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Barry A. Kaplan Named President of
the WJCS Board of Directors
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WRT Welcomes New Assistant
Rabbi and Executive Director
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Rabbi Gerald Skolnik Projects Future of Conservative Movement
By Stephen E. Lipken
Rabbi Gerald Skolnik 60,
President of the Rabbinical
Assembly (RA) and spiritual
leader of Forest Hills Jewish
Center Conservative Congre-
gation rendered his views on
the future of the Conserva-
tive Movement on Monday,
June 17 as part of the Rabbis
Circle, in conjunction with
the Jean and Louis Bender
Lecture on Adult Education
at Congregation Sons of Is-
rael (CSI), Briarcliff Manor.
I hope that my lecture
will generate discussion,
Skolnik stated. My goal is to
help you ask questions more
intelligently, he said. If I
did not believe in the future
of Conservative Judaism, I
would not be President of the Rabbini-
cal Assembly and speaking here.
I dont believe that the future
will look like the present, nor will it
look like the pastI want you to use
your memory. If you go back to the
A wide variety of extremely talent-
ed instrumentalists, vocalists and dance
instructors performed at the Westches-
ter Jewish Music and Arts Festival, spon-
sored by Westchester Jewish Council
(WJC); Workmens Circle; Westchester
Klezmer Program and Kol Hazzanim
The Cantors of Westchester in coopera-
tion with Westchester County Parks at
Kensico Dam Plaza, Valhalla on Sunday,
July 28.
Performances varied from Big
Band sound of Westchester Klezmer
Program; angelic voices of children
from four different day camps; hard-
hitting country/rock sound of Mama
Doni Band; Kol Rinah (Hebrew, Joyful
Noise), reminiscent of Holiday Syna-
gogue choirs; traditional Klezmer by
Sruli and Lisa Family Band plus Middle
East rhythms, Dixieland and Progres-
NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg
Addresses URJ North American
Board of Trustees
Left to right, URJ Board of Trustees Chair, Steve Sacks, New York
Mayor Michael Bloomberg and URJ President, Rabbi Rick Jacobs
With great
fanfare, New York
City Mayor Mi-
chael Bloomberg
addressed the
Union for Reform
Judaisms (URJ)
Board of Trustees.
A long-time mem-
ber of Reform con-
gregation Temple
Emanu-El in New
York City, the
mayor applauded
the Reform Move-
ments leadership
on immigration
reform, gun con-
trol and marriage equality. The tide of public opinion is turning around
[these issues], he said. The Reform Movement deserves an enormous
amount of credit for this.
Mayor Bloombergs address was one of the many highlights of the
meeting of the URJ Board of Trustees and Oversight Committee. Working
postwar years of this movement, you
were talking about a new beginning
after the war.
Orthodoxy was decimated by
the shoah. European Jewry was deci-
mated. There were immigrants mov-
ing from the Lower East Side to the
Upper West Side and suburbs. There
was the Baby Boom; Conservative
synagogues were bursting at the seams.
Now everything in our religious
movement is in fux. When change
sive Jazz mixture of Afro-Semitic Expe-
rience.
Vendors displayed costume jew-
comes it brings
crisis. Patterns
of affliation are
changing. When
a family moved to
a new community,
the frst thing they
did was to fnd a
synagogue; this is
not true today. It
used to be styles
of davening were
the same. Today
some seek leader-
less synagogues.
Rabbis used to
have unquestion-
able authority,
Skolnik observed.
Now there are in-
die (independent)
minyanim.
Skolnik touched on intermarriage
and declining Conservative birth rate.
We are not having enough children
to reproduce ourselves. Also, factor
in late marriage.
Orthodox marry
young and have
more children.
Next is a
failure to appre-
ciate the lure of
American culture.
We are open and
not quarantined.
Throughout our
history we have
absorbed the cul-
tures around us. If
it was not for Greek
logic and reasoning
there would be no
Talmud. But as we
realize the dream of
emancipation, we
must no longer be
defensive but take
an offensive posture to insure that we
retain our cultural identity. Conclud-
ing, Skolnik stressed, Intensive Jew-
ish education is the answer.
Rabbi Steven Kane, Congregation Sons of Israel, Briarclif Manor and Rabbi Gerald Skolnik, Rabbinical
Assembly President and spiritual leader, Forest Hills Jewish Center
Audrey Bender; husband Steve Bender, son of
Jean and Louis Bender, memorialized by Lecture.
Dancing, led by Camp Zeke's Ruth Goodman and Meli Zinberg
continued on page 5 continued on page 9
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Ben Hirschfeld, a 19-year-old
Hastings-on-Hudson resident has re-
ceived national recognition for his ef-
forts to improve childrens literacy and
health in developing countries through
the use of solar lanterns. He is one of
10 recipients of the 2013 Diller Teen
Tikkun Olam Awards, a $36,000 award
that recognizes teens for their commit-
ment to social action and volunteer
service.
Selected for his work through Lit!
Solar, a project he created that supports
childrens health and literacy, using a
revolving fund to replace dangerous
kerosene lamps with safe solar lan-
terns, Hirschfeld just fnished up his
Freshman year at Columbia University.
To date, Lit! Solar has worked directly
with youth in the developing world to
produce a solution that works best for
them, providing the benefts of solar
lanterns to more than 10,000 people,
which has prevented thousands of tons
of greenhouse gases from entering the
atmosphere.
Rabbi William Dreskin of Wood-
lands Community Temple nominated
Hirschfeld, a member of the syna-
gogue, for the Diller Teen Tikkun Olam
Awards.
Now in its seventh year, the Diller
Teen Tikkun Olam Awards has given
nearly $1.5 million dollars to 40 teens
who are tackling global issues and creat-
ing lasting change through tikkun olam
the vision of Bay Area Philanthropist
Helen Diller, a quiet force behind The
Helen Diller Family Foundation.
I frst learned of the Diller Teen
Tikkun Olam Award when researching
grants for youth projects. It was years
ago when it was open to just California
residents. Its such an amazing grant
that was always on my radar, so I was
really excited when they opened the
opportunity nationwide, explained
Hirschfeld.
During a Jewish holiday that
promotes devoting time to study,
Hirschfeld learned that students in
the developing world have to study by
the light of kerosene lamps, which put
them at risk for burns, asthma, pneu-
monia and breathing in toxic carcino-
gens. With the vision and desire to im-
prove health and literacy among youth
worldwide, he was inspired to help
them gain access to clean, healthy light.
In 2009, he created Lit! Solar
a revolving micro-fnance fund that
helps families replace their dangerous
kerosene lamps with safe, emission-free
solar lanterns. Lit! Solar has worked di-
rectly with youth to produce a solution
that works best for them, providing the
benefts of solar lanterns to more than
10,000 people, which has prevented
thousands of tons of greenhouse gases
from entering the atmosphere. Growing
his team and his program, Hirschfeld
plans to expand Lit! Solar to reach more
than 20,000 people and extend outreach
to new schools throughout the world.
As the inaugural year that the
Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awards have
been offered nationally, it is also the
frst year the Jewish Federations of North
America have been an active partner,
promoting the awards program among
Jewish Community Federations across
the United States. From San Francisco to
Hastings-on-Hudson, each of these 2013
Jewish recipients have demonstrated a
commitment to tikkun olam, a central
precept of Judaism meaning to repair
the world. The teens have provided
unique solutions to some of the worlds
most critical social issues by develop-
ing projects that support social justice,
equality and education, environmental
sustainability and engagement opportu-
nities for their peers.
Im so gratifed to be able to
support the creativity and passion of
these remarkable teens. And I hope
the Awards will inspire teensand
adultsto take action to improve the
world around them, said Helen Diller,
president of the Helen Diller Family
Foundation. We are so pleased that
beginning this year we are able to rec-
ognize teens not just from California,
but from across the entire U.S. and that
our contribution will support the teens
important work and impact.
The Diller Teen Tikkun Olam
Awards recognize some of our nations
brightest Jewish teens for taking action
that brings about meaningful social
change, said Jerry Silverman, president
and CEO of the Jewish Federations of
North America. We congratulate the
2013 recipients and applaud the Helen
Diller Family Foundation for focusing
community attention on teens making
a real difference in the world.
The 2013 recipients were selected
by committees of educators and com-
munity leaders from across the United
States. Candidates completed a detailed
application describing their projects,
goals, inspirations and challenges, fun-
draising tactics and ultimate accom-
plishments. Eligible applicants were
United States residents, between 13 and
19 years old who self-identify as Jewish.
A celebratory luncheon honoring the
teens will be held in San Francisco on
Monday, August 26, 2013.
The Foundation continues to gener-
ously support this program and nomina-
tions for the 2014 Diller Teen Tikkun
Olam Awards are open now. For more in-
formation, or to nominate a teen for next
years Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awards,
visit www.dillerteenawards.org
Hastings-on-Hudson Teen Wins National Social Action Service Award
Ben Hirschfeld
New President for WJC
On Wednesday, May 22, 2013, the Westchester Jewish Council elected New Rochelle resident
Paul B. Warhit as its newest president of the Board of Directors. Warhit succeeds Ronald E. Burton,
also of New Rochelle, who served as president for the last four years.
In addition, eleven new members were added to the organizations Board of Directors. They
are: Liat Altman (Scarsdale), Peter Baum (White Plains), Millie Jasper (Croton), Gary Katz (Scars-
dale), Harry Mamaysky (Scarsdale), David Miller (Mamaroneck), Warren Newcorn (Scarsdale),
Mitchell Ostrove (New Rochelle), the Honorable Martin Rogowsky (Harrison), Helene Schonbrun
(White Plains), and Diane Werner (White Plains). Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino
delivered the oath of offce to the new board members.
Westchester County Board of Legislators
(BOL) Chairman Ken Jenkins (D-Yonkers) and
BOL Majority Leader Pete Harckham will host
a special meeting for emergency frst respond-
ers with Guy Caspi, the chief multi-casualty
incident instructor and director of hazmat ex-
ercises for Magen David Adom (MDA), Israels
ambulance, disaster relief and blood-services
organization, on Thursday, August 29 from 9
AM to 10:30 AM.
The event, which is being co-sponsored
by American Friends of Magen David Adom,
MDAs U.S.-based affliate, will give area frst
responders from police and fre departments,
as well EMT units and ambulance corps, an
opportunity to hear from Caspi about MDA
protocols and his work, which includes devel-
opment of training programs and educational
drills in preparation for the necessary responses
to multi-casualty incidents, and to improve on-
scene coordination and cooperation.
Because of the sheer number of rocket at-
tacks, suicide bombers and other acts of terror-
ism that Israel has endured, MDA has emerged
as the worlds most experienced paramedic
organization in responding to multi-casualty
incidents.
Caspi began his career at Magen David
Adom as a youth volunteer in 1979. Hes been
an EMT since 1986, a paramedic since 1995,
and has been in his current position at MDA
since 1999. Additionally, Caspi serves as a fac-
ulty member for the paramedics program at
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
Both Jenkins and Harckham were intro-
duced to Caspi and his work at MDA during
their respective visits to Israel in 2011 and 2012.
Protecting public safety is the number
one priority of government, said Harckham.
Westchester Legislators To Host Meeting for First
RespondersWith Israeli Multi-Casualty Expert
This international ex-
change allows for an im-
portant dialogue where frst
responders from the United
States and Israel can share
ideas and best practices.
Seating at the meet-
ing with Caspi is limited
and not open to the public.
First responders interested
in attending should email
an RSVP to Wendy Wild at
wendyw@westchesterlegis-
lators.com.
Guy Caspi
Back row (l to r): WJC Past Presidents Lester Millman and Irwin Davison with new
President Paul B. Warhit. Front row (l to r): WJC Past President Debra Abrahams
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elry, prints and kosher food. Camp
Zeke, (Ezekiel, strength) opening
in Wayne County, Pennsylvania in
2014, distributed fresh fruit. This
is the frst Jewish Camp celebrating
healthy living through ftness and
culinary arts, according to Director
Isaac Mamaysky. Camp Zekes Ruth
Goodman and Meli Zinberg led Is-
raeli dancing.
An important display featured
Soroka Medical Center in the Negev,
(www.soroka.org) responsible for
emergency care of a million people
including 400,000 children and
treating wounded Israeli Defense
Force soldiers.
Other exhibits included
Chabad of Larchmont; Holocaust
and Human Rights Education Center;
Impressive Talent Lineup at Westchester Jewish Music
and Arts Festival
continued from page 1
On banjo, Kenny Green, Festival Producer/Music Director
DOROT and Westchester Community for
Humanistic Judaism. Synagogues included
Congregation Bet Torah; Emanu-El of West-
chester; Mishkan Haam; Northeast Jewish
Center; Pleasantville Community Syna-
gogue; Temple Israel Center of White Plains
and Temple Shaaray Tefla of Westchester.
This is the frst and longest running
Yiddish Festival in Westchester County since
1974 and has morphed into the very popu-
lar Westchester Jewish Music Festival with
lots of good fellowship and entertainment,
County Executive Robert Astorino noted.
Other offcials included Harrison Mayor
Ron Belmont; New Rochelle Mayor/County
Executive candidate Noam Bramson; former
Scarsdale Mayor/Westchester County Leg-
islator 5th District candidate Miriam Levitt
Flisser; County Clerk Tim Idoni and White
Plains Mayor Thomas Roach. Doni Zaslof of Mama Doni Band
Barry A. Kaplan Named
President of the WJCS
Board of Directors
Westchester Jewish
Community Services an-
nounced in June that it
has elected Barry A. Kaplan
as president of the agencys
Board of Directors, succeed-
ing Carol Corbin, who has
served on the Board for 27
years, the last three as presi-
dent. Kaplan has been a
WJCS Board member since
2004 and for the past three
years has served on the ex-
ecutive committee.
Kaplan is a financial
services industry veteran.
Currently, he is president
and founder of Maple Tree
Capital Management, LLC, a
private investment firm that
manages public and private
investments in the media, telecom, enter-
tainment and leisure industries on behalf of
clients.
Prior to starting his firm in 2002, he was
a partner and managing director at Gold-
man, Sachs & Company, where he worked
for more than 16 years, primarily as an ana-
lyst in the investment research department
covering media and telecom companies.
He also was an equity analyst at Bear,
Stearns & Co and A.G. Becker and worked in
the finance department of the NBC Televi-
sion Stations division of NBC.
Were delighted that Barry has ac-
cepted the position of president of the WJCS
Board, said Alan Trager,
WJCS CEO. Hes been able
to draw on his vast finan-
cial expertise and business
acumen in fulfilling his
previous role as treasurer.
Now, we anticipate that his
commitment to our mis-
sion and passion for help-
ing children and families
will keep the Board ener-
gized and attract others in
his network and beyond to
support the work of WJCS
in meeting the needs of
Westchester families.
Kaplans predecessor
Carol Corbin, who will re-
main a Board member, has
been a tour de force with one of the
longest tenures of existing Board
members. We are very grateful for her many
contributions over almost three decades and
look forward to her outstanding leadership on
the nominating committee, Trager declared.
Kaplan is a chartered financial analyst
and a member of the New York Society of
Security Analysts and the Media and Enter-
tainment Analysts Association of New York.
He has a BA degree from Brandeis Univer-
sity, where he is a member of the Board of
Overseers of the Brandeis International Busi-
ness School, and an MBA from The Wharton
School of the University of Pennsylvania. He
and his wife Rikki are proud parents of two
children and reside in Scarsdale.
Barry A. Kaplan
Calendar
Te Visual Symphony: A Musically Inspired Art Exhibition will be on
display in Te Lazarus Gallery of United Hebrew of New Rochelle, 391
Pelham Road through September. Call 632-2804 for details.
UPCOMING
Families with their oldest child
in preschool are invited to at-
tend High Holiday Services at
Shaarei Tikvah, 46 Fox Meadow
Road, Scarsdale free of charge. For
tickets and information, call 472-
2013, ext. 300.
The Hudson Chorale is looking
for new members. Rehearsals be-
gin on September 23 at the Scar-
borough Presbyterian Church, 655
Scarborough Road, Scarborough.
Auditions take place on September
16 by appointment. Call 478-0074
for details and visit hudsoncho-
rale.org.
Bnai mitzvah students are being
offered a chance to win a free bar
or bat mitzvah at WeeZee World in
Chappaqua. Candidates are asked
to submit a video essay explain-
ing why they would be the best
student to do their mitzvah proj-
ect working with children on the
autism spectrum at WeeZee World.
Deadline is September 30. For
complete rules call 752-2100, ext.
5008 or visit weezeeworld.com/
mitzvah.
JCC of Mid-Westchester, 999
Wilmot Road, Scarsdale will hold
the following events: September
17, October 15 and December 10
from 10 to 11:15am Book Club;
Mondays, October 7 through No-
vember 11 and Tuesdays, October
8 through November 12 from 9:30
to 11:30am Mah Jongg; and be-
ginning September 17 Jewish
Culture. Call Julie at 472-3300,
ext. 412 for details. Pre-Season
JCC Maccabi Basketball will begin
Mondays, September 16 through
November 4 for boys and Wednes-
days, September 11 through No-
vember 6 for girls. Call Steve at
472-3300, ext. 362 for details.
WJCS Havorah Program will host
the following for persons with
developmental disabilities: Sep-
tember 3 at 7pm Rosh Hashana
Service at Temple Shaaray Tefila,
89 Baldwin Road, Bedford Cor-
ners; September 10 from 7 to 8pm
Yom Kippur Service at Temple
Beth Abraham, 25 Leroy Av-
enue, Tarrytown; and September
23 at 7pm Sukkot Celebration
at Congregation Sons of Israel,
1666 Pleasantville Road, Briarcliff
Manor. For complete details, call
845=565-8610. RSVP by calling
761-0600, ext. 107.
A Rosh Hashana Retreat will be
held September 4 through 8 and
a Yom Kippur Retreat will be
held September 13 through 15 at
Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat
Center, 116 Johnson Road, Falls
Village, CT. Call 800-398-2630 for
more information.
The JCC Academic Center of The
JCC of Mid-Westchester, 999
Wilmot Road, Scarsdale is offering
the following classes: September
15 and 22 College Application
Essay Writing Workshop; Septem-
ber 29 through October 27 Writ-
ing Skills Workshop; and October
6 and 13 PSAT Boot Camp. Call
472-3300, ext. 275 with questions
or visit jccmw.org.
The 52nd Annual Armonk Out-
door Art Show, 205 Business Park
Drive, Armonk will take place on
September 28 and 29 from 10am
to 5pm, rain or shine. Visit ar-
monkoutdoorartshow.org for de-
tails.
Join the Jewish National Fund for
their National Conference, Octo-
ber 25-28 at The Grand Hyatt Den-
ver, Colorado. To register, visit jnf.
org/nc or call 212-879-9305, ext.
295.
Hazon will sponsor a New York
Bike Ride on Labor Day weekend,
August 30-September 2, starting
at Isabella Freedman Jewish Re-
treat Center in Falls Village, CT
going through the Hudson Valley,
the Bronx and ending in Manhat-
tan. For more information, visit
NYride@hazon.org.
The WJCS Jewish Spiritual Healing
Center is offering a variety of pro-
grams including Spiritual Journey-
ing Groups, Healing Services and
Contemplative Sundays. For times
and dates visit www.wjcs.com/HC-
13 or contact Rabbi Pamela Wax at
761-0600, ext. 149.
WEBS Career and Educational
Counseling Service is offering
the following 8-week programs:
Managing Your Career in Chang-
ing Times will be held at the fol-
lowing libraries New Rochelle
on Tuesday evenings and White
Plains & Ossining on Wednesday
afternoons beginning in early Oc-
tober. Take Charge! Career/Life
Planning After 50 will take place
at the following libraries Chap-
paqua on Tuesdays mornings an
Yonkers (Will Branch) on Thurs-
day afternoons in early October.
For details, call 674-3612.
Volunteers are needed to deliver
kosher meals to homebound indi-
viduals living in Mt. Vernon, Yon-
kers and New Rochelle. Sponsored
by Westchester Jewish Communi-
ty Services, the Kosher Meal Pro-
gram operates Monday through
Friday from Sinai Free Synagogue
in Mt. Vernon where meals are
picked up by 11:30am. Call 668-
4350 to help.
AUGUST
25
At 3pm, the Westchester Sand-
box Theatre, 931 C E. Boston Post
Road, Mamaroneck presents Paul
Failla in The Class of Life. For
tickets, call 630-0804.
SEPTEMBER
8
The City of White Plains presents
The White Plains International
Food and Jazz Fest featuring the
Ray Blue Quartet, Sage and Bernie
Williams with Gil Parris. For tick-
ets, visit artsw.org/jazzfest.
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The Museum of Jewish Heritage
A Living Memorial to the Holo-
caust will commemorate this day
with Parallel Stories: The World
Trade Center and Battery Park
City, a program that will celebrate
the rebuilding and renewal of
downtown. Free admission to the
Museum located at Battery Place,
New York City. For more informa-
tion, call 646-437-4202.
15
From 10am to 3pm, JCC of Mid-
Westchester, 999 Wilmot Road,
Scarsdale will participate in the
annual community-wide event,
Day of Chesed to commemorate
the anniversary of 9/11. Call 472-
3300, ext. 306 for more informa-
tion.
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Westchester County Department
of Senior Programs and Services
and its Livable Communities Ini-
tiative will sponsor Celebrate
Aging: The Livable Communities
Village Fair from 9am to 2pm at
the Mount Pleasant Community
Center, 125 Lozza Drive, Valhalla.
Registration is required by calling
813-6427.
At 6pm, The Holocaust and Hu-
man Rights Education Center
will host an event, Sparkle for a
Cause in Amys Garden at Crab-
trees Kittle House, 11 Kittle Road,
Chappaqua featuring a Sparkling
Wine and Martini Menu. RSVP by
calling 666-8044.
On September 23, Te
Westchester County Board of
Legislators and Westchester
Jewish Council will host a
Westchester Jewish History and
Heritage Month Celebration
in Chambers at 148 Martine
Avenue, 8th Floor, White Plains
at 6pm. Call Westchester Jewish
Council at 328-7001 or Board of
Legislators at 995-2800 for more
information.
On September 28 at 8pm, Westchester Community College, 75 Grasslands Road, Valhalla presents Philadel-
phias premier contemporary ballet company, BalletX in the Academic Arts Teatre. Call 606-6262 for details.
On September 15 at 3pm, Westchester Community
College, 75 Grasslands Road, Valhalla presents the
Camerata Chamber Players Strictly for Strings Fall
Frolic in the Classroom Building, Room 200. For more
information, call 606-6262.
Te National Jewish Outreach
Program and Lincoln Square
Synagogue in NYC have
designed Special High Holiday
Beginners Services led by
Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald
and Rabbi Dr. Mordechai
Reich at Te Manhattan Day
School, 310 West 75th Street,
New York City for Rosh Ha-
shana and Yom Kippur. Call
212-874-6100 for questions or
to register.
To commemorate the 9/11 Na-
tional Day of Service, called 9/11:
Serve and Remember, Westchester
County Government and Te Vol-
unteer Center of United Way will
ofer 25 service events and activi-
ties organized by area non-proft
organizations from September
3-11. Te culmination of the week
of activities will be held at Kensico
Dam Plaza in Valhalla at the site
of Te Rising where donation
booths and volunteer activities
will take place. Visit westchester-
gov.com or volunteer-center.org/
service2013 for complete details.
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on behalf of the URJs nearly 900 Reform con-
gregations, these two entities collaborate with
URJ professionals to set priorities, examine
trends and determine how to best serve mem-
ber congregations.
The board meeting was a successful event
on all levels, said URJ Board of Trustees Chair
Steve Sacks, We were briefed on the major ini-
tiatives that URJ President Rabbi Rick Jacobs
implemented in his frst year and were delight-
ed to hear about how much progress has been
made to date.
Members were briefed on Rabbi Jacobs
key projects including the Communities of
Practice, Knowledge Network and youth en-
gagement. Participants also heard about plans
for the upcoming 2013 URJ Biennial, which
will take place December 11-15 in San Diego,
CA.
The board also conducted offcial business,
including the passage of the FY 2013 budget
and discussion of overhauling URJs fnancial
support system.
Anat Hoffman, executive director of the
Israel Religious Action Center (IRAC) and chair-
woman of the Women of the Wall, briefed
Oversight Committee members on important
developments in the fght for greater religious
pluralism in Israel. Rabbi Jacobs also discussed
these issues with the board.
Anat and our partners in Israel are achiev-
ing real change in the fght for religious plural-
ism, Rabbi Jacobs said. I believe we are at a
tipping point and will see major breakthroughs
in the next few months. Just this week, we saw
a victory with regard to equal governmental
funding for Reform rabbis.
ARZA, the Israel voice of the Reform Move-
ment in the United States, announced that
their new president, Joshua Weinberg, will take
the helm of the organization on September 1.
Weinberg will receive rabbinic ordination from
HUC-JIR in Israel this November.
Evan Traylor, outgoing president of the
North American Federation of Temple Youth
(NFTY), discussed recent developments and
challenges within NFTY as the 7,000-member
youth group enters its 75th year. Traylor was
elected as the frst teen to become a full mem-
ber of the North American Board of Trustees.
Chairman Sacks said of this historic decision,
The URJ Board is saying that NFTYs voice is
important, not just because our constitution re-
quires it, but because we really do want to hear
the voices of our teens represented in the Move-
ments governing body.
Traylor also introduced NFTYs incoming
president, Andrew Keene. A native of Milwau-
kee, WI, Keene will begin his presidency by
taking a gap year before starting college at
Drexel University in the fall of 2014. During
that year, Keene will work at URJ Kutz Camp
and at NFTYs Chicago offce, in addition to ser-
vice as an intern at Milwaukees Congregation
Sinai. Keene will also help lead various NFTY
and URJ events.
Musician Josh Nelson led the board mem-
bers in a unique Friday evening Warehouse
Shabbat experience in Brooklyn and Saturday
morning services were held at HUC-JIRs New
York campus, under the expert leadership of
student clergy.
The board meeting concluded with the
Women of Reform Judaisms Centennial Sym-
posium, where participants heard from noted
Jewish historian Dr. Jonathan Sarna and other
renowned scholars about the inspirational his-
tory and achievements of Reform Jewish wom-
en.
The symposium revealed how Reform
Jewish women reshaped the Jewish community
and Jewish tradition, long before women were
ordained, Rabbi Jacobs said. The event was
truly inspirational.
continued from page 1
NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg Addresses URJ North
American Board of Trustees
Schneiderman Holds Community Forum at Riverfront Library
The Art Deco-
styled Yonkers River-
front Library, overlook-
ing a picturesque train
station and romantic
Hudson River was the
scene of a Commu-
nity Forum, held by
New York State (NYS)
Attorney General Eric
T. Schneiderman on
Wednesday, July 24
with a panel featur-
ing Executive Deputy
Attorney General for
Regional Affairs Marty
Mack; Bureau Chiefs
Terri Gerstein, Labor;
Kristen Clarke, Civil
Rights; Lemuel Sro-
lovic, Environmental Protection and Lisa Lan-
dau, Health Care.
Before the program, some cases which
Schneidermans offce handled were projected
on a screen, including suing HSBC Bank for
foreclosure violations; gun show customer
background checks; gas station price gouging
after Hurricane Sandy and $4.1 million dollars
to restore Bronx River.
I found people had lost confdence in f-
nancial services, believing Wall Street to be a
rigged casino. The second was lost confdence
in our State Government. We have to be harsh
critics of fraud and waste. I also found that of
345,000 families facing foreclosure, more than
half did not have access to legal counsel,
Schneiderman stated.
Gerstein discussed exploitation of mini-
mum wage workers. Clarke addressed hate
crimes, voting rights, sexual orientation and
religious rights. Srolovic cited the right to
breathe clean air, working with 11 states and
Federal Environmental Protection Agency to
combat soot, fne particulate matter, triggering
asthma, lung problems and nuclear waste stor-
age.
Landau warned about pre-paid medical
care cards carrying interest rates of 27%.
This is something we must do together,
Schneiderman concluded. You are as good
as you make us.
Dont just elect of-
fcials and expect
them to do all
of the work. Our
government was
designed to evolve
for better justice
and equality.
Offcials at-
tending included,
A s s e mb l y ma n
Thomas Abinanti;
County Executive
Robert Astorino;
New Rochelle May-
or Noam Bramson;
Commi s s i one r,
Westchester De-
partment of Se-
nior Programs and
Services Mae Car-
penter; Assembly-
woman Sandra Galef; White Plains Council-
man Milagros Lecuona; Chairman, Westchester
Board of Legislators Ken Jenkins; Yonkers City
Council President Chuck Lesnick; Assembly-
woman Shelley Mayer; Assemblyman Steven
NYS Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman
Otis; White Plains Mayor Thomas Roach; Yon-
kers Councilman Mike Sabatino, Mayor Mike
Spano; Council Majority Leader Wilson Terrero,
Yonkers and Affordable Reliable Electricity Alli-
ance (AREA) Director Richard Thomas.
New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson (left) and Assemblyman Steven Otis
Lindsay Gabow Participates
in American Service
Academies Program
Lindsay Gabow, a Pelham resident who is
studying at the United States Military Academy,
was among fourteen cadets and midshipmen
from the U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval
Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy, and the U.S.
Coast Guard Academy chosen by the Auschwitz
Jewish Center Founda-
tion (AJCF) to participate
in the Centers American
Service Academies Pro-
gram. Through partici-
pating in the program,
the cadets and midship-
men learned how to
examine history, become
an ambassador of ethical
behavior, and take re-
sponsibility for uphold-
ing these values as a fu-
ture military leader.
Gabow is major-
ing in American politics.
Over the past few years,
she has developed a keen
interest in Holocaust
studies, particularly be-
cause of her familys his-
tory in Nazi Europe.
Cadets and midshipmen began orienta-
tion in Washington, D.C. and visited the Unit-
ed States Holocaust Memorial Museum. On
June 2, students arrived in New York City and
attended additional training at the Museum
of Jewish HeritageA Living Memorial to the
Holocaust before going on to Poland for two
weeks. During this focused preparation, partici-
pants learned about the Holocaust and con-
temporary moral and ethical matters, met with
historians and staff members from the two mu-
seums and took part in workshops on military
leadership, toured the institutions and heard
survivor testimony.
While in Poland,
the participants learned
frst-hand about the rich,
vibrant life of Jews in pre-
war Poland, especially in
the town of Oswiecim
(Auschwitz). Each stu-
dent met with Polish and
American leaders, visited
historic Jewish sites, at-
tended workshops with
Holocaust survivors and
historians, and visited
and attended seminars at
the Auschwitz-Birkenau
camps, among other ac-
tivities.
The immersive pro-
gram in Oswiecim will
help future military lead-
ers understand what can
happen in the absence of open and democratic
governance, the ongoing relevance of the Ho-
locaust to their work, and inspire and empower
them to share their insights and understanding
with others.
The program is sup-
ported by The Confer-
ence on Jewish Material
Claims Against Germany.
The Auschwitz Jew-
ish Center is operated by
the Museum of Jewish
Heritage A Living Me-
morial to the Holocaust
from the Museums New
York City campus. The
Center opened its doors
in 2000 and joined with
the Museum in 2006.
Located just three ki-
lometers from the Aus-
chwitzBirkenau death
camps, the Center pro-
vides a place for indi-
viduals and groups from
around the world to pray,
study, and learn about the vibrancy of Jewish
culture before the war, and memorialize victims
of the Holocaust. The only Jewish presence in
the vicinity of Auschwitz, the Centers facilities
include Oswiecims only surviving synagogue.
Lindsay Gabow
Cadets
Jewish Renaissance Project
Transforms Womens Lives on
Trip to Israel
Lisa Greenberg never was given a proper He-
brew name. She quickly chose one for her ketuba
when she married, but it was never formally be-
stowed, never used, and never felt entirely comfort-
able.
But in July, the New Rochelle resident joined
with other women seeking to affrm this evocative
piece of Jewish identity. There,
atop Masada, she offcially was
given the Hebrew name of
Aliza a name selected for its
beautiful sound and signifcant
meaning, joy.
While words can never
capture peak spiritual, emo-
tional experiences, I truly re-
connected with my joy that
day and during my entire 10
days in Israel, says Greenberg.
The energy and wisdom you
bring back is perhaps the great-
est gift you can give yourself
and your family.
Greenberg was one of 13
Jewish women from all over
Westchester who recently ex-
perienced a unique 10-day
experience in Israel, designed
with the purpose of self-growth
and personal development that would help them
reach their potential as Jewish women, wives and
mothers.
The trip was run by the Jewish Womens Re-
naissance Project (JWRP), which was established
in 2008 with the purpose of empowering Jewish
women to change the world. Its fagship program,
T.A.G. (Transform and Grow) Missions to Israel,
offers women a highly subsidized nine-day trip to
Israel, where they travel, learn, and grow as a group
and continue their journey back to their communi-
ties as sisters. To date, JWRP has brought close to
2,000 women from 40 cities and seven different
countries. This trip, Westchesters inaugural partici-
pation, did more than bring women to Israel it
literally brought these women together, creating a
sisterhood that will impact their families and their
communities.
The learning opportunities delivered not
only by top-notch tour guides at historical and
modern sights, but through lectures ranging in
topics such as marriage, parenting, Torah, God and
Judaism made me come alive in Israel in a way
I had never before experienced on previous trips,
explained Beth Waxman of White Plains. Ive
brought so much back to my family, and I also have
the added bonus of 12 new amazing local friends.
JWRP partners with organizations in the cit-
ies sending participants in Westchester, that or-
ganization is The Jewish Renaissance Experience, a
Scarsdale-based organization dedicated to provid-
ing fun, thought-provoking Jewish programming
for the entire Westchester Jewish community, re-
gardless of age, background, or level of knowledge.
The JWRPs trip really ft well with what we
try to do at the JRE provide exciting and inspir-
ing opportunities to connect to Judaism and Israel
in a way thats meaningful to each person individu-
ally, says Elisheva Oratz of JRE, who served as a
city leader with JREs Miriam Sytner, both of White
Plains.
Zoe Kolpen recalls meeting Sivan, one of sev-
eral IDF soldiers invited to dine with the group, at
Shabbat dinner.
In her halting English, she described her re-
sponsibilities to me: At only 19 years of age, she is
a commander charged with the basic training of
30 male and female soldiers, says Kolpen. While
talking with her, I thought about my own 19-year-
old twins and how different their lives are from
hers. Sivan, at such a young age, is fully aware that
she holds the future of Israel in her hands. After
meeting Sivan and other soldiers, I left Israel feeling
very optimistic about whats on the horizon for this
amazing country.
Participants on the trip included Dana Asher
of New Rochelle, Dawn Freedman-Wilkins of Chap-
paqua, Lisa Greenberg of New Rochelle, Nancy
Gurman of Chappaqua, Zoe Kolpen of Edgemont,
Wendy Lager of White Plains, Nancy Levin of New
Rochelle, Marie Miller of New Rochelle, Pearl Sul-
livan of New Rochelle, Beth Waxman of White
Plains, and Debby Ziering of Scarsdale. JRE leaders
were Elisheva Oratz and Miriam Sytner, both of
White Plains.
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New York Region
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
announced the election of Gregg M.
Mashberg as its new board chair of the
New York region. A prominent litigation
partner in the Manhattan law frm of
Proskauer Rose LLP, Mashberg has been
actively involved with ADL for more
than 10 years. He was elected to serve
a two-year term and formally assumed
the position at the New York Regional
Boards annual meeting on June 19.His
term extends through 2015.
It is such an honor to take over the
reins as ADLs New York regional chair,
particularly as we continue to celebrate
our centennial year, said Mashberg.
I am very much looking forward to
working with our leadership and staff in
tackling critical issues of importance to
communities all across New York State,
including anti-Semitism, anti-bias edu-
cation, immigration reform and inter-
faith understanding.
Mashberg has held a series of prom-
inent national leadership positions with
ADL, including serving as a National
Commissioner and as a member of the
National Executive Committee. In the New York region, he served as associate chair of the regional
board, as Co-chair of the N.Y. Lawyers Division and Chair of the International Affairs Committee.
In Greggs years of service to ADL, he has held key leadership positions on our Board with
great distinction, said Etzion Neuer, ADL Interim New York Regional Director. In each of his
roles, Gregg poured his heart and soul into fulflling ADLs critical mission and was instrumental
in expanding our reach to the many communities that make up New York.
He is actively involved in city and state bar organizations and served for 10 years as a Trustee
of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, where he was involved in a wide range of Israel
advocacy initiatives. Mashberg is a graduate of Case Western Reserve University and the New York
University School of Law. He and his wife Amy reside in New Rochelle. They have two grown
children.
The Anti-Defamation League, founded in 1913, is the worlds leading organization fghting
anti-Semitism through programs and services that counteract hatred, prejudice and bigotry.
Gregg Mashberg
Rabbi Jay-
mee Alpert, the
Rabbi of Con-
gregation Kneses
Tifereth Israel
(KTI), Port Ches-
ter, together with
Nancy Kansler, an
active Federation
and KTI member,
has the honor of
being the rabbini-
cal escort of 60+
of the few remain-
ing Jews in Ethio-
pia on the Federa-
tions last fight
from Ethiopia to
Israel, taking part
in the fnal chap-
ter of this modern
Exodus and wel-
coming her fellow
Jews to a new be-
ginning in their homeland.
Helping to fulfll the prophecy of gathering
Jewish exiles from the four corners of the earth
(Isaiah 11:12), Rabbi Alpert was profoundly ap-
preciative of being able to share in the mitzvah
(good deed) of helping members of the Jewish
community escape anti-Semitism and extreme
poverty, and helping them to realize the dream
of living in their biblical homeland.
Upon arrival in Israel, the Ethiopian emi-
gres are provided with a broad support program
Modern Day Exodus
from Ethiopia to Israel
to help them become full, productive citizens.
The resettlement services include intensive He-
brew language study, educational and occupa-
tional courses, and cultural and social integra-
tion workshops. Now more than 120,000 strong,
the Ethiopian community in Israel has produced
Members of Knesset, journalists, models, rock
stars, soldiers, and success stories in every facet
of Israeli society, even as the community contin-
ues to work to overcome enormous challenges
to full integration in a 21st century state.
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Rabbi Pein Appointed Director
of Congregational Learning
Ellen Baken, president of Scarsdale Syna-
gogue Temples Tremont and Emanu-El (SSTTE)
at 2 Ogden Road, has announced the appoint-
ment of Rabbi Wendy D. Pein as its frst Direc-
tor of Congregational Learning.
In this newly created position, Rabbi Peins
responsibilities will encompass both manage-
rial and hands-on
leadership of the
synagogues reli-
gious school, and
also work closely
with Senior Rabbi
Jeffrey C. Brown on
programs designed
to educate congre-
gants of all ages
on the Torah, and
the rituals, history
and traditions of
Reform Judaism. As
head of the syna-
gogues religious
school, Rabbi Pein
succeeds Rebecca
Schubert, who re-
cently retired after
27 years.
We are for-
tunate to have
someone of Rabbi
Peins stature and
background be-
come part of our
synagogues out-
standing profes-
sional staff, and we
are grateful to Debbie Finn and Ellen Miller-
Wachtel, who chaired our search task force, for
attracting her to our congregation, said Ellen
Baken, SSTTEs president. Her deep experi-
ence, along with her energetic and passionate
approach to teaching, is focused on commu-
nicating the relevance of Jewish thought and
practices, providing our community with a
valuable perspective as we meet the challenges
of life in the 21st century.
In welcoming Rabbi Pein, Rabbi Brown
said, The overriding goal of our synagogue
is to help ensure that our congregants, their
children and our wider Jewish community are
able to learn about and practice the customs,
ideas and insights of our faith in ways that are
exciting and enduring. Given her background
and capabilities, I am confdent Rabbi Pein will
prove a great colleague for Cantor Becker and
me, and to the rest of the synagogues profes-
sional staff. Working together, our team will be
better able to foster the innovation and conti-
nuity necessary to teach our children well, and
better engage their parents and other adults in
our community.
Rabbi Pein responded, I especially look
forward to fulfll-
ing the religious
schools mission of
teaching our youth
in a way thats fun
and engaging, as
we strive to trans-
mit the wisdom
and values of Ju-
daism through
creative, more-
modern teaching
methods.
Immediately
prior to joining
SSTTEs profes-
sional staff, Rabbi
Pein served as the
Westchester coordi-
nator and educator
for Chai Mitzvah, a
countywide initia-
tive that re-engages
Jews in synagogue
and Jewish commu-
nal life. As a mem-
ber of the Westches-
ter Board of Rabbis,
she also helped
develop fve Intro-
duction to Judaism courses now offered through-
out the area by rabbis from Reform, Conservative,
Orthodox and Reconstructionist congregations.
Rabbi Pein holds a bachelor of arts degree
from Stanford University and was ordained a
rabbi by Hebrew Union College - Jewish Insti-
tute of Religion in New York, began her career
in 1997 as an assistant rabbi at Temple Israel
of New Rochelle. Following that, she became
an instructor at the headquarters of the Union
for Reform Judaism and simultaneously served
as visiting rabbi at Temple Beth Israel in her
hometown of Scottsdale, AZ. Then came fve
years as associate rabbi at Congregation Ema-
nu-El of Westchester in Rye, before moving to
Texas to become senior rabbi of Congregation
Adat Chaverim, a 150-family synagogue in Pla-
no. Married with two children, Rabbi Pein now
lives in Harrison.
Rabbi Wendy D. Pein
WRT Welcomes New Assistant
Rabbi and Executive Director
Westchester Reform Temple (WRT), 255 Ma-
maroneck Road, Scarsdale has welcomed two new
members to the administrative and clergy teams this
summer. Alan Halpern is the new Executive Direc-
tor and Sara Abrams will assume the role of Assistant
Rabbi working alongside Senior Rabbi Jonathan E.
Blake, Assistant Rabbi David E. Levy, Senior Cantor Jill
Abramson and Associate Cantor Mia Fram Davidson.
Westchester Reform Temple is now entering
its 60th year, and continues to embrace innovation
and tradition side-by-side. I am thrilled to welcome
two outstanding new members of our staff who will
strengthen our synagogue and extend our reach with-
in our congregational membership and wider commu-
nity, said Rabbi Blake.
Temple president Helene Gray added, They
bring experience, energy and warmth to WRT. We are
excited to have them be part of our community.
Sara Abrams comes to WRT from Hebrew Union
College in Los Angeles where she has served as a rabbinic intern at Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills and as a
chaplain at St. Johns Health Center in Santa Monica. Rabbi Abramss educational background encompasses
her passion for teaching, learning, inquiry, and spirituality. In addition to her rabbinical ordination, Rabbi
Abrams holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Hebrew (University of Wisconsin-Madison), a Master
of Science in Education (Hunter College) and a Master of Arts in Religious Studies (University of Colorado)
and is also a certifed yoga teacher. Through Judaism, a love of God, Torah, and Israel, Rabbi Abrams seeks to
assist others in nurturing a clearer and calmer approach to daily life and in fostering a deeper connection to
the Divine.
Halpern comes to WRT from Temple Israel in Dayton, Ohio where he served for 11 years as executive
director and shliach tzibbur (prayer leader and cantorial soloist), providing both administrative and musical
leadership for the congregation. He serves on the Union for Reform Judaisms Commission on Social Action,
chairing that groups task force on Economic Justice, Women and Families. He earned a Bachelor of Arts de-
gree from Yale University and a Masters in Business Administration from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of
Management at Northwestern University. Halpern has worked as a management consultant in strategy, mar-
keting and operations and led the business development and marketing functions of for-proft companies.
WRT will celebrate its 60th anniversary with events and activities beginning in the fall of 2013.
Alan Halpern (left) and Sara Abrams
Jewish Education at the JCC of Mid-Westchester:
Feeding the Minds, Bodies, and Souls of All Age Groups
The JCC of Mid-Westchester will co-
host several courses for adult learners pre-
sented by the Westchester Board of Rabbis
with Westchester Adult Jewish Education
(WAJE) and Westchester Jewish Council:
Introduction to Judaism on 18 Thursdays,
from October 3 (7:30 - 9:30pm); Jewish
Yoga on two Sundays: November 3 and De-
cember 15 (1:00 - 2:30pm); and Orthodox
Judaism on 8 Wednesdays, from January 9
(8:00 - 9:30 pm). We are proud to part-
ner with WAJE to bring stellar adult Jewish
Education for the community in Westches-
ter, said Karen Kolodny, executive director
of the JCC in Scarsdale. This collaboration
allows us to bring best-in-class learning to
a growing segment of our population and
fits so well with our mission to provide
educational programs and Jewish identity-
building to people of all ages. To register,
or more information, contact Nina Luban,
WAJE Director, at 914-328-7001, waje@wj-
council.org.
Rounding out the JCCs adult educa-
tion options, Adult Connections presents
speakers on current events, monthly Israeli
Film series, book club, and Mens Club,
while the Israel Connections Club pro-
vides programs for native Hebrew-speaking
families and teaches Hebrew reading and
writing for various ages. New this fall, the
Westchester Jewish Teen Learning Initia-
tive will launch ongoing, enriching classes
for Jewish teens.
JCC cultural arts programs provide a
range of creative outlets: Dance School of-
fers a classes for all ages, including adult
beginner or intermediate ballet, Zumba
Fitness, Israeli folk dancing, and Argentine
tango; Art School offers ceramics, mixed
media, drawing and painting, life draw-
ing, cartooning and illustration, and new
holiday craft workshops for families; The-
atre School teaches Musical Theatre per-
formance, and Music School adds two new
Klezmer Bands (one for youth and one for
teens/adults).
Among its many active programs for
toddlers to seniors, the JCC Sports and Fit-
ness Center is setting the pace for youths
to develop a healthy lifestyle through su-
pervised Teen Fitness training, Total Ac-
cess (a reduced-rate Fitness Center/pool/
gym teen membership), Teen Pilates, Cycle
Teen, Teen Zumba and Yoga.
Indeed, teens are priority at the JCC,
where the Academic Center offers SAT,
PSAT, ACT, SAT II, Regents prep, Writing
Skills, and college admissions programs.
To fulfill teen social and community ser-
vice needs, the JCC is proud to have BBYO
as its official youth group, and BBYO Con-
nect offers pre-teens community building
and mitzvah projects.
Continually striving to give back to
the community, the JCC will host its third
annual Day of Chesed (Kindness), Service
and Remembrance on Sunday, September
15 (10:00am 3:00pm). Everyone is invit-
ed to participate in numerous community
service activities for all ages.
The JCC of Mid-Westchester, 999
Wilmot Road, Scarsdale, a proud beneficia-
ry of UJA-Federation of New York, is a non-
profit organization dedicated to enriching
the community by providing cultural, so-
cial, educational and recreational/fitness
programs, human services and Jewish iden-
tity-building opportunities to people of all
ages and backgrounds without regard to
race or religion. www.jccmw.org.
The JCC of Mid-Westchester is located
at 999 Wilmot Road, Scarsdale.
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Let Your Good Deeds
Exceed Your Studies
270 Lake Avenue, Greenwich, CT 06830 (203) 863-9663 www.carmelacademy.com
A private K-8 school for children of all Jewish a liations
To experience the Carmel Academy difference and to schedule
a tour, contact Daneet Brill, Director of Admissions, at
daneet.brill@carmelacademy.com or at 203-983-3503.
Open House
Sunday, October 20th
10 a.m. - Noon
Childrens activities hosted by PJ Library
Every Child Deserves A
Carmel Academy Education
What is so valuable
about the Carmel
experience is the model
it offers for day schools
to embrace excellence
in the classroom as
a non-negotiable
expectation
Jewish Learning by Design:
The Case of Carmel Academy,
Dr. Jack Wertheimer and
Rabbi Josh Elkin
Jewish Education Project Ofers
Jewish Teen Learning Initiative
In our rapidly changing world, the
needs and interests of todays Jewish teens are
diverse and evolving. Finding Jewish learning
options that meet these needs can often be a
challenge.
Up until Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Jewish
education is somewhat determined and our
teens are getting bored, Lois Kohn-Claar,
a Westchester teen parent, explains. The
Westchester Jewish Teen Learning Initiative
(WJTLI) was created by The Jewish Education
Project with generous support from UJA-Fed-
eration of New York and The Neshamot Fund
(Westchester Womens Venture Philanthropy Fund,
UJA-Federation of New York) to meet this challenge
by providing experiential learning options that fuse
teen interests with Jewish topics.
The beauty of WJTLI is that teens are encour-
aged to pursue their own areas of interest by choos-
ing from a wide selection of experiences, fnishes
Kohn-Claar, who helped spearhead the initiative and
whose teen son is also a program participant.
Todays teens are all about options, person-
alization, and choice. For Jewish learning to be rel-
evant to them, it cannot simply be something that
they should do or that we as their parents want for
them it must truly resonate with their lives and in-
terests, shares Abby Pitkowsky, Program Director of
WJTLI at The Jewish Education Project. Our courses
offer a wide range of choices at a level of excellence
that our teens are accustomed to. We work hard to
continually ensure this with each course.
Both Kohn-Claar and Pitkowsky proudly pro-
claim the potential for the program is enormous,
and especially note the growth in course options.
Allowing teens to take a role in their own learning is
something they really gravitate towards.
More than 20 semester long courses focus on
a variety of topics such as comedy, values, cooking,
Hebrew, social justice, and yoga. One course offers
teens the opportunity to refect on diffcult decision
making, allowing them to debate one another in
common moral issues as well as examine what Ju-
daisms position is on these topics. One ninth grade
participant, Dani, explains, the best part of my
course was getting to share my opinions and learn
from my friends.
Classes are open to all Westchester teens in
grades 8-12 throughout dozens of communities, fve
days a week and online. Some courses are even avail-
able for college credit. Synagogue membership or
previous Jewish learning experience is not a require-
ment and courses are open to teens regardless of
background. Those with an interest in learning and
desire to meet other Jewish teens will thrive in the
program. For detailed information and a full course
listing, visit www.JewishEdProject.org/WJTLI.
Students Share Experiences at
Leadership Breakfast
J-Teen Leader-
ship, a community-
service leadership de-
velopment initiative
for Jewish high school
students, honored
Westchester teens for
their leadership and
volunteer work in
the community at a
breakfast on Sunday,
June 9, 2013. About
140 guests attended
the event, which took
place at the Jewish
Community Center
of Harrison.
During the event, J-Teen Leadership members Beth Reiseman of Ossining and Josh Ross of Scarsdale
spoke about their service experiences in Brooklyn and Cuba.
Speaker Danielle Butin, founder and executive director of AFYA Foundation, a nonproft dedicated
to supplying medical supplies, hospital equipment, and humanitarian provisions to locations in Africa
and the Caribbean, addressed the group. J-Teen Leadership members have contributed their time to AFYA
throughout the year, packaging medical supplies for donation.
The Lamed Vavnik Award was given to J-Teen Leadership Founder Tracey Bilski of Chappaqua, who
has served as advisor for the organization for the past seven years.
J-Teen Leadership members Josh Girsky of Mamaroneck and Jacob Nurick of Rye spoke about J-
SERVE, a J-Teen Leadership annual day of volunteering, which this year focused on repairing Hurricane
Sandy destruction. Seventy-fve Presidential Service Awards were given to teens whose response to needs
arising from Hurricane Sandy.
J-Teen Leadership is a community service leadership development initiative for Jewish high school
students who want to make a difference in the world today. What makes them unique is that teens plan and
lead projects. Based in Westchester, they welcome teens from New York and beyond, of all backgrounds,
and affliation. Through local service projects and hands-on service trips, with skill building in leadership,
advocacy and philanthropy, they do their part to improve the world (tikkun olam). Programs are empow-
ering, collaborative and fun. For more information on J-Teen Leadership, visit www.jteenleadership.org.
Te Presidential Service Awards winners (for Hurricane Sandy related projects) shown here,
come from all over Westchester County. Photo courtesy of Barry Mason
At the JCC of Mid-Westchester
999 Wilmot Road Scarsdale, NY 10583
www.jccmw.org
To register, contact WAJE Director
Nina Luban at 914-328-7001
waje@wjcouncil.org
JCC ADULT EDUCATION
We are proud to partner with WAJE to bring stellar Jewish
Education for Westchesters adult Jewish community.
Karen Kolodny, Executive Director, JCC of Mid-Westchester
Introduction to Judaism
Thursdays, 7:30 - 9:30 pm
Begins October 3
$180 for 18 sessions
Orthodox Judaism
Wednesdays, 8:00 - 9:30 pm
Begins January 9
$200 for 8 sessions;
Register by 9/15: $185
Jewish Yoga
Sundays, 1:00 - 2:30 pm
Nov. 3 & Dec. 15
$18 each session
Adult Jewish Learning for all
Seasons
In October Westchester Adult Jewish Educa-
tion (WAJE) begins its eighth year offering classes
year round on topics of Jewish interest. WAJE, a
program of the Westchester Jewish Council, and a
UJA-Federation of New York benefciary, will offer
more than two dozen courses in synagogues, JCCs,
private homes and business locations throughout
Westchester.
Courses range from short (single sessions to me-
dium (3-7 sessions) to extended (10 or more weeks).
Designed for adults at all stages of Jewish learning,
WAJE courses range from Introduction to Judaism
to Hebrew Torah Study Group, a class that will read
Torah passages in the original Biblical Hebrew, trans-
late and discuss them (in English). Between these are
courses that examine contemporary Israeli literature,
Biblical and Talmudic texts, Israeli politics, Judaism
and science, Orthodox Judaism, Jewish music and
more.
WAJE classes are the result of fruitful collabora-
tions within Westchesters Jewish community. In-
troduction to Judaism, for instance, was designed
and developed by the Westchester Board of Rabbis.
This years Intro faculty - a total of 37 Reform, Ortho-
dox, Reconstructionist and Conservative clergy - will
teach at fve separate locations. Students and instruc-
tors appreciate this unprecedented faculty which un-
derscores the pluralism and the spirit of cooperation
among Westchester clergy. Rabbi Howard Goldsmith
of Reform Congregation Emanu-El of Westchester in
Rye relates, I had the pleasure of teaching several
sessions of Introduction to Judaism this past year.
The students were engaged and serious about their
studies yet there was an openness in the room - these
students took delight both in their learning and in
the sense of community that they had forged over
the course of the year.
The Westchester Region of Hadassah partners
with WAJE to offer WAJE One Shots, single-session
classes for busy adults. This year the One Shot se-
ries begins on Monday evening, October 21st when
journalist-author Naomi Schaefer Riley discusses her
new book, Til Faith Do Us Part and her research on
intermarriage in America. Subsequent One Shots in-
clude Jewish Yoga, Jewish Cooking and Lost Voices:
Womens Perspectives in Jewish Text with bestselling
author Andi Rosenthal. The fnal One Shot of the
year offers interested students a personal, guided tour
of The Center for Jewish History in New York City.
Fundamental to all courses is a deep respect
for Jewish texts, both ancient and modern, and the
desire of WAJE faculty to foster their students con-
nections to texts. Orthodox Rabbi David Hojda who
travels in from Monsey teaches A Chapter of Talmud
in southern Westchester. He notes, What I most ap-
preciate about teaching for WAJE is the type of con-
versation -- not a conversation of preconceived opin-
ions, but a conversation as to how to understand a
text. Its an honor to have adult students not afraid
to dig in to a text and get their fngernails dirty,
to think about what it has to say. My challenge is
to help give them those tools and to encourage that
conversation.
Conservative Rabbi Susan Mitrani Knapp
teaches WAJE classes in northern Westchester; this
year her subjects include Torah, Talmud and Great
Jewish Women. Rabbi Mitrani Knapp adds, WAJE
represents the Jewish value of life-long learning at its
best- through its students, the texts we study, and the
on-going dialogue to create connection, meaning
and relevance. As midwife to the text, I encourage
students to give weight and credence to their own
understanding of our sacred words along with the es-
tablished interpretations of rabbis. It is through this
ownership of connection that their Jewish identity
strengthens and the class develops a sense of com-
munal connection, much like the rabbis of the Tal-
mud.
The WAJE 2013-14catalog is available in syna-
gogues, JCCs , many public libraries and online at
the website of the Westchester Jewish Council, www.
wjcouncil.org/waje . To learn more about WAJE
classes, contact WAJE Director Nina Luban at waje@
wjcouncil.org or call 914-328-7001.
Rabbi Howard Goldsmith
Westchester Winner of Award
for Excellence Announced
The Jewish Education Project in part-
nership with the Harold Grinspoon Foun-
dation has announced the five Greater
New York area recipients of the Grinspoon-
Steinhardt Award for Excellence in Jewish
Education. This year the award recognizes
local winner Sharon Kirschner of Temple
Beth Abraham Religious School in Tarry-
town, along with Amy Fechter of Congre-
gation Rodeph Shalom Religious School
(Manhattan), Rabbi Daniel Cooper of Davis
Renov Stahler Yeshiva High School (Wood-
mere), Lynn Fish-
er of Forest Hills
Jewish Center
Nursery School
(Queens), and
Rabbi Shimon
Schenker of Ye-
shiva University
High School for
Boys (Manhat-
tan).
The nation-
ally recognized
award honors
and supports
outstanding Jew-
ish educators
in communities
throughout North
America that have
demonstrated a
commitment to
the field of Jew-
ish education.
Award recipients
are nominated by
their school prin-
cipal or administrator and are selected in
conjunction with their local central Jewish
education agency or federation.
A staff and lay committee at The Jew-
ish Education Project selected this years
New York area recipients based on careful
review of their rigorous applications which
included pictures of work, detailed lesson
plans, and statements from parents and
colleagues who could attest to their suc-
cess. Additionally, recipients were selected
based on a commitment to innovation in
Jewish education, a new criterion of the
2013 award.
The recipients represent the range of
religious and geographic diversity in our
community, says Rabbi Ellis Bloch, Asso-
ciate Director of the Day School and Yeshi-
vot Department at The Jewish Education
Project. They exemplify the quality of the
educators in our community and are truly
just the tip of the iceberg.
All recipients receive an award of
$2000, half of which must be used towards
professional development. The Harold
Grinspoon Foundation will also offer re-
cipients other sponsored professional de-
velopment opportunities in the future.
For more
information on
this award and
other initiatives
of The Jewish
Education Proj-
ect, visit www.
j ewi shedproj ect.
org The Jewish
Education Project
(formerly BJENY-
SAJES) sparks and
spreads innova-
tions that expand
the reach and in-
crease the impact
of Jewish educa-
tion. Recognized
by Slingshot as
one of the na-
tions 50 most
innovative and
inspiring Jewish
nonprofits for the
2nd consecutive
year, their work
touches 200,000
children in 800 programs including Con-
gregational Schools, Day Schools and Ye-
shivot, Early Childhood Centers, Family
Engagement Programs and Teen Initiatives.
From the Jewish Futures Conferences,
the Day School Collaboration Network
(DSCN), the Parent to Parent Network, the
In-Site-Ful Journeys, the DigitalJLearning
Network, and Operation: Game Changer
to the Coalition of Innovating Congrega-
tions, they empower the next generation
of Jews in Westchester, New York City and
Long Island to live as actively engaged
members of the Jewish community. The
Jewish Education Project is a beneficiary
agency of UJA-Federation of New York.
Sharon Kirschner
Wishing you a happy and
healthy New Year
LShanah
Tovah
Congressman
Eliot L. Engel
Paid for by Engel for Congress
Neuberger Museum of Art
presents:
The Compromised Land
reCenT phoTography
and Video from israeL
How 21 artists view their land: what was, what is, what could be
August 11December 1, 2013
Neuberger Museum of Art of Purchase College
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www.neuberger.org
Joseph Dadoune, Ofakim, 2010, Video (color, sound), 14:47 minutes, Collection of the artist, Photograph courtesy Joseph Dadoune; Joseph Dadoune
Mazel Tov
Rabbi Panken, Ph.D. Elected the 12th
President of Hebrew Union College-
Jewish Institute of Religion
Rabbi Aaron D. Panken, Ph.D., of Scarsdale, has
been elected President of Hebrew Union College-
Jewish Institute (HUC-JIR) by HUC-JIRs Board of
Governors on July 31, 2013, it has been announced
by Irwin Engelman, Chairman of the Board, and
Martin Cohen, Chairman of the
Presidential Search Committee.
Rabbi Pankens appointment
will be effective January 1, 2014.
Rabbi Panken will be the 12th
President in HUC-JIRs 138-year
history and will succeed Rabbi
David Ellenson (2001-2013), who
will become Chancellor.
A congregant of Westches-
ter Reform Temple in Scarsdale,
Rabbi Panken has taught at the
synagogue and was the Morgan
and Marjorie Miller Scholar- in-
Residence. Every year he holds
the afternoon study session on
Yom Kippur.
As HUC-JIR President, Dr.
Panken will serve as the Chief Executive Offcer of the
four-campus international university and seminary
for Reform Judaism. HUC-JIRs campuses in Cincin-
nati, Jerusalem, Los Angeles and New York provide
the academic and professional training programs for
the Reform Movements rabbis, cantors, educators,
and nonproft management professionals, and offer
graduate programs for scholars of all faiths. HUC-JIRs
4,000 active alumni serve the Reform Movements 1.5
million members and nearly 900 congregations, rep-
resenting the largest Jewish denomination in North
America, and the growing Progressive Movement in
Israel and around the world.
We are proud that Dr. Panken will be lead-
ing our institution, stated En-
gelman. He is a distinguished
rabbi and scholar, dedicated
teacher, and committed leader
of the Reform Movement for
more than three decades. As
Vice President and Dean, he has
demonstrated his transformative
vision by implementing strategic
planning initiatives, introducing
new technology in support of
student learning and administra-
tion, strengthening recruitment,
launching new programs and
partnerships, attracting signif-
cant support, and invigorating
the ties linking the campuses and
the larger community and region.
Recognized for his publications and research in Rab-
binic Literature and Second Temple Literature, his
exemplary leadership and passionate commitment
to Reform Judaism and the Jewish people worldwide
will inspire HUC-JIRs growth in the 21st century. In
selecting this esteemed rabbi and scholar as President
for this institution, we are proud to demonstrate
HUC-JIRs academic excellence in fulflling its sacred
mission.
Rabbi Aaron D. Panken, Ph.D.
Bernard A. Krooks
Appointed President Elect
at Arc of Westchester
Bernard A. Krooks, JD, CPA, LLM, CELA, AEP
was appointed President Elect of Arc of Westches-
ters Board of Directors and Offcers for 2013-2014
at the organizations Annual Meeting. The Arc of
Westchester is the largest agency in Westchester
County that provides services to people with au-
tism and other developmental disabilities and their
families.
Krooks is a founding partner of Littman Krooks
LLP with offces in New York City, White Plains and
Fishkill and is the Chair of its Elder Law and Special
Needs Department. He has been included among
The Best Lawyers in America for each of the last
six years. He has been selected as a New York Super
Lawyer since 2006. Krooks has received his AEP ac-
creditation from the National Association of Estate
Planners & Councils.
Krooks is past president of the Special Needs
Alliance and the National Academy of Elder Law
Attorneys (NAELA)., He is a sought-after expert on
special needs planning, estate planning and elder
law matters and has been quoted in leading publi-
cations such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York
Times and Forbes, among others.
Bernard A. Krooks, Esq.
The Board of Trustees of The Jewish Theo-
logical Seminary (JTS) has elected Ruth Hendel
as a new member. She is a resident of Larch-
mont and congregant of Westchester Jewish
Center in Mamaroneck.
W e r e
delighted that
Ruth Hendel
has joined the
Board of Trust-
ees, said Abby
Joseph Cohen,
chair of JTSs
Board of Trust-
ees. Ruth pre-
viously brought
her creative en-
ergy to the JTS
Arts Initiative
and to the ad-
visory board of
our world-class Library. JTS will continue to ben-
eft from her broad social commitment and in-
sights on the essential role of Jewish educational
institutions in the wider community.
Marc Gary, executive vice chancellor and
chief operating offcer of JTS added, JTS is
honored by the addition of Ruth Hendel to its
Board of Trustees. She is an outstanding leader
in the arts community who cares passionately
about JTS, and has demonstrated her dedication
to this institution in numerous ways. We know
that she will make critical contributions to the
work of our board, and will advance the mission
of JTS in the years ahead through her creativity,
insight, and commitment.
Mazel Tov
JNF Welcomes Stephanie Risa Stein-Balkin as Director of
Westchester and Southern Connecticut
After a recent move to Scarsdale and be-
coming members of Shaarei Tikvah Synagogue
with her husband and children, Stephanie Risa
Stein-Balkin rejoins Jewish National Fund (JNF)
after a 12 year hiatus, as Director of Westchester
and Southern Connecticut as well as heading
the Greater New York Women for Israel Society.
After liv-
ing in Israel for
many years, I
am thrilled to be
back with my JNF
family as Direc-
tor of Westches-
ter and Southern
Connect i cut ,
S t e i n - B a l k i n
shared. Shar-
ing Zionism and
the wonders of
Israel with my
new neighbors
in Edgemont,
Scarsdale and the
surrounding areas, will be especially rewarding
as I bring experience from business and philan-
thropy to build relationships with donors and
increase their connection to Israel and JNFs
mission.
A student of Tel Aviv University and
graduate of Cornell University, the new direc-
tor brings more than 18 years of experience
in the philanthropy and business worlds. She
most recently served as Founder and Managing
Director of Philanthropic Capital Advisors and
the President of The SRS Creative Group, both
global consulting frms providing business and
venture philanthropy expertise to high-net
worth individuals, family foundations, corpo-
rations and non-proft organizations. She has
an extensive international client base and is
also the co-founder of the Israeli internet start-
up company Charitoo.
Stein-Balkin has held senior executive po-
sitions with organizations including: Friends
of the IDF, American Society for Yad Vashem,
Hospital for Special Surgery, Great Neck Arts
Center, and Nefesh BNefesh. As a natural out-
growth of her work as Director of Development
for Nefesh BNefesh, she made Aliyah herself
and lived in Tel Aviv for fve years.
During her tenure with Jewish National
Fund for nearly fve years in the late 1990s, she
established and directed the College Activists
Department and served as Director of the Sap-
phire Society.
Stein-Balkin is a member of MTB Actors
Studio and Typecasting, where she occasionally
performs in plays, flms, and commercials. \
For more information contact srbalkin@
jnf.org or 212.879.9305 x510.
JTS Board of
Trustees Elects
New Member
Stephanie Risa Stein-Balkin
Ruth Hendel
Garden of Remembrance
Rededication Evokes Memories
and Inspiration
A small carved wooden candle
holder inscribed with Hebrew words,
Al Tescach (Remember) seemed to
express grim yet somehow inspiring
Holocaust memories and survival at
the Garden of Remembrance Rededi-
cation on Martine Avenue in White
Plains on Sunday, June 9, sponsored
by the Holocaust and Human Rights
Education Center (HHREC).
Dignitaries and Holocaust
Survivors paying tribute to the hor-
rifc events in Germany and Eastern
Europe included Keynote Speaker
County Executive Robert P. Asto-
rino; New Rochelle Mayor Noam
Bramson; Assemblyman David Bu-
chwald; County Clerk Tim Idoni;
Deputy County Executive Kevin Plunkett; former Mamaroneck Town Supervisor and First HHREC Vice
Chair Valerie OKeeffe; White Plains Mayor Thomas Roach; Village of Mamaroneck Mayor Norman Rosen-
blum and Westchester Jewish Council President Paul Warhit.
Holocaust survivors and families lighting the six Memorial Candles included Froma and Andy Ben-
erofe; Melvyn and Elsa Federbush; Bettina Graf; Ernie Michel; Ina and Jack Polak; Franny, William, Jordan
and Stefan Weinberg.
HHREC Executive Director Millie Jasper discussed Gregory Stantons paper presented to the Yale Pro-
gram in Genocide Studies in 1998, delineating 8 stages leading to genocide: 1) Classifcation; 2) Symboliza-
tion; 3) Dehumanization; 4) Organization; 5) Polarization; 6) Preparation; 7) Extermination and 8) Denial.
We teach our students to be upstanders, not bystanders. When they hear name calling, or bullying
which can be construed as classifcation, symbolization and dehumanization, we teach them to frst recog-
nize these stages then speak up, Jasper stressed.
OKeeffe said, We must speak as if we had 1,000 voices. It is silence that kills the world.
Astorino recounted his trip to Israel to view Yad Va Shem, the Jerusalem Holocaust memorial, listing
the names of Righteous Gentiles who saved Jewish lives. The eternal question is why were so many silent?
This may be unanswerable but today we must not let Holocaust deniers spout off and deliberately distort
historical facts. Evil must be challenged before it takes over an individual or nation. He then proclaimed
June 9 as Garden of Remembrance Day in Westchester County.
Left to right: Holocaust survivors Jack and Ina Polak light the Tird Candle
as Millie Jasper and County Executive Rob Astorino look on.
Lincoln Park Jewish Center
Celebrates 75th Anniversary
The Lincoln Park
Jewish Center (LPJC) cel-
ebrated its 75th year by
holding its annual dinner-
dance recently. Among
the honorees at the event
was Yonkers Fire Commis-
sioner Robert Sweeney,
who received the Guard-
ian of Israel award on
behalf of the Yonkers fre-
fghters who responded
to the synagogue during
Hurricane Sandy, when
its roof was blown off and
sustained major water
damage.
When Rabbi Rigo-
berto Emmanuel Vinas
arrived at the synagogue
that night, he was greeted
by Yonkers frefghters
whose frst words were, Dont worry, Rabbi, we saved the Torahs, as the frefghters were carefully and ten-
derly carrying the synagogues Torahs out of the area where water was pouring through the disappeared roof.
Commissioner Sweeney accepted 12 plaques, handcrafted by Vinas, which will be donated to the 12
Yonkers frehouses. Each plaque contains a Biblical verse, Psalm 121.
Additional honorees included Jack Schweizer, who worked for Con Edison for more than 35 years and
was the frst vice president of the synagogue. He received the Bedek Ha-Bayit award for his close attention
and continual devotion to maintaining and improving the physical and spiritual health of the synagogue,
which is referred to as home (the word bayit means home in Hebrew). The inscription on the award
read, And your descendants shall build the ancient ruins, you shall restore the foundations of old... a quota-
tion from Isaiah.
Sidney Goldman was honored as the treasurer of LPJC, a position he has held for more than two decades.
County Legislator Bernice Spreckman was honored with the Faithful Community Service award, with
her husband, Harry, at her side.
Yonkers Police Commissioner Charles Gardner also received the Guardian of Israel award.
All of the plaques given to the honorees were created, printed and individually hand-lettered by Rabbi
Rigoberto Emmanuel Vinas, who is a Torah scribe, and has been the Rabbi of the Yonkers synagogue for more
than ten years.
(L-R) Charles Gardner, Commissioner of the Yonkers Police Dept., and his wife Sue, re-
ceive the Guardian of Israel award from Rabbi Rigoberto Emmanuel Vinas celebrating
the 75th dinner dance of the Lincoln Park Jewish Center. Photo by Robert Kalfus 2013.
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things out and do what is right for you is to work with
a qualified LTCI salesperson and have your policy re-
viewed by a Certified Elder Law Attorney.
Bernard A. Krooks, Esq., is a found-
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been named a New York Super Lawyer
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25 lawyers in Westchester County. He has
been honored as one of the Best Lawyers in
New York and America since 2006. A past
president of NAELA, SNA, a CELA, and a fellow of ACTEC,
Mr. Krooks may be reached at (914) 684-2100 or (212) 490-
2020, or visit the firms website at www.littmankrooks.com.
Long-Term Care Insurance: Does it Make Sense for You?
Over the years, I have written often about the im-
portance of planning for potential long-term care needs
in the future. According to recent statistics, more than
70% of us will need some form of long-term care and
50% of us will need to be in a nursing home. Those
numbers are staggering, especially when you take into
account that the annual cost of nursing homes in the
NY metropolitan area can exceed $200,000 and Medi-
care does not cover long-term care. Thus, many clients
consider long-term care insurance (LTCI) as part of their
overall estate planning.
According to the American Association for
Long-Term Care Insurance, an industry trade group,
long-term care insurance costs have risen significantly
in the past year; in many cases, over 20% and higher.
During the same time period, the general cost of living
increased approximately 2%.
Of course, these numbers are generalizations.
The actual cost of LTCI for you may vary, depending
on such factors as your age, marital status and the type
of policy you buy. However, there is no doubt that the
cost of LTCI has increased in the past year, continuing
a trend of the past several years. By some estimates,
LTCI premiums are up more than 50% over the past
five years.
More significant, perhaps, is the problem of a
contracting market. Both buyers and insurance compa-
nies are leaving the LTCI marketplace. Historically low
interest rates have the perverse effect of increasing in-
surance costs (since insurance companies are investing
your premium dollars in order to generate income to
pay future claims, costs of administration and profits).
Life expectancies continue to increase, and uncertainty
about the length of a policy-holders life makes actu-
aries a little twitchy and conservative. Medical ad-
vances introduce the possibility of cures for some of the
diseases that cut life expectancies short and create
the paradoxical possibility of extended nursing home
stays. And, surprisingly, existing policyholders are not
dropping their policies at the rate predicted years ago
meaning that more claims are being made on older
policies than insurance companies anticipated. While
most insurance products experience a lapse rate of
about 5%, the figure for long-term care insurance is
more like 1%. In short, the long-term care insurance
industry has been forced to adapt by charging more
for these polices and making significant changes to the
types of policies offered.
That might mean that long-term care insurance is
more expensive, or harder to locate, but it doesnt nec-
essarily mean that consumers should avoid the prod-
uct. As previously mentioned, the cost of long-term
care can easily exceed $200,000 per year.
It is, of course, impossible to predict which poten-
tial buyers will need long-term care insurance. But there
are some generalizations about the purchasers of LTCI
policies that might give some guidance if only on
the theory that the marketplace is wiser than individual
buyers. Here are some observations about typical buy-
ers and policies, drawn from the American Association
for Long-Term Care Insurance reports and financial
writers over the past few years:
The average age of new LTCI policy purchasers is
dropping. Twenty years ago it was almost 70. Today it is
below 60 (it was 59 in 2010-2011, according to Ameri-
cas Health Insurance Plans, an insurance industry trade
group).
Not too surprisingly, wealthier people buy more
policies. The AHIP study reports that more than half
of policies are purchased by people with incomes
over $75,000 per year; more than three-quarters of all
policies are owned by people with liquid assets of more
than $100,000.
There is a correlation between education levels
and policy purchases. Nearly three-quarters of LTCI
buyers are college-educated. For comparison purposes:
about a quarter of all those over age 50 have college
degrees.
Women and men buy long-term care insurance
policies at rates almost exactly equal to their respective
shares of the over-50 population. Married people buy
policies at a slightly higher rate than their representa-
tion in the age group, and divorced, separated and wid-
owed seniors are much less likely to purchase policies.
One of the significant drivers of cost of a particular
LTCI policy: inflation protection. About three-quarters
of policies sold in recent years include a provision for
automatic increases in coverage most of those pro-
vide for about a 3%/year increase, down from the 5%/
year that was more common twenty years ago.
In 1990 nearly two-thirds of LTCI policies covered
nursing home or institutional care only. Today almost
all policies (95%) cover both nursing home and home
care. But more than half of the more modern policies
will still be exhausted if the buyer spends four years in
a nursing home.
Does all this mean that you dont have to worry
about long-term care costs unless you are age 59, col-
lege-educated and earning an income of $75,000 or
more? Of course not. In fact, it may be more impor-
tant that you shop for insurance if you are younger and
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Te Compromised Land: Recent Photography and Video from
Israel at Te Neuberger Museum of Art of Purchase College
When it comes
to the subject of Isra-
el, nothing is simple;
not its history, its
geography, its poli-
tics, its peoples, or
its multicultural and
religious core. The
points of view are as
varied and passion-
ate as the people who
populate this land, a
little smaller than
New Jersey (8,000
square miles), yet
large enough to rivet
the worlds attention.
It is a site of confict,
ancient and recent,
and of promise. A
new exhibition, The
Compromised Land:
Recent Photography
and Video from Is-
rael, organized by the
Neuberger Museum
of Art of Purchase
College, confronts
many of Israels issues
head on. Exploring
the themes of coexistence and confict, history and
memory, and the importance of land, the work of
twenty-one contemporary artists will be on view in
this exhibition from August 11 December 1, 2013.
The Compromised Land revolves around the
notion of land, which, in Israel, is regarded as a
sacred as well as a geographical, economic, social,
and political organism -- rooted in the psyche and
culture of its peoples, and thousands of years of his-
tory. Israels conficts, history, and culture shadow
daily life and permeate artistic expression. The work
of established and emerging artists, who are emo-
tionally and intellectually invested in their coun-
trys fate, gives voice to their sense of unease and
threat, as they consider, reveal, interpret, and ques-
tion Israels politics, culture, and future. The exhibi-
tion also examines Israeli photography and video,
practices that dominate contemporary Israeli art
and for which Israel is internationally recognized.
The featured artists include: Boaz Arad, Yael
Bartana, Joseph Dadoune, Nir Evron, Barry Fry-
dlender, Dani Gal, Ori Gersht, Dor Guez, Oded
Hirsch, Miki Kratsman, Sigalit Landau, Dana Levy,
Shahar Marcus, Adi Nes, Nira Pereg, Gilad Ratman,
Michael Rovner, Lior Shvil, Sharon YaAri, and Rona
Yefman with Tanja Schlander.
The Compromised Land: Recent Photography
and Video from Israel is curated by Helaine Posner,
Senior Curator of Contemporary Art, and guest cu-
rator Lilly Wei; and is accompanied by a fully-illus-
trated 96-page catalogue with essays by Ory Dessau;
Ron Pundak, Israeli historian and chairman of the
Israeli Peace NGO Forum; and the co-curators.
The curators do not subordinate the art, forc-
ing it to tell a national hegemonic story in a way
that undermines the independent value
the works display...[The] art is the out-
come of historical conditions, observes
Israeli art critic Ory Dessau in his cata-
logue essay.
According to Ms. Posner and Ms.
Wei, The Compromised Land brings
together a selection of works that un-
derscore the shift from the utopian goals
of the frst generation of Israelis to the
escalating complications and disillusion-
ments expressed by present generations,
as they grapple with a host of issues
through the lens of the political, the na-
tionalistic, the militaristic, the social, the
religious, and the personal.
A sampling:
Yael Bartanas Mary Koszmary
(2007) explores a complicated set of so-
cial and political relationships among
Jews, Poles, and other Europeans. Using
the structure and sensibility of a World
War II propaganda flm, Mary Koszmary
addresses contemporary anti-Semitism
and xenophobia in Poland, the longing
for the Jewish past among liberal Polish
intellectuals, the desire among a new
generation of Poles to be fully accepted as Europe-
ans, and the Zionist dream of Israel.
In Nir Evrons video In Virgin Land (2006),
the footage, some of it archival, is carefully ma-
nipulated, and different texts composed by writers,
pilgrims, military men, scientists, and other travel-
ers to Israel over the course of nearly one thousand
years comment on the regions tumultuous history.
Adi Nes explores issues of Israeli identity and
masculinity. His most famous image, Untitled from
his Soldier series, depicts young male soldiers,
talking, carousing, relaxing, and arrayed along a
table that is reminiscent of Leonardo da Vincis Last
Supper. A homoerotic subtext underlies it all.
Artist Dor Guez presents a portrait in his vid-
eo (Sa)Mira, (20089) of a Christian Arab family that
sheds light on Israels complex relationship with its
Arab-Israeli citizens. Filmed in multiple takes, the
repetition of Samiras narrative ultimately leads her
to painfully confront racism in Israeli society.
These artists...offer something more than
commentarya complex vision, both factual and
imagined, of what Israel has been, what it might be,
and what it is, writes Dessau.
Support for the exhibition is provided by Ar-
tis, Helen Stambler Neuberger and Jim Neuberger,
Susan and James Dubin, and the Offce of Cultural
Affairs, Consulate General of Israel in New York. Ad-
ditional funding is provided by the Friends of the
Neuberger Museum of Art and the Purchase College
Foundation.
Support for the residency of artist Gilad Rat-
man is provided by the Israel Institute, which is
dedicated to enhancing knowledge and study of
modern Israel. Additional support is provided by
the UJA-Federation of New York in Westchester.
For complete details on a variety of exhibit-
related events, visit www.neuberger.org.
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(81.5%).
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at home or moving to a care facility) among
family members. (75.6%).
4. Keep lines of communication open.
(71.4%).
5. Identify the roles each family member
will play (i.e., driving, cooking, live-in, fnan-
cial support, spokesperson, errands, house-
cleaning, gardening, outings, etc.). (69.6%).
NAPGCM conducted the survey of their
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