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Huffington Post when she submitted this parents from Pokemon cartoons. the lighter and original aspects of No question about it: Prize for best picture: “Our 12-week-old son Sycamore Tourism from Japan certainly needs Israeli society all the while paying costume, Halloween 5765 edition, goes is his favorite feminist action figure, Ruth a boost: The country doesn’t even homage and respect to Japanese to a portrayal of a popular — and Jewish Bader Ginsburg!” rate among Israel’s 21 highest provider popular culture.” — take-no-prisoners Supreme Court Larry Yudelson of visitors. (The bottom slot, at least We haven’t actually watched the in 2011, was held by South Korea.) full seven-minute video all the way to But did the video really need a the end, so we can’t vouch for how mascot, Shalom Chan, that looks like crazy it gets. Giant tentacled monster Where there is no rhino-vision, a cross between a dove and an egg? at the Kotel? You’ll have to watch the And the dancing dolphin? 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“Whiplash,” which for on-demand/DVD opens in nearby the- releases. It stars Keira aters today, already Knightley as Megan, a has earned rave reviews 28-year-old without a from tough critics like career or a direction. Paul Reiser Jeff Garlin A. O. SCOTT of the New When her high school York Times. Miles Teller boyfriend proposes, she (who has one Jewish panics and hides out Lisa Kudrow grandparent), stars at the home of Annika as Andrew Neiman, a (Chloë Grace Moretz), a 19-year-old (Jewish) jazz teenage friend, and An- drummer who attends a nika’s world-weary single Kudrow returns top conservatory. There dad (Sam Rockwell). he becomes the protégé JEFF GARLIN, 52, has a ● The HBO series “Comeback,” which ran for one of Terence Fletcher (J.K. supporting role. A close Simmons), a very tough friend sent me this “Jew- 13-episode season in 2005, makes an eight (new) episode conductor. He uses every ish geography” email return to HBO on Sunday evening, November 9. LISA psychological trick he about novelist ANDREA KUDROW, 51, returns as sit-com actress Valerie Cherish. can to turn Neiman into SEIGEL, 36, who wrote In the original show, Cherish was a former sitcom star a “perfect” drummer (in- the book that “Laggies” Seth Rogen Joshua Bell who was trying to make a comeback on a new sitcom, cluding, once, referring is based upon — as well but was relegated to a secondary role. Meanwhile, her to Neiman as a “Hymie”). as the “Laggies” screen- three major film depic- for school kids before “comeback” was being documented by a reality show. Neiman’s proficiency play: “She grew up in tions of Wozniak (includ- the concert, Bell said: soars, but the rest of his Irvine [CA], had her bat ing the upcoming film). “You have to credit my The new series begins with Cherish trying to peddle a life, including his love life, mitzvah at Temple Bat Wozniak has been played Jewish upbringing about new reality show to Bravo. Shortly thereafter, the action suffers. His personality Yahm, and graduated in each by a Jewish actor the importance of doing turns to the evil producer of Cherish’s 2005 comeback changes so much that it from Brown.” — we couldn’t think of mitzvot, that reflects how sitcom. He’s trying to sell HBO a barely ictional series provokes a rebuke from Variety reports that a similar casting trifecta grateful I am to be a mu- about a neurotic has-been actress, like Cherish, and her his very mild-mannered SETH ROGEN, 32, has involving a real person. sician. My piano teacher relations with a sitcom producer. “The Comeback” was father, a failed writer been picked to play The first was the original (Russian Jewish violinist co-created and is co-written by Kudrow. (PAUL REISER, 57). The Apple co-founder Ste- 1999 TNT movie, “Pirates JOSEPH GINGOLD) gave – N.B. film was written and ven Wozniak in a bi- of Silicon Valley,” and me advice and taught directed by Damien opic based on the 2011 he was played by JOEY me the beauty of mu- Chazelle, 30. Expect to WALTER ISAACSON SLOTNICK, now 46. Last sic as I became idolized hear a lot more from him biography, “Steve Jobs” year, there was the movie by the great violinists in the future. His father, — which, of course, was “Jobs,” in which Ashton such as MISCHA ElL- was the founder of the made, Bell said: “Simchat Bernard, is a Princeton about Apple’s other Kutcher played Steve MAN [also Jewish], who Israel Philharmonic]. I am Torah is a time of rejoic- University computer founder. Wozniak, by Jobs and JOSH GAD, 33, was a contemporary of deeply respectful of the ing and I wanted to share scientist. (I don’t think he the way, is not Jewish. played “Woz.” Gingold.” Bell has played beauty and the rich his- the happy emotions that is Jewish; but I am still His paternal grandfa- JOSHUA BELL, 46, often with the Israeli Philhar- tory of my violin.” About are celebrated on the checking sources.) ther, whose last name he is called the world’s monic. About Israel and the tune, “Baal Shem: Jewish holiday.” “Laggies” was released bears, was Polish Catho- greatest violinist. He his violin, he said: “I am Simchat Torah,” which ap- – N.B. a couple of weeks ago lic. The rest of his varied recently spoke to forever recognized by peared on a 2013 CD he to mostly good reviews. European ancestry isn’t the Sun-Sentinel news- Israel as the violinist More likely than not, it Jewish either. A friend paper in connection with who plays with BRONI- will be hard to find it in pointed out a funny a Florida concert. About SLAW HUBERMAN’S 1713 California-based Nate Bloom can be reached at a theater near you. Look thing: there have been doing a free workshop Stradivarius [Huberman [email protected]

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JOANNE PALMER Shlomo’s legacy (we can try to call him Rabbi Carlebach, but it looks all wrong) in hlomo Carlebach was such a “Give Me Harmony,” billed as a tribute to huge figure — such a charis- him on his 20th yarzheit. The celebration matic, driven, talented, beloved, will begin on Friday, November 7, at many inspired, inspirational, detested, local shuls; it will continue on Friday, brilliant,S intuitive, lonely man, such an November 14, again at many shuls; and incarnation of music and soul and longing will conclude after havdalah on Saturday and needs, so apparently without bound- night, November 15, at Temple Emeth in aries — that although he was deeply Jew- Teaneck. (See box for more information.) ish, Jewish to his neurons and synapses, To start at the beginning, who was Reb Jewish with every breath he took — it is Shlomo? hard not to think of him as Shakespearean Shlomo Carlebach was born into an as well. Orthodox rabbinic family in Berlin in 1925, As Julius Caesar, in fact. and moved to New York with his fam- “Why, man, he doth bestride the nar- ily in 1939. He was a brilliant student; he row world like a colossus.” He did. But it studied, among other places, at the Bais seems that now, 20 years after his death, Medrash Gevoha in Lakewood, where he his fate will be the opposite of Caesar’s; in was highly valued by the rosh yeshiva, fact, the good that he did will live far lon- for much of Jewish life — and the evil, we him in whisper form throughout much of Rabbi Aharon Kotler — in fact, Rabbi Kot- ger than he did — his melodies are used in hope, is interred with his bones. his life and surfaced in detail soon after he ler is said to have called Reb Shlomo one shuls across the Jewish spectrum across (There is more about his failures — the died — later in the story.) of the best students he ever had. Shlomo the Jewish world and are the soundtrack allegations of sexual abuse that dogged The local community will look at Reb eventually left the yeshiva world, where a

You gotta have soul Soulfarm’s Noah Solomon Chase learned from his neighbor, Shlomo Carlebach

LARRY YUDELSON The roots of Soulfarm, though, were the bluegrass mandolin in bluegrass born back in Israel, when he met C. Lan- bands; a hint of the bluegrass “has defi- Noah Solomon Chase, whose Carle- zbom — “he’s been going by C since he nitely seeped in” to the Soul Farm con- bach-influenced band Soulfarm will was a little kid” — at a Purim party. certs. “Irish music as well,” he said. perform a benefit in Passaic on Sun- (Mr. Lanzbom will be part of the He promises “a fun night” in Passaic. day, doesn’t ever remember not being Shlomo Carlebach tribute concert in “We’re excited to play,” he said. “We musical. Teaneck next Saturday night.) haven’t played in New Jersey for a little As a child in the mid 1970s, he sang “We started jamming there,” Mr. Chase bit of time. We have a bunch of new on the first album of the diaspora said. “It kind of clicked very quickly. tunes we’re probably going to debut.” Yeshiva Band — his father, Ben Zion Sol- I was a little bit enamored of him. He Soul Farm will mark its tenth annual omon, was the violist and a founder of Soulfarm’s C. Lanzbom and Noah was a kind of superstar guitar player in December 24th concert at the Highline what was the first Orthodox Jewish rock Solomon Chase Israel. When he came and played on Ballroom in Manhattan. group. Born in northern California, Mr. the moshav, that was a big deal. I was Looking back, Mr. Chase said that he Chase grew up in Moshav Modiin, the would be there. The quiet moshav would younger. When he heard me sing, he learned a lot from Rabbi Carlebach. Israeli farming village founded by Rabbi turn into a festival.” said, ‘You have a great voice.’ “The way he delivered music,” he Shlomo Carlebach and his followers. As a teen, Mr. Chase started taking his “We started getting together once a said. “It wasn’t about him; it was about “I grew up in studios and with musi- music seriously and took guitar lessons. week and writing and recording.” the music going through him, about him cians playing in my house,” he said. In When he was 16, Rabbi Carlebach saw Roughly 20 years later, they’re still becoming the music. Music was a medita- fact, Rabbi Carlebach was his next-door him practicing outside and then called getting together once a week, although tion for him, a vehicle to achieve a higher neighbor. him up on stage to play with him. Then Mr. Chase lives in Riverdale, N.Y., and level of consciousness, a more spiritual The community was known as the the rabbi took him along for a concert at Mr. Lanzbom lives further upstate, in place. Carlebach moshav, but the rabbi didn’t an army base for female soldiers. Pomona. “I definitely took a lot from that.” really settle there. “He was traveling his “It’s pretty cool to see 2000 girls danc- They put out their first album — as Ina- whole life,” Mr. Chase said. “He died on ing to your music,” he said. “It helped sense — in 1996. It featured a Chabad nig- What: Benefit concert sponsored an airplane, which tells you something.” solidify my idea to become a musician.” gun alongside original numbers. There by the Jewish Family Service and During the summer, Rabbi Carlebach A few years later, he moved to New is a strong Grateful Dead vibe to their Children’s Center of Clifton-Passaic would spend a month or two at the York. music; they’ve covered the Dead on their Who: Soulfarm moshav, and he would come occasion- “Shlomo called me and asked me to albums, as well as Joni Mitchell, the Bea- When: Sunday, November 9, 2 p.m. ally throughout the year, Mr. Chase said. play with him. For the last two years” — tles, and lots of Carlebach. “It would be a Shlomo Shabbos when before his death in 1994 — “I was his gui- Soulfarm is Mr. Chase’s main project. Where: YBH-Hillel, 270 Passaic Ave, Passaic. he came,” he said. “Hundreds of people tar player. I played with him all the time.” For the last ten years he has been playing

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stellar career had been predicted kids, what he called hippelach, for him, for music, but he also Holocaust survivors... The coming always deeply loved the study of together of all these disparate peo- Torah and other texts. They were ple, that was part of his mission as part of his being, entwined with a Jewish teacher. He wanted to his soul. break down walls. He moved to the world of “Shlomo showed me that I don’t Chabad Lubavitch, where he have to be only the way I grew up. began to work in outreach. He and I could be that person — plus. He Reb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi — made you believe that your per- who later came to pre-eminence ceptions and your inner truth had in the Jewish Renewal movement validity. and who died, in July, as another “He brought intimacy to large beloved, innovative, and char- crowds. ismatic leader, but had neither “When he would talk to you, Reb Shlomo’s musical genius nor he would call you Holy Brother the depth of his reach — became or Holy Sister, and you would feel Chabad’s first two shlichim, or seen. He had an extraordinary outreach emissaries, on college Jewish-soul-attractor. He was a musician, a chasid of Reb Shlomo’s, he said. “He memory, and he had laser inti- campuses. “They were handpicked by singer, and composer; he was a storyteller; brought me inspiration and joy. macy. He didn’t just have external cha- the Lubavitcher rebbe to do this,” Rabbi he was a teacher, and he was a magnet, “I saw him in the middle 1950s, in risma and good energy. To him, every Jew Debra Orenstein reported. Rabbi Oren- picking up lost Jews, as well as Jews who Brooklyn, at Shabsi’s Pizza in Crown was juicy” — or should that be Jew-cy — stein heads Congregation B’nai Israel in were lost but didn’t look as if they were. Heights. A lot of young chasidic people “from the beginning. Emerson now, but for many years she “I’m not sure that I can see the man,” hung out there — he had already made his “He gave hope and faith to the Holo- worked with Reb Zalman. “Everything Rabbi Gerald Friedman said. “I see the break from Chabad. And I was a young caust generation” — his Yiddish-inflected that we know about Chabad functions on myth. I see him larger than life.” Rabbi man when I met him in the 1960s, in his English, not the show-business kind, campus — and everything that Chabad Friedman, rabbi emeritus of Temple formative years, in Greenwich Village.” reminded them of home before the hor- knows about how to function on campus Beth Sholom of Pascack Valley, has spear- He would befriend the brand-new hip- ror — “and he could reach out to modern — grew from that.” headed the celebration. Rabbi Fried- pies just emerging then. “The oilem — Jews who were looking for renewal.” Soon, though, Reb Shlomo left the man grew up in the chasidic world, and the world — was made of so many kinds Not only was Reb Shlomo a musician, he Chabad world as well, and set out although he largely has left that world of people,” Rabbi Friedman said. Reb was a gifted storyteller. “He was a maggid,” as a kind of itinerant musician and — his ordination is Conservative — he is Shlomo brought them together. “College Rabbi Friedman said. “I was able to meet a

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“Give me harmony” maggid in my own lifetime.” Not just because he wore tzitzit and a full but not only at people’s houses, wel- It would be wrong to say that Rabbi beard, but because his real comfort zone comes newcomers, no matter what their What: A tribute to Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, spanning 2 Friday nights Friedman concluded a discussion about was Chabad and Lakewood, and if he had background. In fact, it is in keeping with and 2 Saturday nights. Reb Shlomo. He couldn’t. He can’t. But his druthers, he would have been with Reb Shlomo’s outreach that the minyan When: Friday, November 7 he did say, as the conversation, necessar- those people. welcomes everyone who yearns for Jew- Where: Congregation B’nai Israel, ily, ended, “Shlomo Carlebach was not a “He always traveled with s’forim” — with ish connection. To learn more, email Mr. Emerson; dinner and erev Shabbat breath of fresh air. He was a hurricane. Jewish texts. “He always traveled with the Knopf at [email protected].) services, 6:30 (registration and ad- A whirlwind. And somehow, at the same deepest learning. “I met Shlomo in 1977,” he continued; vance payment necessary) time, with intimacy. “His power over the audience came he was a teenager then. “But it’s not that Where: Fair Lawn Jewish Center; “A whirlwind. from his heart,” Rabbi Dalfin continued. I met him — he met me. I was at the Kotel, Kabbalat Shabbat service and oneg, “He was the sweetest singer in Israel. “I believe that it was his neshama,” his and he literally came up to me, hugged 6:20 Ever.” soul. “He allowed his soul to embrace you. me, and told me to come with him. I didn’t When: Saturday, November 8 Rabbi Chaim Dalfin of Brooklyn, a know who he was, but I thought that he Lubavitch chasid and a popular writer was an interesting man.” Where: Congregation Beth Sholom, and lecturer, has just written a book about What drew the two of them together? Teaneck; Havdalah and melaveh malka, 5:45 Shlomo Carlebach. “‘The Real Shlomo’ “The Kotel is a very spiritual place, and probably has generated more interest than Shlomo for some reason he just chose me, out of When: Friday, November 14 any other book I’ve written,” he said, and Carlebach was everyone there, that night. I walked back Where: Carlebach Community of he’s written about 50 of them. He’s slated to his house with him, and there were Teaneck at Netivot Shalom, services, to discuss “Reb Shlomo from 1940 to 1965” not a breath of about 100 people there, for a party. 4:30 at the community tribute program at Tem- fresh air. He was “I don’t know why he chose me, but he Where: Temple Beth Rishon, Wyck- ple Emeth. looked for people who looked like they off, erev Shabbat service 6:30 “Shlomo Carlebach is greater than a hurricane. would be open to him.” Where: Temple Avodat Shalom, death,” Rabbi Dalfin said. “He is more alive A whirlwind. The two stayed in touch — Mr. Knopf River Edge, memorial service and today than he was when he was alive. And was among the thousands of people with RABBI GERALD FRIEDMAN oneg, 8 it’s not only his music — it’s what he stands whom Reb Shlomo would maintain a rela- Where: Temple Emeth, Teaneck, erev for. He had a very colorful, one-of-a-kind tionship, he said — “and when I went to his Shabbat services and oneg, 8 personality; he had his feet in two worlds” Most of us speak and sing with our minds; funeral, there were lots of homeless peo- Where: Congregation Beth Shalom, — Chabad and outside it — “and he was Shlomo allowed it to be free-flowing. And ple there. They were crying. He was doing Pompton Lakes, Shabbat eve yar- able to balance. that’s also why the hippie culture was so a lot of outreach to the homeless. They zheit service, 8 “Shlomo was so loving to every person. natural for him. were not Jewish — they were just human Where: Temple Israel/Congregation He gave away his shirt — and his soul — for “It came from his heart.” beings. He would give them money, he Heichal Yisrael, Cliffside Park; erev another Jew.” Jay Knopf of Teaneck is a leader of a would give them food — and he would talk Shabbat service and dinner, 8 One of the issues that separated Reb Carlebach minyan, and he is on the com- to them, and that made them feel better What: Tribute program Shlomo from Chabad was “his breaking mittee that has put the tribute evening because it made them feel like people.” When: Saturday, November 15, 6:30 with strict Jewish law about the mechitza together. “Reb Shlomo had a melody for He told one of the many stories he to 11 and kol isha.” (In other words, the need every single psalm in Kabbalat Shabbat,” knows about his rebbe. Where: Temple Emeth, 1666 Wind- for a barrier between men and women at the first part of Friday night services, he “Reb Shlomo goes to Russia.” This was in sor Road, Teaneck prayer, and the question of whether men said. There are many for Lecha Dodi, the the bad old days of the Soviet Union, when Including: sessions led by local can- may hear a women’s voice raised in song.) culmination of Kabbalat Shabbat, when religion could not be practiced behind tors and rabbis; other guests include “It was 1954, 1955, and the rebbe said to the congregation welcomes in the Shabbat the Iron Curtain, although its days were Neila Carlebach and Rabbi Chaim him, ‘Look, Shlomo, you can’t use the queen; in fact, there are so many that the numbered then. “He brings a lot of Jewish Dalfin; Havdalah, at 8:30, led by name Chabad, because we follow halacha, minyan’s custom is to start with one and books, tallises, and tefillin. He gives them Avram Mlotek, and concert until 10 and you need to hear women sing, and to end with another. There always is dancing all out. When he is leaving, when he’s run by C. Lanzbom and Nochi Krohn; jam hug and kiss them in public. I can’t sup- after Lecha Dodi, “and sometimes dur- out of everything he brought, he gives a session, dancing, and refreshments port that, and you can’t use our name.’ ing the service as well. It depends on the Jew his own personal tallis and tefillin and from 10 to 11. And the Orthodox world told him the energy of the room.” In fact, whenever yarmulke. Now he’s on the plane, coming How much: $18 adults, $10 college same thing. the weather allows, the dancing is outside. home, and a religious man starts yelling at students; free to high school students and younger children. Please “He was crushed, and I must say he died “The idea is to bring in the Shabbat queen him. ‘How dare a rabbi go around with no bring exact change or checks if pos- feeling that way, although by the ’80s he with joy.” yarmulke?’ Shlomo said that he doesn’t sible. All money beyond costs will made a turn back toward tradition on a That’s the effect of Shlomo Carlebach’s get angry at him. He doesn’t get angry. But go to Tomchei Shabbos of Bergen certain level, but the damage was done. music, with its deep emotion that cuts to he says, ‘If only you knew where my yar- County. “I can tell you from researching Shlomo the heart. mulke is. For more information: Email Rabbi that he had a deep-seated anger, but I have “What is amazing about Rabbi Carle- “‘I gave everything I had to give. I have Gerald Friedman at rebyossel@veri- to tell you that it wasn’t because he didn’t bach is that he means so very much to so nothing left.’ son.net or Nancy Passow at nancy. understand. My humble opinion is that at many people,” Mr. Knopf said. (His min- “He would give his last penny to help a [email protected]. heart Shlomo was a very Orthodox Jew. yan, which meets on Friday nights, mostly homeless person,” Mr. Knopf said. “That’s

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what he was about.” immediately Shlomo said, ‘When you’re doing an aliyah, about Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach’s life. Most people are com- Buzzy Levine of Teaneck, the owner of Lark Street God takes care of your yerida.’” When you head upward on plicated, so it stands to reason that the bigger you are, the Music there and a man who is profoundly knowledge- a holy task, in other words, God makes sure that you don’t more space there is for complications. Few people are able about guitars, guitarists, and musicians in gen- tumble on the way back down. entirely good, and it is clear that Reb Shlomo was not among eral, is also on the committee. “That’s because Reb “Zalmen loved that story, and he told it all the time. He them. He left victims, and they must be acknowledged. Shlomo is a great pivotal figure in Jewish history and used it as an example of Shlomo’s warmth and quickness But he also left a huge legacy of music, stories, and love in our time,” he said. of wit, but also for the small miracles that always seemed to for all Jews that we need, possibly even more desperately “He knew everyone’s name. He remembered every- surround him.” now than when he died, 20 years ago. It is that legacy that one. He was open to everybody.” It’s not so easy to decide what’s true and what’s not true will be at the heart of the celebration on Saturday night. The community tribute program, as a look at the list of performers makes clear, includes Orthodox, Con- servative, and Reform Jews, as well as musicians, musicians, and more musicians. Reb Shlomo’s openness is serving as a model there. “It’s a good opportunity to have an event that appeals to everyone, across all the lines,” Mr. Levine said. “We have drawn those lines, and they have an importance too, but there is a place for unity. “Right now we need unity.” Alone among the organizers of the tribute, Rabbi Orenstein admits to feeling some ambivalence. Shlomo Carlebach had been accused of sexual abuse of women. Although the accusations were not compiled and leveled until after his death, and he therefore had no chance to refute them, there have been so many stories of harassment and inappropriate behavior, including with very young women, and those stories have been so consistent, that it is hard for a thinking person to dismiss them. Of course, the fact that times and assumptions were different then is true as well, and duly recognized. “I think that it is important to honor the people who were harmed, by never minimizing it,” Rabbi Oren- stein said. Teshuva on the part of the offender always LET’S TALK ABOUT is possible, and so is forgiveness and understanding on the victim’s, but that is the victim’s gift to withhold STUDENT LIFE or offer. “We are going to have to talk about his mixed legacy, and the people he harmed,” she said. To that end, the session that she will facilitate will be a chance for people to share stories. On the other hand — and it is never a hand that is stronger than the one that protects victims, she stressed — there was real power, charisma, and magic to Shlomo. YESHIVA UNIVERSITY FALL 2014 OPEN HOUSE FOR WOMEN She has two indirect stories about him. Her father, Jehiel Orenstein, was a Conservative STERN COLLEGE & SY SYMS Nov. 16, 2014 rabbi. “My father had a friendly, joking relationship with Shlomo,” she said. “He sometimes also enjoyed being a gadfly. So the week that I was slated to be ordained,” at the Jewish Theological Seminary, “my Nearly 150 student clubs • 15 NCAA teams • More than 1,400 lectures, performances father happened to meet Shlomo in the street, in and events on campus each year • Multiple service-learning missions across the globe • New York. He said ‘Shlomo, hello, Holy Brother,’” — Reb Shlomo’s favorite greeting — “and Shlomo said, Exciting and enriching opportunities • Friendships built on shared values that will last a ‘What’s new by you?’ My father said, ‘Well, my daughter is being ordained,’ and waited to see what Shlomo’s lifetime • Let’s talk! Call our Office of Admissions at 212.960.5277 to learn more about reaction would be. “Without missing a beat, Shlomo beamed, and said your life at Yeshiva University. ‘Wonderful! Another Jew teaching Torah!’” The other story came from her rebbe, Zalmen

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Local Letter from Israel A roomful of heroes ABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN

ast Wednesday night I entered a room filled with giants. Not in the literal sense; some of them, most notably Natan Sharansky, barely top myL 5-foot-1 stature. These giants are the “refuseniks” — people who were grievously persecuted for trying to emigrate from the Soviet Union during the late 1960s through the late 1980s — and the international crew of “ordinary” Jews responsible for prying open the Iron Curtain. Mr. Sharansky, now chairman of the Jewish Agency, was there with his wife, Avital. Yosef Mendelevich was there, and Sylva Zalmanson, Dina and Yosef Beilin, Sasha Luntz, and many others whose harrowing experiences are difficult to imagine when you see them now, gray-haired and smiling, sitting in a Jerusalem villa sip- ping tea, nibbling hors d’oeuvres, and chatting easily in Hebrew, Russian, and English. The occasion for this gathering was to honor the memory of Michael Sherbourne, a British citizen who died last June at 97. Mr. Sherbourne coined the term “refusenik” in 1971. He knew Russian and assigned himself the task of phoning refuseniks daily to offer them support and to update the Western world on their plight. Over the course of 15 years, he placed, recorded, tran- scribed, and translated between 5,000 and 6,000 calls at a time when Internet didn’t exist, long-distance calls weren’t cheap, and the phone lines were monitored by the Soviets. Sometimes, uttering the name “Sharansky” Natan Sharansky, Sasha Luntz, and Laura Bialis talk at the memorial for Michael Sherbourne. was enough to get the call disconnected. Mr. Sharansky related that in his perilous and unpre- Jewry was born of grassroots activism in North America dictable world, the only constant was that phone call and England by good people dismissively referred to from Mr. Sherbourne. The two men spoke at least 150 by the Soviet authorities as “students and housewives.” times before Mr. Sharansky was imprisoned and cut off Many powers-that-be predicted that their demonstra- Truly, there is no end from humanity for the next nine years. This brilliant, tions, letter-writing, phone calls, publicity stunts, and brave freedom fighter not only survived isolation cells risky visits to the Soviet Union would do more harm to the amount of good and hard labor, but also outlived Soviet leaders Leonid than good. But they persisted until their cause was that can be done if Brezhnev, Yuri Andropov, and Konstantin Chernenko. championed by the United States government under I was a senior in high school when Mr. Sharansky was Ronald Reagan. people only care Enid Wurtman was one of the “housewives” whose enough to get efforts moved mountains. Having made aliyah from Phil- adelphia in 1977 — how could she and her husband stay involved. in the diaspora when they were fighting so hard for the The phone lines were right of their fellow Jews to leave it? — she remains close seeing the photos must be scratching their heads over with former refuseniks and activists. the identity of this couple sitting with the Sharanskys. monitored by the My husband and I got to mingle with this illustrious I turned to introduce ourselves. “You are my personal Soviets. Sometimes, group at the invitation of Enid, whom we are honored heroes,” I said. Natan smiled; Avital winced. I persisted, to count as a dear friend. explaining that I vividly recall her shy but impassioned uttering the name The emcee for the evening was Laura Bialis, a docu- pleas on television, begging leaders and laypeople to “Sharansky” was mentary filmmaker from Los Angeles whose award-win- help get her husband and other refuseniks out of the ning 2007 film “Refusenik” brought together dissidents Soviet Union. She relaxed and smiled once I switched enough to get the call and their saviors to tell this modern story of suffering the topic and mentioned that our elder son is friends disconnected. and redemption. Like many of the Soviet Jewry activists with their son-in-law. she interviewed and befriended, Laura now lives and Throughout the evening, I watched out of the cor- works in Israel. ner of my eye as the Sharanskys tenderly touched one arrested. By the time he was released, as the result of Feeling rather star-struck and more than a little out of another’s arms, hands, shoulders as if still making up unrelenting world pressure, I was married, the mother our league, Steve and I slipped into seats in the back row for the cruel nine years they were apart. That they of two little boys, whereas he was only then able to join as Laura and Enid began the program. are miraculously together, that they are parents and Avital in Israel to begin their family and their lives in But we failed to take into account how extremely hum- grandparents, is a moving testament to the extraor- freedom. He’d been arrested the day after their clandes- ble the Sharanskys are. They quietly took the two empty dinary folks gathered in that Jerusalem living room. tine wedding. chairs next to us rather than sit up front. So for the next Truly, there is no end to the amount of good that can The ultimately successful campaign to free Soviet hour, flashbulbs were popping in our faces. Anyone be done if people only care enough to get involved.

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he campus of the Moriah School in Englewood is getting a name, after theT day school received the The largest gift in its history. The gift comes as the school, Advance your Career. the first Jewish day school Make an Impact. founded in Bergen County, Do it in Israel. celebrates its 50th anniversary with a campaign to refresh the Yocheved Orbach campus for its next 50 years. The Yocheved Orbach Campus reflects the donation Conference NYC / NOV 16 from Jessica and Meyer Orbach and their extended family, in memory of Meyer’s mother. Three of the Orbachs’ four children attend Moriah; the fourth graduated last year. Join us at the leading event catering to students Meyer Orbach heads a real estate firm, the Orbach Group, that specializes in rental apartment buildings. and young professionals who are looking to “We moved to Englewood from the Upper East Side explore career paths, job opportunities and social ten years ago, and were immediately drawn to Moriah,” Jessica Orbach said. “We love the idea of a big, bustling entrepreneurship in Israel. community school, with lots of energy and activity. We live down the street from Moriah, and it has really become a second home to our children.” Ms. Orbach said her mother-in-law, who lived in Keynote: Israel Sparks – 6 Olim Making an Impact in Israel Brooklyn, “loved coming to Moriah, and she felt very Panels: Discussions with the experts on thriving professionally in Israel much a part of the Englewood community.” Truly, there is no end “She never missed a siddur or chumash play for any Aliyah Sessions: Aliyah Benefits, College in Israel & Life in the IDF of her grandchildren. She took great pride in the dona- to the amount of good tion of the new Orbach Playground at Moriah last year. Israeli University Marketplace: Explore your options for a free masters degree that can be done if For her, this was the realization of all she taught her chil- Meetups: Past & Future Lone Soldiers, Masa Alumni, Entrepreneurs & more dren about community service. people only care “She was so proud that her husband” — Joseph, a Raffle and Refreshments enough to get Holocaust survivor — “was interviewed by our daugh- involved. ter Eve for Names Not Numbers. This past Moriah graduation was the last school event she attended for Date: Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014 any of her grandchildren. It was a miracle she was there for that, and she was beaming while watching Time: 12:30 PM – 5:00 PM Eve graduate.” Yocheved Orbach was born in Israel in 1948. Her Location: father, Leo Schlusselberg, was one of Prime Minister Convene, David Ben Gurion’s chief security officers. Her family 730 Third Ave. NY, NY. moved to El Paso, Texas, when she was a child, and then to the Bronx when she was in her teens. She moved to Brooklyn when she married, and she worked there as an Join the conversation #ImpactIsrael elementary school art teacher in a public school. To register & for more info: “To teach kids art is to foster creativity, emotions, www.nbn.org.il/impact expression, and individuality,” said Jessica. “Yocheved did that her whole life.” When her children were students at the Yeshiva of Ministry of Flatbush, Yocheved was an active volunteer. “Yocheved Aliyah and Immigrant was passionate about, and dedicated to, yeshiva educa- Absorption tion,” Jessica Orbach said. “There was no better example of how one should treat one’s fellow man. The children of Moriah will feel her soul and spirit, and she will live on through them. “She will infuse the halls of the school with her love of learning and her love of life.” www.jstandard.com

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Local Local rabbi resigns from Bergen County beit din Pruzansky opposes new RCA committee to examine Orthodox conversion procedure

JOANNE PALMER

ast week — in response to the arrest of Rabbi Barry Freun- del, who is accused of having spied on women as they pre- paredL to immerse themselves in the mikvah attached to his Washington, D.C., shul, as the last step in their conversion to Judaism — the Rabbinical Council of America decided to review its conversion procedures. Reacting to this news, Rabbi Steven Pru- zansky, spiritual leader of Congregation Bnai Yeshurun in Teaneck, announced that he was resigning his post as the head of the Bergen County’s Bet Din L’Giyur — its conversion court. He announced his decision in a long post on his blog, rabbi- pruzansky.com. There is a great deal of history to these decisions. Conversion is too life-altering a process to be made easy, but the RCA appointed a new commission and tasked it with exploring whether more oversight over the process could make some of it less burden- some, bewildering, or expensive. This is not the first time that the RCA, which represents Orthodox rabbis, has tried to adjust the way it regulates conversions. Until 2006, there was no overarching system; instead, the batei din — the religious In a posed publicity photo, a woman is shielded by a sheet as she prepares to immerse at Mayyim Hayyim, a community courts — each operated independently, mikvah outside Boston. more or less like New Jersey municipali- ties. They all were governed by the same positive functioning of the system, a it — and to report back to the parent the conversion of candidates who will not halacha, but subject to no oversight on the review of our procedures is warranted,” organization. live the Orthodox lives they have promised equivalent of the state or federal level. But Rabbi Goldin said. “Like any complex It was in response to the formation to live, and whose intents are self-serving the RCA’s leaders, recognizing the matura- system, challenges emerge and a regular of this committee that Rabbi Pruzansky rather than pure. tion of the Orthodox community, believed review can only be healthy. Now, however, announced that he was resigning from the He also thinks that the scandal in Wash- that oversight had become necessary. we feel a greater urgency to perform this beit din. ington is the work of one man, and the Looking back, Shmuel Goldin, the senior review. It has become clear to us that the “It has been spiritually rewarding to reaction to it is excessive. rabbi of Congregation Ahavath Torah Av Beit Din of the Washington Bet Din” — serve in this capacity for the last seven Much of Rabbi Pruzansky’s post has gar- in Englewood and the RCA’s immediate in other words Rabbi Freundel — “was able years,” Rabbi Pruzansky wrote in his let- nered attention from the Jewish media, past president, acknowledges that move to subvert the system without our aware- ter to the RCA, as he relayed on his blog. but this one paragraph seems to have gal- was controversial. It was a tradeoff, and ness.” That is true although the specifics of “I am extremely proud of the profession- vanized the strongest response: imposed a layer of bureaucracy on what his alleged crime were the work of a lone alism, sensitivity, integrity and fidelity to “The committee consists of six men had been an intensely personal process. pervert, a man corrupted by power or by Halacha of the RCBC Bet Din that I and my and five women, bolstering the trend on But it seems to have worked, he said; stan- his own demons. colleagues established, and that success- the Orthodox left to create quasi-rabbin- dardizing helped conversion candidates “This event, and other events surround- fully brought more than 100 gerei Tzedek ical functions for women. Is there a role because it gave them a better idea of what ing it, other issues that have been reported tachat kanfei hashechina” — 100 converts for women to play in ‘suggest[ing] safe- to expect, and it helped rabbis because it and others that have not been reported, into the Jewish people. guards against possible abuse’? Probably, freed them from pressure to allow inap- indicated to us a need to have greater “In the current climate, with changes to although it really is self-understood. But propriate conversions. oversight over the individual courts in our ... protocols contemplated, it is an appro- what role can they play in ‘review[ing]’ It is always true, however, that “there system,” Rabbi Goldin said. “This is a very priate time for new leadership.” the ... conversion process? That is hala- is a power imbalance in a conversion, complex situation.” Later in the post, Rabbi Pruzansky cha, minhag, psak — a purely rabbinical because converts must rely on the rabbi A committee of six men, all rabbis, details his reasoning. He was very satisfied role.” or rabbis to enable them to do something and five women, two of them converts, with the work of the bet din, which has Rabbi Pruzansky’s critics have said that they feel is critical to their lives,” Rabbi chaired by Rabbi Goldin, has been assem- been honest, rigorous, and deeply fulfill- his resignation from the committee is to Goldin said. bled. Its job is to look at the conversion ing for its members, he said. But he fears protest the presence of women there, but “For years now there has been a sen- process — not the halacha itself, but the that with the new rules, the system could Rabbi Pruzansky says that they are wrong. timent within the RCA that despite the logistics and practicalities that surround substitute expediency for rigor, allowing SEE BEIT DIN PAGE 23

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Local Mentalist coming to Teaneck Evening will benefit P’TACH scholarship fund

LOIS GOLDRICH (Central). Mr. Fox estimates that over the past several decades, and getting good grades, but that He noted that one side effect of my grandkids,” will be featured. earning differences are hundreds of Bergen County stu- his improvement has been con- those events was bringing young (The performer noted, however, not always obvious. dents attending those schools tinuous. When he is ready, he Jewish people together. “There’s that he also has grandchildren in But to children who have benefited from P’TACH will be mainstreamed wherever a couple in Bergenfield who met Israel.) have them — especially programs. possible. on one of our annual boat rides,” Mr. Fox said he knows Mr. thoseL attending yeshivas with Mr. Fox noted that one advan- “They give a child self-confi- he said. Salem “from way back when. We a challenging dual curriculum tage of situating the program in a dence, build self-esteem,” the On November 15, P’TACH will reconnected and he immediately — it quickly becomes obvious regular school is that P’TACH stu- father said. “When they do well, hold a fundraiser at Teaneck’s said yes. He knew about P’TACH that something is not working dents who are strong in a particu- they really commend them and Rinat Yisrael to help provide and was strongly supportive.” for them. They need a different lar subject can be mainstreamed encourage them.” This, he said, scholarships for local students. “I’m a giant fan of P’TACH,” approach. for that subject, participating in a carries through to life outside The mentalist Marc Salem, who Mr. Salem said. Not only does “These are normal, everyday regular class. They can also join school as well, where his son has recently moved from New York Mr. Salem perform, he also is an kids,” said Steve Fox of Teaneck, the rest of the school population begun to forge new friendships. to New Milford “to be closer to educator, author, lecturer, and a board member and volunteer in clubs and on sports teams. Mr. Fox has been involved consultant. “I’m a fan of most for P’TACH, a nonprofit organi- “There are few places where with P’TACH for some 30 years. children’s kiruv and outreach zation, created in 1976, that cre- kids with learning differences Drawn in initially by a desire movements,” he said; indeed, ates programs for those children. can go to get the proper atten- to help a family member, “children is where I donate my “But they may have something tion,” he said. “Here the classes “I recruited my single Jewish time.” like ADD or dyslexia that pre- are smaller and the teachers are friends and said we need Raised in an Orthodox home, vents them from succeeding in a trained in special education.” The to do something.” So the son of an Orthodox rabbi, Mr. regular classroom.” organization also has developed they created a young Salem — born Moshe Botwinick — “We believe every child has a educational materials for teach- leadership division, run- has impressive credentials. With right to learn,” reads a statement ing both English and Hebrew. ning singles events to an advanced degree from New on P’TACH’s website. “[Our] mis- One Teaneck father, whose raise funds for P’TACH. York University and a Ph.D. in sion is to provide the best possi- 17-year-old son attends a P’TACH ble Jewish and secular education program at MTA, said one bene- to children who have been disen- fit of the program is that his son’s franchised because of learning classes are small. differences.” Significantly, the “It’s helped him a lot. He per- group stresses that the students’ forms better in small groups,” problems stem from “differences,” he said, noting that his son has a not “disabilities.” hard time with focus and concen- Fox explained that the name tration. “They’re doing a good P’TACH had been chosen job of helping him with that.” because its letters stand for Par- Now in his third year of the ents for Torah for All Children. program, his son also has made But it also works as a word, he many friends. said — the Hebrew word p’tach “They stress that everyone is means “open.” He noted the equal, and focus strongly on phrase in the siddur, “P’tach libi everyone getting along with b’torahtecha” — “Open my heart one another,” the father to your Torah.” said. “They emphasize that “It was the first organization to everyone has their own Marc Salem says ‘expect the unexpected’ at his appearance in Teaneck to beneﬁ t P’TACH. start Jewish special education for strengths, whether they’re in kids in a Jewish day school,” Mr. P’TACH or MTA or any other Fox said. He pointed out that Ber- school. That’s very important.” gen County students are among He noted also that his son is those served by its programs. receiving “an excellent academic To accomplish its goals, the education. The teachers are very organization has established spe- dedicated and very available. cial classes and resource centers You can email or phone them at in conjunction with yeshivas and any time. There’s also a resource Jewish day schools throughout hour where my son goes to get the United States, Canada, and help with homework.” Israel. Through its model pro- At the beginning of the semes- grams, affiliated programs, and ter, the family was notified that the chapters, it now serves thou- 11th grader was ready to take the sands of children. Regents examinations (those are Among the four programs the statewide tests high-school owned and operated by P’TACH students take in New York). itself are the Yeshiva Univer- “He took two regents and he sity High School for Boys (MTA) passed,” said his father, adding and the YU High School for Girls that not only is his son doing well

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Local Israel eases conversion procedures Orthodox rabbinic group Tzohar claims victory

LARRY YUDELSON lives are not Jewish. “They see someone who is not obser- On Monday morning, Rabbi David Stav’s vant and assume they never had the inten- inbox was overflowing. tion” to accept Jewish law. During an interview at a Teaneck cafe, Tzohar rabbis are familiar with this prac- he apologized for looking at his phone as tice, because the bulk of the organization’s the messages came pouring in. (He was in work is helping individuals and couples the area after spending Shabbat at Man- deal with the Israeli religious bureaucracy. hattan synagogues; he is scheduled to be The group was formed 19 years ago, after scholar in residence at Englewood’s Con- Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was assas- gregation Ahavath Torah in February.) sinated, to help close the yawning chasm But that morning — well, afternoon, between the Orthodox community, which Israel time — the Sephardi chief rabbi of held power over private Israeli lives, and the State of Israel — Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef the secular community, which responded — had denounced Rabbi Stav by name in to the Orthodox with disdain. a radio interview, and his friends were let- It started with marriage services, to ting him know. help couples get married “in an embrac- Rabbi Stav heads Tzohar, an organiza- ing way.” tion of Israeli Orthodox rabbis that tries The group’s several hundred rabbis per- to bridge the gaps between Israel’s estab- form 5,000 marriages a year, or about a lished Orthodox rabbinate — which regu- quarter of marriages among the Israeli lates marriage and divorce in the country secular public. — and the secular public. They also help people with their prob- The day before, the group had won a lems as they try to register for marriage. major political victory. The Israeli govern- Rabbi David Stav: “We live in a democratic world.” Their need to prove that they are Jew- ment voted to make it easier to convert to ish poses a particular problem for immi- Judaism by enabling municipal rabbis to marriage for people who could not marry Stav said. grants, whether from the former Soviet run conversion courts. (Now only the cen- under Israel’s current framework. Civil This freedom of rabbinical action “con- Union or the Americas. tral chief rabbinate has that power.) marriage, according to Rabbi Stav, would tinues a tradition of thousands of years Tzohar also has begun providing reli- This followed Tzohar’s legislative victory threaten the unity of the Jewish people. that rabbis carry out conversions,” he gious services in community centers last year, which allowed municipal rabbis Most Orthodox halachic authorities, said. It was the centralized Israeli system across the country, bringing in more than to register any marriages, even those of including Rabbi Stav, require that converts that just was superseded, he said, that 50,000 people on Yom Kippur. couples not from their area. fully accept the obligations of the com- was a departure from Jewish tradition and “We were accused of being the rabbis of The government vote was the outcome mandments of Jewish law. This creates a Jewish law. the chilonim,” the secular Israelis, Rabbi of five years of work, Rabbi Stav said. An problem, because ultra-Orthodox authori- He said that charedi leaders’ declara- Stav said. “I keep on saying I could not get earlier bill had been defeated. This year, ties say that accepting only modern Ortho- tions that they will not recognize conver- a bigger compliment than being the rabbi a bill offered by Knesset Member Elazar dox law doesn’t count. sions done by municipal rabbis are “non- of the chilonim.” Stern seemed headed to passage in the The result is that the conversions done sense, because they do not recognize the Other insults have arrived with more legislature, prompting the government in the army, or under another special con- conversions of the chief rabbinate. To be force. In 2013, a day after Rabbi Ovadia ministers to act. version court that Rabbi Stav served on, honest, the vast majority of Israeli society Yosef gave a sermon attacking Rabbi Stav, MK Stern’s interest in the conversion or for that matter even by the chief rab- doesn’t care what the charedi position is. who was running for post of chief rabbi, issue highlights the centrality of the issue binate, had not always been accepted The vast majority relies on modern Ortho- a group of charedi teens attacked him at to the Israeli national agenda. As head of by the increasingly charedi rabbinical dox rabbis. a wedding. the Israeli army’s human resource division, establishment. “Most probably, a regular charedi fam- Rabbi Stav traces his commitment to the he had seen that a large number of draftees Strict conversion requirements are a ily will not have to deal with conversions,” cause to his teacher, Rabbi Tzvi Yehuda came from families that had immigrated to problem for not only Russians of mixed Rabbi Stav said. “That’s part of the prob- Kook, who also taught Tzohar’s other Israel from the former Soviet Union under origin. They also make it extremely dif- lem. We tell them, you are not threatened cofounders. the Law of Return. Those young Israe- ficult for Israelis to adopt children from by the intermarriage threat as we are. We “We were taught to see the Jewish soci- lis were not legally Jewish, because their overseas — and if they do manage to adopt go to the army together” with non-Jewish ety that is gathering from the four edges fathers, but not their mothers, were Jew- them, for those children to be integrated immigrants of Jewish origin, “we go to of the world to the State of Israel as a mis- ish. He set up conversion courts under the into Israeli society. work together. You are segregated. We sion,” he said. “The process of connecting auspices of the military rabbinate that con- This week, Haaretz reported that more are not. We have to be responsible to our them to Judaism would have to evolve, verted thousands of soldiers. than a third of the 15,900 Israelis who kids to at least try so that whoever wants Rabbi Kook taught. It wouldn’t come by His proposed bill was too liberal for moved out of the country in 2012 were to come under the umbrella of Torah and hitting them or forcing them. Rabbi Kook Prime Minister Netanyahu, but its wide defined by the Central Bureau of Statistics mitzvot and convert, to make it acces- was a member of the anti-religious coer- support pressured the government to act. as “other,” meaning neither Jewish nor sible for him. We have to make sure that cion league for several years. He said that In Israel, which only allows for religious Arab, and generally referring to Russians we make every effort to help our kids who Torah could not be coerced. marriage and therefore renders inter- of mixed origins. came back after seventy years of the Com- “Torah should be taught in a friendly religious marriage impossible, non-Jews The newly approved conversion plan munist regime, to help them be absorbed way.” cannot marry Jews. Many mixed couples allows any of Israel’s more than 180 munic- in Israeli Jewish society.” Accordingly, while Rabbi Stav said he fly to Cyprus to marry civilly, and those ipal rabbis to convert people. Rabbi Stav is Rabbi Stav said that the Israeli rabbinate disagreed with members of one of Sho- foreign marriages are recognized by the among that group: He is the rabbi for Sho- has gone “totally against halacha,” Jewish ham’s 15 synagogues, who decided to call Israeli government. ham, a small town of about 22,000 people law, in drafting a policy of “checking the women to read from the Torah last Shab- Rabbi Stav and his group opposed in the center of the country. validity of each conversion according to bat, “we live in a democratic world,” he another proposal raised in the current “The idea here is not to crush the chief the person’s current behavior,” that is, of said. “Everyone is entitled to ask their Knesset, which would institute civil rabbinate, but to decentralize it,” Rabbi saying converts who don’t lead Orthodox own rabbis.”

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Local Battle of the Bulge Tikkun for two young soldiers, 70 years later hOWie mischel

ife comes with countless unan- ticipated twists and turns. When we open ourselves to these unexpected moments, theyL sometimes lead to incredible opportunities to come closer to others in the most unbelievable ways. This is one such story. It began when I was growing up in Queens, in the 1960s, spending countless hours in the home of my paternal grandparents. It recently reached its climax in the American military cemetery in Henri-Chapelle, Belgium. Like most young boys of my generation, I was heavily influenced by my parents’ involvement in World War II. My dad, Julie Mischel, was drafted right out of high school in the spring of 1944, quickly deployed to Belgium and ultimately into Germany. He was part of a large con- tingent of infantry soldiers sent to beef up U.S. forces following the JS-01

D-Day invasion. Qualified as a JSTANDARD.COM NEW JERSEY May 28, 2010 · Vol. LXXIX · No. 31 · $1.00 79 2010 sharpshooter during his train- I had to be open to ing, he became an antitank the idea that going to gunner armed with a bazooka JewishStandard rocket launcher. Belgium might be Although he didn’t tell tructing achieving a healing or us much of what happened Recons Julie Mischel, right, stands next to his best friend, Sid Mosner. Inset, the to him in Europe, we knew a soldier’s story issue of the Jewish Standard that inspired Howie Mischel’s quest. transformation in this that he had been severely world or the next, wounded when he hit a trip olomon D. Mosner wire that exploded a land Sfought and died in My wife Terry and I immigrated him available. in ways that I might mine in Germany’s Huertgen World War II — before to Israel from Teaneck in 2009. I desperately wanted to let Marty know he was even 19 years old. not ever fully Forest in December 1944. He’s buried in Belgium Nine months later, Abigail Leich- that there indeed was someone on this It took quite some time for and almost nothing is man, who writes for this news- earth who knew the name Sid Mosner, and comprehend. known about him. Now a him to be evacuated from retired colonel in the Army paper, got in touch with us. She more importantly, had information about the battlefield and he had reserves, from Wayne, wanted to interview us about our his life and an understanding of who he reconstructs his short life spent months in military hos- from the little information transition to our new life, and we had been. pitals in Europe before being that’s available. were glad to help promote ali- I learned that Marty had talked to a shipped home. What he never yah. Abigail told me to look for young Belgian, Fabrice Dubois, who ran a discussed but what I knew was JEWISH LIFE the interview on the newspa- notice in the Jewish War Veteran magazine BEST Grant targets rabbinic that his best friend had been 2010 training, seminary per’s website around Memorial looking for information about Sid. Fabrice cooperation 25 killed in action as their army READERS’ FOCUS ON ISSUES Day weekend. told Marty that his family had adopted Sid CHOICE Beinart essay sparks unit moved deeper into Ger- Take our survey heated discussion You can imagine my shock Mosner’s grave, in the U.S. military cem- jstandard.com/survey on Israel 28 many in January 1945. JEWISH STANDARD MONTH 00, 2005 X when instead of finding an arti- etery in Henri-Chapelle. The cemetery My father’s friend’s name was cle about us, I saw a photograph holds the graves of 8,000 U.S. soldiers Solomon Mosner, but everyone on the paper’s front page show- killed in the Battle of the Bulge. in our family called him Sid. ing the gravestone of my father’s For reasons not yet understood, Fabrice They lived within a few blocks of each heading to the army. He had a very close best friend, Sid Mosner! had joined a Belgian program to adopt other in Queens. My grandparents and connection to our family, and seemed to Marty Siegel, a retired army colonel who and visit the graves of U.S. soldiers and uncles would talk about him quietly, but be very fond of my grandmother — his own lives in Bergen County, had written a short selected Sid’s. He wanted to learn all he not in front of my dad. I can’t recall my mother died when he was young. article about American Jewish soldiers’ could about Sid. When we met recently, dad saying anything at all about Sid, yet I The single most revealing thing I know contributions and sacrifices in World War I asked him if he really expected to find knew about him from the time I was very about him and his friendship with my dad II. But of all the soldiers who lost their lives out anything about Sid, 65 years after young. Looking back, I realize that Sid’s comes from a military V-gram that Sid in the defense of the nation, what were the the war’s end. He said that he had abso- death was something very traumatic for wrote to my grandmother shortly before odds that the one he chose to use as an lute faith that it would happen — and it our entire family. his death. We talked about that letter in example would be my dad’s best friend? did. I emailed Marty and Fabrice several From my dad’s army mementos and my family but my dad never read it; it was I immediately called the Standard to con- scanned pages from my father’s wartime other sources, I pieced together a portrait too upsetting for him. It sat in a box with nect to Marty. The article lamented the scrapbook, which showed what a refined of Sid that reveals an incredibly bright other war mementos. My father died in fact that little was known of this all-but-for- and intelligent young man Sid had been. honor student, who graduated from high 1969, when he was 43, and no one looked gotten 18-year-old, who had died 65 years I also sent them the final V-Mail that Sid school more than a year early and com- at that box after his death — until May ago, apparently with no surviving rela- mailed to my grandmother before he died: pleted at least a year of college before 2010. tives. There was little information about In early 2014 I realized that we were fast

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approaching the 70th anniversary of D-Day, the Bat- We finally had a picture of Sid, and further confirmation soldier about whom he had written about four years earlier tle of the Bulge, and Sid’s 70th yahrzeit. Not knowing of what an outstanding student he had been. I immedi- inspired him to take all of us to the next incredible step in why, I began to feel a need to go to Belgium. I felt that ately went back to my dad’s photos. After careful com- our journey of discovery. I wanted to do it for my father. parison, I was able to confirm that in the large army unit Marty soon found Sid’s father Abraham’s grave. The I posed these questions to my two sons, who both photo, of course Sid had been standing right next to his shocker was that his epitaph included the words “Dear are rabbis. My son Elie sent me this quote from Isaiah best friend, My father. Father and Grandfather.” This meant that Sid’s sister Bea- (30:21): “And your ears shall hear a word behind you, The next thing I did was share the photos with Marty trice, whom we mistakenly believed had not married, had at saying, ‘This is the way, walk in it, when you turn to and Fabrice. I could see that filling in the blanks of Sid’s least one child. Within a very short time, Marty’s persistence the right hand and when you turn to the left.’” life meant a lot to Fabrice. For Marty, I believe this influx on the Internet paid off. He found Sid’s nephew — James He said that Hashem often speaks to us “from of additional information about the anonymous young see Battle page 20 behind” — indirectly. It is our job to tune in to the echoes of Hashem’s voice. We may think we’re going someplace, but Hashem has different ideas about where we need to be. My son Judah had a slightly different take. Speaking Let Sy Syms School of Business help in more kabbalistic terms, he got me thinking about you make your next career decision: the concept of achieving a tikkun — a correction or www.yu.edu/syms/emba repair. He explained that wherever your feet might Sy Syms Executive MBA. Get the edge.™ lead you, they are directed from above. I had to be open to the idea that going to Belgium might be achieving a healing or transformation in this world or the next, in ways that I might not ever fully comprehend. I felt that I had to go on this trip, although I did not know what to expect or what I could accomplish. I told Marty and Fabrice of my plans. Fabrice immediately volunteered to serve as our guide for the two days we planned to spend in the

I had to be open to the idea that going to Belgium might be achieving a healing or transformation in this world or the next, Register Now! in ways that I might NYC EMBA not ever fully INFO SESSION comprehend. Sy Syms December 7, 2014 Executive 10-11:30 a.m. Ardennes. We hoped to capture a sense of the battle- grounds and to visit the cemetery. MBA Fabrice was eager for any information I could provide about Sid, but he especially wanted a photo of him. Sadly, although my dad’s files did include a num- general ber of photos, none were labeled. I could not be sure management that I actually had Sid’s picture. I found a tattered executive photo of his unit, but couldn’t begin to know which mba one of the young men pictured was Sid. classes Thinking about how to get a photo, I began to focus only 2 plus on where Sid went to high school. I wanted to find his small Sundays a state-of-the-art high school graduation yearbook. So began a lengthy personalized month online courses correspondence with the New York Board of Educa- classes tion and several high schools. The librarian at Stuyves- easy ant High School was primarily responsible for solving diverse the puzzle. She first found two brief obituaries from midtown classes student location development long-defunct local newspapers. They confirmed that taught by community with executive Sid had attended Bryant High School. Unable to find senior coach and the yearbook at school, she surprised me again with faculty alumni mentors amazing news. She had checked eBay, and discovered that the yearbook I wanted had just gone up for sale online. Of all the graduating classes, of all the high schools in America, for all the years that yearbooks were published, the very one I needed was available! I successfully bid for the yearbook and had it shipped Email [email protected] for more information. to my son Elie in New Jersey. Within days an email Visit www.yu.edu/syms/emba arrived with a photo attached.

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The xpressive I also recited a short prayer that I had E composed just a few days before arriv- ing in Belgium. Standing at Amazingly, during the half hour Healing Arts we were at Sid’s grave, the sun broke Sid’s grave, I Phyllis Krug and Susan Greif offer a series of classes designed through. to bring joy, harmony and health into our lives through art and movement. thought of my Only Hashem knows what going to Bel- Phyllis Krug DPT, PT brings exercises, movements and meditations gleaned gium accomplished for my father’s and from her studies in Qi Gong, Mindfulness Meditation, Energy Medicine and dad. I was sure Sid’s neshamot — their souls. I believe Five Element Theory to help participants identify and balance their energy field. with all my heart the need for this trip Susan uses the expressive and creative arts for self-awareness and that if he had emotional freedom. Susan incorporates all forms of the arts including came down to me and I have tremen- fine art, dance/movement, drama, writing, rhythmic music, and play lived longer, he dous gratitude to Hashem for having to make thoughts and emotions more perceptible and tangible. Program aims to reduce stress, relieve physical would have been able to do this on their behalf. symptoms, and strengthen the immune system. Going to Belgium has firmly con- found his way Classes will be followed by a support group nected my father’s story to my own, and led by Chani Herrmann, Director of NJ Yachad the story will continue with the grand- back to his dear Tuesdays, November 18, 25 & December 2 children and great-grandchildren he 9:30 - 11:00 am friend’s grave. never knew. 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That’s why he decided to It will always fill me with wonder adopt Sid’s grave. that it was our aliyah that triggered the But on a deeper level, it was appar- interview in the Jewish Standard that Like us on Facebook ent to me that he was expressing the further connected me to Sid Mosner, very traditional Jewish value of “hakarat and everything that followed from that facebook.com/jewishstandard hatov” — showing appreciation for the connection.

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Admiral to speak at JTS

The Louis Finkelstein Institute first African American woman for Religious and Social Studies to command a ship in the U.S. at the Jewish Theological Semi- Navy. In 2009, she deployed to nary will honor the U.S. military, U.S. Central Command Theater, veterans, and chaplains on Mon- where she commanded Task day, November 10, at 7:30 p.m. Force 151, a multinational coun- Admiral Michelle Howard, the ter-piracy effort. In 2010, she was Navy’s vice chief of naval opera- the maritime task force com- tions, will speak; a question and Admiral mander for Baltic operations answer session will follow. Michelle under the 6th Fleet. Blake Chroman, left, of Temple Emanu-El’s leadership group; Admiral Howard is the first Howard JTS is at 3080 Broadway at professor Dan Blumberg of Ben Gurion University of the female four-star admiral in the COURTESY JTS 122nd Street in Manhattan. Negev; Diane Romirowsky, the university’s American associ- history of the U.S. Navy. She The talk is free and open to the ates’ northeast major gifts director; and Michael Israel, also reported to USS Mount Hood as chief engi- public, but registration is required. Arrive of the shul’s leadership group. COURTESY TEMPLE EMANU-EL neer in 1990 and served in Operations Des- at least 15 minutes early to allow time for erts Shield and Storm and took command check-in and have a photo ID. For more Homeland security speaker in Closter of USS. Rushmore in 1999, becoming the information, go to ww.jtsa.edu/veterans. Temple Emanu-El in Closter hosted Age.” The talk was sponsored by the professor Dan Blumberg of Ben-Gurion shul’s leadership group and the Ameri- University of the Negev, who talked can Associates of Ben-Gurion Univer- about “21st Century Homeland Secu- sity of the Negev’s greater New York rity: Protecting Our World in the Digital region.

JFSNJ bereavement group for widows/widowers The Jewish Family Service of North Melanie Lester, LSW, will facilitate the Jersey is forming a spousal bereave- group, which will be held at a time and ment group to help participants cope location most convenient for group mem- with their feelings of loss and to learn bers. Usually, groups are in, but not lim- how to deal with adjustment issues. It ited to, either JFSNJ’s Wayne or Fair Lawn aims to provide a safe and confidential offices. experience where group members can For information, call Ms. Lester at express their feelings in a supportive (973) 595-0111 or email her at mlester@ environment. jfsnorthjersey.org. Rutgers Hillel to break ground for new house Local high school senior is regional Hillel will have a groundbreaking cer- endowment campaign to build and oper- finalist for Siemens competition emony for its new Eva and Arie Halpern ate the new 35,000-foot building. Devorah Saffern, a senior at students worked together Hillel House on Friday, November 21, at Rutgers Hillel is a beneficiary agency of Ma’ayanot Yeshiva High School to solve an engineering 11 a.m., at 70 College Ave. on Rutgers Uni- the Jewish Federations of Northern New for Girls in Teaneck, was named challenge proffered by versity’s New Brunswick campus. The Jersey, Greater MetroWest, Greater Mid- a regional finalist in the team the Gildor Family Projects new home of New Jersey’s flagship Hillel dlesex County; Monmouth County; Princ- division of the prestigious Sie- and Inventions Competi- will serve the nation’s second largest uni- eton Mercer Bucks, Somerset, Hunterdon mens Competition in math, sci- tion; the team eventually versity Jewish student population. Hillel and Warren counties, and southern New ence, and technology. went on to win the top has conducted an $18 million capital and Jersey. Ms. Saffern and her partner, prize in that international Julie Eaughn of San Diego, Calif., Devorah competition. were chosen for their submis- Saffern In November, Ms. Saf- sion, “Investigating the Physi- fern and Ms. Eaughn will go JNF talk in Closter cal Antibacterial Properties of to MIT to compete against Graphene, Graphene Composites, and the other four finalist teams from their The Jewish National Fund of the New York-based Jewish Phase-Separated Polymer Blends,” region. One team from each of the six Northern New Jersey holds its community and coordinates its a research project aimed at finding geographic regions will advance to the second annual breakfast on interfaith dialogue and national mechanical, as opposed to chemical National Finals at George Washington Sunday, November 16, at Tem- outreach nationally. methods of bacteria destruction. University in Washington, D.C., to com- ple Emanu-El in Closter. Regis- Rabbi David-Seth Kirshner Five teams from each of six geographic pete for scholarship prizes ranging from tration is at 9:30 a.m.; the pro- and Rabbi Alex Freedman of regions were chosen as regional finalists. $10,000 to $100,000. gram starts at 10. Temple Emanu-El, Rabbi Jor- Ms. Saffern and her partner began Other Ma’ayanot students who have Amir Sagie, the deputy con- dan Millstein of Temple Sinai of their collaboration this summer, when successfully competed in recent STEM sul general at the consulate gen- Amir Sagie Bergen County in Tenafly, Rabbi they both attended the six-week Gar- research competitions include Ilana Tei- eral of Israel in New York, is the Craig Scheff of the Orangetown cia MRSEC Summer Research Program cher, a 2011 Siemens regional finalist; guest speaker. Mr. Sagie coordinates the Jewish Center, and Rabbi David Widzer at Stony Brook University. Ms. Saffern and sisters Ariella Applebaum, a 2011 consulate’s political work in the tristate of Temple Beth El of Northern Valley are became interested in science research Siemens Regional semifinalist, and Eli- area, developing relations with national, hosting the talk. Temple Emanu-el is at 180 through a sophomore science research ana Applebaum, a 2011 Siemens Regional state, and local officials. He also acts as Piermont Road. The talk is free; dietary elective offered at Ma’ayanot. Through semifinalist and a 2013 Intel Science Tal- the liaison between Israel’s foreign minis- laws will be observed. Register by Novem- this elective a team of eight Ma’ayanot ent Search semifinalist. try and the national and local leadership ber 12 at jnf.org/closterbreakfast.

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Local Like us Thanksgiving on Take-Out Menu Beit din Serves 10-12 people FROM PAGE 12 Facebook. $200 He is particularly angered by a story in the New York Orders to be placed by Jewish Week that makes that claim, he said, and also Friday, Nov 21 attempts to tie him to Rabbi Freundel. “[T]he Jewish Week’s characterization that I Dinner at the restaurant Check out our resigned to protest the inclusion of women on the 3 Course Meal website and committee is an absolute falsehood, as false as is their (not including Facebook page for scurrilous attempt to associate me with my colleague $55 per person tax & gratuity) in DC who has been charged with serious crimes,” Seatings at: 12, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 all our daily specials Rabbi Pruzansky wrote in an email to the Jewish Stan- and Supper Club dard. “The former is a complete fabrication — I wrote THANKSGIVING DINNER/DEMO schedule. nothing of the sort — and the latter is a blatant attempt NOV. 19 WITH CHEF DENIS to smear me and the hundred other rabbis who at facebook.com/ one time or another served on a committee with the 701 Piermont Ave. · Piermont, NY alleged DC offender. jewishstandard Pier 701 845-848-2550 “If you read what I wrote, it should be clear that I RESTAURANT & BAR www.pier701ny.com resigned because I anticipate the committee will make substantive changes to our procedures (any committee) and to separate myself from the culture of nega- tivity and suspicion that now pervades the conversion process. In the seven years of our Bet Din, we always acted with great sensitivity and integrity, and I am proud of that.” “That’s a personal decision, and I can’t comment on it, other than to say that it is a decision he has the right to make,” Rabbi Goldin said of Rabbi Pruzansky’s decision. “I believe that the committee I am going to be heading will work in conjunction with the existing batei din to better the process. “That’s something we all want.” Meanwhile, further down on his blog, a comment that Rabbi Pruzanky made in response to another comment began to draw attention to itself as well. Still enraged by what he saw as mistreatment by the Jewish Week — the paper got the name of the organization Rabbi Pruzansky was to leave wrong, and in correcting that mistake the writer stumbled into another problem. “Pruzansky is still a member of the RCA’s Executive Committee, where he used to share the company of Rabbi Freundel before his arrest,” she wrote. “How is that for vicious innuendo?” Rabbi Pruzan- sky wrote. “What a despicable outrageous slander!” He has not returned phone calls from the Jewish Week in 15 years, he continued. The paper is “typical of the sordid state of journalism today.” Then Rabbi Pruzansky continued to take aim at the Jewish Week, and particularly at its publisher and editor, Gary Rosenblatt of Teaneck. “They should apologize,” he wrote. “But, I guess, to follow their way of reporting, both the Jewish Week’s publisher and Julius Streicher published newspapers that dealt a lot with Jews. Same business, I suppose. That’s bad company to be in.” Julius Streicher was the publisher of Der Stürmer, the newspaper that was one of Nazi Germany’s most virulent and potent anti-Semitic outlets; he was tried, convicted, and executed in Nuremberg after the war. In an editorial slated to be published in this week’s Jewish Week, Mr. Rosenblatt responded to the slam. Admitting the error and acknowledging the awkward wording to which Rabbi Pruzansky had reacted, Mr. Rosenblatt went on to write: “Der Stur- mer, of course, was the central vehicle of the Nazi propaganda machine. We ind the comparison outrageous, particularly coming from a leading community rabbi and RCA executive member. And to date, the lack of a public expression of remorse from the rabbi and the institutions he serves, or is af iliated with, speaks volumes.”

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Mitzvah Day

For the 17th annual Mitzvah Day, more than 1,000 vol- homebound elderly, or worked out of doors picking up unteers spent the first Sunday in November performing trash and beautifying parks. Three blood drives gath- mitzvot — good deeds — at more than 40 sites around ered 103 pints of blood. There were also 30 different northern New Jersey. types of collection drives that took place leading up to Mitzvah Day, one of the Jewish Federation of North- and culminating on Mitzvah Day. To see the full range of ern New Jersey’s signature events, brings together activities and to look at more photos taken that day, go members of the Jewish community across the denomi- to www.jfnnj.org/mitzvahday. national spectrum. Some volunteers entertained and To find out about more volunteer opportunities, socialized with seniors, worked together with people email Alice Blass at [email protected] or call her at (201) with special needs, assembled care packages for sol- 820-3948. diers overseas, prepared emergency care kits for the

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KEEPING THE FAITH Thank you, veterans The votes are in: he Jewish year reminds Martin Luther King Day celebrates us of our history. Begin- one of our martyrs, Lincoln’s Birth- We lost again ning in the spring, at day another; Washington’s Birthday Pesach, we commemo- allows us to remember a founding he votes are in, and while there are still close Trate the exodus from Egypt. Seven father who died naturally. All three races being decided, the people have chosen weeks later, we mark the giving of of those men were almost unimagin- their leaders. the Torah at Shavuot; months later, ably brave, and each of them shaped Underscore the word “leaders.” In this Sukkot reminds us of the 40 years the course of this country. Memorial Tcase, it means men and women who put the people’s the Israelites spent wandering in Day gives us a chance to remember needs ahead of their own personal interests. the desert. the people who gave their lives to That is what we are supposed to get when we elect Other holidays remind us of less keep us free. people to public office. foundational but still deeply peo- The Fourth of July, all summer Sadly, all too often it is not ple-building episodes in our his- sun and marching bands and fire- Memorial Day, but while that day, what we do get, and cer- tory. Chanukah is about our strug- works, celebrates this country’s ironically at the beginning of spring, tainly not what we have gles with the Romans, Tisha b’Av birth. We do hold these truths, the is a chance for us to honor the ser- been getting in this age of about the destruction of the Tem- truths laid out in the Declaration of vicemen and women who died for extreme partisanship. That ples. More recent holidays — Yom Independence, to be self-evident. us, while the world flowers around political posturing is only HaShoah, Yom HaZicaron — doc- It is because of those truths — the them, Veteran’s Day pays homage likely to become even more ument the horrors of the recent acknowledgment that we all are cre- to veterans who lived through their extreme in the wake of the past, and Yom Ha’Atzmaut memo- ated equal, endowed by our Creator military service. As we do that the election, which politicians rializes the triumph of the creation with the unalienable rights to life, days shorten, the last leaves drop, Shammai and pundits alike see as of Israel. liberty, and the pursuit of happi- and the cold enters our bones, but Engelmayer nothing more than a pre- The American calendar is surpris- ness — that the United States is the our veterans remind us that we, like lude to the battle for control ingly similar. We relive our history beacon of hope and freedom that it they, are still alive. of the White House in 2016. each year through our civil holidays. has been for two and a half centu- We would like to thank the veter- It does not take a prophet to see what is ahead for Columbus Day (and yes, I know ries. Later in the summer, Labor Day ans who put themselves in danger to America in the next two years. All that is needed is about its checkered history and gives us a chance to honor the work- keep us safe. Those of us who have to look at what already is. This Congress is about to symbolism, but I’m going old-school ers whose sweat built this land. never been in the military are awed go down in history as the most unproductive national with it here) marks the West’s discov- So now, here we are at Veter- by their courage, their commitment, legislature in the last 20 years, and one of the most ery of the New World, and Thanks- an’s Day, which falls on this Tues- and their sacrifices. unproductive of all time. With all eyes on capturing giving allows us to feast on its plenty. day. It shares some of its DNA with Thank you. —JP the White House, Republicans will have no interest in making Democrats look good; Democrats will have no interest in doing the same for Republicans. Interestingly, if Jewish law and tradition had anything to say about it, many (if not most) of the people Stop the hate who ran for office on Tuesday probably never would have been allowed on the ballot because they fail to e live in a terrifyingly here, and Alisa’s father, who lives two and more. It’s encouraging. live up to Judaism’s standards of leadership. connected world. counties over, practices law just to our And that’s also why it’s so very bad What makes a good leader in Judaism’s ideal world? Mike Kelly, who lives south. when we resort to name-calling. There Abraham and Moses quickly come to mind as we in Teaneck, wrote a The bombings drew us all together might be something worse than one look for paradigms. Wbook about a bombing that had a great in pain, and that pain continues. Jew calling another Jew a Nazi — and When informed that his nephew and family had impact not only on the lives it snuffed The connections between us should not a garden-variety Nazi, but Julius been taken captive by an invading army, Abraham out and the others it devastated, but not be only painful. That’s why it’s so Streicher, the Nazis’ chief propagan- took immediate and decisive action, leading his also on the thwarted hunt for peace in very good, as Rabbi Orenstein points dist, editor of Dur Sturmer — but it’s troops and those of his allies into battle, as we read the Middle East. (The story is on page out on the next page, when activities, hard to think what that might be. in last week’s Torah portion. Following his victory, he 30.) whether sponsored by the Jewish Fed- There is a great deal of hate aimed refused to profit personally from it. The bombing’s effect, and the effect eration of Northern New Jersey or by at us from the outside world, and it He also was very caring about the needs of strangers. of other bombings like it, also rever- other groups, bring us together across seems to be growing. We should know Based on the opening verses of this week’s parashah, berated right here, in Bergen County. denominational lines and divides. (See, better than to hate each other as well. Sara Duker, who was killed in a bomb- for example, the Shlomo Carlebach And if we really can’t help from hating Shammai Engelmayer is rabbi of Temple Israel ing, lived here, Alisa Flatow, the victim memorial and Soul Farm concerts on each other, at least we should keep our Community Center | Congregation Heichal Yisrael in of another bombing, went to school pages 6 and 7.) That’s happening more mouths shut about it. —JP Cliffside Park and Temple Beth El of North Bergen.

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we deduce that he often would sit at the entrance to his tent, so that he would never miss a stranger in We need the minyan need of some sustenance. As we also see this week, KEEPING THE FAITH he did not hesitate to challenge God on behalf of a re we getting together more? mitzvah as a new adult status. She even had mentioned in most unworthy group of people, for the sake of the It seems to me that we have more community- her bat mitzvah speech that counting in a minyan would be The votes are in: few among them who might be worthy. These were, wide enterprises now than formerly. Maybe, after part of her Jewish future. But this was the first time that she after all, Abraham’s “people,” in the sense that it was four years in the area, I simply am more in the experienced it live, in community. In that moment, in that We lost again his job to spread God’s message among them. know,A but I also think that there is a trend toward greater com- minyan, she felt embraced, mature, accepted. Her face shone Moses, too, stood up for his people (in this case, munal bonding and cooperation. with pride. he votes are in, and while there are still close Israel). There is a midrash in the Babylonian Talmud My little hamlet, Emerson, was one of 212 cities in 33 coun- Sometimes, community seems like one more constituency races being decided, the people have chosen tractate B’rachot (32a) that expounds on Exodus 32:10. tries that participated in the Shabbos Project over October to satisfy. Do I really need the demands, the obligations, the their leaders. Says God to Moses following the sin of the Golden Calf, 24-25. On October 30, I took part in the panel that launched aggravations? In a word: yes. Because with those also come Underscore the word “leaders.” In this “Now, therefore, let Me alone, that My anger may burn CoNNectJ, the new umbrella for adult Jewish education in Ber- the gifts, the support, and the shared memories and endeav- Tcase, it means men and women who put the people’s hot against them, and that I may consume them, and gen County, sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Northern ors that shape our lives. needs ahead of their own personal interests. I will make of you a great nation.” New Jersey. Give Me Harmony, a countywide program honor- Last Shabbat, Lorraine Breitman Eras died. She was a con- That is what we are supposed to get when we elect Moses, as the text makes clear, was having none of ing Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach’s 20th yahrzeit, will take place summate community member. When I moved to town, she people to public office. it. The midrash in B’rachot 32a expands on that. “Said over the Shabbat of November was the first person to reach out to me. She regularly con- Sadly, all too often it is not Rabbi Eleazar: Moses said directly to the Holy One…, 14-15. The sponsors and plan- tributed time, energy, and ideas to friends and neighbors, what we do get, and cer- Clearly, if when You are angry, not even a three-legged ners represent a wide range of old and new, and as a volunteer for Temple Beth Sholom of tainly not what we have stool can stand before You, how much less so can a backgrounds, perspectives, and Teaneck, Solomon Schechter Day School of Bergen County, been getting in this age of stool stand with only one leg?” movements. “The Golem and the professional associations, women’s groups, and charities. The extreme partisanship. That That is a flowery way of saying, “God, You prom- Jinni,” the book for the federa- outpouring of support for her and her family was not mere political posturing is only ised that Israel would survive on the merit of its three tion’s One Book, One Community reciprocity — “She was there for us, so we will be there for likely to become even more ancestors—Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Now You want program, has Jews in our catch- them.” It was a response born of the kinds of connections that extreme in the wake of the to break that promise. Why, then, should I believe You ment area on the same page, can be forged only in community: “She was part of us, and we election, which politicians when You say a nation that derives from me alone will both literally and figuratively. are part of them.” and pundits alike see as survive Your anger? Why should anyone?” Rabbi Debra The Pascack Valley Thanksgiving We feel the power of community most potently during nothing more than a pre- Rabbi Eleazar did not stop there, however. He then Orenstein Interfaith Service, scheduled for major lifecycle events — both tragedies and simchas. But it lude to the battle for control quoted Moses as saying, “I am embarrassed before my Sunday, November 23, at Temple operates continually, sustaining us — and others — in ways we of the White House in 2016. ancestors, for if I accept Your offer, they will be able Emanuel in Woodcliff Lake, is an cannot always name. It does not take a prophet to see what is ahead for to say: ‘See what kind of leader He has set over them! annual ritual that connects people of different faith traditions. Imagine Kol Nidrei without the crowd. Imagine Thanksgiv- America in the next two years. All that is needed is He sought greatness for himself, but he did not seek This year, the sense of community is enhanced, as people are ing dinner alone. Of course, it’s possible to atone and to give to look at what already is. This Congress is about to mercy for them!’” coming together, also, to honor Cantor Marc Biddleman, who thanks in private. It may even be easier that way. But a minyan go down in history as the most unproductive national Moses told God he was not in it for the glory. His is retiring as a leader in the Pascack Valley Clergy Council, and adds more than numbers. legislature in the last 20 years, and one of the most job, given to him by God, was to shepherd and protect after 48 years of service to the Jewish community. Years ago, I attended my first silent meditation retreat. It unproductive of all time. With all eyes on capturing Israel, period. And that is my keyword and theme for this column: was a five-day commitment. As a rabbi who spends a great the White House, Republicans will have no interest in Both Abraham and Moses share another trait: humil- community. deal of time in community, I looked forward to the silence as making Democrats look good; Democrats will have no ity. Thus, we are told in BT Chagigah 5b: “Our Rabbis In casual conversation, a friend recently felt the need to restorative and to this new experience as an adventure. But… interest in doing the same for Republicans. taught: Over three things the Holy One, Blessed Be He, qualify that word by saying, “I mean community community, five days is a long time. Interestingly, if Jewish law and tradition had any- weeps every day...[including] over a leader who lords not virtual community.” It was not the most artful phrasing, My mother thought the whole enterprise was hilarious. She thing to say about it, many (if not most) of the people it over the community.” but I knew what she meant. Even with all the convenience and is the wife, mother, niece, cousin, daughter, granddaughter, who ran for office on Tuesday probably never would The Midrash (Exodus Rabbah 27:9) also notes the accessibility of online communication, there is no substitute great-granddaughter, great-great-granddaughter (you get the have been allowed on the ballot because they fail to need for humility when it quotes God as saying to for sharing experiences in real time and getting together live. idea) of rabbis. When she learned that 35 rabbis were getting live up to Judaism’s standards of leadership. the would-be leader: “See that you know what to do; In 2001, Rabbi Avram Reisner wrote a futuristic responsum together to “not talk,” she sat down and laughed until she What makes a good leader in Judaism’s ideal world? and since you have undertaken this responsibility in about whether or not it would be halachically permissible to cried. Abraham and Moses quickly come to mind as we becoming a leader, Go, humble yourself at the dust of gather a minyan on the internet. (It’s hard to remember those That retreat turned out to be one of the most powerful spiri- look for paradigms. the feet of princes and those greater than you....” olden days, but Skype wasn’t even launched until 2003.) His tual experiences of my life. At the end of five days, I didn’t When informed that his nephew and family had The great chasidic master Rav Nachman of Bratislav answer was that the quorum must be gathered live, in a par- know half the people’s names, but I loved them. I felt their been taken captive by an invading army, Abraham added yet another quality shared by Abraham and ticular place. In other words, a minyan requires “community effort, their energy. We had uplifted one another, and we took immediate and decisive action, leading his Moses. “The true leader of a generation must be holy,” community.” Once a minyan is constituted the old fashioned shared something profound. I know deep in my bones that troops and those of his allies into battle, as we read he said. way, people in other locales can then join together with that meditating silently by myself for five days — even if I could in last week’s Torah portion. Following his victory, he Yet another trait is respect: In this case, it is the minyan through any technology available. In Reisner’s opin- have mustered the grit to persevere in that discipline — would refused to profit personally from it. leader who must respect those he leads, just as the ion, they are even permitted to recite Kaddish or hear the not have been the same. Not even close. He also was very caring about the needs of strangers. priests “had their faces towards the people and their shofar through the efforts of those who gather in person. Of During that same retreat, I was amazed when I dreamed Based on the opening verses of this week’s parashah, backs” to God when blessing them. (BT Sotah 40a) course, all this applies to weekdays. The use of technology on Sylvia Boorstein’s meditation talk, word for word, each night All of this led the rabbis to codify these traits in set- Shabbat opens up a whole new set of questions, and the Con- before she delivered it. I later told her about my dreams, and ting the requirements for communal leadership. They servative movement’s Committee on Law and Standards has she observed, unruffled: “Once you clear away the chatter added the requirement (Shulchan Aruch Yoreh De-ah produced eight responsa related to audio and video monitors and the clutter, it’s much easier to tap into what connects us.” 256:3) that a person could not be qualified as a com- and taping on Shabbat and holidays. That is not only a description of mindfulness; it’s also an munal leader if his conduct in any way would have This may seem a bit heady and theoretical, but in recent insight for living in community. We have so much to connect barred him from being a dayyan (a judge). The rule weeks real and virtual minyanim were the subject of two and unite us. Yet relatively minor differences in experience, harks back to a discussion in the Talmud (BT Bava encounters at my synagogue. The first was a conversation approach, needs, or affiliation can send us to our separate Batra 8b) about who may collect and distribute char- broached by a retiree in my synagogue who watches the live silos. ity funds for the community. stream of Central Synagogue’s Shabbat services when he does At community-wide events and at home, at your local syna- From a halachic standpoint and from tradition, then, not feel up to coming to shul. He had some questions about gogue and online, in conversation and in silence, let’s tap into leaders should be above reproach; should put com- the technical halachic issues surrounding a livestreamed min- what connects us. As Rabbi Zalman Schacther-Shalomi liked munal concerns ahead of their own; should exemplify yan, but his major concern was connecting to community. As to say, “The only way to get it together…is together.” and spread the traits required of “a kingdom of priests much as he appreciates the broadcast, he doesn’t feel himself and a holy nation”; and should not let their posts go to be part of the minyan, and it is a second-best substitute. Rabbi Debra Orenstein is spiritual leader of Congregation B’nai to their heads. A few weeks ago, on a Shabbat morning, a recent bat mitz- Israel in Emerson. Her major community project this year is It is a tall order, and one that is not filled easily. vah happened to be the tenth person in the building, and to join together with Jews from all backgrounds to free 1,000 It surely was not filled Tuesday night. she made the minyan. We had talked many times about bat slaves by Passover. Learn more at RabbiDebra.com.

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Game of chicken Hostile words precede hostile action

he Obama administration’s con- “counterproductive.” Every First and foremost, Iran deplorable policies, just as it demonstrates tempt for Israel reached a new Beltway insider I spoke with negotiations are drawing close just how pointless it is for Israel to submit to low when a senior administra- privately identified the same to their deadline, and the U.S. pressure. tion official told Atlantic Monthly few possible sources, and there United States most likely will A second reason to undermine Netanyahu rTeporter Jeffrey Goldberg, “The thing about is no doubt that the administra- cave to an impotent deal that personally is to punish him for recent state- Bibi is, he’s a chickens••t.” tion not only knows who said leaves Iran within months of ments supporting Jewish building in Jerusa- A second senior official called Israeli Prime it but approves the message, achieving a weapon, its clear lem, even in areas that never would be ceded Minister (and former elite special ops com- their mild protestations not- intent. And even during this under any potential agreement. Netanyahu mando) Netanyahu a “coward” for obliging withstanding. Indeed, public courtship period Iran has previously complied with the U.S. request to U.S. policy-makers and not bombing Iran’s scorn for Israel’s leaders is the Laura Fein thwarted UN inspections. In freeze construction in Judea/Samaria, but as nuclear infrastructure. calling card of this administra- yet another abuse of executive the American-sponsored negotiations disin- I wish I could believe these were just staff- tion. The latest insult is simply privilege, President Obama has tegrated and the administration has grown ers behaving badly. But Goldberg often is the a continuation of the disrespectful — if not directly stated his intent to circumvent the more overtly hostile to Israel in both word preferred choice to pen deliberate “leaks” intentionally humiliating — actions in which need for congressional approval to suspend and deed (airport closing, stopping routine the administration wants to disseminate but this hostile administration has consistently sanctions, if a deal is reached. weapons transfer mid-war), Netanyahu has is too, well, chicken to state directly. And in engaged. By calling Netanyahu “chickens••t” and publicly supported building permits and fact, the White House has, as of this writing, Still, open malice to an ally usually is not a “coward” for deferring to U.S. policy and said: “I’m not going to say to Jews not to buy neither apologized, nor publicly condemned cultivated in a vacuum, especially a week refraining from military action to stop Iran, [homes] in Jerusalem.” the remark, nor fired the source — all of which before the U.S. midterm elections. Outra- the administration is preemptively smear- The administration’s reported fury over should be demanded loudly and clearly geous speech often precedes outrageous ing the most credible critic of its disastrous potential construction of a few hundred by all supporters of Israel — but merely has action, and we need not look far to see what Iran negotiations. This serves to deflect atten- homes in an existing Jewish neighborhood is termed the comments “inappropriate” and may be coming soon. tion from its own imperious governance and as disturbing as its complete indifference to

Susan Rice, Israel, and the midterm elections

he results of the November even existed. In 1944, Jewish Rice was quoted as saying to prosecutor wanted to publicize that infor- 4 midterm elections validate activists (led by Prof. Ben- her colleagues, “If we use the mation in the hope of turning the Sudanese Israel’s policy of courting both zion Netanyahu, the father of word ‘genocide’ and are seen public against Bashir. But the U.S. never Republicans and Democrats the current prime minister) as doing nothing, what will be publicized it. After the cable was leaked to whenT it comes to issues such as Iran’s helped convince the Republi- the effect on the November the press, a reporter asked Rice about it. threats of genocide. Yet the Israelis this can Party to include in its plat- [midterm] elections?” She replied that she “didn’t recall” being week found themselves being berated for form a first-ever plank calling When Rice was nominated told about the $9 billion. wooing both parties—and the criticism came for the rescue of Europe’s in 2012 to become President Last year, Rice visited Rwanda. Afterward, from a U.S. official who, ironically, once Jews and creation of a Jewish Barack Obama’s National she described how in 1994, six months after argued that intervening against genocide state. Other Jewish leaders Rafael Security Adviser, she was the genocide ended, she walked through “a would hurt her party in that year’s midterm then persuaded the Demo- Medoff asked during her confirma- church and an adjacent schoolyard where elections. crats to match that pledge in tion hearings about that one of the massacres had occurred [and] Just two days before the midterm races, their own platform. Biparti- Rwanda-midterms remark. the decomposing bodies of those who had National Security Adviser Susan Rice san support for Zionism and Israel has been She replied that she did not recall having been so cruelly murdered still lay strewn reportedly said the reason she has still not an integral part of American political cul- made that statement. around what should have been a place of met with Israel’s ambassador to the United ture ever since. Israelis, with their keen sense of his- peace. … We saw first-hand the spectacular States, Ron Dermer—who was appointed 16 For Susan Rice, of all people, to have tory, may recall how the State Department consequences of the poor decisions taken months ago—is that “he’s too busy traveling made such a charge on the eve of midterm responded in 1942, after receiving over- by those countries, including my own… .” to Sheldon Adelson’s events in Las Vegas.” elections is rich with irony. whelming evidence that the Germans were What keeps Dermer and other Israeli offi- According to the Israeli daily Haaretz, Derm- In the spring of 1994, Rice was director of annihilating millions of Jews in Europe. cials up at night is the fear of history repeat- er’s action “served to prove to Obama’s Africa Affairs for the National Security Coun- The British government suggested to the ing itself. In the wake of the midterm elec- aides” that Dermer is “a sympathizer with cil, under President Bill Clinton. Reports United States that they issue a joint state- tions, America is still deeply divided, with the red, Republican side.” began pouring in about machete-wielding ment acknowledging and condemning the the Democrats in control of the White House The reference was to Dermer’s speech militias of the Hutu tribe in Rwanda carry- mass murder. One Roosevelt administration and the Republicans holding a majority in at a Republican Jewish Coalition event in ing out nationwide massacres of the coun- official objected on the grounds that if they Congress. Naturally, the Israelis will continue March. For the past year, Israeli officials, try’s ethnic minority, the Tutsis. What were issued such a statement, the Allies “would seeking support from both parties for action including Dermer, have been trying to per- Susan Rice and other U.S. officials saying expose themselves to increased pressure to pre-empt Iranian genocide. The alterna- suade Democrats and Republicans alike about all this behind the scenes? from all sides to do something more specific tive is the grim prospect that one day, some that Iran’s threats of genocide against Israel Samantha Power gave us the answer. in order to aid these people.” State Department official will stroll amidst the are serious and that Teheran should not Before she became America’s ambassador to Rice has suffered more than one mem- rubble of the former State of Israel, express- be permitted to continue building nuclear the United Nations, Power wrote a Pulitzer ory lapse when asked about genocide. A ing belated remorse about not having acted weapons. Prize-winning book called “A Problem from WikiLeaks cable in 2010 quoted a disturb- before it was too late. JNS.ORG Presumably, if the National Jewish Dem- Hell,” concerning America’s responses to ing exchange between Dr. Rice and the chief ocratic Council decided to invite Dermer, genocide. She found a Defense Department prosecutor of the International Criminal Dr. Rafael Medoff is director of the David he would speak to them too. Maintaining memo revealing that the State Department Court concerning Sudanese president Omar S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies, friendly relations with both parties has was “worried” that acknowledging that geno- al-Bashir, architect of the Darfur genocide. in Washington, DC. His most recent book been a cornerstone of Israeli and Zionist cide was underway in Rwanda “could com- The ICC prosecutor told Rice that Bashir is “FDR and the Holocaust: A Breach of policy going back to the days before Israel mit [the U.S.] to actually ‘do something.’” had amassed a secret $9-billion stash. The Faith.”

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the recent Palestinian terror attacks in Jeru- entertains the possibility when he states that salem, including the attempted assassination he “imagine[s] that the U.S. will still try to of American Rabbi Yehuda Glick, who seeks block such a move” — implying the opposite Jewish access to holy sites, and the killing of is not inconceivable. Many in D.C. consider an American baby girl (along with an adult) it inevitable. Today U.S. officials insult Netan- by a terrorist who drove his car into a crowd. yahu to his face; tomorrow will they stab him Anger over housing but not over murder? in the back at the UN? The contemptuous comments are paving the Perhaps another purpose of the vulgar way for more contemptible actions. insults is to test the strength of the U.S.-Israel Finally, the administration may be signal- bond, including the power of the Jewish coming a future policy of recognizing a Palestin- munal organizations that shepherd that rela- ian state. In his venomous UN speech last tionship. Once again, this administration has September, Palestinian Authority leader spewed its greatest hostility on America’s Mahmoud Abbas abandoned even the pre- most loyal ally. Certainly Mahmoud Abbas, tense that he will pursue a negotiated peace who celebrated the recent terror attacks and indicated that he will soon seek UN and called for a “day of rage” and violence recognition of a self-declared state. Several in Jerusalem, does not attract such ire. Yet, countries have already recognized such an other than ZOA, I could not find a statement entity. While previously it was unthinkable by any major Jewish organization calling for that the United States would not block offi- firing the officials, or demanding an apology. cial UN recognition in the Security Council, This has to change, and soon. Continued Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, addressing the U.N. General Assem- many observers now question this assump- polite restraint risks more than our dignity. bly in September, shows a photo of a rocket launcher in a civilian area of Gaza tion and envision Obama slamming the door Israel’s fundamental security is at stake, and with children nearby. ANDREW BURTON/GETTY IMAGES in Israel’s face as he exits the Oval Office. The both friends and foes will take cues from our Wall Street Journal’s Bret Stephens suggested response. Israel’s supporters must demand instead of mere words. And we must mobi- Laura Fein, Executive Director of ZOA-NJ, as much recently, and even Jeffrey Gold- that Israel’s elected leaders be treated with lize to fight a nuclear Iran and a UN-created welcomes your comments at [email protected] berg himself, in the same Atlantic article, respect, lest the next offense be actions Palestinian Arab state before it is too late. or https://www.facebook.com/ZOA-NJ.

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JOANNE PALMER Matthew Eisenfeld, her boyfriend, who a Conservative rabbinical student, had American courts because that was the came from West Hartford, Connecticut. serious academic and professional ambi- only avenue open to him. The Dukers ccording to Jewish tradition, He also focuses on Steven Flatow of South tions but were spending a vacation day and the Eisenfelds, who are not lawyers, every person is an entire world. Orange, whose daughter Alisa was killed together, going to Jordan to see the roman- as Mr. Flatow is, and who did not have The death of any one person in another bus bombing the year before, tic rose red city of Petra, the same seemingly unstoppable is the disappearance of that and who was instrumental in the story as newly opened to Jews. world,A and all the other touching, inter- it unfolded. Once the buses were locking worlds are left infinitely poorer. Mr. Kelly tells the story on two levels. On blown up, politics took DUKER FAMILY Mike Kelly of Teaneck, a columnist for the personal level, he acquaints his read- over. Steven Flatow, the Bergen Record, has been in a small ers with the young people who should an extraordinary man room with a man who killed 46 people have gone on to lives of joy, love, work, driven by love and in three separate bombings. A man who and accomplishment, and who were both anguish and a sort of obliterated 46 separate worlds. And who gifted and entirely normal. Alisa was on last-ditch idealism seems to be proud of it. the bus that morning because she was — a man who might Mr. Kelly has written a book, “The Bus going to the beach; a young Orthodox have appeared ordi- On Jaffa Road,” that focuses on one of woman spending her gap year in Israel, nary until he no lon- drive that he did, followed his lead. those bombings, the one on the Jaffa Road she wanted both a Jewish life in her spiri- ger had the luxury Just as the story changes from the direct in Jerusalem in 1996 that killed 26 people, tual homeland and a tan. Sara, who was of that disguise — and personal to the politically complicated including Sara Duker, also of Teaneck, and going to be a research scientist, and Matt, fought civil suits in and legally arcane and then back again, so does Mr. Kelly’s book. He manages to weave all these threads together, going from the emotionally intense to the more distanced sections as if to provide readers with a bit of space, and perhaps the time to sniffle quietly to themselves. Mr. Kelly’s interest in terrorism began on September 11, 2001, and continued through many assignments to the Middle East, including both Israel and Gaza. It Mike Kelly stands outside led him to interview Hassan Salameh, the the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City. man who began as an enforcer for Hamas — “like a Mafia thug,” Mr. Kelly said — beat- ing up or killing suspected collaborators, and went on to become a bomb maker for them. It is up to convicts in Israeli prisons to decide if they wish to speak to visitors, who present themselves there without giving the prisoners advance notice, and then hope for the best. (Whatever the best might mean in those circumstances, of course.) That was how Mike Kelly met Salameh. The convicted bomber agreed to talk to Mr. Kelly; in fact, Mr. Kelly said, he appeared to welcome the chance to tell his story. “I think that I was hoping to see some remorse, or at least some reflec- tion on what he had done,” Mr. Kelly said. “Let’s be honest. He killed 46 people in three separate bombings. He built the bombs that killed innocent unarmed people” — and he recruited the suicide

30 Jewish standard nOVeMBer 7, 2014 JS-31 DUKER FAMILY Matthew and Sara in Jerusalem, a few months before they died; the Jaffa Road stop where they boarded the Number 18 bus.

drive that he did, followed his lead. Just as the story changes from the direct and personal to the politically complicated and legally arcane and then back again, so does Mr. Kelly’s book. He manages to weave all these threads together, going from the emotionally intense to the more distanced sections as if to provide readers with a bit of space, and perhaps the time to sniffle quietly to themselves. Mr. Kelly’s interest in terrorism began on September 11, 2001, and continued through many assignments to the Middle

East, including both Israel and Gaza. It MIKE KELLY led him to interview Hassan Salameh, the man who began as an enforcer for Hamas bombers whose stupidity or blind ideol- “But when you break it down, it had enough. “It was one of the hardest things I — “like a Mafia thug,” Mr. Kelly said — beat- ogy led them to their own deaths as well. nothing to do with politics, with religion, ever did,” he said. As he already knew from ing up or killing suspected collaborators, “I have interviewed my share of criminals or with theology, unless you have a very reading but saw graphically at the morgue, and went on to become a bomb maker for before. Over the years, they start to have perverted theology. the bomber’s head was detached entirely them. some remorse. They start to reflect. Some- “It turns the stomach of any reasonable from the body, and found, intact, not par- It is up to convicts in Israeli prisons to times they have an enormous amount of person.” ticularly close to the shredded neck. decide if they wish to speak to visitors, remorse — sometimes you just see a little This says a great deal not only about “You can’t walk into a story like this who present themselves there without crack. Salameh but about Mr. Kelly as well. Mike without feeling some personal attach- giving the prisoners advance notice, and “With Salameh, I saw no crack. Nothing. Kelly is a seasoned journalist who has ment,” Mr. Kelly said. “I have pictures then hope for the best. (Whatever the Zero. Nothing at all.” reported many tough and sad stories. He of Sara and Matt and Alisa on my desk, best might mean in those circumstances, When he was asked if he recognized knows well how to distance himself. But because I want to remind myself of who of course.) That was how Mike Kelly met Sara Duker’s name, he said he did; when he also is a person, and he knows how to was at the center of this. Salameh. he asked why he killed her, he said that she filter human emotions through that dispas- “My book is an attempt to break down The convicted bomber agreed to talk had been in the wrong place at the wrong sion. It leads to good writing, to intuitive terrorism to see how it affects ordinary to Mr. Kelly; in fact, Mr. Kelly said, he time. thinking, and to good journalism. (It can people,” he continued. “You can’t get away appeared to welcome the chance to tell “It was almost as if he was proud of the also lead to nightmares.) from the fact that it is really nothing more his story. “I think that I was hoping to see fact that he had killed those people,” Mr. Mr. Kelly decided that to write the story than wanton murder. I don’t care how you some remorse, or at least some reflec- Kelly said. “He had absolutely no remorse. accurately, he would have to go to the feel about Israel or the Palestinians. I have tion on what he had done,” Mr. Kelly He was a stone cold killer; in fact, I think morgue and look at the pictures of the an enormous amount of sympathy for said. “Let’s be honest. He killed 46 peo- there was a certain joy he felt in killing. bombing victims, to see what a bomb, some of the Palestinian causes. But I draw ple in three separate bombings. He built And then he turned around and justified packed with shrapnel and hate to cre- the line at murder. the bombs that killed innocent unarmed it, all in the name of God, as if this was ate the most damage possible would do, “We describe terrorist incidents now as people” — and he recruited the suicide God’s work. as if straightforward death would not be body counts; 50 people were killed, such

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and such an obscure group claims responsibility for such and such a reason. But in the end, for the family of the victims it’s not about politics. It’s about ‘Who killed my daughter?’” Salameh, meanwhile, had managed to construct some meaning for himself. “I think that murder brought meaning to his life,” Mr. Kelly said. “He was a loser, and then he found meaning as an enforcer and a mass murderer.” Now, he added, Sal- ameh has managed to redefine his murder- ous career to himself as a religious obliga- tion, “but does he believe it in his heart when he’s alone with himself — which he is most of the time?” Although he doesn’t know the answer to that question, Mr. Kelly said, he doesn’t think so. Steven and Alisa Flatow FLATOW FAMILY Mourners follow Sara Duker’s coffin from her funeral at Congregation Beth Sho- Until recently, suicide bombing had lom in Teaneck. BERGEN RECORD not been seen as acceptable, much less are Sunni, “had spent time with Hezbol- desirable, by most Muslim theology. “But lah,” who are Shia, Hamas took up the tac- “There has to be some sense that yes, nine children. The father grieved his son’s right around the time of the Oslo peace tic as well. you can disagree with people over the death without being able to understand accords,” in 1993, “which was a critical “Hamas started to embrace suicide Israel/Palestinian issue, but at the same the choices that led him to embrace it. time, suicide bombings sort of jumped bombing as a military tactic in a big way,” time don’t tacitly approve of mass murder, “Here’s the great mystery,” Mr. Kelly said. the tracks. he said. “It became pretty much their pri- or of murder at all. That’s what I think is “The father is still struggling with why did “Until then, it had been the work of Shia mary tactic through the 1990s until the really driving so much of the Middle East; my son, who I thought was just a normal Muslims. But in the early 1990s, largely mid 2000s.” this overall issue of tacitly approving the kid, suddenly switch gears and become because a lot of Hamas operatives,” who The terrifying ideology behind it “is a beheading of innocent people, the execu- a mass murderer? I don’t think his par- complete redefining of martyrdom in the tion of all these small religious sects. ents were among the ones who tacitly Western world,” Mr. Kelly said. “For most “The question of whether this is inher- approved of suicide bombing, and I do major religions — Judaism, Christianity, ent to Islam is the 800-pound gorilla in the know that they are still struggling with the Hinduism, Buddhism — this is a turning room. Nobody really wants to examine it. fact that their son killed himself and 26 on its head of what martyrdom is.” For But that examination cannot come from others. It is deeply unsettling to them. On all these religions, martyrdom is a last the Western world. It has to come from the one hand, they are devoted Muslims, resort; a person kills himself when there the Muslim world. who believe that their son is in heaven, but is no choice other than self-inflicted death “If this kind of terrorism is going to stop, on the other hand, they know what he did or religion-specific dishonor. But for this the Muslim world needs to really take a was terribly wrong.” new Islamic theology, martyrdom involves look at itself, and ask what it can do to stop Most of Mr. Kelly’s book is an examina- killing other people. this. Period. That’s what has to happen. tion of what happened after the bombings. How widespread is this ideology among There are plenty of people in the Muslim It is a convoluted legal and political saga. Palestinians? “I don’t think it’s wide- world who want to stop it, but they have to Salameh was not tried in the United States spread,” Mr. Kelly said. “But it is nuanced. stand up and say we want it to stop.” — part of the problem is that Israel’s much- I don’t think that most Palestinians would Meanwhile, there is Salameh, in prison. vaunted quick cleanup of crime scenes want to become suicide bombers. But “I asked Salameh why he didn’t do the destroys much of the evidence that would there is a passive tacit approval of these bombing himself,” Mr. Kelly said. “He said lead to convictions. kinds of attacks, not just by Palestin- ‘That was not my role.’ I said, ‘You are a But there also was little political will ians but across the Muslim world. Many coward,’ and he said, ‘Oh no, I am not a in this country to pursue the murderers of the people who believe that would be coward. My role is to be a bomb maker.’ of American citizens, for a set of compli- regarded as good people, but they excuse “He is ultimately closer to Charles Man- cated political reasons. Following the kill- A memorial to the victims, made of this behavior in the name of politics or the son than he probably thinks he is.” ers meant tracing the money and training pieces of bomb debris, stands in Jeru- oppressed. That’s where I think the issue Mr. Kelly also interviewed the father to Iran and other Muslim countries, and salem. MIKE KELLY of terrorism needs to be attacked. of the suicide bomber, who was one of Bill Clinton, who was president then, was

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lives by these young people who were killed. eventually grandchildren. It is still deeply sorrowful to their their loss vividly. “They were both incredibly smart “Tears would well up in their eyes as I talked to them. friends that these two people, who both had so much poten- people who never forgot that their hearts were more “They knew that Matt and Sara were going to be married, tial not just professionally but personally, were cut down, important than their minds,” he said. “They were both and they knew that they would be immensely successful. simply because they wanted to take a bus trip.” incredibly special in that way. On the day after Matt Sara would be a research scientist, and Matt would be a Among the friends to whom Mr. Kelly talked was Rabbi died, a New York Times reporter asked me a very poi- highly acclaimed rabbi, thinker, and talmudic scholar. Shai Held, who had been close to Matthew for years, and gnant question — why did you love Matt so much? And “And they wouldn’t only be highly successful. The two of through him also came to know Sara well. Rabbi Held, who I said that Matt always loved books — but he always them both had such a generosity of heart that their friends is now co-founder, dean, and chair in Jewish thought at remembered to love people more. looked up to them. They would have had children, and Mechon Hadar on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, still feels “They were both like that in really moving ways.” As #16643 FV Winter lunch & learn Bergen Ad_6.5x5 10/8/14 3:47 PM Page 1 for Mike Kelly, “It’s pretty clear that this story touched him in some really profound ways,” Rabbi Held said. Arline Duker found it hard to read “The Bus On Jaffa Road” — “I would read 30, 40, 50 pages at a time, and Join Us for a then say okay, that’s enough” — but she did. “I found things in it that I hadn’t known,” she said. Part of that is due to Mike Kelly’s skill. “He’s a won- Pre-Winter Lunch & Learn derful writer, and a genuinely kind, sensitive human being,” she said. Come see for yourself why FountainView is... And part of it was because he was able to organize

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esults Are Remembering The R In!! Yitzhak Rabin Assassinated prime minister’s 19th yarzheit was November 4 JACK REISNER Join us for a Community Presentation It is April 1920, and violence erupts in the Old City of Jeru- Find out the implications for the Jewish community in northern New Jersey. salem; violence in an area where for many decades Jews & Arabs lived together in peace and harmony. All presentations will focus on the survey results. In the Jewish quarter, a young man and a young lady meet for the first time. Each had volunteered separately to come to the aid of the beleaguered Jews in the Jew- Wednesday, November 12 | 7:00 pm | Kaplen JCC on the Palisades ish quarter. He angrily demanded that she tell him what she was doing in this dangerous place, where 11 people Wednesday, November 19 | 7:00 pm | Wayne YMCA recently had been killed and more than 200 injured. She retorted that it was none of his business, and made Monday, November 24 | 7:00 pm | United Synagogue of Hoboken an effort to grab his gun. Their strident Yiddish attracted the attention of the Brit- ish police, who separated them. Thursday, December 4 | 7:00 pm | Bergen YJCC, Washington Twp. But their acrimonious encounter ended in romance Free and open to the public and marriage, and a son, Yitzhak Rabin, was born to them in Jerusalem on March 1, 1922. Please RSVP 201.820.3918 [email protected] | www.jfnnj.org The man was Nehemia Robichov, born near Kiev in 1886. He immigrated to America and settled in Chicago when he was young. He was active in Zionist Socialist cir- Bergen County Y JCC | Daughters of Miriam Center/The Gallen Insti tute cles, and loved the life there. In 1917 he volunteered for J-ADD, Jewish Associati on for Developmental Disabiliti es service with the Jewish Legion of the British army, but he Jewish Family Service of Bergen County and North Hudson was rejected for foot problems. Jewish Family Service of North Jersey | Jewish Federati on of Northern New Jersey He was determined, however, so he changed his Jewish Home at Rockleigh/Jewish Home Family | Kaplen JCC on the Palisades | Wayne Y name to Rabin, went to a different recruiting office, was accepted, and went. On demobilization, he elected to stay in the Yishuv . Yitzkah’s mother, Rosa Cohen, born in Russia in 1890, was a non-Zionist, but very much devoted to socialism. She fell foul of the Communist regime, though, she she fled to Odessa, where the only ship in the harbor was bound for Palestine. Once there she joined a kibbutz, Like us on Facebook Kvutzat Kinneret, where she contracted malaria, and went to Jerusalem to recuperate. facebook.com/jewishstandard Shortly after Yitzhak’s birth, the family settled in Tel Aviv. Both parents worked and both were imbued with a sense of duty. Rosa, in particular, with her strong will and boundless energy, devoted most of her spare time to

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helping others. So Yitzhak and his sister Rachel, who was Independence began on May 14, 1948. war’s last stage, Rabin, as chief of operations of the southern born in 1925, seldom saw their parents. They led a Spartan From November 1947 to July 1948, Rabin, the commander of front, drove the invading Egyptian forces out of the Negev and existence. It was only on Friday nights that the family sat the Palmach’s Harel brigade, was preoccupied with the battle secured the route to Eilat. Then he was sent to Rhodes, to rep- together for a meal. for Jerusalem. The main road to Tel Aviv, which ran through resent the southern front in armistice negotiations with Egypt. Yitzhak was educated at Beit Hinuch, a school for work- and near many Arab villages, was a problem, and so was the When the war ended Rabin decided that he would remain in ers’ children. The school’s goal was to produce agricul- city itself, with its 90,000 beleaguered Jewish inhabitants. More the army, and devote himself to ensuring that Israel would never tural workers, who would establish new kibbutzim. This than 200 soldiers in his brigade lost their lives, and 600 were again have to defend itself in conditions like those it faced during was something of a national passion those days, especially wounded. Although they failed to take the Old City, Rabin and the battles for the Jerusalem road in early 1948. Like many other for youngsters raised in the labor movement. his men secured unbroken control of West Jerusalem. In the SEE YITZHAK RABIN PAGE 38 After Beit Hinuch and an intermediate school, Yitzhak went to the Kadouri Agricultural School, where he did very well, and at his graduation the British High Commis- sioner handed him a diploma declaring him the best pupil in the class. He also received a scholarship to study hydro- engineering at the University of California in Berkeley. He was tempted to accept, but he worried about defence problems in the Yishuv, and it was during World War II, Lifetime Income for Retirement. so he declined the offer. In 1941 the Haganah decided to establish special units And an even greater outcome for Israel, of permanently mobilised volunteers, known as the Pal- mach. Yitzhak Rabin joined, and it became his full time science and education. occupation until the units were disbanded to become an integral part of the Israel Defense Force. He rose in its ranks from platoon leader to battalion chief instructor and eventually brigade commander. In June 1945, with World War II at an end, illegal immigration became a top priority. Rabin was the deputy commander of an operation that rescued 200 illegal immigrants from a British prison camp at Atlit. He was arrested, and spent five months in a prison near Gaza. On his release, he was given command of Palmach’s second battalion, and then he was appointed as deputy commander under Yigal Allon. To the jubilation from Jews both in Palestine and the rest of the world, on November 29, 1947, the United Nations decided to partition Palestine into Jewish and Arab sections, keeping Jerusalem as an international enclave. The Arabs, however, rejected this decision, and the war started then, although officially the War of

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Yitzhak Rabin FROM PAGE 37 officers, he felt he owed a debt of honor to the 6,000 who died in the war, and to those whose courage and sacrifices had blocked the Arab advance. He dedicated himself to building a mighty army. He soon rose in the ranks, often working from 18 to 20 hours a day to improve the quality of combat units. In the early 1950s the army had to deal with an urgent non-military problem, helping with the absorption of tens of thousands of Jews from North Africa by providing medical and other services to improve the camp conditions. The “battle of the transit camps would be recorded as one of the army`s splendid victories,” he wrote in his autobiography. Rabin was promoted to major general, and in 1956 he became head of the Northern Command. (Because he was in that area, he did not take part in the 1956 Sinai campaign.) In 1964 he was promoted to become chief of staff of the Israeli army. In May 1967, Egypt ordered United Nations troops out of Sinai, and later it blocked the Straits of Tiran to Israeli shipping. It was an act of war, but Israel’s political leaders hoped that the United States, or the international community, would step in to open the Straits. On June 4, the cabinet , which included Moshe Dayan as defense minister, voted for war. Within three hours in the early morning of June 5, the Israeli Air Force totally destroyed Egypt’s air force and bases, and within six days the Old City was in Jewish hands and Jerusalem was united. The West Bank, Gaza, the Sinai desert, and the Golan heights were captured, and the Israel Defence Force captured three times as much territory as Israel had con- trolled a week before. However, it also had to contend with a hostile population of one million Arabs, and with its territorial conquests Israel would not be left in peace. That was the Six Day War; it was Yitzhak Rabin, as chief of staff, who planned and was in command of it. It was Israel’s most outstanding victory. With the war at an end, and his term as chief of staff completed, Rabin asked Prime Minister Levi Eshkol to nominate him as Israel`s ambassador to the United States. Eshkol was amazed. “Hold on to me, Yitzhak, or I’ll fall out of my chair,” he said. Rabin was ambassador from 1968 to 1973.In spite of his lack of diplomatic finesse and pro- tocol, his shyness, and his dislike of cocktail parties, his straight talk and sincerity appealed to many. Of course, being the architect of Israel’s stunning victory in the Six Day War greatly enhanced his prestige and opened many doors to him. He was held in high esteem, and had excellent relationships with President Nixon, Henry Kissinger, Senator Henry “Scoop” Jackson, and many others. He was very successful in convincing the Americans that it was in their interest to help Israel defend itself, so that the Soviet Union would not get the upper hand in the Middle East. By the time he left, the relationship between Israel and the United States was strong, and the United States saw Israel as a strategic asset in the Middle East. On his return to Israel in March 1973, Rabin entered politics. He was the 20th slot in the Labor Party’s list — but before the elections took place, the Yom Kippur War Like us on Facebook broke out. facebook.com/jewishstandard

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The war cost Israel many lives, and it caused the public 201-947-1555 to lose confidence in the country’s political and military leaders. A commission was established to investigate the causes of the war, and although Prime Minister Golda Meir was found to be blameless, she resigned. Rabin’s role in the war was was minimal, so he was the only Labor Open HOuse Festival Party representative who was not responsible for any failure. Rabin beat Shimon Peres in the party’s leadership sunday, nov. 16 · 2:00 – 6:00 pm election, and he became prime minister in 1974, at 52. During his three years in office, Henry Kissinger’s shuttle diplomacy led to an interim agreement between Israel and Egypt, and that led to the opening of the Suez Canal, closed since 1967. July 1976 saw the raid on Entebbe; more than 100 Israeli hostages were rescued. Rabin`s popularity skyrocketed. It was election time again, and Rabin was chosen as the Labor Party’s candidate. But when it became known that Leah Rabin held a foreign currency account in Washing- ton, which was illegal at the time, Rabin resigned to stand at his wife’s side. The elections were held a month later, but Likud won. Menachem Begin became prime minister in 1977. In 1981 Labor again lost to Likud. After the 1984 elections Peres became prime minister for two years, and Shamir for the next two. Rabin was minister of defense throughout that time. Although Rabin initially took a tough stance on the war in Lebanon, he was no hawk. He was interested only in Israel’s security. In 1985 he formulated a plan for a staged withdrawal from Lebanon, with a small force in the security zone north of Israel’s border. Sponsored by Sisterhood In December 1987 the first intifada erupted, and Rabin decided that if the Palestinian question were to be settled, Discover The New Synagogue of Fort Lee by joining us for our he would have to find negotiation partners among them. Those partners were Arafat and the PLO. Rabin never first Open House Festival taking place this autumn. Bring your expected to hold onto the territories forever. He knew that the Arabs who lived there were hostile to the occupation. friends to this joyous celebration that pays homage to the Jewish In the 1992 elections Rabin again became prime minister, and he and Peres worked closely together. They shared communities of our neighborhood. Enjoy family friendly activities the same ideal — peace — but the road to peace with security was no bed of roses. all day including music, food, folk art demos and crafts, klezmer The Madrid peace conference met for the sixth time in September 1992, but again failed to achieve any tangible and cantorial music, Yiddish lesson, scribal arts, Mah Jongg, and results — but within a year a peace treaty was signed at the White House. A first step toward that goal was Peres’ tours of our memorial Holocaust exhibition. Come participate in mooting the “Gaza First” plan. Rabin also made clear that he was prepared to make major territorial concessions for Judaica crafts with our Hebrew School staff. To volunteer for this peace, and called a halt to more housing construction on event, please call the synagogue office. the West Bank. Without telling either Rabin or Peres, Israel’s deputy foreign minister, Yossi Beilin, managed to set up a secret There are many ways to support the Synagogue. channel of communication in Oslo between Israel and the To contribute to this cultural program, Palestinians. Norwegian officials were the intermediaries. The idea of self-rule in Gaza became an acceptable start- send in your donation or contact the office. ing point for negotiations there. Later, this was extended to Gaza and Jericho first. Rabin balked at the thought of SEE YITZHAK RABIN PAGE 40

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Yitzhak Rabin During the next two years the two sides FROM PAGE 39 met many times. Self-rule was extended to negotiating with Arafat at the beginning, many other cities on the West Bank, and but soon he came to realize that if a deal a second peace agreement, Oslo II, was was to be struck, it had to be with Arafat. signed at the White House on September With the help of the Norwegians, Israel 28th September 1995. made more contacts with the PLO. A “dec- Tangible results of the peace process laration of principles” providing for troop were clearly evident. Many countries now withdrawals from Gaza and Jericho and wished to establish diplomatic relations or …to everyone and our sponsors eventual self-rule was formulated. That was near diplomatic relations with Israel. This, who gave a little bit of themselves hard for Rabin, and he insisted that the PLO along with Israel’s growing participation in had to recognize Israel’s right to exist and international bodies, was a sure sign of its to make Mitzvah Day a success undertake to stop all violence. In return enhanced status, The peace process had Israel had to recognize the PLO as the sole reconciled much of the Arab world to Isra- representative of the Palestinians. el’s existence. Northern Valley Affairs Early in September 1993 the Norwegian But in Israel, the divide between propo- intermediary brought a signed letter of nents of the peace process and those who at Temple Emanu-El, Closter acceptance of the negotiations from Arafat, distrusted it widened considerably. In the Holy Name Medical Center Knesset, the agreement was passed with an extremely narrow majority: 61 for, 59 Maadan against. Public opinion polls showed that Century 21 Associates Foundation support for the peace process had waned. Valerie Maier Donor Advised Fund We will continue On the evening of November 4, 1995, at a well attended peace rally in Tel Aviv, a The Jewish Standard with our efforts young religious Jewish student, Yigal Amir, Sisterhood Congregation Beth Teﬁ llah towards peace fired a fatal shot at Prime Minister Yitzhak Shomrei Torah - The Wayne Conservative Congregation as if there is no Rabin. Laurie Ann & Jeffrey Weinstein The assassination shocked the whole Sari, Steve, Lauren & Bobby Gross terror, and we nation. How could a sane religious Jew feel himself justified in killing a fellow Jew? Kill- ShopRite of Paramus will fight terror ing the democratically elected prime min- Parisian Beauty Academy as if there is no ister? Were the differences dividing the PJ Library nation so wide, so unbridgeable, that it was Susan Silberman peace process. necessary to resort to bloodshed?. Congregation Beth Sholom YITZAK RABIN Representatives of 80 countries were Fair Lawn Jewish Center - Congregation B’nai Israel at Rabin’s funeral on Mount Herzl in Jeru- Pizza Crave - in memory of Ilana Schwartz and Rabin countersigned it. On September salem. Many were from Arabic-speaking Kula for Karma 13, 1993, in a widely televised ceremony at countries. This was a sure sign that the tiny Glen Rock Jewish Center the White House, the document known as state of Israel had taken its place among Dunkin Donuts, Teaneck Oslo I was signed. the nations of the world and a sign of its In his speech, Rabin said, “We who have recognition as a legitimate Middle Eastern The New Synagogue of Fort Lee fought you, we say to you today in a loud nation. Temple Avodat Shalom and clear voice, enough of blood and tears. King Hussein was among the speakers Dubro, Remes & Moore Families Enough!” Reluctantly, he shook Arafat’s at the funeral. In an emotional voice, he Myke & Helen Leshowitz outstretched hand. said, “You died as a soldier for peace, and Jewish War Veterans - Post #651 - Lt. J. Platt But despite the fanfare and the speeches, I believe that it is time for all of us speak of Teaneck Shell the success of the peace treaty depended peace between Jews and Arabs for all time Jill R. Schuman & Larry Gross on the absence of violence and a good to come.” Genene & Mark Kaye working relationship between Rabin and President Clinton said, “Look at the Sharon & Michael Glass Arafat, which gradually developed. leaders from all over the Middle East and Frances Shapiro-Skrobe, John and Brian Skrobe The dove of peace was being fired around the world who have come today to upon from all sides, though. The mas- pay homage to Yitzhak Rabin and for his Saul & Ilana Picker Annette Seigel Valley Chabad sacre of 29 Arabs in Hebron, and the efforts to secure peace. Your prime minis- many suicide bombing attacks on tar- ter died as a martyr for peace, but a victim Arlene & Hebert Ostern Fergenson Family gets in Israel, almost put paid to further of hate. Now it is up to us who love peace to Myra & Arnold Gans Paulette Schoz Wolff talks. But both sides were determined to carry on the struggle for peace.” Sara Heskins Rabbi Neal Borovitz continue their efforts toward peace. As Noa Artzi-Pelossoff, Rabin’s granddaugh- Sarah Adelson & Ann Appelbaum Rabin said, “We will continue with our ter, made an emotional speech eulogising Sha’ar Communities Fran & Marvin Lipton efforts towards peace as if there is no ter- her grandfather. Her speech was high- ror, and we will fight terror as if there is lighted on television broadcasts not only in no peace process.” Israel, but across the world. Jewish Federation King Hussein of Jordan, who had met Peace, peace with security, will be a last- OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY Rabin and others secretly many times, ing memorial to his life, his tragic demise. now indicated his willingness to sign a May his memory be blessed. peace treaty between Israel and Jordan. For volunteer opportunities during the year, This was done on October 26, 1994, at a Jack Reisner of Fort Lee was born in Riga, border point in the Arava dessert. Hus- Latvia, and grew up in South Africa. He and contact [email protected] or 201-820-3948 sein promised that it would be a “warm his wife, Hilda, made aliyah to Israel in 1990 visit www.jfnnj.org/mitzvahday to see more pictures peace,” unlike the cold peace with Egypt. and left for the United States in 2001 to be For their efforts as soldiers for peace, with their children and grandchildren. Mr. Mitzvah Day is sponsored & coordinated by Rabin, Peres, and Arafat shared the 1994 Reisner has lectured on Rabin and on Zionist Jewish Federation’s Jewish Community Relations Council. Nobel Peace Prize. subjects in both Israel and the United States.

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President Barack Obama meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in For reservations call 212.564.9045 x303 the Oval Office on October 1, 2014. OFFICIALWHITEHOUSEPHOTOBYPETESOUZA emunah.org/dinner | [email protected] Chicken••gate a deal. Judging by the breathlessly excited Lisa & David Zaslowsky Dinner Chairmen manner with which the regime’s English- FROM PAGE 41 Karen Spitalnick National President language outlet, the Holocaust-denying Susan & Michael Alon, Lisa & Moshe Benjamin, Yael & Ben Englander, Ronnie & Albert Faber, visit to Washington. And while the Israe- Press TV, greeted chicken gate, the pres- Vivi & Steve Furer, Elizabeth & Joshua Gindea, Sharon & Gary Hoffman, Beth & Josh Kalter, lis wish they could turn back the clock ident might be onto something. Faye Klausner & Allen Rosenberg, Debbie & David Kahn, Andrea & Lance Lovett, Iris & Shalom Maidenbaum, Elizabeth & Bezalel Mayer, Susan & Brett Nadritch, on Ya’alon’s advice to Kerry to “take his But what benefits will a historic accord Carrie & Tzvi Oliner, Elana & Rony Oved, Karen & Michael Rosenbloom, Nobel Prize and leave us alone,” Obama’s with the Iranians bring us? Very few, Melodie & Marty Scharf, Tracie & Sam Shore, Ruth & Joseph Weinreich, Judy & Mark Zborowski Dinner Committee appointees see nothing wrong with insult- whereas the costs will be enormous. EMUNAH-Caring for a Nation since 1935 ing Netanyahu in such a grotesque man- For a start, this isn’t just about Israel. ner because, you see, they are Right with We will alienate the conservative Arab a rolling, upper case “R,” and therefore states like Egypt and Saudi Arabia, all of anything goes. them already angry and frustrated with I’ve argued many times in this column Obama’s kowtowing to Tehran. We will that as far as Israel is concerned, the permit an Islamist state to become a Obama administration is a lost cause. The nuclear power, at the same time that it only question now is how much damage backs terrorist organizations like Hamas Inspiring they will do before Obama departs the and Hezbollah with money and weap- White House—a day that can’t come soon ons. We will lose our leverage over the Life Lessons enough, frankly. Iranians, in the form of biting sanctions, Tal Yifrach was one of the 65 The immediate danger lies on two with few resource at our disposal to com- from a Fallen Israeli soldiers who lost his life- fronts. Firstly, the Palestinians. Any pel them to cooperate with international but not his legacy- this summer. doubts that the Obama administration nuclear inspectors when they start—as Israeli Soldier believes that Israel is responsible for the they inevitably will—obstructing them His older sister, Noy Yifrach, stalemate with the Palestinians will have at every turn. And we risk, again, the and mother, Aviva, are now travelling together and telling his been dispelled by Goldberg’s revelations. prospect of an Israeli pre-emptive strike, As far as Obama, Kerry, and company because whatever else Netanyahu might remarkable story. are concerned, the primary problem is be, he’s no chicken . Israel’s insistence in building new hous- Umpteen immediate questions remain. Tal was a leader who volunteered for an elite combat unit ing units in its undivided capital, Jerusa- Among them: Will Obama apologize for when he joined the IDF. Just two days before he died, Tal lem. Their impatience could reach the the chicken remark? Will he publicly texted his financially burdened mother that he would transfer point where the United States no longer name and discipline the officials who 1,500 shekels to her account on August 1. But on July 22, his backs Israel at the United Nations, thereby showered Netanyahu with insults? What allowing Palestinian Authority President will he do if the Iranians decline to make unit attacked a terrorist Mahmoud Abbas’s crusade for unilateral a deal? stronghold and he was Sunday, November 9 recognition to reach fruition. In the event But the biggest question of all is a long- killed by a mortar. 6:30 doors open | 7:00 program of such an outcome, Israel could find itself term one. What will the strategic map of worryingly isolated, as the European gov- the Middle East look like once Obama Don’t miss Noy, who was ernments are anxiously awaiting a signal is done? That’s what should be occupy- Fair Lawn Jewish Center also a soldier in a special from the Americans that it’s okay to aban- ing the minds of Israel’s leaders, who 10-10 Norma Ave., Fair Lawn don the Jewish state. If so, we will then be are painfully aware that Obama’s peace intelligence unit, and confronted with the edifying spectacle of efforts can only lead to more conflict and her mom tell a story that RSVP to [email protected] the world’s democracies aligning them- strife. JNS.ORG won’t soon be forgotten. Limited seating selves with tyrannies from Venezuela to Iran in singling out Israel for opprobrium. Ben Cohen writes for JNS.org, and has Secondly, the Iranians. The deadline for contributed to the Wall Street Journal, a final deal over the mullah’s nuclear ambi- Commentary, Haaretz, and other Jewish Federation tions—November 24—is upon us. Perhaps publications. His book, “Some Of My Best OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY Obama thinks that cursing Netanyahu Friends: A Journey Through Twenty- will persuade Iran’s Supreme Leader, the First Century Antisemitism,” is available brutal Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to accept through Amazon.

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TEL AVIV Anna Varsanyi was married in an Orthodox Jewish ceremony conducted through Israel’s Chief Rabbinate in 2012. Two years later, the Hungarian immi- Annual Gala grant has made a life in Israel, settling with her husband in the central city of SUNDAY EVENING Modiin and working a desk job in a hospital. She is weeks away from having her NOVEMBER 23, 2014 • 2 KISLEV 5775

first child. PLEASE NOTE NEW PROGRAM FORMAT But the baby won’t be Jewish, according SEATED BUFFET DINNER 5:00PM • GALA PROGRAM 6:30PM to the State of Israel. DESSERT TO FOLLOW AFTER PROGRAM Varsanyi, 30, is the victim of an unusual bureaucratic mix-up. NEW YORK MARRIOTT MARQUIS Israel abounds with immigrants who 1535 BROADWAY • NEW YORK CITY are considered Jewish by the state but not Anna Varsanyi is considered Jewish by the Orthodox chief rabbinate, under its by Israel’s chief rabbinate but not by G stricter qualifications. Varsanyi is the rare its interior ministry. case in which the opposite is true. COURTESY ANNA VARSANYI DAVID JACOBSON • ARI JUNGREIS • JAY KESTENBAUM Born to a Jewish mother, Varsanyi CHANOCH LUBLING • DR. H. LEON PACHTER meets the chief rabbinate’s standards for someone like Anna,” said Rabbi Seth Far- GALA CHAIRMEN who is a Jew. But Israel claims Varsanyi ber, the founder of Itim, an Israeli orga- isn’t Jewish because her mother con- nization that guides people with religious verted to Christianity. status issues through Israeli bureaucracy. Angel of Mercy - Memorial Tribute Varsanyi says her mother is Jewish and “They’re simply not looking at the facts. it was her great-grandmother who con- This woman’s basic rights are being vio- MIRIAM LUBLING A”H verted — in 1930. lated, and those of her unborn child are “It’s like they tell you, ‘Come, make being violated.” aliyah, you’re Jewish, you’re one of us,’” At first, the Interior Ministry’s decision G Varsanyi said. “But when you’re already had little effect. Varsanyi already had citi- here, they say ‘You’re second-class, you’re zenship and was married, the two areas in Community Partnership Award not one of us. So you might as well leave.’” which issues of personal religious status ABRAHAM BANDA & Born under Hungary’s Communist are most likely to cause problems. regime to a Jewish mother and a non- But last year she began petitioning Jewish father, Varsanyi grew up barely the ministry for a change in status, wor- aware of her Jewish heritage. But a grow- ried that her future children would not ing interest in her Jewish roots led her to have their marriages recognized by the G study Yiddish literature and culture at uni- government. versity and to register for a 10-day Birth- “I think it’s ridiculous,” Varsanyi said. Pioneers of Advocacy Award right Israel trip. Next came a year abroad “Why would they force me to convert RABBI PHILIP & REBBETZIN at the University of Haifa, where she met when I’m Jewish? If I didn’t have princi- MALKA GOLDBERG her Israeli future husband. After a stint ples or problems I’d say let them win. But OHEL Bais Ezra Founders • Heroes of “Willowbrook” working for the Jewish Agency for Israel I wouldn’t be able to face myself.” in Budapest, she immigrated in 2011. The ministry has rebuffed her requests, Varsanyi gained citizenship under the claiming that her mother converted from G Law of Return, which requires only one Judaism before she was born. Varsanyi Jewish grandparent for an immigrant for says this is not true, that it was her great- Testimonial Speaker automatic citizenship. Varsanyi’s maternal grandmother who converted. RICHARD BERNSTEIN ESQ. grandfather was unambiguously Jewish. The ministry also has refused to rely Michigan Supreme Court Nominee and Disability Rights Activist But when Israel’s Interior Ministry on the chief rabbinate’s recognition of saw a document concerning her great- Varsanyi as Jewish, despite a 2012 law grandmother’s conversion, they refused allowing it to do so. Interior Ministry TO MAKE YOUR RESERVATION OR TO PLACE YOUR JOURNAL AD to register her as Jewish, claiming she spokeswoman Sabin Haddad said that the CALL 718.972.9338 • EMAIL [email protected] was raised Christian. To be recognized ministry has asked the rabbinical court as Jewish, the ministry told Varsanyi, she that declared Varsanyi Jewish for an expla- WEB www.ohelgala.org needed to convert. nation but has yet to receive a response. Except Varsanyi can’t convert because After several rejections, Varsanyi has Moishe Hellman & Mel Zachter Elly Kleinman she is already Jewish according to Jew- come to feel like the ministry’s employees CO-PRESIDENTS OF OHEL CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, ish law, which doesn’t recognize conver- “don’t give a crap.” She said she once met CAMP KAYLIE sions to other religions. The chief rabbin- with a ministry official, who after reading Moshe Zakheim & Elly Kleinman ates of both Israel and Hungary consider her papers said, “I don’t know what you CO-CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARD David Mandel Varsanyi, her mother, her grandmother, want because you’re not Jewish.” CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Ronny Hersh and her great-grandmother to be Jewish. “It was traumatic ,” she said. “I almost PRESIDENT OF LIFETIME Robert Katz “It’s hard to imagine anybody more cried. Like, ‘Welcome to Israel: You’re not CARE FOUNDATION CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER committed to the Jewish people than a Jew.’” JTA WIRE SERVICE

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Jewish World Where is Jerusalem? Supreme Court considers congressional role in foreign policy

RON KAMPEAS nation’s highest court, Lewin sought to down- play the significance of recognizing Zivot- WASHINGTON — A lawyer for a boy born in ofsky’s birthplace as Israel, saying it was an Jerusalem whose parents want Israel listed issue of personal choice and not an attempt as the birthplace on his U.S. passport tried to interfere with the president’s right to rec- mightily this week to make a Supreme Court ognize foreign governments. hearing mainly about their wish, but the jus- “We gave the court alternative arguments, tices kept upping the ante. that what you put on a passport does not That might mean bad news not just for amount to recognition,” Lewin said. 12-year-old Menachem Zivotofsky and his Monday marks the second time that the folks. It also could present a problem for the Supreme Court has heard arguments on the prospects of U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as constitutionality of the 2002 law, which allows Israel’s capital should the court defer to the U.S. citizens born in Jerusalem to have Israel Menachem Zivotofsky, left, and his father, Ari, stand in front of the Supreme Court Obama administration’s argument that a 2002 listed as their birthplace on their passports. with their attorney, Alyza Lewin, and Lewin’s father, Nathan. RIKKI GORDON LEWIN law allowing the Israel listing infringes on the The measure was enacted by President president’s prerogative to set foreign policy. George W. Bush, but both he and Obama the case. Last year, the appeals court example, limiting congressional ability Alyza Lewin, the lawyer who represented have declined to enforce it. The Zivotofskys ruled that the executive branch prevailed to restrict the dimensions of a nuclear Zivotofsky in oral arguments at the court Mon- filed suit after the State Department refused on matters of foreign policy, prompting deal with Iran, he said. day, acknowledged that the tenor of question- their request to list Menachem’s birthplace Zivotofsky to appeal again. “It won’t be just a decision on presiden- ing indicated support among the justices for as Israel. The justices seemed skeptical of tial power around the world, it will also be the idea that the case hinges on the separation In 2009, an appeals court ruled that the Lewin’s claim that the Zivotofskys’ bid did understood as undercutting Israeli claims of powers between the executive and legisla- passport question was a political issue beyond not challenge the presidential recognition to Jerusalem,” Stern said. “In the real tive branches. the scope of the judiciary to decide. Three prerogative. world it will have impact and we’ll have to But in gamely parrying some tough ques- years later, the Supreme Court overruled that “What is the effect of this statute other figure out what to say at that point. What tions in her first appearance before the finding and ordered the lower court to rehear than something that goes to recognition?” does that mean for what the administra- Justice Elena Kagan asked. tion says about a final settlement, and is “This statute is a statute that was cre- west Jerusalem up for grabs?” ated to give individuals the right to self- Lewin said she was not concerned that identify as they choose that they were a decision, even one that goes against born in Israel,” Lewin replied. her client, would have such broad rami- Kagan said that if that were true, “this fications. The Roberts court has been is a very selective vanity plate law,” not- known for narrowly casting its decisions ing that Americans born in Northern Ire- and avoiding far-reaching constitutional land could not identify as being born in conclusions. Ireland. “And for that matter,” Kagan said, “I don’t see this court writing an opin- “if you are an American born in Jerusa- ion giving the executive branch such lem today, you can’t get the right to say broad power in foreign policy that it cuts Palestine.” out Congress from that role,” said Lewin, Anthony Kennedy, often the swing jus- the daughter of seasoned Supreme Court tice on the nine-member court who more lawyer Nathan Lewin. often than not sides with the conservative Alyza Lewin did acknowledge, how- wing, also seemed skeptical of Lewin’s ever, that the ruling could have far-reach- claim. ing import for Jews and their attachment “Do you want us to say in our opinion to Jerusalem. that this is not a political declaration?” he “Getting this practice changed is very asked. important psychologically, regardless of Lewin answered in the affirmative. separation of powers,” she said. “And “Well then,” Kennedy said. “I’m not this case has raised awareness. Before sure why that Congress passed it then.” this, many people were unaware that Like Bush before him, Obama main- the formal position of the United States tains that changing the wording on pass- is not recognizing Israel’s capital as ports would damage the American role Jerusalem.” as a peace broker in the Middle East by Nathan Diament, the Orthodox Union’s favoring an Israeli claim to Jerusalem. Washington director, which filed an Since Israel declared independence in amicus brief on behalf of Zivotofsky, said 1948, the United States has maintained that while Lewin was casting her case as that no country has sovereignty over being about one person’s choice, it had Jerusalem and that the city’s status must broader meaning. be determined by negotiations. “There are many American Jews and A win for the Obama administration other Americans who think it’s absurd would inhibit Congress’ ability to affect that the United States and other world foreign policy, said Marc Stern, the gen- governments do not extend to Israel the eral counsel for the American Jewish courtesy they extend to other countries Committee, which filed an amicus brief by recognizing where its government on behalf of Zivotofsky. Such an outcome sits as its capital and has not located its could have an immediate impact by, for embassy there,” he said. JTA WIRE SERVICE

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BRIEFS sentences imposed on terrorists for a period of under 40 attack on a Jerusalem light rail station that killed two people. years, while the government cannot release terrorists as part But after pressure from U.S. and Muslim leaders, the Israeli U.S. Jewish day school of what the bill calls “foreign relations” and “security mat- police decided to re-open the Temple Mount ahead of Muslim enrollment rises, ters.” The president’s pardoning authority, however, is not prayers on Friday. JNS.ORG non-Orthodox enrollment down affected by the measure. MK Shuli Mualem-Rafaeli (Habayit Hayehudi) said the leg- Enrollment at American Jewish day schools has increased by islation strives to “ensure that terrorists who committed hei- Syrian state-run news agency 12 percent since the last study on the issue in 2009, and 37 per- nous murders would no longer be eligible for early release, cent since 1999. Enrollment at non-Orthodox schools, how- even by the government.” JNS.ORG launches Hebrew-language website ever, is down, according to The Avi Chai Foundation’s newly The Syrian government’s official news agency, SANA, has released fourth census of Jewish day schools. launched two news pages on its website in order to “convey Enrollment at chasidic schools has grown 110 percent and Netanyahu secretly meets Jordan’s the truth about what is taking place in Syria” to readers in enrollment at yeshivas has grown 60 percent, the census king over Temple Mount tension Israel and Iran. shows. Non-Orthodox enrollment, meanwhile, now accounts SANA officially launched versions of its website in Hebrew for only 13 percent of total Jewish day school enrollment in the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Jordan’s King Abdul- and Persian, joining the existing pages in Arabic, English, United States, a decrease of 20 percent since 1999. lah met secretly in Amman on Saturday in an effort to ease French, Russian, Turkish, Chinese, and Spanish. There are 861 Jewish day schools in 37 states across the U.S. tensions over the Temple Mount. The editor and translator of the Hebrew page, Khalid al- and the District of Columbia. In New Jersey and New York, According to a report published in Kuwait’s Al-Jarida news- Hamad, said that it is necessary to address Israel “in its own enrollment has grown by 116 percent and 45 percent, respec- paper on Monday, the two leaders agreed to increase coor- language, which can far better serve the Resistance and its tively, since the 1999 census. JNS.ORG dination between the Israeli government and the Jordanian project against the occupation,” Haaretz reported. Waqf, which oversees the Temple Mount site under the terms Al-Hamad added that the new website would help expose Knesset passes bill preventing of the 1995 Israel-Jordan peace treaty. the role Israel has been playing in Syria’s civil war. The Syr- The report also said that Netanyahu’s statement on Satur- ian government has long blamed outside entities for instigat- leniency for terrorists day night calling on Israeli politicians to ease their rhetoric on ing the rebellion, including Israel’s Mossad and America’s the Temple Mount was directly related to his meeting with The Knesset on Monday approved a bill to prevent leniency CIA. Abdullah. for convicted terrorists. The legislation says that the Israel Israel has tried to avoid getting involved in the Syrian civil Last week, Israel temporarily closed the Temple Mount to Prison Service Parole Board will be unable to discuss the early war and has only launched limited strikes when its interests all worshippers after an Arab man attempted to assassinate release of terrorists, especially those whose cases entailed are directly affected, such as responding to stray artillery activist Yehudah Glick, a promoter of Jewish access to the aggravating circumstances, unless they had already served at fire in the Golan Heights or striking weapons conveys des- Temple Mount. The move came following weeks of Muslim least 15 years of their sentence. tined for the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah. riots and assaults on Jewish residents, including the recent The parole board will also be barred from commuting life JNS.ORG

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Keeping Kosher Healthy eating to survive the holidays

The Kaplen JCC on the Palisades hosts the Women’s Enrichment for Longevity and Life Symposium (WELL) on Friday, November 21. It is co-chaired by Debby Bacha- rach and Fran Weingast. Bergen County pastry chef The program, Healthy Eating to Survive the Holidays, Stephanie Middleberg offers helpful tools on how to overcome temptations to creates award-winning OU-certified overeat and overindulge during the holidays, stock a gluten free flour healthy pantry, and prepare holiday menus that will be delicious and nutritious. Glatt, Cedar Market, and Glatt Express in Presenters include Stephanie Middleberg, MS, RD, Teaneck, Grand and Essex in Bergenfield, CDN, nutritionist/founder, Middleberg Nutrition, New and the Tenafly Gourmet Farm. In Rock- York City; and Amie Valpone, editor-in-chief of the- land County it is at the Evergreen Kosher healthyapple.com, personal chef, culinary nutritionist, Market, in Passaic it is at Kosher Konnec- and food photographer. tion, and you can find it online at Blends- The JCC features two WELL events each year. The byorly.com and Amazon. forums are a place where women can ask questions Below is Ms. Gottesman’s recipe for and get the answers they need from experts who can gluten-free challah. empower them to make better-informed decisions. Register online at www.jccotp.org. For information, Amie Valpone Gluten free challah call Sharon Potolsky at (201) 408-1405 or spotolsky@ jccotp.org. Makes one challah loaf or 10 mini rolls

COMBINE THE FOLLOWING THREE INGREDIENTS: 1l/4 cups warm water 3/4 ounce or 1 tablespoon dry yeast (one packet is 3/4 ounce) 1 teaspoon sugar Let sit for 5 minutes until the yeast bubbles slightly. rly Gottesman, a.k.a. Orly the ADD AND MIX TOGETHER THE Baker, a 27-year-old French FOLLOWING WET INGREDIENTS: Opastry chef who trained at Le 1/2 cup honey Cordon Bleu in Australia, recognized a 1 large egg void in the gluten-free market for flour 1/3 cup oil mixtures and created Blends by Orly. Raised in Englewood, Ms. Gottesman MIX THESE DRY INGREDIENTS went to the Moriah and Frisch schools TOGETHER SEPARATELY: 3 1/3 cups (16 ounces) Blends by Orly and New York University. She com- Manhattan Blend mutes between New Jersey and Sydney, 1/3 cup oats where her husband, Josh, who can’t eat 2 1/2 teaspoons salt gluten, is based. Blends by Orly won the new product Add the dry ingredients to the wet competition in the new mixes category mixture and mix together (Orly likes for this year’s upcoming Kosherfest. to use a stand mixer with the paddle attachment) until all ingredients are Her award will be given at a ceremony incorporated — about 30 seconds. and breakfast on Tuesday, November The mixture should not be wet like a 11, at Kosherfest at the Meadowlands batter; it should be sticky. Expo center. Cover a workspace with Manhat- Blends by Orly is a line of five gluten- tan Blend or white rice flour since the free flour blends made of all natural dough is sticky, shape the challah, and ingredients. When used for baking, put the dough into an oil-sprayed loaf the flour mimics the taste and texture pan —- or evenly distribute the mixture into 10 balls/rolls using a large ice of baked goods made with wheat flour. cream scoop onto a baking pan with It is used as a one-to-one substitute for parchment paper. wheat flour in recipes. Five different Let the dough sit in a warm and flour blends are used to optimize flavor moist area for 30-45 minutes covered in gluten-free baking. For example, a with a warm wet towel to let it rise. baker will use London Blend for cook- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. ies and biscuits and Manhattan Blend Brush the top of the risen challah (or rolls) with a lightly beaten egg and for challah. bake for approximately 30 minutes, or Blends by Orly is sold all over the New until the color is a golden brown and York metropolitan area. Locally it is at Best the outside is crispy.

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Keeping Kosher

Keeping Kosher Discussion of Manischewitz debuts newest products at Jewish soul food Kosherfest at Manhattan The Manischewitz Company will showcase new products for Thanksgiving, Shabbat, Passover. New prod- museum ucts include Season Sardines, which are now skinless, boneless, and in hot sauce; gluten-free options for Pass- over and year-round, including crackers, matzahs, mat- anna Gur, author of “Jewish Soul Food: From Minsk zah ball mixes, brownie mix, noodles, and carrot cake to Marrakesh,” will join James Beard-nominated macaroons. There are also raisin and spcie cookies, Jcookbook author Jayne Cohen for a lively discus- an expanded Kitni line, and non-GMO certification for sion about Ms. Gur’s new book. The talk will be at the some Manischewitz products. Museum of Jewish Heritage—A Living Memorial to the Go to the company’s new website, www.manisch- Holocaust on Sunday, November 23 at 2:30 p.m., as part ewitz.com, for kosher recipes, new contests, and more. of the popular 92Y @MJH book series. Tickets are available online at www.mjhnyc.org or by calling the museum box office at (646) 437-4202. Below is a recipe from Ms. Gur’s book Plau b’jeej CHICKEN WITH ALMONDS AND RAISINS osher Mark OVER RED RICE (IRAQI) K et FOR GARNISH (OPTIONAL) Meats ✡ Chicken ✡ Deli ✡ Appetizing 1 tablespoon vegetable oil Prepared Foods ✡ Groceries ✡ Frozen Foods ✡ Catering 1/3 cup blanched almonds (halved or slivered) 67 A. East Ridgewood Ave. · Paramus, NJ 07652 Place the chicken legs in a medium saucepan. Mix 201-262-0030 www.harolds.com the water, tomato paste, cumin, paprika, and cayenne MON-WED 8-6; THURS 8-7; FRI 8-4; SUN 8-3; CLOSED SATURDAY (if using) in a bowl. Pour over the chicken. Partially UNDER RABBINICAL SUPERVISION cover, bring to a boil, and simmer for about 1 hour over low heat until the chicken is tender. Toward the end of Serving The Kosher Way Since 1976 cooking, taste and season with salt. While the chicken is cooking, soak the rice in water for 15 minutes. Rinse in cold water several times until the water runs clear. Drain in a colander. Remove the cooked chicken to a plate with a slot- ted spoon and set aside to cool. Measure 3Ð cups of hot cooking liquid and return it to the saucepan. Add 1 DELI RESTAURANT CATERING heaping teaspoon salt. Add the rice and bring to a boil. Annual Readers Lower the heat, cover tightly, and simmer over low heat Choice # New Jersey Avi & Haim Poll 1 894 Prospect Street for 20 minutes. Open the lid, fluff the rice with a fork, Proprietors Glen Rock, NJ cover, and let stand for 5 to 10 minutes. Under Rabbinical Supervision Tel: 201-445-1186 While the rice is cooking, heat the vegetable oil in www.koshernosh.com Fax: 201-670-5674 a large shallow saucepan. Add the sliced onions and sauté over medium-low heat until soft and golden, at least 10 minutes. Season with salt, a dash of turmeric (if using), and the baharat. When the chicken is cooled enough to be handled 19-09 FAIR LAWN AVE with bare hands, remove and discard the skin and the FAIR LAWN bones. Shred the meat into small pieces and add to the 201 796-6565 First the chicken is cooked in water, tomato paste, onions. Add the almonds and sauté for 5 to 6 minutes over medium heat. Add the raisins and sauté for an- and spices, then the spiced cooking liquid is used 2014 to make delicious red rice. While the rice is cooking, other minute. the chicken is shredded; slowly sautéed with onions, Prepare the garnish (if using). Heat the vegetable oil READERS’ almonds, and raisins; and then served over the rice. in a small frying pan and toss the almonds until golden CHOICE STRICTLY KOSHER • shomer shabbos Save any leftover red rice—it makes a delicious side and crisp. To serve, mound the chicken and onion mix- FIRST PLACE UNDER RCBC • cholov yisroel • pas yisroel for beef, chicken, and fish dishes. -JG ture over the rice and garnish with toasted almonds. BEST BAKERY BEST CHALLAH We Are Now serves 4 to 6 Homemade baharat Nut Free 4 chicken legs (thighs and drumsticks) 5 cups water Baharat spice mix is available at Middle Eastern gro- Large selection of delicious 7 ounces tomato paste cery stores, specialty markets, and online. You can Challah · Pastries · cookies · bobkas · pies & More... 1 teaspoon ground cumin also make your own. Grinding whole spices is ideal, Commercial Caterers & Restaurants welcome 1 teaspoon sweet paprika but preground ones are fine, too. -JG Where Quality and Freshness Count! pinch of hot paprika or cayenne pepper (optional) salt 1 tablespoon ground cardamom 2 cups long-grain white rice 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper 3 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon 3 large onions, thinly sliced 1 tablespoon ground ginger pinch of hot paprika or ground turmeric (optional) 1 1/2 teaspoons ground allspice Like us 1 teaspoon baharat spice mix (see recipe below or 1 1/2 teaspoons ground nutmeg store-bought) Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and mix well. on Facebook 1/2 cup blanched almonds (halved or slivered) Keep in a cool, dark place in an airtight jar. Use for meat- 1/2 cup golden raisins facebook.com/jewishstandard balls, stuffed vegetables, and meat-filled pastries.

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Dear Rabbi Dear Rabbi: Your Talmudic advice column

Dear Rabbi, around his sexuality but the same is not do they get out of the daily ritual is how the mikvah Many of my Orthodox male friends will not allowed for a woman? Or is singing not at study? We can reason that connects them in a magical listen to a woman sing. What is that about? all a sexual display? Which one is it? after seven and a half years way to the innermost lives Humming in Hackensack If you think that such questions about of plowing through every of their mothers, who prac- Jewish men and women are ludicrous, page of the Talmud, some of ticed the same formal mik- Dear Humming, try these. Are we ever going to say that them do absorb a great deal, vah procedure. Bans or prohibitions against certain the men are allowed to eat pork, but the while others actually retain Dipping in a mikvah also actions deemed dangerous or socially women are not? That the men are permit- little and remain unenlight- is an integral rite in a con- unacceptable are common in all societies ted to steal, but the women are forbidden? ened about the bulk of the version to Judaism. And that and religions. Every town has a speeding You asked what the singing taboo is all contents of the Talmud. Rabbi Tzvee is where the latest scandal limit. And we know that Jews are not sup- about? It’s reasonable to say that it is about Does everyone who Zahavy occurred. To many of us, the posed to eat pork. segregation based on gender, the denial of accomplishes the goal of bad acts of a rabbi were trou- Your simple direct question pene- equal rights to women, and discrimination going through the whole Tal- bling enough to disrupt the trates into one troubling taboo directed against women. You may ask then, Aren’t mud feel good about themselves? Prob- magic of the ritual, that tacit allowance we at women but not at men. In parts of the all of those practices unacceptable in our ably yes. To use sports metaphors, even permit ourselves that makes a bath into Orthodox Jewish world, men may sing for modern Western societies? those who do not run the whole race can an enchanted personal transformation. A women, but women may not sing for men. Yes sir. Yes ma’am. They are feel a sense of accomplishment just by par- debauched rabbi violated the privacy of Any observer can identify such an unacceptable. ticipating in a marathon. Even those who the immersion of numerous women con- injunction as uneven and one-sided. go to the practice batting cage to hit soft- verts. For many who heard it, the sad news Not surprising. Within synagogues in Dear Rabbi, balls can imagine they are at bat in a major of those acts poisoned the sacred well of nearly all Orthodox Jewish communities, My friend gets up early every morning to league game in Yankee Stadium. the mikvah. women are segregated from men. They study a daily Talmud page. By doing this he Of this we can be certain. The extensive I tried to understand the plight of my are instructed to sit behind a curtain or will go through the entire Talmud in seven time allotted daily to Talmud study is quite sisters by thinking in terms of an analogy. divider. In many arenas of Orthodox soci- years. His daily lesson lasts 30 minutes. a hefty way for people to say to themselves As an avid daily lap swimmer for many ety women also are told to dress modestly I know the value Judaism places on Torah and their families and communities: these years, I know how refreshing and invigo- and cover up their arms and legs. study, but I wonder about the quality of such are my precious values and I invest a lot of rating and healthy a workout in the pool To me it seems that a modesty dress hurried study. In my experience the contents my time and energy in them. can be. And yet I also discovered that at code is another form of the segregation of of the Talmud are complex and nuanced. Of Yes, frequent attendance at daf yomi times, the positive values of water can be women from the presence of men. what benefit is it to rapidly recite passages or at other adult education opportunities disrupted. Sometimes because of errors or And you do not have to be a feminist to and to speed-read through their meanings? in synagogues and communities are wor- ineptness, the pool I swim in gets too hot reckon that the ban on women singing is Skim Free in New Milford thy endeavors. Please do keep in mind for comfortable lap swimming or the chlo- yet an added extension of segregation, an also that becoming a learned Jew through rine chemical level gets too high and the act of discrimination, one more denial of Dear Skim, deeper toil and study is an even more wor- water becomes toxic. That for sure spoils rights directed solely at women. You touch on a sensitive issue. Many Jews thy undertaking. the enjoyment of my swimming. And it Now we know in general that the expla- believe that learning Talmud is the epit- can affect my health. But I work hard to nation or rationalization of taboos can ome of studying Torah. In turn they con- Dear Rabbi, get that fixed. And I keep coming back to be extensive and interesting to hear and sider that practice to be the apex of all On the one hand, after reading about a rabbi swim. It’s a consistent, even a constant even compelling in its substance. In this the commandments. Torah-study is an who repeatedly used the ritual of women part of my life. case, the rabbis propose that the ban on enriched ritual because serious learning immersing as an opportunity to engage in Sure, I know that my inconveniences women singing to men is to regulate the may lead to inner cognition, to increased voyeurism, I’m turned off to the whole idea in lap swimming are not anywhere near degree of sexuality that may be expressed knowledge, and even to expertise. The of ritual bathing in a mikvah. equivalent to violations of a woman’s inti- and exposed in public. All good and well. highest goal of Talmud study is to become On the other hand, I know I’ll feel guilty mate privacy during her performance of a I have no argument about whatever basis a lamdan—a learned master of the Talmud. about abandoning one of my religious prac- religious ritual. But my suggestion to you, people of faith choose to justify their With that in mind, let me pose a few tices, which had meaning for me in the past. via my loose metaphor, is that you try your actions or proscriptions. pointed talmudic questions to extend your What should I do? best to continue to do those healthy posi- The trouble with the taboo you ask inquiry. Can anyone become a lamdan Slams Dunking in Teaneck tive things that you do, those activities of about is that it applies in one direction and through Daf Yomi study alone? Unlikely. your life that in crucial ways define you. not the other, that women may not sing for It often takes weeks of intensive study to Dear Slams, When the motions of your life are dis- men. get through the study of the Tosafot, Ris- Rituals are a potent part of your relation- rupted, when you get distracted from If this ban is based on sexuality, then honim, and Achronim (i.e., the major com- ship to your culture and heritage. And spe- the poetry of your religion, I urge you to the stricture says to us that figuratively a mentaries) on a single side of a page of the cial relationships are fragile. They hinge bounce back, and to strive with vigor to woman’s singing voice is an extension of Talmud. both on predictable consistency and on set your faith and practices straight and to her vagina, which of course she cannot And it is fair to ask, What is the content intangible magical elements. restore the magic to your rituals. display in public. Is it not fair then to ask, retention rate of the average page-a-day- The relationships embedded in the Is a man’s singing voice a manifestation of Talmud student? Probably low. And so most prevalent mikvah-bath ritual are as Rabbi Tzvee Zahavy of Teaneck has his penis? Is it okay for a man to parade if they do not become lamdanim, what complex as a double helix. One strand of published several new Kindle Editions complexity is that the mikvah bath per- at Amazon.com, including “The Book mits Orthodox women, who refrain from of Jewish Prayers in English,” “Rashi: The Dear Rabbi column offers timely advice based on timeless Talmudic sex with their husbands during menstrua- The Greatest Exegete,” “God’s Favorite wisdom. It aspires to be equally respectful and meaningful to all varieties tion, to resume the intimate sexual por- Prayers” and “Dear Rabbi: The Greatest and denominations of Judaism. You can find it here on the first Friday of the tion of their relationships. And for women Talmudic Advice,” which includes his past month. Send your questions to [email protected]. from long-standing Orthodox family lines, columns from the Jewish Standard and another strand of the complexity of the other essays.

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D’var Torah Vayera: When is the time?

ates are important in Juda- She even changed residency not the date she kept. She As a rabbi who is regularly near when ism. There are set calendrical to Oregon where there is chose to stay alive a little loved ones are on their deathbed, I am dates standard to our tribe legislation allowing people to longer, two days after often asked questions about planning for and personal dates unique terminate their life in what is her husband’s birthday. death before it even occurs. When could toD our familial orbits and ourselves. We called The Death with Dignity Perhaps she still had more the funeral be? How long is shiva if they know each new moon brings a countdown Act. living to do. Perhaps she die tomorrow? Most of these questions to particular holidays. We also know that This case has stoked all sorts was afraid to die. Perhaps come from nerves and an effort to gain birthdays, anniversaries, and other mile- of questions and debates in she chose life a little longer. some control over the uncontrollable. stones are important markers that we usu- the ethical world. Many Jewish Who knows? I usually respond: This is a time where ally can plan. leaders have weighed in to the Rabbi David In this week’s Torah we submit to God. God chooses when this The one thing we usually cannot plan conversation. There are too Seth Kirshner portion of Vayera, Isaac person will leave this world, not us. Our however is our date of death. That is, until many opinions to share all. Temple Emanu-El, is prescribed a time and job is to be sure they are free from pain Closter, Brittany Maynard’s case. It is hyper-complicated and Conservative place to die, a sacrifice and feel our presence, love, and support. Ms. Maynard was 29 years young, very nuanced. But, the major on Mount Moriah. Most Golda Meir once said she wanted to beautiful inside and out according to opposing views are simple: accounts tell us he had govern time, not be governed by time. We those who knew her well, and a proud We are all given free choice and can make no idea that it was the end of his term. all try to govern more in our lives and to wife and devoted friend. Earlier this the selections we want, while at the same In fact, his question — “since we have all gather more control. The case of choosing year, she was diagnosed with a brain time we are told that our lives are gifts the accouterments for a sacrifice, where our circumstances for death is complex tumor that caused violent seizures and from God and to control something that is the animal?” — indicates his innocence and knotty. I cannot purport to offer one excruciating headaches along with stroke- is supposed to be in Divine hands is not to the moment. If he knew the time was solid answer that fits for every person and like symptoms and severe neck pain. The the Jewish way. Some even argue that Ms. imminent, would he have fled and chosen every Jew. We do not live in a world with doctors told her that she had six months Maynard did not end her life, cancer did. to live longer? Would he have written a religious uniformity; should we die with to live. Ms. Maynard then decided she There was no decision to die since she had bucket list of things to do? As the story it? Nonetheless, it is important to glean would create a “bucket list” of things to already begun the process. Both sides can teaches, Isaac has his lease lengthened by from Vayera that divine providence and accomplish and would terminate life on be heard clearly in my ears. the presence of a ram and the voice of an submission to God can be a worthy path her terms. She chose November 1, 2014. The date set to die by Ms. Maynard was angel. His time was not yet up. when dying and even when living.

BRIEFS

Israeli Arab man jailed for fighting Give Me Harmony for Islamic State An Israeli Arab man was sentenced to 22 armed rebel faction with connections to Bergen County Tribute months in prison for illegally entering Islamic State and were then recruited by to Reb Shlomo Carlebach Syria and fighting for the Islamic State the group to participate in military train- terror group. ing, which provided them with theoreti- on His 20th Yahrzeit Umm al-Fahm resident Ahmad Shur- cal and practical knowledge in weapons baji, 23, was sentenced by Haifa Magis- and terrorist strategies. trate’s Court for illegal exit to an enemy On returning to Israel in April, Shur- Saturday, Nov. 15 · 6:30-11pm state and illegal military training. baji was arrested at Ben-Gurion Interna- Temple Emeth · 1666 Windsor Rd, Teaneck The indictment against Shurbaji, tional Airport. While in Syria, he took (call 201-833-1322 for directions) first presented in May by Haifa District part in several battles, participated in Attorney Meital Chen, said Shurbaji and military tours, and was posted at check- three of his friends decided to leave points under Islamic State control, Musical Havdalah led by Avram Mlotek; Israel to join the Syrian rebels in their according to the charges. He is one of Learning sessions with special guest fight against Syrian President Bashar al- at least 10 Israeli Arabs that Israel’s Shin teachers (including Neila Carlebach); Assad’s forces in January 2014. Bet security agency believes have joined Concert with C. Lanzbom of Soul Farm and Shurbaji and his friends joined an Islamic State. JNS.ORG Nochi Krohn; and a jam session with local musicians. Refreshments will be served. French kitchenware company’s website Learning sessions, Havdalah, concert, and lists Israel as ‘Palestine’ jam session will be mixed seating and singing.

The French kitchenware company Tefal, of the Tefal website’s “Where to buy” Tickets are $18 for adults, $10 for college students, which is known for its nonstick pans, is section lists “Palestine” as an option, but and free for children high school age and younger. directing customers to “Palestine” for a not “Israel.” For more information: Rabbi Gerald Friedman – [email protected] store that is located in Israel. Newpan, the company that imports OR Nancy Passow – [email protected] Although Tefal’s Jerusalem store is in Tefal products to Israel, said the website the Atarot industrial zone, which is not issue “will be handled as soon as pos- under Palestinian sovereignty, the drop- sible,” Israel Hayom reported. down menu for the Middle East portion JNS.ORG www.jstandard.com

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Arts & Culture Teaneck

a musical production about the Domini- came to this country in the mid-1930s and Film Festival can rescue. Teaching at Yeshiva Univer- from his first moment here called for free- sity, I was always caught by the special dom and human rights, first for Germany’s connection that my students had with the Jews, then for America’s African-Ameri- in its ninth year local Dominican community. It is no coin- cans. Prinz worked tirelessly to speak to cidence that I would always find YU stu- power and to demand that all Americans dents participating in the Dominican Day receive what our Constitution guaranteed. ERIC A. GOLDMAN fascinating historical and contemporary parade. As president of American Jewish Con- studies. The fourth film takes a hard look All too often we forget the unique rela- gress, he provided a Jewish voice at the here has been a proliferation of at how the gap year in Israel affects young tionship that Jews and African-Americans 1963 March on Washington, and through- regional and town film festivals people from traditional homes. have enjoyed in this country, and the Jew- out his life he stood by Martin Luther King across the country these last The community of Sosua in the Domini- ish community’s strong participation in and other black leaders in seeking justice. two decades. can Republic was a town where Jews flee- the civil rights movement. Some point to I am honored to be moderating a post- TNine years ago, Teaneck joined them. ing Nazi persecution during World War II Jews’ social consciousness as a reason for screening discussion with the producer, Because of the town’s unique demographic found safe haven. Dictator Rafael Trujillo this deep involvement, but there was also Rabbi Prinz’s daughter Deborah, and the makeup, its directors have tried to pro- allowed immigration to his country dur- a clear understanding that our place in directors. vide films that reflect its diversity. From ing the war, while the world, including the American society would not be secure and Most historians and sociologists note a the beginning, that has meant including United States, had a closed-door policy firmly rooted until all minorities enjoyed break between black and Jewish civil rights films on Jewish subjects. The gala fund- for Jews. More than 800 refugees settled equal rights. We can point to several peo- activists as Jews were disinvited from the raising event is now on a Saturday night, in Sosua, where they founded a unique ple who worked hard to make it happen. movement in the late 1960s. Jews and Afri- so that everyone in the community can society. Some created a Jewish commu- There were the Freedom Riders, the three can-Americans increasingly sought out participate. nity; others intermarried with locals, young men — Michael Schwerner, James their own identities over the next decades. Given Teaneck’s large and growing while most left over the next two decades Chaney, and Andrew Goodman — who In “Little White Lie,” Lacey Schwartz tells African-American and Jewish population, as visas to the United States became avail- gave their lives for this cause, and the her story as a woman growing up in a mid- I found this year’s choices most appro- able. Filmmakers Harriet Taub and Harry rabbis like Abraham Joshua Heschel and dle-class home in Woodstock, N.Y., with priate. Three of the four films that tackle Kafka explored this phenomenon in their Joachim Prinz who marched and spoke loving parents and a strong sense of Jew- Jewish subjects look at the interaction 1981 film “Sosua.” (I was so moved by that articulately for the cause. The remarkable ish identity. Over the course of her nicely of Jews and people of color and provide film that the next vacation my wife and I story of the Berlin rabbi who was expelled developed self-portrait, we learn that her took was to the Dominican Republic, with from his native Germany by Hitler and story is not ordinary. Her relationship with Eric Goldman lectures and writes about a stay and exploration in Sosua.) Now, wound up becoming the spiritual leader Jews and blacks will be deeply impacted by Jewish cinema and teaches at Fairleigh Peter Miller and Renee Silverman, who of Temple B’nai Abraham in Newark is stunning discoveries she makes when she Dickinson and Yeshiva University. In will be at the screening, tell the story of the subject of “Joachim Prinz: I Shall Not leaves home for college. There, she will September, he co-hosted a television series how Jewish and Dominican teenagers in Be Silent.” Filmmakers Rachel Fisher and come into contact with a world she had not on Turner Classic Movies on the Jewish Washington Heights, under the direction Rachel Pasternak do a superb job in tell- known and her universe will be changed as experience in film. of the highly talented Liz Swados, put on ing the story of the dynamic Prinz, who SEE FILM PAGE 56

From left, “Little White Lie,” “Unorthodox,” “Joachim Prinz,” and “Sosua.”

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Jewish values: Temple Film in Wayne: The Friday Beth Sholom in Fair Chabad Center of Passaic NOVEMBER 7 Lawn continues an adult County screens “The education series, “A Cheburashka Project,” Carlebach Shabbat: Time for Peace, A Time about Russian Jews who “Give Me Harmony,” a for War,” led by Rabbi immigrated to the U.S. as Bergen County tribute to Alberto Zeilicovich, children. Chinese buffet Reb Shlomo Carlebach 10:30 a.m. Lecture, dinner at 4:30 p.m., on his 20th yahrzeit “Women Warriors in film at 5:15, discussion begins. Individual Jewish Tradition.” Series with film’s director at synagogues/groups will concludes Nov. 16. 6:15. Children’s program hold programs including 40-25 Fair Lawn Ave. during film screening. services, a meal, an (201) 797-9321, ext. 415 194 Ratzer Road. Chani, oneg, teachings, songs, or [email protected]. (973) 964-6274 or www. and stories. Also Nov. 14 jewishwayne.com. and 15. For information, Depth of prayer: Rabbi Gerald Friedman Cantor Caitlin Bromberg at (201) 394-5019 or continues an eight- [email protected], or session series, “Seeking Nancy Passow at nancy. the Spirit Within Ritual,” [email protected]. at Temple Israel & JCC in Ridgewood, 10:30 a.m. Shabbat in Montebello: Course through May Congregation Shaarey 17. 475 Grove St. Israel offers a “Shabbat (201) 444-9320. of Welcoming.” Services, 6 p.m., and kosher catered dinner at 7. 18 Montebello Road. Zalmen Mlotek, an international expert on Marking Kristallnacht (845) 369-0300 or www. NOV. in Fair Lawn: congshaareyisrael.org. Yiddish folk and theater music, will perform Congregation Shomrei on Tuesday, Nov. 11, for Cafe Europa, a Torah screens “The Best Shabbat in Jersey City: 11 social program the Jewish Family Service of Men” for its annual Temple Beth-El sponsors Susan Nelson Glasser “Eat, Pray, Shabbat.” of North Jersey sponsors for Holocaust survivors, Memorial Kristallnacht Potluck dinner, 6:30 p.m., funded in part by the Conference on Material Claims commemoration, 7 p.m. followed by services. Refreshments. Sponsored A discussion, “Beyond Against Germany, Jewish Federation of Northern New by the Kovacs family. 19-10 the Food Pantry,” with Jersey, and private donations. It meets at the Fair Lawn Morlot Ave. (201) 791-7910 Samuel M. Chu, national Jewish Center/Congregation B’nai Israel at 11 a.m. Light Harry Ettlinger or mediahappenings@ synagogue organizer lunch. 10-10 Norma Ave. Transportation available. (973) gmail.com. for Mazon — A Jewish Honoring veterans: The Response to Hunger. 595-0111 or www.jfsnorthjersey.org. Men’s Club of Temple 2419 Kennedy Boulevard. Beth Sholom in Fair (201) 333-4229 or Lawn hosts a program in [email protected]. home for each course, Rummage sale recognition of Veterans 7:30 p.m. 34 Montebello Day featuring guest Shabbat in Fort Lee: Saturday in Washington Road, Montebello, N.Y. speaker Harry Ettlinger, Cong. Gesher Shalom/ NOVEMBER 8 Township: Temple (845) 357-2430. one of the few remaining JCC of Fort Lee has a Beth Or’s sisterhood Monuments Men, “Shabbat Together” holds a rummage sale, Shabbat in Jersey City: 11:30 a.m. Light breakfast. musical service, 7 p.m. 7-9 p.m.; and on Sunday, Sunday Congregation B’nai All veterans welcome 1449 Anderson Ave. (201) 9:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. Jacob offers services at NOVEMBER 9 to join in presenting the 947-1735. 56 Ridgewood Road. 9:15 a.m., followed by a colors. 40-25 Fair Lawn workshop for children (201) 664-7422, ext. 10 or Rummage sale in Shabbat in Closter: www.templebethornj.org. Ave. (201) 797-9321 or and Torah lessons for Closter: The sisterhood [email protected]. Marking Kristallnacht Temple Beth El holds a adults at 10:30. Kiddush in Tenafly: The Kaplen service led by Cantor Chamber music in of Temple Beth El follows. 176 West Side Military bridge in JCC on the Palisades Rica Timman with Tenafly: The Thurnauer of Northern Valley Ave. (201) 435-5725 or New City: The West screens “Return of the organ accompaniment Chamber Music series at holds its semiannual bnaijacobjc.org. Clarkstown Jewish Violin” as part of its to commemorate the Kaplen JCC on the rummage sale, 9 a.m.- Center offers a military annual Kristallnacht Kristallnacht, , 7:30 p.m. Palisades opens its 22nd noon and 1-3 p.m. 221 bridge game, noon. commemoration, 221 Schraalenburgh season with “Musical Schraalenburgh Road. Prizes and refreshments. 7 p.m. Violinists Emma Road. (201) 768-5112. Moods,” performed by (201) 768-5112. 195 West Clarkstown Barnett, 17, and Mikayla the JCC’s ensemble- Toddler program Benson, 12, students at Shabbat in Teaneck: in-residence: Sharon Road. (845) 352-0017. in Tenafly: As part the Thurnauer School Temple Emeth offers Roffman, violin and of the shul’s Holiday School open house in of Music, will perform services for families with artistic director; Meena Happenings program, Paramus: The Frisch “Oifn Pripitchik” and young children, 7:30 p.m. Bhasin, viola; Clancy Temple Sinai of Bergen School holds an open “Eili Eili.” Sponsored by 1666 Windsor Road. Newman, cello; David County offers music, house, 9 a.m.-12:15 p.m. the Richard H. Holzer (201) 833-1322 or www. Kaplan, piano, 7:30 p.m. stories, crafts, and snacks 120 West Century Memorial Foundation emeth.org. Reception follows. Series to pre-k students and Road. Dr. Shira and presented by the funded by a contribution Kristallnacht their parents, 9:30 a.m. 1 Weiss,(201) 267-9100, Martin Perlman & Jo- Shabbat in Jersey from Eva Holzer and commemoration in Engle St. (201) 568-3035. admissions@frisch. Ann Hassan Holocaust City: Congregation the Konikow Chamber Mahwah: Dr. Peter org, or www.frisch.org/ Education Institute. B’nai Jacob marks the Music Endowment. Appelbaum discusses Camp fair in OpenHouse. 411 E. Clinton Ave. 76th anniversary of 411 E. Clinton Ave. Kristallnacht during his book, “Loyal Sons Englewood: The (201) 408-1426. (201) 408-1465 or jccotp. Film in Paramus: Friday Night Live! — Jews in the German Moriah School holds a org/thurnauer. The JCC of Paramus/ musical services, 8 p.m. Army in the Great War,” camp fair, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Representatives on Congregation Beth Monday 176 West Side Ave. at Temple Beth Haverim Dine-a-round in hand from sleep away Tikvah continues NOVEMBER 10 (201) 435-5725 or Shir Shalom, 7 p.m. The Montebello: and day camps. 53 its annual Jewish bnaijacobjc.org. 280 Ramapo Valley sisterhood of the South Woodland St. Film Festival with a Road (Route 202). Montebello Jewish Fall bazaar in (201) 567-0208 or www. screening of “A Serious (201) 512-1983 or www. Center hosts a dinner Washington Township: bethhaverim.org. moriahschool.org. Man,” 1:30 p.m. East The Bergen County YJCC where participants 304 Midland Ave. move to another holds its annual boutique, (201) 262-7691. including unique gift

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items for the holiday, Township. Refreshments, London, a licensed Shabbat, services for 2- guest speakers. Kosher $6. 1666 Windsor Road. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Proceeds 2:30 p.m.; meeting at clinical social worker to 6-year-olds, 11 a.m., led brunch. 70 Sterling (201) 833-1322 or www. will help support 3. 605 Pascack Road. and licensed nursing by Leona Kleinstein, an Place. (201) 833-3336 or emeth.org. programs for children (845)753-5025. home administrator, early childhood teacher. HolyName.org. and adults with special 6:30 p.m. She will On the premises of St needs and other also lead a continuing Paul’s, 113 Engle St., www. Early childhood fair YJCC programming. education class on KHNJ.org, or info@KHNJ. in Teaneck: Jewish In New York 605Pascack Road. “Everyday Ethical org, or call (201) 816-1611. Federation of Northern (201) 666-6610. Dilemmas in Geriatric New Jersey’s Early Saturday Care” on November 18 Celebrating Reb Childhood Education at JHAL. 685 Westwood Shlomo Carlebach in Fair is at Windsor Hall— NOVEMBER 8 Tuesday Ave. (201) 666-6696 or Teaneck: Temple Emeth World of Wings, 10 a.m.- NOVEMBER 11 [email protected]. hosts “Give Me Harmony,” noon. Families receive Ramaz School open the Bergen County 50% off admission at house: Ramaz School Remembering Tribute to Reb Shlomo the World of Wings — Rabbi Joseph H. McCarthy: Dumont Carlebach on his 20th butterfly exhibit. 1775 Lookstein Upper School historian Dick Burnon Book discussion in yarhzeit, 6:30-11 p.m. Windsor Road. Ellen, of Ramaz holds an talks about “McCarthy Fort Lee: Sisterhood of Musical Havdalah led by (201) 820-3917 or ellenf@ open house. Doors Witch Hunt: A Not-So- Congregation Gesher Avram Mlotek, learning jfnnj.org. open at 7:30 p.m., Funny Reminiscence” Shalom/JCC of Fort sessions with guest program at 8. 60 E. at a meeting of Retired Lee meets to discuss teachers including Neila Fall boutique in Tenafly: 78th St. (212) 774-8093, Executives and Active Karen Mack’s book, Carlebach, concert with The Kaplen JCC on the admissions@ramaz. Professionals at the “Freud’s Mistress,” C. Lanzbom of Soul Farm Palisades offers a vendor org, or www.ramaz.org/ Kaplen JCC on the 8:15 p.m. Refreshments. and Nochi Krohn, and boutique with jewelry, preregister2014. Palisades in Tenafly, 1449 Anderson Ave. a jam session with local women’s fashions, Film screening: The 10:45 a.m. 411 E. Clinton (201) 947-1735. musicians. Refreshments. stationery, sunglasses, 1666 Windsor Road. children’s clothing, and Hebrew Institute Ave. (201) 569-7900 or Critical issues facing Beautiful skin: (201) 833-1322, tabletop accessories, of Riverdale hosts www.jccotp.org. Israel: M.K. Rabbi Dov Dermatologist Dr. Tamar (201) 394-5019, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and on the premiere of an Lipman is the adult ed Zapolanski of the Valley [email protected], or Monday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. independent film, History lecture in Fort scholar-in-residence at Dumont historian Medical Group-Park www.emeth.org. Proceeds benefit the Early “Righteous Rebel: Lee: Congregation Ahavath Dick Burnon talks Ridge Medical talks Childhood Department. Rabbi Avi Weiss,” Torah in Englewood, about Dolley Madison about “Beautiful Skin for Casino event in 411 E. Clinton Ave. about the life and times 7 p.m. He will discuss at the JCC of Fort Lee/ All Ages,” presented by Paramus: The JCC of (201) 408-1435 or email of one of America’s “Driving Change in Congregation Gesher the Valley Hospital, at Paramus/Congregation [email protected]. most influential rabbis, Israeli Society: The Shalom, 1 p.m. 1449 the Bergen County YJCC, Beth Tikvah hosts a 7:30 p.m. Rabbi Weiss Critical Internal Issue Anderson Ave. Naomi, 7 p.m. 605 Pascack casino night with game Preschool program in is founder/president of Facing Israel Today and (201) 568-9274. Road. (201) 666-6610, tables and silent and Woodcliff Lake: Temple Yeshivat Chovevei Torah How We Can Make a (800) Valley1, or www. live auctions, 7 p.m. Emanuel of the Pascack and HIR’s senior rabbi. Difference.” An author, he valleyhealth.com/events. 304 East Midland Ave. Valley holds Club Katan 3700 Henry Hudson was elected to the 19th (201) 262-7691 or for children who will Parkway East, Bronx, N.Y. Women’s forum on Knesset as a member of jccparamus.org. begin kindergarten www.thebayit.org/film. fitness: The sisterhood the Yesh Atid party led in September 2015, of the Fair Lawn Jewish by MK Yair Lapid and is Concert in Wayne: 10:15 a.m. 87 Overlook Center/Congregation the first American born Eaglemania, an Eagles Drive. (201) 391-0801, Sunday B’nai Israel supports the MK in 30 years. Light tribute band, performs ext. 12. NOVEMBER 9 Professional Women’s refreshments. 240 Broad for the Rock Tribute Network with a forum Ave. (201) 568-1315 or series at the Wayne Author in Ridgewood: YU High School open on fitness at the shul, www.yeshatidus.org. YMCA, 7 p.m. The Metro Yascha Mounk, instructor house: The Yeshiva 8 p.m. Professionals YMCAs of the Oranges of political science University High Benji Lovitt will demonstrate yoga, Friday is a partner of The and writing at Harvard School for Boys (MTA) Feldenkrais, Tai Chi YM-YWHA of North University, a Jeff and holds an open house, Comedy in Hoboken: Chih, belly dancing, NOVEMBER 14 Jersey. 1 Pike Drive. Cal Leonard Fellow 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 2540 The United Synagogue and Zumba. Dress (973) 595-0100. at the New America Amsterdam Ave. David of Hoboken offers to participate. PWN Shabbat in Emerson: Foundation, and author Leshaw, (212) 960-5400, “Because the Middle welcomes women who Congregation B’nai Comedy in Fort Lee: of “Stranger in My Own ext. 6676, or info@yuhsb. East is Funny,” a comedy want to meet others in Israel welcomes Shabbat The JCC of Fort Lee/ Country: A Jewish Family org. night for young adults, a variety of fields and with songs, prayers, and Congregation Gesher in Modern Germany,” featuring American- stages of their lives and an intergenerational Shalom holds “Showtime speaks at Temple Israel, Israeli comedian and careers for conversation drumming circle, Tonight: An Evening of 10:30 a.m. Co-Sponsored writer Benji Lovitt, and skills development. 7 p.m. 53 Palisade Ave. Laughter and Song,” with Ramapo College’s Singles 7:30 p.m. 115 Park Ave. 10-10 Norma Ave. (201) 265-2272 or www. starring the comedian Gross Center for (201) 659-4000 or www. (201) 796-5040. bisrael.com. Modi, award-winning Holocaust and Genocide hobokensynagogue.org. recording artist/composer Studies. 475 Grove St. Sunday Shabbat in Fair Lawn: Cantor Paul Zim, and (201) 444-9320. NOVEMBER 9 Encounters with God: Thursday Sharon Keller, Ph.D., singer/pianist Lisa Yves, Congregation B’nai biblical scholar and 7:30 p.m. 1449 Anderson Jewish values: Temple Senior singles meet Israel in Emerson hosts NOVEMBER 13 educator, is the scholar- Ave. (201) 947-1735 Beth Sholom in Fair in West Nyack: “Personal Encounters Lawn concludes an adult NCJW meets in in-residence at the Fair or geshershalom.org/ Singles 65+ meet for with God,” 7:30 p.m. Lawn Jewish Center/ education series, “A Hackensack: Linda concert. a social get-together Attendees will explore Congregation B’nai Israel Time for Peace, A Time Lohsen, life coach and at the JCC Rockland, and cultivate encounters for the weekend. She for War,” led by Rabbi nurse at Holy Name 11 a.m. 450 West Nyack with God using varied will discuss aspects of Sunday Alberto Zeilicovich, Medical Center in Teaneck, Road. $3. Gene Arkin, texts. Also Nov. 18. marital and nonmarital addressing Jewish values shares ways to engage NOVEMBER 16 (845) 356-5525. 53 Palisade Ave. relationships in the in relation to peace and our senses daily and have (201) 265-2272 biblical text. She teaches war, 10:30 a.m. Lecture, Singles meet in fun with brain teasers Jewish women’s health at Hofstra University “The Problem of Power in Caldwell: New Jersey at a meeting of the symposium/brunch and has held faculty Times of War and Peace.” Jewish Singles 45+ meet Wednesday NCJW BCS at Riverside in Teaneck: Holy Name positions at Hebrew 40-25 Fair Lawn Ave. to see the documentary Mall Conference Center Medical Center hosts a NOVEMBER 12 Union College, JTS, and (201) 797-9321, ext. 415, “Into the Arms of (downstairs near the spa), Jewish women’s health NYU. 10-10 Norma Ave. or [email protected]. Strangers: Stories of 1 p.m. (201) 836-2916, symposium and brunch Hadassah meets: Mike (201) 796-5040. the Kindertransport” [email protected], at the Jewish Center of Kelly, an award-winning Breakfast in Teaneck: and have lunch at or www.ncjwbcs.org. Teaneck, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. columnist for the Record, Saturday Dr. Sharyn N. Lewin, B’yachad, Temple Congregation Agudath will discuss his newly gynecological oncologist Emeth of Teaneck’s Israel, 12:45 p.m. $10. published book, “The Caregiver workshop in men’s and women’s The Jewish NOVEMBER 15 and women’s health 20 Academy Road. Bus on Jaffa Road,” for a River Vale: group, meets for a Home Assisted Living specialist, and Dr. Joshua (973) 226-3600, ext. 145, Pascack Valley/Northern discussion with Steven holds a workshop, “The Shabbat in Englewood: Gross, board-certified or [email protected]. Valley Hadassah meeting Goldstein, “The Jewish Family Caregiver: Finding Congregation Kol radiologist specializing at the Bergen County Community As a Force the Balance,” with Barbra HaNeshamah holds Gan in breast imaging, are YJCC in Washington for Equality,” 10:30 a.m.

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Film festival showcases lives of people with disabilities

The Kaplen JCC on the Palisades and appreciation for the lives, stories, Tuesday; “Stand Clear of the Closing presents “Reel Abilities,” a ilm and artistic expressions of people with Doors” on Wednesday; and “AKA Doc festival showcasing the lives and disabilities. The ilms are intended for Pomus” on Thursday at 2 p.m. “Reel artistic expressions of people with all audiences and designed to bring the Encounters/Do You Believe in Love?” disabilities. community together to discuss and will be screened on Thursday, Novem- As a member of the “REEL Abili- celebrate the diversity of the human ber 20, at 7 p.m. ties, NJ” consortium, the JCC will host experience. There is no admission charge; a $5 the ive-day festival, featuring award- Film screenings can be attended donation is appreciated. Continuing winning feature ilms and shorts. The individually or as a series at 7 p.m. education credits are available. Call umbrella organization, REEL Abilities, “Praying With Lior” will be shown on Shelley Levy at (201) 408.1489 or email is the largest ilm festival in the coun- Sunday, November 16; “It’s All About her at [email protected]. try dedicated to promoting awareness Friends” on Monday; “Mary & Max” on

From “Stand Clear of the Closing Doors.”

Synagogue open house Special ed conference festival in Fort Lee for educators The sisterhood of the New Synagogue of Fort The Orthodox Union’s Yachad/National Jewish Council for Lee is planning a fall open house celebration. Disabilities and the International Jewish Resource Center The event on Sunday, Nov. 16 from 2 to 6 p.m., for Inclusion and Special Education will present “Maybe includes family friendly activities including folk We Should Teach the Way They Learn,” a special educa- art demos, Judaic crafts, klezmer and cantorial tion conference for yeshiva and day school educators music, scribal arts, mah jongg, food, and tours of from across North America. The conference will be held the shul’s Holocaust memorial exhibit. on Veteran’s Day, Tuesday, Nov. 11, at 9 a.m. at Manhattan The synagogue is at 1585 Center Ave. For infor- Day School, 310 West 75th Street, in New York City. Child Dr. Sharyn N. Lewin Dr. Joshua D. Gross mation, call (201) 9471555. psychologist Dr. Ross Greene, the keynote speaker, will discuss “Collaborative and Proactive Solutions.” To register visit www.yachad.org/specialedconference Jewish women’s health or contact Batya Jacob, (212) 6138127 or [email protected]. symposium/brunch Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck hosts a Jewish women’s health symposium and brunch at the Jewish Center of Teaneck on Sunday, Nov. 16, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Guest speakers are Dr. Sharyn N. Lewin, ynecological oncologist and women’s health specialist, and Dr. Joshua Gross, board-certi ied radiologist specializing in breast imaging. A kosher brunch will be served. The synagogue is at 70 Sterling Place in Teaneck. To register, call (201) 8333336 or HolyName.org.

Artists’ beit midrash in Teaneck

Participants are welcome to join Congregation Beth Sho- lom’s 10th annual Artists’ Beit Midrash, beginning on November 30. This year’s theme is “The Jew and the Other: Exploring the Book of Jonah.” All texts will be presented in English and Hebrew. Participants will work with instructors to explore the theme through their own creative approaches and contribute to a public exhibit in May. The class meets on six Sundays through Jan. 18 from 10 a.m. to noon. It costs $200. Instructors are Rabbi Gary Karlin, who has worked as a day school rabbi, a teacher of Bible and rabbinic literature, and is writing a curriculum on the book of Jonah for the Schechter Day School BAN PHOTO FORENSTEIN/NBC/NBCU DOUGLAS Network; and artist Harriet Finck, who was trained as an architect and is a collagist. “Shoah” to be screened online Call (201) 8332620 or email [email protected]. The synagogue is at 354 Maitland Ave. Go to www.cbsteaneck. SundanceNow Doc Club, a member-based advertising- Time” by Sight & Sound Magazine, “Shoah” reinvented org free streaming video service dedicated to documenta- documentary cinema by using survivors’ irst-person ries, will show the exclusive digital premiere of Claude accounts rather than archival footage. The ilm will Lanzmann’s groundbreaking Holocaust saga, “Shoah.” stream exclusively on SundanceNow Doc Club begin- Named the number two “Greatest Documentary of All ning on Sunday, Nov. 9. Go to www.DocClub.com.

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Please join us in Celebrating 62 Years

of Programs and Services

Jewish Family Service of Bergen and North Hudson

Sunday, November 16, 2014

Cocktails & Strolling Dinner Dessert & Award Presentation 5:30pm 8:00pm The Rockleigh 26 Paris Avenue, Rockleigh, NJ

Honoring

Dr. Terri Katz Lisa Oshman Theresa de Leon

Event Chair: Beth Nadel Please show your support as we honor Dr. Terri Katz, Mrs. Lisa Oshman and Honorary Chairs: Elaine & Mike Adler Theresa de Leon for their Bernie Koster leadership, support and dedication to JFS . Norma Wellington Sponsorship Chair: Debbie Harris

Journal Chairs: Harry & Suzette Diamond Please contact Jaymie Kerr, Development Associate for information at 201-837-9090 or [email protected]

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Jewish World Everything you need to know about SodaStream’s move BEN SALES which has been there since 1997, as a successful example of Arab-Jewish coex- TEL AVIV — SodaStream, the Israeli istence in the West Bank. About 500 Pal- at-home seltzer machine company, estinians work at the factory alongside announced last week that it would be Israeli Jews, and Birnbaum says he pays closing its West Bank factory and mov- them well and treats them as equals with ing the facility’s operations to southern their Jewish co-workers, though pro-Pal- Israel next year. Here’s what you need estinian groups allege that the Palestin- to know about SodaStream, the contro- ian employees are treated poorly. The versy that has bubbled up in its midst, factory includes a mosque for Muslim and what the actress Scarlett Johansson employees. Closing the factory, Birn- has to do with it. baum says, could mean putting hundreds What is SodaStream? of Palestinians out of work. SodaStream is an Israeli company that Birnbaum is a proponent of a two-state makes and sells seltzer machines for solution to the Israeli-Palestinian con- home use. Since it was founded in 1991, flict. He has noted that Mishor Adumim the company has sold more than 10 mil- is defined as an area under Israeli con- lion machines in 39 countries. The foot- trol by the 1993 Israeli-Palestinian Oslo and-a-half-tall machines turn still water Accords, and argues that Israeli industry into seltzer in 30 seconds. The company there thus is not a violation of interna- also markets dozens of mix-in flavors, tional law. such as cola, ginger ale, lemon-lime and The company drew more criticism fruit punch. this summer after it fired 60 of its Mus- Why is SodaStream controversial? lim employees, claiming they refused Until this week, SodaStream’s main fac- to work. The employees countered that tory was located in Mishor Adumim, an SodaStream did not provide them with Some of the hundreds of Palestinians who work at SodaStream’s West Bank fac- industrial park in the Israeli West Bank sufficient meals following the Ramadan tory, which will be shut down. They could be put out of work when it moves to settlement of Maale Adumim, east of Jeru- fast and therefore they were unable to southern Israel. NATI SHOHAT/FLASH90 salem. Because the settlement is likely to operate machinery safely. be included in Israel in any future peace So what caused the move? Birnbaum said in the statement that movement, which aims to boycott, divest deal with the Palestinians, many Israelis SodaStream’s third-quarter revenue he’s working with the Israeli government from and sanction Israel, is working. don’t view it as all that controversial. dropped 13 percent, and sales in the to obtain work permits that would enable “Today’s news is just the latest sign But groups that oppose Israel’s occu- Americas dropped 41 percent — numbers his Palestinian employees to work at the that these global BDS campaigns are hav- pation of the West Bank have called the company says are unrelated to the relocated plant. However, the new facil- ing an impact on changing the behav- for boycotts of SodaStream because of boycotts. ity is 60 miles away from the Mishor Adu- ior of companies that profit from Israeli where the factory is. The debate over Moving to Lehavim, a town in south- mim workplace. occupation and apartheid,” said Ramah SodaStream gained attention earlier this ern Israel, near Beersheba, will yield “While we are enthusiastic about our Kudaimi, membership and outreach year when the actress Scarlett Johansson savings of 2 percent, according to a brief new Lehavim facility and the exciting coordinator for the U.S. Campaign to End became the face of the company, appear- SodaStream statement about the move. promise it brings to our company, we are the Israeli Occupation, which represents ing in a SodaStream ad during the Super The Israeli government gave SodaStream committed to doing everything in our 400 organizations. Bowl. Johansson ended up resigning as a a $20 million grant for the new facility, power to enable continuity of employ- But Kudaimi’s group, as well as the Pal- spokeswoman for Oxfam International, part of a larger government effort to ment to our family of employees,” Birn- estinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanc- an anti-poverty group that opposes the incentivize business growth in the coun- baum said in the statement. tions National Committee, say they will West Bank factory, after it criticized her try’s South. What are protest groups saying about continue to boycott SodaStream because involvement with the company. The company claims the motive for the move? they claim its new factory abets dispos- What is SodaStream’s position on its the move is “purely commercial,” though They have praised the decision — but session of Bedouin land in Israel, even West Bank factory? Birnbaum told the Forward this year that they’re still boycotting SodaStream. though the factory will be in an existing SodaStream CEO Daniel Birnbaum the Mishor Adumim factory is a “pain in Activists say that the Mishor Adumim industrial park. has touted the Mishor Adumim factory, the ass.” factory’s closure is evidence that the BDS JTA WIRE SERVICE

Film away as an opportunity for growth, study, as a result of the experience. One of the Puffin Foundation for bringing this spe- and exploration. For a traditional young more compelling stories is that of Tsipi, cial event to the community. The festival FROM PAGE 51 person, a year spent in Israel has become who underwent a variety of changes dur- will take place from November 7 to 9; the she delves into a family lie. Schwartz, who almost inevitable. But for Anna Wexler, ing her turbulent year abroad. Tsipi grew Jewish films are scheduled for Sunday. will be present at the screening, shows an it was a decision she chose not to make up in Teaneck, and will join the filmmak- “Unorthodox” will screen at noon, at incredible amount of courage in putting out as she struggled with her “frumkeyt,” ers for a post-screening discussion with the Teaneck Cinemas; “Sosua” at 2:30 at a stunning and beautifully crafted biopic. her commitment to a modern Orthodox Rabbi Larry Zierler. the Puffin Cultural Center; “Little White She will join Rabbi Steven Sirbu and Sandi Jewish life. Together with Nadja Oer- The Teaneck International Film Festi- Lie” at 4:05 (sic) at Temple Emeth, and Klein at the screening. telt in “Unorthodox,” she uses cinema val’s theme is Activism: Making Change. “Joachim Prinz” at 6:30, also at Temple A generation ago, when I went off to to explore what kind of transformation It will showcase 24 films in three differ- Emeth. For more schedules and other Israel for a year before attending college, happens when three teenagers go off ent venues. Kudos to executive director information, go to www.teaneckfilm- it was considered unique, even unwise. to Israel, in an attempt to better under- Jeremy Lentz, the organizers, the com- festival.org. You can buy tickets at the Now, many young people find this year stand how young people’s lives change mitted committee members and the Teaneck General Store.

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BRIEFS Hugo Press Hugo Press of Paramus died November 2. IDF officer sees ‘continued Arrangements were by Louis Suburban Chapel, Fair Lawn. instability’ on Israel’s Established 1902 northern front Sheri Simon Headstones, Duplicate Markers and Cemetery Lettering Israel Defense Forces Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi replaced Sheri J. Simon, 60, of Paramus, formerly of Flushing, With Personalized and Top Quality Service Maj. Gen. Yair Golan as General Officer Commanding died October 31. Please call 1-800-675-5624 the Northern Command on Sunday. Kochavi said at a Before retiring, she was a teacher at P.S. 91 in New ceremony in Safed that Israel’s northern front, which York City and a member of the United Federation of www.kochmonument.com he is now in charge of protecting, “is at the center of Teachers union. 76 Johnson Ave., Hackensack, NJ 07601 the storm raging in the Middle East.” Her husband, Brian, a son, Harris, and two brothers, “This area shows the struggle between religions, Neal and Donn Rosen, survive her. ethnic groups, and superpowers, and has become Arrangements were by Louis Suburban Chapel, more out of control, more Islamist, and more violent,” Fair Lawn. Kochavi said. “All of this ensures continued instability on the [northern] front. The radical axis of Iran, Britta Spigler Syria, and Hezbollah may be joined by other terror- Britta Spigler of Fair Lawn died November 1. ist groups, drenched with ideological extremism, who Arrangements were by Louis Suburban Chapel, could change their goals and turn the state of Israel Fair Lawn. into a target.” Kochavi, the Israeli army’s former military intelligence chief, added that the IDF “must continue to prepare our forces… in a manner that will lead to a response that is surprising, powerful, and unequivocal in terms of its result.” JNS.ORG Obituaries are prepared with information Abbas: man who shot Jewish provided by funeral homes. Correcting errors activist a ‘martyr’ is the responsibility of the funeral home. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas sent a condolence letter to the family of Moatez Hijazi, the Islamic Jihad member who shot Temple Mount activist Yehudah Glick last week in an attempted assassination. Hijazi was later killed in a shootout with police. “It is with anger that I received news of the crime carried out by the killer terrorist gangs of the Israeli occupation army against your son Moatez Ibrahim Robert Schoem’s Menorah Chapel, Inc When someone you love Hijazi, who has gone to heaven as a martyr for the Pal- Jewish Funeral Directors becomes a memory estinian people,” Abbas wrote. Family Owned & managed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, “When Generations of Lasting Service to the Jewish Community that memory becomes a treasure we are trying to calm the situation, Abu Mazen (Abbas) Serving NJ, NY, FL & Our Facilities Will Accommodate Unknown Author sends condolences over the death of one who tried Throughout USA Your Family’s Needs Prepaid & Preneed Planning Handicap Accessibility From Large to perpetrate a reprehensible murder. The time has Graveside Services Parking Area come for the international community to condemn Gary Schoem – Manager - NJ Lic. 3811 him for such actions.” Hijazi, 32, had spent 11 years in an Israeli jail and was Conveniently Located W-150 Route 4 East Paramus, NJ 07652 JNS.ORG released in 2012. 201.843.9090 1.800.426.5869 GUTTERMANAND MUSICANT JEWISHFUNERALDIRECTORS 800-522-0588 The members of the Jewish Memorial Chapel remember and honor those Jewish men and women who served in the WIEN& WIEN, INC. United States Armed Forces • Veterans Day, November 11, 2014 MEMORIALCHAPELS Ahavas Achim • Bloomﬁeld Beth El • Rutherford Jewish War Veterans Post 47 • Cli on 800-322-0533 Amelia Lodge • Cli on Beth Shalom • Pompton Lakes Knights of Pythias Memorial Associa on • Cli on Beth Israel • Fair Lawn Shomrei Emunah • Montclair 402 PARK STREET, HACKENSACK, NJ 07601 B’nai Shalom • West Orange Daughters of Miriam • Cli on Pine Brook Jewish Center • Montville Chevra Thilim • Passaic Farband • Passaic Temple Emanuel • Cli on Alan L. Musicant, Mgr., N.J. Lic. No. 2890 Cli on Jewish Center • Cli on Hungarian Hebrew Men • Pinebrook Temple Ner Tamid • Bloomﬁeld Adas Israel • Passaic Jewish Federa on • Cli on Tifereth Israel • Passaic Martin D. Kasdan, N.J. Lic. No. 4482 Passaic Hebrew Verein • Passaic Agudath Israel • Caldwell Irving Kleinberg, N.J. Lic. No. 2517 Ahavas Israel • Passaic Young Israel • Passaic Beth Ahm • Verona Advance Planning Conferences Conveniently Arranged 841 Allwood Road • Clifton, NJ 07012 at Our Funeral Home or in Your Own Home 973-779-3048 • Fax 973-779-3191 www.JewishMemorialChapel.org GuttermanMusicantWien.com Vincent Marazo, Manager NJ License No. 3424 COMMUNITY OWNED AND OPERATED SINCE 1921 • NON PROFIT

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n 1 During Sukkot, Chai4ever children and n 4 Former U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman 4 their parents from several East Coast cities discussed “Judaism and Public Service” in visited Hershey Park and had lunch in the front of hundreds of Yeshiva University stu- private Chai4ever sukkah. Chai4ever, based dents, faculty, and staff. The lecture, the first in Lakewood, provides help and support of a series, inaugurated Mr. Lieberman’s role to families where a parent has been diag- as the Joseph Lieberman Chair in Public Pol- nosed with cancer or other chronic or life- icy and Public Service at YU, a position made threatening illnesses. COURTESY CHAI4EVER possible through a gift from university bene- factors Ira and Ingeborg Rennert. COURTESY YU n 2 Children and teachers at the Helen Troum Nursery School and Kindergar- n 5 From left, Valley Chabad’s director, Rabbi ten at Temple Beth Sholom in Fair Lawn Dov Drizen; the executive director of the wore pajamas to school as part of their Jewish Home Assisted Living Lauren Levant; participation and support for the Leuke- speaker Eva Schloss; Rabbi Yosef Orenstein; mia and Lymphoma Society’s School and and the CEO of Jewish Home Family, Charles Youth Program Pajama Day. COURTESY TBS P. Berkowitz, at the Woodcliff Lake Hilton. Ms. Schloss is a Holocaust survivor and the n 3 The annual Rachel Coalition Women stepsister of Anne Frank. The program with to Women luncheon was at Crestmont over 800 attendees, was co-hosted by the Country Club in West Orange. Reuben Bergen County YJCC and by Valley Chabad Rotman, left, the executive director of of Woodcliff Lake as part of its Eternal Jewish Family Service MetroWest, which Flame Holocaust Education Program. The overseas the Rachel Coalition, is pictured Jewish Home Assisted Living in River Vale with David Roszmann, COO of Chicken of was among the sponsors. COURTESY JHAL the Sea, which gave a $10,000 gratitude award to the Rachel Coalition. The writer, n 6 During their weekly mitzvah time, re- lawyer, and activist Joshua Safran was the ligious school students at Shomrei Torah keynote speaker. JFSMW has a Hudson Wayne Conservative Congregation bagged County office in Jersey City. For informa- more than 100 bags of detergent to donate tion, call (201) 604-999. COURTESY JFSMW to Family Promise. COURTESY SHOMREI TORAH

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Village Apartments VERA AND NECHAMA REALTY to hold open house for A DIVISION OF V AND N GROUP LLC seniors and their families SUNDAY NOVEMBER 9TH  OPEN HOUSES 1285 Hastings St, Tnk $1,395,000 1:00-3:00pm Village Apartments of the Jewish Federation, a senior living community in the heart of South Orange, will 349 W Englewood Ave, Tnk $587,900 1:00-3:00pm hold an open house event on Thursday, November 13, 1275 Princeton Rd, Tnk $549,000 1:30-3:30pm from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. The open house is free and open 43 Rector Ct, Bgfld $985,000 1:00-3:00pm to all area seniors and their families who want to ind 83 Cameron Rd, Bgfld $383,000 1:00-3:00pm out more about the various housing options and pro- 1116 Korfitson Rd, N Mlfd $399,900 1:00-3:00pm 44 Bennett Rd. $949,000 1-3 PM grams available at the senior living community. Attend- JUST LISTED – TEANECK Sophisticated Cent Hall Col. Quality Throughout. 8 Oversized ees will tour the residence, enjoy complimentary hors $1,289,000 – 544 Rutland Ave Rms. 3.5 Designer Baths. Spac LR, Banq DR, Great Rm/Fplc, SEE VILLAGE PAGE 62 6 bedrooms, 5 baths Huge Dream Kit, Party Deck. 5 Generous 2nd Flr BRs. Extras Galore. King-sized Opportunity! $1,395,000 - 1285 Hastings St THE FLORIDA LIFESTYLE 516 Tilden Ave. $399,900 12-2PM 5 bedrooms, 6 baths Updated Tudor. LR/Fplc, Kit, FDR/French Drs to Fenced Yard. Now Selling Valencia Cove $1,495,000 – 602 Maitland Ave 2nd Flr MBR/Bonus Rm + 2 more spacious BRs. H/W Flrs, To be Built 2 Car Gar. $1,495,000 – 690 Forest Ave 882 Helen St. $319,900 1-3 PM Charm Tudor Colonial. Oak Inlaid Flrs. Gracious Ent Foyer, LR/ Advantage Plus To be Built 601 S. Federal Hwy Fplc, FDR, Kit/Bkfst Rm. 3 Brms 1.1 Baths. Fin 3rd Flr & Fin FORMER NJ www.vera-nechama.com RESIDENTS Boca Raton, FL 33432 Game Rm Bsmt. Stained Glass Windows, Front Patio, 2 Car SERVING BOCA RATON, Elly & Ed Lepselter 201-692-3700 Gar, Deck. Close to Cedar Ln. DELRAY AND BOYNTON BEACH (561) 826-8394 AND SURROUNDING AREAS 51 Lindbergh Blvd. $399,900 1-3 PM SPECIALIZING IN: Broken Sound, Polo, Boca West, Boca Pointe, Custom Brick Expanded Cape. Great For Extended Families. St. Andrews, Admiral’s Cove, Jonathan’s Landing, Valencia Reserve, Valencia Isles, Valencia Pointe, Valencia Palms, Valencia Shores, “ANNIE GETS IT SOLD” LR/Fplc, Din Area/Kit, Lg Sunlit Fam Rm. 3 BRs, 2.5 Baths. Valencia Falls and everywhere else you want to be! Fin Bsmt. 2 Car Gar. C Club Area.

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Village amenities for independent seniors, including social, cultural and enrich- FROM PAGE 61 ment programs throughout the year. It d’oeuvres, and be entered in a raffle for is one of four senior living communi- a free digital camera. ties in Essex and Morris counties that FIND OUT WHAT YOUR HOME IS WORTH! Village Apartments is located at 110 are owned and managed by The Jew- Vose Ave., walking distance from the ish Community Housing Corporation of Just call our 24/7 hotline for your complimentary consultation. many dining, shopping, and entertain- Metropolitan New Jersey. Jeffrey Schleider NJ: T: 201.266.8555 • M: 201.906.6024 Ruth Miron-Schleider ment destinations of downtown South For information about Village Apart- Broker/Owner Broker/Owner Orange and a short drive to many area ments, contact site manager Cheryl Miron Properties NY NY: T: 212.888.6250 • M: 917.576.0776 Miron Properties NJ attractions. The residence offers a Kasye at (973) 7630999 or visit www. range of housing options, services, and jchcorp.org. ★ ENGLEWOOD SHOWCASE ★ ENGLEWOOD ENGLEWOOD ENGLEWOOD ENGLEWOOD OPEN HOUSE SPACIOUS JUST EXTRAORDINARY Auditions for Teaneck Teen Idol contest SUNDAY 2-4 SOLD! HOME! The Teaneck Community Chorus has Teaneck High School, the Community COLONIAL! announced auditions for its annual School, The Teaneck Charter School, Teaneck Teen Idol contest which is and Yavneh Academy.” Call Susan Laskin Today open to all teens 13 to 18 living or going New auditioners are encouraged to try To Make Your Next Move A Successful One! to school in Teaneck. Auditions take out. Approximately 12 to 15 semi- inalists place at Teaneck High School, Tuesday, will be chosen. Each receives vocal and BergenCountyRealEstateSource.com Cell: 201-615-5353 November 18, and Wednesday, Novem- performance coaching from Ms. Smith ©2014 Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. Coldwell Banker is a registered trademark licensed to Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. ber 19, from 4 to 7:30 p.m. in room 244. and William Wade, a gifted accompanist 566 RIDGELAND TER $698,000 522 CAPE MAY ST $898,000 34 LEXINGTON COURT 200 S. DWIGHT PL $2,400,000 An Equal Opportunity Company. Equal Housing Opportunity. Owned and Operated by NRT LLC. Auditioners will sing a song of their and instructor who teaches at Julliard ENGLEWOOD ENGLEWOOD ENGLEWOOD ENGLEWOOD choice, a cappella, for two minutes. and also runs performance classes for JUST JUST JUST JUST SOLD! SOLD! SOLD! SOLD! “We work to make it comfortable kids. “This year’s show is on January 17 at and supportive for the kids,” said Gail Teaneck High School,” said Jack Aaker, co- Smith, co-producer. “The contest producer of the show. gives teens a wonderful performance “The top three winners will receive opportunity. Some have never been cash prizes.” on the stage before — others have. Kids Any Teaneck teen who auditions should 1314 Taft Rd 1302 Dickerson Rd come for the experience — and have a bring proof of age, residency or school Teaneck Teaneck great time doing it. Last year, we had attendance, and a $5 registration fee. 133-A E. PALISADE AVE 400 LANTANA AVENUE 57 FRANKLIN STREET 401 DOUGLAS STREET teens from the widest range of schools More information is available at Teaneck- ENGLEWOOD ENGLEWOOD ENGLEWOOD ENGLEWOOD in our history. The contest was won CommunityChorus.org and on Facebook. SOLD! SOLD! SOLD! SOLD! by a student from Ma’ayanot Yeshiva For questions, call 2013908683 or email High School, and inalists were from [email protected].

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