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Holocaust survivors world around participated in an the inaugural global Hanukkah ceremony meant especially for them. and other German cities, the survivors lit candles on Thursday night, At, left, Rabbi Josh Hearshen of Congregation Rodeph Sholom with two left, At, The rabbi and six other volunteers from Puerto Rico. children in Dorado, painted and repaired the kids’ house and bought them shoes and Tampa Members of the group hand out some of the Above, Christmas presents. in the city of Carolina. Tampa relief supplies they brought from Inaugural Survivors’ Night reminds world at Hanukkah of their triumph against all odds and CEO of StemRad of the Florida Israel (FIBA), the brainchild (FIBA), Business Accelerator Business taken under the wing an event to recognize Oren Milstein, founder founder Oren Milstein, Less than 6 months ago, Tampa He added, “Tampa is one of the As the companies made their in Tel Aviv, Florida Gov. Gov. 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Standard Class Postage Permit: taMPa PI #3763 DECEMBER 15, 2017 - JANUARY 11, 2018 JEWISH PRESS of TAMPA A PAGE 3 Congress will miss its deadline to reimpose sanctions on Iran deal. What happens next? By RON KAMPEAS tion if it chose to,” a senior White House of- JTA news service ficial told JTA. “Congress was not obligated WASHINGTON – Two months ago, to act and in fact had indicated in October President Donald Trump triggered a dead- that there were no plans to reinstitute those line about to come due on the Iran nuclear sanctions.” deal by decertifying Iran’s compliance. That Instead, Trump called for a review of the meant Congress had 60 days to reimpose terms of the deal, either through amending sanctions. INARA or through new legislation. Ideally Sixty days later – on Dec. 12 – Congress the legislation would include restrictions failed to reimpose sanctions. So what hap- on Iran’s missile development and its mili- pens now? tary adventurism, as well as the removal or Let’s review: at least the extension of the sunset clauses. Like it or not, the Iran deal is not going Trump also called on European allies to anywhere at least for another month work with the United States to amend the The 2015 agreement forged between Iran deal. and six nations led by the United States Is that happening? trades sanctions relief for Iran’s agreement No. Disagreements between Democrats to roll back its nuclear program. and Republicans remain so wide that neither Trump hates it, saying the pact gave too side has circulated text of a draft bill, the much away for too little. Iran, he has said, usual opening gambit in advancing legisla- is violating its “spirit” through continued tion. Deal supporters are taking heart in the missile testing, human rights violations, unbridgeable gap. and backing for terrorists and military ad- “The fact that the 60-day window has venturism. The president is free to walk closed without even introduction of legisla- away from the deal anytime by reimposing tion to reimpose sanctions shows there’s lit- sanctions. tle to no appetite in Congress to blow up the His top advisers have talked him out of deal legislatively,” said Dylan Williams, the that option, noting that inspectors from the vice president of government affairs for J International Atomic Energy Agency, the Street, the liberal Middle East policy group. U.N.’s nuclear watchdog, say Iran is com- The European parties to the deal – Germa- plying with the deal’s strictures on enrich- ny, Britain and France – say it would be bad ing fissile material. A U.S. walkout while faith to reopen the deal. They also note that Iran is in compliance would cost the Ameri- the other parties, Iran, Russia and China, cans leverage and influence. Instead, on have no interest in renegotiating the terms Oct. 13, Trump decertified the deal under of the deal, so it’s a dead end. Democrats the terms of a 2015 law passed by Con- say they have no interest in renegotiating a gress: the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review done deal, especially because the Europeans Act, or INARA. are not on board. Instead, Democrats and INARA gives Congress 60 days to snap Europeans have called for strengthening back – that is, reimpose – the kinds of sanc- non-nuclear sanctions on Iran. tions the deal had lifted. It includes an ex- “We won’t be party to anything that vio- emption from Senate rules requiring a 60- lates the JCPOA,” a congressional Demo- vote majority to advance legislation; only a cratic staffer told JTA, using the acronym simple majority of 51 is needed to pass. Had for the deal’s formal name, the Joint Com- the body’s Republican leaders chosen this prehensive Plan of Action. “We’re not going option, they may have had a shot at passage, to part of anything that the Europeans are with the GOP controlling 52 votes. Amass- not on board with.” ing the 60 votes needed under regular order So what happens now? is seen as a nonstarter. “The work on addressing the issues the So Congress missed the deadline president identified in the INARA law goes That’s not exactly clear. The 2015 law on,” the senior White House official told was designed to keep the pressure on a JTA, without elaborating. Democratic president, so great thought Trump said in October that if Congress wasn’t given to the passage dealing with did not come up with a fix, he would pull what happens should a president decertify. out of the deal. He can do so anytime, but Republicans are adamant that each time all eyes are on the mid-January deadline for Trump decertifies Iranian compliance – his him to waive sanctions on Iran under the next deadline to do so is mid-January – terms of the agreement. That, coincidental- the 60-day window to reimpose sanctions ly, is about the same time he must certify or with a simple majority in the Senate kicks decertify Iranian compliance under INARA. in again. But some Democrats say the 60- Richard Goldberg, a senior adviser at the day window for reimposing sanctions with Foundation for Defense of Democracies – a 51-senator majority is a one-off and have and a top Republican Senate staffer from asked the congressional parliamentarian for 2005 to 2014 who was an architect of Iran an opinion on the issue. (The offices of the sanctions – said it needs not be either-or for parliamentarians for both chambers did not Trump. Goldberg said the president could return JTA’s request for an opinion.) waive some sanctions and reimpose others. IAEA inspectors say Iran is in compliance. He could impose new sanctions related to So what is Trump referring to? Iran’s non-nuclear activities, including mis- The INARA requirements for decertifica- sile development. He could reassert, again, tion are broader than merely showing Iran that Iran is not in compliance with the deal is not complying with the deal’s limits on under the terms defined by INARA. In that uranium and centrifuges used for enrich- case congressional leaders, after consulting ment. They allow the president to decertify with the parliamentarian, may determine if he feels that suspending sanctions is no that Trump’s decertification again triggers longer “appropriate and proportionate to a 60-day period allowing Congress to reim- the specific and verifiable measures taken pose sanctions, with only a simple majority by Iran with respect to terminating its illicit needed in the Senate. nuclear program.” The Trump administra- Any one of those scenarios, Goldberg tion interprets that passage as justifying de- said, could roil Iranian markets, just as certification if a president believes the deal Trump’s October decertification did, and is flawed, which Trump does. maintain U.S. leverage on Iran. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in an Oct. “The rial has plummeted since the decer- 13 letter to congressional leaders cited that tification,” he said, referring to the Iranian language. He specified the deal’s “sunset currency. clauses” allowing Iran to remove some stric- If Democrats and Republicans are unable tures on enrichment within the next decade to agree on new legislation, it’s better that or so as a justification for decertification. they hold off for now, Goldberg said; tooth- Congress doesn’t reimpose sanctions. less legislation would amount to a green Is this a bust for Trump? light to business overseas to deal with Iran. No. In his Oct. 13 policy speech, Trump “Better that the Congress doesn’t under- did not call for the sanctions snapback. cut the president and undermine pressure “The 60-day deadline was just a window that’s building inside Iran and inside Eu- in which Congress could expedite legisla- rope,” he said. PAGE 4 A JEWISH PRESS of TAMPA DECEMBER 15, 2017 - JANUARY 11, 2018

The politics Congregations behind the Rabbinically Shabbat Candle Hanukkah Speaking Cong. Beth Shalom Brandon Lighting miracle Laugh out loud: Acclaimed why did they exclude the Book of Maccabees comedian Rabbi Bob Alper will per- Times By RABBI RICHARD BIRNHOLZ when they decided what books belonged in the Congregation Schaarai Zedek form clean, intelligent, sophisticated Jewish Bible? humor at the synagogue on Saturday, Dec. 22 • 5:23 pm A significant discrepancy appears in a compari- The answers to these questions are telling. Jan. 6. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets son of two versions of the Hanukkah story. One is Clearly, the Maccabees would have written about Dec. 29 • 5:27 pm found in the Second Book of Maccabees (10:6). the oil if they had experienced the miracle. I are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Jan. 5 • 5:32 pm The other is written in the Talmud (Shab.21a) suspect they didn’t. Neither is it likely that the Visit www.bethshalom-brandon.org three centuries later. This divergence raises an Jews in rabbinic times forgot the meaning of for advance ticket purchase. Alper was Jan. 12 • 5:37 pm intriguing question: Does the difference result Hanukkah. Had they forgotten, the rabbis would a synagogue rabbi for 14 years, hold- from two different Maccabean sources or was the not have known to ask the question, “Why do ing a doctorate from Princeton Theo- Jan. 19 • 5:43 pm story in the Talmud purposely repackaged to send we celebrate Hanukkah?” And the Maccabean logical Seminary. He left the bima and a different message about the meaning of the holi- military victory does not appear in the rabbinic for 28 years has been filled as “the day? The answer is fascinating. version of Hanukkah for the same reason the rab- world’s only practicing clergyman do- Cong. Rodeph Sholom The version in the Book bis substituted the oil story for the military one ing stand-up comedy…intentionally.” CineRodeph: Enjoy a Chinese of Maccabees makes no and excluded the Book of Maccabees from the He is often heard on satellite radio and dinner and movie at the synagogue mention of the jar of oil Hebrew Bible. The rabbis did not want Hanukkah the Chicago Tribune described his act on Sunday, Dec. 24 from 6-9 p.m. For which miraculously lasted connected to militarism in any way. as, “Hilarious. Relaxed, clean, unhurt- more information, call the office at eight days. Instead, it says Why? Scholars speculate that the Jews faced a (813) 837-1911. that after defeating the ful. A warm type of humor.” very different political situation 300 years after Hear Wallenberg saga: Meet Latin American Jewish Syrian Greeks in war ” … the Maccabean victory. The Maccabees wrote movie: The second season of show- they (the Maccabean Has- and hear attorney and author Mor- their version to celebrate their military victory ing Latin American Jewish movies monean Jews) celebrated ris Wolff who has spent many years over the Greeks and to justify the independent will begin at Congregation Rodeph joyfully for eight days, Jewish state they subsequently created. At the seeking to unravel the mystery of as on the Feast of Booths Raoul Wallenberg’s disappearance. Sholom on Monday, Jan. 8 at 6:30 time neither Rome nor Greece had the power to p.m. Masterfully edited from nearly (Sukkot), remembering defeat the other, so the Maccabees felt free to fill Wolff will serve as the congregation’s 200 hours of footage, Papirosen repre- how, not long before, they had spent the Feast of the political and military void. scholar-in-residence for the Jan. 20 Booths living…like wild beasts (while still fight- But three centuries later, when the Romans event. sents a decade of filmmaking, and four ing the Syrian Greeks).” Many interpret this to ruled over the Jews, the rabbis could no longer Wallenberg, named a Righteous generations of Argentine director Gas- mean that the eight-day Hanukkah celebration afford to tell a militaristic Hanukkah story. Con- Gentile, was a Swedish diplomat in tón Solnicki’s family history, culled stems from a belated eight-day Sukkot celebra- tinuing to do so might lead the Romans to think Hungary and was credited with sav- from 8mm home videos, a VHS bar tion by the Maccabees after winning the war and that a new Jewish uprising was being fomented, ing thousands of Jews during World mitzvah, and original observational rededicating the Temple. because the Jews had already mounted two re- War II. He mysteriously disappeared material. Papirosen is a meditation The Talmudic account gives a completely dif- bellions against them. This new political reality when the Soviet Union liberated on family, history, the importance of ferent explanation for celebrating the eight days. necessitated a new Hanukkah story, one that em- Hungary. Years later, Wolff sued the storytelling, and the power of cinema Written more than two hundred years later, the phasized a Divine miracle instead of a military itself. rabbis ask, “Why do we celebrate Hanukkah?” former Soviet Union for Wallenberg’s triumph. release from prison. Wolff will present They answer that when the Maccabean Hasmo- The rabbis also wanted to substitute the miracle neans rededicated the Temple, they found only highlights from his book, Whatever Cong. Kol Ami story to extinguish latent Jewish military fervor. Havdallah – Hollywood mu- enough oil to light the menorah for one day and Happened to Raoul Wallenberg, and The Jews’ previous rebellions against Rome had sical edition: On Saturday Jan. 6, night. But the oil burned miraculously for eight been disastrous and another one would have will autograph copies for sale at the days and eight nights. So, we celebrate Hanukkah presentation. from 7-10 p.m., the Sisterhood and meant the end of the Jewish People. Brotherhood present Havdallah and for eight nights to mark the miracle. This interpretation tells us that there are really A private wine and cheese reception Hollywood – The Musicals. This will These contradictory versions of the Hanukkah three miracles connected to the Hanukkah story: will kick off the Saturday evening story raise interesting questions. First, since the the defeat of the Greeks by a much smaller Jew- event at 7 p.m. Tickets for the recep- be a Havdallah under the stars (weath- account in Second Maccabees was the oldest and ish army, the miracle of the oil which may (or tion are $18. Wolff’s 8 p.m. talk is open er permitting) led by Rabbi Howard was written by the Maccabees themselves, why may not) have occurred (who can prove one way to all. Ther is no charge, but donations Siegel and Cantor Beth Schlossberg. didn’t they mention the miracle of the oil? If they or the other), and the decision by the rabbis to are appreciated. RSVP to the congre- There will be snacks before the fea- had seen it, surely, they would have noted it. embrace peace and thus save our People from a gation office at (813) 681-6547. ture presentations. This year’s adult Second, why did the Talmudic rabbis, writing war we could not win. And the last may be the Page Turners: Join in on a live presentation will be The Jazz Singer three centuries later, have to ask, “Why do we greatest miracle of all because we are here to tell online discussion with author Abigail with Neil Diamond, and the children’s celebrate Hanukkah?” Had the Jews forgotten by about it. movie will be The Lion King. There then, or did the rabbis use the question as an op- Pogrebin as the Page Turners group reviews her book, My Jewish Year: 18 is no charge, but RSVPs are requested portunity to put a different spin on the meaning of Rabbinically Speaking is published as a public by Jan. 3. RSVP to sisterhood.kolami. the holiday? service by the Jewish Press in cooperation with holidays, One Wondering Jew. A light [email protected]. Third, why did the rabbis totally ignore the the Tampa Rabbinical Association, which assigns dinner will be served at no charge. The Maccabean military victory in their retelling, and the column on a rotating basis. event is on Monday, Jan. 15 at 6 p.m. • CONTINUED on NEXT PAGE Religious Directory

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Mendy Yarmush • Services: First and Third Saturday 33571 • Rabbi Carla Freedman • Shabbat Services: rsholom.org. • Affiliated with United Synagogue of Campus of the month, 10:30 a.m. • Telephone: (813) 642-3244 Friday 7:30 p.m., 2nd & 4th Saturday 10 a.m., Torah Conservative Judaism. CHABAD HOUSE JEWISH STUDENT CENTER at USF — • Website: www.ChabadatWiregrass.com. Study: noon • Telephone: (813) 634-2590 • Web 13287 Arbor Point Circle unit 102, Tampa, 33617, Orthodox address: www.jcscc.org. • Affiliated with Union for Mailing address: USF Marshall CTR. Box 310, Tampa, NORTH PINELLAS COUNTY BAIS (TEMPLE) DAVID CHABAD — 2001 W. Swann Ave., Reform Judaism 33620. • Rabbi Levi Rivkin • Shabbat Services and Reform Tampa 33606 • Rabbi Lazer Rivkin • Shabbat Services meal: Friday 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. • Housing Congregation BETH AM — 2030 W. Fletcher Ave, Temple AHAVAT SHALOM — 1575 Curlew Rd., Palm and meal: Friday 7:30 p.m., Saturday 9:45 a.m., 7:30 Available • Telephone: (813) 504-4432 • Website: Tampa 33612 • Rabbi Jason Rosenberg • Joy Katzen- Harbor, 34683 • Rabbi Gary Klein • Services: First p.m. • Telephone: (813) 966-8770 • Website: www. www.chabadhouseusf.org • Email: bmchabad@ Guthrie, Cantorial Leader • Shabbat Services: 1st, 3rd Friday: 6:00 p.m., All other Fridays: 7:30 p.m., call for th nd chabadofcentralflorida.com. • Email: Drivkin52@ gmail.com and 5 Fridays, 7:30 p.m., potluck dinner to follow; 2 Saturday service time • Telephone: (727) 785-8811 nd th gmail.com and 4th Fridays, 6:30 p.m.; 2 -5 Saturdays, 9 a.m; CHABAD JEWISH STUDENT CENTER at UT – 401 W. • Website: www. ahavatshalom.org. • Affiliated with rd CHABAD LUBAVITCH of TAMPA BAY — 14908 Torah study 3 Saturday, 10 a.m. • Telephone (813) Kennedy Blvd. Box P., Tampa 33606 • Rabbi Levi Union for Reform Judaism 968-8511 • Website: www. mybetham. com. • Affili- Peninngton Road, Tampa 33624 • Rabbi Yossie Rivkin • Telephone: (813) 504-4432 • Website: www. Congregation B’NAI EMMUNAH — 57 Read St., Tarpon ated with Union for Reform Judaism Dubrowski, executive director • Telephone: (813) 963- chabadut.org 2317 • Website: www.chabadoftampabay.com Springs, 34689 • Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1312, Tar- Congregation BETH SHALOM — 706 Bryan Road, HILLELS OF THE FLORIDA SUNCOAST— 13101 Sycamore CHABAD of BRANDON / JEWISH DISCOVERY CENTER Brandon, 33511 • Rabbi Betsy Torop • Shabbat Drive, Tampa, 33620 • Rabbi Ed Rosenthal • Shabbat pon Springs, 34688 • Rabbi Lynn Goldstein • Services: Service: Friday 7:45 p.m., • Telephone: (813) 681-6547 — 1578 Bloomingdale Ave., Valrico, 33596 • Rabbi Services: (during academic year) Friday 6:30 p.m. Friday: 7:30 p.m. • Torah study Saturday, 10:30 a.m. • • Website: http://bethshalom-brandon.org. • Affiliated Mendel Rubashkin • Services: Saturday, 10 a.m. • • Telephone: (813) 899-2788 • Website: www. Telephone: (727) 938-9000 • Affiliated with Union for Reform Judaism with Union for Reform Judaism Call for location, Telephone: (813) 571-8100 • Website: suncoasthillels.org. Congregation SCHAARAI ZEDEK chabadbrandon.org. USF CHABAD on CAMPUS — 3303 W. Swann — 4506 Sweetwater Lake POLK COUNTY CHABAD CHAI of SOUTH TAMPA Ave., Tampa 33609 • Rabbi Richard J. Birnholz, Rabbi — 2511 W. Swann Drive, Tampa, 33620 • Rabbi Pinny Backman • Reform Nathan Farb • Cantor Deborrah Cannizzaro • Services: Ave. #201, Tampa, FL 33606 • Rabbi Mendy Dubrowski Website: www.USFChabad.com • Telephone: (813) Temple BETH SHALOM — 1029 Bradbury Road, • Friday, 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Torah study, 9 a.m. • • Services: 1st and 3rd Saturday of month, 10 978-8723 P.O.B. 313 Winter Haven, 33882-0313 • Rabbi Garson Telephone: (813) 876-2377 • Website: www.zedek.org. a.m. • Telephone: (813) 922-1723 • Website: www. ChabadSouthTampa.com Herzfeld • Shabbat evening services: (usually 2nd • Affiliated with Union for Reform Judaism Jewish Renewal and 4th Shabbat of the month at 7:30 p.m.) Torah BAIS MENACHEM CHABAD — 1319 North B. St., Congregation OR AHAVAH Conservative — Rabbi Debrah Shenefelt, study-Saturdays at 9:30 a.m. • Telephone: (863) 292- Tampa, 33606 • Rabbi Levi Rivkin • Shabbat dinner, spiritual leader • Monthly gathering – see website for 0722. • Website: www.templebethshalompolk.org. • Congregation KOL AMI — 3919 Moran Road, 8 p.m. • Shacharit service: Mon. & Thurs., 8:15 a.m., more information • Telephone: 813-968-7850; email: Affiliated with Union for Reform Judaism Tampa 33618 • Rabbi Howard Siegel • Cantor Beth Weinberg Village. Mincha service: Mon.—Thurs., 7 [email protected]. • Website: www.Orahavah.org Conservative Schlossberg • Services: Friday 6:30 p.m. (Family p.m., • Telephone: (813) 375-9799, (813) 504-4432 • • Affiliated with Aleph. Service first Friday of the month); Saturday 9:30 Website: www. bmchabad.com Temple EMANUEL — 600 Lake Hollingsworth a.m.; Sunday, 9:15 a.m.; Monday-Thursday, 7:30 Congregation BAIS TEFILLAH — 14908 Pennington Drive, Lakeland, 33803 • Rabbi David Goldstein CITRUS COUNTY • Shabbat Services: Friday 7:30 p.m.; Saturday p.m. • Torah study every Saturday, 8:30 - 9:25 a.m. Road, Tampa, 33624 • Rabbi Yossie Dubrowski • Conservative Shabbat Services: Friday, 8 p.m. , Saturday 10 a.m. • 9:30 a.m. Telephone: (863) 682-8616. • • Telephone: 962-6338 • website: www. kolami. org. Congregation BETH SHOLOM — 102 Civic Circle, Sunday Shachrit, 9 a.m. • Telephone: (813) 963-2317 Website: TempleEmanuelLakeland.com. • Affiliated • Affiliated with United Synagogue of Conservative Beverly Hills • Mailing address: Beverly Hills Jewish • Website: www. chabadoftampaybay.com with United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. Judaism. Center, P. O. Box 640024, Beverly Hills, FL 34464- YOUNG ISRAEL of TAMPA Congregation MEKOR SHALOM — 14005A N. Dale - 13207 N. 52nd St., Tampa, 0024 • Shabbat services: Friday, 6 p.m., Saturday, Orthodox 33617 • Rabbi Uriel Rivkin • Services: Monday - Friday Mabry Hwy., Tampa, 33618 • Hazzan Jodi Sered- 9:30 a.m. Telephone (352) 746-6258 • Website: www. CHABAD JEWISH CENTER — 2270 Griffin Road, 7 a.m., Friday, 7 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m. • Sunday, 9:00 Lever, Spiritual Leader • Services: Friday 6:30 p.m., bethsholomcitrus.org Lakeland, 33810 • Rabbi Moshe Lazaros • Shabbat a.m. • Evening services every night at sunset • (813) Saturday, 9:30 a.m. Telephone: (813) 963-1818 • Services: Saturday 10 a.m. • Telephone: (863) 937- 832-3018 • Website: www. youngisraeloftampa.org Website: www.mekorshalom.org. • Unaffiliated 5565 • Website: www.chabadlakeland.org. DECEMBER 15, 2017 - JANUARY 11, 2018 JEWISH PRESS of TAMPA A PAGE 5 Rabbi, cantor to begin work Israeli drug maker to lay off 14,000 workers JERUSALEM (JTA) – Israel- its acquisition of Allergan’s Anda at Beth Shalom in Brandon based Teva Pharmaceutical In- generic drug division. Beginning in January, a visiting served Rodeph Sholom dustries, one of the largest manu- The company said it will be rabbi and a cantor will be officiat- for more than 20 years. facturers of generic drugs in the closing or selling plants in Israel ing at services at Congregation A lover of Jewish music, world, will lay off 14,000 workers as well as the United States and Beth Shalom in Brandon Hazzan Friedler has pro- as part of a global restructuring, or Europe. Rabbi Richard Address and Haz- duced, written, sung and 25 percent of its workforce. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin zan Moshe Friedler will both be played his trademark Teva made the announcement Netanyahu spoke with Teva CEO visiting the congregation monthly accordion. In 2010, Rabbi Richard Address Hazzan Moshe Friedler on Thursday, Dec. 14. The cuts Kare Schultz, who was hired six on different Shabbats. he debuted “Songs of will take place over the next two weeks ago to turn the company’s Hazzan Friedler will make his Hope and Despair,” a presentation director of www.jewishsacredag- years, with most in 2018, The As- fortunes, following the announce- first visit on Friday, Jan. 12, for based on the book One Genera- ing.com. He has served for more sociated Press reported. ment. regular Shabbat eve services at tion After by Elie Wiesel. Since his than three decades on the staff of the After the cuts are completed, According to a statement from 7:45 p.m. He will join Cantorial retirement from the Tampa con- Union for Reform Judaism – first as only 8 percent of Teva’s employ- the Prime Minister’s Office, Ne- soloist Sandy Santucci for an eve- gregation, he has been traveling a regional director and then as the ees will be Israeli, the Israeli tanyahu asked Schultz to minimize ning of music and spiritual inspira- nationwide to Jewish communities founder and director of the URJ’s business daily Globes reported. the damage to Israeli workers, es- tion. too small to hire a rabbi or cantor. department of Jewish Family Con- Teva, based in Petach Tikvah, is pecially in the periphery of the Originally from Buenos Aires, Rabbi Address will hold his cerns. He subsequently served as the country’s largest private sec- country where two Teva factories Argentina, Hazzan Friedler began monthly visits to Beth Shalom on a specialist and consultant for the tor employer with nearly 7,000 reportedly will close. his career there at 18. He spent the weekend of Jan. 19-20. He will North American Reform Move- employees in Israel. The cuts will Schultz said he would make a 10 years at the Association Cul- read the congregation in prayer on ment in the areas of family related reduce the number to about 4,000. “supreme effort” to reduce the tural Israelita of Buenos Aires be- Friday, Jan. 19 at 7:45 p.m. and of- programming and he also served Teva stock has fallen 60 percent damage to the company’s employ- fore moving to the United States, fer a Shabbat morning Torah study several congregations. Currently, in the past year. The company also ees, the statement said. where he found work in California and worship service on Saturday, Rabbi Address contributes articles took a hit from the expiration of Netanyahu also asked Schultz to and Miami, then in Tampa, where Jan. 20 at 10 a.m. for websites on issues related to its patents on Copaxone, its drug do everything possible to preserve he joined Rodeph Sholom. He Rabbi Address is the founder and spirituality and aging. for multiple sclerosis, and is strug- Teva’s identity as an Israeli com- gling under a $35 billion debt from pany, according to the statement. Congregations • CONTINUED from PREVIOUS PAGE

Israel, past, present, fu- will serve and clean up. Contact Licensed • Bonded • Insured • Angie’s List ture: Join in a series of classes Cong. Beth Am Steinfeld at (813) 995-1394 or VanDale Painting Go bowling: Join with other focusing on Israel presented by [email protected]. FREE ESTIMATES congregants on Sunday, Jan. 7 from Ephraim Graff. Participants can The congregation will also send (813) 933-7022 Cell (813) 748-9433 9-11 a.m. at Pin Chasers, 5555 attend any class as they are on sepa- volunteers to the Children’s Home, W. Hillsborough Ave., Tampa. rate Israel-related topics. There are a residential facility for children Unlimited bowling, shoes, bowl- Interior-Exterior • Pressure Washing four classes presented in January. in need, on Christmas morning to ing ball and and breakfast bowl is Family Owned for 30 years On Jan. 10 the topic is religion and prepare and serve a breakfast for included. There are only 25 spots residents and staff. To participate, David & Donna Vanderlaan its role in the nation’s life. On Jan available, so RSVP now to reserve contact Sherry Stein at (813) 876- County PA 3618 [email protected] 17, the topic is Israel’s political a spot. The cost is $8, and payable perspective. On Jan. 24 the topic 2377, ext. 212. Additionally, the to Pin Chasers at their front desk congregation will send a contin- is the Israeli army and on Jan. 31 that morning. RSVP before Dec. 27 the topic is Israel’s economy. All gent to Metropolitan Ministries on to mcTreasurer@BethAmTampa. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Anton Legal Group sessions begin at 7:30 p.m. org. This event is sponsored by the Jewish ethics: Rabbi Siegel to serve a meal, but those volunteer Since 1985 Men’s Club. slots are already filled. leads a course in Jewish ethics on Israeli dancing: Lessons in Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to noon. Ian Bernstein Party: A Israeli dancing are offered every celebration will be held on Sunday, This course will use Pirke Avot: Tuesday at 7 p.m. For more infor- Ethics of Our Ancestors as a spring- Jan. 2 from 12:30-4:30 p.m. to mation, contact Irma Polster at honor Ian Bernstein, the founding Marital/Family Law • Civil Litigation board to discussion and debate on [email protected] or call issues of the day in the light of Jew- director of the Amy Gail Buchman Stock Broker Disputes the temple office. Preschool. There will be activities ish moral/ethical demands. There S. David Anton, Esq. will be no class on Dec. 27. for all ages. The afternoon will 813-443-5249 Cong. Schaarai Zedek include a hamburger and hot dog Pizza & PJ Shabbat: All Adult Learning: www.AntonLegalGroup.com • 2503 West Swann Ave., Suite 112, Tampa A series of lunch. It will end with a special young families are welcome to discussions on “Shared Scriptures, program at 4 p.m. For more in- join in on Friday, Jan. 12 from 6-7 Different Understandings, Tradi- formation, call the temple office. p.m. for a celebration of Shabbat tions, and Beliefs” will be led by RSVPs are requested. filled with guitar playing, sing- Bill Kalish and Vit Gulbis on 360 REALTY ing, dancing, friendship and food. Tuesdays, Jan. 9, 16 and 23 from Enjoy a pizza dinner followed by a 7-8:30 p.m. Jews and Christians Cong. Bais Menacham SERVICE AND KNOWLEDGE child-friendly musical service, led share many of the ancient writings Chabad FROm EVERY ANGLE by Rabbi Siegel and David Berger, that comprise the Bible. The shared Torah class: Join a weekly and then ice cream for dessert.. scriptures are read in different Torah class on Wednesdays at 7:30 • LICENSED REALTOR ® ways by different faith traditions. p.m. at the University of Tampa. PJs not required, but children, and • LICENSED REAL ESTATE ATTORNEY adults, should dress comfortably. These lectures confront the very The class explores contemporary Cost is $5 per person, with a $25 timely subject of ethics, values issues through a Torah perspective. • RESIDENTIAL & COmmERCIAL family maximum. Children 3 and and morals, what is basic and what For more information, contact younger are free. RSVP to the Kol is aspirational. Class participation Rabbi Levi Rivkin at (813) 504- Ami office at frontoffice@kolami. is encouraged. RSVP online www. 4432 or email bmchabad@gmail. WWW.360REALTYTAMPA.COM org by Wednesday, Jan. 10. zedek.org/rsvp or call the Temple com. Practical kabbalah: L’Chaim: A class, “Sharing Office (813) 876-2377. Enrich CARLYN NEUMAN 813.508.2715 Life’s Lessons,” is offered on Tues- Sisterhood baking proj- the soul and mind with a touch of days from 11 a.m. to noon. Topics, ect: The Sisterhood will begin kabbalah. Learn practical spiritual- 10% OF EARNED COmmISSION DONATED ity for everyday life. Classes are readings and a different leader are baking hamantaschen in January held on Wednesdays, 6:15 - 7 p.m. TO THE ORGANIZATION OF YOUR CHOICE chosen for each weekly session. in preparation for sales on Sunday, There will be no classes on Dec. 26. Jan. 28 from 9-11:45 a.m. The proj- Talmud: A Talmud study class ect begins with hamantashen dough with Rabbi Siegel is offered on making on Sunday, Jan. 7 at 9 a.m. Thursdays from 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. then with baking sessions at 9 a.m. Jewish law confronts everything on Jan. 17 and 24, 6 p.m. on Jan. 24, from capital punishment to how to and 9 a.m. on Jan 28 and 31 and Feb. make rain. This is open to everyone 4. This is a project the Sisterhood from beginners through experts. takes on every year for Purim, with Texts are provided. There will be proceeds from the sales going to the no class on Dec. 28. congregation’s religious school. Knitting time: The Sister- Call the temple for more informa- hood Needle Workers hold weekly tion at (813) 876-2377. Helping out at Christ- knitting sessions on Tuesdays from mas: Volunteers are needed for 1:30 - 3 p.m. in the boardroom. For two Christmas mitzvah projects. more information, call the syna- Congregant Debbie Steinfeld is gogue. The knitters make fabric organizing volunteers to go to quilt wall hangings and knitting and the Wesley Memorial Methodist crocheting squares to make quilts. Church in Town ‘n Country to These are then donated to a group prepare and serve Christmas din- that provides housing for local ner for those in need. Volunteers teens aging out of foster care, as will work 10 a.m. to noon prepar- well as other charities. For more in- ing and setting up at the church, formation, call the Kol Ami office. and then beginning at 2 p.m., they PAGE 6 A JEWISH PRESS of TAMPA DECEMBER 15, 2017 - JANUARY 11, 2018

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THIS PAGE SPONSORED BY MENORAH MANOR PAGE 8 A JEWISH PRESS of TAMPA DECEMBER 15, 2017 - JANUARY 11, 2018 Tickets on sale for annual Vodka Latke on Dec. 24 Hanukkah around town The Tampa Jewish Federation and Jewish Tickets can be purchased until Dec. 22 for Federation of Pinellas & Pasco Counties $45 at jewishtampa.com/VodkaLatke. The will jointly host the annual Vodka Latke, a price at the door is $54. popular annual event for Jewish singles and There will be free vodka drinks (while couples in their 20s, 30s and 40s, on Sunday, supplies last) and hors d’oeuvres. Additional Dec. 24 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Franklin food and drinks will be available for purchase Manor in downtown Tampa. throughout the evening. Franklin Manor, a co-sponsor of the event, For more information, contact Lisa Rob- Rabbi Mendy offers handcrafted cocktails, a premium beer bins, Tampa JCCs & Federation director of Dubrowski of selection and live music. It is located at 912 Young Adult Engagement, at (813) 769-4723 Chabad Chai N. Franklin St. or [email protected]. South Tampa, helps the students of the SURVIVORS’ NIGHT Congregation • CONTINUED from FRONT PAGE Schaarai Zedek and Christian mother. Herzberg survived Sunday school learn about because her mother had her baptized. Hanukkah by “The world should be filled with light,” pressing fresh she said. olives into olive Rudolf Rosenberg, 92, whose family fled oil. Nazi Germany in 1935, ended up in what was then Leningrad. “When it’s dark, you have to fight to bring the light back,” he said. Rosenberg, a retired educator who taught Photo by Toby Axelrod Marlene Herzberg, who turns 83 on Dec. 19, with Russian in the former East Germany, re- volunteer Ewa Strankowska, 24, at the former turned to live in Berlin in 1993. West Berlin Jewish community center. “In my opinion, everyone has experienced a miracle at some time in their life,” survive – and against all odds they come out he said. “For me it’s that I fled Berlin at the triumphant and rebuild.” age of 10, and that I am here again.” In Berlin, some survivors expressed worry According to Greg Schneider, executive about rising anti-Semitism following recent vice president of the Claims Conference, street demonstrations where Israeli flags there are some 450,000 survivors living were burned. The demonstrations came in around the world, most of them former So- response to President Donald Trump’s pro- viet citizens who like Rosenberg had fled nouncement that the United States was rec- eastward. About 90,000 who survived con- ognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. centration camps, in ghettos or in hiding are “They said that the very aggressive atmo- still alive, said Schneider, who participated sphere and demonstrations at the Branden- in the Jerusalem event. burg Gate, right in front of the chanukiyah “We need to dedicate at least one night there, reminded them of 1938,” Rüdiger of Hanukkah to reminding the world about Mahlo, the Claims Conference representa- Holocaust survivors,” Schneider told JTA, tive in Germany, told JTA. adding that he hopes to repeat this next year In New York, the Holocaust Survivors and beyond. The Hanukkah story “resonates Night took place at the Park Avenue Syna- (Above) Rabbi Yossie with their story of resilience; of being pow- gogue. And in Israel, some 300 survivors at- Dubrowski of Chabad of erless – you would not believe they could tended a ceremony at the Western Wall. Tampa Bay and Rabbi Mendy Dubrowski of Chabad Chai South Tampa light Tampa’s largest Menorah along with Tampa City Councilmen Harry Co- hen, Luis Viera, and Guido Maniscalco, at Chanukah in the City celebration held at City Hall Plaza on the first night of the holiday. TAMPA AMEET CHAPTER would like to invite you to the 2018 Hadassah Associates Award Dinner THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2018 • 7 PM HOLIDAY INN TAMPA WESTSHORE 700 N. Westshore Blvd. • Tampa, FL 33609

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Gold Sponsorship $250 (includes 2 tickets and an exclusive Meet and Greet) $ Please call Michele Norris at 813.352.8765 to RSVP by January 2nd 20for one OFFservice Proceeds from this event benefit Hadassah Medical Organization in 2017 with this ad Local and one way moves. For details on this and other chapter events, visit our website at www.Hadassah.org/TampaAmeet JohnErbs.com • Phone 813.908.3333 • Fax 813.908.1731 DECEMBER 15, 2017 - JANUARY 11, 2018 JEWISH PRESS of TAMPA A PAGE 9 David Friedman, US ambassador to Israel, lights menorah at Western Wall JERUSALEM (JTA) – David Friedman, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, lit the menorah at the Western Wall in Jeru- salem for the second night of Hanukkah. Thousands attended the ceremony on Dec. 13, one week after President Donald Trump announced that the United States would recognize Je- rusalem as the capital of Israel. “Some 2,180 years ago, the Maccabees reclaimed this very site and restored Jewish ritual to the Second Temple” Fried- man tweeted after the lighting ceremony. “Awed to stand on the same hallowed ground.” Friedman lit the candles accompanied by the Western Wall rabbi, Shmuel Rabinovitch; Jerusalem’s chief rabbi, Shlomo Amar; and the minister of tourism, Yariv Levin, Ynet reported. Ambassador Friedman lighting the menorah at the Western Wall. JERUSALEM • CONTINUED from FRONT PAGE tinian lawmaker and a member of schools and businesses that had However, the change in two the Palestine Liberation Organiza- closed reopened. Abbas’ foreign decades of American policy on tion’s executive committee, said affairs adviser on Sunday, Dec. 10, Jerusalem cemented the impres- Trump may have “finally put to clarified toThe Times of Israel that sion on both sides that the United rest the dream of a two-state solu- the Palestinians had no plans to cut States was tilting toward Israel. tion, which has been on life sup- ties with the United States. With Trump’s team working on a port for years already.” “We are not cutting our relation- peace deal, Israeli and Palestinian “By rewarding its claim on Je- ship with America. We are protest- leaders debated how his decision rusalem with official recognition, ing the move of Mr. Trump,” Nabil AMALIE ARENA would affect the effort. Mr. Trump is giving Israel a free Shaath said. “We think Mr. Trump The Israelis said their country hand to accelerate its policies of has acted in a way that makes it still wants peace and Trump was creeping annexation of the occu- impossible for the United States to JAN 5 – 7 only recognizing the obvious: Is- pied Palestinian territories and its act as an honest broker. We are just © 2017 MARVEL rael already controls all of Jeru- deliberate attempts to erase the expressing that.” 1705576 MarvelUniverseLive.com salem, has treated it as its capital Palestinians’ historical, political, for 69 years and was never going cultural and demographic presence to settle for anything less than an in historic Palestine,” she wrote. acknowledgement that Jerusalem Following Trump’s announce- is its capital. Whether the Palestin- ment, Saeb Erekat, the Palestinian ians can also claim parts of Jeru- Authority’s chief peace negotiator, salem as their capital remains an for the first time endorsed giving open question, but that was always up on a separate Palestinian state one of the so-called “final-status and instead pushing for a bination- issues” at the heart of negotiations. al state shared by Jews and Arabs Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin – an outcome unthinkable to most Netanyahu said Sunday, Dec. 10, Israelis. during a visit with French Presi- “Now is the time to transform dent Emanuel Macron that Jeru- the struggle for one state with salem was as much Israel’s capital equal rights for everyone living in historic Palestine,” Erekat told Is- as Paris was France’s, and that rec- Overlooking the peaceful waters of Tampa Bay, you will discover a one-of-a-kind rael’s Haaretz newspaper. ognition of this fact was necessary destination rich in history and hailed for exquisite hospitality. 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But if we have to longer viable, their people would begin it, I would say it’s one place: turn to violence. The Palestinian Recognize the Jewish state,” he Authority urged protests, and the said Monday, Dec. 11, in Brussels. Palestinian terrorist group Hamas “It’s always been about the Jewish called for a new intifada, or up- state. And it’s time that the Pales- rising – granted, a call they make tinians recognize the Jewish state habitually. A series of rockets was and also recognize the fact that it launched at southern Israel from has a capital. It’s called Jerusa- Gaza, where Hamas governs. lem.” However, by Tuesday, Dec. 12, Palestinian leaders, meanwhile, the status quo seemed to remain in accused Israel of having no inter- effect. To ease pressure on Trump est in making peace on terms they over his Jerusalem announcement, could ever accept. By giving Israel Netanyahu quietly delayed the fi- something it wants for free, they nal votes, slated for this week, on suggested, Trump signaled that he a bill that would make it harder would not even try to oppose its for Israel to hand over any part of continued settlement of eastern Je- the city under a future peace deal, rusalem and the West Bank, which Israel’s Hadashot TV news report- they said has made nearly impos- ed. Pleased but not ecstatic over sible the creation of the state the Trump’s decision, Israelis contin- Palestinians demand as part of a ued their daily routines. peace deal. In eastern Jerusalem, Gaza and In an op-ed, in The New York the West Bank, a wave of Palestin- Times, Hanan Ashrawi, a Pales- ian demonstrations petered out and PAGE 10 A JEWISH PRESS of TAMPA DECEMBER 15, 2017 - JANUARY 11, 2018 Parkinson Wellness Initiative classes ongoing at Glazer Family JCC and Cohn campus The Parkinson’s Wellness Ini- are being offered at both the Bryan bership at the Jewish Community staff. “They come in their power tiative was launched three years Glazer Family JCC and at the Centers is included with registra- Exercise classes include Tai Chi, chairs, walkers and with canes to ago by the National Parkinson’s Maureen & Douglas Cohn Jewish tion. Fitness classes are $20 per stretch and strengthen, water and our class, down the steps carefully Foundation, as a partnership be- Community Campus. month, or $100 for six months to movement, Nia, and cycling. A pa- at first,” said Barbara Yarbrough, tween the Tampa JCCs and the The classes are ongoing and of- participate in all classes. tient support group and a caregiver water and movement fitness in- University of South Florida Par- fer not only exercise but support, The Wellness Initiative is de- support group, both of which are led structor. kinson’s Disease and Movement comraderie and fun. signed to offer hope, build com- by a professional social worker, are After clinging to the pool walls Disorders Center, and now classes A Parkinson’s Wellness mem- munity and expand opportunities also available. and then sharing what their disabili- to improve the quality of life for The Parkinson’s Wellness Ini- ties are, in time they no longer grasp individuals living with Parkinson’s tiative has made a measurably the pool wall but “walk, stride and disease and for their families. It im- positive impact in the lives of its side step along, with strengthening proves the lives of people impacted participants. exercises, with enthusiasm across by Parkinson’s through exercise, “I’ve been a student a little over the pool,” she said. support, education and social ac- a year now. My wife is in the sup- Yarborough said some tell her, “I tivities. port group that meets at the same haven’t walked in years” or “I love The program is fueled by the time. 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Hadassah to honor 3 men; hear from melanoma survivor The Tampa Ameet chapter of Hadassah invites the community to its annual Associates Award Dinner, on Thursday, Jan. 11 at 7 p.m. when guest speaker Stewart Greenberg, melanoma survivor, patient advo- i cate and trial lawyer, will tell his own v riveting story: “Miracles Do Happen i – They Happen at Hadassah.” y This year’s honorees, Herm Greenberg, Cliff Reiss, and Larry L Leibowitz, have demonstrated excellence in leadership ability and c active participation in the advance- YOUR FOR FUTURE ment of the goals and objectives of Hadassah as well as the Jewish GENERATIONS Le community at large. Hadassah Associates are men enrolled as affiliates of Hadassah and support the mission to advance medical research, healing and education. Collectively, they have raised WITH GUEST SPEAKER millions of dollars for projects including stem cell research, gene therapy, cardiac surgical suite, the Sarah Wetsman Davidson Tower Marianne medicine room and double patient room and for the recent Men’s Health Initiative focusing on cardiology, prostate cancer and lung cancer. Bennett-Altschul Born and raised in New York City, Stewart Greenberg is an accomplished trial lawyer, specializing in medical malpractice in both Miami and New York. He and his wife Maggie, a paralegal and life member of Hadassah, are active Tuesday, January 30, 2018 • 7:00 PM in the Miami Jewish Federation. He has been president of Bet Shira Synagogue and sits on the board of Bryan Glazer Family JCC Jewish Adoption and Foster Care 522 North Howard Avenue Options. Stewart Greenberg was diagnosed with stage-four melanoma and was told that there was no treatment that could save him. Facing a devastat- ing risk of metastasis, Stewart con- L’dor Vador – Let’s leave a written memory for future generations sulted various physicians, but they were unable to offer him any hope. to pass along our family values, ethics and rich traditions. While on a mission to Israel, he met with Dr. Michal Lotem, head of the Sharett Institute of Oncology, and was accepted into a personally tai- Join us and experience what it takes to share your lored melanoma vaccine clinical tri- passion with generations to come. al at the Hadassah Medical Center. Greenberg will tell how he received a new lease on life, and how Hadassah is saving and transform- ing lives every day through medical breakthroughs. Reservations are required. Register online at The Hadassah Associates Award Dinner will be held at the Holiday www.JewishTampa.com/Legacy Inn Tampa Westshore, 700 N. 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Swann Ave., You can also shop online The talk is free and open to the Tampa. 1-877-573-1337 6th annual International Holocaust Remembrance Day set for Jan. 21 Diplomatic officials represent- vember 2005, the United Nations ing 40 nations will once again hold General Assembly resolved that ceremonies in Tampa to honor the Jan. 27 should be observed as a day memory of the millions of lives to honor the memory of Holocaust lost in the Holocaust – a tradition victims and encourage the develop- that Vincent Genovese has upheld ment of education programs about for the past five years. Holocaust history to help prevent The event will take place on further acts of genocide. Sunday, Jan. 21 at 3 p.m. at the Genovese has been organizing Italian Club, 1731 E. Seventh such an observance for the past Ave., Ybor City. five years but the event for 2018 The program is free, but reser- was for a while in jeopardy when a vations are required by contacting rift developed between him and the [email protected]. Regis- leader of the Tampa Bay Consular tration at the Italian Club begins Corps, under whose banner the at 2 p.m. event was previously held. Sub- Featured speaker will be Ho- sequently, Genovese formed the locaust survivor Betty Greben- International Diplomatic Corps of schikoff, author of the memoir Florida (IDCFK) and became its Once my Name Was Sara, a Story executive director. In that capac- of Hope and Survival. The mem- ity he lined up the diplomats and oir details her family’s flight from consuls representing 40 countries Nazi Germany just days before her to attend the event. father’s anticipated arrest by the IDCFL is a non-profit organiza- Gestapo, and her later life grow- tion with a mission to host annual- ing up in Shanghai, China, the city ly the International Holocaust Re- that became her home. At the time membrance Day and offer schol- of their flight, Shanghai offered arships to university/college and the only port open to European high schools students to instill the Jews without visas or passports. memory of the Holocaust tragedy In recognition of China’s hu- in the minds of future generations manitarian gesture to allow more in order to combat anti-Semitism. that 20,000 Jewish refugees to To fund the annual commemora- enter the country during Nazi era, tion and holocaust scholarships, the Ambassador Consul General IDCFL welcomes donations, con- of China, Li Qiangmin, based in tributions and grants to be sent to Houston, is schedule to attend to IDCFL, 7217 Gulf Blvd. Suite 14- receive an award. 145, St. Petersburg, Fl 33706. Annette Klein, Consul General of Germany, will deliver opening remarks. Other speakers will be the Lior Haiat, Consul General of Israel; Steven Bernstein, chair- man of Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce; Ambassador Barbara Stephenson, president of Ameri- can Foreign Service Association. Also in attendance will be gov- ernmental, military and religious leaders of many faiths and five other survivors of the Nazi hor- ror, escorted by Consuls Gen- eral of Germany, Canada, France, Greece, and the UK.The survivors will light candles in the presence of the Tampa Central Command Honor Guard and the European Guard representing Italy, France, Germany and the UK, in honor of the six million Jews who lost their lives. Rabbi Barbara Aiello of Sarasota will officiate at the candle lighting and Rabbi Carla Freedman of Sun City Center will lead the mourner’s kaddish. Members of the Tampa Bay Area Cantorial Association will also perform. Jan. 27, 1945 marks the Lib- eration of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp, where 1 million Jews were murdered by the Nazis. 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sions are offered on Mondays, history of Gasparilla. On Wednes- Tuesdays and Thursdays from day, Feb. 7 from 1-2 p.m. the topic Organizations 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. This is free for will be the history of the Tampa members and $5 for non-members. Jewish Community, and at a date Novices and experienced players in March to be announced later, JWV com. All registrations should be are welcome. Also at the Glazer there will be a session of the his- Rays talk: Orestes Destrade, completed before events begin. JCC, lessons will be offered on tory of Hyde Park. Tampa Bay Rays broadcaster and Plugged in: A tech meetup is Sundays, Jan. 21, Feb. 11, March Fox Sports personality, will be planned at the Glazer JCC for ac- 18 and April 15 from 9:30-11:30 Job-Links guest speaker at the Jewish War tive adults can get answers about a.m. The cost is $65 for members Career counseling: On Veterans, Post 373 meeting on and $70 for non-members, with Miss Israel, Adar Gandelsman, left, their tech devices and applications Monday, Jan. 8, the topic for the and Miss Iraq, Sarah Idan, in a photo Sunday, Jan. 21 at 9:30 a.m. at from tech-savvy professionals. advanced registration required. Monday Morning Links program on Gandelsman’s Instagram page. Congregation Beth Am, 2030 W. The group will meet on Monday, Call the Glazer JCC for more in- is “Setting goals and action steps Fletcher Ave., Tampa. All are in- Jan. 22 from 3-4:30 p.m. This free formation. for 2018” and the topic for the Jan. Family of Miss Iraq vited. Breakfast will be served. program will include bagels and JetSetters: The Phyllis Bor- 22 Monday Morning Links session For more information, contact coffee. To register, call (813) 291- rell JetSetters social group for is “Interview tips and techniques forced to flee country Commander Jack Rudowsky at 2253. adults of all ages meets at both that work.” These free sessions after photo posted (813) 598-8061 or at rochelletsr@ Discover opera: Take an ex- JCCs for an hour-long program are held from 9:30 - 11 a.m. at gmail.com cursion to the Straz Center for the followed by lunch. At the Glazer the Jack Roth Center for Career with Miss Israel Performing Arts in Tampa to par- JCC, JetSetters meet on the second Development at TampaBay-Job- JERUSALEM (JTA) – The fam- Genealogical Society ticipate in an interactive forum de- Wednesday of the month from 11 Links, 4100 W. Kennedy Blvd., ily of Iraq’s contestant in the Miss Get educated: On Sunday signed to enrich the public’s grand a.m. to noon. The lunch is free for Suite 206, Tampa. Monday Morn- Universe pageant have left the Jan. 14, the Jewish Genealogical opera experience. The forum, on members but donations are wel- ing Links is supported by the Vinik country due to threats to their lives Society of Tampa Bay will present Sunday, Jan. 28 from 12:30-4 p.m. come. Beginning Jan. 10, the topic Family Foundation. over her modeling in a bikini and several selected recorded excerpts will feature Opera Tampa’s man- will be Around the World with There are also Success work- posting on social media photos from a broad range of educational aging director, the stage director Mario DeLeon. DeLeon will per- shops on select Thursdays to aid taken with Miss Israel. sessions presented at the 2017 and principals who will perform form music from around the world with job-search skills. On Jan. 4, Miss Iraq, Sarah Idan, lives in International Conference on Jew- arias from Opera Tampa’s produc- and challenge those in attendance from 9:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., the the United States and the rest of her family has now fled the coun- ish Genealogy. This program will tions. Learn about the evolution of to guess the country where each topic will be “Mastering chance try, Miss Israel, Adar Gandelsman, provide an opportunity to hear opera over the ages, the impact of selection comes from. On Feb. 14 and transition.” On Jan. 11 from told Hadashot news. from select conference speakers major composers and the impor- there will be a presentation about 9:30 a.m. to noon, the topic is “5 During the competition in To- accompanied by a slide presenta- tance of voice types during cast- international love ballads with the steps to negotiate a job offer.” The kyo in November, Gandelsman and tion of the material – almost like University of Tampa Theater and ing. There will be a lunch at the Jan. 25 Success workshop, from Idan posed for photos on their re- Dance Department. Additional being there. The meeting will be at Sono Café before the forum. The 9:30 a.m. to noon, is “Getting or- spective Instagram accounts. Idan’s Gulf Coast Jewish Family & Com- forum is free but does not include programs will be held in April and ganized and staying on track dur- caption read “Peace and Love from munity Services, Inc., 14041 Icot the cost of the lunch. May. ing your job search.” The work- Miss Iraq and Miss Israel.” Blvd., Clearwater. A social with For transportation information The JetSetters group also meets shops are free for TampaBay Job- Gandelsman told Hadashot refreshments begins at 1:30 p.m., and to RSVP, email Pnina.Lever- on the Cohn campus on the fourth Links full program participants news that Idan said she does not and the featured program starts at [email protected]. Thursday of the month from 11 and $15 for guests. Reservations regret posting the photos. 2 p.m. The meeting is open to ev- Trivial Pursuit and piz- a.m. to noon and features an enter- required for all programs. “She did it to so that people can eryone at no charge. For more in- za: Beginning on Thursday, Jan. taining program. The lunch is free The next series of “Switching understand that it’s possible to live formation, call Bruce Hadburg at 11 from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m., this for members, though a donation of Gears” workshops will be held together,” Gandelsman said. “In (727) 796-7981. group will meet on the second $5 is suggested. on Wednesdays, Jan. 17, 24 and order for people to see that we can Thursday of the month to exercise News talk: This discussion 31 and Feb. 7 from 6:30 - 8:30 connect, in the end we are both hu- Young Adults minds and enjoy some pizza. This group, meeting at both JCCS, is p.m. These are targeted to those man beings.” Improv workshop: #Gather event is free. led by Pat Renfroe and explores in career transition. To RSVP, call Idan has not removed the photo will get together to explore the ele- Yiddish nostalgia: Join “hot button” issues of the day. (813) 344-0200, email RSVP@ from her Instagram account. Last month she defended the photo in ments of improv at a workshop on Ruth Weston and other Yiddish Upcoming News Talk sessions at TBJL.org, or visit www.TBJL.org. a post in Arabic on Instagram, the Wednesday, Jan. 10 from 7-8:30 enthusiasts on Thursday, Jan. 25 the Glazer JCC are Tuesdays from Times of Israel reported. p.m. at the Bryan Glazer Family from 12:45-1:45 p.m. at the Cohn 7-8:30 p.m. These sessions are Support groups “I want to stress that the purpose JCC, 522 N. Howard Ave., Tam- free. campus to share favorite expres- Alzheimer’s caregiver of the picture was only to express The group at the Cohn campus, pa. There will be improvisational sions and reminisce. This program group: Menorah Manor offers a hope and desire for peace between games, exercises and just plain is free. meets the second and fourth Friday support group meeting in the Sam- the two countries,” she wrote in silliness to help you let go and All that jazz: Enjoy craft from 10:30 a.m. to noon. There is son Nursing Center at Menorah the post. laugh, brought to you by American beer, cheese and music at “Culture no charge to attend. Manor, 255 59th St. N., St. Peters- Idan said the photo does not sig- Bridge lessons: Stage Improv. The cost is $18 for Café: A Beginner’s Guide to Lov- Anyone burg, on the first Thursday of the nal support for the Israeli govern- JCC members and $22 for guests. ing Jazz,” a multi-media explora- wanting to learn how to play month from 3:30-5 p.m. For more ment and apologized if the photo #Gather offers a mix of social and tion of jazz from the fan’s perspec- bridge or improve their game can information, call Gwen Kalden- was harmful to the Palestinian interactive activities designed to tive, on Tuesday, Jan. 16 from 7-8 take a session of six bridge lessons berg at (727) 302-3750. cause. help young adults connect. It is p.m. Cost is $10 for members and at the Glazer JCC on Fridays from open to young adults of all faiths $15 for non-members. Jan. 12 through Feb. 16 from 1 and backgrounds. For more infor- Canasta open play: Meet -2:30 p.m. The cost for classes is mation on any #Gather program, in the senior lounge at the Cohn $50 for members and $60 for non- go to www.bryanglazerfamilyjcc. campus every Friday from 3-4:30 members. com/gather or contact Lisa Rob- p.m. for friendly games of canasta. Movie matinee: Enjoy a bins, director of Young Adult En- Crochet lessons: Learn classic movie and popcorn on the gagement for the Tampa JCCs & crochet with Judy Balber every first Wednesday of the month from Federation at lisa.robbins@jew- Monday on the Cohn campus from 10 a.m. to noon on the Cohn cam- ishtampa.com or (813) 769-4723. 10:30 a.m. to noon. Bring yarn, pus. There is no charge to attend. Yoga and brunch: On Sun- crochet hooks and any pattern you On Jan. 3 the movie will be Biloxi day, Jan. 14 from 9-11 a.m. join want. Cost is $25 for members; Blues, on Feb. 7 the movie will be #Gather for an hourlong yoga ses- $30 for non-members with prorat- A Majority of One, on March 7 the sion, followed by a light healthy ing options available. movie will be Driving Miss Daisy, lunch at the Glazer JCC. The Biblical literature: This on April 4 it will be Daniel and on cost is $5 for members and $7 for course, which meets at the Cohn May 2 it will be Cabaret. guests. campus every other Wednesday Wine and cheese: The Grown-up game night: from 1:30 - 2:30 p.m., provides Glazer JCC is exploring the idea #Gather will host an evening play- an opportunity to see the Bible not of a weekly Active Adults Men’s ing games such as Exploding Kit- from a religious perspective but Club gathering. Those interested tens, Joking Hazard and Cards as a piece of remarkable writing. are invited to come to the Glazer Against Humanity. Bring your The next class is Jan. 10. This is JCC on Tuesday, Jan. 16 from own games to play, too. Snacks, a discussion course with partici- 5-6:30 p.m. to share ideas about beer and more will be offered. The pation open to people of all faiths what sort of activities the group event is Wednesday, Jan. 24 from and backgrounds. Bring your own will engage in. This will be a free 7-9 p.m. at the Glazer JCC. This Bible so participants can compare wine and cheese happy hour. is free for members and $5 for different translations. Cost is $3 Band concert: The Tampa guests. for members and $4 for guests. Community Band will perform Mah jongg: Folks can play at on Wednesday, Jan. 24 from 7:30- Active Adults both JCCs. At the Cohn campus, 8:30 p.m. The band is a grassroots All programs listed are either there will be open play sessions project providing an opportunity at the Maureen & Douglas Cohn every Tuesday and Thursday from for musicians to play with a group Jewish Community Campus, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Also on that lo- and hone their skills. This event is 13009 Community Campus Drive, cation there will be four sessions free. or at the Bryan Glazer Family JCC of guided instruction on Mondays Tampa history series: at 522 N. Howard Ave. To RSVP or from 1:30-3 p.m. beginning Jan. Learn about Tampa’s history dur- for more information on programs 8 at a cost of $5 for members and ing three free sessions led by Carl at either center, contact Pnina $10 for guests. This is a chance to Zielonka at the Glazer JCC. On Levermore at (813) 291-2253 or learn the basics. Wednesday, Jan. 10 from 1-2 p.m. pnina.levermore@JewishTampa. At the Glazer JCC, drop-in ses- the discussion will be about the PAGE 14 A JEWISH PRESS of TAMPA DECEMBER 15, 2017 - JANUARY 11, 2018 8 over 80 awards celebration draws big crowd Weinberg Village hosted its 6th Annual Stephen Weinberg 8 over RALPH BOBO 80 Awards recently at the Bryan Area/Branch Manager Glazer Family JCC to celebrate the achievements of eight honorees NMLS ID 432371 State Lic. L025098 over age 80 who have dedicated 3903 Northdale Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33624 their time, talent, and lives to the C: 813.781.1024 Jewish community. [email protected] Those receiving awards were Stanley Bush, Maril Jacobs, Shir- www.RalphBobo.com ley Kanas, Barbara Moudy, Harold Perlman, Jerry Schine, Elaine Vid- ers, and Arthur Viders. Recogniz- ing their lives and achievements are a huge part of how future generations see what they can do to improve our society, Weinberg Village officials said. There was a large turnout for The 2017 class of 8 0ver 80 (L-R) Standing: Maril Jacobs, Jerry Schine, Arthur the event, including clergy from Viders, Harold Perlman, Stanley Bush: Sitting: Shirley Kanas, Elaine Viders, area synagogues. “This was my Barbara Moudy third year attending this fantastic celebration. Each honoree’s life is tion publication, will be an inspiration to the community. I directed to the Weinberg also could not get that “8 over 80 Village Facility Enhance- theme song” out of my head for ment Fund and the Harry days, it was so catchy,” said Rabbi & Jeanette Weinberg En- Nathan Farb of Congregation dowment Fund. These Schaarai Zedek. funds help to enhance the Honoree Elaine Viders summed Weinberg Village facility up the event this way: “It was and provide much needed handled smoothly and everyone subsidies and supportive was so professional. The food services to our seniors. presentation was wonderful and Weinberg Village As- Honorees Barbra Moudy and Harold Perlman participate in the afternoon events. I loved the cakes made for each sisted Living Residences honoree. I was also appreciative is located on the multi- is a kosher facility, which offers of the commemorative video of all generational Maureen & Douglas assisted living, memory care and the honorees. It was very special.” Cohn Jewish Community Campus, rehabilitative therapy services. For Proceeds from 80 over 80 Awards 13005 Community Campus Drive. more information, contact Dan celebration, raised through ticket It is a subsidiary of the Tampa JCCs Sultan, executive director, at (813) sales and the Mazel Tov Recogni- and Federation. Weinberg Village 969-1818.

INVESTMENT It was part of Gov. Scott’s week- • CONTINUED from FRONT PAGE long trade mission to Israel, where All eight of the businesses he was accompanied by about 70 pitching their products the business and education officials. day Vinik spoke in June were Scott presented the Florida Gover- in the first cohort (group) of nor’s Award to Ross for creation of Israeli high-tech companies to businesses and jobs in Florida and participate in the Tampa Jew- presented Milstein with an award for StemRad’s work with Space ish Federation’s Florida Israel The StemRad radiation shield as shown in Business Accelerator (FIBA) promotional video Florida and with NASA in the de- program. In exchange for giv- velopment and deployment of the ing the Federation a small stake Bay area and launching markets in AstroRad vest to protect astronauts in the companies, FIBA offered the U.S. With the anticipated suc- from radiation in space. the companies office space at the cess of StemRad as well as other “Innovative partnerships like the Glazer JCC, marketing assistance, companies, Federation officials are Florida Israel Business Accelerator introduction to potential investors hopeful of a huge return on their are helping bring global businesses and an array of other support efforts investment. to Florida, which ultimately leads aimed to helping the companies es- StemRad is still working out of to more job opportunities for tablish headquarters in the Tampa FIBA offices at the Glazer JCC, but Florida families,” Gov. Scott said, is expected to open headquarters adding “… I look forward to seeing in Tampa in the near term as FIBA StemRad’s success in the Tampa lines up a second cohort of com- Bay area.” panies to work out of their offices “I am pleased to see FIBA being in 2018. recognized by Gov. Scott for the In another sign of local interest in good work they are doing to bring the future of StemRad, Jack Ross, innovative Israeli companies to who had led FIBA since its incep- Tampa Bay,” Vinik said in response tion in 2016, left that organization to Scott’s stop in Tel Aviv. “FIBA on Sept. 22 and three days later and its participating companies, in- became StemRad’s vice president cluding StemRad, are an impactful of North American operations – addition to our local entrepreneur- and made his own investment in ial ecosystem.” the company. Ross continues to be If anyone can help grow that senior advisor to FIBA on a volun- “ecosystem,” it is Vinik, whose teer basis. local real estate company Strategic The announcement of the invest- Property Partners is undertaking a ment by Vinik and others came $3 billion mixed-use project called days before Florida Gov. Rick Water Street Tampa that aims Scott recognized the first class of to revitalize more than 50 acres FIBA graduates during a reception of downtown Tampa in the area in Tel Aviv on Monday, Dec. 4. near Amalie Arena, home of the Lightning. When StemRad became a member of the FIBA inaugural cohort class, few could have anticipated the company’s meteoric rise in the U.S. in such a short time. “FIBA provided numerous opportunities to engage with customer end-users, investors, subject- matter experts and with various professional service providers who proved to be an integral part of our • CONTINUED on NEXT PAGE DECEMBER 15, 2017 - JANUARY 11, 2018 JEWISH PRESS of TAMPA A PAGE 15

Israel government ministry, may award FIBA not the only venture in Florida to mine Israeli talent research and development grants up to The Florida Israel Business Alliance part of Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s business penetration through public/private part- $250,000 to support the scaling and ex- based at the Bryan Glazer JCC in Tampa development mission to Israel. nerships. This framework provides these pansion of Israeli innovation companies’ is not the only entity seeking to form ties “This agreement will provide vital re- ventures with products/solutions analysis, products/solutions into the U.S., and with Israeli companies in hopes of helping sources to entrepreneurs and drive inno- testing, licensing and growth of these new Latin America markets. The IIA provides those companies establish a market in the vation forward in both Israel and Florida. established Florida based operations. a three-month due-diligence process for U.S. and create jobs and commerce in the In Florida, our focus on cutting taxes and “Our growing public/private partner- grant applicants, awarding up to 50 percent Sunshine State. reducing burdensome regulations has cre- ship ecosystem will help these promising of the company’s research and develop- A new organization, the Israel-Florida ated a business-friendly environment so job early-stage companies test, adapt, and vali- ment costs. Innovation Alliance (IFIA), was recently creators can succeed, and we are proud to date their solutions for the U.S. and Latin “We’re excited to build upon the existing created with a mission to help Israeli inno- welcome and support the growth of Israeli American markets, ultimately, helping our relationship with the state of Florida and vation companies pick Florida as their U.S. small businesses,” Scott said. largest employers pursue market opportu- the very successful, ongoing initiative with headquarters, serving as a gateway for ex- Through the new alliance: nities and leverage disruptive innovations the Space Florida Partnership,” said Aharon pansion into U.S. and Latin America mar- • StartUp Nation Ventures is a crowd- to solve the most pressing industry needs,” Aharon, Israel Innovation Authority CEO. kets. funded organization that will invest up to said Vicki Rabenou, originally from Jeru- “We will continue to strengthen the alliance IFIA was recently formed through a part- $500,000 in select Israeli innovative compa- salem who served as FIBA’s first CEO, but between the state of Florida and the state of nership of StartUp Nation Ventures with the nies and provide them with strategic, opera- left and co-founded StartUp Nation Ven- Israel with joint activities to advance inno- Israel Innovation Authority. That partner- tional, and professional support. The capital tures in 2017. vation and economic development for the ship was recently recognized in Tel Aviv as investments aim to accelerate U.S. market • Israel Innovation Authority (“IIA”), an benefit of the two states.”

• CONTINUED from PREVIOUS PAGE military to purchase them. By out of irrigation and fertilization data analytics technology company “We are working with our Israeli community embraced StemRad as law, if the military wants to buy for farmers by using an algorithm that gives restaurants, breweries partners to market Tampa Bay as a if we were family. With FIBA, we them, they have to be made in the to decide when to start and stop and bars a real-time understanding global landing pad for business so found a trusted partner.” United States. To that end, Ross irrigation of their fields. of their market in order to optimize we can welcome more high-tech, Milstein invented the 360 said StemRad is in advanced talks • EProc is a company that uses pricing, manage inventory, and high-paying jobs for Tampa Bay Gamma, the world’s first with a manufacturing company in information technology services create unique promotions and families,” Feinman said. “I am wearable protective radiological Tampa. to help save companies time and experiences for the consumer. The proud of the success of our first shield. After the March 2011 Meanwhile the FBI is testing money. EProc signed its first company is in discussions with an class of graduates and look forward Fukushima nuclear disaster, a lighter weight shield that only contract with a global business international restaurant chain and to seeing their continued growth he saw an immediate need for protects one side of the body at process outsourcer located in a national concessionaire, due to and commitment in Florida.” those first responders. Utilizing a time – to be used by agents Tampa and is in active discussions introductions from FIBA. FIBA is currently reviewing his PhD studies in bone marrow approaching suspected bombs. with others in Tampa. They have • SkySapience is a defense candidates for the next cohort, transplantation and anti-radiation The AstroRad vest for protecting also signed a deal with a local and communications technology with plans for those companies to models, Milstein developed a astronauts from radiation has reseller. company that has created a tethered set up offices at the Glazer JCC in wearable vest to protect people been chosen to be tested on the • Blazepod has just started hovering platform that can support a February and go through the same from harmful gamma radiation. next unmanned orbiting moon manufacturing its product variety of large payloads and used in sort of launch process the initial While complete body coverage mission in 2019 – a project of the and is fulfilling orders from multiple ways such as border control, eight companies did. would be impractical due to how German and Israeli space agencies two successful crowdfunding military surveillance, agriculture/ “Companies that are a good much it would weigh, the StemRad and NASA. Also, StemRad and campaigns. Once that is complete, national park monitoring and fit for the FIBA launch program vest is a practical solution for those Lockheed Martin are working on FIBA will begin to identify local mass event monitoring. FIBA has have a product/technology that is who need to move about, while a project to send AstroRad vests to strategic partnerships for the succeeded in getting SkySapience ready for market, preferably with still shielding “the bone marrow the Internationl Space Station next company. Blazepod makes an entered into the SOCOM a customer-base in Israel or other and other stem cell rich organs in year for astronauts to wear and interactive and reactive fitness procurement database. This “makes countries and resources allocated the abdominal and pelvic regions they will be the first component at product that measures fitness the company accessible to all of the to activities surrounding launch of such as the ovaries, colon and the space station to bear an Israeli results by reaction time, helping individuals and teams at SOCOM the product in the US market,” a bladder,” the company’s website flag, Ross said. people get out of the monotonous and other parts of the army looking FIBA news release states. states, “This is the only way to “This is key technology to gym routine. for solutions to procure,” Feinman To date the state has provided provide meaningful protection allow humans to go into deep • Weissbeerger is a beverage said. $1.4 million in funding for FIBA. while remaining mobile.” space,” Ross said, adding that the StemRad makes a civilian AstroRad vest was made for use product for just under $2,900, Ross on NASA’s manned mission to said, declining to name prices of Mars, set to happen in the 2030s. the company’s other products. While StemRad has received You’re Invited by the StemRad’s first responder the most high-profile support, it protective shield for military, is not the only success story to Menorah Manor Guild nuclear plant workers and first come out of FIBA’s first cohort of responders includes Kevlar and companies. Thursday, January 11 at 10:30 AM fire protection and dosimeters to FIBA Executive Director Rachel measure levels of radiation. These Feinman gave an update on some Vinoy® Renaissance products are already in use and of the other first cohort companies: 501 5th Ave NE, St. Petersburg, FL 33701 the U.S. Army is doing tests to • Tevatronic just signed its confirm its protective capabilities first deal with a local Tampa and to study when and where it Bay farmer and is in discussions might be used, Ross said, adding with a locally based reseller. 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JewishPressDec16.indd 1 12/1/2017 4:10:27 PM PAGE 16 A JEWISH PRESS of TAMPA DECEMBER 15, 2017 - JANUARY 11, 2018 PUERTO RICO • CONTINUED from FRONT PAGE signaling roof damage, Rabbi Hearshen said “You hear genera- tors running all hours of day and night,” he said, adding that the streetlights and traffic lights are still not working in the city, making The group from driving conditions hazardous. Rodeph Sholom Although other parts of the is- dropping off supplies land are reportedly in much worse and blankets to shape, Rabbi Hearshen still saw a nuns at Hogar Santa number of downed power lines and Teresa Jornet, a one bridge that was washed out. convent and senior Cell phone use and the ability to center. (L-R) Vanessa use credit cards, as well as water Cohn, Michael Michael Leeds handing out relief Edgerley, Rabbi supplies in some areas, were spotty, supplies in Carolina he said. Josh Hearshen, David Magness, Even in areas they visited around Hearshen said “When kids heard Michael Leeds, Lynne the capital, many homeowners had the word rabbi, for some of them, Winderbaum and not cleaned up debris and damaged their eyes lit up.” Michael Sinnreich. parts of their homes in fear that if In addition to the items the group they did, they might not qualify for brought, Rabbi Hearshen said the FEMA assistance, which is slow in congregation raised about $10,000 coming to many people. for relief for victims of hurricanes received food. They received tion had been destroyed and so we the words in Spanish ‘Puerto Rico A family from Puerto Rico with Harvey, Irma and Maria. He said medicines. They received batter- went and bought him a new tablet rises,’” Rabbi Hearshen said, then a child at Hillel Academy in Tampa most of that money will go to Maria ies. And they received so much on which he could play games. We praised the people for their “strong helped Rabbi Hearshen and his victims. more. But the greatest thing they wanted to help them make new and uplifting spirit.” He wrote to group make a list of what sort of A small portion of that money received was the gift of hope and memories.” he wrote. his congregation, “It was such a supplies were needed before the went to help a young boy and his love. We showed them we cared The group also visited Sharei beautiful thing to see that Puerto group left for the island. Members sister in Dorado that the Rodeph and we showed them that there will Zedek, a Conservative synagogue Rico is rising up again and we are of the relief group stuffed suitcases Sholom group met on their first be light at the end of this tunnel,” in San Juan, where they learned part of that work.” with first aid supplies, batteries, full day in Puerto Rico. The group Rabbi Hearshen wrote in a letter to about that organization and “every- Already Rabbi Hearshen is plan- water purification systems, diapers, had gone to paint a flood damaged congregants. thing that they went through these ning on taking a group back to the shampoo, toothpaste, clothing, house occupied by a mother, grand- Later the same day, they helped past months.” island next year, perhaps as part hats, and other items. Southwest mother and two small children. repair a community center that The rabbi said that although the of a Habitat for Humanity project. Airlines officials were kind enough They discovered the children were features a theatre program where synagogue did not suffer substan- As he told his congregation, “The not to charge a fee when some bags not in school because the boy’s kids get second chances when they tial damage, it is in financial peril concept of tzedakah is not about exceeded weight limits. shoes had been stolen. They took have had legal problems. as it has cost about $60,000 in fuel charity nor is it about choice, it is On the day the group arrived, the kids to a store and bought them The third day the group went to keep a generator going since the all about justice and all about obli- they delivered some of the items shoes and toys. south of Loiza to help a fam- hurricane. gations. We are not going beyond they brought along to a Catholic On the second day, the group ily remove destroyed belongings Rabbi Hearshen said the island the call. We are heeding the call as convent that also housed a senior partnered with the Chabad of from the bottom floor of their had “been hit by a one-two punch” we all should be… We cannot sit living facility, and heard that after Puerto Rico to distribute aid in Toa house, which had been flooded by – the hurricane on top of the already around in Tampa or wherever we two months without power and Alta, a town about 18 miles inland more than 5 feet of water. Rabbi existing widespread poverty. But are and wait for others to help; it is running water, both services had from San Juan. Hearshen noted that a lot of fam- the rabbi said one thing that struck our job and our responsibility to be just been restored. “We watched as people came ily items and memorabilia was him again and again was the spirit the help. When one person is suffer- Asked what sort of reaction he down from their small towns to destroyed. of the Puerto Rican people, their ing we all must feel that suffering got as a Jew from folks on a pre- stand in line and we handed out “Their 13-year-old son’s child- hope and drive. in our cores and cry for them and dominantly Catholic island, Rabbi goods to over 130 families. They hood was in shambles. His PlaySta- “All around the island we (saw) work with them.”

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