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BY MONIQUE ELLIOT “Try to imagine how you would cope with the constant sirens and bomb shelters with your family.” Steven Kimmel, chair of the Jewish Federation of Ottawa, shared the mem- ory of a night he experienced in 2012 that was much like the ones so many Israelis have been living through in recent months and particularly since Operation Protective Edge began on July 8. Sentiments of solidarity, mourning and activism were expressed by the more than 400 community members who gathered, August 6, for the Standing Together with Israel evening at the Soloway Jewish Community Centre (SJCC). It was the third time this summer that the community came together in solidar- ity with Israel, following an evening of remembrance, July 3 at Congregation

Machzikei Hadas, for the three murdered PHOTO: MICHAEL REGENSTREIF Israeli teenagers, and Rally for the People A standing-room-only crowd of more than 400 gathers in solidarity with Israel at the Soloway Jewish Community Centre, August 6. of Israel, July 16 at the SJCC, held after the fi rst week of Operation Protective Edge. before. During the cease-fi re, talks and triumphs that have been achieved “Our reverence for life is stronger than “We would all have preferred that an continued in Cairo aimed at establishing since the beginning of open hostilities, [Hamas’s] culture of death,” Barak said. evening of solidarity was not needed at an ongoing truce. including destroying 32 Hamas tunnels “We know the price of war. We continue this juncture,” Kimmel said. “But the Israeli Ambassador Rafael Barak said it into Israel, more than 1,600 rock- to pay this heavy price to live in our tragic losses in Israel and the ongoing is important to “take stock” of the facts et-launching facilities, 191 weapons homeland. We don’t have any other violence necessitate our coming together and lessons learned during the past caches and 97 terrorist command centres, place.” as a community once again.” month. striking 4,700 terror targets and killing Among the stark reminders of war was Less than a month after the last rally, “We learned that we are a strong more than 750 terrorists. the tally of dead: 64 IDF soldiers and both organized by the Federation and the democracy,” he said. “We learned that Barak noted the fi gures challenge three civilians were killed during Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs these terrorists will do anything in their those provided by Hamas, but said he felt Operation Protective Edge. The fi rst (CIJA), the evening provided an oppor- power to claim innocent Israeli lives and confi dent the “real picture” would be among the civilians killed was 37-year- tunity for community members to refl ect that Hamas places no value on its own revealed in the coming days. old Dror Hanin whose story was one of on the month-long confl ict. The gather- civilian population.” “We have all been left in grief, appalled several read aloud by Jennifer Loome- ing was held during a 72-hour cease-fi re Barak summarized the Israel Defense and devastated by the innocent loss of Gencher and Manya Greenberg during a brokered by Egypt that began the day Forces (IDF) statistics of both damage life on both sides,” Barak said. See Solidarity on page 2

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Continued from page 1 Fogel, also referring to the anxiety related presentation that also remembered the to the kidnapping of three young Israelis lives of two soldiers lost by Israel during later found dead. the operation. Loome-Gencher and Fogel applauded the Canadian govern- Greenberg had been in Israel during the ment and political leaders from the three operation as participants in the Jewish major federal parties for their “moral Women’s Renaissance Project mission. clarity” and support, while highlighting The Ottawa Jewish community’s CIJA’s continued efforts to engage the connection to the confl ict was made even Canadian population through rallies, clearer when Ottawa Jewish Bulletin infographics, social media and its columnist Jason Moscovitz explained, via particularly successful Four Questions audio recording, his family’s connection campaign, which reached an estimated to 2nd Lt. Hadar Goldin, 23, an IDF soldier 100,000 people. thought to have been captured by Federation President and CEO Andrea Hamas, but later discovered to have died Freedman further encouraged the in combat. community to get involved by staying Goldin was the brother-in-law of informed and to engage with the media Moscovitz’s daughter Emmanuelle who and politicians as an active participant. lives in Israel. “The past seven weeks have been

“I have been around words all my life, PHOTO: MICHAEL REGENSTREIF agonizing, terrifying and humbling,” she but it took up until that moment to fully Manya Greenbeg (left) and Jennifer Loome-Gencher present the story of Dror Hanin, said. “Raw emotions have made us all the first Israeli civilian killed in Operation Protective Edge. understand the meaning of the word, yearn for opportunities to gather ‘surreal,’” he said. “When his death was together and invoke in all of us a strong confi rmed on Saturday night, I was “Filled with exuberance, religious her family’s connection to Goldin. Several desire to make a difference.” numb, thinking of all those who suffer conviction, strength of character, intelli- speakers also made it clear that Israel is Freedman expressed her gratitude to such great personal loss in Israel.” gence and loads of good looks, I can still relying heavily on its allies for both those who had already donated to the Goldin came from a lineage of commit- see him … dancing his heart out [at my emotional and physical support, empha- Israel Crisis Fund, which has already ted Zionists. His grandparents made daughter’s wedding],” Moscovitz said. sizing and praising both Canada’s and raised $170,000. She stressed that 100 per aliyah to Israel after surviving the Moscovitz had been scheduled to Ottawa’s Jewish communities’ dedication cent of donations are allocated strategic- Holocaust. Both Goldin and his twin speak in person at the rally, but travelled to Israel. ally and wisely. brother Tzur served as offi cers in the IDF, to Israel to be with family members there. “Here in Canada we, as a community, “And so, tonight, even as we mourn and fought in Gaza at the same time. His presentation was introduced by can take a great measure of pride in how the devastating loss of Israeli lives, let us Goldin was engaged and had planned to another of his daughters, Simonne we’ve managed over the last eight take steps to empower ourselves and marry in September. Moscovitz, who eloquently refl ected on weeks,” said CIJA CEO Shimon Koffl er translate our grief into strategic, united and positive action,” she said. Freedman also invited the community to travel to Israel in May 2015 with the Federation’s community mission or for the Dragon Boat Israel festival. “We need you. And, more importantly, Israel needs you,” she said. “We realize that life is a partnership,” echoed Rabbi Reuven Bulka, whose closing remarks included passionate prayers for the state of Israel and the welfare of the soldiers defending it. Emotions had swayed from tears and grief during the readings of soldiers’ biographies to empowerment and hope as Cantor Jeremy Burko led the assembly in singing “Oseh Shalom,” during which many in the crowd began to clap in time with the music and wave Israeli fl ags.

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t’s not always easy being the “new Israel and Jewish Affairs. guy,” but Arieh Rosenblum, the All those experiences are “just more new director of Development for the tools in the toolbox” to improve upon the IJewish Federation of Ottawa and the past fundraising initiatives, he said. Ottawa Jewish Community Foundation, “I’m honoured to be able to work with said the community and his colleagues people who I know have been volunteer- have made him feel like he truly belongs. ing, have been giving themselves, of their PHOTO: MONIQUE ELLIOT A former investment adviser with a time, their effort and of their cheque Arieh Rosenblum (right) has joined the Jewish Federation of Ottawa and Ottawa fl air for the written word, Rosenblum left books,” he said. “Learning from all the Jewish Community Foundation as director of Development, while Ariel Fainer is the the corporate world of Bay Street in 2000 great volunteers who are so much a part Federation’s new director for the Emerging Generation. to build on his years of volunteerism as a of what makes it tick and grown it to this professional with a series of Canadian point has inspired me to take it to the while and it was my way of getting back generation requires a meaningful Jewish organizations – work that he fi nds next level.” into the community and fi nding my place approach because of the challenges much more fulfi lling. Rosenblum said the Federation and within it.” facing this unique demographic. Moving to Ottawa to spearhead Foundation’s strategic plans are solid, Fainer, 27, will be only the second The many single people and the many community development and fundrais- and he plans to work within its frame- person to hold this relatively new couples starting families have both ing for the Federation and Foundation work to achieve the benchmarks set out position, which was established almost similar and drastically different needs, has been a big change, but from past from 2014 to 2019 to increase the resour- three years ago to engage the emerging and it is important to fi nd out what visits, Rosenblum said he knew it would ces to meet the needs of the community. generation of Jewish adults aged 18 to 45 matters most to them. This ensures that be a great place to be. He also said he hopes to add some in community and networking events, they can fi nd their own place within the “I felt it was a natural progression. This innovative new initiatives in the process. social action missions, fundraising and community and create the foundation for is the next step,” he said. initiatives. their children and future generations, Rosenblum is responsible for all “You only build constituencies Fainer said her background in events Fainer said. Federation and Foundation fundraising, by listening and hearing and recreation goes back to when she was “Personally, I was totally unengaged including the Centre for Jewish a 16-year-old working as a lifeguard at before working at the Federation. I sort of Philanthropy and the Annual Campaign. what the concerns, the needs City of Ottawa wading pools. had a vague idea of what was going on, “What I hope to accomplish, fi rst of all, and the observations She quickly worked her way onto the but I wasn’t compelled to participate,” is to engage with what is appearing, ever of the Jewish community are.” special events team at the City’s recrea- she said. more clearly, to be a wonderful commun- tion department, organizing events at the Fainer said she is now an active ity,” Rosenblum said just one week after – Arieh Rosenblum pools, and then the city-wide sports community member at her shul, relocating to the nation’s capital from division. She later spent two years Congregation Machzikei Hadas, and said Toronto. “I’m already very impressed All of his work will be done with the running recreational programs and she has noticed that, while many young with the community.” welfare of the community as his motiva- facility management of the Rideau Canal families are also active members, they do Rosenblum said his challenge now is to tion and he will be listening closely for for the National Capital Commission. not take advantage of additional resour- get to know community members on a feedback and constructive criticism, he Fainer said she is excited for her ces for themselves and their children, one-to-one basis so he can learn what the said. experience to be tested as the emerging such as supplemental Jewish schooling. priorities are in all elements of the “I think the key elements are building generation director acts as a liaison and “It’s really important that we create a community, as well as introduce himself constituencies, and you only build co-ordinator with such local organiza- community feel, rather than isolating and become a familiar face at events and constituencies by listening and hearing tions and community programming ourselves in pockets of the community,” around the city. He spent his fi rst Ottawa what the concerns, the needs and the groups as jnet, the Glebe Shul, the Jewish she said. “I think with the young families, Shabbat at Congregation Machzikei observations of the Jewish community Medical and Law Students Associations they’re really preoccupied and there’s a Hadas and intends to spend time at each are.” and the Young Women’s Leadership lot of family stuff going on and new of Ottawa’s congregations, he said. Rosenblum started work in Ottawa as Council. experiences happening. And it’s really Rosenblum added that he is confi dent Operation Protective Edge was underway Fainer succeeds Samantha Banks as important that we fi nd ways for them to the skills he developed working for in Israel and he praised the community director for the Emerging Generation. be involved as a family unit.” Jewish organizations will serve him well for quickly raising more than $170,000 Banks, who recently moved to Toronto As a member of the emerging genera- in Ottawa. Rosenblum came to the for the Israel Crisis Fund. to work with The House, an organization tion herself, Fainer said she understands Federation and Foundation after fi ve Ariel Fainer becomes the Federation’s for young, Jewish adults, said she is how important it is to take risks now in years as the operations and communica- director for the Emerging Generation “overjoyed and extremely excited” to order to avoid having regrets. Getting tions director for NCSY Canada and Torah following a year as event planner and hear that her former colleague is taking directly involved with the Jewish com- High. sponsorship co-ordinator during Rena on the role she held for almost three munity in a big way was one of the best He has also worked for B’nai Brith Garshowitz’s maternity leave. years. decisions she could have made, she said. Canada, was director of Israel Affairs and “I was really excited to get back into “I think she will be able to move the “I couldn’t have imagined how well it Crisis Management at the National the Jewish community and really excited division and bring it to what the com- would turn out and how much I would Jewish Campus Life, and has done to see how I could build my connection,” munity needs,” Banks said. learn and get out of the opportunity,” advocacy consulting with the Centre for Fainer said. “I’d been sort of isolated for a Fainer said engaging the emerging Fainer said. 4 August 25, 2014 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM As chapter closes, Shimon Peres hailed by normally divided Knesset

BY BEN SALES past, defending it in its present pre- JERUSALEM (JTA) – In the midst of a dicament and offering hope for its grinding war in Gaza, a sometimes future. near-empty Knesset gallery was packed “We are a people that experienced last month for an uplifting moment: unimaginable agony,” Peres said. “And what probably was the fi nal political act we are a people that reached the lofty of Israel’s elder statesman. heights of human achievement. We Shimon Peres – former Israeli prime made great efforts. We paid a heavy minister, defence minister, foreign price.” minister and now former president – It was a toned-down ceremony due to stood before the Knesset for the last time the continuing confl ict in Gaza and was as a public servant on July 24, just prior an inauspicious time for Peres, 91, to be to the inauguration of his successor, exiting the political scene.

Reuven Rivlin. For decades, the man, who, in 1994, PHOTO: MICHAEL REGENSTREIF Israeli president Shimon Peres visits Rideau Hall during a state visit to Ottawa, May 7, 2012. Facing his professional home for was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for almost all of the past six decades, Peres helping engineer the Israeli-Palestinian gave a farewell speech that traced the arc Oslo Accords, has repeated over and over achieved in his lifetime. Yet the fi nal to become the unifying fi gure he is of his long career, recounting Israel’s that peace is within reach and could be months of his presidency saw the today. acrimonious collapse of Israeli- Peres is the phoenix of Israeli politics. Palestinian peace negotiations, the From hawk to dove, from faction leader Two Burial Plots Allan Taylor murder of four boys – three Israeli to uniter, he has ridden the wave of teenagers and a Palestinian teen – and Israeli history and somehow stayed ■ GROUP PLANS Israel’s bloodiest military offensive in afl oat while others fell, faded away or for Sale ■ LIFE INSURANCE fi ve years. died. It is that history that makes Peres ■ DISABILITY INSURANCE Peres is known today as a peacemaker, one of the few Israeli leaders who could Beth Shalom section. ■ PENSION and RRIFs but he began his career in the Defense deliver the speech he did last week: at 613-244-9073 Bank Street Cemetery [email protected] Ministry, helping to cement a close once vociferously defending Israel’s $3,500 each military alliance with France in the 1950s offensive in Gaza while also calling for an and developing Israel’s nuclear program aggressive approach to Israeli- 613-739-1309 in the 1960s. Following the 1967 Six-Day Palestinian peace. www.taylorfi nancial.ca War, Peres advocated the settlement of “There is no place to doubt our the West Bank and Gaza. victory,” Peres said, adding immediately: Only in the 1980s, as Labor Party “We know that no military victory will leader, did Peres become the peacenik be enough. There is no permanent he’s known as today. And it was only security without permanent peace, just after he left party politics for the presi- as there is no real peace without real Music at the Temple dency, in 2007, that he rose above the security.” presents parliamentary rivalries and failed In a political career that spans 55 years, leadership bids that had embroiled and Peres has never prevailed in a popular SERENADE foiled him over the previous few decades See Peres on page 8

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in the IDF or living in southern Israel. Gaza confl ict calls for De-escalation, however, will not mean an end to advocacy challenges stemming from recent hostilities. redoubled advocacy Working with the Jewish Federation of Ottawa and our Federation partners friends and family in Israel. That I was made an effort to engage members of the nationally, CIJA will be launching various able to tweet a photo of my nephew, community to take an active advocacy initiatives to further engage the grassroots Yaron, a paratrooper in Gaza, just goes to role during this diffi cult time. Many have in the effort to express solidarity with show how the pen-pal era has been answered their need to take meaningful Israelis and strengthen support for Israel replaced with complex, far-reaching and action through the simple but powerful in Canada. Whether your interest is in fast-moving social media communica- act of conversing. Our 4 Questions: contacting your local MP, writing a letter tions. Implications for pro-Israel advo- Speaking with Canadians about Israel to the editor, or BUYcotting Israeli cates are signifi cant. campaign may prove a successful model products targeted for boycott, now is the time for action – and I urge you to contact FEDERATION REPORT Throughout the summer, the Centre for for grassroots mobilization. [email protected] SHIMON KOFFLER FOGEL, CENTRE Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) has been By challenging our grassroots to engage us for more details at . FOR ISRAEL AND JEWISH AFFAIRS extremely active in explaining to our four friends in four days while providing More importantly, and in the spirit of fellow Canadians – via social media and clear and reasonable information on the “crowd-sourcing,” I encourage you to let y fi rst real memories of Israel other means – the reasons for Israel’s four most diffi cult questions surrounding us know if you have an idea for a pro- date to the Six Day War and operation against Hamas. This has the confl ict, CIJA tapped into a communal Israel advocacy initiative to unite the the shock waves that an entailed activities across the country: desire to take action. In a matter of days, community, inspire grassroots action and imminent threat to Israel’s engaging traditional media, providing the campaign earned more than 5,000 build support for the Jewish state among M our non-Jewish neighbours. Indeed, the existence sent throughout the Canadian daily written briefi ngs to every MP, “likes” online. This is in addition to the Jewish community. As I refl ect on those mobilizing allies in other faith commun- abundance of emails sent to parliamentar- tumultuous events of recent weeks should tenuous days in 1967, I cannot help but be ities, creating and sharing compelling ians from all parties by Jewish (and serve to ignite our passion for Israel and saddened by the fact that our children infographics online, and hosting a non-Jewish) pro-Israel Canadians reaffi rm the indivisible bond between the have just borne witness to their own parliamentary solidarity mission to Israel activated through email action alerts. Jewish people and the world’s only Jewish generational war in Gaza. – to highlight a few. This is to say nothing It is crucial that we build on this state. Shimon Koffl er Fogel is CEO of the Centre For countless young Jewish Canadians, of the tremendously successful commun- collective momentum in the coming for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), the the connection to Operation Protective ity rallies held across Canada, particularly weeks and months. Redeployment of advocacy agent of the Jewish Federations of Edge is both instant and palpable. Email, a nationally streamed event hosted by the Israeli troops out of Gaza following the Canada. Skype, Facebook, and Twitter provide Jewish Federation of Ottawa. destruction of Hamas’ attack tunnels is a real-time updates and images from Perhaps most importantly, we have source of relief for all with family serving Ottawa Jewish Bulletin VOLUME 78 | ISSUE 19 Ottawa Jewish Bulletin Publishing Co. 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Despite our differences, Jews Michael Regenstreif goodness and holiness, tunnels that are throughout the world have united to PRODUCTION MANAGER Brenda Van Vliet the total opposite of the ones our stand strong with Israel, to strengthen soldiers have been working hard to each other and to offer support. BUSINESS MANAGER Barry Silverman FROM THE PULPIT destroy. This crisis has brought to the fore an RABBI MENACHEM BLUM The Maharal of Prague, one of the underground truth: that we are indeed INTERN Monique Elliot OTTAWA TORAH CENTRE greatest Jewish thinkers of the 16th Am Echad (one nation). Whether it was century, explained the symbolism of the thousands of people attending the The Bulletin, established in 1937 as “a force for constructive communal consciousness,” write as a 72-hour cease-fi re comes tunnels. 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confrontations – sometimes ugly confrontations – over the confl ict. I’ve Israel’s war with Hamas seen it on my own Facebook feed where I have unfriended a couple of people after also plays out in the media, they’ve posted articles or written comments that I perceive as having crossed the line into anti-Semitism. online and in the streets Like Judith in Fields of Exile, I see myself as a liberal person committed delegitimize the State of Israel, a Zionist the so-called Israel Apartheid Week, to peace, to universal civil rights and to is a Zionist. A liberal Zionist working for have also been experienced by many of the two-state solution, which I believe a two-state solution to Israel’s confl ict us who have Facebook or Twitter feeds or is the key to both Israel’s future as a with the Palestinians and for fully who follow the news – especially by Jewish and democratic state and to the

FROM THE THE FROM EDITOR realized civil rights and equality for reading articles online at sites with future prosperity of the Palestinian MICHAEL REGENSTREIF Israeli Arabs is no different from an un-moderated comments. people. extremist who would annex the West This summer, Europe has witnessed It is because I am a liberal that I n the book review on page 38, I write Bank and Gaza while offering no rights levels of widespread anti-Semitism support Israel – seemingly the only about Nora Gold’s fi ne new book, to the Palestinians living there. unheard of in the post-Holocaust era bastion of liberalism in the Middle East Fields of Exile. Set 14 years ago as the Fields of Exile proved to be timely (see the article by JTA reporter Cnaan – and am profoundly disappointed ISecond Intifada was breaking out, reading this summer as war raged Liphshiz on page 19) and too many to see anyone who claims to be commit- the main theme of the novel is the effect between Israel and Hamas and the other disturbing reports of anti-Semitism have ted to peace and civil rights fi nding on a Jewish graduate student at a terrorist groups in Gaza – groups that surfaced close to home in places like common cause with groups with Hamas Toronto-area university of campaigns have subjected Israelis to unrelenting Calgary where a small group of pro-Israel or Islamic Jihad, which have no interest meant to demonize and delegitimize the rocket fi re aimed almost exclusively at demonstrators were assaulted, in in anything to do with peace, civil rights, State of Israel – campaigns that too often civilians and who have poured so much Toronto where anti-Semitic rhetoric was or justice. cross the thin line into what is now of their resources into building an spouted at a Al-Quds Day rally at Those marching alongside the Hamas referred to as the “new anti-Semitism.” extensive network of cross-border Queen’s Park, and even here in Ottawa fl ag, or cheering at the Al-Quds rally, or Despite the fact that Judith, the book’s tunnels to be used to commit acts of where the Hamas fl ag was proudly even posting a stream of one-sided protagonist, is a committed liberal who terrorism. carried at an anti-Israel march past articles on Facebook that blame Israel had just returned to Canada after a While Israel has been fi ghting the Parliament Hill. alone for all of the ills in the Middle East, decade in Israel where she had been Gaza-based terrorists, battles have also Make no mistake, waving the fl ag of a are not really advocating for peace or active in the peace and civil rights raged in the media, in social media and terrorist organization whose charter civil rights. movements and in Jewish-Arab dialogue in public demonstrations. The kind of explicitly calls for the killing of Jews is a As I write on August 15, there is a efforts, to the anti-Zionists among her marginalization and anti-Semitism profoundly anti-Semitic act. cease-fi re in effect and rumours that a professors and fellow students, she was experienced by Judith in Fields of Exile, I’ve read several articles and blogs this long-term truce is close. I pray that it will just a Zionist. and by pro-Israel university students summer by people who have seen their have come by the time you read these To those who would demonize and around the time of campus events like social media feeds disintegrate into words.

reinforced the Goldins’ strength. It was always easy to know who those people The most heart-wrenching were. For two days in a row, my daughter pointed out those she said were “Hadar’s side of Israeli life soldiers.” On the fi rst day, I didn’t say anything, but, on the second, I asked why close to a thousand people a day came to twin brother Tzur. The soldiers looked so those soldiers weren’t in uniform. They the shiva. A huge tent was set up in the young because they are. And, while it were not in uniform because they had parking lot outside the Goldins’ condo seems so unfair that they face such recently completed their military obliga- building in Kfar Saba. Security fences danger, they look so strong and appear so tions and were not called up to serve in leading to the tent were draped with unshakably fearless. The sad truth is these Gaza. Israeli fl ags. Filled with plastic chairs, this young people with almost baby faces are Hadar, too, could have been out of the tent even had air conditioning. Outside hardened professional soldiers who don’t army with them. But he and his twin IDEAS AND IDEAS IMPRESSIONS the tent stood two portable toilets, which I play war games. They may only wish they brother agreed to stay at least another JASON MOSCOVITZ only mention to illustrate how huge a could. year. Hadar may have made the military a public event this was. Hadar’s parents, Leah and Simcha, career. We will never know, but we do write this from Israel thinking about Food for the visitors arrived free of spent a lot of time talking to the soldiers. know his staying on the extra year cost the week that was and refl ecting on charge by the truckload. No one ever It seemed to be a comforting way for them him his life. No one says a thing about attending a shiva the memories of made an order. No one ever sent a bill. to remember and honour their son’s that. Israelis look forward. There is no Iwhich will last me a lifetime. It was a There was everything imaginable. Tables memory. time to waste on regrets or second unique experience, a learning experience, lined the tent walls fi lled with food. Hadar was engaged and would have guessing. a fi rst-hand view of the most diffi cult, Israelis came from everywhere – from been married in mid-September. His As the shiva wound down as Shabbat heart-wrenching side of Israeli life. all parts of the country and all walks of fi ancée, Edna Sarusi, and her family never neared, they began to take down the tent. As I write, there have been 64 Israeli life. This outpouring was the product of a left the shiva. A lasting memory was This extraordinary event ended. Shabbat soldiers killed in Gaza. One of them was proud, determined people fi ghting yet watching the father of Hadar’s fi ancée – a fell a week to the day after Hadar’s Hadar Goldin. He was my daughter another war costing yet more young small religious man with curly hair and a suspected kidnapping in that tunnel in Emmanuelle’s 23-year-old brother-in-law. soldiers’ lives. But the mood at the shiva thick moustache, with, so far, 22 grand- Gaza. A week, only a week, and yet so Before his death was confi rmed, there was was never gloomy. The mood seemed to children – as he never stopped offering much had happened, so seemingly slowly reason to believe he had been kidnapped, be one of resolve, acceptance, sadness – food and water to the visitors. and quickly at the same time. and his story became huge news around but no tears. Other lasting memories are of the old As I left to say goodbye after Shabbat, I the world. In Israel, the story took on epic Hundreds of soldiers came to the shiva high school friends of Simcha and Leah embraced Leah and Simcha, reminding proportions. The whole country galvan- with their ever-present machine guns who worked tirelessly cleaning and them I will be back in January to celebrate ized around the Goldin family. slung over their shoulders. Many were organizing family meals and of all the a happy occasion: the birth of a grand- It was amazing. My guess would be friends and colleagues of Hadar and his other special friends who supported and child we will share. 8 August 25, 2014 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM

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Advertorial Backed by Bloomberg, Genesis JEWISH NATIONAL launches ‘big ideas’ competition BY ANTHONY WEISS came in part from looking at Bloomberg’s own experi- FUND (JTA) – It is now open season for those who would like a ence in starting a competition in New York City to More than trees attract the attention of young talent. Alan Blostein chunk of Michael Bloomberg’s change and think they 613.798.2411 • [email protected] President have a big idea up their sleeves. “Bloomberg saw the benefi t of reaching into the The Genesis Prize Foundation has announced the target population to come up with target answers,” Emergency shelter for southern Israel launch of the Genesis Generation Challenge, a competi- Firestone told JTA. It is our obligation to ensure a future for those individuals tion offering 10 awards of $100,000 each to teams that The Genesis competition also will focus on encour- that heeded the vision of David Ben-Gurion to populate the can successfully present innovative projects “guided by aging collaboration and communication among the Negev. Jewish values to address the world’s pressing issues,” competing teams, and on offering mentorship, sup- Since the outset of the rocket attacks from Gaza on according to a foundation statement. Teams must have port and expertise to teams as they develop their southern Israel’s border communities, many organizations approximately 10 people and be led by someone aged 20 proposals. have been raising emergency funds for civilian victims. JNF- to 36. The Genesis Prize, which will be given out annually, KKL worldwide has intensified fundraising for these residents and for very specific projects – from mobile bomb shelters, to The money for the prize had been awarded to is awarded to an accomplished, internationally respite for children who live in Sderot and elsewhere in JNF Bloomberg as the inaugural Genesis Prize recipient. renowned professional who is a role model in his or camps up north, to IDF packages. Bloomberg, a billionaire and the former mayor of New her community and can inspire the younger generation Many of the communities that have 15 seconds to find York, promptly re-gifted the money to Genesis. of Jews worldwide, according to the Genesis Prize shelter once the siren blasts have been given donated portable The Genesis Generation Challenge is the latest in a Foundation website. bomb shelters. These include: Ofakim, Bnei Shimon, Gan series of prizes aimed at coaxing a “big Jewish idea” in Although the prize was launched with the explicit Yavne, Sderot, Naveh, Bnei Netzarim, Sedot Negev, Eshkol, some form or another. purpose of inspiring young Jews, the Generation Hof Ashkelon, Merhavim, Shaar Hanegev, Netivot – and in In 2007, philanthropist Charles Bronfman launched a Challenge is open to applicants of all backgrounds, and the Bedouin sector – Beit Lakiya, Segev Shalom, Rahat and competition for an innovative Jewish idea, with the teams are encouraged to address global problems. But Hura. reward of a book deal and a two-year appointment Firestone was confi dent that the competition would Negev Dinner solidarity with the South as the Charles R. Bronfman Visiting Chair in Jewish nonetheless attract the interest of young Jews. 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One of the world’s most influential Jewish support voices, Michael Oren, to speak at Negev Dinner Michael Oren is a speaker for our times. A former Israeli our advertisers ambassador to the United States, a New York Times bestselling author, lecturer at Ivy League schools including Harvard, Yale and and Georgetown, he is hailed by the Jerusalem Post as one of the world’s top 10 influential Jews. tell them JNF Negev Dinner invitations are being mailed this week to all JNF donors and supporters of the Hebrew University you saw of Jerusalem, as a considerable portion of funds are going to support its Cardiovascular Research Hub. If you did not their receive an invitation, please contact our JNF office today at 613-798-2411. Reserve your seat today – tickets are still $300. advertisement Corporate sponsorships, ads and tribute gifts are available. in the On a daily basis you can plant trees for all occasions. An Ottawa attractive card is sent to the recipient. To order, call the JNF Jewish office (613.798.2411). Bulletin. ottawa.jnf.ca 10 August 25, 2014 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM

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Conservative egalitarian MP Carolyn Bennett addresses the Canada-Israel Solidarity Rally, July 30, in Jerusalem. With her at the podium: (from left) Sen. Grant Mitchell, MPs John McCallum, David Sweet and Ted High Holy Day services Opitz, and former senator Jerry Grafstein. conducted by our lay leaders Spiritual leadership by CIJA advocacy efforts encompass Rabbi Steven Garten Jewish communities, the public, media and parliamentarians Rosh HaShanah BY MONIQUE ELLIOT tion, citing a preference for a mission September 24-26, 2014 Now is the time for the Jewish commun- organized by a neutral organization, ities of Canada to reach out on a large according to CBC reports. Yet Sampson Yom Kippur scale to ensure a positive Jewish narrative maintains that all three major political October 3-4, 2014 is making headlines in the mainstream parties are still strongly united with Israel. media, say offi cials at the Centre for Israel “What we’re seeing is that, on this Soloway Jewish Community Centre and Jewish Affairs (CIJA). issue, in this confl ict, all three federal “Our job is to advance our narrative political parties … particularly the 21 Nadolny Sachs Private and to advance our issues with advocacy government, are standing strongly with targets,” said Martin Sampson, CIJA the only liberal democracy in the Middle Annual Membership: $499/family, director of communications and East, that is Israel,” he said. $300/single marketing. “What we have on our side is righteous- CIJA does this in two main ways, he ness, meaning that the government, and (includes High Holy Day seats) said. The advocacy approach is to reach any person of goodwill who is also out to mainstream media and politicians intellectually honest, I think, will look at 50% off to families with children to have “real conversations” about the these issues and naturally come to the enrolled in Jewish schools facts of the Israel-Hamas hostilities, while conclusions that they’ve come to,” he fundraising and awareness campaigns are added. “We’re pretty proud of what we’ve meant to engage constituents and inspire achieved on that front.” Assisted Listening Devices (ALD) grassroots campaigns. The same reasoning drives CIJA’s on request “We believe that, if we articulate our efforts facilitating grassroots campaigns side of the issues effectively, they essen- such as the Four Questions campaign, High Holy Day Services: tially become supporters,” he said, many which encouraged members of the Jewish of whom have been getting regular community across Canada to engage in a $180/person briefi ngs on the confl ict. discussion with four of their (specifi cally University students: no charge These efforts were refl ected in the non-Jewish) friends about four key issues recent CIJA-organized trip to Israel, in surrounding the Israel-Hamas confl ict what has been described as the largest within four days. This has been one of Adath Shalom, a member of Our members enjoy a solidarity mission to Jerusalem since CIJA’s most successful campaigns the Ottawa Vaad Ha’Ir and flourishing spirit of chavurah, Operation Protective Edge began on engaging the non-Jewish communities. the Ottawa Jewish Federation leading services, participating July 8. Within the Canadian Jewish commun- since 1979, invites you in lively weekly discussions “Our ongoing work, I think, speaks for ities, CIJA has been partnering with the to attend our services held of the Torah portion, itself in terms of government support, various federations – including the Jewish at the Jewish Community and joining social action particularly at the federal level,” Sampson Federation of Ottawa – to connect Campus Chapel. projects. said. communities through solidarity events. We’re a welcoming, family- Together we strive to extend Six parliamentarians, including one These events have been successful, and oriented, egalitarian our caring to the Jewish senator, who have all travelled to Israel in these “proud partnerships” will be Conservative (USCJ) congregation. community and world needs. the past, joined the last-minute trip in late maintained going forward, Sampson said. July to hear briefi ngs from the Israeli CIJA will maintain these efforts, government and military offi cials. Sampson said, with the Twitter hashtag Contact: 613-225-8982 Conservative MPs David Sweet, Randy campaigns such as #ThisIsIsrael and Hoback and Ted Opitz, Liberal MPs John #ThisIsHamas to create an ongoing www.adath-shalom.ca McCallum and Carolyn Bennett, and conversation with the public where Liberal Sen. Grant Mitchell made the trip. anyone can now easily join the online No NDP MPs were part of the delega- discussion. August 25, 2014 11 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM Campaign Kickoff speaker, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s, explains ‘spiritual aspect of business’ leads to success

BY SUZANNE KURTZ from loans and savings, they opened Ben (JTA) – A scoop of Ben & Jerry’s may & Jerry’s Homemade, Inc. in a renovated taste like heaven, and, for company gas station in Burlington, Vermont. Their co-founder Jerry Greenfi eld, the business single storefront venture would grow of making ice cream has a spiritual side eventually into a $300 million global ice as well. cream empire owned by the Unilever “There is a spiritual aspect to business, Corp. just as there is to people,” Greenfi eld said Neither Greenfi eld nor Cohen is still in 2011 at a Jewish Federation of Greater active in the day-to-day running of the Washington event. company. Instead, Greenfi eld said, his Greenfi eld – co-author with Ben Cohen present role with Ben & Jerry’s holds “no of Ben & Jerry’s Double Dip: How to Run a responsibility and no authority,” joking Values-Led Business and Make Money, Too that it should be a position that those – will be in Ottawa to speak at the Jewish attending the Federation event also strive Federation of Ottawa’s Annual Campaign for in their careers. Kickoff event on September 14. And he’s But their vision for an ice cream bringing ice cream! company that would be both profi table The ice cream company known for its and care about the needs of society has colourful pint-size containers, funky left a lasting impact on both employees fl avours and creative marketing has and customers. implemented smart business practices “Simply operating this way had so that have advanced its bottom line as many benefi ts for the company,” said well as its do-good corporate culture. Greenfi eld, as he detailed some of the Raised on suburban New York’s Long values-driven business practices that Island, Greenfi eld, 63, and his longtime also saw him and Cohen named U.S. friend and business partner Ben Cohen Small Business Persons of the Year met in gym class in junior high school in 1988. after discovering a shared dislike of One oft-cited example of Ben & Jerry’s running track. They were chubby kids socially conscience business practices is Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Jerry Greenfield will speak on business and social responsibility who always enjoyed eating, Greenfi eld its purchase of $8 million annually of at the Jewish Federation of Ottawa’s Annual Campaign Kickoff, September 14, at Centrepointe Theatre. said, and both attended Hebrew school chocolate brownies baked at the and had their bar mitzvahs at the Reform Greyston Bakery in Yonkers, N.Y., a Congregation of Merrick. non-profi t that offers job training and “People of essentially any economic “As you give, you receive,” Greenfi eld Though a self-described “cultural Jew,” hires workers who might have a diffi cult situation could participate,” said said. “As you help others, you are helped Greenfi eld said his religious education time fi nding jobs elsewhere, such as Greenfi eld, and one in every 100 Vermont in return.” helped sensitize him to discrimination, ex-convicts, former substance abusers families became shareholders in the He added, “And just because the idea marginalization and the needs of “other and welfare recipients. company. “As the business supported the that the good that you do comes back to people in society and around the world.” “We came up with this popular fl avour community, the community supported you is written in the Bible and not in In his mid-20s, after being rejected [for using the brownies] and the bakery is the business.” some business textbook doesn’t mean from some 20 medical schools and not pretty happy with it, too!” said In 1985, the company made a public that it is any less valid.” content with working as a lab technician, Greenfi eld. stock offering and also established the The Jewish Federation of Ottawa Annual Greenfi eld split a fi ve dollar correspond- In 1984, when the company needed to Ben & Jerry’s Foundation. It began Campaign Kickoff, Sunday, September 14, ence course on ice cream-making with raise additional capital to grow the donating 7.5 per cent of pre-tax profi ts to 7:30 pm, at Centrepointe Theatre, 101 Cohen and embarked on a new business business, they let their Vermont neigh- nonprofi t organizations – the highest Centrepointe Drive. Tickets are $20 and venture. bours “get a scoop of the action” by percentage of any publicly traded available at http://tinyurl.com/kickoff-tix In 1978, with $12,000 scraped together holding an in-state public offering. company at the time, he said. or 613-580-2700. 12 August 25, 2014 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM Improving the welfare of women is part of this leader’s family tradition Sarah Beutel

The Jewish Grade 8 after-school program to become that earns a High School credit! Learn: national president • Hebrew Language • Bio-Medical Ethics of Na’amat Canada • Kabbalah BY MONIQUE ELLIOT • Jews in Showbiz • Israel Advocacy arah Beutel will become national • Leadership president of Na’amat Canada at its • And More! 17th triennial convention, September 12 to 14 in Ottawa. Talumd Torah High is a joint program of Ottawa Talmud Torah S Afternoon School and Toah High, and is for jewish Grade 8 Beutel becomes the fi rst Ottawan to hold students of all backgrounds. the national presidency of the Jewish Students meet once a week for mix of Ulpan-style Hebrew women’s organization. and an amazing guest lecture series. Free food is served every Na’amat, the Hebrew acronym for class, an amazing social, cultural, and educational programs are offered throughout the year. Nashim Ovdot Umitnadvot (Movement of Working Women and Volunteers), is an For further info: international charity that seeks to facebook.com/OttawaTalmudTorah @OttTalmudTorah improve the welfare of women and families in Jewish communities in Israel 21 Nadolny Sachs Private [email protected] and in the Diaspora. 613-722-8827 www.ottas.ca In Ottawa, there are fi ve chapters representing women of all ages. Beutel is a member of the Otzma Chapter specifi c- ally for women aged 30 to early-40s. Sarah Beutel assumes the national Beutel, professionally the director of presidency of Na’amat Canada when the Community Collaboration, at the Jewish women’s organization assembles in Ottawa, September 12 to 14 for its triennial Federation of Ottawa, says she has been convention. Off er exclusive to our Kanata location active in community-minded organiza- tions for most of her life, Na’amat in Israel: A Journey particular. in Ottawa that are involved,” Beutel “It’s always been in my family. My said. to the Holy Land mother, for her professional career, was The upcoming convention will provide the executive director of Na’amat in a forum for chapters from across Canada Montreal. So I kind of grew up with it,” to come together to strategize and build Join Rabbi Reuven Bulka and 580 CFRA’s John Counsell she said. “When I came to Ottawa, I was on the existing partnerships between FEBRUARY 18 to 27, 2015 part of the group that started up our cities. chapter for our age group. And then I just “The triennial convention is important (optional 4-night Jordan post-tour extension) kept going.” for us because it’s a geographically BOOK NOW & SAVE $250 per person* Beutel has served on the national diverse organization so it’s an opportu- executive board of Na’amat Canada in nity for us to come together and get Double $4,199 various three-year-term positions, to know members in other cities,” Single $4,999 including council president, member-at- she said. large, chair of membership and chair of “This is a volunteer organization, [so] Triple $4,169 fundraising. She said she anticipates a there’s not many staff,” Beutel said. “That’s one of the things that I hope to Regular rates: smooth transition to the role of national president. do, is to build on the relationships we Double $4,449 Na’amat Canada is a network of have and to make sure that we have a Single $5,249 smaller chapters within city branches of strong, national body.” Triple $4,419 the organization, each co-ordinating its Na’amat has branches in countries 10 days • 15 meals: 8 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 6 dinners own fundraising initiatives, and contrib- from Belgium to Australia to Uruguay. uting to large-scale national and inter- Na’amat Canada has eight branches in Included in price: Round trip air from Ottawa, air taxes and fees/surcharges national projects. major cities across the country. of $730 per person (subject to increase until paid in full), hotel transfers “Na’amat, like many other Jewish Each branch has smaller chapters that Not included in price: Cancellation waiver and insurance of $320 per person organizations, faces a lot of challenges, in host regular meetings and participate in *All rates are per person and subject to change. Discount is refl ected in price. terms of fundraising” Beutel said. fundraising projects. Ottawa’s fi ve INFO NIGHT: September 17, 7 pm at CFRA studios “We have challenges that we have to chapters are Chana Senesh, Aviva, face, but my goal is to keep things moving Otzma, Tikvah and Ma’ayan. Please RSVP by phone in a forward direction, keep trying to “I’m going to carry on what the other Expedia CruiseShipCenters Kanata • 613-831-9100 build, fi nd new members and raise more women before me have started,” Beutel money, said. Ask for Elliot Finkelman or Lynnie Zunder “I believe very strongly in the mission For more information on Na’amat and I like the connection to Israel and Canada and how to join, visit For a full brochure visit www.holyland2015.com TICO # 50019734 I like the group of people we have here www.naamat.com. August 25, 2014 13 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM

Celebrate over 50 years of dedication to Israel and the Ottawa community

NEGEV DINNER 2014

HONOURING

Ottawa’s lone soldiers: Ottawa’s Jake Goldstein (right), currently on active duty as a “lone soldier” with the Israel Defense Forces, gets together with fellow Ottawan Tobin Kaiman during Operation Protective Edge. Tobin, who previously served as a lone soldier, returned to Israel as a volunteer during the operation. Both Jake and Tobin are graduates of the Ottawa Modern DOROTHY Jewish School (OMJS), which adopted them as OMJS’ lone soldiers. OMJS students have written letters and sent Misloach Manot to them during their service. NADOLNY TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2014 OTTAWA CONVENTION CENTRE

KEYNOTE SPEAKER MICHAEL OREN

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jnfottawa.ca i [email protected] i 613.798.2411 14 August 25, 2014 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM Grade 8 collaboration with Torah High among exciting changes at Ottawa Talmud Torah Afternoon School

BY RABBI DAVID ROTENBERG children’s education. ing school families with much additional outside the school, OTTAS and Torah OTTAWA TALMUD TORAH As the 2014-2015 school year fl exibility. High have partnered on this initiative to AFTERNOON SCHOOL approaches, OTTAS is excited to In the other exciting development, offer the program community-wide. aving served the community announce two major developments: OTTAS is extremely proud to partner In addition to bringing this exciting for nearly 90 years, Ottawa the introduction of a two-day-a-week with Torah High to introduce Talmud program to a wider audience, and Talmud Torah Afternoon school format, and a community-wide Torah High. eliminating the gap year between the HSchool (OTTAS) is Ottawa’s Grade 8 program run jointly with Torah completion of most supplemental school oldest Jewish school. High offering a high school credit. OTTAS offers programs programs and Torah High’s core program, Throughout our history, the school’s OTTAS has always served families this partnership creates other benefi ts mission has always been to provide from diverse Jewish backgrounds and for kindergarten to Grade 8, for students. Talmud Torah High’s families of any Jewish background with levels of practice, but who are committed includes bar/bat mitzvah lessons Grade 8 students will have the oppor- the most comprehensive Jewish educa- to a high standard of Jewish education. In as part of tuition and runs tunity to take advantage of Torah High’s tion possible outside of the day school recent years, through consultations with educational trips and activities, Jewish framework. Also constant throughout is parents and community leadership, the a subsidized transportation service Culture Clubs at public middle schools, the commitment to exploring new ideas OTTAS board has seen there is a desire from most area schools. free snacks served at every class and, in order to create the best learning for some additional fl exibility in the most importantly, a ministry-recognized environment for OTTAS students and school schedule if the quality of educa- While most supplemental school Grade 9 credit. their families. tion can be maintained. programs graduate their students after With these new initiatives ready to Over the past few years, under the To that end, we explored numerous Grade 7, OTTAS offers its graduates an launch, and the school leadership leadership of a new principal and board, alternatives to the three-day schedule optional Grade 8 class. motivated to keep improving the pro- OTTAS has consulted with experts to and are eagerly anticipating our exciting For 2013-2014, students expressed gram, exciting times are ahead for Ottawa augment its curriculum and strengthen new format starting in September. interest in a number of diverse topics, Talmud Torah Afternoon School. its educational philosophy, adopted OTTAS will now be holding classes which inspired the “Ulpan Plus” pro- OTTAS offers programs for kinder- new modern texts for Hebrew language, twice a week, on Sunday mornings and gram. Grade 8 students will attend class garten to Grade 8, includes bar/bat started a homework club before weekday Tuesday afternoons. Despite one less once a week, studying Hebrew language mitzvah lessons as part of tuition and afternoon classes, and introduced a series school day, extending the Sunday alternating with a guest speaker series on runs a subsidized transportation service of family engagement programs and schedule will mean teaching time is topics that include the afterlife, leader- from most area schools. parents’ classes to our regular schedule. reduced by just one hour per week. ship, Israeli politics and pop culture, a For information about any of the These initiatives all work to transform At fi ve hours per week, OTTAS will tzitzit-tying workshop, and much more. above-mentioned programs, or to the school into more of a community, remain the supplemental school offering With the success and novelty of the register, contact the offi ce at 613-722-8827 and to involve family members in their the most classroom hours while provid- program gaining interest from those or [email protected].

Temple Israel Religious School (TIRS) Creating Jewish Community;Instilling Jewish Values “Our children feel a great sense of attachment to the Jewish community through their involvement with TIRS, and with our synagogue.” – Michelle Lajzerowizc and Bruce Gottfred Jewish Experiences that: Promote Jewish Life Skills Promote Social Justice Encourage a Bond with Israel. Participate in Jewish Life Cycle Prepare for Bar/Bat Mitzvah Offer Exciting High School and Youth programming Offer K-Grade 10.

“Temple School is much more than a place to learn Hebrew reading. It has given our children membership in a unique community.” – Penny Gershon-Giaccone and Roberto Giaccone

“TIRS has a warm, inclusive, welcoming atmosphere that fosters learning, growth, and pride in a Jewish identity.” – Marie Carmen Berlie and Charles Khazzam Building Jewish Community that grows with your child Temple Israel Religious School TIRS 1301 Prince of Wales Drive, Ottawa, ON K2C 1N2 613-224-3133 • Sheli Braun, Principal www.templeisraelottawa.ca August 25, 2014 15 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM

Beit Halochem Needs Your Support!

We take care of Israel’s wounded. The number of Israel’s casualties from Operation Protective Edge are heart-breaking: 64 soldiers have given their lives in defense of the State of Israel, and over 430 have been wounded and admitted to hospital. Israel’s disabled veterans, along with Beit Halochem volunteers, visit the newly wounded and traumatized soldiers giving vital comfort and support to them and their families. When the injured meet other young disabled veterans from Beit Halochem it helps them begin to understand that they are not alone, that there is an organization that will take care of them from today and for the rest of their lives. We at Beit Halochem Canada, Aid to Disabled Veterans of Israel, know that even after the fighting has stopped, the battle has only begun for our many brave heroes. Our state-of-the-art Beit Halochem Centres in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa, Nahariya

PHOTO: MONIQUE ELLIOT and Beer Sheva boast an array of exceptional rehabilitative services including: Karen Fainstein checks the Kosher Food Bank donation bin in the lobby physiotherapy, hydrotherapy, therapeutic devices, specialized sports equipment and of the Soloway Jewish Community Centre. training, family-oriented programming, creative and cultural activities. Beit Halochem already assists over 50,000 disabled veterans and victims of terror and their families. Increased costs and fewer donations BEHIND THE HEADLINES AND BEHIND THE FRONT LINES, Beit Halochem is there to support our wounded veterans put strain on Kosher Food Bank when they need us the most. Please give generously today! 1-800-355-1648 BY MONIQUE ELLIOT through collaboration with the Ottawa Food Bank and Mazon Canada, or by eople need food banks,” she www.beithalochem.ca Charitable registration #11877 9081 RR0001 said. “What’s more important buying supplies using the monetary than feeding your family?” donations when kosher items are on sale ‘P Karen Fainstein knows the at Loblaws College Square. Rideau Bakery importance of a full belly. Now, after nine donates a loaf of bread per family every years as chair of the Kosher Food Bank, month. she is essentially retiring for a second Fainstein said those who use the time to focus on family. Kosher Food Bank just have “worse luck” “I felt it was a very good cause,” she than others, which can change at any said, refl ecting on how she got involved. time. This is why she said individual “I felt it was a cause that a lot of people donations are so important. didn’t realize was so necessary here.” A one-time windfall donation of It cost, on average, just more than $15,000 from a community member last $5,500 per month to serve the 66 families year reduced the shortfall of resources to – about 175 people – who used the food two per cent in 2013. The Kosher Food bank last year. Bank had a defi cit of 12 per cent the The Kosher Food Bank is not a drop-in previous year due to the rising costs of service. The families and individuals who food and donation decreases. use it are vetted by Jewish Family Services An additional $15,000 to $20,000 is of Ottawa to assess their need. Privacy at needed annually to ensure the continued the food bank is maintained with a small existence of the Kosher Food Bank, volunteer staff of three people on the two Fainstein said. monthly distribution days – but there is a Former Agudath Israel Rabbi Arnold group of about 25 volunteers who help Fine, who saw that Jewish community CONTROL AT THE TOUCH OF A BUTTON “behind the scenes,” Fainstein said. members were going to food banks in The cost of kosher food has increased church basements and unable to keep by 30 per cent, while donations have kosher, established the self-supporting decreased by about fi ve per cent during Kosher Food Bank with the Agudath the past few years, Fainstein said. The Israel Social Action Committee in 1997. Kosher Food Bank has been running a “People don’t realize how close we all defi cit as a result. are to needing a food bank,” she said. Fainstein said she believes people are “You never know.” BLINDS, SHADES, SHUTTERS, DRAPES & MORE! simply unaware of need for the Kosher Donna Klaiman succeeds Fainstein as * Food Bank, noting that poverty levels chair of the Kosher Food Bank. Plus, buy 3 window coverings and get 1 free within the Jewish community are on par Kosher Food Bank bins are located at with those of society at large. the Soloway Jewish Community Centre, CONTACT BUDGET BLINDS OF OTTOWA TO GET STARTED TODAY! All items distributed by the Kosher various Ottawa synagogues, and Loblaws Food Bank are strictly kosher, and College Square. Donations can also be 613-224-8900 | www.budgetblinds.com

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Your friendly, Modern Orthodox synagogue in Ottawa’s West End.

Rabbi Howard Finkelstein Cantor Yair Subar

For more information Please join us for services about how you can become a part (daily, Shabbat, and all Chagim) of the Beit Tikvah community, as well as classes and programs please contact the shul office throughout the year including at (613) – 723 – 1800 joint programming or [email protected] with JFS, JET or visit our website and the Kollel of Ottawa. at www.cbto.org New Members Welcome! 1st year offers a 50% discount. Special rates for young adults. Ask us about 20% off of new memberships at SJCC!

Celebrating almost 35 years as a vibrant congregation dedicated to community and chesed.

ROSH HASHANAH SEPTember 24 - 26 OCTober YOM3-4 KIPPUR INTRODUCING RABBI SCHER RABBI BULKA  CANTOR LEVINSON 

Serving the Ottawa Jewish community for over 40 years. FOR MORE INFORMATION OUR MODERN ORTHODOX CONGREGATION OFFERS HIGH HOLIDAY PROGRAMS andMEMBERSHIP DETAILS FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS, ADULT CLASSES AND AN AMAZING CHOIR. CONTACT THE SHUL OFFICE Machzikei Hadas has a welcoming, friendly atmosphere for people of all levels of observance. We offer daily morning 613-521-9700 and evening minyans, Shabbat services and have full kosher meat and dairy kitchens. We have a deep sense of community and commitment to Jewish values and the State of Israel. Our Shul is a place for joyful and meaningful machzikeihadas.com celebration of festivals and commemoration of life cycle events for families, couples and singles of every age. [email protected] August 25, 2014 17 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM P2G brings Ethiopian-Israeli interns to JCC Day Camp

BY MONIQUE ELLIOT intense the Ottawa Jewish community’s wo Ethiopian-Israeli interns connection is to Israel. infused the JCC Day Camp with In Ottawa, Ambaw stayed with Israeli culture and language this three different host families while Tsummer, as they worked as camp working at the camp. Ayanou was able counsellors for kids up to age 10. to stay with one family for the entire Ester Ambaw, 23, and Danny Ayanou, duration. 27, worked at the camp for just over Their placement in Ottawa was three weeks as part of an internship facilitated and funded by the Jewish program at the Interdisciplinary Center Federation of Ottawa’s Partnership (IDC) Herzliya that sends Ethiopian- 2Gether committee. JCC Day Camp counsellor Ester Ambaw bonds with a group of seven-year-old campers. Israeli students to placements around The internships were an opportunity the world. to create Gesher Chai (living bridge) “I work with the little children for both Israelis and Canadians alike, and I love them,” said communications explained Federation Director of student Ayanou, who was one of the Community Collaboration Sarah counsellors in charge of the boisterous Beutel. team known as the Junior Jocks. “We were looking for other opportun- Ambaw and Ayanou said they were ities [within our mandate] and things excited for the opportunity to practise come our way,” she said. their English and learn more about “One of the benefi ts is we bring Israel the Canadian Jewish culture, which to Ottawa and we make those people- Ambaw says is very different from to-people connections. The other thing how Israelis relate to Judaism in their is that we are able to provide to one of culture. our organizations, the JCC Day Camp, “The Jewish community is very, very some Israeli and Jewish-cultural different from Israel,” said economics content.” student Ambaw, noting that, while most It was the second year the P2G com-

Israelis are Jewish, in Canada, Jews are a mittee was able to bring two Ethiopian- PHOTOS: MONIQUE ELLIOT small minority community. Israeli interns from IDC Herzliya to work JCC Day Camp counsellor Danny Ayanou, 27, works with his boisterous group known as the Junior Jocks. Ambaw added that she noticed how at the JCC Summer Camp. 18 August 25, 2014 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM August 25, 2014 19 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM

University of Ottawa The Vered Jewish Canadian Studies Program An academic program promoting the understanding of Jewish life, culture, language, literature and history in Canada. Minor in Jewish Canadian Studies CoursesMinor in Jewish offered Canadian Studies in the Fall Term 2014 CDNCourses 1300 Introductionbeing offered to Jewish in Canadianthe upcoming Studies year: Introduction to the interdisciplinary study of the Jewish experience in Canada, includingFall 2010 discussion: Introduction of scholarshipto Yiddish Language in history, and sociology, Culture 1; culture, literature and other areas. MondaysNEW: Sociology 11:30 ofa.m. Contemporary to 1:00 p.m., Canadian Thursdays Jewish 1:00 Life. to 2:30 p.m. Professor Rebecca Margolis CDN 2505/HIS 2505A L’histoire des Juifs du Canada OverviewWinter 2011 of the: Introduction history of the to YiddishJewish Languagecommunity and in CanadaCulture 2; from Introduction early migration to Jewish throughCanadian to Studies; the present. History of the Jews in Canada. Mondays 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Professor Pierre Anctil Instructors: Professors Pierre Anctil, Rebecca Margolis and Randal Schnoor. CDN 3383/ENG 3383 Jewish Canadian Writers: The Making of a Tradition Focus on the major Jewish Canadian writers of the past seventy-fi ve years: A. M. Klein, Irving Layton, Adele Wiseman, Mordecai Richler, Leonard Cohen and others. Mondays 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Professor Seymour Mayne PHOTO: CNAAN LIPHSHIZ For more information, contact our program coordinator, Professor Seymour Mayne Protesters at an unauthorized anti-Israel rally in front of Paris’ Gare du Nord Members of the community may also choose to audit these courses. train station, July 19. 613-562-5800 ext.1148 | Email: [email protected] | www.Vered.uOttawa.ca Teaching staff: Irving Abella, Pierre Anctil, Rebecca Margolis, Seymour Mayne, Randal Schnoor For more information, contact our program coordinator, Professor Seymour Mayne 613-562-5800 ext.1148 | Email:|y [email protected]| Reporter’s notebook: Wanna | http://arts.uottawa.ca/en/programs/vered-jewish-canadian-studies kill me? Take a number BY CNAAN LIPHSHIZ – perhaps because I live in Holland, (JTA) – My friend Alain Azria gave me a where such occurrences are rarer, or puzzled look when I told him, with some maybe because I had lived most of my indignation and disbelief in my voice, life in Israel, where one receives only a that I had heard talk of killing Jews at an theoretical understanding of the unauthorized anti-Israel demonstration phenomenon. last month in Paris. But, for Alain, a freelance news A young black man with a Parisian photographer who specializes in docu- accent told a dozen friends loudly, but menting France’s anti-Semitism without shouting, “OK, guys. Let’s go problem, this was just another day at hunt some Jews.” the offi ce. Which is to say he didn’t His friend answered, “Let’s break their really have time for my astonished heads.” To which the fi rst speaker replied, discovery of the banal. “Catch them fast, kill them slow.” “OK, OK, welcome to Paris. Now let’s Educating a diverse Jewish Community for more than 50 years The group blended into a mass of move it along,” he said as he took us Ottawa Modern Jewish School is a contemporary school which provides a stimulating, thousands of people who were marching on a shortcut designed to reach the enjoyable and high quality Jewish education. We are a school inclusive of all elements toward the Gare du Nord train station station before the procession. of Jewish society, a school which recognizes the principle of individual choice. OMJS while shouting slogans accusing Israel of Over the course of the following fosters a sense of community. Our school is not affi liated with any synagogue or branch of Judaism. All are welcome. genocide. fortnight, as Israel’s fi ght against Hamas My shock stemmed from the fact that, in Gaza continued to fan the already while anti-Semitic violence accounts for a considerable fl ames of anti-Semitic fair share of my reporting here in Europe, violence and incitement across the I have personally been insulated from it See Reporter on page 27

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Continued from page 23 Rachel Fraenkel, mother of Naftali cancelling our visit to Israel. She apolo- Fraenkel, one of the three Israeli teens gized for being emotional, explaining murdered in June, addressed us. that her son had just been deployed to Somehow, despite her grief, she’s been Gaza. able to give strength and inspiration to a “I’m no different than 20,000 other nation. She told us that, if Hamas could Jewish mothers,” she said. have predicted the solidarity they had We met with young Israeli soldiers created throughout Israel, they would working at checkpoints who must never have kidnapped the boys. contend with the possibility of a suicide “Israelis just want to live in peace. We bomber approaching them. Shabbat will come together for peace because we dinner was particularly moving as we value our lives and even the lives of the heard from lone soldiers, young men and Palestinians,” she said. women from the Diaspora who have Palatnik said the hardest part of the joined the Israel Defense Forces to protect trip would be describing it. How can you Israel. We had the honour of bringing possibly describe those “ah ha moments them four duffl e bags fi lled with items of inspiration”? All who participated in donated by members of Ottawa’s Jewish this experience will have a lifetime to community, as well as pictures and thank fi gure it out. And, of course, we all we you cards from Ottawa children. hope to return.

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Best wishes Option 1. for a sweet, happy In Dancing in Jaffa, Pierre Dulaine teaches dance to Israeli Arab and Jewish children. and healthy New Year. The film will be screened Sunday, September 14, 3:30 pm, at the Mayfair Theatre. Shana Tova! Two lines ...... Dancing in Jaffa: an inspiring for family name(s) fi lm for troubled times From our family Shana Tova! to yours, best wishes BY GABRIELLA GOLIGER girls and boys together, plus Muslim CANADIAN FRIENDS OF PEACE NOW religious strictures against physical Option 2. for a healthy an anything cut through decades contact between unmarried males and and happy new year. of enmity between Arabs and females. Resistance skyrockets when the Jews in the Promised Land? One kids learn Dulaine wants them to “dance Two lines ...... Cman offers a most unlikely with the enemy.” Some of the kids remain for family name(s) answer: ballroom dancing. hostile, but others are eventually won Fulfi lling a lifelong dream, Pierre over by Dulaine’s persuasive charm and Dulaine, a celebrated New York dance the irresistible appeal of dance itself. May the new year bring instructor, returned to Jaffa – the town of Medalia’s fi lm focuses mostly on the all the blessings of peace, his birth – to teach Jewish and Arab complex stories of three of the young- Option 3. health and prosperity. children to overcome their differences sters who struggle with a slew of barriers through the magic of tango and rumba. – awkward bodies, uncomfortable Shana Tova. His quixotic quest is documented in a emotions, politics and religion – as they sensitive, entertaining fi lm, Dancing in take on the challenge of a dance competi- Two lines ...... Jaffa, by Peabody Award-winning Israeli tion. The fi lm shows the power of dance for family name(s) director Hilla Medalia. to overcome both prejudice and personal Ottawa audiences can see the fi lm on insecurity. In so doing, it serves up pain, Sunday, September 14, 3:30 pm, at the joy, charm and hilarity, along with To our family and friends, Mayfair Theatre. The one-time-only infectious Latin rhythms. Option 4. happy, healthy showing will be a fund-raiser for Although Dancing in Jaffa is upbeat as and peaceful new year. Canadian Friends of Peace Now. a whole, it doesn’t gloss over the diffi cul- Shana Tova. Dulaine was born in 1944 of an Irish ties of the politics underpinning the father – a soldier in the British army – and story. Dulaine’s program is hardly a Two lines ...... an Arab-French mother. The family fl ed panacea for what ails the Middle East, but Jaffa in 1948 during Israel’s War of Inde- it does offer a glimpse of what’s possible for family name(s) pendence. The Jaffa he returns to for the when the magic of art pushes politics fi rst time as a man in his late-60s is a city of aside. It draws us to that vision and Greetings must be prepaid deep divides that he’s determined to bridge. ignites in us a yearning for more such He begins teaching ballroom dancing at moments as the one in which a student by VISA or MasterCard, the city’s mostly segregated schools, fi rst announces, with joy and wonder, “We and must be submitted working with Jewish and Arab fi fth-grad- learned to trust one another.” before Friday, August 27, 2014. ers separately. Even that part of the plan Advance tickets for Dancing in Jaffa are has its challenges. There’s the usual “yuck available at the Mayfair Theatre and Phone orders will be taken by Barry Silverman reaction” to get past bringing pre-teen through [email protected]. at 613-798-4696, ext. 256. or by e-mail at Please support our advertisers and tell them [email protected] you saw their ad in the Ottawa Jewish Bulletin. August 25, 2014 27 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM Reporter: Shocked by acceptability of anti-Semitism

Continued from page 19 July 8, when Israel’s military operation against they bring the media to lie about it,” said the man, who continent, I would come to better understand Alain’s Hamas began. identifi ed himself to me as Mohammed abu-Chaich, a apparent nonchalance at the hate fest he was The temporary breakdown of the rule of law may security guard at Charles de Gaulle Airport. “I hate Jews. documenting. seem strange to many North Americans, but it is normal I’m not ashamed to say it. This understanding came through frequent visits to in France, where police often opt to contain rather than “They initiated the war in Algeria just to kill Arabs,” Paris – including the scene of one attempted pogrom bust illegal behaviour by Arabs from the suburbs of abu-Chaich, who is in his 40s, told me of his country’s – and discussions with professed anti-Semites there. large cities – to “let sleeping dogs lie,” as Sammy civil war, waged by Islamists. “Hitler killed them for But it also grew out of observing unprecedented Ghozlan, a French former police commissioner and similar reasons,” he added loudly as others around him phenomena gripping the area around my own home founder of the National Bureau of Vigilance Against nodded approvingly. in The Hague that the Dutch media have dubbed Anti-Semitism, told me. Feeling sad from my conversation with abu-Chaich “the Sharia triangle.” (I didn’t tell him I was Jewish), I went into a Shocked by how acceptable anti-Semitism has Cameroonian restaurant for dinner. It wasn’t long before become in France, I was glad to be back home in the The avenue leading to I ended up chatting with some of the patrons about Netherlands, a country where I chose to settle in part Africa – a continent where I have worked and which I because of its strong tradition of tolerance. the synagogue was shrouded love. Ten minutes into the conversation, two of my But, in Schilderswijk, my neighbourhood of The in a cloud of tear gas and black smoke interlocutors invited me to stay with them during my Hague where roughly half the population is Muslim, next visit to Yaounde. hundreds had demonstrated three times since July 7 rising from several fi res that crackled I was feeling tipsy from the cheap banana beer and at rallies that featured fl ags of the ISIS terrorist group on the asphalt and tram tracks. happy to have my new Cameroonian friends restore my and calls to slaughter the Jews. On August 10, the faith in mankind when one of them began speaking protesters were back on the street, hurling stones at Nearby, rioters hurled a fi rebomb hopefully of the bright future that lay ahead for his police. at a synagogue, resulting in little damage. country when it fi nally taps its massive reserves of Central to my understanding of the banalization liquid gas. of anti-Semitic violence in Europe were the July 20 It was the ninth assault “It will be heaven,” he said. “I just hope the Jews don’t riots in Sarcelles, a northern suburb of Paris with on a French synagogue since July 8. take it away from us like they did in Germany before many Muslims, but with a Jewish population large Hitler used that gas to kill them.” enough to earn it the nickname of “little Jerusalem.” There I saw riot police fending off a predominantly “We call these areas ‘the lost territories’ because they Arab mob that, unable to reach the main local syna- are no-go areas for police, who fear the escalation of a I s r a e l i D a n c i n g gogue, had smashed the windows of Jewish and minor incident into a repeat of the 2005 riots,” he said. non-Jewish businesses while chanting “Death to “You have such areas in Israel, too,” he reminded me. Learn fun dances, enjoy great music, the Jews” in Arabic and French. The avenue leading More than the breakdown of public order, I was a friendly atmosphere, and exercise. to the synagogue was shrouded in a cloud of tear gas surprised by the drilled response of local Jews. Within No experience or partner necessary. and black smoke rising from several fi res that crackled minutes of the eruption of the riots in Sarcelles, 100 of We meet in the gymnasium of the OMJS, on the asphalt and tram tracks. Nearby, rioters hurled them gathered with baseball bats and other weapons. at 881 Broadview Avenue every Tuesday night, a fi rebomb at a synagogue, resulting in little damage. Surrounding the besieged synagogue, they started from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm, It was the ninth assault on a French synagogue since singing the French anthem. I asked several of them starting September 2, 2014. when they began relying on their own strength for their We teach beginner’s steps defence. The older ones said it has been like this for and easier dances, many years. The teenagers added, “Since forever.” ShowShow IsraelIsrael YouYou CareCare!! progressing to intermediate At the Sarcelles train station, the riots disrupted train and advanced dances. Volunteer as a Civilian worker traffi c. Taxi drivers generally avoid the area after dark, and I overheard an Algerian man explaining to a Cost: $4/evening. for 2 or 3 weeks Congolese woman that it was the Jews of Sarcelles who For more info, please write to:

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BY MONIQUE ELLIOT quietly led grassroots fundraising efforts to everal grassroots events and buy smaller items for Israeli soldiers that campaigns have been organized by are not made available to them by the IDF. individuals in Ottawa’s Jewish Lyon Hamburg said he was inspired to Scommunity anxious to show their fundraise for Leatherman multi-tools, support for Israel during its operation in similar to a Swiss Army knife and useful to Gaza this summer. combat soldiers, when an Israeli friend, a Organized independently in just a reserve IDF soldier serving in Sderot, couple of days, the Children’s Unity for contacted his mother and asked her to Israel program, drew about 100 people – help him buy some for his fellow soldiers. including 70 children – to the Soloway After a friend in the United States Jewish Community Centre W(SJCC) on started a campaign for medical supplies July 31. The children said prayers for Israel that netted more than $15,000, Hamburg Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers and made felt he could raise at least a few hundred cards and wrote letters to send to them. dollars for the tools. Each child in attendance was given one “I started my own campaign and was dollar to donate to Chayel El Chayel, an overwhelmed by how many people organization that supports lone soldiers in responded. Many people responded that I the IDF, and to Israel Aid Mission. did not even contact,” Hamburg said. Support for Israel “unites us all,” said “They came to know about the campaign organizer Nili Szilagyi of her inspiration to through speaking with their friends, who create a program to empower kids to “be were friends of friends of mine.” advocates in their own way” for Israel. “I Hamburg said he raised more than

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But let’s get back to the subject on which Hamas is ‘Hamas is telling the world its true intentions. (almost) completely trustworthy. I don’t apologize for being a broken record about the Isn’t it time we started listening?’ fact that Hamas is a religious-based movement whose charter explicitly and unequivocally calls for the destruc- ou can’t trust Hamas to honour a ceasefi re. Or tion of Israel and the extermination of the Jews. allow foreign journalists to report the truth Or the fact that Palestinian Authority (PA) President without fearing for their lives. Or stop using its Mahmoud Abbas, the Fatah leader, despite being the BARBARA CROOK Ypeople as human shields by deliberately fi ring lesser of two evils, is no true partner for peace. rockets from schools, hospitals and other heavily MY ISRAEL In fact, Palestinian Media Watch reports that the populated areas. Abbas-controlled PA media have continued to fan the But you can trust Hamas on one topic: Its desire to wipe fl ames of the Gaza confl ict, including rebroadcasting an Israel and the Jewish people off the map. Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade video vowing to “turn Tel Aviv Furthermore, it is completely open about its intention into a ball of fi re.” (http://tinyurl.com/oot8rga) to use any Palestinian unity government to further being launched close to a hotel and a mere 100 metres But even I am astounded by how open Hamas is being this goal. from a UN facility. His video includes shots of kids playing about how it would manipulate any unity government to When the rockets and air strikes give way to peace talks with the rocket launchers. its advantage. and political maneuvering, Israel and its allies cannot Sudarsan Raghavan of the Washington Post blogged In a remarkably candid interview with the New York afford to lose track of these truths. (http://tinyurl.com/khf3op2) about visiting a bombed Times (http://tinyurl.com/n3gjedz), senior Hamas And Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should mosque in Gaza City. The building had been obliterated, political leader Mousa Abu Marzook said that Hamas stick to his original resolve that a merger between the but a pile of burned, ripped copies of the Koran lay on top would welcome a coalition government with Fatah. But he political wing of Hamas and the so-called moderate of a perfectly intact prayer rug. insisted that Hamas would keep its military wing outside Palestinian Authority under Mahmoud Abbas is not the “The scene was too neat … the symbolism was obvious, the government – so that it could prepare for another war solution to disarming Hamas. almost too perfect,” he wrote. with Israel. At the time of writing, Hamas has broken the latest “It was clear that someone had placed them there to “Of course, they are outside the government,” Abu 72-hour ceasefi re and resumed its rocket attacks on Israel. attract sympathy for the Palestinian cause. A television Marzook said of the military wing, the Qassam Brigades. Foreign journalists who have left Gaza are now reveal- crew spotted the pile and fi lmed it. Mission “It is as simple as that, like the way that Israel wants to ing facts they couldn’t initially report for fear of accomplished.” destroy Qassam, and they haven’t done that, right?” retaliation. It should be noted that none of these reporters has any Some observers suggest that the only way Hamas will “We saw the Hamas men,” a Spanish reporter told Ynet particularly loyalty to Israel. In fact, they are highly critical agree to a lasting ceasefi re is to be allowed to preserve its News. “But had we dared point the cameras at them, they of the Israeli air strikes and what they call the “Israeli military wing. would have opened fi re at us and killed us.” propaganda machine.” But why should Israel agree to yet another deal that Indian journalist Sreenivasan Jain posted a video But they have independently confi rmed Israel’s only postpones the inevitable – two or three years of (http://tinyurl.com/mqjqutz) showing Hamas members longtime insistence that Hamas rockets are deliberately relative quiet followed by an even deadlier campaign of setting up a rocket launching site right beside a hotel placed in heavily populated civilian areas, often in or near kidnappings and rocket attacks? occupied by foreign journalists. He later saw the rockets UN facilities. As Abu Marzook says, “We know how to make our fi red minutes before a 72-hour ceasefi re. These rocket attacks, of course, draw return Israeli air resistance each time better than the previous time.” France 24 correspondent Gallagher Fenwick aired a strikes that cause heavy civilian casualties and inter- Hamas is telling the world its true intentions. Isn’t it report (http://tinyurl.com/nez5mox) showing rockets national condemnation of Israel. time we started listening?

Is dance the fountain of youth? Skinner of Queen’s University Belfast examined the effects of social dancing on seniors. He found that n a recent vacation in Palm Beach, Florida, my dancing can contribute to better physical, emotional husband and I stumbled upon a gem of a and mental health. The study suggests that seniors who restaurant. We discovered that the bygone era GLORIA SCHWARTZ engage in social dancing can reduce incidences of illness Oof the supper club was alive and kicking at 264 and improve their sense of happiness. The Grill where the talented Switzer Trio performed hits FOCUS ON Dance is an excellent way for people of all ages to work from such legendary singers as Frank Sinatra, Rosemary FITNESS their heart muscles and burn calories while having a good Clooney and Nat King Cole. I developed a fondness for time. You can fi nd opportunities to dance at community this type of music growing up listening to my mother’s centres and different types of clubs geared for different record collection. I still treasure these records two styles and age groups. You can take dance lessons, but decades after her passing. held her there for what seemed like an eternity. Nearly don’t feel limited to ballroom dancing. For example, Many of the restaurant’s patrons appeared to be three decades older than me, she had the fl exibility and square dancing and line dancing are popular social seniors, but I could immediately sense their joie de vivre balance of a much younger person. activities. Israeli folk dancing – which my friends and I as couples enthusiastically danced to the songs of their I never learned to ballroom dance. My disco genera- did many times as a social activity when we were single youth. And they knew how to dance properly! tion did the bump, the hustle and a lot of freestyle, – is offered weekly for all levels in Ottawa. Information is One couple made my jaw drop. Both in their late-70s, frenetic arm-fl ailing, hip-gyrating moves. That evening available from [email protected]. the tall, slim white-haired gentleman led his vivacious, at the restaurant, I lived vicariously through all of the My husband’s Aunt Gertie recently passed away. She elegantly attired wife around the dance fl oor. The talented, mature couples; they demonstrated that, when must have been over 90. She ran a dance studio for applause nearly drowned out the band each time he you engage in an activity you love, it helps you keep many years in Zimbabwe for much of her life. When she dipped, twirled or lifted his wife with dramatic fl air. physically and mentally fi t, and age doesn’t matter. moved to South Africa, she became a volunteer dance Between dinner courses, or whenever a song they Dancing provides many health benefi ts. It improves instructor at retirement homes. Upon her passing, many fancied began to play, this couple would approach the proprioception, balance, agility, co-ordination and of her former dance students from years ago shared dance fl oor; their posture and overall body language strength. Dance can be an excellent form of aerobic personal memories on social media. Her passion for seemed to change. It was as if they’d just taken a sip exercise. Dancing also employs different cognitive skills, dance improved the quality of her life and countless from the fountain of youth. Although they later such as rote memory needed to perform steps in a others. informed me they are self-taught amateur dancers, they particular sequence and creative thinking as one adapts If you’d like to hear some of the great oldies, but you sure could cut a rug. Whether it was the cha-cha, tango, on the fl y to the nuanced moves of one’s partner. don’t have a music collection, tune in to Legends Radio samba or salsa, they moved with style and grace. Movement to music helps alleviate stress and distracts free at www.legendsradio.com. And remember to “dance They left me breathless, especially when the woman us from our feelings of exertion, thereby allowing us to like nobody’s watching!” placed the back of her head in the nook of her husband’s engage in the activity longer or with more intensity. Gloria Schwartz is a personal trainer at the Soloway JCC arm, and he lowered her backwards until she was Dancing also offers social benefi ts and reduces and author of Personal Best: Train Your Brain and suspended just inches above the dance fl oor. And he feelings of isolation. A study conducted by Jonathan Transform Your Body for Life. 36 August 25, 2014 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM What are the ingredients of a successful marriage?

his week, as I write, marks my 15th wedding team – led by John Gottman – stressed that how the anniversary. While every year has felt signifi - partner responds to these bids is key to the marriage’s cant, 15 has a somewhat mystical overlay. MIRA SUCHAROV success. As Smith described it, “People who turned T The Hebrew equivalent for 15 would normally VALUES, ETHICS, toward their partners in the study responded by contain Yud and Heh, two of the four letters of the engaging the bidder, showing interest and support in tetragram spelling God’s name, so there is a different COMMUNITY the bid. Those who didn’t – those who turned away – customary formulation: Tet Vav or Tu, for short. would not respond or respond minimally and continue Sprinkle in some multilingual word play – tu meaning doing whatever they were doing, like watching TV or “you” in French, and “to” in English connoting a mutual reading the paper.” connection, and 15 is rife with meaning. come from televised images, societal norms or embed- This “turn toward” philosophy can also fall into the This anniversary has also prompted me to consider ded ideals with which one was raised. That imaginary causality trap. Is “turning toward” a function of a what goes into a lasting marriage. I began by polling third party’s judgmental voice can intrude on a couple’s healthy marriage, or a prescription for one? The answer Facebook friends who’ve surpassed the 15-year mark. relationship in unhealthy ways. At a dinner party I is probably both. But that doesn’t mean that a virtual Among the responses: trust, communication, accept- attended, one woman emphasized kindness. Her cycle can’t be consciously created. Over the past several ance, humour, generosity, patience, commitment, husband said it’s important to park one’s ego. weeks, I’ve been practising “turn toward” and discuss- common values and mutual respect for one another’s ing it with whoever will listen, my husband included. My journey through life. One friend offered the idea of Over the past several weeks, husband and I are now are in the habit of “turning love as measured by actually enjoying listening to toward” more than we sometimes have been in the past. what the other person has to say. Curiously, no one I’ve been practising “turn toward” We even joke about it as we’re doing it, a subtle way of mentioned sex. and discussing it with whoever will listen, reinforcing the mental links between intention and There is an inherent catch here, of course: how can we my husband included. action. know which of these many laudable qualities are signs As for our anniversary, we did something we never get of a healthy marriage and which are prescriptions? In My husband and I are now in the habit to do anymore: catch a fi lm after work. We saw Boyhood, other words, can a troubled marriage be saved by of “turning toward” more than the tour de force of Richard Linklater who spent 12 years adopting these practices, or do these practices simply we sometimes have been in the past. fi lming the same actors. Over the course of two-and-a- fl ow, automatically, from a solid union? half-hours, we witnessed the on-screen children develop Some friends did offer some potential advice. We even joke about it into adults and parents struggling to fi nd their way. On Date nights, even if it involves watching a movie on as we’re doing it, a subtle way the subject of marriage, the fi lm was more bitter than the sofa with take-out after the kids are in bed, one of reinforcing the mental links sweet. But we enjoyed it, admiring the director’s friend said. fortitude and creativity, and privately refl ecting. Another emphasized how important it is not to “keep between intention and action. When we returned home, we discussed the fi lm over a score.” Where sometimes partners fall into the trap of glass of wine, and concluded the evening by “turning believing that “reciprocity has to be quantitatively And what do the experts say? A recent article in The toward” one another as one shared with the other some balanced over a short period of time,” she said, it’s better Atlantic by Emily Esfahani Smith (“Masters of Love,” newly discovered National Public Radio podcasts, to think of the “partnership as rooted in generosity and June 12, 2014) profi led a team of researchers who study episodes devoted to love, loss and longing. mutual caring.” She added that it’s important for the lasting partnerships. Noting how partners engage in Mira Sucharov, an associate professor of political science couple to shed external expectations, whether they moment-to-moment “bids” for attention, the research at Carleton University, blogs at Haaretz.com. 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Fields of Exile By Nora Gold Dundurn MICHAEL REGENSTREIF 424 pages BOOK REVIEW niversity campuses are often the frontlines of the movement to delegitimize the State of Israel and, while no government – including UIsrael’s – should ever be above criticism, we’ve Second Intifada fl ared up, and Judith has returned to seen many attacks on Israel, often falsely couched in the Canada to care for her dying father. She also rekindles her language of peace and human rights, that are nothing romance with Bobby, a Jewish former boyfriend who is but thinly veiled examples of what has emerged as a now a Toronto lawyer. new form of anti-Semitism. As her father dies, she promises him that she’ll stay for a In Fields of Exile, novelist Nora Gold – a former professor school year and earn her master’s degree in social work. of social work at McMaster University and now an associ- She applies to Dunhill University, a (fi ctional) school just ate scholar at the Centre for Women’s Studies in Education outside Toronto and is accepted into its MSW program. at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the Despite Bobby’s hopes that they’ll get married and live in University of Toronto – examines the effect of the anti- Toronto, Judith considers Israel her home and plans to Israel movement on a liberal, Jewish grad student tempor- return as soon as she earns her degree. In Canada, she arily back in Canada after a decade in Israel. considers herself to be living in exile. Judith Gallanter grew up in Toronto’s Jewish commun- Things look promising as Judith settles into her pro- ity and made aliyah to Israel in her early-20s. In Israel, she gram at Dunhill. She seems to make friends easily with worked short-term contracts as a social worker and was a both fellow students and her professors – and becomes committed leftist active in peace, civil rights and Jewish- particularly close with Suzy, one of her younger professors. Arab dialogue groups promoting the two-state solution. Suzy chairs the school’s anti-oppression committee and As the story begins, it is 2000, around the time the invites Judith to be her co-chair. Judith does well in the fall semester, acing her courses professor she thought was her friend sells her out and and becoming a star student in the MSW program. The cruelly turns against her. relationship with Suzy continues to deepen over their While Judith had been a peace and pro-Palestin- Nurse’s Aid/Caregiver regular dinners in advance of the weekly anti-oppression ian-state activist in Israel, to the anti-Zionists at Dunhill, committee meetings. However, things begin to unravel she was just another Jewish colonialist. Live-out, any shift when the subject of Israel comes up in her classes and she Although the anti-Israel movement in 2000 had yet to is subjected to the kind of anti-Israel – and sometimes develop its BDS and Israeli apartheid tactics, campus Newborn Caregiver anti-Semitic – rhetoric that has become common on events such as Dunhill’s Anti-Oppression Day can university campuses. certainly be seen as earlier manifestations or prototypes Nights Only Things really start to fall apart for Judith when several for them. In Fields of Exile – apparently the fi rst novel to members of the anti-oppression committee propose that deal with contemporary anti-Zionism on campus – Gold Call 613-422-7413 an anti-Israel activist known for anti-Semitic rhetoric and skilfully captures the confl icts and, indeed, the bigotry, for supporting Palestinian terrorism against Israeli which many Jewish and other pro-Israel students face in civilians be the featured speaker at Dunhill’s annual today’s university climate. At the same time, she develops Anti-Oppression Day. protagonist Judith as a complex character, caught Expecting Suzy to back up her efforts to defeat the between life and love where she grew up and the country motion to bring in the speaker, she is devastated when the she now feels is home. Burial Plot for Sale Bank Street Cemetery Please support Beth Shalom section our advertisers . Tell them you saw 613-829-5232 their ad in the Ottawa Jewish Bulletin.

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