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Volume 47, Number 8

Building Community in Israel: The 2017 Jewish Federation Interfaith Voyage of Discovery Rev. Dr. Tom Pfaﬀ, President, Sarasota Ministerial Association

nials, GenXers and Boomers, from not-for-profits, ommunity happens when people accept the definitely for-profits, Democrats, Independents and experiences of life in the same time and place. On the 2017 Heller CRC Interfaith Republicans, altogether celebrated the discoveries. “Never Again!” now is felt when said. Shabbat Voyage of Discovery, we listened, feasted, walked and reﬂected on our lives and each other’s. Comcontinued on page 2 munity happened, but not just with us, but with Israel as well. Twenty of us ventured to see the Holy Land and to learn from Israelis about their country. ‘Bashert,’ we expected; God laughed. Solidarity with Israel, with The Jewish Federation, with SarasotaManatee, with our group was meant to be. For each of us, our ‘community’ got bigger and friendlier. Seventy percent of us had never been to Israel before. The same fourteen of the twenty knew only four or five of the group before the voyage. ReliThe 2017 Jewish Federation Interfaith Voyage of Discovery participants in Israel gious, not-so-religious, Millen-

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ho will be the next generation of Jewish were enthusiastic and spoke about how much they leaders? How do we engage our youth to had learned and grown during the year. celebrate Judaism? Who will stand up to The STEP program consists of two tracks: a lies and discrimination? general program of events in which any Jewish high These are tough questions, but a new program school student in the Sarasota-Manatee area can paris helping answer them. The STEP initiative at The ticipate at their convenience, and a leadership track Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee is, in step of “Fellows” who commit to coming to the scheduled with its mission, “educating, engaging and empowcontinued on page 2 ering Jewish teens” to ensure a strong future. The brainchild of Sally (z’l) and Sam Shapiro, STEP (Shapiro Teen Engagement Program) celebrated its inaugural year with a lively banquet on May 18. In addition to the STEP Fellows and their families, many Federation board members were in attendance. There were marvelous speeches and stories, and a year-in-review film. Sam Shapiro spoke about how pleased he 2016-2017 STEP Fellows Jacob Green, Abigail Zion, Amy Levison, Erica Lester, was with the outcome. The high Gabriella Hazan, Amanda Green, Camryn Cohen, Mackenzie Grace, Phoenix Berman, Ashlyn Downey-Hayes, Simon Weiner school students/STEP Fellows NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID MANASOTA FL PERMIT 167

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Interfaith Voyage of Discovery...continued from page 1 Shalom now is hoped for. A common ‘peace in Jerusalem’ with our hearts. sense of diaspora mysteriously is We say ‘Amen’ to The Federation’s shared. We now see ourselves, and motto of ‘The Strength of a People, Sarasota, more universally. The Power of Community.’ We so look forward to our first reunion planned for Indeed physically, Sarasota-Manatee was seen in Israel. At our Sister mid-July. As communitarians, we have City, Tel Mond, we discussed with the enlarged our territory. Thank you to city’s leadership the perils of those The Jewish Federation of Sarasotaexperiencing homelessness. Common Manatee for throwing the party. dilemmas and successes were discussed, and an ‘Amen’ or two were declared. Visiting the Federation-supported “Hand in Hand” Arab-Jewish school in Jerusalem gave us a feeling for our Federation’s contributions to co-existence. That appreciation was heightened by our participating in the Jaffa exhibit “Embracing Our Differences” celebration, which The Federation was instrumental in establishing for our local community and Jaffa. Finally, Sarasota’s Ministerial Association’s annual Good Friday Stations of The Cross Down Main Street was walked where it actually happened two thousand years ago on the stones of Jerusalem’s Via Dolorosa. We saw Sarasota-Manatee in Israel. So now we pray for Rev. Dr. Tom Pfaﬀ in Israel

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STEPping into a bright Jewish future...continued from page 1 STEP programs throughout the year, ton, D.C., this past fall, and 10 STEP and participate in focused leadership members went to the AIPAC Policy development training. The STEP FelConference in the spring. Many of the lows apply for the leadership program STEP participants have either goneBy N and understand that their position with Federation to Israel on the Bob requires them to not only attend the Malkin Young Ambassadors program programs but also to devote time and or have indicated their wish to do so. It energy into helping to design the curis uplifting to know that we have such ricula and volunteer when requested at engaged and active teens in our comcommunity events. munity. The teens grapple with issues Eleven Fellows were chosen this of identity and learn how to respond to year. The teens who participate in a multitude of concerns that they will STEP come from across the Jewish face in college and the rest of their religious spectrum. Many are active lives. in religious groups, including USY, All Jewish high school students NFTY, BBYO and C-Teen. However, are invited to participate in any of the there are also many STEP programs. A STEP members who teen can apply to be are otherwise unafa STEP Fellow at filiated and this is any point during their their only organized high school years. Nik Jewish experience This past year there during the year. The were four graduataim of this program ing seniors who are is to educate and provide opportunities now looking forward to becoming Hilat whatever religious or Jewish cultural lel members at their universities. At level is comfortable to the teens. This the banquet, The Federation presented is done as an enhancement to the social each with a $100 budget to participate religious groups. In fact, some of the “Jewishly” in their college activities, program dates were moved so as not and a JNF tree in Israel. The seniors are to compete with religious group funcAmanda Green, FSU; Camryn Cohen, tions, and a few of the social groups Brandeis University; Gabriella Hazan, saw increased attendance at their Rice University; and Erica Lester, Naevents because the teens wanted to attiv/Hebrew University. Each has a solid tend events together. base from which to build their Jewish This year’s STEP programs infuture. During a time when many feel cluded presentations by StandWithUs, buffeted by constant negative news, a pro-Israel education group; Boys and this is a program of optimism and the Girls Club leadership training semipromise of a positive Jewish future. nars; an Israel Green Line debate with Interested in learning more about community shaliach Oded Israely; a STEP? Come to the STEP and Teen Hillel Shabbat at Florida Gulf Coast Travel Open House on The Federation University; philanthropy training with Campus on Wednesday, August 16 at Federation President Patti Wertheimer 7:00 p.m. For more information, conand Roz Mazur; and much more. tact Andrea Eiffert at 941.552.6308 or There were at least 30 students in aeiffert@jfedsrq.org. attendance at most programs. Four of Lael Hazan is the chair of the STEP the STEP Fellows participated in the program and proud mother of GabriShusterman Conference in Washingella and Michela Hazan.

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Faces of The Federation: Andrea Eiffert By Nikol Isakovska, Mimi and Joseph J. Edlin Journalism Intern

ndrea Eiffert is passionate PJ Library’s Spring Fling. “When I about sharing her knowledge saw all of the cars in the lot, despite the of Jewish life and culture with torrential downpour, I knew we were children, teens and families. Vibrant providing something the community and engaging, Eiffert has the perfect really appreciates,” she says. job for indulging that passion. She’s the What’s best about what she does? coordinator of The Jewish Federation “I love to bring families together of Sarasota-Manatee’s Teen and Famwith PJ Library,” says Eiffert. “And it’s wonderful to help shape teens’ lives ily Programs, and and prepare them for leadership roles responsible for developing programs with STEP. I get to be a perpetual kid that inspire, educate working with children and teens all the and entertain. Two time!” What should we look forward to in programs that Eiffert the 2017-2018 season? oversees are especially popular: STEP Eiffert says that one highly-anNikol Isakovska (Shapiro Teen Enticipated event is a visit by Jewish rock star Rick Recht, who will spend gagement Program) and PJ Library. Eiffert explains that STEP was crea weekend in Sarasota training local ated when Sally and Sam Shapiro, area song leaders, performing a concert philanthropists and Federation supportfor PJ Library families, and providing ers, shared a vision to work with The leadership training. “We’re also addFederation in creating a gateway for ing a new chapter to PJ Library,” says area Jewish teens to connect with their Eiffert. “PJ Library Our Way is aimed community, their Judaism at older children ages and Israel. Highlights of the nine to 11.” program include leadership Eiffert adds that training, advocacy workStandWithUs will be shops, opportunities to meet returning to conduct area leaders, travel scholarmore workshops with ships, and information and teens, and STEP teens tools to fight BDS (Boycott, will be given the opDivestment and Sanctions) portunity to participate and other anti-Israel movein leadership trainments. According to Eiffert, ing from Rabbi Yothe program also has strong nah Schiller of Tulane ties to the local Community University’s Hillel. Andrea Eiﬀert Youth Development, and Of course, 2018 StandWithUs, an international orgawill also bring Israel’s 70th birthday nization that offers pro-Israel educaand The Federation’s Israel@70 celtion and advocacy programs. One of ebrations. Eiffert is busy making plans, the more recent advocacy events took including directing a video presentaplace in January when STEP presented tion that The Federation’s Bob Mal“Surviving Cultural Hate: A Firsthand kin Young Ambassadors will film and Account” with Hussein Aboubakr present to Aviva, a Jewish senior comMansour, a 28-year-old Egyptian-born munity in Sarasota County. “We look writer and teacher who spoke about his forward to designing meaningful ways time as a political prisoner in Egypt and for our area tweens and teens to celhis journey to becoming a pro-Israel ebrate this monumental anniversary,” advocate. As Eiffert puts it, the event she says. was “inspirational and empowering.” From concerts to workshops and other programs, Andrea Eiffert has an Eiffert also coordinates PJ Library, exciting program of events planned for a program designed for children, ages our community. I, for one, can’t wait to six months to eight years, and their experience it! parents. The program provides JewNikol Isakovska is a recipient of the ish-themed books and sponsors famMimi and Joseph J. Edlin Journalism ily-friendly activities that encourage Intern Scholarship, a program funded socializing and learning. Eiffert says by Miriam Edlin in memory of her that enthusiasm and dedication to this husband. Nikol recently completed her program was evident this past June as sophomore year in high school. families braved a fierce storm to attend

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very cloud has a silver lining,” as the saying goes. This statement held true in early June for a group of approximately 30 parents and children who gathered together to laugh, sing and be crafty, all despite the presence of a dark cloud that loomed over Sarasota Bay. Although the cloud soon gave way to heavy rain Ashlyn Downey-Hayes and ripping winds, these determined parents and their tots joined Teen and Family Program Coordinator Andrea Eiffert and her crew of volunteers on the lush grounds of Marie Selby Botanical Gardens for PJ Library’s “Spring Fling.” PJ Library helps families in their Jewish journey by mailing Jewish-content books and music each month to children ages six months to eight years. Thanks to the generosity of The Harold Grinspoon Foundation, The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee and generous donors, this program remains completely free. Upon arrival at the event – which, for some little ones, meant being escorted by the friendly security oﬃcer and the large umbrella he had on hand – families corralled children to a table

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at which everyone created nametags using stickers and other artsy resources. Next, families discovered their commonalities through a game of innovative “Family Bingo,” which was followed by the crowd giving the interactive song “Tony Chestnut” a try with the guidance of Eiffert and the volunteers. Many of the young attendees then opted to create flowers and butterflies out of tissue paper and pipe cleaners to honor the season and the flower-inspired work of Jewish artist Marc Chagall, whose paintings were on display in Selby Gardens’ exhibition hall. Meanwhile, books with positive life lessons were read, little hands seized goodies from the snack table, and parents gathered information about PJ Library’s new grant program. To encourage Jewish community-building, PJ Library’s recently-launched “Get Together” initiative provides up to $150 in funds to Jewish families for creating Judaism-related get-togethers. Want to develop a weekly book club? Host an all-inclusive holiday party? Share an interactive Shabbat dinner by candlelight? This PJ Library program is a great way to help make it happen. After all, it is PJ Library’s mission to “bring Jewish ideas and inspiration for you and your children to share.”

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“The PJ Library events give kids a sense of community and an opportunity to make friends,” said involved parent Aleksandra Berman as her energetic duo finished up the nametags they had been crafting. Throughout the event, it was made evident that the essence of PJ Library’s mission continues to be fulfilled in our vibrant locale. More PJ Library happenings are upcoming, so be sure to join in on the fun to foster and harness the power of our growing Jewish community. For more information about PJ Library, please contact Andrea Eiffert at aeiffert@jfedsrq.org or 941.552.6308. Ashlyn Downey-Hayes is a recipient of the Mimi and Joseph J. Edlin Journalism Intern Scholarship, a program funded by Miriam Edlin in memory of her husband. Ashlyn recently completed her junior year at Riverview High School in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program.

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“Mission to Jewish Morocco” By Sue Spector

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y husband Marty and I recently participated on a 10-day “Mission to Jewish Morocco” trip, which was organized by The Jewish Federation of SarasotaManatee’s Club Fed program. First, a little history: Jews have lived in Morocco for more than 2,000 years, especially along the Silk Route. In 1948, the Jewish population of this North African nation was more than 250,000. But the country was poor, and after 1956, when Morocco gained its independence from the French and joined the Arab League, Jews felt even more certain they had no future there. The government imposed restrictions on aliyah, and Zionist activity was forbidden. In 1963, when King Hassan II ascended to the throne, he lifted restrictions on immigration to Israel. The Six-Day War stirred anti-Israel and anti-Jewish feelings, and some Moroccans called for an economic boycott against Jews. Many educated and successful Jews left the country and by

1971 only 35,000 remained. At present, it is estimated that about 5,000 Jews live in the country, mainly in Casablanca and Marrakesh. Today, the young King Mohammed VI has provided protection for Jewish institutions, and Jewish activity and worship are protected. I want to share a few impressions from the trip: Even though the synagogues, Jewish cemeteries and Jewish museums are protected by local authorities, there is little evidence from the outside of what takes place inside. One Friday afternoon, at a small synagogue in Fez, we asked if we could return for services that evening and were told that would not be possible. I found it interesting that, although the Torah

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scrolls and velvet coverings were very similar to those in our Ashkenazic congregations, the Torah itself sits on a stand and is read in a vertical position, rather than lying ﬂat on a table for the reading. The vegetation throughout the country was lush, with bushes, trees, ﬂowers and birds resembling what we see in Sarasota. This is a large agricultural country producing delicious fruits and vegetables, although we could only safely eat what we could peel or what was cooked. I enjoyed freshlysqueezed orange juice and Moroccan mint tea with almost every meal – so much tastier than the bottled water. Finally, the best part of this trip was our travel group. On so many foreign tours we meet interesting people – and never see them again. On this trip, we met many wonderful people from Sarasota who we had not known before. We look forward to connecting with them when we return to Sarasota this winter.

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any people think that wills are only for the wealthy. The fact is that even families of modest means experience heartache and confusion when a loved one passes away without a will. To ensure that your wishes are honored and your loved ones are able to claim important rights to which they are entitled, you should have a valid, current will. Without a will, a judge decides how to distribute your property, based on state law. Treasured family heirlooms may be sold in order to divide the proceeds among your legal heirs. Fees and expenses related to the statedesignated distribution of your property will be paid from assets in your estate. When you have a will, your rights and wishes will be spelled out and honored. Review your will regularly as your circumstances change. Go over it with your trusted designated executor to ensure that there are no questions. Advise your executor where your will is stored. Compile a list of contact information for all individuals handling your assets, and any personal or family history pertinent to the will, and keep it updated and with your will. Make

s kids make the transition from childhood to adulthood, they are ready for steadily increasing levels of autonomy. That is why PJ Our Way, PJ Library’s new program for 9- to 11-year-olds, gives its participants plenty of choice. Each month, kids log on to the PJ Our Way website and choose from a menu of books. The book choices are screened by a national design team made up of other PJ Our Way kids who decide which books are good enough to be included. Kids can watch video book reviews made by other kids to help them make their selection, and write their own review after they have read the book. There are fun polls and quizzes to take about each book, and even guides for parents. But PJ Our Way is not just a virtual community; it’s also a local community. In Sarasota-Manatee, we are kicking off our own design team with a meeting on Wednesday, September 6 at

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CHABAD OF SARASOTA AND MANATEE COUNTIES 7700 Beneva Road, Sarasota, FL 34238 • Telephone: 941.925.0770 • E-Mail: info@chabadofsarasota.com • Website: www.chabadofsarasota.com • Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz CHABAD OF VENICE & NORTH PORT 2169 S. Tamiami Trail, Venice, FL 34293 • Telephone: 941.493.2770 • E-Mail: info@chabadofvenice.com • Website: www.chabadofvenice.com • Rabbi Sholom Schmerling CHABAD OF WEST BRADENTON 3611 Southern Pkwy W., Bradenton, FL 34205 • Telephone: 941.735.9049 • E-Mail: info@chabadofwestbradenton.com • Website: www.chabadofwestbradenton.com • Rabbi Zev Steinmetz CONGREGATION FOR HUMANISTIC JUDAISM UNITY, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota, FL 34231 • Telephone: 941.929.7771 • Website: www.chj-sarasota.org

Organizations THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF SARASOTA-MANATEE Klingenstein Jewish Center, 580 McIntosh Road, Sarasota, FL 34232 • Telephone: 941.371.4546 • E-Mail: info@jfedsrq.org • Website: www.jfedsrq.org • President Patti Wertheimer • Executive Director Howard Tevlowitz AIPAC (AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE) Jake Shapiro, North & Central Florida Area Director, 954.382.6110 or jashapiro@aipac.org; www.aipac.org AJC (AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE), West Coast Florida Region Brian Lipton, Regional Director, 941.365.4955 or liptonb@ajc.org; www.ajc.org AL KATZ CENTER FOR HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS & JEWISH LEARNING, INC. Lawrence Newman, Executive Director, 941.313.9239; www.alkatzcenter.org AMERICAN TECHNION SOCIETY, Gulf Coast Chapter Chapter Director, 941.378.1500; www.ats.org ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE 561.988.2900 or florida@adl.org; www.adl.org ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL AND ASPIRING JEWISH ARTISTS Rabbi Goldie Milgram, rebgoldie@gmail.com; Joan Davidson, artjoand@aol.com AVIVA: A CAMPUS FOR SENIOR LIFE Jay Solomon, CEO, 941.225.8369; www.avivaseniorlife.org BBYO NORTH FLORIDA REGION nfr@bbyo.org; www.bbyo.org/region/northflorida/

CONGREGATION KOL HaNESHAMA (Postdenominational) Services held at South Gate Comm. Ctr., 3145 Southgate Cir., Sarasota, FL 34239 • Telephone: 941.244.2042 • Email: info@congkh.org • Website: www.congkh.org • Rabbi Jennifer Singer

BRANDEIS NATIONAL COMMITTEE Ellen Klein, EllenforBrandeis@gmail.com or 941.351.6762

CONGREGATION NER TAMID (Pluralistic) 3817 40th Ave. W., Bradenton, FL 34205 Mailing Address: P. O. Box 10261, Bradenton, FL 34282 • Telephone: 941.755.1231 • E-Mail: shalom@nertamidflorida.org • Website: www.nertamidflorida.org • Rabbinic Advisor: Rabbi Barbara Aiello • Rabbinic Associate: Rena Morano

HADASSAH, Greater Venice Chapter Harriet Davidson, President, 941.492.6025 or rklein2692@gmail.com

JEWISH CONGREGATION OF VENICE (Independent) 600 N. Auburn Road, Venice, FL 34292 • Telephone: 941.484.2022 • E-Mail: jcvenice2@gmail.com • Website: www.jewishcongregationofvenice.org • Rabbi Harold F. Caminker, D.D. • Cantor Marci Vitkus

JEWISH FAMILY & CHILDREN’S SERVICE OF THE SUNCOAST, INC. Heidi Brown, President/CEO, 941.366.2224 or info@jfcs-cares.org; www.jfcs-cares.org

KEHILLAH OF LAKEWOOD RANCH (Conservative) P.O. Box 110497, Lakewood Ranch, FL 34211 • Telephone: 941.281.2587 or 941.739.0505 • E-Mail: kehillahoflakewoodranch@gmail.com • Website: www.kehillahoflakewoodranch.org • Student Rabbi Ira Wiesner TEMPLE BETH EL BRADENTON (Reform) 5150 Peridia Blvd. East, Bradenton, FL 34203 • Telephone: 941.755.4900 • E-Mail: tbebradentonfl@yahoo.com • Website: www.templebethelbradenton.com • Rabbi Michael Sternfield TEMPLE BETH EL - NORTH PORT JEWISH CENTER (Conservative) 12711 Tamiami Trail South, North Port, FL 34287 • Telephone: 941.423.0300 • Email: president@templebethel-np.org • Website: www.templebethel-np.org TEMPLE BETH ISRAEL (Reform) 567 Bay Isles Road, Longboat Key, FL 34228 • Telephone: 941.383.3428 • E-Mail: info@tbi-lbk.org Website: www.tbi-lbk.org • Rabbi Stephen Sniderman TEMPLE BETH SHOLOM (Conservative) 1050 South Tuttle Avenue, Sarasota, FL 34237 • Telephone: 941.955.8121 • E-mail: info@templebethsholomfl.org • Website: www.templebethsholomfl.org • Rabbi Michael Werbow TEMPLE EMANU-EL (Reform) 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota, FL 34232 • Telephone: 941.371.2788 • Email: info@sarasotatemple.org • Website: www.sarasotatemple.org • Rabbi Brenner J. Glickman • Rabbi Michael Shefrin TEMPLE SINAI (Reform) 4631 S. Lockwood Ridge Road, Sarasota, FL 34231 • Telephone: 941.924.1802 • Email: office@templesinai-sarasota.org • Website: www.sinaisrq.org • Rabbi Michael Churgel • Hazzan Cliff Abramson

GULF COAST HILLEL ASSOCIATE The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee, Jeremy Dictor, 608.354.5057 or CampusJeremySWFL@gmail.com

HADASSAH, SaBra Chapter Susan Prohofsky, President, 941.404.6636 or supro2861@yahoo.com THE JEWISH CLUB AT LAKEWOOD RANCH Lenny Drexler, thejewishclubatlwr@gmail.com

JEWISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Kim Sheintal, President, 941.921.1433 or klapshein@aol.com; www.jgsswf.org JEWISH NATIONAL FUND Marcy Friedland, Senior Campaign Executive Western Florida, 941.217.7400 x891 or Mfriedland@jnf.org; www.jnf.org JEWISH WAR VETERANS OF SARASOTA COUNTY POST 172 Stan Levinson, Commander, 941.907.6720 or stanlevinson172@gmail.com NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN (NCJW), Sarasota-Manatee Section NCJW’s 24-hour answering svc., 941.342.1855; www.ncjwsarasota-manatee.org ORT AMERICA Marlies Gluck, Area Development Advisor, 941.371.5522 or jrgranny@aol.com Kim Sheintal, Area Development Advisor, 941.921.1433 or klapshein@aol.com Judy Weinstein, Area Development Advisor, 941.739.2244 or judithwein@aol.com Suzanne Crandall, President, 847.804.0856 or ennazus411@gmail.com Melissa Fox, President, 941.587.8166 or mfox80@hotmail.com SARASOTA JEWISH CHORALE Susan Skovronek, 941.355.8011; Arlene Stolnitz, 941.492.6944; www.sarasotajewishchorale.org SARASOTA LIBERAL YESHIVA Marden David Paru, Dean, 941.379.5655 or marden.paru@gmail.com SARASOTA-MANATEE JEWISH HOUSING COUNCIL, INC., supporting AVIVA Scott Anderson, VP of Philanthropy, 941.357.1609; www.avivaseniorlife.org/foundation.html SARASOTA-MANATEE RABBINIC ASSOCIATION Rabbi Elaine Glickman, President, 941.379.1997 or elaine-glickman@comcast.net SISTER CITIES ASSOCIATION OF SARASOTA Sid Krupkin, City Director for Tel Mond Israel, 941.400.0956 or skrupkin@aol.com; http://sarasotasistercities.org/en/city/tel-mond-israel STATE OF ISRAEL BONDS, Florida West Coast Monica DiGiovanni, , 727.282.1124 or tampa@israelbonds.com; www.israelbonds.com SYNAGOGUE COUNCIL OF SARASOTA-MANATEE COUNTIES, INC. David Weiss, President; 941.349.8827 or weissdv@live.com; www.synagoguessarasotamanatee.org ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, Sarasota/Manatee Chapter Dr. Brent Rubin, President, info@ZOAsarasota.org; www.ZOAsarasota.org

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Club Fed — A Senior Chavurah Offering holiday celebrations, social gatherings and road trips Contact Debbie Sanford at 941.706.0033 or dsanford@jfedsrq.org • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Information and referral to community resources, services, and benefits Counseling — individual and group sessions, in home visits Social Engagement Education and Wellness Seminars MindSet Brain Fitness Classes Caregiver Support — weekly group sessions and individual appointments Respite for Caregivers Geriatric Care Management Caring from a Distance program Friendly Visitors End of Life and Bereavement Support Jewish holiday celebrations at the Fruitville campus, JCV, and in the community Alzheimer’s Support and Education Network 941.364.7508 Helpline for Caregivers 941.364.7560 Financial Assistance Program Holocaust Survivor Services Jewish Aging Mastery Program Transportation to programs and activities

Holocaust Survivor Support Offering holiday celebrations and social gatherings for area Holocaust Survivors (presented in partnership with Jewish Family & Children’s Service of the Suncoast, Inc., Gulf Coast Jewish Family & Community Services and The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany) Contact Orna Nissan at 941.552.6305 or onissan@jfedsrq.org Indigent Burial Services Contact Howard Tevlowitz at 941.343.2110 or htevlowitz@jfedsrq.org

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Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) 850.617.7435 Works to improve the health of low income persons (at least 60 years old) by supplementing their diets with nutritious USDA foods.

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Meals on Wheels Plus of Manatee 941.747.4655 www.mealsonwheelsplus.org Assisting individuals to live independently by providing nutrition and caring, supportive services. Also operates The Food Bank of Manatee.

United Way 2-1-1 Referral Program of Manasota, Inc. Dial 211 www.uw211manasota.net A free and confidential service that helps people across North America find the local resources they need, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Meals on Wheels – Sarasota 941.366.6693 Providing meals for those who are unable to shop or prepare meals for themselves.

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Seniors vs. Crime 800.203.3099 This program is sponsored by the Office of the Attorney General of Florida. It allows consumer-conscious seniors to be actively involved in protecting their communities and their fellow seniors from becoming victims of consumer fraud.

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ne of the most-widely observed mitzvot (biblical commandments) – certainly in contemporary times – is the giving of charity. Jews, many of whom are not so observant of daily ritual and religious practices, engage widely in the act of philanthropy. Commonly referred to as tzedakah, practically everyone engages in charitable acts simply as a societal norm but without truly knowing the origins of philanthropy. As society advanced, philanthropy became institutionalized as well as professionalized, and administered on a collective or communal level.

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for the less fortunate. The Sarasota Liberal Yeshiva will be offering an eight-week workshop on the subject of charity/philanthropy/ fundraising. This course would be especially useful to those members of the community who sit on or chair fundraising committees or direct volunteers, as well as those who respond to the calls for help on a regular basis. Included in the curriculum will be a review of the trends in philanthropy today, the changing dynamics and demography of the Jewish community, and the history of Jewish philanthropy. Starting Tuesday, August 8, this course on Tzedakah will be conducted

Six-Day War classes strike chord with local Jewish community By Sabrina Silverberg, Temple Emanu-El Director of Education

n Friday, June 2, at Temple Emanu-El, I had the privilege of facilitating the first of a three-part course titled “The June 1967 War – How It Changed History.” I have to admit that when I was first asked to be the instructor for this class, I was both excited and worried. Even though I am very passionate about Israel, having lived there from the ages of 5-18, Middle East history and politics were outside the realm of my expertise. However, I accepted the challenge and welcomed it as an opportunity to learn and grow. Although the course came with a curriculum designed by The Center for Israel Education, I spent several weeks preparing a PowerPoint presentation, doing research and looking for supplementary materials such as maps to enhance the curriculum. To add authenticity to the course, I made arrangements for two distinguished speakers who fought in the 1967 war to tell their

stories to the class, one in person and the other vis Skype from Israel. The timing of the class, being in the summer and during the day, made me wonder about the expected turnout. To my surprise, 49 people registered and attended the classes. It became very clear that there are many Jews in Sarasota and Manatee counties who are just as passionate about Israel as I am. This sentiment emerged again and again through private conversations and classroom discussions. On June 2, we began the program with a meet-and-greet and a delicious lunch catered by Brooklyn Catering. The first session started with participants sharing their personal recollections of the war. It had been fifty years, and most individuals in the room remembered where they were and what they were doing when the war broke out. Many described how they felt. It was a powerful exchange. It is evident that these classes

at the Sarasota Liberal Yeshiva, which holds classes on The Federation Campus, 580 McIntosh Road in the heart of Sarasota. To enroll, or for further information, please contact me at 941.379.5655 or marden.paru@gmail. com. The class meets on Tuesday mornings from 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. The Sarasota Liberal Yeshiva is a bona fide 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization and is the recipient of a grant from The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee. Let’s study tzedakah!

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what went on politically, and I am very happy to be attending.” I would like to thank Rabbi Elaine Glickman and Temple Emanu-El’s Israel Committee for bringing this program to Sarasota and planning all the details involved. I would also like to thank The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee for its sponsorship of this project.

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Carved on Jewish hearts, not just tombstones By Rabbi Jonathan Katz

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orn into a Massachusetts family that faced great economic struggle during the Depression, Harold Grinspoon dropped out of college and sold ice cream before borrowing some money from relatives to buy a dilapidated twobedroom house which he then repaired and rented out for a profit. Rabbi Jonathan Katz This marked the beginning of what would become one of the largest real estate management companies in the world. The taunts he endured as one of the few Jewish kids in his town, together with the incomprehensible tragedy of the Holocaust, left an indelible mark on him as a businessman and philanthropist. Several years ago, while serving on the faculty of a Jewish camp, I

heard the director speaking in venerated terms about Grinspoon. The visionary foundation Grinspoon and his wife established has generously funded a diverse range of Jewish causes and organizations, especially Jewish summer camps. Sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee, in April of this year, eleven local Jewish organizations, agencies, schools and synagogues began participation in the Grinspoon Foundation’s most recent transformative initiative, LIFE & LEGACY™, a national effort to secure the future of Jewish life, culture and values. To date, more than $5.2 million has been promised on behalf of these eleven organizations. LIFE & LEGACY is not just about how much will be pledged on behalf of the Jewish community that will follow in our footsteps but, just as importantly, how many of us, regardless of amount, will seek to fulfill the spirit of the Talmudic exhortation: Kol Yisrael

arevim zeh bazeh, all Israel (each of us) is responsible for one another. Ultimately, the aim of LIFE & LEGACY is to have our example and belief in the immeasurable virtue of Jewish identity carved on future Jewish hearts, not just tombstones. A famous midrash tells about an Israelite named Honi seeing an older man planting some carob trees. When told the trees won’t bear fruit until after the man’s death, Honi questions the logic of planting them. The man replies: During my life I ate from fruitbearing carob trees. As my forefathers planted them for me, so too do I plant for my children. Indeed, as our tradition so eloquently relates: “There are three crowns: the crown of Torah, the crown of priesthood, and the crown of kingship. But the crown of a shem tov, good name and reputation, is superior to them all.” Surely, part of that good name is associated with enabling that which was so distinctively bequeathed

A program of major future impact By Isaac Azerad

ccasionally, an initiative of major importance impacts Jewish lives in a significant way. We have seen the Jewish world undertake a seismic shift after the introduction of the Birthright program, the consequences of which are still felt today, and the goodwill generated will continue to bear fruit for many years to come. Thousands of young women and men reconnect with their roots through the immersive ten-day trip to Israel, often returning to their communities with a renewed sense of belonging. For this sense of belonging to be perpetuated from generation to generation, another major initiative had to take place. There needed to be a commitment on our part to assure that future generations will continue to enjoy

the synagogues and organizations that we are currently supporting. There needed to be an organized, well-funded and ambitious legacy-giving endeavor. Harold Grinspoon, of PJ Library fame, a visionary and an entrepreneurial philanthropist, took the initiative, and with the participation of Federations and Foundations around the country created the LIFE & LEGACY™ program. With the initiative of The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee, Temple Beth Israel on Longboat Key was privileged to take part in, what I consider to be, a program of major future impact. According to the LIFE & LEGACY website, as of December 31, 2016, in just 4.25 years, 36 communities and 12 Hillel Campus Aﬃliates, representing 391 organizations, have

to us to be passed on to the next generation. While we all can’t contribute at the level of a Harold Grinspoon, we can still play a significant role in honoring the preciousness of Jewish continuity. A leap of faith, praying hard that Jews and Judaism will always endure, will not make it so. Echoing Heschel, only a leap of action can achieve the preservation of our remarkable birthright. For more information about the LIFE & LEGACY program, contact Gisele Pintchuck at 941.706.0029 or gpintchuck@jfedsrq.org. Rabbi Jonathan Katz serves as the Community Chaplain and leads the Jewish Healing Program at JFCS of the Suncoast, Inc., a program funded by The Jewish Federation of SarasotaManatee.

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secured more than 12,553 legacy commitments with an estimated value of just under half a billion dollars in future gifts to the Jewish community. In April, I traveled to a gathering of leadership and professionals organized by The Harold Grinspoon Foundation in Springfield, Massachusetts. In addition to participating in learning sessions, classes and panel discussions, I got to meet the man behind the program, an octogenarian of indefatigable stamina and practical wisdom. Harold invited us to his home for dinner and then brunch the next day. I was in the presence of a friendly man with a vision and the determination to be trans-

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chur room formational, a man with a strong desirethe to impart his enthusiasm to his fellowterfa Jews. Harold Grinspoon believes that through training, support and monetary incentives, LIFE & LEGACY motivates Jewish organizations to secure legacy gifts, steward donors, and integrate legacy giving into the philanthropic culture of the Jewish community. This is a vital endeavor. Isaac Azerad, Executive Director at Temple Beth Israel on Longboat Key, is Mic the staﬀ person in charge of its LIFE & LEGACY program.

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Synagogues form unique Religious School partnership By Mark Gordon

emple Sinai will welcome students from Temple Beth Sholom’s Paver Religious School for the 2017-2018 academic year. genThe partnership, one of the first of its kind between two synagogues in the t thearea, was announced as Temple Beth canSholom looks to continue to provide oringits members with high-caliber religious uity.education. Temple Beth Sholom famiJewslies and students can now register and willattend Temple Sinai Religious School only– the only accredited Reform conpres-gregational school on Florida’s West ght. Coast. Classes will continue to be held theat Temple Sinai, following its schedule ntactand enriching program. 9 or “We are thrilled to be able to accommodate these children and their thefamilies, expanding our sense of comthemunity, and hope that the experience S ofis equally as enriching for them as it ndedhas been and will continue to be for our sota-

Temple Sinai participants,” says Temple Sinai Rabbi Michael Churgel. Temple Beth Sholom Rabbi Michael Werbow adds that the partnership will provide “a more vibrant and vital educational experience for the children.” “This is an example for the whole community to see how we can work together to provide for all the members of our congregations and community,” says Rabbi Werbow. “Each congregation will have its area of strength and it should be well known that people from other congregations can take part if it is something that they are seeking.” Three years ago, the Board of Trustees of Temple Sinai voted on a policy to invite nonmember Jewish students to enroll in the Religious School. Several families have availed themselves of that option each year since, and Temple Sinai is happy to welcome

Temple Beth Sholom students as a part of that outreach initiative. “The Temple Sinai Religious School curriculum,” says Rabbi Churgel, “includes all aspects of Jewish living.” “We have a wonderful family/ multi-generational education component,” says Rabbi Churgel, “and we like to utilize experiential learning.” Temple Sinai’s new Director of Youth and Adult Education, Steve Weintraub, began his tenure at Temple Sinai in July. He is joined by a faculty of veteran teachers, most of whom are also part of the Temple Sinai community. The Religious School partnership has other potential advantages for both synagogues, according to Rabbis Churgel and Werbow. For example, both Temple Beth Sholom and Temple Sinai have agreed to a reciprocity of mem-

bership for each synagogue’s youth program, where youth and teens can attend the other’s activities and pay a member rate. “This again provides more opportunities for our children to socialize with a bigger cohort of youth,” Rabbi Werbow says. Rabbi Werbow will be involved with the Temple Sinai Hebrew School, and will partner with Rabbi Churgel, Chazzan Cliff Abramson and Temple Sinai on some of the schoolwide programs that involve clergy. “Chazzan Abramson and I are excited to have an opportunity to work together with another colleague and friend,” says Rabbi Churgel. “Having a fourth Jewish professional as part of the leadership team of our Religious School, along with Steve Weintraub, can only increase the level of Talmud Torah, creativity and excitement for our students and their families.”

Family Promise training at Temple Beth Sholom By Joel Servetz

n Sunday, June 4, six members of Temple Beth Sholom along with four members from area churches gathered in the multi-purpose room at TBS to train as volunteers in esirethe Family Promise program. An inllowterfaith program to assist homeless that monACY o seand philcom-

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Micah, Lana and Marla Katz learn about Family Promise at the training session

volunteer coordinators. The mission of Family Promise is to help families with minor children who have lost their housing. Assisting up to three families at a time, for up to 90 days, Family Promise of Sarasota provides shelter, meals, basic needs (clothing, toiletries, personal items), case management, referrals and resources. All adults meet with an Employment Consultant to assist in job seeking/placement and a Financial Counselor to learn better management Adele and Stan Tannenbaum train to volunteer with Family Promise of finances and start a

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savings plan. With kindness, patience and a lot of love, these families and their children “graduate” from the program with their dignity, confidence and ability to support themselves restored. To volunteer with Family Promise of Sarasota, please call 941.952.1800.

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popular Idelson Library Film Matinee Series, Sunday Breakfast and Learn programs, and the annual World Wide Wrap and donning of teﬁllin. Administering the Passport to Israel program, constructing the sukkah, supporting Family Promise, tending the Holocaust Memorial Garden, mailing Birthday Grams, distributing Yom HaShoah memorial candles, and throwing the annual Club Sholom party are just some of the ways the Men’s Club contributes to TBS and the greater Sarasota community.

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This free 3-week course, taught by Sara Steinmetz of Chabad of Sarasota, will be separated into abilities and levels to help you improve or learn Hebrew. Classes begin at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesdays, August 2, 9 and 16 at Aviva: A Campus for Senior Life, 1951 N. Honore Ave., Sarasota. To secure your spot, call the Aviva University RSVP line at 941.757.8520.

“Tisha B’Av in Jewish History and Tradition” The ninth day of Av is the traditional day of Jewish mourning, as Jews worldwide commemorate some of the worst disasters in Jewish history which occurred on the same day centuries apart, including the destruction of both Holy Temples. In this class, we shall explore the history of the observance, its traditions and laws, and many of the tragedies that mark this day as the very saddest on the Jewish calendar. Join us at 2:00 p.m. at the Al Katz Center, 5710 Cortez Road West, Bradenton. Cost: $7 per adult; $3 per student; healthy foods and discussion materials included. To RSVP, call 941.313.9239.

“The Place of the Temple in Jewish Tradition” In honor of Tisha B’Av, Dr. Rachel Dulin presents “The Place of the Temple in Jewish Tradition.” Dr. Dulin will discuss the significance and history of how the Temple started with the observance of traditions. This free class begins at 7:00 p.m. at Aviva: A Campus for Senior Life, 1951 N. Honore Ave., Sarasota. To secure your spot, call the Aviva University RSVP line at 941.757.8520.

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JEWISH HAPPENINGS THURSDAY, AUGUST 3 Chug Ivri (Advanced Hebrew Circle) Cheryl Cohen is the instructor for Temple Beth Sholom’s Chug Ivri, an informal study group of individuals who wish to improve their knowledge of Hebrew, both spoken and reading. It is conducted at an advanced intermediate level and consists of reading Hebrew literature and an Israeli newspaper (for experienced students of Hebrew) and Hebrew conversation. New participants are always welcome. Anyone who has the necessary Hebrew competence and wishes to expand his/her Hebrew knowledge is welcome to join the group. There is no cost. Classes meet on Thursdays, August 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31 from 10:30 a.m. to noon at Temple Beth Sholom, 1050 S. Tuttle Avenue, Sarasota. For more information, call the temple oﬃce at 941.955.8121.

Lunch and Learn: “Maimonides” Join us for one or all Lunch and Learn sessions about “Maimonides: Philosopher and Physician” with instructor Marden Paru. Maimonides’ many contributions to Judaism influenced Jewish philosophy and still have validity today. Bring a dairy bag lunch. New participants are always welcome. Classes meet on Thursdays, August 3, 10, 17 and 24 from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Temple Beth Sholom, 1050 S. Tuttle Avenue, Sarasota. No cost for members; $5 requested for nonmembers per class. For more information, please contact the temple office at 941.955.8121 or info@ templebethsholomfl.org.

“Jeremiah” Jeremiah was one of the major prophets of the Bible, traditionally recognized as writing the Book of Lamentations bemoaning the ruin of Jerusalem. Jeremiah prophesized about the coming defeat of the Jewish people, warning the Jews to no avail of their looming doom, and later joined them in exile after the Babylonian invasion and the destruction of the First Temple. Jeremiah’s writings memorialize one of the most important eras in Jewish history. Join us at 2:00 p.m. on Thursdays, August 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31 at the Al Katz Center, 5710 Cortez Road West, Bradenton. Cost: $7 per adult; $3 per student; healthy foods and discussion materials included. To RSVP, call 941.313.9239.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 4 “Jewish Heroes Hall of Fame” Jewish heroes who rose to lead the Jewish people come from all backgrounds. Theodor Herzl, the father of modern Zionism, was a secular Jew until the Dreyfus Affair convinced him of the necessity for a Jewish homeland. Young David Ben-Gurion offered to fight for the Turks in World War I, later becoming the first Prime Minister of newly-independent Israel. The Bielski brothers miraculously saved over 1,000 Jews of all ages in the Belarus forests during the Holocaust. Join us for this class at 10:00 a.m. on Fridays, August 4, 11, 18 and 25 at the Al Katz Center, 5710 Cortez Road West, Bradenton. Cost: $7 per adult; $3 per student; healthy foods, film clips and discussion materials included. To RSVP, call 941.313.9239.

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Rhythm & Jews Erev Shabbat Worship Service

Where will you be for the High Holy Days? Temple Beth Israel is Here for You.

Rabbi Stephen L. Sniderman will conduct services with Music Director Dr. Ann Stephenson-Moe and Cantor Murray Simon.

High Holy Days Service Schedule

S’lichot Saturday, September 16, 7:30 p.m.

Kol Nidre Friday, September 29, 8 p.m.

Erev Rosh Hashanah Wednesday, September 20, 8:00 p.m.

Yom Kippur Saturday, September 30 Morning Service 10:00 a.m. Afternoon Service 3:00 p.m. Yizkor and Neilah 4:00 p.m.

Rosh Hashanah Thursday, September 21, 10:00 a.m.

Sukkot – Thursday, October 5, 10:00 a.m. Simchat Torah – Thursday, October 12, 10:00 a.m.

Call the Temple Office: 941-383-3428 Ask about affordable introductory memberships! Temple Beth Israel l 567 Bay Isles Rd., Longboat Key www.tbi-lbk.org

Gather with friends, family, neighbors and clergy for Temple Sinai’s Potluck Dinner, Rhythm & Jews Worship Service and Snow Cone Oneg. Bring a dairy dish to share. After dinner join Rabbi Michael Churgel and Chazzan Cliff Abramson for the service. Hear the Bruno Family Musicians as they join the rabbi and chazzan for an uplifting service with a variety of traditional, Israeli, Sephardic and Chassidic melodies. Following services will be a Snow Cone Oneg sponsored by the Membership Committee. This free event begins at 5:00 p.m. at Temple Sinai, 4631 South Lockwood Ridge Rd., Sarasota (enter off of Proctor Road only, between Beneva and Swift). RSVP to sinaisrq.org/events and include what you will be bringing for the potluck. For more information, call 941.924.1802 or email oﬃce@ sinaisrq.org.

Summer Shabbat Service and Potluck Dinner The much-loved summer Shabbat service season at Temple Emanu-El continues with this special Shabbat celebration. We’ll gather for a kiddush of wine, grape juice, challah and sweets at 5:30 p.m., then continue with inspiring, uplifting worship at 6:00 p.m. Following services, we will enjoy Temple Emanu-El’s first-ever potluck Shabbat dinner featuring delicious homemade goodies and friendly socializing with old and new friends. All are warmly invited to Temple Emanu-El, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. Please email Temple Emanu-El Membership Chair Kim Sheintal at klapshein@aol.com for reservations and details on what to bring, or call the temple oﬃce at 941.371.2788 for more information.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 6 ORT Summer Brunch ORT America invites members and nonmembers to the ORT Summer Brunch at Libby’s Cafe and Bar (1917 S. Osprey Avenue, Sarasota) at 11:00 a.m. Order from a special menu. The cost of $30 includes mimosa or juice, entrée, dessert, soft drink, and Joffrey’s ice tea or coffee. Mail your check (payable to ORT America) to Marlies Gluck, 4554 Citation Lane, Sarasota, FL 34233. Please include a note with your name, phone, email address and amount enclosed. RSVP by Thursday, August 3. Please email Marlies Gluck at jrgranny@aol.com so that she knows to expect your check.

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JEWISH HAPPENINGS MONDAY, AUGUST 7 Talmud classes Explore the Talmud and its laws in its original text with Rabbi Mendy Bukiet. No prior knowledge of the Talmud or Hebrew is necessary. Classes meet on Mondays from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at The Chabad House, 5712 Lorraine Road, Bradenton. There is an optional book fee of $45. For more information, please contact Rabbi Bukiet at 941.752.3030 or rabbi@chabadofbradenton.com.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 8 Mitzvah Knitting Group at Temple Emanu-El Are you a knitter or crocheter interested in using your talent to brighten the lives of others while making new friends? If so, please come to the Mitzvah Knitting Group sponsored by Temple Emanu-El Sisterhood. We gather monthly to craft and socialize, and our beautiful handiwork has been donated to local new parents as well as needy families in Sarasota-Manatee and in Israel. Bring your needles or crochet hook and a favorite pattern – we’ll supply the yarn and great company! The group meets at 10:00 a.m. at Temple Emanu-El, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. For more information, email Susan Bernstein at susanhope22@comcast.net.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9 Today’s IDF: Lecture, films & dinner From using smuggled riﬂes and reclaimed German WWII aircraft during the War of Independence, today’s Israel Defense Forces is amongst the world’s leaders in technology and advanced weaponry. Learn how the IDF protects the Israeli homeland on a daily basis on land, sea and air, as IDF soldiers, who ascend Masada for special training exercises, live the slogan of “Never again!” Watch films of the IDF in action to save the Jewish nation from its relentless foes. Join us at 6:00 p.m. at the Al Katz Center, 5710 Cortez Road West, Bradenton. Cost: $7 per adult; $3 per student; healthy foods and discussion materials included. To RSVP, call 941.313.9239.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 10 “Hebrew: A modern language from an ancient one” Aviva Kobernick resident Marty Cohn will lecture on “Hebrew: A modern language from an ancient one.” Marty will look at the poets and unforgettable characters that have inﬂuenced the Hebrew language. This free class begins at 7:00 p.m. at Aviva: A Campus for Senior Life, 1951 N. Honore Ave., Sarasota. To secure your spot, call the Aviva University RSVP line at 941.757.8520.

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 13 “The Bar Kochba Revolt” Munch & Learn Prior to the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, the last great fight for the Jewish homeland took place in the early second century C.E., led by Simon Bar Kochba against the Roman legions of Emperor Hadrian. The revolt was famously supported by Rabbi Akiva, and initial Jewish victories actually established the last independent Jewish regions in ancient Israel. After three years of fighting, the Romans vanquished the Jews in 135 C.E., beginning the 2,000-year exile. Join us at 11:00 a.m. at the Al Katz Center, 5710 Cortez Road West, Bradenton. Cost: $7 per adult; $3 per student; healthy foods and discussion materials included. To RSVP, call 941.313.9239.

MONDAY, AUGUST 14 Susan Schwaid Early Learning Center school begins The Susan Schwaid Early Learning Center at Temple Emanu-El (151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota) happily opens its doors for another wonderful year of learning and growing in a loving Jewish environment – and on our beautiful and newly-renovated campus! Children ages 18 months through five years old thrive at this nationally-accredited and Gold Sealcertified preschool, which offers traditional preschool and VPK as well as extended care hours. Outstanding secular learning is enhanced by weekly Shabbat celebrations, joyful Jewish holiday activities, and the acclaimed “Six-Pointed Stars” Judaic curriculum. For the schedule and tuition, call Elaine Sharrock, Temple Emanu-El Preschool Director, at 941.377.8074.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 15 Sarasota Jewish Singles dinner meeting The Sarasota Jewish Singles is an outreach program of Temple Beth Israel to give all Jewish singles in the area the opportunity to meet other men and women who are alone. The group meets once a month for dinner, laughter and a time to turn acquaintances into lifelong friends. Join us at 6:00 p.m. at Chianti Italian Restaurant, 3900 Clark Rd., Sarasota. To make a reservation or for more information, call or text Rosalyn Fleischer at 941.915.6631 or rozﬂeischer@gmail.com.

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August 2017

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JEWISH HAPPENINGS THURSDAY, AUGUST 17

STEP and Teen Travel Open House

JFCS Holocaust Survivors’ Havurah

Calling all Jewish high school teens! Find out about the STEP (Shapiro Teen Engagement Program), The Jewish Federation of SarasotaManatee’s signature teen leadership program, PLUS learn about The Federation’s teen travel scholarships to places like Israel, the AIPAC Policy Conference and more, and how to apply. Join us at 7:00 p.m. in the Zell Room on The Federation Campus, 580 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. For more information, contact Andrea Eiffert at 941.552.6308 or aeiffert@jfedsrq.org. RSVP online at jfedsrq.org/events.

All survivors are invited to attend these monthly gatherings of friendship, camaraderie and support. Enjoy a light nosh and a lively discussion. The group meets from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. at Aviva, 1955 N. Honore Ave., Sarasota. This month’s topic: “Jewish Hollywood Movers and Shakers.” This is a multi-agency event sponsored by JFCS of the Suncoast, Inc., Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Community Services, The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee and The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany. To RSVP or for more information, contact Jan Alston at 941.366.2224 x172 or jalston@JFCS-Cares.org.

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“A History of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem” Our thoughts turn to the east in this two-part adult education course taught by Rabbi Elaine Rose Glickman. From the near-sacrifice of Isaac to the dream of Jacob’s ladder, from the miraculous construction of the Temple to its theology-shattering destruction, from two thousand years of exile to liberation, the Temple Mount has witnessed many of Judaism’s most devastating and most glorious moments. All are invited to join this journey through our millennia-long history with the Temple Mount. This free course takes place at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesdays, August 16 and 23 at Temple Emanu-El, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. For more information, call the temple oﬃce at 941.371.2788.

AJC’s Summer Lunch & Learn Series AJC (American Jewish Committee) is proud to present keynote speaker Seﬃ Kogen in the second of its three-part 2017 Summer Lunch & Learn Series. Mr. Kogen, AJC’s Assistant Director of Campus Affairs, will discuss “The View From the Campus.” Have our student bodies become overrun with anti-Semitism? Trends, issues and surprisingly promising signs from our colleges and universities will be discussed. Williams Parker is the generous sponsor of the Summer Lunch & Learn Series which concludes Wednesday, September 6. The event takes place from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Michael’s On East, 1212 S. East Avenue, Sarasota. The cost of $28 includes the lecture and luncheon. Advance registration is required. Contact West Coast Florida AJC at 941.365.4955 or sarasota@ajc.org.

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 18 Temple Emanu-El “Emanu-Elders” Shabbat Featuring wine, cheese, fresh challah, hot hors d’oeuvres and even a celebratory cake, Temple Emanu-El’s “Emanu-Elders” Shabbat will salute members of the Greatest Generation and celebrate their spirit and their contributions to the world around us. The entire community – and especially those aged 80 and over – are welcome for Shabbat blessings, refreshments, friendly socializing, and a special surprise activity and gift. This wonderful event is hosted by the Membership Committee of Temple Emanu-El and begins at 5:00 p.m. at 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. For more information, email Temple Emanu-El Membership Chair Kim Sheintal at klapshein@ aol.com, or call the temple oﬃce at 941.371.2788.

Temple Sinai Family Erev Shabbat Worship Service Join Rabbi Michael Churgel, Chazzan Cliff Abramson, family, friends and neighbors for an uplifting fun worship service designed for the enjoyment of families with school-age kids and adults of all ages. A wine and cheese reception as well as a Kidz Corner snack station begins at 5:15 p.m., with the service taking place at 6:00 p.m. This event takes place at Temple Sinai, 4631 South Lockwood Ridge Rd., Sarasota (enter off of Proctor Road only, between Beneva and Swift). For more information, call 941.924.1802 or email oﬃce@sinaisrq.org.

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Every Woman Matters Here. The Women’s Giving Circle

“Ma’agal Nashim” is a giving circle that empowers women as funders, decision makers and agents of change. Each member contributes the same amount, and has an equal voice in directing the funds. By becoming a member of the Women’s Giving Circle, you improve the lives of women and children in Israel through the power of collective philanthropy. Since its start in 2014, we have distributed more than $88,000 in grants to nonprofits in Israel that help women and children of all backgrounds live safer, healthier and more meaningful lives.

The Jewish Federation offers assistance for all ages, like: Camp Grants, Overseas Grants, Education Scholarships, Religious Scholarships, and Women’s Giving Circle Grants. Plus, complimentary programs like PJ Library, Shalom Baby and Senior services provide unique support throughout Sarasota and Manatee.

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Become a member today, and join a group of women influencers in the Sarasota-Manatee area making a difference in Israel. For more information, contact Ilene Fox at 941.343.2111 or ifox@jfedsrq.org

For a continuously updated community calendar, visit www.jfedsrq.org.

August 2017

JEWISH HAPPENINGS

Evil: A Matter of Intent

MONDAY, AUGUST 21

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The Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU on Miami Beach, tells the story of more than 250 years of Jewish history, art and culture in the Sunshine State. Housed in two beautifully restored art deco former synagogues, the museum is a must-see when visiting South Florida. Groups welcome, call Eva at 786-972-3176 for group reservations.

Opening day for Chabad’s Kaplan Preschool Now in its 19th year of operation, the Kaplan Preschool provides a topquality learning environment for children ages 2.5 to 5. The school aims to provide an education that reinforces Jewish values and holidays while meeting each child’s individual learning priorities. The school is located at Chabad of Sarasota, 7700 Beneva Road. To schedule a tour of the school and receive more information, please call Preschool Director Sara Steinmetz at 941.925.0770.

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“Elul 1: Time for Renewal” Today, Elul 1, is our new beginning in preparation for this coming New Year. How do we get ready for Rosh Hashanah, especially mentally and spiritually? What are the special customs observed, and how do these customs actually help us to renew ourselves? Is it a time for remembering or forgetting the past? Search for successful ways to make resolutions that last and to break free from harmful choices and habits. Join us at 11:00 a.m. at the Al Katz Center, 5710 Cortez Road West, Bradenton. Cost: $7 per adult; $3 per student; healthy foods and discussion materials included. To RSVP, call 941.313.9239.

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 25 Rhythm & Jews Erev Shabbat Worship Service Join Rabbi Michael Churgel and Chazzan Cliff Abramson for the Rhythm & Jews Shabbat Worship Service, and welcome Steven Weintraub, Temple Sinai’s new Religious School and Adult Education Director. Hear the Bruno Family Musicians as they join the rabbi and chazzan for an uplifting service with a variety of traditional, Israeli, Sephardic and Chassidic melodies. A wine and cheese reception begins at 5:15 p.m., the service follows at 6:00 p.m., and a Welcome Home Dinner is served at 7:15 p.m. This event takes place at Temple Sinai, 4631 South Lockwood Ridge Rd., Sarasota (enter off of Proctor Road only, between Beneva and Swift). RSVP to sinaisrq.org/events. For more information, call 941.924.1802 or email oﬃce@sinaisrq.org.

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 27 Chabad Hebrew School Mystery Party It’s a mystery! Parents and children are invited to the Chabad Hebrew School of The Arts Mystery Party from 9:30 a.m. to noon at The Chabad House, 5712 Lorraine Road, Bradenton. Discover what’s in store this year with our Mystery Box Adventure, Ice Glue Game and more. This is a free event. For more information, contact Rabbi Mendy Bukiet at 941.752.3030 or rabbi@chabadofbradenton.com.

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August 2017

JEWISH INTEREST

A Swedish diplomat and a tormented Nazi By Paul R. Bartrop, PhD

eventy-five years ago this month, a quite remarkable event took place on a train traveling from Warsaw to Berlin. Kurt Gerstein, a senior SS oﬃcer intimately connected to the Nazi mass murder of the Jews at Auschwitz and other death camps, was returning from an inspection tour of two of the death camps located in Poland, Belzec and Treblinka. What he saw there defied belief. On August 17, 1942, at Belzec, he Dr. Paul Bartrop witnessed the gassing of some 3,000 Jews. The next day he went to Treblinka, where he saw a repetition of the killing process. He was then given responsibility for ordering vast quantities of Zyklon-B gas for use in the mass murder of Jews at Auschwitz. Returning to Germany on the night of August 20, 1942, and deeply disturbed by what he had seen, Gerstein was desperate to unburden himself. Fate intervened in the person of the secretary to the Swedish legation in Berlin, Baron Göran von Otter, who was on the same train. Engaging him in conversation, Gerstein exclaimed, “Yesterday I saw something appalling.” “Is it to do with the Jews?” von Otter asked, and the conversation – more like a monologue – began. In a feverish conversation lasting ten hours, Gerstein poured out the whole story, crying and smoking incessantly. Relating all he had seen, he begged von Otter to inform the Swedish government. Von Otter later recalled that Gerstein gave him details, names, and how he had come to be involved; his experience now saw him

determined to act as a witness to the Nazi atrocities. He pleaded with von Otter to inform the Allies and the outside world of what he had seen, so that the Allied air forces, acting on Swedish information, would drop millions of leaﬂets over Germany. The German people, horrified, would then rebel against Hitler. This was not the only occasion on which Gerstein sought to draw attention to what he had witnessed. He attended upon the papal nuncio in Berlin, Archbishop Cesare Orsenigo, but was turned away. He also saw numerous members of the Confessing and Lutheran churches, and opponents of the Nazi regime. In his eagerness to get the message out he spoke to anyone who would listen – often, to those he did not even know. Apart from the Swedish authorities, the Allies and the Vatican, in February 1943, Gerstein also tried to convey his message about the gas chambers to the Dutch underground via a contact. Skeptical, the underground leaders decided not to forward the report or circulate it publicly. Another Gerstein attempt to let the world know thus failed. While attempting to raise consciousness, he also took practical steps to see to it that the devastating effects of his oﬃce could be negated, or at least minimized. As the war progressed, a despairing Gerstein ordered that shipments of Zyklon-B gas canisters be buried on the pretext that they had been spoiled in transit and posed a risk to German soldiers and civilians. He tried, unsuccessfully, to have a chemical removed from the gas compound that caused severe irritation, so that death would be less painful for the

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assistance in the production and de-Edit livery of Zyklon-B. Baron von Otterfor t took up his case, working to rehabili-ish p tate him. It wasn’t until January 1965,with however, after a long battle, that Ger-also stein’s reputation was restored, and he received a posthumous pardon. Gerstein’s self-appointed mission was to expose the horrors of Nazism to the world and mitigate the suffering around him. His is the story of a remarkable and highly complex man who refused to surrender his conscience in the face of mass murder. He realized that he was continuing to commit the very acts he repudiated, albeit legallyenforceable orders in accordance with the law of the land as it stood at that time. To disobey those orders would have put him totally beyond the pale and back in the concentration camp – and, thus, completely unable to achieve the results he sought. In the situation in which Kurt Gerstein found himself, therefore, the conﬂict between legality and morality was one that could probably not have been resolved, and that, perhaps, is the essence of his tragedy. Dr. Paul Bartrop is Professor of History and the Director of the Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Genocide Studies at Florida Gulf Coast University. He can be reached at pbartrop@fgcu. edu.

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August 2017

JEWISH INTEREST

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By Nate Bloom, Contributing Columnist

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The eight-episode original series sionFriends from College began streaming zismon Netﬂix on Friday, July 14. The seeringries follows a small group of Harvard a re-grads now in their 40s. As the series whostarts, Ethan Turner (Keegan-Michael ce inKey) and Lisa Turner (Cobie Smulizedders) return to New York City and ret theunite with college friends. Their old ally-pals include Max Adler, played by withFRED “The Wonder Years” SAVAGE, that40, and Nick, played by NAT FAXON, ould41 (Faxon’s mother is Jewish). pale The famously acerbic BILLY mp –EICHNER, 38, appears in a four-epiievesode arc as Felix, a fertility doctor who

treats Ethan and Lisa. Meanwhile, he Ger-gets romantically involved with Max. con-After a while, Felix gets tired of the wasfriends reliving their college days and beenissues some biting outsider commene es-tary. Also look for SETH ROGEN,

35, and IKE BARINHOLTZ, 40, in His-one-episode guest roles. r for The series was co-created by Stud-NICHOLAS STOLLER, 41, and his rsity.wife, FRANCESCA DELBANCO, gcu.42. Her father is the famous writer,

NICHOLAS DELBANCO, 75. Her maternal grandfather was the late, great cellist, BERNARD GREENHOUSE. Stoller’s credits include directing Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and directing and writing The Five Year Engagement.

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JEWISH INTEREST

“The shadow of the guillotine sharpens the mind” – Israel’s stunning leadership in military technology

Y end to re thou Book review and interview by Philip K. Jason, Special to The Jewish News Israe tity. The best planning, the best minds, emies have not ceased Both weapons acThe Weapon Wizards: How Israel Hezb the best manufacturing, the best trainbuilding arsenals of rock-the quisitions and weapons Became a High-Tech Military ets and missiles, evenwith ing, and the highest level of civilian sales are stories with sigSuperpower, by Yaakov Katz and and military cooperation would prevail though Israel’s Iron Domeunde nifi cant political dimenAmir Bohbot. St. Martin’s Press. over greater numbers of weapons and sions. How has Israel and Arrow systems havefield 304 pages. Hardcover $27.99. enemy combatants. benefitted from and been rendered such stockpiles in-Israe dazzling “feel-good” book in The chapters focus on specific hindered by its relationeffective. Is there any hopedefe the tradition of Start-Up Nathat more elaborate defen-will weapons, detailing both offensive and ship with its big brothtion and Let There Be Water, defensive technologies: drones, armor, sive (or offensive) weaponsthat er, the United States? Yaakov Katz and Amir Bohbot’s analsatellites, rockets and missiles, “intelwill change the operations ofwill To what extent has its ysis of Israel’s rise to prominence as a ligent machines,” and cyber viruses. Hezbollah and Hamas? role as a supplier of destr major inventor and manufacturer of soHowever, while the history of Israel’s Yaakov Katz: Originally, weapons and systems P phisticated weapmilitary ascent is largely technical, the when Israel developed itsof it to other countries led to ons and weapon methods of reaching and moving readmissile defense systems, it hoped thatdeve durable diplomatic relationships? systems has a ers are quite varied. The authors are fully aware of the their success would make Israel’s enY dark side. It is one Capsule biographies of various likelihood that Israel’s emergence as a emies – particularly Hamas and Hez-deve thing to protect leaders humanize the story and underbollah – reconsider their investment inensu premier arms dealer is not likely to be your own nation, score the aspects of Israeli – specifimissile systems. The theory was thatin a considered a step on the road to peace. another to be a cally IDF – culture that led to Israel’s they would see that their missiles arepote Though Israel has been “revolutionfully invested exsuccess. The freedom to question, supineffective and would understand thatThe izing the modern battlefield,” one can porter in the arms port for research, leadership skills and it is not worth investing in. That hastoda only have mixed feelings about where business. Yet the styles, and the willingness to take enornot happened. the outer limits of this achievement porte Phil Jason billions of dollars mous risks all contribute to the inspiraThis does not mean that the mis-annu take us. But what are the intangible in income from arms deals are a protional story. Even the freedom to fail is sile defense systems are not effective.sales costs? tective shield for this tiny nation, and part of the astoundingly creative mindThey are and they save Israeli lives. Interview with Yaakov Katz P mass production lowers the costs of the set. Personalities count, and the project They have also given the governmentthor, Yaakov Katz is editor-in-chief of The weapons for Israel’s own arsenals. leaders we meet are quite impressive, what we call “Diplomatic Maneuver-crea Jerusalem Post. He previously served The authors’ exciting and if largely unknown beability,” the ability to for close to a decade as the Y surprising narrative is looseyond Israel’s borders. think before respondingmilit paper’s military reporter and ly chronological, following Often a chapter beto rocket attacks, ratherwork defense analyst. Katz was a the path of Israel’s advances gins with a jolt, a serithan being drawn intorael’ 2012-2013 fellow at the Niein technology while bringous threat or shift in a conﬂict immediately.since man Foundation for Journaling into play the political and fortune that must be The systems have takensplit ism at Harvard University and military crises that provoked countered. Then the situweapons that could beI wr is currently a faculty memaccelerated research, invenation is backgrounded, of strategic consequenc-othe ber at Harvard’s Extension tion and even improvisation. the steps to the solution es and turned them intoplica School, where he teaches an One constant theme is that are revealed, and the key a tactical issue that doesstart advanced course in journalIsraelis cannot relax. They players celebrated. Alnot necessarily need towou ism. He is the co-author of always need to be pushing to Amir Bohbot (photo credit: most every major Israeli two books, The Weapon Wiz- Yaakov Katz (photo credit: evolve into war. draft Marc Israel Sellem) Marc Israel Sellem) gain the upper hand, creatPKJ: If there is nostori political leader receives ards: How Israel Became a ing a safe distance between themselves military solution to Israel’s quest for aninter attention in this book, so fully is the High-Tech Military Superpower and and those that threaten them. end to war, can resources be allocatedtwo overarching weapons story imbedded Israel vs. Iran: The Shadow War. From early on, the mantra has been to programs more likely to be success-whe in all facets of Israeli life and in the Philip K. Jason: In The Weapon that quality would prevail over quanful? actions of its decision makers. 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JEWISH INTEREST continued from previous page YK: Military means are not an end to conflict but a means to be used to reach a diplomatic resolution. Although this has not yet happened for Israel when it comes to Hamas and Hezbollah, it has worked though with the two countries Israel made peace with, Egypt and Jordan. Both countries understood, after defeat on the battlefield, that war will not overcome Israel. Israel continues to invest in additional defense and offensive programs, which will help keep Israelis safe and ensure that wars are fought quicker. But they will not defeat an enemy’s desire to destroy Israel. PKJ: What are the benefits to Israel of its astounding success in weapon development, manufacture and sales? YK: The first clear benefit is that by developing top-tier weaponry, Israeli ensures its qualitative military edge in a very volatile region and as more potential conflicts loom on the horizon. The second benefit is economic. Israel today is one of the world’s top arms exporters and brings in about $6.5 billion annually to the Israeli economy in arms sales. PKJ: How did you and your coauthor, Amir Bohbot, “share the load” of creating this book? YK: Amir and I are both veteran military correspondents who have worked closely together covering Israel’s different wars and operations since the early part of the 2000s. We split up the writing based on chapters. I wrote one chapter and he wrote another. The process was a bit more complicated. First, we would meet before starting to work on a new chapter. We would brainstorm for a while and then draft a chapter outline together – what stories will be there, who needs to be interviewed, etc. After spending one or two months researching and writing, when the chapter was done, we’d share it with one another. Each of us would then add what was needed, make other comments, and we would then meet again to complete it. It was a genuine partnership. PKJ: In the process of writing this book, did you discover any surprises? Did your research lead you to modify your views on anything, or anyone, connected with this topic? YK: Coming into the project, both Amir and I were intimately familiar with the IDF and its different units. What we discovered while doing the research for this book was just how innovative the military was when it comes to the technology that it uses. Our research also gave us the opportunity to meet the scientists, engineers and officers who invented and came up with the ideas for some of Israel’s unique weapon systems like the first drones, Iron Dome or the Ofek satellite. The stories behind each and every one of these weapons is what surprised us. PKJ: Have any of Israel’s developments in weapon technology been applied in other areas? YK: Yes. Cameras and sensors, for example, originally developed for weapon systems like satellites or drones, can also be used for agricultural purposes. One company took a camera from a missile and integrated into a pill that a person can swallow so doctors can see what is happening inside that person’s stomach. PKJ: Who would you consider the ideal readers for your book? What are the most important ideas or pieces of information you’d like them to come away with? YK: We envision four different audiences: people interested in Israel,

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people interested in military affairs, entrepreneurs and business executives, and anyone looking to understand the future of the Middle East. We would like readers to walk away with a deeper understanding of just how important a role technology and weapons play when it comes to Israel’s survival and its continued qualitative edge in a very volatile region. The stories told in this book show an amazing sense of innovation, creativity and ingenuity in a country that was established without any resources. When Israel was founded in 1948 there was only one resource – the Jewish brain – and that is what enabled Israel to survive. We are all familiar with the saying, “Necessity is the mother of invention.” But we like to stick to the dictum told to us by the IDF colonel who came up with the idea in 1977 for Israel to build its own satellite: “The shadow of the guillotine sharpens the mind.” Reprinted with permission from Jewish Book Council. Find daily new reviews, reading recommendations, and more at www.jewishbookcouncil.org.

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JEWISH INTEREST

Aging Jewishly – What our traditions teach us about growing old

The Yarmulke Game

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ill and Josh – June 21, 1978,” “Chloe’s Bat Mitzvah 2007,” “Mazel Tov Sam and Zach 2016.” I just don’t know what to do with these,” said Charna as she lifted a handful of commemorative yarmulkes from a bulging dresser drawer. “I’ve hung on to them for years,” she said, recalling the simchas she’s shared with family and friends. “I just can’t let them go.” Rabbi Barbara Aiello Charna is not alone. For many bubbes and zaydes, the tradition of the personalized kipah (the Hebrew word for “yarmulke”) has held a place of honor in the treasure trove of memories that Jewish families hold dear. But what to do with a drawer full of Jewish head coverings? That was Charna’s question, and creative bubbe Shirley had the answer. “I was digging through my yarmulke drawer,” said Shirley, “and it came to me. I could use all these yarmulkes to make a game for my grandchildren and great grands.” And that’s just what Shirley did. One rainy afternoon when two of her nine great-grandchildren were visiting, Shirley pulled out the drawer and dumped about two dozen

yarmulkes on the kitchen table. “You kids can each pick a yarmulke,” Shirley directed, as the children, ages seven and nine, plowed through the pile, selecting a color or style that appealed them. “Now,” Shirley said, “Let’s read what’s inside.” Taking turns, the children read, “David’s Bar Mitzvah, November 10, 1988” and “Mazel Tov Jeffrey and Kim, July 4, 2011.” Now it was Shirley’s turn. “Let me tell you about David’s Bar Mitzvah,” she said. “It was twenty-nine years ago, when David was 13 years old. How old is David now?” she asked. Shirley’s great grandson quickly calculated that the David of yarmulke fame now would be forty-two years old. At this juncture, Shirley, who shared that “David” is her nephew, offered a bit more information about him. “David lives in Arizona,” she explained. “Now you tell me, what do you think David is like?” And with yarmulke in hand, “David” came to life as the children speculated about living in Arizona, how hot and dry it must be, and what David might be doing for work and for recreation. “Put David’s yarmulke on your head,” Shirley instructed her great grandson. “Now you’re David and you’re all grown up. Tell us about yourself.” As the youngster began to

weave a fantastic story about David as a superhero, bubbe Shirley phoned the real David and had him listen in. “The kids love my Yarmulke Game,” Shirley said. “They can create fantastic stories based on the tiny bit of information printed inside the kipah. Their imaginations run wild and we have a lot of fun.”

When Shirley shared the Yarmulke Game with her mahjong club, the ladies were intrigued and several gave it a try. Shirley recalled, “One of the girls even videoed her five-year-old great granddaughter telling an incredible story about a magic yarmulke that when the bride put it on her head, she could ﬂy. The bride in the story was my friend’s great niece. She was tickled to see the video of this little one wearing

the wedding yarmulke and ﬂapping her arms like wings!” Could it be that a Jewish item, something that among the many Jewish artifacts we’ve collected over the years – an item that might be thought of as less than ritually significant – really play an important part in sharing Yiddishkeit with the next generation? In the words of Cantor Lorel ZarKessler, “We keep the memory alive by passing on the rituals we have received.” Shirley would agree, not only with the cantor but with a Midrash that states, “Looking leads to remembering and remembering leads to doing.” As Shirley looked into the yarmulke drawer, the Midrash came alive. Precious memories returned – memories that can be shared creatively with future generations – all thanks to Shirley’s taking an action by inventing the Yarmulke Game. For ten years Rabbi Barbara Aiello served the Aviva Campus for Senior Life in Sarasota as resident rabbi. Currently as Aviva’s Rabbi Emerita, she shares her experiences on Aging Jewishly. Contact her at Rabbi@Rabbi Barbara.com.

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ummer is at its peak. Many of us are still enjoying picnics in the parks and at outdoor barbeques. As for us, our “culinary trip” through the Hebrew words for food, continues. This time we will direct our attention to the word ma-zon. In the Bible, the noun mazon appears only four times: twice in Hebrew (Gen 45:23; II Chr. Dr. Rachel Dulin 11:23) and two times in Aramaic (Dan. 4:9,18). In all four occasions, it means either “food” or “provisions.” Mazon is derived from the root z.u.n, meaning “to feed.” The Aramaic verb yit-zin, meaning “to be fed,” which is derived from the same root, is only used once in the text (Dan. 4:9). Similarly, the adjective me-yu-zan (mu-zan), meaning “fattened” or “well fed,” which most likely is based in the same root, also appears only once in the entire text (Jer. 5:8). However, in post-biblical Hebrew, the verb zahn and the noun ma-zon received a much wider use and its meaning expanded. In post-biblical Hebrew, z.u.n means not only “to feed,” but also “nourish,” “nurture,” “sustain” and “maintain.” In rabbinic literature, we find many references to the noun ma-zon and the root z.u.n. For example, the rabbis taught that as an act of charity, when one asks for mazon, his veracity should not be questioned, for ain bod-kin lim’-zo-not, literally, “the need for food should not be checked” (Baba Batra 9). On the other hand,

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they instructed that he who has enough ma-zon for two meals a day should not partake from the mazon set aside for the poor in tamhuy, in a “soup kitchen” (Pe-ah 8:7). Finally, we will mention the recitation of blessings after a meal known as bir-kat ha-mazon, literally, “the grace of the meal,” a grace recited to acknowledge that God is the one who bo-reh mi-nay me-zo-not, “the creator of all kinds of foods,” and hazahn et ha-kol, the One who feeds all (B’rakhot 21; 35b). In modern Hebrew, ma-zon is also widely used. For example, avot hama-zon, literally, “the fathers of food,” refers to the nutrients, the principle organic components of food such as proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins, etc. In addition, the word mazon is used to indicate the spiritual and intellectual nourishments of one’s world. Thus, we find the terms mazon le-mach-sha-vah, “food for thought,” and mazon ru-chani, “spiritual food.” Following rabbinic usage of the verb, we find in modern Hebrew the phrase zahn et ai-nav, literally “feeds one’s eyes,” which figuratively means “to look intensely and enjoy” (Leviticus Raba 20). We should also mention the adjective me-zin, which is used to indicate nourishing, nutritious food. As we enjoy the rest of the summer, may we be blessed by the One who zahn et ha-kol with mazon me-zin, mazon ru-cha-ni and mazon le-machsha-vah. Dr. Rachel Zohar Dulin is a professor of biblical literature at Spertus College in Chicago, and an adjunct professor of Hebrew and Bible at New College in Sarasota.

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n June 22, we celebrated the anniversary of the G.I. Bill, a historic act that was the first major piece of legislation dealing with the postwar-era challenges to come. With veterans coming home to already fully staffed factories, the G.I. Bill, officially known as the Service Member Readjustment Act of 1944, helped stop another recession by providing education and housing opportunities to veterans, allowing them to create new jobs and businesses in America’s new booming economy. However, the Jewish effort behind the G.I. Bill is little known to the public. In 1944, there were large groups of World War II veterans already living in the United States – discharged for either disability or family reasons. A column in The Jewish Veteran explained, “Vets are being discharged by more than 8,000 a week. More than a million have been honorably discharged since Pearl Harbor.” Many of these veterans brought with them unique postwar challenges similar to those war-related disabilities we see in today’s veterans. With over 50,000 Jewish World War II veterans discharged in 1944, the Jewish War Veterans of the United States (JWV) was one of the first veterans organizations to anticipate the needs of the returning soldiers. Its national headquarters already had staff working on job placement, vocational training and treatment for disabled veterans. It was no surprise that when the American Legion announced its “G.I. Bill of Rights,” JWV was one of the first organizations to join in support of the legislation. JWV was most effective in its campaigning and behind-the-scenes work with Congressional members. Not only did JWV leadership meet with Congressional leaders, the organization also started a vigorous phone and letter-writing campaign after its National Commander, Archie Greenberg,

called its membership to action: “JWV about where we started, but we also favors S. 1767, the so-called G.I. Bill need to look forward to all the work of Rights, for World War II Veterans that needs to be done in the future. sponsored by the American Legion and This year, JWV National ComVFW. Contact your local congressman mander Carl Singer has made strengthimmediately and urge them to support ening the G.I. Bill one of his priorities. this vital bill for veterans. Send nationHe and fellow members of JWV met al copies of all congressional letters.” with Congressional representatives in JWV is credited with starting the February to talk about their views on first letter-writing campaign. “After a the G.I. Bill. “Some schools have been while, all the other (veteran) organizataking advantage of veterans with the tions started picking it up,” stated Past G.I. Bill because someone else is payNational JWV Commander Jerry Coing the bill. We need to provide them hen. The campaign was so successful (service members) with guidance on that the G.I. Bill passed in the next two good schools to pick,” said Singer. months. The Director of the AmeriJWV also co-signed a letter alongcan Legion’s National Rehabilitation side 37 veterans organizations urging Committee recognized the JWV in an members of Congress to take action on article, stating, “The American Legion modernizing the current G.I. Bill. is indebted for many contributions in “JWV exists for our soldiers and men and ideas – namely, the Jewish veterans. Whether it’s visiting a single War Veterans of the United States!” However, JWV’s greatest contribution to the G.I. Bill was its aggressive campaigning for racial and religious protections to be put into the bill. JWV was particularly vested in promoting racial and religious diversity in JWV National Commander Carl Singer testifies before the bill because there the Joint House and Senate VA Committee was a vast concern veteran at a nursing facility or going among American Jewry of a resurgence to Congress to speak on behalf of all of anti-Semitism after the war. These veterans, we are there and we will be concerns mainly stemmed from op-eds there. It is vital that we get our message published in various newspapers that out, not for recognition, but for support stated American Jews were responsible from the many people and organizafor the United States’ involvement in tions that endorse our mission,” said World War II. Not only did JWV want Singer. to show that American Jews shared in If you would like to get more inthe burden of the fighting, JWV also volved in the current G.I. Bill debate, gave credit to other minorities, particuplease contact your local JWV chapter. larly to those in the African American (In Sarasota-Manatee, contact Jewcommunity. The G.I. Bill entitlements ish War Veterans of Sarasota County opened up jobs and educational opPost 172, Stan Levinson, Commander, portunities that would otherwise not 941.907.6720 or stanlevinson172@ be available to these gmail.com.) groups. Anna Selman is the Programs and All of this would Public Relations Coordinator at Jewnot have been posish War Veterans of the USA. sible without the vision and direction of JWV National OPTICAL SERVICES INC. Commander Archie What a difference the fit makes! Greenberg. His leadJoseph Hansen ership and direction President helped safeguard protections for veterans in the future. As 1901 SOUTH OSPREY AVE. the debate continues (Corner Hillview) SARASOTA, FL 34239 around the G.I. Bill and veteran benefits, JWV National Commander Archie Greenberg 366-7866 366-7876 honors WWII veteran and former boxer Barney Ross it is nice to reminisce

August 2017

JEWISH INTEREST

My recent discussions with German high school students in Berlin By William C. Freund

Editor’s note: William C. Freund is a Sarasota resident (a member of Temple Beth Sholom) and is pleased to submit this article concerning his recent discussions with German high school students in Berlin about the Nazi era. y late wife Judith Steinberger Freund came from a prosperous family in a small German town. She ﬂed to British Palestine with her family in 1933. Last winter, Judy’s 2010 obituary caught the attention of Aubrey Pomerance, Chief Archivist of the Jewish Museum Berlin. He tracked down my daughWilliam C. Freund ter hoping the Freund family would share stories and artifacts for a project on small-town German Jewish industrialists. When Mr. Pomerance learned that I, too, had an emigration story, he had another idea. I was born in the German city of Nuremberg in 1926. I lived there until my family emigrated to New York City when I was 11 years old. I have been in the U.S. for 80 years, but I still speak ﬂuent German and have vivid memories of the Nazi era. The archivist invited me to Berlin to engage in a dialogue with some 90 high school students over three days. This was not to be a speech or lecture but a conversation, and all in German, of course. I accepted immediately. The journey would be tiring, the jet lag difficult, but it is my duty to keep alive the memory of when Germany descended into darkness. I wanted to find out what the students knew and what they wanted to learn from one of the few remain-

ing witnesses of the early years of the Nazi era. And so I traveled to Berlin in June with my daughter Nancy. At the museum, I met with three high school classes over three days with each session lasting more than three hours. The students were 15 to 18 years old. Some had studied the Holocaust; all would eventually, as it is required in German high schools. None admitted to having heard about the Holocaust from their parents or grandparents. For the students, six million murdered Jews, and millions of other victims, seem to have been just data points, abstract numbers that don’t spark an emotional reaction. Hitler is just a character from a history book, like Napoleon or Otto von Bismarck. It takes a personal witness to bring history alive, to help young people reﬂect on what really happened. Each class sat in an informal circle. I told them about longstanding Jewhatred in Germany, about the annual Nazi party rallies in Nuremberg, about the Nuremberg laws that stripped Jews of rights and citizenship, and about my personal experiences. What happened to me as a kid interested them most. I told them how I was chased down

a street by a gang of boys shouting “Jewish pig.” When they caught me, they shut me in a wooden crate used to store sand for slippery winter streets. The lid was too heavy for me to lift. I banged on the lid frantically until a passerby helped me escape. I never got over the trauma. I talked about happy vacations with my grandmother in the small town of Miltenberg. I told the students that my family had lived in Germany for 500 years and that we considered ourselves thoroughly German, until the Nazis arrested my father and beat him so badly that he knew we had to leave our homeland or die. I described what a near thing our emigration was, hinging on my father passing a medical exam (he never fully recovered from the beating the Nazis gave him), and providing an aﬃdavit from a U.S. resident to ensure that we would never become a “public charge.” Fortunately, my father had a generous cousin in the U.S. I talked about settling in New York City’s Washington Heights, which in the 1930s was a magnet for German Jews. Our family of four arrived with furniture, clothing and seven dollars in cash. My parents found menial jobs

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– my mother on the line in a lipstick factory, my father wheeling carts in a hospital morgue. I shined shoes on the street and delivered meat for a kosher butcher. Times were hard for Americans, too, but I wanted to be American. I stopped using the German-sounding “Kurt Wilhelm” Freund and called myself “William Curt” Freund, which I oﬃcially adopted when I became an American citizen in 1944. Before leaving Germany, my resourceful mother Paula bribed a pastry chef to teach her to bake lebkuchen, the Nuremberg Christmas cookie shipped all over the world. Our family could

not start a business on arrival since we had no capital, spoke no English, and knew nothing of business practices in the U.S. Nor could we compete with genuine lebkuchen imported from Nuremberg. However, when war started in Europe in 1939, Germany could no longer export the product. And so the Freund family rented a store, produced the cookie in quantity, and sold it to fine stores under the name Paula’s Lebkuchen. We succeeded beyond our expectations, especially after a leading newspaper featured our shop in a big story. After the war, Nuremberg resumed exports and Paula sold the bakery and recipe. My father had died. I earned a PhD and eventually became a professor of economics and chief economist of the New York Stock Exchange. I told the students that success is the best revenge. (I wrote up this story in an illustrated children’s book sold on Amazon.) In answering the students’ questions, I told them that our family brought German culture – cuisine, homemaking, music, habits – to America. The Nazis exploited a German history of Jew-hatred to expel me and all other Jewish kids from public school, rob me of my home and my childhood friends, and kill or exile my entire extended family. But in America, we adapted and thrived. The students told me that they never had asked their grandparents and great-grandparents about what their families had done during the war, except for one student who said part of his family had gone to Argentina. It seems that I was the first person to give them a personal story of life under the Nazis. There were many other questions. They wanted me to compare my schooling in Germany, both in the public school and in the later Jewish school, with classes in the U.S. I told them how much more rigorous our studies were in Germany. They asked when I found out about the Holocaust and how fast I learned to speak English, and on and on. I was pleased with our interchange, especially since few of us preHolocaust German Jews are left to tell our stories. Soon memories of the Nazi regime will pass into history, like the Kaiser and the Great Depression. I am glad that I could give these young Germans something real to remember.

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ISRAEL & THE JEWISH WORLD

August 2017

Like bits of colored glass, we’re all unique and beautiful Classroom program fosters acceptance between Ethiopian and native Israelis, Arabs and Jews, religious and secular, special-ed and general-ed students.

e weBy Abigail Klein Leichman, ISRAEL21c, www.israel21c.org, July 4, 2017 he colorful bits in a kaleidoactivity, they got a piece of paper to and scope whirl into ever-changing draw on separately. By the second or es in patterns, each one distinct as it third time, their pictures are no longer with complements the others. separate but cooperative. from “One pair drew a picture of Acre Schoolchildren participating in the tartwith writing in Hebrew and Arabic ouldKaleidoscope program in Israeli classsaying ‘This is our city,’” Zweiter red sorooms are encouraged to consider how the pieces they see in the kaleidoscope lates. proWafeed Mansur, principal of the soldreflect internal and interpersonal diversities in identities, emotions and cul640-student Hilmi Shaafi junior high ula’s tures. school in Acre, believes Kaleidoscope d our “Sometimes they live in harmony is responsible for halting afterschool eadhostilities that used to arise between in aand create beautiful shapes and somehis mostly Muslim Arab pupils and times they don’t,” says Kaleidoscope g reJewish kids in the mixed northern city. bak-founding director Chana Reifman “We’ve been doing Kaleidoscope ed. IZweiter. The classroom-based program almost 10 years. We started with small ame teaches problem-solving, collaborameetings between teachers and princichief pals and eventually added two or three Ex-tion, self-awareness and other social and emotional skills proven by research classes,” Mansur tells ISRAEL21c. cess to form the foundation of respect be“To tell you the truth, it was a little this tough at the beginning because many booktween people of different backgrounds, Zweiter tells ISRAEL21c. [participants] couldn’t manage to see a “We work in city-wide initiatives, Jew or an Arab as someone they could uestalk to. We kept insisting the meetfam-implementing the approach in early ings should go on sine, and they started to merexpress their ideas hisand their fears, too. d all Since they discovhool, ered the qualities hood of the other side, ntire the humanity of , we the other side, and personalities that they could hear and deal and with their opinions, their Image by Rudmer Zwerver/Shutterstock.com it has been very , exbeneficial,” says Mansur. “I haven’t rt ofchildhood and continuing through junior high school just like other subject heard of any problems in the last six or a. It areas,” Zweiter says. seven years.” give “While most other organizations Zweiter says that outside evaluar the focus on relationships between specific tions have shown Kaleidoscope participants to be more open to meeting ues-cultures, Kaleidoscope is adapted to address acceptance between Ethiopian individuals of cultures they don’t know pare than are their peers who do not particin theand native Israelis, Arabs and Jews, religious and secular, students of the pate. wish special and general education tracks, Kaleidoscope’s documented suctold cess in changing attitudes has won it ourChristians and Jews,” she explains. Since 1991, Kaleidoscope has support from private and public agensked touched approximately 40,000 stucies including USAID and the Israeli caust ministries of education and absorption. Eng-dents, educators and parents throughout Israel. This year, about 1,200 Zweiter shares Kaleidoscope curristudents from early childhood through cula in workshops and lectures internantertionally, and received prethe Bonei Zion Award o tell at the Knesset in 2015 Nazi for her contribution to e the diversity education in I am Israel. GerSocial inclusion Before moving to Israel from New York in 1991, Zweiter founded and directed the Children learn to appreciate the beauty of differences Yachad program, inteby looking in kaleidoscopes (photo courtesy of Kaleidoscope) grating Jewish youth junior high school participated, and 45 with special needs into the greater Jeweducators in Jerusalem, Lod, Ramla ish community. and Acre (Akko) were trained to facili“My dream was to apply my expetate Kaleidoscope in their classrooms. rience in social inclusion into the comKaleidoscope in action munity here in Israel,” she says. The phased program starts with that In February 1992, she founded first look into a kaleidoscope to foster an organization that established afteran appreciation of the beauty of differschool art, music and sports clubs for ences. The children have four or five special-needs and mainstream kids in workshops in their own schools to deRamla, Lod and Jerusalem. The folvelop the self-awareness, empathy and lowing year, one school asked if the reflection critical to accepting others. program could address the influx of They then meet children from othEthiopian immigrants who were feeler schools and cultures about five times ing socially isolated. over the course of the year, where they “I did not take for granted that the apply these social skills in interacprogram would work with the inclutive programming that helps them feel sion of a different population, so I realcomfortable with one another. ly studied the Ethiopian culture before At one meeting of seventh-graders establishing in-class social activities to from Arab and Jewish schools in Acre, foster togetherness of different populaparticipants were paired and assigned tions,” says Zweiter. a task to complete while tied together From there, her approach was with rope in order to experience inadapted to help integrate Jews and terdependency. During another paired Arabs, and religious and secular Jew-

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ish children in different parts of Israel, during the regular school day. “Around 1998 we adopted the idea of the kaleidoscope because it was symbolic of the different cultures and the positive aspects,” she says. Kaleidoscope rents an oﬃce at the Ministry of Education’s Center for Professional Development in Lod. About a dozen facilitators train educators from participating schools. “We learned that teachers need a lot of professional development. One of the main findings in our yearly evaluations is that the teachers increased their willingness to participate and to continue with the programming in subsequent years,” says Zweiter. “This year we had early-childhood teachers from east and west Jerusalem who said Kaleidoscope helped break stigmas and stereotypes. At first they didn’t think it would work but gradually they established relationships.” Mansur, the principal in Acre, says attitudes and beliefs often are far apart. “Unless we can bridge these differences we will never be as equal as we can be. Kaleidoscope provides the tools and the leadership to do this.” For more information, visit http://

kaleidoscope.org.il/. Abigail Klein Leichman is a writer and associate editor at ISRAEL21c. Prior to moving to Israel in 2007, she was a specialty writer and copy editor at a daily newspaper in New Jersey and has freelanced for a variety of newspapers and periodicals since 1984.

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Three years after the 2014 Gaza war, Israeli communities on the Gaza periphery are blooming, with building starts at record numbers and more people moving into the area than leaving. “The Gaza periphery communities are known for their quality of life because of the supportive community, the

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THE INDIA-ISRAEL BREAKTHROUGH

 Recently, Narendra Modi made history as India’s first prime minister to make an official visit to Israel. He put the Palestinian issue aside to forge closer ties on defense, agriculture, tech and trade.  In agriculture, Israeli water recycling technology is helping India grow food more efficiently. Israel has also established 26 agricultural expertise centers in India to teach local farmers new tricks.  Meanwhile, Israel Aerospace Industries is working with local Indian partners on space cooperation and developing high-res radar satellites.  It is also about the successful expansion of Israeli diplomacy away from Europe. From the Gulf to Africa to all across Asia, Israeli diplomacy is more active and diversified than ever before. It reflects a recognition that Israel is not a West European state.  Israel’s integration into the nonWestern world was delayed by Arab hostility. But Arab power is weakening.  As OPEC’s power over world oil prices declines, and as sectarian war and political failure rip the Arab world apart, Israeli tech prowess and close links to the U.S. make it a valued partner for more and more of the postcolonial world. (Walter Russell Mead, professor of foreign affairs and humanities at Bard College, American Interest)

AMAZON RENTS COLOSSAL OFFICE SPACE IN HAIFA, TEL AVIV

E-commerce giant Amazon is expanding its business in Israel and recently rented 37,000 square meters of space in Tel Aviv and Haifa, to house its new employees. The Internet retailer and cloud services provider signed a lease with Azrieli Group to rent 11 ﬂoors (25,000 square meters) of the new Azrieli Sarona Tower, according to a Globes report.

The Tel Aviv deal, said to be the largest in the city in recent years, came less than 24 hours after reports that Amazon will also rent 12,000 square meters in the Gav Yam building in Haifa. Reports say Amazon will hire over 2,000 new employees. The Internet multinational bought local chip maker Annapurna Labs in 2015 and added the local employees to its research and development team. That $370 million acquisition marked Amazon’s first purchase in Israel. The Azrieli Sarona Tower in Tel Aviv contains 61 office floors. Reports cite that Facebook, currently in offices on Rothschild, could be Amazon’s new neighbor soon. Amazon is also hiring talent in Israel for the company’s development center in Herzliya. (Viva Sarah Press, www.isreal21c.org)

THINGS I LEARNED AS ISRAEL’S AMBASSADOR IN SOUTH AFRICA

Israel, for many African countries, is an easier model than far-off European or Asian countries. Tiny Israel has been successful in transforming from a developing to modern country in a generation. Twice over the past year, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Africa to share a message that if Israel can achieve this goal, African states can too. A recent survey by the University of Cape Town of black South Africans found that the vast majority had not even heard of the Israeli-Palestinian conﬂict, despite the huge efforts of a loud and aggressive anti-Israel lobby. (Amb. Arthur Lenk, Daily Maverick South Africa)

ROBERT KRAFT-LED TRIP TO ISRAEL HAS PROFOUND IMPACT ON HALL OF FAMERS

Eighteen Pro Football Hall of Famers joined New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft on a trip to Israel on June 13-21. Each day, the Hall of Famers heard from various people in Israel, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “You could hear just really how proud he is of his state and how resilient and tough they are,” said Andre Reed. Jerome Bettis said, “One thing that was resounding was the resolve of the Jewish people. The message that you get...was their love with the State of Israel, their country. But also the understanding that they were a people who were bashed and beaten, and they were

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able to rise and overcome it. You get that message with every single person you meet.” (Mike Reiss, ESPN)

ISRAEL, INDIA SIGN SWEEPING TRADE AND RESEARCH AGREEMENTS

Israel and India signed a series of sweeping trade, commerce, and research and development treaties during Indian Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Israel. Representatives from large Indian corporations signed trade agreements in the fields of industry, security, energy and medicine. The two countries will collaborate on adapting Israeli technologies to the extreme conditions of outer space. Another treaty will see Israel and India establish an international network aimed at cultivating young leaders worldwide. (Ilan Gattegno, Israel Hayom)

MODI AND NETANYAHU BEGIN A BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP

No Indian premier considered visiting Israel for fear of upsetting India’s Arab allies – and, thereby, its supply of oil – as well as its sizable Muslim population. In truth, India and Israel have long done clandestine business. Israel helped India with weapons in its war with Pakistan in 1965. India returned the favor in 1967 when it gave Israel spare parts for its Ouragan and Mystere fighter planes. Israel played a key role in helping India win its war with Pakistan in 1999, with its supply of Searcher-1 drones. With the global surplus in oil and gas, India no longer fears an Arab backlash to its embrace of Israel. After the Yom Kippur War of 1973, the Saudis ordered India to shut down Israel’s Consulate in Bombay or face a cutoff of oil. Indira Gandhi refused, and the country had to resort to a deal with the shah’s Iran that involved paying huge sums into a slush fund for a senior member of the shah’s household. The world’s biggest democracy is now unabashedly in Israel’s corner. Modi and Netanyahu have formally acknowledged a civilizational bond between two peoples that share many of the same values and all of the same fears. India and Israel are allies for the long haul. (Tunku Varadarajan, Wall Street Journal)

INDIA GIVES ISRAEL A FIRM EMBRACE

Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel reﬂects deep changes in India’s domestic politics. Traditional opponents of a closer India-Israel relationship have lost in the court of public opinion. Modi’s visit to Israel was possible because he is on the winning side of a debate at home about the Jewish state. The leaders of India in the early decades of independence showed no love for Israel. While his country was still a British colony, Jawaharlal Nehru opposed the 1917 Balfour Declaration in which the British opened the door to a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine. Three decades later, after Nehru became prime minister, India opposed the 1948 creation of Israel at the UN. New Delhi only recognized the Jewish state in 1950, and didn’t establish full diplomatic relations until more than four decades later. Today, many middle-class Indians view Israel not as the neocolonial oppressor of caricature, but as Americans do: a plucky country surrounded by dangerous neighbors that has thrived against the odds. Some are also attracted to Jewish civilization because, continued on next page

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Briefs...continued from previous page like Hinduism, it predates Islam and Christianity. A 2009 survey by the Israeli Foreign Ministry found India to be the most pro-Israel of those countries surveyed, ahead even of the U.S. The nou gettion of slowing down India-Israel ties rsonout of deference to either pan-Islamic sentiment worldwide or domestic Muslim sentiment finds few takers. (Sadanand Dhume, Wall Street Journal)

ISRAEL’S PIVOT TO ASIA

Israel sees developing cooperation with s ofthe Asia-Pacific region as one of its top re-priorities. Asia accounted for 26% of dur-Israeli imports and 22% of its exports odi’sin 2016, compared with the EU’s share fromof 43% of Israeli imports and 29% of radeits exports in the same period. Trade y, se-with Asia rose to $33 billion from $23 twobillion in 2010. daptIsrael is negotiating free-trade emeagreements with China, India, South otherKorea and Vietnam. It also is trying stab-to meet Asia’s increasing demand for ed atadvanced technology in sectors such wide.as agriculture, water management and high tech. In 2016, bilateral trade with China amounted to $16 billion, with intense cooperation developing in advanced technologies. Israel has joined the itingAsian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Arabwhich supports China’s “Belt and f oilRoad” initiative. China is involved in opu-major infrastructure projects in Israel, haveincluding the construction of the EilatsraelAshdod railway and the expansion of warthe ports of Haifa and Ashdod. (Michal rnedWojnarowicz, Polish Institute of Intersraelnational Affairs) MyskeyWHY ISRAEL IS SAVING withSYRIAN REBELS y ofOn a hospital bed at the Ziv Medical

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such as during retaliatory strikes after renegade groups in Gaza fire rockets into Israel. (Yossi Melman, Jerusalem Post)

U.S. AND ISRAEL TEAM UP TO FIGHT “BAD ACTORS” IN CYBERSPACE

Israel and the U.S. are starting a highlevel partnership to create a bulwark against increasingly sophisticated cyber attackers who target critical national infrastructure. Israel will send representatives from the Israel Security Agency, the foreign affairs, justice and defense ministries, and the military. The aim will be to find and stop cyber attackers “before they reach critical infrastructure, and identify ways to hold bad actors accountable,” Tom Bossert, President Trump’s homeland security and counterterrorism adviser, said recently in Tel Aviv. (Gwen Ackerman, Bloomberg)

ISRAEL SECURITY AGENCY HAS THWARTED 2,000 ATTACKS WITH CYBERTECH

The Israel Security Agency has used cybertechnology to prevent more than 2,000 terror attacks since the beginning of 2016, agency head Nadav Argaman told a conference at Tel Aviv University. He said Israeli intelligence agencies have also passed on information to stop terrorists elsewhere in the world. He noted that groundbreaking cybertechnology has helped to protect against lone-wolf attacks that would have been unpreventable using traditional intelligence means. continued on next page

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Briefs...continued from previous page He added that hackers who attempt to attack Israel are in for a surprise. “We are not only defending but also attacking hackers in the world. Hackers who operate against Israel around the world find they experience unexpected problems. We learn the patterns of activities of the enemy and know how to surprise him with counterattacks in many different ways.” (Times of Israel)

POLL: GAZANS WANT THE PA TO TAKE OVER

Reliable data from a new survey conducted in Gaza on May 16-25, 2017, by a professional, independent Palestinian pollster demonstrate that only 14% of Gazans self-identify as Hamas supporters. Fatah garners 41% of Gazans’ self-professed affiliation. 77% of Gazans agree that “the PA should send officials and security officers to Gaza, to take over the administration there.” 80% of Gazans want Hamas to “preserve a cease-fire with Israel.” 62% say that “Hamas should stop calling for Israel’s destruction, and instead accept a permanent two-state solution based on the 1967 lines.” 67% of Gazans report a monthly family income of under $330, compared with just 8% of West Bankers.

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This helps explain why 69% of Gazans want more jobs in Israel. If the Palestinian leadership is able to negotiate a two-state solution, 47% of Gazans – up 13 points since 2015 – said “that should end the conﬂict.” (David Pollock, Washington Institute for Near East Policy)

HOW MARGARET THATCHER’S FAMILY SHELTERED AN AUSTRIAN JEW DURING THE HOLOCAUST

In 1939, Edith Muhlbauer, 17, lived in Vienna. The year before, the German Wehrmacht had crossed the border and, without a shot being fired, occupied Austria. The Nuremberg Laws were applied to Austria, Jews were stripped of their citizenship, and the doors to many professions barred to them. On Nov. 9, 1938 (Kristallnacht), all but one of Vienna’s 42 synagogues were burned to the ground. Mobs attacked and looted shops owned by Jews. The police responded by arresting 8,000 Jews, sending 5,000 of them to Dachau. Edith wrote to her English pen pal, Muriel Roberts, asking if she could come and stay. Muriel’s father Alfred was keen to help. At his local Rotary

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ISRAEL BUYING COPTER DRONES FOR URBAN WARFARE

The Israeli military is buying small multi-rotor drones modified to carry a machine gun, a grenade launcher and a variety of other weapons to fight tomorrow’s urban warfare battles. Lt. Col. Raziel “Razi” Atuar, a 20-year veteran of the Israeli military and a reservist in the Israeli Special Forces, co-founded Duke Robotics in 2014 along with a paratrooper-turned-robotic engineer and another IDF buddy. He says he was tired of watching his comrades die in chaotic street battles. A former battalion commander, Atuar fought in several Israeli urban warfare operations, including the 2014 operation in Gaza – the kind the U.S. military believes will typify fighting in the decades ahead. Because of recoil when a weapon is fired, a quadcopter hovering in the air will likely be knocked out of position. If you rig a pistol to a quadcopter, the drone will move chaotically with every shot. The TIKAD drone made by the Florida startup distributes the backward momentum in a way that keeps the vehicle stationary in the air. In 2015, Israeli Special Forces took out a target with a sniper riﬂe mounted on an off-the-shelf consumer drone supplied by Duke Robotics. (Patrick Tucker, Defense One)

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ISRAEL SEEKS FRIENDLY BUFFER ZONE IN SYRIAN GOLAN TO COUNTER By P IRANIAN PENETRATION

n Israel has been supplying Syrian rebels e near its border with cash, food, fuel and Y medical supplies for years, a secret engagement aimed at carving out a bufferhard zone populated by friendly forces. Israel’s aim is to keep Iran-backed fighters away from the Golan Heights border. Israeli oﬃcials have pointed out that rebels in certain areas have never tried to attack Israel, while an Islamic State aﬃliate that has carved out a pocket of control on the south end of the Syrian Golan exchanged fire with Israeli forces last year. Israel has dubbed the current Golanand operation “The Good Neighborhood”pact M policy, according to political analyst Ehud Ya’ari. “It’s a matter of interests,”impr said a person familiar with Israeli pol-who icy. Israel offers humanitarian supportactiv and in return gets a “buffer zone” ofishm local militias defending themselves.you’ that (Rory Jones, Wall Street Journal) pray HALEY CALLS UNESCO ever coup HEBRON MOTION “AN T AFFRONT TO HISTORY” opin On Friday, July 7, U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said, “UNESCObelie has voted to designate the Old CityMan of Hebron and the Tomb of the Patri-in a archs as part of Palestinian territorySurv and a World Heritage site despite pro-four tests by the United States, Israel andall, c other countries. The UNESCO vote oncans Hebron is tragic on several levels. Itbelie represents an affront to history. It un-pare I dermines the trust that is needed for the may Israeli-Palestinian peace process to be successful. And it further discredits anours already highly questionable UN agen-“I’m cy. Today’s vote does no one any goodlarly do y and causes much harm.” In 2011, the U.S. stopped fundingthat UNESCO after it admitted the Pal-walk estinians as a Member State, but it isis im O still on the Executive Board. The U.S. been is currently evaluating the appropriate level of its continued engagement atRabb UNESCO. (U.S. Mission to the UN) Secu men whic mos amo peop

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By Paul Golin, Executive Director, Society for Humanistic Judaism

n traditional Jewish liturgy, almost ebels every sentence mentions God. and Yet in the Jewish community, we t enufferhardly ever go beyond prayer to talk publicly about our Israbelief in God. And hters I think we should, der. because seemingout ly straightforward ever questions about lambelief open much out a more complicated d of issues like aﬃliawith Paul Golin tion, participation olanand meaning, which are directly imood”pacting our communal institutions. Most synagogue services give the alyst sts,”impression that Jews believe in a God pol-who pays close attention to our daily pportactivities to mete out reward or pun” ofishment, here or in the hereafter. If lves.you’re the kind of Jew who believes in that God, good news! There’s a Jewish prayer service for you in pretty much every community with more than a couple dozen Jews. The thing is, that’s the minority opinion; most American Jews don’t or to believe in the God of Jewish religion. SCO Many, myself included, don’t believe City atri-in any kind of God. The 2013 Pew itorySurvey of Jews found nearly one-inpro-four declaring they do not believe at andall, compared to only 7% of all Amerie oncans. And only 34% of Jews said they s. Itbelieve in God “with certainty,” comun-pared to 68% of all Americans. In the wide middle are folks who r the may believe in something bigger than o be ourselves – we often hear the phrase ts an gen-“I’m spiritual not religious,” particugoodlarly among younger Jews – but why do you need Jewish ritual to access dingthat God versus, say, a long thoughtful Pal-walk on the beach? You don’t. And that it isis impacting synagogue aﬃliation. Of course, being Jewish has always U.S. been about much more than religion. riate Rabbi Sherwin Wine, who founded the nt at Secular Humanistic Judaism moveN) ment, called Judaism a “culture” in which religion is just one aspect. In most congregations, the services are among the least important reasons people join, compared to the cultural,

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communal and educational programming. The problem with not providing clearer articulation about what Jews really believe is that so many Jews have walked away, thinking synagogues and other Jewishly-labeled spaces are where “religion” happens and thus there must be nothing in it for them. That’s a shame not only because they miss all the other benefits of being part of a Jewish community, but also because they may actually derive meaning from those very rituals, regardless of belief. Humanistic Jews still have services because we experience a benefit when we come together with likeminded people to celebrate holidays, mark lifecycle events, and support those who’ve experienced loss. We still incorporate liturgy and ritual that connects us to Jewish history and wisdom. Yet ours highlights the human potential to overcome challenges – without appeals to a God we either don’t believe in or suspect has better things to do with its time. There’s something remarkable happening at our movement’s local affiliate in Sarasota, the Congregation for Humanistic Judaism (941.929.7771, chj-sarasota.org). Unshackled from a fixed liturgy that presumes a shared Jewish belief or “right way” to do it, a volunteer committee creates an original English liturgy for every service – and has for years! Regular attendees are always pleasantly surprised by the new connections made between the ethical needs of today with the ancient Jewish holidays and traditions. Augmenting the inspirational readings is a chorus that sings in English, Hebrew – and Yiddish! It gave me a warm nostalgia for my grandmother and a feeling of connectedness to Jewish history. And the feelings are what it’s all about. While lots of groups have nice people and work on social justice issues and other activities, great congregations have the added benefit of moving you, emotionally, and we need to let more people know that can happen even for Jews with no religion.

COMMENTARY BRIEFS HOW REPORTING FROM ISRAEL CHANGED MY WORLDVIEW

In 2015, I moved to Jerusalem as a freelance reporter and quickly started selling stories to news outlets in the U.S., the UK and Australia, as well as for Al Jazeera English. One afternoon I went to cover a Palestinian protest at an Israeli-run prison near Ramallah. I fell in with a group of about 100 Palestinian demonstrators as they marched toward the prison, where they were met by a half dozen Israeli soldiers. The Palestinians quickly set up a roadblock of burning tires to prevent the Israelis from escaping. More and more protesters arrived, swarming over the hills above the prison, clad in face masks and keﬃyehs. Some had knives in their belts. Others had brought ingredients for firebombs. They began using powerful slingshots to hurl rocks and chunks of concrete at the six Israeli

soldiers down below. The Israelis were so outnumbered that I couldn’t help but question the narrative that Israel was Goliath and the Palestinians were David, because here in front of me it looked like the exact opposite. When I visited Gaza a few months later, I again saw the difference between how journalists portray a place and reality. You’d think the whole place was rubble, but, in fact, Gaza is no different in appearance from anywhere else in the Arab world. I didn’t see a single war-damaged building until I specifically asked my fixer to show me one. I went out to eat at restaurants where the tables are made from marble and the waiters wear vests and ties. I saw huge villas on the beach that wouldn’t be out of place in Malibu, and across the street I visited a new, $4 million mosque. (Hunter Stuart, Honest Reporting) continued on next page

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A new beginning From the Bimah Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz Chabad of Sarasota

uring the month of May and especially toward the end of the month, many “regular” synagogue attendees are missing. When questioned about their absence over the phone, by email or upon their return, most respond with, “It was my

granddaughter’s graduation. I couldn’t miss it.” Everyone, grandparents that is, seems to be out of town at this time of year for a grandchild’s graduation or end-of-year celebration. When I grew up, great attention was placed on the start of the year. Graduations and the end of the school year were not of any importance other than the fact that they led to a change. Of course, our parents were excited to celebrate the end of the school year and congratulate us, but that was it. There were no grand celebrations, anticipation or days of preparations toward the last day of the year, and no one, not my parents nor grandparents, attended the graduation. But the start of the school year, in all the school years, was a very ex-

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citing day, a striking contrast to the last day of school. Our grandparents brought presents and were all excited for us because of the upcoming first day of school/yeshiva. In fact, the first day of school was always a special day. I remember them all to this very day. In Jewish tradition, the first time a child attends school he is showered with candy and is carried on hands, covered with a tallis (prayer shawl) to the classroom. In this way, the parents express their joy and happiness about their child starting the journey of studying Torah. I remember that on the first day of yeshiva when I was fourteen, my parents took off a day from work, which was a big deal since making a living was not easy to come by (employees lost wages for missing work),

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just so they could accompany me into the yeshiva. Jewish tradition values the start of a journey much more than its completion, That’s why we celebrate the holiday of Rosh Hashanah, which marks the beginning of a new year. Not much fanfare is given to the end of the year. A new beginning gives us an opportunity to restart, re-fire and reignite the vigor, love and joy toward the project, study and relationship we celebrate. For that reason, Rosh Hashanah is a major holiday, where we are given another chance to reshape and rekindle our relationship with G-d. Let us use this opportunity and celebrate our relationship with G-d in a new beginning.

Racism is alive and well in the United States By Rabbi Howard A. Simon

merica, we say, is the land of discovered at American University. A the free and the home of the noose was found at the University of brave. Americans extol the Maryland and at a suburban middle rights and privileges of every citizen school in Crofton, Maryland. A racial slur was painted on the gate of basketno matter what his/her race, color, religion or national origin hapball star LeBron James’ pen to be. We honor the ﬂag, home in Los Angeles. stand for the singing of our James Harris Jackson, national anthem, and respect a professed white supremacist from Balone another as fellow citizens. That is what we say and timore, went to New York City “to target that is what many Americans believe. male blacks.” He is responsible for the death However, today such of Timothy Caughman, thoughts are becoming more a 66-year-old African of a wish than a reality. Ask Rabbi Howard A. Simon American. any African American about These are but a few of the horrifacceptance in “the land of the free” and ic acts committed against the African you will hear a very different response. American community. The Southern It is sad to admit that racism is a growPoverty Law Center stated that, from ing problem affecting more and more the end of 2016 thru February 2017, people daily. it has collected approximately 1,800 Think what has happened within hate-related episodes from almost evthese United States during the past ery state in the country. Heidi Beirich, three or four months. A noose was director of the Intelligence Project at found in one of the galleries of the the Law Center, said, “In the past, it National Museum of African Ameriwould be a total of a couple hundred at can History and Culture. A noose was most and that would be high.” found at the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn LeBron James stated the problem Museum. Bananas tied to nooses were

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Educators should provide opportunities for students to resolve conflicts, discuss problems, work in diverse teams, and think critically. In the end, interactive and engaging teaching strategies may ensure that this difficult topic is not avoided by students, but rather becomes an issue in which some of them may even develop a deeper and long-lasting interest. – Yad Vashem, Anti-Semitism guidelines The Robert and Esther Heller Community Relations Committee takes a firm stand against anti-Semitism in all its forms. We will use community resources and influence to combat what we believe is a rise in antiSemitism and anti-Zionist sentiments, which often result in aggressive acts and rhetoric against Jews. Through education, advocacy, and building relationships with the greater community of which we are a part, together we can combat hatred, bigotry, and harassment of Jews and other minorities.

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in the most explicit terms when he said, “No matter how much money you have, no matter how famous you are, no matter how many people admire you, being black in America is tough. And we got a long way to go for us as a society and for us as African Americans until we feel equal in America.” A statement of this nature is upsetting, but it is also all too true for black America. A leader of the Anti-Defamation League stated the problem in terms that resonate with all Jews when he said, “For African Americans the noose is comparable in the emotions that it evokes to that of the swastika for Jews.” Hatred of minorities is rampant in our country. Attacks against people of different religions, different races and different ethnic backgrounds occur on a far too regular basis. We can do better. We must do better. What we need is

respect for each resident of our country. If we are truly to be the land of the free and the home of the brave, we need to embrace one another, reach out to each other with care and concern, and live the dream that is America. That is our need, but it is not our reality – not yet. Rabbi Howard A. Simon is the founding chairman of The Robert and Esther Heller Israel Advocacy Initiative.

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ISRAEL, THE ARAB STATES, AND THE PROSPECTS FOR NORMALIZATION

The strategic rapprochement between Israel and some Arab states is undeniable, and behind-the-scenes cooperation is now greater than ever. But having spent much of the past several months in Israel and in Arab capitals, I believe that the hopes being placed on normalization are misplaced. If the Trump administration is looking to the Arabs for a shortcut on the Palestinian issue – or thinks Israel can establish closer relations with the Arabs without addressing that issue – it is likely to be disappointed. The main obstacle to Arab governments working openly with Israel stems from their own political weak-

ness. Facing massive domestic and foreign policy challenges, they simply cannot afford to spend valuable political capital defending a rapprochement with Israel that most of their citizens would consider a betrayal of the stillpopular Palestinian cause. On top of that, at a time of an intense competition with Iran, the Gulf Arabs and especially Saudi Arabia will not want to cede the Palestinian issue to their rivals in Tehran, who would be sure to denounce Riyadh for any public rapprochement with Israel. Moreover, since the Arab states are already getting most of what they need from Israel quietly with regard to intelligence, military and economic cooperation, they have little incentive to expand overt ties with Israel. (Philip H. Gordon, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, Washington Post)

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Jewish or Jew-ish? Looking back over 40 years in Jewish education Jewish community is considered midsized during season, we are a much smaller place for families raising school-age children. This is why I am such a big proponent of sending our kids away to Jewish summer camp so they can experience the richness of Jewish life with hundreds of other Jews. 2. Interfaith families are a nonissue, except when they are. Temple Sinai has always been very inclusive on the bimah and in our membership policies, which is wonderful except for when I realized that the young interfaith families themselves did not realize how included they were. Often their own families-of-origin struggled with their choice to intermarry and they assumed “the temple” shared that judgment. We discovered we needed to be much more intentional and explicit about what we were doing and why. Among other initiatives, we have hosted formal conversations among intermarried parents so they could hear each other’s stories. A great bonding moment came when a dad who is not Jewish, after hearing another dad who also is not Jewish describe the challenges of navigating High Holiday services at his wife’s temple for the first time, remarked, “And I thought I was the only one.” 3. Some Jews speak up, and some Jews don’t. Every school year there are issues of some sort regarding testing on Jewish holidays, inappropriate classroom assignments, or hurtful comments made to Jewish students by teachers or peers. Before living in Sarasota I had never met Jewish parents who were afraid to speak up for their children even when one of our Jewish professionals offered to join them. I find this so sad, both for them and their children. 4. People are moving away from being Jewish to being Jew-ish. There was a time when we had a broader consensus about what it meant to be Jewish and what kind of Jew you were if you belonged to a synagogue and sent your child to religious school. Times have changed. For whatever reasons (and it’s often, initially, to please grandparents), a family joins the temple and enrolls their children in school. From that point, all bets are off. We cannot

Education Corner By Sue Huntting

am writing this as one of my last responsibilities as Temple Sinai’s Religious School Director. Please allow me to take this opportunity to reﬂect on my last 40 years in the field and what I have learned along the way. I grew up with Jewish privilege – a large Classical Reform temple in suburban Philadelphia, an intensive shtetl-like small town experience with immigrant grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins, and Jewish summer camp. From these I gleaned the importance of Jewish learning, the power of community, and the value of family and traditions. In my early professional years I did youth work, Jewish camping, and ntry.then synagogue programming and freeconsulting. After moving to Sarasoed tota, I helped create the first Women’s eachSeders sponsored by Federation, and liveI even worked for a bit at the JCC. I loved teaching in the Melton program. th ourAt Temple Sinai I taught 9 grade and worked to open The Gan. Thanks to the und-wonders of technology, I am the Manstheraging Editor of the Journal of Jewish Education and a clinical faculty mentor to adults enrolled in an Executive Masters program in Jewish education. ee Over this time and from these varif ous vantage points, I have seen our a- Jewish community change in so many aff, ways. Though when I started my career I never expected to run a school, here are some of my takeaways from my past nine years as a Religious School Director: and 1. There are thriving Jewish commply munities…and then there are the rest olitiof us. Despite what it may seem somement times, this is actually a good time for zens Jewish education in America. What stillwas old is being reimagined, and exciting new projects are announced aln inmost daily, but not so much in smaller Gulf Jewish communities, like ours, without will the same critical mass and without the ssue same resources. d be Although the Sarasota-Manatee ublic over, getsrael milthey overt , seTHE STRENGTH OF A PEOPLE. THE POWER OF COMMUNITY. eign

presume to know what they want for themselves and their children unless we ask, and we have to be prepared for answers we may not want to hear. Many parents like the idea of being Jewish, but are resistant or unable to do what is necessary to really make it happen for their kids. What we must not do is wring our hands and lament that these parents are not being Jewish the way we think they should. We have to be prepared to work with both the Jewish families and

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Community Day School to start school year with record enrollment

he Hershorin Schiff Community Day School, which serves students in preschool through eighth grade, will begin the 2017-2018 school year with enrollment numbers (at press time) in excess of 225 students. This number stands in sharp contrast to just two years ago, when enrollment had fallen below 90. School leaders are thrilled with the turnaround, which began with the arrival of new head of school Dan Ceaser in July 2015. Numerous curriculum and programmatic changes were punctuated with the school’s rebranding, as Goldie Feldman Academy became Community Day in July 2016. This May, Community Day received notification of its successful five-year accreditations by the Florida Council of Independent Schools and Florida Kindergarten Council. Community Day is currently the only school

in our region fully accredited by FCIS, FKC and Prizmah – The National Center for Jewish Day Schools. In the coming year, curriculum enhancements will include a new dual-language preschool curriculum, featuring Hebrew and Spanish. A Hebrew language chair, Snait Ben-Herut, has been hired. A new shaliach from the Jewish Agency for Israel is being placed in our community for the second year, thanks to The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee. And seventh and eighth graders will be traveling to Israel in the spring of 2018 to visit their sister school in Tel Mond. “We are so grateful to have leaders and supporters who appreciate the importance of planting the seeds of Judaism throughout our community, and the value of teaching the next generation to explore their world, to be lead-

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Temple Emanu-El preschoolers enjoy a spectacular summer of science

t was another spectacular summer of science for the young campers of Temple Emanu-El! Now known as the Susan Schwaid Early Learning Center, Temple Emanu-El’s preschool was happy to host two wonderful sessions of the popular Summer Science Spectacular day camp. Now in its third year, the Summer Science Spectacular combines the Susan Schwaid Early Learning Center’s focus on hands-on learning and creativity with its staff’s expertise in areas ranging from microbiology to zoology. Each week brings a different theme and the opportunity for campers to explore the world around them from an ageappropriate scientific viewpoint. Whether the children are peering through a microscope, making slime, watching a demonstration on dry ice, or using the principles of chemistry to inﬂate a balloon, they are not only

having a great time – they are also developing an understanding of and appreciation for science that will last a lifetime! Although the camp centers on science, the Susan Schwaid Early Learn-

Susan Schwaid Early Learning Center summer camper Naiovy Garcia enjoys the book corner

ing Center campers also enjoyed traditional day camp activities like cooking, crafts, outdoor play and water days – as well as Jewish enrichment programming and Shabbat celebrations with Temple Emanu-El Rabbis Brenner Glickman and Michael Shefrin. As the summer draws to a close, the Susan Schwaid Early Learning Center of Temple Emanu-El is preparing for its inaugural year with its wonderful new name. In addition to a beautifully-renovated “green” building, the Center is offering enhanced Judaic programming – including a preschool Hebrew class taught by Temple Emanu-El Director of Education Sabrina Silverberg! For more information about the Susan Schwaid Early Learning Center, please call 941.377.8074.

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The Gan at Temple Sinai families prepare for the new school year By Laura Freedman

hildren are still enrolled in summer camps with several weeks to go, but parents begin to feel the fall season looming. There are so many wonderful and exciting events that occur in the very busy months ahead. There is a plethora of activities surrounding the opening of the school year, the High Holy Days, and the many festive celebrations of the season. Parents of school-age children feel the change in the air. It’s not the tem-

perature here in Florida, but the buzz of preparations for a new school year and all that accompanies the fresh start. Kids have been growing in the summer months, so it is time to hit the Backto-School sales for new clothes, new shoes and even new clean backpacks loaded up with new supplies for the classroom. Synagogues, preschools and Religious Schools are developing childfriendly programs aimed toward a lively take on the meanings of the holi-

days, offering specialized interactive services and events for young families. Temple Sinai has many of these programs designed to engage families with young children: Young Families Services for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur with Rabbi Churgel, Chazzan Abramson and the Directors of Early Childhood and Religious School; Tot Shabbat & Dinner; Sukkot; Tashlich at the Beach; Simchat Torah celebrations; and so much more. Our preschool will be adding a fall

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The annual garden harvest at Hershorin Schiﬀ Community Day School yielded cherry tomatoes, kale and beets for All Faiths Food Bank’s Sprout Mobile Farm Market. Children from kindergarten through fourth grade, who nurture the garden all year long, picked (and nibbled) the produce, grown as part of their outdoor classroom curriculum. The “Sprout Route” truck was loaded and vegetables were delivered to local residents who would otherwise go without. Pictured: Community Day students Bodhi Rell, Isabella Gammicchia, Alessia Zampol, Nathan Katz and Norah Ceaser gather tomatoes for the “Sprout Route” truck

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70th Norbert & Louise Bick Temple Emanu-El 65th Nancy & William VeShancey Temple Sinai 60th Joan and Robert Ravin Temple Sinai 55th Carole & Howard Friedman Temple Emanu-El 55th Ronald & Linda Klineman Temple Emanu-El 55th Philip & Barbara Meltzer Temple Emanu-El 55th Harold & Phyllis Zabin Temple Emanu-El

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