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Diary of Events

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EDITORIAL

Strike a pose HAYLEY LIEBERTHAL I don’t think a week can go by where I don’t hear someone remarking about something they have seen on social media. “So-and-so is in Mauritius; I wish I could be sipping cocktails on the beach like her,” or, “what’s-her-face lost 20 kgs and looks incredible - I have to lose weight; I am uncomfortable in my own skin.” The images portrayed on social media have created a world of visual judgement and false impressions. We believe what we see and in so doing, we unknowingly start looking at our own lives in comparison. For some, feelings of inadequacy rear their heads as we begin measuring ourselves against the perfectly posed pictures posted before us. It’s at this point where we need to ask ourselves “who are we competing against and why?” Social media is still in its infancy stage with research. This means that there is not a large amount of data to measure the effects it has on society over time, as well as how it affects us at all. That said, researchers at present have managed to obtain data which does show evidence that body image and perception is severely affected. I cannot help but wonder why we don’t love ourselves enough to say things like: “good for her; I’m inspired to go on holiday/lose the weight.” Many people have unconsciously berated themselves for something that is only a snapshot in time. We don’t see the rest of the story once the camera is put away. It is for this reason alone that I often hear myself saying to others - and on the odd occasion to myself - “where’s the before and after photo?” At the end of the day we are only in competition with ourselves. Don’t let staged snapshots in a moment of time derail you from being anything less than your incredible self!

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KASHRUT

KEEPING IT KOSHER

BY LAUREN SHAPIRO

What makes it kosher? The butcher Healthy, kosher animals must be slaughtered in a kosher manner and pass many stringent tests to be considered kosher. They must then be butchered to ensure that only kosher parts of the animal (usually only from the forequarter) are prepared for sale. In modern retail, kosher meat is also pre-salted to remove all traces of blood (saving the consumer from having to do this at home). In Durban most kosher meat is imported from Cape Town or Johannesburg, but it is still imperative that a mashgiach supervise the cutting and packing. At Pick n Pay Musgrave, Brett “the kosher butcher” Hummel does this job, as well as cooking chickens and other meats for customers on order.

Kosher. Fit for use. Legit. But what exactly does it mean, especially down in Durban where we don’t have the luxury of kosher-only supermarkets or a choice of kosher restaurants? How do we know what’s kosher and what’s not, and why should we care? Hashalom caught up with a member of the Durban kashrut department to explore the issue. The demand for kosher food in Durban is slowly but steadily on the rise. It’s a common denominator. Not all Jews will eat non-kosher, but everyone can eat kosher.

The baker All packaged, manufactured goods (including bread, buns, biscuits, etc) that display a kosher symbol (see sidebox) have been supervised to maintain standards of kashrut. When he’s not in the butchery, Brett is found over at the store’s bakery, the only one in Durban that produces freshly-baked kosher goods. He checks all flour for insects and eggs for blood spots, either of which would render the items unkosher. He also ensures that all ingredients used in kosher products are kosher and that things are baked in the correct ovens (parev, milchik or non-kosher).

The department, under Rabbi Zekry of the DUHC, is responsible for supervising all formal kosher institutions in Durban, including the Akiva College tuck shop, Beth Shalom, Durban Jewish Social Services and their Meals on Wheels service, the Circle Café, the Durban Jewish Centre (as well as any kosher private functions held there), and the kosher sections at Pick n Pay in Musgrave Centre. They check all ingredients and see that correct procedures are being followed. The department is in continuous communication with the Union of Orthodox Synagogue’s kashrut division and mashgichim attend regular courses through the Johannesburg Beth Din.

The candle-stick maker Yip, even candles need to be kosher if you’re going to use them for sacred lights for Shabbat or Yom Tov. In Mishna Shabbos, the Rabbis list several substances deemed unfit for Shabbat lights, including pitch, cottonseed oil, fat from sheep tails and tallow (boiled or not boiled is another argument).

It’s a virtuous circle: as awareness of kashrut increases, the more kosher products become available, and the more awareness increases. There’s even a growing trend of people keeping kosher at home so that they can host kosher family and friends for festive meals. Fortunately, it’s becoming easier and easier to do so. It’s a way of uniting Jews the way they do best – around the dinner table!

Examples of hechshers recognised by the South African Beth Din:

GOT KOSHER KWESTIONS? Join the Durban Kashrut WhatsApp group. Contact: 083 236 6692 to be added. A list of kosher products can be found on www.uos.co.za

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Luckily, many modern candles are kosher for sacramental use, including those sold at Masada Workshop, the Durban Holocaust and Genocide Centre Gift Shop, and in the kosher sections at Pick n Pay Musgrave, Umhlanga and the Crescent.

Hechsher Beth Din South Africa

Hechsher London Beth Din

Hechsher Orthodox Union

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Say what?

Hechsher: Stamp of approval, especially by a Rabbinic authority. Mashgiach: An observant and knowledgeable Jewish person who supervises kashrut processes.

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CURRENT AFFAIRS

ISIS CLAIMS MORE MOZAMBIQUE ATTACKS BY JACQUELINE HERBST

n March this year, following the commencement of the high profile Durban mosque attack and bomb scares trial getting underway, Hashalom investigated the likelihood of Jihadi terror in Africa filtering through to South African shores (See: Is Jihadi Terror in Africa Heading for SA? Hashalom March 2019). At the time analysts Jasmine Opperman (then head of the Africa Desk at the Terrorist Research and Analysis Consortium – TRAC) and Willem Els (South Africa’s Institute for Security Studies – ISS) agreed that although ISIS style methods were used in the Durban attacks and there appears to be a link that runs through from the Thulsie case to the Del Vecchio cell to the Durban cell, there was no evidence that the Durban attacks were carried out by ISIS members and that South Africa was unlikely to be targeted as it is not actively involved in terrorist hotspots like Somalia and West Africa. However, ongoing Islamic attacks in Northern Mozambique and the crossroads at which the region finds itself warrants a follow-up look at our neighbour’s current predicament. Insurgents calling themselves Ahlu Sunna wal Jama (ASWJ) have since October 2017 carried out close to 180 attacks in remote villages of the liquid natural gas (LNG) rich and predominantly Muslim province of Cabo Delgado, killing 350 people and displacing scores more. While according to the Centre for Strategic International Studies (CSIS) 79 per cent of the attacks have been against civilians, The Manila Bulletin reports that the attacks have also expanded to main roads, negatively affecting transport as well as areas where astronomical projects for gas exploration are under way. On 18 October Club of Mozambique reported ISIS in al-Naba 204 claiming a clash with Mozambique and Russian Special Forces on 13 October in which they killed and injured multiple soldiers and took one prisoner as well as weapons and ammunition. Russian Special Forces joined the Mozambican army in the fight against ISIS in September 2019. Analyst, Jasmine Opperman (now with Stratfor) said on twitter she was concerned about the prisoner as it may be a precursor to a beheading propaganda. Thus far the Mozambican government’s hard-handed counter insurgency efforts have been direly unsuccessful and analysts fear the government’s prioritizing of military action over community development may further alienate the locals and push them towards aiding the insurgents both actively and passively. Furthermore, media restrictions are making it very difficult to get details of incidents out quickly or at all and people outside of Northern Mozambique remain largely oblivious to the situation. In an October 2019 report the CSIS said that although the militants are yet to publish a specific ideology or grievances, they are probably looking to establish a new social order that would afford them greater economic and political power in a region that

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is expected to start showing revenue from the multi-billion Dollar offshore LNG exploration projects currently underway. The report details a government indictment from July 2019 against alleged militants in Mozambican custody that claims the group wants to create an independent nation that covers Northern Mozambique and Southern Tanzania. Locals also reportedly heard the groups wanted to impose Sharia law (a religious law forming part of the Islamic tradition) in the area and that recruited individuals shunned family and friends who disagree with their religious views and activities. According to the CSIS report, the insurgency is most likely rooted in the historically unequal distribution of economic and political power among predominant ethnic groups (Mwani and Makondo) in Cabo Delgado province (historically Mozambique’s most impoverished and neglected province located over 2000 km from the capitol, Maputo). ASWJ is likely predominantly made up of Mwani youth which is, historically Muslim with its livelihood and identity rooted in coastal resources and culture. Concurrently, the ruling Mozambique Liberation Front (Frelimo) President Filipe Nyusi’s ethnic group, the Makondo, systematically seized control of the business opportunities in the province, steadily marginalizing the Mwani and preparing the soil for conflict.

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Further complicating things are rampant reports of large scale general election rigging in favour of the ruling Frelimo (the general elections took place on 15 October). Accounts of violence directed at Renamo-affiliated persons, attempted and successful assassinations and at least 300 000 alleged “ghost voters” may according to a recent report published by intelligence agency Stratfor prompt the official opposition - and long-time Cold War enemy of Frelimo – the Mozambique National Resistance Movement (Renamo) to pull the plug on the newly signed peace deal with the government and trigger a re-emergence of low-level conflict in the mineral rich central provinces (a traditional Renamo

stronghold). This could distract Maputo form insurgency in the North which may threaten the country’s lucrative energy sector. The Stratfor report indicates that failure to address the root causes of conflict in Cabo Delgado will erode support for the long-ruling Frelimo, possibly leading to weaker performance in future election cycles which would strengthen Renamo’s political and economic position in the country. With the central and northern provinces showing strong population growth as opposed to a decline in population in the Frelimo dominated south, the ruling party may struggle to maintain political and economic dominance if voters in the central and northern provinces turn away from Frelimo.

Update on Thulsie and Durban mosque bombing cases:

hirty-nine months after their arrest for planning terrorist attacks against establishments that the twins identified as anti-Islam, the Thulsie Twin case is still creeping along.

to answer the questions upon which a new date for the trial to start may be set or, as Barnard foresaw, the defense may ask for more particulars.

After several delays, the case against Brandon-Lee and TonyLee Thulsie was set to finally get under way in the Johannesburg High Court on Monday 7 October but prosecutor Adele Barnard informed the court that the twins’ defence lawyers on 3 September served the State with a list of 300 questions that it has been unable to answer in total by 7 October.

The case against the Farad Hoomer, the Durban businessman believed to be the mastermind behind the 2018 Verulam mosque attack as well as a number of bomb scares in Durban, was on 16 October postponed to 31 October. The remaining 11 suspects accused of also being involved in the Verulam (Imam Hussain Mosque) attack in May 2018 and mentioned bomb scares are scheduled to appear in court on 13 December. Hashalom with follow the story as it develops.

Barnard, who is also the prosecutor on the Durban mosque bombings case, requested another two weeks for the prosecution

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THROUGH YOUR EYES

HOW FAITH SAVED ME FROM DRUGS Sara* began experimenting with cocaine in her early twenties. “It looked cool and my friends were doing it,” she confesses. Many years later, when she got into a relationship with a recovering addict, the situation deteriorated.

BY LAUREN SHAPIRO

As she was supported on her journey back from drugs, Sara is willing to help others. Please contact the Hashalom office for more details.

“I went completely off the derech [path],” she confides. “I moved away from Judaism in every possible way. I stole, I lied, I cheated, I destroyed my family’s trust – all to get coke up my nose.” During Shabbat dinners, she and her boyfriend would take turns sniffing lines in the bathroom. “It became a dirty daily habit. There were entire weekends when we were high non-stop.” The habit was expensive too, consuming both of their salaries and savings, as well as TVs, cell phones, jackets – whatever they could exchange for drugs. In September 2015 Sara was driving while high and was involved in a car accident. Miraculously, she escaped with only minor bruises and scratches. She was arrested and appeared in court on erev Yom Kippur. “That Yom Kippur I spent the whole day in shul. I fasted properly. I knew Hashem had given me a second chance at life and I had to take it, but it was going to be difficult to get out of the situation I was in.” Following a relapse in June the following year, Sara was arrested on the Durban beachfront, trying to buy drugs. Sitting in the police cell, waiting to be bailed out, she had an epiphany: “That’s when I realised it had to stop,” she affirms. Sara ended her relationship, but this sent her into a spiral of depression and drugs that culminated with friends finding her wandering in the street, dangerously close to overdosing on marijuana, alcohol and sleeping pills. “It’s amazing how supportive the community was,” Sara recalls. She found plenty of people to encourage her on her journey back to health, from the leadership to other members who had conquered similar battles. They would check in on her regularly to make sure she didn’t do “something stupid”. “I asked a lot of questions,” Sara reveals. “I began exploring my faith and found a lot of comfort there. I saw the small things that were guiding me back, reinstating belief in myself.” Sara began to pray more regularly. “I include a lot of self-prayer,” she adds. She took on a few extra mitzvot as well. “I did it for myself,” she makes clear. “It completely changed my mindset.” Sara has now been clean for over three years, and enjoys her work and home life. She attends Narcotics Anonymous meetings and prays often. “I’m a much more spiritual person,” she reveals. “I believe in why I am here; in my purpose in life.”

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HEALTH

Putting the brakes on time speeding up Why do childhood holidays and years at school feel like an eternity yet as we get older the years fly by in the blink of an eye? BY JACQUELINE HERBST

s another year rapidly races to an end and once again the phrase “time flies” and comments like “how quickly has 2019 gone?” are plentiful. However have you ever wondered if there was a theory behind the peculiar truth that as life goes on time seems to accelerate? Perhaps you remember how dreamy December school holidays at the beach seemed to last forever or how each term at school felt like an eternity. Now compare that to the last 11 months and it probably feels like we just celebrated Chanukah yesterday. The effect seems to intensify with age – at 40 time passes much quicker than in childhood – think of a fast car such as the BMW M3 compared to a Ford Figo - while after 75 the pace seems to have caught up with Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes Formula 1 car. British journalist for The Guardian and author of The Anditodte: Happiness for People Who Can’t Stand Positive Thinking, Oliver Burkeman says that studies indicate that by the time you reach the age of 40, you have already subjectively experienced 70 per cent of your life, assuming you live until 80.

James M. Broadway, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and Brittany Sandoval, a recent graduate of the same institution say that time seems to speed up with age because the brain only encodes new experiences like learning to ride a bike, or the first time you tasted icecream into memory and our retrospective judgement of time is based on how many new memories we create in a certain period - the more new memories we create – for example a trip to Israel - the longer the trip will seem in hindsight. Therefore, since we have many new experiences and learn numerous new skills from early childhood to early adulthood and our lives become more routine as we experience fewer novel events as we get older, our autobiographical memory card contains more data from our early years and when reflected upon seem to have lasted longer.

Fortunately, since this phenomenon is nothing more than a perception generated in the mind. The power to produce an antidote and change ones perception also lies within the mind. When last have you done something for the first time? By doing plenty of new things like travelling to unfamiliar places, trying new hobbies or meeting new people we challenge our brains which makes life feel longer and more meaningful. Even small changes like changing your route to shul or to work, reading different kinds of novels or varying which mall you go clothes shopping to will make a difference. Another way of altering your perception of time is through meditation or prayer as it is said to improve concentration which in turn allows our brains to absorb more information during an experience - no matter how routine. Meditation and prayer cause us to be more present and thus making time pass seemingly slower, which in effect extends our lives without spending one cent.

Our experience of time varies according to what we are doing and whether or not we enjoy the activity. Spending a day at Home Affairs to renew your passport seems a lot longer than a day at uShaka with the grandkids, but the memories of these seem the other way around. Time really does fly when we are having fun, but if we remember that activity later on it seems to have lasted longer than everyday routine experiences.

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IN CONVERSATION CURRENT ISRAEL SPORTS AFFAIRS Israel’s baseball team has qualified for next summer’s games. Courtesy of Margo Sugarman. Jpost

ISRAEL TO SEND ITS LARGEST DELEGATION TO 2020 OLYMPICS

So far, among others, Israeli athletes have qualified to compete in equestrian show jumping, baseball, shooting and rhythmic gymnastics.

BY AARON REICH - TIMESOFISRAEL.COM

he Israeli delegation to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo is going to be the biggest the country has ever assembled.

the baseball team made it to the Olympics, adding another 24 athletes to the Israeli delegation.

At the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Israel boasted its largest delegation then, sending 47 athletes to represent the country in 17 sports.

“This is the ultimate dream come true,” said Peter Kurz, Israel Association of Baseball president and general manager of Team Israel in a statement on the IAB website.

In 2020, however, there will be a whopping total of 85 athletes competing in 18 sports on behalf of the blue and white flag.

“It was almost too impossible to imagine, but with the astounding performances of a dedicated team that always believed in itself.”

“This is a crazy number by Israeli standards,” said Vered Buskila, vice president of the Olympic Committee of Israel, as reported by the news site NoCamels.

In addition to baseball, Israeli athletes will also represent in several other sports. So far, Israelis are qualified to compete in equestrian show jumping, shooting and rhythmic gymnastics.

A three-time Olympic sailor, Buskila herself is familiar with the competition.

The last one is especially noteworthy, as one of the qualified athletes, Linoy Ashram, is considered by many to be Israel’s best shot at a medal.

Raised in Bat Yam, she began sailing as a child in the beaches of her hometown and won her first world championship when she was only 15. This firsthand experience as a competitive sailor, she said, means that she understands exactly what the athletes have to face.

The rhythmic gymnast is the 2019 European Games All-around silver medalist and then 2018 World All-around silver medalist. However, more qualifying athletes are likely on the way, with Buskila singling out runner Lonah Chemtai Salpeter, windsurfer Katy Spychakov and, of course, world champion judoka Sagi Muki.

“Now that I look back, I understand that my talent was determination and persistence,” she explained.

In addition, the Olympic Committee of Israel has even bigger goals: to have 10 athletes in the finals.

“When I won the world championships, it was decided. That’s what I’m going to do for the rest of my life.”

“In Rio, we had five,” Buskila explained to NoCamels. “We want to double it. We aim to win two medals. We never had more than two medals at the same Olympic games, so maybe this will be our year.”

The delegation received a significant boost to its numbers when

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ABOVE BOARD

Above Board

Mary Kluk, National Chairman

A column of the SA Jewish Board of Deputies

Adapting for the future People tend to be suspicious of change, but altered circumstances sometimes make change inevitable. When the old ways of doing things are no longer sufficiently efficient or cost effective, then one has no real choice but to adapt to the new realities in order to remain sustainable. Nor is this necessarily a bad thing. New ways of doing things also create fresh and exciting new opportunities, even if other things have to be sacrificed, In the course of this year, the SAJBD has restructured two longstanding services it has provided to the Jewish community since the 1940s. One is the assistance provided by its Country Communities Department (CCD) to the small, geographically isolated Jewish communities in maintaining their connection to Judaism and to the mainstream community. At the end of June, a decision was taken by the various stakeholders to establish a new independent body – to be called the Small Jewish Communities Association - to carry out the Department’s work in future. While there remains much work to be done, mainly from a technicallegal and administrative point of view, the fundamental principles on which the new body will be based, including the composition of its governing body (on which the SAJBD will be represented) and responsibility for its day-to-day running, are now firmly in place. Under the capable and dedicated chairmanship of Barney Horwitz, and with Rabbi Moshe Silberhaft, as CEO, positioned to continue doing the outstanding work as spiritual leader to our far-flung country brethren that he has done for the past 26 years, we believe that the SJCA will be in excellent hands, and will hopefully grow from strength to strength. The second SAJBD function that has been revamped is the journal Jewish Affairs, which has been produced under the auspices of the Board since June 1941 and has since established itself as South Africa’s leading Jewish historical, cultural and current affairs journal. In common with all publications, particularly those of a more academic, niche-market nature, it became increasingly apparent that it would have to adapt to how people communicate, and publish, today. Earlier this year, therefore, the editorial board took a decision that henceforth, Jewish Affairs will appear in a new electronic format adapted for a modern-day readership and that this will replace the traditional printed version. The first issue of the journal in its new online format appeared just before Rosh Hashanah. This, together with all previous issues from the beginning of 2009, can be freely accessed on the SAJBD website (from ‘menu’, go to ‘publications’). I encourage you all to become online subscribers. Signing up is free and enables you to receive regular bulletins and updates. Just send your name and email address (and mobile number too if you would like to be included in a JA whatsapp group) to david@sajbd.org (copying) sajbd@sajbd.org.

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ISRAEL NEWS

LEUKEMIA IMMUNOTHERAPY TREATMENT COULD FIGHT OTHER CANCERS, TEL AVIV TEAM FINDS

Israeli researchers discover specific type of white blood cells that can be engineered to attack solid tumors, with fewer side effects than chemotherapy BY LUKE TRESS – TIMESOFISRAEL.COM

specific receptor, which they found could be modified to engineer new T cells that are more effective at targeting tumor cells. The process leads to side effects, which can include severe inflammation produced by an overactive immune system, but the drawbacks are less severe than those associated with chemotherapy. The T cell therapy is also longer-lasting than chemotherapy, which only works while the drug is in the patient’s body. “Our engineered cells have the potential to overcome barriers usually faced by CAR T cell therapy and have shown efficacy in solid tumors. This finding has the capability to change the way cancer is treated, demonstrating that the immune system can be utilized to identify and fight all types of cancer,” Carmi said.

sraeli researchers have found that a treatment used for the blood cancer leukemia could be an effective way to treat other cancers. While chemotherapy, which targets cells that grow or divide quickly, is the most commonly used cancer treatment, it does collateral damage to non-cancerous dividing cells.

“Our lab discovered a distinct subset of helper T cells, also known as CD4+ T cells, that express the high-affinity receptor for IgG [an antibody] and efficiently kill tumor cells coated with these antibodies,” Carmi said. “This method uses CAR T cell therapy and combines it with antibody specificity. Based on this discovery we were able to engineer novel T cells with enhanced tumor-killing activity and higher specificity, compared with other T cell-based therapies for cancer.

Immunotherapy, on the other hand, is a kind of cancer treatment The researchers have so far tested their altered T cells on mice that helps the body’s own immune system fight off the cancer itself. and plan to start a phase I clinical trial in the next three years. “Chemotherapy damages all fast-growing cells, including hair follicles and cells that line the gastrointestinal tract, and this attack on healthy cells causes serious side effects, which include hair loss, nausea, mood changes, pain, anemia, nerve and muscle problems, and kidney issues,” said Dr. Yaron Carmi, who headed the study by Tel Aviv University’s Sackler Faculty of Medicine. “Immunotherapy, on the other hand, is a type of biological therapy that uses the body’s own immune system to seek out and destroy cancer cells. Engineered T cells have been proven very successful in treating blood cancer but attempts to use them to fight solid cancers have been disappointing. Our engineered cells have now shown efficacy in attacking solid tumors as well,” Carmi said in a statement. The study found that a type of immunotherapy called chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy, previously used to target cancer cells in the blood, could also kill solid tumor cells that are coated in specific antibodies. T cells are a type of white blood cell that are active and central in the body’s immune response. T cells play a part in the body’s adaptive immunity to harmful invading pathogens.

Equipment that administers chemotherapy drugs at the North Carolina Cancer Hospital in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, May 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

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CAR T cell therapy uses altered T cells to fight cancers. The cells are taken from the patient and CAR structures are added to their surface. The receptors allow the T cells to target antigens on the tumor cells and kill them. The Tel Aviv lab discovered a type of T cell called CD4+ with a

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BUBKES

Out of the mouths of babes Lauren Shapiro I’ve been feeling nostalgic lately. I felt like paging through my children’s scrapbooks that I had lovingly curated and crafted over the years, filled with photographs, handprints, swatches from their baby blankets, locks of hair, and adorable reminiscences. The only problem was that, with three young children and a job, I’ve never had time to make scrapbooks. The best I have is a hard drive overloaded with pics and shoebox stuffed with hospital cards, old booties, bank bags filled with tangled hair, a few milk teeth and scraps of paper with expeditiously scrawled notes and quotes. One day – when the last one has finished her final year of Medicine and they’ve all eventually moved out, alleviating the bulk of my cooking, laundry and schlepping obligations – I may have the time to collate these fragments into beautiful scrapbooks. But in the meantime I had a delightful gambol down the ragged path of memory lane and found some gorgeous anecdotes that were simply too good not to share. I have carefully selected the following for Hashalom’s discerning readership: UNOBTRUSIVE ONTOLOGY Ariel must have been about two years old when he started learning about Hashem at playschool. He soon began to bring home deep, meaningful questions. And not necessarily deep, meaningful answers: Ari: Where is Hashem? Dad: Hashem is everywhere. He’s in the sky and on the earth and in the air and in your heart and in your room. Ari: Well, He mustn’t lie in my bed because I want to go to sleep. MIND YOUR MUSSARS Mussar means more than manners. It is akin to menschlichkeit; it governs our moral conduct and the correct way to behave oneself. When Ariel was small we were in a lift crammed with strangers and a well-meaning old lady started trying to chat to him. Embarrassed by my son’s evident lack of mussar, I tried to intervene – to scarce effect: Ari: Go away! Me: Ariel, that’s very rude! Ari: PLEASE go away! THE ULTIMATE CHUTZPAH We were in the midst of a major thunderstorm. I nearly plutzed every time the thunder broke and was worried that the boys would be scared too. Not my Shai. He simply looked out the window and removed his thumb from his mouth long enough to say: Hashem, not so loud please! CRUEL WORDS Ari was absolutely in love with his preschool teacher. So we were surprised one day when he came home sulking and complaining about her. Dad: What’s up, Ar? Ari: My teacher was mean to me today. Dad: Really? What did she do? Ari: She said loshen hora. Dad: I see. What exactly did she say? Ari: She said ‘no’! IF YOU THINK THE BABY’S NOT LISTENING My husband was tickling my eldest until the kid begged for mercy. Warren was egging him on, delighting in his joyful screams and

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giggles. Baby Shai (then about three) was sitting quietly on the couch, sucking his comfort sheep George. We didn’t even think he was paying attention. Ari: No Daddy! No! No-uh! No-uh, Daddy! Dad: And who is Noah? Shai: The ark driver. A CHARITABLE RESPONSE Tzedakkah is an important value in our lives. We try to model and teach it, and so does the kids’ school. At some point the teachers had obviously tried to explain the significance of an awareness day to raise funds for the less fortunate (I think it may have been Reach for a Dream’s annual Slipper Day?). Shai partly got the message, perhaps minus the altruism... Shai: Daddy, you must put R10 in my bag so I can help the sick children so I can get a sticker. ASHES TO ALLERGIES Some say that all science is rooted in Torah. I say it all depends on how you look at it: Ari: Are we really made of dust? Me: Um, in a manner of speaking... Ari: Well maybe that explains why Shai’s always sneezing. He’s allergic to dust. KOSHER When my daughter was learning about kashrut in school, each learner made a little book detailing the features of kosher animals. Illiterate as they were, it was an inventive project, involving arts and crafts of all kinds. When she brought home her book I asked her to “read” it to me. She didn’t make it to the end because I broke down in fits of laughter. Aviva: To be kosher, a fish must have fins and… bubble wrap! PERSPECTIVE Which came first – the bread or the braid? As I plaited Aviva’s hair one day in front of the mirror, she pronounced: Aviva: Mommy, it’s like you’re making challah on my head. POLITICS We try not to burden our young children with the trauma of the Middle Eastern conflict, but they can’t help picking up from ambient conversation that there’s things aren’t all well there. I also take them to buy gifts to send to Israeli kids who are sad (i.e. affected by terror) through DIVOTE. One day, seemingly out of the blue, my son affirmed his opinion on the situation. It made tears jump to my eyes: Shai: Why are they fighting, the people in Israel? Me: Because sometimes, when people don’t agree with others, they try to hurt them, instead of using their words to sort it out. Shai: Maybe the Israel people should have just told their mommies. Then they wouldn’t be fighting. If only it were so simple! I thought as the tears sprung once again. And then I realized: these precious memories and lessons don’t need fancy packaging. The scraps are so much more valuable than the books. So really, it doesn’t matter if they live in a battered shoebox – until next time

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THE WHEEL TURNS

How one little girl turned her misfortune into someone else’s blessing On 15 April this year, five-year-old Daniella Scher was enjoying an afternoon at a trampoline park when life as she knew it came crashing down – literally. “I got doublebounced,” explains the soft-spoken girl with deep brown eyes. “It’s when someone jumps behind you and you land on the part that comes up.”

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Mzwandile is delighted with his new chair. “I appreciate it,” he says. “Daniella was so sweet. She even gave me a card!” To Daniella he said, “Thank you for the wheelchair, thank you for the card, and may G-d bless you.” As for Daniella? “I feel good [to be out of the wheelchair]. I can walk, run, skip. I can do sports at school.” But most importantly, she is back on her bike! Do you feel strongly about any subject you’d like to see featured in Hashalom? Write and tell us at hashalom@djc.co.za

“She landed on the trampoline and started crying,” recalls her mother, Kineret. “We immediately took her to Gateway Hospital for x-rays which showed that the growth plate on her right knee had cracked.” “I went into the hospital in the night,” Daniella recounts. “It was very terrible – I didn’t even want to sleep there. I wanted to go home.” Thankfully, surgery the next morning to insert supporting wires was successful. Daniella speaks about it bravely: “Before I went to sleep they put in a needle and in the morning they took me for my operation. When I woke up it was fine.” But the end was not yet in sight. Daniella would spend the following six weeks with her leg in a cast to support her knee while the growth plate healed. The first two weeks she wore a semi-cast, after which a full fibreglass cast was applied. With her leg immobilised and weighed down by the cast, Daniella needed a wheelchair to help her get around. “That was nice,” she smiles. “It was fun. I could take it anywhere I wanted to. People pushed me around. But I was very upset that I couldn’t go on my bike.”

Daniella’s friends take her for a ride in her wheelchair The card Daniella made for Mzwandile

When Daniella no longer needed the wheelchair, her mom posted an appeal on social media looking for someone who needed one. Immediately Merusha Singh, a fellow Grade R parent at Akiva College, responded. “I own a training centre for people with disabilities, and I immediately thought of Mzwandile,” she recalls. Mzwandile Beli contracted polio at age four and has been wheelchair-bound ever since. Today he works at Merisha’s centre, “Strategic Skills Development Specialists”, in Mt Edgecombe. His wheelchair’s bearings were malfunctioning, making it difficult for him to get around freely. Merusha and Kineret arranged a handover of Daniella’s wheelchair on 23 July. In Daniella’s eyes, it made sense to give her wheelchair to someone who needed it. She made a card that read: “Dear Mzwandile, I hope the new wheelchair brings you new adventures. I hope your leg feels better. I am glad I can give you this wheelchair. [Heart] Daniella”

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Daniella hands Mzwandile the card she made for him

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ishrae is always a bumper month at the UJC; second night Rosh Hashana Dinner, Yom Kippur services and delicious communal breaking of the fast, Sukkot braai, ladies only Sukkot dinner & Shiur, Simchat Torah Hakafot & shul lunch and Bnei Akiva JHB youth programs.

The UJC hosted Rabbi Yoel Smith, a Dayan of the JHB Beth Din, who was our scholar in residence leading up to Rosh Hashana for a program called #5780. Rabbi smith spoke on many topics including; Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur, is change possible, Torah Law vs Civil Law and Aguna – ‘Get’ refusers.

Rabbi Smith of the JHB Beth Din was scholar in residence @ UJC last month

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Every Cent Helps! Earlier this year, the Union of Jewish Women launched the 35th Jewish Community Fund Campaign. We appeal to all the ladies in our community to please identify with our efforts, whether you attended the launch or not, by completing and returning your pledge cards as soon as possible. The funds raised from donations made by you, the women in our community, are used solely for the purpose of our Jewish community beneficiaries and projects including Beth Shalom, Masada, Jewel House, Durban Jewish Social Services, Youth Movements etc. Whether your contribution is big or small, every cent really does help. Together, we can truly make a difference. Help the Union of Jewish Women make this 35th campaign the most successful yet, by bringing a little joy and love into the lives of the more vulnerable, and sometimes less fortunate, members of our very special Durban community. Please feel free to fill in and cut out the Pledge Card below and return it to the UJW offices or email jcfdbn@gmail.com with your pledge details. On behalf of the UJW Team I thank you in anticipation of your support. Tanya Altshuler Convenor

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SAVE THE DATE FOR THE CHALLAH BAKE. Each year, our UJW Challah Bake has been a fun, festive way to kick off The Shabbos Project. We’ve come together en masse to sing, dance and make challah together. This year we are repeating that magic. Let’s get together to make our challah on Wednesday 13 November at the Umhlanga Jewish Centre. Time and other details to be confirmed. For catering purposes it is essential to RSVP - please email jcfdbn@gmail.com or call 0834486474 or 031 335 4457 to book your places ASAP.

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Celebrating our Beautiful Heritage Beth Shalom celebrated Heritage Day in style as residents and staff dressed up in their ethnic costumes. On the day, Sylvia Collins sponsored the tea for staff and residents to celebrate the marriage of her son Devlin to Storme. This delightful tea was made in our kosher kitchen and included lovely dancing and singing with good participation from the residents. Prizes were given to the most deserving staff member and to the best dressed resident. This was Avril Binks. All in all, a tremendously enjoyable afternoon of laughter.

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At our AGM on the 1 September 2019, the guest speaker was Pam Naude with John Searle and his dog Shadow. The topic was: “Pets as Therapy enriching lives through animal companionship”. It was a lovely afternoon followed by a delicious tea in Beth Shalom’s beautiful gardens. John and Shadow now visit us twice a month which the residents so enjoy particularly interacting with the dog. We have all seen the benefits of this Organization on our residents

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Jack the Bee Keeper

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Shalom, The Chag of Rosh Hashanah conjures up so many happy images along with more solemn and thoughtprovoking ones – the call of the Shofar each morning of Elul to remind us of the upcoming Chag, and of the importance of fulfilling many mitzvot; the jam-packed lessons about the Yamim Noraim, cards and presentmaking; and the delicious smells of freshly baked round challah. The function arranged by Shlomo, a visit by the “Beekeeper and his wife” once again did not disappoint the pupils of Eden Judaica. Many of us do not realise what an important role the bees play in nature conservation and in helping us produce our foods. The pupils had great fun learning about the bees and trying out all the beekeeping equipment. The younger pupils were especially excited to share their experiences about their bee stings and the honey their moms buy. Rosh ah Hashan with Mr er Beekeep

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The function ended with the sounding of the Shofar. Then the each pupil received a gift prepared for their families, which included a wonderfully crafted photo frame and a box of chocolates moulded and shaped by the pupils themselves. Shanah Tovah to all. Tekiah Gedolah

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The minor alterations to Beit David that were undertaken in September are complete and we now have a functional lift installed which will enable us to welcome those congregants with mobility challenges to services more regularly. Pictured is our vice president Larry Goldberg testing the lift. Signage in now up on the glass in the front, the configuration of the chairs has been changed, the wooden honours boards which adorned the walls in the foyer of Ridge Road have been redone on glass and are now up in the foyer. There is also a memory wall with old photos of past rabbis, presidents and congregants. Our president, Ryan Shotland invites all congregants to attend shul as often as possible and is looking forward to seeing you all at services in our new and improved shul.

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Conversation with Eden Eden Ben Shitrit is 25 years old and a graduate of Neve WIZO. She grew up in one of the five Neve WIZO homes in Herzlia from the age of seven, after her brother and her, were placed there by court order. At the age of 18, she was drafted to the IDF, serving first as a personnel affairs clerk in the Israeli Air Force, and then as a platoon admin clerk in the elite Golan unit, Egoz. She is currently at university studying towards a Biology degree. On 17 September, in solidarity for WOMEN AGIANST VIOLENCE, the WIZO women together with, UJW & KNZC joined together for a night of unity and strength. In this vein Sue Jacobson shared a poignant letter written to her daughter. Flanked by Caren Smith, Eden Shitrit was our special guest speaker. She courageously told her life story and the extraordinary impact that Neve WIZO has had on he life, her brother’s life and all the many children that find a loving home at Neve WIZO. On Wednesday Eden visited and spoke at Beth Shalom and Akiva College. She ended her whirlwind Durban visit with an inspirational talk to the senior Jewish learners at Eden College. Eden is one of the many success stories of our Neve WIZO project – and is truly a remarkable young woman. It made us exceptionally humbled and proud of the incredible wonderful work that all our WIZO sisters do throughout the year.

WIZO Yom Tov Market WIZO Durban’s Annual Yom Tov Market remains an event that is significant in the community’s calendar. It is our chance to ‘give back’ to our community for their support throughout the year. On Sunday 15 September, we hosted the annual WIZO Yom Tov Market at the DJC. It bragged beautiful Yom Tov gift presentations & confectionary, kichel, interesting stalls, a delicious tea garden, cappuccinos, and fun kids activities run by out amazing Ahava Tahora girls. We thank our incredibly hard working WIZO team as well as everyone for your donations, participation, love and support! Raffle winners: Hand quilled ‘Shalom’ by Mandy - Betty Green Cake Voucher - Eric Nackan, Aviva Shapiro, Michael Behrman, Rhoda Izack

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A wonderful visit from Project 10 and fun and games with Yom Tov quiz which the Masadaniks enjoyed.

One of Masada initiatives that is very dear to us is helping to protect the environment. Dumisani with plastic collected and ready to be taken for recycling.

Our Dedicated Masada Staff: Sandy Getz, Zola and Dumisani.

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The Young Israel Centre Breakfast Shmoozâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s have become a popular event in the monthly calendar. This month Madrichim from Bnei Akiva, Habonim and Netzer all joined us to launch their end of year machanot. Each youth movement had their own table and children and parents were able to ask questions and learn about each camp. Children attending also had the opportunity to paint beautiful Rosh Hashanah photo frames and make sheva minim decorations for Sukkot. Delicious waffles are always a hit at these Breakfast Shmoozâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and this one was no different.

Sivana Stout and Daniella Scher

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Aviva Shapiro and Liora Plen

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Daniel and Eden from Habonim

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Elon and Sivana Stout

Ethan and Liora Plen from Bnei Akiva

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Shay Stout and Eyal Scher

Steven and Talia Williams

Yishai and Lauren Shairo with Daniel from Habonim

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ROSH HASHANAH: A TIME OF RENEWAL BY MICHAEL GREENBAUM

repentance and so we ask to return to Hashem with a “perfect repentance”. Rev. Friedman explained the sacrificial process by the Cohen Hagadol on Yom Kippur, making us aware that we should be the sacrificial offering for our sins. In addition, he spoke on how we strive to become angels on Yom Kippur by wearing white and rejecting earthly needs such as food and water.

It is a mitzvah to learn and study the laws and customs of a Yom Tov or Festival thirty days before the start of the Chag. The DUHC was most fortunate to have Rev. Gilad Friedman give two shiurim at the Silverton Road Shul before Rosh Hashanah on the spiritual themes and practical lessons we must know about Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. He spoke on the major themes of Rosh Hashanah including Malchiot (Kingship), Zichronot (Remembrances) and Shofrot (Sounding of the Shofar) and the different names of Rosh Hashanah including Yom Din, Yom Hazikaron and Yom Teruah. Rev. Friedman said that during the month of Elul, we hear the Shofar on weekdays at Shacharit calling on Jews to prepare themselves mentally and practically for Rosh Hashanah as the Day of Judgement and for atonement on Yom Kippur. He said the most important personal obligation of the High Holy Days and Yamim Norayim is to consider the predominant theme of “teshuvah” (to return) by repenting for past sins and transgressions and to “return” to living as practising Jews, observing Torah, its laws, values and prescribed lifestyle. Rev. Friedman said the process of teshuvah requires us to examine our lives though spiritual and personal self-reflection and evaluation. He said we must first abandon the sin “by stop doing (or not doing it).” Secondly, we must feel sincere regret; thirdly, we must admit one’s sin through vidui (confession) and finally we must resolve never to repeat the transgression. Rev. Friedman also said that Hashem always watches us with the Sun and Moon as witnesses. He said that on all festivals, the moon is visible but not on Rosh Hashanah. The Shofar awakens us to this because of the Evil Inclination, which requires two witnesses to function, cannot therefore bring or reverse changes to personal behavior and Hashem’s decrees. Rev. Friedman quoted Chazal who said we must “do teshuvah the day before we die,”. That is every day, because the future is unknown. It is never too late to do teshuvah to progress in our spirituality. Indeed, in the weekday daily Amidah prayer, Hashem desires our

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In concluding his shiur with a discussion of Simchat Torah, Rev. Friedman told the story of the King who wanted to marry off his daughter on condition the prospective husband would only see her for the first time under the chuppah. After much discussion among potential suitors, one man agreed and under the chuppah, he found the King’s daughter to be the most beautiful woman. They married and six months later returned for a celebration and banquet given by the King. Rev. Friedman said the analogy of this is that we received the Torah on Shavuot and only after a period of time do we become knowledgeable of its beauty and power. In addition to individual development, most important are community participation, Shul attendance and Jewish education which all contribute to the continuation of the rich and vibrant culture of Judaism in our community. On first night Rosh Hashanah, the DUHC welcomed our visitors including Rabbi Yitzhak Lebowitz and our former Chazzan, Yaron Kalmonowitz, who both agreed to return to Durban to participate in the Yom Tov services. Yaron’s chazzanut was remarkable and memorable as always and Rabbi Lebowitz actively participated in the Choir in addition to his Rabbinical duties. The first night communal Rosh Hashanah dinner was held in the Sacher Family Hall at the Silverton Shul. The DUHC thanks Selma Lurie, Evon and her team for providing the outstanding meal with the traditional foods of Rosh Hashanah. The congregation enjoyed the evening living openly and proudly as Jews with many more younger people living a true Torah lifestyle. This is happening right here in our community with the thriving Umhlanga Jewish Centre boasting its beautiful Shul, modern communal facilities and the highly praised Jewish Day School. It is said that on first day Rosh Hashanah, Hashem judges us as individuals but on second day Rosh Hashanah, Hashem judges the community. Considering the size and age of the Durban community, increased participation and involvement in the community, the Shul and its activities is more important than ever especially among young people. A good starting point for teshuvah on Rosh Hashanah would be to ensure that there is a Minyan at daily weekday services. Congregants are urged to commit to attending daily services more often and do a mitzvah by making up the daily Minyanim to ensure complete prayer services and giving mourners the opportunity to say Kaddish. At press time, we look forward to Yom Kippur and the joyful days of Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah.

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Samuel blowing the Shofar at Reddam

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Cooking with Judy and Linda

SWEET AS CORN SWEETCORN & ONION QUICHE Pastry: 1½ Cups flour 1 Teaspoon baking powder Pinch salt 125g cold butter ¼ - ½ Cup cream

Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and butter in a mixing bowl or a processor. Add enough of the cream / milk to form a nice dough. Line a greased pan or dish with this pastry – pastry must not be too thick.

Filling: 2 Tablespoons butter, melted 1 Large onion, sliced 4 Eggs 1 Tin whole kernel corn, drained 1 Tin creamed sweet corn Paprika

1 Cup cream Salt and pepper 1 Tablespoon sugar 1 Cup grated cheddar cheese 3 Tablespoons chopped spring onion

Lightly fry the onion in the butter. Cool. Beat eggs, then add corn, sweet-corn, cream, salt, pepper and sugar Sprinkle half the cheese in the pastry lined dish. Spoon the onions on the cheese. Pour in the corn mixture. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese and sprinkle with the chopped spring onions and dust lightly with paprika. Bake 190degC for 40 – 45 minutes.

ROASTED SWEETCORN & CHICKPEA SALAD Wash the corn under cold water and without drying place 3-4 Fresh sweetcorn on the cob on a baking tray. Grill 220degC for 20 minutes. Remove 1 Tablespoon olive oil from oven and cool. Slice off the kernels. 1/2 Tablespoon each of ground cumin Mix all of the ingredients together (except the herbs) and ½ Teaspoon ground coriander tip out onto a serving platter. Stir through the herbs and dressing, and season well with 1 x 410g chickpeas, drained salt and pepper Red onion, finely chopped ½ 100g Feta (optional) Dressing 1 Tablespoon each of chopped fresh mint 6 Tablespoons olive oil 2 Tablespoons red wine vinegar 1 Tablespoon shredded fresh basil 1-2 Teaspoons Dijon mustard  Salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 Tablespoon honey Chopped fresh chilli (optional) Salt and freshly ground black pepper Mix together in an old jam jar until it emulsifies

SWEETCORN BREAD 3 Eggs ¼ Cup milk or water 1 Tin sweetcorn 2 Tablespoons sugar 1 Cup mealie meal ½ Teaspoon salt 1 Cup flour 1 Teaspoon oil 2 Tablespoons finely chopped spring onion 3 Teaspoons baking powder Beat eggs well then add milk or water. Add all the other ingredients, leaving baking powder till last. Bake in a loaf tin 180degC for 45 minutes. Serve warm.

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Mazeltov to: Cliff and Ronlynne Benn and Alan Benn on the birth of a grand/great grandson, born to Ashleigh and Luke.

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5 Nov

Sisterhood

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6 Nov

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12 Nov

DHGC event

DHGC

18 Nov

HOD

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20 Nov

Sisterhood Bingo

Beth Shalom

26 Nov

DHGC event

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Sisterhood

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DJC

BIRTHDAYS Mazeltov to: Charlotte Abro on her 80th birthday Jeanette Landy on her 90th birthday Irma Raikin on her 80th birthday Ida Epstein on her 90th birthday

WEDDINGS Mazeltov to: Natie and Shirley Klein on the marriage of their grandson Kyle Solarsh to Chantal Kassuto.

CONDOLENCES TO Esther Gershanov on the passing of her son Mervyn, to Allan Gershanov on the passing of his brother, to Wendy Shapiro on the passing of her brother.

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