Mitzrayim in Three Country Club. The shul is become anything more than a members of the global Jewish Dimensions” — will be given on located at 1 Fairway Road. Tabernacle, a plain and simple community must live lives Monday March 23 and Monday, For more information, please Mishkan? bearing witness to the fact March 30, following 8:15 p.m. call (516) 889-9650. Rabbi Shimon bar Yish- that the Jews have been for- Ma’ariv. Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum will given by G-d for any misdeeds, mael says it became testimony deliver a shiur on Thursday nights Cedarhurst - The JCC of the to the entire world that the that we have weeded out following the 8:15 Maariv on Greater Five Towns has Israelites had been completely those who seek to do criminal “Masterpieces of Jewish Thought” — scheduled a “Cooking forgiven, and that this forgive- acts, and that we aim to live Studies in the Sefas Emes of Rav Concepts” class, just in time ness had come from G-d. virtuous lives, as best as we MARCH 23, 2009 Yehuda Aryeh Leb of Gur. YILC is for Passover, with Chef The Midrash produces a possibly can. located at 8 Spruce Street. For more Naomi Ross, on Tuesday, parable: A king took his It is time for us to earn 1:00 PM - 7:00 PM information, please call (516) 569- March 31 from 10:00 a.m. to beloved wife, whom he loved the title we were so nobly 3324 or go to www.yilc.org. most of all, and became angry given by G-d many years ago, 12:00 noon, to be held at the with her over some incident, to be a “kingdom of priests JCC, 207 Grove Avenue in and he left her. Her neighbors and a holy nation.” Oceanside - The Young Israel of Cedarhurst. For more infor- told her, ‘He’s not coming Oceanside is hosting a pre-Pesach mation and for reservations, back, you know.” After a while Avi Billet welcomes your lecture on Tuesday, March 24, from please call (516) 569-6733, he sent her a message saying, comments and thoughts at 8-9 p.m. Rabbi Zvi Sobolofsky will ext. 222. 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It’s designed for reflection tion in the solar system as it did the sky,” Rabbi Pahmer said, not- and introspection.” when it was created on the ing that the moment of the ver- What is unique about Bircat fourth day. nal equinox occurs when the sun HaChama, Rabbi Bleich contin- Rabbi J. David Bleich — is on the celestial equator. ued, is that nobody would under- whose book, “Bircas HaChamma,” Although the equinox technically stand its significance unless they (Artscroll, 1981) was updated and falls out on Tuesday, April 7 at had studied it beforehand. This re-issued this year in honor of the 6:00 p.m., that night is halachi- analysis of the celestial world occasion — drew a standing- cally the beginning of the fourth brings one to the realization that room-only crowd when he day. Therefore, he concluded, the universe is “galgal v’chozer” addressed the topic on Sunday at April 8 is the day on which one (a repeating cycle) only because Yeshiva University. Hundreds of should look at the sun after it Hashem guarantees its existence. men and women came from all rises and recite the blessing. “Bircat HaChama is praising over the tri-state area and gath- Rabbi Bleich spoke next Hashem for continually creating ered in Furst Hall on YU’s Wash- and, intent on not repeating any the universe,” Rabbi Bleich ington Heights campus to hear information found in his book, stressed. “It is a result of our Rabbi Bleich and other Torah chose to focus on the specific text intellectual awareness after scholars discuss the solar phe- of Bircat HaChama, “oseh reflection and introspection.” nomenon from both a halachic ma’aseh b’reishit.” He believes Rabbi Bleich also pointed and scientific perspective. that these words, also used in out that the date to recite Bircat In his opening remarks, other blessings, characterize HaChama fell out on Erev Pesach Rabbi Yona Reiss, Dean of the three distinctive type of brachot. at only two other times in history: Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theologi- The first type is a bracha Yetziat Mitzrayim (Exodus from cal Seminary (RIETS), intro- said over natural wonders such as Egypt) and the year preceding duced the topic by relating its the Grand Canyon or Mt. Everest. the miracle of Purim, both occa- Talmudic source in Masechet “This is a bracha on a historical sions after which the Jews merit- Brachot (59b). There, Abayei phenomenon of ma’aseh ed a geulah (redemption). explains that the blessing — b’reishit,” Rabbi Bleich said, “That is not to say that this “oseh ma’aseh b’reishit — is recit- “something that you don’t see on means the geulah is coming this ed when the cycle of the sun is a regular basis and you are thank- year,” Rabbi Bleich quipped, “but completed every 28 years, at the ing Hashem for creating it when since the next time it will occur time of the vernal equinox. He created the world.” on Erev Pesach is in about 500 Rabbi Reiss noted that this The second kind of bracha is years, I will say that this year is year’s occurrence is the 206th made on a creation that Hashem the last Bircat HaChama guaran- time that Bircat HaChama will be is creating right now, such as teed to be on Erev Pesach.” recited since the world’s creation lightning. “It is a bracha for He concluded by offering a in year 1. He pointed out that the presently created phenomena,” connection between Bircat infrequency of the bracha (bless- said Rabbi Bleich. “The problem is HaChama’s reflective nature and ing) turns its recitation, and the that we are desensitized, and Pesach, when a person is obligat- days leading up to it, into a time every once in a while, we need a ed to view himself as if he had for reflection, “on where we were jolt to realize that teva (nature) is left Egypt — two “evocative” 28 years ago and where we will really just another neis (miracle) mitzvot recognizing Hashem’s be 28 years from now.” from Hashem.” hashgacha (Divine providence). “The sun rises and the sun The third and final type of “When these two mitzvot sets,” Rabbi Reiss observed, quot- bracha which uses the phrase fall out at the same time,” Rabbi ing a verse from Koheleth, “which “oseh ma’aseh b’reishit,” is the Bir- Bleich observed, “they are two is a metaphor for all of life and cat HaChama, which Rabbi Bleich yesodot (foundations) of emu- our experiences.” defines as an “evocative bracha.” nah (faith) coming together, and Rabbi David Pahmer, Shoel “It’s not responsive to what these two concepts are not unre- U’Meishiv at RIETS, then took Hashem has created in the past lated to the geulah.”

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Courtesy YU Museum The Chabad synagogue in Vermont was one of the many shuls Max Miller visited on his journey as he recited Kaddish for his late father. AROUND THE WORLD Continued from Page One all part of the exhibit. Well- known, more established shuls, day was such an important part such as the Bialystoker syna- 271376 of my life, I felt compelled to gogue on Manhattan’s Lower create images capturing this East Side are painted alongside Courtesy YU Museum TO ADVERTISE IN experience,” the artist explains more obscure venues such as A depiction of the exterior of the Cuban synagogue, a Agudas Achim of Ohio and THE JEWISH STAR in a narrative posted by the sephardic shul in south Florida, was among the 50 portraits in exhibit. “I created a watercolor Havura in Vermont. A few paint- EXT. of each place where I said Kad- ings even depict people praying a YU museum exhibit featuring the work of Max Miller. CALL 516-632-5205 4 dish — as a historic record and inside the shuls, both men and for personal reasons.” women — though their faces At the front of the gallery, a are not discernible — with some portrait of Miller’s father against men wearing a tallis or a silver background sets a pow- yarmulke as well. erful tone for the rest of the dis- The exhibit also showcases play. Each of the 50 paintings Miller’s written observations depicts one shul and every and thoughts on each of the image is a vibrant watercolor shuls he visited. Some selections done on paper, identical in its are descriptive analyses, as rectangular dimensions — but Miller admires the architecture the similarities end there. What of specific buildings, while oth- is striking about the exhibit is ers are anecdotal, with the artist the diversity displayed in the offering entertaining commen- paintings, both from an aesthet- tary on the eclectic group of ic, artistic perspective as well in people he encountered along the variety of shuls being por- the way. trayed. “Aside from his family, the Some shuls are painted two things that were most from a bird’s eye view, as if important to him were Judaism Miller is standing in a balcony and architecture,” Miller says, looking down into the main describing his late father and sanctuary. These pictures are explaining his motivation to cre- often abstract, and allow the ate the exhibit. “Presenting this viewer to get a general sense of project to the public provides an what the entire shul looked like, opportunity for those within the from an architectural angle. Jewish community and for those Other paintings are more in other communities, of all detailed and concentrate specifi- ages, to witness and honor the cally on one aspect of the syna- tradition of the Mourner’s Kad- gogue. dish, and to reflect on their own For example, in the picture humanity and spiritual jour- of Temple Judea in Gables, FL, neys.” Miller focuses in on the intri- A second exhibit, “Testimo- cately designed stained-glass ny and Memory,” features a col- windows, using a kaleidoscope lection of contemporary Torah of vivid colors to portray that mantles (covers) designed by aspect of the shul. The same Carole Smollan. Smollan detail is applied to Miller’s worked out of studios in London painting of The Young Israel of and Portugal to design a series Flatbush, a shul that held extra of ornately decorated miniature significance since his late father mantles from textile remnants 269560 celebrated his Bar Mitzvah there of chuppahs (wedding in the 1930s. canopies) she created for cou- In other paintings, Miller ples around the world, using chooses to focus on various silk, velvet, paint and stitching. other components of the shul, The mantles have Jewish including the parochet (curtain) themes such as creation and the covering the aron kodesh (Torah Ten Commandments, incorpo- ark), the ark itself, the bima, rating Hebrew and English vers- rows of pews, hanging chande- es from the Bible related to dif- liers, or a unique skylight featur- ferent stages of the life cycle. ing a Magen David (star of The third new exhibit on David), as is the case in The display, “Joseph, the Bull, and Shul at Bal Harbour, Florida. the Rose” uses the theme of the Looking for feedback from our readers — and we'll feed you Some paintings depict the bull (shor) and relates it to the shul from the outside, providing biblical character of Joseph. an exterior view of the building Through a series of paintings, Would you please tell us: itself, and, even more interest- Mexican artist Anette Pier uses ing, the surrounding landscape the image of the bull as a and scenery. The Beth Israel metaphor for Joseph, demon- Why do you read The Jewish Star? shul in Miami Beach looks right strating how bullfighting is a at home against its balmy Flori- dance and power play with the da backdrop, replete with palm matador, paralleling Joseph’s We know what we do to put the paper together each week, trees and rays of sunshine light- relationship with his brothers. ing up the building. However, but what we'd really like to know is, not every shul in Miami is locat- The YU Museum is open ed so strategically; Temple Menorah is based on a regular Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday What makes reading The Star worth your time? Florida street, as evidenced by and Thursday from 11:00 the traffic lights and wires a.m., until 5:00 p.m. and depicted in the foreground. Mondays, when admission is Tell us what we're doing right — and Also of note is the wide free, from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. variety of shuls that Miller visit- For holders of a Yeshiva what you think could use some work. ed throughout his travels. Large University ID card, admission majestic synagogues and smaller is free at all times. For more temples, spanning across the information, please call All responses will be entered in a random drawing religious spectrum; places all (212) 294-8330 or visit across the United States, as well www.yumuseum.org. for a meal for two at a kosher restaurant in the Five Towns. as several shuls in England are Please e-mail responses to: PUBLIC SKATING [email protected] SUNDAYS: 2:15-4:15PM (subject line:Why I read) Book Your or via U.S. Mail: BIRTHDAY PARTY Why I Read With Us! c/o The Jewish Star 2 Endo Boulevard Bring In Garden City, NY 11530 This Ad For $100 OFF ADMISSION

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Mrs. Shirley Slomka (left) receives her gift pillow from Sarah Golda Spira. Pillow party at

Manhigut Yehudit honors local leaders Woodmere Rehab On Shushan Purim, March Mitzvah girl and her friends “As one walks up the hall- Manhigut Yehudit, the largest faction inside the Likud party, celebrated its Seventh Annual Dinner on 11, Sarah Golda Spira of decorated the pillows and pack- way in the facility, each bed has Shushan Purim, Wednesday, March 11, at the Sands of Atlantic Beach. Dr. Paul Brody of Great Neck Lawrence presented handmade aged them in gift bags adorned a unique decorative pillow on pillows to the residents of with the words “Feel Better.” it,” said Leba Sonneberg of received the Eretz Yisrael Award and is pictured in the middle, holding Israel’s flag and dancing with his Woodmere Rehabilitation and Sarah Golda, a student at Woodmere Rehab. “Sarah Golda son, Joey. Manhigut co-founders Moshe Feiglin, president, and Shmuel Sackett, international director, Health Care Center, as part of TAG, spoke to dozens of the res- brought great joy to our resi- are dancing in the left section of the circle next to Rob Muchnick, Manhigut’s U.S. Director, with his son her Bat Mitzvah celebration. At idents during her visit and per- dents with this outstanding David on his shoulders. a party held in February, the Bat sonally gave each one a pillow. mitzvah project.”

ANTI-ISRAEL SPEAKER Continued from Page One

proposed solutions, she instead relied on virulent tropes and clips from Al Jazeera (in one memorable YouTube clip show- casing non-violent Palestinian tactics, a non-violent protestor used a slingshot on a civilian). There was an easy distinc- tion between the two different groups of people in the audi- ence: Pro-Palestinian senior citi- zens with either long hair or no hair, and 20 or so very angry observant Jews jumping out of their seats. During the Q and A, Gershon was struck with a bar- rage of questions from audience members who gleefully pointed out her errors. In the best sequence of the evening a series of particularly large factual errors was uncovered and Ger- shon admitted that she “was not a historian.” “Then why are you here?” someone yelled from the back. Alan Dorfman, president of the Five Towns Forum, struggled to maintain control of the crowd, pleading in Yiddish to no avail for people to “hold their horses,” as an angry debate flared between audience mem- bers. Earlier in the evening, Dorfman shoved a reporter and used an expletive to tell him to leave. He apologized after the event; when asked for his thoughts he said the evening “could have gone better.” Earlier in the day the event itself generated some minor out- rage with calls for a protest intended to force its cancella- tion. Susan de Sciora, the library director, explained outside the lecture hall that she was in a dif- ficult position. “We don’t support their view, but we are a public forum to meet and we don’t censor,” she said, adding that as an indi- vidual she thought that Ger- shon’s opinion was one sided and that any cancellation would only “give prominence to those views.” The sentiment of the obser- vant Jews who attended Ger- shon’s presentation was one of unanimous disgust. “It was a disgrace,” said Carol Feinerman. Ellen Duncan, a Five Towns Forum board member with an Irish accent said she was exceed- ingly happy to have invited Ger- shon, despite the controversy. “We are in America, we have much more in common than our difference of opinion,” she asserted. However, another view was present as well. “You’re Jewish,” an 87-year- old woman who refused to give her name informed The Jewish Star’s correspondent, “and you think you’re better than us.” No ma’am, just you. 271350