A Perfect Match for Tu B'shevat in the Shmita Year
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Washtenaw Jewish News Presort Standard In this issue… c/o Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor U.S. Postage PAID 2939 Birch Hollow Drive Ann Arbor, MI Ann Arbor, MI 48108 Permit No. 85 Ann Arbor Thoughts Cuban Nahalal on Jewry's Student Tu Rich Exchange B'Shevat Past page 7 page 8 page 12 February 2015 Shevat/Adar 5775 Volume XXXIX: Number 5 FREE “Edible Home Landscapes”—a perfect match for TBE to host Scholar- Tu B’shevat in the Shmita year in-Residence Keren Rabbi Michal Woll, special to the WJN McGinity n celebration of Tu B’Shevat, and in keeping and food to home Avital Ostfield, special to the WJN with the teachings of the Shmita year, the landscaping. emple Beth Emeth will host this I Ann Arbor Reconstructionist Congregation Out of the year’s Scholar-in-Residence Keren and Pardes Hannah will host “Edible Home excitement amongst McGinity, author of Marrying Out, Landscapes—From Saving Seeds to Harvesting those working on T Jewish Men, Intermarriage, and Fatherhood, from Your Own Trees” the afternoon of creating programming Thursday–Friday, February 19–20. The February 1, from 1–3 p.m., at the Jewish for the Shmita year weekend is sponsored by the Melvin and Lois Community Center of Greater Ann Arbor. here in Ann Arbor, a Levy Endowment. This event, which will be an opportunity to newly formed Jewish When American Jewish men intermarry— study about permaculture and perennial home Alliance for Food, Land goes the common assumption—they and food gardens, is a natural fit for the Shmita and Justice, is taking their families are year, which invites Jews to re-consider current root. Upcoming events “lost” to the Jewish food production and land use. “Although the include a visit to ROC in religion. In her mitzvot for Shmita include letting the land Detroit in partnership provocative book, lie fallow, one is instructed and allowed to with ICPJ (Interfaith Keren R. McGinity collect what grows perennially, harvesting Council on Peace and shows that it is only what grows without cultivation,” says Justice) on February not necessarily To register, visit http://foodlandjustice- Carole Caplan, a member of AARC. “The 11 to discuss fair labor so. She looks at ediblelandscape.eventbrite.com. ancient texts point directly to the wisdom and practices for restaurant workers, and on June intermarriage “We want to encourage individuals to practices now resurfacing around sustainable 7, a Youth Farm Education Day/Community and parenthood think beyond grocery stores, farmer’s markets food systems. Looking at the issue through Jewish Food Festival. through the eyes of and even CSA’s, and to imagine healthy foods text helps to connect us back to our roots as These events are made possible in part by an a post-World War perennially outside their own kitchen door,” Jews, while learning about current sustainable Impact Grant from the Federation of Greater II cohort of Jewish says Caplan. To facilitate this, local plant guru gardening principles makes Judaism relevant Ann Arbor. Anyone interested in joining the men and discovers Keren McGinty Erica Kempter, of Nature and Nurture Seeds, to our modern lives in a very tangible way.” festival planning committee or volunteering at what intermarriage has meant to them and will educate attendees on what is possible, even The February 1 event will include text study, the event can contact Carole Caplan at caplan. their families. She finds that these husbands for the novice gardener. She will cover soils, n dialogue, hands-on learning and refreshments. [email protected]. strive to bring up their children as Jewish seeds and perennial plantings that offer beauty The event is free, but registration is requested. without losing their heritage. Marrying Out argues that the “gendered ethnicity” of intermarried Jewish men, growing out Keeping time during the Holocaust is topic of Frankel Lecture of their religious and cultural background, enables them to raise Jewish children. Yaffa Klugerman, special to the WJN McGinity’s book is a major breakthrough in magine Jewish life without a Jewish How did Jews develop ways to track time? they determined the proper dates for Jewish understanding Jewish men’s experiences as calendar. Suppose, for a minute, that we Rosen’s upcoming talk, “Killing Time, Saving observance. husbands and fathers, how Christian women I had no idea Time: Calendars and the Holocaust,” will “Almost no one has given attention to navigate their roles and identities while when to celebrate answer this question and uncover the innovative wartime calendars and the amazing aspects of married to them, and what needs to change holidays and observe methods Jews used. The lecture, which will take wartime life they reveal,” he said. “So I’ve had to for American Jewry to flourish. fasts. When would place on February 17, is sponsored by the Jean assemble my own inventory of these calendars McGinity will present her research we blow the shofar? & Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies at from the ground up.” on Thursday, February 19, at 7 p.m. Her When would we the University of Michigan. Keeping calendars during the Holocaust, visit to TBE will close with a dinner in her light the menorah? The author or editor of ten books, Rosen says Anita Norich, U-M’s Tikva Frymer-Kensky honor hosted for the community at Temple When would we eat became interested in timekeeping during the Collegiate Professor, sheds light on how people Beth Emeth on Friday, February 20, at matzah? Holocaust after interviewing victims who tried to sustain tradition and some modicum of 5:30 p.m., followed by services. RSVP to That, says said they placed a high value on keeping track control during unbearably chaotic times. [email protected] for the talks and Holocaust scholar of the sacred days of the Jewish calendar. He “People ground themselves in the dinner. Both events are open to the public Alan Rosen, was the conducted his research using Jewish calendars calendar,” said Norich, who arranged Rosen’s and are free of charge. n problem faced by Alan Rosen from public and personal archives from visit. “What happens to your sense of time Jews in ghettos, camps, and in hiding during that time, and discovered that people were under such traumatic conditions? How do the Holocaust. extremely resourceful with the ways in which Continued on page 20 ICommunity FORTY-NINE YEARS OF 2935 Birch Hollow Drive COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108 LONG-TERM CARE JFS to host Kids Care Fair, March 15 voice: 734/971-1800 Sarah Schneider Hong, special to the WJN e-mail: [email protected] www.washtenawjewishnews.org n Sunday, March 15, from 2–5 p.m., entirely devoted to bringing high-quality family Jewish Family Services will host educational programming to the local Jewish O the JFS Kids Care Fair, a fun family community. Programs address issues of interest Editor and Publisher service-learning event to directly benefit the across the Jewish lifecycle, from children to Susan Kravitz Ayer JFS food pantry and counseling services for older adults. families. The Kids Care Fair will be held at the Not only will the JFS Kids Care Fair educate Calendar Editor 777 E. Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 220 Travis Pointe Country Club in Ann Arbor and and engage youth in service-learning, but it will Claire Sandler Ann Arbor MI 48108 will engage and inform children and youth in also directly support families in the community. (734) 663-8374 Advertising Manager the community about JFS Executive Director Gordon White (734) 663-1728 fax service and giving Anya Abramzon says, carol .hoffer@ nm. com back. As the event “As the Ann Arbor Design and Layout tagline suggests, JFS Jewish community’s Dennis Platte feels the Kids Care Fair social service agency, is important “Because we at JFS know about Staff Writers today’s kids who the rewards of giving Mary Bilyeu, Sandor Slomovits, Rochel Urist care are tomorrow’s back and also about Contributing Writers leaders.” the myriad needs of Rabbi Ilana Baden, Rabbi Robert Dobrusin, Hadar Activities at the our community. We Dohn, Rabbi Aharon Goldstein, Zvi Harel, Peretz event will include a hope the Kids Care Hirshbein, Yaffa Klugerman, Rafael Medoff, Avital food pantry scavenger Fair will give young Ostfield, Mae Sander, Sean Savage, Sarah Schneider hunt, disability awareness and sensitivity people the chance to learn and experience more Hong, Rabbi Julie Schonfeld, Alina Dain Sharon, David Shtulman, Andrea Siegel, Clara Silver, Elliot activities, a musical instrument petting zoo, about serving others and act as a springboard for Sorkin, Tim Grimes, Rabbi Michal Woll learning about water conservation while future charitable deeds and projects.” In fact, the swimming in the heated indoor pool, kids/ JFS Kids Care Fair will serve as the kick-off event The Washtenaw Jewish News is published family yoga, “Strong Moms, Strong Girls” for year-long service learning opportunities for monthly, with the exception of January and programming, reading nook and story- children, families and youth at JFS via the new July. It is registered as a Non-profit Michigan time, and multiple themed arts and crafts “Creating Community Program.” Corporation. Opinions expressed in this stations focusing on values such as gratitude, When JFS conceived of this new limb of publication do not necessarily reflect those of “welcoming the stranger,” and kindness to volunteerism and service-learning for youths, its editors or staff older adults. JFS is happy to be partnering the agency applied for grant funding from the with many local community organizations Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation’s ©2015 by the Washtenaw Jewish News. All rights reserved. No portion of the Washtenaw to deliver this important event.