September 23-29, 2016 Published by the Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton Volume XLV, Number 39 BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK Memorial service at Holocaust Memorial Monument to be held on October 9 Area rabbis will lead a memorial Nazism. “Especially relevant for today is 2015, Professor Rhonda Levine spoke by prayers recited at the unveiling of the service at the Holocaust Memorial Mon- the fact that the memorial was dedicated about the Get Together Club, a social and monument by the rabbis, followed by ument in the Temple Israel Cemetery, not just to victims of the Holocaust, but philanthropic group formed in 1948 by one of the survivors reading the names located on Conklin Avenue in Conklin, to victims of racism in general,” said 13 German Jewish women – mainly rural written on the scrolls. on Sunday, October 9, at 10:30 am. The event organizers. women and wives of cattle dealers – who A digital copy of the original list of memorial stone – which was originally The forthcoming service is the con- had resettled in the Southern Tier after names buried in the copper box at the foot dedicated on November 9, 1952 – is one tinuation of last year’s resumption of the fleeing Nazi Germany. The placement of the monument is available online on the of the earliest acknowledgments in the ceremony. After the memorial was dedi- of a memorial stone was considered Jewish Federation’s website, www.jfgb.org. United States of the Holocaust among sur- cated, services were held on the Sunday the most ambitious project of the Get Community members and third-generation vivors. It is also one of the few memorial between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Together Club. More than 250 names students are invited to submit names of stones of its kind in the United States to for about 20 years. were inscribed and placed in a copper loved ones who died during the Holocaust contain the names of loved ones lost to At the Federation’s Super Sunday in box buried at the foot of the monument and who have no grave marker to be added of individuals who had perished without to the list. Instructions are given on the a marked grave. They were remembered Federation’s website. Soviet Holocaust film to be screened at Cornell Jewish Crafts Fair to A free screening of the rare- force and artistic vision,” ac- ly-seen Soviet Holocaust film cording to organizers of the include ritual scribe “Eastern Corridor,” followed program. They feel that “Eastern The Broome County community will The event will be open to all ages. To by a discussion with film Corridor” should have occupied have the opportunity to “Jew It” on Sunday, make reservations for specific activities, scholar Olga Gershenson, of a major place in the internation- September 25, from 12:30-2:30 pm, at the visit www.JewishBU.com/Jewit. Umass-Amherst, will be held al Holocaust filmography, but Chabad Center in Vestal. An interactive Jewish law teaches that mezuzot should as part of the “Technologies of Soviet censorship prevented its Jewish Craft Festival will offer opportunities be checked at least once every seven years Memory” program on Thursday, wide release. The screening is for participants to sculpt their own mezuzah to ascertain that they remain in a state of September 29, at 7 pm, at Cornell an attempt to save the film from covers, fashion their own shofar and braid good repair, or “kosher.” Tefillin should be University in the Willard Straight oblivion and restore it to the cin- a Havdalah candle. checked periodically as well. The code of Theatre, Central Campus. ematic history of the Holocaust. The event will also offer the opportunity Jewish law mentions the month of Elul, the “Eastern Corridor” is said to Professor Olga The film has a runtime of one to bake holiday treats, engage in a “High month preceding the High Holidays, as the “capture the all-encompassing Gershenson hour and 37 minutes. Holiday Game Show” and learn about “perfect time” for this inspection. Broome horror” in wartime Belarus, The event will be sponsored beekeeping and honey production. County residents will be able to utilize a where Germans, ghetto Jews, Communists by the Jewish Studies Program, Cornell Finally, a ritual scribe will be present to ritual scribe’s services if they wish to check and partisans fought each other. Echoing Cinema and Cornell University Library. check mezuzot or tefillin for people inter- their mezuzot and tefillin. Tarkovsky and Parajanov, film features For more information, visit http://cinema. ested in ascertaining that their ritual items To reserve a slot of time with the scribe, Holocaust scenes shot with “unparalleled cornell.edu/Fall2016/eastern_corridor.html. are “kosher,” or in a state of good repair. contact [email protected]. Federation event looked to “nourish our roots for the future” By Reporter staff ing, so the Federation will begin a Legacy “Nourish the roots that sustain our Campaign to ensure its future. community” was the theme of the Jewish According to Ullmann, the 2015 Cam- Federation of Broome County’s Super paign raised approximately $275,000, Sunday and Annual Meeting event on with an average donation of $669. He September 18. Almost 100 members of noted that the remarkable thing about the the community attended the event, which local community is that as it has grown was held at the Jewish Community Cen- smaller, the average gift has increased. To ter. The program marked the beginning him, this means that the community has of the Federation’s annual fund-raising stepped up to do what is needed and he Campaign for 2017, as part of a new ini- hopes this effort will continue. In order to tiative to receive pledges for the coming bring these numbers back to past levels, year before the funding allocation process Ullmann also recommended increased starts in October. Additionally, several outreach efforts. He encouraged supporters members of the community and Feder- to reach out to other people, including their ation leaders spoke to honor outgoing Almost 100 members of the community attended the combined Super Sunday/Annual adult children, who may not be invested Federation President Arieh Ullmann, who Meeting event. in the local Jewish community. is stepping down from the position after Following a Campaign report by Rita seven years. and staff. He also thanked the volunteers been given out in the past few years, such Shawn and Barbara Greenberg, who cited Led by Ullmann, the program included who made the event possible. as to the Jewish Community Center to fix its a sign on the door of Federation Executive the Federation’s annual report, the results In his welcome address, Ullmann ex- parking lot and Hillel Academy during its Director Sima Auerbach espousing the of last year’s fund-raising Campaign and plained that in today’s climate, the Federation transition to the new Temple Israel building, values of the Jewish Federation, including the Yasher Koach Award winners for has to do more to bring itself closer to the among others. Ullmann added that the grants inspiring people to improve the quality 2016. Following brunch, the event began community, in addition to its regular pro- of more than $400,000 were made possible of life in their community, to nurture and with welcoming remarks by Ullman, who grams and services, including Jewish Family because gifts of more than $380,000 were sustain Jewish identity and ensure anyone thanked the community for supporting Services, The Reporter, the PJ Library, the given to the Federation over the past few who needs help will receive it. Rabbi Ben- the Federation and for volunteering, par- 92Y Live events and the Jewish Film Fest. years from wills and charitable trusts. He ny Kellman spoke to and entertained the ticularly the Federation board members He spoke of the grants and loans that have noted that the community’s needs are grow- See “Federation” on page 5 INSIDE THIS ISSUE Prepare for the holidays JCC Friendship Club News in brief... Special Sections Area congregations announce The JCC Friendship Club Far right party wins seats in Legal Notices...... 4 their High Holiday services and announces the programs planned Berlin’s gov’t; NYC voting forms Book Review...... 4 celebrations; and recipes. for its next two meetings. now in Yiddish; and more. Federation Annual Report...... 6-7 ...... Pages 8-9,11 ...... Page 11 ...... Page 12 Classifieds...... 12 Page 2 - The Reporter September 23-29, 2016 JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE NOTES A moving experience, part III ROZ ANTOUN, DIRECTOR Last week I was sitting in a comfortable seat at the advisors, I could find no way to seamlessly – seamlessly Upper West Side North Regal Theatre on Front Street when a trailer for the movie being the operative word – make this work. “Queen of Katwe” was among the coming attractions. The I had already anguished with a friend of mine who Walking Tour following line from it grabbed me: “Sometimes the place rented an apartment while waiting for her house to sell. The Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy you are used to is not where you belong.” Those words That process took 14 months, leaving her bank account will hold an “Upper West Side North Walking spoke to me and in the dark I jotted it down on a slip of more than $14,000 lighter and her profits from the sale Tour” on Sunday, October 9, beginning at 10:45 am. The paper from my purse. Read on and you’ll understand why. much diminished because she had to keep lowering the tour will look at the two and half mile neighborhood, For the time it takes a child to come into the world price to get the house sold. Not a good role model for me. which has been called a “powerhouse” of synagogues, and start kindergarten is how long it took me to list my Maybe if I had kids in town I could sell my house, put my schools and Jewish culture. Urban historian Marty Shore house for sale and move on with my life. “How come,” stuff in storage at the time of the closing and bunk in with will lead the tour. Highlights will include a guided tour you ask? Maybe you’re guessing that the stagnant, local them until I found a suitable new home, but I do not have of the Jewish Center (1918). Other synagogues to be dis- conditions – 1,600 homes on the market – had something family here. So that wasn’t going to happen. My dearest cussed are Ohab Zedek, Shaare Zedek and B’nai Jeshurun. to do with it. Not so. friends offered me a temporary place in their homes, but I Walker will view the former homes of Zero Mostel, I.B. It’s because the whole process turned me into a lunatic; just couldn’t accept their kind and generous offers. From Singer and Lee Strasberg. The tour will also include a one who needed every question I could think up answered living alone all these years, I have become too independent, view of one of the original Upper West Side mansions, before making movement toward change. In addition, I self-centered and one who wants to be a free spirit, flitting built in the height of the “glory days” of Riverside Drive, wanted concrete assurance, something no one in their right around at will. Surely, my lifestyle would test a friendship. circa 1890. Those on the tour will hear the history of mind could give, that I had the money to do what I had Also, putting one’s belongings in storage is a costly the families who lived in the Rice Mansion and how it to do without jeopardizing my elderly years. Although I proposition. It takes separating out the stuff you are going came to be the UWS location of Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim researched every detail for six years and collected piles to keep with you while boxing up the rest to send to a (Yeshiva Ketana of the UWS). of data, I was still stuck and dreaded making this major storage facility. It’s easy to rack up the bills for the move Walkers will meet at 86th Street and Central Park decision by myself. I tried to manipulate my kids into to storage, the daily costs of storage and another move to a West, NE corner, park side. The cost is $22 for adults making some decisions for me, but they didn’t bite. They new home. In addition, if you have not decided where you and $20 for seniors and students. There is an additional are very smart and have great self-preservation instincts, are moving to, you have no idea what furniture to keep and $2 charge the day of tour. For more information or to and fought being dragged down by my craziness. They what your new place will offer in terms of storage space. If register, visit www.nycjewishtours.org/ or call 212- listened to my turmoil, but knew they had to let me push you send too much to storage, you will pay for something 374-4100. through on my own. you don’t even need; if you give away too much; you may Shuls of Grandeur on the Lower Then the polar vortex of 2015 came down on us from regret that you no longer have them in your life. Another Canada in my 69th year and I had had it with the house. bunch of dilemmas. East Side “Get me out of here,” I told myself. “Do something,” The name of the game is that moving is an expensive The Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy will hold a because staying in the house is no longer an option and deal, both in money and emotional strength. A person “Shuls of Grandeur on the Lower East Side” walking tour scarier than selling, and I no longer belonged there. “Do needs a strong support network and grit to get through on Monday, October 10, beginning at 10:45 am. The tour not leave this decision until your children have to move it. “Moving is one of the top stressors in life, right along will include two synagogues remaining on the Lower East you to a nursing home. Take control. Move while you with death of a loved one, divorce, a major illness and job Side today. There will also be visits and discussions of the can make your own decisions,” a little voice in back of loss,” said Carol Morgan in the Huffington Post. I agree. Educational Alliance, the Henry Street Settlement, Seward my head kept saying. This article is proof that I survived. Park (the first municipal park in the country), Straus Square But the looming question hanging over my head was And although it was a grueling process, not one I want and more. The last stop will be at the Museum at Eldridge how was I going to sell my house when I had nowhere to to tackle again anytime soon, maybe never, it didn’t bury Street, located in the 1887 Eldridge Street Synagogue. The go? There were options, but none of them seemed fea- me, but led me to a great new home and much happiness. tour will end with a snack. sible. I could rent a place while waiting for the house to All good, right? Yup! Walkers will meet in front of the Abrons Art Center, sell, but then I would incur double my monthly expenses Look for Part IV in a future edition of The Reporter. 466 Grand St., between Pitt Street and Bialystoker Place/ for an indeterminate period of time – surely a recipe for To see the previous parts, see page 2 of the July 22 and Willett Street. The cost is $24. There is an additional $2 headaches and sleepless nights. No matter how I crunched August 19 issues, both available at http://thereportergroup. charge the day of tour. For more information or to register, the numbers, talked to lawyers, accountants and financial org/default.aspx?pID=11. visit www.nycjewishtours.org/ or call 212-374-4100. Opinion In My Own Words The blessing of eating RABBI RACHEL ESSERMAN, EXECUTIVE EDITOR

Did you just bite into an apple? How about take a sip into bite-sized portions. We learned the difference between house where he lived, they began to modify his meals. I from a glass of juice, milk or iced tea? At your last meal, three sizes of food – one inch, one-half inch and one-quarter don’t know if the food was ground or pureed. All I know did you open your jaws wide enough to fit a super-sized inch – squares that were far smaller and harder to cut than I is that he was not happy with those meals: he didn’t like burger into them? Or were you too busy crunching on some expected. Not everyone can eat that size, though, so we also the taste or the texture. raw vegetables? That slice of pizza you picked up – did learned to grind and puree food: those offer two separate types Imagine for a moment what this was like. Take, for you have a problem chewing or swallowing it? Most of of textures – both of which usually need additional moisture example, a slice of pizza. Rather than biting into the slice us take for granted the physical act of eating because we so they aren’t too dry to swallow easily. And speaking of or eating a small piece of it with a fork or spoon, some- don’t have a reason to think about it. moisture: not everyone is allowed liquids, so we were taught one puts the pizza in a blender. If the results didn’t have However, it’s been on my mind the past few weeks how to thicken drinks – there are three different levels of enough moisture, then they would add liquid, which would because of a training course I took in food preparation for thickness – so people can swallow them without choking. probably change the taste. While the food might smell fine, those who have difficulty eating. The procedures I’m talking Taking the course brought back memories of my little it definitely looks different and the sensation of eating it about are far more complex than just cutting a person’s food brother Larry. For those of you who don’t know, Larry had would not be the same. Down Syndrome, which means he had developmental and I’m not complaining about what’s done for the indi- physical disabilities. Larry loved to eat – at home or in a viduals who need this because it’s dangerous for them to restaurant. Because his fingers were cubbed due to a heart consume food in any other form. My point is that I realized Correction problem, his manual dexterity was limited and he needed yet another part of life we take for granted because it never A name was left out of the list of contributors to the someone to cut his food. We didn’t have to worry about occurred to us that life might be different. Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton that appeared cutting it to an exact size like I did at the training, though. So, when you take a big bite of an apple, chomp on a in the September issue of the paper. The Kline family Cutting it into regular pieces – like those we would eat – were carrot, or even chew a piece of meat or pasta, think about should have been listed in the section “Donations to the enough help to allow him to feed himself independently. what it means to be able to do so. That simple act of plea- Temple Beth El Windows Presentation.” The Federation Then, at the end of his life, Larry had problems with sure – the physical feeling of putting that food into your apologizes for the oversight. his teeth and became less able to chew his food. At the mouth and chewing – is surely a blessing.

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Editorial/News Regular weekly deadline is noon, Wednesday, for the following week’s newspaper. www.thereportergroup.org September 23-29, 2016 Page 3 - The Reporter Children of Abraham meal packing event to be held on Sept. 25 The Children of Abraham of the Southern Tier has will be held on Sunday, September 25, from 1-4 pm, at St. gregation with “COA Meal Packing Event” in the memo joined with “Kids Against Hunger” in making food Michaels Center, 296 Clinton St., Binghamton, NY 13905. line. Checks should be mailed to Unitarian Universalist packages, costing only $0.25 per meal, to send to Syr- Individuals and organizations can help respond to the Congregation, 183 Riverside Dr., Binghamton, NY 13905. ian refugee camps in Greece. Organizers have asked humanitarian crisis in three ways: All donations are tax deductible. the community for help in feeding starving refugees ‹‹ Helping publicize the effort by sharing this information ‹‹ Help package the meals. Kids Against Hunger will fleeing the violence. on a bulletin board, newsletter or e-mail list. set up meal packing stations for participants to pack The program’s first event back in April was called “an ‹‹ Helping raise funds. One dollar can provide four meals; meals as an assembly line in 45-minute shifts. To sign amazing experience for all involved” and 30,000 meals $10 can provide 40 meals; and $25 can provide 100 meals. up, visit www.SignUpGenius.com/go/30E0D4AAFA- were sent to the refugees. A second meal packing event Checks can be made out to the Unitarian Universalist Con- F2AA2FC1-september. For more information, visit http://interfaithbroome- county.com, visit “Children of Abraham Southern Tier” on Facebook or contact COA Chairwoman Rabbi Barbara Chenango River Theatre to Goldman-Wartell at 723-7355. present Holocaust drama Early deadlines Presented for the first time in the Southern Tier, Chenango Set in the ruins of post-war Berlin and loosely based on River Theatre’s final show of its 10th season features the German conductor Wilhelm Furtwangler’s own diaries, regional premiere of “Taking Sides,” a 1995 Holocaust “Taking Sides,” explores Furtwangler’s possible complicity for The Reporter drama written by Ronald Harwood (Academy-Award in Nazi war crimes. Prior to World War II, Furtwangler was Due to holiday closings, the deadlines for the fol- winning writer of “The Pianist” and “The Dresser”). The at the height of his career during the time Hitler became lowing upcoming issues of The Reporter are as follows. theater is 15 minutes north of Binghamton at 991 State chancellor of Germany. As the terrors of Nazism spread, No exceptions will be made. Highway 12, Greene. many of Furtwangler’s colleagues fled the country, but Issue...... Deadline “Taking Sides” will run for three weeks from September Furtwangler chose to stay. Though he claimed he was never Friday, October 7...... Monday, September 26 30-October 16. To purchase tickets or learn more about a member of the Nazi Party, Furtwangler was the recipient Friday, October 14...... Wednesday, October 5 dates and times, visit at www.chenangorivertheatre.org or of government honors and appointments associated with Friday, October 21...... Monday, October 10 e-mail [email protected]. Reservations can party members. After the war, Furtwangler was investigated Friday, October 28...... 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The desire to recreate a place that lives only in mem- Poland to uncover secrets hidden in small villages. He ing Vilna after the war, Grossman looks for the city he ory: that phrase summarizes short story collections by approaches an old man, who speaks for the first time knew – focusing more on what’s not there than what’s Helen Maryles Shankman and Abraham Karpinowitz. of events that still chill his soul. Other tales focus on actually before his eyes. Although the past was far from The two works of connected tales recall a Europe men who do horrible things during the course of a day, perfect, he believes something special has been lost. and a reality that no longer exist. Their approach to and, yet, also take risks to save the lives of the few Although Abke the Nail Biter doesn’t understand the material, though, is very different. In “Vilna My Jews they’ve taken under their wing. political theory, he finds himself in prison after helping Vilna” (Syracuse University Press), Karpinowitz uses My favorite story, “The Messiah,” is a wonderful a radical throw a red flag over an electric wire in “The heightened realism to portray his former hometown in and funny tale with a bitter note in its center. When this Red Flag.” Abke learns that while theft is not really a Lithuania. Shankman, on the other hand, adds a touch messiah arrives in town, he claims his purpose is not problem (he’s been in and out of prison before), an act of magical realism to the tales her parents told her of to save lives. Only after the Jews of Europe serve as a against the government must be punished by a longer Poland in “In the Land of the Armadillos” (Scribner). sacrificial ram – much like the one Abraham sacrificed sentence. Abke’s actions impress his lawyer and his (The paperback version of the book, due out in October, in place of Isaac – will they return to the Promised fellow prisoners, who discuss politics with him even will have a different title: “They Were Like Family to Land. The question of whether or not he is truly the though he has no real understanding of the arguments Me.”) While most of Karpinowitz’ stories take place messiah matters less than the awe-inspiring events that and theories they debate. before World War II, Shankman recalls tales of hero- do occur. My second favorite story is “The Golem of Other stories include the interconnected “The ism and horror that occurred during the war and after. Zukow,” which shows how man’s inhumanity to man Folklorist” and “Chana-Merka the Fishwife,” which Shankman allows readers to see her characters can create golems. Yet, this lovely, moving tale also serve as lovely tales of misunderstanding and love. through a variety of lenses – not only in different allows us to see how great miracles can occur in the “Vladek” focuses on two boys – one Jewish and one tales across the book, but within individual works. midst of despair. All the stories in “In the Land of the not – who grow up together, although their friendship For example, in the title story, an S.S. officer is not Armadillos” are beautifully written and emotionally is strained by nationalist forces. The Vilna underworld only a cold-blooded killer, but a loving father who heartrending. My hope is that the paperback version is explored in several stories, including “The Lineage tries to protect the Jewish artist who wrote and drew brings even more attention to this outstanding work. of the Vilna Underworld,” which tells of a group of his son’s favorite book. Max Haas views himself as While Shankman learned her tales second-hand, very odd gangsters trying to exist under Soviet rule. a kind, caring man, although once in a while he’s Karpinowitz writes of people he knew. This collection of “Vilna My Vilna” contains a glossary, which not only forced to face a different version of himself. The mix his stories, translated from the Yiddish by Helen Mintz, offers translations of Yiddish and Hebrew phrases, but of good and evil within a single individual makes the focuses on life in Vilna. The tales were written after the notes which characters and events are based on real story extremely powerful, as does its surprising and war when Karpinowitz lived in Israel and blend fact life. Some tales felt slightly familiar, if only because moving ending. and fiction, except for the two memoirs at the end of others have written about the colorful characters of The contradictions inherent in most human beings the book. Those tell of his father’s obsession with the this period. The stories serve an important purpose, is also clearly shown in “The Jew Hater,” when an Yiddish theater – an obsession not shared by his wife. though, by allowing us to glimpse this lost Jewish informer is forced to pretend that a young Jewish The stories somehow manage to feel a touch nostalgic time and space. girl is his relative. Its element of magical realism (a while still clearly portraying how difficult life could Editor’s note: “Vilna My Vilna: Stories by Abra- talking dog) heightens the tension, as does the question be for the poorer Jews of the town. The title tale shows ham Karpinowitz,” translated by Helen Mintz, is the of whether or not forgiveness is ever truly possible. the amazing transformation of the narrator from Itsik winner of the 2016 J. I. Segal Literary Awards of the That theme plays a major role in the post-war tale the Hare, a small time thief, to Mr. Jack Grossman in Jewish Public Library’s translation award for a book “They Were Like Family to Me,” when a priest tours Canada, a “big shot” in the hotel business. When visit- on a Jewish theme.

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Sunday Continued from page 1 crowd. His presentation included singing songs, juggling and performing soccer tricks. He spoke of the custom of making a bride and groom happy on their wedding day, and how this practice could be extended to making peo- ple happy throughout their lives, rather than just on one particular day. This portion of the program also featured Rabbi Moshe Shmaryahu singing a song that Ullmann used to sing during Musaf. After this presentation, the Yasher Koach Awards were given out to each of the community organizations’ honored volunteers for 2016. The recipients were: ‹‹ Beth David Synagogue – Judy Simon ‹‹ Hadassah – Sima Auerbach ‹‹ Hillel Academy – Jeff Horowitz ‹‹ Hillel at Binghamton – Bradley Goldman Dr. Mark Walker spoke about outgoing Rabbi Benny Kellman L-r: Arieh Ullmann and Howard Warner ‹‹ Jewish Community Center – Sylvia Diamond Federation President Arieh Ullmann. entertained the crowd. gave out the Yahser Koach awards. ‹‹ Jewish Family Service – Sandy Weiner ‹‹ Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton – Neisen Luks noted that he found it rewarding to serve the commu- Additionally, during the program, Eileen Miller in- ‹‹ Temple Concord – Dr. Ted Major nity and the greater good, and to become friends with troduced the proposed slate of the Federation board and ‹‹ Temple Israel – Howard Schwartz and Al Lavker those whom he worked. He also said that he would conducted the installation of officers, which carried with ‹‹ The Reporter – Fran Ferentinos miss attending their weekly meetings, and that the unanimous approval. Warner also spoke, lauding Ullmann’s The awards were distributed by Ullmann, Dr. Howard community would be “in good hands” with Warner, work. He stated that though funding is an issue, the Feder- Warner and Auerbach, who read each organization’s state- the new Federation president. Finally, he thanked the ation is helping the community, and that he looks forward ments about each recipient’s contributions. Federation for the opportunity, as it resulted in him to the next two years. This led into a series of speakers who offered praise meeting his wife, Rhonda Levine. Following the end of the program, volunteers from the for Ullmann and his time as president, which included Auerbach gave closing remarks, announcing that the community stayed to help make calls to donors, an effort personal stories and memories. Auerbach recounted first Federation had joined the Nation of Independent Com- that continued throughout the week. meeting him in 2009, and being apprehensive of how munities, a network of 300 Federations that are part of they would function as work partners; she referenced the Jewish Federations of North America, but are unable Humphrey Bogart’s famous line from “Casablanca,” to pay dues. Calling the occasion a “marvelous turn of expressing that it was “the beginning of a beautiful events,” she explained that they would now be in contact friendship.” She presented to Ullmann a gift of a journal with Federations facing similar challenges. containing her thanks and those of board members and Auerbach ended her remarks by asking the com- staff who worked with him. munity for its thoughts on the combined program, as He received an additional gift immediately after, a tallit Super Sunday and the Annual Meeting used to be held to wear on special occasions. It was presented by Dr. Mark as separate events, and announced that prizes had been Walker, who noted that they sought to give a gift that he affixed underneath three chairs at random in the hall. could use, perhaps for special occasions. Those who found green slips under their chairs received Following these speeches, Ullmann gave a fare- books donated by The Reporter. Finally, she reminded well address, thanking everyone for the accolades he those present to fill out their pledges for the 2017 Cam- received, and offered credit back to those who have paign, referencing the event’s theme, “Nourish the roots After the brunch, attendees made their pledges to the Jewish worked with him, who gave him this opportunity. He of our community.” Federation of Greater Binghamton’s annual Campaign.

Members of the community enjoyed the brunch. L-r: Arieh Ullman and L-r: This year’s Yasher Koach winners were Sima Auerbach, Sylvia Diamond, Fran Rabbi Moshe Shmaryahu Ferentinos, Bradley Goldman, Howard Schwartz, Dr. Ted Major, Al Lavker, Jeff Horowitz, performed a song. Judy Simon, Neisen Luks and Sandy Weiner.

Almost 100 members of the community attended the combined Super Sunday/Annual Meeting event.

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High Holiday services throughout the community (Service schedules were provided by Shacharit – 6:50 am Mincha – 4:40 pm Neilah closing service – 6:15-7:15 pm area synagogues.) Mincha – 6:20 pm Shofar – fast ends – 7:08 pm Havdalah/shofar – 7:15-7:30 pm Beth David Synagogue Saturday, October 8, Shabbat Shuvah Sunday, October 16, erev Sukkot Break-the-fast – bring a veggie/dairy dish- Shacharit – 9 am Candle Lighting – 6:01 pm to-pass – 7:30 pm Saturday, September 24 Monthly luncheon – noon Mincha – 6:05 pm Sunday, October 16, erev Sukkot Community Selichot Concert with Hillel@ Shabbat Shuvah lecture will be luncheon Monday, October 17, Sukkot I Sukkah building at TVO – 10 am BU – 8:30 pm program. Shacharit – 9 am Those who wish to purchase a lulav and Selichot service – 11:15 pm Mincha – 6:05 pm Mincha – 6:05 pm etrog set for Sukkot should contact info@ Sunday, October 2, erev Rosh Hashanah Shabbat ends – 7:15 pm Candle lighting – after 7 pm tikkunvor.org by Friday, September 30. Selichot service (before Shacharit) – 8 am Sunday, October 9, Aseret Yemai Tuesday, October 18, Sukkot II Sunday, October 23 Candle lighting – 6:24 pm Teshuvah – Days of Repentance Shacharit– 9 am Simchat Torah celebration at religious school Mincha – 6:25 pm Shacharit – 8:30 am Mincha – 6 pm – 11:15 am-12 pm Monday, October 3, Rosh Hashanah I Service at Holocaust Memorial Monument Yom tov ends – 6:58 pm Shacharit – 8:15 am Norwich Jewish Center – 10:30 am Wednesday-Thursday, October 19-20, Shofar – 10:45 am Cemetery visitations following – approx. 11 Chol Hamoed Sunday, October 2, erev Rosh Hashanah Tashlich at Confluence Park – 5:45 pm am-noon Shacharit – 6:50 am Services – 7 pm Mincha – 6:25 pm Mincha – 6:15 pm Mincha – 6 pm Monday, October 3, Rosh Hashanah Candle lighting – after 7:23 pm Monday, October 10, Aseret Yemai Friday, October 21, Chol Hamoed Services – 10 am Tuesday, October 4, Rosh Hashanah II Teshuvah – Days of Repentance Shacharit – 6:50 am Tuesday October 11, erev Yom Kippur Shacharit – 8:15 am Shacharit – 6:50 am Candle lighting – 5:53 pm Kol Nidre – 6:15 pm Shofar – 10:45 am Mincha – 6:15 pm Mincha – 5:55 pm Wednesday, October 12, Yom Kippur Mincha – 6:25 pm Tuesday, October 11, erev Yom Kippur Saturday, October 22, Shabbat Chol Services – 10 am Yom tov ends – 7:21 pm Shacharit – 7 am Hamoed Sukkot Yizkor – 1 pm Wednesday, October 5, Tzom Gedaliah Mincha – 3 pm Shacharit – 9 am Mincha – 5 pm – Fast of Gedalya Candle lighting – before 6:09 pm Mincha – 5:40 pm Havdalah – 7 pm Fast begins – 5:43 am Fast begins – 6:09 pm Shabbat ends – 6:52 pm A break-fast will follow. Shacharit – 6:50 am Kol Nidre – 6:10 pm Sunday, October 23, Hoshana Rabba Mincha – 6:10 pm Kol Haverim Wednesday, October 12, Yom Kippur Shacharit – 8:30 am Fast ends – 7:20 pm Saturday, October 1 Shacharit – 9 am Sunday, October 23, erev Shemini Children’s Rosh Hashanah at large pavilion Thursday-Friday, October 6-7, Aseret Yizkor – 12:15 pm Atzeret Yemai Teshuvah – Days of Repentance at Stewart Park in Ithaca – 10 am Candle lighting – 5:51 pm Sunday, October 2 Mincha – 5:55 pm Rosh Hashanah celebration at Foundation of Tot Time at TC Monday, October 24, Shemini Atzeret Lights, 391 Turkey Hill Rd., Ithaca – 7 pm and erev Simchat Torah Wednesday, October 12, Yom Kippur Tot Time, a program for preschool Tot Time is sponsored by Temple Concord Shacharit – 9 am Break-the-fast at a member’s home – 5:30 pm children and their parents, will be held on Sisterhood for children ages 2-5. It is free and Yizkor – 10:45 am RSVP to [email protected] for information open to the public. Reservations will be ap- Saturday, September 24, from 9:30-10:30 Mincha – 5:55 pm Sunday, October 16, am, at Temple Concord, 9 Riverside Dr., preciated and can be made by emailing Lauren Candle lighting – after 6:50 pm Sukkot celebration at upper Treman State Park Binghamton. The focus this month will be Fitch at [email protected]. A parent must Maariv and hakafot – 6:45 pm pavilion in Ithaca – 11 am-1 pm Rosh Hashanah. Children will be introduced attend with children. For more information, Tuesday, October 25, Simchat Torah to Judaism through a story, snack and a craft. contact Fitch at [email protected]. Shacharit – 9 am Temple Beth-El of Ithaca Hakafot – 9:45 am High Holiday services will be under Mincha – 5:50 pm the direction of Rabbi Scott L. Glass and Yom tov ends – 6:48 pm Calman J. Glass. A full listing of services and activities may be found at www. Congregation Tikkun v’Or, tbeithaca.org. Ithaca Saturday, September 24 All are welcome at Congregation Tikkun Selichot midnight penitential service follow- v’Or’s Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur ing a coffee hour services. Tickets and membership are not Sunday, October 2, erev Rosh Hashanah required. Childcare is available on holiday Services – 7 pm mornings. Reception tendered by Sisterhood following The High Holiday services will be held services. at the Hangar Theatre, 801 Taughannock Monday, October 3, Rosh Hashanah I Published by the Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton Blvd., Ithaca, next to Cass Park. The theater Shacharit – 9 am offers plenty of seating and free parking. It is Junior Congregation – 11:30 am L h Tov handicapped accessible and air-conditioned. Mincha and Maariv – 7:30 pm ’ Shana ah Congregation Tikkun v’Or uses “Wings Tuesday, October 4, Rosh Hashanah II of Awe” as the machzor (High Holidays’ Shacharit – 9 am prayer book), with supplemental readings Junior Congregation – 11:30 am from many sources. Tashlich following kiddush Sunday, October 2, erev Rosh Hashanah Friday, October 7, erev Shabbat Shuvah Evening service – 7 pm Services – 8 pm Monday, October 3, Rosh Hashanah Saturday, October 8, Shabbat Shuvah Preliminary morning service – 9-9:15 am Services – 10 am Morning service – 9:15-10:30 am Tuesday October 11, erev Yom Kippur Torah service – 10:30-11:15 am Mincha – 5:30 pm Children’s services – 10:30-11:45 am Kol Nidre – 6 pm Rabbi’s sermon – 11:15-11:45 am Wednesday, October 12, Yom Kippur Shofar service – 11:45am -12:15 pm Shacharit – 9 am Kiddush, apples and honey – 12:15 pm Junior Congregation – 11:30 am Tashlich at Inlet in Cass Park – 1 pm Yizkor – approximately 11:30 am Tuesday, October 11, erev Yom Kippur Mincha – 4:45 pm Kol Nidre service – 6:30 pm A break fast hosted by Sisterhood will follow Wednesday, October 12, Yom Kippur Neilah The building will be open all day. People Sunday, October 16, erev Sukkot are welcome to stay whether or not they are Service – 6:15 pm participating in services. Monday, October 17, Sukkot I Preliminary morning service – 9-9:15 am Service – 10 am Morning service – 9:15-11 am Mincha and eve of second day service – 7 pm Torah service – 11 am -12:15 pm Tuesday, October 18, Sukkot II Children’s services – 11 am -12:15 pm Service – 10 am Rabbi’s sermon – 12:15-12:45 pm Mincha and Kabbalat Shabbat – 6:15pm Returning Torah to ark – 12:45-1 pm Kiddush in the sukkah will follow all Sukkot Break – 1-1:30 pm services. Yoga led by Patti Jacobson – 1:30-2:15 pm Sunday, October 23, erev Shemini Meditation led by Ira Kamp – 2:15-3 pm Atzeret The Isaiah Challenge: Adam Ellick, senior Service – 7 pm international video correspondent for The Monday, October 24, Shemini Atzeret New York Times – 3-4:15 pm Service – 10 am Discussion with rabbi – 4:20-5 pm Erev Simchat Torah celebration – 7 pm Avodah service – 5-5:30 pm Tuesday, October 25, Simchat Torah Published by the Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton Yizkor – sanctuary doors will close at begin- Celebration – 10 am ning of this service – 5:30-6:15 pm See “Service” on page 9 September 23-29, 2016 Page 9 - The Reporter

Community Selichot concert on Sept. 24 Hillel at Binghamton and the Orthodox Union’s Jewish Last year, more than 100 students and community members and more diverse,” hoping to attract the students and older Learning Initiative on Campus will once again present its gathered at Beth David Synagogue to sing, dance and hear community crowds, but also those who are younger. annual Selichot concert on Saturday, September 24, at 8:30 stories to get members in the mood for the upcoming High A traditional Selichot service led by Weiss will be held pm, at Beth David Synagogue, 39 Riverside Dr., Binghamton. Holiday season. Led by Jason Flatt, one of the student leaders at Beth David Synagogue following the event. Temple Israel Co-sponsored by Beth David Synagogue, Temple Concord of the Reform Jews at Hillel, along with Rabbi Akiva Weiss, and Temple Concord will hold a joint egalitarian service at and Temple Israel, along with the Jewish Federation of Greater the director of the OU-JLIC, the students are expecting more 8 pm at Temple Concord, 9 Riverside Dr., walking over to Binghamton, Hillel at Binghamton’s annual Selichot Concert than 100 participants at this year’s event as well. join the community in the concert programming afterward. has drawn large crowds in the past and “aims to inspire.” Now in its third year, the concert aims to be “even bigger All have been invited to attend. TC Sisterhood holiday child care, Rosh Hashanah kiddush Temple Concord Sisterhood will sponsor the Rosh Ha- Free Temple Concord Sisterhood-sponsored High Holiday changes. They must tell ushers where they are sitting in shanah kiddush in the Dorothy Schagrin Memorial Gardens, child care for children ages 2-5 whose parents are attend- services and that they have children in child care in case weather permitting, following Rosh Hashanah morning ing services at Temple Concord will be provided in the of emergencies. services on Monday, October 3, at Temple Concord, 9 mansion from 9 am until the end of morning services on Amanda Donahue is Sisterhood chairwoman for this Riverside Dr., Binghamton. In case of rain, it will be held Rosh Hashanah, Monday, October 3, and on Yom Kippur, activity. Parents must call the temple office at 723-7355 by in the mansion. Desserts will be served at a buffet for the Wednesday, October 12. Monday, September 26, to make reservations so enough entire congregation. Parents must check on their children and attend to diaper caregivers will be provided.

Services Continued from page 8 Temple Beth El of Oneonta Tashlich, at Peace Park (Confluence Park) immediately fol- Tashlich (behind Newman House, 400 Murray Hill Rd.) – lowing the Super Kiddush 4:15 pm Sunday, October 2, erev Rosh Hashanah Evening service – 7 pm Tuesday, October 11, erev Yom Kippur Mincha – 5 pm Followed by a dessert oneg Kol Nidre – 7:45 pm Tuesday, October 4, Rosh Hashanah II Services – 8:45 am Monday, October 3, Rosh Hashanah I Wednesday, October 12, Yom Kippur Service – 9:30 am Morning service – 9:30 am Junior Congregation – 10:30 am-12:30 pm Tashlich at the I-88 exit 16 boat landing – 1 pm Panel and discussion on “Pursuing Peace – Constructive Shofar service – 11 am Conflict” – 1:15 pm Mincha – 5:30 pm Tuesday, October 4, Rosh Hashanah II Discussion and camaraderie at the Wilber Park large pavilion Meditative music – 3:15 pm Sunday, October 9 – bring your own lunch – noon Yizkor memorial service – 4 pm Visiting at TI Cemetery – TBA Afternoon service – 4:45 pm Community Holocaust Memorial – TBA Tuesday, October 11, erev Yom Kippur Kol Nidre – 6:30 pm Neilah concluding service – 5:45 pm Tuesday, October 11, erev Yom Kippur Havdalah – 6:30 pm Kol Nidre services – 6 pm Wednesday, October 12, Yom Kippur Judaic Shop Morning service – 9 am Congregational break fast following Havdalah Wednesday, October 12, Yom Kippur Sunday, October 16, erev Sukkot Services – 8:45 am Tallit for all B’nai Mitzvot Afternoon service – 4 pm Bar/Bat Havdalah and shofar blast – 7:30 pm Sukkah decorating – 5 pm Junior Congregation Kippot– 10:30 inam-12:30 many colors pm and fabrics Followed by break-the-fast in the social hall. Pizza in the Hut Sukkot seder – 5:30 pm Martyrology – 12:30 pm Guest registers, Wedding Monday, October 17, Sukkot Yizkor – 1:10 pm Havdalah candles, Community Guide Temple Brith Sholom Sukkot festival service, followed by pot luck lunch (vegetarian Break – 1:30-4:30 pm Long ceremonial candles & more Sunday, October 2, erev Rosh Hashanah dairy) – 10:30 am Study – 4:30 pm Cemetery visit – 6:30-7 pm Friday, October 21 Mincha9 Riverside – 4:45 pm Drive • Binghamton, NY 13905 Traditional candle lighting – 6:30 pm Shabbat wine and cheese reception in the sukkah – 7 pm Neilah – 6:25 pm Welcoming service – 7:30 pm Shabbat services – 8 pm Break fast Monday– 7:10 pm - Friday 607-723-7355 Kiddush / meet and greet – 8:30 pm Sunday, October 23, Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah Monday, October 17, Sukkot I Monday, October 3, Rosh Hashanah I Dancing with Torahs, unrolling Torah scroll with readings Services – 9 am Danish, drinks and discussion – 9 am from sections of the scroll and Yizkor memorial service Services will begin early to allow those interested time to followed by morning service – 6:30 pm attend the Chabad sukkah luncheon. 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Weekly Parasha Special blessings on unique mountains

Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8 RABBI AMINADAV ADAMIT In the beginning of this parasha, the Torah tells us mitzvah that Moshe commanded the children of Israel, Dan and Naftali on the mountain of Eval, while the Lev- that when the children of Israel would come to the land which is the reciting of the brachot (blessings) and the klalot ites were in the middle (in the valley). The Levites “shall of Israel, after they had settled and farmed it, they would (curses). The commandment was that when the children speak up and say to every man of Israel, in a loud voice: have to bring bikurim (the first-born fruits) to the temple. of Israel would be in the land of Canaan, they should go Accursed is the man who will make a graven or molten Later in the parasha, the Torah talks about the mitzvah of to the mountains of Gerizim and Eval, which are in the image an abomination of God... and place it in secret, and ma’asrot (tithes) from the crops in the land. center of the Samarian Mountains. By the way, the city of the entire people shall speak up and say ‘Amen.’” (27:14- The parasha then tells us about the mitzvah of erecting Shechem, or Nablus, lies just between these two mountains 15) The Levites continued to recite another 11 curses. Here a monument with stones. Later, after crossing the Jordan and the grave of Joseph is there as well. According to verses Moshe repeats in more detail the same commandment as River, the children of Israel would write the entire Torah 11-15 in chapter 27, “the tribes of Shimon, Levi, Yehuda, in parashat Re’eh. In parashat Re’eh, Moshe gives the on these stones as a sign of a new beginning in the land. Yissaschar, Yosef and Binyamin were to be on the mountain exact location of the mountains; here he gives the details However, I would like to discuss more about the next of Gerizim and the tribes of Reuven, Gad, Asher, Zevulon, See “Blessings” on page 11 Congregational Notes Beth David Synagogue Temple Concord Temple Israel Affiliation: Orthodox Union Union for Reform Judaism Orientation: Conservative Rabbi: Zev Silber Rabbi: Barbara Goldman-Wartell Rabbi: TBA Address: 39 Riverside Dr., Binghamton, NY 13905 Address: 9 Riverside Dr., Binghamton, NY 13905 Address: 4737 Deerfield Pl., Vestal, NY 13850 Phone: 607-722-1793 Office hours: Tues.-Fri., 10 am-2 pm Phone: 723-7461 and 231-3746 Rabbi’s Office: 607-722-7514 Phone: 723-7355 Office hours: Mon.-Thurs. 8:30 am-4 pm; Fri. 8 am-3 pm. Fax: 607-722-7121 Fax: 723-0785 E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] Office hours: Mon. closed; Tues. 9 am-3 pm; Wed. 9:30 am- Office e-mail: [email protected] Website: www.templeisraelvestal.org noon; Thurs. 9 am-1 pm; Fri. 9:30 am-noon Website: www.templeconcord.com Service Schedule: Friday, 5:30 pm; Saturday, 9:30 am. Beth David e-mail address: [email protected] Regular service times: Friday, 8 pm; Saturday, 10:35 am, when On Saturday, September 24, at 9:30 am, there will be Rabbi’s e-mail: [email protected] religious school is in session. Shabbat services led by Howard Schwartz, Steve Gilbert, Website: www.bethdavid.org On Friday, September 23, at 8 pm, there will be Shabbat Art Siegel and Leonard Feld. Bima guest will be Joseph Shabbat Services: evening services led by Rabbi Barbara Goldman-Wartell Newmark. The Torah portion will be Deuteronomy 26:1- Friday, September 23...... 6:40 pm Shabbat, September 24...... 9 am and Jason Flatt. 29:8. The haftarah will be Isaiah 60:1-22...... Mincha/Maariv 6:25 pm On Saturday, September 24, at 9 am, there will be religious The temple office will be closed on Mondays, Oc- Weekday Services: school. At 9:15 am, there will be Torah study. At 9:30 am, tober 3, 10, 17 and 24; on Tuesdays 4, 18 and 25; and Mornings: there will be Tot Time. At 10:35 am, there will be family Wednesday, October 12. Sun., September 25...... 8:30 am Shabbat services and led by Rabbi Barbara Goldman-Wartell Those who wish to recite the Mourner’s Kaddish Mon.-Fri., September 26-30...... 6:50 am and Sasha Chernyak. At 8 pm, there will be a Selichot and during a weekday service can contact Howard Schwartz Evenings: Havdalah service at Temple Concord. Afterward, program- Sun.-Thurs., September 25-29...... 6:35 pm at [email protected] or call the temple office. Classes: Rabbi Zev Silber will hold his weekly Talmud class ming will continue at Beth David Synagogue for the entire every Tuesday evening after services. Jewish community. Norwich Jewish Center On Sunday, September 25, at 11 am, there will be a Orientation: Inclusive Penn-York Jewish Community Sisterhood paid-up program. Rabbi: Rafael Goldstein President and Treasurer-Secretary: Harvey Chernosky, On Tuesday, September 27, at 10:30 am, the Tuesday Address: 72 South Broad St., Norwich, NY 13815 570-265-3869 Morning Book Club will meet at Temple Concord. Contact: Linda Horovitz, 336-7236 B’nai B’rith: William H. Seigel Lodge On Friday, September 30, at 8 pm, there will be Shabbat Contact: Guilia Greenberg, 373-5087 Purpose: To promote Jewish identity through religious, evening services with Rabbi Barbara Goldman-Wartell and Purpose: To maintain a Jewish identity and meet the needs cultural, educational and social activities in the Southern of the Jewish community in the area. Jason Flatt. Services: Held twice each month on certain Fridays at 7 pm Tier of New York and the Northern Tier of Pennsylvania, On Saturday, October 1, at 9 am, there will be religious including Waverly, NY; Sayre, Athens and Towanda, PA, and except in December, January and February. Call for dates surrounding communities. school. At 9:15 am, there will be Torah study. At 10:35 am, or more information. there will be Shabbat morning services. Adult Ed.: Saturday morning study is held at 10 am. Call for Temple Beth El of Oneonta more information and to confirm. Affiliation: United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism Rohr Chabad Center On Sunday, October 2, erev Rosh Hashanah services Rabbi: Molly Karp Affiliation: Chabad-Lubavitch will be held at 7 pm. Address: 83 Chestnut St., Oneonta, NY 13820 Rabbi: Aaron Slonim Mailing address: P.O. Box 383, Oneonta, NY 13820 E-mail: [email protected] Congregation Tikkun v’Or Phone: 607-432-5522 Address: 420 Murray Hill Rd., Vestal, NY 13850 Phone: 797-0015, Fax: 797-0095 Affiliation: Union for Reform Judaism Website: www.templebetheloneonta.org Address: PO Box 3981, Ithaca, NY 14852; 2550 Triphammer E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.Chabadofbinghamton.com Chabad on the West Side Rd. (corner of Triphammer and Burdick Hill), Lansing, NY Regular service times: visit the temple website for days of Phone: 607-256-1471 services and times Rabbi: Zalman Chein E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.tikkunvor.org Religious School/Education: Religious School, for grades E-mail: [email protected] kindergarten through bar/bat mitzvah, meets Sunday Address: 27 Bennet Ave., Binghamton, NY 13905 Phone: 722-3252 Presidents: Dorothy Debbie and Nina Cummings mornings. Rabbi Karp conducts services and holds classes Rabbi: Brian Walt in Torah, beginning Hebrew and Maimonides. Regular service times: Daily 7:30 am, Friday evening 6 pm, Shabbat morning 9:30 am, Maariv and Havdalah one hour after Religious School Director/Admin. Coordinator: Naomi Wilensky For the schedule of services, classes and events, see the Services: Fridays at 7:30 pm unless otherwise noted. Family website. candle-lighting time, Sundays 9:30 am. Linking Hearts for youngsters with special needs: This program services and Tot Shabbat once a month at 6:30 pm. Call for On Sunday, October 2, erev Rosh Hashanah services connects Jewish special-needs children and teenagers, ages weekly schedules. will be held at 7 pm, followed by a dessert oneg. 5-14, who have mental, physical and/or functional disabilities, Religious School: Preschool through seventh grade classes with student volunteers who will visit participating youngsters meet on Sunday mornings. Sixth grade Hebrew and seventh Temple Beth-El of Ithaca weekly in their homes. grade b’nai mitzvah classes meet on Wednesday afternoons. Affiliation: United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism To join the mailing list, for up-to-date information on adult Adult Ed.: Special classes and discussion groups held Rabbi: Scott L. Glass education offerings or to arrange for a private tutorial, for regularly. Essential Judaism classes offered in the fall and Address: 402 North Tioga St. (the corner of Court and Tioga details concerning the Judaica shop and resource center, or spring. Call the office for details. streets), Ithaca, NY 14850-4292 for assistance through the Piaker Free Loan Society or Raff Those who wish to purchase a lulav and etrog set for Phone: 273-5775 Maasim Tovim Foundation, call Chabad’s office at 797-0015. Sukkot should contact [email protected] by Friday, E-mail: [email protected] and [email protected] September 30. Website: www.tbeithaca.org Temple Brith Sholom Co-presidents: Jerry Dietz and Richard Wallace Affiliation: Unaffiliated Kol Haverim Sisterhood Co-presidents: Elizabeth Hess and Esther Racoosin Address: P.O. Box 572, 117 Madison St., Cortland, NY 13045 Affiliation: Society for Humanistic Judaism Director of Education: Rabbi Suzanne Brody Phone: 607-756-7181 Address: P.O. Box 4972, Ithaca, NY 14852-4972 Administrative Assistant: Jane Griffith President: Glen Goldwyn, [email protected] Phone: 607-277-3345 Services: Friday 8 pm; Saturday 10 am, unless otherwise Service leaders: Lay leadership E-mail: [email protected] announced. Shabbat services: Either Friday evening at 7:30 pm or Saturday Website: www.kolhaverim.net Religious School/Education: September-May: Classes meet at 10 am from Rosh Hashanah to Shavuot. Holiday services Chairman: Jonathan Joseph on Sunday, 9 am-12:30 pm and Wednesday afternoons, are also held. Check the weekly e-mail for upcoming services. Kol Haverim: The Finger Lakes Community for Humanistic 3:45-5:45 pm. The Midrashah (eighth grade and high school) Contact the president to get on the e-mail list. Judaism, is an Ithaca-based organization that brings people classes will meet at times designated by their respective Religious School: Students are educated on an individual basis. together to explore and celebrate Jewish identity, history, teachers. Temple Brith Sholom is a small equalitarian congregation serving culture and ethics within a secular, humanistic framework. Adult Ed.: Numerous weekly courses, several semester-long the greater Cortland community. Congregants span the gamut of KH is part of an international movement for Secular courses and a variety of mini-courses and lectures are offered observance and services are largely dependent on the service Humanistic Judaism and is affiliated with the Society for throughout the year. Call the temple office for more details. leader. The Friday night siddur is “Likrat Shabbat,” while the Humanistic Judaism, a national association with over 30 On Friday, September 23, early services will be held Saturday morning siddur is “Gates of Prayer.” The community member communities and congregations around the country. at 6:15 pm, with a schoolwide Shabbaton; RSVP for extends a warm welcome to the Jewish student population of Established in the spring of 1999, it offers celebrations of Shabbat dinner to [email protected]. SUNY Cortland, as well as the residents of local adult residences. Jewish holidays, monthly Shabbat pot-lucks, adult education, On Saturday, September 24, the Selichot midnight a twice-monthly Cultural School for children, and a bar and penitential service will follow a coffee hour. Friday, September 23, light candles...... 6:40 pm bat mitzvah program. KH welcomes all individuals and families, including those On Wednesday, September 28, at 7:30 pm, Nava Shabbat ends Saturday, September 24...... 7:39 pm from mixed religious backgrounds, who wish to strengthen Scharf will conclude her discussion of “Israeli Society Friday, September 30, light candles...... 6:40 pm the Jewish experience in their lives and provide their children Through Literature.” Shabbat ends Saturday, October 1...... 7:26 pm with a Jewish identity and experience. On Sunday, October 2, erev Rosh Hashanah services Sunday, October 2, light candles...... 6:24 pm On Saturday, October 1, at 10 am, a Children’s Rosh will be held at 7 pm. A reception tendered by Sisterhood Monday, October 3, light candles afer...... 7:23 pm Hashanah celebration will be held at the large pavilion will follow services. Tuesday, October 4, yom tov ends...... 7:21 pm at Stewart Park in Ithaca. September 23-29, 2016 Page 11 - The Reporter Easiest. Rosh Hashanah dinner. Ever. By Shannon Sarna 2 Tbsp. Dijon mus- ¼ cup margarine or butter (JTA) – Some people take great pride and pleasure in tard ½ tsp. cinnamon planning their Rosh Hashanah menus for weeks or months 1 Tbsp. brown sugar ¼ tsp. ginger in advance, chugging away at kugels and cakes and soup 2 Tbsp. olive oil Pinch fresh nutmeg to put in the freezer. I know my grandmother and Aunt 2 Tbsp. orange juice Pinch fresh ground cloves Ruth both did their High Holidays cooking all summer so ¼ tsp. salt ¼ tsp. salt they would be “ready.” ¼ tsp. black pepper ¼ cup raisins But not everyone cooks for 20 people or enjoys the 6 garlic cloves 1 egg, beaten toil and preparation of holiday cooking for weeks on Preheat oven to Sanding sugar (optional) end. And for those people, this simple menu is for you. 400°F. Take puff pastry out of freezer and allow to sit at room Traditional Jewish New Year flavors of apple and Cut chicken along temperature 30 minutes. pomegranate can show up in unexpected places – like the backside, removing Preheat oven to 375°F. sangria, which is a perfect, easy choice for entertaining, spine. Flatten and lay on In a medium bowl, mix together margarine (or butter), since you can make a large batch and chill until ready to top of sheet pan. brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, clove and salt. serve. And even a simple roast chicken becomes special In a small bowl, mix Sheet pan apricot dijon chicken Add in raisins and mix. for the holiday with an apricot mustard make-over and together apricot jam, (Photo by Shannon Sarna) Peel and core each apple, leaving apple intact but with crispy roast potatoes. mustard, brown sugar, a cavity for stuffing. Stuff sugar-margarine mixture inside You can keep your preparations and flavors simple while olive oil, orange juice, salt and pepper. each apple. serving up a sweet, delicious and deceptively impressive Spread around three-quarters of the seasoning mixture on Cut each sheet of puff pastry in 2 pieces (there should spread for family and friends. top of and under the skin of the chicken; reserve one quarter. be 4 pieces in total). With a rolling pin, roll each rectangle Apple Pomegranate Sangria Spread potatoes on one side of the pan, brussels sprouts piece gently, stretching puff pastry so it is slightly larger. Sangria is the perfect drink to serve for Rosh Hasha- on the other. Drizzle potatoes and Brussels sprouts with olive Sit each stuffed apple in middle of puff pastry. Fold nah – it’s supposed to be sweet and is perfect paired with oil, salt and pepper. Add whole, unpeeled garlic cloves to the puff pastry up and over apple until completely covered, two traditional flavors of the tray, alongside the potatoes and brussels sprouts. trimming excess pieces. (Optional: Using extra puff pastry, holiday. You can use whatever After 30 minutes, check on Brussels sprouts and, if carve decorative small leaves to place on top.) wine you have lying around, or caramelized to your liking, remove and set aside. Toss change things up with red wine potatoes to ensure even cooking and place back into oven if you prefer. for another 25-30 minutes. 1 bottle white wine such as Remove from oven and spread remaining seasoning sauvignon blanc or pinot grigio on top of chicken. Cut chicken into quarters and serve (or moscato if you like very immediately. sweet wine) Puff Pastry Baked Apples 1 cup pomegranate juice Growing up, baked apples were a tradition in my house. 4 oz. vodka (optional) This dessert looks impressive, but is actually easy to execute. 1 lemon, sliced Serve with sorbet, vanilla ice cream or whipped cream if 1 apple, cored and sliced desired for an extra sweet start to the new year. 1½ cups ginger ale or club soda Apple pomegranate 2 sheets puff pastry Pomegranate seeds (optional) sangria (Photo by 4 Gala apples Place sliced apple and lem- Shannon Sarna) ½ cup brown sugar Puff pastry baked apples (Photo by Shannon Sarna) ons in a sealable container. Add ½ cup pomegranate juice, ½ cup wine and vodka (optional). Allow to sit overnight in the fridge. When ready to serve, place fruit and liquid in a large Jewish Community Center carafe. Add remaining wine and pomegranate juice. Top with ginger ale or club soda to your liking. Serve chilled JCC Friendship Club or with ice. Optional: For an extra special presentation, make pome- granate seed ice cubes by adding a few seeds into each The JCC Friendship Club met on September 14 and The fourth act opens with the men fooling around section of an ice cube tray. Fill with water or pomegranate heard Morty Hofstein present the last two acts of the opera in their living room. Jokingly two of them have a duel juice and freeze overnight. When ready to serve, add 1 or “La Boheme.” The third act opens in the street outside a with make believe swords. One thrusts his sword and 2 ice cubes in each guest’s glass, or all the ice cubes to tavern where Marcello is painting a mural inside and his kills the other. They end up laughing over this silly the carafe of sangria. girlfriend Musetta is teaching girls to sing songs. Mimi is playing. While this is going on, Musetta comes in and Sheet Pan Apricot Dijon Chicken with Brussels standing outside when Marcello comes out. She tells him tells them that Mimi is too weak to walk up the stairs. Sprouts and Potatoes that Rudolfo wants to leave her and asks him to intercede. She is brought to their room and is put in a bed. Musetta Sheet pan dinners are all the rage this year and with She then leaves and hides behind a tree. Rudolfo comes gives her earring to be sold so they can get a doctor. good reason: Throw all your ingredients on one large outside and Marcello speaks to him about Mimi. Rudolfo There is an aria when Collene sings to his coat and offers sheet pan and then pop it in the oven. Your clean-up tells Marcello that he still loves Mimi, but she is sick and to use it to pay for medicine. After Mimi declares her is reduced without sacrificing any deliciousness. This coughs alot. He thinks she needs medical help that he love for Rudolfo, she says she is going to sleep. While recipe can easily be doubled to feed a larger crowd. can’t afford. She reveals herself and, in an aria, says it is she is sleeping, her hand falls out of her muff and they 1 whole chicken too cold in the winter to live alone and they should wait become aware that she has died. The curtain comes down 1 pound small red or Yukon gold potatoes, halved till the spring to part. She says she hopes that winter will and the lump in my throat got bigger. The ovation from 1 pint Brussels sprouts, trimmed and halved last forever. In the meantime, Marcello and Musetta have the audience was tremendous. ¼ cup apricot jam a fight and break up. A short discussion followed. Some members said they had never heard this opera before, but said they enjoyed it. Morty said the opera was written 142 years ago and Continued from page 10 Blessings did not get good reviews on opening night. It was played of exactly where the tribes will stand and the exact text of 11 curses is that each curse is against one tribe, except the many times over the years and is now one of the favorite the cursing – something that reminds us of the text of the tribe of Shimon. The reason for this is that when Yaakov operas. He said his favorite singers are Luciano Pavarotti Ten Commandments. blessed the tribes he did not want to bless Shimon because and Placido Domingo. When asked if he could sing in the Our sages argued the question of when did Yehoshua of what he did in Shechem (the incident of Dina). Moshe opera, Morty said no because he is a “basso confuso.” He fulfill this mitzvah of the cursing and blessing. Some thought that it would be too harsh on the tribe of Shimon made that up to tell us that he can’t sing opera. say that the children of Israel “walked 60 miles,” right to be only cursed without a blessing here again (Rashi The meeting was called to order by Sylvia Diamond. after they crossed the Jordan River, to these mountains, verse 34). Other commentaries try also to find a common After the Pledge of Allegience, Ann Brillant said the blessing and did it right away (Tosefta, Sota, 8) and some say factor among the 11 curses which include the three most over the cookies provided by Morty. On September 28, we that it was in later years, after they conquered the land. severe sins – idolatry, adultery and murder – and then the will join Roz Antoun for game day. On October 5, we will (Yerushalmi, Sota, 7) social prohibitions. eat out at a local restaurant. Come join us at the JCC. 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From JTA the Chelsea explosion “intentional,” but with no proof of of the time between now and the next elections in 2017 Naturalized Afghan citizen in custody terrorist intent, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said to stop the Nazi renaissance.” Three additional states will on Sept. 19 that the investigation into the blast is “definitely hold elections in the first half of 2017, followed by national in connection with NY, NJ explosions leading” toward terror. Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sept. 19 parliamentary elections in September. Knobloch, who sur- A naturalized Afghan citizen wanted in connection with said on CNN that he “would not be surprised if we did vived the Holocaust in hiding as a child in Bavaria, called an explosion in a New York City neighborhood and at a have a foreign connection to the act.” AfD “a party that incites against minorities in a disgusting New Jersey train station was taken into custody. Ahmad Right-populist party’s showing in Berlin manner, that wants to make National Socialist terminology Khan Rahami, 28, of New Jersey, was located and taken and approaches acceptable again, that is unable to distance into custody in Linden, NJ, the morning of Sept. 19. He voting seen as “Nazi renaissance” itself credibly from neo-Nazis and Holocaust deniers.” She suffered a gunshot wound in an encounter with the police, In what one German Jewish leader is calling a “Nazi said its gains in state parliaments are a “true nightmare.” The New York Times reported, citing law enforcement renaissance,” Germany’s newest right-populist party – If the established parties don’t manage to gain support by officials. A manhunt for Rahami was launched earlier that Alternative for Germany – has broken the Berlin barrier, the national elections next year, Knobloch warned, “I fear morning, including a cellphone alert sent to New York gaining seats for the first time in that state’s parliament. for the good and peaceful future of our country.” and New Jersey residents. The FBI had described him as The anti-immigrant, Euro-sceptic party, which has been NYC election board makes voting “armed and dangerous.” A day after an explosion in the plagued by controversies over antisemitism in its ranks, trendy Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan that injured finished fifth in the Sept. 18 vote with 14.1 percent. AfD, registration forms available in Yiddish at least 29 people, five homemade pipe bombs were dis- as the party is known, now has seats on legislatures in 10 The New York City Board of Elections has made voting covered overnight Sept. 18 in a backpack at a train station states following several elections this year. The party was registration forms available in Yiddish. The forms were in Elizabeth, NJ. One of the bombs exploded while being founded in 2013. Winning the Berlin election was the available starting on Sept. 19, according to a statement by disarmed by a police bomb squad robot. Rahami was seen Social Democratic Party, which retained power over the state Assemblyman Dov Hikind, a Brooklyn Democrat. on a surveillance video planting a bomb in Chelsea, and party of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the Christian Hikind, who is Jewish, said he requested in December another made in a pressure cooker that did not detonate Democratic Union, with 21.6 percent of the vote to 17.5 that the Board of Elections provide the forms in Yiddish. about four blocks away, the Times reported. He also may percent. AfD leaders said they were jubilant at the prospect “There are thousands of Yiddish speakers in my district be connected with an explosion that detonated on Sept. 17 of occupying 25 seats out of 160 in the state parliament of and New York state,” Hikind said in the statement. “Ev- in a garbage can on the route of a Marine Corps charity Germany’s capital. The elections are seen as a litmus test eryone deserves the right to have their voice heard and be run in Seaside Park, NJ. One of three pipe bombs placed for Merkel’s controversial refugee policy, with more than able to vote. Now Yiddish-speaking constituents can now in the receptacle blew up. The race was canceled. An one million asylum seekers having entered the country register with ease.” The Board of Elections is required to apartment about a mile from the train station located atop from war-torn countries in the Middle East and Africa. provide the document, which city residents must fill out in a restaurant believed to be owned by his family was raided The head of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, order to vote, in English, Bengali, Mandarin, Korean and early Sept. 19 by agents and members of the FBI’s Joint Josef Schuster, told the German news media on Sept. 18 Spanish, according to its website. It also provides forms in Terrorism Task Force. 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