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[Inside] Passover Adar/Nisan 5769 March/April 2009 2009 All-In-One Campaign T HE G RE at ER D E S M O I N E S Jewish Press Published as a Community Service by the Jewish Federation of Greater Des Moines online at jewishdesmoines.org • volume 25 number 3 Leading Terrorism Expert & Analyst, Federation HAppY Brigitte Gabriel Speaks March 30 Working for You Prominent media commentator and author, A successful board and community PASSOVER Brigitte Gabriel, a Christian Arab who survived the fundraising training session was held at Lebanese Civil War, will present a public lecture The Caspe Terrace in January. Led by entitled, “The Untold Story,” on Monday, March Campaign Consultant, Jeri Mace, we have 30, 7:00 pm at Tifereth Israel Synagogue, 924 Polk developed new ways to explain to you Boulevard in Des Moines. The program, sponsored WHAT THE FEDERATION DOES FOR by the Jewish Federation and JCRC, will include YOU! How your dollars change so many a Question & Answer session. Following the lives for the better. presentation, Ms. Gabriel will sign copies of her Participants were members of the books, the New York Times best-selling memoir, Federation Board of Directors, Synagogues, “Because They Hate: A Survivor of Islamic Jewish Senior Life Center, Iowa Jewish Terrorism Warns America” and her latest book, Historical Society, Des Moines Jewish “They Must Be Stopped.” Foundation, NIFTY and USY: Neil super sunday Ms. Gabriel’s public presentation and her participation in the Teachers’ Institute are Salowitz, Judy and Larry Deutch, Jake Engman Camp made possible by a generous gift from Stanley and Gail Richards. Jacobs, Norman Mandelbaum, Ed Bell, Shalom Gears Up Gabriel is one of the leading terrorism experts in the world providing information Tammy Abdulghani, Wendi Harris, - page 4 and analysis on Global Islamic terrorism. She is a member of the Board of Advisors of the Barb Hirsch-Giller, Larry Kirsner, uper Sunday? Super Bowl? Super Intelligence Summit and lectures nationally and internationally about terrorism and current Janice Rosenberg, Karen Engman, Kent Volunteers? … No question about affairs. Her expertise is sought after by world and business leaders. She has addressed the Rosenberg, Ron Rosenblatt, Juli Margolin, Sit! February 1st was a jam-packed Australian Prime Minister John Howard, members of The British Parliament/House of Jody Jacklin, Steve Altman, Alex Fritzler, day. Team spirits were high. After a group Commons, members of the United States Congress, The Joint Forces Staff College, The US Jule and Steven Goldstein, Rabbi Levi huddle where strategies and game plays Special Operations Command, the FBI and many others. continued on page 16 Goldstein, Stuart Oxer, Elana Schneider, were reviewed, over a dozen enthusiastic Jami Schnoebelen, Cynthia Shulman, Rabbi and highly motivated individuals each took David Kaufman, Michael Libbie, David the ball and ran with it, scoring more Get Ready For Passover! Adelman, Valerie Cohen, David Copeland, touchdowns than Ben Roethlisberger! First seder: the evening of April 8. On Passover, we tell the story of Jacob Lederman, Frank Levy, Hannah From 10:30 to noon and 12:30 to 1:30, the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt. Rogers, Justin Schoen, Mike Siegel and these volunteers executed their assignments Jacob brought his family to Egypt to be with his son Joseph, who had become Viceroy of all Kim Waltman. continued on page 16 with flash and panache. Team roster Egypt. Over time, the children of Israel multiplied in the land. Pharaoh feared the Israelites were included Debora Markevich, Alex Fritzler, Stuart Oxer and becoming too numerous. He enslaved them. Despite the oppression, the Israelites continued to UpCOMING Ed Bell, Frank Levy, Judy & Larry Deutch, Dr. Wendi Harris multiply. So Pharaoh decreed that all male newborns of Jewish mothers be killed. COmmUNITY-WIDE Cliff Bergman, Jake Jacobs, Krista Pearl, Kim - page 14 A Jewish mother saved her newborn son from being killed by Pharaoh’s soldiers by Waltman, Justin Schoen, Laurie Bishop, placing him in a basket in the Nile River. When Pharaoh’s daughter came to bathe in the PROGRAMS Jonathan Neiderbach, Juli Margolin, Mark Nile she discovered the baby. She called the baby Moses (drawn from the water) and decided WED. ApRIL 22 Finkelstein, Elaine Steinger, Pat Nawrocki, to raise him herself in the palace. She hired the baby’s mother, Yocheved, to be his nurse. As Jeri Mace and Cathie Jensen. Moses grew, Yocheved taught him about his Jewish heritage. 7:00 pm Hundreds of calls were made and When Moses was 80 years old and his brother Aaron was 83 years old, they entered Holocaust Remembrance successes were posted on the scoreboard. the palace of King Pharaoh to deliver a message: “The G-d of Israel said, ‘Let My people go, Service and Program Unlike the Super Bowl, however, the Jewish that they may serve me.’” Pharaoh refused to let the Jewish slaves go free. Moses and Aaron Federation is just in its first quarter. The warned him that G-d would punish his people with plagues. When Egypt was afflicted by its 8:00 pm success of Super Sunday was a great start, tenth plague, all firstborn in the land of Egypt began dying, including the firstborn of King Israel Independence Day but we need to stretch for the goal line. Pharaoh, exactly as Moses had warned. At this point, Pharaoh relented. program: Shlomo Molla, $12,000 was raised in one day. The Jews departed Egypt in haste. After three days, Pharaoh started to regret that he Ethiopian Jewish Israeli had permitted the Israelites to leave. He commanded his army to retrieve his former slaves. speaks Kudos to the following Super Sunday callers: AJC’s Rabbi David He reached them near the banks of the Red Sea. for more info go to page 16 • Most calls completed: A strong wind blew all night, and the waters of the Red Sea divided. The Israelites LOCATION: Debora Markevich Wirtschafter marched along a dry path through the sea until they reached the opposite side in safety. The Temple B’nai Jeshurun - page 17 Egyptians continued their pursuit, but the waters of the sea closed over them and drowned • Most new calls completed: 5101 Grand in Des Moines Tie between Ed Bell & Larry Deutch Pharaoh’s army. Thus, G-d liberated the children of Israel from the Egyptians. • Most increases, card-for-card: Frank Levy Jewish Federation of Greater Des Moines Non-Profit Organization With no time outs and the clock [inside] 910 Polk Boulevard U.S. Postage ticking, the Federation needs to keep the Des Moines, IA 50312-2297 PAID momentum going. When you get your call, Des Moines, IA HOLOCAUST AUTHOR SpEAKS ApRIL 29 don’t stay on the bench. Join the team and 4 Address Service Requested Permit No. 2506 make your contribution today! 6 TORAH TALK: DAVID FRIEDGOOD 8 ON THE ROAD WITH DAVID MOSKOWITZ 15 ChEF DU JOUR: TALI GREENSPON 18 IJHS - JEWS LOVE FUN! 20 The Greater Des Moines Jewish Press march/april 09 MarchApril 09 print spreads.indd2-1 2-1 2/13/09 10:33:42 AM march • april B’nai Mitzvah Esther Lillian Swartzendruber We are honored to announce the Bat Mitzvah of Esther Lillian Swartzendruber, [ ] named after her great- calendar grandmother, Lillian Sat March 7 6:30 pm Purimspiel Dinner to benefit DM Jewish Youth Group Barsky, OBM, at Temple B’nai Jeshurun. 7:30 pm TBJ/TI Purimspiel at Tifereth B’ezrat Hashem, Esther will bless us with a Sun March 8 1:00 pm TBJ/TI Purimspiel at Tifereth traditional reading of the torah on Shabbos Ki Tetza, March 14, at 10:00 a.m. 5:00 pm Temple Board Meeting Tues March 10 PURIM Esther will stand in the same place where the torah has been passed down through Sat March 14 10:00 am Esther Swartzendruber Bat Mitzvah at the Temple four generations of her family. March 16 – 20 Spring Break Please join us afterwards for a kosher Mon March 23 7:30 pm Federation Board of Directors at The Caspe Terrace kiddush luncheon. Sun March 29 9:00 am TBJ Sisterhood volunteers at PP Book Sale, Lunch to follow Esther is the daughter of Michelle Garland Mon March 30 7:00 pm Brigitte Gabriel Public Address at Tifereth and Todd Swartzendruber, and the step- Sun April 5 12:30 pm Engman Camp Shalom Reunion at Tifereth daughter of Menachem Stern and Anna Thurs April 9 5:00 pm Second Night Seder at Tifereth Swartzendruber. She is also the grand- April 10 – 16 PESACH daughter of Steve and Sandy Garland. Tues April 14 12:00 pm TBJ/TI Sisterhood joint Passover Lunch at Tifereth Shirah Judith Sun April 19 3:00 pm Drake Orchestra Holocaust Oratorio at the Civic Center Jacobs Wed April 22 7:00 pm YOM HASHOAH program and service followed by April 25th, 10:00 am at 8:00 pm Israel Independence Day program with Shlomo Molla Temple B’nai Jeshurun. at the Temple Gail Klearman and Sat April 25 10:00 am Shirah Jacobs Bat Mitzvah at the Temple William Jacobs invite Sun April 26 11:00 am Temple Sisterhood Membership Brunch you to share our joy when our daughter, Shirah Judith, is called 7:00 pm Cantors’ Concert at Tifereth to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah, on April 25, Wed April 29 YOM HAATZMAUT 2009, at 10 a.m., at Temple B’nai Jeshurun. Sat May 2 10:00 am Samantha Blatt Bat Mitzvah at the Temple The community is cordially invited to join us Sat May 9 9:00 am Rafael Seroussi Bar Mitzvah at Tifereth for a kiddush luncheon following services. 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