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NEWS OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY OF GREATER CHATTANOOGA THE SHOFAR A Publication of the Jewish Federation of Greater Chattanooga Volume 25 Number 3 November 2011
Torah Covers: Sacred Textiles Cool^Nights AConcertSerleson Exhibit Opens Monday, Nov. 7 Saturday Nights at 7:00 p.m. Exhibit Runs Through Jan. 13,2012 November 12: Robert Crabtree Jazz Trio at Jewish Cultural Center December 10: Deacon Bluz & the Holy Smoke Band January 14: Dexter Bell An exhibit of historic and contemporary Febuary 14: The Ben Friberg Trio Torah covers on loan from artists and synagogues across the U.S. ' Series: $50/person Single Event: $15/person Admission includes beverages and hors d'oeuvres Exhibit Reception Thursday, December 15,5:30 p.m. 493-0270, ext. 13; [email protected]
Gallery hours Save the Date! Community Chanukah Party Mondays through Thursdays, 9:00 a.m. to and Hadassah Mitzvah Project — 5:00 p.m. and until 4:00 p.m. on Fridays. Evening of Sunday, December 20 (Closed Nov. 24 and 25)
Artist: Barbara Fisher Noon Nosh to Launch Beth Jacob, Atlanta in January Consu! General of Israel to Southeastern U.S. Adult Lunch Program to Broaden Scope Draws Crowd at Oct. 3 Community Dinner The Federation's Chai Steppers program, established in 1994 by community members Joy Adams and Barnetta Allen, will be renamed and Consul General Opher retooled for 2012. Aviran, far right, with "Thanks to Joy and Barnetta, the original Chai Steppers program Federation president, has been a great success," said Ann Treadwell, Federation Program Robert Snetman, and Director about the lunch group that meets on the third Tuesday of each Executive Director month. "Since this has been such a great program, we want to encourage Michael Dzik. everyone to come for the great buffet, presenters, and the chance to socialize. This has evolved into an amazing series." See page 7 for more Some recent presenters at Chai Steppers have been editorial ;, photos from this event. cartoonist Clay Bennett, former FBI agent Jack Owens, and Harry Austin, editorial page editor of the Chattanooga Times page in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. Under the program's new name, Noon Nosh, Ann envisions a year of topical and engaging speakers beginning with a series of speakers highlighting some of Chattanooga's progressive initiatives, such as the SIMS Center. IN THIS ISSUE According to Joy, who named the program, when she and Barnetta created Chai Steppers, they were aiming to engage people in their 50s and Campaign News .Pages 2-3 Community Voices Pages 13-14 60s for a lunchtime Jewish gathering. For the first year, Joy and Barnetta Federation News Page 4 Tributes ..Page 14 booked speakers and performers, set the tables, collected the money, and Federation Programs Page 5-7 Mazel Tovs/Condolences ...Page 14 even did the cooking. They then asked the Federation for help, and the Federation Shatiach Page 8 Newcomers Page 14 Federation has produced Chai Steppers since. Jew Crew Page 8 Congregation News Pages 15-17 "We are so grateful to Joy and Barnetta for the effort they put Federation Social Services ..Pages 9 Hadassah News Page 18 into creating Chai Steppers and to the many volunteers, including Jo Arm Aieph Bet Page 10 Bulletin Board Page 19 Richelson and the late Clara Shoenig, for keeping the program strong," Congregational School Page 11 Community Calendar Page 20 said Federation Executive Director Michael Dzik. AIPAC Page 12 The last official Chai Steppers will meet on November 15 with a performance by the 65-member Scenic City Chorale and a Thanksgiving www.jewishchattanooga.com buffet for just $7. The Federation thanks community member Beth Roberts, who used her Noon Nosh will begin on January 17 and then continue to meet on web desgin expertise to solve a longstanding (and frustrating) problem. the third Tuesday of each month at noon. Noon Nosh programs will begin with a lunch buffet (vegetarian meals are available if arranged in advance) Thanks to Beth, you can now enter "Jewish Chattanooga" on any followed by a presentation. Events conclude at 1:15 p.m. so that attendees browser and find the Federation website in just a few seconds. may return to work. Cost is $8, payable in advance or at the door. RSVPs are strongly encouraged: 493-0270, ext. 13; [email protected]. CAMPAIGN NEWS 2012 Honor Roll of Annual Campaign Contributors Pledges are as of October 18. Names will be repeated each month until all 2012 campaign contributors are thanked. If your name is not listed here, and you feel that it should be, or you would like to pledge, please contact Michael Dzik at 893-5443 or [email protected]. nf\ Chai Society (an increase of 18% or more) s{c Campaign Worker # Federation/Aleph Bet Staff King David ($100.000+1 Mensch ($500 - $999) Charles Lebovitz Joy Adams Tl Rebecca and * Jordan Parker Lebovitz Family Charitable Trust # Owen Allen # Cindy and Dale Powell Jerusalem ($75.000-$99.999) Tl Merle and Bruce Backer Janice and Clayton Rhodes Anita and Julian Saul Tl Nora and Bob Bernhardt Alan Richelson Alexis and Barry Bogo Melinda and Chuck Rosenthal Chalutzim ($50.000-$74.9991 # Amy and Gene Boulware Shirley Rothenberg * Michael Lebovitz Jon Cohen Henry Rubenstein Tl * Julie and Rob Cowan Tl * David Sachsman Maccabi ($25.000 - $49.999) Karen Diamond Tl * Judy Sachsman * Alan Lebovitz * Helen Pregulman # Susan and David DiStefano Barry Schulman Betty Lebovitz * Pris Siskin Tl * David Fairchild # Rachel and * Henry Schulson * Lauren Lebovitz Robert Siskin Izzie Frumin Yuppie and Harold Shavin Chai ($18.000-$24.999) Ida Gault Tl * Carolyn and * Steve Sherman Tl Kenny Goldsmith * Fern Shire * Alison Lebovitz Laura and Howard Grody Alvin Shoenig Merv Pregulman Yetta and Howard Gropper Sylvia and Norman Slovis Kadima ($10.000 • $17.999) Louise Kushner Steven Teitel Lawrence Levine Trudy and Tom Trivers * Claire Binder Ruth Longway Dot and Herman Trotz Chazen Family Foundation > # Barbara Oxenhandler * Dana and Richard Waxier Rosemarie and Pat Park Ramona and * Mark Weissenberg Lion/Herzl ($5.000 - $9.999) * Amelia Allen Lynn Hochman Aliyah ($25Q - $499) Anonymous Ira Kraus Susan and Ralph Anderson Judy and * Jerry Kleinstub Kandy Berke Ernie Kresch Barbara Bohn Kelly Nave-Tucker and Alex Tucker Marvin Berke Judi and Irv Pressman Jerry Bohn Leslie and Gerald Levine Val and Leonard Chill Jackie and * Roy Rosenfeld Bob Brook Ray and Ira Long Gail Cohen Fuz Spector Kedma and Rabbi David Cantor Mollye Norman EMJ Corporation Tl Erin and * Tal Cohen Phyllis and Irwin Perlman Jeffrey Cohen Alan Rabin Hatikvah ($3.000-$4.999) Amy Cohn Tl Malia and Jeff" Rothenberg Anonymous Melody and *Andy Hodes Sue Colin Ray Sear Dana and Sam Banks Tl Stephen Lebovitz Billy Cordell Sandra and Mark Shapiro Tl Andy Berke Tl Becca and Todd Levin Tl Carolyn Drake and Keith Reisman Janet and George Sivils Tl Gail and Stanley Dressier • Tl MJ and Howard Levine Pat and Dan Ellman Mary Spector Laura Lea and Keith Dressier Tl Judy Richelson Rabbit and Jerry Finkle Felicia and Ned Sturzer Tl * Warren Dropkin Pamela and Richard Schulman Estelle Frank Joel Susman Jennifer and # Michael Dzik Sheila and Gerry Sear Sherry and Doc Gilbert Tl Mary and # Jay Susman Tl Valerie and Eron Epstein Tl * Sandy and Ben Tabakin Issi Goldberg *> # Deborah and Rabbi Bill Tepper Doris and lval Goldstein *Elaine and *Sanford Winer Marjorie Goldberg # Ann Treadwell * Adam Green Richard Zachary # Alice Goss-Morgan Morris Weinberg Lynne and Michael Herman Ellen and Ken Hays Bruce Weiss Vivian and Martin Hershey Harvey Weiss Pomegranate ($1.800 - $2.999) Sheryl Hill Mary Jane and Joe Wise * Monique Berke Frank Miller Paula and David Israel Sylvia Wygoda Ronnie Berke Judy and David Monen Alan Jacobson Jane and Bob Berz Tl Rebecca and *Jordan Parker Stuart Bush Selma Paty Chavarim($1-$249) Monica and Jeffrey Gefter Lillian and Arvin Reingold Barbara and Murray Aborn Tania^and Frank Castagnaro Jan and Michael Hanan JoAnn and Maish Richelson Tl Kem Alexander Daniella Cathcart Alvin Hodes Miriam Richelson Debby Alper Tl Jordan Cathcart Laura and * Scott Israel * Karen and Larry Stone Anonymous (2) Samara Cathcart Tl Jay Menuskin Merav and Tom Balazs Ronni and Chaim Charyn Ben Gurion ($1.000 - $1.799) # Lindsay and Isaac Barukh Betty Colombo Elena and Boris Beiinskiy Arlene Davidson Maxine Alper Victor Hanan Tl Phyllis Bell Sara Dinberg Anonymous (2) Barry Hoffman Jenni Berz Ashley and Ryan Doherty Beth and Dan Backer Candy and Jack Kruesi # Meghan Bixby Rachel Dzik Robin Balser • Brenda and Paul Lefkoff Carole and Joe Blass Rebecca Dzik Melanie Berson Tl Jill and Jim Levine Rita Brook Rita and Leroy Fanning Tl Ellen and John Brooks Marty Redish Erika Brouner Marty Fanburg Tl # Vicki and Jason Cathcart. Tl Anne Richelson Cathy and David Brown Tl Ellen and Leonard Feldheim Sandy and Ric Chambers Shelley and Martin Simms Marty Brown Sheldon Gelburd Dot and Reuben Dubrow Karen and Sid Simon Ralph Brown Tl IrvGinsburg Wesley and Norman Galen Amy and * Robert Snetman Donna Butler »Tl Anna and George Glenn Barry Gold Linda and Mike Spector Shelton Goldblatt * Finette and David Winer Chavarim continues on facing page 2 The Shofar November 2011 CAMPAIGN NEWS
Chavarim ($1- $249) continued
Tl Cristine Goldberg Tl Marilee and Joe Kodsi Rochelle Prigoff Judy and David Solovey Nancy and Harold Goldberg Tl Joan and Irwin Koplan Tl * Rachel Privett Carla and JR Smith Jay Goldblatt Anita Levine Elizabeth Raisin Helen and Stanley Smith Sonya Golden Deborah Levine and Earl Berkun Tl Teresa and Phil Raisin Alena Stahl Sharon Goldman Robert Levine Erin and Cliff Reade Judy and Robert Stahl Sharon and Joel Gollop Roslyn and Allen Lewis Tl Beverly and David Rice Paul Stahl Pamela Gordon John Lewis Tl Paula and Joel Rind Tl Gitta Stein Gabriela Halfin Monique Lewis Kim and Randy Roberts TJ Roz Steinberg Tl Roy Hames Rachel Lefton Nicole and William Roberts TJ Janet Stock Angel ine Harrower Gail Lindsey Gayle Roistacher Natalie Strelnikova Cori and Terry Hasden Eileen and Neil Loeffler Sam Roistacher Dan Summerlin TJ Sally and Frank Hendrick Ray Long Tl Kathryn and Arthur Rosenberg Gail Susman Susan and Bill Hillner Bea Lurie and David Eichenthal Tl Janiece and Jim Rosenbloom Renay Thibodeaux-Metzger Karen Hinkes Linda Lutin Tl Marion and Ethan Ruben and Richard Metzger Tl Jonah Hodes Phil Lutin Harriet and Alan Ruderman Howard Thickman Tl Micah Hodes Brenda and Terrence Major TJ # Tammy and Joe Ruderman Joyce Thomas Brenda Hodges-Binder Tracy and John McCarley Charles Sadikoff Michael Ulin and David Binder Hallie and Patrick McFadden Rachel Sadowitz Fallyn and Rodrigo Vogel Harvey Jacobs # Annette McJunkin Sylvia Saloshin Rosalyn and Stanley Vogel Janice Jacobs Marcia Menuskin Lee Ann and Larry Samuels Lester Votava Lon Jacobs TJ Judy Mogul Sheryl Sauceman Ruth Votava Rick Jacobs Elizabeth Monson TJ Janice and # John Schneider # Kathy Weber Charlotte Jacobson Anne Morris Sande Schulman Andrew Wein Lindy and Ron Johnson Jo-Ann Morris Phyllis Schwarz Donna White-Dropk in Tl Dorothy and Chris Keefe Tl Erica and Brandon Newman Tl Ruth Seiden Stacey and Kevin Whited # Kat Kennedy Barbara Paper Doris Shalett Cherie and Billy Wise Marian Kern Marina and Nick Peshterianu Dana Shavin and Daryl Thetford Cindy Wood Lois Kiselik Shannon Pickett Tl Jason Shuman Charlene and Sid Wugalter Robert Kiselik Sharon Plainstein Marion Shuman Samuel Wyner Ronald Kiselik Muriel and Sidney Pleat TJ Florence Sloan Leah Yagoda Kary Klein and Stephen Gordon Lillian Price Traci Sloan Sonia Young Why People Gi
"/ left an endowment for the Federation Annual ^People who don't even know I'm Jewish have recommended Campaign in my will. It's been apriority for me that I visit exhibits at the Jewish Cultural Center. I want to every year of my life, so why not keep it going?" support our place in the Chattanooga community."
"I don't know how we would have managed my mother's care if the Federation didn't have a social services team in place. We live close enough to drive in, but we can't come in daily or even weekly. I'd give even more if I could after what the Federation did to give us peace of mind when we needed it."
"I didn't think I'd live in Chattanooga this long. I figured I'd * go nuts being one of so few Jews, but the Jewish community $936,911 has a big impact here, and I think it's because of the Federation. I give because I don't want that to go away." 2012 Federation
"I wish we had Aieph Bet [Children's Center] when my kids Annual Campaign: were little. I wish we had a lot of the tilings that the Federation has today. There is always something going on there. Thank You! Why wouldn't I want to support that?" * as of October 18 "I've lived in Chattanooga my whole life, and I don't remember theFederation ever having a better staff or providing better programming than it does now." "My kids wouldn't know other Jewish teens if it weren't for Jew Crew [a Federation program]." "I've given to the Federation in every town I've ever lived in."
November 2011 The Shofar 3 FEDERATION NEWS Giving Thanks Where Thanks are Due
by Robert Snetman Federation Board Chair [email protected]
As hard to believe as it may seem, a year Good deeds resonate and legacies perpetuate from generation to generation. has passed and soon we will be enjoying To each of you reading this column who participates in the programs Thanksgiving. If you're like me, with each and services of the Federation, gives financiallyo f your resources or of passing holiday, I find myself questioning yourself, thank you. Whether you are a member of the Federation's staff, in disbelief where the time has gone. It's a patron, benefactor, or any of the aforementioned, 1 personally appreciate amazing just how much we experience in the span of one year. and are thankful that you remain engaged, committed and so generous. We Welcome to life! Nothing stays the same. As human beings, we are value the confidence you place in the Federation and work diligently to best constantly evolving. Our personal relationships, financial security and health represent your acts of loving kindness in a manner that is both purposeful are but a few of life's checks and balances that unfortunately, many of us take and in keeping with the Federation's underlying mission of tikkun olam here for granted. Life is fluid, forever moving, unpredictable, and subject to change in Chattanooga, Israel and around the world. without notice or warning. But one thing is for sure, life's constant change is what should keep each of us humble, honest and above all else, thankful. So it Good deeds resonate and legacies perpetuate from is with this month's column that I pause and reflect about some of the things for generation to generation. which 1 am thankful. Naturally, I am thankful to have such a wonderfully supportive and This year as each of you finds yourself sitting at a Thanksgiving loving family. I don't think any of us can possibly come close to estimating the table filled with traditional color and delicacies, do yourself a favor and real value of family, whether immediate or extended. Through good times and allow yourself to become reflective and caught up in the moment of bad, family remains our immediate source of love, security, and validation. Thanksgiving. Stand reminded of your good fortunes of health and basic There's no doubt that we've all heard the adage, "charity begins at needs. Make contact with those around you by letting them know they home." Let's face it; all of us describe taking care of the basic needs of those are an important and meaningful part of your life. Surprise yourself and a most immediate to us as prudent stewardship. But I would also suggest that the complete stranger by doing the unexpected. In short, be thankful because concept of educating our children about the importance oftzedakah is equally you can and because you should. incumbent upon each of us as we endeavor to lead by example and set the tone Indeed, life is good and so are you. Thanks for being you. and expectation for future generations of children whether they be Jewish or not.
I Could Go for Some NOW and LATERS by Michael Dzik Federation Executive Director mdzik@jewishchattanooga. com Do you remember the candy called NOW of money it would take to sustain this donor's Annual Campaign contribution. and LATER? It was a combination of Laffy By the way, it takes 20 times your annual gift (at 5% interest) to sustain your Taffy and Starburst, and I loved it as a kid. I current Annual Campaign contribution. vividly remember their slogan - "Eat some These two community members and donors to the Jewish Federation NOW, and save some for LATER!" were in different stages of their-estate planning. These two donors are in As I was thinking about our Federation different income brackets and in different phases of life. But both women are Annual Campaign, this favorite childhood taking the necessary steps to be part of the future of their Jewish community. candy came to mind, and the reason will What an incredible mitzvah! become clear in a minute. 1 am very aware I've always wondered why more people don't make estate planning of the needs of the Jewish community each day. I constantly talk and meet a part of their lives. People are philanthropic and passionate about their with community members to better assess their needs and work with staff to giving for many, many years - then most pass away without creating any determine how we can best support the needs and wants of the community. I type of legacy for those organizations. Why is that? You give and you set an reflect often on what the Federation needs today—and on what it will need three example for your children and for others in the community. Why not continue years, five years, and 10 years down the road. I try to take a step back and look setting that same example for years to come? at the big picture. Whereas the Annual Campaign sustains us for today, it is our There are.Federations across North America that begin each Annual endowment that will sustain us into the future. Campaign with a positive number - $50,000, $200,000 or more. These communities start off with donations because people have left endowment You give and you set and example for your children and bequests to the Federation's Annual Campaign - and these endowments spin for others in the community. Why not continue setting off approximately 5% in interest each year (on average). There are also many that same example for years to come? Jewish communities, such as ours, that start off their Annual Campaigns with $0. Given the generosity of our community—we are known throughout I was recently contacted by two different individuals about the the Federation community for the size of our Campaign in relation to our Federation's endowment. The first wanted to know how she could leave money population—1 feel sure we can do better!" to the Federation to continue her gift to the Jewish community and to the Please consider speaking with me about the many ways you can Jewish causes that are so special to her. W7e talked about sustaining her Annual Create a Jewish Legacy with the Federation. Speak to your financial and/or Campaign gift and also about setting parameters for other special Jewish projects. estate planner. Endowment money comes from all donors, at all levels. Add We discussed the simplest method, a will, and how her estate planner can ensure your name to the growing number of community members who have already that this will happen. It was a really p'ositive conversation. made estate plans for the Federation. If you've done so already, thank you - The second call was from an estate attorney in town. He was calling to and, please let me know that you have done so. Speaking from experience, get information on behalf of one of his clients and wanted to know how he could it is really a positive and uplifting thing to do: for you, your family and for best meet his client's needs and desires. We talked about the various methods your Jewish community. It's as sweet as candy to take care of our community for transferring wealth to the Jewish Federation (or to any non-profit) as well as NOW and LATER. what could work best for this client. Additionally, we talked about the amount 4 The Shofar November 2011
• • FEDERATION PROGRAMS
Integration and Applications for Federation subsides Balance for Jewish summer camp or travel to by Ann Treadwell Israel are due Dec. 15! Programs/Development Director [email protected] Contact Michael Dzik at 893-5443; I use the period of time leading up to or [email protected] Thanksgiving to give thanks not only for the things that make my life easier, and for those who I love, but for being in the Your contribution to the Federation's Annual Campaign fortunate position of implementing the makes these subsidies possible. THANK YOU! wisdom I have acquired (while always continuing to question my world). What a mouthful; let me try expressing this differently. I have been involved with arts and cultural activities for decades as teacher, exhibitor, preparator, museum professional, non-profit director, and Public Invited to Diversity consumer. And what I have learned about the arts is applicable to my work at the Federation. Let me set the stage. Thanksgiving Event at Over the years art administrators have tried many ways to ensure that the arts are an integral part of the communities they serve. In some Volkswagen communities an art form has been embraced by a specific racial group and grown its support from that base. An example would be the Harlem Boys Thursday, Nov. 17, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Choir. Other arts entities have looked inward when mounting exhibits, setting performance schedules etc, creating "arts for arts" sake, so that they lost the Former Jewish Federation Executive Director Deborah Levine, now president very community they had set out to serve. In the 1980s this was a problem of American Diversity Report, is the organizer of Diversity Thanksgiving at facing many major museums. Other arts groups choose to integrate the arts Volkswagen's Academy/Conference Center on Thursday, November 17 from into the community. Createllere is an example of a local arts organization that 5:30-7:30 pm. The free community event features performances of dance, poetry challenges but works with our Chattanooga community. and music, a parade, food, and a video screenings. When arts educators separate the arts from the core curriculum with "Chattanooga's global village is a unique blend of public, corporate and stand-alone classes, those classes are targeted and often become the victim arts partners that deserves a very special.celebration," said Deborah, who reports of budget cuts. In contrast, in schools where the arts are integrated, into the that festivities will begin with an International Diversity parade coordinated by curriculum, the arts have been strongly advocated for and maintained". Great Gladys Pineda-Loher, business diversity coordinator for the Chattanooga Area examples are our local Museum Magnet schools. Normal Park Lower School Chamber of Commerce and by Hamilton County ESOL (English for speakers and Normal Park Upper School. of other languages) teachers. "The Chamber's International Business Council is Working on the Torah Cover: Sacred Textiles exhibit made me think delighted to be a community partner of Diversity Thanksgiving," said Pineda- of the arts paradigm described above and then about religion. What have we Loher. "We're eager to showcase Chattanooga's growing cultural diversity." learned about the need to educate others about what we do? How do we ensure A multimedia program will feature the Indian dancers of the Sai that they are actively included in the education process in order to avoid some Natyalaya School, the choir of the Hispanic Community Seventh Day of the pitfalls that both the arts and religion have faced? i know that on average Adventist Church, poets of ACTSO/ NAACP Youth Olympics and Chattanooga 15 to 20% of the people attending our programs are not Jewish. It seems Jewish Community Religious School (CJCRS), The Singing Tigers of incumbent upon us to make sure that this minority in our programs is treated Chattanooga State Community College and the winning videos of our Youth with the same respect I would expect the greater Chattanooga community to MulticulturalThanksgiving Video Contest. extend to its minority Jewish population. "The video contest was a great chance for our youth to get the attention All of this means that as Federation program director, when I look at of national and international film gurus. I'm delighted that the executive a month or a season of activities, I constantly question the programmatic line director of Usher's New Look Foundation will congratulate the winners by between having enough or too little Jewish content. I think about how and video," explained Deborah. when we should invite the greater Chattanooga community through our doors, The judges include: comedian and author Kim Wayans ("M Living and when programs should be here just to increase the sfrength and identity Color") from Hollywood; Laxmi Dhaul, filmmaker from India; Vinanti Sarkar of the Jewish community. I listen carefully to all the people we serve. As Castellarin, director of "Voices of Woman Worldwide + VOW-TV" from New Thanksgiving nears, please stop by and tell me your thoughts about the balance York City; Dr. Julia Wai-Yin So, president of SoGar Associates/past chair of our programs. of Greater Dallas Asian-American Chamber of Commerce; and David Blair, director of the Mariposa Multicultural Museum in New Hampshire. The Jewish Federation, a sponsor of this free event, will have a sukkah Women of Letters at the reception from 5:30-6:00 p.m. Additional sponsors include Erlanger Two early December events at the Health System, Global LT, City of Chattanooga Office of Multicultural Affairs, Communication VIP, Chattanooga Sister Cities^and Business Speech Jewish Cultural Center feature literary women Improvement. Community partners include City of Chattanooga Dept. of Ruth and Chocolate, Monday, Dec. 5, 7:00 p.m. Education, Arts & Culture, International Business Council of the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce, La Paz Chattanooga, Orange Grove Center, and Publisher emeritus of the ('hattanooga Times, Ruth 1 lolmberg, will be interviewed Urban League of Greater Chattanooga. b\ Federation (bmmunications 1 >irector Rachel Schulson while attendees enjoy an ,1 sumptions buffel ol chocolate tueats including a chocolate fountain. Find out things Directions to Volkswagen Academy/Conference Center (from 1-75) about Ruth thai you never knew (and if you didn't know that chocolate is her favorite rood, then you've alreadj have learned something)! ( ost: $5. payable at the door. • Take Exit 9, Volkswagen Drive. Alison Lebovitz Reading Thurs. Dec. 8, 7:00 p.m. • If you're coming from 1-75 South, turn right onto Volkswagen Drive; Celebrate the publication of .dm / There Yet?, a compilation of Alison's hilarious columns if you're coming from 1-75 North, turn left. about her travels toward official adulthood, from her engagement, marriage, and budding career (milestones she wrote about for a monthly magazine in Atlanta) to • Proceed on Volkswagen Drive through the first traffic round-about; pregnancies and parenthood. Local artist find;. Prockxts is the illustrator for this paper you will now be going to your left from Volkswagen Drive. back collection. Alison will read selections and sign books on December 8 and attendees will be treated to a dessert reception, ["here is no cost for the evening, and Alison w ill • When you arrive at the second round-about, bear to the right to enter donate a portion ol proceeds from book sales to the Jewish \ ederation. Volkswagen Academy parking lot and right again to approach the Academy itself. rsvpitfjcwishchattanooga.com; 493-0270, ext 13 November 2011 The Shofar 5 FEDERATION PROGRAMS
Community Events Just for Fun Chai Steppers Last Chai Steppers program! Read Cool mNights Concert Series Tuesday, Nov. 15 at Noon about Noon Nosh, frontpage. November Program: A Thanksgiving buffet and Begins Sat., Nov. 12 (Other dates: Dec. 10, Jan. 14, Feb. 11) entertainment by the 65-member Scenic City Chorale See front page for details Cost: $7 RSVP 493-0270, ext 13; [email protected] Torah Covers: Sacred Textiles Exhibit Runs Nov. 7 through Jan. 13 Community Reception Dec. 15 Well Being See front page for details Middle Eastern (Belly) Dancing Monthly Intergenerational Lunch Jillanna Babb-Cheshul of Merry Bellies teaches this drop-in, one-hour class Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 11:30 a.m. Pay as you go at $5/class. A gathering (on the second Wednesday of each month) of adults of all ages and Contact Ann Treadwell: 493-0270, ext 13; [email protected] Aieph Bet students for an activity led by Jerry Bowman followed by lunch. Cost: $7.00 RSVP 493-0270, ext. 13; [email protected] Alzheimer's Support Group Tuesday, November 22,2:00 p.m. This support group for caregivers meets in the conference room of the Jewish Cultural Center on the fourth Tuesday of each month. Young Leadership Please RSVP to Amy Boulware, 893-9241 [email protected] YL Event (Ages 21-Mid 40s) Saturday, Nov. 19 Event still being finalized at press time. Contact event chair Tal Cohen (518-256-5464) for details, including cost. Expand Your Mind Foreign Policy Supper Club Mon. Nov. 28 at 6:00 p.m. MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR: Topic: Looking Back Five Years Women of Letters (Details, page 5) Enjoy a family-style dinner, watch a brief presentation, and discuss a different topic on the fourth Monday of each month. Articles produced by the Ruth and Chocolate Foreign Policy Association and Great Decisions will be available prior to the Monday, Dec. 5 discussion, and, when possible, an informed guest will join the discussion.. Alison Lebovitz Reading Cost: $9 includes dinner RSVP 493-0270, ext. 13; [email protected] Thursday, Dec. 8 Did you know that you can advertise Community Chanukah Party/ all year for as little as $75 in the Jewish Hadassah Mitzvah Project community directory? Tuesday, Dec. 20 Help us defray the costs of printing and mailing the book that people use daily While promoting your service or product. ChaiNite Contact Michael Dzik by Nov, 15 id reserve aspace,$93~5443; Saturday, Jan. 28 [email protected]
enRichment with Raoul (Israeli Shaliach) Itzhak Rabin Remembrance Fun Israeli-Style Presentation: Sunday, Nov. 6, during Religious School Singing and "Wining": Monday, Nov. 7, 7:00 p.m. Display: Nov. 7 through Nov. 11, Jewish Cultural Center Drinking and Dancing: Sunday, Nov. 13,7:00 p.m. Just as Sept. 11,2001 is a date that resonates with Americans, Israelis know Join Raoul Molnar and Federation van driver Eddie Reel in singing popular just where they were when Prime Minister Itzhak Rabin was assasinated on Israeli and American songs on November 7. Then on Nov. 13, join Raoul for Nov. 4, 1995. Community Shaliaeh Raoul Molnar will give a presentation Israeli folk dancing. Two nights of fun at the Jewish Cultural Center! about Rabin during Religious School on November 6. Come see RaouPs Cost: $10/person covers both events (including drinks and treats)! Sorry, no display about Rabin, which will hang at the Cultural Center the week of discount for attending just one of the two evenings. Nov. 7 through 11 from 9:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. (until 4:00 p.m. on Friday) RSVP 493-0270, ext. 31; [email protected] Explore Israel Through Language: Conversational Hebrew First Class: Thursday, Nov. 10 at 5:30 p.m. For information about this ongoing class, contact Raoul at 493-0270, ext. 31; i srael@jew ishchattanooga.com
i The Shofar November 2011 FEDERATION PROGRAMS Jewish Voices Family Picnic Dinner September 22, Jewish Cultural Center September 26, Riverview Park
Local Jewish writers who read at the event: Tpm Balazs, Bob Bernhardt, Holly Leber, Rachel Schidson, and Dana Shavin
Israeli Consul General Dinner
Eat Well at Thanksgiving, and Help Others Eat Well All Year! Your purchase of Thanksgiving pies supports the Mitzvah Meals** program
1 Choose from pumpkin, apple cranberry, apple % Pick up your perfect pie(s) at the Jewish Cultural streudel (each $12.50) or pecan pie ($15). Please * Center Tues., Nov. 22 between 9:00 a,m, and 3:30 p.m. consider adding to your order a pie or two as gifts or Wed,, Nov. 23 between 9:00 a.m, and noon. for Mizpah Meal recipients. We'd also welcome a contribution for the Mitzvah Meal program. 4^ Dig in! Place your order (by November 15) by phone. You may pay with a credit card over the phone or pay in person (check or credit card) at pickup. Call 493-0270. Urn Treadwell (ext. 13) ^PP£fTMite^ni eals! J
**The Federation provides Mitzvah Meals at no charge in times of need (e.g. post-surgery, after the birth of a child, in a time of mourning) Community members may also register to receive ongoing Mitzvah Meals for any reason. Those who L regularly receive meals pay what tht \ < an, hit their contribution does no? cover the full cost ol food, staff time and, it • < v, home delivery.
November 2011 The Shofar 1 FEDERATION SHALIACH An Israeli Point of View by M. Raoul Molnar Israeli Shaliach fEmissary)_ •[email protected]
Hello Chattanooga! For those of you time, but I don't! In Israel people will honk at you even before the light turns who don't know me yet, I came here green just to be sure you know the light will change in a second or two or from Israel on a program of the Jewish three man attempt to be helpful. So if you see me in my maroon Ford Focus Agency for Israel (JAFI) in partnership please do honk. As you see, adjusting to being here will take some time but ' with the Jewish Federation. You will 1 m really enjoying getting there. see me at all three synagogues, I will take part in services, I will teach at the You will see me at all three synagogues, I will take part in congregation's Hebrew schools, and in Religious School on Sundays, I will participate in most Federation programs services, I will teach at the congregation !s Hebrew schools and I will add some new programs in which I hope you will participate and in Religious School on Sundays. I will participate in most That is all about what I am going to do; now let me tell you a little Federation programs, and I will add some new programs in about What I have experienced since I arrived here on Sept. 19. Vicki Cathcart which I hope you will participate. and Michael Dzik from the Federation picked me.up from the airport, took Although I am trying to adjust, I'm still keeping track of news from me to lunch and showed me my apartment. They told me that I am 15 minutes srael. In the past month Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talked from everything, but it's funny because wherever I go it takes me 45 to the LIN about accepting the Palestinians as a country. Netanyahu gave a Chattanooga seems small at first, but it's very confusing, and to make it even really good speech, which you can find on my Facebook page. Most Israelis harder, they blocked Shallowford Road. I now have mv GPS so it is better but were not afraid of the vote in the UN because it feels for us that this is mainly still sometimes "he" gets crazy and takes me to weird places and makes me ride talking but that nothing will actually change. On my Facebook page, you can m circles. Driving here in the U.S. is really different than in Israel. also find more explanation about the Middle East conflict. A lot has happened First you drive on red (right turn) and stop omgreen (left turn)' m Israel during the summer, and it feels that social issues, such as cost of In Israel there is no such thing-~on red you stop, and on green drive- no living, are of much more interest to the Israelis. It is the first time in Israel thinking and very simple. But we also have more traffic jams, so I think your that the nation is much less focused on the conflict and is more interested on way is better. By the way, nobody told me that you need to stop at the red internal issues. It means a lot. light when making a right turn, I just drove right through it at first. And you have intersections with four stop signs. In Israel it wouldn't work; drivers Friend Raoul Molnar on Facebook to read more about his thought wouldn't keep track of whose turn it was, we would just drive. And you on the U.S., Israel, and red lights. don't honk here. (Editor's note: This is a big country Raoul might have a djfferent perspective after driving just a few blocks in Manhattan). One time I See enRichment with Raoul on page 6 to learn about four upcoming dtdn t realize that the light had turned from red to green, and I needed to wait' community programs which Raoul will be leading. another light. Come on-™ honk at me, don't make me wait; you might have JEW CREW
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-Senior Programming -Intergenerational Programming Know Your Medicine, -Family Support Know Your Pharmacist •Community Partnering by Allison Lowry PharmD, CGP •Friendly Visits Medication Consultant -Excursions -Advocacy meds@jewishchattanooga. com by Amy Boulware October is nationally recognized as Social Services Director American Pharmacists Month. I realize that [email protected] as you read this, the month is November, but as I type this in October, I am knee deep in Last month Ann Treadwell and I were asked pharmacy factoids. I thought it would be fun to conduct a workshop at the Southeast to enlighten you with a few of these gems. Tennessee Area Agency on Aging and If you get nothing else from this article, Disabilities annual conference. This workshop drew participants from seven remember the national tagline for American Pharmacists Month : Know your surrounding states. When we were invited, we were told that the things we MEDICINE. Know your PHARMACIST. are doing at the Jewish Cultural Center are a model for what they hope to see in senior/community centers in the future. They wanted us to tell others Did you know that... about what we are doing and how to replicate it in their own communities. ..-.pharmacists can be board-certified in nutritional support, nuclear pharmacy, We were honored to be asked to present, and we knew this would be a great oncology, psychiatry, pharmacotherapy, and ambulatory care? opportunity to tell others about why we are different. As Ann and I worked on our presentation, we found it somewhat difficult to put into a one-hour ... Medication Therapy Management (MTM) is a service provided by slide presentation what we have worked for nine years to build. We decided it pharmacists to ensure you get the best possible medication for your health boiled down to several important pieces: needs?
1 .We build relationships. ... pharmacists can become Certified Diabetes Educators? These educators teach 2. We work to help people stay as independent as possible. patients how to self-manage their disease through lifestyle modifications and 3. All people are welcome. appropriate medication use. 4. All people are treated with respect and dignity. 5. We believe that all people need purpose in their lives. ... after receiving their Doctor of Pharmacy degree, pharmacists can complete 6. We are trusted. one- to two-year residencies for additional training in a variety of settings from 7. We are flexible, think outside of the box, and constantly re-evaluate. community to heath-systems? 8. Our staff works as a team that values and respects each other's abilities and gifts, and we do what it takes to get the job done. ... pharmacists provide anticoagulation services by monitoring lab levels and adjusting medications to reduce the risks of bleeding and clot formation? As we were training these folks, there were some people who were clearly engaged. They wanted things to be different where they worked and were ... side effects of medications can sometimes be lessened or avoided if you ask looking for ways to make that happen. Others were so stuck in their thinking pharmacist how to manage them? that they just couldn't embrace what we were saying. One woman told us that she just couldn't imagine being able to do things like we do on her center's ... when Benjamin Franklin founded the Pennsylvania Hospital, he appointed an schedule. When asked what that schedule was, she said, "We open at 7 and • apothecary, underlining the separation of physician and pharmacist? close at 3. I know there are people who want a Zumba class after work, but we just aren't open then." Asked who was at her center at 7 a.m., she told me it ... the earliest known records for the practice of the art of the apothecary was just her and her administrative assistant. When Ann and I suggested that originate from ancient Babylonia? Inscriptions containing entire treatment plans she consider changing her center's hours a couple of days a week, she looked have been discovered. as if we had suggested she climb the highest mountain and jump off! She said she had never really thought about that as an option. We both responded in ... Alexander Fleming discovered the first antibiotic, penicillin, in 1927? After unison, "Why not?" the first use of antibiotics in the 1940s, the medicine transformed health care and This exchange really got me thinking. We are different because we dramatically reduced illness and death from infectious diseases. ask, "Why not?" We are different because we are willing to change. We are different because we know that people are unique. Not earth-shattering ... Aspirin was originally discovered in 1853 by Charles Frederic Gerhardt? concepts, but apparently the ability to think outside the box has allowed us to Gerhardt abandoned his discovery and in 1899, a German chemist named Felix be the role models in our area. Hoffmann, who worked for a German company called Bayer rediscovered We found this to be true when we met with staff of the Jewish agencies Gerhardt's formula and gave it to his father who was suffering from the pain of in Memphis as well. Ann and I told them about what we are doing here, and arthritis. even though they serve about 8,000 Jewish people in Memphis, we are doing things here that even they don't do. After our meeting, we received an email. ... you should give your pharmacist a specific description of the type of reaction from William Samuels, a social worker with the Jewish Family and Children's you've had to a medication (rash, difficulty breathing, etc.)? Sometimes it is not Services in Memphis, that said in part: a true allergy, and you may be able to continue taking the medication. The Chattanooga Jewish Community is truly engaged in the people, individuals and families of Chattanooga. Your campaign allocates in ... healthcare teams that include pharmacists can help to reduce health care costs a somewhat similar pattern as does the Memphis Jewish Federation. and improve outcomes through better medication management? Your interventions are truly effective, perhaps even more so than those of more clinically based organizations. Thank you again for sharing .... medications purchased without a prescription may interfere with prescription your ideas and commitment to growth and leadership, as we look medications you are already taking? Ask your pharmacist for a medication forward to similar developments in West Tennessee. check-up.
I am proud of what we have built. I am proud of what we stand for. I am .... only 65% of pharmacists work in a traditional community setting? proud of the ideas that helped spearhead this effort. I am proud of us and you Other settings include hospital, mail-order, long-term care facilities, federal should be too.. If you are proud, celebrate with us and tell others! government positions, managed care organizations, and physician offices.
P.S. If you haven't made your Medicare Part D appointment with me, please Developing good communication between the Pharmacist and the Patient call or email me to set up an appointment. can lead to better health outcomes. Know your MEDICINE. Know your PHARMACIST. November 2011 The Shofar 9 ALEPH BET CHILDREN S CENTER
by Vicki Cathcart Assistant Federation Director/Aleph Bet Children's Center Director Aieph Bet Children's Center, a program of the Jewish Federation [email protected] of Greater Chattanooga, aims to provide an educational, interactive and developmentally appropriate preschool program that is enriched by Jewish traditions and values and implemented by a trained, dedicated, and nurturing staff. Nra aieph bet We are located at the Jewish Cultural Center ^••^ CHILDREN'S CENTER 5461 North Terrace Road 37411 (423) 893-5486 [email protected]
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We are Proud of Our Wonderful m&* There are still spaces left in the two-arid Community Helpers! REFERRAL three-year-old rooms. If you refer a family BONUS! Did you know that Aieph Bet Children's Center offers Music and Movement that enrolls a child who stays a minimum with Whitney Blakenbaker and Hebrew with morah (teacher) Miri Taylor to of one month, you will receive a $50 Visa all children at no additional cost to the families? gift card, and the enrolled family will receive a $50 dis The Blue Room children also participate in a monthly count on their second month of tuition. There is no limit intergenerational lunch with the Golden Agers; and Reverend Eric Johnson on the number of referrals. Offer good through Nov. 30, teaches them about cooperation, respect, memory and stranger danger during 2011. Contact Vicki Cathcart today! the year through karate and self-discipline activities.
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Donations to Aieph Bet...Thank You! -Butterfly Pillow-Michael, Jennifer, Rachel and Rebecca Dzik -Classroom Supplies-The Watson Family 10 The Shofar November 2011 CHATTANOOGA JEWISH CONGREGATIONAL RELIGIOUS SCHOOL Our Jewish Journey Begins Jewish Federation by Ronni Charyn, Director ** OF GREATER CHATTANOOGA ronni. charyn@gmail. com 892-6175 Your gift to the Annual Campaign enables the Federation As Jews we are known as "The People to fund almost half of the operating costs of the CJCRS. Thank you! of the Book" and we have many books that support this description. We have our siddurim (prayer books) the Talmud Meet Michael Mallen (Jewish Law), collections of midrashim Hi! I am a boarding student at McCallie School from Atlanta. Chattanooga is very (explanations and interpretations), the special to me as my father and two uncles grew up here and attended Mizpah Zohar (book of mysticism) and many more. Congregation. My grandmother taught in the Religious School for over 20 years, Amongst all of our rich and meaningful books, there is only one Torah. When so you could say that teaching and working with children is in my blood. I am the we think of the Torah, we picture the beautifully wrapped scroll dressed in its madrich for Jackie Rosenfeld, and we teach the third/fourth grades. The subject finest tapestry. The crown and the breastplate made of dazzling silver and little matter we are working on now is the major prophets. I really enjoy helping with bells. We take the scroll from the ark and walk around the synagogue, with Hebrew and spending individual time with all of the students. I am very glad to be love and respect we place it on die bimah, open the Torah and begin to read. part of the CJCRS. Torah is considered a living and breathing document, and we are the ones that bring it to life. When we sit down to a Shabbat or holiday meal Jewish Learning Never Ends: with our family; when we teach our children the alef bet; when we make new Adult Jewish Education and returning students feel safe, secure, and welcomed at school; when we participate in a mitzvah project, such as our Turkey Train (see box below); by Ben Chaidell, Education Fellow when we help others—this is all Torah. Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Let us celebrate how Judaism is enriched with the books that surround Southern Jewish Life us, both those that literally contain the words of Torah as well as those that "The more I learn, the more I realize I don't know." illustrate a meaningful Jewish life. This Albert Einstein quote can certainly apply to Jewish During the month of Cheshvan, when days are getting darker and the - learning. The more we learn, the more we realize how temperatures are falling, curl up with a wonderful Jewish book. Set aside time much more there is to learn. It is not a burden, but rather a blessing thaUhere is an one night a week for a family-read opportunity. See how many Jewish themed ever-flowing spring of knowledge for us within the Jewish tradition. books you and your children can read together. Help make the month of To define Jewish education as merely a religious school education is Cheshvan a happy one. to severely limit the potential of Jewish learning. When we re-read our favorite childhood novels as adults, we gain new ways of comprehending the same words. Community Invited! So too is it with our Torah, prayers, and traditions. When we re-approach the Torah Annual CJCRS Turkey Train as adults, we are capable of gaining deeper levels of meaning. Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011 11:30 a.m. Here are some ways to enhance your Jewish education as the years go by. Mizpah Congregation First I encourage each of you to take advantage of the excellent adult education opportunities available at CJCRS on Sunday mornings. Bring your frozen turkeys, and wear your Second, check Nextbook Press's dynamic new book series. The Jewish gloves or mittens. Last year we collected Encounter Series "brings together writersof the first rank with people and ideas and events from the Jewish past" in a lively, intelligent, and popular manner. 90, and this year, we are going for 100! Finally, the internet is a.wonderful resource for Jewish learning and Don't be a turkey; bring one.. .or reading that opens a world of exciting content. Jewish Ideas Daily (www. jewishideasdaily.com) compiles the most interesting Jewish thought articles from two...this is our tikkun olam project in across the web in one place. conjunction with the Chattanooga Area May you find your own pathway to the treasure trove of Jewish learning, Food Bank. and be blessed with the knowledge of how much more there is to learn.
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- AIPAC Editorial: The United States Must Stand by Its Ally Israel by Howard Kohr, AIPA C Executive Director Turmoil has engulfed the Middle East President Mahmoud Abbas is seeking recognition of a Palestinian state at the and Israel is under siege. Now more United Nations despite American efforts to restart the stalled negotiations. AIPAC Abbas has also called for massive protests in the West Bank and throughout THI AMERICAN ISRAIL PUBLIC than ever, Israel needs the United AFFAIRS COWMITTEi States to send a message—in word the Arab world in support of Palestinian statehood and to" condemn Israel. America's Pro-Israel Lobby and deed—that it will stand by the Never has it been so imperative that the United States publicly Jewish state and protect American reiterate its commitment to stand with Israel. It must be made clear that when www.ajpac.org interests. you threaten Israel, you threaten the United States. The hostile, anti-Israel In the past two months events that have ensued over the past couple of months are not in America's alone, Israel has endured repeated terrorist attacks, threats to its international interest. Attacking an American ally is not in America's interest. Threatening legitimacy and attempts to undermine its national security. Eight Israelis were war against an American ally in the eastern Mediterranean is not in America's killed on August 18 when terrorists from Egypt launched attacks near the interest. And massing hundreds of thousands of citizens to march to the southern city of Eilat. In the week following the attacks, more than 200 rockets borders of an American ally is not in America's interest. were fired from the Gaza Strip at Israeli towns and communities. Turkey- * The chaos that is unfolding in the Middle East does not lend itself expelled the Israeli ambassador on September 2 following a U.N. report that to American patience but rather American leadership. We must restate our justified Israel's blockade of Gaza. The Turkish Prime Minister announced on unshakeable commitment to Israel and the shared interests and values that September 8 that any future Gaza flotillas would be escorted by naval ships— define our alliance. Only through our strong words, and subsequent actions, raising the prospects of war in the eastern Mediterranean. On September 9, will the message ring through to the governments and people of the Middle thousands of Egyptians descended on the Israeli embassy in Cairo, forcing the East that America's interests will be defended, strengthened and secured. entire Israeli diplomatic mission to evacuate. Meanwhile, Palestinian Authority Place your order for a Chanukah It's that time again! Contact Amy Boulware, Greeting today. Greetings run in 893-9241, to review your Medicare Part D. the December issue, and the money Appointments available from noon raised supports the Shofar. Use the to 4:00 p.m., Mondays and Tuesdays, form that came in this issue or place Oct. 24 through Dec. 7. Call today! your order by phone with a credit card. (493-0270, ext. 12). Deadline: Monday, November 14! Like us on & Facebook
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MAZEL TOV Got Israel? April 2012 ...to Hallie McFadden, who completed a swimming marathon (26.2 miles) on Sept. 17. Hallie began her swim at the Chattanooga Golf & Country Club at 8:25 a.m. and completed it at 8:10 p.m. at Sullivan's Landing, four and Community Trip a Go! half miles beyond Raccooon Mountain. April 16-27 Deposit Due Nov. 4 ...to Frank and Pam Miller, who were married on September 4 at the HIGH LIGHTS Chateau Elan in Braselton Ga. -Wine tasting at Yardfen arid Gamla Wineries ...to Angie Roistacher, a daughter of Gayle and Sam Roistacher, who -Jeep tour in the Negev married Dr. Robert Brown in Estes Park, Colo, on Sept. 11. -Galilee and Golan Heights -Visit Chattanooga's P2JC partner region, CONDOLENCES Hadera-Eron -Experience Israel Independence Day and ...to Donna Levitt and family on the loss of Donna's son, Nicholas A. Criscuoli, 22, on Sept. 16. Israel Memorial Day in Israel! ...to family and friends of Martha Rothman, wife of former B'nai Zion cantor -Choice of Masada/Dead Sea or day trip near Louis Rothman, who died on Sept. 20, in California. TO Aviv ...to family and friends of Ida Gault, who died on Sept. 24. •^Hebrew Union College and the Fuchsberg Center ...to family and friends of former Chattanoogan Pennie Perlman, who died on -Talks by experts on soeio-eeonomks, polities, Sept. 26 in Florida. environ mental ism ...to family and friends of Clara Shoenig, who died on October 2. -Absorption Centers ...to Hyman Kaplan family on the loss of Hyman's mother, Rosalee Clein Kaplan on October 4. ...and more! • Our heartfelt sympathies are extended to the bereaved.
Cost for the trip $3700/person, based on a minimum of 15 participants. A $500 deposit is due on Nov. 4. SHALOM Y'ALL: The Federation Welcomes These Newomers to Our Community Subsidies are available,' contact Michael Dzik as soon as Native Chattanoogan Marcie Mott, daughter of Lena Mott, returned to Chattanooga possible for art application, in September after living inAtlanta for many years.
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Number of people that ''•So how will you turn that passion into your legacy? Israeli Shaliach (emissary) It's never too early to share your dreams and your passions with future Raoul Molnar estimates generations. Call the Jewish Federation of Greater Chattanooga today. he has met since his arrival Contact Michael Dzik, 504-5518; [email protected] in Chattanooga to start a conversation about how you can join others in the on September 19* Create a Jewish Legacy effort. Your dreams...your passion...your legacy.
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4 'J'/A- Beth Sholom News by Sid Wugalter iTefillin by Rabbi Shaul Perlstein As I write this, it has only been a couple of hours since the death of Apple co-founder and former CEO, Steve Jobs, news that flooded America and beyond. Hearing about Job's death, I thought of how amazing his vision and accomplishments were in the realm of technology. I remember the first computer my father brought home, the Apple He. We upgraded ceremoniously to the Macintosh and on it went. The computers would get better and better, Atrip to Israel celebrating the tenth only to blossom into the no-buttons iPod, iPhone, and now iPad. anniversary of the partnership between Yet then I thought, "What's all the hype? Jews created the smallest computer to date, and that was more than 2,000 years ago! Let me explain. our Southeast consortium and the . When I was to become a Bar Mitzvah I remember my father telling me Hadera-Eron region in Israel the following story. Professor Abraham Polichenco, a pioneer in computer technology, visited the Lubavitcher Rebbe back in the early 1960s and posed February 28-March 4, 2012 the following question: "I know that everything that exists in the world, even something that we discover later in history, has its source somewhere in Contact Michael Dzik for more information. the Torah. Yet where is the computer found in the Torah?"' Without hesitation, the Rebbe answered, "Teftllin." Noticing the perplexed face of the professor the Rebbe explained. • . "What's a computer? You walk into a room and you see many familiar Support our Shofar and machines: A typewriter, a large tape recorder, a television set, a hole puncher, a calculator (remember we are talking of computers way back when), so what directory advertisers. They support makes it special? The answer is beneath the floor, where cables connect all these machines so that they work as one." . our community! The professor nodded enthusiastically. He hadn't realized it before, but yes, this is all that a computer is—a synthesis of media and processing devices. "Now look at your own self, you have a brain, a heart and hands, each of which often ends up functioning in a completely different world from the other. What you think may not be what you wish or feel, what you do may not be what you enjoy or believe is correct, etc. Three totally diverse machines! "Enter tefillin. Upon arising in the morning you lay tefiirin, thereby connecting your head, your heart, and your hands with these leather cables—all to work as one, with one unified intent. And then when you go out to meet the world, all your actions find harmony in a single coordinated purpose." So there you have it. Not only have we created the smallest computer to date, but this app actually helps to keep us focused; something I can't say about all these i gadgets. So if you are getting tired of all those accessories, blips, and blinks, I think it's time you invest in the oldest stock out there, and put on your tefillin today!
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Beit Sefer Ivri and BZ Youth Submitted by Jason Cathcart November is finally here and that means we are about to kick-off our new Jr. Congregation service.- By holding our Jr. Congregation service every Shabbat, we give our young people an opportunity to find closeness with God, our shul and each other. We hope that your third through seventh graders will join us on Shabbat mornings for Jr. Congregation from 10am to Noon. Be sure to visit our blog at bsiednotes.blogspot.com. There you can find all the information about BSI, a current calendar of our school activities, schedules of classes, resources for upcoming holidays, youth group information, Ashrei Society page, Kiddush Society page and a few other surprises.
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Beit Sefer Ivri Meeting Dates - November 2. 9, i 6, 30 Weekl) Junior Congregation -November 5, 12. 19 from I0:00am-noon For more information about BSI or upcoming youth USY, Kadima and Jr. Kadima Events events, please contact Jason Cathcart -Kadima How ling (ictober 30. 12:50pm S94-8900 x 103 or Bzedyouthta ymail.com -Jr. Kadima Wii-vent November 13, 12:30 al li/ —— —— BZ Service Times Special Shabbat Services and Dinner, Nov. 18 Minyan - Tuesdays & Fridays - 6:00 p.m. Join us at BZ on November 18 for a different kind of Shabbat. Shabbat - Saturdays - 9:45 a.m. (unless otherwise noted) Services are open to all. Visitors are welcome. 5:30pm - Family Service led by Jason Cathcart 6:15pm - Shabbat Dinner for die B'nai Zion Adult Education for 2011-2012 congregation 7:00pm - Traditional Service led by Rabbi Classes are beginning in November. It's not too late to join the learning Cantor We hope you can join us for this fun Shabbat Beginnings of Judaism evening filled with ruach and community Monday evenings, 7-8:30pm, beginning November 7 Video lecture followed by discussion. Please Join Us for These BZ Events Synagogue Skills 101 with Rabbi Cantor - Thur., Nov. 3 at 7 p.m.: B'nai Zion Board Meeting Tuesday evenings, 6:30-8pnT, November Ist through - Sun., Nov. 6 at 9 a.m.: BLT Minyan (Bagels, Lox and Tefillin) mid-May - Sat., Nov. 12 at 9:45 a.m.: Shabbat Services and Kiddush Luncheon Reading Hebrew is a prerequisite for this course. honoring our Veterans Walking with Life - Fri., Nov. 18 at 5:30 p.m.: Special Shabbat Service and Dinner Wednesday evenings, 6:30pm, beginning November 2nd An exploration of the Jewish life cycle Contact Information 114 McBrien Road For details on each class or to view a calendar: Chattanooga, TN 37411 Telephone: (423) 894-8900 - Visit our website and click on the Adult Education tab or Fax: (423) 894-8902 - Call Jason Cathcart at 894-8900 xl03 or Email: [email protected] - Email [email protected] www.bnaizioncongregation.com 16 The Shofar November 2011 CONGREGATION NEWS
Mizpah Congregation 923 McCallie Avenue Chattanooga TN 37403 Phone:(423)267-9771 Fax: (423) 267-9773 Email: [email protected] CONGREGATION Website: www.mizpahcongregation.org by Richard Zachary November Worship and Study Schedule Intriguing Conversations 2011 Nov. 4 Special Occasion: Rededication of Memorial Program Every Other Wednesday, Oct 19 Through Nov. 30 Plaques from Temple Beth-El, Dalton, Ga. 5:45 pm Oneg Shahhat Remaining Dates: 6:15 pm Kabbalat/Erev Shabbat Service with First Friday Dinner to follow Nov. 2 Andj Nodes. Iris Abelson, Am> Cohn, and Flossie Weill. Nov. 5,12, "Growing Up Jewish In t hattanooga" 19, and 26 9:15am Torah Study with breakfast 11:00am Shabbat Worship/Torah/Haftarah Nov. 16 Wes Hasden '*( Chattanooga Connection||B Nov. 11,25 5:45 pm Oneg Shabbat Nov. 30 Jill Levine, Judy Solovey, Lynn Howard, and Bruce Stewart 6:15 pm Kahhalat/Erev Shabbat Service "The Changing Role Of Education in the 21 si Century'?' Nov. 18 5:45 pm Oneg Shabbat -Five to Mi/pah Members; $5 for non-members. 6:15pm Shabbat Shirim Family Service Note: Now the 3r Nov. 25 4:00pm Rabbi Tepper at Hickory Valley -RS\ I'to femple office: 267-9771 [email protected] for Shabbat Service Mizpah Sukkah Goes Up Yom Kippur Break-the Fast 88JMJf-fH£-f/IS1 Mizpah's sukkah builders Richard Zachary, Ruth Longway, Tom Farnam, and Josh Jorgensen Selichot at Mizpah HHHI November 2011 The Shofar 17 HADASSAH N EWS by Judy Sachsman Past President DAS SAH Thanks to everyone who participated is an opportunity for the entire Jewish community to celebrate Chanukah and in the Susan G. Komen Race for the to participate in a holiday drive that will collect food for the Chattanooga Food fQOr cure Cure. Rhonda Seeber made some really Bank and toiletries for families staying at the Ronald McDonald House. impressive signs for our team, and Team The annual Hadassah dinner for Room in the Inn is scheduled for Hadassah joined with other community January 9th. Elaine Winer, who is organizing this event, is already looking groups in the fight against breast cancer in for volunteer cooks and servers. Residents of the Room in the Inn also need sweaters and coats, so when Hadassah members clean out those winter closets, they should-think of those women and children. Volunteers with offers for donations should contact Elaine at 622-0675 or email [email protected]. Mazei Tov to the Hadassah Life Members who just became B'nai Mitzvah: Susan Anderson, June Collins, Ruth Longway, and Stacy Whited. These ladies led a beautiful service and celebrated several years of study and preparation. Remember the gift that fits every age, lifestyle, and event— membership in Hadassah! Life Membership for only $100 ends on this annual event at UTC December 31st. These are the last two months that Hadassah will continue The chapter hosted this special on Life Memberships. Chanukah is coming, so consider a special another wonderful Sukkot gift for Hadassah Associates or Child Life Members. Make that special man or celebration in the BZ sukkah. child, grandchild, a member for life, for only $100. Remember last year's amazin For more information, contact the chapter Membership chairs Carolyn quilt? This year attendees met 1 Sherman (825-1367) and Susan Leininger (400-6645). Congratulations to Raoul Molnar, the Federation's new community shaliach, or emissary, from Hadassah's newest Life Members, Rachel Sadowitz and Maxine Levy. Israel who shared how Sukkot is celebrated in Israel. Deb Tepper and Rhonda Members can also step up and become Keepers of the Gate. After five Seeber facilitated the making of a neat Sukkot Shalom of decorated leaves, and years of contributing $1,000 a year, the name of a Keeper will be inscribed everyone enjoyed visiting with our many women throughout the community. on the Keepers Pillar outside Hadassah Hospital. Young Keepers of the Gate, Special thanks to Marcia Menuskin and crew at B'nai Zion for their great set under the age of 46, start by contributing $500 the first year, $750 the second up assistance and support. year, and $ 1,000 the third and subsequent years. Anyone who wants more Hadassah's Annual Mitzvah Project will be on Tuesday, December information about becoming a Keeper of the Gate should contact Dana Waxier 20 to coincide with the Federation annual Chanukah Party at the Jewish Cultural (706-820-4013). Center. This event, in place of our usual joint program with the Chai Steppers, Be proud to be a Chattanoogan Hadassahan in the year 5772! Hadassah's Sukkot Dinner and Celebration at B'nai Zion Congregation Special thanks to Raoul Molnar for a wonderful presentation about Jewish holiday celebrations in Israel. It was very informative and interesting! Thanks, too, to all who attended and provided the beautiful decorated leaves for our art project. 18 The Shofar November 2011 FEDERATION BULLETIN BOARD The Shofar Federation Mission Published ten times a year by the Jewish Federation of Greater Chattanooga Statement The Jewish Federation of Greater Chattanooga builds and fosters a Robert Snetman, Board Chair . strong unified Jewish community and strives to ensure its well-being and Michael Dzik, Executive Director continuity locally, in Israel, and throughout the world. B. Rachel Schulson, Editor Jewish Cultural Center The Shofar is mailed at no charge to members of the Jewish Federation of Greater Chattanooga. 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We aim for accuracy and Will print a correction. Community Directory Updates Robert Snetman (Federation Board Chair); home: 892-0036 If you have updates/corrections to the community directory, please contact e-mail: [email protected] Michael Dzik at 893-5443 or [email protected]. You can also make corrections at www.jewishchattanooga.com. November 2011 The Shofar 19 COMMUNITY CALENDAR November 2011 Cheshvan/Kislev 5772 - Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1. 2 Mideast Dance 3 4 5 10:30am, JCC Jr. Congregation . Golden Agers • 10:00am, BZ . Noon, JCC Family Oneg/Serviee/ Adult Ed First Friday Dinner 5:30/6:30pm, BZ Adult Ed 6:30pm, BZ~ Exec Comm Mtg/ . • ...- 5:45/6:l5pm,MIZP Board Mtg Intriguing Conversa 6:30/7:00pm, BZ tions: 7:00pm, MIZP Candle Lighting 6:26 Havdallah 7:23 6 8 9 10 11 12 • 1 Torah Covers: Mideast Dance Vets Shabbat/Kiddush BLT 9:00, BZ Sacred Textiles December Shofar Adult Ed 10:30am, JCC Lunch 9:45am, BZ Exhibit Opens Deadline 5:30pm, MIZP Jr. Congregation Intro to Judaism (Runs through 1/13/12) 9:30am, MIZP Adult Ed Intergen. Lunch Explore Israel 10:00am, BZ Singing and Youth Group Svc-Dinner/ 5:30/6:30pm, BZ 11:30, JCC Through Language Cool Nights Concert CJCRS "Wining" Presentation Oneg 5:45pm (Conversational Service 6:15pm, MIZP Series #1 9:30am, MIZP 7:00pm, JCC JLI, 7:00pm Adult Ed 6:30pm, BZ Hebrew) 7:00pm, JCC Adult Ed 7:00pm, BZ 5:30pm, JCC Candle Lighting 5:21 Havdallah 6:17 16 18 Aleph Bet 13 Intro to Judaism 14 15 Mideast Dance 17 19 Pie Order Thanksgiving 9:30am, MIZP 10:30am, JCC Lunch Noon, JCC CJCRS Deadline Golden Agers Family Svc/Dinner/ (Turkey Train) Diversity Thanksgiving Noon, JCC Adult Service 9:30am, MIZP Chai Steppers: 5:30-7:3()pm, 5:30/6:J5/7:00pm, BZ Scenic City Chorale Adult Ed 6:30pm, BZ VW Academy/ YL Event ' Jew Crew 12:15. BZ Oneg/AIiza Cohen Confir Noon JCC Conference Center 7:00pm Drinking and Intriguing Conversa- mation 5:45/6:15pm MIZP Adult Ed 7:00pm, BZ tions:7:00pm, MIZP Dancing 7:00pm, JCC Candle Lighting 5:16 Havdallah. 6:13 20 21 22 Pie Pickup 23 24 25 26 9:00am to 5:00pm Pie Pickup • Intro to Judaism Thanksgiving ' Alzheimer's Support 9:00am to Noon 9:30am, MIZP Group 2:00pm, JCC Federation and Federation and Aleph Bet Closed Aleph Bet Closed CJCRS Exec Comm Mtg Aleph Bet Closed 5:30pm, MIZP 9:30am, MIZP Federation Open Adult Ed (No Golden Agers, Adult Ed 7:00pm, BZ 5:30/6:30pm, BZ No Mideast Dance) JLI, 7:00pm Candle Lighting 5:13 Havdallah 6:11 27 28 29 30 Mideast Dance December:! 3 • • 10:30am, JCC Explore Israel No CJCRS Golden Agers Through Language Ultimate Jewish .- • . . - • Noon, JCC , (Conversational Wedding and Fundraiser Foreign Policy Family Ed/Adult Ed Hebrew) Adult Ed Family Oneg/Service/ 6:00pm, BZ Supper Club 5;30/6:30pm, BZ 5:30/6:30pm, BZ 5:30pm, JCC First Friday Dinner 6:00pm, JCC Board Mtg/Intrigu- 5:45/6:15pm, MIZP JLI, 7:00pm . ing Conversations Exec/Bd Mtg 6:00/7:00pm, MIZP 6;3G/7::00pm, BZ Candle Lighting 5:11 Havdallah 6:10 Key Federation Dates Calendar Abbreviation Key Torah Covers: Sacred Textiles Exhibit Community Reception, Thursday Dee. 15 BLT Bagels, Lox, and Tefillin BZ B'nai Zion Synagogue Exhibit runs through January 13 CBS Congregation Beth Sholom CJCRS Chattanooga Jewish Congregational Religious School CRC Community Relations Committee Fun Israeli-Style JCC Jewish Cultural Center Singing and "Wining," Monday, November 7 JLI Jewish Learning Institute Drinking and Dancing , Sunday, November 13 MIZP Mizpah Congregation YL Federation Young Leadership Cool Nights Concert Series #1 Please seepage 19 for Shofar policies and procedures. 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