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GOOD NEWS MADE IN THE JEWISH STATE THIS PAST WEEK Safer cancer radiation therapy. Israeli startup Convergent RNR has developed MercyBeam, to improve radiation therapy for patients. A patented lens collects most of the X-rays from any standard Xray generator and focuses them at the tumor. It increases the therapeutic dose where it’s needed and not at surrounding tissue.

Eating whey protein before a meal helps control diabetes. Israeli researchers have discovered that consuming whey protein before a regular breakfast reduces blood sugar spikes after meals and also improves the body’s insulin response. Thus whey protein could help diabetics control blood sugar. $1.75 million donation to Israeli disabled charities. The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust is giving $1 million to SHALVA, The Association for Mentally and Physically Challenged Children in Israel. Also, $750,000 to Beit Halochem-Tel Aviv, which provides services for disabled IDF veterans.

Israel named Tier 1 nation in combating human trafficking. Israel has been awarded the highest ranking for its efforts to combat human trafficking in the U.S. State Department’s 2014 Trafficking in Persons Report. It praises Israel’s efforts to identify and rescue trafficking victims and take punitive steps against traffickers.

Green fabric printing. Israel’s Kornit Digital Printing has developed waterbased inks that are entirely organic, 100

percent non-toxic, vegan friendly and compatible with all types of fabric. The company’s high-speed DTG printers are “revolutionizing” the industry with single step fabric printing and no additional finishing.

Graduating in the greenest building in the Middle East. 32 Tel Aviv University Environmental Masters graduates received their MAs and MSc’s at a ceremony in the brand new Porter School of Environmental Studies Building.

Israeli designs Singapore Airport’s bio-dome. Israeli architect Moshe Safdie is building a huge bio-dome at Singapore’s Changi Airport. It will contain lavish gardens and fluid waterfalls that will pour down from the dome’s roof. The dome will connect Changi Airport’s terminals 1, 2 and 3.

China boosts Israel ties. A Chinese delegation, headed by Ren Zhiwu - deputy director-general of the High-Tech Industry Department of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) - arrived in Israel, the first time the highlevel government team has come to Israel.

25 Israeli start-ups to watch. Forbes magazine has listed 25 Israeli startups to keep your eye on in 2014. It says that Kaltura is most likely to be “one of the next billion-dollar exits” thanks to its wide-ranging video solutions platform. It also likes Petbnb, which pairs traveling pet owners with caretakers for their pets.

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Hundreds Show Support for Israel HOSTED BY AMERICANS UNITED WITH ISRAEL & FIDF SPECIAL FOR THE AJT

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n Sunday, August 10, hundreds of people gathered at the East Cobb Pavilion in Marietta to show their solidarity in response to the Gaza conflict. Speakers included Kaylene Rudy, Founder and President of Americans United with Israel; Garry Sobel, Chair for the Southeast Region and National Board Member of the FIDF; Mr. Opher Aviran, Consul General of Israel to the Southeast; Rabbi Paul Kerbel, Rabbi

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at Congregation Etz Chaim; and Pastor Randy Brook, Senior Pastor of Marietta Church of G-d. Julie Naturman, Cantor at Temple Sinai, preformed the Hatikvah and Kelly Stewart, Mayor Pro Tem of Johns Creek, Board Member of the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF), and Member of the Leadership Council of Birth Right Israel and Christians United with Israel (CUFI), performed the national anthem.

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Kaylene Rudy, organizer of the rally, opened the event by thanking everyone for coming to show their support for Israel, and expressed her gratitude to the Atlanta Jewish Times for their sponsorship and Jason Kagan of Krazy Boyz Productions for donating his time and resources for this worthy cause.

Kaylene explained that her devotion to generating public awareness and American support for Israel is because of three clear reasons, “Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East, the best friend and ally that America has, and last and most importantly – Israel is founded on the principles of Faith and Loyalty to the G-d of Israel.” She pointed out the increasing number of terror and death threats that the Jewish and Christian communities around the world have faced since the conflict in Gaza escalated. The crowd rallied while she shared an inspiring video of thousands of Americans in New York City 4 bursting with support for Israel during

Keynote speaker, Sergeant Major Rabbi Jeremy Gimpel, was called up to the IDF reserves to defend Israel on the Gaza border. On July 17, he was injured in action, and was subsequently released from service. In Israel, he hosts an English speaking radio and television show. He is also a columnist for the Jerusalem Post and borne native of Atlanta. Jeremy moved to Israel in 1991 with his family. Today, he lives in Neve Daniel with his wife, Tehila, and their four children. When the reserves were called up, 97 percent of them reported to their units within the next three hours, demonstrating their level of commitment to protecting Israel. He explained how Israel is on

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a Pro-Gaza march. Rudy challenged everyone to defend Israel whenever they hear anything inflammatory or untrue about Israel, remarking “Stand firm and be courageous because someone else around you will stand with you in support for Israel. You are not alone!

Victory in this war will be Israel’s and blessed are those who support her!”

“Once Operation Protective Edge comes to a conclusion, FIDF is committed to making sure that all Lone Soldiers involved with this conflict – over 1,500 of them – receive a flight home, so they may spend time with their families. It’s the least we can do to support these brave men and women who are protecting the State of Israel. FIDF says it best – their job is to look after Israel, ours is to look after them.”

Sobel spoke about the FIDF’s Lone Solider, Dignity and IMPACT! Scholarship programs and stated, “FIDF has a lifetime commitment to the families of the 64 fallen soldiers as well as 300 plus soldiers that have been wounded in Operation Protective Edge. Seeing such an amazing turnout today of over 500 people sends a clear message that our community is looking out for the wellbeing of our soldiers. Thank you for your continued support!”

Rabbi Paul Kerbel and Pastor Randy Brooks represented the spiritual leadership for the Jewish and Christian communities. Rabbi Kerbel confessed that he has been distressed to see the hardship, injuries, and loss of lives that Israel has been facing and commented that this is certainly a time for all of us to come together in support for Israel.

the front lines of America’s war against terrorism, stating, “King David’s army is resurrected.” Jeremy compared the Iron Dome to the kippah he wears on his head, “When the rockets are fired from Hamas you can see the rocket in the air and the white smoke behind it; when a counter missile is shot from the Iron Dome it is not visible and appears almost like G-d’s finger is extinguishing each one.” He acknowledged that sometimes it can be considered politically incorrect to talk about G-d in these matters; but, for him, it is because of G-d’s perfect timing, giving technology and inspiration to the Jewish people in order to protect Israel and its people each day, that there are miracles in Israel and lives being saved from Hamas terror. He asked, what if CNN asked Osama bin Laden his side of the story after 9-11, drawing a comparison to the current media bias against Israel. He explained the compromising position that each soldier is put in when he or she sees a Hamas terrorist preparing to fire on an Israeli citizen by asking the crowd, “What would you order your sniper to do if a Hamas sniper is ready to pull the trigger on a fellow Israeli and there is a 12-year-old boy standing next to him?”

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Miracles of Gaza War DIVINE INTERVENTION PROTECTS THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL SPECIAL FOR THE AJT

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ewish history is steeped in miracles — all expressions of G-d’s love. It began with the plagues in Egypt and the crossing of the Red Sea. It continued with Moses bringing forth water from a rock and Joshua crumbling the Walls of Jericho with the blasts of the shofar. What is G-d doing for Israel today? How much does G-d love us? He loves us so much that he sometimes bends the rules of nature to show it. As David Ben Gurion once said in an interview with CBS, “In Israel, in order to be a realist, you must believe in miracles.”

Let me share with you some incredible demonstrations of G-d’s love for the Jewish people — miracles of the war in Gaza. It was in the first week of July that a group of religious Jews traveled to southern Israel to help the farmers harvest wheat in preparation for the Biblical Shemita Sabbatical year. According to the Torah, Jews are supposed to allow the land of Israel to rest during the entire final year of the 7-year Shemita agricultural cycle. That means no planting or harvesting for a year on Israeli farms.

Aharon Samet told the Israeli radio show, Upside Down, that a great miracle occurred thanks to the fact that they had to harvest more wheat than usual earlier in July to comply with this law: “This year…we need to harvest wheat for 2 years. We plowed the land looking for wheat that was sown late due to the rains that fell late this year. On Kibbutz Sufa on the Gaza border, we found an entire field that was sown in mid-January [because of the rains], which is very unusual.” They harvested the wheat and didn’t give it another thought.

Only a couple of weeks later, when the fighting between Israel and Hamas was at its peak, did Samet and his friends realize the significance of their actions. On July 17th, 13 Hamas militants infiltrated from Gaza via a tunnel into Israel at the exact spot near Kibbutz Sufa where the men had been farming. The terrorists were shocked, however, to discover — as they rose to the surface — that the natural camouflage that they counted on — the giant wheat field — had disappeared.

The now empty field allowed IDF surveillance to spot the Hamas militants as they emerged from underground, and to drop bombs on them.

“Many lives were saved by the grace of Heaven,” the Israeli radio station, Kol Hai, commented.

At the beginning of the war, Hamas terrorists unleashed a fierce missile barrage on central and southern Israel, but the hand of G-d intervened to protect

Israelis from physical harm with very few, if any deaths. In Ashdod, an M-75 missile slammed into a home, crashing through the ceiling and landing on the floor of the balcony, but it didn’t explode, and the inhabitants along with the rest of the home were miraculously unharmed.

In the July 18th edition of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, a headline carried a quote from a Hamas terrorist who was asked why they couldn’t aim their rockets more effectively: “We do aim them, but their G-d changes their path in midair.”

An Israeli Iron Dome operator said he witnessed “the hand of G-d” diverting an incoming Hamas rocket into the sea. The commander claims that the divine intervention stopped the death of hundreds of Israeli citizens. The commander recalled, “A missile was fired from Gaza. The Iron Dome precisely calculated its trajectory. We know where these missiles are going to land down to a radius of 200 meters. This particular missile was going to hit either the Azrieli Towers, the Kirya (Israel’s equiva-

lent of the Pentagon) or [a central Tel Aviv railway station]. Hundreds could have died.”

“We fired the first [interceptor]. It missed. Second [interceptor]. It missed.

This is very rare. I was in shock… with just four seconds until the missile landed we warned emergency services to be on standby. Suddenly, Iron Dome showed a major wind coming from the east, a strong wind that sent the missile into the sea. We were all stunned.

I stood up and shouted, ‘There is a G-d, I witnessed this miracle with my own eyes. It was not told or reported to me.

I saw the hand of G-d send that missile into the sea.”

The Times of Israel reported that a senior officer in Israel’s army said that divine miracles protected his soldiers in the Gaza Strip. Givati Brigade commander Col. Ofer Winter said that he “witnessed a miraculous occurrence, the likes of which he had never seen before during his military career.” Winter indicated a predawn raid, which intended to use darkness as a cover, was delayed, forcing the soldiers to move

toward their objective as sunrise approached, endangering them of being exposed at daybreak. Winter explained how the heavy fog quickly descended, shrouding their movements until their mission was accomplished.

“Suddenly a cloud protected us,” he said, “like clouds of glory,” referring to the clouds the Torah says guided the ancient Israelites as they wandered in the desert. Winter further said, “Only when the soldiers were in a secure position, the fog finally lifted…It really was a fulfillment of the verse ‘For the L-rd your G-d is the one who goes with you to give you victory’” (Deut. 20:4).

And just yesterday, a missile hit a home in Sderot and exploded. Miraculously, no one was home.

It’s amazing how much G-d loves His people and we feel it more in these times than in most. I’m sure many more such stories will come out in the weeks ahead.

Editor’s note: Mark Hillel Kunis is the rabbi at Congregation Shaarei Shamayim in Atlanta.

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Great Contributions Made by Jewish Atlantans CHANGING SOCIAL, ECOnOMIC, POLITICAL, AND CULTURAL LIFE

BY SANDY BERMAN SPECIAL FOR THE AJT

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t is hard to imagine what Jacob Haas and Henry Levi, Atlanta’s first Jewish settlers, would think of their city today. Undoubtedly, they would be amazed by the growth of the Jewish population and by the contributions made by their co-religionists.

From the beginning, Jewish individuals added to the social, economic, political, and cultural life of the city. David Mayer is credited with being the father of the Atlanta Public School System and for saving the city’s cotton crop during the Reconstruction era. Ludwig Amster was one of the founders of Piedmont Hospital and the Jewish-owned Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills, which, at one time, was the city’s largest employer.

Without Atlanta’s Jews there would not have been a Rich’s Department Store, a Jacobs’ Pharmacy, where Coca-Cola was first served as a fountain drink, or, perhaps, a world-renowned aquarium. Georgia Tech might have had a different fight song, one other than The Ramblin’ Wreck, which was arranged by Mike Greenblatt, and Driving Miss Daisy may have never graced the nation’s theatres if playwright Alfred Uhry had been born and raised elsewhere.

Haas and Levi would have been amazed and proud if they had witnessed the many accomplishments and success stories generated by Atlanta’s Jewish population since their arrival in 1845. The stories will keep unfolding as new generations of citizens continue to create, produce, and add to the city’s future.

Sandy Berman is the founding archivist of Ida Pearle and Joseph Cuba Archives at The Breman Museum, where she worked for twenty-nine years. She has just completed her first novel, Klara with a K, which will soon be available on Amazon.

An Unforeseen Journey to America FINDING JOY AND PROMISE IN ATLANTA

BY BALFOURA “BO” LEVINE

My mother went to Israel to escape the Chinese communists, and some years later, when I became an American citizen, I sponsored her coming here. I married my first husband, Hans Meyer in 1953. After being widowed two times, I was married to Nate Levine by the late, great Rabbi Harry Epstein in the lovely AA chapel in 1984.

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was born in Shanghai, China in 1925. My parents, Frieda and Jacob L. Friend, natives of Russia/Poland, fled the Russian tsarist, anti-Semitic regime. I grew up speaking English, Russian, Chinese and even some French. While I was living in Shanghai during World War II, my uncle, Louis Friend, informed me that I would be transferring from St. John’s University in Shanghai to the University of Georgia. I came to the States on a foreign student visa (we were called Stateless Russians) and graduated with a Journalism degree in 1950.

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Although Gone with the Wind opened in Atlanta’s Loews Grand Theater 75 years ago in 1939, it premiered for me at the same time at the Grand Theater in Shanghai. A group of us young teens, armed with boxes of popcorn, sat mesmerized throughout the four-hour film. All we had learned at our British-run Public School for Girls was that America had cities like New York, Chicago (with gangsters who spoke funny and chewed gum), San Francisco, Los Angeles, and of course, Hollywood...

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“Bo” Levine, Then and Now gia, Atlanta or the Civil War. Never in my wildest dreams did I think that years later, in 1947, I would be in the very midst of the lovely south, attending the University of Georgia, raising a family in the middle of Georgia, and then living here in Atlanta. Along the way, I learned to speak with the soft southern accent I love, chucking my clipped “veddy” English speech long ago. I would watch Gone with the Wind repeatedly, learning firsthand all about Scarlett, Rhett, Melanie, Ashley and all the other GWTW

folks. The movie quickly became my all-time favorite film.

A couple of years later, my father, Jacob L. Friend, came to Georgia on a rabbinical visa from the Philippines, where he had been stuck during World War II. He was sponsored, as I was, by his brother, Louis, of Eastman, Georgia. My father’s beautiful basso voice landed him a job in Atlanta as the High Holy Day cantor at the old Ahavath Achim synagogue on Boulevard Avenue, called “Bais Yankef” by the old-timers.

My father had become the permanent Hazzan Sheini, Torah Reader and Hebrew teacher at Ahavath Achim. Sadly, my father was hit by a car on his 88th birthday, just as he was leaving the synagogue for the day. Fittingly, the ambulance took him to Grady Hospital’s Margaret Mitchell Emergency Room, where he died a couple of days later. He would have been proud to know that I donated his corneas to the hospital in his beloved country of America and his beloved city of Atlanta.

Balfoura “Bo” Levine, a resident of The Renaissance on Peachtree, has been active in a wide variety of Jewish and civic organizations in Atlanta. She has three children and three grandchildren and writes for The Jewish Georgian and the Renaissance Journal.

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The Evolution of Etz Chaim HOW ITS GROWTH IMPACTED ATLANTA’S JEWISH COMMUNITY

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have spent more than half my life as a resident of Dixie, with two native born children. Full disclosure would indicate that I was born just across the bridge from Philadelphia in West Jersey Hospital in Southern Jersey, and so, I have truly been a southerner all my life.

And, indeed, when my time on this good earth draws to an end, my plans are to move into a small, cozy place in the Arlington Cemetery. I am a committed Braves, Falcons, and Hawks fan, no longer do I cheer for the Phillies, Eagles, or 76ers.

I moved down to Atlanta during the summer of 1978 to a modest Jewish community with seven synagogues, a few independent kosher butchers, a robust JCC and an assortment of agencies to serve the needs of local Jewry. Hearing Yiddish spoken with a southern drawl constantly reminded me that no matter how many times I clicked my heels I was no longer north of the Mason-Dixon Line.

Etz Chaim was founded 40 years ago by a young, enthusiastic group of locals and transplants, seeking to build a Conservative shul to serve the northern suburbs. I began as a student in 1977 and then in 1978 moved down as the full-time rabbi and have joyfully held that position ever since.

The Atlanta Jewish community has grown wondrously, yet it is difficult to imagine the different culture that existed back then. Jewish life beyond I-285 was unimaginable, but Jewish life over the Chattahoochee River was deemed impossible. The joke was that a passport was necessary when entering Cobb County.

It was quite a different world back then. When we put up the first stage of our building, there were members who expressed genuine fear about our security and safety. After all, Leo Frank was lynched just down

morning and night, with robust Shabbat services. Our members are major players in both the Jewish and nonJewish communities. Annually, we bring in world-class scholars and offer simulcasts with the 92nd Street Y. In the old days, it was a schlep to buy kosher, but now tasty rib steaks, chicken, and assorted delicacies are available around the corner. The good old days were great but so is today.

the street and Mary Paghan was buried not so far away. They felt, with our new visibility, we would be targets of antiSemitic violence.

The suggestion was made to have armed congregants patrol the property at night. Such concerns were immediately dismissed. In all the years we have been on Indian Hills Parkway, never has there been an anti-Semitic act of vandalism. In fact, in all the years I have walked home with a kippah on my head, never have I experienced an ugly comment directed at me by drivers by.

Having remained in one place for so many years, I have said tearful goodbyes to many but have also made wonderful new friends. In the early days, I knew every colleague and had been in every synagogue building. Today, there are many rabbis who are strangers and many beautiful houses of worship I have yet to enter. In the early days, A few memories.

Groundbreaking at Congregation Etz Chaim, Then I knew everyone at meetEtz Chaim built the ings, rallies and events. Tofirst public sukday, many are strangers. In kah ever in Cobb the early days, there were a County. Soon after handful of Jewish addresses, its construction, but today they are endless. we received several In the twilight of my career, calls complimenting I remember well the dawn us on our Nativity and everything in between. scene but curious My memories are good ones why we were buildCongregation Etz Chaim, Now and though I am from Exit 4 ing it in September. but Etz Chaim’s growth paralleled the Before we had a place to call home explosion of Atlanta into a bustling on the Turnpike, I am a proud, gratewe would hold services, when host- Jewish metropolis now with scores of ful citizen of the South and count my ing a Bar or Bat Mitzvah, at a local synagogues, institutions .and agen- years as the rabbi of wonderful Etz hotel. A beautiful, wooden, portable cies. As went Atlanta, so went Etz Chaim as a precious blessing. ark was crafted for such occasions Chaim. We have all grown up, from and was transported to the simchas provincial to major players. Over the in the back of a Chevy Suburban. years, we have hosted political fo- Editor’s note: Rabbi Shalom Lewis is On one Friday afternoon, as the ark rums, been a polling place for local the Senior Rabbi at Congregation Etz was being wheeled into the Radis- and national elections, provided food Chaim in East Cobb. son Hotel, a few children near by to shelters, had blood drives, engaged noticed, got very excited and hollered in dialogue and programming with out, “Hey mister, where’s the puppet local churches, provided assistance show going to be?” for those in need and more. From the I miss those early days of intimacy, innocence, and pioneering spirit,

early struggles of getting ten Jews at we now have daily minyanim, both

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Regenstein’s From Downtown to Buckhead OVER 100 YEARS OF PROVIDING FOR ATLANTANS SPECIAL FOR THE AJT

the Buckhead store is a Trader Joe’s.

ulius Regenstein moved from Montevallo, Alabama to Atlanta in 1872 and opened a store at 70 Whitehall Street, which he originally named “The Surprise Store.” The first floor had women’s wear, millinery, crockery, glassware, and books. The second floor had men’s clothing, boots, shoes, guns, and saddles.

After talking to Lew Regenstein, celebrated author and great-grandson of Julius, it is clear that the Regenstein family loved Atlanta as much as Atlanta loved the Regenstein’s stores. Lew Regenstein smiles, conveying feelings of nostalgic pride and embarrassment, as he tells story after story about people coming up to him in public and telling him how much they loved the store, or bragging that they purchased their wedding items from Regenstein’s.

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Following the Reconstruction era, Whitehall Street began to pull itself out of the red mud, when Belgian blocks were laid south to Trinity Church.

Additionally, city transportation was introduced, using a mule-drawn, bobtailed street car, which was routed from Whitehall to West End. The part of Whitehall Street that extended from

Growing up, Lew Regenstein only worked at the stores for one summer.

However, he still tells stories of the good old days when he was in his 20s and would eat at Ding Ho, the Chinese restaurant across the street from the

OVS Celebrates Centennial of Sephardic Life SHARING A SACRED CULTURE WITH FUTURE GENERATIONS SPECIAL FOR THE AJT

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hen the shofar sounded at Congregation Or VeShalom on Sunday, August 10, it was a blast that beckoned from the past to the future. One hundred years ago, two small congregations came together to create a unified Atlanta Sephardic synagogue. As a result, a community took root and continues to thrive.

Throughout the years, Or VeShalom has fostered Sephardic Jewish practices and maintained Sephardic culture and customs. Although it is many times larger than the original group, it still has the feel of a large, extended family. It has welcomed many more new immigrants and has become the synagogue of choice for a sizeable number of Ashkenazi Jews.

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the railroad to Mitchell Street developed into Atlanta’s retail center, which it remained until the 1920s.

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In 1930, understanding the city’s push to move northward to Peachtree Street, Regenstein’s opened a second store at Peachtree and Cain, prompting other stores to follow. That second store, as well as a subsequent store in Buckhead, stayed open until the 1980s, when competition from Lenox Square became too great.

Now, the second store is a Hooters, and

Peachtree Street store. At that time, Ding Ho was either the only, or at least one of the few, Chinese restaurants in Atlanta. On Sunday nights, that was the place for Jewish people to be.

There, he would see friends like Malcolm Ringel, Steve Weinstein, Steve Selig, and Jerry Gordon, just to name a few.

Now, although there are too many Chinese restaurants to count, Jews can still find each other on Sunday night at their local favorite, catching up on current events and kibitzing.

Or VeShalom continued their year-long centennial celebration with a ceremony, presenting a new Torah to the congregation, a Torah that the community joined together over the last few months to write with the assistance of sofer Rabbi Mordechai Danneman.

Yesterday’s blast of the shofar heralded a parade of Torahs throughout the sanctuary of the synagogue. As members sang in Hebrew, the Torahs were passed throughout the congregation, from generation to generation, so that each member could welcome it into the community.

Many of today’s members are the descendants of the original families, refugees of the Ottoman Empire who had immigrated to Atlanta from Turkey and the Isle of Rhodes in the early 1900s. Sidney Tourial, an OVS past president, is the chair of the Centennial Committee. The Centennial Torah was named in memory of Asher I. Benator, a member of another founding family, through a sponsorship by his wife, Grace, and their children.

Editor’s note: For a listing of Or VeShalom’s additional centennial events, visit the congregation’s website, www.orveshalom.org.

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The Expansion of Chabad of Georgia PROVIDING A WELCOMING HOME FOR ALL JEWISH GEORGIANS

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ince Rabbi Yossi and Dassie New arrived in Atlanta from New York in January of 1984, Chabad in the Atlanta area has flourished. At the time, the rabbis considered Atlanta to be “an up and coming city,” which was home to 30,000 Jews, significantly lower than today’s 120,000 person Jewish population.

“It was right at the beginning of the big boom the city was going through,” Rabbi New said.

Chabad has gone from just the New family to nine Chabad Houses, four college campus Chabad locations, one kollel, several preschools, a growing day school, summer camps, and Friendship Circle.

A whopping 18 Chabad rabbis now live in and around Atlanta, reaching roughly 10,000 Jewish families.

Rabbi New oversees the expansion of all of Chabad of Georgia’s locations, which offer more than 50 Torah classes a week throughout the Atlanta area and beyond.

Upon arrival, Rabbi New originally focused on three things: establishing a synagogue called Beth Tefillah in Sandy Springs, a newer area where a lot of Jewish families were moving; starting camp Gan Israel for Jewish children; and offering classes, such as lunch and learn sessions. “Some classes have been running continuously for more than 20 years,” he said.

He explains, “At the outset, my game plan was to establish a strong center in Sandy Springs, then to branch out and establish the satellites.”

New said that one of the biggest challenges has been balancing “in-reach and outreach” — people already involved and committed to the Jewish community have one set of needs, while the unaffiliated have another set of needs.

One side of the equation is manpower: different rabbis have different responsibilities. The other part is the culture and identity of the center — are its attendees more affiliated or unaffiliated?

Chabad in general is known for being warm and welcoming to Jews of all backgrounds and levels.

Following its inception 250 years ago, the Chabad-Lubavitch movement — a branch of Hasidism — swept through Russia and spread in surrounding countries as well. Eventually, the philosophy of Chabad and its adherents reached almost every corner of the world and affected almost every facet of Jewish life.

The Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Me-

nachem Mendel Schneerson of righteous memory (1902–1994), known simply as “the Rebbe,” guided postHolocaust Jewry to safety from the ravages of that devastation.

tage,” Rabbi Minkowitz said.

“Over the years we have focused our efforts on programs that serve families with children and thank G-d today we have a very thriving community with a young and dynamic synagogue, summer camp, hebrew school for the unaffiliated, adult education, and many more programs that have helped establish the Alpharetta / Johns Creek area as a real Jewish community.”

Today, 4,000 full-time Chabad emissary families apply 250-year-old principles and philosophies to direct more than 3,300 institutions dedicated to the welfare of the Jewish people worldwide.

Rabbi Michoel Refson serves a different type of community at the University of Georgia in Athens.

Chabad of Georgia now has a presence at Emory, Kennesaw State University, Georgia State University, Georgia Tech and the University of Georgia.

“The first week we hosted Shabbat dinner when we arrived in 2005 we had four students around the table,” he said. “Currently, our largest Shabbat is our annual Shabbat 500 with 500 Jewish students at UGA participating.”

In addition to Chabad of Georgia in Sandy Springs, Chabad Houses include Chabad of Acworth/ Kennesaw, Alpharetta/ North Fulton, Augusta, Cobb, Gwinnet t , InTown, Peachtree City, and the Chabad Israeli Center.

Chabad also operates the Atlanta Dayanut Institute, a kollel that trains an elite group of rabbis to become qualified Halachic (Jewish law) experts and community adjudicators of Torah Law. These rabbis are preparing to serve the Jewish community nationwide upon the completion of their three-year course of study and training. The rabbis — while they are in Atlanta — also offer quality and high-level educational opportunities to the Atlanta Jewish community.

Another big part of Chabad’s outreach efforts is Friendship Circle, the fastest-growing Jewish organization for children with special needs, with over 79

He, along with his wife Chana and their four children, are a team working to engage every Jewish student and to create for them a Jewish home away from home. locations worldwide.

Friendship Circle’s unique approach brings together teenage volunteers and children with special needs. The children’s parents and siblings receive much needed respite and support from the Friendship Circle community. Friendship Circle in Atlanta currently has 100 volunteers helping 50 special needs children.

Rabbi Hirshy Minkowitz runs Chabad of Alpharetta/North Fulton. His wife Rashi passed away suddenly earlier this year, but the couple grew their Chabad center from the ground up, and it continues to thrive.

“The growth in North Fulton has been absolutely phenomenal. From the moment we arrived here we realized that we are dealing with an area that is filled with young Jewish families that are looking to know more and enjoy a meaningful relationship with their heri-

“The college age is the most important age to impact Jewish youth,” he added. “It is the first time they are really discovering the world on their own. If Judaism doesn’t play a part, they might never give themselves the chance to discover that.”

Rabbi New said that Chabad of Georgia sees its new elementary school as one of its major focuses over the next five years. Called Chaya Mushka Children’s House, the cutting-edge Jewish Montessori school, located in Sandy Springs, currently runs through fifth grade. The school will soon expand to serve middle school as well.

While the Jewish community in the Atlanta area continues to grow, Chabad plans to continue strengthening the existing centers while keeping an eye on new outreach opportunities.

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The Importance of Legacy Giving MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS SPECIAL FOR THE AJT

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s members of Atlanta’s strong Jewish community, we all stand on the shoulders of giants. Today we see evidence of the vision, passion and dedication of generations before ours in the institutions, programs and values that keep our community thriving.

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L’dor v’dor is one of the most fundamental tenants of Judaism. To continue this tradition and to ensure a strong Jewish community for generations to come, we too must create legacies for our children. How will we show the younger generation what we care about? How do we want to be remembered? While discussing our values and life lessons with our families and community members is a crucial component of passing along our legacies, it is equally important to demonstrate those values through tzedakah. Each of us has the opportu-

nity to help our favorite agency, synagogue or community service exist in perpetuity. Gifts today and endowment gifts for the future can underwrite vital programs for the Jewish community in Greater Atlanta, in Israel, and around the world. Long after our lifetimes, families throughout the world will benefit from our generosity.

Securing a Jewish future is one of the most important actions we can take as concerned, committed Jews.

Your legacy gift lasts far beyond

your years because in a true endowment the principal is never spent, but rather invested, therefore earning income that is then spent to sustain the cause you have chosen to support in perpetuity. Your legacy can reflect everything that is most important and meaningful to you.

The legacy planning process can engender heartfelt conversations with your family and build bonds with your partners in the community.

Creating your legacy through a planned gift or endowment allows you to ensure that those who come after you know what you stood for.

• Leave a percentage via a beneficiary designation on your life insurance policy.

• Donate a cash value life insurance policy you no longer need.

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• Donate cash to cover the premiums on a new life insurance policy insuring you and naming your favorite non-profit organization as the owner and beneficiary.

• Donate cash or appreciated stock, real estate or another business interest.

• Leave a percentage of your Donor Advised Fund or family foundation.

The Jewish Itai D. Tsur Federation of Great Federation doesn’t er Atlanta is one of know what the needs of tomorrow many Federations around the country to implement the Create a Jewish will bring, but we know there will Legacy program (CJL), which seeks always be a Jewish community in to build a vibrant Jewish commu- Atlanta, and it is our duty to supnity, now and in the future, through port it both today and tomorrow. By planned gifts and endowments. CJL including your favorite charities, day promotes the message that all of us schools, and congregations in your have the ability to make a difference estate plans, you can ensure that for future Jewish generations. As the your support will exist forever. central address for Jewish Atlanta, Federation is the steward for this Editor’s note: If you would like to inprogram on behalf of the commuclude the Jewish Federation of Greatnity. Federation works with over 30 er Atlanta or one of our CJL partners local partners – congregations, day in your estate documents or as a beneschools, and other Jewish non-profficiary designation in your IRA, 401k its – to educate and empower them or life insurance, please visit www. to ensure their organization’s future atlantajewishlegacy.org for suggested will be bright; we also encourage wording you can bring to your finanmembers of the Jewish community to cial advisor. For more information, include these organizations in their contact Rachel Wasserman at rwasestate plans. Creating your Jewish serman@jfga.org. legacy does not have to be complicated or expensive. The legacy planning Itai D. Tsur is Jewish Federation process can save you money by reduc- of Greater Atlanta’s Senior Endowing estate or income taxes, especially ment Counsel and Rachel Wasserif you are about to sell a business or man is the PG&E Manager of Special property. Here are some quick and Projects at the Jewish Federation of easy ways to support our community: Greater Atlanta.

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The Growth of LaVista Road SHULS, KOSHER EATERIES, AND YESHIVAS, OH MY

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hen we decided to move to Atlanta from New York in 1976, we tried to prepare ourselves for the world of Tara and grits. For the record, I had never tasted okra or heard the word “kudzu,” but I was not averse to experiencing new forms of vegetation.

Most importantly, we wanted to find a Jewish neighborhood in Atlanta similar to our diverse, vibrant section of Brooklyn. We asked knowledgeable people to recommend an area where a variety of synagogues, schools, and kosher restaurants were located.

There were a good number of Jews in Atlanta, a Jewish Community Center, a Jewish Federation, kosher meat, and several synagogues, but nothing like what we were used to. Not even close.

Who knew that by 2014 there would be several “Jewish neighborhoods” to choose from, offering schools, synagogues, and restaurants? And who knew that on a one-mile stretch of a single street, LaVista Road, there would be an abundance of all of them?

Driving down south with our daughters bouncing in the back seat (no seat belt laws in 1976), our first stop in Atlanta was a Winn Dixie (how southern could they get?) supermarket, where we were met with gentility.

We were stunned that people waited patiently, spoke softly, and were polite. The clerks said “thank you” and smiled. When we had a hard time pulling out of our cramped parking space, no one blared their horn and no one yelled at us. We felt like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz: we weren’t in Brooklyn anymore….in a good way.

We threw ourselves into our new lives, meeting and befriending many great people, finding the kosher butcher and bakery, enrolling our older daughter in pre-school, and soon making Atlanta our home.

We moved into the Toco Hills neighborhood in 1985. As Sabbath observers, we desired to live within walking distance of the sole freestanding, full-service Orthodox shul at that time, Beth Jacob. So, we bought a home one mile away and walked the LaVista walk. Arthur’s Kosher Meats was a few blocks away and the Hebrew Academy was on North Druid Hills. Ironically, the streets were named Merry, Christmas, Bramble, Holly, and Pinetree. But, what’s in a name? Jews from all over the world moved into the neighborhood (keep reading), and they built new syna-

gogues, schools, and restaurants. The Jewish population of the area continued to grow and became more diverse.

Within the last twenty-nine years the single one-mile stretch of LaVista Road has been transformed.

es, partially because we’re all linked by a common street. Where else but along that one-mile stretch of LaVista could there be the annual, inclusive Purim Parade? Move over, Brooklyn.

that there are several “Jewish neighborhoods” growing in Atlanta. With that in mind, she will be delighted to be your guest at the kosher restaurant nearest you.

Editor’s note: Chana Shapiro notes

LaVista Road has exploded with Jewish institutions, reflecting the growing diversity of the people of Toco Hills. Ner HaMizrach was founded by Iranian and Sephardic Jews; eventually another Iranian synagogue, Netzach Yisrael, opened a few blocks away and now meets at Torah Day School. Young Israel, a Modern Orthodox shul, opened its doors and is presently completing construction of beautiful new quarters. The Atlanta Scholars’ Kollel maintains a very active learning center adjoining Beth Jacob, and the Atlanta Kashrut Commission has offices on the Beth Jacob site. Next door, Temima, the Richard and Jean Katz High School for Girls, is opening its doors this year.

Torah Day School serves a student body of several hundred; it was a temporary Shabbat home for Bukhari Jews, and the MJCCA runs a youth league there. Congregation Beit Chaverim, a Reconstructionist synagogue, is establishing a permanent home in the former Young Israel. Beth Jacob, the shul that optimistically and presciently planted a Jewish presence on LaVista Road, is launching a major renovation. There are even two mikvahs on LaVista Road, one for men and one for women.

At the Briarcliff end of the LaVista stretch are Judaica Corner, Broadway Cafe, The Kosher Gourmet, and Pita Palace. At the Druid Hills end of the stretch are two kosher-foodladen supermarkets, Publix and Kroger, with Chai Peking Chinese in residence. The Spicy Peach recently opened a few doors down. One can take-out a sandwich or a complete meal from any of these eateries.

Our Christian neighbors, including a few churches (which open their parking lots to us) graciously accept the adjustment of the traffic lights at the intersection of Biltmore and LaVista on Shabbat to assist the safe crossing of so many people. Waiting for the light to change, one hears conversations in French, Hebrew, Farsi, Russian and Yiddish.

Our old friends from Brooklyn who have visited us several times over the past twenty-nine years are amazed at the development of LaVista Road. But what they find most unbelievable is the communal desire to know one another and our resolve to get along, regardless of our differenc-

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ModernTribe Judaica Opens Downtown ESTABLISHING A PERMANENT HOME SPECIAL FOR THE AJT

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odernTribe founder and owner Jennie Rivlin Roberts admits, “I’ve been asked more than once, ‘why are you opening in Downtown Atlanta instead of Perimeter Mall?’” For the 7-year-old business, the answer is multi-faceted and includes a mix of need, opportunity, inspiration, and fit.

A Need for a Permanent Home

Online since 2007, ModernTribe experimented with brick & mortar retail in a temporary space in Inman Park last winter. “We loved the opportunity to connect with customers

in person,” says Rivlin Roberts, “and we gained confidence that Atlanta Jews, as well as non-Jews, appreciated our funky retail concept.” After leaving the temporary space, Rivlin Roberts knew ModernTribe needed a permanent home for online operations and in-person shopping.

An Opportunity for Free Space

Soon after returning the business to her basement, Rivin Roberts read about Central Atlanta Progress’s (CAP) initiative to populate empty storefronts along the new Atlanta Streetcar route. The Downtown Pop-up Retail Program offered four months of free space to retailers in exchange for taking a risk on a neighborhood they may have not con-

sidered. More than 100 businesses applied for space, and a dozen were selected and opened June 7th.

An Inspiring Vision

“My business has been my way of tikkun olam,” says Rivin Roberts. “I love being part of the revitalization of my home town.”

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The shop is located in a neighborhood coined “Sweet Auburn” by Atlanta leader John Wesley Dobbs in the 1950s. Back then, it was one of the country’s gems of African American life: in 1956, Fortune magazine called Sweet Auburn “the richest Negro street in the world.” However, the area began to decline in the 70s despite its designation as a National Historic Landmark in 1976. In 1992, Sweet Auburn was designated one of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Efforts to revitalize the area have continued for over 20 years. Now, the area hosts dozens of popular local restaurants and bars, including Church and Joystick, as well as beautiful homes surrounding Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birth home. The business district, where ModernTribe is located, is the final piece of the renaissance.

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is also a national trend of young people moving back into the cities, and Jews are no exception. “ModernTribe’s social mission is to help younger or hipper Jews express and share their Jewish identities,” says Rivin Roberts. “It is in line with our mission to remain Intown.” In addition, being Downtown, particularly along the new Atlanta Streetcar line, is expected to allow ModernTribe’s national customer base an easy way to visit the store. Atlanta is host to 40 million visitors a year; 800,000 Jews make up two percent. Recognizing that Sandy Springs recently lost its independent Judaica store, ModernTribe is exploring same-day delivery options for metro Atlanta. However, with easy access a half a mile off I-75 and free off-street parking, Rivin Roberts is hoping suburban Atlantans will visit.

Editor’s note: ModernTribe.com, the nationally known designer and online retailer of design-forward Judaica and Jewish gifts, has opened a shop in Downtown Atlanta, as a participant in a city effort to revitalize the Sweet Auburn historic neighborhood. ModernTribe is located on 141 Auburn Avenue NE, Suite G and is open daily from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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The Royal Bagel Leaves Lasting Impact PROVIDING CUSTOMERS WITH MORE THAN JUST BAGELS

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or over 20 years, The Royal Bagel was an Atlanta institution. When it opened in 1974, most locals didn’t know what a bagel was. When the doors closed for the final time in 1997, the bagel shop founded by Michael, Kenny and Rose Yoss had been voted “Best of Atlanta” thirteen years running. So why did it close? Former co-owner Michael Yoss says, “It just got stale.”

Michael was just 22 years old when he opened the bakery with his parents in Ansley Mall, which, when at its peak, employed 50 people. His father, Kenny, would hand out cookies to kids who came into the bakery, leaving many people with fond memories of the shop.

“As much as I was integral to the bakery, that business will always be known as Kenny and Rose’s place. A lot of people don’t know, but I opened the bakery with my folks,” Michael says. “The things people remember are getting a cookie from my father or some student getting yelled at by my mother for acting foolish. I would venture to say that the business lasted because of what my parents were to everyone.”

In the aftermath of the store closure, Michael worked as a courier and then started an Atlanta branch of his brother’s company, selling computer supplies to local businesses. In 2000, just three short years after The Royal Bagel closed its doors, both Kenny and Rose passed away over a span of 12 days. It was a somber and poetic end for two people so deeply entrenched and beloved by the Atlanta Jewish community.

Although he doesn’t make bagels anymore, he still misses The Royal Bagel and his parents with a passion and often reminisces about the old days of schmoozing with customers over a hot cup of coffee.

“I miss it. I miss the people. I miss that sense of community,” Michael says.

“There were a bunch of reasons why we closed in 1997, certainly not the least of which was competition. The McDonalds of bagel franchises were opening all around. In my biased opinion, none of them compared to ours, but it was so much easier for people to get to those bakeries. Ansley Mall was difficult to get in and out of, and a lot of people didn’t want to do that anymore.”

However, the memory of Royal Bagel lives on through Michael’s current venture, Yoss Baking. He started the wholesale bakery out of his kitchen in 2002. Today, the bakery sells to restaurants, hotels and even Delta Airlines. He started with just cheesecakes but has gradually increased his product line to include pies, cakes, and tiramisu. Yoss Baking has operated out of its own building in Norcross for nine years now. Michael still takes a hands-on approach to his work and likes to establish a relationship with each customer just like The Royal Bagel did.

“Generally, I do all the deliveries for Yoss because I want to go back and see each and every customer.

Yoss Baking is not just a faceless company. I want customers to see the owner, which is what The Royal Bagel was all about. You knew who you were dealing with on a daily basis.”

The Royal Bagel opened in 1974 and, over the course of its 22 year

operation, it became a special place because of Michael and his parents Kenny and Rose. It was so special that people still talk about it today, 17 years after its closing.

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atlanta, then and now

Morrison Senior Living Enhances Residents’ Dining Experience FOOD IS MORE THAN SUSTENANCE SPECIAL FOR THE AJT

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ince the 1920 opening of Morrison’s Cafeteria in Mobile, Alabama by James Arthur Morrison, the company has continually looked for ways to elevate the dining experience. Evolving from humble beginnings almost a century ago, Morrison Senior Living has maintained an emphasis on creating memorable experiences and a focus on hospitality.

By following the idea that food is more than sustenance, Morrison has gone from serving cafeteria customers to leading the senior living dining industry. At Morrison, the food they create represents taste memories and experiences enjoyed throughout life. Through this approach, they are able to adapt to market demands and specific dining needs of residents – like kosher communities. With 22 kosher communities across the country – and an opportunity to expand into kosher communities in Atlanta – their mission is to stay true to their “Food Rules” and focus on keeping food wholesome, scratch made and top-quality. As they’ve discovered, especially with their kosher communities, creating a connection to food is just as important at a young age as it is as we progress throughout life.

To successfully deliver consistent, outstanding experiences for their kosher residents, they’ve adopted a three-tiered approach, which includes: 1. A foundation based on health and wellness 2. An ongoing effort to educate our culinary and support staff on kosher dining laws and preparations

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A Foundation of Health & Wellness Everything Morrison serves their residents reflects their food philosophy and commitment to delivering healthy meals. They begin their menu preparation with starches that

have high nutritional value – like brown rice or risotto cut with farro – and build on with fresh vegetables and lean proteins. Their innovative culinary approach goes handin-hand with their strict adherence to dietary regulations and kashrut laws. For example, they create flavorful and healthy “cream” sauces by using pureed parsnips or cauliflower in lieu of cream. The result is a parve option that is healthier and more versatile. This example highlights their approach to merge flavor with freshness to create a positive dining experience.

comfort and interest in meal consumption.

Because family plays a key role for residents, Morrison has created special programs for visitors. Their “Moose on the Loose” program is an interactive dining, wellness concept at senior living communities for residents’ grandchildren and their entire family.

Originally created for pediatric patients in healthcare, the program includes specially designed and crafted healthy menus, jigsaw puzzles, stickers and more.

Focus on Kosher Dining

Their commitment to kosher dining means they are constantly evolving from a culinary and educational perspective. They strive to keep their recipes and ingredients traditional and work with Rabbis to ensure all dietary laws are observed. For Morrison, engaging local resources and working with local kosher vendors produces the best experiences and taste memories. They obtain the necessary ingredients needed by their chefs from their kosher clients, which reflects their financial commitment to their vendors.

They see great value in investing in kosher dining and training.

Morrison is currently developing two Centers for Excellence at their kosher communities in New Jersey and Philadelphia. They will act as onboarding sites for all new managers and training grounds for any managers who want to learn the traditions, culture and skills set around kosher offerings.

Adapting to Provide Satisfaction at Every Age

Following traditional recipes and preparation techniques – like freshly baked challah, roasted chicken on the bone and slow-braising brisket – are just some of the ways Morrison creates taste memories without cutting corners. Their mission is to provide these experiences

Evolving into the Next Era

for each resident, including assisted living and skilled nursing.

At Morrison, they employ a variety of techniques to ensure that residents are able to enjoy their meals and dining experience. This includes texturally modifying menu items by puree or presentation (finger foods) or by fortifying meals as needed. They have experienced great success with their “Dignified Dining” program, especially for residents with dementia. The goal is to create an appealing setting that will foster a sense of

For nearly a century, Morrison has stayed true to the core concepts of delivering outstanding service and dining experiences. They are proud to carry that tradition forward by continually adapting their offerings to serve the needs of all communities. Ongoing opportunities, like extending their kosher services, all tie into their focus of growing their presence and purpose of enriching the lives of seniors each and every day.

Here’s to another successful century ahead.

Editor’s note: John Rifkin is the Senior Corporate Executive Chef at Morrison Senior Living.

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arts & LIFE

Jews Making News

Delmar Gardens Resident to Celebrate 106th Birthday

Ben Feldman Stars in Upcoming Thriller

A BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION FOR THE AGES

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oming to theaters August 29, As Above, So Below, is an independent horror film produced by Legendary Pictures and distributed by Universal Pictures. Written by John Erick and Drew Dowdle, the thriller stars Mad Men’s Ben Feldman.

Feldman plays an explorer who ventures to France to examine the miles of twisting catacombs that lie beneath the streets of Paris.

When he and his team venture into the unchartered maze of bones, they uncover the dark secret that lies within this city of the dead. The film reveals the inner workings of the human psyche and the troubling, personal demons that can resurface.

Ben Feldman was born in Washington, D.C. His father, Robert, is Jewish and runs an add agency, and his maternal aunt is Chef Susan Feniger. Feldman was raised attending Conservative and Orthodox Jewish day schools.

Susan Schneider Pays Tribute to Husband, Robin Williams

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n October 23, 2011, after two years of dating, Susan Schneider married actor and comedian Robin Williams in St. Helena, California. The graphic designer was Williams’ third and final wife.

Williams passed away at 12:02 p.m. on August 11, 2014. Following her husband’s passing, Schneider paid loving tribute to her partner. She said, “This morning, I lost my husband and my best friend, while the world lost one of its most beloved artists and beautiful human beings.”

Over the years, Williams described himself as an “honorary Jew” and played several Jewish-inspired characters.

Susan Schneider, 51, grew up in Marin County, California and was raised in the Jewish faith. After graduating from California College of the Arts, she started her own company, Critical Eye Design, designing projects and creating logos. She has helped several local schools raise funds by donating her paintings to school auctions.

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ora Elizabeth Hopkins Fisher entered this world on August 30, 1908 and has seen many things most of us only read about in history books. During her 106 years, she has lived through major wars, assassinations of political leaders and ground-breaking technological advancements including the radio, telephone, television and internet, to name a few. Fisher grew up in the Grant Park neighborhood in Metro Atlanta and worked as a cashier for the Georgia School System.

Fisher, who was married for 68 years to Herbert Hartsfield Fisher, was the youngest of four siblings. Although she never had children, Fisher enjoyed spoiling her nieces and nephews.

As a resident of Delmar Gardens of Smyrna since 2002, Fisher has enjoyed many activities, but her favorite thing to do is watch The Andy Griffith Show and religious programs on TV. According to Monet Washington, Activity Director at Delmar Gardens, “Mrs. Fisher is a charming and loving resident, who participates in the many events at Delmar Gardens. Her favorite color is pink, which you can clearly tell from her clothes. She wears pink almost every day.”

Residents, staff, family and friends will be on hand to celebrate Fisher’s 106th birthday at Delmar Gardens, complete with champagne and birthday cake.

Editor’s note: The Delmar Gardens Family is a St. Louis based, family-owned and operated company with a senior healthcare network of skilled nursing, independent and assisted living communities, enhanced by additional ancillary companies featuring medical supplies and equipment, Homecare, Private Duty, Wound Care, Pharmacy and Hospice/Palliative care. Delmar Gardens operates facilities in Georgia, Missouri, Nevada, Kansas and Nebraska. For more information, contact Monet Washington, 770-432-4444.

Wedding

Iteld Ellman

The groom is a graduate of La Jolla Country Day in San Diego, California and the University of Chicago. He is currently a Captain in the U.S. Army, ershene Elisa Iteld of Atlanta, Georgia and CPT Gavin Marshal and the Commander of B Company, 3-81 Armor Battalion, at Fort Benning.

Ellman of San Diego, California were married on March 30, 2014 He was a part of Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq from October 2006 to Deat 200 Peachtree in Atlanta, Georgia. Rabbi Adam Starr, Rabbi of cember 2008 and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan from April 2010 to April 2011. the Young Israel of Toco Hills, officiated.

The wedding party consisted of Kadima Benezra and Bari Girnun as Matrons of Honor, and Kevin Weinberg as Best Man. Arielle Belfer, Rebecca Benezra, Sari Zlotnick served as Bridesmaids. Merrick Ellman, Miles Ellman, Shane Ellman, and Sam Raiche served as Groomsmen. Brooke Maman served as the Flower Girl. Also walking down the aisle were the groom’s grandmoth The groom is the son of Jamie Ellman and Peter Ellman of San Diego, er, aunt and uncle, and the bride’s aunt and cousins.

California and the grandson of Minnie Ellman and the late Jack Ellman of CPT Matt Alvey, CPT Makonen Campbell, CPT Drew Robinson, CPT MiScarsdale, New York and the late Gwendolyn and James Coman who lived in chael Picchini, CPT Owen Long, and CPT Steve Naser performed the Saber Amsterdam, New York.

Arch, a military tradition.

The bride is a graduate of The Epstein School, Yeshiva Atlanta and Boston University. She is currently working for Ideal Realty & Investment Com- The couple met on JDate will be living in Atlanta and Columbus, Georgia.

The bride is the daughter of Simone and the late Julius Iteld of Atlanta, Georgia and the granddaughter of the late Harry and Guta Iteld and Isaac and Rebecca Maman who lived in Atlanta, Georgia and Montreal, Quebec, respectively.

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pany, Inc, a property management and real estate investment firm that was started by her late father over 50 years ago.

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COMMUNITY

The MJCCA Presents “Making it Personal – Torah Text Study Reflections” INCORPORATING BIBLICAL TEXTS WITH ARTISTIC INTERPRETATIONS SPECIAL FOR THE AJT

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aking it Personal – Torah Text Study Reflections,” the exhibition currently on display in the MJCCA’s Katz Family Mainstreet Gallery, features the works of 20 students in the pilot program of the Lisa F. Brill Institute for Jewish Learning, studying the “Shiv’im Panim: The Seventy Faces of Meaning” curriculum. The exhibition examines what it is about the Biblical text that has inspired people throughout the generations to create artistic interpretations. The exhibition will be on display at the MJCCA until August 18 with free admission.

“Shiv’im Panim: The Seventy Faces of Meaning”

The “Shiv’im Panim: The Seventy Faces of Meaning” curriculum, developed at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem for the Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning,

seeks to encourage adults to encounter classical Biblical texts from a variety of perspectives; all leading the student to find relevance and meaning for herself. Over two learning semesters, adult students of Rabbi Pamela Gottfried and teaching artistin-residence Flora Rosefsky collaborated to introduce and teach this innovative approach to the study of Torah.

Rosefsky says, “The challenge of this pilot program was to create a risk free environment where one could experiment freely with a new art process while expressing a contemporary view of the Torah. My

main task was to bring out the best within each participant. I was never disappointed in the results and neither were most of my students.”

Each art session was developed to relate to a particular Biblical text. Students were encouraged to come up with their own concepts and, when possible, write a statement. As part of the session exploring the expulsion of Ishmael, Rabbi Gottfried set the stage by considering the power dynamics of the relationship between Sarah and Hagar. The art session, with monoprint as the medium, broadened the theme as students used the entire text to reflect women’s perspectives and influ-

ence.

This exhibition is organized by the Lisa F. Brill Institute for Jewish Learning and the Arts & Culture Department of the Marcus JCC of Atlanta. Shiv’im Panim classes will continue this fall in several locations in metro Atlanta and will include classes conducted as text study and discussion only in addition to classes with the creative component.

Editor’s note: The MJCCA’s Katz Family Mainstreet Gallery is open Monday through Thursday from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. For more information about the exhibition, contact Kim Goodfriend, Gallery Manager, at 678-812-4071, kimgoodfriend@atlantajcc.org.

To register for Melton Adult Jewish Learning classes, contact Laurie Finkelstein at 678-812-3723; laurie.finkelstein@atlantajcc.org.

MJCCA’s Brill Institute Announces New Course Offerings EXPLORE JUDAISM WITH THESE ENLIGHTENING CLASSES SPECIAL FOR THE AJT

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n addition to all of the courses that the MJCCA’s Lisa F. Brill Institute for Jewish Learning will continue into the New Year, the MJCCA is pleased to announce its new first semester course offerings, beginning in August 2014. From the Story of the First Jewish Family to Spirituality & Ideology, to Not Yet Ready for Prime-Time Women of the Bible, and Melton Year 1: Rhythms and Purposes of Jewish Living, the MJCCA offers new, exciting courses led by acclaimed instructors. Classes are offered all over Metro Atlanta with a range of daytime and evening options and are open to members of the community.

Fees vary by class.

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Dr. Shelley Buxbaum, Director of the Lisa F. Brill Institute for Jewish Learning says, “We are thrilled to provide an array of new courses with gifted teachers and presenters, for people of all ages and denominations looking to study Jewish topics.” Dr. Buxbaum continues, “Our classes positively and inclusively enlighten people who are interested in exploring their Judaism.”

Editor’s note: For more information, or to register for a class, visit www.atlantajcc.org/brill. For program information, contact Laurie Finkelstein, 678-8123723 or laurie.finkelstein@atlantajcc.org.

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Peach State Stitchers Donate Handmade Quilt to Honor NCCHR CELEBRATING HOPE, FREEDOM, AND EQUALITY SPECIAL FOR THE AJT

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he Pomegranate Guild of Judaic Needlework’s Atlanta Regional Chapter, the Peach State Stitchers (PSS), has donated an intricately hand-made quilt to the new National Center for Civil and Human Rights (NCCHR). The NCCHR is located adjacent to the new World of Coca-Cola and the Georgia Aquarium in downtown Atlanta. “Approximately one million people each year are expected to walk by the quilt,” said Doug Shipman, CEO of the NCCHR.

According to Jackie Granath, Chairperson of the PSS Quilt project, “Two of the PSS group’s artists, Flora Rosefsky and Anne Mandel, designed the quilt for the group to stitch. The quilt is a five foot square wall hanging, depicting hope and freedom around the world and made-up of hand and machine embroidery and beading work that took three and a half years to complete. This PSS Quilt project is called ‘Justice, We Shall Pursue,’ and fits the mandate of NCCHR to represent world countries that have faced and are currently facing human rights issues,” Granath said. The quilt will hang in

the NCCHR with this accompanying plaque: “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”

A tree of life, with its hands representing people all over the world, points up to a bright sun with the embroidered quote attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt.

As a messenger, the bird soars against a blue sky seeking a peaceful future.

Inspirational quotes spark a conversation.

A colorful border of fabrics represents forty-two countries that symbolize the pursuit for civil and human rights. Together, words and images become vehicles for thoughtful reflection, discussion, and action that embrace universal concept of equality, compassion, and appreciation for all humanity.

Granath, the immediate past president of the PSS, said that the quote is accompanied by this citation: “Quilt lovingly made by the Peach State Stitchers chapter of the International Pomegranate Guild of Judaic Needlework, for the NCCHR. 2010-2013. Fifteen hands participated in this representation of hope for human rights in all the world.”

“The quilt represents the spirit of the Center in so many ways – the handmade quality relating to the grassroots nature of rights struggles, the choice of materials representing the diversity of our world and the quotes showcasing the vision for a more just society,” Shipman, the NCCHR CEO, said. Shipman continued, “I believe the quilt will engage visitors in a unique and powerful way and we’re grateful to

showcase such a work.”

“The quilt project is part of the Pomegranate Guild’s and PSS’ fundamental tenants – tzedakah or charity. Tzedakah is an important part of Jewish life and giving of one’s time and talent adds to the benevolence,” Granath said. “The PSS have been making meaningful quilts for Jewish organizations since the chapter’s inception in 1989. The discussion of making a quilt for a non-Jewish organization appealed to the members of the PSS since the Jewish people have fought their own human rights battles.”

Editor’s note: The Pomegranate Guild of Judaic Needlework is an international organization devoted to needlework traditions through the sharing of handcrafted items for both Jewish ritual and every day cultural use. For more information about the Pomegranate Guild and Peach State Stitchers, contact peachstatestitch@ aol.comor or visit www.peachstatestitchers.org and www.pomegranateguild.org. For more information about the NCCHR, visit www.civilandhumanrights.org.

Left: Morgan Miller, Jake Miller and Ross Bernath are ready to start 3rd grade!

Right: First grader Ava Wilensky and Head of School Amy Shafron showing off their Davis RUACH

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Davis Academy Goes Back to School

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The Mindful Caregiver

Understanding Palliative and Hospice Care and How It Can Help PROVIDE YOUR LOVED ONE WITH THE BEST POSSIBLE CARE

BY NANCY KRISEMAN AJT CONTRIBUTOR

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ost caregivers don’t really want to think about planning for endof-life-care with their loved one. Yet, adding palliative care or hospice as a part of a caregiver’s circle of support can make a huge difference for both the caregiver and loved one who is ill. Let me explain and begin by saying that there is a great deal of misinformation about palliative care and hospice.

“Palliative care” refers to the medical, emotional and spiritual care designed to enhance comfort and improve the quality of life of a person during the later stages of illness. The goals of palliative care are to anticipate, prevent, and relieve suffering.

Palliative care is provided by many hospice organizations and by some hospitals. It can be offered in hospitals, long-term care facilities, and in homes. If you are considering palliative care, it is important that you find out which hospice organizations and hospitals offer this type of care.

In order to get palliative care for your loved one, a physician referral is needed. This will be followed by an evaluation by a nurse to determine if your loved one meets the criteria for palliative care. If so, check to see what services are covered by insurance. Once on palliative care, your loved one will be assigned a team of professionals, which usually includes a physician, nurse, social worker, and chaplain. The care team will supervise your loved one’s medical care, as well as offer emotional and spiritual support to you and your loved one.

Your loved one will receive whatever is needed to control pain, nausea, and any other uncomfortable symptoms.

As your loved one’s illness becomes more progressive, it may be important to ask if he or she would benefit from hospice care. The difference is that with palliative care a person still receives treatment for his or her disease. The goal of hospice care is to solely manage a person’s symptoms and make the person as comfortable as possible. Curative care is no longer offered, and the focus is solely on comfort, support, and pain control.

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To qualify for hospice care, a physician has to determine that a person is in the end stage of his or her disease, has no hope of a cure, and probably has six months or less to live. Like palliative care, a referral from a physician and an evaluation will be needed for hospice care, and there is an interdisciplinary team of professionals, often including an on call nurse to address any concerns.

Hospice can be provided in a home, in a long term care facility, or in some circumstances, at an inpatient hospice facility. Additionally, the care team will manage your loved one’s care and, unlike other forms of care, not send him or her to the hospital should there be a crisis. Instead, your loved one will be made as comfortable as possible on continuous care and live their remaining days in comfort with no heroic interventions, procedures, or surgeries. If the hospice you have employed has an inpatient facility, then you may be offered to admit your loved one to their inpatient facility.

Over the years, I have found some caregivers resist considering palliative or hospice care. The common reasons I have heard include: not wanting to give up hope, not wanting their loved one to feel as they are giving up, or just being in denial. Be aware that these biases exist even among some health professionals, and they may not bring up the topic.

Learn what palliative care or hospice can offer. Try not to see it as giving up, but providing care, sup-

port, and comfort to you and your loved one. Also keep in mind that not everyone who is referred to hospice dies within six months. I have had clients seek hospice care for their loved ones, some of whom have lived for several years. And others have been discharged from hospice care because they were doing so well.

One note of caution, do your homework. Find out your options before your loved one needs hospice care. Hospice care in particular is a rapidly growing industry and is now widely available. The downside of this growth is that caring for the dying has become big business. Find out what the different hospice services offer and how they work. The bottom line for caregivers is that choosing a quality hospice for your loved one is not a death sentence, it is something that can help him or her, and you, end well.

Nancy Kriseman is the author of The Mindful Caregiver: Finding Ease in the Caregiving Journey and a licensed clinical social worker who specializes in working with older people and their families. This column is about helping families make the best decisions possible and be proactive when supporting and caring for elder family members. To contact Nancy, you can visit her website at www.nancykriseman.com, follow her on twitter @GeriatricMSW or visit her Facebook pages.

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Sundays in August (check dates) Judaism…more than just a bagel.

“A Taste of Judaism” explores Jewish spirituality, values and community. Light supper will be served at 6:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the community. Tues: July 15, 22, 29, from 7–9 p.m. at Temple Sinai; Instructor: Rabbi Brad Levenberg.

Sun: August 3, 10, 10-11:30 a.m. at MJCCA; Instructor: Rabbi Brian Glusman. For more, contact Laurie. finklestein@atlantajcc.org; (678) 8123723; www.atlantajcc.org/brill

Fri., Aug. 15 Rockin’ Shabbat and Barbeque Dinner. If you’re looking for a synagogue to call home, attend Congregation Beth Shalom’s Rockin’ Shabbat and Barbeque dinner on Fri., Aug. 15 at 6:15 p.m. Meet with Rabbi Zimmerman and fellow congregants for a causal, musical Shabbat followed by a delicious barbeque dinner. For more, visit www.bethshalomatlanta. org or call 770-399-5300.

Sun., Aug. 17 Hadassah Day at the Athletic Club Northeast. Help support Hadassah’s hospitals in Jerusalem by attending “Hadassah Day at the Athletic Club Northeast,” hosted by The Mount Scopus group of Greater Atlanta Hadassah on Sun., Aug. 17. Enjoy complimentary personal coaching; group exercise classes in strength, cardio kickboxing, spinning, Tai Chi, Core; as well as a healthy cooking and tasting demonstration, followed by a question and answer session on women’s health. A free children’s program with crafts, exercise, and a rock wall will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The fee for full access to the Club (8 a.m. to 8 p.m.) is $18 per person, or $40 per family. For more, and to RSVP (by Aug. 10), contact embarr1@bellsouth.net or 404-325-0340.

Music, Food, and Fun at Shaarei Shamayim. Come to Congregation Shaarei Shamayim on Sun., Aug. 17 at 5p.m. for a memorable evening.

Entertainment by award-winning barbershop chorus and quartets, as well as Atlanta Harmony Celebration!, featuring Shaarei Shamayim’s own Debbie Golembiewski. Food will include a delicious pasta bar. Price of admission for adults is $10 and for children ages 3-12 $5. For reservations, call 404-417-0472.

Sun., Aug. 24 Atlanta Jewish Times’ the Gift of Chai Drive. Plan for your family’s healthy future, and be a life saving match for someone in desperate need, all at the same time by attending the Gift of Chai Drive on Sun., Aug. 24 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the MJCCA. The event is sponsored by the Atlanta Jewish Times and the Hebrew Order of David in partnership with JScreen Genetic Screening and the Gift of Life Stem Cell & Bone Marrow Donor Registry. For more, contact David Lurie, 404-518-7066 or david@ atozis.com, or Steve Kaufman, 770597-2066 or capitalcitymgt@gmail. com. To pre-register for a JScreen saliva kit, visit www.jscreen.org/reg/ giftofchai.

Sat., Aug. 30 Saturday Night Kick-off Show.

Nibble and Noshfest proudly presents: “Mystery Dessert Theatre: An Evening of Desserts, Drama, and Drinks.” Grab some friends and enjoy a night out with Laughing Matters Improv Troupe. The show will take place on Sat., Aug. 30 at 8 p.m. at Temple Kol Emeth. For more, and to purchase tickets, visit www.noshfest.com.

held on Mon., Sept. 1 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will take place in the parking lot of Temple Kol Emeth.

For more, visit www.noshfest.com.

Sun., Sept. 14 South Region Volunteers for Israel Picnic. Learn more about The South Region Volunteers for Israel by joining the organization’s past, present and future volunteers on Sun., Sept.

14 at 1 p.m. at 2276 Fair Oaks Road in Decatur. Enjoy tasty food, while finding out more about this great organization. If you choose to contribute to the potluck meal please bring items that are strictly dairy or parve.

For more, contact Barbara Ribner, barbribner@att.net, or call (404) 8254730.

Thurs., Sept. 18 Drake House Fashion Show. Join the women of Temple Kehillat Chaim’s Sisterhood on Thurs., Sept. 18 at 6:30 p.m. at Temple Kehillat Chaim for the Drake House Fashion Show.

The show will feature clothing from The Drake Closet, a resale boutique that benefits the Drake House. Sales

from the Drake Closet will help provide short-term crisis housing, education and empowerment programs for homeless mothers and their children in North Fulton County. For more, contact Shelley Miller, office@ kehillatchaim.org or call (770) 6418630.

Ongoing Volunteer tutoring opportunity with the Atlanta Jewish Coalition for Literacy. Minimum: 30 minutes one-onone per week, beginning in fall. Nine metro-area elementary schools. For more, call (404) 843-9600.

Drug abuse help. Narconon Drug Addiction Counseling would like to remind families that the use of addicting drugs is on the rise, take steps to protect your family from drug use. If you know anyone who is struggling with drug addiction get them the help they need. Call for free a brochure on the signs of addiction for all drugs.

Narconon also offers free screenings and referrals. (800) 431-1754 or visit DrugAbuseSolution.com.

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Sun., Aug. 31 Nibble and Noshfest is a two-day family festival providing visitors with a taste of Jewish and ethnic foods sold in sample-size portions.

Community vendors will be selling their wares and all will be wowed by fabulous entertainment. A huge children activities area will keep little ones happy for hours. Admission is two canned goods that will be donated to Must Ministries to help those in need. Nibble and Noshfest will be held on Sun., Aug. 31 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The event will take place in the parking lot of Temple Kol Emeth.

For more, visit www.noshfest.com.

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Jean Shoenfeld 86, Atlanta

Jean Shoenfeld, 86, of Alpharetta, passed away Monday, August 11, 2014 after a brief illness. Born to Ellen and Harry Appelman, both of blessed memory, in St. Louis, Missouri, she graduated from Clayton High School and was a noted stained glass artist. Jean is survived by her loving husband of 65 years, Dr. Eugen Schoenfeld; daughters: Leslie Jolan Myerson (Dr. Gary), Stephanie Eilen, Karen Hollingsworth (James), and Robin Valin (Michel); grandchildren: Aaron Myerson (Kimberly), Dr. Jason Myerson (Alyson), Dr. Dana Eilen (Heather), Michael Eilen (Jessica), and Alex and Nicolas Valin; and great-grandchildren: Aiden, Naomi, Sadie and Caleb. She traveled with her husband, who was the chairman of Sociology at Georgia State University, on his worldwide lecture tours. Jean was a true and faithful wife, an outstanding mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, and will be missed by all who knew her. An online guestbook is available at www.edressler.com. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, www.cancer. org. A graveside service was held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at Arlington Memorial Park in Sandy Springs, with Rabbi Joshua Heller officiating. Arrangements by Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care, 770-451-4999.

Lena Stoltz Hoffman 90, Atlanta

Lena Stoltz Hoffman, 90, of Atlanta, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 8, 2014. She was born in Decatur to Irene and Morris Stoltz, both of blessed memory. Lena was an active volunteer with the Ladies Auxiliary of the Jewish War Veterans Post 112. She also volunteered at the VA Hospital and delivered for Meals on Wheels. Lena is survived by her loving husband of 56 years, Gerald; daughters, Anita Hamilton and Pam Lowe; grandchildren: Debbie, Matthew, and Amanda Hamilton, and Sarah and Adam Lowe; and brother, Arthur Stoltz. She will be remembered as a sweet, gentle, and loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. An online guestbook is available at www.edressler.com. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Congregation Beth Jacob, www.bethjacobatlanta.org.

A graveside service was held at 11 a.m. on Sunday, August 10, 2014 at Crest Lawn Memorial Park, with Rabbi Yechezkel Freundlich officiating. Arrangements by Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care, 770-4514999.

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Svetlana Chayevsky, 71, of Atlanta, passed away Wednesday, August 6, 2014. A loving mother and grandmother, she is survived by her son, Gene and his wife Lina; and grandchildren: Kirk, Liv, and William. An online guestbook is available at www.edressler.com. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, www.alz.org. The funeral was held Friday, August 8 at 1:15 p.m. at Nevsky Yablokoff Memorial Chapel in Brooklyn, New York, with Rabbi Mark Zarkh officiating. Burial followed in Beth David Cemetery, Elmont, New York. Arrangements by Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care, 770-451-4999.

Moving Forward into the New Year

MORE AWARE OF OUR PRESENT, MORE REFLECTIVE OF OUR PAST Rabbi Bradley G. Levenberg SPECIAL FOR THE AJT

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’ve been thinking a lot about words recently, the catalyst for which was an incident on an airplane in which a person sitting a row in front of me spilled his drink. The flight was crowded and largely quiet, except for the expletive shouted by this man. Only a second later, his 2-year-old son laughed and repeated this word… several times.

Again and again. A huge smile across his face.

Now, I glanced over and saw the boy’s mother attempt to dissuade him from reciting the words. But the look on her face, as she looked at the boy’s father, said it all: I will never let you forget this gaffe.

But before you think of her as cruel, allow me to redirect your attention to this week’s Torah portion.

In the middle of his long, rambling monologue to the Israelites, Moses reminds the people of the shameful incident of the golden calf. An incident, which occurred 40 years prior, that only he experienced firsthand as everyone else who perpetrated the crime has died, Moses says, “At the very moment G-d was turning the stone tablets over to me, just a few weeks after being shepherded out of slavery in Egypt, YOU lost faith with G-d and with the redemptive promise of our history and began to stray from your covenant. Shame on you!”

Moses notes that at that pivotal moment in their journey, the Israelites were on the verge of destruction due to G-d’s anger. But at that moment, G-d turns to the chastened community and offers them a second chance. Moses is instructed to carve and inscribe a new set of stone tablets and bring them to the camp as a sign of the covenant between G-d and the people of Israel.

What a powerful image to preserve and carry within our sacred texts. Even after our ancestors humiliated themselves so profoundly, they are still given the opportunity to reconnect with G-d and their future. At the same time, they, and we, are not allowed to forget this critical moment. For it teaches us many lessons – or at least poses many questions – about our lack of control, our reconciliation practices, our spiritual realignment and our processing of our mistakes. It teaches us a great deal about how we carry the responsibility of our past misdeeds and how we acknowledge our brokenness.

A few verses later, we learn that the fragments of the first, broken set of tablets, which Moses shattered at the scene of the golden calf, were to be kept in the sacred ark alongside the new set of tablets that Moses inscribed when he reascended Mount Sinai. From that time on, the Israelites preserved – in the very heart of the camp - a physical reminder of their most difficult day together with a record of the enduring covenant.

It is important for us to remember our mistakes, to ensure that we don’t repeat them and to allow our good deeds, our subtle victories, to taste even sweeter. They are a part of who we are, they are the experiences that form the foundation around us.

Now, as we stand together on the cusp of a new year, it is time for us to reflect on a significant place of brokenness or regret in our lives. We will remember our mistakes and will be reminded of our mistakes. But, it is also time to reflect on the enduring covenants or commitments that we keep and that keep us in return.

With both our mistakes and our victories in mind, we charge into the New Year more full, more complete and more aware of our present and more reflective of our past.

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Across 1. Egyptian bigwig of late 5. Jewish End of London 9. Shellfish one can be happy as, supposedly 14. Hebrew letter that means “eye” 15. Year CE of “Antiquities of the Jews” by Josephus 16. Like a poorly made sukkah 17. Revolt against Rome 19. Circumcize, in a way 20. The strings on a tchelet tallit ___ 21. Dan of “Dick” 22. Fleur-de-___ (symbol on the pin of the Israeli Intelligence Corps) 23. “Damascus” is ___ into the Old City 25. “Erin Brockovich” actor Peter (born Rachmil Pinchus Ben Mosha Cohon) 28. Yiddish ahems 29. Their horns become shofars 33. ___ Zavat Chalav (a land flowing with milk and honey) 34. “Analyze This” director Harold 36. Thumbs down from Gene Siskel 37. Naftali alternative 38. He played Madison in “The Odd Couple” 40. “Diff’rent Strokes” star Charlotte 41. Roy Cohn, e.g.

42. Ten Commandments Torah portion 43. “J’Accuse” writer Zola 45. Summer Torah portion 47. L’___ Dodi 48. “The Executioner’s Song” writer Norman 49. Violation of the mitzvah of “hiddur p’nai zaken” (var.)

51. Gives a blessing to 52. Nickname for the Gush Etzion Junction 55. Emma Lazarus, e.g.

59. Pidyon ___ (ceremony for first-born boys) 60. Astronaut who died on the space shuttle 62. “Whack-___” (episode of the Julianna Margulies vehicle “The Good Wife”) 63. Mathematical term for the shapes of bagels 64. Etrog alternative 65. NFTY members 66. Louisiana anti-Semite David 67. “___, zei a mentsch” (Yiddish for “Be a good person above all”)

21. Diner who wrote about Jewish food 23. Friendly jeers for Jerry Seinfeld?

24. Stage name for Milton Marx 25. Construction material in Solomon’s temple 26. Address the Knesset 27. Busybody 30. “___ Come She Will” (Simon and Garfukel tune) 31. ___ Adumim (town outside Jerusalem) 32. Glare from Haman 34. Namesakes of a Biblical heroine 35. Leather shoe replacement for Tisha B’av 39. Kosher 44. Saying “Osama” instead of “Obama” 46. Where Gluekel lived in the 17th century 48. One-time religious identity of cult opponent Steven Hassan 50. Wilder et. al.

52. Kander and Ebb’s “All ___ Jazz” 53. The second seder is pretty much the ___ 54. It is instrumental to Mitch Miller 55. Spielberg’s “Jurassic ___” 56. Arabic word from which we get the English “admiral” 57. Some chazers 58. Rabbi’s reaction to food that contains both meat and milk 60. Mike Huckabee: “Don’t buy the lie that if Israel would just give up some more land ___ be OK” 61. ___ Grant (Ed Asner role on Mary Tyler Moore’s show)

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8. Knoxville org. visited by David Ben Gurion in 1951 9. Sechel, e.g.

10. Jewish school of yesterday 11. “South Park” song “Hot ___” 12. “And (Ehud’s servants) took ___ and opened them...” (Judges 3:25) 13. Pianist Dame Hess 18. Rabbi and Biblical commentator Kerry

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