July 7-13, 2017 Published by the Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton Volume XLVI, Number 27 BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK JCC names honorees for the Jewish Community Annual Yearbook For the past 86 years, the Jewish Hubal, Sophie Livsky, Sam Loew, Sarah said Sheryl Brumer, JCC executive director. everyone to help us honor them by taking Community Center Yearbook has been Osburn, Hailey Osterhaut, Scottie Rozen, Proceeds from the yearbook will be out an ad in their honor.” published annually to coincide with Rosh Brian Salomons, Eric Salomons, Sarah used to help fund the more than $110,000 Ads cost from $75-$500 and a listing Hashanah, the Jewish new year. It chron- Schepis and Pearlanna Zapotocky. in daycare, camp, youth recreation and on the honor page costs $36. For more icles the events and programs of all local The group started as infants in the JCC’s membership fees for families in need information, contact the JCC at 724-2417. Jewish organizations for the past year Early Childhood Center and have continued of assistance. The office staff will take information and and has become a reference guide for the to be “an integral part of the community,” “These students have had an invaluable payment over the phone, or those interested Jewish community. according to a JCC representative. They impact on our community and we wish them can visit the JCC between 9 am-8 pm, Mon- The theme for this year’s JCC Yearbook are said to be helping create the Jewish well as they embark upon the next phase day-Thursday. The deadline for submissions will be “l’ dor v’dor, from generation to “neshome,” or soul of the community, by of their lives,” Brumer added. “We invite is Monday, July 10. generation,” and it will honor the 2017 volunteering at the JCC, participating in high school graduates who began their programs and helping in their synagogues education in the JCC’s preschool: Skylar and throughout the community-at-large. Abraham, Ruth Cooper, Ethan Eisenberg, “They have all grown into incredible Cassie Grossman, Talia Horowitz, Josh young adults and we couldn’t be prouder,”

The high school graduating class of 2017 members who began their education in the Jewish Community Center’s Early Childhood Center will be honored in this year’s Jewish Community Yearbook. Top row (l-r): Ethan Eisenberg, Scott Rozen, Sam Loew, Josh Hubal and Brian Salomons. Middle row: Eric Salomons and Sophie Livsky. Bottom row: This year’s Jewish Community Yearbook will honor the Sarah Schepis, Sarah Osburn, Ruth Cooper, Pearlanna Zapotacky, Skylar Abraham and 2017 high school graduates who began their education Talia Horowitz Cassie Grossman. Not pictured: Talia Horowitz and Hailey Osterhaut. in the JCC’s Early Childhood Center. TBE Ithaca summer Jewish film festival continuing on July 12 and August 9 The Arts Committee of Temple Beth- children ages 10 and older, and teenagers from the Palestine-bound ship Exodus El’s annual Jewish film festival will feature have been encouraged to attend. The theme in 1947. a series of three films this summer. The for the summer is the strength of women, “The Women’s Balcony” (2016 Israel, screenings will be held in the social hall young and old. Hebrew with subtitles) – An accident during of Temple Beth El, 402 N. Tioga St., at “Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary a bar mitzvah celebration leads to a gender the corner of Court St., Ithaca. The first Journey of Ruth Gruber” (2009, USA, rift in a devout Orthodox community in screening was held on June 14. The line-up documentary) – Born in Brooklyn in Jerusalem. A drama and comedy, the film includes “Ahead of Time: The Extraordi- 1911 to Russian Jewish immigrants, Ruth presents women speaking truth to patriar- nary Journey of Ruth Gruber” on Wednes- Gruber became the youngest Ph.D. in the chal power. Special Israeli refreshments day, July 12, and “The Women’s Balcony” world. Known for “a love of adventure, will be served at the screening. on Wednesday, August 9. Doors for both fearlessness and powerful intellect,” Ruth Gruber The film festival receives support from screenings will open at 6:30 pm for free Gruber defied tradition in a career that Menemsha Films and the National Center refreshments and socializing. The films spanned more than seven decades. She Arctic, escorted Holocaust refugees on a for Jewish Film. For more information, will begin at 7 pm. Tickets will cost $8 at worked as a foreign correspondent and secret wartime mission and is said to have call 257-9924 or e-mail Marjorie@twcny. the door. All films will be appropriate for photojournalist reporting from the Soviet “changed the world” with her dispatches rr.com. Cast announced for Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival’s “Parade” The Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Fes- Based on the true story and courtroom theater canon.” Frank, the meek manager his greatest advocate. Her efforts were tival will produce “Parade,” Jason Robert drama surrounding the trial of Leo Frank, of the National Pencil Factory in Marietta, said to have become “the foundation of Brown’s Tony Award-winning musical the musical “Parade” depicts “a storied GA, was falsely accused and charged with renewed admiration and love” between the drama, this summer. The show will run moment” in American history. It is said a major crime. His trial became a national two. “Parade” has been called a story about from July 5-26 at the Merry-Go-Round to be “a gripping drama and a poignant news item and was sensationalized in the “compassion, devotion and forgiveness.” Playhouse in Emerson Park, 6914 E. Lake love story,” with its scores called “one of press. Frank’s wife, Lucille, was dedicated With a score by Brown, the musical won Rd., Auburn. the most acclaimed scores in the musical to her husband’s exoneration and became See “Musical” on page 3 INSIDE THIS ISSUE Study finds... Jewish tennis star News in brief... Special Sections A study using focus groups and A look at Diego Schwartzman, A deal delays Israel’s conversion Legal Notices...... 4 surveys finds support for Israel a rising Jewish tennis star from bill; a firebomb at Rachel’s Tomb; Book Review...... 4 falling in certain demographics. Argentina ranked 37 in the world. Holocaust memorials attacked. Family Living and Pets...... 6-9 ...... Page 3 ...... Page 4 ...... Pages 11-12 Classifieds...... 12 Page 2 - The Reporter July 7-13, 2017 Opinion Judaism requires us to pursue the goals of the Paris climate accords By David Kraemer who dispute the science and therefore that the conclusions Finally, our obligation as Jews extends not just to our (JTA) – The Trump administration’s decision to withdraw are the source of alarm. Because global warming might own species, but to the world as a whole and to all of from the Paris climate agreement has demanded that we lead to human deaths, it falls into the category of “safek God’s creatures within it. Psalms declares that “the earth all ask ourselves where we stand on questions of climate nefashot,” or occasions when human life might be at risk. and its fullness are the Lord’s” (24:1). We are, as Leviticus change, global warming and our collective responsibility And Jewish law is unambiguous when life might be at announces, mere “resident-aliens” (25:23) on the land. for the planet we call home. risk: You are obligated to “err” in the direction of caution. But doesn’t Psalms (115:16) also teach that “the heavens That the earth has been warming in recent years is So on Yom Kippur, if a pregnant woman says she is fine belong to the Lord while He gave the earth to the children indisputable. At issue are the causes of this warming and without eating, but a doctor says her life is at risk, you are of men”? Yes, says the Talmud, but only after we take its consequences. obligated to feed her. By the same token, if the doctor says responsibility for the earth by recognizing its creator and The vast majority of scientists agree that human activities she is fine, but she says she is failing, you are similarly following the creator’s commandments to care for it (see are a significant contributor to global warming, and that the obligated to feed her. What this means is that even if the Berakhot 35b). The earth is not ours to exploit – let alone consequences will be significant and even catastrophic. If “alarmists” only might be right, we are obligated to take to destroy – at will. It is ours only if we are good stewards. average global temperatures rise just a little further, not only the steps they advise. If human life might be at risk, we As Genesis 2:15 says, we are placed in this “garden” of will vast populations be “inconvenienced,” but environments must act so as to avert the risk. ours “to work it and to guard it.” will shift, food supplies will be disrupted, severe weather One might respond that the Yom Kippur case pertains It would be unfair to say that Judaism requires us to events will be more common, animal species will be eradicat- to someone who is already alive, while the concern for stay in the Paris climate agreement; biblical and rabbinic ed and more – all at a rate unprecedented in human history. global warming extends to those who will live (and die) prescriptions are not simplistically translatable into the In other words, this is not merely a matter of principle. in the future. But Judaism is also clear in insisting that our details of 21st-century policy. But Judaism does require us If scientists are right, this is a matter of life and death for obligations extend not only to those who live today, but also to pursue the goals of the Paris accords and even more. The potentially large numbers of creatures, including humans. to future generations. As Moses, speaking for God, says in fact that questions remain does not change this conclusion. Matters of life and death are central to the concerns of Jewish Deuteronomy 29:13-14: “I make this covenant... not with In the view of Judaism, the survival of the earth and its thought and religion. So we Jews must ask: What do Jewish you alone, but both with those who are standing here with creatures is our responsibility. teachings demand of us in the matter of global warming? us this day before the Lord our God and with those who are David Kraemer is the Joseph J. and Dora Abbell Librar- From a Jewish perspective, it makes no difference that not with us this day.” The covenant, with its obligations to ian and professor of Talmud and rabbinics at the Jewish there are those, including a small number of scientists, save lives, is a “generation to generation” covenant. Theological Seminary. Why this Israeli official can’t stay silent about Linda Sarsour By Dani Dayan Therefore, as the senior diplomatic envoy of Israel in New keep silent. It was not the first time, nor unfortunately the (JTA) – Now that the furor over Linda Sarsour’s com- York, it was my right – and probably my duty – to intervene. last, in which extremists damage a just cause. mencement speech at CUNY’s Graduate School of Public Nevertheless, except for raising the issue once when Among the other events surrounding the affair, the most Health is over, it is the right time for me to draw some con- CUNY Chancellor Michael Milliken called me on a dif- annoying was the letter signed by more than 100 Jewish clusions and express some thoughts surrounding the event. ferent issue, I did not intervene. The main reason was the leaders – some of them my personal friends – in defense I had intended to weigh in earlier, and I could. It is not anti-Sarsour rally that took place outside CUNY premises of Sarsour. Obviously I agree with their condemnation of a domestic American issue in which a foreign diplomat is on May 25. Some of the speakers there engaged in bla- threats to Sarsour, but I read with great consternation the not entitled to intervene; it involves my country. tantly racist rhetoric, above all Milo Yiannopoulos, the following paragraph: “We may not agree with Sarsour on Sarsour, the former executive director of the Arab Amer- “alt-right” personality. all matters. We do not offer our stamp of approval to every ican Association of New York, supports calls to boycott The mere participation of Yiannopoulos in the rally tweet or message she has ever posted. But in this time – Israel. She shows understanding, to say the least, toward – let alone his words – was abhorrent: He is on record we are committed to bridging communal boundaries and acts of terror targeting Israelis and defames Zionism, the defending pedophilia. The moment this individual and his standing in solidarity with one another. With Sarsour and national liberation movement that established Israel. Most followers co-opted the cause against Sarsour’s invitation, I others, we work as allies on issues of shared concern and important, she implicitly and sometimes explicitly advances felt compelled to step back. Add the reports about physical respectfully disagree when our views diverge.” the heinous idea that Israel has no right to exist. threats against Sarsour and her family, and I decided to See “Sarsour” on page 3 In My Own Words The blessing of silliness RABBI RACHEL ESSERMAN, EXECUTIVE EDITOR

During a recent weekend, I had to deal with car trou- first-world problems have our basic needs – food, clothing, my obsession with the now defunct TV show “Imaginary bles. Complicating the problem was that I wouldn’t let shelter, etc. – taken care of. That doesn’t mean that we Mary.” I frequently look at photos of the main character the dealership finish working on my car on a Saturday will never face real difficulties – living in the first world and watch episodes of the show online. I jokingly call this morning since that would have interfered with Shabbat. won’t prevent you from getting sick, or being assaulted, “going to my happy place,” but it’s not really any different Instead, we had to schedule that work for another day – a or facing physical and mental abuse, or always having from imagining myself at the beach watching the water day I’d already scheduled an inspection of my mom’s car. enough money to live on. However, life is usually easier. or spending quality time with a friend. The whole idea is To make matters even worse, when I then attempted to use What came to me that Shabbat evening was that I was also being able to focus on something cheerful, anything that my mom’s car instead of mine, its battery was dead. That fortunate enough to be able to enjoy silliness in my life. makes life feel less stressful. My late father’s happy place evening, during Shabbat services, I tried to free my mind What do I mean by that? Silliness is when you have the was the golf course. Even though he used to get aggravated from all the problems that couldn’t be resolved until the time, money and energy to do something non-essential. when he didn’t play well, he said that when he was play- following week, something with which I’m not particularly That can be anything from ballroom dancing to video ing golf, he though about nothing else. All his problems good. (My basic nature is to want to handle everything right games to attending a concert or play, or taking art classes disappeared – well, except for missing that stupid putt. now.) Then another part of my brain kicked in and reminded – anything doesn’t contribute to your income or to taking For those of us who tend to stress and focus too much on me that I was lucky to have these first-world problems and care of your basic needs. It’s having a hobby and collecting our problems, being able to indulge in silliness is a blessing that everything would work out in the long run. That line stamps or teacups or “Star Wars” figures or bobble-heads – a reminder of just how lucky we are. I’m fortunate that I of thought then led me in a different direction. of the characters from your favorite TV show. It’s buying had Shabbat to help me remember this. Actually, Shabbat First, for those unaware of what first-world problems are, a comic strip book or a DVD or a Wonder Woman doll or could be considered the original happy place or, to be they are difficulties only the extremely fortunate face. For t-shirt. It’s playing miniature golf or going for ice cream more accurate, the happy time. It’s when we’re supposed example, my family is lucky enough to have two cars and with a friend or just sitting all day doing nothing. to focus on the good parts of our life and put the rest of the the money to pay for those repairs. Most of us dealing with The biggest silliness in my life right now comes from world on hold: a time to rejoice and enjoy our blessings.

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Editorial/News Regular weekly deadline is noon, Wednesday, for the following week’s newspaper. www.thereportergroup.org July 7-13, 2017 Page 3 - The Reporter Israel is losing support among minorities and millennials, study finds By Ben Sales said they knew at least a fair amount about Israel in 2010, Favorability toward Israel fell 17 points among college (JTA) – What do you think of when you think of Italy? the number rose to 37 percent in 2016. Knowledge of Is- students between 2010 and last year, but still stands at 54 Maybe you picture beautiful works of art set against rolling rael grew among every demographic group except college percent. Nearly all Jewish college students used to view Tuscan hills. Maybe a steaming plate of spaghetti topped students, where it fell precipitously – from 50 percent to Israel favorably, but even after a 13-point drop, the favor- with marinara sauce served with a deep red wine. just 34 percent, a number on par with the national average. ability stat still stands at 82 percent. Now what do you think of when you think of Israel? If But it appears that the more Americans learn about Is- Still, Oppenheim noted a shifting picture among Jewish you’re like most Americans, you picture walls of concrete rael, the less they like it. In 2010, 76 percent of Americans college kids. While 84 percent of Jewish college students enclosing an austere and strict country. The men wear black viewed Israel favorably. In 2016, the number had fallen to leaned toward the Israeli side of the conflict in 2010, only hats, the women long skirts. Everyone looks pretty serious. 62 percent. Levels of support have dropped as well. In 2010, 57 percent do now. Support for the Palestinian side, mean- That’s what Brand Israel Group, a group of former adver- the study found that 22 percent of Americans were “core” while, grew more than sixfold, from 2 percent to 13 percent. tising professionals who set out to sell Israel to Americans, supporters of Israel, which dropped to 15 percent by 2016. Notably, nearly a third of Jewish college students said they found in a series of focus groups beginning in 2005. The Israel is losing out among a range of growing demograph- experience antisemitism on campus. Of those, more than 40 group has since commissioned two surveys of the American ics, from Latinos to millennials. The groups with relatively percent said the antisemitism was not connected to Israel. public – in 2010 and 2016 – and didn’t like what it found. high levels of favorability toward Israel, according to the But what college students can agree on most regarding According to the surveys, Israel has pretty broad backing study, included men, Republicans and older Americans. The Israel is that they barely hear about it. More than three-quar- among American citizens, but is losing support among a range groups that like Israel less are the mirror image: women, ters of college kids said Israel rarely or never comes up. of growing demographics. As pro-Israel advocates tout “shared Democrats and millennials, along with African-Americans On college campuses with an organized pro-Palestinian values” between the United States and Israel, fewer and fewer and Latinos. And those population groups are all growing. presence, the number drops only slightly, to 70 percent. Americans actually think they believe the same things as Israelis. A majority of all these groups still sees Israel favorably, Americans see Israel as ultra-religious and war-torn. “Shared values are the bedrock of our relationship, and but the numbers are falling. Favorability among Democrats Israel has spent years and millions of dollars trying to young Americans do not believe Israel shares our values,” dropped 13 points, from 73 percent to 60 percent. Among portray itself as the place where Gal Gadot invented the said Fern Oppenheim, one of the group’s co-founders. women, it dropped from 74 percent to 57 percent. Among cherry tomato on the beach using Waze. Or something. “That’s a huge issue. We have to have a narrative about African-Americans and Latinos, favorability toward Israel Israel’s touting of its tech industry, warm climate and the heart and soul and humanity of the Israelis.” fell 20 points each, from about three-quarters each to just Mediterranean food may have worked a bit on Americans, The survey was conducted online last September and Oc- over half. Fewer than half of African-Americans and Latinos who view Israel as innovative (78 percent) and cool (63 tober by the polling firm Global Strategy Group, and sampled believe “Israel shares my values.” percent). But around three-quarters of Americans still 2,600 Americans among a range of demographic groups. Most college students hardly hear about Israel at all. Col- see Israel as dominated by conflict. And though only 10 Knowledge of Israel has gone up – but favorability is leges are hotbeds of anti-Israel fervor, right? Not so much. percent of Israeli Jews are haredi Orthodox, 73 percent of down. More people say they know more about Israel now The study found declining results for Israel among college Americans view Israel as ultra-religious. than they did in 2010. While only 23 percent of Americans students, but a majority still view Israel favorably. Moreover, So while American Jewish leaders have protested recently contrary to what some advocacy groups might shrei, most that a small haredi minority dominates Israel, that minority, college students hardly encounter the Israel debate at all. for many Americans, is the image of the Jewish state. Musical Continued from page 1 the 1999 Tony award for Best Book and Best Score. “Parade” will be directed and choreographed by FLMTF Producing Artistic Director Brett Smock, with Robin Levine TC Sisterhood mah jongg program as associate director and choreographer. Jeff Theiss will serve Temple Concord Sisterhood will hold a mah jongg pro- The fee to attend will be $3 per person to offset Sister- as musical director. “Parade” will feature a scenic design by gram on Wednesday, July 12, at 7 pm, at Temple Concord, hood’s costs. Reservations should be made by calling the Czerton Lim, lighting design by Jose Santiago, sound design 9 Riverside Dr., Binghamton. Instructors will be on-hand temple office at 723-7355 by Friday, July 7. Those who by Kevin Heard and costume design by Tiffany Howard. to teach attendees how to play the Chinese tile game. Light don’t want to learn mah jongg, but still want to attend for Smock said, “We are proud to produce this daring, refreshments will be served. socializing, can bring their own team and games. important and compelling musical as part of our dynamic 2017 season.” The 31-member cast includes Aaron Galligan-Stierle Sarsour Continued from page 2 (Broadway: “The Phantom of the Opera,” “Ragtime,” Every tweet or message? Respectfully disagree when ethical wrongdoing. For example, you do not collaborate “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas”) as Leo our views diverge? with a racist on any matter. You do not collaborate with a Frank; Kristin Wetherington (national tour: “Aida” with Condoning terrorism, embracing convicted assassin sexual offender on any matter. Nederlander Worldwide) as Lucille Frank; Jamison Stern Rasmea Odeh, excluding Zionists from the feminist move- And as Jews, as lovers of Israel, as progressive (Broadway: “By Jeeves,” “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch ment and denying the right of the Jewish state to exist can Americans and above all as ethical human beings, you Stole Christmas”; national tours: “Little Shop of Horrors,” be minimized that way? Are not these morally abhorrent should not collaborate – on any matter – with a person “Beauty and the Beast”) as Hugh Dorsey; Dave Schoonover positions of the same magnitude like the apologetics for that condones terrorism, excludes Zionists and wants (national tours: “White Christmas,” “Young Frankenstein”; pedophilia? That is not “bridging communal boundaries.” Israel eliminated. off-Broadway: “The Fantasticks”) as Governor Slaton; It is coming to terms with bigotry. It is not about “approving a tweet.” It is about your David Atkinson (La Mirada: “Billy Elliot”; TUTS: “The There are positions – like those of Yiannopoulos – that moral priorities as a Jew and as a human being. Best Little Whorehouse...”) as Judge Roan/Old Soldier; make collaboration with their holders on any matter an Dani Dayan is the consul general of Israel in New York. Scott Guthrie as Britt Craig; Crystal Sha’nae as Minnie/ Angela; Fergie L. Philippe as Jim Conley; Brendan Jacob Smith as Frankie Epps; Adrien Swenson as Sally Slaton; Marcus Jordan as Newt Lee; Matthew Sheridan as Luther Rosser; Erin Katzker as Mrs. Phagan; Jake Mills as Tom Watson/Detective Starnes; Alexander Zenoz as Young Soldier; and Banji Aborisade as Riley. The ensemble will feature Jodi Bluestein, Mike Dinneen, Taylor Galvin, Clayton Howe, Abeba Isaac, Jana Kucera, Kyra Leeds, Justine Long, Travis Przybylski, CJ Roche and Alec Michael Ryan. The factory girls will be played by local actresses Shannon Beel, Adeline Whitener, Emma DeGroff and Madeline VanRiper. The FLMTF 2017 season also includes “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” from August 2-23, “Ghost The Musical” from August 30-September 16 and “Always... Patsy Cline” from September 21-October 7. Tickets can be purchased by phone at 315-255-1785 or toll free at 800-457-8897, and online at http:// FingerLakesMTF.com. Binghamton Area Attention s! Advertiser Personal Two parcels to be auctioned by New York State. and Business Services Cathedral style church with some original finishes. If you are the owner or manager of a small business, School building with space suitable The Reporter has a unique advertising opportunity for you! Personal & Business Services, the highlight of our July 28 issue, will feature for classroom or office use. an advertising section of display ads in a variety of sizes to suit your copy! 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I receive a great many e-mails about books at my per- In addition to his difficult childhood, two other things ideas that weren’t successful, he helped found the group sonal e-mail address. There are so many I don’t have time inspired Weiss in his search for riches. One was the hu- BENS – Business Executives for National Security. Part to look at all the publicity material; if I did, I’d never get miliation he suffered at the hands of a rich girlfriend’s of the group’s mission might seem contradictory: it off the computer at night. However, once in awhile a title father. The second came from a Humphrey Bogart film, works to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons, is so intriguing that I can’t resist. That was the case with “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre” – a film that led him to while also seeking a strong military to defend the United “Being Dead Is Bad for Business” (Disruption Books). I just Mexico, where Weiss made the start of his fortune. Instead States. The idea was not to take part in politics – the had to know more about the book. Imagine my surprise to of the gold, which he originally sought, Weiss discovers group supports no candidates – but work with those in learn that not only is the author, Stanley A. Weiss, Jewish, manganese mines just when there was an increased need office to use the group members’ business expertise but that the book’s preface is called “The Atomic Bomb for the material in several industrial processes. The Bogart to help cut military costs, while still being pro-armed Saved My Life” – a sentiment shared by my father, who film also taught him another lesson: “Don’t die.” That services. Of all he’s accomplished, Weiss seems most was a Marine during World War II. Between the book’s motto later influenced his opposition to nuclear weapons: proud of this effort. title and its preface, I was hooked. The next morning, I after all, dead people are bad for business. Weiss, who turned 90 in 2016, recognizes he is not requested a review copy. Mexico is also where he met the woman who became perfect. Readers will agree: he frequently drops names of The publisher calls “Being Dead Is Bad for Business” his wife. Lisa Popper and her parents were on vacation famous people he’s met – maybe because he never totally a memoir, but it’s really an autobiography because Weiss when Lisa called him to meet for a dinner at the suggestion overcame his initial insecurity. It’s obvious that he drinks discusses his whole life, rather than focusing on one aspect of mutual friends. It’s clear that he fell in love with her too much at times. He is opinionated and stubborn, but that of it. After his father dies, the family lives in poverty – parents as much as he did her and that the two had a great just makes him fun to read about. Although I rarely read something that left Weiss feeling insecure and unhappy. He influence on him. The family was also Jewish, although nonfiction works about businessmen, this one was really quickly began looking for ways to make money. Although Weiss doesn’t talk much about their, or his own, religious interesting because the author’s life was so varied. While he didn’t mind hard work, he wasn’t above looking for practice. He does note the role religion played in the dif- his prose is not exciting, it is easy to read and his style grew an angle. When World War II started, he was too young ficult relationship between his grandmother and mother: on me. Although I sometimes disagreed with his opinions, to join the Army. However, he was so eager to be part of his grandmother, a Russian Jew, always thought she was they are always so well thought out that I respected his the war effort, he finagled his way into a special Army superior to his mother, who was born in Lithuania. choices. Of course, the times we agreed were the most program, even though he wasn’t truly qualified. Weiss A major portion of the autobiography focuses his fun sections to read. “Being Dead Is Bad for Business” was also fortunate enough not to have to fight before the businesses, but as Weiss grew older, he realized he not only has one of the best titles ever, but takes readers atomic bomb was dropped. wanted something more out of life. After trying several on an unusual and exciting life journey. Meet Jewish tennis player Diego Schwartzman By Gabe Friedman thick surface, used at the French Open, that deadens (JTA) – When Wimbledon started, no other Jewish the ball), which has the opposite properties of a grass tennis player was seeded higher than Diego Schwartz- court (a swift surface used at Wimbledon). But look man. The scrappy 24-year-old from Argentina, fresh for him to make some unexpected noise in the London off an impressive five-set duel with perennial star tournament on the heels of his confident performance Novak Djokovic at the French Open in June, is No. against Djokovic, despite the loss. 37 in the Association of Tennis Professionals rankings. Here are some fun (and Jewish) facts about the up- That easily makes him the best Jewish tennis player and-coming Argentine. on the planet. ‹‹ He’s a celebrity in Argentina’s Jewish community. Schwartzman, who was raised in a Jewish family in Schwartzman told the ATP last year that he is always Buenos Aires, has steadily risen in the rankings since recognized on the streets by the Jews in his home coun- turning pro at 17. Between 2010 and 2012, he won nine try. “I am Jewish and in Argentina, we have many Jewish tournaments in the International Tennis Federation – the [people] there, and all the people there know me,” he said. sport’s minor leagues. He won his first ATP Tour title at Passers-by tell him, “Enjoy! Good luck this season. Come the Istanbul Open last year, upsetting the highly ranked Diego Schwartzman practiced in Buenos Aires on February on, keep going!” Grigor Dimitrov. Schwartzman plays best on clay (a 1. (Photo by Gabriel Rossi/LatinContent/Getty Images) See “Tennis” on page 5

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This new evidence shows a sights into the wardrobe of Israel’s ancient kings. The study connection between the area of Jerusalem and the south.” – headed by Tel Aviv University’s Dr. Erez Ben-Yosef and Researchers deduced from the textile discovery that Dr. Naama Sukenik of the Israel Antiquities Authority, in the elites who operated the furnaces in the mines had collaboration with Bar-Ilan University – uncovered textiles advanced knowledge about how to turn stone into copper, colored with ancient plant dyes in Israel’s southern Timna and “were part of a complex society with a ruling class Valley. The textiles were used during the time of Kings who wore very fine clothing during the time of Solomon David and Solomon. “If we want to know what these and David,” Ben-Yosef said. kings wore, the only hints are in these textiles discovered The fact that inhabitants of the desert-based Timna in Timna,” Ben-Yosef told JNS.org. Valley had access to these fabrics and dyeing technology The findings in the Timna Valley are the earliest evi- proves they had connections to other regions, including dence of advanced plant-based dyeing technology used in Judea and the areas around Jerusalem, during the biblical Israel and indicate that a complex biblical society, with an reign of Kings David and Solomon. “The bible states that, advanced ruling elite, dwelled in the valley some 3,000 at the time, the region (Timna and the rest of southern Israel) years ago – contradicting previous understandings that a was part of the Kingdom of Edom, but it was controlled by simple society dwelled in the area. The study was published Jerusalem,” said Ben-Yosef. “So now we can see physical recently in the PLOS ONE journal. One of the textiles dyed with a red-and-blue pattern that evidence of connections between this region of Edom, far The excavations began in 2013 and recovered dozens was discovered in southern Israel’s Timna Valley. Israeli in the south, to the area around Jerusalem, through the of pieces of 3,000-year-old textiles, which were well-pre- researchers say the textiles were used during the time of trading of textiles for copper between the two regions.” served due to the extremely arid climate in Israel’s south- Kings David and Solomon. (Photo by Dr. Naama Sukenik/ ern desert region. “I think it should be emphasized that Israel Antiquities Authority) Timna is a very unique case,” Ben-Yosef said. “Even in the desert region of Israel, the preservation of organic The specially colored textile is the earliest evidence of materials there is unique. Other sites in the Negev like such dyeing technology in the entire Levant region. Previ- Avdat and Mitzpe Ramon are still not dry enough for this ous samples of dyed textiles had been discovered, but they kind of preservation.” were dyed using simple techniques that were not resistant He added, “Timna is almost the only place where re- to washing, such as smearing pigments on cloth. “They searchers find organic remains – including textiles, leather, took these plants, which were actually cultivated especially “Bear Mitzvah” exhibit animal skin and thousands of seeds for all of the seven for this industry, and cooked them in water,” Ben-Yosef The Jewish Museum in New York City plant species of the Holy Land.” said. “They added some chemicals to this mixture and then will hold the exhibit “Charlemagne Pales- Due to the unique conditions in the Timna Valley, the put the fleece into the water and boiled it, sometimes for tine’s Bear Mitzvah in Meshugahland” until researchers were able to study the remains in laboratories several days, until there was a chemical bond between the August 6. Charlemagne Palestine, known for and acquire additional insights regarding the findings. Ma- dyestuff of the plants and the wool.” his avant-garde and experimental music compositions terials used to weave the textiles included wool, linen and This process resulted in the fibers being dyed with beginning in the 1960s, has been incorporating bears and goat hair, and range from “coarse and rough tent remains “something that is very strong and resistant to washing,” other plush toys into his installations and performances to very simple clothing,” Ben-Yosef said. because the dyes are bonded with the wool itself. The for decades. The exhibition – replete with mirrors, colorful Some of the textiles, which date back to the early Iron strength of the chemical bond enabled the bright colors of textiles and lights – will feature hundreds of teddy bears, Age (12th-10th centuries B.C.E.), are adorned with a red-and- the 3,000-year-old samples to be well-preserved. which the artist regards as shamanic representations of blue band pattern. Two types of Mediterranean plants were Further, Ben-Yosef said the findings “are part of the the soul, the artist’s life-sized conjoined triplet bears and used to create this coloration using “a very sophisticated very interesting question about King Solomon’s mines – a work titled “Noah’s Ark,” a repurposed rowboat filled and complex dyeing technology,” Ben-Yosef said. which were operated in the 10th century [B.C.E.] during the to the brim with stuffed toys. Visitors to Charlemagne Palestine’s “meshugahland,” or “crazy land,” will also hear the artist’s experimental sound recordings. Tennis Continued from page 4 For more information, visit http://thejewishmuseum.org or contact the museum at [email protected] or 866-205-1322. ‹‹ Schwartzman did not attend Hebrew school in Buenos Aires, but he told JTA over e-mail that he tries to observe Jewish holidays on the pro tennis tour – acknowledging it can be difficult. Community ‹‹ He’s only 5-foot-7. No, this isn’t basketball. But shorter tennis players are at a disadvantage – making his success even more surprising. Schwartzman must work harder Calendar to make sure his shots pack enough punch to hang with The Community Calendar can be found on the Jewish taller players (Dimitrov, for example, is 6-3). His size and Federation of Greater Binghamton’s website, www.jfgb. playing style is reminiscent of David Ferrer, a 5-9 Spaniard org, by clicking on “calendar.” who once was ranked No. 3 in the world and reached the “Have you forgotten the date of your organization’s French Open final in 2013. event? Can’t remember when the CJS lecture is? Do you ‹‹ He has Israeli tennis friends. Schwartzman told JTA want to hear what’s happening at the next Federation that he is close friends with Dudi Sela and Jonathan Erlich. board meeting? Are you planning an event and want to Sela, who used to be ranked in the top 30, is now 81 in the make sure there are no conflicts? Then go to www.jfgb. world. Erlich, a Buenos Aires native who grew up in Israel, org and hit ‘calendar,’” said Sima Auerbach, executive was once a highly ranked doubles player, winning the 2008 director of the Federation. Updates or additions of Australian Open with another Israeli, Andy Ram. “We ... events for the calendar can be made by contacting the always speak about everything,” he said of Sela and Erlich. Diego Schwartzman, left, was congratulated by Novak Federation through its website (click on “calendar” and ‹‹ He’s the third best player from South America. Being Djokovic after their five-set French Open match in Paris then “click here to request a change to the calendar”) one of the best players in South America, a region known won by Djokovic on June 2. (Photo by Lionel Bonaventure/ or by calling 724-2332. for producing top tennis talent, is no easy feat. The only AFP/Getty Images) players currently ranked higher than Schwartzman from his continent are Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay, ranked 24th, and fellow Argentine Juan Martin del Potro, No. 32, who WE REMEMBER YOU 2017 won the U.S. Open title in 2009 (and at 6-6 is nearly a foot ... 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Seven safety tips for protecting your child (NAPSI) – According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety and young children. Commission, some 70,000 children under age 5 are injured Parents with young children should replace their corded every year by common household products and toys – but window coverings with the many cordless products. yours don’t have to be among them. To assist the consumer, the Window Covering Manu- Here are seven ways from www.windowcoverings.org to facturers Association created the Best for Kids certification keep infants and toddlers safer: program. For products to be eligible for certification as safe 1. Cook safely. Never leave food unattended for homes with small children, manufacturers on the stove. Turn pot handles so curious must meet specified program criteria and toddlers can’t reach them. submit their window coverings to a designated 2. Set your water heater to 120°F or lower. third-party testing laboratory. Lila Sarit Serkin Sholom Levertov Infants and small children may not be able to Throughout the year and particularly during get away from water that’s too hot. October, which is National Window Covering 3. Use home safety devices, such as guards Safety Month, parents are urged to maximize on windows above ground level, stair gates window cord safety by taking these three steps: and guardrails. 1. Install only cordless window coverings 4. Keep medicines, cleaning products and or those with inaccessible cords. Replace other toxic substances where children can’t see or reach them. window blinds, corded shades and draperies with those 5. Make sure children are properly buckled up. With a that are cordless or have inaccessible cords. Look for the 90 percent misuse rate for installing car seats and boosters, Best for Kids label. parents should visit a car seat inspection station in their area 2. Move all cribs, beds, furniture and toys away from to learn how to properly install and use them. windows and window cords of any kind, preferably to 6. Always check the age label on toys. Small parts – whether another wall. from toys, pieces of food such as hot dogs or grapes, or 3. When window cords are present, keep them out of Poppy Tamar Strosberg anything else – can become a choking risk for children who sight and reach by shortening or tying them up and away. Darby Solomon Loder have small throats and tend to put things in their mouths. For other home safety information and ideas, connect 7. Check window coverings for exposed or dangling with the Window Covering Safety Council on Facebook cords, which can pose a strangulation hazard to infants and Twitter. When buying a booster seat, check with the experts (NAPSI) – Before you shop for a booster seat, there’s belt to buckle the child in. 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Popular kids can help curb bullying By Dr. Colleen Logan stand up against bullying may actually help in some way; however, experts say, it’s the go a long way. While there are many reasons (NAPSI) – Contrary to previous re- more than school officials’ efforts to curb repetitive nature of bullying that can cause bullies pick their targets, those who seem less search that suggested that as students’ the behavior. While this new research is harm. Even as kids start standing up for vulnerable may no longer be targets. popularity increased so did their bullying hopeful, targets of bullying are more likely each other, parents must remain involved 4. Participating in school zero-tolerance behavior, many parents may be surprised than nontargets to consider suicide, which and watch what their kids say and do face- policies can help shape the future of bully to learn the results of a recent study from leads to nearly 4,600 young lives lost each to-face and online. Consistent and early prevention methods. As kids are empowered Princeton, Rutgers and Yale universities. year, according to the Centers for Disease intervention at schools and in the home can to stand up for each other, administration It found that popular kids who publicly Control and Prevention. help mental health issues in adulthood as a and faculty as well as parents should reward Warning signs that children have experi- result of bullying. the good behavior instead of only punishing enced bullying include depression, anxiety, You can encourage your children to stand the bad behavior. loneliness, changes in sleep and eating pat- up for their peers. One way is to approach 5. To help even more, children can ac- Did you terns, and loss of interest in activities they used bullying from a strength stance and teach tively participate in anti-bullying activities to enjoy. They may also experience a decrease youths to be upstanders, not bystanders. and projects. in academic achievement and participation. 1. Children should be encouraged to say Dr. Colleen Logan, program director for know? Those who were bullied and survive the something if they see bullying behavior. By the M.S. in marriage, couple and family (NAPSA) – The “Family Safe” tool in the challenging tween and teenage years may face standing up and saying that it’s not OK, counseling at Walden University, specializes American Red Cross Emergency App lets mental health issues in adulthood, including they will show others that bullying will not in bullying issues, including personal and you notify loved ones in an area affected from anxiety and depression, and may even be tolerated. societal impacts along with effects within by an emergency. They’ll see danger alert consider self-harm and suicide later in life. 2. Kids should also get a responsible adult the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender details and can let you know whether they’re While all children face conflict, disagree- involved and properly report the bullying community. She is a past president of the safe. To get the app, go to redcross.org/apps. ments among peers can usually be resolved incident. Bystander silence won’t help curb American Counseling Association. Learn the bullying behavior. more about encouraging upstander behavior 3. Befriending those who are bullied can at www.WaldenU.edu/bullyprevention.

Making life better for your older pets (NAPSI) – It’s never too early to take Rice and other grains can also help your pet steps to make life easier for your pet for pack on extra pounds. Beware of too many when he or she hits the golden years. Just preservatives as well. as with people, proper diet, exercise and 3. Get active – It’s very important to smart lifestyle decisions can delay some of work on activities that keep your dog and the aging process and help your pet live a cat moving. Walks, games of fetch and other longer, healthier life. activities keep your dog’s muscles toned and That even holds true for cut down on the risk of arthritis. It’s important Binghamton one of the more common to work play into your cat’s day as well to problems for aging pets – ar- keep him or her moving, too. Gastroenterology thritis. Here are some steps 4 An ounce of preven- from www.entirelypets.com tion – Running, agility Associates, P.C. that you can take before your and other active games pet becomes a senior to help are a great way to keep Leslie Bank, M.D. reduce the risk or lessen the your pet in shape. However, severity of arthritis: make sure you aren’t pushing Amine Hila, M.D. 1. Evaluate your pet’s body your dog to work out too hard Ali Marhaba, M.D. condition – Too much weight on your and try to avoid activities that could put pet puts him or her at risk for diabetes, your dog at risk for bone or muscular Atif Saleem, M.D. heart disease and arthritis. Excess weight injuries. These kinds of injuries make an puts too much strain on your pet’s joints, animal more prone to certain types of Gregory P. Scagnelli, M.D. causing cartilage to degenerate. If you arthritis when aging. can’t feel your pet’s ribs, your pet needs 5. Start early on supplements – Nutritional Mark V. Shumeyko, M.D. to go on a diet. 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This camp will be a week long 423 East Main St., Endicott tournament lled with games and activitiesAmine. Players Hila, will be M.D. put into their teams by their coaches on 754-7221 the rst day. Along with the tournament will be activities based on skill improvement. Participants need to bring their own lunch and swimmingAli daily Marhaba, will be oered. FM.D.ee: $150/$100 JCC Members • includes a t-shirt Little Stars Basketball Camp Dates: August 21 - 25 • Ages 5Atif - 10 •Saleem, Times: 9 -M.D. 11 am This camp teaches players the skills and attitude necessary to be successful in basketball. Our drills and exercises will guide in developingGregory motor skills P. and Scagnelli, coordination. IncludesM.D. many skill-building activities, competitions and games! $100/$50Mark JCC MembersV. Shumeyko, • includes t-shi M.D.rt Nothing But Net Shooting Camp DatNoellees: August Buffum, 21 -FNP-BC 25 • Ages • Jeffrey 11 - 15 • Hum,Time: FNP-BC1 - 4 pm • Martha E. 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PJ Library’s free books for kids spur Jewish connections, study finds By Ben Sales The findings confirm the goals of the program’s founders, NEW YORK (JTA) – Families that receive free Jewish who hoped that bringing parents and children together over children’s books from the Massachusetts-based PJ Library Jewish-themed books would not just be worthwhile in its say the program has helped them feel more connected to own right, but inspire them to connect with other Jewish their Jewish communities, with interfaith families especially programs and institutions. saying it has spurred them to celebrate Jewish holidays “We take seriously that each night parents are inviting us and Shabbat and to learn more about Judaism, a new to join their family during one of the day’s most treasured study found. moments before bedtime,” Winnie Sandler Grinspoon, The study, released June 27 by PJ Library and the president of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation, said in a Harold Grinspoon Foundation, found that 69 percent of statement. “Parents have told us that the PJ Library books participating families say the program has helped them their families receive each month not only help them feel feel more connected to their Jewish communities, whether more capable of raising Jewish children, but also make by attending programs run by PJ library itself or activities them more excited to pass on the traditions and beliefs run by local Jewish institutions. Respondents also say the they cherished in their own childhoods or have come to program helps them feel “more knowledgeable and confi- cherish as adults.” Harold Grinspoon, the founder of PJ Library, read one dent” about how to engage in Jewish traditions with their The survey also found that subscribers’ had relatively high of the program’s books with a gaggle of children. (Photo children (83 percent), and 91 percent say the program is a Jewish involvement. While the 2013 Pew Research Center’s by PJ Library) valuable parenting tool. study of American Jews found that 30 percent do not affiliate More than half of intermarried couples who subscribe Library families are more likely than the general population to said the program makes their family more likely to observe be affiliated with Jewish organizations, since families usually Shabbat, and 64 percent said it makes them more likely to hear about the program through synagogues, Federations observe Jewish holidays. Nearly 90 percent of intermarried PJ Library locally or Jewish community Centers. respondents said the books helped them learn more about The Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton is Among subscribers, satisfaction rates are high. Nearly Judaism, according to the triennial survey. More than 25,000 now in the seventh year of the PJ Library program two-thirds of subscribers, according to the study, read the users responded to the survey, which was conducted with – Jewish Bedtime Stories and Songs for Families – books at least weekly, and 95 percent read them at least the external evaluation firm Informing Change. which is a program free of charge to the recipient of once a month. Virtually all respondents – 99 percent – said The program, launched in 2005 by the Grinspoon Foun- storybooks mailed monthly to the homes of children they have been “influenced or supported by PJ Library.” A dation, now sends one book a month and occasional music of the community. The PJ Library can be enjoyed by majority of families responded that the books made them CDs to 170,000 children ages 6 months to 8 years among all families regardless of their affiliation or obser- more likely to use a charity box or to increase their Jewish 125,000 families in the United States and Canada. A parallel vance. It is funded by the Federation and donations. involvement in some other way, and 83 percent said it helps program, Sifriyat Pijama, operates in Israel. PJ Library esti- To support this program or add your child to the list, them feel more knowledgeable and confident about how to mates that its books are read 6.5 million times a year. Local call the Federation office at 724-2332. engage in Jewish traditions with their children. Jewish federations and other institutions partner with the The Ithaca Area United Jewish Community’s PJ “Books are a natural way to invite people into a global foundation in covering costs. 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Weekly Parasha The art of arguing and bargaining RABBI LEVI Y. SLONIM, DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING AND DEVELOPMENT, ROHR CHABAD Balak, Numbers 22:2-25:9 CENTER FOR JEWISH STUDENT LIFE AT BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY

I recently returned from chaperoning a group of Bing- is that while Noah was a righteous man and did not take part In this week’s Torah portion, we find similar sentiments hamton University students on their Birthright trip to in the evil and heinous ways of those in his generation, he expressed by none other than the wicked prophet Bilaam Israel. As we toured Jerusalem, just before we got to the can best be described as a passive conformist. Noah had 12 himself. Rashi, the pre-eminent commentary on the Torah, legendary Machane Yehuda “shuk” (marketplace), we had years of pre-warning by God, during which he could have comments on the verse, “and he turned his face toward an important announcement to make to the students. About swayed others of his time to repent of their ways. But after the desert.” As the Targum paraphrases [“He directed his to partake in the shuk experience, we needed to prime them all that time, only Noah and his family boarded the Ark. It face toward the desert, where the Israelites had made the on the fine art of bargaining. was Abraham who set into motion a universal theological golden calf,” or “He directed his face toward the golden Bargaining and arguing – challenging the status quo – revolution. Abraham could not accept the widespread calf, which the Israelites had made in the desert.” Bilaam is ingrained in our very DNA dating back to the very first polytheism that plagued the world’s population. Abraham also demanded justice from God – Bilaam demanded from Jew, Abraham. and Sarah did not keep their recognition of monotheism God, “How is it possible that the Jewish people won’t be The question has been asked: If Noah was such a to themselves, they set about promulgating that radical properly punished from the sin of the golden calf? Justice great man – so much so that of all great men and women idea and teaching it to all that they came in contact with. must be served!?” mentioned in the Torah, virtually none of them have been It was similarly Abraham who would not accept the And here we come to the fundamental difference referred to as “tzaddik,” “righteous one,” as was Noah – then concept of destruction of fellow mankind, even in the in- between Abraham and Bilaam: Abraham was demand- why was Noah not chosen to be “the first Jew”? Why is it stance of the evil demographics of Sodom and Gomorrah. ing of God in order to save and spare mankind from a specifically Abraham that was chosen and is thus referred Abraham challenged God to the extent that he asked God, punishment, whereas Bilaam was begging of God to to as our forefather and the first Jew? “Will the Judge of the entire earth not perform justice?” punish mankind. The fundamental difference between Noah and Abraham (Genesis 18:25) See “Art” on page 11 Congregational Notes Beth David Synagogue Temple Concord Temple Israel Affiliation: Orthodox Union Union for Reform Judaism Orientation: Conservative Rabbi: Zev Silber Rabbi: Barbara Goldman-Wartell Rabbi: Geoffrey Brown Address: 39 Riverside Dr., Binghamton, NY 13905 Address: 9 Riverside Dr., Binghamton, NY 13905 Address: 4737 Deerfield Pl., Vestal, NY 13850 Phone: 607-722-1793 Office hours: Tues.-Fri., 10 am-2 pm Phone: 723-7461 and 231-3746 Rabbi’s Office: 607-722-7514 Phone: 723-7355 Office hours: Mon.-Thurs. 8:30 am-4 pm; Fri. 8 am-3 pm. Fax: 607-722-7121 Fax: 723-0785 E-mail: [email protected] Office hours: Mon. closed; Tues. 9 am-1 pm; Wed. 9 am-1 Office e-mail: [email protected] Website: www.templeisraelvestal.org pm; Thurs. 9 am-1 pm; Fri. closed Website: www.templeconcord.com Service Schedule: Friday, 5:30 pm; Saturday, 9:30 am. Beth David e-mail address: [email protected] Regular service times: Friday, 8 pm; Saturday, 10:35 am, when On Friday, July 7, Rabbi Geoffrey Brown will begin Rabbi’s e-mail: [email protected] religious school is in session. as the temple’s full-time rabbi. Website: www.bethdavid.org On Friday, July 7, at 8 pm, there will be Shabbat evening On Saturday, July 8, at 9:30 am, there will be Shabbat Shabbat Services: services led by Hollie Levine and Brendan Byrnes. Friday, July 7...... 7:15 pm services led by Rabbi Geoffrey Brown. The Torah portion Shabbat, July 8...... 9 am On Saturday, June 8, at 9:15 am, there will be Torah study. will be Numbers 22:2-25:9. The haftarah will be Micah ...... Mincha/Maariv 8:10 pm On Tuesday, July 11, at 10:30 am, the Tuesday Morning 5:6-6:8. Bima guest will be Howard Warner. Weekday Services: Book Club at Temple Concord will meet. On Friday, July 21, at 5 pm, there will be happy hour, Mornings: On Friday, July 14, at 8 pm, there will be Shabbat services Kabalat Shabbat and an event commemorating the open- Sun., July 9...... 8:30 am with Shari and Rob Neuberger. ing of the new building. The event will be sponsored by Mon-Fri., July 10-14...... 7 am On Saturday, July 15, at 9:15 am, there will be Torah study. Evenings: Steve and Barbara Gilbert. Sun.-Mon., July 9-10...... 8:25 pm On Friday, July 28, at 6 pm, there will be Shabbat Tues., July 11...... 8:10 pm Temple Beth-El of Ithaca on the Road at Castle Gardens, 1715 Castle Gardens Wed.-Thurs., July 12-13...... 8:25 pm Affiliation: United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism Rd., Vestal. Classes: Rabbi Zev Silber will hold his weekly Talmud class Rabbi: Scott L. Glass Those who wish to recite the Mourner’s Kaddish every Tuesday evening after services. Address: 402 North Tioga St. (the corner of Court and Tioga during a weekday service can contact Howard Schwartz streets), Ithaca, NY 14850-4292 Phone: 273-5775 at [email protected] or call the temple office one-and- Penn-York Jewish Community E-mail: [email protected] and [email protected] a-half weeks or more before the date to provide enough President and Treasurer-Secretary: Harvey Chernosky, Website: www.tbeithaca.org time to send out an e-mail notice to the congregation 570-265-3869 President: Jerry Davis encouraging attendance in order to make up a minyan. B’nai B’rith: William H. Seigel Lodge Sisterhood President: Julie Paige Temple Israel holds weekday minyan services on Tuesdays Purpose: To promote Jewish identity through religious, Director of Education: Rabbi Suzanne Brody and Fridays at 5:30 pm. For those who prefer a different cultural, educational and social activities in the Southern Administrative Assistant: Jane Griffith day to coincide with a Yahrzeit date, contact the temple Tier of New York and the Northern Tier of Pennsylvania, Services: Friday 8 pm; Saturday 10 am, unless otherwise including Waverly, NY; Sayre, Athens and Towanda, PA, and announced. Weekday morning minyan 7:30 am (9 am on Sundays to work on making arrangements. To see a video on how surrounding communities. and legal holidays). to recite the Mourner’s Kaddish, visit http://templeis- Religious School/Education: September-May: Classes meet raelvestal.org and look under “Worship.” Rohr Chabad Center on Sunday, 9 am-12:30 pm and Wednesday afternoons, Affiliation: Chabad-Lubavitch 3:45-5:45 pm. The Midrashah (eighth-grade and high school) Rabbi: Aaron Slonim, E-mail: [email protected] classes will meet at times designated by their respective Address: 420 Murray Hill Rd., Vestal, NY 13850 teachers. Temple Beth El of Oneonta Phone: 797-0015, Fax: 797-0095 Adult Ed.: Numerous weekly courses, several semester-long Affiliation: United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism Website: www.Chabadofbinghamton.com courses and a variety of mini-courses and lectures are offered Rabbi: Molly Karp Chabad on the West Side throughout the year. Call the temple office for more details. Address: 83 Chestnut St., Oneonta, NY 13820 Rabbi: Zalman Chein, E-mail: [email protected] Mailing address: P.O. Box 383, Oneonta, NY 13820 Address: 27 Bennet Ave., Binghamton, NY 13905 Phone: 607-432-5522 Phone: 722-3252 Norwich Jewish Center Website: www.templebetheloneonta.org Regular service times: Daily 7:30 am, Friday evening 6 pm, Orientation: Inclusive E-mail: [email protected] Shabbat morning 9:30 am, Maariv and Havdalah one hour Rabbi: Dena Bodian Regular service times: visit the temple website for days of after candle-lighting time, Sundays 9:30 am. Address: 72 South Broad St., Norwich, NY 13815 services and times Linking Hearts for youngsters with special needs: This Contact: Guilia Greenberg, 373-5087 Religious School/Education: Religious School, for grades program connects Jewish special-needs children and Purpose: To maintain a Jewish identity and meet the needs of kindergarten through bar/bat mitzvah, meets Sunday teenagers, ages 5-14, who have mental, physical and/or the Jewish community in the area. mornings. Rabbi Karp conducts services and holds classes functional disabilities, with student volunteers who will visit Adult Ed.: Saturday morning study is held at 10 am. Call for in Torah, beginning Hebrew and Maimonides. participating youngsters weekly in their homes. more information and to confirm. For the schedule of services, classes and events, see the To join the mailing list, for up-to-date information on adult website. education offerings or to arrange for a private tutorial, for details concerning the Judaica shop and resource center, or Temple Brith Sholom for assistance through the Piaker Free Loan Society or Raff Affiliation: Unaffiliated Kol Haverim Maasim Tovim Foundation, call Chabad’s office at 797-0015. Address: P.O. Box 572, 117 Madison St., Cortland, NY 13045 Affiliation: Society for Humanistic Judaism Phone: 607-756-7181 Address: P.O. Box 4972, Ithaca, NY 14852-4972 President: Louis Wilson, [email protected] Phone: 607-277-3345 Congregation Tikkun v’Or Service leaders: Lay leadership E-mail: [email protected] Affiliation: Union for Reform Judaism Shabbat services: Either Friday evening at 7:30 pm or Saturday Website: www.kolhaverim.net Address: PO Box 3981, Ithaca, NY 14852; 2550 Triphammer at 10 am from Rosh Hashanah to Shavuot. Holiday services Chairman: Jonathan Joseph Rd. (corner of Triphammer and Burdick Hill), Lansing, NY are also held. Check the weekly e-mail for upcoming services. Kol Haverim: The Finger Lakes Community for Humanistic Phone: 607-256-1471 Contact the president to get on the e-mail list. Judaism, is an Ithaca-based organization that brings people Website: www.tikkunvor.org Religious School: Students are educated on an individual basis. together to explore and celebrate Jewish identity, history, E-mail: [email protected] Temple Brith Sholom is a small equalitarian congregation serving culture and ethics within a secular, humanistic framework. Presidents: Dorothy Debbie and Nina Cummings the greater Cortland community. Congregants span the gamut of KH is part of an international movement for Secular Rabbi: Brian Walt observance and services are largely dependent on the service Humanistic Judaism and is affiliated with the Society for Religious School Director/Admin. Coordinator: Naomi Wilensky leader. The Friday night siddur is “Likrat Shabbat,” while the Humanistic Judaism, a national association with over 30 Services: Fridays at 7:30 pm unless otherwise noted. Family Saturday morning siddur is “Gates of Prayer.” The community member communities and congregations around the country. services and Tot Shabbat once a month at 6:30 pm. Call for extends a warm welcome to the Jewish student population of Established in the spring of 1999, it offers celebrations of weekly schedules. SUNY Cortland, as well as the residents of local adult residences. Jewish holidays, monthly Shabbat pot-lucks, adult education, Religious School: Preschool through seventh-grade classes a twice-monthly Cultural School for children, and a bar and meet on Sunday mornings. Sixth-grade Hebrew and seventh- bat mitzvah program. grade b’nai mitzvah classes meet on Wednesday afternoons. Friday, July 7, light candles...... 8:23 pm KH welcomes all individuals and families, including those Adult Ed.: Special classes and discussion groups held Shabbat ends Saturday, July 8...... 9:23 pm from mixed religious backgrounds, who wish to strengthen regularly. Essential Judaism classes offered in the fall and Friday, July 14, light candles...... 8:20 pm the Jewish experience in their lives and provide their children spring. Call the office for details. Shabbat ends Saturday, July 15...... 9:20 pm with a Jewish identity and experience. July 7-13, 2017 Page 11 - The Reporter Jewish Community Center UPK held graduation ceremony

At left: ECC Director Marlene Schwartz- Patrick addressed the 2017 UPK classes.

The Jewish Community Center of Binghamton held its 2017 Universal Pre-Kindergarten “graduation” ceremony on June 22 for its six different UPK classes. JCC Friendship Club

The JCC Friendship Club met on June 29. We had no program, but had a wonderful time just talking and reading At right: Christian excerpts from books brought in by Bruce Orden. He read Zurla watched from a list of names for different groups from the book “An as Logan Nolan Exaltation of Larks” by James Lipton. Some of these were: received his a herd of elephants, a hand of bananas, a sheaf of wheat, a “diploma” and murder of crows, a gaggle of geese, a rafter of turkeys and a hug from ECC more. Ann Brillant read how certain expressions came into teacher Joanna use as written in the book “Horsefeathers and Other Curious Decker. Words” by Charles Earle Funk and Charles Earle Funk Jr. She told us that the word “turtledove” was started by the Romans listening to the birds. There were other interest- ing words, such as “pipe dream,” “cobweb,” “wishbone” and “hoodwink.” Sylvia Diamond read expressions, their meanings and origins from the book,”A Hog on Ice and Other Curious Expressions” by Charles Earle Funk. She told about the expressions, “spick and span” and “To ride Anuha Bondalupati (at left) and UPK 2017 students waited a high horse.” Other interesting sayings were “to feather on stage for their “diplomas.” one’s nest,” “a one-horse town” and more. We also discussed the solar eclipse that is going to occur news from around israel this August. Morty Hofstein used to live near Kopernik Observatory. Renee Frommer said that she would like to JNS briefs July 3, 2017 From JNS.org tions with the Israeli High Court on the conversion bill and visit the observatory. Sylvia said that she will look into ask the court to delay any rulings on conversion for the next USS George H.W. Bush docks in Haifa, going there one Wednesday afternoon. We are also planning six months. Earlier, the Israeli Cabinet had advanced a bill a birthday party for those born in June, July and August. crew to celebrate July 4 in Israel seeking to consolidate all conversions to Judaism within The meeting was called to order by Sylvia. Ann said the The USS George H.W. Bush aircraft supercarrier docked Israel under the auspices of the Chief Rabbinate, which ad- blessing over the cookies and donuts provided by Morty, at Israel’s Haifa Bay on July 1 for the first time in 17 years. heres to Orthodox standards. The bill’s critics, mainly from after the Pledge of Allegiance. We meet at the Jewish Com- The world’s largest warship left its homeport of Norfolk, VA, non-Orthodox streams of Judaism, say the legislation gives munity Center, 500 Clubhouse Rd., Vestal, on Wednesday on Jan. 21 as part of Operation Inherent Resolve to combat Orthodoxy an unfair monopoly on conversions. at 1:30 pm. Come join us. the Islamic State terror group in Iraq and Syria. According Microsoft acquires Israeli computer to the Pentagon, the nuclear-powered carrier was relocated Sylvia Diamond to the Eastern Mediterranean from the Arabian Gulf in May. firm Cloudyn President The warship is manned by a crew of some 5,000 sailors and The software giant Microsoft has acquired the Israeli carries around 90 fighter jets. Due to the ship’s massive size, computer firm Cloudyn for an estimated $50-$70 million, it was unable to dock at Haifa’s port, and anchored two and slightly lower than the original estimates when Israel Hay- Moving any time soon? a half miles from the shore. American and Israeli officials om first reported the planned acquisition in April. RDC, an Or just leaving town for a few months? have not disclosed the purpose of the warship’s visit. The investment firm co-owned by the Elron and Rafael compa- Whether you’re moving across town or vessel’s crew was granted leave to travel around Israel and nies, invested in Cloudyn in its early stages and is expected across the country, please let The Reporter celebrated July Fourth in the Jewish state. to receive more than $17 million from the Microsoft deal. know so you can stay up to date on com- Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud According to a notice Elron sent to investors, this comprises munity news and quickly receive the paper a net return on the investment of about $6 million. Cloudyn Olmert released early from prison at your new (or temporary) address! provides automated cloud monitoring, analytics and optimi- E-mail [email protected] with “Reporter Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was released zation services. Ari Bronshtein, a director of RDC and CEO Address change” in the subject line, or call early from prison on July 2 after serving 16 months of of Elron, said Thursday he is “proud of [Cloudyn] and its 607-724-2360, ext. 254, to let The Reporter a 26-month sentence related to two separate corruption success. We invested in the company at its founding stages know about your new address. scandals. Olmert – the first former Israeli prime minister to with three entrepreneurs and a plan because we believed in serve time in prison – did not speak to reporters when exit- them, in the idea, and its ability to help.” ing Ma’asiyahu Prison in central Israel. Hebrew-language U.N. Secretary-General António media later reported that Olmert arrived at one of his homes in Tel Aviv, escorted by Israeli security officers. The former Guterres to visit Israel in August prime minister’s release followed a parole board ruling United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will June 29 in favor of granting him an early exit on account visit Israel in August for his first trip to the Jewish state of good behavior. The Israeli State Attorney’s Office did not since assuming the leadership of the world body. Guterres appeal the decision, allowing Olmert to leave prison. Under will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the conditions of his early release, Olmert is temporarily and President Reuven Rivlin, receive briefings from senior barred from leaving Israel, must appear before police twice a security officials, and visit Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust month and cannot give interviews to the media. The former remembrance center. Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Danny head of state was convicted in March 2014 for receiving Danon will accompany Guterres during the visit. bribes to facilitate the construction of the Holyland housing project in Jerusalem in 2004. In 2015, he was found guilty of receiving payoffs from American businessman Morris Art Continued from page 10 Talansky between 1993 and 2002. Olmert began serving In English, “charity” and “justice” are two separate his multiple sentences in February 2016. words, but in Hebrew the words tzedek and tzedakah are Netanyahu reaches deal to delay at their roots the same word: In Judaism we always seek justice that, at its source, is an instance of true charity. conversion bill by six months When Abraham demanded justice of God, in essence he was Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on June demanding that God act in a charitable way with mankind. 30 that he has reached a deal to delay Israel’s conversion bill There are many people who argue and bargain and demon- by six months while a government-appointed committee will strate and advocate for all sorts of causes and purposes. We examine drafting a new compromise on the issue. “Harmony are not meant to accept the status quo, but to agitate and within the Jewish people is important to me,” Netanyahu exercise for goodness. We need to always ask ourselves, said as he prepared to leave for the burial of former German whose disciples are we? The wicked Bilaam looking to extract Chancellor Helmut Kohl. “It’s important to me as the prime punishment, or disciples of Abraham looking to defend and minister of Israel, and it’s important to me personally as a find favor for mankind in the eyes of God? son of the Jewish people.” As part of the deal, the Reform Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, of Jewish movement and other groups also postpone any ac- righteous memory. ÊVisit us on the web at www.thereportergroup.org Page 12 - The Reporter July 7-13, 2017 NEWS IN BRIEF

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