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BDS (boycott, divestment, and sanc- For instance, the BDS votes are likely tions) is a movement designed to to, ultimately, cause more harm to Shalom Goes Digital deligitimize Israel. In 2010, the Jewish Palestinians than not. It will force the Council for Public Affairs (JCPA, the international community into an either/ As many of you have heard by now, this the umbrella agency for community rela- or crisis. Such political divisiveness will issue of Shalom will be the last one we Herald tions committees nationally) passed a inevitably withdraw world support for are publishing on newsprint and mail- Leader resolution, which read in part: a negotiated peace. ing to you, our readers. We are very ex- online cited to be going online and continuing and the “Increasingly, these attacks on Is- Further, BDS is derived from misin- to bring you a high-quality publication, weekly rael have carried a false imprima- formation, deceit, and exaggerations. albeit in a new format. There are several edition tur of international law, in which This cannot be the basis for productive reasons that the Board of Directors of of the misinformation is used to accuse pursuits. It will entrench both sides the Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass Jewish Exponent, the Jewish newspaper Israel of violating universally exacerbating the current situation. Irre- came to this decision: it is a green of my hometown, Philadelphia. I am accepted conventions and norms. spective of your view on Israeli activity alternative, and we fi rmly believe in fully aware that if I had print editions of Such attacks are then used as a in the West Bank and Gaza, supporting conserving resources. In addition, thou- these papers on my desk, most would basis for justifying international boycotts is not the answer. sands of dollars and considerable hours not get read. isolation, economic sanction, and of staff time can be redirected to better even the prosecution of Israeli What can we do about it. I suggest the serving our community with programs In order to make sure that you have offi cials. Frequently defi ciencies following: and services that our constituents want access to the new digital version of in Israel’s record are exaggerated and need. We believe that going digital Shalom, it is critical that we have up to while those of its adversaries are • Educate ourselves about the issue will increase our visibility with younger date email addresses for you so that you minimized. The many ways in people, as it will be easily shared across can be notifi ed when the paper is ready which Israel has sought to com- • Write letters to our congressmen and the web and via social media. for viewing. If your email address has ply with international norms and senators, encouraging them not to changed or if you have not given it to conventions, often to its own support such possibility of involve- As we reach the second decade of the us before, please email your correct ad- tactical disadvantage, tend to be ment by our government 21st century, many of our readers have dress to me at [email protected]. overlooked.” become comfortable with online publi- If you do not have a computer or cannot • If we are members of the ASA or cations. Most traditional periodicals are receive email, please call the offi ce at Recently, the American Studies Associa- MLA, make your position known to now available online. Even books are 268-0672 and we will provide you with tion (ASA) voted to join the BDS move- leadership being published in Kindle-like formats, a photocopied edition. ment by boycotting Israeli scholars and bypassing the traditional book alto- Israeli universities. The Modern Lan- • Learn the facts so that you can re- gether. At this time I would to thank our edito- guage Association (MLA) is considering spond to BDS supporters with logic rial committee members for all their such a move. rather than emotion As a baby boomer myself, I can under- behind the scenes work that has helped stand the comfort of holding a newspa- to make Shalom such a wonderful com- The use of boycotts for political pur- • Go to Israel invest in Israel to let our per in one’s hands. However, I regularly munity resource – Hanna Smith who is poses is not new. The North boycotted brothers and sisters know that we read a number of publications online the committee chair and frequent writer, Southern seaports during the civil war. are with them 100% against such and it is easy to get accustomed to the Jane Chaput, Susan Cobin, and Betty Those of my vintage remember the boycotts ease of this new routine. Every morning Nigoff. Thank you also to editor David grape boycott of 1965. Of course there I look forward to reading The Forward Wortman and to Tamara Ohayon for all are many boycotts today, including the • Join the CRC to learn about other and eJewish Philanthropy as I drink a cup you do for Shalom. ✡ one on Iran. ways to counter these efforts of coffee and begin the day. I also read

Although boycotts have had a serious If we work together, we can help ensure We want to publish any original writing produced by our community’s impact on the North’s winning the war, that Israel will not be placed into world elementary- and high-school-age children. If you’re proud of the plight of grape workers, and the isolation. ✡ something written by one of our kids, either fi ction or non-fi ction, international pressure on Iran, they are please email it to [email protected] not always good. March 2014 Shalom | 3 Ask A Rabbi Rabbi Avrohom Litvin

: Do Jews believe in luck? type of joyous occasion for the Jews, includes either 29 or 30 days (refl ecting tional danger Q but Adar had nothing. All he saw was the 29.5-day lunar cycle). But every two into a time : On the one hand, the Prophet that Moses passed away on the 7th day of or three years -- seven times in a 19-year of national A Jeremiah teaches: Do not be afraid this month. Haman was so sure that this cycle, an extra month is added to even out celebration. of the signs of the heavens or the insight date would cause misfortune for the Jew- the lunar and solar year and to ensure that So while just of astrology, as the Talmud teaches: “Ain ish people that he made Adar the deadline Passover will continue to fall in the spring. 2 days are Mazal BeYisroel – luck does not affect the for his deadly decree. This coming year is such a leap year. So observed as people of Israel.” Yet the sages discuss the this year we have not only 30 days of joy, the holiday zodiac sign of each month and teach that However, what Haman didn’t know is but a full 60 days of good luck and Divine of Purim and Shushan Purim, the entire they do indeed relate to our lives. Based that Moses was also born on the 7th of energy and blessing. month is considered a time of great power on this astrological energy, our sages teach Adar, which made the month an auspi- and joy for the Jewish nation. Each Adar, that during some months we should be cious one for the Jewish people, not only The Hebrew word Adar comes from the we’re offered that opportunity to trans- happier and during others, we should during the events of Purim but also today. word “Adir” which means mighty or form anything negative in our lives into minimize our joy. Do we Jews believe in Of course everyone’s birthday is a special glorious. The Sages fi nd further proof blessing and joy. This year we have two luck or not? day because, as it explains in the kabbalah, that the Jewish people are beyond the months of Adar, (February 1, 2014 – March on our birthdays the stars are lined up just scope of mazal or luck from the fact that 31, 2014) to make this spiritual transforma- Like most questions in Judaism, here too as when we were born and new energy Adar is spelled with the 3 Hebrew letters, tion of blessing and joy into our lives. there is more than one way to answer the and blessings is allowed to be poured into alef, dalet, and reish. The alef represents question. One answer might be that luck our lives. Being that Moses is the greatest the power of G-d, which may seem to I wish each of you a “Happy Adar” and does exist, but prayer combined with hard Jewish leader of all time and is connected be separate from everyday existence. may we all be blessed with an abundance work can overcome luck or natural expec- to each and every Jewish person, his birth- The dalet and reish form the word “dar”, of “mazel tov” (good luck) and much Di- tations. With this in mind, let’s look at the day brings not only personal energy, but which means “to dwell.” The lesson of this vine Blessing! ✡ upcoming Jewish lunar month of Adar and energy and blessing for all of Israel. This is that during this month, the alef, or G-d’s see what lessons we can derive. is why the mazal of the Jewish people is unlimited power, dwells openly and is Rabbi Litvin is the rabbi of Chabad, Louisville. strongest in Adar. totally accessible for the nation of Israel. He leads a discussion group about a variety of In the Purim story, Haman cast lots to Jewish subjects, once-a-month at the offi ce of determine which month was most suited Adar is the offi cial “happy month” of the The Sages also teach that Adar is the the Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass. for the genocide of the Jews. Our sages year, as it is written in the Code of Jew- month of transformation. Adar presents us tell us that when the lot fell on the month ish Law, “When Adar begins, increase in with the ability to transform sadness into of Adar, Haman rejoiced. For every other joy.” But this year, things are even better. joy. Adar transforms a “scattered people” month on the Jewish calendar had some You see, a month on the Jewish calendar into a unifi ed nation, and a period of na- Have a question? Ask a rabbi The rabbis write columns in response to questions submitted by the readers. We encourage you–whether you are a member of the Jewish community or not–to submit your queries on theology, morality, ethics, religious observances, etc. for response by one of our rabbis. If you have an issue you would like to see ad- dressed, please email it to [email protected] and put “Ask a Rabbi” in the subject line of your email. (It may take quite a while until your question is answered or it may never be answered, if no rabbi selects it.) You will not be identifi ed as the writer of the question to either rabbis or readers, nor will you be asked to specify which rabbi should answer.

4 | March 2014 Shalom Israel 21c: ‘Book of Books’ exhibits 2,000 years of Bible texts

By Abigail Klein Leichman viewers can “open” the priceless works, magnify and browse through images of For the fi rst time ever, nearly 200 of the all the pages, and click on bullet points rarest biblical manuscripts and texts are to learn additional information. Audio- displayed at the Bible Lands Museum in guides are available in Spanish, Portu- Jerusalem, through October 2014. guese, Italian, Hebrew, English, Arabic, Russian, German and Dutch. “The Book of Books” exhibition includes original fragments from the Septuagint, Vukosavović shows ISRAEL21c how the Vulgate, the Gutenberg Bible and infrared light technology lets visitors the Cairo genizah, along with medieval discover, via the iPad, hidden layers of illuminated manuscripts, Torah scrolls erased text on the pages of the Codex and other biblical relics. At the end is Climaci Rescriptus. Some of the scrip- a working replica of the 15th century tures inscribed in the sixth century Photo by William Gross Gutenberg printing press that revolu- in Greek and Christian Aramaic were Illuminated Scroll of Esther, early 17th century, Ferrara, Italy. tionized the availability of the Scrip- “repurposed” by ninth-century Syriac tures. scribes for a translation of Greek texts the fact that we are the biblical land, documents hidden away for 1,000 years by John Climacus, a seventh-century there was never an exhibition of this in the Cairo Genizah. “The exhibition is about the Bible as a abbot. type here before.” book, not about theology,” says curator The Bible moves through history Dr. Filip Vukosavović as he takes IS- Every item in “The Book of Books” is “The Book of Books” begins with items RAEL21c through the show. “We cover original aside from facsimiles of Dead dating from the Second Temple period, The fl oor of the exhibition is a map, over 2,000 years of the existence of the Sea Scrolls fragments and the 11th-cen- from the third century BCE to the fi rst taking visitors from Israel through the Bible as a physical item, and how it de- tury Khabouris Codex. century CE. “This is the era from which sands of Egypt, through the Middle East veloped chronologically, geographically we have the earliest physical evidence and on to Southern and Western Europe and linguistically throughout the world Earliest biblical evidence of the Bible,” says Vukosavović. “We are as the Bible spread across the world. from Israel, where both the Hebrew not going into when it was written and Bible and New Testament originated.” The exhibition grew out of the Green by whom. That’s not the point of this Ancient illuminated manuscripts from Since opening in October, the show has Collection, some 40,000 biblical antiqui- exhibition.” Armenia underline the fact that the Ar- drawn so many visitors that its six- ties accumulated in the past four years menian Church was established in 301, month run was extended. by the Green family of Oklahoma. The Papyrus pages of the Septuagint, from 79 years before Christianity became the Greens, who are Christian, plan to third to fourth century Egypt, bring to offi cial religion of the Roman Empire. One reason for its popularity is that install the items in a future Museum of life the Talmudic legend that the fi rst Vukosavović notes that churches from “Book of Books” is not just artifacts the Bible in Washington, DC. For now, Greek translation of the Hebrew canon early Armenian, Syrian, Greek, Coptic displayed under glass. Using iPads a traveling exhibit is crisscrossing the was ordered by King Ptolemy II and and Ethiopian traditions exist to this installed throughout the exhibition, world, with Jerusalem and the Vatican carried out by 70 or 72 Jewish sages who day in Israel, mostly in the Old City of two signifi cant stops. worked separately for 70 days yet pro- Jerusalem. duced exactly the same translation. According to Bible Lands Museum Two early copies of the Vulgate, from Director Amanda Weiss, “The Book of Vukosavović points out that while this Italy and France, represent some of the Books” took nearly two years of work is only a legend, “it shows the impor- fi rst Latin versions of the entire biblical by scholars in Jerusalem and Oklahoma tance of translating the work into Greek, canon in one volume. City, “with the vision of creating a broad because by that time, up to one million exhibition on the development of the Jews were living in exile in Egypt and “Chronicle of Biblical History,” a fi ve- Bible, its canonization and dissemina- did not know Hebrew.” meter-long, 14th century Latin treatise tion through the centuries. Sensitivity by an Italian friar and inquisitor, uses to presenting an equally respectful There may have been earlier translations words and pictures to link Adam to representation of the Bible as the source into Aramaic, but the Septuagint be- Jesus, and lists kings, emperors and for both Judaism and Christianity was a came the Old Testament for Christians popes through 1346. The purpose of the primary goal from the start.” and is here displayed for the fi rst time. unusual work, says Vukosavović, was to use the Bible to support or question the “They approached us because they Also from Egypt are very early frag- legitimacy of both secular and ecclesias- wanted an exhibition in Israel,” says ments of Christian Scriptures, including tical rulers. Photo by Ardon Bar-Hama Vukosavović, a Montenegro native with papyrus versions of the Gospels that Gutenberg Bible leaf from 1450 containing 1 a doctorate in Assyriology from the He- weren’t canonized with the other four; Samuel in Latin. brew University of Jerusalem. “Despite and fragments of the 300,000 Jewish see Israel 21c: ‘Book of Books’, page 6

March 2014 Shalom | 5 Israel 21c: ‘Book of Books’ (from page 5)

An Italian 17th century illu- minated Scroll of Esther scroll employs comic-book-style illustrations that sometimes suggest commentary to the text. Vukosavović points out that the villain Haman JOIN US ON is clothed as a Turk while everyone else is in current Sunday, April 6 from 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. Elizabethan garb. At the time, as we celebrate 3 years of the Ottoman Empire posed a Photo by Hannah Rhymes serious threat to Europe, he Martin Luther’s 1525 translation of the Hebrew Scrip- explains. in Lexington! tures into German. Martin Luther’s 16th century Ger- history. [German craftsman Johannes] man translation and King James’ 17th Gutenberg printed about 180 copies, The festivities are geared for children century Old English translation are and only about 50 exist today.” on display along with polyglot Bibles and their families and will include a containing as many as nine languages By the end of the 15th century, thou- birthday cake, ice cream, activities, on the same page so that scholars could sands of publishing houses in Europe compare translations. were printing millions of Bibles. “Can and entertainment for all. Open to the you imagine the impact in terms of community. Two leaves of the 1450 Gutenberg Bible availability? You didn’t have to go to are also displayed. The Gutenberg Bible synagogue or church anymore to hear For more information or to RSVP, contact Lori Bernard represents a turning point in biblical the Bible. You could read it at home,” at (859) 268-0672 or [email protected]. history. says Vukosavović. “Gutenberg’s effect is immeasurable.” “This is the real book of books,” says Vukosavović. “The Gutenberg Bible Mass printing enabled the Bible to is the most expensive printed book in become the world’s best-selling and most widely distributed book. Guinness World Records estimates that some fi ve billion copies have been printed since the 19th century, in 2,500 languages. ✡

Abigail Klein Leichman is a writer and asso- ciate editor at ISRAEL21c. Prior to moving to Israel in 2007, she was a specialty writer and copy editor at a daily newspaper in New Photo by Ardon Bar-Hama Jersey and has freelanced for a variety of Torah scroll written in 15th century Spain. newspapers and periodicals since 1984.

Photo by Ardon Bar-Hama A rendering of the destruction of Jerusalem in the Liber Chronicarum by Hartmann Schedel, Germany 1493. 6 | March 2014 Shalom which Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, fi re?” This author additionally states forth and saying something like – even plays the harlot and becomes pregnant. that “burning people alive was justifi ed, though we are very upset by heresy, we When he discovers that she is with child even if the individual in question was a question whether burning people at the Heresy and widowed, he becomes angry and genuine heretic who repeatedly refused stake is a religiously acceptable form declares that she should be burned, to recant.” of behavior. The more I pondered the By Rabbi William J. Leffl er, ll until he learns that she is pregnant by question, the more it became obvious to him and thus she is spared. But while Given that such a view could even be me that the Structure of Religion, which As a result of my recent trip to Portugal, burning may have been her appropriate stated in our time, we can well under- Paul Jones and I explain in our book by I began reading up on the Inquisition punishment according to the text, note stand how such a view would be accept- that title, can be applied to the subject and the tragic time for the Jewish People that it was not for heresy but for sexual able during the Middle Ages. in order for there to be a reasonable on the Iberian Peninsula. While I knew misconduct. Note also that this incident answer to the question. of the expulsion of the Jews in 1492, I is apparently the only mention of burn- It apparently was also acceptable found that I really knew few of the other ing in the Jewish Bible. because there was a long history of So let me briefl y explain the Structure, details of that time and the politics that burning at the stake within the Roman so that I can present some additional led to that fateful date. Thus my reading When we turn to the Christian New period, especially of early Christians, insight into the treat of heresy in Christi- has been most eye opening! Testament, according to an article dis- termed martyrs, as well as in the Byz- anity, and the apparent lack of such a tributed by the Christian Apologetics antine Empire against Zoroastrians and threat in Judaism. As I read, I learned that the primary and Research Ministry entitled “Her- even early Christian heresies. And into focus of the Inquisition was not on the esy,” “the Bible teaches condemnation the 16th Century we fi nd this punish- The Structure has four fundamental Jew per se but rather on the Jews who upon false doctrines and false teachers” ment also meted out to those accused of parts, thusly: had converted to Christianity and who in Galatians 1:8-9, where Paul declares witchcraft. Briefl y then, burning at the were known as conversos. The Inquisi- that “if any man is preaching to you stake had a long history within Chris- Religion Christianity Judaism tion was primarily focused (thought a gospel contrary to that which you tendom, primarily against heretics, but not entirely) on supposedly rooting out received, let him be accursed.” The ar- against others as well. And, while such Essential Christ The Jewish these New-Christian heretics, as most of ticles cites other passages such as 1 Cor. actions often involved the supposedly Element (God) People its victims were labeled, and not on the 16:22, 2 Cor. 11:13-15, Tim. 1:18-20 with secular power base, its impetus certainly (relationship to God) Jews who remained Jews. similar messages. It then asks, “Why is appears to have been religious. Bridge - Faith - Conscious this taught in the Bible? The reason is Link Belief Self Identity Further, as I read, I discovered that simple. Christians are saved by faith in By contract, in Judaism, we too have while the Inquisition was a Span- the work of Jesus on the cross. But faith known “heretics.” There were the Individual Individual Indivdual ish phenomenon, it was not unique in itself is not enough…faith in the true Karaites who denied the rabbinic in- within Christendom of that time; and God is what saves.” It is out of such an terpretation of the Bible, the followers that burning heretics at the stake was attitude toward “true faith” that her- of Shlomo Molcho, Shabbetai Zvi, and The left hand column is the general a long tradition within the Church, esy became such a signifi cant Catholic Jacob Frank, all of whom eventually Structure as it functions in both reli- dating back into the Eleventh Century, concern in the Middle Ages, and was converted to Islam or Christianity. But gions. The middle column shows how when a group of Christians in Germany able to be translated into punishment by the reaction was never as extreme as that Structure functions in Christianity. “declined to kill chickens (and) were ex- burning at the stake, to the point where putting any of these people to death for The right hand column is how it func- ecuted for heresy.”(1) Subsequently the one of the articles which I found had denying traditional Judaism. Rather it tions in Judaism. Using it, we see that Waldensians, Jan Hus, the Anabaptists, the headline – “The Benefi ts of Burn- was herem, isolation from the rest of the the Individual, through the Bridge-Link and other groups and individuals were ing Heretics at the Stake,” which was Jewish People. to the Essential element, comes into his labeled heretics and burned at the stake posted on the Roman Catholic EWIN Religion. As you can see while the basic as punishment for questioning Church History Forum in 2002. As I read the literature dealing with Structure remains, the way in which doctrine or behavior. Consequently we burning at the stake as a punishment for the Individual comes to his religion see that this kind of execution was a When we look further at this form of heresy, I found it interesting that other are quite different between them, and part of the Catholic way of addressing execution and the reasoning behind it, than the Christian proof texting, there consequently bring about many differ- such behavior over a number of centu- we fi nd that one of the justifi cations for was almost no discussion as to why a ent manifestations. However, for this ries, starting well before the Inquisition the use of burning was, to quote further religion that was supposed to preach paper, we shall look only at the reaction took hold in Spain. from the above mentioned article, that “peace on earth and good will to men,” to heresy within the Structure. “heretics were burned alive, with their the Golden Rule, and a concern for the In seeking some historic basis for burn- mental faculties intact, to give them poor and downtrodden of the world In both religions, heresy focuses on the ing heretics at the stake, I did some fur- one last chance to repent before being would take such an extreme form of Bridge-Link. In Judaism, the heresies ther research into a number of Christian sent into the ‘eternal fi re’.” The writer reaction to heresy, to those who in any that we mentioned above all affected sources and found a goodly number of this modern-day post supports his way questioned the orthodoxy of Catho- one’s conscious self-identity as a Jew. of references to support such behavior contention by quoting St. Paul from lic teaching. It seemed to me that there The Karaites removed themselves from within the Catholic Church tradition. Galatians as we mentioned above. This had to be some other than a theological the main body of rabbinic Judaism and author further writes that “if heretics reason (one can use a proof text for most thus severed their identity with them, Among these references were numerous were (and are) on the ‘Highway to Hell’ any reason he wishes) for such punish- seeing themselves as some sort of other biblical passages used as proof text for does it make sense to mercifully kill a ment over the course of the more than kind of Jew, but not rabbinic. The fol- this sort of execution for heresy. They relapsed heretic, so that he or she can fi ve centuries in which it went on, with began with the verses in Genesis 38, in ‘peacefully’ pass into the ‘furnace of no signifi cant Church leaders coming see Heresy, page 8

March 2014 Shalom | 7 Heresy (from page 7) Celebrate Camp Shalom lowers of the other three illustrations Belief. The obvious answer then is – a SHOW YOUR SUPPORT! removed themselves completely from good offense. And that is what we see the Jewish People and were absorbed when we look at the burning of heretics. into their new religions. Thus, herem It is taking the offensive again such was an appropriate reaction, as basically people to prevent their being any sort of the heretical groups initiated it. infl uence on other Christians, anything that might undermine Faith-Belief in the When we turn to Christianity, we see slightest. And while burning someone at that heresy was a challenge to the faith- the stake certainly did not fi t the model belief system of the Roman Catholic of “religious” behavior, that of love or Church. If the heretic prevailed, the compassion, it served well to maintain tenets of Catholicism might well be the domination of the Catholic Church Eat out any time on brought into question. That was seen against any group or individual who by the Church leaders as a signifi cant might challenge the Bridge-Link in any threat to their faith system and they way. Monday, April 6, 2014 needed to defend that system, even and help raise money for summer 2014 down to the least aspect of it. Thus, burning at the stake for the Church was seen as the most effective at Puccini’s Smiling Teeth If we move now for a moment from a way of combating any sort of heresy 833 Chevy Chase Place, Lexington consideration of religion and into the and was practiced for a number of cen- realm of athletics and ask – what is the turies without any Church leader appar- (859) 269-0404 best form of defense? We see the obvi- ently pointing out any sort of contradic- ous answer is – a good offense. tion between the teaching of God’s love Hours: 11:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. and such a form of human torture. ✡ Then moving back into the Structure, FOR MORE INFORMATION contact we can ask what is the best form of ß1. Universal Declaration of Human Tamara Ohayon at defense against any supposed attempt Rights – Christianity and its Persecution of [email protected] or 268.0672. to challenge the Bridge-Link of Faith- Heretics; p. 2

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8 | March 2014 Shalom th B’tayavon Come to the April 6 (Hearty Appetite) B’nai B’rith Brunch By Vivian Bitensky and Learn What’s Apricot Walnut Bars These fruit and nut bars taste like rugelach but are much easier to make. Happening with 1½ cups all-purpose fl our 2 large egg yolks 2/3 cup sugar 1 tsp. vanilla 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 cup apricot preserves 1/2 tsp. salt 3/4 cup chopped walnuts Lexington Traffi c 1½ sticks (3/4cup) cold unsalted but- ter, cut into tablespoon size pieces The Stanley Rose Lodge #289 of B’nai at the door. If you wish to forgo the B’rith invites the community to hear brunch, you can still come at 10:30 to Preheat oven to 425˚. Steven Cummins, Traffi c Signal Systems hear Mr. Cummins. You will fi nd his Manager, LFUCG Division of Traffi c talk on the latest innovations used to Butter an 8-inch square baking pan and line with a sheet of foil, leaving a 2-inch Engineering, at our next brunch meeting keep Lexington traffi c moving to be overhang on 2 opposite sides, then butter foil. at 10:00 a.m., Sunday, April 6, at Ohavay most interesting. ✡ Zion Synagogue. Pulse fl our, cinnamon, sugar, and salt in food processor until combined. Add butter For those coming at 10:00 am for the and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal with some roughly pea-size butter Come at 10:00 a.m. to enjoy our world brunch, please RSVP to Abe Rabiner by lumps. Add yolks and vanilla and pulse just until clumps of dough form, about 30 famous brunch featuring lox, eggs, email to [email protected] or phone at seconds bagel, etc. (859) 263-0039. Our chef wants to make sure he prepares enough food for everyone. Press ¾ of dough evenly onto bottom of pan, then spread with apricot preserves. The cost is $15 per person, payable The brunch and presentation are open to all. Crumble remaining dough over preserves and sprinkle evenly with walnuts.

Bake until top is golden brown and preserves are bubbling, 20- 25 min.

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March 2014 Shalom | 9 Sim Shalom News by Jesse Weil recommend both documents if you want to learn more about what is going As small as our congregation is, we on here. seem to celebrate lots of B’nai Mitzvah. Occasionally, the celebrant is a child at A potentially less happy event is the the traditional age of thirteen, but more upcoming offi cial 70th Anniversary often it is an adult who is fi nally mak- Recognition of the Holocaust by the ing a commitment that wasn’t common Hungarian government. Included in during the Communist era, or who is their plans are several things that will just now discovering his/her Jewish effectively give a whitewash to the roots, and is completing the fi rst step of participation of Hungarian organiza- the Jewish journey. In January we had tions like the Arrow Cross militia and one of each of these celebrations. Eva even the Hungarian government in the Rakosi, a woman in her late 50’s, be- suppression and deportation of Hungar- came Bat Mitzvah. She been very active ian Jews to the death camps. The plans in Sim Shalom for many years - being include a memorial statue in the square the shammes, cooking, helping with in front of the U.S. Embassy and a new the child education programs, leading Holocaust museum in a railway sta- an arts and crafts group, and generally tion. If carried out as now planned, they being involved in much of what is hap- would have the effect of transferring pening in Sim Shalom and the greater all the blame for those sad events to the Budapest Jewish community. She has Nazis, whereas, it is well documented one daughter in Israel, and a son who that many Hungarians were deeply is active in our youth group, and who involved. The greater Hungarian Jewish assists the cantor with our musical community is up in arms about these program ever since he expropriated my plans, and has given an ultimatum that drum a few years ago. So Eva has been it will not participate in any of what studying Hebrew and was called to the goes on if the plans are not signifi cantly Torah two weeks ago, reading the same changed. An embarrassing aspect of all portion, the Ten Commandments, as her this is that it is already being announced son David did 3-4 years ago. It was a in the world Jewish press (see JTA) that moving event, with a very large atten- the two Chief Rabbis from Israel will dance. participate. How this will all play out remains to be seen. But it seems that The other Bat Mitzvah was Isabella any Holocaust memorial events that are Menczer, a young woman who has boycotted by the local Jewish communi- been in Sim Shalom for three years, and ty would be a cause for embarrassment has become just as active as Eva. She for the government. teaches the youngest children in the Talmud Torah, is a leader of the Youth Any U.S. reader who wishes to make a group, and of a volunteer choir with donation to Sim Shalom Congregation members from several congregations, can do so by going to the web site of our and participates in most services and support organization, Friends of Sim holiday events. She gave an outstand- Shalom; www.friendsofsimshalom.org ing drash and her translation of it into English can be found on our English Your support will be much appreciated language website www.sim-shalom. at this diffi cult time. And for more infor- org, which also has much other informa- mation about the congregation visit the tion about us, including our most recent website: www.sim-shalom.org ✡ Annual Report for 2013. I can highly

10 | March 2014 Shalom Who says camp Yom HaShoah S A V E T HHolocaust E S E D A T E S Remembrance ! Day is just for kids? Community-wide Commemoration Pack up the car and join us for a fantastic camp experience for the whole family! Sunday, April 27 CAMP SHALOM FAMILY CAMP at Camp Livingston in Bennington, IN • Friday, August 22-24 Weekend will include: Shabbat on the beautiful Livingston property • Song session Israeli dancing • Arts and Crafts • Sports and Ga-Ga • Swimming Aqua Park • Ropes course • CampÄ re • Stargazing • Sleeping in cabins and much more! All meals and some snacks are included from dinner Friday night until lunch Sunday. This weekend is for families with a majority of Camp Shalom aged children (grades Pre-K thru 8th). Sunday, May 4 Yom Ha’atzmaut Israel Independence Day To learn more about Camp Livingston visit their site at www.camplivingston.com. For more information Community-wide about our Camp Shalom Family Camp weekend or to register, visit www.jewishlexington.org Program

March 2014 Shalom | 11 Lunch and Learn with our (from page 1) Jewish Environment Lexington community rabbis which her daughter attends initiated an by Rabbi Fred Scherlinder Dobb). This March 25 with Rabbi David Wortman environmental program with the help energy guide is meant as a blueprint for of COEJL. While researching COEJL the Jewish community to achieve a 14% At 12 noon on the last Tuesday of each month, on her own Diana found out about the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in the JFB office, rabbis, on a rotating basis, March conference. by September 2014. will be discussing the holidays, the Torah portion of the week, and other topics of According to its mission statement, COEJL is also examining the concept of interest. A dairy lunch is offered at a nominal the Coalition on the Environment and the Jubilee, the culmination of the seven charge. If you are interested in attending, Jewish Life is committed to stewardship times seven sabbatical years, as a path please call Judy Wortman at 859-268-0672 of creation through mobilizing Jewish to a sustainable earth (see: The Next so we can order lunch for you. resources to protect the earth and all Jubilee: A Vision for 2050, by David its inhabitants. Jewish resources are Krantz; www.coejl.org/resources/the- people and institutions as well as Jewish next-jubilee-a-vision-for-2050/). teachings and values such as tikkun olam For more detailed information about Here is my contribution to help keep Shalom solvent (repairing the world), tzedek (justice), COEJL and the articles mentioned here, g’milut hasadim (deeds of loving kind- go to the website: www.coejl.org. ❑ $18 Chai ❑ $36 Double Chai ness), and shalom (harmony) in all cre- ation. COEJL is committed to the State Locally, Temple Adath Israel and Oha- ❑ $54 Three Times Chai ❑ $72 Haboneh (Builder) of Israel, and some of the presenters and vay Zion Synagogue have been in- participants at the March conference volved in conservation efforts for quite ❑ $90+ Gibor (Hero) had been trained in Israel, according to some time and at various levels. Energy Name ______Diana. and water conservation, recycling, limit- ing the use of plastic and paper prod- You ❑ may ❑ may not publish my name Diana brought back information from ucts, and using compostable items when the conference about how to talk about using disposables, are an ongoing effort Mail to: climate change and energy security. in both institutions. Children in reli- JFB, 1050 Chinoe Rd., Suite 112, Lexington, KY 40502 Our dependence on oil poses danger gious school are taught through Biblical Make checks payable to JFB and write “Shalom” on the memo line. to the safety of the United States and texts about the interconnection between of Israel because much of the earth’s humans and the earth upon which we oil reserves are located in politically live. Temple Adath Israel donated an SAVE THE DATE volatile regions of the world. Climate unused piece of land as a community change poses a national and interna- garden. This garden also benefi ts the For Women Only tional security threat because it is linked students at nearby Ashland Elementary Women, Wine, & Wizards to a depletion of resources and because School. extreme weather events are on the at Ohavay Zion Synagogue increase. These events are linked to an The Temple sponsored Diana Clewett’s increase in confl icts and violence around attendance at the above-mentioned COEJL Thurs.,Thurs., MarchMarch 6 at 5:30 pp.m..m. the world and to an increase of refugees conference. Lisa Satin recently gave a talk as masses of people fl ee to fi nd safety at Ohavay Zion Synagogue about environ- Joinoin us forfor dinner, wine, and sustenance. mental concerns. Altogether, members of dessert,essert, and a surprise!surprise! the local Jewish community participate in Eveningvening will include a buffet COEJL has issued a Jewish energy guide conservation efforts within the Jewish and dinnernner wwithith wwineine aandnd based upon events and teachings from the general community. ✡ beverageseverages included. the Torah, the Five Books of Moses (see: Ten Torah Tweets for Creation Care, Couvert $18.00 Bring your mother-in-law, get $3 off! RSVP by Fri., Feb. 28. Minimum Gift $18.00 in your own name to the 2014 Women’s Philanthropy Campaign

Contact Judy for more information at 859.268.0672 or [email protected]. The estimated value of the dinner is $18 and is not tax deductible. 12 | March 2014 Shalom Temple Adath Israel 124 N. Ashland Avenue | President, Judy Engelberg • (859) 269-2979

WHO WE ARE! provide our young children with won- action, and from Shabbat to holiday • new/lightly used children’s derful introductions to the magic of meals. Please join us for the monthly clothes (birth to 5 yrs) Temple Adath Israel is a Reform Jewish Jewish storytelling. Generation TAI Dinner on March • new/lightly used small congregation - We celebrate Torah, Jus- 7, 2014 following Shabbat services. children’s toys tice, Tradition, and Faith. Our mission KOLLEL STUDY GROUP The cost is free for those who bring a • new/lightly used baby is to inspire Jews to ensure a vibrant potluck dish. If you don’t cook, bring equipment Jewish present and future by nurtur- Kollel meets at 9 AM every two weeks $7 to enjoy all the food. Please con- • baby wipes ing a multi-generational love for our in the TAI Library. The group explores tact Reva Schottenstein at rschott86@ tradition. Our “Community Center” cultural, ethical, and historical aspects hotmail.com or call her at 859-221-9473 VASHTI’S BANQUET - A NIGHT OF approach to Judaism gives families a of our 4000-year tradition. Its emphasis to reserve your seat. MERRIMENT host of unique ways in which to love is on dialogue and exploration. Please living relevant, soulful and experien- join us any time. March 8 & 22 TAI ON RYE RETURNS MARCH 2 All women are invited to join us for a tial Jewish lives. Please call the Temple night fi lled with wicked fun on Sun- Administrator for more information TALMUD STUDY The Temple’s New York-style deli day, March 16 beginning at 6:30pm if you are interested in affi liating with begins its new year on Sunday, March in the social hall. Delicious Mediter- the Temple. The phone number is 269- Rabbi Kline conducts the study of 2, open from 11:30 AM to 2 PM in the ranean food and beautiful entertainers 2979. Pirke Avot, a section of the Talmud social hall. The soup special will be will delight us. Sisterhood members - on alternate Saturdays at 9 AM in the matzah ball, which may be ordered be on the lookout for your invitation to FAMILY SHABBAT library. The discussion is always lively by the cup or with half of any of our arrive by mail. Details will also be pub- and informative and you can join the sandwiches, which include corned lished in the Temple’s weekly email Our lively Family Shabbat takes place group anytime. March 1, 15, & 29. beef, pastrami and chopped liver. The and on the hallway bulletin board. on the second Friday of each month at potato salad will be back. 7 PM. We sing songs and enjoy great PARSHA VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR THE stories geared to our families and their TAI on Rye is a Temple fundraiser HOPE CENTER young children, but with valuable mes- Join us each Saturday morning at 11 staffed entirely by volunteers. Our Please help TAI prepare and serve sages for all. TAI has a pot luck dinner AM in the library as we take a look at immediate goal is to raise money for a dinner at the Hope Center on Sunday, preceding the service at 6 PM on Fam- the Torah portion for each week. Rabbi new commercial stove for the Temple March 9th. Please consider helping us ily Shabbat night. will lead some discussions and every- kitchen. So, you see, your patron- provide a delicious, nourishing, hot one will take turns. We will meet on age benefi ts you (great food) and the meal to those who may be homeless or TOT SHABBAT March 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29. We will have Temple. unable to get a good meal. We need: Parsha with worship on March 15th. Our Tot Shabbat Friday night service is Whether you’re a new or returning • Someone to go to the grocery store held on the last Friday of each month CHAVURAT CHOCHMA diner, we look forward to seeing you (shopping list will be provided and (during the school year). PROGRAM on March 2nd. we will reimburse you) • 6 people to help cook at the Hope TEMPLE TOTS (A Friendly Gathering of Wisdom) SISTERHOOD NEWS Center (meet at the Hope Center at We will meet on March 21, 2014 at Rebecca Young, President 3:30 pm) The Temple Tots program is designed 11:30 am in the social hall for a deli- • 6 people to help serve the dinner at to give 2 1/2 and 3-year-old children cious lunch and to enjoy David Shakib March Mitzvah Madness! the Hope Center and their parents a positive and nur- as our guest speaker. Cost is $6 per We’re not talking basketball, we are • Cash donations to help defray the turing beginning to their Jewish educa- person. While this program is designed talking babies! Throughout the month costs of the food are greatly appreci- tional experience. We meet about once for those sixty years old and over, all of March we will be collecting items ated. a month (during the school year.) are welcome. We plan the amount of for The Nest - Center for Women, Chil- • A donation of fresh fruit would also food by the number of reservations dren, and Families. be extremely appreciated. PJ LIBRARY READING TIME we receive. Please be sure to RSVP if you plan to attend. If for some reason, The Nest provides free counseling, par- Each meal served at the men’s Hope TAI has dedicated space in our Youth you must cancel, please call Sandee by enting education, emergency childcare, Center costs about $650 to serve 250 Library and our Anita Mersack Out- March 25th at 269-2979 to let her know and basic supplies for families in crisis. hungry people. Children over age 12 door Reading Garden for families to you cannot come. The following is a list of requested are welcome to help with preparing share in our growing collection of PJ items. A basket will be placed in the and serving. Library Books, before, during, and GENERATION TAI DINNER FOR temple hallway to collect your dona- after religious school. The collection is MARCH tions. Thank you for supporting this Please contact Nancy Schoenberg nesch@ in our Youth Library and our Librar- important project. uky.edu or at 323-8175 if you are able to ian Leona Stern and Rabbi Marc love Generation TAI is our Chavurah group • diapers assist. to share in reading time with many for young adults. Programming runs • general toiletries families or even just one. These books the spectrum from worship to social • baby toiletries

March 2014 Shalom | 13 The Lexington Chapter of Hadassah Melanie Shapiro, President March Into Spring With Hadassah: Hadassah Shabbat, Purim and Heart Health Education Since Purim and Hadassah are inex- Hadassah Chapter of the Daughters of Hadassah sisters, here and around the share this vital, lifesaving information tricably related, it bears repeating the Zion.” The name Hadassah was used US. I have no doubt that it will be a with our daughters, sisters, colleagues story of Hadassah’s “birth” over 102 because it was the Hebrew name for joyful and meaningful spiritual experi- and neighbors. So, please don’t miss years ago. Henrietta Szold’s original Queen Esther, the heroine of the Purim ence that you’ll look forward to in the this program, and bring a friend! idea for a women’s Zionist organization story. And so, Hadassah was born. coming years. came to her during a trip to Palestine It was one long, tough, Kentucky that she took with her mother in 1909. We look forward to the joy and celebra- March 23rd marks the inauguration of winter. Nevertheless, spring is full of Upon seeing the deplorable living con- tion of Purim—certainly doubled for our fi rst “Every Beat Counts” health promise and renewal, and will mark ditions that existed there, particularly Hadassah, as we rejoice both in Esther’s education program focusing on the the return of a very special community among women and children, Henriet- and Mordechai’s victory over Haman, risks and prevention of cardiovascular event, the Women’s Seder on April 20th ta’s mother Sophie, suggested that Hen- and Henrietta Szold’s founding of Ha- disease, specifi cally in women. Heart with guest, Rabbi Geri Newburge. More rietta and her study group in New York dassah on Purim. March 14th and 15th disease is the #1 killer of women world- information will follow soon about this do something to improve the situation of this year will usher in a new Hadas- wide. The Lexington Chapter of Hadas- lovely, memorable afternoon. I hope they had seen fi rst-hand in Palestine. sah tradition—the Sabbath immediately sah is very proud to partner with the to see you at one of these wonderful preceding Purim will be “Hadassah UK HealthCare Gill Heart Institute to events as we emerge from the cold into On February 24, 1912, during the Pu- Shabbat,” and congregations across bring this program to the local commu- the warmth of springtime and the ca- rim season, 38 women met at Temple the country will unite in remembrance nity. Our speaker will be no less than maraderie of our Hadassah friends. ✡ Emanu-El in New York City. Many of and celebration. Please join us here in the Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine, these women were members of a Zion- Lexington on Friday evening at 7pm at Susan Smyth, M.D., PhD. We are so for- Hadassah: Over a century of healing, ist study group, the Hadassah Study Temple Adath Israel and on Saturday tunate to have this opportunity not only educating, nurturing, advocating, planting Circle. At that fi rst meeting, they decid- morning at 9:30am at Ohavay Zion to educate and empower ourselves as and building. ed to name this new organization, “The Synagogue, as we worship with our women and Hadassah members, but to Dining for Hadassah: Installation of 2014-2015 Board

On January 19, the nasty winter Betty Nigoff - Secretary sharing a meal and each other’s com- Future “Dining for Hadassah” events weather abated just long enough for Kathie Kroot - Treasurer pany, for the price of a donation to their are being planned to benefi t other Ha- the fi rst “Dining for Hadassah” potluck Gayle Bourne - VP Education common cause. This time, the $18 each dassah projects, such as Young Judaea luncheon and the installation of the Jane Chaput - VP Fundraising participant paid to attend the luncheon and Youth Aliyah. ✡ 2014-2015 Hadassah Board members. Lori Bernard - VP Membership was donated to Hadassah Medical It was all great food and happy faces Evalyn Block - VP Programming Organization (HMO) to support patient For more information about the Lexington inside the social hall of Ohavay Zion care and medical research at the hospi- Chapter of Hadassah, please contact Mela- Synagogue, as the guests feasted on Melanie thanked her family, Hadassah tals in Jerusalem. nie Shapiro at [email protected]. sides, salads, and desserts that everyone friends, and mentors for their support. contributed. The delicious entrées were She told the crowd of about 50 mem- prepared by Evalyn Block and Odette bers, associates, and guests about the Kaplan. Kathy Feinberg provided copi- exciting programs and events that are ous amounts of her famous Challah. being planned for the coming year. It was announced that past chapter presi- Teri Junker, President of the Central dent, Lynn Furness, will be the next States Region (CSR) of Hadassah, trav- Central States Region President, and eled from Cincinnati to be the special will be installed at the Fall Forum held guest speaker and conduct the instal- in Columbus, Ohio in November of this lation of the new offi cers. Melanie year. Shapiro was installed as the chapter president as well as the executive board “Dining for Hadassah” is a fundraising offi cers: concept where like minded individu- Teri Junker, President Hadassah Central als come together for the purpose of Judy Engelberg and Rabbi Smolkin. States Region, and Lynn Furness. 14 | March 2014 Shalom HIRING FOR SUMMER 2014 Now Open! Camp Shalom is a non-denominational Jewish day camp open to children ages 4 thru 14. Jewish learning is woven into all aspects of the day making this a special experience for our area. Camp will be in session from July 28 to August 8, 2014.

Staff positions are available for youth and young adults ages 16 and up. C.I.T. applications, for youth entering 9th and 10th grade, will be accepted beginning February 2014.

Camp Shalom staff responsibilities may include: Engaging, supervising, & ensuring well-being of campers; assisting with & leading activities; and having fun! Individuals who feel they have expertise or experience in a particular specialty area should mention these abilities on their application.

Interviews will be arranged on an individual basis.

Visit www.jewishlexington.org/campshalom.aspx to apply. (We recommend using Chrome to visit this site.) Be Camp Shalom is a program of sure to read the additional information on the application for other required dates.

Contact Camp Director, Tamara Ohayon, at [email protected] or (859) 268-0672 for more information.

March 2014 Shalom | 15 Ohavay Zion Synagogue 2048 Edgewater Court • President, Shirley Bryan • (859) 266-8050

WELCOME at offi [email protected] if you have any ques- For more information or to RSVP, email TUESDAY MINYAN tions. All children and adults are very [email protected]. Ohavay Zion Synagogue is a warm and welcome! Tuesday Minyan is a special time at welcoming congregation in Lexington, BACKPACKING FOR GOD’S OZS. During this brief service, stu- Kentucky. Through the framework of CELEBRATE PURIM WITH STEW- PANTRY dents and adults both pray and learn Conservative Judaism, we explore our ART HOME together. There is a warm atmosphere Jewish identities and form community. Join us each month as backpacks are and something for everyone to enjoy. We celebrate our diversity and wel- On Sunday, March 16 at 1:00pm, our fi lled with food that children take Please join us Tuesday afternoons from come newcomers. Please join us! friends from Stewart Home will join home on weekends from Mary Todd 5:45pm to 6:15pm. us for a special Purim Carnival. Please Elementary School. All of the food is A SPECIAL GUEST FOR PURIM call the OZS offi ce at 266-8050 or email child-friendly, nonperishable, easily STUDYING THE PROPHETS at offi [email protected] if you are able to consumed and vitamin fortifi ed. Our Please join us for an adult Purim come to help make this an awesome next backpacking date is March 9 at Please join us Wednesdays at noon as Celebration on Saturday, March 15 at Purim celebration for our dear friends 11:00am at OZS. we explore the book of Isaiah through 7:30pm, as we welcome special guest from Stewart Home. the teachings of our Jewish tradition. lecturer JT Waldman, author of the MAZON HUNGER WALK We will learn about Isaiah’s focus on graphic novel: Megillat Esther. “In HAMENTASCHEN BAKING CLASS righteousness and justice, and we will what may be the world’s fi rst religious, Join us, Sunday, March 9 from 12:00- hear Isaiah’s deep concern for the or- scholarly comic book, Waldman tells Sunday, March 2 10:00AM-12:00PM 3:00pm, as we walk to raise funds for phan, the widow, and the underprivi- the epic tale of exile and redemption in Gluten Free Mazon, a Jewish organization helping leged of society. We have a wonderful- graphic form.” At 8:30pm, we will do $5.00 per baker- Bring your favorite to alleviate hunger. We will do a 5k ly diverse group of learners and terrifi c Havdalah: OZS will provide the cheese, kosher fi lling or use ours. walk through the OZS neighborhood; it conversations. and you can bring your favorite wine Take home a dozen with you. Call the will begin and end in the OZS parking to share. We will read the Gantze Me- offi ce at 859-266-8050 or email to of- lot. A spaghetti lunch will be provided TALMUD STUDY gillah, and party like it’s Purim. Don’t fi [email protected] by the OZS Men’s Club. For more in- forget to come in costume! We look formation please contact the OZS offi ce The Talmud Study group meets each forward to seeing y’all there! If you KIDS’ SHABBAT AND PJ LIBRARY at offi [email protected]. Friday morning for prayer, food, and have any questions please call the OZS study. The morning begins with a brief offi ce at 266-8050 or email at offi ce@ Please join us for Kids’ Shabbat on SHABBAT MORNING SERVICES Shacharit service at 7:30am, followed ozs.org. All adults are welcome! Friday, March 21 at 5:30pm. by a light breakfast, and then fascinat- Please join us any Saturday morning ing study of the Talmud. Newcomers PURIM CARNIVAL Kids’ Shabbat is our monthly Shabbat of the year, as Ohavay Zion Synagogue are always welcome! Service for younger children. We light celebrates Shabbat. We begin at 9:30 Please join us as we continue our cel- candles, drink grape juice, eat pizza, am, though please feel free to join INTERESTED IN OZS? ebration of Purim on Sunday, March sit together on beautiful carpets, sing at any time during the service. Our 16. At 9:00am, we will once again read songs, and read amazing stories from worship is fi lled with joyous song and Ohavay Zion Synagogue is a warm and the traditional Gantze Megillah. At the PJ Library. Newcomers and friends fascinating Torah discussions. The ser- welcoming Jewish community. If you 10:00am, we will read our fun kid- are always welcome! vice concludes around noon, and all are are interested, or if you know some- friendly Megilla. And, at 10:30am, we invited to schmooze over lunch after one who may be interested in learning will begin our Purim Carnival, with This year’s Kids’ Shabbat services will the service. This is a wonderful way more about Ohavay Zion Synagogue, games and prizes and lots of fun for be held Fridays at 5:30pm at Ohavay to celebrate Shabbat and to meet some please call our membership chair Kathy everyone. As in previous years, it is Zion Synagogue on the following nice Jewish folks here in Lexington. Grossman at 268-2596 or email Rabbi very important to wear your very best dates. Newcomers and friends are always Smolkin at [email protected]. costume as additional prizes will be April 18 welcome! 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16 | March 2014 Shalom The Lexington Havurah Stan Saxe, President

The Lexington Havurah, founded in 1978, is a network of diverse people dedicated to Jewish learning and renewal, community building, and tikkun olam (repairing the world). A havurah is defi ned as a gathering or community of friends. The Lexington Havurah is affi liated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism and the National Havurah Committee. Members plan, conduct, and share responsibility for all services. For additional information about services or membership in the Havurah, please contact me at [email protected]. Kabbalat Shabbat – from British Columbia to Beaver Dam, KY

Welcoming the Sabbath – Kabbalat Friday evening happened because of ful, to sit back and enjoy the singing. Havurah Kabbalat Shabbat gathering Shabbat – began almost 500 years ago. visits to family, a Kentucky excursion We stayed in Beaver Dam, a town in here in Lexington. We experienced at The formal liturgy of psalms and songs with friends, and the occasion of B’nai Western Kentucky just off the Western all sites the good feelings that are cre- preceding Maariv, evening prayer, at Mitzvah of family and friends. Kentucky Parkway, and drove to the ated by a gathering of people who wish the nighttime start of Shabbat is re- nearby community of Rosine for the ev- to celebrate together, thankful for the puted to have begun by Jewish mystics What varied, what was unique in these ery-Friday-at-7:00 pm Barn Jamboree. peace and harmony, in the presence of in the town of Safed, tucked away in divergent settings, how do people cele- Rosine is the birthplace of Bill Monroe, food and song, as they await their own the mountains of northern Galilee. brate the end of the work week and the “the Father of Bluegrass Music.” Ama- personal and imminent Shabbat. beginning of the Sabbath/weekend? Is teur as well as professional musicians Our Havurah service last month, Feb- there more to Kabbalat Shabbat than sign-up to perform in this converted Our past month’s Kabbalat was one ruary, focused on celebrating Kabbalat fi ve psalms and the singing of L’Cha barn where Bill Monroe played. There event of a welcoming Havurah where Shabbat. It was done in Havurah cus- Dodi? What was there in common? Not is no admission fee. Most of the people everyone has a role in creating the com- tom. No, we did not dress all in white all occasions were Jewish services in a attending, with few exceptions like us, munity. This service was led by Francie to look like bridegrooms of the 16th synagogue building. live nearby and are regular attendees. Chassen-Lopez and Gail Cohen. Hosts century Safed, as some of the mystics included Francie, Gail, and Elise Mel- and their disciples did at that time to Our venues ranged from the grandeur The greatest contrast in setting was the rood. welcome the Sabbath bride. We did of an immense domed edifi ce (Temple main sanctuary of Temple Emanu-El not go outside, here in Lexington, and Emanu-El in San Francisco) to a con- near the Presidio in San Francisco. The * * * * * dance on the lawn in the freezing cold. verted barn in Rosine, Kentucky, from domed structure was built in the 1920’s Held in the home of one of our mem- the campus of the University of Victo- in Byzantine Revival architectural style Purim is a-coming in mid-March! So bers, we enjoyed the warmth during ria, British Columbia to a Reconstruc- by the 150 year-old Reform congrega- The Lexington Havurah will celebrate the potluck supper and the Kabbalat tionist congregation in Pittsburgh, to tion. There were two Friday evening this fun festival as Purim begins on Shabbat service. a relatively new Reform congregation services in two sanctuaries. We were Saturday evening, March 16, and will in a modern building in a Philadelphia in the main sanctuary with the same include a potluck supper. Preliminary In the past several weeks my wife suburb. great green marble columns seen in the activities include Hamentaschen bak- Judy and I have been able to celebrate courtyard now lining the walls. The ing sessions hosted by Kathy Feinberg. welcoming the Sabbath across the The most unique setting and occasion ark was a full story above the bimah, Our skilled Communications Director continent – Victoria - British Columbia, on a Friday evening was not a Jewish reached by paired curving staircases. Dave Wekstein will provide the de- San Francisco, Minneapolis, Western service but was similar in its intent: Yet there are certain similarities be- tailed info, or contact me via email at Kentucky, Pittsburgh, and Philadel- to bring joy and good feelings to a tween Kabbalat Shabbat in San Fran- [email protected]. phia, as well as here in Lexington. The group celebration of life at the end of cisco, a Friday evening Bluegrass occasion to be at different places on a the traditional workweek, to be thank- Jamboree in Western Kentucky and our

March 2014 Shalom | 17 Around the Community

Please note: Information for Around the Community comes to us from a variety of individuals and Jewish institutions. It’s a pretty haphazard arrangement; except for b’nai mitzvah, we do not have the resources or staff to collect information or research each item. If you would like to see an event or life passage in your family acknowledged here, please be sure we get the full and correct information as you would like to see it printed. Send notices to [email protected]. Remember, we welcome photos too!

Condolences to: Mazal Tov to:

Ilyse Lonsbury, on the death of her Judy and Rabbi David Wortman, on aunt, Geraldine Grapes. their grandson, Hillel Adar Weitzman, becoming a Bar Mitzvah.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS! The Jewish Family Life Education program of Jewish Family Services will host an Informational Night Regarding Elder Care Options Thursday, March 27, 2014 • 7:00 p.m. at the Jewish Federation of¿ ce 1050 Chinoe Road Suite 112, Lexington

Have you been thinking about future care for you or your parents? Then this is the evening for you. Come with your questions!

Guest speaker will be Esther Hurlburt, Geriatric Case Manager for ParentCareKY

For more information or to RSVP contact Mimi Kaufman, JFS Director, at (859) 269-8244 or [email protected].

18 | March 2014 Shalom March 2014 Shalom | 19 JFB - Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass - HAD - The Lexington Chapter of Hadassah - www.jewishlexington.org www. centralstates.hadassah.org 1050 Chinoe Road, Suite 112 • 268-0672 • Michael Grossman, President Melanie Shapiro, President • [email protected]

OZS - Ohavay Zion Synagogue - www.ozs.org HAV - The Lexington Havurah - 2048 Edgewater Court • 266-8050 • Shirley Bryan, President www.lexhavurah.uscjhost.net Minyan Tuesdays 5:45 p.m. Friday evening rotating Kabbalat Shabbat 859-269-4493 • Stanley Saxe, President • [email protected] 5:45 p.m., Kids’ Shabbat 5:15 p.m., Shabbat dinners 6:00 p.m., Young Shabbat Services monthly, call for schedule. OZS-ers’ Shabbat dinners 6:00 p.m. Check OZS Google calendar for monthly schedules. Shabbat Services Saturdays 9:30 a.m. BB - B’nai B’rith Mid-America Region, Stanley Rose Lodge #0289 Community TAI - Temple Adath Israel - www.lextai.org 1050 Chinoe Road, Suite 112 • Austin Cantor, Chair, Executive 124 N. Ashland Avenue • 269-2979 • Judy Engelberg, President Committee • [email protected] Shabbat Services Fridays 7:00 p.m.; Calendar Worship Service Saturday 11:00 a.m.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Lunch and Learn Hadassah Book with the Rabbis Club

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TAI Sisterhood Vashti’s Banquet16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Hadassah Heart Lunch and Learn JFB Board Health with our Local Meeting Rabbis

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