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APRIL 1, 2019 | ADAR II 25, 5779 ESTABLISHED 1937 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM | $2 Understanding the upcoming Israeli election With Israelis about to go to the polls to elect a new Knesset, Paul Michaels, director of research and senior media relations at the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), explains how governments are formed in the Jewish state.

he Israeli election for the 21st Lapid of Yesh Atid and political neo- Knesset (or Parliament), will be phyte Benny Gantz. It hopes to under- held April 9 and much can mine Netanyahu’s previous monopoly change between now and then. on security issues because three of its TNonetheless, a few trends have top five leaders are former IDF chiefs of

emerged. staff, including Gantz himself. Despite its COURTESY OF BLUE AND WHITE PARTY All eight major Israeli opinion polls well-publicized security bent, Blue and The leadership of the Blue and White Party in the April 9 Israeli election are: have consistently shown that the cen- White hopes to garner the support of the (from left) Moshe Ya’alon, Benny Gantz, Yair Lapid and Gabi Ashkenazi. tre-centre right and the centre-centre left traditional left-wing parties and the tacit are running nearly neck-and-neck. support of some of the Arab parties. Following a law passed in 2014, parties Unlike Canada, where there are 338 The “centre-centre right” is led by the Israeli voters cast ballots for parties need to pass a 3.25 per cent vote thresh- constituencies (represented by that Likud Party of Prime Minister Benjamin not (directly) for individuals, though the old, which translates into a minimum of number of seats in the House of Com- Netanyahu. Together with other right- leader of the party, together with the par- four seats. mons), Israel treats the country as a sin- wing and religious parties, it has held a ty’s platform, often determines the vote. About six million Israelis – two-thirds gle constituency where Knesset seats are bare majority of 61 seats in the 120-mem- Astonishingly, 47 parties are regis- of nine million Israeli citizens over the apportioned according to the proportion ber Knesset. tered to participate in the election – a legal age of 18 – are eligible to vote. Of of the vote each party receives. The “centre-centre left” is led this reflection of Israel’s vibrant democracy. these, about 70 per cent will likely cast The votes cast for parties that do not time by the newly formed Blue and However, only 10 to 12 parties will actu- ballots. In the 2015 election, 72 per cent make it past the 3.25 percent threshold White Party, an alliance between Yair ally contend for seats in the Knesset. of eligible voters participated. See Election on page 2 New survey looks at Jewish life in Canada BY MICHAEL REGENSTREIF EDITOR graphics and religious observance and Toronto and York University, has released communities and are home to about 82 attitudes, to levels of Jewish education, its “2018 Survey of Jews in Canada,” a per cent of Canada’s estimated Jewish n 2013, the Pew Research Center levels of intermarriage, attitudes toward similar study of Jews in this country. population of 392,000 (about one per released “A Portrait of Jewish the State of Israel, domestic politics and The survey sampled 2,335 Jews living cent of the entire Canadian population). Americans,” the results of a compre- much more. Now, Toronto-based in four cities – Montreal, Toronto, Win- While Ottawa Jews were not sam- hensive survey of Jews in the United Environics Institute for Survey Research, nipeg and Vancouver. Those four cities pled, we can reasonably assume that IStates covering everything from demo- in partnership with the University of currently boast Canada’s largest Jewish See Editor on page 7

JET delivers hundreds of Mishloach Manot Murray Citron translates the Lenora Zelikovitz and Jenny Shinder on inside: gift bags on Purim > p. 2 untranslatable > p. 3 new women’s event > p. 6 April 1, 2019 2 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM Election: Formation of government may not be immediately clear Continued from page 1 then-president Shimon Peres decided are divided, according to a complex that the bloc backing Netanyahu was formula, among those parties that were larger than the one supporting Livni. more successful. Netanyahu was, therefore, given the first What’s crucial is that the party that chance to try to form a government, gets the most votes does not necessarily which he did. lead the next government. Every Israeli With that historical precedent in government is, essentially, a federation mind, Blue and White is putting its entire of minority parties. Unlike in Canada, no electoral effort into winning at least three Israeli party has ever acquired a majority seats more than Likud. Yet even that in the Knesset. Following the past elec- might not guarantee Gantz the opportu- tion, Likud held only a quarter of the nity to form a governing coalition. Knesset seats. As a result, Israelis may A poll conducted in early March pro- switch their party vote but keep it within vided the following tantalizing data: the bloc that will propose to President 1. Who is more suited for the position Reuven Rivlin who should be allowed to of Prime Minister? try to form the next government. 42% Netanyahu, 38% Gantz, Blue and White is an exception to 20% Don’t Know what has been this hard-and-fast rule. 2. Did the Attorney General’s decision Its list of candidates includes both a for- (his intention to lay corruption mer left-wing Meretz politician and two charges against Netanyahu) cause strong right-wing nationalists formerly you to change your vote? from Likud. That is because, according to 75% No, 12% Yes, 13% Don’t Know most pundits, this election will be deter- One thing is certain: Many Jewish mined not by economic, social, or secu- TOMER NEUBERG/FLASH90 Canadians will be closely following Israe- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is leader of the Likud Party in the April 9 election. rity proposals, but by whether people li news on April 9, proud of the Jewish are for or against extending Netanyahu’s state’s dynamic democracy and keenly term in office. it is not at all certain that a victor will one more Knesset seat than Netanyahu interested in the democratic decision of Even after all the ballots recounted, be declared. In 2009, Tzipi Livni got but, after consulting with all the parties, the people of Israel. JET delivers hundreds of Mishloach Manot gift bags on Purim

BY MATTHEW HORWOOD by volunteers who gath- early 1,200 Mishloach Manot gift baskets were ered at Torah Day School delivered by JET (Jewish Education through of Ottawa on March 17, Torah) volunteers to members of Ottawa’s the Sunday before Purim. Jewish community on Purim. Each bag also contains a NPurim, which fell on March 21 this year, celebrates scroll listing all the people the saving of the Jews of ancient Persia from Haman’s who contributed to the plot to exterminate them as told in the Book of Esther. gift. Sending gifts of food and drink – Mishloach Manot – is On Purim, volunteers a Purim tradition. crisscrossed Ottawa deliv- Lauren Shaps, JET’s director of women’s program- ering Mishloach Manot to ming, explained that while giving charity to the poor recipients’ homes. Green- is an important Purim mitzvah, Mishloach Manot is berg said this is “one of the about “creating and building relationships in order to largest – if not the largest build unity,” within the Jewish community. – such program in Ottawa’s Shaps said that when JET’s Mishloach Manot initiative Jewish community.” first began 20 years ago, there were 60 gift baskets deliv- According to Green- ered “mostly to little kids” across Ottawa. This year, 1,188 berg, in the weeks before gift bags were delivered to “young and old, connected Purim, Shaps spends and unaffiliated, rich and poor,” according to Shaps. “countless hours” plan- ISSIE SCAROWSKY JET Chair Ellie Greenberg said that in the months ning the delivery routes JET volunteers help prepare Mishloach Manot gift bags, March 17 at Torah Day School of before Purim, people registered over the phone, volunteers will take. Ottawa, for distribution on Purim. through email or online to have Mishloach Manot gift “The volunteers are bags delivered to their friends and relatives. people who attend JET The gift bags – which contain foods such as hamen- classes and programs, as well as friends of JET,” Green- “All these people – many of whom would not have taschen, juice, fruit snacks and wafers – were packaged berg said. “They’re all feeling good the morning of done anything for Purim – are now celebrating it, and Purim, and the people who open the packages feel good many look forward to it,” he said. as well.” Rabbi Shaps said a tremendous amount of work Ira Abrams Shaps said she also sees Mishloach Manot as a “feel- goes into the Mishloach Manot program. CPA, CA good way” to connect people to the Jewish community. “Unless you witness firsthand all the work done for Licensed Public “You have seniors, new immigrants and people who the process, you cannot understand how much work E tt Accountant are disconnected from Judaism, and all of a sudden actually goes into it. It is mindboggling,” he said. 613-224-6808 Customer:someone rings their doorbell and they get this gift Volunteer Lisa Bogdonov said the Mishloach Manot Plng ABRAMSpackage & for Purim,” Shaps said. project is a great opportunity for Ottawa Jews to “come M xzr COMPANY“They feel connected to Judaism and the Jewish together towards a project that benefits the whole legacy Issue:community, MAR 18/19 and they are happy because someone was community.” Colour:thinking process of them,” she said. “It’s also a good way for me to give back to and Size: Rabbi3.3 X 2 Zischa Shaps, who founded JET in 1992, said support an organization whose work I love,” Bogdonov [email protected] • www.abramsaccounting.ca Proofthe #:initiative 1 has changed the face of Purim in Ottawa. said. April 1, 2019 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM 3 Election: Formation of government may not be immediately clear Ottawa lawyer translates untranslatable

After retiring from a son that I can remember, I took it down lations of Manger and other Yiddish from the shelf and saw some poems that poets include Outlook, Jewish Currents, long career practicing looked interesting, but particularly Itzik Tablet, In Geveb, and PaknTreger, the law, Murray Citron Manger. His poems struck me. There online journal of the Yiddish Book Cen- were English translations along with ter in Amherst, Massachusetts. developed a second the Yiddish but I started hearing other Citron was published on In Geveb, translations in my head.” an academic online journal of Yiddish ‘career’ as a translator One summer day, Citron said he studies, after reading an essay there that found himself translating a couple of mentioned Manger’s poem, “I’ll Take of Yiddish poetry. Manger’s poems, especially “Eve of the Off My Shoes,” in its original Yiddish as Apple Tree,” in his head while driving to being untranslatable into English. BY MICHAEL REGENSTREIF Gananoque. “Lo and behold, I had an English Murray Citron with copies of the Polish- EDITOR “I was fortunate that I didn’t get translation, which I sent them” said language magazine Midrasz and the Merivale stopped by the OPP as a driver whose Citron. Yiddish Primer. urray Citron might be best ability was impaired by a Yiddish Two of the Yiddish poets whose known in Ottawa as a real poem,” he joked. works Citron has translated were Holo- munity Centre. estate lawyer – he retired in “When I got home, I wrote down the caust survivors Rokhl Korn and Chava “So her version is a Polish transla- 2001 – or in the pages of the translation, and I went on from there.” Rosenfarb who both settled in Montreal tion of my English and Itzik Manger’s MOttawa Jewish Bulletin as one of our Soon Citron began to see his transla- and had significant writing careers in Yiddish – I don’t know in what propor- contributing book reviewers. But he is tions published. Canada in their later years. tions,” said Citron. also a published poet, one of the city’s “The first publication I received was Recently, Midrasz, a magazine in As well, Irving Osterer’s Grade 12 leading Yiddishists, and a translator of in Modern Poetry and Translation, a Poland included the Polish-language graphic design class at Merivale High some renown of Yiddish poetry – par- highly-regarded magazine published translation of Manger’s Yiddish-lan- School published the “Merivale Yiddish ticularly the work of Itzik Manger in England at Oxford,” he said. “I sent guage article, “The Destiny of a Poem.” Primer,” which it dedicated to Citron, (1901-1969), one of the 20th century’s them four translations of poems by Citron’s English-language translation “whose extraordinary efforts have made most celebrated Yiddish poets. Manger based on The Book of Ruth … of the article appeared in PaknTreger, Yiddish literature accessible to a new Yiddish was his first language, and with a few weeks I received a note which Midrasz editor Bella Szwarc- generation.” explained Citron who was born in New from the editor saying, ‘We’re going to man-Czarnota read online. While trans- As part of its oral history project, York in 1928 and moved to Toronto as a use them all.’” lating his English version into Polish, the Yiddish Book Center has an online child. As an adult, he moved to Ottawa The editor asked that the work to “be she contacted Citron who sent her video interview that can be seen at where he established his law practice. sent on the computer,” said Citron, “and Manger’s original Yiddish version, which https://tinyurl.com/yyx98whe. “I spoke Yiddish and English inter- this was a new thing in my life… Until he’d first found in the Greenberg Fami- Clearly, Citron’s efforts are being changeably at the age of five,” he said then I didn’t have email.” lies Library at the Soloway Jewish Com- noticed here at home, and well beyond. during a recent interview at the Bulletin Soon, though, Citron was able to use office. the computer in his literary work and to “I had at home The Penguin Book send things off to editors via email. of Modern Yiddish Verse,” Citron said Modern Poetry and Translation has when asked how he became interested since published Citron’s work in subse- in translating Yiddish poetry. “I had it quent editions and other publications for many years and one day, for no rea- that have published Citron’s trans-

Birthday blood drive: To help celebrate Cindy Poplove’s 50th birthday, March 7, 12 friends from the Jewish community donated blood in her honour at Canada Blood Services. “It was such an easy thing for me to organize to mark this ‘not so easy’ milestone! How the heck can I be 50? I don’t feel it! I brought special snacks and treats and am also counting all the blood donations toward Machzikei Hadas’ 118 count goal. I was really touched by all the friends that came out and also were dedicated and so keen to do this lifesaving mitzvah with me,” Poplove said. (From left) Linda Melamed and Cindy Poplove. April 1, 2019 4 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM Exciting developments at NCSY Ottawa BY MIRIAM PERL NCSY CANADA ow many rabbinically-or- dained, stand-up comedians do you think are out there? Probably not too many – Halthough the Ottawa Chapter of NCSY Canada and Torah High has Rabbi David Rotenberg, an Ottawa native who serves as an educator by day and a comedian by night. Known as Rabbi Dave, his come- dic funny bone certainly is an asset in reaching out to Ottawa’s Jewish teens in his role as Torah High principal and NCSY Ottawa’s director of programming and engagement. His credentials as an educator include rabbinical ordination, a master’s degree in education, and certifi- cation in experiential Jewish education. Prior to joining NCSY full-time in 2018, Rabbi Dave’s career highlights included three years as the senior edu- cator and adviser for Hillel Ottawa; 10 years at Ottawa Talmud Torah After- noon School (including five years as principal); and six years of teaching at the Ottawa Jewish Community School. Rabbi Dave has recently taken on a more robust role directing operations at A group of Ottawa teens attending an NCSY Shabbaton at Mont Gabriel in the Laurentian Mountains. NCSY Ottawa, in addition to his principal duties at Torah High. This shift in Rabbi Dave’s professional responsibilities fol- well as established clubs at Sir Robert “It is difficult for teens today to main- lows executive director Rabbi Mark Rose’s Borden and Lisgar. tain their Jewish engagement, especially move to Toronto with his family. Rabbi Regional and mini Shabbatons, Friday with all of the demands on their time Mark remains involved in an advisory and night dinners, Latte and Learning, hol- and attention,” said Rabbi Dave. “The development capacity at NCSY Ottawa. iday social events, and Israel advocacy ability to earn high school credits in a In addition to an all-star Torah High workshops have taken off at NCSY Otta- relaxed, inclusive environment through teaching staff, joining Rabbi Dave’s wa, demonstrating how today’s teens Torah High makes continuing their Jew- NCSY programming team are staff are thirsty for connecting to their Jewish ish education a fun and exciting option. advisers Mercedes Essebag and Leah identity and socializing with peers who Partnered with a variety of NCSY’s other Friedmann, and new local advisers share these interests. programs – from clubs in their own Sarina Aarenau, JJ Benzaquen and Eyal In addition to reaching NCSY and schools to weekend retreats to summer Podolsky. With an expanded staff and Torah High’s core teen demographic, its programs in Israel – NCSY allows our a reinvestment in energy, the program- junior division for students in Grades students to participate in Jewish life ming at NCSY has seen a corresponding 6-8 has also been reinvigorated by Mindy with like-minded teens in a way that is growth, with more teens attending Jew- Chein, NCSY’s juniors’ coordinator, who comfortable and meaningful to them.” ish programming than ever before. runs a weekly class on Thursday nights For more information on NCSY’s NCSY’s Jewish student union pro- for the juniors, monthly social programs, ongoing programs or Torah High regis- Torah High Principal and NCSY Director of gram – running Jewish culture clubs in and regional Shabbatons. tration for 2019-20, contact Rabbi Dave Programming Rabbi David Rotenberg is a high schools – has expanded to include Rabbi Dave offers some insight into the at 613-889-3283 or [email protected] or Jewish educator by day and stand-up Woodroffe High School, Glebe Collegiate reasons that NCSY and Torah High Ottawa follow NCSY Ottawa on Facebook and comedian by night. Institute and Nepean High School, as is an attractive option for today’s teens: Instagram.

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On the border for everyone Sderot Mayor Alon Davidi shares his leadership with Ottawa Sderot Mayor Alon Davidi – who spoke at a JNF Ottawa event, March 3, at Congregation Beit Tikvah – helps his residents, Daniel Goodwin Author Daniel Goodwin’s lead character in The Art of Being especially children, cope with terror, live a normal life, and Lewis rethinks the role of religion as part of his identity after prosper. The father of seven says he takes a lesson from one of growing up with an ambivalent attitude to his Jewishness. his daughters, “You take a problem and make it like a challenge.” Sderot is 95% paradise Davidi says it’s 95 per cent paradise and five per cent hell to live Jewish identity “The point of literature is to is Sderot. On the paradise side, housing starts are up. Net immi- gration is positive. It’s a 20-minute drive to the Mediterranean, entertain. I hope people enjoy the a 55-minute train ride to Tel Aviv and, says Mayor Davidi, it has is a theme of humour and Morton’s journey to the best hummus in Israel as well as many tourist attractions. Home to Osem Soups in the 1950s, it is now also home to high- overcome his difficulties.” tech factories including Elbit Systems and Amdocs. Daniel Goodwin’s grows up with an ambivalent attitude to his Jewishness. To deal the with 5% hell Davidi says that residents view themselves as defending the He tries to cope in many ways, and then goes to syna- border of Israel for everyone in the free world. Over 12,000 latest novel gogue quite despondent. He hasn’t been there for many rockets within 10 years created a very disruptive life and gave years and ends up reminiscing about his father. Gener- residents no choice but to leave. Operation Protective Edge and ally, the book is about Lewis dealing with many issues,” BY LOUISE RACHLIS the installation of the Iron Dome helped to mitigate the emo- including the role of religion as part of his identity. tional havoc and physical destruction of the constant missile sserting your identity is one of the themes in a Goodwin has worked as a teacher, journalist, cor- attacks stemming from Hamas in Gaza. new novel from writer Daniel Goodwin, who porate communicator and government relations exec- There are still casualties recently moved back to Ottawa from Calgary. utive, but has always strived to carefully balance his Many adults and, especially, children, continue to feel the His novel, The Art of Being Lewis, will be writing and his work life. He comes from a creative effects of a 15-second alert to find shelter. Post-traumatic stress Areleased April 27 by Cormorant Books. heritage – poet Irving Layton was a great-uncle and disorder (PTSD) is not uncommon in children. The Sderot Born in Montreal, Goodwin lived on the East Coast painter and sculptor Betty Goodwin was an aunt. Resilience Centre houses an animal therapy centre and chil- for a number of years, then moved to Ottawa and then “I don’t watch TV, I don’t have regular hobbies dren choose an animal to work with alongside a therapist. In simplistic terms, when the child learns to care for the animal, out west. like playing golf,” he said. “I get up a little early every that child has transitioned from the internal view of PTSD to “Now we’re back,” he says of his wife Kara and three morning and I write. I always carry a little notebook the external view of wanting to care for another. children. Kara joined the staff of the Jewish Federation as I ride the bus. I write non-sequentially, not the first of Ottawa last August as director of community collab- line to the last line, and so there’s a lot of revising and Ultimately we have the power within us oration. rewriting.” Davidi’s views on the diaspora and community are rooted in Judaic tradition. When building the Temple, he said, people The family was just back in Calgary, where their He holds an MA in English from Concordia Univer- were asked to give a half-shekel. Why? Because everyone is daughter Anneke wanted to have her bat mitzvah sity where, he says, a teacher told him, “Writing cannot needed in the mission. Everyone’s halves combined makes because she has many friends there. be taught, but it can be learned… You only really learn whole communities. “It gives you power,” he says, “to be part of Daniel Goodwin’s first book of poems won the 2016 by writing, and making mistakes.” nation.” Ultimately, we have the power to help build our own Vine Award for Canadian Jewish Literature in poetry. Quoting Somerset Maugham, he quips, “There are internal strength, a stronger Sderot and a stronger Israel. The author has had a longtime interest in the theme three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one Visit www.JNFottawa.ca to learn how to help Sderot. of identity. knows what they are.” “My family name was originally Goldberg,” he said. “The point of literature is to entertain,” said Goodwin. 205-11 Nadolny Sachs Pvt Celebrate all occasions “The family name of the character in the book was “I hope people enjoy the humour and Morton’s journey Ottawa, K2A 1R9 Israel experiences originally Mortinsky, and it was changed to Morton to overcome his difficulties. I hope they find some rel- 613-798-2411 • [email protected] Legacy projects before he was born. I’ve always been fascinated by the evance to their life, and that there are some universal www.jnfottawa.ca Jewish immigration experience and name changes.” elements. Each of us is on a journey to become who we In the novel, the mother is very artistic and prone to are and to find out what we’re made of.” depression, he said. “The father is a lawyer and has a Visit https://danielgoodwin.me/ for more informa- relaxed attitude to Jewishness and organized religion. He tion about Daniel Goodwin and his books. April 1, 2019 6 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM

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Choices, promises a fresh will then have an opportunity to make background, or age. platform and innovative an immediate donation to their choice As co-chairs of this new event, we concept, one we are sure will of the presented programs. are truly excited to welcome women leave attendees feeling Our goals for Party with a Purpose in the Ottawa community to come out inspired, connected, are fourfold: 1. Enjoy a fun party! Take to Party with a Purpose. What’s the accepted, fulfilled, and time for yourself to engage with old worst that can happen? You can come

FEDERATION FEDERATION REPORT wanting to return for more. and new faces; 2. We want to try some- and enjoy a well-deserved drink and LENORA ZELIKOVITZ AND JENNY What is Party with a Purpose? In a thing new by educating, in a direct and nosh with friends, catered by Creative SHINDER, CO-CHAIRS, PARTY nutshell, it is a two-hour cocktail, hors powerful way, about some select and Kosher Catering, and you can find out WITH A PURPOSE d’oeuvre and dessert reception, focused incredible programs and initiatives in about some great community programs on friend-raising and fund-raising. This our Jewish community; 3. We all know and initiatives that need your support. here are two things in life we can women’s-only event is about schmooz- how important fundraising and tikkun Details for Party with a Purpose are all agree are fun, memorable and ing and connecting with both new and olam is. We want to create fundraising below. Tickets are limited so please reg- meaningful. A party to celebrate, old friends, which is always a party. opportunities for important commu- ister as soon as possible! whether you host or attend one, And it’s also about finding a connec- nity needs in an entertaining, targeted Party with a Purpose will be held Tand on a larger scale, having a purpose in tion for purposeful, targeted communi- and meaningful way, by empowering Tuesday, May 21, 7-9 pm, at Bayview life, something we all strive for. When you ty fundraising. We are hopeful this new the women of our great community Yards (RBC Foundry) 7 Bayview Road. put those two things together it can only concept will help you in finding your with an opportunity to choose what Tickets are $18. At the event, your gener- be an amazing experience. Well, that’s “purpose” for your community. Three and where their community support osity will be sought for a donation of $18 exactly what we have done. We are Jewish community programs will make can be directed; 4. Lastly, we want to or more during the “Purpose” portion of excited to introduce, “Party with a a pitch – a short presentation showcas- make the Party with a Purpose expe- the evening. Tickets may be purchased Purpose,” the new flagship women’s ing their work and a specific need that rience totally inclusive. All women in online at http://jewishottawa.com/pwp. event for the Jewish Federation of Ottawa. those in attendance can connect with the community should feel welcome, For more information, contact Tanya This event, which replaces Federation’s and directly support. All participants regardless of affiliation, socio-economic Poirier at [email protected].

Tazria – the rabbi says Ottawa Jewish Bulletin VOLUME 83 | ISSUE 11 I’ve got Tazria! Ottawa Jewish Bulletin Publishing Co. Ltd. 21 Nadolny Sachs Private, Ottawa, K2A 1R9 Tel: 613 798-4696 | Fax: 613 798-4730 was Tazria! (Try singing the headline of That reading tells about Elisha, Email: [email protected] this column to the tune of “Maria” from and how he cured the skin ailment of Published 19 times per year. “West Side Story.”) Naaman, an Aramean general. When © Copyright 2019 I had a fleeting impulse to direct Naaman first hears the prescription Eli- PUBLISHER them to a different Shabbat. Although sha offers that will rid him of his afflic- Andrea Freedman as a rabbinical student I had embraced tion – a simple instruction to go the EDITOR Michael Regenstreif reading and interpreting these pas- Jordan River and dip in it seven times sages with a wide variety of analytical – he is furious. PRODUCTION CONSULTANT

FROM THE THE FROM PULPIT Patti Moran and hermeneutical tools, there was no He wanted pageantry, not a simple RABBI ELIZABETH BOLTON, BUSINESS MANAGER getting away from the parsha’s chal- message to dunk himself in a local river. Eddie Peltzman OR HANESHAMAH lenges. Naaman relents, dips himself in the With its descriptions of ancient Jordan seven times, and emerges with The Bulletin, established in 1937 as “a force he young girl from my daugh- priestly rituals, along with purity laws his flesh as clean as the flesh of a young for constructive communal consciousness,” ter’s middle school class in that lay bare a very male perspective on child (II Kings 5:14). He pleads for communicates the messages of the Jewish Baltimore really wanted a bat women and girls, the book of Leviticus two loads of earth to bring back to his Federation of Ottawa and its agencies and, as the city’s only Jewish newspaper, welcomes a mitzvah, really wanted to belong can be, well, challenging. Tazria, with homeland, Aram, so that he can build diversity of opinion as it strives to inform and Tthe congregation, really really wanted to its focus on skin ailments and bodily an altar to Adonai, pledging never again enrich the community. Viewpoints expressed be Jewish. In a way I fully understood, emissions, is certainly not among the to offer a sacrifice or burnt offering to in these pages do not necessarily represent the policies and values of the Federation. she thought she was Jewish, even topics I would imagine a young teen any other gods. though neither of her parents identified eager to talk about in front of her new Naaman understood the need to The Bulletin cannot vouch for the kashrut of advertised products or establishments as Jewish. She lived with her dad, who congregation. ritualize the transformation he had unless they are certified by Ottawa Vaad had a Jewish father. On her mother’s I was happily proved very wrong. She undergone. The simplicity of the watery HaKashrut or a rabbinic authority recognized side, her closest relationship with a eagerly embraced the parsha, and devel- immersion had altered the condition by OVH. grandparental figure was with a oped a sophisticated D’var Torah that of his skin. Now he wanted to demon- $36 Local Subscription | $40 Canada $60 USA | $179 Overseas | $2 per issue step-bubbie and a clan full of Jewish addressed concerns around the treat- strate, with a ritual act, what else had aunts and cousins. ment of people physical disabilities, been transformed within. Funded by the Government of Canada. The congregation was guided to mental illness, and AIDS, along with My young student had already cho- accept a “teen membership.” I guided global warming. sen her commitment. Through the ISSN: 1196-1929 Publication Mail Agreement No. 40018822 her and her dad towards understanding, Although that year, and this year as power of ritual, she affirmed what had accepting, and embracing the value of well, the traditional haftarah was set been transformed within. No matter the Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to: Ottawa Jewish Bulletin a formal conversion and immersion, aside for a special haftarah marking parsha, she staked her claim, and her 21 Nadolny Sachs Private, aligning her Jewish identity with Jewish Shabbat HaChodesh – the first of the place, in the tradition of her ancestors. Ottawa ON K2A 1R9 status. And then came identifying the month of Nissan – the regular prophetic She got Tazria! bat mitzvah date, and portion, and it reading is a part of this story. Chodesh Nissan Tov. April 1, 2019 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM 7

Jews are likely the most highly educated ethnicity in Canada

other half of the respondents identified a few times per year, while 31 per cent growing up. either two of the three characteristics said they seldom or never attend. While the 2013 Pew survey showed (16 per cent) or all three (33 per cent). Forty-seven per cent of Canadian that the intermarriage rate had reached The vast majority of respondents said Jews belong to Jewish organizations 50 per cent in the United States, it is FROM THE THE FROM EDITOR being Jewish was either very important other than synagogues (JCCs for exam- much lower in Canada. Fully 77 per MICHAEL REGENSTREIF (64 per cent) or somewhat important ple), but fully 80 per cent of Canadian cent of Jewish Canadians over 18 who (27 per cent). Only eight per cent said Jews live in households that made con- are married or in a common-law rela- Continued from page 1 being Jewish was of little or no impor- tributions to Jewish causes in 2017 – a tionship have a Jewish partner. Perhaps the “national” results are close to what tance to them. remarkable level of engagement. surprisingly, the age group in which would have been found here. The sur- More than 60 per cent of Canadi- We are also a highly educated com- both partners are most likely to be Jew- vey authors did note that the Jewish an Jews identified with a particular munity, with 80 per cent of Canadian ish is 18- to 29-year-olds at 84 per cent. populations of Ottawa, along with denomination. The largest denomina- Jews aged 25 to 64 holding at least a Canadian Jews also report a high Toronto, Calgary (also not sampled in tion in Canada is Conservative Judaism bachelor’s degree – compared to 29 level of connection to Israel. Forty-eight the survey) and Vancouver are growing, at 26 per cent. Orthodoxy and modern per cent of the Canadian population per cent say they are very attached and as is the Jewish population of Canada as Orthodoxy represents 17 per cent of at large. And with 37 per cent of Cana- 31 per cent somewhat attached to the a whole, while the Jewish populations of respondents; Reform Judaism is at 16 dian Jews holding a post-graduate or Jewish state. Only 11 per cent report Montreal and Winnipeg are declining. per cent; and Reconstructionist Judaism professional degree, the study suggests being not very attached while eight per For several years, Ottawa’s Jewish at four per cent. A high number, 28 per that “it may well be that Canadian Jews cent feel no attachment to Israel. Inter- community has been close in size to cent, said they had no denomination or form the most highly educated ethnic estingly, the combined total of very and Winnipeg’s – and with our community were “just Jewish.” group in the country.” somewhat attached, 79 per cent, mir- continuing to grow while Winnipeg’s About 58 per cent of Canadian Jews In terms of Jewish education, 43 per rors the proportion of Canadian Jews continues to decline, I expect Ottawa said they belong to a synagogue – but cent of Canadians attended Jewish day who have visited Israel at least once. will soon be Canada’s fourth largest asked how often they attend services school for all or part of their elementa- I’ve only had space in this column to Jewish community. other than for special occasions like ry and high school years while 58 per scratch the surface of the results of the Asked to define their Jewish identity, bar/bat mitzvahs, weddings or funerals, cent have attended a Jewish overnight 2018 Survey of Jews in Canada. I hope to almost half of respondents identified only about 15 per cent said they attend summer camp. As well, 67 per cent par- delve into more in a future column. one of three main characteristics: cul- once or more per week. Another 13 per ticipated in some other type of Jewish In the meantime, though, you can visit ture (22 per cent); ancestry (15 per cent attend once or twice per month. educational program (supplemental https://tinyurl.com/jews-in-canada-survey cent); or religion (12 per cent). The Forty per cent said they attend services schools, teen programs, etc.) while to read or download the entire survey. Justin Trudeau knows his ship is leaking

leader in politics is significantly wound- So much is going wrong beside Western Canada, the Liberals need to ed, as Trudeau is, the sharks are every- the SNC-Lavalin fire. The new budget win virtually every seat in Quebec to where – including people in his own needed to be an election-style budget win an election. His father did it and party. That is when you know the story, filled with goodies, but that was hard Justin Trudeau could do it, too, but as they say, has legs. These troubles for to sell with the economy of the country having a national government that is Trudeau are now entrenched. slipping downward with the six-month top heavy in one part of the country is, No one will say so, but it is obvious countdown to Election Day. understandably, terribly detrimental to future leadership candidates are assess- No one expected it, but 2018 ended national unity. ing whether being loyal to Trudeau now with a dismal GDP for the last quarter What set Trudeau apart in 2015 was will hurt their chances later. The safe as the economy grew by only 0.4 per how he pledged to do politics different- IDEAS AND IDEAS IMPRESSIONS bet is loyalty, but Jody Wilson-Raybould cent, well below expectations. Oil prices ly. His brand, which he nurtured with JASON MOSCOVITZ and Jane Philpott are the two wild cards keep slipping and Alberta keeps hurting such great care, reflected a modern, who have Liberal stomachs churning. with deepening resentment over the forward thinking leader who was not or many Canadians, Donald A fundamental truism about politics is ingrained perception of Trudeau falling afraid to break with political conven- Trump is the forgotten scandal as how everything revolves around leader- over himself to save jobs in Quebec tion. Justin Trudeau has taken over the ship when any leader falters. while not giving a hoot about oil patch The record will show he was doing talk at Tim Hortons. Even in When strong respected ministers jobs in Alberta. that in many positive ways until FTrumpland, CNN recently took a short slam the door in Trudeau’s face while Pierre Trudeau was despised in west- SNC-Lavalin came rolling down the breather from the Donald to tell the world telling the country they have lost faith ern Canada especially after he once tracks. Everything new became old about our prime minister and his follies. in the prime minister and his govern- said, “Why should I sell your wheat?” again as highly paid lobbyists and influ- CNN used words like “corruption” ment, there is no clearer declaration of For years, Pierre Trudeau’s Liberals encers in Quebec put on the full-court and “impropriety with impunity.” They war. Internal wars like this can’t get bet- could not win a seat in Western Canada press, as they would have done regard- called Trudeau the golden boy who fell ter over time. There is too much anger, and while Justin Trudeau showed he less of who was in power in Ottawa. hard and fast and said the turmoil in too many hurt feelings, and enough could and did win there in 2015, the SNC-Lavalin was the latest Quebec the wake of the SNC-Lavalin scandal distrust to last a lifetime. chances of retaining anything signif- sacred cow that cried out for special was high on the political Richter scale. In the early-1970s, John Turner went icant in October are about zero. The treatment and Trudeau did what Liber- International media once thought after Pierre Trudeau’s leadership like long sought western foothold is gone. als have almost always done: say “yes” Trudeau was the cat’s meow but jour- Paul Martin openly challenged Jean Ironically, as much as he was com- to Quebec. Trudeau and his advisers nalists, like voters, can turn on a dime Chrétien’s in the ‘90s. The Liberals mitted to doing better, Justin Trudeau saw it as a political imperative. as if yesterday never happened. know about creating havoc in their own now finds himself in the same political The rest of the country saw, rightly The biggest prize in political journal- ranks. Justin Trudeau knows the score space his father was. With the Liberals or wrongly, the old story of Liberal cor- ism is to get the top guy or gal. When a and he knows his ship is leaking. once again becoming a dirty word in ruption in Quebec. April 1, 2019 8 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM PASSOVERPASSOVER

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Israeli ambassador visits Library and Archives Canada: Ambassador of Israel to Canada Nimrod Barkan, and his wife, Shlomit Shulov-Barkan, visited Library and Archives Canada, March 14, to view the recently obtained book, Statistics, Media, and Organizations of Jewry in the United States and Canada, a book with significant historical and cultural value to the Jewish community. “This book is a tremendous contribution to Holocaust education, a reminder of the atrocities committed by the Nazis, and what the stakes could have been had the Allied Forces not been victorious. I am pleased that this book is now in the possession of Library and Archives Canada, allowing for Canadians, and all visitors, to witness the stark lessons of indifference in the face of anti-Semitism during the darkest chapter of human history,” Barkan said. 21, 2019 • 7 pm They also viewed Library and Archives Canada’s Jacob M. Lowy Collection, an May incomparable collection of rare Judaica books. (From left) Shlomit Shulov-Barkan, Israeli Ambassador Nimrod Barkan, Lowy Chairs: Jenny Shinder Collection Curator Michael Kent and Librarian and Archivist of Canada Guy Berthiaume. and Lenora Zelikovitz Chairs: Jenny Shinder

We are pleasedand toLenora invite you to Zelikovitz the Jewish Federation of Ottawa's new flagship event for women, Party with a Purpose, (formerly the event known as CHOICES).

This is a cocktail and dessert reception where you will meet friends – old and new, and learn about three incredible initiatives that care for members of our Jewish community. The first hour will be dedicated to friend- raising. The second hour will be dedicated to fund-raising. By the end of the evening, you will have the opportunity to make an immediate and direct impact on one of the three presenting initiatives.

Please note tickets are �18 and can be purchased online at jewishottawa.com/pwp or by contacting Tanya at [email protected], or 613-798-4696 x241. One ticket can be purchased at a time.

At the event, your generosity will be sought for a donation of �18 or more during the ‘Purpose’ part of the event. BMX B’nai Mitzvah Experience: Rabbis Idan Scher and Menachem Blum join participants in the BMX B’nai Mitzvah Experience in the kitchen at Ottawa Torah Centre Chabad (OTC) as they prepare food to be distributed to families by the Ottawa Kosher Food Bank. BMX B’nai Mitzvah Experience is a joint program of OTC, Machzikei Hadas, Beit Tikvah, the Soloway JCC and NCSY. April 1, 2019 10 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM April 1, 2019 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM 11 April 1, 2019 12 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM

foundation donations | Ottawa Jewish Community Foundation

The Board of Directors of the Ottawa ZELDA AND JOHN GREENBERG JACOB MALOMET MEMORIAL SYDNEY SLOAN POTECHIN Jewish Community Foundation ENDOWMENT FUND FUND MEMORIAL FUND acknowledges with thanks contributions In Observance of the Yahrzeit of: In Memory of: Refuah Shlema to: to the following funds as of February 28 Zelda Greenberg by Margot Greenberg Dr. Sydney Kronick by Diana Malomet Fran Spinks by Moshe and to March 13, 2019. John Greenberg by Margot Greenberg Gordon Byer by Diana Malomet Mazel Tov to: Ena Greengarten JOIN US IN BUILDING OUR HILLEL LODGE LEGACY FUND Sara Vered on the birth of her great grandchild by Diana Malomet COMMUNITY BY SUPPORTING In Memory of: LINDA SLOTIN AND JONATHAN Refuah Shlema to: THESE LOCAL FUNDS Eric Bolling by Julie Hay FISHER ENDOWMENT FUND Cila Farber by Steve and Linda Kerzner Steven Kimmel by Diana Malomet ABELSON FAMILY FUND Mazel Tov to: In Memory of: In Memory of: Asher Farber and Allie on their engage- ELIANA MITZMACHER B’NAI Marvin Kohn by Linda Slotin and Armin Klein by Lois and Bob Abelson ment by Steven and Linda Kerzner MITZVAH FUND Jonathan Fisher Mazel Tov to: HOWARD, JEFFREY, ANDREW, HY AND PAULINE HOCHBERG Eliana Mitzmacher on her Bat Mitzvah DORIS AND RICHARD STERN MICHAEL, GREGORY AND ENDOWMENT FUND by Donna and Howard Strauss ZACHARY COGAN SCHOLARSHIP FAMILY FUND FUND In Memory of: Pauline Hochberg by Margo, David, Birthday Wishes to: In Memory of: HERBERT AND DOROTHY Aaron and Gail Kardish; Enid, Laurie and NADOLNY ENDOWMENT FUND Sheila Trestan by Doris and Norman Feder by Fred and Lisa Cogan Debbie Bultz; and by Dianne and Richard Stern Betty Dover by Fred and Lisa Cogan Jody Shore Birthday Wishes to: Dorothy Nadolny by Roslyn and Gary Trestan by Doris and Richard Stern JOSEPH AND JEAN DOVER Arnie Kimmel Barney Bergman by Doris and MEMORIAL FUND ARTHUR AND SARAH KIMMEL MEMORIAL FUND Richard Stern In Memory of: OTTAWA JEWISH CEMETERIES Harry Dunlap by Madeleine and Gerry In Memory of: Anniversary Wishes to: E. Max Cohen by Roslyn and ZICHARON FUND Dover Freda and Ernie Rashkovan by Doris and Arnie Kimmel In Memory of: LESLIE AND CORNELIA ENGEL Marty Weinhoff by Roslyn and Eleanor Torontow by Dayra and Richard Stern ENDOWMENT FUND Arnie Kimmel John Diener; and by Steven, Brian and Happy Purim to: Basia Hudes by Roslyn and Susie Cohen In Memory of: Stephen and Michelle Pincus and family Magda Robicsek by Jonah and Arnie Kimmel by Doris and Richard Stern Tehillah Rabinovitch Michael Hudes by Roslyn and Arnie Kimmel OTTAWA JEWISH COMMUNITY ENDOWMENT FUND Refuah Shlema to: JOSEPH AND HELEN FILLER In Memory of: CASEY AND BESS SWEDLOVE ENDOWMENT FUND Tedd Nathanson by Roslyn and Arnie Kimmel Eric Bolling by Tinh Ly; and by MEMORIAL FUND In Observance of the Yahrzeit of: Pauline Colwin Joseph Filler by Shelley and Morty Ross by Roslyn and Arnie Kimmel Mazel Tov to: Andre Engel Steven Kimmel by Roslyn and Josh Engel on becoming managing Arnie Kimmel HARRY AND BERTHA PLEET partner of GGFL by Carol-Sue and SAM AND SUSAN FIRESTONE MEMORIAL FUND Jack Shapiro ENDOWMENT FUND KRANTZBERG KRANE FAMILY In Memory of: In Memory of: FUND Eleanor Torontow by Pinchas and Arnold Smith by Sam and Mazel Tov to: Barbara Pleet MOSES, CHENYA AND HENRY Susan Firestone Jacob Krane-Paul on his acceptance to TORONTOW MEMORIAL FUND McGill University Law School by ELAYNE AND WESLEY SCHACTER ALFRED AND KAYSA FRIEDMAN Myra and Sam Krane ENDOWMENT FUND In Memory of: ENDOWMENT FUND Mazel Tov to: Eleanor Torontow by Beatrice Torontow Elayne and Wesley Schacter on the In Memory of: ANNICE AND SYDNEY KRONICK and family Mary Wynands by Alfred Friedman birth of their grandson, Jackson Joel by FAMILY FUND Sharon Rosentzveig and Alan Freed GARTEN FAMILY FUND In Memory of: STEPHEN AND GAIL VICTOR Dr. Sydney Kronick by Sharon ENDOWMENT FUND Mazel Tov to: Rosentzveig, Alan Freed, Joel and HAROLD AND FRANCES SHAFFER Dr. Michael Yachnin on the birth of his Brian Kom and families MEMORIAL FUND In Memory of: grandchild by Jessica Garten Birthday Wishes to: Joyce Miller by Sandra Marchello Norma Lazear by Sonia and GILBOA/MAOZ/STEINER IRVING AND ELLEN LITHWICK Sheldon Shaffer Refuah Shlema to: ENDOWMENT FUND FAMILY FUND Sandy Shaver by Sandra Marchello Birthday Wishes to: In Memory of: PAUL AND PAT SHERRATT FUND Steven Kimmel by Gail and Armand Dray by Tal Gilboa and Vicki Weiss by Yvonne and Rob Steiner Harvey Lithwick and family Mazel Tov to: Stephen Victor Joshua Weiss by Yvonne and Paul Sherratt on being inducted into Birthday Wishes to: Eddy Cook by Gail and Stephen Victor the PGA of Canada Hall of Fame by Josh Freedman by Tal Gilboa and Harvey Lithwick and family Blossom Read Rob Steiner RUTH AND JOSEPH VINER SAMUEL AND LEEMA MAGIDSON Mazel Tov to: ENDOWMENT FUND Alain and Muriel Hertz on the birth of ENDOWMENT FUND STELLA AND LOUIS SLACK their granddaughter, Avital by Tal Gilboa Refuah Shlema to: MEMORIAL FUND In Memory of: and Rob Steiner Stanley Arron by Roslyn and Mazel Tov to: Sandy Forester by Gary and Debra Viner Lynn and Morrie Weinberg on the birth Arnie Kimmel Myra and Lester Aronson on the of their grandson by Tal Gilboa and Tracey Kronick by Roslyn and engagement of their son Jordan by Refuah Shlema to: Rob Steiner Arnie Kimmel Carol and Stuart Levine Steven Kimmel by Gary and Debra Viner April 1, 2019 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM 13

Empowering Local Organizations THE ISSUE: Strong Jewish institutions and organizations are the underpinnings Federation’s of a vibrant Jewish life. Today’s non-profi t organizations operate in a competitive fi eld, with limited resources where technology and society are changing at a rapid pace.

IMPACT HOW WE HELP: Federation builds capacity by strengthening local Jewish organizations in various ways. Volunteer Training Centre Sessions Capacity Building Fund 9 grants for innovative projects, injected over $50,000 into local organizations to build capacity in our partner agencies. Two examples: 30 150 $5,000 $3,000 community members and volunteers were matched with for Hillel Lodge’s new Human for Jewish Spiritual Care for representatives of Jewish opportunities in 7 diff erent Resource System to monitor training clergy, as part of the organizations attended organizations. ongoing needs of the largest Ottawa Hospital professional development workforce on the Ottawa Jewish Spiritual Care Program. sessions. Community Campus.

See the full Our Impact For more information contact Sarah Beutel report online at at [email protected] jewishottawa.com/reports or 613-798-4696 x253

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In support of the Bess and Moe Greenberg Family Hillel Lodge In the Joseph and Inez Zelikovitz Long Term Care Centre 613-728-3990 Your donation to the Lodge assists in providing high quality care for our Jewish elderly.

Card Donations Fred and Esther Ballon David, Harvey, Victor Kardish Carole and Norman Zagerman Family Fund Family Fund Card donations go a long way to improv- Family Fund ing the quality of life for our residents. In Memory of: In Honour of: In Memory of: Hermy Lior by Fred and Esther Ballon Reisa and Allan Glenns Wishing you both Thank you for considering their needs Pauline Hochberg by Carole Zagerman R’Fuah Shlema: continued health by Margo and and contributing to their well-being. Harry Dunlop by Carole Zagerman Sam Zunder by Fred and Esther Ballon David Kardish and family On behalf of the residents and their Sally Taller Wishing you a healthy and happy families, we extend sincere appreciation to Boris and Dolly Blacher Birthday by Margo, David, Aaron and *************** the following individuals and families who Family Fund Gail Kardish Feeding Program made card donations to the Hillel Lodge In Memory of: Long-Term Care Foundation between In Memory of: Judy Eskin by Neil and Daniel Blacher and Norman and Gert Leyton Bill Draimin by Glenda, David and Jordana February 28 to March 12, 2019 inclusive. 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Sid and Barbara Cohen birth of your twin grandchildren by Sharon Family Fund By making a contribution of $1,000 Ida and Sid Lithwick Family Fund Rosentzveig and Alan Freed or more, you can create a permanent In Honour of: In Honour of: Sam and Susan Firestone Mazel Tov on Jess’s remembrance for a loved one, honour a Murray and Bryna Cohen A hearty Mazel Tov Howard and Carol Lithwick Mazel Tov on engagement by Barbara and Steve Levinson family member, declare what the Lodge on the birth of your new baby grandson by the birth of your granddaughter by Sol and Carol and Howard Lithwick Mazel Tov on the has meant to you and/or support a cause Barbara Cohen Estelle Gunner that you believe in. In Memory of: birth of your granddaughter by Carol and Philip Bott by Barbara Cohen Laurie Pascoe A Hillel Lodge Honour Fund is a per- Farrand and Joyce Miller Fund manent pool of capital that earns interest R`Fuah Shlema: Nell Gluck Memorial Fund In Memory of: or income each year. This income then Leonard Shore by Barbara and Steve Levinson In Honour of: Joyce Miller by Myra and Harry Kamen supports the priorities designated by you, Eddy Cook by Barbara and Steve Levinson the donor. Gord Harris Congratulations on your 70th Birthday by Julia Gluck and Ted Overton Chuck and Malca Polowin Sam Zunder by Myra and Sam Krane and and Jess and Ayelet Family Fund family Marcia and Stephen Aronson Ted Overton Mazel Tov on your new job by In Memory of: Family Fund Ted and Julia and Jess and Ayelet Elie Paroli by Chuck and Malca Polowin ****************** Rabbi Levy and Dina Teitlebaum Mazel Tov R’Fuah Shlema: In Observance of the Yahrzeit of: Recreation Program on Mushkie’s engagement to Adam Moscoe Elliott Levitan by Chuck and Malca Polowin Saul Green by Marcia Aronson In Honour of: by Henry and Maureen Molot In Memory of: In Memory of: Aaron and Margie Moscoe Mazel Tov on Paul Gwartzman by Chuck and Malca Polowin Brenda and Stephen Saslove In appreciation of Edith Birns by Marcia and Steve Aronson Adam’s engagement to Mushkie Teitlebaum your support and friendship by Phyllis and R’Fuah Shlema: by Henry and Maureen Molot Ratner / Levine Family Fund Bill Cleiman Deborah Zuker by Marcia and In Memory of: Brahms Silver In appreciation of your support Steve Aronson In Memory of: Eleanor Torontow by Henry and Eric-Arne Bolling by Rhonda Levine and friendship by Phyllis and Bill Cleiman Tedd Nathanson by Marcia and Maureen Molot Steve Aronson Arnold Smith by Leo and Libby Ratner Toby and Tedd Nathanson In appreciation of In Honour of: Gunner Fund your support and friendship by Phyllis and Monica and Alvin Stein Rabbi Steven Garten Mazel Tov on receiving In Memory of: Bill Cleiman Family Fund the Ben Karp Volunteer Award by Eric-Arne Bolling by Sol and Estelle Gunner Marcia and Steve Aronson Sandra Forester by Sol and Estelle Gunner R’Fuah Shlema: ****************** Paula and Manny Agulnik Mazel Tov Diane Mintz by Monica and Alvin Stein In Memory of: on your 50th Anniversary by Marcia and Evelyn and Isadore Hoffman Justin Amand by Marty Saslove Steve Aronson Family Fund Toby and Joel Yan Family Fund Sandra Forester by Anna Bilsky In Honour of: In Memory of: Mary Eileen Keeling by Ingrid Levitz Auxiliary of Hillel Lodge Fund Nathan Levine Mazel Tov and best wishes on Joyce Miller by Toby and Joel Yan In Memory of: your Birthday by Issie and Evelyn Hoffman In Honour of: Eleanor Torontow by Issie and E Max Cohen by Myra and Harry Kamen John Segall Mazel Tov on your bar Mitzvah by Linda Steinberg mazel Tov on your special Leah Scarowsky, Jack and Lesley Cramer Issie and Evelyn Hoffman Birthday by Toby and Joel Yan and Evelyn Monson

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TempleAn egalitarian Israel Reform congregation Jewish roots, contemporary values, egalitarian Happy Passover ARCHIVES OF THE YIVO INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH RESEARCH A post-Holocaust prenuptial agreement shows touching obligation toward the presumed dead. Friday Kabbalat Shabbat Services 6:15 pm Prenup: Hope mixed with tragedy Torah Study Saturday 9:00 am Continued from page 15 future together, as they reviewed the Saturday Shabbat Services 10:15 am his first wife somehow emerge from the implications of this painful document. ashes of the Holocaust. The text reads in Hope inescapably mixed with tragedy, Thursday morning minyanim 7:30 am part: “I, the undersigned, accept upon rebirth entwined with death. The emo- Second and fourth Thursdays myself without any duplicity and with tional heroism of these survivors must good will, without being coerced in any have been overwhelming. way, that if my first wife returns home As a historian, however, I reflect President: Stephen Asherman Administrative Officer: Cathy Loves …” also on the fact that this artifact in the Sr. Rabbi: Robert Morais Religious Rabbi Emeritus: Steven H. Garten School Principal: A blank space is reserved for the YIVO Archives is not a personalized, Executive Director: Heather Cohen Sue Potechin groom to enter the name of the missing handwritten document that reflects the woman. misfortune of a single family. It is rather 1301 Prince of Wales Drive, Ottawa, ON K2C 1N2 “I, and the woman that I will marry, a form letter, composed and reproduced will abide by the ruling of the Bet Din, for repeated use. It is the blank spaces, Tel: 613-224-1802 Fax: 613-224-0707 whether it requires divorce and the divi- left unmarked, that provide silent wit- www.templeisraelottawa.ca sion of assets, or any other matter,” the ness to the thousands upon thousands document says. of unspoken tragedies extending well This post-Holocaust prenuptial agree- beyond the war’s end. ment, which involved obligation to the I have the honour of working in a presumed dead as well as the living, college environment where many of required the groom “to inform my [sub- my young students make the transition sequent] wife of this obligation prior to to the sacred marriage canopy. I doubt the chuppah.” Finally, the groom affirms that many of them contemplate the that “if I fail to obey the dictates of the fragility of life – that is a privilege that Bet Din, behold I accept that the Bet Din seems to be reserved for the elderly. But may nullify my [subsequent] marriage, documents like this post-Holocaust pre- as the court sees fit.” nuptial agreement illustrate how as Jews One can only imagine the tearful we must appreciate the drive of these conversations between groom and bride, elderly, after unspeakable tragedy, to poised on the cusp of their blissful nevertheless survive and endure. Friday night dinner for 5 Delicious chopped liver, chicken soup, potato knishes, and your choice of brisket or roast chickens. Made in-store and only $99

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hen John Kennedy ran for president of the Regev, culture minister in the current government, United States in 1960 he was accused of accused Blue and White of secretly promising to form dual loyalty. His political opponents, and RABBI STEVEN H. GARTEN a government with the Arab parties in the Knesset. some in the media, wanted to suggest that A VIEW FROM This is an anathema in Israeli politics. Was a Catholic he would have political allegiance to the The Arab parties have increasingly become extreme Pope in Rome that would interfere with his loyalty to THE BLEACHERS in their support for Palestinian rights, often ignoring the constitution of the United States. the significant issues of discrimination and under- In the aftermath of the 1995 referendum on Quebec funded services which plague their constituents. In independence, Jacques Parizeau, premier of Quebec, forgot what country they represent.” response to Regev, Israeli TV personality Rotem Sela told his supporters that 60 per cent of francophones The litany of incidents where we Jews have been wrote, “What is the problems with the Arabs? Dear voted for separation and that he would address accused of not being sufficiently loyal to the country in God, there are also Arab citizens in this country. When French-speaking Quebecers as nous (we), and that they which we live is lengthy. Likewise, the list of laws and the hell will someone in this government convey to the had clearly voted for separation. He then stated that behaviours which led to our isolation is unending. public that Israel is a state of all its citizens and that all the one thing that stopped the “yes” side was “money Yet, since the emancipation of European Jews in the people are created equal – even the Arabs and Druze?” and the ethnic vote.” mid-18th century, and the granting of civil liberties to This Instagram posting led to Netanyahu comment- He further suggested that a few less of them and a the Jews of Canada and the United States, our loyalty ing, that Israel is “not a country of all its citizens,” but few more of us would guarantee independence. It was to the countries where we reside and make our homes rather “the nation-state of the Jewish people.” obvious that he was accusing certain ethnic and reli- has been unassailable. We see ourselves as loyal citi- Israeli President Reuven Rivlin delivered a harsh gious groups of disloyalty. zens of our homelands. In addition, here are multiple attack on Netanyahu’s comments, as did the Anti-Def- In 2000, senator Joe Lieberman was the vice-pres- self-protection organizations which ensure our rights amation League and other liberal Jewish organizations. idential candidate on the Democratic ticket with Al are not trampled upon. They are ever-vigilant at calling Yet, it seemed so muted. Perhaps the promise of an Gore. Though Gore and Lieberman won the popular out those who would deny our place within Canada or American Embassy in Jerusalem or great investment vote, they lost in the Electoral College. During the the United States. We are ever so fortunate they exist. returns has clouded our perception of what is acceptable campaign, Lieberman’s religious observance became Israeli elections are not for the faint of heart. They and unacceptable. It is the most ardent lovers of Israel an issue. He was also asked about whether his lifelong are an exciting amalgam of Western democracy and who should protest the loudest. It is those who support commitment to the State of Israel would place him in Middle Eastern hyperbole. This spring’s election is no the promise of a Jewish homeland who should decry situations where his loyalty to the United States would different. The new Blue and White party led by retired racism and bigotry with the loudest voices. That is how be compromised. The charge of dual loyalty has not general Benny Ganz and politician Yair Lapid are craft- those of us who do not serve in the IDF protect Israel. been relegated to waste heap of history. Not long after ing a centralist party designed to end the decade-long Joshua Hammerman said it best: “This is our home, taking office in the U.S. Congress, first term Congress- reign of the Likud party and Prime Minister Benjamin this is where we live our lives, and Israel is the canvas women Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib charged Amer- Netanyahu. As often happens during election cam- where our lives will have mattered a millennium from ican Jews with being disloyal. Tlaib tweeted, “They paigns, the rhetoric gets overheated. Recently Miri now.” Sometimes a snack is just what you need

nacking: So many of us do it. Snacking means Find a quiet space or zone out with headphones and eating food between regular meals. Snacking GLORIA SCHWARTZ some soothing music. Close your eyes, focus on your often gets a bad rap. Growing up, many of us breathing and clear your mind of your mind-clutter- were ingrained with the idea that snacking would FOCUS ON ing thoughts. Just a few minutes of this escapism and Sruin our appetite at meal time. FITNESS slowing down can leave you feeling refreshed. Some people eat three square meals and don’t feel When it comes to sleep, nothing beats a good the need to snack in between. Everyone has different night’s seven or eight hours of uninterrupted ZZZs. If nutritional needs and habits. The problem is when All work and no play make John a dull you’re feeling tired during the day, you might benefit you’re snacking frequently and consuming more calo- from a 20-minute sleep snack or nap. In our society, ries than you need, or if your snacks typically include boy so taking a few minutes to doodle, napping is usually thought of as something reserved unhealthy foods. The results of such habits can be write, listen to music that you enjoy or for babies, sick people and the elderly, but everyone unwanted weight gain or damaging effects on your to read a chapter in a good book can from teens to adults of all ages can benefit from a nap. health such as high blood pressure. Avoiding unneces- Whether you nap on an as-needed basis or routinely, sary evening snacking due to boredom or stress, espe- add something positive into what might naps can improve your alertness and performance and cially during the winter months, can be a challenge. otherwise be a humdrum day. reduce errors. Don’t be embarrassed if you take a nap. A healthy snack containing some protein helps You’re in good company. Albert Einstein was a napper. repair and strengthen your muscles after physical Have you ever heard of an exercise snack? If getting https://tinyurl.com/y4yabtbf activity. Snacking on healthy foods is beneficial as it in a 30- to 60-minute workout per day does not mesh Creativity snacking is a strategy for fitting art, music replenishes your energy and keeps you feeling satiat- with your schedule, you can do something physically or literature into your hectic life. All work and no play ed. If you feel voracious at most mealtimes, a modest active several times per day in shorter spurts; for exam- make John a dull boy so taking a few minutes to doo- snack between meals can prevent overeating. Snack- ple, a walk around the block, climbing stairs or a few dle, write, listen to music that you enjoy or to read a ing may also be important if you have certain health exercises wherever you happen to be. These exercise chapter in a good book can add something positive into conditions. Your dietician may advise you to snack on snacks embedded throughout your day add up. Getting what might otherwise be a humdrum day. Some hob- certain foods between meals. If you’re underweight, in five or 10 minutes a few times per day can help you bies and interests are very time-consuming – golf, for have a medical condition or are undergoing treatment meet your health and fitness goals. Just like with food, example. While putting a few balls on the office floor or that makes it difficult to eat an adequate amount of exercise snacking is not suited to everyone. Some peo- in your living room may not be as satisfying as a round food at one time, you may find it helpful to break up ple prefer to regularly exercise for a half-hour or hour; of golf outdoors, it might just whet your appetite, lift your daily nutritional requirements into several small- others do better with mini-portions of exercise. What- your mood and get you excited for your next game. er meals and snacks. Snacking is a personal choice. ever works for you is the best way to approach exercise. If your day-to-day life is replete with commitments, There’s nothing to be ashamed about if you have The concept of snacking can also be applied to if you’re always running against the clock, or if time unhealthy snacking habits; it may be something to mindfulness. If your busy day doesn’t allow you to fit management is simply not your strong suit, you can consider modifying for the betterment of your long- in a yoga or meditation class, you can destress your still fit in a variety of activities and round out your term health. mind and body with a few minutes of peacefulness. healthy lifestyle by employing the concept of snacking. April 1, 2019 18 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM Mining the Talmud for Jewish values In her books, The Talmud of Relation- tions. The first volume and looks at “The Core: RABBI RACHEL ESSERMAN ships, Volume 1: God, Self, and Family The Talmud of Relationships, Volume 2: Relationships with THE REPORTER, VESTAL, NY The Jewish Community and Beyond Rabbi God and Self” – which BOOK REVIEW Scheinerman seeks to teach value-based includes stories about Judaism through a Talmudic lens. how to control anger, Although Rabbi Scheinerman offers understand suffering a basic review of the history and tra- and approach prayer The Talmud of Relationships, Volume ditions of the Talmud, the main focus – and “First Sphere: 1: God, Self, and Family of her work is showing how Talmudic Family Relationships,” By Rabbi Amy Scheinerman stories offer ethical and practical sugges- which explores our Jewish Publication Society tions for bettering our relationships. She relationships to our 256 pages notes that she selected these particular parents and sexuality, stories because “they are marvelous sto- along with the dif- The Talmud of Relationships, Volume ries in and of themselves and because ficulty of balancing 2: The Jewish Community and Beyond they offer us a lens through which to family and study. By Rabbi Amy Scheinerman examine pressing concerns in our lives The second volume Jewish Publication Society and issues of greater importance in our expands this focus 296 pages world.” outward: “Second Rabbi Scheinerman opens each chap- Sphere: Relationships hat is the central study text ter by explaining why she thinks each within the Jewish for the Jewish community? particular text is important. She then community” speaks According to Rabbi Amy places the text in a broader context to self-control, human Scheinerman, most before exploring the moral and theologi- dignity and consensus Wmodern, liberal Jews focus on the cal questions it raises. Then she analyses within a communi- Tanach, also known as the Written Torah. the specific text in English translation ty, while the “Third However, over the centuries, the trad- before offering questions for readers to Sphere: Relationships itional Jewish study text has been the ponder about how the text relates to in the Larger World” Talmud, the Oral Torah. That work is contemporary moral and ethical dilem- focuses on the land considered to be the foundation text of mas. Each chapter concludes with a of Israel versus the rabbinic Judaism, which is what most summary that places the greater discus- Diaspora, in addition Jews have practiced since the destruction sions into perspective. to exploring a com- of the Second Temple in Jerusalem. Each volume is divided into two sec- munity’s responsibility toward its poorer She reflects on what happens when members. power struggles and jealousy threaten The best way to understand Rabbi the rabbinic community, saying that Scheinerman’s approach is to look at a finding a way to treat everyone with an particular chapter. “Respecting Human appropriate level of respect is not easy. Dignity” speaks to leadership styles and Rabbi Scheinerman also wants readers opens with a general philosophical dis- to think about the meaning behind the cussion of what leadership and dignity men’s reactions and apply the text’s mean in western culture, before offering ideas to their own lives. For example, ideas about them from several rabbin- in the “Continuing the Conversation” ic sources. 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