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June/July/August 2012 Sivan/Tammuz/Av/Elul Volume XXXVI: Number 10 FREE HDS teacher Aron Kaufman wins Jewish Educator Award Israel Scouts Friendship David Shtulman, special to the WJN Caravan to perform at the ebrew Day School teacher, Aron of Israel, Juda- Hebrew Immersion program at HDS in 1995. Jewish Community Center Kaufman has been awarded Ann ism and mak- He is an expert in several creative methods of Shoshana Jackson, special to the WJN Arbor’s Steven Elyakin Jewish ing a difference teaching language to young students includ- H Every year the Israel Scouts Friendship Cara- Educator Award and is also Ann Arbor’s re- in the next gen- ing Total Physical Response, kinesthetic and van spends a day entertaining and educating cipient of the Grinspoon-Steinhardt Award eration. What music, drama and storytelling. the campers at Camp Raanana, the Jewish for Excellence in Jewish Education. Kaufman better way to Jennifer Rosenberg, a colleague of Kauf- Community Center of Greater Ann Arbor’s was recognized at the Jewish Federation An- honor Steve man at HDS and the 2007 winner of this summer day camp for children entering nual Meeting on May 30. than to honor same award, says of Kaufman, “His style is grades K–8. After spending the day at camp, The Steven Elyakin Jewish Educator those who teach so unique and his passion so apparent that the Israel Scouts will perform in the evening Award carries a $1,000 cash prize and honors the children former students often remember moments at the JCC for the entire community. an Ann Arbor Jewish educator for outstand- about Judaism in his classroom as highlights of their time The Israel Scouts Friendship Caravan is ing commitment to Jewish education and and Israel.” at Hebrew Day School.” part of a larger delegation of approximate- performance in transmitting love of Judaism The recipi- Kaufman says, “I am grateful to the Elya- ly 100 teenage scouts who travel to North and Jewish peoplehood to our youth. ent of the Ste- kin family and the Jewish Federation for Neal Elyakin describes the award created Aron Kaufman ven Elyakin honoring me with the Steven Elyakin Jew- to honor the memory of his brother Steven Jewish Educator Award also becomes the Ann ish Educators Award and the Grinspoon/ with these words. “Steven Elyakin (z”l), for Arbor recipient of the Grinspoon-Steinhardt Steinhardt Award for Excellence in Jewish whom this award is named, believed deeply Award for Excellence in Jewish Education. Education. It has been a distinct honor and in maintaining a strong connection to Israel The Grinspoon-Steinhardt Award provides privilege to teach, inspire and be inspired by and Jewish values. Steven lived in Israel for al- a $1,000 professional development stipend a generation of students at the Hebrew Day most two decades. He worked in the orchards, and an opportunity to participate in a Com- School of Ann Arbor. Thank you for recog- volunteered with children, and was loved by munity of Practice with outstanding peers as nizing my efforts in the classroom, which many. His life was cut short in 1999 when, at well as ongoing access to professional devel- sends a strong message that kids matter, Jew- the age of 39, he died in a car accident. The opment opportunities for Jewish educators. ish education matters, and the Hebrew Day Elyakin family established the Steven R. Elya- Kaufman, who has been a teacher at He- School of Ann Arbor (HDS) matters.” n kin Philanthropic Fund to honor Steve’s love brew Day School for 22 years, pioneered the

Israel Scouts, 2011 Sukkah design-build competition coming in September America each summer to represent the land of Israel. Using song, dance, and storytell- Avram Kluger, specaial to the WJN ing, the Israel Scouts celebrate the Jewish ukkot (Festival of Booths) is a bibli- heritage and bring the sights and sounds of cal holiday that begins annually on Israel to life. S the 15th of Tishrei and lasting for This summer the Israel Scouts will per- seven days. Historically Sukkot commemo- form at the JCC on Wednesday, August 1. rates the 40-year period during which the The program will start at 7 p.m. and will be Children of Israel were wandering in the followed by a community ice cream social. desert and living in temporary shelters. Spe- The charge for the event is $3/person for cific rules governing the building of a suk- Camp Raanana families and JCC members, kah, later codified in Jewish law, date back to or $5 person for non-members (children the time of the Mishnah (circa 200 CE) and under 2 are free). Registration forms will be Talmudic (circa 600 CE) periods. posted in advance at www.jccannarbor.org Sukkah Arbor is an Architectural Design- and will also be available at the JCC. Build Competition to re-envision the sukkah Host families are needed to host the mem- for the 21st century. This competition encour- bers of the Israel Scouts Friendship Caravan ages use of “state of the art” design techniques for one night on Wednesday, August 1. If you and building materials to alter one’s concep- are interested in hosting or would like more tions of what is possible and renew this tradi- information about the Israel Scouts perfor- tional structure. mance, contact [email protected] Sukkah Arbor is being held in partnership or 971-0990. with the AIA (American Institute of Architects- continued on page 2 Sukkah entry by 513 Design at Sukkah City design competition in New York I Letter to the Editor

2935 Birch Hollow Drive Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108 voice: 734/971-1800 A “nuanced” anti-Zionist runs for the Ann Arbor City Council fax: 734/971-1801 The function of the Ann Arbor City Council is to make policy decisions for running the city. e-mail: [email protected] Its jurisdiction ends at the city limits. Nonetheless, ideologues, more concerned with agitation www.washtenawjewishnews.org than with the democratic process, keep pushing the Council to pass resolutions on national and international issues beyond its scope. A leading practitioner of this modus operandi, Chuck Warpehoski, is now running for the City Council in the 5th Ward. Warpehoski is director of the Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice. The ICPJ has been able to find injustice only in Israel, Editor and Publisher Susan Kravitz Ayer not in Sudan, or Syria, or Iran, and from time to time promotes boycotts of Israeli goods. The ICPJ has refused to condemn the Herskovite harassment of Beth Israel Congregation, even Calendar Editor though Daoud Walid, the Michigan Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Claire Sandler did so at a meeting sponsored by the ICPJ. This was reported in the Washtenaw Jewish News, but was left out of the accounts of the meeting in other media outlets. Advertising Manager Warpehoski is the author of the Islamophobia resolution passed by the City Council that Gordon White was based solely on anti-Muslim activities that took place hundreds of miles away and there- Design and Layout fore not within the City’s purview. When this was first broached, the Human Rights Com- Dennis Platte mission (appointed by the mayor and City Council) proposed a broader anti-bigotry text including condemnation of anti-Semitism as represented by the very real local manifestation Staff Writers of this form of prejudice in the now nearly nine-year long ongoing siege of Beth Israel referred Mary Bilyeu, Sandor Slomovits, Rochel Urist to above. Warpehoski out-maneuvered the Commission to push through his one-sided ver- sion. That he took such great pains to avoid condemning anti-Semitism is troubling. On a Contributing Writers Karin Ahbel-Rappe, Halye Aisner, Edgar subsequent AnnArbor.com blog, his response to criticism was to the effect that Jews ask for M. Bronfman, Miriam Brysk, Lisa Franklin, too much. In the previous primary in the same ward, Neal Elyakin was subjected to thinly Karen Freedland, Karla Goldman, Rabbi Aha- veiled anti-Semitic attacks (anti-Zionist, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his ron Goldstein, Ruth Ellen Gruber, Alexandra ilk call it). Despite sometimes-raucous tactical differences with him, Henry Herskovitz and Halpern, Uriel Heilman, Peretz Hirschbein, Blaine Coleman would interpret the election of Chuck Warpehoski as encouraging progress Rachael Hoffenblum, Shoshana Jackson, for their jihad, and as an invitation to escalate their monomaniacal antics that have disrupted Cindy Klein, Avram Kluger, Kim Reick Kunoff, Joan Levitt, Josh Lipowsky, Nancy Margolis, Soo City Council meetings with endless calls for anti-Israel sanctions. Ji Min, Debra Rubin, Mae Sander, Dina Shtul, by Henry Brysk David Shtulman, Elliot Sorkin, Mati Wagner

The Washtenaw Jewish News is a free and inde- pendent newspaper. It is published monthly, Sukkah competition, continued from page 1 with the exception of January and July. It is reg- istered as a Non-profit Michigan Corporation. Opinions expressed in this publication do not Huron Valley Chapter). The AIA is reaching and recognition of their designs. necessarily reflect those of its editors or staff over 5,000 architects and builders throughout The holiday of Sukkot and the building of a Michigan and everyone is encouraged to submit sukkah comprise many universal themes. The a design. Additionally, requests for design sub- basic needs of shelter and the fragility of life are missions have been sent to the various schools symbolized by the sukkah. Sustainability and the Member of American Jewish Press Association and academic programs teaching Architecture, environment are also symbolized by the nature of Design and Construction throughout Southeast these structures. This will help serve two impor- Michigan and Northwest Ohio. The Jewish com- tant goals of Sukkah Arbor. It is intended to unite munities in Detroit, Toledo and Windsor have also been contacted about this. It is modeled after a similar event held in New York City in 2010. Registration is now open to submit intent to propose a design. Actual designs can be submit- ted through July 1, 2012. A select jury compris- ©2012 by the Washtenaw Jewish News. ing religious leaders and architects will review the All rights reserved. No portion of the Washtenaw submitted designs and determine finalists. They Jewish News may be ­reproduced without will base their decisions upon criteria including permission of the publisher. sustainability, portability/reusability, beauty/in- Signed letters to the editor are welcome; they should spiration/awe and innovation. Five finalists will not exceed 400 words. Letters can be emailed to the editor at [email protected]. Name will be have their designs commissioned to be built and withheld at the discretion of the editor. receive a stipend to purchase materials. Circulation: 5,000 Volunteers are needed to serve on build- the wider community while raising awareness in Subscriptions: teams, under the direction of the commissioned the wider community to issues of homelessness, $12 bulk rate inside Washtenaw County sukkah’s designers, to assist in their creation. hunger and the environment. To that effect, net $18 first-class su­bscription The five finalist sukkahs will be put up in Lib- proceeds will be donated to the Shelter Association The deadline for the erty Plaza Park in downtown Ann Arbor, for one to further their mission on behalf of the homeless. Guide 2012-2013: Friday, June 15. day, on Sunday, September 23. The sukkahs will Sukkah Arbor was made possible through a Publication: mid-August 2012 subsequently be moved and reassembled on at the grant from the Community Impact Fund of the September 2012: Wednesday, August 8. JCC on Sunday, September 30, and remain avail- Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor. The Publication: August 31 able for community viewing and usage through- fund makes initiatives that benefit the entire Ann out the Sukkot holiday. While the sukkahs are up, Arbor Jewish community possible. Go to www. Extra copies of the Washtenaw Jewish News people will have the opportunity to vote for their sukkaharbor.com for more information, to do- are available at locations throughout favorites. Top vote-getters will receive cash prizes nate and to register. n Washtenaw County.

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2 Washtenaw Jewish News A June / J uly / August 2012 ICommunity Brian ashin, lmsw is pleased to announce the relocation of Mimi Weisberg joins Federation staff his practice David Shtulman, special to the WJN of psychotherapy to: he Jewish Federation of Greater Ann berg has been also served as Volunteer Recruitment Specialist Arbor has announced that Mimi deeply involved for SOS Community Services in Ypsilanti. T Weisberg has been hired as cam- in Jewish life. Prior to arriving in Ann Arbor, Weisberg 300 N. Fifth Suite 245 paign director. Weisberg begins her new She served as the worked as an independent fundraiser in Bowling Ann Arbor, MI 48104 position on June 1. vice-president of Green, Ohio, directing fundraising campaigns for (734) 678-3281 “The Federation is thrilled to have the op- membership for schools and city parks. In Flint, she worked for portunity to hire Mimi Weisberg as our new Beth Israel Con- several years with at-risk children in elementary www.brianashin.com Campaign Director. Mimi brings together all gregation and as schools while leading an $800,000 endowment the elements necessary to run a strong Federa- the director of campaign for Congregation Beth Israel. Individuals, couples and tion campaign. She has a deep commitment cultural arts and “I am passionate about the Federation’s mis- group therapy to Jewish community, a strong fundraising education at the sion to foster Jewish communal life through the background in endowments, annual giving and Jewish Commu- spirit of tzedakah and tikkun olam,” says Weisberg. capital campaigns, and experience in program- nity Center of Weisberg can be reached at 677-0100 or by ming and volunteer recruitment,” says Laurie Greater Ann Ar- Mimi Weisberg email at [email protected]. n Barnett, new Federation president. bor. She continues to chair the Parents Advisory Since arriving in Ann Arbor in 2007, Weis- Council for University of Michigan Hillel. She BIC and TBE collaborate on Hebrew classes Elliot Sorkin, special to the WJN eth Israel Congregation and Tem- Hebrew and courses which focus on biblical In Registration event at Beth Israel on Wednes- ple Beth Emeth are proud of their Hebrew. There will be a 12-week Hebrew day, September 5, from 6–7 p.m., for assistance B collaboration over the past several session beginning in September, as well as in determining the appropriate class. years on joint Hebrew classes for two dif- The adult classes are taught by two veter- ferent populations: advanced middle school an Hebrew instructors, Malli Holoshitz and students and adult learners at all levels. These Pauli Weizman. Holoshitz is a native Israeli classes are open to anyone in the community who has taught Hebrew for many years; she regardless of synagogue affiliation. is noted for her lively and animated teaching For students who have graduated Hebrew style. She earned a Ph.D. in education from Day School, the two congregations jointly of- the University of Michigan, and serves as the fer a weekly advanced Hebrew class designed head of the Hebrew department at the Fran- to help students continue developing their kel Jewish Academy of Metro Detroit. Ho- Hebrew language skills. For the 2012–2013 loshitz has taught at the School of Education year, Beth Israel Congregation will host the at Eastern Michigan University, as well as at sixth grade advanced Hebrew class, and the University of Michigan, where she re- Temple Beth Emeth will host the seventh ceived an “Excellence in Education” award. grade Hebrew class. For information about Malli Holoshitz, Pauli Weizman Weizman has been teaching Hebrew at either class, contact Beth Israel Congrega- a 12-week session beginning in January. Tu- the University of Michigan since 1987, and tion Director of Education Cindy Saper, at ition for each semester is $180 for members is the proud recipient of an “Excellence in 769-2041, or [email protected], or of TBE or BIC, and $200 for non-members. Education” award by the Department of Temple Beth Emeth Director of Education Contact Beth Israel (665-9897, rabbisoffice@ Near Eastern Studies. She is a native Israeli Terri Ginsburg, at 665-5817, or tginsburg@ bethisrael-aa.org) or Temple Beth Emeth (665- and has earned two master’s degrees — one templebethemeth.org. 4744, [email protected]) for a in Teaching English as a Second Language For adult Hebrew students, three tracks schedule of class times, and to sign up for a and the other in social work; she also has a of Hebrew are offered: courses for begin- class. If someone is not sure which level to sign bachelor’s degree in Hebrew linguistics. n ners, courses which focus on conversational up for, he or she is advised to attend the Drop- Holocaust survivors lead Yom HaShoah observance at the JCC Miriam Brysk, special to the WJN ixty-seven years have passed since the and keynote speaker, presented a hopeful yet lost, with pho- end of WW II. Most of the Holocaust sobering analysis of how the Holocaust will be tographs, then S survivors who were then adults are no remembered in the longer term future (in the lit a candle in longer alive. The number of child survivors is their mem- also rapidly dwindling. Contemplating the bleak ory. Many Make your next mailer, reality that soon there will be no survivors left, a had tears in brochure, invitation or survivor group was formed in Ann Arbor last their eyes and any design project a summer. A priority of this group was to initiate choked up and to organize a community-wide memorial Anna Darsky, remembering service on Yom HaShoah to remember the six Edie Rosenfeld, their mothers, million Jews who perished in the most extensive Chava Kopelman fathers, aunts massacre in Jewish history. The and uncles. As survivors hope that this event will they did so, people in the audience, take place yearly in perpetuity. glued to their seats, were touched to On April 19, the Ann Ar- the point of tears as they listened to bor community, both Jews and the survivors’ stories. The reactions by Dennis Platte Gentiles, gathered at the Jewish Ari Lipsky playing niggunim on his cello were heartfelt and genuine. To end Community Center of Greater absence of any survivors). Arie Lipsky, the program, Annie Rose, cantor at Temple Ann Arbor to commemorate conductor of the Ann Arbor Symphony Beth Emeth, sang El Rachamim, Eli Eli, and re- Yom HaShoah. The room was Orchestra, played niggunim on the cello, cited the Kaddish; then, joined by the audience, packed, adorned with Miriam Tod Edelman including Eli Eli, which touched everyone she sang Hatikvah. I was more moved by this Brysk’s Holocaust art, as Chava Kopelman in- there and brought tears to my eyes. commemoration of the Shoah than any I have 734.483.9619 troduced the presenters. Todd Endelman, Uni- To personalize the Holocaust, survivors attended in the past. n [email protected] versity of Michigan professor of Judaic Studies shared remembrances of individual relatives Washtenaw Jewish News A June / J uly / August 2012 3 I Seniors/Community

SPICE* of Life *Social, Physical, Intellectual, Cultural, and Educational Programs for Adults WJN staff writer Tuesdays 11 a.m.: Energy Exercise© with Maria Farquhar. $4 per session, or 3 sessions for $10. Noon: Homemade Dairy Lunch Buffet. $3 per person. 1 p.m.: Games and Activities. Join in for a variety of games and activities including mahjong, quilting for the patients of Mott Hospital, art projects, and other card games. Thursdays 10 a.m.: Energy Exercise© with Maria Farquhar. $4 per session, or 3 sessions for $10. 11 a.m.: Current Events with Heather Dombey. A discussion of this week’s news. Bring items of interest for group discussion. HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTER Noon: Homemade Dairy Lunch Buffet. $3 per person. ZEkELMAN FAMILy CAMpUS A Hero Remembered: 1 p.m.: Thursday Special Events and Presentations (Call JCC for details). The Raoul Wallenberg 2:15 p.m.: Sidney Warschausky Literary Group facilitated by group members. Centennial Fridays July 29 - August 5 1:30 p.m.: Yiddish Reading Group at the JCC. Call Ray Juni for additional information at 761-2765. Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg was one of the ultimate heroes of the Holocaust, rescuing tens of thousands of Jews in Nazi-occupied Hungary. In Photos by Susan Ayer on exhibit at JCC, July –August 1945, Wallenberg was imprisoned by WJN staff writer the Soviet authorities. Susan Kravitz Ayer has been A special exhibit and full week of taking photographs and programs shed light on Wallenberg’s life, his extraordinary courage, and traveling the world most of Michigan connections. her life. She has been to all 50 states and 32 countries Follow us at www.facebook.com/ in the world. “I find that hmczfc for updates and more information or contact Director of through the camera lens, I Programs Rebecca Swindler at am better able to focus on [email protected]. and appreciate the world www.holocaustcenter.org • www.facebook.com/hmczfc around us,” says Ayer. “I can see more clearly the wisps of clouds in the sky, the variegated layers of rock on a mountain, the nuanced shades of life on an old woman’s face. When I con- nect with a child— whether

publications, including the Crazy Wisdom Journal. In addition, Ayer photographs bar/ bat mitzvahs and other family celebrations; community events; and individual, group and professional portraits. Ayer’s photography exhibit, “The World Through My Lens,” can be seen at the Am- ster Gallery at the Jewish Community Cen- ter of Greater Ann Arbor, July 1–August 31. An Artist’s Reception will be held Sunday, July 8, 4–6 p.m.; the entire community is invited to attend. RSVP for the reception to Karen Freedland, at 971-0990 or karen- [email protected].

in Ann Arbor, Quito or Beijing—and capture his or her smile in a photograph, I am creating a bond that enriches my humanity.” Raised in Shaker Heights, Ohio, Ayer has lived in Ann Arbor since the early 1970s when she came here to attend the University of Mich- igan. She earned bachelors degrees in psychol- ogy, sociology and teaching, then a master’s degree in social work. After working as a psy- chiatric therapist with mentally ill teenage boys, she retired to raise her family. Her children, Ray Daniel (32), Elizabeth (29), and Benjamin (27), says Ayer, are her greatest inspiration for striv- ing to live a full and purposeful life. Ayer’s work as a photojournalist began in 1991, when she became publisher, editor, and staff photographer, for the Washtenaw Jewish News. She also does photography for many community organizations and other Ann Arbor 4 Washtenaw Jewish News A June / J uly / August 2012 I JCC Chelsea Flower Shop, LLC 203 E. Liberty St. Phone 662-5616 Ann Arbor, MI 48104 New at the Jewish Community Center www.chelseaflowersllc.com JCC staff, special to the WJN Over 60 years of excellent services New summer class at the JCC The Jewish Community Center of Greater Ann Arbor Adult Education Department will offer a new 4 week class, “We Are What We Do: A Class that Discusses Jewish Identity in 20th Century America by Looking at Occupations.” All classes will be presented by Larry Kuperman, long-time member of the Ann Arbor Jewish community and blogger, with more than ten years experience in teaching about Jewish history. This four-week course is $4O and will meet Thursdays, 7–8:30 p.m. To register, contact Karen Freedland at 971-0990 or [email protected]

Class schedule • June 21: The Jews That Made the Atomic Bomb, a discussion of the Jewish physi- cists who developed the atomic bomb and changed the fate of the world. In the 1940s, a group of Jewish physicists fled Nazi oppression and came to America, where they worked on the top-secret Manhattan project. Learn about their stories. • June 28: Jews On Broadway: Follow the history of Jews in theater from the first performances of the Brody singers and the early Goldfaden plays of the 19th century; to the Yiddish theater of New York; to the music of Irving Berlin, the Gershwins, Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II and Stephen Sondheim; to the comedy of the Marx Brothers, Neil Simon, Woody Allen; to the public theater of Joe Papp. • July 12: “You ought to be in Pictures” Jews In the Cinema, a discussion of the con- tributions of American Jewish entrepreneurs and how they made Hollywood into what it is today. • July 19: The Jewish Dot Com Billionaires: Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, Sergey Brin and Larry Page of Google, Mark Pincus of Zynga, Peter Thiel, Reid Hoffman and Elon Musk all coming out of Paypal, and Mark Cuban have all changed the internet and have grown fantastically wealthy along the way. This is their story.

Calling all Jewish organizations Save the date for the Jewish Community Center of Greater Ann Arbor’s Apples and Honey event, celebrating the fall Jewish holidays, Sunday, September 30, at noon, at the JCC. Apples and Honey will have a new look this year, and will be a Sukkarnival. This afternoon festival will include family fun, food, games, entertainment and booths to sell and promote each Jewish organization in Washtenaw County. A new attraction this year will be the five life-size sukkahs, the winners of Sukkah Arbor, the national contest sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor. The Federation in- vited architectural firms from around the country to submit designs for sukkahs. The five win- ners will be on display at the JCC for the week of Sukkot. They may be available for purchase. Registration forms for Sukkacarnival will be sent out this summer, and information will be available on the JCC’s website. For more information, contact the JCC at 971-0990.

JCC Annual Meeting June 10 The community is invited to attend the Jewish Community of Greater Ann Arbor’s An- nual Meeting on Sunday, June 10 at 10 a.m. The program will include the annual election of the board of directors. Nominated for their second three year terms are Harriet Bakalar, Elaine Margolis, Eric Metzendorf and Sheila Perlman. Two new teenage members will be announced at the meeting. Reports from all committees and departments will be made as well as plans for the coming year. A full agenda will be sent to members via email. Brunch will be served and childcare and children’s programming is available with advance notice. For more information or to RSVP, contact the JCC at 971-0990.

Bicycle Riding Club The Jewish Community Center of Greater Ann Arbor bicycle club meets the first Sunday of each month. All levels of riding skill are encouraged to join. Community members who would volunteer to lead the group on a rotating basis each month are needed. The next ride is Sunday, June 3, at 9:45 a.m. Anyone interested in leading the group and to find out the starting location of each ride, contact Karen Freedland at 971 0990 or [email protected].

Walking tour with A2 Modern in Arbor Hills Join the JCC in a walking tour of mid-century architecture on Thursday, June 7, at 5:30 p.m. Walk in Ann Arbor Hills with a member of a2 Modern group as the guide leads the group through a concentrated pocket of mid-century modern architecture. Learn which architects designed houses for whom in the 1950s and 1960s. Featured architects are Robert Metcalf, George Brigham, William Muschenheim David Osler and more. This is an exterior housewalk and is limited to 20 persons. The cost is $10 for JCC members and $15 for non- members. Details on the meeting place will be given with RSVP. Contact Karen Freedland at 971-0990 or [email protected].

Washtenaw Jewish News A June / J uly / August 2012 5 I Women IJewish Family Services

Create a kiddush cup with Women’s Circle Patient Partner Program seeks volunteers Mae Sander, special to the WJN Lisa Franklin, special to the WJN clay workshop dedicated to making cups—especially kiddush cups— ould you like to bring fun and ful- an ESL class, providing support to an immi- will be the last event of the Jewish fillment to your life, enhance your grant family during their first days in the United A mind and body, advance your ca- States, or helping people become citizens. Women’s Circle of Ann Arbor for the 2011– W 2012 year. The meeting will take place Sun- reer, and connect you with others? Then JFS has Patient Partners, an innovative medical day, June 10, 3–5 p.m. at the Yourist Pottery the perfect solution; volunteering has proven to accompaniment program, is designed to per- Studio. Esther Goldstein, the JWC organizer, do all of these things. Volunteers at JFS express sonalize the medical experience by providing will give a short discussion of kiddush and how much the volunteer experience enhances trained volunteers to accompany older adults its meaning, sanctity, while participants are their lives. A Friendly Visitor volunteer stated, to medical appointments; the goal is that older working on their clay projects. “I assumed my visits would benefit Ruth* [the adults will not have to interface with the medi- “Any cup can be a kiddush cup, as long as it older adult she visits weekly], but I had no idea cal establishment alone. Patient Partners is espe- holds at least 3.9 ounces of wine. No particular how much they would enhance my life. I look cially helpful to caregivers of older adults who shape, design, or material is required. But it’s forward every week to learning from, and con- live far away or are unable to take off time from very nice to have a special cup for saying kid- necting with Ruth.” work to accompany an older adult to medical dush,” explains Goldstein. Nancy Bulkley People volunteer for different reasons. Many appointments. JFS is one of only a handful of Nancy Bulkley, a Yourist potter and instruc- and private events for adults and children at do it to make a difference in society as a whole organizations in the nation to offer this impor- tor, will lead the workshop. She says, “At the several levels, as well as space, equipment, and or their community specifically or to role mod- tant service. JFS is in the process of recruiting workshop, I will show examples and demon- kiln use for rent by potters in the community. el community service to their children. Some Patient Partner volunteers who will undergo strate techniques for forming and building a A clay gallery onsite displays and sells rotating volunteer as part of training or educational extensive training in active listening skills, cup, emphasizing shapes that are appropriate selections of work by instructors and others. requirements, others for socializing and recre- understanding the medical system, recogniz- for kiddush cups, robust enough to be glazed The cost of this workshop is $35, which includes ation. Many retirees volunteer as a way to have ing the physical and emotional needs of older and fired, and also simple enough for beginners all materials, two hours of instruction, and subse- a defined role and keep their minds sharp. And adults, communicating with family members to make. I’ll give examples of decorating the quent glazing and firing of the participants’ work still others use the volunteer role to relieve feel- and medical-legal issues. This training will take surfaces of the cups with stamps, and show how by the staff at the studio. Cups will be ready for pick ings of depression and/or isolation. Although place June 24, from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. at the Jewish to carve designs in the clay. This is a beginners’ up three to four weeks after the workshop. people have different reasons for starting to Community Center of Greater Ann Arbor. It is workshop: no prior experience is expected.” The Jewish Women’s Circle provides an op- volunteer, the benefits often turn out to be the the perfect volunteer opportunity for retired Participants can choose from many colors portunity for Jewish women to meet new friends, same. Most are surprised at how mutually ben- social workers or nurses, but all are welcome. and types of glazes for their cup. After the work- socialize, and learn about crafts, cooking, and a eficial it is. In fact, agencies often hear many sto- Anyone interested in signing up for the June shop, Yourist staff members will fire the cups, variety of issues. It is open to all, no affiliation ries like the one above expressing thanks for the 24 Patient Partners Volunteer Training or who glaze them with the selected glaze, and then necessary. Pre-registration by June 4 is essential opportunity to help their community. wants to hear more about other volunteer op- do the final firing. All Yourist clay products are for this workshop as spaces at the pottery studio In addition to the Friendly Visitor program, portunities, can contact Lisa Franklin, director food-safe and dishwasher-safe. are limited. To sign up for this meeting and to re- JFS has many other unique volunteer opportu- of programs and community outreach at JFS to Yourist Studios, located at 1133 Broadway ceive future invitations from the Jewish Women’s nities. JFS is one of the only community agen- set up an interview at 769-0209 or Lfranklin@ in Ann Arbor, offers many workshops, classes, Circle, send an email to [email protected]. n cies where one can choose from visiting with an jfsannarbor.org. n isolated older adult, accompanying a senior to a *Name changed to protect privacy. much-needed medical appointment, teaching Ann Arbor ORT Spring Dinner Joan Levitt, special to the WJN International luncheon set for June 20 he Ann Arbor chapter of ORT • What country is celebrating its 75th ORT Cindy Klein, special to the WJN America will hold its annual Spring anniversary by launching an IT training On June 20, Jewish Family Services of Washt- at 11:30 am. To RSVP or for more information T Dinner on Monday, June 18. The academy to help disabled people gain basic enaw County will host its semi-annual Interna- about the luncheon or resettlement services, dinner will be at 6:30 p.m., at the Quarter computer skills? tional Luncheon. This event is a celebration of contact Mira Sussman at mira@jfsannarbor. Bistro at 300 South Maple Road. The three- To learn more, WJN readers can attend the the refugees served by JFS, recognition of their org or call 769-0209. course dinner, offering a choice of three en- dinner, or make a contribution to ORT and re- many cultures, as well as the coming together Jewish Family Services has been helping im- trees, will cost $36 per person. quest to have the complete set of questions and of the refugee and local communities. “The In- migrants from around the world rebuild their The dinner will provide ORT members and answers sent to them by email. ternational Luncheons started about 10 years lives in Michigan for nearly twenty years. JFS potential members the opportunity to dine ORT is the largest Jewish education non- ago in the home of our ESL (English as a Sec- is the only agency in Washtenaw County that with friends and to honor the chapter’s gener- profit in the world. It provides education in ond Language) teacher,” said Mira Sussman, is recognized by the U.S. State Department ous donors. This year, attendees will learn about Jewish values and state-of-the-art technology. Resettlement Program director. “Over the years to provide refugee resettlement services. JFS ORT’s important programs with the dinner ORT graduates fuel economies—obtaining they have taken place more frequently and have first began by resettling new arrivals from the program, “The Wonderful World of ORT.” and utilizing the skills that prepare them for the grown significantly. Last June, we had over 150 Former Soviet Union in the early 1990s. Since Working in pairs, attendees will learn the needs of the local job market. For the 300,000 attendees at Cobblestone Farm.” This event will then, the organization has grown, serving 2,316 answers to questions such as: students ORT serves annually in 55 countries, be simpler and will be held at the JFS offices at people in 2011 through 12 programs, varying • At what school did an ORT student use his an ORT education makes all the difference. 2245 South State Street on Wednesday, June 20, from Older Adult Services to Employment. engineering expertise to develop an “eye- Rides to the dinner will be available to those mouse,” a device that allows paralyzed indi- who need them. For more information or to viduals to interact with computers through RSVP, contact Anne Heybey Wasciuk at an- JFS offers citizenship classes and naturalization services eye movement alone? [email protected] by June 8 n Cindy Klein, special to the WJN Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County ensure they have the skills and confidence nec- has recently initiated a new program to offer essary to succeed.” citizenship education classes and naturalization Mira Sussman, Resettlement Program direc- services, including assistance completing natu- tor, added “We have worked with immigrants ralization application documentation. In order for 18 years, helping them begin their lives in to be eligible for citizenship, individuals must Michigan. This new Naturalization Program is have been legal permanent residents for over exciting because we can complete the journey five years or have been married to a U.S. citi- by helping immigrants to become citizens. It is zen for at least three years. Classes are free and especially meaningful to be able to offer this open to anyone eligible for, and interested in, program in an election year, so that new citi- becoming a US citizen. “The classes address the zens can vote this November.” content areas of the citizenship exam, and fo- For more information or to register for Beth Israel Women’s League 2012-2013 board cus on English language skill acquisition,” states classes, contact Nicole Graham-Lusher at (L to R) Sherri Peller ) BIC board liaison), Diane Dingman (vice-president), Florence Nicole Graham-Lusher, Citizenship Program [email protected] or by calling 769- Gerber (past advisor), Renee Kozminski (membership vice-president), Dennie Car- educator. “We want everyone to pass the exam, 0209. beck (president), Marilyn Berk and Rachel Schreiber (gift shop co-managers), Robin and we will work one-on-one with students to Aronson (treasurer). Marcie Greenfield (programming vice-president) not pictured. 6 Washtenaw Jewish News A June / J uly / August 2012 ICampus

Jewish Communal Learning Program graduates first class Karla Goldman, special to WJN he Jewish Communal Leadership Pro- also had the opportunity to serve on the board gram (JCLP) celebrated its inaugural of Kadima for one year. Pearl-Jacobvitz plans T graduation on April 27, 2011 at the to seek job opportunities in Detroit. University of Michigan School of Social Work. Joshua Kanter, originally from Huntington The six students receiving Certificates in Jew- Woods, will be returning to Detroit after serv- ish Communal Leadership were joined in the ing as a group leader on a Metro Detroit Jew- ceremony by Dean Laura Lein of the School of ish Federation youth mission to Israel. Kanter’s Social Work; Deborah Dash Moore, director of field placement with Progressive Jewish Alli- the University’s Frankel Center for Judaic Stud- ance & Jewish Funds for Justice (now renamed, ies; Karla Goldman, JCLP director and keynote Bend the Arc) had him coordinating the work speaker; and Harlene Appelman, executive di- of the twenty young Jewish leaders participat- rector of the Covenant Foundation. ing in the Detroit Community Leadership Ini- Established in 2010, JCLP has built upon the tiative. Kanter also served on the board of the legacy of earlier U-M programs, Project STaR Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor. and the Drachler Program, to give new life to Ilana Schuman-Stoler came to JCLP from the Jewish leadership education at the university. Chicago area and will be returning to that region. JCLP 2012 Graduates (left to right:) Talya Gates-Monasch, Ariel Pearl-Jacobvitz, Liz The six graduates combined studies in com- Schuman-Stoler’s field placement last summer Kohn, Joshua Kanter, Ilana Schuman-Stoler, and Sara Shvartzman munity organizing, management of human was with Chicago’s Jewish Council for Urban Af- field placements at JFS Detroit and Hebrew Beyond their field and board placements, the services, Judaic Studies, local and national field fairs; she served on the board of Habonim-Dror Senior Life in Boston, and sing a little opera graduates’ contributions to the region includ- placements, board placements with Jewish non- Camp Tavor in Three Rivers, Michigan. during the course of her studies. ed convening a full-day innovative commu- profits, attendance at national conferences, and Liz Kohn hails from the Denver area. Her Talya Gates-Monasch, from the San Francisco nal conversation on April 1 that brought 100 intensive engagement with the local Jewish com- field placements were with Hazon in New Bay Area, served on the board of the Jewish Com- participants to engage with each other on the munities of Ann Arbor and Metro Detroit. York City and Jewish Family Services of munity Relations Council of Metro Detroit and theme of “What Is Jewish Detroit?” The April Throughout their time in Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County; her board placement was completed a field placement with UpStart Bay 27 JCLP graduation celebration featured con- at the university, the students have played an with the Jewish Community Center of Greater Area. Gates-Monasch will be continuing her stud- tributions from each student and captured the active role in strengthening local and national Ann Arbor. During her studies here, Kohn was ies as she completes a joint degree at the School of challenge, commitment, and achievement of a Jewish community. employed by the Fair Food Network; she will Social Work and School of Public Health. diverse group that came together to engage in Ariel Pearl-Jacobvitz, originally from Oak- be continuing her work with there. As sometime guinea pigs and full-time co- the work of forging a path toward a more vital land, California, pursued fieldwork place- Sara Shvartzman, also from Colorado, creators, these six graduates played an impor- Jewish future. n ments at JVS Detroit in downtown Detroit found time to serve on the board of the Jew- tant role in defining the direction and future and Kadima in Southfield. Pearl-Jacobvitz ish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor, work in of the Jewish Communal Leadership Program. Frankel Institute announces Jewish studies scholars for 2012–2013 Kim Reick Kunoff, special to the WJN ach year, the Frankel Institute for Ad- cal history; sociologists and political scientists; • Harvey Goldberg, Hebrew University • Ranen Omer-Sherman, University of Miami vanced Judaic Studies at the Univer- art historians and literary scholars—and seeing Ethnographic and Historical Perspectives on Jewish Levantine Identities in the Contem- E sity of Michigan invites scholars to Ann what, working together and relationally, we can Maghrib Border Processes porary Memoir & Fiction Arbor to pursue research projects on a general all come up with.” • Kathryn Lavezzo, University of Iowa • Laurence Roth, Susquehanna University theme. For 2011–2012, the group—led by U-M The 2012-2013 Frankel Institute fellows: Mapping Jews and Christians in Medieval Unpacking my Father’s Bookstore: Collec- English Professor Jonathan Freedman—will • Jonathan Freedman (Head Fellow), University and Renaiscance Literature: A Cultural Ge- tion, Commerce, Literature gather around the theme of “Borders of Jewish- of Michigan ography of English Antisemitism • Andrea Siegel, Pepperdine University ness: Microhistories of Encounter.” • Maya Barzilai, University of Michigan • Tatjana Lichtenstein, University of Texas – Austin An Experimental Foray: Calendar for Mother “The Frankel Institute hopes to foster an on- Monstrous Borders: The Golem Legend and A Life at Odds: The Provate and Political and Child and Mother and Child Yearbook going conversation among historians, literary the Creation of Popular Culture World of Prague Zionist • Lisa Silverman, University of Wisconsin - Mil- critics, political scientists, students of religion, • Lois Dubin, Smith College • Jessica Marglin, Princeton University waukee and anthropologists,” explains Freedman. “This Rachele and Her Loves: Marriage and Di- The Assarrafs Go to Court: Jews in the Beyond Material Claims: Rhetorics of Resti- theme year honors the interdisciplinary quality vorce in a Revoluntionary Age Moroccan Legal System during the Nine- tution after the Holocaust of scholarship at the University of Michigan and • Jennifer Glaser, University of Cincinnati teenth Century • Orian Zakai, University of Michigan of Jewish studies at its very best by bringing to- Exceptional Differences: Race, Chosennes, • Isaac Oliver, University of Michigan Hebrew Women, Their Others, Their Nation gether as varied a crew as possible—historians and the Postwar Jewish American Literary Luke: Marginalized Jew in the Greco Roman For more information, visit www.lsa.umich.edu/ of the U.S.; students of rabbinics and theologi- Imagination Diaspora judaic/. n

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Reconstructionist services blend traditional and contemporary music Karin Ahbel-Rappe, special to the WJN usic has always had a special each prayer and holiday. “As I teach my con- place in Reconstructionist Jud- gregation, chanting within nusach is like riff- M uaism. Mordecai Kaplan, the ing on jazz. Once you have the sense of the founder of Reconstructionism, suggested melodic ideas fixed in your mind, there are that tradition have a vote, but not a veto. The no wrong notes”, she suggests. On the con- congregation of the Ann Arbor Reconstruc- temporary side, songs of Debbie Freidman tionist Havurah (AARH) has its own unique are favorites. An interesting hybrid of the take on that tradition under the leadership old and the new starts with the 18th century of its rabbinical intern, Aura Ahuvia. Music form of niggun. Niggun is a form of prayer enriches all of the Havurah’s services—Kab- with origins in 18th century Hassid that balat Shabbat, Torah, Learner’s Service, High uses repetitive sounds—such as “bim-bim- Holiday services, B’nai Mitzvot. And each bam”— instead of words. Ahuvia uses nig- week, the AARH religious school includes a gunim when introducing new melodies to rousing period of Shirah. the congregation before lyrics are added. Ahuvia, known as a gifted guitarist and Most importantly, Ahuvia emphasized, vocalist, places emphasis on facilitating mu- “All the music is in the service of expressing sical experiences that the congregation cre- the spiritual meaning of prayer.” ates and shares together. “Participation is AARH offers musical Kabbalat Shabbat my guiding light,” she says. Ahuvia chooses services the fourth Friday of every month, melodies that are easy to learn, easy to sing, and Torah services the second Saturday. and that sponsor spontaneous harmonizing. These services take place at the Jewish Com- AARH services use a flexible blend of tra- munity Center and are open to all commu- ditional and more contemporary melodies. nity members. Check the website to confirm Ahuvia weaves in prayers sung to the nusach, the date, time, and schedule of AARH ser- the traditional melodies that are specific to Aura Ahuvia playing guitar vices at www.aarecon.org. n Lesson from the spies Rabbi Aharon Goldstein, special to the WJN n the Shabbat of June 16, we will other words, every Jew has a soul that came is to elevate the natural, physical world to a dicting God. For not only were they saying read in the Torah about the inci- down to Earth from Heaven. What is the mis- holy, spiritual status. There is a perceptual that the nations occupying Canaan were too O dent of the spies that Moses sent sion? The mission is to bring holiness into error that a Jew can make when considering formidable for the Jews to conquer, but by into the land of Israel and discussing the les- the physical world, and to make this physical doing a mitzvah. The Jew can think, “If God implication they were saying that even God sons learned from it. world into a vessel for God’s light. Similarly, wants this mitzvah done, why can’t I just close couldn’t make the campaign successful. The The Jewish people were just about to enter when the Jewish my eyes, have lack of faith of the spies created doubt and the land of Israel. That was the next destina- people physically good intentions fear among the Jewish people. This caused the tion after receiving the Torah at Sinai. Before went into the land We have to find a way, working and let God make people to be unwilling to do their part in the they entered the land of Israel, When Moses of Israel, they were it happen? Why do campaign against Canaan. Since God needs us asks of God if he supposed to take within the physical laws of our I have to physical- to do our part in the physical aspect of His will should send spies the land that was ly work through before He does his part, this trepidation made into the Land to at that time called natural world, to make it happen the channels of the conquest impossible at that time. When gather information Canaan, and turn it the natural, physi- God asks us to do a mitzvah, He always makes so that they would into the Land of Is- in order to carry out God’s will. cal world?” By the sure we will have the ability to do it. We need be better able to rael – a land where fact that God told to trust that we won’t be asked by God to do conquer it. God re- one could see and After all, the purpose for our Moshe to send anything that is impossible. In certain situa- plied “If you want feel and reveal the spies to the land tions God has to work a miracle. But we need to do it, go ahead.” presence of Godli- being created in this world is, by of Canaan teaches to trust that God knows each of our abilities Unfortunately, the ness – to make it working within the restrictions of us that it’s not and will give us what we need to accomplish Rabbi Aharon Goldstein spies didn’t use the into a Holy Land. enough to simply the goal He asks of us. Once we know our mis- opportunity to re- The soul com- the physical world, to make this say “ If God wants sion, the Torah tells us that we should work port solely on strategies for conquest. Rather, ing into a physical us to do a mitzvah, according to the channels of nature. We have they returned with a majority opinion that body and making world a place for God to dwell. He will find a way to work with nature because our purpose on the Jews could not conquer the kings and gi- the world holy; and for us to do it.” We this earth is to spiritually elevate the physical ants who occupied the land at that time. As a the Jewish people have to find a way, elements of this world. When we do our part result of this and the acceptance by the people coming into the land of Canaan and making working within the physical laws of our natu- to the best of our abilities, God will do the re- of their report, everyone of that generation it into the Holy Land are the figurative and ral world, to make it happen in order to carry mainder that is necessary for the completion over the age of 20 had to live out their lives literal narratives the missions of both are the out His will. After all, the purpose for our be- of our goal. As my father used to tell me “We in the desert over the next 40 years before the same–to make the physical a dwelling place ing created in this world is, by working within should do our best, and then God will do the Jewish people would be allowed to enter the for Godliness. the restrictions of the physical world, to make rest.” We note that Joshua and Caleb, the two land of Israel. Only those under 20 years old There are a couple of lessons in our ser- this world a place for God to dwell. spies who did not sin, tried to convince the at the time of the sin of the spies were allowed vice to God that every Jew can take away The second lesson we learn from this Torah people that since God commanded the con- to enter the land of Israel. from the incident of the spies and use in their portion is that one should not go to the other quest, He would certainly provide whatever So those are the basics of this weeks reading everyday lives: 1.) The concept of the sending extreme, as the spies did, by taking the liberty else was necessary above and beyond their of the Torah. As we know, every story we read of spies, and 2.) The problem of coming to of unilaterally modifying the goals of the mis- best efforts but, unfortunately, the people ig- in the Torah is not only an historical reference wrong conclusions. sion. They were tasked with discovering the nored Joshua and Caleb and instead listened - there is a simultaneous lesson that we all can The first lesson is that when a Jew is given most effective way to conquer Canaan—but to the other spies who didn’t have faith that learn that is applicable to today in our times. a mission to accomplish, first and foremost, they unilaterally decided to add their opin- God would provide whatever they needed for So, according to the Chassidic interpretation, for example when one is about to perform a ion, which wasn’t asked for, and contradicted the conquest. when we speak about the Jewish people enter- mitzvah, one should find the best way to per- God’s intention for the Jews. They were only So, hopefully, all of us will be able to use ing the land of Israel, we are not only speak- form that mitzvah. This was the purpose for told to find the best way to conquer Canaan the full abilities that God gives us to carry out ing about the physical movement of a group which Moses sent the spies – so they should not for their opinion of whether or not it our missions in life and also to have faith that of people across the Jordan river - we are also find, within the rules of nature, the best way to was possible to do so. God had already told God will do His part if we do ours. n speaking about the mission that every Jew has conquer the land of Israel. This means that we the Jews that they would conquer Canaan. So when their soul comes down to this world and should use the channels of nature to perform when the spies came back with an opinion the service that we are obligated to do here. In mitzvahs because the purpose of the mitzvah that they couldn’t, it was their sin for contra- 8 Washtenaw Jewish News A June / J uly / August 2012 Happening at Temple Beth Emeth this summer Soo Ji Min, special to the WJN Jewish Hikers of Michigan Dinner for Tot Shabbat and Sukkat Men’s Torah study more information, contact Roger Stutesman, JHOM hikes are designed to cultivate the Shalom, 6 p.m. Wednesdays, June 13 and 27, 7:30 p.m. at [email protected]. love of nature, spirituality, social interaction Shira (Song Session), 6:30 p.m. Join TBE’s Men’s Torah study for an eve- and physical activities. They are targeted for Sukkat Shalom (6-10 years old) Shabbat ning of learning. Don’t be fooled, they aren’t Tisha B’Av service and study session anybody who loves nature, and who likes to Services lead by Rabbi Delson and Cantor always serious; they like to have a good time, Saturday, July 28, 7:30 p.m. meet new people. Annie Rose, 6:30 p.m. too. Refreshments are always served. For Join Rabbi Delson for a Tisha B’Av service n Bring backpacks, munchies, and water. Popsicle Oneg, 7 p.m. and study session at Temple Beth Emeth. Activity will last approximately 1 to 1-1/2 Summer Shabbat Service times (July 6- hours, from 11 a.m.–1 p.m. The hike is not September 7) physically de- Tot (0-5 years old) Shabbat Services, 5:30 p.m. TNT (Twenties and Thirties) on Sunday, June 9 at 1pm. After paddling manding, is very Dinner for Tot Shabbat Families, 6 p.m. TNT is a social group for people in for an hour and a half we will head to scenic, and is free. their twenties and thirties. This commu- Dominick’s at 812 Monroe Street to re- No pets. For more Spirituality Book Club nity led group offers social, cultural and lax. Cost will be $12 per person. To RSVP Thursday, June 7, noon-1:30 p.m. information or social action opportunities throughout please email Rabbi Lisa Delson, ldelson@ Tuesday, June 12, 7:30-9 p.m. to be added to the year. TNT is open to the greater Ann templebethemeth.org, by June 4. This month Book Club will be reading Jewish Hikers of Arbor community. For more Young Jew- TNT BBQ Potluck When Bad Things Happen to Good People, Michigan’s email ish Adult Events in Ann Arbor visit www. Saturday, July 21, 6 p.m. by Rabbi Harold Kushner. Analysis of texts list, contact Eli groupspaces.com/jhub. Rabbi Lisa Delson and Brent Pliskow and group discussion will provide lively ses- Avny, (734) 883- will host a BBQ for Twenties and Thir- sions each month. Participants are welcome TNT Canoeing and Cocktails 9522 or jewish. ties. Bring a dish to share with all. RSVP to drop in for selected sessions or the entire Saturday, June 9, 1 p.m. hikers@gmail. to Rabbi Lisa, ldelson@templebethemeth. series through June. Contact Cantor Rose, Twenties and Thirties we will be hitting com. All Jewish Hikers of Michigan hikes are the “rushing” waters of the Huron River org by July 13. sponsored by Temple Beth Emeth. [email protected], with questions. Summer JHOM Hike Schedule Women’s Torah study Sunday, June 24, at Saginaw Forest (3900 Mondays, June 4 and 18, 7–8:30 p.m. West Liberty Road, Ann Arbor) This month, Cantor Annie Rose will Sunday, July 22, at Scarlett-Mitchell Nature lead two Women’s Torah Study at Temple Area (Turnberry Lane, Pittsfield Township) Beth Emeth. Cantor Annie Rose will use Sunday, August 19, at Marshview Meadows The Women of Reform Judaism’s Women’s (300 East Textile Road, Pittsfield Township) Commentary which has become a major Families with Young Children source of insight for those studying Torah in Shabbat Services times (June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29) depth or simply reading the weekly parsha, Tot (0-5 years old) Shabbat Services led by portion. The Women’s Torah group will be Rabbi Levy and Cantor Annie Rose, 5:30 p.m. studying B’haalot’cha and Korach.

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Beth Israel summer activities Elliot Sorkin, special to the WJN T Shirt and Eco Shabbat old melodies led by Joey’s mother Ruth, a music Complimentary tickets for High and a series of Shabbat morning sessions for sixth Saturday, June 9, 9:30 a.m. specialist, who plays the piano during the early grade students. The eighth grade students engage part of the service. This event is underwritten Holidays and special dues in an in-depth exploration of Jewish identity us- Participants are encouraged to wear T shirts Individuals and families who have moved to by the Joseph Newhouse Beth Israel Musical ing their own original photography. High School with camp, school/university, and vacation Washtenaw County since last Yom Kippur, may Enhancement Fund. students continue their Jewish learning and in- designs at this Shabbat morning service. At request High Holiday tickets at no charge as Beth volvement in the synagogue by participating in the Kiddush, extra efforts are made to provide Israel’s way of welcoming them into the local Jew- Summer Tot Shabbat the Madrichim Program. This program includes organic and/or locally produced foods. Besides ish community. Graduate students and First and June 9, July 14, August 11, 11:15 a.m. two separate tracks, Educational Assistants and the reusable dishes, silverware, and tablecloths, Second Year Residents with I.D.s may also request Tots and their parents or special friends are in- Service Learning. Participants in the two tracks the “disposable” paper products are all created free individual tickets. Request forms must be vited to share a Shabbat celebration just for them. come together for monthly text study sessions from 100% post consumer products, and are submitted before the holidays, as no tickets can These interactive Tot Shabbat services are filled and social activities. biodegradable and compostable. An informa- be provided immediately prior to any service. with songs, stories and exciting Jewish learning. In addition to the formal educational pro- tion table will be available with ideas for indi- People who are age 35 or younger may be- Each Tot Shabbat service is led by Peretz Hirsh- gram, Beth Israel offers informal programming viduals and families to learn about ways to “Go come members at a special rate of $300 for the bein or Jessica Kander. Peretz Hirshbein is the that is open to everyone in the community. The Green” and be nature-friendly/ecologically- whole family for their first year of membership Early Childhood assistant director at the Jewish Friday Night Lights program provides families minded in daily living. This Shabbat is co-spon- (plus USCJ dues assessment of $34.75). Community Center of Greater Ann Arbor and with opportunities to enjoy the community ex- sored by the Social Action Committee. Tickets for the High Holidays are provided free the current vice president for education on the perience of a monthly Kabbalat Shabbat service of charge to all members of Beth Israel in good Beth Israel board of directors. Jessica De Young and a dairy Shabbat dinner ($7 per person, with A summer evening fundraiser honoring standing. Non members may purchase tickets for Kander is a graduate of the School of Education no charge for children under 4). Mini Minyan the minyan captains the High Holiday Services, although no tickets at the University of Michigan and former pre- and Kehillat Shabbat provide elementary stu- Sunday, June 10. 7–10 p.m. are required for the Rosh Hashanah Family Cel- school teacher. She currently teaches at Eastern dents with age appropriate services on the sec- This creative fundraising event, “Sail Away on ebration for Young Children and the K–5 Family Michigan University, where she is completing a ond Saturday of each month. the (BIC) Loveboat” features hors d’ouevres, a cash Program on the Second Day of Rosh Hashanah. master’s degree in children’s literature and a cer- For more information about the Beth Israel bar, “shipboard entertainment”, and desserts. Inter- Those interested in further information are asked tificate in the Teaching of Writing. Religious School, contact the Director of Educa- ested people may call the Beth Israel office to deter- to call the synagogue office at 665-9897. mine if additional reservations may be made. tion Cindy Saper, at [email protected]. The holiday of Tisha B’av Registration continues through the summer. Erev Tisha B’av Service, Saturday, July 28, Beth Israel Religious School registration Thirsty Third Thursdays 9:45 p.m. Beth Israel Religious School provides an ex- June 21, July 19, August 15, after the All Beth Israel events open to Tisha B’av Morning Service, Sunday, July 29, cellent education that emphasizes skills and expe- 7:30 p.m. minyan non-members 9 a.m. riences, and helps build important connections Men’s Club offers this once monthly event All Beth Israel events are open to the general Tisha B’av Afternoon Service, Sunday, July 29, between home and synagogue. The kindergarten after the evening service, enjoying coffee and community, and many are offered at no cost. 2:30 p.m. and first grade students meet each Sunday morn- snacks at a local establishment, while discussing Please call 665-9897 for additional information Beth Israel offers three different services for ing, while second through seventh graders meet the weekly parasha (Torah portion) or other about the summer events. the holiday on the 9th of Av, which marks the on Sunday mornings and Wednesday afternoons. topics of Jewish interest. For more information, Additional summer events will be posted on destruction of the first and second temples and The middle school experience includes the Bar/ or to suggest topics of interest, contact Shelley Beth Israel’s website –www.bethisrael-aa.org. other tragedies which have occurred in Jewish Bat Mitzvah Family series as well as a Shabbaton Aronson at [email protected]. No reser- history. The evening and morning services in- vations are required. clude the chanting of Megillat Eicha, the Book Annual congregation meeting of Lamentations, and appropriate songs. Spe- Beth Israel high school students in New York for Alternative Spring Break Sunday, June 24, 7 p.m. cial Torah and haftarah readings for the holiday This April, 11 Beth Israel high school students participated in an alternative spring break Beth Israel’s Annual Congregation Meeting are chanted at the afternoon (mincha) service. in New York City. While in New York, students volunteered at service sites in four boroughs. They sorted and stocked supplies at Materials for the Arts, a program of New York City De- includes a dessert reception, the election of new The Beth Israel flower/vegetable garden members and officers of the Beth Israel Board partment of Cultural Affairs that collects unneeded items from businesses and individuals, For the sixth year in a row Beth Israel main- for the 2012–2013 and their installation, the and distributes these donations free of charge to non-profit organizations with arts program- tains a garden at County Farm Park in Ann Ar- presentation of Honorable Menschen Awards ming and NYC public schools across the five boroughs. They prepared educational materials bor at Platt Road and Washtenaw Avenue. The to volunteers who have made a difference over at Jumpstart, a national early education organization that helps low-income pre-school age garden is a part of Project Grow. The garden sup- the past year, the approval of the budget for the children develop language and literacy skills. They spent time with senior citizens, homeless plies flowers and vegetables for summer onegs, 2012–2013 fiscal year, and the installation of the individuals, community leaders and inspiring volunteers. They worked with local residents at and local food banks. Approximately half of the board of the Beth Israel Women’s League. a community garden. produce is donated to Food Gatherers. Everyone The alternative spring break trip was arranged through Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Men’s Club Yankees/Tigers baseball in the community can experience the joy of ag- Justice. This is the new name for Jewish Funds for Justice and the Progressive Jewish Alliance. Sunday, June 3, 1:05 p.m. riculture by visiting the garden or volunteering The students participated in daily education and reflection sessions. These discussions help The Men’s Club of Beth Israel travels to to work with a friendly group of people. Prior to frame their work in a Jewish manner and allowed the students to debrief from their experi- Comerica Park. Tickets are $30 per person. experience not required. Contact Sam Zwetch- ences. During the course of the week they recognized they were lucky to have the opportunity Contact Haran Rashes at [email protected], kenbaum at [email protected] or 717-6046 to help and to learn from so many people and organizations. One student commented, “I for further information. for more information or to volunteer. didn’t know that I would feel so connected to the work we were doing.” This was an eye open- ing experience for the group, and the students look forward to bringing the lessons learned Barbecue and barchu Summer Services home to Ann Arbor. Friday, July 6, and August 24, 6 p.m. Dinner, Daily and Shabbat services continue all This year’s Alternative Spring Break participants were Rebecca Greenberg, Joshua Bender, 7 p.m. Outdoor Kabbalat Shabbat Service summer long; on Saturdays at 9:30 a.m., Sun- Jonathan Saltzman, Sara Norich, Adam Carbeck, Annie Rashes, Ilana Rashes, Samantha Brandt, Participants enjoy a delicious grilled hamburg- day through Thursday at 7:30 p.m., and on Fri- Katia Kassof, Talia Dessel, and Lindsey Beaver. The trip was led by Rabbi Kim Blumenthal and er and hot dog dinner followed by a summery days evenings, generally at 6 p.m. Hours may Jacob Kander. Additional photos and videos may be found on the Beth Israel Facebook page. outdoor Kabbalat Shabbat service in Beth Israel’s vary on Friday evening. Check the Beth Israel courtyard. There is a fee, and the deadline for res- calendar at www.bethisrael-aa.og. ervations is July 2 at 9 a.m. and August 21 at 9 a.m. Beth Israel Fair Call the office for reservations, and after that date Sunday, September 2, 11 a.m.–2 p.m. check to see if more people can be accommodated. The Beth Israel Fair offers enjoyable activi- Payment is accepted before the meal. ties such as a Bounce House, Cupcake Walk, Musical Kabbalat Shabbat service Lawn Games, Traditional Lawn Relays, Arts Friday, August 10, 6 p.m. hors d’ouevres; and Crafts and face-painting, with a kosher 6:30 p.m. service, 7:30 p.m. dessert oneg hot dog lunch, sno cones and more. There is a This annual Musical Kabbalat Shabbat Ser- charge for the hot dog lunch, but all other ac- vice in the tradition of Joey Newhouse is held tivities and the snow cones are free. Newcom- in the Sanctuary. The service includes new and ers are invited to come to a special welcome program at 10:30 a.m., before the fair. Beth Israel students volunteering at Jumpstart in Manhattan

10 Washtenaw Jewish News A June / J uly / August 2012 Washtenaw Jewish News A June / J uly / August 2012 11 IYouth/Teens

News from Camp Raanana Halye Aisner, special to the WJN This summer’s staff Kim Braun, Camp Raanana’s talented Camp Raanana has announced its staff, and enthusiastic waterfront director, is also specialists, and counselors for summer 2012, returning for another camp season. During including many wonderful returning staff the school year, Braun is the physical educa- members and a few exciting additions to the tion teacher for the JCC and Hebrew Day staff. Camp Raanana is the Jewish Commu- School. She has taught at the JCC since 1999 nity Center of Greater Ann Arbor’s outdoor and loves working with her current and for- summer day camp for children entering mer students at Camp Raanana. She enjoys grades K–8, with a Counselor-in-Training teaching children to appreciate the water and program for 9th and 10th graders. Camp has over 20 years of experience as a certified Raanana works hard to assemble a staff of lifeguard, Water Safety Instructor, and CPR talented, dynamic, and mature individuals to and lifeguard instructor. She and her hus- ensure that each camper will have an incred- band live in Saline with their dog Cleo. ible summer camp experience. Jackson, Link and Braun will be joined Shoshana Jackson is the JCC’s Youth, Teen by many other talented specialists and coun- and Camp director. She first joined the JCC a selors at Camp Raanana. Returning staff year and a half ago as the Camp Raanana as- members are: Katie Smith, Allison Merlos, sistant director. During the 2010–2011 school Joe Mirsky, Eli Sugerman, and Marlowe Sus- year, she also served as the JCC’s Afterschool selman. CIT graduates now serving as junior Programs coordinator and assisted with other counselors are: David Berman, Katia Kassof,

professionals from all across the Midwest. All suing accreditation this year and hopes to be three of Camp Raanana’s delegates partici- a fully accredited ACA Member Camp in the pated in the ACA’s Leadership Institute–an summer of 2013. all-day high-powered training—in which The JCC’s Camp Raanana day camp serves Jackson learned how to hire, train and retain children entering grades Kñ8, with a Counsel- high-caliber staff; Link received the training or-in-Training program for grades 9 and 10. and tools to supervise, lead and motivate This year’s camp season will run from June 25 staff; and Braun was taught ways to make to August 24, featuring an overnight week from staff training more exciting so staff stays en- August 5ñ10 (there is a day-camp program gaged and they walk away fired up to begin that week for campers in Kñ2, which is housed the camp season. at the JCC). Camp brochures and registration The American Camp Association is an forms, are available at the JCC and at www. accrediting agency that inspects camp pro- CampRaanana.com. The registration deadline grams and has high standards for every as- is June 1, but families are encouraged to regis- pect of the camp from kitchen facilities to ter in advance to reserve their space and take program implementation to health forms. advantage of savings opportunities. For more ACA accredited camps are nationally rec- information, visit www.CampRaanana.com ognized as being of superior quality, having or contact Camp Director Shoshana Jackson at met up to 300 standards for health, safety [email protected] or 971-0990. n and program quality. While the JCC’s Camp Raanana is not yet ACA accredited, it is pur-

JCC youth and teen programs. Jackson grew Sara Norich, Eric Shayna, Alex Sugerman, up in Ann Arbor and later attended college and Tuval Vaknin. New staff members are: in Florida, receiving a liberal arts degree from Crystal McDowell, Justin Bogrow, Kaitlin JCC to hold spaghetti dinner fundraiser for Maccabi team Winningham, Taylor Margolis, Allison Gold- Broward College. Her camp experience prior Rachael Hoffenblum, special to the WJN to joining Camp Raanana included three sum- stein, Jourdan Deszo and Danny Hurvitz. The Jewish Community Center of Greater Ann Arbor is excited to participate in the 2012 mers at a residential camp, where she served as Pictures and bios of all the camp staff are JCC Maccabi Games, to be held in Memphis, Tennessee, August 5–10. The JCC has already a unit head for one summer and the assistant available at www.CampRaanana.com. filled all ten spots on their team. The JCC will hold a spaghetti dinner fundraiser to help raise director for two years. She has also taught re- enough money to send the athletes to Memphis. The dinner will provide the community an ligious school at Temple Beth Emeth and the Open House on June 21 opportunity to meet the athletes as they serve the food. The dinner will be held in mid-June; Ann Arbor Reconstructionist Havurah for over All families who are registered for Camp call 971-0990 for the exact date and time. ten years. Jackson is very excited for the change Raanana are invited to the annual Camp Open The JCC relies on the generous support of the community to help offset costs for the JCC in Camp Raanana’s venue, believing the new House on Thursday, June 21, from 6–8 p.m. Maccabi Games and provide scholarship assistance to qualifying families. For more informa- Cedar Lake location will provide a better, more The Open House will be held at Camp tion about the JCC Maccabi Games, visit the JCC’s website, or contact Rachael Hoffenblum dynamic camp program. Jackson lives in Milan Raanana’s new location at the Cedar Lake at [email protected] or Shoshana Jackson at [email protected]. with her husband and two children. Outdoor Center (2500 Pierce Rd. Chelsea, Shannon Link is returning to Camp Raa- 48118). This will be an opportunity for fami- nana as assistant camp director. Link holds lies to tour the new camp site, meet the coun- bachelor’s degrees from University of Michi- selors and staff, and enjoy fun activities and Teen leadership training set for September 9 gan and Eastern Michigan University as well a free kosher hot dog or veggie dog dinner as a teaching certificate and master’s degree with other camp families Rachael Hoffenblum, special to WJN in elementary education from U-M. She American Camp Association The Jewish Community Center of Greater Ann Arbor will hold a leadership workshop on previously worked in the JCC Early Child- Sunday, September 9, 3–5 p.m.,at the JCC. The training, entitled “What Makes a Good Lead- hood Center as a lead teacher for six years conference and accreditation er? Putting the ‘Leadership’ in Teen Leadership Council” will be open to the public free of before returning to school. Since completing Early in March, Camp Raanana’s Director charge and serve as the inaugural event for the JCC’s Teen Leadership Program. her master’s degree, she has been serving as Shoshana Jackson, Assistant Camp Direc- Directly following the leadership training will be The Teen Leadership Council’s first the childcare supervisor for the before- and tor Shannon Link and Waterfront Director board meeting. Teens who wish to learn more about the program or to serve on the executive after-school programs at Byrant Elementary Kim Braun attended the three-day Ameri- board should stay for the meeting, which will run from 5–6 p.m. at the JCC. School. Link lives with in Ann Arbor with can Camp Association (ACA)’s Midstates Contact Rachael Hoffenblum at [email protected] for more information her husband and two kids, and plans to begin Camping Conference in St. Charles, IL. The about the Teen Leadership Council or to RSVP for the events. working as a teacher this fall. conference brings together 1000s of camping

12 Washtenaw Jewish News A June / J uly / August 2012 Camp Keshet: taking the learning outside Peretz Hirshbein, special to the WJN s the calendar turned to May, the For example, ECC children use large pieces of staff of the JCC Early Childhood lumber all summer to create structures, but A Center eagerly started looking for- according to DeYoung, “The children are so ward to summer. Summertime means it is aware of what they are doing that in four years time to transform the preschool program we have not have a single case of wood get- into Camp Keshet, the JCC’s summer camp ting dropped on anyone! I attribute that to the for preschoolers. While Camp Keshet has open spaces the children had to build and this been around for years, this will be the fifth an- increase in awareness.” niversary of Camp Keshet’s model featuring Learning experiences taking place outside an outdoor learning environment that stimu- have a richness missing from the same experi- lates children’s learning in all developmental ences indoors, as the changing natural world areas. ECC teachers make use of the outdoors adds layers of learning. The American Jewish as a learning resource throughout the year, community realized long ago how important but only during Michigan’s summer can the outdoor experiences are for children, playing outdoors be used every day for all parts of a a major role in the development of Fresh Air preschooler’s morning routine. Fund camps across the country. So why do children need outdoor learn- According to nature education advocate ing? According to Mary Rivkin, author of The Great Outdoors, children today know less about nature, the flora and fauna of their im- mediate environments than prior generations,

Knights and princesses on stage at Camp Keshet terest areas and materials that the children with an authentic are familiar. Taking the House summer camp experience. We area outside transforms it into felt that it was important for the Camping Area, as children children to experience the many have access to a camping tent, different sights, textures and fire ring, and other camping smells that the outdoors has to equipment. By bringing fa- offer.” Teachers noted “The con- miliar materials outside, and trast between the man-made by adding materials that can environment in the classroom only be used outside, children and the natural environment experience the familiar in a of the outdoors was obviously a completely different way. Last learning experience. One of the year, the staff expanded the biggest differences was natural outdoor classroom, adding sunlight instead of artificial a stage to enhance children’s light. Natural light changed dramatic play, and a Games with the weather and time of area for everything from soc- day. Sunlight and shade moved cer to parachute games. across the outdoors.” What does a typical morn- Teachers noticed that the ing at Camp Keshet look like? children had far richer experi- Kinga Jung is enjoying Buhr pool with her teacher The camp day starts with ences outdoors, using the same Natalie Wiesend Greeting Time, when camp- materials that they might have ers greet the day and find used inside. The book area, out about any changes to the set under a large hickory tree Tonya Backstrom's small group explores the edge of regular routine. Greeting time had the same kinds of books the marsh during a field trip to Doyle Park. is followed by Small Group and comfortable places to sit since their knowledge comes from sources Time, when a small group of campers works as existed inside. But teachers like books and television, rather than direct on an activity such as painting, building, or reading with children out- experience. Direct experiences with nature gardening with their teacher. Then, children side noticed that, “Sitting on teach children to treasure the environment plan their activities for Work Time, the center- a blanket and reading a book and provide the emotional attachment to our piece of the morning, when they can choose was a science activity. Hickory world that will inspire them to engage in tik- to work with any of the materials available in nuts, leaves, and twigs were on kun olam, repairing the world. the learning environment. Frequent sights in- the ground. Squirrels were in “Furthermore,” Rivkin says, “The devel- clude children painting, building with lumber, the tree top gnawing on the opment of children’s perceptual abilities may exploring nature with magnifying glasses, and nuts and dropping pieces of suffer when so much of their experience is experimenting with pulleys and buckets. Fol- the hulls down on the ground. Camp Keshet visits the Big House through TV, computers, books, and media lowing Work Time, children reflect on what Insects were crawling on the that require but two senses.” Young children, they accomplished, reminding them that their bark of the trunk!” particularly, are sensory-motor learners. work has meaning. Some days, children gather Research on children and outdoor learn- Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Memories are attached to sounds, smells, and in large groups for music and movement ac- ing indicates that spending time outdoors re- Woods, outdoor education is so valuable be- tastes, not just sight and sound. Movement tivities, but on Tuesdays and Thursdays, Camp duces conflict as well. ECC teacher Michelle cause it focuses on, “the elements that have and activity reinforce and fix knowledge. Keshet travels to the Tot Pool at nearby Buhr Paris noted that, “Even though children of- always united humankind: driving rain, hard Outside, in nature, we use all of our senses to Park for an hour of swimming. Wednesdays ten worked close together, we saw much less wind, warm sun, forests deep and dark—and learn about the world around us, not just two. feature field trips, walks to the local library, or conflict between children in the eight weeks the awe and amazement that our earth in- Outside, we have the freedom and desire to exploring a nearby nature reserve. we spent in the outdoor classroom.” Spend- spires, especially during our formative years.” move, and be active. When the staff at the ECC first took the pre- ing time outdoors reduces stress levels, allow- For questions about Camp Keshet, con- The centerpiece of the camp program is school program outside into an outdoor class- ing people of all ages to respond to potential tact Noreen DeYoung, JCC Early Childhood the outdoor classroom environment. Utilizing room, the teachers discovered how rich this conflict far more calmly. Lowered stress also director, at 971-0990 or noreendeyoung@jc- large tents for Art, Block, and Manipulative learning could be. Director Noreen DeYoung increases people’s ability to concentrate and cfed.org, or visit the JCC’s website at www. areas, the camp provides the children with in- says, “Moving the program outdoors provides be aware of what is going on around them. jccannarbor.org. n Washtenaw Jewish News A June / J uly / August 2012 13 IEducation

HDS invited to participate in conference Dina Shtull, special to the WJN ing, Zite, Mashable, Hashtag, #ed- edJEWcon conference of 100 participants chat, #Jedchat, #CPChat,#Jed21, reached an audience of over 100,000 because N #edtech, Tweet Deck, Shelfari, of the online sharing by conference par- Evernote, CloudOn…. ticipants through blogs and tweets that at- These were only a few of the words that tracted the interest of other online followers. entered our daily vocabulary at “edJEW- (Tweeting refers to posting live comments con5772.0,” a conference for Jewish day that are 140 characters or less.) Sixth graders school leadership teams. Subsidized by the from the Gottlieb School joined keynote ses- Avi Chai Foundation and the Schechter Day sions, iPads in hand, to help guide the adult School Network, the conference was the participants on how to tweet. Hebrew Day School staff returned from the conference with many goals. “I’m in- spired to set up a fac- ulty ning,” says Shtull who explained that a ning is a closed social network that requires membership. “The site will have chat groups Great things are

happening in HDS conference team: Dina Shtull, Ali Rein- gold, Carol Gannon, Aron Kaufman brainchild of the administrators and teachers our schools. at the Martin J. Gottlieb Jewish Day School in Jacksonville, Florida, where the conference was held. Twenty-one school teams were se- lected to learn how to integrate technology Carol Gannon, Dina Shtull, Aron Kaufman, All thanks to you. into teaching and how to connect globally holding iPads given to conference participants to colleagues and fellow students. Hebrew Day School of Ann Arbor was among these for teachers to have online conversations on schools. The school’s team included Carol instructional topics. Teachers won’t have to Gannon, director of technology and general be in the same room to reflect, and schedules studies teacher; Aron Kaufman, Hebrew/Ju- won’t have to be juggled. Instead, the con- daics teacher; Ali Reingold, director of mar- versation will be ongoing and teachers will keting and development; and Dina Shtull, blog and comment on relevant topics at their The Ann Arbor Public Schools Educational Foundation head of school. convenience.” A main theme of the conference was that Aron Kaufman is now reading and re- is a non-profit organization, separate from the Ann Arbor learning for 21st century students must be sponding to the blogs and tweets of other relevant today or in “real time.” Keynote instructors. He is creating a PLN, a personal Public Schools, that serves as the one true vehicle for speaker, Angela Maiers, an educator at the learning network of online colleagues, and private giving to our public schools. We enable support forefront of the transformational power of has begun to “curate,” a new term which re- web technologies on school success, suggest- fers to choosing from many valuable online for everything from math and science to instrumental ed that teachers should feel and act as if they resources and sharing them with your PLN. are in the presence of genius. Upon return- “It was exciting and professionally reward- music, career and college readiness programs, arts and ing from the conference, fifth grade teacher ing to gather with other day school educators humanities to innovative teacher grants. Helping the future Carol Gannon challenged her students with a from Florida to Winnipeg and work collab- relevant assignment—to choose the better of oratively to envision both the present and the remain bright for all of us. two Hebrew story-writing apps that her col- future of Jewish education,” said Kaufman. league Aron Kaufman had learned about and “When we think of twenty-first century downloaded at the conference. The students skills,” says Ali Reingold, “we need to think began by developing a list of criteria: Does it beyond our classrooms, our students, and use vowels? Are there ads? Does it have spell our teachers. To stay current, build our check? Does it have text or voice-to text- school’s brand, and connect with donors features? Can one navigate with ease? Are and alumni, we must have a digital presence. the instructions clear? Is the font big enough Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Pin- for little kids? Are touch features calibrated terest are tools that enable us to grow our correctly? After answering the questions, community and reach out to people across the students tested the apps by writing their the globe. Coming together at a conference own stories. They then documented their such as edJEWcon reinforces these ideas and Learn how you can help at evaluation of the two apps and shared their makes the cyber-world more manageable www.SupportAnnArborSchools.org findings on their blog on Edmodo.com. “We and less lonely. We have partners in cyber- must empower children and let them drive space and our colleagues, fellow educators, their learning,” said Gannon. “With that and friends are there to help guide us on our mindset we are better prepared to teach our journey,” shared Reingold. n 21st century learners.” For more information about Hebrew Day “The web is not just static data, like a li- School see www.facebook.com/HebrewDay- brary,” said conference speaker Maiers. “We Join us on Facebook SchoolAnnArbor, www.hdsaa.org, or contact do not just visit the web. We contribute to the office at 971-4633. it. We are part of that community.” Mai- ers pointed out that in under 24 hours, the

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Three million (free) books on, PJ Library eyes expansion By Uriel Heilman NEW YORK (JTA)—PJ Library wants to meant to be a portal to Jewish life. of respondents were interfaith families, 32 The books, which are chosen by a selection come between parents and children—literally. “What kind of an educational process are we percent were not synagogue affiliated and committee of educators and editors, run the Every month, PJ Library mails free Jewish- getting with these kids?” Grinspoon said. “How one-third saying they were unlikely or only gamut from explicitly Jewish to barely so. themed children’s books to nearly 100,000 much are they loving Judaism? Are they baking somewhat likely to read Jewish content if not The themes reflect the personal predilec- households in North America with a grand challahs? Are they dancing and singing and en- for PJ Library. tions of the program’s founder, who puts a ambition: that somewhere between Dr. Seuss joying the joys of Judaism?” premium on stories promoting tikkun olam and the Berenstain Bears, a child may turn to In the absence of an independent, longitudi- (repairing the world), Jewish summer camp, a book like Vivian Newman’s Ella’s Trip to Israel nal study, it’s impossible to say whether this $8 visiting Israel and contemporary families en- or Laurel Snyder’s Baxter, The Pig Who Wanted million-a-year program—which is paid for by joying Judaism. to Be Kosher, and spark a Jewish discussion in a a 50-50 partnership between Grinspoon’s foun- Richard Michelson’s Across the Alley is a household that doesn’t have enough of them. dation and local Jewish community partners, richly illustrated story about prejudice that “The conversations that take place in the including federations, private donors, JCCs, Y’s tells the tale of a black boy and a Jewish boy home between parents and children, and par- and synagogues—is having a significant impact who live next door to each other but never ents among themselves, is one of the most im- on Jewish community engagement or practice. talk—except at night, when out of view of portant byproducts of this program,” says PJ One Jewish educational professional who their friends they become best buddies. It’s Library’s director, Marcie Greenfield Simons. asked not to be named said Jewish communi- mailed to 6- and 7-year-olds. “We’re helping Jews on the periphery take those ties are wasting money delivering free books Latifa Berry Kropf’s It’s Challah Time! is first baby steps to being welcomed by the Jewish to mostly middle-class children whose families a photo-illustrated storybook about baking community.” are, for the most part, already involved in Jew- challah; it’s mailed to 2-year-olds. In the past seven years, PJ Library has helped ish life. Each age group, from 6 months to 83 years publish more than 200 titles that have filled “To me, it’s about priorities in the Jewish old, receives its own age-appropriate books, kids’ shelves in 175 North American communi- community and how eccentric philanthropists and all the books include a parents’ guide for ties, become a force in the publishing industry do what they want,” the professional said. “It’s further discussion or activity. through its mass purchases and spawned two not that there’s a problem with the program, “After we get a book, we usually read it for similar programs in Hebrew—one in Israel but I question the premise. The logic of you’re two weeks straight every night,” said Margo and one for the children of Israelis living in the giving books to kids and you’ll create lifelong Hirsch Strahlberg, a lawyer from Chicago United States. Jews has to get proved.” with three children. “For my 6-and-a-half- Next month, the organization plans to send PJ Library says most of its recipients hail year-old and my 4-year-old, when we get a out its 3 millionth freely distributed book. from households where there were fewer than book it’s exciting. It’s not really educating us For Harold Grinspoon, the 82-year-old real 10 Jewish books before the deliveries began. About three-quarters of respondents said because I send them to a Jewish day school, estate mogul and Jewish philanthropist from That figure is from a 2010 PJ Library they read the books at least once a week, and but it’s complementing what they’re already Massachusetts who founded the program, email survey of more than 16,000 recipient the vast majority said it made them feel or learning.” PJ Library is about more than just books. It’s households that also showed that 26 percent think about being Jewish. continued on page 17 Israeli pastry chef makes it big as “Sweet Genius” By Josh Lipowsky TEANECK, N.J. (JTA)—As the minutes on In addition to traveling to food festivals na- “In a bar mitzvah you do the candle-lighting The New York Times dubbed Ben-Israel “the the clock tick away, the chefs run about their tionwide, Hayon is a pastry chef at a restaurant ceremony with the cake. Every birthday the cake Manolo Blahnik of cakes.” kitchens furiously trying to complete their Taj on Long Island in suburban New York. is the big moment,” he says. Now because of the In 1999 he opened Ron Ben-Israel Cakes in Mahal-themed desserts. He calls Ben-Israel an inspiration both for growing pop-culture spotlight, “every cake- New York’s SoHo neighborhood with one oven “What have I got for you now?” booms the his accomplishments as a baker and as a gay Is- maker knows how important they are. I always and one mixer. As people fled downtown New thickly accented master pastry chef Ron Ben- raeli who realized his dream. knew it.” York after the 9/11 tragedy, he was able to capi- Israel as he overlooks the chefs’ workstations. The Food Network studios are a long way talize on lower rents and expand his operation. “Another mandatory ingredient—tahini paste!” from Ben-Israel’s beginnings in Tel Aviv, and even Coming from a secular Israeli upbringing, This is “Sweet Genius,” the hit Food Network further from his original career as a dancer. Ben-Israel wasn’t ideologically interested in show that recently began its second season. He attended a Tel Aviv high school that fo- making his shop kosher, but for a caterer for Chefs compete to earn the coveted title, win cused on the arts, and then while he was serving some of New York City’s biggest hotels, it was a $10,000 and impress Ben-Israel, the show’s host, in the Israel Defense Forces in the late 1970s, a prudent business decision. judge and original sweet genius, who often asks friend got him interested in ballet. After com- He chose OK Laboratories, the Chabad-affiliat- competitors to include ingredients not typically pleting his mandatory army service, he joined ed kashrut organization headquartered in Brook- found in desserts. Bat Dor, an Israeli dance troupe. lyn, which now certifies his shop’s pareve cakes. “When you talk about a level of skill and Ben-Israel then began studying dance tech- The Chabad rabbis, Ben-Israel says, have a craftsmanship, the other cake purveyors in the niques across Europe, Canada and the United certain spirit that has ignited his own passion city are in awe of Ron’s work,” says Ashlea Halp- States. When he arrived in New York City in the for Judaism. He never thought about owning ern, New York Magazine’s strategist editor. “He’s mid-1980s, he says he knew he was there to stay. separate Passover dishes while living in Israel, one of the best in New York. He’s perfected the “I really feel Tel Aviv has a lot, but everything but now he owns a set, as well as a dozen Hag- model.” in New York is just more,” he says. gadahs, a shofar and a menorah. Ben-Israel doesn’t like to focus on the ge- In between applying for grants to fund his “I became more sentimental,” he says. “It’s a nius moniker, however, and he was even a bit dance studies, Ben-Israel began picking up odd matter of age, but also not being in Israel on a intimidated by the idea when Food Network jobs designing store window displays and work- regular basis, I miss a lot of the traditions that proposed it, he told JTA in an interview at Ron ing in bakeries. are just natural in Israel and you don’t even Ben-Israel Cakes, his New York bake shop. He “Toward the end of my career, grants were think about it because you’re surrounded by prefers to concentrate on the “sweet” part of Ron Ben-Israel host of Sweet Genius drying up and I needed to support myself,” re- Jews. So I had to distinguish myself.” the title and considers himself more like a “He’s my guru,” Hayon says. “He gave me a calls Ben-Israel, who had grown up watching Jewish and Israeli cultures have certainly guide to the show’s contestants. lot of energy, power to do this. Somebody came his Viennese mother make fantastic desserts. “I influenced the master baker. Challah, he says, For the few who impress Ben-Israel enough before me, and I know I can do this also.” was able to come in [to bakeries] and observe— is one of his favorite things to bake—but he to also earn the title, the recognition—and prize Ben-Israel’s confections can be seen on the and with my ego, tell them how to do it better.” doesn’t do just any challah. money—can be a career booster. pages of Martha Stewart Living, People, New At the age of 36, after 15 years as a professional “My version has olive oil, semolina flour, When pastry chef Amos Hayon competed York Magazine and Vogue, and they are staples dancer, he began baking full time. In 1996, while on honey, and I make six braids,” he says. “It takes on “Sweet Genius” last season, he was on the at such establishments as the Waldorf-Astoria, display in the windows of Mikimoto on Fifth Av- the whole day.” verge of returning to his native Israel, having Four Seasons and Ritz-Carlton. enue, his cakes began grabbing national attention As the son of Holocaust survivors, being failed to make a living in the United States. Af- Cakes have always been popular, says Ben- and Ben-Israel soon started receiving commissions Israeli and Jewish are sources of pride for Ben- ter Ben-Israel crowned him a sweet genius and Israel, 54, but television has given bakers per- from De Beers, Bloomingdale’s and Bergdorf- Israel. awarded him $10,000, things began to pick up. mission to make them the main attraction. Goodman. continued on page 22 16 Washtenaw Jewish News A June / J uly / August 2012 IBooks IOp-Ed

Fifteen years of research leads to four- Pluralism means finding your place in volume book on Holocaust–in Farsi the Jewish story By Debra Rubin By Edgar M. Bronfman WASHINGTON (JTA)—Ari Babaknia doesn’t However, Project Aladdin, a UNESCO- NEW YORK (JTA)—For the past six years The “Why Be Jewish?” conference this year expect that Iran’s president will ever read his sponsored project that works to foster posi- The Samuel Bronfman Foundation, which is also marks the 25th year of a program I founded four-volume series of Holocaust books written tive relations between Muslims and Jews and named in honor of my father and that I now called the Bronfman Youth Fellowships in Israel. in the Farsi language. to combat Holocaust denial, does offer several run with my son Adam, has held a conference BYFI takes a small group of young, promising But the author says he is confident that Mah- books on the Holocaust in Farsi translation. called “Why Be Jewish?” It is an intimate gath- future Jewish leaders from across the spectrum moud Ahmadinejad knows the books exist. Babaknia said he initially expected to com- ering that seeks to explore an expansive ques- of beliefs and traditions and immerses them in “I’ve done 10, 11 television interviews,” Ba- plete his research during a one-year sabbatical. tion. This year, in conjunction with the Shalom intensive study both here and in Israel. It is of baknia said -- interviews that are transmitted “One year was two or three years, then it was Hartman Institute, we will focus on the idea of great importance to me that the teenagers in via satellite to Iran. 15 years later,” said Babaknia, who explained Jewish pluralism. the BYFI program represent people from across He has sent the four volumes, released in that he kept finding himself with more ques- Jewish pluralism, to me, is about finding the spectrum of Jewish experience so that they April, to three people in Iran who requested it tions to research. your place in the story of our people. All Jews learn not only by engaging in Jewish study, via the website memorah.com. The author views the Holocaust as a “hu- but also through dialogue with each other. My The volumes are titled Man’s Inhumanity to man catastrophe.” The Jews were the victims, hope is that the future of pluralism can be seen Man, America’s Response to the Holocaust, The he says, but “we don’t own” the Holocaust. through the transformative conversations that World’s Response to the Holocaust and End of the In looking at the world’s response to the At the heart of my Jewish occur between participants. Holocaust and Liberation of Nazi Camps and the Holocaust, Babaknia notes that Jews remained This type of Jewish dialogue shouldn’t just Genocides of the Last 100 Years. safe in Iran. beliefs is the tradition of be limited to teenagers in intensive study pro- Once the David S. Wyman Institute for Ho- “The most important thing to understand grams, but is something we can all share3 with locaust Studies and Babaknia’s family Memo- about Iran is that Iran has a virtually flawless questioning. Questioning is each other through learning with our families, rah Foundation, which published the volumes, record during the Holocaust,” said Holocaust how we begin to learn …. friends, communities and, even upon occasion, recoup what the author estimates at $70,000 to scholar Michael Berenbaum. “When Ah- those we might see as our enemies. Jews are, af- $80,000 in publishing costs, he plans to make madinejad denies the Holocaust, he also denies We debate openly and are ter all, a family of sorts. Even when we disagree, the works available online for free. the humanity of his own people.” we are mutually bound to care for each other. Babaknia, an Iranian-born Jew who sits on Berenbaum commended Babaknia for not shy, nor should we be. That interconnectedness means respecting the Wyman board, says the costs do not account translating original documents and materials in other streams of Judaism and discovering what for his time or the money he paid for research- a serious “attempt to educate those in the Ira- we can learn from each other. Pluralism is an ers or designers. nian population who are interested in studying share a narrative going back to the patriarchs open Judaism where all denominations can be A physician who completed medical school history instead of the fantasy that the Holocaust and matriarchs who created us, and they are inspired and gain wisdom by listening to each in Tehran, Babaknia arrived in the United States never happened.” wonderful and complex stories to share, study other. Regardless of individual practice, we all in 1974 to continue his education in women’s Liebe Geft, director of the Simon Wiesenthal and learn. Jewish texts root you in the world share a rich heritage in which meaning can be medical health and then infertility. Center’s Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, and allow you to understand yourself, your val- found for every Jew, from the traditionally pi- In the 1990s, he began his Holocaust re- which hosted a book launch party for Babaknia ues and your culture, all the while speaking to ous to the most skeptical of conventional reli- search. in April, praises the series as “a monumental our modern lives with ancient wisdom. gious practice. “More than 120 million speak or write Farsi work of enormous importance.” Every Jew, regardless of belief and practice, Pluralism also means egalitarianism. Wom- in the world, and there never has been a well- “Put into the hands of young people today, should be able to see themselves in the narrative, en’s contributions as Jewish leaders and rabbis researched or -documented book about the academics,” Geft said, Babaknia’s books provide values and rituals—in all their permutations— have only enhanced our community as a whole, Holocaust in Farsi,” said Babaknia, 65, of New- “an opportunity to learn, to understand, to en- that bind us together as the Jewish people. We as has the open inclusion of homosexuals. Their port Beach, Calif. counter and perhaps even to transform.” n have an obligation as Jews to educate ourselves active participation in Jewish life should be en- about our shared texts, common history and couraged across the entire spectrum of Jewish the traditions we have inherited. PJ Library, continued from page 16 At the heart of my Jewish beliefs is the tradi- The $100 or so per-household cost of The Israeli-American version of the pro- tion of questioning. Questioning is how we be- sending a year’s worth of PJ products—11 gram—called Sifriyat Pijama B’America (si- gin to learn. We Jews constantly discuss complex Pluralism is an open Judaism books and one CD—is split between the friya is Hebrew for library)—uses those same issues about how to live a moral and meaning- where all denominations can Grinspoon Foundation and the commu- Hebrew books and is geared to children of ful life, and seek guidance from sources ranging nity institutions. The institutions also help Israelis living in America who sign up for the from our sacred texts to our most assimilated be inspired and gain wisdom market the program to new families and program either online or at events hosted by activists. We debate openly and are not shy, nor run community events around the books, local Jewish day schools. should we be. by listening to each other. including pajama Havdalah parties, holiday Next school year, organizers plan to ex- All Jews, regardless of how they choose concerts and intergenerational book read- pand the year-old program from 2,000 re- to practice—or not practice—their Judaism ings at senior homes. cipients to 6,000. should be encouraged to engage in this dia- practice and ideologies. The more widely we Keeping the program free for recipients “The goal is to give them an appetite to logue. Questions are where education begins, open out tent, as our forefather Abraham did, is the key, PJ officials say, though recipients start being affiliated in Jewish life, and even- and with education comes a sense of pride the more Judaism is enriched. All should be are asked after a year or two in the program tually increase Israeli enrollment in Jewish and ownership. The challenge for those of us welcome and able to express themselves within if they’d like to “pay it forward” and make a day schools,” said Adam Milstein, an Israeli- who care about seeing Judaism thrive now our community. donation to fund books for someone else. American investor and Jewish philanthropist and in the future is not to tell people what Like Abraham, who was known to keep his “The idea that this is a gift from the Jewish from Los Angeles who has put $100,000 into they should think, but rather to encourage tent open to accommodate all who wished to community is an important message that each the $600,000 program. them to learn enough that they can arrive at be included, pluralism means all that who wish family is getting: You’re part of something big- For this initiative, too, half the funding their own conclusions. to come into our Jewish community must be ger,” said Greenfield Simons, PJ’s director. comes from Grinspoon. Taking a curious rather than pedantic ap- welcome. Judaism is strong and rich enough to In the Israeli version of PJ, called Sifri- Grinspoon is in talks to expand elsewhere in proach to the question of why we are Jewish has take on a plurality of practice. There is room for yat Pijama and started in 2009, kids get the the Jewish world, and PJ already runs an out- led me to studying Jewish texts, history and cul- all in our story. My hope for all Jewish people is books at school as part of a curriculum sup- reach program to boost enrollment in the Rus- ture. That knowledge has become, as I enter my that they write a new story for themselves that ported by the Education Ministry. The books sian-speaking Jewish community in New York. 83rd year, a wellspring of joy and inspiration. It will be told for generations to come. n are discussed in class before being sent home As books become increasingly digitized, is not because studying taught me how to be a Edgar M. Bronfman is the president of The to some 120,000 Israeli households. PJ Library says it is committed to sticking Jew, but rather because it rewarded my curiosity Samuel Bronfman Foundation and is working “In most nursery schools they come home with the old pulp-and-paper model. and helped me become a better human being. on a book about Jewish peoplehood with jour- with a library book from the school, and they “There’s something incredibly power- One of the greatest lessons I’ve learned nalist Ruth Andrew Ellenson. He is the former always have to bring them back,” said Medi- ful about parents and children snuggling through studying Judaism is the necessity of mu- CEO of the Seagram Company Ltd. nah Korn, a mother of four in Ramat Beit together with a real book in their hands,” tual respect, and this idea lies at the heart of plu- Shemesh, whose 4-year-old son, Uriel, gets Greenfield Simons said. “We’re pretty wed- ralism. To debate well we must be civil. To answer the books through his school. “He’s so excit- ded to this idea.” n questions we must listen. I am a firm subscriber ed when he gets one in his knapsack because to the notion that there is no valid question that this one is for keeping.” is rude, only questions rudely asked. Washtenaw Jewish News A June / J uly / August 2012 17 Your feet are in good hands

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Israel shows off its homeland security technologies to international visitors By Mati Wagner JERUSALEM (JTA)—Israel’s security tech- free transferral of audio and video information. and the “screamer,” a hand-held device the size cept,” he said. “We were showing them things nologies were on display as the country hosted “From the individual soldier to entire divisions of a bullhorn that emits a sound so loud that it that actually work in the field.” two separate international contingents. on the land, in the air and on the sea, all our forces can paralyze. Jake Rosen, who chairs the American Council An Interpol European Regional Conference are interconnected,” said Dalia Rosen, Elbit’s vice Israeli police developed both as non-lethal for World Jewry that organized and sponsored brought 110 senior law enforcement officers from president of corporate communications. means of crowd control in the wake of the October the international mayors’ conference, said there 49 countries to Tel Aviv, while a homeland security “In the past few years we have begun adopt- 2000 riots that left 12 Arab Israelis dead. is room for more security export growth. conference drew 37 mayors from two dozen world- ing the tools we have developed and applied on The Or Commission, an Israeli panel of in- “One of the goals of this year’s conference wide cities to sites throughout Israel last week. the battlefield for use in a civilian context to create quiry set up after the riots, criticized the police is to break down prejudices [toward Israel] and “Israel has been forced to overcome difficult what we call ‘safe cities.’ “ for being unprepared and possibly using exces- overcome feelings of hesitation about doing circumstances, including war and terror, in order The basic tools that are used to fight terrorism sive force to disperse the mobs. business here,” Rosen said. “We have to be proac- to survive,” said Alfred Vanderpuije, mayor of the can be used to fight crime and help officials re- “The skunk and the screamer are more ethi- tive in allowing access to Israeli know-how and Ghana capital of Accra, following a visit to Elbit act more efficiently to natural disasters, said Am- cal than your average police baton since they in countering anti-Israel sentiment.” Systems, a defense electronics company based in non Sofrim, who heads Elta’s homeland security don’t cause long-term injuries,” said Cmdr. Rosen said that political leaders such as Vene- Haifa. “And this has put the Israelis in a unique situ- projects. “Instead of endless patrols, we can use Oded Shemla, who heads research and develop- zuelan President Hugo Chavez, who has claimed ation to develop security technologies.” strategically placed cameras or electronic devices ment for the police technology division. “They that Israel plans to “terminate” the Palestin- In the decade following the terror attacks of connected to a situation room to detect the begin- also happen to be more effective.” ian people, are “obstacles to openness” when it 9-11, Israeli security exports rose from about $2 ning of a robbery or a fire,” said Sofrim, former An interactive simulator capable of con- comes to economic ties with Israel. billion a year to more than $7 billion, according to chief of the IDF’s intelligence corps. “And this al- structing realistic scenarios, from soccer game However, Rosen noted that Venezuela should data supplied by SIBAT, Israel’s Defense Export and lows us to use a limited amount of security forces riots and violent demonstrations to kidnap- be seen as monolithic. Antonio Ledezma, who beat Defense Cooperation Agency. Part of the rise was or firefighters only where they are really needed.” pings and sniper attacks, also was on display. a pro-Chavez candidate to become mayor of Cara- attributed to the growing international demand for There were signs that the meetings between “What is unique about our technology is that cas, attended the conference. more effective homeland security systems. mayors and Israeli security experts might lead to it is developed by policemen for policemen,” Otto Perez Leal, the mayor of Mixco, Guate- At Elbit and other security firms such as business ties. “I was very impressed with what I said Shemla, who previously was a police heli- mala, and son of Guatemalan President Otto Perez Magal Security Systems and Elta Group, a sub- saw and am even thinking about bringing some of copter unit pilot. Molina, said his municipality already was imple- sidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries, Vander- these ideas back to Ghana,” Vanderpuije said. Interpol officials were not authorized to menting security cameras and other technologies puije and the other mayors saw presentations While private Israeli firms were showing the comment on Israel’s innovations vis-a-vis other developed in Israel.“Our army and police use this on defense technologies. mayors homeland security technologies, a similar member countries. equipment to integrate our forces and improve Originally developed for the Israel Defense show-and-tell was taking place in Tel Aviv at Inter- Shemla said, however, that senior police of- our ability to respond to natural disasters and other Forces to fight wars and terror, many of the systems pol’s 41st regional conference, the first time Israel ficers from Europe were particularly impressed challenges,” Leal said. are being modified for civilian use, such as secur- has hosted such a conference since it joined the in- that the Israeli technologies presented at the “It’s not just about training people and it’s not ing large cities.Called the “digital army project,” ternational police organization in October 1949. conference already were in use and had proven just about technology. It’s about combining them Elbit’s technology connects all military forces to a Among the Israeli innovations on display to be effective in real-life situations. both. And that is something that we are learning single communication network that enables the were the “skunk,” a liquid with a putrid odor, “We were not showing them an abstract con- from you.” n

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Political turmoil worries Hungary’s Jews Amid security concerns in Tunisia, a By Ruth Ellen Gruber BUDAPEST (JTA)—The debate over anti-Sem- parties and civil groups is the real weakness of smaller Hiloula celebration itism in Hungary has sharpened since the anti- the Hungarian society.” By JTA Staff Israel, anti-Jewish and anti-Roma (Gypsy) Jobbik In a recent incident, addressing Parliament DJERBA, Tunisia (JTA)—Two thousand years visit El Ghriba and write their wishes on boiled movement entered Parliament two years ago as the just before Passover, a Jobbik lawmaker went so ago, a mysterious woman who was unable to eggs, symbolizing life. Candles are lit for those country’s third largest party. far as to advance the blood libel—the accusation talk arrived on this island. Every sick person she asking for good health and a long life. Seeking scapegoats and channeling paranoia that Jews kill Christian children and use their touched was healed. Although she died when A door to the foundation stone, which is at a time of severe economic, social and political blood for ritual purposes. her wooden house caught fire, her body re- beneath the ark, is opened during the pilgrim- woes, Jobbik’s lawmakers regularly—and loudly— And in a February interview with the Lon- mained intact and did not burn. age, so the candles and eggs may be placed on spout xenophobic, anti-Roma, anti-Israel and anti- don Jewish Chronicle, Jobbik foreign affairs That’s a local legend. the stone. Semitic rhetoric. Outbursts in Parliament, in local spokesman Marton Gyongyosi called Israel a Another is that the miracle worker is Newlywed Vanessa Mamou, whose father councils and in the media have demolished taboos “Nazi system based on racial hatred,” accused buried beneath the foundation stone of the is from Djerba, traveled from Paris for the and increasingly serve to legitimize hate speech in Jews of “colonizing” Hungary and stressed Job- El Ghriba Synagogue, one of the oldest con- celebration. both private conversation and public discourse. bik’s support of Iran. tinuously used synagogues in the Diaspora “I put an egg in the synagogue because I But for the Jewish community, anxiety over These developments have ratcheted up the and the site of an annual pilgrimage that am married and want to have a baby,” she told anti-Semitism is only one toxic element of a anxiety level for Hungary’s 100,000 Jews, the larg- typically brings thousands to Djerba seeking JTA. “My sister is here because she wants to broader and much more complex national crisis est Jewish community in central Europe. answers to their prayers. meet someone and get married.” that touches all parts of society two years after the “The gravity of the situation is unprecedented This year, amid political uncertainty and The El Ghriba legend is important not only 2010 elections swept the conservative Fidesz party in the past two decades of Hungarian democ- security concerns, the two-day celebration for Tunisian Jews but for Muslims as well. to power. “The danger is about Hungarian democ- racy,” Rabbi Shlomo Koves told The Associatied held last week on Lag b’Omer drew more “This is a holy place for all Djerbians, not racy, not about anti-Semitism,” Rabbi Istvan Dar- Press. “Although the safety and well-being of journalists and police than pilgrims. just the Jews,” a woman named Khalija said as vas told JTA. Hungarian Jews in their daily life is not physi- “We have about 300 people here from she was leaving the sanctuary. “I came to light “Everybody feels the crisis,” said Mircea Cer- cally in danger—or no worse than in any other abroad today, but most are locals,” said Rene a candle with my Jewish friend.” nov, CEO of Haver, a foundation that fights European country—anti-Semitic public speech Trabelsi, a Paris-based organizer of the cele- Unlike previous years, when the celebra- anti-Semitism and teaches schoolchildren about has escalated to a point which cannot be ignored bration whose family oversees the synagogue. tion attracted Tunisians and non-Tunisians Judaism and the Jewish people. “The financial and by a single decent person.” “What’s important is that we are having this from abroad, nearly all of this year’s pilgrims economic challenges, unemployment and poverty, Rabbi Andrew Baker, the representative on event this year because last year it did not were Tunisian. social, education and health system crisis, demo- anti-Semitism to the Organization for Security happen. I hope we can slowly increase the Many were local Djerbians; others came cratic system in turbulence—there is no difference and Cooperation in Europe, said it is not simple number of people attending each year.” from Tunis. The remaining were Tunisians between people influenced by all this.” to gauge the extent and impact of anti-Semi- Last year, in the aftermath of Tunisia’s visiting from Europe, although the visitors With a two-thirds majority in Parliament, tism in Hungary. revolution that overthrew the country’s long included a couple of French pilgrims. Prime Minister Victor Orban and his government “There are real problems and a high degree of time autocrat Zine El Abddine Ben Ali and “My family left Tunisia when I was 10 rewrote the constitution and pushed through uncertainty,” he told JTA after a fact-finding mis- killed more than 300 Tunisians, the celebra- years old, but I spent almost every summer controversial new laws that sharply polarized the sion to Hungary in April. But, he added, “It is not tion was canceled. growing up in Tunisia,” said Isabel, who came country and also drew tough criticism from the easy to separate the anxiety that Jews feel together Pilgrimages in previous years had attract- with her husband and daughter from Paris. European Union and other international bodies. with many other left-of-center Hungarians at ed thousands of visitors to Djerba. After the “No one will scare me away from coming here These included new legislation regulating the current political developments and unease at El Ghriba Synagogue was attacked in 2002, because this is my country. I am Tunisian and media, changing how judges are appointed and what are more directly anti-Semitic rumblings.” the pilgrimage was vastly scaled back, but the will never be afraid of my country.” reducing the number of officially recognized re- Members of the Jewish community said anti- number of pilgrims steadily increased until Adjacent to the synagogue is a building ligious bodies. Three Jewish streams have such Semitism was widely expressed verbally but there nearly 10,000 came in 2010. that once served as an inn housing visitors, recognition. have been few episodes of physical violence. Heavy security accompanied this year’s primarily Libyan Jews visiting El Ghriba. With Other new laws cut social benefits, nationalized “Many people are afraid,” said Andras event, and those coming by car faced some the growth of the tourism industry and the es- private pension funds and even outlawed home- Heisler, a former president of the Federation of dozen checkpoints en route. tablishment of vast hotels in recent years, the lessness. The government said the new laws were Jewish Communities. “But in normal daily life Elias al-Fakhfakh, Tunisia’s minister of building is mostly abandoned year-round. needed to consolidate the legal and judicial system. there is not any danger.” tourism and a member of the center-left Et- But during the two-day Hiloula, the inn But critics claimed they contributed to a “democ- Indeed, unlike in many Western countries, takatol political party, attended on the second becomes a center of celebration. Live tradi- racy deficit” and undermined democratic rights. little security is evident at most of Budapest’s day. tional Tunisian music, in Hebrew and Arabic, Jobbik and other extremists have capitalized on 20 or so active synagogues, prayer houses and The crowd, which had been singing kab- is sung to the beat of the darbouka drum. the economic uncertainly and social and political other Jewish sites. balistic tunes outside the synagogue, switched The smell of fried brik—a flour envelope of polarization to push a virulently nationalist mes- And Jewish life is lived openly. Budapest may to the Tunisian national anthem as al-Fakh- potatoes, Tunisian hot sauce known as harissa, sage that stigmatizes Jews, Roma, immigrants and be one of the only capitals where a program linked fakh approached. parsley and egg—is present in the air. Families other minority groups. to this year’s March of the Living was publicized Entering the El Ghriba sanctuary, al-Fakh- sit together on benches and munch on fresh Fidesz is not formally allied with Jobbik and on an advertisement that covered the entire side fakh put on a kabbus, a red traditional Tuni- almonds, apricots, oranges, cantaloupe and has condemned anti-Semitism. of a downtown building. sian hat that many Tunisian Jewish men wear mulberries that are sold in nearby stands. But a defense of Hungarian national honor is Still, a report released before Passover by as a kippah. For some Tunisians who have been abroad one of Fidesz’s platforms. Many Hungarian Jews, the Anti-Defamation League added fuel to Before cameras from almost every Tuni- for many years, the celebration is a chance to who traditionally have gravitated toward leftist- alarmist fires. Based on a telephone survey in sian television station, al-Fakhfakh viewed reconnect with Tunisia. On sale are CDs of fa- liberal parties, are deeply troubled by appeals to which callers asked 500 people in 10 countries both the sefer Torah and holy area where the mous Tunisian Jewish singers from the com- nationalism, even by mainstream parties. four questions regarding anti-Semitic stereo- foundation stone is believed to be. munity’s past as well as DVD collections of And there is a perception among Fidesz op- types, the ADL found that 63 percent of Hungar- “It is great that Muslims and Jews can cel- recent Tunisian sitcoms. ponents that some of its members may be sympa- ians held anti-Semitic attitudes. ebrate this occasion together,” he told a cheer- Previous celebrations have attracted many thetic to Jobbik’s more extreme stance. This month, The report grabbed headlines. But sociologist ing crowd before heading off to a meal with Israeli pilgrims, but this year Israel issued a for example, the Israeli ambassador to Hungary Andras Kovacs, Hungary’s foremost researcher local Jewish community leaders. “After the travel warning advising its people not to at- canceled an official visit to the town of Eger after on anti-Semitism, slammed the report for em- Tunisian revolution we adopted new demo- tend. an audio recording came to light in which a Fidesz ploying what he called a faulty methodology that cratic values. We have a new country with a Perez Trabelsi, El Ghriba’s president, criti- town councilor slammed a prominent actor as a favored responses from hard-core anti-Semites, deep heritage that accepts people with differ- cized the Israelis in the local French language “filthy Jew” with leftist-liberal sympathies. giving a skewed result that fed alarmism. ent cultures and religions. Tunisian newspaper, Le Press, for not attend- “Intolerance is growing, radical narratives and According to his research, he said, the “As a government,” he said, “we want to ing this year. voices are powerful, and many people feel that the proportion of anti-Semites in Hungary is 20 embrace good relations between Jews and According to some foreign attendees, many risk of a greater conflict is real,” said Cernov. to 25 percent. Muslims in the new free Tunisia.” foreign visitors canceled after the Islamist The country, he said, faces a “moral crisis” Cernov called the ADL report “superfi- During the pilgrimage, El Ghriba’s sanc- Tunisian party Ennahda invited Youssef Al along with its other woes. cial” and “even irresponsible.” tuary becomes a holding place for people’s Qaradawi, a Qatar-based Egyptian sheik well “There are no real credible voices and opin- It could, he said, have a negative impact on or- wishes, which are written on paper and placed known for his endorsement of suicide bomb- ion-influencing figures,” he said. “No role mod- ganizations like Haver that were trying to carry out inside cracks of the wall—similar to the West- ings, on a multi-city speaking tour of Tunisia in els and no people who can set positive reference serious social action and other educational work to ern Wall in Jerusalem. Coins are placed inside the week leading up to the Hiloula. n points. The lack of a minimum platform of combat prejudice and counter extremist trends. n oil lamps for tzedakah, charity. common understanding among all democratic Women seeking to marry or have children

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Temple Beth Emeth volunteers partner with Ozone House for Mitzvah Day Sue Dvorak, special to the WJN s part of their 15th Annual Mitzvah Day, nearly 150 community volunteers from Temple Beth Emeth devoted the better part of their weekend to painting, landscaping, repairing, and performing numer- A ous other projects at Ozone House in Ann Arbor. Each year the TBE Mitzvah Day committee members choose a nonprofit organization to partner with in order to fulfill the commandment oftikkun olam (repairing the world). “It’s so great to see all of this community support for Ozone House. The volunteers from Temple Beth Emeth embody the true meaning of the mitzvah. We are so grateful to every single person who came out to help with this project,” said Allie Schachter, Ozone House administrative coordinator n

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1. Volunteers painted the interior of Ozone House. Deborah Juster, Don Levitt, Colleen O’Brien, and Rachel Glick 7 8 2. Steve (who helped launch the Mitzvah Day for TBE 15 years ago) and Kathy Rhodes spent the day making the conference room beautiful. 3. Elianna Shwayder digs in to help beautify Ozone House with Administrative Coordiniator Allie Schachter. 4. Temple Beth Emeth volunteers did everything from pulling weeds to pruning bushes and trees, to putting mulch down to help spruce up Ozone House. L to r: Allie Schachter, Julie Haines, Jacob Robinson-Mayer, and Aviva Shwayder 5. Mother and daughter, Stephanie and Sarah Levin, made a great team painting the back steps. 6. Volunteers from TBE after a long but rewarding Mitzvah Day at Ozone House. 7. Ozone House Youth Specialist Phil Smith with Temple Beth Emeth Assistant Rabbi Lisa Delson. 8. Susan Beckett enjoyed painting the mantel in the conference room. 9. Volunteers reorganized the Ozone House storage room. L to r: Allie Schachter (Ozone House Administrative Coordinator), Miriam Shaw, Doris Sperling, Miriam Cohen, and Julie Nagel 10. Assistant Rabbi Lisa Delson and her husband, Brent Pliskow, take a well-deserved break. 10 11 11. Marvin Wagner hung a new door in the Crisis Line room.

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“Hunger Games” social media video with Israeli roots hits the jackpot By Alexandra Halpern NEW YORK (JTA)—It’s post-apocalyptic But his team of Israelis had decades of com- America and you’re in District 12 of Panem. bined experience building games for movies With your bow and arrow, you are helping and was able to parlay existing relationships Katniss Everdeen hunt for meat and berries with Hollywood. to bring back to your family. President Snow, The company has carved “out a unique the evil dictator, is planning the next Hunger niche,” said Scott Steinberg, who heads the Games, in which children are placed in an technology consulting firm TechSavvy Global. arena to fight to the death—and you might Funtactix may be making it big at the box be chosen. office, but its technology is standard, according This is the world that Funtactix, a company to Ron Weaver, a faculty member at the Florida founded in Israel, has created on Facebook Interactive Entertainment Academy. along with Lionsgate and “Hunger Games” au- Several Facebook games have been set up thor Suzanne Collins. in conjunction with TV shows, and content With social network games—typically and technology updates are common for all played online through a social network such as games, as there are no barriers on the Face- Facebook or on a mobile device—replacing the book platform. console system as the standard in recent years, “Funtactix’s implementation of console- Funtactix finds itself well positioned. quality graphics within Flash is not a lone ef- The Hunger Games Adventures is just the fort,” Weaver told JTA. “Kudos to Funtactix for latest conquest for a company that has been helping to lead the charge, but fortunately they receiving plenty of hype from gaming experts are not alone.” for integrating social gaming with big brand Glassenberg, who had worked for Micro- marketing. Last year, Funtactix partnered with soft, says one of the reasons he left the company Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. to create to join Funtactix in 2008 was to help build the Facebook games centered on “Rango,” “Mis- games industry in Israel. sion: Impossible” and “New Boyz.” “From personal experience, I know that Now it seems to have hit the jackpot: Fun- Israel has the potential to make a huge con- tactix is the first company to launch a Facebook tribution to the global games industry,” he game released on the same date as the movie said, noting that the $100 billion-a-year on which it is based. industry will serve to enhance the nation Half a billion people play social games, ac- economically and culturally, providing edu- cording to Funtactix CEO Sam Glassenberg. cation and talent retention. “Traditional console-based movie games His Zionism and Funtactix’s Israelis roots reached only those hard-core gamer movie were among the things that drew him to the fans that both loved the film and owned a company. “Israel has a great deal to contribute specific gaming console,” he said. “With social to the global games industry. Funtactix is just games there is no barrier to entry, no expensive scratching the surface,” Glassenberg said. “We game console required.” have established a reputation in Hollywood for Funtactix began as a startup company in Tel Israeli game development. We hope this will Aviv in 2006, and now has offices in New York, serve as a catalyst for a much larger games eco- Jerusalem and Los Angeles. system in Israel.” So how did this young company born in Is- Indeed, he’d like to see Funtactix pave the Final Score rael, which is second only to Silicon Valley in its way for other Israeli startups. per capita concentration of startups, connect Pointing to the powerhouse Google, which Men: 800,000 Women: 8.4 million with big names like Paramount, Warner Bros. recently announced its plans to set up an Israel- Although men represent only 9% of the 9.2 million cosmetic and Lionsgate? based “incubator” to host and fund about 20 procedures performed last year, guys are one of the fastest “Convincing a film studio or director to entrepreneurs, Glassenberg says big companies bring their upcoming film to the medium of want access to Israeli talent. n growing populations of the cosmetic market. social games is no easy task,” Glassenberg said. 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Washtenaw Jewish News A June / J uly / August 2012 23 IBest Reads/Music

Short story collection by Nathan Englander Rachel Urist, staff writer athan Englander’s What We Talk left the fold, they filled their stories with Yiddish- herself in Holocaust literature. When, at age nine, About When We Talk About Ann Frank keit, which gave the stories their charm and color, she learned that her parents had signed her up for N is a collection of short stories as clever, and gave their authors new life. A dose of nostalgia summer camp, she was horrified, certain they were colorful and penetrating as those he told in his cures a host of ills. Englander’s stories are often fun- sending her to Birkenau. The holocaust survivors breakout work, For the Relief of Unbearable Urges. ny, but they are never far from the existential Jewish consigned to summer camp in this story, cannot The title story of his new collection includes the conundrums: to live or not to live within rabbinic escape the Camps of yesteryear. “game” that the story’s indelibly Jewish protago- ordinance? Never forget! – but, do we forgive? “Sister Hills” is an exquisite story. It satisfies lit- nists have played since childhood. The game has Comedy and tragedy are erary and human interest when taken at face value. the same name as the story. It is a psychological two heads of a coin, and Eng- Scratch the surface, and the story becomes a pro- twister all too familiar to those of us raised in the lander keeps both perspectives found parable for the Arab-Israeli conflict. It is a wake of the holocaust. Would you hide me today in view. In “Camp Sundown,” an story of hope, tragedy, sweat and redemption. Two Nathan Englander if they came for me? Would you risk your life to elderhostel group of Holocaust young Zionist families set up home on adjoining save mine? Would you have been as noble as a Both Englander and Auslander survivors evokes laughter with hilltops. They share a vision: to establish a city that righteous gentile? were raised in strict, Orthodox house- the spot-on mimicry of Jews will be a model of Jewish life in the new state. As It is chilling to hear Englander call this a “game.” holds in closed communities in New speaking English with a Yiddish their families grow, so does their neighbors’ resent- In my experience, it was a sequential set of riddles York. Both became secular. But Eng- cadence. “I want I should talk to ment. The families share each other’s joys and sor- that was compelling, but never fun. It allowed play- lander, who remains loyal to Jewish Rabbi Himmelman. … Always rows. Each is the other’s lifeline. Bargains are made, ers to cross boundaries, to imagine themselves tradition, creates Jewish characters he takes care.” Or they confuse debts incurred. Life turns love to tatters, but their survivors, to expiate their sin of survival by reliving that are sympathetic despite their ob- English with Yiddish words: vision remains. In the end, their vision is realized, what they never experienced. It usurped the humil- servance. Two of the four protagonists —“Fondle.” Is that Yiddish? but the sacrifices are unspeakable. ity and gratitude of “There by the grace of God go in his new book’s title story are Hassi- —No! Everything sounds Englander’s “Peep Show” is an uncanny echo I.” As a reader, I was shocked to discover this “game” dim by choice, raised on pot and beer, Yiddish to you. Far-fetched, of a piece on pornography that Shalom Auslander in Englander’s book. I never realized that this obses- and transformed into prolific parents far-flung …Farflung is Yiddish. just wrote for GQ magazine. Each of these authors sion is so widely shared; that it remains so real for who have made aliya (emigrated to These campers have a collective memory unwittingly mirrors the other, with equal and so many Jews of the second and third generations. Israel). Their visit back to the States includes a stay sharpened by age; they never forget a face, particu- devastating insight. Yeshiva boys with payess, rab- The Holocaust still haunts our collective psyche, with their old friends. They struggle to find com- larly a face from the Camps. Or do they? Can their bis with black hats and tzitzess, all figure in x-rated and this compulsion to test others – and oneself – is mon ground. Alcohol helps. When the riddle’s conviction be a sign of fear? Englander keeps our scenes stripped of eroticism. The contradictory evident in a number of today’s prominent writers. specter intrudes, they discover more about them- doubts alive. Those who have dealt with the aging desires – for sex and Torah, consummation and It appears in Shalom Auslander’s Hope: A Tragedy, selves than they wanted to know. know that “sundowning” means loss of faculties commendation – are spun together until they are whose protagonist plays this game willy-nilly, with Most of Englander’s stories are steeped in Jew- as the sun goes down. As seniors watch their visi- indistinguishable one from the other, and the pro- dire consequences. Like Englander, Auslander con- ish life, reminding me of a poignant observation tors leave, and as the lights are dimmed, so is lucid tagonist, like the drunken Jew on Purim, cannot tell jures Ann Frank. Like Auslander, Englander names made of the great Yiddish writers of the turn of the thought. And “camp” has its own associations. I Haman from Mordecai. last century. Though they were shtetl Jews who had a character Mr. Kugel. (He spells it “Kigel.”) just learned of woman who, as a child, immersed Continued on next page Bob Dylan: “Prophet” and Medal of Freedom recipient By Robert Gluck/JointMedia News Service ost rock stars are retired by 71, but poetic lyrics” and for work that Rogovoy said. “One of the first original songs not Bob Dylan. He’s touring, per- has “had considerable influence he ever wrote and performed was “‘Talkin’ Hava M forming and later this spring re- on the civil rights movement of Negeilah Blues,’” Rogovoy said. “Hava Nagilah ceiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the the 1960s and has had significant was probably the most famous Jewish song of highest civilian honor given by the U.S. . impact on American culture over the 20th century and it was played at every [Jew-

President Barack Obama will present the gency the past five decades.” ish] wedding. In many of his songs he addresses medals to Dylan, Israeli President Shimon Peres, Wilentz said Dylan’s art “tran- directly, lyrically, issues of Jewish history.” former secretary of state Madeleine Albright, scends the national and linguistic For example, Dylan writes about the Holo- and 10 others. barriers of the late 20th and early caust in his song “With God on Our Side”: Born Robert Allen Zimmerman to Jewish 21st centuries, precisely the time “When the Second World War came to an end parents and raised in Hibbing, Minnesota, many when American popular culture We forgave the Germans Dylan fans might not truly appreciate how A I nformation : U.S. reached a new apogee of influ- And then we were friends much Dylan’s heritage infuses his work. But Seth ence around the world.” Dylan Though they murdered six million Rogovoy certainly does. In his book Bob Dylan: “tapped into and then enlarged In the ovens they fried Prophet, Mystic, Poet, Rogovoy explores how Ju- an international, American- The Germans now too C redit P hoto daism influenced the songwriter. Joan Baez and Bob Dylan at the 1963 March on Washington. inspired youth culture that was Have God on their side.” Rogovoy reveals the ways in which Dylan unprecedented, then held that But it’s not just the horror of the Holocaust eration, Bob went for four summers to Camp walks in the footsteps of the Jewish prophets, audience while touching the imagination of a Dylan writes about; he writes about mystical ex- Herzl, the Jewish summer camp in Wisconsin,” explaining the profound depth of Jewish con- later generation,” he said. periences. “Dylan is always talking about face-to- Rogovoy said. “A testimony to the impact it had tent—drawn from the Bible, the Talmud, and Howard Sounes, author of Down the High- face experiences of the divinity,” Rogovoy noted. on Dylan is that several of his lifelong friends are the Kabbalah—at the heart of Dylan’s music, way: The Life of Bob Dylan, told JointMedia News Rogovoy said Dylan performs in the mode, people who he met at Camp Herzl. You can take and demonstrating how his songs can only be Service that “Jewishness is absolutely integral to style and message of ancient prophets. He said the Dylan out of Hibbing but you can’t take the fully appreciated in light of the Jewish themes [Dylan’s] life and work.” Dylan is one of the best at channeling the mo- Jew out of Dylan.” that inform them. “It is who he is,” Sounes said. “As one of his Jew- ment into a transcendent experience for the lis- According to Sean Wilentz, author of Bob According to Rogovoy, Dylan’s spiritual roots ish friends said to me when I was researching the tener. There is no formula. Dylan in America, being brought up in a Jewish are evident throughout his 50 albums. book, ‘He’s really Jewish. He was bar mitzvahed!” “It helps to see Dylan in the context of the household in the Minnesota iron range in the “Bob was raised in a traditional Jewish When Dylan attended college in Minnesota, biblical prophets like Isaiah, Jeremiah and 1940s and ’50s could only have influenced every household with Yiddish speaking grandparents he moved into the Jewish fraternity house Sigma Ezekiel, both in terms of subject matter, and aspect of his life and work in some way, especial- living in the house with a great-grandfather Alpha Mu, and in September 1983, he visited Je- his relationship to the people he’s prophesiz- ly his spiritual side and its appeal to audiences. nearby who would daven every day and study rusalem for his son’s bar mitzvah. ing to,” Rogovy said. “The main purpose was “Every poet—and, I suppose, every artist— Talmud every afternoon. Bob was exposed to all “He is a true and original artist who inter- to scold. You’re not living up to your end of has a spiritual side,” Sean Wilentz. “If you mean of this,” Rogovoy told JointMedia News Service. prets his own life and the world in a way that the bargain. He’s berating them for not living specifically his roots in Judaism, I suppose it’s done “His family was at the center of the Jewish com- makes us think about our own lives in a deep up to the moral and ethical agreements they something to appeal to some listeners who don’t munity in the town he grew up in.” and powerful way,” Sounes said. have and warning them of the consequences. ordinarily take popular music too seriously.” Another profound experience outside Dy- Rogovoy acknowledged that Dylan did make Bob Dylan has done that from the very begin- Dylan was praised in the White House’s lan’s home, Rogovoy said, was his experience at up stories about his background, but not to hide ning and he’s still doing it.” n April 26 Medal of Freedom announcement as summer camp. his Jewish heritage. To Dylan, the most impor- being among “the most influential American “Like many Jewish boys and girls of his gen- tant things are the songs he writes and sings, musicians of the 20th century,” for “his rich and 24 Washtenaw Jewish News A June / J uly / August 2012 IOn Another Note

Fiddler on the Roof at The Encore Theatre Sandor Slomovits, staff writer he Encore Theatre in Dexter will be Cooney: He’s amazing. He was the original this summer. Is there something you think Cooney: We have the luxury of really working presenting Fiddler on the Roof begin- Captain von Trapp in The Sound of Mu- you could use me in?” I said, “Well, what on the honesty of the action. And it reads; it T ning on July 12 and running through sic on Broadway, was president of Actor’s would you like to do?” (Laughter) He said, “I carries over, because you’re right there. And August 12. The Encore Theatre, which opened Equity, made you even get a little spit with it! (Laughter) in 2009 and is now in it’s fourth season, has been numerous re- cordings. He WJN: Your shows always have a mix of Equity presenting very high quality musical theater actors and local actors. Fiddler has a huge productions with casts consisting of a mix of would give concerts to cast; will you be bringing in more local peo- professional Equity actors and local amateurs. ple than usual? They also regularly present concerts and revues, the cast, put and during the summer months also offer mu- out a little Schramm: Absolutely. When we have a bigger buffet, bring sical theater programs for elementary through show like this, we love to feature children in out his guitar high school students. Their shows have includ- it, because it’s the summer and we want to and sing; I get kids involved in theater as much as pos- ed, Annie, Oklahoma, The Music Man, Damn think he sings sible. And then we have so many really good Yankees, and The Music Man. Their current in thirteen or Thalia Schramm people in our community that are fantastic show is Nunsense. Dan Cooney, one of Encore’s fourteen different languages. Just a beauti- actors, and there founders and its producing artistic director, and ful man. That’s my Fiddler experience; it’s are so many op- Thalia Schramm, the Encore’s associate artistic very close to my heart. I loved that show. portunities in this director, talked about their upcoming produc- Sammy Dallas Bayes directed. He was the show to have a lot tion of Fiddler. original dance captain on Broadway, and of featured local Cooney: I’m very close to Fiddler. I toured with Jerome Robbins, Fiddler’s choreographer, Equity and non- Theodore Bikel; I was his Perchik for two appointed Sammy to set his choreography Equity actors for different tours in ’96 and ’98. Each tour was throughout the world. Right up through all the daughters, about a year and then we also did a sum- this last one with Topol, he directed that one and all the boys mer at the Muny in St. Louis. Theo, when as well. He’s the Jerome Robbins expert. who marry the he’d get a company together, he would then WJN: I saw Fiddler on Broadway in 1966 or daughters…Our cast has maybe 40 want that company all the time. He actually 1967. My aunt lived in the City and she got Dan Clooney as Perchik in Fiddler Dan Cooney called me one time in my hotel room. We standing room only tickets for my brother people in it and 12 were on the road and I had no voice. He and me. I totally lost track of the time that bottle dancers, so we’re going to have to make could do South Pacific or Fiddler.” I said, “I says, (and here Cooney adopts a very credit- night. When it was over I had no awareness it work in a smaller space without taking away love Fiddler.” It was that easy. Stephen pre- able imitation of Bikel’s famously resonant that I’d been standing for two plus hours. any of the power of the piece. sented the opportunity and we jumped on speaking voice,) “Dan, it’s Theo.” (Laughter) The scene where Tevye roars, “There is no it. I don’t know of any other opera singers Cooney: It’s quite a challenge for us in this “I understand you called out of the show to- other hand!” is as vivid to me now, 45 years who have played Tevye, so it will be a really space with the budgets, to have three Eq- night.” I said, “Yes. I have no voice, I’m ex- later, as if I’d seen it five minutes ago. Her- interesting approach, and I’m sure phenom- uity contracts and everyone else local. So we hausted.” He says, “Well, how about we cut schel Bernardi was Tevye. He was the second enal performances. I’ve seen his “If I Were a have a group of people that have been with the song?” I said, “Really?” He says, “Great, Tevye, after Zero Mostel originated the role. Rich Man.” He did it in concert for us here, us since day one, and we’ve worked together, that saves me $200 bucks.” (Laughter) “I’ll rehearsed together, shared technique, and see you in a couple hours.” (More laughter) Cooney: Theo would say, “Well, you know, brought down the house. Zero is more of a comedian. I am more of they’re, if I do say so myself, getting good He doesn’t like change. I think he’s 87, 88 WJN: Will you do this Fiddler the way you re- an actor!” (Laughter) “We approach the training, and they’re fantastic. They have now, he just had a concert on his birthday member from your own touring in it, or will world very differently” (More laughter) really given back tenfold what we’ve given in one of the halls in New York City. That you try for something different? And Theo was really funny. But he felt that them in master classes, and setting the tone, was wonderful, touring with him. We be- and getting on the same page about how we he was funny because he approaches it as Cooney: We’ll use as many elements from came good friends. He actually wrote my talk about the work, and what acting is and an actor and he’s very honest, where Zero is Sammy Dallas Bayes’ production—which is recommendation for me for the Yale School what it isn’t for our stage. of Drama. I saw him last, I was doing 9 to very presentational and out there. Different in essence the original—as we can manage 5: The Musical on Broadway and he came styles, obviously both fantastic. with this company and this space, because WJN: Dan, are you Jewish, and if you’re not, it was so well thought out. Nothing was just backstage. He walked in and said, “Some of WJN: Next year, 2014, will be the 50th anniver- how did you get into the role of Perchik? because. It was very specific to a purpose. you kids, probably most of you kids, don’t sary of when Fiddler opened on Broadway. I will go through my notes; it’s been quite Cooney: I’m not Jewish. I was actually raised even know who I am!” (Boisterous laugh- You’re getting a jump on that anniversary. some time, maybe even call Theo, or Sammy Catholic. So now I’m a recovering Catholic. ter) And half of them didn’t, though they all (Laughter) I really just did the work as an said, “Of course we do, Mr. Bikel. Mr. Bikel.” Cooney: We’re doing it now most specifically and ask, “What’s this scene about again?” because Stephen West lives in our communi- We’re going to be using a lot of our usual actor and it was such a gift to have Sammy (Here Cooney deliberately mispronounces and Theo because… you can imagine… Bikel’s name, putting the accent on the first ty. He’s a renowned opera singer and teaches actors and they probably know very little voice at Michigan. He basically approached about the history. So we’re going to have to Theo would say, “No, no, no, now Dan…” syllable, rather than the second.) (More We always used to say “Zeitel.” Drove him laughter) us and said, “You know, I’m always leaving really find our way into that world in as au- for the summer to do some kind of perfor- thentic way as possible. I’m looking to make crazy. He’d correct our pronunciation. “Tse WJN: I wore out my copy of his recording of mance, and I’ve grown to really love your it as authentic as we can. There’s nothing in tse fly.” He was a stickler for the little things Yiddish folk songs. space and I would like to do something here the works at this point that’s going to make like that. I would say Zeitel. He would say, it a unique, crazy production. We’re not go- “no, no, no, Tzeitel.” “Zeitel” “ No, Tzeitel” ing to put it on the moon…(Laughter) Zeitel. (Laughter) He’s a lovely man. I may Englander, continued from previous page give him a call and say, “Come spend the Schramm: We have a really unique space, we weekend with us and help us,” because it “How We Avenged the Blums” is the story of takes comfort in writing about tradition. It is little only have 122 seats, a pretty small stage, and would be wonderful to get this as close to neighborhood bullies who inspire their young Jew- wonder that Englander was persuaded by a fel- the pit is off to the side, so with all the big something that rings as true as possible. ish victims to learn self-defense. Zvi and his friends low Jewish wunderkind, Jonathan Safran Foer, shows that we do there’s always a kind of re- It was all basic technique and rehearsal learn martial arts: Japanese Karate, Russian hand- to write a new translation for the New American imagining of space. How we can really make process. I of course watched a bunch of old to-hand combat, and Israeli Krav Maga. They learn Haggadah. It is hard to imagine Auslander, equally the space work for so many different places. films but really what you’re seeing there is actors pretending to be that person as well. to punch, kick, stomp, bite, jab. They learn when secular but alienated from tradition, doing the Cooney: I like to think of it as Broadway Un- Really, our imagination is our best tool— to walk away and how to stand their ground. But same. Auslander, however, still believes in the God plugged. We do our best to suggest a place; n the most valuable lesson remains elusive; having he cannot forgive. His characters spend a good oftentimes realistic, oftentimes some other along with some authentic guidance wrought vengeance, they forget to run. deal of time arguing with Him, like the voices in musical theater fancy that fits the show. I A venerable professor once told me: “if you the poems by Jiř’ Orten, the late, Czech poet whose always like to approach things realistically, For more information and tickets, visit want to make a work universal, you must make work was recently featured in Ann Arbor. Orten is especially because in this particular space TheEncoreTheatre.org or call 268-6200. it very specific.” Englander’s work is so specifi- being revived through translation. Our collective front row is here (Dan points to his chair) One final note: Please allow me tokvell a little. cally Jewish that anyone can identify. Replace the unconscious, still plagued by the camps, finds re- and you’re the actor. (Dan points to me. I OK, a lot. My daughter, Emily, has been cast as Jewish touches with any other ethnicity, and the demption through stories. In the beginning, with was sitting very near him.) (Laughter) A the fiddler in this production ofFiddler on the story becomes Italian, Croatian, Kenyan, Bud- words alone, God created … the world. In the 21st large presentation oftentimes… Roof. See you at the Encore! dhist, Catholic, and so on. For all his secularism, century, life re-creates itself through fiction. n Schramm: ...doesn’t work as well as something Englander, like the great Yiddish writer, I.L.Peretz, that can be focused.

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ercy’sAT THE BELL TOWER Jewish women nurture, celebrate, and HAPPY HOUR Tuesday-Friday 4:30pm-6pm DINNER Tuesday-Thursday 5:30pm-9pm nourish thru food work Friday & Saturday 5:30pm-10pm Mary Bilyeu, staff writer *bar open 1 hour later eople bond over food—it serves as a in neighbors from the local area, getting to means to building relationships, and know them by name,” exemplifying “being a Join us for Happy Hour! $4.50 martinis, $4 glasses of wine, discounted appetizers! P thus community, whether through mensch in business.” welcoming, nurturing, celebrating, or nour- moonwinkscafe.com, 994-5151 ishing. The seven women profiled below are Please check our website for events and specials! involved in widely divergent areas of the food Patti Aaron, WholeHeart Group industry in Ann Arbor, but each is contribut- Patti has been involved with Jewish com- 300 S. Thayer • (734) 996-3729 • http://www.mercysrestaurant.com • Valet parking available ing to the sense of community in her own munal work for nearly three decades, and unique way—feeding customers and guests, has thus “witnessed the incredible inequity supporting local farms and restaurants, mak- within our food system.” In response to this, ing events and meals special and memorable. and in support of her belief that “Access to 316 S. Main w Ann Arbor w www.TheArk.org The Jewish values these women were raised with and continue to be deeply inspired by Call for tickets: 734-763-8587 —from tikkun olam and tzedakah to Abra- ham’s example of hospitality—have invested their work and their passion as they invest in the community on both intimate and ex- pansive scales. Roberta Tankanow, Moonwinks Café Judaism is “an important part of (Rober- ta’s) life.” She was raised in New York State, in a town with a small Jewish population; her THE parents were active in the Reform/Conser- vative temple, she attended Hebrew school and participated in youth groups and Jewish HEARTLAND KLEZMORIM camps, and her extended family always gath- BAND Patti Aaron ... real food should be available to everyone Sunday, June 10, 7:30 PM in this country,” she has focused her passion upon selling healthy foods and using profits to support programs for individuals in need of job skills training. Her for-profit com- pany, The WholeHeart Group, offers four varieties of granola, Superlicious Seasoning, and refreshing Hibiscus Elixir which can be found at area farmers’ markets, at select local merchants, and at U-Go stores. The compa- ny’s products are “delicious and healthy and locally sourced whenever possible.” Having been raised in Michigan, and a proud graduate of the University of Mich- igan—“the only school” considered—Patti Roberta Tankanow has been drawn to “the local and sustain- ered for holidays. In a “wonderful, spiritual, able food movement and the many passion- and truly educational” ceremony at Beth Is- ate advocates who live and work” in Ann rael Congregation, where she and her hus- Arbor. A member of Temple Beth Emeth band Larry are members, Roberta became an and the mother of “three independent and adult bat mitzvah 19 years ago. creative young adults,” she was raised in a Having retired from teaching at The Uni- kosher household. Although she no longer versity of Michigan, where she was a clinical adheres strictly to the dietary laws, Patti still pharmacist, Roberta was seeking a new proj- “can’t bring (herself) to eat a cheeseburger ect. She likes “challenges and learning new ... even with grassfed beef.” The importance things,” and one idea she wanted to pursue of faith and tradition were imprinted upon was owning her own business —perhaps “a her early on, as she holds “deeply meaning- book store, with areas to listen to music, have ful memories of extended family gatherings, /ea. coffee.” Instead, she and her son Andy opened particularly around holiday time and life- $29.95 Moonwinks Café, which offers many of the cycle events.” And Patti wants to share these attributes Roberta dreamt of for her enter- same cherished values, and the belief in food prise. Moonwinks serves gourmet coffee and being more than mere sustenance, by devot- teas, breakfast, light lunch items, ice cream, ing herself to “programs that help individu- THE SECOND IN THE SERIES and fresh fruit smoothies. It was important als gain economic self-sufficiency ... so they to Roberta that the cafe offer wholesome can overcome personal financial obstacles FROM ZINGERMAN'S foods “obtained from local vendors,” as well and access healthy food for themselves and as providing “a meeting place.” Thus, the cafe their family.” As she says, “If that isn’t tikkun that can help you lead your is “a wonderful, warm venue” for book clubs, olam, I don’t know what is.” mah jongg players, and knitting groups; it organization towards a new way to work. wholeheartgroup.com, 222-4757 has also hosted book signings and receptions “You know you’ve read a great book when you find it so engrossing that you’re disappointed to reach the last page. That’s how a lot of us felt at the end of Part 1 of Ari’s Guide to Good Leading, and you’re liable to for artists whose works are displayed on the Marcie Greenfield, Savor Ann Arbor feel that way again at the end of Part 2.” walls. Moonwinks is committed to the com- Raised in an Orthodox family “in a town - BO BURLINGHAM, Inc. magazine munity, and has given tzedakah by providing Editor-at-Large and author of Small Giants: Companies That Choose To Be Great Instead of Big with no Jews,” Marcie “was the last Jewish food for area fundraisers and donating store Buying a bunch of books for your management team? Quantity discounts at zingtrain.com child to be raised in Brownsville, PA” as the proceeds to numerous charities. Roberta en- population in the area dwindled. Her fa- courages the “nurturing aspect” of “drawing ther, both grandfathers, and other relatives 26 Washtenaw Jewish News A June / J uly / August 2012 initial CSA share and also getting involved believes passionately in providing “healthy an important element in Jewish culture and in Ann Arbor Township’s efforts to preserve food for busy people” who may have neither (she’s) happy to be part of that tradition.” farmland (she’s been the township Clerk the time nor the inclination to cook. She prepares homemade hamantaschen for since 2004), Rena had found her mission: Stacy grew up helping her mother in the Purim and macaroons at Pesach, as well as she created Locavorious, which offers shares kitchen, whether for daily meals or for fre- babka to break the fast at Yom Kippur. She of frozen fruits and vegetables that are picked quent dinner parties. Her parents are “not is grateful to be a member of the Ann Arbor up at various locations around town, such quite foodies,” although there was always a Jewish community, which “welcomed (her that customers can eat local produce even keen interest in what was being eaten, where family) warmly” when they moved here; through the winter. “With a Locavorious the family would go out to eat, and when Dahlia “can’t emphasize enough how impor- subscription, you get delicious, healthy and they would eat. Stacy moved to Ann Arbor tant that was.” locally grown food ... plus you help achieve from Massachusetts, and lives here with her dahliascakes.com, (917) 658-0726 a larger mission of promoting sustainable husband and their two children; the family food systems, reducing the energy consump- belongs to Temple Beth Emeth. Although Eve Aronoff, Frita Batidos Marcie Greenfield tion and carbon footprint of current food the meals offered by What’s Cooking! are An “extremely enthusiastic eater,” Eve was distribution, and preserving family farms. not certified kosher, they are prepared in a were grocers and butchers, and her paternal drawn to a culinary career after growing up Every package of food includes the name of professional licensed kitchen; Stacy is knowl- grandmother was “a great cook and baker;” “in a food family (in which) everything re- the farm it comes from, the farm’s location edgeable about the laws of kashrut, and can so Marcie grew up in a family of “foodies” volved around cooking and eating.” She was and the date of harvest.” work with customers depending upon their long before the term was popular. Her “love “nurtured by (her) Mom … who put a ton of A devotee of “cooking, eating, garden- level of observance. Stacy is also flexible with affair with Ann Arbor” began when she would love and care” into the dishes she prepared. ing and browsing at farmers markets,” Rena, regard to special diets, and can often offer visit her brother, who was attending graduate Eve’s Jewish identity was nurtured, as well, by her husband Jeff, and their two children are substitutions requested for health reasons. school. She subsequently attended the Uni- growing up in a home where holidays were members of the Reconstructionist Havurah, She is convinced that she “got ‘the bubbe versity of Michigan herself; met her husband, celebrated and the family “went to Shul on which places significant emphasis upon tik- gene,’“ as she simply “likes feeding people.” Jim Morgenstern, here; and has stayed to raise High Holy Days.” She became a bat mitzvah, kun olam. This tenet has “guided (Rena’s) de- her twin daughters in the city she feels such a whatscookinga2.com, 645-5287 attended summer camps, and is a graduate sire to change the current industrialized and part of. Marcie’s family belongs to Beth Israel of Brandeis University; her maternal grand- unhealthy food system.” Growing up in the Congregation, where she tries to participate Dahlia Weinman, Dahlia’s Cakes Washington, D.C. area, for many years her in many events—especially if they’re food re- A Brooklyn native with undergraduate extended Jewish family “had Shabbat dinner lated. She remembers her mother’s activities and master’s degrees from Harvard, Dahlia every Friday night with (her) dad’s side and at shul were “mostly in the kitchen,” so she’s has taken time off from a career in magazine got together with mom’s side of the family continuing a family tradition. publishing to raise her two sons. She moved for kosher hot dogs almost every Saturday A “passionate cook (and eater!),” Marcie to Michigan five years ago when her hus- night.” Although Rena’s immediate fam- “toyed with the idea of becoming a chef or band, Aaron Fried, an Ann Arbor native, was ily did not keep kosher, “knowledge of that caterer or restaurant owner over the years.” transferred by his employer. As her children meaningful, purposeful way of eating creates Instead, after a 25-year marketing career at reached school age, Dahlia sought “a new ca- an awareness of the ethics of eating, our re- Chrysler, she created Savor Ann Arbor, which reer to fulfill (her) artistic passion.” And thus sponsibility towards the animals we raise for offers “custom tours that celebrate every- food, and our stewardship of the land and thing about Ann Arbor, from the food to the water that grow our food.” fairy doors.” Having participated in walking locavorious.com, 276-5945 tours in such inspiring places as Italy, Argen- Eve Aronoff tina and China, Marcie decided to engage with everyone from newcomers to townies Stacy Williams, What’s Cooking! mother was Orthodox and her paternal and explore the city by foot, often with tast- After an eclectic assortment of jobs that grandparents were members of the Habonim ings along the way. (Tours can be tailored to a started with dental hygiene and gravitated Pioneer Movement which settled in Israel in group’s or individual’s interests.) As she says: into pharmaceutical sales, Stacy found that 1948. Eve also lived in Israel while her par- “It’s hard to talk about Ann Arbor without she was becoming increasingly interested in ents, both professors at Michigan State Uni- including the food scene … and it offers lots the catering options that were being provid- versity, were on sabbatical, and she spent a of opportunities to learn about other cul- ed to area doctors when she hosted events. year there after finishing high school. tures and eat their food.” Marcie would love Having immersed herself in many ar- to one day realize her dream of opening a eas of the food industry—from selling hot Balinese café—one unique cuisine that Ann dogs at Fenway Park to earning diplomas Arbor doesn’t feature ... yet. from Le Cordon Bleu in Paris—Eve opened the sophisticated eve, a restaurant which savorannarbor.com, 709-4739 Dahlia Weinman highlighted seasonal foods before closing Rena Basch, Locavorious Dahlia’s Cakes began offering “one-of-a-kind in 2011. The menu often featured twists wedding and special occasion cakes,” as well on traditional Jewish dishes, such as “lat- Although she had no background in the as Dahlia’s current primary focus: marzipan kes with rum spiked applesauce and creme world of food other than “working at a local sculptures to serve as “toppers, party favors fraiche.” Eve now owns Frita Batidos, which ice cream shop as a young teenager,” Rena left or gifts.” When her younger son turned one, serves “Cuban inspired street food” in a ca- a career in materials science and engineer- Dahlia prepared her first specialty cake “and sual environment that offers “the warmth ing at Ford to commit herself to supporting (her) second career began.” Both sons “are and conviviality of feeding the people you sustainable agriculture. After purchasing an Stacy Williams now enthusiastic taste-testers!” love.” Frita’s exemplifies the “philosophy of So when it was time to choose another ca- A member of Beth Israel Congregation, nurturing people and Abraham’s tent being reer path, she decided to pursue her interests Dahlia was raised in a mostly Conserva- open on all four sides” to welcome guests. in the food industry; thus, What’s Cooking! tive household but attended the Orthodox “The most powerful way that being Jewish was born. This service lets customers order Yeshiva of Flatbush; her parents “believed has informed” Eve’s work is that her “favor- “healthy, affordable, delicious (and) fun (she) should have a complete Jewish educa- ite thing in the world is to ... make people meals” for delivery or for pick up at various tion” in order to “make an informed decision happy through cooking.” She’s in the process sites, from a menu that changes weekly. The as an adult” about her faith. Her exposure to of developing yet another Jewish-inspired innovative home-style dishes—featuring the many facets of the Jewish community treat for her customers: guava rugelach. whole grains, fresh herbs and vegetables, and also derive from her father and her mater- fritabatidos.com, 761-2882 no hydrogenated oils or corn syrup—are ful- nal grandparents being Israeli, with both ly cooked and packaged so that the meals stay Hebrew and English having been spoken at fresh, ready to be reheated and enjoyed. Stacy home. Dahlia believes deeply that “Food is Rena Basch Washtenaw Jewish News A June / J uly / August 2012 27 ICalendar

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Learn more about the mystical di- Maria Farquhar, 11 a.m., $4/session or $10/3 sessions; Shabbat Services for Young Families: TBE. Tot mensions of the Torah. 1 hour before sun- $3 Homemade Dairy Buffet Lunch, noon; Games Wednesday 13 Shabbat for ages 5 and under at 5:30 p.m. Tot down. Every Saturday. and activities including mahjong, quilting for the pa- and Sukkat Shalom dinner at 6 p.m. Sukkat Laws of Shabbat–Jewish Ethics: Chabad. Study tients of Mott Hospital, art projects and card games. Annual Meeting: TBE. Annual congregational Shalom for ages 5 through 10 at 6:30 p.m. Pop- group code of law for Shabbat, and study Every Tuesday. meeting with refreshments at 7 p.m. Meeting sicle Oneg follows. Confirmation service with of Jewish Ethics, 1/2 hour before sundown. at 7:30–9 p.m. Kol Halev at 7:30 p.m. Yidish Tish (Yiddish Conversational Group): Every Saturday. All ages and levels welcome including UM and Friday evening services: See listing at the end of Shabbat services: See listing at end of calendar. non-UM participants. 1:30 p.m. at Beanster’s the calendar. Café, ground floor of UM Michigan League. Thursday 14 For information, call 936-2367. Sunday 10 SPICE of LIFE: JCC Seniors. Energy Exercise Weekly Torah Portion—for Women: Chabad. Saturday 2 with Maria Farquhar, 10 a.m., $4 or 3/$10; Reading the Bible may be easy, but under- Reading Hebrew through the Prayer Book–for Current Events with Heather Dombey, a standing it is no simple matter. Study the text Women: Chabad. An in-depth study into the Torah Study with Rabbi: TBE. 8:50–9:30 a.m. Jewish perspective on this week’s news, 11 in the original, together with the classical com- prayer book, an overview of the weekly Torah Learner’s Service: AARH. Rabbinic intern Aura a.m.; $3 Homemade Dairy Buffet Lunch, mentaries. 8:30 p.m. Every Tuesday. reading, with Jewish philosophy. 9:30 a.m. Ahuvia will provide a fuller davening experi- Noon; Special events and guest presentations, Every Sunday. ence at this final session of a nine-part series. 1 p.m. (Call for details.); Sidney Warschausky For more information, visit www.aarecon.org Wednesday 6 Planning Meeting: BIC Men’s Club. 9:30 a.m. Literary Group facilitated by group members or phone 445-1910. Meets at the JCC from Annual Meeting: JCC. Honoring outgoing at 2:15 p.m. 10–Noon. Thursday 7 Board members and volunteers, voting on Talmud Study Group–Jewish Civil Law: Cha- Mystical Insights to the Torah–for Women: new slate for Board of Directors, and report- bad. Sharpen your wits and knowledge of the ing from committee chairs. RSVP by phone at Chabad. Learn more about the mystical di- SPICE of LIFE: JCC Seniors. 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Literary Group facilitated by group members cle. Short discussion about the meaning and at 2:15 p.m. sanctity of Kiddush as participants built their Friday 15 Spirituality Book Club: TBE. Lunchtime explo- own clay cups with guidance from potter and Weekly Yiddish Reading Group: JCC Seniors. Sunday 3 ration of When Bad Things Happen to Good instructor Nancy Bulkley. No prior experience Meets at the JCC. Call Ray Juni at 761-2765 People, by Rabbi Harold Kushner. Noon– necessary. Yourist Pottery Studio, 1133 Broad- for information. 1:30 p.m. Reading Hebrew through the Prayer Book–for 1:30 p.m. way. $35 for workshop, materials, glazes and firing. 3–5 p.m. Shabbat Services for Young Families: TBE. Tot Women: Chabad. An in-depth study into the Mid-Century Architecture Walking Tour: JCC. Shabbat for ages 5 and under at 5:30 p.m. Tot prayer book, an overview of the weekly Torah Walking tour of a concentrated pocket of Judaism in the Spring: JCC. Three-week course. and Sukkat Shalom dinner at 6 p.m. Shira and reading, with Jewish philosophy. 9:30 a.m. at mid-centruy architecture in the Ann Arbor See June 3. Sukkat Shalom for ages 5 through 10 at 6:30 Chabad House. Every Sunday. Hills neighborhood. Learn who designed Minyan: BIC. Meeting at a special time. 6:30 p.m. p.m. Popsicle Oneg follows. Birthday and An- Tanya–Jewish Mysticism: Chabad. Delve into what and for whom from 1950–1960. Exterior Fundraiser: BIC. Summer fundraiser honoring niversary Shabbat Service at 7 p.m. the basic text of Chassidism and open your housewalk limited to twenty persons. $10/JCC BIC’s Minyan Captains. 7 p.m. eyes to the beauty of Judaism. 10:30 a.m. at Friday evening services: See listing at the end of members; $15/non-members. RSVP to Kar- Jewish Concepts–for Women: Chabad. Learn Chabad House. Every Sunday. the calendar. en Freedland at [email protected]. the deeper meanings of the Jewish way of life. Bicycle Riding Club: JCC. New club meets first 5:30 p.m. 8 p.m. Every Sunday. Sunday of each month. Contact Karen Freed- Talmud Study Group–Jewish Civil Law: Chabad. Saturday 16 land for start points of each ride. RSVP to Sharpen your wits and knowledge of the Jew- [email protected] or phone ish legal system by following the intriguing Monday 11 Torah Study with Rabbi: TBE. 8:50–9:30 a.m. 971-0990. 9:45 a.m. discussions in the Talmud. The Talmud is a Chapel Service: TBE. 10–11 a.m. Baseball Game Outing: BIC Men’s Club. Trip to composite of practical law, logical argumenta- English as a Second Language Daily Classes: JFS. Tigers–Yankees baseball game. 1:05 p.m. tion and moral teachings. Study of the origi- Ongoing class from 9 a.m.–noon on Mondays– Mystical Insights to the Torah–for Women: Chabad. Learn more about the mystical di- Art Exhibit Reception: JCC. Exhibit of paintings nal Talmud tractate Taanit chapter 2. 8 p.m. Fridays and 1–3 p.m. on Mondays–Thursdays mensions of the Torah. 1 hour before sun- of Aviva Kleinbaum shown in JCC’s Amster Every Thursday. at Jewish Family Services, 2245 South State down. Every Saturday. Gallery through June 30. RSVP for reception Street. For more information, contact JFS at to Karen Freedland at karenfreedland@jccfed. 769-0209 or email [email protected]. Laws of Shabbat–Jewish Ethics: Chabad. Study org or phone 971-0990. 4 p.m. Friday 8 Ongoing. group code of law for Shabbat, and study of Jewish Ethics, 1/2 hour before sundown. Every Constructive Conversations: TBE. Discussion of Weekly Yiddish Reading Group: JCC Seniors. Saturday. Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. For information, Meets at the JCC. 1:30 p.m. Call Ray Juni at Tuesday 12 contact Marian Cohen at [email protected] Shabbat services: See listing at end of calendar. 761-2765 for information. or phone 761-4578. 4­–6 p.m. Shabbat Services for Young Families: TBE. Tot SPICE of LIFE: JCC Seniors. Energy Exercise Judaism in the Spring: JCC. Three-week course Shabbat for ages 5 and under at 5:30 p.m. Tot with Maria Farquhar, 11 a.m., $4/session or Sunday 17 led by Michael Weiss. Class focuses on “Juda- and Sukkat Shalom dinner at 6 p.m. Adult $10/3 sessions; $3 Homemade Dairy Buffet ism on the Fringe: Mapping the Boundaries of Shabbat Dinner–Brotherhood BBQ at 6 p.m. Lunch, noon; Games and activities includ- Reading Hebrew through the Prayer Book–for a Covenantal Community.” $60/person. 4 p.m. Shira and Sukkat Shalom for ages 5 through ing mahjong, quilting for the patients of Women: Chabad. An in-depth study into the Also June 10. 10 at 6:30 p.m. Popsicle Oneg follows. Shab- Mott Hospital, art projects and card games. prayer book, plus an overview of the week- Jewish Concepts–for Women: Chabad. Learning bat Service with Senior Sendoff Blessing at Every Tuesday. ly Torah reading, with Jewish philosophy. the deeper meanings to the Jewish way of life. 8 7:30 p.m. Yidish Tish (Yiddish Conversational Group): 9:30 a.m. Every Sunday. p.m. Every Sunday. Friday evening services: See listing at the end of All ages and levels welcome including UM and Tanya–Jewish Mysticism: Chabad. Delve into the calendar. non-UM participants. 1:30 p.m. at Beanster’s the basic text of Chassidism and open your Monday 4 Café, ground floor of UM Michigan League. eyes to the beauty of Judaism. 10:30 a.m. Saturday 9 For information, call 936-2367. Every Sunday. English as a Scond Language Daily Classes: JFS. Family Fun Night: JCC Early Childhood Cen- Constructive Conversations: TBE. Discussion of Ongoing class from 9 a.m.–noon on Mondays– ter. For ECC children and their families who Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. For information, Torah Study with Rabbi: TBE. 8:50–9:30 a.m. Fridays and 1–3 p.m. on Mondays–Thursdays will celebrate at this yearly event with pizza, contact Marian Cohen at [email protected] at Jewish Family Services, 2245 South State Shabbat Limmud: BIC. With Rabbi Dobrusin. 9 a.m. ice cream, bouncers and a special performance or phone 761-4578. 4­–6 p.m. Street. For more information, contact JFS at T-Shirt and Eco Shabbat: BIC. 9:30 a.m. by Gemini. $15/family. For information or to Jewish Concepts–for Women: Chabad. Learn RSVP, phone 971-0990. 6–8 p.m. 769-0209 or email [email protected]. Tot Shabbat: BIC. For preschoolers and their the deeper meanings of the Jewish way of life. Ongoing. families. 9:30 a.m. Spirituality Book Club: TBE. Evening explora- 8 p.m. Every Sunday. tion of When Bad Things Happen to Good 28 Washtenaw Jewish News A June / J uly / August 2012 ed during services from 6:15–7:30 p.m. Res- of the University of Michigan’s conference, Monday 18 ervations preferred, especially for pizza and Orality and Literacy in the Ancient World: Tra- Monday 2 childcare. Phone 445-1910 or email Jennifer dition, Transmission and Adaptation. Panelists English as a Second Language Daily Classes: Cohen via www.aarecon.org/contact us. At the include: David Carr, Union Theological Semi- English as a Second Language Daily Classes: JFS. Ongoing class from 9 a.m.–noon on JCC from 6–10 p.m. nary; Christopher Rollston, Emmanuel Chris- JFS. Ongoing class from 9 a.m.–noon on Mondays–Fridays and 1–3 p.m. on Mondays– Mondays–Fridays and 1–3 p.m. on Mondays– Friday evening services: See listing at the end of tian Seminary; and Robert Miller, Catholic Thursdays at Jewish Family Services, 2245 Thursdays at Jewish Family Services, 2245 the calendar. University of America. UM Michigan League South State Street. For more information, Hussey Room, 911 North University Avenue. South State Street. For more information, contact JFS at 769-0209 or email andre@jfsan- 7:30–9:30 p.m. contact JFS at 769-0209 or email andre@jfsan- narbor.org. Ongoing. narbor.org. Ongoing. Saturday 23 Men’s Torah Study: TBE. Bi-monthly group led Spring Dinner: ORT. Dinner honoring Ann Arbor by Roger Stutesman. For information, contact Chapter’s donors and members. Rides available, Torah Study with Rabbi: TBE. 8:50–9:30 a.m. [email protected]. 7:30–9 p.m. Tuesday 3 if needed. Quarter Bistro Restaurant, 300 South Shabbat Limmud: BIC. With Rabbi Dobrusin. Maple Road. RSVP by June 6 to Anne Haybey Thursday 28 9 a.m. SPICE of LIFE: JCC Seniors. Energy Exercise Wasciuk at [email protected]. SPICE of LIFE: JCC Seniors. Energy Exercise Chapel Service: TBE. 10–11 a.m. with Maria Farquhar, 10 a.m., $4 or 3/$10; with Maria Farquhar, 11 a.m., $4/session or Gardening Club: JCC. Monthly series of speakers, Mystical Insights to the Torah–for Women: Current Events with Heather Dombey, a $10/3 sessions; $3 Homemade Dairy Buffet workshops, plant exchanges and garden tours. Chabad. Learn more about the mystical di- Jewish perspective on this week’s news, 11 Lunch, noon; Games and activities includ- This month, a guest gardener will discuss how mensions of the Torah. 1 hour before sun- a.m.; $3 Homemade Dairy Buffet Lunch, ing mahjong, quilting for the patients of to prepare vegetable and flower gardens. $5/ down. Every Saturday. Noon; Special events and guest presentations, Mott Hospital, art projects and card games. drop-in fee. RSVP to karenfreedland@jccfed. Laws of Shabbat–Jewish Ethics: Chabad. Study 1 p.m. (Call for details.); Sidney Warschausky Every Tuesday. org or by phone at 971-0990. 7 p.m. group code of law for Shabbat, and study of Literary Group facilitated by group members Yidish Tish (Yiddish Conversational Group): Women’s Torah Study: TBE. Led by Cantor Jewish Ethics, 1/2 hour before sundown. Every at 2:15 p.m. All ages and levels welcome including UM and Annie Rose. 7–8:30 p.m. Saturday. Talmud Study Group–Jewish Civil Law: Cha- non-UM participants. 1:30 p.m. at Beanster’s Shabbat services: See listing at end of calendar. bad. Sharpen your wits and knowledge of the Café, ground floor of UM Michigan League. Tuesday 19 Jewish legal system by following the intriguing For information, call 936-2367. discussions in the Talmud. The Talmud is a Weekly Torah Portion—for Women: Chabad. composite of practical law, logical argumenta- SPICE of LIFE: JCC Seniors. Energy Exercise Sunday 24 Reading the Bible may be easy, but under- tion and moral teachings. Study of the origi- with Maria Farquhar, 11 a.m., $4/session or standing it is no simple matter. Study the text Reading Hebrew through the Prayer Book–for nal Talmud tractate Taanit chapter 2. 8 p.m. $10/3 sessions; $3 Homemade Dairy Buffet in the original, together with the classical com- Women: Chabad. An in-depth study into the Every Thursday. Lunch, noon; Games and activities includ- mentaries. 8:30 p.m. Every Tuesday. prayer book, plus an overview of the weekly ing mahjong, quilting for the patients of Torah reading, with Jewish philosophy. 9:30 Mott Hospital, art projects and card games. a.m. Every Sunday. Friday 29 Every Tuesday. Tanya–Jewish Mysticism: Chabad. Delve into Thursday 5 Yidish Tish (Yiddish Conversational Group): the basic text of Chassidism and open your Weekly Yiddish Reading Group: JCC Seniors. All ages and levels welcome including UM and eyes to the beauty of Judaism. 10:30 a.m. Meets at the JCC. Call Ray Juni at 761-2765 SPICE of LIFE: JCC Seniors. Energy Exercise non-UM participants. 1:30 p.m. at Beanster’s Every Sunday. for information. 1:30 p.m. with Maria Farquhar, 10 a.m., $4 or 3/$10; Café, ground floor of UM Michigan League. Current Events with Heather Dombey, a June Hike: Jewish Hikers Of Michigan. Hike in Shabbat Services for Young Families: TBE. Tot For information, call 936-2367. Jewish perspective on this week’s news, 11 the Saginaw Forest. For more information or Shabbat for ages 5 and under at 5:30 p.m. Tot Weekly Torah Portion—for Women: Chabad. a.m.; $3 Homemade Dairy Buffet Lunch, to be added to the JHOM email list, contact Eli and Sukkat Shalom dinner at 6 p.m. Shira and Reading the Bible may be easy, but under- Noon; Special events and guest presentations, 1 Avny at [email protected] or by phone Sukkat Shalom for ages 5 through 10 at 6:30 standing it is no simple matter. Study the text p.m. (Call for details.); Sidney Warschausky Liter- at 883-9522. 11 a.m. p.m. Popsicle Oneg follows. Shabbat Service at in the original, together with the classical com- 7:30 p.m. ary Group facilitated by group memberat 2:15 p.m. mentaries. 8:30 p.m. Every Tuesday. Minyan: BIC. Meeting at a special time. 6:30 p.m. Friday evening services: See listing at the end of the calendar. Talmud Study Group–Jewish Civil Law: Chabad. Annual Meeting: BIC. Annual congregational Sharpen your wits and knowledge of the Jewish Wednesday 20 meeting. 7 p.m. legal system by following the intriguing discus- Jewish Concepts–for Women: Chabad. Learn Saturday 30 sions in the Talmud. The Talmud is a composite Thursday 21 the deeper meanings of the Jewish way of life. of practical law, logical argumentation and moral 8 p.m. Every Sunday Torah Study with Rabbi: TBE. 8:50–9:30 a.m. teachings. Study of the original Talmud tractate SPICE of LIFE: JCC Seniors. Energy Exercise . Taanit chapter 2. 8 p.m. Every Thursday. with Maria Farquhar, 10 a.m., $4 or 3/$10; Chapel Service: TBE. 10–11 a.m. Current Events with Heather Dombey, a Monday 25 Mystical Insights to the Torah–for Women: Jewish perspective on this week’s news, 11 Chabad. Learn more about the mystical di- Friday 6 a.m.; $3 Homemade Dairy Buffet Lunch, English as a Second Language Daily Classes: mensions of the Torah. 1 hour before sun- Noon; Special events and guest presentations, JFS. Ongoing class from 9 a.m.–noon on down. Every Saturday. Weekly Yiddish Reading Group: JCC Seniors. 1 p.m. (Call for details.); Sidney Warschausky Mondays–Fridays and 1–3 p.m. on Mondays– Laws of Shabbat–Jewish Ethics: Chabad. Study Meets at the JCC. 1:30 p.m. Call Ray Juni at Literary Group facilitated by group members Thursdays at Jewish Family Services, 2245 group code of law for Shabbat, and study of 761-2765 for information. at 2:15 p.m. South State Street. For more information, Jewish Ethics, 1/2 hour before sundown. Every Shabbat Services for Young Families: TBE. Tot Thirsty Third Thursday: BIC Men’s Club. contact JFS at 769-0209 or email andre@jfsan- Saturday. Shabbat for ages 5 and under at 5:30 p.m. Tot 7:30 p.m. narbor.org. Ongoing. Shabbat services: See listing at end of calendar. dinner at 6 p.m. Summer Shabbat Service at Talmud Study Group–Jewish Civil Law: Cha- 7:30 p.m. bad. Sharpen your wits and knowledge of the Tuesday 26 Barbeque and Barchu: BIC. Dinner at 6 p.m. Jewish legal system by following the intriguing Outdoor Kabbalat Shabbat Service at 7 p.m. discussions in the Talmud. The Talmud is a July 2012 SPICE of LIFE: JCC Seniors. Energy Exercise with Friday evening services: See listing at the end of composite of practical law, logical argumenta- Maria Farquhar, 11 a.m., $4/session or $10/3 ses- the calendar. tion and moral teachings. Study of the origi- Sunday 1 sions; $3 Homemade Dairy Buffet Lunch, noon; nal Talmud tractate Taanit chapter 2. 8 p.m. Games and activities including mahjong, quilting Every Thursday. Reading Hebrew through the Prayer Book–for for the patients of Mott Hospital, art projects and Saturday 7 Women: Chabad. An in-depth study into the card games. Every Tuesday. prayer book, an overview of the weekly Torah Torah Study with Rabbi: TBE. 8:50–9:30 a.m. Friday 22 Yidish Tish (Yiddish Conversational Group): reading, with Jewish philosophy. 9:30 a.m. at Mystical Insights to the Torah–for Women: All ages and levels welcome including UM and Chabad House. Every Sunday. non-UM participants. 1:30 p.m. at Beanster’s Chabad. Learn more about the mystical di- Weekly Yiddish Reading Group: JCC Seniors. Tanya–Jewish Mysticism: Chabad. Delve into Café, ground floor of UM Michigan League. mensions of the Torah. 1 hour before sun- Meets at the JCC. Call Ray Juni at 761-2765 the basic text of Chassidism and open your For information, call 936-2367. down. Every Saturday. for information. 1:30 p.m. eyes to the beauty of Judaism. 10:30 a.m. at Laws of Shabbat–Jewish Ethics: Chabad. Study Shabbat Services for Young Families: TBE. Tot Weekly Torah Portion—for Women: Chabad. Chabad House. Every Sunday. Reading the Bible may be easy, but under- group code of law for Shabbat, and study of Shabbat for ages 5 and under at 5:30 p.m. Tot Constructive Conversations: TBE. Discussion of standing it is no simple matter. Study the text Jewish Ethics, 1/2 hour before sundown. Every and Sukkat Shalom dinner at 6 p.m. Shira and Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. For information, in the original, together with the classical com- Saturday. Sukkat Shalom for ages 5 through 10 at 6:30 contact Marian Cohen at [email protected] mentaries. 8:30 p.m. Every Tuesday. Shabbat services: See listing at end ofalendar. p.m. Popsicle Oneg follows. Shabbat Service at or phone 761-4578. 4­–6 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Jewish Concepts–for Women: Chabad. Learning Fourth Friday Shabbat Service: AARH. Musi- Wednesday 27 the deeper meanings to the Jewish way of life. Sunday 8 cal Kabbalat Shabbat services led by rabbinic 8 p.m. Every Sunday. intern Aura Ahuvia. Services followed by veg- Panel: UM Classical Studies. A panel will consid- Reading Hebrew through the Prayer Book–for etarian potluck dinner. Pizza nosh for children er “The State of Biblical Scholarship,” as part Women: Chabad. An in-depth study into the before services at 6 p.m. and childcare provid- Washtenaw Jewish News A June / J uly / August 2012 29 I Calendar

prayer book, an overview of the weekly Torah Laws of Shabbat–Jewish Ethics: Chabad. Study $3 Homemade Dairy Buffet Lunch, reading, with Jewish philosophy. 9:30 a.m. group code of law for Shabbat, and study of Friday 20 Noon; Special events and guest presentations, Every Sunday. Jewish Ethics, 1/2 hour before sundown. Every 1 p.m. (Call for details.); Sidney Warschausky Planning Meeting: BIC Men’s Club. 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Weekly Yiddish Reading Group: JCC Seniors. Literary Group facilitated by group members Klezmer Concert: TBE Brotherhood. For in- Meets at the JCC. Call Ray Juni at 761-2765 at 2:15 p.m. Tanya–Jewish Mysticism: Chabad. Delve into for information. 1:30 p.m. the basic text of Chassidism and open your formation about this summer concert, con- Talmud Study Group–Jewish Civil Law: Cha- eyes to the beauty of Judaism. 10:30 a.m. tact George Brieloff at [email protected]. Shabbat Services for Young Families: TBE. Tot bad. Sharpen your wits and knowledge of the Every Sunday. 7–9 p.m. Shabbat for ages 5 and under at 5:30 p.m. Tot Jewish legal system by following the intriguing and dinner at 6 p.m. Service at 7 p.m. Jewish Concepts–for Women: Chabad. Learn Shabbat services: See listing at end of calendar. discussions in the Talmud. The Talmud is a the deeper meanings of the Jewish way of life. Friday evening services: See listing at the end of composite of practical law, logical argumenta- 8 p.m. Every Sunday. the calendar. tion and moral teachings. Study of the origi- Sunday 15 nal Talmud tractate Taanit chapter 2. 8 p.m. Every Thursday. Monday 9 Reading Hebrew through the Prayer Book–for Saturday 21 Women: Chabad. An in-depth study into the English as a Second Language Daily Classes: JFS. prayer book, plus an overview of the week- Mystical Insights to the Torah–for Women: Friday 27 Ongoing class from 9 a.m.–noon on Mondays– ly Torah reading, with Jewish philosophy. Chabad. Learn more about the mystical di- Fridays and 1–3 p.m. on Mondays–Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. Every Sunday. mensions of the Torah. 1 hour before sun- Weekly Yiddish Reading Group: JCC Seniors. Jewish Family Services, 2245 South State Street. Tanya–Jewish Mysticism: Chabad. Delve into down. Every Saturday. Meets at the JCC. Call Ray Juni at 761-2765 For more information, contact JFS at 769-0209 the basic text of Chassidism and open your Laws of Shabbat–Jewish Ethics: Chabad. Study for information. 1:30 p.m. or email [email protected]. Ongoing. eyes to the beauty of Judaism. 10:30 a.m. group code of law for Shabbat, and study of Shabbat Services for Young Families: TBE. Tot Shab- Every Sunday. Jewish Ethics, 1/2 hour before sundown. Every bat for ages 5 and under at 5:30 p.m. Tot dinner at Constructive Conversations: TBE. Discussion of Saturday. 6 p.m. Summer Shabbat Service at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday 10 Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. For information, Shabbat services: See listing at end of calendar. Fourth Friday Shabbat Service: AARH. Musi- contact Marian Cohen at [email protected] cal Kabbalat Shabbat services led by rabbinic SPICE of LIFE: JCC Seniors. Energy Exercise or phone 761-4578. 4­–6 p.m. intern Aura Ahuvia. Services followed by veg- with Maria Farquhar, 11 a.m., $4/session or Sunday 22 Jewish Concepts–for Women: Chabad. Learn etarian potluck dinner. Pizza nosh for children $10/3 sessions; $3 Homemade Dairy Buffet the deeper meanings of the Jewish way of life. before services at 6 p.m. and childcare provid- Lunch, noon; Games and activities includ- Reading Hebrew through the Prayer Book–for 8 p.m. Every Sunday. ed during services from 6:15–7:30 p.m. Res- ing mahjong, quilting for the patients of Women: Chabad. An in-depth study into the ervations preferred, especially for pizza and Mott Hospital, art projects and card games. prayer book, plus an overview of the week- childcare. Phone 445-1910 or email Jennifer Every Tuesday. Monday 16 ly Torah reading, with Jewish philosophy. Cohen via www.aarecon.org/contact us. At the Yidish Tish (Yiddish Conversational Group): 9:30 a.m. Every Sunday. JCC from 6–10 p.m. All ages and levels welcome including UM and English as a Second Language Daily Classes: Tanya–Jewish Mysticism: Chabad. Delve into Friday evening services: See listing at end of calendar. non-UM participants. 1:30 p.m. at Beanster’s JFS. Ongoing class from 9 a.m.–noon on the basic text of Chassidism and open your Café, ground floor of UM Michigan League. Mondays–Fridays and 1–3 p.m. on Mondays– eyes to the beauty of Judaism. 10:30 a.m. For information, call 936-2367. Thursdays at Jewish Family Services, 2245 Every Sunday. Saturday 28 Weekly Torah Portion—for Women: Chabad. South State Street. For more information, July Hike: Jewish Hikers Of Michigan. Hike in Reading the Bible may be easy, but under- contact JFS at 769-0209 or email andre@ Mitchell Woods. For more information or to Tisha B’Av Service and Study Session: TBE. Rabbi standing it is no simple matter. Study the text jfsannarbor.org. Ongoing. be added to the JHOM email list, contact Eli Delson leads service and study session. 7:30 p.m. in the original, together with the classical com- Women’s Torah Study: TBE. Led by Cantor Avny at [email protected] or by phone Tisha B’Av Maariv Service: BIC. With reading of mentaries. 8:30 p.m. Every Tuesday. Annie Rose. 7–8:30 p.m. at 883-9522. 11 a.m.–1 p.m. Megilat Eicha. 9:45 p.m. Jewish Concepts–for Women: Chabad. Learn Tisha B’Av Service: Chabad. 9:45 p.m. Wednesday 11 the deeper meanings of the Jewish way of life. Mystical Insights to the Torah–for Women: Tuesday 17 8 p.m. Every Sunday. Chabad. Learn more about the mystical di- mensions of the Torah. 1 hour before sun- Thursday 12 SPICE of LIFE: JCC Seniors. Energy Exercise down. Every Saturday. with Maria Farquhar, 11 a.m., $4/session or Monday 23 Laws of Shabbat–Jewish Ethics: Chabad. Study SPICE of LIFE: JCC Seniors. Energy Exercise $10/3 sessions; $3 Homemade Dairy Buffet group code of law for Shabbat, and study of Jewish with Maria Farquhar, 10 a.m., $4 or 3/$10; Lunch, noon; Games and activities includ- English as a Second Language Daily Classes: JFS. Ethics, 1/2 hour before sundown. Every Saturday. Current Events with Heather Dombey, a ing mahjong, quilting for the patients of Ongoing class from 9 a.m.–noon on Mon- Jewish perspective on this week’s news, 11 Mott Hospital, art projects and card games. days–Fridays and 1–3 p.m. on Mondays– Shabbat services: See listing at end of calendar. a.m.; $3 Homemade Dairy Buffet Lunch, Every Tuesday. Thursdays at Jewish Family Services, 2245 Noon; Special events and guest presentations, Yidish Tish (Yiddish Conversational Group): South State Street. For more information, Sunday 29 1 p.m. (Call for details.); Sidney Warschausky All ages and levels welcome including UM and contact JFS at 769-0209 or email andre@jfsan- Literary Group facilitated by group members narbor.org. Ongoing. non-UM participants. 1:30 p.m. at Beanster’s Tisha B’Av Shaharit Service: BIC. 9 a.m. at 2:15 p.m. Café, ground floor of UM Michigan League. Talmud Study Group–Jewish Civil Law: Cha- For information, call 936-2367. Tuesday 24 Tisha B’Av Shaharit Service: Chabad. 9 a.m. bad. Sharpen your wits and knowledge of the Weekly Torah Portion—for Women: Chabad. Reading Hebrew through the Prayer Book–for Jewish legal system by following the intriguing Reading the Bible may be easy, but under- Women: Chabad. An in-depth study into the SPICE of LIFE: JCC Seniors. Energy Exercise discussions in the Talmud. The Talmud is a standing it is no simple matter. Study the text prayer book, plus an overview of the week- with Maria Farquhar, 11 a.m., $4/session or composite of practical law, logical argumenta- in the original, together with the classical com- ly Torah reading, with Jewish philosophy. $10/3 sessions; $3 Homemade Dairy Buffet tion and moral teachings. Study of the origi- mentaries. 8:30 p.m. Every Tuesday. 9:30 a.m. Every Sunday. nal Talmud tractate Taanit chapter 2. 8 p.m. Lunch, noon; Games and activities includ- Tanya–Jewish Mysticism: Chabad. Delve into Every Thursday. ing mahjong, quilting for the patients of the basic text of Chassidism and open your Thursday 19 Mott Hospital, art projects and card games. eyes to the beauty of Judaism. 10:30 a.m. Every Tuesday. Every Sunday. Friday 13 SPICE of LIFE: JCC Seniors. Energy Exercise Yidish Tish (Yiddish Conversational Group): Tisha B’Av Mincha Service: BIC. 2:30 p.m. All ages and levels welcome including UM and with Maria Farquhar, 10 a.m., $4 or 3/$10; Constructive Conversations: TBE. Discussion of Weekly Yiddish Reading Group: JCC Seniors. non-UM participants. 1:30 p.m. at Beanster’s Current Events with Heather Dombey, a Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. For information, Meets at the JCC. Call Ray Juni at 761-2765 Café, ground floor of UM Michigan League. Jewish perspective on this week’s news, 11 contact Marian Cohen at [email protected] for information. 1:30 p.m. For information, call 936-2367. a.m.; $3 Homemade Dairy Buffet Lunch, or phone 761-4578. 4­–6 p.m. Shabbat Services for Young Families: TBE. Tot Noon; Special events and guest presentations, Weekly Torah Portion—for Women: Chabad. Tisha B’Av Service: Chabad. 8:15 p.m. Shabbat for ages 5 and under at 5:30 p.m. Tot 1 p.m. (Call for details.); Sidney Warschausky Reading the Bible may be easy, but under- dinner at 6 p.m. Summer Shabbat Service at Literary Group facilitated by group members standing it is no simple matter. Study the 7 p.m. at 2:15 p.m. text in the original, together with the classical Monday 30 Friday evening services: See listing at end of calendar. Thirsty Third Thursday: BIC Men’s Club. 7:30 p.m. commentaries. 8:30 p.m. Every Tuesday. Talmud Study Group–Jewish Civil Law: Chabad. English as a Second Language Daily Classes: Sharpen your wits and knowledge of the Jew- Wednesday 25 JFS. Ongoing class from 9 a.m.–noon on Saturday 14 ish legal system by following the intriguing Mondays–Fridays and 1–3 p.m. on Mondays– discussions in the Talmud. The Talmud is a Thursdays at Jewish Family Services, 2245 Tot Shabbat: BIC. For preschoolers and their Thursday 26 composite of practical law, logical argumenta- South State Street. For more information, families. 11:15 a.m. tion and moral teachings. Study of the original contact JFS at 769-0209 or email andre@jfsan- SPICE of LIFE: JCC Seniors. Energy Exercise Mystical Insights to the Torah–for Women: Cha- Talmud tractate Taanit chapter 2. 8 p.m. Every narbor.org. Ongoing. with Maria Farquhar, 10 a.m., $4 or 3/$10; bad. Learn more about the mystical dimen- Thursday. sions of the Torah. 1 hour before sundown. Current Events with Heather Dombey, a Jew- Every Saturday. ish perspective on this week’s news, 11 a.m.; 30 Washtenaw Jewish News A June / J uly / August 2012 mensions of the Torah. 1 hour before sun- ing mahjong, quilting for the patients of Tuesday 31 Thursday 2 down. Every Saturday. Mott Hospital, art projects and card games. Laws of Shabbat–Jewish Ethics: Chabad. Study Every Tuesday. SPICE of LIFE: JCC Seniors. Energy Exercise SPICE of LIFE: JCC Seniors. Energy Exercise group code of law for Shabbat, and study Yidish Tish (Yiddish Conversational Group): with Maria Farquhar, 11 a.m., $4/session or with Maria Farquhar, 10 a.m., $4 or 3/$10; of Jewish Ethics, 1/2 hour before sundown. All ages and levels welcome including UM and $10/3 sessions; $3 Homemade Dairy Buffet Current Events with Heather Dombey, a Every Saturday. non-UM participants. 1:30 p.m. at Beanster’s Lunch, noon; Games and activities includ- Jewish perspective on this week’s news, 11 Shabbat services: See listing at end of calendar. Café, ground floor of UM Michigan League. ing mahjong, quilting for the patients of a.m.; $3 Homemade Dairy Buffet Lunch, For information, call 936-2367. Mott Hospital, art projects and card games. Noon; Special events and guest presentations, Weekly Torah Portion—for Women: Chabad. Every Tuesday. 1 p.m. (Call for details.); Sidney Warschausky Sunday 5 Reading the Bible may be easy, but under- Literary Group facilitated by group members Yidish Tish (Yiddish Conversational Group): standing it is no simple matter. Study the text at 2:15 p.m. All ages and levels welcome including UM and Reading Hebrew through the Prayer Book–for in the original, together with the classical com- non-UM participants. 1:30 p.m. at Beanster’s Talmud Study Group–Jewish Civil Law: Cha- Women: Chabad. An in-depth study into the mentaries. 8:30 p.m. Every Tuesday. Café, ground floor of UM Michigan League. bad. Sharpen your wits and knowledge of the prayer book, an overview of the weekly Torah For information, call 936-2367. Jewish legal system by following the intriguing reading, with Jewish philosophy. 9:30 a.m. Weekly Torah Portion—for Women: Chabad. discussions in the Talmud. The Talmud is a Every Sunday. Wednesday 8 Reading the Bible may be easy, but under- composite of practical law, logical argumenta- Tanya–Jewish Mysticism: Chabad. Delve into the standing it is no simple matter. Study the tion and moral teachings. Study of the origi- basic text of Chassidism and open your eyes to Thursday 9 text in the original, together with the classical nal Talmud tractate Taanit chapter 2. 8 p.m. the beauty of Judaism. 10:30 a.m. Every Sunday. commentaries. 8:30 p.m. Every Tuesday. Every Thursday. Jewish Concepts–for Women: Chabad. Learn Talmud Study Group–Jewish Civil Law: Chabad. the deeper meanings of the Jewish way of life. Sharpen your wits and knowledge of the Jewish 8 p.m. Every Sunday. legal system by following the intriguing discus- Friday 3 sions in the Talmud. The Talmud is a composite August 2012 of practical law, logical argumentation and moral Weekly Yiddish Reading Group: JCC Seniors. Monday 6 teachings. Study of the original Talmud tractate Meets at the JCC. 1:30 p.m. Call Ray Juni at Taanit chapter 2. 8 p.m. Every Thursday. 761-2765 for information. Wednesday 1 English as a Second Language Daily Classes: Shabbat Services for Young Families: TBE. Tot JFS. Ongoing class from 9 a.m.–noon on Israeli Scouts Friendship Caravan: BIC. Israeli Shabbat for ages 5 and under at 5:30 p.m. Tot Mondays–Fridays and 1–3 p.m. on Mondays– Friday 10 Scouts Friendship Caravan performance fea- dinner at 6 p.m. Summer Shabbat Service at Thursdays at Jewish Family Services, 2245 turing songs, dancing and story telling. Fol- 7:30 p.m. South State Street. For more information, Weekly Yiddish Reading Group: JCC Seniors. lowed by an ice cream social. Host families Friday evening services: See listing at the end of contact JFS at 769-0209 or email andre@jfsan- Meets at the JCC. Call Ray Juni at 761-2765 needed to host members of the Friendship the calendar. narbor.org. Ongoing. for information. 1:30 p.m. Caravan. $3/JCC members and Raanana fami- Shabbat Services for Young Families: TBE. Tot lies. $5/non-members. For information, con- Tuesday 7 Shabbat for ages 5 and under at 5:30 p.m. Tot din- tact Shoshana Jackson at shoshanajackson@ Saturday 4 ner at 6 p.m. Summer Shabbat Service at7 p.m. jccfed.org or phone 971-0990. 7 p.m. SPICE of LIFE: JCC Seniors. Energy Exercise Musical Kabbalat Service: BIC. Musical service Shabbat Limmud: BIC. With Rabbi Dobrusin. 9 a.m. with Maria Farquhar, 11 a.m., $4/session or in the tradition of Joey Newhouse. 6 p.m. Mystical Insights to the Torah–for Women: $10/3 sessions; $3 Homemade Dairy Buffet Friday evening services: See listing at the end of Chabad. Learn more about the mystical di- Lunch, noon; Games and activities includ- the calendar.

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Tot Shabbat: BIC. For preschoolers and their Weekly Yiddish Reading Group: JCC Seniors. families. 11:15 a.m. Meets at the JCC. Call Ray Juni at 761-2765 Mystical Insights to the Torah–for Women: for information. 1:30 p.m. Chabad. Learn more about the mystical di- Shabbat Services for Young Families: TBE. Tot mensions of the Torah. 1 hour before sun- Shabbat for ages 5 and under at 5:30 p.m. Tot down. Every Saturday. and dinner at 6 p.m. Service at 7 p.m. Laws of Shabbat–Jewish Ethics: Chabad. Study Friday evening services: See listing at the end of group code of law for Shabbat, and study of the calendar. Jewish Ethics, 1/2 hour before sundown. Every Saturday. Shabbat services: See listing at end of calendar. Saturday 18 Mystical Insights to the Torah–for Women: Sunday 12 Chabad. Learn more about the mystical di- mensions of the Torah. 1 hour before sun- Reading Hebrew through the Prayer Book–for down. Every Saturday. Women: Chabad. An in-depth study into the Laws of Shabbat–Jewish Ethics: Chabad. Study prayer book, plus an overview of the week- group code of law for Shabbat, and study of ly Torah reading, with Jewish philosophy. Jewish Ethics, 1/2 hour before sundown. Every 9:30 a.m. Every Sunday. Saturday. Planning Meeting: BIC Men’s Club. 9:30 p.m. Shabbat services: See listing at end of calendar. Tanya–Jewish Mysticism: Chabad. Delve into the basic text of Chassidism and open your eyes to the beauty of Judaism. 10:30 a.m. Every Sunday. Sunday 19 Constructive Conversations: TBE. Discussion Reading Hebrew through the Prayer Book–for of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. For informa- Women: Chabad. An in-depth study into the tion, contact Marian Cohen at marianc@um- prayer book, plus an overview of the weekly To- ich.edu or phone 761-4578. 4 –6 p.m. rah reading, with Jewish philosophy. 9:30 a.m. Jewish Concepts–for Women: Chabad. Learn Every Sunday. the deeper meanings of the Jewish way of life. Tanya–Jewish Mysticism: Chabad. Delve into 8 p.m. Every Sunday. the basic text of Chassidism and open your eyes to the beauty of Judaism. 10:30 a.m. Monday 13 Every Sunday. August Hike: Jewish Hikers Of Michigan. Loca- English as a Second Language Daily Classes: JFS. tion to be determined. For more information Ongoing class from 9 a.m.–noon on Mondays– or to be added to the JHOM email list, con- Fridays and 1–3 p.m. on Mondays–Thursdays at tact Eli Avny at [email protected] or by Jewish Family Services, 2245 South State Street. phone at 883-9522. 11 a.m.–1 p.m. For more information, contact JFS at 769-0209 End of Summer BBQ: AARH. Annual end of or email [email protected]. Ongoing. summer barbeque. Bring something to grill and something to share. Evening will end around a campfire with songs and s’mores. Tuesday 14 Bandemeer Park. For information, phone 445-1910 or email Jennifer Cohen via www. SPICE of LIFE: JCC Seniors. Energy Exercise with aarecon.org/contact-us. 4–9 p.m. Maria Farquhar, 11 a.m., $4/session or $10/3 Jewish Concepts–for Women: Chabad. Learn sessions; $3 Homemade Dairy Buffet Lunch, the deeper meanings of the Jewish way of life. noon; Games and activities including mahjong, 8 p.m. Every Sunday. quilting for the patients of Mott Hospital, art projects and card games. Every Tuesday. Yidish Tish (Yiddish Conversational Group): Monday 20 All ages and levels welcome including UM and non-UM participants. 1:30 p.m. at Beanster’s English as a Second Language Daily Classes: Café, ground floor of UM Michigan League. JFS. Ongoing class from 9 a.m.–noon on For information, call 936-2367. Mondays–Fridays and 1–3 p.m. on Mondays– Weekly Torah Portion—for Women: Chabad. Thursdays at Jewish Family Services, 2245 Reading the Bible may be easy, but under- South State Street. For more information, standing it is no simple matter. Study the text contact JFS at 769-0209 or email andre@ in the original, together with the classical com- jfsannarbor.org. Ongoing. mentaries. 8:30 p.m. Every Tuesday. Tuesday 21 Wednesday 15 SPICE of LIFE: JCC Seniors. Energy Exercise Thursday 16 with Maria Farquhar, 11 a.m., $4/session or $10/3 sessions; $3 Homemade Dairy Buffet SPICE of LIFE: JCC Seniors. Energy Exercise with Ma- Lunch, noon; Games and activities includ- ria Farquhar, 10 a.m., $4 or 3/$10; Current Events with ing mahjong, quilting for the patients of Heather Dombey, a Jewish perspective on this week’s Mott Hospital, art projects and card games. news, 11 a.m.; $3 Homemade Dairy Buffet Lunch, Every Tuesday. Noon; Special events and guest presentations, 1 Yidish Tish (Yiddish Conversational Group): p.m. (Call for details.); Sidney Warschausky Literary All ages and levels welcome including UM and Group facilitated by group members at 2:15 p.m. non-UM participants. 1:30 p.m. at Beanster’s Thirsty Third Thursday: BIC Men’s Club. Café, ground floor of UM Michigan League. 7:30 p.m. For information, call 936-2367. Talmud Study Group–Jewish Civil Law: Chabad. Weekly Torah Portion—for Women: Chabad. Sharpen your wits and knowledge of the Jewish Reading the Bible may be easy, but under- legal system by following the intriguing discus- standing it is no simple matter. Study the text sions in the Talmud. The Talmud is a composite in the original, together with the classical com- of practical law, logical argumentation and moral mentaries. 8:30 p.m. Every Tuesday. teachings. Study of the original Talmud tractate Taanit chapter 2. 8 p.m. Every Thursday.

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Home hospitality news, 11 a.m.; $3 Homemade Dairy Buffet Lunch, For information, call 936-2367. available for Shabbat meals. UM Hillel. Noon; Special events and guest presentations, 1 Weekly Torah Portion—for Women: Chabad. Shabbat Services: BIC. 9:30 a.m. Morning child- p.m. (Call for details.); Sidney Warschausky Literary Reading the Bible may be easy, but under- care from 10 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Group facilitated by group members at 2:15 p.m. standing it is no simple matter. Study the Shabbat Services: AA Reconstructionist Talmud Study Group–Jewish Civil Law: Chabad. text in the original, together with the classical Havurah. Learners’ Service held first or sec- Sharpen your wits and knowledge of the Jewish commentaries. 8:30 p.m. Every Tuesday. ond Saturday each month at the JCC from legal system by following the intriguing discus- 10 a.m.–noon. Discussion-based format with sions in the Talmud. The Talmud is a compos- changing topics, focusing on historical, geo- ite of practical law, logical argumentation and Wednesday 29 graphical, and political traditions of different moral teachings. Study of the original Talmud parts of traditional service each month. For tractate Taanit chapter 2. 8 p.m. Every Thursday High School Barbeque: BIC. 6 p.m. info, email [email protected] or call 913-9705 . or visit www.aarecon.org. Friday 24 Thursday 30 Shabbat Services: Chabad. Morning services at 9:45 a.m. Afternoon services 45 minutes be- fore sundown. Weekly Yiddish Reading Group: JCC Seniors. SPICE of LIFE: JCC Seniors. Energy Exercise Meets at the JCC. Call Ray Juni at 761-2765 with Maria Farquhar, 10 a.m., $4 or 3/$10; Shabbat Services: Pardes Hannah. Gener- for information. 1:30 p.m. Current Events with Heather Dombey, a Jew- ally meets the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month. Call 663-4039 for more information. Shabbat Services for Young Families: TBE. Tot ish perspective on this week’s news, 11 a.m.; 10 a.m. Led by Rabbi Elliot Ginsburg. Shabbat for ages 5 and under at 5:30 p.m. Tot $3 Homemade Dairy Buffet Lunch, Noon; dinner at 6 p.m. Summer Shabbat Service at 7:30 Special events and guest presentations, 1 p.m. Shabbat Services: TBE. Torah Study with Rabbi p.m. (Call for details.); Sidney Warschausky Liter- Levy at 8:50 a.m. Morning Minyan with Rabbi Delson and lay leaders at 9:30 a.m. Sanctuary Fourth Friday Shabbat Service: AARH. Musical ary Group facilitated by group members at Service at 10 a.m. most weeks. Call the office Kabbalat Shabbat services led by rabbinic in- 2:15 p.m. at 665-4744 or consult website at www.tem- tern Aura Ahuvia. Services followed by vegetar- Talmud Study Group–Jewish Civil Law: Chabad. plebethemeth.org for service details. ian potluck dinner. Pizza nosh for children before Sharpen your wits and knowledge of the Jewish services at 6 p.m. and childcare provided during legal system by following the intriguing discus- Home Hospitality for Shabbat and Holiday services from 6:15–7:30 p.m. Reservations pre- sions in the Talmud. The Talmud is a compos- Meals: AAOM. Call 662-5805 in advance. ferred, especially for pizza and childcare. Phone ite of practical law, logical argumentation and Home Hospitality and Meals: Chabad. Every 445-1910 or email Jennifer Cohen via www.aare- moral teachings. Study of the original Talmud Shabbat and Holiday. Call 995-3276 in advance. con.org/contact us. At the JCC from 6–10 p.m. tractate Taanit chapter 2. 8 p.m. Every Thursday. BBQ and Barchu II: BIC. Dinner at 6 p.m. Out- Phone numbers and addresses of door Kabbalaat Service at 7 p.m. Friday 31 Friday evening services: See listing end of calendar. organizations frequently listed Shabbat Services for Young Families: TBE. Tot Shab- in the calendar: Saturday 25 bat for ages 5 and under at 5:30 p.m. Tot dinner at 6 Ann Arbor Orthodox Minyan (AAOM) p.m. Summer Shabbat Service at 7:30 p.m. 1429 Hill Street 994-5822 Mystical Insights to the Torah–for Women: Weekly Friday night Shabbat services Ann Arbor Reconstructionist Havurah (AARH) Chabad. Learn more about the mystical di- P.O. Box 7451, Ann Arbor 913-9705 mensions of the Torah. 1 hour before sun- Shabbat Service: AAOM. Services held at UM Hil- Beth Israel Congregation (BIC) down. Every Saturday. lel. Call 994-9258 in advance to confirm time. 2000 Washtenaw Ave. 665-9897 Laws of Shabbat–Jewish Ethics: Chabad. Study Shabbat Service: BIC. 6 p.m. Chabad House group code of law for Shabbat, and study of Shabbat Service: TBE. Tot Shabbat at 5:30 p.m., Jewish Ethics, 1/2 hour before sundown. Every followed by tot dinner. Sukkat Shalom service 715 Hill Street 995-3276 Saturday. at 6:30 p.m. for “tot grads,” preceded by din- EMU Hillel Shabbat services: See listing at the end of the cal- ner. Shira at 6:30 p.m. Oneg for Tot and Sukkat 965 Washtenaw Ave., Ypsilanti 482-0456 endar. Shalom families at 7 p.m. Traditional Service at Jewish Community Center (JCC) 7:30 p.m. Once a month Middle School Service 2935 Birch Hollow Drive 971-0990 at 7:30 p.m. For information, call 665-4744. Sunday 26 Shabbat Service: Ann Arbor Reconstructionist Jewish Cultural Society (JCS) Havurah. 6:15 p.m. at the JCC the last Friday 2935 Birch Hollow Drive 975-9872 Reading Hebrew through the Prayer Book–for Wom- each month. Musical Shabbat service followed en: Chabad. An in-depth study into the prayer book, Jewish Family Services (JFS) by vegetarian potluck. Pizza nosh for the kids plus an overview of the weekly Torah reading, with 2245 South State Street 769-0209 at 6 p.m. Childcare provided during the ser- Jewish philosophy. 9:30 a.m. Every Sunday. Jewish Federation vice. All are welcome to attend. For informa- Tanya–Jewish Mysticism: Chabad. Delve into the tion, call 975-6527, email mamacohen@com- 2939 Birch Hollow Drive 677-0100 basic text of Chassidism and open your eyes to cast.net, or visit www.aarecon.org. Pardes Hannah the beauty of Judaism. 10:30 a.m. Every Sunday. Shabbat Service: Chabad. Begins at candle- 2010 Washtenaw Ave. 761-5324 Constructive Conversations: TBE. Discussion lighting time. Home hospitality available Temple Beth Emeth (TBE) of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. For informa- for Shabbat meals and Jewish holidays. 2309 Packard Road 665-4744 tion, contact Marian Cohen at marianc@um- Call 995-3276 in advance. ich.edu or phone 761-4578. 4 –6 p.m. UM Hillel 1429 Hill Street 769-0500 Monday 27

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A legal trailblazer takes on terror By Araleh Weisberg/JointMedia News Service he late Leon Klinghoffer, an American “When the Oslo Accords were signed, Israel Yossi Avrahami lost their way and ended up in Authority itself was encouraging people to ad- Jew, was wheelchair bound. In 1985, he allowed arch-terrorists who had been exiled to the Palestinian city. An angry Palestinian mob mire terrorists and naming town squares and T took a cruise on the Italian ship Achille return to their homes so that they could vote on assaulted them, murdered them, and mutilated towns after martyrs. It was an immense constel- Lauro, which was hijacked by the Palestine Lib- behalf of the PLO. One of them was Abu Abbas, their bodies—all on camera. lation of evidence.” eration Front near Egypt. The terrorists threw the mastermind of the Achille Lauro cruise ship “When the Intifada erupted, it was only As a result, the court ordered NIS 64 million Klinghoffer overboard, while he was alive, and attack. There was a group of some 20 law stu- natural to go and do what had never been done ($16.6 million) from the Palestinian Authority let him drown. The incident shocked the world, dents who found this disturbing. We decided to before,” Darshan-Leitner said. “To bring terror reserves to be paid as compensation, but even to- including a 10-year-old girl named Nitzana. petition the High Court of Justice,” she said. organizations and their supporters to justice.” day, almost 12 years after the lynching, the victims’ Back then, she didn’t fathom that the first time Darshan-Leitner was selected as the one to “This lynching took place within the Pal- families haven’t received the money. The transfer she would appear before Israel’s Supreme Court, go into the ring. “We didn’t have money to hire a estinian Authority, in a police building, with of funds is still pending appeals. “It won’t be over it would be on Klinghoffer’s behalf. lawyer. Everyone said that I should be present in policemen taking active part. It was very clear any time soon,” Darshan-Leitner surmised. “One Attorney Nitzana Darshan-Leitner is con- the hearing because I was the only woman in the that the Palestinian Authority needed to take of the challenging aspects of what we do is the sidered a legal trailblazer in Israel. Together bunch, and the judges wouldn’t dare yell at me, or responsibility and pay for what happened.” battle against the Israeli establishment. The state with a long line of friends and colleagues (and force us to pay legal costs—which we had no way Darshan-Leitner contacted Nurzhitz’s fam- itself should be dealing with this, and it is absurd a husband), she founded the Israel Law Center of paying. To appear in the High Court is a career ily, and launched the first lawsuit against the Pal- that we, the citizens, are performing the state’s (“Shurat Hadin” in Hebrew), a Jewish human climax for any attorney, and I was still a student.” estinians on behalf of terror victims. “We were duties. For years, courts in Israel viewed this is- rights organization, in 2003. Over the course of “That morning in Jerusalem, in 1996, the asked to pay $30,000 in that first case for witness- sue as a legal hot potato, and tripped themselves the last nine years, the organization’s litigators judges tried to talk me down with goodwill. es, translations and evidence. We borrowed the up with empty claims. Now we are starting to see have filed hundreds of lawsuits against terror They complimented me, said I could argue like money from an acquaintance, and we promised some progress, but in reality we haven’t received groups and governments that support terror. the greatest litigators, and then hinted that we him that he would get 400 percent interest if we a single verdict in Israel.” “We have been awarded more than a billion didn’t have a shot. But we refused to withdraw won. Who thought that we would get anything Recently, Darshan-Leitner achieved another dollars so far,” Darshan-Leitner said proudly in the petition. I said during the hearing: ‘Leon out of it? But as time progressed, and we invested significant victory: A Washington, D.C., court an interview with Israel Hayom. “But we have Klinghoffer’s blood is screaming from the earth.’ more and more time, I realized that we couldn’t ordered Syria to pay $323 million in damages only been able to collect $120 million, which Two weeks later, the court informed us that their pursue this thing as a side project.” to the Israeli-American Wultz family, whose son has been distributed among families of terror hands were tied and that it was a government “In order to prove the Palestinian Author- Daniel was killed in a suicide bombing at a Tel victims. I suppose that we will never see a large decision. At least we weren’t stuck with the legal ity’s culpability, an anecdotal incident was not Aviv fast food restaurant in 2006. During the portion of the sums we have been awarded by costs. It gave me a push. I realized that I could enough. They could argue, and they did argue, course of the trial, the prosecution presented the courts.” push the boundaries of what was possible.” that the crime was committed outside their juris- proof that the Islamic Jihad, which perpetrated Ever since her first days as a law student, In the years after that High Court loss, the diction, and that the police officers who partici- the attack, enjoyed funding from Syria and Iran, Darshan-Leitner knew that she “would not be original group of law students, who had by then pated did not receive orders to do so. We showed and also trained there. an ordinary lawyer.” “I knew I would want to become full-fledged lawyers, continued to work that these were systematic murders. The Palestin- “This is an important and exciting verdict,” work in something extraordinary,” Darshan- together. The formative incident that ultimately ian Authority was the body instigating the Inti- said Darshan-Leitner. n Leitner recalled. And indeed, during her years prompted the founding of the Israel Law Cen- fada in those days. It was inciting to violence in at Bar-Ilan University she was always drawn to ter was the lynching in Ramallah in 2000. Israel its education system, in its mosques, people were This story initially appeared in Israel Hayom and is unusual fields. Defense Forces Reservists Vadim Nurzhitz and being urged to commit murder. The Palestinian distributed with the permission of that newspaper.

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Mazel tov Elijah Cook on his bar mitzvah, June 2. Leo Tunkle on his bar mitzvah, June 2. Jamie Todd on her bat mitzvah, June 2. Matt Lieberman on his bar mitzvah, June 9. Daniel Zacks on his bar mitzvah, June 23. Nathan Carbeck on his bar mitzvah, August 4. Kobi Eichner on his bar mitzvah, August 18. Daniel Stein on his bar mitzvah, August 25. Kathy and Gil Stiefel, on the birth of their granddaughter, Corinne Zara Stiefel, born on April 18, to Barry and Lori Stiefel. Paula and Alan Brown, on the birth of their daughter, Leah Rose, born on April 25. Richard and Lesley Hume, on the birth of their grandson, Jackson Blake Hume, born on April 25, to Michael and Kimberly Hume. Tamas and Eszter Gombosi, on the birth of their grandson, Samuel Noah Pomerantz, born on April 26, to Judy Gombosi Pomerantz and Steve Pomerantz.

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