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Although the 2020 Annual role.” She says she is pleased to be working alongside Rabbi Bulka during her first year. Campaign kickoff is not until Originally from Montreal, she and her husband, Lorne Segal, moved to Ottawa from Toronto in 2000 September, Karen Palayew and their three children attended Hillel Academy (now has joined the Ottawa Jewish Community School). Rabbi Reuven “That was our introduction to the Ottawa Jewish Bulka as Campaign co-chair. community.” Palayew chaired the health committee at Hillel Louise Rachlis reports. Academy and went on to co-chair the Physicians’ Divi- sion of the Federation Annual Campaign. aren Palayew is the new co-chair of the Jewish “While fundraising does really not come naturally Federation of Ottawa’s Annual Campaign, to me, once I started making calls and reaching out to teaming with Rabbi Reuven Bulka, rabbi colleagues, it was extremely gratifying,” she said. emeritus of Congregation Machzikei Hadas. Palayew had been Ottawa chair of the March of the KThe busy Ottawa pediatrician began her two-year Living since 2012. The March is a program for high term recently, when Aviva Ben-Choreen finished hers. school students in which teens spend one week in Karen Palayew becomes co-chair of the Jewish Federation of “It has been a great pleasure working with Aviva Poland learning about the Holocaust at some of the Ottawa Annual Campaign after five years as Ottawa chair of as Campaign co-chair,” said Rabbi Bulka of Palayew’s actual sites where the Holocaust was perpetrated by March of the Living. predecessor. “She put all her considerable energies and the Nazis. The actual March from Auschwitz to Birke- dedication into her work on behalf of the community. nau takes place on Yom HaShoah. The students then “We are all delighted that Karen Palayew is follow- spend a week in Israel that includes marking Yom Haz- Sharon and Bram. ing Aviva,” he added. “Her involvement with March ikaron and celebrating Yom Ha’Atzmaut. “We really enjoyed working with the Federation of the Living showed her love of community, her “It’s been my passion,” she said, “engaging teens team and were really happy to be involved in events appreciation of our history, and her commitment to in a program that heightens their awareness and con- with people of all ages coming together as one,” said our posterity. She is engaging, caring, determined, and nects them to their past and to Israel. It has really Palayew. wonderful.” pulled on my heart strings to leave that position, but “Over the years, my view of Federation is that it After Federation President and CEO Andrea Freed- it’s in good hands with Allan Shefrin,” her successor as cares for the entire spectrum of needs in the commu- man and Rabbi Bulka reached out to Palayew about Ottawa chair for March of the Living. nity,” added Palayew. “I hope to encourage even more co-chairing the Annual Campaign, she contacted several Palayew and Segal co-chaired the 2018 Annual individuals to engage in Federation and to fulfil mean- past co-chairs to hear about their personal experiences. Campaign kickoff events on September 17, 2017 with ingful initiatives. The support we give Federation today “They were all very positive, supportive and encour- evening keynote speaker Hillel Neuer of UN Watch and will ensure support for our cherished community for aging,” Palayew said. “They inspired me to accept the an afternoon family concert by children’s entertainers generations to come.”

Minister of Children, Community and Social Remembering Estelle Backman Toby and David Brooks visit a Jewish inside: Services Lisa McLeod visits Tamir> p. 2 > p. 5 Heritage site in India > p. 8 March 4, 2019 2 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM

MATTHEW HORWOOD Minister of Children, Community and Social Services Lisa MacLeod with members of the Tamir Neshama Choir, February 8. Minister of children, community and social services visits Tamir

including the Lip Sync Battle for the and a past president of the Board, said Lisa Macleod sings along with Tamir Neshama Jewish Federation of Ottawa’s Annual Tamir has “incredible strength within Campaign kickoff last September and the community.” Choir and visits with Tamir participants and Tamir’s own “Stepping Out in Style” “When I go out to look for new direc- families. reports. fashion show in 2017. tors for Tamir, almost everybody I talk Matthew Horwood The Tamir Neshama Choir, led by to within the Jewish community knows Nigel Harris, sang touching versions of about Tamir and what we do,” he said. ntario Minister of Children, involvement.” the Beatles’ song, “With A Little Help Thompson said he would like to get Community and Social Tamir Executive Director Mark Palm- from My Friends,” and the Louis Arm- his son – who has Angelman syndrome Services Lisa MacLeod, the er welcomed the minister and said that strong hit, “What a Wonderful World.” – into a residential home because it MPP for Nepean, visited the agencies such as Tamir are in the busi- MacLeod joined in singing along with would allow him to become more inde- OTamir facility on the Jewish Community ness of “making sure people are cared the choir and was presented with a copy pendent and grow as an individual. Campus, February 8, where she met for and looked after. of their CD. Paul Finn is also a Tamir parent who with Tamir participants, staff, and “Quality of life is about much more After the brief performance, she sits on the agency’s board. family members, for a get-acquainted than just custodial care. It’s about peo- spoke with individual members of the “We are thankful for Tamir, we think visit. ple having meaningful stuff to do and choir hearing about how Tamir partici- it’s a wonderful program,” Finn said to Tamir is the community agency a sense of belonging, attachment and pation has improved their lives. MacLeod. “dedicated to assisting people with pride,” he explained. After meeting with members of the The minister said she wanted to pro- developmental disabilities realize To give the minister a “flavour of choir, MacLeod spoke with several fami- vide “wrap-around support” for individ- their potential in a supportive Jewish the kinds of stuff we are talking about,” ly members of Tamir participants. uals with special needs through social, environment through opportunities Palmer shared videos of Tamir partic- Bob Thompson, a member of the healthcare, education and employment for personal growth and community ipants taking part in special events, Tamir Board of Directors since 2009, programs. Call today to place your Passover Greetings! Commercial Sales & Leasing ❋ Consulting ❋ Site Selection/Relocations ❋ Tenant Representation ❋ Feasibility Studies 613-798-4696, ext. 256 Investment/User Properties ❋ Strategic Growth Planning ❋ Land Assemblies/Development Sites BRENT TAYLOR BROKER of RECORD, PRESIDENT Ottawa Jewish Bulletin [email protected] www.brentcomrealty.com 613-726-7323 / FAX 613-721-8849

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BY LOUISE RACHLIS “top 100 people positively affecting Jew- FOR LIMMUD OTTAWA ish life” for 2018, and an expert on Israel ompassion will be key at this and gay rights advocacy, will speak year’s edition of Limmud Ottawa. about how to fight the new anti-Semi- Among the presenters will tism and BDS. be Brian Goldman, host of CBC There will also be a session for stu- CRadio’s “White Coat, Black Art.” Gold- dents on Israel, BDS and campus advo- man, a veteran ER doctor described by cacy with Rebecca Katzman. CBC as “one of Canada’s most trusted “We will even have a session on inter- medical broadcasters,” will discuss his national migration from a Jewish pro- new book, The Power of Kindness: Why spective,” Roberge said, “presented by Empathy Is Essential in Everyday Life. Howard Spunt, who served as a Canadi- There will also be a panel on com- an diplomat for 37 years.” passion, which includes former Ottawa Other speakers will include Zane mayor Jackie Holzman, co-chair of Com- Caplansky, owner of Caplansky’s Deli passionate Ottawa, a volunteer organi- in Toronto, and Adam Moscoe, will will zation working to make Ottawa more discuss “Leonard Bernstein at 100.” Visit compassionate for people diagnosed www.limmudottawa.ca to see the full list with life-threatening illness. of Limmud presenters. The all-day Limmud event on Sun- “Limmud participants come from day, March 31, at the Soloway Jewish very diverse backgrounds, religious Community Centre (SJCC) will cover affiliations, age, gender, religious prac-

many vital topics for the Jewish world ROBIN CHERNICK tice, nationality, and level of Jewish and beyond. SJCC front desk staff welcome Limmud participants to the 2018 event. knowledge,” said Roberge. “Limmud is “We’re going to have a conversation a wide-ranging set of networks of Jewish with an Indigenous leader, Claudette intercultural communication.” Commanda, on ‘Indigenous and Jewish Algonquin Anishinabe from Kitigan Zibi “The Israel Museum in Jerusalem Limmud Ottawa is affiliated with community Reconciliation,’” said Jenny Anishinabeg First Nation and is execu- just opened a new exhibition on Mai- Limmud International and has partner- Roberge, an Ottawa mashgiach who tive director of the First Nations Confed- monides and we will have a speaker on ships with the Max and Tessie Zelikovitz was a co-founder of Limmud Ottawa eracy of Cultural Education Centres. Maimonides from the Zelikovitz Cen- Centre for Jewish Studies at Carleton in 2012. “Hopefully we’ll break a lot of Roberge said there will also be a tre, Soroosh Shahriari,” said Roberge. University, the Vered Jewish Canadian barriers this year.” focus on the Sephardic philosopher Mai- Her topic will be “Maimonides’ Phil- Studies Program at the University of Elder Claudette Commanda is an monides. osophical Religion vis-à-vis Spinoza’s Ottawa, and is a beneficiary of the Jew- Theistic Revolt.” ish Federation of Ottawa. Roberge also points out that Lim- Limmud Ottawa 2019 takes places mud supporter Rabbi Howard Finkel- throughout the morning and afternoon stein of Congregation Beit Tikvah and on Sunday March 31 at the SJCC. Adult the Ottawa Jewish Community School admission for the day is $36 which will be retiring later this year. “He has includes all sessions and a light kosher TempleAn egalitarian Israel Reform congregation been so supportive of Limmud and lunch. For more information, or to we will have an opportunity to say pre-register, visit www.limmudottawa.ca. Jewish roots, contemporary values, egalitarian thank you.” Pre-registration is highly recommended From Israel, Hen Mazzig, named by as Limmud Ottawa has sold out in the the Algemeiner website as one of the past. Purim Celebration Wednesday, March 20, 2019 WESTBORO Check website for details. FLOORING & DECOR Friday Kabbalat Selling your home? Shabbat Services 6:15 pm Torah Study Saturday 9:00 am Small upgrades such as new carpet, refinishing hardwood, or fresh window Saturday Shabbat Services 10:15 am coverings not only add value to your home, Thursday morning minyanim 7:30 am they can also help it sell faster in the busy Ottawa housing market! Second and fourth Thursdays Visit our showroom to learn more about our President: Stephen Asherman Administrative Officer: Cathy Loves Real Estate Deferred Payment Program! Sr. Rabbi: Robert Morais Religious Rabbi Emeritus: Steven H. Garten School Principal: OTTAWA KINGSTON Executive Director: Heather Cohen Sue Potechin 195 Colonnade Rd.S 649 Justus Drive 613-226-3830 613-384-7447 1301 Prince of Wales Drive, Ottawa, ON K2C 1N2 Tel: 613-224-1802 Fax: 613-224-0707 www.westboroflooring.com www.templeisraelottawa.ca March 4, 2019 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM 5 Remembering beloved librarian Estelle Backman

BY DONNA GUTTMAN In 1998, when the JCC he Jewish community in Ottawa moved to its new home has been blessed by the efforts of Estelle was overjoyed to find many dedicated individuals who herself in beautiful new work to enhance Jewish life. TEach of these individuals is a hero in that surroundings. they selflessly seek to do for others. On February 17, Ottawa lost a quiet community resource – a resource which hero when Estelle Backman z”l, died continues to enrich the lives of anyone suddenly, at home, at age 74. seeking to broaden their knowledge of Estelle loved books. She also loved her all things Jewish. community. Estelle served as Jewish com- I was fortunate to have worked close- munity librarian for more than 20 years, ly with Estelle during the first seven until her retirement at the end of 2014. years after the library moved to the At first, she laboured quietly in the Soloway JCC. During our shared time basement of the Jewish Community in the library, I came to know the quiet Centre (JCC) building on Chapel Street. determination of a woman who did not Working with only a tiny budget and look for honour or attention, but sought more often only with donated books, only to help others. Estelle was always Estelle sought to build a resource of Jew- ready to assist anyone searching for a ish learning accessible to all. Hers was a book suitable to their needs – and she quiet endeavour that required patience, always did this with a smile, grace and persistence, dedication and love. kindness. In 1998, when the JCC moved to its Estelle’s work in the library lives on. new home – the Soloway JCC on the Her years of service to the Jewish com- Jewish Community Campus in the west munity were vital to building a resource end – Estelle was overjoyed to find that serves as testimony to her love of herself in beautiful new surroundings. her community, and to her love for the

The newly minted Greenberg Families books that tell our story. COURTESY OF OTTAWA JEWISH ARCHIVES Library made it possible for Estelle to Estelle will be deeply missed by her Librarians Estelle Backman (right) and Donna Guttman in the Greenberg Families Library at the shine and accomplish all that she had husband Sydney, her daughter Andrea Soloway Jewish Community Centre, circa 1998. always hoped and dreamed of doing. and her family, her son David and his Under her watchful eye, the collection family, and her sister Anita. To them, I was expanded and the old card catalogue say, May You Be Comforted Among the was replaced by an electronic database. Mourners in Zion. COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDS 2019 This intensive process involved culling Estelle will also be missed by the old, irrelevant books and creating digital many people who had the good fortune Members of the Jewish community are invited to nominate individuals to records for all titles in the collection. Cul- of benefiting from her help and warm receive awards at Federation’s Annual General Meeting June 19, 2019. tural programs blossomed with the vital smile. May her memory be for a blessing. support and dedication of avid readers Donna Guttman worked alongside Gilbert Greenberg Distinguished Leadership Award and friends of the library. With the new Estelle Backman as a librarian at the The Gilbert Greenberg Distinguished Leadership Award is the highest tribute prominence of the Greenberg Families Greenberg Families Library in the Soloway the Ottawa Jewish community can bestow on an individual for exceptional Library, came the ability to build a true JCC. She now lives in Jerusalem. service and leadership to the Jewish community over the course of many years. Shem Tov Community Volunteer Award The Shem Tov Community Volunteer Award recognizes an outstanding volunteer for a lifetime of service dedicated to the betterment and mailbag | [email protected] enrichment of Jewish life in Ottawa. Freiman Family Young Leadership Award The Freiman Family Young Leadership Award recognizes a member of RECORDING OF EULOGIES REINSTATED Eulogies Fund that will only be used to the Ottawa Jewish community 40 and under, who has demonstrated proven cover the costs of the recordings. leadership to the benefit of Ottawa’s Jewish community. n a letter to the community pub- We hope many of you will also con- lished in the Ottawa Jewish Bulletin tribute to this fund. Doing so will ensure Student Leadership Award The Student Leadership Award recognizes a student currently pursuing (Mailbag, February 18, 2019), I wrote we will have the funding we need to a post-secondary degree who demonstrates leadership and outstanding to inform everyone that the Ottawa continue beyond the three-year term of commitment to the Ottawa Jewish community. IJewish Historical Society had, with heavy this generous donation. hearts, made the very difficult decision to Our benefactor has provided a won- Visit jewishottawa.com for more information, to complete an online discontinue recording eulogies at Jewish derful opportunity for all of us to pull funerals in Ottawa. together. This is a win-win situation for nomination or to download a nomination form. Deadline March 29, 2019. As a direct result of that letter, I everyone. Nominations can be delivered attention: am pleased to inform you that a very Donations may be made to the Otta- Chair of the Community Award Selection Committee, generous anonymous donor has come wa Jewish Historical Society, Eulogies Jewish Federation of Ottawa, 21 Nadolny Sachs Pvt., forward with funding, for each of the Fund, 21 Nadolny Sachs Private, Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K2A1R9 next three years, which will enable us ON K2A 1R9. to reinstate the recording of eulogies at Questions? Please email [email protected] funerals. Teri Levine, President or call 613-798-4696 x 236 The donation will be placed in a Ottawa Jewish Historical Society March 4, 2019 6 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM

Federation’s PJ Library is making a difference for Ottawa families Library Radio, and holds activities that Symphony, made menorah crafts, and us, a place where we can learn, meet bring families together with the Jewish ate sufganiyot and latkes. friends, and give back. community. These events are helping to build Since 2011, PJ Library has provided In March, we will be holding our a strong, inclusive and thriving com- Jewish books and music to more than first-ever welcome event for new PJ munity for young families. PJ Library 900 Ottawa children aged six months Library families. In June, we will be welcomes all Jewish families. Whatever to eight years. This is made possible holding PJ Library in the Park. It’ll be your background, knowledge, family through the generous donations of local

FEDERATION FEDERATION REPORT a morning filled with fun, games, and make-up or observance of Jewish faith, donors and the support of the Jewish RUTH MIDDLEBROOK, kosher treats. everyone is welcome to participate! I Federation of Ottawa and the Harold PJ LIBRARY PARENT COMMITTEE These events build on the success- know that for my family this is signif- Grinspoon Foundation. ful programs hosted last year. In the icant. We’re interfaith, and we feel so The goals of PJ Library Ottawa are s a PJ Library Parent fall, we partnered with Beit Tikvah for welcome. to promote Jewish literacy and culture, Committee member, I’m Sukkot. PJ Library families met in the Federation’s PJ Library makes a real encourage families to talk together pleased to provide you with congregation’s sukkah for story time, difference in our lives and in the lives about our values and traditions, and an overview and update on crafts and blessing recital while holding of many families in our community. create opportunities for families to Athe program, and also share my personal the lulav and etrog. We followed this It teaches our children Jewish values, meet others and engage in local Jew- experiences. event with PJ Library Parent’s Night Hebrew vocabulary, about Jewish hol- ish life. PJ Library Ottawa, a core on-ramp Out where parents got to make pizza idays and blessings. Our children are We look forward to your family par- of the Jewish Federation of Ottawa’s with Dashing Pinch caterers at Kehillat also encouraged to help others through ticipating in PJ Library in 2019. Please Superhighway, offers local Jewish fami- Beth Israel. Most recently, we partnered the PJ Library Tzedakah Box and the PJ join me and my fellow Parent Commit- lies so much. It brings Jewish education with the Soloway Jewish Community Library Kindness Card Game. PJ Library tee members at activities throughout into homes via a monthly delivery of Centre for a Chanukah Party where we has helped bring my family into the the year – you’ll enjoy connecting with books, streaming of music through PJ enjoyed entertainment from Junkyard Jewish community, created a home for your Jewish community!

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institutions in the community. plete history of the Jewish community Ottawa Jewish Bulletin Specifically, talking about institu- of Ottawa consisting of myriad indi- VOLUME 83 | ISSUE 9 tions, one can ask as to what salutary viduals who can feasibly write his or Ottawa Jewish Bulletin Publishing Co. Ltd. or negative effects were felt by people her own versions of that account, with 21 Nadolny Sachs Private, Ottawa, K2A 1R9 Tel: 613 798-4696 | Fax: 613 798-4730 who were touched by their presence? common threads of agreement, and Email: [email protected] How many students, for example, discordant impressions simultaneously. Published 19 times per year. attending the community’s day schools, It will be interesting and exciting to see © Copyright 2019 past and present, elementary and high how the Jewish Federation of Ottawa’s PUBLISHER school, are leading strong Jewish lives, new Jewish Superhighway project will Andrea Freedman and can attribute their spiritual growth relate to the individuals and families of EDITOR Michael Regenstreif FROM THE THE FROM PULPIT to the foundation they received in our community. The underlying state- RABBI HOWARD FINKELSTEIN, PRODUCTION CONSULTANT these schools? ment that ‘no Jew will be left behind’ Patti Moran BEIT TIKVAH How many people were influenced, on this new pathway bodes well for BUSINESS MANAGER positively or negatively, by their associ- community cohesion and individu- Eddie Peltzman n 2009, A Common Thread, a book ation with synagogues in our commu- al identification with other Jews in describing the Jewish community of nity? How many can point to rabbinic Ottawa. The Superhighway can be our The Bulletin, established in 1937 as “a force Ottawa from its inception to leadership that does not garner head- common thread in bringing the Jews of for constructive communal consciousness,” modern times was published by the lines, but is highly influential in one’s Ottawa together. communicates the messages of the Jewish IOttawa Jewish Historical Society. It was a life? While A Common Thread can admi- When the call came for the Hebrews Federation of Ottawa and its agencies and, as the city’s only Jewish newspaper, welcomes a wonderful book, filled with impressive rably speak about the development of in the desert to come together to con- diversity of opinion as it strives to inform and historical and anecdotal accounts of life synagogues and the role of rabbis in the tribute to the building of the sanctuary, enrich the community. Viewpoints expressed in Ottawa through the years. community’s history, by definition, it the Hebrews came from all walks of in these pages do not necessarily represent the policies and values of the Federation. Missing, however, was any mention cannot assess the historical significance life to donate their time, energy and of the existence of Yitzhak Rabin High that these institutions and leaders had resources to its successful completion. The Bulletin cannot vouch for the kashrut of advertised products or establishments School, which operated for 20 years and continue to have on those affected As a result, God promised to dwell unless they are certified by Ottawa Vaad from 1995 until 2015, or of Torah Day by them. among the people of Israel. In a sim- HaKashrut or a rabbinic authority recognized School, formerly known as Torah Acad- In truth, it is impossible to write a ilar vein, each Jew of our community by OVH. emy, an Orthodox institution operating true and complete history of a commu- should not only contribute material $36 Local Subscription | $40 Canada $60 USA | $179 Overseas | $2 per issue for over 20 years. nity, for every individual has his or her goods to the betterment of Ottawa’s Understandably, not everything can personal story to tell. As a rabbi and Jewish institutions, they should con- Funded by the Government of Canada. be included in a history book, but gaps educator in Ottawa since 1991, I can tribute their wisdom and their experi- in the recording of the existence of edu- attest to the mini-histories of the Jews ence to build a model of a community ISSN: 1196-1929 Publication Mail Agreement No. 40018822 cational institutions which have shaped of Ottawa with whom I have had con- for future generations. We may not and influenced the Jewish community tact. Each story is different, and each need a new history book to recount Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to: Ottawa Jewish Bulletin must be addressed as the discerning story is instructive, in terms of how we these experiences, but we do need 21 Nadolny Sachs Private, student of history has to remark on the relate to the community at large, and to people to step up and figuratively write Ottawa ON K2A 1R9 underlying and sometimes invisible each other. their own accounts by continuing to contributions made by people and by Consequently, we have the incom- build our community. March 4, 2019 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM 7

Campaign wheeling and dealing in Israel wheeling and dealing between parties polling immediately after the merger jointly they may win four or five seats. that will take place after the votes are was announced suggested that the And as the leading parties scramble counted in order to assemble a govern- Blue and White Party could overtake to assemble a governing coalition after ing coalition. Netanyahu’s Likud and perhaps win 36 the election, those four or five seats The first deal merges three centrist seats to become the leading party in the would be crucial for Netanyahu’s chanc- parties – two of them newly-formed race to form a governing coalition. es. Knowing this, it was Netanyahu – under prominent military and polit- The other deal brings together two himself who reportedly brokered the FROM THE THE FROM EDITOR ical figures to create the new Blue and parties on the right and extreme right: deal by apparently promising two seats MICHAEL REGENSTREIF White Party (named for the colours Jewish Home and Otzma Yehudit. at his cabinet table to the joint ticket. of the Israeli flag). Combining to form Jewish Home was part of Netanya- While it’s highly unlikely that a cab- ith Israel’s system of what could be the most significant new hu’s 2015 coalition but its two most inet position would go to one of the proportional representa- political force in Israel in many years prominent members – Education Minis- Otzma Yehudit candidates, it’s frankly tion and its many political were Benny Gantz’s Israel Resilience ter Naftali Bennett and Justice Minister appalling that Netanyahu would broker parties – many of which Party (a former general, Gantz was chief Ayelet Shaked – recently split off to a deal that would lend political legiti- Ware focused on a single issue or represent of the Israel Defense Forces’ general form the New Right Party. macy to a group that should never have a specific cultural or religious commun- staff from 2011 to 2015); Yair Lapid’s Otzma Yehudit (Jewish power) is an moved beyond the fringe. ity, and many of which come and go – Yesh Atid Party (a former journalist, extremist party which advocates the And there is still another wild card it’s virtually impossible for any party to Lapid served as Israel’s finance minister relocation of West Bank Palestinians which could affect the outcome of the form a majority government without from 2013 to 2014); and Moshe Ya’alon’s and Israeli Arabs to Arab countries – in election as Israeli Attorney General bringing together a coalition. Telem Party (Ya’alon is also a former other words, ethnic cleansing. The party Avichai Mandelblit is widely expected For example, Benjamin Netanyahu general and chief of the Israel Defense is the successor to Meir Kahane’s Kach to announce this month whether he put together a governing coalition with Forces’ general staff who served as Net- Party – a party that has been banned will accept police recommendations the support of other parties in 2015 – anyahu’s minister of defence from 2013 from running for the Knesset due to its that Netanyahu be indicted on several mostly by promising control of certain to 2016). racist ideology since 1988 and banned corruption charges. Although the prime cabinet ministries to other parties – Gabi Ashkenazi, another former gen- outright since 1994. minister denies the validity of the alle- after his Likud Party received 23.4 per eral and chief of the Israel Defense Forc- The electoral threshold for a party to gations against him and has said he will cent of the vote to win 30 of the Knes- es’ general staff, is also part of the Blue obtain seats in the Knesset is 3.25 per not stand down if indicted, it remains set’s 120 seats. and White Party’s leadership team. cent of the popular vote – which would to be seen if his support will weaken Two deals between parties Under terms of the merger Gantz mean four seats. Polling has suggest- significantly enough if he is indicted announced late last month could have and Lapid would rotate the prime-min- ed that neither the current version of to change the outcome of the election. major effects on the outcome of the ister-ship after two-and-a-half years. Jewish Home or Otzma Yehudit would Some Israeli analysts suggest that it April 9 Israeli election, and on the The Jerusalem Post reported that crack the threshold on its own – but would. Eye-openers you might never want to see

to the ground in Nazi Germany. It is the Now, super-sophisticated anti-Sem- and “Hail Satan” written on the walls. same hatred that still leads to toppled ites would have loved to have ransacked The Reform synagogue Natan Ya was and defaced tombstones in Jewish cem- their synagogue in Jerusalem to send flooded that same night when perpetra- eteries around the world. a message to Jews who left France that tors broke a window and forced a running The script for the January 30 attack hatred for them will follow everywhere garden hose in leaving half a foot of water may look the same and we may wish they go, including Israel. And while that throughout. Last May, also in Netanya, it was the same because then we could may be the result, it is hard to imagine Beit Israel, a Conservative synagogue was understand it. The attack on the syna- the thinking behind the attack was that vandalized on four separate occasions. gogue I am referring to did not happen sophisticated. There may be a line of thinking that in some country one might expect. Most As I write, 10 days after the attack, connects the attacks in the Conserva- IDEAS AND IDEAS IMPRESSIONS regrettably, this attack happened in the authorities are not putting any kind of tive and Reform synagogues in Netanya. JASON MOSCOVITZ one country you would think a hate premise forward and there is very little It takes neither a rocket scientist nor a crime targeting Jews would never happen. information being made available. But, Talmudic scholar to know Reform and t is shocking and disturbing and The name of the ransacked syna- there are theories in the neighbour- Conservative Judaism is not appreciat- reminiscent of a real-life nightmare gogue is Siah Yisrael. It is located in hood, and in the media, about who did ed in religious circles in Israel. As for that Jews have endured for centur- Jerusalem, the capital of the Jewish this and why. The underbelly of the the Orthodox congregation in Netanya, ies. It never stops. The targeting of people. More precisely, and more per- speculation seems to fall on tension one could speculate the perpetrators IJews in any number of countries they sonally, Siah Yisrael is in my daughter’s between secular and the growing num- thought a shul called the MacDonald find themselves in. Sometimes it is family’s neighbourhood of Kiryat Yovel. ber of religious people in the neigh- International Shul, commonly referred subtle and sometimes not. When I arrived here in Jerusalem in bourhood. It is something no one wants to as “MacDonald’s,” did not fit the On January 30, another synagogue February for my annual visit, I heard to talk about. mould of what they expect a shul to be. was broken into and desecrated. Pho- people talking about the badly dam- As troubling as the invasion of the As for the French shul In Jerusalem, tos show ripped and shredded sacred aged synagogue – and the plot certainly Siah Yisrael is, it takes no time to real- while theories abound as to who is Torahs on the ground, the locked ark thickens when you find out more. ize it is not the only synagogue in Israel responsible and why, it remains hard was forced open by sawing a hole on Siah Yisrael has many French-speak- to be hit in the middle of the night. to think secular Jews did this to protest its side, and the photos show destroyed ing congregants who recently came Just days before the attack in Jeru- the arrival of religious newcomers com- prayer books strewn all over the ran- from France. Imagine, they left France salem two synagogues were targeted ing to their neighbourhood, just as it is sacked synagogue. to come to Israel to get away from the in Netanya. The MacDonald Interna- so hard to think religious Jews would It is all the same script. The same very thing that happened to their syna- tional Shul, an Orthodox shul with hurt Reform and Conservative Jews for hatred that saw so many synagogues gogue in Jerusalem. It truly is unimag- English-speaking congregants, mostly not being observant enough. ransacked in pogroms – most notably in inable how persecuted and let down American and British, was hit by perpe- Every visit to Israel brings eye-openers czarist Russia – to synagogues burned those French Jews must feel. trators who left ugly graffiti with crosses – including those you never want to see. March 4, 2019 8 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM Our visit to Jewish heritage site in India On a trip last November, Ottawans Toby and David Brooks visited the Paradesi Synagogue in Kochi – the oldest continuously used synagogue in the British Commonwealth.

BY DAVID B. BROOKS early as the fourth century CE, and that the community had grown to several here are not many Jewish sites in thousand people with seven synagogues all of India, but one of the best, if by the middle ages. Most of them were not the best, is found in the city located in the Mattancherry district of of Kochi (formerly called the city, close to the port and not far TCochin) in the state of Kerala. Kochi from the British palace and fort. Alas, offers one of India’s best ports on the only the Paradesi Synagogue, which was Arabian Sea, and was the site of the first built in 1586 on a site that formerly held English settlement in India. Perhaps it is a synagogue built nearly 250 years ear- not surprising that, as one of the main lier, remains open today. However, with The interior of the Paradesi Synagogue in Kochi, India. sources for spices and tropical fruits Kochi’s Jewish population today reduced across the then known world, Jewish to a few dozen individuals, services are merchants would have found their way now held only on Shabbat and Jewish used to be according to old records) and co-existed in a pleasant if competitive to Kochi by sometime in the seventh or holidays. Even so, it does remain the the Paradesi Synagogue in November of relationships with local Dutch, Portu- eighth centuries CE. Stories place Jews oldest continuously used synagogue in 2018. Paradesi means “foreigner,” so des- guese, and British trading communities. there in the first century as the Romans the British Commonwealth of Nations. ignated to distinguish these Sephardic While there must have been tensions dispersed Jerusalem’s Jews after destruc- At other times, it is one of Kochi’s pre- Jews from other Jews in more northerly from time to time – just think of a large tion of the Second Temple. mier tourist attractions. India. It was as much a sad as a happy cargo ship docking on Shabbat – the Most evidence indicates that Kochi Toby and I visited the old Jewish area visit for us. Perhaps the happiest point limited historical records of the day had a nascent Jewish community as of Kochi (labelled “Jewtown” today, as it was learning that the Jewish community See Paradesi on page 9

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Advertorial Paradesi: Services still held on Shabbat, holidays Continued from page 8 make no reference to anti-Semitism. Apart from the synagogue itself, about all that one finds today of the old Jewish quarter is a plethora of shops selling everything from Stars of David and Dan Mader Lynda Taller-Wakter menorahs to Hindu and Buddhist religious materials, Board Chair Executive Director and, T-shirts, post cards, and Indian saris, all in the JNF is Past, Present, Future same shops. Building Israel since 1901 The synagogue itself is a relatively small but well- built white two-story building near the end of a typi- cally narrow street, bordered by tourist shops. The city JNF visits with schools and educators has placed signs directing the visitor to the synagogue OJCS students dress down to donate at corners of nearby main roads. The building consists JNF Ottawa was delighted to have been invited to accept the of an anteroom with a gabbai to keep tourists in order proceeds for the OJCS students’ January campaign which will be allocated to the Tu Bishvat campaign. Abby, the OJCS Knesset’s and the sanctuary itself with a surprisingly large wom- The entrance to the “Jewtown” neighbourhood in Kochi, India. Communications Representative said, “Each month OJCS choos- en’s gallery, including its own bimah, upstairs. es a different charity to give tzedakah to on the last Friday of The visit starts with a surprise. Immediately upon the month for our Dress Down Day. For the month of January, arrival, the gabbai asks everyone to take off shoes. the OJCS Knesset chose JNF for our cause to support. On For most tourists, who have likely spent the previous Wednesday, February 6, Lynda Taller-Wakter joined us for our week or so visiting Hindu or Buddhist temples, where Rosh Chodesh assembly to explain the important work of JNF and the cause we were supporting. Members of OJCS Knesset presented Lynda with our Dress Down Day funds from January.” To the surprise of most North American tourists, the bimah appears in the middle of the sanctuary rather than at end of the room, and therefore lacks any apparent connection to the Aron HaKodesh on the eastern wall.

removal of shoes is de rigueur, this, no doubt, just seems to be local practice. But that is not at all the issue. Rather, the gabbai’s request is intended to help preserve the beautiful blue willow Chinese porcelain tiles that cover the floor. Even they come with a bit of a mystery. Though dating from the 1800s, well after construction of the synagogue, information at the shul says that the tiles were a gift from the Dutch commu- nity to the Jewish community. However, some websites (From left) Ben L.- Assembly MC; Daniel- President; suggest they were brought to Kochi by a Jewish mer- Abby- Communications; Shylee- Grade 4 Class Rep; chant, or by convincing some local rajah that the tiles Adam- Grade 4 Class Rep. were made with cow’s blood, which made them repug- nant to Hindus. Community educators meet with JNF shlicha The next thing a visitor will note inside the sanctu- JNF Canada Education Emissary Yifat Bear Millar met with ary is the ceiling, which is covered, wall-to-wall, with many of Ottawa’s educators and shinshinim in February. JNF crystal chandeliers. For this, we found no explanation. offers materials and activities in both English and Hebrew as It seems that they were just added over time. Clearly, a complimentary service to supplement or complement Israel one is the eternal light, but it is barely visible among Toby and David Brooks in front of the Paradesi Synagogue in education in schools, synagogues and camps. One of the pro- the others. The lighting is now all electrified, but it Kochi, India. grams, a movie called “Sustainable Nation,” was presented to looks as if it may have originally held candles. students at Torah Academy. Yifat holds the rank of Captain (Reserves) in the Israel Defense Forces. She has a master’s To the surprise of most North American tourists, who surely make up the great bulk of tourists, about a degree in education from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the bimah appears in the middle of the sanctuary Jewish service nor about objects found in the sanctu- a bachelor’s degree in social work from Haifa University, and rather than at end of the room, and therefore lacks ary. Neither is there any translation of the numerous a teacher’s certificate. She is a former community emissary to any apparent connection to the Aron HaKodesh on Hebrew phrases that decorate the sanctuary. A short South Bend, Indiana and prior to her role at JNF, she was the the eastern wall, which also serves to conceal all of the brochure is available on the history of the Jewish com- Jewish Agency’s communities coordinator, and was responsible synagogue’s real treasures. munity in Kerala, as are some postcards of the interior for overseeing all of the community and youth emissaries. That observation gets us to the saddest part of our of the synagogue, where photographs are forbidden. After Yifat presented the “Sustainable Nation” video to Grade 3 and 4 students at Torah Day School, Principal Rabbi Durden visit. There is next to no explanation for non-Jews, This gap led to an amusing experience as Toby and helped to facilitate the lessons learned from the movie. I appeared to be the only Jews in the synagogue at the time of our visit, and we started to respond to ques- JNF Golden Book Inscription Ira Abrams tions from our own tour-mates when we both found In memory of Dr. Sydney Kronick, by David and CPA, CA ourselves at the centre of a cluster of tourists asking Heather Goldfarb. Licenced Public questions. I have no doubt that we could have stayed E tt Accountant much longer than we did, but we began to impinge on 205-11 Nadolny Sachs Pvt Celebrate all occasions 613-224-6808 Customer:the gabbai’s two-hour closing time for lunch. Ottawa, K2A 1R9 Israel experiences Plng ABRAMSDespite & the numerous disappointments, it was 613-798-2411 • [email protected] Legacy projects M xzr COMPANYthrilling to visit the Paradesi Synagogue in Kochi. It is www.jnfottawa.ca legacy Issue:listed FEB in 18/19 all the guidebooks about the city, and it forms Colour:an important process part of the history of Jews in India. The Size:visit 3.3 remains X 2 among the most vibrant memories of our [email protected] • www.abramsaccounting.ca Prooftrip, #: and 3 of our brief stint as tour guides. March 4, 2019 10 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM March 4, 2019 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM 11 March 4, 2019 12 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM

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There was unanimity among the group that the most signifi- cant issue they face in their communities are conversion, rampant assimilation, and how to educate a generation of Jews with virtually no connection to Judaism. Among the participants were Rabbi Idan Scher and Rebbetzin Shifra Scher of Congregation Machzikei Hadas in Ottawa. Rebbetzin Shifra Sher told the group that a critical part of keeping mem- bers of the 325-family Congregation Rebbetzin Shifra Scher (centre) addresses participants at the Ohr Torah Stone conference in Cancun Mexico while her husband, Machzikei Hadas engaged is program- Rabbi Idan Scher, spiritual leader of Congregation Machzikei Hadas, leans in. ming focused on finding significant roles for women in synagogue and communal life. ish souls. They are a Modern Orthodox the training, development and support munities an enthusiasm for and pride “Women need to feel they can con- army giving their lives to change the to be successful in their communities,” in being Jewish, to spread the message tribute in a significant way. If not, we Jewish world. There is a new energy out said Rabbi Eliyahu Birnbaum, director of of unity, continuity and social justice will lose them and most likely their in the field, and it is a direct result of the Straus-Amiel and Beren-Amiel pro- and to promote the continuity of a families as well,” she said. “People of all the rabbis who’ve studied at our Straus- grams. “But an equally important part Judaism which is warm, welcoming and levels of observance need to feel close to Amiel, and educators who’ve trained at of our job is to support these families profoundly relevant to daily life. Upon the shul because it is the centre of the our Beren-Amiel training programs.” so they can stay in their communities completing the program, participants community for Jews in smaller commu- Conference participants attended ses- for longer periods of time and continue receive a certificate as well as placement nities. We must engage all elements of sions focusing on why Jews assimilate, to make a difference in the lives of Jews in a Diaspora community, followed by our community so they feel close.” how to understand the assimilated and everywhere. Many of these communities ongoing support and training via email, Other participants in the three-day reach them, how to cultivate a curios- would not have Modern Orthodox syn- newsletters, phone calls, visits, regional conference hailed from the United ity for Torah learning in children and agogues and educators, were it not for seminars and international conferences, States, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Uruguay, adults, how to set rules for a community our emissaries’ work.” for as long as they remain in the field. Guatemala, Colombia, Panama, El Salva- or shul for congregants who are not yet The Straus-Amiel rabbinical emissary Founded in 1983, Ohr Torah Stone is dor and Ecuador. They shared best prac- observant, the rabbinate and politics training program and the Beren-Amiel a Modern Orthodox network of 27 insti- tices and discussed both the communal (the pros and cons of involvement in educational emissary training programs tutions which are transforming Jewish and personal challenges they face in community and national politics), how are committed to the spiritual conti- life, learning and leadership worldwide. their daily work. to bring Jews closer in a small commu- nuity of the Jewish people everywhere, The network champions academic excel- “This is the best of times in that Jews nity, working alongside a multitude of training rabbis and educators to effec- lence and creative scholarship infused are seeking spirituality, yet the worst of outreach organizations and how to keep tively strengthen Jewish identity and with intellectual openness and a deep times because there is more assimilation in touch with people who only come to existence in more than 160 communities sensitivity to contemporary concerns. 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BY JESSICA TURNOFF FERRARI

or Jewish women of a certain age, playing mah jongg is as inevitable as eating Chinese food on Christmas or complaining that Fyou’re hungry on Yom Kippur. The sounds of thick tiles clinking and calls of “five crack,” “two bam,” and “six dot” are ubiquitous at sisterhood events and assisted living facilities around my hometown of Boca Raton, Florida. For many of us, the memory of these sounds transport us to our childhood, when it was Mom’s or Bubbe’s turn to host the game – and that meant excel- lent snacks. Some of my fellow players recall fondly the sounds of mothers and grandmothers playing as they drifted off to sleep – the tinkling of the tiles, the voices, the laughter. My introduction to mah jongg came later in life, however. The women in my family did not play “mahj,” as so many

Jewish-American players nicknamed the SCOTT SCHILLER/FLICKR game. My grandmother, for one, viewed Camaraderie, the challenge, the whimsy of the tiles, and the snacks, help keep mah jongg players engaged. mah jongg as a lesser pastime, designed for those who couldn’t handle “real” games like bridge or canasta. I first one friend suggested we spend a pre- it, then I probably don’t need it. Long can take some doing, both in mah jongg encountered a mah jongg set when my cious preschool morning learning mah before Marie Kondo implored us to dis- and in life, but it’s always important to kids were attending Jewish preschool. jongg, socializing and drinking mimosas, cover whether or not our possessions work with what you’ve got. The tiles were both exotic and comfort- my fellow parents were all in. “spark joy,” Emily taught me that “it’s ing, familiar and foreign. The director was horrified. I believe just a tile,” and if it doesn’t do anything 4. SPREAD THE LOVE AND KNOWLEDGE. A Chinese pastime, mah jongg her exact words were, “What is this, for me, I can probably toss it. Teaching others the tips and tricks became a popular American parlour 1950?!” But the preschool staff made you’ve picked up along the way will game in the 1920s. So many people were beautiful fliers for “Mah jongg and 2. COMMIT. YOU CAN MAKE CHANGES ultimately be an advantage to you and playing and creating unique table rules mimosas” and we played nearly every LATER IF NECESSARY. to others. Sure, if all your fellow players that it became difficult to play with two weeks for the rest of the preschool Deciding which of the 50 or so hands can predict your moves, you might not others. According to Melissa Martens of years. And now that our children are in to pursue will shape the game in pro- be able to win by bluffing, but you will the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New Grade 1, we continue to play. found ways – not unlike deciding who have more people to play with. There York, in 1937, 200 women – all Jewish! We keep coming back for the cama- to marry. This decision will determine will be more people hosting, teaching – gathered to systematize the rules of raderie and the challenge, the whimsy how you can pursue your goals, though and playing, and you will be adding the game, and the National Mah Jongg of the tiles and, for some, the snacks. luck does play a part, too. Once you more joy and connection to your circle. League (NMJL) was born. The Ameri- The game relies on a healthy balance have a hand to play, you have a clear Same goes for any other hobbies or gifts canized version differs from its Chinese of skill and luck; every game is differ- path forward. There will be times when you may have – pass them on! A rising forebears in a few ways, namely that ent; and unlike a book club, there is you carry out your mission as planned tide, as they say, lifts all boats. each year, the NMJL issues new score- no homework. Meeting for drinks or and you win. You will be rewarded with cards, thus new winning combinations. coffee doesn’t quite create the same a sense of accomplishment, admiration 5. MAKE IT A MITZVAH. (There’s also the unique spelling of the kind of shared mission and excitement. from your friends and, in some games, If you’re lucky, you have people in your game – why there are two g’s in the Through mah jongg I have reconnected cold, hard cash (OK, OK, quarters). circle like my friend Jennie, who takes American version is anyone’s guess.) with childhood friends who play and But there are other times when your what she loves to the next level. After We think of mah jongg players as table conversations can range from our mission, due to circumstances beyond realizing that it would be so much eas- women over 60. So as a mother of grade- teenage exploits way back when to more your control, becomes impossible. That’s ier for a bunch of tired moms to play school kids, when people learn that I recent health challenges. when a resilient player might change in pajamas, for example, she planned a play mah jongg, their most common Much like life itself, mah jongg can course – as we see middle-aged people pajama game night and turned it into reaction is, “Aren’t you kinda young for be frivolous or serious, depending on divorcing and remarrying, and reinvent- a charity event. Late last year, Pajama that?” Everything old is new again, as we your circumstances and fellow players. ing themselves when things don’t go as Game Night took place at a beautiful were so presciently reminded by Peter Beneath the sparkly silver tiles of my set planned. So in mah jongg, as in life, do country club with some 200 players to Allen in “All That Jazz.” Whether we are there are dragons to be slayed and some this: Commit. Revise. Recommit, and benefit Sweet Dream Makers, a local talking about vinyl, flannel, round glass- serious life lessons to be learned. see No. 3 below. charity. Due to her efforts (and mah es or mah jongg, the biggest surprise is Here are five things I’ve learned by jongg), we helped provide more than 50 that we didn’t expect it. playing mahj. 3. PLAY THE HAND YOU’RE DEALT. beds for needy families in our commu- Here’s how it happened: Four years One pretty tile does not make a winning nity. Leave it to Jewish women to take ago, the director of my daughter’s pre- 1. IT’S JUST A TILE. hand, just as one latent ability does not up a popular Chinese game and use it to school asked me to lead a Torah study My friend Emily taught our group to make a successful career. Maybe you help make the world a better place. You for parents after drop-off. Now I’m all play four years ago, and I can still hear really enjoyed theatre in school, but that might think this is a game, but we’re for Torah study, but as parents of tod- her saying “It’s just a tile.” When she does not mean you should head straight not just playing around – mah jongg is a dlers, my friends were more interested first dropped this wisdom, it was as if to Broadway. Take stock of what you way of life. in exercising, working and going to the the Mona Lisa had found her voice and have and how it fits together to create This article originally appeared on bathroom alone. They weren’t particu- spoken. If I have a tile in my hand, but some synergy. Squaring up the hand you Kveller. larly keen on studying Torah, but when I don’t know what it is or how to use wanted to play vs. the hand you have March 4, 2019 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM 17

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ESTATES OF ARLINGTON WOODS, $675,000 Beautifully maintained sun-filled, 4 bedroom, YOAV ARI DUDKEVITCH/FLASH90 4 bathroom family home with over 2,400 SQFT Otzma Yehudit party leaders Michael Ben-Ari (left) and Baruch Marzel in 2012. plus a finished lower level providing many versatile uses. LocatedSOLD on a quiet court backing on to a park. July / TBA possession Netanyahu brokered deal with political heirs 17Cullen.com of Meir Kahane. Here’s why, and why it matters. KERSCOTT HEIGHTS / DUNROBIN, $859,000 BY MARCY OSTER WHAT IS OTZMA YEHUDIT? All brick, custom built 4+1 bedroom home on JERUSALEM (JTA) – Israel would never have a gov- Like its Kahanist ancestors, the party calls for a greater 2.1 acres. Over 3200 SQFT with a large solarium ernment without political horse-trading. Governments Israel from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea, and a spacious theatre room and much more! form when parties win enough seats in the Knesset as well as the annexation of the West Bank. It calls for 30-60SOLD days / possession and cobble together enough partners to form a ruling, unrestrained settlement building and the resettlement 136Kerscottheights.com majority coalition. of Palestinians and Arab Israelis in Arab countries. But one trade is raising eyebrows and even alarm, It wants to restore Israeli sovereignty to the Temple CENTREPOINTE, $995,000 as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is Mount and cancel the Oslo Accords. All brick 4 bedroom, 5 bathroom Minto built being seen as brokering a marriage of convenience Party head Michael Ben-Ari has called Kahane his home on a child friendly street by the park. This between an extremist right-wing party, Otzma Yehu- rabbi and his teacher. Other leaders include former Kah- family home boasts over 3200 SQ.FT. dit, and a more moderate right-wing party, Jewish ane aide Baruch Marzel, a resident of Hebron who holds plus a fully finished lower level. Features 2 Home. a party every year at the grave of Baruch Goldstein, who ensuite bathrooms, a renovated kitchen, Otzma Yehudit, which means “Jewish power,” in 1994 massacred 29 Palestinians at the Cave of the renovated bathrooms & so much more! Profes- is the spiritual godchild of Rabbi Meir Kahane’s Patriarchs; Rabbi Bentzion Gopstein, who runs Lehava, sionally landscaped with a 16’ x 32’ inground Kach party, which was banned from the Knesset a group that opposes marriages between Jews and non- pool! July / TBA possession under a Basic Law outlawing incitement to violence Jews; and Itamar Ben Gvir, an attorney who defends 22Northgate.com and later exiled entirely in Israel. Kahane was the right-wing activists accused of Jewish terrorism. American immigrant founder of the militant Jewish CENTREPOINTE, $998,000 Defense League, who, before his assassination in DO ANY MEMBERS OF OTZMA YEHUDIT HAVE A All brick Minto built 5 bedroom family home 1990, promoted the immediate annexation of dis- SHOT OF BEING ELECTED TO THE PARLIAMENT? with a main floor den on a premium and private puted territories and the expulsion of Arabs from The fifth slot on the combined party list is reported to lot! Over 3,500 SQ FT. plus a fully finished low- the West Bank. be reserved for Ben-Ari. So maybe. er level. Large principal rooms with main level laundry room. Three car garage. WHAT WAS NETANYAHU’S ROLE? HOW ARE PEOPLE RESPONDING? 30 day / TBA poss. 12Saddlebrook.com On February 20, Netanyahu cancelled a planned meet- Mideast watchers outside of Israel are appalled. ing in Moscow with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir “I grant that Otzma will have little to no power in CANAL, $998,000 Putin for, according to Russian media, “Israeli internal an Israeli govt,” tweeted Michael Koplow, policy direc- Spacious 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom corner unit political reasons.” tor of the Israel Policy Forum. “Explain to me how in prestigious Canal 111. Features floor to ceiling Hours later Otzma Yehudit accepted a compromise associating with [Otzma Yehudit] is any different than windows overlooking the Rideau Canal & from offer and entered into its unity pact with Jewish Home. politicians who are willing to cavort with Farrakhan, the private balcony too! Large entertainment Netanyahu needs a solid bloc of right-wing parties and why anyone who rightly goes nuts over the latter sized principal rooms with a 20’ x 10’ to form a government following the April 9 election. should do anything different with the former.” den / family room. 2 car underground parking. If the two parties had run separately, there is a chance Lahav Harkov, The Jerusalem Post’s senior contrib- 111Echodr.com that neither would have had enough votes (3.25 per uting editor, urged restraint. The move might mean JEFF GREENBERG cent of those voting) to enter the Knesset, hampering “a Knesset with one person from Otzma in it whose SALES REPRESENTATIVE Netanyahu’s ability to assemble a majority. chances of imposing a theocracy and deporting most ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY To sweeten the pot, Netanyahu offered the joint list or all Arabs is nil. This is purely symbolic,” she tweet- (613) 725-1171 of Jewish Home-Otzma Yehudit two cabinet seats, as ed. “Let’s not kid ourselves that the whole Knesset is www.jeffgreenberg.realtor well as a spot on the Likud candidates list. turning into Kahane now.” March 4, 2019 18 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM Get a solid workout with four tried-and-true exercises f you want to improve your strength but you don’t toids (shoulders), triceps, pecs (chest) and even back have access to a fitness centre or exercise equip- and abdominal muscles. You can perform military-style GLORIA SCHWARTZ ment, you can follow my back-to-basics workout. push-ups with your legs fully extended. If you’re not Whether you’re a beginner or an athlete, these FOCUS ON yet strong enough to do that, you can do push-ups on Itraditional exercises will challenge you and develop your knees. Check your form. Start with your body your muscles. If you have health issues, consult your FITNESS on the floor facing down with your hands under your doctor before starting a new exercise program. There are shoulders. If you’re doing push-ups on your knees, many variations of these exercises as well as thousands make sure your knees are far back so you’re pushing of other exercises that can give you similar results. You up your body weight and not just lifting your rear end. may benefit from working with a personal trainer who Push up until your arms are straight then bend your can modify the exercises based on your individual Whether you’re a beginner or an elbows until your nose almost touches the floor. See health issues and goals. athlete, these traditional exercises how many you can do with correct form. Begin with an injury-preventing warm-up of five to will challenge you and develop Planks are an effective exercise for your abdominal 10 minutes. You can do some dynamic stretching such muscles as well as your lower back and glutes. Planks as swinging your arms, shrugging your shoulders and your muscles. are much safer for your spine than sit-ups or crunches. swinging your legs; or you can do light exercise such Begin on the floor facing downwards. Bear your weight as walking or jogging on the spot. The warm-up should front to help with balance. on your forearms and toes. Elbows should be on the not be intense and should slightly elevate your heart Stationary lunges are another exercise that strength- floor under your shoulders. The rest of your body rate. Once you’re warmed up, you can begin. en many muscle groups in your lower body including should be lifted off the floor and in a straight line with Squats will work many muscles including your glu- glutes, quads, hamstrings and calves. Abs and back your spine, including your neck, in its natural, neutral tes (buttocks), quadriceps and hamstrings (front and muscles will also be activated as they stabilize and bal- position. If your stomach or hips start to drop, realign back of thighs). It’s important to get the form right. ance your body. Place your right foot in front and take yourself or end the plank. Make sure your rear end is Place your feet shoulder-width apart and lower your a big step back with your left foot. Check your form. not sticking up. If you’re not yet strong enough to hold buttocks as if you’re sitting down on a chair. Your Your feet should be aligned and only the front part of a plank position, you can do it on your knees. knees should be above your ankles and bent to 90 your left foot should touch the floor, with your back The side-plank is a bonus exercises that will target degrees. Most of your weight should be supported by heel elevated. Your body should face forward and chest your obliques (the abdominal muscles on your sides). your heels. You may find it helpful to slightly lift your high. To lunge, bend your right knee to 90 degrees. Hold the plank with your body facing a wall and one toes. If you’re unable to get down into a well-formed Your back leg will automatically go downwards. See forearm on the floor. Feet can be stacked or both feet squat, you can practice on a chair. Lower yourself into how close to the floor you can lower your back knee. on the floor. Try a plank on each side. the squatting position just until your glutes barely Next, straighten the right knee to get back into the Once you’ve completed two sets of eight to 15 rep- touch the seat, then immediately use the strength in starting position. Perform a set then switch leg posi- etitions for each exercise, stretch your tired muscles. your lower body to push yourself back up into stand- tions. Perform a total of two sets per side. Start-to-finish including the warm-up and stretching ing position. You can keep your arms straight out in Push-ups strengthen your upper body including del- should take approximately 30 minutes.

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ONGOING EVENTS (Soul). Simply expressed, your mind SATURDAY, MARCH 9 Contact: Yocheved and Rabbi Chaim affects your body and your body state Boyarsky, [email protected] Crime & Consequence - Jewish Wisdom affects your state of mind. Participants Family Service at KBI The largest Shabbat dinner at the on Criminal Justice engage in gentle movement, verbal and 10:30 - 11:30 pm, Kehillat Beth Israel University of Ottawa and Carleton! 7 - 8:30 pm. Tuesdays until March 12, 2019 non-verbal interaction, conscious Congregation Matzah ball soup, chicken, and dessert. Ottawa Torah Centre Chabad breathing styles and visualization. Class Contact: Deborah Zuker Sponsor: Rohr Chabad Student Network 111 Lamplighters Drive leader Tana Saler, a member of Or [email protected] of Ottawa Contact: Rabbi Blum, [email protected] Haneshamah, brings Jewish concepts to A new family service! Parents and kids Cost: $ 90. A six-week course that an embodied experience, and their will share prayers for Shabbat, read from Friday Night Dinner with Rabbi Haskel explores 3000 years of Jewish wisdom in applications to real life. the Torah and learn lessons from the Lookstein criminal justice. This course will chal- weekly parsha. The one-hour service will 6:15 - 10:15 pm, Congregation Machzikei lenge our thinking, help us discover and MONDAY, MARCH 4 be interactive and inclusive, with Hadas, 2310 Virginia Dr. recover the humanity within criminals, frequent explanations and all texts Contact: [email protected] question practices that seem unethical Jewish Federation of Ottawa, available in transliteration. Everyone is Register: http://cmhottawa.com and unfair, and explore ways to prevent Community Consultation welcome to stay for Kiddush Lunch with Rabbi Lookstein will deliver his talk crime from ever taking place. 7:30 - 9:30 pm the congregation following services. “Making Halakhic decisions in a compli- Contact: Sarah Beutel cated world,” about the Jewish conver- [email protected] Kol Miriam Choir TUESDAY, MARCH 12 sion of Ivanka Trump. See website for 7:30 - 9 pm. Tuesdays until June 4, 2019 Jewish Federation of Ottawa wants to prices. Babysitting available during the Hillel Lodge, 10 Nadolny Sachs Pvt. hear from you! The strategic plan will Malca Pass Library Book Discussion speaker. Followed by Shabbat Lunch on Contact: Estelle Melzer guide the community and our organiza- Group Saturday. tion for the next five years, and your [email protected] 7:30 - 9 pm, Kehillat Beth Israel, 1400 input would be greatly appreciated. A group of female voices singing spirit- Coldrey Ave. SUNDAY, MARCH 17 RSVP: Cibele Rosa ual, joyful Jewish music for women by [email protected] Contact: Maureen Kaell women. No musical experience required. [email protected] Community Wide Purim Carnival Everyone welcome. Led by new director WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6 Book review and discussion. 10 am - 12 pm Aura Giles. Contact: Gail Lieff Populism, Anti-Semitism and the Rise FRIDAY, MARCH 15 [email protected] OTTAWA ISRAELI DANCE 2018-2019 of Authoritarianism in Eastern Europe Cost: $5 per child. 6:30 - 10 pm, Tuesdays until June 25, 2019 7:30 - 9 pm Teddy Bear Shabbat - Costume Party Purim Carnival. Games, Crafts, giant Contact: Roslyn Wollock Ottawa Jewish Community School gym 5:30 - 7:30 pm, Kehillat Beth Israel inflatables, hamentashen and juice 31 Nadolny Sachs Pvt. [email protected] Congregation, 1400 Coldrey Ave. Fun for the whole family. Cost: $5. Professor Grabowski will speak Contact: Judy Contact: Deborah Zuker on the rise of authoritarianism and [email protected] [email protected] anti-Semitism in Europe. Contemporary Israeli dances. Old Tots and their teddy bear friends (and CANDLE LIGHTING BEFORE favourites. Great music. Exercise. All in a their parents/caregivers) are invited to a MARCH 8 5:41 PM fun and friendly atmosphere. THURSDAY, MARCH 7 special Teddy Bear Shabbat for Purim! MARCH 15 6:51 PM Dress in your favourite costume and join MARCH 22 7:00 PM Guf Va’Nefesh – Body-Mind-Spirit Classic Israeli Film Series us for a kid-friendly dinner, tot-style MARCH 29 7:09 PM Integration Classes 6:40 - 8:40 pm service, stories, and dessert! Free and BULLETIN DEADLINES 7:30 - 9 pm, first Wednesdays of the Contact: Ella Dagan, [email protected] open to the community; sponsorships month until June 5, 2019, A short talk by Israeli cultural attache to welcome. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13 FOR APRIL 1 Or Haneshamah, 30 Cleary Ave., Rm 5. Canada, Itay Tavor, followed by the film MONDAY, MARCH 25* FOR APRIL 15 Contact: Tana Saler “White Panther.” Sponsor: Vered Israel CSN : Shabbat 150 MONDAY, APRIL 15 FOR MAY 6 [email protected] Cultural and Educational Program, 6 - 9 pm, University of Ottawa WEDNESDAY, MAY 8 FOR MAY 27 Soloway Jewish Community Centre, The Guf Va’Nefesh means Body and Mind 55 Laurier Av., Suite 4101 *Community-wide Passover issue Embassy of Israel, CICF

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