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The captured
Israeli "spy
vulture."
Israel Hayom
Polling the Jewish question

l A survey released today by the Pew
Research Center has good news, bad

news, worse news, and horrible news
for Senator Bernie Sanders.
The good news is that 8 percent
of respondents said they were more
likely to vote for a candidate because
he is Jewish.
The bad news is that 10 percent said
they would be less likely to vote for a
Jewish candidate.
The worse news is that the philoSemitism and anti-Semitism the
survey reveals varies by party. Ten
percent of Republicans would be more
likely to vote for a Jew against only 7
percent less likely to vote for one. That
wont help Sanders in the Democratic
primaries. Among Democrats and
those leaning Democratic, 10 percent
would be less inclined to vote for a
Jewish candidate, twice the number
who would be more likely to do
so. (Whether having a Brooklyn
accent would help or harm was not
specifically asked.)
Now is probably the time to point
out that the margin of error for
No ticket,
no Torah?
l We stopped by Teanecks
Sterling Cleaners the other

day, and we were reminded
that garments arent only for
people. Torah scrolls dont go
naked into their ark, after all.
And while theyre less likely
to spill coffee on their covers than people are, they still
need the occasional cleaning.
Still, it was a bit startling,
seeing a synagogue symbol
at the cleaner, along with
our shirts and slacks.
But not as disturbing
as it would have been to
see a Torah perched in a
laundromat chair, waiting
for its garments to finish
Larry Yudelson
spinning.
these questions is 3.8 percent

which means its possible that these
numbers are totally meaningless. But
wheres the fun in that?
The worse news for Sanders is
that 51 percent said they would be
less likely to vote for an atheist for
president. True, that number is down
from 63 percent in 2007, but it is
more than those who would oppose a
Muslim (42 percent), a candidate who
has financial troubles (41 person), or a
gay or lesbian candidate (26 percent).
For 26 percent, candidates
longtime Washington experience will
be held against them.
Regrettably, the survey did not
ask how voters would feel about a
candidate with a Jewish son-in-law a
trait Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump
have in common.
And speaking of The Donald: 30
percent see him as somewhat or
very religious, versus 40 percent for
Bernie Sanders. Hillary Clinton scored
48 on this question and Ted Cruz,
interestingly, only 65.
Larry Yudelson
Spy in the sky, or hapless

Mideast bird brain?
l Look! Up in the sky! Its a drone!
Its a plane! Its an Ofek spy satellite!

No, its a bird!
A vulture, actually.
But when a vulture that had been
released from a wildlife preserve
in northern Israel was captured
in Lebanon, the Lebanese media
displayed it with all the excitement
it usually reserves for captured
high-tech military equipment.
Was the vulture actually an Israeli
spy?
To the Lebanese, the transmitter
attached to its leg, along with the
tag indicating its Israeli origins, was
conclusive proof.
Israelis, however, scoffed at the
claim, and demanded the Lebanese
let the vulture go.
We expect them to understand
that wild animals are not a threat.
said Ohad Hatzofeh, an avian
ecologist with the Israel Nature
and Parks Authority, We hope the
Lebanese release the vulture.
Its not easy for wild animals in
the region when they cross the
regions hostile borders.
In 2013, an Israeli spy eagle was

caught in Lebanon. According to
one Lebanese news site at the time,
local hunters who caught the eagle
alerted authorities after discovering
an ID ring attached to its leg with
the words Israel and Tel Aviv
University printed on it.
Hezbollah claimed that the eagle
was one of many birds sent by
Israel to spy and gather information
via GPS transmitters across the
Middle East. The report pointed to
the arrest of birds carrying similar
devices in Saudi Arabia, Turkey,
and most recently Egypt.
The Parks Authority said the
eagle was born in a breeding and
re-acclimation center in southern
Israel and had been released into
the wild some two years earlier.
In 2012, an eagle with an Israeli
tag was captured in Sudan and
accused of being a Mossad spy. In
2010, an Egyptian official said that
Israel-controlled sharks could be
involved in a number of attacks on
tourists in the Red Sea.
Larry Yudelson & JNS
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Honestly, from Trump Id expect

nothing less than rebuilding the
Temple. Trump Temple.
Editor Josh Marshall, commenting on Donald Trumps promise to move
the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem if elected president
FIFTY SHADES OF BLACK:
African American,
Jewish, and more
Its a coincidence,
but on the Martin
Luther King
holiday I noticed that I
had a number of trending
pop culture items about
Jews who also are
African-American. Lets
start with the movies:
Fifty Shades of Black, a
parody of Fifty Shades
of Grey, the best-selling
novel and hit movie, is
opening on Friday,
January 29. Ive seen the
trailers this movie is
less porno-like than the
original. Its played for
broad laughs (with a
black humor spin) and I
did laugh at many of the
gags in the previews.
Basic plot: Marlon
Wayans plays Christian
Black, a very rich guy
who wants to be the
dominant in his sexual
relations. He meets
Hannah (KALI HAWK,
29) and tries to get her
to be his submissive
girlfriend. Hannah is no
waif, and Blacks attempts to dominate her
dont exactly work out.
Hawk, who identifies as
Jewish and even speaks
some Yiddish, is the
daughter of an American
Jewish mother and black
non-Jewish father. Back in
2011, she teamed up with
actress/singer KAT GRAHAM, 26, to do a funny
short movie called Black
and Jewish, a parody of
a famous rap song video.
(Title on YouTube: Black
and Jewish Yellow and
Black parody). Graham,

who is the daughter of an
American Jewish mother and a black Liberian
father, was in the news
this past week. Shes now
set to play Jada Pinkett
Smith in All Eyez on Me,
a big movie about the life
of rapper Tupac Shakur.
Graham has a big role
Smith and Shakur were
great high school friends
and stayed close until
he died in 1996. Graham,
who looks like the beautiful Smith, was raised Jewish and went to Hebrew
school. You may know
her as Bonnie Bennett on
The Vampire Diaries.
The new season of
the PBS series
Finding Your
Roots began this month.
The January 19 episode
featured three AfricanAmericans, including
comedian MAYA RUDOLPH, 43. Rudolphs
mother, singer Minnie
Riperton, an AfricanAmerican, died when she
was 6. She was raised by
her Jewish father, music
producer/songwriter
DICK RUDOLPH, now 69.
The program explored
both her Jewish roots
(going back to Lithuania)
and her African American
roots. (By the way, the
January 26 episode
featured the ancestry of
NORMAN LEAR, 93, the
creator of many hit
shows, including All in
the Family. The February
2 show will feature
Kali Hawk
Kat Graham
Maya Rudolph
Rashida Jones
Brad Falchuk
Gwyneth Paltrow
famous architect FRANK

GEHRY, 86. You can
watch past episodes of
PBS shows, including this
one, free online.)
RASHIDA JONES,
39, the multi-talented daughter of
actress PEGGY LIPTON,
69, and legendary
African-American
musician Quincy Jones,
is the titular star of the
new TBS series Angie
Tribeca. Its comedy
send-up of police shows,
similar to the Police
Squad TV show and
The Naked Gun movies.
The first 10 episodes

were shown on TBS on
January 17-18, but you
can see them all via
on-demand or online
(free). The episodes are
being shown weekly,
starting Monday, January
25. (And, yes, Rashida
was raised Jewish, too.)
The FX network
American Crime
Story true-crime
anthology series premieres on Tuesday,
February 2. The first
season is a dramatization
of the 1994-95 O.J.
Simpson murder trial.
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Crime is co-produced
by BRAD FALCHUK, 44.
(Falchuks mother,
NANCY, was national
president of Hadassah
and chair of Hadassah
magazine from 2011 to
2015). Frankly, if Simpson
wasnt now in prison for
robbery, I dont think I
could bear watching a
series that ends with his
astonishing acquittal.
There were many real-life
Jewish players at the
O.J. trial and they are in
the series: FRED GOLDMAN, now 75, the father
of murder victim RON
GOLDMAN, is a character. Hes played by

veteran character actor
Joseph Siravo. Also, there
are prosecutor MARCIA
CLARK, now 62 (Sarah
Paulson) and defense
attorneys ROBERT
SHAPIRO, now 73 (John
Travolta), BARRY
SCHECK, now 66 (ROB
MORROW, 53), and
ALAN DERSHOWITZ,
now 77 (EVAN HANDLER, 54).
Defense attorney Robert Kardashian and his
ex-wife, Kris Kardashian,
are played by Jewish
actors (DAVID SCHWIMMER, 49, and SELMA
BLAIR, 43). Please note:
Faye Resnick, a sleazy
friend of murder victim
Nicole Brown Simpson, is
not Jewish. Resnick is a
last name she kept when
she and a Jewish husband split in 1991.
On a sunnier note,
a couple of weeks
ago Brad Falchuk
(who also co-created
Glee) spent a long
weekend in Mexico with
GWYNETH PALTROW,
43, and her daughter,
APPLE, 11. Theyve been
quietly seeing each other
since August, 2014, but
Paltrow made it really
official by posting
Instagram pics of them
cuddling on a Mexican
beach. Like Paltrow, he is
hot, and like Paltrow he
has two young children
from his first marriage.
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76 Jewish cartoonists gather at Schechter
Former Batman editor Jordan Gorfinkel turns Exodus, Zionism into laughing matters
LARRY YUDELSON
ewish astronauts are noteworthy.
Jewish presidential contenders are
seriously noteworthy. Jewish popes
are particularly noteworthy.
Jewish cartoonists and comic book creators not so much.
Batman, Superman, and the Fantastic
Four, for example, all were created by Jewish artists and writers, mostly working for
Jewish publishers.
What is noteworthy about Jordan B.
Gorfinkel, however, is his message: Any
Jew can be a Jewish cartoonist if he or she
can write letters on the top of a page, draw
stick figures, and tell a story.
Last week, Mr. Gorfinkel, who lives in
Cleveland, brought this message of Jewish cartooning empowerment to the fifth
and eighth grades at the Solomon Schechter Day School of Bergen County in New
Milford.
To judge by the show of hands, the students all felt confident in their ability to
write letters, draw stick figures, and tell a
story. To judge by the finished result of the
two-hour workshops, many also were able
to craft a good four-panel gag.
Although the results were
entertaining, Mr. Gorfinkel insists that the process is
educational.
This is not a cartooning
class; this is a class about critical thinking and being able to
apply it in visual storytelling,
he said. Its building a skill
that they will use and apply in
everything they will do for the
rest of their lives.
Mr. Gorfinkel sees himself as
a storyteller. His weekly comic
strip, Everythings Relative,
which appears in Jewish newspapers around the world, celebrates its 20th anniversary
this year. In August, his graphic
novel Michael Midas Champion: Book One came out from
Penguin Random it is recommended for the seventh grade and up. A
new web video series is about to debut.
And hes working on a graphic novel version of the greatest story ever told over
four cups of wine: the Haggadah.
He also runs a studio that provides storytelling, and sometimes comic book characters, to brands such as Microsoft and
Clorox.
A graduate of the School of Visual Arts,
Mr. Gorfinkel creates every element writing, drawing, lettering of Everythings
Above, Jordan Gorfinkel

instructs fifth-grader
Shoham Shans on the
art of cartooning. Inset,
Orr Yhezkel and Sara
Kronfeld work on their story
illustrations.
Relative. On his other projects, he writes

the script and hires artists for the illustrations. In the Schechter beit midrash, as
he went from student to student, making
comments on their scripts and then their
drawings, he assumed the role that earned
him his highest-profile success in the world
of mainstream comic books editor.
Yes, for nine years Mr. Gorfinkel was an
editor for the Batman line at D.C. Comics.
There, as he said, he was caretaker of
one of the most important characters in
serialized fiction. Theres Sherlock Holmes, Superman, Luke

Skywalker, and theres Batman.
(Let the angry tweets pour in
about who I missed.)
Among his responsibilities
was the sort of collaborative interaction
with the writers and illustrators that he
models when he conducts his Jewish cartooning workshops. At D.C. comics, he and
his fellow editors would work on big story
arcs that would play out over a year in the
several monthly comics that fell under
the Batman umbrella arcs like No Mans
Land, which took place in an earthquakedevastated Gotham City.
At Schechter, the broad narrative context for the childrens cartoons came from
the curriculum. The fifth-graders looked at

the weeks Torah portion, Bshalach, which
features the crossing of the Red Sea. Rabbi
Fred Elias prepared a sheet reviewing key
events of pre-State Zionism the ninth-graders had studied in his Jewish history class
for their session with Mr. Gorfinkel.
Mr. Gorfinkel handed out the classic
tools of the cartoonists trade: sheets of
paper with four pre-printed rectangular
panels, blue pencils, and black pens. Photocopiers and scanners do not register the
marks blue pencils make, so artists can ink
over them, putting in fine details without
having to erase their mistakes.
Then he gives a mini workshop in the
four beats of a four-panel strip.
It begins with a setup, he said. In the
second panel, theres a problem. In the
third panel theres a solution. The fourth
is a resolution. Then he called up four students to stand in front and had each act
the part of one of the comic book panels.
He called on another student to choose
a setting. He chose the first incident on the
Zionist review sheet the story of Lord
Balfour.
How does the story begin? he asked
the first panelist. With some back-andforth, it was decided that the story would
begin with young Balfour wanting there to
be a Jewish homeland.
The second panel is the problem.
Whos ruling Palestine at the time? He
and the second student worked out the
second story beat, and he moved on to the
third and the fourth.
But comic strips are not only about what
was. Theyre also about what wasnt, but
might have been. So he takes the four students through a story where there had
been no Balfour declaration.
Then he quickly reviewed the meaning
of theme, and asked them to tell a story
that uses the same theme as the Balfour
story but takes place in their school.
And with that, he wrapped up his micro
lecture in cartooning. Now it was the
hands-on part.
He asked the students to work in pairs
to come up with stories. No drawing yet:
First the script.
As he roams the classroom, he gives his
feedback on the stories, suggests improvements, and gently steers students to ensure
a diverse group of topics are covered and
there is not too much repetition. Some students finish quickly; others focus intensely
on their drawing, skip recess, and rush
through lunch to get more work done. In
the end, some of the cartoons feature stick
figures; other artists are more ambitious.
Some stories feature the straight-ahead
Local
story; some add a joke for the final beat;
some add a twist (Yoda rescuing the Jews
at the Red Sea); and some tell stories with
related themes.
Mr. Gorfinkel gives the most talented
and committed students blue pencils to
keep, and challenges them to begin drawing in a notebook regularly and to show
him their work when he returns next year.
Mr. Gorfinkel loves giving these
workshops.
Im not sure who gets more out of
it, he said. I gain insights into my own
skills and thought processes. I sharpen
my insights into the demographic. The
best way to learn is to teach. It is a thrill
to guide students into their creative vision,
and to be the one capable of being their
guide.
He does a lot of workshops at summer
camps. (I like swimming in lakes and
most schools do not have lakes, he said.)
He gives workshops in schools and
camps across the denominations. He
comes by that naturally: One grandfather
was a Reform rabbi. On the other side
was a grandfather like the zeyde in my cartoon who is in the chair reading Tehillim
Psalms all day.
Im kind of a mutt denominationally,
he says. I went to public school, Reform
The hero of Michael Midas Champion: Book One.
day schools, Conservative, Orthodox,

yeshiva, everything. I feel comfortable
in all denominations though I identify as
Sabbath observant, what some people call
modern Orthodox, which sounds rather
inflexible to me.
As you might have guessed, he moved
around a great deal as a child, living in
some 11 different places by the time he was
21. One constant was the Barbarian Book
Shop in Silver Spring, Maryland. When he
was in fifth grade, he would go there to get
his weekly new comic issues. When his
family moved from Maryland, his grandparents kept buying the comics for him.
They would mail them to whatever his latest address was.
His defining religious period came in
Chicago. I fell into this marvelous Torah
observant crowd of high schoolers in Chicago, at the Ida Crown Jewish Academy,
he said. They were my closest influences
and remain my closest friends.
To pay back his love, he put touches of
the Windy City into the map of Batmans
Gotham City that he helped design as
editor. When the film director Christopher

Nolan shot Batman Begins in Chicago,
well, that was in part a lingering piece of
Mr. Gorfinkels influence.
His biggest professional influence
came from his year at New Yorks School
of Visual Arts. One course in particular:
Writing for comic books, taught by Dennis ONeil. Mr. ONeil had been legendary among comics aficionados since his
1970 run on Green Lantern/Green Arrow,
which brought the 70s mood of social
relevance into DCs superhero comics,
replete with stories about racism and
heroin addiction. In 1990, Mr. ONeil was
senior editor for the Batman line. Teaching
was a side gig for him.
One of the great lessons I learned from
Denny is if you want to remaining authentic, surround yourself with young people,
Mr. Gorfinkel said.
After finishing art school, he did a variety of temp jobs just enough to pay the
rent and stay stocked with spaghetti. I
was trying all kinds of things to see if it
would stick.
He also directed public access cable
TV shows, the sort satirized in Waynes
World. One of my camera people
worked at DC Comics, and when I heard
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Board chair optimistic about new operating structure
LOIS GOLDRICH
erhaps most apt, when discussing the resurgence of the YJCC

in Washington Township, is
the quote by Mark Twain, The
reports of my death have been greatly
exaggerated.
Many folks said we were dead, out
of business, Jeffrey Tucker of Woodcliff
Lake, chair of the YJCCs board of directors, said. And yes, he added, The building we knew is gone.
But, he said, reeling off the programs
that are still in operation, we always continued, and very shortly we will have a
phenomenal Jewish community center up
and running.
Last summer, the YJCC announced that
it would be ceasing its operations at 605
Pascack Road. We downsized and began
to regroup, Mr. Tucker said, pointing out
that the 30-member board of directors has
continued to function and to oversee the
projected changes.
Weve continued to exist as a JCC, he
said, noting for example, that the program
for senior citizens has continued to function drawing the same number of attendees as before but it is now at Temple
Beth Or in Washington Township.
In addition, the Open Hearts/Open
Homes program, which brings to the community a group of Israeli teens affected by
terrorism, ran as usual in the summer of
2015 and is gearing up for its 2016 season.
A recent publicity email announcing a
mix of upcoming old and new programs
urged readers to Join our journey as we
redefine and realign with the community.
One of those programs, JCafe, is targeted
to families with young children. Its first
event, scheduled for January 27, was to be
held at the Park Ridge Marriott. Another,
Tween Scene for students in grades five
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At a recent Kabbalat Shabbat program, members of the YJCCs active adults group learned about the paintings Paula
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20 rabbis will teach a variety of communities next Saturday night
JOANNE PALMER
hen they first started

school in Europe, a very
long time ago, before the
world changed little
boys were encouraged to lick honey off
the Hebrew letters they soon would be
learning.
That was the sweet taste of Torah that
the North Jersey Board of Rabbis considered honey-sweet, honey-pure, and
inextricably connected to text as it put
together Sweet Tastes of Torah, the sevenyear-old program that draws Jews from
across the area and from across the Jewish spectrum for a night of learning and
celebrating together, and for the bonding
across borders that accompanies it.
Beginning with Havdalah, the evening includes 20 rabbis, representing 20
Reform, Conservative, and Reconstructionist communities, and two hour-long
learning sessions. It concludes with dessert, dancing, and, new this year, a closing
ceremony. Thats because people didnt
always stay for the refreshments and the
shmoozing, but thats a big part of the
community-building, Rabbi Steven Sirbu
of Temple Emeth in Teaneck, who also is
the president of the board of rabbis, said.
What I love about it is the fact that once
a year, the community comes together to
learn, Rabbi Randall Mark of Shomrei
Torah: The Wayne Conservative Congregation, added. Hes not talking only about
students. It is the only forum where you
can get a dozen different rabbis teaching
about the same theme but doing their own
thing. And whats fun for me as a rabbi is
that every year, during the sessions when
I am not teaching, I get a chance to learn
with different colleagues. Its always interesting to see what they do.
What do they do?
Each year, the committee overseeing
the evening for the board of rabbis comes
Who: 20 local Reform, Conservative,
and Reconstructionist rabbis
What: Will teach at Sweet Tastes of
Torah
When: On Saturday, February 6; with
doors opening at 6:30 and Havdalah
at 6:50
Where: At Temple Beth Rishon, 585
Russell Ave., Wyckoff
Why: To learn, talk, dance, eat, and
grow Jewishly together
How much: $15 if you register by February 4
To register or learn more: call (201)
652-1687, emailsweettastesoftorah@
gmail.com, or go to sweettastesoftorah.
weebly.com
Rabbi Randall Mark of Congregation Shomrei Torah of Wayne teaches participants at the Sweet Tastes of Torah last year.
Rabbi Joseph Prouser of Temple Emanuel of North Jersey illustrates a shul in

Uganda at last years session.
up with a theme. Usually it has something

to do with the parashat hashavuah the
weekly Torah portion. This year, though,
the focus will be on sacred relationships,
defined in any way that the participating
rabbis choose to define it.
Rabbi David Bockman of Teaneck, who
heads Temple Beth Shalom in Pompton
Lakes, has taken on the job of organizing the evening, as he has for many years.
What I do is noodge the rabbis to agree
to teaching, and then I give them ideas,
he said. As a committee, we come up
with the theme, and then I interpret the
theme to the rabbis, and give them some
direction.
As in most years, some of the sessions
are what Rabbi Bockman calls bread and
butter. They hew closely to the theme,
need no explanation, and explore the
real questions, dilemmas, and emotions
Dan and Joy Firshein and Karen Butler are greeters.
that are connected to it. For example, he

said, this year, Shaar Communities Rabbi
Adina Lewittes will teach Sibling Relationships as Seen Through the Lens of
Genesis; Rabbi David Klatzker of Temple
Emanuel of the Pascack Valley in Woodcliff Lake will explore Honoring Father
and Mother: The Hardest Mitzvah?; Rabbi
Shammai Engelmayer will consider What
the Bible Teaches Us About Family Values, and Rabbi David J. Fine of Temple
Israel and Jewish Community Center in
Ridgewood will examine A Metaphorical
Relationship? The Marriage Between God
and the Jewish People.
(Note that bread and butter is not necessarily Wonder Bread and butter in tiny little plastic tubs. It can be solid, chewy, multigrain bread and slabs of home-churned
goodness.)
Other sessions offer topics less
straightforwardly connected to the theme.

Rabbi Bockman will teach Israeli dance
during one of the sessions; Rabbi Fred
Elias of the Solomon Schechter Day School
of Bergen County will look at baseballs
spring training, considering it through a
Jewish prism (any baseball fan will understand intuitively the connection between
fandom and faith), and Rabbi Gerald
Friedman, the beloved rabbi emeritus of
Temple Beth Sholom of Pascack Valley in
Park Ridge, will teach about his beloved
Shlomo Carlebach, as he does most years.
Rabbi Ziona Zelazo is a chaplain at Valley Hospital, a congregant at Temple Beth
Rishon in Wyckoff, where this years Sweet
Tastes will be held, and a member of the
rabbinical committee that arranges it.
This year, the theme is very special, and
each one of us who will be teaching will
teach something from their heart, Rabbi
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I am teaching What More Can I Do To Be Loved By
You? she continued. It will be exploring human relationships, and how people deal with envy, disappointment, rejection. It has to do with human emotions.
The therapeutic part of my workshop will be based on
the Torah portion called Vayetze, about Rachel, Leah,
and Jacob, and we will look at the dynamics that happen in this family. One feels unloved. One feels loved,
but then the one who feels loved cant have a baby. We
will dissect the story piece by piece, and see how it can
guide us to understand something about ourselves.
Its about dealing with the scars of the past, and
how to make them sacred to ourselves. It is about how
we can perhaps mend hurt in certain ways, and when
we mend and fix and repair we heal, and when we
heal, the sacred part comes across as holy, important,
untouched, and respected.
I wish I had more than an hour! she said ruefully.
(If there is ever one refrain sung by just about anyone
who teaches Jewish adult education, or who takes
classes, its I need more time! )
Many people go to Sweet Tastes of Torah year after
year, loving the community feeling and learning new
things each time. One of the wonderful things about
it is that we get to study with all these different rabbis, Linda Poskanzer of Hackensack, chair of Temple
Emeths adult ed committee, said. Ive lived in Bergen
county for 65 years, and I know a lot of people who
are not Temple Emeth members. Its good to run into
them there.
It gets better every year, she continued. Its also
a good introduction for people who havent done any
studying, who have come for the first time because
their rabbi or someone else convinced them to.
And its wonderful that Reform and Conservative
and Reconstructionist rabbis all cooperate, and bring
great stuff to us.
Rachel Eastman of Dumont, an active Temple
Emeth member, has gone to most of the Sweet Tastes.
There are always topics that speak to me, she said.
And I like seeing the same people year after year.
Although she generally prefers classes on the lighter
side, a couple of years ago I went to one taught by
Rabbi Paul Jacobson, she said. It was his first year
at Temple Avodat Shalom, and it was about Talmud.
I had never held a page of Talmud in my hands,
and I was moved by it. And then he asked if it was the
first time for any of us and it was me and one other
person in the room and we said a shehechenayu
the blessing that is said for a new experience. I was
really moved by that.
And now at Emeth we will experiment with a Talmud class, and I am going to go, she said.
Dan Firshein of Teaneck has gone to Sweet Tastes of
Torah every year; hes enjoying it so much that I have
been manning the front desk for five or six years now,
greeting people as they come in, he said.
He loves the diversity. Mostly people stay with their
own community, whether its their synagogue or their
town, most of the time, but on this one evening each
year, you get a mix of people from all the different
congregations. And its nice that the rabbis volunteer
their time to get the community together.
Its a potpourri, Dr. Firshein continued. If you are
a serious Torah person, you will find something for
you. If you are looking for a lighter evening and usually thats me you will find that too.
There are two sessions, and usually there are five
or six I want to go to, he said.
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police without his attorney present, and
Police, said.
that his 14-year-old daughter was simiThere is strong evidence that is being
larly questioned without an attorney or
examined as the investigation continues, he added.
legal guardian in the room.
As a result of that evidence, the police
During the interrogation, Engelmayer
barged into the Engelmayers home
said, shackles were placed on both his
early in the morning on January 11, openarms and his legs, and he was threatened
ing every drawer and closet in the house,
with having his children taken away.
and strip-searched Mr. Engelmayer.
They were treating me like no matter
Mr. Engelmayer said that he has
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Local
Hannah G. Solomon Day
declared in New Jersey
The New Jersey State Sensection added What
ate and General Assembly
an opportunity to get
approved a joint resolution
the NCJW name out
sponsored by Senate Majorthere in New Jersey.
ity Leader Loretta WeinEach year on January
berg and Assembly Deputy
14, we will celebrate
Speaker Gordon M. Johnson
with volunteer opportunities; and programs
to commemorate the birthday of Hannah G. Solomon,
and events to support
the founder and first presiwomen, children, and
dent of the National Council
families in our community and beyond, as
of Jewish Women.
inspired by the legacy
Hannah Solomon played
of Hannah G. Solomon,
a leading role for womens
Hannah G. Solomon
our esteemed founder.
rights, strengthened her
The National Council
community, and dedicated
of Jewish Women is nothing less than the
her life to faith and the service of others, Mr. Johnson said. Her legacy of phivoice of and the place where women from
lanthropy and stewardship of the NCJW
across society come together to make the
makes it appropriate that the New Jersey
world at large and their communities, in
Legislature commemorate and honor the
particular, a better place.
anniversary of her birth.
For more information about National
In a statement issued on January 15,
Council of Jewish Women in Bergen
Bea Podorefsky of NCJWs Bergen County
County, go to www.ncjwbcs.org.
Iris and Alon Avni, holding award, with Rabbi Mordechai and Malkie Shain,
Rabbi Yitzchak and Naomi Gershovitz, and Rabbi Yossi and Bassi Katz, all
of Tenafly.
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YU plans job fair on March 3

Yeshiva Universitys Center for the Jewish
Future and the YU School Partnership will
host their annual Jewish Job Fair on Thursday, March 3, at the Max Stern Athletic
Center on YUs Wilf Campus, 2501 Amsterdam Ave. at 185th Street in Manhattan. The
job fair is free and open to the public from
7 to 9 p.m., with priority admission for YU
students and alumni beginning at 6.
In addition to showcasing a variety of
professional opportunities at Jewish day
schools, organizations, and nonprofits,
the fair provides a networking opportunity for job-hunters seeking information
on careers in the Jewish community.
We are proud to offer schools the
incredible opportunity to do some of their
most challenging work, which is finding
good teachers, while at the same time
enabling job seekers to pound the pavement in one room and interview with dozens of potential employers, said Eliana
Sohn, project coordinator of leadership

development programs and placement
services at the YU School Partnership. As
a co-hosting partner of the YU Jewish Job
Fair since its inception, we are finding that
the job fair has become much more than
its name reflects it is now a vital networking opportunity for schools and educators alike.
More than 60 Jewish day schools from 13
states and community organizations from
across North America and overseas will be
at the fair to meet and conduct interviews
with candidates.
Pre-registration is open through March
1. To book appointments with day school
employers in advance and to receive email
updates about which employers will be
attending as well as to submit a resume
before the fair, register on YUs JEDJobs,
www.JEDJobs.org.
NORPAC hosting two officials

On Sunday, January 31 at 10:30 a.m.,
Drs. Mort and Esther Fridman will host
a NORPAC meeting in Teaneck with
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.), a member
of the U.S. House of Representatives.
NORPACs meeting with Senator Rob
Portman (R-Ohio), originally scheduled
for January 24, has been rescheduled
for Monday, February 1, at 7:30 p.m.
Irene and Robert Gottesman will host it
in Englewood.
For information, email Avi@NORPAC.
net or call (201) 788-5133.
Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and

Senator Rob Portman
Ilena and Dennis Kalter
Sharon and Uri Shichor
Lubavitch on the Palisades dinner

The Lubavitch on the Palisades 20th
annual gala, held on January 10, was
called Hakhel Assemble the Men,
the Women, and the Children. More
than 300 people were at the celebration, which honored Iris and Alon Avni,
Ilena and Dennis Kalter, and Sharon
and Uri Shichor.
Everyone who was there was given
a personalized envelope with a dollar
bill and a mitzvah pledge card. The
dollar was to be passed on to someone in need or to be used for a good
cause. The pledge card was to be used

for mitzvot, including lighting Shabbat
and holiday candles, adding more time
to prayer or attention to kashrut observance, supporting a Jewish childs education, attending a Torah class, or lending a hand to someone in need.
Seeing over 300 people, celebrating together and seriously committing
to taking on a mitzvah was incredible,
Rabbi Mordechai Shain, executive
director of Lubavitch on the Palisades,
said.
YU offers genetic screening

The Yeshiva University Student Medical
Ethics Society will partner with JScreen,
an Atlanta-based nonprofit organization
dedicated to genetic screening, on Sunday, February 14. The screening, at YUs
Belfer Hall, is set for 2 to 6 p.m.
Usually, each test costs $100. However,
JScreen is offering a subsidy to lower the
price to $25. Each test screens for more
than 100 diseases, using saliva samples, rather than blood, for testing. The
screening is open to everyone.
To pre-register, go to JScreen.org
and request a kit. Select YU/Stern from
the how did you hear about JScreen

dropdown. Enter insurance information on step 2. On step 4 enter the
coupon code YU2015 and click apply
for the $25 rate. You can pick up your
saliva-screeningkit at Belfer Hall.
Walk-ins are welcome.
If you are going to be tested, do not
eat, drink, or smoke for 30 minutes
before.
For information, call Rabbi Robert
Shur at the YU Center for the Jewish
Future, (212) 960-5400, ext. 5313, or go
to YUmedicalethics.com.
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Regional director for North Jersey and Rockland to represent, personalize services
Partnership were Torah educators in
of deepening Jewish identification and comthe OUs Seif Jewish Learning Initiative
mitment, said Barbara Lehmann Siegel, OUs
on Campus program at Boston Univernational vice president and chair of its Commission on Community and Synagogue Services.
sity, from which Rabbi Heller received his
Rabbi Heller, the OUs first New Jersey-RockB.A. in international relations. He holds
land County area regional director, will serve as
rabbinic ordination from Yeshiva Universitys Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological
its ambassador to strengthen bonds between
Seminary and a masters degree in Bible
the OU and member synagogues, as well as to
from YUs Bernard Revel School of Gradudeepen the relationships among the regions
ate Studies.
various shul communities, Ms. Siegel said.
Our goal is a stronger connection with
The catchment area reaches from Rockland,
Rabbi Avi Heller
our synagogues, and thats hard to do
through the northern half of New Jersey, going
with a small national staff, Rabbi Heller
south to Monmouth County.
said. This regional model will allow us to do that. For the
Rabbi Heller, 42, originally is from Denver. For the last
next six months, Ill be meeting rabbis, presidents, board
six years he has been the director of education for the
members, youth directors, and youth leaders to establish
Manhattan Jewish Experience, an outreach program for
face-to-face relationships between us and between them
young professionals. Before that, he was director of the
and the OU. There are a lot of OU services available that
Boca Raton Community Kollel in Florida and rabbi of the
we want them to know about.
Boca Raton Synagogue West.
Rabbi Judah Isaacs of Teaneck, director of the OUs
He and his wife, Shira now assistant director for professional development at the Yeshiva University School
Department of Community and Synagogue Services, said
Abigail Klein Leichman
here are 52 synagogues in the state of New Jersey

and in Rockland County, New York, that are members of the Orthodox Union. Approximately 40
more synagogues may be eligible to be OU members. But neither the shuls that are members nor the ones
that could be have had a regional contact from the national
organization, so they may not have been aware of the variety of support services they could receive.
That situation now is changing, with the appointment
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Rockland County.
This new initiative of the Orthodox Unions Department
of Community and Synagogue Services aims to provide
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Where was that ghetto?
story about the town of

Worms, in Germany (A
story of Clinton, Worms,
and Wayne, January 8),
which told, in part, the story of Eric
Mayers family, brought this somewhat
ungrammatical emailed response:
There is an unfortunate and misleading inaccuracy in this article. The mistake was probably inadvertent.
About half way down, sentence at the
end of the paragraph: He was shipped
to a Polish ghetto and was murdered in
Sobibor in 1943.
The fact is that the ghettos were not
Polish and must not be described in
this way. The ghettos were created by
GERMANY during WW2 when Germany
had invaded Poland and there was a
brutal German OCCUPATION. In no
way should the ghettos be described as
Polish since this implies a false ownership and/or responsibility. Sobibor was
a German camp.
Poland did not surrender to, or collaborate with, the German Nazis.
There is also this misleading quote:
At the end of March 1941 he was
deported to Poland. No, he was not. He
was deported by the Germans to German occupied Poland.
The principle and important distinction is similar to misleading phrases
such as Polish concentration/death
camp. These descriptions must NOT be
used. They are considered inaccurate
and offensive. The issue is well documented and most responsible media
have in-house style guides to try and
prevent such factual/historical errors.
I would suggest that the word Polish
is removed from that sentence. If you

wish to add a geographical context than
Nazi ghetto in German occupied Poland
would be more truthful and accurate.
Please try to remember the difference between the perpetrators and the
victims.
The email was signed by Chris Jezewski, who did not give any more information about himself.
So what are we to think? When we
showed Mr. Mayer the email, he sighed.
First, he said, Mr. Jezewski technically is
correct. Second, he said, there are people who spend a great deal of time setting their Google alerts for stories about
Holocaust atrocities, and then demanding that any inaccuracies they claim to
find be corrected.
Mr. Mayer also added that Polish antiSemitism is showing itself again, as the
disturbing results of a 2014 poll conducted by the Center for Research on
Prejudice at Warsaw University make
clear. The new right-wing government
that won a majority in the Polish Parliament in October is causing alarm
among many groups, including the
ones that monitor for anti-Semitism.
Then there is our own reaction. To
begin with, we are English speakers.
A ghetto in Poland is a Polish ghetto.
We do not feel the need to describe a
words history or define its parameters
every time we use it. Yes, the ghettos
were in German-occupied Poland. In
plain English, that is Poland. Mr. Jezewski is correct but so are we.
Second, the specter of Poles or their
apologists policing Jewish newspapers,
trolling for political incorrectness, is a
keeping the faith
bit much. Please try to remember the

difference between the perpetrators
and the victims, Mr. Jezewski writes,
as if the prewar relationship between
Poles and Jews involved shared parties and backyard barbecues. Yes, the
relationships were complex, as human
relationships always are. Yes, the two
communities, Jews and Poles, were
interconnected. Yes, there were righteous Gentiles among the Poles who
saved Jews. But to pretend that the
deepest truth of that relationship was all
hearts and unicorns is to be profoundly
dishonest. The years after Polands
independence after World War I saw
a dramatic increase in pogroms, for
example, especially in Vilna and Lvov.
Nor should we think that the war, the
Shoah, and Polands liberation cleared
the air. Two terrible pogroms soon followed. In August 1945, one that began
in Cracow which, pace Mr. Jezewski, it
is safe to think of as a Polish city then,
no? or do we blame it all on the Soviet
Union? ended with about 350 dead
Jews. In July 1946, a pogrom in Kielce
ended with about 42 Jews dead and a
similar number wounded.
Shall we blame the Germans for that
too?
So, Mr. Jezewski, we are sorry to have
offended you. We will try to remember that the shorthand Polish ghettos
and Polish concentration camps are
not as technically accurate as ghettos
in German-occupied Poland and German concentration camp in Germanoccupied Poland.
But we might just forget and slip back
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Without justice,
there can be no
Zionist dream
n Monday morning, January 11, Israeli

police barged into a home in Modiin and
began tearing it apart in search of the marijuana stash they knew was there, because
they knew the family, children included, were dealing
the weed to the children of Modiin.
The illicit drug, the police also knew, was home
grown, having been nurtured in the garden behind
the home.
Only, there was no marijuana growing in the garden,
and no evidence that any ever grew there. There was
no stash found in the house, not even a recreational
one. There was no paraphernalia of any kind in the
home, either, that could be used to produce product
for any use.
In t heir ra ns a ck ing
of the home, the police
also seized all electronic
devices, because they
knew these contained evidence of drug trafficking.
The family members volunteered the lock codes
even before being asked,
because they knew they
Rabbi
had nothing to hide.
Shammai
All this should have told
Engelmayer
the police they were in the
wrong house. Instead, the
lack of any evidence of any
kind only made them more aggressive. They dragged
the father and one of his children, a 14-year-old girl, to
the police station, where they were interrogated for
most of that day. The father was denied the right to an
attorney; the 14-year-old girl was denied the right to
have a parent present during questioning.
At one point, the father was told he had raised a
whore and two drug dealers, and that his youngest
son would be removed from the home to protect him
from being infected by the evil within.
Thus began a nightmare that continues even now,
weeks later.
What happened to us, as I found out, is not uncommon in this country, the father wrote in a blog posted
on the Times of Israel last week.
Shammai Engelmayer is the rabbi of Congregation Beth
Israel of the Palisades in Cliffside Park.
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Upon realizing that there was not even

a crumb of anything illicit, no paraphernalia even for recreational use, and no
evidence to substantiate their theory, the
father wrote, they proceeded to detain me
and my young daughter and brought us to
the station for interrogation.Upon entering the car, they told me not to speak to my
daughter and slapped me when I ignored
those instructions. As stoic as she was, she
is still 14 and will forever be my baby; I will
always ignore those orders, especially when
I see her teary-eyed and scared.
For the next 12 hours, the 14-year-old and
her father were kept apart. He was moved
from one room to another, his legs and arms
shackled.
As the day progressed, things went from
very bad to much worse. My wife was at
the station with our oldest daughter trying
to get the lead investigator to speak with the
attorney she had hired that morning, the
father wrote. The arresting officer shoved
my daughter [who is in the army] to the
ground, grabbed her phone, and hung up
on the attorney.
No one was safe that day, he wrote.
Eventually, the father was placed in the
home of his wifes cousin, and placed under
house arrest, with strict penalties for communicating with anyone via telephone or
email. I was notallowed to go to work, not
allowed to discuss this with anyone aside
from my attorney, and not allowed to see
how my wife and four children were doing.
As to what led to this nightmare, it apparently grew out of a year-long grudge held
by a teenager against the 14-year-old daughter and her older brother. When he was
arrested by police on drug charges and
asked to name names, he saw this as an
opportunity to get even.
Had the officers done even a little police
work before barging into our home and
destroying our lives, they would have realized the ridiculousness of their accusations, the father wrote.
We live in a country where security is first
and foremost, and most of the laws governing police conduct revolve around that. Our
trust in those who are supposed to protect
and serve has been shattered, and when
that happens, everything changes. Everything has changed.
My lawyer summed it up in the saddest
statement I have heard since moving here.
In a conversation earlier this week he had
said we have a good case against the police
and I responded that I am not looking for
money; I want justice. He dryly replied that
I am in the wrong country for that. In Israel,
there is no such thing as justice.
There is so much wrong with this country, and yet throughout the past 10 years
we believed we were here to help change
those things and contribute to the building
of a great nation; without justice, though, it
doesnt matter; without a system meant to
protect its citizens from abuse by authorities, there is no foundation on which to
build a great nation.
(For more about this story, see page 12.)
The Torah says as much. Justice, justice
shall you pursue, that you may thrive and
occupy the land that the Lord your God is
giving to you, it tells us in Deuteronomy
16:20. Without justice, there can be no living in the land.
The word justice in the verse, tzedek,
is an interesting one because it is an unexpected one, and defining it is a bit difficult.
Tzedek has multiple meanings, including
righteousness, justice, truth, honest (as in
honest weights and measures), purity, and
sincerity. From tzedek we also derive such
meanings as kindness, virtue, and piety.
Then there is the word with which we are
all so familiar tzedakah. It means righteousness, purity, equity, and to be liberal
with. Tzedakah is a purifying act in which
we should engage liberally, because it is righteous and equitable.
Righteousness, justice, truth, purity, sincerity, honesty, liberality these are a lot of
definitions from which to choose. Which one
best fits tzedek, tzedek shall you pursue?
To answer that, we must look at the phrase
again. We are dealing with three words when
all we need are two: Pursue tzedek. Adding
an extra tzedek is the Torahs way of telling us
that tzedek in a legal context must include all
of its definitions. Justice that is not righteous,
equitable, kind, virtuous, pure, and pious is
not tzedek.
I know this family well, because it is my
family. The father is my son, the mother is
my daughter-in-law, and the children are my
grandchildren. They are traumatized, disillusioned, and just plain scared.
They have a right they are tzodek to be.
Their Zionist dream has been shattered. Tzedek, tzedek shall you pursue, that you may
thrive and occupy the land that the Lord your
God is giving to you.
Without tzedek, there can be no Zionist
dream.
An empty synagogue
in the snow
n any given Saturday mornthat I found myself completely alone in

ing I wake up and go to
the synagogue on Shabbat. I was not
synagogue.
upset that no one came. The weather
Last Shabbat morning
was extremely hazardous, and I would
January 23, 2016 I made sure to get
not have wanted people to risk accidents when the media and government
out earlier than usual, because I was
authorities were advising them to stay at
worried about our custodian making it
home. But as I sat there alone that Shabthere on time.
bat morning, I reflected on the nature of
It took me longer than usual to traverse the half block from my house to
our enterprise in the organized Jewish
the synagogue, even though there was
community. I was met with a dark vision
no traffic on the street I have to cross.
of a future where we open synagogues
The snow was everywhere. On the
for prayer where no one comes to pray.
street. On the trees. In the sky. In the air.
I was reminded of the story of the Baal
Coming at me horizontally through the
Shem Tov Elie Wiesel recounted in The
wind. But I made it to my destination
Gates of the Forest. When a miracle
and had an hour to prepare before serwas needed, the Baal Shem Tov would
vices. I took up a shovel and made a safe
go to a certain place in the forest, light
path from the parking lot to the door.
a fire, and recite a specific prayer, and
The lot was not plowed, but maybe that
then a miracle was granted. When the
would change. I unlocked the doors,
Baal Shem Tov had died, his disciple,
turned off the alarm, and
the Maggid of Mezrich,
turned on the lights. (I
went to the same place
always have accepted the
in the forest and recited
Rabbinical Assembly posithe same prayer, but he
tion from 1950 that perdid not know how to light
mits the use of electricity
the fire. When the Maggid of Mezrich died, his
on Shabbat for turning on
disciple, Rabbi Moshe
and off lights and the like.)
Leib of Sasov, also went
I made sure the sanctuary
to the forest to seek Gods
was ready for services.
Rabbi Dr.
mercy, and prayed to God
I took out the food for
David J. Fine
that while he knew neithe collation. I set up the
ther how to light the fire
beverages.
nor the words of the Baal
Then, with about a
Shem Tovs prayer, at least he knew
half hour before services, I looked at
where to go, and he hoped that would
the entryway and doubted for a second
be sufficient. When Rabbi Israel of
whether or not I actually had shoveled
Rizhyn, the great-grandson of the Maga path to the door. The snow was coming down so fast that there was no trace
gid of Mezrich, had to pray for mercy,
of my path or footprints. So I shoveled
he sat in his chair and prayed: Master of
a pathway again, and then settled down
the Universe! I dont know how to light
with a little food and drink and studied
the fire nor the words of the prayer nor
some mishnah in preparation for the
the site in the forest. May my memory of
teaching I give at the beginning of the
the story be sufficient.
service. Then it was 9 a.m., and no one
Will we reach a point where we open
was there. I checked the entryway again
our synagogues but will have forgotten
and decided to shovel again. Then I sat
the words to say? Or have we already
down, studied some more, and ate and
reached the point where our people
drank some more. Still no one there. I
have forgotten the location of the
went into the sanctuary, put on my tallis
synagogue?
and davened.
While the memory of synagogues may
Then I put it away, cleaned up the colbe enough to kindle divine mercy, it will
lation, put the perishables back into the
not sustain our communities. We must
refrigerator, turned off the lights, turned
recommit ourselves to learning the liturgy and language of the prayer book,
the alarm back on, locked the doors,
so our ancient words not become forgotand made my way back across the white
ten incantations. We must retrain our
to home.
feet (and our cars) to attend synagogue
While there have been other times
on Shabbat and make our communities
that snow has interfered with a Shabbat
See Snow page 23
morning service, this was the first time
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Remembering Rabbi Eugene Borowitz
ve been a member of the modern

Orthodox community for all of my
68-plus years.
I come from a modern Orthodox
family and married into one; I raised my children in that tradition, was educated in modern Orthodox schools through college, lived
in prominent modern Orthodox communities (Far Rockaway, the Upper West Side and
now Teaneck), davened in modern Orthodox
shuls, have mainly modern Orthodox friends,
and have written articles for many Jewish
publications on modern Orthodox themes.
So, if asked which rabbis made a strong
and lasting impact on me and the way I think
about Jewish issues, my list would include
the usual suspects: Rabbi Ralph Pelcovitz (in
whose shul I grew up), Rabbi Emanuel Rackman (whose influence began when I attended
his Shabbat youth groups as a teenager and
continued until his death many decades
later), Rabbi Murry Penkower (my fatherin-law), Rabbis Shlomo Riskin and Saul Berman of Lincoln Square Synagogue, where I
belonged when I lived in Manhattan, and
Rabbi Yosef Adler, now my family rabbi. But it
would also include an unusual suspect: Rabbi
Dr. Eugene B. Borowitz, a towering Reform
theologian who died last week at 91.

I first met Rabbi Borowitz in the late 1970s,
when I was invited to be a one-year fellow at
Shma Magazine, which he founded, edited
and ran, paradoxically, with a gentle and
loving iron fist. That one-year term (during
which he insisted I call him Gene) extended
to three intermittent years, during which
time I had the opportunity to learn two significant life lessons from him. Although I, and
not he, was the litigator, he taught these lessons following the litigators maxim in making a closing argument dont tell, show!
The first lesson was that someone can be
religious without being Orthodox, a relatively
simple-sounding idea that to my Orthodox
sensibilities was somewhat startling. Being
religious, what I learned from watching and
talking to Gene was not exclusively knowing
the 39 forbidden types of work prohibited
on Shabbat or following the intricate kashrut
rules, as important as they were to me. Even
without Orthodox halachic observance,
being religious also could mean looking at
and grappling with moral and ethical dilemmas through a Jewish lens (and heart); taking
Shabbat and prayer seriously as you understood them; studying, valuing and teaching
Jewish texts, and, yes, editing

thats where the sandwiches
a magazine of Jewish responsicame from. He realized that I
bility and ideas.
couldnt eat food that did not
The second lesson modified
have what I considered to be
an Orthodox trope I had heard
proper supervision. Although
many times in my community:
he would have been able to eat
if Jews of different denominafood from any of the three, it
tions and levels of observance
wasnt assur for him to accommodate me. And so he did.
want to do anything together,
Joseph C.
But not always. Sometimes,
the less halachically observant
Kaplan
I learned, others had princialways had to bow to those
ples rooted as deeply as halamore stringent. Its assur
chic rules, which they could
forbidden for us to eat nonno more give up than Orthodox Jews could
kosher food or daven without a mechitzah,
give up halachic ones. This point was driven
the argument goes. But although you dont
home at a trialogue sponsored by an Orthofeel obligated to eat kosher or daven separately, its not assur for you to do so. So meet
dox shul in Teaneck many years ago. It was
our standards when were together or we
a discussion among three rabbis of different
cant do business with one another.
denominations. Using my personal connection to Gene, I invited him as the Reform
What I learned from Gene was that this was
representative, and he kindly accepted. He
true only sometimes. Our meetings at Shma
was, as always, thoughtful, wise, and eloincluded a (very) light dinner sandwiches
quent. But it was an answer that he gave
and a drink. Before our first meeting, Gene,
during the Q&A period that sticks in my
knowing I was Orthodox, called me and
mind. A member of the audience asked him,
said that there were three possible places
respectfully, about a get a Jewish divorce.
from which to order the sandwiches. Which
Although the Reform movement doesnt
one, he asked, had a rabbinical supervision
require a get to end a Jewish marriage if the
that was acceptable to me? I told him, and
A view from the pew

Come to the annual Brotherhood/Sisterhood breakfast!
he goal of this column is to

encourage you to join me at our
communitys 30th annual Brotherhood/Sisterhood Breakfast on
Presidents Day Monday, February 15.
This breakfast is the broadest-based interfaith event of its kind in the nation. The Jewish Community Relations Council of our Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey has
been a leading sponsor and active facilitator
of the event since its inception.
In beginning my solicitation of your participation in what I believe to be one of the
most important get-togethers of the year
in our community, I want to refer you to a
small article in the January 18, Bergen Record
about Pope Francis speaking at the Great
Synagogue in Rome. I think that the fact that
the leader of the Catholic church attending
a synagogue is no longer a front page headline story is good, but challenging, news. The
Catholic church and the Jewish community
have come a long way on the road of reconciliation and mutual respect over the past 50
years. While the recognition of the inhumanity of the Holocaust was, without a doubt, a
catalyst for the dramatic changes the church
initiated, I think that the most important
aspect of the reformation within Catholicism
has been the recognition that Pope Francis
reaffirmed earlier this month: that Christianity, Judaism, and Islam all are paths to the one
God.
While the pope, speaking in an Italian synagogue, understandably focused upon the
three Abrahamic faiths in his address to the
Jewish community of Rome, as an American
living in an ever more religiously diverse community, I would like to add my belief that the
Hindu, Sikh, Jain, and Bahai faiths, whose
origins are outside of biblical tradition, also
are uniquely different but valid paths to the
one ultimate source of being.
Religious wars should be an oxymoron. Sadly, even after the two world wars of
the 20th century, when much of the brutal
slaughter of tens of millions was fueled by
hate, based upon differences in faith, religious wars in the 21st century are the number
one obstacle to world peace. As a person who
defines himself as a religious Jew, this truth is
deeply troubling.
I am an American who was inspired, during my college years in the 1960s, to choose
the rabbinate as a career, in great measure
because it was rabbis, priests, and ministers
who stood at the forefront of the civil rights
and human rights movements. The 2013 Pew
Study documents that during the past 40
years, most Americans have come to associate the term religious only with fundamentalism. Liberal Christianity and liberal Judaism are seen by their Orthodox brethren as
less than legitimate. Many members of liberal
synagogues and churches

Jews, what we know of people
often define themselves as
of other faiths is what we read
not religious. Moreover, I can
on the Internet or see on TV.
attest, through both personal
We Jews, who know all too well
experience and demographic
the hate inspired against our
studies, that while Americans
people by deceitful stereotyping, cannot allow ourselves to
have more interactions with
do the same to people of other
people of different faith backgrounds in the workplace and
ethnic and faith communities.
Rabbi Neal I.
at school than we did 40 or
Seeing people of different
Borovitz
50 years ago, too often those
faiths as other rather than
interactions do not include
brother is both antithetical
meaningful discussions, which
to Jewish values, as I understand Torah, and to maintaining American
could lead to greater mutual respect and
public support to Israel, as I understand
understanding both of our shared values and
human nature and politics. Without having
of our different customs and traditions.
first shared a meal with others, its hard, if not
Interfaith dialogues, including our annual
impossible, to open a discussion with them
interfaith breakfast, attract fewer of us than
on issues of deep concern. A contemporary
they did a generation ago. One of the results
example of this is the BDS movement. Locally
of this apathy is that we may be acquainted
and nationally, only concerned Jews who
with more people of different faith backgrounds today than we would have been a
have an ongoing relationship with people of
generation ago, but we probably know less
other faiths have been able to have a positive
about each others beliefs and concerns.
impact in countering this most dangerous
Northern New Jersey is one of the most
assault on Israels legitimacy. Our Presidents
religiously diverse communities in America.
Day breakfast is a great place to establish a
Yet I would venture to say that only a small
relationship with members of the other seven
minority of you readers of the Jewish Stanfaith communities in northern New Jersey,
dard ever have had a discussion about reliso that in the future there will be even more
gion with a Catholic, Protestant, Muslim,
opportunity to work together across religious, ethnic, or racial lines on issues of conSikh, Bahai, Hindu, or Jain neighbor. For
cern, both locally and globally.
too many Americans, including American
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Thank you, Rabbi Kniaz
couple has a civil divorce, its leaders

also know that a Jewish man could
not marry a divorced Jewish women
who does not have a get. Thus, as
a matter of denominational comity
and not halachah, and in order to
ensure that Jews could marry one
another, the questioner asked:
Shouldnt the Reform movement
also require a get?
Gene answered (and I paraphrase): Youre right; I and my movement dont think a get is necessary to
end a Jewish marriage. But youre
also right that there is a serious nonhalachic reason to require a get. And
therefore Ive thought for some time
that the issue you raise is a significant
enough reason to require a get. So I
am prepared to recommend to the
Reform leadership to institute using
a get and here he paused as soon
as my Orthodox colleagues present
me with a get procedure that treats
men and women equally.
The last time I met Gene was at
a convocation held at HUC-JIR in
celebration of his 85th birthday. I
was covering the event for the New
York Jewish Week, and as you would

expect, in addition to the cake there
was an intellectual part to the celebration, where three of Genes students challenged, as he put it, some
murky aspect of my teaching. He
responded to them earnestly and
with warmth. When I went over to
say hello, I wasnt sure if he remembered me. It had been years since
our Shma days. But before I could
(re)introduce myself, he greeted me
by name, with a broad smile, and we
had a lovely chat.
Shortly thereafter I sent him a
copy of my Jewish Week article.
Always gracious, he thanked me for
it. That was final communication
between us. From the day I met him
he was always a true gentleman, in
addition to being a scholar, intellectual, leader, teacher, and friend.
I will miss him deeply.
Each year, our Brotherhood/ Sisterhood committee, which meets

monthly at the Jewish Federation
building in Paramus, designates one
of the communities to act as host.
The host invites a leader of its faith to
be the keynote speaker for the morning. This year the Catholic community is hosting the breakfast, which
will be held at the Hasbrouck Heights
Hilton on February 15 at 10 a.m. The
keynote speaker will be Rev. Msgr.
Joseph Grech, who is the first secretary of the United Nations Mission of
the Holy See.
CalI Natalya Taleysnik at the
federation office at (201) 820-3900,

ext. 211, and reserve your seat at
the table. Kosher meals provided by
Maadan are available upon request;
just ask Natalya. The food, however,
is the smallest part of this breakfast. The most important part is the
opportunity to get to know our faithbased neighbors.
Snow
center to draw us together. We

must reform the synagogue into
a true Jewish community center,
where we can continue to sew and
reap blessings.
Something to do once the snow
thaws.
from page 21
our own (weather permitting). The

word synagogue beit knesset
in Hebrew means house of gathering. It loses its essence if no one
gathers within its walls.
We must, then, re-envision the
nature of the synagogue so that
we better serve the needs of the
members of our communities. The
synagogue is the peoples institution; it is not a holy temple sitting
atop a mountain overlooking a city
from above. For our communities
to survive, we must have a vibrant
Joseph C. Kaplan, a Teaneck resident

for more than 31 years, is a frequent
contributor of essays to Jewish
publications when not he is not
practicing law in Manhattan.
Neal Borovitz, rabbi emeritus of

Temple Avodat Shalom in River
Edge, is the immediate past chair
of Jewish Community Relations
Council of the Jewish Federation of
Northern New Jersey.
David J. Fine, the rabbi of Temple

Israel and Jewish Community
Center of Ridgewood, holds a
doctorate in modern European
history and is an adjunct professor
of Jewish law at the Abraham
Geiger and Zacharias Frankel
colleges at the University of
Potsdam in Germany.
We want to thank you for your coverage of Kulanu

NNJ ( January 15) and the grant that we recently
received from the Covenant Foundation. The article omitted the names of the participating congregations. They are Barnert Temple-Congregation Bnai
Jeshurun, Franklin Lakes; Fair Lawn Jewish Center/
Cong. Bnai Israel; Gesher Shalom/JCC of Fort Lee;
Glen Rock Jewish Center; JCC of Paramus/Congregation Beth Tikvah; Shomrei Torah/ The Wayne Conservative Congregation; Temple Avodat Shalom,
River Edge; Temple Beth Or, Washington Township;
Temple Emanuel of the Pascack Valley, Woodcliff
Lake; and NNJJA (Northern New Jersey Jewish Academy), Ridgewood.
Additionally, we want to thank Rabbi Shelley
Kniaz, who was the initiator and a driving force
behind the grant. The proposal would not have
been written without her hard work and dedication.
Rabbi Paula Feldstein,
Temple Avodat Shalom, River Edge
Stephanie Hausner,
Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey
Transparency and book lists
There is nothing wrong with questioning the wisdom of proposed legislation or the removal of a
particular book from a required reading list (To
strengthen Israel, defend democracy, January
22). Had Mark Gold and Hiam Simon done simply
that, they would have my sympathy. But their opinion piece is laced with so much hyperbole as to be
unhinged from reality.
The authors first objection is to proposed transparency legislation in Israel that would require an
allegedly nongovernmental organization to disclose
when more than half of its funding comes from a
foreign government and how much it receives.
Thats it. The proposed legislation does not prohibit any activity whatsoever. Even an organization
funded entirely by foreign governments still will be
free to do and say whatever it wants in Israel. But
while doing whatever it does and saying whatever it
says, it will not be free to deceive the public with the
claim that it is an independent, nongovernmental
organization, when it is in fact funded by, and therefore beholden to, a foreign government. The United
States has similar laws, and in contrast with the proposed Israeli law, which is merely civil in nature, a
breach of the U.S. is punishable as a crime.
The authors second objection is that Israels
Ministry of Education decided to withdraw a love
story between a Jewish woman and a Muslim man
from its list of required high school reading. Gold
and Simon themselves admit that the book since
has enjoyed a spike in sales and that other stories
of Jews who marry outside the faith have been and
are still taught in Israeli schools. Yet Gold and Simon
incredibly declare that Banning books wont stop
free thought, even though the book clearly never
was banned. Shmuel Rosner, in a New York Times
column on January 19, was amazed at the tumult
this caused, writing, Many books are not included
in the list of required reading for high school
students.
For Gold and Simon, these two issues amount
to no less than a battle for democracy. They are
shocked by the transparency legislation and
accuse its sponsors of suppressing left-wing
NGOs. They evoke images of the worst dictatorships, ranging from Sudan and Syria to North Korea
and they compare Israel to China and Russia.
They support these comparisons by attributing the worst motives and conspiracy theories to
Israelis with whom they disagree. In their view,
the transparency legislation deliberately favors
right-wing organizations because right-wing NGOs
receive their funding from individual donors, not
foreign governments, and therefore they would be
exempt from the new law. But no one is stopping
left-wing organizations from similarly seeking the
majority of their funding from individuals. Individual donors are just that, individuals. There is a vast
difference between an organizations receiving support from individuals and receiving support from a
foreign government. It is similar to the difference
between receiving campaign support from megacorporations and from individual citizens. That is
why so many, including President Obama, objected
so vociferously to the Supreme Courts Citizens
United case, which put large corporate donations
to election campaigns on an equal footing with campaign donations from individuals.
Unlike Gold and Simon, I will not attribute
motives that I cannot prove to them. But I will
ask why they are going to such extremes to fight
for the right of left-wing purported nongovernmental organizations to hide the fact that they
are obtaining a majority of their funds, if not all of
them, from foreign governments. I will ask why
they compare Israel to the worst tyrannies in the
world because Israel removed a book from a high
school required reading list. And I will assert, as
Professor Alan Dershowitz has done so many
times, No other country with comparable internal and external threats has as good a human
rights record as Israel.
Gold and Simon should take heed of that fact
when they publish their wild accusations.
Harry J. Reidler
Englewood
Coming together for Devorah
This weekend I read your limited account of the

events that took place on the weekend of January
16 (Womans body removed from car in Passaic
River, January 22). Devorah Stubin died a tragic
death and nothing can ever bring her back to the
living. Yet with her death, something beautiful took
place. The entire Jewish community of New York
and New Jersey came together as one to search for
Devorah. Hundreds of Jews gathered in Maywood
with a singular purpose. Chasidim from Lakewood,
Brooklyn, Monsey, and Passaic joined modern
Orthodox from Westchester, North Woodmere,
Long Island, Teaneck, Englewood, and other Jersey
towns without hesitation. A couple called in from
Boston asking for directions to Maywood. CSS, the
Community Security Services organization, was
represented with a dozen members as well. We,
chasidim, modern Orthodox, and secular, searched
together, we prayed together, and we ultimately
cried together as one Jewish people.
Here was a tragedy that brought about a beautiful
response. Bergen County Sheriff Saudino said: The
response given today by the Jewish community was
the most incredible response by a community that I
have ever witnessed in my 43 years of active service.
If something were ever to happen to me, I know
who I am calling for help.
May Devorahs soul be uplifted by the events that
took place that Shabbat.
Michael Seelenfreund
Teaneck
Opinion
Anti-Semitism in 2016
A global challenge lacks a global strategy
nother week, another litany of ugly incidents

targeting Jews, along with expressions of concern about rising anti-Semitism around the
globe, and even the odd solution offered up.
But as weve been slowly learning since the turn of this
century, not much really changes.
Lets start with France, where in the last four years
Islamist terrorists have executed two massacres at Jewish
sites first at a school in Toulouse in 2012, which resulted
in the murders of a teacher and three children, and then
at the Hyper Cacher market in Paris on January 16, 2015,
where four people lost their lives.
On January 11, 2016, a Jewish studies teacher in Marseille
was brutally attacked with a machete. What identified him
as a Jew to his Muslim assailant was his yarmulke. Consequently, French Jewish leaders have been passionately
debating the wisdom of Jewish men covering their heads
in public.
They have good reason to feel insecure; a poll conducted by the magazine Paris Match revealed that 71 percent of French citizens believe that anti-Semitism is rising.
Perhaps encouragingly, 70 percent feel that Jews should
not refrain from donning yarmulkes if they wish. But that
does not allay the communitys

fear that wearing a yarmulke
has become an invitation to
assault.
Then there is Germany. It
was only a year ago that Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed
genuine shock at the notion
that Jews yet again were doubtBen Cohen
ing their future in the land that
served as the Holocausts cauldron. Her reassurance that she
was glad and grateful to have a Jewish community was
duly noted and appreciated, but the nerves only have
increased with the mass influx of refugees from Syria
and other Muslim-majority countries over the last few
months. Recently, Jewish leaders in Hamburg and Wuppertal have underlined the insecurity prevailing in those
two communities.
Across the English Channel, Jews in the United Kingdom
continue to grapple with anti-Semitism masquerading as
anti-Zionism. The latest manifestation of this phenomenon was on display at London Universitys venerable
Kings College, where a Jewish society meeting featuring

Ami Ayalon, a former head of Israels Shin Bet security
service and now a peace activist, was obstructed by rioting
pro-Palestinian demonstrators. Windows were smashed
and fire alarms were set off as a baying mob of over-privileged students rampaged through what their own university deems a safe space.
In America, too, there has been a graphic reminder of
the overlap between anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism. Julio
Pino, a Kent State University academic known principally
for screaming Death to Israel at a 2011 meeting featuring
Ishmael Khaldi, an Israeli diplomat who is also a Muslim
and a Bedouin, reportedly is under investigation by the
FBI over possible links to the Islamic State terror group.
If that sounds far-fetched, it shouldnt. The hatred of Jews
and Jewish empowerment that lies at the heart of Islamic
States ideology is also what animates the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, of which Pino,
a convert to Islam, is a part.
As Ive written before, anti-Semitism expresses itself
these days less as a sudden cataclysm and more as an
accumulation of offenses that slowly chip away at the confidence of Jewish communities. A beating here, a stabbing
there, and an occasional gun attack or bombing is what
accompanies the drumbeat of anti-Zionist agitation on
social media and in the corridors of academia. Each community, moreover, has its own strategy for dealing with
the problem, and its own set of relationships with national
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Light breakfast to follow
The scene outside the Hyper Cacher kosher market in Paris on January 16,
2015, a week after the Islamist terror attack there that killed four Jewish
shoppers.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
authorities. What is very much a global

challenge lacks a global strategy.
When renewed anti-Semitism became
a public concern after the 9/11 atrocities, Western politicians organized conferences, appointed envoys, and confirmed at every opportunity that there
was no place in the new century for this
oldest of hatreds. But as the years have
passed, to a worrying degree anti-Semitism has become an expected presence.
The slow yet reliable repetition of antiSemitic incidents, along with a discernible uptick in European Jewish immigration to Israel, suggests that anti-Semitism
will percolate at this same pace for some
time to come, thereby dampening any
sense of urgency on the part of governments. Indeed, the idea that there is
something normal about anti-Semitism
may explain why U.S. Secretary of State
John Kerry didnt bother to mention the
Hyper Cacher massacre in his message
commemorating the first anniversary of
the January 2015 week of Islamist terror
in Paris.
It may also explain why Russian dictator President Vladimir Putin, ever
the opportunist, issued a bizarre invitation to Jews to escape anti-Semitism by
moving to Russia. According to Russian
media reports, Putin made the offer at
a meeting with European Jewish Congress leaders in Moscow, for good measure wiggling his forefinger in a come
hither gesture. As reported by Tablet
magazines Vladislav Davidzon, EJC head
Moshe Kantor showed signs of experiencing visible difficulties in containing
his laughter.... All six fellow Jewish delegates sitting around Kantor likewise
giggled.
That certainly was a brave thing to do
in Putins presence, but the fact remains
that the Russian presidents invite
sounds like the opening gambit of a Jewish joke. (If anyone can think of a punch
line, drop me an email.) So why not just
enjoy the humor and then forget about

it?
Heres why. The debate should not be
about which countries Jews can emigrate
to safely. It should be about what is causing anti-Semitism in the societies where
they live now and that means explicitly identifying Islamism, Islamists, and
their fellow travelers on the left and right
as the root of the problem. In Europe,
ironically, they are more willing to do
that than in America, where the Obama
administration still is selling the nonsense that using the word Islamist is
an insult to all Muslims. But there still is
a lack of coherence about why anti-Semitism persists and what to do about it.
In my view, the two most robust
answers to anti-Semitism are sovereignty
and democracy. Sovereignty takes the
form of the State of Israel, which always
has been and will continue to be a haven
for Jews experiencing harassment and
persecution. As for democracy, the argument here is a little more complicated,
but it boils down to this: a polity like Russia can never be a true haven for Jews
as long as it remains an authoritarian
state that cracks down on dissent. Fighting anti-Semitism effectively requires
a broader commitment to democratic
rights, and an explicit acknowledgement that a culture of liberty is a necessary condition for a flourishing Jewish
community.
Vladimir Putin never will understand
that. The current crop of Western leaders doesnt seem too bothered by it.
Thats why, like I said, nothing really
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help, but knowing that here on earth God's work must truly be our own.
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Anybody can sew

Herein a doctors life, from Argentina to Park Ridge, including
some insights into a cardiac surgeons motivations and skills
JOANNE PALMER
hen Alejandro Jorge Zapolanski was about 7 years

old, in the late 1950s,
he found himself in the
emergency room.
It was nothing unusual or life-threatening. Id just gotten home from school,
and I was running up the stairs to see my
mom, and I slipped and fell and I opened
my forehead, he said.
My mother sees me with blood all over
me, and takes me to the hospital, and the
doctor says that he was going to put in two
stitches, and said that it would hurt a little
bit, so he would give me a local anesthetic.
I liked cardiac
physiology. Its
very dynamic.
There is nothing
like the heart
in action.
Dr. Alex Zapolanski talks with students at the Ridgewood Academy for Health Professionals.
And I told him no, that he should do it

without anesthesia, because I was going to
be a doctor.
Alex was fine. I was very stoic, but my
mother fainted, he said.
That little boy is now Dr. Alex Zapolanski of Park Ridge I dropped the Alejandro Jorge when I came here, he said a
cardiac surgeon and the head of cardiac
surgery at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood.
Then, home was Buenos Aires.
His story is in some ways the typical
story of a hard-driving, ambitious, gifted
man whose clear-sighted pursuit of his
goal got him to the pinnacle of his field.
But because its set in Argentina, at least
at first, at the same time it has an almost
topsy-turvy quality to it. Argentina is a
world where summer is in December, the
spring starts in September, it gets hotter

when you go north, and the Jews who fled
there from Europe, with the same background as the Jews who came here, found
themselves in a lush subtropical Spanishspeaking Nazi-shielding off-and-on dictatorship and still on the whole they flourished there.
The government of Argentina took
advantage of World War II, Dr. Zapolanski said. It produced a lot of grain and
meat, and it sold a lot of it to Europe during the war, and made a lot of money. It
sold to both sides. Juan Peron the dictator whose wife was immortalized in the
Broadway musical Evita was a fascist
who supported Mussolini. After the war, a
lot of Germans escaped there.
It also was a haven for Jews, and home

to a flourishing Jewish community.
By 1960, there were about half a million Jews in Argentina about 400,000
in Buenos Aires and 100,000 in the rest
of the country, Dr. Zapolanski said. The
community was far older, however. There
was a colony called Moiss Ville established in 1889 and named after one of its
benefactors, Baron Maurice Moshe Hirsch
and there were the Jewish gauchos
basically cowboys and ranch hands.
Dr. Zapolanskis grandparents left eastern Europe in the early 1920s, in the wake
of the economic and emotional devastation of World War I, but unlike the parents, grandparents, or great grandparents
of most of our readers, his family went
to Argentina. They would have preferred

coming to North America, he said, but
already there were quotas in place that
kept them out. (Immigration became
much more difficult in 1917, and harder
still in 1924, with the passage of the Immigration Act.)
My paternal grandparents, Jacobo and
Beila, came from Grodno, which sometimes belonged to Russia and sometimes
to Poland, Dr. Zapolanski said. My dad
was born in Poland, and got to Argentina
when he was 5 or 6.
Dr. Zapolanskis maternal grandparents, Zalmen and Itka Saginor, came from
a small town outside Minsk. The name
Saginor comes with a story, he said, and
it dates to the time that Russian Jews were
mandated to take last names. His greatgreat-grandfather, the first to have that
surname, was blind; he was also a man
revered for his wisdom and sought after
for his advice. The name comes from a
talmudic phrase, sagi nahor, which literally means much light in Aramaic. It is
used euphemistically to say that someone
is blind and metaphorically to describe
someone who is both wise and blind
someone who can see without light.
Zalmen Saginor became a teacher in
Argentina. He started with a little oneroom school, with just one class, and
eventually it became a seven-year elementary school, Dr. Zapolanski said. He did
that for 35 years, retired in 1955, and spent
the rest of his life preparing children for
bar mitzvah. He prepared more children
for their bar mitzvahs than anyone else in
Argentina.
Dr. Zapolanskis father, Ignacio, earned
a doctorate in economics and worked as a
CPA. His mother, Clara, was a lawyer and
a CPA, and the two worked together. My
father said that when he was younger, he
thought of going to medical school, but circumstances precluded it, his son said. But
higher education in general and medical
education in particular were in the familys DNA.
Young Alex went to public school, but
he had an intensive Jewish education.
Public school was in the morning, and
then it ended, I came home for lunch, and
then the bus took me to Hebrew school,
he said. I went to Hebrew school four
and a half days a week on Fridays it
ended at 4. He became fluent in Hebrew
during that time. He also learned Yiddish, at first from listening, and then in
elementary school I learned it formally.
Hebrew school wasnt like afternoon religious school here, he added. We learned
Hebrew, Yiddish, geography, history it
was a formal and involved process.
The community was tight. My parents
had a wedding or a bar mitzvah or something like that at least every other weekend, Dr. Zapolanski said.
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The Argentine Jewish community also
was extremely connected to Israel, he continued. My father and my mother both
were volunteers in Jewish organizations.
Because of his background, my father
became more or less the treasurer for the
organization that was the equivalent to the
United Jewish Appeal, and my mom used
to work for the Womens International
Zionist Organization WIZO.
Alexs understanding that he was going
to be a doctor never abated he used to
play surgeon on my poor sisters dolls,
he said and Argentinas educational
system, which is unlike ours in that it
rewards very early career decisions from
very young people, eased his way,
and his determination pushed him
even harder. He skipped first grade
and so finished elementary school
early, went to high school, and took
a yearlong program to prepare for the
pre-med tests that students there take
before college during his senior year
of high school. That was unusual, he
said. And it was the worst year of my
life. I would go to school in the morning, come home and study all afternoon, and then at 6 Id go to pre-med
classes for three hours every night,
four days a week.
When I finished high school in
December 1967, I was 16 years old and
I had passed all my exams for medical school. But it is important to note,
he said, urgently if most likely entirely
inaccurately, that it was a function of
only one thing sitzfleisch. The ability to sit and study. It wasnt talent.
That time also deepened the
already strong relationship with his
father, who has been dead for 35 years
and whom, it is clear, Dr. Zapolanski
still misses as if the loss were fresh.
My dad studied everything that I hated
with me, he said. I didnt love to study.
For me, studying was just a vehicle. I hated
microbiology with a passion I hate it to
this day and my father used to make me
synoptic summaries of microbiology.
All that study paid off. In March of 1968
I started medical school the school year
in Argentina, like ours, starts in the fall,
but their fall is in March and in April I
turned 17.
Medical school in Argentina is six years.
I graduated from medical school in 1973,
and I came to the United States instantaneously, he said.
Why? Because he and his family always
saw the future as here, not there. How?
Because he had learned English from
childhood, with that understanding in
mind.
When I was 12 years old, my dad asked
me if I wanted to have a big bar mitzvah
party or should we go on a trip, Dr. Zapolanski said. I said a trip. Of course we still
had a bar mitzvah, and the four of us traveled together for 80 days. It was 40 days in
Europe, 20 in Israel, and 20 in the United
States. We left in December 1963 and came
Dr. Alex Zapolansksi and his wife, Laurel Mangarelli, in a formal portrait
and in front of the Kotel in Jerusalem.
back the next March.

It was good timing for my dad because
he had to work like an animal during tax
season, he added.
When he was 16, the family took another
trip, this one for 60 days, 40 in
Europe and 20 in the United States.
It was so incredible! he said. We
would go, say, to Paris, and it wasnt
difficult to get hotel rooms then, so
every night the four of us planned
the next day.
Dr. Zapolanski realized early on
that he was interested in the heart.
I liked cardiac physiology, he said.
Its very dynamic. There is nothing
like the heart in action.
The heart is very fluid. Things
happen very quickly. Its not like the
kidney or the stomach stuff goes through
and is extracted.
A world-famous surgeon, Ren Favaloro, who developed the coronary bypass
at the Cleveland Clinic, had returned to
his homeland, Argentina, and established
his practice close to where the Zapolanskis lived. I went there on my own, walked
into his office, and told his secretary that
I wanted to meet him, Dr. Zapolanski said. I said that I had read about
him in Time magazine. Dr. Favaloro
was not in, but a young cardiologist who was there said that if you
come on Thursday, I will introduce
you. So I was there on Thursday, and he
introduced me.
I am pretty aggressive, Dr. Zapolanski
said. I am a hustler.
Dr. Favaloro held a meeting for cardiolo-
The first five years of my training were in

general surgery, and I couldnt care less
about taking out a gall bladder.
Because he knew that his career would
take him to the United States, Dr. Zapolanski took the tests he needed early, and
then flew north for interviews. I did not
waste a minute, he said. He graduated
from medical school and began his internship in Baltimore in July 1974. After that, he
moved around a bit, using his understanding of politics as well as surgery to
make sure that his career advanced
appropriately. At 24, he began a
residency in general surgery at the
Cleveland Clinic; from there, he
spent two years doing cardiac surgery in Toronto, and then he went
back to the Cleveland Clinic, this
time on staff.
Eventually, he moved to California, where he was happy
until changes in regulations and
insurance forced changes that he
thought compromised his work.
I looked around, Dr. Zapolanski said.
I had met Dr. Bruce Mindich, the wellrespected cardiologist who retired as the
head of the cardiac unit at Valley that Dr.
Zapolanski now leads. Hospital officials
were looking for someone to take over
from him so in November 2005 I started
working here.
Dr. Zapolanski also recently joined the
Something as simple
as putting an arm
around someones
back for three seconds
has a psychological
effect on the patient.
gists every Thursdays, it turned out, and
every Thursday that I could go, I would
go. The cardiac bypass was very controversial then, and it was incredibly exciting. Here I have the opportunity to sit with
the guy who invented it.
His choice of cardiac surgery as a career
was set irrevocably. I never considered
anything else, he said. It was a problem.
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medical staff of Holy Name Medical Center
in Teaneck as a consultant.
In 1976, Dr. Zapolanski married a fellow Argentine, Leah Nohar; the marriage
lasted 14 years. We should write a book
on how to get divorced in a civilized manner, he said. They had two daughters.
The older one, Tamar, a dermatologist,
and her husband, David, live in Tenafly;
Dr. Zapolanski is the enraptured grandfather of two-and-a-half-year-old Maya. She
called me Zayde! he said, with delight. His
younger daughter, Talia, lives in Manhattan and works for a real estate hedge fund.
Their father cannot praise either daughter
or their life choices highly enough.
Dr. Zapolanski has remarried; he and his
second wife, Laurel Mengarelli, have been
together for 20 years.
And then there is his own decision to
move to northern New Jersey. He loves it.
Valley Hospital is fantastic, Dr. Zapolanski said. This program has become
nationally renowned over the last decade.
We have perfected and perfected our
results. We have what is called a triple
three star rating from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons; only 12 percent of heart
centers earn that.
What do we do that is different? Delivering good results starts with the appropriate evaluation of patients. We have
meticulous evaluations done by physicians and by nurse practitioners, who see
the patients even before the physicians do.
We have tremendous support in the operating room. We have the best anesthetists,
nurses, technicians everybody.
And then theres the personal part.
Being nice counts. My job is to convey
the message to patients and their families
that they are in the best possible hands,
he said. That they can trust us and they
should feel at ease with the decision they
made. And we have to do it in a way thats
not cocky or arrogant.
I am so cerebral that I came to the conclusion that I can put someone at ease in
three minutes, he added. I just explain
things to people. I show them their films. If
they have an obstruction, I show it to them.
I explain it. I am soft-spoken. I make eye
contact. Sometimes I make physical contact. Something as simple as putting an arm
around someones back for three seconds
has a psychological effect on the patient.
When you finish your training, you
know nothing, he mused. It takes at
least 10 years to become a decent heart
surgeon. When I first came here to Valley Hospital I was 54 years old, and I
thought that I was already at my peak.
I am better now.
What it comes down to is judgment. It
is not sewing. Anybody can sew. It is decision-making. It is a very complex process.
We want to take it to the level of perfect,
and we are pretty close here. People ask
me frequently why Im not retiring. You
must have enough money, they say. And
I tell them that Im not good enough yet
and I mean it.
At 12, in Argentina
With his granddaughter, Maya
With General Nyemitin, head of Vishnievsky Military Hospital in Moscow.
Enjoying time off sailing in the Virgin Islands
I have done almost 10,000 hearts since

1979, he continued. There are subtleties
to every case.
Cardiac surgery is both an art and a
science. I argue with surgeons all the time
that what they do with their hands has
nothing to do with their hands. It has to
do with their brains. You have to judge
Dancing with his mother, Clara
With Imelda Marcos, in red, in the Philippines.
how to select and handle and aim and use

your equipment based on what your brain
tells you, and what your brain tells you is
based both on your native understanding
of geometry and cause and effect and even
more on your experience, which mediates
your understanding of those things.
I could not see any better when I was
27 than I can now. I was just as good at

suturing then as I am today. The difference
is the thousands of cases and the judgment
and the refining.
All the tools, your eyes, and your hands
are at the service of your brain, Dr. Zapolanski said. And that brain understands the
workings of the heart.
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or many bar and bat mitzvah young men and women,

the mitzvah project is among the centerpieces of
the big event. Much thought and deliberation goes
into what to do. It has to make sense for the youngster.
And for many, they want to make it very meaningful, both
Natan Herzog
Natan Herzog took his love of biking
and pedaled until he helped raise
$3,600 for the hungry.
Natan, a 13-year-old eighth grader
at Cresskill Middle School, headed
up a 30-person team of family and
friends and rode for 10 miles on
Fathers Day in June 2015 in the
Wheels for Meals Ride to Fight Hunger, raising funds for Jewish Family
Services in Teaneck, which among
other things, supports a food pantry and kosher meals on wheels
program.
They are really a special family, said Ellen Finkelstein, director
of marketing for the Jewish Family
Services, who added that the organization is servicing 60 percent
more clients in 2015 than in 2014.
Natan and his father, Uri, had
actually done the ride the previous year, and decided to build on
that experience, and make the
ride a major component of Natans
bar mitzvah project, said Natans
mother, Tamira Sperling. And
since they are an athletic family,
everyone got into the act, including Tamira, and Natans younger
brother, Taavi.
In addition, Natan volunteered
during the course of the year at the
Jewish Home in Rockleigh. There he
brought along his flute and played
classical pieces for the seniors and
assisted in the recreation activities.
Tamira said that she hoped
that the effort spawns a lifelong
dedication to volunteerism, adding that her husband, Uri, a part
owner of Chopstix Chinese restaurant in Teaneck, is very active in
volunteering.
As for Natan, his experience was
really one of growth, especially
when working with the seniors.
At first I felt a little shy, said
Natan, letting his flute speak for
him and delighting the seniors with
his music such as Handels Sonata
V, Caesar Giovanninis Overture in
B Flat and Beethovens Allegro and
Minuetto. But then I started to
speak louder and to connect with
them.
And the bike ride?
It was so great, said Natan. To
have the group there was really fun,
and it was so motivating for my bar
mitzvah project.
Stepping
into Jewish
adulthood,
young men
and women
give to their
communities
Heidi Mae Brattx
personally and for the greater community.

The mitzvah project helps to underscore the new
responsibility these young men and women now assume as
they accept their new role in the greater Jewish community.
Here, we share some mitzvah projects of our local youth.
Natan Herzog and

his family show pedal
power. From left,
brother, Taavi; mother,
Tamira; Natan, and
father, Uri.
Go team Natan
Bar Mitzvah!
The whole gang
on the day of
the bike ride.
Tiferet Fischman
It was very clear to Tiferet Fischman
what she wanted to do for her bat mitzvah project.
She wanted to raise money for Do
Wonders, an organization that donates
new wigs to young woman and girls
afflicted with cancer and who have lost
their hair in treatment.
I knew exactly what I wanted to
do, said Tiferet, a 7th grader at Yeshivat Noam, and whose mother Aliza
Fischman works as the wig specialist
at Lillian Lee Salon in Teaneck.
I really like doing hair and making
braids and getting your hair done for
special occasions. I wanted kids to be
able to have their own hair to style,
said Tiferet.
To that end she got busy.
First she started selling band bracelets in the style of Live Strong in her
school. Then she got busy in the
kitchen. A great baker already, Tiferet
baked her special chocolate chip cookies and snowball cookies and cakes
that she sold to friends and family,
while her mother, Aliza, helped with
the marketing.
She took to this like a bee to honey,
said Aliza, whose Teaneck family
includes her husband, Aharon, and
other children, Rachel, Leora and Nati.
The whole idea was really hers,
said Aliza. She really concentrated on
what she could do to make the most
out of it.
Aliza has been involved in Do Wonders since its inception at the salon
in 2009. In 2011, the organization
received 501c3 status. And since it
started, said Aliza, Do Wonders has
done exactly that: It has supplied thousands of wigs to young women and
girls in cancer treatment. The organization buys human hair wigs directly
from the manufacturer.
Tiferet was able to raise $500 for Do
Wonders.
Her effort was recognized on Jan.
3 at the organizations big fundraiser,
Night of Wonders, where Tiferet
was bestowed the Young Leadership
Award.
Tiferet said she hopes to continue
her fundraising efforts in the future.
Above, Tiferet
Fischman and the
cookies that she
baked to help
raise money for Do
Wonders. At right,
the Fischman family on the Night
of Wonders: From
left, sister, Leora;
mother, Aliza; Tiferet; father, Aharon;
brother, Nati; and
sister Rachel.
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Eitan Hiller
Be a clown, be a clown.
Eitan Hiller has been mitzvah clown since
he was 12, but knew about mitzvah clowning from his older brother, Ari ,17, and went
along on visits since he was 10 years old.
So it made sense to him to take his clowning skills and use them for his bar mitzvah
project.
But it wasnt just him, alone.
Eitan Hiller enlisted the help of his classmates at Yeshivat Noam. On Election Day,
Nov. 3, 2015, 44 boys came to a mass training presided over by Daniel Rothner, the
founder and director of Areyvut, which
does among other things the Mitzvah Clown program. The boys learned skills of how to bring
cheer to adults as well as how to twist a balloon
into a fun shape. Armed with their new skills and
motivation, the boys gave cheer to the residents
at the Jewish Home in Rockleigh.
We just felt that we needed more clowns so
we invited Eitans grade to get the training, said
Eitans mother, Tzippy Hiller.
It was also a lot of fun.
Eitans friends learned how to make a balloon
animal dog and a flower and learned how to
approach the elderly.
I have to tell you, it was very sweet to watch
these rough and tumble boys just become these

sweet, charming clowns, said Tzippy, who lives
in Teaneck with her family including, husband,
Ezra.
For his part, Eitan who loves the stage he is
also an actor and being able to bring people
cheer, said that he does his magic tricks as a mitzvah clown.
I really love making people smile, said Eitan.
And what did his friends think?
A couple kids were not so into it at the beginning, but then afterwards, they thought it was a
great party and they wanted to become a mitzvah
clown.
Its all smiles for Eitan Hiller, who celebrated his bar mitzvah with his newly trained mitzvah clown friends at the
Jewish Home in Rockleigh.
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David Gerber
For his bar mitzvah project, David Gerber not only
taught a man how to fish, he taught about 100 men,
women, boys and girls about tikkun olam that is
repairing the world through cleaning the waters and
feeding the hungry.
On a sunny September afternoon, the Sunday in
between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, Davids family and friends gathered at the Boat Basin in Alpine for
two hours of fishing and fun that was highlighted by a
special tashlich service presided over by Rabbi Yossi
Katz of Chabad Lubavitch on the Palisades in Tenafly.
It was really kind of moving and very nice, recalled
Steven Gerber, Davids father. To be there at the edge
of the water was majestic, and there was something
very spiritual about the whole thing.
For David, who turns 13 at the end of February, and
who attends the Solomon Schechter Day School of Bergen County in New Milford, this project was not only
about enjoying one of his favorite pastimes fishing
but also helping others.
I love the water, water sports and fishing, said
David, who lives in Tenafly with his family that also
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But this was like tikkun olam, working with an organization that helps preserve the waters, said David.
To that end, each invited guest was asked to donate
$18 and a can of tuna fish to attend Davids Fishing
Derby, as it was dubbed. His father, Steven, had coordinated with the Hudson River Fishermans Association,
an organization of recreational fishermen who encourage responsible use of aquatic resources and work to
protect the waters, which was to be the recipient of the
days proceeds.
The organization donated the rods and bait and
members were on hand during the afternoon to give
mini-fishing lessons to all. And the cans of tuna fish
brought by guests were donated to a local food bank.
The net result?
Not only was it a fun and meaningful day, but $1,500
was raised and donated to the Hudson River Fishermans Association.
It was really great, said David. My friends really
liked it a lot. They really enjoyed it. But best of all, we
were helping others.
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David Gerber
celebrated his bar
mitzvah at his fishing derby, which
raised money for a
fisherman environmental organization, and supplied
food to the hungry.
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More than a mere check

Contemplating
heartfelt
memories in
the giving of
legacy gifts
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a n i e l we n t h o m e a n d
unwrapped his bar mitzvah
presents. His mom found
him sitting dolefully amidst
the crumpled wrapping paper and
open envelopes. He was surrounded
by many high quality watches, several personal music and game players, assorted games, twelve gift certificates, and thirty-six checks.
She wondered at his mood and
asked: Whats wrong, son?
Daniels answer: I dont know mom,
but somehow this is disappointing.
This stuff just doesnt mean anything

to me. Daniel is absolutely right.
There are many ways to give bar/bat
mitzvah gifts that can touch a persons
spirit, not just by way of a charitable
organization. There is nothing wrong
and everything right with receiving a
physical gift so long as it adds meaning to the experience and expands the
relationship between the recipient and
the giver in a healthy way.
Creating legacy gifts

Many items in life can become legacy gifts. Even if giving a check has
to happen because its customary or
sorely needed, also consider creating
a special moment to give something
personal and uniquely memorable.
Start by looking into the contents of
your life.
Are there pictures of great-grandparents or other ancestors that you
can frame with a dedication plaque
giving their names and dates in honor
of the B-Mitzvah? Do you have stories
about them to share in a one-to-one
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Consider the picture together with
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more meaningful to the recipient
by the manner in which we convey them. Together notice details of
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dress, similarities perhaps between the students and the

ancestor(s); if you can, explain about the period in which
the prior photo was taken.
Is there something around your home that has always
fascinated the student? Something he or she asked about
or played with during visits? That could be the perfect gift.
Is there something that symbolizes a turning point in
your own life that carries an important story and that you
can give over as a sacred trust? This might become the cornerstone of a mentoring moment that will long resound
within the students memory. You might also find a novel
or nonfiction work that relates to your point. You can then
inscribe it, and give it to the B-Mitzvah student as a personal resource to hold on to until it is fully needed.
Jasons paternal grandfather died before Jason could
remember him. His Aunt Wendy brought him one of his
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complete with notes Jasons grandfather had handwritten
in the margins when he was young. The inside cover contained a dedication showing that Jasons grandfather had
himself received the book as a B-Mitzvah present from his
father. To Jason, this book is the greatest treasure hes ever
received.
Allisons grandmother noticed a beaded drawstring bag
in the back of her closet. She had the bag repaired and
added the words Allisons Tallit Bag in beadwork. She presented Allison with the tallit bag at the party, with stories
about some of the events that the bag had been through
with her.
Jennys cousin obtained Hadassah and Life magazines
from the day Jenny was born, thirteen years before that,
and thirteen years before that. As the cousins pored over
the magazines together, they were amazed at the kinds of
Is there something
around your home that has
always fascinated the student?
Something he or she asked
about or played with
during visits? That could
be the perfect gift.
advertising events, and social changes they read about.
Alices mom helped her encase these magazines in sturdy
plastic covers to preserve this unique gift for future
generations.
Adams neighbor discovered that Adam loves science
fiction. On-line at JewishLights.com he found a series of
Jewish science fiction books and gave Adam three as his
gift, with the suggestion that they both read and discuss
the works. One story discussed whether a nonhuman
alien could convert to Judaism. This problem captured
Adams curiosity and led them into a whole new level of
exploration.
Kerris tutor had a big surprise for her. She picked up
a plain beige kippah at the Judaica store and with fabric
paint made a scene of Jerusalem on one half and an image
of an open Torah scroll on the other half. Then, with a
permanent marker, she wrote a verse from Kerris Torah
portion on the open scroll and Kerris name in the very
center of the kippah. On the inside she wrote, Love to my
fantastic student forever your tutor, Dona.
Many Ethiopian Jews participated in an embroidery
project to raise money for food, health care, education,
before their immigration to Israel. Their high quality, brilliantly colored tallitot and tallit and pillow covers interpret
many Torah portions; their mezuzot also make stunning
legacy presents and support their education and training
in Israel.
Aris classmates and their parents got together to
acquire the series of Ethiopian pillow covers as a present for him. This proved to be so special that many classmates are hoping the same gift will be coming their way,
too. It is also possible to twin with an Ethiopian Jewish
immigrant to Israel, to share B-Mitzvah dates, correspond, and one day even to meet. The legacy of friendship is a very powerful gift indeed. (For information,
contact the North American Conference on Ethiopian
Jewry at NOCOEJ.org.)
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Special activities as gifts

Consider some activities that you can do together to privately honor this special time.
Bens uncle gook him to the steam room at the Jewish
community center and proudly introduced him to the
men who gather there after the mens weekly bagels-andlox brunch. They joyfully welcomed him and shared stories of their own Bnei Mitzvah.
Sarahs mom took her to the Judaica shop to select a
set of candlesticks of her own to light every Friday night.
She told Sara a secret, that whenever she lights candles,
she senses the presence of her own mother of blessed
memory. Also, when she blesses Sara, she senses her own
mothers hands upon her head in bless.
Kate, his mothers best friend, brought Max to a ceramics studio so that they could make a challah plate together
in honor of his B-Mitzvah. On the back of the plate, Kate
wrote a special signed message for her heart that was
sealed there
for every Shabbat to come.
Blaines grandmother is an excellent needleworker.
When she learned about a German Jewish needlework
tradition called whimple, she and Blaine agreed that making one together would be very memorable. The whimple
involves creating a Torah belt, to be used only on the special occasions of a persons life cycle that take place at the
Torah. Traditionally, these would be started in honor of
a birth, and the fabric would be derived from the babys
swaddling cloth. The belt is made up of multiple panels
and is perhaps six inches wide. As each major life-cycle
event arrives, each panel of the belt gets decorated in fab-
Having an affair?
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carries an important story
and that you can give over as
a sacred trust? This might a
special gift and become the
cornerstone of a mentoring
moment that will long resound.
ric paint or embroidery with the birthdate, name of child,
symbols, and a verse from that weeks Torah portion or
blessing. Antique and contemporary examples are on
view at many Jewish museums.
Another collaborative craft project is creating a Judaic
blessing quilt. One person sends squares of fabric to
friends with instructions to return the decorated square in
honor of the persons simcha. Nadine, the yoga partner of
Talias mom, decided her gift would be to coordinate such
a project. Not being a quilter herself, she took the squares
she had received from participants to a professional for
assembly. Squares can be decorated with just about anything: fabric markers, buttons, necklace charms, and
shells. Messages from Torah, qualities about the students
life, or blessings can be added, too. Some even sew in tiny
music chips so that a melody will emerge when the curious push on the squares.
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Start as early as possible

A child in elementary school is just learning how money
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Still water runs deep

A grandfather reflects on his first grandson becoming a bar mitzvah
Ed Silberfarbx
My first grandson becomes a bar mitzvah. This is not
your routine mazel tov. This calls for skywriting, fireworks, a Navy flyover by the Blue Angels, and a Torahshaped ice sculpture at least two stories high. Charter a
cruise ship? Rent a stadium? All routine. Its been done.
For this first grandson the rite of passage must be like

no other.
This ceremony will be aboard the U.S. space station
the first bar mitzvah in outer space. A few problems come
to mind but can be overcome. Assemble a minion of 10
qualified space travelers who can all fit aboard. Schedule
must not violate Shabbat liftoff on Sunday, return before
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in between. Kiddush may be limited to pemmican, powdered eggs and other astronaut fare, but all with an OU
certification. During the reception the recorded songs
of Soul Farm and Matisyahu will echo through the space
capsule.
Im jolted out of my reverie with word from my son and
daughter-in-law. Naftali knows how he would like to celebrate his bar mitzvah. He would have a siyum a seder
His tractate deals with

celebration of the festivals
and in repeating the last line;
Naftali makes the traditional
proclamation that he will return
and study again. Thus the
siyyum is not just a conclusion,
but also a beginning.
to mark the conclusion of his studying of a tractate from
the Mishnah. Naftali and his father have spent more than
a year learning together, and have completed the portion
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in time for Naftali to repeat the last line at his bar mitzvah
reception, the bo-ba-yom.
The party will be on Sunday so guests will not have to
travel on Shabbat. And rather than confining it to the limitations of a space station, it will take place in the more
spacious dining room of a local Chinese restaurant. The
proprietor will supplement the Cantonese dishes with his
specialty Persian rice.
Some 75 relatives, friends, and teachers attended and
they came from as far as Mexico, California, Vermont
and Virginia. The restaurant served no alcohol to the dismay of many, especially one uncle who disappeared and
returned 20 minutes later with bottles of vodka and single
malt Scotch so the proceedings could begin.
Remarks by Naftalis father, grandfather, various rabbeim, including one from Israel, and then the bar mitzvah himself. He offers thanks to family, teachers and even
classmates who roar approval. His tractate deals with celebration of the festivals and in repeating the last line he
makes the traditional proclamation that he will return and
study again. Thus the siyum is not just a conclusion, but
also a beginning.
Instead of Soul Farm and Matisyahu, Naftalis cousin
on guitar leads a group with keyboard and drums, while
another cousin provides the vocal. It was a rollicking
songfest that rocked through the afternoon. It changed the
tempo of the occasion. The earlier remarks were heartfelt
and moving, but the music created the freilich, or happy
mood. The guitarist set the tone with a bright yellow tape
that said Crime Scene. Do Not Cross. He wore it across
his chest like a bandoleer.
And the dancing, even the rabbeim, especially the rabbeim, were into it. Naftalis classmates, adolescents of
various sizes, bobbed up and down like targets in a shooting gallery with the post bar mitzvah boys outrageous in
their Borsalino hats. On the other side of the machitza,
the women, young and old, kept pace.
The next day a minion comprising only family members
and a few friends gathered in the synagogue for shacharit.
A cousin led the davening and Naftali, draped in tefillin,
read parshat Vayikro from the Torah. Afterward the group
celebrated with bagels, cream cheese, smoked fish, coffee
and pastry.
And the following Shabbat, with the whole congregation attending, Naftali read the Haftarah. The kiddush
afterward was a symbolic conclusion to the simcha.
Some weeks earlier, on his birthday, Naftali, under his
fathers direction and with intensity, laid tefillin for the
first time. He even checked with a pocket mirror to make
sure the shel rosh, the headpiece, was in the exact center
of his forehead.
Later, reflecting on the bar mitzvah events, Naftali
recalled with pride his feeling of accomplishment at
the completion of his learning of the tractates from the
Mishnah and the celebratory siyyum. And he had glowing appreciation for his cousins rock band and the family Shacharit minyan. It was a reminder that a bar mitzvah celebration doesnt require an orbiting space station,
fireworks or even an ice sculpture. The warmth of family
and the reminder of a father and sons year of learning
together makes the simcha special.
Ed Silberfarb was a reporter for the Bergen Record in New
Jersey, then the New York Herald Tribune where he was City
Hall bureau chief. Later, he was a public information officer
for the New York City Transit Authority and editor of one of its
employee publications.
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Dont sweat the small stuff
Focus on the meaning of the day and not on the centerpieces

Yvette Alt Millerx
y sons bar mitzvah was

beautiful and we all were so
proud, but I realized I made
some mistakes. Here are my
biggest blunders and what Id do differently if I could do it again
Being detail-obsessed
For me, it was the centerpieces on the
tables during Shabbat lunch. There were
plenty of details to organize, but for some
reason I got hung up on the flowers. With
gorgeous centerpieces, I was sure that
the room where we were having kiddush
would look great. Without them, I pictured
it looking terrible.
As the weeks went by, I talked about the
centerpieces constantly. Everyone had
good ideas, and I listened to them all. A
friend and I arranged to buy flowers the
day before the bar mitzvah from a wholesaler. I arrived at the wholesaler on Friday
morning, only to be absolutely crushed.

Something had happened to the shipment,
and there were no flowers to buy, no gorgeous bouquets to arrange.
That night, our family and friends gathered for Shabbat dinner and a few lonely
flowers Id hastily purchased from a local
supermarket adorned the tables. Its
beautiful, one relative said. The room
looks great, said another. After months
of planning and hours of debate, nobody
cared.
I didnt need to drive myself crazy making everything super-perfect. A nice meal
with family and friends made the evening
perfect
Putting on a show
A couple months before my sons bar mitzvah, one of his teachers asked, Why are
you pushing him so hard? My son was
planning to do a lot during Shabbat services, and I was encouraging him every
step of the way. Until his teacher pointed
out my son was getting stressed. Perhaps

my encouragement was more like relentless pressure instead.
A good friend who is a child psychologist once told me she advises parents to
stop and ask themselves what is motivating them. Are they trying to do whats best
for their children or for themselves?
Why was I pressuring my son so much?
Was it to show off? As the stress mounted,
I realized it certainly wasnt for his benefit.
That teachers question was a turning
point. My husband and I had a long talk
with our son and scaled back some of
our expectations for him. He still led a
lot of the service at his bar mitzvah and
showcased his knowledge and achievements, but with fewer expectations and
a lot less stress.
Forgetting what its all about

Weve all heard those stories of over the
top bar and bat mitzvah parties more
bar than mitzvah and of course,
The table may be pretty, but instead of

obsessing over the flowers and settings,
its more important to focus on the meaning of the event.
we tell ourselves, were not at all like that.

Wed never lose sight of the meaning in
planning an event for our children.
But I nearly did. Once the service
started, I found myself going over and over
all the details for the luncheon to follow in
my mind. Instead of focusing on what was
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taking place right before my eyes, I was

distracted by less important details.
It took a huge effort to redirect my attention and really concentrate on what was
taking place right before my eyes.
There was my son, leading the service,
reading from the Torah. At the conclusion
of the Torah service, my husband went
up and recited a traditional bar mitzvah
blessing over our son. I felt tears prickling
my eyes as the enormity of what we were
celebrating finally hit me. Our son is now
responsible for his own decisions and religious observance. He can read from the
Torah, lead services, and act on behalf of
the community. Moreover, at 13, the mystical sources explain that he receives the
capacity to move away from being selfishly
focused and start thinking of others as
well. It was an awesome moment, and Im
glad I didnt miss it while thinking about
seating arrangements or the finer points
of our menu.
by everyone you love at this instant. Dont

let the moment slip by.
I thought of her words just before the
Shabbat service ended at my own sons
bar mitzvah. Id been so busy for days.
Even as friends and family came into
I felt tears prickling

my eyes as the
enormity of what
we were celebrating
finally hit me. Our son
is now responsible for
his own decisions and
religious observance.
town for the weekend, I was somehow

always too frazzled to stop and savor
their presence. But now I stopped and
turned around. My son had just done
Letting the moment slip by
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As I basked in the glow of that wonderful moment, I looked around and surveyed
the packed shul our friends, our neighbors, our family, and members of our community filling every seat and felt a happiness Id never known before.
Now that the day has passed and the
bar mitzvah is over, thats the point in
time I think of and hold on to: feeling so
proud of my son, and so connected to
those around us who had come to synagogue to celebrate with us gazing into
everyones face, appreciating their company, living for one instance fully in
the wonderful moment.
Not consulting my son

What are we doing after Shabbat?
My sons question startled me. For
months Id been planning the perfect
Shabbat celebrations to mark his bar mitzvah. Id spoken with countless friends,
talked for hours with people about food,
drinks, invitations and other details and
had settled on what I thought of as the perfect celebration: a Shabbat morning service, followed by a tasteful lunch.
Now, I realized, in all my months of
planning, Id never thought to consult

my son. When he was little, I used to plan
birthday parties for him magic themes,
a Harry Potter party and I loved the fact
that whatever I decided on seemed to
delight him. But this time things were different. At the moment when we were planning how to celebrate my son becoming a
man, he unsurprisingly had his own
strong opinions for a change.
Since relatives and friends are planning to be with us, my son patiently
explained, we should have a malava
malka after Shabbat party too. I found
myself opening my mouth to argue
when I paused and took a good look at my
son. Hes getting to be nearly as tall as I
am now. I thought for a moment of all the
work, the over a year of effort hed put
into preparing. It had often occurred to
me during the year that he is outstripping
me in his knowledge and learning in many
areas. My son is growing up.
Instead of arguing, I listened to this
wise almost adult. We planned the malava
malka together. He really did know best. It
was the highlight of the weekend.
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itzvah Mom Sheri Lapidus

used her knowledge and
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In 2008, Ms. Lapidus launched MitzvahMarket.com, a comprehensive bar bat
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celebrations.
Having used the Internet to offer thousands of families advice on how to plan
their celebrations, Ms. Lapidus embarked
on the next step: simplifying the simcha.
Using technology, she created Mitzvah
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The next challenge in building Mitzvah
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key partners: Rabbis, caterers, calligraphers, etc. If Mitzvah Organizer wasnt
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In organizing Mitzvah Organizer, Ms.
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could think of and grouped them into logical categories. The program is structured
around the main areas such as invitations,
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Marc Klausner is having a bar mitzvah of sorts.
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his synagogue, Temple Emeth in Teaneck, where
he has helped shepherd many a young man and
woman to Jewish responsibility.
In his role at the synagogue professionally he
is a pharmacist Mr. Klausner helps match the
youngsters with their bnai mitzvah tutors or the
cantor or the rabbi in the various ways in which
they help with a dvar Torah or with reading the
Haftorah or leading the service.
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key leadership role or if its a student whose abilities may be limited in some ways.
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the tutoring.
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mitzvah support role.
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schools, work to help train the youngsters for the
big day.
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courses outside of the synagogue.
Take Rabbi Stephen Knapp, assistant principal
at Westchester Day School, a modern Orthodox
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at Congregation Beth Aaron in Teaneck, who has
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I
know a mother who spent the better part

of two decades having many children. She
started having her kids in her early 20s,
and continued to grow her family until she
was in her 40s.
I once asked her, how is it different being
a mother in your 40s than being a mother in
your 20s?
She thought, and without missing a beat,
answered.
When you look at your baby in your 20s,
she said, you look at the baby, like this,
and simulated cradling her arms close to her
chest, about six-inches away from her face
and line of vision.
When you look at your baby in your 40s,
she said, you look at the baby, like this, and
stretched out both arms in front of her, a good
two-and-a-half feet away from her face and line
of vision.
Clearly, she was joking about her age, and
the change in her eyesight brought about by
the years. What was once clear up close, now
required a bit of distance to see.
This gave me a chuckle Ive yet to give
in to wearing progressive
lenses myself but it also
reminded me of something as practical as it is
profound in parenting.
Perspective.
Im reminded of another tale of a mother.
Several years ago
when the children were
younger, we traveled out
of state to a family simcha. We stayed with

our cousin, another mother who also had several children. She had a conundrum that she
sought advice to resolve.
I was a mother of young children. She was
an experienced mother, with children who
were already married. She was even a young
grandmother. She told me that she was going
to call her daughter, who was in her 20s, to get
her daughters take on the situation.
That surprised me. After all, wasnt she
the mother, and shouldnt she know how to
handle a situation? And why would she ask
her daughter? Why not another mother? Or,
someone who was her peer; someone closer
to her age?
It wasnt until much later when I had my
own situation and I turned to my own daughter, to ask her opinion on something, that I
realized how nave I was to assume that a
mother had all the answers and that a daughter couldnt possibly help.
Perspective.
One artist I admire is the American artist,
Chuck Close, a painter and photographer who
achieved fame as a photorealist through his
massive-scale portraits. Chuck Close is known
for using creative and intricate patterns to
portray a human portrait. Seeing his work is
an experience in perspective.
Stand close to a Chuck Close portrait and
what you see is the grid he uses to create the
work. The individual dots or color that dont
make that much sense, but are intriguing.
Take a few steps away. Then a few steps
more. Take enough steps away from the can-
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vas, and what emerges is a cogent and dramatic portrait of someone the artist captured.
You can see all the dots blend into a face from
a distance.
Perspective.
So here I am. At the foot of new phase in
my motherhood: the teenage years. (Wheres
the manual?)
How clueless was I, or better yet, how
incredulous were the kids when I recently
suggested they go to the movies on a recent
vacation day, offering that Alvin and the
Chipmunks 4: The Road Chip was playing at a
nearby theater?
Is my daughter now shopping my closet?
When did I become the shortest person in
my family?
And this is just the beginning.
The road to their independence is not
that long, and I imagine there will be plenty of
bumps along the way.
How to navigate?
Maybe fast forward, and imagine what will
be in years to come.
Hopefully, it will all be good.
And then, get a little perspective.
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GENERATION G
If She Could Talk to the Animals,

She Absolutely Would
E D S I L B E R FA R B
hen newborn Alina arrived

home, Houdini and Clouseau
were already there. They controlled the chairs in the dining area, and
they guarded the master bedroom, yielding only when bowls of cat kibble and
beef puree were made available. It was
a one-sided sibling rivalry in which Alina
had little chance to prevail, at least not
until she learned to crawl.
Gradually the gingerbread-colored
Houdini withdrew under the bed while
the bolder Clouseau, black with white
markings, could be seen lurking around
the living room of the Brooklyn apartment. Alina befriended them. They ventured into her room, and took their place
with the teddy bear, the stuffed rabbit,
and other prominent but immobile
inhabitants.
The authors granddaughter, Alina, rides with a friend.
When Alina was almost three years
old, she accompanied her parents to
Vermont to visit her cousin, Zander, who was a few
especially for Fluffy.
months younger. There was a grassy field in which to
When the family took a much-anticipated vacation
tumble, and they were joined by Rachel, a large Gordon
to Disney World, a house sitter stayed with the cats.
setter that proved to be much more bumptious than
Every day was a delight for Alina, riding down Splash
Houdini and Clouseau. A favorite sport was for Alana
Mountain, lunching with the princesses in Cinderellas
and Zander to call Rachels name and then be knocked
Castle and posing with Mickey. It was all quite overdown by her.
whelming, but with the joy and excitement came the inWhen Alina returned to the city she took a new interevitable meltdown. Amidst inexplicable sobbing, Alina
est in the dogs being walked around the neighborhood.
managed to say she wanted Fluffy. Finally, food, a drink
She would call them all Rachel and expect the same
and some rest settled her, though none a substitute for
response, then wondered about their indifference.
Fluffy.
Alina thought that a Rachel-type creature would be
Alinas love of animals went beyond cats and dogs.
a useful addition to their four-room Park Slope apartCuddly rabbits, both stuffed and alive, were high on her
ment. It could keep Houdini and Clouseau company
list, and she cringed when she learned some people acwhen she wasnt around. Her mother could see the
tually ate rabbit stew.
logic of that, but her father, envisioning early morning
At the zoo she had an eclectic attraction for all
and late night dog walks, vetoed the plan.
creatures great and small the flamingoes standing
There were compensations, however. On one occaon one leg, the elusive Komodo dragon when it briefly
sion when Alina was out for the day she was promised a
emerged from its hiding place, the prairie dogs, which
surprise when she returned. It would be something she
she watched from the Plexiglas bubble in the middle
had truly wanted. A neighbors cat had given birth and
of their village. But most pleasurable was feeding the
one kitten, irresistible and winsome, remained from the
goats and sheep in the childrens zoo. She made a spelitter. Alinas mother had offered to buy it, but the owncial effort to get food to the small goat that the bigger
er said no. She could have it on one condition. She had
ones pushed aside. She might have been thinking that
to take the mother cat also.
this little guy would be a fitting companion for Houdini,
Clouseau and Fluffy back in their apartment, an interOh rapturous joy! Alina greeted the kitten with a
esting idea but never expressed.
hug, and determined the obvious name for her would
Climax of the day at the zoo was the camel ride, an
be Fluffy. Meanwhile, Fluffys mother was also welevent Alina had been anticipating with unquenchable
comed, but with less enthusiasm. The two new resienthusiasm. Earlier in the year she had taken horsedents were given their basic inauguration by the local
back riding lessons, and now her concern was How do
vet, and Alina presided over a four-cat establishment.
you steer a camel? Was it the same as with a horse?
It didnt last long. Fluffys mother was apparently
The problem was solved by the attendant who led the
never happy there, and one day disappeared, not even
camel around the ring. Though Alina didnt have conthe lure of food awaiting her could bring her back. Alitrol of the reins, the camel ride was a thrill anyway. The
nas bond to the remaining three became even stronger,
photo that resulted was worth a copy for

her best friend.
When school ended that spring, Alina had a week of riding lessons. Dressed
in jodhpurs and a helmet, she learned to
post, that tricky technique of rising up
and down from the saddle in time to the
trotting motion of the horse. It was fun.
She looked forward to continuing, and
horses became another animal in her
life.
That summer Alina and her mother
traveled in Europe to visit her father,
stationed in Germany with the Marines,
and horses played a role. There was a
farm horse in the Ukraine that she and
a friend rode bareback with some help
from the farmer. And in Austria there
were the Lipizzaner stallions.
Back home, in an array of childrens
books, one that intrigued her was entitled What Horses Teach Us. Alina
was eager to learn.
Ed Silberfarb was a reporter for the
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hildren who feel that their parents love their siblings more than them will often act out to gain attention. They also feel inadequate and will engage
in overt or covert competitions with their siblings.
These feelings of incompetence can persist into
adulthood making it difficult for them to enjoy life.
This can affect not only their relationships with their
siblings but with their spouses, their friends and their
neighbors. They will always be looking to see who has
it better than them.
Here are five ways we can make sure all our children feel equally loved.
1. Each child is special in some way

When we are gifted with a child we have been entrusted
with a unique soul. We are charged to find ways to cultivate that childs talents and strengths. We also need to
find ways to love each child and value their uniqueness.
The best way to do this is to really think about what
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high energy or even
their mischievousness,
there is always something to appreciate in
our children. Training
ourselves to appreciate
each child for who they
are can help us identify
with each of our children and avoid favoring one child over the
other.
2. Dont compare
It can be hard not to
compare our children.
It could just be in our
minds: I wish Max was
more of a people person, like DannyWhen
we are angry we might
say it out loud: You
never help! Your brother comes to help right away as soon as he sees me carrying heavy packages! We may even do it to praise one
child to make them feel better about them selves, You
are so much better at math than Shana
We might do it as a way to motivate our children:
Look, Sara is riding her bike and she is younger than
you! You can do it! Whatever the reason, we want to
avoid any type of comparisons, whether in our thoughts
or verbally. It is too hurtful. It is far to leave their sibling
out of the picture: We can appreciate our child for who
they are: Max has such a quiet, sweet nature. We can
ask for help when we need it: Eli, I need your help now
to carry the packages. We can praise: You really seem
to enjoy math, working with numbers and puzzles. It
seems to be a strength of yours.
We can encourage: Soon, you will be able to ride
your bike. Everyone is different and takes their own
time to learn new things.
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4. They dont have to share

Its best if we dont force our children to share. It is hard
to share your stuff; everyone has something that they
hold dear. I do not share my work computer with anyone; another person might have an expensive camera
thats off limits. Children should be allowed to have that
special something that is just theirs alone. When they
do need to share, we want to acknowledge that it can
be difficult: New toys can be hard to share. The Wii is a
family toy. We will figure out how to share it. Most kids
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not forced to.) When they do fight over a toy, instead

of saying: When will you ever learn to share? or You
never share your toys! we want to be encouraging:
You know how to share, I have seen you share You
know how to come up with solutions and work together
when there is a toy you both want to play with
5. God chose you to be their parent

When we have a child who might be more difficult than
others it is helpful to remember that you were chosen to
be their parent. You are the best person to raise them.
When I had my first child, my Great Aunt Celie told me
that when her children were little, she would tell them
the following at bedtime, When you were ready to be
born God started looking for the right house for you to
live in. He looked at the Weiss family, but He said, No
that is not the right place for this baby. He looked at
the Cohen family, and He said, No that is not the right
family for this baby. He then looked at the Jones, and
said. No, thats not the right family for this baby. Then
he looked at our house and He saw me and your Dad
and He knew that was the right family for this baby.
That is how we got you. You were just perfect for our
family. I am so happy that we got you! This helped me
understand my deeper role as a parent. I adopted that
story and have told that it to my children. It is also another wonderful way to let your child know how much
you value them for themselves and how you view them
as a gift from God, separate from their siblings.
Sibling rivalry can be tough. As parents, we want
to make sure that we dont add to the conflict in any
way. Understand their uniqueness, avoid comparisons
and competitions, and be positive and understanding
about sharing.
Adina Soclof is the director of Parent Outreach for A+ Solutions,
facilitating How to Talk so Kids will Listen and Listen so Kids
will Talk workshops as well as workshops based on Siblings
Without Rivalry. She also runs ParentingSimply.com and is
available for speaking engagements.
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1. The Academies at Gerrard Berman Day School fourth
grade class was visited by Oren Levi, a Glen Rock High School
Physics teacher and GBDS Alumnus, who intrigued the
class with demonstrations reinforcing their science unit on
electricity and energy.
2. More than 200 children who attend the Israeli language
and cultural after-school program, Emek, at the Kaplen JCC
on the Palisades celebrated Chanukah in style with their
families with festivities that included crafting handmade
menorahs, a performance and dinner.
3. Children at Anshei Lubavitch Preschool and Day Care
Center in Fair Lawn enjoy a visit from the Tenafly Nature
Center. They learned all about hibernation and migration.
4. Bergen County High School of Jewish Studies recently
participated in an indoor rock-climbing trip to The Gravity
Vault in Upper Saddle River. Students challenged themselves

on various levels of climbs and also raced each other to see
who can reach the top the fastest.
5. Dumping oatmeal into various containers at the sensory
table at the Early Childhood Program at Temple Emanuel of
the Pascack Valley in Woodcliff Lake. Its not the big mess
that it looks like. The students are learning about measuring
and math.
6. Ben Porat Yosef second graders celebrated receiving their
first chumashim at their recent chumash play. The children
sang, performed a play about receiving the Torah, and
displayed artwork and projects that depicted their favorite
stories from the Torah. The highlight came at the end when
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H E I D I M A E B RAT T
ebruary has been dubbed American Heart Month.

About Our Children has reached out Dr. Diane
Rhee, a pediatric cardiologist at Pediatric Cardiology in Paramus, and with affiliations at The Valley
Hospital in Ridgewood, Holy Name Medical Center in
Teaneck, and New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanleys
Childrens Hospital to ask about how to ensure that our
childrens heart health is in tip top shape, not for February, but for always.
About Our Children: What should a parent know
about keeping their childrens heart healthy?
Dr. Diane Rhee: A healthy heart starts with a
healthy lifestyle. We encourage good nutrition, activity,
and plenty of sleep.
AOC: What factors, such as diet, come into play
and how soon should a parent be conscious of their
childs diet?
Dr. Rhee: Parents should be cognizant of good diet
and nutrition from infancy. Studies have shown that the
fatty streaks (precursor for coronary artery disease)
start to develop on the inner lining of our blood vessels from early infancy and continue to accumulate, as
we get older. Monitoring our general intake of fatty and
unhealthy food is one way for us to control the risk factors leading to coronary artery disease. Genetics and
hereditary patterns of cholesterol metabolism (breakdown) also play heavily on the accumulation of cholesterol and fat in our blood vessels as well and need to
be factored.
AOC: What about physical activities?
Dr. Rhee: Physical activity is, of course, encouraged in all patients, young, old, healthy, and even those
with medical issues. For the latter group, it is recommended in moderation and as tolerated by the patient.
Children with medical issues should always consult
with their physician in the activity in which they wish
to participate.
AOC: Should children be checked for cholesterol
levels or any other early heart-impacting issues? And if so, at what age?
Dr. Rhee: In 2011, the National Heart, Lung and

Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes
of Health, and endorsed by the American Academy of
Pediatrics, revised the prior recommendations and
now support a universal screening process. They recommend that all children have a cholesterol screen
once between age 9 to 11 years old and again between
17 to 21 years of age.
AOC: What are the most common cardiac problems facing children?
Dr. Rhee: The most common issues facing children
are obesity, a sedentary lifestyle and poor nutrition. All
these factors increase risk for elevated blood pressure,
diabetes, and coronary artery disease in the future.
AOC: When should a parent see a cardiologist?
Dr. Rhee: Concerned parents are encouraged
to speak to their pediatrician about the need to see
a cardiologist. We rely on the pediatrician to screen
children and determine those that need evaluation
by a cardiologist. In general (not entirely an inclusive
list) suspicious symptoms that prompt evaluation are
those children/adolescents that complain of chest
pain, dizziness, during or after exercise. Syncope during or after right after exercise should be evaluated.
Complaints of palpitations, paroxysmal
tachycardia associated with dizzi-
THE MOST COMMON

ISSUES FACING
CHILDREN ARE OBESITY,
A SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE,
AND POOR NUTRITION.
ness prompt many visits. Complaints of exercise intolerance and disturbance of performing activities of
everyday life, especially if associated with unintentional weight loss need evaluation. In infants, failure to
thrive, elevated respiratory rate, significant irritability
and elevated heart rate exceeding and out of context
to the situation also should be evaluated. New onset
murmurs and suspected anomalies are frequently referred to us as well.
AOC: Is there anything else you would like to add?
Dr. Rhee: For all patients, we encourage controlling
risk factors for early coronary artery disease: avoid
obesity which is associated with the onset of high
blood pressure, diabetes, elevated cholesterol and a
sedentary lifestyle. Cigarette, alcohol and illicit drug
use have many detrimental health issues and need to
be avoided at all cost.
Heidi Mae Bratt is the editor of About Our Children.
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Its Not as Crazy as You Think
A D I N A S O C LO F
any parents become exasperated

with their teens. They are frustrated with their rudeness, their
defiant attitude, and the drama they generate with their friends.
Teens can be tough to handle, but
I try to comfort parents and let them
know that the behavior that they are witnessing is usually perfectly normal. Not
only that, it is not necessarily bad. It is
actually good. Teens are doing what they
are supposed to at this very vulnerable
developmental stage. Parents are also
surprised that there are some valid reasons for their baffling behavior.
Here are four principles that will
help you understand why your teens act
the way they do and some helpful strategies to connect with them.
1. Individuation
Teens are at an age where they are trying
to individuate. A teenager needs to separate from his/her parents and become
their own independent person. Teens
live by the principle You cant tell me
what to do! This is a natural result of
their struggle to find themselves. They
relay this message to their parents and
teachers in their words, their actions,
their physical stance and their attitude.
It is beneficial when parents interact
with their teens to respect this need for
autonomy. To help us do that, requests
can be prefaced with, Would you mind
setting the table? Will it work for you?
is a helpful phrase. For example, I am
going to need your help getting the yard
cleaned up on Sunday. Will that work for
you?
find themselves.
We can also let them know that its
normal to seek peer approval, You really want Elis opinion on your new glasses
before you make the final decision. This
does not mean that you have to go out
and buy your teen what all their friends
have. It also doesnt mean that you have
to allow them to do what all their friends
are doing. However, showing your teen
that you understand, I see it is tough
not to be able to go to the party when
all your friends are going, I wish those
designer shoes that everyone is wearing
were in our budget, can go a long way
in letting them know that you truly understand their dilemma. That it can be
tough to feel different from your peers.
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3. Teens are just trying to get by.

Teens have one overriding fear that
they will say, do or wear something that
makes them seem dumb or different
than their peers. Adolescent hormones
cause heightened emotions; the embarrassment that they feel is extremely
painful. This makes them wary of making
a mistake that will brand them a loser.
So if one of their friends makes the social faux pas telling everyone they like a
certain song by a nerdy musical group,
theyll all turn on her to make sure that
everyone in the group recognizes that
they dont share that same nerdy opinion. This kind of conversation can become merciless. It appears to be mean,
intolerant and cruel behavior. However,
knowing the behind the scenes reason
(fear of appearing different) for their behavior, we can understand that the teens
in this scenario are really just trying to
survive this everyday social interaction.
Instead of criticizing our teens, we
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the themes of National Childrens
Dental Health Month, a month-long
observance in February that brings together thousands of dental professionals, healthcare provides, and educators
to promote the benefits of good oral
health to children, their caregivers,
teachers and others.
Bringing awareness to the public has
its history.
National Childrens Dental Health
Month (NCDHM) started as a one-day
event in Cleveland, Ohio, on Feb. 3,
1941. The American Dental Association held the first national observance
of Childrens Dental Health Day on Feb.
8, 1949. The single day observance became a weeklong event in 1955. And then
in 1981, the program was extended to a
month-long observance known today as
National Childrens Dental Health Month.
Since 1941, the observance has
grown from a two-city event into a nationwide program. NCDHM messages
reach thousands of people in communities across the country and at numerous armed services bases. Local observances often include displays of posters
provided by the ADA, coloring and essay
contests, health fairs, free dental screenings, museum exhibits, classroom presentations by dentists and other members of the dental team, and dental office
tours.
Developing good habits at an early
age and scheduling regular dental visits
helps children to get a good start on a
lifetime of healthy teeth and gums.
About Our Children turned to one of
our local experts, Dr. Richard Gertler, a
33-year dentist whose practice, Teaneck
Dental is located in Teaneck, to give us
the scoop on good dental health for our
youngsters.
About Our Children: When should a
parent begin dental care on their child?
Dr. Richard Gertler: The teeth
should be cleaned daily with gauze or
an infant toothbrush as soon as they appear. Parents should check their childs
teeth. Babies teeth should look clean
and white.
AOC How old should a child be
when s/he first sees the dentist?
Dr. Gertler: The American Academy
for Pediatric Dentistry recommends that
children be seen by age 1.
AOC How concerned should a parent be with a childs primary teeth,
and do problems with primary teeth
foreshadow problems with permanent
teeth?
Dr. Gertler: Parents should abso-
lutely be concerned with health of primary teeth. Primary teeth can get infected, cause pain and have an effect on the
permanent teeth.
AOC When should a child be referred to an orthodontist?
Dr. Gertler: That is a very individual
call; specific for every child. However,
there is never any harm in getting the
opinion of the expert. The worst that
could happen is that the orthodontist
says to come back in six months or a
year.
AOC How does diet factor into dental health?
Dr. Gertler: Diet is crucial. We have
an epidemic of tooth decay complicated
by acid erosion caused by sports drinks,
soda, citrus juices, etc. Not only is diet
crucial but also so is eating frequency.
Snacking over long periods of time is
much more likely to cause tooth decay than eating three or four meals or
snacks.
AOC What is your best advice for
parents to ensure that their youngsters
teeth are healthy?
Dr. Gertler: Clean teeth do not decay. Oral hygiene is everything. Keep
your childrens teeth clean. It is also
important to remember that in Northern New Jersey, most of our water is not
fluoridated. Therefore, fluoride supplements should be prescribed for every
child.
AOC Is there anything else you
would like to add?
Dr. Gertler: Teaneck Dentist will
hold a check-up party on Sunday, March
20. There will be a magician, prizes, balloon animals and eight kid-friendly hygienists. Its a great opportunity for kids
to learn that going to the dentist can be
fun.
Heidi Mae Bratt is the Editor of About Our
Children.
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After May 1: $4,300 JCC members,
$4,700 Public
Kick-off this summer with jam-packed activities that your camper is sure to enjoy.
Filled with a variety of travel destinations
and volunteer opportunities, this is the
place where magic happens and memories
are made. Programming includes two community service days a week, daily trips and
overnight getaways! For a tentative calendar please visit jccotp.org/travel-volunteercamps. JCC membership is not required.
SLEEP-AWAY CAMPS
ENRICHMENT CAMPS
Camp Ramah
Big Time Sports Broadcasting Camp
Camp Ramah in the Berkshires, located in

Duchess County N.Y. provides transformative summer experiences for Jewish youth
grades 4 through 11. Its 200-acre site boasts
a beautiful lake and first-class sports facilities. The Ramah experience is rich and varied, combining creative as stimulating programming in arts, athletics, music, outdoor
adventure and informal Jewish education.
Children are able to grow and learn in a nurturing Jewish environment surrounded by
life-long friends and spirited role models.
Camp Ramah in the Berkshires is infused
with traditions and values of Conservative Judaism and celebrating its 53rd year.
The Sports Broadcasting Camp is located

on the campus of Montclair State College
in Montclair this summer is celebrating its
11th year. Learn from the pros. Meet sports
celebrities; make play-by-play, sports anchor, and reporting tapes. Participate in
mock sports talk radio and PTI-style shows,
and much more. Please see our ad on page
11.
P.O. Box 515

Wingdale, NY
845-832-6622 (summer office)
201-871-7262 (winter office)
www.ramahberkshires.org
CAMPS IN ISRAEL
Caliber 3 Israel Summer Boot Camp
U.S. 400 Ave. U Ste. 307

Brooklyn, NY 11223
Israel 50 Emek Brachot Gush Etzion
Phone: 718-514-6862
www.caliber3bootcamp.com
Grades: Boys, 10th 12th
Dates: June 27 August 2
(includes airfare)
Deadline for registration: April 24, 2016
Caliber 3 Israel Summer Boot Camp is a one
of a kind experience that combines basic
boot camp training with sports touring and
camp activities, all in in a modern Orthodox
environment. Please see our ad on page 13.
1420 Walnut Street, Suite 605

Philadelphia, PA
Phone: 800-319-0884
www.playbyplaycamps.com
Boys & Girls Ages 10 18
iD Tech Camps
held at Columbia, Sarah Lawrence,

Montclair, Seton Hall, NYIT Manhattan,
and more
Phone: 844-788-1858
www.idtech.com
Ages 6 18
Ratio of campers to staff: 8:1 ratio
Students ages 6 18 can learn to code, design video games, mod Minecraft, model 3D
characters, engineer robots, create websites, print 3D models, discover photography, and much more. iD Tech offers Alexa
Caf (all girls, ages 10 15), iD Tech Mini
(ages 6 9, half-day options), and 2-week
pre-college Teen Academies. Please see our
ad on page 15.
International Chess Academy

9-10 Saddle River Road
Fair Lawn, NJ
Phone: 201-797-0330
185 Court St.
Teaneck, NJ
Phone: 201-833-1741
www.icanj.net
Ages: 6 16
Summer Day Camp: Accepting registration. Learn to play chess, one of the worlds
oldest and most popular games. We offer
private, group, and after-school lessons.
Students of all levels are welcome, from beginner to master. We host world-renowned
international coaches and our students
have qualified for the
World Youth Championships. With lessons
6 days a week in two locations.
See www.icanj.net for schedule and pricing.
International Ivy
11 Locations in North Jersey

Paramus, Oakland, Ringwood
Phone: 855-678-6335
www.iisummer.com
Weekly sessions: full day or half day
Ages: 5 14
Summer Enrichment Program. International Ivy offers creative, hands-on and intellectually stimulating learning experiences
during the summer. Summer is a great time
to explore, meander, stretch the imagination and lose oneself in doing something
fun. Our ultimate goal is to help our students find their passion. Once they find it,
they are self-motivated to learn and explore
further. We offer classes across many disciplines to satisfy the diverse interests and
talents of the children we serve. There are
more than fifty classes to choose from in
technology, science, performing arts, visual
arts, math, business, sports, recreation and
even construction. Please see our ad on
page 10.
JCC Big Idea Hi-Tech Camp

Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Ave.
Tenafly, NJ
Phone: 201-408-1427
Grades: 3 9
FUN
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Yael Davidovics
Ages:
June 27August 19, 2016
2.5 - 6 years old,

Toddler through Kindergarten
(8 weeks)
HOURS: 9:00 A.M. 4:00 P.M. M-TH & 3:00 P.M. ON FRIDAYS
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$750 DUE WITH REGISTRATION. BALANCE DUE FEBRUARY 15

Weekly Rates Available Optional Bus Service
Optional instructional swim for PK campers
Extended Day Available: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
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9 am 4 pm (2 week options available)
Cost: Call for fees
Your camper will design their future at our new, innovative tech camp. BIG IDEA camp is the perfect mix between
cutting edge tech workshops and outdoor summer fun.
Areas of focus will include robotics, coding, 3D modeling,
DJ, film production and even fashion, all taught in handson workshops by professional instructors from Israel and
the US. Curriculum developed by BIG IDEA, the leaders of
tech education in Israel. All JCC specialty camps are new
and improved, offering an ALL-INCLUSIVE package that includes lunch, snacks, daily swim and towel service. Campers also have access to transportation and extended care
services. JCC membership is not required.
Ramapo Explorers Theater Camp
Ramapo College
505 Ramapo Valley Road
Mahwah, NJ 07430
Phone: 201-684-7370
Fax: 201-684-7277
www.ramapo.edu/cipl/theatercamp
Grades: 7 12
Weekly sessions
Approx. cost per child: $350 per week half days or
$670 per week full days
Deadline for registration: One month prior to start
Ramapo Explorers Theater Camp offers students in 7th
12th grades beginning to advanced acting courses and
courses in set design, costume, makeup and lighting in
Ramapo Colleges exquisite performing facilities as they
explore and develop skills involved in producing a work
for stage. Please see our ad on page 9.
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Ramapo College
Mahwah, NJ 07430
Phone: 201-684-7370
Fax: 201-684-7277
www.ramapo.edu/cipl/academic-camp
Grades: Entering 7th and 8th
Sessions: 7/5 15, 7/18 29, 8/4 12
Approx. cost per child: $895
Deadline for registration: One month prior to session
start date
Activities Include:
Basic Boot Camp Trainng

Tours, Krav Maga, Shooting
Safety Skills, Rappelling
Survival & Navigation
Hesed Projects
And so much more
The Ramapo Explorers-STEM Middle School Academic

Camp focuses on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) learning activities such as digital song
creation, robotics, forensics, and 3D-drafting. For 7th and
8th graders, STEM topics advance problem-solving, critical
thinking and teamwork abilities. Please see our ad on page 9.
Ramapo College Summer Camps for H.S. Students

Ramapo College
Mahwah, NJ 07430
Phone: 201-684-7370
Fax: 201-684-7277
www.ramapo.edu/ramapocamps
Grades served: 9 12
Session dates: Varying, check website
Approx. cost per child: $790 $1,625
Deadline for Registration: One month prior to start
Ramapo College Summer Camps for H.S. Students entering

grades 9 12 offers: Comp TIA A+/Computers, Financial Literacy/Stock Market Trading/Game Design, Theater Camp.
Plus Princeton Review SAT Prep Plus College Immersion for
entering 11th and 12th graders. Please see our ad on page 9.
Professional instructors
from top IDF Units
All in a modern orthodox
environment
Daily Minyan
3 Kosher Meals
Special Shabbat Activities
ARTS, PERFORMANCE
AND MUSIC CAMPS
Art of Excellent Studio
Artist, Rina Goldhagen

Dates: July and August
Ages 7 Adult
201-248-4779
www.artofexcellencestudio.com
Themed Arts and Craft camps available in July and August.
You can email inquiries to artofexcellencestudio@gmail.
com. Ongoing lessons and portfolio classes available. Unlock your creative with classes in drawing and watercolor.
Bounce U
70 Eisenhower Drive
Paramus, NJ 07652
201-992-8152
www.bounceU.com/paramus-nj
www.Facebook.com/BounceUParamus/
424 Market Street
To Host a Parlor Meeting

or For More Information,
Contact Us at:
(718) 514-6862
or
info@caliber3bootcamp.com
Visit us at:
caliber3bootcamp.com
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Nanuet, NY
845-367-4250
www.BounceU.com/nanuet-ny
www.Facebook.com/BounceUNanuet/
Create and Bounce Art Camp
Date: July 11 Sept. 1, 2016
Time: 9 a.m. 3 p.m.
A little bit of exercise goes a long way toward inspiring your artists minds. BounceUs Create and Bounce program gives
kids a chance to enjoy physical activity
and creative time in equal doses, offering
an experience thats healthy, mentally engaging and seriously fun. Complete with
lunch, snacks, and games, its a one-of-akind camp experience theyll never forget.
Cresskill Performing Arts
300 Knickerbocker Road, Suite 1100

Cresskill, NJ
Phone: 201-390-7513
and 201-266-8830
www.cresskillperformingarts.com
Ages: Toddlers-adults (studio)
Ages: 3 teens (camp programs)
Born to Perform April Break Camp, April
11 15. Half and full day camp available.
Dancing, acting, singing, arts & crafts, gymnastics, fencing, creative Legos, and more.
Be productive, busy, happy and challenged
during the school break. Born to Perform
Summer Camp: 3 programs, 9 weeks, ages
3 teens, Preschool Performers, Creative
Children, Preteen/Teen Exploring Artists
come for one or two weeks or all summer,
June 27 August 26. Two weeks of Fencing
Camp, age 7 teens: June 27 and August 22.
Early drop-off/late pick-ups helps working
parents, too. Early registration discount:
call 201-390-7513 for details. Please see our
ad on page 8.
JCC Center-Stage Camp

Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Ave.
Tenafly, NJ
Phone: 201-408-1493
or hharel@jccotp.org
Grades: 3 9
Sessions: Mon Fri, June 27 July 15,
9 a.m. 4 p.m.
Cost: $1,330 JCC members, $1,750 public
An excellent opportunity for young actors,
beginner/intermediate through advanced,
to experience the fun of performing at a
very high level in a Broadway-style musical, Arabian Nights, including Aladdin,
Sinbad the Sailor and Ali Baba and the 40
Rascals. Enjoy colorful sets, costumes,
challenging dialogue, big musical numbers
and solos, plus workshops in acting, movement, singing, and improv. Concludes with
an incredible final production and lots of
applause. All JCC specialty camps are new
and improved, offering an ALL-INCLUSIVE
package that includes lunch, snacks, daily
swim and towel service. Campers also
have access to transportation and extended care services. JCC membership is required for campers in grade 3 through age
10. Not a member? Ask about our new $750
camp families summer membership.
JCC Broadway Performance Intensive

Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Ave.
Tenafly, NJ
Phone: 201-408-1493 or hharel@
jccotp.org
Grades: 5 10
Sessions: Mon Fri, July 18 29,
9 a.m. 4 p.m.
Cost: $950 JCC members, $1,250
public
An exciting musical theater program for

intermediate/advanced students led by
Broadway musical director/ accompanist
Joe Baker and his NYC colleagues as special guest instructors. This camp includes
intensive professional skill development
in singing, acting, comedy and movement,
and culminates in two Cabaret-style performances, one in NYC, featuring favorite solos and numbers from Broadway musicals,
comedy skits, short scenes and popular
rock songs. Interview/audition required.
All JCC specialty camps are new and improved, offering an ALL-INCLUSIVE package that includes lunch, snacks, daily swim
and towel service. Campers also have access to transportation and extended care
services. . JCC membership is required for
campers in grade 5 through age 10. Not a
member? Ask about our new $750 camp
JCC Chamber Music Camp

Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Ave.
Tenafly, NJ
Phone: 201-408-1465
Grades: 3 12
Sessions: Mon Fri, June 27 July 8,
9 a.m. 4 p.m.
Cost: $950 JCC members, $1,250
public
(Weekly option available. Visit jccotp.
org/music-camps for details)
The JCC Thurnauer School of Musics
Chamber Music Camp brings together talented young musicians and an acclaimed
faculty of artists and educators to experience the joys of ensemble playing in an atmosphere of success and enjoyment. The
camp accepts a select group of string players and pianists, based on auditions, interviews and recommendations. Students are
divided into ensembles according to age
and skill. All JCC specialty camps are new

and improved, offering an ALL-INCLUSIVE
package that includes lunch, snacks, daily
swim and towel service. Campers also
have access to transportation and extended care services. JCC membership is not
required.
JCC Dance Intensive

Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Ave.
Tenafly, NJ
Phone: 201-408-1495 or acarolan@
jccotp.org
Grades: 3 10
Sessions: Mon Fri, July 25-Aug 19,
9 am 4 pm
Cost: $475/$625 week (weekly
options available)
Enjoy a full week of basic technique that
explores all the latest crazes and new
dance forms. Campers take class in Ballet, Jazz, and Hip Hop each day. Improve
your skill level, build strength, and gain
more flexibility while having a great time!
services. JCC membership is required for
campers in grade 3 through age 10. Not a
member? Ask about our new $750 camp
JCC Fine Arts Camp

Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Ave.
Tenafly, NJ
Phone: 201-567-8963
Grades: 36, Mon Fri, June 27 Aug
19, 9 am 4 pm, $475/$625 per week
(weekly options available)
BE A RAMAHNIK FOR A DAY!

For prospective campers and families interested in Kayitz 2017
CAMPER 2017 DAY
Sunday, July 10, 2016 | 11:00am - 1:30pm
EARLY BIRD
REGISTRATION
Camp Tours & Information Sessions for Parents | Meet Our Staff
Mini Camp Day for Prospective Campers | Enjoy a BBQ Lunch
1 Depot Square, Englewood, NJ

education@bergenpac.org
(201) 816-8160, ext. 35
$100 Discount if Registered & Paid

in Full by March 1st
*Tuition Includes Lunch & Snacks
*After Camp Care Available For Additional Fee
JULY 5 - 22, 2016

AUGUST 1 - 19, 2016
More summer oerings available for

all ages at bergenPAC.org/summer or
call (201) 482-8194
Register online at www.ramahberkshires.org

Call 201-871-7262 (Before June 20th) or 845-832-6622 (Starting June 21th)
info@ramahberkshires.org
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Get creative and have a blast at Fine Arts
Camp! Each week campers will focus on a
different, exciting project that will incorporate new art skills, methodology and
mediums. Each session will also feature a
visiting artist who will teach a hands-on
workshop on their craft. All JCC specialty
camps are new and improved, offering
an ALL-INCLUSIVE package that includes
lunch, snacks, daily swim and towel service. Campers also have access to transportation and extended care services. JCC
membership is required for children in
grade 3 through age 10. Not a member? Ask
about our new $750 camp families summer
membership.
JCC Little Dancers Mini-Camp

Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Ave.
Tenafly, NJ
Phone: 201-408-1495 or acarolan@
jccotp.org
Ages: 3 5
Sessions: Mon Fri, June 13 24,
Aug 22 26, 9 a.m. 4 p.m.
Cost: $325/week or $75/day3-day
minimum (weekly options available)
A fun-filled day of dance and camp activities! Our week includes dance classes in
Ballet, Hip Hop, and Tap! In addition, campers enjoy arts and crafts, playground time,
splashing in the waterpark, lunch, and
rest/video time. Our teachers are experienced dance teachers with a warm, caring
approach in the classroom. Extended care
available until 6 p.m. upon request. JCC
membership is required.
JCC Musical Explorers Mini-Camp

Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Ave.
Tenafly, NJ
Phone: 201-408-1465
Ages: 3 5
Sessions: Mon Fri, Aug 22 26,
9 a.m. 4 p.m.
Cost: $385 JCC members, $415 public
Summer is a time to create, explore and
play. Your campers will be music investigators, discovering and building different
instruments, learning to play the drums,
singing their favorite songs, and using
movement and games as a tool to learn to
read music! In addition to all of our musical
discoveries, our young explorers will enjoy
the water park and playground! JCC membership is not required.
JCC Music Discovery Mini-Camp

Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Ave.
Tenafly, NJ
Phone: 201-408-1465
Ages: 6 8
Sessions: Mon Fri, Aug 22 26,
9 a.m. 4 p.m.
Cost: $455 JCC members, $495 public
Make music this summer and meet new
friends while exploring the guitar, violin,
cello and flute in small groups. Campers
sing their favorite songs, play musical
games, arts and crafts and participate in
sports, swimming and team building activities! Our Music Discovery Camp is an exciting way to begin or continue you childs
music education. Instruments provided.
JCC membership is not required.
JCC Young Peoples Chorus @

Thurnauer Summer Camp
Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Ave.
Tenafly, NJ
Phone: 201-408-1465
Ages: 8 12
Session: Mon Fri, Aug 8 19,
9 a.m. 4 p.m.
Cost: $950 JCC members, $1,250 public
Calling all children who love to sing! Our
award-winning chorus is starting a summer camp! Meet new friends and sing classical, contemporary, jazz and pop songs.
Challenging and unique music, fun choreography and a performance at the end! No
previous music experience required. Includes sports and team-building activities.
services. JCC membership is not required.
The Performing Arts School
Musical Theater Summer Camp

1 Depot Square
Englewood, NJ
Phone: 201-482-8194
Fax: 201-482-8391
bergenPAC.org/summer
Ages: 5 12
Session dates: 7/5 7/22 & 8/1 8/19
Deadline for registration: 6/1/16
Counselor to camper ratio: 3:15
Approx. cost per child: $850
bergenPACs Summer Camp in the Performing Arts School provides our youth ages 5
12, an experience in the performing arts
that they will never forget. We will build
confidence, understanding and a sense
of appreciation for the arts while giving
campers the opportunity to explore and
develop their talents. $100 discount if registered and paid in full by March 1. Tuition
includes lunch and snacks. After-camp
care available for additional fee. Please see
our ad on page 14.
SPECIAL NEEDS
SUMMER PROGRAMS
Camp Haverim

Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Ave.
Tenafly, NJ
Phone: 201-408-1489
Ages: 3-21, Mon Fri, Aug 15 26,
9 a.m. 3:45 p.m.
Cost: Call for fees
Camp Haverim is a two-week camp designed for children and teens with autism
and other cognitive and developmental
delays, with sufficient communication and
self-help skills, and attend 11 months of
special schooling. Campers participate in
a diverse full-day program including social
skills, swimming and water park activities,
sports, yoga and adaptive physical education, academic enrichment, music therapy,
arts and therapy dogs. Space is limited.
Group sizes are between 4 and 8 campers. Priority is given to returning campers,
participants in Special Services programs
and JCC members. JCC membership is not
required. New participants must have an
intake interview.
Neil Klatskin Day Camp: Tikvah

Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Ave.
Tenafly, NJ
Phone: 201-567-8963 or nkdc@jccotp.
org
Ages: 5 11 (Must be 5 by June 1,
2016), June 27 Aug 19, 9 am 4 pm
Tikvah is designed for children and adolescents with learning, mild neurological
and/or perceptual differences and have
sufficient communication and self-help
skills to participate in a full range of camp-
Make Awesome
memories | games | friends | apps | models | movies

60+ Courses
Ages 6-18
Co-ed and all-girls
summer programs
Program apps, mod Minecraft,

engineer robots, and more
Prestigious Locations
Day & Overnight
Commute or stay in a real

college dorm
8:1
Weeklong and 2-week sessions,

half-day options at select locations
SUMMER TECH CAMPS

HELD AT 150+
LOCATIONS NATIONWIDE
Montclair State NYU
Seton Hall Columbia
Marymount Manhattan
Kean and more
8:1 Guarantee
Only 8 students per instructor
for personalized learning
www.iDTech.com/NJ
1-844-788-1858
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ing activities. The participants enjoy a diverse, full-day program including adaptive
physical education, arts and crafts, drama,
Red Cross instructional and recreational
swim, Judaic programming, academic enrichment, music, special events, live entertainment, extended nights, carnivals,
playground time, and more. Special attention is given to each camper to ensure a
summer filled with enjoyment and learning. Group sizes range from three to six
campers, staffed by a minimum of two caring and qualified counselors. Shorter sessions are available based on campers extended school year needs, but a minimum
of 3 consecutive camp weeks are required
for registration. JCC membership is not
intake interview.
Your camper will continue to grow and

learn as part of our JCC community. This
program is designed as a transitional camp
program for adolescents with learning,
mild neurological and/or perceptual differences who have sufficient communication and self-help skills to participate in a
full range of daily activities. Campers will
work on life skills, pre-vocational training
and academic enrichment in addition to
camp activities like swimming, sports, and
more in an age and developmentally appropriate setting. JCC membership is not
intake interview.
On Our Own Young Adult Summer

Camp

Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Ave.
Tenafly, NJ
Phone: 201-408-1489
Ages: 15 30
9:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m., call for fees
Neil Klatskin Day Camp: Tikvah Teens

Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Ave.
Tenafly, NJ
Phone: 201-567-8963
or nkdc@jccotp.org
Ages: 12 15, June 27 Aug 19,
9 a.m. 4 p.m.
An eight-week life skills, vocational and

recreational camp for teens and young
adults with intellectual and developmen-
ART
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Art of Excellence Studio
Classes in Drawing and Watercolor Structured Lessons
Summer Specials
NEW
STUDENTS
ONLY
Oceans Alive and Native American themed art camps in August!

Artist, Rina Goldhagen 201-248-4779
www.artofexcellencestudio.com
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9:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. M-TH & 3:00 p.m. on Fridays
Prices:
(a division of Camp Kef for campers
entering 1st - 4th grade) offers an
exciting summer filled with activities
geared towards our older campers.
This program is highlighted by
exciting weekly trips. Programming
will include various sports clinics,
ceramics, instructional swim, learning,
rec room, fine arts, science, yoga,
music, Reader's Theatre and nature.
Camp Ma'alot,
the AMAZING
place to be!!!
Our
outstanding counselors
will lead the campers to experiences that
will expand their horizons and deepen
their connection to Judaism and Israel.
They will meet new friends and
experience new things.
Early drop off &

late pick up available.
Lunch program also offered
NEW!!!!! Register Online at:
Register by September 30th

$2,350 + FREE LUNCH
$2,100 with 3 or more friends
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Register by November 21st

$2,400 + FREE LUNCH
$2,300 with 3 or more friends
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Register by January 31st

$2,400
+ FREE PIZZA
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After January 31st price is $2,500
The daily schedule will provide fun

filled activities led by
trained specialists
Facilities:
our campus features beautiful,
fully enclosed outdoor playground
large, indoor air-conditioned play area
full-size, regulation gym
bright, spacious, fully equipped,
air-conditioned classrooms
http://mytads.com/a/bpycampmaalot
transportation
is available
Phone: 201-845-5007 Fax: 201-845-5009 Email: campmaalot@benporatyosef.org

Ben Porat Yosef, East 243 Frisch Court, Paramus, NJ 07652
SPORTS PROGRAMS/CAMPS
JCC Multi-Sport Camp

Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Ave.
Tenafly, NJ
Phone: 201-408-1476
or athletics@jccotp.org
Grades: 3 8
9 a.m. 4 p.m.
Cost: $475/week (weekly options
available)
Perfect for the camper that likes variety!
This camp focuses on building fundamentals across a variety of sports, includes
performance training, and is appropriate
for all skill levels. Your camper will love
making use of all the courts and fields the
JCC has to offer and will enjoy a relaxed
and fun environment while learning and
improving their skills. All JCC specialty
camps are new and improved, offering
an ALL-INCLUSIVE package that includes
lunch, snacks, daily swim and towel service. Campers also have access to transportation and extended care services. JCC
membership is required. Not a member?
Ask about our new $750 camp families
summer membership.
JCC Basketball Camp
Sign up for 4 beginner drawing lessons

and get 1 additional lesson free!
Camp Ma'alot
tal delays, including autism, with self-help

skills to independently participate within a
1:3 staffing ratio. Activities include weekly
trips, swim, gym, music, dance and more.
JCC membership is not required. New participants must have an intake interview.

Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Ave.
Tenafly, NJ
Phone: 201-408-1476 or athletics@
jccotp.org
Grades 3 8
9 a.m. 4 p.m.
available)
If your camper loves basketballthis is the
camp for them! JCC basketball professionals
bring their love of the game and incomparable coaching skills enhance your campers
skills at every level. Includes performance
training, teaching athletes to build strength,
endurance, and flexibility, for increased productivity and decreased chance of injury.
While basketball is the focus, campers will
enjoy other fun JCC activities as well. All
JCC specialty camps are new and improved,
offering an ALL-INCLUSIVE package that includes lunch, snacks, daily swim and towel
service. Campers also have access to transportation and extended care services. JCC
membership is required. Not a member?
Ask about our new $750 camp families summer membership.
JCC Playmaker All Stars Mini-Camp

Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Ave.
Tenafly, NJ
jccotp.org
Ages: 3 4,
9 a.m. 1 p.m.
available)
Grades K 6
9 a.m. 3 p.m.
available)
Playmaker All Stars Mini-Camp gives your

camper the opportunity to learn sports in a
fun and friendly environment. Indoor/Outdoor activities include soccer, baseball,
races, floor hockey, basketball, dodgeball
and more. Low camper to staff ratio ensures safety and fun. Fee includes bottled
water. JCC membership is required.
JCC Soccer Mini-Camp

Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Ave.
Tenafly, NJ
jccotp.org
Ages 3 Grade 6
9 a.m. 3 p.m.
available)
Your camper will have fun with talented
soccer specialists in a program designed
to teach and strengthen soccer skills. Enhance your childs understanding of the
game and build confidence through interactive games and drills. Include daily
outdoor swim time. JCC membership is
required.
JCC Marty Perlman Sports Mini-Camp

Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Ave.
Tenafly, NJ
jccotp.org
Ages: 3 Grade 6
Sessions: Mon Fri, Aug 22 Sep 2,
9 a.m. 3 p.m.
available)
Your campers will build fundamental skills

across a variety of sports. This multi-sport
camp utilizes all the JCCs sports courts
and fields and ends each day in our beautiful outdoor pool. Appropriate for all skill
levels, a great way to learn and improve
skills in a relaxed and fun environment. Include daily outdoor swim time. JCC membership is required.
The Michelle Weiss Childrens

Tennis Camp

Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Ave.
Tenafly, NJ
Phone: 201-408-1476
or athletics@jccotp.org
Grades 3 8
Sessions: Mon Fri, July 25 Aug 19,
9 a.m. 4 p.m.
available)
Whether your camper has his/her sights
on the U.S. Open or is just looking for a
summer out on the court with friends
this camp is sure to provide a swinging
good time. Campers will enhance their
understanding of the game and build skills
and confidence through interactive games
and drills, while also increasing strength,
endurance, and flexibility through performance training. All JCC specialty camps
are new and improved, offering an ALLINCLUSIVE package that includes lunch,
snacks, daily swim and towel service.
Campers also have access to transportation and extended care services. JCC membership is required. Not a member? Ask
about our new $750 camp families summer
membership.
Ninja Camp at Aikido North Jersey

219 Degraw Ave.
Teaneck, NJ
Phone: 201-992-3013
www.akidony.com
Ages: 4-14
Session: July 11 15, July 18 22
Martial arts training in self-defense, arts

and crafts, games, Japanese culture, physical culture, physical exercise and drills,
new friends totally extreme fun. Please
see our ad on page 8.
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The Big Chill: Frozen in Ice
Mike Super Brings

Magic to bergenPAC
Bergen Performing Arts Center presents Mike Super: Magic and Illusion on
Feb. 20.As the winner of NBCs hit TV show Phenomenon and Top finalist on
Americas Got Talent, Mike is the only magician in history to win a live magic
competition on primetime U.S. network television and voted Americas Favorite
Mystifier. He marvels with mind-blowing illusions combined with the hilarity of a
headline comedian in a family-friendly performance. Join the journey of emotions
from laughter, intrigue, danger, fear, wonder, anticipation, tears and sentimentality
that Mike Super delivers. Feb. 20, 7:30 p.m., bergenPAC, 30 North Van Brunt St.,
Englewood. 201-227-1030, www.bergenpac.org.
David Weinstone and Music

for Aardvarks at Jewish Museum
David Weinstone and The Music for Aardvarks Band will perform two concerts for kids at
the Jewish Museum on Feb. 7 at 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Families will hear favorite songs
celebrating being a kid in New York City such as City Kid, Taxi, Jack Hammer Joe and
Modern Art. David Weinstone, founder of Music for Aardvarks, explains, our shows are
rockin, and we try to have as much audience participation as possible. Weve even had
kids come up on stage with us to sing or dance. This concert is for children ages 2 to 5.
Adults are asked to accompany their children. For further information regarding family
programs at the Jewish Museum, the public may call The Jewish Museum,1109 Fifth Ave.,
at 92 St., Manhattan. 212-423-3337, www.thejewishmuseum.org.
Frozen in Ice presented by

Skylands Ice World is the firstever ice sculpture extravaganza
held at the Skylands Stadium
Event Center. This indoor/
outdoor event will feature
more than 100 tons of ice
transformed into breathtaking
displays by the amazing ice artists. Participants can ride down
a huge 50-foot ice slide, go
inside a life-sized ice cabin, sit
on a giant ice throne, watch
ice-carving demonstrations,
and enter ice carving demonstrations and more. Frozen
in Ice will be open on select days from February 5 to 28, including Presidents Day,
Monday, Feb. 15. Skylands Stadium, 94 Championship Place, Augusta, 973-3837644, www.skylandstadium.com.
Digging the New

Archaeology Afternoons
Expanding its offerings for families, the Jewish Museum is launching
Archaeology Mondays, a new after-school program in the galleries of
Archaeology Zone: Discovering Treasures from Playgrounds to Palaces.
Beginning Monday, Feb. 15, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., and continuing on the
third Monday of the month through May, families will participate in a simulated archaeological dig. Unique to New York City, this hands-on experience features artifact replicas from ancient to modern times. Children can
discover how objects change over time, and unearth the stories these relics
tell. The Jewish Museum,1109 Fifth Ave., at 92 St., Manhattan. 212-4233337, www.thejewishmuseum.org.
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F E B R UA RY
To Our Readers: To Our Readers: This calendar is a day-by-day schedule of events. Although all information is as timely as we can make it, its a
good idea to call to verify details before you go.
DaybyDay
Tuesday, February 2
Childrens Choir: Celebrate and have fun as you
make music. 6 p.m. Open to children grades 6
and 7. Temple Emanu-El of Closter. 180 Piermont
Road, Closter. 201-750-2959 or heymann@
templeemanu-el.com.
Thursday, February 4
ATID: For 8th grader and up, Temple Emanu-El
of Closter, 5:30 pm. Teens will discuss interfaith
dating with Rabbi Alex Freedman. 180 Piermont
Road, Closter. For more information, contact
Tammy Ween at 201-750-9997 or ween@
templeemanu-el.com
Friday, February 5
T.G.I.S.: Thank Goodness Its Shabbat & Shabbat
Yeladim for K through 2nd Grade at Temple
Emanu-El of Closter, 180 Piermont Road, Closter.
5:45 p.m. Come discover Shabbat through age
appropriate music, crafts, storytelling, cooking
and more. Contact Naama Heymann at 201-7502959 or heymann@templeemanu-el.com.
Shabbat Beyachad (Shabbat Together) for 3
to 7 year olds at 10:15 a.m. Join us for a musical Shabbat experience with Suzy Rosenberg.
Families and friends always welcome. Temple
Emanu-El of Closter, 180 Piermont Road,
Closter. For more information, contact Naama
Heymann at 201-750-2959 or heymann@
templeemanu-el.com.
Shabbat Yachad: Temple Emanuel of the
Pascack presents Shabbat Yachad at 8 p.m.,
a service of togetherness. The service brings
congregants together spiritually and physically
and creates a feeling of calm and oneness. 87
Overlook Drive, Woodcliff Lake. 201-391-0801.
Family Friendly Shabbat Service: Rabbi Elyse
Frishman and Rabbi Rachel Steiner lead a family
friendly service at 7 p.m. Potluck supper follows service. Barnert Temple, 747 Route 208
South, Franklin Lakes, 201-848-1800, www.
barnerttemple.org.
Sunday, February 7
Religious School Mitzvah Day: For youngsters,
K 7th grade at 10 a.m. at Temple Emanu-El
of Closter. Join in to pack snacks for the Center
for Food Action. 180 Piermont Road, Closter. For
more information, contact Naama Heymann at
201-750-2959 or heymann@templeemanu-el.
com.
World Wide Wrap: Tefillin event at 9:00 am at
Temple Emanu-El of Closter, 180 Piermont Road,
Closter. Join a special opportunity to spread the
mitzvah of Tefillin. For more information, contact
the Temple office at 201-750-9997.
Monday, February 8
Wicked at the Kaplen JCC on the Palisades:
Advanced Musical Theater Workshop, led by JCC
Performing Arts Direct Deb Roberts, presents
a newly adapted version of the Broadway sensation, Wicked. 6:30 p.m. 411 E. Clinton Ave.,
Tenafly. 201-408-1493, www.jccotp.org.
Tuesday, February 9
Childrens Choir: Celebrate and have fun as you
make music. 6 p.m. Open to children grades 6
and 7. Temple Emanu-El of Closter. 180 Piermont

Road, Closter. 201-750-2959 or heymann@
templeemanu-el.com.
Friday, February 19
Tot Shabbat and Pizza Dinner in Franklin
Lakes: The youngest ones, pre-readers, are invited to join Rabbi Rachel Steiner for Tot Shabbat
at 5 p.m. Enjoy musical prayer, dancing with the
Torah, and a Shabbat story. Barnert Temple, 747
Route 208 South, Franklin Lakes. 201-8481800, www.barnerttemple.org.
Sunday, February 21
Vered and the Babes: Vered and the Babes will
star in a hip concert for families at the Jewish
Museum 11:30 am. The band, featuring Vered
Benhorin with Rob Jost and Matt Hilgenberg,
performs funny, poignant, and upbeat melodies,
reminiscent of doo-wop. The concert program
includes songs geared to helping new parents bond with their babies as well as tunes
for children up to age 6. The Jewish Museum,
1109 Fifth Ave., at 92 St., Manhattan. www.
thejewishmuseum.org.
Thursday, February 25
Mega Challah Bake: Event spearheaded by
Chabad-Lubavitch will draw together women who
will mix, knead and shape their own challahs. The
challah bake commemorates once every seven
years tradition. 7 p.m., 194 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
www.jewishwayne.com.
ATID: 8th Graders and older at Temple EmanuEl of Closter at 5:00 p.m. Teens will learn about
Kosher vs. Non-Kosher food with Rabbi Alex
Freedman at Smokey Joes restaurant in Teaneck.
For more information, contact Tammy Ween at
201- 750-9997 or ween@templeemanu-el.com.
Friday, February 26
TAAM Tot Shabbat with Matty Roxx: At Temple
Emanu-El of Closter at 5:45 pm. 180 Piermont
Road, Closter. Join parents and children (birth to
5 years old) for a musical Shabbat with Matty
Roxx. For more information, contact Tammy
Ween at ween@templeemanu-el.com.
Saturday, February 27
Shabbat Yoga: Barnert Temple offers you the
opportunity to delve into a practice of embodied prayer, renewing your body and spirit using
themes inspired by the Jewish calendar and
teachings. All levels, including beginners, are
welcome. 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. 747 Route 208
South, Franklin Lakes, NJ. 201-848-1800, www.
barnerttemple.org.
Young Family Shabbat: Join Rabbi Steiner and
Sara Losch for a joyful Shabbat family experience for grades K-2. 9:30 to 11 a.m., breakfast
included. Barnert Temple, 747 Route 208
South, Franklin Lakes. 201-848-1800, www.
barnerttemple.org.
Sunday, February 28
Master Illusionist Oz Pearlman: Families are
invited to Temple Emanu-El of Closter at 12 p.m.
to enjoy a mind-blowing show by master illusionist Oz Pearlman, Americas Got Talent finalist. To
register, www.templeemanu-el.com. For more
information, contact Mike Israel at mikeisrael@
yahoo.com.
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Tuesday, February 16
Aikido for All, the Zen-like Martial Art

Learning the modern Japanese martial
art of Aikido could benefit everyone,
young and old, woman and man, girl
and boy, said Jerry Zimmerman, owner
of Akido North Jersey in Teaneck.
For those unfamiliar with Aikido, it
has a different goal than some of the
better-known martial arts. With Aikido,
instead of striking back and harming
an opponent, the aim is to control aggression without injuring the attacker.
It is the antithesis of teaching a child
to respond to a punch with a bigger
punch, said Mr. Zimmerman.
In its essence, Aikidos goal is harmony, harmonizing with an opponent,
harmonizing with oneself, and harmonizing with the world.

If this sounds very Zen, it is. But
dont be mistaken. Aikido is not a passive martial art. Its super active and
very proactive, said Mr. Zimmerman.
You are more present to whats going
on than in just being reactive. It is being present in the situation.
Another plus, he said. One need
not be big or athletic to train. Aikido
training helps in weight loss, confidence building, trains the body physically and helps with better focus and
concentration, a relieves stress.
Sports Broadcasting Camp

for Fun and for Future
Would-be sports broadcasters and
right-now sports aficionados can
spend a week immersed in the world of
sports broadcasting at Big Time Sports
Broadcasting Camp, which is held during the week of July 11 to July 15, for
campers, boys and girls, 10-18 years
old, at Montclair State University.
The interactive program is designed
to teach the ins and outs of sports broadcasting, and includes visits from sports
celebrities. Additionally, the camp counselors are professionals who work in the
field as baseball announcers, sideline
reporters, play-by-play announcers, ra-
dio talk show hosts, sports anchors and

other in the fields.
The camp serves a dual-purpose,
explained owner Steve Goldstein.
Most of the kids who come are
sports fanatics and they love being
with like-minded peers. And for the serious camper, this is an opportunity to
learn and explore what it is like to have
a career in sports broadcasting, said
Mr. Goldstein.
This year marks the camps 15th
year it is offered in 10 cities throughout the United States and its 11th
year in New Jersey.
Family Fun Day Sponsored by JCC Camps

Enjoy an afternoon of fun camp activities including hip hop, sand play,
arts and crafts, robotics, basketball,
all sports and music; face painting, a
bounce house, balloon making, musical entertainment at the Family Fun
Day sponsored by the JCC Camps Sunday, Feb. 7 from noon to 2 p.m.
Camp directors, leaders and specialists will be on hand, and visitors
can learn about new programs. The
JCC health and wellness facilities also
will be open to the community.
Several special offers will be made
available. Families who register their

campers for the Neil Klatskin Day Camp
(3-7 year old campers) at the camp fair
will receive $500 off. Families who register for two or more weeks of specialty
camps (8-18 year old campers) at the
fair get 20 percent off. Families who
sign up for an annual JCC Family Membership at the camp fair receive $200
in JCC cash to use on any JCC camp or
class.
The Kaplen JCC on the Palisades is
located at 411 E. Clinton Ave., Tenafly.
www.jccotp.org.
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Simchas
Bnai mitzvah
SETH KLEIN
Seth Klein, son of Allison and
Wade Klein of Fair Lawn,
celebrated becoming a bar
mitzvah on December 19 at
the Fair Lawn Jewish Center/
Congregation Bnai Israel.
LUCY ANN ALDERSON

Lucy Ann Alderson, daughter
of Susan and Carl Alderson
of Atlantic Highlands, sister
of Julia, and granddaughter of Harriet and the late
Irving Cohen of Somerset,
formerly of Teaneck, celebrated becoming a bat
mitzvah on December 19 at
Congregation Bnai Israel in
Rumson.
ALEXANDRE KRAVITZ
JASON GREENBERG
Jason Greenberg, son of
Laura and Howard Greenberg
of Woodcliff Lake and brother
of Ally and Ross, celebrated
becoming a bar mitzvah on
December 19 at Temple
Emanuel in Woodcliff Lake.
Alexandre Kravitz, son of

Sandrine and Robert Kravitz
of Bergenfield and brother of
Jeremy and Leila, celebrated
December 19 at Temple
Emeth in Teaneck.
EMRE OZMEMILI
Emre Ozmemili, son of Ellen
Monane of Fort Lee, celebrated becoming a bar mitzvah
on December 12 at Temple
Emeth in Teaneck.
SHOHAM AVDA
Shoham Avda, daughter of
Adi and Moshe Avda and
sister of Reem and Yoad, celebrated becoming a bat mitzvah on January 23 at Temple
Beth Sholom of Fair Lawn.
Tikva, her maternal grandmother from Israel, joined in
the celebration.
WILLOW BROSS
Willow Bross, daughter of
Maria and Michael Bross of
Bloomingdale, celebrated
becoming a bat mitzvah on
December 12 at the Glenwild
Lake Clubhouse. The family belongs to the Jewish
Congregation of Kinnelon in
Pompton Lakes.
Cyerra Rosen Grupp, daughter of Lori Rosen and Marshall

Grupp of Upper Saddle River
and sister of Holden, Hunter,
and Schuyler, celebrated
becoming a bat mitzvah
on January 23 at Temple
Emanuel in Woodcliff Lake.
MATTHEW HARRISON
Matthew Harrison, son of
Kimberly and Marc Harrison
of Tenafly, and brother of
Sara, celebrated becoming
a bar mitzvah on Monday,
January 18 at Cong. Beth
Sholom in Teaneck.
Alexandra Hess, daughter of

Hilary and Lawrence Hess of
Fair Lawn, celebrated becoming a bat mitzvah on January
9 at the Fair Lawn Jewish
Center/Congregation Bnai
Israel.
Elijah Greenberg, son of
Howie and Leah Greenberg
of Mahwah, and brother
of Emmanuel, celebrated
January 16 at Chabad of
Northwest Bergen County in
Franklin Lakes.
According to Wendy Mogel, in

Blessing of a B Minus, rude behavior,
lets you know that your teen is trying
to desperately separate from you and
that you are the safe person who can
receive their frustration with not yet
being all grown up.
The best thing that we can do as
parents is to ignore their provocation
and not respond in kind. In that way,
we are actually role modeling appropriate ways to deal with rude behavior.
We do need to insist that they treat us
respectfully, however the best admonition and reminder to speak respectfully is a gentle, Can you change your
tone? Its hard for me to listen when
you speak to me that way. Or Can

we talk about this when we are both
feeling calm?
Teens are often struggling through
this period of their lives. They need
our support and love during this time.
Understanding the reasons behind
their actions and treating them kindly
can help them grow into the adults we
want them to be.
Adina Soclof is the director of Parent
Outreach for A+ Solutions, facilitating How
to Talk so Kids will Listen and Listen so Kids
will Talk workshops as well as workshops
based on Siblings Without Rivalry. She
also runs ParentingSimply.com and is available for speaking engagements.
Tale of the Dragons Tail Book

at Black Box
Romance, wizardry and a ferocious
dragon take center stage at Black
Boxs presentation of The Tale of the
Dragons Tail Book, with shows from
Jan. 31 through Feb. 21.
Prince and princess meet and
fall in love, but as they are about to
plan their nuptials, two wizards cast
a spell on the princess that convinces her she can only marry the
prince is if he brings her the tail of a
ferocious dragon.
The show has performances
from Jan. 31-Feb. 21 at The Black
Box Performing Arts Center, 200 Walraven Dr., Teaneck. Tickets are $12 to
$15. All performances are Sundays at
11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Jan. 31,
Feb. 7, Feb. 14, and Feb. 21. The Tale
of the Dragons Tail is appropriate for
ages 5 and up. For more information,
201-357-2221.
CYERRA ROSEN GRUPP
ALEXANDRA HESS
ELIJAH GREENBERG
Teen continued from page 9
JACOB MITOVICH
JARED MITOVICH
Jacob and Jared Mitovich,
twin sons of Jennifer Lindauer
and Matthew Mitovich of
Woodcliff Lake, celebrated
becoming bnai mitzvah on
December 15 at Temple Beth
Or in Washington Township.
BENJAMIN SCHACK
PARTY
Benjamin Schack, son of

Susan Esserman-Schack and
Barton Schack of Allendale
and brother of Zachary
Bronstein, 25; Joshua
Bronstein, 23; and Sophia
Schack, 9, celebrated becoming a bar mitzvah on on
November 14 at at Barnert
Temple in Franklin Lakes.
JAKE SIDORSKY
Jake Sidorsky, son of Stacey
and Howard Sidorsky of New
Milford and brother of Julia,
celebrated becoming a bar
mitzvah on January 16 at
Temple Emeth in Teaneck.
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The classic at 50 and its Jewish players
the community that produced or embraced these multifaceted gentlemen.
All Super Bowl games (S.B.), below, have their
number in non-Roman numerals and the date after the
number is the year they were played (S.B. 1, played in
1967, matched the top teams of the 1966 season, and so
on). Two Jewish players, Alan Veingrad, Dallas Cowboys
(S.B. 27, 1993) and Antonio Garay, Chicago Bears (S.B. 41,
2007), were on teams that made the Bowl, but they didnt
play due to injuries.
Bob Stein, now 67, was a Kansas City Chiefs rookie
linebacker when he played in S.B. 4 (1970). Football 411:
Solid 7-year pro career. Post-Football: sports agent and
attorney, with a six-year stint as the CEO of the Minneapolis NHL hockey team; Jewish angle: Missed a college game
for Yom Kippur and said this about being inducted into
the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame: Its a big honor being recognized by your people in the same hall as Red Auerbach, Sid Luckman never extremely religious but I
always had pride.
Ed Newman, now 64, was a Miami Dolphins offensive
guard who played in three Super Bowls: S.B. 8 (1974; his
rookie year), S.B. 17 (1983); and S.B. 19 (1985). Football
411: Pro Bowl player four times. Post-Football: Practicing attorney for seven years before being elected (1994) a
Miami-Dade County judge, a position he currently holds.
Nate BLOOM
he 2016 Super Bowl, the 50th, will be played on Sunday, February 7. The official CBS broadcast of the
Bowl begins at 6:30 p.m.
The list of tribe members who played in the Super
Bowl isnt long. But they are an interesting group of men, who
defy the stereotypes that Jews arent athletes and that football
players usually are inarticulate jocks. As their brief profiles
show, these guys (leaving physical size aside) arent that different from a group of Jews you might meet at a business convention. As the 50th anniversary of the Super Bowl approaches, its
appropriate to celebrate these players and, in a sense, celebrate
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(almost) local angle: He grew up in a religious home in
Syosset on Long Island and had real qualms about playing
college ball he was afraid that it would conflict with his
Jewish religious identity.
Sam McCullum, now 63, was a rookie Minnesota
Vikings wide receiver when he played in S.B. 9 (1975).
Football 411: In 1976, he joined the new Seattle Seahawks
franchise and he caught the first pass in Seahawk history.
Despite good stats, Seattle released him in 1981 because
he was a strong union rep (he won lawsuit, got settlement). Jewish angle: McCullum, an African American
who was raised Baptist, married a Seattle Jewish woman
and converted to her faith. Their two sons have parallel
bios: both were bar mitzvah, both are Stanford grads and
former Stanford gridiron stars, and both now have great
high-tech/business careers.
Randy Grossman, now 63, was a Pittsburgh Steelers
tight end who played on four S.B. winning teams: S. B.
9 (1975), S.B. 10 (1976), S.B. 13 (1979), and S.B. 14 (1980).
Football 411: He cemented his then-shaky place on the
roster when he caught a crucial touchdown pass in S.B.
10. A solid, respected player; he had several good seasons as a starter before his 1981 retirement. Post-Football:
Hes long worked as a certified financial planner. Jewish
angle: Raised in a Conservative home; said about the
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Jewish man at that point it was
nice for them to have somebody
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Lyle Alzado, a defensive
end, was with the Los Angeles
Raiders when he played in S.B.
18 (1984; his only Super Bowl).
Football 411: He was famous
for his ferocious style of play,
which may have been partially
fueled by steroid use. He blamed
steroids for his death from cancer in 1992, when he was 43. He
began his three-time All-Pro career
in 1971 and was a superstar with
three teams. Post-Football: TV color
commentator and many small acting
roles. Jewish and (almost) local angle:
Raised in Lawrence on Long Island by a
financially struggling Jewish mother; his
non-Jewish father left the family when he
was 10. Shortly before retiring in 1985, he
said this to a synagogue mens club that
gave him an award: Many groups have
tried to claim me. The Italians say I am
Italian and the Chicanos say I am Chicano, but I am a Jew through and through
my bubbe and zeyde would have been
thrilled to see me get this award.
Andre Tippett, now 56, was a New
England Patriots linebacker who started
in S.B. 20 (1986; his only Super Bowl).
Football 411: A true great who is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He
spent his 10-year career with the Patriots. Post-Football: Patriots Community
Outreach Director; Jewish angle: Tippett,
an African American, was raised Baptist.
In 1993, he married an observant Jewish
woman. In 1997, after a year of classes, he
converted to Judaism. His daughter had
her bat mitzvah in Jerusalem. He said this
in 2014: [Conversion] was probably one
of the easiest things I had to do in my life.
It was fun. It was an opportunity to learn
about a new culture and history [I go]
to synagogue and enjoy fasting on Yom
Kippur its good for the body.
29 (1995). Football 411: Drafted by 49ers in

1987 and remained with them until he retired
in 1998. An All-Pro honoree two times and
a key player in 49ers 1989, 1990, and 1995
Super Bowl wins. Post-Football: Hes long
worked as a venture capitalist, and partnered for a time with former teammates
Joe Montana and Ronnie Lott. Jewish angle:
Attended Atlanta-area Jewish day school

through ifth grade.
Josh Miller, now 45, punter, New England
Patriots, who played in S.B. 39 (2005). A solid
punter with the Steelers from 1996-2003, he
joined Boston in 2004. The Pats 2005 Super
Bowl win was really aided by two great Miller
punts that put rival Philadelphia practically
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Frank joined the 49ers in 1984, but an
injury prevented him from playing in
S.B. 19 (1985). In the next three seasons,
he really came into his own and earned a
starting spot in 1987 and 1988. The 1989
Super Bowl is famous for The Drive in
which quarterback Joe Montana led the
Niners downfield some 92 yards in about
three minutes. They won the game with
34 seconds remaining. During that drive,
Frank caught two passes, made a number
of key blocks and played with a fractured
left hand. Post-Football: Frank retired
after the 1989 Super Bowl and finished
earning a medical degree. A board-certified ear, nose, and throat doctor, he specializes in hair transplants and has clinics
in Manhattan and in Ohio. Jewish angle:
Please see page 32 for highlights of my
interview with Dr. Frank.
Harris Barton, now 51, offensive
tackle, San Francisco 49ers, who played
in S.B. 23 (1989); S.B. 24 (1990); and S.B.
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at their goal line. Post-Football: Retired
in 2007 and now works as a Pittsburgh
sports talk show host. Jewish and local
angle: Raised in Conservative home;
recently said he loved to speak to Jewish
kids groups about embracing their Jewishness. He grew up in East Brunswick
and was an All-State high school athlete in
football (as a receiver) and track.
Nate Ebner, 27, a safety with the New
England Patriots, played in S.B. 49 (2015).
Football 411: He was an internationally
ranked rugby player when he began
playing football in his college junior year.
Joined Patriots in 2012 and quickly established himself as a good-to-great special
teams player who plays almost every
game. Jewish angle: Late father was a
Jewish Sunday school principal. Ebner
has eloquently talked about the Jewish
and ethical values his father imparted to
him. Special note: Julian Edelman, the
Patriots star wide receiver, and a S.B.
49 player, may join this list someday. His
paternal great-grandfather was Jewish;
Edelman has called himself Jewish; he
has visited Israel and attended Yom Kippur synagogue services for the last two
years. Time will tell whether Edelman
decides to formally join the Jewish community via conversion.
Here are some highlights of my interview with Dr. Frank:
About his early football days, Dr. Frank
told me: I almost had to forge [my parents] signature on the authorization
form [to play high school football] My
mother couldnt bear watching me [on
the field] and always pleaded with me not
to go in. Football, he added, had another
Jews who owned the teams

that played in the Super Bowl
Most teams dont make the
super Bowl more than once
during an owners tenure, and
many owners never have a super
Bowl team. More than one super
Bowl appearance indicates that
the owner is making very good
personnel decisions.
S. B. II (1968): al davis, Oakland
raiders (L)
S.B. III (1969): sonny werblin, nY
Jets (w) and Carroll rosenbloom,
Baltimore Colts (L)
S.B. IV (1970): Max winter,
Minnesota Vikings (L)
S.B. VIII (1974): winter, Vikings (L)
S. B. XXXVI (2002): Kraft, Patriots

(w)
S.B. XXXVII (2003): Malcolm
Glazer, tampa Bay Buccaneers (w)
and al davis, Oakland raiders (L)
S.B. XXXVIII (2004): Kraft, Patriots
(w)
S.B. XXIX (2005): Kraft, Patriots
(w) and Jeffrey Lurie, Philadelphia
eagles (L)
S. B. XLII (2008): steve tisch,
co-owner, nY Giants (w) and
Kraft, Patriots (L)
S. B. XLVI (2012): tisch, Giants (w)
and Kraft, Patriots (L)
S. B XI: (1977): al davis, Oakland

raiders (w) and winter, Vikings
(L)
S. B. XLIX (2015): Kraft, Patriots

(w)
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S. B. XXXI (1997): robert Kraft,

new england Patriots (L)
S. B. XXXV (2001): art Modell,

Baltimore ravens (w)
S.B. IX (1975): winter, Vikings (L)
S.B. XV: (1981): al davis, Oakland

raiders (w)
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drawback: it competed with his parents

wish that he get an after-school Jewish
education.
Frank was a football and academic star
at Ohio State. All during his college days,
he said, I always assured my mother I
wasnt going to play forever and would be
focusing my attention on being a doctor
or lawyer. Not long before graduation,
he told me he rejected attending a big
NFL scouting event in favor of studying
for the medical school boards. However,
he says, I was so happy when the Niners
selected me [in the 1984 draft].
About the 1989 season, the Super Bowl
and The Drive, Dr. Frank had this to
say: I played alongside Harris [Barton]
He and I bonded immediately Even
though he was a few years younger, he
was more mature than most guys and
he had a delightful, legendary sense of
humor after winning the game on last
second heroics, and during the media
frenzy on the field, we embraced and Harris lifted me high onto his shoulders and
that moment was captured on the cover
of the New York Times sporting section
I was now on par with my hero Randy
Grossman I was so proud to have contributed to the 49ers, and with remorse
I decided to retire and finish medical
school My first [post-game] phone call
was to my mother [who was at the Bowl]
I told her she could finally relax and
not worry about me getting injured I
was retiring to become a doctor. After a
brief pause, she sternly admonished me
for leaving after I just made it and to
stay for a while and enjoy it and play a
NB
little longer.
Notes: Davis was general manager

during all Raider Super Bowls. He
had a 10 percent ownership in 1968;
gained full effective ownership in 1972;
majority of shares in 2005.
Kraft follows the Rooney family
(Pittsburgh) as the owner with the
most Super Bowl appearances.
Tisch also is an Oscar winner (He produced best pic Forest Gump).
NB
Super Bowl
Patriots star Julian Edelman
named fourth-best Jewish
football player of all time
New England Patriots wide receiver Julian
Edelman has never been elected to a Pro
Bowl the NFLs all-star game and as
Nate Bloom tells us, hes actually not quite
Jewish but now he can add a Jewish
honor to his resume.
He is the fourth-best Jewish football
player ever, the American Jewish Historical Society announced Thursday.
The society included Edelman behind
Hall of Fame quarterbacks Sid Luckman
and Benny Friedman and Hall of Fame
lineman Ron Mix in its ranking.
The 29-year-old has emerged as Patriots
quarterback Tom Bradys favorite receiving target over the past few seasons. He
racked up 92 receptions for 972 yards in
the 2014 season and was a key part of the
teams Super Bowl victory last year.
His 2015 season was derailed by a foot
injury on November 15 that required surgery, but he returned to play last weekend
in the Patriots 27-20 AFC Divisional round
win against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Edelman has talked about his Jewish

heritage in interviews.
The three Jewish football players above
Edelman on the list have kvell-worthy
resumes of their own.
Luckman played for the Chicago Bears
from 1939 to 1950 and won four NFL championships. He was considered one of the
best long-range passers of his time.
Ron Mix was a nine-time all-star offensive tackle who played for the L.A. and San
Diego Chargers and the Oakland Raiders.
Friedman, who played for four different
teams between 1927 and 1934, was considered one of the leagues first great passers.
Here is the American Jewish Historical
Societys full list:
Sid Luckman, QB, Chicago Bears
(1939-1950)
Ron Mix, OL, Los Angeles/San Diego
Chargers, Oakland Raiders (1960-1971)
Benny Friedman, QB, Cleveland Bulldogs, Detroit Wolverines, New York
Giants, Brooklyn Dodgers (1927-1934)
Julian Edelman plays against the Washington Redskins at Gillette Stadium in

Foxboro, Mass., on Nov. 8, 2015.
Maddie Meyer/Getty Images
Julian Edelman, WR, New England Patriots (2009-current)

Lyle Alzado, DL, Denver Broncos,
Cleveland Browns, Los Angeles Raiders
(1971-1985)
Ed Newman, OL, Miami Dolphins
(1973-1984)
Harris Barton, OT/G San Francisco 49ers
(1987-1996)
Harry Newman, QB, New York Giants
(1933-1945)
Jay Fiedler, QB, Philadelphia Eagles,
Minnesota Vikings, Jacksonville Jaguars,
Miami Dolphins, New York Jets (1995-2005)
Kyle Kosier, OT/G, San Francisco 49ers,
Detroit Lions, Dallas Cowboys (2002-2011)
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Palestinian city of the future struggles

Rawabi has few residents and its developer is accused of colluding with Israel
YARDENA SCHWARTZ
RAWABI, WEST BANK Bashar Masri is not your typical
billionaire real estate developer.
Born in the Palestinian city of Nablus in 1961, as a teenager Masri was apprehended and jailed by Israel eight times
for throwing rocks and organizing demonstrations, the first
time when he was 14. During the first intifada, he served
as a conduit between the uprisings leadership and the Palestine Liberation Organization, then based in Tunisia. He
later grew close with Yasser Arafat. When the late Palestinian leader touched down in Washington for the signing of
the Oslo Accords in 1993, Masri says he was the one who
opened the airplane door.
Now, after having spent much of his early life resisting the
Israeli occupation, Masri stands accused of colluding with it.
Masri is the developer of Rawabi (Arabic for The Hills),
a high-tech city of gleaming apartment buildings rising from
the West Bank hills north of Ramallah. Hailed as a linchpin
of the future Palestinian state, the city has drawn visits from
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, as well as support from an array
of American Jewish groups, including AIPAC and the AntiDefamation League.
But to some in the Palestinian community, the very idea
of Rawabi is a betrayal. These critics say building a modern,
comfortable Palestinian city serves merely to normalize the
Israeli occupation of the West Bank a charge Masri rejects
out of hand. If it were not Palestinians building on those
hills, he says, it would be Israeli settlers.
A project like Rawabi that may appear to some as sugarcoating the occupation is in reality defying the occupation,
he said.
Rawabi is the largest real estate project in Palestinian history and, according to Masri, it is the first new Palestinian
Bashar Masri is the developer behind Rawabi, the first planned Palestinian city.
city in 1,000 years. Situated on 1,600 acres, it is home to a

20,000-seat amphitheater, has created 6,000 jobs in construction and engineering, and Masri estimates that it will
create another 5,000 in the next 10 years in retail, health,
and other sectors. Masri says he is in talks with major technology companies in an effort to lure them to open offices
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The first phase of construction alone has cost

$1.2 billion, a third of which was funded by Masris
company, Massar International, and the remainder by the Qatari government. Ultimately, Rawabi
will encompass over 6,000 apartments and house
approximately 30,000 residents.
Despite those ambitions, however, the project has
been beset with delays. Masri waited four years for
the Israeli government to provide access to water and
approve an access road, which even now remains
too narrow to serve the projected population.
The Palestinian Authority also has not stepped up,
despite initial promises to fund and support the project, Masri says. The citys three schools and medical clinic are all privately funded, as is the sewage
and water system. Rawabi is the only Palestinian
city with its own fiber optic network also privately
funded.
We believe the Palestinian Authority should have
seen the project as a top priority and should have
supported it ... by building a school, by building a
road, building a clinic, building the sewage treatment, building a water tank, Masri said. Unfortunately, their contribution so far has been zero when
it comes to funding.
The first phase of Rawabi consists of 1,300 apartments only 637 are ready, and only 140 of them
are occupied. The first Rawabians were supposed
to move in a year ago, but with the water and road
delays, they only moved in this August.
According to Masri, political unrest in recent
months led to Israeli checkpoints on area roads,
which deterred buyers worried they might have
trouble reaching their jobs in nearby cities if they
moved in. Such concerns are part of the reason
Masri is trying to establish Rawabi as an IT hub and
why he has billed it as a place to live, work, and
grow not as a bedroom community where people
live but work elsewhere.
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Sales have slowed down because of the political
situation, said Masri, looking sadly out his window at
the construction cranes and workers that are operating six days a week to finish the project. People are
concerned that this is not the right time to make a
move, not the right time to borrow such big loans. Its
upsetting for us. Because of the political situation, we
could not celebrate the first people moving in.
Units range in price from $70,000 to $500,000
cheaper, Masri says, than nearby Ramallah, the seat
of the Palestinian Authority, which lacks Rawabis
amenities.
What might also be keeping people from buying and
moving in is the harsh criticism Rawabi has received
from the Palestinian community. In order to get Rawabi off the ground, Masri had to cooperate with Israeli
government officials, enlist the help of Israeli advisers
and work with Israeli contractors.
That opened Masri to charges he was undermining
calls for a boycott of Israel. The Palestinian Boycott,
Divestment and Sanctions National Committee has
accused Masri of normalization with Israel that helps
it whitewash its ongoing occupation, colonization and
apartheid against the Palestinian people. Wasel Abu
Yousef, a senior Palestinian official, told Al-Monitor
that all Palestinian factions should be boycotting
Israel, including Rawabi.
To Masri, the criticism is absurd.
They know damn well we dont have a choice, he
said. There is not a single Palestinian home built in
Palestine that does not have Israeli products. Eightyfive percent of the cement in all of Palestine in all of
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They know damn well

we dont have a choice.
There is not a single
Palestinian home built
in Palestine that
does not have
Israeli products.
BASHAR MASRI
the West Bank and Gaza is coming from Israel. In the

West Bank, all of our electricity is from Israel.
Where Masri draws the line is cooperating with
settlements. Israeli companies working to develop
Rawabi signed a contract vowing not to use settlement products, which has angered right-wing Israeli
lawmakers.
Basim Dodin, 55, who with his wife, Asma, was
among the first buyers to move to Rawabi, has heard
the criticism as well. Friends have asked why he was
going to live in an Israeli town and charged that the
development is an Israeli government project, but
Dodin was undeterred.
Our economy is strongly linked to the Israeli economy, Dodin said. So whats wrong if we have cooperation with Israeli companies in building this city and
benefit from the Israeli experience and technology in
building such a city?
Despite the obstacles and criticism, Masri considers
his project a huge success.
Im very hopeful of Rawabi, just like Im hopeful
of the Palestinian state, Masri said. It will happen.
Its just a matter of time. We can speed it up also, and
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From Hershey Friedmans lips:

An Orthodox billionaires rationale
Why I bought scandal-plagued kosher meat giant Agriprocessers
URIEL HEILMAN
hen Orthodox billionaire

Hershey Friedman bought
Americas largest kosher
meat company, Agriprocessors, out of bankruptcy in 2009, it was
the Canadian packaging magnates first
foray into the meat business.
Getting things in order was no easy task.
The year before, federal authorities carried out the largest-ever U.S. workplace
raid at Agriprocessors plant in Postville,
Iowa, arresting some 400 illegal workers. Long a target of animal-rights activists
for reputedly inhumane treatment of its
cattle, Agriprocessors was found to have
employed underage workers. Eventually,
its CEO, Sholom Rubashkin, was arrested
and convicted on 86 counts of bank fraud,
mail fraud, and money laundering and was
given a 27-year prison sentence. Agriprocessors declared bankruptcy and suspended operations.
After buying the company, Friedman
renamed it Agri Star Meat & Poultry,
restarted the shuttered plant, and spent
millions on upgrades.
Six years on, Friedman says Agri Star
uses the governments E-Verify program to
ensure that its employees are legal and has
redesigned the Postville plant to improve
efficiency and animal welfare. Agri has
minimized factors that could distress the
animals before slaughtering, reduced the
time the cattle are restrained, and has an
outside auditor visit each week to assess
compliance, according to food safety consultant Erika Voogd, who wrote about Agri
Star in the industry magazine Meating
Place. In a recent audit, fewer than 2 percent of animals took more than 30 seconds
to lose consciousness after their throats
were cut that is excellent by industry
standards, Voogd wrote.
Friedman, 65, sat down this week with
JTAs Uriel Heilman to talk about Agri Star,
his Israeli real estate projects, and his philanthropy, which supports yeshivas and
has published hundreds of Jewish religious
books.
A condensed version of the interview
follows.
JTA: Why did you decide to buy Agri
Star?
Friedman: At the time there were two
main players in the kosher meat market: Rubashkin [Agriprocessors] and Alle
Processing. After Rubashkin was pulled
under, the rabbis called me and said we
cant let one Jewish religious company
control the kosher beef and poultry market in North America. So they asked me
to buy it and get it going again. It wasnt
done for financial purposes, it was done

to really cater to the Jewish community.
During the time Rubashkin was closed,
the price of beef roughly doubled. After we
acquired it, it came right back down. Did I
know it was going to be such a headache to
get it to a properly running company? No.
It was a very long haul and a lot of money.
JTA: Do you view your ownership of
Agri as an act of charity or business?
Friedman: Its become a chesed [charity]. Its not losing money, but its not a
business Im in to make lots of money.
Rubashkin did well in it.
JTA: By cutting corners?
Friedman: I cant comment on that.
JTA: What have you done to improve
the plant?
Friedman: No. 1, everybody working by
us is legal and goes through the E-Verify
system. Two, we modernized the whole
beef department with modern equipment
following every standard of the USDA and
HACCP [the federal food safety management system Hazard Analysis Critical
Control Point]. We automated quite a bit,
including the cut-up.
JTA: What about animal welfare?
Friedman: We have no problems with
that anymore. We have a person that
comes once a week at random to inspect
the plant. And we give a daily report about
how the cattle are treated. The standards
are very high. You cant just whip them
and get going. You have to treat them
nicely. We do things by the book. Once you
get into it, its not so hard.
JTA: Whats the output today?
Friedman: About 50,000 birds a day,
primarily chicken. On beef, were picky on
quality. We can do up to 400 a day, but
we dont slaughter that much. If you can
find only 200 good head a day, just bring
me whats good. The buyers know what
is quality beef. All the beef comes from
within a 100-mile radius. If cattle travel too
much, they get banged up in the trucks.
That causes bruises, and then the meat is
no good. We process only our own products. Its all U.S. bred, slaughtered and
processed.
JTA: How much did the upgrades cost?
Friedman: Millions and millions of dollars. It was a real job until we got it implemented. We spent about $3 million last
year alone on upgrades.
JTA: How are you able to keep meat
prices low?
Friedman: I make very little profit. If I
really wanted to make money, I should just
double the price and say the hell with it.
But this is not a business that youre into
to make a killing.
JTA: Well, technically, your business is
killing.
a little bit of light flickering in the windows its
Friedman: We try to
because theyre using
make meat affordable.
candles.
JTA: Your Israeli real
JTA: But the shutters are
estate company, Azorim,
closed during the day, too.
is building luxury buildings
F r i e d m a n : T h a t s
and marketing the apartments to Jews overseas. Yet
because the sun is very
Israel is in a real crisis of
strong in Israel. Look,
affordable housing. Is this
Israelis like to claim poverty, but everybody makes
an area where your roles as
Canadian Jewish billiona living in Israel. Its just
a businessman and Jewish
aire Hershey Friedman,
that every Israeli is a
philanthropist clash?
who made his fortune in
schnorrer. They know they
Friedman: All luxury
the packaging industry,
got their rich American
means is youre going to
owns Americas largest
Jewish families or friends.
have gold-plated faucets,
kosher meat company
Thats where they get free
beautiful marble floors, a
and is a major supporter
bucks. So they come out
fancy-schmancy kitchen.
of Orthodox causes.
two times a year and go
We build basically econom
ical. Were not advertising
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around and collect. And
it as go make sure Israelis
we all give them. A Jew has
dont have apartments. What Azorim is
a heart. But if youre a born Israeli, theres
trying to do is get Jews to come to Israel.
no shortage of opportunities. You have
How do you start? You get them to buy
to go to the military at 16, but the government really takes care of you afterward.
an apartment. Then they come to Israel a
College doesnt cost you a penny.
couple of times a year. We all know that
JTA: Thats false. Israelis have to pay for
to be a good Jew, a Jew should really own
university, and military service begins at
a piece of real estate in Israel. Its called
18.
yishuv Eretz Yisrael [settling the Land of
Friedman: Well, you have a lot of
Israel].
benefits.
JTA: I thought yishuv Eretz Yisrael
JTA: How did you get your start as a
meant living there. You spend a lot of time
businessman?
in Israel away from your Montreal home. Is
Friedman: As a little boy of 5 or 6, I
your place in Jerusalem or Tel Aviv?
started going to stationary stores and buyFriedman: Tel Aviv. Its called the Tel
ing boxes of pencils, erasers, pencil sharpAviv Hilton.
eners, and peddling to kids in school.
JTA: Youre preaching yishuv Eretz
Years later, Id come home for vacation
Yisrael and you dont have your own
from Yeshiva Ner Israel in Baltimore and
apartment?
go to construction sites and offer to buy
Friedman: A person like me is in and
them lunch. I made money in tips and a
out. When I get up in the morning, Im
little upcharge. When I got older, I put up
really not interested in making my bed,
vending machines at construction sites.
making myself breakfast. I need to have
I went into business at age 17 and built
all the comforts and conveniences of a
myself a nice little piggy bank over time.
hotel. The day Im ready to retire, Ill
Now the companies I own make me probahave a choice of one out of thousands of
bly the biggest packager in North America.
apartments.
JTA: What are your priorities when it
JTA: Are you ever going to retire?
comes to charity?
Friedman: No.
Friedman: We have two foundations,
JTA: So youll never move to Israel.
and on top of that every one of my comFriedman: Im there more than any
panies gives 10 percent of their profits
other Jew is. Even Israelis arent there as
locally. We give to Jewish causes, but not
much as I. Im there at least once a month
just charedi causes. We give to federation,
for a week. Were in touch on a daily basis
the hospitals, various types of schools,
with Israel.
special-needs organizations. Book publishJTA: The foreign Jews to whom youre
ing is critical for us. How can you help out
marketing wont live in Israel either. In
the kid who sits in the back of the class and
Jerusalem, absentee owners have turned
has trouble following his studies? We have
some neighborhoods into virtual ghost
published thousands of seforim [ Jewish
towns.
religious books] that are used every day.
Friedman: Thats a myth. You call it the
We help a lot of yeshivot all over the world.
dark apartments. The truth is they only
I try to be a good boy.
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Its almost the Iowa caucus!

A Jewish guide to the presidential candidates
RON KAMPEAS
WASHINGTON On Monday, Iowans
will gather to launch the 2016 presidential election with an arcane ritual the
caucus.
In living rooms and meeting halls
throughout the state, caucus-goers will
group themselves into clusters according to which presidential candidate they
favor. By the end of the day, two real-life
winners will emerge: not a leader in the
polls, not a likely front-runner, but the
Democrat and Republican who will have
secured Iowas delegation to the parties
respective conventions in the summer.
Iowas delegates, who come as a bloc,
account for just 1 percent or so of the
national total. But their selections will be
the first substantive results in what has
been a raucous and unpredictable campaign, especially on the Republican side.
A week and a day later, voters in New
Hampshire will cast ballots in a more
straightforward process, and by the late
hours of February 9, the race truly will
be on, with the media in hot pursuit.
The question still is what it has been
for nearly a century: What does all this
mean for the Jews?
In that spirit, heres a look at the leading candidates their Jewish friends,
family, advisers, and donors, their
stances on Israel, and their Jewishrelated controversies.
The Republicans
Donald Trump, 68, real estate
magnate, reality TV star
Jewish connections: Trumps
daughter, Ivanka, is married to Jared

Kushner, the Jewish publisher of the
New York Observer and like her the
child of a real estate magnate. She
underwent an Orthodox conversion
before marrying, and the couple are
raising their children as Jews. Donald
Trump, a billionaire with a natural gift
for generating free publicity, has yet to
tap major donors, but given his New
York origins and his professional fields
real estate and show business its
not surprising that some of his closest
associates are Jewish. One of his
leading proxies in the media is Michael
Cohen, the Trump Organizations
Jewish executive vice president.
Israel: Trump, who made his name as a

negotiator playing his cards close to the
chest, last month declined to commit to
recognizing all of Jerusalem as Israels
capital, explaining that doing so could
pre-empt any bid for Israeli-Palestinian

peace. That earned him boos at the
Republican Jewish Coalition presidential
forum. This month, he said he would
move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem.
Like the other GOP candidates, he does
not like the Iran deal, but he is one of
several who has refused to say he would
scrap it outright.
Controversy: Trumps Republican

Jewish Coalition appearance made
headlines less for his refusal to embrace
right-wing pro-Israel doctrine than for
his joshing with the audience about
how skilled everyone in the room was at
making money. He likes compliments,
and has retweeted flattery, even
when it seemingly comes from white
supremacists. He also slipped an image
of Nazi soldiers into a tweet, pulling the
post down in response to protest and
blaming a young intern.
Ted Cruz, 45, Texas senator

Jewish connections: Much has been
written in recent days about the four

billionaires funding Cruzs insurgent
candidacy. None of them are Jewish.
But Sheldon Adelson, the casino
magnate and GOP kingmaker, says that
he and his wife have yet to settle on a
candidate, and while Sheldon Adelson
favors Marco Rubio, Miriam Adelson
favors Cruz.
Cruz has not shied from cultivating
Jewish fundraisers. He made headlines
last spring when, despite his strongly
conservative bona fides, he met with two
gay Jewish hoteliers. The gay part is
what made headlines, but the hoteliers
pro-Israel interests are what led to the
meeting. Cruzs point man in the Jewish
community is Nick Muzin, a rising young
political player and an Orthodox Jew.
Israel: Cruz says he would scrap
the Iran nuclear deal and move the

embassy to Jerusalem as soon as he
enters office. He says he also would
invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu to attend his first State of
the Union address. Cruz has cultivated
the pro-Israel right, appearing at
Zionist Organization of American
events and organizing an anti-Iran rally
on Capitol Hill last summer.
Controversy: Cruz has taken to
bashing neoconservatives, blaming

them for overseas interventions
including the Iraq War that he says
have weakened America. He also has
insistently disparaged New York
values. Some see his references to both

groups neoconservatives and New
Yorkers as coded attacks on the Jews. His
supporters cry nonsense, saying his issue
is with policy and values.
Marco Rubio, 44, Florida senator

Jewish connections: Norman Braman,
a South Florida car retailer, has been

Rubios principal backer since his days in
the Florida state legislature and employs
Rubios wife, Jeanette, at his familys
charitable foundation. Sheldon Adelson is
said to favor Rubio, although he has yet to
commit, and late last year Rubio secured
the backing of Paul Singer, a hedge fund
billionaire who is deeply involved in proIsrael funding. Those neocons Cruz is
running away from? Rubio says bring
em on and seeks their advice. He has
consulted with prominent Jewish thinkers
and Republican administration veterans
Elliott Abrams, Robert Kagan, and Eric
Edelman. He also has met with Henry
Kissinger, President Richard Nixons
secretary of state.
Israel: Rubio says he would move the
embassy to Jerusalem and scrap the Iran

deal. His campaign website has an Israel
page, and it faithfully reflects right-wing
pro-Israel talking points.
Controversy: Debbie Wasserman Schultz,
the Jewish chair of the Democratic National

Committee, slammed Rubio for attending
a fundraiser at the home of Harlan Crow,
who collects Nazi art. Rubio fired back with
outrage of his own, and by most accounts
came out on top in the exchange.
Jeb Bush, 62,

former Florida governor
Jewish connections: More than any
other candidate, Bush has garnered the

support of the Jewish Republicans who
backed his brother, President George
W. Bush. Among donors, these include
Fred Zeidman, a Texas lawyer, and Mel
Sembler, a Florida real estate magnate.
Jeb Bushs advisers include some of the
most senior Jewish veterans of the second
Bush administration, including former
Homeland Security Secretary Michael
Chertoff and former Attorney General
Michael Mukasey.
Israel: Bush also has said that he will

move the embassy to Jerusalem, but like
several candidates who strongly oppose
the Iran nuclear deal, he says it likely
would be too late to scrap it by the time
the next president assumes office.
Controversy: Bush raised conservative
pro-Israel hackles when he named his

fathers secretary of state, James Baker, as
an adviser. Baker has clashed with Israel
and the Jewish community. It did not help
when within a month of his naming, Baker
addressed J Street, the liberal Jewish Middle
East policy group, and extolled the virtues
of pressuring Israel. Bush has said that
while he values Bakers deep reservoirs
of experience overall, the George H. W.
Bush presidency is considered a foreign
policy success story he does not look to
him for advice on Israel.
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Ben Carson, 64, retired neurosurgeon
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advisers is George Birnbaum, who served as chief of

staff for Netanyahu during his first term, from 1996
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the GOP public relations guru and political wizard
who also has advised Netanyahu. In speaking of
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Israel: Carson has said he will abandon the Iran

deal and has accused the Obama administration of
abandoning Israel. But in real time, he seems less
than familiar with the country and the challenges
it faces. At the Republican Jewish Coalition forum,
he famously mangled the pronunciation of Hamas,
making it sound like hummus. More substantively,
the speech he delivered awkwardly, from notes
appeared to suggest that if only Fatah and Hamas
learned to get along, peace would be achievable.
Controversy: Carson earned rebukes from much of
the Jewish establishment last year when he suggested

that gun control was partly responsible for the
Holocaust. He refused to back down.
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no one has been able to figure out which kibbutz and
its not for lack of trying, at least by Jewish journalists.
Not long after his Israel sojourn, he moved to Vermont,
where he would become best friends with two Jewish
guys philosopher Richard Sugarman and Huck
Gutman, a professor of literature at the University of
Vermont with a fondness for Yehuda Amichai.
Israel: Since his days as mayor of Burlington in

the 1980s, Sanders has been unstinting both in his
criticism of Israels policies toward the Palestinians
and in his support of Israels right to exist and defend
itself. He backed the Iran nuclear deal.
Controversy: Sanders older brother, Larry, based in
Oxford, England, last year tweeted yes to whether
he supports the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions
movement against Israel and favors dismantling
Israels weapons of mass destruction. Bernie Sanders
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Hillary Rodham Clinton,

former secretary of state, former senator
from New York, former first lady
Jewish connections: Like Trump, Clinton has a
banker whose mother, Marjorie MargoliesMezvinsky, then a Democratic congresswoman

from Pennsylvania, provided the critical vote that
passed President Bill Clintons first budget in 1993. In
Clintons world, with its layers of loyalties, this is as
tight as it gets. Bill and Hillary Clinton were accruing
Jewish fans even before they moved to Arkansas as a
couple. Bill Clinton had a Jewish fan base as the states
governor and attracted Jewish supporters when he
ran for president in 1992, many who remain loyal
to Hillary Clinton. She also has cornered the partys
Jewish fundraisers, and her rival for Jewish loyalty
in 2009, Barack Obama, has given his blessing to his
Jewish supporters to back Clinton this election.
Her most prominent backer may be Haim Saban, the
Israeli-American entertainment magnate. One of her
closest and most loyal advisers is Martin Indyk, whom
she met during her husbands presidential campaign
when Indyk headed the Washington Institute for Near
East Policy, a think tank he had spun off from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. Indyk, a veteran
of the failed Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts of both the
Clinton and Obama administrations, now is vice president at the Brookings Institution.
Israel: Clinton has ties with Israel dating back to her

days as first lady of Arkansas, when she adopted an
Israeli early education program for the state. Since
quitting as Obamas first secretary of state, she has
broadly embraced his quest for Israeli-Palestinian
peace as well as his Iran policy indeed, she now
credits herself as one of the architects of both policies
but she also has emphasized subtle differences.
Clinton has suggested she was not comfortable with
making settlements a key point of contention between
the Obama and Netanyahu governments, and she says
she would monitor Irans compliance with the nuclear
deal closely.
Controversy: Despite her closeness to Israel,
Clintons decades in the spotlight mean every

inflection comes under microscopic examination.
Paul Fray, who managed her husbands failed 1974
congressional race, says she called him a fing
Jew bastard on election night, although he also
acknowledges the Clintons did not know at the time
that he was one-eighth Jewish.
Clinton was the first official in her husbands government to speak openly about the prospect of a Palestinian state. As first lady, Clinton embraced Suha Arafat,
the wife of the late PLO leader Yasser Arafat, after Suha
Arafat delivered a speech accusing Israel of poisoning
children. Clinton, who was listening to a simultaneous
translation, claims she missed that passage.
When last year her private emails were dumped as
part of an investigation into her privacy practices while
she was secretary of state, it was revealed that one of
her Jewish advisers, Sidney Blumenthal, to whom she
remains fiercely loyal, kept sending her anti-Israel
screeds by his son, Max. Clinton occasionally complimented Max Blumenthals writing to Sidney but there
is no evidence she took any of his sons advice.
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Iowa federation chief navigates

politics of key battleground state
JOSH TAPPER
DES MOINES, IOWA Ten minutes into
her speech at the Jewish Federation of
Des Moines on Monday, Hillary Rodham
Clinton had a coughing fit. She popped a
lozenge, but that didnt help.
After a few long seconds and still gasping for air, Clinton turned to federation
president David Adelman, who had introduced the candidate and was sitting stage
left, for help.
David, Clinton said in a hoarse whisper. You talk.
Adelman, all 6 feet 4 inches of him,
was at the podium almost instantly.
Were starting the All-in-One campaign, he said, referring to the federations signature fundraising drive, the
audience of 150 erupting in laughter and
applause. Pledge cards will be at the
door after you leave.
Adelman, at 34 one of the youngest federation presidents in the country, is getting
used to pressure. As the eyes of the country
narrow on Iowa, he finds himself navigating the sometimes contentious intersection of national Jewish politics, community
affairs, and his own allegiances.
In addition to the federation gig, Adelman is the Iowa council chair for the proIsrael lobby AIPAC and works as a professional lobbyist in the state legislature.
Adelman said it was his atypical story
that won over more seasoned Jewish
community members when he was
elected president last July. In addition to
his relative youth, his wife, Liz, who he
met while working on the Obama campaign in 2008, is a practicing Catholic.
The older groups saw my ability to
talk to different audiences and be able
to shape a message that was compelling
for all of the members of the Jewish community not one certain demographic,
not just the hardcore Democrats or the
hardcore Republicans or the business
leaders or the Orthodox community or
the Reform community, he said.
For Adelman, all has not been smooth
sailing since he assumed the federation
presidency in July. After helping propel
Barack Obama to the presidency with a
win in the Iowa caucuses in 2008, Adelman supported the federations decision
later to publicly oppose the nuclear deal
Obama pushed for with Iran last year.
They were furious with me, Adelman
said of local Jewish Democrats. People
were dropping memberships and speaking forcefully about my role because Im
the chair of AIPAC in Iowa as well.
Adelman said he eased tensions by
meeting with his critics. Over the summer, he helped launch a speaker series
that has brought Republican candidates

Carly Fiorina and Rick Santorum and
Democratic contenders Senator Bernie
Sanders, (I-Vt.) and, most recently, Clinton to address the federation.
Roughly 3,000 Jews live in Des Moines
about half the Jewish population of
the state. After shrinking from a peak
of 8,600 in the early 1970s, the community lately has shown signs of stabilization, according to Mark Finkelstein, the
federations director of community relations. Though the local federation has
no precise figures, there even are signs
the community is growing.
Bucking a national trend, Tifereth Israel
Synagogue, which is Conservative, has
seen its membership rolls expand by 7
percent since 2009. Another synagogue,
Temple Bnai Jeshurun, which is Reform,
is undergoing a $1 million renovation,
and its rabbi, David Kaufman, says he has
welcomed an influx of unaffiliated young
couples and singles drawn to the congregations activism among new immigrants,
including refugees from South Sudan.
In 2014, Drake University in Des
Moines, which enrolls about 100 Jewish
students, opened its first Hillel house.
There have been a lot of predictions
about the community falling away,
Rabbi Steven Edelman-Blank of Tifereth
Israel said. I dont know what the community will look like in 20 years, but Im
not negative about it.
While Jewish events at the federation
dont exactly teem with 20- and 30-somethings, an emphasis is made to put
responsibility in the hands of young Jews
who have decided to settle here, hundreds of miles from the coastal power
centers. Josh Mandelbaum, an environmental lawyer and Des Moines native
who sits on the board of the Iowa Jewish
Senior Life Center, quipped that at 36 he
might be getting too old for an invitation
to join a community board.
In Washington, D.C., I never could
have been federation president or chair
of AIPAC at 34, said Adelman, who
worked in the capital on John Kerrys
presidential campaign. In Des Moines,
you have that ability.
Especially in Jewish life, youre a big
fish in a small pond, said Jarad Bernstein, 34, who moved to Des Moines from
San Francisco five years ago after wife,
Liliana, got a job at Drake. Now the director of public relations at the university,
Bernstein also sits on the federations
executive board.
Theres a genuine feeling that you
dont just put a young person on the
board as a token, he said. We know that
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Firing of Cavs Blatt puzzles Israelis

HILLEL KUTTLER
Restless sleep often prompted Tel Aviv resident Mike Bargman to flick on his bedroom
television to watch Cleveland Cavaliers
games.
You get a thrill when hes running up the
court, said Bargman, the managing director of a public relations firm in the city.
Bargman was talking not about Clevelands star forward, LeBron James, but
about the head coach, David Blatt, who
reached the NBA following a nearly 30-year
career in Israel as a player and a coach.
The Israeli pride remains, but forget
about any more Cavs games for Bargman.
A friends text message at 4 a.m. Saturday
woke Bargman with the news that Blatt
had been fired after leading the Cavs for
just a season and a half, including to a 30-11
record this season the best in the Eastern
Conference.
Its absurd, Bargman said.
The dismissal of Blatt, who led Maccabi
Tel Aviv to the 2014 Euroleague championship in an upset, has stunned Israelis. After
all, in his Cavs tenure, he had racked up an
83-40 record the seventh-best winning
percentage (.675) in NBA history. In his first
year, he guided the Cavs to just their second
appearance in the NBA Finals.
So what doomed Blatt in Cleveland,
where he wore his Israeli identity on his
sleeve, pointedly called on Israeli reporters
in news conferences during the playoffs and
responding to their questions in Hebrew?
Some Israeli fans are pointing at James,
saying he undermined the coach and
worse.
Blatt had been hired in the summer
of 2014, fresh off his Maccabi crown, to
develop a young team steadily recovering
from James 2010 departure for the Miami
Heat. The Cavs had just drafted Kansas
guard Andrew Wiggins with the No. 1 overall pick.
But a month later, Cleveland abruptly
reversed course.
James, a native of Akron, Ohio, returned
to his home area as a free agent after leading
the Heat to two NBA titles. And in an effort
to make an immediate run at the championship, the Cavs general manager, David
Griffin, opted to rebuild around veterans:
He brought in All-Star forward Kevin Love
from Minnesota in exchange for Wiggins
and others.
That summer, James rebuffed Blatts
offers to meet. During the season, James
changed plays called by Blatt a habit
brought to a dramatic climax in the closing seconds of a nationally televised conference semifinal game against the Chicago
Bulls in which James hit the game-winning
shot at the buzzer. James told journalists he
scrapped the play in the huddle.
If I had salespeople not following the
plan, that wouldnt be acceptable behavior,
David Blatt, the former coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers, reacting to a call in a game against the Golden State Warriors in
Oakland, Calif., on December 25, 2015.
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You cant have a

prima donna on
a sports team.
Blatts mistake is
that he didnt put
LeBron James
in his place last
season. He didnt
call him out.
for sure, said Mark Mayerfeld, who manages a 12-person sales and account staff
for Trader Tools, a software company in
Raanana. Youve got to follow the plan.
If you dont, youll be fired.
Another Israeli, marketing executive
Barry Spielman, added: I dont think
this would be accepted in any workplace:
not in the army, not in business, not in
government. Its insubordination of the
highest order.
You cant have a prima donna on a
sports team. Blatts mistake is that he
didnt put LeBron James in his place last
season. He didnt call him out. Eventually he lost the confidence of the team.
Once he lost the team, he probably lost

the management.
One Israeli voice of dissent was Yediot
Acharonot columnist Sharon Davidovitch,
who cited the hard reality of the National
Basketball Association being a star-driven
league.
It was the right decision, but it was cold,
it was painful and theres no other way
to say it insulting, he wrote, adding that
the most important thing is for the star
to be happy enough to bring the team a
championship.
Can the inexperienced [Blatt replacement] Tyronn Lue help him get there?
Its uncertain. But for the moment, it
makes LeBron happy. And thats whats
important.
In an interview Monday on ESPNs Mike
& Mike program, Griffin said Blatts firing
was not a panic move.
I recognized where our spirit was, Griffin explained. What I dont think we have
is a swag and a belief in one another. You
watch Cam Newton: He is the identity of the
Carolina Panthers, and he has absolutely no
fear. We play the best teams in this league,
and we dont play like that right now.
Indeed, said Tal Brody, formerly a star
player for Maccabi Tel Aviv, the Cavs losing
by 34 points to last years champions, the
Golden State Warriors, in a home game last
week was a backbreaker for Blatt in Cleveland. Brody said he sent Blatt a supportive
email after the firing but hasnt heard back.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
reportedly conveyed his best wishes, too.
Blatt is hardly the first coach in U.S. professional sports to be fired despite winning
consistently. The Warriors dismissed Mark
Jackson following their 51-31 finish in 201314 28 more wins than he registered two
seasons earlier. Casey Stengel famously
told reporters he had been informed that
my services were no longer desired after
leading the New York Yankees to within
one run of a World Series title in 1960 that
would have been his eighth championship
in 12 years.
Blatt, though, was a landsman representing tiny Israel in one of the worlds
best-known sports leagues. His wife and
children still live in Israel.
And he had earned his shot at the big
time: Along with the Euroleague title
prized by Israelis, he delivered Russia a
bronze medal in the 2012 Olympics and
had won league championships in Israel,
Italy and Russia. Shortly after the firing,
rumors began linking Blatt to the Brooklyn Nets head-coaching vacancy.
Hell have to earn his stripes again
[with] another NBA team, a team thats
middle of the pack or lower end and I
think hell be successful at it, Mayerfeld
said. Hes been a winner his whole life. I
see him having success in the NBA still.

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that my career path was very clear, he said.

He learned about an internship, applied for it,
got it, and when it was over he was offered two
staff positions. One was assistant editor on Batman. How am I going to say no to that?
As editor, Mr. Gorfinkel was responsible for
ensuring that all the elements for creating the
content were in place. And at the same time, he
has to understand how to do all the individual
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accepting of differences, Mr. Gorfinkel said. When I
became a full editor, with the responsibility to attend
comic book conventions over weekends, which would
include Shabbat, I asked the president of the company,
Paul Levitz, how my being shomer Shabbat would
affect my position. He said, Dont worry, well cross
that bridge when we get to it. It was never a problem
or an issue.
My favorite anecdote is when I was walking down
the seventh floor, Executive Row, and I was wearing
a kippah with the Batman emblem crocheted large,
through the center, like a Jewish bat-signal. Linda Fields,
Pauls receptionist and a powerhouse in the company,
calls out to me from behind, I dont see a TM on that
yarmulke! she said, referring to a trademark symbol.
After all, DC Comics may well earn more revenue
from licensing Batman insignia and characters to manufacturers of toys and clothing and the like than it does
from actually selling comics.
Mr. Gorfinkel did on occasion make changes to DC
Comics characters that were informed by his Jewish
sensibilities. Take, for example, Black Canary. Long the
romantic partner of Green Arrow, he steered her into a
new all-female superteam, Birds of Prey. Later a shortlived TV series, the team also featured the former Batgirl, now wheelchair-bound, as the information genius
Oracle.
It became the longest running female superhero team
in comics.
Since her creation in 1947, Black Canary had worn
fishnet stockings.
What Im most proud of is putting the pants on Black
Canary. Not just for tzniut modesty but for Petes
sake, when a superhero goes into the snow, arent their
legs cold? Even when she wore shorts in the heat of the
summer, I made sure her tuchas was covered, he said.
The moment I left, they rode her shorts back
through her tuchas and put the fishnet stockings back
endless stream of colorful psychopaths to endless non-decion her, he said.

sive stalemates, what does the Jordan B. Gorfinkel saga teach?
Mr. Gorfinkel left DC Comics in 1999, along with two
I was an introverted, overweight young boy who read a
colleagues and friends in the Batman editorial group.
lot of comic books, he said. Nobody told me I couldnt do
We were having families and realizing we wanted
what I wanted to do, so I did it. Were in an unprecedented
to spend more time with our families and that it was
time for the Jewish people, where there are practically no
time to let other people shepherd Batman into his next
limits to what we can be. We should take advantage of this.
era, he says. Mr. Gorfinkel is married and has four
children.
As he left, he pitched DC Comics
two stories. One was accepted and
published. The other was a retelling of
the life story of Superman, which was
rejected. So in the time-honored tradition, I changed the names and wrote
the story anyway. Its about a superhero who must learn that the true
source of his strength is his family.
I took it around Hollywood in 2000.
People said, Superhero? Family? I cant
see the movie poster. This, of course,
was four years before the Pixar blockbuster superhero family movie The
Fried Chicken
Incredibles.
Crispy fried chicken breast
Fifteen years later, this story became
smothered in gravy.
Michael Midas Champion: Book One.
(620-1180 calories)
There are no Jewish characters, but
Grilled Liver
the plot actually hinges on an object
Two slices with grilled
that has Jewish mystical characters, Mr.
onions. (960 calories)
Gorfinkel said. As in all my work, I try
to infuse a foundation of Jewish values. I
Pot Roast
dont want to be pedantic this is enterTender slow-braised beef in
tainment but the theme of bullying
rich beef gravy. (840 calories)
prevention runs through this; the theme
Roast Turkey
of healthy eating. Subtly, the boyfriend& Fixings
girlfriend relationship is not consumSliced turkey breast
mated until theyre married. I created
topped with warm gravy
it, wrote it, I fundraised it, I hired the
and cornbread stuffing.
artistic team, and handed a completely
(960 calories)
finished book to Random House.
And more...
So whats the lesson of his life? If Batman proves that with grit and dedication, a billionaire orphan can fight an
Dvar Torah
Yitro: A wingspan large enough for all
few years ago, at a Netzer (progressive Zionist) youth camp

in New South Wales, Australia, twenty students were challenged by an activity related to Parashat
Yitro. Divided into groups of four, their
first task was to identify the Ten Commandments. Their second task was to
develop their own list of Ten Commandments. The activity presented a way for
the participants to engage in a clarification of their Jewish values.
Such a clarification is necessary, especially for teenagers. In this day and age
where every piece of information we
could ever want is readily available at
our fingertips, it has become a natural
practice to interpret traditional teachings
through our own personal lens. Rather
than asking the questions, What does
this text teach? or What is God teaching through this text? the more common question being asked is, What is
the importance of this particular text
for me? Lessons today often need to

be reframed in the context of personal
meaning and relevance for the individual
whatever age they may be.
The participants in the exercise kept
some of the Ten Commandments while
gently rejecting others. Not surprisingly,
you shall not commit adultery did not
rank particularly high on a list of commandments written by a group of fourteen-year-olds. Similarly, four out of the
five groups rewrote the command you
shall not covet, as You should be happy
with what you have.
All five groups shared one commandment You should not judge other people. While Torah and rabbinic tradition
have much to say on the topic of judging
fairly and creating appropriate systems of
justice to govern over and legislate within
a community, it was fascinating that this
small group of students found the concept of judging other people to be such
a significant issue. One girl said, I dont
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like it when other people

and beautiful metaphor
judge me, so Im conin saying, You have seen
scious to make sure that I
what I did to the Egypdont judge others.
tians, and [how] I bore
And yet, judgment is
you on eagles wings, and
such a huge part of JewI brought you to Me.
ish life. In the morning
Picture an enormous
blessings, we praise God
eagle (symbolic of God),
for giving us the ability
with a long wingspan.
Rabbi Paul
to distinguish (or judge)
Israelite after Israelite,
Jacobson
between day and night.
one by one, climbs on
Temple Avodat
In reciting Havdalah, we
board the back of the
Shalom, River
bless God as one who
eagle. But at this point,
Edge, Reform
separates between sacred
theres no judgment ,
and ordinary, between
no distinguishing, and
light and darkness,
no discerning. No one
between Israel and other
among us gets to fly first
nations, and between the seventh
class and theres no fear about being
day and the other days of creation. In
seated on the back of the bird. Those
reading Leviticus, there are constant
who are more ritually observant than
divisions made between what is rituothers dont get preferential boarding,
ally pure and ritually impure, who can
and those who pay more money cant
enter the camp, and who must remain
purchase seats with extra legroom. On
outside. Judgment, distinguishing,
board this particular eagle, there happens to be room for all of our baggage.
All of us, standing at Sinai together, in
our humanity, our brokenness, our
searching, and striving, are carried
on an eagles wings. There was room
enough for all of us, room enough for
God to love and appreciate us, even
amidst our frailties and imperfections.
If God has demonstrated that God
can love us in such a way, how might
we demonstrate a similar love toward
each other? How might we refrain
from judging the differences we see
in one another in the Jewish community? What would it mean for us to
learn from one another, even given
the difference of our opinions and levels of practice, without being dismissive? What would it mean to teach the
beauty and value of Jewish life, rather
than shunning those who might not
(yet) follow similar practices?
and discerning are part and parcel of
The late Emil Fackenheim once said
Jewish, and even human, existence.
that the 614th commandment is you
Deeply aware of the need for boundshall not give Hitler a posthumous
aries in our personal and Jewish lives,
victory. Perhaps we fulfill this comwe need to retain structures that help
mandment by leaving judgment
us to understand what is acceptable
to God. If we can find a way to share
and what is not. But it should be possispace, like our ancestors, on the back
ble for us to accomplish this goal withof an eagles wings, perhaps our entire
out judging one another. In Exodus
community could take flight and soar
19:4, God offers us a powerful image
to unknown heights.
Deeply aware
of the need for
boundaries in
our personal and
Jewish lives, we
need to retain
structures
that help us to
understand what
is acceptable
and what is not.
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DIFFICULTY LEVEL: MANAGEABLE
Briefs
See Israels 620-mile National Trail
now playing on Google Street View
The Israel National Trail is now the longest
trail available for anyone in the world to
see on Googles Street View feature. All
620 miles of it.
It took about 250 volunteers from the
Society for the Protection of Nature in
Israel and Google Israel three months to
capture images, using 360-degree cameras, of the trails route from Kibbutz Dan,
one of Israels northernmost points, to the
southern tip of Eilats Gulf of Aqaba.
After intensive work, we are happy

that the Israel National Trail now joins
world-renowned heritage and natural
sites such as the Loch Ness, Petra, and
Machu Picchu on Google Maps. We hope
many more people in Israel and around
the world will be exposed to the beauty
of the Israel National Trail and the unique
story of the country, Google Israel CEO
Meir Brand said.

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Israeli defense minister to Turkey:

Stop buying ISIS oil, plug terrorist transit
Across
1. Amt. of cinnamon in charoset, perhaps
4. Heavenly plane?
10. Moroccan appetizers
16. Evil
17. Having to pay an eye for an eye
18. Like a waxless Havdalah candle
19. Batgirl (1997)
22. Seder matzah on Pesach Sheni,
probably
23. Treif sushi choice
24. Goldman who wrote Being Jewish
and The Search for God at
Harvard
25. Supergirl (1984)
30. Emergency button on a kfir plane
31. 1776 and 1948: Abbr.
32. 1976 Kiss hit
33. Call from a korban
34. Lex Luthor (2016)
41. Technically his presidency ended in
2009, but......
44. I concur!
45. IDF woe
46. Wonder Woman (2016)
50. Ant-Man (2015)
53. Yalla!
54. Cookie the OU says is dairy....but it
really isnt
56. Kfar Hanokdim and Ein Gedi
57. Spider-Man (2012)
63. Read VZot Habracha, say
64. Paul Newmans Nobodys ___
65. Conservative youth org.
68. Patriots owner
71. The Green Goblin (2002)
75. Joshua or Elisha, e.g.
76. David Bryan (Rashbaum) of ___ Jovi
77. Go through Golani training
78. Black Widow (2010)
84. But ___ our little village of
Anatevka...
85. Security checkpoint request
86. Samuel priest
87. Israel bonds, e.g.
88. Gable in a Selznick classic, and others
89. Lists avoided by Braun and Davis:
Abbr.
Down
1. Schmutzy
2. One involved in making meat kosher
3. Small bottles (Rambam might have
had)
4. Sci-fi classic with Yaphet Kotto
5. She sang Titanium for David Guetta
6. Pas, in Yiddish
7. Greenberg would often produce one
8. ___ My Sons: Arthur Miller play
9. The Jordan River in Tasmania has one,
but Israels doesnt
10. Lock from Rogen

11. Output of this paper: Abbr.
12. Objective for olim
13. Be meshuga for
14. Similar to ancient Hebrew
15. Matzah alternative ingredient
20. Dan Gilberts OH team, on the board
21. Always, to Lazarus
26. Stat. Ian Kinsler leads all Jews in
27. Moonves of CBS
28. Ended a fast
29. ___ List (Zuckerberg and Bloomberg
might be on)
30. Its more than 5776 years
33. Burger Ranch listing
34. Car featured on Weiners Mad Men,
for short
35. Zeh, in Mexico
36. Child who provides tsuris
37. Black or Red
38. Treif birds in Oceania
39. Lift (for an on leave IDF soldier)
40. Roams, like the Jews for 40 years
41. Ottoman who ruled the Holy Land in
the 19th century
42. Barbara of Mission: Impossible
43. What the Nile once did
47. (Jimmy) Stewarts role in Henry
Kosters Harvey
48. The OU is one
49. Common offering at the end of a
Shabbat meal
51. Response to a Billy Eichner tweet
52. Sababa
55. Was Howard Stern on AM ___?
58. Figure at a Hapoel Holon game
59. Creature on the side of Blooms
Legolas
60. Syria, in 1948
61. Letters needed to use the Siddur
app on an iPhone
62. PG James Caan movie
65. Like a new pair of tefillin
66. Torah, e.g.
67. Cespedis who powered Wilpons
team into the playoffs
68. ___ varnishkes
69. Options for Sephardim on Passover
70. Some months
71. Make a note in a Talmud
72. Shtick
73. Etrog covers
74. 1 of 100 in this puzz..
76. Stiller and Savage
79. Started Shabbat
80. Their logo has a fist in it: Abbr.
81. Andean cholent ingredient, perhaps
82. Hamor or Nevo
83. It split the Jordan long ago
The solution to last weeks puzzle

is on page 51.
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon

accused Turkey of supporting ISIS by buying its oil.
As you know, Daesh [Islamic State]
enjoyed Turkish money for oil for a very,
very long period of time. I hope that it will
be ended, Yaalon said during a meeting
with Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos in Athens.
Turkey and Israel, whose diplomatic ties
deteriorated in 2010 following the Mavi
Marmara flotilla incident, have reportedly been close to normalizing relations in
recent months.
Yaalon also accused Turkey of permitting jihadists to move from Europe to Syria
and Iraq and back, as part of Daeshs terrorist network, and I hope this will stop too.
Its up to Turkey, the Turkish government, the Turkish leadership, to decide
whether they want to be part of any kind of

cooperation to fight terrorism. This is not
the case so far, Yaalon said.
The defense ministers comments come
amid a flurry of diplomatic activity between
Israel, Greece, and Cyprus this week. Greek
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and 10 Greek
government ministers are scheduled to
travel to Jerusalem and meet with Israeli
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on
Wednesday.
Following their meeting in Jerusalem,
Netanyahu and Tsipras will head to Cyprus
to hold a tripartite summit with Cypriot
President Nicos Anastasiades. The three
leaders will discuss eastern Mediterranean
energy and security issues, such as the vast
oil and gas fields in the region as well as the
outlook in Turkey and Syria.

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Jonathan Pollard cancels speech

Jonathan Pollard, who was released in
November after serving 30 years in a U.S.
prison for spying on America for Israel,
canceled a speech he was scheduled to
give at a meeting of the Conference of
Presidents of Major American Jewish
Organizations.
Pollard, whose plan to speak was
reported by the Forward last week, canceled after his lawyers warned him that
if his comments were leaked or taken out
of context, he faced the risk of being sent

back to prison. Instead, Pollard ended up
simply thanking his hosts at the meeting
and explaining why he decided to curtail
his remarks.
Pollard reportedly was planning to talk
about his legal battle to ease the conditions of his parole. Before being freed, Pollard was the only person in U.S. history to
be sentenced to life in prison for spying for
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an American ally.
Vatican cites spiritual values with Iran

Amid Israels ongoing concern about the
White House-brokered Iran nuclear deal,
Pope Francis hosted Iranian President
Hassan Rouhani at the Vatican to discuss
possible solutions to the Middle East crisis.
After the leaders private 40-minute
meeting, the Vatican issued a statement
about the relevant role Iran is called
on to play in combating terrorism and
arms trafficking in the Middle East. The
Vatican said that common spiritual values between Pope Francis and Rouhani
emerged from the meeting.
Rouhani is leading an Iranian delegation on a four-day trip to Italy and France
hoping to reaffirm the Islamic Republics
economic ties with Western nations. In
Rome, top Iranian officials met with more
than 100 Italian business executives from

infrastructure companies, who agreed to
billions of dollars worth of deals with Iran,
the Wall Street Journal reported.
Rouhanis visit, which marks the first
meeting between a pope and an Iranian
president since 1999, comes shortly after
the recent implementation of last summers nuclear deal between Iran and world
powers. The nuclear deal includes about
$150 billion in sanctions relief for Iran, and
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry recently
admitted that some of that relief likely will
fund terrorism. Iran is the worlds leading
state sponsor of terror, including its funding of Hamas and Hezbollah, two groups
sworn to Israels destruction.

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Arts & Culture

Rabin, The Last Day
A
ERIC A. GOLDMAN
mos Gitai has achieved world

recognition as an outstanding,
groundbreaking film director.
His films are celebrated across
Europe. He has won many awards, and
his movies have been showcased at festivals and museums across the globe. Most
important, he has been successful in producing an extensive body of work.
But that does not mean that I am a devotee of his films. I am not! Do I admire
him as a filmmaker? Yes! Gitai typically
experiments; his avant-garde style, with
extended sequences, that I think are both
artistic and often long, tedious, and boring. Admittedly, the class I enjoyed least
in graduate school was on experimental
cinema, and though I always respected
the great avant-garde filmmakers, I often
have found their movies simply too hard
to sit through.
With that said, I must tell you that Gitais
latest film, Rabin, The Last Day, is masterful. It is a film truly worth seeing.
Gitai began his movie career with short
films when he was in his early 20s and
studying architecture at the Technion.
There is little doubt of the strong connection he had with his architect father,
who had studied at the Bauhaus school in
Germany and died when Amos was just
20. Much of Gitais style is formed by his
strong connection to architecture, with a
strong emphasis on form and style. After
a stint at Berkeley, where he earned his
doctorate in architecture in 1979, and a bit
radicalized by his time in California, Gitai
returned home to Israel. His first commissioned film for Israeli television, Bayit,
a film about Palestinians attachment to
their land, was deemed too inflammatory
and barred from being broadcast. That did
not deter him, and he continued making
films.
As Israel was mobilizing to invade Lebanon in 1982, Gitai took his camera and
interviewed Palestinians about their situation for Field Diary, a film that raised difficult questions. Within a year, disgusted
with the political situation in Israel, he left
for Paris, a stay that would last a decade.
Amos Gitais sojourn in France was productive. He made a film every year often
it had a clear leftist ideological stance. He
returned to Israel when Yitzhak Rabin
was elected prime minister and the Oslo
Accords were signed. At home, Gitai continued to make films, sometimes documentary, sometimes narrative. His work,
while appreciated in the art-house world,
garnered real attention in this country
only with release of Kadosh, a 1999 film
A scene from Amos Gitais Rabin, The Last Day.

that looked hard at the Orthodox world in
Israel. The movie focused on a husband
and wife, madly in love, who had not had a
child even after 10 years of marriage. Next
in line to take over his fathers position as
rabbinic leader, the husband is forced to
divorce his wife so that he may find a new
partner who can give him a child.
Gitai created a brilliant first half of the
film, but I believe that his deep dislike of
traditional Judaism got in the way during
the second half. That enmity is visible in
much of his work, including Rabin, the
Last Day.
Amos Gitai got to know Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, traveling with him and
often talking with him on trips to Washington and Cairo, as he worked on a television broadcast, Give Peace a Chance. It
becomes clear right away that he felt great
love and admiration for the former prime
minister. With Rabin, The Last Day, Gitai
used transcripts from the 1996 Shamgar
Commission of Inquiry to tackle one of the
most horrific days in Israels history. During much of the film the audience is among
the observers in the hearing room, listening to testimony. The commission was
established after Rabins assassination to
study how better security measures might
have prevented it. Chaired by the retired
president of the Supreme Court, Meir
Shamgar, and including former Mossad
director Zvi Zamir and Tel Aviv Universitys law school dean, Ariel Rosen-Zvi, the
commission found fault with Israels intelligence agencies, the police, and Rabins
bodyguards. But the commission was not
given the authority to look into the conditions that many believe led to Rabins
murder. Did some people actually provide

talmudic din rodef permission for the
murder of the prime minister? Did antiRabin rallies created by anti-Oslo opposition incite violence, culminating in the
assassination? Gitai, sticking to the commissions transcript, uses every opportunity to point his finger in blame. In general, it is aimed at members of the Likud
leadership of the time, and particularly
its spokesperson, Benjamin Netanyahu.
Gitais disdain for the right and loathing
of the religious settler movement is very
much felt throughout the film. In a real
sense, Gitai uses it to put the people whom
he sees as the instigators and accessories
to the murder on trial.
Using actors, the director has recreated that day in November, 20 years ago,
that altered Israel forever. He interweaves
documentary and narrative styles with his
recreation of the Commission of Inquiry.
As Gitai told me in an interview, Its as if
this big rupture is applied to the writing of
the script itself. Beginning the film with
a stunning interview of Shimon Peres, the
former president and prime minister, who
was then 92, by actress Yael Abecassis, we
are introduced to the notion that things
would have been different had Rabin
lived.
The film ends with an interview with
Leah Rabin, shot by Gitai days after the
assassination, in which she casts blame
on the opposition party for her husbands
murder. What becomes clear is that this
film is meant to serve both as a memorial to the murdered prime minister and
as an indictment of the system that failed
to point blame for his murder beyond
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the assassins trigger finger. Gitai powerfully uses his gift for exploiting a moving
camera to provide extended sequences
that never lose our interest. We follow the
flow of action in and out of the commission room. Flashbacks to the actual events
are flawlessly interwoven with archival
footage.
One of the most powerful moments is
when a truck brings a trailer to a settlement, and the architect-filmmaker uses
an extended sequence to show you every
detail of its construction and placement.
His point is clearly made when we watch
an Israeli soldier destroy the trailer later
in the film. The camera also has us believe
that we are watching the actual shots fired
that day by assailant Yigal Amir, played
brilliantly by actor Yogev Yefet. Pini Mittelman and Michael Warshaviak, who play
commission members, and Yitzhak Hizkiya, as commission chair Shamgar, are
very persuasive.
Amos Gitai is not a director who gives us
cinema that everyone will enjoy. He does
not hold back on his ideology and politics.
Though you may not agree with him, you
truly must appreciate this incredible film.
Go see Rabin, The Last Day. It will give
you much to think and talk about.
The film, directed by Gitai, is co-written
with Marie-Jose Sanselme. It opens today
at Lincoln Plaza Cinema in New York and
soon should be playing in New Jersey and
across the nation.
Eric A. Goldman teaches cinema at Yeshiva
University and lectures on Jewish, Israeli,
and Yiddish cinema. He is founder of Ergo
Media, a distributor of Jewish cinema.
Calendar
Friday
JANUARY 29
Shabbat in Closter:
Rabbi David S. Widzer
and Cantor Rica Timman
join the Rinat Beth El
junior choir for a family
friendly service, 6:45 p.m.
221 Schraalenburgh
Road. (201) 768-5112.
Shabbat in Wyckoff:
Temple Beth Rishon
offers Shabbat Shirah, a
service in song, 7:30 p.m.
Led by Cantors Ilan
Mamber and Summer
Greenald-Gonella and
featuring the Kol Rishon
Choir with instrumental
accompaniment by
guitarists Ilan Mamber
and Mark Kantrowitz,
pianist Itay Goren, and
percussionist Jimmy
Cohen. Dessert and
coffee. 585 Russell Ave.
(201) 891-4466 or www.
bethrishon.org.
Saturday
JANUARY 30
The Mens Club of

Temple Beth Sholom
hosts its annual Caf
Night featuring the
bands Touch of Gray,
Plaza North, and
Resolution, 8 p.m.
Dancing encouraged.
Snacks and dessert
and BYOB (kosher),
mixers provided. 4025 Fair Lawn Ave.
(201) 797-9321.
The Nanuet Hebrew

Center Book Club
offers Inside Out, a
family Shabbat with
services, 9:30 a.m.,
Minchah at 4:30 p.m.,
dinner, Tu bShvat seder,
Maariv and Havdalah, a
screening of Inside Out,
pizza, and an ice cream
bar. Bring games to play.
411 South Little Tor Road,
off Exit 10, Palisades
Interstate Parkway.
(845) 708-9181 or www.
nanuethc.org.
Bingo/ice cream:
The JCC of Paramus/
Congregation Beth
Tikvah plays family bingo
with prizes, snacks, and
make-your-own sundaes,
7 p.m. East 304 Midland
Ave. (201) 262-7691,
julieleopold@yahoo.com,
or www.jccparamus.org.
Temple Sholom of Scotch

Plains screens Welcome
to Kutshers: The Last
Catskills Resort, 7 p.m.
Refreshments. 1925 Lake
Ave. (908) 889-4900 or
www.sholomnj.org.
JANUARY 31
Super Sunday: Jewish
Federation of Northern
New Jersey holds its
annual Super Sunday
fundraising/family
fun day, beginning
at 9:30 a.m. with a
character breakfast,
magic show, Israeli
Zumba and dancing,
Krav Maga, and Israel
Advocacy training
at Yeshivat Noam,
70 W. Century Road
in Paramus. Sign
up to make calls.
(201) 820-3942 or www.
JFNNJ.org/supersunday.
Congregation Adas
Emuno holds a blood
drive with New Jersey
Blood Services, a division
of New York Blood
Center, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Donors, 16 and older,
must eat and drink
before donating. Photo
ID required. 254 Broad
Ave. Pre-register at
leoniablooddrive@gmail.
com; walk-ins welcome.
(201) 592-1712 or www.
adasemuno.org.
Government and Jews:

Temple Israel and Jewish
Community Center in
Ridgewood begins an
eight-part lecture series
with its senior rabbi, Dr.
David J. Fine, discussing
The U.S. Governments
Relationship With Israel
and American Jewry,
From the Holocaust to
Iran, 10:30 a.m. 475
Grove St. (201) 444-9320
or www.synagogue.org.
Sassy Reuven
COURTESY VALLEY CHABAD
The raid on Entebbe:
Bob Klapisch, baseball

columnist for the
Record, gives a
preview of the 2016
baseball season, including the
Yankees off-season moves, the
Mets chances of returning to
the World Series, and the Hall of
Fame vote, for the Mens Club
at Congregation Beth Aaron on
Sunday, February 7, at 9:30 a.m.
He also will answer questions. 950
Queen Anne Road. (201) 836-6210
or www.bethaaron.org.
FEB.
Super Sunday in
Hackensack: Temple
Concert in Wayne:
Book talk in Fair Lawn:

Esther Wertlieb talks
about Judy Browns
memoir, This Is Not
a Love Story, over
The YMCA of Wayne

continues its Backstage
at the Y Series with
pianist Sakura Myers,
11:45 a.m. The Metro
YMCAs of the Oranges
is a partner of the
YM-YWHA of North
Jersey. 1 Pike Drive.
(973) 595-0100.
Rabbi Michael Taubes

COURTESY RINAT
Transgender and
halachah: Rabbi Michael
Taubes, head of MTA and
rabbi of Congregation
Zichron Mordechai in
Teaneck, discusses The
Transgender Individual
in the Eyes of Halacha
at Congregation Rinat
Yisrael, 8 p.m. 389
West Englewood Ave.
(201) 837-2795, www.
rinat.org.
Tuesday
FEBRUARY 2
Spanish Civil War:
breakfast for the

sisterhood of Temple
Beth Sholom, 11 a.m.
40-25 Fair Lawn Ave.
(201) 797-9321.
Sakura Myers
Music in Mahwah: The

Guthrie Brothers sing
The Best of the Everly
Brothers at the Berrie
Center for Performing
and Visual Arts,
Sharp Theater, 8 p.m.
505 Ramapo Valley
Road. (201) 684-7844 or
ramapo.edu/berriecenter.
Film in Scotch Plains:
Sunday
Blood drive in Leonia:
Shabbat in New City:
offers a discussion with

Linda Scherzer, The
Challenges Students
Face Today on College
Campuses, at a private
home in Tenafly,
7:30 p.m. Ms. Scherzer
is a former Mideast
correspondent for CNN
and Israel Television.
Email jinglis@jnf.org or
call (973) 593-0095, ext.
823.
Concert in Fair Lawn:
Beth El celebrates the

Jewish Federation
of Northern New
Jerseys Super Sunday
by showing The
Thomashefskys: Music
& Memories of a Life in
the Yiddish Theater,
1:30 p.m. 280 Summit
Ave. (201) 342-2045. No
charge for film; pledge
cards available to make a
donation to JFNNJ.
Dumont historian
Dick Burnon talks
about The Abraham
Lincoln Brigade: Jewish
Volunteer During the
Spanish Civil War at
a meeting of REAP
(Retired Executives and
Active Professionals)
at the Kaplen JCC on
the Palisades in Tenafly,
10:30 a.m. 411 E. Clinton
Ave. (201) 569-7900 or
www.jccotp.org.
Eternal Flame, a project

of Valley Chabad, marks
40 years since the Raid
on Entebbe hostage
rescue; IDF veteran Sassy
Reuven gives a first-hand
account. Sponsored in
part by Stephanie and
Barry Kissler and Pascack
Valley Community
Life Newspaper.
Hilton Woodcliff Lake,
200 Tice Boulevard,
7:30 p.m. (201) 476-0157
or Eternalflame.org/
Entebbe.
Wednesday
FEBRUARY 3
Caregiver support in
Rockleigh: A support
group for those caring
for the physically frail or
people with Alzheimers
disease meets at the
Gallen Adult Day
Health Care Center at
the Jewish Home at
Rockleigh, 10-11:30 a.m.
Topics include long-term
care options, financial
planning, legal concerns,
and the personal toll
of caregiving. 10 Link
Drive. Shelley Steiner,
(201) 784-1414, ext. 5340.
Rabbi Arthur Weiner

Jews of Germany: Rabbi
Linda Scherzer
Challenges facing
college students:
Jewish National Fund
Arthur Weiner begins a

six-week course, The
History of the Jews of
Germany From the 5th
Century through World
War I, at the JCC of
Paramus/Congregation
Calendar
Beth Tikvah, offered at
both 2:30 and 8:15 p.m.
304 East Midland Ave.
(201) 262-7691 or www.
jccparamus.org.
Thursday
FEBRUARY 4
The Siddur: Rabbi
Alex Freedman begins
a four-session class,
The Siddur: Beneath
the Lines, at Temple
Emanu-El in Closter,
7:30 p.m. 180 Piermont
Road. (201) 750-9997,
www.templeemanu-el.
com, or freedman@
templeemanu-el.com.
Friday
FEBRUARY 5
Shabbat in Franklin
Lakes: Rabbis Elyse
Frishman and Rachel
Steiner of Barnert Temple
lead a family-friendly
service, 7 p.m., followed
by a potluck supper.
747 Route 208 South.
(201) 848-1800. www.
barnerttemple.org.
Shabbat in Teaneck:
Temple Emeth offers
family services, 7:30 p.m.
1666 Windsor Road.
(201) 833-1322 or www.
emeth.org.
Josh Nelson
Shabbat in Tenafly:
Temple Sinai of Bergen
County holds its
monthly Rock Shabbat
services with singer/
songwriter Josh Nelson,
7:30 p.m. 1Engle St.
(201) 568-3035.
Shabbat in Closter:
Temple Beth El holds
a Shabbat Unplugged
Band service featuring
members of the
congregation, at 7:30
p.m., led by Rabbi
David S. Widzer and
Cantor Rica Timman. 221
Schraalenburgh Road.
(201) 768-5112.
Shabbat in Teaneck:
Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
of Congregation Beth
Abraham of Baltimore is
the Joseph N. Muschel
scholar-in-residence
at Congregation Bnai
Yeshurun. During the 8
p.m. oneg, he will discuss
The Battle Between
Gracia Mendes and Pope
Paul IV in the 1550s.
On Shabbat morning
after Shacharit the topic
will be Cossacks and
Jews, 1648-49, and
after Minchah at 4:45,
he will talk on Beyond
Yeshivish: R Yisrael
Salanter, R Avraham
Elya Kaplan and Thinking
Out of the Box. Rabbi
Katz, a visiting history
professor at Johns
Hopkins University,
was a contributing
editor of the Art-Scroll
Schottenstein edition of
the Babylonian Talmud.
641 W. Englewood Ave.
(201) 836-8916.
Saturday
FEBRUARY 6
Community Torah
learning: Sweet Tastes
of Torah, a community
night of study with 20
rabbis from northern
New Jersey, presented by
the North Jersey Board
of Rabbis with support
from local synagogues,
is at Temple Beth Rishon
in Wyckoff. Registration
at 6:30 p.m., Havdalah,
6:50. 585 Russell
Ave. (201) 652-1687,
sweettastesoftorah@
gmail.com, or www.
sweettastesoftorah.
weebly.com.
180 Piermont Road.

(201) 750-9997.
Blood drive in
Englewood:
Congregation Ahavath
Torah holds a blood drive
with New Jersey Blood
Services, a division of
New York Blood Center,
9 a.m.-3 p.m. 240 Broad
Ave. (800) 933-2566 or
www.nybloodcenter.org.
Book club in Paramus:

The JCC of Paramus/
Congregation Beth
Tikvah offers a discussion
on Anthony Doerrs
novel, All the Light We
Cannot See, 10:30 a.m.
Refreshments. East
304 Midland Ave.
(201) 262-7691 or
grandmamimil@verizon.
net.
Concert in Wayne:
The YMCA of Wayne
continues its Backstage
at the Y Series with
Mozart: The Creativity
of Genius led by
Dr. Robert W. Butts,
an award-winning
conductor, composer,
and educator, 11:45 a.m.
The Metro YMCAs of the

Oranges is a partner of
the YM-YWHA of North
Jersey. 1 Pike Drive.
(973) 595-0100, ext. 257.
Family fun in Tenafly:

The Kaplen JCC on the
Palisades holds Family
Fun Day, sponsored
by the JCC Camps,
noon-2 p.m., to showcase
its specialty summer
day camps for 2- to
17-year-olds. Programs
include basketball, multisport, tennis, musical
theater, dance, music,
high tech, fine arts,
teen travel, volunteer
camp, and special needs
options. The day includes
face painting, balloon
making, giveaways, and
special offers. Camp
directors, leaders, and
specialists will be on
hand. (201) 408-1448 or
mpeters@jccotp.org.
Jewish inclusiveness:
Temple Emeth of
Teaneck s Viewpoints
Committee offers a
discussion with Aaron
Potenza, director of
programs at Garden
State Equality,
Transgender RomCom Boy Meets Girl,
1:30 p.m. The film Boy
Meets Girl will be shown.
Viewpoints is a shul
committee that was
formed to celebrate the
diversity of the Jewish
community and includes
programs that highlight
the interfaith, interracial,
and LGBT communities.
1666 Windsor Road.
(201) 833-1322.
Course of Why in Fair

Lawn: Anshei Lubavitch
offers a six-week
Rohr Jewish Learning
Institute course, The
Jewish Course of Why,
7:30 p.m. 10-10 Plaza
Road. Rabbi Bergstein,
(201) 362-2712.
Singles
Sunday
FEBRUARY 7
Seniors meet in West
Nyack: Singles 65+
meets for a bagel-andlox brunch at the JCC
Rockland, 11 a.m. All are
welcome, particularly
those from Hudson,
Passaic, Bergen, or
Rockland counties. 450
West Nyack Road. Gene
Arkin, (845) 356-5525.
Friday
FEBRUARY 12
Teaneck singles
Shabbaton: The
Shidduch Project hosts
Shabbaton Royale
for modern Orthodox/
machmir singles, 2442, at Congregation
Rinat Yisrael. Hosted
by Rachel Ruchlamer
and Dr. Shani Ratzker.
Shidduchprojects@
gmail.com or call
(201) 522-4776.
Music/sing-along in
Paramus: Jazz musician/
percussionist Ed Mann
performs at the JCC of
Paramus/ Congregation
Beth Tikvah, 7:30 p.m.
Admission includes
drinks, appetizers, and
desserts from the shuls
new cookbook More
Recipes From the Heart.
Cookbooks for sale.
304 East Midland Ave.
(201) 262-7691 or www.
jccparamus.org.
Auction in Woodcliff
Lake: Temple Emanuel of
the Pascack Valley hosts
Bids, Bites & Beverages,
a professional live
auction and wine tasting,
7:30 p.m. 87 Overlook
Drive. Register online
at http://simplyurl.
com/MQ; email Traci at
sachst@mac.com, call
(201) 391-0801, or go to
www.tepv.org.
Sunday
FEBRUARY 7
World Wide Wrap in
New City: The Nanuet
Hebrew Center offers
minyan at 8:45 a.m.,
uniting men, women and
children in prayer and
learning the mitzvah
of wrapping tefillin. 411
South Little Tor Road,
off Exit 10, Palisades
Interstate Parkway.
(845) 708-9181 or www.
nanuethc.org.
World Wide Wrap in

Closter: Temple EmanuEl participates in the
Federation of Jewish
Mens Clubs World Wide
Wrap to spread the
mitzvah of tefillin, 9 a.m.
Vocalists Jeffrey Prezant and Jonathan Prezant and Victor Lessor, director of Manhattan City Music.

PHOTOS COURTESY JCCOTP
Tribute concert memorializes Stephanie Prezant

The Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Funds raised will support the Stephanie I. Prezant Maccabi Fund at the Kaplen JCC, which proin Tenafly will present its fourth
vides scholarships for Jewish teen athletes from
annual tribute concert, More
13 to 16, allowing them to participate in the OlymSongs That She Loved, on Saturday, February 27. Doors open
pic-style national competition for sports, dance,
at 7:45 p.m.; the concert is at
the arts, and more.
The fund was established to honor Stepha8:15. The joyous musical evening features a unique ensemnies lifelong dedication to dance and athletics.
ble of family, friends, and wellShe studied dance in the JCC School of Performing Arts, participated in JCC Holocaust Memorial
known community musicians
commemorations, competed on the Team Paliand vocalists, gathering to celebrate the life of the late Stephsades dance team at the Maccabi Games in 2003,
anie Prezant through song and
Stephanie Prezant zl
when the JCC served as a host site, and in Maccabi
music. Stephanie died in a rockgames in Boston, Richmond, and Stamford.
A dessert reception follows the concert. Buy tickets
climbing accident in 2012. She was 22.
online at www.jccotp.org. For information and underMusicians include Jeffrey Prezant, Jonathan Prezant,
writing opportunities, call Robyn Rosenfeld at (201) 408Liat Tretin, Diane Honig, Keren Makleff, Daphne Amir,
1429 or email her at rrosenfeld@jccotp.org.
and Sharon Amir, with musical director Victor Lessor.
Calendar
Steven Keats and Carol Kane in Hester Street.
Zumba in Tenafly gets new date
PHOTOFEST
Hester Street will be honored

at Museum of Jewish Heritage
ERIC A. GOLDMAN
The 1970s in America was a time when,
largely as a result of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 60s and the womens liberation movement of the 1970s,
there was an increased awareness of
ethnic identity and a more perceived
empowerment for women.
It was in this environment that Joan
Micklin Silver decided to adapt for the
screen Abraham Cahans 1896 novella,
Yekl: A Tale of a New York Ghetto.
Cahan, who had founded The Jewish
Daily Forward a decade earlier and
made it the pre-eminent Yiddish language newspaper in America, had in
this, his first novel, dealt with the challenge for immigrant Jews to assimilate in
their new adopted country.
With Congress reopening The Golden
Door to immigrants in the mid-1960s,
Silver saw Yekl as a story that might
resonate for all Americans. After all,
Cahans main character Jake, like other
new immigrants, was having an identity
crisis stemming from the strain between
the outright freedom that America
offered and the religious tradition that
he brought with him to this country a
nineteenth century story that still resonated in the 1970s.
Joan Micklin Silver grew up listening to
stories about the immigrant experience.
While many newcomers to America
were reluctant to share their histories,
her father, who had come with his family at the age of 12 from Russia to Omaha,
would constantly be sharing his memories with her. My father loved to tell
stories about his experiences, about his
becoming a peddler and selling in the
streets, said Silver. Silvers mother was
also an immigrant, though she arrived
here at the age of 18 months. It seemed
natural that the aspiring filmmaker
would choose an immigrants story for
her first movie. In preparing for the
film and reviewing sepia photographs
from the period, it also seemed right to
shoot the film in black and white. As for
language, there was little doubt in the
writer/directors mind that Yiddish, the
language of the Eastern European immigrant Jew, would very much be a part of
her film, Hester Street.
On Sunday, January 31 at 3 p.m., the
Museum of Jewish Heritage A Living
Memorial to the Holocaust, in conjunction with Folksbiene National Yiddish
Theater, will be celebrating the 40th
anniversary of the production of Hester Street. There will be an award given
by the Library of Congress to Ms. Micklin Silver for the films selection by the
Library for the National Film Registry.
The films star, Carol Kane will join director Silver for a post-screening discussion.
Author Eric A. Goldman, who teaches
cinema at Yeshiva University, and is a
film critic for the Jewish Standard, will
moderate a post-screening discussion.
The museum is at 36 Battery Place in
Manhattan. For information, call (646)
437-4202 or go to www.mjhnyc.org.
The Kaplen JCC on the Palisades will host

a Zumba party with exotic rhythms, highenergy Latin and international beats, and
easy-to-follow moves, for everyone 12 and
older, led by a team of skilled, inspirational
JCC Zumba instructors, on February 20 at

7:30 p.m. The event was rescheduled from
January 23 due to the blizzard. For information call Roberto Santiago, at (201) 408-1481
or email rsantiago@jccotp.org.
College admissions workshop

The teen department at the Kaplen JCC
on the Palisades in Tenafly offers a workshop, Financial Aid and Scholarships
Overview on February 2, at 7 p.m. David
Twersky, who has coached students and
helped them secure financial assistance,
will lead a 90-minute discussion on the

many options available at colleges and in
the local community.
To register, visit jccotp.org/teen-educational-programs or call Michal Greenbaum
at (201) 408-1469 or go to www.jccotp.org.
bergenPAC performances rescheduled

Due to last weeks blizzard the Bergen
Performing Arts Center in Englewood has
rescheduled several shows.
Daughter-In-Law with Thunder Fart originally scheduled for January 23 is rescheduled to February 6. Wanda Sykes originally
scheduled for January 23 is rescheduled to
March 5. Daniel Tigers Neighborhood will
now be on Sunday, May 8.

All tickets from the originally scheduled performance will be honored at the
rescheduled date. When a performance
is canceled, refunds will be issued at the
original point of purchase. For information, call (201) 227-1030 or visit www.bergenpac.org or www.ticketmaster.com.
Lamdeinus semester begins Monday

Lamdeinu, a center for Jewish learning, will
begin its spring semester on Monday, February 1. Classes taught by renowned educators
are offered during the day Mondays through
Thursdays and on Tuesday evenings. One
can register for Parshanut HaMikra on Bereishit, Talmud Berakhot, Parashat HaShavua,
Sefer Shofetim, Yeshayahu, Parashah, and
Haftarah Pointers, a mini-series on Jewish
philosophy, Shir HaShirim, Megillat Esther,
and various pre-holiday shiurim. All classes
cover new topics.

New students are welcome to join any
class. Rosh Chodesh programming and
special events are announced on the
website.
Lamdeinu, a center for Jewish learning
founded by Rachel Friedman, its dean, is at
Congregation Beth Aaron, 950 Queen Anne
Road, in Teaneck. For information and registration, go to www. lamdeinu.org or email
lamdeinu@aol.com.
Teaneck artist is featured at exhibit

highlighting Sacred Spaces, Holy Places
Miriam Stern of Teaneck is
among 27 artists, mostly from
the tristate area, exhibiting in Sacred Spaces, Holy
Places, a show of sculpture
and photography at Nails in
the Wall Gallery in Metuchen.

Ms. Sterns thought-provoking
piece, Vat Alit, is an installation that includes a series of
photographs and other materials highlighting her experience
of sacred space as a Jewish

woman.
The exhibit continues on
view until May 15. For information, go to www.nailsinthewall.
org.
Jewish World
Latest Israeli technology offerings dazzle

at Our Global Investor Summit in Jerusalem
MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
Youre cruising along the highway. Suddenly, you hear a sputter, your engine
grumbles, and your car comes to a screeching halt. The tow truck drags the car to a
local auto mechanic. Damage: $1,000.
You have no idea whether or not the
mechanic is honest but you will soon,
thanks to a new Israeli innovation.
Engie puts the car owner in the drivers
seat by providing a special malfunction
reader that simply plugs into your car to
assess the problem. It then transports the
data on the malfunction via Bluetooth technology to an app that offers more information on the damage and helps determine
how much the repair should cost. If you
want to and if youre in Israel you even
can get quotes from up to 100 mechanics in
the Tel Aviv area.
According to Yaron Cohen, vice president
of R&D for Engie, there have been more
than 40,000 app downloads since the company launched its first round of pilot testing 10 months ago. He said that more than
700 million people get their cars repaired
by mechanics each year, incurring costs of
more than $150 million. Engie, a start-up
that just completed its first round of funding, expects to be available in the United
States within the next six months.
Cohen and his colleague, Ido Ozdoua,
were among the 3,000 people either presenting or learning about Israeli technologies and the prospect of investing in
them from January 25 to 26 at the OurCrowd Global Investor Summit. The meeting, which brought technology leaders and
innovators from around the world to Jerusalems International Convention Center, featured some of Israels hottest start-ups. The
agenda was packed with content, including talks by Jonathan Medved, founder and
CEO of OurCrowd, the leading global equity
crowdfunding platform for accredited investors; Alan Boehme, chief technology officer,
chief innovation officer, chief architect, and

customer/commercial CIO for the CocaCola Company; and Harel Kodesh, vice
president and chief technology officer for
GE-Digital. A first-ever crowd hackathon
offered some insight into Israels ingenuity
and creativity.
It is amazing, said United States Agency
for International Development Economic
Growth Officer Jarir Dirini, who was there.
But we expect to find it here.
Take Bird, a small wearable device that
turns any space into an interactive playground, which was developed by MUV
Interactive. In a presentation, CEO Rami
Parhan showed how the gadget can turn
anything you touch to life.
Remember the first time you touched a
touch screen, Parhan said. It was magic.
You couldnt stop swiping. We have created
a user interface that makes you feel that all
over again.
Bird works with the devices and software you already use (iPads, projectors,
and AV/VR headsets), or with new ones. It
allows you to push, pull, touch, grab, and
move content from anywhere in the room,
up to 100 feet away, with a swoosh of your
fingertip.
Bird now is targeting the corporate and
education sectors, and it already has placed
15,000 units in institutions of higher education. It is being sold through both distribution channels and re-sellers in the United
States and Asia.
Then theres freeD free dimensional
video from Replay Technologies, which
is redefining what it means to watch and
experience sports. Founded in 2012, the
technology already is installed in stadiums
around the world. It allows for immersive
reality experiences for individuals using a
smart screen, enables replays to be broadcast from different views and angles within
60 seconds, and also can be leveraged for
commercial use. freeD already has seedstage funding partnerships with Samsung,
Jonathan Medved, founder and CEO of OurCrowd, speaks at the investor summit.

COURTESY OURCROWD
Dr. Amit Goffer, left, uses the new UpNRide mobility solution for the wheelchairbound, while Radi Kaiuf uses the technology of ReWalk Robotics.

Sony, Facebook, Google, and others.

Other areas of Israeli technology also
were showcased at the summit, including
green and agricultural, web, and medical.
HIL Applied Medicals CEO, Sagi BrinkDanan, spoke about the companys new
class of ultra-compact high-performance
accelerators for cancer proton therapy. The
patented approach to particle acceleration
and beam delivery enables reduction in the
size, complexity, and cost of a proton therapy system.
Brink-Danan explained that proton
therapy is nothing new we have known
about it for 60 or 70 years and it has been
practiced for more than 30 years, he said.
Nevertheless, today, more than 95 percent
of cancer patients cannot benefit from the
therapy because of the size of the proton
therapy machinery and the cost of running
it. The unique properties of laser-accelerated proton beams allow for more savings
in the ancillary magnetic systems used for
beam shaping and delivery, while providing
state-of-the-art clinical capabilities.
The next big thing in upright mobility,
UpNRide from UpNRide Robotics Ltd., is a
new mobility solution for people in wheelchairs. The device enables them to sit and
MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
stand whenever they want to, and in all

places indoor and outdoor. The rider
pushes a button to enable the standing
position.
They will be able to go up or down
whenever any able-bodied person does it,
Dr. Oren Tamari said, noting the devices
unprecedented safety features it can
maneuver on slopes and curves, and keeps
the rider centered to avoid dizziness or falls.
The wheelchair has existed for centuries, and while its materials and technology have changed slightly over time, it still
is simply a chair with four wheels. There
are more than 8 million wheelchair users
who suffer from poor health because of
their necessarily sedentary lives. Their
quality of life and self-esteem suffers. Each
person with a physical disability that relegates him or her to a wheelchair incurs
annual costs of $70,000 to $120,000 for
the healthcare system. Enter UpNRide,
which launched in 2014 and whose team
of inventors includes the brains behind
ReWalk Robotics, another Israeli venture of Tamari, Dr. Amit Goffer, and Dudi
Haimovich.
Its all about inclusion, Tamari said.
JNS.ORG
We are changing the world.
Obituaries
Mary Adler
Mary Rachel Adler, ne Goldfield, of Woodcliff Lake and Fort

Lee, died January 24 in Ridgewood.
Born in Philadelphia, she was a longtime member of the
Fort Lee Jewish Center and the New Synagogue of Fort LeeCongregation Kehillath Baruch.
Predeceased by her husband, Harry, she is survived by her
children, Eileen Horowitz (Harve), Diane Weinstein (Robert),
Sandra Lubitz (Richard), and Ellis (Sarah); eight grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
Contributions can be sent to Sisterhood of the New
Synagogue of Fort Lee, or the Center for Hope and Safety,
Rochelle Park. Arrangements were by Gutterman and Musicant Jewish Funeral Directors, Hackensack.
Leah Mactas
Leah Mactas died January 24.

She is survived by her husband, Leonard, sons, Mark,
Edward, Jay, Bruce, and Seth and their wives; 10 grandchildren; a great-grandchild; a brother and sisters-in-law, and a
niece and a nephew.
Donations can be made to Leah Mactas Fund for Children,
Temple Emanuel of the Pascack Valley, 87 Overlook Drive,
Woodcliff Lake. Arrangements were by Robert Schoems
Menorah Chapel, Paramus.
Harold Rothstein
Paul E. Fierstein, 78, of Englewood died January 19.

Born in Newark, he owned Paul E. Fierstein Insurance
Co., in Englewood and New York City, and was a member of
Chavura Beth Sholom in Alpine.
He is survived by his wife, Karen, ne Lane, and children,
Robert Fierstein of New York City, Ronald Shapiro of Fort
Lee, and Jane Shapiro Putzer of Harrington Park; a brother,
Michael of Florida, and four grandchildren.
Arrangements were by Eden Memorial Chapels, Fort Lee.
Harold Jay Rothstein, 69, of Teaneck died January 20.

He graduated from City College and earned a masters
degree from the New School. He was a science teacher,
administrator, and educational consultant and was
involved in Teach for America and the New York City Fellowship Program.
He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Carole, children,
Gabriel, Adam, and Jessica Berman (Randall); a brother, Joel
(Barbara); a granddaughter, and nieces, nephews,
and cousins.
Contributions can be sent to the Institute for Educational
Advancement or the Lustgarten Foundation. Arrangements
were by Louis Suburban Chapel, Fair Lawn.
Ida Flysher
Doris Rubenstein
Paul Fierstein
Ida Flysher, ne Weiner, 96, of Fort Lee died January 20.

Born in New York City, she was member of Congregation
Temple Israel Emanuel of Union Hill in Union City.
Predeceased by her husband Louis in 1995, she is survived
by her children, Marilyn Levine of Hackensack, Barrie Kulak
of New York, and Howard of Fort Lee; a
sister, Miriam Cohen of California; four grandchildren,
and four great-grandchildren.
Selma Herman
Selma Herman, ne Ehrlich, 89, of Fair Lawn, formerly of

the Bronx, died January 22.
She was secretary for Rabbis Simon Glustrom and Henry
Glazer at the Fair Lawn Jewish Center where she was a lifetime member.
Predeceased by her husband, Irving, companion, Fred
Silverberg, and sister, Elaine Pavon, she is survived by children, Ellyn Glazer (Roy), Jeff (Karen), and Jay (Nancy); seven
grandchildren, and nieces and nephews.
Arrangements were by Louis Suburban Chapel,
Fair Lawn.
Mania Kolender
Mania Kolender of Woodland Park died January 24.

Born in Poland, she was a homemaker.
Predeceased by her husband, Louis, she is survived by
daughters Helene (Rob), and Dina; a sister, Rosanne Jacobs
( Julius), and two grandchildren.
Contributions can be sent to Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey. Arrangements were by Gutterman and Musicant Jewish Funeral Directors, Hackensack.
Mary Lindner
Mary Lindner, who lived in Jersey City, Weehawken, Passaic,

and Cliffside Park, died January 10.
Born in Poland, she was predeceased by her husband, Sol,
a son, Mitchel, and siblings, Philip Winik, Shirley Kushner,
Sylvia Kushner, Ida Weiner, and Sonia Lindner. She is survived by a daughter Sharyn Rosler (Marvin), three grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
Contributions can be sent to the Chabad of Fort Lee or
Community FoodBank, Hillside. Arrangements were by Gutterman and Musicant Jewish Funeral Directors, Hackensack.
Doris R. Rubenstein, ne Rosenthal, 90, of Fair Lawn and

Scottsdale, Ariz., died January 20.
She graduated from New York University and earned a
masters from William Paterson University. She volunteered
at the MS Center at Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck.
Predeceased by a son, Seth Eric, and a brother, Sidney
Rosenthal, she is survived by her husband of 69 years, Dr.
Joseph, children, Dr. James (Bess) of New York City, Dr.
Margo of Scottsdale, and Dr. Sidney (Susan) of Massachusetts, and four grandchildren.
Arrangements were by Louis Suburban Chapel,
Fair Lawn.
Paul Schwartz
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A veteran of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, he was
president of Commercial Trucking and Commercial Warehouses and was the founder of Bunker Hill Warehouse in
Paterson. He was a board trustee in the Veritans Club, president of the American Warehousemens Association, and a
vice president and chair of the expansion committee at the
Glen Rock Jewish Center.
He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Carole, a son, David,
(Lisa), and two grandsons.
Donations can be sent to the Veritans Club, Haledon.
Arrangements were by Robert Schoems Menorah Chapel,
Paramus.
Dr. George Seligman
Dr. George R. Seligman, 80, of Sun City Center, Fla., formerly

of Paramus, died January 15.
Born in Newark, he was a dentist in Paramus for many
years.
He is survived by sons, Chad of Fair Lawn, Brian of River
Edge, and Greg of Wayne, and six grandchildren.
Judith Siperstein
Judith Siperstein, ne Willensky, 82, of Woodbridge, Conn.,

formerly of Jersey City, died January. 23.
Born in Bayonne, she and her husband were founding
members of Congregation Bnai Jacob in Jersey City.
Predeceased by her husband, Herbert in 2006, she is
survived by her children, Bonnie Lurie (Michael) of Woobbridge, Dale of California, and Alan (Helene) of Long Branch;
a brother, Melvin Willensky, and six grandchildren.

Contributions can be sent to Alzheimers Foundation.
Andrew Winter
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Born in Yugoslavia, he was a retired social worker for New
York City, and was a member of the Association of Yugoslavan Jews of the USA and the New Synagogue, Fort Lee.
Predeceased by his wife Katie, he is survived by nieces
and nephews.
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n 1 The rabbis and staff of Temple EmanuEl of Closter, including Rabbi David-Seth
Kirshner, bowled, sang, and spent time with
residents at the Jewish Home at Rockleigh at
a belated Chanukah party. COURTESY TEPV
n 4 At Shomrei Torah in Wayne, religious

school students had a Tu bShvat seder,
where activities included connecting the land
of Israel to the celebration of the trees, on a
sprawling map of Israel. COURTESY SHOMREI TORAH
n 2 Members of Temple Emanuel of the Pascack

Valleys board honored Tu bShvat by holding
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of Life to Those That Hold Fast to it. Tu bShvat
is the new year for trees. COURTESY TEPV
n 5 In honor of Tu bShvat, children at Lubavitch

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hardships that have been endured by millions of ordinary Americans.
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complemented one other.

Following a successful teaching stint
in Brooklyn, Ms. Newman began her
37-year career at JECs Bruriah High
School division in 1971. Her appointment as principal marked the first time
the division had its own administration.
Mrs. Newman was the pre-eminent
educator for Jewish girls and is responsible for growing the Jewish Educational Centers well-known Bruriah High
School from a small basement classroom
of several students into North Americas
most prestigious Orthodox institution
for girls, Rav Elazar Mayer Teitz, JECs
dean, said at a previous tribute. Her
educational system and methods have
been copied the world over.
A 2010 graduate, Hannah Dreyfus, had
this to share about her mentor: She ran

the school by the mantra, They do not
care how much you know until they
know how much you care. This conviction formed my high school experience
and altered the course of my life as a
confident, motivated, dedicated young
woman, committed to Judaism. I am
inspired to continue inspiring the Jewish
future because of Mrs. Newmans vision
and example.
The 8:30 p.m. event, open to both
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JEC donors of $365 or more, will begin
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For information call Andrew Schultz at
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