Washtenaw Jewish News Presort Standard In this issue… c/o Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor U.S. Postage PAID 2939 Birch Hollow Drive Ann Arbor, MI 2012 Chanukah JCC Ann Arbor, MI 48108 Permit No. 85 General Thoughts Jewish Assembly and Fun Book Report Fair

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Chabad to host latke fest Noreen DeYoung to be honored for 25 years of service to the JCC Mendy Rimler, special to the WJN Nancy Margolis, special to the WJN oreen DeYoung, Jewish Commu- much. Through Programming. DeYoung supervises the ECC With Chanukah just around the corner, prep- nity Center of Greater Ann Arbor’s her leader- and is responsible for operations for all of arations for the festival at Chabad in Ann Ar- director of Child, Youth and Fam- ship the JCC the after- school programs such as Kids’ Kon- bor are already in full swing. The Ann Arbor N Jewish community is invited to celebrate the ily Programming, will be honored for her 25 preschool has nection and Kids’ Club, enrichment classes, years of service to the JCC at a special celebra- grown to one School’s Out days and weeks, and Kids’ Nights festival of light at a fun-filled family Latke tion on Saturday evening, January 12, from of the best in Out. She plans many new ventures into Jew- Fest on Sunday, December 9. Mad Science 5:30–9 p.m. at the JCC. the county. The ish family programming, bringing together will headline the event, to which they will The celebration will reunite JCC founders, preschool has the entire community. bring a thrilling live fire and ice show to this former members of JCC boards of directors been a source During her career, DeYoung oversaw the year’s Chanukah celebration. and preschool parents and their children from of strength and adoption of the nationally acclaimed High During the party, kids will have the oppor- the past quarter century. Current preschool nourishment Scope curriculum to the ECC. She became a tunity to try their hands at making potato families will host the event. The program will for the JCC.” High Scope trainer for other preschools and menorahs and potato stamping. An eight- begin with Havdalah and will be followed by DeYoung has been a presenter at numerous early child- foot Menorah will be erected alongside an memories from former students. Noreen DeYoung began her ca- hood education conferences nationwide. She oil factory and an entertaining and enlight- A highlight of the evening will be a slide reer with the conducted workshops at conferences spon- ening class on how olive oil is produced. show including photos and tributes from for- JCC as a preschool teacher. She rose to director sored by the Coalition for the Advancement True to form, the Latke Fest will feature a mer students and community members. A of the Early Childhood Center (ECC) in 1992 of Jewish Education (CAJE) and has served latke eating contest and a latke tasting show fundraising component will include a White and served in that capacity for 20 years. During as a validator for the National Association for highlighting a diverse mix of latke recipes. Elephant Sale. Participants are encouraged to her tenure as director of the ECC, the school the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). According to Shternie Zweibel, coordina- donate an item they no longer have a need for, grew each year more than tripling in size. DeYoung has received many awards for tor of the event, this year’s event is not just to be included in a silent auction. This year DeYoung was honored with a her work in early childhood education. She another Chanukah party with the stock ac- Chuck Newman, one of the founders promotion to a newly formed position of was honored by the Jewish Community tivities and foods. “We’re adding more fun of the JCC, said, “The JCC owes Noreen so Director of Child, Youth and Jewish Family Continued on page 4 activities and focusing on a different theme this year, in order to convey the message of the holiday in a new and exciting format,” she said. Israel Programs Fair for teens and young adults As in the past, this year, Zwiebel says she wants to ensure that “the holiday’s illumi- Mimi Weisberg, special to the WJN nating message will resonate with relevancy epresentatives from organizations of- and meaning for kids and their families.” fering Israel travel experiences for teens In keeping with latke theme, children will R and university students will gather on also participate in a Mr. Potato Pool, potato Sunday, January 13, 12:30–2 p.m. for the Jewish sack race and potato stamping. Dinner will Federation’s first Israel Programs Fair. The event be served. will be held at the Jewish Community Center. The event will be held at the Chabad The purpose of the fair is to provide local teens House 715 Hill Street, 4–6 p.m. For more in- and their families with information about the formation, contact Shternie Zweibel at 995- wealth of options to experience the land, culture 3276 #15/ [email protected]. and society of Israel with their peers. If registering before December 6, the charge Traveling to Israel with peers is an important is $25/family and $8/person. The charge at the factor in determining future involvement in the door, will be $30/family and $10/person. To Jewish community. This understanding led to the preregister, visit www.jewmich.com. n formation of the highly successful birthright/Ta- glit program 13 years ago. “Many people choose to go to Israel with a birthright trip during their university years,” says Eileen Freed, Federation’s director of Israel & Overseas. “But longer term experiences, especially during high school and the gap year before college, solidify this connec- tion earlier, deepen their understanding of the country, and prepare teens to be knowledgeable Jewish leaders on campus. As Israel is celebrating Ariel Freed, Miriam Alexander and friends on Young Judaea’s Machon in Israel summer program Continued on page 4 I Community

2935 Birch Hollow Drive Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108 Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice voice: 734/971-1800 fax: 734/971-1801 condemns synagogue protests e-mail: [email protected] www.washtenawjewishnews.org nterfaith Council for Peace and Justice alize that we cannot force them to stop. We calls for end to synagogue protests, criti- certainly don’t want to infringe on consti- cizes religious harassment by group that tutionally-protected free speech, so our re- I Editor and Publisher “traffic[s] in anti-Semitism” sponse is to also speak out against behavior Susan Kravitz Ayer Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice (ICPJ) that we consider unacceptable.” has issued a statement calling on a group call- According to Warpehoski, “While the Calendar Editor ing itself “Jewish Witnesses for Peace” to end weekly targeting of worshipers on their way Claire Sandler their weekly protests against Beth Israel Con- to religious services is troublesome enough, gregation, a local Jewish synagogue. ICPJ also takes issue with the group’s broad- Advertising Manager ICPJ Director Chuck Warpehoski, ex- er attacks on Judaism. For example, they Gordon White plains, “We have long opposed the pickets have circulated writings claiming that Jew- Design and Layout and recognized that they are hurtful and ish religious observances turn Jewish boys Dennis Platte unproductive, but we did so quietly to avoid and girls into monsters. It is abhorrent that feeding the attention-seeking behavior of someone would disseminate such blatantly Staff Writer the protestors. But that low-key approach anti-Semitic propaganda. The time has long Mary Bilyeu, Sandor Slomovits, Rochel Urist left the members of the synagogue and the come for the group to stop.” broader Jewish community feeling isolated Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice Contributing Writers Aura Ahuvia, Halye Aisner, Dasee Berkowitz, Tamar in the face of ongoing harassment. That’s is a 47-year-old nonprofit that empowers Chestnut, Rabbi Lisa Delson, Noreen DeYoung, why ICPJ decided to amplify our call to end people of faith and people of conscience in Sharlan Douglas, Hadar Dohn, Julie Ellis, Eileen the harassment of the worshipers.” the Washtenaw County/Ann Arbor, Michi- Freed, Karen Freedland, Terri Ginsburg, Haley Warpehoski continues, “While we hope gan area to act on their moral and religious Goldberg, Karla Goldman, Rabbi Aharon Goldstein, that our plea for civility and respect will lead values to build a better world. Ben Harris, Ron Kampeas, Cindy Klein, Kimberly the picketers to rethink their actions, we re- Kunoff, Carol Lessure, Joan Levitt, Chavie Lieber, Cnaan Liphshiz, Shoshanna Lockshin, Nancy Margolis, Fran Martin, Sarah McEwan, SooJi Min, Steven A. Rakitt, Mendy Rimler, Ben Sales, ICJP STATEMENT Mae Sander, Sean Savage, Penny Schwartz, Joel N. (unanimously approved by the ICPJ Steering Committee on October 9, 2012) Shurkin, Clara Silver, Elliot Sorkin, Jessica Webb, Mimi Weisberg, Judy Williams In 2005 Interfaith Council for Peace services. This harassment of worshippers and Justice (ICPJ) called on Henry Her- is uncalled for and remains hurtful and The Washtenaw Jewish News is published skovitz to end his weekly protest outside counterproductive. monthly, with the exception of January and July. It is registered as a Non-profit Michigan Beth Israel Congregation as they were Furthermore, the group has a disturb- Corporation. Opinions expressed in this pub- “hurtful” and “counterproductive.” ing history of condemning not just Israel lication do not necessarily reflect those of its Over the past seven years our re- or Israeli policies but Judaism itself. For editors or staff sponse to the protests has been to avoid example, in 2007 Mr. Herskovitz circulat- Member of feeding the attention-seeking behavior of ed writings alleging that “Nice little Jew- American Jewish Press Association the protestors. So our response has been ish girls and boys aren’t born as monsters, confined to such activities as the 2005 they are turned into monsters by their statement, expressing support to the syn- parents and rabbis” through “Jewish hol- agogue’s leadership, inviting Rabbi Rob idays such as Passover” which “help make Dobrusin of Beth Israel Congregation to the deaths of others holy, justified, and, speak on a panel about religious freedom in the case of Purim, fun.” To circulate and declining protestors’ requests to par- writings that demonize Jewish religious ticipate in ICPJ public statements. observance and claim that Judaism turns We at ICPJ realize that we are called to children into monsters is to traffic in an- ©2012 by the Washtenaw Jewish News. speak out more strongly and clearly. As ti-Semitism. All rights reserved. No portion of the Washtenaw Jewish News may be ­reproduced without an interfaith organization committed to We value the U.S. right of free speech. permission of the publisher. social justice and civil discourse, we are The protesters have first amendment pro- Signed letters to the editor are welcome; they should called to be an ally to those facing reli- tection for their activities, and we in no not exceed 400 words. Letters can be emailed to the gious harassment, not just a passive by- way desire to interfere with their rights. editor at [email protected]. Name will be withheld at the discretion of the editor. stander. Having had this realization, we Instead, we too use our right to free now publicly restate our opposition to speech to call for a community of respect Circulation: 5,000 Subscriptions: the synagogue protests and call on the and civility. $12 bulk rate inside Washtenaw County participants to stop their campaign of Harassment does not lay a path to $18 first-class su­bscription harassing Jewish religious institutions. peace. We again call on Mr. Herskovitz The deadline for the February issue of the For the past nine years, members of to end the protests outside Beth Israel Washtenaw Jewish News, Beth Israel Congregation have had to face Congregation and the targeting of Jewish is Monday, January 7. weekly protests outside their house of religious institutions. n Publication date: Thursday, January 29 worship as they enter to attend Shabbat Extra copies of the Washtenaw Jewish News are available at locations throughout Washtenaw County.

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Jewish Family Services reaches out to the community Cindy Klein, special to the WJN hile some celebrate the season, tors for newcomers; this gives them a chance homebound seniors or visit with the elderly. others look for a lifeline to connect to their own past and give back to There are a myriad of opportunities to give. W During the holidays there is an the community. Additionally, JFS could use in-kind dona- expectation to feel happy, to celebrate fam- tions such as furniture, cars, computers and ily and friends, to give gifts and bring smiles printers (no more than 1–2 years old), small to others. Unfortunately, for many in the kitchen appliances and new personal care community, their needs are so great that it’s items. Household cleaning supplies, kitchen nearly impossible to find the strength or the and new bath towels, sheets and blankets are resources to be joyous. There are many in the also needed. community who are vulnerable, often feeling The JFS Gift of Gratitude tribute program lonely or isolated. In cases where an individual is available again this year. For every $50 con- or family has experienced a recent loss, these tribution, JFS will send up to five tribute cards emotions are magnified. with personalized messages. This is an ideal Jewish Family Services is able to address way to honor a parent, recognize a teacher, the needs of those most vulnerable through pay tribute to a co-worker, acknowledge care- counseling, crisis management services and givers and thank a neighbor. To give a Gift of other support services. This is the time of year Gratitude, call JFS or go http://jfsannarbor. Dr. Jill Castro that one is reminded of the importance of org/gift-of-gratitude-form and submit infor- PsyChologIst supporting the community, giving back and mation online. welcoming the stranger. Between January 1 Community collaboration doesn’t stop and October 31, JFS provided financial assis- here. Now in its fourth year, the Temple Beth tance, counseling, crisis management and re- Emeth Sisterhood is running its Annual Holi- ferrals and career services. JFS has also served day Gift program. Through their generosity, JFS Intern Deborah Fox in the food pantry the needs of 376 older adults. Currently, JFS JFS is able to ensure that families will be able Specializing in is hard at work resettling 15–25 refugees each The needs are great right now within to celebrate the holidays. There are already 35 month from war-torn countries; individuals the Ann Arbor and surrounding communi- clients, ranging in age from six months to 65 and families who are looking for their Ameri- ties. This is a perfect time to teach children years old, “signed up” to receive gifts through Women’s220 N. 5th AveIssues can dream, freedom and safety. Jewish Fam- about the mitzvah of tikkun olam (repairing this program. Approximately 50 Temple Beth Ann Arbor, MI 48104 ily Services is here to welcome them, assist the world). Consider starting a family tradi- Emeth families participate each year. (734) 769-6100 them in finding housing, furniture, and other tion by holding a food drive. JFS is in need of The mission of Jewish Family Services is [email protected] household goods, enroll them in English as a food pantry items. Aside from basic staples, to create solutions, promote dignity and in- www.hygeiacenter.org Second Language classes and to teach them the pantry provides kosher, halal and low-so- spire humanity for all in Washtenaw County. about the American holidays and culture. dium food—the pantry must be kept stocked. To volunteer, make a charitable contribution, For those who choose to get involved, Another opportunity is to volunteer with donate in-kind items or to receive additional there are numerous volunteer opportunities. JFS meals on wheels, a great experience for information about JFS, contact Cindy Klein at One of the favorite programs among the children and grandchildren. Volunteers are [email protected] or Anya Abramzon Not Just A Jewish volunteers is to serve as language tu- also needed to deliver Chanukah packages to at [email protected] or call 769-0209. n Photobooth! WEDDINGS Aviva Panush to teach adult education course at the JCC BAR/BAT Karen Freedland, special to the WJN MITZVAHS Florence Melton Adult mini-school teacher Panush writes, “Traditional Jewish texts Shaarey Zedek in East Lansing, and as an SCHOOLS and educator Aviva are filled with much wisdom on relationships instructor for the Florence Melton Adult Panush will return and life. They also are filled with fascinating Mini-School of Metro Detroit. Panush holds BIRTHDAYS this January to the and controversial stories, risqué topics and a master’s degree in educational leadership Jewish Community revolutionary ideas. Join us for a ‘taste’ of with a focus on community education, as CORPORATE Center of Greater (some of) these texts as we enjoy their con- well as degrees in urban planning and envi- EVENTS Ann Arbor to of- tent and explore their meaning for us today. ronmental education. 248.545.6460 fer a four-session We will look at texts from Torah and Tanach, Classes will meet from 7–8 p.m. on Thurs- course on Jewish the Talmud and the Siddur.” days, January 24–February 14. Pre-registra- text that will fo- Panush has been involved in formal and tion is required by January 17. A minimum cus on the written informal Jewish Education for over 30 years, of six people is required to hold the class. Code: words of the Jew- teaching adults and children of all ages, di- Class fee is $50 for JCC members, $70 for WJN Aviva Panush ish heritage. The recting religious schools, developing cur- non-members. For more information, con- course is titled “A (non-traditional) Taste of ricula and training teachers. She currently tact Karen Freedland at 971-0990 or karen- (Traditional) Text.” serves as school director at Congregation [email protected]. n Jewish Community Center to host talk by Zvi Gitelman Karen Freedland, special to the WJN Zvi Gitelman will speak at the Jewish Com- Gitelman is of Judaic Studies at the University of Michi- munity Center of Greater Ann Arbor on a prize-winning gan. Gitelman is a leading authority on So- Sunday, January 27, at 4 p.m. Gitelman’s teacher and the viet Jewry and modern Jewish communities topic will be “The Holocaust in the Soviet author of fifteen and politics in Israel and Eastern Europe. He Union.” This talk takes place the same day as books, including has served as director of the Frankel Center the International Holocaust Day. the acclaimed A for Judaic Studies at the U-M and the uni- Community member Miriam Brysk, a Century of Am- versity’s Center for Russian and East Euro- Holocaust survivor herself, traveled with bivalence: The pean Studies. For more information, contact Gitelman to the ghettos and concentration Jews of Russia and Karen Freedland at 971-0990 or karenfreed- camps of Eastern Europe. She had strongly the Soviet Union [email protected]. n urged him to present a program about the Since 1881. He Holocaust in the Soviet Union, after hearing Zvi Gitelman is a professor of history lectures from him during that trip. political science and Preston Tisch Professor

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SPICE* of Life Harvey Ovshinsky returns to the JCC with *Social, Physical, Intellectual, Cultural, and Educational Programs for Adults support group for aspiring screenwriters Jessica Webb, special to the WJN Sharlan Douglas, special to the WJN December & January fter a year-long hiatus, award-win- Ovshinsky’s last JCC screenwriting group. ning writer, producer, and story “They’re acronyms Harvey used to use to re- Tuesdays A consultant Harvey Ovshinsky will mind us how to make our writing stronger 11 a.m. – Energy Exercise with Maria Farquhar. $4 per session. return to the Jewish Community Center of and deeper. Write-A-Min D.S.G.F was my Noon – Homemade Dairy Lunch Buffet. $3 per person Greater Ann Arbor starting on January 14 favorite, Don’t Stop, Go Further. It’s a lesson 1 p.m. – Mah-jongg, Sewing and Quilting. for another round of his popular screenwrit- I apply to my life as well as my writing.” ers support group, “How to Complete Your The Detroit News has described Harvey Thursdays First Movie Script in Six Months.” Ovshinsky as “one of the country’s finest sto- 10 a.m. – Energy Exercise with Maria Farquhar. $4 per session. rytellers.” His Movie-of-the-Week script, PJ 11 a.m. – Current Events with Heather Dombey. A discussion of this week’s news. and the Dragon was represented by Creative Bring items of interest for group discussion. Artists Agency (CAA) and optioned by Long- Noon – Homemade Dairy Lunch Buffet. $3 per person bow Productions (A League of Their Own). 1 p.m. – Special Events and Presentations (See below for details). His screenplay, The Keyman was honored by The New York International Independent Film and Video Festival, one of the largest Special events and presentations independent film festivals in the world. Ovshinsky has been awarded broadcast- Thursday, December 6 ing’s highest honors, including a national 12:30 p.m.: Birthday celebration for all with November Birthdays. Bring family Emmy, a Peabody, a DuPont-Columbia and friends for lunch and birthday cake. University Award, an IRIS Award from the 1 p.m.: Diane Fenske, Geriatric Service coordinator of Jewish Family Services, National Association of Television Pro- will present on the programs and services of her organization. gramming Executives, and the American Thursday, December 13 Film Institute’s Robert M. Bennett Award 12:30 p.m.: A registered nurse from Care Response will provide free blood pressure checks. for Excellence. He has won awards at both 1 p.m.: Rabbi Robert Dubrusin from Beth Israel Congregation will speak with SPICE. The the Toronto and San Francisco Jewish Film title of the talk is Jewish Lessons My Grandmother (and Lucy Ricardo) Taught Me. Rabbi Festivals. Ovshinsky’s film about Michigan artist Arthur Schneider was honored at the Dobrusin will discuss his memories of his grandmother and how a chance encounter with Fustini’s manager, Jill Gardner-Bakewell her led to his love of classic TV situation comedies and the lessons they can teach everyone. Detroit Film Theatre at the Detroit Institute “We’re delighted to welcome Harvey of Arts and the Lenore Marwil Jewish Film Thursday, December 20 back,” says Karen Freedland, JCC Cultural Festival. 1 p.m.: Mary Schlitt of Food Gatherers will speak about her agency. Arts and Education director. “So many in our Above all, Ovshinsky is a teacher. In addi- community have a story to tell and Harvey’s tion to the Ann Arbor JCC, he has conducted Thursday, December 27 approach to both the creative and storytell- screenwriting workshops at Cranbrook, The 1 p.m.: Kathy Koehler from Alpha House will be presenting on background, spon- ing process is as inspiring as it is accessible. Community House of Birmingham, and sors, and clients who benefit from their organization. His workshops are among our post popular the Grosse Pointe Memorial. Ovshinsky has Thursday, January 3 offerings.” also taught at Wayne State University and 12:30 p.m.: Birthday celebration for all with November Birthdays. Bring family Ovshinsky, who also teaches screenwrit- Madonna University, and has guest lectured and friends for lunch and birthday cake. ing at the College for Creative Studies and about creativity and storytelling at the Uni- 1 p.m.: Rabbi Lisa Delson from Temple Beth Emeth will speak with SPICE on Washtenaw Community College, enjoys versity of Michigan, Michigan State Univer- Kishke, Latke, Matzah: Why Jews love food. working with what he calls “civilians.” You sity, and Eastern Michigan University. don’t have to have any experience to write “The thing about Harvey is that he treats Thursday, January 10 your first screenplay,“ he insists. ”Our pro- his students like professionals and not like 12:30 p.m.: A registered nurse from Care Response will provide free blood pressure checks. cess begins with identifying the content of newbies at all,” says Matt Zacharias, a fellow 1 p.m.: The Family Learning Institute’s founder, Doris Sporling, will present on your story. Then we learn the format. The instructor at Washtenaw Community Col- the organization. first most important first rule of storytelling lege. “Harvey’s approach is to, in a very sup- is to have something to say.” portive and non-threatening way, combine Thursday, January 17 “I’ve never had a teacher like Harvey,” both introductory and advanced storytelling 1 p.m.: Eileen Freed will present on her trip to Australia entitled: Tales from Down says, Mike Tenbusch, vice president for Ed- in one fell swoop.” Under. Eileen will be sharing a series of photos and stories. ucational Preparedness at the United Way Ovshinsky’s six-month workshop. “How Thursday, January 24 of Southeastern Michigan. Tenbusch is an to Complete Your First Movie Script in Six 1 p.m.: Lauren ZInn founder of Zinn House, a Jewish interfaith organization, will alum of Ovshinsky’s last JCC screenwriters Months” meets at the JCC of Greater Ann be presenting on “The Dramatic Changes that are Happening to the Religious Land- support group. “Regardless of our individual Arbor from 7–10 p.m. on the second Mon- scape Between Judaism and Other Religions.” She will be discussing the mindscape talents, he just had a knack for bringing the day of every month starting on January 14, behind it and what new forms of religion one might see in the future. best out of each of our writing. Whenever 2013, and ending on June 10. The cost for all we got stuck, Harvey’s questions were just as six sessions is $340. Enrollment is limited. To Thursday, January 31 powerful as his answers.” register, call 971-0990, ext.116, or email Kar- 1 p.m.: Rabbi Blumenthal from Beth Israel Congregation will speak with SPICE. “I miss his Write-A-Mins,” recalls Mi- en Freedland directly at Karenfreedland@ chelle Pafford Helms, another veteran of jccfed.org. n Noreen DeYoung, continued from page 1 Israel Programs Fair, continued from page 1

Center Association with the Best Practices dren, Jessica and Josh. Both are now married its 65th birthday this year, we thought it was im- ter Memorial Endowed Scholarship and the Award for her Two-Week Trip to Israel Cur- and living in Ann Arbor; they are expanding portant to let Ann Arbor’s families know more Federation’s Israel program subsidy. “The Fed- riculum, a curriculum during which the pre- the DeYoung legacy with newly arrived grand- about the incredible options available.” eration and the Lichter Family are committed schoolers pretend to take an airplane to Israel son Jude, son of Jessica and Jake Kander. Most of the programs represented at the to helping teens connect with Israel,” says Freed. and then every day for two weeks visit a differ- The entire community will be invited to fair offer summer, semester and gap year expe- “We hope this fair will encourage families to ent site in Israel—swimming in the Dead Sea, celebrate DeYoung’s 25 years of service to the riences. Some providers also offer short- and consider providing their children with a signifi- shopping in the shuk, placing a message at JCC. The celebration is $36 a family or $18 long-term programs to university students and cant Israel experience – there are a lot of incred- the Western Wall and conducting an archeo- a person. Net proceeds will go to the JCC’s graduates. MASA Israel, an umbrella group for ible opportunities we hope they will explore.” n logical dig. In 1999 DeYoung was awarded the many ventures including need-based scholar- long-term (greater than 4 months) Israel pro- State of Michigan Governor’s Quality Care ships for preschool. n grams will be represented by MASA Interns For more information about the Israel Programs Award. from the University of Michigan. Fair, contact Eileen Freed (eileenfreed@jewishan- During her 25 years with the JCC, Noreen There are two Israel travel scholarships of- nabor.org) or 677-0100. and her husband Raymond, raised two chil- fered through the Federation: the Susan L. Lich- 4 Washtenaw Jewish News A December 2012/January 2013 Women I What's your Cosmetic Planfor the holidays? Latisse Tu B’Shevat fruits is next Women’s Circle presentation Longer, fuller lashes Ultrasonic Facial Radiant skin  Mae Sander, special to the WJN Botox or Dysport Less fine lines Revital Malamud will present “Fruit Treats for Tu B’Shevat” at the Clarisonic Cleansing System next meeting of the Jewish Women’s Circle of Washtenaw County Smoother, clearer skin Therapeutic Massage (JWC) on Wednesday, January 23, 2013. Malamud will show par- Stress relief Intense Peptide Cream ticipants how to make sweets and healthy treats using the traditional Moist, supple skin Skin care consultation fruits eaten for the holiday in her native Israel. As always, everyone NEW skin care program will have the opportunity to taste lots of samples and bring home the recipes in time for the holiday, which begins the evening of January Look and feel your best this holiday season with a little help from 25, 2013 (the 15th of Shevat on the Jewish calendar). the Beauty Experts at the Center For Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. “In Israel, our celebration of Tu B’Shevat connects the people to the land,” said Malamud. “Kids from schools go to the forests and plant trees. Israel is very dry, and trees only grow if we plant them. In many homes, we eat the produce of the trees to celebrate. Employers often give their workers gift boxes of dried fruits for the holiday.” She further explains, “As on Passover, we have a book of traditional Revital Malmud Call today readings that celebrate the trees and the fruits that we eat. You need something sweet, but also to schedule your healthy, and I will show how to make some of these treats such as oat bars, edible arrangements, appointment with one and gluten-free fruit snacks.” of our Beauty Experts Esther Goldstein, JWC organizer, said, “We are happy to have Revital show us her original and or to place your creative style of baking at our next meeting. Her fruit bars are especially wonderful for Tu B’Shevat, skin care order at the season when fruit trees in Israel begin to bloom. So eating fruit is a special tradition, especially 734-712-2323 the fruits named by the Torah: grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives and dates.” The Jewish Women’s Circle provides an opportunity for Jewish women to meet new friends, socialize, and learn about a variety of issues. It is open to all, no affiliation necessary. “Fruit Treats for Tu B’Shevat” will begin at 7:15 p.m. at the home of Esther Goldstein. Donation requested: $10. Visit our Facebook page for exclusive holiday specials! Spaces are limited. To sign up for this meeting and to receive future invitations from the Jewish www.facebook.com/CPRSA2 Women’s Circle, send email to [email protected]. n Paul Izenberg, MD David Hing, MD Richard Beil, MD ORT Chanukah party on December 2 Daniel Sherick, MD CENTER FOR PLASTIC & Fran Martin and Joan Levitt, special to the WJN Ian Lytle, MD RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY On Sunday, December 2, the Ann Arbor Chapter of ORT America will host its annual Reichert Health Area Suite 5001• Aesthetics Suite 5008 • 5333 McAuley Drive • Ann Arbor “Chai”nukah party from 2–4 p.m. The party will be held in the Community Room at Nature Offices in Brighton, Chelsea, Dearborn and Saline www.cprs-aa.com Cove Condominiums, 2115 Nature Cove Court. The admission is $18 (Chai) and will go to support the programs and mission of ORT America. ORT members and prospective mem- bers are invited to attend. The guest speakers will be Mira Sussman, the Resettlement Services Coordinator, and Diane Fenske, the coordinator of Senior Programming and Services at Jewish Family Services. This Chanukah celebration will also feature good food, great company and information about ORT America’s important programs. Participants are asked to bring the $18 donation to ORT and a new, wrapped gift that anyone would enjoy, valued at no more than $15, for the Hanukkah Harry gift exchange. Why did Interested readers are urged to visit the Ann Arbor chapter’s website at www.ortannarbor. org, as well as the national website for ORT America at www.ortamerica.org to learn about Mrs. Horowitz this international organization which educates and trains more than 300,000 students an- nually. To RSVP or for further information, contact Fran Martin at [email protected]. get hearing aids? Rides are available upon request. “I just couldn’t hear people at meetings. Hadassah Resale Program I wasn’t able to take an active part or contribute.” Judy Williams, special to the WJN An ongoing Ann Arbor Hadassah fundraiser is its resale program. Throughout the year, Ha- We can help you stay active. And improve your life. dassah collects women’s clothing as well as household items and brings them to area con- signment shops. Hadassah members will pick up your items at your home and give you a donation slip. By donating one’s clean, current name brand women’s clothing (they accept any season at A hearing evaluation by my staff of expert any time) and household items that are clean and in good condition, one can help Hadassah Audiologists can find and help overcome any remain a vibrant organization in the community. problem. To schedule a pick up appointment for women’s clothing, email Judy Williams (naugwar- [email protected]). Women’s Clothing needs to be clean, currently in style and on hangers. Please call (734) 429-1520 or (800) 851-6672 To schedule an appointment for household items, contact Cecy Copeland at 487-4171. to schedule a hearing evaluation. I’m confident Hadassah accepts items such as dishes, glassware, linens, polished metalware, and small elec- we can help, just as we’ve helped countless trical appliances (in working order, however, no telephones or electronic devices). others thoughout Washtenaw County. 6 Hadassah Chanukah party December 11 . . . Julie Ellis, special to the WJN M O S A Hearing Aid Centers & Audiology Services Hadassah will hold it’s annual Chanukah Party on December 11, at 7:30 p.m., at the home 420 W. Russell St., Suite 101, Saline, MI of Julie Ellis, 3929 Waldenwood Drive. Everyone is invited for coffee, desserts and sufganiyot (jelly doughnuts). Due to the current crisis in Israel, this year’s white elephant gift exchange www.mosaaudiology.com will be a little different. Attendees are asked to bring a wrapped gift limited to a fun item from the Dollar Store, and a minimum $10 check made out to Hadassah, which will be earmarked Present this ad for $250 off a set for Hadassah Hospital. Maxine Solvay, who recently attended the Hadassah Centennial Cel- Save of premium digital hearing aids. ebration in Israel, will also hear the latest news about Hadassah in Israel. RSVP to Julie at MOSA Hearing Aid Centers 665-0439 or [email protected]. Lisa Saulles $250 Expires December 31, 2013 • ref. code WJN Washtenaw Jewish News A December 2012/January 2013 5 6 Washtenaw Jewish News A December 2012/January 2013 ICampus IFederation

JCLP explores community and context Ann Arbor delegation recharges Jewish Sarah McEwan and Karla Goldman, special to WJN batteries at the General Assembly he Jewish Communal Leadership Pro- vided a home for a text study with Hillel’s Rabbi Eileen Freed, special to the WJN gram (JCLP) has kicked off its third Seth Winberg who guided students and faculty T year with a series of programs and through the Torah’s perspectives and teachings delegation of five Ann Arbor Fed- her findings and screened her documentary on events that have connected the new and return- on poverty. The sukkah was also the setting eration professionals and commu- the issue. The delegation had a private meet- ing JCLP students to local Jewish community for JCLP students to engage the high school Anity leaders traveled to Baltimore in ing with representatives from the American and to the broader questions and challenges students from Nahalal, who visited Ann Arbor November to join 3,500 of their peers at the Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) buffeting contemporary Jewish life. during Sukkot. General Assembly (GA) of the Jewish Federa- during which they heard directly about work In their seminar classroom, the Jewish tions of North America (JFNA). Carol Amster, being done to aid needy elderly in the Former Communal Leadership students have been ex- Bob Sims, and Federation President Laurie Soviet Union (FSU), community building ploring the history and dynamics of American Barnett were accompanied by Campaign Di- Jewish life. Most notably, they were introduced rector Mimi Weisberg and Eileen Freed, direc- to the historical and contemporary landscape tor, Israel and Overseas. Ann Arbor was further of American Judaism via a unique conversation represented by six students and Director Karla with Rabbis Rob Dobrusin (Beth Israel Con- Goldman from the Jewish Communal Lead- gregation), Bob Levy (Temple Beth Emeth), ership Program at the University of Michigan and Seth Winberg (University of Michigan School of Social Work and a delegation of over Hillel), and student rabbi Aura Ahuvia (Ann 25 students and staff members from U-M Hil- Arbor Reconstructionist Havurah). This wide- lel, led by Executive Director Tilly Shames. Ann Tilly Shames and Adrienne Dessel share ideas at JCLP's ranging conversation highlighted the general Arborite Harlene Appelman, director of the community welcome breakfast in September contours of Jewish observance in the United Covenant Foundation, was also in attendance. By the time September rolled around, the States, contemporary and future challenges, The delegation was honored to attend the Cov- Carol Amster and Mimi Weisberg at a GA Plenary incoming JCLPers had already visited a dozen and the cooperative spirit and open exchange enant Foundation’s Award Dinner honoring Ann Arbor and Metro exceptional educators. and education in Eastern Europe and the FSU Detroit Jewish agencies. The group attended plenaries featuring and specific JDC programs addressing Haredi They had also engaged speakers including Ambassador Michael Oren, none-employment. “While we are aware of the about thirty Ann Arbor CNN Political Analyst David Gergen, Federation good things being done by JDC and the Jew- community members in leadership and GA Scholar-in-Residence, Rabbi ish Agency (JAFI), being at the GA and speak- deep conversation about Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform ing directly with people involved in the work the past, present, and fu- Judaism. Amster said that the plenary sessions brings it to life,” said Barnett. ture of Jewish identity at gave her a “good feeling about where we are go- A highlight of the GA was an historic dia- JCLP’s third annual wel- ing as a Federation and in the Jewish world.” “The logue with Elie Weisel and Natan Sharansky to come breakfast, where GA,” she continued, “is a wonderful opportunity mark the 25th anniversary of the 1987 March students challenged par- to reconnect with the Jewish world.” on Washington for Soviet Jewry. Both Weisel ticipants to share their In addition to the plenaries, the GA offered and Sharansky pointed to the struggle for So- understandings of the a plethora of breakout sessions during which viet Jewry as pivotal in solidifying the American familial, generational, Jewish community’s and historical factors that collective power for making significant change. They felt it is crucial for this impor- Rabbis in proseminar tant period in Jewish history and its lessons to be more widely im- that animates Ann Arbor’s parted. Jewish community. Reflecting on the The academic year has GA, Barnett said that begun in a rich and promis- the conference was a ing fashion, as the students great opportunity to look forward to deepening see and learn from their own study and prac- Federation leaders tical experience. They will from around North welcome community mem- America. “It was bers back into the conversa- validating in that I tion when they host JCLP’s realized that we are Nahalal students 2013 Communal Conversa- JCLP Student Shayna Goodman, UM Hillel Berman Fellow Matt Green, and thinking about, focus- tion in the spring with a fo- Federation President Laurie Barnett at Ann Arbor dinner ing on and doing a lot shaped their own Jewish identities and perspec- cus on varied generational perspectives on the of the right things. It tives. The students have identified this focus on American Jewish community’s relationship to delegates explored a range of subjects includ- helps to know that we are on the right track and intergenerational dialogue as a resonant theme the State of Israel. n ing “The Volunteer-Professional Relationship;” that we’re not alone.” To sum up her experience for the Program over the course of the year. “Israel and the Media;” “The US, Israel and at the GA, Amster composed a “six-word mem- As the students began to dig into their the Iran Question;” and “Growing the Donor oir”: “We Are Many With One Purpose.” studies and local field placements (including Base.” Ann Arbor participants found many of Sitting in the plenaries, members of the positions at Jewish Family Services of Metro- their breakouts to be particularly interesting. group remarked to one another how much politan Detroit, the Jewish Community Center Weisberg felt that her session on “Fundraising they wished more members of the community of Greater Ann Arbor, and Congregation Beth with a Passion,” provided her with “new ideas, would participate in this invigorating experi- Shalom in Oak Park), they also began looking new colleagues, and a sense that, in Ann Ar- ence. The next GA will be held in Jerusalem forward to October’s Sukkot celebration at the bor, we are both on the right track and have so November 10–13, 2013. Ann Arbor commu- School of Social Work. A Sukkah was erected much more to do.” nity members will participate in the GA as and decorated in the school’s courtyard, and Several sessions, provided insight to the im- well as an add-on tour to see projects funded university and community members were portant work being done by Federation fund- by campaign allocations and to experience the invited to share in a celebration of home and ing partners, and others, in Israel and around hospitality of Ann Arbor’s Partnership2Gether harvest. JCLP students particularly wanted to the world. Amster and Freed learned about community, Moshav Nahalal. n draw attention to issues facing Michigan to- programs designed to help Haredi (ultra-Or- day regarding homelessness and drought, and thodox) women earn living wages to keep their For more information about the GA in Jeru- highlighted the importance of hospitality and families out of poverty. Dr. Ruth Westheimer, salem, contact Eileen Freed at eileenfreed@ jewishannarbor.org. eating locally produced foods. The sukkah pro- JCLP sukkah at the U-M School of Social Work who has been studying the community, shared Washtenaw Jewish News A December 2012/January 2013 7 I Campus/Congregations

Holocaust survivors share stories with students at luncheon Jewish Cultural Society: By Haley Goldberg December events worn, manila folder sat on the table Vine found his Auschwitz records after re- “It’s important for my family to have this Tamar Chestnut, special to the WJN in front of George Vine, 85, with turning to the camp for a tour later in his life. connection and for me to continue telling my Atwo words handwritten on the label: For him, the documents serve as key pieces of friends and strangers,” Kappy said. “(Survi- First Friday Shabbat, December 7 “Holocaust Records.” evidence in illustrating the truth of his own vors) here know my grandparents, and they 6:30–9 p.m. at the JCC. Once a month JCS As he talked, he carefully placed his docu- experiences and the experiences of millions of know my name and they love hearing, ‘Oh, comes together to welcome Shabbat with songs, ments back into the folder with a paper clip, Jewish people throughout Europe. you’re so and so’s grandchild.’ I’ve grown up candle lighting, wine, and challah, followed by only to pull them out again within a matter Vine added that though the events were having survivors as grandparents and it’s easy a short thematic program, in which members of minutes. During the span of a half-hour difficult to speak about at first, he now finds for me to connect with these survivors.” of the congregation offer their thoughts about conversation, he repeatedly drew out the pa- inspiration sharing his story with others. A new edition to the event this year was a the theme. After the Shabbat service, a meal is perwork, original records from his arrival to violin performance by School of Music, The- served, with time for schmoozing. Children are Auschwitz concentration camp in 1942, where ater and Dance freshman Maxwell Karmazyn. always welcome. The cost of dinner is $10/per- atop was a handwritten note with a reminder Karmazyn’s grandparents are also both survi- son or $25/family of 4. Financial contributions to “speak slow.” “I’m living with hope … and vors who lived in a military internment camp make it possible to continue culinary themes. Vine and 49 other Holocaust survivors in Morocco. Karmazyn, who is a violin perfor- RSVP online (www.jewishculturalsociety.org) gathered at the University of Michigan Hillel the greatness you can do for mance major, shares his musical talent with to ensure enough food is ordered. to speak intimately with about 200 students mankind and for yourself by his late grandfather. for the sixth annual Holocaust Survivor Lun- “My grandfather was a violinist and he Preschool Session 4, December 9 cheon on Sunday. The event was organized by being kind.” used his violin playing to help him survive 10 a.m.–noon at the JCC. Join the preschool the Conference on the Holocaust Committee, the Holocaust by teaching the commandant’s class to learn about Chanukah and then attend an eight-person team led by co-directors LSA “You got a happy Holocaust survivor,” Vine daughter of the concentration camp how to the Chanukah celebration, a family-oriented junior Michelle Kappy and LSA senior Sa- said. “I’m living with hope … and the great- play the violin for better care for both he and program featuring candle lighting; singing and mantha Schwartz. ness you can do for mankind and for yourself his wife, my grandmother,” Karmazyn said. dancing; bounce houses; games; and a Chanukah In the same format of past events, students by being kind.” Karmazyn closed the luncheon after a cer- shop where kids can purchase gifts for a nominal were encouraged to engage with survivors Another survivor at the event was Albert emonious candle lighting with a performance fee for family and friends. And, of course, there over lunch. At table 22, Vine began the event Fein. Fein said he and his family were deport- of the theme from the movie Schindler’s List, will be latkes to eat. All are invited. by sharing his experiences during World War ed to a ghetto in Ukraine in 1941 and man- composed by Itzhak Perlman. II with LSA sophomores Mary Bari and Ni- aged to escape death by pretending they were Schwartz said the Conference on the Ho- Adult education, December 16 cole Berman and LSA junior Blake Orman. Christians, ultimately receiving identification locaust Committee will host another annual 10 a.m.–noon at the JCC. This session’s In accordance with his note, Vine spoke from the Germans verifying they weren’t Jew- event in the spring for Holocaust Remem- topic is “Jewish Heroes and Heroines: Hannah slowly and eloquently as he shared his story. ish, an act that saved their lives. brance Day, where the group will read the Senesh” and will be taught by Larry Kuperman. When he was 12 years old, his family was Fein’s daughter Renee, who helped bring names of those who perished, and they plan The inaugural class of the “Jewish Heroes and taken from their home in Ciechanow, Poland survivors to the event through her work at the to organize a trip to the Holocaust Memorial Heroines” sequence will tell the story of Han- where they lived in a ghetto before traveling by Program for Holocaust Survivors & Families Center in Farmington Hills later this year. n nah Senesh (Szenes), the Jewish poet and free- cattle car to Auschwitz in 1942. He remained Foundation in Detroit, explained why her fa- dom fighter, who was executed by the Nazis at Reprinted with permission from The Michigan in concentration camps until 1945, when his ther has attended the event at Hillel since its age 23. This event is hosted by the Jewish Cul- Daily News. camp near Munich, Germany, was liberated conception. tural Society board of directors. n by American forces. “He feels it’s important to tell his story to Vine was the only member of his family to younger children,” Renee Fein said. “The story is survive, losing his parents and four brothers really important for them, for all the survivors, to in the genocide. let people know what happened to them because Chanukah celebration at Hillel at EMU Vine described that the words his father told they are the last of the survivors. The youngest Clara Silver, special to the WJN him in the crowded cattle car on the third day survivors right now are in their late 70s, and in of their four-day transport to Auschwitz served five, 10 years they are going to be gone and it’s illel at Eastern Michigan University Advisory board students will host a Jew- as his motivation to survive in the camps. our responsibility to tell their stories.” has the eight nights of Chanukah ish gambling night to not only play “Dreidel” “He leaned over to me so my mother For Business senior Lindsay Davis and H all wrapped up with a week of stu- and explore its history of deceiving the Syrian shouldn’t hear, and he says, ‘Son, I apologize LSA senior Jessica Randel, the highlight of the dent-led celebrations catering authorities, but to ask the for telling you that the Germans are wonder- event was talking with the two survivors at to both traditional and non- question, “did the dreidel ful people.’ And then he lowered his voice and their table, Lola Taubman and Kathy Sattler. traditional interests. Chanukah game ultimately lead to the said, ‘We are going to die here. We are going to Both survivors, currently 87 years old, met falls entirely while classes are creation of Las Vegas?” Never get killed. I leave you a commandment: you in Auschwitz as teenagers in 1943 when they still in session this December, missing an opportunity to must survive. You must do it. Because no one were assigned as bunkmates. The two women which is not always the case, eat, students will be able to in the world will ever believe that you are tell- were separated before the end of the war, not so students plan to take ad- make their own sufganiyot ing the truth,’” Vine said. sure if the other had survived. Miraculously, vantage of the opportunity to (jelly doughnuts) in the Hil- Vine was separated from his parents after they found each other by pure coincidence in celebrate all eight days of the lel kitchen, having the op- arriving in the camp. He said the words of Detroit in 1953. holiday with their peers. “Cha- portunity to further explore his father echoed in his mind after arriving at “I met her on a street in Detroit,” Sattler nukah is a nice time to spend the Chanukah miracle of the Auschwitz, and about 10 days later he devised said. “I said to my husband she looks familiar with friends and family, with small cruse of oil lasting for a plan to leave his bunk at night and get shot … so I went over and tapped her on the shoul- traditions to share,” remarked eight days. by a guard. der and she turned around.” Meagan Sturm, a sophomore at Alpha Epsilon Pi fra- “As I was going out trying to get myself Sitting across from the two women, Davis EMU and a member of Hillel’s ternity members will host killed, I heard those words from my father, said their story seemed surreal. advisory board. “I’m really hap- a Chanukah Bar Night at and I knew I couldn’t do it. And I’m here to “It’s something you only hear about in py we’ll be able to celebrate on Sticks, the Depot Town hot tell the story myself,” Vine said. “The reason I movies about reconnecting in the middle of campus,” Sturm continued. Be- spot that boasts pool tables try to talk slowly is because I want you to be- a street eight years later,” Davis said. “I think ginning with an EMU Campus and live music. “We’re very lieve me, and what could be more than show- it’s beautiful that they come to an event like Life display about Chanukah, excited to team up with Hil- ing you documents, real documents, that I this and are still sitting at the same table and students will host candle lighting opportu- lel to celebrate Hanukah and hope to continue found after the war hidden in Auschwitz, that we can hear that story from both of them. It nities at the EMU Student Center and Hil- working together,” said senior, Brian Kirsch, told the story.” just says a lot about the human spirit and per- lel at EMU, as well as share the history and president of AEPi and social chair at Hillel. Vine then referred to the two scanned doc- severing and continuing on.” meaning of Hanukah with their non-Jewish Hillel at EMU will host “Latke Shabbat” uments in his manila envelope: the records made Many students attending the event had peers through tabling events. Menorahs and to enjoy traditional Chanukah foods, as by the Germans upon his arrival to Auschwitz. family ties to the Holocaust through their dreidels will also be distributed. “Keeping in well as “Stress Less Shabbat,” which includes After liberation, distant family members grandparents who were survivors. Kappy, who mind students’ busy schedules, we want to a dinner of comfort foods, free chair mas- brought Vine to the United States in 1947, provided opening remarks at the luncheon, provide an opportunity each day of the holi- sages, and visiting with puppy dogs. Already where he lived in New York before settling in said all four of her grandparents survived the day to take a quick break and participate in its getting into the holiday spirit, EMU sopho- the Detroit suburbs in 1952, according to his Holocaust and organizing the event helped celebrations,” said Alex Hecht, Engagement more Abby Frankel said enthusiastically, “I biography in the event program. her continue sharing the stories of her family. Fellow at Hillel. love Chanukah! Best holiday ever!” n

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Staying connected to Temple Beth Emeth The Ann Arbor Reconstructionist Havurah SooJi Min, special to the WJN Aura Ahuvia, special to WJN teve and Kathy Rhodes of Ann Arbor than they thought possible. “It was incredibly A Reconstructionist were traveling in Italy during the High meaningful,” adds Kathy Rhodes. SHolidays. But they still wanted to par- It turns out that the Rhodes were not alone. Chanukah Celebration ticipate in services in some way. They knew that TBE logged a total of 4,575 streams. While 80 Communal candle lighting and lots of latkes Temple Beth Emeth has a live video stream of all percent of traffic came from the U.S., TBE’s are hallmarks of the annual Ann Arbor Recons their High Holy Day services. But they had nev- High Holiday services were viewed from Italy, Chanukah celebration. This year, the festivities er watched streamed services before and with Canada, Netherlands, Brazil, Kazakhstan, Phil- will be held on Sunday, December 9, beginning at 4 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center of

the time difference, they knew they wouldn’t ippines and Thailand. At least 200 views were , owden be able to view the evening services. On Yom made on a mobile device. Greater Ann Arbor. Participants can bring Kippur, while at the La Spezia Centrale railway This year’s high holidays may be long gone, their chanukiah and candles to enjoy the holi- station—on the east side of Italy, near Cinque but the opportunity to stay connected is alive day with a congregation that is committed to Terre, they got online. “We were headed to Flor- and well. Now TBE not only has the ability to building a participative, inclusive Jewish com- ence on the way to Venice,” says Steve Rhodes. stream High Holiday services, but every Friday munity. RSVP to Jennifer Cohen at 445-1910 “We were able to watch good portions of the night service. “Extending the reach of the syna- or email Jennifer Cohen via www.aarecon.org/ morning and afternoon services on the Ipad.” gogue to those who for whatever reason cannot contact-us by Thursday, December 6. b y S tephanie R PHOTO Rose Basch at the celebration in 2011 The technology was nothing special. These attend in person,“ says Rabbi Bob Levy “is the days, most trains and train stations are all marriage between spirituality and technology.” Saturday Morning Learners Service low it? How has it evolved over time, from an- equipped with Wifi. Many people have tablets, Indeed, even for former members who have The monthly learners service offered by cient history to the present? How can we work ipad, iphones. The experience, however, was moved away from Ann Arbor, live streaming Ann Arbor Recons encourages participants with it in a more meaningful way today? to explore the traditions, meaning and back- something they’ll always remember.“Watching provides another way to stay connected. Writes Saturday, January 19 TBE’s Yom Kippur services were overwhelming one viewer, Trudy Wasserman, by email, “The ground of the Shabbat morning service and emotional and surprisingly so,” recalls Steve. “We service was outstanding. I sure miss Ann Arbor find a personal path to greater meaning in Jew- Postures Toward God. Why do we stand, sit, weren’t expecting to be that impacted by it. We and Temple Beth Emeth. This gives me a chance ish prayer. The services are held monthly during and bow at various points during the service? thought it would be like watching services on t.v. to reunite with my spiritual center. Again, many, the school year from 10 a.m.–noon at the JCC. How might we work with, or even reinter- It was much more of a connected experience.” many thanks. Happy healthy New Year.“ TBE’s Saturday, December 1 pret them, so that these actions come to hold meaning for us today? Come practice these Even without their prayer books or their live streaming link (live.templebethemeth.org) The Amidah. Why is this prayer regarded as fellow TBE congregants, the Rhodes were able is active 30 minutes prior to the start of services, stances, explore their origins and significance, the peak of the service? How is it qualitatively and try out tools to deepen their meaning. n to participate in the service to a greater extent which begin at 7:30 p.m. every Friday night. n different than the prayers that precede and fol- December and January at Temple Beth Emeth Rabbi Lisa Delson, special to the WJN TBE goes to the movies December or just want to learn more about the Jewish tra- TNT: Torah on Tap TNT: Bowling This year, TBE will sponsor the 1982 classic dition. Each class will focus on a different aspect Wednesday, December 12, 7:30–9 p.m. Saturday, January 12, 7–9 p.m. by Steven Spielberg, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. of Jewish living and learning, from holidays to Jewish texts, from celebrations to mourning. TNT is inviting Twenties and Thirties to TNT invites Twenties and Thirties to Colo- Tickets are $5/person in advance, $7/person Bab’s Underground Lounge (213 South Ash- nial Lanes (1950 S. Industrial Highway) for two (3 tickets for $20 and 4 tickets for $25) at the The course is free for TBE members and $30 for non-TBE members. For more information ley Street). Rabbi Lisa Delson will provide the hours of bowling. Bowling, shoes, pizza, and soft door. Special themed snacks and concessions text and everyone is welcome to bring their drinks are all included for $15. RSVP by January 9 will be sold. Contact TBE at 665-4744 for and to register, contact Rabbi Lisa Delson at [email protected] or 665-4744. thoughts. No prior knowledge is required, just to Rabbi Lisa Delson, ldelson@templebethemeth. more information and to purchase tickets. At an open mind while discussing some lesser- org or 665-4744. the Michigan Theater; doors open at 10 a.m. Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Levy known aspects about Judaism. This event is Men’s Torah Study Families with Young Children (FYC): Fridays, December 7, 14, and 21 and free. Singles and couples are welcome. RSVP January 11, 18, and 25, Noon–1 p.m. by December 10 to Rabbi Lisa Delson at ldel- Wednesday, December 12, and 26 and Shabbat Service times every Friday sonattemplebethemeth.org or 665-4744. January 9, and 23, 7:30–9 p.m. Come for a special Chanukah dinner and The Welcome Mat: How Jews Encounter the Temple Beth Emeth’s Men’s Torah study service on December 14 beginning at 6 p.m. World. Come for an informal discussion each TNT: Volunteering at IHN Alpha House meets twice a month for an evening of There will be latkes and crafts for children. week and feel free to bring your lunch. Thursday, December 20, 5–8 p.m. learning. Refreshments served. For more Bring a menorah to light in the sanctuary at Twenties and Thirties will be volunteering information, contact Roger Stutesman, rg- 7:30 p.m. Human Rights Shabbat Service at Alpha House (4290 Jackson Rd.) on Thurs- stutesmanatsbcglobal.net. Tot (0–5 year olds) Shabbat Services led by Friday, December 7, 7:30 p.m. day, December 20 from 5–8 p.m. Come for the Rabbi Levy and Cantor Annie Rose, 5:30 p.m. TBE’s Social Action committee is orga- entire event or for just a period of time. Activ- Spirituality Book Club Dinner for Tot Shabbat and Sukkat nizing a special Shabbat service on the topic ities include preparing and serving dinner to Thursday, December 6 at Noon, Tuesday, Shalom, 6 p.m. of human rights. Rabbis for Human Rights – the shelter residents. Following dinner there is December 4, 7:30 p.m. Shira (Song Session), 6:30 p.m. North America initiated services of this type an optional volunteer opportunity to help out Popsicle Oneg, 7 p.m. Thursday, January 3 at Noon, Tuesday, five years ago and this year TBE is participat- with activity time for the children. RSVP by Family Shabbat Service, 7:30 p.m. January 8, 7:30 p.m. ing. Focusing on children’s human’s rights December 17 to Rabbi Lisa Delson, ldelson@ December’s book: Spiritual Envy: An Agnos- as well as the rights of other, this group has templebethemeth.org or 665-4744. Women’s Torah Study compiled a service that brings humans rights tic’s Quest by Michael Krasny Monthly, 1st and 3rd Mondays, December 3 and to the forefront in a prayerful way. The entire Food for Thought: Jewish Food Book January’s book: Twelve Steps to a Compas- January 7, 21, 7–8:30 p.m. Ann Arbor Jewish community is welcome. Wednesday, December 12 and January 9, 6 p.m. sionate Life by Karen Armstrong For centuries, women were not encour- December’s book: Miriam’s Kitchen Join Cantor Annie Rose for the fourth season aged to study Torah. Times have changed December Beit Café: by Elizabeth Ehrlich of the spirituality book club! All are welcome and women are encouraged and empowered Adult Education Night January’s book: Tender at the Bone to come to every meeting or on occasion for to study Torah with the same vigor as men. Monday, December 17, 7–9 p.m. by Ruth Reichl specific books of interest. Choose either the day time or evening session. Widely ranging Join in for a unique experience to study and Join TBE for the second Beit Café of 5773. Rabbi Delson and Robin Little will host topics highlight our list of books by: Rabbi discuss what the Torah has to say through the Participants may choose two of four classes a book club all about food on the second Ralph Mecklenburger, Sylvia Boorstein, voices of women. Contact Cantor Annie Rose to attend with a refreshment break around Wednesday of every month. Each month the Karen Armstrong, Harold Kushner, Rodger at cantorannieatgmail.com with questions. 8 p.m. Topics this month include: Rabbi group will read a new book related to food Kamenetz, Abraham Joshua Heschel, Leon- Levy on Engaging Israel: the New Zionist and Judaism, from Jewish authors to ideas ard Felder, Brian Weiss, and Michael Krasny. Basic Judaism with Rabbi Lisa Delson Dynamic, TBE’s Social Action Committee of kashrut and Jewish family food traditions, This book club is for firm believers, non-be- Mondays, December 3, 10, and 17, and on Strengthening Arab/Jewish Relationships ethical eating, health and wellness, and holi- lievers, gentle skeptics, and interested seek- January 7, 14, and 28, 7–8:15 p.m. in Israel, Julie Nagel on Music and Mental day celebrations. The meeting begins at 6 pm ers. For more information, contact Cantor Basic Judaism is a course for those hoping Health from a Jewish Perspective, and Jack but come at 5:30 p.m. and bring dinner for a Rose, cantorannie@gmailcom. . n to learn more about Judaism. This class is for Zaientz on Jewish Music and Jewish Identity chance to schmooze. Contact Rabbi Delson at those born Jewish, studying toward conversion, in the 20th and 21st Centuries. [email protected] with questions. Washtenaw Jewish News A December 2012/January 2013 9 I Congregations

Activities at Beth Israel Congregation in December and January Elliot Sorkin, special to the WJN Ann Arbor to Daugavpils: Family Chanukah celebration with prayers and incorporate activities similar to Ke- ing bags. Volunteers are encouraged to bring hillat Shabbat. The Mini Minyan service is led games, books and DVDs. Online signup is A Family Journey latke dinner by program director Jacob Kander with special available at srv2.bethisrael-aa.org/shelter or Sunday, December 2, 7 p.m. Wednesday, December 12, 6–7 p.m. games and activities led by a team of parent vol- offline through Rebecca Kanner at 994-5717 Rabbi Robert Dobrusin has been ex- Families are invited to spend the fifth night unteers. All parents are welcome to join in this or Diane Wilson (995-5411) to sign-up or ploring his family’s history in Daugavpils, of Hanukkah on Wednesday, December 12 at service along with their children. Mini Minyan for additional information. (D’vinsk) Latvia and recently learned for the Beth Israel for a latke dinner, candle lighting meets at Beth Israel on the second Saturday of first time that members of his family were ceremony, and family celebration. The cost the month downstairs in room 16. Sweatshirt Shabbat with victims of the Holocaust. This past June, he of the family Hanukkah celebration is $7 per Cholent Kiddush went to Latvia to visit the towns his family person, with children under 4 free. Reserva- Kehillat Shabbat Saturday, January 12, 9:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Ser- lived in. On Rosh Hashana, Rabbi Dobrusin tions are requested by Friday, December 7, by Saturday, December 8, January 12, 11 a.m. vice; noon Cholent Kiddush Luncheon described the trip and the lessons he learned contacting the Beth Israel office at 665-9897 Kehillat Shabbat is Beth Israel’s Shabbat from it. In this presentation, he will provide or [email protected]. Payment may Participants are encouraged to wear their morning service for kids in 3rd-5th grade. favorite sweatshirt from camp, college, or some background about his family, explain be made at the door. The family Hanukkah The program is designed for kids to have a how he discovered the information and show celebration is co-sponsored by the Education travel while spending the morning comfort- great Shabbat experience, including a kid able in fleece. The reception following fea- pictures and video from that emotional jour- Department and the Programs Department. friendly service along with games and other ney. Participants will have the opportunity tures a sit down Kiddush of hot and hearty activities each month to help teach about cholents (traditional slowcooked meat and to share their own thoughts about how their House of Israel KaifengóAnnual holidays and Jewish values while building a family stories have impacted them as well. pareve (vegetarian) stews) plus other foods, Chinese Dinner stronger community for the kids in a fun way. prepared by Beth Israel members and Karan Friday, December 21, 6 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat services, Gabe Pachter facilitates a service that is filled Balmer, the Beth Israel Kitchen Coordinator. Human Rights Shabbat 7 p.m. Annual Chinese dinner with student participation in the prayers, in- Friday, December 7, 7:30 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat There is no charge for lunch. Beth Israel offers the opportunity to enjoy teractive discussions, and always ends with Service; 8:15 p.m. Presentation and Oneg Shabbat a Shabbat dinner with a Chinese flavor in its a special snack. Kehillat Shabbat is a great Friday Night Lights Beth Israel Congregation will participate Social Hall. This Chinese dinner features a deli- time once a month for elementary school Friday, January 25, 6 p.m. Family Friendly Kabbalat in the nationwide observance of Human cious meat meal with tofu options for vegetar- students to celebrate Shabbat, to schmooze, Shabbat Service; 7 p.m. Friday Night Lights Dinner Rights Shabbat with an oneg Shabbat and and to learn together. Kehillat Shabbat meets ians (number of vegetarians must be indicated Beth Israel offers a family friendly Shabbat discussion following the Friday evening ser- at Beth Israel on the second Saturday of the on the reservation form). The cost for the an- dairy dinner for $7 per person, with no charge vice. Rabbi Robert Dobrusin, who serves as month downstairs in room 12. nual Chinese dinner is $15 for adults and $8 for children 3 and under. Families and individu- co-chair of Rabbis for Human Rights North for children ages 4–12. Children 3 and under America, will lead a text study and discussion Beth Israel Café als are encouraged to attend the full evening, are free. Reservations can be made by contact- which includes a service and all the traditional on the topic of “Concern for Human Rights ing the Beth Israel office at 665-9897 or office@ Sundays, January 13, 9:30 a.m.–noon as a Reflection of our Jewish Theology: How rituals of the Friday night meal. This month’s bethisrael-aa.org. Reservations are required by Men and women are invited to Beth Is- program will feature a celebration of Tu B’Shvat, the Words of Abraham Joshua Heschel In- Wednesday, December 19. Due to Shabbat, all rael’s Social Hall for a few minutes or the en- spire Us Today.” As a Philosopher and Theo- the Jewish birthday of the trees. Because no pay- fees must be prepaid. tire morning for free coffee and bagels. They ments can be accepted on Shabbat, there must logian dedicated to working for important An annual event, its name is taken from may use their laptops (the entire synagogue causes of social justice, Heschel is a model of be a pre-payment which will confirm the fam- Kaifeng, a city in China with a Jewish com- is wireless) to socialize or to read. The cafe ily’s or individual’s reservation. how one can combine belief in God with a munity that flourished for hundreds of years. is planned and sponsored by the Beth Israel commitment to address significant issues in Kaifeng is known for having the oldest extant Women’s League. Quiz Night the world. This presentation will detail how Jewish community in China, the Kaifeng Jews. January 19, 7 p.m. Heschel’s thoughts have shaped and con- Some have immigrated to Israel in recent years. Overnight Homeless Shelter tinue to influence the Jewish commitment to volunteers needed At Beth Israel’s fifth annual Quiz Night human rights both in the United States and Tot Shabbat people will compete in teams for fabulous Monday, December 24–Monday, December 31 prizes and to earn the coveted title of Quiz in Israel. Saturdays, December 8, December 22, January 12 Beth Israel Congregation participates in Night Champions. The competition includes and 26, 11:15 a.m. Lunch & Learn Series the Shelter Association of Washtenaw Coun- multimedia trivia challenges (on mostly sec- Tot Shabbat is Beth Israel’s Shabbat morn- Wednesday, December 5 and 12, and 19, Noon– ty’s rotating shelter program for one week and ular topics), written puzzles, and friendly ri- ing program for toddlers and preschoolers 1:15 p.m., Garfunkel Schteingart Activities Center hosts up to 30 overflow guests (each night) valries. There will be a dessert break midway along with their families. Tot Shabbat features (2010 Washtenaw Avenue) from the main shelter on 312 West Huron. through the competition. The cost is $10 for singing, dancing, stories, and prayers to cel- Rabbi Robert Dobrusin and Rabbi Kim Beth Israel is responsible for providing 3–4 adults and $5 for high school students. ebrate Shabbat. The wonderful leaders of Tot volunteers staying overnight, and 3–4 drivers Blumenthal lead informal discussions on Shabbat are Peretz Hirshbein on the second World Wide Wrap current topics. Participants are invited to each morning and evening to drive the guests Saturday and Jacob Kander on the fourth Sat- to and from Beth Israel. In the morning the Sunday, February 3, 9:30 a.m. bring a dairy lunch. Beverages and snacks urday of the month. Peretz Hirshbein is the guests are driven to St. Andrew’s Church for The Beth Israel Men’s Club sponsors lo- will be provided. Assistant Director of the Early Childhood the Breakfast Program. cally the “World Wide Wrap.” This program Center at the Jewish Community Center of The men permitted to participate in the is a project of the Federation of Jewish Men’s Shabbat Limmud Greater Ann Arbor and the current Vice presi- program are free of serious substance or psy- Clubs that encourages Jews around the world Saturdays, December 1 and 22, January 12 and 26, dent for Education on the Beth Israel Board of chological issues. The guests share two char- to put on tefillin and pray together. Beth Is- 9–9:45 a.m. Directors. Jacob Kander is Beth Israel’s Pro- acteristics: they have no place to live, and they rael will provide extra sets of tefillin and ex- Rabbi Robert Dobrusin facilitates a dis- gram Director and father of a new baby. do not currently have the resources to secure perienced tefillin teachers will be available to cussion on Parashat HaShavua, the Torah Tot Shabbat meets at Beth Israel downstairs and maintain housing. Many of the Shelter’s assist anyone who would like to participate portion of the week. All are welcome to par- in room 15. Following services, child size tables clients are unable to obtain housing on their in this important mitzvah. ticipate in an informal conversation on the are set out for Tot Shabbat kids and their fami- own because they are facing multiple barri- Beth Israel is known for its post service Torah portion over coffee and cake preced- lies are always invited to stay to enjoy a Kiddush ers that impede their ability to do so. They Polar Bear Tefillin Photo that captures all the ing the Shabbat morning service. lunch with the rest of the congregation. appreciate staying at Beth Israel, as the space tefillin clad participants in the out-of-doors, Mindfulness Meditation Mini Minyan is quieter than the main shelter. regardless of the weather. The overnight shelter is a great way to Following the Shaharit service, partici- Saturday, December 1, 9:30 a.m. Saturday, December 8, January 12, 11:15 a.m. introduce children to the world of mitzvoth pants will enjoy a brunch of bagels, lox, and This session includes instruction on Mini Minyan is Beth Israel’s Shabbat and community service. Older children, sig- coffee. The Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs mindfulness meditation, an opportunity to morning service on the second Saturday each nificant others, non-Beth Israel friends and is an organization of approximately 270 debrief after the meditation, and time the month for all kids in Kindergarten through relatives are all welcome to volunteer. The Conservative/Masorti Jewish men’s groups join the service in the Sanctuary afterwards. 2nd grade. Mini Minyan was designed in 3–4 overnight volunteers split sleep and consisting of 25,000 individuals across North Mindfulness Meditation mirrors Rabbi collaboration with many of the parents from awake times as they decide among them- America and the world. The FJMC involves Abraham Joshua Heschel description of Beth Israel and serves as a bridge for kids selves, each volunteer may get about 4–6 Jewish men in Jewish life by building and Shabbat “where the goal is not to have but to between Tot Shabbat and Kehillat Shabbat. hours of sleep between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m. strengthening Men’s Clubs in the Conserva- be, not to own but to give, not to control but It shares many of the favorite songs and sto- Bedding is provided, but most people feel tive/Masorti Movement. to share, not to subdue but to be in accord.” ries from Tot Shabbat while beginning to teach more comfortable bringing their own sleep- continued on next page 10 Washtenaw Jewish News A December 2012/January 2013 Melave Malka series offered by Dreams from my (fore) father Ann Arbor Orthodox Minyan Rabbi Aharon Goldstein special to the WJN n the Shabbat of December 8 the a Jew works with – physicality and spirituality. Shoshanna Lockshin, special to the WJN Torah reading will be Vayeishev. It However, since both dreams of Pharoah were he Ann Arbor Orthodox Minyan January 12: Marc Bernstein, Israeli Film Obegins with the two dreams of Jo- concerned with only the physical, why did he will sponsor its third annual Melave Marc Bernstein is the coordinator of the seph. The following week we also begin the need two? As Joseph told him, this was to indi- TMalka series, presentations given program in Hebrew and Israeli Culture at Torah reading with two dreams – but these cate the urgency of their fulfillment. on those long winter Saturday nights when Michigan State University. He teaches Hebrew dreams are those of Pharoah. What could be So, as we know, with everything in Torah Shabbat ends early and there is plenty of language and literature as well as courses (in qualitatively differ- there is a lesson to be learned. This story is time for socialization, an interesting talk English) on Israeli culture and society. His re- ent about similar not simply a recounting of events 3,000 years and some comfort food. These events are search interests center around two areas: in the dreams of a Joseph ago in Egypt. It also is a metaphor for a deeper planned for 8 p.m. in the University of Mich- field of modern Hebrew literature, he focuses and Pharoah? message. It contains a lesson in life for us. The igan Hillel lounge on November 17, January on the use made by modern Hebrew authors of Let’s begin with Torah wants us to learn a lesson from Joseph 12, and February 9. Homemade kosher soup, traditional motifs and topoi and the resultant the dreams of Jo- as well as from Pharoah. muffins and drinks will be provided by Chef “conversation” among these writers. In addition seph. There is a Joseph’s dreams show us how a Jew is sup- Emil. Everyone is invited and the events are he works on the transfer of cultural artifacts be- difference between posed to live in this world. Though obviously free of charge. tween Muslim and Jewish societies and the pool the first dream in the physical world, the Jew is, as well, always November 17: Harvey E. Goldberg of traditions surrounding biblical figures who of the sheaves of connected to the spiritual world. Physical “What’s Between Thanksgiving and Pu- appear in both Judaism and Islam. Rabbi Aharon Goldstein wheat and the sec- needs and spiritual needs are necessary occu- rim?: Libyan Jewish History and their Hymns February 9: Paul Schoenfield, Jewish Influ- ond dream of the stars. The dream of the pations of the Jew. The second meaning we of Praise” Twice, in the course of the 18th cen- ences on My Musical Composition stars specifically mentions eleven stars - rep- can glean from this parsha is that a Jew needs tury, Jews in Tripoli (Libya) were threatened Paul Schoenfield is currently professor of resenting the siblings of Joseph – the other to proceed in the correct order. We need to and oppressed by tyrannical rulers. When relief composition at the University of Michigan eleven tribes of Israel. Also mentioned in the finally came, they marked the event by compos- School of Music, Theater and Dance. His mu- dream is the sun and moon – representing ing piyyutim to be recited in the synagogue on sic is widely performed and continues to draw Jacob and Rachel. In both of them it is hinted Physical well-being gives a the anniversary of the salvation. As elsewhere in an ever-expanding group of fans. According that Joseph will ascend to become the leader Jewish history, these occasions were formulated to Juilliard’s Joel Sachs, “He is among those of Egypt and his brothers and parents will Jew the strength to elevate as local expressions of the miracle of Purim. all-too-rare composers whose work combines come to Egypt and bow down to him. Other themselves and other aspects The piyyutim reflect some historical events and exuberance and seriousness, familiarity and than the aforementioned particulars, the also give hints about the place of Jews in Trip- originality, lightness and depth. His work is dreams have the same meaning. of the physical world to a olitan society. inspired by the whole range of musical experi- If we look to the following week’s reading, Currently a fellow with the Frankel Institute at ence, popular styles both American and foreign, Mikeitz, we read about Pharoah’s two dreams higher, spiritual realm. the University of Michigan, Harvey E. Goldberg is vernacular and folk traditions, and the ‘normal’ that also have their own same meaning. Here, Emeritus Sarah Allen Shaine Chair in Sociology historical traditions of cultivated music making, Joseph is the one who interprets Pharoah’s start with the physical and elevate it up to the and Anthropology at the Hebrew University of often treated with sly twists. Above all, he has dreams. Pharoah tells Joseph his dream and spiritual – not the reverse. Our job is to elevate Jerusalem. His work has focused on the cultural achieved the rare fusion of an extremely com- Joseph gives him the interpretation. Why, the physical to the spiritual. These lessons can history of Jews in North Africa, on religious and plex and rigorous compositional mind with an if the meaning of both dreams is the same, be juxtaposed against Pharoah’s dreams to ethnic identities in Israel, and on the interfaces instinct for accessibility and a reveling in sound were two dreams necessary? Joseph states that gain further insight. Firstly, his dreams were between anthropology and Jewish Studies. that sometimes borders on the manic.” n Pharoah’s double dream indicates that God is purely physical in nature. They were conspic- going to hasten the realization of the dreams. uously lacking in any spiritual reference. This That is, the dreams’ prophetic meaning will was indicative of Pharoah’s philosophy of life BIC events, continued from previous page come to pass quickly. The question is why and the Egyptian culture of the time – he lived were Joseph’s dreams also repeated? solely within the realm of the five senses. Sec- As part of the World Wide Wrap pro- Adult Hebrew classes this winter beginning Looking at the two dreams of Joseph, ondly, we see that his life is not going upward, gram this year, the Beth Israel Men’s Club the week of January 8, with various levels of the first dream deals mainly with the physi- but rather it is going downward. He starts out will present the winner of the Middle School difficulty. New students are asked to speak cal world. Sheaves of wheat represent physi- in the animal kingdom and ends up in the, and High School essay contest with a set a with the instructor to determine the best cal sustenance. The second dream deals with lower, vegetable kingdom. This indicates that tefillin, and a $25 gift certificate to the Wom- class for their backgrounds. Please contact the spiritual world. The sun, moon and stars the quality of a life lived solely for physicality en’s League Gift Shop. The topic of the essay Mary at Beth Israel to receive the full bro- represent the spiritual needs of a Jew. The it is to degrade. contest is “What Would Tevye Think of Beth chure at [email protected], or two dreams together indicate, that we all So the lesson we can learn from this is Israel Congregation? call 665-9897. Anyone in the community is have spiritual needs as well as physical needs. that the Jew has the ability to combine the welcome to join these classes. There is a tu- In Pharoah’s dreams, both dreams deal with physical and the spiritual natures of exis- Adult Hebrew classes (winter term) ition fee. Unless otherwise indicated above, the physical world. There is no suggestion tence. True, we live in the physical world and Hebrew 101—Tuesdays at 7:15 p.m.at TBE the classes meet at Beth Israel Congregation. of higher, spiritual meaning in life above the we need to do all those things needed to be beginning January 15 Call 665-9897 or email rabbisoffice@bethis- physical world and its sustenance. We see this physically healthy – eating properly, sleeping rael-aa.org for registration information. Hebrew 102—Sundays at 7 p.m. in the cows and in the sheaves of wheat. He adequately, supporting ourselves financially, The classes are taught by two veteran beginning January 13 first dreams about the cows, representing the etc. These are not only obvious realities of Hebrew instructors, Malli Holoshitz and animal kingdom that is higher than the veg- existence. The Torah tells us that it is our Hebrew 103—Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. at TBE Pauli Weizman. Holoshitz is a native Israeli etable kingdom of the wheat. In the second obligation to be successful in the physical beginning January 16 who has taught Hebrew for many years; she dream he goes lower, from the animal down aspects of living. Nevertheless, we are also is noted for her lively and animated teach- Hebrew 104—Tuesdays at 6:15 p.m. at TBE to the vegetable kingdom. So, not only are commanded not to only be preoccupied ing style. She earned a Ph.D. in Education beginning January 15 both dreams limited to the physical realm, the with the physical aspects of existence. The from the University of Michigan, and is the Biblical Hebrew B-201—Wednesdays at 2 p.m. progression is downward – from the animal to physical is a means to a higher end. It is the Hebrew department head at Frankel Jewish beginning January 16 the vegetable kingdom. Jew’s responsibility to connect this physical Academy of Metro Detroit. Holoshitz also Joseph’s dreams took the opposite pro- existence to God in holiness. These are not Biblical Hebrew B-202—Mondays at 5:15 p.m. teaches at the School of Education at Eastern gression. His dreams began with the physi- a contradiction – if anything, they comple- beginning January 14, Michigan University, as well as at the Univer- cal realm and went up to the higher, spiritual ment each other. If we are happy, satiated, sity of Michigan. Conversational Hebrew C-201—Thursdays at 7 p.m. begin- realm. Once we notice the difference between healthy, etc. in our physical world, we can use Weizman has been teaching Hebrew at ning January 17 Pharoah’s and Joseph’s dreams we can answer that strength to better serve God. Therefore, the University of Michigan since 1987, and Conversational Hebrew C-202—Thursdays at 8 p.m. begin- the question of why Joseph had two dreams. a Jew doesn’t have to be concerned about is the proud recipient of an “Excellence in ning January 17 The answer is that since Joseph’s dreams are whether physical well-being and needs will Education” award by the Department of about the physical and the spiritual, it is im- interfere with spiritual well-being. On the Conversational Hebrew C-203—Mondays at 7 p.m. begin- Near Eastern Studies. She is a native Israeli portant to mention it twice. This is to empha- contrary, physical well-being gives a Jew the ning January 14 and has earned two master’s degrees — one size that a Jewish person’s life consists of the strength to elevate themselves and other as- in Teaching English as a Second Language Conversational Hebrew C-204—Mondays at 8 p.m. begin- physical and the spiritual. Our job is to take the pects of the physical world to a higher, spiri- and the other in social work; she also has a ning January 14 physical and elevate it to the spiritual. That’s tual realm. Indeed, this is our purpose and bachelor’s degree in Hebrew Linguistics.ui- Beth Israel Congregation and TBeth why, in Joseph’s case, it makes sense to have our destiny. n 7yuiiui. n Emeth (TBE) are jointly offering 12-week two dreams – to represent the two worlds that Washtenaw Jewish News A December 2012/January 2013 11 I Youth

What’s your story? Hadar Dohn and Terri Ginsburg, special to the WJN an you help me tell the story?” asked to follow up with the principals of the schools Jennifer, as she put her hand on her by e-mail and phone to help train teachers to Cforehead like a visor. “Help me look use these skills in their classroom. . this way and that way, this way and that way” The Jewish Educators Council of Ann and she turned her head while the children fol- Arbor brings a Federation sponsored Schol- lowed. Scholar-in-residence, Jennifer Rudick ar-in-Residence to the Jewish schools each Zunikoff, shared her vision of our story—a vi- year. Educators have always taken much away sion that asserts that we are all engaged in the from these scholars. This time the children same story, the story of the Jewish people “We and teachers were charged with the respon- are all related because we all have the same sibility of continuing on the tradition of tell- family tree,” Zunikoff said, and went on to ing stories—our stories. The JEC is grateful explain that while our branches are different, to the Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Ar- our roots and trunks are the same. bor for sponsoring this valuable program. To Zunikoff shared her storytelling gift with learn more about Zunikoff, visit her website, students from Beth Israel Congregation, www.jenniferstories.com. n Temple Beth Emeth, Hebrew Day School, the JC.C.’s Early Childhood Center, the Re- constructionist Havurah’s Beit Sefer, and the Jewish Cultural School. Some of the stories she told were very familiar to the children, but there was always a twist. Often the twist was that she chose an interesting or different perspective or narrator. In one story, for ex- Jennifer Rudick Zunikoff at HDS ample, students heard of Avram’s conversa- tion with God from the perspective of Sarai. Sixty educators from the various Ann shared a number of The students heard what she might have been Arbor Jewish Schools attended a workshop techniques and re- thinking as he explained what happened. on using storytelling in the Jewish classroom sources to help with They imagined how she might have felt and where they listened to Zunikoff tell a cap- storytelling. The responded. The stories were a combination tivating story based on short clips of tales various principals of text, rabbinic midrashim, and Zunikoff’s’s from the Torah. Immediately after listening, also met with her in own imagination. The children were intro- Zunikoff had the educators pair up and each a smaller session to duced to a new way of stepping into the sto- person took the role of one of the characters benefit from her wis- ries and seeing them in their minds. in the story. During the workshop Zunikoff dom. Zunikoff plans

12 Washtenaw Jewish News A December 2012/January 2013 Celebrating Don’t want it? Chanukah at ECC Don’t need it? Peretz Hirshbein, special to the WJN Don’t keep it! As the halls of the Jewish Community Cen- ter of Greater Ann Arbor fill with the books of the Jewish Book Fair, and the Jewish calendar turns to the month of Kislev, the children and teachers at the JCC Early Childhood Center Let Encore Sell It For You: start to look forward with great anticipation to Electronics • Musical Instruments the arrival of Hanukkah, the festival of lights. Designer Items • Antiques & Collectibles As the holiday approaches, the ECC fills with Automotive Parts • Sporting Goods the smells, sounds, and sights of Hanukkah. Camera & Audio/Visual Equipment In the weeks leading up to Hanukkah, parents bring Hanukkah menorahs in to share with 1958 South Industrial their children’s classes, teachers use many dif- (in the Colonial Lanes Plaza) 734.761.6187 EncoreOnlineResale.com

Adin Kahan and Anna Schwalb compare Hanukkah menorahs while Adin's mother Emily Meltzer looks on ferent ways to share the Hanukkah story with the children, the sounds of Hanukkah sounds are heard in the hallways, and the smell of fry- ing latkes permeates the whole building. In the preschool-aged classrooms, the story- telling goes even farther, as children master the Hanukkah story by retelling the story them- selves through play-acting. Preschool children act out the story, taking on the roles of Judah Maccabee and his family, cruel King Ahasueros, and his army. The process of acting out the sto- ry drives home the message that it is sometimes necessary to fight for your freedom. As children act out the story, teachers videotape them. Each year these videos are edited together to create a Hanukkah movie!

Molly Greenberg and her mother Laurie celebrate Hanukkah at last year's ECC Hanukkah party This year, the ECC will hold its annual Ha- nukkah party on December 10 from 10 a.m. un- til 12:30 p.m. The festivities will kick off at 10 a.m. in the Early Childhood Center with Hanukkah parties in each classroom. Parents, grandpar- a fundraiser for ents, and SPICE participants are invited to visit the classrooms to take part in games, latkes, and more! At 11:30 a.m. the program will move into the JCC lounges for a Hanukkah sing-along and dancing, as well as a viewing of this year’s Hanuk- kah movie! Then our guests are invited to join us for more latkes for lunch at noon. n For more information, contact the JCC at 971-0990.

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ECC/JCC fundraiser at Barnes and Noble December 2–9 Karen Freedland, special to the WJN The Jewish Community Center of Greater Ann Arbor and the JCC’s Early Childhood Cen- ter will participate in a fundraiser from December 2–9 at the Barnes and Noble bookstore located on Washtenaw Avenue. In order to participate in this week-long fundraiser, partici- pants must present a voucher with a barcode and number. When a voucher from the JCC is given at checkout, 25 percent of all purchases will be donated to the JCC/ECC. Chanukah is right around the corner and Barnes and Noble offers so much more than books. The store has expanded their educational toy and gift sections. On Sunday, December 2, at 1 p.m., the first day of the fundraiser, renowned photographer and author Monte Nagler will be on hand signing books and cal- endars. His Michigan photo book was displayed recently at the JCC Jewish book festival. Nagler was born in Ann Arbor and continues his relationship to the city. To obtain a voucher, go online to the JCC website (www.jccan- narbor.org), pick one up at the JCC or print a voucher online at BN.COM/bookfairs. For more information, call Karen Freedland at 971-0990 or [email protected].

JCC after school programs off to great start Noreen De Young, special to the WJN The Jewish Community Center of Greater Ann Arbor’s after school programs, Kids’ Konnec- tion (KK) and Kids’ Club (KC) are off to a great start this year. Two new staff member have been hired to guide the children through their afternoons. Nina Doigan is a graduate of Eastern Michigan University where she majored in psychol- ogy and minored in drama/theatre for the young. She teaches dance at Ann Arbor Classics and is a coach for the Concordia University Dance Team. Ryan Flaherty is new to Ann Arbor, after moving from the Chicago area where he worked for the Chicago JCC in their after-school program. Flaherty graduated from Northeastern Illinois University with a teaching certificate in secondary English. Having staff with a wealth of experience and a daily schedule will make for a very strong consistent program. While in KK/KC, youngsters have the opportunity to play outdoors, complete their homework, eat healthy snacks, play educational games and have fun with their peers. Plans are in motion to introduce new activities to help children gain leadership and decision making skills. This program is open to all children in grades K–5. Bus transportation is provided from Ann Arbor schools Bryant and Pattengill. Children from the Hebrew Day School are picked up at dismissal time and escorted to the KK/KC program. Transportation can be arranged from other schools for an additional fee. If interested, contact Noreen De Young, Director of Child, Youth and Family Programming at [email protected] or 971-0990.

Shalom Baby program relaunched Noreen De Young, special to the WJN The Jewish Community Center of Greater Ann Arbor is re-launching their Shalom Baby Pro- gram. This program welcomes new parents and their new babies to the Jewish community. Shalom Baby participants will receive a basket of goodies from the JCC, Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor and other local organi- zations and businesses. This program provides growing families with a connection to create lifelong friendships for parents and children, support from caring volunteers and a connection to their Jewish com- munity and heritage. New programs are being developed that will provide opportunities for young families to socialize. Community members are encouraged to contact Noreen De Young, director of Child, Youth and Family Programming, at noreendeyoung@jccfed. Hebrew Day School of Ann Arbor (K-5) org or 971-0990 and let her know of anyone that has a newborn or newly adopted baby. Open House th Sunday, January 13 , 10:30am to 12:00pm Winter camp at the JCC includes lots of field trips RSVP to [email protected] Noreen De Young, special to the WJN While public and private schools are on vacation this win- 2937 Birch Hollow Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 ter, the Jewish Community Center of Greater Ann Arbor’s Youth Department will offer an exciting Winter Camp Pro- (734) 971-4633 gram. Camp will take place December 26–28 and January 2–4 from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the JCC. Activities being planned include field trips to Rolling Hills County Park, HDS – Where You Want to Be! swimming at the Saline Recreation Center, and a visit to the Teddy Bear Factory. A Pioneer Day, a Health and Fit- ness Fun Day and a visit from Leslie Science Center will all be part of the Winter Camp program. Program details can be found www.jccannarbor.org or contact Noreen De Young, director of Child, Youth and Family Programming, at [email protected] or 971-0990.

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Bringing light into the dark Rabbi Robert Dobrusin, special to the WJN ere’s an easy question: why do we burned a full day long. own. But this is really not the first question But, we still haven’t answered the question as light candles for eight nights dur- Others insisted, along the same lines, that that we should ask. The first question should to why we celebrate Chanukah with lights. While Hing Hanukkah? Actually, the ques- the Maccabees divided the oil into eight parts be: why do we celebrate Chanukah for eight the story of the little jar of oil is well known, it tion is a lot more difficult than it seems. knowing that it took eight days to produce days at all? doesn’t appear until quite a few centuries after There are three aspects to this question new pure olive oil. According to this answer, The answer most of us have been taught, the Chanukah story. According to the Talmud, that deserve consideration. First, why do we they lit one-eighth each day, expecting God that the oil burned for eight days, is really not the original custom relating to lighting lights on light candles at all? to perform a miracle and make each bit of oil the original answer to the question. In the book Chanukah was that one was lit each day in the Second, why do we burn for a full day. That answer is rejected by of Maccabees, in the Apocrypha, the story is told home. Those who lit more than one candle did light them for eight those who claim, in accordance with Jewish that when the victorious Maccabees came back so, says the Talmud, to embellish the original tra- days? Third, why tradition, that you don’t depend on a mira- to Jerusalem they realized that they had missed dition. Clearly then, there must have been some don’t we light them cle-taking place. celebrating the holiday of Sukkot because they other reason for this action other than to com- for seven days? Finally, there is the opinion that the had been fighting the war. So, they took palm memorate the eight days that the oil burned. Let’s start with eighth candle is actu- branches and etrogs and It is here that we should take a step back the last question. If ally lit for the miracle of celebrated Sukkot two and remind ourselves what time of year Cha- we light candles for the Maccabees’ victory. months late. Sukkot is, of nukah comes. So many faiths and cultures eight days because From this perspective, course, an eight-day holi- light lights near the Solstice to brighten the Rabbi Robert Dobrusin the little jug had both the military and day. So, they celebrated for darkest time of the year. The Talmud itself only enough oil to burn for one day (as the spiritual aspects of the eight days. And the deci- records a legend that Adam was the first to Talmudic text insists), then the “miracle of holiday are important; sion was made that a fes- do this when the days were shorter, and con- the oil” was only a seven-day miracle. So, why but clearly, the spiri- tival would be celebrated cludes that others light candles for their own do we light an eighth candle? tual is given precedence every year at that time, reasons, we do so for our reasons. Believe it or not, many famous rabbis since only one candle is and that while it would This is a truly marvelous perspective. grappled with this question with great seri- designated for the mili- not contain the symbols It is a natural desire to bring light to dark ousness and their answers are instructive. tary struggle. of Sukkot, it would be cel- days. We do so along with so many in our Some said that since God does not cre- These answers are ebrated for eight days just world. But we make sure to let the lighting of ate miracles except through natural means, very interesting, and like the Maccabees cel- the candles reflect something greater: faith, a little of the oil had to burn up each day; so you can choose your ebrated the harvest festival dedication and courage, the messages of the a miracle took place each day, as a bit of oil favorite or write your when the war was won. Chanukah story. n

Shining a new light on the Jewish response to Christmas By Penny Schwartz BOSTON (JTA)—From Kung Pao kosher In the 1990s, comedian Lisa Geduldig hosted Davis Jr. and Benny Goodman. A 31-page booklet of 30, became known in the U.S. as the greatest comedy to a swinging Mardi Gras version of the first Kung Pao Kosher Comedy evening of of liner notes is a fascinating read of short essays, cantor of his time. the “Dreidel” song, two new Chanukah season Jewish stand-up comedy in a San Francisco Chi- notes on the songs and colorful reproductions A Yiddish song about the Chanukah oil that releases explore the intriguing, delightful and nese restaurant on Christmas. Two decades later of old Chanukah recordings. The project started burned for eight days, “Yevonim” opens with a sometimes perplexing ways in which American the event is still going strong and being replicated as an effort to present a historical survey of Cha- chorus of women followed by Rosenblatt’s huge, Jews have responded to Christmas. in cities across America. nukah music, according to David Katznelson, a haunting rich tenor full of color and warmth. In a book and an audio CD compilation, the On a more serious note, Plaut reveals a long veteran record producer who is one of the four Many will be surprised by Guthrie’s upbeat holiday season known as the “December dilemma” history of Jewish volunteerism on Christmas, principals of the Idelsohn Society. Other mem- version of “Hanukkah Dance,” part of his 1940s is seen and heard in a new light. An added bonus: serving the needy and working shifts for non- bers of the core group include Roger Bennett, collection of Jewish songs made for Moses Asch, the covers of both are enticing and entertaining. Jewish co-workers, allowing them to spend the Courtney Holt and Josh Kun. founder of Folkways Records. In the book A Kosher Christmas (Rutgers Uni- day with family and friends. Plaut also covers As their search deepened, they found note- “He can take anything and make it American,” versity Press, $22.95) subtitled “‘Tis the Season to the challenges faced by intermarried families at worthy Chanukah recordings, Katznelson recalls, Katznelson says of the late folk legend, whose cen- be Jewish,” Joshua Eli Plaut offers a richly detailed, Chanukah and Christmas. He addresses as well some by well-known performers, others by little- tennial birthday this year is being marked by per- page-turning read that draws on historical docu- the subject of public displays of religious symbols, known singers and educators. But the group was formances of his music across the country. ments and ethnographic research sprinkled with with Jews on both sides of the issue. most struck by the abundance of Christmas mu- Sure to be a party favorite is the version of often humorous images and photos. Jonathan Sarna, the American Jewish histo- sic by Jewish composers and performers. “Dreidel” performed live by Jeremiah Lockwood, In his introduction Plaut, a rabbi and scholar, rian who wrote the foreword, cautions that the “The biggest Jewish names in music have at Ethan Miller and Luther Dickinson. The song was admits to a lifelong fascination with Christmas. book should not be read merely as a story of as- least one Christmas recording in their catalog,” recorded live at a pop-up Chanukah record store The son of a rabbi, he recalls as a young child similation. In a phone conversation with JTA, the they write in the liner notes. concert hosted last year in San Francisco by the growing up on Long Island in the 1960s that his prominent Brandeis University professor argues The group shifted the lens of their project to Idelsohn Society. mother dutifully took him to sit on Santa’s lap ev- that if that were the case, the book would be about tell the full story “of how American Jews used mu- At the end of the song, the trio takes off into ery December. “She was never worried about any how Jews observe Christmas. sic to negotiate their place in American national the New Orleans classic “Iko Iko,” sung to the tune influence on me as a child because my family was Rather, Plaut chronicles how Jews demon- culture,” according to the liner notes. “This was an of “Dreidel.” The tune no doubt will get listeners secure in its Jewish identity,” he writes. strate their Jewish identity through alternative amazing way to look at Jewish identity in the 20th off the couch, singing and dancing. Plaut paints a historical portrait of the shifts in ways of acting on Christmas that show them to be century, through a combination of the history of On the Christmas CD, Katznelson is most American Jewish attitudes toward Christmas— Jewish and American. Most significant, Sarna as- Chanukah recordings side by side with Jews per- drawn to Bikel’s little-known 1967 recording of the only American holiday founded on religion, serts, “A Kosher Christmas” is important because forming Christmas songs,” Katznelson affirms. “Sweetest Dreams Be Thine.” Bikel, the beloved he notes. Jews have employed “a multitude of it portrays how two religions are transformed by Some of the earliest Chanukah recordings Jewish folk singer and actor, performs the Christ- strategies to face the particular challenges of the knowledge of the other. appear in the 1920s and 1930s. By then, what mas song moving between Hebrew and English. Christmas and to overcome feelings of exclusion The CD, Twas the Night Before Hanukkah had been a minor Jewish holiday through the “It’s the quintessential track of the whole com- and isolation,” he writes, adding that Jews actually ($15.99) is a lively and inspiring music collection later years of the 19th century had been trans- pilation,” Katznelson says. “It’s just Chanukah and have played a crucial role in popularizing Christ- gathered by the Idelsohn Society, a nonprofit vol- formed into a major celebration that was pro- Christmas, side by side, a perfect mishmosh.” mas by composing many of the country’s most unteer organization that aims to celebrate a Jew- moted by Jewish religious leaders and embraced Katznelson says the society hopes the music beloved holiday songs. ish musical heritage that may be lost to history. by American Jewry. conveys a deeper sense of Jewish history while Plaut treats readers to a chapter on the pop- The two-CD set includes 17 tracks for Cha- The emergence of Chanukah recordings par- raising questions that provoke conversation about ular Jewish custom of eating Chinese food on nukah and Christmas—some familiar and others allels that transformation, Katznelson suggests. the meaning of the holiday music. Christmas, a tradition that surprisingly dates that are lesser known. Performers on the Chanu- In the postwar 1950s, in addition to traditional Some may hear familiar songs in a new per- back more than a century to Eastern European kah disc include Woody Guthrie, Cantor Yossele songs, livelier recordings targeted children. spective, he says. immigrants on the Lower East Side of New York. Rosenblatt, Flory Jagoda, Mickey Katz, the Klez- On the Chanukah recording, Katznelson “This is music that is usually in the back- One photo shows a sign in a Chinese restaurant matics and Debbie Friedman. Among the voices points to “Yevonim” (The Greeks) by Rosenblatt ground,” Katznelson says. “We’re bringing it to window that thanks the Jewish people for their that croon and swing on the Christmas disc are as the showstopper. Rosenblatt, a Ukraine native the foreground.” n patronage during Christmas. The Ramones, Theo Bikel, Dinah Shore, Sammy who immigrated to New York in 1912 at the age

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Oh, it’s frying time again–but it doesn’t have to be By Chavie Lieber NEW YORK (JTA) — Gone are the days when Lokshin says that when serving toppings the Chanukah holiday meant an eight-day to go with latkes, reduced-fat sour cream binge fest of all things fried. and unsweeted applesauce are the best op- The Festival of Lights, which commemo- tions. And since no one wants to feel deprived rates the Maccabean revolt against the Greeks, around the holidays, she suggests picking one has a longstanding tradition of oily foods night to indulge. such as latkes and donuts in remembrance “It’s better to designate which night of of the miracle of the temple oil, which lasted the holiday you will enjoy latkes and donuts, eight days instead of the expected one. But and stick to your regular eating routine on for some, the holiday has become an excuse the other nights,” Lokshin said. “Otherwise, to inhale fried potato pancakes and custard- you’re picking at a donut here and a latke filled pastry. there, and over an eight-day period you will “People have a misconception of the tradi- probably consume more than you hoped you tion to fry on Chanukah,” Yosef Silver, the au- had and it will throw off your eating routine thor of the popular blog This American Bite, in the long run. told JTA. “The concept is to remember the Below are a couple of healthier latkes recipes. oil, but that doesn’t necessarily mean frying. We’ve gotten so wrapped up with frying, but there are ways to make Chanukah food, like Roasted Gingered Carrot Latkes latkes, just using oil.” Recipe from Shaya Klechevsky These days, with everyone from the first 6 cups coarsely grated peeled carrots lady on down drawing attention to our wid- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour ening waistlines, Jewish foodies have plenty 3 tablespoons whole wheat flour 1 of options for consuming traditional holiday 1 /2 teaspoons salt 3 fare without packing on the pounds. /4 teaspoon baking powder 1 Silver was raised on the old way — frying /2 teaspoon ground black pepper everything. But now he prefers to bake latkes 7 teaspoons finely grated peeled fresh ginger rather than fry them. 3 large eggs, beaten to blend “If you prefer to use the traditional potato Blended olive oil (for frying) latke recipe, the best way to make it healthy would be to pan fry it with an oil substitute Preheat oven to 425°. Line a baking sheet with like Pam,” Silver said. “If you want to incor- foil and spray with olive oil, or take a pastry porate oil, add only a tablespoon and lightly brush dipped in olive oil and lightly coat the pan-fry it.” foil. Place grated carrots in a large bowl; press For those who prefer a fried taste, Silver with paper towels to absorb any moisture. In Come with us to suggests swapping potatoes for healthier veg- another bowl, combine flours, salt, baking etables that provide vitamins and nutrition as powder and pepper, and blend together. Add opposed to starch. carrots, ginger and eggs to the flour mixture “My favorite latke variety to make is my and combine. Mixture shouldn’t be too wet or variation using rutabaga and turnip,” Silver too dry. When forming patties, the mixture said. “Rutabaga is a starchy vegetable, but it’s should stick to itself and not come apart. If it’s too wet, add a little bit more flour; if October 15-25, 2013 not actually a carb. It gives a similar consis- tency to potatoes and is delicious.” it’s too dry, add more beaten egg. Allow to Have an artisan food maker share Shaya Klechevsky, a personal chef from stand for 10–12 minutes for ingredients to their passion and traditions, Brooklyn who writes the kosher cuisine blog absorb into each other. Place patties, about eat the food you only read At Your Palate, says there are ways to make 3 ½–inch rounds, onto the greased baking about in culinary journals, and healthier donuts, or sufganiyot — also a tra- sheet. Leave a little room around each one. explore the influence of Jewish ditional Chanukah food though one gener- Place tray into middle rack of oven and roast food on Hungarian cuisine. ally more popular in Israel than the United for 10–12 minutes per side, or until golden Space is very limited, brown. Makes about 15 latkes. sign up today at States. But Klechevsky warns about playing zingermansfoodtours.com too much with recipes. “When making the batter, you can use a lit- Rutabaga and Turnip Latke tle bit of whole wheat if you want to veer away recipe from Yosef Silver from white flour, but you need to be careful 2 rutabaga, shredded because too much whole wheat will turn your 2 turnips, shredded donuts into bricks,” Klechevsky said. “You can 1 large onion, shredded also substitute sugar with honey.” 1 egg, plus one egg white Rather than altering the recipe for the 1 /2 teaspoon of garlic powder dough, Klechevsky says the best way to make 1/4 teaspoon salt healthy donuts is to use healthy fillings, like 1/2teaspoon of freshly ground black sugar-free jams, nuts, fruit and granola. pepper “The best option is to bake donuts rather Preheat the oven to 375°. Mix all the ingre- than fry them,” Klechevsky said. “The taste won’t dients, then shape the latkes so they are ap- be the same, but it will be close. You can buy little proximately the size of your palm and about DECEMBER 8TH ONLY! round molds and fill them with batter.” 1/4-inch thick. Grease a cookie sheet with Fresh doughnuts with sweet fillings for Chanukah (rich Erica Lokshin, a wellness dietitian at Sloan chocolate pudding, red raspberry, sweetened ricotta olive oil if you want to keep with tradition, Kettering Cancer Center in New York, points or substitute coconut oil for a lighter alter- cheese, or apricot preserves). out that baked donuts have half the calories Call us to reserve yours today 734.761.2095. native. Place the latkes on the cookie sheet and one-third the fat of fried. with space between them. Once the oven has “Chanukah foods loaded in oil are high in heated, bake the latkes until golden brown. cholesterol, which can be really bad for your Zingerman’s Bakehouse • 3711 Plaza Drive, Ann Arbor heart, and eating them for eight says straight www.zingermansbakehouse.com increases risks,” Lokshin said.

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Jewish pot activist Mason Tvert hits new high with marijuana legalization vote By Ben Harris NEW YORK (JTA)—Say what you will about dictional investigation into marijuana use. “It was said Steve Fox, the president of SAFER and the in California, requires the state to design a tight Mason Tvert, the Jewish activist behind the mari- really just a shakedown, more or less,” Tvert said. director of government relations for the Mari- regulatory regime. juana legalization campaign that passed in Colo- “They start with college kids who probably have a juana Policy Project, which provided about 90 The legalization campaign in Colorado no rado, the man clearly has a sense of humor. lot to lose. They work their way up from there.” percent of the funds for the $2.2 million Colo- doubt benefited from a sea change in American Some years ago, in his efforts to persuade the Tvert likes to compare that to an earlier inci- rado campaign. “He’s just been brilliant in terms attitudes toward the drug. A 1969 Gallup poll public that marijuana is far less of a health men- dent in which, taken unconscious to the hospital of being on message at all times, developing re- found that 84 percent of Americans opposed le- ace than alcohol, Tvert famously challenged both to have his stomach pumped after excessive alco- lationships with the media so they trust him and galization; by last year the number was down to the mayor of Denver and the heir to the Coors hol consumption, he was later released without are willing to come out when he’s doing some 46 percent, with 50 percent favoring legalization. brewing fortune to a sort of intoxication duel: any questioning from the police—despite being sort of event. And just the body of communi- It’s unclear exactly what happens next for Tvert Tvert would smoke pot while the others drank, under age. The discrepancy informs one of the cations skills were just excellent for this. That’s and the wider marijuana legalization campaign. and they would see who dropped dead first. pro-legalization campaign’s most frequent talk- really where he’s excelled.” Washington could justify a crackdown under the Neither man took up Tvert on his offer. But ing points: They say marijuana is far less dan- As the campaign moved to the state level, ad- doctrine of federal supremacy, but it’s still unclear after Colorado voters on Nov. 6 adopted a newly gerous than alcohol, which itself was once the vocates buttoned up their image somewhat, at- how the administration will react to the new laws in permissive approach to marijuana following a target of a costly and failed effort at prohibition, tracting some high-profile support in the process. Colorado and Washington. After years of looking campaign for which the 30-year-old was the pub- and should be regulated as such. Critics counter Former Republican congressman Tom Tancredo, the other way at the budding medical marijuana lic face and a leading strategist, Tvert’s tomfoolery that marijuana is a dangerous and addictive drug who is best known for his staunch opposition to industry in California, the Justice Department last is no longer just a laughing matter. The measure, whose legalization would legitimate its use by the immigration, endorsed the initiative. Actress Su- year cracked down on pot shops in the state. But it and a similar one adopted last week in Washing- young and lead to a range of social ills. san Sarandon recorded a robocall targeting Colo- may not have the same incentive to repeat that in ton state, is a watershed, permitting residents over After graduation, Tvert moved to Colorado rado voters. Singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge Colorado, marijuana activists say. 21 to possess up to an ounce of marijuana and to and co-founded SAFER, a small group that raised did a radio spot. “There’s no need for a knee-jerk federal re- grow up to six plants for recreational use. just $132,000 in 2010 and shares office space with The group also upgraded its message from one sponse,” said Ethan Nadelmann, executive di- Though somewhat overlooked amid the ca- Colorado’s Jewish newspaper, the Intermountain that emphasizes marijuana as a safer alternative to rector of the Drug Policy Alliance in New York cophony of a hard-fought presidential campaign, Jewish News. He was instrumental in two earlier alcohol to one that emphasizes the potential tax and one of the country’s top marijuana activists. the new laws in Colorado and Washington are legalization efforts in Colorado: the 2005 adop- revenues of regulated marijuana, misplaced law “There is ample time for rational discussion of unprecedented. tion of the Denver Alcohol-Marijuana Equaliza- enforcement priorities and overcrowded pris- how state regulatory authorities will accommo- Colorado’s Amendment 64: The Regulate tion Initiative, which permitted the possession of ons. Amendment 64 specifically requires the first date federal concerns.” Marijuana Like Alcohol Act of 2012 is more lib- marijuana in Denver, and a 2007 measure that $40 million in marijuana tax revenues be used Besides, Nadelmann added, “Colorado is an eral than even the Netherlands’ famously permis- required officials to make marijuana offenses the to support capital funding for Colorado schools important swing state. Why make enemies un- sive drug laws, which still consider pot possession city’s “lowest law enforcement priority.” State law and, unlike a similar but failed attempt in 2010 necessarily?” n a misdemeanor. The new law goes well beyond remained unchanged, however, and thousands the medical marijuana provisions now on the of Coloradans still were being arrested each year Recipe for Happy Chulent 2 sweet potatoes books in 18 states that permit use of the drug for possession of marijuana. 1 cup barley with a doctor’s permission, and directly challeng- Tvert persevered, developing a reputation as By Chavie Lieber 1 can baked beans es federal authority, which still considers canna- someone with a knack for media stunts. NEW YORK (JTA)—Now that the states of 2 teaspoons salt bis a Schedule I controlled substance along with In 2008, after a rash of alcohol-related distur- Colorado and Washington have legalized the 1 tablespoon paprika heroin and LSD. bances at Denver’s airport, Tvert called a news recreational use and commercial sale of mari- 3 tablespoons Frank’s hot sauce 1 “We have forced a major international, let conference to urge authorities to allow marijuana juana for its residents 21 years or older, there /4 cup ketchup alone national, discussion on this issue,” Tvert, in the airport’s smoking lounge to cut down on are all sorts of way to get creative in incorpo- 1 piece flanken with bones the executive director of Safer Alternative for En- traveler stress. Two years earlier he had a billboard rating the new legal substance with Jewish ed- 2 cups water Heat oil over low flame. Grind marijuana joyable Recreation, or SAFER, told JTA. “And I erected near a speech by the visiting White House ibles. Here’s a recipe for Happy Chulent that by sprinkling with hand or by using grinder. truly believe the more people talk about this issue drug czar, John Walters, that quoted Walters say- one seasoned “cook” shared with the JTA -- he Add to oil, keep on low flame for 20 minutes guarantees it will uplift your Shabbat spirits. amongst each other, the quicker we’re going to see ing that marijuana is the safest drug around. Tvert or until weed turns light brown. Pour con- broader change in how our country and our state has called the state’s governor—an owner of a tent through sifter, throw out weed residue, and our world treats marijuana.” popular Denver brew pub—a “drug dealer” whose Happy Chulent 1 and pour oil into bottom of crock pot, put Tvert grew up in a Jewish family in Scottsdale, product just happened to be legal. In another 3 /2 grams dried marijuana 1/2 cup olive oil on high high setting. Saute onion into oil, Ariz., and attended the University of Richmond. Tvert billboard, a woman in a marijuana-colored 1 onion add rest of ingredients, cook on low setting His consciousness around marijuana reform was bikini appeared above the caption “Marijuana: 3 cloves fresh garlic overnight. Serves 8–10; side effects will take galvanized in college when, for reasons he claims No hangovers, no violence, no carbs!” 3 potatoes 20–30 minutes to kick in if served hot. not to know, he was subpoenaed in a multijuris- “He is just almost a media force of nature,” Op-Ed: The ‘four C’s’ in appraising the community’s approach to the disabled By Steven A. Rakitt WASHINGTON (JTA)—Many years ago, when munity—our hidden jewels—who are disabled: are feeling disenfranchised from the Jewish dations interested in this issue. It’s our job to I bought an engagement ring for my wife, I Culture: We must endeavor to create a cul- community, then nothing less than top-quality bring them to the table. learned about the four C’s in appraising and ture of openness and welcoming throughout programming and services will do. In Washington, we will redouble our efforts purchasing diamonds. Last week I learned about our communities, from newcomers to interfaith Collaboration: No agency or synagogue is an to make our community even more welcoming other precious jewels in our community and families to those with special needs. An open tent island. Together we can create a welcome com- to those with disabilities. The Jewish Federation participated with more than 100 others from is good, but not sufficient; an extended hand is munity with seamless “handoffs” for our clients. of Greater Washington will convene local activists across the United States in a groundbreaking a must. Statistics indicate that one of every five People with disabilities want and need services, who participated in the conference to “download” disability inclusion conference sponsored by the Americans has some sort of disability. We can- and at various life stages. Together we can create reflections and ideas, then invite stakeholders for a Jewish Federations of North America. not afford to write off this huge segment of our robust points of entry and exciting opportuni- broader conversation about how we can be more Held immediately following JFNA’s General population and their families. To have an honest ties throughout the communal structure. responsive to community needs. Assembly in Baltimore, the conference was titled conversation about enhancing services and en- Cost: Several conference speakers pointed The four C’s of disability inclusion is a simple “Opening Abraham’s Tent: The Disability Inclu- sure that those with special needs are included out that being welcoming does not have to cost approach, even simplistic. But if we successfully sion Initiative.” It was an extraordinary gathering, in Jewish life, we must reinforce the importance much, if anything. There are many things we can create a meaningful and embracing culture, de- bursting with inspiring moments and “tachlitic” of creating a communal culture of respect, dig- do to welcome, embrace, serve and engage those liver competence in a coordinated manner and how-tos. The room was filled with passionate, nity and participation. We must do more than with special needs that don’t impact agency or redouble our efforts to secure additional fund- caring and dedicated volunteers and profession- welcome. We must sustain high-quality services synagogue budgets. Other initiatives, however, ing to support this holy work, I believe our tent als seeking to share, learn and package the values and care for the long term. have a significant price tag. As a community, we will be more than open. It will reflect the teach- to take home. It is indeed the manifestation of Competence: This requires focus, training must be willing to state the case and make the ings of Abraham by welcoming and embracing Jewish values to welcome and embrace our most and a commitment to competence in service argument that the cost of NOT engaging this our community’s angels. n vulnerable community members. delivery. The Jewish community provides many precious population and their families is greater Steven A. Rakitt is the executive vice president and Just as the diamond industry has its four C’s, I high-quality services for its disabled, and many than the cost of any programs we initiate. We CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Washing- believe there are also four C’s in appraising our col- people are well meaning. If we are to successfully cannot be naive about the potential costs, but ton, D.C. lective approach to precious members of our com- serve those with special needs, many of whom nearly every community has donors and foun- Washtenaw Jewish News A December 2012/January 2013 17 I Washington D.C.

At the behest of Jewish groups, Congress set to rid Russia of Jackson-Vanik restraints By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) -- At the behest of lead- organizational push for its removal. fairs Committee; the Anti-Defamation League; taliation,” said Leon Aron, the director of Russian ing U.S. Jewish groups, Congress is set to free “Yes, it became a broad human rights sym- the American Jewish Committee; the Anti- studies at the American Enterprise Institute. Russia from the Jackson-Vanik restrictions, bol, but it was passed to get Soviet Jews out. It Defamation League; the Jewish Federations of The Obama administration has long argued the Soviet-era law aimed at exerting pressure on succeeded, and now we should find out new North America; B’nai B’rith International; the for graduating Russia out of Jackson-Vanik, Russia to loosen its emigration restrictions. ways to deal with new problems,” he said. Jewish Council for Public Affairs; and the Con- part of its bid to “reset” relations with the coun- But that doesn’t mean the Putin administra- The timing of the new law is awkward as ference of Presidents of Major American Jewish try and cajole it into cooperation, for instance tion is off the hook for human rights abuses. Jew- repressions under President Vladimir Putin’s Organizations. in isolating Iran. On Wednesday, the office of ish groups are championing a new measure that leadership reportedly have intensified in recent “Our support for Russia’s graduation from Management and Budget said it “strongly sup- imposes sanctions on Russians suspected of in- years. Concerns that Putin not be given a free Jackson-Vanik does not vitiate our continuing ported” the proposed legislation while adding volvement with extrajudicial killings and torture. ride led congressional lawmakers to incorporate concern with the progress of human rights in that it “intends to continue working with the The U.S. House of Representatives is set to sanctions into the bill named for Sergei Mag- Russia,” their letter said. “We believe that the Congress to support those seeking a free and vote Friday to graduate Russia from the 1974 nitsky, a whistleblower who was imprisoned United States has the appropriate means to deal democratic future for Russia.” law named for the late Sen. Henry Jackson after exposing massive fraud by government of- with these concerns.” Jackson-Vanik, though tailored to facilitate (D-Wash.) and Rep. Charlie Vanik (D-Ohio), ficials in 2008. He died in custody in 2009. The ADL’s national director, Abraham Fox- the emigration of Jews from the Soviet Union, which conditioned trade on freedom of emi- The Magnitsky piece has irked Russian au- man, said leaving Jackson-Vanik in place would was written in such broad strokes that it was gration. The bill also includes new provisions thorities, with the government-run Voice of redound on the Jews.“I’m not saying there eventually applied to other countries. Among that restrict travel and freeze the assets of Rus- Russia on Tuesday calling the sanctions “super- shouldn’t be efforts for human rights, but don’t those still subject to its restrictions are North sians suspected of human rights abuses. fluous” and predicting they may invite retalia- use this vehicle because it will forever be tied to Korea and Cuba. China and Vietnam also have A letter to Congress in June from eight Jew- tory measures. Jewish advocacy,” he told JTA. been its targets in the past. ish groups was seen as key to advancing the Levin said that Jewish organizations in Rus- The main force to graduate Russia from The Magnitsky sanctions in the House ver- legislation, which is likely to be considered by sia oppose including the Magnitsky sanctions Jackson-Vanik has been the business com- sion of the proposed bill are narrowly tailored the Senate after Thanksgiving. The bill has bi- in the proposed legislation. U.S. Jewish groups munity. Levin said he has worked closely with to target Russian abuses. The Senate version is partisan support and is expected to pass and be support their inclusion as a way to make Russia the Coalition for U.S.-Russia Trade. Removing broader and would apply the same sanctions to signed by President Obama. accountable for human rights abuses. Russia from Jackson-Vanik became urgent in abusers in other countries. “Our argument was and is that the amend- “By graduating Russia, we demonstrate to the August, when the country was accepted into the A broader application would be welcome, ment was intended to gain the freedom of Soviet Russians we can recognize progress when it occurs,” World Trade Organization, enabling it to take le- said Ilan Berman, the vice president of the con- Jews and it’s accomplished that 10 times over,” Levin said. “Recognizing that progress doesn’t alle- gal steps to retaliate against the United States for servative American Foreign Policy Council.“The said Mark Levin, the executive director of NCSJ: viate our concerns about other issues.” trade restrictions mandated by Jackson-Vanik. Senate version talks about individuals, but it Advocates on behalf of Jews in Russia, Ukraine, Signing the June letter in addition to NCSJ “The key legal issue here is that Russia has also is a jumping-off spot,” he said. ”It’s a tool the Baltic States & Eurasia, which originally lob- (formerly known as the National Council on So- joined WTO, and if we do not repeal Jackson- box that you can use in other situations.” n bied for Jackson-Vanik and has led the Jewish viet Jewry) were the American Israel Public Af- Vanik, then U.S. businesses are vulnerable to re-

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In mixed election for Jewish Congressional candidates, Democrats outpace Republicans Sean Savage/JNS.org ov. 6 was a mixed night for Jews vy- Earlier this year, Pascrell also beat Jewish Con- was the battle between U.S. Rep. Howard Ber- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Meanwhile, ing for a seat in the 113th Congress, gressman Steve Rothman in a bitter Democratic man and U.S. Rep. Brad Sherman in California. Las Vegas casino magnate and Jewish billionaire Nas redistricting played a role in several primary battle after the two long-term incum- Forced to faceoff due to redistricting, Berman donor Sheldon Adelson spent more than $4 mil- key Jewish races. Jewish Democrats had varied bents were forced into the same district. In both was soundly defeated by Sherman after a long lion to defeat Berkley. success, while Jewish Republicans failed in their New Jersey’s two Jewish Democrats failed in bid to join U.S. Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) as the their bids to defeat incumbents. In New Jersey’s lone Jewish Republican in both houses. How- 5th district, Republican U.S. Rep. Scott Garrett ever, with five Jewish lawmakers retiring, overall fended off a challenge from Teaneck’s Democratic Jewish numbers declined. deputy mayor Adam Gussen. In New Jersey’s 3rd The biggest disappointments for Jewish Re- district, former Philadelphia Eagles football star publicans came in New York, Florida, Ohio and U.S. Rep. John Runyan beat Democrat Shelley New Jersey. In New York’s 1st district, U.S. Rep. Adler in the state’s most expensive race. Mean- Tim Bishop beat out Long Island businessman while, three Jewish Senators all won easy reelec- Randy Altschuler in a rematch of the 2010 race. tion—U.S. Sens. Diane Feinstein (D-CA), Ben In Florida, Democrat Lois Frankel defeated Re- Lois Frankel Shmuley Boteach Alan Grayson Brad Sherman Cardin (D-MD) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT). publican Adam Hasner in a race that featured However, with a large amount of Jewish law- two Jewish candidates. races, Rothman and Boteach questioned Pas- and bitter race that at one point became physical makers all retiring—U.S. Sens. Joe Lieberman In Ohio, Jewish Republicans saw State Trea- crell’s pro-Israel credentials. during a debate. (I-CT) and Herb Kohl (D-WI), and U.S. Reps. surer Josh Mandel’s bid to overtake U.S. Sen. Meanwhile, Jewish Democrats had mixed But it wasn’t all good news for Jewish Demo- Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Barney Frank (D- Sherrod Brown fail. More than $22 million was success in their bids for Congress. In Florida, fi- crats. In Nevada, U.S. Rep. Shelley Berkley failed MA) and Bob Filner (D-CA)—overall Jewish contributed in outside spending in support of ery liberal politician Alan Grayson will return to to defeat U.S. Sen. Dean Heller, who was ap- numbers declined in both houses. Mandel, an Iraq War veteran. Analysts suspect the House after defeating Republican Todd Long pointed to the Senate seat after the resignation But despite the decline, Jews still wield con- that Mandel’s loss may be attributed to his op- in a newly created district. Democrats Brad of John Ensign over ethics violations. The Ne- siderable strength in proportion to their percent- position to the auto bailout. Schneider in Chicago, Alan Lowenthal in Cali- vada race was hotly contested. Berkley, a seven- age of the nation’s overall population, holding 10 In New Jersey’s 9th district, incumbent U.S. fornia and U.S. Rep. David Cicilline in Rhode term congresswoman from Las Vegas, had been percent of the Senate and 5 percent of the House Rep. Bill Pascrell soundly defeated Republican Island all won. dogged for months over a House ethics inves- of Representatives, but only around 2 percent of hopeful and celebrity rabbi Shmuley Boteach. The most dramatic Jewish Democratic race tigation, but received substantial support from the population. n

Weeks after Sandy, enormity of human and economic costs are becoming clearer By Chavie Lieber NEW YORK (JTA)—Kenny Vance’s multimil- the West End Temple in Neponsit, a neighbor- more than 600 people were made homeless. of all the local federations, has raised about $3 lion-dollar beach house has stood proudly on hood just west of Belle Harbor on the Rockaway Three weeks later, city shelters are closed, million for hurricane relief—about $2.2 million the Long Island shore and weathered all man- Peninsula in Queens. and in a city that already had a homeless popu- from other federations and the rest from its own ner of storms since 1916. Then came Sandy. “Everything was completely decimated,” lation of about 3,000, other agencies are step- coffers. About $250,000 was allocated to New Vance, a 68-year-old musician who has Cargman said. “We took the Torahs out, for- ping in to fill the void. York and $350,000 to federations in New Jersey lived in Belle Harbor, N.Y., for most of his life, tunately, but everything from prayer books to “We’re providing 150 families a day basic and Rockland County, north of New York City. was preparing to perform on a cruise ship pews to the rabbi’s personal library is gone.” necessities of clothing, supplies, food,” said Beth That’s not counting dozens of smaller vol- when newscasters first warned of a major storm Residents of Belle Harbor and Neponsit, both Joseph of Jewish Family Services of Atlantic and unteer efforts that have drawn support from heading for the East Coast. But Vance had seen affluent areas, perhaps were better equipped Cape May counties. “Many people’s houses were across the Jewish community. More than 60 this movie before and knew the protocol. He than most to weather a catastrophic weather flooded with their electrical systems and fur- carloads of supplies were donated by area syna- boxed up his most precious belongings, rolled event. They had cars and cash and cruise ship naces destroyed, so you’re looking at hundreds gogues to coastal New Jersey communities. out the storm shutters and left. evacuation routes—unlike many of their neigh- of people displaced. Also, tons of businesses And a synagogue in Baltimore bused hundreds From a ship docked in Puerto Rico, Vance bors in the Rockaways and nearby Brooklyn and were ruined and it might be a year before they of volunteers to the heavily Jewish Brooklyn watched superstorm Sandy destroy everything Staten Island. But even with comparatively deep are opened, so we need to account for the unem- neighborhood of Seagate, which even now still he owned. “Once I saw the size of the storm, and pockets and up-to-date insurance payments, ployed who can no longer support themselves.” has the feel of a disaster zone. heard the winds were coming from the south, I few will ever fully restore their lives. Joseph’s organization has raised more than On a sunny Sunday afternoon, volunteers knew I was screwed,” Vance, who gained fame “Even if I fix my home, our banks, our $50,000 to provide temporary housing for fami- wearing boots and masks filled the streets. Kids as the lead singer of the Planotones, told JTA. schools, our gyms, our temples, our restaurants lies ineligible for federal assistance, a sum that worked on assembly lines to help rip out the base- “The winds blew off the top of my house, and are all gone,” said Laurie Musumeci, a 56-year-old hardly scratches the surface of what is needed. ments of homes and teenagers weaved through the rest of the structure basically crumbled. Ev- real estate agent who lives near Vance and also is And the situation is likely to get worse once the narrow streets on ATVs handing out clean- erything is gone.” a member of the West End Temple. “It doesn’t feel FEMA pulls out. “There’s still so much to do, and ing supplies. Shomrim, the Jewish neighborhood Among his losses are countless pieces of pre- like home. I’m right on the ocean but it’s hard for the money we’ve raised so far will not be enough,” watch group, had set up a command unit and cious memorabilia accumulated over the course me to look at it right now. I can’t believe some- Joseph said. Millions of dollars have been raised was handing out hot food and drinks. Along the of a nearly 50-year music career: his priceless thing I’ve loved my whole life did this to us.” by Jewish organizations and countless volunteer beach, gaping holes in waterfront homes offered a collection of vintage guitars, a slot machine from Musumeci’s family lost the five cars that were efforts have been mobilized. UJA-Federation of peek at what was lost inside. Broken china, pieces the 1900s valued at $20,000 and a lamp that be- in her driveway when the storm hit as well as the New York has allocated some $10 million for re- of detached roofing, and scattered electronics lit- longed to the late New Mexico artist Tony Price. basement of her home, which her grandfather lief in eight counties, including the five boroughs tered the beach and sidewalks. Not the least of his worries, Vance is now home- built in 1939 and had served as her office and of New York City, Westchester and Long Island. Pinny Dembitzer, the president of the Sea- less and living at a hotel on Staten Island. her son’s apartment. Musumeci estimates she The federation, the country’s largest, raised an ad- gate Homeowners Association, put on a brave “There’s just no way to get these things re- needs $64,000 for repairs—the $2,700 she’s re- ditional $2.5 million through its website. face as he helped organize the cleanup, direct- placed, and I just redid my kitchen and bath- ceived so far from the Federal Emergency Man- So far, $3.2 million has been disbursed to ing ambulances, food trucks and cleaning sup- rooms,” Vance said. “My grandkids would come agement Agency is “a joke,” she says – and has beneficiary agencies to provide food, water, shel- plies to the proper destinations while answering stay here with me every summer; I’ve lost all had to tap into savings set aside for her daugh- ter and other necessities, but the organization is three cell phones. Dembitzer hopes the neigh- that. And my feral cat I lived with for over fours ter’s college tuition. beginning to look ahead as well—to permanent borhood will come back stronger than ever. But years, she’s gone, too.” “Our insurance will only cover things they say housing, trauma treatment, and services for the surrounded by ruination and confronting un- Some three weeks after Sandy washed is expected in the basement, like our boiler and poor and elderly who don’t have insurance. told rebuilding costs, that future seemed peril- ashore, power has been largely restored in the heat system,” she said. “Everything else is gone.” “Even though it’s a few weeks after the storm, ously hard to imagine. tristate area of New York, New Jersey and Con- Elsewhere in the Northeast, residents had more the basic needs are not going to go away so fast,” “Nobody here was spared,” Dembitzer said. necticut and, for most people, life has gradually immediate concerns than inadequate insurance said Alice Blass of the the Jewish Federation of “Every single house you’re looking at had dam- returned to normal. But for some, normal has payouts and lost guitars. In Atlantic City, which Northern New Jersey, which has raised $54,000 age, and it will take millions to see repairs. I’ve been forever redefined. produced some of the most dramatic images of for storm relief, about half of which has been been here 30 years, and I’ve never had a flood. “The history of our temple is now just mold- the storm’s devastation, some 6,000 homes were disbursed to agencies. Nationally, the Jewish Fed- Ninety-five percent of the people here don’t ering pulp,” said Amy Cargman, president of estimated to have been severely damaged and erations of North America, the umbrella group have insurance.” n 20 Washtenaw Jewish News A December 2012/January 2013 I Israel

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H O T PARKA LOT. With a shell that’ll port of the International Atomic Energy Agency “There’s this interesting dance about one-on- L I M D R on Iran, which was leaked last week. It said that one talks,” she said. “It’s clear both sides are look- A Y W A resist anything, and a lining that’s toasty, Iran soon could double the number of operating ing forward to having one on one.” this parka... they’ll wanna wear a lot. centrifuges at its underground Fordo nuclear site Obama, after his decisive election victory this from 700 to 1,400. In all, the site has nearly 2,800 month, has the mandate for such talks, Hurlburt FLUFFY FLEECE. BUTTON UP. centrifuges in place, according to the report. said, partly because his challenger, Mitt Romney, Any one of our Patagonia fleeces Our line of button-up Fordo, near the holy city of Qom, is built into toward the end of the campaign aligned his Iran will keep everyone on your list sweaters will keep the cold a mountainside. Israeli and Western officials say policy with Obama’s, emphasizing diplomacy as warm and cozy all winter long. out, and the warm in. the site has been fortified against attack. the best way forward. “As always with Iran, as time goes on they in- “There are a number of areas where Romney crease the facts on the ground,” Adler said. “Let’s adopted the president’s foreign policy, and Iran see what they do with the facts on the ground. was one,” she said, adding that polling shows the What they do with their capability will determine public prefers a diplomatic option. whether they intend to be more threatening or Polling also shows that the public sees Iran as reassuring. “They’ve built up capacity—let’s see a priority, which could spur forward Obama ad- whether they use it or not,” Adler said. ministration urgency toward securing a deal. The notion of what constitutes capability to Stephen Rademaker, a nuclear arms negotia- produce a nuclear weapon long has been contro- tor for the George W. Bush administration, said versial. Groups that oppose military engagement Obama deserves breathing space to explore such with Iran charge that the term itself is unclear a deal – but that negotiations should be subject to and the aim of those promoting it as a red line close scrutiny. was to encourage a military strike. Others argued “I would never fault the U.S. government that with evidence of uranium enriched to “me- for exploring whether Iran is prepared to reach dium” levels—just a step or two short of weapons a diplomatic settlement to suspend the enrich- grade—Iran already had capability. ment program. Now is a good a time as any to test A Gallup poll published Monday found that them on that,” said Rademaker, now a principal at SOCK IT TO ‘EM. Americans cited keeping Iran from developing a a lobbying outfit, the Podesta Group. “My larger SmartWool socks: smart & warm. nuclear weapon as among the top three priori- concern about negotiations with Iran is that the ties of President Obama’s second term, with 79 Iranians may say yes to what we see is a good deal, percent of respondents ranking the issue as “ex- but the reverse is also true.” tremely” or “very” important. One positive outcome, Rademaker said, For years, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin would be a verifiable reduction in readily avail- COLD FINGERS? Netanyahu’s government had led calls to set able enriched uranium, either through export or Never. North Face Etip gloves keep you cozy nuclear capability as the red line. Both parties in dedicated use in non-weapon capacities. and connected too with touch-sensitive tips Congress backed that language, inserting it into Michael Makovksy, a Bush administration for comfy electronic device control. a number of laws. The Obama administration Pentagon official who focused on Iraq and now TUQUE THEM. resisted, instead seeking through diplomatic and directs the Bipartisan Policy Center’s foreign pol- No matter the weather, a TOASTY TURTLENECKS. economic pressures to persuade Iran to halt its icy projects, said pressure should increase at least tuque like this means warm Keep them warm from neck to toe with suspected nuclear weapons program. until a deal is achieved. “You could increase those ears and a warm heart too. any one of our turtleneck sweaters. Netanyahu appeared to back down in Septem- chances” of a deal “if you have much tougher ber following months of pressure from Obama sanctions, a much tougher embargo on Iran, but administration officials seeking to head off an Is- it’s unclear whether other countries will go along Celebrating downtown holiday spirit for 41 years. raeli strike on Iran. In a U.N. speech, Netanyahu with that,” Makovsky said. set the Israeli red line at the point where Iran has Another option is to ratchet up pressure by made the decision to manufacture a bomb – es- sharing with Israel advanced weapons, including sentially the position Obama had staked out. the latest generation of bunker-busting bombs, In that speech at the U.N. General Assembly, and increasing the U.S. profile in the Persian Gulf, Netanyahu said that point might come as soon as he said. “The element we need to be focusing on spring, and Obama appears to agree. Last week, is boosting the credibility of the U.S. military op- Obama said the window for diplomacy is several tion and of Israel’s,” Makovsky said. n months. “I will try to make a push in the coming Washtenaw Jewish News A December 2012/January 2013 21 I World Jewry

News Analysis: After U.N. vote, will Palestinians will use it as a stick or an olive leaf? By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) -- How the United tinian initiative “violated the agreements with with 41 abstentions. The American Israel Public Yet the sequence of congressional amendments States treats the Palestinians’ new status as Israel” and that he would “act accordingly.” Affairs Committee, in one of its rare public state- introduced this week that would penalize the Pal- a non-member state at the United Nations That apparently presaged leaks to media ments, predicted blunt and dire consequences estinians for seeking statehood seemed, if anything, depends on how Palestinians plan to use it for the Palestinians to retreat from punitive to wait-and-see. -- as cudgel or outstretched hand. and the organiza- Earlier this week, a slate of Republican sena- Beneath the outcries of disappointment at tion representing tors led by Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wy.) intro- the lopsided U.N. vote, both the United States them in Washington duced amendments to the National Defense and Israel showed signs of acquiescence to its and New York, the Authorization Act that would cut assistance to inevitability. There were the grim warnings of Palestine Liberation the Palestinians immediately and shut down financial consequence for both the Palestin- Organization. the PLO office in Washington. The NDAA does ians and the United Nations, but there was also “Congress has not otherwise address the Palestinians, but the a willingness to take at face value Palestinian frequently warned act is the most immediate vehicle for passage claims that the vote is an avenue to return to the PLO that there of legislation, as both Houses of Congress are talks -- something Israel and the United States would be conse- frantically trying to pass major budget bills to have been demanding for two years. quences for its re- head off the so-called fiscal cliff. The public statements by U.S. and Israeli of- lationship with the By Thursday morning, however, just hours ficials, however, focused on the negative. United States if the before the U.N. vote, Barrasso had joined a "It places further obstacles in the path to PLO refuses to dem- separate Palestinian spending initiative, and peace," U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton onstrate its commit- one likelier to pass, spearheaded by Sens. Chuck said at a Foreign Policy Group address after ment to peace with Schumer (D-N.Y.), Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) the vote on Thursday. "We have been clear that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas arriving at U.N. Israel,” AIPAC said. and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). That amend- only through direct negotiations between the “Congress has spe- ment to the NDAA would cut assistance to parties can the Palestinians and Israelis achieve outlets on Friday that he planned to build 3,000 cifically linked continued aid and the operation the Palestinians only if they use their new U.N. the peace that both deserve: two states for two new homes in the West Bank and eastern Je- of the PLO office in Washington to the Palestin- status to bring charges against Israel. The new peoples, with a sovereign, viable, independent rusalem, including in the corridor separating ians not seeking statehood status at the United amendment would shut down the PLO office Palestine living side by side in peace and secu- Maaleh Adumim, a large Jewish settlement in Nations. AIPAC applauds this congressional in Washington only in the case that the Palestin- rity with a Jewish and democratic Israel." the West Bank, from Jerusalem. leadership and urges a full review of America’s ians have not entered into “meaningful negotia- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu A broad array of Jewish groups condemned relations with the PLO, including closure of the tions” with Israel. said in a statement after the vote that the Pales- the vote, which passed by a margin of 138-9, PLO’s office in Washington.” Continued on page 24 “Robust” EU sanctions no match for Tehran’s tricks, experts say By Cnaan Liphshiz BRUSSELS (JTA)—With embargoes on Iranian and import of weapons; nuclear and telecom- about ties with Iran,” he said. Just as European involved in nuclear proliferation and human gas and oil firmly in place, the European Union munications equipment; investment in Iran’s sanctions may be encouraging Turkey-Iran rights violations. seems determined to tighten a net of sanctions oil industry; and trade in gold with Iran, among trade relations, they also may drive Iran increas- Nikzad Rahbar, an Iranian government around Iran, as even longtime critics of Europe’s other measures. ingly to rely on Hezbollah for money launder- spokesman, called European sanctions “a mere trade relations with Iran acknowledge. Certain assets of Iran’s central bank have ing and purchases. Hezbollah is not blacklisted propaganda campaign.” In a second round of sanctions this year, the been seized, but transactions “related to food- anywhere in Europe except in the Netherlands. Considering Iran’s booming trade in Asia European Union announced that it was pro- stuffs, health care, medical equipment, agri- “By sanctioning Iran and not Hezbollah, the and elsewhere, the link between sanctions and hibiting some transactions between European cultural or humanitarian purposes, personal European Union is virtually inviting Iran to do Iran’s spiraling inflation and rising food prices companies and Iranian banks and limit areas of remittances and a specific trade contract” are business through hundreds if not thousands of may not be as straightforward as presented by trade “in order to choke off revenue that Iran is permitted. In total, the EU has blacklisted 471 Hezbollah-affiliated agents all over the conti- international media coverage, some argue. using for its nuclear program,” as British Foreign Iranian entities. nent,” said Wim Kortenoeven, a former Dutch “There is no way to break down how much Secretary William Hague put it last month. Ottolenghi, the Italian-born former director lawmaker and ex-Middle East researcher for the of it is caused by sanctions and how much is the The Israeli Foreign Ministry called the EU’s of the American Jewish Committee’s Transat- Center for Information and Documentation on effect of economical incompetence, corruption new package, which slapped a fresh embargo lantic Institute in Brussels, says that European Israel in The Hague. and grafting that is so intrinsically a part of the on gas to complement July’s oil embargo, “an companies are abiding by the EU sanctions. He Claude Moniquet, a former researcher for Iranian economical system,” Ottolenghi said. important step” and “strong message.” expects a third round of European sanctions to France’s foreign intelligence service and co- Kortenoeven says that with Iran’s decades of Still, critics say that the EU’s net has large holes be announced in the coming months. founder of the Brussels-based European Strategic experience of getting by as a pariah nation, its that allow Iran to penetrate Europe through Tur- But the Iranian workarounds to the Europe- Intelligence and Security Center, said that Hez- economy cannot be neutralized by European key, China and even Lebanon-based Hezbollah, an sanctions are numerous and ingenious, Ot- bollah has a “very large money-laundering opera- sanctions. Though sanctions may be com- among other entities. Only blanket sanctions, tolenghi says, noting a relatively simple Iranian tion in Europe,” but added that he does not know pounding the troubles, the economic woes in they say, will prevent Iran from using money trick: trading with Europe through Turkey, a whether Hezbollah had the capacity to handle Iran ultimately are “connected to many internal from Europe to fuel its nuclear program. preferred trade partner of the EU and a country any extra business for the Iranians in Europe. issues,” he said. In the EU process, companies suspected of be- that Iranians may enter without a travel visa. France reportedly is resisting calls to blacklist Moniquet cites poor management and a ing Iranian fronts can be blacklisted only after re- As Iran’s trade with the EU plummets, its Hezbollah in order to preserve relations with its centralist, government-controlled market that view and based on hard evidence. Obtaining such trade with Turkey is reaching record levels: former colony, Lebanon. Hezbollah is a power- discourages growth as the root of Iran’s recent evidence requires much time and effort by intelli- $17.52 billion in the first eight months of 2012 ful player in Lebanese politics. financial woes. gence agencies. “By the time one such company is compared to $15 billion in 2011. It stood at a Selective sanctions against Iran are doomed “The sanctions are only making it harder for blacklisted, the Iranians have set up 10 new ones,” mere $1 billion in 2000, according to the Turk- to fail, said Moniquet, “because Iran is com- Iran to transcend its internal problems, but not said Emanuele Ottolenghi of the Foundation for ish Statistical Institute. Iran is now Turkey’s pletely opaque and there’s no way of knowing to the point of collapse,” he said. the Defense of Democracies in Washington. third-largest trade partner and main country where the money goes once it reaches Iran.” Simone Dinah Hartmann of the Vienna- Ottolenghi says that only an American-style for exports. Iran’s bilateral trade with China, meanwhile, based European coalition Stop the Bomb says trade embargo on Iran can allow the EU to catch Part of the exports may be proscribed Eu- stands at $45 billion, according to the Iran-Chi- the current sanctions make it more difficult for up with Iran’s speedy turnarounds. The U.S. ropean goods that Iran is buying from Europe na Chamber of Commerce. Neutral Switzer- the Iranian regime to obtain nuclear weapons. has had a near ban on trade with Iran since the through Turkish front companies that are set up land, which is resisting U.S. and EU pressure to But, she said, “The goal should be mak- 1980s—its trade volume of less than $200 mil- and run by Iranians with Turkish nationality on comply with sanctions, is exporting about $330 ing it impossible for them. We are clearly not lion with the Islamic Republic consists largely of behalf of the Iranian government, Ottolenghi million’s worth of machinery and pharmaceu- there yet.” n grain exports. By contrast, the EU’s volume of says. In response to EU sanctions, he says, Iran is ticals per year to Iran. trade with Iran was $15 billion in 2011, which transferring business to companies in Ukraine, Like many other countries, Turkey, China marks a 60 percent decline from 2005. Taiwan and Japan, among other countries. and Switzerland adhere—publicly, at least— The latest EU sanctions proscribe all import “If the U.S. and the EU are serious about to U.N. Security Council resolutions on Iran, of petrochemical products from Iran; export sanctions, they need to squeeze these countries but those target only Iranian entities directly

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24 Washtenaw Jewish News A December 2012/January 2013 I Jewish Book Festival

Jewish Book Festival, 1 2 November 2012 The Jewish Community Center of Greater Ann Arbor celebrat- ed the 25th anniversary of their Jewish Book Festival, November 5-18. Community members enjoyed 32 authors from across the nation and Ann Arbor’s own backyard. Highlights from the event included Lunch with the Author events, a Frankel scholars night, a local authors’ brunch, a children’s superhero program, a cooking demonstration and more. This event is a community favorite and will return to the JCC, November 2013.

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12 13 1. Justi Cohen (dressed as Superman) with two young friends 2. Ann Marie O’Connor signed copies of her book on Gustav Klimt 3. Ari Weinzweig talked about his book on being a good leader 4. Aviva Kleinbaum and her son Aric Mutchnick demonstrated recipes from their cookbook 5. JCC Cultural Arts Director Karen Freedland 6. At the Local Authors event, Marina von Neumann Whitman talked with community members 7. Aric Mutchnick and Karen Freedland served lunch 8. Superman historian Larry Tye 9. Local novelist Eileen Pollack 10. Elaine Serling read from her children’s book 11. The local authors’ brunch was a popular event 12. Tamara Meerovich and Roberta Tankanow shared notes 13. Avram Burg talked about his book on the Torah

Washtenaw Jewish News A December 2012/January 2013 25 I Best Reads

The legacy of Steve Jobs explored in exclusive biography Rachel Urist, staff writer pon publication of Steve Jobs, the Jew- Eve. There was another daughter, Lisa, older than together, labels removed, and put the device in a people to achieve the impossible. He would assign ish community of New Orleans feted the others, the product of a premarital liaison. Jobs school locker. He rigged it to tick faster when the these impossible tasks, demand that they be done Uthe book’s author, Walter Isaacson, disavowed her for ten years. She eventually moved locker opened. Later that day he got called to the in six weeks, and, invariably, they were. Those who who was born and raised there. The biography in with them, but their relationship was never easy. principal’s office. Writes Isaacson: accomplished these tasks were forever indebted is Isaacson’s fifth solo work of non-fiction. The Erin and Eve fared better. Reed got the lion’s share He thought it was because he had won, yet again, to Jobs, often in spite of his shoddy treatment of others are biographies of Benjamin Franklin, of his father’s affection. the school’s top math prize. Instead, he was con- them. When he fired people, Jobs told himself that Henry Kissinger, and Albert Einstein. All have Jobs was born to an unwed pair of graduate fronted by the police. The principal had been sum- the people he’d fired would thank him later. been critically acclaimed. students who gave him up for adoption, a fact moned when the device was found, bravely ran Jobs had a premonition that he would die Steve Jobs, founder of Apple and Pixar, was that haunted Jobs for years. This “sperm bank,” as onto the football field clutching it to his chest, and early. That may have been one of the reasons he the visionary behind the iPhone, iPod, iPad, and he called them, exacted a pulled the wires off. Woz drove himself and others so hard. It is testament sundry other devices. He is often quoted as say- promise from the adop- tried and failed to sup- to Jobs’ vision that today one can hardly turn ing: “The people who are crazy enough to think tive parents; they would press his laughter. He actu- around without seeing the legacy of Steve Jobs. It they can change the world are the ones who do.” send the child to col- ally got sent to the juvenile is hard to tell whether the force of his personality Jobs was an innovator, a tinkerer from child- lege. Paul and Clara Jobs detention center, where he or the power of Isaacson’s writing that a common hood, and the son of a mechanic who taught him tried to comply, but Steve spent the night. He taught response to this book is to slip into Jobs’ lingo. A that even the unseen innards of objects must be dropped out of Reed Col- the other prisoners how to recent TV episode of The Good Wife featured a beautiful. Jobs was a perfectionist. He told his lege after six months. It disconnect the wires lead- tax assessor who went around calling everything designers: “We’re really shooting for Museum of was 1972, when Timothy ing to the ceiling fans and “crap.” “Don’t mind him,” someone says. “He’s Modern Art quality. It all comes down to this: Leary’s influence was keen connect them to the bars so reading the Steve Jobs biography.” Let’s make it simple. Really simple.” (“turn on, drop in, tune people got shocked when That such a reference appears on a popular Jobs is often touted as a genius, but he relied on out”). Jobs found LSD touching them. show on a major network is further evidence of engineers to devise his machines and designers to invigorating. He smoked Meanwhile, Jobs’ Jobs’ reach. His roster of friends and acquain- package them. He is responsible for inspiring, not weed. He experimented obsession with his birth tances is equally awesome. Al Gore has been inventing, the clamshell design of today’s laptops. with faddish diets, sleep story took strange paths. an Apple board member since 2003. President He took other people’s notions and improved on deprivation, and other When he set off for col- Obama consulted with Jobs. Joan Baez was, for them. He often quoted Picasso: “Good artists copy, mind-altering modes. He lege, he forbade his par- a brief period, Jobs’ girlfriend. Yo-yo Ma played great artists steal.” Jobs ’ would add: “We have al- worked on an apple farm. ents from setting foot cello at Jobs’ memorial service. Bill Gates, like ways been shameless about stealing great ideas.” He He explored the Zen world on Reed’s campus. Jobs Woz, eulogized Jobs and reminisced about their integrated the graphics of Xerox with the software of spirituality, meditation, may have hoped to pass collaborative projects. Excel is an example of of Microsoft, packaged in a sleek design. His own and enlightenment. Even- himself off as an orphan, software they developed as a team. mantra became Apple’s: “Simplicity is the ultimate tually, he would spend an abandoned child. He It is notable that Jobs authorized this biography. sophistication.” Jobs had an uncanny instinct for seven months in India at had long been fascinated At first, Isaacson demurred. He wondered whether homing in on new markets before anyone knew it various Ashrams. He liked the Buddhist emphasis by the knowledge that he was both special and Steve Jobs figured that in Isaacson’s sequence of had a product. “Customers don’t know what they on intuition rather than logic. rejected. Using as leverage the promise that his biographical subjects – Franklin, Einstein, and want until we’ve shown them,” he said. When the Upon dropping out, Jobs was permitted to re- adoptive parents had made to his biological par- Kissinger – Jobs should follow. Only when Laurene Macintosh computer was launched, a reporter main on campus and audit classes, which he did ents, he threatened that he would not attend class- divulged Jobs’ illness (“if you’re going to do it, you’d from Popular Science asked Jobs what type of mar- for 18 months. He slept on the floors of his friends’ es if they overstepped the bounds he now drew. In better do it now”) did Isaacson consent. Jobs knew ket research he had done. Jobs responded: “Did dorm rooms and ate free meals at the Hare Krish- his later years, he expressed regret for hurting his that Isaacson would be honest. He never asked to Alexander Graham Bell do any market research na temple. For spare change, he returned coke parents in this way. see the manuscript. He wanted his children – and before he invented the telephone?” bottles. He liked classes that dealt with the creative. During his time at Reed, Jobs experimented the world – to know him as he was. Jobs saw himself at the intersection of science These included physics and calligraphy. Jobs later with diets. He went for weeks eating only vegetables, Steve Jobs often had a toxic effect on people. and the humanities, technology and the arts. His maintained that the Mac’s multiple typefaces and sometimes only carrots – until his skin turned or- Isaacson’s lyrical and incisive writing tempers the contributions to the technological revolution were proportionally spaced fonts were directly attribut- ange. He became a fruitarian, eating only apples for toxicity without diluting it. For me, however, the enormous. But he was also a man of contradic- able to the calligraphy course he audited. weeks. Clara Jobs describes her son during one of book was often guilty of TMI: too much infor- tions: a hippie and a corporate tycoon, a weepy “Woz,” the whiz who won math and science these phases. Back from Reed, he commandeered mation. Yet I could not put it down. Silicon Valley soul and a ruthless boss. He surrounded himself prizes from grade school on, also dropped out the house, turning it into an electronics factory. types may relish the wealth of material that fol- with A players, but the slightest slip spelled doom of college, although he eventually completed The “official” workshop was the garage, where he lows Jobs through every step of his career. While for the errant. He cherished his friends but trea- his degree. Woz designed the Apple II, the first and Woz worked. Eager to keep her son healthy, she I sometimes found the details exhausting, they sured expediency. The most egregious example of personal computer with the ability to display tried to vary his diet. Parroting him, she intoned: were also compelling. I was impressed by Isaac- this dichotomy occurred with his dear friend, Steve color graphics. By all accounts, he was a sweet “I am a fruitarian and I will only eat leaves picked son’s writing, by his honesty, and by his determi- Wozniak (“Woz”), a buddy from high school. Woz and trusting soul. Jobs regularly challenged him by virgins in the moonlight!” Sadly, these life-long nation to leave no stone unturned. I also had the was a wunderkind, and ultimately Jobs’ co-founder with impossible requests. For Woz, these were eating regimens proved harmful in the end. When feeling that this book was ushering me into the of Apple. During their teenage years, they pulled amusements; he never failed. As a boy, he passed his cancer was diagnosed, he relied on these diets 21st century in a way nothing else had. Maybe outrageous and – in retrospect – hilarious pranks, the time reading his father’s electronics journals. to heal himself. Finally, gaunt and weak after nine it was reading about iCloud and realizing that I invariably effected by Woz’s electronic wizardry. In He marveled at how simple computers were. months without surgery, he accepted his doctors’ need to catch up. Maybe it’s time for me to learn maturity, when Woz left Apple, Jobs deleted him In eighth grade he built a calculator that won recommendations. It was too late. more about my iPhone and consider getting an from the list of those entitled to company shares. top prize in a contest for students through 12th People who knew Steve Jobs talk about the iPod—especially during this election season Despite his myopia, he became a hero to many, grade. For him, building computers was fun. “hero/shithead” dichotomy. He was called “assh- when the airwaves have turned toxic. and his influence is global. Television news, for The friendship between Jobs and Woz merged ole” at least as often as he was dubbed “genius.” He, The book is also laudable for telling the story instance, relies on electronic screens that can be computing wizardry with marketing skill. Woz was in turn, saw others as either heroes or bozos. Ideas in a way that reaches even those who are not elec- manipulated with the touch of a finger, like chalk as legendary for his gentle temperament as Jobs that he developed also fell into such binarisms. tronically minded. However brutal, insensitive, on a blackboard. Online articles – and even hard was for his irascibility. And while Woz never set out They were either “amazing” or “shit.” And there and even boorish he was, Jobs forged a path that copies – invariably show icons for download- to be rich, he became a wealthy man. He gives Jobs was no consistency – not with people, not with has followers flocking to his trail. Pixar, which ing pieces to iPhones or “Apple devices.” Smart credit for that. Ultimately, however, they drifted ideas. A person could be praised as a genius one day revolutionized digital animation the way the Mac phones are everywhere, and Apple’s pocket-size apart. At some point, Woz recognized that he was and dubbed idiot the next. Apple employees coun- revolutionized computing, released family movies gadgets – and their imitations – are ubiquitous. being exploited. But the two fed off each other, and seled their peers to hear Jobs’ “That’s a start” as high that may prove classic. Software mavens will mar- This biography is written in a style that is as they remained a mutual admiration society. praise. Typically, Jobs’ responses to employees’ ideas vel at the ways Jobs replaced the character mode simple and lucid as Apple’s designs. Techies give A slight digression is in order – partly because were: “That’s crap!” or “That stinks!” But a week with a graphic one on his devices. The rest of us Isaacson high marks for his command of the tech- it helps put this friendship in perspective, and later, he would return, saying: “I have this idea…” marvel at stories of how even illiterate children, nological aspects of this story. Other lament the partly because it illustrates Isaacson’s feel for lan- And he would reiterate the one he’d dismissed. when presented with the iPad, are able to navigate minimalist treatment of Clara and Paul Jobs, the guage and storytelling. During their high school Jobs’ perception of the world around him it intuitively within minutes. User-friendly systems couple that raised this force of nature. In this hefty years together, Woz and Jobs delighted in playing came to be known as his “reality distortion field.” were top priority, and Jobs succeeded in creating, book of 570 pages, we learn a bit more about Lau- pranks, usually effected by electronic wizardry. In others, such perceptions would be called wish- mass-producing, and marketing these items the rene Powell, Jobs’ clever, loyal, and resourceful wife Woz once built an electronic metronome—a ful thinking, but because Jobs was determined world over. The iPhone, iPod, iPad, and the many of 20 years. We get tidbits about their three chil- tick-tic-tick device—and realized it sounded and insistent in his outsize way, his wishes became iterations of the iconic Macintosh computer have dren—a son, Reed, and two daughters, Erin and like a bomb. So he taped a bunch of big batteries commands. The upside of this was that he pushed changed the way people work and play. n

26 Washtenaw Jewish News A December 2012/January 2013 I Kosher Cuisine

Holiday of light Mary Bilyeu, staff writer “An oil lantern, hung on a stick in the sand, Just as these lighthouses shine brightly in was lit every night at dusk.” the night, so too does the menorah. Chanu- Warm olive salad While this might, perhaps, seem reminis- kah traditions help us to remember a miracle: from East Brother Light Station in Point Richmond, California cent of an ancient practice for celebrating a limited one-day supply of oil continuing to 1 pound lightly brined pitted olives (black and green: Cerignola or Kalamata, for example) Hanukkah, when lighting a menorah each burn for an extraordinary eight days. As we 4-1/2 cups water, divided evening commemorates the miracle of one all know, it’s customary, then, to indulge in 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil day’s worth of oil burning for a full eight fried foods—such as latkes and sufganiyot— 4 cloves garlic, sliced days, the burning of a different light was also in order to celebrate the oil. “It’s all about the 1 medium onion, sliced the nightly tradition along coastlines from oil,” according to Susie Fishbein, author of 1 cup sliced fennel bulb the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific’ “These were numerous kosher cookbooks. 1 teaspoon fennel seed, crushed the first ‘lights’ of Ameri- But there is also a tra- 1/2 cup diced tomatoes (fresh or canned) ca, even before the United dition of eating dairy 2 tablespoons tomato paste States became a country,” foods—particularly 1/2 lemon, sliced and seeded 1 teaspoon chile flakes, or to taste according to The Ameri- cheese—at Chanukah, in can Lighthouse Cookbook: honor of Judith, who fed Blanch the olives in 4 cups boiling water. Drain. The Best Recipes and Sto- the salty food to her ene- Heat the olive oil in a pot on low heat. Sauté the garlic, onion, and fennel bulb and seeds for 15 ries from America’s Shore- my’s leader; this made him to 20 minutes, or until vegetables are tender. Mix in the olives, tomatoes, tomato paste, lemon, lines by Becky Sue Epstein thirsty, which led to drink- chile flakes, and remaining water. Simmer for about 10 minutes, or until water is absorbed. and Ed Jackson. ing excessively. According Serve warm or at room temperature with rustic bread. Later on, “many types to the Jewish Women’s Yield: 4–6 servings of towers were built... in Archive: “In the second order to lift a light high century B.C.E., as the enough that sailors in powerful Assyrian army Shirred eggs danger could spy them invaded the Near East, from Bass River Lighthouse in West Dennis, Massachusetts from afar.” But while our the town of Bethulia was 6 custard cups or ramekins (6 ounces each) menorahs continue to besieged by the cruel and 1 tablespoons butter, softened, for custard cups burn, most of these light- domineering Holofernes, 1/2 teaspoon salt houses were eventually decommissioned by the Assyrian emperor Nebuchadnezzar’s top 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper the Coast Guard; civic groups organized to general. If Bethulia fell, the whole country 1 dozen eggs restore and maintain the buildings, often would come under Assyrian control. Discour- 6 tablespoons half-and-half turning them into museums or inns even as aged, the city’s elders agreed to surrender if 3 tablespoons shredded Parmesan cheese the government retained “ownership of the they were not rescued within a few days. Ju- 3 tablespoons chopped chives automated beacons within the buildings.” dith, a young widow and most unlikely savior, Preheat the oven to 325°F. Butter custard cups. Season each with salt and pepper. The American Lighthouse Cookbook cel- challenged them to take responsibility for the Crack 2 eggs into each custard cup and top with equal amounts cream, Parmesan cheese, and chives. ebrates these beautiful structures, with their survival of their famine-stricken community. Bake for 12–15 minutes, depending on desired doneness. fascinating history, and the foods specific to Accompanied only by her maid, she set out Yield: 6 servings each locale, since solitary figures charged with for the enemy camp. Smitten with her beauty, their maintenance were unable to travel far for Holofernes invited her to a banquet. When he supplies as they kept to their stations. “Sur- fell asleep in a drunken stupor, they were left Flan de queso rounded by extremes of weather and ocean, alone in his tent. After praying for God’s help, from Faro de Arecibo in Port Arecibo, Puerto Rico the lighthouses themselves witnessed heroic Judith took his sword and decapitated him. 2 cups sugar, divided rescues as well as tragedies during their decades With the Assyrian army thrown into confu- 6 tablespoons water of history. Some lights are haunted. Some have sion, she urged the Israelites to launch a sur- 6 eggs, slightly beaten disappeared. Others stand proud and alone, prise attack; they emerged victorious.” After 1 12-ounce can evaporated milk uninhabited for decades.... The stories of their the revolt, the temple was rededicated with 1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk local dishes are the tales of the people of Amer- the miraculous oil that burned for far longer 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ica’s coastlines, lighthouse keepers, and their than it should have. 1 8-ounce package cream cheese neighbors - both in the past and today.” Three recipes from The American Light- zest of 1 lemon Forty-seven lighthouses are featured house Cookbook, which honor both of the Place 1 cup sugar and the water into a microwave-safe bowl (not plastic, because the liquid in this truly fascinating book, from Cape culinary traditions of Chanukah, are given will become very hot). Microwave on high for 8 to 9 minutes, watching carefully, until the Hinchinbrook Light in Alaska to Tchefuncte below. Warm Olive Salad showcases the mixture achieves a caramel color. River Lighthouse in Louisiana, from Ham’s beauty of these fruits and their oil, without Remove and pour into a 9” cake pan. Bluff Lighthouse in St. Croix to Cape Meares cholesterol- and calorie-laden deep-frying. Lighthouse in Oregon. Each offers a selection Shirred Eggs feature salty cheeses, as well as Preheat the oven to 300°F. of recipes and menu ideas, such as Pan-Fried brightly colored yolks shining like beacons. Mix together the eggs, evaporated milk, condensed milk, and vanilla. Pompano and Stuffed Frozen Oranges for a And Flan de Queso, which is “More like Using an electric mixer, cream the remaining sugar, cream cheese, and lemon zest until smooth. “Supper on the Panhandle” and Walla Walla cheesecake than a flan,” is a rich, decadent With mixer going, slowly add the egg mixture until completely incorporated. Onion Pie and Apples Baked with Huckle- treat worthy of a celebration. Pour into prepared cake pan. Place pan into a larger container and set on oven rack. Fill larger berry Jam for an “Early Fall Dinner.” A sec- “The lighthouses of the United States... container with boiling water 1/2 to 3/4 of the way up the side of the cake pan. tion is devoted to the Great Lakes region, continue illuminating our coastlines,” bring- Bake for 50 to 60 minutes. The center is set when it moves like gelatin. offering such delicacies as Wild Rice with ing light into the world just as we do each Cool and refrigerate for at least 4 hours. To unmold, dip the pan quickly into hot water and run Mushrooms and Walnuts from Minnesota, evening with our menorahs. And The Ameri- a knife around the edge. Place a serving platter on top and invert. Tap lightly on the pan and Wisconsin Cheddar Cheese and Beer Soup, can Lighthouse Cookbook keeps their history remove pan. and Pan-Fried Trout with Brown Butter and alive, telling tales of drama and courage Sage from Michigan. much like the story of Chanukah itself. n Yield: 8–12 servings.

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Little Night Music at Performance Network Sandor Slomovits, staff writer Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music is one verse, of “Send in the Clowns” that Sond- Lewis: It’s interesting from a musical stand- and barbs, but then there’s that scene, “Ev- the Performance Network’s current produc- heim wrote especially for Barbra Streisand. point, in that it’s not super characteristic of ery Day a Little Death” where we find out tion, running through December 30. Phil We also found in the movie version a totally Sondheim at all. It’s so lyrical and a lot of it that she really does love her husband—who Simmons is directing and R. Mackenzie different section of the overture, and a sec- is meant to be sung. It’s sometimes referred is a no-goodnik like nobody’s business— Lewis is the musical director. This is the duo’s tion for the young girl (who doesn’t exist in to as more legit, in that it’s a crossover. Opera but she can’t help it, she’s in love. There’s no third production at the Network, their first the play) and so Ryan was gracious enough to houses do it, and I don’t know what opera other Sondheim where we get in that deeply, Sondheim there, but it’s their seventeenth weave in what we usually have with some of house would do any other Sondheim show. maybe a little bit in “Sweeney”; other than collaboration on a musical, and their fifth the new stuff we found. They really serve to A lot of his stuff is meant for the Glynis that this is the one that has the most of that. Sondheim. They are also leading an all-star encapsulate, especially in the overture, what Johns [type singer]. Writing a lot for the cast of familiar veterans and talented new- each one of these characters is about. We had a singer-singer is not what Sondheim does. So WJN: Could you talk a little about the recurring comers, among them Naz Edwards, who great time finding those lyrics, deciding which this show is interesting, because you don’t theme of threes? Musically it’s almost all has extensive Broadway and national tour- ones to use, and then Ryan arranged them. even think of it as a Sondheim show until waltzes, and thematically there are all sorts ing credits and stars as Desiree, John Seib- of triangles. WJN: I read somewhere ert, who’s appeared in or directed a number Lewis: Everything is either in three or has a sub- of Network shows, is Fredrik, and Barbara that “Send in the Clowns” was a last division of three. It’s such a wonderful dance Scanlon, another veteran of Broadway and feeling that it creates, the waltz. There’s this national tours is making her PNT debut as minute addition to the original show. undulation and it adds to the sensuality of Madame Armfeldt. everything. For some people it’s hard to get In late October, when they were still in Lewis: All of his best into that “three zone”, that “waltz zone”; they rehearsal, I talked with Simmons, Lewis, and ones are! always want to add that extra beat. (Laugh- David Wolber, the Network’s Artistic Direc- ter) But we’ve been fortunate that none of tor, about A Little Night Music. WJN: What I found those people are in this cast. (Uproarious amazing was not only Laughter) WJN: You had to pare down the Broadway ver- that it was last minute, sion a bit. but also that Sond- WJN: Waltzes can really travel. How are you Lewis: In the original there are five, what is heim came up with managing to waltz on your not-so-big called liebeslieder, that kind of act as a Greek it because he learned stage? chorus; they tell the exposition a lot of times that the actress who originated the role, Simmons: So far, so good. I’ve been pleasantly and they serve as transitions between some surprised. But when they do circular waltzes scenes; they start the show, and they start the Glynis Johns, could in fact sing (which I keep somebody in the middle so they know second act as well. All the lyrics they sing are that they can’t go too far from them, other- mostly the inner thoughts of the principals. apparently he hadn’t known) but that wise they’ll go crashing into the scrims or [In our production] we kind of folded the the screens. liebeslieder’s job into the principals’ roles— she had some vocal which are taxing enough anyway—and then limitations, specifi- WJN: Monika Essen, who did the spectacular we said, “Now you’re going to sing more cally that she couldn’t sets for your last show, The Glass Menagerie, stuff.” So that was one of the big things we hold long notes. So is doing them for this show as well. did in paring things down. But it is cool be- he goes and creates Simmons: She’s amazing. cause we were able to find specifically the this gem with that constraint in mind. The you look at the lyrics. Then you go, “Oh, to- common perception, I think, is that artists tally Sondheim.” liebeslieder lines that fit to each principal, so Wolber: One of the challenges of this piece is want boundless freedom to create, when in in a way it helped sharpen things. how do you accommodate all these people fact this masterpiece comes out of having to WJN: Both the range and the kind of technique on the stage. It needs a lot of open space Wolber: We pared things down but we’re still work within some pretty strict boundaries! you need to sing these songs is more operatic than Broadway. doing the whole; it’s not like they’re taking Simmons: Monika has scrims that go in and Wolber: I think that’s true with most good art- out songs or trimming them down. They’re out, we can silhouette from the back, and ists. And it’s part of why I think musicals that Lewis: Yes, he generally goes for the actor sing- paring down who is doing them and how then projection screens that go in and out, we produce here do so well, because we’re er, and this show is really the singer-singer they’re being done. and she’s doing a lot of period things, cars, forced to do something to them, make them show. houses, that she’s doing in sepia and hand Lewis: The number of people, more than more intimate—the arrangements, the cast- Wolber: That’s true, but the lyrics and the in- painting them. It goes with the concept, anything. ing—in the space that we have. There’s no tention, it’s more like it’s for the actor-singer- which is straight from her—I won’t even try way that a performance here should be any- singer. Operas often… to take credit for it—that we’re starting out Wolber: I think it’s still in the spirit of what thing like a production that would happen at with family pictures, there’s a beautiful cam- the piece is, not changing that at all, in fact Lydia Mendelssohn or the Power Center. My Lewis: Discount the acting… era, and when it takes a picture we see the I think in some ways it’s strengthening thought about this stems from that pole in the projection of that picture. She’s made every the resonance. old space. (Wolber points to a floor-to-ceiling Wolber: Discount the acting; they sometimes foot [of the stage] efficient. WJN: It’s not Sondheim lite. (Laughter) black metal pole that used to be in front of are mostly about the music. Although this the stage in the previous Network space, and is way more about the music than many of Lewis: This whole cast is really amazing. They’re Lewis: The other thing that’s pared down is the is now tucked into the corner of the present his others, it also has a deep infusion of…we all top notch. Auditions and callbacks were orchestra. Jonathan Tunick did the original lobby.) There’s something lovely about that, need performers. really fun because there were so many great orchestration. He’s been Sondheim’s long- because everybody had to deal with it; as a people to be able to choose from. At one Simmons: In the evolution of Sondheim stuff, it time orchestrator, has done all his major director, whether you consciously ignored it, point we had two casts. One cast would have stands alone. It by far has more specific char- stuff. The Broadway minimum for that or used it as something else, you were forced taken it in one direction, and one cast we acter driven lyrics and stream of conscious- show was, I think, 26 musicians. to deal with this limitation. That’s a way of thought would take it in another direction. thinking and working that we brought with ness lyrics, even than… Passion is probably Wolber: We can’t fit 26 people on the stage! us [when we moved here]. That’s one of the the one that comes closest to each character’s Simmons: We get to go to work every day with (Laughter) reasons why the pole is here, (Laughter) to very specific inner thoughts. This one is by these people. With this cast, not only are far, I think, the most human; it is the one I Lewis: So we’re doing it with five, violin, viola, remind us of that; to use the limitations to they the best actors and singers, but they’re think that gets deepest into how people re- cello, clarinet and harp/celeste. It’s taking the help you be more creative. just really, really nice people; not just nice, ally think and how they really behave. original concept of the orchestrations and It’s something that this team (pointing to like lovely people. And so it’s a joy coming to rehearsals trimming it down to a chamber ensemble. Simmons and Mackenzie Lewis) is really, re- WJN: Sondheim’s characters here are complex, ally good at. They’ve proved it here time and and often ambivalent about the people they Simmons: Ryan and I, because we are good musi- WJN: It makes a difference. time again. are in relationship with. cal theater nerds, we did lots of research and Simmons: It really does. n we found different lyrics for the songs that WJN: A Little Night Music is relatively early Simmons: One of the characters that we’vebeen were either cut out of town or were added Sondheim, written nearly forty years ago. talking about, Charlotte; she’s very smart, A Little Night Music runs through December to for various revivals. Naz (Edwards), who’s How do you see it fitting into Sondheim’s she’s very sarcastic, she quips and clevers 30th at the Performance Network. playing Desiree, found yet a different version, body of work? 28 Washtenaw Jewish News A December 2012/January 2013 I Calendar

Tea and Torah on Tuesday—for Women: Cha- tion of our Jewish Theology: How the Words bad. Reading the Torah may be easy, but un- December 2012 bad. Reading the Torah may be easy, but un- of Abraham Joshua Heschel Inspire Us Today,” derstanding it is no simple matter. Study the derstanding it is no simple matter. Study the at 8:15 p.m. text in the original, with the classical Rashi Saturday 1 text in the original, with the classical Rashi Friday evening services: See listing at end of calendar. commentary. 8 p.m. Every Tuesday. commentary. 8 p.m. Every Tuesday. Topics in Jewish Law: Ann Arbor Orthodox Min- Torah Study with Rabbi: TBE. 8:50 a.m. Topics in Jewish Law: Ann Arbor Orthodox Min- yan. Led by Rabbi Rod Glogower at the Lewis/ yan. Led by Rabbi Rod Glogower at the Lewis/ Saturday 8 Bernstein home, 1304 Cambridge. This se- Shabbat Limmud: BIC. 9 a.m. Bernstein home, 1304 Cambridge. This se- mester’s discussions will explore relationship Chanukah Bazaar: TBE Sisterhood. 9 a.m.–3 p.m. mester’s discussions will explore relationship Torah Study with Rabbi: TBE. 8:50 a.m. between science and halakha, the command- Mindfulness Meditation: BIC. 9:30 a.m. between science and halakha, the command- Chapel Service: TBE. 10 a.m. ments of the Torah in light of rational inquiry Learner’s Service: AARH. Monthly sessions held ments of the Torah in light of rational inquiry Morning Services: BIC. Kehillat Shabbat for 3rd– and investigation – or as rabbis of the middle at the JCC and led by rabbinic intern Aura and investigation – or as rabbis of the middle 5th Grade at 11 a.m. Mini Minyan for K–2nd ages termed it, the relationship between rev- Ahuvia who guides participants through the ages termed it, the relationship between rev- Grade at 11:15 a.m. Tot Shabbat at 11:15 a.m. elation and reason. 8–9:15 p.m. elation and reason. 8–9:15 p.m. historical, geographical and political traditions Shabbat Services: AARH. Interactive community of the Saturday morning service. This month’s service features music, singing, modern Eng- Wednesday 12 session will explore the Amidah and how to Wednesday 5 lish readings alongside the traditional prayers make it relevant. For information, visit www. and thought provoking Torah discussion led aarecon.org or call 445-1910. 10 a.m.–noon. Family Hanukkah Celebration: BIC. 6 p.m. Lunch and Learn: BIC. Noon. by rabbinic intern Aura Ahuvia. To get in- Shabbat services: See listing at end of calendar. volved, contact [email protected] or visit Weekly Musical Meditations: TBE. Led by Can- Weekly Musical Meditations: TBE. Cantor An- www.aarecon.org. At the JCC from 10 a.m. tor Annie Rose and John Goodell, St. Clare’s nie Rose and John Goodell, St. Clare’s Music –12:30 p.m. Music director. 6:15–7:15 p.m. Sunday 2 Director. 6:15–7:15 p.m. Shabbat services: See listing at end of calendar. Men’s Torah Study: TBE. Meets twice a month Hebrew 103: TBE. 6:30–7:30 p.m. for evening of learning. Refreshments served. Fundraiser: JCC ECC. Vouchers available at JCC For information, contact Roger Stutesman at or printout from www.jccannarbor.org for use Sunday 9 [email protected]. 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. Through December 9. Thursday 6 Tanya–Jewish Mysticism: Chabad. Delve into Planning Meeting: BIC Men’s Club. 9:30 a.m. the basic text of Chassidism and discover the SPICE: JCC Seniors. Energy Exercise with Ma- Thursday 13 ria Farquhar, $4 per session, 10 a.m. Current Preschool Session: JCS. Session 4 of the pre- beauty of Judaism. 10:30 a.m. Every Sunday. school class will learn about Hanukkah and Chai’Nukah Party: Ann Arbor ORT. Bring $18 Events with Heather Dombey. Bring news SPICE: JCC Seniors. Energy Exercise with Ma- items of interest for group discussion. 11 a.m. then attend the JCS Hannukah celebration. At ria Farquhar, $4 per session, 10 a.m. Current (chai) donation to ORT America and a new, the JCC. 10 a.m.–Noon wrapped gift valued no more than $15 for gift Dairy Lunch Buffet, $3. Noon. Special events Events with Heather Dombey. Bring news and presentations at 1 p.m. Hanukkah Celebration: JCS. Family oriented items of interest for group discussion. 11 a.m. exchange. Mira Sussman and Diane Fenske of program featuring candle lighting, singing and Jewish Family Services will speak. Community Spirituality Book Club: TBE. Lunchtime book Dairy Lunch Buffet, $3. Noon. Special events club session focusing on third book of the year, dancing, bounce houses, games and a Hanuk- and presentations at 1 p.m. Room of Nature Cove Condominiums, 2115 kah Shop where kids can purchase gifts for a Nature Cove Court. RSVP to Fran Martin at Spiritual Envy: An Agnostic’s Quest, by Michael Presentation: JCC Seniors. A registered nurse Krasny. For information, contact Cantor Annie nominal fee for family and friends. Also lots of from Care Response will provide free blood [email protected]. Rides available on latkes. 10:30 a.m.–Noon. request. 2–4 p.m. Rose at [email protected]. Noon–1 p.m. pressure checks at 12:30 p.m. Tanya–Jewish Mysticism: Chabad. Delve into Chanukah Bazaar: TBE Sisterhood. 3–7:30 p.m. Lunch and Monthly Birthday Celebration: JCC “Jewish Lessons My Grandmother (and Lucy Ri- Seniors. Birthday celebration for all with No- the basic text of Chassidism and discover the cardo) Taught Me:” JCC Seniors. Rabbi Robert “Ann Arbor to Daugavpils: A Family Journey:” beauty of Judaism. 10:30 a.m. Every Sunday. BIC. Led by Rabbi Dobrusin. 7 p.m. vember birthdays. Bring family and friends for Dobrusin will discuss memories of his grand- lunch and birthday cake. 12:30 p.m. Hanukkah Lights and Latkes: AARH. Celebra- mother and how a chance encounter with her Presentation: JCC Seniors. Diane Fenske, Geriat- tion at the JCC with communal lighting of led to his love of classic TV situation comedies Monday 3 ric Service Coordinator of Jewish Family Ser- chanukiah, homemade latkes and holiday and the lessons they can teach us all. 1 p.m. vices will present a program on the programs treats. Bring chanukiah and candles. Phone Talmud Study Group–Jewish Civil Law: Chabad. 445-1910 to RSVP by December 6 or email English as a Second Language Daily Classes: JFS. and services of the JFS. 1 p.m. Sharpen your wits and knowledge of the Jew- Jennifer Cohen via Ongoing class from 9 a.m.–noon on Mondays– www.aarecon.org/con- ish legal system by following the intriguing Tradition and Change: BIC. “How the Conserva- . 4–7 p.m. Fridays and 1–3 p.m. on Mondays–Thursdays tive Movement’s Rabbis Interpret Jewish Law.” tact-us discussions in the Talmud. The Talmud is a at Jewish Family Services, 2245 South State 8 p.m. Latke Party: Chabad. Gala annual celebration composite of practical law, logical argumenta- Street. For more information, contact JFS at with lighting of largest outdoor Hanukkah tion and moral teachings. Study of the original Talmud Study Group–Jewish Civil Law: Chabad. menorah of Washtenaw County. 7 p.m. 769-0209 or email [email protected]. Sharpen your wits and knowledge of the Jew- Talmud tractate. 8 p.m. Every Thursday. Ongoing. ish legal system by following the intriguing Women’s Torah Study: TBE. With Cantor Rose. discussions in the Talmud. The Talmud is a Monday 10 Friday 14 For information, contact cantorannie@gmail. composite of practical law, logical argumenta- com. 7 p.m. tion and moral teachings. Study of the original English as a Second Language Daily Classes: JFS. Tot Shabbat: JCC. Parents, grandparents, caregiv- Talmud tractate. 8 p.m. Every Thursday. Basic Judaism: TBE. For information or to reg- Ongoing class from 9 a.m.–noon on Mondays– ers and toddlers all welcome to celebrate, sing ister, contact Rabbi Lisa Delson at ldelson@ Fridays and 1–3 p.m. on Mondays–Thursdays songs, make Challah and have fun. 11:30- a.m. templebethemeth.org. 7–8:30 p.m. Friday 7 at Jewish Family Services, 2245 South State –12:30 p.m. Street. For more information, contact JFS at Rabbi Levy’s Lunch and Learn: TBE. Informal 769-0209 or email [email protected]. Discussion. Bring lunch. Noon–1 p.m. Tuesday 4 Tot Shabbat: JCC. Parents, grandparents, caregiv- Ongoing. ers and toddlers all welcome to celebrate, sing Shabbat Services for Young Families: TBE. Tot Basic Judaism: TBE. For information or to reg- The Kabbalah of You: Chabad. Discover new songs, make Challah and have fun. 11:30- a.m. Shabbat for ages 5 and under at 5:30 p.m. Tot ister, contact Rabbi Lisa Delson at ldelson@ depths of meaning with an impact on all as- –12:30 p.m. and Sukkat Shalom dinner at 6:00 p.m. Shalom templebethemeth.org. 7–8:30 p.m. pects of existence, including joy, contentment, Yiddish Open House: JCC. 1:30–3 p.m. Dinner at 6:30 p.m. Chanukkah Family Shab- courage, self-control, a meaningful relation- Shabbat Services for Young Families: TBE. Tot bat Service with Youth Choir, Middle School ship to God, and relationships with others. Shabbat for ages 5 and under at 5:30 p.m. Tot Tuesday 11 Shir Chadash and High School Shir Chadash 9:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. and Sukkat Shalom dinner at 6:00 p.m. Shira at 7:30 p.m. Yiddish Tish (Yiddish Conversational Group): and Sukkat Shalom for ages 5 through 10 at 6:30 The Kabbalah of You: Chabad. Discover new Friday evening services: See listing at end of calendar. All ages and levels welcome including UM and p.m. Popsicle Oneg follows. SAC Human Rights depths of meaning with an impact on all as- non-UM participants. 1:30 p.m. at Beanster’s Shabbat Services with Kol Halev at 7:30 p.m. pects of existence, including joy, contentment, Saturday 15 Café, ground floor of UM Michigan League. First Friday Shabbat: JCS. Once a month gath- courage, self-control, a meaningful relation- For information, call 936-2367. ering to welcome Shabbat with songs, candle ship to God, and relationships with others. Torah Study with Rabbi: TBE. 8:50–9:30 a.m. SPICE: JCC Seniors. Energy Exercise with Maria lighting, wine and challah. Followed by a short 9:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sixth Grade Shabbat Service: BIC. 9:30 a.m. Farquhar, $4 per session, 11 a.m.; Dairy Lunch thematic program in which members of the SPICE: JCC Seniors. Energy Exercise with Maria Buffet, $3, Noon. Mah-Jongg, 1 p.m. congregation offer their thoughts. Dinner and Farquhar, $4 per session.11 a.m.; Dairy Lunch Shabbat services: See listing at end of calendar. Hebrew 104: TBE. 6:15–7:15 p.m. socializing after the service. Children always Buffet, $3, Noon. Mah-Jongg. 1 p.m. Hebrew 101: TBE. 7:15–8:15 p.m. welcome. Held in the lounges of the JCC. Din- Yiddish Tish (Yiddish Conversational Group): Sunday 16 ner is $10 per person or $25 for a family of four. Spirituality Book Club: TBE. Evening book club All ages and levels welcome including UM and RSVP online at www.jewishculturalsociety.org. session focusing on third book of the year, Spiri- non-UM participants. 1:30 p.m. at Beanster’s Tanya–Jewish Mysticism: Chabad. Delve into 6:30–9 p.m. tual Envy: An Agnostic’s Quest, by Michael Kras- Café, ground floor of UM Michigan League. the basic text of Chassidism and discover the ny. For information, contact Cantor Annie Rose Human Rights Shabbat: BIC. Kabbalat Shabbat For information, call 936-2367. beauty of Judaism. 10:30 a.m. Every Sunday. Service at 7:30 p.m. Oneg and presentation en- at [email protected]. 7:30—8:30 p.m. The “Other” in Jewish Tradition: Challenges and Gan Katan (Preschool): BIC. 10 a.m. titled “Concern for Human Rights as a Reflec- The “Other” in Jewish Tradition: Challenges and Opportunities: BIC. 8 p.m. Opportunities: BIC. 8 p.m. Tea and Torah on Tuesday—for Women: Cha-

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Adult Education: JCS. Inaugural class of the “Jewish Heroes and Heroines” series held at Thursday 20 Wednesday 26 January 2013 the JCC. Larry Kuperman will present a ses- sion on “Hannah Senesh, Jewish Poet and SPICE: JCC Seniors. Energy Exercise with Ma- Winter Camp: JCC. Planned activities include Freedom Fighter.” 10–Noon. ria Farquhar, $4 per session, 10 a.m. Current trip to Rolling Hills County Park, swimming, Tuesday 1 Bar/Bat Mitzvah Family Series: BIC. Seventh Events with Heather Dombey. Bring news Teddy Bear Factory and Pioneer Day, plus a vis- Grade Bar/Bat Mitzvah Series. 10:30 a.m. items of interest for group discussion. 11 a.m. it from Leslie Science Center. Details at www. Wednesday 2 Dairy Lunch Buffet, $3. Noon. Special events jccannarbor.org. For information, contact and presentations at 1 p.m. Noreen DeYoung at noreendeyoung@jccfed. Winter Camp: JCC. Planned activities include Monday 17 Presentation: JCC Seniors. Mary Schlitt of Food org or by phone at 971-0990. 7:30 a.m.–6 p.m. trip to Rolling Hills County Park, swimming, Gatherers will speak about her the local non- Also December 27, 28; January 2–4. Teddy Bear Factory visit and Pioneer Day, plus English as a Second Language Daily Classes: JFS. profit agency. 1 p.m. a visit from a staff member of the Leslie Sci- Ongoing class from 9 a.m.–noon on Mondays– Thirsty Third Thursday: BIC Men’s Club. 8 p.m. ence Center. Details at www.jccannarbor.org. Fridays and 1–3 p.m. on Mondays–Thursdays at Thursday 27 Talmud Study Group–Jewish Civil Law: Chabad. For information, contact Noreen DeYoung Jewish Family Services, 2245 South State Street. Sharpen your wits and knowledge of the Jew- at [email protected] or by phone at For more information, contact JFS at 769-0209 Winter Camp: JCC. See December 26. ish legal system by following the intriguing 971-0990. 7:30 a.m.–6 p.m. Also January 3, 4. or email [email protected]. Ongoing. SPICE: JCC Seniors. Energy Exercise with Ma- discussions in the Talmud. The Talmud is a Weekly Musical Meditations: TBE. Cantor An- ria Farquhar, $4 per session, 10 a.m. Current Basic Judaism: TBE. For information or to reg- composite of practical law, logical argumenta- nie Rose and John Goodell, St. Clare’s Music Events with Heather Dombey. Bring news ister, contact Rabbi Lisa Delson at ldelson@ tion and moral teachings. Study of the original Director. 6:15–7:15 p.m. items of interest for group discussion. 11 a.m. templebethemeth.org. 7–8:30 p.m. Talmud tractate. 8 p.m. Every Thursday. Dairy Lunch Buffet, $3. Noon. Special events Beit Café: TBE. Adult Education Night. For and presentations at 1 p.m. information, contact Rabbi Lisa Delson at Thursday 3 [email protected]. 7–9 p.m. Friday 21 Presentation: JCC Seniors. Kathy Koehler of Alpha House will be presenting on the back- Winter Camp: JCC. Planned activities include trip Jewish Mama’s Group: JCC. Course on how to ground, sponsors and people who benefit to Rolling Hills County Park, swimming, Teddy raise self-reliant, compassionate and ethical Tot Shabbat: JCC. Parents, grandparents, care- from that organization. 1 p.m. Bear Factory and Pioneer Day, plus a visit from children. Participants will explore issues and givers and toddlers all welcome to celebrate, Leslie Science Center. Details at www.jccannar- gain insights from other moms while reading sing songs, make Challah and have fun. 11:30- Talmud Study Group–Jewish Civil Law: Chabad. bor.org. For information, contact Noreen DeY- and discussing The Blessing of the Skinned Knee a.m.–12:30 p.m. Sharpen your wits and knowledge of the Jew- oung at [email protected] or by phone by Wendy Mogul. Led by JCC Director of the Rabbi Levy’s Lunch and Learn: TBE. Informal ish legal system by following the intriguing at 971-0990. 7:30 a.m.–6 p.m. Also January 4. Department of Early Childhood, Youth and Discussion. Bring lunch. Noon–1 p.m. discussions in the Talmud. The Talmud is a Family Programming, Noreen DeYoung. For Shabbat Services for Young Families: TBE. Tot composite of practical law, logical argumenta- SPICE: JCC Seniors. Energy Exercise with Ma- information or to register, contact noreendey- Shabbat for ages 5 and under at 5:30 p.m. Tot tion and moral teachings. Study of the original ria Farquhar, $4 per session, 10 a.m. Current [email protected] or phone 971-0990. 7:30– and Sukkat Shalom dinner at 6 p.m. Shira and Talmud tractate. 8 p.m. Every Thursday. Events with Heather Dombey. Bring news 8:30 p.m. Also January 21 and February 18. Sukkat Shalom for ages 5 through 10 at 6:30 items of interest for group discussion. 11 a.m. p.m. Popsicle Oneg follows. Birthday and An- Friday 28 Dairy Lunch Buffet, $3. Noon. Special events niversary Shabbat Service at 7:30 p.m. and presentations at 1 p.m. Tuesday 18 Friday Night Dinner: BIC. Chinese Dinner at 7 p.m. Spirituality Book Club: TBE. Lunchtime book Winter Camp: JCC. See December 26. club session focusing on fourth book of the Friday evening services: See listing at end of calendar. The Kabbalah of You: Chabad. Discover new Tot Shabbat: JCC. Parents, grandparents, caregiv- year, Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life, by depths of meaning with an impact on all as- ers and toddlers all welcome to celebrate, sing Karen Armstrong. For information, contact pects of existence, including joy, contentment, Saturday 22 songs, make Challah and have fun. 11:30- a.m. Cantor Annie Rose at [email protected]. courage, self-control, a meaningful relation- –12:30 p.m. Noon–1 p.m. ship to God, and relationships with others. Torah Study with Rabbi: TBE. 8:50–9:30 a.m. Shabbat Services for Young Families: TBE. Tot Lunch and Monthly Birthday Celebration: JCC 9:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Shabbat for ages 5 and under at 5:30 p.m. Tot Shabbat Limmud: BIC. 9 a.m. Seniors. Birthday celebration for all with Jan- Jewish Mama’s Group: JCC. Course on how to and Sukkat Shalom dinner at 6 p.m. Shira and uary birthdays. Bring family and friends for raise self-reliant, compassionate and ethical Chapel Service: TBE. 10 a.m. Sukkat Shalom for ages 5 through 10 at 6:30 lunch and birthday cake. 12:30 p.m. children. Participants will explore issues and Tot Shabbat: BIC. 11:15 a.m. p.m. Popsicle Oneg follows. Shabbat Service Presentation: JCC Seniors. Rabbi Lisa Delson gain insights from other moms while reading Shabbat services: See listing at end of calendar. at 7:30 p.m. from Temple Beth Emeth will speak on “Kishke, and discussing The Blessing of the Skinned Knee Fourth Friday Shabbat Service: AARH. Musical Latke, Matzah: Why Jews Love Food.” 1 p.m. by Wendy Mogul. Led by JCC Director of the Kabbalat Shabbat services held at the JCC and Talmud Study Group–Jewish Civil Law: Chabad. Department of Early Childhood, Youth and Sunday 23 open to all. Led by rabbinic intern Aura Ahu- Sharpen your wits and knowledge of the Jew- Family Programming, Noreen DeYoung. For via. Services followed by vegetarian potluck ish legal system by following the intriguing information or to register, contact noreendey- Tanya–Jewish Mysticism: Chabad. Delve into dinner. Pizza nosh for children before services discussions in the Talmud. The Talmud is a [email protected] or phone 971-0990. 10–11 a.m. the basic text of Chassidism and discover the from 6 p.m. Childcare provided during servic- composite of practical law, logical argumenta- Also January 22 and February 19. beauty of Judaism. 10:30 a.m. Every Sunday. es from 6:15–7:30 p.m. Reservations preferred, tion and moral teachings. Study of the original Yiddish Tish (Yiddish Conversational Group): especially for pizza and childcare. Contact Jen- Talmud tractate. 8 p.m. Every Thursday. All ages and levels welcome including UM and nifer Cohen at www.aarecon.org/contact-us or non-UM participants. 1:30 p.m. at Beanster’s Monday 24 phone 445-1910. 6–10 p.m. Café, ground floor of UM Michigan League. Friday evening services: See listing at end of calendar. Friday 4 For information, call 936-2367. English as a Second Language Daily Classes: JFS. Ongoing class from 9 a.m.–noon on Mondays– Winter Camp: JCC. Planned activities include trip SPICE: JCC Seniors. Energy Exercise with Maria Fridays and 1–3 p.m. on Mondays–Thursdays at Saturday 29 to Rolling Hills County Park, swimming, Teddy Farquhar, $4 per session. 11 a.m.; Dairy Lunch Jewish Family Services, 2245 South State Street. Bear Factory and Pioneer Day, plus a visit from Buffet, $3, Noon. Mah-Jongg. 1 p.m. For more information, contact JFS at 769-0209 Shabbat services: See listing at end of calendar. Leslie Science Center. Details at www.jccannar- The “Other” in Jewish Tradition: Challenges and or email [email protected]. Ongoing. Opportunities: BIC. 8 p.m. bor.org. For information, contact Noreen DeY- Overnight Homeless Shelter: BIC. Program begins. oung at [email protected] or by phone Tea and Torah on Tuesday—for Women: Chabad. Sunday 30 at 971-0990. 7:30 a.m.–6 p.m. January 2–4. Reading the Torah may be easy, but under- standing it is no simple matter. Study the text Tuesday 25 Tanya–Jewish Mysticism: Chabad. Delve into Rabbi Levy’s Lunch and Learn: TBE. Informal in the original, with the classical Rashi com- the basic text of Chassidism and discover the Discussion. Bring lunch. Noon–1 p.m. mentary. 8 p.m. Every Tuesday. The Kabbalah of You: Chabad. Discover new beauty of Judaism. 10:30 a.m. Every Sunday. Shabbat Services for Young Families: TBE. Tot Topics in Jewish Law: Ann Arbor Orthodox Minyan. depths of meaning with an impact on all as- Shabbat for ages 5 and under at 5:30 p.m. Tot Led by Rabbi Rod Glogower at the Lewis/Bern- pects of existence, including joy, contentment, and Sukkat Shalom dinner at 6 p.m. Shira and stein home, 1304 Cambridge. This semester’s dis- courage, self-control, a meaningful relation- Monday 31 Sukkat Shalom for ages 5 through 10 at 6:30 cussions will explore relationship between science ship to God, and relationships with others. p.m. Popsicle Oneg follows. Shabbat Services and halakha, the commandments of the Torah in 9:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. English as a Second Language Daily Classes: JFS. at 7:30 p.m. light of rational inquiry and investigation – or as December Movie Outing: TBE. Viewing of the Ongoing class from 9 a.m.–noon on Mondays– First Friday Shabbat: JCS. Once a month gathering rabbis of the middle ages termed it, the relation- film,E.T. The Extra Terrestrial, at the Michigan Fridays and 1–3 p.m. on Mondays–Thursdays to welcome Shabbat with songs, candle lighting, ship between revelation and reason. 8–9:15 p.m. Theater. 10 a.m.–1 p.m. at Jewish Family Services, 2245 South State wine and challah. Followed by a short thematic Street. For more information, contact JFS at Tea and Torah on Tuesday—for Women: Chabad. program in which members of the congrega- 769-0209 or email [email protected]. Reading the Torah may be easy, but under- tion offer their thoughts. Dinner and socializing Ongoing. Wednesday 19 standing it is no simple matter. Study the text after the service. Children always welcome. Held in the original, with the classical Rashi com- in the lounges of the JCC. Dinner is $10 per Lunch and Learn: BIC. Noon. mentary. 8 p.m. Every Tuesday. person or $25 for a family of four. RSVP online Weekly Musical Meditations: TBE. Led by Can- at www.jewishculturalsociety.org. 6:30–9 p.m. tor Annie Rose and John Goodell, St. Clare’s Friday evening services: See listing at end of calendar. Music Director. 6:15–7:15 p.m.

30 Washtenaw Jewish News A December 2012/January 2013 Do! 1st annual IDo! By Tom Jones concert Lyrics by Harvey Schmidt December 7 December 5-31, 2012 Hill Auditorium, 8:00 p.m. Directed by Mary Bremer Is marriage a bed of roses or of nails? Well, in I Do! I Do! - the lovely two-character musical by the creators of The Fantasticks - each song offers a snapshot of an archetypal marital situation with all its Tickets start at just $10! hilarity and angst: the honeymoon, the first child, the first quarrel, you name it (you may have lived it!) Students get 50% off in sections A-D! The original production starred Mary Martin and Robert Preston in 1966 and ran for almost 600 performances, and it still seems simultaneously traditional and brand new. Featuring: With Special Guests: JOIN US ON NEW YEARS EVE! The Nutcracker Measure for Measure Plan your celebration around one of our two shows on December 31st. Join the party and enjoy Sleigh Ride Huron High School Choirs food, dancing, champagne, and a great show. Call for times, tickets and the party package price. Fantasia on Greensleeves Pioneer High School Choirs Get Your Tickets Today! 248.788.2900 • www.JetTheatre.org JET Performs in the Aaron DeRoy Theatre Your seat is waiting... call (734) 994-4801 or click a2so.com

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Washtenaw Jewish News A December 2012/January 2013 31 warm I Calendar holiday Saturday 5 wis hes Torah Study with Rabbi: TBE. 8:50 a.m. Chapel Service: TBE. 10 a.m. Shabbat services: See listing at end of calendar. from Sunday 6 Architecture & Social Action Committee Meeting: BIC Men’s Penchansky Interior Design Club. 10 a.m. Adult Education: JCS. Adult Education and Whisler Schmooze event, hosted by JCS Board. 10 a.m. 734-302-1010 –Noon. www.p-wa.com Architects Tanya–Jewish Mysticism: Chabad. Delve into the basic text of Chassidism and discover the beauty of Judaism. 10:30 a.m. Every Sunday. Monday 7

English as a Second Language Daily Classes: JFS. Ongoing class from 9 a.m.–noon on Mondays– Fridays and 1–3 p.m. on Mondays–Thursdays at Jewish Family Services, 2245 South State Street. For more information, contact JFS at 769-0209 or email [email protected]. Ongoing. Women’s Torah Study with Cantor Rose: TBE. For information, contact Cantor Annie Rose at [email protected]. 7–8 p.m. Basic Judaism: TBE. For information or to reg- 216 n. fourth ave ister, contact Rabbi Lisa Delson at ldelson@ ann arbor, mi templebethemeth.org. 7–8:30 p.m. 734 . 994 . 9174 peoplesfood.coop Tuesday 8

The Kabbalah of You: Chabad. Discover new depths of meaning with an impact on all as- Summer Creativity pects of existence, including joy, contentment, Day Camps & courage, self-control, a meaningful relation- Ballet Intensive ship to God, and relationships with others. ------9:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Private Lessons SPICE: JCC Seniors. Energy Exercise with Maria Ballet for all ages & levels • Tap & Jazz, for all ages & levels Farquhar, $4 per session.11 a.m.; Dairy Lunch Hip Hop • Pilates • Yoga • Zumba • Classical Indian Buffet, $3, Noon. Mah-Jongg. 1 p.m. Flamenco • Belly Dancing • African • Ballroom 323 E. Hoover St. Swing • Shorinji Kempo Martial Art Ann Arbor, MI Yiddish Tish (Yiddish Conversational Group): All ages and levels welcome including UM and For more info call 734-302-3502 or visit our website at www.kenvillestudios.com non-UM participants. 1:30 p.m. at Beanster’s Café, ground floor of UM Michigan League. For information, call 936-2367. Spirituality Book Club: TBE. Evening book club session focusing on fourth book of the year, Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life, by Karen Armstrong. For information, contact Can- tor Annie Rose at [email protected]. 7:30–8:30 p.m. Tea and Torah on Tuesday—for Women: Cha- bad. Reading the Torah may be easy, but un- derstanding it is no simple matter. Study the text in the original, with the classical Rashi commentary. 8 p.m. Every Tuesday. Topics in Jewish Law: Ann Arbor Orthodox Minyan. Led by Rabbi Rod Glogower at the Lewis/Bernstein home, 1304 Cambridge. 8–9:15 p.m. Wednesday 9

Weekly Musical Meditations: TBE. Led by Can- tor Annie Rose and John Goodell, St. Clare’s Music director. 6:15–7:15 p.m. Men’s Torah Study: TBE. Meets twice a month for evening of learning. Refreshments served. Order your holiday For information, contact Roger Stutesman at catering now. [email protected]. 7:30 p.m. Thursday 10

SPICE: JCC Seniors. Energy Exercise with Ma- ria Farquhar, $4 per session, 10 a.m. Current Events with Heather Dombey. Bring news

32 Washtenaw Jewish News A December 2012/January 2013 items of interest for group discussion. 11 a.m. session class fee is $50 for JCC members; $70/ Dairy Lunch Buffet, $3. Noon. Special events Tuesday 15 Sunday 20 non-members. For information, contact Kar- and presentations at 1 p.m. en Freedland at 971-0990 or email karenfreed- Presentation: JCC Seniors. A registered nurse The Kabbalah of You: Chabad. Discover new depths Tanya–Jewish Mysticism: Chabad. Delve into [email protected]. 7–8 p.m. from Care Response will provide free blood of meaning with an impact on all aspects of ex- the basic text of Chassidism and discover the Talmud Study Group–Jewish Civil Law: Chabad. pressure checks at 12:30 p.m. followed by istence, including joy, contentment, courage, self- beauty of Judaism. 10:30 a.m. Every Sunday. Sharpen your wits and knowledge of the Jew- a presentation at 1 p.m. by Doris Sperling, control, a meaningful relationship to God, and ish legal system by following the intriguing founder of the Family Learning Institute. relationships with others. 9:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Monday 21 discussions in the Talmud. The Talmud is a Talmud Study Group–Jewish Civil Law: Chabad. Yiddish Tish (Yiddish Conversational Group): composite of practical law, logical argumenta- All ages and levels welcome including UM and tion and moral teachings. Study of the original Sharpen your wits and knowledge of the Jew- English as a Second Language Daily Classes: JFS. non-UM participants. 1:30 p.m. at Beanster’s Talmud tractate. 8 p.m. Every Thursday. ish legal system by following the intriguing Ongoing class from 9 a.m.–noon on Mondays– discussions in the Talmud. The Talmud is a Café, ground floor of UM Michigan League. For information, call 936-2367. Fridays and 1–3 p.m. on Mondays–Thursdays composite of practical law, logical argumenta- at Jewish Family Services, 2245 South State SPICE: JCC Seniors. Energy Exercise with Maria Friday 25 tion and moral teachings. Study of the original Street. For more information, contact JFS at Farquhar, $4 per session. 11 a.m.; Dairy Lunch Talmud tractate. 8 p.m. Every Thursday. 769-0209 or email [email protected]. Buffet, $3, Noon. Mah-Jongg. 1 p.m. Rabbi Levy’s Lunch and Learn: TBE. Informal Ongoing. Discussion. Bring lunch. Noon–1 p.m. Hebrew 104: TBE. 6:15–7:15 p.m. Women’s Torah Study with Cantor Rose: TBE. For Friday Night Lights: BIC. Service at 6 p.m. Dinner Friday 11 Hebrew 101: TBE. 7:15–8:15 p.m. information, contact Cantor Annie Rose at can- at 7 p.m. Tea and Torah on Tuesday—for Women: Cha- torannie@[email protected]. 7–8 p.m. Rabbi Levy’s Lunch and Learn: TBE. Informal Shabbat Services for Young Families: TBE. Tot bad. Reading the Torah may be easy, but un- Discussion. Bring lunch. Noon–1 p.m. Shabbat for ages 5 and under at 5:30 p.m. Tot derstanding it is no simple matter. Study the Shabbat Services for Young Families: TBE. Tot and Sukkat Shalom dinner at 6 p.m. Shira and text in the original, with the classical Rashi Tuesday 22 Shabbat for ages 5 and under at 5:30 p.m. Tot and Sukkat Shalom for ages 5 through 10 at 6:30 commentary. 8 p.m. Every Tuesday. Sukkat Shalom dinner at 6 p.m. Shalom Dinner The Kabbalah of You: Chabad. Discover new p.m. Popsicle Oneg follows. Birthday and An- at 6:30 p.m. Shabbat Service at 7:30 p.m. Topics in Jewish Law: Ann Arbor Orthodox Min- niversary Shabbat Service at 7:30 p.m. yan. Led by Rabbi Rod Glogower at the Lewis/ depths of meaning with an impact on all as- Friday evening services: See listing at end of calendar. Fourth Friday Shabbat Service: AARH. Musi- Bernstein home, 1304 Cambridge. 8–9:15 p.m. pects of existence, including joy, contentment, courage, self-control, a meaningful relation- cal Kabbalat Shabbat services held at the JCC ship to God, and relationships with others. and open to all. Led by rabbinic intern Aura Wednesday 16 9:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Ahuvia. Services followed by vegetarian pot- Saturday 12 Yiddish Tish (Yiddish Conversational Group): luck dinner. Pizza nosh for children before Weekly Musical Meditations: TBE. Led by Can- All ages and levels welcome including UM and services from 6 p.m. Childcare provided dur- Torah Study with Rabbi: TBE. 8:50–9:30 a.m. tor Annie Rose and John Goodell, St. Clare’s non-UM participants. 1:30 p.m. at Beanster’s ing services from 6:15–7:30 p.m.. Reservations Shabbat Services: BIC. Shabbat Limmud at 9 Music Director. 6:15–7:15 p.m. Café, ground floor of UM Michigan League. preferred, especially for pizza and childcare. Contact Jennifer Cohen at www.aarecon.org/ a.m. Sweatshirt Shabbat Service followed by a Hebrew 103: TBE. 6:30–7:30p.m. For information, call 936-2367. contact-us or phone 445-1910. 6–10 p.m. Cholent Kiddush at 9:30 a.m. Kehillat Shab- SPICE: JCC Seniors. Energy Exercise with Maria bat for 3rd through 5th Grade at 11 a.m. Mini Farquhar, $4 per session. 11 a.m.; Dairy Lunch Friday evening services: See listing at end of calendar. nd Minyan for K–2 Grade at 11:15 a.m. Tot Thursday 17 Buffet, $3, Noon. Mah-Jongg. 1 p.m. Shabbat at 11:15 a.m. Hebrew 104: TBE. 6:15–7:15 p.m. Chapel Service: TBE. 10 a.m. SPICE: JCC Seniors. Energy Exercise with Ma- Saturday 26 Hebrew 101: TBE. 7:15–8:15 p.m. Celebration of Noreen DeYoung’s 25 Years of ria Farquhar, $4 per session, 10 a.m. Current Topics in Jewish Law: Ann Arbor Orthodox Min- Torah Study with Rabbi: TBE. 8:50 a.m. Service: JCC. The celebration will reunite JCC Events with Heather Dombey. Bring news yan. Led by Rabbi Rod Glogower at the Lewis/ founders, former members of JCC Boards of items of interest for group discussion. 11 a.m. Shabbat Limmud: BIC. 9 a.m. Bernstein home, 1304 Cambridge. 8–9:15 p.m. Directors and preschool parents and their Dairy Lunch Buffet, $3. Noon. Special events Tot Shabbat: BIC. 11:15 a.m. children from the past quarter century. Cur- and presentations at 1 p.m. Tea and Torah on Tuesday—for Women: Cha- Shabbat services: See listing at end of calendar. rent preschool families will host the event. The Presentation: JCC Seniors. Eileen Freed will pres- bad. Reading the Torah may be easy, but un- program will begin with Havdalah, followed ent “Tales from Down Under, ” sharing stories derstanding it is no simple matter. Study the by memories from former students in com- and photos from her trip to Australia. 1 p.m. text in the original, with the classical Rashi Sunday 27 memoration of DeYoung’s 25 years of service Thirsty Third Thursday: BIC Men’s Club. 8 p.m. commentary. 8 p.m. Every Tuesday. Volunteer Appreciation Brunch: BIC. 10 a.m. to the JCC. $36/family; $18/person. Net pro- Talmud Study Group–Jewish Civil Law: Chabad. ceeds will help support a variety of ventures Sharpen your wits and knowledge of the Jew- Wednesday 23 Sixth Grade Bar/Bat Mitzvah Family Series: BIC. including need-based scholarships for pre- ish legal system by following the intriguing 10:30 a.m. school. For information, contact 971-0990. discussions in the Talmud. The Talmud is a Weekly Musical Meditations: TBE. Led by Can- Tanya–Jewish Mysticism: Chabad. Delve into 5:30–9 p.m. composite of practical law, logical argumenta- tor Annie Rose and John Goodell, St. Clare’s the basic text of Chassidism and discover the Melave Malka Series: AAOM. Winter evening tion and moral teachings. Study of the original Music Director. 6:15–7:15 p.m. beauty of Judaism. 10:30 a.m. Every Sunday. presentations, after Shabbat ends, followed by Talmud tractate. 8 p.m. Every Thursday. Hebrew103: TBE. 6:30–7:30p.m. socializing and comfort food. Tonight’s topic is “Israeli Film,” presented by Professor Marc Men’s Torah Study: TBE. Twice monthly evening Monday 28 Bernstein, coordinator of the program in He- Friday 18 of learning. Refreshments served. For infor- brew and Israeli Culture at Michigan State mation, contact Roger Stutesman at rstutes- English as a Second Language Daily Classes: JFS. University. 8 p.m. Rabbi Levy’s Lunch and Learn: TBE. Informal [email protected]. 7:30 p.m. Ongoing class from 9 a.m.–noon on Mondays– Shabbat services: See listing at end of calendar. Discussion. Bring lunch. Noon–1 p.m. Fruit Treats for Tu B’Shevat: TBE. Presented by Fridays and 1–3 p.m. on Mondays–Thursdays Shabbat Services for Young Families: TBE. Tot Revital Malamud at the home of Esther Gold- at Jewish Family Services, 2245 South State Shabbat for ages 5 and under at 5:30 p.m. Tot stein. Limited spaces. $10/per person. Email Street. For more information, contact JFS at Sunday 13 and Sukkat Shalom dinner at 6:00 p.m. Shira [email protected] to reserve. 7:15–9 p.m. 769-0209 or email [email protected]. and Sukkat Shalom for ages 5 through 10 at Ongoing. Beth Israel Café: BIC Women’s League. 9:30 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Popsicle Oneg follows. Shabbat Ser- Basic Judaism: TBE. For information or to reg- Gan Katan: BIC. Preschool. 10 a.m. vice with Kol Halev at 7:30 p.m. Thursday 24 ister, contact Rabbi Lisa Delson at ldelson@ Friday evening services: See listing at end of calendar. templebethemeth.org. 7–8:30 p.m. Preschool: JCS. Fifth session of preschool will SPICE: JCC Seniors. Energy Exercise with Ma- learn about Tu B’Shvat. 10 a.m.–Noon. ria Farquhar, $4 per session, 10 a.m. Current Tanya–Jewish Mysticism: Chabad. Delve into Saturday 19 Events with Heather Dombey. Bring news Tuesday 29 the basic text of Chassidism and discover the items of interest for group discussion. 11 a.m. beauty of Judaism. 10:30 a.m. Every Sunday. Sixth Grade Shabbat Program: BIC. 9:30 a.m. Dairy Lunch Buffet, $3. Noon. Special events The Kabbalah of You: Chabad. Discover new and presentations at 1 p.m. depths of meaning with an impact on all as- Learner’s Service: AARH. Fifth of ten monthly ses- pects of existence, including joy, contentment, sions led by rabbinic intern Aura Ahuvia with Presentation: JCC Seniors. Lauren Zinn, founder Monday 14 courage, self-control, a meaningful relation- interactive discussions on Jewish historical, geo- of Zinn House, a Jewish interfaith organiza- tion, will present, “The Dramatic Changes in ship to God, and relationships with others. English as a Second Language Daily Classes: JFS. graphical and political traditions. This month’s the Religious Landscape Between Judaism and 9:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Ongoing class from 9 a.m.–noon on Mondays– theme is “postures toward God. Participants will Other Religions.” 1 p.m. Fridays and 1–3 p.m. on Mondays–Thursdays at explore the origins of standing, sitting and bow- Yiddish Tish (Yiddish Conversational Group): Jewish Family Services, 2245 South State Street. ing during the service, discuss their significance Lecture: JCC. “Holocaust in the Soviet Union,” All ages and levels welcome including UM and For more information, contact JFS at 769-0209 and try out tools to deepen the meaning. Visit presented by Professor Zvi Gitelman on In- non-UM participants. 1:30 p.m. at Beanster’s or email [email protected]. Ongoing. aarecon.org or phone 445-1910 for more infor- ternational Holocaust Day. For information, Café, ground floor of UM Michigan League. phone 971-0990. 4 p.m. For information, call 936-2367. Basic Judaism: TBE. For information or to reg- mation. At the JCC. 10 a.m.–noon. ister, contact Rabbi Lisa Delson at ldelson@ Annual Quiz Night: BIC. 7 p.m. Adult Education: JCC. First of a four-session SPICE: JCC Seniors. Energy Exercise with Maria Farquhar, $4 per session, 11 a.m.; Dairy Lunch templebethemeth.org. 7–8:30 p.m. Shabbat services: See listing at end of calendar. course, “A (Non-traditional) Taste of (Tradi- tional) Text,” taught by Aviva Panush. Four Buffet, $3, Noon. Mah-Jongg, 1 p.m. Washtenaw Jewish News A December 2012/January 2013 33 I Calendar I Science

Hebrew 104: TBE. 6:15–7:15 p.m. from 10 a.m.–noon. Traditionally-based, with Hebrew 101: TBE. 7:15–8:15 p.m. music plus a lengthy Torah discussion. For Prenatal whole genome sequencing Tea and Torah on Tuesday—for Women: Cha- info, email [email protected] or call 913-9705 bad. Reading the Torah may be easy, but un- or visit www.aarecon.org. technology raises ethical questions derstanding it is no simple matter. Study the Shabbat Services: Chabad. Morning services at text in the original, with the classical Rashi 9:45 a.m. Afternoon services 45 minutes be- By Joel N. Shurkin commentary. 8 p.m. Every Tuesday. fore sundown. BALTIMORE (JTA) – Expectant mothers long The Reform movement, though adamantly Topics in Jewish Law: Ann Arbor Orthodox Shabbat Services: Pardes Hannah. Gener- have faced the choice of finding out the gender pro-choice, has a similar position. “Abortion Minyan. Led by Rabbi Rod Glogower at the ally meets the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each of their child while still in the womb. But what should not take place for anything other than month. Call 663-4039 for more information. Lewis/Bernstein home, 1304 Cambridge. if parents could get a list of all the genes and a serious reason,” said Knobel of the Spertus 10 a.m. Led by Rabbi Elliot Ginsburg. 8–9:15 p.m. chromosomes of their unborn children, fore- Institute, “hopefully in consultation with a re- Shabbat Services: TBE. Torah Study with Rabbi casting everything from possible autism and ligious or ethical adviser.” Levy at 8:50 a.m. Morning Minyan with Rabbi Wednesday 30 Delson and lay leaders at 9:30 a.m. Sanctuary future genetic diseases to intelligence level and As far as Jewish ethics are concerned, pre- Service at 10 a.m. most weeks. Call the office eye color? natal whole genome sequencing has some ele- Weekly Musical Meditations: TBE. Cantor An- at 665-4744 or consult website at www.tem- The technology to do just that–prenatal ments in common with current genetic testing. nie Rose and John Goodell, St. Clare’s Music plebethemeth.org for service details. whole genome sequencing, which can detect all Embryos of Ashkenazi Jews routinely are tested Director. 6:15–7:15 p.m. Home Hospitality for Shabbat and Holiday 20,000 to 25,000 genes in the genome from fetal for such diseases as Tay-Sachs and the breast Hebrew 103: TBE. 6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m. Meals: AAOM. Call 662-5805 in advance. blood present in the mother’s bloodstream–is cancer genes BRCA–two illnesses dispropor- Home Hospitality and Meals: Chabad. Every already in laboratories. While not yet available in tionately common among Ashkenazim. Thursday 31 Shabbat and Holiday. Call 995-3276 in ad- clinical settings because of the cost, once the price In haredi Orthodox communities where ar- vance. falls below $1,000 it is likely to become common, ranged marriages are common, matchmakers SPICE: JCC Seniors. Energy Exercise with Ma according to a report by the Hastings Center, a routinely consult databases that hold genetic nonpartisan bioethics research institute. information anonymously to see whether a ria Farquhar, $4 per session, 10 a.m. Current Frequently listed phone numbers Events with Heather Dombey. Bring news and addresses of organizations: With it will come a host of Jewish ethical di- match would face a genetic obstacle. That prac- items of interest for group discussion. 11 a.m. lemmas. “We need a serious set of conversations tice, and genetic testing during pregnancy, has Dairy Lunch Buffet, $3. Noon. Special events Ann Arbor Orthodox Minyan (AAOM) about the implications of this new technology,” practically eliminated Tay-Sachs disease in the and presentations at 1 p.m. 1429 Hill Street 994-5822 said Peter Knobel, a Reform rabbi who teaches American Ashkenazi community, according to Presentation: JCC Seniors. Featuring Rabbi Blu- Ann Arbor Reconstructionist Havurah (AARH) bioethics at the Spertus Center in Chicago and is Michael Broyde, professor at the Emory Uni- menthal of Temple Beth Israel. 1 p.m. P.O. Box 7451, Ann Arbor 913-9705 the senior rabbi at the city’s Temple Sholom. versity law school and a member of the Beth Talmud Study Group–Jewish Civil Law: Chabad. Beth Israel Congregation (BIC) How will parents react to a pregnancy destined Din of America, an Orthodox rabbinical court. Sharpen your wits and knowledge of the Jew- 2000 Washtenaw Ave. 665-9897 to produce a child with an unwanted condition? The difference between prenatal sequenc- ish legal system by following the intriguing Chabad House What do parents do when genetic sequencing ing and current genetic testing is the amount discussions in the Talmud. The Talmud is a 715 Hill Street 995-3276 shows a predisposition for a deadly disease but of information and its usefulness. Current tests composite of practical law, logical argumenta- not a certainty of it? What about diseases not look for specific genetic disorders. Prenatal se- tion and moral teachings. Study of the original EMU Hillel 965 Washtenaw Ave., Ypsilanti 482-0456 curable now but which may be cured by the time quencing is a fishing expedition, looking at ev- Talmud tractate. 8 p.m. Every Thursday. the child reaches adulthood? When, if ever, is the erything. Jewish Community Center (JCC) right time to tell a child he or she has a genetic At present, the information is of limited use. Weekly Friday night Shabbat services 2935 Birch Hollow Drive 971-0990 predisposition toward a particular disease? No one knows what 90 percent of genes do, and Jewish Cultural Society (JCS) Shabbat Service: AAOM. Services held at UM It likely will be the most contentious social it usually takes more than one gene to do any- 2935 Birch Hollow Drive 975-9872 Hillel. Call 994-9258 in advance to confirm issue of the next decade, predicts Arthur Ca- thing. Furthermore, genes are not destiny: Just time. Jewish Family Services (JFS) plan, director of the Division of Medical Eth- because one has the genes for certain diseases, 2245 South State Street 769-0209 Shabbat Service: BIC. 6 p.m. ics at NYU Langone Medical Center.“Anyone such as coronary heart disease, does not mean Shabbat Service: TBE. Tot Shabbat at 5:30 p.m., Jewish Federation who thinks that information that could lead to one will get it. followed by tot dinner. Sukkat Shalom service 2939 Birch Hollow Drive 677-0100 abortion isn’t going to be controversial has been “All genetic stuff is probabilistic,” Caplan at 6:30 p.m. for “tot grads,” preceded by dinner. Pardes Hannah asleep since Roe v. Wade,” Caplan said. said. Some say that raises the question of Shira at 6:30 p.m. Oneg for Tot and Sukkat Sha- 2010 Washtenaw Ave. 761-5324 According to Orthodox Judaism’s interpre- whether Jews should be undergoing genome lom families at 7 p.m. Traditional Service at 7:30 Temple Beth Emeth (TBE) tations of Jewish law, abortion is permissible sequencing at all. “Just because you can get the p.m. Once a month Middle School Service at 2309 Packard Road 665-4744 7:30 p.m. For information, call 665-4744. only when the mother’s health is at risk. The whole genome, why do that?” asked Rabbi El- UM Hillel Conservative movement agrees, but its position liot Dorff, chairman of the Conservative move- Shabbat Service: Ann Arbor Reconstruction- 1429 Hill Street 769-0500 ist Havurah. 6:15 p.m. at the JCC the fourth includes other exceptions. ment’s Committee on Law and Standards. Friday each month. Musical Shabbat service “Our real concern will be massive increases “How much do you want to find out and how followed by vegetarian potluck. Pizza nosh for in the number of abortions,” said Rabbi Moshe much do you want to share with the couple, the kids at 6:00 p.m. Childcare provided dur- Tendler, professor of bioethics at Yeshiva Uni- and later with the child? Just because you can ing the service. All are welcome to attend. For Shabbat Candlelighting versity. “You have a young couple, 22, 23, 24 doesn’t mean you should.” information, call 975-6527, email mamaco- years old, and they don’t plan to have more The operative question, he notes, is whether [email protected], or visit www.aarecon.org. December 7 4:40 p.m. than two or three children. Why take a defective it will cure or detect a serious disease. “With all Shabbat Service: Chabad. Begins at candle-light- December 14 4:40 p.m. child? I call it the perfect baby syndrome. The questions of this type, the law doesn’t ask how ing time. Home hospitality available for Shab- perfect baby does not exist.” something is being done; it asks what we are bat meals and Jewish holidays. Call 995-3276 December 21 4:43 p.m. Rabbi Avram Reisner, a bioethicist on the accomplishing,” Broyde said. “If sequencing in advance. December 28 4:47 p.m. Conservative movement’s Committee of Law makes people healthier, it’s a good thing. If it’s and Standards, says abortion by whim is clearly going to make people ill, it’s sinning.” Weekly Shabbat services prohibited. Knobel says, “We need what I call an ethics Shabbat Services: AAOM. Morning service, 9:30 January 4 4:53 p.m. “Judaism is not pro-life,” said Reisner, the of anticipation. We need a serious set of conver- a.m. Evening service, 35 minutes before sun- spiritual leader at Congregation Chevrei Tzedek sations about the implications of using the new set. Call 662-5805 for information. Mincha/ January 11 5:01 p.m. in Baltimore. “Jewish law allows abortion. And technology, about how we can understand the Ma’ariv with Seudah Shlisheet and Dvar Torah January 18 5:09 p.m. it is not pro-choice. It is concerned with man- values and ethics and come to grips with what every week. Torah topics and a bite to eat. Dis- aging the health of the mother. It does not sup- it means in the long term.” n cussions led by Rabbi Rod Glogower and other January 25 5:18 p.m. port abortion as a parental whim.” local scholars. Home hospitality available for Shabbat meals. UM Hillel. Shabbat Services: BIC. 9:30 a.m. Morning child- care from 10 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Shabbat Services: AA Reconstructionist Havurah. Learners’ Service held first or sec- ond Saturday each month at the JCC from 10 a.m.–noon. Discussion-based format with changing topics, focusing on historical, geo- graphical, and political traditions of different parts of traditional service each month. Regu- lar morning service generally held on the sec- ond or third Saturday each month at the JCC

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Mazel tov Liam Driscoll on his bar mitzvah, December 1. Sam Sugerman on his bar mitzvah, December 1. Sarah Sherrick on her bat mitzvah, December 8. Isabel Ratner on her bat mitzvah, December 15. Jacob Segal on his bar mitzvah, December 15. Olivia Shulman on her bat mitzvah, January 26. Paul Share and Susan Funkenstein on the birth of their son, Ezra Isaac. Steven and Penny Goldstein on the marriage of their daughter, Alana, to Robert Jacobs. Scott Hershovitz and Julie Kaplan Hershovitz on the birth of their son, Hank Elliot Hershovitz. Richard and Eve Primus on the birth of their daughter, Talia Anne Primus. Jamie and Warren Tauber on the birth of their daughter, Emma Rose, on October 12. Amy and David Mayer on the birth of their son, Caleb, on October 22.

Condolences Charlene Zand on the death of her brother, Alan Rooth, September 26. Michelle Elford on the death of her father, Dr. Milton Elford, October 28. Bonnie Sorkin on the death of her mother, Roslyn Garfinkel, November 9.

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