April 2016 Adar-Nissan, 5776

Inside This Issue

Jewish Federation Upcoming Events ...... 5 ‘Purim Around the World’ ...... 15 Jewish Education ...... 20-22 Simchas & Condolences ...... 6 Jewish Social Services...... 18-19 Lechayim Lights ...... 23-25 Congregation News ...... 8-9 Business, Professional & Service Directory ...... 19 Israel & The World...... 26 Jewish Federation of Madison Proposes By-Law Amendment Join us for a Meeting of the Members ish Federation of Madison’s by-laws. ports to the President and/or Board of Di- must become a Member in good stand- on Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at 7: 30 PM This paragraph currently reads: rectors, and fulfill such other advisory ing before 24 months elapse following at the Max Weinstein Jewish Community “The Board of Directors or the Presi- functions as may be designated. The des- his or her appointment in order to Building, 6434 Enterprise Lane, Madison dent may authorize, and appoint or re- ignation of such standing and/or tempo- continue committee participation. All to vote on the proposed amendment. move members of (whether or not rary committees, and the members Chairs of Committees must be members The Executive Committee of the Jew- members of the Board of Directors), thereof, shall be recorded in the minutes in good standing.” ish Federation of Madison proposes to standing and/or temporary committees to of the Board of Directors. Members of A Member is defined in the by-laws as amend Article III, Section 15 of the Jew- consider appropriate matters, make re- standing and temporary committees follows: “Every person who contributes must be Members in good standing. to the Corporation a fixed sum set by the Chairs of committees shall not serve for Board of Directors from time to time Programming for Adults in more than four (4) consecutive years.” shall become a Member of the Corpora- The amendment is to delete the tion and shall remain a Member as long Their 20’s, 30’s and 40’s is sentence: as she or he contributes the fixed sum set “Members of standing and temporary by the Board of Directors each year.” committees must be Members in good The intent of this amendment is to per- Coming to Jewish Madison! standing” mit non-members to engage with the Jew- BY LEE LAZAR And replace it with: ish Federation of Madison through “A member of the Board of Directors, committee participation. We hope that Moving to Madison in 2014, I was pleased to discover the growing and diverse popu- Executive Committee, Budget and Plan- active involvement with committees will lation of young professional Jews living in Madison. My first Jewish Federation of Madi- ning Committee, the Panels (Jewish Ed- increase engagement and understanding son event was speed networking. This group filled the entire party room of the Great Dane ucation, Overseas and National, of the Jewish Federation of Madison and Hilldale and revealed that this is a growing segment of the population. It makes sense. The Administration and Personnel, and the work that we do, which in turn will University of Wisconsin, various medical institutions, the center of Wisconsin government Local Services & Agencies), the Finance encourage membership and support. It and burgeoning entrepreneurial start-ups are attracting talent. The fun urban environment, Committee, Endowment Committee, and will also broaden the available pool of access to outdoor activities, and favorable real estate options make it an appealing place Financial Resources Development Com- committee expertise. to move. mittee must be a Member in good stand- Please join us on Tuesday, April 19, at To help bring these young people together, the ing. An individual who is not a member 7:30 p.m. for a Meeting of the Members Jewish Federation of Madison has created a Singles, Pro- in good standing may participate in to vote on the proposed amendment. fessionals, and Families Division, which you may see re- other committees by approval of the RSVP to Dina Weinbach, Executive ferred to as SPF. This group aims to build a strong Jewish President unless the Board of Directors Director, at [email protected] or community and develop new leaders through meaningful directs otherwise. Such an individual by calling 608-278-1808. social, educational, and philanthropic activities for adults in their 20’s, 30’s, and 40’s. Happy hours, sporting events, social Shabbat dinners, paddle boarding in Lake Wingra, wine tasting….sound fun? Then this group is for you! Purim Keep your eye out for more information on these events in the Madison Jewish News, the SPF ’16 Facebook page (please contact Lynn Kaplan if you would like to join this 2016 group), and the Monday Morning Federation email. The series will kick off in May with a happy hour. If you want to suggest activi- ties, or have questions, please contact Lynn Kaplan at lkaplan@ jewishmadison.org or call 608-442-4076. PAID Madison, Wis. Non-Profit Org. U.S. POSTAGE Permit No. 1341

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Camp Shalom is once again offering community, the Jewish Federation of a Corporate Sponsorship Scholarship Madison awarded $104,500 in full and program. Businesses will have the op- partial scholarships to 180 campers. portunity to change a child’s life, and in Without exception, families tell us how return, Camp Shalom can help advertise grateful they are and how much their and promote business sponsors. children love Camp Shalom, an experi- ence the children would not have without There are four different sponsor levels: scholarship support. • Director’s Circle: $10,000+ Please help us spread the word and (15+ Campers’ Tuition) consider the Camp Shalom Corporate • Shalom Circle: $5000-$9999 Sponsorship Scholarship Program for (7-15 Campers’ Tuition) your business. Thank you in advance for • Friendship Circle: $2600-$4999 helping to make the summer of 2016 at (4-7 Campers’ Tuition) Camp Shalom the best one yet. • Camper’s Circle: $744-$2599 Thank you to the following businesses (1-3 Campers’ Tuition) who have already committed to corporate sponsorships for the summer of 2016: Each level of the Camp Shalom Schol- arships Annual Corporate Sponsorships Shalom Circle: includes many benefits and recognition opportunities. For additional information, please contact Dina Weinbach at 608- 442-4070 or [email protected]. Camper’s Circle: Few youth-serving programs in Dane County are six decades old. It has taken the involvement of many to accomplish Friendship Circle: what we have. We hope to raise $110,000 in scholarship funds for the summer of 2016. There is little question that schol- arship needs will be greater than last year; that’s been the case throughout our history. Last year, with the support of our

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Kosher Soul with Michael Twitty SPF ‘16: Singles, Professionals and Families Wednesday, April 13, 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Happy Hour at the Nitty Gritty Temple Beth El Tuesday, May 10 Save the date! More details to come! Join Family Education and Midrasha for this incredible historical/culinary opportunity! To help bring young people together, the Jewish Federation of Madison has created Michael W. Twitty is a recognized culinary histo- a Singles, Professionals, and Families Division, which you may see referred to as SPF. rian, community scholar, and living history inter- This group aims to build a strong Jewish community and develop new leaders through preter focusing on historic African American food meaningful social, educational, and philanthropic activities for adults in their 20’s, and folk culture as well as a seasoned Jewish educa- 30’s, and 40’s. tor of over a decade with a specific interest in Jewish Happy hours, sporting events, social Shabbat dinners, paddle boarding in Lake folk culture and its links to food. Wingra, wine tasting….sound fun? Then this group is for you! He is webmaster of www.afroculinaria.com, the Keep your eye out for more information on these events in the Madison Jewish first website/blog devoted to the preservation of his- News, the SPF ’16 Facebook page (please contact Lynn Kaplan if you would like to toric African American foods and foodways as well join this group), and the Monday Morning Federation email. The series will kick off as a record of his own journey as an African Ameri- in May with a happy hour. If you want to suggest activities, or have questions, please can Jew in creating his own culinary traditions. contact Lynn Kaplan at [email protected] or call 608-442-4076. Michael Twitty has conducted classes and workshops, written curricula and ed- ucational programs, and has given lectures and performed cooking demonstrations for over 200 organizations. He is currently working on a book based on his Cooking Gene project exploring the link between culinary history, family history and Community genetics. Yom Ha’Atzmaut Celebration Sunday, May 15 3:00 p.m. Goodman Campus Save the date! More details to come!

Interactive Hands-On Cooking Event for Adults with Michael Twitty Thursday, April 14 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Meadowridge Public Library Online registration required, available at www.JewishMadison.org Hava Nagila Community Picnic Join us for a cooking demonstration and talk at Meadowridge Public Library, Sunday, June 26 5726 Raymond Road, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Optional lunch following the program. Goodman Jewish Community Campus All events are sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Madison with generous support Save the date! More details to come! from Hadassah, Temple Beth El Sisterhood, Jewish Social Services and the West Madi- son Senior Center.

Gan HaYeled Fundraiser at Panera Bread Tuesday, April 19 4:00-8:00 p.m.

When you dine with Panera Bread on Tuesday, April 19, 2016, they’ll donate a portion of the proceeds from your purchase to Gan HaYeled Preschool. It’s a hand- crafted, delicious meal, all for a great cause! Please go to: http://www.jewish madison.org/jewish-federation-of-madison-calendar/gan-hayeled-fundraiser-at- panera-bread-jfm to download the flyer and bring it with you.

Community Yom Hashoah Service and Program Wednesday, May 4 7:00 p.m. Temple Beth El Join us for a com- munity service and special program.

6434 Enterprise Lane, Madison, WI 53719 • 608-278-1808 • [email protected] • JewishMadison.org 6/Madison Jewish News April 2016 Don’t Forget to Vote on April 5! • An identification card receipt issued date of birth; your identity; U.S Citizen- Photo ID Requirements will be Enforced by Wisconsin DOT (valid for 45 days) ship; and Wisconsin Residency. • An identification card issued by a 3. Fill out a “Wisconsin Identification BY MICHAEL BLUMENFELD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR What You Need to Know About federally recognized Indian tribe in Card” application. Check the box that Wisconsin Jewish Conference, A Beneficiary Photo ID Wisconsin says Free ID for Voting Purposes. You Agency of the Jewish Federation of Madison Wisconsin’s Photo ID Law is now in • A photo identification card issued can use the ID receipt at the polls until effect. Voters will need to present a by a Wisconsin accredited university or you receive the Wisconsin ID card in the Wisconsin’s Spring General Election photo ID to poll workers on Election college that contains date of issuance, mail. and Presidential Primary is Tuesday, Day; however, it is important to note signature of student, and an expiration Acceptable documents include: birth April 5. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 that your photo ID does not need to con- date no later than two years after date of certificates, Social Security cards, utility p.m., and you can register to vote at the tain your current address in order to be issuance. Also, the university or college bills, marriage certificates, and military polls on Election Day as long as you pro- accepted. There are also exceptions to ID must be accompanied by a separate discharge papers. To see a full list of vide proof of residence. You will also the photo ID requirement for absentee document that proves enrollment. acceptable documents, please visit need a photo ID to vote. voters who are active-duty military or How to Get a Free ID for Voting www.bringit.wi.gov. who have a hard time getting to the polls 1. Go to your local Division of Motor If you have questions about Wiscon- There are two statewide races on the because of age, illness, infirmity or dis- Vehicles (DMV) sin’s Photo ID Law, you can contact the ballot as well as many local elections ability. 2. Bring your Social Security number Government Accountability Board at 1- around the state. These are acceptable for voting (does not have to be your SS card) and 866-VOTE-WIS or [email protected]. Addi- purposes, and can be unexpired or ex- original documents—photocopies won’t tional information can be found at Presidential Primary pired after the date of the most recent be accepted-- that prove your name and www.bringit.wi.gov Both the Republican Presidential Pri- general election: mary and the Democratic Presidential • A Wisconsin DOT-issued driver li- Primary are held on April 5. While Wis- cense, even if driving privileges are re- Temple Beth El Kesher Israel consin law allows you to vote in a parti- voked or suspended san primary even if you are not a • A Wisconsin DOT-issued identifica- Committee Presents Broken Wings registered member of that political party, tion card you can only cast a vote in one primary • Military ID card issued by a U.S. The sudden death of a beloved husband that draw us deeply into the drama.” race. This means that voters must decide uniformed service and father of four leaves his family strug- “Broken Wings is a small, overlooked whether they want to vote in the Repub- • A U.S. passport gling for survival. While their mother gem…” lican Primary or the Democratic Primary. works at a hospital to earn a living, the eld- Run time: 84 minutes You cannot vote in both races. These photo IDs are also accept- est daughter is forced to care for her three Produced: 2002 able for voting purposes, but must be siblings while struggling to keep up with Director: Nir Bergman Supreme Court Race unexpired: her schoolwork and follow her dream. Rating: R: under17 requires accompani- The other statewide race being held on • A certificate of naturalization that Broken Wings is an Israeli film which ment by parent or guardian. April 5, is for the Wisconsin Supreme was issued not earlier than two years be- portrays domestic drama rather than SHOWING: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20 Court. This is a hotly contested race be- fore the date of an election at which it is Israeli conflict. Nevertheless, it is a sensi- PLACE: TBE LOUNGE tween current Supreme Court Justice Re- presented tive and touching portrayal that gets to the TIME: 7:00PM, DOORS OPEN becca Bradley and Wisconsin Court of • A driving receipt issued by Wiscon- heart of both individual conflict and family 7:15 MOVIE Appeals Judge JoAnne Kloppenburg. sin DOT (valid for 45 days) life. “The film is filled with lovely little moments of humor, warmth and insight Free snacks, discussion follows the movie

Bar and Bat Mitzvah Simchas & Condolences Photography by Mazel Tov on the birth of: Mara Seligman Crespo, to Jami Crespo and Aaron Seligman, granddaughter of Sharon Radbil Cooper Betsy Abramson and David Seligman and great granddaughter to Corrine Cohn ✡ Henry Rowe Rosenthal Croake, to Shira Rosenthal Phelps and John Paul Croake, grandson of Hannah Rosenthal, Rick Phelps, Mary Jo Howard Croake, Arully serving the Madison Jewish Paul and Denise Croake Community for 10 years Lilah Bee Kladnitsky, to Marni Ginsberg Kladnitsky and Sasha Kladnitsky and grandparents Alan Ginsberg and Linda Truman Ginsberg ➤ Commitment to Excellence ➤ Reasonable Rates Condolences to the families of: ➤ No Ordering Fees Lee Sinovoi, brother of JoAnn (David) Schoengold 608­354­4503 Michael Tjader, former father-in-law of Jason Leabman and grandfather of Please see my website at Micah Tjader www.srcooperphotography.com Herbert Weiner, husband of Dottie

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The Jewish Federation of Madison expresses its appreciation to these individuals who recently made a tribute donation to honor someone or celebrate a special occasion In honor of Mr. Jere Willcoxen Barbara and Al Simon Ken and Dee Stein

In honor of Mrs. Merle Dubin Ken and Dee Stein

In memory of Leon Applebaum LeeMona Armel Rebecca and Jonathon Kaiser Susan and Jonathan Lipp Wishing you and your loved ones In memory of Monroe Glazer Linda and Steve Kailin peace and harmony on the Marc Shovers and Jan Loeb Susan and Jonathan Lipp occasion of Passover!

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611 NORTH SHERMAN AVENUE | MADISON | 608-663-5500 www.mannacafe.com 8/Madison Jewish News April 2016 Congregation News Temple Beth El • Congregation Shaarei Shamayim • Beth Israel Center purchase and signing at this talk. Pre-Pesach Shabbat Dinner As always, a light breakfast will be Friday, April 15 Beth Israel Center served, and donations of $5 are suggested 5:45 p.m. to offset the costs of the program. Welcome Shabbat with friends and a Come see what our traditional, through 11th grades are invited to come delicious kosher dinner at Beth Israel egalitarian community is all about. Please learn about TRY and the qualifications MOUSY Makes a Meal Center. Catered by Adamah Neighbor- contact Rabbi Joshua Ben-Gideon for next year’s scholarship. Can’t make Saturday, April 9 hood Table, our pre-Pesach dinner will be ([email protected]), Executive the program on April 3? Contact Beth 8:30 p.m. Moroccan beef stew, curried tofu stew, Director Elissa Pollack (elissa@bethis- Copelovitch for information at (608) In the name of Tikun Olam (Building chicken tenders, or simple spaghetti. Din- raelcenter.org), Education Director Beth 256-7763 or education@bethisraelcen- a Better World), the MOUSY senior high, ner also includes sides, salad, wine/juice, Copelovitch (education@bethisrael ter.org. and Kadima middle school youth groups, coffee/tea and dessert. Choose your en- center.org) or Program Director Deborah are partnering up at our annual MOUSY trée. Bring friends and let us know whom Hoffman ([email protected]) Kolot Kehilla with Makes A Meal on Saturday night, April you’d like to sit with. Cost is $22/person with questions about upcoming events, Professor Roberta Kwall 9. Join our merry band of teenagers at for stew, $10/person for chicken tenders membership, education for children and Sunday, April 3 Beth Israel Center as they put together or spaghetti. RSVP to office@bethisrael- adults, or anything else you might like to 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. bunches of lunches for the men’s shelter center.org or (608) 256-7763 by Sunday, know about our synagogue. You may also Our Sunday morning speaker series, at Grace Episcopal Church. Contact Deb- April 10. call (608) 256-7763 or visit our website, which typically features the voices of our orah Hoffman (hoffman@bethisraelcen www.bethisraelcenter.org, for more infor- community (kolot kehilla) continues on ter.org or 608-256-7763) for more infor- Fast of the Firstborn/Siyyum mation. April 3, with a visit from Dr. Roberta mation about our community service Friday, April 23 Kwall, Founding Director of the Center project. 7:00 a.m. Here are some upcoming highlights: for Intellectual Property Law & Informa- Throughout the generations since the tion Technology at the DePaul University Yom Rishon Exodus, firstborn Jews have commemo- TRY Kickoff Dinner College of Law, and author of The Myth Sunday, April 10 rated and thanked God for passing over Sunday, April 3 of the Cultural Jew: Culture and Law in 10:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. the Israelites in Egypt during the plague 5:00 p.m. Jewish Tradition. Come experience family education for of the firstborns. This commemoration Tichon Ramah Yerushalayim (TRY) is Many Jews say they are simply “cul- preschoolers at its finest! Each session in- takes the form of a fast the day before a semester of high school study in Israel, tural” rather than religious. This talk will cludes art, movement, music, stories and Passover. Also, throughout the ages, Jews open to 10th, 11th and 12th grade stu- explore the intersection between Jewish snacks as well as age-appropriate learn- have followed the commandment to eat a dents. New for the 2016-17 school year, law and Jewish culture, and reveal why ing on a Jewish theme for preschoolers festive meal, a siyyum, upon completing Beth Israel Center is offering a $2500 and how cultural Judaism is steeped in and their grownups. Yom Rishon meets study of a text. In the days just before scholarship, generously sponsored by the Jewish law. It also explores the conse- about once a month during the school Passover, Rabbi Ben-Gideon will com- Temkin family, to support the participa- quences of this reality for the future of year. Our last Yom Rishon of the pro- plete his study of a text and share a brief tion of a Madison teen in the TRY pro- the Jewish people. Professor Kwall's new gramming year will be May 1. teaching. Thereafter, he and all other gram. Families with children in 8th book will be available for (discounted!) (Continued on page 9)

Paint Your Own Passover limited. $10/young adult that RSVP by Pottery April 1, $12/young adult after April 1. Temple Beth El Sunday, April 10, 1:00 p.m. RSVP to Aleeza Hoffert at engage@ Make a one of a kind Seder plate or tbemadison.org Visit us online at www.templebethel- Enjoy an informal, relaxing dinner wine goblet that can be used as Elijah’s madison.org. All events are open to the with others who are also unwinding from or Miriam’s Cup or for your 4 cups of Community Passover Seder community and take place at Temple the week. Everyone purchases their own fruit of the vine at your Seder this year. Saturday, April 23, 6 p.m. Beth El, 2702 Arbor Drive, Madison, un- meal. There will be plenty of time to Open to all ages. $25/per item painting. Register by April 14 less otherwise noted. schmooze for those who would like to Register online or to Aleeza Hoffert, en- Follow in the traditions of our ances- We encourage members of the Jewish head to Temple Beth El for the 7:30 p.m. [email protected] by April 3, specify tors, while still finding meaning and rel- Community to join Temple Beth El, and Shabbat Evening Service. RSVP for din- what item you want to paint. evance for today’s world as you join we welcome prospective members to ner to Aleeza Hoffert at engage@ Rabbi Biatch to celebrate our freedom at participate in programs and activities. tbemadison.org 608-238-3123 so we Passover Around the our annual community Passover Seder Please contact David Hoffert, Executive have enough seats at the table. dinner. World & Chocolate Seder Adult (Age 14+): $25/member; $30/ Director, at 608-238-3123 or executive@ Sunday, April 17, 1:00 p.m. non-member tbemadison.org for membership informa- Tots and Tunes Explore Passover customs from Jews Youth (Age 5-13): $20/member; $25/ tion. Sunday, April 3, 9:30 a.m. around the world through hands on learn- non-member Our office will close at 2:00 p.m. on Fun for all children, newborns to 5 ing. Experience ways to bring meaning Tiny (Age 2-4): $7/member; $10 April 22 & April 28, and will be closed year olds! There will be singing, crafts, to your Passover seder. Enjoy chocolate /non-member on April 29. There will be no Friday challah & juice. Come hang out with our in many forms as we journey from slav- Questions? Register online or to evening services at Temple Beth El on leaders as they teach about Shabbat and ery to freedom through a Chocolate Aleeza Hoffert at engage@tbemadison. April 22, in observance of Passover. Jewish holidays through songs and Seder. org or 608-238-3123. crafts! $8/person (all ages welcome). Regis- Shabbat Starts Here! ter by April 7, online or contact Aleeza Weekly Welcoming of Social Action Shabbat Hoffert, [email protected] or 608- Shalom Passover Shabbat Friday, April 8, 7:30 p.m. 238-3123. Friday, April 29, 9:30 a.m. For pre-schoolers & their companions. Every Friday! (Except April 22) Enjoy readings and music chosen Enjoy singing, kosher for Passover 5:30 p.m. Family Fridays Shabbat around the themes of engagement with Temple Beth El Kesher snack, story time and decorate a pillow activities for kids the community, tikkun olam, and wel- (Connection) Israel cover to assist our Passover reclining. 5:45 p.m. Family Fridays Shabbat coming the stranger. Rabbi Jonathan Bi- atch with Cantorial Soloist and Guitarist Committee Presents: RSVPs appreciated to engage@tbe service w/songs & stories Israeli Film & Discussion Series Kenneth Lyons will be leading. madison.org. Walk-ins welcome. 6:15 p.m. Informal dinner “Broken Wings” – Wednesday, Our guest speaker will be Ibrahim 7:15 p.m. Shabbat greeting and April 20, 2016 Saeed, speaking on “Being Muslim in Shabbat Dinner Get gathering before the evening service “James’ Journey” – Wednesday, Madison”. He will talk about the “ABCs Together 7:30 p.m. Shabbat evening service May 18, 2016 Oneg Shabbat of Islam”, the experience and expecta- Friday, May 6, 5:30 p.m. Approx. 8:45 p.m. Doors open at 7:00 p.m.; Films begin tions of being a Muslim immigrant in Nile, 6119 Odana Rd., Madison following the service at 7:15 p.m. with Israeli snacks provided. Madison, and how we can help support Enjoy an informal, relaxing dinner Everyone is welcome! Come for all Discussions follow each film. or part of the evening. the Muslim community. Mr. Saeed is an with others who are also unwinding from Learn more at www.templebethel Academic Fellow at the Lubar Institute the week. Everyone purchases their own madison.org for the Study of the Abrahamic Religions Madison’s Jews’ Next Dor meal. There will be plenty of time to at UW Madison. He is currently the Pres- Young Adult Passover Seder schmooze for those who would like to Shabbat Dinner Get ident of the Board of Trustees of the Is- Friday, April 22, 6:00 p.m. head to Temple Beth El for the 7:30 p.m. Together lamic Center of Madison and is actively Private Home near Temple Beth El Shabbat Evening Service. RSVP for din- involved in the interfaith dialogue among This is a home-hosted kosher for ner to Aleeza Hoffert at engage@tbe Friday, April 1, 5:30 p.m. the various communities of faith. Passover Seder for 20s and 30s in the madison.org 608-238-3123 so we have Nonno’s Ristorante Italiano Madison Jewish Community. Space is enough seats at the table. 704 S. Whitney Way, Madison April 2016 Madison Jewish News/9 Congregation News Congregation Shaarei Shamayim Congregation Shaarei Shamayim, Rabbi Tirzah will lead the service and Havdalah Passover Dessert think of themselves, their culture, and the Madison’s Jewish Reconstructionist and lead prayers in a style developed by Reb Tasting Competition society in which they live. In doing so, Renewal congregation, welcomes new Zalman Schachter-Shalomi. Saturday, April 16, 6:00 p.m. he will explore Israeli relationships to- and prospective members, as well as visi- Please call the office for the location. wards Judaism, which span secular to tors, to participate in our services, discus- Shabbat Services Suzanne and Mike Swift invite you to ultra-Orthodox; Israeli perceptions and sions, classes, and celebrations. For more Shabbat Services, followed by a join the competition, bringing your fa- reactions towards political issues of the information or to learn about events, vegetarian potluck lunch and text vorite dessert to share. It should be an day; and the vast diversity of Jewish cul- please visit our website at www. study Saturday, April 2, 9:30 a.m. authentic Passover dessert (no chametz, ture in Israel. shamayim.org, email us at office@ First Unitarian Society please!); prizes will be given. They will shamayim.org, or call 608-257-2944. 900 University Bay Drive (Landmark) provide a simple dinner. Rabbi Tirzah will teach throughout Young Family Havurah Shabbaton with Rabbi this service and continue with a text study Tot Passover Seder Unpacking Israeli Identity: Sunday, April 17, 3:00 p.m. Tirzah Firestone during lunch. Kiddush begins around A Look at Contemporary “Renewing Our Jewish Legacy: 11:45 a.m. Arboretum Cohousing Ancient Practices for a New Era” Religion, Politics, and 1137 Erin Street Jewish Meditation for Everybody Havdalah and Dessert: Culture Looking for a child-friendly seder for Thursday, March 31, 7:00 p.m. Teaching Tales from our Sunday, April 17, 9:50 a.m.-11:30 a.m. your young child? We’re getting together Call the office for location. Center for Families a week before Passover for a seder. With Mystical Tradition 2120 Fordem Avenue little ones in mind, we’ll tell stories, sing Rabbi Tirzah Firestone, PhD, is an au- Saturday, April 2, 6:30 p.m. thor, Jungian psychotherapist, and found- Madison’s shaliach (Israel fellow), songs, and act out the story. Rabbi Laurie First Unitarian Society Daniel Gil, will lead a discussion about will give parents several ideas for engag- ing rabbi of Congregation Nevei Kodesh 900 University Bay Drive (Gaebler) in Boulder, Colorado. contemporary Israeli society, specifically ing their young children and making the At Rabbi Tirzah’s last session she will looking at Israeli identity – how Israelis holiday meaningful for people of all ages. In Rabbi Tirzah’s first session we will lead Havdalah and tell Hassidic stories. explore four different styles of Jewish This event is family friendly! Please eat meditation based on ancient Jewish texts dinner ahead of time and bring a dessert and practices. to share. Because of multiple programs Talking About Death: End of Life that evening, please park on the main Shabbat Dinner and Service floor the garage at 800 University Bay Customs Presentation is April 10 Friday, April 1, 6:00 p.m. Vegetarian Drive. potluck dinner, 7:15 p.m. Service For more information or to register, The Madison Jewish community in- logical importance of accompanying a First Unitarian Society please contact Joy at office@shamayim. vites you to a presentation by Rabbi loved one through the dying process, 900 University Bay Drive org. This weekend is free and open to the Linda Holtzman on Sunday, April 10, at being emotionally present after death oc- (Landmark) community. 10:00 a.m. curs, and taking the time to properly “Talking About Death: Jewish Cus- mourn. toms to Care for Loved Ones at the End Please join us for this important com- of Life,” Continued from page 8 will be held at Beth Israel Cen- munity-wide conversation on death and Beth Israel Center ter, 1406 Mound Street. dying. Confronting death and dying is diffi- Co-sponsored by Beth Israel Center, firstborns present will share in a “feast,” mation about this year’s topic. cult, and many of us avoid it. We prefer Congregation Shaarei Shamayim, Tem- an obligation that supersedes the require- Hebrew Reading Level II not to think about it, discuss it with oth- ple Beth El, Jewish Social Services, and ment that firstborns fast on this day. All Thursdays, 7 p.m., at Anna’s home ers, or do pre-planning for our deaths or the Madison Chevra Kadisha. This pro- are welcome, and firstborns are espe- This class is designed for those inter- the deaths of our loved ones. We live in gram is free and open to the entire com- cially encouraged to attend this program ested in reading Biblical Hebrew through a society that does not encourage us to munity thanks to the generous support of and the bagel breakfast that follows. study of the weekly Torah portion. confront our mortality, and it leaves us the Madison Chevra Kadisha. Whether beginner or intermediate readers, little space to process the reality that at Pesach Services all levels of knowledge are welcomed. some point we will all die. Saturday, April 23 at 10:00 a.m. Led by Anna Heifetz. Contact the office Judaism encourages us to do just the Sunday, April 24 at 10:00 a.m. to confirm the schedule and location. opposite. Many rituals are designed to Friday, April 29 at 9:30 a.m. help us embrace the certainty that we will Saturday, April 30 at 9:30 a.m. Shabbat Services die and watch loved ones die, and they Including Yizkor. Every Friday at 5:45 p.m. give us many opportunities to find holi- Every Saturday at 9:30 a.m. ness during times of distress and grief. Looking for warm, inspiring, and Rabbi Linda Holtzman, founder of a egalitarian traditional Shabbat services? Adult Education Programs chevra kadisha (burial society) in We welcome Shabbat every Friday Philadelphia and faculty member at the around 5:00 p.m. as people begin to Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, Conversational Yiddish gather and toast the week that was. will discuss Jewish customs around death Mondays, 7 p.m. in the Mercaz at Lively, song-filled services begin at 5:45 and help us explore the rich traditions of Beth Israel Center p.m. Judaism. She will specifically explain Join Yiddish enthusiast and talented Our Shabbat morning worship begins the rituals of shmira (watching over the teacher Sylvia Grunes at Yiddish class on with P’seukei D’zimra and continues body) and tahara (ritual washing of the Monday nights 7-8:30 p.m. Sylvia builds through Shacharit, Torah service and body). She will also address the psycho- Rabbi Linda Holtzman a love for the Yiddish language and cul- Musaf. We join together for a communal ture through her long-running classes. kiddush lunch after services every week. Come learn from a master – all levels Children’s services for babies, preschool- “Quality Care, Compassionate Communication” welcome and encouraged to attend. ers, and elementary school age children begin at 10:30 a.m. most weeks. Visitors PROUD MEMBER OF THE MADISON JEWISH COMMUNITY Talmud are always welcome! Wednesdays, 9 a.m. in the Mercaz at Beth Israel Center To receive schedule updates and other

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➪ Wednesday, April 13th, 7:30pm: Kosher Soul with Michael Twitty 5:30 p.m. Kosher Soul Family Education program for elementary school kids 6:30 p.m. Community Dinner (registration preferred) 7:30 p.m. Kosher Soul Talk Look for ➪ details in Thursday, April 14th: Interactive hands-on cooking event for future adults with Michael Twitty, details TBA editions of the Madison Jewish News ➪ or check online at Sunday, May 15th: Yom Ha’Atzmaut community celebration www.JewishMadison.org

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BY SADIE DORF tery ingredients. The chefs were chal- lenged by the preparation of kosher dishes In the beginning of March, Hillel at the but all agreed that the event was “fun and University of Wisconsin Madison, and exciting.” Adamah Neighborhood Table hosted While all three competitors did a fan- Kosher Chopped. The event, where local tastic job making tasty dishes, there could Madison chefs competed to win the title only be one winner in the Kosher of Kosher Chopped Champion, was part Chopped kitchen. Chef Joe Gaglio was de- of Madison Area Chefs Network’s 2016 clared the 2016 Kosher Chopped Cham- Chef Week. pion taking home the title, the trophy, and The event, structured like the popular bragging rights. Gaglio, who has com- Food Network show Chopped, tested the peted in other cooking and Chopped-like competitors’ culinary abilities to work on competitions, won over the panel of es- their feet while using mystery ingredients teemed judges, which included UW law in each dish. The bonus challenge to this professor and Hillel Board of Directors’ event was all food and cooking had to fol- chair Cheryl Weston, former NFL and low kosher laws—adding an extra element UW football player Gabe Carimi, and Pictured left to right, Chef Dave Heidi from Lilliana’s and Charlie’s on Main; Kosher of difficulty while educating the commu- Barry Levenson, founder and curator of Chopped Winner Chef Gaglio from Gotham Bagels and MATC; Chef Jason Pierce nity about the rules of Kashrut. the National Mustard Museum, by inter- from Adamah Neighborhood Table; and Chef Shinji Muramoto from 43 North and Restaurant Muramoto. The competition, which took place on twining his Italian roots with kosher foods. March 7, hosted three unique Madison The chef created a well-balanced meal Kosher Chopped was Adamah Neigh- the event showcased the importance of based chefs: Joe Gaglio of Gotham Bagels from ingredients including white fish, borhood Table and UW Hillel’s first time having a kosher restaurant in the area that and MATC, Shinji Muramoto, owner of Jerusalem artichokes, halvah, brisket, and participating in the Madison Area Chefs serves delicious food. 43 North and Restaurant Muramoto, and other pantry ingredients provided by Network’s annual Chef Week. The event While no information is available Dave Heidi of Lilliana’s and Charlie’s on Adamah Neighborhood Table. brought over 150 community spectators about next year’s Madison Area Chefs Main. The evening was divided into three “This competition is all about talent into the UW Hillel building. Jason Kierce, Network’s Chef Week, it is certain that rounds: appetizer, entrée, and dessert, with and luck as these guys competing with me Adamah Neighborhood Table’s Executive Madison chefs’ kosher culinary skills will each round containing three to five mys- are extremely talented,” said Gaglio. Chef, was the key inspiration behind the be put to the test as they compete to be “With kosher cooking, it’s a lot of people evening, as he wanted to showcase kosher crowned the 2nd annual Kosher Chopped in the kitchen making sure what you’re cooking’s beauty and importance. “Any- champion. Deadline Notice doing is right and kosher. It’s crowded but one can be a good chef; but being a good Following the success of Kosher Please note the new deadline for sub- you want to keep going and enjoy the culi- chef and knowing how to make kosher Chopped, UW Hillel and Adamah Neigh- missions to the Madison Jewish News. nary atmosphere with everyone.” food taste and look good…well that shows borhood Table hope to see more commu- Copy deadline is at noon on the 12th What was so incredible about the event real talent,” Kierce said. nity members coming into the building of each month for the following was the chefs’ ability to keep the rules of It was apparent through the smiles on and enjoying the café’s delicious menu. month’s issue. If the 12th falls on a kashrut. In addition to never cooking the attendees’ faces and the delicious Adamah Neighborhood Table is open Saturday or Sunday, copy must be kosher before, the chefs were also work- smells wafting throughout the building Sunday-Thursday from 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. received by noon the preceding Friday. ing in an unfamiliar kitchen space. Never- If the 12th is on a holiday when the that the event was a great success. Kosher and Friday from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Addi- theless, the chefs were able to create tasty Federation is closed, copy must be re- Chopped enabled the community to see tionally, Adamah will be open throughout ceived by noon the preceding weekday. meals that were kosher, tasted delicious, the impact that Adamah Neighborhood the week of Passover serving kosher for and were esthetically pleasing. Table is having on Madison. Moreover, Passover lunches and dinners.

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BY SADIE DORF Night Live to contemporary media, dis- Featuring Culinary Historian cussing both celebrity experience and a Community involvement can uphold popular dating application. Michael Twitty values and traditions, but traditional be- In a “Saturday Night Live” mono- liefs are often lost in a modern society, logue, Drake, an African American Jew- Join us for two said Rabbi Andrea Steinberger. A notable ish hip-hop artist, reminisced on his Bar challenge current Jews are facing is, Mitzvah experience. While the sketch’s Special Community “What is important about having a part in script was amusing, the significance be- a Jewish community and why should I be hind the artist’s comedy was clear: find- Events! involved,” asked the rabbi. ing your meaning within a community Steinberger made these remarks provides an incomparable element of Wednesday night to an audience of family, love, support and guidance. Wednesday, April 13 KOSHER SOUL TALK young Jewish college students at the Uni- Rabbi Steinberger then talked about All Events are at Temple Beth El, 2702 Arbor Drive versity of Wisconsin Madison’s Hillel. the popular mobile dating application Schedule of Events: Hoping to encourage the members of her JSwipe, an app created to connect young •5:30 p.m. Kosher Soul Family Education program young audience to find their purpose adult Jewish singles. The technology’s (for elementary school aged children and their families) within their religious community, she design and purpose sprang from a desire •6:30 p.m. Buffet dinner featuring vegetarian, ethnic foods drew on personal experiences and con- to create Jewish couples who would cooked by a diverse group of local chefs temporary sources to explain why finding hopefully maintain their religious roots •7:30 p.m. Kosher Soul Talk – A Celebration of the History an individualized role in Judaism is nec- and procreate the Jewish people. This of African American and Kosher Cuisine essary for the continuity of the Jewish technology encourages community in- people. volvement and love in a unique, contem- •8:30 p.m. Reception provided by Temple Beth El Sisterhood Not surprisingly, the rabbi discussed porary way. the apparent indifference to religion of “The Jewish community has existed Thursday, April 14 today’s younger generations. One of the for a long time,” Rabbi Steinberger said. KOSHER SOUL COOKING DEMO & TALK students even commented on the chal- “We all have an invitation to an open lenge of staying true to her faith while door that is waiting for whoever wants to Join us for a cooking maintaining a modern lifestyle. enter, but it’s our job to take that step and demonstration and talk To counter this perception of religion enter it. This community is what you at Meadowridge Public and reality, the rabbi emphasized that want it to be but what’s important is to be Library, 5726 Raymond combining religious community with an active participant.” Road, 10:30-11:30 a.m. modern choices is doable and in fact Rabbi Steinberger concluded by ask- Optional Lunch follow- maintains a community’s future. ing “What can my story in the Jewish ing the program. “Tradition and community are open to community be and how can I make that be whatever and however you want to story a part of who I am?” Online registration required, available at make it,” Rabbi Steinberger said. While no one gave a direct answer, the Steinberger spoke with passion and pondering faces, questioning eyes and www.JewishMadison.org hope, which were noticeably reflected in satisfied smiles ensured Steinberger of a All events are sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Madison with generous the enthusiasm of the engaged Jewish job well done and a message clearly de- support from Hadassah, Temple Beth El Sisterhood, Jewish Social Services students sitting before her. livered to a generation of Jewish young and the West Madison Senior Center. The lecture ranged from Saturday adults.

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Auschwitz guard Next Generation” She was ordained at the Hebrew Union ended in 2015 When Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann ex- College – Jewish Institute of Religion, Professor Jordan Ellenberg – and it is conceiv- plored the possibility of creating a spiritual Cincinnati, in 1982 after receiving her June 7th able but not community as a way of connecting with Master of Arts in Hebrew Letters there in “The Torah Code: Mathematics, likely that there Jewish young adults in Chicago, people 1981. When she was ordained, she became Judaism, and the perils of wiggle room” will be still more thought she was nuts. Four years later, Wisconsin’s first female Rabbi. In 2007, In 1994, a trials. These Mishkan Chicago connects over 2,000 Rabbi Feingold received her Doctor of group of Israeli cases are brought people every year Divinity degree from HUC-JIR for serving mathematicians under the Ger- Prof. Frank Tuerkheimer through music, 25 years in the Rabbinate. published a paper man Penal Code prayer, learning, A native of Janesville, Wisconsin, with a startling and while that eliminates any claim of im- social activism Rabbi Feingold graduated with honors claim, apparently proper retroactive application of law or of and one-on-one from the University of Wisconsin-Madison backed up by victor justice, the process has come with relationship in 1977 with majors in Communications/ sound mathemat- its own problems. It has also witnessed a building among Public Address and Judaic Studies. Before ical reasoning: very belated but sympathetic turn towards unengaged Jews coming to Kenosha, Rabbi Feingold was that the words of the prosecution by the German judiciary. in Chicago, its assistant rabbi at Congregation Shalom, the Torah con- signature event Milwaukee, from 1982 to 1985. tained predictions Prof. Jordan Ellenberg Sheila Cohen – July 7th being Friday of events that “Wisconsin’s Jewish History” night Shabbat Dr. Richard Davidson – August 24th Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann took place thousands of years after its writ- Learn what brought Jewish people to services. Rabbi “Well-Being is a Skill” ing. The controversy over the “Torah Wisconsin and where and why they settled Lizzi will share the ethos behind this kind This talk will codes” spawned bestselling books and cre- in communities from Milwaukee to Madi- of revolution and what it will take to re- consider scien- ated an intellectual rift among Jewish son and Sheboy- claim Judaism with meaning and spiritual- tific evidence mathematicians. I’ll talk about how the gan to Stevens ity at its center, for the next generation. that suggests that claim worked, how it eventually unraveled, Point and Supe- we can change how the question looks from both a math- rior. Drawing Rabbi Dena Feingold – August 10th our brains by ematical and Jewish perspective, and ex- from the histori- “Why Less is Sometimes More: Jewish transforming our plain how the underlying statistical cal information Life in Smaller Communities” minds and culti- principle applies more broadly to invest- and personal ac- Rabbi Feingold will speak about the up- vate habits of ment returns and assessing results in social counts she gath- side of Jewish life and Jewish identity mind that will science. ered for her new when framed in a improve well- Wisconsin His- smaller Jewish being. These in- Dr. Richard Davidson Professor Frank Tuerkheimer – torical Society community set- clude happiness, June 22nd Press book “Jews Sheila Cohen ting. She will resilience, compassion and emotional bal- “Forgotten Trials of the Holocaust” in Wisconsin,” also address the ance. Each of these characteristics is in- Starting about a decade after the end of Cohen will detail the history of the diverse challenges and stantiated in brain circuits that exhibit the Second World War and continuing to communities of Jews who have made Wis- changes she has plasticity and thus can shaped and modi- the present, Germany has prosecuted per- consin their home and contributed to the seen over the 30 fied by experience and training. Mental sons assisting in the running of death rich fabric of the state’s history—including plus years she has training to cultivate well-being has pro- camps. In the 1950s and 1960s there were their battles against anti-Semitism, their served as a Rabbi found implications for the workplace in- several trials involving administrators at efforts to participate in communities they in Kenosha, WI cluding its impact on leadership, creativity, Chelmno, Sobibor, Belzec and Treblinka joined, and their successes at holding onto and in a congre- employee health, productivity and collab- Rabbi Dena Feingold camps and, from 1963 to 1965, the major their cultural identities. gation, which has oration. trial of the period, the Frankfurt Auschwitz never topped 130 families. Volunteer For Jewish Social Services! Add something special to your life – ory care; Verona, Middleton and south- brochure or to discuss doing a mitzvah great way to enhance the benefits of Volunteer for west Madison. These visits can be made project with Jewish Social Services. your volunteer work! Jewish Social Services. when convenient for you. Volunteer application at English as a second language tutor- Double your Volunteering Mitzvah Deducting Expenses Incurred while www.jssmadison.org/ ing/Citizenship Exam preparation – Check with your human resources Volunteering becoming-volunteer Help tutor somebody looking to pass the department to see whether your com- Some expenses incurred during vol- or call (608) 442-4083 for information citizenship exam and master the English pany has a policy of matching employ- unteer work are deductible. Volunteers language. ees’ community volunteer hours with a should keep records and save receipts Our mission: Our dedication to serv- Help a young woman prepare for monetary donation to the agency for for these expenses. Check with your tax ice will improve the quality of life and her GED – We are looking for someone whom the employee volunteers. What a advisor about these deductions. maintain the dignity of our clients in a to help this person study for her GED compassionate and caring atmosphere. examination. Volunteers will enhance the ability of the Volunteer at the JSS Office –We agency to achieve its overall mission. are always looking for people to help out with administrative tasks! Current Volunteer Opportunities Volunteer at the Oakwood Shab- More information at www.jssmadi bats! – Help seat guests, pour wine and son.org juice, help the residents of Oakwood Drivers Needed! – Provide rides to Village welcome Shabbat. Bonus points clients for appointments and other des- if you like to sing Shabbat songs! tinations on an as-needed and as-avail- Youth Volunteering, Youth Group able basis. Requires copies of proof of Projects and B’nai Mitzvah Projects insurance and driver’s license plus a dri- Come talk with us about doing a Bar ver’s record check, done at our expense. or Bat Mitzvah project with Jewish So- Designated Shopper – to take a cial Services. There are also opportuni- friendly older woman to do errands once ties for older youth and youth groups to or twice a month; Hilldale area. volunteer and contribute to the commu- Bikur Cholim (visiting the sick) - nity, develop new skills and have fun. Opportunities to make brief drop-in vis- Contact Ingrid Reis-Glass at 608-278- its with several elderly women in mem- 1808 or 608-442-4083 direct for a April 2016 Madison Jewish News/19 Jewish Social Services

asking “Why?” the back of my car during our menorah When we teach our kids to sing the drop-off in December, it will serve as a The Fifth Question Four Questions, we are giving them a reminder of this fifth question and how role in the Seder. This teaches them that even the smallest person can make a big BY ELENA ROBBINS even the smallest person at the table can difference. participate in something great. We can As Passover approaches, the Jewish continue this lesson through giving them Jewish Social Services offers a wide- community in the Madison area is gear- tools to volunteer or maintain awareness range of volunteer opportunities, some ing up for the Seder. We are cooking and of current events, and by encouraging appropriate for young families. If you cleaning, and in my case, frantically them to seek help when needed and to would like more information, please con- sending my husband to the grocery store think of others when they think of them- tact Ingrid Reis-Glass at 608-442-4083 for a last-minute shank bone. This year, I selves. or [email protected]. have started to teach my daughter Ma My daughter is only two and a half If you are struggling to get your basic Nishtana. As the youngest, she will have years old. I’m not sure how well these needs met, please contact the profes- the job of asking the Four Questions that questions will go over at the Seder; but sional staff at Jewish Social Services at countless children have asked at the when she’s still singing “Ma Nishtana” in 608-278-1808. You are not alone. Seder table. Why is this night different from all other nights? We use these ques- tions as a way of engaging children in the Seder, and to explain how what we are The Jewish Social Services doing relates back to the story of the Ex- odus. Matzah, maror, dipping, reclin- ing…As I sing with my daughter, I telling this story after all of these years? Resource Library consider what I would like for her to On this night, we speak of others to re- Jewish Social Services has a won- it is Jewish…” (Theodore Bikel). learn from the Passover story and how mind ourselves that there are still those derful resource library available to End of Life: Helping with Comfort these questions can be used as a tool to who are enslaved (literally and figura- you. There is a wide variety of books and Care, National Institute on Aging, help her understand the bigger picture. tively), there are still people who struggle on the broad topics of aging, care-giv- National Institutes of Health, US De- A fifth question comes to mind: On all to get their basic needs met. This suggests ing, end-of-life, self-help and mental partment of Health and Human Serv- other nights we speak of ourselves, why that we should not lose ourselves in our health. Here are a couple of examples: ices, with articles on finding care, on this night do we speak of others? own personal lives or forget to walk be- A Heart of Wisdom: Making the providing comfort, dementia, health We think of Passover as a time to re- side others along the path to their own Jewish Journey from Midlife through care decisions, death, grief and plan- flect on the past. We tell the story of the empowerment. If we are struggling, the the Elder Years, Edited by Susan ning. bitterness of slavery in Egypt, of the Passover story offers a gentle reminder Berrin with a forward by Rabbi Harold To see what’s available or to bor- miraculous parting of the Red Sea. But that it is important to seek help when Kushner. The book is “…a quilt of the row a book, contact JSS at 608-278- the fifth question allows us to apply these needed. Most importantly, it enables us human condition; is is as universal as 1808. lessons to present time. Why are we still to continue the conversation and to keep

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Midrasha ... Stay Connected! Teen Israel Trip Stipends Available Does your teenager want to travel to Israel on an organized trip? The Jewish Federa- Midrasha turned 40 in 2015, and it’s tion of Madison wants to help! The Federa- time for a new look! The current Midrasha tion now has a limited number of stipends logo is pictured here. It was designed by a student more than a decade ago and it available for up to $1500 per student to needs an update! Submit your design by help with teen trips to Israel. Students April 4th, 2016 by emailing it to Ellen, entering ninth grade through the end of [email protected]. twelfth grade are eligible. For more infor- Midrasha will be in session on the following days in April: mation and a list of approved trips, please Sundays: April 3rd, 10th, 17th (not the visit JewishMadison.org. Applications can 24th because of Passover) be completed online. Wednesdays: April 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th April 2016 Madison Jewish News/21 Jewish Education Day School Students Win Honors in Art & Poetry Two Madison Jewish Community Day to create original works – in the forms of on any theme, are read by esteemed He- original poetry in Hebrew, participants de- School students received honors this spring photography, sculpture, mixed media, and brew writers and shared on a national velop a deeper sense of Jewish literacy,” in national competitions of art and poetry drawing and painting. stage. said Dr. Marc N. Kramer, Co-Executive sponsored by RAVSAK, an international Now in its fifth year, the Artists’ Beit With the guidance of Judaics and He- Director of RAVSAK. network of pluralistic Jewish day schools. Midrash provides elementary, middle, and brew teacher Clara Lazimy, MJCDS stu- Winning poems and works of art are RAVSAK’s Artists’ Beit Midrash high school students the ability to delve dents in Kitah Bet all submitted poems in published on the RAVSAK website and awarded Baila Becker (Grade 5) an honor- into Jewish sources and create art that Hebrew – gaining a deeper appreciation for will be highlighted in the prestigious jour- able mention for her artwork, while draws inspiration from their studies. A and a better understanding of the nuance nal HaYidion. RAVSAK’s Hebrew Poetry Contest chose panel of nine distinguished artists judged and subtlety of the language. a poem by Noam Ben-Gideon (Grade 4) as the artwork. “The RAVSAK Hebrew Poetry Contest Madison Jewish Community Day a Staff Pick this year. This year’s theme was Ahava (Love). not only helps students develop their He- School is now enrolling for the 2016-17 Baila’s artwork was selected from a Baila explained her work in an artist’s brew language skills, but also gives them school year. Contact Head of School Rabbi field of more than 800 students at 35 day statement; “Isaac had the beracha (bless- a chance to tap into their creative expres- Rebecca Ben-Gideon for more informa- schools around the world. Noam’s poem ing) for his firstborn, Esau, but Jacob took sion, reinforcing the links between creativ- tion: 204-9900 or rabbi@madisonjewish was recognized from among 543 poems it. Esau and Jacob look back at the memory ity and Jewish tradition. By writing dayschool.com. submitted by entries from 32 schools. of what happened. Esau is very angry at Jacob. He is so angry that he is plotting to Noam Ben Gideon, 4th Grade Artists’ Beit Midrash kill his own brother. Jacob is very sad be- Madison Jewish Community Day School For the art competition, students used cause he misses his twin brother.” their creativity and passion for text study “The RAVSAK Judaic Art Contest not A Little Kindness only helps students develop their artistic expression, but reinforces the links Let’s say I go for a walk between creativity and Jewish tradition,” around the corner says Dr. Marc N. Kramer, Executive I see a poor person on the street Director of RAVSAK. I have some money in my pocket I see a lemonade stand Hebrew Poetry Contest I am tempted A little kind- but/דסח תצק“ ,Noam’s poem ness,” was chosen as a Staff Pick this year. I go up to the poor person instead This is the second time that Noam has been I give him the money recognized in this annual competition. In He says “thank you” 2012, when Noam was a kindergartener, I keep going his poem “Rivka” won first-place for non- around the corner native elementary school submissions. I see a blind man Now in its sixth year, the Hebrew Po- trying to cross the street etry Contest inspires students and teachers I help him to go to the other side around the world to creatively use and ex- Then I go home pand their knowledge of the Hebrew lan- Art by Baila Becker, MJCDS grade 5. guage. Submitted poems, of any style and Lots of Fun at Gan HaYeled Preschool!

Benny is making a crown for Purim. Firefighters Cora, Stav, Hephzibah and Nitzan rush to put out a fire! Costumes in the Gimel Class with Talya, Eve, Mateo, Lolly, Jaime and Nevo.

The Dalet Class is hard at work making crowns for Purim.

Sam’s Dad, Dr. Steffin, came to teach the Dalet Class about bones. Shushan is almost ready.

Ziv is cooking chocolate in the play house.

Amazing play between Philip, Nevo and Picnic time in “Early Care” for Tova, Orly, Shira Mateo is putting on a puppet show Lolly. Parachute fun in Schmooze. and Ravyn. for the Gimel Class. 22/Madison Jewish News April 2016 Jewish Education

The Aleph and Bet dancers performed on the Waisman Center stage. Yonim Takes the Stage! Yonim was pleased to kick off their Israeli beats. Meanwhile, our high school performance season with a month full of dancers were performing at the Boston dancing! On March 6th, the Yonim Israeli Folk Dance Festival. This was an dancers performed alongside other young honor to be a part of. It took a lot of talents at the Kids’ Expo at the Alliant preparation and practice and they en- Energy Center. On March 13th, Aleph joyed dancing in tandem with other and Bet had the great opportunity to teach unique national folk dance groups. Look- other kids about the Mayim, Yemenite ing ahead, we are thrilled to participate in and Charkessia when they performed at this year’s big Yom HaAtzmaut celebra- the Waisman Center for an audience full tion. Yonim will start the exciting event of enthusiastic young dancers. After with a preshow at 3 p.m. and looks for- learning basic steps, kids were able to ward to performing and teaching some join Yonim onstage and enjoy moving to beginner dances to the wider community!

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Monday, April 4 11:30-12:00 p.m. Yoga from a chair with Betsy Haimson 12:00-1:00 p.m. Salmon w/ lemon pepper cream sauce Roasted Potato, Garden Salad, Roll, Cookie 1:00-2:00 p.m. Bill and Bobbie Malone – Lecture Concert – Country Music during WWII

Monday, April 11 11:30-12:00 p.m. Yoga from a chair with Betsy Haimson 12:00-1:00 p.m. Orange Chicken, Panfried Noodles, Stir Fry Vegetables, Fruit Salad, Dessert 1:00-2:00 p.m. Rabbi David Kopstein – “The Rabbi Who Knew Too Much: Stories about working as a Rabbi overseas and the production of his first novel.”

Monday, April 18 11:30-12:00 p.m. Yoga from a chair with Estelle Katz 12:00-1:00 p.m. Eggplant Moussaka, Greek Salad, Garlic Pharmacy Students Provide Breadstick, Birthday Cake 1:00-2:00 p.m. Pam Olson – “Lechayim Lunch: Ingredients Monthly Health Assessments for a Good Life.” The next Wisconsin posal. The student phar- Society of Pharmacy macists are supervised Monday, April 25 – Lechayim does not meet Students Health Assess- by registered pharma- ment will be at cists and will be avail- Next month’s dates Lechayim April 18, able to meet with you May 2, 9,16, 23 11:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m., individually to discuss to discuss safe medication dis- your questions and concerns. Transportation to Lechayim Transit Solutions provides door-to-door service for $1 round trip, payable Transportation to to the driver. Contact Ingrid Reis-Glass at (608) 278-1808, (608) 442-4083 (direct) or [email protected] by 12:00 p.m. the preceding Friday. Wheelchair accessible vehicles are available upon request. Please contact Medical Appointments us if you need to cancel a ride. The RSVP Driver Escort Program is a Dane County service which is coordinated by many local volunteers throughout the county. Rides are scheduled for seniors age 60+ who live independently in Making Lechayim Reservations their own apartment or home and who are not eligible for Medical • When you check in at Lechayim, sign up for the following week. Assistance transportation. Riders must be able to get in and out of • Call Ingrid Reis-Glass at (608) 278-1808 or (608) 442-4083 (direct) the vehicle with minimal assistance. Wheelchairs are not able to be or email [email protected] by 12 p.m. on the preceding business transported and walkers must be folded and fit in the trunk or back day. seat. There is no fee for this service and it is strictly by donation. • Reservations cannot be taken after noon on Fridays or over the week- Rides are provided Monday through Friday for medical appoint- end. ments scheduled between the hours of 8:30 and 2:30 p.m. Rides must • If you didn’t make a reservation but would like to come, call Ingrid be scheduled 4 business days in advance. If you live in Madison or before 10:00 a.m. on Monday to see if there have been cancellations. Monona, call Robin Heilprin at 441-7898 to schedule a ride or if you • We regret that we are unable to guarantee a meal for last minute have questions. If you live in Dane County outside of Madison, con- reservations or walk-ins. tact your local senior center.

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and Wild Hog in the Woods. Lechayim is another on the way. Perhaps one of them— one of their favorite venues, and we’re or even more than one—will choose to go About our Programs thrilled to have them back. into “the family business” and become a rabbi, too. Saba, as David is known to his Monday, April 4 dealing with country musicians' reactions Monday, April 11 grandchildren, loves to hike, ski, swim and Our friends Bill and Bobbie Malone to the Second World War. Retired Madison rabbi David Kop- sail and is an avid senior softball player. return on Monday, April 4th, with a lec- Bill is the host of the popular weekly stein will share stories about working as ture concert, “Country Music and World show, “Back to the Country” on WORT a Rabbi overseas and the production of Monday, April 18 War II”. The post-World War II years (89.9 FM) and his book, “Country Music, his first novel – “The Rabbi Who Knew Pamela Phillips Olson will talk about marked an important era in the develop- USA” is the definitive scholarly work on Too Much.” the process of creating her book: ment of country music, during which American country music. An Emeritus David Kopstein, also known as RD to “Lechayim Lunch: Ingredients for a Good time bluegrass was born, honky-tonk Professor of History at Tulane University, his friends is a world traveler and really Life.” The completed Life Memories music entered a golden age, and popular Bill’s honors include a Guggenheim Fel- good guy. Although officially retired, Photo Project will be displayed. There will and commercial interest surged. The war lowship in 1984 and a Lifetime Achieve- David is frequently called into service as be readings from the book and together we itself also profoundly affected country ment Award from the Society for a cruise rabbi aboard Celebrity Cruises, will discuss what are the elements of a musicians and informed the music of the American Music in 2008. His books in- Princess Cruises, Seabourn and Holland good life. time. In this combined lecture and musi- clude Don’t Get Above Your Raisin’: America Line. He is the author of the Pam has been cal performance, Bill Malone, one of the Country Music and the Southern Working newly-published fictional memoir. a licensed MSW first and foremost scholars of American Class, and Working Girl Blues: The Life David was ordained in 1978 and served psychotherapist country music, and his wife Bobbie Mal- and Music of Hazel Dickens (co-authored as a pulpit rabbi for thirty years in northern for over 35 years, one, will present songs and commentary with Hazel Dickens) and Music from the California, New Zealand, Australia and dedicated to sup- True Vine: Mike Seeger’s Life and Musical Hong Kong before retiring to Hawaii in porting children, Journey. 2008. Although he never did become an adults, couples After teaching for ten years, Bobbie astronaut, he has clocked enough air miles and families to Malone received her Ph.D. in American to make it to the find ways of liv- History from Tulane University and came moon and back – ing fulfilling lives Pamela Phillips Olson to Madison to be director of the Office of twice. and interacting School Services at the Wisconsin Histori- Descending authentically in their relationships and their cal Society, from which she is now retired. from a long line communities. In addition to a Masters de- There she wrote many books for students of rabbis dating gree in Social Work, Pam is also certified as well as teachers’ guides for the study of back to eleventh in Trauma and Corporate counseling. Wisconsin history. Her writings include the century Spain, book, “Rabbi Max Hiller: Reformer, Zion- David is the Monday, April 25 – Lechayim does ist, Southerner, 1860-1929.” proud grandfa- not meet Bill and Bobbie perform all around ther of ten grand- Madison, including the High Noon Saloon children with Bobbie and Bill Malone Rabbi David Kopstein Scenes from Lechayim

Photos by Eve Siegel

To see more photos: April 2016 Madison Jewish News/25 Lechayim Lights In Memoriam Elinor Stotsky Black Sea), and worked as an engineer, Jewish Social Services Brings Elinor Stotsky, along with her and later as the Chief Engineer (Senior Shabbat to Our Seniors beloved husband Jerry, was a dedicated, Project Manager) at a Project and De- long-time member of Lechayim. sign Department of the Civil Maritime Our monthly Shabbat gatherings, with wine donated by Though unable to attend in recent years, Fleet in Vladivostok. Each year, ac- Frank Liquor, includes candle lighting, challah, singing and Elinor was a steady, quiet and gracious companied by his grandson Jacob, he lit discussion. presence. They were one of those cou- a candle at the Community Holocaust ples that moved to Madison to be near Remembrance Service. In 1999, with Attic Angel Place at 2:30 in the Garden Room family, and succeeded in making a rich his honorary American daughter, Janice 8301 Old Sauk Road life for themselves with friends and Beers, by his side, he publicly told his A program of Jewish Social Services and Attic Angel Place. family. Long-time Lechayim partici- story of survival at a Senior Shabbat Music by Les Goldsmith and with the assistance of Angel pants will miss her quiet smile and in- Service. Volunteers. telligent conversation. May her memory Nella and Ilya raised two wonderful May 6 be a blessing! sons. They also helped raise 4 grand- children and a great granddaughter. Ilya Capitol Lakes at 3:00 in the Grand Hall Ilya Iosofovich Fiksel appreciated each day of his life and in- 333 West Main Street Ilya Iosofovich Fiksel died peace- spired others to be loving, patient and A program of Jewish Social Services and Capitol Lakes fully and surrounded by love on Febru- kind. May his memory be a blessing! Retirement Community. Led by Rabbi Andrea Steinberger ary 28, 2016, at the age of 87 in with assistance from UW students through the UW-Hillel Madison, WI. Ilya was a proud volun- Leon Applebaum Foundation. teer at JSS and served on the Board After a gallant battle with Alzheimer’s May 6 from 1998 – 2003. Ilya attended the disease Leon Applebaum, who was Lechayim lunchtime program and known by all as Lee, died at 86 years old Oakwood West at 4:00 in the Oaks Community Room Shabbat Programs at Oakwood Village. at Agrace Hospice Care, surrounded by 6225 Mineral Point Road In 1993, Ilya and his wife Nella immi- his precious family. Well-read and artic- A program of Jewish Social Services and Oakwood Village grated to the United States from the for- ulate, he was a popular lunch compan- University Woods. With the assistance of JSS volunteers and mer Soviet Union. They were resettled ion at the “guys’” table. He was friendly music by Paul Grossberg by Jewish Social Services. Ilya was ex- to all. He loved to be in the middle of a May 13 tremely thankful and appreciative to good discussion. He enjoyed telling a have Madison as his second home. story, especially ones that had an ironic ATTENTION REHAB PATIENTS: If you are going to be in one Ilya was born in 1928 in a small Jew- twist. of these locations during your rehabilitation, you are welcome ish settlement in Ukraine. In 1941 the He was teaching at the UW-Milwau- to attend. Nazis occupied their village and imme- kee when he saw from a distance a diately killed all adult Jewish men, in- young woman talking to the department cluding Ilya’s dad. Women and children secretary. Lee was smitten. A meeting were marched to an extermination was arranged and a marriage with Rita camp. They were forced to walk a very resulted. After over 50 years of mar- Passover Seders at long distance on the way to the camp. riage, Lee still couldn’t help beaming Many did not survive the walk. During when he saw her. They loved to travel Retirement one of the short stops, near the city of and had a large circle of friends. How- Communities! Rybnitsa (in present day Moldova), ever, the center of their universe was Ilya’s mom Sara ordered Ilya and his their children and the granddaughters. younger sister Genya not to get up and Growing up in Brooklyn, Lee began Capitol Lakes Retirement Community, remain lying quietly on the road. The work at twelve, delivering packages for led by Rabbi Andrea Steinberger three of them were thought dead by the a pharmacy. He never stopped working Wednesday April 27, 11:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m., Romanian police, and this is how they until his retirement in 1993. His parents in the Seasons Dining Room, 333 West Main Street. escaped the extermination camp. A worked in the garment industry so it is Ukrainian woman gave them some no wonder that he became an econom- Seating begins at 11:00 a.m.; the Seder begins at 11:30 a.m. food and water. She later showed them ics professor with a deep interest in $16/person. the place where all Jews of the city had labor law. He served in the army during been settled, which the Nazis turned the Korean War. Later he completed his Oakwood Village University Woods, into a ghetto. There in the ghetto they education on the GI Bill. remained for 18 months in horrible con- As Professor of Economics, he taught led by Sara Karon; music by David Adler ditions. Their mother Sara saved them at the University of Wisconsin-Milwau- Thursday April 28, 3:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. in the Nakoma/ from starvation. She was assigned to kee. At the University of Wisconsin- Westmoreland Room, 6205 Mineral Point Road. Seating begins work as a cleaner at a field military hos- Parkside he served as chair of the social at 2:30 p.m. and the Seder starts at 3:00 p.m. $16/person. pital, under the Romanian police sur- science division and Associate Dean of veillance, where she received some Letters and Science. bread and soup for her work, and was He loved living in Wisconsin, espe- Menu at both locations: Matzoh Ball Soup, Brisket, Potato Kugel, occasionally able to stash away food cially in Madison. He embraced the Asparagus. At Capitol Lakes the dessert is Chocolate Cake with scraps in order to feed her children. Badgers, enjoyed running and walking, Berries and the vegetarian option is Eggplant Napoleon. At Oak- Sadly, Ilya’s sister Genya died in the and he and Rita regularly attended con- wood dessert is Pauline Rosenfeld’s Sponge Cake with Berries ghetto from dysentery. After the war certs, opera and theater. Ilya returned to finish his high school Lee will be missed by many, but none and the vegetarian option is Eggplant Cutlets. Please request your education and that is where he met the will forget the warmth and love radiat- vegetarian meal with your reservation and let us know of any love of his life, and wife of nearly 63 ing from his smile. Lee’s philosophy food allergies. Everything except the brisket is pareve. years, Ninel (Nella) Babinskaya. He was, “When your life brings you such later graduated from the Civil Maritime good fortune, share it with others!” Reservations: College in Odessa (a port city on the May his memory be a blessing! • Capitol Lakes residents & their families: RSVP to Ami Shimanek at 608-283-2037 by April 22; your account will be billed. Transitions • Oakwood residents & their families: RSVP to Melissa Rutledge at 608-230-4260 by April 22; your account will be billed. Happy April Birthday • All others: RSVP to Jewish Social Services, 6434 Enterprise Darlene Schwartz Gary Geller Sheyla Bodnikevich Lane, Madison WI 53719 by the appropriate due dates. Make Dorit Bergen Genya Kleyman Abigail Cantor your check out to “Capitol Lakes” or “Oakwood Village” and Euna Staniforth Lillian Deutsch Fay Nager Muriel Rotter write “Seder” in the memo line.

Condolences Scholarships: Capitol Lakes residents, see Chaplain Guta Cvetkovic. To the family of Leon Applebaum To the family of Elinor Stotsky All others contact Jewish Social Services at 608-278-1808 To the family of Ilya Fiksel To the family of Herb Weiner or [email protected]. 26/Madison Jewish News April 2016

and Israel the World

From the Mid-east to the Mid-west

BY DANIEL GILL AND SHIRLY RAIZ 1. In 1978, the song “Abanibi” by Izhar Izhar Cohen, Gali Atari and Dana Interna- maut) at 2:00 pm (Central Time). The final Cohen was the winner. The whole song is tional – are all Yemenite!!! Therefore, there will be held on Motzay Shabat, May 14 Community Shlichim/Israel Program Specialists in Hebrew, but the chorus is in the Bet lan- is a strong Israeli belief that choosing a (still Saturday in Central Time, 2:00 p.m.). guage which was popular among Israeli Yemenite singer is the best route to victory. Stay up to date on the results by looking Israel and Eurovision children. It is a coded language game, sim- This year’s Israeli representative is not online to see how the songs do in the con- Israel was all over the news during the ilar to Pig Latin, a Yemenite artist. test. Or, even better, invite us to your house month of March; the security situation, the which involves It will be Hovi with some friends and we will take you on US elections and Bar Refaeli’s pregnancy. adding the letter Star, with the a Youtube video tour of Israeli music over But there was another very important topic “Bet” after every song “Made of the years! that Americans might not know about. An word. The chorus Stars,” which won We will be attached to the screen. Good annual event that is important to Israelis of the song says: the Israeli singing Luck, Israel!! competition “Next ינא) ”and is representative of Israeli society, the “I love you :but Star” (Hacochav Announcement (ךתוא בהוא !Eurovision Song Contest The Israeli music culture is fundamental in the Bet lan- Haba). Looking for a way to bring some cul- to the development of the Israeli society. guage its: “Aban- It’s such a ture into your night with friends? Ma Popular Israeli music is different from what ibi Aobohbb complex process HaSeret Shelcha (What is your movie)? is characterized as “pop” here in the US. In Aobotbc”. While to decide which It’s so easy! Choose a movie, a date and a Israel, the popular music is complex and Europeans have song to use be- time. Shirly and Daniel will bring the film, culturally diverse. It reflects the artist’s re- not understood Dana International is the first transgender winner cause there are watch it with you, and stay to discuss if of this award from Israel. lationship with the State of Israel. Music the coded lan- so many factors anyone has questions or thoughts. has been so influential to both of us that we guage, they found the chorus catchy. to consider. For instance, there have been Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israeli Independence have developed classes at Midrasha and at 2. The following year, in 1979, as the bitter feelings when the Israeli song was Day) is getting closer. We are going to cel- UW Hillel that teach about Israeli society reigning champions, Israel hosted the con- entirely in English. There are questions ebrate as a community by celebrating the through music. test in Jerusalem and won once again with about how that is representative of Israel if heroes among us! Mark your calendars and Why is the Eurovision contest such a big the song “Hallelujah” by Gali Atari. Win- it is not even in our native language. All the join us on Sunday, May 15th, at 3:30 p.m. deal to Israelis? There is a lot that has to be ning for a second consecutive year, caused songs that won first, second and third place at the Goodman Campus. It’s going to be considered in determining what song will great joy and pride. This is a song praising were in Hebrew! On the other hand, many awesome! represent Israel. What language will the God for all the good things in the world. of the world’s most popular songs are in In honor of Yom Ha’zikaron (Israeli song be in? Which culture should it come This is the only time in the history of Eu- English, so Israel is just following the Memorial Day), the Israeli Shlichim, with from? What message does the song express rovision that a song with a religious word trends. Some say that despite being in Eng- help from community volunteers, are plan- about Israel? And, of course, if the song (“Hallelujah”) won. Despite the victory, lish, the song from last year, Goldan Boy, ning a ceremony to commemorate those doesn’t place well in the contest we can al- Israel did not participate in Eurovision the was Israelis’ thanks to the Mizrahi rhythm who died in the line of duty fighting for Is- ways blame the current political situation ☺. following year because the contest was and a reference to Tel Aviv. Other ques- rael to have our own state. (May 10th Here’s a short history of Israel’s winning held on the Israeli Memorial Day. tions arise about the content of the songs evening). Stay tuned to the Monday Morn- songs since joining the contest in 1973: 3. In 1998, Israel won for the third time and how they represent the Israeli spirit. ing email, Facebook or contact Daniel, with the song “Viva La Diva” This year, the Eurovision semifinals [email protected] for more infor- by Dana International. The will take place on May 12 (Yom Ha’atz- mation. song is half in Hebrew and half in English. The win was covered widely in the media because Dana International is Go to the Source: Websites about Israel transgender, a topic that at the time wasn’t in the news For questions on how to support Israel and information about what is happening, as much as it is today. She please contact our Israeli Shlichim: Daniel, Jewish Federation of Madison Shliach became even more famous at [email protected] and Shirly, UW Hillel Israel Fellow at Israel after her victory because she [email protected] wore a famous feathered costume that did not char- To learn more about what is happening in Israel you can view these websites: acterize the typical style for http://www.JewishMadison.org Israelis at the time. http://www.timesofisrael.com Since then, Israel has http://www.ynetnews.com failed to win. But one of http://www.haaretz.com the most interesting things http://www.jpost.com http://www.iba.org.il/world is that the three winners- Hovi Star will represent Israel this year. April 2016 Madison Jewish News/27 This article is about the national memory of Jewish and Russian people (part 3)

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