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No. 24 Omaha, NE
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March 23,2001
SPECIAL PRE-PASSOVER FOOD ISSUE
Art Exhibit Brings Siblings Together
New poll; Despite Intifada, Americans Remain Pro-Israel by MICHAEL J. JORDAN
Leah Kosinovsky, left, was reunited with her stepbrother, Abram Rabkin, Monday night at Omaha's Eppley Airport. The two have not seen one another for 47 years. Rabkin, a wellknown artist in Russia, wrote a book about the family's hometown Bobruisk. Published by the Joint Distribution Committee, the book found its way to a friend of Kosinovsky's
in Omaha. After months of trying to phone Rabkin, Kosinovsky finally connected with him and, with the help of Shirley Goldstein, the Bemis Center, and the office of Sen, Chuck Hagei, Rabkin and 172 paintings have finally arrived. A show of his works will open at the Bemis on Saturday, March 31, 7:30p.m., and at the JCC on Sunday, April 1,1-4 p.m.
Academy's Open House to Feature Panel of Alumni by DIANE AXLER BAUM
Ariel Shukert, a also cordially invited, Central High School said Michael L. linn, junior, believes the FJA Director. individual attention "Our Friedel newsshe received at Friedel letter appears in Jewish Academy pretoday's issue of the pared her for academic Jewish Press. We and personal success. hope its feature stoJacob Katzman, a ries will motivate senior at Brownellparents to attend the Talbot, credits bis pasOpen House to take a sion for film-making to first-hand look at the the creativity encourAcademy," linn said. aged at Friedel, and The Open House Jason Eich says the Ariel Shukert, left, Jacob Katzman and Renata will begin with a Academy gave him a Yurikov will be on a panel of Friedel alumni and casual buffet of positive self image that teachers prepared to answer questions posed by kosher "finger foods" assured a good transi- guests at the Academy's Open House. including vegetarian tion into Beveridge selections. Junior High. At approximately 7 p.m., linn will introduce the These three Friedel graduates will participate in panel of Friedel teachers and alumni who will a panel at the Academy's Open House, next answer questions posed by guests. During the Thursday, March 29, from 6:30-8 p.m., to share information session, youngsters will play in a their positive feelings about day school education. supervised classroom. Babysitting also will be Participating alumni also include Yoni Drazen, available. • Ben Gerber, Trevor Gerson and Renata Yurikov. The evening will conclude with parents joining The Academy's PTO sent invitations to the Open their children in the kindergarten and first-grade House to families whose children will enter kinder- classrooms. garten or first grade in the 2001-02 school year. More information is available by calling FJA at Other interested members of the community are 334-0517.
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NEW YORK (JTA)-American support for Israel is remaining strong daring the current conflict with the Palestinians, according to a new p©B commissioned by a coalition of Jewish organizations. The findings contradict the perception among many American Jews that the Palestinians are cradling Israel in the battle for public opinion. The poll, said to be the broadest of its Mad, strengthens Jewish, activists when they seek to rally Congressional support for Israei and pinpoints the precise areas where the activists must focus their P.R. efforts, Jewish leaders say. The pollsters surveyed 450 "elites" and opinionmakers—defined as those with high income and education levels or those working as journalists, legislators or businessmen—400 American Jews and 600 members of the general public. The margin of error was plus or minus- 3%. More than two-thirds of the general public and three-quarters of the elites view Israel favorably, according to tlie survey. Two-thirds of the general public and elites also said the United States should help ieiead Israel militarily, if-need be. Only 18 percent of the general public has a favorable attitude toward the Palesfaniaa Authority, and 28 percent are favorably inclined toward the group's president, Yasser Arafat. A majority of all respondents believe Palestinian leaders are inciting the current Mideast violence to gefe-what they failed to achieve through negotiations. "This poll tells me that across the board, Israel has a bedrock of support," said Zev Purst, president and CEO of First International Resources, one of the firms that conducted the poll. "Any politician would be happy with these numbers. The results surprised some Jewish leaders. While editorial pages of U.S. newspapers generally have been supportive of Israel, Jewish leaders feared television coverage had made a more negative — and lasting—impression. A large majority of those interviewed said they follow the Middle East situation closely and consider it a major issue. Yet there is concern among Jewish leaders that when the questionnaire scratched the surface, it found that Americans don't have a profound grasp of details of the Israeli-Arab conflict. Only 22 pereent of all respondents and 36 percent of the elites are aware that Israel already has turned over some 40 percent of the West Bank to Palestinian control. Nearly half of the respondents thought the West Bank and Gaza remain "almost completely under Israeli control." Only 58 percent of American Jews know about Israel's land concessions. Of some concern to Jewish leaders, who are considered more hard-line than the general Jewish community, is that one-third of respondents believe Jerusalem should be divided. Division of the Holy City is among the most explosive issues in negotiations between Israeli and the Palestinians. Even a third of American Jews support a division of Jerusalem. Speakers at the press conference attributed the level of Jewish support for division to the feet .that former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak backed such a proposal.
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BETTY FEDMAN Graveside services for Betty Fedman were held by Rabbi Shlomc) Levin — » •"" - • „ , — , . March 19 at Mt. Sinai Cemetery. She died at the age of 72. Vayakhel-Pikudei Survivors include her husband, Louie; daughter All of the wise people came. . .and they said to Moshe, "The people are bringing more than enough and son-in-law, Sharon and Les Joseph; son and for the work that God has commanded them to per- daughter-in-law, Don and Dana Fedman; and grandson, Brian. form," Memorials to the American Cancer Society. Moses commanded that they proclaim throughout the camp: "Man and woman shall riot ask for more ESTHER RA1NEN GOLDMAN donations for the sanctuary." The people brought no more. (Shmot 36:4-6) Esther Rainen Goldman, 88, of Overland Park, The most successful building fund in history! KS, died March 16. Services were held March 20. Through their enthusiasm and generosity for the Burial was at Sheffield Cemetery. building of the sanctuary in the wilderness, the She was preceded in death by her husband, Jewish people cannot help but impress us with William. their piety and holiness. Survivors include son and daughter-in-law, Unfortunately, though, when understood in the Michael R. and Michele Goldman of Oyerland context of the story of the golden calf the above Park; daughter and son-in-law, Retha and Larry enthusiasm must be viewed in a different light. We Herman of Omaha; sister-in-law, Bertha Rainen of learned in Shmot 32:3 that the entire nation was Kansas City, MO; five grandchildren and five willing to part with all of its gold in order to build great-grandchildren. the golden calf. Mrs. Goldman was manager of Hadassah's It seems that the people are willing to contribute Bargain Center in Kansas City for over 20 years. unreservedly to any project related to building a She was past president of Hadassah's local chapter physical symbol of God's presence, whether holy and past regional vice-president. and divinely commanded or rebellious and wrong. Memorials to Hadassah or the Mainstream The challenge was to funnel their energy and gen- Coalition. erosity into the right project and not into the golden calf. We can see Moshe's effort to teach the people this Beth El Holds lesson in the opening verses of the Parsha. When God relayed to Moshe the instructions for building Third Grade Consecration the tabernacle, the laws of Shabbat were included at the end. Moshe, however, leads off the building project with the laws of Shabbat. Shabbat teaches us the lesson of limits and self restraint. While our desire to build and shape the world is good and in keeping with God's will, one day a week we refrain from doing this and channel and curb our creative energies. Our quest to come closer to God will only be appropriate when marked by limits and self restraint as well. No matter how much the people feel the need for a symbol of God's presence, that symbol must be the holy tabernacle and not the golden calf or any other project that they decide that they want to do. As we strive to draw closer to God in our own Beth El Synagogue recently welcomed its lives, we also need to guide ourselves by the bound- third grade Talmud Torah students into the aries set by the Torah. Even if there are other ranks of BESTT during a special Consecrapaths that might look appealing and claim to lead tion Service. At the event are, back raw, from us toward holiness, we have to restrain ourselves left: Hazzan <J. Michael Horwitz, Colin by staying within the parameters that God has set Belmont, Rachel Meyer, Caroline Juster, faculty member Hadas Orfoach, Jaime for us. Abramson, Dana Cohen and faculty member Justin Cooper. Middle row: Nathaniel Kahn, Anna Grossman, Marlee Skolkin, Brianna Sadofsky, Rachel Stein and Jeffery Liebov. Front row: Lev Nachman, Ben Gordon, Harison Wiesman, Rebecca Gordon, Shir 10888 West Dodge Rd. Palmori, Sarah Hoberman and Tyler Rubin. (402) 4 9 8 - 3 4 4 4 (Not pictured: Dana Epstein.) Fax: (402) 498-2828
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lSliiii^pl^lllli FRIDAY: Shabbat Across America service, 5:30 p.m. Rabbi Aryeh Azriel and Cantor Jennifer Blum will officiate, celebrating the fifth annual Shabbat Across America. Join us as we take part, along with hundreds of synagogues, to celebrate what unifies all Jews—Shabbat. A pothick dinner will follow; celebrate and dance (Tuffy Epstein). SATURDAY: Bagels and Bible, 9-10:15 a.m. Join us as we continue our study of Shir Ha Shirim, Song of Songs; Services, 10:30 a.m.; Samuel Anderson will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah. SITTER SERVICE Available for Shabbat services Friday evening and Saturday morning, as well as Sunday mornings when there is Religiou»s School. Please make reservations through the Temple office. Cost iu $2 per family. There are no facilities tor infants. ADULT EDUCATION TUESDAY, March 27: Hasidism, 7-B:30 p.m., Professor Guy Matalon will focus on the major theme of Hasidism, the relationship between God and human beings, by focusing on various Hasidic texts. WEDNESDAY, March 28: The Jewish Way in Death and Mourning, 0i80-7:SO pan. Rabbi Shlomo Levin will explore Jewish traditions and customs surrounding death, burial and mourning. THURSDAY, March 29: Adult Study with Rabbi Debbie Stiel, 10-U.rfJO sum. Focus is on the theological and historical perspectives of Reform Judaism; Adult B'nai fttitavah, 7-9 p.m. . SCHOLAE-IN-EESIDENCE Eabbi David Saperstein Rabbi Saparstein's theme for the weekend is Social Justice, Friday, March 30, 8 p.m., (Sanctuary)* "Reshaping America: The Contribution of Jewish Social Justice to American Life." Oneg Shabbat following. Sunday, April 1, 10 a.mnu, (Friedman Social Hall): "Urgent Moral Crisis for the 21st Century." Bagel Brunch. SATURDAY: Services, 9 a.m., led by Alan Shulewitz, Services are held in the Herbert Goldsten Chapel, followed by Kiddush.
FRIDAY; Shabbat in the Home. Special Learner's Minyan, at the synagogue, 7;80 p.m. SUNDAY and TUESDAY: Religious School at the JCO. FRIDAY, March 80: Kabbalat Shabbat, 7:30 p.m.
^S vi^jlsi$BHw^ Services conducted by Rabbi Mendel Katzman. MONDAY-FRIDAY: services, 7 a.m. SATURDAY: Services, 9:30 turn. MONDAY: Genesis Lunch Series, 11:45 a.m.1 p.m.; Jewish Mysticism class at the JCC, 78:30 pan. TUESDAY: A Tale of Two Souls, 930-11 a.m.; Bais Midraah, 7 p.m.
Office hours: Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Fridays, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Services conducted by Rabbi Howard Kutner. FRIDAY: Kabbalat Shabbat, 6:80 p.m. The West Minyan will be at the home of Dani and Leon •Shrago, 805 S. 120th Ave., 6:30 p.m. SATURDAY: Shabbos services, 8:45 a . m . Kiddush luncheon is sponsored by Paul and Susie Shyken in honor of the upcoming marriage of their son, Gary, to Lee Kalwerisky; Insights into the Parsha class with Rabbi Kutner, 5:45 p.m.; Mincha, 6:15 p.m.; Havdalah, 7:23 p.m, WEEKDAYS: Services, 7 a,m. and 6:25 p.m. TUESDAY: Talmud Class with Rabbi Kutner, immediately following services, 7:15 p.m. WEDNESDAY: Preparing for Pesach? Have questions on how to do it right? Come to a special class with Rabbi Kutner, 7:80 p.m. No, Rabbi Kutner won't come clean your ovens, but the synagogue will host a Sliahbat dinner on Friday, April 0, and a kiddush on April 7, Make dinner reservations with the synagogue.
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Office Hours: Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m.5 p.m.; Friday, 9 a,rn,-4- p.m. Services are conducted by Rabbi Paul Drazen and Cantors Ernil Berkovits and G. Michael Horwitz. FRIDAY: Services, 6 p.m. F o u r t h Friday Night Shabbat and Dinner; Beth El joins in the celebration of Shabbat Across America with Kabbalat Shabbat, Maariv and Shabbat dinner. Cost is $10 for adults, $5,50 for children 5-12, and free for children under 5. The entire community is welcome to attend. SATURDAY: Service*, «MJO a.m. Continuing the Shabbat Across America celebration. Members of Men's Club will participate in and lead services, Kiddush following; Free sitter -service, 10 a.*n,; TSS (Torah and Siddur Skills) Program, 10 a.m.; K'tantan (K-3rd gradel 10:45 a.m.; 'Shabbat Story Time (pre-'K and younger), 11 a,n\j Mitthnah study session with Rabbi Drazen., 6 p.m., followed by Mnha-Ma'ariv and Havdalah, 0f8O p.m. SUNDAY; Survicm, 9 a,m.j Torah Trope Class for upcoming B'nai Mitavah students and their parents, dslS-lO a.m., call Cantor Berkovits at Beth El, 492-8560, for more Information; Perek Yomi, 10*15 a*m. The group begins its study of the Book of Proverbs with leader Howard Epstein. KIDS SNACK AND LEARN Sunday, March 2§> l l s l S a.ni.-noon. Come rnnke a special Pesncih reniraibnuu'f1 and have a non-chaiuet'/. Hiiuck. For details, call Diane Shanttell at 33a-7a2ti, or Kathy Weiiiur at !}978028. WKDNKHDAY: Adult IVnui MiUvnh CUIIHB, 7;;tO p.m. WEEKDAYS! SorviceH, QtMt a.m. nnd 5:30 p.m.
Shiri Dcvorah T c n c , of frary and Mindy Tene, willbecome a Bat Mitz-.:> ..yah' on Saturday, •..'*.' March 31; at. Beth El Synagogue. ; A seventh-grade i Services conducted by'Rubbi Stanley M. s tu den t a t Wes tside ! MinyajEi on Monday & Thursday, 7:15 a m , Middle School, she is FRIDAY: Services, 8 p.m. SATURDAY: Services, 9:30 a.m.; J u n i o r an outstanding scholCongregation, 10:15 a.m.; Aufruf of Charles ar, She enjoys acting, ballet, jazz, music, Friedman, followed by a kiddush luncheon. rending and taking care of her pota. For her Mitzvuh project, she has donated her time and a portion of her Hat Mit/.vali money to the Outdoor MisHion, Family Center, Shiri haH a slater, Talia "YIUJI. Grandparents are Dr, Kugc.no and Marilyn FRIDAY: Services, 7:80 p . m . Dr, Fingorhut of I'anadcna, CA, nud Alizu Tone of Freund will speak on Society and Change. Oneg Ramat (Jan, Shabbat and kiddush will follow. Ilnrrison Bloom, son of Hreut M. and Rebecca Bloom, will .PERSONAL become a Bar Mitevah on The family of Joe Polack wishes to thank everyHaturday, March 31, at one in the community for their outpouring of sinTemple Israel. cere support and help after our sudden loss of A seven th-f,rrade honor Joe. All your thoughts, actions and prayers have s t u d e n t a t Lewis and been a comfort to us. Lenore Polack Clark Middle School, he enjoyH playing drums and rolk'rhlnding. This spring, h<» plans to parWIC wofk$ wonders! ittoipato its Truck and Women, Infants and Children S Field. Nutrition Program (WIC) For his Mitzvah project, \w worked at the Public Call 1-800-942-1171 Library, siloni; with working in tlu% Ts>mplt» reliNHIKASKA lil-Al IliANUf iHMAN Sl-RVICliS SYSTEM
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The Mir The Mir space station should fall to earth sometime today, near Shanghai in the Pacific Ocean. For 15 years, it has circled the globe, providing: a living laboratory for astronauts from the (now) former Soviet Union and the United States. Mention the Mir to an observant Jew, however, and he (or she) will assume you are speaking of the famed yeshiva, now located in Jerusalem and home to some 3000 students. American yeshiva bochers studying in Israel think it's an absolute riot when the Mir space station is on the news as they picture observant Jews davening shachrit (the morning prayers) every 18 minutes as the space station circles the globe. There is another story, however, behind the Mir. It wasn't always located in Jerusalem. Like its namesake, the space station, the Mir Yeshiva is named for the town of Mir, located in Galicia, that part of Poland which changed back and forth among Russian, Lithuania, AustroHunagrian Empire and Poland. Founded in the early 1800s, it gained a reputation as a place of serious study. But its survival, during World War II, is nothing short of a miracle. Knowing the 'boys' would be killed if captured, a lone Nazi soldier named Wolfgang Gutsche allowed one of the rabbaim to obtain forged visas through the Japanese ambas-
sador, Chiune Sugihara (who was later honored by Yad VaShem for his work in rescuing Jews). Gutsche and Sugihara helped them escape to Shanghai, then under Japanese control, in October, 1939. Sugihara never accepted any gratuity for his heroic actions; it is estimated he alone saved more 10,000 Jews. There was only one, unused synagogue at that time in Shanghai. Amazingly, it had just enough room for all the yeshiva students and their teachers, where they continued their learning until 1947, when the Mir was relocated to Brooklyn, NY, and renamed the Mirrer Yeshiva Central Institute. Later, the Mir rabbaim decided to open a second yeshiva in the heart of Jerusalem. Some 54 years later, a space station, named for the same city as the yeshiva, now lies in pieces off the coast of Shanghai, the same city where several hundred yeshiva boys and their rabbis found life among Japanese soldiers and Chinese city dwellers in a war to end all wars. Coincidence? Maybe. But of the two-the space station developed under the last stages of a dying communist regime and a yeshiva built and rebuilt and rebuilt from a tradition of Jewish learning, perseverance by its leaders, and help from a quiet courageous friend—it is the yeshiva that has survived.
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by HARRY ALLEN
B'nai Brak is Israel's most haredi (and poorest) city. It is an island or, as some would prefer, a ghetto wedged between Ramat Gan and Tel Aviv. The contrast between the cities could not be more vivid. Ramat Gan is mostly secular and rapidly developing into an economic powerhouse. Tel Aviv is Israel's answer to Paris—perhaps. It is alive, hip; commercial with a skyline increasingly dominated by tall beautifully designed skyscrapers. But back to B'nai Brak. B'nai Brak is a warren of dilapidated over-crowded housing, which stands in sharp contrast to the new yeshivot that have been built and the still scarce new housing complexes. One of the small back alleys, Bar Yochai street to be exact, is the location of a wonderfully caring institute named Bayit Cham. It takes a bit of doing to find the place but the search is well worth the effort. Bayit Cham is a sheltered workshop for some 200 emotionally disturbed people who are no longer institutionalized. The Ministry of Health has referred them all after a good deal of psychiatric evaluation. Some of the clients work on the premises, but most work outside in factories, in stores, in a variety of places. They are visited frequently by the Bayit Cham
staff, which monitors their progress and makes certain they are not being taken advantage of by employers. The clients work in cities from Ashdod to Safat. They earn a salary and are largely able to function well in the outside community. This is all managed by a (you should excuse the expression) Santa Claus-looking director who himself has a disturbed child -now an adult. Mr. Munk has a full white beard, twinkling eyes and pink pinchable cheeks. He has been doing this for 22 years after his yeshiva studies ended; it is his mitzvah work. The philosophy of Bayit Cham is to place its patients in normal work situations rather than keeping them segregated in one place. There is a staff of five who travel to the work places on a regular schedule and they are on the road for most of every week. The clients are diverse—haredim, secular, Sephardim, Ashkenasim; yeshiva students and women under stress. The existence of programs like this one simply highlights the gulf between what Orthodoxy can do when it follows its best instincts as contrasted to what it does with increasing venality on the political level.
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To the Editor: Ozzie Nogg's article on the. front page of last week's Jewish Press about Rabbi Drazen's collection of Haggadot encouraged mo to share our family's story. Years ago, having maxed out on tshirts, we started bringing home Haggadot from our trips for our son, 'Larry. Haggadot are colorful remembrances. When we sought one out in Casablance or Frankfurt, it often led to a fascinating experience. Now wo even have the chutzpah to enlist our friends to help out! Larry's collection consists of Haggadot in Danish, Spanish, German, French, and Italian, to name a few. Some are ornately illustrated, some plain and paperback. One is a child's cartoon. But the Denenberg's favorites remain those tattered, soup and wine-stained 1937 light blue numbers from Maxwell House Coffee. Happy Pesach! Eunie Denenberg
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My Enemy by TEDDY WEINBERGER — — — —
I'm happy that Israelis died because they are my enemy and they don't believe in Allah.—Mohammed Abu Elba Native-born Israelis like to remind me not to bring my American world-view to bear on Israel. They tell me that Israel, Israelis, and Israeli life are completely different than America, Americans, and American life. I tend to shrug off such claims for genus Israelis, believing that all human beings share much in common and that basic principles of human psychology and sociology can be used to interpret any given human society. There is, however, an Achilles heel to my confidence in my ability to understand Israeli life. It turns out that; there was one major human experience with which I as an American Jew was unfamiliar, and it is precisely this experience that looms large in Israeli life and governs a significant portion of the population's psyche and behavior: the experience of having an enemy. The epigraph above, from 12-year-
old Mohammed, son of Khalil Abu Elba (the bus driver who killed eight young Israeli Jews and injured 20), says it all: An enemy is someone who wants you dead. In America, I never felt that I had an enemy. Yes, I was aware of small groups of violent racists for whom a fire-bombed synagogue would make their day, but there were just too few of these to worry about. The annual incidents of cross burnings, swastika paintings, and window smashings at synagogues and Jewish communal institutions in America never could be construed (except perhaps in the minds of the most delusional anti-Semites) as a systematic effort to rid America of its Jews. In Israel things are different. To begin with, the sheer number of people for whom Israeli Jewish misfortune is a source of happiness is quite fearful. Was Mohammed Abu Elba's joy shared with millions of others or with hundredB of thousands? At the very least, I would guess that tens of thousands of Arabs felt some degree of satisfaction at what Israeli Jews experienced as intense tragedy.
And whereas the isolated antiSemitic incidents in America never really added up to any kind of concerted attack on the Jews, you don't have to be especially delusional or paranoid to feel that Israel is still battling for its very existence. You just think about how for almost every Jewish Israeli, there is a Palestinian living outside of (pre1967) Israel, you think about the claim of a right of return for all Palestinian refugees, and you get to thinking that there are still an awful lot of people out there who believe that somehow-terrorist incident by terrorist inddent--they can drive the Jews away. So now I have an enemy—only I don't "really" know what it means to have an enemy because I am only
here a few years, because I was never in the Army, because I was never here during a "real" war. When some Israeli Jews, therefore, say things like, "we need to destroy these homes," "we need to uproot these trees," "we need to torture these prisoners," my immediate repugnance to these measures is tempered with the knowledge that perhaps this is what you need to do to an enemy. And even though I know of (and support) several Israeli organizations who struggle against these phenomena, I don't yet feel confident enough to protest as vociferously. Because there is a little voice inside of me that asks: How can you be so sure that your experience of life without an enemy is a good barometer for your experience of life in Israel?
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nomic situation in Russia. Ungar, who said the J©wish Agency does not plan to cut its budget for Russia, believes the decline will slow because the Russian economy will falter again. Others aren't so sure. Mikhail Chlenov, a Russian Jewish leader, told JTA he is sure emigration will decrease further unless the situation in Russia worsens significantly. "Emigration is a characteristic of the Jewish public mood: the lower the stress in society, the lower the emigration figures,8 said Chlenov, president of the W a d , a.Russian Jewish umbrella group. Unless there is another downturn, the decreased numbers cast serious doubts on Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's desire to attract another one million immigrants to Israel in the next 10 years. Even in Ukraine, where the economic situation is less stable than in Russia, there is likely to be a further drop in emigration, according to Arkady Monastirsky, a local Jewish leader, Jewish emigration is coming today mainly from small towns, where the level of unemployment is very high, Monastirsky told JTA. In Russia, too, smaller towns have a much higher emigration rate than do Moscow or St. Petersburg. Between the late 1980s and the late 1990s, almost 1 million people from the former Soviet Union immigrated to Israel. Of these, an estimated 10 percent either returned or moved elsewhere,
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Dr. Patricia Newman, left, and Dr. Lisa Strunk will present "No Magic: 10+ Practical Ways to Add Balance to Self, Family, Work (any kind) and Community." They are part of NCJW Omaha Section's Monthly Education Series which will be held on March 29, 1:303 p.m., at the Market Basket. Dr. Newman, a clinical and child psychologist and Dr. Strunk, a pediatric dentist and orthodontist, hope to engage women in a discussion about how to find happiness in the midst of much busyness. Dr. Strunk indicated, "I am busy, but it doesn't seem like it since I enjoy very much all that I do." Dr. Newman agreed and added, "I really believe you can have it 'all,' just not at the same time. I also think the 'all' varies greatly among various women. That's why there is no set formula or 'magic'-we all have different kinds of kids, families and jobs-what works for one won't necessarily work for another." Dr. Strunk said, "We have to be very open to thinking about why we are involved in all of the activities we find ourselves engaged in-are they truly activities that are important to us? That we absolutely enjoy? Or, are we spending lots of time trying to fit someone else's definition of who we ought to'be?" Again, Newman added, "the general principle is balance-most people are happiest when they have a variety of activities in their lives and people to love and share them with. Sometimes it just gets out of hand, Talking with other women who can identify with being out of balarice-because we all get that way at times-can be a great source of support, ideas and laughter!" For reservations, call Debbie Friedman at 3305155.
ZACHARIA/DODD Debra Zacharia and James Dodd, both of Omaha, were married Nov. 22,%" 2000, at the Durham V Western Heritage Museum in Omaha. Cantor Michael Weisser officiated. A reception followed the ceremony. Honor attendants were Mindi Noivicoff of Chicago and Rory Whaley of Omaha. The bride, daughter of Laurence and v Barbara Zacharia of Omaha, graduated from the University of Kansas. She is a pharmaceutical sales representative for Novartis Pharmaceuticals. She is the granddaughter of Sidney Cahan and the late Dora Cahan and the late Sam and Minette Zacharia. The bridegroom, son of Susan Korte of Minneapolis and Joe Dodd of Valley, NE, graduated from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He is an infrastructure analyst for Ameritrade. Following a honeymoon to the Bahamas, the couple live in Omaha.
PRESSLER/ZACHARIA Elyse Pressler and David Zacharia, both of Chicago, were married I Dec. 9, 2000, at the! Ballagio Hotel in Las | Vegas. Rabbi Mel] Hecht officiated. A re- j ception followed a t | Drai's Restaurant. The bride, daughter of Sharon Pressler of Las Vegas and the late Michael Pressler, graduated from the University of Arizona. She is a | | Bio-pharmaceutical sales representative for Cephalon, Inc. The bridegroom, son of Barbara and Laurence Zacharia of Omaha, graduated from the University of Kansas. He is President of DZ Properties, LLC, a real estate development company in Chicago. He is the grandson of Sidney Cahan and the late Dora Cahan and the late Sam and Minette Zacharia. Following a honeymoon in Hawaii, the couple live in Chicago.
LONG/SLUSKY Joseph and Suzaane Hopper of North Wales, PA, Harriet Fishel of Boca Raton, FL, and I Jerry Slusky of Omaha announce the engagement of their children, Gretchen S. Long ^"''U and Jay Slusky, The bride is a regional customer service manager for First American Title Insurance Company. The groom is a clinical research scientist for Astiazeneca. He is the grandson of Esther Dolgoff of Omaha. A June 25 wedding is planned in Valley Forge, PA, The couple will make their home in West Chester, PA.
SELTZER/SMITH Dorothy and Isadore Seltzer of Erdenheim, PA, announce the engagement of their daughter, Elissa Carol, to Mark David Smith, son of Aaron Smith and the late Pearl Smith. The bride-to-be earned a Bachelor of Science degree in elementary education from Temple University and a Master of Education degree in computers from Beaver College. She is an elementary teacher in the Bensalem Township School District. Her fiance is a graduate of Creighton University School of Law. He is an attorney in Orlando, FL, and resides in Winter Spring, FL, An August wedding is planned.
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Passover in Morocco: a Story of East Meets West by LINDA MOREL
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ine," said Moyal, explaining that Jews leave their front doors open all night. They go from place to place, stopping to enjoy sweets and tea, before moving on to the next family or returning home to receive guests. Moyal said that some people spontaneously stay and party at the last home they visit. Although Mimouna celebrations haven't caught on in New York, where Moyal now lives, in France, Canada and Israel, they are big events, equally popular among Ashkenazi Jews who are invited to join in by Moroccan friends. Because most Mimouna confections call for flour, they are unsuitable for Passover consumption. But one of the most cherished recipes, zabane (pronounced za-ban), is made with whipped egg whites and sugar, beaten until the gooey consistency of caramel is achieved. Served in a bowl, zahane is a pareve confection, eaten with a spoon, "At every house, guests debate if the zabane is too hard or too soft, and who made the best batch. It's very typical of the Mimouna," noted Moyal. Moyal, who has dark hair and brown eyes shaped like almonds, switches back and forth between English and French with ease, During 40 years of French colonial rule in Morocco, which ended in 1956, French'Jews opened French schools, instilling their language in local Jews and educating them in European ways. Perusing recipes in the cookbook La Cuisine Juive Moracainei written by Vivane at Nina Moryoussef, Moyal waxes poetic about the fresh
vegetables and cilantro that flavor the dry fava bean soup, served on the first and second nights of Passover. Although Ashkenazi Jews forgo starchy beans and grains during Passover, Sephardi custom permits people to partake in beans and rice during the holiday. Sharing her aunt's recipe for charoset, Moyal describes how ground walnuts, almonds, dates and raisins are rolled into bite-sized balls and placed inside lettuce leaves. She's wildly enthusiastic about lamb with white truffles, the signature dish of Moroccan Jewish cui sine. "Moroccans would kill for this delicacy," laughed Moyal describing an aromatic stew, served not only at Pesach, but also at weddings, Bar Mitzvahs, parties and on Shabbat. While white truffles are often difficult to find in this country and can be pricey, sometimes $25 a can, white potatoes can be substituted with excellent results, On& reason they are so expensive is that conditions must be perfect to produce a good crop, explains Moyat, an importer of Devico Poods, a line of Moroccan specialties' sold at Israeli and Middle Eastern markets. In February, when white .truffles mature, they erupt from the ground like popcorn. Dogs are used to sniff around for this exotic plant, which usually grows under oak trees, If there are no white truffles available at Passover,- Moroccans go crazy. Last year, there was :' . ' (Continued on pago 8)
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Passover in Morocco (Continued from page 7) — : a shortage due to bad weather, and Moyal received calls from people begging her to get them just one can; they were willing to pay any price. Reminiscing about Passover food evokes poignant memories of seders from long ago. Although Moyal has lived in America for two decades, in recent years she has started to really miss her homeland, where her parents still reside. Like them, much of Morocco's Jewish population consists of couples whose grown children have emigrated to other countries. In 1948, there were approximately 250,000 Jews in Morocco; today the population has dwindled to between 2,000 and 5,000. "Morocco is something that's a part of me; it's very rich," said Moyal, who is traveling home with her husband and three children for Passover. At the seder, as she recites "Next year, in Jerusalem," she will be overjoyed to be with her family in Fez.
Czech Jews Use Seder as Attempt to Reconnect with Dormant Tradition
hours or until beans are soft. Stir fre- by MAGNUS BENNETT — ^ ~ ~ - ~ ~ quently to mash potatoes and to prePRAGUE • (JTA) — Karolina to go to someone's house and celevent ingredients from sticking to pot. "Rachel" Harries is in a quandary. brate with six or eight friends." In Pultrova's case, the evening folRemove meat from bones and shred The 25-year-old Czech interpreter lows an Orthodox approach to says she feels Jewish, but will not be into soup before serving. Passover, with extensive readings of attending a formal Passover seder. Yield: 8 servings "I used to go to Pesach celebrations, the Haggadah and intense discusbut it was a social thing more than sions. But Zuzana recognizes that anything, as it is for most people here many others in the Czech Republic in the Czech Republic," she said, using conduct what she calls "Pesach-style" the Hebrew word for Passover. "Pesach seders where the evening takes only is about tradition, which is what I like the form of casual conversation about Passover accompanied by a few glassabout it, but I am not religious." Harries, who says she feels es of wine. "I believe the official Jewish comJudaism has "too many rules that don't make sense," has a Jewish munity offers what it should offer mother who was secular. She remains with Pesach celebrations. It's1 just ambivalent herself . about her that many people don't want to take it up because they prefer their own Jewishness. She is far from alone in the Czech way," she adds. LAMB WITH WHITE TRUFFLES David Steelier, an Orthodox Jew Republic. After suffering more than 16 cloves garlic, minced 60 years of repression, first at the from Prague, also accepts that many 1 cup olive oil hands of the Nazis and then under a prefer to stage their own informal 6 lbs. lamb cut for stew Communist regime, many Jewish seders, if they celebrate at all. He Salt & pepper to taste families have assimilated themselves makes a point each year of inviting at least two new faces to a formal seder 12 bay leaves into wider Czech culture. 2 tsp, ground tumeric For Prague's official Jewish commu- at his flat in order to introduce them MOROCCAN CHAROSET 8 cups water nity, Passover is an opportunity to to Jewish traditions. "Some people are afraid to come to draw in young people like Harries 1 cup each: pitted dates, raisins, 2 (15.8-oz) cans white truffles, a community event perhaps because whose families have faded from the blanched almonds and walnuts drained and rinsed—or 6 lbs. it is something now," anidfcho92Jewish scene. It expects around 300 2 Tbsp. grape juice miniature white potatoes, people, including tourists, to attend year-old who works with the Czech Place dates in food processor, lining peeled Council for Survivors of Nazism. its two sederim. metal blade, grind until dates are bro"There are people whoso parents But Prague-based Rabbi Yehuda In a large pot, saute garlic in olive ken into tidbits the size of'raisins. Add remaining ingredient*; and oil for one minute or until transpar- Yesharim, from Israel, accepts that never told them they were Jewish there are many young people in the when they were children because process until nuts are finely ground ent. community who have yet to be they hud quite hard times under and mixture clumps together. Add remaining ingredients. Cover Communism. Since the Velvet reached. Roll into balls 112 inch in diame- and simmer on a low flame for 90 'Revolution," as the 1989 fall of Czech "It is very important for us to help ter. Serve balls wrapped in lettuce minutes or until meat is soft. communism is called, "some young them with the traditions of Judaism," leaues. Make matzah-charoset sand- Remove bay leaves and serve. he said. "We are vory open to ail people have been trying to find their wiches by placing charosct ball Yield: 8 servings kinds of people and would like thorn Jewish roots but are still afraid of between two small pieces of matzah coming directly into the community,* to come to our events like Pesach." ZABANE and wrapping lettuce around it. However, even those young people he added. 4 egg whites Yield: 50 balls already deeply committed to their Sylvie Wittmann, who co-founded 3 Tbsp. sugar faith won't necessarily make their the liberal Jewish group Bejt Simcha Beat ingredients with an electric way to the official celebrations in in Prague 10 years ago, believes there DRY FAVA BEAN SOUP mixer until egg whites are very stiff, April. Zuzana Pultrova, who works in ia a middle way that can attract 1 lb. soup meat (chicken, beef the consistency of marshmallow fluff. the Canadian Embassy in Prague, young people in their 20s and 80s or veal) Place in a bowl. Sprinkle with takes Pesach very seriously. A con- into the fold. 1 lb. each: carrots, turnips, chopped walnuts or peanuts. Keep at vert to the modern Orthodox branch and leeks, cleaned and diced "I think Pesach can be attractive for room temperature until ready to serve. six years ago, she will be working young .people if you make it attrac1 lb. dried fava beans hard in the run-up to Pesach. 4 medium potatoes, peeled and tive," she explained. "I think seders diced into small pieces "I can't clean my parents' house of which are too formal and are conduct4 stalks celery, diced chametz because they are not Jewish, ed only in Hebrew can lack meaning so I will be doing it for a doctor friend for those who do not understand .1/2 tsp. tumerie of mine who is very busy," said the Hebrew, Leaves from a bunch of cilantro, 30-year-old, using the Hebrew term "On the other hand, informal seders chopped for food, that is not kosher for where people just chat and socialize Salt & pepper to taste Passover. miss the point of Pesach which I 2 quarts water She too plans more intimate Pesach believe should be an educational rituPlace all ingredients in a large pot celebrations than the seders offered al. At Bejt Simcha, we provide a and simmer on a low flame for two by the official community. slightly shortened reading of the "We can always go to the seder in Haggadah and always include explathe community, but I think it is nicer nations in Czech."
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Temple Israel Plans Programsfor April
Y.E.S. Members will meet Monday at the JCC. Come The annual pre-Passover New York Deli Night is exercise with Stacey Paskert at 10:30 a.m. Or try scheduled for Sunday, April 1, at Temple Israel. your luck at Bingo with Eileen Reiner at 10:15. There are two seatings, one at 5 p,m. and one at Bring articles to share for the "YES Talk" discussion group at U. Following lunch at noon, Allen 6:30 p.m. Food is also available for take-out, and free sitter Kurland, Director of the Child Development Center, will speak For transportation, call 330service is available. 4272. This event, sponsored by the Women of Reform Judaism and the Temple's Men's Club, will benefit WALK-IN, DROP-IN special projects at Temple. Members will meet Thursday at the JCC. Reservations can be made by calling the Temple Exercise and bingo start at 10:15 a.m. in the Social office at 556-6536. Hall. Pizza lunch starts at 11:30 a.m. Cost is $3. A Women's Seder will be held on Tuesday, April 12,11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. A special Haggadah, focus- The movie Remember the Titans, featuring Denzel ing on both the story of women's liberation from Washington, will be shown at noon-Racial tenEgypt and the prominent role played by our fore- sions intensify in 1971 in Alexandria, VA, when the local school board integrates a high school. mothers, will be featured. Popcorn will be served. For transportation, call Rabbi Debbie Stiel and Cantor Jennifer Blum Maggie Conti at 334-6521. will lead this creative, participatory seder. Cost is $5 and includes a Sephardic lunch. B'NAI B'RITH BREADBREAKERS Reservations are required by April 6 and can be BobWolfson, Regional Director of the ADL-CRC, made by calling the Temple office at 556-6536. will speak at Breadbreakers on Wednesday, according to Richard Diamond, Chairman. Breadbreakers meets every Wednesday at noon at the Park Inn Regency (formerly the Regency West Best Western) at 107th and Pacific. Cost for Luncheon to Honor lunch is $9; for beverage service only, $2. by JEWISH PRESS News Service
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Boys Hope/Girls Hope: A Cantor's Story by HAZZAN G. MICHAEL HORWITZ —
Boys Hope/Girls Hope helps young people who are at risk in today's society by providing family centered values, a loving home environment and a quality education, which can extend through college if the student perseveres and applies him or herself. Boys Hope/Girls Hope was founded in St. Louis in 1977. Today this Catholic sponsored organization has 40 homes serving more than 200 young men and women in 16 U.S. Cities. In recent years, the organization has expanded into three foreign countries where it has seven homes serving approximately 60 teen and pre-teen children. Unlike Father Flanigan's Boys Town in Omaha, Nebraska, the residents of Boys Hope/Girls Hope attend public and private schools in t h e cities in which they live. More than 1000 youths lives have been touched by the program in the organization^ nearly 25 year history. I am among those young men whose lives life have been changed by Boys Hope/Girls Hope. As a proud alumnus of Boys Hope/Girls Hope, I was one of the fortunate teens to have been given a chance to leave a difficult family situation and enter an environment that teaches love, discipline and friendship. •' • ' Not every youngster facing what he or she believes to be insurmountable difficulties in the struggle to discover who he or she is and to find one.s place in life today is given the opportunity to find comfort in a place like Boys Hope/Girls Hope. In affluent middle and upper income Jewish America, there is the perception that Jewish families take care of themselves and those within our community. A stereotype exists that Jews do not have needs or suffer any of the ills that plague modern society. However, the Jewish community is just as vulnerable as everyone else.
Jewish children with difficult home situations could benefit from programs like Boys Hope/Girls Hope. We need to support programs such as this because nothing like this exists solely for Jews. My grandmother was loving enough and strong enough to get help for me from Boys Hope/Girls Hope because at that time, the Jewish community in St. Louis did not have an answer to our family situation. Today I am a member of the Cantors Assembly. I have been blessed with numerous awards from Jewish organizations and I have had the opportunity to contribute much in return to the Jewish Community. Boys Hope/Girls Hope and the love of my grandmother made that possible. I became part of the St. Louis Boys Hope/Girls Hope program in June of 1982. I found caring adults who truly wanted to help young people deal with problematic personal and family situations. Por two years, Boys Hope/Girls Hope was my fraternity and my family. Like most of my fellow residents, I entered t h e program lacking an understanding of discipline, and perhaps above all else, a real belief in myself and my abilities. I had not yet learned to meet the challenges life nor begun to achieve and excel in any special way that would help me discover who I was and to find my place in life. Por me, Boys Hope/Girls Hope marked a turning point. It was here that I learned the value of my smile, my personality and my ability to lift others up. It was here that I discovered my talents as an athlete, scholar, musician, and hundreds of other pursuits. My mother had been a state patient in several Missouri nursing homes from the time that I was four. She was unable to care for herself or her two sons. My younger brother and I were raised by our grandparents.
H a z z a n G. M i c h a e l H o r w i t z is t h e A s s o c i a t e C a n t o r of B e t h El Synagogue. During the 11 years that I lived work. I balanced schoolwork, extraunder my grandparents' roof, my curricular activities, synagogue activgrandfather and I never got along; ities and USY, and several part time our personalities clashed. jobs-all part of the Boys Hope/Girls After I entered high school, home- Hope lifestyle. life had reached a crisis point. I As a Catholic-sponsored foundation, agreed to try a group home. I had some would assume that it would be tried living with my pediatrician and difficult or awkward to be one of the her family and then with a therapist few Jewish boys in the program. and her family. My therapist suggest- That proved the contrary. My ed Boys Hope/Girls Hope and I helped Judaism was actually strengthened convince my grandmother it would be by Boys Hope, which was already an an opportune solution to our difficult intrinsic part of who T was. (Prior to home situation and a healthy envi- my time at Boys Hope, I attended an ronment for me. Orthodox Hebrew day school and After entering the Boys Hope/Girls many years of Sunday school.) Hope program, I quickly learned that At Boys Hope, I had the opportunity to gain certain privileges, I had to do to educate other boys and my housepmy share and be responsible. I found arents about my background while the "system" fun and it gave me a learning about the many facets of goal—something for which to strive. Christianity. I became a more wellThe love of my houseparents and rounded person, based in part on the the program's structure provided a diverse spiritual backgrounds of meaningful lifetime experience and everyone in my house, an understanding of ethics and hard (Continued on page 15)
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Boys Hope/Girls Hope (Continued from page 14) I remember, on at Their genuine least one occasion, concern for the conducting a USY boys was like chapter meeting at having different Boys Hope. Other mentors, camp boys even accom- • counselors and panied me to Shabparents all rolled bat .services. The into one. One forkipa fell off the mer houseparent head of one of was the best man them and the rabbi at my 1993 wedhelped him put it ding. When my back on. grandmother was hospitalized in It took a while to J 1995, Father feel comfortable Paul Sheridan enough to lead the • (founder of Boys house group prayer Hope/Girls Hope) before bedtime, but catne to visit her I will never forget when I was in how good I felt town. once I finally didby reciting the As a Hazzan at Shema. Their eyes Beth El Synapractically popped gogue, I feel privout of their heads ileged to combine Michael Horwitz in U s room at Boys Hope in 1983. when they heard leading Jewish me reciting Hebrew words. prayer worship with working with adults and chilMy friends and family, while perhaps worried or dren. The synagogue is directly across the street concerned that I would lose my Judaism, were also from Boys Town, and I have had the opportunity to intrigued by the values and camaraderie farmed in work with the Jewish residents from that wonderthe program. All the boys and support staff were ful program. I even trained one young man for his able to learn from one another and share ideas Bar Mitzvah. while respecting each other's value systems, perI am currently serving a three-year term on the sonal and religious beliefs, and customs. Boys Hope/Girls Hope National Board Council. I attended Indiana University on a Boys Hope Since graduating from high school, I have been full scholarship. During my junior year, I studied involved in recruiting efforts and donor solicitation at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, where I throughout the country and often travel to funcmet my wife, Heidi. After graduation, in 1990 and tions and speak about my success and experience working for four years, I decided to pursue the as a resident. Gantorate and embarked on a five-year masters My Judaism was always very closo to my heart, program at the Jewish Theological seminary. but my experience at Boys I'lopo/Girls Hope nmdu In the fell of 1004,1 entered tho fivo-your gradu- it ovoa nioro precious it ullowucl uio to uudorsUuul ate program at the Hurvoy L. Miller Cantonal and appreciate my spirituality. Hazzan G. Michael Horwitz is currently School at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City, In May, 1999, I graduated with a serving an Associate Cantor at Beth El Master of Sacred Music and Diploma of Hazznnut. Synagogue. He will run hix 23rd Marathon Boys Hope/Girls Hopo also provided me with schol- later this year. For more information on Boy* Hope/Girls Hope, call 1-314-298-1260, or visit, arship assistance to attend JTS. on the internet at: The greatest assets of Boys Hope/Girls Hope are the program the houseparents, tutors and National Board Staff. www.boyshopwgirlahopc.org.
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Just in time for Passover, "the first Jewish holiday mentioned in the Bible" that "has been observed by the Jewish people for more than 300 years", is a cookbook about everything you need to know to plan a seder, meaning "order of the ritual". Jump right into "Chapter /-Where Do I Begin?" From there move to "Chapter //--What Do I Need for My Seder and Wherfe Can I buy It?" lists prohibited foods, a checklist of ceremonial items, products traditionally used and to avoid, "Chapter IIIPreparing the Seder Plate" and "Setting the Seder Table". . In "Chapter TV-The Seder Festive Meal", choose from six distinct Seder menus-Ashkenazic, Sephardic, "Off-the-Shelf-no time to cook using prepared or packaged foods certified "kosher for Passover", you can enhance with a personal touch, Healthful", includes nutritional data monitors fat and cholesterol, chapters on "Vegetarian", "Ecumenical Potluck". Following each menu is a shopping list and a preparation timetable. "Chapter V - Additional Recipes for Passover", these can be used, too, for other celebrations and holidays throughout the year. "Chapter VI - The Fourth Cup", all about Kosher wines, spirits and liqueurs. In another section it is interesting to read, "The number four appears often in the Haggadah: the four cups of wine, the four questions, the four sons. In ancient times the number four was thought to have some magical or mystical significance. Others say it relates to God's four promises made to the Israelites when they were freed from Egypt.. .1 will bring you out of the land of bondage. I will save you. I will free you from slavery. I will take you to be a chosen people.-Exodus 6:6-7." , The phonetic pronunciation, explanations of terms and fascinating definitions accompany over 125 recipes. From a two-ingredient Salsa for Kids to Lesha's Three-Vegetable Gateau with 17 numerical instruction-steps, plus variations. Try these treats,.,
Preheat the over to 450°F. Grease a 9x13" glass casserole. Place the grated zucchini in a strainer and press hard to remove the excess liquid, or wrap the zucchini in a dish towel and twist the towel, extracting the excess liquid. In a medium bowl, combine the zucchini with the eggs, matzo cake meal, and salt, Mix well and spread evenly in the bottom of the casserole. Bake this crust for 8 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow it to cool for about 10 minutes. Lower the oven temperature to 350°F. Layer the remaining ingredients over the entire zucchini crust in the following order: cheese, olives, green onions, and red bell pepper. Sprinkle with the oregano and basil. Arrange the tomato slices in even rows. Sprinkle lightly with salt, if desired. Bake for 20 minutes or until the cheese is bubbling. Remove from the oven and let cool for at least 5 minutes before slicing. Serve at once.
ROCKY KOAD CANDY This is a favorite with adults and children. Makes about 11/4 pounds 1 c u p finely chopped toasted pecans, walnuts, almonds or hazelnuts 2 cups miniature marshmallows 1 c u p dark raisins 1/2 cup dried cherries or apricots Two 12-ounee packages semisweet chocolate chips Line an 8-inch square baking pan with aluminum foil. In a large bowl, mix the nuts, marshmallows, PASSOVER PIZZA raisins, and dried cherries or apricots together, This makes a great snack, hors d'oeuure, or lunch Place the chocolate chips in a 4-cup microwaveentree. Your children or grandchildren will love safe container. Microwave on high for 2 minutes; this pizza. Don't tell them what's in it; they'll never stir. Microwave 2 minutes more, remove, and stir know they're eating vegetables. I like using Koma the chocolate chips until completely melted. Or tomatoes when they're in season. Cut the pizza melt the chocolate chips in a double boiler over very into smaller pieces for an hors d'oeuvre. low heat, stirring constantly. Makes 12 servings. Spread halfoftfye melted chocolate evenly on top 3 to 4 medium zucchini, grated (3 cups) of the foil in the pan. Distribute the marshmallow 3 large eggs, beaten, mixture over the melted chocolate. Spread the 1 cup matzo cake meal remaining melted chocolate on top. Place in the. 1/2 teaspoon salt refrigerator to harden. Remove and break into bitesized pieces. 2 cups grated mozzarella cheese
1 cup sliced black or green olives 2/3 cup finely chopped green onions 1/2 cup finely chopped red bell pepper 1 teaspoon dried oregano 1 teaspoon chopped fresh basil 3 medium, ripe tomatoes, thinly sliced
VARIATION: CHOCOLATE CLUSTERS Stir the marshmallow mixture into the melted chocolate. Drop by teaspoons onto a foil-lined jelly roll pan and refrigerate for several hours until hard.
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Passover Proves We're Really the People of the Question by JANE ULMAN
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ENCINO, CA (JTA)--Why are we the People of the Book? Why aren't we the People of the Question? After all, before Moses receives the Torah on Mount Sinai, like Abraham earlier, he answers God's'call to service with a question. In Exodua 3:11, he says, "Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and free the Israelites from Egypt?" I empathize completely. For who am I that I should host the seder every year, moving all the furniture out of the living room and moving in a couple dozen relatives, friends and folding chairs as well as the requisite stranger or two? Later-when the Israelites reach the wilderness spot of Taberah and bitterly lament the lack of meat as well as fish, melons and other foods they remember eating in Egypt—Moses beseeches God, "Why have You dealt ill with Your servant, and why have I not enjoyed Your favor, that You have laid the burden of all this people upon me?" Yes, why am I burdened with standing upright in the kitchen while all those people sit relaxed and reclining at the seder? Really, I'll take 603,550 whining Israelites and a 40-year hike any day. Ill even spring to have some fish and melons Fed-Exed from Egypt to Taberah, site of the massive food fantasy meltdown. But long before sundown on April 7, the night of the first seder, I'll be having my own culinary crisis, wrist-deep in onion skins, eggshells, apple p«els and ersatz chicken fat. And vowing to spend next year not in Jerusalem/but at my sister Ellen's new condo. Yep, next year I call diba on hosting the family Sukkot celebration, a potluck, paper plate, alfresco affair. But the point is not to match Moses' fauna-ridden trek through the wilderness with complaints of our own. Rather, the point is to regard ournolvoa HB if we personally went out of Egypt and to do this by
asking as many questions as possible. We begin with the proverbial "Why is this night different from all other nights?" and end, hours later, with an exasperated, "Why does 'Chad Gadya' have so many verses?" Why so many questions? For one reason, the Torah commands us, no less than four times, to tell our children the story of the Exodus. Never mind that after all these years, and all those tuition payments to Jewish day schools, they should already know it. Conveniently, the Haggadah guides us in this evening of questioning and answering, which results in effectively recounting the story. But we must tell the story in four distinct ways, for the rabbis remind us that there are four kinds of children, each asking a different question and each requiring a different approach. The Wise Son asks, "What are the decrees, statutes and laws which the Lord our God has commanded concerning Passover?" He can easily grasp the complex and profound teachings of Judaism. The Wicked Son asks, "What does the service mean to you?" He is scornful, an outsider. We are told to reprimand him. The Simple Son asks, "What does this all mean?" For him, we need to start at the beginning of the story, explaining slowly and carefully. And the Fourth Son does not know how to ask a question. Not even, "Can I go to the mall?" I too have a set of Pour Sons, currently 17, IS, 11 and 9, each claiming to be the resident Wise Son and each accusing another of being the Wicked one. I explain that the Wicked Son, surprisingly, is not the problem. For ho, at least, is engaged enough to poHO a question and can potentially bo coaxed bock to Judaism. TIUB JK probably not Imst accomplished, howev(u\ by "blunting hiH tooth," as
the Haggadah recommends. The challenge is the Fourth Son, who cannot even formulate a question, who cannot even begin to understand the world around him. And perhaps this is the second reason for this quintessential night of questions, to demonstrate that just as God leads us out of bondage in Egypt so the act of questioning leads us out of the bondage of ignorance. "Ask and learn" the Apocrypha tells us. And so we do, spending our Hvea firing questions. From "Where did I come from?" to "Where am I going?" From "What is life?" to "What is love?" And in this pedagogic process, we invent the wheel, eradicate smallpox and split the atom. And most important, we come closer to comprehending how this huge, daunting and marvelous world worksand where we fit in. When my son Zack was four and riding in the car with my husband, Larry, and me, he asked, "If Mom wants the window shut, and Dad wants the window open, what do you do?" "It depends," my husband answered. "No," 2ack repeated intently, "If Mom wants the window shut, and Dad wants the window open, what do you do?" He wasn't asking about automobile etiquette; he was asking, aHeys who's really in charge here?" Now, at 17, ltd raises and lowers his own windows. But he still asks plenty of questions. And that's exactly what Passover teaches us to do-to ask wise, wicked and simple questions, difficult and chutzpadik ones. And to teach this critical skill to our children. As tho German Jewish inventor Charles Htointnotss said, "No mmi really becomes a fool until ho Htops asking questiono," And who wants that to happen?
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As Passover approaches, we continue our hunt for the best kosher wines on the Internet. And we start off in Israel. Daniel Rogov gives an excellent and amusing overview in Israeli Cuisine and Wine: www.travelnet.ca.il/israel/Wine.ht m. He suggests that although the land has a tradition of winemaking that stretches back millennia, those ancient wines were nothing to write home about. "The wines shipped to ancient Egypt were so bad that they had to be seasoned with honey, pepper and juniper berries to make them palatable, and those sent to Rome and England during the height of ancient Roman civilization were so thick and sweet that no modern connoisseur could possibly approve of them. So bad were most of these wines that it was probably a good thing that the Moslem conquest in AD 636 imposed a 1,200 year halt to the local wine industry." Fortunately things have changed, Rogov has sampled wines from Israel's largest and' smallest wineries and is quite upbeat about their products. His comprehensive article even explains how a small country can have five wine making regions (Galil, Judean Hills, Shimshon, Negev and Shomron) and many more mjcro-climatea. Wine-lovers will appreciate his thoughts on the future of wine production is Israel (upbeat) and his tips for touring the. country,s wineries.
name back to Don Yitzchak Abarbanel famed religious leader and royal advisor to Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand.) This wine has a hilarious bonus: its own theme song which plays automatically on its home page. It's sung to the Beach Boys, hit "Barbara Ann." A-bar-bar-bar-bar-bar-banel. Abarabel - it's really swell Abarabel - really swell The fine kosher wine Great at holiday time Abarbanel. Bar-bar-bar-bar-banel.
You'll find information about Israel's many large and small wineries including Golan Heights Winery: www.golanwines.co.il/, Barkan Wine Cellars, located at: www.olan.com/barkan/, Binyamina Wineries: www.binyaminawines. co.il/ and Dal ton Winery: www.dalton-winery.com and the largest of them all Carmel Mizrachi: www.carmelwines.co.il/, which buys 70% of Israel's grape wines. But how do kosher wines compare to the rest of the market? The, New York Times, WineToday has rated 19
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If you have trouble finding kosher wines where you live, you may have better luck on the net. Online companies which ship to your door include DrinkKosherWine.com, located at www.drinkkosherwine.com/, Kosher Vineyards: www.ekosherwine.com/ and KosherWine.com which stocks over 230 wines: www.kosherwine.coiW. And if you are searching for the perfect kosher Chardonnay or want to recommend a delightful Zinfandel, you should take a look nt Chowhound's Kosher Message Board: www.chowhound.com/ boards/ko.sher/kosher.html. Seth Ditchik wrote that this year "I've made it my mission to find the world of kosher wine that exists outside of the sickly-sweet Manischewitz that haunts our seder every year." Stephen Kaye recommends a 1993 Barkan Resex-ve while Alice likes Al Faei from Chile and Banyan's special kosher cuve'e from Bandol (Provence). Kosher winemakera may pride themselves on delivering a more sophisticated product for a more discriminating consumer. But not everybody's impressed with these changes.- like Alice Feiring's mother: wwwwinetoday.eom/story/ b(K)1219.html. "Mother took a sip, and with her totally uneducated palate said, 'It tastes like wood.' She was right. Then she said, 'You know what this needs?' She took her bottle of naturally sweet, Kedem Ma tuck Rouge and cut the Herzog wine half-and-half. She took a sip and said, 'Now, that's a wine.'"
kosher wines. Leading the list was a very low-priced 1999 Baron Herzog Wine Cellars Chenin Blanc which the Times awarded four stars "full-frontal fruit with a gentle hint of sweetness." To read more, go to the related WineToday article and click on the Reviews box; www.winetoday.com/ story/0001219.html.. There are more reviews, located at eLuna.com: www.eluna.com/wine/wine.asp and about.com: www.wine.aboutcora/food/wine/library/weekly/a al.22200.htm. Daniel Rogov suggests that the rising quality of kosher wine has brought with it two related phewomena until recently unknown in kosher circles: Wine Bores and Wine Snobs: www.kosherfinder.com/ICosherFi nder/Features/F01.asp?FEATUKE=125, Here's one suggestion if you are confronted with a bore or snob: If someone says "1928 was wonderful vintage year for Bordeaux," you can say: "Yes, but a freak rainstorm destroyed the vintage in Montepluciano." Rogov has other essays linked to that page on kosher champagne, wines from Italy and Chile and pairing the right cheese with the right wine. Abarbanel Wines: www.abarbanel.com is based in the Languedoc Roussillon region in the southwest of Mark Mietkiewicz is a television France, along the Mediterranean and producer in Toronto with an near the border with Spain. interest in the Internet He can be (Incidentally, the family traces its reached at highway@home.com.
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Italian Passover Dishes Illustrate Tasty Interplay Between Jewg Non-Jew by RUTH E. GRUBER — - - - - - - - - - - - —
ROME (JTA)--A recent book by an considered "Jewish" delicacies. Indeed matzah, writes Toaff, "was Israeli-based scholar provides a fascinating—and mouthwatering—glimpse considered, by common consent, the at how Italian Jews sat down to the 'Jewish food' par excellence." And matzah, he writes, was so popseder 100, 200 and even 500 years ular among Italian Christians that in ago. Mangiare alia Giudia, or Eating the Rome, Mantua, Reggio Emilia and Jewish Way, by Ariel Toaff, a professor other cities Catholic authorities strivat Bar-Ilan University who is the son ing to keep Jews and Christians of Rome's chief rabbi, is not a cookbook apart frequently banned Jews from selling matzah to non-Jews and and does not include recipes. Rather, it details the history and banned Christians from eating it. An edict issued in Reggio Emilia in development of Italian Jewish cuisine 1701, for example, barred Christians from the Renaissance to modern from "receiving and eating the times. It vividly shows how kashrut came together with Italian culinary unleavened bread of the Jews." And art and how Jewish ways of eating in 1775, Pope Pius VI stipulated a influenced and were influenced by heavy fine for both Jews who sold or gave matzah to Christians and local tastes. The book devotes a full chapter to Christians who obtained matzah from Jews. Passover traditions. Passover has always involved the Toaff describes how Jewish cooks adapted Italian dishes to the creation of distinctive dishes based on Passover requirements and also the special dietary restrictions of the sheds light on the partly hostile and holiday. "Given the amount of dietary partly symbiotic relations between restrictions and prohibitions that Italian Jews and Catholics, Jews have lived in Italy for more were either permanent or linked to than 2,000 years. The community was the holiday, cooking and eating well enriched in the late 15th and 16th during Passover were difficult arts," centuries by Sephardic refugees from Toaff writes. That said, it should come as no surSpain and Portugal, and also over the centuries by Ashkenari newcomers prise that in Italy, home to one of the world's great cuisines, Jewish cooks from Central Europe. Jews in many places in Italy were over the centuries invented a host of forced to live in. ghettos starting in elaborate but ritually correct dishes the 16th century, and the Catholic that even include a type of koaher-for-authorities took other firm steps to Passover pasta. Called sfoglietti or foglietU, them* separate the two groups, Nonetheless there was a rich, if tense, interplay are noodles made with flour and eggs*, between Jews and Christians in but without water, that are quickly dried and baked in a hot ovon and many places. ; Food played a major role in this then served in soup or with Banco, Toaff describes dishes still served ut interplay. The rules of kashrut meant that eating habits were a key factor 'Italian seders whose origins date that set Jews apart from Christians. back to the Renaissance or Medieval Food thus was a powerful symbol of times. These are dishes such as ttcacJewish identity and could be a potent chi-ov "checkers," squares of matzah soaked in capon broth, browned in source of fascination for non-Jews. "The food shops in the ghetto bus- goose fat and baked in alternating tled with Christian clients, glutto- layers with cooked greens or poultry nous rather than hungry, while out- giblets. In Venice, the matzah squares were side the Jewish quarters, cooks and bakers did not balk at trying Jewish not baked, but cooked in a pan on top of the stove, with legumes-peas, lava recipes," Toaff writes. Hundreds of yeara ago many foods beans or lentUs-whieh are-considered now firmly identified with Italian kosher for Passover in the Italian cooking—such as the eggplant—were tradition.
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Cooking for Passover now a 'Piece of Cake' by JEWISH PRESS News Service — —
Phoenix, AZ--For the novice or experienced cook, the Jewish holiday of Passover can result in hours spent hunting down recipes from friends and family, and scrambling through piles of cookbooks. Joan Kekst has now made cooking for Passover "a piece of cake" by collecting all you need in her new book, Passover Cookery: In the Kitchen with Joan Kekst. Cleveland food columnist, lecturer, kosher cooking instructor, and passionate cook, Kekst compiled this indispensable guide in response to frequent pleas for help from those making Passover for the first time. Passover Cookery immediately puts you oil the right track with explanations of the holiday, its requirements, customs, unique cooking ingredients, and the symbolic foods of the Seder table. Kekst also provides a six week Countdown to Passover guide to help busy cooks and their families to break down their holiday preparations into easy worry-free steps for each week. By following these steps, even first timers will find it easy to create a "Kosher for Passover" home, with healthy, tantalizing, and meaningful dinners for all eight days of the holiday. Whether your goal is to create a new and distinct feast or to reproduce the beauty and traditions of your grandmother's Sodor, Kekst wharea dozens of traditional and new recipes from hur extennivc private collection.
She includes Sephardic and Ashkenazic ethnic specialties, dishes that can be made in advance of the Seder, foods children will love, and lowfat/low-cholesterol and vegetarian recipe suggestions. "Passover cooking doesn't need to be a daunting task. With the right information, it's easy to create a meaningful and personal celebration," said Kekst. *My goal was to cull that information into one easy, 'userfriendly' source." Kekst is passionate about Passover. Her family table has grown each Passover since her mother-in-law packed up the Passover pots, pans, and dishes and handed them over to Joan. Now more than 30 guests join the Kekst family, their five children, spouses, and eight grandchildren annually. For the past 20 years, Joan has written the food column for the Ckueland Jewish News. She is a regular contributor to other Cleveland and national publications. Kekst developed a series of kosher cooking classes "Jewish Kitchen Culture" for private institutions and the Cleveland Collage of Jewish Studies. She regularly lectures, gives demonstrations, and teaches classes. Passover Cookery (ISBN: 1-87774944-8) retails for $24.95 and is published by Five Star Publications, Inc., P.O. Box 0698, Chandler, A55 852466608. You can visit, the wobHito at: www.Fiv<*HturNupi>oi'l.coni/passo vercookwy.
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L e a d i n g NCJW's W a s h i n g t o n Institute last week in the nation's capital were: Penny Pensak* left? Vice-chairwoman of Cincinnati, OH; Chairwoman Marsha AtMncI of Essex County, MJ; National President J a n Sefaneiderman of
Omaha; and Nancy Kipnis, Vieecfaairwoman of Miami Beach, EL. The triennial conference drew m o r e t h a n 800 women from MCJW Sections across the eoan» including Omaha.
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Next October, more than. 50 students will head for the first women's studies classes at Tel Aviv University, thanks to an endowment from the National Council for Jewish Women, "Up until a few years ago, there was no word in Hebrew for gender," said Shari Eshet, Director of NCJW's Israel office. So, she relates, university women huddled with scholars at the academy of languages and created a term: migdar. Tochnit I'Limudeh Nashim v'Migdar (Hebrew for the university's program in women's and gender studies), will debut in the fall, featuring courses in the arts, humanities, social sciences. It is pioneering in more ways than one. "This is the first time in the Middle East that this is happening," said Eshet. "Security, political issues, water—everything else has been considered more of a priority. But we decided we needed to take this quantum leap." The leap includes not only courses, but the first bachelor's degree in gender studies along with a women's studies forum made up of 40 feminist
Already 5Q are registered for classes, including 10 men, said Eshet. In five years, the program aims to attract 220 students. Eshet also noted long-range plans for distance learning via e-mail and summer courses for NCJW members and others. Classes will include topics specific to Israel, such as the role of Palestinian mothers in the peace process and Israeli women in the military. Tel Aviv University's innovation is "significant because we think of Israel as always being egalitarian in terms of parity between the sexes, whereas, in fact, it is a myth," argued Moriel. "While there were 'poster women'~the most significant one of whom was Prime Minister Golda Meir—only now are women really approaching full equality with men and that's after 30 years of struggle." The process, she says, began with the first women's studies offered at Haifa University by such feminist professors as American-born Marcia Freedman, who later served in the Israeli Knesset. Moriel also points to the case of former University of Maryland English professor Susan Handelman, who left her tenured position recently to become a professor in the gender studies program at Bar-Ilan University. As for the Tel Aviv program, its staff have approached theater professor Iinda Ben-Tzvi, the daughter of an NCJW member and one of the activists behind Four Mothers Against the War in Lebanon, about the group's archives. That group helped spur the desire among Israelis to pull troops out of southern Lebanon. T m sure this is going to be studied for years, how four mothers forced Israel to leave Lebanon," Eshet contended.
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scholars on campus. Eshet credits University President Itamar Rabinoviteh, a former Israeli ambassador to the United States, with helping to shape the program. "When Itamar came into office, he made it clear he wanted to open up the ivory tower and make it more community-based," said Eshet. Non-degree programs in women's studies have existed at such institutions as Bar-Han, Haifa and Hebrew Universities, says Liora Moriel, an Israeli feminist-activist and doctoral candidate at the University of Maryland. Organizers are hoping for an enrollment of 60 for the first year of Tel Aviv University's new program.