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Occupy Wall Street: Antisemitism Is Part of the Message

ne of the first people to comment on the antisemitic and anti-Israel rhetoric at the “Occupy Wall Street” (OWS) protest camp in lower Manhattan as well as at several of its clones in cities across the United States and Europe, was Sean Spicer, communications director of the Republican National Committee. In a memorandum dated October 18, Mr. Spicer wondered how Democratic leaders could endorse the OWS movement while remaining silent “in the midst of protesters’ extreme antisemitic, anti-Israel comments.”

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Michael Moore and signs from Occupy Wall Street and Democratic Congressional “Where’s the outrage?” Campaign Committee Chairasked Mr. Spicer, singling out man Rep. Steven Israel (D-NY) President Barack Obama; Rep. for declaring their support for Nancy Pelosi (D-CA); Demothe demonstrations. cratic National Committee “Is Steve Israel standing Chairwoman, Rep. Debbie with those calling for the killWasserman Schultz (D-FL);

ing of Jews? Does Debbie Wasserman Schultz agree with the various calls for Jews to be ‘run out of this country’ and to oppose and ‘destroy’ the state of Israel?” said Mr. Spicer. Documenting Antisemitism In fact, in and around the OWS protesters’ general message that rich people need to pay much more in taxes to help spread their wealth and make things “fair,” and that they—the protesters and their allies—need more from the government, are signs that Jews are being targeted.

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Ransoming Israeli Captives Leaves Hamas Joyous and Bereaved Families Desolate and Betrayed

o one in Israel or the civilized world could feel anything but relief on watching Gilad Shalit, 25, and Ilan Grapel, 27, returned to their families. Mr. Shalit spent five years of barbaric captivity at the hands of the Hamas terrorists in Gaza, and Mr. Grapel, an American who also has Israeli citizenship, spent four months in a Cairo prison on what are widely seen as trumped-up charges of spying for Mossad. But the ransom Israel was forced to pay—for Mr. Shalit,

1,027 convicted terrorists, many of them with blood on their hands after carrying out some of the most heinous mass murders in Israel’s history; and for Mr. Grapel, 25 Egyptian prisoners—was, to say the least, controversial. Later this month, a third Israeli citizen, Ouda Tarabin, a Bedouin, will be released from Egypt after spending 11 years in prison on charges that he spied for Israel. To secure Mr. Tarabin’s release, Israel, which maintains Mr. Tara-

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bin’s innocence, will release an additional 60 Egyptian prisoners. While some Israelis on the left tried to portray these releases, especially that of Mr. Shalit, as an occasion for unbridled joy, it was, for most Israelis and their supporters worldwide, at best, bittersweet. For years, the Shalit family, instead of directing their impassioned pleas for their son’s release to the world at large, chose to target the Is-

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raeli government, often saying explicitly that their own government was at fault for not bringing their son’s ordeal to a close. As a result, a huge segment of the Israeli population was involved in pressuring the government, too. “Unpeople” For the Hamas in Gaza, on the other hand, the swap was treated as a major success. The one gripe heard most often from the terrorist organization and its supporters was that the vast

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Teaneck’s Once-Conservative “Shul with a Pool” Now Has a Mechitza and Separate Swimming

ome Jews in Teaneck had waited more than 50 years for the Jewish Center of Teaneck, long a pillar of the Conservative movement, to become an Orthodox shul, and, on Shabbat, October 29, neither freezing rain nor snow nor a power outage would stop this historic event. In time for Parshat Noach, the synagogue’s main sanctuary had installed a mechitza, the halachic structure separating men and women during prayer, Zierler, a graduate and musmach and the JCT’s transformation of Yeshiva University and its to a fully functional Orthodox affiliated Rabbi Isaac Elchanan shul was complete. Theological Seminary. “It has been a long but With the installation of purposeful journey to embrace jewish voice 1 mechitza 10/3/2011 Page the has 18:08 come full Orthodoxy,” said oct JCT’s2011:Layout current recognition as an Orthodox spiritual leader, Rabbi Lawrence

shul. On Shabbat, November 11-12, for example, the JCT will be one of ten Orthodox shuls participating in the Yeshiva University Shabbaton 1in Teaneck and Bergenfield. The other participating shuls

include Congregations Beth Aaron, Beth Abraham, Rinat Yisrael, Bnai Yeshurun, Keter Torah, Ahavat Shalom, Arzei Darom, Etz Chaim, and the Beit Midrash of Bergenfield. Shul with a Pool Founded 80 years ago as one of the Conservative movement’s signature “shuls with a pool,” the JCT is recognized as the incubator for some of Bergen County’s most important Orthodox establishments, including several shuls and schools. For example, when the Yeshiva of Hudson County decided to establish a satellite in Bergen County, it opened in the JCT. Eventually, the school

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Kol Ami: Good for Israel?

t Jerusalem Pizza in Highland Park, the question was: Was the decision to swap Gilad Shalit for 1,027 convicted terrorists, some serving several life sentences for mass murder, good for Israel? Would it be better if Israel had a death penalty so that terrorists who murder would not be available for such swaps in the future? Y

The swap was good for Israel because it removes one stumbling block towards peace. At least the government of Israel and the leaders of Hamas could agree on something. The decision on whether or not to impose a death penalty should be left to the Israeli courts. Irving Kaufman Highland Park, NJ

At this point, we just don’t know if it is good for Israel. If terrorists murder more Israelis, it won’t be good. If Israel prevents them from killing again, it will be better. If a death penalty for convicted terrorists infuriates the Arabs, they’ll kill more Jews. If terrorists go free, they’ll also kill Jews. Who knows which is better? Akiva Ziegler Highland Park, NJ

Normally, the decision to swap more than a thousand killers for just one Israeli boy would be a terrible decision, but I can’t help thinking that, if it were my son, I’d want him home, and, in a very real sense, Israel is a remarkable place because Gilad became everyone’s son. It’s a decision I would never have been able to make, and I just hope the Israelis are able to track the movements of every terrorist they released. Marilyn Muzikar Independence, NJ

The death penalty would make Israel one of the few Western countries, including the US, to still use such punishment and it would serve to isolate the Jewish state even further. While all the Arab countries have the death penalty, I don’t think Israel wants to be compared to them. Releasing the terrorists will not serve to motivate the Palestinians to kidnap more Israelis; they

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The Current Crisis: “Even in Laughter, the Heart Can Ache”

e have learned over the years that it is not sound policy to argue with University of Haifa Prof of Economics Steven Plaut, especially when the subject is academia. So who were we to object when he presented us with the life-work of one Dr. Yasser Dasmabebi (No sir, we don’t mean maybe), who holds the Edward Said-Noam Chomsky Linguistics Chair at Abdul Abulbul Amir University in Cairo. This lexicon is intended to simplify the complicated task of keeping up with the news in such media stalwarts as The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, the major television networks, and most cable news channels. Through his friend, Prof Plaut, Dr. Dasmabebi tells us he hopes, insha’allah, you will find it helpful to unravel the Gordian Knot that is today’s, and presumably tomorrow’s Middle East. Aggression: Killing people who are trying to kill you. Al Qaeda: the terrorist group that, according to American security sources, embodies the world-wide Islamist movement, and that is either “significantly degraded” or is still “extremely dangerous,” depending on which government official is doing the talking. Apartheid: The political/social system of the one and only country in the Middle East that integrates Jews, Bedouins, Arabs, whites, blacks, Muslims, Ethiopians, Russians, Christians, Greek Orthodox, Russian Orthodox, Baha’i, et al. “Apes & Pigs”: See “Jew” below. Arab Emir: Military dictator. Arab King: Military dictator. Arab President: Military dictator. Arab Prime Minister: Military dictator.

Arab Spring: Replacement of one dictatorship with another, with the help of Western money and media cheerleading. Arab Street: Enraged mobs chanting and screaming their hatred, determined to annihilate Israel and the Jews. They can often be seen burning American and Israeli flags, passing out candies and firing guns into the air in response to successful murders of Westerners (closely related to): Arab Humiliation: The pervasive feeling on the Arab street generated by their failure to annihilate Israel and the Jews in several wars. (Many opinion-makers, Middle East experts and op-ed writers argue that Arab humiliation is at the root of the Middle East conflict; i.e., “If only the Jews would let themselves be destroyed, the Arab street would feel better about themselves, and then there would be peace.”) Ayatollah: Persian dictator. Spiritual leader of that faith that desires to ignite nuclear holocaust in order to bring about the arrival of the Mahdi. (See “Mahdi” below.) Bias: An expression of support for the existence of Israel. Caliphate: The unification of lands ruled in the name of Islam, ruled by a Caliph. (See “Arab King,” “Arab President,” etc. above.) Compromise: To give something palpable, such as land, in return for a promise not to keep on trying to annihilate you. Developing Country: A country that is not developing. Disproportionate Response: Winning. Diversity: The condition in which all cultures are viewed

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Jewish Center of Teaneck

became the Rosenbaum Yeshiva of North Jersey, one of the area’s largest and most respected elementary yeshivas. Its selection of JCT was not surprising. In addition to its pool, the Center has a professional-caliber gym and two connecting ballrooms which can accommodate up to 500 people as well as serve as an auditorium with a full stage. Its location, on Cedar Lane, just steps from the township’s municipal buildings and library, makes the JCT super convenient. Seeing Potential In retrospect, the JCT’s decision to become an Orthodox shul is not surprising. Its rabbinic leadership has long had at least one foot—and sometimes more than that— in the Orthodox community, and the JCT’s emergence as Bergen County’s newest Orthodox synagogue would have elicited smiles from some of those most closely connected to its historic development. In 1953, then-Yeshiva University President Dr. Samuel Belkin sent one of his foremost students, Rabbi Dr. Judah Washer, to serve as spiritual leader of the JCT. Rabbi Washer, a member of Yeshiva

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College’s first graduating class (1932), had gone on to receive smicha from YU as well. According to YU spokesman Michael Laves, Dr. Belkin recognized Teaneck’s potential to become a model ModernOrthodox community, filled with families who would see YU as the ideal destination for their sons and daughters. Before Rabbi Washer’s arrival, the JCT’s pulpit, ever since the synagogue’s founding in 1933, had been in the hands of those who identified squarely with either the Conservative or, in some cases, the Reconstructionist Movements. While Rabbi Washer did not convince the JCT leadership to install a mechitza during his tenure, he did inspire a significant number of the membership’s children to attend day schools and yeshivot and, eventually, to establish several of the Orthodox synagogues that have grown up in the JCT’s shadow. Teaneck’s Rabbi But Rabbi Washer saw his role as more than the spiritual leader of just his own synagogue. In many ways, he became the face of the organized Jewish community for all of Teaneck.

In the mid-1970s, he joined with his Orthodox colleagues to help establish the Teaneck mikveh, but, when he undertook a protracted struggle with the Teaneck Board of Education to have public schools close on the Jewish High Holidays, he mostly stood alone. Because most Orthodox children were enrolled in day schools or yeshivot, most Orthodox rabbis were indifferent to the public schools’ calendar. But for Rabbi Washer, it was vital to keep the Conservative community’s children in synagogue on holidays, and so he fought for school closure when possible and official excuses to miss school when it was not. He also took on Teaneck’s Holy Name Hospital, securing admitting privileges at the Catholic hospital for many Jewish physicians. Rabbi Zierler called Rabbi Washer “a trailblazer.� “He laid the foundations for the well-served Orthodox Mecca that Teaneck’s Jewish community is known for the world over,� he said. Traditional Faction Rabbi Washer’s successor, Rabbi David Feldman, and his wife, Rebbetzin Aviva Feldman, continued to move

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Jewish Center of Teaneck had to close its doors. The board realized its next spiritual leader would have to be someone who could deliver an option that would keep the JCT viable. Increasingly, it seemed their choice was to become an Orthodox shul or close. Rabbi Zierler, who had 20 years of pulpit and Jewish organizational experience, was recruited by the JCT as he was completing a two-year Mandel Foundation Jerusalem Fellowship in Israel. He has Masters Degrees in Clinical Counseling from John Carroll University and Bio-Ethics from Case Western Reserve. He is currently writing a book on the physician-patient relationship as well as a curriculum on post-Holocaust debates and dilemmas.

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His background and enthusiasm convinced the JCT board that he would be able to reposition and guide the Center to new growth. He has done that and more. Besides serving as Jewish chaplain for the Teaneck Fire Department, he is the rabbinic consultant to the Hospice of New Jersey and directs its ethics committee, and serves on the Ethics Committees of Holy Name Hospital and the Jewish Home in Rockleigh, NJ. Orthodox Minyan From the beginning, Rabbi Zierler saw his role as similar to that of Rabbis Washer and Feldman, but, because of the circumstances in which the JCT found itself, he realized it would be possible to complete their vision and bring the Center into the Orthodox orbit.

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“The transformation that I have seen and been blessedly a part of over these last five years has taken place due to the embrace of this direction and, in a sense, reclamation of the Center’s earlier plans and purpose by its longtime leadership and members. They recognized that they could and would need to be the architects of the JCT’s destiny and embraced this vision,� said Rabbi Zierler. His efforts began with the establishment of an Orthodox minyan, with a mechitza, which met for daily and Shabbat services in one of the JCT’s many rooms. Dubbed by Rabbi Zierler the “Hallel v’Zimrah� minyan, it began attracting local Orthodox Jews who would not daven in the JCT’s main sanctuary, which still had mixed seating. The celebration of the mechitza on Oct 29 was also the fourth anniversary of the JCT’s Hallel v’Zimrah mechitza minyan. Etched Glass Mechitza The new mechitza in JCT’s Pressburger Sanctuary and Feldman Chapel is striking, made up of 12 panels, each of which incorporates a 22-inch top of stylized glass with an interlocking wave-like design etched onto the glass surface. Sixty-five inches high, it was designed to meet normative halachic requirements, providing the requisite amount of closed space in the base portion of its panels while allowing ample visibility through the etched-glass portions on top. The Center’s mechitza was designed and built by Presentations Gallery in Mount Vernon, NY, in consultation with JCT past-president Herb Stern, a noted graphic artist who has been involved in many of the Center’s artistic installations. In addition, the Center added a new centered bima to its Pressburger Sanctuary. Built by David Lehman and his staff at Studio L in Teaneck, it was designed to incorporate the wood and etched-glass elements of the mechitza. Preserving the Legacy Rabbi Zierler credited then-Center President, Dr. Howard Wang, who is also the son-in-law of the late Rabbi Washer, as “the driving force for the change that has now taken place.� Dr. Wang, a local dentist, said he sees transforming JCT into an Orthodox shul as an effort “to preserve my fatherin-law’s legacy.�

http://jewishvoiceandopinion.com “He would have wanted to see this happen at the Center,” said Dr. Wang. The current president of the JCT, Henry Dubro, agreed. “Change here has taken place organically from within, with the belief that by becoming relevant to our community, we will spur new growth,” he said. Attractive Facility There is a great deal about the 60,000square-foot facility that the Orthodox community throughout the area will find attractive, ranging from its gym and pool, with separate hours for men and women, and ballroom-simcha space to its preschool, professional drama school, camps, and cultural, recreational, and social programming. For examples, on Wednesdays in November, from 7-8:30pm, the JCT will offer swimming and gym for girls in grades 4-7. On Thursday evenings, boys in grades 4-7 have their turn. On November 15 at 1:30pm, the “New Beginnings for Mature Adults” group, which is directed by Rebbetzin Feldman, will feature a talk by Carl Epstein on “The Fascinating and Largely Unknown Story of Jewish Involvement with Japan.” Torah Learning There is also a great deal of Torah learning each week. Every day, between mincha and ma’ariv, Rabbi Zierler offers “Ten Minutes of Torah,” a short session on insights into selected topics in Jewish law and practice, usually dedicated to the day’s yahrtzeits. On Sunday mornings, after shacharit and breakfast, Rabbi Zierler offers a Mishna class. The group is currently studying the fourth perek of Masechet Megillah and will continue until they finish the tractate in the Gemara shiur and Mishnayot from Masechet Beitzah. On Monday evenings, Rabbi Zierler’s focus is on “An Un-Orthodox Rabbi at the Center of Jewish Life: Exploring Mordechai Kaplan,” and on Wednesday mornings, he conducts “Ethics in Action,” in which a few everyday ethical dilemmas are examined and “refracted through the ethical lens of both our general society and Jewish teachings as they relate to each situation.” Tehillim and Shabbat Rabbi Zierler’s early (7:45am) Thursday morning class, “Sefer Tehillim Revealed: Lessons for Life in All Its Complexity,” draws on classical commentaries on Psalms, especially the Daat Mikra edition of Te-

Cheshvan 5772 hillim by Mossad HaRav Kook. Between Kabbalat Shabbat and ma’ariv on Friday nights, Rabbi Zierler discusses “The Meaning of Minhag,” examining the origins of one of the prayers or customs. Before services on Shabbat morning, the rabbi offers a “warm-up study session” on the Parsha, and on Shabbat afternoon, 45 minutes before mincha, he gives a Gemara shiur on Tractate Megillah. A JCC Nevertheless, Dr. Wang wants the community to understand that “the JCT is more than just a place for prayer and Torah study.” “It is truly a community center, with activities for every age group, from toddlers to seniors. It is truly a treasure for Teaneck,

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and now we look forward to seeing Orthodox Jews and those of other levels of religious observance, affinity, and commitment, coalescing together under this ‘big tent’ and at our religious services, classes, and more, 24/7,” said Dr. Wang. Those activities will be the focus of the JCT’s Total Program Open House, scheduled for Sunday, Nov 20, from 10am-1pm. Special guided tours will allow community members to see and, in some cases, participate in the Center’s full lineup of multi-age recreational and cultural weekly activities, including expanded athletic and youth programs in the gym; “Take Me to the Water” warm-water pool programs; small-group piano lessons; Black Box Studios Theater

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For more information about the JCT, its programs, and the Open House, visit www.jcot. org or call 201-833-0515. Natural Progression The JCT’s immediate past president, Eva Lynn Gans, during whose term the change to Orthodoxy was studied and approved, sees the transformation as “the

triumph of faith over factionalism” and “an embrace of some measure of change to preserve and promote, restore and reclaim this great institution to its former glory.” Rabbi Zierler sees it as “a shared effort of a caring and devoted membership and visionary presidents to be the architects of our own destiny

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The Sukkah at the Jets Game

By Noah Gurock n the third day of Chol Hamoed Sukkot (Oct 17 to the rest of the world), thousands of Jets fans streamed into the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, many of them chowing down at tailgating gatherings before the Monday Night game against the Miami Dolphins. But this time, a small sukkah at the edge of Parking Lot G attracted a steady stream of Jews, and made history. The sukkah was a last-minute venture between Chabad of Essex County, NJ, and David Small, a longtime Jets fan from West Orange. With his green and white Jets “Fan Van” loaded with tailgating foods, Mr. Small and his family have been running a kosher tail-

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gating party for family and friends before Jets home games for ten years. But they never had a sukkah to eat in before a game. Sukkah on Wheels “David approached me at kaporot, just before Yom Kippur,” said Rabbi Mendy Kasowitz of the Essex County Chabad. “And he said, ‘I have a great idea. Wouldn’t it be great if we had a sukkah at this game?’ ” So Rabbi Kasowitz agreed to bring his “Sukkah on Wheels” to the game. And for more than three hours before the game, while David and his son Jamie flipped burgers, grilled hot dogs and chicken wings, and toasted knishes, Jews stopped to see what was going on or to join in the

Sukkah Party. And many who stopped over also picked up the lulav and esrog that was offered to celebrate the holiday. 100 Guests Huge Jets fans, Mr. Small and his family have 18 tickets to the games and, at most of them, their kosher tailgate party attracts about 40 friends and family members, with everyone sharing in the cost of food and drinks. But on Chol Hamoed Sukkot, they were prepared to feed at least a hundred fans. The Smalls had spread the word through Facebook, and Jews from all over responded. One of them was Michael Fuchs, who came from Brooklyn for his first Jets game, “because I knew there would be a sukkah available,” he said. Even some Dolphins fans who had come in from Miami for the game stopped by to eat in the sukkah on wheels. Crowded Sukkah The tiny sukkah itself seated about six, prompting many others to stand as they chowed down on the barbecue fare. It was a little crowded at times, but a steady stream of fans brought their plates into the sukkah to wolf down their food, and then hang around to talk football. They even put together a minyan for mincha, just before dusk. “It was spectacular,” Mr. Small said afterwards. “Everybody had the best time. It shows that you can bring a sukkah to a football game.” New Experience For Rabbi Kasowitz, it was also a new experience. Although he has driven his sukkah in the back of his truck to schools, businesses, and many other places throughout the area, this was the first time it was at a pro football game. It was also Rabbi Kasowitz’s first visit to the new home of the Jets (and the Giants). In fact, he stayed to watch the game with the other fans—the first football match he had attended in more years than he can remember. “It was exciting,” he said afterwards. But what was most exciting for him was the reaction of people who walked by the tailgating sukkah and were surprised by what they saw. Rabbi Kasowitz’s favorite comment: “Such a cool Sukkah on such a cool truck.” Y Mr. Gurock, a senior news producer for Channel 9 and manager of Web and News Enterprise of WWOR-TV, is a member of the Orthodox community in Passaic.

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n Saturday evening, November 12, at 7:30pm, American Friends of Hazon Yeshaya, a humanitarian network leading the fight against poverty in Israel today, will hold its fundraising gala at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Manhattan. The evening will feature mentalist Ted St. James, Middle Eastern music by Shlomo Haviv, raffles, and delicious Middle Eastern cuisine. Founded and directed by Rabbi Abraham Israel, Hazon Yeshaya operates Israel’s most efficient network of soup kitchens, vocational training courses, free dental clinics, and food-distribution centers. It is Israel’s largest organization providing services to Holocaust survivors. Sima and Daniel Weingarten of Teaneck have been volunteering for Hazon Yeshaya for many years during visits to Israel. “We watched the organization grow from a small one-room kitchen-cafeteria to its newly expanded facility on Rashi Street in the Geula neighborhood of Jerusalem. This is where the free dental clinic and vocational programs began. It is a well-known mitzvah to help people help themselves. Through Hazon Yeshaya, students of all ages graduate from vocational programs to become productive members of Israeli society, no longer dependent on the organization’s assistance,” said Mrs. Weingarten, who praised Rabbi Israel for “single-handedly creating a revolution in the care of Israel’s poor and needy.” Remembering Poverty After the Suez War in 1956, when he was just a child, Rabbi Israel and his family fled their native Egypt, leaving all their assets behind. When they arrived penniless in Paris, they were thankful for the kosher soup kitchens manned by the Jewish community. After three years in France, the family reached the US, where Rabbi Israel completed his education, eventually earning a business degree from Baruch College. He became a successful shoe importer, and, when he retired in 1997, made aliyah to Jerusalem with his wife and their seven children. Huge Network In Israel, he became aware of the poverty that exists, even in the midst of the Jewish state’s thriving economy. Hearkening back to the help he and his family had received from the Jewish community

when they needed it, he established a small kitchen and began serving 17 povertystricken residents of Jerusalem. Today, Hazon Yeshaya’s soup kitchens serve more than 400,000 meals each month in a nation-wide network of 63 distribution points throughout the country. In addition to food, the organization provides free vocational training courses in hairdressing, cosmetics, and computer and secretarial skills. Its students include the unemployed, discharged soldiers, single mothers, and those who never finished their schooling. Hazon Yeshaya offers bar and bat mitzvah training and celebration for

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orphans and children from abusive and dysfunctional homes. Showing Support Rabbi Israel’s current goal is to extend his program into every city that needs a soup kitchen. “No one should be left hungry for even a day,” he said. For more information about the gala or Hazon Yeshaya, call 201-836-4459 or 201-568-0077, or visit www.anextraordinaryevening.com. “By attending the dinner, people in New York and New Jersey will demonstrate their care and support for this very important organization,” said Mrs. Weingarten. Y

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majority of international press stories focused on Mr. Shalit and not on the Palestinians who had been released. In a talk at New York City’s Barnard College the night Mr. Shalit was released, the anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian professor Noam Chomsky charged the media with treating “Israeli Jews as people, while dismissing Palestinians as ‘unpeople.’ ” He was countered by those who said it was the Palestinians who had actually cheapened the worth of their own people by insisting on the numbers. Door to Terrorism Some of those released have been permitted to return to their homes in Gaza, eastern Jerusalem, and Judea and Samaria. Others have been deported and will have to remain abroad. Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniya said Israel had made a strategic mistake by insisting on the deportation of some released prisoners, because, he said, it has “opened the door to wider horizons for them in terms of continuing the resistance,” a code term for terrorism. He said, in general, the released prisoners will provide manpower and leadership in Hamas’s operations wherever they settle. “All of Palestine is happy and content with the deal, particularly the families of prisoners,” he said.

Feting the Terrorists In fact, both Hamas and the supposedly moderate Palestinian Authority under Mahmoud Abbas honored the released terrorists with prestige, cash bonuses, and extended vacations in luxury hotels. In a symbolic display of unity, Mr. Abbas and senior Hamas official, Hassan Youssef, held a ceremony in Ramallah to welcome the terrorists home. An estimated 200,000 Palestinians attended the event. “You are the freedom fighters and holy warriors for the sake of Allah and the homeland,” Mr. Abbas told the released terrorists. “Your cause was and still is in our hearts and minds. We see some of you out, and the rest will follow soon if Allah wills.” Hamas reportedly has offered its returning terrorists stays in exclusive Mediterranean hotels. Halachic Issues After the announcement that the release would go forward, pundits in Israel and most Western countries fell into several categories. Some simply rejoiced, but others tackled the philosophical, military, psychological, and strategic ramifications. The actual decision to engage in the swap juxtaposed two halachic principles: the imperative, on one hand, to free the prisoner and, on the other, the mandate

not to overpay for a captive’s release because that merely leads to extortion and encourages further kidnappings. Many who opposed the deal to swap Mr. Shalit for the prisoners pointed to the story of the 13th-century Ashkenazic leader, the Torah giant Rabbi Meir of Rothenburg. When he was arrested by Christian authorities for illegally venturing outside his town on the way to Israel, the demanded ransom for his release was 30,000 marks, an exorbitant sum. Fearing for the safety of their community, the Jews began collecting money, but their efforts were forbidden by Rabbi Meir himself. He refused to allow himself to be ransomed because he understood that it would lead only to a vicious cycle of future kidnappings and increasingly higher ransoms. Rabbi Meir died in prison seven years later. It took another 14 years before his remains were released to the Jewish community for burial. In addition to these arguments, some pointed to the ethic in Israel not to leave any soldier behind, dead or alive. That value, observers say, contributes to the fighting spirit among soldiers and to the willingness of Jewish families to send their children to the army. Unable to Watch In one sector of the Israeli population there was no hint of joy at Mr. Shalit’s release. Demoralization and betrayal best described the mood in most families of victims whose killers were released in the swap. The three surviving children of the Schiveschunder family, whose parents and three siblings were murdered in the Sbarro Pizzaria bombing in Jerusalem in 2001, said they could not watch the return of Mr. Shalit to Israel, knowing the heavy

price that had been paid. Ahlam Tamimi, who helped plan and carry out the attack on Sbarros was one of those released in the exchange. No Regrets Sentenced to 16 life sentences for her involvement, Ms. Tamimi has repeatedly said she has no regrets and would, if presented with the opportunity, do it again. “It was a calculated act, performed with conviction and faith in Allah,” she said in an interview posted on the Hamas website. “Jihad warriors are always ready to die as martyrs, to be arrested—or to succeed. I managed to overcome the barrier of prison and was released. Why should I repent?” Fifteen people were murdered and and 130 wounded in the Sbarros attack. Ms. Tamimi, a 20-year-old student at the time, disguised herself as a Jewish tourist and escorted the suicide bomber, Izz al-Din Shuheil al-Masri, to the restaurant. Her job was to draw attention away from him. Although, to be released, she, like the other exchanged prisoners, had to sign a vow not to return to terrorism, in the past many released terrorists who also made this commitment did in fact re-engage in violence. A Second Bombing Leah Schiveschunder was 10 when her parents; sisters, Ra’ayam, 14, and Hemda, 1; and brother, Avraham Tzvi, 4, were killed. She said when she heard about the exchange, she felt as if she had “been through a second bombing.” “When I heard about the deal, I felt like my parents died again. Emotionally, I feel like I stepped back ten years,” she said. She and her brothers, Meir and Shuvel, were not with their parents and siblings when they went out for pizza.

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Leaving Israel When her brothers heard about the release of their parents’ murderer, one of them went to the Rabin Memorial in Tel Aviv and spray-painted the words “Free Yigal Amir.” In 1995, Mr. Amir was convicted of assassinating then-Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin, presumably because Mr. Rabin began the Oslo process with the Palestinians. The swap has convinced the surviving Schiveschunders to consider relocating from the Jewish state to Holland, where their parents, Mordechai and Tzira, were born and raised. Ms. Schiveschunder said she feels “horror at being a part of this place,” where, she said, “people are dancing on the blood of the dead, not just my parents and my siblings, but all those who died for the people of Israel.” “What especially hurts is seeing that they fooled the nation, that there was never any issue of an immediate threat to Gilad’s life. They sold him like a car. They took the innocence of the people of Israel and used their goodwill for the campaign. Netanyahu’s only thought with this deal was self-promotion,” she said, referring to the Prime Minister. Supreme Court Petition She had harsh words for Mr. Shalit’s parents, Noam and Aviva, as well, charging them with not caring about the fate of the people of Israel. “They brought their child home at the expense of an innocent public, and it didn’t bother them,” she said.

The week before the prisoner exchange, the Schiveschunders and other victims of the about-to-be released terrorists confronted Mr. Shalit’s parents in court. The victims’ families unsuccessfully pleaded with the Supreme Court to forbid the deal, but the court ruled it was a political decision that could not be adjudicated. Despite their deliberations over whether or to leave Israel, Ms. Schiveschunder said she is not relinquishing her commitment to retain a measure of justice for her slain family. She declined to discuss specifics, but said she has “plans to carry out.” “I have work to do now that the state has failed to protect us,” she said cryptically. Devastated Families She was far from the only family member whose loved ones died in terror attacks who were devastated by the exchange. Arnold and Frimet Roth, whose 15-year-old daughter, Malki, was another Jewish child murdered in the Sbarro’s pizza attack, circulated a petition pleading with the Supreme Court to forbid the release of their daughter’s murderer. The parents of Yasmin Karisi said they felt the state of Israel was “dancing in our blood,” because Mohammed Abu Ulbah, who ran down their daughter with a bus at the Azor Junction in 2001, killing her and six others and wounding 26 more, was also released. The released terrorists included Amana Mouna, who participated in the kidnapping and murder of 16-year-old Ofir Rachum, and Yahye Sinour and Jihad Yagmour who

took part in the kidnapping and murder of IDF soldier Nachshon Wachsman. Iconic Bloody Hands One of those released, Abdel Aziz Saleh, gained notoriety in 2000 when he gleefully waved his blood-stained hands after the lynch-murder of two Israeli soldiers, Vadim Nurzhitz and Yossi Avrahami, who had inadvertently wandered into Ramallah. Mr. Saleh admitted to breaking into the Ramallah police station and choking Mr. Nurzhitz. Mr. Saleh then took part in throwing Mr. Nurzhitz upside down through a second-floor window and tossing Mr. Avrahami to the angry mob outside. The rioting Palestinians trampled the Israelis’ bodies and then dragged them to the town square where they were mutilated. British photographer Mark Seager tried to capture the episode on film, but the mob assaulted him and destroyed his camera. “It was the most horrible thing I have ever seen, and I have reported from Congo, Kosovo, many bad places. It was murder of the most barbaric kind,” he said at the time. Understanding the Suffering Sherri Mandell’s son, Koby, and his friend, Yosef Ish Ran, were murdered by terrorists 10 years ago when they were 13 and 14 years old, respectively. She and her husband, Rabbi Seth Mandell, now run the Koby Mandell Foundation to help other terror victims’ families. Like other bereaved family members, Mrs. Mandell opposed the swap, “because we know the suffering that these murderers leave in their wake,” she said. “Most people don’t understand the continuing devastation of grief: fathers who die of heart attacks, mothers who get sick with cancer, children who leave school, families whose only child was murdered. We see depression, suicide, symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder. You wouldn’t believe how many victims’ families are still on sleeping pills and antianxiety medication. We see the pain that doesn’t diminish with time. We literally see people die of grief,” she said. Dying in Vain Perhaps most painful, she said, is the feeling that their loved ones’ deaths were in vain. “Cheapening our loved ones’ deaths only enhances the pain. If Israel is willing to free our loved ones’ murderers, then the rest of the

http://jewishvoiceandopinion.com world can look on and assume that the terrorists are really freedom fighters or militants. If Palestinians were murdering Jews in cold blood without justification, surely the Israeli government wouldn’t release them. No sane government would,” she said. The terrorists who murdered her son and his friend have not been found. While Mrs. Mandell said that had been a source of pain, now she is glad she does not have to watch them released. “Of course, I don’t want the terrorists to kill again. But if they were to be released in this prisoner exchange, I don’t think I could bear it,” she said. “Capital Guard” Like Ms. Schiveschunder, other Israelis who feel their government erred grievously in making the swap, have also decided to take matters into their own hands. A group of volunteers calling themselves the “Capital Guard,” has distributed a poster with photographs of released terrorists who have been permitted, under the terms of the deal, to return to eastern Jerusalem. The poster warns Jewish residents of Jerusalem that the released terrorists whose photos are shown, are now “roaming freely in the city” and that if any of them is spotted in “a crowded place, it is important to notify those surrounding you.” The poster concludes with the request that Israelis “act only in accordance with the law.” Aryeh King, a prominent Jerusalem activist who formed the “Capital Guard,” said the volunteers intend to follow the terrorists and document their activities. “If they board the light train, we will announce on a megaphone that there is a terrorist on board,” he said, adding that his volunteers are “mature people who will know how to deal with the complex situation without creating friction with the Arab populace or arousing an unnecessary or dangerous commotion.” They will always be accompanied by attorneys when conducting activities, he said. $100,000 Rewards In Israel, many followers of the late Rabbi Meir Kahane were outraged that Mustafa Muslimani, the murderer of his son and daughter-inlaw, Binyanim and Talia Kahane, was released in the exchange for Mr. Shalit. The younger Kahanes were killed in 2000. Upon learning of Mr. Muslimani’s release, friends and supporters of the Kahane family put a $100,000 bounty on his head.

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that the Shalit deal proves the only way to retrieve terrorists incarcerated by Israel is to kidnap other Israelis to be held for ransom. Some Israelis have dismissed the Hamas promise of more kidnappings and terror. They point out that even before Mr. Shalit was kidnapped, Hamas promoted the tactic and, while he was in captivity, the terrorists continually announced that they were determined to kidnap others. Even the fear that the release of the prisoners means there will be hundreds of additional seasoned killers on the loose has been rejected by many observers who say there has never been a dearth of Palestinians

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willing to murder Israelis, even if it means committing suicide in the process. No IDF Plan? Palmach Ze’evi, the son of slain Israel Minister Rechavim Ze’evi, who was murdered by Arab terrorists in 2001 and whose killers, Hamdi Quran of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, and Ahmad Sa’adat, were not released in the swap for Mr. Shalit, also thought the deal was a terrible mistake. Mr. Ze’evi said his father would have insisted that the IDF formulate a plan to secure Mr. Shalit’s release “and not any deal.” “A commander who thought and recommended that his release is too danger-

ous or that he lacks proper intelligence, should have stepped down and made room for another. This military was created to win in every kind of war. And those who did not know how to win the war for Gilad should have taken off his uniform and gone to rest,” said Mr. Ze’evi. He made his remarks a few days after Mr. Shalit’s release, at a memorial ceremony held to commemorate the tenth anniversary of his father’s assassination. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was present and also eulogized the slain minister, but did not react to the son’s criticism, which was clearly leveled at his government.

Unknown Location In fact, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak has admitted that Israel and the IDF did not know the exact location in Gaza where Mr. Shalit was being held. As a result, he said, no rescue operation could be launched. He, nevertheless, refused to call this a failure, and he rejected the notion that the prisoner exchange had strengthened Hamas. “Looking at reality, we had a window of opportunity and had we not acted, the day may have come when there would be no one with whom to speak. Hamas is celebrating and has a feeling of accomplishment, but I think we significantly strengthened the spirit of solidarity in Israel,” said Mr. Barak. Yoni Netanyahu Even more pointed criticism came from Kalman Libeskind, an influential pundit, who suggested, in the wake of the terrorists’ release, that Mr. Netanyahu’s brother, Yonatan, who was killed in 1976 while leading an Israeli raid to rescue Jewish hostages from terrorists at the Entebbe airport in Uganda, may have died in vain. During that incident, the terrorists demanded that Israel ransom kidnapped passengers with the release of Palestinian terrorists serving time in Israeli prisons. While entering into negotiations, the Israeli government simultaneously planned a daring and ultimately successful rescue. Nevertheless, four hostages died and the only IDF casualty was the commander of the operation, Yonatan Netanyahu. “Why was there a need to pay such a high price? Why couldn’t we give in to the terrorists’ demands and release a few dozen of their friends, a completely reasonable price compared to the number of hostages they held? In view of the new price tag set by Benjamin Netanyahu, is it out of place to ask if his brother did not die in vain?” said Mr. Libeskind. In his 1995 book, Fighting Terrorism: How the West Can Defeat Domestic and International Terrorism, Mr. Netanyahu wrote: “Prisoner releases only embolden terrorists by giving them the feeling that even if they are caught, their punishment will be brief….[B]y leading terrorists to think such demands are likely to be met, they encourage precisely the terrorist blackmail they are supposed to defuse.”

http://jewishvoiceandopinion.com The Disengagement Some Israelis said the prisoner swap was necessary only because of the actions of former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who, in 2005, ordered the “disengagement” from Gaza, which allowed the Hamas to take over the area. The terrorists did not disagree. After the swap, Hamas Interior Minister Fathi Hamad said the absence of any Israeli military presence on the ground in Gaza “helped us conceal Gilad Shalit for five years.” After the “disengagement,” Israeli forces which used to be on the ground were forced to rely on aerial reconnaissance and informants, whose reports could not be independently verified. Mr. Hamad said the so-called “military wing” of Hamas, the Izz al-Din al-Qassam, “managed to keep Shalit despite constant Israeli attempts to recover him.” He told the Lebanese paper, Al-Safir, that Israel’s situation had been complicated because, he said, the Jewish state has had difficulties recruiting new agents in Gaza. Because Israel does not comment on intelligence matters, there was no way to verify Mr. Hamad’s comment. Dovish Soldier There was no silence from Israel on the matter of the charges against Mr. Grapel. The Israeli government denied that the Queens resident -- who holds dual American-Israeli citizenship and served in the IDF, and was wounded in the 2006 Lebanon War -- was ever engaged in spying for Israel. According to his family, Mr. Grapel is an ardent Zionist who, at least before his incarceration in Egypt, loved Arabic culture and believed peace between Israel and the Palestinians is possible. They said his views on the Arab-Israeli conflict were “very dovish,” sometimes “infuriatingly” so. Nothing Boring After majoring in International Affairs at Johns Hopkins University and studying Arabic, he came to Israel on his own in 2005 to enlist in the IDF. He told his mother he “didn’t want to lead a boring life” and was seeking some adventure before starting law school. As part of the Paratroopers Brigade, he was lightly wounded in the shoulder during the Lebanon War. He then attended Emory Law School, where he was enrolled when he traveled to Egypt last spring.

Cheshvan 5772 Emory Law School Dean David Parlett confirmed that Mr. Grapel is “one of our rising third-year students” and that he had indeed “applied for, and was awarded an EPIC grant to work in Cairo this past summer.” In 2010, Mr. Grapel received a grant through Emory to work at the Israeli Supreme Court. Never a Spy Denying that Mr. Grapel had ever been employed as a spy, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman called him “a student, perhaps a little strange or a little careless.” “He has no connection to any intelligence apparatus, not in Israel, not in the US, and not on Mars,” he said. In Egypt, the charges against Mr. Grapel

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kept changing. First he was charged with spying, then to engaging in insurrection, incitement, and damaging a public building in the midst of the demonstration cum coup d’état which took place in Cairo’s Tahrir Square earlier this year. Mending Ties Among the 25 Egyptians released from Israeli prisons in exchange for Mr. Grapel were two security offenders who had been charged with planning to target sites in Israel, working in concert with Palestinian terrorists. According to some reports, in exchange for Mr. Grapel’s freedom, the US gave Egypt an F-16 fighter jet.

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Journalist and political researcher Scott Krane, a postgraduate student at Bar-Ilan University, suggested the deal with Egypt may have been an attempt by the Israeli government to mend its ties with Cairo following the recent terror attack in Eilat in which five Egyptian policemen were killed by the IDF while Israeli soldiers were pursuing the Hamas terrorists who had fired on a civilian passenger bus. But according to other analysts, the Grapel deal had more to do with improving American-Egyptian relations, which have become murky since the outster of Mr. Mubarak, than they had to do with ties between Jerusalem and Cairo. Ouda Tarabin Mr. Grapel was not the only Israeli citizen for whom the Netanyahu government went to bat last month. Ouda Tarabin was arrested in the Egyptian Sinai desert 11 years ago when he and his sister journeyed there. Found without a passport, Mr. Tarabin was sentenced by an Egyptian military court to 15 years in prison. According to Mr. Tarabin’s attorney, Yitzhak Meltzer, his client was targeted by Egyptian authorities based on the fact that his father had been recruited by Israel after the 1967 Six-Day War to spy on Egyptian resistance cells during the War of Attrition.

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In January 1990, Mr. Tarabin’s father and his family fled to Israel and received Israeli citizenship. Convincing Argument Mr. Tarabin’s chief supporter in the Knesset has been Israel’s Deputy Minister for Development of the Negev and Galilee, Likud MK Ayoob Kara, who worked tirelessly for the Bedouin-Israeli’s release. It was Mr. Kara who convinced the Americans and Mr. Netanyahu that any deal to secure Mr. Grapel’s release would have to include Mr. Tarabin. Mr. Kara said he refused to accept any excuses on this matter “because once we release security prisoners held in Israel for Grapel, there will be no chance to release Ouda, because no one knows who will assume power in Egypt and there’s no guarantee he’ll be released in December 2015 when he finishes serving his prison sentence.” According to some reports, the campaign to secure Mr. Tarabin’s release moved Mr. Netanyahu who made it clear the BedouinIsraeli had to be included in any deal. Moral Bankruptcy National Union MK Dr. Aryeh Eldad said all the prisoner exchanges were evidence that Israel “has declared moral bankruptcy.” “The State is emptying all concepts of law and justice from meaning. Tomorrow, they could offer the wholesale release of foreign workers indicted in Israel for robbery or rape in exchange for Israelis who sold drugs in Japan or Thailand,” he said. Other politicians, perhaps fearing Dr. Eldad may be right, have suggested some remedies. Shamgar Formula Likud MK Zev Elkin said Israelis should be “weaned gradually” from the mindset that approves releasing huge numbers of terrorists in exchange for a single Israeli. Although the results of the recently leaked Shamgar Commission on how to deal with kidnap-ransom situations seem to recommend a formula that calls for “one terrorist for one soldier,” Mr. Elkin said public pressure, such as exerted by the Shalit family and their supporters, makes it unlikely for the commission’s recommendation “to withstand the test of reality.” But Mr. Barak, who, in 2008, asked former Supreme Court President Meir Shamgar, former Defense Minister Amos

Yaron, and philosopher Asa Kasher to formulate recommendations for dealing with capture scenarios, said he also realizes things must change. The Shamgar Commission’s preliminary recommendations were ready more than a year ago, but Mr. Barak said he decided to keep them undisclosed until Mr. Shalit was released. A full public report is expected in mid-November. “The slippery slope has to stop,” said Mr. Barak. The early evidence is that the commission will recommend that the state tie its own hands to prevent it from engaging in high-cost exchanges in the future. Uzi Rabi, director of Tel Aviv University’s Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, said the report will probably contain a proposal “that would enable policymakers to say in the future: ‘This is the red line, and we’re not going to cross this line for any reason whatsoever.” Semantics Boaz Ganor, executive director of the Herzliya-based International Institute for Counter-Terrorism, proposed a new semantic framework, which, he said, is necessary to differentiate between “terrorists” who harm civilians, and “guerillas” who harm soldiers. Mr. Ganor said that while “terrorists,” defined in this manner, should never be freed until they complete their sentences, “guerillas,” held in prisoner-of-war camps run according to the Geneva Conventions, could be fair game for prisoner exchanges. In fact, he said, if “guerillas” were still imprisoned when and if a peace deal was signed, they could all be released. This plan, he said, would not only solve the problem of releasing Palestinians who have murdered civilians, it might redirect violence toward the military instead. He does not expect Palestinians to accept his plan and believes they will continue to demand “terrorists” in any swap, but, he said, if Israel stands firm, they will have to accept “guerillas” for Israelis. Decreasing Number For his part, Mr. Elkin has proposed a bill calling for each successive deal to involve the release of 10 to 20 percent fewer terrorists than the one preceding

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embers of the Jewish community who went to the JCC in Tenafly to celebrate Gilad Shalit’s release from captivity in the hands of Hamas terrorists, may have expected to hear little more than platitudes. If so, they were in for surprise. The evening’s keynote speaker, Rep Steve Rothman (D-NJ), began his address with the reminder that “the Jewish State of Israel remains surrounded by murderous terrorists who seek to kill Israelis.”

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Gathering” was hosted by the Jewish Federation of Northern NJ. Now in his eighth term in Congress, Mr. Rothman is a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, which allocates all funds in the federal budget. He sits on the Defense, State, and Foreign Operations Subcommittees. Unprecedented Cooperation A staunch supporter of Israel, some-

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it. This, he said, would wean the Israeli government and public from its “addiction” to such deals. In fact, ever since Israel began swapping imprisoned terrorists for captured soldiers in the 1980s, the exchange rate has been subject to hyperinflation. In 1985, three Israelis were exchanged for 1,150 terrorists. Mr. Elkin’s bill would include parameters for terrorists who should not be released under any circumstances, including recidivists who were released in previous deals and those who had not yet completed large portions of long prison terms. But Shlomo Mizrahi, a professor of public policy at Ben-Gurion University, does not think any policies will matter. The pain of a broken family such as the Shalits will always mobilize the Israeli public, he said. While the idea of trying to limit the number of terrorists who can be released may be attractive in the abstract, politicians will always try to satisfy the public. “Why Be in Danger?” Some Israeli soldiers seem to want no part of these deals. An officer in one of the IDF’s elite units told Arutz Sheva he and other members of his unit, which operates in Judea and Samaria and is tasked with monitoring and arresting wanted terrorists, found the deal to release Mr. Shalit upsetting. “We feel frustrated,” said the officer who, for security reasons, was identified only as D. “We put ourselves in danger almost every night to catch these terrorists and now they are being let go.” He said members of his unit had reviewed the list of terrorists being released and remembered the deadly deeds they

had carried out that landed them in prison. According to D, the soldiers also recalled the risks they had taken to trap the terrorists, some of whom were arrested in their homes in the middle of the night, while others were caught only after prolonged gun battles. “It may not be so nice to say it, but we are asking what the point was in taking all those risks. These aren’t some amateur Molotov cocktail throwers or stone throwers. These are real killers. We know them and their release is frustrating,” said D. Asked if the Israeli ethic of striving to rescue its soldiers was meaningful to him, D said it was “nonsense.” “They shouldn’t release terrorists for me,” he said, adding that he believed he was speaking for members of his own and other units as well. “Everyone here is saying that if we are captured, Israel shouldn’t release terrorists to get us back. Everyone thinks that.”

Soldiers’ Petition His position was echoed by a new grassroots group calling itself “My Israel.” It is asking soldiers to sign a petition declaring that, like Rabbi Meir of Rothenburg, they do not want to participate in future terrorist swaps that would free murderers with “blood on their hands.” The petition, which can be found on the group’s website, urges the Israeli government never again to agree to a swap such as the one that freed Mr. Shalit. The signatories agree not to be part of such a deal even if they should be kidnapped in a future action. For some politically right-wing Israelis, the recent release of Arab prisoners has provided hope that nationalist Jewish prisoners might be freed, too. At the end of October, the families of some of these prisoners conducted protests outside the homes of Justice Minister Ya’akov Ne’eman and President Shimon Peres, demanding their loved ones’ release. S.L.R.

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times considered one of the few friends of the Jewish state who also has the ear of President Barack Obama, Mr. Rothman used the occasion to highlight the continued high-tech military partnership between the US and the Jewish state during the Obama administration. “Over the past two and a half years, there has been an absolutely unprecedented level of US and Israeli military and intelligence cooperation, including long-range bombing exercises between the US and Israel, utilizing Israeli bombers with US and Israeli refuelers and escort jets, as well as intelligence operations involving literally thousands of US and Israeli intelligence personnel-in Israel. And this is only a glimpse of the depth of what the US and Israel have been training for, preparing for, as a deterrent, and in the event that offensive operations are

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required. If you don’t think Israel’s enemies know that the US and Israel are an unbeatable pair, you should think again,” he said. “Moderates” At the JCC event, he pointed out that while the Palestinian Authority’s Fatah Faction, under the leadership of Mahmoud Abbas, is considered to be “moderate,” it nevertheless “still celebrates those who murdered innocent Israeli men, women, and children by naming streets and soccer stadiums after them, and paying money to terrorists just released by Israel.” The “moderate” Mr. Abbas, he said, “has refused peace negotiations with Israel and has even refused to consider Israel as the Jewish state.” Further, he said, Mr. Abbas “continues to try to use the United Nations to achieve statehood, without first making peace with its neighbor, Israel.”

“Thank G-d for the United States and our friends in other governments as well, who have prevented the Palestinians from, so far, succeeding at this betrayal of the Oslo Accords and all common decency,” he said. Standing Strong Mr. Rothman recalled that, every day, since Israel’s birth in 1948, “her enemies have sought to destroy her and undermine Israel’s legitimacy.” “But despite relentless attacks, Israel has not only remained strong, but has remained true to the values on which the state was founded,” he said, One of those values was securing Mr. Shalit’s freedom. This was important, he said, not only because Israel had managed to rescue one of its own, but also because “it reminded the world what kind of people the Israelis are: ones willing to free 1,027 terrorists for one Israeli hostage--those who truly value human life versus those hell-bent on taking human life.” Letting Israel Decide Mr. Rothman did not tackle the issue of whether or not the “high price” Israel had paid for Mr. Shalit’s freedom was appropriate or not. Instead, he deferred to the Israelis, saying “those who made and approved the deal are best positioned to weigh any risks to Israel’s national security.” “They are the ones who have put their lives on the line in defense of Israel, and they are the mothers and fathers who send their sons and daughters off to defend Israel. And Israelis are those who most well understand what terrorists are capable of,” he said. He recognized that, in the midst of celebrating Mr. Shalit’s return to his family, his country, and, his life, it

was important to “continue to grieve with the families of those whose loved ones were killed or maimed by those Israel has chosen to release to gain Gilad’s freedom.” “And we still wait in hope and anguish for the release of information regarding six other Israelis who are still missing in action: Zechariah Baumel, Tzvi Feldman, Yekutiel Katz, Guy Chever, Ron Arad, and Majdey Hasab,” he said. Same Enemies In light of the risks Israel takes, he said it was increasingly important for her supporters and enemies alike to know “that the US will continue to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Jewish state and that Israel’s enemies are our enemies.” He stressed that Israel’s enemies already know that United States’ X band radar is in Israel, pointed at Iran, and that the US just arranged for another X band radar battery to be stationed in Turkey, “again, pointed at Iran.” The data gathered by these radars is conveyed instantly, in real time, to the Israelis as well as to the US military,” he said. In addition, he said, Israel’s enemies are aware of the United States’ and Israel’s satellite, submarine, anti-missile ship, anti-missile batteries, Aegis missiles, the Iron Dome anti-rocket system, Patriot II missiles, David’s Sling, Arrow I, II, and III missile defense systems, “as well as the most awesome intelligence team of our two nations working together in an unbeatable partnership.” “The US and the Israelis, along with many of our other allies, are all allied against Iran, Hezbollah, Syria, Hamas, and anyone else who would threaten Israel or the US,” he said. S.L.R.

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Project S.A.R.A.H. (Stop Abusive Relationships at Home) Community Awareness Campaign 2011 Rabbis, community organizations and Jewish Family Service agencies across the state have spoken out on behalf of Jewish victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse. We thank the following participants for taking public action to send the message that the Jewish community does not tolerate domestic violence and sexual abuse: Rabbi Joel N. Abraham, Temple Sholom of Scotch Plains/ Fanwood, Scotch Plains Rabbi Moshe Abramowitz, Congregation Bais Yitzchok Chevra Thilim, Elizabeth Rabbi Benjamin Adler, White Meadow Temple, Rockaway Rabbi Yosef Adler, Congregation Rinat Yisrael, Teaneck Rabbi Ely Allen, Hillel of Northern New Jersey, Paramus Rabbi Noah Arnow, Congregation Beth El, Voorhees Rabbi David Bassous, Congregation Etz Ahaim, Highland Park Rabbi Shalom Baum, Congregation Keter Torah, Teaneck Rabbi Steven Bayar, Congregation B'nai Israel, Millburn Rabbi Mordechai Becher, Gateways, Passaic Rabbi Paul Bender, Congregation Ner Tamid, Cherry Hill Rabbi Aaron Benson, East Brunswick Jewish Center, East Brunswick Rabbi Herbert Bialik, Congregation Agudath Achim, Bradley Beach Rabbi Mark Biller, Adath Shalom, Morris Plains Rabbi Elazar Bogomilsky, Beth Ephraim - Maplewood Jewish Center, Maplewood Rabbi Mendel Bogomilsky, Chai Center for Living Judaism, Millburn Rabbi Samuel Bogomilsky, Mount Sinai Congregation, Newark Rabbi Neal Borovitz, Temple Avodat Shalom, River Edge Rabbi Deborah Bravo, Temple Emanu-El, Edison Rabbi Marcus Burstein, Temple Har Shalom, Cherry Hill Rabbi Yosef Carlebach, Chabad House Jewish Student Center, New Brunswick Rabbi Gerald Chirnomas, Adat Israel Congregation Boonton, Boonton Rabbi Shmuel Choueka, Ohel Simha Congregation, Elberon Rabbi Aharon Ciment, Congregation Arzei Darom, Teaneck Rabbi Tanchum Cohen, Congregation Beth Abraham, Bergenfield Rabbi Joshua Cohen, Temple Emanuel, Franklin Lakes Rabbi Aaron Cohen, Tifereth Israel, Passaic Rabbi Mark Cooper, Oheb Shalom, South Orange Rabbi Chaim Davis, Bais Medrash L'Torah, Passaic Rabbi Dov Drizin, Valley Chabad, Woodcliff Lake Rabbi Levi Dubinsky, Chabad Lubavitch of Mountain Lakes and Denville, Denville Rabbi Dovid Dubov, Chabad Lubavitch of Mercer County, Princeton Rabbi Menashe East, Mt. Freedom Jewish Center, Randolph Rabbi Ron Yitzchok Eisenman, Ahavas Israel, Passaic Rabbi Fred Elias, Kol HaNeshama, Englewood Rabbi Kenneth Emert, Temple Beth Rishon, Wyckoff Rabbi Shammai Engelmayer, Temple Israel Community Center - Congregation Heichal Yisrael, Cliffside Park Rabbi Ephraim Epstein, Congregation Sons of Israel, Cherry Hill Rabbi Shalom Ever, Young Israel of Margate, Margate City Rabbi Isaac Farhi, Edmond J. Safra Synagogue, Deal Rabbi Adam Feldman, The Jewish Center, Princeton Rabbi Daniel Feldman, Etz Chaim, Teaneck Rabbi Cathy Felix, Jewish Center of Sussex County, Kinnelon Rabbi David J. Fine, Temple Israel & JCC, Ridgewood Rabbi Steven Fineblum, Temple Sinai, Cinnaminson Rabbi Max Fox, Rodef Sholom Congregation, Atlantic City Rabbi Gerald Fox, Temple Beth Shalom, Brigantine Rabbi Jennifer Frenkel, Congregation M'kor Shalom, Cherry Hill Rabbi Gerald Friedman, Temple Beth Sholom of Pascack Valley, Park Ridge Rabbi Jacob Friedman, Jewish Community Center of LBI, Spray Beach Rabbi Elyse Frishman, Barnert Temple, Franklin Lakes Rabbi Aaron Gaber, Congregation Beth Judah, Ventnor Rabbi Gordon Geller, Temple Emeth Shalom, Margate Rabbi Menachem Genack, Congregation Shomrei Emunah, Englewood Rabbi Gordon Gladstone, Temple Beth Am, Bayonne Rabbi Yaakov Glasser, Young Israel of Passaic/Clifton, Passaic Rabbi Ilan Glazer, Temple Beth El of North Bergen, North Bergen Rabbi Erin Glazer, Temple Emanu-El, Westfield Rabbi Arnold Gluck, Temple Beth-El, Hillsborough Rabbi Hillel Gold, Teaneck Rabbi Steven Golden, JCC on the Palisades, Tenafly Rabbi Shmuel Goldin, Congregation Ahavath Torah, Englewood Rabbi Benjamin Goldstein, Temple Beth El Mekor Chayim, Cranford Rabbi Uri Goldstein, Congregation Ahavat Achim, Fair Lawn Rabbi Joshua Goldstein, Sha'arey Shalom, Springfield Rabbi Akiva Greenbaum, Chabad @ TCNJ and Ewing, Ewing Rabbi Kenneth Greene, Freehold Jewish Center, Freehold

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National Special Education Professional Development Conference: “Talmud Torah Al Pi Darko (Learning Torah According to His Own Way), Reaching All Our Students,” spons by Yachad, for teachers in Jewish day schools, featuring “Care and Be Fair,” Dr. Rona Novick, and “Fairness: The Key to Effective Mainstreaming,” Rick Lavoie, Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy, Livingston, 8am, 212613-8127 or 551-404-4447 Kosherfest Trade Show, showcasing kosher food, beverages, and equipment, Meadowlands Exposition Center, Secaucus, 9am-5pm; “The Kosher Food Industry in 2012: On a Superhighway to New Vistas,” Menachem Lubinsky, 9am; floor exhibit opening with Israel’s Chief Rabbi Yonah Metzger, 10am; “The New Demands of an Ever-Changing Kosher Palate,” Leah Schapira, Joan Nathan, Jeffrey Nathan, Gil Marks, Levana Kirschenbaum, and Jamie Geller, 11am; “‘Mainstreaming’ Kosher: Taking Ethnic/Specialty Foods to the Masses and Growing Beyond Your Specialty Niche,” Milt Weinstock and Menachem Lubinsky, 1pm; “Leveraging Technology to Empower Your Mobile Sales Force in the Food and Beverage Industry,” Jory Weissman, 2pm; “Canadian Kosher,” panel of kashrut certifiers, 3pm, 201-947-4133 Stand with Us: Israel Advocacy on Campus, for grades 10-12, includes lunch, JCC Rockland, West Nyack, noon, 845-3624200 ext 115

“The History of Sephardic Jews in the US,” Dr. Nathan Reiss, JCC, Tenafly, 12:30pm, 201569-7900 Rutgers Jewish Film Festival: “The Flood” (Mabul), at The Regal Cinema Commerce Center, North Brunswick, 12:30pm, 732-932-4166, 732-828-9555, or 732-940-8343 “Auschwitz Revisited: A Survivor’s Nightmares,” Maurice (Mike) Siidmarc, Hillel, Montclair State University, 1pm, 973655-7311 Rutgers Jewish Film Festival: Documentary: “Torn,” a priest discovers he was born to Jewish parents, with director Ronit Kertsner, at The Regal Cinema Commerce Center, North Brunswick, 3:15 and 7:30pm, 732-932-4166, 732-8289555, or 732-940-8343 Havdalah Candle Factory and Sushi, Rabbi Ely Allen, Hillel of Fairleigh Dickinson University, University Chapel, Teaneck, 3:30pm, 201-820-3905 or 201-966-3040 “Money-Saving Techniques: Keeping Kosher on a Budget,” Mara Strom, Cong Israel, Springfield, 7:30pm, lkaminer@gmail. com or absolutpeppers@gmail. com Rep Steny Hoyer (D-MD), spons by NORPAC, private home in Teaneck, 7:30pm, 201-7885133, mindyb@norpac.net, or mzf826@aol.com “Fascinating Facts—Exploring the Myths and Mysteries of Judaism: Know Something about the Bible?” Rabbi Levi Dubinsky, Chabad of Mountain Lakes, 973-

551-1898, 7:30pm; Rabbis Yitzchok Dubov, Levi Shemtov, and Hershel Weiszner, Chabad of Riverdale, at the Riverdale YMHA, 718-549-1100, 8pm G.E.M. (Gathering for Encouragement of Modesty): Hashkafa and Halacha from Bnos Melachim and Individual Thoughts, for women, private home in Passaic, 8pm, 973-365-2342

Wed., Nov 9, Kristallnacht

NJ NCSY Students Help Rebuild Jewish Nashville, TN, students from Torah Academy of Bergen County and Fair Lawn Public High School led by Rabbi Ethan Katz, return Sun., Nov 13 Film: “Sister Rose’s Passion,” spons by the Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights Education Center, Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, 10am, 732-224-2074 Kosherfest Trade Show, showcasing kosher food, beverages, and equipment, Meadowlands Exposition Center, Secaucus, 9am-4pm; Culinary Competition, 11am, 201-947-4133 “73 Years Later: Remembering Kristallnacht,” Rabbi Jeffrey Lipschultz, JCC, Margate, 10:30am, 609-822-1167 Kristallnacht Commemoration Book Reading: “Life Gave Me a Chance,” Manfred Gans, JCC, Tenafly, 10:45am, 201-569-7900 Book Group: “Triangle” by Katharine Weber, with Carol Berman, JCC, West Orange, 11am, 973-530-3421 Kristallnacht Commemoration: An Evening of Remembrance, NJ State Government Officials, NJ Holocaust Education Commissioners, Survivors Ilse Loeb, Paul Beller, and Esther Clifford, music by the West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North Choir and the Nonettes, Jefferson Arts Academy High School Choir of Elizabeth, and the Lashir Jewish Community Choir of Princeton, Assembly Chamber, State House, Trenton, 7pm, 609-292-9274 “A Weekly Journey into the Soul of Torah—Moving Forward Without Looking Back:

The Secret of Constructive Jewish Guilt,” Rabbi Michel Gurkov, Chabad Center, Wayne, 7pm, 973-694-6274 Confidential Abused Women’s Support Group, Jewish Family Service, Teaneck, 7:15pm, 201-837-9090 Support Group for Mothers of Special-Needs Children, Amy Brunswick, LSW, JCC, West Orange, 7:30pm, 973-765-9050 or 973-929-3129 JCC Rockland Book Club: “The Three Weissmans of Westport” by Cathleen Schine, facilitated by Arlene Sandner, West Nyack, 7:30pm, 845-362-4400 Support Group for Caregivers, those caring for an older adult who is physically frail or suffering from memory loss, JCC, Tenafly, 7:30pm, 201-408-1450 “Fascinating Facts—Exploring the Myths and Mysteries of Judaism: Know Something about the Bible?” Rabbis Levi Wolosow and Boruch Chazanow, Chabad of Manalapan, 732-972-3687, 7:30pm; Rabbi Avrohom Bergstein, Chabad of Fair Lawn, 718-839-5296; Rabbi Chanoch Kaplan, Chabad of Franklin Lakes, 201-848-0449; Rabbi Mordechai Baumgarten, Chabad Center of Northwest NJ, Rockaway, 973-625-1525; Rabbi Ephraim Simon, Chabad House, Teaneck, 201-907-0686, 8pm “Defining Moments in Hadassah’s 100 Years,” Barbara Rothstein, private home in Fair Lawn, 7:45pm, 201-791-7125 “Chicks with Sticks Knitting Circle,” hats for preemies, children with cancer, and IDF soldiers in Israel, private home in Highland Park, 8pm, 732-339-8492 Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah Class: Kashrus, Rabbi David Pietruszka, spons by the Jewish Learning Experience, at Cong Beth Aaron, Teaneck, 8pm, 201966-4498

Thurs., Nov 10, Kristallnacht

Last Day to See Art Exhibit: “Mufti: Nazis and Antisemitism in Today’s World,” Gaelen Art Gallery, Lautenberg JCC, Whippany Havdalah Candle Factory

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“Separate Yourself Not from the Community” and Sushi, Rabbi Ely Allen, Hillel of Bergen Community College, Paramus, 12:30pm, 201-820-3905 or 201-966-3040 “Jewish Gangsters: But They Were Good to Their Mothers,” Edith Sobel, JCC, Tenafly, 1:30pm, 201-408-1457 State of Israel Bonds Commerce and Industry Tribute Dinner, Crystal Plaza, Livingston, 6:30pm, 973-534-2291 Rockland Jewish Cultural Arts Festival Film: “Jewish Soldiers in Blue & Gray,” with Shalom Lamm, at the Lafayette Theater, Suffern, 7pm, 845-3624400 ext 175 or 845-369-8234 “Reflections on the 73rd Anniversary of Kristallnacht: Kristallnacht as Seen from Australia, November, 1938,” Dr. Paul Bartrop, Richard Stockton College, Galloway, 7pm, 609-8221167 or 609-652-1776 Book Group: “Triangle” by Katharine Weber, with Carol Berman, JCC, West Orange, 7:30pm, 973-530-3421 “Beyond Bagels—Talk among

Ourselves: Dating,” spons by Hillel, at the Student Activities Center, Raritan River Lounge, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, 8:30pm, 732-545-2407

Fri., Nov 11

NJ Jewish Film Festival: “Sholom Aleichem,” with director Joseph Dorman, JCC, West Orange, 10am, 973-530-3417 Turkeys for Our Troops, make treats for war veterans at the Rockland VA Hospital, JCC Rockland, West Nyack, 12:30pm, 845-362-4400 Yeshiva University Shabbaton in Teaneck and Bergenfield, featuring Richard Joel; Rabbis Kenneth Brander, Dr Jacob J Schacter, and Hershel Schachter; David Mitzner, Mrs. CB Neugroschl, Dr. Lawrence Schiffman, and Dr. Efrat Sobolofsky, speaking at Congs Beth Aaron, Beth Abraham, Rinat Yisrael, Bnai Yeshurun, Keter Torah, Ahavat Shalom, Arzei Darom, Etz Chaim, the Teaneck Jewish Center, and the Beit Midrash of Bergenfield, through Shabbat, Nov 12, 212-

960-5400 Yeshiva University Shabbaton Oneg and High School Program, Cong Rinat Yisrael, Teaneck, 8:15pm Rutgers Hillel Shabbat Weekend, spons by Hillel of Northern NJ, with Rabbi Ely Allen, in New Brunswick, through Shabbat, Nov 12, 201-820-3905 or 732545-2407 Yachad Shabbaton, Cong Etz Chaim, Livingston, through Shabbat, Nov 12, 973-597-1655 Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy Yachad Shabbaton, Cong Ohr Torah, West Orange, through Shabbat, Nov 12, 973669-7320 “From Cross to Cross: The Musings of a Jewish Boy Riding His Motorcycle through a Christian World,” Cantor Lenny Mandel, includes dinner, Lubavitch Center Shul, West Orange, 5:45pm, 973-486-2362 Nok-Hockey Tournament, for pre-bar mitzvah boys in grades 5-7, cholent and refreshments, Cong Keter Torah, Teaneck, 7:15pm,

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alicht13@aol.com “The Paradox between Free Choice and Divine Providence: Why Hashem Created Quantum Mechanics,” Touro College President Dr. Alan Kadish, Cong Ohav Emeth, Highland Park, 8:15pm

Shabbat Nov 12

“How to Pass a Test: Akeidat Yitzchak,” Touro College President Dr. Alan Kadish, Cong Ohr Torah, Edison, 10:30am Bnei Akiva of Teaneck Darom Snif, at Cong Netivot Shalom, Teaneck, grades 1-5, 2pm; teens, 4pm, netivotshalomwebsite@ gmail.com “Hagar’s Exile: Necessary but Not Sufficient,” Touro College President Dr. Alan Kadish, Cong Agudath Israel, Highland Park, shalosh seudas, 4:15pm

Motzei Shabbat, Nov 12

Cong Netivot Shalom Round Robin Dinner, private homes in Teaneck, 7pm, netivotshalomwebsite@gmail.com NJ Jewish Film Festival: “Ex-

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The Families of Hebron and the Board of Directors of The Hebron Fund are delighted to invite you to

THE HEBRON FUND ANNUAL DINNER Celebrating the Past, Present and Future in Hebron

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tra,” and “Mabul” (The Flood), includes reception, JCC, West Orange, 7:30pm, 973-530-3417 “The Jewish Intellectual Tradition: Insights from Bezalel,” Touro College President Dr. Alan Kadish, includes reception, spons by the Orthodox Forum, at Cong Ohr Torah, Edison, 8pm Short Films by the Ma’aleh School of Television, Film, and the Arts in Jerusalem, Cong Ahavath Torah, Englewood, 8pm, 201-568-1315 “Rachel and Leah: A New Musical,” by Elizabeth Swados, Axelrod Center for the Performing Arts, Deal Park, 9:30pm, info@ rakheleah.com

Sun., Nov 13

Benjamin Schwartz Memorial Yavneh Academy Scholarship Run, Garden State Plaza, Paramus, registration, 7:30am; 5K Road Race, 8:45am; Breakfast, 9am; 1-Mile Walk/Fun Run, 9:30am; Awards, 9:45am; 908245-3000 Bikur Cholim Coordinating Council Conference on Visiting the Sick: “Stories and the Bikur Cholim Experience,” featuring Rabbi Paysach Krohn, Peninnah Schram, and 14 interactive workshops, including “Essential Visiting Skills,” “Healing through Humor,” “Jewish Meditation,” and “Visiting with Someone at the End of Life,” UJA-Federation of NY, Manhattan, bikurcholimcc@jbfcs.org Bikur Cholim of Raritan Valley Eli and Frieda Stern Memorial Volunteer Appreciation Brunch, honoring the Volunteer Recruitment Commit-

tee: Elise Berlin, Chaya Reinitz, and Ronnie Shilcrat, Cong Ohav Emeth, Highland Park, 9:30am, 732-983-2686 Teaneck Film Festival: Short Films by the Ma’aleh School of Television, Film, and the Arts in Jerusalem: “The Divide,” “A-Maiseh,” and “I’m Ready,” panel discussion after films, Jewish Center of Teaneck, 10am, 201836-0114 or 800-811-2909 “Rabbi Isaac Bar Sheshet Barfat and the Beginning of the End for the Jews in Spain,” Dr. Shmuel Morell, Community Synagogue of Monsey, 10am, 845-356-2003 Artists Reception for “Upon Our Doorposts,” Textile Mezuzot, JCC, West Orange, 11am-1pm, exhibit goes through Fri, Feb 10 Shomer Shabbat Cub Scout Pack 613 Trip to the Edison Museum, for boys in grades 1-5, cubmaster Jonathan Schachter, leave Cong Ahavat Achim, Fair Lawn, 1pm, jschachter2@gmail.com Pre-Chanukah Boutique, spons by Cong Israel of Springfield, private home in Springfield, 1-5pm, ciboutique@yahoo.com Global Day of Jewish Learning: “The Shema: Being One People,” for teens and adults, “Unity without Uniformity: Diversity Is the Spice of Jewish Life,” Rabbi Marc Angel; “With All Your Heart: Love and Awe,” in Hebrew, Rabbi Ephraim Gabbai JCC, Tenafly, 1:15pm, 201-408-1458 Photography Exhibit and Sale, work by Dr. Kenneth Youner, Cong Ahavath Torah, Englewood, 1:30-4pm, marcyjcohen@ gmail.com

Mitzvah Mania: Mitzvah of the Month: Feeding the Hungry, bring a donation of a non-perishable food item, My Gym, Parsippany, 2pm, 973-929-2926 Global Day of Jewish Learning, for children 3-6 years, accompanied by an adult, stories in Hebrew and English, arts and crafts, and snack, JCC, Tenafly, 2:30pm, 201-408-1435 Teaneck Film Festival: “Ahead of Time” (The Ruth Gruber Story), panel discussion following film, Cedar Lane Cinemas, Teaneck, 2:45pm, 201836-0114 or 800-811-2909 Kristallnacht Commemoration, featuring Drs Elizabeth Scheiber and Havey R Kornberg and the film “Miracle at Moreaux” with Loretta Swit, Gill Chapel, Rider College, Lawrenceville, 3pm, 609-896-5000 Film: “The Good Fight,” fighting Fascism in Spain, Puffin Cultural Forum, Teaneck, 3pm, 201-836-0114 or 800-811-2909 Friendship Circle of Passaic County Bowling League, for families with special-needs children, at Holiday Bowl, Oakland, 3pm, 973-694-6274 Rockland Jewish Cultural Arts Festival Exhibit Artists Reception, featuring Phil Fine, Barbara Green, Ned Harris, Simon Jeruchim, Ilse Lang, Moshe Monzon, Herb Rogoff, Natasha Rubin, JCC Rockland, West Nyack, 3-5:30pm, 845-3624400 ext 175 Wine Seminar, Tasting, and Sale: “Kosher Wine 101—Not Your Grandmother’s Manischewitz,” Gary Wartels, JCC Rockland, West Nyack, 4pm, 845-3624400 ext 175 Teaneck Film Festival: “Mahler on the Couch,” Cedar Lane Cinemas, Teaneck, 6pm, 201836-0114 or 800-811-2909 Films for Kristallnacht Commemoration: “We Want the Light” and “Everything Is a Present,” featuring Alice Sommer Herz, accomplished pianist believed to be the oldest living Holocaust survivor, Cong Shomrei Torah, Fair Lawn, 7:30pm, 201-791-7910

EMUNAH Cooking Class, Sharon Starr Hayden, private home in Highland Park, 7:30pm, 732-509-0805 “Shalom Bayis: Challah and Becoming a Channel for Blessing,” for women, Devorah Rose Kigel, private home in Teaneck, 8pm, allyson.guraryeh@ gmail.com Teaneck Film Festival: “Standing Silent,” sexual abuse in the Orthodox community, panel discussion after film, Temple Emeth, Teaneck, 8pm, 201-8360114 or 800-811-2909 Hands-On Shiur to Learn the Halachos of Tying Tzitzis, for fathers and sons, Dr. Dale Rosenbach, Young Israel of Passaic-Clifton, 8pm, 973-330-2285 or 973-779-0688

Mon., Nov 14

Book Fair, SAR Academy, Riverdale, 9am-4pm, also Tues, Nov 15-Thurs., Nov 17, and Mon., Nov 21, 9am-4pm, 718-548-1717 Film and Brown-Bag Lunch: “Homicide,” Lautenberg JCC, Whippany, 10:30am, 973-9292917 Yachad Mothers’ Support Group Lunch, for mothers of special-needs children, Chani Herrmann, private home in Teaneck, 12:30pm, herrmann@ou.org “Judaism, Money, and Bagels,” Rabbi Ely Allen, Hillel of Ramapo College, Student Center, Mahwah, 1pm, 201-820-3905 OHEL Benefit Concert, featuring music the audience requested at www.ohelfamily.org/ concert, Mason Hall, Baruch Performing Arts Center, NYC, 7:30pm, 866-OHEL-TIX Palestinian-Israeli History and Conflict, featuring “This Burning Land: Lessons from the Front Lines of the Transformed Israeli-Palestinian Conflict,” by Jennifer Griffin and Greg Myre; and “Israel’s 3,000 Years: The Jewish People’s 3,000-Year Presence in Palestine,” by Jerome Verlin, JCC Rockland, West Nyack, 7:30pm, 845-362-4400 ext 175 “Fascinating Facts—Exploring the Myths and Mysteries of Judaism: Angels, Blessings, and

http://jewishvoiceandopinion.com Evil Eyes,” Rabbis Boruch Klar and Mendy Kasowitz, Lubavitch Center, West Orange, 7:30pm, 973-486-2362 “Managing Challenging Behaviors within the Family Structure: Activities and Discussions to Stimulate Thought, Homework with Activities for Different Age Groups, Encouraging Family Play Time and Meetings,” Chaya Barat and Marlene Greenspan, FOCUS, Englewood, 7:45pm, 201-894-5800 ext 32 “Fascinating Facts—Exploring the Myths and Mysteries of Judaism: From Womb to Tomb,” Rabbi Dov Drizin, Chabad of Woodcliff Lake, 8pm, 201476-0157

Tues., Nov 15

Free Flu Shots, for Bergen County seniors age 65 and over and those 18-64 with chronic illness who present a doctor’s note, South West Center, Boiling Springs Garden, East Rutherford, 9:30-10:30am, 201-634-2648 Together on Tuesday: “All You Want to Know about NJ Property Taxes and Your Assessments,” Eli Fink, includes lunch, Cong Ahawas Achim Bnai Jacob and David, West Orange, 11:15am, 973-736-1407 ext 240 “Historical Insights: Jewish Involvement with Japan,” Carl Epstein, spons by New Beginnings, Jewish Center of Teaneck, 1:30pm, 201-833-0515 ext 200 “Judaism, Money, and Bagels,” Rabbi Ely Allen, Hillel of Fairleigh Dickinson University, University Chapel, 3:30pm, 201820-3905 “When Good Breaks Out in Genocide,” Dr. Paul Bartrop, Richard Stockton College, Galloway, 4:30pm, 609-626-3404 “Reading ‘Night’ by Elie Wiesel with Fresh Eyes,” Dr. Mary Johnson, Mercer County Community College Holocaust Genocide Resource Center, West Windsor, 4:30pm, 609-570-3355 Festive Gala Chabad Center of Northwest NJ Dinner, honoring Michael Friedman, Carl Goldberg, Allan Janoff, the Cramer-Levine Family, Stephen Ravin, Michael Saffer, Leonard Solondz, Marty Statfield, and Raphael Weizman, Crystal Plaza, Livingston, 6pm,

973-625-1525 The Jewish Stuttering Association Film: “Going with the Flow,” with directors Dr. Phil and Uri Schneider, at Stern College, New York, 7pm, moishe@ jstutter.org “Keeping Kosher While on the Weight Watchers Plan: Ideas, Tips, Strategies, and Recipes,” open to the community, Miriam Schenker, Hackensack Weight Watchers Center, 7:30pm, 201694-6256 Rockland Jewish Cultural Arts Mystery Thrillers, featuring “Honored Dead: A Story of Friendship, Murder, and the Search for Truth in the Arab World” by Joseph Braude; “Jersey Law” by Ron Liebman, and “All Cry Chaos” by Len Rosen, JCC Rockland, West Nyack, 7:30pm, 845-362-4400 ext 175 “Fascinating Facts—Exploring the Myths and Mysteries of Judaism: From Womb to Tomb,” Rabbi Levi Dubinsky, Chabad of Mountain Lakes, 7:30pm, 973-551-1898; Rabbis Yitzchok Dubov, Levi Shemtov, and Hershel Weiszner, Chabad of Riverdale, at the Riverdale YMHA, 718-549-1100, 8pm

Wed., Nov 16

“Before the Holocaust: Historical Background—The Ideological Origins of Fascism,” Karen Small, Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life, Rutgers, New Brunswick, 4:30pm, 732-932-3345 Union for Traditional Judaism Dinner, honoring Rabbi Ronald and Tziporah Twersky Price; Dr. Lewis Bernstein; Rabbi David Halivni; Hakham Isaac S.D. Sassoon; Rabbis Gershon Bacon, Edward Gershfeld, Leonard Levy, David Novak, Richard Wolpoe, and Alan Yuter; and Dr. Michael Kaplowitz, Jewish Center of Teaneck, 5:30pm, 201-801-0707 “Kosher Entertaining with Ease,” Marge Perry, JCC, Tenafly, 7pm. 201-569-7900 Mother-and-Daughter Matan Bat Mitzvah Program, for girls 10-12 and their mothers, aunts, and grandmothers, Pnina Yahid, Ben Porat Yosef, Paramus, 7pm, 201-845-5007 ext 10 “A Weekly Journey into the Soul of Torah— Shall I Com-

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pare Thee to a Summer’s Day? Love, Marriage, and the Cycle of Time,” Rabbi Michel Gurkov, Chabad Center, Wayne, 7pm, 973-694-6274 “Engaging Israel: Foundations for a New Relationship,” curriculum developed by the Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, JCC, Margate, 7pm, 609-822-1167 “Fascinating Facts—Exploring the Myths and Mysteries of Judaism: From Womb to Tomb,” Rabbis Levi Wolosow and Boruch Chazanow, Chabad of Manalapan, 732-972-3687, 7:30pm; Rabbi Avrohom Bergstein, Chabad of Fair Lawn, 718-839-5296; Rabbi Chanoch Kaplan, Chabad of Franklin Lakes, 201-848-0449; Rabbi Mordechai Baumgarten, Chabad Center of Northwest NJ, Rockaway, 973-625-1525; Rabbi Ephraim Simon, Chabad House, Teaneck, 201-907-0686, 8pm Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah Class: “Shabbos, a Day of True Rest and Joy,” Rabbi David Pietruszka, spons by the Jewish Learning Experience, at Cong Beth Aaron, Teaneck, 8pm, 201966-4498

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La Leche League of Bronx/ Riverdale, Mia Damond Padwa, pregnant women, babies and small children welcome, healthy snacks, Riverdale YMHA, 9:30am, 718543-0314 “Judaism, Money, and Bagels,” Rabbi Ely Allen, Hillel of Bergen Community College, Paramus, 12:30pm, 201-820-3905 “Jewish Gangsters: But They Were Good to Their Mothers,” Edith Sobel, JCC, Tenafly, 1:30pm, 201-408-1457 Book Series: “This Burning Land,” Jennifer Griffin, JCC, Margate, 7pm, 609-822-1167 Singer-Songwriter Aliza Dubin in Concert, for women, Teaneck General Store, 7pm, 201530-5046 Rockland Jewish Cultural Arts Festival: “Flowers Aren’t Enough,” Naomi Ackerman, to benefit the Rockland Family Shelter, JCC Rockland, West Nyack, 7:30pm, 845-362-4400 ext 175 Mishmar with Rabbi Larry Rothwachs, includes “Study with a Buddy” and pizza, Beit Midrash,

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Fri., Nov 18

Winter Safety Tips and First Aid Basics, Heidi Rinsky Schnapp, JCC, West Orange, 9:30am, 973322-5620 “Seasons of Transformation: Call of the Shofar Retreat and Workshops for Jewish Men, 18 years and older, Rabbi Simcha Frischling, relationships, connection to G-d, personal growth and character development, Vallevue Estate, Morristown, 11am-Sun, Nov 20, 6pm, 443-827-8420 A Taste of Shabbat, for children 1-5 with an adult, JCC Rockland, West Nyack, noon, 845-362-4200 Yeshiva University Connects Shabbaton, for singles, at Congs Bnai Yeshurun and Keter Torah, Teaneck, through Shabbat, Nov 19, 212-960-5400 Scholar-in-Residence Dr. Nathan Aviezer, Cong Ohr Torah, Edison, through Shabbat, Nov 19 “Religious Zionism,” Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, scholar-inresidence, Young Israel of East Brunswick, through Shabbat, Nov 19, 732-254-1860 Rav Aaron Adler, scholarin-residence, Community Synagogue of Monsey and Cong Beis Torah, Monsey, through Sunday, Nov 20, 845-356-2003 “Relationship Building: Friday Night Seudah for Empty or Emptying Nesters, followed by “Preparing for and Surviving an Empty Nest,” Dr. Rona Novick, Cong Ahavas Achim, Highland Park, 6pm, 732-247-0532 Tish and Divrei Chizzuk on “Tefillah,” for children in grades 2-5, private home in Teaneck, 7pm, 201-836-6210

Shabbat, Nov 19

“The Challenges and Opportunities of Aging: What Our Elderly Can Teach Us,” Dr. Rona Novick, Cong Ahavas Achim, Highland Park, 11:30am, 732247-0532 “Heroes of the Sandwich Generation: Balancing the Roles of Parent and Child,” Dr. Rona Novick, Cong Ahavas Achim, Highland Park, seudah shlishit, 732-247-0532

Motzei Shabbat, Nov 19

Shomer Shabbat and Shomer Kashrut Cub Scout Pack 613 Den Meeting, for boys in grades 1-5, cubmaster Jonathan Schachter, Cong Ahavat Achim, Fair Lawn, 7pm, jschachter2@ gmail.com JEC Elmora Shul Sisterhood Goods and Services Auction, Elizabeth, 7:30pm, 908662-2722, 908-659-9811, 908965-0607 JCC 60th Anniversary Gala Celebration, honoring Charles and Lynne Klatskin, JoJo Rubach, Pearl Seiden, Nancy Brown, Daniel Rubin, and Robin Miller, JCC, Tenafly, 7:30pm, 201-408-1406 Rockland Jewish Cultural Arts Festival Comedy Evening, featuring Robin Fox, Mike Jacobs, Marla Schultz, and Adam Oliensis, JCC Rockland, West Nyack, 7:30pm, 845-362-4400 ext 175 “Minute to Win It,” spons by Nerot of Cong Rinat Yisrael, Teaneck, 7:30pm, acgmdl@aol.com “Parenting Your Teen and Pre-Teen,” spons by the Orthodox Union and the Rabbinical Council of Bergen County, Ben Porat Yosef, Paramus, 7:30pm; “When the Hormones Kick In…Understanding Your Teen’s Emerging Sexuality,” Dr. Scott Chudnoff,

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8pm; “What Your Daughter Wants to Know: Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me When I Was a Teenage Girl,” Lauren Roth, LCSW; “How to Instill Respect for Others in Our Teenagers,” Dov Snow; “How to Communicate with Your Teen in an Age of Social Media: Facebook, Texting, and Twitter,” Dr. Alex Bailey; “Choosing Your Battles Wisely: Raising an Orthodox Teenager in the 21st Century,” Dr. Nosson Westreich; 8pm; “Communicating with Your Adolescent,” Dr. David Pelcovitz; “Limit-Setting with Your Teens That Actually Work,” Dr. Alex Bailey; “Body Image: Who’s That Girl in the Mirror? A Look into Your Teen’s Sense of Self,” Dr. Sarah Roer; “Teaching Our Teens Values and Enhancing Their Spirituality,” Lauren Roth, LCSW; “Judaism Is Not Just about Rules,” Dov Snow, 9pm; Panel Discussion: “How to Respond to Your Teenager about Religious Hypocrisy,” Dr David Pelcovitz, Rabbi Steven Pruzansky, Dr. Nosson Westreich, Rabbi Yaakov Glasser, Shanny Gejerman, Lauren Roth, Dr. Alex Bailey, Rabbi Daniel Rapp, 10pm, 212-613-8300 Shmooze for Young Couples: “Making Good Marriages Better,” Dr. Rona Novick, private home in Highland Park, 8pm, 732-247-0532 “Israel Today: Enemy from Without, Enemy from Within,” Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Riskin, Young Israel of East Brunswick, 8pm, riskinlecture@yieb.org Mesivta Tifereth Jerusalem Melave Malka, honoring Rabbi Zvi Weiss and featuring Harav Reuven Feinstein, Cong Ohav Emeth, Highland Park, 8pm, 732-246-1037 EMUNAH Theater Party to Israel Horovitz’s “Lebensraum,” play explores what would happen if the German Chancellor were to invite 6 million Jews to return to Germany, includes a talk-back with the cast after the show, Abingdon Theatre Complex’s June Havoc Theater on 36th Street, 8pm, 732-509-0805

Sun., Nov 20

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Mission to Israel, spons by Cong Ahavath Torah, Englewood, return Fri., Nov 25 Explanatory Morning Service, Rabbi David Pietruszka, spons by the Jewish Learning Experience, at Cong Keter Torah, Teaneck, 9:15am, 201-966-4490 Bnot Mitzvah Program: “Everybody Is Unique,” for 6th grade girls and their mothers, LeaNora Kordova and Chanie Kirschner, Cong Ahawas Achim Bnai Jacob and David, West Orange, 10am, lkordova@comcast.net or aabjdyouth@gmail.com Get Acquainted with Activities at the Jewish Center of Teaneck, including swim and gym, piano lessons, theater workshops, pre-school, and Shomer Shabbat Boy Scouts, 10am-1pm, 201-833-0515 SibShops, support group for children 7-12 who have a special-needs sibling, JCC, Tenafly, 10:30am, 201-408-1489 Riverdale Israel House (iHouse), gym and Israeli-style brunch, for children and adults, in Hebrew, Talya Leib, Riverdale YMHA, 10:30am, 718-548-8200 “Jewish Pirates,” Philip Cantor, Raritan Valley Hadassah Chai Pushke Brunch, private home in Edison, 11am, 732-5492897 or 732-388-2579 AMIT Pre-Chanukah Boutique, Cong Ahawas Achim Bnai Jacob and David, West Orange, 1-5pm, 973-669-8421 Staged Reading: “The Inquiry: A Story of the Passion of Jesus,” a rebuttal to Mel Gibson, by Rev Robert Smith, JCC, Tenafly, 2pm, 201-569-7900 Friendship Circle of Passaic County Bowling League, for families with special-needs children, at Van Houten Lanes, Clifton, 3pm, 973-694-6274 Holiday Gift Boutique, Cong Ahavath Torah, Englewood, 3-7pm, children’s entertainment, 4pm, 201-568-1315 Teen Philanthropy Institute Information Session: “What If Someone Gave You $5,000 to Help Fix the World” teens learn how to allocate tzedakah dollars, JCC, Tenafly, 5pm, 201-408-1469

http://jewishvoiceandopinion.com Rep Dan Burton (R-IN), spons by NORPAC, private home in Englewood, 6:30pm, klemmer7@yahoo.com Rockland Jewish Cultural Arts Festival Film: “Amnon’s Journey,” the story of Tel Aviv master violin-maker Amnon Weinstein’s quest to recover violins played by Jews during the Holocaust, at the AMC Theatre, West Nyack, 7pm, 845-362-4400 ext 175 or 888-262-4386 Turkey Bowl, includes Thanksgiving dinner and the football game, Rutgers Hillel, New Brunswick, 7pm, 732-545-2407 Achieving Change through Torah: “The Jewish Pursuit of Happiness,” based on Rabbi Pliskin’s “Happiness—Formulas, Stories, and Insights,” Rabbi Steven Miodownik, Cong Ahavas Achim, Highland Park, 8pm, 732572-8762 or 732-572-4408

Mon., Nov 21

“Creating Your Perfect Family Size,” Dr. Alan Singer, JCC, Tenafly, 9:30am, 201408-1426 Film and Brown-Bag Lunch: “Marathon Man,” Lautenberg JCC, Whippany, 10:30am, 973929-2917 “Genealogy 101 and Ethnic Foods,” Rabbi Ely Allen, Hillel of Ramapo College, Student Center, Mahwah, 1pm, 201-820-3905 Hadassah Dinner and Fashion Show, Fair Lawn Jewish Center, 6:30pm, 201-791-7785 or 201797-4612 Teaneck Mikvah Association Dinner, featuring the Big Apple Circus to Go, for women, Cong Keter Torah, Teaneck, 7:15pm, Support@AdJournal.com “Fascinating Facts—Exploring the Myths and Mysteries of Judaism: Foods and Feasts,” Rabbis Boruch Klar and Mendy Kasowitz, Lubavitch Center, West Orange, 7:30pm, 973486-2362 “Managing Challenging Behaviors within the Family Structure: Activities and Discussions to Stimulate Thought, Homework with Activities for Different Age Groups, Encouraging Family Play Time and Meetings,” Chaya Barat and Marlene Greenspan, FOCUS, Englewood,

7:45pm, 201-894-5800 ext 32 “Fascinating Facts—Exploring the Myths and Mysteries of Judaism: Angels, Blessings, and Evil Eyes,” Rabbi Dov Drizin, Chabad of Woodcliff Lake, 8pm, 201-476-0157

Tues., Nov 22

Free Flu Shots, for Bergen County seniors age 65 and over and those 18-64 with chronic illness who present a doctor’s note, Americas Unidas Multicultural Center, Hackensack, 9-11am, 201-634-2648 “Genealogy 101 and Ethnic Foods,” Rabbi Ely Allen, Hillel of William Paterson University, Science Room, 12:45pm; Hillel of Fairleigh Dickinson University, University Chapel, 3:30pm 201-820-3905 “Fascinating Facts—Exploring the Myths and Mysteries of Judaism: Angels, Blessings, and Evil Eyes,” Rabbi Levi Dubinsky, Chabad of Mountain Lakes, 7:30pm, 973-551-1898; Rabbis Yitzchok Dubov, Levi Shemtov, and Hershel Weiszner, Chabad of Riverdale, at the Riverdale YMHA, 718-549-1100, 8pm Biblical Scholar Judy Klitsner, Suburban Torah Center, Livingston, 8pm, 973-9942620 or 973-994-0122

Wed., Nov 23

Thanksgiving Feast, for seniors, Rabbi Gary Katz, JCC, Tenafly, 11:15am, 201-569-7900 “A Weekly Journey into the Soul of Torah— The Nonconformist: Parent’s Nightmare or Future Leader?” Rabbi Michel Gurkov, Chabad Center, Wayne, 7pm, 973-694-6274 Confidential Abused Women’s Support Group, Jewish Family Service, Teaneck, 7:15pm, 201-837-9090 “Fascinating Facts—Exploring the Myths and Mysteries of Judaism: Angels, Blessings, and Evil Eyes,” Rabbis Levi Wolosow and Boruch Chazanow, Chabad of Manalapan, 732-972-3687, 7:30pm; Rabbi Avrohom Bergstein, Chabad of Fair Lawn, 718-839-5296; Rabbi Chanoch Kaplan, Chabad of Franklin Lakes, 201-848-0449; Rabbi Mordechai Baumgarten, Chabad Center of Northwest NJ, Rockaway, 973-625-1525; Rabbi

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Ephraim Simon, Chabad House, Teaneck, 201-907-0686, 8pm “Chicks with Sticks Knitting Circle,” hats for preemies, children with cancer, and IDF soldiers in Israel, private home in Highland Park, 8pm, 732-339-8492 Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah Class: “Family Life: Our Key to Continue the Chain of Generations,” Rabbi David Pietruszka, spons by the JLE, at Cong Beth Aaron, Teaneck, 8pm, 201966-4498

Fri.,Nov 25

Yarchei Kallah, spons by Yeshiva University, for adults and families, featuring beit midrash with YU students; shiurim by Rabbis Meir Goldwicht, Yaakov Neuburger, Marc Penner, Yona Reiss, Hershel Schachter, and Zvi Sobolofsky, and Rebbetzins Peshi Neuburger, and Dr. Efrat Sobolofsky; kumzits led by Rabbis Mordechai and Simcha Willig, at Doubletree Hotel, Somerset, through Sun., Nov 27, 212-568-7340

Shabbat, Nov 26

Carlebach Minyan, Cong

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Darchei Noam, Fair Lawn, 8:45am Bnei Akiva of Teaneck Darom Shabbat Afternoon Groups, for children in grades 1-5, spons by Congs Arzei Darom, Netivot Shalom, Etz Chaim, and Shaare Tefilla, at Netivot Shalom, 2pm, netivotshalomwebsite@gmail.com

Motzei Shabbat, Nov 26

Shomer Shabbat and Shomer Kashrut Cub Scout Pack 613 Den Meeting, for boys in grades 1-5, cubmaster Jonathan Schachter, Cong Ahavat Achim, Fair Lawn, 7pm, jschachter2@ gmail.com

Sun., Nov 27

Cantorial Concert: “Funny, It Doesn’t Sound Jewish,” JCC, Tenafly, 2pm, 201-408-1426 JACS Meeting, 12-steps meeting for Jews in recovery, Rabbi Steven Bayar, Cong B’nai Israel, Millburn, 6pm, 973-379-3811

Mon., Nov 28

Café Europa Holocaust Survivor Group, Jacob Weiland, spons by the Claims Conference,

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at the Riverdale YMHA, 1pm, 718-548-8200 ext 303 “Israel Program and Falafel,” Rabbi Ely Allen, Hillel of Ramapo College, Student Center, Mahwah, 1pm, 201-820-3905 Film: “Analyze This,” discussion with Stan Goldberg, JCC, Tenafly, 1:30pm, 201-408-1457 Israel Film Club: “Someone to Run With,” JCC Rockland, West Nyack, 7pm, 845-362-4200 Israeli Family Project, featuring “Another Story about Israel: Farming and Entrepreneurship, Children and Education, Leadership and Change, Beauty and Success,” Chami and Oksana Zemach for adults, “The Way of Life for Israeli Teens in Music,” Gali and Tamar Zemach, for 11-16-year-olds, in English and Hebrew, JCC, Tenafly, 7:30pm, 201-408-1426 “Fascinating Facts—Exploring the Myths and Mysteries of Judaism: It’s All Hebrew to Me,” Rabbis Boruch Klar and Mendy Kasowitz, Lubavitch Center, West Orange, 7:30pm, 973486-2362

“Fascinating Facts—Exploring the Myths and Mysteries of Judaism: Foods and Feasts,” Rabbi Dov Drizin, Chabad of Woodcliff Lake, 8pm, 201-476-0157

Tues., Nov 29

Together on Tuesday: “Managing Lower Back Pain,” physical therapist from Kessler Institute, includes lunch, Cong Ahawas Achim Bnai Jacob and David, West Orange, 11:15am, 973-7361407 ext 240 Israel Program and Falafel, Rabbi Ely Allen, Hillel of William Paterson University, Science Room, 12:45pm; Hillel of Fairleigh Dickinson University, University Chapel, 3:30pm 201-820-3905 “Fascinating Facts—Exploring the Myths and Mysteries of Judaism: Foods and Feasts,” Rabbi Levi Dubinsky, Chabad of Mountain Lakes, 7:30pm, 973-551-1898; Rabbis Yitzchok Dubov, Levi Shemtov, and Hershel Weiszner, Chabad of Riverdale, at the Riverdale YMHA, 718-549-1100, 8pm “How We Age: A Doctor’s Journey into the Heart of Grow-

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Wed., Nov 30

Current Affairs: The Arab Revolt, Saul Silas Fathi, Riverdale YMHA, noon, 718-548-8200 “Jewish Italian Cooking—The Southern Italian Table: Authentic Tastes from ‘Traditional’ Kitchens,” Arthur Schwartz, JCC, Bridgewater, noon, 908-725-6994 “Explore Human Rights and Holocaust/Genocide Materials,” featuring Dr. Paul Winkler, Learning Resource Center, Trenton, 4pm, 609-777-3826 Mother-and-Daughter Matan Bat Mitzvah Program, for girls 10-12 and their mothers, aunts, and grandmothers, Pnina Yahid, Ben Porat Yosef, Paramus, 7pm, 201-845-5007 ext 10 “A Weekly Journey into the Soul of Torah— I, Love, and You: When Love is Not About the Lover” Rabbi Michel Gurkov, Chabad Center, Wayne, 7pm, 973-694-6274 “Engaging Israel: Foundations for a New Relationship,” curriculum developed by the Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, JCC, Margate, 7pm, 609-822-1167 “Fascinating Facts—Exploring the Myths and Mysteries of Judaism: Foods and Feasts,” Rabbis Levi Wolosow and Boruch Chazanow, Chabad of Manalapan, 732-972-3687, 7:30pm; Rabbi Avrohom Bergstein, Chabad of Fair Lawn, 718-839-5296; Rabbi Chanoch Kaplan, Chabad of Franklin Lakes, 201-848-0449; Rabbi Mordechai Baumgarten, Chabad Center of Northwest NJ, Rockaway, 973-625-1525; Rabbi Ephraim Simon, Chabad House, Teaneck, 201-907-0686, 8pm Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah Class: “Holidays,” Rabbi David Pietruszka, spons by the JLE, at Cong Beth Aaron, Teaneck, 8pm, 201-966-4498 Opera in Concert: “Moïse et Pharaon” by Rossini, featuring The Collegiate Chorale conducted by James Bagwell, Carnegie Hall, New York, 8pm, 212-247-7800 or 646-202-9623 “Israel in Light of the New Middle East,” Matthew Ack-

erman, the David Project; Prof Jonathan Golden; and Steven Krubiner, J Street, JCC, Tenafly, 8:15pm, 201-408-1426

Thurs., Dec 1

Deadline for Prakhin Annual Student Literary Award on “The Truth about the Holocaust and Stalinist Repression: The Evils of Stalin between 19241953, including His Involvement during the Holocaust, 19331945,” an aspect of Stalin’s repressive regime may be present by student or group of students in prose, poetry, art, drama (play), survivors’ testimonies, including photo documents, contact Dr. Paul Winkler, 609-292-9274 Israel Program and Falafel, Rabbi Ely Allen, Hillel of Bergen Community College, Paramus, 12:30pm, 201-820-3905 “New Twist on Kosher Fish Dinner,” Lisa Chalfin, JCC, Tenafly, 7pm, 201-569-7900 Mishmar with Shira Schiowitz, includes “Study with a Buddy” and pizza, Beit Midrash, Rutgers Hillel, New Brunswick, 8pm, 732-545-2407

Fri., Dec 2

Council of Holocaust Educators’ Conference: “Humanity and Inhumanity through the Voices of Children,” Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights Education Center, Brookdale Community College, Lincroft; “I’m Still Here: Salvaged Pages,” Alexandra Zapruder, 9:15am; Survivor Testimony, Maude Dahme, 10:45am; and Iraqi journalist Haider Hamza, 1:15pm, 732-224-2074 “Who Is My Child? Understanding Children through Temperment,” Tricia Stern, LCSW, Jewish Family Service, Livingston, 9:30am, 973-637-1773 A Taste of Shabbat, for children 1-5 with an adult, JCC Rockland, West Nyack, noon, 845-362-4200

Shabbat, Dec 3

Shira Hadasha-Style Shabbat Service, Minyan Tiferet, private home in Englewood, 9:15am, minyantiferet@gmail.com

Motzei Shabbat, Dec 3

“Positive Attitude,” Shomer Shabbat and Shomer Kashrut

http://jewishvoiceandopinion.com Cub Scout Pack 613 Den Meeting, for boys in grades 1-5, cubmaster Jonathan Schachter, Cong Ahavat Achim, Fair Lawn, 7pm, jschachter2@gmail.com Café Night, with comedian Elon Gold, Cong Ahawas Achim, Bnai Jacob and David, West Orange, 7:30pm, Meredith.russ@ yahoo.com Bergen County Herring Festival, Cong Netivot Shalom, Teaneck, 8pm, jonnys_1971@ yahoo.com

Sun., Dec 4

Clowning Program Training: Bikur Cholim, spons by Areyvut, for adults and children 4th grade and up, includes visit to CareOne, at Young Israel of Teaneck, 8am, 201-244-6702 Trip for Educators and Holocaust Survivors to the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, leave JCC, Cherry Hill, 9am, 856-751-9500 ext 1249 Explanatory Morning Service, Rabbi David Pietruszka, spons by the Jewish Learning Experience, at Cong Keter Torah, Teaneck, 9:15am, 201-966-4490 Mother-and-Daughter Matan Bat Mitzvah Program, for girls 10-12 and their mothers, aunts, and grandmothers, Pnina Yahid, Ben Porat Yosef, Paramus, 9:30am, 201-845-5007 ext 10 Riverdale Israel House (iHouse), gym and Israeli-style brunch, for children and adults, in Hebrew, Talya Leib, Riverdale YMHA, 10:30am, 718-5488200 Rock and Wrap at Super Sunday, includes music, craft, and gift wrapping; bring small unwrapped gift suitable for any age, Aidekman JCC, Whippany, 2pm, 973-929-2936 Pre-Chanukah Boutique, Cong Rinat Yisrael, Teaneck, 5-9pm; children’s craft room with pizza, 5-7pm, laurenbethadler@ gmail.com

Mon., Dec 5

“Jewish Views on Issues Facing Seniors,” Rabbi Gary Katz, JCC, Tenafly, 11:15am, 201569-7900 Café Europa Holocaust Survivor Group, Linda Storfer, Riverdale YMHA, noon, 718548-8200

“Fascinating Facts—Exploring the Myths and Mysteries of Judaism: Myths, Misconceptions, and Urban Legends,” Rabbis Boruch Klar and Mendy Kasowitz, Lubavitch Center, West Orange, 7:30pm, 973-486-2362 “Managing Challenging Behaviors within the Family Structure: Activities and Discussions to Stimulate Thought, Homework with Activities for Different Age Groups, Encouraging Family Play Time and Meetings,” Chaya Barat and Marlene Greenspan, FOCUS, Englewood, 7:45pm, 201-894-5800 ext 32 “Fascinating Facts—Exploring the Myths and Mysteries of Judaism: It’s All Hebrew to Me,” Rabbi Dov Drizin, Chabad of Woodcliff Lake, 8pm, 201-476-0157

Tues., Dec 6

Chanukah Party, Rabbi Ely Allen, Hillel of William Paterson University, Science Room, 12:45pm, 201-820-3905 Authentic Healthy Israeli Cuisine: Israeli Winter Fruit Cup, Quinoa Tabouleh Salad, and Spearment Lemonade, JCC Rockland, West Nyack, 1pm, 845362-4400 ext 115 Chanukah Party, Rabbi Ely Allen, Hillel of Fairleigh Dickinson University, University Chapel, 3:30pm, 201-820-3905 Contemporary Israeli Poetry Group, in the original with English translation and discussion, Atara Fobar, Hebrew Institute of Riverdale, 7pm, 718-796-4730 Book Club: “The Invisible Bridge” by Julie Orringer, spons by Congs Ohr Torah and Ahawas Achim Bnai Jacob and David, private home in West Orange, 7:30pm, 973-669-0938 “Fascinating Facts—Exploring the Myths and Mysteries of Judaism: It’s All Hebrew to Me,” Rabbi Levi Dubinsky, Chabad of Mountain Lakes, 7:30pm, 973-551-1898; Rabbis Yitzchok Dubov, Levi Shemtov, and Hershel Weiszner, Chabad of Riverdale, at the Riverdale YMHA, 718-549-1100, 8pm Cong Ahavas Achim Book Club: “A Pigeon and a Boy” by Meir Shalev, private home in Highland Park, 8:30pm, 732-572-6741

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“Jewish Entertainers and Jewish Music from Yesterday and Today,” David Aaron, JCC, Tenafly, 11:15am, 201-569-7900 “Before the Holocaust: Historical Background—The Political Rise of Nazism and Nazi Germany in the Pre-War World II Years,” Karen Small, Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life, Rutgers, New Brunswick, 4:30pm, 732-932-3345 “A Weekly Journey into the Soul of Torah— Who am I? How to Be You Amidst Social Pressure,” Rabbi Michel Gurkov, Chabad Center, Wayne, 7pm, 973-694-6274 “Engaging Israel: Foundations for a New Relationship,” curriculum developed by the Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, JCC, Margate, 7pm, 609-822-1167 Confidential Abused Women’s Support Group, Jewish Family Service, Teaneck, 7:15pm, 201-837-9090 Jewish 12-Step Meeting, JACS—Jewish Alcoholics, Chemically Dependent Persons, and Significant Others, Jewish Family Service, Teaneck, 7:30pm, 201-8379090, ask for IRA (Information and Referral) or 201-981-1071 “Fascinating Facts—Exploring the Myths and Mysteries of Judaism: It’s All Hebrew to Me,” Rabbis Levi Wolosow and Boruch Chazanow, Chabad of Manalapan, 732-972-3687, 7:30pm; Rabbi Avrohom Bergstein, Chabad of Fair Lawn, 718-839-5296; Rabbi Chanoch Kaplan, Chabad of Franklin Lakes, 201-848-0449; Rabbi Mordechai Baumgarten, Chabad Center of Northwest NJ, Rockaway, 973-625-1525; Rabbi

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Ephraim Simon, Chabad House, Teaneck, 201-907-0686, 8pm Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah Class: “Prayer, Synagogue Life: What a True Sense of Community Means,” Rabbi David Pietruszka, spons by the JLE, at Cong Beth Aaron, Teaneck, 8pm, 201-966-4498

Thurs., Dec 8

Chanukah Party, Rabbi Ely Allen, Hillel of Bergen Community College, Paramus, 12:30pm, 201-820-3905 Chanukah Story Time, Barnes and Noble, Morris Plains, 6:30pm, 973-929-2926 “Egyptian Intellectuals’ Critique of Nazism at the Outbreak of World War II,” Israel Gershoni, spons by the Center for the Study of Jewish Life, Trayes Hall, Douglass Campus Center, New Brunswick, 7:30pm, 732-932-2033 Mishmar and Dinner with Rabbi Hayyim Angel, includes “Study with a Buddy” and pizza, Beit Midrash, Rutgers Hillel, New Brunswick, 8pm, 732-545-2407

Fri., Dec 9

Shabbaton at Rabbi Ely’s, spons by Hillel of Northern NJ, Rabbi Ely Allen, Hillel of Bergen Community College, Paramus, 12:30pm, through Shabbat, Dec 10, 201-820-3905

Motzei Shabbat, Dec 10

Chanukah Ball, spons by Rutgers Hillel, at the Rutgers Student Center, New Brunswick, 6:30pm, 732-545-2407 “Positive Attitude,” Shomer Shabbat and Shomer Kashrut Cub Scout Pack 613 Den Meeting, for boys in grades 1-5, cubmaster Jonathan Schachter, Cong Ahavat Achim, Fair Lawn, 7pm, jschachter2@gmail.com Y

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School Open Houses and Parlor Meetings

Sun., Nov 6

Kushner Yeshiva High School, for 8th graders and their parents, Livingston, 9am, 973597-1115 SAR High School, for 8th graders and their parents, Riverdale, 9:30am, 718-548-2727 Bruriah High School for Girls, for 8th girls and their parents, Elizabeth, 9:30am, 908-355-4850 Yeshivas Ohr Yosef, for 8th grade boys and their parents, New Milford, 2pm, 201977-2990

Tues., Nov 8

Ganeinu, for parents of 2 and 2½-year-olds, CongNetivot Shalom, Teaneck, 9am-2pm, 201724-8886 and 201-951-7458 Pre-Collegiate Learning Center Parlor Meeting, for 8th12th graders and their parents, private home in East Brunswick, 7:30pm, 732-387-2693 Rosenbaum Yeshiva of North Jersey, Open House and Education Fair, for grades N-8, River Edge, 7:45pm, 201986-1414

Wed., Nov 9

Jewish Educational Center Mesivta, for 8th grade boys and their parents, Elizabeth, 7:30pm, 908-355-4850

Sun., Nov 13

Frisch Yeshiva High School, for 8th graders and their parents, Paramus, 9:15am, 201-267-9100

KAJ Preschool, for parents of 3-year-olds, Paramus, 7:30pm, 201-967-9898

Mon., Nov 14

Yeshivat He’Atid, for parents of prospective students going into grades pre-K-2, Cong Rinat Yisrael, Teaneck, 8pm, volunteer@yeshivatheatid.org SAR High School in Riverdale Parlor Meeting, for parents of 8th graders, Rabbi Tully Harcsztark and Ms. Nancy Lerea, private home in Englewood, 8:15pm, 718-548-2727

Mon., Nov 21

SAR High School in Riverdale Parlor Meeting, for parents of 8th graders, Rabbi Tully Harcsztark and Ms. Nancy Lerea, private home in Teaneck, 8:15pm, 718-548-2727

Wed., Nov 30

SAR High School in Riverdale Parlor Meeting, for parents of 8th graders, Rabbi Tully Harcsztark and Ms. Nancy Lerea, private home in Riverdale, 8:15pm, 718-548-2727

Tues., Dec 6

Bais Yaakov High School for Girls, for 8th grade girls and their mothers, Passaic, 8:30pm, 973-365-5813

Sun., Jan 8

Adolph Schreiber Hebrew Academy of Rockland County (ASHAR) Open House, for grades N-8, Monsey, 10:30am, 845-357-1515 Y

Mazal Tov Mazal Tov to the Bat Mitzvah Girls: Shalhevet Abenaim, Rivka Barnett, Gabrielle Dube, Danielle Krim, Eliana Krinitz, Noa Olcha, Chana Lieba Rosenbluth, Atara Schulhof; and the Bar Mitzvah Boys: Benjamin Barth, Coby Cunningham, Matthew Denis, Evan Fromen, Nate Goldstein, Shai Gutfreund, Eitan Hornstein, Shmuel Kaplan, Yoni Katz, Eitan Klavan, Ari Lowy, Tani Motechin, Binyamin Novetsky, Jacob Rosenfeld, Marc Shapiro, Eitan Shatkin, Yishai Stern, Mordechai Tarlow Mazal Tov to Rabbi Lawrence Zierler and the Jewish Center of Teaneck on the establishment of a mechitza in its main sanctuary on the fourth anniversary of the Center’s Orthodox Hallel v’Zimrah Mechitza Minyan. Y

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Shefer Shmuel 1-2: The Peshat of the Text, Rabbi Nathaniel Helfgot, Cong Netivot Shalom, Teaneck, 8:30am Breakfast and Learn, for grades 5-8, Rabbi Shalom Baum, Cong Keter Torah, Teaneck Learning Program, for boys, Rabbi Minchenburg, Cong Beth Abraham, Bergenfield, grade 1, 8:40am; grade 2, 9:20am, Abba35David@aol.com Recreation for Children with Special Needs, for ages 4 and up, includes sports and gym, arts and crafts, drama, storytelling, social skills, and music, YMHA of Washington Hts, 9am, 212-569-6200 ext 217 Israeli Dance, for girls, Jodi Senter, Cong Beth Abraham, Bergenfield, grades 1-2, 9am; grades 3-4, 10am, 201-936-0319 “Insights into Parshas Hashavua,” for men, Rabbi Solomon Weinberger, Cong Tifereth Israel, Passaic, 9:15am, 973-773-2552 Mishna Class on Tractate Beitzah, Rabbi Lawrence Zierler, Jewish Center of Teaneck, 9:30am, 201-833-0515 Drisha Institite Satellite Bat Mitzvah Program: “Our Mothers, Ourselves: How Becoming a Bat Mitzvah Relates to Women in the Bible from both Pshat and Drash Perspectives,” for girls ages 11-13 and their mothers, Golda Och Academy, West Orange, 10:30am, inquiry@drisha.org, begins Nov 13 Drisha Institite Satellite Bat Mitzvah Program: “Our Mothers, Ourselves: How Becoming a Bat Mitzvah Relates to Women in the Bible from both Pshat and Drash Perspectives,” for girls ages 11-13 and their parents, Tammy Jacobowitz, Cong Netivot Shalom, Teaneck, 10:30am, inquiry@drisha.org, begins Nov 13 Sewing and Growing, for girls ages 6-10, Deby Sandler, private home in Monsey, 11am, 845-406-3929 Women’s-Only Swim, membership not required, JCC of Middlesex County, Edison, 4:30pm, 732-494-3232 ext 614 Avot u’Banim Father-Son Learning, includes snacks, prizes, and raffles, Yeshiva Gedolah of Teaneck, 7pm, 201-833-5920 Gemara Rosh Hashana, for men, Rabbi Yonah Lazar, Cong Tifereth Israel, Passaic, 8pm, 973-773-2552 Chaburah: Beid Adam L’Chaeroi, Rabbi Zev Rivkin, Bais Medrash of Bergenfield, 8:15pm, inquiry@drisha.org Shemonah Perakim Chaburah: Rambam’s Preface to Avos, Rabbi Yitzchok Segal, Kehilas Bais Yosef, 8:30pm, kby613@gmail.com

Mondays

Hilchos Shabbos and Parshas Hashavua, Rabbi Aaron Cohen, Cong Tifereth Israel, Passaic, 9:20am, 973-773-2552 Beginning Hebrew Reading, Diana Yacobi, JCC, Tenafly, 201569-7000, 9:30am and 8pm, begins Nov 7 “A Survey of Chanukah through the Ages,” SAR Academy, Riverdale, 9:30am,begins Nov 28, 718-548-1717 New Moms and Babies, birth to six months, Tricia Stern, LCSW, Jewish Family Service, Livingston, 10am, begins Nov 7, 973-637-1773 “The Book of Ezra: The Most Relevant Sefer of Our Time,” Rabbi Alex Mondrow, in memory of Rochi Lerner, z”l, Yeshivat Noam, Paramus, 10:15am, 201-261-1919 ext 126 “Tehilim and Tefillah,” for women, Rabbi Steven Pruzansky, Cong Bnai Yeshurun, Teaneck, 11am Jewish Genealogy, Dr. Steven Schecter, JCC, Margate, noon, 609-822-1167 Relationship Building for Special-Needs Adults 18 and older, spons by YACHAD, includes “Making Conversation,” Decision-Making between People,” “Exercising Self-Control When Angry,” “Eating Etiquette,” “Personal Space,” and more, Teaneck, 6pm, newjersey.yachad@gmail.com Opportunity to Learn B’Chavruta, for boys in 7th and 8th grades to learn with juniors and seniors at the Torah Academy of Bergen County, includes refreshments, Teaneck, 7pm, 646-706-2553 or 201-699-2137 Shomer Shabbat Boy Scouts, for boys in grades 6-12, Scoutmas-

http://jewishvoiceandopinion.com ter Daniel Chazin, Jewish Center of Teaneck, 7:30pm, 201-836-7019 “An Un-Orthodox Rabbi at the ‘Center’ of Jewish Life: Exploring Mordecai Kaplan,” Rabbi Lawrence Zierler, Jewish Center of Teaneck, 7:30pm, 201-833-0515 Melachim Bet, Rabbi Ian Shaffer, Young Israel of Fair Lawn, 7:55pm, 201-797-1800 “Teach Our Children: Educating and Empowering Mothers in the Orthodox Community to Break the Cycle of Child Sexual Abuse—Signs and Symptoms of Sexual Abuse,” private home in Teaneck, 8pm, 347-746-7361, 201-953-9952, or 201-692-3957 Bais Yaakov, Jewish education on an elementary level for women, Goldie Cohen, spons by Nevei Passaic Torah Institute, private home in Passaic, 8pm, 908-278-4050 or 646-584-7540 Masechet Sukkah, 4th Perek, Rabbi Yosef Adler, Cong Rinat Yisrael, Teaneck, 8pm Navi Shiur: Sefer Shmuel II, for women, Aviva Orlian, private home in New Hempstead, 8:15pm, 845-364-5148 Women’s-Only Swim, membership not required, JCC of Middlesex County, Edison, 8:30pm, 732-494-3232 ext 614 Gemara: Masechet Moed Katan, Rabbi Steven Miodownik, private home in Highland Park, 9pm, 732-247-0532

Tuesdays

Gems of Torah, Rabbi Moshe Goldberger, Cong Ahavas Achim, Highland Park, 8:30am, 732-247-0532 Navi Chavurah: Sefef Divrei HaYamim, Cong Keter Torah, Teaneck, 9am Mishnayot Yoma/Rosh Hashana, Rabbi Avigdor Weitzner, Cong Ahavas Achim, Highland Park, 9:30am, 732-247-0532 Chapter One of Baba Metzia, Rabbi Menahem Meier, Cong Keter Torah, Teaneck, 9:45am Parshat Hashavua, for women, Rabbi Ari Zahtz, Cong Bnai Yeshurun, Teaneck, 10:15am Navi: Sefer Yonah, Rabbi Shalom Baum, Cong Keter Torah, Teaneck, 11am Junior Drop-In, for children in grades 2-8, homework and fun, snacks and pizza, Cong Ahavas Achim, Highland Park, 6:30-8pm, 732-247-0532 Open Beit Midrash and Parshat Hashavua, Harry Glazer, Cong Ahavas Achim, Highland Park, 7pm, 732-247-0532 Navi Shiur: Sefer Shoftim, for women, Rachel Frazer, Cong Beth Aaron, Teaneck, 7:30pm Mishna Berura, Rabbi S Kerner, Kehillath New Hempstead, Spring Valley, 7:50pm, 845-362-2425 Yeshiva Night: Study with Students from the Rabbinical College of America, at the Lubavitch Center, West Orange, 8pm, 973-486-2362 Ulpan, Young East of East Brunswick, 8pm, 732-254-1860 Community Kollel Gemara Class, for men, Rabbi Shlomo Nussbaum, Young Israel of East Brunswick, 8:30pm, 732-254-1860

Wednesdays

Hilchos Shabbos and Breakfast, for men, Rabbi Aaron Cohen, Cong Tifereth Israel, Passaic, 9:15am, 973-773-2552 “Emunah and Bitachon,” for women, Chani Juravel, Ohr Sameach’s Beit Shvidler, Monsey, 9:45am, jungerh@aol.com Torah Studies: “A Weekly Journey into the Soul of Torah,” Rabbi Boruch Klar, Lubavitch Center Judaica, West Orange, 10am, 973-731-0770 ext 3 “Ethics in Action: Everyday Ethical Dilemmas through the Lenses of Jewish Teachings and General Society,” Rabbi Lawrence Zierler, Jewish Center of Teaneck, 11am, 201-833-0515 “Therein Lies the Wisdom of the Wise: A Closer Look at Sefer Mishlei,” Lynn Kraft, spons by the Ma’ayanot Adult Ed Committee, at Ma’ayanot Yeshiva High School for Girls, Teaneck, 11:15am, hmf1958@aol.com Chumash: Sefer Bereishit, for women, Rabbi Yosef Adler, Cong Rinat Yisrael, Teaneck, 12:30pm

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Parsha, for women, Rabbi Elyahu Kaufman, Cong Ohav Emeth, Highland Park, 1:30pm Women’s Shiur, Debra Korman, private home in Englewood, 2pm, 201-568-1315 Matan Mother-Daughter Bat Mitzvah Program, Rebbetzin Debbie Baum, Cong Keter Torah, Teaneck, 7pm Girls Swim and Gym, for grades 4-7, Jewish Center of Teaneck, 7pm, 201-833-0515 ext 205 Tehillim Group for Women, for the refuah shleima for all cholei Yisrael, private home in Teaneck, 8pm, debbieshalom@yahoo.com Gemara: Tractate Kiddushin, for men, Rabbi Eliyahu Kaufman, Cong Ohav Emeth, Highland Park, 8pm Women’s Mishnah Shiur: Masechet Beitzah, Rabbi Yosef Adler, Cong Rinat Yisrael, Teaneck, 8pm Chaburah: Beid Adam L’Chaeroi, Rabbi Zev Rivkin, Bais Medrash of Bergenfield, 8:15pm, hermankc@gmail.com “The Secrets of the Jewish Marriage,” for women, Mandana Bolour, based on the book Ohel Rachel, Sephardic Beit Midrash, Cong Ahavath Torah, Englewood, 8:30pm, 917-544-1929 Men’s-Only Swim, membership not required, JCC of Middlesex County, Edison, 8:30pm, 732-494-3232 ext 614 In-Depth Talmud, Yaakov Weinstein, Young Israel of East Brunswick, 8:30pm, 732-254-1860 Israeli Dance, for women, Young Israel of East Brunswick, 8:30pm, 732-254-1860 Gemara: Hilchos Tzedaka, Rabbi Mordecai Tendler, Community Synagogue of Monsey, 8:45pm, 845-356-2003 Inyanei Tefillah, Rabbi D Staum, Kehllat New Hempstead, Spring Valley, 8:50pm, 845-354-1037 Telephone Shiur: “Emunah and Bitachon,” Chani Juravel, 9pm, jungerh@aol.com Chumash Parsha Shiur, for men, Rabbi David Sheer, Cong Tifereth Israel, Passaic, 9pm, 973-773-2552

Thursdays

Sefer Tehillim Revealed: Lessons for Life in All Its Complexity,” Rabbi Lawrence Zierler, Jewish Center of Teaneck, 7:45am, 201-833-0515 Gemara Sukkah (Iyun), Rabbi Shlomo Nussbaum, Cong Ahavas Achim, Highland Park, 8:35am, 732-247-0532 Navi Chavurah: Sefef Divrei HaYamim, Cong Keter Torah, Teaneck, 9am Chassidic Insights into the Parsha, Rabbi Mechel Horowitz, Cong Ahavas Achim, Highland Park, 9:35am, 732-247-0532 Chapter One of Baba Metzia, Rabbi Menahem Meier, Cong Keter Torah, Teaneck, 9:45am “Approaches to Human Suffering in the Book of Job,” Rabbi Menahem Meier, Cong Keter Torah, Teaneck, 10:50am Boys Swim and Gym, grades 4-7, Jewish Center of Teaneck, 7pm, 201-833-0515 Chumash Shiur, Rabbi Eli Mansour, Cong Beth Tefillah, Paramus, 7:45pm, seg5724@gmail.com “Jewish Existence under the Four Kings,” Prof Larry Domnitch, spons by the Jewish Learning Experience, at Cong Shomrei Torah, Fair Lawn, 8pm, 201-966-4498 Parsha and Cholent, for teenage boys, various rabbis and community leaders, Cong Ahavas Achim, Highland Park, 8pm, 732-247-0532 Navi, Rabbi Jay Weinstein, Young Israel of East Brunswick, 8:30pm, 732-254-1860 Chumash Shiur, Rabbi Yissocher Frand, via satellite, Cong K’Hal Zichron Mordechai, Monsey (845-356-7188);Young Israel of Fair Lawn (201-797-1800); Cong Keter Torah, Teaneck (201-907-0180); Cong Ohr Torah, West Orange (973-669-7320); Cong Tifereth Israel, Passaic (973773-2552), Cong Ahavas Achim, Highland Park (732-247-0532), 9pm

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Internet Shiur: Parsha Plus, Tova Cohen, www.jewishradionetwork.net, 9pm Minchas Chinuch, for men, Rabbi Avi Safaty, Cong Tifereth Israel, Passaic, 9:30pm, 973-773-2552 Chassidic Thought, for men, Rabbi Shlomo Besser, Cong Tifereth Israel, Passaic, 9:40pm, 973-773-2552 Chassidic Vort on the Parsha, for men, Rabbi Shlomo Besser, Cong Tifereth Israel, Passaic, 10:30pm, 973-773-2552

Fridays

Mishna Chavurah, Young Israel of East Brunswick, 7:15am, 732-254-1860

Shabbat

Bnos Agudas Yisroel, for girls in grades 1-3 and 4-6, at Kehillas Zichron Yitzchok, Spring Valley, 2:30pm, 845-362-1566 or 845-362-1443 Al HaPerek: Chaburah Studying Navi, for adults, Rebbetzin Debbie Baum, Cong Keter Torah, Teaneck, 4:30pm

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Parent-Child Learning, pizza and Prizes, Bais Medrash of Bergenfield, 45 minutes after Shabbos ends, begins Nov 12, miriamstobezki@gmail.com Parent-Child Learning, snacks and raffle for prizes, Cong Beth Aaron, Teaneck, 6:15pm, bethaaronyouth@yahoo.com, begins Nov 19 Parent-Child Learning, Cong Keter Torah, Teaneck 6:30pm Women-Only Lifeguard Course, must be 15 by Dec 17, pool in Highland Park, 6:30pm, ladar73@yahoo.com Parent-Child and Grandparent-Grandchild Learning, prizes, pizza, and Davar Torah by Rabbi Yosef Adler, Cong Rinat Yisrael, Teaneck, 7:15pm Women-Only Lifeguard Course, must be 15 by Dec 17, Bridgewater JCC, 8pm, ladar73@yahoo.com Mishmar Learning, includes pizza, donuts, prizes, and raffles,

Rabbi Pesach Raymon Yeshiva, Edison, 8pm Bnai Jazz: Classic and Hebrew Jazz, featuring Dave Scher, guitar; Steve Wien, bass; Ray Butler, keyboard; Josh Marcus, vocals; and Seth Chosak, percussion, at Hamsa Restaurant, Tenafly, 8:15pm, 201-871-6060 Navi, Rabbi Yisroel Reisman, live via satellite, Young Israel of Fair Lawn (201-797-1800); Cong Ahavas Achim, Highland Park (732247-0532); Cong Tifereth Israel, Passaic; JEC, Elizabeth (908-591-5929); Cong Khal Zichron Mordechai, Monsey (845-356-7188); Cong Keter Torah, Teaneck; Cong Ohr Torah, West Orange (973-669-7320), 9pm

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Occupy Wall Street While Mr. Israel denounced Mr. Spicer’s statement, calling it “outrageous” and intended to “distract” from the Republicans’ “economic policies,” there is no denying that some OWS protesters have proclaimed that “Zionist Jews need to be run out of the country.” A great deal of the information on the antisemitic component of the OWS movement has come from videos of OWS protesters supplied by the Emergency Committee for Israel, a group co-founded by William Kristol, founder and editor of The Weekly Standard; Gary Bauer of the pro-Israel conservative Christian group American Values; and Rachel Abrams. Classic Canards In one widely circulated video, an OWS protester maintains that “almost all the bankers and hedge fund managers on Wall Street are Jewish” and that “there is a conspiracy in this country in which Jews control

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the media and finances.” The protester insists that a “Google” search for “Wall Street Jews,” “Jewish Billionaires,” or “Jews and the Federal Reserve Bank” would be revealing. “The Jews who represent two percent of the population, a small ethnic minority, they have pooled their money together, amassed their money to take control of America’s finances. Jews dominate American politics,” he says, adding that “almost all the Federal judges on the East and West coasts, are Jewish.” “There’s a Jewish group in this country and it’s a conspiracy that everyone’s afraid to talk about,” he says. And not only in America. In Russia, he says, “Jewish billionaires…are already attempting to take over Russia like they’ve taken over America.” In another video, an OWS supporter is shown arguing

with a man wearing a kippah. The protester says, “You got the money, that’s why you’re fighting. Jewish man, you can’t even speak English. You Israeli? Go back to Israel.” Still another OWS protester maintains that “the Jews commit more white-collar crime than any other ethnic group on the earth, and they go unprosecuted because they can buy their way out of it.” “Whenever there’s a billion-dollar fraud, there’s a Jew involved,” says the protester. At many of the OWS demonstrations, there have been posters such as: “Gaza supports the occupation of Wall Street,” “Hitler’s bankers— Wall Street,” and depictions of dollar bills attached to Stars of David. No Remorse At the Occupy Los Angeles protests, Patricia McAllister—a teacher in the Los Angeles Unified School District—ap-

peared on reason.tv to say, “The Zionist Jews who are running these big banks and our Federal Reserve, which is not run by the federal government, they need to be run out of this country.” “Jews have been run out of 109 countries throughout history, and we need to run them out of this one,” she said. When the embarrassed school district dismissed the non-tenured teacher, many of her fellow demonstrators denounced school officials for firing her and marched in her support. When a reporter asked Ms. McAllister, an AfricanAmerican woman, if she regretted her remarks, she said, no, and that she stood by them. To the reporters’ suggestion that such remarks directed against African-Americans would be seen as racist, Ms. McAllister said, “If we were guilty of such

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tactics, we should be thrown out of this country, too.” The Los Angeles schools superintendent John Deasy said that although freedom of speech is a protected right of public employees, “the LAUSD can’t set a good example for students while tolerating disrespectful, intolerant, or discriminatory behavior.” Communists and Nazis There is no question that the OWS movement has brought together strange bedfellows, some of whom have nothing in common except hatred of Jews and Israel. Among the OWS protesters’ most vocal supporters have been Communist groups, the government of Iran, and the American Nazi Party. “The Wall Street protests are the beginning of the ‘American Spring,’ ” said Iran’s Deputy Chief of Staff Masoud Jazeyeri, who predicted that the demonstrations against “greed” and gaps between rich and poor are the beginning of a revolution that will cause the collapse of the Western capitalist system. “The latest events in New York and other cities show that the security forces in the US act more harshly than those in the Arab countries of the Middle East,” he said. Offering his support, Rocky Suhayda, head of the American Nazi Party, said, “Who holds the wealth and power

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in this country—the JudeoCapitalists. Who is, therefore, the Number One enemy who makes all this filth happen— the Judeo-Capitalists.” Nevertheless, MJ Rosenberg of the left-wing Media Matters Action Network dismissed the charges of antisemitism. Writing for Al-Jazeera, Mr. Rosenberg charged conservatives, such as Mr. Spicer, with “exploiting antisemitism to break the backs of popular movements that threaten the power of the wealthiest one percent of our population.” Antisemites’ Haven By the end of October, New York State Assemblyman Dov Hikind, had seen enough. He called on local and national Democratic leaders to denounce the antisemitic and anti-Israel posters and rhetoric at the OWS demonstrations. “The US Constitution guarantees the right of people to peaceably assemble. OWS demonstrators are entitled to exercise this right, so long as they do not infringe on the rights of others. But OWS protests cannot become a haven for antisemites to congregate and espouse their hateful rhetoric,” he said. He asked “Democrats at every level” to express publicly their outrage “and send a clear message to those who carry these antisemitic signs that their vile messages will not be tolerated.”

“History bears out what happens when good people remain silent in the face of evil,” said Mr. Hikind. Small Number Supporters of OWS—many of them Jewish—deny that the number of antisemites among the protesters is significant or that they are in any way representative of the vast majority of protesters. Writing in The Forward, Eric Alterman, a professor of English and Journalism at Brooklyn College and a columnist for the far left-wing magazine, The Nation, sought to prove that the charge of antisemitism against OWS is “errant nonsense.” “The fact that a few antisemites have congregated among the protesters is no more significant than the fact that they also tend to congregate in Times Square or Grand Central Station. Should Jewish Democrats condemn them as well?” said Mr. Alterman. “The question to ask about antisemitism is not whether it exists, but whether its existence has any significant political or cultural implication. He insisted that the “crazies with the silly signs” at the OWS protest “are easily ignorable.” High “Comfort Level” Ben Shapiro, a nationally syndicated conservative political commentator and

Harvard Law School graduate, acknowledged that most of those occupying Wall Street are not antisemites. “But there is far too high a comfort level among those in the movement for antisemitism. If the Tea Party had been even one-tenth as laced with racism as the OWS movement is with antisemitism, it would have been put out of business by the mainstream press long ago,” he said. Many Jews and their proIsrael supporters who have seen the antisemitic posters and frequent Arab headscarfs, a number of them with the pattern popularized by the late Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat, and heard the antisemitic rhetoric agree with Mr. Shapiro. Equal Treatment Mr. Spicer recalled that during the Tea Party demonstrations against national healthcare and irresponsible government spending, “Democrats were quick to single out any instances of perceived extremism, but with Occupy Wall Street, they turn a blind eye.” “President Obama claimed that Martin Luther King would support the OWS demonstrations. But surely Dr. King would have called out these ugly displays of bigotry,” said Mr. Spicer. Mr. Hikind joined the call for Democrats to denounce the antisemitism.

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he Rabbi Pesach Raymon Yeshiva in Edison has reissued its very successful 2008 cookbook. Entitled “Culinary Temptations,” this self-identified “mamish gevaldik” book is a compac three-binder. It not only nicely holds several hundred recipes supplied by RPRY parents and teachers, but it can expand for readers to insert many more. To order your own copy, go to rpry.org, and enjoy the collection. Y

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Occupy Wall Street “Where are my fellow Democrats?” he asked. “Where are all the Tea Party critics? Why is there a double standard when it comes to denouncing obscenely offensive and patently untrue posters depicting Jews and Zionists as ‘greedy bankers’ who are allegedly responsible for the current economic crisis? Even one such sign is too many.” Antisemitic Core According to Alana Goodman, an editor at the conservative Commentary magazine, the antisemitism at the protests represents more than the ravings of a few lunatics. She noted that one of the major organizers of the protest movement was Kalle Lasn, editor of Adbusters, a Vancouverbased, advertisement-free, notfor-profit publication, which identifies as “anti-consumerist and pro-environment.” Founded in 1989, Adbusters has carried a number of articles and commentaries which flirt dangerously with antisemitism. Ms. Goodman recalled that, in 2004, in an article entitled “Why Won’t Anyone Say They Are Jewish?” Mr. Lasn “peddled some of the more feverish theories about American Jews, neoconservatism, and the Bush Administration.” “Ziocons” In a piece entitled “Jazz and the Jihad,” Adbusters published comments insisting that Jews

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(“Ziocons”) had forced the US to invade Iraq and Afghanistan and were trying to compel the US to invade Iran. “The Ziocons have some big appetite to satisfy. The same lobbies that led America towards this disastrous invasion in Iraq and Afghanistan are now doing whatever they can to push America towards intervention in Iran and Syria. For those few who still fail to realize it, America has been operating officially as an Israeli mission force. It currently fights the last sovereign pockets of Muslim resistance. Often enough, the true aim of the Zionist lobbies is concealed. Instead the Zionist lobbies promote some righteous phony humanitarian alternatives. The American Jewish Committee (AJC), for instance, is aggressively lobbying against human rights abuse in Iran and Darfur. Since human rights issues are really close to my heart, I find myself wondering whether the Jewish organization shouldn’t rather be concentrating on the colossal war crimes that are daily repeated by Israel in Palestine,” said a published comment. In 2009, Adbusters published a photomontage comparing the Gaza Strip to the Warsaw Ghetto. In an article entitled “Enough Boycott Israel,” it suggested (without mention-

ing that Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005) that “the best strategy to end the increasingly bloody occupation is for Israel to become the target of the kind of global movement that put an end to apartheid in South Africa.” “Call to Arms” In June 2011, Adbusters issued a “call to arms,” floating the idea of motivating “20,000 people” to flood into lower Manhattan to set up tents and kitchens, for an “occupation” demonstration to protest “the growing disparity in wealth and absence of legal repercussions for the bankers behind the global financial crisis.” Urging readers to take to the streets to demand change, Adbusters suggested September 17 as a starting date to coincide with America’s Constitution Day. The idea quickly spread online with help from a hacker group calling itself “Anonymous.”

October 2011 Another key founder of OWS is “October 2011,” an umbrella group made up of 164 organizations, many of which are anti-Israel. “They don’t just disagree with the Jewish state, they seek to demonize Israel and make it the scapegoat for all that is wrong with the world,” said Jeff Dunetz, editor and publisher of the conservative blog, Yid with Lid. The October 2011 organizations include All Education Matters, which, on its blog, complained that “not a single Democrat member of Congress has had the guts to...tell Israel to go swing in the breeze. It’s not about economics, it’s about America’s stupid...wars for oil and empire and Israel.” Answer and Appalachian Peace The Answer Coalition, another “October 2011” group, takes the position that “what

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we are witnessing today in Gaza is collective punishment against the population as a whole.” “It is just one part of Israel’s colonial policy toward the Palestinians. In historic Palestine, whether the West Bank, Gaza, or inside the 1948 borders of Israel, an apartheid system is in place, where many rights reserved for Jewish Israelis are denied to Palestinians. More than six million dispossessed Palestinians are denied the right to return to their homeland,” said Answer. A third group, Appalachian Peace Education Center, was part of the recent

attempted Gaza Flotilla. Dr. Jacob George, who, as an independent blogger and a member of “A Ride to the End,” is part of “October 2011,” summed up the Middle East conflict like this: “On one hand, it is about a homeland, human dignity, and the right to statehood for a community of people who have endured suffering, genocide, war crimes, theft of land and property, and, on the other, the awful reality of the Jewish lobby, Israel’s cannibalism, bullying, and a US veto.” 25 Letters to Go Mr. Dunetz, who reported on these

groups, said he was not “cherry-picking” the “October 2011” alliance, looking for anti-Israel statements. “Truth be told, I looked only through the ‘A’s; who knows what venom is in the 155 groups I didn’t have time to research,” he said. The problem is much greater than these “few nuts within the OWS movement who are bashing Israel and the Jews,” he said. “It is the leadership and founders, yet our President and the rest of the Democratic Party are practically tripping over their underwear in a rush to embrace these haters,” he said. Occupy Orlando Others who have taken leadership roles in the supposedly leaderless OWS protests also have histories that may raise eyebrows. For example, Occupy Orlando seems to be led by Shayan Elahi, an attorney linked through the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) to Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood. Last year, in a widely reported custody battle, Mr. Elahi unsuccessfully represented the parents of a 17-year-old Ohio-Muslim girl who said she converted secretly to Christianity and fled her parents’ home to avoid being subjected to an “honor killing,” the murder of a family member whose behavior conflicts with traditional Muslim-religious standards. The parents sought to have her returned, but the young woman wanted to stay in Florida with a pastor and his wife who, she said, had given her assistance. Before the case could be settled, the girl, Rifqa Bary, turned 18 and was able to make her own decision to stay in Florida. According to the “Occupy Orlando” FaceBook page, the organizers “plan to use the revolutionary Arab Spring tactic of mass occupation to restore democracy in America.” Asked by the Florida Independent newspaper about his involvement with Occupy Orlando, Mr. Elahi, who serves as the “Affirmative Action chairman” of the Orange County, FL, Democratic Party, said he was at the protests “volunteering my legal service as just another proud American and a member of the movement.”

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Occupy Wall Street But on a video report submitted by Tom Trento of the conservative groups, Florida Security Council and The United West, Mr. Elahi repeatedly tried to intimidate the reporter, pulling away those he stopped to interview and pointedly calling Mr. Trento a “racist bigot.� Mr. Trento suggested that, after losing Ms. Bary’s case as well as recent election for a judgeship, Mr. Elahi may be trying to “co-opt an incoherent movement primarily made up of hippies and anarchists so that he can build a political base for his Islamist goals.� Prayer Services On October 21 in New York, CAIR issued an invitation to OWS protesters in Zuccotti Park to participate in traditional Islamic Friday Jummah prayers. The purpose was to conflate Muslim demands with those of the OWS protesters. But the Muslims

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were much more specific that OWS has been. “Over the past several weeks, it has become clear that many of the demands of Occupy Wall Street parallel those of the New York Muslim community. Especially in light of the recently exposed NY Police Department surveillance in Muslim Student Organizations, we need to unite in our repudiation of government corruption and our rejection of the political effort to marginalize our voices,� said the invitation. “It is time for the New York Muslim community to assume its place in the fight for political and economic equality in the country, and it is vital that the youth lead the way.� At the prayer service, Imam Aiyub Abdul Baki of the Islamic Leadership Council, delivered a talk that seemed to be about social justice, based on the Last Sermon of the Prophet Mohammed. In an

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inference to Wall Street Bankers, which some saw as veiled reference to Jews, Mr. Baki noted the Prophet’s commandment against usury. “We are also suffering, suffering racism and discrimination. Islam-bashing is on the increase,� Mr. Baki told the protesters. Some Jewish activists have also held prayer services at the New York OWS protest. In addition to Lubavitchers seeking out Jews who might be interested in putting on tefillin, some young Jews, led by left-wing activist Dan Sieradski, originally from Bergen County, managed to organize an almost-impromptu Kol Nidrei service erev Yom Kippur as well as a “freedom sukkah� and Simchat Torah celebration. According to Mr. Sieradski, on October 14, NYC police asked the group, Jews for Racial and Economic Justice, to dismantle a tent they had set up to facilitate a Shabbat dinner. Mr. Sieradski said the protesters told police the tent was actually a sukkah, but the knowledgeable New York City officers knew better. The police told the protesters that, from the tent, stars were not visible. Jewish Characters Josh Nathan-Kazis, writing in The Forward, discussed Kobi Skolnick, a 30-year-old Israeli whom he met in Zuccotti Park. Originally from a Lubavitch family, Mr. Skolnick left the hareidi world to study at a nationalist-religious yeshiva in the Samarian community of Itamar, before leaving religion and devotion to the Jewish state altogether. He told Mr. Nathan-Kazis the turning point for him came after serving in the Israeli Defense Forces, making contact with Palestinians, and watch-

ing some of his friends die in the Israeli army. Having relocated to the US, Mr. Skolnick now leads workshops on the Middle East conflict, often with a Palestinian partner, in presentations that have been sponsored by J Street. “It Does Exist� Mr. Skolnick did not deny that there is antisemitism at the OWS protest. “It does exist, but it’s like three people,� he told the Forward. “They’re not articulate enough. You bring facts, and they get stressed.� He also acknowledged that some of the activists were “critical of Israel.� “People don’t like the occupation� of he Palestinian territories,� he told the Forward. “I myself don’t like the occupation.� According to the Forward, Mr. Skolnick arrived in Zuccotti Park in September, one day after the protest began. He had planned to be back in Israel, but, he said, he lacked sufficient funds for a ticket. To participate in the OWS protest over lack of employment, he quit his job in a Brooklyn restaurant. Now, he told the Forward, he “works� for OWS 12-16 hours a day, going home only to sleep. He said he is committed to the cause at least until January 2012,when he is scheduled to begin a master’s program at Columbia University in negotiation and conflict resolution. Occupy Boston-Not Palestine All too often, ostensibly Jewish groups have participated in the anti-Israel message surrounding the OWS protests. In the middle of October, a group of about 40 people from a group called “Jewish Women for Justice in Israel/Palestine� came to Dewey Park, where Occupy

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School Vouchers The article on school vouchers in your October issue [“Republicans in Next Month’s Election Support Voucher Plans That Let the Dollar Follow the Scholar, Oct 2011], was the best on this subject and the candidates who support it that I have ever seen. I ask your readers to pass it around to every voter in their districts. Rabbi Israel Teitelbaum Morristown, NJ Thanks for last month’s article on school choice. I’m hoping we will soon get some help with tuition in a fair and equal manner so that we can send our children to our yeshivas and not have to pay double taxes. Yehuda Paret Morristown, NJ No More Aid to the PA Rep Jim Renacci (R-OH) is seeking cosigners on a letter to Rep Hal Rogers (R-Y), chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, seeking to restrict and eliminate funding for the Palestinian Authority. In the letter, Mr. Renacci says: We write to request that, in any forthcoming appropriations legislation, the Committee explicitly eliminate and prohibit funding from going to the Palestinian Authority (PA). The Palestinian Authority’s unilateral bid for statehood at the United Nations demonstrates their intentions to bypass direct negotiations with Israel and refusal to recognize the existence of the Jewish state. This bid, combined with the ongoing PA support for—and glorification of—terrorism against our ally ,Israel, makes the PA wholly unfit to receive any US taxpayer dollars. Proponents of aid to the PA argue that US funding increases American interests in the region. These proponents continue to ignore history and the reality that US taxpayer dollars have been unable to bring about a PA with the dignity to cease and denounce terrorist activity or condemn indiscriminate attacks against Israel. This unilateral bid by the PAwas a direct breach of the Oslo Accords, which stated that a two-state solution must only come about through direct negotiations. Since the signing of the Oslo Accords in 1993, the US has committed more than $4 billion in assistance to the Palestinians, yet our support hasn’t produced any meaningful results. Instead, American financial assistance is being used by the PA against our national interests. It is being used to praise terrorist activities, hail terrorists as heroes, promote antisemtism in Palestinian schoolbooks, and repeat anti-American propaganda in the PA-controlled media. The PA uses our funding to pay terrorists or their families while they sit in Israeli jails for their crimes. Rather than pressuring the PA to change their actions or the atmosphere of hatred they promote, American contributions only encourage the PA to embrace Hamas and delegitimize the State of Israel. We applaud the Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs for addressing the PA’s potentially belligerent actions in their subcommittee draft. We hope that the Committee will reinforce prior bipartisan Member concerns, and existing US law, by prohibiting assistance to the

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PA in any forthcoming appropriations legislation. We appreciate your attention to this request, and we look forward to hearing your response. Plesse encourage your Congressmen to sign onto this important letter.’ Paul Teller Executive Director, US House Republican Study Committee Washington, DC An Obama Foreign-Policy Blunder Pres. Obama has announced that all US troops will be out of Iraq by the end of December. This is wonderful news for the troops and their families, and we hope they all come home safe and sound. However, as an observer of the Middle East, I feel it is clear that Iraq is not really ready to totally take over its own defenses. Iraq has crazy neighbors—Turkey, which is sending troops to fight the Kurds; Syria, which is undergoing a revolution of historic significance; and worst of all, Iran, which is exporting terrorism to Gaza, Lebanon, Iraq, Europe, and now the US. In such a volatile environment, the issue is not merely Iraq’s ability to defend itself from internal and external threats. The real issue is whether America wants to keep a strong presence in the Middle East to act as a counterweight to the murderous Iranians. President Obama apparently believes that his re-election will be better served by an American retreat from the Middle East than from protecting America and free nations from Iran. I think he is wrong. Just last week the US broke up a terrorist ring under Iran’s direction operating right here in the United States. The decision to leave Iraq puts more pressure on Israel to act unilaterally against Iran when Iran finally decides to put the pieces of its nuclear bombs together. The only good news is that American troops will not be in the way when Israel flies over Iraq on the way to Iran. For those who think that foreign policy is not an important issue in next year’s election, think about this: Obama’s only successes have been in the area of foreign policy, and that is what he will run on. Eliminating Bin Laden and Qaddaffi are Obama’s aces in hole. Or so he hopes. Mark Meyerowitz Director, Republican Friends of Israel West Orange, NJ JewWatch A website named “jewwatch” is now available on Google. With 50,000? (somebody wrote 500,000) signatures, we can have it removed. Its contents are disgraceful and should be taken extremely seriously. I opened it and was sick. The site is at http://www.jewwatch.com Please go to http://www.petitiononline.com/rjw23 and sign the petition now. If we each do nothing to make a difference, then the world will never change. Susan Lando West Orange, NJ

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“Thought Is the World of Freedom” (R’ Dov Ber of Mazeritch) Is Rick Perry the One? In hunting terminology, a stalking horse is one that has been trained to advance on unsuspecting prey while the hunter covers his advancements behind the horse. The closer position affords the hunter a better shot at the target. The stalking horse in political terminology works much the same way. Donald Trump conducts media interviews and pontificates on well-worn themes of what is wrong with the world. Former Alaska Gov Sarah Palin leads the lame-stream media on a merry chase around the US, all the while refusing to answer whether or not she will run for President. She will not. Governor Christie discovers the media will not take no for an answer, despite his insistence that he is not a candidate for the Republican nomination. We have not yet determined for whom these personalities have been the stalking horse. Senator McCain lost the Presidential Election in 2008 although he gathered the same numbers of white voters that his predecessor George W. Bush received. McCain was defeated because his percentage of Hispanic voters declined from Bush’s 44 percent to the 30 percent that he received . It seems odd that McCain, who championed open borders with Mexico, could have lost the 2008 election by losing the Hispanic vote so badly. But Republicans always have the chance to make the same mistake in 2012 that they made in 2008. There are many issues that motivate the electorate, such as; Obamacare, the jobless economy, the leading-from-behind foreign policy, and social issues like abortion, same sex marriage, guns, and tobacco. By offering political plums to one group of voters, the candidate will have the chance to convince that group to support his ticket. Liberal Jews would vote Democrat if a Nazi headed the ticket. The greater majority of liberal Jews voted for the antisemitic Jimmy Carter in 1980. African Americans, Gays, radical feminists, and most union members will support the ticket too. The only group that can possibly be swayed to change their allegiance are Hispanic-Americans. Illegal immigration is an important issue for most Americans. But no candidate can satisfy every voter. By angering the base, however, the candidate can

quickly reach a point where diminishing returns will produce negative results. Those who think it is possible to fix everything that has deteriorated in this country in one election are wrong. That is why Rick Perry’s offer to provide children of immigrants funding for tuition is the only move that can save our country. Hispanics do not want an entitlement hand out; they just want an equal chance to compete for an education. Romneycare adds no voters to the list. And we have not elected a candidate like Cain, who has no political experience, since Eisenhower (and he was a General). At a similar point in 2008, the leader in opinion polls was Rudy Guilliani, who went on to win no primary contests. And the man in second place in 2008, Mr. Romney, did not win enough primaries to be selected as the nominee. Many things need to break right for the Republican candidate to win. But we should not assume that defeat of the current administration will be automatic. The same group that voted for this administration last time, may well do so again. Richard Reisman Bergenfield, NJ

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will not increase the number of Arabs willing to risk their lives to kill; the Arabs seem already to have a surplus of people willing to do that. There are halachic justifications for engaging in the swap and for refusing to do it, but it is something to celebrate that Jews are still so attuned to wanting to do whatever is possible to rescue one of their own from the kind of suffering to which Gilad Shalit had been subjected. Rabbi Ed Prince Highland Park, NJ The Jewish Voice and Opinion welcomes letters, especially if they are typed, double-spaced, and legible. We reserve the right to edit letters for length and style. Please send all correspondence to POB 8097, Englewood, NJ 07631. The phone number is (201) 569-2845. The FAX number is (201) 569-1739. The email address is susan@jewishvoiceandopinion.com

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Occupy Wall Street Boston is based, for an antiIsrael rally they called “Occupy Boston—Not Palestine.” One of the organizers, Anna Shenk, told the Daily Free Press, a Boston University student publication , that she and the others had come “to give voice to the Palestinians.” “I lived in Jordan for two years, working to provide food and clothing to Palestinian refugees,” she told the paper. “I learned firsthand what being chased out of your home does to you, no matter who you are, and it’s outrageous.” She had no comment when asked why she thought Jordan and other Arab countries refused to grant citizenship to the Arabs who left Israel in 1948—and their descendents—after being promised by their leaders that they would return shortly to take over Jewish homes when the nascent state of

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Israel was destroyed. Demanding Funding Cut Ms. Shenk’s group argued that the US spends “8 million tax payers’ dollars on military aid and support to Israel per day.” “America, open your eyes,” demanded protest participant Nancy Murray. “It’s because of your tax dollars that Israel occupies Palestine.” Ignoring the fact that the only buildings destroyed by the Israeli government in Judea and Samaria in recent years have been Jewish homes, Ms. Murray insisted that “we need to build houses in the US instead of destroying houses in Palestine.” “The occupation has gone on for so long because the US vetoed 41 UN Security Council resolutions. They’ve given Israel the green light to abuse human rights,” she said. Breaking the Law While “Jewish Women for

Justice” were demonstrating, MassResistance, a Boston-based conservative group, toured Dewey Park to see what kind of flyers were being passed around. The group found a popular one which announced that the protest was “Arab Spring Meet American Fall.” The rest of the flyer was less jovial. It admonished protesters not to “festishize obedience to the law. Laws serve to protect the privileges of the wealthy and powerful; obeying them is not necessarily morally right—it may even be immoral.” “Not everyone is resigned to legalistic pacifism; some people still remember how to stand up for themselves,” said the flyer. Nevertheless, said the MassResistance spokesman, the local media has portrayed “Occupy Boston” as “merely noble young citizens who’ve had enough and are using their

First Amendment rights to protest.” “No Tea Party ever gets that treatment, that’s for sure,” said the MassResistance report. Alerting the Media The lack of media scrutiny has disturbed many critics of the OWS movement. Even though there is wide-spread admission about at least some degree of antisemitism at the protests, there has been very little mention of the issue in the mainstream media. For the most part, such reports about any of the OWS demonstrations are confined to the Internet. This is in stark contrast to media reports on Tea Party events, when even a hint of antisemitism made headlines,. According to Brent Bozell, president of the politically conservative Media Research Center (MRC), most press outlets

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Since Israel’s birth, EMUNAH of America, a recipient of the Israel Prize, has distinguished itself as a leader in providing critical support and excellent care to the people of Israel. At the dinner, friends and supporters of EMUNAH will celebrate the organization’s accomplishments in social welfare, education, and cultural and humanitarian efforts throughout Israel. According to Fran Hirmes, EMUNAH’s National President, “The reality facing Israel today is that the sharp rise in the cost of living has had a devastating effect on social

Occupy Wall Street have given a biased, “genial” view of the OWS protests, often comparing them to the “Arab spring” demonstrations in the Middle East. After MRC captured on video an OWS protester engaging in an antisemitic tirade, Mr. Bozell sent certified overnight letters to the presidents of ABC, CBS, and NBC News as well as to CNN Worldwide, demanding that the networks report the antisemitism. He pointed out that while the networks are “turning a blind eye” to the antisemitism, they have been “obsessed with alleged racist smears by members of the Tea Party,” even though most of the allegations against the Tea Party activists and participants “have never

service programs.” EMUNAH, she said, faces an uphill battle keeping up with the growing need for its services. At the dinner, which is entitle “Building the Future for Israel’s Children at Risk,” EMUNAH will pay tribute to its guest of honor, Marcia Genuth, the organization’s esteemed honorary national president who has tirelessly devoted decades of loyal service to EMUNAH’s children and families in Israel. Wendy and Mordy Dicker of Englewood, NJ, will receive the Ahavat Tzion Award; and Jonathan

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been corroborated and there’s not a scintilla of video or audio evidence to back them up.” Telling the network presidents they “must report this,” he added the warning that, if they do not, “your network will be guilty of a glaring doublestandard: reporting baseless accusations of racism coming from the Tea Party as news; but not reporting documented evidence of antisemitism coming from the OWS crowd.” “If you choose not to report this, you are deliberately covering up an act of antisemitism,” he wrote. No Comparison Mr. Dunetz pointed out that while some reports have tried to compare the OWS movement to the Tea Party,

the two groups not only have little in common, but they have behaved differently especially in their responses to Israel and Jews in general. For example, while there may or may not have been some antisemitic statements made at Tea Party events, there is no question the leadership as well as the rank-and-file quickly disavowed any connection between such rhetoric and the movement. At OWS, there have been no denunciations of the anti-Israel or antisemitic statements issued by any group or individual. Writing in the London Mail, journalist Charlie Wolf noted the irony in the Occupy London demonstrators’ claim

Struhl, will receive the New Generation Award. “The dinner is especially exciting because we are all helping children in great need who are being cared for by EMUNAH. That’s the best part of all,” said Mindy Stein, EMUNAH’s Chairman of the Board who is also serving as dinner chairman. The evening’s Journal Chairman is Shaynee Kessler. For reservations, journal ads, and information please call EMUNAH at (212) 564-9045 x 303 or register online at www. emunah.org. Y

to be an “occupying force,” while, at the same time, carrying signs denouncing Israel as an “occupier.” Acknowledging that even in London, there are many Jews among the OWS protesters, Mr. Wolf said, “Jews should be shocked to join any movement that has received endorsement from both the Communist and Nazi Parties.” “The OWS movement is anti-Zionist and antisemitic,” he said, insisting these are “more than just insinuations, but signs equating Jews with banks and the rich, protesting US foreign relations with Israel—especially defense funding—and mention of the Rothschild family.” S.L.R.

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