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by RON KAMPEAS WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Israel issue isn’t necessarily to- ward the top of the progressive to-do lists at the moment, but that doesn’t mean elements of the movement are any less at odds with the pro-Israel com- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and head of the Atomic Energy munity. Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi near the Bushehr nuclear That was evident in an inter- plant. (Wikimedia Commons) view this week that the Dem- ocratic Socialists of America’s by ISRAEL KASNETT Iran in recent weeks has led to co-chairwoman, (JNS) — A mysterious string wide speculation over whether Sumathy Kumar, gave with the of fires and explosions at mili- these incidents are mere coin- news site Kings County Politics. Rep. Rashida Tlaib waves as she endorses Democratic presidential hopeful tary and industrial sites across (Sabotage — Page 4) Here’s the passage involving Sen. Bernie Sanders at a campaign rally in Detroit, Oct. 27, 2019. (Jeff Kowalsky/ Israel: AFP via Getty Images) Kings County Politics: I no- Lebanese MP: ‘ ticed in the DSA questionnaire this year’s state races that they (BDS) the state of Israel for their given to all local candidates were asked if they support Di- policies regarding Palestinians. Has Taken the Country looking for DSA support before vestment, Sanction and Boycott (Tensions — Page 6) Hostage and Prisoner’ Jewish Charities Fear Budget Hezbollah’s weapons have nothing to do with fighting Is- rael or protecting Lebanon, and Cuts Are Coming as New York everything to do with main- taining the group’s grip on State Slows Government Aid power in Lebanon, according to Lebanese MP Wehbe Katicha. by MOLLY BOIGON to finalize a state contract for Speaking with Lebanon’s OTV The YM and YWHA of Wash- less than $1 million to fix a on Aug. 3, Katicha, a retired ington Heights and Inwood has leaky roof. But in early May, the Lebanese Armed Forces general, distributed more than $230,000 Y learned that the state’s De- said Hezbollah served Iran, not in emergency cash assistance partment of Budget had delayed Lebanon, despite its claims to take the lead. since the start of the pandem- the contract, due to uncertainty be acting in Lebanese or Pales- “Why should four million ic. At its peak, the Y’s meal and financial strain caused by tinian interests were mere lies. Lebanese bear the brunt of this delivery program prepared the coronavirus pandemic. The With regard to the Palestin- [Palestinian] cause, when there and dropped off 300 hot meals leaky roof could not wait, so ians, Katicha said that there are 400 million Arabs around each day. It opened a childcare the Y began to fix the roof earli- was no reason for Lebanon to (Hezbollah — Page 9) center for first responders. It er this month, without knowing performed wellness checks for if the state funding will ever the elderly. It hosted a Ukulele come. Former Major League Player Shabbat. “Their hands are tied so we Cody Decker Says Anti-Semitism All the while, it was waiting (Getty Images) (Budget Cuts — Page 7) Is ‘Rampant’ in Pro The Quiet Race Between the Israel Navy by GABE FRIEDMAN (JTA) — Former pro base- ball player Cody Decker said And Gaza’s Armed Terror Factions that anti-Semitism is “rampant by YAAKOV LAPPIN throughout baseball” and that (JNS) — As it conducts its an Oakland Athletics coach mission to defend southern Is- should be suspended for mak- raeli communities and vital ing a Nazi after a game. strategic sites, the Israel Navy Decker, who played brief- is also engaged in a quiet arms ly for the race with Israel’s adversaries and for Israel’s national team in the Gaza Strip — namely, in the World Baseball Classic, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic spoke candidly on the topic Jihad. with TMZ Sports on Saturday. A senior IDF source told JNS He detailed several instances about the ongoing activities of over the course of his career in the Ashdod Naval Base, which which he was singled out for is responsible for a substantial Cody Decker playing for Team Israel being Jewish and called Jewish in a 2016 World Baseball Classic qual- part of Israel’s coastal waters, slurs by fans and teammates. ifier game at MCU Park in Brooklyn, stretching from central Israel Decker said that while N.Y., Sept. 23, 2016. (Alex Trautwig/MLB to southern Gaza. (Decker — Page 9) via Getty Images) (Quiet Race — Page 9) An Israeli sailor manning a gun on a naval ship. (IDF Spokesperson’s Unit) Page 2 • THE JEWISH LEDGER • Thursday, August 13, 2020

Community … Community Mourns Rabbi Shaya Kilimnick

Rabbi Shaya Kilimnick died thodox Rabbi at KALLAH and Thursday, August 6th and was ILTC camp in Starlite, Pennsyl- laid to rest on Friday, August vania. He has also been a mem- 7th at Montefiore Cemetery in ber of the Rabbinic Cabinets of Springfield Gardens, Queens, the UJA, the Rabbinic Cabinet NY. He is survived by his wife of Israel Bonds, where he was a Nechie, five children: Dr. Yosef national chairman, and was a (Dr. Suzanne) Kilimnick of Vice President of the Rabbinic Rochester, New York; Shifron Council of America. He was a (Laurie) Kilimnick of Teaneck guest at the White House for New Jersey; Tziporah (Avi) State Dinners, including those Hornstein of Chashmonaim, which have hosted the Israeli Israel; Dovid Kilimnick of Je- Prime Minister. rusalem, Israel; and Rabbi Avi Rabbi Kilimnick was also (Esti) Kilimnick of Rochester noted for his extensive involve- and 17 grand children. ment and assistance with the Rabbi Kilimnick was Rabbi State of Israel, having raised Emeritus at Congregation Beth on many Jewish issues. Addi- large sums of money for Israel’s Sholom, upstate New York’s tionally, Rabbi Kilimnick was religious, economic and secu- largest orthodox congregation. the chaplain and religious co- rity growth. He often spoke on Rabbi Kilimnick served as ordinator for the Jewish Home the Zionist movement and has Congregation Beth Sholom’s of Rochester. encouraged countless individ- Chief Rabbi since 1976. His in- Rabbi Kilimnick enjoyed an uals to make aliyah. Congre- fluence still runs deep through- international reputation as a gation Beth Sholom is known out the entire Rochester Jewish major Jewish leader and his as a pathway for many individ- community and community at connections ran deep through- uals to live the Zionist dream large. He served on virtually out the world. Nationally, Rabbi by making aliyah, and Rabbi every major Jewish communi- Kilimnick served for more than Kilimnick personally assisted ty board in Rochester and was two decades as the B’nai Brith numerous individuals in their often called upon to give advice Youth Organization as its Or- move to Israel. b Hillel School Announces Systematic Reopening Plan

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The News in Brief …

‘Harry Potter’ said Special Agent Vicki An- posts about Jews controlling social media platform’s vice Responding to the announce- Star Jason Isaacs derson-Gregg at the FBI’s of- the world among several other president of integrity, Facebook ment, an ADL spokesperson Opens Up about fice in Cleveland. Optima is efforts to combat hate speech. said it would ban posts about called the changes “welcome a conglomerate of companies The announcement comes Jews controlling the world, yet overdue.” His Struggle operated in part by Chabad do- following a monthlong boy- as well as those containing “It’s distressing that it took With Addiction nors Mordechai Korf and Uriel cott of advertising on Facebook blackface. Rosen also wrote this long for the platform to Laber, who were named in a spearheaded by a coalition of that Facebook has removed 23 crack down on these partic- 2019 lawsuit that accused them civil rights groups led by the “banned organizations” from ular forms of hate, when it’s of helping oligarchs launder Anti-Defamation League. More the platform since October, quite obvious they should not money from a Ukrainian bank. than 1,000 companies partic- half of which were white su- have been allowed to prolifer- Korf and Laber owned and ipated in the boycott, which premacist. ate in the first place,” the ADL managed shell entities in the was meant to protest Face- Facebook also announced statement said. “It’s equally as and bought other book’s lack of action against the launch of a Diversity Ad- disturbing that Facebook still businesses using laundered hate speech. visory Council, but did not doesn’t view Holocaust denial money, the lawsuit says. In an announcement Tues- provide details on what the as violative of their terms of Anderson-Gregg declined to day issued by Guy Rosen, the council would address. service.” b provide additional details about the raid, saying “everything is Community … under seal,” but clarified that no one was taken into custody. Korf and Laber owned shares in an overseas unit of Jason Isaacs at the British Indepen- Mazel Tov! Mazel Tov! dent Film Awards in London, Dec. 1, a Ukrainian bank, PrivatBank. Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, Graduations, Awards, Promotions, En­­gage­­­ments, Weddings, Births… The bank “was subjected to a 2019. (Wiktor Szymanowicz/Barcroft Media E-mail information and photos to: [email protected] or mail to The Jewish Ledger. Announcements are free. via Getty Images) large, coordinated money-laun- dering scheme and bank fraud” Mazel tov to Mazel tov to Brighton High Mazel tov to Marjorie Price by EMILY BURACK to benefit its shareholders’ and (JTA) — British Jewish actor their affiliates’ “business and Mindy (Glaz- School graduate Matthew Hon- on the engagement of her Jason Isaacs opened up about personal interests,” according er) MacLar- ickman, who received a 2020 daughter Sarah Rossiter to Evan DeSmitt. his longtime struggle with drug to a 2018 report by a Ukranian en, a member Millennials in Manufacturing addiction to the British maga- government entity. Award from FuzeHub. Hon- of the Save Mazel tov to Jill Paperno, zine The Big Issue on Monday, The Daily Beast reported last ickman helped his company, saying he first got drunk at age spring that a Ukranian oligarch, Shadow Pines who will begin her tenure as Mindy MacLaren LC Drives, build more than 20 12 and “by the age of 16 I’d al- Igor Kolomoisky, was being in- Group, who is President of the Monroe County ready passed through drink and vestigated by the FBI, in part running as a Democrat for the manufacturing machines from Bar Association. the ground up. was getting started on a decades for his role in the PrivatBank Penfield Town Board. long love affair with drugs.” scheme, but this is the first ac- Mazel tov to Randi Forman Mazel tov to Samantha Sing- and Mark Anderson on the “Every action was filtered tion that confirms their report. Mazel tov to Steven Levinson, through a burning need I had Cleveland.com reported that er, granddaughter of Fredda Sil- birth of granddaughter Sadie whose collection of photographs Faye, daughter of Lauren An- for being as far from a con- federal agents were seen carry- verstein, who graduated from is on display at The Image City derson and Adam Wisneski. scious, thinking, feeling per- ing computers, boxes and other The University of Pittsburgh son as possible. No message items out of the office at One Photography Gallery, 722 Uni- School of Nursing. Sami is a pe- would get through for nearly 20 Cleveland Center. The Miami versity Avenue. Steven’s pho- Mazel tov to Linda and Clif- diatric nurse in the Emergency ford Meyers on the birth of son years,” he said. office is located on South Bis- tographs were taken in Ireland. “I think what would surprise cayne Boulevard. Cardiac Care Unit at Pittsburgh William Robert. Mazel tov also the 16-year-old me is that I’m ©Forward. Reprinted with authorization. Children’s Hospital. to grandparents Jon and Nancy okay,” he added. Mazel tov to Sydney Singer, Chernak. Isaacs, 57, born in Liverpool Facebook granddaughter of Fredda Sil- Mazel tov to Jessica Randle to Jewish parents who have Announces New verstein, who graduated from and Marshall Brodsky on the Mazel tov to 34 Girl Scouts, who received $36,000 in schol- since moved to Israel, is per- Brighton High School. She plans birth of son Luke Arlen. Policy Combating arships at the annual Girl Scout haps best known for playing Lu- to attend University of Buffalo. cius Malfoy in all eight “Harry Anti-Jewish Gold Award Celebration. Re- Mazel tov to Matt Watson, Potter” films. He has spoken Stereotypes cipients include Rachel Bern- Mazel tov to Liz Ornstein on at length about growing up in by BEN SALES grandson of Sue Lippman, who stein, Shauna Blochwitz, Rylee the Jewish community, and his (JTA) — Facebook an- the marriage of daughter Sarah plans to attend the University of Penders, Leah Rosen, Olivia experience with anti-Semitism nounced that it would ban to Brad Eckert. Pittsburgh in the fall. Rosen and Isabella Sherron. as a Jewish teenager in London. “There were constantly peo- ple beating us up or smashing windows,” he told the Indepen- dent in 2013 about his upbring- ing in the suburb of Childwall. “If you were ever, say, on a Jew- Family out of town? Weather preventing travel? ish holiday, identifiably Jew- ish, there was lots of violence around. Unable to leave your home? Brighton Memorial Chapel offers live funeral broadcasting FBI Raids Offices of Jewish for services that take place within our chapel. Philanthropists All at NO CHARGE. 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cidence or purposeful sabotage at the Shahid Medhaj Zargan nuclear site ‘on foot’ for a sabo- has applied broad econom- facilities “that simply make by a foreign entity. And if it is power plant in the city of tage attack.” ic, trade, scientific and mili- the regime lose face and will indeed the latter, the question Ahvaz; in the Oxijen factory “This time they will definitely tary sanctions against Iran for require time/money/effort to is who and why, and will Iran in the town of Baqershahr; at do something after they figure its regional belligerency and address their effects like the attempt to retaliate? a missile facility belonging to things out,” he said of Iran. non-compliance with interna- fires at power plants in Isfahan Farzin Nadimi, an associate the Iran Revolutionary Guard Reacting to these mysterious tional norms. or Zargan or the reported fire fellow at the Washington Insti- Corps; at the Tondgooyan pet- events taking place in Iran, Raz Behnam Ben Taleblu, a senior incident on vessels docked in tute for Near East Policy, told rochemical plant, in an indus- Zimmt, a research fellow spe- fellow at the Foundation for Bushehr.” JNS the recent series of strange trial complex near Mashad, on cializing in Iran at the Institute Defense of Democracies, where According to Ben Taleblu, accidents in Iran “were a mix- an oil pipeline in Ahvaz; and for National Security Studies, he focuses on Iranian security “Iran most certainly gets the ture of industrial mishaps” and at a power plant in Isfahan wrote on Facebook that “even and political issues, told JNS he hint.” “suspected cyberattacks.” The Province. if the latest incidents cannot be had “originally taken an Oc- The fact that so many import- Natanz explosion, for example, Also in July, a large fire broke connected and even if most of cam’s Razor approach to these ant and strategic sites have ex- was “apparently concluded as a out at a shipyard in the south- them are not the result of a sab- reported fires and explosions ploded or gone up in flames in bomb blast caused by an infil- ern Iranian port city of Bushehr, otage campaign, the heightened — meaning that the simplest just a matter of weeks demon- trator or infiltrators.” and 70 people were injured sense of stress it foments inside explanation was likely to be strates to the leadership that Nadimi said Iranian officials following a chlorine gas leak at Iran piles additional pressure the truest.” its sensitive sites “are not as are not willing to talk about it the Karoon Petrochemical Plant on the government to take dras- “As of late June,” he said, “that secure as the regime may have just yet “because they’re still in the city of Mahshahr. An alu- tic measures.” meant seriously considering the thought,” he said. looking for the culprit(s) and minum factory in the industrial “Eventually,” Zimmt wrote, thesis that some of these explo- “This phenomenon has been figuring out how to respond.” city of Lamard caught fire, and “ may cave to those pres- sions were merely the result of on full display since the cap- “What is almost sure, howev- another fire broke out at a pet- sures, despite the leadership’s regime incompetence, too much ture and exposure of the ‘atom- er,” he said, “is that they want rochemical plant in Khuzestan desire to avoid severe steps secrecy and poor (too-few) se- ic archive’ by Israel,” he said. their response to be proportion- Province. before it can recalibrate its curity protocols. But stringing In a daring raid in 2018, al with similar magnitudes.” Nadimi said that if Iran be- strategy to reflect the results of the series of attacks together, Mossad operatives managed In June, explosions occurred lieves that Israel was behind the November U.S. presidential the theory of foreign sabotage to steal the central archive of at the military complex of the Natanz attack — considered election.” makes the most sense.” Iran’s secret nuclear military Parchin and in the Sina At’har more serious since it targeted Iran has plenty to deal with at Ben Taleblu explained that program from a warehouse health center in Tehran. Iran’s nuclear program — Iran the moment, including corona- from a broader perspective, in a Tehran suburb. 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She has been and Cokie Roberts and best-sell- ■ ■ version offers a more tradi- ation, bringing total financial re- Richard L. Goldstein (Federation – Page 11) VOL. LXXXIX, NO. 13 an officer and board member of ing novelist Myla Goldberg. The tional biography, though it Two Kilimnicks at Congregation Beth Sholom Temple Beth El and the Jewish festival runs Oct. 30 through Community Center, and a board too is incomplete. Weekly Nov. 16 at the JCC. ■ member of Jewish Senior Life, Claribel Cone (1864-1929), BY ROCHESTER, N.Y. JCC Elects New President, Board Steve and Cokie Roberts, who The two NAOMIrabbis sit GAYLE in the book- Since 1924 Carolyn Nussbaum Takesas well as theon Federation. She the 5th of 13 children, and often focus on politics, turn their lined study. Rabbi Shaya Kil- INSIDE: chaired the Federation’s Planning Etta Cone (1870-1949), the The Jewish Community Center Rochester and the Center for imnick, chief rabbi of Congre- Printed in two sections attention to Passover in their lat- ■ Jewish Federation Presidencyand Allocations process and has 9th, came from a family of recently elected Jeremy J. Wolk Teen Empowerment. Wolk holdsest book, “Our Haggadah: Unit- gation Beth Sholom for the past ELUL 23, 5771 Senior Lifestyles Hillel School Virtual Town Hall, at online, 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Tracie Glazer and her staff will be $30 PER YEAR WITHIN MONROE COUNTY, $32 OUTSIDE COUNTY served on numerous committees. successful German-Jewish im- as president of the Board of Di- a M.B.A. in Banking & Financeing Traditions for Interfaith Fam- 35 years, and Rabbi Avi Kil- Collecting Matisse and Modern Masters: imnick, his son, who has just Holiday Guide The Jewish Federation of Nussbaum is a director of the migrants. Their father ran a rectors. He is responsible for from Hofstra University andilies.” a With different religious ■ The Cone Sisters of Baltimore, Matisse’s returned to Rochester to join his S Greater Rochester has an- Foundation of the Women’s Bar backgrounds but shared values, EP “Interior, Flowers and Parakeets” at the cigar and grocery business, leading the board in its activities J.D. from Hofstra University father in leading the congrega- TE nounced that Carolyn G. Nuss- Association of the State of New Cokie and Steve found common M Jewish Museum. Photo: Baltimore Museum of but it was their brothers’ and for serving as the principal School of Law. He resides in tion. Their pride in each other BE baum, partner at Nixon Peabody York, and of the Cancer Wellness ground when they met 45 years R 2 Art, Cone Collection, Succession H. Matisse/Artists flourishing textile company liaison between management Brighton with his wife Melanie. is clear. This is one of the few 2 Six Years On, Lessons of Gaza LLP and a resident of Pittsford, Spa, past president of the Greater ago. The Passover Seder they , 2 Rights Society (ARS), New York. that financed most of their art and the board. Wolk is an attor- Other newly-elected board times they’ve been able to sit 0 began a two-year term as presi- Rochester Association for Wom– Page - 7) host in their Bethesda, Md., 11 Withdrawal Resonate for West Bank collecting. (It supplied denim ney with Nixon Peabody LLP. members to the JCC arehome Nancy has evolved from a small down and talk since Rabbi Avi dent on July 1. Nussbaum will en Attorneys, andNussbaum past president ( BY KAREN ROSENBERG to Levi Strauss, among others.) His practice encompasses vari- Bloom of Brighton, a familyconsultant; gathering to an annual came back to Rochester to pre- LINDA GRADSTEIN work alongside Federation ex- of the Volunteer Legal Services BY “Collecting Matisse and Mod- The sisters were well educated ous business and corporate mat- Loren Flaum of Brighton,event celebrated vice with loved ones pare for his role as interim rabbi hosting a virtual Town Hall to discuss the Reopening Plan, share exciting news about the 2020-21 SHILOH, West Bank ecutive director Larry Fine in when his father takes a sabbati- ern Masters: The Cone Sisters of (Claribel, who attended Johns ters, with an emphasis on merg- president of financeand atcolleagues Flaum from all walks of written a psychological drama her role as the chief volunteer (JTA) — Yisrael Medad Baltimore,” at the Jewish Muse- Hopkins medical school, was a ers and acquisitions, commercial Management; Sharonlife. This Gray book of includes the Hag- about what happens when two cal to study in Jerusalem. It’s a remembers when just officer of the Federation, the cen- um, samples the extraordinary pathologist) and well traveled. transactions, intellectual prop- Brighton, Jewishgadah communal the couple pro- developed girls go into the woods (in up- eight families lived in tral planning, fund raising and state New York) but only one Carolyn Nussbaum trove of European art amassed On frequent trips to Europe, erty, and public and private se- fessional; Danielalong Goldstein the way, essaysof from both the red-roofed homes in community relations organiza- comes out. The lie told at the by two American spinsters in often in the company of Stein curities. Wolk also serves as a Brighton, chiefCokie financial and Steve, officer recipes and de- (Kilimnicks this Jewish settlement tion for the Rochester Jewish tails for managing the holiday time feels like the truth 20 years Ritual Items Buried Behind Beth El deep in the hills of the community. the first half of the 20th century. and her brother Leo, they at- member of the board of trustees and partnerlogistics. at Buckingham The Roberts will ap- later when a confession emerges. – Page 6) Nussbaum has served in lead- Jeremy Wolk West Bank. The Baltimore Museum of Art tended salons and visited the and secretary of the Louis S. & Properties;pear Josef Opening Kilimnick Night, Oct.of 30, at This book explores the adults Now some 2,500 Is- ership roles for multiple com- dox day schools, the practiceowns of their collection — all 3,000 (Art – Page 7) Molly B. Wolk Foundation and Rochester,7:30 a pm.pediatrician; and that children become and may munity organizations as well as texting on Shabbat is becoming is a member of the executive College Foundation and Temple Ron Von Perlstein of Pittsford, a lead readers to question the raelis live here, and Award-winning novelist Myla school year and answer any questions. Pre-registration for the virtual Town Hall will be required!!! increasingly prevalent, especially, kinds of truths we accept or re- Rabbis Avi and Shaya Kilimnick. Shiloh has playgrounds, committee of the board of direc- B’rth Kodesh. He also sits on the self-employedGoldberg’s newbusiness novel, “Falseper- schools and a yeshiva. but not exclusively, amongU.S. Mod- Judge: NY’s Kosher Food- tors of the Monroe Community boards of the Jewish Home of son. bFriend” has been selected for the ject. Goldberg is scheduled to The red-roofed homes ern Orthodox teens. first “JCC Reads” program, a appear at 7:30 p.m., Wed nesday, It’s a literally hot-button issue sprawl over several hills, For Modern Orthodox Teens, TextingLabeling Law Constitutional community read designed for Nov. 2. Photo: WND. that teachers and principals at and new homes contin- long-running and ad hoc book Additional highlights include Photo: Naomi Gayle. Police arrest an anti-withdrawal activist in Je- yeshiva day schools, whose ac- Grant Helps PJ Library Surpass 500groups. Following Members on the success food columnist Leah Koenig, ue to be built. At the On Shabbat Is Increasingly CommonThe revised law attempted to The new law was challenged rusalem during the Israel’s withdrawal from STEVE LIPMAN ademic year ends this week, ac- of “Bee Season,” Goldberg has “The Hadassah Every Day Cook- bottom of is the the Gaza Strip in 2005. BY overcome problems with an ear- in a 2008 lawsuit by a Long Is- The PJ Library, a program that archaeological excava- knowledge and deal with it in book: Daily Meals for the Con- Shiloh is not likely to disappear lier kosher-labeling law, which land deli and butcher shop, provides a free Jewish book or temporary Jewish Kitchen,” who tion of the biblical NEW YORK (N.Y. Jewish both tacit and oblique ways. For anytime soon. And even in the was thrown out when a judge Commack Self-Service Kosher CD to children’s homes every will participate in a live “throw Shiloh, where the tab- Week) — At a recent camp- the most part, they extol the Arabs Throw Rocks Again For more information, [email protected]. long term, any discussion of dis- virtues of keepingfound Shabbat it created rather “excessive” en- Meats Inc., that claimed it vio- month, has signed up a total of down”; Wayne Hoffman, “Sweet ernacle is believed to grounds Shabbaton sponsored mantling Jewish settlements in Like Sugar,” Sharon Pomerantz, have been built. by a New York-area Modern Or- than chastisingtanglements those who between vio- synagogue lated the First Amendment. 530 children in the Greater Roch- the West Bank is haunted by Is- Shiloh is often cited as one of thodox high school, the teenage late it. and state. What is and is not kosher is a ester area since its official kick- Arabs threwBY rocks Wednesday rael’s experience six years ago The practice has become so at an Israeli carGIL between RONEN Migdal- the settlements likely to be up- participants broke into small The revised law, passed by matter exclusively for Jewish law off in March. (Book Festival this summer, when the removal– Page 20) im and Tapuach Junction in rooted under any final peace groups after the meals, as is For teens from a wide range of Or- widespreadNew that York’s it has legislature developed in 2004, to determine, Commack said in The program was created na- of some 9,000 settlers(Lessons from their thodox backgrounds, a new norm. its own nomenclature — keeping Samaria. A 20 month old girl deal with the Palestinians. It is usual, to talk with their friends. requires producers and distrib- the lawsuit. By requiring labels tionally by the Harold Grin- – Page 12) homes in the Gaza Strip was fol- On their cell phones. Illustration photo: Michael Datikash/Jewish “half Shabbos,” for those – who Page 17) was injured in the face. relatively isolated, about 28 utors to manage their own on food as kosher, and by send- spoon Foundation to provide their mouths and murder Of the 17 students who attend- Week observe all the Shabbat(Texting regula- The baby girl received treat- miles north of Jerusalem, and kosher certifications and keeps ing out state inspectors to verify the means for Jewish families ment from Samaria Regional Au- weapons in their hands. To these ed the weekend program, said tions except for texting; “gd halfway between the Palestinian bles. “They weren’t hiding it.” the state out of the process. compliance, the state essentially to give children the gift of Jew- thority medics and evacuated to barbarian terrorists they want to cities of Ramallah and Nablus. 17-year-old Julia, a junior at the The students at the Shabbaton All food claimed to be kosher attempted once again to define ish literacy, a love for literature, a hospital. The Authority Head give a state. The Nation of Israel “The manBut with little movement inwho daystops school, most sent text mes- advertising to saveis strong, the moneygovernment needs is like the man who stops the clock to save time.” were not the exception for their must be labeled as such by pro- and enforce its own kosher stan- music and art. Initial funding Gershon Mesika said: “The ‘men sages on Shabbat — a violation Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, age group. According to inter- ducers and distributors, and dard, according to the complaint. in Rochester — through the of peace’ of the Palestinian mur- to learn from it and be strength- On Sunday, Sept. 18, members of the Jewish community laid to rest some of the sacred texts and ritual objects that of the halachic ban on using ened by its spirit - no to folding views with several students and basic information about the On Wednesday, Federal Judge Jewish Federation and the JCC, The PJ Library presentedder authority a book provide stand andyet collectionmore of books to Hillel Com- helped to form and strengthen their identity as Jews. Participants buried electricity in non-emergency sit- and surrendering, yes to con- siddurim, chumashim, machzorim, mezuzah scrolls, tefillin, tallitot and other sacred Hebrew books containing G–d’s administrators at Modern Ortho- qualifications of the individual Nina Gershon in US District with a generous grant from the munity Day School.proof, Left to thoseto right: who students still need Sophia it, Sherin, Jonathan Miller, uations. as to just whom we are facing. struction and stamping out ter- name in Hebrew. Above, students of Temple Beth El’s religious school help bury worn-out books and other religious A Wall of Indifference: “Only three [of the 17 stu- bestowing the kosher certifica- Court in Brooklyn disagreed, say- Max and Marian Farash Chari- Max Meyerowitz-Shipper, Talia Field and Hillel School parent Rachel Field We face low life terrorists who rorism.” items on the hill behind Temple Beth El. tion must be disclosed in a pub- ing the latest version of the law table Foundation — was for up with daughter Elly. dents] didn’t text on Shabbos,” try to murder babies.” An Israeli citizen was lightly Italy’s Shoah Memorial Julia says. Most did it “out in licly available database. does not violate Jews’ religious to 500 children. wounded from rocks hurled by FRIDAY, AUGUST 21 “They hold an olive twig in the open,” sitting at picnic ta- or free speech protections under Thanks to an additional grant book stands and books to five Ha’atzmautArabs workshop as he atdrove Temple near Halhoul. Jewish News Network On the Air the U.S. Constitution and should from the Ann Lib and Bernard local Jewish organizations as B’rith KodeshThree Arabs and were a arrestedYom be upheld. Kozel Family Supporting Foun- well as a roving book stand for YerushalayimWednesday workshop afternoon at the in con- frontations with security forces BY Photo: Bruce Nelson. Israeli Expats Flocking to Berlin New York City is the world’s dation, The PJ Library was able other institutions in the area. Ad- JCC. More activities will take Jews of theAKIVA world, NOVICK prepare largest Jewish city outside of Is- to enroll an additional 40 chil- ditinally, it has hosted program- place innear connection the Kalandiya with thecheckpoint. new your remote controls: The first- Earlier, they threw rocks at IDF ever Jewish news network began rael. dren. ming such as a Passover work- school year and the High Holi- shemot b forces and burned tires. broadcasts this Wednesday. For the Culture and the04 74470Passport 90456 © The Jerusalem Post The Library has also donated shop at the Federation, a Yom days. TOBY AXELROD b (names), including old worn BY 0 Several dozen Arabs threw Jewish News 1 (JN1) was born 74470 90456 rocks at Border Policemen near as an alternative to the world’s BERLIN (JTA) — Aviv Russ Har Adar, not far from Jerusa- leading news networks — CNN, Fox News and Sky News. But its stands behind a console with his lem. No one was hurt. The po- Temple Sinai Erev Shabbat Service, at online, 6 p.m. See August 14. 4 main goal is to serve as the Jew- was designed, at the request of licemen used riot dispersal gear headphones on and speaks into then Prime Minister Benito Mus- to scatter the rioters. ish version of al-Jazeera, which An artist’s rendering of a night view of the planned Holocaust memorial in a large microphone. Illustration: Morpurgo De Curtis Architettiassociati.solini, to reflect the ideology of “We’re here: ‘Kol Berlin,’ the has won the hearts of tens of Milan. Italian fascism. The secret track, © millions of Arab viewers over BRIDGET KEVANE German-Israeli radio program. IsrealNationalNews BY rediscovered in 1995, lies down the past 15 years. Shabbat shalom!” says Russ, 34, a quiet street a short distance b According to the The Milan Central Train Sta- an Israeli expatriate. newspaper, the channel will be away from the 24 regular plat- Russ has been on the radio in Nirit Bialer, from Israel, standsPhoto: in frontAP/file. of a Jewish bakery in Berlin, Germany. tion is a grandiose building and broadcast via satellite to Europe, forms, to the east of the station’s Nobody knows exactly how many Israelis have moved to Berlin in recent a forceful presence at the heart Berlin nearly every Friday for main entrance. The entrance years, but unofficial estimates suggest between 9,000 to 15,000 — and the Makor Rishon of the city, used daily by 320,000 about three years hosting an opens wide into a warehouse numbers keep growing. people. But this busy European hourlong program in a melange (Jewish News space where stairs lead down to railway hub harbors a dark his- of Hebrew and German that– Pageof- 7) a boxcar, a cargo lift and a single (Berlin tory: Underneath the station, fers an often irreverent take on – Page 8) Shabbat Service Online Via Zoom, at online, 6 p.m. See August 14. train track. hidden from view, is the secret “There is no similar archaeo- being Israeli in Germany. track used to deport Italian Jews logical site in all of Europe,” Studios in Tel Aviv, Brussels and Kiev. to Auschwitz. – Page 3) Opened in 1931, the station commented Michele Sarfatti, one of Italy’s most important(Memorial histo- rians of Italian Jewry.

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Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17 BY RABBI SHLOMO RISKIN Parshat Reeh Chief Rabbi of the City of Efrat, and Dean of Ohr Torah Institutions of Israel EFRAT, Israel — “If there will power… an inner spirit comes all distractions so that he can I believe that there is an even G-d (or non-god) of my ene- arise in your midst a prophet to that individual saying that predict future events, and he more profound reason for our mies? Shema Yisrael, Hashem or a dreamer of dreams and he such and such will occur in the says that something will occur rejection of fortunetellers, even Elokenu, Hashem Ehad.” gives you a sign or a convincing future to a certain object… and or will not occur” (Mishneh deeply religious fortunetellers Similar to this must be our at- manifestation, and this sign who do not use their “gifts” to titude to Prayer. We believe in a or convincing manifestation From the earliest Biblical times, Judaism — undermine our tradition. The Higher Being who can certainly which he had announced to Bible itself teaches “the secrets make the miraculous occur, but you occurred; (And he utilized a moral and enlightened religion based upon an are for the Lord our G-d and who only guaranteed that the what appeared to be this mirac- ethical monotheism, which taught justice, that which is revealed is for Jewish people would never be ulous occurrence) to say ‘Let us compassion and peace — was forced to struggle us and our descendants forev- completely destroyed, and that follow after other gods…,’ you against idolatrous voodoo and magic. er to perform all the words of eventually the world will accept must not hearken to the words this Torah” (Deut. 29:28). Our a G-d of peace and moral justice of that “prophet”… After your task is not to second-guess G-d, emanating from the ethics of G-d shall you walk, Him shall the matter proves to be true Torah, Laws of Idolatry, 11,6). or to use our religion or our our eternal Torah. Otherwise you revere, keep His command- to those who see it happen...” Indeed, there may be individu- religious leaders to make our in large measure, the world ments, listen to His voice, serve (Ramban, ad loc). Nevertheless, als with such abilities, but that lives easier or more certain, to operates according to its natural Him and cleave unto Him…” if such a prophecy is used to does not necessarily mean that remove human doubt or vul- design. Yes, “even if a sword is (Deuteronomy 13:2-5). turn someone away from the such soothsayers have proper nerability. The commandments dangling at your throat, do not From the earliest Biblical laws of Torah, the soothsayer moral judgment or give wise are here for us to serve G-d, despair of G-d’s compassion,” times, Judaism — a moral and is considered to be a malevo- halakhic counsel. not in order to attempt to have but — at that same time — “do enlightened religion based lent idolater. Indeed, the entire From this perspective we can G-d serve us. Hence the Mish- not rely on miracles.” Pray for upon an ethical monotheism, introduction to this description readily understand why our nah teaches that “we are to the best, but prepare for the which taught justice, compas- of a false prophet is the Biblical tradition insists that “the Torah serve our Master not in order worst. sion and peace — was forced to insistence upon the ultimate is no longer in heaven,” so we to receive a reward” (Avot 1), The very practical Talmudic struggle against idolatrous voo- truth of our Torah, “a Judicial do not listen to heavenly voic- but because it is right to serve passage in Berachot (B.T. 32b.) doo and magic. Apparently the code which dare not be com- es (B.T. Bava Metzia 59b) and Him and will ultimately make teaches us that “one who prays more mysterious, uncertain and promised, not even by abilities “the Sage is to be preferred for a better world — not neces- too long and intensively will fragile life appeared to be, the to predict future events on the over the prophet” (Bava Batra sarily an easier individual life. come to a pained heart,” and greater the attraction to follow basis of heavenly voices: “Every 12b); our religio-legal system, Faith is not a guarantee that the Tosafot commentary inter- wonder — working, prophecy word which I have command- albeit based upon a law which my life will be comfortable and prets this to apply to an indi- — speaking individuals who ed you, you must observe to we believe to be the word of cancer — free, if I do what the vidual who expects his prayer claimed a “local telephone” re- perform; do not add to it and the Living G-d, nevertheless Torah commands; faith rather to be answered. What is the lationship to the Divine or to do not distract from it” (Deut is interpreted and developed demands faithfulness to G-d’s repair for such a broken heart?, the various divinities in which 13:1). No one, not even the most in each generation predicated desired life-style no matter how queries the Talmud. Occupy they believed. gifted oracle, can rise above the upon logically sound principles difficult or challenging my indi- yourself in the performance of Fascinatingly enough, the authority and supremacy of our and analytically sound explica- vidual life may be. As Yossele the commandments to serve twelfth century Commentary Torah! tions. Reasoned Responsa are Rakover, supposed victim of G-d and try to improve society. Ramban (Nachmanides) ad- Maimonides is likewise very open to scholarly debate, and the Warsaw Ghetto poignant- Our religious community must mits of the possibility that stringent in defining all forms no one can claim the forensic ly writes in his last Will and close its ears to future predic- there do exist gifted individu- of idolatry. Our Bible insists edge because he heard a voice Testament: “You have done tions of all sorts, no matter how als with what we would con- that “there shall not be found from Heaven. Hence the conti- everything possible to make pious the source. Ultimately we sider to be prophetic powers: among you… any soothsayer nuity of our tradition remains me stop believing in You and have but one Source, and He “Possibly the Biblical text is (Kosem), astrologer, enchanter insured, with legal interpreta- maintaining your command- teaches us that “the secrets are hinting at a true phenomenon, or sorcerer” (Deut 18:10), and tions based upon traditionally ments. But, my wrathful G-d, it for the Lord our G-d alone, and that souls of several individuals our great Spanish legalist — ordained logic no one has the will not avail You in the least. that which is revealed — to per- have the prophetic power to philosopher explains a Kosem ability to undermine our sacred I will never stop believing you, form all the words of this Torah know the future, and not one as “one who does an act in texts by a newly revealed ad- never stop loving You. Who — is for us and our children” b really knows the source of that order to free his mind from dendum or substitute. then shall I believe in, the cruel Shabbat Shalom

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Does the DSA support BDS as a that comes to mind.” Bush in a primary just oust- health, it was about interrogat- area with large concentrations policy plank? On Wednesday night, four ed a longtime pro-Israel con- ing the community and why of Jews. Kumar: The DSA is in favor Democrats whose Israel posi- gressman, Lacy Clay, in the St. certain communities lived in Pro-Israel PACs spent $1.5 of BDS and believes everybody tions rile the pro-Israel com- Louis area. She is expected to concentrated poverty and oth- million into a bid to defeat has a right to their home. Ob- munity — notably Sen. Bernie win the general election and ers did not.” Bowman, a similar amount to viously in New York City, we Sanders — met for an hour-long would become the third House The pro-Israel community defeat Sanders and millions don’t have that much that we’re conversation on YouTube and member to support the boycott may take some comfort in the in an effort to replace Omar, doing around that here, but we Israel never came up. Israel movement along with absence of the mention of Is- who faces a primary next week. have a national organization Sanders, the erstwhile pres- Tlaib and Rep. Ilhan Omar of rael, but as the Kings County The only thing protecting Tlaib that focuses on international idential candidate who has re- Minnesota. interview shows, it should not. from a similar onslaught was affairs. peatedly angered the pro-Israel In the event on the Sanders Compelling narratives of her primary rival’s associations So does the DSA support the community for saying things campaign’s YouTube channel, class struggle are what is win- with Louis Farrakhan, who has existence of the state of Israel? like the United States should each of the candidates told ning elections for these can- spewed anti-Semitic rhetoric I feel like that’s not really move money to Gaza from the compelling stories about them- didates. And when their Isra- over the years. relevant to this conversation. funds earmarked for defense selves and their constituents el-critical posture emerges, it How tightly the Israel pos- That’s a tough stance to back assistance for Israel, was joined who had to overcome insti- will be inextricably woven into tures of these progressives are in a country that’s still over- by three progressives he is en- tutionalized adversity. Bow- those narratives, in no small tied to their appeal was evident whelmingly pro-Israel. But it’s dorsing: Jamaal Bowman of man, for example, described part because of the tendency in how Bowman celebrated this worth noting that not all pro- New York, Rashida Tlaib of how his experience as a mid- of some pro-Israel activists to week when he learned that he gressives feel this way. Ritchie Michigan and Cori Bush of Mis- dle-school principal informed make enemies of these folks. had earned the endorsement of Torres, a progressive being souri. his campaign. Bush removed from her Barack Obama. Bowman told backed by pro-Israel groups Bowman in a recent prima- “I approached education, campaign website the page in his followers on that he who secured the Democrat- ry ousted longtime pro-Israel first and foremost, as a teacher, which she endorsed BDS. Still, heard the former president en- ic nomination last month in a stalwart Eliot Engel and, like school counselor, middle-school Clay made it an issue — he sent dorsed him in part after reading Bronx congressional district, Sanders, said he would condi- principal, and then maybe like around a mailer that highlight- his letter to Rabbi Avi Weiss did not think the exchange tion assistance to Israel. Tlaib, a a social justice educator,” he ed her BDS support and his in trying to address the long- made much sense. Palestinian-American congress- said. “You know it wasn’t just own pro-Israel record. time New York Jewish activist’s “The leadership of the DSA woman from a Detroit-area dis- about providing a quality ac- Russel Neiss, a St. Louis-area concerns about the candidate’s declines to affirm that the state trict who just won her primary, ademic environment. It was Jewish educator and technol- Israel policies. of Israel should exist,” he said believes in a bi-national one- about social and emotional ogist, analyzed the mailing “He loved it,” Bowman said. on Twitter. “’Insane’ is the word state solution and backs BDS. learning, it was about mental and said it went mostly to an Notably, Weiss did not. b THE JEWISH LEDGER • Thursday, August 13, 2020 • Page 7 US, Israel Sign MOU to Boost Budget Cuts (Continued from Page 1) Cooperation on Conservation, are now stuck,” said the Y’s spending by $4 billion by freez- for the work that they’ve done,” Chief Operating Officer, Mi- ing hiring, pay raises and new said Chai Jindasurat, the po- Nature Preservation chael Fermaglich, in an email. contracts, and holding back a lice director at Nonprofit New “During this time when we portion of payments which has York, an organization that rep- already have significant finan- impacted services, programs, resents 1,500 nonprofit orga- cial burdens, not being able and agency operations in addi- nizations, mostly in New York to be reimbursed for our NY tion to our nonprofit partners,” City. “We’re bracing ourselves State-funded project has placed he said. for some pretty bad scenarios.” additional strain on our organi- Louisa Chafee, Senior Vice Not all nonprofits have been zation at the same time we are President of External Relations hit. The Mid-Island Y JCC on happily providing government and Public Policy at UJA-Feder- Long Island and Nechama - programs,” he said. ation of New York, said many of Jewish Response To Disaster, Services like those provided their Jewish nonprofit partners two Jewish organizations that by the Y are in danger, because are seeing a slowdown in those contracted with the state, said government aid that supports state payments. they were receiving their pay- them is running late — and “Our nonprofits are figuring ments on time. U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt signs a memorandum of understand- might not come at all. The de- out the services they can do Also, some are shielded by ing (MOU) to support future cooperation and exchanges between the United lays could become budget cuts, that continue, those that can the fact that they don’t rely States and Israel on biodiversity conservation, protected areas and the pro- and budget cuts could mean pivot, those that need to shut as heavily on government aid tection of cultural and historical heritage, Aug. 5. (U.S. Department of the Interior) fewer programs and services for down, and those that are re- as others. UJA-Federation said people who need them. opening,” she said. 40 of its nonprofit partners get (JNS) — The United States Authority is in charge of over 25 In normal times, nonprof- Indeed, a June 2020 report the majority of their funding and Israel have signed a mem- percent of Israel’s land, and we its, including Jewish ones, do from the New York comptroller’s from local, state and federal orandum of understanding have the important and sacred their work by first paying out office said that New York paid government. (MOU) to support future coop- task to protect and conserve of pocket for their operations about $5.7 billion less in local Jindasurat and Chafee both eration and exchanges on biodi- not only thousands of species — from roof repair to Ukulele assistance grants than planned said that some government versity conservation, protected of wild animals and plants, Shabbat — and then receiv- last month, and about $2 billion agencies have been struggling areas and the protection of cul- but also many of the most pre- ing reimbursement from the less than June of last year. more than others to make their tural and historical heritage, cious and valuable heritage government. But New York New York’s governor and payments — among them, the announced the U.S. Department and nature sites in the Holy state — home to a community legislature are required by law Office of Mental Health, the Of- of the Interior on Wednesday. Land,” said Goldstein. “There of about 2 million Jews, Amer- to submit a balanced budget, fice of Substance Abuse, the De- Signed by U.S. Interior Sec- is obviously quite a difference ica’s largest — is behind on so as revenue declines, pay- partment of Health, the Office retary David Bernhardt and between our two countries in those payments, said nonprofit ments promised to organiza- of Children and Family Services director of the Israel Nature and size, but both the U.S. Depart- experts, and staff at the chari- tions as a part of state con- and the Office of Temporary Parks Authority (INPA) Shaul ment of the Interior and the Is- ties themselves. tract agreements have slowed and Disability Assistance, pos- Goldstein, the MOU creates a rael Nature and Parks Authority The coronavirus pandemic and in some cases, stopped sibly a result of different fund- framework for both agencies share the same vision of con- has taken on a toll on the state’s all together, leaving nonprof- ing cycles and timelines. to work together on mutual servation and protection of our fiscal health. In the current its “stuck,” as Fermaglich Jewish Federations of North challenges, such as countering nature, heritage and landscapes fiscal year, New York took in said about the Y. What’s more, America, the umbrella organi- wildlife trafficking, protecting for future generations.” $14 billion less in revenue from many organizations also ex- zation that has been providing ecosystems, and managing U.S. Ambassador to Israel taxes and other streams than perienced an uptick in clients, guidance to Jewish nonprofits parks and cultural sites. David Friedman said America expected, and racked up bil- as pandemic-related furloughs, on weathering the coronavirus “President [Donald] Trump looks forward “to exploring lions in costs, most of them layoffs, mental health chal- pandemic, held a webinar this values the partnership the opportunities for cooperation associated with fighting the lenges and food insecurity also week to address some of these United States has with Israel and exchange with the Israel pandemic, said Governor An- rose. concerns. and our collective efforts to Nature and Parks Authority drew Cuomo. Cuomo suspended a law on JFNA CEO Eric Finger- strengthen conservation ini- in our efforts to promote sus- New York is controlling the July 7 that requires state agen- hut warned that the states tiatives internationally,” said tainable management of bio- virus well relative to most cies to make payments prompt- could have to make “deep cuts.” Bernhardt, who also lauded diversity, wildlife, forests and other states, but nationally, the ly and pay interest when con- “Those are likely to have an Goldstein’s leadership in ex- marine life; prevent wildlife pandemic and its impact are tract payments are late, and impact on social services in our panding Israel’s system of parks trafficking; manage forest fires; still growing, which will likely the state recently announced community,” he said. b and nature reserves. and educate communities on mean even less money for pro- that it would cut 20 percent of © Forward, reprinted with authorization. “The Israel Nature and Parks environmental protection.” b grams like food pantries. From aid to localities, who also often April to June, the United States contract with nonprofits. economy — as measured by The struggle at New York’s its gross domestic product — Jewish nonprofits is also tied to shrank more than it ever has a feud in congress, said Chafee, in the 70 years the Commerce as the Senate and House debate High Holiday Department has tracked it — by whether the next coronavirus re- almost 10 percent, the depart- lief bill will include aid to states Guides ment reported. and localities — a possible fix Now, organizations whose that would fill gaps for the state A Fast Yet Festive Holiday Recipes mission is to help those in dire and allow agencies to send along financial straits are cash-poor their promised payments. A Cookbook Reviews themselves, because of delayed “We really look to the federal aid from the state. government for their state and A Hints on Selecting Kosher Wine “This is essential work, which local aid to make sure that non- September is why it’s vital we receive time- profits serve the most vulnera- A Ideas for Kids’ Holiday Activities ly funds from the state so that ble in our state can continue to 3, 10, 17 we can continue making sure do that,” she said. “Nonprofits A And Much More … To reserve space, New Yorkers don’t go hungry,” are more critical now than per- said Met Council CEO David haps ever before and we rec- call (585) 427-2468 Greenfield in a statement. ognize the role of the state in Freeman Klopott, a spokes- keeping them whole.” person for the New York State The House of Representa- Division of the Budget, said in tives’ bill did include aid for an email that state staff “fully states and localities, while the understand the financial pres- Senate’s did not. If a bill pass- sures” faced by nonprofits. The es without that aid, New York federal government’s failure to State might have to decide to pass a new coronavirus relief cancel the payments which are bill which would help states now delayed, putting nonprofits offset their losses is the prob- in a tough situation. lem, he wrote. “Some of those cuts may be “Federal inaction has already retroactive, which means or- forced the State to reduce ganizations may not get paid Page 8 • THE JEWISH LEDGER • Thursday, August 13, 2020 Adin Steinsaltz, Acclaimed Scholar Who Made The Talmud More Accessible, Dies at 83

by BEN HARRIS the Aleph Society, which raises His work was driven by a de- (JTA) — Rabbi Adin Even-Is- funds to support the rabbi’s sire to educate large numbers rael Steinzaltz, the acclaimed work. “It was meant to be for of Jews about their heritage. scholar whose landmark trans- everybody. So Rabbi Steinsaltz “Let my people know,” was his lation of the Talmud enabled a spent 45 years trying and suc- favorite slogan. vast readership to access one of ceeding to make that happen.” “The Talmud is the central Judaism’s most canonical texts, Described as a once-in-a-mil- pillar of Jewish knowledge, im- has died. lennium scholar, Steinsaltz was portant for the overall under- Steinsaltz died Friday at 83 in renowned for his prodigious standing of what is Jewish,” Jerusalem. intellect and tireless work ethic. Steinsaltz told JTA in 2010 on Steinsaltz’s monumental He was reputed to put in 17- the occasion of the completion translation of the Babylonian hour workdays. of the translation. “But it is Talmud made the arcane rab- Authoring a comprehensive a book that Jews cannot un- binic debates and folkloric commentary on the Talmud derstand. This is a dangerous tales easier to comprehend, alone put him in a category situation, like a collective am- unlocking the wonders of Tal- alongside Rashi, the medieval nesia. I tried to make pathways Rabbi Adin Even-Israel (Steinsaltz) inspects at his Jerusalem home an En- mud study for those lacking a French scholar whose com- through which people will be glish-language translation of the Talmud based on his annotations on June high-level Jewish education. mentary on the Bible and the able to enter the Talmud with- 4, 2018. (Wikimedia Commons/SoInkleined) The project took 45 years to Talmud, composed 1,000 years out encountering impassable complete. ago, is considered the most au- barriers. It’s something that el, called Steinsaltz a heretic is “The Thirteen Petalled Rose,” Steinsaltz not only rendered thoritative. But Steinsaltz also will always be a challenge, but and forbade his followers from an introduction to Jewish mys- the forbidding Aramaic text wrote another 60 books on top- I tried to make it at least pos- reading his works, apparently ticism first published in 1980. A into modern Hebrew, but in- ics ranging from Jewish ethics sible.” out of concern for some pas- follower of the Chabad Hasidic tegrated his own commentary to theology to prayer to mysti- The completion of the trans- sages in two works on the Bible movement, Steinsaltz also au- into the sparse language of cism. He also helped establish lation was accompanied by a that Steinsaltz subsequently thored several books on Tanya, the original, filling in gaps in educational institutions in Isra- global day of Jewish learning agreed to modify. Shach insist- one of the group’s core texts. In the text that had previously el and the former Soviet Union. connecting 360 Jewish commu- ed that all of Steinsaltz’s work 2018, he published a translation required deep familiarity with Born to secular parents in nities in 48 countries. The event was heretical, however, anoth- and commentary on the Five the internal mechanics of tal- Jerusalem in 1937, Steinsaltz has since become an annual er eminent 20th-century au- Books of Moses. mudic discourse to decipher. embraced Jewish practice as a affair. thority, Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, Despite his massive intellec- A new English version of the teenager. Though his father was Steinsaltz’s work was long approved of the Steinsaltz Tal- tual achievements, Steinsaltz Steinsaltz Talmud by the Koren an irreligious socialist, he sent deemed controversial. His Tal- mud. In 1998, Jacob Neusner, a often appears slightly dishev- publishing house, and a free his son to study Talmud with mud departed from longstand- Conservative rabbi and noted eled in public and had a playful version of the translation avail- a tutor at the age of 10. Stein- ing conventions, introducing scholar of Judaism, published streak. Kurzweil recalled an able on the website Sefaria, saltz’s intellectual gifts were punctuation and paragraph a 250-page book entitled “How appearance at a Long Island further expanded Steinsaltz’s evident early, when he became breaks, altering the pagination Adin Steinsaltz Misrepresents yeshiva at which Steinsaltz en- reach. the youngest school principal in and placing his own commen- the Talmud.” couraged the students to do “The Talmud was never Israel at 23. tary in the space around the Steinsaltz was also criticized everything they could to make meant to be an elitist book,” In 1965, Steinsaltz founded main text that had previously for accepting the leadership their teachers’ lives miserable, said Arthur Kurzweil, the au- the Israel Institute for Talmudic been the domain of Rashi. of a modern-day Sanhedrin, a and even suggested a source thor of two books about Stein- Publications, the same year he Rabbi Elazar Shach, a leading recreation of the ancient rab- book where they could find saltz and a board member of began his Talmud translation. haredi Orthodox rabbi in Isra- binic body. Steinsaltz resigned difficult questions sure to flum- the post in 2008 out of concern mox them. for potential breaches of Jewish “He’s a troublemaker and law. he’s got a gleam in his eye at But none of that slowed all times,” said Kurzweil, who Steinsaltz’s embrace as an un- served as Steinsaltz’s driver paralleled scholar of Judaism, during his visits to New York. both in the Jewish world and “He’s up to mischief sometimes. beyond. He was awarded the He likes to question every- Israel Prize, Israel’s highest cul- thing.” tural honor, in 1998, along with Long plagued by ill health, the inaugural Israeli Presiden- Steinsaltz suffered a stroke in tial Award of Distinction, the 2016 that left him unable to French Order of Arts and Liter- speak. ature, and a 2012 National Jew- “Jewish learning is created ish Book Award. He was invited by the Jews and is also creat- to deliver the prestigious Terry ing the Jews,” Steinsaltz said Lectures at Yale University and in 2010. “When you learn, you was a scholar in residence at learn about yourself. So learn- the Woodrow Wilson Center in ing one page of the Talmud Washington. In 2016, he was is equivalent to two or three health care invited to a private audience sessions with a psychoanalyst. with the pope. That’s why people are inter- Among his best-known works ested — Jewish learning is a right at home. beyond the Talmud translation mirror into our soul.” b

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This area of jurisdiction, Training and inquiries are also boats and other threats from Backlash for Comments known as the Ashdod Arena, held together on a regular basis approaching the coasts. sees naval vessels securing Is- to create a common language. In such cases, the navy must on Israeli Aid to Lebanon rael’s borders and keeping a “Each side has to learn much be able to distinguish between watchful eyes on developing about the other, about the other vessels simply seeking to catch quick in offering humanitarian threats, explained the source. side’s platforms and capabilities,” more fish from those gathering aid,” tweeted Bildt, who cur- “We also guard our strategic as- said the source. hostile intelligence or attempt- rently serves as the co-chair sets, such as the [offshore] gas Addressing the activities of ing an armed attack. of the European Council on rigs and natural-gas production Hamas and Palestinian Islamic “That’s the million-dollar Foreign Relations, on Tuesday. facilities — the whole complex Jihad, the source said that “they question,” said the source. The The American Jewish Commit- coastal area.” are trying to build up their force navy changes its procedures tee called on Bildt to apologize. The ways in which the Israel in every sphere — the air, on the and drills to find out what the “’Even’ Israel, @CarlBildt? Navy conducts its daily security surface and underwater. We, of intent behind those operating Need we remind you that it is missions is changing at a “dizzy- course, are providing an answer the vessels are. “We have many Carl Bildt (Wikimedia Commons) Lebanon that rejects Israel’s ing pace,” stated the source, due to this in every domain.” sensors, and we produce data very existence, not the other to technological improvements As part of this effort, the navy before approaching the vessel,” (JNS) — Former Swedish way around? An apology is in in the IDF and advances made is upgrading its air defenses, he said. Prime Minister Carl Bildt faced order,” tweeted AJC. by the enemy. its ability to protect itself on Hamas often seeks to dis- backlash for expressing sur- “Shame on you @carlbildt. “Each side is very dynamic,” the surface, and its underwater guise its activities and uses prise at Israeli assistance fol- Even Israel?” tweeted Dov Lip- said the source. “Hence, we al- threat detection and response civilian guises to do so. “They lowing multiple explosions that man in a post with a link to an ways have to think a few steps capability. It’s also working on try to improve their existing ripped through Lebanon’s capi- article titled “How Israeli Inno- ahead.” new ways of striking targets capability and to create new tal of Beirut on Tuesday. vation Contributes to the World.” On the Israeli side, the navy is in Gaza. “We are preparing for ones. We must always think In addition to immediate- “Hi Carl, this might seem like developing new combat systems, these in a massive way,” said like them and breakthrough ly sending humanitarian and a shock to you, but Israel has a while activating its force in the source. our own conceptions,” insisted medical aid to its northern long history of offering human- quickly changing ways as part As the option of smuggling the source. neighbor, Israel has expressed itarian aid to countries hostile of its broad mission of finding weapons via tunnels is van- In recent months, the navy solidarity with residents of Bei- to us, incl. Iran, Syria, Turkey. answers to the range of threats. ishing for Gaza’s terror fac- has also had to tackle a new rut, expressing such words on a So, Lebanon is not a surprise. municipal building in Tel Aviv. We do it simply because it’s just “The only encouraging thing the right thing to do,” tweet- in this catastrophe in Lebanon ed international human-rights is that even Israel has been lawyer Arsen Ostrovsky. b

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us?,” he said. would have added their missile When asked by the interview- arsenals. A fleet of Israel Navy boats patrolling the waters in the Mediterranean Sea from threats emanating from er about Lebanon’s territorial “How are 150,000 missiles the Gaza Strip. (IDF Spokesperson’s Unit) and maritime disputes with supposed to help the Lebanese Israel, Katicha was blunt: “Will cause against Israel, when One of the changes includes tions, they increasingly turn to and prolonged challenge in the Hezbollah’s weapons get us Egypt’s millions of missiles closer-than-ever cooperation be- sea-trafficking attempts — as form of the coronavirus pan- our sea and the Shebaa Farms failed to do anything?,” he said. tween the navy and the ground an interception of a weapons demic. It has learned to operate back?” The idea of a “balance of ter- forces of the Israel Defense Forc- ship in February, traveling from under new restrictions. Com- When the interviewer re- ror” between Israel and Hezbol- es, particularly the Northern the Sinai Peninsula to Gaza — manders have had to conduct a sponded that Hezbollah’s arms lah, said Katicha, was nothing Gaza Brigade, which is active illustrates. “daily battle” with the new situ- were “for deterrence,” Katicha but a lie. on land to protect Israel from the “When one thing closes off, ation and ensure that the Navy was dismissive. “That’s a big lie they tell … same adversaries, Hamas and they try somewhere else. And remains “vigilant at all times, “You’re talking to a military the truth is, Hezbollah’s weap- Palestinian Islamic Jihad. we foil these attempts,” said the and that our operational forces man,” said the MP. “How many ons control the country. It has This cooperation is a “force source. “Our border defense is are strong,” noted the source. missiles does Hezbollah have? taken the country hostage and multiplier,” said the source. “We highly dynamic. We conduct That readiness includes the One hundred and fifty thou- prisoner, in order to incorporate analyze the territory and threats daily situation assessments.” personnel’s mental resilience. sand to 200,000 missiles? If it into the Iranian-Syrian axis,” together. A threat that in the Many sailors have had stay missiles could help the Pales- he said. past was only the responsibility ‘Vigilant at All Times’ on base for lengthy periods tinian cause, Egypt would have “That’s how we got to where of the Northern Gaza Brigade is Meanwhile, the navy conducts to prevent the risk infection, brought 10 million missiles.” we are today.” b a threat that interests us as well ongoing, daily patrols off the and the navy has communi- Iraq, Jordan and Syria, too, © MEMRI, via JNS today. We can assist in many Gazan coastline under all weath- cated these needs to their fam- ways, and they can help us. It’s er conditions. ilies. As the source said, con- CLOG-FREE GUTTERS a joint challenge.” It often detects Palestinian trol-room operators have had to OR YOUR MONEY BACK This cooperation has seen fishing vessels that violate Is- work in smaller teams, and the naval and ground forces share rael’s naval restrictions on navy was forced to “reinvent GUARANTEED! resources and means while acti- where they can operate, which ourselves from scratch as we vating a joint command network. are designed to prevent bomb deal with the pandemic.” b

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On one occasion, by ISRAEL KASNETT clear that Twitter had no inten- political discourse.” she raised $7 million. She and (JNS) — Twitter is refusing to tion of making the necessary Ellie Cohanim, Deputy Special Antheil donated their patent to take down the account of Iranian changes to prevent Khamenei’s Envoy for Monitoring and Com- the US Navy and never realized Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali anti-Semitic tweets. The Twitter bating Anti-Semitism, agreed any money from their inven- Khamenei’s account on the so- representative was present, but with Cotler-Wunsh. She told JNS, tion, which would eventually cial-media platform, even though did not speak, choosing instead “Twitter has yet to take any ac- become the basis for wireless he posts tweets calling for the to “listen.” tion on Khamenei’s account in phones, Global Positioning Sys- genocide of Israel and the Jewish Blue and White Party Knesset which he has called Jews ‘the tems, and WiFi, among other people, and even after the com- member Michal Cotler-Wunsh enemies’; called for ‘armed re- cutting-edge technologies. pany was called out for its double told JNS that “instead of using sistance’ against Israel which Her son Anthony Loder re- standard over how it decides who the opportunity at the Knesset he termed ‘a deadly, cancerous calls, "She was such a creative violates its guidelines. last week as a learning experi- growth’; denied the Holocaust (MGM/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain) person, I mean, nonstop solu- On Monday, the Knesset’s ence to listen to our concerns, and praised terror groups while tion-finding. If you talked about Committee for Immigration, Ab- as well as those of the White at the same time they have On August 11, 1942, Hol- a problem, she had a solution." sorption and Diaspora Affairs House, Twitter appears to be flagged and blocked [U.S.] Pres- lywood actress Hedy Lamarr Lamarr was born Hedwig on anti-Semitic content online doubling down, in justifying ident [Donald] Trump’s tweets, (called “the most beautiful Eva Maria Kiesler in Vienna held a meeting with represen- continuing to allow their plat- and Facebook just yesterday re- woman in Hollywood”) re- on November 9, 1914. A stu- tatives of Google, Facebook and form to be used by Khamenei moved a pro-Trump campaign ceived a patent with composer dent of German theatre direc- Twitter, but it quickly became as a legitimate expression of ad while leaving up thousands George Antheil for a “frequen- tor Max Reinhardt, she began of pages with actual anti-Semitic cy hopping, spread-spectrum her film career in Germany and hate content. The social-me- communication system” de- and Czechoslovakia in 1930. dia companies’ bias and hypoc- signed to make radio-guided A brief nude appearance by risy is flagrant and obvious for torpedoes harder to detect or the actress in the film Ecsta- all to see.” jam. Lamarr and Antheil made sy brought her notoriety and Although the social-media an interesting pair of collab- fame before she fled Germany company TikTok refused to send orators. She was an Austri- in 1937 as the Nazis rose to a representative to the Knesset an-born beauty and American power. She travelled to Amer- meeting, the company did agree film star who practiced electri- ica on the same boat that car- to a private meeting. cal engineering when off the ried Hollywood studio head With regard to the ensuing fury movie lot; he was an avant-gar- Louis B. Mayer; by the end by pro-Israel activists and Jewish de composer, notably of Ballet of the voyage, Lamarr had officials over TikTok’s seeming Mécanique, a score that includ- a movie contract with MGM indifference, Cotler-Wunsh wrote ed synchronized player pia- paying $600 a week, contin- on Twitter, “TikTok has allowed nos. The two devised a method gent on her learning English. millions of young users to view whereby a controlling radio Her film career included Al- and interact with virulently an- and its receiver would jump giers, White Cargo, and the ti-Semitic content and must be from one frequency to anoth- lead in Samson and Delilah. held to account.” er, like simultaneous player In 1997, the Electronic Fron- Last week, the Israeli Knes- pianos, so that the radio waves tier Foundation gave her its set held a hearing concerning could not be blocked. prestigious Pioneer Award, the uptick in anti-Semitism on The two submitted their three years before her death multiple social-media platforms. patent to the US Navy, which in Orlando, Florida on January Ylwa Pettersson, Twitter’s head officially opined that Lamarr 19, 2000 at age 86. b of Public Policy and Philanthro- could do more for the war ef- © jwa.org py for the Nordics and Israel, told the hearing that the compa- Cotler-Wunsh then asked Pet- that you want the world to see ny differentiates between leaders tersson, “So, calling for genocide what leaders say so they can who “inspire harm” as opposed is okay, but commenting on pol- be held accountable, I cannot to leaders who just engage in itics is not?” understand why such tweets do “saber-rattling.” Pettersson gave a long-wind- not even merit labelling. Your ed reply in which she basically action on this matter is contra- said Twitter considered Trump’s dictory with your stated policy A Guide to Exercise, Nutrition, Healthcare and Medical Technology tweets to be violating its rules, and smacks of double standard.” yet Khamenei’s were simply con- She concluded the letter say- sidered political discourse. ing, “Twitter needs to be trans- Pettersson’s response, which parent, act on its stated policy suggested Twitter has a clear and clarify its use of the IHRA double standard when judging Working Definition on Antisemi- tweets by Trump and Khame- tism, if you wish to create a ‘safe nei, and clear disregard for the and friendly’ environment for Healthy Living fact that anti-Semitism can also your users.” inspire harm, set off a firestorm Arsen Ostrovsky, an interna- of reactions, which led to the tional human-rights lawyer who second meeting. asked Pettersson the initial ques- tion last week, has drawn world- ‘They Cannot Have wide attention, including from It Both Ways’ the White House, and placed Israel’s Minister of Strategic international focus on Twitter’s Affairs, Orit Farkash-Hacohen, double standards and justifica- wrote a letter to Twitter CEO tion of Khamenei’s ongoing use Jack Dorsey calling out his com- of their platform to call for the pany’s double standard when it destruction of the State of Israel. comes to Iran. He told JNS, “Twitter must In the letter, she asked, “Does decide: Either they continue to saying that Israel is a ‘deadly willingly turn their backs and cancerous growth’ that needs allow their platform to be used to be ‘uprooted and destroyed’ by Iranian leaders to call for ter- and the call for the ‘elimination ror, or they act as a responsible of the Zionist regime’ not con- entity, and once and for all take To advertise call 427-2468 stitute ‘clear and direct threats action against Khamenei. They to violence’? While you argue cannot have it both ways.” b  THE JEWISH LEDGER • Thursday, August 13, 2020 • Page 11

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NOTICE OF FORMATION ness location: 986 Monroe Ave., Roches- any process will be mailed to The LLC, 27 Candle Lighting Dano’s Tree Stump Grinding LLC ter, NY 14620. SSNY designated as agent Trout Creek Run, Mendon, NY 14472. The filed Articles of Organization with Sec. of the LLC upon whom process may be purpose of the LLC is any lawful activity. August 14, 7:55 — August 21, 7:44 of State (SSNY) on June 22, 2020. Office served and SSNY shall mail process to location: Monroe County. SSNY designat- c/o Excelsior Communities, 986 Monroe NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ed as agent of LLC upon whom process Ave., Rochester, NY 14620. Address of against it may be served. SSNY shall mail office required to be maintained in the Amira Parenting LLC filed Articles of Thursday, August 13 — Thursday, August 20 copy of process to the LLC, 151 Dorsey jurisdiction of formation is United Corpo- Organization with the NYS Department Road, Rochester, New York 14616. Pur- rate Services, Inc., 874 Walker Rd. Ste C, of State on 7/2/2020. Its office is located pose: any lawful activity. Dover, DE 19904. The name and address in Monroe County. The Secretary of State RELIGIOUS SERVICES of the authorized official in its jurisdic- is designated as agent of the Company NOTICE OF FORMATION upon whom process against it may be 121 SOUTHVIEW TERRACE, LLC tion of organization where a copy of its Most religious services have been canceled articles or organization is filed is: Jeffrey served, and a copy of any process shall be Articles of Organization filed with W. Bullock, Delaware Secretary of State, mailed to 6 Stonegate Lane, Pittsford, NY due to the Pandemic crisis. Please refer to Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 6/25/2020. Office 14534. Its purpose is any lawful business. location: Monroe County. SSNY designat- Division of Corporations, 401 Federal St., your syagogue’s website for information about ed as agent of LLC upon whom process Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any business Notice of Formation of Limited online services and events. against it may be served. SSNY shall mail permitted under law. Liability Company (“LLC”) copy of process to c/o the Company, NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Name: 63 West Road, LLC. Articles Temple B’rith Kodesh • tbk.org 117 Southview Terrace, Rochester, New LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY of Organization filed with the Secre- 2131 Elmwood Ave. 244-7060 York 14620 535 Exch Court IL LLC filed Articles tary of State with the State of New NOTICE OF FORMATION of of Organization with the NY Department York (“SSNY”) on: July 7, 2020. Office Temple Beth El, Geneva • bethelgeneva.org Location: County of: Monroe. Principal HOME GROCERS LLC of State on 6/24/2020. Its office is located 755 S. Main St. (315) 789-2945 Articles of Organization filed with the in Monroe County. The Secretary of State Business Location: 4700 Clover Street, Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on is designated as agent of the Company Honeoye Falls, New York 14472. Purpose: Temple Emanu-El • emanuelrochester.org June 11, 2020. Location: Monroe County. upon whom process against it may be any and all lawful act or activity. The 2956 St. Paul Blvd. 266-1978 SSNY designated as agent for service of served, and a copy shall be mailed to 600 Secretary of State of the State of New process on LLC. SSNY shall mail a copy East Avenue, Suite 200, Rochester, NY York has been designated as agent of the Temple Emanu-El Batavia of process to: HOME GROCERSLLC, 115 14607. Its purpose is any lawful business. LLC upon whom process against it may REFORM facebook.com/TempleEmanuElBatavia Liberty Pole Way, Rochester, New York be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any Notice of Filing of Application 124 Bank St., Batavia 343-7027 14604. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. for Authority of Foreign LLC process to: 4700 Clover Street, Honeoye Falls, New York 14472 Notice of Organization: Waters Edge 2 Management LLC Congregation Etz Chaim • congregationetzchaim.org BlueWave Boating, LLC was filed (LLC) filed App. of Auth. with Secy. of Notice of Formation of LLC 2 Mountain Rise, Fairport 223-5344 with SSNY on 6/29/20. Office: Monroe State of NY (SSNY) on June 25, 2020. 270 On East MM, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. County. SSNY designated as agent of Jurisdiction of Organization: Delaware. of Org. with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) Temple Sinai • tsinai.org the LLC upon whom process may be Date of Organization: 6/22/2020. Office on 07/07/2020. Office location: Monroe 363 Penfield Rd. 381-6890 served. PO address which SSNY shall location: Monroe County. Principal busi- County. SSNY designated as agent of the Congregation Beth Hamedresh-Beth Israel mail any process against the LLC served ness location: 986 Monroe Ave., Roches- LLC upon whom process may be served upon it: 28 Mount Liberty Dr, Penfield ter, NY 14620. SSNY designated as agent and SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at bhbirochester.org • 1369 East Ave. 244-2060 NY 14526. Purpose is to engage in any of the LLC upon whom process may be c/o Christa Construction, 64 Commercial Temple Beth Am • bethamrochester.org lawful activity. served and SSNY shall mail process to St. Ste. 401, Rochester, NY 14614. Pur- c/o Excelsior Communities, 986 Monroe pose: any business permitted under law. 2131Elmwood Avenue, Entrance A 334-4855 NOTICE OF FORMATION Ave., Rochester, NY 14620. Address of NW UJAMAA LLC office required to be maintained in the Notice of Formation of LLC Temple Beth David • tbdrochester.org Articles of Organization filed with jurisdiction of formation is United Corpo- 270 On East, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of 2131Elmwood Avenue, 266-3223 Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 06/29/2020. rate Services, Inc., 874 Walker Rd. Ste C, Org. with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) Office location: Monroe County. SSNY CONSERVATIVE Dover, DE 19904. The name and address Temple Beth El • tberochester.org designated as agent of LLC upon whom on 07/07/2020. Office location: Monroe of the authorized official in its jurisdic- 139 Winton Rd. South 473-1770 process against it may be served. SSNY County. SSNY designated as agent of the tion of organization where a copy of its shall mail copy of process to c/o the Com- LLC upon whom process may be served articles or organization is filed is: Jeffrey Chabad Lubavitch • chabadrochester.com pany, 1274 Dewey Avenue, Rochester, and SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at W. Bullock, Delaware Secretary of State, 1037 Winton Rd. South 271-0330 New York 14613 c/o Christa Construction, 64 Commercial Division of Corporations, 401 Federal St., St. Ste. 401, Rochester, NY 14614. Pur- Congregation Beth Hakneses Hachodosh NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any business pose: any business permitted under law. BOWER HOLDINGS, LLC permitted under law. congbhh.org • 19 St. Regis Dr. North 406-7561 BOWER HOLDINGS, LLC filed Articles Notice of Formation of Limited of Organization with New York State Notice of Filing of Application Liability Company (“LLC”) Congregation Beth Sholom for Authority of Foreign LLC Department of State on June 29, 2020. Its Name: HQ252, LLC. Articles of Orga- bethsholomrochester.org • 1161 Monroe Ave. 473-1625 office is located in Monroe County. The Waters Edge 1 Management LLC nization filed with the Secretary of State ORTHODOX Secretary of State has been designated (LLC) filed App. of Auth. with Secy. of with the State of New York (“SSNY”) Congregation Light of Israel (Sephardic) as agent of the Company upon whom it State of NY (SSNY) on June 25, 2020. on: 6/29/2020. Office Location: County lightofisrael.org • 1675 Monroe Ave. 271-5690 may be served and a copy of any process Jurisdiction of Organization: Delaware. of: Monroe. Principal Business Location: shall be mailed to 3 SWEDEN LANE, APT Date of Organization: 6/22/2020. Office 350 East Avenue, Suite 204, Rochester, Ohel Avraham • ohelavraham.net 34, BROCKPORT, NY 14420. The purpose location: Monroe County. Principal busi- New York 14604. Purpose: any and all Temple B’rith Kodesh, 2131 Elmwood Ave. 389-2525 ness location: 986 Monroe Ave., Roches- of the Company is any lawful purpose. lawful act or activity. The Secretary of OTHER ter, NY 14620. SSNY designated as agent State of the State of New York has been Notice of Formation of Limited of the LLC upon whom process may be designated as agent of the LLC upon Liability Company (“LLC”) served and SSNY shall mail process to served, and a copy shall be mailed to 50 managed by one or more members. LLC whom process against it may be served. Name: JJB Mechanical, LLC. Articles c/o Excelsior Communities, 986 Monroe Ridgeland Road, Rochester, NY 14623. Its is organized to engage in any lawful SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to: of Organization filed with the Secretary Ave., Rochester, NY 14620. Address of purpose is any lawful business. 350 East Avenue, Suite 204, Rochester, act or activity for which limited liability of State with the State of New York office required to be maintained in the New York 14604 NOTICE OF FORMATION companies may be organized under the (“SSNY”) on: May 18, 2020. Office Lo- jurisdiction of formation is United Corpo- Macarthur Ellis Systems LLC filed Limited Liability Company Law. cation: 235 Elmdorf Avenue, Rochester, rate Services, Inc., 874 Walker Rd. Ste C, NOTICE Articles of Organization with Sec. of New York 14619 County of: Monroe. Dover, DE 19904. The name and address Articles of Organization with respect State (SSNY) on July 1, 2020. Office loca- Notice Of Authority Of Foreign Principal Business Location: 235 Elmdorf of the authorized official in its jurisdic- to Reside in Rochester, LLC, a New tion: Monroe County. SSNY designated as Limited Liability Company (“LLC”) Avenue, Rochester, New York 14619. tion of organization where a copy of its York limited liability company, were agent of LLC upon whom process against Name: Arrows Capital Group LLC. Purpose: any and all lawful act or activi- articles or organization is filed is: Jeffrey filed with the Secretary of State of the it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of ty. The Secretary of State of the State of W. Bullock, Delaware Secretary of State, Jurisdiction: Delaware. Date Of For- New York has been designated as agent State of New York on July 3, 2020. The process to the LLC, 74 Selye Terrace, New Division of Corporations, 401 Federal St., mation: June 16, 2020. Office Location of the LLC upon whom process against county in New York State where its York 14614. Purpose: any lawful activity. Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any business Within State Of New York: County Of it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy office is located is Monroe County. The permitted under law. NOTICE OF FORMATION Genesee. The Secretary Of State Of The of any process to: 235 Elmdorf Avenue, Secretary of State has been designated as Motorific LLC filed Articles of Or- Rochester, New York 14619 Notice of Filing of Application agent of Reside in Rochester, LLC upon State Of New York Has Been Designated for Authority of Foreign LLC. whom process against it may be served; ganization with Sec. of State (SSNY) on As Agent Of The LLC Upon Whom Process NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION July 8, 2020. Office location: Monroe Waters Edge 2 Apartments LLC and the post office address to which the Against It May Be Served. SSNY Shall Mail County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC Notice of formation of limited liability (LLC) filed App. of Auth. with Secy. of Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any company. Name: FSI MLFD LLC (the upon whom process against it may be A Copy Of Any Process To: 6734 Hessen- State of NY (SSNY) on June 25, 2020. process against, Reside in Rochester, LLC Company). Articles of Organization filed served. SSNY shall mail copy of process thaler Road, Byron, NY 14422. Principal Jurisdiction of Organization: Delaware. served upon him or her is c/o the Com- with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on to the LLC, 164 Donovan Street, Suite 8, Business Location: 6734 Hessenthaler Date of Organization: 6/22/2020. Office pany, PO Box 334, 206 W Commercial 04/13/20. NY office location: Monroe Webster, New York 14580. Purpose: any location: Monroe County. Principal busi- Street, East Rochester, NY 14445-9998. Road, Byron, NY 14422. The Foreign Lim- County. SSNY is designated as agent lawful activity. ness location: 986 Monroe Ave., Roches- Reside in Rochester, LLC is formed for ited Liability Company Was In Existence upon whom process against the Compa- ter, NY 14620. SSNY designated as agent In Its Jurisdiction Of Formation At The ny may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy the purpose of engaging in any and all NOTICE OF FORMATION of any such process to: c/o the Company, of the LLC upon whom process may be business activities permitted under the Lord of the Barflies LLC filed Arti- Time It Applied For Authority To Conduct 90 Goodway Drive, Rochester, NY 14623. served and SSNY shall mail process to laws of the State of New York. cles of Organization with Sec. of State Business Within New York State And Is The Company is to be managed by one c/o Excelsior Communities, 986 Monroe (SSNY) on July 7, 2020. Office location: Currently In Existence. Authorized Offi- Ave., Rochester, NY 14620. Address of NOTICE OF FORMATION or more managers. No members of the Monroe County. SSNY designated as cer Where Articles Of Organization Are office required to be maintained in the Notice of formation of limited liabil- agent of LLC upon whom process against Company shall be liable in their capacity ity company (LLC) Shouting Hill, LLC. Filed: Secretary Of State Of Delaware, as members of the Company for debts, jurisdiction of formation is United Corpo- it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of Articles of Organization filed with the John G. Townsend Building, 401 Federal obligations or liabilities of the Company. rate Services, Inc., 874 Walker Rd. Ste C, process to the LLC, 77 East Blvd, Apt B-1, Secretary of State of the State of New No member of the Company, solely by Dover, DE 19904. The name and address Rochester, New York 14610. Purpose: any Street, Suite 4, Dover, DE 19901 of the authorized official in its jurisdic- York (SSNY) on June 30, 2020. Office lo- lawful activity. reason of being a member, is an agent NOTICE OF FORMATION of the Company for the purpose of its tion of organization where a copy of its cation: Ontario County. SSNY designated articles or organization is filed is: Jeffrey as agent upon whom process against it NOTICE OF FORMATION OF TRIPPANY SIGN COMPANY LLC (the business, and no member shall have the LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY W. Bullock, Delaware Secretary of State, may be served. Address to which SSNY “LLC”) filed Articles of Organization authority to act for the Company solely Notice of formation of limited liability by virtue of being a member. Purpose/ Division of Corporations, 401 Federal St., shall mail a copy of process is 48 Howell company (LLC). Name: L2P Westside with the New York Department of State character of the Company: any and all Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any business Street, Canandaigua, NY 14424. Purpose: MM LLC. Articles of Organization filed on MAY 1, 2020. Its office is located in lawful activities. permitted under law. any lawful purpose. with Secretary of State of New York MONROE County. The Secretary of State Notice of Filing of Application NOTICE OF FORMATION NOTICE OF FORMATION OF (SSNY) on July 9, 2020. New York office has been designated as agent of the LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY for Authority of Foreign LLC. ALEXANDRA ELISE PHOTOGRAPHY location: Monroe County. Principal busi- Company upon whom process against 50 Ridgeland LLC filed Articles of Waters Edge 1 Apartments LLC LLC has filed Articles of Organization ness location: 312 State Street, Rochester, it may be served and a copy of any (LLC) filed App. of Auth. with Secy. of with the Secretary of State on July 2, Organization with the NY Department New York 14608. SSNY is designated as process shall be mailed to THE LLC, 548 State of NY (SSNY) on June 25, 2020. 2020. Its office is located in Monroe of State on 6/30/2020. Its office is located agent upon whom process against the Jurisdiction of Organization: Delaware. County. The Secretary of State has been in Monroe County. The Secretary of State LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy BRIDGEWOOD DRIVE. ROCHESTER, NY Date of Organization: 6/22/2020. Office designated as agent upon whom process is designated as agent of the Company of any such process to: 312 State Street, 14623. The purpose of the Company is location: Monroe County. Principal busi- against it may be served and a copy of upon whom process against it may be Rochester, New York 14608. LLC is to be any lawful purpose. Page 12 • THE JEWISH LEDGER • Thursday, August 13, 2020

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NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION act or activity for which limited liability against the LLC may be served. SSNY for which limited liability companies may copy of any process against it is c/o Meat Notice of formation of limited liability companies may be organized under the shall mail a copy of any such process be organized under the Limited Liability Tribe BBQ LLC 967 Bay Rd Webster, NY company. Name: Viking Advisors LLC Limited Liability Company Law. to: 21 Arnold Park, Suite 8, Rochester, Company Law. 14580. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. NY 14607. LLC is to be managed by one (the Company). Articles of Organization NOTICE OF FORMATION OF NOTICE OF FORMATION OF or more members. LLC is organized to Notice of Formation of Limited filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Liability Company (“LLC”) FISBO Consulting LLC on 07/06/20. NY office location: Monroe engage in any lawful act or activity for Notice of formation of limited liability Name: Harving Financial, LLC. Ar- FISBO Consulting LLC filed Articles County. SSNY is designated as agent which limited liability companies may company (LLC). Name: Luxe Develop- ticles of Organization filed with the of Organization with NYS on 7/6/2020. upon whom process against the Compa- be organized under the Limited Liability ment LLC. Articles of Organization filed Secretary of State with the State of New Its principal office is in Monroe County, ny may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy with Secretary of State of New York Company Law. York (“SSNY”) on: May 22, 2020. Office New York. The principal business location of any such process to: c/o the Company, (SSNY) on July 10, 2020. New York office NOTICE OF FORMATION Location: County of Monroe. Principal is 25 Fairview Cres Rochester NY 14617. 128 Greece Ridge Center Drive, Roch- location: Monroe County. Street address OF C VENTURES LLC Business Location: Harving Financial, The Secretary of State has been desig- ester, NY 14626. The Company is to be of the principal business location, if any: C Ventures LLC filed Articles of Or- LLC, 140 Metro Park, Suite 6, Rochester, nated as its agent and the post office managed by one or more managers. none at this time. SSNY is designated as ganization with NYS on 7/14/2020. (1) NY 14623. Purpose: any and all lawful address to which the Secretary of State No members of the Company shall be agent upon whom process against the shall mail a copy of any process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy Its principal office is in Monroe County, act or activity liable in their capacity as members of it is c/o FISBO Consulting LLC 25 Fairview of any such process to: P.O. Box 26347, NY. (2) The Secretary of State has been the Company for debts, obligations or NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Cres Rochester NY 14617. Purpose: Any Rochester, New York 14626. LLC is to designated as agent upon whom process liabilities of the Company. No member of 62 Bristol View LLC lawful purpose. be managed by one or more members. against it may be served and a copy of the Company, solely by reason of being 62 Bristol View LLC filed Articles of LLC is organized to engage in any lawful any process will be mailed to the LLC, a member, is an agent of the Company Organization with NYS on 07/08/2020. NOTICE OF FORMATION act or activity for which limited liability 1460 Lake Road, Webster, NY 14580. (3) for the purpose of its business, and no Its principal office is in Monroe County, Notice of formation of limited liabil- companies may be organized under the Purpose: Any lawful purpose. ity company (LLC) Cottage Days, LLC. member shall have the authority to act Limited Liability Company Law. New York. The principal business location for the Company solely by virtue of being NOTICE OF FORMATION OF is 7126 Valentown Rd Victor, NY 14564. Articles of Organization filed with the a member. Purpose/character of the NOTICE OF FILING OF ARTICLES LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY The Secretary of State has been desig- Secretary of State of the State of New Company: any and all lawful activities. OF ORGANIZATION OF LIMITED The name of the Limited Liability nated as its agent and the post office York (SSNY) on July 16, 2020. Office lo- LIABILITY COMPANY cation: Monroe County. SSNY designated Company is 5180 Sunnyside LLC. Arti- address to which the Secretary of State NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION 1) The name of limited liability com- as agent upon whom process against it cles of Organization were filed with the shall mail a copy of any process against it Notice of formation of limited liability pany is SHAMROCK COVE PROPERTIES, may be served. Address to which SSNY Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) is c/o 62 Bristol View LLC 7126 Valentown company. Name: FSI Acquisitions LLC LLC. 2) The Articles of Organization of shall mail a copy of process is 1279 Pitts- on June 30, 2020. The office of the LLC Rd Victor, NY 14564. Purpose: Any lawful the limited liability company were filed ford Mendon Road, Mendon, NY 14506. (the Company). Articles of Organization is located in Monroe County. The busi- with the New York Secretary of State purpose. Purpose: any lawful purpose. filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) ness street address is 4476 Clover Street, on 06/30/20. NY office location: Monroe on March 3, 2020. 3) The office of the Honeoye Falls, New York 14472. SSNY is NOTICE OF FORMATION NOTICE OF FORMATION County. SSNY is designated as agent limited liability company is to be locat- designated as the agent of the Company Boom Payments LLC filed Articles Cartwright Management LLC has upon whom process against the Compa- ed in Monroe County. 4) The Secretary upon whom process in any action or pro- of Organization with the New York filed Articles of Organization with the ny may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of State has been designated as agent ceeding against it may be served, and the Department of State on 7/08/2020. Its Secretary of State (SOS) on 7/27/20. Its of any such process to: c/o the Company, of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. address to which the Secretary of State office is located in Monroe County. The office is located in Monroe County. The 90 Goodway Drive, Rochester, NY 14623. The post office address to which the shall mail a copy of any such process is Secretary of State has been designated SOS has been designated as agent upon The Company is to be managed by one Secretary of State shall mail a copy of 4476 Clover Street, Honeoye Falls, New as agent of the Company upon whom whom process against it may be served or more managers. No members of the any process against the limited liability York 14472. The purpose of the LLC is to process against it may be served and a and a copy of any process will be mailed Company shall be liable in their capacity company served upon him or her is: engage in any lawful act or activity for copy of any process shall be mailed to to The LLC, 31 Neuchatel Ln, Fairport, as members of the Company for debts, 2425 Clover Street, Rochester, New York which limited liability companies may 1341 Fairport Road, Fairport NY 14450. NY 14550. The purpose of the LLC is any obligations or liabilities of the Company. 14618. 5) The purpose of the Company is be formed. The purpose of the Company is any law- lawful activity. No member of the Company, solely by to engage in any lawful act or activity for ful purpose. reason of being a member, is an agent which limited liability companies may be LEGAL NOTICE: NOTICE OF NOTICE OF FORMATION of the Company for the purpose of its organized under LLCL. FORMATION OF LIMITED NOTICE OF FORMATION Needham Management LLC has business, and no member shall have the LIABILITY COMPANY: Complete Tile Solutions LLC filed filed Articles of Organization with the NOTICE OF FORMATION authority to act for the Company solely The name of the Limited Liability Com- Articles of Organization with the New Secretary of State (SOS) on 7/27/20. Its by virtue of being a member. Purpose/ 3725 S Parker Road, LLC filed Arti- pany is Prok Cubed, LLC. The Articles of York Department of State on 7/16/2020. office is located in Monroe County. The character of the Company: any and all cles of Organization with the NY Secre- Organization were filed with the New Its office is located in Monroe County. SOS has been designated as agent upon tary of State on June 30, 2020. Its office is lawful activities. York Secretary of State on July 15, 2020. The Secretary of State has been designat- whom process against it may be served located in Monroe County. The Secretary The office of the Company is located in ed as agent of the Company upon whom and a copy of any process will be mailed of State has been designated as its agent NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION the County of Monroe, State of New process against it may be served and a to The LLC, 31 Neuchatel Ln, Fairport, upon whom process may be served and Notice of formation of limited liability York. The New York Secretary of State NY 14550. The purpose of the LLC is any a copy of any process shall be mailed to copy of any process shall be mailed to company (LLC). Name: Little Wing Food lawful activity. 26 Autumn Wood, Rochester, New York is designated as the agent of the Com- 32 Nelson Street, Fairport NY 14450. The LLC (the Company). Articles of Organiza- pany upon whom process in any action purpose of the Company is any lawful tion filed with Secretary of State of NY 14624. The purpose of the Company is NOTICE OF FORMATION any lawful activity permitted by laws of or proceeding against it may be served, purpose. OF TORENT LLC (SSNY) on 07/08/20. NY office location: and the address to which the Secretary New York. Notice of Formation of Limited Torent LLC filed Articles of Organi- Monroe County. SSNY is designated as of State shall mail a copy of process in Liability Company (“LLC”) zation with NYS on July 13, 2020. (1) Its agent upon whom process against the NOTICE OF FORMATION OF GP any action or proceeding against the Property Inpections LLC principal office is in Monroe County, New Company may be served. SSNY shall Company served upon him or her is 6-6.5 Name: RocGen Properties, LLC. Ar- mail a copy of any such process to: c/o GP Property Inspections LLC filed ticles of Organization filed with the York. (2) The Secretary of State has been Rowley Street, Apt. 4, Rochester, New designated as its agent and the post the Company, 19 Summit Crest Circle, Articles of Organization with NYS on Secretary of State with the State of New York 14609. The purpose of the business office address to which the Secretary Penfield, New York 14526. The Company 7/14/20. Its principal office is in Monroe York (“SSNY”) on: July 23, 2020. Office is any lawful business. of State shall mail a copy of any process is to be managed by one or more man- County, New York. The principal business Location: County of: Monroe. Principal against it is: the LLC, 112 Heatherstone agers. No members of the Company shall location is 402 Crosby Lane Rochester NY LEGAL NOTICE: NOTICE OF Business Location: 191 Mildorf Street, Lane, Rochester, NY 14618. (3) Purpose: be liable in their capacity as members of 14612. The Secretary of State has been FORMATION OF LIMITED Rochester, New York 14609. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. the Company for debts, obligations or designated as its agent and the post LIABILITY COMPANY: any and all lawful act or activity. The office address to which the Secretary liabilities of the Company. No member of The name of the Limited Liability Com- Secretary of State of the State of New NOTICE OF FORMATION MARATHON of State shall mail a copy of any process the Company, solely by reason of being pany is Prokperties, LLC. The Articles of York has been designated as agent of the RE DEVELOPMENT, LLC against it is c/o GP Property Inspections a member, is an agent of the Company Organization were filed with the New LLC upon whom process against it may Articles of Organization filed with LLC 402 Crosby Lane Rochester NY 14612. York Secretary of State on July 15, 2020. Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 07/24/2020. for the purpose of its business, and no Purpose: Any lawful purpose. be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any member shall have the authority to act The office of the Company is located in process to: 191 Mildorf Street, Rochester, Office location: Monroe County. SSNY for the Company solely by virtue of being NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LAZER the County of Monroe, State of New New York 14609 designated as agent of LLC upon whom a member. Purpose/character of the GROUP OF ROCHESTER LLC York. The New York Secretary of State process against it may be served. SSNY Lazer Group of Rochester LLC is designated as the agent of the Com- Notice of formation of shall mail copy of process to c/o the Com- Company: any and all lawful activities. JAXBELLE BOUTIQUE LLC filed Articles of Organization with NYS pany upon whom process in any action pany, 1900 Empire Boulevard, Suite 116, NOTICE OF FILING OF APPLICATION on 7/9/2020. (1) Its principal office is in or proceeding against it may be served, Art. Of Org. filed with the Sect’y of Webster, NY 14580 FOR AUTHORITY OF LILY CACHE Monroe County, NY. (2) The Secretary and the address to which the Secretary State of NY (SSNY) on 07/01/20. Office CREEK BOLINGBROOK, IL. LLC NOTICE OF FORMATION of State has been designated as agent of State shall mail a copy of process in in Monroe County. SSNY has been des- Name: Lily Cache Creek Boling- upon whom process against it may be any action or proceeding against the ignated as agent of the LLC upon whom 300 CULVER PARKWAY LLC has brook, Il. LLC (LLC). Authority filed with served and a copy of any process will be Company served upon him or her is 422 process against it may be served. SSNY filed Articles of Organization with the NY Secretary of State (SSNY): 07/01/2020. mailed to the LLC, 919 S. Winton Road, Westchester Avenue, Rochester, New shall mail process to the LLC, 2604 Elm- Secretary of State on July 24, 2020. Its LLC organized in Delaware: 06/27/2014. Rochester, NY 14618. (3) Purpose: Any York 14609. The purpose of the business wood Ave #313, Rochester NY, 14618. office is located in Monroe County. The lawful purpose. Secretary of State has been designated NY office location: Monroe County. SSNY is any lawful business. Purpose: Any lawful purpose designated as agent of LLC upon whom as agent upon whom process against it LEGAL NOTICE: NOTICE OF Notice of Application for Authority process against it may be served. SSNY FORMATION OF LIMITED NOTICE OF FORMATION may be served and a copy of any process shall mail copy of process to The LLC, LIABILITY COMPANY: OF LARKIARZ4 LLC Tada Team, LLC (“LLC”) filed Appli- will be mailed to The LLC, 1080 Pittsford 270 Commerce Drive, Rochester, NY The name of the Limited Liability Larkiarz4 LLC filed Articles of Or- cation for Authority with the NY Sec. Victor Road, Suite 200, Pittsford, New 14623. Address of office maintained in Company is Roxy2DL, LLC. The Articles ganization with NYS on 7/17/2020. (1) of State (“SSNY”) on 7/17/20. LLC was York 14534. The purpose of the LLC is jurisdiction of formation: Corporation of Organization were filed with the New Its principal office is in Monroe County, formed in DE on 10/3/19. Office location: any lawful activity. NY. (2) The Secretary of State has been Monroe County. SSNY is designated as Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilm- York Secretary of State on July 13, 2020. NOTICE OF FORMATION OF ington, Delaware 19801. Copy of Articles The office of the Company is located in designated as agent upon whom process agent of LLC upon whom process against NEIGHBORS OF ABENAKI LLC it may be served and shall mail a copy of Organization on file with Delaware the County of Monroe, State of New against it may be served and a copy of Neighbors of Abenaki LLC filed York. The New York Secretary of State of process to c/o Harris Beach PLLC, 99 Secretary of State, 401 Federal Street, any process will be mailed to the LLC, 29 Articles of Organization with NYS on is designated as the agent of the Com- Suite 4, Dover, Delaware 19901. Purpose: Wheelock Road, Penfield, NY 14526. (3) Garnsey Rd., Pittsford, NY 14534. Address 7/28/2020. (1) Its principal office is in pany upon whom process in any action Any lawful purpose. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. required to be maintained by LLC in DE Monroe County, NY. (2) The Secretary of or proceeding against it may be served, is c/o Corporation Service Company, 251 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF State has been designated as agent upon NOTICE OF FORMATION OF and the address to which the Secretary Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY whom process against it may be served of State shall mail a copy of process in Certificate of formation is filed with DE Notice of formation of limited liability and a copy of any process will be mailed Notice of formation of limited liability any action or proceeding against the Secretary of State, 401 Federal St., Suite company (LLC). Name: EM17 LLC. Arti- to the LLC, PO Box 117, Denver, CO company (LLC). Name: Revive RE LLC. Company served upon him or her is 22 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful County Clare Crescent, Fairport, New cles of Organization filed with Secretary 80201. (3) Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Articles of Organization filed with Sec- activity. retary of State of New York (SSNY) on York 14450. The purpose of the business of State of New York (SSNY) on July 21, NOTICE OF FORMATION July 10, 2020. New York office location: is any lawful business. 2020. New York office location: Monroe NOTICE OF FORMATION OF OF BAS III, LLC Meat Tribe BBQ LLC Monroe County. Street address of the NOTICE OF FORMATION OF County. Principal business location: 36 BAS III, LLC filed Articles of Orga- principal business location, if any: none LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY King Street, Rochester, New York 14608. Meat Tribe BBQ LLC filed Articles nization with NYS on 7/28/2020. (1) Its at this time. SSNY is designated as agent Notice of formation of limited liabil- SSNY is designated as agent upon whom of Organization with NYS on 7/23/2020. principal office is in Monroe County, upon whom process against the LLC ity company (LLC). Name: Palermo’s process against the LLC may be served. Its principal office is in Monroe County, NY. (2) The Secretary of State has been may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy Market LLC. Articles of Organization SSNY shall mail a copy of any such pro- New York. The principal business location designated as agent upon whom process of any such process to: P.O. Box 26347, filed with Secretary of State of New cess to: 36 King Street, Rochester, New is 967 Bay Rd Webster, NY 14580. The against it may be served and a copy of Rochester, New York 14626. LLC is to York (SSNY) on July 15, 2020. New York York 14608. LLC is to be managed by Secretary of State has been designated as any process will be mailed to the LLC, 91 be managed by one or more members. office location: Monroe County. SSNY is one or more members. LLC is organized its agent and the post office address to Knollwood Drive, Rochester, NY 14618. LLC is organized to engage in any lawful designated as agent upon whom process to engage in any lawful act or activity which the Secretary of State shall mail a (3) Purpose: Any lawful purpose.  THE JEWISH LEDGER • Thursday, August 13, 2020 • Page 13

In Brief … Kazakhstan Adds Chabad Leader’s Grave To Its List of National Heritage Sites by CNAAN LIPHSHIZ Dnepro in Ukraine” until he its Jewish community,” Packer (JTA) — The government of was arrested, tortured, jailed said. His teaching and those of Kazakhstan added the gravesite and sent into exile in 1939 by his son “continue to transform of Levi Yitzchak Schneerson, a the repressive regime of Joseph the lives of Jews around the leader of the Chabad-Lubavitch Stalin, then the leader of the world.” Hasidic movement, to its list of former Soviet Union, Packer Packer thanked President national heritage sites, a U.S. said in a video posted Monday Kassym-Jomart Kemeluly To- diplomat said. on Twitter. kayev and other officials for Paul Packer, chairman of the The elder Schneerson died “adding the holy rabbi’s grave U.S. Commission for the Pres- the 20th day in the Jewish cal- to the national heritage list of ervation of America’s Heritage endar month of Av, which this Kazakhstan.” Abroad, announced the move year fell on Aug. 10. Thousands Rabbi Levi Shemtov, the during a visit to the gravesite of pilgrims travel each year to executive vice president of in Almaty, where Schneerson his gravesite in Almaty, the American Friends of Lubavitch was buried in 1944. largest city in the central Asian (Chabad) who was named Men pray around the grave site of Levi Yitzchak Schneerson in Almaty, Ka- Schneerson, the father and republic of Kazakhstan. for Levi Yitzhak Schneerson, zakhstan in 2016. (Courtesy of Chabad Kazakhstan) predecessor of the movement’s Levi Yitzchak Schneerson ex- saw the naming as a tribute to last spiritual leader, Menachem pected his exile in Kazakhstan Schneerson’s wife. “The Reb- recognition of her saintly hus- greatness more than anyone, Mendel Schneerson, “fearless- to be a “period of darkness,” be’s mother wrote in her diary band,” said Shemtov, whose and actually made possible his ly served as the chief rabbi but was “warmly welcomed many years ago, with pain, that organization is based in Wash- deep Kabbalistic writings and of what is today the city of and quickly became leader of she hadn’t yet seen appropriate ington DC. “She knew his true their preservation.” b

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Dani Sturgis Agency, LLC filed Ar- located in Monroe County. The Secretary against it may be served. SSNY shall mail at c/o Jenny Giles, 50 Fairlane Dr., Roch- Bay Trail, West Henrietta New York, ticles of Organization on 07/28/20. Its of State has been designated as agent a copy of any process to: 25 Highview ester, NY 14626. Purpose: any business 14586. The purpose of the Company is office is located in Monroe County. The upon whom process against it may be Trail, Pittsford, New York 14534 permitted under law. any lawful purpose. Secretary of State has been designated served and a copy of any process will be as agent ofthe company upon whom mailed to The LLC, 5 Turtle Creek, Pitts- NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LEGAL NOTICE: NOTICE OF NOTICE OF FORMATION OF AIRBOX BROTHERS, LLC process against it may be served and a ford, New York 14534. Its business is to LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY FORMATION OF LIMITED copy of any process shall be mailed to engage in any lawful activity for which Kingsboro Partners, LLC filed Arti- LIABILITY COMPANY: Airbox Brothers, LLC filed Articles of 7014 13th Avenue, Suite, 202, Brooklyn professional service limited liability com- cles of Organization with the NY Depart- The name of the Limited Liability Organization with NYS on 8/11/2020. (1) Its principal office is in Monroe County, NY 11228. The purpose of the company panies may be organized under Section ment of State on 7/27/2020. Its office is Company is Abundant Solar Power NY. (2) The Secretary of State has been is any and all lawful activities. 1203 of the New York Professional Ser- located in Monroe County. The Secretary (Nipher) LLC. The Articles of Organi- vice Limited Liability Company Act. of State is designated as agent of the designated as agent upon whom process Notice of Formation of zation were filed with the New York Company upon whom process against against it may be served and a copy of R&A Cleaning Services LLC NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Secretary of State on August 7, 2020. any process will be mailed to the LLC, 1 it may be served, and a copy shall be Articles of organization filed with LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY The office of the Company is located S. Clinton Avenue, Suite C-200, Roches- mailed to 1657 East Avenue, Roches- NYS Dept of State on 4/4/2020. Coun- Oui Chef LLC filed Articles of Or- in the County of Monroe, State of New ter, NY 14604. (3) Purpose: Any lawful ter, NY 14610. Its purpose is any lawful ty: Monroe. Office location: 245 Rustic ganization with NYS on 07/19/2020. Its York. The New York Secretary of State purpose. business. St. Rochester NY 14609. SOS Has been principal office is in Monroe County, New is designated as the agent of the Com- York. The Secretary of State has been NOTICE OF FORMATION OF designated as Agent of LLC upon whom NOTICE OF FORMATION OF pany upon whom process in any action process may be served. SOS shall mail designated as its agent and the post LINDEN OAKS PRACTICE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY or proceeding against it may be served, MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES, LLC copy of any process to: United States office address to which the Secretary Kingsboro Ave Gloversville, LLC Corporation Agents Inc. 7014 13th Ave of State shall mail a copy of any process and the address to which the Secretary Linden Oaks Practice Management suite 202 Brooklyn NY 11228. Purpose: against it is to the LLC at 60 Hampden filed Articles of Organization with the of State shall mail a copy of process in Associates, LLC filed Articles of Orga- Any Lawful Purpose Road, Rochester, NY 14610. The Purpose NY Department of State on 7/27/2020. any action or proceeding against the nization with NYS on 8/3/2020. (1) Its of the Company is any lawful purpose. Its office is located in Monroe County. Company served upon him or her is 700 principal office is in Monroe County, NOTICE OF FORMATION The Secretary of State is designated as W Metro Park, Rochester, New York NY. (2) The Secretary of State has been ARROYO ESCONDIDO LLC has filed Notice of formation of limited agent of the Company upon whom pro- 14623. The purpose of the business is any designated as agent upon whom process Articles of Organization with the Secre- liability company (LLC) against it may be served and a copy of cess against it may be served, and a copy lawful business. tary of State on July 30, 2020. Its office is Name: Lac De Ville Dental Prac- shall be mailed to 1657 East Avenue, any process will be mailed to the LLC, 100 tice, PLLC. Articles of Organization filed located in Monroe County. The Secretary Rochester, NY 14610. Its purpose is any LEGAL NOTICE: NOTICE OF Linden Oaks #200, Rochester, NY 14625. with the Secretary of State of New York of State has been designated as agent lawful business. FORMATION OF LIMITED (3) Purpose: Any lawful purpose. upon whom process against it may be (SSNY) on June 11, 2019. Office location: LIABILITY COMPANY Monroe County. SSNY designated as NOTICE OF FORMATION OF STORAGE served and a copy of any process will be NOTICE OF APPLICATION The name of the Limited Liability mailed to The LLC, 900 S Winton Road, agent of LLC upon whom process against FOR AUTHORITY MALL BROOKS AVENUE, LLC Company is Abundant Solar Power Rochester, New York 14618. The purpose it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy GDC Hamburg LLC (LLC). Authority Storage Mall Brooks Avenue, LLC (Hubbard) LLC. The Articles of Orga- of the LLC is any lawful activity. of process to: 2101 Lac De Ville Blvd., filed with NY Secretary of State (NYSS): filed Articles of Organization with NYS nization were filed with the New York on 8/6/2020. (1) Its principal office is in Rochester, NY 14618. Purpose: to engage 8/6/20. LLC organized in DE 6/26/20. NY NOTICE OF FORMATION in any lawful act or activity. Secretary of State on August 7, 2020. Monroe County, NY. (2) The Secretary of office location: Monroe County. NYSS 263-265 ROSEDALE LLC has filed State has been designated as agent upon Notice of Formation designated as agent of LLC upon whom The office of the Company is located Articles of Organization with the Sec- whom process against it may be served TNT 73 Cook LLC (“LLC”) filed Arti- process against it may be served. NYSS in the County of Monroe, State of New retary of State on July 30, 2020. Its of- York. The New York Secretary of State and a copy of any process will be mailed fice is located in Monroe County. The cles of Organization with the NY Sec. of shall mail copy of process c/o The LLC, is designated as the agent of the Com- to the LLC, 3349 Monroe Avenue #251, Secretary of State has been designated State (“SSNY”) on 7/21/20. Office loca- 1080 Pittsford Victor Rd, Ste 202, Pitts- Rochester, NY 14618. (3) Purpose: Any pany upon whom process in any action as agent upon whom process against it tion: Monroe County. SSNY is designated ford, NY 14604. Address of office main- lawful purpose. may be served and a copy of any process as agent of LLC upon whom process tained in jurisdiction of formation: 1675 or proceeding against it may be served, will be mailed to The LLC, P.O. Box 326, against it may be served and shall mail South State St, Ste B, Dover, DE 19901. and the address to which the Secretary Notice of Formation of LLC Manchester, New York 03105-0326. The a copy of process to 170 Ambassador Copy of Certificate of Formation on file of State shall mail a copy of process in 270 On East Partners, LLC (LLC) filed purpose of the LLC is any lawful activity. Drive, Rochester, NY 14610. Purpose: any with DE Dept. of State, 401 Federal St, any action or proceeding against the Arts. of Org. with Secy. of State of NY lawful activity. (SSNY) on 08/12/2020. Office location: Notice of Organization: Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any Company served upon him or her is 700 purpose. Monroe County. SSNY designated as THE SPORTING JACK LLC was filed NOTICE OF FORMATION OF W Metro Park, Rochester, New York SERENDIB INTERNATIONAL LLC 14623. The purpose of the business is any agent of the LLC upon whom process with SSNY on 7/30/20. Office: Ontario NOTICE OF APPLICATION may be served and SSNY shall mail pro- Serendib International LLC filed lawful business. County. SSNY designated as agent of FOR AUTHORITY cess to the LLC at c/o CSD Housing, LLC, the LLC upon whom process may be Articles of Organization with NYS on 11/22/2019. Its principal office is in Mon- JTCM Hamburg LLC (LLC). Authority NOTICE OF FORMATION OF 1500 642 Kreag Rd., Suite 301, Pittsford, NY served. PO address which SSNY shall filed with NY Secretary of State (NYSS): S. COUNTY LINE ROAD LLC 14534. Purpose: any business permitted mail any process against the LLC served roe County, New York. The principal business location is 39 Essex Dr. Roch- 8/6/20. LLC organized in DE 6/26/20. NY 1500 S. County Line Road LLC filed under law. upon it: 1130 HUNTERS RUN, VICTOR, office location: Monroe County. NYSS NY, 14564. Purpose is to engage in any ester NY 14623. The Secretary of State Articles of Organization with NYS on NOTICE OF FORMATION OF designated as agent of LLC upon whom lawful activity. has been designated as its agent and August 4, 2020. (1) Its principal office LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY the post office address to which the process against it may be served. NYSS is in Monroe County, New York. (2) The Notice of formation of limited liability NOTICE OF FORMATION Secretary of State shall mail a copy of shall mail copy of process c/o The LLC, Secretary of State has been designated as company (LLC). Name: Sevey’s Lodge LCR ENTERPRISES LLC has filed Arti- any process against it is c/o Serendib 1080 Pittsford Victor Rd, Ste 202, Pitts- its agent and the post office address to LLC. Articles of Organization filed with cles of Organization with the Secretary International LLC, 39 Essex Dr. Rochester ford, NY 14604. Address of office main- which the Secretary of State shall mail a Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) of State on August 4, 2020. Its office is NY 14623. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. tained in jurisdiction of formation: 1675 copy of any process against it is: the LLC, on August 12, 2020. New York office located in Monroe County. The Secretary South State St, Ste B, Dover, DE 19901. location: Monroe County. Principal busi- Notice of Formation of Limited PO Box 230, Henrietta, NY 14467. (3) of State has been designated as agent Liability Company (“LLC”) Copy of Certificate of Formation on file ness location: 7288 Rush Lima Road, upon whom process against it may be Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Name: Labrecque Property Hold- with DE Dept. of State, 401 Federal St, Honeoye Falls, New York 14472. SSNY is served and a copy of any process will be ings, LLC. Articles of Organization filed Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any NOTICE OF FORMATION designated as agent upon whom process mailed to The LLC, 50 Commerce Drive, with the Secretary of State with the purpose. against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall Rochester, New York 14623. The purpose CubeFire, LLC filed Articles of Orga- State of New York (“SSNY”) on: Au- mail a copy of any such process to: 7288 of the LLC is any lawful activity. Notice of Formation of LLC nization with the New York Department gust 5, 2020. Office Location: County Rush Lima Road, Honeoye Falls, New of State on 07/27/2020. Its office is lo- NOTICE OF FORMATION OF of: Monroe. Principal Business Location: Webster Skating LLC (LLC) filed Arts. York 14472. LLC is to be managed by PROFESSIONAL SERVICE 25 Highview Trail, Pittsford, New York of Org. with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) cated in Monroe County. The Secretary one or more members. LLC is organized LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 14534. Purpose: any and all lawful act on 8/10/2020. Office location: Monroe of State has been designated as agent to engage in any lawful act or activity JAVED DENTAL PLLC has filed Arti- or activity. The Secretary of State of the County. SSNY designated as agent of the of the Company upon whom process for which limited liability companies may cles of Organization with the Secretary State of New York has been designated LLC upon whom process may be served against it may be served and a copy of be organized under the Limited Liability of State on May 12, 2020. Its office is as agent of the LLC upon whom process and SSNY shall mail process to the LLC any process shall be mailed to 137 York Company Law. Page 14 • THE JEWISH LEDGER • Thursday, August 13, 2020

Education … Revised California Ethnic-Studies Curriculum Draft ‘Deeply Problematic,’ Still ‘Exclusionary’ BY JACKSON RICHMAN perience as a monolith to repre- na/o/x Studies, Asian Ameri- Black Lives Matter movement, purchase to access.” (JNS) — California’s Depart- sent the region,” she continued. can and Pacific Islander Stud- which hold anti-Israel views. However, CDE added a UC ment of Education released its “The materials fail to ade- ies, and Native American and a-g pre-approved course osten- recommendations to revise the quately discuss anti-Semitism Indigenous Studies,” though Removes References sibly taught in a charter school state’s proposed ethnic-studies — and characterize American there are subtle differences to BDS Movement in the California town of Eu- model curriculum at the end of Jews only in the context of how such as noting that Arab Stud- Regarding Jewish concerns, reka that has a unit on Jewish July, as the original draft cur- some have secured white priv- ies and others are to be consid- the new CDE draft has removed Americans that seeks to ex- riculum had come under fire ilege, which is misleading and ered as Asian Studies. the glossary where BDS had amine the differences between for containing anti-Semitic and erases the experience of a sig- “The use of these four groups been defined as a “liberation them and Irish Americans, and anti-Israel content, in addition nificant part of our community, as an umbrella for a myriad movement,” in addition to the what it means to be either in to not addressing issues of an- including Middle Eastern and of ethnically and culturally full sections on Pacific Island- the 21st century. An a-g course ti-Semitism or including Jewish North African Jews, as well of diverse representations was ers and Arab-Americans that is a high school course require- Americans. other Jews of Color.” replicated when courses in contained anti-Israel pejora- ment students must take to be Sarah Levin, executive di- In August 2019, Jewish and ethnic studies were developed tives. admitted to the University of rector of JIMENA: Jews Indig- pro-Israel groups slammed at the high school level,” said Also removed is a University California (UC) and California enous to the and an ethnic-studies curriculum CDE. “It is important to note of California “A-G” course on State University (CSU). North Africa, said in a state- proposal over its “blatant bias that there are groups that are Muslims and Arab Americans The unit seeks to “discuss ment that while CDE’s new against Israel,” including sec- sometimes addressed under that included teaching about parallels between language version “is an improvement tions about the boycott of Is- the broadly defined umbrella of Islam, including its five pillars used to describe Irish and over past versions, some of the rael, in addition to employing those core groups. For example, of faith, and about the “politi- Jewish immigrants to those supplemental materials that classic anti-Semitic tropes. Arab Americans and Pacific cal and social turmoil between used in the early years of the have been included are deeply In response to outrage at the Islanders have often been cov- Palestine and Israel.” CDE ex- United States to describe Na- problematic and exclusionary.” draft, Newsom apologized to ered within the study of Asian plained that it was removed tive Americans. Students will “These supplemental mate- California’s Jewish community, American Studies.” for technical reasons: “This investigate labor disputes and rials ignore the stories of all vowing that it “will never see The CDE calls for content that course outline has significant how they were ended and how our coalition members — who the light of day” and be sub- calls out capitalism as a form problems with the resource that relates to the redefining of together represent an estimated stantially revised. of oppression, and highlights links which rendered it unus- white. Posing questions on who 60 [percent] of Californians The latest revised CDE draft movements for study that were able. Of the 86 total hyperlinks, gets to decide those that get to who hail from the Middle East recommends the curriculum started and run by Socialists 34 do not work, 2 have poten- join the ‘club’ and why.” and North Africa — while por- focus on “African American and Marxists, such as the Third tial copyright issues, and 7 are Additionally, “students will traying the Arab American ex- Studies, Chicana/o/x and Lati- World Liberation Front and the behind a paywall or require a (Curriculum — Page 16)

Opinion … Rochester’s Jews Want to Help End Racial Segregation. First We Need to Acknowledge How We’ve Contributed to It.

by MITCH GRUBER munities, too, and I’m glad that houses once reserved for Jews that a large percentage of the were denied access to GI ben- (JTA) — I am a City Council the Jewish community feels began serving the growing looted stores were owned by efits, mortgages and banking member in this upstate city, compelled to work toward ra- African-American community our Jewish friends.” institutions. which sadly has the nation’s cial justice. But I’m having a who came to Rochester as part This assurance from Dr. King If the Jewish community can third highest child poverty rate difficult time answering the of the great migration. did not settle everyone’s fears understand and acknowledge and the single most economi- question directly. Not because In July 1964, racial tension and insecurity. Nathan Gold- how our divestment and priv- cally segregated school district of a lack of ideas, but because I and police use of force led to berg, a prominent business ilege helped create the issues border. believe the Jewish community an event that has been labeled owner in the old Jewish neigh- of today, we can do our part That border runs between the needs to first address our com- a “race riot,” but is better de- borhood, fondly reminisced toward tikkun olam. Not by Rochester City School District, plicity in creating segregation fined as a rebellion against about Joseph Avenue in an in- running literacy programs or which primarily serves Black and racism. the ghettoization of the Black terview from 1976, but he stat- food pantries, but by facilitat- and Brown families, and Pen- Jews came to Rochester in the community in Rochester. By ed that after the rebellion, “I ing the transfer of wealth into field, a predominantly white, late 19th century along with then, divestment had ruined don’t think there was any other the Black and Latinx communi- affluent suburb. Both of these many of the other “poor, hud- the old splendor of Joseph Ave- alternative, [the Jews] just had ties. We could build affordable facts reflect the deeply embed- dled masses” who immigrated nue. Second- and third-genera- to move.” housing and provide both in- ded structural and institutional to the United States from Eu- tion European immigrants like The rebellion led the Jews to terest-free mortgages and busi- racism here. rope. Tenements and settlement my grandfather had started to complete their abandonment ness loans. We could use our There are, according to the houses rose up throughout leave for the suburbs. With so of Joseph Avenue. Housing de- political capital to collectively latest Jewish Federation of Rochester’s northeast to help many homeowners and busi- velopers helped build Jewish advocate for a desegregation Greater Rochester survey, an the most vulnerable members of ness owners abandoning the neighborhoods in the eastern of schools. We could do the estimated 18,911 Jews across the community. St. Joseph Av- area, Joseph Avenue was left suburbs. Major institutions like work required to make sure the greater Rochester region, enue, a busy street that travels with substandard housing and the JCC and synagogues left that the young Black kid grow- 92 percent of whom identify north from center city, became a lack of good-paying jobs. the old neighborhood and built ing up on Joseph Avenue has as white or Caucasian. Well the focal point for the Jews, An altercation between an new ones in suburbia. the same opportunities as the over 75 percent earn more than with so many kosher butchers, armed police officer and a The eastern suburbs are still young Jewish kid growing up double the median household bakeries and fish markets that 20-year-old man sparked three thriving today, with some of the in suburbia. income of the city. people referred to it as “Roches- days of violence and unrest best housing stock and schools I like to walk up and down As the only Jewish elected ter’s Lower East Side.” The Jew- that resulted in four deaths, in the region. This is the Jew- Joseph Avenue to see the rem- official in Rochester, I regularly ish community wielded enough more than 300 arrests and ish community I was born into nants of the Jewish commu- get asked by Jews how we can influence that in 1900, the City immense property damage to because my grandparents had nity there, including a still help build a more equitable Council dropped the “St.” from businesses along Joseph Ave- access to GI benefits, mortgag- active hardware store called community. I’m now hearing the name. nue. Jewish-owned businesses es and banking institutions. Sniderman’s, an abandoned the question more than ever After World War II, many were particularly hard hit by Meanwhile, Joseph Avenue is synagogue and the old set- because structural racism has Jews like my grandfather the rebellion, which led to the one of the poorest streets in one tlement house that taught so been so explicitly exposed by moved away from Joseph Av- question of whether anti-Semi- of the poorest cities in the na- many European Jews how to be the murders of George Floyd enue because of newfound sta- tism was a cause. tion, with substandard housing American. These walks make it and Breonna Taylor and the tus and opportunity. My grand- The Rev. Martin Luther King stock and a segregated, failing painfully clear that Rochester’s protests of the Black Lives Mat- father served in the war and Jr. said that “the outburst in … school system. The people who Jewish community was part ter movement. took advantage of the GI Bill Rochester cannot be considered live on Joseph Avenue today of the problem, it’s time we I’m sure this same question to move to an affluent suburb. … anti-Semitism, [but] I am are primarily Black and Brown acknowledge that and become is being asked in other com- The tenements and settlement particularly pained to learn families whose grandparents part of the solution. b  THE JEWISH LEDGER • Thursday, August 13, 2020 • Page 15

Obituary … Dies at 97; Built Media Empire and Long Reigned Over It his daughter, Shari E. Redstone, ful, and much younger, entre- Mr. Redstone had been irri- builder, Mr. Redstone was an with whom he had a conten- preneurs. In 1994, after a gru- tated by Mr. Cruise’s offscreen innovator. He was a pioneer in tious relationship, took control eling struggle, he confounded behavior — proselytizing for the wide-scale adoption of mul- of day-to-day affairs. Wall Street analysts by wrest- the Church of , de- tiplex cinemas. He conceived a Beginning with a modest ing Paramount from a heavi- nouncing psychiatry and jump- revenue-sharing arrangement chain of drive-in movie the- ly favored rival bidder, Barry ing up and down on a sofa as with film companies that rad- aters, Mr. Redstone negotiated, Diller, who was almost 20 years a guest on Oprah Winfrey’s ically changed the economics sued and otherwise fought to his junior. television show. He was also of the video rental business amass holdings that over time Well past 80, Mr. Redstone concerned that Mr. Cruise’s by convincing Hollywood that included CBS, the Paramount was running his businesses contract gave the actor a hefty video stores — just like movie film and television studios, the with little thought about retire- chunk of the profits from his theaters — should be allowed to publisher Simon & Schuster, the ment. One after another, asso- films. split revenues with filmmakers video retail giant Blockbuster ciates who had been groomed About two weeks later, Mr. rather than pay flat fees. He and a host of cable channels, to succeed him either resigned Redstone fired Thomas Freston, also devised deals that allowed including MTV, Comedy Cen- or were fired. In 1996, he dis- the chief executive at Viacom, him to limit the risks and to Sumner M. Redstone in his Times tral and Nickelodeon. At their missed his highly regarded saying he had not done enough share expenses involved in film Square office in 1994. (Joe McNally/ Getty Images) peak, the businesses he con- chief executive, Frank Biondi to increase the company’s share production with other studios trolled were worth more than Jr., and took the reins of Viacom price. and investors. by JONATHAN KANDELL $80 billion. himself. When critics suggested Besides being an empire (Redstone — Page 16) Sumner M. Redstone, the bil- Toward the end of his life, that at 72 he was too old for the lionaire entrepreneur who saw he controlled about 80 percent top job, Mr. Redstone, at a news business as combat and his of the voting stock in Viacom conference, compared himself advancing years as no obstacle and CBS, presiding over both to Bob Dole, the Republican in building a media empire that through National Amusements. candidate for president that encompassed CBS and Viacom, And almost to the end, his grip year, who was the same age. died on Tuesday. He was 97. was tight and his enthusiasm “If he can run America, be- His death was announced undiminished. lieve me, I can run Viacom,” in a statement from National Mr. Redstone was a ripe 64 Mr. Redstone said. Amusements, the private the- when he burst into the busi- At 83 and a billionaire sev- ater chain company founded by ness limelight in 1987 by win- eral times over, he roiled the his father. ning control of Viacom, a cable entertainment world again in Mr. Redstone had vowed television operator at the time, August 2006 by emerging from never to give up the reins of his from an investment group led luxurious semiretirement in sprawling conglomerate, but by Viacom’s management. To Beverly Hills to sever ties with Mr. Redstone in May 2006 with Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes and Brad Grey, the in February 2016 he stepped acquire major companies, he Paramount’s biggest star, Tom Paramount Pictures chief executive at the time, before the studio parted ways away from managing it, and frequently dueled with power- Cruise. with its biggest star. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Culture … Russia Has a Full-Time Surgeon Whose Only Job is Circumcising Jewish Men by CNAAN LIPHSHIZ talented and motivated surgeon of his children.) (JTA) — The religious Jewish for this position.” Now Lazar’s Federation of world has created some unusu- The procedure is much more Jewish Communities of Russia, al jobs, from shofar makers to complicated for adults, requir- a nonprofit that is the main etrog pickers to mashgichim ing a skilled surgeon who is organization in that country’s – kosher certifiers whose job is qualified to administer anes- Jewish community of about literally to watch others cook. thesia and perform medical 250,000, keeps a permanent But one of the more bizarre interventions if complications clinic for circumcision in Mos- surely belongs to Dr. Yesha- arise. Mohels who perform in- cow, where most Russian Jews ya Shafit, who is Russia’s only fant circumcisions are often not live. mohel, or professional circum- doctors. But Russia, whose land area ciser, for adult men. So Lazar hired Shafit, a Rus- is nearly twice that of the Unit- Shafit, a 56-year-old surgeon, sia native who moved to Israel ed States, has many far-flung travels across that vast country in the 1980s, in 1990. Shafit Jewish communities, including to circumcise about 10 Jewish Rabbi Chaim Danzinger, left, introduces Dr. Yeshaya Shafit, second from left, spent time as a hand surgeon in Kaliningrad in Russia’s far to Jews awaiting circumcision at the synagogue of Rostov-on-Don in Russia, adults every week, splitting his at Hadassah Hospital in Jeru- west and Vladivostok, opposite July 27. (Courtesy of the Jewish Community of Rostov) time between Russia and the salem, but returned to Russia the Japanese shoreline. United States. Jewish ritual cir- unless it was required by a The blindfold was to prevent to work under Lazar and as a His travel expenses are cov- cumcision, called a bris or brit medical condition. men who were circumcised representative of the Brit Yosef ered by Chabad emissaries who milah, is typically performed Russia’s chief rabbi, Berel from later divulging, willingly Yitzchak charity, an interna- invite him over to perform op- on 8-day-old babies, as dictated Lazar, a Chabad-Lubavitch or otherwise, the location and tional organization affiliated erations or by Lazar’s office. by Jewish law. Adult circumci- leader who grew up in Italy identity of those who helped with Chabad. Founded in 1989, And Shafit sees the work as a sion is common for Orthodox and settled in Russia in 1987, circumcise them, the rabbi ex- the group facilitates free cir- worthy cause. converts to the religion and oth- remembers a time in his new plained. cumcisions for Jews around “It’s like a vaccine for a per- ers who become more religious land when performing a bris The conditions “were not the world. son’s sense of identity,” he said. later in life. required being part of an illegal great for surgeries,” Lazar said, Before the fall of the Berlin “Once you do it, that man will In Russia, the adult demand conspiracy. “yet dozens of people asked to wall, Shafit would perform the never forget who he is.” is very high because many “There was a clandestine un- be circumcised.” circumcisions during his vaca- Shafit has circumcised at Jewish men were denied the derground. You’d show up at a Fortunately, “nothing bad tions. It’s a tough job involv- least 7,000 Russian men since procedure during the time of designated time, get picked up happened during those clan- ing much travel and time away entering his post, with some the communist Soviet Union, in a car, blindfolded and taken destine britot,” he added. But from his wife and two children of the procedures conducted at when Jewish religious prac- to an apartment in Moscow as soon as the Soviet Union fell, living in Philadelphia, he said. clinics and hospitals. Rabbis in tice was effectively outlawed. where the mohel would wait,” “it was clear that we needed to (His family had moved there each city — typically emissar- Throughout the country, cir- said Lazar, who helped facili- improve conditions, and that about a decade ago in connec- ies for the Orthodox Chabad cumcision was not allowed tate many of these procedures. included hiring an experienced, tion with the higher education (Circumcising — Page 16) Page 16 • THE JEWISH LEDGER • Thursday, August 13, 2020

Curriculum (Continued from Page 14) write a paper detailing cer- Moreover, in one UC a-g in specific forms of political nic-studies model curriculum. penned an open letter in oppo- tain events in American his- pre-approved course is a rec- activism, including those that As local school boards de- sition to AB-1460 that has got- tory that have led to Jewish ommended resource edited by vilify and harm Jewish stu- bate the issues regarding the ten more than 100 signatures and Irish Americans gaining San Francisco State University dents. Even more concerning ethnic-studies curriculum, bills from faculty across the CSU racial privilege. They will be professor Rabab Abdulhadi, is that right now, a California in the California Assembly is campuses. asked to think critically about University of Southern Califor- bill is moving through the leg- being pushed forward that StandWithUs co-founder why and who is allowing this nia associate professor Evelyn islature that will require all would require ethnic studies and CEO Roz Rothstein told evolution in white identity and Alsultany and University of California high school students as a graduation requirement JNS that while her group ap- how this shift is affecting the Illinois at Chicago professor to take one of these classes, for high schools and California preciates CDE “for taking out identity of Irish and Jewish Nadine Naber — all of whom which, given that there are no State University, known as AB- content that was explicitly an- Americans.” have a history of anti-Israel ac- safeguards against it, could 331 and AB-1460, respectively. ti-Israel and antisemitic, and CDE kept a UC a-g approved tivism. The book is titled Arab easily become political and di- AB-331 is a bill that, if passed, including new guidelines to section on teaching about the & Arab American Feminisms: visive at the sole discretion of would require ethnic studies as promote critical thinking,” at Nation of Islam, and its phi- Gender, Violence, & Belonging. the teacher.” a California high school grad- the same time, the proposed losophy and expansion. The AMCHA Initiative director She called on California Gov. uation requirement, starting curriculum “still has signifi- course recommends students Tammi Rossman-Benjamin said Gavin Newsom to not sign AB- with the 2024-25 school year, cant flaws that must be fixed.” watch the Mike Wallace docu- that “the curriculum remains 331 into law “until safeguards “based on” the ethnic-studies The Instructional Quali- mentary about NOI titled “The incredibly problematic and con- are put into place to ensure any model curriculum developed ty Commission (IQC), which Hate That Hate Produced.” cerning.” ethnic-studies required classes by the state. is an advisory board to CDE The Nation of Islam “has “The ethnic-studies move- be based on pedagogically sound It was introduced in the and other state and education maintained a consistent record ment, known as ‘critical ethnic principles, not ones that push Spring of 2019 by Assembly boards, will review and revise of anti-Semitism and racism studies,’ which is what this a specific political agenda and Member Jose Medina, a Dem- the draft and post it online on since its founding in the 1930s,” curriculum is a product of, could easily lead to ethnic big- ocrat who chairs the Assembly Aug. 13 for a 30-day period of according to the Anti-Defama- is based on an ‘us vs them’ otry, including anti-Semitism.” Higher Education Committee public review and comment tion League. model,” she told JNS. “It views and is a member of the Califor- ending on Sept. 30. Although CDE stated that Jews as white and privileged, Ethnic Studies to nia Legislative Jewish Caucus. In November, the IQC will ethnic-studies courses “address and not part of the ‘us,’ and is Become Required AB-1460 is a bill that would consider revisions and direct race within the context of how blatantly anti-Zionist.” Material for Some require California State Univer- submission of the resulting cur- white dominated culture im- Rossman-Benjamin went on Despite the release of the re- sity students, starting with the riculum to California’s State pacts racism and other forms to say that “the goal of ‘crit- vised curriculum, in recent 2021–22 school year, to take an Board of Education following of bigotry, including anti-Semi- ical ethnic studies’ is not to months more than a dozen ethnic studies course in order a 45-day period. The SBE is tism and Islamophobia,” it does educate, but to indoctrinate California school boards have to graduate. expected to take action on the not define or provide content students into adopting certain adopted resolutions in support Several members of the Ac- proposed curriculum on March about either. political views and engaging of the previously proposed eth- ademic Engagement Network 17–18, 2021. b

Redstone (Continued from Page 15) Mr. Redstone, who was a suc- good enough,” he wrote in “A vard in three years. Especially a partner at a Washington law show host Larry King, “I have cessful lawyer before becoming Passion to Win.” skilled in languages, he was firm, Ford, Bergson, Adams, no intention of ever retiring, or a businessman, was an unyield- When a bout of scarlet fever invited to Washington during Borkland & Redstone. But of dying.” b ing negotiator. “I believe in tak- forced him to miss school for a World War II as part of a team though the practice was prof- Edmund Lee and Johnny Diaz ing every penny off the table,” month, he worried about falling of United States Army cryptog- itable, he abandoned it three contributed reporting. he wrote in his 2001 autobiogra- behind academically. But he raphers who cracked Japanese years later to work for his fa- ©The New York Times phy, “A Passion to Win,” written was a standout on the school military and diplomatic codes. ther, who had saved with Peter Knobler. debate team and graduated He returned to Harvard after enough money to buy first in his class — “with the the war and received a law a drive-in movie the- A Boy From Boston highest grade point average in degree. ater. He would add 11 Mr. Redstone was born the 300-year history of Boston In 1947, Mr. Redstone married more. They worked Sumner Murray Rothstein on Latin,” he boasted in his auto- Phyllis Raphael, with whom out of an office in May 27, 1923, in Boston, where biography, without specifying he had a daughter, Shari, and Dedham, Mass. A he grew up in the predomi- the number. a son, Brent. The newlyweds younger brother, Ed- nantly Jewish West End. His It was during the summer moved to San Francisco, where ward, also worked for father, Max Rothstein, peddled after high school that his father Mr. Redstone became a clerk the company before linoleum from the back of a changed the family name to with the United States Court of going into banking. truck, and his mother, Belle Redstone. The family had been Appeals and later taught law at Those who knew (Ostrovsky) Rothstein, was a observant Jews, and Sumner the University of San Francisco. Mr. Redstone some- housekeeper. had studied the Talmud, so he He went on to become a spe- times said that he Sumner was accepted to was surprised by the change. cial assistant to Attorney Gener- behaved as if he Boston Latin, the city’s lead- “It’s a much better name,” he al Tom C. Clark in Washington, thought he would ing public school, and drove quoted his father as saying. He where he litigated more than 50 live forever, as if time Julie Andrews receiving the Star of the Year himself hard there, in part to enrolled at Harvard, on a schol- cases. (Mr. Clark later served might slow others Award in 1965 from Mr. Redstone, who was then please his demanding father. arship, as Sumner Redstone. on the Supreme Court.) down but not him. In president of the Theater Owners of America. “Whatever we did was not quite He breezed through Har- In 1951, Mr. Redstone became 2009, he told the talk (Everett Collection)

Circumcising (Continued from Page 15) movement, the largest orga- ideology. “You’ll find one in the town of Rostov-on-Don in west- of Chabad, Sholom Dovber had already made the pact in nized Jewish group in Russia storage room of most Russian ern Russia. Schneersohn, who died in Ros- my mind and my soul,” Cher- — line up several candidates. provincial synagogues today.” “I made the decision, picked tov. Two other members of the novol said. “But to move on Other times Shafit uses more These arrangements were the date for March 27 — and congregation were supposed and live the way I’m supposed unusual settings: apartments, of no use during the corona- then everything was canceled to be circumcised at the end to live, I still needed to do the synagogue back rooms or even virus crisis, which hit when indefinitely,” said Chernovol, a of an event commemorating actual milah.” a rabbi’s office. he was visiting his family in renovations contractor who be- Schneersohn’s passing. Getting off Shafit’s operating For the more remote commu- the U.S. He was kept out of longs to the Chabad congrega- Shafit finally made it to Ros- table was “a great relief, like a nities without a devoted clinic, Russia for four months due to tion in Rostov and discovered tov, where he circumcised weight had been lifted and an Shafit came up with a cheap the country’s emergency mea- his Jewishness after digging Chernovol and the two others obstacle has been cleared,” he and hygienic solution: foldable sures. When he was finally al- into the history of his maternal on July 27. added. massage tables. lowed to reenter, Shafit had to relatives. To Chernovol, the sense of “[The circumcision de- “Economic, easily stowed, self-isolate for two more weeks. The waiting was “devastat- urgency stemmed from the mand] is a symbol to how designed to be cleaned to ste- Meanwhile, Sergei Cherno- ing,” Chernovol said with tears Hebrew-language meaning Russian Jews are connected rility. Huge improvement,” vol, a 37-year-old man who in his eyes during a recent of the term brit milah — its to Judaism even after decades said Shafit, a laconic interloc- learned that he is Jewish only video interview. literal translation is “pact of of repression,” Lazar said, utor who during an interview two years ago, was “climbing His chosen date was the circumcision.” “and the sacrifices they’re showed a preference to discuss- the walls” waiting for Shafit 100th anniversary of the death “Two years after reconnect- willing to make to establish ing logistics over emotions or to travel to Chernovol’s home- of the fifth spiritual leader ing with my Jewish identity, I that connection.” b