Published by the Jewish Community of Louisville, Inc. www.jewishlouisville.org Jewish Louisville Inside Jewish cancer survivior put Louisville on his bucket list community STORY ON PG. 7 FRIDAY Vol. 42, No. 15 | 4 Tevet 5778 | December 22, 2017 Historic career New Community debuts, sporting new look, new features

By Lee Chottiner Community Editor

Welcome to your new Community. As you can see, we’ve made some changes to the paper, especially in our appearance. We’re a full-color publication now, as we should be. (The world we cover is far from black and white.) We changed our banner atop page one to reflect a new era for Jewish Louisville’s only news source, and to brighten up the look. Inside, pages will have labels at the top, flagging you to the contents below and helping you to prioritize your reading. News, Arts, Business, Federation, Religion and Globe are some of the labels you are likely to see. But the biggest change to appear- ance is our new printer. We welcome AIM Media of Greenfield, Indiana, to the Community team. The printer of Louisville Business First, AIM im- Rabbi Gaylia R. Rooks of The Temple, surrounded by her family, smiles as she accompanies them on the guitar during the Havdalah service at her mediately impressed us with its ex- December 3 retirement banquet. Rooks, who will now be known as “rabbi emerita,” served the Temple for 30 years. (photo by Jay May) pertise and attention to detail. We think you will notice right away the crispness and vitality of our photos, text and general neatness. A good- The Temple honors retiring Gaylia Rooks, looking paper enhances your read- ing experience. As for content, we hope you like Kentucky’s first woman rabbi, social activist our new Dashboard section on page two. Dashboard is your jump-off to By Lee Chottiner U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth and Louisville She has committedly volunteered for your monthly reading experience Community Editor Metro Councilman Brandon Coan. the WHAS Crusade for Children, ap- with Community. It lassos small, but (Coan delivered his proclamation for peared regularly on The Moral Side Sun- essential, details that were once scat- Lighting the Havdalah candle from Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer, who day morning talk show, and overseen tered throughout the paper: Shabbat the bima of The Temple – “home,” as signed it. Yarmuth, noting that congress- liturgical music at The Temple, working candle-lighting times, a feature pho- Rabbi Yael Rooks Rapport called it – she men have no authority to make procla- closely with the Shir Chadash choir and to and contact info. We also moved described how the service represents a mations, nevertheless declared Satur- its director, Louie Bailey. the D’var Torah to this section, giv- spiritual separation, a chance to build a day – unofficially – “Rabbi Gaylia Rooks For her achievements, Matt Schwartz, ing our rabbis and cantors a highly better world in the week to come. Day.”) president of The Temple, announced that visible forum to start your reading “I can’t imagine a more beautiful and Though she is officially a senior rabbi Rooks will have the title “rabbi emerita” experience on an upbeat note. sacred moment to celebrate my mom,” at The Temple until June, she will spend from now on, and WRJ/Sisterhood Presi- Some of our biggest changes are in she said. her last months on sabbatical. dent Sandy Braunstein said the annual our content. Not only are we recruit- Yael, her husband, David Moser, her Rooks is leaving behind a historic leg- women’s seder, which Rooks started, is ing some exceptional bloggers to brother, Lev, and their father, Rabbi Joe acy. The first woman rabbi in Kentucky, being renamed in her honor. write online for us (big shout out to “Joshua” R. Rapport, led the capacity she has served the congregation along The crowd was a cross-section of Lou- Ruth Greenberg, who writes Grand- congregation of 300 Saturday, December with her husband since 1988. isville religious leaders – Jewish, Chris- parenting in the 21st Century at jew- 3, in the service as their mother and wife, She became a leader in the field of in- tian, Muslim – not to mention leaders in ishlouisville.org/community), Rabbi Gaylia R. Rooks, accompanied on terfaith relations, a fact she cemented the city social service sector, all of whom but we are excited to introduce a guitar. when she responded with her congre- have been profoundly affected by Rooks’ news partnership with our friends at It was the start of an emotional evening gants to the defacing of the Louisville Is- contributions. She singled out Dr. Gene Louisville Distilled, one of the inspir- celebrating Rooks, who is retiring after lamic Center in 2015, working with oth- March, past head of the doctoral pro- ing online news entities in the Derby 30 years of service to the Temple. ers in the community to wash away the gram at the Louisville Presbyterian City. Community and LD The evening included a banquet, video spray-painted Stars of David and anti- See COMMUNITY on page 23 presentation and proclamations from Islamic slurs. See ROOKS on page 23 2 Community Y DECEMBER 22, 2017 Y 4 TEVET 5778 THE DASHBOARD D’var Torah Snapshot Do you believe in miracles? By Rabbi Simcha Snaid (It’s OK to smirk; For Community it’s a funny sight.) Yet, these “soldiers” During the Cold War, the world pulled off the un- watched in disbelief as the U.S. hockey thinkable. They de- team defeated the dominant Soviet Na- feated the mighty tional Team in the 1980 Winter Olym- Greeks. As we say pics. in the special Cha- It is hard to describe how unlikely this nukah prayer Al victory was. Team USA, an assembly HaNisim, “The of collegiate and amateur players, was strong were deliv- together all of six months. The Soviets ered into the hands Rabbi Simcha Snaid were well trained, seasoned profession- of the weak, the als who had won every Olympic Gold many into the hands of the few.” since 1964. This miraculous victory could only be This was a modern-day David vs. Go- ascribed to the Divine. liath. Chanukah is truly a time of miracles. Even though the Americans weren’t For eight days, we gather to light the me- given a chance by anyone, they defied all norah, play dreidel and, of course, eat. Boxes of gifts from generous staff at The J filled the tables at the Hanukkah Helpers drop-off. odds and beat the Soviets 4-3. In a his- It is easy to look at those candles and The 30-year-old program is a way to get Chanukah presents to children in the Derby City who toric moment of sports broadcasting, Al remember the miracle G-d performed may otherwise not have any. (photo by Tara Cocco) Michaels said, “Five seconds left.… Do for us. Our gratitude and appreciation is you believe in miracles? YES!” palpable. One significant detail of this story And then, Chanukah is over. The can- is often forgotten. The game against dles have burned out, latkes have been the Russians was not the gold medal consumed and the wrapping paper has game. In 1980, the Olympic medal was been thrown away. We return to our nor- Candles a round-robin tournament. The victory mal lives; our usual mundane schedules Here are the candle lighting times for Shabbat in late December and early January: over the Soviets earned the Americans resume. Seemingly, no “miracles” take nothing. Earning a medal depended on place today. • December 22 @ 5:09 • January 12 @ 5:26 the outcome of their next game, against How wrong we are. • December 29 @ 5:13 • January 19 @ 5:33 Finland. We remember that Chanukah feeling • January 5 @ 5:19 • January 26 @ 5:41 Team USA fell behind 2-1 after two we had, yearning to experience it again periods, but rallied to beat the Finns 4-2 next year, but we can (and should) expe- and win gold. rience it throughout the year. While a critical moment (imagine if According to Nachmanidies, G-d uses they didn’t take the gold after beating open and revealed miracles to teach us the Soviets), the win over Finland is lessons. The same G-d who performed Contacts nowhere near as dramatic. It will never those awesome miracles long ago is also place in the top 500 moments of sports involved in our everyday lives. Got a story idea? A letter? A gripe? A Administrative Coordinator David Mays history and will never have the term Everyday occurrences are no less mi- kudo? can handle all circulation questions. He “miracle” associated with it. raculous and no less driven by G-d’s Send it along to Community Edi- can be reached at dmays@jewishlouis- The reason is obvious. The Soviets hand. We are just more used to them. tor Lee Chottiner at lchottiner@jew- ville.org or 502-238-2770. were invincible. The best hockey team They are frequently cloaked in what we ishlouisville.org. You can also call Lee Got an item for the Community eblast? on the planet. The Finns, were mere call “nature.” The sun rising or a seed at 502-238-2783. Send it to weeklyupdate@jewishlou- mortals. The victory over the Soviets growing into a stalk of wheat or huge Not getting your paper? Want to sub- isville.org. was miraculous, but the victory over the tree are as miraculous as the gift of you scribe? Put your subscription on hold? Finns appeared ordinary. being able to see and read this. They are The story of Chanukah sounds similar. taken for granted, but they are as mirac- The Greek army – well trained, highly ulous as the open miracles of Chanukah. skilled and fully armed with the most Our challenge is to transfer the excite- advanced weaponry of the day – was in- ment we felt for a team chasing a hockey vincible. On the other hand, the small puck into the numerous miracles we are Deadlines bands of Jewish fighters were farmers showered with daily by a loving and car- Deadlines matter, especially for news- Friday, January 26. and scholars. They had little training, ing G-d. That will earn us the gold medal papers. Got a news item for the February Submitting an item for Community’s few weapons and seemingly no chance. for living a full and meaningful life. Community? Send it in by Wednesday, weekly eblast? Please submit it by Mon- Imagine a group of white bearded, January 17 (though sooner is better). day. The eblast is sent out every Wednes- older looking men going to battle with (Rabbi Simcha Snaid is the spiritual lead- The paper should be in your mailbox by day afternoon. the most powerful army in the world. er of Anshei Sfard.) DECEMBER 22, 2017 Y 4 TEVET 5778 Y Community 3 JHFE grant to enhance Jewish theater offerings in Louisville By Lee Chottiner vivor who tries to come to terms with Community Editor his failing memory and his relationship with his adopted African-American son, Two edgy theater companies – one estranged daughter and “smoked-up” here, one in Chicago – will join forces son-in-law. over the next two years to develop pro- The Bunbury-ShPIeL collaboration ductions and a summer “institute” to ex- has been in the planning stages for some plore Jewish and other ethnic identities time. in Louisville. “Juergen and I have been talking for the Bunbury Theatre in Louisville and past three years about doing something ShPIeL-Performing Identity in Chicago here,” Chack said. “He was involved in are the recipients of a two-year grant some productions that I brought for my worth $70,000 from the Jewish Heritage theater project in Chicago.” Fund for Excellence. They will use the The directors approached JHFE this money to stage two productions each past March with their proposal. year. To do this kind of theater, actors must “We hope that this project will expand “go deep” and explore their own identi- the reach of stories connected to the ties, Chack said. Jewish experience and promote multi- Juergen Tossman of the Bunbury Theatre (left) That’s why the grant also includes an cultural understanding,” JHFE Execu- and David Chack of the ShPIeL Performing institute component – a summer retreat tive Director Jeff Polson said in a pre- Identity will collaborate on theater projects for performers to work on their skills re- pared statement. for the next two years. (photo provided) lated to intercultural sharing. New plays or productions already “We want to work with theater artists developed by both companies could be “Today’s rise in anti-Semitism, white of all backgrounds, Chack said. “That’s staged here. nationalism, and attacks against Jews why this is so exciting. Unfortunately, we Bunbury already produces plays with and other ethnicities, races, religions get siloed in our cultures and identities.” Jewish characters and Jewish themes, and genders demonstrate that this is The collaboration includes a commu- said Juergen Tossman, artistic director needed more than ever,” he said. nity component. of Bunbury Theatre. At the core of the collaboration, he “We’ll also work with the community ShPIeL-PERFORMING Identity is a “The community is in some danger of said, is “intercultural sharing,” which to bring them into the process. This is theatre and performance project with losing people, and I think we want to in- explores identities of various groups why we got the grant.” roots in Jewish performance – produc- vigorate it, to bring focus to it, and do it and how they interact with one another. One way to do that is to strip away ing, developing and being a catalyst for in a theatrical way,” he said. Hamilton, which casts multi-ethnic ac- the barriers between the production of works in a transcultural world. The collaboration will begin early next tors in the roles of actual historic figures, the play and opening night. Chack said In addition to ShPIeL, Chack is a pro- year when Bunbury presents RED, a is an example of intercultural sharing. Bunbury recently did a closed reading of fessor of theater at DePaul University Joshua Logan production about the life, “People will come and look at their a play that could soon be in production, and executive director of the Association work and art of Mark Rothko, RED will identities and how they merge with oth- but members of the various ethnic com- for Jewish Theatre. run from February 16 to March 4. ers,” Chack said. munities here were invited to watch. He said theater is a great way to pump David Chack, artistic director of The Bunbury is already known for ex- “We want to bring people in before up Jewish identity. ShPIeL-Performing Identity, said the ploring ethnic identity on the stage. In the work even begins,” Chack said. “We “I mean, Broadway theater. C’mon! collaboration is a timely response to the December, it put on St. Nickaklaus and want to pull back the curtain and reveal Where else are you going to find so many spike in prejudice that’s gripping the the Hanukkah Christmas, the story of an the process, so the whole community is Jews in one place?” country. aging Jewish actor and Holocaust sur- involved in the process.” 4 Community Y DECEMBER 22, 2017 Y 4 TEVET 5778

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By Lee Chottiner Funk said of the For example, if a donor at the $1,000 The federation has set $2 million-plus Community Editor so-called “step-up level agrees to contribute $1,800, the as its goal for the campaign. It expects grant,” which was Federation can use the grant to match to get much closer to that goal during its The Jewish Federation of Louisville is awarded in Octo- $400 as long as the donor agrees to con- Super Sunday phonathon in late Janu- depending heavily on a grant to drive in- ber. tribute at the higher level for three years. ary. terest in this year’s 2017-18 Annual Cam- Intended to stim- Gordon-Funk announced the grant The federation supports legacy organi- paign – specifically, a three-year $30,000 ulate giving among during a recent interview on the sta- zations, such as The J and Jewish Fam- matching grant from the Jewish Heri- women and major tus of the campaign. She said she was ily & Career Services, and, through those tage Fund for Excellence. donors, the step- pleased with, and deeply appreciative agencies, seniors, young people, and in- If successful, as it has been in the past, up grant allows the for, the level of giving so far and with the dividuals struggling with food insecurity, the grant will encourage many donors federation to match programming designed to generate in- looking for work and other issues. to up their pledges, commit to their new half the increase terest among eclectic groups within the The federation, through the JDC, also levels for three years, and free Federa- Stacy made by any quali- community. subsidizes Jewish communities abroad, tion staff and volunteers to expand the fied contributor, so She noted, though, that there’s still a including Holocaust survivors living on donor base. Gordon-Funk long as that person long way to go. the edge in Eastern Europe and the for- “They are very effective,” Vice-Pres- commits to the new level of giving for “A significant number of funds need to mer Soviet Union. ident of Philanthropy Stacy Gordon- three years. be raised,” she said.

JWRP women back from Israel after ‘Shabbat of a lifetime’

By Elizabeth Gerber Amy Adams, Michelle Bornstein, Micah For Community Daniels, Julie Ellis, Anna Feitelson, Amy Fouts, Nicole Gaston, Elizabeth Geller, Two years ago, Dara Woods was surf- Heather Gladstein, Julie Hollander (co- ing the Internet when she came across city leader), Alison Roemer, Susan Rudy, photos her friend had posted of a recent Allison Schwartz, Joan Simunic, Becky trip to Israel. Swansburg (co-city leader) and Hunter She googled the program her friend Weinberg joined this year’s mission. participated in – the Jewish Women’s “This trip really is a Shabbat of a life- Renaissance Project – then decided to time,” Woods said. “It’s really special to reach out to it, asking if she could join spend Shabbat in Jerusalem and see the the Indianapolis chapter on its upcom- way life is lived there.” ing journey. JWRP brings together Jewish women in their own communities to learn, cel- ebrate and grow together in their Jewish faith. That’s why Woods couldn’t join the Indy chapter. The 2017 JWRP Louisville Mission during a visit to Jerusalem. (photo provided) To her delight, though, JWRP officials talked to her about bringing the pro- Upon returning to the states, these gram to Louisville. women began a year-long commitment Woods approached Sara Wagner, pres- to further live and grow in what they ident and CEO of the Jewish Community learned from their trip overseas. of Louisville, who loved the idea. “Not only is the trip physically and The earlier you call, She then participated in the interview emotionally draining, it is designed to process to select the 16 women who reignite the spark of Judaism in Jewish would make the trip to further connect women,” Woods said. “The year-long the more we can help. with their faith and pass along their commitment is in place to help these knowledge gained to their children. women continue growing in their faith, With the group assembled, they em- creating relationships and developing • PAIN & SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT barked on a 10-day trip that connected ideas on how to raise their children in the women to their faith as well as their the Jewish faith with the toolbox they • HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE culture. have been given from the trip.” That was in 2016. This past November, As a rule, women are limited to par- • SPECIALIZED CARE FOR Woods was the Madricha for the JWRP ticipating only one time in the JWRP. group and used her experience from last Woods Dara, who acted as madricha, or THE SERIOUSLY ILL year to guide and teach the group. team leader, was an exception. Her ex- “We went a day and a half early this perience as a participant on the trip the • GRIEF COUNSELING & year,” she said. “We visited our partner- first year, enabled her to help women ship region in the Western Galilee and prepare for their trip, process happen- SPIRITUAL SUPPORT were able to become exposed to what the ings and feelings during the journey and Federation is supporting.” Susan Rudy, debrief after their return home. • WE HONOR VETERANS a trip participant says, “I have been in- In addition to Woods, Jennifer Jacob- volved in partnership programs for over son, Jennifer Shrensker, Cari Hatch, PROGRAM 10 years and visiting the Western Gali- lee for the first time connected all of the pieces for me. I enjoyed re-connecting with Israelis who have visited Louisville over the years including the women with the Cooking with Dialogue program, and Sveta, a Shlichim chaperone who stayed at my house one summer.” They visited the Cooking with Dia- logue group which includes Jewish and Arab Israeli women who traveled to Lou- isville in 2016 on an outreach mission to the Jewish community. The women traveled across the coun- try by bus, which included groups of women from other cities – Austin, Phoenix, Omaha – as well as our native Israelis. Spending time with the natives allowed the Louisville JWRP women to experience what day to day life is like in Israel. The group floated in the Dead Sea, vol- unteered with troubled teens in Tel Aviv and participated in other enrichment 800-264-0521 | HosparusHealth.org programs throughout Israel. 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Neo-Nazis EDITORIAL STAFF has been a remarkable one to say the ic front, though, a chanting “The Jews will not replace us!” Lee Chottiner least, for good and bad reasons. long sought-after and members of the Charlottesville Jew- Editor On the international front, we saw peace agreement ish community leaving their synagogue 502-238-2783, [email protected] an increase in global anti-Semitism. with the Palestin- by the back door following Shabbat Kristy Benefield The rise of far-right groups around the ians seems as far services (and after hiding their Torah Community Subscriptions world, particularly in Europe, are dis- away as ever, and scrolls) raise the specter of darker times 502-238-2739, [email protected] concerting. Just this week, the Austrian prospects for a re- in our history. 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We 502-238-2778, [email protected] parliament, and a sizeable share of the whether any individual or country can should renew our bonds with all groups Shiela Steinman Wallace electorate. bridge that gap. targeted by those perpetrators in Char- Editor Emeritus Other countries of Europe – Germany, The Israeli government has back- lottesville. France, Belgium, Sweden – are seeing tracked on an agreement to provide an Hidden in these challenges, though, BOARD OF DIRECTORS substantial rises in anti-immigrant and egalitarian prayer space at the Western could be cause for optimism. Our rela- Board Chair xenophobic parties and attitudes. Wall, maintaining the ultra-Orthodox tions with other faith and ethnic groups Jon Fleischaker In addition to these right-wing groups, status quo that is negatively affecting are getting better. Charlottesville became anti-Semitism is emerging elsewhere. worldwide Jewish support for Israel. a rallying point, not just for Jews, but the JCL SENIOR STAFF Since President Trump’s recognition Again, the prospects for positive de- entire country, and old alliances are be- of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, kosher velopments on this front are slim. The ing renewed. President & Chief Executive Officer shops in Paris have been attacked and JCRC, along with most other Jewish Israel’s improving relations with the Sara Wagner two synagogues in Sweden have been communities around the world, will be greater Arab world (spurred mostly by Senior Vice President of Philanthropy firebombed. taking further steps to affect change and a mutual distrust of Iran) might – just Stacy Gordon-Funk For Israel, little has changed this year, have diaspora voices heard. might – increase the possibility for Vice President and Chief Financial Officer which is both good and bad. On the se- Domestically, developments this year movement towards a two-state solution. Ed Hickerson curity front, aside from occasional at- that threaten Jewish values (and laws Our efforts with friends in Israel to push tacks, the country remains safe. No ma- and programs that express those values) for religious pluralism have dramatically Vice President, JCC Programs & Operations jor conflagrations with the Palestinians have left many Jews uneasy. Attacks on increased as awareness and concern of Thomas Wissinger occurred this year. Israel’s alleged at- transgender rights, healthcare, repro- the fraying relationship between Israelis Senior Director of Marketing, Communications tacks against militarily significant sites ductive rights, environmental respon- and Diaspora Jews is growing. & Engagement in Syria have not been answered, and sibility and poverty programs will only We hope 2018 is a happy year for our Shayne Brill it appears that the Jewish state has cre- fuel Jewish efforts in 2018 to do what we community here and around the world, Tax deductible contributions may be sent to ated a strong deterrence that is keeping can to protect those negatively affected and that your hopes and prayers, what- Community, 3600 Dutchmans Lane, Louisville, KY 40205 things calm. here at home. ever they may be, are fulfilled. Israel continues to grow its military Of course, one major U.S. news item strength and capabilities. It has made that took place this year, which espe- (Matt Goldberg is director of the Jewish diplomatic inroads with previously hos- cially concerns Jews, is what happened Community Relations Council.) © 2017 JEWISH COMMUNITY OF LOUISVILLE, INC. DECEMBER 22, 2017 Y 4 TEVET 5778 Y Community 7 Jewish businessman, survivor of deadly cancer, goes nationwide with story

Shortly after Jason Mendelsohn crescent-shape scar $25,000 on Facebook in eight weeks. Or- But this is a Jewish story, Mendelsohn learned that he had stage 4 HPV-related on the right side of ganizers for the event even asked him to said, because lives – Jewish and non- tonsil cancer, the 44-year-old Florida his neck. It’s a con- speak at the opening day ceremony. Jewish – are at stake. Mendelsohn is try- businessman began making videos to stant reminder of This was about when he realized he ing to save lives. each of his three kids – just in case. everything he al- had a story to tell and a difference to As it says in Mishna Sanhedrin, “Who- Just in case he wasn’t there for their most lost. It extends make. ever saves a life, it is considered as if he b’nai mitzvah, their weddings, the birth from the bottom of News outlets began asking him for in- saved an entire world.” of their children – his grandchildren. his right ear to the terviews, including NBC Nightly News “It may sound hokey,” Men- “I actually said one day you’re going center of his throat. with Lester Holt, which did a segment delsohn said, “but people want to to be married. I’m not going to be there. Doctors think he about him. protect people, and it’s a good story.” This is what’s important,” he recalled. contracted the virus He’s organizing Smash Cancer Tennis Besides, he added, his hope is “that fa- That was in 2014. Today, Mendelsohn, more than 25 years Tournament at the USTA National Cam- thers will no longer have to make videos now 48, is cancer free. Lee ago while in college. pus in Orlando. It’s tentatively slated to their kids.” Instead of getting on with his life, Chottiner One day, in 2014, he for November 2018 and will benefit the though, the Orlando-based insurance felt a bump on his Head and Neck Cancer Alliance. (Lee Chottiner is the editor of Jewish Lou- appraiser is dedicating it to other vic- neck. After 10 days of antibiotics and Recently, he went live with a slick-look- isville Community.) tims of this dreaded, but largely unheard steroids, he had a biopsy done. It con- ing website – www.SupermanHPV. of, disease. firmed the worst. com – which tells his story. It’s based He has joined the executive board of That diagnosis led to a radical tonsil- on the name his friends gave him as the Head and Neck Cancer Alliance, the lectomy, a neck dissection, 42 lymph he recovered from the treatment. They national organization dedicated to de- nodes removed, seven weeks of chemo bought him a Superman T-shirt and fig- tection and treatment of head and neck and radiation therapy, and a feeding ures cancers. Until recently, he was the only tube. He’s committed to helping people member of the panel who was not a phy- “I couldn’t swallow my own saliva for with the disease find transportation to sician. a month,” Mendelsohn said. “It was bru- the hospitals where it’s treated ( a ma- He also joined the board of the Florida tal.” jor problem, doctors tell him) and find Hospital Cancer Institute. Slowly, as he started to heal, word of dental care for problems caused by the And he travels – extensively – giving his illness leaked out. cancer (loss of saliva, jaw problems). interviews, raising money, connecting While still in bed, a client of his called All of which is good stuff, but why is with other cancer survivors and gener- to say he was doing the Ride to Conquer this a Jewish story? It’s not like HPV- ally spreading the word about the virus Cancer – a two-day, 150-mile cycling trek related cancers are Jewish genetic dis- that affects three out of four adults by to benefit Johns Hopkins Kimmel Can- eases, such as Tay-Sachs or Crohns. the time they’re 30, and is treatable. cer Center. He mentioned Mendelsohn in True, Mendelsohn is Jewish. (His twin “My goal is to have my story told on a video he made, wrote his name across daughters celebrated their b’nai mitzvah seven continents in as many languages his jersey and suggested Mendelsohn in Israel – on Masada.) as possible – to save lives worldwide,” he ride with him next year – after he beat And the Jewish press has saturated said the disease. him with coverage. So far, the Oregon Sitting in a Louisville Panera during a Such a tall ambition for a guy still Jewish Life, Canadian Jewish News, Heri- Jason Mendelsohn, who survived HPV-related recent visit here (he came to town to tour undergoing therapy who never actually tage Florida Jewish News, The New York tonsil cancer in 2014, visited Louisville bourbon distilleries – something from rode a touring bike before, but when Jewish Week, Atlanta Jewish Times, Inter- recently to tour the bourbon distilleries — a the bucket list he compiled while fight- he was well enough, Mendelsohn began mountain Jewish News (Denver), Wash- thing to do that had been on his bucket list. ing the cancer), Mendelsohn pulled back training with a local bike shop employ- ington Jewish Week – and us – have pub- (photo provided) the top of his overcoat, revealing a long, ee who heard about his case. He raised lished stories. 8 Community Y DECEMBER 22, 2017 Y 4 TEVET 5778 When women rabbis say ‘#MeToo,’ communities must pay attention

Rabbi Hara Person are told that our clothing choices are too Guest Columnist revealing or too dowdy. Our shoes are too sexy or too old fashioned. Our voices NEW YORK – In a recent talk at Tem- are too soft or too strident. We’re too ple Emanuel here, former first lady Mi- emotional or we’re too cold. We’re called chelle Obama spoke about how women by our first names while the male rabbi live with tiny cuts that build up over is called Rabbi Last Name. We’re called time, cuts that we endure without notic- kiddo, babe, sugar, sexy, honey. We’re ing, even as we bleed. That is what it is to advised to get home quickly from board be a girl and a woman in this world, she meetings so that we can make our hus- said, urging women to own our scars, bands happy. and to find power and healing in doing And it isn’t just laypeople. There are so. stories as well of rabbis in positions of The last weeks have been a sobering power preying on younger, more vulner- reminder that sexual misconduct is ram- able rabbis, inappropriate touching or pant in every profession, not just in the comments during supervisory sessions entertainment industry or in politics. It and jokes that are not in the least bit is a reminder – as if we needed a remind- funny. er – that to grow up a girl is to expect, In only four short decades since the if not accept, unwanted comments, re- first ordination, there are now nearly marks, touching and assault. As women, 700 women members of the CCAR, in our personal lives and professional ca- the first rabbinic organization in his- reers, we all have our stories, our work- tory to admit women as full members. arounds and our scars. In this time, women rabbis have made The conversation about sexual harass- profound progress. The adoption in the ment and sexual assault in our society Rabbi Beth Jacowitz Chottiner, seen here with JCRC Director Matt Goldberg, officiates at the 1980s of egalitarian liturgical language comes at a time when the Central Con- candle lighting for the recent Kentucky Homefront Chanukah Party. Women rabbis, and their and gender-neutral God language in our ference of American Rabbis (CCAR), experiences, have become a focus of the #MeToo movement. (photo by Tara Cocco) prayer books and Haggadot have opened the professional organization of Reform prayer and Jewish practice in important rabbis, stands ready to launch the Task The rabbinate is no exception to the There are these lines, uttered at board new ways. The development of new life- Force on the Experience of Women in conversations going on in the wider meetings or during the oneg or even at a cycle rituals allowed for the sanctifica- the Rabbinate. This need became evident world about women’s experiences. It is funeral, like “I’ve always wanted to kiss tion of experiences previously outside in the aftermath of the 2016 presidential the rare female rabbi who, if married to a rabbi,” or “If rabbis looked like you traditional Jewish practice. The publica- election, the publication of “The Sacred a man, has not been asked if her hus- when I was a kid, I would have come to tion of the groundbreaking and award- Calling: Four Decades of Women in the band is also a rabbi. Or the joke we all synagogue more.” winning The Torah: A Women’s Commen- Rabbinate” and a study we undertook hear: If the wife of a rabbi is a rebbetzin, There’s a kind of sliding scale to the tary highlighted and canonized feminist on rabbinic professional satisfaction. Al- what do you call the husband of a rabbi? comments, from bad to worse: Torah scholarship. though women have been Reform rabbis (Lucky.) While seemingly harmless, such “Rabbi, please cross your legs when However, women rabbis still experi- for 45 years, it is painfully obvious that comments nonetheless undermine the seated on the bimah, otherwise it’s too ence substantial obstacles: gender-based these issues are still a fact of everyday credibility and authority of women as distracting.” bias, inappropriate comments, sexual life. rabbis. “Rabbi, are you pregnant? Your breasts harassment, sexual assault, lack of prop- And the comments don’t stop there. look bigger.” er institutional support, undermining And so on, and so on. behavior, and issues related to contracts, Women rabbis are counseled to wear pay equity and parental leave. Inter- lipstick or told not to wear lipstick. We twined with these challenges are issues of sexuality and gender nonconformity. The CCAR already has in place a robust LOUISVILLE VAAD ethics code and rigorous ethics process HAKASHRUTH to address instances of rabbinic miscon- duct. Whether these experiences happen Venues currently supervised and certified by in congregations, in communal or insti- the Vaad: tutional settings; in rabbinic school or student placements; whether they hap- t The Jewish Community Center (Kitchen) pen with colleagues or with laypeople, t The J Outdoor Café (Dive -n- Dine) when complaints are reported, they are t KentuckyOne Health Jewish Hospital responded to with the seriousness that (kosher kitchen only) they deserve. WRN, the Women’s Rab- t The Arctic Scoop: 841 S. Hurstbourne Pkwy. binic Network, has been tackling these (They have pareve options and are available issues for decades and is currently spear- for any occasion at any off-site venue) heading an important project on pay eq- uity with Women of Reform Judaism. But we must do even more to create Services provided by the Vaad: safe and sacred communities for both t Consultation on kashruth and of kosher those who are participants in those com- products at local businesses and munities and those who serve them. The companies time has arrived to open a communi- tywide conversation beyond the ethics process about these experiences, and List of local businesses providing kosher examine the way that women in the rab- catering (must request to have Vaad binate face systemic and ongoing chal- supervision when ordering): lenges. The responsibility to strengthen the t Bristol Catering (kosher catering available at Jewish community and enhance the off-site venues such as The J, synagogues, professional and personal lives of Re- etc.) form rabbis is central to the mission of t The Catering Company - Michaelis Events the CCAR – it is our ethical and profes- (kosher catering available at off-site sional mandate to address these deeply venues) troubling challenges. The Task Force on t Hyatt Regency Louisville (kosher catering the Experience of Women in the Rabbin- only) ate will study the realities facing women t Louisville Marriot East (can host kosher to identify their root causes and poten- events but does not have kosher catering tial solutions. It will engage our mem- service) bership, laypeople and partner Reform t Other venues may be approved only upon institutions. Ultimately, it will create request for kosher supervision change for the good and bring healing, hope and greater strength to our rabbin- ates and the communities we serve. Please visit our website for more info: www.louisvillevaad.org (Rabbi Hara Person is the chief strategy officer for the Central Conference of Amer- THE VAAD ADVANTAGE: ican Rabbis and the publisher of CCAR LOCAL & AFFORDABLE Press.) DECEMBER 22, 2017 Y 4 TEVET 5778 Y Community 9 Louisville, world process Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

By Lee Chottiner he asked in a statement to his congrega- Community Editor tion. “In the longer term, how will this move affect the chances for peace in President Donald Trump’s decision the region? Will it bring obstinate par- Wednesday to recognize Jerusalem as Is- ticipants among Palestinians and Israe- rael’s capital stirred many Jews to rejoice lis to a serious negotiating table or will that their legitimate claim to the ancient it provide another reason to stay away and holy city had finally been accepted. and continue an unhealthy stalemate? I But many others feared the news would do not know the answers to these ques- breed more violence in the region and tions.” make a peace deal harder to achieve. Ranen Omer-Sherman, professor of In making his historic announcement Jewish studies at the University of Lou- from the White House, Trump said he isville, criticized Trump for harming the was directing the State Department to U.S. standing in the peace process. begin the process of moving the embassy “As an Israeli citizen and former com- from Tel Aviv. Hours after the announce- bat soldier, I am dismayed that he has so ment, though, Trump signed a waiver cavalierly thrown away any pretense of putting off moving the embassy by an- America as a neutral player in this dev- other six months. astating conflict,” Omer-Sherman said. The Czech Republic and the Philip- “I am saddened by the increased likeli- pines have also expressed willingness hood of bloodshed.” to move their embassies. The Czech Re- Likewise, Rabbi David Ariel-Joel of public has already recognized the area The Temple, who grew up in Jerusalem, comprising West Jerusalem as Israel’s questioned the wisdom of the move if re- capital, but its foreign ministry has said sults in more violence. its embassy would remain in Tel Aviv un- The rabbi said he is “offended by the til Israel and the Palestinians negotiate A Haredi Jew worships at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. President Donald Trump’s recent deci- fact that the nations of the world, all of an agreement. sion to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel was met with joy and consternation around them, do not recognize Jerusalem as Is- “This is nothing more or less than a the world and even within the Jewish community. (photo provided) rael’s capital.” recognition of reality,” the president Americans living abroad, who could be- tal in East Jerusalem. In the absence of That said, “I am not sure that it is wise said. “It is also the right thing to do.” come soft targets for terrorists. that final agreement between the parties diplomatically to recognize Jerusalem as But the president also reaffirmed But Trump, who fulfilled a campaign on the city’s status, blanket recognition Israel’s capital at this moment,” Ariel-Jo- America’s commitment to a lasting peace promise with the decision, said “old of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital is prema- el said. “Jerusalem is a city that all three agreement between Israel and the Pales- challenges demand new approaches.” ture and divisive.” major religions see as holy and sacred, tinians, announcing that he is sending Congress passed the Jerusalem Em- In Louisville, Jewish response to an- and as we know from past experience, Vice President Mike Pence to the region bassy Act of 1995, which accepts the nouncement ran the gamut. this declaration can cause bloodshed. to reaffirm that commitment. City of David as the capital of Israel and Rabbi Michael Wolk of Keneseth Is- “It is not worth it if people in Israel Notably, the president did not say he pledges to move the embassy there, but rael said the policy shift poses serious will be killed because of it,” he added. recognized Jerusalem as the capital of it includes a waiver clause enabling the questions for Israel. “I rather stay offended by the fact that Israel alone, stating that the final status president to delay its enactment. “In the short term, will this move lead America, my country now, does not rec- issues, including borders and sovereign- Since then, every president until to violence against Israelis and Jews?” ognize Jerusalem – my birth place – then ty, were being left to the parties to nego- Trump has exercised that clause. watch people being killed because of it.” tiate. He also called for the status quo on Zionist groups were generally support- holy sites to be maintained. ive of the move. The president did not set a timetable The American Israel Public Affairs for moving the embassy from its pres- Committee (AIPAC) tweeted that the an- ent location in Tel Aviv, but he directed nouncement “is an important, historic Benjamin & Bernice Mazin the State Department to begin the pro- step for which we are grateful. We urge cess of hiring architects and planners. the president to quickly relocate our em- He acknowledged that his decision, bassy to Israel’s capital.” VISUAL ARTS FUND while historic, is also potentially volatile. It added, “Relocating the embassy to “We call for calm, moderation and for Jerusalem does not in any way prejudge the voices of tolerance to prevail over the the outcome of the Israeli-Palestinian purveyors of hate,” Trump said. peace process, to include establishing The Mazin Annual Art Exhibition is a regional, juried art exhibition conceived Nevertheless, voices from the around two states for two peoples and resolving and created by Bernice and Benjamin Mazin in partnership with the Jewish the world were urging the president not Palestinian claims to the eastern portion to take this step. Pope Francis expressed of the city and the disposition of holy Community Center’s Visual Arts Committee. The event is funded by the “profound concern” over the decision. places.” endowed Mazin Visual Arts Fund, Judy and Dennis Hummel and the Mazin The Palestinian Authority called for But J Street, a liberal Zionist organi- family. Their generosity in endowing the funding for the Exhibition supports three days of rage and Palestinian Media zation, called Trump’s dramatic change The J’s Arts & Ideas which fosters an appreciation of today’s visual arts for Watch reported Saeb Erekat, chief nego- in U.S. policy “an unhelpful step with no the Jewish Community and all of Louisville. tiator for the PLO, as saying the decision tangible benefits, only serious risks.” means “the end of the entire peace pro- “Israel’s capital is in Jerusalem,” the cess and the pushing of the region – with statement continued, “and it should be its peoples and borders – into the fur- internationally recognized as such in the nace of violence, chaos, extremism and context of an agreed two-state solution bloodshed.” that also establishes a Palestinian capi- Demonstrations against Trump’s deci- sion broke out in Turkey as the govern- ment threatened to cut ties with the Jew- ish state. Most European Union states also op- Goose creek posed the decision to recognize. Meanwhile, the future of the two-state Diner solution process, of which the United States has always been a leading sup- porter, has been called into question. U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth panned Trump’s decision for not getting any “conces- sions” in return from Israel. “It’s a move that to me makes no sense,” the Louisville Democrat said. “It dimin- ishes the ability of the United States be You too can create an endowment to preserve Jewish Louisville’s programs and an honest arbiter in any peace process, Of equal or greater value. organizations that matter to you. Contact Jennifer Tuvlin at 502-238-2719 or and it basically puts us further at odds Not good with any other offers or discounts. from many countries in the region, not Must present coupon at time of purchase. 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By Lee Chottiner state.” objectives for his term, including up- Community Editor And he joined the struggle to enact a grading roads and sidewalks, and some comprehensive tree ordinance in the that have already been achieved, such as As Brandon Coan’s first year on the city, proposed an amendment to require $5,000 loans for District 8 businesses to Louisville Metro Council comes to an Louisville or its contractors to replace improve their accessibility. end, he finds one of his chief legislative any trees they remove. A lifelong Louisvillian, Coan grew up achievements in the crosshairs of the He said he’s not satisfied with the bill, a member of the Temple (he played on Trump administration. which addresses trees only public rights- the alumni team during the recent Drew The Metro District 8 Democrat, the of-way and not private property, but he Corson Memorial Basketball Tourna- only Jewish member of council, was a set his own goal to plant 1,460 trees in ment). primary sponsor of an ordinance passed his district and the same number else- A lawyer by training, the Tyler Park in October – what Coan generically calls where in the city before his term is up. resident previously served as an advi- a “separation ordinance” – prohibiting (On the day he met with Community, he sor to Mayor Greg Fischer from 2011 to Louisville Metro Police and other city of- said volunteers were planting 116 trees 2012. ficials from assisting federal authorities along the Bardstown-Baxter corridor.) While he doesn’t believe any issues he in enforcing U.S. civil immigration laws. In reflecting on his first year in of- deals with are uniquely Jewish, one that The Justice Department, in a letter to fice, Coan clearly touched on issues that Coan continues to watch, and which has the city, questioned the legality of that resonate with Jewish voters. Refuge has special interest to the community, is the ordinance, saying it could violate a fed- been historically sought by Jews fleeing mayor’s assessment of city monuments eral law prohibiting city officials from Metro Councilman Brandon Coan is finishing oppression; gun control divides Jews as review of all city public art, including preventing the sharing of information his first year in office (photo by Lee Chot- it does the country, and planting trees is statues, for the purpose of identifying with the Feds about undocumented im- tiner). part and parcel to the Jewish tradition of any that could promote bigotry, racism migrants. tikkun olam (mend the world). or slavery. In other words, the Justice Depart- don’t discriminate based on immigra- But the first-term councilman pre- That assessment was a response to ment came close to labeling Louisville tion status.” ferred to talk about the infrastructure he what happened earlier this year in Char- a sanctuary city. The Trump administra- He said Louisville is more a city of is building to serve his constituents. lottesville, Virginia, when white suprem- tion has threatened to punish sanctuary “refuge” than a “sanctuary city” avoiding “I’m literally trying to be build an or- acists used a city decision there to take cities by withholding federal assistance, language that could send up red flags in ganizational culture,” he said. “We have down a statue of Robert E. Lee, to hold as much as $500,000 in Louisville’s case. Washington. created a few neighborhood organiza- torch lights demonstrations reminiscent But Coan, along with the county attor- “People have been coming here from tions that didn’t have any.” of the Nazis in the 1930s and marched ney, have defended the ordinance, saying around the world for a long time,” he He also is using the Internet, starting by the only synagogue in town in an it doesn’t prohibit and does not breach said. an electronic newsletter, which includes overt threat to its worshippers. federal law because the city doesn’t col- The dust-up wasn’t the only contro- updates on issues in his direct and re- Coan, who watched the demonstra- lect information about immigrant status versy the freshman councilman found prints from community newsletters, that tions on TV, was disturbed by them, but anyway. himself in during 2017. has gone from zero to 3,500 subscribers he contended that monuments in Lou- “We don’t ask people what their immi- During a June 2 rally at the base of (his goal is 8,000). isville must still be revisited to see how gration status is unless, in very few in- the Big Four Bridge on National Gun He also is doing podcasts at his web- today’s residents see them. stances, where federal law requires it,” Violence Awareness Day, Coan “pleaded” site louisville.ky gov. “It’s what they mean today, what Coan said in an exclusive interview with with the Kentucky General Assembly to “It’s a community place where every- they’re being used for today,” he said. Community. reconsider its “strict prohibition on local one can plug in,” Coan said. “That’s of concern to me and that’s of “It doesn’t matter to us what some- firearms control,” calling gun violence Coan has created a strategic plan at concern to the Jewish people.” one’s immigration status is because we “a uniquely urban problem in our rural his web site that lays out his goals and

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In a report to the trustees in 1974, then- “It was just a great opportunity as a Principal Rabbi Simon Murciano wrote, job,” the 45-year-old gaming executive “The scholastic records of the Academy said, “so that’s what brought us here.” graduates are, on average, better than That said, Sagman, his wife, Tamar, the scholastic records of public school and their two kids, Benjamin, 13, and children. Forty-four percent of our grad- Gefen, 12, thought hard about the reli- uates ranked higher scholastically than gious life they would find here. children from public schools.” A modern Orthodox family that had For now, at least, a day school that ca- spent the last three years in Las Vegas, ters to all streams, and the unaffiliated, the fastest growing Jewish community appears to be the working model. in America, the Sagman’s were used to That’s the kind of school Snaid said he having whatever they wanted Jewishly. attended while growing up in Savannah, Las Vegas has its own chapter of the Georgia. His classes included girls as Tzofim (Israeli Scouts), in which their well as boys from Reform and Conserva- kids were active. Benjamin studied in a tive synagogues. chavruta – a study group – consisting of “It 100 percent worked,” Snaid said, other boys his own age. “and the teachers were 100 percent sen- And of course, they went to a Jewish sitive to that. No one ever said go home day school. (Las Vegas has four.) Jewish parents have met to discuss the feasibility of starting a new day school in Louisville. and tell your parents [they weren’t re- Moving to Louisville meant sacrifices ligious enough]. That never ever hap- – no Tzofim, no chavruta, and no day Some rabbis have joined the conversation. The meetings are expected to resume in January. (photo provided) pened.” school. “It was, if you want to call it, technical- “We almost didn’t come because of range of Jewish experiences asked many an issue, with children to Jewish fathers ly an Orthodox-run school, meaning that that,” said Sagman, whose kids attend excellent questions (a good sign). My and the mutual acceptance of converts. the approach – what was taught – was Kentucky Country Day School. “It was take away: In spite of the hurdles we Louisville hasn’t had a widely attended the authentic beliefs of what the Torah a real challenge coming here because it know of and those we have yet to fully Jewish day school since Eliahu Academy is, and what it has to offer. At the same didn’t have what we’re used to.” consider, there is a lot of positive energy closed in 2008. The community’s expe- time, there was never a push that this is Sagman’s concerns resonate with oth- and a sincere desire to move forward. rience with Eliahu demonstrates that what you need to be.” er parents in the Jewish Louisville, par- This was a very good first step.” practical challenges to running a day He envisions the same kind of school ticularly among the Orthodox Community was not invited to the school must be addressed. here. Anshei Sfard, the city’s only Orthodox meeting, which drew apprximately 20 Eliahu opened in 1953 with 21 pupils. “I would say the potential is endless congregation, has less than 35 families people by some counts, but some parents Within six years, enrollment had climbed here. There’s a lot of young families who (mostly retirees) and is preparing to commented on the session afterwards. to 86, 48 of whom came from Orthodox, are interested in expanding their con- move into Shalom Towers. The syna- Bekie Admony said no particu- the rest from Conservative and Reform nection to Judaism, and that, G-d will- gogue, the congregation’s spiritual home lar model was pushed at the meet- ing, is what I would like to try to create.” since 1957, is for sale. ing. “They (Chofetz Chaim) real- To revive the community, the Ortho- ize every community is different. dox rabbinate here says two things are “Actually, [Chait] told us we had to start indispensable: a community mikvah from zero, put in our own mission and vi- and a day school. The mikvah already sion, she added. “But they weren’t going to exists, although the Louisville Vaad press on any kind of way we should do it.” HaKashruth, which runs it, will have to She said the parents, who expect to move the facility when the synagogue Home for the Holidays meet again in January, realize they will property is sold. have to fundraise to support the project. But the lack of a day school is a bigger She said she is committed to starting a This holiday season visit our campus problem. new school here, feeling “guilty” that her “What younger [Orthodox] family is and help us celebrate our kids don’t get the same Jewish education going to necessarily want to move here she received while growing up in Israel. when there is no schooling option for 150th anniversary. Rabbi Michael Wolk of Keneseth Isra- their kid past kindergarten?” asked Rab- el, who also attended the meeting, spoke bi Simcha Snaid of Anshei Sfard. cautiously about the project. Snaid wasn’t just talking about a ye- “A day school will only succeed in Lou- shiva-type school, but a comprehensive isville if it actively involves all the con- institution that teaches general studies gregations as well as Jews not affiliated – math, sciences, English, social stud- with a congregation,” Wolk said in an ies – alongside halachic Judaism, and is email to Community. “It should not be committed to excellence all around. labeled or act as an arbiter between Or- Some parents and rabbis are again thodox, Conservative, or Reform.” meeting and discussing the idea of start- Rabbi David Ariel-Joel of The Temple ing a new school (Chabad already runs (Reform) also said the push for a new one), and some community leaders have day school could be hobbled if all three endorsed the idea in principle. movements aren’t fully integrated. How to do it, though – opening a “I believe that the … synagogues will school that meets the needs of Jews from insist that leadership roles should be ful- all movements, including the unaffili- ly egalitarian and inclusive (i.e. women ated – is something with which parents as rabbis and Cantors, LGBTQ as rabbis and religious leaders are grappling. and Cantors, and so on),” he wrote in an A small group of Louisville parents, emailed statement to Community. “Also from all streams of Judaism, recently the ‘who is a Jew’ question can become took a small step toward that goal. They met in a private home in Louis- ville the week of November 15 to gauge Knowing what is going on in the interest in a new day school and the community can be as easy what the next step should be. Rabbis Zack Blaustein and Yitzy Man- as snapping your fingers. del, of the Kentucky Institute for Torah Education, helped organize the session, Just send your e-mail address to Enjoy an array of holiday lights and decorations during a self- which featured speaker Rabbi Bentzi- [email protected] on Chait national director of Yeshiva guided tour through our historical campus while listening Chofetz Chaim-Rabbinical Seminary of or call (502) 238-2739 to memories of the holidays from those who have called America in New York. or fax (502) 238-2724 our campus home over the years. In an email to Community, Chait de- and we will add your scribed the meeting as “mostly positive” and “very well attended.” name to our rapidly Visit mhky150.com/holidays “There was an animated lively discus- growing list. sion,” Chait wrote. “People from a wide 12 Community Y DECEMBER 22, 2017 Y 4 TEVET 5778 PICTURE THIS: Kentucky Homefront Chanukah Party Kentucky Homefront brings Chanukah to Bluegrass homes

By Lee Chottiner Homefront host John Gage said Chanu- Italian version of Moaz Tzur (Diamond); Yes, there is, Metzger said, noting the Community Editor kah “helps us to hold on to hope and re- Ocho Kandelikas, a Ladino melody victory by the few but determined Mac- minds us to look for light in the midst of (Hordes); a bluesy version of Sufgani- cabees over a larger and more powerful Live, from Louisville, it’s … Chanukah! darkness.” yot (Lipp) a country-western song called force. That was a true statement Sunday, De- The Temple/Community/Choir, an en- Mazel Tonk (Kaelin) and Adam Sandler’s “But war is not what we want to cel- cember 10, as Louisville Public Radio’s semble of young and old singers from Chanukah Song (Husband). ebrate,” she said. Over time, the sages Kentucky Homefront taped a special live the various congregations and Hebrew Throughout the program, between shifted the focus of the holiday “from the performance from The J auditorium fea- schools, opened the program with O songs, students from St. Francis of Assisi military might to the role of providence.” turing music of the Festival of Lights. A Chanukah O Chanukah, Sivivon Sov Sov School walked on stage, each posing a “Though we accept the need to have crowd of 140 enjoyed the program while Sov and I have a Little Dreidel. question about the history and meaning military power, we dream of a time when noshing on latkes and sufgauyot. The rest of the performers were Rabbi of the holiday to one of Louisville’s rab- military force is not necessary,” Metzger The show, dubbed the “Kentucky Gaylia Rooks and four members of the bis or cantors – eight questions for eight said. The true emphasis, she added, is Homefront Chanukah Party” – an inter- Shir Chadash, Cantors David Lipp and nights of Chanukah. on “celebrating the miracle while gazing faith celebration – aired the following Sharon Hordes, vocalists Jennifer Dia- The most provocative of the questions at the Chanukah lights in gratitude and week on WFPK radio. The Jewish Com- mond, Brigid Kaelin and Jai Husband. was posed to Rabbi Laura Metzger: Is awe.” munity Relations Council sponsored the The band included Aaron Bibelhauser, there a military aspect to the holiday, event. Steve Cooley and Dennis Ledford. since it celebrates a Jewish victory over In welcoming his listeners, Kentucky Their selections included a classical Syrian oppressors? DECEMBER 22, 2017 Y 4 TEVET 5778 Y Community 13 JFCS NEWS, CLASSES & EVENTS

Stay up to date on all things JFCS when you sign up for our monthly e-newsletter! SUPPORT GROUPS Contact [email protected]. January 2, 4pm J-MAP Caregiver Support Group Meets on the first Tuesday of the month at Thomas Jefferson Unitarian Church, THE JEWISH MENTORSHIP 4936 Brownsboro Rd. Contact Naomi Malka at 502-452-6341, ext. 249. ALLIANCE FOR PROFESSIONALS January 11, 1pm Parkinson’s Caregiver Support Group Jewish Family & Career Services is accepting applications for our second Meets on the second Thursday of the month cohort for J-MAP – The Jewish Mentorship Alliance for Professionals. The at Jewish Family & Career Services. Contact program is designed to help young professionals in the Louisville Jewish Connie Austin at 502-452-6341, ext. 305. community navigate career advancement and professional development.

2821 Klempner Way January 12, 2pm On January 11, the first cohort of 10 mentors and young professionals will Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group Louisville, KY 40205 celebrate the completion of a six-month pilot program. One participate shared, Meets on the second Friday of the month phone | 502-452-6341 “I’ve discovered resources I can use to strengthen my skill sets and improve at Jewish Family & Career Services. Contact fax | 502-452-6718 my job prospects.” website | jfcslouisville.org Kim Toebbe at 502-452-6341, ext. 103. January 17, 10am Applications for the second cohort are being accepted on the JFCS website JFCS FOOD PANTRY Grandparents Raising Grandchildren now through the end of January. Young professionals who have been in the Meets on the third Wednesday of every workforce for at least one year will be paired with mentors who have worked SUGGESTIONS FOR JANUARY month at Kenwood Elementary 7420 in their profession for at least five years. One mentor shared, “It’s rewarding Justan Avenue. Contact Jo Ann Kalb at to provide a Jewish young adult with life and work advice.” • Cereal • Fruit 502-452-6341, ext. 335. • Ketchup • Jelly/Jam January 18, 7pm The pairs will meet monthly with support from JFCS professional staff. The • Ravioli Adult Children of Aging Parents pairings will be based on career interests, professional and personal goals. Remember, donations can be made Meets on the third Thursday of every month There will be a few professional development workshops which will be open at your local synagogue. at JFCS. Contact Mauri Malka at to both current participants and alumni. 502-452-6341, ext. 250. Food must be donated in original packaging before the expiration date. Monetary donations January 22, 12:30pm An informational session will be held at JFCS on January 22 from 6:30-8:00pm. may also be made to the Sonny & Janet Grandparents Raising Grandchildren The program is free and is funded in part through a Jewish Heritage Fund Meyer Family Food Pantry Fund. Contact Meets at JFCS. Contact Jo Ann Kalb at for Excellence grant. Contact Erin Heakin, [email protected] or Kim Toebbe at 502-452-6341, ext. 103. 502-452-6341, ext. 335. Lisa Sobel-Berlow, [email protected] for more information.

CAREER SERVICES JUMPSTART YOUR JOB SEARCH A four-session workshop to help individuals develop their own strategic job-search plan. January 17, 18, 24, 25 10am – 12pm Workshop Highlights • Develop a strategic job search plan • Create an accomplishment-driven resume • Get your resume to the top of the stack 8-PART ACT PREP COURSE • Communicate on social/professional networks Recommended for High School • Master interview skills Juniors Seniors Score Better, Together! Week 1 Jan. 16, 17, 7 – 9pm Week 2–4 Mon. & Tues., 7 – 9pm Register by January 9 Class size is limited to 20 students

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Call 502-452-6341 or go online: Fee: $50 Register online: jfcslouisville.org/event-registration jfcslouisville.org/events-registration email: [email protected] SAVE THE DATES March 4 – BINGO to benefit the Sonny & Janet Meyer Family Food Pantry Fund Career Advising for High School March 18 – Purim Family Mitzvah Juniors and Seniors May 17 – MOSAIC Awards 14 Community Y DECEMBER 22, 2017 Y 4 TEVET 5778 PICTURE THIS: LBSY FUNDRAISER

Hundreds packed the Standard Club for the Louisville Beit Sefer Yachad (LBSY) annual fundraiser gala. The guests, including sponsors who ponied up substantial sums of money to support the school, were treated to an open bar, dinner and the comedy of Louisville comedian Mark Klein. LBSY is a K-7 religious school for children from Adath Jeshurun, Keneseth Israel and Temple Shalom. (photos by Debby Rose) DECEMBER 22, 2017 Y 4 TEVET 5778 Y Community 15 PICTURE THIS: Women’s Chanukah Party

More than 125 women of all ages celebrated Chanukah together at the second annual Women’s Chanukah Party Monday, December 11, at the Standard Club. The women enjoyed painting, cookie decorating, assembling toiletry care packages for Meals on Wheels, socializing and eating delicious food, including latkes. (photos by William Beasley and Tara Cocco) 16 Community Y DECEMBER 22, 2017 Y 4 TEVET 5778 From Hilda to Martin, Jewish Hospital is where miracles happen By Rabbi Nadia Siritsky Jewish Hospital philanthropic initiative. For Community has always served Martin is a devoted employee of Jew- as a beacon of ish Hospital, working as a surgical tech, The menorah that burned brightly hope and justice beloved by his co-workers. during the month of December, in the to the community. He is also one of the approximately center of the circle of Abraham Flexner Created at a time 75 “Lost Boys” who now call Louisville Way, was a gift to Jewish Hospital by Ja- when Jewish doc- home. Having survived the destruction net Lynch, in honor of her grandparents’ tors were not al- and slaughter of his village in South Su- legacy left to this hospital, and to the lowed to practice dan in 1986, he fled, hid and journeyed community. at other hospitals, by foot throughout the desert, until final- The menorah is a symbol of light, and when Jewish ly, in 2000, he became one of the 3,600 hope and faith at a time of year when patients could not boys who entered the United States as the world becomes increasingly dark. It Rabbi Nadia receive culturally part of a United Nations High Commis- serves as a call to justice and freedom Siritsky and religiously ap- sioner for Refugees and State Depart- in an era when we are reminded of just propriate medical ment resettlement program. how precious those values are. care, it continues to be a haven for peo- Martin’s wife, whom he met in refugee My prayer is that, regardless of their ple of all faiths, traditions and ethnici- camp, and his three daughters will fi- beliefs or traditions, our patients and ties, ensuring that all people have access nally be reunited with him, in Louisville, families will see the promise of the lights to world-class health care. after so many years apart. on the menorah as a promise that mira- The experience of being marginalized, This is a Chanukah miracle, and I give cles are still possible in our own day, and discriminated against and needing to thanks for the blessing and opportunity that each of us will be reminded of our flee oppression in other lands led Jewish to have been able to work with Rabbi own ability to illuminate their darkness Louisville to create a hospital where all Robert Slosberg and Cantor David Lipp, with our compassion and acts of kind- people could feel respected. and our amazing Jewish Hospital fam- ness. Established in 1903, our hospital was ily, as well as the generous and compas- On Tuesday, December 12, the first created to provide care for poor, refugee sionate members of Adath Jeshurun to night of Chanukah, we had the honor and immigrant Jews, and to provide a finally make this dream a reality. of kindling the menorah with the Fox hospital where Jewish physicians could Martin Nhial and his family (photo provided) May the many miracles of Chanukah family, who joined together, as they do practice, in an era where neither were inspire us to look to the future with every year, at Jewish Hospital. They re- possible in surrounding hospitals. turn away anyone who needs care. We hope, faith and confidence that together, membered their beloved Aunt Hilda Sara Greenstein, served as the first continue to treat the poorest and sickest regardless of whatever changes the fu- (“Hindy”) Fox, preserving a decades-old female president of Jewish Hospital’s patients in Kentucky. ture may hold for us, we will continue tradition here. board of trustees (1962-1965), and led This year, we celebrate a new miracle: to make more miracles happen. If we Hilda Fox was a nurse leader at Jewish efforts to desegregate patient rooms and Some time ago, Congregation Adath Je- believe we are too small to make a differ- Hospital for many years, before passing medical staff. She was instrumental in shurun joined with employees of Jewish ence, let us remember that like the few away in 1956, the fourth night of Cha- making Jewish Hospital the first in Lou- Hospital to create the Pikuach Nefesh: drops of oil that miraculously burned nukah that year, at age 42. By lighting isville to be racially integrated. Saving Lives Fund with Saint Mary’s brightly for eight nights, each of us can the menorah, the Foxes keep alive the Free medical care simply isn’t possible Foundation, raising over $10,000. On make a difference in the lives of others. memory of her dedication and commit- in today’s climate, but Jewish Hospital December 16, Martin Nhial welcomed ment, indeed the dedication of all nurses continues to find ways to care for the home to Louisville his beloved wife and (Rabbi Nadia Siritsky is vice president of at Jewish Hospital. underserved, ensuring that we do not three children, thanks to this generous mission at KentuckyOne Health.)

JCC MACCABI GAMES NEW MELTON CLASSES Beginning in December Shemot II Dramas 2 10 lessons • Taught by Deborah Slosberg 10 lessons • Taught by Cantor David Lipp • $125 $125 or $50 if enrolled in Shemot 1 Daytime: Thursday, December 1March Evening: Tuesday, December 12March 1050 1200 p.m. 5000 p.m. Ten new lessons from the Melton Core Curriculum Cross Revelation and Revolution xcerpts from xodus roads of Jewish istory. Communism and ntiionism, 1 with commentary the thiopian Journey – rom xodus to Integration, and Claiming a Jewish Woman’s Voice are examples of BeMidbar 10 lessons • Taught by Deborah Slosberg • $125 the topics covered. Daytime: Thursday, December 1March THE MELTON LEARNING EXPERIENCE: 0100 a.m.

Leadership Defied and Defended xcerpts from umbers 102 with commentary

TEXT-BASED, PLURALISTIC AND INTERACTIVE Beginning in March The Star and the Crescent: Seven Decades of Israeli Popular Music The Long Relationship of Judaism and Islam 10 lessons • Taught by Cantor David Lipp • $125 AUG. 5-10 10 lessons • Taught by Rabbi Laura Metzger • $125 Evening: Tuesday, March 1May 2 Evening: Tuesday, March 1May 2 50 p.m. 00 p.m. 00 p.m. Daytime: Thursday, March 15May 1 JOIN TEAM LOUISVILLE Daytime: Thursday, March 15May 1 1050 a.m.– 1200 p.m. 0 a.m.– 100 a.m. for an unforgettable experience in If you want to understand a people’s way of thinking, The historical evolution of the you’ll study its history. If you want to understand its Orange County with thousands of other relationship between Judaism and soul, you’ll listen to the music they love. The nefesh of Islam, between Jews and the Israeli in relationship to the land, the diaspora and its teen athletes and artists. Muslims, broadening our neighbors will be surveyed and analyzed through the understanding and aural experience of the music which defined it. INTERESTED IN JOINING THE FUN? Visit adatheshurun.com challenging our assumptions. Contact Kari Semel for details. meltonregistration (502) 238-2701 | [email protected] DECEMBER 22, 2017 Y 4 TEVET 5778 Y Community 17 GLOBE Mike Pence again de- leader, focused his campaign on the is- mimi. head and face. He also was kicked and sue of limiting migration, while the Palestinians have often provoked punched all over his body until he lost lays Israel trip Freedom Party ran on a hardline anti- highly publicized clashes with Israeli consciousness. WASHINGTON – Vice President Mike Islam platform. Austria accepted one of soldiers in Nabi Saleh, a village in the The arrests were made Sunday night. Pence again has delayed a trip to Israel. the highest proportions of refugees dur- central West Bank. The soldier’s commanders informed the Pence’s spokeswoman, Alyssah Farah, ing the 2015 crisis. Criminal Investigation Division, the Is- said Monday that the trip would now The new government will be sworn in rael Defense Forces said in a statement, take place in January. She said the delay next week. Freedom Party head Heinz- Technion opens campus and an investigation is underway. was so the Trump administration could Christian Strache will serve as the coun- in China “The IDF denounces any incidences of preside over a much-anticipated tax try’s vice-chancellor under Kurz. The Technion-Israel Institute of Tech- violence, and any such events are dealt overhaul favored by Trump. Pence might The Jewish Community of Austria has nology became the first Israeli university with harshly,” the IDF Spokesperson’s be needed to cast the deciding vote in the said that the Freedom Party, which was to open a campus in China. Unit said. closely divided Senate. founded in the 1950s by a former Nazi On Monday, the Guangdong Technion The base commander reportedly re- “The largest tax SS officer, is tainted by fascist tenden- Israel Institute of Technology opened in fused to immediately take the beaten cut in American cies and rhetoric, and that the anti-Islam Shantou, in the Guangdong province on soldier for medical care, waiting four history is a land- party’s public rejection of anti-Semitism the southeast coast. The university is a hours before sending him to an emer- mark accomplish- is lip service. partnership between the Haifa-based gency room. The soldier was ordered ment for President Some 9,000 Jews live in Austria, ac- university, the Li Ka Shing Founda- sent home for five days of rest, and said Trump and a relief cording to the Jewish Virtual Library tion, and the Guangdong provincial and he was beaten again after returning to to millions of hard- figures for 2016, making them about 0.1 Shantou municipal governments. the base from the hospital before travel- working Ameri- percent of the country’s population. The school will offer undergraduate ing home. cans,” she said in The Freedom Party last joined the Aus- and graduate programs in engineering The second attack necessitated anoth- a statement. “The trian government in 2000. At the time, and science. Some 3,000 students are ex- er trip to the hospital, according to Ynet. Vice President is Israel recalled its ambassador from Aus- pected to attend the school in its first de- The soldier reportedly was beaten af- committed to see- tria and downgraded relations between cade. The campus includes 13 buildings, ter refusing to leave his dorm room im- Mike Pence ing the tax cut the two countries. Israel is not expected 29 classrooms, 14 teaching laboratories mediately when called to do so. through to the fin- to react the same way this time, due to and 55 research laboratories. His family posted photos on social me- ish line. The Vice President looks for- common interests in fighting radical Is- dia to show the severity of the injuries, ward to traveling to Egypt and Israel in lam and stemming illegal immigration. including his bloodied face and blood- January.” Israeli soldiers arrested spattered uniform. Pence originally was slated to travel for beating Druze sol- The assaulted soldier’s grandfather, over the weekend, and then delayed the Palestinian girl filmed Said Hussein, in an interview with Ynet trip until the middle of this week, citing dier said of the attack: “To beat a soldier in provoke IDF soldiers Two Israeli soldiers have been arrested the tax vote. A White House official told JERUSALEM — A Palestinian teenag- the IDF until he loses consciousness re- for an on-base attack against a Druze JTA that would delay Pence’s travel un- er who was filmed slapping and harass- quires an investigation. This is not the soldier. til Wednesday, which would push meet- ing Israeli soldiers in the West Bank was army I served in 30 years ago. I didn’t The soldier, who said he was beaten by ings in Israel into Shabbat and Christ- arrested. send my grandson to the army for this fellow soldiers on his base in northern mas. The official said Jason Greenblatt, Israeli security forces made the arrest kind of thing.” Israel, was taken to the hospital Thurs- Trump’s top negotiator, would continue overnight Monday. The girl, identified by day with a broken nose and cuts to his as scheduled to the region this week. Hebrew media as 17-year-old Ahed Ta- Pence would get to the region by mid- mimi, and two other girls were caught January, the official said. on camera Friday slapping and harass- The Jewish Community of Louisville gratefully It’s not clear yet when the tax vote will ing the soldiers in an apparent attempt take place, although some reports say it to provoke a violent response. acknowledges donations to the following will be scheduled as early as Tuesday. The army said the girl was arrested for The trip originally meant to encom- taking part in violent riots in the West JCC SECOND CENTURY FUNDS pass Israel, Egypt and the Palestinian Bank village of Nabi Saleh on Friday. AND OTHER ENDOWMENTS areas was also circumscribed because The girls filmed their confrontation of Palestinian leaders refused to meet with the soldiers with cellphones. However, Pence in the wake of President Donald the soldiers did not strike back in the IDA AND BERNHARD BEHR MEMORY OF FARRELL SALZMAN Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Is- video taken by another bystander, and rael’s capital. HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL EDUCATION JAY KLEMPNER only deflected the harder blows. FUND HONOR OF 90TH BIRTHDAY TO HARRY GELLER The army said a preliminary investi- MEMORY OF CLAUS BEHR SHEILA WALLACE Far-right party joins Aus- gation into the incident showed the sol- DANIEL & JILL SYKES diers “acted professionally and were not BARBARA WADE SANDRA K. BERMAN MEMORIAL trian government dragged into violence.” It also said the SHALOM LOUISVILLE FUND The far-right Freedom Party will hold soldiers could have arrested the girls at the interior, defense and foreign minis- JOSEPH FINK B.B.Y.O. COMMUNITY MEMORY OF CLAUS BEHR the time because they “used physical vio- SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP FUND MEMORY OF JOE DAVIS tries in a coalition government with the lence and prevented soldiers from carry- conservative People’s Party in Austria. HONOR OF 65TH BIRTHDAY TO MAX GREEN HONOR OF SPEEDY RECOVERY TO CHUCK O’KOON ing out their duties.” HONOR OF 65TH BIRTHDAY TO SHELDON YOFFE HONOR OF SPEEDY RECOVERY TO ERWIN SHERMAN The Freedom Party garnered the third- Tamimi is well known as a leader of highest vote total in the October elec- HONOR OF 75TH BIRTHDAY TO JOE GOLDBERG HONOR OF SPECIAL BIRTHDAY TO HARRY GELLER youth protests against Israeli soldiers HONOR OF 85TH BIRTHDAY TO DON STERN tions, behind the center-right People’s in the West Bank. The video of her con- Party and the center-left Social Demo- SADYE AND MAURICE GROSSMAN HONOR OF THE MARRIAGE OF THE GRANDSON OF frontation with the soldiers was widely COMMUNITY SERVICE CAMP FUND JUDY GREENBERG crats. The results appear to be a result of shared by pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian the refugee crisis in Europe. MEMORY OF SADYE GROSSMAN: MOTHER, GRAND HARRIS BERMAN activists on the web. Supporters of Ta- & GREAT GRANDMOTHER People’s Party head Sebastian Kurz, mimi have started a campaign for her who at 31 becomes Europe’s youngest MEMORY OF KENNETH ROWLAND MIRIAM AND DENNIS FINE BEBER release under the hasthag #FreeAhedTa- JUDIE SHERMAN CAMP MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND SKOLNICK — GUMER COMMUNITY HONOR OF 90TH BIRTHDAY TO HARRY GELLER ENRICHMENT FUND HONOR OF THE BIRTH OF DOUG & KAREN GORDON’S We’re CPA strategists! MEMORY OF MY FAMILY GRANDSON SUSAN SKOLNICK HONOR OF RABBI GAYLIA ROOKS SARA & HOWARD WAGNER When you put Welenken CPAs on your team, you THE JEWISH COMMUNITY OF gain a partner that is focused on your overall LOUISVILLE ALSO GRATEFULLY ANNE E. SHAPIRA LITERACY financial well-being. 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3600 Dutchmans Lane • Louisville, KY 40205 502-459-0660 • jewishlouisville.org 502 585 3251 www.welenken.com 18 Community Y DECEMBER 22, 2017 Y 4 TEVET 5778 ARTS Short Story: Rain-soaked prophet at the picture show By Moshe Ben-David straight line, which placed a dozen of us wondering why on earth those good peo- Fortunately, the manager who in- For Community out from under the canopy of the build- ple stood helplessly in the rain. I mean, troduced himself as Jason, was more ing. We were exposed to the elements. couldn’t they serpentine? Couldn’t they resourceful than the “comedian.” He The other day, my wife and I slipped That still wouldn’t have phased me, form parallel lines? I love Kentucky. opened the ticket window next to the one into an argument about which movie to but one of those elements was a light Kentucky is my adopted state. But I sus- already manned. In fact, he manned it see. That reminded me of an amusing rain. A few movie-goers opened umbrel- pect that some Kentuckians spike their himself. The line was cut in half at once. episode that occurred some years ago: las, but most didn’t have them since they coffee with bluegrass. A couple hours later, as we were leav- One Sunday afternoon, my wife and I didn’t expect to be standing in the rain. We approached the line. It was still ing the theater, my wife expressed her went to see a movie, Dr. Doolittle. I really I suggested to my wife that we should drizzling lightly. At the end of the line displeasure with my behavior earlier. wanted to see another movie, Saving Pri- wait under the roof until it was our turn. stood my wife – a native Kentuckian. Her “But honey...” I started to defend myself, vate Ryan, which was playing at another Unfortunately, it turned out to be self- new outfit was steadily getting wet. My as an elderly couple stopped us. theater, but my sweet wife cast a veto. defeating since more people came to the check for this outfit had not yet cleared “Aren’t you the one who was upset “Yours is foolish,” I declared. end of the line as others moved up. the bank, so I turned to the employee. about the line earlier on?” the woman “And yours is gorish,” she retorted. “That’s it!” I fumed. “They can’t be “Well, what are you going to do about asked. “But yours is too silly.” oblivious to the customers’ discomfort. I the line?” “Yes, well...eh....” “And yours is too ugly.” am going to see the manager.” “Nothing, I’m afraid,” he said, then “Thank you very much for getting us My wife is very squeamish when it “Don’t make waves,” warned my con- added cynically, “Next time, bring an out of the rain,” she said, smiling. comes to blood and gore. We went back cerned spouse as the people in line umbrella.” There you have it. No one is a prophet and forth for a while, but the usual win- turned to look at us. “There is a time for everything,” the in his own land. ner prevailed. I walked into the theater and saw a guy Bible says. Don’t misunderstand me; I There was a long line in front of the in uniform. I asked if he worked there. have a decent sense of humor. But that (Moshe Ben-David is a Louisville story- outside window at the theater. It normal- When he said that he did, I urged him to quip at that moment was not funny. teller.) ly wouldn’t bother me, since we had am- remedy the situation. As he and I walked “Get me the manager,” I demanded. I ple time, but the movie-goers formed a toward the line outside, I couldn’t help was seething.

‘Happiness Prayer’ an essential handbook for living well By Lee Chottiner interacting with troubled congregants he faced proved daunting. Community Editor while finding peace in their own lives. “Two thousand people turned to me This is no truer than in the author’s for help with the pains and tragedies of The Happiness Prayer, the first book by own case. life – broken marriages, problems with Rabbi Evan Moffic, is a how-to book to Moffic, a Reform rabbi from suburban their children, the deaths of parents achieve happiness in times of stress. Chicago, writes about how, upon becom- and grandparents, and much more,” he Not only that, it is a helpful handbook ing the lead rabbi of a “large and historic wrote. for rabbis and other spiritual leaders for congregation” by age 30, the challenges He also had to grapple with his own personal crises. “I also lost a close friend – a medi- cal resident with everything going for at the Jewish Community Center him – to suicide. My wife and I had just had a baby, and it had not been an easy pregnancy. Our oldest child had medical problems. Nothing was the way it was supposed to be.” So the young rabbi turned to his tra- dition for comfort; specifically, Eilu Da- varim (“These are the Words”), which Moffic calls “The Happiness Prayer.” It’s a 10-verse prayer that has been part of Jewish worship for hundreds of years, and it forms the outline for his book. “I realized the words I was saying were not directed only toward God,” he wrote. “I was also saying them to myself. And the prayer saved me. It gave me a new perspective. It infused vitality into The book addresses what the prayer my leadership and family. It renewed in teaches: honoring those who gave life, me the joy of learning and teaching and being kind, lifelong learning, inviting serving as a moral and spiritual guide. others into your life, being there for oth- People now call me ‘the smiling rabbi.’” ers, celebrating good times, supporting That’s what the prayer did for him. yourself – and others – in times of loss, Here’s why it can work for others: praying with intention, forgiving, look- “The prayer works because it illumi- ing inward and committing. nates a new approach toward happiness. A light, yet inspiring read, it’s worth The modern English word happiness picking up. Written by Winner of the 1988 Pulitzer Prize comes from the Middle English hap, as Alfred Uhry for Drama in happenstance and haphazard. The ori- gin suggests that happy life is a result of Book Review randomness and luck. The Happiness Prayer: Ancient Jew- “The Hebrew word for happiness – ish Wisdom for the Best Way to Live To- simcha – demands intention,” Moffic day, by Rabbi Evan Moffic, Center Street JAN. 11-21, 2018 added. 2017 208 pages. $25. S M T W Th F S 502-238-2709 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 CenterStageJCC.org 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. $20-22 in advance 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Stay Current – Visit Us Online! 2 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. $22-24 at the door 6:30 p.m. Visit Our Website Jewish Community Center 21 3600 Dutchmans Lane 2 p.m. 6:30 p.m. jcclouisville.org And Join Our page “Jewish Community Center of Louisville” DECEMBER 22, 2017 Y 4 TEVET 5778 Y Community 19 AROUND TOWN

Chinese dinner, movie at The Temple ments will be served. RSVP to The Tem- Prayer Book. served. RSVP by February 2 to 502-423- The Temple will serve Chinese food ple by January 10th at 502-423-1818. 1818. Sunday, December 24, at 6 p.m. A movie Sunday Night at the Movies will be screened at 7 p.m. RSVP to The MLK Mitzvah Opportunity at The Temple The Temple will host Sunday Night at Temple Shalom Craft Fair seeks exhibi- Temple by December 22 at 502-423-1818. The Temple will pack food for children the Movies with Rabbi Joe R. Rapport tors in need, Monday, January 15, Martin Sunday, January 28. Pizza will be served Temple Shalom is accepting applica- Lunch and Learn Luther King Day. In partnership with at 6:30 p.m. followed by the movie at 7 tions for booths for its upcoming craft Keneseth Israel Rabbi Michael Wolk Love the Hungry, volunteers will pack- Rapport will discuss episodes from the fair Sunday, February 18, from 11 a.m. will lead his monthly study session over age shelf-stable, nutritionally complete National Geographic limited series Ge- to 4 p.m. Call Temple Shalom at 502- lunch at The Bristol on Main Street, meals to be shipped overseas and to lo- nius, which tells of the life and legacy of 458-4739 and ask for Cari Hatch, or Thursday, January 4, at noon. Food is cal families as well. RSVP to The Temple Albert Einstein. The pizza is free. RSVP email [email protected]. sold separately. RSVP to mwolk@ken- by January 12 at 502-423-1818. by January 26 to 502-423-1818. esethisrael.com or 502-459-2780. Temple Shalom Senior Lunch Bunch Tu B’Shevat Dinyan AJ Book Club GUCI song leader at Temple Shalom The Senior Lunch Bunch of Temple Keneseth Israel will hold its Tu The AJ Book Club is currently reading Sam Thal, song leader at URJ Gold- Shalom will meet Wednesday, January B’Shevat Dinyan Tuesday, January 30, He, She and It by Margie Piercy. The nov- man Union Camp Institute (GUCI) and 17, at a local restaurant. The time and at 6 p.m. A 25-minute musical Mincha/ el examines gender roles, human identity her home synagogue, Congregation place will be determined. Call Temple Ma’ariv service will be followed by a and artificial intelligence, political econ- Shaare Emeth in St. Louis, will be the Shalom at 502-458-4739 and ask for family-style dinner catered by Izzy’s Ca- omy, environmentalism, love, and story- song leader for Temple Shalom services Rich Goldwin. tering, featuring a special Tu B’Shvat- telling in post-apocalyptic America. The on Friday night and Saturday morning, themed menu. Cost is $5 per person, $20 book will be discussed at the next Book January 5 and 6. Friday services begin at Torah Yoga at KI maximum per family. RSVP to 502-459 Club meeting Sunday, February 25, at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday services start at Keneseth Israel Cantor Sharon Hordes 2780 or [email protected]. 2 p.m. at AJ. Contact Deborah Slosberg 10:30 p.m. and Lisa Flannery lead yoga class that Pay online by clicking on “pay” at the top at [email protected] or includes Torah study, Thursday, January of the web page. 502-458-5359 for details. AJ Celebration Shabbat 18, at 6:30, at KI. Temple Shalom and All who are celebrating a birthday or Hadassah co-sponsor the class. Contact AJ Short and Sweet Family Service KI Shabbat Unplugged anniversary in the month of January are at [email protected] or 502- Students in grades K through 7, their Keneseth Israel holds a Shabbat din- invited to participate in a group aliyah 459-2780 to RSVP. parents, and grandparents are invited ner every second Friday of the month. at Adath Jeshurun, Saturday, January 6, to AJ on Saturday, February 3, at 10:30 Catered by Chef Sasha Chack, the din- during the morning service at 9:30 a.m. Family Dinner & Tot Shabbat at The a.m. for the Short & Sweet Family Ser- ner immediately follows Friday night Temple vice, followed by a Mac & Cheese Kid- services, which begin at 6 p.m. A tisch Movie night at The Temple The Temple will host its Family Dinner dush lunch. follows dinner. Cost is $5 per person, $20 The Temple will hold a monthly movie & Tot Shabbat Friday, January 19. Din- maximum per family. RSVP to 502-459- night with pizza and soda Tuesday, Janu- ner, which will start at 6 p.m., is $5 for Interfaith Coffee at The Temple 2780 or [email protected]. ary 9, at 6:30 p.m. Keeping the Faith will adults; kids under 12 eat free. The kid- The Temple’s WRJ/Sisterhood will Pay online by clicking on “pay” at the top be screened. RSVP to The Temple by focused service will start at 7 p.m. Call host its Annual Interfaith Coffee, Mon- of the page. January 8 at 502-423-1818. 502-423-1818 by January 10 for reserva- day, February 5, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. tions. The topic of this year’s program is ma- jor Jewish holidays. Baked goods will be Torah chanting class at The Temple KI Family Kabbalat Shabbat See AROUND TOWN on page 20 Matthew Derrenbacher will teach To- Keneseth Israel will hold a family- rah chanting at The Temple Wednesdays friendly Kabbalat Shabbat service fol- at 6 p.m., starting January 10. The class lowed by dinner Friday, January 19, at is open to all levels of chanting and He- 6 p.m. Cost is $5 per person, $20 maxi- CenterStage & Jake Latts Present brew ability. Sign up by January 9 at mum per family. RSVP to rsvp@ken- 502-423-1818. esethisrael.com or 502-459-2780. Pay online by visiting kenesethisrael.com No Shush Shabbat at Temple Shalom and clicking “pay” at the top of the page. Temple Shalom will hold No Shush Shabbat Friday, January 12, at 6:30 p.m. AJ Super Shabbat The PowerPoint service, music, instru- Adath Jeshurun will host Super Shab- ments and stories for an engaging time bat, a student-led Shabbat service, Sat- for children and families. Rabbi Beth Ja- urday, January 20, at 9:30 a.m. Students cowitz Chottiner will lead and Benji Ber- ages 18 and younger will participate in low will sing and play guitar. Call Temple blessings, Torah readings, and aliyot. Shalom at 502-458-4739 for details. The Kiddush lunch following the service will feature desserts baked by families MLK Shabbat at The Temple and students in the congregation. The Temple will celebrate Martin Lu- ther King Jr. Shabbat featuring The Tem- Communication class at JLC ple Choir, Shir Chadash, Friday, January Jewish Learning Center will explore 12, at 7 p.m. A guest speaker will address communication in the 21st century in the congregation. a six-part class, Communication: Its Art and Soul, Monday nights at 7 p.m., start- AJ Brown Bag Blessings Packing Party ing January 22. Adath Jeshurun will host a packing The class will focus on listening, com- party for its community outreach pro- municating through silence, clarity, gram, Brown Bag Blessings, Sunday, words that influence and conflict resolu- January 14, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Vol- tion. FIRST-ROUND AUDITIONS unteers will pack lunches to be donated The cost is $80, including the textbook. to Room in the Inn, a mobile homeless Visit myjli.com to register or contact SUNDAY, FEB. 11, 2018 | 3-6 P.M. shelter in Bullitt County. Visit www. Rabbi Avrohom Litvin at 502-235-5770. February 8-alternative auditions. Call 502-238-2709 to make arrangements. adathjeshurun.com/brownbagbless- ings to sign up. AJ Shabbat dinner with AIPAC Adath Jeshurun will host guest speak- Young performers, ages 6-18, take the stage, AJ Spiritual Pragmatism group er Adam Teitelbaum with AIPAC at a Adath Jeshurun will host a packing Shabbat dinner Friday, January 26. He competing for over $2,000 in cash and prizes! party for its community outreach pro- will address the Palestinian-led BDS gram, Brown Bag Blessings, Sunday, (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) move- Registration Fee: $15 per person, $5 each additional act January 14, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Vol- ment. The service will begin at 5:45 unteers will pack lunches to be donated p.m. with dinner to follow. Reservations to Room in the Inn, a mobile homeless are required by January 19. visit www. Registration Fee after Jan. 1, 2018: $20 shelter in Bullitt County. Visit www. adthjeshurun.com/aipacdinner to adathjeshurun.com/brownbagbless- RSVP. Live Grand Finale: Sunday, March 25, 2018 ings to sign up. The Temple Founder’s Day Classical WRJ Game Day Shabbat REGISTER IN ADVANCE: The Temple Sisterhood will run the The Temple will hold its Annual www.CenterStageJCC.org/talent or call 502-238-2709 WRJ Game Day Sunday, January 14, Founder’s Day Classical Shabbat Service from 2 to 4 p.m. Please being a canned Friday, January 26, at 7 p.m. Rabbi Joe good for JFCS Food Pantry. Refresh- Rooks Rapport will lead from the Union 20 Community Y DECEMBER 22, 2017 Y 4 TEVET 5778

Temple Bible class on women Basic Judaism class at The Temple Around Town Rabbi David Ariel-Joel will teach “The The Temple will hold Basic Judaism Chavurat Shalom continued from page 19 Great Women of the Bible” Mondays, 7 classes Mondays at 8 p.m. The second Compiled by Sarah Harlan p.m., at The Temple The class will study semester, taught by Rabbi David Ariel- For Community AJ Pragmatic Spirituality discussion the stories of the daughters of Lot, Tamar, Joel, begins Monday, January 8. Life group Miriam, the daughter of Pharoah, Ruth, cycle events will be taught. On Thursday, January 11, Rabbi David Holistic psychiatrist Dr. Courtney Sny- Michal and Esther. It also will examine Ariel-Joel will talk about the Kaddish, der and business & leadership advisor their contributions to the larger biblical Torah Study at The Temple what it is, why it is said and how Juda- Marty Snyder lead the Pragmatic Spiri- narrative. The class will not meet on De- Rabbi David Ariel-Joel leads Torah ism views heaven and hell. Lunch will tuality Discussion Group at Adath Je- cember 25, and January 1 and 15. study Saturdays from 9 to 10 a.m. in the include beef pot roast, roasted potatoes, shurun on Sundays at 10 a.m. The group Fishman Library of The Temple. Coffee, green beans, mixed green salad, fresh will discuss a universal theme based on a Hebrew classes at The Temple bagels and cream cheese are available. fruit and pineapple upside down cake. brief inspiration from a spiritual thinker. New Hebrew language classes will be On Thursday, January 18, Rabbi Joe The January 7 topic will be “The Power taught at The Temple Mondays at 7 and Torah Lunch Bunch at Temple Shalom R. Rapport will talk about Martin Luther of Play, Levity and the Imagination.” On 8 p.m. starting January 8. The Torah study group of Temple Sha- King, Jr., the Jews, and the civil rights January 21, it will be “Science, Religion, The 7 p.m. class, which is for begin- lom will meet on Tuesdays, January 9 movement. Lunch will include fried Spirituality, Mysticism, Superstition – ners and starts January 8, will be taught and 23, at noon. Participants may bring chicken tenders, macaroni and cheese, What Do You Mean?” Visit www.ada- by Temple member Mark Goldstein, a their own lunches. mixed vegetables, caesar salad, fresh thjeshurun.com/spiritualpragma- graduate of Hebrew Union College. The fruit and banana pudding. tism for details. goal of the course is to enable students Song-leading classes at Temple Shalom On Thursday, January 25, Matthew to be more comfortable and confident GUCI song leader Sam That will lead Derrenbacher will present a talk about AJ Hebrew classes for adults accessing the Hebrew language of the a series of song- leading classes on Sat- the Jewish origins of the health industry. Adath Jeshurun offers adult begin- prayer book. No prior Hebrew knowl- urdays from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at Tem- Lunch will include a deli platter, three- ning and intermediate Hebrew classes edge is needed to join the class. ple Shalom on January 6, February 3, bean soup, mixed green salad, fresh on Sunday mornings beginning at 10:30 The 8 p.m. class, which is for advanced March 3 and April 7. There is no cost to fruit, and cookies and brownies. a.m. Taught by Deborah Slosberg, the students, will be taught by Rabbi Joe R. attend. Guitar skills are encouraged, but On Thursday, February 1, accordion classes are free. Sessions will begin Rapport. The students will study biblical not required. Participants should bring player Mike O’Bryan returns. January 21 and 28. Contact Slosberg at and prayer book Hebrew in preparation instruments if they have them. RSVP to Chavurat Shalom is a community-wide [email protected] or to lead four Shabbat morning services Temple Shalom, 502-458-4739. JFHE is program for Jewish seniors that meets in call 502-458-5359 for details. during the year. History, Torah study and underwriting the classes. the Levy Great Hall of the Klein Center prose and poetry Mishkan T’filah will be at The Temple, 5101 U.S. Highway 42, Rosh Chodesh Girls Club included. KI Mahjong Club unless otherwise noted. Lunch, catered Girls in grades 4-8, may join Kenes- Keneseth Israel holds a bi-weekly by Chef Z, is available at noon for $5, fol- eth Israel Cantor Sharon Hordes and The Temple Scholars mahjong game at KI every first and third lowed by the program at 1 p.m. RSVP by Lisa Yussman every month to celebrate The Temple Scholars program will Thursday of the month at 1 p.m. in the calling 502-423-1818 or emailing Sarah Rosh Chodesh. The girls meet after meet Wednesdays. There will be classes small chapel, except on Jewish holidays. Harlan at [email protected] LBSY at The J, room 113, 12:30 to 2:30 on December 27 or January 3. RSVP to [email protected] by the Tuesday of the week you plan to p.m. Lunch will be provided. The girls Rabbi David Ariel-Joel will teach or call 502-459-2780. attend. Vegetarian meals are available use art, drama, games, music and Jew- “1917, 1947, 1967: The Legacy of The if requested by the Tuesday before the ish tradition to learn how to impact the Past, and The Future of Modern Israel” Jews and Brews event. Transportation can be scheduled world in a positive way. Contact Hordes from 9:30 to 10:35 a.m. Keneseth Israel Rabbi Michael Wolk by calling Jewish Family & Career Ser- at [email protected] or Rabbi Joe R. Rapport will teach “A leads Jews and Brews, a weekly one-hour vices at 502-452-6341. Transportation to 502-459-2780 for details. Cost is $54.00 History of the Jewish People in 36 Ob- Torah study class over coffee, Wednes- Chavurat Shalom is $5 round-trip. per family. jects” from 10:50 a.m. to noon. days at 11 a.m. at The J Library.

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By Lee Chottiner He was preceded in death by his sis- Natalie Landry, Marshall Rowland, Tra- ter, Gladys Maxwell; his brother, Arland vis Rowland and Stephanie Rowland; Community Editor Rowland; and the mother of his five chil- and eight great-grandchildren, Jack, dren, Phyllis Rowland. Aidan, Anna Caroline, Clara, Max, Jake Kenneth Franklin Rowland, 91, a long- Ken is survived by his wife of 53 years, and Kendall. time broadcast journalist in Louisville Edith Rowland; five children, Kathy Ko- Services were held Thursday, Novem- whose coverage touched on everything rfhage (Richard), Karen Slusher, Linda ber 30, at Herman Meyer & Son, Inc., from natural disasters to the civil rights Palicki (Robert), Steve Rowland (Mar- 1338 Ellison Ave. Burial followed in movement, passed away Monday, No- guerite) and Eileen Bartos (George); a The Temple Cemetery. Expressions of vember 27, 2017. step-daughter, Linda Seligman Turner sympathy may be made to The Temple, Rowland’s audience will always re- (Larry); 12 grandchildren, Kim Slusher, Kentuckiana Stroke Association or the member him for his customary signoff: Jason Korfhage, Nicole Curry, Koleen WHAS Crusade for Children. “My time is up, thank you for yours.” Slusher, Phillip Palicki, Lauren Stamp- “Ken was very creative,” said his wife, er, Christopher Bartos, Andrea Funken, Edith “Edie” Rowland. “He knew his city and he knew politics.” In fact, Rowland spent the bulk of his career in Louisville, working as a report- er and news anchor at WLKY from 1964 to 1970 and again from 1977 to 1986, At Magen David Adom, and at WHAS from 1970 to 1977. He covered some of the most impor- we’re often saving lives before tant events in the history of Louisville and Kentucky, including the 1974 torna- Kenneth Rowland do, court-ordered busing and the Hyden our ambulances even arrive. mine disaster and civil rights marches in Broadcasting in Washington, D.C. Louisville, at one of which, Edie said, he He began his broadcasting career in was nearly hit by rock, but still managed Wilmington, Delaware. He also worked to interview Martin Luther King Jr. in Salina, Kansas, and Omaha, Nebras- Edie said her husband was on the air ka, before coming to Louisville. Here, he for hours. “He was the only reporter who first worked as news director and pro- knew the city block by block and he was gram director for WKLO radio before able to tell people when to scatter.” moving to TV. He also covered the 1980 and 1984 Edie said her husband belonged to a Republican National Conventions for generation of television reporters who WLKY news. did everything. An excellent judge of talent, Ken hired “They carried their equipment with and mentored a young Louisvillian, Di- them,” she said. “They wrote the scripts, ane Sawyer, who later went on to nation- they directed the stories, they developed al prominence as an aide to President the film.” Richard Nixon, and a journalist for CBS Upon retiring from the anchor chair, and ABC news. he became director of research for Link- He received numerous awards and er Capital Management from 1986 to recognition for his work, culminating in 2013. In addition, he produced a busi- his induction into the Kentucky Journal- ness report for WDRB three nights a ism Hall of Fame. week from 1990 to 1998. Born on April 4, 1926, in Marysville, Active in his community, Ken served Kansas, a son of the late Mary and Frank as president of the Jaycees in Salina and Rowland, Ken grew up on a 200-acre was a member of the Louisville chapter farm, where he learned the virtue of hard of Sigma Delta Chi, a professional jour- work, self-reliance and the belief that it nalism society, serving two years as its is more important what you know than president. who you know. He passed these princi- He also MC’d or spoke at several JCC ples to his children and grandchildren. and Hadassah functions, Edie said. During his senior year in high school, Ken also became an avid supporter he enlisted in the Army Air Corp and of University of Louisville athletics and served on the crew of the B-29 from watched his grandchildren compete in 1944-1946. He was assigned to a base their athletic contests. He preferred at- in Okinawa, Japan where he flew over tending UofL games instead of watch- Hiroshima and Nagasaki, two and half ing them on television, saying that he months after the dropping of the atomic enjoyed being out among Louisvillians, bombs that ended World War II. whose support he always appreciated. After his discharge, he attended Kan- The family would like to thank the sas State University and completed staffs at Seneca Place and Springhurst his studies at the National Academy of Pines for Ken’s care.

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Joseph Davis, 85, he did not. He was passionate about Friday, November Evelyn also had a strong Jewish iden- passed away Sun- his family, and had a strong interest in 24, 2017 at Oxmoor tity, supporting Israel and many Jewish day, November 19, American art, especially American folk Lodge Senior Liv- organizations. in Atlanta, Georgia, art. He will be forever remembered as ing, surrounded In Louisville, she remained close to surrounded by his a loving, supportive, trusted and unique- by her family and her family and participated in all its ac- family. ly positive man in the hearts of all who friends. tivities. She will be greatly missed. His home was in knew him. Born October 11, Evelyn is survived by her son, Steven Louisville, but he Funeral Services were held Wednes- 1937, in Lexington Goodman; his wife, Susan; two grand- lived the last three day, November 22, at at Herman Meyer to the late Alma Hatton Francis and Wil- children, Jenny (Todd) and Jason; and years in Naples, & Son, Inc., 1338 Ellison Ave. Contri- liam Parker Francis, Pat graduated from two great-grandchildren, Emory and Florida. He and his butions in Joe’s memory can be sent to nursing school in Lexington in 1958 and Brooks. wife were evacuated to Atlanta ahead of Jewish Federation of Louisville, Congre- obtained two master’s degrees in nursing Graveside services were private. Ex- Hurricane Irma this past September. gation Adath Jeshurun or The Home of and teaching. She obtained her Advance pressions of sympathy may be made to Born August 6, 1932, Joe was son of the Innocents. Registered Nurse Practitioner degree Hadassah or the donor’s favorite charity. the late Abe and Rebecca Davis of Louis- (ARNP) and worked as a nurse practitio- ville, and brother of the late Arnold Da- Leonid Dayen ner. Abraham D. Paper vis. Leonid Dayen, 88, died Thursday, No- She spent much of her career volun- Abraham D. Pa- He graduated from Male High School vember 30, 2017, at Seneca Place. teering with Native Americans in the per, of Aurora, in Louisville, attended Indiana Univer- A native of Ukraine, Leonid was a fa- Dakotas and in Mexico, as well as with Colorado; died sity and the University of Louisville. He mous Soviet journalist. He was a mem- “at risk” youth in Louisville. She was a Wednesday, No- graduated from the University of Chi- ber of the Soviet Society of Journalists member of Congregation Adath Jeshu- vember 15, 2017. cago Law School, where he was a mem- and the Soviet Society of Writers, and run. He was 96. ber of the Law Review, in 1956. After an accomplished author of more than 30 Pat was preceded in death by her par- Born December serving in the Army, he became an advi- books of poetry and prose. ents, her husband, Carmelo Colon, and 5, 1920, in Fargo, sor to Rauch AZA (1950’s), president of His name was included in the “top 100 her son, Jonathan Parker Williams. North Dakota, to Louisville Chapter B’nai Brith, a mem- poets of the 20th century” and he inter- She is survived by her daughters, the late Samuel ber of Congregation Adath Jeshurun, viewed the first Russian Cosmonaut to Mary Rossdeutscher (Karl) and Alma and Bertha Paper, St. George Masonic Lodge of Kentucky travel into space, Yuri Gagarin. Gary (David Eaton); her son, James Abe was the seventh of 10 children and #239, and a Kosair Shriner of Louisville. Leonid is survived by his wife, Anna Colon (Mary Lou); her grandchildren, the last survivor. Joe is survived by his devoted wife of Malinsky; his daughter, Alla Chopvsky Wesley Rossdeutscher (Alison), Josiah He served in the Army Corps of Engi- 55 years, Ruth Kahn Davis; daughter and (Lenny); his son, Igor Dayen (Irina); his Rossdeutscher and Parker Gary (Hayden neers during World War II. son-in-law, Ellen and Aaron Weinstein of brother, Naum Dayen of Boston; three Sowders); and her great-grandchildren, An Optometrist, Abe practiced in Atlanta; son Dr. Mark Davis and his fian- grandchildren and three great-grand- Trey and Oliver Rossdeutscher. Louisville for 30 years. He loved tennis, cé, Dr. Lauren Harshman, of Needham, children. Graveside services were held Monday, bridge, Minnesota college football and Massachusetts; grandchildren Stephanie Funeral services were held Friday, De- November 27, at Adath Jeshurun Cem- his family. He was the best patriarch and & Mia Weinstein of Atlanta and Eric and cember 1, at Herman Meyer & Son, Inc., etery. Expressions of sympathy may be beloved by all his family. Michael Davis of Needham. 1338 Ellison Ave. Burial took place at made to St. Jude Children’s Research In 1946, Abe married Phyllis J. Levine Beth El Cemetery in New York. Hospital. Paper, who preceded in him in death. Abe is survived by his children Jan Evelyn Goodman (Maury Kroopnick) Fisher and Don Evelyn Goodman, 93, died Sunday, (Kathy) Paper; his grandchildren, Molly November 26, 2017, at Baptist Health. (Jeremy) Goldsmith and Jonathan Fish- A native of Brooklyn, New York, Ev- er; great-grandchildren, Adam and Em- elyn was born March 2, 1924, to the late ily; and by nieces, nephews, and many Louie and Sophie Kossoff. admirers. A writer and editor all her adult life, A service was held Sunday, Novem- Evelyn was a learned and bright woman ber 20, in Denver. He was in interred in whose first chapter of life focused on her Mount Nebo Memorial Park. Contribu- career. She moved from New York to tions may be to Shalom Park, 14800 East England to Israel by way of schooling at Belleview Drive, Aurora, CO 80015. University of Michigan. Evelyn worked at Random House pub- Arnold M Schnei- lishing as an editor. Meticulous about der her work, she became an avid reader Arnold M. and researcher, collecting a diversified li- Schneider, 93, died brary of books. Even with failing vision, Thursday, Novem- she continued to find pleasure in learn- ber 23, 2017, at ing. Baptist Health. She moved to Lexington to work at the He was a plant University of Kentucky School of Den- and production tistry and assist professors in publishing manager for Uni- a book, an accomplishment of which she versal Container was proud. Corporation, serv- Chapter 2 began when she met Larry ing the whiskey barrel industry, and a Goodman in Lexington and married him retired insurance agent with Traveler’s at the age of 56. She became a travel part- Insurance. ner, homemaker and wonderful grand- He was a member of Congregation mother. They were happily married for Adath Jeshurun and JCC, and a driver 23 years until Larry’s death in 2004. for the Adath Jeshurun gift shop and Through the adversity of loss, Evelyn JFCS Meals on Wheels. strove to maintain her independence and Arnold is survived by his loving wife autonomy. She lived in Lexington until of 62 years, Roslind Jacobs Schneider; recently when she moved to Louisville. his daughter, Suzy Schaffer (Jack) of Houston, Texas; his sons, Jon Schnei- der (Wendy Fox) of Skokie, Illinois and a er aiti Sheldon Schneider (Meg) of Lexington; his sisters, Naomi Pressma and Mari- ist as anne Morguelan; and his grandchildren, t ait r aa Alyssa, Jeremy and Jonathan Schaffer, and Allison, Mallory, Samantha, Ross For further information, please call Diane Reece and Julia Schneider. or Eleonora Isahakyan at 454-7795. Funeral services were held Sunday, November 26, at Herman Meyer & Son, 1338 Ellison Ave. Burial followed in Ada- th Jeshurun Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy may be made to Congregation 3650 Dutchmans Ln., Louisville, KY 40205 See OBITUARIES on next page DECEMBER 22, 2017 Y 4 TEVET 5778 Y Community 23

“gentle encouragement for what I might “There are entrances to holiness ev- their mitzvah of healing the world.” Rooks become,” and her children. (“Everything erywhere – the birth of a child, the bar As her work as an active pulpit rabbi continued from page 1 that is gentler, kinder and more loving in mitzvah of a son, the ordination of a comes it an end, Rooks said she will now me, I learned from you.”) daughter, weddings, funerals, festivals take time to consider what comes next Theological Seminary, “without whom I She said each person who was present, and feasts,” Rooks said. “That’s one rea- on her journey. never would have gotten my doctorate.” along with those who called, wrote and son I wanted to become a rabbi. People “Now, with a six-month sabbatical She added, “I learn from all of you, es- texted, was special to her in a different allow me the sacred opportunity to expe- ahead of me, to clear my mind and clean pecially my interfaith friends.” way. rience with them precious entrances to the ashes off the alter of my ever-burning A video was played showing highlights Reflecting on the way she spent her holiness.” spark of the divine, it’s time to listen once from Rooks’ career and recorded well life, Rooks asked – in jest – why on earth “Called to the rabbinate” in the 10th again for that still small voice,” she said. wishes from friends and colleagues. One anyone would want to become a rabbi. grade – before Sally Priesand became “Its quite greedy of me, I recognize, to of them was Rabbi David Ellenson, for- The answer, to her, is obvious. the first woman rabbi in America – and hope to hear God’s call so clearly once mer president of Hebrew Union College- “What more fulfilling way could there ordained herself in 1984, Rooks said again,” she added. “Most people never Jewish Institute of Religioun, who spoke be for someone to spend a life? I became she had been privileged to serve a con- experience that kind of intimate encoun- glowingly of Rooks, one of his former a rabbi because the rabbi gets to be there gregation where she been “paid to be a ter once in their lives, and here I want students. when life seems to be coming apart or mensch.” it twice. But whether I will be that in- But the evening belonged to Rooks, coming back together.” “People expected me to be caring and credibly blessed, I am already eternally who spoke last. Being a rabbi, she continued, is an righteous. They entrusted me with tze- grateful.” She paid tribute to her husband for his honor. dakah, and I was blessed to be part of

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the Purple Plum, the local chapter’s con- She was a life member of the Associa- dents. signment store on Bardstown Road. tion of the Louisville Orchestra, a mem- Carolyn was preceded in death by her Obituaries She was honored by the State of Israel ber of the Music Teachers Association, parents, Maurice and Celia Simon; her continued from previous page Bonds in 1980. Shirley was a longtime Friends of the School of Music, Speed husband, Nathaniel Shapin; and her participant in and supporter of the High- Museum, NCJW-Louisville Section and brother, Dr. William J. Simon. Adath Jeshurun, the JFCS or the Crohn’s land Minyan at Four Courts. She volun- Congregation Adath Jeshurun. She is survived by her son, Lawrence & Colitis Foundation. teered for Telecare for many years, and During World War II, she worked for A. Shapin (Ladonna Nicolas); her sister, took charge of the Candy Striper pro- the American Red Cross Home Service Rebecca Wall; and numerous nieces and Shirley Bass Sch- gram at Jewish Hospital. Department, giving service to military nephews. ramm A lifelong opera fan, she was a mem- families. Private graveside services were held Shirley Bass Sch- ber of the Kentucky Opera Guild. For many years, she volunteered for December 17 at Adath Jeshurun Cem- ramm, 90, died She is survived by her four sons, Lenn the Fund for the Arts, the Channel 15 etery. Expressions of sympathy may be Wednesday, No- (Deborah) Schramm of Jerusalem; Marc Auction, and the Everyone Reads pro- made to the Louisville Orchestra or the vember 29, 2017, at (Sharon) Schramm of Columbus, Ohio; gram for which she received recognition Louisville Youth Orchestra. her home in Dallas. Alec (Laurel) Schramm of Los Angeles; for outstanding commitment to her stu- She was a lifelong and Eric (Bonnie) Schramm of Dallas; resident of Lou- as well as by 15 grandchildren and 11 isville until 2013, great-grandchildren (with one more due when she moved any day). to be with her chil- Burial was held December 1 at the dren. She was married to Ted Schramm Anshei Sfard cemetery in Louisville. Do- for 54 years before his passing in 2002. nations may be made in her memory to A 1945 graduate of Girls’ High, Shir- Hadassah. ley attended the University of Louisville for three years and graduated from the Caroline “Carolyn” Volunteer University of Kentucky with a degree in Simon Shapin OPPORTUNITIES library science. Later she was the head Caroline “Caro- librarian at the Highland Park branch in lyn” Simon Shap- KentuckyOne Health, including Louisville and librarian at the Kentucky in, passed away Jewish Hospital, has many Home School for Girls. Wednesday, De- She and her husband were deeply in- cember 13, 2017, volunteer opportunities at its volved with Eliahu Academy while their at Treyton Oak Louisville facilities that we are four children were students there, from Towers. She was seeking individuals to fulfill. 1955 until 1978. a graduate of the She was a member of Congregation University of Lou- No matter whether you are Anshei Sfard, Amit Women, and Hadas- isville School of sah, for which she served as Louisville Music and became a high school music interested in transporting patients chapter president and regional board teacher and a private piano instructor. to their area of service, helping member, as well as frequent volunteer at family members track their patients during a procedure or sitting at the information desk to JEWISH BEDTIME STORIES and SONGS BIRTHDAY PARTIES AT THE J assist visitors, we have a need. 3600 DUTCHMANS LANE 502-238-2717 We look forward to hearing from you! Parties for children of all ages are Contact Danni Kiefner, 90 minutes and can be customized! Director, Volunteer Services, at FREE JEWISH BEDTIME STORIES and SONGS Mention this ad for a $15 discount! dannikiefner@ Expires April 30, 2017 KentuckyOneHealth.org. ENRICH your entire FAMILY’S JEWISH JOURNEY. to begin your volunteer experience today. We’ll send you Jewish bedtime Birthday Party Coordinator stories every month – for FREE! [email protected] Our volunteer application is now online at APPLY TODAY www.jewishlouisville.org/birthday www.KentuckyOneHealth.org Call Shannon Benovitz at 238-2719 or sign up online at www.jewishlouisville.org/pjlibrary. /volunteer. ROBOTIC-ARM ASSISTED JOINT REPLACEMENT. A GAME-CHANGING PROCEDURE.

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