October 16, 2015

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The Shabbos Project is back in R.I.

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A havdalah concert in Buenos Aires in 2014.

Shabbos Project rallies 5,000 partners across 500 cities

BY MAAYAN JAFFE JNS.ORG – Hundreds of thousands of Jews. Hundreds of thousands of challahs, candlesticks, and zemirot (Jewish songs). Havdalah.

From Oct. 23-24, Jews of all ages, levels of religious obser-

vance and geographic locations will come together to celebrate the Jewish people’s oldest friend: Shabbat.

“Shabbos has been with us since the formation of our people and with every step of our

Rhode Island is participating in The Shabbos Project again this year. Community members are encouraged to join with others for a Shabbat meal. Those interested can register their Shabbat table at theshabbosproject.org/en/ the-table. You can make your table public or private. This is the world Shabbos Project website, but tables can be shown in specific localized are On Saturday afternoon at around 5 p.m., the community will gather for a giant communal Seudah Shlishit, the traditional third meal, followed by a lively havdallah ceremony at around 7 p.m. All activities will take place at the Dwares JCC, 401 Elmgrove Ave., Providence.

Organizers encourage participation in part or all of the festivities.

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Marci Gerston of the Silicon Valley CRC with Marty Cooper and Maxine Richman.

CRC WORK GETS NATIONAL RECOGNITION

BY FRAN OSTENDORF fostendorf@jewishallianceri.org The national Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA) has recognized the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island’s Community Relations Council with a program excellence award for

its work on the Rhode Island Interfaith Coalition to Reduce Poverty. Each year, the award is given to a CRC that successfully implements exemplary programs that set an example of what other CRCs can do in their CRC | 2

The terror attacks in Israel: A timeline

BY BEN SALES TEL AVIV (JTA) – The past weeks have seen a wave of Palestinian attacks on Israelis and Israeli military operations, again prompting fears of a third intifada. Here’s a timeline of the lead-up to the unrest and the attacks themselves.

Sept. 9: Israeli Defense Min-

ister Moshe Yaalon outlaws the Mourabitat, an Islamist protest group that Israel says is violent, from the Temple Mount. Muslims, who revere the site as the Noble Sanctuary, protest the decision.

Sept. 13: Israeli security forces raid the mount in the morning, ahead of Rosh Hasha-

nah, and discover stockpiles of fi rebombs, pipe bombs and rocks that they fear will be used against Jewish worshippers.

Palestinian protesters throw rocks at Alexander Levlovich, a 64-year-old Jewish-Israeli, as he drives home from Rosh Hashanah dinner. Levlovich loses TERROR | 9

Knives confiscated at a security checkpoint near Jerusalem during a four-hour period on Oct. 14. Photo was sent to Gilor Meshulam by a military colleague.

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Arts 5 Bar | Bat Mitzvah 17-20 Business 21, 24-25 Calendar 11 Community 2-4, 6, 10, 13-16 22-23, 26, 30 D’Var Torah 7 Food 12 Obituaries 27 Opinion 8-9 Seniors 22, 26 Simchas | We Are Read 30 World 28-29

THIS ISSUE’S QUOTABLE QUOTE “Archives are a form of time travel.”

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communities.

“This award is a symbol of the work the CRC has done in the area of social justice. It signifies that the Jewish community is playing a role in working to reduce poverty and improve civil rights in our state,” said Marty Cooper, director of the CRC. “It is recognition of our dedication and leadership on these issues.”

The CRC was instrumental in founding the Rhode Island Interfaith Coalition to Reduce Poverty in 2008. The coalition serves as a faith-based voice on systemic issues that underlie poverty and calls on elected officials to make a commitment to cut poverty in Rhode Island.

Maxine Richman, an active member of the CRC, is its cochair. Rev. Betsy Aldrich Garland is the chair. The CRC plays an ongoing active role in the coalition.

The JCPA, an organization of more than a dozen national groups and more than 125 community relations councils, presented the award at its annual plenum, called the Jewish Community Town Hall, which was held Oct. 10-13 in Washington, D.C. The meeting of activists sets the community relations agenda for the organized American Jewish community.

Richman, from the CRC, represents Rhode Island on the JCPA board of directors.

In Rhode Island, the CRC

David Leach and Marty Cooper with Haya Luftig of the JCPA. works on a number of issues that impact the Jewish community, including poverty, gun violence and domestic violence.

“We do this through advocacy at both the state and national levels,” said Cooper.

He said the CRC is providing support for the Living on the Edge initiative. It has taken an active role in reducing gun violence statewide. And it is working with the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

“I am an active member of the ‘Ten Men’ program whose purpose is to let people know that domestic violence is an issue that needs to be condemned. It’s not just a women’s issue; it’s a men’s and a women’s issue.”

The CRC is also working with the Holocaust Education and

Resource Center of Rhode Island (HERCRI) to make sure legislation is introduced to require Holocaust and genocide education be taught in middle and high schools throughout Rhode Island. “We believe this education will greatly reduce the bullying epidemic in the schools,” Cooper said.

Of course, he said, much of the CRC focus is on Israel advocacy.

In addition taking the lead locally on day-to-day issues, the “Can We Talk About Israel” program that promotes positive dialogue about difficult issues is ongoing.

During the JCPA meeting, for the first time in more than nine years, the Rhode Island CRC was the primary sponsor of a resolution asking the JCPA and

Diane Fisher during the JCPA meeting. its membership to advocate for the United States to formally recognize the Armenian Genocide that took place at the turn of the 20th century. The resolution passed easily, according to Cooper.

Cooper will co-chair the CRC director’s meeting that follows the Town Hall. During this meeting, local CRC directors discuss issues that impact their work, such as BDS, Iran, the Syrian refugee situation and anti-Semitism.

“This is tremendous validation” of what the Rhode Island CRC does, said Cooper.

FRAN OSTENDORF is editor of The Jewish Voice.

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Dwares JCC launches innovative, safety-based swim program

BY STEPHANIE ROSS

Growing up in the beach town of Odessa, Ukraine, Lenny Krayzelburg began swimming lessons at age 5. Little did he know then, but he was beginning his career.

From his five-hour practices at age 9, to winning four Olympic gold medals, Krayzelburg has always known he was born to be a swimmer. However, achieving his goal was not always easy. After winning his first three gold medals (100-meter backstroke, 200-meter backstroke and 4x100meter medley relay) at the 2000 Olympic Games, Krayzelburg underwent surgery on his knee and shoulder that kept him out of most competitions for three years. In 2004, he came back to win his fourth gold medal, with the U.S. 4x100-meter medley relay team.

“The most important lesson I have learned is to be persistent, stay the course and believe in yourself,” Krayzelburg said in a recent interview. “In sports, you are going to have ups and downs.

It is important to be patient and believe in what you are doing. I’ve tried to translate those beliefs to everyday life and my business.”

His passion for swimming led him to start the Lenny Krayzelburg Swim Academy (LKSA) in 2005. The LKSA is now offered in 14 cities and eight states.

“There’s no one particular moment when I knew I wanted to start a swim program,” Krayzelburg said. “As I was in the transition between being a professional athlete to being in the real world, I wanted to do something I knew I would enjoy for the next 30 years. Fortunately, I am able to make a living loving what I do while making a difference in others’ lives.”

“Although I didn’t grow up with much of a Jewish identity, I started learning more about it in America,” Krayzelburg said.

“Throughout the years, my family has instilled Jewish values in me. Things such as respect for others and giving back are all things I have needed to achieve my success. Giving back is always gratifying, since I am able to make an impact in other lives and be an influence in young lives. They are all values of the Jewish culture.”

On Oct. 25, the LKSA will launch at the Dwares JCC with Krayzelburg in attendance.

“We want to offer our patrons the best swim program,” JCC Aquatics Director London Blake said. “According to the Talmud, parents are responsible to teach their children the Torah, a trade, and to swim – what better way than to offer a premium program that has worked in multiple cities!”

Swimming accidents are one

Children in the LKSA program in another city.

Lenny Krayzelburg of the leading causes of injuries and death in children ages one to 14, and the JCC hopes the new program will help prevent swim-related accidents in the community.

“The LKSA will make the JCC ‘the place’ for parents across Rhode Island to bring their children for swim lessons,” Blake said. “Swimming is an incredibly important life skill. By bringing this program to the JCC, we hope to make sure that no one in our community ever becomes a part of this statistic.”

The LKSA’s SwimRight Method uses a swim-float-swim technique as its foundation, and focuses on giving children the confidence that will help them stay safe in the water.

“The SwimRight Method makes the LKSA different from other swim programs,” Blake said. “It focuses on providing children with the knowledge of confidence and safety in and around the water. It ingrains the instinct to roll over onto their backs, allowing them to breathe, giving them a higher chance at saving themselves if the unthinkable happens.”

By getting children used to the water at a young age, this method combats fear of water.

“We stress learning about and practicing water safety at a young age,” Krayzelburg said.

“There are proper ways of learning how to swim, and it’s easier to build that at a young age. The R.I. area has not been exposed to this type of teaching curriculum and we are hoping to make a lasting impact.”

The Swim Academy program

offers a variety of classes: parent-tot, private lessons, group classes and stroke development.

All aquatics instructors have more than 40 hours of training in the SwimRight Method.

“We hope to continue to grow the academy and spread our brand to more cities,” Krayzelburg said. “We want to continue to perfect what we do and always look for ways to better our teaching and analyze what we are doing.”

Aspiring swimmers from the age of 3 months through adults can start the LKSA at any time and learn at their own pace.

“I have been a swim instructor for more than 10 years and this is the most amazing program I have had the pleasure of being a part of,” Blake said.

STEPHANIE ROSS is a freelance writer and marketing coordinator in Boston.

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We are the voice of the Jewish Veteran through the United Veterans Council (UVC), we work with all Veterans Organizations for the benefit of all veterans at the State and Federal level.

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Renowned historian to speak at Annual Campaign event The trial prompted Lipstadt to write “History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier.” The book talks about Lipstadt’s legal battle with Irving and sheds light on anti-Semitism and racism in general. Her book also tells how historians manipulate the truth to show their own bi-

BY HILLARY SCHULMAN hschulman@jewishallianceri.org

The name Deborah Lipstadt probably rings a bell. Lipstadt is an internationally renowned scholar and the Dorot professor of Modern Jewish History and Holocaust Studies at Emory University in Atlanta. She has written many books about antiSemitism and about being sued

by David Irving. She will be coming to Providence to share her story at the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island’s 2016 Annual Campaign event, co-chaired by Lezli and Jamie Pious and Amanda and Jeremy Isenberg on Nov. 1.

In 1993, Lipstadt wrote a book, “Denying the Holocaust: The Growing Assault on Truth and Memory,” naming Irving as a Hitler apologist and Holocaust denier. She pointed out that Irving had minimized the Holocaust’s impact, and hadn’t even acknowledged its existence for years.

Three years after the book’s launch, Irving sued Lipstadt for libel and defamation of his reputation as a historian. During the trial, documents were released with witness state-

she remarked, “As academicians, we must use our scholarship to support historical truth.

It is our responsibility.”

This poignant topic has sparked interest in Hollywood, and a movie about Lipstadt’s victory over Irving is currently in production, starring Hilary Swank as Lipstadt and Tom

Deborah Lipstadt ments and reports detailing Nazi atrocities, Auschwitz’s use as a concentration camp, and Irving’s anti-Semitic leanings and cooperation with rightwing extremists.

Judge Charles Gray found that Irving had manipulated historical data to skew it in favor of Hitler and the Third Reich, instead of laying out the facts. Gray ruled in favor of Lipstadt, ordering Irving to pay court costs and denying subsequent appeals.

ases and how that can alter the course of history.

In an interview with Lipstadt,

Wilkinson as Irving.

Learn more about Lipstadt’s work at the Jewish Alliance’s

2016 Annual Campaign event on Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. at Temple Beth-El, in Providence. Lipstadt will discuss the trial and anti-Semitism today.

Event co-chair Amanda Isenberg said, “I hope that there is a strong community presence at this event because I think it’s an important topic – and it’s so nice to have everyone come together to support the Alliance.”

Co-chair Lezli Pious agreed.

“I am honored to be co-chairing such an important event for our community with a world-renowned speaker like Deborah Lipstadt,” she said.

There will be a pre-reception for Silver Circle donors – who have given to the Alliance’s Annual Campaign for 25 years or longer – at 5:45 p.m., as well as a Double Chai Society pre-reception, beginning at 6 p.m.

For more information about this event, or to RSVP, contact Michele Gallagher at mgallagher@jewishallianceri.org or 401-421-4111, ext. 165.

HILLARY SCHULMAN is a development associate with the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island.

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Biblical tale gets a modern spin Wilbury Theatre Group stages a premiere of ‘Cain + Abel’

BY SETH CHITWOOD “I can’t kill what I love!” Cain yells as he stares straight into Abel’s eyes. This is just one of the many powerful moments in The Wilbury Theatre Group’s newest play, the premier of “Cain + Abel.”

A cast of five, led by director Susie Schutt, tackles this original work by playwright-inresidence Ben Jolivet. The play takes the well-known biblical tale of Cain and Abel and delivers the story in a modern-day setting. It adds more details to the struggle between Cain and Abel, the fi rst children in a new and confusing world.

“I found much inspiration from authors like Gregory Maguire,” Jolivet remarked. Maguire is famous for penning “Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West” and “Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister.” Jolivet approached the piece focusing on questions such as: “How did they get that way? Why do people do bad things?”

“It’s this magical realism; it a realistic world that doesn’t have realistic things,” Jolivet continued. “It’s about brothers trying to connect and who can’t because of the world changing around them.”

Jolivet grew up in Fall River, Massachusetts, with a Catholic

background. He said he found his identity within the theater, and said that this story is very much about Cain and Abel breaking away and fi nding their own identities. It’s similar to struggles that Jolivet faced trying to discover the world and what it means for him (and not unlike what many teens face).

Schutt and Jolivet have collaborated before on a few projects, but this was the fi rst play of this magnitude. “She has a great natural instinct working with playwrights,” Jolivet observed. “She doesn’t demand changes to be made but instead asks inspiring questions about the text.” Schutt, who comes from a Jewish background, says the relationship has been great. “He uses such great language and writes like people talk,” she said.

Jolivet is meticulous. There is meaning even in the plus sign of the title, which looks similar to a cross and adheres to a more competitive connection between the two names.

Although the play is not meant to have much religious narrative, Schutt and Jolivet’s different religions have made for provocative conversation during the partnership. Schutt says the play appealed to her because of “its impact on human history. … It’s a different

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As for the actors, Jeff Hodge (Cain) says that working with Jolivet is just as fun. “You want answers, but Ben is always withholding. He wants you to get there on your own.”

The cast has been working on the play since August, however WTG featured a stage reading of the play last year.

“I’m always changing things here and there. I watch the re-

hearsals and fi x a few things.”

Jolivet explained. Earlier this week, he wrote an additional monologue for a character to give her more narrative. “It’s a joy to have that opportunity to rehearse something that can still be changed,” explained Roger Lemelin, who plays the Traveler.

More than anything, Jolivet wants audiences to leave the theater realizing they have seen more than simply the Biblical tale of an epic sibling rivalry.

EDITOR’S NOTE: “Cain + Abel” runs Oct. 22 – Nov. 1 at

Roger Lemelin 393 Broad St., Providence. To buy tickets, call the box office at 401-400-7100 or contact info@thewilburygroup.org or go to their website at thewilburygroup.org.

SETH CHITWOOD is a graduate of R.I. College where he majored in Theater Performance and Film Studies. He is the creator of the LA Web Festival award-winning web series Family Problems and Lungs. More information at angelwoodpictures.com.

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Going beyond Jewish New Year’s resolutions The highest Jewish holidays have come and gone but their message remains alive and well and strong.

For us Jews, the message on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur is that we could have lived better in the previous year and ask forgiveness from God and others.

PATRICIA I dig deep into RASKIN my soul over the holidays during group prayers, chants, readings and sermons. I sit in the synagogue for hours and the time goes by – even when I’m hungry on Yom Kippur. I feel the community.

But what happens after the holidays, after we have made our amends? For me, it’s a question of how I can make this year better than the last, learn from the mistakes I made, and not repeat them. We all make mistakes, but it’s how we handle them and move on that is the true test of life’s journey.

New Year’s resolutions are not a requirement, but many make them. I think it’s a good idea. Some resolve to work harder, call their families more often, eat more nutritious foods or exercise more. I think these are all good on the surface, but

for me, it’s about being a better person and being more in touch with my foibles and addressing them. It’s also about more honest communication, the type that delivers messages in a kind way that honors the other person.

The High Holy Days are rooted in teshuvah, or repentance.

I think the next step is tikkun olam, a major tenant of Judaism meaning to repair, or heal, the world. If each of us does daily acts of tzedakah, giving aid or assistance in our own way to make the world a better place, we will make a difference.

It could be a warm smile to a stranger in need, a clothing donation, money to a charity, a gift of food to a neighbor, a phone call to stay in touch, or volunteering your time for an organization. Or it could be a bigger effort to prevent hunger, homelessness, disease, ignorance, abuse and oppression.

Whatever you choose to do, big or small, you are honoring your faith, yourself, your fellow man, the world and, most of all, God. PATRICIA RASKIN is an award-winning radio producer and talk show host. “The Patricia Raskin Show” airs on WPRO. She is a board member of Temple Emanu-El. Raskin can be reached at patriciaraskin.com.

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Shireinu to commemorate 77th anniversary of Kristallnacht On Nov. 8, Shireinu, the Jewish community chorus of Rhode Island at Temple Sinai, will perform a concert to commemorate the 77th anniversary of Kristallnacht, The Night of Broken Glass. The concert, titled “We Remember Them,” will trace the history of the Holocaust through works highlighting the events that occurred during this dark time in history.

Joining Shireinu will be singers from Woodridge Church, Temple Emanu-El of Providence, Cranston High School West, HaZamir of Providence and area cantors and rabbis.

Soloists will include Cantor Wendy J. Siegel, Cantor Brian

of music tells a different part of story. The concert begins with music that highlights the events leading up to Kristallnacht. The evening then explores topics such as the train, art and culture in the camps, the resistance, liberation, and the righteous Gentiles who helped rescue so many. The evening ends with a section of songs of remembrance, including “We Remember Them.”

The concert is scheduled for 3 p.m. at Temple Sinai, 30 Hagen Ave., Cranston. There is no admission charge and there will be a dessert reception following the concert. For more information, please contact jgluc1@aol.com.

Mayer and Cantorial Soloist Dr. Deborah Johnson. Rabbis Jeffrey Goldwasser and Richard Perlman will provide narration. The choir and soloists will be joined by an eight-piece string orchestra. There will be audio-visuals that include a presentation of the names of those who perished and who have a Rhode Island connection.

This concert was the brainchild of Artistic Director, Dr. Joel Gluck. “I wanted to provide the community with a chance to remember the victims of the Holocaust in a different way,” he said.

“We Remember Them” tells a musical story and each piece

Youth voices: A student roundtable The Holocaust Education and Resource Center of Rhode Island (HERCRI) will host its annual teacher workshop at the Rhode Island College Student Union Ballroom on Nov. 11 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. This event brings together students from high schools around the state for a roundtable discussion on the topic of “The Holocaust and Its Impact on the Future of Our Global Society.”

Together with a teacher moderator, students engage each other in discussions relating to one of four topics related to

effectively teach about the Holocaust in a way that creates a lasting impact on students.

There is no charge to attend the workshop. However, those interested in contributing to the cost of the event can make donations by check at the event, or directly on the HERCRI website, at HERCRI.org.

Interested parties should register at HERCRI.org no later than Oct. 23.

For more information please contact Paula Olivieri at polivieri@hercri.org.

the Holocaust, including “Lessons Learned, Lessons Not;” “What We Know and Where We Need to Go;” “Current Events: Mirrors of the Holocaust;” and “Then and Now: 70 Years Later – What Part Can It Play in Our Personal Lives.” Guests are invited to observe student discussions. Additionally, a panel of experienced Holocaust educators will be available to answer any questions. This event offers networking opportunities, new teaching strategies and an opportunity to gain a more solid understanding of how to

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Embracing God – Mistakes and All After Simchat Torah, we return to the very beginning of the Torah and once again have the opportunity to study all of our Genesis stories. This week’s Torah portion, Noach, is one of RABBI my favorites.

ANDREW I learned some lessons KLEIN about Noach and the Flood from a student named Jackie as she studied for her Bat Mitzvah in the fall of 2000.

Just 13 years old, this young student opened my eyes to understanding Noach in a way that I had never quite thought of before.

We read in last week’s Torah portion, Bereishit, that God created the world and everything in it, including human beings. It didn’t take long for God to become frustrated with us and our yetzer hara, our inclination to do evil. God regretted having made humans and decided to blot out every living being from the earth, except for Noah.

In this week’s parashah (you know the story), God tells

Embracing Ourselves – Mistakes and All

Noah to take a male and female of each species and save them in his ark. God creates a massive flood, covering the earth in water and decimating every living plant, animal and human on earth.

When the flood is over and the water subsides, God realizes the magnitude of God’s actions.

“Now that’s a God I can relate to. That’s how my Mom and Dad have taught me to behave when I make a mistake.” “…God said to Godself: ‘Never again will I doom the earth because of human beings, … nor will I ever again destroy every living being, as I have done.’ ” (Genesis 8:21) My student, Jackie, said something wonderful: “I think that’s God’s way of saying, ‘I’m sorry. I made a mistake. I have learned something from what I have done, and I don’t want to make that mistake again.’ ” She went on to explain that she loved thinking of God as being

flawed, making mistakes, and wanting to make up for them.

How profound. This is the brilliance of a 13-year-old and not the perspective I had been taught in rabbinical school.

As we continued studying, I was eager to hear more of her take on it.

The portion continued, “God said, ‘I now establish My covenant with you and … every living thing on earth. … never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.’ ” (Genesis 9:9-11) Jackie responded, “Now that’s a God I can relate to.

That’s how my Mom and Dad have taught me to behave when I make a mistake. I realize what I’ve done, apologize and make an agreement never to do it again.”

As we continued reading, we discovered, “God further said, ‘I have set My (rain) bow in the clouds, and it shall serve as a sign of the covenant between Me and the earth.

When I bring clouds over the earth, and the bow appears in the clouds, I will remember My covenant between Me and you … so that the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all … living creatures … on earth.” (Genesis 9:12-16)

Jackie became very excited and said, “Not only does God acknowledge God’s mistake, God promises not to make the same mistake again. Then God realizes that God might forget the promise, so God creates a reminder for Godself not to do it again. God realizes that we can all forget our promises to do better and knows we need reminders. I’m really beginning to appreciate this kind of God.” The wisdom of this young woman had a profound impact on me, and I carry it with me to this very day. I often remind adults and children – and myself – that we human beings are created b’tzelem Elohim,

we are made in the image of God. Each of us has a piece of the Divine Spark within us.

We need to remember that all the time – especially when we make mistakes. What matters most is what we do with our mistakes. Do we learn from them and atone for them?

Hopefully we realize that we truly are created in God’s image and if God can make mistakes, so can we.

Shabbat Shalom.

ANDREW KLEIN is rabbi of Temple Habonim in Barrington and secretary-treasurer of the Board of Rabbis of Greater Rhode Island.

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Bucket of things to do in New England Everyone I know has a bucket list. I have to admit, I have a small one. It’s perhaps not as extensive as some of my peers.

I’ve kept my list small so it will be manageable. It’s especially focused on New Engla nd. At one time, it was a list of all the things I wanted to do in New England during the time I lived in the area. When we EDITOR moved here I didn’t think FRAN we’d be here forever. Now OSTENDORF that I’ve lived in this community longer than anywhere else, I have readjusted and narrowed the focus a bit. And I’ve checked off more than a few items.

Friday, I went on a day trip that allowed me to check off one of the items that has been near the top of the list for quite a while: I visited the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.

Many people react with horror that I’ve lived in this area for 28 years (yes, as of Oct. 10) and have never been there. My response? Sheepishly, OK. It happens.

That is why I jumped at the chance to accompany a great group of friends to the museum I’ve read so much about.

We had a wonderful tour guide who explained the museum and its contents better than I could have hoped for. We were able to get to know a little of Mrs. Gardner and her world.

And it was pretty powerful to see the empty frames still

hanging where they did before the famous 1990 art theft. If you’ve read “The Art Forger”

by B.A Shapiro, seeing the museum and hearing about Mrs. Gardner from someone who works for the museum gives a new perspective to that novel.

I could have spent more than a day at the Gardner. There was so much to see. We all got to that museum saturation point. I think this is one bucket list item that will be easy to return to.

I know that when you live in a place with lots to see, you often take for granted some of the top attractions. I grew up in the Washington, D.C. area.

But I’ve never been inside the Washington Monument. Truth be told, most of my sightseeing in Washington happened on school field trips or with family visitors. It just never occurred to my family to take a lazy Sunday and go to the overcrowded museums. Now, when we go back for a visit, we never seem to have enough time.

As I write this, a beautiful New England fall weekend is coming to a close. Don’t let fall slip away without enjoying the beautiful weather. Get outside and take a walk. Perhaps check off something from your bucket list? There’s no time like the present to pick and choose which item to check off the list.

There are plenty of items on my list. Which one will it be for me? Big E in Springfield?

Ben & Jerry’s Factory visit?

My list is pretty wide ranging.

Perhaps a few new items will replace those that I’ve accomplished. I’m always looking for suggestions.

Now, I’ve never been on a whale watch…

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‘My So-Called Enemy’ “My So-Called Enemy” is a feature-length documentary, available on DVD, that speaks to my mind, my heart, my soul.

Lisa Gossels, director and producer of the featurelength 2010 film, explores the complexities of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through IT SEEMS the evolving p er sp e c t ive s TO ME of Israeli and Palestinian RABBI JIM teenage girls.

ROSENBERG With a touch of irony, the majority of this film is shot not in Israel and the territories but at a camp in Bridgeton, New Jersey, where the girls are participating in a 10-day leadership program under the auspices of Building Bridges for Peace, which at the time of filming had been in existence for 20 years.

It is the summer of 2002, in the midst of the Second Intifada; tensions run high. The young women, – Israeli, Palestinian, Jewish, Christian, Muslim – have been selected for their leadership potential.

Melodye, founder of Building Bridges for Peace, reminds the participants, ages 16-19, that they have been brought together to learn how to listen, really listen. They are not expected to agree with each other, nor are they expected to try to convince each other of the correctness of their opinions. Rather, their task is to affirm the dignity of each other, “to honor each other by listening.”

During their brief but intense time together, these teenagers begin to bond with each other.

The camera catches their tears, their fears, their laughter, their anger and frustration. A Palestinian expresses outrage at what she calls the Jewish dispossession of her homeland: “Before it was your country, it was another people’s country.”

To which an Israeli, whose parents are from Iran, counters: “Look at my eyes and tell me where to go ... You want to kick me out.”

In response to an Israeli’s condemnation of stone-throwing Palestinian children, a Palestinian Christian explains, “Our children didn’t have their childhood. They have nothing to do ... only to learn to hate the other side.”

In the middle of the 10-day program, on July 31, the dialogue is severely tested by news of a terrorist bombing in the cafeteria on the Hebrew University Mt. Scopus campus; six men and three women are killed, and about a hundred others are wounded. The bombing sparks a large celebration in Gaza City, with Hamas claiming that the bombing is an act of revenge for Israel’s targeted assassination of one of their military leaders. Rather than driving apart the participants during their leadership training, the bombing seems to reinforce the necessity of building bridges of communication.

As the participants prepare to return to the tinder box that is the Middle East, Melodye warns them that “camp is the easy part.” Going back to their homes, going back to a place where the faces of their newly found friends might well be transformed into the faces of their so-called enemies, will be a source of continuing challenge. Can these young women preserve their capacity to lis-

ten, to empathize, to work for peace in such a stressful and conflict-ridden environment?

The final section of Gossels’ documentary follows the lives of six of the participants for almost seven years: Adi, a Jewish Israeli; Gal, a Jewish Israeli; Hanin, a Palestinian Muslim Israeli; Inas, a Palestinian Christian; Rawan, a Palestinian Muslim; and Rezan, a Palestinian Christian. Their life stories do not proceed in the same direction.

Hanin finds her identity in her deepening connection with Islam: “I am a Muslim before I am Hanin.”

By way of contrast, Adi and Gal, as required by law, join the Israeli Defense Forces. Each of them struggles in her own way to find a balance between loyalty to her country and loyalty to her Palestinian friends.

Rezan, who early on laments that she doesn’t have a country, continues to work for peace and for the “normalization” that will come with peace: “I’m just asking and begging to live a normal life, like everyone else my age. I don’t want anything else.”

As “My So-Called Enemy” draws to a close, the last words that appear on the screen are “Gal and Rezan are still friends and still trying to connect.”

Their friendship is the embodiment of hope and possibility; their friendship means that idealism is not always defeated by so-called realism. Their friendship will not resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conf lict, but friendships like theirs are necessary first steps.

JAMES B. ROSENBERG is rabbi emeritus at Temple Habonim in Barrington. Contact him at rabbiemeritus@templehabonim.org.

U.S. decries ‘loss of innocent life, Israeli or Palestinian’ JTA – The State Department expressed its concerns about escalating violence in Israel on the day of deadly terror attacks against Israelis.

Three Israelis were killed and more than 20 injured in a rash of attacks on Oct. 13. Two of the assailants were killed during the attacks, and a Palestinian man in his 20s was killed that afternoon amid clashes with Israeli troops in the West Bank, according to reports.

“We mourn any loss of innocent life, Israeli or Palestinian,”

State Department spokesman John Kirby said in a statement. “We continue to stress the importance of condemning violence and combating incitement. We are in regular contact with the Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority.

We remain deeply concerned about escalating tensions and urge all sides to take affirmative steps to restore calm and prevent actions that would further escalate tensions.”

Presidential candidates Hillary Rodham Clinton and Ted

Cruz condemned the attacks on Israelis.

Clinton called for an end to the wave of attacks in a statement released Oct. 12.

“Men and women living in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and elsewhere cannot carry groceries or travel to prayer without looking over their shoulder,” said Clinton, who served as secretary of state during President Barack Obama’s first term in office. “It is wrong, and it must stop. There’s no place for violence – only dialogue can pro-

duce a lasting peace.”

Cruz read his Oct. 8 statement into the Congressional Record.

“My thoughts and prayers are with the Israeli people who are enduring a new escalation of Palestinian terrorism,” he said. “These attacks have been incubated by the continued incitement and glorification of violence by the Palestinian leadership, most recently

by President Mahmoud Abbas during his address at the United Nations General Assembly.

He still has yet to categorically

condemn these attacks.

“It is long past time for the United States and the international community to hold the Palestinians accountable for their incitement and support for terrorism, including through the financial payment to Palestinian terrorists who are jailed in Israel for committing acts of terrorism.”

Cruz pointed out that one victim of the recent attacks, Eitam Henkin, was a dual AmericanIsraeli citizen.

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Life is worth living We’ve just wrapped up the Jewish holi- downplayed Israel as the victim, in favor days in Israel. Basically, my life consist- of the actions of the Arab terrorists who ed of working, sleeping and observing perpetrated these crimes. There were Shabbat and the Jewish holidays. It was headlines such as, “Israelis fatally shoot a marathon of a holiday season that I’m Palestinian,” which omitted the fact that the man was shot while fleeing the scene sad to see end.

The holiday mood in Israel changed of his stabbing spree. I’ve already commented on the pro-Pala bit when the last few estine versus anti-Israel days were marked by an nature of such things in increase in attacks on previous articles and will Jews: stabbings in the not touch upon it further Old City, people shot in here. their sukkahs, and a couThe reactions within Isple killed while four of rael, however, were more their six children looked hopeful. As always, we on in horror. All of the mourned as a country. At victims were civilians. the same time, we didn’t In 2000, I returned to DANIEL STIEGLITZ allow these incidents to Israel for a second year take over our lives. If of post-high school study before attending college in the U.S. That you give into the “terror” in “terrorwas the year that the second intifada ism,” then the terrorists are beginning began. There were numerous shootings to win. For instance, within hours of the and suicide bombings that year. How incidents that took place in the Old City, did I and the rest of the country react? people went out of their way to gather in For the most part, we continued on with the areas of those attacks. I saw people business and life as usual. We never saying how, even though they hadn’t became desensitized or careless about planned on going to Jerusalem, they what was going on around us, but we made sure to go out of their way and have a cup of coffee there. Calls for prayers at didn’t let it ruin our daily lives.

Nothing that occurred in the wake of the site of an attack, as well as at the Kothese holiday attacks surprised me. To tel, were put out and answered en masse.

Street parties, planned in advance get the negativity of these events out of the way, it didn’t surprise me that some of the attacks as a way to celebrate one international newspaper headlines last time after the holidays were over,

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TERROR control of the car and crashes.

He dies the next morning.

Sept. 14: Israeli police clash with Palestinian protesters on the Temple Mount. Two Israelis are injured. The U.S. State Department calls on all sides to “refrain from provocative actions and rhetoric.”

Sept. 15: On the third straight day of clashes on the mount, 26 Palestinians and five Israeli policemen are injured.

Sept. 18: In clashes in the West Bank and eastern Jerusalem, 21 Palestinians and three Israeli police officers are injured. Also, Israel bars Muslim men under 40 from the mount and increases police presence in the Old City of Jerusalem and on the Temple Mount. Clashes temporarily die down.

Sept. 19: Rockets from the Gaza Strip land in Israel, causing no injuries. Israel retaliates with airstrikes on Gaza.

Sept. 22: If clashes continue, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas says in a speech, it could lead to an “intifada we don’t want.”

Sept. 24: Israel increases the penalty for stone throwing, upping fines and prison sentences.

Israel also relaxes the open-fire orders for police officers combating stone throwers.

Sept. 28: Riots start anew on the Temple Mount, then die down, as Israeli security forces again uncover stockpiles of weapons.

Sept. 30: Speaking to the U.N. General Assembly, Abbas

accuses Israel of using “brutal force to impose its plans to undermine the Islamic and Christian sanctities in Jerusalem.”

He also says Israel has broken Israeli-Palestinian agreements and says the Palestinian Authority will not be bound by them.

Oct. 1: Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu addresses the United Nations. In addition to a lengthy rebuke of the world’s embrace of Iran, Netanyahu reiterates his assertion that Israel seeks to maintain the status quo on the mount. He also repeats his call to restart negotiations with the Palestinians without preconditions.

At night, as they drive home through the West Bank, a Jewish-Israeli couple, Rabbi Eitam and Naama Henkin, are ambushed by terrorists and shot dead in front of their four children.

Oct. 3: A terrorist kills two rabbis in the Old City of Jerusalem. Aharon Bennett, a 22-yearold Israeli soldier, is on the way to the Western Wall when he, his wife and their two sons are attacked. He is off duty and out of uniform. His wife, Adele, 21, is seriously wounded and undergoes emergency surgery.

The second victim, Nehemia Lavi, 41, is stabbed and killed when he tries to fend off the attacker with a gun. The assailant is shot by police.

Oct. 4: Moshe Malka, 15, is stabbed near the Old City. The alleged assailant, Fadi Alloun, is shot by police as he flees the scene. But the Palestinians claim that Alloun is innocent

proceeded as scheduled. Large numbers of people came out to enjoy themselves.

Thousands of people even attended a Bon Jovi concert over the holiday. These were not acts of defiance, just acts of living.

During the second intifada, my parents didn’t like that fact that I traveled where I wanted to and when I wanted to in Israel, as I still do to this day. The world is a dangerous place, no matter where you are. FACT: I’ve been in relatively close proximity to three major terrorist attacks in the U.S., and none in Israel. I could see the Twin Towers burning from my dorm room (which occurred within weeks of my return from studying in Israel during the aforementioned period), was taking off from Logan Airport at the exact moment of the Boston Marathon bombing, and was within a 15-minute drive from Sandy Hook as the shootings were taking place.

If a current analogy is necessary, then it’s interesting to point out that the shooting in Oregon took place on the same day as some of the attacks in Jerusalem. Did schools throughout America close down? Were people too afraid to leave their homes? Based on the frequency of such attacks, deep down, Americans know that this will not be the last incident of its kind. And yet they still go to school and visit movie theaters.

What makes all of these attacks in

and was shot by police at the urging of an extremist Jewish mob.

Oct. 5: Thousands demonstrate in front of Netanyahu’s residence demanding harsher security measures.

Netanyahu says: “We are allowing our forces to take strong action against those who throw rocks and firebombs. This is necessary in order to safeguard the security of Israeli citizens on the roads and everywhere.

We are not prepared to give immunity to any rioter, inciter or terrorist anywhere; therefore, there are no restrictions on the action of our security forces.”

In military raids in the West Bank, Israel kills two Palestinians, including a 13-year-old, within 24 hours. Israel says the 13-year-old was shot in error.

Oct. 6: The Israel Defense Forces arrests the five-man Hamas cell allegedly responsible for the Henkin attack.

Oct. 7: Jewish-Israelis are targeted in four separate attacks. A soldier is stabbed in the southern city of Kiryat Gat, a man is stabbed in the Old City of Jerusalem, a woman is attacked with stones as she drives to the West Bank settlement of Tekoa, and a man is stabbed in the central city of Petach Tikvah.

Oct. 8: Three more stabbing attacks take place: a man in Jerusalem, a woman in Hebron and five people in central Tel Aviv. The Tel Aviv attack, which lightly injured the victims, is with a screwdriver.

Netanyahu bars all Knesset members from the Temple

both Israel and America different is that they are high profile, unique and politically charged. They don’t reflect the normal day-to-day existence of a society. Hypothetically, we could all spend our lives locked indoors, hoping that no intruder will penetrate our “safe zone.”

That’s not called living. It’s called trying to survive.

Here in Israel, we don’t know what this current string of attacks will lead to. Already, there have been numerous stabbing attacks in the 48 hours between my first and final draft of this article. Perhaps it’s simply a temporary uptick in violence, or the beginning of something much bigger (God forbid). No matter what, the citizens of this country have weathered many storms and will continue to do so.

And we’ll do this for the sake of living, and not just surviving.

DANIEL STIEGLITZ (dstieglitz@ gmail.com), a Providence native, made aliyah in 2007. He holds a master’s degree in creative writing from Bar Ilan University; is the Director of Staffing and Recruitment at Sachlav/Israelonthehouse, a Birthright Israel trip organizer; is a certified Life Coach; does freelance content writing; and lives in Jerusalem. He has had two short stories published in FictionMagazines.com publications.

Mount, hoping to curb escalations.

Editor’s Note: We understand

that this is not a complete timeline. As the violence continues, incidents have occurred after this was written.

Israel sets up checkpoints in eastern Jerusalem, calls up reservists JERUSALEM (JTA) – Israel set up checkpoints in eastern Jerusalem and called up 1,400 Border Police reservists in its bid to quell the recent surge in Palestinian terrorist attacks.

The Security Cabinet approved the new measures at 1 a.m. Oct. 14, following 8 1/2 hours of discussion.

Also among the measures approved: no new construction will be permitted at the site where a terrorist’s home has been demolished; the property of attackers will be confiscated; and 300 additional security guards will be recruited for public transportation in Jerusalem.

The Security Cabinet also approved a request by Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan to refuse to return the bodies of Palestinian attackers killed by security personnel in order to avoid rioting and demonstrations at their funerals.

On the same day, 850 Border Police reserve officers went on

duty, The Jerusalem Post reported. Also, six Israeli army companies deployed in major cities hit by terror attacks to assist the police, who began setting up checkpoints from Arab neighborhoods in eastern Jerusalem to the rest of the city.

Human Rights Watch decried the Security Cabinet’s decisions.

“The recent spate of attacks on Israeli civilians would present a challenge for any police force,” said Sari Bashi, Israel/ Palestine country director at Human Rights Watch, in a statement. “But exacerbating the punitive policy of home demolitions is an unlawful and ill-considered response.”

She added: “Locking down east Jerusalem neighborhoods will infringe upon the freedom of movement of all Palestinian residents rather than being a narrowly tailored response to a specific concern. The checkpoints are a recipe for harassment and abuse.”

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Exploring treasures from Fall River: The Horvitz family chronicles

BY M. CHARLES BAKST I went to visit the past, and I unexpectedly ran into a long-gone, beloved uncle.

Well, anyway, his voice, which I hadn’t heard since he died in 1996.

And here it is, as he recalls, in an interview recorded in 1984, what life was like as a Jewish boy in Russia – the Ukrainian town of Zhmerinka – early in the century: “The Christians had no use for me, and I was instructed by my father that when I walk on a sidewalk and a Christian boy comes toward me I should step off in the gutter in case he engages me either in conversation or into a fight, and that stayed with me for a long, LONG time.”

The uncle, then almost 82, was Morris Horvitz Jr. of Fall R iver, M a ss achu set t s. T he Horvitzes had to be the largest Jewish family in the city, with branches in Rhode Island and New Bedford. There were grandparents, brothers, sisters, uncles, nieces and cousins tripping over themselves. In two cases, uncles married nieces.

Many folks shared names. Indeed, there were two by the name of Morris Horvitz.

I live in Providence now, but I was born into this Fall River world. My mother was a Horvitz, Anna Horvitz Bakst. Her father was Morris Horvitz Sr. He was the uncle, not the father, of Morris Jr. When my mother, Anna Horvitz, was growing up, her best friend was a cousin named –

wait for it – Anna Horvitz.

It’s complicated, and I wouldn’t advise you to try to figure it all out. I’m 71, and I still get lost.

Recently, I visited an impressive collection of Fall River Jewish artifacts and records at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. These Archives of the Center for Jewish Culture also include New Bedford materials. I didn’t go to brush up on genealogy, but simply to dip into the boxes and boxes of documents, images, rosters, commemorative books, handwritten meeting minutes, old clippings, and over 200 recorded interviews. I wanted to feel the presence of the folks who helped fashion the contours of my life.

My Grandfather Horvitz and his wife, Dora, came to Fall River in the first years of the 20th century. He started as a peddler, but over time built up a major wholesale business, Fall River Paper & Supply. Uncle Morris Jr. eventually succeeded him at the helm.

But we can hear from Morris Jr. himself, especially about his early time here, as he was interviewed in Fall River by Anna Lepes for the UMass Dartmouth oral history collection in 1984.

When he and his parents joined the parade of Horvitz relatives, and he arrived at age

Morris Horvitz Jr. 12 in 1914, he felt wiser than his age. “Hard times mature people,” he says. He also was full of hope. After all, in America he could go to school, something denied him in the old country.

Housing, in a tenement, was an improvement.

And there was this. His first friend, Sidney Feinberg, introduced him to the movies. “For five cents, we saw thousands of Indians being killed on the screen. He also introduced me to peanuts. I never knew or saw peanuts until he had an extra nickel, and he bought a bag of peanuts.”

Still, life wasn’t easy. “We

were poor in Europe, and we were poor in the United States for quite a while,” he says.

Social contacts were pretty confined. There was little intermingling with other ethnic groups: “The Jews did not have a very good command of the English language to start with, so that was a problem. Some of the (other) ethnic groups also had a problem.

The Portuguese spoke Portuguese, the French spoke French, and so you couldn’t get together. Plus a lot of the Jews had that fear that they brought with them from Europe – whether it be Russia or Poland or Czechoslovakia – not to mix with anybody else.”

Later I discussed this with Morris’ daughter, my cousin Phyllis Friedman, and then with her son, Robert Friedman. They suggest Morris had good reason to be fearful in the old country. Robert says Morris told him of hiding UNDER sidewalks when the Cossacks rode into town, shooting up stores and whipping and beating Jews. These sidewalks, Robert says, “were like the ones you see in cowboy movies, made of wood and elevated a bit as the streets were dirt.”

Phyllis says that at one point the Cossacks kidnapped Morris, and his father had to pay ransom to retrieve him. Robert says Morris never told him that, but “it is very possible that his father paid someone not to beat him up or even kill him as there was no justice available to the Jews.”

In Fall River, young Morris did not lack for ambition. In the oral interview at the archives, he says his family lived near a barn that housed horses that would draw wagons to carry bales of cotton from the wharves or rails to a cotton mill. The men who drove the wagons worked from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. But they had to labor on their own time beforehand getting the horses ready. Morris says drivers began hiring him, for 20 cents a week per horse, to clean out stalls, and water and feed the horses.

When he was done, “I used to leave, wash up as best as I could, and go to the Lincoln School.

Many a time my teacher used to say, ‘Something smells here.’

She never traced it, but I knew that I brought the smell of the horses into the school yard!”

Browsing through the archives, I came upon references to my grandmother on my father’s side.

Here’s a 1958 Fall River Herald News story about a meeting of the Hebrew Ladies Helping Hand Society, founded in 1913

to assist “poor, needy and distressed” people: “A moment of silence was observed in memory of the late Katie Bakst, a charter member.”

Look at the minutes of a 1949 meeting, where she was named chair of the cake sale. That made sense; she was a skilled baker.

My grandmother ushered her daughter-in-law, my mother, into the organization, which also raised money for such causes as scholarships, camperships, refugee relief and the aged. This was exactly the kind of activity that marked my mother’s life, and it wasn’t always a matter of money. For example, minutes from a 1958 meeting report that a guest speaker urged members to make regular visits to the old Myles Standish School for the Mentally Retarded, a state facility in Taunton, Massachusetts.

Twelve women signed up. One was my mother.

Here’s another thing that jumped out at me. Flip through the entries written in the Helping Hand’s Golden Book of Joy, available at the archives, where donations were recorded. In 1953, my Grandmother Bakst contributed in honor of the bar mitzvah of my brother Arthur.

And in 1957 she and my parents donated in honor of mine.

Pick up that commemorative book from Fall River’s Temple Beth-El, the then-bustling Conservative congregation, and you will see a picture of my father, Lester, who was president in 1955.

But, really, it was a Horvitz kind of town. An informal 1957 Fall River area Jewish census list in the archives includes: Jack Horvitz, Jacob and Edith Horvitz, John and Rose Horvitz, Louis Horvitz and son David, Louis A. and Elizabeth Horvitz, Louis and Helen Horvitz, Louis K. and Miriam Horvitz, Max Horvitz, Mendel Horvitz, Milton and Sophie Horvitz, Morris Jr. and Ida Horvitz (my mother’s sister), Morris Horvitz Sr., Rebecca Horvitz, Samuel Horvitz, Mrs. Abraham Horvitz, Benjamin and Helen Horvitz, Clara Horvitz, Daniel and Ruth Horvitz, Ephraim Horvitz, Harris Horvitz, Hyman and Beatrice Horvitz, and Isidore Horvitz.

Speaking of my Great Uncle Mendel, I love a 1957 Herald News photo of him buying an Israel bond at age 87. There he is with his white beard and standard attire: black suit, black hat.

There were so many Horvitzes – and other relatives who, through marriages over the years, now had other last names – that they formed a family association in 1959, held reunions and published a newsletter.

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Ongoing Alliance Kosher Senior Café. Kosher lunch and program every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Dwares JCC, 401 Elmgrove Ave., Providence. Noon lunch; 1 p.m. program. $3 lunch donation from individuals 60+ or under 60 with disabilities. Neal or Elaine, 401421-4111, ext. 107.

West Bay Kosher Senior Café. Kosher lunch and program every weekday.

Temple Sinai, 30 Hagen Ave., Cranston.

11:15 a.m. program; Noon lunch. $3 lunch donation from individuals 60+ or under 60 with disabilities. Steve, 401743-0009.

Through | October 29 Three Artists at Temple Habonim. Bunny Fain, Alice Miles and Marion Wilner exhibit their works at the gallery. 165 New Meadow Road, Barrington. Gallery hours are Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Fridays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and by appointment. For information, call 401-245-6536 or email gallery@templehabonim.org

Friday | October 16 Rabbi Amy Scheinerman is the Temple Sinai Scholar-in-Residence Oct. 16-18. She will teach and participate in programs throughout the weekend, including a special Havdalah and dessert on Saturday night, and presentation for the pre-confirmation and confirmation students on Sunday morning.

PJ Library Storytime with Bubbie Sara.

10-11 a.m. Dwares JCC. Join us for a storytime, with PJ Library books, songs and movement, crafts and snack.

All children ages 5 and under are welcome. For more information, contact Sara Foster at 401-421-4111, ext.

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Saturday | October 17 Kids’ Night Out: Under the Sea. 5-10 p.m. Dwares JCC. Kids’ Night Out is a chance for children to spend the evening with their friends in a fun and safe environment. Kids’ Night Out runs once a month on Saturday evenings.

Each month, children will be entertained with a variety of themed activities ranging from sports to crafts, swimming and more. A pizza dinner and snacks will be served, and the evening will end with a movie. This is also a great opportunity for parents to have a night out “kid free!” Ages: 5-12. Price: $35 | Dwares JCC Members: $25 | Siblings: $15. For more information or to register, contact Shannon Boucher at 401-421-4111, ext. 147.

Thursday | October 22 Great Rhode Island Challah Bake. 7-9 p.m. Discover the rich meaning and significance of challah while learning to make and braid and take home two

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challahs at the second annual event.

Dwares JCC. $10. RSVP helpful but not required, to thegreatrichallahbake@ gmail.com

Friday | October 23 October in Providence. Dwares JCC. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Alliance Kosher Senior Café and West Bay Kosher Senior Café.

Live Music by The Providence Civic Orchestra of Senior Citizens. Bus leaves Temple Sinai at 10:30 a.m. Program begins at 11; lunch is served at noon.

Suggested donation for lunch is $3 for 60 plus and disabled. Reservations, contact Steve, Elaine or Neal at 401743-0009.

Saturday | October 24 “Raise the Roof.” 7:30 p.m. Documentary film about the reconstruction of the Gwozdziec Synagogue in Poland.

Sponsored by Arts Emanu-El at Temple Emanu-El. Evening includes a preview by artist Krista Lima who served on the artistic leadership team and appears in the film. There will be a post film discussion and refreshments. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. Go to TEProv.org or send a check to Temple Emanu-El, 99 Taft Ave., Providence.

Sunday | October 25 West Bay Havurah and West Bay Community Jewish Center (WBCJC) Present W S Monroe. 2-3:30 p.m.

Theatre 82 & Café, 82 Rolfe Sq., Cranston. A New England favorite, folk musician W S Monroe usually performs solo. Performances with others have included his wife, Rebecca Leuchak; as part of a duo with Matteo Casini; and with some larger ensembles, The Providence Wholebellies, and the Quahog Quire. He performs eclectic folk music, mainly in song but he also plays the guitar, mandolin, concertina and mountain dulcimer. Appropriate for all ages. Tickets $10 through Artists’ Exchange Box Office at 50 Rolfe Sq. and artists-exchange.org.

Temple Beth-El World Series of Treasured Family Recipes. 4-5:30 p.m. More than 25 temple members will prepare treasured family recipes and vie for the title of Best Recipe and People’s Choice Award. Fundraiser for religious school scholarship fund.

Admission is $10, adults; $5, children; maximum of $30, family. 70 Orchard Ave., Providence.

Day-at-the-J! with Lenny K. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Meet four-time Olympic gold medalist Lenny Krayzelburg. Join the fun as we introduce our new swim program, The Lenny Krayzelburg Swim Academy!

Families will have the opportunity to meet Lenny Krayzelburg and learn about the SwimRight® Method created

by Lenny. We will offer class evaluations as well as other special activities including a jumpy house and music.

Regular Family Day at the J! programs will also take place. All ages. For more information, contact London Blake at 401-421-4111, ext. 153 or lblake@ jewishallianceri.org.

Family Day-at-the-J! 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Looking for something to do on the weekend? Come to the Dwares JCC one Sunday each month for a day of fun or a place to relax with friends. There will be an assortment of programs, for both children and adults that will differ slightly each month. All ages. Price: $5 drop-in fee | Members: Free. For more information, contact London Blake at

401-421-4111, ext. 153 or lblake@ jewishallianceri.org.

Sing Out for Peace. 4 p.m. Temple Habonim. Multicultural interfaith celebration benefiting Rhode Island for Community and Justice. Four music groups will perform. Tickets available online at templehabonim.org. Tickets at the door if not sold out. Doors open at 3:30 p.m.

Questions, call 401-245-6536. 165 New Meadow Road, Barrington.

Tuesday | October 27 PJ Library Storytime with Bubbie Sara.

10-11 a.m. Dwares JCC. Join us for a storytime, with PJ Library books, songs and movement, crafts and snack.

All children ages 5 and under are welcome. For more information, contact Sara Foster at 401-421-4111, ext.

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D’var in the Bar. 7 p.m. Antonio’s Pizza. 727 East Ave., Pawtucket. Led

by Rabbi Babchuck. D’var in the Bar is a collaborative conversation on contemporary Torah topics and takes place periodically throughout the year.

Each meeting provides an opportunity to explore Jewish learning in a casual atmosphere with various speakers leading discussions on relevant topics. Ages: 21+. For more information, contact Erin Moseley at 401-421-4111, ext. 108 or emoseley@jewishallianceri.org.

Wednesday | October 28 Yitzhak Rabin, His Life & His Legacy – 20 Years Later. 8 p.m. This is a community-wide program to commemorate Rabin’s life. No charge.

Temple Israel, 125 Pond. St., Sharon, Mass. More information, contact Aaron Kischel, 781-799-4765, or the temple, 781-784-3986 or tisharon.org.

Thursday | October 29 Exploring the Arts: Card Making. 6-8 p.m. Dwares JCC. Expert card maker and community member Kim Zwetchkenbaum will guide you through a fun and creative evening of crafting and light refreshments. Make holiday cards using some new DIY products including stamps, decorative paper punches, washi tape, note sets and more. At the end of the class, you will take home a whole set of your own holiday cards.

Pre-registration is required and enrollment is limited, so sign up early!

Ages: 18+. Price: $25 | Dwares JCC Members: $18. For more information, contact Erin Moseley at 401-4214111, ext. 108 or emoseley@jewishallianceri.org.

Friday | October 30 Temple Sinai New Member Shabbat.

7:30 p.m. Shireinu, will participate, and a new member meet-and-greet will follow the service during a special Oneg Shabbat.

Sunday | November 1 Rhode Island Wind Ensemble. 2 p.m.

Temple Sinai. Third annual concert features classical and popular music. Open to the public. 30 Hagen Ave., Cranston.

What You Don’t Know about Israel, But Should. 4-6 p.m. The first of a two-part Israel advocacy seminar for teens to prepare them for the anti-Semitism and anti-Israel rhetoric they may encounter in college. Sponsored by StandWithUs RI. Free, but registration required. More information or to register, israelteens. eventbrite.com or call Roberta Schnei-

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Tuesday | November 3 Secrets of the Garden. 7 p.m. Discover the three essential relationship principles from the story of Life in the Garden of Eden that will enhance your marriage. Guest speaker Chana Weisberg, author and editor of TheJewishWoman.org. Dessert buffet served.

Donations $10. Sponsored by Chabad of West Bay at Chabad Chai Center, 3871 Post Road, Warwick. RSVP by email or call 401-884-7888.

Saturday | November 7 Temple Sinai Goods and Services Auction. 5:30 p.m. Annual event includes a full dinner along with a fun evening at the auction. Advance tickets, $25; at the door, $30. 30 Hagen Ave., Cranston.

Contact Dottie in the office, 401-9428350

Sunday | November 8 We Remember Them. 3 p.m. Temple Sinai. Concert commemorating Kristallnacht performed by Shireinu in conjunction with clergy from Rhode Island. 30 Hagen Ave., Cranston.

Tuesday | November 10 “Defamation.” A play exploring race, religion, class, gender and the law. 7 p.m.

Temple Habonim. Participate in a unique opportunity to engage in civil discourse about the most pressing social issues of our day. The audience will actively participate in the jury deliberation and decide the outcome. Information, contact office@templehabonim.org. or call 401-245-6536.

Wednesday | November 18 Sisterhood Dinner. 6:30 p.m. Temple Sinai’s Sisterhood paid-up dinner in the social hall.

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Rugelach roundtable: Does this beloved pastry need to be dairy to taste good?

BY ROBERT GLUCK JNS.ORG – Rugelach (singular: rugala) are a beloved traditional Jewish pastry, with a quirky history to boot, but they often present a Kosher conundrum.

Though pareve rugelach are often a preferred dessert after a meat meal, for those observing Kosher laws (which stipulate a waiting period between eating meat and dairy), some of today’s most popular rugelach are known for their dairy fi llings.

Pastry chef Paula Shoyer – author of the books “The Kosher Baker: Over 160 Dairy-free Recipes from Traditional to Trendy” and “The Holiday Kosher Baker: Traditional & Contemporary Holiday Desserts” – calls herself “a huge fan of rugelach,” but says that over the years she has been “disappointed at the quality I fi nd everywhere.”

“Kosher bakeries sell versions that are dry and fi lled with over-processed fi llings, giving the cookies a fake, toosweet taste,” Shoyer tells JNS. org. “As a result, I rarely buy them, or even eat them, at Kosher events. The only rugelach I have enjoyed in years are from Zabar’s in New York, and those are good because they are made with butter and have so much chazerei (Yiddish for junk) in the fi lling.”

Shoyer, however, says she has perfected a pareve rugelach recipe made with soy cream cheese and pareve margarine.

Like the Zabar’s version, she loads them up with lots of fi llings. She calls them “everything rugelach,” and the recipe is included in “The Holiday Kosher Baker.”

“They are easy to prepare, have a flakey crust, and you

Rugelach from Zabars bakery in New York City. can fi ll them with whatever you like,” says Shoyer.

Where do you rugelach come from, anyway?

According to Joan Nathan’s “Jewish Holiday Cookbook,” traditional rugelach are made in the form of a crescent by rolling a triangle of dough around a fi lling. Some sources believe rugelach and the French croissant share a common Viennese ancestor – crescent-shaped pastries commemorating the lifting of the Turkish siege during the 1683 Battle of Vienna. But this might be an urban legend, as both rugelach and their supposed ancestor, the kipferl, pre-date the early modern era, while the modern-day croissant did not originate earlier than

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the 19th century. This leads many to argue that the croissant is simply a descendant of either rugelach or kipferl.

Food writer and caterer Vered Guttman says the origins of rugelach date back to the Hungarian kifl i, Austrian kipfel, and Polish rogal.

“The crescent-shape fi lled pastry was originally made with yeast dough and fi lled with fruit jams, poppy seed paste or nuts,” Guttman has written for the Israeli newspaper Haaretz.

“Today rugelach may be the most popular sweet pastry both in the American Jewish community and in Israel.”

Shoyer, meanwhile, says rugelach “are an American adaptation” of Austria’s kipfel.

“Early versions used a yeast dough, but a recipe for the cream cheese version, popular today, was fi rst published in 1950,” she tells JNS.org. “Today some are made into crescents, but many companies, including myself, like to bake the square ones which are faster to assemble and hold more fi lling

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Jane Moritz, owner of the Challah Connection vendor, has specialized in Jewish and Kosher gifts since 2002. Her rugelach were voted “best mail order dessert” by David Rosengarten, an American chef, author, and television personality who hosted more than 2,500 television shows on the Food Network from 1994-2001. Moritz’s rugelach were also featured on Epicurious.com as one of food blogger Sarah Kagan’s suggested “Eight Delicious Hanukkah Gifts.”

Challah Connection assists customers with holiday shopping, sending gifts for occasions ranging from a housewarming to a shiva, or simply gathering around the table with loved ones. The company, says Moritz, “takes the symbolic foods of the Jewish holidays and creates

gifts around that for the most part, but people love our Kosher bakery items no matter what the season. We can’t sell enough babka, challah and rugelach.”

“Our rugelach really are delicious,” Moritz tells JNS.org.

“They’re dairy-based rugelach.

They’ve got butter and cream cheese, which is great, although some people like to have pareve rugelach so they can have them after a meat meal.”

Moritz says regarding her website’s sales, “Babka may be taking the lead over rugelach, but we sell a lot of rugelach.”

The aforementioned Zabar’s rugelach are touted by the company’s website as the favorite rugelach of New Yorkers.

“When you catch the warm aroma of our rugelach,” the website states, “you’ll immediately know why New Yorkers think ours [are] the best.

Zabar’s rugelach would make Grandma proud: made by hand, flaky, rich, sweet, fragrant, and stuffed with raisins or chocolate. Each order contains a full pound of our famous rugelach, in your choice of chocolate or raisin.”

The Zabar’s rugelach are made from cream cheese, butter, cinnamon, chocolate, raisins and more.

“It’s an old family recipe,” Scott Goldshine, a store manager for Zabar’s in New York City, tells JNS.org. “Our store is highly regarded because, like our founders, we are very much sticklers for quality.”

Goldshine says Zabar’s emphasizes the principles of “quality control at all levels, constant tasting, constant sourcing of the best products available, rejecting things we don’t think are up to our standards.”

“Everybody’s grandmother has her own recipe for rugelach,” he says. “People make rugelach in different shapes and sizes and flavors. It’s morphed into many flavors. We carry 10.

We do a very large business in rugelach. I can make a living selling just rugelach.”

1/2 cup margarine or butter 8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 1/4 cups sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon cinnamon 4 large eggs 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup marshmallow fluff 1/2 cup smashed graham cracker crumbs Thick sea salt (optional)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Line an 8-by-8 square pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil. Grease the pan with cooking spray.

Place butter and chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl.

Microwave for 30-second increments, stirring well in between, until butter and chocolate is completely melted and consistency is smooth and shiny. Allow to cool slightly.

Stir sugar into cooled chocolate mixture. Add eggs one at a time, then vanilla.

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Pour remaining batter on top.

Sprinkle remaining graham cracker crumbs on top and a light sprinkle of thick sea salt if desired.

Bake for 40-45 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool before cutting into squares.

– Shannon Sarna, editor of The Nosher (via JTA).

EDITOR’S NOTE: This recipe is based on Martha Stewart’s recipe for Fudgy Chocolate Brownies.

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Carla Naumberg to speak at Jewish Renaissance

BY MICHELLE CICCHITELLI mcicchitelli@jewishallianceri.org

Being a parent today is not easy.

Last winter, I was really looking forward to a learning session with Carla Naumberg, a parenting expert, to help navigate through some of the challenges. Unfortunately, the session was cancelled due to inclement weather. Fortunately, Naumberg has agreed to reschedule her session for An Evening of Jewish Renaissance.

I am sure that every generation believes that theirs has it harder than the one before. I cannot comment on the challenges that my parents or grandparents faced. I can, however, attest to the fact that today, at least for me, it is not easy. To paint the full picture, I am a full-time working mother of two, and I recognize the expectations that come with that, on both a professional and personal level. As a result, I have a hard time ensuring that I am truly present in all that I do, and find myself continually multitasking to be sure that everything gets the attention it needs.

Yet, as is usually the case with multitasking, I feel that nothing gets the full attention it needs, including my children.

Now I could probably also make the case that being a child today isn’t as easy as it was when I was young. Children seem to have a lot more demands put on them these days between numerous extracurricular activities, tougher school standards and testing, and, sadly, heightened security concerns by the adults around them.

As a parent, how do we navigate our own busy lives, and that of our children, while also raising them with the care and responsiveness they need to become self-sufficient, compassionate adults? How do we make sure we are doing right by our children?

If you, like me, are looking for some guidance or validation,

Carla Naumberg join us on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 7 p.m. as the Jewish Alliance welcomes author Carla Naumberg, Ph.D., to the Dwares JCC, in Providence, for a discussion about her book “Parenting in the Present Moment: How to Stay Focused on What Really Matters.”

As part of the Jewish Book Council, Naumberg has been touring the country sharing excerpts of her book and practical, simple tips to use in your personal situation to help ensure that you are connecting with your children in meaningful and effective ways.

“Mindful parenting – or whatever words you want to use to describe connected and effective parenting – isn’t about whether or not or even how often we get it right. It’s about noticing when we have strayed, and getting reoriented… ,” Naumberg states.

Naumberg will speak Nov. 14 as part of An Evening of Jewish Renaissance, brought to you by the Judge Marjorie Yashar and Dr. James Yashar Fund of the Jewish Federation Foundation. Copies of “Parenting in the Present Moment: How to Stay Focused on What Really Matters” will be available for purchase at the event.

MICHELLE CICCHITELLI is chief program officer at the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island.

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YAD B’YAD

Touring Israel with a special group made for a special summer

BY RIVI WEISMAN Riding camels in the hot, dry desert. Snorkeling in the Red Sea in Eilat. Walking through the narrow, winding streets of the Old City of Jerusalem.

These are just a few of the fun and inspiring activities I did this past summer in Israel. But this was not just a vacation to Israel; this was an amazing program called Yad B’Yad (hand in hand).

The trip was arranged by Yachad, a part of the Orthodox Union that promotes inclusion of children and adults with disabilities in the broader Jewish community. Because of Yachad, no one is left out and everyone is included.

This past summer, before my senior year in high school, I really wanted to tour Israel with a group, but I wasn’t sure which group. There are so many different types of Israel programs for teens to choose from.

I heard about Yad B’Yad while I was on a National Conference for Synagogue Youth Shabbaton, or Sabbath weekend, earlier this year.

A friend told me how she not only had an amazing summer on the Yad B’Yad trip, but also about how meaningful it was to her. She said the trip combines high school juniors and seniors with individuals who have disabilities. After hearing about the trip, I knew I had found my group – it sounded like such a special program!

The program began with an orientation for the high school students in upstate New York.

We got to meet each other, do some incredibly fun activities, and, most importantly, receive special training to connect with the teens and young adults with special needs who would be joining us on the tour. We learned about what inclusion really is: making room for others to join and making each individual feel comfortable and welcome.

We did some exercises to make sure that inclusion really worked. One example is that at Shabbat meals, we each got a different colored piece of paper.

We each had to find the matching table color and sit there.

This ensured that you didn’t just sit where you were most comfortable, but spent time with people who might be different from you.

Touring with this group was really the experience of a lifetime. Together with Israeli and American staff, we traveled the entire country, from the Syria and Lebanon borders all the way down to Eilat. We got a chance to see how people live in different parts of the country.

Our first Shabbat together in Israel was one of the most meaningful Shabbat experienc-

es of my life.

We walked to a kibbutz and saw how people there live. We traveled through the desert and stayed in a Bedouin hospitality tent in Kvar Nakdim (it was really interesting how the Bedouins live without things that we are so used to, like furniture, plates, and silverware!). We visited several Israel Defense Forces military bases, where we were given the privilege of meeting new soldiers and expressing our gratitude to them.

We even got to do a training exercise where we actually got down on our bellies and crawled through the mud while pretending we were carrying a gun at our side.

Some other interesting people we were privileged to meet were blind employees at a factory in Ramat Gan, and, at an absorption center, adorable Ethiopian children who made aliyah in just the past year or two.

We also visited the Stam Center in Safed, where we met a

The Yad B’Yad group in Israel.

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At an absorption center with Ethiopian children. scribe and learned a great deal about the Hebrew letters.

Another really interesting experience was touring the Golan Chocolate Factory and having fun making our own chocolate concoctions.

At the Red Sea, we participated in really cool water sports.

We even took out a party boat, where all of us danced and sang until we lost our voices.

We explored Tel Aviv, Caesaria, the Dead Sea and Massada.

In Jerusalem, we went to the Kotel several times, toured the Holocaust museum Yad Vashem, visited Mount Herzl, and explored the famous Biblical

Zoo. And there was a lot more – we toured and did activities from early each morning until late each night.

The Yad B’Yad summer program has taught me so many things, including leadership traits. I learned that a leader is someone who steps up and takes control without pressuring anyone. And a leader is someone who makes mistakes and learns from them.

We learned that it’s important to act with confidence, remain calm and always stay positive.

Getting out of your comfort zone is an excellent way to learn. Now, if I see someone sitting alone, I go over to them and

Everyone is included on the trip. keep them company.

The trip also taught us the importance of inclusion and to always make everyone feel like they are part of the group. Yad B’Yad also taught us about patience - a trait that will get you far in life.

Finally, Yad B’Yad has taught me that no matter where you are, or what you are doing, you can always bring positive energy – like we did together in Israel. Then, you can make a real difference.

Many thanks to the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island for awarding me scholarships so I could be part of this amazing experience!

FOR MORE INFORMATION about Yad B’yad and Yachad programs, go to www.njcd.org +yby2 RIVI WEISMAN lives in Providence and is a senior at the Goldie Margolin High School for Girls, in Memphis, Tenn.

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Sukkahfest success at Congregation Beth David

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After a week of stormy weather the sun came out, helping to bring more than 40 people to Congregation Beth David’s first Sukkahfest, held at the synagogue in Narragansett.

Everyone had an opportunity to fulfill the mitzvah of eating in the sukkah, bringing back old, familiar memories for some, and allowing others to experience the sukkah for the first time The menu was simple: hamburgers and hotdogs on the grill, with animated conversations, laughter and energy of children.

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The future is about to get better

BY JEWISH VOICE STAFF Television, newspapers and even social media present the world as a horrible place in which to live, with horrifying fates awaiting all of humanity.

We are assaulted from every side by harsh and pessimistic predictions about the future: from oncoming famines and global hunger, to future scarcity of water and dwindling of energy resources. And yet, year after year and decade after decade, humanity’s situation is improving. At the Evening of Jewish Renaissance, Dr. Roey Tzezana will present data that supports this, and talk about the optimistic and benevolent future that is in store for us.

Tzezana is a Futures Studies researcher with special expertise in foresight, wild cards (black swans) and analysis of emerging and disruptive technologies. He has spoken to hundreds of conference audiences and appeared frequently on Israeli TV and radio to discuss – for a wide range of listeners and viewers – the fascinating study of the future of technol-

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ogy and society. Most recently, he has been lecturing for and providing consultation to entities worldwide, including large companies and fi rms (such as eBay, Intel, Microsoft, and SanDisk), the Lahav Management School at Tel Aviv University and other educational institutions, and as an invited keynote lecturer at international innovation and global thinking workshops. In Israel, he has consulted about the future for many government ministries, including the prime minister’s office. Tzezana has been a futures researcher on the staff of the Yuval Ne’eman Workshop for Science, Technology & Security and the Blavatnik Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Center at Tel Aviv University.

Tzezana has been involved in a wide range of research fields.

A TechCast Global interviewer noted that “Dr. Tzezana developed a computer interface for policemen to understand the threats of emerging technologies.” He has a system that is “used to identify political parties that can integrate together to form coalitions and the like-

lihood of their formation.” He “employs science fiction writers to write stories about trends identified for companies and organizations … that could be a part of their future.”

Tzezana and his family have moved temporarily to Rhode Island while his wife, Galit, earns her doctorate in engineering at Brown University. Their son, Omer, is a student in the David C. Isenberg Family Early Childhood Center at the Dwares JCC. Tzezana and several other presenters will be speaking Saturday evening, Nov. 14, at An Evening of Jewish Renaissance: Redesigned, brought to you by the Judge Marjorie Yashar and Dr. James Yashar Fund of the Jewish Federation Foundation. The program begins at 7 p.m. at the Dwares JCC. There is no cost to attend. To learn more, contact Jana Brenman at 401-421-4111, ext. 181 or jbrenman@jewishallianceri.org or visit the website: jewishallianceri.org. Some presenters are sponsored by the Jewish Book Council, and their books will be available for sale that evening.

West Bay Havurah goes under the dome The planetarium on URI’s Kingston campus is the gathering place Nov. 1 from 2-3 p.m., for the West Bay Havurah’s “Afternoon Under a Planetarium Dome.”

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Can you picture your Bar Mitzvah?

Your photographer certainly hopes you can

BY FRAN OSTENDORF fostendorf@jewishallianceri.org

Photographs are a part of all our lives.

They have been ever since the camera and film were invented. You wouldn’t think of having a life event like a Bar or Bat mitzvah without someone to record it with pictures. Of course, there are plenty of people with cameras attending the event. And in this age of the cellphone, everyone can take a picture. But most people hire a professional photographer to record the special day.

We wondered what those photographers think about all the festivities.

Photographing a life cycle event is a lot of responsibility and a lot of work.

There are family issues, key moments, high emotion and different venues. Add to that the restrictions of an event that takes place on Shabbat when you often cannot take pictures and you can have a pretty high stress situation for the photographer.

So we asked a few of the many photographers for their thoughts. We found that they all really enjoy taking photos at these events.

“Seeing a Bar Mitzvah leading a congregation in a service and doing really well” is one of his favorite parts of photographing a Bar Mitzvah, according to Tim Barmann. “I’ve seen some amazing kids, barely teenagers, read effortlessly from the Torah and speak before the congregation with confidence.”

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JNS.org – For some Jewish youths, the Bar/Bat Mitzvah experience, like that of their teenage years in general, can be an awkward one. In most cases, the rite of passage is a culmination of years of studying in order to enter Jewish adulthood, and is feted in a large party with friends and family. But for others, the bar/bat mitzvah

process can have negative elements and may even be an unofficial “goodbye” to their religious observance.

“The Bar/Bat Mitzvah experience has been criticized as a shallow entry point to Jewish life for American 13-year-olds, and for far too many, it is their last connection,” Robin Kramer, executive director of Jewish nonprofit Reboot, told JNS.org.

“As emphasis goes to details such as invitation design, party themes and music choice, less attention is given to the ritual of study, Torah, good deeds and the significance of the moment of formal entry and welcome into the Jewish community,” Kramer said.

As a result, many Jews today, especially those in their 20s and 30s, feel disconnected from Judaism and have struggled to connect to their sense of Jewish identity and community as adults.

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teenage years. The “reBar Mitzvah,” as Reboot calls it, is asking a deceptively simple question, according to Kramer: “If you could have done one thing differently at your bar/ bat mitzvah, what would it be, and why?”

Founded in 2002, Reboot seeks to “affirm the value of Jewish traditions and create new ways for people to make them their own,” according to its mission statement.

Through a network of 480 members and 700 community partners, Reboot focuses on helping Jews to “re-kindle connections and re-imagine Jewish lives full of meaning, creativity and joy.”

In particular, Reboot focuses on the younger generation of Jewish Americans who feel disconnected from their faith either due to bad past experiences or a lack of knowledge or skepticism about traditional practices, but are seeking to reconnect with Judaism.

“Through conversations amongst our Reboot network (individuals in their 20s and 30s who see themselves on the periphery of Jewish life), it became apparent that many described their B’nei Mitzvah experiences as alienating, short on meaning or off-putting, and they have since struggled to connect to their sense of Jewish identity and community as adults,” Kramer told JNS.org.

Indeed, the millennial generation (those born after 1980) have trended away from traditional religion observance.

According to a 2013 study by the Pew Research Center, only 68 percent of the Jewish millennials identify as Jews by religion, compared with 84 percent from the Baby Boomer generation (born from 1946-1954) and 93 percent among the Greatest Generation (born 1914-1927).

Nearly one-third of Jewish millennials engage in no religious observance.

According to Reboot, the reBar program is designed to draw in younger Jews by appealing to their diversity in both interests and makeup.

“ReBar events can take the format of a salon, community story-telling gathering, extended educational workshops and ongoing engagement through the reBar online portal to upload stories and share experiences,” Kramer said.

The reBar program creates a simple and flexible platform to help its participants reflect upon their own Bar/Bat Mitzvah experience as an adult, and to think about what they might have done differently.

From there, it enables the participants to connect to the present by learning and reaffirming their core Jewish values, and determining how they would ‘REBAR’ | 19

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‘REBAR’ like to engage with the broader Jewish community. There have been two reBar events so far, one in Los Angeles last November and another in San Francisco in January.

Heather Klein, a classically trained singer who specializes in Yiddish, said that if she were to have a do-over on her Bat Mitzvah, she would focus more on community service than on her musical performance.

“I definitely wouldn’t have performed operatic arias at my Bat Mitzvah party,” she told JNS.org. “It seemed like a good idea at the time when my teacher proposed it, but now, I realize it watered down the significance of this life milestone.”

Reflecting on her participation in January’s reBar event at San Francisco’s Contemporary Jewish Museum, Klein said, “It was a wonderful thing to go through Reboot’s steps and really rewind back to being a Hebrew school student. I have never asked myself these kinds of questions about my experience and feelings at the time. Also, this will help me when I become a parent, so I can get my kids to focus on having a meaningful Bar or Bat Mitzvah.”

Lisa Brown, a New York Times bestselling illustrator, writer and cartoonist of children’s books, was one of several speakers at the San Francisco event. Brown, whose son is approaching Bar Mitzvah age, thought it would be fun to reflect on her own Bat Mitzvah experience.

“I think it is always worth looking back at our past,” Brown told JNS.org. “Judaism and organized religion in general is all about traditional and

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ritual. For me, the people I hang out with are more culturally Jewish than faith driven, and so it is all about tradition.”

Brown added that as she and other parents from her generation get older, it is important for them to reflect on what culturally significant experiences they want to share with their children as well as what they don’t wish to share.

“Judaism is an evolving religion, that’s what makes it survive,” she said. “To me, it is a type of buffet religion, where you get to pick and choose what traditions you want to keep and what traditions you want to throw away. Reboot is bringing some mindfulness, if you want to be really Californian about it, to the bar/bat mitzvah process.”

Besides hosting the events, Reboot has created a DIY toolkit that enables people to have reBar events on their own, with friends or in their communities.

While there are a number of Jewish organizations attempting to appeal to the younger generation in order to preserve their identity in an increasingly multicultural America, Kramer believes that reBar has the potential to become a popular trend.

“It seems to us that reBar has the potential to become an accessible new ritual in Jewish life,” said Kramer. “It prompts introspection about the Bar/ Bat mitzvah experience as an evolving part of one’s life, taking into account the past, present and future. … Reboot meets individuals where they are along their Jewish journey.

From large-scale public events to intimate gatherings, Reboot offers new pathways into Jewish life throughout the Jewish year.”

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pecially likes sharing the day with the family. “I love the family moments, especially during the candle lighting ceremony.

This gives the Bar/Bat Mitzvah an opportunity to thank the family.

“During this time, I always get a bit emotional with the amazing things said about family.”

Recording family interactions makes the job rewarding.

“The best part is when you get to witness two and three generations of a family get together to celebrate this coming-of-age event,” said Barmann. Often,

these family members live far away and don’t get to see each other. It’s especially wonderful when the Bar Mitzvah is aware of how special that is.”

“One of my favorites was a Bar/Bat mitzvah for triplets,” said Olivia Wilcox. “It was a great celebration of three siblings with their family and friends, promoting even more togetherness. A beautiful ceremony at the synagogue and they had three beautiful speeches.”

And, she said, the parents did a wonderful job of mixing both ceremonies.

The photographers enjoy seeing the kids having fun. “The

best part is being with the kids and seeing their excitement at the party,” Creighton said. “I was an art teacher and worked with children, which I loved. So shooting bar mitzvahs gives me the opportunity to work with kids.”

The photos of these events will become a record of an important transition for the family. When you think about generations of relatives who might see and cherish these photos for years to come, you understand why a lot of effort in getting just right pictures is worth the investment.

FRAN OSTENDORF is editor of The Jewish Voice

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What types of photos do you want? Try to find a photographer whose style matches that. If you want candid, non-posed photos, check the photographer’s portfolio to see that there are lots of that type of photo represented there. If your thing is more formal group photos, make sure that fits with your photographer’s style.

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taking photos on Shabbat?

Make sure you understand these policies and convey them to your photographer in advance so that he or she can accommodate the situation. “Always speak with the photographer to make sure they understand the rules,” said Kristen Capaldi Creighton.

Is your child comfortable with the photographer? “They are at their most vulnerable and will be nervous,” Creighton said. The photographer should be able “to find a way to make it fun and relaxed for them.” Some photographers take pictures of the family before the event.

Olivia Wilcox says this offers an opportunity to get to know the family better and “they are more comfortable with me the day of the event.”

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Even married women need to do retirement homework

BY BARBARA KENERSON It’s important for women to be involved in the retirement i ncome -planning process even if they’re m a r r i e d .

While you may plan to be married forever, many women end up single at some point BARBARA in their lives KENERSON due to divorce or the death of a spouse. Women, on average, live five years longer than men. (Source: NCHS Data Brief, Number 168, October 2014.)

All investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal, and there can be no assurance that any investment strategy will be successful.

A retirement income roadmap for women

More women are working and taking charge of their own retirement planning than ever before. What does retirement mean to you? Do you dream of traveling? Pursuing a hobby?

Volunteering your time, or starting a new career or business? Simply enjoying more time with your grandchildren?

Whatever your goal, you’ll need a retirement-income plan that’s designed to support the retirement lifestyle that you envision, and minimize the risk that you’ll outlive your savings.

When will you retire?

Establishing a target age is

important, because when you retire will significantly affect how much you’ll need to save.

For example, if you retire at age 55, as opposed to waiting until age 67, you’ll shorten the time you have to accumulate funds by 12 years and you’ll increase the number of years that you’ll be living off your retirement savings. Also consider: The longer you delay retirement, the longer you can build up taxdeferred funds in your IRAs and employer-sponsored plans like 401(k)s, or accrue benefits in a traditional pension plan, if you’re lucky enough to have one.

Medicare generally doesn’t start until you’re 65. Does your employer provide post-retirement medical benefits?

Are you eligible for the coverage if you retire early? Do you have health insurance through your spouse’s employer? If not, you may have to look into COBRA or a private, individual policy – which could be expensive.

You can begin receiving your Social Security retirement benefit as early as age 62. However, your benefit may be 25 to 30 percent less than if you waited until full retirement age. Conversely, if you delay retirement past full retirement age, you may be able to increase your Social Security retirement benefit.

If you work part time during retirement, you’ll be earning money and relying less on your retirement savings, leaving more of your savings to potentially grow for the future (and

you may also have access to affordable health care).

If you’re married, and you and your spouse are both employed and nearing retirement age, think about staggering your retirements. If one spouse is earning significantly more than the other, it usually makes sense for that spouse to continue to work in order to maximize current income and ease the financial transition into retirement.

How long will retirement last?

We all hope to live to an old age, but a longer life means that you’ll have more years of retirement to fund. The problem is particularly acute for women, who generally live longer than men. To guard against the risk of outliving your savings, you’ll need to estimate your life expectancy. You can use government statistics, life insurance tables, or life expectancy calculators to get a reasonable estimate of how long you’ll live.

Experts base these estimates on your age, gender, race, health, lifestyle, occupation and family history. But remember, these are just estimates.

There’s no way to predict how long you’ll actually live, but with life expectancies on the rise, it’s probably best to assume you’ll live longer than you expect.

Project your retirement expenses

Once you know when your retirement is likely to start, how long it may last, and the type of retirement lifestyle you want,

it’s time to estimate the amount of money you’ll need to make it all happen. One of the biggest retirement-planning mistakes you can make is to underestimate the amount you’ll need to save by the time you retire. It’s often repeated that you’ll need 70 to 80 percent of your pre-retirement income after you retire. However, the problem with this approach is that it doesn’t account for your specific situation.

Focus on your actual expenses today and think about whether they’ll stay the same, increase, decrease, or even disappear by the time you retire.

While some expenses may disappear, like a mortgage or costs for commuting to and from work, other expenses, such as health care and insurance, may increase as you age. If travel or hobbies are going to be part of your retirement, be sure to factor in these costs as well. And don’t forget to take into account the potential impact of inflation and taxes.

Identify your sources of income

Once you have an idea of your retirement income needs, your next step is to assess how prepared you (or you and your spouse) are to meet those needs.

In other words, what sources of retirement income will be available to you? Your employer may offer a traditional pension that will pay you monthly benefits. In addition, you can probably count on Social Security to provide a portion of your retirement income. Other sources of

retirement income may include a 401(k) or other retirement plan, IRAs, annuities, and other investments. The amount of income you receive from these sources will depend on the amount you invest, the rate of investment return, and other factors. Finally, if you plan to work during retirement, your earnings will be another source of income.

When you compare your projected expenses to your anticipated sources of retirement income, you may find that you won’t have enough income to meet your needs and goals.

Closing this gap is an important part of your retirementincome plan. In general, if you face a shortfall, you’ll have five options: save more now; delay retirement or work during retirement; try to increase the earnings on your retirement assets; find new sources of retirement income; or plan to spend less during retirement.

Transitioning into retirement

Even after that special day comes, you’ll still have work to do. You’ll need to carefully manage your assets so that your retirement savings will last as long as you need them to.

Review your portfolio regularly. Traditional wisdom holds that retirees should value the safety of their principal above all else. For this reason, some people shift their investment portfolio to fixed income investments, such as bonds and monRETIREMENT | 25

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The older generations wor- 1959 newspaper clipping about "The orchestra is phenomenal.

They're very, very shipped at the old Quarry a meeting to form the Horvitz Roger Tallman, 7-time Emmy-winning composer Street Orthodox synagogue in family association noted that the city’s Flint section, which the guest of honor was Mrs. is centered around Bedford and Samuel Horvitz of Santa MonPleasant Streets and is home to ica, California. That would countless triple-deckers. It was be my Great Aunt Mollie. My informally known as the Hor- daughter Margaret is named vitz Family Synagogue. But the for her. membership eventually dwinAnd so it goes. dled, and by 1959 it was out of L’dor v’dor. business.

Look at the commemorative EDITOR’S NOTE: The Arbook from the Adas Israel Syn- chives of the Center for Jewish agogue, an Orthodox congrega- Culture are in the Archives tion that moved from downtown and Special Collections unit of to the upscale Highlands area. the Claire T. Carney Library Outlining the drive to fi nance at UMass Dartmouth. 285 Old the new building, the book says Westport Road. North Darta “most notable” contribution mouth, Mass. 02747-2300. Phone: “was given by the Horvitz fam- 508-999-8686. lib.umassd.edu. ily from the remaining funds The archives/special collecof the now defunct Quarry St. tions librarian is Judy Farrar.

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Israeli health advocate to speak at URI Dr. Rachel Adato, an Israeli doctor, lawyer, politician and former member of the Knesset will speak on “Redefining Standards of Beauty: Israel’s ‘Photoshop Law’ ” on Oct. 23 at URI’s Norman M. Fain Hillel Center. Adato was the first female gynecologist in Jerusalem and also helped pass Israel’s “Photoshop Law,” regulations on the fashion and advertising industry that ban underweight models as determined by Body Mass Index and regulate Photoshop usage in media and advertising.

In an article published in Atlantic magazine in April 2012, Adato explained the legislation and its easy passage simply: eating disorders are an epidemic in Israel, and the government had the responsibility to take action to protect the vulnerable.

Dr. Rachel Adato “In Israel, there are 1,500 new cases of eating disorders every year, and 10 percent of teenagers suffer from eating disorders,” she told Atlantic reporter, Talya Minsburg. Israel’s population is only 7.5 million, making the high rate especially alarming. “We also know that the first cause of

death in the age group of 15-24 is anorexia, so when you hear those numbers, they’re frightening,” she said.

Adato is an outspoken advocate for provisions to make healthy food cheaper and more accessible. She has been instrumental in the administration of other health-related

Hadassah Chai lunch supports ‘Every Beat Counts’ initiative

BY JEWISH VOICE STAFF

Hadassah Rhode Island is hosting its second annual Chai luncheon, in support of National Hadassah’s ‘Every Beat Counts’ initiative. More than 150 Hadassah chapters have held ‘Every Beat Counts’ events and more than 10,000 women have learned the facts about the serious effects of heart disease.

“Heart disease is the number one killer of women in this country, but 82% of it is preventable, and education is a vital component of that prevention,” said Marcie Natan, national president of Hadassah. “We’re elated

at the success this program has seen in reaching so many women in so many different areas of the country. We hope ‘Every Beat Counts’ continues to lead communities to a better understanding of this serious disease, which kills one-in-four women in the United States.”

The featured speaker at Rhode Island Chai luncheon is naturopathic physician, Dr. Marcy Feibelman, who is the medical director of Leaves of Change Medicine, and a life member of Hadassah. Her focus is on disease prevention and whole body wellness. She is passionate about self-empowerment, health

access and choice.

All members of the community are invited to the potluck dairy luncheon. Reservations can be made with a donation in increments of Chai, starting at $36.

All life members of Hadassah will be recognized and members will also be encouraged to join Hadassah’s Chai Society. The luncheon will be held at the Riverfarms Condominium Complex in West Warwick at noon on Nov. 8.

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Adato will be speaking following Shabbat dinner at Hillel, 6 Fraternity Circle, Kingston. The dinner begins at 6:15 p.m. with her talk at 7:30 p.m.

The talk is free and open to the public. Dinner is free for students and $15 for non-students and reservations are required.

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Most people visit friends or get a haircut without much thought about how they are going to actually get there. When you are unable to drive around town or walk to a bus stop, that simple on-a-whim idea turns into a complicated procedure. Beyond the support of your friends and relatives, a few publicly-funded programs are available, such as RIPTA and LogistiCare; however, these options often are not convenient.

The Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island recently has teamed up with a local taxicab

company to provide an innovative solution for those individuals who would otherwise find themselves isolated.

The Jewish Alliance is revving up its engine and will soon launch this new program, currently known as the Taxi Voucher Service. The aim is to increase mobility among individuals who face difficulty breaking out of isolation. The service stemmed from the Living on the Edge Initiative and is also part of AccessJewishRI. org as another option for those needing transportation. The Taxi Voucher Service is geared

toward financially insecure Jewish seniors 65 years of age and older or individuals with an ADA-recognized disability. The vouchers will be available at a highly subsidized rate, which is funded by the Alliance. The goal is to remove financial barriers among seniors and individuals with disabilities who lack accessible transportation. Soon, that once complicated procedure of arranging a ride will be nearly effortless for the most vulnerable in the community.

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Creative Hands lead to inspired hearts Are you an artist or do you really love art? This is your chance to get involved!

Temple Emanuel-El announces the first annual “Creative Hands Hanukkah Sale.”

On Nov. 8, Temple Emanu-El will host an opening evening gala event from 7-10 p.m., complete with wine and desserts.

Come and satisfy your sweet tooth while getting a glimpse of what’s to come. On Nov. 9, children can channel their own artistic talents, and parents will be able to shop for art made by

local artists from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. These artisans and merchants will offer a wide selection of items to suit all gift-giving needs. Who knows, maybe you’ll even find something for yourself!

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Next Cranston Senior Guild meeting Nov. 4 Cranston Senior Guild will meet Nov. 4 at 1 p.m. at Tamarisk Assisted Living, 3 Shalom Drive, Warwick. Rhonda Schwartz from the R.I. Department of Elderly Affairs will speak on “Healthy Living.” Following Schwartz’s presentation, there

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WARWICK, R.I. – Laura Boslovitz died Oct. 12 at Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center, Providence. Born in Providence, a daughter of the late Max and Anna (Schonfeld) Broomfield, she had lived in Warwick for 33 years, previously living in Cranston.

Devoted mother of Carol Ziman and her husband, Allen, of Warwick. Dear sister of Beverly Seiden Bernard of Austin, Texas, Rita Johnson of Warwick and the late Sema Dwares and Richard and Marvin Broomfield. Cherished grandmother of Brian and his wife, Rachel.

Loving aunt of several nieces and nephew.

Contributions in her memory may be made to the Susan Kolman Cancer Society, P.O. Box 650309 Dallas, Texas 75265.

NARRAGANSETT, R.I. – Dr. Robert P. Curhan died Oct. 10 at home surrounded by family.

He was the beloved husband of Adele (Pearlman) Curhan.

They were married for 60 years.

Born in Detroit, Mich., a son of the late Joseph and Pauline (Pevin) Curhan, he lived in Narragansett for 40 years.

Robert was an ob-gyn at South County Hospital for nearly 40 years. He served in the Air Force and was a member of Congregation Beth David. Devoted father of Michael Curhan and his wife, Suzan, of West Bloomfield, Mich., Gary Curhan and his wife, Sharon, of Lincoln, Mass., and Amy Freedman and her husband, Alan, of Canton, Mass. Dear brother of the late David Curhan. Loving grandfather of Joshua, Justin, Alexa, Talia, Sarah, Andrea, Jill, Noah, Jessica, Stephanie and Sophie.

Contributions in his memory may be made to Congregation Beth David, 102 Kingstown Rd, Narragansett, R.I. 02882.

Stanley Philip Chasan, 95 WESTON, MASS. – Stanley Philip Chasan passed away Oct. 3. He was the husband of the late Yetta “Terry” (Stollar) Chasan.

He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., a son of the late Abraham and Freda (Suffin) Chasan.

He was a corporal in the U.S. Army and served during WWII. He is survived by his children Michael Chasan, Francine Markle and Bradley Chasan; brothers Norman and Lawrence Chasan; grandchildren Corrie, Lauren, Amy, Jason, Joshua and Krista; and great-grandchildren Sarah, Jadelynn, Allison and Tehya.

Contributions in his memory may be made to The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 220 North Main St., Suite 104, Natick, Mass. 01760.

Sandra S. Goldberg, 77 CRANSTON, R.I. – Sandra S. (Berman) Goldberg, of Cumming, Ga., formerly of Cranston, died Oct. 7 after a lengthy illness. Born in P r ov id e nc e , a daughter of the late Harry and Martha (Blazer) Berman, she was a professional calligrapher before moving to Georgia.

She was the sister of the late Beverly Marcus. In addition to her husband, Shelly, she is survived by her daughters, Susan and her partner Michelle Minor of Los Angeles, Calif., and Ali Rubenstein and her husband David of Atlanta, Ga., as well as four grandchildren: Max, Eli, Oliver and Charlotte.

She loved a great mahjong game, both in Rhode Island and Georgia, and will be sorely missed by all her friends who became a second family to her.

Donations may be made to her grandson Max’s charity: Game Givers. This charity, created in Sandy’s honor, gives video games to sick children in the hospital. Online donations may be made to: gamegivers.org or checks sent to: Giving Point, 555 Sun Valley Drive, Suite K4, Roswell, Ga. 30076, memo line: Game Givers.

Carole F. Goldman, 77 CRANSTON, R.I. – Carole F. Goldman of Cranston passed away peacefully Oct. 2 in Providence. She was the beloved wife of Hyman Goldman for 59 years.

Born in Providence, daughter of the late Robert and Ida (Dubin) Fields, she was a resident of Cranston for 40 years. Carole was a much-adored teacher in the Dighton-Rehoboth, Mass., School District for over 20 years. She was a graduate of the URI Class of ’58. She achieved her life master in bridge. She was a member of Temple Torat Yisrael and Hadassah.

Devoted mother of Marion Wainer and her husband Henry of Dartmouth, Mass., and Richard Goldman and his wife Loren of Cumberland. Dear sister of the late June Shaw. Loving grandmother of Andrew, Jamie, Allie, Sara and Seth.

Cherished aunt of Susan Shaw Bridgefarmer of Barrington and the late Peter Shaw.

Contributions in her memory may be made to your charity of choice.

Mollie Siegal, 95

NARRAGANSETT, R.I. – Mollie F. Siegal died Oct. 14 at Tamarisk in Warwick. She was the beloved wife of the late Herbert Siegal. Born in Providence, a daughter of the late Morris and Anna (Block) Marks, she had lived in Narragansett, previously living in Worcester, Mass., and Florida.

OBITUARIES Devoted mother of Byron Siegal of Portsmouth, N.H., and the late Donald Alan Siegal. Dear sister of the late Abraham, Reuben, Jacob, Rebecca and Miriam.

Contributions in her memory may be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society at donate.lls.org.

Stanley Stewart Wallack, 74 PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Stanley Wallack, loving husband and father, died on Oct. 7 in P rov idence after a yearlong illness.

An economist, profess o r, e n t r e preneur and nationally-known expert on health policy issues, Dr. Wallack was executive director and co-founder of the Schneider Institutes for Health Policy at Brandeis University.

Stanley Stewart Wallack was born Sept. 6, 1941, in Boston, the son of Maxwell and Rose (Doxer) Wallack. He graduated in 1950 from Newton High School.

He received his B.A. degree in 1964 from Antioch College and his Ph.D. in 1967 from Washington University.

After graduate school, he served as an Economic Policy Fellow at the Brookings Institution. He went on to work for the federal Department of Health, Education and Welfare and then the Congressional Budget Office.

For the past 36 years, Wallack taught at and served as executive director of the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University. He taught graduate students in health economics, national health policy and health care financing.

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Wallack founded two companies during his career, Health Data Institute, specializing in health data analytics, and LifePlans, specializing in long-term care benefit management. He also served as chairman of the board and CEO of Relational Coordination Analytics.

He conducted health services research over the past 45 years on a wide range of topics related to acute and chronic health care. Much of his research was dedicated to analyzing problems in financing and delivery of health care and developing innovative solutions that became the industry standard including Health Maintenance Organizations and later Accountable Care Organizations.

He did research on the development of comprehensive programs for insuring long-term care.

At the time of his death Wallack’s research focused on improving the alignment of health care organizations and physicians and developing efficiencies in health care delivery through improved care coordin He enjoyed collecting art, betting on racehorses and sitting at the beach. He was a member and former board member of United Brothers Synagogue in Bristol.

He is survived by his wife, Anya Rader Wallack, and son Jacob Wallack of Providence; a son Mathew Wallack, daughterin-law Diana and grandson Ajay, of Raleigh, N.C.; a son Seth Wallack of San Diego, Calif.; a son, Reuven Wallack, of Yucca Valley, Calif.; and a son Aaron Wallack, of Natick, Mass. His sister, Irene DuPont, predeceased him.

Donations in his name may be made to the Heller School at Brandeis University or the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration.

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Jewish journey, Shabbos has accompanied us. The Shabbos Project is like a reunion, a reconnection with our oldest friend,” says Rabbi Dr. Warren Goldstein, chief rabbi of South Africa and founder of The Shabbos Project.

The Shabbos Project started as a local South African event in 2013. Goldstein proposed the idea of hosting a communal Shabbat experience when speaking at a conference and received an outpouring of support. He says he expected 1,000 or 2,000 South Africans to join him for Friday night dinner and make a commitment to try to keep the 25-hour day of rest.

In the end, most of South Africa’s 75,000 Jews took part.

After the event, when Goldstein put up a video and participants shared their personal experiences through social media, thousands of emails started pouring in, asking how the South African event could be emulated in local communities. In 2014, The Shabbos Project took place in 465 cities in 65 countries. This year, there are more than 5,000 partner groups working in more than 500 cities.

“I think there is a thirst for Jewish unity,” Goldstein tells JNS.org. “People are thirsting for Jews to rally not because we are forced to by our enemies, but because it is something that we want, that we are doing around the positive values of who we are.”

havdalah ceremony that was broadcast on national TV. In Santiago, Chile, more than 2,500 women turned out for a communal challah-baking event.

In Miami, young Jewish girls studying at a Christian school joined 5,000 others to bake challah.

“The day of the challah bake, we received a phone call from the Palmer Trinity School, a private Episcopal school in Miami, asking if they could reserve a table at the event.

The Shabbat Project liaison … gingerly told them the evening would be focused on teaching Jewish religious values,” recalls Alyssa Baumgarten. “The school said they understood that, but they saw our advertisement for the event in the newspaper and they felt that they wanted to send their Jewish students. ...Ten Jewish girls who attend an Episcopal religious school came to the Miami challah bake. This was likely the only exposure these girls have ever had with anything Jewish.”

At one point, more than 7,895 users tried to sign up for The Shabbos Project on the initiative’s website at the same time – crashing the server.

This year, in France, the Jewish community is bringing a baker from a famous French bakery to run the challah bake, says Rabbi Moche Lewin, who spearheads the project. France has been among the European Jewish communities struck with growing anti-Semitism

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Goldstein also believes people crave a day to disconnect from the modern, fragmented, distracted, demanding world and to reconnect on a spiritual level with God, community and family.

Still, Goldstein says that “no one dreamed” The Shabbos Project could reach the size it is today or bring joy to so many individuals.

In the small city of Nijmegen in the Netherlands, the local synagogue has only 80 family units, and among them a handful observe Shabbat according to halacha (Jewish law).

Last year, Frieda Rinia helped a group of three women – all single, by death or divorce – observe Shabbat.

“It was very exciting,” Rinia writes in a letter to The Shabbos Project. “The knowledge that all around the world Jewish people at the same time are keeping an entire Shabbat.…We feel it – all together.”

Last year, Shabbos Project events took place in hidden Jewish enclaves, including Angola, Nigeria, Cambodia, Jamaica, Fiji, Finland, Zambia, the Maldives and Ecuador. In Delémont, Switzerland, the last time the old synagogue was used was in 1971. It was reopened in 2014 to host students from across Switzerland who had gathered for a Shabbat Project weekend.

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and Islamist terrorism. Lewin says that given recent events, The Shabbos Project is more important than ever.

“Sometimes, I think people feel stronger and more proud to be Jewish because of the terror,” says Lewin. “After the most recent attack in Paris [on a kosher supermarket in January], the people wanted to come together to make a special Shabbos. But this was for sad reasons. … It is important to make that same Shabbat for a good reason, not a tragedy. That is The Shabbos Project.”

The Shabbos Project’s new inclusion of Israeli cities is a highlight this year, according to Rabbi Goldstein. In a country with deep secular-religious divides, Jewish communities are coming together with the backing of mayors and municipalities throughout Israel as well as individual lay leaders. Hatzofi m (secular) and Bnei Akiva (Orthodox) – the country’s two biggest youth movements – are sending tens of thousands of their members into the field to arrange Shabbat dinners and activities.

Tel Aviv will host “back to basics” Friday night picnics on Rothschild Boulevard and Kikar Hamedina. In Safed, where the popular Shabbat songs Shalom Aleichem and Lecha Dodi were written, the mayor will host a citywide unity Kabbalat Shabbat service.

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He wants that for his current Israeli hometown, too.

“We are lucky to have Israel, but people need more than that,” he says.

Working with the mayor and five of the major community centers, Ivgi has helped arrange communal Shabbat dinners, an evening of Shabbat karaoke, and the opportunity for a community-wide prayer service.

“Our strength is in unity.

There is nothing better to connect the Jewish people than something from our Torah,” Ivgi says.

Rabbi Goldstein believes the secret to the success of The Shabbos Project is the fact that individuals, such as Ivgi, are empowered to spearhead their own efforts and take ownership of what it means to be a Jew. There is no bureaucratic structure or hierarchy. People take it on themselves and exercise personal leadership,” he says.

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BY PENNY SCHWARTZ BOSTON (JTA) – An Israelifounded water purification company has teamed up with Boston-based Harpoon Brewery to channel the once-famously polluted Charles River into a new beer.

Desalitech, which started in Israel seven years ago and then moved to Boston, is using its patented technology to provide water for Harpoon’s Charles River Pale Ale. The limited-edition beer was on tap at Boston’s HUBweek, Oct. 3-10, a weeklong science and art festival.

Desalitech president Nadav Efraty said helping to produce the beer is part of his company’s mission to better the environment.

“Water scarcity is a global challenge that affects millions across the world – we are proud to be a Massachusetts company that is providing solutions and making an impact here in the U.S. and beyond,” he said in a statement.

Desalitech uses a closed-circuit reverse osmosis system developed over decades in Israel

by Efraty’s American-born father, Avi. A chemist who moved his family to Israel in the mid1970s, the elder Efraty serves as the company’s chief technical officer.

In 2013, Desalitech estab-

lished its world headquarters in Greater Boston after former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick led several high-profi le trade missions to Israel.

Once heavily polluted, the 80-mile-long Charles River achieved fame thanks to the 1960s rock hit “Dirty Water” by the Standells. The song, a favorite of Boston sports teams, has been recorded and performed by everyone from Bruce Springsteen to the Dropkick Murphys.

Over the decades, the river, which separates Boston from Cambridge, has been cleaned up considerably, with some of its previously most polluted portions now open to swimming.

Desalitech approached Harpoon in September about a collaboration. The idea appealed to Harpoon president Charlie Storey, who said in interviews that he remembers growing up in Boston hearing that if he ever fell into the Charles River, he’d need to get to an emergency room.

“Harpoon is proud to call Boston our home and to do our part to build a stronger, more sustainable environment and community,” Storey said in a statement.

Harpoon, an employee-owned company established in 1986, is now the 15th largest microbrewery in the United States.

Matisyahu concert attracts thousands near Jerusalem’s Old City walls JERUSALEM (JTA) – Thousands of Israelis turned out to see the American Jewish reggae singer Matisyahu perform in Jerusalem.

“Jerusalem, I’m home,” Matisyahu said during his concert Oct. 10 at Sultan’s Pool, outside the Old City.

The crowd turned out despite a rash of stabbing attacks in

recent days in Jerusalem and throughout the country, including two in the Old City hours before the concert.

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat thanked the crowd for coming, as well as the Israel Police and security services for their efforts during the recent wave of terrorist acts.

JERUSALEM (JTA) – A fourth performance was added in Israel for comedian Jerry Seinfeld after three others sold out.

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Touro Fraternal awards educational grants, loans for 2015-16

AZORES – Visiting Sahar Hassamain, the last surviving synagogue in Ponta Delgada, San Miguel, Azores, was a wonderful history lesson for (left to right) Charlie and Anne German, Karen Borger, Mark Williams and John Webb. Established in 1820, the synagogue/museum was rededicated last April after a 30-year effort to save and renovate it, with significant involvement of the original Azores Synagogue Restoration Committee established in Fall River during the mid-1980s and the AzoreanJewish Heritage Foundation.

Ruth Feder appointed executive director, Mental Health Assn. RI Ruth Feder, of East Greenwich, has been appointed executive director of the Mental Health Association of R.I. Feder is also president of the board of directors of Cove Homes, Inc., dedicated to developing affordable housing, and vice-chair of the board of commissioners of the East Greenwich Housing Authority. She sits on the boards of the R.I. Disability Law Center and School One. Feder previously served as an attorney for the State of R.I.’s Office of the Mental Health Advocate.

She is a graduate of Bowdoin College and holds a Master of Social Work degree from Boston University and a Juris Doctor degree from Suffolk University Law School.

The mission of the nonprofit Mental Health Association of R.I., which is celebrating its 100th year, is to promote mental health, prevent mental illness, reduce stigma and improve R.I.’s system of mental health care. This is achieved through education, advocacy and the dissemination of research.

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An Evening with Dr. Deborah Lipstadt Anti-Semitism in the 21st Century: Overreacting or a Looming Danger?

SAVE THE DATE: Sunday, November 1, 2015 @ 7pm Temple Beth-El 70 Orchard Avenue, Providence Event Co-Chairs

Lezli & Jamie Pious and Amanda & Jeremy Isenberg One of the nation's foremost experts on Holocaust denial and modern anti-Semitism she first gained fame for her book, “The Eichmann Trial.” Lipstadt's subsequent 2005 book, "History on Trial: My Day in Court with David Irving," is the story of her libel trial in London against Irving, who sued her for calling him a Holocaust denier and right wing extremist. The case grew into a six-year legal battle in which Lipstadt prevailed.

A movie about the trial is in production, starring two time Academy Award winner Hilary Swank and two time Academy Award nominee Tom Wilkinson.

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CRANSTON, R.I. – The Touro Fraternal Association, the largest men’s independent Jewish fraternal association in the Northeast, has awarded a total of $33,000 in educational financial aid for this 2015-16 academic year to young men and women pursuing higher education degrees.

After a rigorous selection process, conducted by Touro’s Student Financial Aid Committee, two applicants were awarded $3,000 scholarship grants. In addition, nine applicants will share in a total of $27,000 in interest-free loans from the Association’s Leo Greenberg Memorial Scholarship Fund.

Alex Goldstein, one of the two 2015 grant recipients, is entering his freshman year at Roger Williams University in Bristol, where he will be studying historical restoration and preservation. His interests include European history as well as antiquities.

Daniel Brandes, this year’s second grant recipient, is a two-semester Dean’s List sophomore attending Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts. There he is studying chemistry, and is considering a career as a doctor or medical researcher.

Since the fund was established in 1981, approximately a half million dollars has been distributed to students enrolled in higher education programs.

All loans are interest-free and are not re-payable until six months after the student graduates or ceases to be a full-time student.

Regular Touro members, their spouses and children, and children of deceased Touro

Daniel Brandes

Alex Goldstein members enrolled full time for the 2015-2016 academic year in an accredited institution of higher learning were eligible for grants. Regular members, their children and children of deceased members similarly enrolled could apply for the interest-free loans.

For more information about Touro Fraternal Association please check the website, tourofraternal.org, email to info@ tourofraternal.org or call 401785-6600.

Pork taken off menus at federal prisons

JTA – Pork is officially off the menu at U.S. federal prisons.

With the start of the new fiscal year on Oct. 1, the 206,000 inmates housed in 122 federal penitentiaries are no longer being served pork products.

Edmond Ross, a spokesman for the Bureau of Prisons, told The Washington Post on Oct. 9 that “pork has been the lowest-rated food by inmates for several years.” It also became increasingly expensive for the government to purchase pork products for the prisons.

The National Pork Producers Council is working on a strategy to overturn the ruling. Pork products, including rinds and precooked bacon, are still available to inmates via the prison commissary provided they can pay.

Vegetarian, kosher and ha-

lal options are supposed to be made available to inmates, though a number of lawsuits have cropped up in recent years over dietary accommodations in prison.

In May, a federal judge ordered that Florida prisoners who request kosher meals must receive them. The lawsuit was fi led by the Justice Department against the Florida Department of Corrections on behalf of 13 inmates. Florida had canceled its kosher meal service in 2007, citing cost as the reason. Some 250 inmates, including many Muslims, had been receiving the kosher meals.

Ross did not say whether there had been an uptick in Muslim and Jewish prisoners that could have influenced the decision.

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