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Publisher/Editor 03 Contributors Susan C. Nieman Art Director Dustin Green 05 From the Editor A Year of Celebrations 29 Art Assistant Laura Ehrhardt Rebecca Lynn Miller 6-17 Guide to Jewish Memphis 22 Up Close Synagogues, Education, Meet Scott Vogel Web and Social Media Director Organizations and Eateries Memphis-born communal leader Rebecca Lynn Miller co-chairs Memphis Jewish Federation Annual Campaign. Editorial Assistants Bettye Berlin Emily Bernhardt 24 Feature Rae Jean Lichterman Trending Now: Love Leigh Designs Handmade jewelry that’s fun and Photography Contributors affordable! Ronnie Booze Alex Ginsburg 24 Scenes Hal Jaffe Matt Timberlake Baron Hirsch Congregation Beth Sholom Synagogue Advertising Sales Director Larry Nieman
25 Scenes Sales Executive Baron Hirsch Congregation Martin Greenberg Beth Sholom Synagogue Chief Financial Officer Donald Heitner 26 Scenes Chabad Lubavitch of Tennessee Volume 13, Number 1 September 2018 08 Tishrei 5779 Jewish Scene magazine must give permission for any material contained herein to be 08 Feature copied or reproduced in any manner. Fabric Binds Memphis to Israel Manuscripts and photographs submitted for Memphians created artistic fabric publication are welcome by Jewish Scene, but squares for a quilt to celebrate Israel’s no responsibility can be taken for them while 70th Birthday. in transit or in the office of the publication. 16 Editorial content does not necessarily reflect the publisher’s opinion, nor can the publisher 12 Feature 27 Scenes be held responsible for errors. The publication Memphis Recruits Big City Converts Memphis Jewish Home & Rehab of any advertisement in this issue does not For several years the 100 New Families constitute an endorsement of the advertiser’s initiative has been promoting Memphis product or services by this publication. as a great place to live. 28 Scenes Or Chadash Conservative Synagogue Jewish Scene is published by Jewish Living of the Plough Towers South, Inc. Subscription rates for the U.S.: single 18 Feature issues $5, annual $18. Canada and foreign: Jewish Memphis Celebrates MIFA’s single issues $10, annual $36. 50th Anniversary 29 Scenes Community rallies to collect items for Temple Israel Susan Nieman Meals on Wheels recipients. 901.827.7244 [email protected] 30 Scenes jewishscenemagazine.com 20 Feature Memphis Jewish Federation Lions A Community’s Security in Good Hands of Judah Stuart Frisch’s resume speaks for itself. MJCC For home delivery, send $18 to: L’Chayim On The Cover 21 Jewish Scene Magazine Sweet Cocktails for a New Year The Israel at 70 Quilt by Matt Timberlake 1703 Tamhaven Ct. Jewish Scene is dedicated to creating awareness among the Jewish community; and promoting and supporting the religious, educational, social and fundraising efforts of Jewish agencies and organizations. Cordova, TN 38016
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Dear JSM Readers,
As we celebrate the Jewish New Year 5779, Jewish Scene Magazine is also celebrating a milestone year. September 2018 marks our 13th Anniversary. Thirteen years ago, I couldn’t envision what Jewish Scene would become. It all began in a spare room at my mom’s with a few people who had faith that I could do this. My mom, Alice Drake, was the secretary, bookkeeper and my shoulder to cry on when I just didn’t know how we could sell enough ads to get the first issue out in time for the 2006 Jewish Family Service Senior Resource Fair. My dear 60 YEARS OF friend, Bari Eiseman, was our only sales person. Mark Hayden and Shoshana Cenker willingly wrote articles not knowing when or if they’d ever get paid. My brother, SERVING CLIENTS Donnie Heitner, diligently taught me how to project – what seemed to me imaginary – ad sales numbers and how to balance the books. And most importantly, my loving and WITH INTEGRITY AND supportive husband has watched me stay awake until the wee hours of the morning to get the past 87 issues to print. My vision for Jewish Scene (or Jewish Living of the DEDICATION South as it was named until 2009) was to be a PR outlet for Jewish non-profits in Memphis, throughout Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas. At one time we mailed to all the TO EXCELLENCE. congregations in those states and in 2008, unknowingly a terrible year to expand, we added Florida to our distribution. Today, we continue highlighting the great programs and dedicated volunteers of Jewish Memphis. We feature Jewish artists, philanthropists, business owners and communal leaders. And, although we do not mail free because of the incredible rising cost of postage, each issue of Jewish Scene is picked up throughout Memphis at more than 50 locations. None of this would have been possible without a personal credit card cash advance and a small Kramer • Business Entities Loan from Memphis Jewish Federation. I was so thankful when Jewish Family Service Director Bob Silver, who • Bankruptcy administered the application process, called to tell me I’d • Corporate and Business been granted the interest-free loan. I’m not sure where I’d be right now if that loan had not been available. Transactions During the High Holy Days, we give thanks for the • Employment and Labor blessings bestowed upon us and pray for a happy and Harkavy healthy future, for our families and community. I have • Estate Planning and Probate many blessings for which to be thankful for this year. I SHainberg • Health Care believe, through our work at Jewish Scene, we are making a valuable contribution to our community. • Land Use Planning and Zoning This issue highlights projects that have brought kaplan & • Landlord/Tenant Law together every cross-section of our community. Jewish Memphis has celebrated MIFA’s 50th Anniversary and DunStan PLC • Litigation Israel’s 70th Birthday. We’ve welcomed new families, • Personal Injury helped make our organizations more safe and secure, and attorneyS at law through Memphis Jewish Federation annual campaign, • Real Estate raise funds to ensure a strong Jewish community. Closing | Leasing We hope this annual Guide to Jewish Memphis serves as a useful tool for newcomers and those researching local Lending | Foreclosure synagogues, schools, service organizations and senior • Taxation living facilities. Thank you so much to our advertisers who make it possible to print this community publication. And thank you to our readers who look forward to each issue. 6060 Poplar Avenue Suite 140 Memphis, TN 38119 L’Shana Tova. We wish you a Happy and Healthy New Year. 901.761.1263 Sincerely, www.harkavyshainberg.com
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Jewish Community Partners (JCP) is the operating umbrella for MJF and JFOM, and works to develop a vibrant and sustained Jewish community that is cared for, connected and engaged in Memphis, Israel, and throughout the world. MJF and the JFOM work to meet our community’s current and future financial needs through an Annual Campaign, endowment fundraising, and March 2018 charitable legacy planning. ® www.jewishscenemagazine.com November 4: Super Sunday November 6: Campaign Kickoff - An Evening with James Beard Award Winning Chefs and Philanthropists Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook April 4: Taste of Israel May 2: Yom HaShoah forA theWedding Record
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Memphis Jewish Temple Federation (MJF) gets more serves as the central with Less coordinating, fundraising, strategic planning, and budgeting agency for the Memphis Jewish community. MJF’s staff works to meet our community’s current and future financial needs through an Annual Campaign, which provides Jewish Foundation of Memphis (JFOM) works with nine for Jewish Memphians in need at all stages in life. Memphis-based Jewish partner agencies to secure their financial future through endowment. The Foundation also From free Jewish books for kids to Jewish education grants works with families to assist in attaining personal charitable for schools and camps, enrichment programs for special goals through Donor Advised Philanthropic Funds, and needs adults to hot kosher meals to the homebound, MJF charitable legacy planning. Through its work with individuals, funds innovative programs that combat poverty, fight families, and organizations, JFOM helps build and sustain a anti-Semitism, connect people to their Jewish heritage and vibrant Jewish community. Israel, reignite Judaism, and provide comfort for the most vulnerable among us.
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Beth Okeon wears the jewelry that inspired her two quilt squares. Fabric Binds Memphis to Israel By Melinda Lejman
As part of Jewish Community Partners’ (JCP) yearlong celebration of Israel’s 70th birthday, JCP launched a community art project. “Patchwork Perspectives: the Memphis-Israel Quilt” is a collection of 70 squares of fabric, each thoughtfully designed by a member of the Memphis Jewish community in honor of the founding of Israel.
JCP distributed fabric to Bornblum Jewish given that came from Israel. “I first heard about Community School, Margolin Hebrew the project while displaying at the MJCC Arts Academy, Plough Towers, PJ Library, Memphis and Crafts Fair in December,” says Beth Okeon. Jewish Home & Rehab, as well as to individuals “I don’t work with fabrics often, so this was an throughout the community, asking every opportunity for me to use a new medium – and it participant to create an original design that was a good excuse to buy new supplies from the reflects their personal connection to the land art store! of Israel. “I made two squares for the quilt, and I didn’t Contributors designed beautiful scenes, realize until asked about it, but both were included words of inspiration, and added modeled after necklaces I was given from artistic touches with paint, markers, beads Israel,” she continued. “On one square, I made and even metal. Local artists, lay people, day a gold and silver Star of David, and I adorned the together!’ I asked how he recognized me, and he school students and Jewish professionals other square with 70 doves of peace. said he remembered the necklace. Likely, I was all joined the fun, lending their talent and the only kid at Woodland Presbyterian School creativity to create a beautiful quilt that “A family friend gave me a gold Star of David wearing one.” evokes the warmth and vibrant fabric that from Israel when I was a young child,” she makes up the Memphis Jewish community. explained. “I wore it nearly every day. In On a trip to Israel, Beth’s mother bought a silver fact, someone recently stopped me in a store dove-of-peace necklace made by a jewelry artist One contributor was inspired by jewelry she was and said, ‘I know you, we went to first grade and brought it home to Beth’s grandmother,
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Beth Sholom Synagogue Executive Director: Geo Poor [email protected] Rabbi Sarit Horwitz [email protected] 6675 Humphreys Blvd, 38120 901.683.3591 bsholom.org
The quilt, displayed here in the MJCC lobby, will be traveling to Memphis Jewish organizations before making its way to the Jewish Community Partner’s office for permanent display.
Opening hearts and minds to the blessings of Jewish life; Uplifting and inspiring one another on our Jewish journeys.
We are a diverse community of young and old, families Mamaw, who wore it all the time. “When she and individuals, united in learning, prayer, laughter, and passed away, my mother gave the necklace to discovery. me and now I wear it frequently,” said Beth. It was really divine “Mamaw was a joyful, peaceful woman,” As a Conservative congregation committed to tradition intervention Beth continued. “I drew the 70 doves on the and egalitarianism, we are small enough to welcome quilt patch to celebrate Israel’s 70th birthday everyone, and large enough to serve every Jewish life that brought this and to illustrate the dozens of Jewish cycle need. family members who have descended from
project together my grandmother, including her children, “ grandchildren, great-grandchildren and now Visit us. No pressure, no judgment. You’ll soon see why great-great grandchildren.” we at Beth Sholom are more than a congregation. We’re
a family. Speaking of grandmothers, the entire Memphis-Israel quilt would not have been possible without the help of volunteer quilter and Jewish Memphian Sofia Zamuel. A Russian immigrant to Memphis, Sofia has lived here for more than 35 years. In Sisterhood, Men’s Club, Old Enough to Know Better, addition to enlisting her grandchildren to help with the quilt, Sofia has been an USY, Kadima enthusiastic and dedicated volunteer for the project, lovingly sewing the entire quilt together, sometimes by hand. Save the Dates: “It was really divine intervention that brought this project together,” says Bluma Oct. 23, 7 pm: Lehrhaus: “Memphis and the Making of Zuckerbrot-Finkelstein, JCP chief strategy officer. Bluma had made a shiva call to Sofia’s house when her mother passed away, and when she noticed all the quilts Justice Fortas” w/Timothy Huebner around her, an idea started forming. “We had been brainstorming for weeks about Nov 16-17: Scholar in Residence: Jan Uhrbach what kind of community art project we wanted to bring to the campaign. We all felt this was the perfect fit.” Dec. 1, 7 pm: Beth Sholom Live: Magical Life with Lawrence Haas “I loved seeing the quilt in the lobby of the MJCC as I have many good memories of growing up there,” shares Beth. “The only difference is that now I go get a snack Dec. 11, 7 pm: Lehrhaus w/Jocelyn Wurzberg at delicious Holy Cow instead of the Posh Nosh!” Feb. 12, 7 pm: Lehrhaus w/Rhiannon Graybill The community quilt is available for hosting by each Jewish organization for two- Mar. 12, 7pm: Lehrhaus w/Marjorie Hass week installations this fall. Afterwards, it will be on permanent display with JCP and the Memphis Jewish Federation. To everyone who contributed to the quilt and the Israel@70 campaign programming this past year – thank you! Memphis’ Conservative Synagogue since 1955/5715
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Hillels of Memphis Executive Director: Rabbi Jeremy Simons 3581 Midland Avenue; Memphis, TN 38111 901.452.2453 [email protected] hillelsofmemphis.org
Hillels of Memphis serves the academic, social and spiritual needs of Jewish college students through the Morris S. Fogelman Center at the University of Memphis and Rhodes Hillel. Both Hillels provide a spiritual home for Jewish students, faculty and administrators as well as a Jewish resource for the larger campus communities. Programs are open to all Memphis-area students.
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Margolin Hebrew Academy – Feinstone Yeshiva of the South Head of School: Rabbi Benjamin Owen COO: Dr. Bradley Karasik 390 S White Station Rd., Memphis, TN 38117 901.682.2400 www.mhafyos.org
Located in the heart of the vibrant Jewish community of Memphis, TN, the Margolin Hebrew Academy – Feinstone Yeshiva of the South is a warm, community-centered, Orthodox day school committed to instilling within its students a love of Judaism, the State of Israel, and the Jewish people in the context of an academically rigorous educational environment. Since its inception in 1949, MHA-FYOS has fostered passion and commitment for Torah learning and for a Torah lifestyle, while imbuing its students with derech eretz, communal responsibility, and the tools for a lifetime of success.
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Memphis Recruits Big City Converts
By Susan C. Nieman
I remember a time when people in Memphis Jews and non-Jews of all ages. The variety of said Jessica. “We also knew that bringing these said there was nothing to do here. College excellent Jewish education opportunities at families to Memphis was an investment in the students left home for new adventures – many schools and synagogues attracted a collage of sustainability of our Jewish community and never returning. Young families moved to people from all walks of life. institutions. It was a win-win for us all.” larger cities with better job opportunities. Sports enthusiasts traveled to other cities to That’s when a group of concerned Jewish They were right. see major league teams. Memphians rallied to market all of these fantastic qualities that Memphis had to offer. Each year the committee hosts two Taste There were those who just couldn’t leave or of Memphis weekends. “We try to arrange had to return. They had grown up here, their In 2014, Hal Newburger, Larry Wruble, Joel Shabbatons around big events such as the families still lived here, and their hearts and Siegel and Jessica Baum Sukhadolsky formed the ASBEE Kosher BBQ Contest and Memphis souls were buried in Memphis history. They Memphis Jewish Recruitment Committee and Israel Fest,” said Joel. “We also host families believed in Memphis. became the backbone of the 100 New Families frequently throughout the year.” initiative. Their goal – spread the word about Then something amazing happened. Downtown the great things Memphis has to offer Jewish Southern hospitality is a key to their success. became a popular spot for millennials and even families – especially those with young children – Memphians open their homes to weekend their parents. Great restaurants, breweries and who were looking for quality religious education, guests and invite neighbors for Shabbat coffee shops started sprouting up everywhere synagogues, jobs, affordable housing and short dinners. The schools and synagogues are open from South 3rd, to Broad Ave., down the Poplar driving commutes. for tours. Job interviews are often arranged corridor and into East Memphis, Germantown during the visits. and Collierville. “I already knew that people my age living in larger cities on the East and West coasts About 60 families have since made the move The Memphis JCC pool, early education, and were unhappy with their high cost of living, including Ari and Molly Hagler. Ari grew up gym regained its status as gathering spot for quality of life and looking for alternatives,” in Teaneck, NJ. Molly grew up in Memphis.
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“We were living in Washington Heights, NYC, while Ari was in Yeshiva University, and it was a convenient place to live while we were both working in New York City,” said Molly. “However, we were looking to move to a place with more of a community.”
Molly applied to medical schools around the country, so they knew they were to likely to be moving, but it was unclear where. Molly was accepted at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center. Ari is an IT Systems Analyst at Sedgwick.
When asked what they loved about living in Memphis the couple said, “The affordability is amazing. Almost none of our friends outside of Memphis and in our stage of life were able to buy their own home and have two cars. One of Ari’s favorite parts of living here is his four-minutes commute (eight minutes if there is traffic) as opposed to the over 45 minutes it took him to get to work in New York. We also love how relaxed everything is, Ari describes living here as if being constantly on vacation.”
A “Fedovation Grant” from Memphis Jewish Federation helps fund the initiative by offering incentives such as $250 towards the Shabbat weekend airfare, $500 towards relocation expenses, a year’s membership at any of the Michael Greenberg, Michelle city’s synagogues, tuition discounts at both Day Schools, and a three-month Rishel, Jessica Baum membership to the Memphis JCC. Sukhadolsky and Joel Siegel
Memphis has become a hot spot for those looking for an affordable living option. We welcome the Haglers and other newcomers who are enjoying Newcomers brunch sponsored by Memphis Jewish Federation. all of the amenities of our city including the Memphis Zoo, Shelby Farms, the Greenline, Grizzlies and Redbirds games, The Orpheum Theater and the Memphis Symphony. And even with all of these big-city-like features, traffic – it’s nothing like New York or even Atlanta.
If you have out-of-town friends looking for big-city feel with a small-town lifestyle, visit 100newfamilies.com, facebook.com/100newfamilies, or contact the Memphis Recruitment Committee at 100newfamilies@gmail. com or 901.352.1776. Please spread the word about the upcoming “Taste of Jewish Memphis” weekend on October 19-21!
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SYNAGOGUES COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
Anshei Sphard Beth El Emeth Congregation (O) BBYO (B’nai B’rith Youth Organization) 120 E. Yates Road N., 38120 6560 Poplar Avenue, 38138 901.682.1611 901.259.9300 Rabbi Joel Finkelstein bbyo.org Cantor Aryeh Samberg Director: Alan Goldkin ~ [email protected] Beth Sholom Sisterhood asbee.org 6675 Humphreys Blvd, 38120 901.683.3591 Baron Hirsch Congregation (O) President: Sharon Finkelstein 400 S. Yates Road, 38120 [email protected] 901.683.7485 Rabbi Binyamin Lehrfield Beth Sholom Men’s Club Cantor Ricky Kampf 6675 Humphreys Blvd, 38120 Director: David Fleischhacker ~ [email protected] 901.683.3591 baronhirsch.org Kevin Bernstein [email protected] Beth Sholom Synagogue (C) 6675 Humphreys Blvd., 38120 ConnecTI 901.683.3591 Temple Israel Crosstown Rabbi Sarit Horwitz ~ [email protected] 1350 Concourse Avenue, Suite 457, 38104 Director: Geo Poor ~ [email protected] Director: Baylee Less bsholom.org connectimemphis.org [email protected] Chabad Lubavitch of Tennessee 2570 Kirby Parkway, 38119 Hadassah, Memphis Chapter 901.754.0404 Brona Pinnolis Rabbi Levi Klein ~ [email protected] 901.569.0972, [email protected] JewishMemphis.com facebook.com/groups/HadassahMemphis
Or Chadash Conservative Synagogue (C) Jewish Community Partners 6629 Massey Lane, 38120 Managing organization of: 901.435.6353 Memphis Jewish Federation Rabbi Cantor David Julian ~ [email protected] Jewish Foundation of Memphis Director: Arlene Myers ~ [email protected] 6560 Poplar Avenue, 38138 rabbicdj.wixsite.com/occs 901.767.7100 President/CEO: Laura Linder Temple Israel (R) [email protected] 1376 East Massey Road, 38120 jcpmemphis.org 901.761.3130 Crosstown Concourse Jewish Family Service at the Memphis Jewish Community 1350 Concourse Avenue, Suite 457, 38104 Center Senior Rabbi Micah D. Greenstein 6560 Poplar Avenue, 38138 Associate Rabbi Katie Bauman 901.767.8511 Assistant Rabbi Bess Wohlner jccmemphis.org/jfs Senior Educator, Rabbi Feivel Strauss Cantorial Soloist, Abbie Strauss Jewish Historical Society of Memphis & the Mid-South Director: Stacy Canales ~ [email protected] 6560 Poplar Avenue, 38138 timemphis.org Memphis, TN 38138 [email protected] Young Israel of Memphis (O) 531 S. Yates Road, 38120 901.761.6060 Rabbi Akiva Males Director: Eileen Segal ~ Page [email protected] YIOM.org
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Plough Towers is a 150-unit apartment community, which provides safe, HUD subsidized, independent housing and services for seniors. Nestled in the heart of east Memphis, Plough Towers is convenient to shopping malls, grocery stores, the Memphis Jewish Community Center, movie theaters and doctors’ offices.
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JYG: Junior Youth Group Barbara K. Lipman Early Learning Center at Temple Israel 901.937.2794 1376 East Massey Road, 38120 1376 East Massey Road, 38120 901.937.2784 Director: Marisa Baggett Director: Jamie Baer [email protected] [email protected] timemphis.org templepreschoolmemphis.com
MeFTY (Memphis Federation of Temple Youth) Bornblum Jewish Community School (K-8) 901.937.2794 6641 Humphreys Blvd., 38120 1376 East Massey Road, 38120 901.747.2665 Director: Marisa Baggett Head of School: Daniel R. Weiss [email protected] [email protected] timemphis.org [email protected] bornblum.org Memphis Friends of Israel [email protected] Margolin Hebrew Academy/Feinstone Yeshiva of the South (Pre K-12) memphisfoi.org 390 S. White Station Road, 38117 901.682.2400 Memphis Jewish Community Center Head of School: Rabbi Benjy Owen 6560 Poplar Avenue, 38138 [email protected] 901.761.0810 mhafyos.org President/CEO Larry Skolnick [email protected] Memphis Jewish Community Center Early Childhood Center jccmemphis.org 6560 Poplar Avenue, 38138 901.259.9207 New Jewish Neighborhood House (Midtown Memphis) Director: Lindsey Chase facebook.com/groups/newjewishneighborhoodhouse [email protected]
Old Enough to Know Better members 60+ 6675 Humphreys Blvd, 38120 HIGHER EDUCATION 901.683.3591
Prime Timers: Temple Israel members 65-90+ Bornblum Judaic Studies University of Memphis 1376 East Massey Road, 38120 301 Mitchell Hall, The University of Memphis, 38152 901.761.3130 901.678.2919 timemphis.org memphis.edu/jdst
Temple Israel Brotherhood Hillels of Memphis 1376 East Massey Road, 38120 Serving University of Memphis and Rhodes College 901.761.3130 3581 Midland Avenue, 38111 President: Alex Evans 901.452.2453 [email protected] Rabbi Jeremy Simons timemphis.org [email protected] www.hillelsofmemphis.org TI Fellowship 901.270.3857 Director: Ashley M. Tobias [email protected] tifellowship.org
WRJ-Temple Israel Sisterhood President: Melissa Faber 1376 East Massey Road, 38120 901.937.2790 [email protected] tisisterhood.org
(R) Reform, (C) Conservative, (O) Orthodox, (U) Unaffiliated
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Memphis Jewish Home & Rehab Holy Cow 36 Bazeberry Road, Cordova, 38018-7756 6560 Poplar Avenue, 38138 901.758.0036 901.598.1152 Director: Bobby G. Meadows III [email protected] Director of Spiritual Care: Rabbi Abraham Schacter-Gampel holycownow.com Director of Philanthropy and Community Engagement: Joel Ashner [email protected] Nosh-A-Rye Deli memphisjewishhome.org 36 Bazeberry Road, Cordova, 38018 901.756.3220 Plough Towers Senior Housing Catering and Deli Manager: Blake Wagerman 6580 Poplar Avenue, 38138 [email protected] 901.767.1910 thenoshmemphis.com Director: Leigh A. Hendry [email protected] Ricki’s Cookie Corner www.ploughtowers.org 5068 Park Avenue, 38117 901.866.CHIP(2447) rickiscookies.com
Memphis Jewish Home & Rehab 36 Bazeberry Road, Cordova, TN 38018 901.758.0036 Executive Director: Bobby Meadows Director of Spiritual Care: Rabbi Abraham Schacter-Gampel Director of Philanthropy and Community Engagement: Joel Ashner [email protected] memphisjewishhome.org
Memphis Jewish Home & Rehab provides quality care for seniors seeking rehabilitation services or long-term care. With 91 years of experience serving seniors in the Memphis community, our professionally trained staff provides compassionate care to people of all faiths in a beautiful, warm and supportive environment. During a patient’s rehab stay from initial evaluation to regular assessments to a personalized transition plan, our goal is to restore a patient’s confidence in his or her ability to live as independently as possible. For our residents who are no longer able to care for themselves, we provide the care they need in a comfortable home-like setting with stimulating activities including outings, social events, musical entertainment, and art therapy.
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Nosh-A-Rye Deli at Memphis Jewish Home & Rehab. Southern cooking at reasonable prices under the kosher supervision of the Vaad Hakehilloth of Memphis. Soups, salads, sandwiches, daily specials, desserts. Look for our occasional by-reservation-only dinners featuring a multiple-course set menu. Catering services available. Sunday-Friday: 10:45 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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MHA/FYOS students pack birthday bags during CommUNITY Days.
Jewish Memphis Celebrates MIFA’s th Anniversary 50By Susan C. Nieman
What is the connection between MIFA Harry Danziger (both of Temple Israel) were companionship; while family programs (Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association) and involved in the formative days of MIFA, and provide basic services to prevent Jewish Memphis? More than many Memphians now, Rabbi Bess Wohlner, also from Temple homelessness, stabilize families and may realize. Israel, was recently elected to MIFA’s board of encourage independence. directors. Paula Jacobson, a past president of On September 15, MIFA celebrates its 50th Temple Israel, serves as vice chair of MIFA’s Celebratory events began the first week of anniversary. To mark the memorable the board of directors. September with CommUNITY Days held occasion, the Memphis-based nonprofit at various locations throughout the city. organization – whose mission is to support MIFA was founded in 1968 in an unprecedented People of all faiths, races, and backgrounds the independence of vulnerable seniors and cooperative effort uniting church and gathered for this unparalleled five-day event. families in crisis – will host a series of fall community leaders to confront the growing More than 60 congregations across Shelby public events. And Jewish Memphians will be issues of poverty, hunger and social division County partnered on projects to benefit the at the forefront as they were 50 years ago when in Memphis. Created in the wake of Dr. Martin community and help make us better neighbors the organization was formed. Luther King’s assassination, MIFA began as to each other. CommUNITY Days projects a volunteer-driven advocacy agency and has were designed to embody MIFA’s unity and Aside from MIFA’s unique founding, its evolved into a broad-based professional social service vision by bringing congregations historical significance and current work, the service agency with the aspirational vision of together in ways that will build and strengthen nonprofit has a longtime and deep connection uniting the community through service. relationships between their members as they to the Memphis Jewish community through serve others. organizational leadership, volunteerism and Today, the organization’s senior programs financial support. Rabbi James Wax and Rabbi promote independence, health, and “Bluma Zuckerbrot-Finkelstein, Jewish
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Community Partners (JCP) chief strategy such a critical role in our city. As we approach Volunteers packing birthday bags for MIFA Meals on officer, engaged 16 groups to participate in the Jewish High Holidays and reflect on how Wheels recipients. this historical event,” said James Seacat, we can be better people in the year ahead, our MIFA’s communications director. tradition lists tzedakah (charity) as one of the deeds we should engage in as we cleanse Volunteers were recruited from Anshei ourselves of our past misdeeds. Letting our Sphard-Beth El Emeth Congregation, city’s vulnerable seniors know that we are Baron Hirsch Congregation, Beth Sholom thinking of them on their birthdays is a Synagogue, Bornblum Jewish Community wonderful act of tzedakah in this season.” School, Chabad Lubavitch of Tennessee, Hillels of Memphis – University of Memphis Temple Israel and Idlewild Presbyterian and Rhodes College, Jewish Community Church also partnered to organize a Partners, Margolin Hebrew Academy/ neighborhood block party during that same week Feinstone Yeshiva of the South, Memphis for Caritas Village in the Binghampton area. BBYO, Memphis Jewish Community Center, Memphis Jewish Home & Rehab, Memphis On September 14, MIFA hosted a Legacy Day NCSY, Or Chadash Synagogue, Plough Towers, at its headquarters at 910 Vance Avenue. They Temple Israel and Young Israel of Memphis. unveiled a historical marker to honor MIFA’s founding and pay tribute to MIFA as the city’s “JCP purchased 1000 large brown paper bags, preeminent interfaith organization. which were decorated by children throughout the community before they were filled,” said On October 11, at 6 p.m. MIFA will host its Bluma. “Families participated at a PJ Library Golden Gala at Hilton Memphis, 393 Ridge Lake “Shabbat Shalom Y’all” event, at synagogues, Boulevard. Memphis will celebrate MIFA’s past day schools and religious schools.” and future in a memorable evening including practical: we can know our neighbors. We offer a seated dinner, live music, inspirational Memphians the opportunity to know their The groups bought and collected items during presentations, and the announcement of MIFA neighbors, over 50,000 of them each year, in the weeks before and brought them to the Center for CommUNITY, an interactive website their greatest areas of need – nutritious food, JCP offices. There the goal was to pack 1000 devoted to volunteer service. The center companionship, advocacy for seniors, and birthday bags that will be distributed to Meals will connect volunteers with engagement shelter for families in crisis.” on Wheels clients. The birthday bags contained opportunities and help them understand socks, T-shirts, toiletries, tissues, stationery, why their service matters. It will also feature To read more about Temple Israel’s long-time pens/pencils, postage stamps, games (e.g. educational curricula, training tools, and involvement with MIFA, visit https://www. dominoes, playing cards, crossword puzzle advocacy resources related to seniors, mifa.org/publications and click on Hope in books), flashlights, blankets, gloves/mittens homelessness, poverty, and interfaith for Action, Summer 2018. and winter hats. individuals, families and faith groups.
“We are thrilled to join with our “Perhaps the most important factor in MIFA’s congregations, schools and agencies to help longevity is what our founders knew in 1968 celebrate MIFA’s 50th anniversary through and what we still know today,” said Sally community service,” said Bluma. “Our Jones Heinz, MIFA’s president and CEO. “In community partners responded immediately a city once again divided by fear, hate and and enthusiastically to be a part of this suspicion and misunderstanding, MIFA initiative in giving back to MIFA, which serves offers a remedy that is both profound and
Past and present MIFA board leaders from Temple Israel
Bert Prosterman EJ Goldsmith Jef Feibelman Judy Royal Rabbi Katie Bauman Rabbi Bess Wohlner
Leo Bearman Mark Finestone Paula Jacobson Paul Berz Rabbi Harry Danziger Rabbi James Wax
Jewish Scene I September 2018 19 Feature A Community’s Security in Good Hands
By Matt Timberlake
Stuart Frisch has served as a special forces soldier with the Israel Defense Forces and an officer with the Memphis police department of Homeland Security.
What makes a community secure? A well- efforts to the next level,” said Laura Linder, public as our eyes and ears. It is built on the trained police department, dedicated state President and CEO of Jewish Community idea that, together, we are smarter and stronger and federal agencies, and vigilant citizens Partners. “Partnering with SCN to create this than we are standing alone.” in neighborhoods can go a long way toward role took us to that next level, and Stuart is the keeping us safe. But Jewish Community perfect fit to ensure it gets done right.” Frisch will serve as a point person for security Partners (JCP), in collaboration with the Secure issues; monitoring, coordinating, and sharing Community Network (SCN), recently took a Modeled after a successful U.S. Department information regarding the community, like bold step up in the collective security efforts of of Homeland Security (DHS) program, this public safety issues and terrorism; regular the Memphis Jewish community. innovative approach is the first of its kind visits to Jewish organizations to assess security for a faith-based community. The three-year needs and make recommendations; designing, JCP and SCN, the official homeland security pilot RSD program came after months of developing, and providing security training and initiative of the organized North American collaboration between JCP and SCN, identifying education; maintaining effective partnerships Jewish community, launched a Regional areas of mutual concern, as well as opportunity. with law enforcement and emergency Security Director (RSD) program with the hiring management agencies; and coordinating of Memphis resident, Stuart Frisch. Frisch will have access to the latest information security for events. through SCN from national-level partners, Frisch is a law enforcement veteran with including the FBI and DHS, on threats to Initiating the partnership, SCN National more than 20 years of experience in planning, the Jewish community, as well as a direct Director and CEO Michael Masters and Frisch developing and implementing security connection to best practice resources. met with local law enforcement leadership programs across the military, corporate, and including representatives of the Memphis government sectors. His impressive resume “As the law enforcement defender of civil Police Department, Emergency Management includes stints as a Special Operations soldier rights in the U.S., the FBI collaborates with Agency of Shelby County, the United States with the Israel Defense Forces, an officer state and local law enforcement to investigate Secret Service, and the FBI, among others. with the Memphis Police Department, and many types of hate crimes, but it is the a security professional for the Office of relationships with the community that will With the launch of the RSD initiative and Homeland Security. Most recently, Frisch best allow the FBI to find and bring to justice the hiring of Stuart Frisch, the Memphis served as Coordinator of Security Operations those who seek to tear us apart,” said Regional community and its neighbors across the for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, FBI Special Agent in Charge Michael T. Gavin. Southeast gain a tremendous local resource, where he was responsible for creating security “Our greatest weapon against these threats is while also joining a national network of policy for a workforce of more than 5000 unity. Unity is built on information sharing and security directors, safety experts, and dedicated across 17 countries. coordination among our partners in the law professionals devoted to the well-being of the enforcement and the intelligence communities, North American Jewish community. “Security is a top priority for our Jewish like Mr. Frisch. It is built on partnerships with community, and we were ready to take our the private sector and effective outreach to the
20 September 2018 I www.jewishscenemagazine.com L’Chayim
Sweet Cocktails for a New Year Welcome in the New Year with Honey and Figs
Provided by Great Wines & Spirits, Memphis
Fig and Honey Figs are one of the Seven Species mentioned in the Torah, and the cocktail is sweetened by honey, which is appropriate for the high holidays.
Instructions for making a pitcher of the cocktail follow. You can make the fig puree ahead, but the cocktail tastes best if stirred and mixed just before serving. This cocktail would also be appropriate for Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot, Labor Day or just because. L’Chayim!
Ingredients
Fig Puree Cocktail 2 cups fresh figs, rinsed and halved 1 1/2 tbsp fig puree 1 tbsp sugar 1/2 tsp honey (or more to taste) 2 tsp filtered water 2 oz ginger ale 1 tsp freshly squeezed lemon juice 1 1/2 oz vodka 2 tsp freshly squeezed lemon juice To Make A Pitcher of Cocktails ice 1 1/3 cups fig puree 1/4 cup honey (or more to taste) 28 oz ginger ale (3 1/2 cups) 21 oz vodka (2 1/3 cups) 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
Instructions
Fig Puree Combine ingredients in a blender and pulse until smooth. Transfer to a container and refrigerate for 2-3 days or use immediately to make cocktails. This recipe makes about 1 cup (8 oz.) puree, which will make about 10 cocktails.
Cocktails In a cocktail shaker, combine fig puree and honey. Mix with a spoon until homogenous. Add ginger ale, vodka, lemon juice and ice and shake well. Start with 1/2 tsp honey to enhance the natural sweetness and add more to taste if you need it. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with two fresh fig quarters on a skewer.
Pitcher You will need to make 1 1/2 times the fig puree recipe in the ingredient list above – 3 cups fresh halved figs, 1 1/2 tbsp sugar, 1 tbsp filtered water, and 1 1/2 tsp freshly squeezed lemon juice blended till smooth. Once the puree is made, measure out 1 1/3 cups of puree. You will have a little puree left over, which you can save in a sealed container in the refrigerator to make more cocktails.
Combine 1 1/3 cups fig puree and 1/4 cup honey, mix with a spoon until homogenous. Add 3 1/2 cups ginger ale, 2 1/3 cups vodka, 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice and ice. Stir to combine. Add more honey to taste if you need it. Serve immediately with chilled cocktail glasses.
Samson’s Riddle 2 oz. Kosher-for-Passover Gin or Vodka 1 oz. Honey (Passover Certified) .75 Lemon Juice 5 1-inch cubes of Fuji Apple METHOD: Muddle apple with lemon juice and honey. Add vodka or gin and shake vigorously with ice. Fine strain into rocks glass over ice and garnish with apple peel.
Great Wines & Spirits is located at 6150 Poplar Avenue in Regalia, Memphis, TN, 38119. Vick Patel and his staff invite your questions and patronage. Contact them at 901.682.1333 or greatwinesmemphis.com.
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Scott Vogel meets with campaign Co- Chair Cindy Finestone (l) and Jewish Community Partners’ President and CEO Laura Linder about Memphis Jewish Federation’s 2019 Annual Campaign. Up Close with Scott Vogel
Scott joins co-chair Cindy Finestone in leading the Memphis Jewish Federation’s 2019 Campaign Team. As a lifelong Memphian and communal leader, he follows in the footsteps of his parents who were deeply involved with the Memphis Jewish and general communities.
Where in Memphis did you grow up? and Eileen Posner, who is chairing the Lions of President. Years later my mother joined its board I grew up near the old Baron Hirsch in Midtown. Judah, allows us to bring new ideas to the table. and eventually became president as well. When I was 15, my mom, Sandy Vogel Lewis, married Kirke Lewis and we moved out East I want to help tell the Federation story and My sister, Tami, and I always saw them giving where my backyard was Hutchison School. explain it in ways so that donors understand the themselves to make our community better. I importance of “community giving.” Hopefully hope my children see the same commitment What was your first volunteer role in the Jewish I can influence their decision so they become from me that I saw in them. Community? emotionally moved to make a donation because As a teenager I was a member of BBYO. Later I they know they are making a difference. What does your volunteerism mean to you? served on the Memphis Jewish Federation board I have been volunteering my whole life. Whether and was a chair of YAD (Young Jewish Adults). Who most influenced your volunteer selling World’s Finest Chocolate for the Memphis involvement? And how? Hebrew Academy, doing bike-a-thons for St. How/Why did you first become involved with That is easy. My parents, Sandy and Kirke Jude or participating in the Jewish community Memphis Jewish Federation? Lewis taught our family to give back by at different levels, it feels so good to give back. I Thirty years ago I showed up for an annual “doing” and “giving.” They demonstrated enjoy the comradery of a group who is passionate meeting and was asked to participate. I the importance of showing up and having a about giving their time and money for a common believe then, and continue to believe, that as voice at the table. As a blended family they cause. We can replenish our money, but we a community member I have a responsibility each had their own interests. My mom was cannot replace our time, so it is the precious to “show up,” be willing to volunteer and give a committed volunteer at Baron Hirsch. commodity that I continue to struggle with to tzedakah at a personally fulfilling level. She worked at St. Jude Children’s Research choose the right places to serve. Hospital where she started as a secretary Looking back, my perception in those earlier in a research department to soon become Describe the most impactful Jewish moment days was that it was difficult as a young person Danny Thomas’ point person when he was in for you. to participate in the Jewish Community. There Memphis. She was in charge of touring all the It sounds cliché, but it is difficult to pinpoint just weren’t many young people on boards. VIPs, she established the gift shop, volunteer that one moment. From childhood to adulthood, Now, 30 years later, I look at the Jewish program and was the secretary to the Board of I have been blessed with many special Jewish community and see the same view. Although Directors. Growing up all I knew was St. Jude moments. As chair of the Lemsky Committee, I I believe millennials see the world differently and giving back. had the opportunity to return to Israel four years than before, we have the opportunity to execute ago after not visiting for 20 years. Since then I more marketing and informational programs Kirke married my Mom in 1979 and became have visited Israel each year. Each visit becomes a more frequently through Facebook, Instagram, an influential and instructive father from day special moment. and Twitter. We also need to understand one. His background could not have been more the passions of our youth and give them the different than my mother’s. He was reform, It has been a privilege to serve on many of opportunity to change our community now. while we were orthodox. But he appreciated the the Jewish boards and especially having the traditions and rituals we brought to the new opportunity to serve on the executive committee Why did you agree to serve as a Community family. He was a past president of Temple Israel of JCP and Federation. It is rewarding to see Campaign Co-Chair? and a successful life insurance professional who engaged members from various backgrounds This is another step in continuing to give back to a became president of the largest life insurance and different congregations come together for community that has given so much to my family professional association in the country. the good of the community. It is impactful to and my children. Federation has provided funds or know that we are sitting around the table for the programming to support everything I do Jewishly Plough Towers was the one place they worked mission to work together, give together and to in Memphis. I know that it is challenging to meet together. He was part of the founding board allocate funds in a communal effort. all the needs, but chairing the campaign with Cindy to build Plough Towers and served as its first
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Trending Now Love Leigh Designs Handmade Jewelry is Easy, Fun and Affordable! By Melinda Lejman
Leigh Royal has always loved jewelry. “Now, with social media, smaller businesses As a child, she used to dress up in her and people like me can really grow,” says grandmother’s pieces, picking out fun things Leigh. and wearing them around the house. Today, Leigh creates one-of- a-kind pieces from She also keeps up with trends for the younger gorgeous items she finds at estate sales and crowd by checking in with her 12-year-old bead shows. “I like finding pieces and putting daughter, Ellie. “Chokers are really trendy for them together,” says Leigh. “Jewelry trends them right now and so are popular druzy hair change pretty rapidly, and seasonally, so you ties that you can also wear as bracelets. (Both have to keep up with them.” are perfect Hanukah gifts!)
Right now, druzy* pieces are popular, “I kind of played around with jewelry before as well as big statement earrings and Ellie was born,” she says. “I made earrings necklaces. “I’ve always been into earrings and did a couple of shows, but I more toyed and necklaces,” says Leigh. “You don’t with it.” Then last summer, she decided to necessarily need to wear big earrings with teach herself how to do more intricate work, a necklace. You don’t want to overdo it.” showcasing her pieces at Temple Israel’s For fall, Leigh recommends choosing either pop-up event that fall. “I’ve gotten a lot of a statement necklace or big earrings and really good feedback, and it’s been great.” pairing them with a cozy sweater. “I really like big pieces with a fall sweater in darker Leigh has no desire to grow her business at colors. It’s fun to work with.” the moment, preferring to take things slowly and maintain the handmade care and quality All of Leigh’s designs are her own, and she of her work. “I love accessories because you touches every piece that makes its way to the can gain weight, lose weight and it doesn’t consignments shops and stores where her matter. Purses, shoes and jewelry are jewelry can be purchased. “They’re all my universal, but I just love jewelry!” ideas, and it’s been a lot of fun,” says Leigh, who has been in business for about a year. Leigh’s designs can be found at The Women’s Exchange, the Beautiful Soul Boutique, La “I do get my money back from the business, Maison and The Truffle Pig. She’s also done but I don’t gouge people.” she says. “Not some parties at friends’ houses. Follow her everybody can afford a big druzy necklace for on Instagram and Facebook to find out about $150 at a boutique, so everything I make is shows and pop-ups. under $100.” Making pieces affordable also means customers can buy multiple pieces at once and can afford to change up their jewelry with the seasonal trends.
What Leigh sees trending for the fall and winter is bead and chain combinations with a big drop, as well as gunmetal, copper and rose gold elements. “Silver is on its way out,” Leigh said. “You don’t see it as much. It’s harder for me to find silver because gold is so big, and rose gold is still big.” Leigh Royal Leigh has been featured by multiple bloggers, including Collins Touhy of “The Blind Side” fame. “Social media really helps with my *In geology, druse, also known as business,” she says. “If I were trying to drusy or druzy, refers to a coating of do this in the 90s, getting into magazines fine crystals on a rock fracture surface, or stores would really be the only way to vein or within a vug or geode. Druse promote yourself.” Followers get in touch with Leigh on her Love Leigh Designs occurs worldwide; the most common Facebook and Instagram pages to order is perhaps quartz druse within voids in pieces, and she even does some custom work chert or agates. on request.
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Gala celebrates 30th Anniversary of Baron Hirsch’s East Memphis campus and paid tribute to the memory of Senior Rabbi Emeritus, Rabbi Rafael Grossman ZTL.
Lyda Parker, Marcia Moskovitz and Hazel Blockman Morris and Wendy Thomas
Valerie Mirvis, Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, Senior Rabbi Marilyn and Jack Belz Tracey and Baron Hirsch President David Mendelson Binyamin Lehrfield, Orit Lehrfield End of Summer Day Camp attracted over 50 children, and helped parents who had to be at work before school’s opening day.
The pre-Rosh Hashanah cooking demo with Shelly Ostrow of Holy Cow with more than 60 women in attendance.
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Pre-Rosh Hashana Dinner at Chabad with Chef, Cookbook Author and popular Kosher Food Blogger Chanie Apfelbaum.
Kids Bake Challah At Chabad.
Flower arranging Wishes granted from our Amazon wish list Pet Therapy with Ginger
26 September 2018 I www.jewishscenemagazine.com Scenes Or Chadash Gala at the Gomez Auditorium at MJH&R
Hannah, Mark, Arlene and Amanda Myers Rabbi Cantor David Julian, Claire Julian, Rabbi Cantor Rechel Geiger, flute; Diane Zelickman Cohen, violin John Kaplan, Linda Kaplan
Samara Cohen Or Chadash President Sanford Fenton with Rabbi Three Cantors Rabbi Canter David Julian, Cantor Cantor David Julian Aryeh Samberg and Rabbi Cantor John Kaplan
Glass Fusion Class with Teresa of Creative Aging
Cooking with Blake with Special Needs Adults Beautiful produce from the Temple Israel at the MJCC Gardens
Morning Coffee Klatch at Plough Fedovation Shabbat with Rabbi Males of Young Israel
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Temple Israel, Idlewild Presbyterian Church, Caritas Village and Refugee Empowerment Program hosted Binghampton Neighborhood Block Party.
Rudi Scheidt, Sr. was named Honorary President of Temple Israel – only the seventh person in Temple’s 165 years to receive this honor. Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism, was the keynote speaker.
Troop 25’s Annual Kick-off Cookout.
WRJ Sisterhood hosted an evening of dinner, drinks, and detective work with an interactive theater performance presented by The Detectives: Comedy Dinner Theatre.
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Lion of Judah campaign kickoff luncheon at Playhouse on the Square
SAGE Program Reveal (Secret Agency Gift Exchange)
Shlicha, Meitav Menachem, addressing the students and parents of Bornblum Jewish Community School during their Kabbalat Shabbat program.
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