Community Review - July 1, 2022

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Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg Raises Flag, Dedicates Future Home of Jewish Community

FROM THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER HARRISBURG

With community gathered around them, family members of Alexander Grass z’l helped reveal a flag officially dedicating the Alexander Grass Campus for Jewish Life on Thursday, June 23rd.

Emblazoned with an eternal flame, the flag symbolized the excitement many feel about having a new long-term home for the Harrisburg area Jewish community.

“Today we celebrate the future and how we are ensuring Jewish continuity for generations to come,” said Abby Smith, board chair of the Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg. “This Campus will have something to offer people of every age and for everyone in the Harrisburg area.”

Elizabeth Grass Weese and Roger Grass, Alexander Grass’ children, attended the dedication at the Campus, 2986 N. 2nd St, Harrisburg, helping to unveil the flag which will fly above the campus. The Alexander Grass Foundation made this major purchase possible on March 31, 2022.

Smith explained that The Campus will enhance the quality of Jewish life in Greater Harrisburg through philanthropy, education, social services, arts, culture, and health and wellness. The Campus is designed to benefit and serve the community-at-large, regardless of religious affiliation, she added.

Rabbi Ron Muroff of Chisuk Emuna Congregation spoke of the responsibility of tzedakah, which he says extends beyond money to ‘‘gifts of time, gifts of effort, and gifts of resources.’’

“Each of us has a role to play in filling this campus with Jewish life,” he said. “Jewish life that inspires people of all ages and all backgrounds, in the words of the prophet Micah, ‘to do justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with God.’”

The Campus, which includes six buildings on more than six acres of land, is located between Second and Front streets. It sits just a few blocks south from the current Jewish Community Center.

“My brother, Roger, and I are honored to be here today to dedicate this beautiful space,” said Grass Weese, president of the Alexander Grass Foundation. “My father would have been proud to see the community coming together to support this amazing project, and I am thrilled to see how his legacy will live on through all the activities and programs brought to life on The Grass Campus.”

The Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg is the umbrella organization for the Jewish Community Center. The Campus will include space for all of the JCC programs and activities, from the Brenner Family Early Learning Center that cares for infants to preschool-age children, to a fitness center. The Campus also will provide a new home for Jewish Family Service of Greater Harrisburg and the Silver Academy, Central Pennsylvania’s Jewish day school. The Federation plans to provide senior services and programming serving the entire Harrisburg area community.

Construction on some buildings will begin soon and organizations are expected to move into the Campus in 2023.

Elizabeth Grass Weese and Roger Grass at the Alexander Grass Campus for Jewish Life.

Beginnings

BY ARNIE SOHINKI

Summer Camp – “where every day is an adventure.” I could feel the energy of the start of a great camp season as children were reunited with friends old and new, dedicated staff interacted and engaged with the campers, and parents dropped off their children for what I expect will be an exceptional summer experience for them. But they are all thinking, when will the buses arrive!?

After so much time spent on remote learning and limited social contact, summer camp will no doubt continue to help prepare children for a ‘return to normalcy’ (however that may be defined). According to the American Camping Association (ACA), 96 percent of campers say that “camp helped me make new friends,” and 92 percent say, “camp helped me feel good about myself.” Seventy percent of camp parents say, “My child gained selfconfidence at camp.” ACA has very clearly defined the role and benefits of the summer camp experience through their research.

What makes camp so special? Camp is a beautiful natural site where caring staff, counselors, and specialists nurture experiential education to assist children to create new connections and reach outside of their comfort zones to try new things. Stories are shared and new friendships are built.

Our campers learn about Israeli culture, woodworking, leadership development, and even have new experiences by travelling. Most importantly, campers unplug from technology and develop skills in areas such as athletics, swimming, arts/crafts, theater, social interactions, singing, teamwork, creativity, and building self-confidence. A camp experience can help build self-identity, self-worth, self-esteem, leadership, and self-respect. Then, at the end of each day, buses roll out of camp, returning tired but “camp” energized campers to their families.

Jewish experiences at camp shape the Jewish adults these campers will become: there is hard evidence that Jewish informal education, including Jewish day camp, shapes the Jewish future of these campers. Common values like tikkun olam (repairing the world), kindness, inclusion, and

more are part of the everyday experiences at our JCC Summer Camp. Campers learn these values and practice them at camp and beyond. These values are universal, and you do not have to be Jewish to learn and practice them. Campers will make positive connections with Judaism that will help determine the kind of Jewish adults they will be.

In today’s pressure-oriented society, camp provides a non-threatening environment for America’s youth to be active, to develop competence in life skills, to learn about and enhance their own abilities and to benefit from meaningful participation in a community designed just for them.

Camp is the place where kids make their very best friends. Free from the social expectations pressuring them at school, camp encourages kids to relax and make friends easily. All the fun at camp draws everyone together— singing, laughing, talking, playing, doing almost everything together. Every day,  camp creates friendships

I want to thank and acknowledge the work of our camp staff and volunteers, the adult role models and mentors, who create safe spaces for our campers for spiritual, emotional, social, and physical growth. They enrich and transform lives by strengthening identity and knowledge, instilling values, and help the campers cultivate lifelong friendships. Todah rabah, thank you.

Seeing our camp season kick off was a great way to start my tenure as interim CEO. I am excited to see much more of our programming in action, and to get to know you and all the community members that the Federation

Community Review

Vol. 96, No. 13 July 1, 2022 (ISSN 1047-9996) (USPS 126-860)

Published bi-weekly by the Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg, 3301 N. Front Street, Harrisburg, PA, 17110. Subscription rate: $50 per year. Periodicals postage paid at Harrisburg, PA, and additional entry office.

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Roberta Krieger

Rabbi Carl Choper Rita Gordon Jeanette Krebs Arnie Sohinki

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Sohinki

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The opinions expressed in the Community Review do not necessarily reflect the position of the Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg. The Federation does not endorse any candidate or political party for any elected office.

Arnie

Kosher Meals on Wheels Celebrates Half a Century of ‘Cooking With Love’

BY MARY KLAUS

An award-winning Israeli chef recently said that the best cooking advice he can give comes from our grandmothers: “Cook with love.”

It’s what the Jewish Family Service’s Kosher Meals on Wheels program has been doing for fifty years.

“Every one of our grandmothers probably make better food than I make,” Chef Michael Solomonov, owner of several Israeli restaurants in Philadelphia, told 225 people at JFS’ 50 Years of Caring, the celebration of the FinkelsteinCohen Kosher Meals on Wheels program and the Libby Urie Food Pantry. “That’s because of all the care they put into it. Cook with love.”

The celebration on June 9 was the first major event held at the Alexander Grass Campus for Jewish Life, future home of the Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg, Jewish Family Service, The Silver Academy, and much more. The event was held outdoors under a big white tent, symbolizing the wide net of services and offerings that the campus will offer across the community.

The event included a video program showing five decades of Kosher Meals on Wheels in Harrisburg; remarks from Steve Schauder, Jewish Family Service’s executive director; and a keynote speech by Solomonov, who was born in Israel, raised in Pittsburgh, and returned to Israel when he was eighteen. He now owns several celebrated eateries.

The festivities marked a half century of Kosher Meals on Wheels, which delivers the meals to twenty-six households each week.

Meals on Wheels, a community-based nutritious meal delivery program, has been in Pennsylvania since the mid-1950s to provide older adults the chance to remain independent in their own homes. Unfortunately, the program’s offerings weren’t enough for Jews who adhere to Jewish food customs.

In 1972, Jewish Family Service solved that problem by creating and delivering Kosher Meals on Wheels to Harrisburg-area Jews. That program started out serving kosher meals to four families each month.

Now, the Finkelstein-Cohen Kosher Meals on Wheels program offers clients five meals per week, delivered on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. To be eligible, clients must be older than sixty, restricted to their homes, and/or unable to prepare nutritious meals. People with disabilities also may be eligible for kosher meal home delivery. Meals cost $6.25 each with county subsidies available.

Lori Weitzman, who for thirteen years ran Kosher Meals on Wheels for Jewish Family Service, grew up with the program.

“It started after the 1972 flood,” she said. “I remember going with my mother to deliver meals to the Green Street apartments around lunch time. When the program first started, meals were made at the Jewish Community Center. Later, they were made and packed at the Jewish Home.”

When Weitzman worked in the Jewish Home, she would see volunteers packing Kosher Meals on Wheels food.

In 2005, she was hired by Jewish Family Service and ran the Kosher Meals on Wheels program, which was facilitated under the Dauphin County Area Agency on Aging.

“We used to have thirtysome clients,” she said. “My father became one of my devoted volunteers after he retired. He delivered the meals three times a week. Sometimes if a volunteer was unavailable, I would deliver too.”

Over the years, she said that the program delivered more than tasty food. “Sometimes, our volunteer would be the only person the recipient would see that day. Volunteers got to know the people. Friendships developed. It helped the recipients feel less isolated - as if someone was looking out for them. The families were glad that someone was checking on their loved ones.”

Volunteers who couldn’t reach their recipients would call Weitzman, who would check to ensure everything was alright, she added.

“I’m thankful that the program is still running after fifty years,” she said. “It’s a valuable service we provide to this age group. I’m proud to be a part of it over the years because it is important to serve our community.”

John Jantos, who coordinates the program now, said that Kosher Meals on Wheels offers food and socialization.

“Recipients choose between meat and dairy meals,” he said. “Meat meals are beef or chicken, starch, a vegetable, soup, salad, dessert, fresh fruit, milk and bread. A dairy meal has fish or pasta, then all the other things. We offer more than just food.”

He said that the drivers who deliver the meals are an extra set of eyes and ears for clients who don’t usually see a lot of people. The recipients know that someone is there for them, and drivers and recipients often spend time talking together.

He said that the program now has nine delivery volunteers and seven food packers. Julie Sherman, who has packed Kosher Meals on Wheels at the former Campus of the Jewish Home for fifteen years, said that “I like being a cog in the machine. I get to know the people in the kitchen as we all work together for a common cause.”

Solomonov, too, has been involved in food programs, spending his career promoting both Israeli cuisine in his restaurants and simpler food in his charity work.

“Israel is a very misunderstood place,” Solomonov said. “Israeli food feels like it is part of the table. It is going to be the next big thing.”

He discussed his restaurant use of various spices such as sumac, a tart red ground spice made from dried berries; nutritional yeast, a deactivated yeast with a cheesy, nutty flavor; cumin, an earthy hearty spice; and turmeric, a musky, peppery spice.

He also said that he has partnered with the Broad Street Ministry which helps Philadelphians with food and social services.

Solomonov also discussed such diverse topics as recovering drug addiction, dealing with the stress that Covid put on his business, and processing the death of his brother, David, who was killed on Yom Kippur 2003 during an Israel Defense Forces military campaign.

Solomonov shared some of his philosophies, saying that people can choose to be pessimists or optimists.

“The only choice we have in life is our attitude,” he said. “Be a person who makes a difference in your community. We all come from a long line of heroes - people who are selfless and who had it a lot harder than we do. So, be positive.”

Jewish Family Service’s Finkelstein – Cohen Kosher Meals on Wheels and Libby Urie Food Pantry are helping to address food insecurity in our community. For more information, to donate, or to volunteer, visit jfsofhbg.org/emergency-financial-and-food-assistance.

Chef Michael Solomonov shares his story and best cooking advice at JFS' 50 Years of Caring.

JFS’ Caring Goes Beyond Solomonov Event

FROM JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE

On a mild Spring evening, 225 community members were held spellbound by Chef Michael Solomonov’s candid, humorous, and humble reflections on the role of Israel in his life, the future of Israeli cuisine and how he came to grips with his addiction issues at the moment he was opening his award-winning Israeli restaurant, Zahav. Solomonov also opened up about the loss of his brother, David, who died in combat while serving on a patrol for the elite Golani Brigade of the IDF on Yom Kippur 2003.

The event highlighted the growing role we play in combatting food insecurity in Central PA, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Finkelstein-Cohen Kosher Meals on Wheels program and the recent expansion of The Libby Urie Food Pantry.

“It’s incredible to think that over the past fifty years, JFS has served more than 250,000 meals to local homebound seniors through our Kosher Meals on Wheels program, and we want to celebrate this incredible achievement,” said Dr. Jordan Klein, JFS Board member and chair of the event. The event also acknowledged the expansion of the Libby Urie Food Pantry which provides more than 12,500 lbs. in non-perishable food to approximately 100 local families each year.

A highlight of the evening was the announcement of the launch of the Frances Goldberg Fund for Kosher Meals on Wheels through the Jewish Community Foundation of Central PA (JCF). The fund will provide supplemental funds to ensure that JFS can maintain and expand this critical lifesaving program in the years ahead. Any community member interested in donating to the fund should contact Steve Schauder, JFS Executive Director at sschauder@jfsofhbg.org or to Paulette Keifer, Executive Director of JCF at paulette.keifer@pajewishendowment.org.

JFS is deeply grateful to the sponsors who underwrote the event, such as lead sponsor, The Alexander Grass Foundation and presenting sponsors, UPMC and Lois Lehrman Grass and Kristen Olewine-Milke, who good-humoredly referred to themselves as “The Grocery Daughters,” as both their families have ties to the grocery industry.

The event was catered by Norman Gras who was assisted by many local amateur chefs in recreating numerous recipes from Solomonov’s many cookbooks. The celebration also allowed JFS to share information on many of the essential services we provide to over 1,500 people annually. JFS Executive Director, Steve Schauder, shared some of the achievements that JFS has accomplished over the past year, including:

• Providing more than 3,200 mental health counseling sessions to children, teens, families, and seniors in the community.

• Providing more than $30,000 in financial assistance and case management to 270 community members.

• Resettling forty-five recently-arrived Afghan refugees in Greater Harrisburg since December 2021.

If you or someone you know is in need of JFS services or would like to learn more about the agency, please go to www.jfsofhbg.org or call JFS at (717) 233-1681.

Senior Tech Tutor Brings Knowledge, Kindness to Local Community and Beyond

BY ADAM GROBMAN

The dry-cleaning business isn’t always known for its cutting-edge technology. But when Barry Gordon led his business to computerize in the early 2000s, he immediately realized the power of keeping up with the times.

By using the technology available, he and his partners were able to take the number of “dead orders” (clothing that had been dropped off and forgotten by its owners) down to a negligible level. “It was a big change for our business,” Barry says. “It made us a much more efficient operation.”

Over the years, he kept himself acquainted with new gadgets and gizmos, so much so that when he retired from the dry-cleaning business in 2018, he realized he might be able to put his knowledge to good use.

“I knew I had to stay busy,” he says. “My friends had started asking me how to fix things on their computers and phone, and I started to explore making that into a business.”

Today, Barry, a past president of Kesher Israel Congregation, is the friendly face behind Senior Tech Tutor. Online or in-person, he helps people of all ages to navigate the precarious world of software updates, online security, “the cloud,” and even FaceTime.

“My goal is to teach you what you want to know,” Barry says. “I am always happy to help anyone who is interested in gaining more knowledge about their technology.”

Barry says that he mostly works with senior citizens in their sixties through nineties, a population he calls “underserved” in the technology space. His work became all the more crucial in 2020 when the pandemic hit.

“It really changed my whole business plan,” he says. “My idea was I’d go to your home and teach you whatever you want to know on your equipment - the silver lining is that because of the pandemic, software manufacturers have recognized the need for people who are older to be connected with their families.”

Barry now serves hundreds of clients, both locally in the Harrisburg-area and across the map in Indiana, California, Boston, and beyond, and also teaches at The Pathways Institute for Lifelong Learning at Messiah Village. He’s even been in touch with someone who has a similar business idea in Israel.

Lessons run the gamut from lost Wifi passwords to much more complex issues, but Barry says his biggest concern is security, as scams and viruses most threaten those with outdated equipment and knowledge. His lessons, he says, are a two-way street of care and consideration.

“You have to trust that when I walk in your home, it’s OK and that I’m a person who cares,

and the student has to have the patience to make the learning impactful,” he says. “For the most part, the clients are educated and capable - what I offer is companionship, trust, patience, and a friendly voice.”

In need of a tech tutor? Contact Barry at Barry@seniortechtutor.com or 717-831-8077. More info available at seniortechtutor.com.

Barry Gordon

Senior

Anita Post first became involved with the JCC’s Senior Adult Club about eight years ago, after her husband passed away.

Senior Adult Club was a regular feature in Anita’s life, but it wasn’t the only thing – she was also involved in volunteering at Whitaker Center and she attended the club’s lunches and programs when she could. It wasn’t until the Covid-19 pandemic began that she came to rely on the club’s programming on a weekly basis.

“During the pandemic, when everything closed, Cheryl Yablon had Zoom meetings every Tuesday and Thursday and led us in exercises,” Anita says. “It gave me a chance to keep in touch with my friends and to not feel so isolated.”

Now, Anita says “I have all my energy here” after being elected as the new Senior Adult Club President last month, succeeding President Emeritus Nancy Bayuk.

“I appreciate so much what this organization did during the pandemic – I thought that if I could give back a little bit, I’ll give back a little bit.”

As President, Anita opens the meetings, shares news and updates, and assists Director Cheryl Yablon in coordinating the ins and outs of Senior Adult Club programming. Cheryl is happy to have the help of Anita and all the club’s officers and volunteers.

“The Senior Adult Club is thrilled to have Anita as our President for the next two-year term,” Cheryl says. “She

Stays For Camaraderie

BY ADAM GROBMAN

is a sprightly, energetic person who brings warmth and friendship to all. We thank Nancy Bayuk for her nine years as an outstanding president, and we are looking forward to having Heather Jackson join our officers as Membership VP.”

In addition to her duties as President, Anita attends as many programs as she can – joining for lunches twice each week, travelling to theatre shows, and socializing at the club’s gaming sessions, where she’s introduced the game of rummikub to the group.

“We have a ball in here,” Anita says. “We’re loud, we laugh, and we don’t keep score – something that just lifts your spirits.”

Anita lauds the programming that Cheryl consistently brings to members, which she feels attracts great people and helps to form close friendships.

“I have many old friends that come, and also have made new friends,” she says. “It’s nice to say hello to everyone and have everyone say hello back.”

She says that she is looking forward to representing the club as it has continued to gain steam in the past six months, with participation steadily increasing since senior lunches resumed last fall.

“Lately, we’ve been getting forty – fifty people each program,” she says. “The club is growing, and it’s wonderful.”

Senior Adult Club President Anita Post

HELP US REACH OUR GOAL IN THE FINAL PUSHES OF OUR CAMPAIGN!

Dear Friend,

Our campaign is coming toward a close – but we still need your help in supporting our community.

Please remember to make a gift in support of Jewish Harrisburg this year – join us in strengthening, stabilizing, and securing our community through our Annual Campaign. Your gift makes an impact by:

• Providing funding for staff, resources, and scholarships at the Brenner Family Early Learning Center, where our community’s children take their first steps to becoming community members.

• Maintaining our Green Hills Swim Club and JCC Summer Camp, giving the young and young at heart a place to be with community all summer long.

• Supporting fitness and wellness programs like Iddy Biddy Basketball, Girls on the Run, our Fitness Center, and all the facilities and staff our members rely on to achieve their fitness and health goals.

• Securing our community through our resources at SCN and JFNA, and coordination of security briefings, news, and updates for all of our agencies and synagogues.

• Amplifying our collective Jewish voice, through publications like Community Review and Kol Central PA, and through advocacy on topics that affect us all, like security and anti-semitism.

• And much, much more!

The Jewish community, local and global, is at a crossroads – we need your help to ensure a vibrant future for all in our community.

Please help us in this final push by making a gift through the Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg’s Annual Campaign.

Make your gift today by contacting Beth Romano at b.romano@jewishfedhbg.org or 717-236-9555 x 3204. Payment is not due until December 31, 2022. You can also give today by visiting jewishharrisburg.org/give.

Thank you for your support and for being part of our efforts to enrich Jewish life in Harrisburg.

Sincerely,

Abby Smith Board Chair

P.S. We’re getting close to the end of our Annual Campaign! Will you help us support our community and reach our goal? Give now at jewishharrisburg.org/give.

ADL Philly Addresses Great Replacement Theory with Community

BY ADAM GROBMAN

On Thursday, June 14, The Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg and Jewish Community Relations Council partnered with Anti-Defamation League Philadelphia (ADL) and community organizations to present an online conversation with experts on the dangers of Great Replacement Theory, extremism, radicalization, and indoctrination.

The program was moderated by Rev. Barry Chambers and featured leading expert Marilyn Mayo, a Senior Research Fellow with the ADL’s Center on Extremism. Mayo spoke extensively about the May 2022 Buffalo

Shooting and the way that Great Replacement Theory has influenced attacks and racism across the United States and abroad.

“The theory is that people of color are replacing white people through immigration, birth rates, and other economic, social, and political means,” Mayo said.

While she noted that versions of Great Replacement have been around for decades or even centuries, the modern version was inspired by an essay by French writer Renaud Camus.

“Many white supremacists who read that essay were inspired by it and it has really

influenced many of the extremist acts that we’ve seen in the last few years.” She explained that the Buffalo shooter had written the names of other Great Replacement-influenced perpetrators on his rifle, such as those from the Pittsburgh, Poway, Christchurch, and Norway attacks.

“White supremacists in America and elsewhere have a very anti-Semitic version of the great replacement theory,” Mayo said, with conspiracy theorists believing that Jews are largely responsible for bringing immigrants to this country or controlling minority groups in other ways.

Andrew Goretsky, Executive Director of ADL Philadelphia, shared about the work that ADL does to fight hate in the state. Incidents can be reported at www.adl.org/ reportincident and should also be shared with local leaders and officials.

The program was co-sponsored by the Jewish Community Relations Council, Beth El Temple Harrisburg, Goodwin Memorial Baptist Church, Pennsylvania Council of Churches, Community Responders Network, and The InterReligious Forum of Greater Harrisburg.

Temple Ohev Sholom Teams with Beth El For Musical Summer Shabbat

FROM TEMPLE OHEV SHOLOM

As we chart a path forward for Temple Ohev Sholom, the warmth of summer and launch of the Grass Campus beckon us to join in prayer with our greater Harrisburg Jewish community friends.

We invite  ALL to a special Kabbalat Shabbat service in our sanctuary at 7pm on July 8th, as Ohev Sholom and Beth El continue our tradition of summer co-celebrations of Shabbat.  Our

inclusive worship will have music, spirited singing, and poetic offerings. You’ll hear beautiful and inspiring songs from composers across denominational lines - such as Shlomo Carlebach, Noah Aronson, Debbie Friedman, and Craig Taubman.  We will be guided by pages of Siddur Mishkan T’filah and Siddur Lev Shalem  The live service will also be streamed for those who cannot join us in person.

Rabbi Sam Yolen from Congregation Beth Israel in Lebanon will be the Shliach Tzibbur (the prayer leader), accompanied by Brian Robinson on keyboard, Steve Weiss on guitar, and Cindy Lighty on percussion, and anyone else moved to contribute musically with voice or instruments.  We are grateful that Congregation Beth Israel has agreed to share Rabbi Yolen with the Harrisburg

Jewish community to welcome Shabbat on July 8th.  An Oneg will be provided by our Sisterhood in the Social Hall to continue the sweetness of Shabbat.

Masking is optional, though we request attendees in person to sign in and out of the building for contact tracing purposes.  Please join us to welcome Shabbat on July 8! L’shalom from your friends at Temple Ohev Sholom.

Pianist David Kopp to Perform for Senior Adult Club

BY CHERYL YABLON

The JCC Senior Adult Club is happy to announce that Harriet Kopp’s son, David, will be presenting another after-lunch performance for the seniors on Tuesday, July 26.

David Kopp, pianist, is a faculty member at the Boston University School of Music, where he is Head of Graduate Music Theory. He has performed extensively as soloist and chamber musician in the United States and abroad, including the Edinburgh Festival Fringe; Wigmore Hall, London; and Jordan Hall, Boston.

He has appeared as Concerto Soloist with the Harrisburg and Hershey Symphony Orchestras and the Brandeis Symphony. He has recorded for New World Records and the CRI and ARTBSN labels. Prior to Boston University, David taught at Yale, Harvard, and the University of Washington. He is the

author of the book Chromatic Transformations in Nineteenth-Century Music, published by Cambridge University Press, as well as numerous articles and essays. His first public performance, at age 5, took place in the JCC’s Mary Sachs Auditorium.

Don’t miss your chance to see and hear one of Harrisburg’s wonderful musicians. For reservations, call Cheryl at 717-236-9555 x 3115 by Tuesday, July 19th. David graciously does this concert for us each year. This is David’s eighth concert for us and we get a large crowd each year. Please make sure to call by the deadline so Cheryl can have ample time to arrange tables and seating assignments.

Cost for lunch: Senior Adult Club Members – Regular Lunch Donation Non-Members of the Senior Adult Club - $11 to cover lunch cost.

Synagogue Life

BETH EL TEMPLE

2637 N Front St | (717) 232-0556 | www.bethelhbg.org

Beth El Temple has resumed in-person Friday evening and Shabbat morning services. We also offer a mix of in-person and Zoom minyans. For more information, visit Beth El's website.

CHISUK EMUNA CONGREGATION 3219 Green St | (717) 232-4851 | info@chisukemuna.org www.chisukemuna.org

Chisuk Emuna has resumed in-person services. Visit the website for details. For more information on programs and services, visit Chisuk Emuna's website.

CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL, LEBANON 411 S 8th St | (717) 273-2669 | www.congregation-beth-israel.org

Contact Rabbi Sam Yolen at yolen002@gmail.com for details on both programming and minyan. For more information, visit Beth Israel's website.

CONGREGATION BETH TIKVAH, CARLISLE

Asbell Center, 262 W High Street | (717)-240-8627 | www.bethtikvah.org

HISTORIC B’NAI JACOB, MIDDLETOWN

Water & Nissley Streets | (717) 319-3014 | www.bnai-jacob.org

Historic B’nai Jacob Synagogue is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, located at Water and Nissley Streets in Middletown, near the Harrisburg Airport and Penn State Harrisburg Campus. Shabbos Service are led by Marc Bluestein on Zoom. The service program and zoom link will be emailed to members of the congregation and also is available by request using the contact form on the website at: http://www.bnai-jacob.org. We are a community Shul and you are welcome to join us. There are no membership dues or admission fees. Our Congregation is currently working with consultants to reopen for in-person services later this year.

KESHER ISRAEL CONGREGATION 3200 N 3rd St | (717) 238-0763 | www.kesherisrael.org

Kesher Israel is holding in-person daily and Shabbat davening. For details about services, meetings, and programming, contact Benjamin Altman, President, at president@kesherisrael. org, or Ashley Caraballo at office@kesherisrael.org. For more information, visit Kesher Israel's website.

OHEV SHOLOM CONGREGATION, YORK 2090 Hollywood Drive | 717-852-0000 | www.OhevSholomYork.org

Ohev Sholom Congregation is a Conservative congregation serving York County in an inclusive, egalitarian manner. Established in 1902, the congregation is led by our student rabbi in association with our lay leadership. Ohev Sholom provides adult educational opportunities in conjunction with our local Chabad Learning Center while embracing different levels of observance, stages of life, and family structures.

TEMPLE BETH ISRAEL

2090 Hollywood Dr, York | (717) 843-2676 | www.tbiyork.org York’s 140-year-old Reform congregation.

TEMPLE BETH SHALOM 913 Allendale Rd, Mechanicsburg | (717) 697-2662 | www.tbshalom.org

Shabbat services will be held on July 8 and 22, and August 5 and 19. Please note that Temple Beth Shalom’s Shabbat services will be via Zoom only for June, July and August. The next in-person Shabbat service is planned for Friday, September 2. Services are led by Rabbi Carl Choper of Beth Shalom. Please email the office at tbshalom@gmail.com or call 717-6972662 for information if you would like to join the services.

For details on upcoming Temple Beth Shalom services and events, check the website: http:// tbshalom.org.

TEMPLE OHEV SHOLOM 2345 N Front St | (717) 233-6459 | www.ohevsholom.org

Temple Ohev Sholom has moved to a mix of in-person/live-streamed services and recorded videos. Please check the COVID-19 Info page of our website, www.ohevsholom.org, for the details of our "Back to Shul" plan, including our health and safety protocols, and check our Facebook page for updates. Thank you for your patience and support as we work our way back towards normalcy.

Is it possible to use Living Room Conversations with our families and close friends? It is ultimately challenging, because family are more likely to break ‘host and guest’ social norms.

All sorts of people want to restore connection with friends and family. So, let’s use a Living Room Conversation to talk about just that! This Living Room Conversation will help us listen and learn about where we have different opinions, along with shared ideas about how to best navigate time with family & friends (who may not share our view of the world).

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Obituaries

BEVERLEY BASS

Bass Beverley (nee Feingold) May 26, 2022, Moorestown, NJ, formerly of Dresher, PA. Wife of Bernard Bass z"l. Mother of Beth Bass Gersten and Bradford (Bryna) Bass. Grandmother of Brittany (Josh), Jack (Suzanne), Maxwell and Andrew. GreatGrandmother of Sarah, Jonathan, William, Elizabeth, and Johnny. Sister of Irene Hyman z"l, Seymour Feingold z"l, and Jeffrey Feingold.

Graveside services were held Tues., June 7, 2022, Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Vet. Mem. Cem., Wrightstown, NJ.

By request of the family, donations may be made to SINAI Schools in Mrs. Bass’s memory; please visit https://www.sinaischools.org/ donate.

RUTH B. CIESIELSKI

Ruth B. Ciesielski, 80, of Jamestown, N.Y., formerly of Harrisburg, Pa., died at 9:17 a.m. Friday, June 10, 2022, in UPMC Chautauqua. She was born Nov. 14, 1941, in Harrisburg, Pa., a daughter of the late Samuel and Ella Loeb Klein.

Ruth was a graduate of Central Dauphin High School in Harrisburg, Pa., and received her bachelor’s degree from Penn State University (University Park) in elementary education. She earned her master’s degree

from Penn State University in student personnel college administration with a minor in international government and completed all but the dissertation for her doctorate degree.

Before her retirement in 1998, Ruth was employed as the college registrar for Jamestown Community College where she worked for 25 years (1973-98). While at Jamestown Community College, she also held positions of division chairman of the Department of Human Development and Educational Services and Director of Institutional Research. Ruth also served several times as chairperson of the Middle States Accreditation Committee for JCC. She also created and organized JCC’s College/ Career Day, an annual event serving high schools throughout Chautauqua County for over 25 years.

Ruth had previously been employed at the Harrisburg Area Community College as their first financial aid director (196669). While at HACC, Ruth twice published research studies in juried national publications. She also helped establish and was an officer in the Pennsylvania Financial Aid Directors Association. In earlier years, Ruth worked at SUNY at Oswego from 1965-66 as assistant dean of students and at Pennsylvania State University in several

student affairs positions from 1963-65, and 1969-71. Over the years, Ruth served on Statewide professional committees both in New York and Pennsylvania, and was a member of several professional organizations.

She had been a chairperson for several years on the Hewes BOCES Advisory Board, was a member of the board of directors for the United Way of Southern Chautauqua County, served on the board of directors for Chautauqua County Meals on Wheels and was a member of the Lakewood Rod & Gun Club Auxiliary.

Surviving is her husband, Joseph A. Ciesielski, whom she married Sept. 12, 1971; several nieces, nephews, and extended family. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Lawrence A. Klein, who died April 14, 2021.

Private service held at the convenience of the family. Burial in the Sunset Hill Cemetery. Visitation will not be observed. Memorials may be made to the Jamestown Community College Foundation Scholarship Fund, 715 Falconer St. Jamestown, NY 14701.

You may leave words of condolence to Ruth’s family at www.lindfuneral home.com.

JCC Senior Adult Programs

Lunch is served at 12 noon, with to-go options available for those who prefer not to unmask to eat. All programs begin after lunch unless otherwise indicated.

JULY 5TH-”4th Of July Picnic”! - Current Events With Jeff Jacobs

JULY 7TH - Rabbi Muroff - Processing Grief In Our Lives: What We Can Learn From Jewish Traditions Recalling The Destruction Of The Temple In Ancient Times

JULY 12TH—Business Meeting/Birthday Party

JULY 13TH-Day Trip to Dutch Apple to see Little Mermaid

JULY 14TH - Lillian Rappaport-Session #3 “Holocaust Education in the 21st Century”

JULY 17TH- Bingo at Green Hills 1:00-2:30pm. Come and play bingo and go for a swim!

JULY 19TH - John Maietta - When America Hit The Road:

The Early Years Of Our Automotive Culture

A hundred years ago, an exciting new technology was transforming America: the automobile. This program presents the history of that colorful era, when the first “horseless carriages” were giving way to sporty roadsters, classy limousines, and the ubiquitous Model T Ford. As you’ll learn, the story of our country’s early car culture was driven by unprecedented prospects for freedom and mobility – along with the mixed blessings of high-speed roads, expanding suburbs, installment loans, and parking meters.

JULY 21ST - Millionaire Game

Senior Update

BY ROBERTA KRIEGER

In a few days, we will celebrate our country’s Independence.  July 4th celebrations vary from person to person.  Many of us have certain rituals such as barbecues or swimming (weather permitting), traveling, or just being with friends and/or family.  No matter what you opt for, I wish you an enjoyable and safe holiday.

To start off the month, on Thursday, June 2nd, after an enjoyable lunch consisting of a combo salad plate and the best cream of mushroom soup a la Norman Gras, Cheryl showed the movie Charade, which made all the movie buffs thrilled.

On Tuesday, June 7th, Jeff Jacobs, our Current Events Moderator, had a conflict

of schedules and was unfortunately unable to come to the Senior Club.  However, all was not lost; two of our own members, Nat Putterman and Steve Reuben, volunteered to step in and give it their all.  Well, they certainly did a fabulous job.  We had a smattering of current event discussions, but the highlight of the afternoon was their joke telling.  A funfilled afternoon was had by all.

On Wednesday, June 8th, those of us who signed up for Hunterdon Hills Playhouse in Hampton, NJ went to see I Left My Dignity In My Other Purse, starring Joyce De Witt.  Many of you will remember her from the TV show Three’s Company.  The venue is most beautiful and we enjoyed being outside both prior to

JULY 26TH - David Kopp Concert. Don’t miss out on hearing this wonderful musician. Please make your reservations by july 19th!

JULY 28TH - Dr. Donald Koones, HACC History Professor lectures on the amazing Andrea Bocelli.

If ever there was truly an ultimate example of a person overcoming a disability to achieve greatness, it is Andrea Bocelli. Although completely blind since the age of 12 after a soccer accident, he went on to become an Italian opera singer, songwriter, and record producer. Celine Dion has said, "If God would have a singing voice, he must sound a lot Like Andrea Bocelli". Come and share the challenges and triumphs of his life, as well as glorious music.

the start of the show (which was enjoyed by all) as well as during intermission.  Of course, another option was to make some purchases in their gift shop.  Besides having such a beautiful venue, Hunterdon differs from our other roster of dinner theatre options in that patrons are served tableside as opposed to self-serve at a buffet.  They have a wonderful bakery and a dessert buffet (one of the main reasons people travel almost two hours to get there).  It was a delightful day.

On Thursday, June 9th, Lillian Rappaport was scheduled to do a second session of Holocaust Education in the 21st Century.  Unfortunately, Lillian had to reschedule.  Our amazing Senior Advisor, Cheryl Yablon

switched Bingo, which was programmed for the 23rd, and Lillian’s lecture.  As usual, bingo was lots of fun.  Before bingo, Norman Gras prepared a Mock Seafood Pasta which many of us never had before.  We all agreed, it was typical Norman Gras delicious.  I’m not the only one who could have eaten it again for dinner.

Hopefully you had scheduled to be at some, or all, of the wonderful programs scheduled for the balance of June.  I will give you the highlights in my next column.

Hope you stay well, are properly vaccinated, and wear masks appropriately.

We are looking forward to seeing you at lunch. Take care.

JCC Senior Adult Club Lunches and programs are held twice-weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays.