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How to design urban shade. The Design Museum in Holon is running a unique international competition – to design and build a prototype of a shaded open space. 17 teams from Israel, USA, UK, six European countries, Chile and Turkey aim to advance the transformation of public spaces in countries with similar climates to Israel.

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“Klara with a K”

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A Holocaust survivor finds her place in the American south

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t the end of World War II, 18-year-old Klara Werner finds herself miraculously alive. The sole survivor of her family, and traumatized by the torment she endured during the Holocaust, she is frail and frightened. As she recuperates, two men; the soldier who accidentally finds and subsequently rescues her and the physician who cares for her and the other survivors at Buchenwald fall in love with her.

They are drawn to her resilience and bravery and captivated by her external beauty.

Finding herself emancipated from the concentration camp where she was imprisoned, she is driven by her mother’s unequivocal words, “My dearest child, you have but one responsibility, and that is to live, no matter the cost.” This final maternal message becomes Klara’s mantra, and it sustains her through one desperate situation after another. She is forced to accept abandonment by the man she loves, resolves to hide her Jewish identity, and decides to marry the doctor who brings her to his family home in Atlanta, Georgia.

Klara manages to live a false existence for decades, yet, as it turns out, she is not the only one sustaining a life based on a lie.

In an era of Jim Crow regulations that remind her of the Nuremberg Laws of her past, Klara is surprised that she has more in common with her husband’s Negro help than with his mother and their old-south, county club friends. Klara’s charade takes its toll, slowly wearing away her self-respect, especially when her only child becomes involved in anti-

integration activities during the Civil Rights era. Motivated by her affinity for the frightened Negroes and her abhorrence of her son’s activities, Klara joins others who speak out, and in this group she finds an all-important friend. Klara’s strength grows, and eventually the secrets of two letters are revealed.

Perceived truths shift and a series of coincidences, confrontations, and revelations bring the book to its remarkable conclusion.

Historical fiction is a powerful educational tool, especially in the hands of a clear, focused writer. The author, Sandra Berman, was the long-time archivist of the Bremen Museum.

She uses her firsthand knowledge of people, places and events to teach us about the south during the turbulent 50’s and 60’s, making sure her characters are believable, complex and multi-dimensional. Berman reminds us about the “normal” post-Holocaust lives of Nazi criminals, of the complicity of the French government, of the failure of the American Jewish community, of the clubs and organizations of survivors. Historical facts are deftly woven through the story, as we watch both decent and deplorable people do desperate things. Most of all, we are made to care about Klara, whose secrets and burden of guilt become real to us. The reader hopes that Klara’s natural resilience, resolve and honesty will triumph, but how? “Klara with a K” gives us plenty to think about, and it’s all woven into a good story.

Sandra Berman is an archivist and museum curator. “Klara with a K”, her first novel, is now available in book or Kindle form at Amazon.com.

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y telephone rang early Monday morning. I was already up and waiting for the call. I picked up the receiver and asked my daughter at the other end: “Is mother still alive?” “No, she died earlier.”

“I am coming right away.”

Although I had known that there was a great probability that my wife would die that night but after having been at hospice all day looking at my unconscious wife sedated by morphine and other drugs I decided to drive home and get some rest. I hurriedly dressed and grabbed my siddur and kipoh and was on my way. It was four weeks since she was diagnosed with incurable lymphoma

and I was constantly struggling with the question: what shall I do when she departs? Two days earlier I stood in front of her already unconscious body and with the rabbi chanting the viduy, the confessional service “Oshamnoo” – we have trespassed, we have dealt treacherously, and so on.

And now she has passed away what do I do now?

What should I do to relieve my pain? How can I gain solace of having lost my wife, my love and my comfort for sixty five years? She helped me overcome my Holocaust experiences and the pain of the loss of my family. It seemed reasonable to me that I should follow my people’s traditions, to turn to my traditions of the Jewish past and seek comfort in the rituals my father, my mother, and millions

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gave nourishment and sustenance through judgment and brings death unto us through judgment…

When I entered the hospice room I gathered my daughters about me, opened my old sidur, my often used prayer book and turned to the prayers associated with the rituals of dying. I began to recite the Tzadok Hadin . Both the confessional and the Tzadok Hadin have one common denominator, they propose that death is G-d’s judgment. After all, this view is clearly central in the High Holiday payers, don’t we ask for G-d’s mercy on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur when He judges us? Don’t we seek his forgiveness for our sins and for Him to be merciful and write our name in the book of life? And yet, G-d seemed to have disregarded and decreed that my wife Heintze the daughter of Avrom Yehuda is to die. What were her sins? She never turned away from her identity, she was good, kind, and loving.

I looked down at the motionless cold body of my wife who for sixty five years and in spite of my flaws loved me and who was the source of my solace and comfort in times of need; and I think who now will hold my hand and comfort me in my present sorrow? Now at my time of extreme sorrow I recite the words that for millennia supposedly provided comfort to my people. I turned to the old image of G-d who through his prophet declared: Comfort ye, comfort ye my people but my pain is still intense and to top it off my tradition accuses her of having died because of her sins. What sins? Is her death a mitah bidey shamayim – a death brought on by heavenly judgment and decree? At that moment I rejected this age old faulty belief.

Early on in my childhood I was introduced to the idea of G-d as the universal judge. In my mind’s eye I remember the image from which this idea generated. There up in heaven resides G-d, that stern old man with a flowing white beard, sitting on his throne in front of which stood a very large scale and two ministering angels were loading the evidence on the scale. In the receptacle on the one arm of the scale the avenging angel loaded all my sins and on the other receptacle at the end of the other arm of the scale the defending angel loaded all my good deeds – my mitzvoth. Which side is heavier? Are good deeds, my mitzvoth heavier than my aveyroth my evil deeds, my sins, and will G-d inscribe me in the book of good life?

With my daughters I stood before my wife’s remains and declared: Blessed is the true judge. The Lord has given and the Lord has taken away, blessed is the name of the Lord forever. I accept and I justify G-d’s decree and I further declared: Blessed is G-d, King of the universe who created man in judgment who

I find one significant flaw with this perception is inherent in its faulty logic. Since all human beings die, it should therefore follow that all human being die because of their sins. Is there a common denominator that ipso facto causes all people to die? Do we believe in a universal human sin that brings about the death of all people? Do we also advocate something like that Christian doctrine of original sin? Are we still punished for Adam’s desire to know and understand? Is G-d still jealous because Adam sought to gain knowledge and become G-d like?

I cannot and will not accept such an illogical idea, the idea that death is a punishment. Surely my brother at the age of thirteen and my sister at the age of ten who were killed in Auschwitz hadn’t had time to commit any sin rooted in their own conscious free will. This is even truer in the case of my youngest cousin Shalom who was killed at the age of six month. And while we on the subject, my wife has never committed any wrong that even human standards, let alone by a supposed merciful G-d, deserved to die. I must unequivocally declare: Death is not a punishment;

Throughout my adult life I fought against the human desire to anthropomorphize G-d. For when we reduce G-d to human level – we also declare that men created G-d in their image.

When we do this we bring Him down to our human level instead of elevating Him. When we recite the Kaddish we are told to “yitaleh” to declare that G-d is transcendental to human being and even the universe. I believe that this is what Maimonides proposed in the third principle of faith by declaring that G-d is free from all properties of matter. More importantly at the time of creation He already set the order and the laws by which the universe functions. The poet who wrote the first verse in the ma’ariv (the evening) prayer seeks to describe this idea – albeit in a very primitive manner. Birth and death are a part of the universal order.

Human beings like the stars themselves are born and they die – hence the statement in Pirkey Avot: Without our will we are born and without our will we will die. Yes, our future is written down in a book, a different kind of book, our future is encrypted in our genome. My cousin Gus who was dean of the medical school at Washington University said: If you want to have a long life? Get for yourself parents who had longevity and to this I wish to add and lead a healthy life and a good physician. As time goes by we will continually improve our longevity. The quality of life on the other hand is not in the stars nor in heaven – they are in our hands and will.

Let me hasten to add: It is not my intent to take G-d out of the dying process. Dying was ordained by G-d to be a part of life and the natural laws and processes. In Ecclesiastics we are

told that one generation goes and another comes a truism that holds for all living (and perhaps even on non living) things. Death and change is a universal constant. We know why some people die earlier than others.

Some die early or late because it is a part of their genetic heritage. Some die because of poverty and the lack of medical availability. Some die because they misuse their life and some die because they wish to die. But no one dies because he or she is judged and found wanting. True, G-d gave us the laws through which we could improve our lives. But dying is universal all of us will leave this world and cause pain for those whom we leave. But G-d also installed into us a cure and it is our capability to forget. Let us not be concerned on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur with the book of life – with the question of who shall live and who shall die.

Instead let us concentrate more on how to achieve a better life for most of us – for that is in our power. War and peace is not in the hands of G-d.

They are human products and hence our responsibility. Let that be the essence of the High Holidays.

Close to the end of her life my wife asked me: “Why must I die now when our life is so good?” It would have been false for me to tell her that it is G-d’s decision. To blame it G-d’s judgment is a copout. I gave her my best answer “Honey,” I told her “we have fulfilled our mission. We raised our children, we enjoyed our grandchildren and our great-grandchildren and now we must make room for new generation. For in the end it is simply birth and death are two ends of the same equation established by G-d and the whole universe is subject to that equation.

Eugen Schoenfeld, a professor and chair emeritus at Georgia State University and a survivor of the Holocaust, will be speaking at Shema Yisrael during the High Holidays.

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it is not decreed in heaven. Death is a natural event and shared both by living and even non living things. To me, Rabbi Amnon of Mayence’s idea whose liturgy is considered central to the Mussaf Service and which includes the idea of the existence of a book of life and death is a total fallacy the result of ignorance.

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Symbolic Food Traditions of Rosh Hashanah how to eat for a happy and sweet new year

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meanings on our plates and tables for Rosh Hashanah.

s a community, Jewish people have long been known for their love of food, especially during holidays. It turns out this is not a new phenomenon, but has been a part of our culture since the time of the Talmud. Looking for ways to increase the joy of Rosh Hashanah, the 3rd Century sage Abaye wrote, “Since you have made it clear that having symbols is important, at the beginning of the year each person should accustom themselves to eat gourds, fenugreek, leeks and dates.”

While most of us are not rushing to the grocery store to fill our pantries with fenugreek (a common medicinal plant in the ancient world), we do put a number of symbols with special

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Have you ever noticed that many of the foods we eat during Rosh Hashanah are round? Apples and honey, pomegranates, and especially a round loaf of challah are traditionally eaten on this holiday. This minhag, or Jewish custom, comes from the traditional concept that the world was created on Rosh Hashanah, an idea we commemorate each year at Rosh HaShanah services, following the blowing of the shofar, when we declare, Hayom harat olam, “Today is the day the world was born!” Because of this, we eat foods that look like the globe on which we live.

tomorrow, and linking all of us to all the people in our past as well as those who have yet to be born. Like on Simchat Torah, when we read the last parashah in the Torah (V’zot Habrachah) and immediately go on to read the first one (Beresheet), the idea of a circle of time helps us to remember where we come from and look at what is ahead.

A Sweet Year During the High Holidays, especially on Rosh Hashanah people often greet one another by saying Shanah Tova U’metukah, which means, “Have a happy and sweet year!” In order to start our new year on a sweet note, we include as many

Another idea is that time flows in a cycle, connecting yesterday to

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Something New On many Jewish holidays, and to mark a special occasion, it is customary to say a blessing called Shehechiyanu, and Rosh Hashanah is no exception. But unlike most holidays, which are only two days long outside of Israel, Rosh Hashanah is always a two-day holiday even in the Land of Israel, and is referred to as yoma arikhta, “a single long day.” Because of this idea, many of our rabbis argued that we should not say Shehechiyanu on the second night, since it is no longer a new holiday.

In order to avoid that confusion, the rabbis instituted a minhag to eat a new food during the second day of Rosh Hashanah. By doing this, you say Shehechiyanu over both the new food and on the second night of Rosh Hashanah at the same time. I recommend heading to your local farmers market and trying some of the eclectic mix of fruits and vegetables that are now in season, such as Asian pears, pluots, dragonfruits, or lychees.

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different deliciously sweet treats as possible into our holiday meal. Some of these foods include apples dipped in honey, adding raisins to challah, making sweet kugels, and eating a variety of fruits and desserts.

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Fish Heads Since Rosh Hashanah means “The Head of the Year” in English, some communities have taken to celebrating the holiday literally by serving fish heads at their festive meals for this holiday. But if this does not seem comfortable to you, I recommend substituting the heads of your favorite kosher, fish-shaped snacks, like Swedish Fish® or Goldfish® Crackers.

Have a Shanah Tova U’Metukah A happy and sweet new year!

Rabbi Scott Shafrin is currently the Rabbi In Residence at The Epstein School. He was Born in Milwaukee, WI and received his B.A. from Brandeis University.

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Eretz Zavat u’Chalav: A land Flowing with Milk and Honey Spice up your Rosh Hashanah with Silan Date Sryup

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hen we think of Israel, we conjure up an image of a rich land flowing with milk and honey, and at this time of year we are looking forward to tasting that delectable honey on the tips of tongues. But what do the two honeys have in common and does the honey in the Torah come from bees?

In Exodus, When G-d spoke to Moses at the burning bush, He informed him that He would redeem the Israelites and bring them to a “good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey... Honey here is generally understood to be a reference to fruit nectar, specifically date or fig honey— not bees’ honey. Dates in Hebrew are called tamarim, however, the Torah refers to them as dvash, honey. Dates can be eaten fresh or dried, are loaded with nutrition, and make for a satisfying dessert on their own.

Our commentators write that the key word in the verse is “flowing.”

Fruit trees grow in many different terrains, but their produce overflow with nectar only when the land is especially fertile, when the trees are particularly well-nourished.

In addition, our Torah tells us that there are seven species, shivat miinim, 2 grains and 5 fruits, which are agricultural products special to the land of Israel. They include wheat, barley, grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives, and dates.

Similarly, healthy livestock can live on many different terrains, but will typically overflow with milk when they are in particularly fertile pastures.

Thus, a “land flowing with milk and honey” is indicative of the fertility of the Promised Land. Milk symbolizes nourishment and honey represents sweetness. The goodness of Israel is both nourishing and desirable.

If you are a chef, a foodie, or pick up a cooking magazine, you will notice that certain foods and ingredients be-

come cyclical and trendy. One of the hottest new ingredients to hit our pantries is Silan, date syrup.

Silan is Hebrew for date syrup or date honey. It has a delicately sweet but rich flavor, is not quite as thick as some honeys, and has a dark rich color almost resembling molasses. In a nutshell, dates are boiled down and the liquid becomes the honey and the leftover paste is used as a spread or filling for rugelach, challah, or hamantaschen. The Silan syrup is absolutely delicious for roasting vegetables, marinades, tea, and dressings. Silan can replace honey or syrup in any recipe and comes packaged in a jar, squeeze bottle, or in readymade sauces.

At the beginning of our Rosh Hashanah meal, many of us partake in the tradition of eating symbolic foods in the hopes of having a sweet and abundant year or to protect the Jewish people and the land of Israel. Dates or tamar, which is related to the word tamri, meaning to consume or finish, are eaten as a symbol that our enemies

should be consumed or finished. Silan syrup could be used as a nice alternative for this tradition, on your challah, and certainly your apples.

As Rosh Hashanah approaches, and we are busy filling our shopping baskets with honey for our apples and challah, try something new for the New Year, while supporting Israel at the same time, grab a bottle of silan, and taste the real meaning of a land flowing with milk honey.

Editor’s Note: The Spicy Peach is also offering a tasty menu of prepared foods made by Israeli Chef, Julie Meni, and challah and other baked goods by Ricki’s of Memphis, for Rosh Hashanah. Whether you live in Cobb, Alpharetta or Birmingham, it is worth the trip to see what’s cooking at The Spicy Peach. For more information, contact The Spicy Peach at 404-3347200 or info@thespicypeach.

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Rosh Hashanah Inspired Recipes from Whole Foods Market APPLE-POMEGRANATE FIZZ Serves 6

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his festive drink is easy to prepare for a Rosh Hashanah crowd. Consider makng one batch with nonalcoholic sparkling cider and the other with hard cider to satisfy everyone.

Ingredients: •

1/4 cup sugar

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1 (4-inch) piece fresh ginger, thinly sliced

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2 cups chilled unsweetened pomegranate or açai juice

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1 quart chilled sparkling cider or hard apple cider

How to make it!

Combine 1/2 cup water, sugar and ginger in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer 3 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.

Strain out the ginger; you should have about 1/3 cup syrup. Have 6 cocktail glasses ready. Pour about 2 teaspoons ginger syrup and 1/3 cup pomegranate juice into each glass and top with sparkling cider. Reserve remaining syrup for another use (or more cocktails!).

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he perfect dish to complement your Kiddish Lunch! Made with warm spices and a hint of maple syrup.

Ingredients: •

2 pounds mixed organic apples such as Fuji, Gala and Honeycrisp, peeled and cored

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1 pound organic Bartlett pears, peeled and cored

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1/2 cup organic apple juice or cider, or water

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1/2 teaspoon organic cinnamon

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1/4 teaspoon organic ground ginger

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2 tablespoons organic grade A dark amber maple syrup

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Cut apples and pears into 1-inch chunks. Place in a medium saucepan with juice, cinnamon and ginger.

Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until fruit is very soft, about 30 minutes. Stir in maple syrup and continue to simmer until very thick, about 1 hour, stirring occasionally.

During the last 15 minutes, stir more frequently to prevent sticking and burning. Mash with a fork or, for a smoother consistency, puree in a food processor. Serve warm or store refrigerated for up to 1 week.

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Enhancing Rosh Hashanah with Ha Tov V’HaMeitiv CHOOSE THE RIGHT WINE TO WELCOME THE NEW YEAR SPECIAL FOR THE AJT

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he Rosh Hashanah meal is a festive affair. Traditions abound as to how the evening meal can bring good tidings for the year ahead. Some stick to apple and honey for a sweet new year, while others recite a full array of blessings over different symbolic food types. Prayers vary from increasing in numbers like the seeds of a pomegranate to hopes of being the head not the tail akin to the lamb’s head which adorns the table. When reflecting on wishes for the upcoming season, one Rosh Hashanah tradition that continues throughout the year is that of the HaTov V’HaMeitiv blessing, recited when switching from one style of wine to another.

As wine flows throughout the night there is a custom to celebrate the abundance of this joyful beverage which symbolizes wealth, happiness and success. In addition to its centrality for sacramental purposes, in Ancient Israel, wine was cleaner and tastier than water and it continues to be a focal element of Jewish culture.

Given wine’s special power to ‘gladden the heart’ and the uniqueness of each wine varietal, the sages instituted a blessing which is said when moving between one type of wine and another.

As opposed to regular blessings which once recited ‘cover’ all similar food types, adding this special blessing kept people aware of the risk of mindlessly drinking intoxicating wine and proclaimed gratitude for the abundance of this most sought-after beverage.

The blessing praising “He who is good and bestows good” (Ha Tov V’HaMeitiv) is most commonly recited when switching between a white and a red wine, but it can be said when partaking in a wine of a different varietal, quality or style. It is said only when the second (or third, fourth or fifth) wine is of equal or better quality and when the wine is being drunk in company. The sages were very clear that drinking alone could lead to sin or impropriety and that only when one is in the company of others could true joy be experienced, thus the blessing is said when two or more are present.

Celebrating the good and enjoying superior quality wines are wonderful ways to enhance the Rosh Hashanah table and raise the spirits of all the

celebrants.

During a festival when people try and increase their ‘blessings’, adding many different wines provides the opportunity to proclaim Ha Tov V’HaMeitiv. In time for the festive season, there are a number of high quality Israeli wines which are hitting the shelves, yielding the chance to keep blessing good (and better) offerings.

From White to Red The Galil Viognier is a pleasant change from the more traditional white grape varieties. The Viognier is a challenging wine to perfect, but the Galil Mountain Winery, on the border of Northern Israel, produces a flawlessly dry, yet extremely fruity and floral offering. Move from this more unusual white to an ever-loved red, the Gilgal Cabernet Sauvignon. Produced by the Golan Heights Winery, this classic red wine is a treat for any Cabernet fan. Full-bodied and with an exquisite finish, the Gilgal Cabernet Sauvignon exhibits blackcurrant and cherry notes rounded out by earthy, spicy and oaky characters.

While it is eminently drinkable upon purchase, recently wine experts in Israel have been opening decade-old bottles and have been surprised by its aging potential.

the Citadelles du Vin, France’s biggest wine awards and raises the bar when looking for wine to top that which has been previously tasted.

Whites: From Young to Aged Moving from a fresh wine to a richer and aged wine normally implies moving from a white to a red wine but it is possible to do the switch with two white wines.

The Gilgal Riesling resembles the traditional Rieslings emanating from the Alsace and Germany regions. The Gilgal Riesling showcases the Riesling’s familiarly high acidity balanced with tropical and fruity aromas. It is a young and easy to drink wine which underwent a short, cold fermentation

and makes a great accompaniment to the first course of your Rosh Hashanah meal. Move from this easy-to-drink white to a richer, barrel aged Chardonnay such as the Yarden Odem Chardonnay. Produced entirely from grapes grown in the Odem organic vineyard on the slopes of the Golan Heights, this delicious, aged Chardonnay combines a melt-in-your-mouth buttery flavor with aromatic pear, quince, apple and tropical notes. The Yarden Odem Chardonnay is aged sur lies for 7 months in French oak barrels giving it a rich and full body and one which will improve for a number of years to come.

When saying the Ha Tov V’HaMeitiv blessing it is preferable to have the previous wine still open and remaining. This Rosh Hashanah keep the wine flowing all evening and toast a L’Chaim to a ‘good and better’ year ahead!

Novel Blends: From Fruity to Complex The Mount Hermon Indigo, named for its signature indigo color provided by a blend of Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes, set new standards for affordable kosher wine when it was released last year. Now in its second vintage, it is a medium bodied, fruity wine combining a deep plum flavor with hints of herb and a subtle smokiness.

Move from the Mount Hermon Indigo to the Yarden 2T for a richer and fuller bodied blended red wine. The Yarden 2T, like the Mount Hermon Indigo, shows off plum and cherry characters but this blend of two Portuguese grapes has been aged for 18 months in French oak barrels. The lengthy aging period enables the wine’s deep flavors to flourish and produces a richer, blackberry flavor coupled with Mediterranean spice and deep chocolate notes. The Yarden 2T stole the show this year at

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Son of a Baker: Reflections of the Almost Famous MY LIFE AS THE SON OF ATLANTA LEGEND BERNIE THE BAKER

By Alex Idov Special For the AJT

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and recognized my father from way across the road.

It turned out she used to work for the Jewish Federation of Atlanta and used to place many orders at my father’s bakery and was just vacationing in Florida, like we were. On that trip I really felt like my dad was a celebrity…. and I was a celebrity’s son.

father’s favorite period of being in the business.

People still tell me they reminisce about coming to our house on erev Shabbos and being welcomed by the aroma of the Shabbos meal cooking in our kitchen and of fresh baked challahs as they walked downstairs

Unhappy with the baked goods to pick up their orders that were served at synagogue func- of challahs and goodies.

When I left Atlanta tions and kiddushes, my father began While I was too young to attend yeshiva in New baking at our shul (Beth Jacob of At- to remember this time, York, I encountered many lanta) in the early 1980s so that the at times I get a glimpse Bernie ‘the Baker’ Idov with his daughter Esther (to his left), son/me – Alex people there that had community could have better quality of what people are talk- (bottom left) and hungry festival attendees anticipate cutting into the ‘Bernie some sort of Atlanta conthe Baker’ Jerusalem 3000 Cake. Photo from Atlanta Jewish Times article baked goods. He eventually broke ing about when we still nection. Either someone (Circa 1996-97) on Atlanta Jerusalem 3000 Festival. away from his former career and into bake challahs down there had family in Atlanta, the baking business. After outgrow- for personal use and the went to college in Atand travelers who came from New ing the shul kitchen, my father relo- exhaust fan sends the aroma outside York and Chicago who were told that lanta, etc., There were a few people cated his operation to the basement of our house- enveloping our property while in Atlanta they had to come to who I had met that when I menof our home, where he remained for in the aroma of fresh baked challah. my father’s bakery and take some tioned Atlanta, they would ask my a little under a decade. Running the family name. Upon realizing they did The basement bakery had many stuff back home. We even had the bakery from the basement was my not recognize my surname, I would privilege of having Kiruv pioneer, visitors who were regular customers HaRav Shlomo Freifeld Z’L in our ask “do you know Bernie the Baker, house, as he came to visit the bak- that’s my dad”. ery. My father then moved shop to a One woman that I met (whose store-front location in the Toco Hills family I later became close with) Shopping Center (where a tanning attended Emory University and beplace now stands- I tell people that came religious in Atlanta. When building always has had some sort of I told her my father is ‘Bernie the oven in it) and remained there until Baker’ first thing she said was “Of 2000, when he closed the business in Course...good challah!” A friend of order to care for me and my sister af- mine even attended a Shabbos meal The Finest Prepared Kosher ter the passing of my mother. with some former Atlanta residents. hile I know my father is not really a world recognized celebrity, there are many times I would like to think he is. Otherwise known as ‘Bernie the Baker’, he operated a kosher bakery in Atlanta for a little over twenty years.

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While the bakery has been gone for years now, Atlanta locals still talk about Bernie’s Bakery- we have even run into people who visited the bakery from out of town and recognize my father right away as ‘Bernie the Baker’. That’s where feeling like the son of a celebrity comes in... A couple of years ago, my father, Bubbie (grandmother), and I were in Miami Beach for a short winter vacation.

On Friday afternoon ,we were in the over-crowded grocery store on 41st street buying food for Shabbos when someone comes over to my father and says: “Hey!, you’re Bernie the Baker!

I used to come to your place on my visits to Atlanta”. But wait, it gets funnier. The following Sunday the three of us were walking on the quiet back roads to visit the Holocaust Memorial when out of nowhere we hear someone calling out “Bernie! Bernie the Baker!” We looked over across the street and saw three people in the parking lot of an apartment complex, one of which somehow noticed

I’m not sure how my name came up at the Shabbos table but he reported back to me that he ate with some people who know my dad and got excited when they heard my surname ‘ Idov’, exclaiming “Bernie the Baker, Bernie the Baker!” I thought that was hilarious....

So while I’m not famous, or even almost famous-as I can mention my name and get an “Alex, who?”, it’s nice to know that as the son of Atlanta’s “famous” ‘Bernie the Baker’- I guess I’m almost famous.....

Alex Idov( AKA ‘The Kosherologist’ ) is a food blogger who runs the blog ‘Kosherology’ and a contributing food columnist for numerous Jewish publications across the U.S. He is currently attending Kennesaw State University (near Atlanta, GA) for his bachelor’s degree in Culinary Sustainability and Hospitality. Visit his website, ‘Kosherology’ @ www.thekosherologist.com

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Rosh Hashanah Recipes 5 SWEET TREATS FOR THE NEW YEAR

By Alex ‘The Kosherologist’ Idov special for the ajt

Cinnamon Ice Cream •

1 cup white sugar

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¾ cup non-dairy creamer

Apple Pie

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¾ cup water

• 1 unbaked deep-dish pastry pie shell

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1 cup parve whipping cream

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1 tsp. vanilla extract

• 5 cups gala apples. Cored and thinly sliced

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2 tsp. ground cinnamon

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2 eggs, beaten

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¼ cup brown sugar

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¼ cup white sugar

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¼ tsp. ground cinnamon

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Flour for coating apples

Crumble Topping •

1/3 cup white sugar

• 6 TBS. margarine, at room temperature •

¾ cup All-purpose flour

Preheat oven to 400°F. Coat apples in enough flour to make them lightly powdered and silky and set aside.

Mix together white and brown sugars and cinnamon until thoroughly combined. Sprinkle a small amount of the sugar mixture onto the bottom of the pie shell. Place apples on pie dough until they cover the dough. Generously cover with sugar mixture and cover with another layer of apples. Repeat until both the apples and sugar mixture are used up.

For the crumble topping, combine 1/3 cup sugar with margarine and flour, crumbling with your hand and sprinkle over pie. Bake 30-40 minutes, or until the top is a light golden-brown.

In a saucepan, whisk together sugar, non-dairy creamer, and water over medium-low heat. When the mixture begins to simmer, add eggs and continue to whish. (Whisk the mixture quickly and constantly so the eggs do not scramble). In a mixing bowl, whip cream until stiff. Add whipped cream to saucepan and continue whisking (the cream will melt, but should still retain some firmness-it works best this way, don’t ask me why). Add vanilla and cinnamon and whisk a final time. Freeze. After mixture is frozen, place in mixer and whip or beat the mixture to churn the ice cream Refreeze the ice cream and repeat process one more time. If using an icecream maker, prepare according to manufacturer instructions.

Apple Honey Cake • 1 cup white sugar, or ½ white sugar and ½ brown sugar

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¼ tsp ground allspice

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3 large gala or Fuji apples and 1

Granny Smith apple

Preheat oven to 325° F. Beat sugar and oil, until creamy.

Add eggs, one at a time. Add honey and vanilla. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon, and allspice. Add flour mixture to liquid mixture. Shred or grate apples and add to cake batter.

Bake in a liberally greased Bundt pan and bake for 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Biscochitos/ Biscochees

the cookies to remove small portions of dough at a time so the rest will be as firm as possible).

Roll dough into strands and cut into 1” strips.

Roll into cinnamon-sugar and form into a ring, pinching down where the ends meet. Two strips may be braided together after being rolled in cinnamon sugar for a braided effect.

Place on a cookie sheet and bake for 15 minutes.

White Chocolate Pomegranate Meringues •

(Sephardic Cinnamon Sugar Cookie Rings)

3 eggs whites, at room temperature

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1/8 tsp. white distilled vinegar

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¾ cup white granulated sugar

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6 eggs

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Dash of salt

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1 ½ cups white granulated sugar

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½ cup fresh pomegranate seeds

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1 cup oil

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½ cup white chocolate chips

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½ cup orange juice

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Rind of one orange

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8 cups All-purpose flour

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1 TBS. + 1 tsp. baking powder

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1 tsp. baking soda

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1 tsp. vanilla extract

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1 applesauce

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Pinch of salt

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2 large eggs

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Cinnamon –Sugar

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¾ cup clover honey

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1 tsp imitation vanilla extract

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2 ½ cups cake flour

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1 tsp baking powder

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1 tsp baking soda

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1 tsp salt

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1 tsp ground cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350°F. In a mixer, beat eggs. Slowly add sugar and beat until creamy. Add remaining ingredients while continuing to beat and beat until a thick dough is formed. (If the dough is too sticky to work with, you can add a little flour to make it more firm). Refrigerate for at least one hour. (I recommend when rolling

Preheat oven to 275 °F. Line a baking sheet with baking paper.

Beat egg whites, salt, and vinegar until they stand in soft peaks. Add sugar a little at a time and continue to beat until stiff. Gently fold in pomegranate seeds and white chocolate chips. Spread the meringue on the bottoms and sides of the pan.

Place the mixture in a piping bag with a large opening out the bottom and pipe out into a peak shape. Bake for 50 minutes - 1 hour, or until lightly golden.

Alex Idov is a kosher food blogger who runs the award-winning site ‘Kosherology’ and a regular contributing food columnist for numerous Jewish publications and websites. He is currently studying for his bachelor’s degree in Culinary Sustainability & Hospitality. Visit ‘Kosherology’ at www.thekosherologist.com and like ‘Kosherology’ on Facebook.

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HOLIDAY FOODS

High Holiday Food Tips from Dolce Catering & Bakery Tips to bring in the Jewish New Year Special For the AJT

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ith the hustle and bustle that surrounds the High Holy Days, we wonder how we manage to get everything done. We are conformed to our traditions and will not let anything or anyone keep us from these wonderful times spent with family and friends and remembering what the High Holidays mean. Our strength comes from Hashem.

We would like to offer you a few helpful tips on how to make some easy Rosh Hashanah items that are freezer friendly. For example, delicious roasted Honey & Lemon glazed Chicken is ideal. Bake a traditional Apple cake or even an Apple pie in advance. You can even enjoy the sweet sensation of Carrot Tzimmes. The trick is to cool it properly and seal it well to preserve its freshness. All you need to do is thaw, heat and serve.

Yom Kippur - Break the Fast this year is particularly trying because it falls on Shabbat. Here are a few suggestions on items that will keep in the

refrigerator. Freshly baked Bagels should be placed immediately in the freezer to preserve freshness. Pasta salad is always a winner. Always use a vinaigrette base instead of mayonnaise to give foods a longer life. For a quick, hot item, try making a traditional pot of Chicken soup with Matzo balls or even a pan of Baked Ziti served with a salad.

We here at Dolce Catering and Bakery want to wish you and yours a Very Happy and Sweet New Year and Easy Fast.

Warm Regards, Moshe Bengigi and Our Staff Editor’s Note: For more information about Dolce Catering and Bakery call 770-451-3065 or email dolce_cateringandbakery@yahoo.com. Or visit their website at www.cateringbydolce.com.

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ARTS & life

JEWS MAKING NEWS COMPILED BY DAVID COHEN

Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley and Kiss to Perform in Israel

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iss is coming to Israel, according to Gene Simmons’ Facebook page.

The longtime rocker recently posted about plans for the second leg of the KISS/Def Leppard world tour with stops that include Japan, Australia, Southeast Asia and Israel.

Gene Simmons is the son of L-R: Stanley and Simmons an Auschwitz death camp survivor and was known previously as Chaim Witz. He lived in Israel until he was nine years old. Paul Stanley was born Stanley Bert Eisen in 1952 to Jewish parents. Kiss has never appeared in Israel but Simmons has dismissed other entertainers who have chosen to boycott the country as “idiots.”

Congregation Kehillat HaShem invites you to join in the celebration of the High Holy Days in the secure and peaceful setting of

Chambrel at Roswell

1000 Applewood Drive, Roswell, GA Services are open to all at no charge.*

High Holy Day services are led by Rabbi Jeffery Feinstein and follow the Reform Machzor “Gates of Repentance”. Worshippers are encouraged to bring their own books. A limited number are available at services.

Schedule of Services erev rosh hashanah 9/24/2014 7:30 pm rosh Hashanah Day 9/25/2014 10:00 am Kol Nidre 10/3/2014 7:00 pm Yom Kippur morning 10/4/2014 10:00 am Yom Kippur Afternoon 3:00 pm Yizkor 4:30 pm (approximate) Neilah and Havdalah 5:00 pm (approximate) For additional information contact Rabbi Feinstein at 770 218-8094, or visit him on the web at: www.rabbiatlanta.com *Contributions are appreciated to help us continue to provide services (checks can be made payable to Rabbi Jeffery Feinstein)

New Book Asserts Jack the Ripper was Jewish Barber

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Edwards and his team of researchers led by molecular biologist Dr. Jari Louhelainen, made the discovery through DNA traces found on a shawl recovered from one of the crime scenes. The book identifies the infamous serial killer as Aaron Kosminski, who would have been 23 at the time of the murders. Kosminski came to England in 1881 with his family and reportedly lived near the murder scenes. He died at an insane asylum in 1919.

“Jack the Ripper” as he was nicknamed, is accused of killing five women over a three month period in 1888. Edwards bought the shawl at an auction in 2007 that allegedly came from the fourth victim’s murder scene. It still contained bloodstains and Louhelainen was able to find blood that matched the victim and other bodily fluids linked to Kosminski.

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ew evidence discovered by researchers at Moores University suggests that Jack the Ripper was a Jewish Barber who immigrated to London from Poland.

The discovery is announced in a book written by Russell Edwards that was released September 9th.

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Atlanta Hawks owner Bruce Levenson to Sell Team LEVENSON SELF REPORTED RACIALLY OFFENSIVE EMAIL Reprinted from the jewish telegraph agency

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ruce Levenson, who owns a controlling interest in the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks, is selling his stake in the team after self-reporting a racially insensitive email he sent two years ago.

Levenson and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced the sale on Sunday in separate statements. Levenson voluntarily reported the email, in which he racially stereotyped African-American fans, to the NBA. Levenson, who is Jewish, apologized in his statement for the email sent to the team’s co-owners and general manager Danny Ferry complaining that black fans were keeping white fans from attending games.

“I’m truly embarrassed by my words in that e-mail, and I apologize to the members of the Hawks family and all of our fans,” he wrote.

The statement was posted on the Hawks’ website.

“After much long and difficult contemplation, I have decided that it is in the best interests of the team, the Atlanta community, and the NBA to sell my controlling interest in the Hawks franchise,” Levenson wrote.

“Over the past several years, I’ve spent a lot of time grappling with low attendance at our games and the need for the Hawks to attract more season ticket holders and corporate sponsors. Over that time, I’ve talked with team executives about the need for the Hawks to build a more diverse fan base that includes more suburban whites, and I shared my thoughts on why our efforts to bridge Atlanta’s racial sports divide seemed to be failing.”

He added: “By focusing on race, I also sent the unintentional and hurtful message that our white fans are more valuable than our black fans.”

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Silver called the remarks “entirely unacceptable and in stark contrast to the core principles of the National Basketball Association.” He commended Levenson for his cooperation during the league’s investigation.

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In March, Levenson joined the Hawks for a visit to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington. The players heard from and were accompanied by Levenson’s mother-in-law, Irene Boyarsky, a Holocaust survivor.

Levenson is stepping down in the aftermath of a Jewish NBA owner, Donald Sterling of the Los Angeles Clippers, being forced to sell his team by the league after making racist comments that were secretly recorded.

Sterling’s wife sold the team for $2 billion last month.

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Finding a Jewish Identity in an Unfriendly World AJA student learns WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A JEW IN 2014

BY TALYA GORDON SPECIAL FOR THE AJT

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merican Jew, Jewish American... its all the same, right? Move to Israel, stay in America, does it really make a difference? Modern orthodox, open orthodox, or just plain orthodox, there can’t possibly be a difference?

Conservative, Reform, Reconstructionist, Pluralistic Judaism…what differentiates each of these from each other? And what exactly is a woman’s role in Judaism?

Before this summer all these questions loomed in my mind, unanswered and unpromising. They were questions to be pushed to the back of my mind, stored away to one day be answered: one far off day. But instead of these questions being pushed aside, this summer the answers came to life right before me in the beautiful country of Hungary. It was there that I came to realize Judaism is a spiritual state that is not defined by what denomination I identify with, the customs my family observes, or the place I live.

Szarvas, Hungary— now I know what you’re thinking, it sounds like a pretty random place to find spiritual enlightenment. That is precisely the point. Szarvas, Hungary may be an unknown small city in Eastern Europe, but what you find in this city is truly astonishing. Every summer since 1990, 1500 Jewish campers (ages 7-19) travel from 20 countries all over the world to Szarvas in order to attend a camp that brings Jews together and enables them to discover their Jewish identity. Every summer 70-75 fellows are selected from the U.S. to mentor these children, and teach them about what it means to be a Jew in the U.S., a place where we don’t live in constant fear of antiSemitism and can practice freely.

You cannot even begin to imagine the stories I heard. Kids, my age from countries like Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Germany, Latvia, Lithonia, and Estonia recounted their experiences with anti-Semitism to me. I was shocked by the number of teenagers that are constantly living in fear because of their religion. So

many Jewish kids, just like myself, are scared to walk down the streets with a Star of David around their neck. How blessed we are in America to be able to proudly be a Jew without constant fear, yet we take it for granted. Most of these kids only discovered that they were Jewish at age 9 or 10 because their parents wanted to protect them from anti-Semitism and therefore didn’t tell them of their Jewish identity. Szarvas is the one opportunity that these children have to express themselves as Jews, learn about their Jewish identity, and delve into their heritage.

As an American Jew who is privileged to have a Jewish education, my job was to teach these kids what it means to be a practicing Jew. These kids observed Shabbat for the first time, sang Jewish songs together, and davened the kabbalat Shabbat service that is recited to welcome in Shabbat. The smiles that illuminated their faces were priceless, they were ecstatic just to experience being a Jew. What they wore, where they were, and what their future might

hold mattered little. The hardships and obstacles these Jewish children had overcome allowed them to embody the energetic hope and spirituality that much of the Jewish world needs today. The Jews have always survived because of our hope, despite all obstacles we continue to live on.

This hope is ingrained into each and every Jew by giving them a love of their Judaism and an open-minded view of how your Jewish identity can guide you throughout life. Szarvas showed me this. Szarvas helped me to understand the power of hope.

With hope, the Jews will continue to live on. Nothing can stop us.

Talya Gordon, 17, is in 12th grade at Atlanta Jewish Academy, where she is the Senior Class President and actively involved in drama and directing this year’s spring play. Talya is one of five children. Her parents are from South Africa, and they attend congregation Beth Tefillah, where she has been a youth leader for the past four years. Talya is also active in the Friendship Circle.

Chaya Mushka Children’s House Continues Growth JEWISH MONTESSORI SCHOOL EXPANDS TO 5TH AND 6TH GRADES

BY MINDY RUBENSTEIN SPECIAL FOR THE AJT

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rom its humble beginnings five years with a just a few first graders, Chaya Mushka Children’s House Elementary has grown exponentially each year. Drawing new families from throughout the Atlanta area, including Cobb County, Alpharetta, Sandy Springs, Toco Hills and beyond, the school now goes up to 5th and 6th grade.

“We are excited about the school’s growth as we continue to offer a Montessori-style education in a wholesome, Jewish environment.”

“School administrators and the board of directors are in the process of looking at options for a new location, including purchasing property,” said Rabbi Isser New, one of the school’s administrators.

The elementary school developed originally as an offshoot of Chabad of Georgia Chaya Mushka Children’s House Preschool in Sandy Springs. The preschool, in its first full year in its new building, has more than 90 children from ages 18 months to Kindergarten.

Parents and the school administration worked together to begin adding a new grade each year to gradually form the elementary school, beginning with 1st grade in 2010.

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The only Jewish Montessori school in the Atlanta area, CMCH Elementary serves more than 50 children and has outgrown its current facility on Roswell Road in Sandy Springs.

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Cong. Bet Haverim Records Klezmer Album

Fire Flashing Up: Klezmer Dances for Strings to be released Sept. 13 SPECIAL FOR THE AJT

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ongregation Bet Haverim proudly announces its latest recording, Fire Flashing Up: Klezmer Dances for Strings. The mini-album presents the CBH String Ensemble in eight lively and soulful selections.

The music braids together the heritages of Eastern European Jewish dance tunes (klezmer) and classical chamber music. Most are traditional tunes from the Old World, with a few tango-inflected numbers adding to the mix. All are performed in original arrangements created specifically for the group.

The all-congregant CBH String Ensemble grew organically as musicians joined the synagogue and began playing together for services and celebrations. This album comes on the heels of the wildly successful Wheels Within Wheels, which was released in spring of 2014. On that album, the CBH String Ensemble both performed a purely instrumental piece and also accompanied the singers of the CBH Chorus. Fire Flashing UP is the String Ensemble’s first recording of its own.

Arranger David Borthwick is a professor of mathematics at Emory University and an avid violist.

To order CDs, visit https://congregationbethaverim.org/FireFlashingUp. Congregation Bet Haverim’s other albums: https://congregationbethaverim. org/content/our-albums

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Sex Trafficking Discussion to Mobilize Community Action Congregation Ahavath Achim will Host Panel-Discussion SPECIAL FOR THE AJT

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ne of Atlanta’s most shameful aspects is the prevalence of sexual exploitation and trafficking in the city. On Sunday, Congregation Ahavath Achim will host a panel-discussion to focus a spotlight on Atlanta’s “Dirty Little Secret”.

According to youthSpark’s A Future. Not A Past. Campaign’s pilot study, the average age a child is forced into the commercial sex trade is between 12-14 years. Anywhere from 250 to 300 girls are sold for sex each month in Georgia, and 3,000 girls—some as young as 6--become victims each year. Boys are also vulnerable to sexual exploitation and trafficking.

The panel-discussion part of the program sponsored by the Ahavath Achim Synagogue and the Jewish Community Relations Council of Atlanta, will feature Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens, Georgia State Senator Renee Unterman, and Street Grace Executive Director Cheryl DeLuca-Johnson.

Olens worked with the Georgia Legislature in 2011 to strengthen penalties for sex trafficking, making this law one of the toughest in the nation. He currently serves on the National Association of Attorneys General Committee on Human Trafficking. Sen. Unterman has continually championed legislation to end sexual exploitation of minors and is a staunch advocate for changes in Georgia law that will view children forced into prostitution as victims and not criminals.

DeLuca-Johnson heads Street Grace, a faith-based organization that builds community awareness and mobilizes resources of churches, community organizations, nonprofits and individual volunteers to end domestic minor sex trafficking in Metro-Atlanta and throughout the USA. This free program will encourage congregations, organizations and individuals to initiate their own educational outreach in order to learn more about the commercial exploitation of children and to take action. Representatives from Street Grace, youthSpark, Tapestri, Wellspring, VoiceToday, Georgia Care Connection and others will be present after the program to explain their organizations’ activities and offer volunteer opportunities for participants to educate themselves and others, to help victims and to advocate for the prevention of sex trafficking of Atlanta’s children.

The panel discussion will be moderated by Steve Chervin, member of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Atlanta and the Ahavath Achim Synagogue. For additional information please call Jocelyn Ozan, 404-603-5755.

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Career Tips from JF&CS’ Career Services - Tools for Employment Preparation: the Key to Success SPECIAL FOR THE AJT

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any people consider luck to be the crossroads of opportunity and preparedness. So consider the interview to be your opportunity, which puts you right in the crossroads of luck — if you are prepared for the moment. Here are five points to think about: 1. What can you learn about the company from your network?

Even if you do not have a direct contact, you may know others who do. Don’t be afraid to ask questions. It is a huge bonus if someone in your network knows the hiring manager. Most people are more willing to help than you might think.

2. Look up financial information about the company with which you are interviewing. You do not have to be an accountant to read through and understand some basic principles. Is the company growing? Is there factual information about or even the rumblings of a merger or acquisition that can have a negative impact on employees? Has the company ever had to downsize? What is its competition? What is the outlook for the industry sector this company is in?

3. If you are considering a job change, having answers to these types of questions can save you a significant amount of stress later on.

4. What value do you offer to the organization or to your potentially new boss? Some call it the “what do you bring to the party” question. As consumers, we tend to buy products and/or services that offer the best value and more often than not, price is not the most important thing to the buyer. That’s something to consider as far as your worth in salary goes. Demonstrating your value is critical. Whether or not you wind that in based on a direct question or through answering a series of questions, rehears-

5. You are selling yourself, so what really is your brand all about?

You are going to have a short amount of time to do it, so it is best to make sure that everything from the shine on your shoes to the creases on your shirt or blouse is perfect.

Call it an overused cliché, but you truly do get one chance at a first impression. Dented cans and crushed boxes usually are left on the shelf for a reason. Think about a great brand, and ask yourself what is great about it? You do not have the time or money to create a brand like Apple, but think about ways you can come across as innovative, stylish and a leader in a short period of time. Easy?

No. If it was, the job you are going to interview for would have been filled already.

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Tell me about this gap in your resume?

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You seem to change jobs frequently. Why?

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Tell me about difficulty you have with a co-worker, colleague or boss.

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What weakness would you like to correct?

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Tell me about a time you failed at a company?

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strong set of interviewing skills, you should expect these types of questions and will need to have solid answers ready. By the way, never failing at a job is not necessarily a good thing. Many people see that as a sign of not trying hard enough or learn-

ing. Be ready to explain a failure, what you learned from it and what improvements were made.

Arvin Golderg is the Director of Career Services – Tools for Employment at JF&CS.

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SEPTEMBER EVENTS AT THE MARCUS JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF ATLANTA (MJCCA) Swing Into Shabbat When:

Friday, Sept. 12, 5:00 – 7:00 pm

Where: MJCCA at Zaban Park Tennis Courts

(5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody) Cost:

Free and open to the community

Families are invited to slam, volley, and swing into Shabbat on the tennis courts at the JCC. Juan Arico and other coaches will be on hand to engage you and your children in activities and fun skill building sessions. Rabbi Glusman will lead Shabbat songs and blessings followed by a visit from the Weinstein School Shabbat Dinosaur! Challah and grape juice will be served. Children of all ages are welcome and should bring tennis racquets and wear comfortable clothing. Rain or shine.

Rabbi Glusman: 678.812.4161, rabbi.glusman@ atlantajcc.org

LIVE Comedy Event, Featuring MODI When: Saturday, Sept. 13, 8:00 – 10:00 pm Where: MJCCA at Zaban Park

(5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody) Cost: Member Adult: $18 /

Community Adult: $23 Voted one of the top 10 comedians in New York City by the Hollywood Reporter and BackStage, MODI is one of the comedy circuit’s most sought after performers. Featured on HBO, CBS, NBC, ABC.Comedy Central, Howard Stern and E! Entertainment, MODI has received rave reviews in the New York Times, Time Out NY and the New York Post. Ticket includes complimentary glass of wine.

Box Office: 678.812.4002, box.office@atlantajcc.org

Camp Barney Medintz (CBM) Open House When: Sunday, Sept. 14, 12:00 – 4:00 pm Where:

Camp Barney Medintz (4165 Highway 129 North, Cleveland, GA 30528)

Cost:

Free and open to the community

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Come see Camp Barney, take the deluxe tour guided

by CBM staff, swim in the pool, woosh down the Hurricane Slide, and meet exotic animals. This program is for first-time campers as well as those considering Camp Barney for future summer seasons. Bring a picnic lunch and we will provide the snacks and drinks.

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Lisa Light: lisa@campbarney.org

“Foundations of Jewish Family Living” Class When: Sunday, 09/14; 10/26; 11/02, 16;

12/14; 01/11; 02/01; 03/15, 22;

04/19, 10:00 - 11:30 am Where: MJCCA (5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody) Cost: Member $65 / Non-Member $75 Includes materials.

As your child embarks on an exciting journey of Jewish learning, many questions will arise. In partnership with Camp Sunday, this class will teach you the same lessons your child is learning so you have the answers to their questions, continue conversations at home, and enhance your Jewish educational journey.

Laurie Finkelstein: 678-812-3723, Laurie.Finkelstein@ atlantajcc.org

FROYosh Hashanah Holiday Party & Celebration When: Monday, Sept. 15, 5:00 – 7:00 pm Where:

Yogli Mogli – Buckhead (2090 Dunwoody Club Drive)

Cost:

Free and open to the community

All are invited to a fun Jewish New Year’s party which will feature children’s Rosh Hashanah songs, activities and crafts, and apples & honey. All participants are treated to a 20% discount on their purchase at Yogli Mogli. This event is sponsored by the MJCCA, Congregation Beth Shalom and The Weinstein School. Adults and children are invited to bring a Shofar (Ram’s Horn) to help welcome the New Year. Open to all! Rain or shine.

Rabbi Glusman: 678.812.4161, rabbi.glusman@ atlantajcc.org

Laurie Finkelstein: 678-812-3723, Laurie.Finkelstein@atlantajcc.org

The Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning Year 1: Rhythms of Jewish Living & Purposes of Jewish Living

When: Tuesday, September 16, Rhythms 9:30 -

10:30 am; Purposes 10:45 - 11:45 am Where: MJCCA (5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody) Cost: Member $625 / Non-Member $725.

Includes materials.

Rhythms of Jewish Living: Explore the ideas, beliefs, and practices involved in Jewish living. This course examines a wide variety of Jewish sources to discover the deeper meanings underlying Jewish practice.

Purposes of Jewish Living: This course explores sources both ancient and modern to search out answers for some of life’s most pressing questions such as: Why do Jews believe as they do?; What are the big questions of life?; and How do Jewish thinkers answer these questions?

Laurie Finkelstein: 678-812-3723, Laurie.Finkelstein@atlantajcc.org

“Islam for Jews” Class

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When: Tuesday, September 16, 9:30 - 10:30 am

(30 lessons)

Where MJCCA (5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody)

Where MJCCA (5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody)

Cost:

Cost: Member $375 / Non-Member $480.

Includes materials.

Omer Kucuk, MD - Chief, Genitourinary Medical Oncology will be discussing prostate cancer prevention and treatment.

This class is a great opportunity to gain a more complete understanding and appreciation for Islam and Muslims. In this course which will include visits to local mosques as well as Muslim guest speakers, we will explore questions such as: What role did Judaism play in the origin of Islam?; Who was Muhammad and what was his message?; What does Islam teach?; What’s in the Qur’an?; or Is Islam a religion of violence or peace?

Laurie Finkelstein: 678-812-3723, Laurie.Finkelstein@ atlantajcc.org

When:

Wednesday, September 17, 12:30-1:30 pm Free and Open to the Community

Jodi Miller: 678.812.3899, Jodi.miller@atlantajcc.org

The Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning Year 2: Ethics & Dramas of Jewish Living When: Wednesday, September 17, Ethics 9:30 - 10:30 am;

Drama 10:45 - 11:45 am (30 lessons)

“Not Yet Ready For Prime Time Women of the Bible” Class

Where: MJCCA (5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody)

When: Tuesday, September 16, 9:30 - 10:30 am

(15 lessons)

Ethics of Jewish Living: This course explores the wisdom of ancient and modern rabbis, scholars and thinkers offering multiple Jewish approaches to conducting our lives.

Where: MJCCA (5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody) Cost: Member $190 / Non-Member $260.

Includes materials.

We are all familiar with the matriarchs Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel and Leah, but how about some of the other women who play significant roles in the Bible? This course will focus on some of the more obscure women: Potifar’s wife, Pharaoh’s daughter, Bityah; Rahab, Zeresh and others whose names are not as familiar.

Laurie Finkelstein: 678-812-3723, Laurie.Finkelstein@ atlantajcc.org

“Our Master Story” Class When: Tuesday, September 16, 10:45 - 11:45 am

(30 lessons) Where: MJCCA (5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody) Cost: Member $375 / Non-Member $480.

Includes materials.

Our Master Story continues as we complete the Book of Numbers. We will then begin our exploration of the final book of the Torah, Deuteronomy, in which Moses updates all of the Torah’s teachings for the Israelites, in preparation for their entering into the Promised Land. We begin with our own interpretations of the text, and then we enrich our understanding by studying the interpretations of medieval and contemporary commentators.

Cost: Member $625 / Non-Member $725.

Includes materials.

Dramas of Jewish Learning: Join us as we investigate how the Jewish past gives meaning to the Jewish present by answering questions such as: How do the turning points in Jewish history influence our lives today?

Laurie Finkelstein: 678-812-3723, Laurie.Finkelstein@atlantajcc.org

MJCCA’s TCS Programs: BINGO at Hammond Glen Senior Community When: Thursday, September 18, 7:30-8:30 pm Where

Hammond Glen, 335 Hammond Glen Drive, Sandy Springs.

Who: Teens, Grades 6-12 Cost:

Free and Open to the Community.

Join TCS for an evening of fun and BINGO with the residents of Hammond Glen Senior Community, an assisted living home located in Sandy Springs. Teens will earn 1 service hour for participating. Pre-registration is required.

Katherine Hunt: 678.812.3975, Katherine.Hunt@ atlantajcc.org

SAT., Sept 13 Georgia Boy Choir holding auditions September 13. Auditions for the Choir are for Apprentice, Training and Intermediate Choirs. The Georgia Boy Choir is seeking boys in Kindergarten up to 4th Grade. The Choir has opportunities for boys at all levels to sing so those with little to no musical experience are encouraged to audition. Auditions will be held at Peachtree Road United Methodist Church on 3180 Peachtree Road in Buckhead. Parents interested in auditioning their sons for the Choir can visit http://www.georgiaboychoir.org/ auditions to submit an application or by calling 404-402-4083.

SUN., Sept 14 Make a fancy Caramel Apple at ModernTribe’s Atlanta shop as a sweet treat for Rosh Hashanah. Tickets are $8 per person and include making one Fancy Caramel Apple to bring home with you. Tickets also include Artisanal Honey Tasting, Crafts for Kids and Caramel to dip with treats to decorate and cover. More Information at www.facebook.com/ModernTribe 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 Sunday, Sept. 14 at 1 p.m. at 2276 Fair Oaks Road in Decatur. Enjoy tasty food while finding out more about this great organization. For more info, contact Barbara Ribner, barbribner@ att.net or call (404) 825-4730.

Academy Senior Ensemble at Carlton Senior Living. Please join the residents and associates at the Carlton Senior Living on 690 Mt. Vernon Road for a performance of the Academy Theatre and the Academy Senior Ensemble on Sunday September 14 at 7 pm. RSVP by Tuesday September 2 to rfarrow@insigniaseniorliving.com by Wednesday September 10. (No charge)

and his visionary art. Exclusively at The Breman. Cost: $25 Members/ $36 Non-Members.

MON., Sept. 15 Drake House Fashion Show. Join the women of Temple Kehillat Chaim’s Sisterhood on Mon., Sept. 15 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.

night on Saturday, September 27, 7:15 P.M for Members, Associates and guests. The movie, “Making Trouble,” tells the story of some of the greatest female comic performers of the last century: Joan Rivers, Gilda Radner, Wendy Wasserstein and more. Pizza and refreshments will be served. Couvert: $12 per person. Become a new member or associate and attend for free. Reservations limited to the first 50 guests on a first-come, first-serve basis. Contact Marj or Doug Friedman at 770.442.2854 or dafried@gmail.com for more information and to RSVP.

SUN., Oct 5 Free Educational Program on Medicare and Retirement. Jerry Brier of Ashe, Cohen and Mackall, is hosting the event to discuss Medicare coverage options, eligibility and enrollment periods. Featuring guest presenter, Poppy Finley of UnitedHealthcare.

The event will be held at the Publix Aprons Cooking School on 4305 State Bridge Rd in Alpharetta, GA. RSVP to 478-545-6833 or Jerald.e.brier@ ampf.com by October 1.

THURS., Sept 18 Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Wiesenthal Center Holocaust Exhibit.

The Simon Wiesenthal Center’s “The Courage to Remember: The Holocaust 1933-1945” traveling exhibit opens to the public in a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center on Thursday, September 18, 2014 at 5:30pm. The ceremony is free and open to the public. All are encouraged to attend. To R.S.V.P., e-mail or call Ted Gover at tedctr1@ gmail.com or (562)355-1325.

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WED., Sept 24/WED., Oct 22 Sandy Springs Police Department Teen Driver Class. The Sandy Springs Police department is offering a free, two-hour class to help parents and their new (or soon to be) teen drivers ages 14 - 16. A parent must be present with each teen to attend the class.

Pre-registration is mandatory. For more information or for a registration form, call 770-551-3311 or email sandyspringsteens@gmail.com. The class will meet at 7840 Roswell Road, Bldg. 300, Suite 301, Sandy Springs, GA 30350. Classes are scheduled from 6 - 8:15 pm on September 24, 2014, October 22, 2014, and December 3, 2014.

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Dorothy Axelrod Levy 91, Atlanta

Dorothy Axelrod Levy, 91, passed away peacefully on September 3, 2014, surrounded by loving family. She was born in Montgomery, AL, May 24, 1923, to Tillie and Sam Axelrod. Dorothy grew up in Montgomery, AL, New York City, Savannah, GA, and settled in Atlanta, GA, when she was a senior at Girls’ High School. She immediately became president and valedictorian of her class. After graduating, she worked a variety of jobs. With her engaging personality and ever present smile, she enjoyed the social life that Atlanta had to offer. During this period, she met her future husband, Fred Levy, of blessed memory. She became a full time mother and homemaker. Her children meant everything to her. She became involved in numerous charity organizations. Levy was president of City of Hope, a Life Member of Hadassah, and Pioneer Women Now. In addition, Dorothy was a Life member of the Ahavath Achim Synagogue and Sisterhood and taught Sunday school there for many years. Dorothy enjoyed life to the fullest and traveled the world in her 50’s and 60’s. As her children grew up and married, she became a loving and all consumed grandmother, not only to her own grandchildren, but to her grand nieces and nephews. She was

known as Grandma Dot, Aunt Dot, and Cookie Dot to many.

Her endearing message to all was to “take care of each other and be happy.” Dorothy was predeceased by her husband, Fred Levy; son, Robert Allen Levy; and sister, Gloria Axelrod Pollock. She is survived by her son, Art (Barb) Levy of Columbia, SC; daughter, Marilyn (Howard) Perling of Atlanta, GA; sister, Ruth Addlestone of Charleston, SC; nieces, Susan (Nico) Berlijn and Carole Addlestone, both of Charleston, SC; nephew, Stan (Susan) Pollock of Atlanta, GA; sister-in –law, Elaine Shapiro and family; and her beloved grandchildren: Adrienne(David) Betenbaugh, Alex Levy, and Andrew Levy, all of Charleston, SC. An online guestbook is available at www.edressler.com.

Donations may be made to City of Hope; Hadassah; Atlanta Humane Society; or a charity of your choice. Graveside service was held Thursday, September 4, 2014 at Greenwood Cemetery with Rabbi Joshua Heller officiating. Arrangements by Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care, 770-451-4999.

Pioneering Female Comic Joan Rivers, Dies at 81 Joan Rivers, a pioneering female stand-up comic and talk show host, has died. She was 81.

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Rivers was undergoing surgery on her vocal chords in New York City on Aug. 28 when she stopped breathing and was transported to Mount Sinai Hospital. She went into cardiac arrest was put on life support until she passed away on Thursday, Sept. 4.

Born Joan Alexandra Molinsky in 1933, Rivers was the youngest daughter of Russian Jewish immigrants. She ignored her family’s opposition and became an actress and comic, performing in the same New York Clubs as Woody Allen and Barbra Streisand. By the mid 1960s, she was regularly appearing on variety programs like The Ed Sullivan Show. Recently, death came up in a lot of Rivers interviews and jokes while she coped with the losses of friends and family. The night before she was hospitalized, Rivers performed stand up at the Laurie Beechman Theatre in New York City where she joked, “I’m 81, I could go at any moment. I could fall over right here and you all could say, ‘I was there!’”

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by David Benkof

Across 1. More than 1,000 work at Mt. Sinai Hospital 4. The King David Hotel’s are considered fancy 9. Big-shot friend of Stephen S. Wise 12. “Hooray, Maccabee Tel Aviv!”

13. In official Hebrew, it’s called “Doar Electroni” 14. Judean king with an edifice complex 16. “The Shop on Main Street” Oscar nominee Kaminska 17. Judea and Samaria, e.g.

19. Women’s ___ (Betty Friedan, Gloria Steinem, et. al.)

21. He played the grandson of Tambor and Walter in “Arrested Development” 22. Blood ___ (Kind of medieval attack on Jews) 23. “If ___ a Hammer,” frequent song for Peter Yarrow 24. Kind of mask in the news in 1991 27. Harry Golden book celebrating the sucess of U.S. Jewry 31. A kosher phone won’t send one (abbr.)

33. “The ___ 2” (video game in which a character could wear a yarmulke) 34. Month for Jewish schools and yeshivas to start up 35. Arnold, Bosley, and Segev 37. Place for a sukkah 40. British composer Lionel (“Oliver!”)

41. Adrift on the Exodus, perhaps 42. Ticho who painted the Jerusalem Hills 44. Milwaukee Jewish ___ School 45. Sign-off from Mel Blanc 50. Amazon find (but not from Jeff Bezos’s Web site) 51. It flies to three North American destina-

tions: New York, Toronto, and Los Angeles 52. Lindsay who starred with Jamie Lee Curtis in “Freaky Friday” (2003) 55. Like kosher venison 56. Board at Ben Gurion 58. George Burns, until he was 100 years old 62. “Teach me the entire Torah while I stand on one ___” 63. Lebowitz and Drescher 64. American, Brit, or Canadian in Jerusalem 65. God’s attitude toward the Golden Calf 66. First word in the name of the Jewish holiday n which bonfires are lit 67. Locations of mother birds who must be shooed away 68. Alternative to Z, zed, and omega Down 1. Prop for Orin Scrivello, DDS, in “Little Shop of Horrors” 2. They help you compute how big the bagel is 3. Your rabbi might invite you to his home for one 4. Recites the Haggadah again 5. Prominent Canadian Jewish furniture designer Arbel 6. They were used to get the Jews of Denmark to Sweden 7. “Oy vey iz ___!”

8. How Israelis say, “Sorry!”

9. In Hebrew, it’s referred to as the sixth day 10. John ___ (anonymous person; Ploni Almoni in Hebrew) 11. Abbr. for word #3 in “Blowin’ in the Wind” 14. Mixed multitude 15. BCE part 18. The Dodgers were Sandy Koufax’s 20. Ari ___ Canaan 23. Put programs on your Dell computer

24. Israeli soldier who was a captive for five years 25. Car whose 2012 commercial starred Jerry Seinfeld 26. Lox, taste-wise 28. Lyricist Yarburg (“Over the Rainbow”) 29. Matisyahu’s mom 30. ___ Tevye (phrase in “If I Were a Rich Man”) 31. Herzl’s “The Jewish ___” 32. Rav ___ Feinstein 36. First syllable of the name of the world’s largest Hasidic group 38. Gershwin’s “Concerto ___” 39. Kiryat ___ (city east of Tel Aviv) 43. Lyle Alzado of the LA Raiders, and others 46. Department store chain once led by Julius Rosenwald 47. Tzedaka, in a way 48. He’s definitely not a rabbi 49. ___ ALEPH (newsletter for Renewal Judaism) 53. Jews believe the Messiah will usher in ___ of peace 54. You might like it Eilat 55. ___ Eden (First place, according to the Torah) 56. Hadassah Hosp. tests 57. Tuna ___ (deli order) 58. Org. in which Noah Cantor played for the Toronto Argonauts 59. Flatow who hosts NPR’s “Science Friday” 60. Media order when three Israeli teenagers disappeared in June 2014 61. Number for monotheists

Last week’s answers

Shabbat Candle Lighting Times Blessed are You, Eternal our God, Sovereign of time and space.

You hallow us with Your mitzvot and command us to kindle the lights of Shabbat.

Blessing for the Wine Baruch Atah A-do-nai, El-o-hei-nu

Meelech Haolam, Borei p’ri hagafen Praise to You, Eternal our God, Sovereign of the Universe, Creator of the fruit of the vine.

Blessing for the Bread (Challah) Baruch Atah A-do-nai, El-o-hei-nu Melech haolam, Hamotzi Lechem min haaretz.

Our Praise to You Eternal our God, Sovereign of the universe, Who brings forth bread from the earth.

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