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Campaign closes strong
5-year-old’s golf video goes viral
A STRATEGIC VISION Find out more about the JCC of today and the JCC of tomorrow. See page 3.
Eileen Fischmann makes calls on behalf of the 2013 Campaign for Jewish Needs. Fischmann received the Pomerantz Award for Campaign Excellence for her successful efforts. See story on page 24. By JFLV Staff The Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley’s Annual Campaign for Jewish Needs raised $2,255,000 from 1,480 donors during the 2013 campaign year. These dollars will touch anybody who is in any way involved with Jewish life in the Lehigh Valley, and will reach Jews living in more than 70 countries around the world. Thank you to our donors and volunteers -- together we did extraordinary things and we look forward to the coming year of working toward our shared goals. The past year was jam-packed with events from Super Sunday to the Women’s Division Spring Event, from Men’s Night
GOLFING FOR A CAUSE The 2nd annual tournament was a rousing success.
Out to the Mortimer S. Schiff Memorial Golf Tournament. It was also a year in which our help was needed in the wake of disasters: Donors stepped up to provide humanitarian relief from Hurricane Sandy, the rocket fire in Israel’s south and the devastating tornadoes in Oklahoma. A full 100 percent of the money raised in those campaigns went directly to the relief efforts. As the Annual Campaign for Jewish Needs drew to a close, hundreds of volunteers worked tirelessly to ensure that every gift
Philanthropic roots inspire next Women’s Division president
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By Monica Friess Special to HAKOL Of all the accomplishments Carol Wilson can take pride in - and there are many what makes her the proudest is that her children understand and embody the spirit of tzedakah. “I grew up with parents who are very philanthropic,” she said. “My mother was involved with organizations such as ORT, Hadassah and NJCW, and my parents both donated to various causes.” She recalled being surrounded by the
spirit of volunteerism and the impact it had on her, and said it’s a key motivator in her life today. It is that spirit that Wilson brings with her as she begins her term as Women’s Division president of the Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley. Wilson looks forward to working with all of the dedicated volunteers. “The women in our community have so much to offer,” she said. “Their passion and their wisdom are evident, and we have a lot to learn from them.” She also is eager to bring in fresh voices -- “women of all ages and stages” -- and increase involvement. She is firmly committed to stressing the need for women to stand up as individuals and be counted. Having a voice in community decision-making and being more connected to others with similar goals gives women more motivation to accomplish great
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By Stephanie Smartschan JFLV Director of Marketing When Justin Corsa asked his son Caleb, 5, what he likes about golf, he answered, “It’s fun.” Then he asked Caleb what rhymes with “fun” and he said, “Hole in one.” A golf rap was born. The Allentown pair began making up more and more rhymes … which led to a dance … which led to friends and family performing said dance … which led to six months of shooting video scenes and producing the “I Love Golf” video with rapper Caleb C. … which led to calls from national media outlets and 24,000 YouTube hits in the first week. “We would write the lines and try to find a fun place to shoot it,” said Corsa, noting that most of the scenes were recorded at the Allentown Municipal Golf Course, where Caleb humbly putted with his younger brother, Sammy, as he posed for more pictures and answered this reporter’s questions. His favorite part of the video? His “trick shot” off the clubhouse, which his dad admits it took a few takes to get right. It all began when Caleb got a set of golf clubs from his grandma for his 5th birthday last September. He started playing around in the backyard and, ultimately, on the golf course. He is now taking golf lessons, but isn’t giving up on other interests. It turns out this was his second rap video; his first, “My Truck,” told the story of his Power Wheels Ford F-150. That video got 75,000 views on YouTube, according to his dad. Caleb says his next video will be about Nintendo’s Mario and his gaming adventures. Caleb, who will be entering kindergarten at the Jewish Day School of the Lehigh Valley in the fall, said he is glad that everybody is watching and he wants more kids to play golf. And they can rap, “if they want to.” To watch the video in its entirety, visit www.ilovegolfvideo.com. As the video instructs, leave comments for Caleb on Twitter at #ILoveGolfVideo.
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FROM THE DESK OF MARK L. GOLDSTEIN
Executive Director | Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley markg@jflv.org
It is with mixed emotions... I usually hate that phrase. It never feels honest and sincere. And it usually contains information that someone does not want to hear. But, in this case I mean it with great sincerity. As I am writing this column, our Annual Campaign is just about closed. And while the tally is still being finalized, it is with mixed emotions that I announce the campaign will raise in excess of $2,250,000! Why mixed emotions? First, I am elated that our campaign team, led by General Campaign Chairperson Dr. Bob Wilson and Assistant Executive Director Judy Diamondstein, rallied our volunteers to raise such a hefty sum. Truth be told, our initial projections were for a lower total. But our community of generous donors again did not disappoint. Despite a continuing tight economy, our annual fundraising has not mirrored other communities; while some have suffered “corrections” of 25 to 35 percent, our results have remained steady. That’s an amazing achievement, especially in a Northeastern U.S. intermediate size community. While we are grateful not
to be so afflicted, we are also mindful that needs do not remain steady and neither do the costs of fulfilling those needs. So, it is with mixed emotions. We also just completed our annual allocations (fund distribution) process. It is not an easy process. A committee of 15 community volunteers reviews budgets, program proposals, and needs assessments prepared by each of our beneficiary organizations. It is with mixed emotions that I share with you the news that our allocations to the Jewish Community Center, the Jewish Day School and the Jewish Family Service are increasing. Taking our fiduciary responsibility very seriously, our decision-making process does take into account a subjective assessment of priorities. This year we made a determination that certain programs are of greater priority, specifically the needs of our growing aging population. In partnership with several agencies, notably Jewish Family Service, we hope to see growing programs addressing transportation, pastoral care, and social needs of our Jewish elderly.
Why mixed emotions? While raising the same amounts, we should be elated to be increasing our three largest local agencies and directing funds to articulated priorities. But these increases mean other deserving beneficiaries, including our Israel and overseas partners serving Jews worldwide, might not have received increases. We simply do not have sufficient funds to do all that we want, or all that we need. Perhaps our tradition teaches us never to be satisfied. With the joy of the Exodus from Egypt, our Passover seder recalls the plagues which befell the Egyptians. And in modern times we all know the jokes of the Jewish mother unable to relish in the success of her recently-elected U.S. President son, simply because he did not become a doctor or lawyer. In fact, Israel’s current President, Shimon Peres, wrote a wonderful essay describing Jews as the “dissatisfied nation,” and that dissatisfaction is what characterizes the Jewish People. “From our early days,” writes Peres, “we rejected ignorance and postponed satisfaction. Jewish children are taught to question
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Dear Readers, Early summer was the time to be out and about in the Jewish Lehigh Valley with a camera. You’ll get a peek at what there was to see and do as, this month, HAKOL offers a window on events at home and abroad. Our lead story shows where your campaign dollars go and why they are so important; however, one of our beneficiary organizations not mentioned in that story but crucial to staying updated on Jewish life throughout the world is the Jewish Telegraphic
Agency. JTA is a kind of Jewish AP that brings us important news stories, some of which you will find in this month’s edition. For the Senior Living section, I once again felt inspired by reading of the diverse and dynamic pursuits of our seniors: Knitters are keeping Easton hospital patients warm after chemotherapy; Dr. Jeff Blinder, who you might see cycling on a Lehigh Valley country road, has done so around the world; Yiddish enthusiasts are keeping the language vibrant; and much
more. No matter what your age, please take a look. You’ll be amazed at what you find. Shalom, Jennifer Lader
BARNET FRAENKEL Receiving the Schiff Award for Prejudice Reduction Eileen and Roberto Fischmann EVELYN AND JAY LIPSCHUTZ Birth of granddaughter Gabrielle Eileen and Roberto Fischmann MICHAEL MILLER Receiving the Pomerantz Award for Campaign Excellence Eileen and Roberto Fischmann
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ROBERTA CYLINDER (Mother of Cindy Schneider) Marcy, Danielle, Madison and Steve Staiman SOLOMON GRATCH (Father of Allison Lipson) Marcy, Danielle and Madison Staiman ROZ MISHKIN (Wife of Al Mishkin and mother of Mark Mishkin, Joan Shapiro, Carol Furmansky and Sanders Mishkin) Evelyn and Jay Lipschutz Marcy, Danielle and Madison Staiman
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everything and the habit is never lost. It is that ongoing quest for betterment which has made us a people of research, a people of demand, a people of questions, a people of Tikkun Olam (Repairing the World), never content with the world as it is and always believing and striving to improve it.” It is tremendous that our fundraising efforts are as successful as they are. But, as warranted as it would be, it is hard for us to rejoice in our accomplishments. Another dollar could have bought another meal for a pensioner in Odessa or Kiev. Think what another $10 could do. Another hundred. Another thousand. It’s not a game. We don’t want to raise more money so we can say we raised more money. We understand what we do with the generous funds we raise.
We know how we help. We know the impact. So, it’s not wrong to never be satisfied. It is challenging. It enables us to be creative. It forces us to make smart decisions. Paraphrasing Peres, dissatisfaction has led us thus far and I am fully confident that it will carry us to new heights in the never-ending quest for enriching and enhancing our Jewish community. Thank you for your support, generosity and confidence.
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JCC moves ahead with membership, outreach
Group activity is prevalent at the JCC. Basketball games are a regular thing for these Sunday morning players. By Jennifer Lader Editor, HAKOL and Stephanie Smartschan JFLV Director of Marketing Walk into the Jewish Community Center on a Sunday morning and you’ll see right away that things have changed. At the front desk, a smiling Jenn Einstein directs people to Coach T’s 10 a.m. spin class and oversees the pickup of challahs ordered through the Day School. Meanwhile, her coworker, Mike Smith, arranges access to the second floor for two Hebrew School classes. Back in the lobby, the sound of a bouncing basketball is a natural draw to the big gymnasium on the right, where a group of a dozen or so men are having their regular Sunday morning game, complete with a scorekeeper sitting on the sidelines. Across the hall in the auxiliary gym, Post Commander David Weiner prepares for the Jewish War Veterans’ meeting; his fiancée, Cynthia, walks in from the kitchen with a plate of sweet breads. In the nearby pool, lap swimmers are getting a workout before the start of a busy week that will see the JCC bustling with the Early Childhood Education children and the many regulars at the various exercise classes. And, in the Fitness Center, Clarence Cook works with a group of young adults rotating through the weightlifting equipment. “The activity level here has dramatically increased,” said Bobby Hammel, president of the JCC’s board of directors. “This is our home. We want to try and give more and more people different things to do here.” The changes at the JCC in recent years are no accident. They are part of a strategic vision laid out by both a JCC planning committee and the strategic planning committee of the Jewish Federation to continue to make the institution a thriving community center.
children to become members. Events include nights out at restaurants, visits to New York and Philadelphia, beer tastings and drumming circles. “As my kids have gotten older and into high school, it’s clear that you’re anchored into whatever community you choose to be associated with by your children. That’s no different for the Jewish community,” said Kathy Zimmerman who, with her husband Dr. Peter Fisher, is heading up the JCC’s adult programming committee. “That transition from when your kids are driving your involvement versus when your own interests are driving your involvement is an important one for us to master.”
Community ties
Another way the JCC leadership hopes to expand its business is by branching out into the community, Kranitz said. On a recent Friday, she paused for a few moments to review the JCC’s latest activities: The fitness staff provides classes eight times a week at Phoebe Ministries. The after school program, “The Zone,” is going on the road to offer programming at the Jewish Day School one day a week. The possibility of an early childhood education satellite location in Bethlehem and/or Easton is being explored. These and other efforts are working. “We are beginning to see positive growth,” Kranitz said. “It’s slow and steady.” That’s OK with the JCC’s board. “We are in the midst of a marathon, not a hundred yard dash, becoming more and more relevant to our members,” Hammel said.
The big picture
Historically, JCCs have been anchor
institutions in Jewish communities across America. And, today, while the program model has changed as the Jewish community has changed, they remain in that unique role. From Virginia Beach to Kansas City, from Memphis to Cincinnati, and all over New Jersey, virtually every city with a Jewish population of substance has a JCC engaging the community and thus is seen by planners as a natural part of a strategic plan. One of the greatest challenges, acknowledged by both the JCC and Federation planning committees, is that the needs and desires of the community have simply evolved from what they were in past decades. It’s something Jewish community centers across the country are addressing. Many have found new and innovative ways to attract members, whether through new buildings, programs or incentives. “Our membership went up by 50 percent when we opened the new fitness center [including the whole complex of equipment, pool, and more],” said Lynn Wittels of the St. Louis JCC. “Anytime you create spectacular new space, it will draw people.” It’s important to prioritize and to identify the must haves, said Jay Roth, executive director of the Galbut Family Miami Beach JCC, which serves a Jewish population of about 20,000. “In today’s world,” he said, “you are competing for every member.” To support them in this, the JCCs have a national organization that surveys the big picture and provides support for JCCs going through changes. In a recent survey, the Lehigh Valley fared well in the positive impact it has in the Jewish community. To build on that strength, Kranitz and other JCC leaders have visited JCCs in various cities to help identify best practices and see how they look on the ground.
All that and more
For years, the JCC operated on the “threelegged stool” approach of fitness, early childhood education and camp. Hammel acknowledged that the organization struggled in past years, some of them quite recent. “We were on a downward slide, with a loss of membership,” he said. “Now we’re where we haven’t been shrinking … The whole membership thing has been turning around. It’s not just school, basketball, swimming; it’s all those things and more things.” He pointed to the new gauntlet the organization must take up: “This isn’t the 1960s, 70s or 80s. This is 2013. It has to be in those terms.”
Building anew
While program enhancements and membership recruitment are ongoing, efforts are being made to meet the longer-term goals laid out in both strategic plans. A new building is paramount to achieving all of the goals laid out and transforming the JCC into a “vibrant hub of Jewish communal life,” both planning groups found. The ultimate goal for both: A state-of-the-art, appropriately-sized building. But in the meantime, the JCC still needs to serve a variety of groups within its membership and remain financially solvent. The 22nd Street building is currently on
the market for $6.9 million, and selling it will be the essential first step to building a new facility and repaying debt. There has been interest, and several prospective buyers have evaluated the property in light of their needs. In the mean time, a group of private stakeholders has agreed to purchase land if and when a site is selected and “bank” it for sale to the JCC at a later date. “My hope is that we’re purchasing land not just for the JCC, but for a full community campus,” said Hammel. “[I have a] personal vision of a community that collaborates even more than what we are doing right now.” This idea is aligned with the strategic plan for the Jewish community at large as well. Regardless of the size and uses of a new building or campus, a capital campaign will be necessary to achieve these goals. The community will be asked to buy into the building of a new facility. It’s just not something that can happen without the community’s support. It’s been done before, as with the current JCC and with local institutions including at least one hospital. “Somebody built this [current] building for us,” Hammel said. “Our buildings are wearing out, they are not efficient, there are problems ... They’ve outlived their usefulness and don’t meet the standards. But it’s not just about pleasing the senses; we can take things to new levels. “Think about a swimming pool at the JCC when the JDS is right there,” Hammel said. “They could have a swimming program. One kitchen for the community … That’s efficient.“
Looking to the future
The staff and board of the JCC are optimistic that the community will see the JCC’s increased efforts in serving members, and how the JCC of the future will and must be a vital part of Lehigh Valley Jewish life. “Given the growing number of individuals and families residing in the Lehigh Valley who may or may not be affiliated with our local synagogues,” Kranitz said, “it’s very important that everyone feels they have a place to come to where they can experience -- at whatever level they so desire -- some of their Jewish heritage, some of the traditions, some of the culture.” There is one more big thing that the JCC offers, Kranitz said: “People come here and they’re not just someone walking in the door. We care about who our customers are. We hear lots of things from people -- that they make new friendships, that the staff interactions are so incredibly positive. The parents of the preschool children know that each of their children who come here are special to us; they’re not just another number to meet a ratio or a class size. It’s all about relationships, about meeting people’s needs, working on a day-to-day basis to exceed people’s expectations.” As Kranitz, dressed in athletic attire and carrying a binder and cell phone, heads off to her next appointment, it is clear that much energy is already going into this collaborative effort. To read the Jewish Community Strategic Plan in its entirety and see all previous HAKOL stories, visit www.jewishlehighvalley.org/strategic_plan.aspx.
Attracting members
Carol Kranitz, the JCC’s executive director, has seen firsthand – and assisted with -- the JCC’s shifting role in this regard: “The difference in the last seven years that I’ve been here [is that] the programs [now] are more geared to the consumer, to our customer, and are more meeting their needs,” she said. “I think that we’re fortunate to have a greater number of committees and an ongoing strength in the committees [which really play] the role of the community ambassadors.” In the process, these “ambassadors” ensure that the communication is two-way. The focus thus far has been on program enhancement, membership recruitment and showing appreciation for current members. The JCC held its first membership appreciation night this spring, featuring martinis and massages. The new “Adults at the J” program is intended to attract those without young
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WOMEN’S DIVISION OF THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY
JEWISH TEXTILE BUSINESSES:
Preserving and sharing history in Allentown
Nate and Marilyn Braunstein, left, whose story was one of those collected by Muhlenberg Professor Gail Eisenberg, right. By Gail Eisenberg Special to HAKOL In spring 2011, I embarked on a new research project. I decided to collect and preserve the history of the local Jewish textile owners who flourished in the Allentown area during the 20th century. This research topic was a new path for me. As a marketing professor at Muhlenberg College, I either do applied marketing or marketing research projects. I do not do historical analysis. So to do this project well, I partnered with Sue Clemens, a history professor at Muhlenberg, trained in conducting oral histories. Together, we are dedicated to collecting and preserving this understudied history. These family stories shed light on the important textile industry,
Michael Miller and Les Sperling get ready to hear more about the history of Allentown’s textile industry at the Lunch & Learn.
a major employer in Pennsylvania during the 20th century, on the city of Allentown during the mid-20th century, and on the local Jewish community and its development. To date, we have conducted oral histories of 12 households (23 people). Each oral history is a lengthy interview, often lasting several hours. At each household we separately interview the husband and wife, asking them to share their family roots as far back as they know, to talk about their lives growing up, their education, their memories of the local Allentown community and the local Jewish community, and, of course, about their business(es). On May 23, as part of the Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley Lunch & Learn program and in collaboration with the Muhlenberg College year-long series on
Ronnie Sheftel, who with her husband Milton was the subject of Eisenberg’s interviews for her oral history project
Jews, Money & Capitalism, Sue Clemens and I shared our initial impressions from our research. We were pleased and pleasantly surprised to see the large turnout for this talk. Apparently, Sue’s and my research struck a chord for many in the community. In addition to there being a large audience at our talk, the audience was very engaged with the topic. In fact, over 20 new households signed up to be interviewed as part of our project. Sue and I intend to interview everyone who signed up; however, it will take us several years to complete all of the oral histories, and we are prioritizing our subjects by age, interviewing those who are oldest first. In our talk, Sue and I discussed several themes that emerged in our interviews. One of these themes was the deep attach-
ment most of the subjects felt to the local Jewish community. We were impressed by the overall view that our subjects did not see themselves as business families who happen to be Jewish, but, rather, as Jewish people and families who benefitted from living in a vibrant and cohesive Jewish community, and who had a duty or sacred obligation to contribute to the vibrancy and cohesiveness of the local Jewish community. Many of the interviewees proudly talked about their role as active members and leaders of the local Jewish community and its institutions. This has been a fascinating project with many interesting layers to explore. Sue and I look forward to continuing this project and sharing what we learn periodically with the Jewish community.
Pom Lion spring trip reveals early Jewish giving
Above, Pomegranate and Lion of Judah women head to lunch at the new kosher restaurant, Citron and Rose, outside of Philadelphia. Left, Roberta Kritzer, Audrey Sosis and Martha Segel enjoy lunch.
Handmade Afghans BY EVA LEVITT
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Food Banks in Israel Neve Michael Youth Village
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By Alexandra Sacher Special to HAKOL Lion of Judah and Pomegranate members of the Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley’s Women’s Division boarded a bus on May 30 for the much-anticipated 2013 Spring Recognition Trip to Philadelphia. Among those on board for the trip: outgoing Women’s Division President Eva Levitt, incoming President Carol Wilson, Lion of Judah Chair Roberta Epstein, Pomegranate Chair Lisa Ellis and Women’s Campaign Co-Chairs Lisa Block and Iris Epstein. The day turned out to be one of savoring the moment and delving into the past. The first stop offered a foray into kosher dining at Citron and Rose, located in Merion Station, Pa. After
a short bus ride and jaunt through downtown Philadelphia, the group toured The National Museum of American Jewish History, a Smithsonian-affiliated museum located at Philadelphia’s Independence Mall. The tour guides, themselves Lions of Judah, were excellent. They gave special consideration to the uniqueness of the group by tailoring the tour to focus on prominent Jewish women in the history of the United States. The museum, which has been open for just two-anda-half years, offers exhibits that begin in 1654 with the arrival of 23 Jews to New Amsterdam. Though they came to experience the freedom of religion that they’d heard existed in the colonies, according to the tour guide, they were in actuality met with distrust and hatred on the part of New Amsterdam’s governor, Peter Stuyvesant. In an attempt to relinquish responsibility for these Jewish settlers, he created the Stuyvesant Promise, which stated that Jews must take care of their own poor. But Stuyvesant failed to realize that this practice was already an essential aspect of the Jewish religion and, with the establishment of a sense of overarching community across the colonies, the Jewish settlers in America thrived. Due to the demographics of the new settlers, the Jewish population of Amer-
ica was Sephardic, and it was only in the 1830s with the arrival of German immigrants that Ashkenazic Jews and Reform Judaism were introduced to the country. Even later came Jews from Eastern Europe and a substantial immigration stream of two million Jews, who brought with them orthodoxy, socialism and Zionism. The museum’s exhibits point out the ways in which prior immigrants tried to “Americanize” these newer immigrants in an attempt to construct a unified image of the American Jew. For instance, in the 1870s, the first Yiddish newspapers emerged and served as further methods of connecting the disparate Jewish communities of the United States. Today, America’s Jewish communities continue this tradition by publishing periodicals, newspapers and other forms of journalism that maintain this fundamental relationship across great distances. After spending several hours at the museum, the trip’s participants boarded the bus back to the JCC, and on the way were surprised with some tasty treats. Upon disembarking, each participant received a rose in appreciation of her contribution to the 2013 Campaign for Jewish Needs. The day was a true journey together, as was the campaign year.
Playdate reunites Shalom Baby families Photos by Edwin A. Davis Photography They came from across the Lehigh Valley. Babies, toddlers, pre-schoolers. Crawlers, runners, jumpers, climbers. Newcomers and familiar faces. But they each had something very special in common. In the first months of their lives, each of these children was visited by a volunteer from the Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley’s Women’s Division. Each little boy or girl received a bag of gifts -- including the famous Shalom Baby bib -- and a warm welcome into the extended Jewish family. On June 9, they gathered for the 4th Annual Shalom Baby Reunion playdate. “It’s really a special thing, to see these little guys whose pictures we all saw in the paper become smiling, happy chlidren making their own contributions to local Jewish life,” said Abby Trachtman, Shalom Baby coordinator. The program, and the reunion, also serve as a way for these families to connect with each other, forging important friendships that will endure as the children grow up. Calling all Jewish families in the Lehigh Valley with new babies at home or on the way: Let us “Shalom” you! If you are expecting, or know someone who is, visit www.jewishlehighvalley.org/ shalombaby.aspx and tell us about it.
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IN MEMORY
ANTOINETTE, MOTHER OF ANDY COSTER Selma Roth and Family SARAH BENSON (Mother of Muriel Glickman) Roberta and Robert Kritzer SYLVIA CHASIS (Mother of Joan Brody) Karen Kuhn TILLIE GRENKER (Mother of Marilyn Claire) Lisa and Barnet Fraenkel EDWIN HAGSTROM (Husband of Kathy Hagstrom) Jewell Diamond LAUREN HALPER (Mother of Ava, daughter of Carol and Barry Halper and sister of Alex) Bonnie and Bobby Hammel Karen Kuhn MILTON KITEI (Father of William Kitei) Susan and Stuart Shmookler MAURICE MARIN (Father of Edyth Glickstein) Karen Kuhn Linda and Mike Miller ROZ MISHKIN (Wife of Alvin Mishkin and mother of Mark Mishkin, Carol Furmansky, Joan Shapiro and Sanders Mishkin, sister of Marilyn Kolb and mother-in-law of Lisa Mishkin) Sybil and Barry Baiman Jill and Jeff Blinder Rita and Mike Bloom Wendy and Ross Born Joan and Izzy Brody Iris, Jonathan, Harry & Charlie Epstein Marilyn Claire Roberta and Jeff Epstein Marlene and Arnan Finkelstein Lisa and Barnet Fraenkel Sandra and Harold Goldfarb Susan and James Goodreau Gloria and Harvey Gordon Cirel Hillman Dorothy Hoffman Charles Kaplan Helen, Stephanie, Josh & Lisa Kirschbaum Cathy and Mark Kolovson Beth and Wes Kozinn Roberta and Robert Kritzer Karen Kuhn
Suzanne Lapiduss and Family Selma and Sam Lauter Joyce and Richard Leibert Phyllis and Norman Lipsett Pearl and Mort Litwak Shirley and Robert Malenovsky Edie Miller Judy and Mort Miller Leah and Sanford Monosson Janet Mozes Audrey and Rick Nolte Larry Orbach and Stephen, Cindy & Families Penny and Adam Roth Selma Roth and Family Arlene and Lenny Samuelson Janice and Stuart Schwartz Renee Schwartz Randi and Donald Senderowitz Edith R. Shapiro Susan and Stuart Shmookler Serita Silberg and Family Judi and John Silverberg & Family Elaine and Stanley Snyder Barbara and Fred Sussman Ruth and Humi Vishniavsky Vicki and Stan Wax Shirlee and Bernard Wiener Cherie and Rick Zettlemoyer JEROME NEFF (Husband of Norma Neff) Lisa and Barnet Fraenkel Cirel Hillman Selma and Sam Lauter Pearl and Mort Litwak Selma Roth and Family Renee Schwartz Randi and Donald Senderowitz Serita Silberg and Family Elaine and Stanley Snyder Barbara and Fred Sussman MURRAY PLATT (Husband of Dorothy Platt) Vicki and Stan Wax MARION PROKUP (Mother of Mike Prokup) Penny and Adam Roth Susan and Stuart Shmookler DOUGLAS ROTH (Son of Selma Roth and brother of Adam, Judd, Kyle and Melissa Roth) Shirley and Bob Malenovsky FREDERIC SCHNEIDER (Partner of David Stengel) Randi and Donald Senderowitz GLORIA WEISSKOPF (Sister of Doris Tomback) Betty Greenberg Louise and Harold Weinstein
IN HONOR
DR. AND MRS. DENNIS ASEN Marriage of son Lee to Dana Rosenstein Marilyn Claire ROMAINE AND MEL BACKER 60th Wedding Anniversary Selma Roth LAURIE AND MARC BERSON Daughter Ronni’s college graduation Vicki and Stan Wax
JOAN BRODY Retirement Jill and Jeff Blinder Bonnie and Bobby Hammel Linda and Mike Miller Vicki and Stan Wax ROBERT COHN Marriage of son Gideon to Kimmie Lisa Mishkin MARY AND FERNANDO COLON High school graduation of children Amelia and Manuel The Roth Family KAREN AND PETER COOPER Marriage of daughter Rachel to Jared Zolna Linda and Mike Miller PETER COOPER In honor and appreciation for his support of the Federation Golf Event Lisa and Barnet Fraenkel Vicki and Richard Schiff JEANETTE AND EDUARDO EICHENWALD Birth of granddaughter Lyla Joy Rebecca Golding Iris, Jonathan, Harry & Charlie Epstein Karen Kuhn Linda and Mike Miller HOWARD EPSTEIN In honor and appreciation for his support of the Federation Golf Event Lisa and Barnet Fraenkel Vicki and Richard Schiff IRIS EPSTEIN Receiving the George Feldman Achievement Award for Young Leadership Jill and Jeff Blinder Lisa and Ellis Block Wendy and Ross Born Sylvia and Sam Bub & Families Jeanette and Eduardo Eichenwald Lisa and Barnet Fraenkel Bonnie and Bobby Hammel Beth and Wes Kozinn Linda and Mike Miller Pam and Lance Rozsa Vicki and Stan Wax Gail Wolson ROBERTA EPSTEIN Special Birthday Shaoli Rosenberg MARLENE AND ARNAN FINKELSTEIN 50th Wedding Anniversary Karen Kuhn EILEEN FISCHMANN Receiving the Pomerantz Award for Campaign Excellence Jill and Jeff Blinder Wendy and Ross Born Sylvia and Sam Bub & Families Iris, Jonathan, Harry & Charlie Epstein Lisa and Barnet Fraenkel Bonnie and Bobby Hammel Beth and Wes Kozinn Linda and Mike Miller Cooky and Nike Notis BARNET FRAENKEL Receiving the Schiff Award for Prejudice Reduction and Honorary Vice President of the Jewish Federation
Board of Directors Jill and Jeff Blinder Wendy and Ross Born Marilyn Claire Beth and Martye Cohen Iris, Jonathan, Harry & Charlie Epstein Carol and Stewart Furmansky Bonnie and Bobby Hammel Roberta and Robert Kritzer Judy and Mort Miller Linda and Mike Miller Lisa Mishkin Cooky and Mike Notis Stephanie and Stephen Szilagyi Margo and Steve Wiener CAROL AND STEWART FURMANSKY Birth of granddaughter Eliana Gavriella Furmansky Susan and Stuart Shmookler CAROL AND STEWART FURMANSKY Birth of grandson Asher Ryan Nanci and Steven Bergstein Rita and Mike Bloom Wendy and Ross Born Susan and Stuart Shmookler BARRY HALPER Congratulations on a great first year as JFLV President and looking forward to the next year Wendy and Ross Born ABBEY HARRIS Graduation from Parkland High School and attending Temple University Penny and Adam Roth & Family SUZY AND GREG HARRIS Daughter Abbey’s high school graduation Sandra and Harold Goldfarb BRAYDEN KOCH Bar Mitzvah Penny and Adam Roth & Family NANCY AND MICHAEL KOCH Graduation of son Brad with a Master’s Degree from Johns Hopkins University Beth and Wes Kozinn BETH AND WES KOZINN Birth of grandson Owen Parker Kozinn Marilyn Claire Marlene and Arnan Finkelstein Karen Kuhn Suzanne Lapiduss and Family DIANE AND PAUL LEMBERG Son Joshua’s Bar Mitzvah Vicki and Stan Wax EVA AND LARRY LEVITT Happy 50th Wedding Anniversary Bonnie and Bobby Hamel EVELYN AND JAY LIPSCHUTZ Birth of granddaughter Gabrielle Liana Seltzer Nanci and Steven Bergstein Jill and Jeff Blinder Rita and Mike Bloom Wendy and Ross Born Vicki and Stan Wax MICHAEL MILLER Receiving the Pomerantz Award for Campaign Excellence Jill and Jeff Blinder Wendy and Ross Born
Sylvia and Sam Bub & Families Iris, Jonathan, Harry & Charlie Epstein Lisa and Barnet Fraenkel Bonnie and Bobby Hammel Roberta and Robert Kritzer NATALIE AND PAUL MILLROD Birth of great-granddaughter Edie Miller ALICE AND MARK NOTIS Daughter Rikki’s college graduation Jill and Jeff Blinder ELAINE AND LEON PAPIR Birth of grandson Nolan Rita and Mike Bloom Marilyn Claire Karen Kuhn Suzanne Lapiduss and Family Stephanie and Sephen Szilagyi LISA AND HOWARD ROSENBERG Marriage of daughter Alexandra Sandra and Harold Goldfarb ADAM ROTH Happy Father’s Day Selma Roth JUDD ROTH Happy Father’s Day Selma Roth KYLE ROTH Happy Father’s Day Selma Roth PENNY AND ADAM ROTH Happy Anniversary Audrey and Jerome Cylinder MARTHA AND RON SEGEL Engagement of daughter Julie to Gary Mendelson Sybil and Barry Baiman Jeanette and Eduardo Eichenwald Iris, Jonathan, Harry & Charlie Epstein Vicki and Stan Wax BILL SILVERBERG Participation and medal winning efforts during the 2013 Special Olympics Penny, Adam, Alex and Nikki Roth SHARI SPARK AND MARK GOLDSTEIN Engagement of daughter Carlyn to Jason Jill and Jeff Blinder Iris, Jonathan, Harry & Charlie Epstein Linda and Mike Miller SAMANTHA TURNER Bar Mitzvah Debi, Dave and Jordyn Wiener LAURIE AND ROBBY WAX Son Ben’s Bar Mitzvah Lenny Abrams Judy and Marc Diamondstein Iris, Jonathan, Harry & Charlie Epstein Beth and Wes Kozinn Patti and Alan Mittleman VICKI AND STAN WAX Bar Mitzvah of grandsons Ben and Alex Lenny Abrams Joan and Izzy Brody Sylvia and Sam Bub Marilyn Claire Judy and Marc Diamondstein Jeanette and Eduardo Eichenwald Sandra and Harold Goldfarb Beth and Wes Kozinn
Patti and Alan Mittleman Cooky and Mike Notis MICHAEL WEINSTEIN Graduation from Rollins College Suzy and Greg Harris CAROL AND BOB WILSON Son Ben’s Bar Mitzvah Bonnie and Bobby Hammel
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IN HONOR BETH AND WES KOZINN Birth of grandson Owen Parker Eydie and Neil Glickstein KAREN KUHN Bar Mitzvah of grandson Justin Eydie and Neil Glickstein LOIS AND DONALD LIPSON 50th Wedding Anniversary Eydie and Neil Glickstein MARTHA AND RON SEGEL Engagement of daughter Julie to Gary Mendelson Eydie and Neil Glickstein
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The problem of forgetting
WRITINGS FROM THE
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RABBI MOSHE RE’EM Temple Beth El For a religion that places so much emphasis on remembering, one wonders what Judaism has to say about the problem of forgetting. According to the latest facts and figures released by the Alzheimer’s Association, more than five million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease. What guidance can our tradition give those who are coping with a parent or a loved one who is showing signs of dementia? Within the Conservative movement the topic has been addressed by Professor David Golinkin, a longtime chairperson of the Law Committee of the Rabbinical Assembly of Israel. He has dealt with the question, “According to Jewish law, is it permissible to
institutionalize a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease?” Professor Golinkin begins by pointing out that while the dilemma may seem modern in nature, the problem of dealing with parents who have deteriorated mentally is quite old. Already in the second century B.C.E., in the apocryphal book of Ben Sira, we find the following statement: “My son, be strong in the honor of your father, and do not leave him all the days of your life. Even if he loses sense, let him do all that he wishes and do not shame him all the days of his life.” The rabbis of the Talmud took a similar approach. They, too, discuss how to deal with a parent’s strange or abnormal behavior and, like Ben Sira, advise us not to shame or embarrass the parent. We find the following story in the Babylonian Talmud: Rav Assi [who lived in Babylon] had an aged mother. She said to him, “I want jewelry!” He made some for her. “I want a husband!” He replied, “I’ll look for one for you!” “I want a husband as handsome as you,” she replied. He left and went to Israel. When he heard that she was coming to him, he asked Rabbi Yochanon, “Is it permissible to leave Israel for the Diaspora?” He replied, “It is forbidden.” In the meantime, Rav Assi heard that her coffin was coming. He said, “Had I known, I would not have left Babylon!” (Kiddushin 31b)
Based on this Talmudic passage, the halachic authorities reached two conflicting conclusions. Maimonides (11351204) and his followers used the story to legitimate custodial care for a parent suffering from dementia, while Ra’avad of Posquieres (1120-1198) and his followers came to the opposite conclusion. However, it is important to point out that in Ra’avad’s time and place there was no option for custodial care. The first Jewish old age home seems to have been founded in Amsterdam in 1749. Based on these traditional sources, Rabbi Golinkin offers three legitimate halachic positions for someone faced with the dilemma of caring for a parent with Alzheimer’s
disease. A child “with stamina and emotional fortitude” can care for the parent him/herself. “Others,” writes Golinkin, “may place their parent in a nursing home. According to this view, a child is not personally obligated to care for the parent, if he must sacrifice his own emotional health in the process.” Maimonides and his followers maintain that “in cases of mental deterioration, the honor of the parent can be better served by an outsider who can do things the child cannot do and that the parent would not want him to do.” The third option is to keep the person at home, but to have an outsider paid “to attend to the functions which are painful or inappropriate for the child to perform.”
Although Professor Golinkin addresses the question from the perspective of the child, one could easily apply these principles to a spouse. Each one of the positions mapped out by Professor Golinkin could be applied, depending on the stage of the progression of the disease. Dealing with our loved ones as they age is no simple matter. It is both painful and difficult. These decisions are not easy. Judaism, however, can provide us with the proper guidelines so that the individual is treated with dignity and utmost respect. While the “golden years” may not be so golden for some, how we approach human illness as people age must be according to the golden rule to “love your neighbor as yourself.”
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Proud grandfather Mike Notis, while on the Jewish Federation mission to Israel, visits with his grandson, Ben, who was there for the year. HAKOL LEHIGH VALLEY | JULY/AUGUST 2013 9
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National Women's Philanthropy Board member Karen Cooper and proud Lehigh Valley Lion Wendy Born attend the International Lion of Judah Conference.
MAIMONIDES SOCIETY DONORS Marc Abo Houman Ahdieh Arthur Altman Howard Altman Alan Berger Marc Berson Jeffrey Blinder Scott Brenner John Brown David Bub Sam Bub Carol Bub Fromer Ian Carlis Arnold Cook Mitchell Cooper Karen Dacey Beth Delin Tamar Earnest Lisa Ellis Bruce Feldman Michael Feldman Jay Fisher Peter Fisher Hal Folander Henry Friess Jeffrey Gevirtz Gene Ginsberg
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2013 CAMPAIGN VOLUNTEERS 2013 Workers/Volunteers Marc Abo Lori Ahdieh Allentown AZA & BBG Sheila Berg Jeffrey Blinder Andrew Block Ellis Block Lisa Block Rance Block Ross Born Wendy Born Regina Brenner Scott Brenner Kira Bub Sylvia Bub Carol Bub Fromer Lawrence Center Daniel Cohen Zachary Cohen Gail Combs Arnold Cook Jessica Cooperman Erin Corsa Justin Corsa Marc Diamondstein Sandra Dror Glenn Ehrich Jan Ehrich Andrew Ellis Lisa Ellis Iris Epstein Jonathan Epstein Anna Figlin Cheryl Figlin-Brenner Eileen Fischmann Roberto Fischmann Amy Fisher Harry Fisher Barnet Fraenkel
Jeffrey Gevirtz Pat Glascom Lawrence Glaser Vicki Glaser Sandra Goldfarb Bennett Grossman Harvey Hakim Barry Halper Robert Hammel Ronald Harrison Hillel Students - Total 45 Representing: Lafayette College Lehigh University Moravian College Muhlenberg College Rabbi Allen Juda Seth Katzman Lisa Kirshner Beth Kozinn Carol Kranitz Joshua Krassen Lynda Krawitz Stuart Krawitz Roberta Kritzer Hartley Lachter Merry Landis Paul Langer Diane Lemberg Paul Lemberg Eva Levitt Lawrence Levitt Pam Lott Henry Luftman Lisa Markowitz Moshe Markowitz William Markson Betty Mendelson Robert Mendelson Jeannie Miller Michael Miller
Women's Division Dollar-A-Day Spring Event committee members Debi Wiener and Sara-Jane Bub celebrate their success.
Sandy Newman Mark Notis Alan Penn Mark Pitkoff Lynda Pollack Lota Post Elaine Rappaport-Bass Rabbi Moshe Re'em Judith Rodwin Nan Ronis Nicole Rosenthal Selma Roth Lynn Rothman Keren Saltz Matthew Saltz Amy Sams Martha Segel Ronald Segel Amy Silverman Mark Stein Frank Tamarkin Tama Tamarkin Stefanie Traub Eileen Ufberg Michael Ufberg Ilana Voloshin Cantor Kevin Wartell Robert Wax Stanley Wax Vicki Wax Arthur Weinrach Gerald Weisberger Rabbi David Wilensky Carol Wilson Robert Wilson James Wimmer Ilene Wood Debbie Zoller
Maimondies Society members Dr. Howard Kushnick and Dr. Michael Zager attend the first in a series of brunches. Each presented at a brunch later in the year. HAKOL LEHIGH VALLEY | JULY/AUGUST 2013 11
golf fundraiser su By Jennifer Lader Editor, HAKOL A casual observer might hardly have noticed when the eighth or ninth in a stream of golf carts stopped at the putting contest hole at the 2nd Annual Mortimer S. Schiff Memorial Golf Tournament on June 3, a Lexus Champions for Charity event. When the cart stopped at the green, four people got out and a player made the hole in one, then the group got back in the cart and drove on to the next hole. But let’s put that cart into reverse for a moment and replay the scene: A new two-person team had just arrived to staff the contest, which requires witnesses. At the hand-off of the clipboard, the previous team had said as they were leaving, “No one has gotten a hole in one yet today.” Along came the above-mentioned foursome. The Rev. Dr. Peter Pettit took the first turn; nearby, Mark Holtz waited to take the second turn. A hush fell over the group because, in golf, quiet is a must. That’s when Holtz’s club made contact with the ball, which rolled along the green and up the slight incline that had been the game changer for everyone else. But not this time; the ball continued to roll and dropped right into the hole. He went on to be one of three semi-finalists, and ultimately the finalist in the contest, but fell just short of taking home the $10,000 prize. Holtz’s initial hole-in-one was just one of many enjoyable moments at Lehigh Country Club that day for the tournament, which raised $50,000 for the Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley’s Annual Campaign for Jewish Needs. The day had started with a dairy brunch under cloudy skies. By the time of the shotgun start, the clouds were gone and the sun warmed the green. On
the slopes and especially down a scenic hillside by the club’s brook, there was even a touch of humidity that, if anything, seemed to increase the determination of the golfers. Later, in more formal attire and joined by friends who preferred to skip the green, the group sat down to a dinner in the country club dining room. Golf prizes were awarded and reverse raffle winnings handed out. Last year’s big raffle winner, Cantor Kevin Wartell, found his name the first to be pulled. It was Vicki Schiff, whose family sponsors the tournament, that was randomly chosen as the lucky winner of the $5,000 grand prize. Barnet Fraenkel, co-chairman of the tournament, was honored with the Mortimer S. Schiff Award for Prejudice Reduction for his tireless work in the Jewish community and beyond. Peter Cooper, owner of Lexus of Lehigh Valley, shocked the attendees when he showed up with passes to the U.S. Open to go up for auction. The reactions on the green and the convivial atmosphere at the dinner made it clear that many of the participants would carry something of the day with them even after the sun went down that evening. The best evidence of this came from that first successful hole-in-one for the putting contest. Moments after his success, Holtz climbed back into the golf cart, apparently ready to go on to the next hole. Yet he also appeared dazed. When asked how he had succeeded where no one else yet had, he said, “It was luck.” Beside him at the wheel, Pettit said, “That’s not luck, that’s skill.” “I’m in shock,” Holtz said, “in total shock.” And they were off to the next hole, on that continual quest for perfection that golf so quietly offers.
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Above, Lind tee member Below, Andr Markowitz. Above, Al Rowe, Bruce Pudlock, Bill Wright and Bill Knolle playing for Vinart, a Birdie level sponsor of the 2013 Mortimer S. Schiff Memorial Golf Tournament.
Above, community leaders enjoy the presentations during dinner at Lehigh Country Club. Left, Peter Cooper of Lexus of Lehigh Valley and Lenny Abrams, honorary co-chairman and emcee of the tournament.
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rk Holtz is ecstatic to score a hole-in-one in the preliminary round of the $10,000 putting contest. ddy, the Rev. Dr. Peter Pettit, was there to cheer him on.
A special thanks to the 2013 Golf Tournament Committee: Chairmen Barnet Fraenkel Richard Schiff Honorary Co-Chairmen Leonard Abrams Mark Klein
da Epstein, tournament sponsor and wife of commitr Howard Epstein. rew Harris, Bill Markson, Ross Futerfas and Steve
Above, Herb Levy, Charles Simon, Stewart Furmansky and Steve Bergstein. Below, Dinner attendees meet and greet.
Committee Houman Ahdieh Howard Epstein Stewart Furmansky Erica Hyman Richard Lerner Herb Levy Peter Pettit Rita Scheller Donald Senderowitz Larrie Sheftel Scott Waldman Jean B. Weiner
Left, Julia Hyman wins the prize for 1st net in the Women's Division. Right, Brig Boonswang is deep in thought about his next putt. Far right, Jean Weiner and Mark Holtz celebrate success. Barnet Fraenkel, right, prepares to accept the Schiff Award for Prejudice Reduction presented by the Rev. Daniel G. Gambet. HAKOL LEHIGH VALLEY | JULY/AUGUST 2013 13
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Removal of Islamist Morsi in Egypt a source of hope in Israel NEWS ANALYSIS By Ben Sales Jewish Telegraphic Agency For the second time in less than three years, Egypt is erupting in chaos, with a popular protest movement leading to a swift change in the country’s leadership. For Israelis, the Egyptian military’s removal of Mohamed Morsi from the presidency is a cause for optimism. An Islamist and a leading figure in the Muslim Brotherhood, Morsi’s brief tenure saw a further estrangement between Israel and Egypt. The Brotherhood advocates Israel’s destruction and supports Hamas, the terrorist group that governs in Gaza. And while Morsi upheld the 1979 peace treaty with Israel during his year in office, his refusal of contact with Israel and his warm relations with other Islamist governments portended future tension between the countries. With Morsi gone and the Egyptian military reasserting itself, Israel can breathe a little easier. Israel has enjoyed close cooperation with the Egyptian Army in recent decades, born of their shared interest in combating terrorist groups and maintaining stability. “To get rid of the Muslim Brotherhood is great for Egypt and for the region,” said Zvi Mazel, Israel’s ambassador to Egypt in the late 1990s. “It’s the best thing that has happened this year. One of their central goals is to destroy Israel.” The takeover also poses risks for Israel. A weak and unstable Egypt will be less able to maintain calm in the Sinai Desert, act as an anchor of stability in the Arab world or step in as a mediator between Israel and its enemies. And while dealing with a country led by secular pragmatists is obviously preferable to one led by Islamists, the 2011 Egyptian uprising showed that a government inclined positively toward Israel may only be possible amid significant repression at home. Israel thus far has stayed silent in response to the unrest in Egypt’s capital, neither praising nor condemning the military’s actions nor reaching out publicly to the new government in formation.
In an interview last week with the Italian newspaper La Corriere Della Sera, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said only that Israel is watching events in Egypt very carefully. Netanyahu also made only passing reference to Egypt in his weekly speech to the Cabinet on Sunday. The Israel Defense Forces also have reacted calmly. Troop activity on Israel’s southern border has not increased meaningfully, despite a rocket exploding recently near the resort town of Eilat and the bombing of an Egyptian gas pipeline to Jordan. Israel has allowed Egypt to move troops into the Sinai — a move prohibited by their peace treaty — as an added security measure. Despite ongoing close coordination between the Israeli and Egyptian militaries, the Sinai has been a hotspot of terrorist activity since Mubarak’s ouster, a situation that could get worse with Egypt’s top brass focused on containing the unrest in Cairo, which already has claimed dozens of lives. Morsi’s fall also has weakened Hamas, which enjoyed a small uptick in prestige during his administration. In October, the emir of Qatar became the first head of state to visit Gaza. The following month, Morsi’s mediation of the conflict between Hamas and Israel led to a slight easing of Israel’s Gaza blockade. Now, Hamas again is on the ropes. Its parent organization has been removed from leadership after only a year and it has lost some financial support from Iran for choosing to back the rebels fighting Syrian President Bashar Assad, an Iranian ally. If the Egyptian military clamps down on weapons transfers in the Sinai and underground tunnels to Gaza, it could stanch Hamas’ supply chain. For now, Israeli officials are reacting with a poker face. But if the Brotherhood’s fall portends a decline in Islamist fortunes across the region, Israelis will likely smile and collectively exhale. “The interests of the [Egyptian] government are pragmatic — to work in Sinai against terror and to revive the Egyptian economy,” Mazel said. “They may even cooperate with us more economically. It was a cold peace. We’ll see what happens now.”
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Ben and Danny Wax, children of Robby and Laurie Wax and grandchildren of Stan and Vicki Wax, count out $100 in nickels, dimes, quarters and dollar bills that they have collected at Shabbat dinner all year long. The boys generously donated their Shabbat tzedakah to the Jewish Federation’s 2013 Campaign for Jewish Needs. HAKOL LEHIGH VALLEY | JULY/AUGUST 2013 17
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was counted. The JFLV Allocations Committee worked intensively to allocate the funds raised to be used to support Jewish communal life in the Lehigh Valley, and Jews in Israel and around the world. The 2014 allocations reflect Lehigh Valley donors’ wishes to fund local, national and international needs. For every $100 allocated, nearly $39 will help meet Jewish needs overseas. That means reaching Israel, especially our partner region of Yoav; and the Jewish Federations of North America and organizations it supports, including Jews in more than 70 countries around the world. Our funds are particularly far-reaching because of the work of the Joint Distribution Committee, which in the previous year in the former Soviet Union alone helped
Lone soldier and HAKOL correspondent Sami Meir-Levi is “on assignment.” Look for her letter about her experiences in our September edition.
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168,000 impoverished elderly Jews and 26,000 children at risk. For every $100 allocated, $61 plus will go to meet local, regional and national needs. Most of this amount stays right here in the Lehigh Valley, going to vital organizations like the Jewish Community Center, the Jewish Day School and Jewish Family Service. The remaining local allocations support the Family Life Education programs offered in several synagogues, Hillel organizations, community seders, the Institute for Jewish-Christian Understanding, community grants, camp scholarships, orphaned cemeteries and more. It is because of you, our donors, our community, that the Jewish Federation is able to do so much good every year. See pages 8-11 for the year’s final honor roll of everyone who has contributed funds, including the Maimonides Society, Pomegranates and Lions of Judah.
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Carol Wilson Continues from page 1 things on behalf of their community. And of course, Wilson looks to continue the tradition of a successful women’s campaign. Growing a campaign is never an easy task, but Wilson has seen first hand what Federation dollars can do and this, she said, makes the job easier. On a Federation mission to Israel, Wilson and her family were able to visit the various sites and meet the individuals who benefit directly from our contributions. “We sit here in the Lehigh Valley raising money, and we’re very removed from it all,” she said. “But being in Israel and seeing up-close the appreciation, the happiness and the difference we can make in people’s lives inspires me to work even harder.” She noted there are tremendous needs -- not just in Israel but all over the world. There are still so many Jews in the former Soviet Union who struggle to put food on the table. And there are those here in the Lehigh Valley
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who greatly depend on the assistance of Jewish Family Service and the kosher food pantry. Wilson is a licensed social worker whose social work skills are very much intertwined with her Jewish values. “There is great value in doing for others and giving back to one’s community,” she said, “both for the recipients and for those who work on their behalf.” She said the skills of her trade will be very useful in her new role. She has experience working with individuals, groups and organizations and is able to build consensus among various parties. “I’m not a one-woman show,” she added. “We have a wealth of great ideas and talents among the women in the community, and everyone has something to offer.” She praised and thanked Eva Levitt, the outgoing president, for her mentorship and her dedication. Wilson also reiterated how important it was to have her mom as a role model. “I see myself like her, fortunate to be able to stay home with my kids while volunteering in meaningful work that engages my brain.”
And this is why it is so rewarding to her to see her children begin to follow in this path. She and her husband Bob, current Federation campaign chair and former Maimonides Society president, certainly model this example in their everyday lives, and it shows. “Ben [age 13] and Rebecca [age 9] really get it,” she said. “In Israel, they met a child who has a home because of Federation. They saw Ethiopians thriving in their communities.” Now they rarely pass a tzedakah box without putting something in. Ben, who recently became a Bar Mitzvah, “happily and proudly” gave a percentage of his gift money to the Federation and Yad Vashem’s Shoah Victims’ Names Recovery Project. “Children learn what they see and hear,” Wilson said, “and Bob and I are confident that Ben and Rebecca will carry on this tradition.” Ben and Rebecca, and indeed all in the Lehigh Valley, are quite fortunate to have Carol Wilson as a role model who, together with the entire Women’s Division, will inspire, motivate and enrich our global communities.
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Sen. Frank Lautenberg attending a Holocaust memorial ceremony in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, May 1, 2008. By Ron Kampeas Jewish Telegraphic Agency In 1982, Frank Lautenberg was running for New Jersey’s U.S. Senate spot at a time when Democrats in the state were down on their political fortunes. The Jewish community knew and liked Lautenberg, a data processing magnate who died June 3 at 89 after serving more than 30 years in Washington. Lautenberg had been chairman of the United Jewish Appeal in the previous decade and turned the charity around during a parlous economy. But Jacob Toporek, who managed Lautenberg’s Jewish campaign that year, recalls that New Jersey Jews were skeptical of Lautenberg’s chances: How likely was this political neophyte to win when the Republicans were on the rise both in the state and nationally? “We ran an ad in Jewish papers with a picture of him with Golda Meir, with a simple caption: ‘Commitment then, commitment now,’ “ said Toporek, who now directs the New Jersey State Association of Jewish Federations. The pitch worked, and the Jewish vote helped vault Lautenberg to 30 years in the Senate, where he made good on the implicit promise in the ad, becoming a history-making champion of Soviet Jewry. “When he became involved in electoral Jewish politics, he didn’t forget his Jewish involvement,” said Mark Levin, the director of NCSJ, formerly the National Council of Soviet Jewry. “He became one of the leading advocates for Jews in the Soviet Union. Lautenberg died of viral pneumonia, his office said in a statement that outlined an array of far-reaching legislation in which he had a hand. It included laws that kept convicted domestic abusers from owning guns, banned smoking on planes and made 21 the minimum
drinking age. Those who were closest to Lautenberg said the law that had the most meaning for him was the one that bears his name. The Lautenberg Amendment, passed in October 1989, facilitated the emigration of Soviet Jews by relaxing the stringent standards for refugee status, granting immigrant status to those who could show religious persecution in their native lands. The law “fundamentally changed the face of the American Jewish community,” Levin said, noting that it resulted in the emigration of hundreds of thousands of former Soviet Jews to these shores. Lautenberg grew up in Paterson, N.J., the son of poor Jewish immigrants from Poland and Russia. He liked to say his parents “could not pass on valuables, but left me a legacy of values.” He served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps in World War II and then earned a degree in economics at Columbia University through the G.I. Bill. In 1974, Lautenberg became chairman of the United Jewish Appeal. Within a year, he had increased its charitable intake to the second-highest level in its history -- an extraordinary accomplishment at a time when the United States was reeling from the energy crisis. Nate Braunstein of Allentown served as vice chairman of the UJA board while Lautenberg was chairman. “I have nothing but respect for him,” Braunstein said. “He was a marvelous leader.” Lautenberg’s Senate career was marked both by unflinching liberalism and his reputation for integrity. Lautenberg retired in 2001, but the state party called on him to run again in 2002 He won handily. JFLV staff contributed to this story.
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By Patty Carlis Congregation Keneseth Israel PresidentElect
Congregational meetings are business first and foremost, an opportunity to hear the “State of the Congregation” from leadership. Words like fun, festive and celebratory usually don’t come up a lot. That was not the case at the 2013 Congregation Keneseth Israel’s annual meeting on June 2. That meeting launched a week of celebration for our 110th anniversary. The tone throughout the celebration was one of optimism as the congregation looks forward to the next 110
years and celebrates because Rabbi Seth Phillips, at the request of the Rabbi Search Committee, has agreed to continue on with KI. The Rabbi Search Committee, which I was fortunate to chair, had confirmed what many already knew and secretly – or not so secretly -- hoped for, that Rabbi Seth is the best rabbi for KI. Although he had been hired a year ago on an “interim” basis, he has quickly become part of the KI family. His presence, humor, warmth and kind words have touched all of our congregants and many in the community. The search committee’s work further confirmed
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KI forges future
Congregation Keneseth Israel members, friends and former rabbis celebrate the congregation’s 110th anniversary and welcome Rabbi Seth Phillips as their “settled” rabbi. with our “Some Enchanted Evening” gala event on Saturday night, including more scrumptious food, this time prepared by Brotherhood president, Chef Eric Rappaport. Over 120 congregants danced the night away, enjoying good company and a festive mood. We look to the future with enthusiasm and optimism. With Rabbi Seth, Cantor Jenn, Director of Education Stacey Delcau and Matan Peled leading our Youth Engagement, KI is poised for great things.
We are pleased to share our good fortune with the community and are opening our doors for our Sumer BBQ on August 25 and for the High Holidays. Tickets for the High Holidays are free, although reservations are required. Reservations are required for the barbecue as well. Please call the temple office at 610-435-9074 to RSVP for either or both, and visit the website www.kiallentown.org for service times. Donations are welcome and appreciated.
long school year, sometimes all you want to do is hang out with your friends and relax. That’s precisely what happened for Allentown BBYO the weekend that school let out. On June 15, Allentown BBYO got together and had a pool party. The whole afternoon was spent swimming in the pool and playing ultimate frisbee. After that, the whole group got together and said havdalah and roasted marshmallows over an open fire. People forgot all of the worries they had been having the week before and celebrated the freedom they now possessed. This was the last event for Al-
lentown BBYO for the school year. I don’t think that it would be possible to have more fun than we had this year. Through sports events, chapter meetings and other days of just chilling out, our group became very close. There were friends that we had known for years and new people we were excited to meet. But even though this year was great, we are working hard on making next year even better. At the start of the school year BBYO will start up again. Hopefully, we will see you there with us and you too will be able to understand just how much fun BBYO can be.
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Small garden, big results: We have a followup from Cathy Leiber, master gardener, who advised us on small gardens in this spring’s Home & Garden special section. Here (below right), her son, Daniel Leiber, who is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America and works for SODEXO as chef and sustainability coordinator, shows what the garden is producing. Cathy says, “Daniel runs our farm, taking care of the chickens and ... lambs!”
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Too much of a good thing: These turnips are ready for thinning.
“Trade ya!” Temple Beth El held its annual plant exchange this spring. Contact the temple office at 610-435-3521 to get in on next year’s exchange.
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Dog days: Cinnabon relaxes near the garden.
We love our volunteers! This hollyhock “volunteered itself” from a seed lodged in a crack in the sidewalk.
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Community Calendar To list an event in the Community Calendar, submit your information on our website, www.jewishlehighvalley.org, under the “Upcoming Events” menu. All events listed in the Community Calendar are open to the public and free of charge, unless otherwise noted. Programs listed in HAKOL are provided as a service to the community. They do not necessarily reflect the endorsement of the Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley. The JFLV reserves the right to accept, reject or modify listings.
Congregations BNAI ABRAHAM SYNAGOGUE
1545 Bushkill St., Easton – 610.258.5343 Rabbi Daniel Stein, Conservative MORNING MINYAN services are Thursday mornings at 7:25 a.m., SHABBAT EVENING services are Fridays at 8 p.m., SHABBAT MORNING services are Saturdays at 9:30 a.m., RELIGIOUS SCHOOL classes are Wednesdays at 4:15 p.m. and Sundays at 9:30 a.m..
CHABAD OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY
4457 Crackersport Rd., Allentown – 610.336.6603 Rabbi Yaacov Halperin, Chabad Lubavitch SHABBAT EVENING services are held once a month seasonally, SHABBAT MORNING services are held Saturdays at 10 a.m., RELIGIOUS SCHOOL classes are held Wednesdays at 4:30 p.m. and Sundays at 10 a.m.
CONGREGATION AM HASKALAH
Bethlehem – 610.435.3775 Reconstructionist Weekly Shabbat services and a monthly family service with potluck dinner. Religious school meets Sunday mornings. E-mail am.haskalah.office@gmail.com to be added to list for exact times and locations.
CONGREGATION BETH AVRAHAM
439 South Nulton Ave., Palmer Township – 610.905.2166 Rabbi Yitzchok Yagod, Orthodox SHABBAT EVENING starts half an hour after candle lighting. SHABBAT MORNING starts at 9:30 a.m., followed by a hot kiddish. Contact the synagogue for exact times and locations.
CONGREGATION BRITH SHOLOM
1190 W. Macada Rd., Bethlehem – 610.866.8009 Rabbi Allen Juda, Conservative MINYAN is at 7:45 a.m. on Mondays and Thursdays, 9 a.m. on Saturdays and holidays. RELIGIOUS SCHOOL classes every Tuesday/Thursday at 4:15 p.m.
CONGREGATION KENESETH ISRAEL
2227 Chew St., Allentown – 610.435.9074 Rabbi Seth D. Phillips | Cantor Jennifer Duretz Peled, Reform Services begin at 7:30 p.m. every Friday night. The first Friday of the month is a FAMILY SERVICE and celebration of birthdays and anniversaries. RELIGIOUS SCHOOL classes are held Wednesdays at 4 p.m. and Sundays at 9:30 a.m.
CONGREGATION SONS OF ISRAEL
2715 Tilghman St., Allentown – 610.433.6089 Rabbi David Wilensky, Orthodox SHACHARIT: Sundays at 8:30 a.m., Mondays and Thursdays at 6:30 a.m., Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 6:45 a.m.
TEMPLE BETH EL
1305 Springhouse Rd., Allentown – 610.435.3521 Rabbi Moshe Re’em | Cantor Kevin Wartell Conservative WEEKDAY MORNING MINYAN services at 7:45 a.m. and Sunday at 9 a.m. SHABBAT EVENING SERVICES at 7:30 p.m. with the last Friday evening of the month featuring our Shira Chadasha Service. Shabbat morning services at 9 a.m. followed by kiddush. RELIGIOUS SCHOOL classes every Tuesday/Thursday at 4 p.m. and Sunday at 10 a.m. Midrasha school classes Monday at 7 p.m. SHALSHELET — Temple Beth El’s innovative high school program — meets bi-monthly on Monday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m. Shalshelet (the chain) is open to ALL 10th-, 11th- and 12th-grade students in the Lehigh Valley. For more information contact Alicia Zahn, religlious school director, at school@bethelallentown.org.
TEMPLE COVENANT OF PEACE
1451 Northampton St., Easton – 610.253.2031 Rabbi Melody Davis | Cantor Jill Pakman Reform TCP holds SHABBAT EVENING SERVICES every Friday night at 7:30 p.m., and a RENEWAL SHABBAT MORNING SERVICE on the 4th Saturday of the month at 10 a.m. A FAMILY SHABBAT SERVICE is held on the second Friday night of each month. Our services reflect a diverse culture of traditional, innovative and musical experiences with a Reform Jewish context. RELIGIOUS SCHOOL meets on Sunday mornings from 9:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. We have family potluck dinner at 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Friday of the month. For more information about our temple and activities, see our website at www.tcopeace.org or look us up on Facebook.
TEMPLE SHIRAT SHALOM
Cantor Ellen Sussman Reform Friday night SHABBAT WORSHIP SERVICES held at 7 p.m. at The Swain School, 1100 South 24th St., Allentown. For more information, e-mail ContactUs@templeshiratshalom.org or call 610-820-7666.
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however, walk-ins are welcome. You are welcome to bring blankets or lawn chairs, although seating will be provided on the patio. (Donations will be accepted at the door.)
TUESDAY, JULY 16 TCP Brew-Ha-Ha Coffeehouse
7 p.m., Temple Covenant of Peace. Where good times are brewing! Join us for an evening of music, stories, comedy, poetry and a good time for all. Wine and cheese, coffee, tea and luscious desserts are included in the modest donation of $5. All welcome! Additional dates: Sunday, July 28, at 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday, August 14, and Sunday, August 25, at 7 p.m.
SUNDAY – MONDAY, JULY 21 - 22 KI Sisterhood Flea Market
9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Congregation Keneseth Israel. KI Sisterhood is hosting our annual flea market. With donations of gently used items from our members, we’ll turn our Social Hall into our very own department store. We have something for everyone -- furniture, jewelry, children’s clothes and toys, shoes, purses, men’s and women’s clothes, coats, household items, electronics and more. Come early to get the best deals. Monday is “bag day” -- buy a bag for $5 and see how much you can fit in it. The flea market is open to the public -- invite your friends and family to shop with you. Our flea market helps support what KI Sisterhood does for KI and the community -- please come to shop and show your support. For more information, contact Michele Salamon at 610-7060855 or michele.salamon@gmail.com.
SUNDAY, JULY 28 PJ Library Build-A-Stuffed-Animal Workshop
10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., JCC of Allentown. Come enjoy a morning of fun water activities and make your own stuffed animal outside under the tent at the JCC. Each child will receive a birth certificate for his or her new friend. There will be snacks and, of course, a PJ Library story. $12 per child attending/one stuffed animal per child. Accompanying parents are free. Must register and pre-pay at the JCC front desk by July 19 to make sure we have sufficient supplies. REGISTER EARLY: This event may sell out. Sponsored by Andrew and Christy Block and Brad and Robyn Finberg. Contact Brenda Finberg for more information at bfinberg@lvjcc.org.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 31 Jewish Family Service Brunch and Learn 9:45 a.m., Jewish Family Service. Summer is for fun! Enjoy a relaxing, fun-filled summer morning with Debbie Zoller, JFS executive director. She will tell us lots of funny jokes and entertaining stories. $3 per person. Reservations needed. Call 610-821-8722 by July 29.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 3 TCP’s Family Game Night
6 p.m., Temple Covenant of Peace. D&D, Scrabble, charades, pinochle, whatever! Come and join us for an evening of games, laughter and most of all fun! Call Temple Covenant of Peace for information, 610-253-2031.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7 Adults at the J: Go Native!
4:30 to 6 p.m., Edge of the Woods Native Plant Nursery, 2415 Rt. 100, Orefield. Experience nature and learn from the experts. Join us on a private tour of the only nursery in the Lehigh Valley that specializes in native plants. Meet at the nursery (rain or shine!) for the tour, question & answer session, a raffle giveaway and time to browse. Free for JCC members, $6 for non-members. Register at the JCC Welcome Desk (610-435-3571). Reservation deadline is August 2. Questions? Contact Amy Sams, JCC Adult Programs Coordinator, asams@lvjcc.org.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 10 Temple Beth El Jazz Ensemble
9 p.m., Temple Beth El. Please join us “on the Patio” for a Jazz-infused Havdalah followed by an evening of cool jazz, wine and cheese, refreshments and desserts, with Temple Beth El’s own Dave Listwa and Friends. Featuring jazz classics, originals and jazz renditions of traditional Jewish tunes, this spectacular rain or shine event is hosted by the Temple Beth El Cultural Arts Committee. This is a FREE event! RSVPs on Facebook or to the office (610-435-3521) are appreciated,
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14 8th Annual Brith Sholom Golf Outing
Shotgun start 1 p.m., dinner 6 p.m., Willowbrook Country Club. Enjoy 18 holes of golf with prizes for men and women and dinner catered by Boscov’s. Cost is $100 per person including cart, green fees and dinner, or $45 per person for dinner only. Reserve your spot by July 19. Make checks payable to Congregation Brith Sholom and mail to Jerry Hausman, 1201 Butztown Road #24, Bethlehem, PA 18017.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 25 KI Summer Open House BBQ and Family Feud
4 p.m., Hosted by KI’s Religious School Committee, the 2nd Annual BBQ will be the kick-off for the upcoming year. Meet Stacey Delcau, KI’s new director of education, and register for religious school. Have a delicious meal prepared by the KI Brotherhood, catch up with Rabbi Seth and Cantor Jenn, learn about KI, see old friends and make some new ones. And for those who like a good game, we’ll also have our own version of “Family Feud,” so come ready to play. You can also RSVP to get your free tickets for the high holidays. RSVP to the temple office at 610-435-9074 by August 14. Event is free of charge; donations are welcome and appreciated.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28 Jewish Family Service Brunch and Learn 9:45 .m., Jewish Family Service. Are you looking for something different from the same old dishes you’ve been serving on Rosh Hashanah and for break-the-fast? Do you want the meals to be healthful and delicious? It is usually hard to come up with dishes that combine new tastes and healthfulness, but nutritionist Anita Hirsch can help you with some fresh ideas at our Brunch and Learn. $3 per person. Reservations needed. Call 610-821-8722 by August 26.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 31 Community Selichot Service 9 p.m., Congregation Brith Sholom. The Clergy Group and several congregations will honor the upcoming retirement of Brith Sholom’s Rabbi Allen Juda at this year’s community selichot service. Rabbi Juda will speak on the topic “Forgive, Even if You Don’t Forget.” The Selichot community choir, under the direction of Shari Spark, will perform, and many area rabbis and cantors will participate. All are welcome.
Honorable MENSCHens Adrian Shanker Lehigh Valley Business recently named Adrian Shanker, an active member of the Lehigh Valley Jewish community, as one of its “Forty Under 40” top business professionals. Shanker is special projects manager at Wolper Information Services in Easton, where he is involved in marketing, social media and government relations. The President of Equality Pennsylvania, the statewide political organization working to advance LGBT Equality throughout the commonwealth, he has led successful efforts to pass same-sex partner benefits for city workers in Allentown and Easton and a non-discrimination law in Bethlehem. Shanker and his husband, Brandon Pariser, are members of Congregation Am Haskalah and he is on the Young Alumni Council at Muhlenberg College. Want to see your accomplishments in the pages of HAKOL? E-mail them to hakol@jflv.org.
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Shabbat & Yom Tov Candlelighting Times Friday, July 19
8:12 pm
Friday, August 9
7:51 pm
Friday, July 26
8:06 pm
Friday, August 16
7:42 pm
Friday, August 2
7:59 pm
Friday, August 23
8:32 pm
High Holy Day Schedule of Services at area synagogues Allentown CHABAD OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY
Rabbi Yaacov Halperin, Chabad Lubavitch 4457 Crackersport Rd, Allentown 610.351.6511 EREV ROSH HASHANAH Wednesday, September 4 7:15 p.m. Evening Services 8:00 p.m. Community Dinner ROSH HASHANAH Thursday, September 5 9:30 a.m. Morning Services 11:00 a.m. Shofar Blowing 6:00 p.m. Tashlich Service 7:30 p.m. Evening Services
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Rabbi Seth D. Phillips Cantor Jennifer Duretz Peled, Reform 2227 Chew St., Allentown | 610.435.9074 EREV ROSH HASHANAH Wednesday, September 4 7:30 p.m. Evening Services ROSH HASHANAH Thursday, September 5 10:00 a.m. Morning Services 10:00 a.m. Youth Services for 2nd-5th graders 4:00 p.m. Tashlich Service at Cedar Beach SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE Sunday, September 8 3:00 p.m. Keneseth Israel Cemetery
Friday, September 6 9:30 a.m. Morning Services 11:00 a.m. Shofar Blowing
EREV YOM KIPPUR Friday, September 13 7:30 p.m. Kol Nidre Service
EREV YOM KIPPUR Friday, September 13 7:00 p.m. Kol Nidre Service
YOM KIPPUR Saturday, September 14 10:00 a.m. Morning Services 1:30 p.m. Meditation Service 3:00 p.m. Afternoon Service 4:30 p.m. Yizkor Service 5:30 p.m. Neilah Service 6:30 p.m. Break-the-Fast
YOM KIPPUR Saturday, September 14 9:30 a.m. Morning Services 11:30 a.m. Yizkor (memorial service) 5:45 p.m. Afternoon Services 6:45 p.m. Neilah Closing Service Fast ends at 7:55 p.m., followed by light refreshments SUKKOT Thursday, September 19 10:00 a.m. Morning Services Friday, September 20 10:00 a.m. Morning Services EREV SHEMINI ATZERET Wednesday, September 25 6:45 p.m. Evening Services SHEMINI ATZERET Thursday, September 26 10:00 a.m. Morning Services 11:30 a.m. Yizkor (memorial service) EREV SIMCHAT TORAH Thursday, September 26 7:00 p.m. Evening Services SIMCHAT TORAH Friday, September 27 10:00 a.m. Morning Services
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CONGREGATION AM HASKALAH
Tamara Cohen, student rabbi Reconstructionist Unless otherwise noted, holiday services will be held at: Jewish Community Center of Allentown 702 N. 22nd St., Allentown | 610.435.3775 EREV ROSH HASHANAH Wednesday, September 4 6:00 p.m. Family-Friendly Service ROSH HASHANAH Thursday, September 5 9:00 a.m. Morning Services, followed by tashlich and potluck picnic at Cedar Beach Friday, September 6 9:00 a.m. Morning Services EREV YOM KIPPUR Friday, September 13 6:30 p.m. Kol Nidre Service YOM KIPPUR Saturday, September 14 9:00 a.m. Morning Services 12:00 p.m. Yizkor (memorial service), followed by Creative Avodah service 6:00 p.m. Mincha 8:30 p.m. Break-the-fast
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EREV SUKKOT Wednesday, September 18 6:00 p.m. Sisterhood pizza party and crafts 7:30 p.m. Sukkot Worship Service
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CONGREGATION SONS OF ISRAEL
Rabbi David Wilensky, Orthodox 2715 Tilghman St., Allentown 610.433.6089 S’LICHOS PROGRAM Saturday, August 31 1:00 a.m. Selichos 8:00 a.m. Selichos EREV ROSH HASHANAH Wednesday, September 4 6:00 a.m. Selichos/Shacharis 7:05 p.m. Mincha 7:10 p.m. Candle lighting 7:30 p.m. Maariv ROSH HASHANAH Thursday, September 5 8:00 a.m. Shacharis 10:30 a.m. Shofar Blowing 5:30 p.m. Mincha, followed by Tashlich 7:30 p.m. Maariv 8:10 p.m. Candle lighting, before* Friday, September 6 8:00 a.m. Shacharis 10:30 a.m. Shofar Blowing 7:00 p.m. Mincha/Maariv 7:07 p.m. Candle lighting, before* SHABBOS SHUVAH Saturday, September 7 9:00 a.m. Shacharis followed by Shabbos Shuvah drasha 6:50 p.m. Mincha 8:06 p.m. Shabbat ends FAST OF GEDALIAH Sunday, September 8 5:24 a.m. Fast begins 8:15 a.m. Selichos, Shacharis 6:50 p.m. Mincha 8:05 p.m. Fast ends Monday-Thursday, September 9-12 6:00 a.m. Selichos/Shacharis (M&Th) 6:05 a.m. Selichos/Shacharis (T&W) 6:55 p.m. Mincha/Maariv EREV YOM KIPPUR Friday, September 13 6:30 a.m. Selichos/Shacharis 3:00 p.m. Mincha 6:55 p.m. Candle lighting 7:00 p.m. Kol Nidre 7:11 p.m. Fast begins YOM KIPPUR Saturday, September 14 8:00 a.m. Shacharis 11:00 a.m. Sermon and Yizkor 5:00 p.m. Mincha 6:30 p.m. Neilah 7:55 p.m. Maariv and Children’s Havdalah Processional
EREV SUKKOT Wednesday, September 18 6:40 p.m. Mincha 6:41 p.m. Candle lighting, before* 7:00 p.m. Maariv SUKKOT Thursday, September 19 9:00 a.m. Shacharis 6:45 p.m. Mincha, Class 7:10 p.m. Maariv 7:46 p.m. Candle Lighting, after* Friday, September 20 9:00 a.m. Shacharis 6:40 p.m. Mincha, Class 6:43 p.m. Candle lighting, before* 7:05 p.m. Maariv SHABBOS CHOL HAMOED Saturday, September 21 9:00 a.m. Shacharis 6:25 p.m. Mincha 7:43 p.m. Shabbos ends CHOL HAMOED SUCCOS Sunday-Tuesday, September 22-24 6:15 a.m. Shacharis (M&T) 8:30 a.m. Sacharis (S) 6:35 p.m. Mincha/Maariv HOSHANA RABBAH Wednesday, September 25 6:00 a.m. Shacharis 6:35 p.m. Mincha, Class 6:35 p.m. Candle lighting SH’MINI ATZERES Thursday, September 26 9:00 a.m. Shacharis 10:45 a.m. Yizkor (approx. time) Tefillas Geshem 6:30 p.m. Mincha 6:55 p.m. Maariv, Kiddush, Hakafos 8:04 p.m. Candle lighting, after* SIMCHAS TORAH Friday, September 27 9:00 a.m. Shacharis Hakafos, Torah readings, Kol Hane’arim, Mincha after Mussaf 6:32 p.m. Candle lighting, before* 6:50 p.m. Kabbalas Shabbos * from existing flame
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TEMPLE BETH EL
Rabbi Moshe Re’em Cantor Kevin Wartell, Conservative 1305 Springhouse Rd., Allentown 610.435.3521 EREV ROSH HASHANAH Wednesday, September 4 7:15 p.m. Memorial Plaques dedication 8:00 p.m. Evening Services ROSH HASHANAH Thursday, September 5 8:30 a.m. Shacharit 9:45 a.m. Torah Service and Musaf 9:45 a.m. Traditional Service 9:45 a.m. Children and Teen Services 7:45 p.m. Ma’ariv Service
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EREV SIMCHAT TORAH Thursday, September 26 7:00 p.m. Evening Services
Easton
SIMCHAT TORAH Friday, September 27 8:30 a.m. Morning Services
BNAI ABRAHAM SYNAGOGUE
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TEMPLE SHIRAT SHALOM Cantor Ellen Sussman, Reform 610.820.7666 Unless otherwise noted, holiday services held at: The Scottish Rite Center 1533 Hamilton Street, Allentown EREV ROSH HASHANAH Wednesday, September 4 7:30 p.m. Evening Services ROSH HASHANAH Thursday, September 5 9:00 a.m. Family High Holy Day experience with Meidan Keidar 10:00 a.m. Morning Services EREV YOM KIPPUR Friday, September 13 7:30 p.m. Kol Nidre Service YOM KIPPUR Saturday, September 14 9:00 a.m. Family High Holy Day experience with Meidan Keidar 10:00 a.m. Morning Services 1:00 p.m. Meditation Service 3:00 p.m. Afternoon Service 4:30 p.m. Yizkor Service 6:00 p.m. Neila EREV SUKKOT Wednesday, September 18 7:00 p.m. Sukkot Services at home of Cantor Sussman SIMCHAT TORAH Wednesday, September 25 7:00 p.m. Evening Services at The Swain School
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Bethlehem CONGREGATION BRITH SHOLOM
Rabbi Allen Juda, Conservative 1190 W. Macada Rd., Bethlehem 610.866.8009 EREV ROSH HASHANAH Wednesday, September 4 7:30 p.m. Evening Services ROSH HASHANAH Thursday, September 5 8:00 a.m. Morning Services 6:00 p.m. Tashlich 7:00 p.m. Afternoon/Evening Services Friday, September 6 8:00 a.m. Morning Services EREV YOM KIPPUR Friday, September 13 6:30 p.m. Afternoon Services 6:45 p.m. Kol Nidre Service
EREV YOM KIPPUR Friday, September 13 6:45 p.m. Kol Nidre Services
YOM KIPPUR Saturday, September 14 10:00 a.m. Morning Services 5:15 p.m. Afternoon/Evening Services
YOM KIPPUR Saturday, September 14 8:30 a.m. Shacharit 9:45 a.m. Torah Service, Yizkor & Musaf 9:45 a.m. Traditional Service (Torah, Yizkor & Musaf services) 9:45 a.m. Children and Teen Services 4:15 p.m. Healing Service 5:15 p.m. Mincha 6:45 p.m. Neila 6:45 p.m. Jewish Family Program 8:00 p.m. Shofar Blowing
EREV SUKKOT Wednesday, September 18 7:00 p.m. Evening Services
Friday, September 20 9:00 a.m. Morning Services SHEMINI ATZERET Thursday, September 26 9:00 a.m. Service - Yizkor
SUKKOT Thursday, September 19 9:00 a.m. Morning Services
SHEMINI ATZERET Thursday, September 26 9:00 a.m. Morning Services/Yizkor
SIMCHAT TORAH Friday, September 27 9:00 a.m. Morning Services
ROSH HASHANAH Thursday, September 5 9:00 a.m. Morning Services 11:00 a.m. Shofar blowing 11:30 a.m. Jr. Congregation Service 4:00 p.m. Tashlich (Meet at home of Rabbi Stein) Friday, September 6 9:00 a.m. Morning Services 11:00 a.m. Shofar blowing SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE Sunday, September 8 12:00 p.m. South Side Cemetery 12:45 p.m. Forks Cemetery EREV YOM KIPPUR Friday, September 13 6:45 p.m. Performance of Max Bruch’s Kol Nidre by members of the Pennsylvania String Ensemble 7:00 p.m. Kol Nidre Service YOM KIPPUR Saturday, September 14 9:00 a.m. Morning Services 11:40 a.m. Yizkor 11:45 a.m. Jr. Congregation Service 5:45 p.m. Mincha 6:45 p.m. Neila 7:30 p.m. Maariv 7:45 p.m. Break-the-fast SUKKOT Thursday, September 19 7:25 a.m. Morning Services, breakfast in the sukkah to follow Friday, September 20 9:30 a.m. Morning Services, kiddush in the sukkah SHEMINI ATZERET Thursday, September 26 7:25 a.m. Morning Services 8:00 a.m. Yizkor EREV SIMCHAT TORAH Thursday, September 26 7:30 p.m. Family Service SIMCHAT TORAH Friday, September 27 9:30 a.m. Morning Services
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TEMPLE COVENANT OF PEACE
EREV ROSH HASHANAH Wednesday, September 4 7:30 p.m. Evening Services ROSH HASHANAH Thursday, September 5 9:15 a.m. Children’s Service 10:30 a.m. Morning Services 12:30 p.m. Rosh Hashanah tea 2:00 p.m. Tashlich Friday, September 6 10:30 a.m. Renewal-style Service
Friday, September 20 9:00 a.m. Morning Services
EREV SIMCHAT TORAH Thursday, September 26 7:00 p.m. Family Service
EREV ROSH HASHANAH Wednesday, September 4 7:00 p.m. Evening Service
Rabbi Melody Davis Cantor Jill Pakman, Reform 1451 Northampton St., Easton 610.253.2031
Friday, September 5 8:30 a.m. Shacharit 9:45 a.m. Torah Service 11:00 a.m. Contemporary Family Service
SUKKOT Thursday, September 19 9:00 a.m. Morning Services 10:00 a.m. DOR L’DOR Program
Rabbi Daniel Stein, Conservative 1545 Bushkill Street, Easton | 610.258.5343
SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE Sunday, September 8 1:30 p.m. Graveside service at Easton Cemetery EREV YOM KIPPUR Tuesday, September 25 7:30 p.m. Kol Nidre Service YOM KIPPUR Wednesday, September 26 9:15 a.m. Children’s Service 10:30 a.m. Morning Services 5:00 p.m. Afternoon Services/Yizkor 7:00 p.m. Neila 8:10 p.m. Break-the-fast
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SAVE THE DATE
Federation annual meeting shows what one, or many, can do
JFLV Campaign Kickoff TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
New and returning campaign volunteers: Kick off the Jewish Federation’s 2014 Campaign for Jewish Needs • Solicitor training • Motivational tips • Debut of 2014 Campaign materials
Above, past presidents and honorary board members. Left, Iris Epstein and family greet the Braunsteins.
Contact Judy Diamondstein at 610-821-5500 or judy@jflv.org to learn more.
Mazel tov to Judy Diamondstein Judy Diamondstein, assistant executive director of the Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley, was chosen as one of 19 professionals for the inaugural class of Fundraising University, a year-long immersive learning experience sponsored by the Jewish Federations of North America.
Above, Joan Brody accepts a gift of appreciation from Executive Director Mark L. Goldstein. Below, Bob Wilson, center, presents Eileen Fischmann and Michael Miller with the Pomerantz Awards for Campaign Excellence.
Above, President Barry J. Halper thanks Sandra Goldfarb for serving six years as board treasurer. Below, Assistant Executive Director Judy Diamondstein “pins” Barnet Fraenkel, new honorary vice president.
Above, Consul General Yaron Sideman motivates the crowd.
Judy’s experience will be invaluable to the whole community. We wish her well.
Above, Michael and Linda Miller, left, prepare for an exciting evening.
By Stephanie Smartschan JFLV Director of Marketing Her story was both personal and profound. Plucked out of poverty and adopted at 18 months old, her parents instilled in her a deep-seated responsibility to pay it forward. “Many friends, acquaintances and even my own husband have frequently asked me why I volunteer as much as I do. It’s simple really. Not only are we commanded by Torah to give charity and help the poor, but I want to emulate my parents and help other people less fortunate than me as my parents have done for me and others,” said Iris Epstein, in accepting the George Feldman Achievement Award for Young Leadership at the Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley’s annual meeting on June 13. “When you give of your time and/or money, you may never know the [beneficiaries] of your generosity. It could be your neighbor, a stranger from across town or even across the world. And, who you are helping today by some cosmic divine intervention, may be standing here in front of your children or grandchildren telling their story, like I am telling mine to you tonight.” Epstein’s speech was just one of many highlights at this year’s event. Michael Miller and Eileen Fischmann accepted the Pomerantz Award for Campaign Excellence. Joan Brody was honored for her 23 years of service to the Federation, most recently as office manager and executive assistant. Though she said she had “mixed feelings” about
leaving, as the Federation staff and volunteers have been a major part of her life for over two decades, she hopes to come back as a volunteer herself -- after a little time off. In presenting Barnet Fraenkel for honorary vice president, Wendy Born spoke of his commitment to the community, but also added a personal touch: “It’s worth noting that Barnet’s father, Fabian, of blessed memory, was an honorary treasurer of the Federation Board of Directors,” Born said. “Barnet, I had the privilege of being a friend of your parents’ and know how proud they were of you. You once told me your mom was proud of everything you did, even brushing your teeth. I know how tickled and proud they would be of you tonight.” In his report to the community, Federation President Barry J. Halper spoke of the achievements of the past year, and also about components of the Jewish community strategic plan that are moving forward. “We should be excited about what this community can become,” Halper said. “Through an invigorated fundraising campaign, we can provide not only for our critical needs, but also turn our loftiest aspirations into reality. We can be a place flourishing with learning; with novel programs geared toward the various components of our community; with people finding opportunities within the Jewish community that will excite them and entice them to participate. As our community looks forward, we can envision a bright future based on a shared vision among our institutions and constituents.”