Jewish Sound - March 13, 2015

march 13, 2015 n 22 adar 5775 n volume 91, no. 6 n www.jewishsound.
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Previously published as JTNews
Heading home to
Spain
One familys history in Seattle, and its
preparations to return to the country of
their roots.
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Community seder
listings
A list of seders around the state to
celebrate Passover.
Page 17
More film festival

reviews
Get ready as the Seattle Jewish Film
Festival launches this weekend.
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Get Ready for

Passover
Preparations begin on page 11
M . O . T .: M e m b e r o f t h e t r i b e
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Two local cookbook authors have new books

By Diana Brement, JewishSound Columnist
tries to meet the publishers stanJust look on the cover,

dards.
was Rachel Almelehs
It was a labor of love,
response when I asked
in every sense, she says, even
what her favorite recipe was in
requiring her to learn how to
her just-published cookbook, A
create an index in Microsoft
Legacy of Sephardic, MediterraWord not as easy as it sounds.
nean, and American Recipes.
Rachel says her recipes are
There, a plate of lightly
simple and incorporate a lot
browned bourekas, plump with
of tips...from my aunts and my
potatoes and two kinds of cheese,
cousins.
tempt the reader and the cook.
Released this month, the
As the title reveals, this is M.O.T.: Member
book has sold well through the
Rachels tribute to her triplet her- of the Tribe
Ezra Bessaroth ladies auxiliary
itages. Her parents were raised
and their recent Purim bake sale. Rachel is
on the Isle of Rhodes, came to the U.S. with
the secretary of that busy group.
Italian passports, and met and
And Purim means Passover is not
married here. Growing up in a
far behind, so I also had to ask
multi-lingual household, it seems
about the authors favorite Passnatural that Rachel became a
over recipe, which is megina, a
Spanish and French teacher.
matzoh meat pie.
At age 12, when her mother
Rachels website is www.
died, Rachel and her sister took
sephardicdelicacies.com, where
over cooking for the household,
shell start blogging after Pesach.
so this book is a tribute, too, to
Shell make another book preher aunties and cousins who
sentation at the May 5 general
taught her traditional Sephardic
and other recipes.
Courtesy Rachel Almeleh meeting of the Renton South
Rachel used LifeRich Pub- Cookbook author Rachel King Retired Teachers shes
co-president of that group, as
lishing, the self-publishing arm Almeleh.
well. The book is also available on
of Readers Digest, to bring out
Amazon.com.
her book. Under their guidance, Rachel
did almost all the work on the book herself,
including the photography, which took two
tion by treatment phases.

Theyre no relation at all,
Say youre going to see a
but their common last
friend [who is] going through
name led to neighboring
radiation, Susan says. You look
lockers at Bastyr University in
up radiation and it lists all the
Kenmore, which is how they met.
recipes that have nutrients that
Throw in a dash of growing up in
help when you are going through
New York and Susan Price Gins
radiation.
and Dr. Lisa Price soon became
Recipes use readily availfriends. Now they have published
able ingredients (with online
Cooking Through Cancer Treatresources for those living outment to Recovery: Easy, Flavorful
Recipes to Prevent and Decrease
Courtesy Susan Gins side urban areas) and are delibSide Effects at Every Stage of Susan Price Gins, co-author erately simple to avoid putting
Conventional Therapy (Demos of Cooking Through Cancer any additional burden on someone who is going through...treatHealth).
Treatment to Recovery.
ment, Susan says.
Dr. Price had been seeing
Dishes are anti-inflammatory, free of
cancer patients for quite a while, and they
gluten, soy, sugar and dairy. Susan cooked
always asked her about what they should
them all and says everyone who has sampled
eat, says Susan.
them has been happy with the taste.
Studying at Bastyr, Lisa to become a
Each recipe has a health tip and a nutrinaturopathic doctor and Susan a nutritiontion fact. Sesame Noodles, for example,
ist, wed worked on projects before, says
includes the fact that tahini (sesame paste) is
Susan.
rich in calcium and copper, great for bones
When Lisa wanted to write a book to help
and cartilage.
patients eat in a way that supported them
Susan grew up on Long Island, N.Y., and
while they went through treatment, she
arrived in Seattle just after the eruption of Mt.
asked Susan for help.
St. Helens in 1980. She remembers walking
They found an agent and publisher
out on the lawn and having her shoes covquickly, which helped a lot.
ered with dust. Before returning to school at
We felt like we were going with the flow,
age 47 she was a custom fabric artist known
Susan says.
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Arab-Israeli victim of ISIS
Rabbis Turn: The real you
Islamic State has executed a young man it believes was trying to infiltrate the terrorist
organization as an Israeli spy. In a video released Tuesday, Muhammad Musallam, a 19year-old from East Jerusalem, is shot several times after explaining that he was a spy for
Mossad, Israels intelligence agency. No confirmation has been given either way, though
the teens parents say he was not a spy.
JTA
Rabbi Mark Spiro tells you to use the upcoming Passover holiday to ask yourself who you are, and if
youre the person you want to be.
Anti-Semitism is a growing problem on college campuses in the U.S., according to a

new report from the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and Trinity College. Their survey, which polled 1,157 Jewish students on 55 campuses about their
campus experience, found that 54 percent of students experienced some form of antiSemitism on campus during the first six months of the 2013-2014 academic year.
Haaretz
Fighting boycotts on campus and in the community
Frat row
From temporary to permanent
No place for hate
Challenging the J Street Challenge
Rabbi Anson Laytner watched a film critical of the left-leaning pro-Israel organization J Street, and was
disappointed with what he saw.
Prof. Ken Stein of Emory University spoke around Seattle this week on how students learn about Israel on
campus, and what can be done to create honest education.
Ten years on the open road
The Tribe Jewish motorcycle club will celebrate its 10th anniversary this year.
The Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity at the University of Arizona is on an interim suspension and is facing possible expulsion after a report that 15 of its members attacked
members of a Jewish frat. Fifteen students are being investigated after they allegedly
forced entry into the off-campus residence of UA students, yelling discriminatory comments at the UA students and physically assaulting them, according to a letter from the
schools dean of students. Police said the attack is not being investigated as a hate crime.
Inside Higher Ed
Rabbi David Lipper planned to serve Temple Bnai Torah for a year while it searched for its new rabbi. It
turns out he was the right man for the job.
Late night in Israel
Hey Millennials, what are you doing for Passover? If youre sick of the tried and true, theres a little something new being launched on the Interwebs this year to get you better involved.
On the heels of Chelsea Handlers visit to Israel, another well-known late-night host
will make his way to the Holy Land in June. Jay Leno will host the award ceremony for
the second annual Genesis Prize. The $1 million award will be handed to actor Michael
Douglas in recognition of his passion for his Jewish heritage and Israel. Leno describes
himself as a big supporter of Israel.
The Jerusalem Post
Not so sweet
A German Coca-Cola TV spot recounting the inception of Fanta during World War
II to celebrate the soft drinks 75th anniversary was pulled after the ad suggested Nazi
Germany was the good old times. A Coca-Cola spokesperson apologized for the video
and said that the videos goal was to evoke positive childhood memories.
BuzzFeed
Boris Kurbanov
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PASSOVER GREETINGS
Heading home to Spain
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The Chiprut family has a history in Spain that goes back more than a millennium. Now some of its members are preparing to return home. The first in a two-part series.
Prepping for #Seder2015
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The seder for kids
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Lets face it. So many kids think spending hours at a table telling obscure stories is, at best, a recipe for
boredom. Looking back, writer Edmon Rodman wants to let them know theyre not alone.
Seder placemat fun!
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Heres an activity to keep those kids from complaining a placemat with the order of the seder for
coloring!
Looking for a seder?
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Every year we post a listing of all of our communitys seders for anyone looking for a place to celebrate.
And for the grownups
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The other thing we do every year is taste delicious, kosher-for-Passover wines so those four cups feel
less like a syrupy chore and more like an inspiration.
Encore! Encore!
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The Seattle Jewish Film Festival begins this weekend, and we have more reviews to add on from last
weeks issue to plan your viewing schedule.
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The Arts
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Lifecycles 27
Professional Services/Classifieds
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Remember when
From the Jewish Transcript, March 12, 1945.
Mrs. Elsa Neumann, left, 60, survived three concentrations camps and two weeks
without food and water in a cellar in
Italy during the Holocaust and was one
of 900 refugees at the Oswego refugee
camp sponsored by the U.S. She is joined
by Mrs. Irving M. Engle (no first name
given), the national chair of service to the
foreign-born of the National Council for
Jewish Women, who helped Neumann
gain passage to Capetown, S. Africa, to
reunite with her four children.
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Candlelighting times
March 13.................................6:54 p.m.
March 20.................................7:04 p.m.
March 27................................. 7:14 p.m.
April 3.....................................7:24 p.m.
Friday, March 13
9 a.m.5 p.m. Teacher Training:
Echoes and Reflections
^^ 206-774-2201 or
info@holocaustcenterseattle.org or
www.holocaustcenterseattle.org
,, Holocaust Center for Humanity, 2045 Second
Ave., Seattle
Professional development event providing
teachers with resources and pedagogical
approaches to teach about theHolocaust.
6:459 p.m. Shabbat Across America
^^ 206-369-1215 or westseattletlc@gmail.com
or www.seattlekollel.org
,, West Seattle Torah Learning Center (call for
address), Seattle
Join hundreds of synagogues and thousands of
Jews across the country to celebrate Shabbat. All
Jews, all ages are welcome.
Sunday, March 15
9 a.m.2 p.m. Hadassah Fundraising Forum
^^ 425-467-9099 or pnwregion@hadassah.org
or www.hadassah.org/pnw
,, Stroum Jewish Community Center, 3801 E
Mercer Way, Mercer Island
A workshop for all Hadassah region, chapter and
group board members and fundraising friends.
4:309 p.m. JDS Spring Gala and Auction
^^ Risa Coleman at 425-460-0242 or
rcoleman@jds.org
,, Hyatt Regency Bellevue, 900 Bellevue Way NE,
Bellevue
A Jewish Day School event honoring Drew and Dina

Herbolich.
Monday, March 16
6 p.m. AJC Diplomatic Seder
^^ seattle@ajc.org or ajcseattle.org
,, Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation,
3700 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island
Featuring Dr. Devin Naar. $36.
Tuesday, March 17
12 p.m. Rosh Chodesh Womens
Friendship Circle
^^ 425-603-9677 or rsvp@templebnaitorah.org
or templebnaitorah.org
,, Temple Bnai Torah, 15727 NE Fourth St.,
Bellevue
Discuss The Jewish Book of Days: A Companion for
All Seasons by Jill Hammer. Lively discussions and
new friendships. Facilitators: Anna Satenstein and
Donna Blankinship. Free.
7:308:30 p.m. Spiritual Resistance to the
Holocaust
^^ 206-275-1539 or info@shevetachim.com or
www.shevetachim.com
,, Congregation Shevet Achim, 8685 SE 47th
St., Mercer Island
Rivy Poupko Kletenik on the Torah response to antiSemitism. Free.
Wednesday, March 18
11:30 a.m.2:15 p.m.
Daytimers Lunch and Film
^^ Rebecca Levy at 206-232-8555, ext. 207 or
rebecca@h-nt.org
,, Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation,
Join Daytimers lunch and a Jewish-themed film.
Please RSVP by the Friday before. $7.
78:30 p.m. Beth Shaloms Artists Beit

Midrash Class on Exodus: The Ten Plagues
^^ Nancy Current at 206-604-8298 or
nancy@ncurrent.com or ncurrent.com
,, Congregation Beth Shalom, 6800 35th
Avenue NE, Seattle
The Genesis of Creativity taught by Jeremy Alk
and Robin Atlas. Study midrashim and make your
own visual interpretations about the stories of the
plagues. Register online or by phone to Congregation
Beth Shaloms Adult Ed Program.
79 p.m. University Lecture Series 2015
Paranoia with a Purpose: Conspiracy Theories
in the Post-Soviet Region
^^ Alexis Kort at 206-525-0915 or
alexis@templebetham.org or
www.templebetham.org
,, Temple Beth Am, 2632 NE 80th St., Seattle
Power-Hungry or Paranoid? The Political Uses
of Conspiracy Theories. The political uses of
conspiracy theories around the world. $15.
Saturday, March 21
24 p.m. Shabbat Unplugged
^^ Erin Kiema at ErinK@SJCC.org or
206-388-0828 or www.sjcc.org
,, Stroum JCC, 3801 East Mercer Way, Mercer
Island
Family yoga, a gym obstacle course, swimming,
PJ Library storytelling, and Shabbat arts and
crafts. End with a group song session. Please
RSVP. Free.
710 p.m. Temple Bnai Torah Party Palooza
Food, live jazz, friends and fun. Buy tickets to lots
of small parties hosted by TBT members throughout
the year. $36 or $72. At Temple Bnai Torah, 15727
NE Fourth St., Bellevue.
Sunday, March 22
5:308 p.m. A Taste of Morocco
^^ Seattle Hebrew Academy at 206-3235750 or rcastillo@sha613.org or www.
seattlehebrewacademy.org
,, Sephardic Bikur Holim, 6500 52nd Ave. S,
Seattle
Taste the flavors of Morocco at a delicious feast

created by resident chef Shimon Shriki. All proceeds
go toward the Seattle Hebrew Academy 8th grade
class trip to Israel. $60.
Friday, March 27
6 p.m. HNT Scholar in Residence
^^ Rebecca Levy at 206-232-8555, ext. 207 or
rebecca@h-nt.org
,, Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative
Congregation, 3700 E Mercer Way, Mercer
Island
Featuring Rabbi Irwin Kula.
Saturday, March 28
Pardes: a Shabbaton of Creativity
^^ Araya Sol and Zann Jacobrown at
206-218-3213 or aurayah@gmail.com or
nwretreat.wordpress.com
,, Camp Indianola Retreat Center, Indianola
Arik Labowitz and Zann Jacobrown lead an
intimate spiritual weekend retreat in nature. Be
inspired, deepen connections to Pesach, and renew
connection to community.
Saturday, March 28
4:306:30 p.m. Entering the Garden:
Jewish Mystical Traditions
,, Issaquah (RSVP for location)
Seudah shlishit event. Share hors doeuvres and
conversation, then listen to a lecture on the four who
entered the garden, and end with Havdalah. Free.
RSVP for details.
Sunday, March 29
1011 a.m. Sunday Morning Forum:
Jewish Life in Bulgaria
^^ Alexis Kort at 206-525-0915 or alexis@
templebetham.org or www.templebetham.org
,, Temple Beth Am, 2632 NE 80th St., Seattle.
Dr. Joseph Benatov offers an overview of the Jewish
presence in Bulgaria and focuses on the conflicting
opinions about the role played by King Boris III,
church officials, and politicians in the rescue of
Bulgarias Jewish population. Free.
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Shalom!
This Pesach may your Seder overflow
with happiness, and you and
yours be blessed with health,

peace and prosperity.
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the rabbis turn
Rediscovering you
By Rabbi Mark Spiro, Living Judaism
Obese Ohio
man found fused
to chair he sat in
for 2 years
A morbidly
obese Ohio man
was in the hospital Tuesday after
police found him
fused to a chair he
had not moved from in two years and were
forced to cut a hole in the wall of his house
just to get him out, WTRF-TV reported.
Officers who responded to the scene said that
the mans skin was fused to the fabric of the
chair, and that he was sitting in his own feces
and urine with maggots visible. One officer said it was the worst thing he had ever
responded to. The landlord told WTRF that
the man used to be an active person, and
said she had no idea how bad his condition
had become.
Excerpted from foxnews.com
He used to be an active person. Those
words reverberate in my head. Obviously
he wasnt like this all of his life. Obviously
he once led an active life, and before that
he was someones child with hopes and
dreams just like you and me. Nevertheless,
the image of that pure and innocent child
slowly being enveloped in rolls of flesh until
hes no longer recognizable evokes a troubling question: How can someone lose himself so completely that he literally begins to
fuse with the material that he has ingested
and accumulated over the course of his life?
All around the world, Jewish families
will begin their seders by pointing to a piece
of matzoh and saying: This is the bread of
poverty. Rabbi Yehudah Loew, known as
the Maharal of Prague (15201609), asks
why matzoh, the quintessential symbol of
freedom, is referred to as the bread of poverty, since we generally do not equate poverty with freedom. He answers that the true
definition of a poor person is someone who
has nothing but himself. Matzoh is therefore called the bread of poverty because it is
bread that has been stripped to its essence.
It is pure flour and water without the fluff.
It possesses nothing but itself.
According to the Maharal, the poverty
of the matzoh teaches us how to become
free. We dont have to be impoverished in a
literal sense, but from time to time we must
strip away everything that is not essential to
our true identity so we can reconnect with
our innermost self. If we fail to do this, we
run the risk of being overwhelmed by the
life we have created. If we lose sight of who

we are, we can never be truly free.
Pesach comes around once a year precisely because its so easy for us to lose sight
of ourselves. If you ask people who they
are, some will tell you where they came
from, others will tell you what they have or
do, and still others will describe what they
think and feel. But none of these things are
us. They all can and do change, yet we wake
up every morning with a remarkable sense
of continuity. Even the dramatic changes
our bodies go through from birth to death
cannot alter our unshakable sense of self.
But what exactly is that self? If we
could peel away the various aspects of our
lives like the leaves of an artichoke, what
would we find at the very core of our being?
Judaism teaches that we are fundamentally spiritual beings. We are souls, not
bodies. But our souls are not monolithic
entities, either. They are comprised of different levels, each deeper or more essential
than the next. The most external or superficial level of the soul is the life force that
animates us and enables us to live and act
in the world. Deeper levels enable us to
feel, speak and think. But according to our
mystical tradition, the deepest and most
authentic source of the soul the true
core of our being is our creative will. Our
will is what creates our thoughts, feelings
and actions. It exists on a higher level than
our intellect, which is why it is paradoxically both the most essential and the most
elusive aspect of our identity. This is why its
so easy to lose sight of who we are. The everchanging, formless source of our creativity
is ultimately beyond our ability to define or
even grasp with our minds.
Matzoh reminds us of the most fundamental aspect of what it means to be free:
That at our essence, we are creators, and
that our thoughts, feelings, and actions are
our creations. Even our sense of identity, or
ego, is nothing more than a product of the
thinking we make up about ourselves. As
products they may be important aspects of
our lives, but we must never allow them to
define us to the point where they limit our
freedom to choose. We must never forget
that we have the ability, at any moment, to
create something entirely new, regardless of
our past. We must never confuse what we
produce with who we are. Because whenever we lose sight of our true nature, we run
the very real risk of being trapped, weighed
down, and sometimes even crushed, by the
overwhelming weight of our own creation.
Wishing you a meaningful and joyful
Pesach!
Challenging The J Street

Challenge
By Rabbi Anson Laytner, Special to the Jewish Sound
After the Washington Coalition of
Rabbis, the umbrella body for nonOrthodox rabbis in our state, wrote a
letter criticizing the showing of The J
Street Challenge here in Seattle because
it potentially would sow seeds of mistrust among Jews here, we each received
a complimentary copy of the video courtesy of its executive producer, director
and writer Avi Goldwasser.
I watched the 64-minute video and
found myself wishing that Americans
for Peace and Tolerance, the organization that sponsored the movie, had been
more politically transparent, because the
video is simply yet another occasion for a
right-of-center pro-Israel group to attack
its left-of-center counterpart.
As someone with 35 or so years of
working in Jewish communal affairs, I
could agree with the films rehearsal of
the facts of the Israeli-Arab conflict; I also
agree that it is important to criticize the
Arab states and the Palestinian leaders
for their many, many failings and shortcomings. No argument there.
But the point of the film is to discredit
J Street, first by making it appear as if J
Street disputes the facts of this history,
second by trying to set J Street apart from
similar organizations and political parties in Israel, and third by suggesting that
J Street does not actually support Israel.
(Actually, J Street is an avowedly proIsrael organization.)
What really bothers Americans for
Peace and Tolerance is that J Street supports a different part of the Israeli political spectrum than it does, and since
Americans for Peace and Tolerance cant
legitimately criticize Israeli parties of the
center-left for being anti-Israel, it marshals its spokespeople to attack J Street
instead.
Let me be clear: Americans for Peace
and Tolerance, like the Zionist Organization of America, favor the Likud or
Jewish Home; J Street would be more
supportive of Kadima, Meretz or Labor
if it took sides with regards to Israeli
political parties. It is Democrats versus

Republicans; Adelson versus Soros.
When Americans for Peace and Tolerance talks about strong Israel advocacy, it means advocating for more
settlements and a harder line on territorial compromise with the Palestinians.
But Israel officially is still committed to
a two-state solution with the Palestinians
so who really is in opposition to Israeli
policy? However, by cutting and pasting
the facts, Americans for Peace and Tolerance can make it appear as though it is J
Street and not itself that is dissenting and
potentially undermining Israels stated
positions. I honestly would have preferred for Americans for Peace and Tolerance to simply say what it believes and
why it believes what it does, rather than
assassinating the character of another
well-meaning pro-Israel organization.
Members of the Washington Coalition of Rabbis did not want to censor the
video per se when it screened late last
year. Though this article was not written
on behalf of the coalition, these members
remain opposed to efforts by either
side to denigrate other legitimate proIsrael voices in our community. Our
letter stated that we cherish being part
of a Jewish community that recognizes a
multiplicity of ways to support the State
of Israel.
When Americans for Peace and Tolerance is interested in an honest conversation that acknowledges the legitimate
perspective of other Jewish organizations with which it disagrees, then there
is a path forward. Unfortunately, The J
Street Challenge fails to recognize our
peoples shared though differing love of
Israel insisting instead that its point of
view is the only correct one. And that
attitude only sows dissent and mistrust
in our community.
Rabbi Anson Laytner is a proud member of J
Street and a lifelong Zionist. He manages the
Interreligious Initiative at Seattle Universitys
School of Theology and Ministry.
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11 a.m. Chai Mitzvah: Grow your Judaism

^^ 425-844-1604 or admin@kolaminw.org or
www.kolaminw.org
,, Congregation Kol Ami, 16530 Avondale Rd.
NE, Woodinville
Class 7: Days of Remembrance.
11 a.m.4 p.m. NCSYs Pre-Passover

Car Wash Fundraiser
^^ 206-295-5888 or thehoffather@gmail.com
or www.seattlencsy.com
Get your car cleaned for Passover inside and out.
$20 for a car, $25 for a van or SUV.
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Confidence in Israel must

begin at a young age, says
prominent prof.
By Janis Siegel, Jewish Sound Correspondent
Kenneth Stein has learned a few
things about his students. The professor and history scholar from Atlantas
Emory University, who spoke to a crowd
of over 50 Seattleites at Hillel at the University of Washington, that during his
37 years of teaching Israel studies, political science and Middle Eastern history,
students today dont have the context
they need to understand the Middle
East. And hes asking pre-college Jewish
educators to raise the bar in the classroom.
Blame it on the ease of a thumbsdriven database like Google or a general academic malaise from decades
of under-teaching of Jewish history,
but students today, he told The Jewish
Sound in a pre-lecture interview on
March 10, dont have enough background to meet the verbal challenges of
a narrative as nuanced as the one in the
Middle East.
Anyone can spin a story, said Stein,
but are you sophisticated enough to
know what the spin is and are you smart
enough to know whats left out?
Stein, the director of the Emory Institute for the Study of Modern Israel and
president of the Center for Israel Education, has spent much of his out-of-class
time during the last 13 years conducting workshops and seminars teaching
the teachers in 2,100 supplementary and
congregational schools, summer camps,
and JCCs across the U.S.
He said that these schools are missing
an opportunity.
They spend most of their time learning about traditions, lifecycle events,
and holidays, Stein said, and they
know very little about American Jewish
history and European Jewish history.
Stein, who was honored with an
endowed professorship established in
his name at the Emory College of Arts
and Sciences in 2011 for the study of
modern Israel, wishes that the nearly
800,000 Jewish students attending colleges in the U.S. can at least be able to
refute false claims about Israel with confidence.
Students in general are coming to
college today with a lack of knowledge
of foreign affairs international relations,
and geography, said Stein. Its particularly harmful if youre a minority and
dont know your history. Of course, that
can be turned around if the kids knew
about a Jewish connection to peoplehood and a Jewish identity that included
the land of Israel.
I would expect a kid or an adult to
know that when someone asked a defensive question, they could say, Wait a
minute, thats not the whole story.
In addition to writing an extensive
collection of books and histories on the

Middle East, Stein was the expert chosen
to contribute to the Microsoft Encarta
Encyclopedia entries for PLO, 1948
Israeli Independence War, June 1967
War, 1973 October War, Hamas,
and Intifadah for its 1999 and 2002
editions. He spoke at Hillel UW on
March 10 about the Assault on Israel:
on Campus and Beyond. On March 11,
he spoke at Temple De Hirsch Sinai on
the implications of the changing Middle
East.
According to Stein, one of the most
contentious and pervasive political
movements against Israel on American college campuses are the boycott,
divestment and sanctions efforts that
have become a significant and rallying
issue for those who consider themselves
against Israel.
Designed to target Israels economy,
he said the movement instead affects the
emotional lives of Jewish students. But it
doesnt have to.
The BDS movement is a real negative for kids on campus because they feel
like theyre being singled out because
theyre Jewish, said Stein. In terms of
actual imports and exports, the impact is
probably minimal, but the hurt is a psychological hurt. They want to go, like
their computers, into silent mode.
Students, he said, must learn the facts
and understand that history is complex,
often without clearly identifiable villains
and heroes.
In the case of Israels founding, the
growth of the Jewish State was a two-way
street, he said, with Arabs who participated in its expansion by selling land to
the Jews, often without the knowledge or
consent of their Arab populations.
Had there not been Arab collusion, Jews could not have purchased the
nucleus for a state to build buildings,
kibbutzim, and cities, and villages that
gave them the toehold from the 1880s
right through 1948, Stein said. The
documentation is everywhere.
Did the Zionists know what they
were doing? Of course. Did they know
that Arabs were being displaced because
of land purchases? Yes. Did they compensate some of them for their displacement? Yes. Did they want them not
to settle near Jewish settlements? Yes,
because they wanted to create contiguous areas.
But if you dont have someone whos
willing to line their pockets and say publicly, I didnt do it and then privately
go ahead and do it, if youre a Zionist you say Well just keep on buying
land as best we can, even when were not
allowed to.
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By Dan Aznoff, Jewish Sound Correspondent
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Saturday, April 4 - 5:30pm
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Enjoy a delicious catered meal
complete with plenty of wine,
sweets, song, and great tradition!
The Rabbi will be blending Sephardic,
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Courtesy Ned Porges
Members of The Tribe Jewish motorcycle club sport their kippot with the club insignia printed on them.
Childrens program and activities available for ages 10 and under
Kay described The Tribe as a casual orgaThey meet religiously on Sunday mornnization with civic-minded members who
ings to worship the open road and the
enjoy giving their time to help others when
two-wheeled bond that brought them
were not on the road. He said members
all together. Members of The Tribe, the
contribute double chai ($36) in dues each
regions club for Jewish motorcycle riders,
year to cover the cost of the club website
have met once every month rain or
(www.seattletribe.com), t-shirts, patches
shine for almost a decade to share
and the annual picnic. Founding members
the cultural and mechanical bond that
of The Tribe each received a leather yarstretches beyond carburetors and kippot.
mulke that bears The Tribes insignia.
There is very little about this group that
The senior member of the club is Ned
is religious, said Jeffrey Kay, who helped
Porges, 74, who began riding motorcycles
establish the local club in 2005. We get
as a freshman in coltogether to ride, but
lege when he and
it is my belief that
his roommate paid
anytime you get Jews
$45 for joint ownertogether it can be a
The Tribe will sponsor its annual Bike
ship of a used cycle.
holy event.
Blessing on Sun., May 31 at 12:30 p.m.
He stopped riding,
The Tribe is one
at Temple Beth Am, 2632 NE 80th St.,
but picked up the
of 45 organizations
Seattle. The event will feature music,
sport again after a
across the country in
kosher hot dogs, and a blessing for
25-year hiatus when
the Jewish Motorcysafe travel from Rabbi Ruth Zlotnick.
he accepted a posicle Alliance, many of
Riders of human-powered and motortion as a professor
them with amusing
ized vehicles of all ages are welcome.
at the Seattle branch
names like the Kippah
of Washington State
Kruisers, the Hillel
University.
Angels, and the Rebbe Riders.
It helped that the kids were all grown
Kay began riding motorcycles with his
and we were financially settled, Porges said.
father in Virginia and joined a group of
He currently rides a Honda Pacific Coast
Jewish two-wheeled motorists in the Washmodel that he described as a big scooter.
ington, D.C. area also known as The Tribe.
It was the same model that my instrucHe was determined to establish a local vertor rode. My wife approved because it did
sion of the club after he moved west.
not look like a typical motorcycle, said
The 30-plus members of The Tribe
Porges. Its a sweet machine.
include doctors, accountants, college profesClub members meet in Bellevue at the
sors, real estate investors, techies, one regStarbucks near Factoria on the last Sunday of
istered nurse, and an auto mechanic. The
every month. The group selects one member
motorcycles vary from Harley Davidson
as the Ride Rabbi, who chooses the route
touring models and some upscale BMWs
and the destination. The rabbi then leads
to a few Honda Gold Wings and one or two
members in the Travelers Prayer before
V-Stars from Yamaha.
merging onto the lanes of I-90.
These are not inexpensive vehicles were
The destination is often less impordriving, said Kay, a software engineer at
tant than the path, said Porges. Past outMicrosoft. Some of us just ride on the weekings have taken club members to the grave
ends. Others ride their bikes to work when
of Jimi Hendrix, over Snoqualmie Pass into
the days are long and the weather is nice.
the sunshine of Eastern Washington, and
Members of The Tribe will celebrate the
along the twisting roads that lead to Mt.
groups 10-year anniversary this summer
Rainier. Members recently traveled south
with a picnic with spouses and represenfor what was described as a Neds Mystery
tatives from the many organizations with
Tour, which ended with a guided excurwhich the club has interacted over the
sion through a private motorcycle collection
years. Those include the Stroum Jewish
in Tacoma.
Community Center and Jewish Family SerKay and Porges agreed that one of
vices Seattle Association for Jewish with
Disabilities, for which The Tribe sponsors
an annual picnic.
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KNOW YE that I, the undersigned, fully empower and permit
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and usable utensils, and all kinds of live animals that have been eating Chometz or mixtures
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said Rabbi ............................................. full power and authority to appoint a substitute
in his stead with full power to sell and to lease as provided herein. The above given power is
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accepted the Rabbi Dr. William H. Greenberg Jewish Educator of Excellence Award from Rabbi
Ron-Ami Meyers, rabbinic trustee of the Samis Foundation, at the SJCS gala event on March 1.
Samis, which provides funding and support for six of the seven Jewish independent schools in
Washington State, surprised Stombaugh with the award and a $20,000 stipend.
Shoshana Stombaugh has a deep passion for her work and profound respect for the integrity and
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the best outings of the past year was their

August visit to the Kline Galland home. Residents of the facility were invited outside to
sit on motorcycles and watch as members
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Giving back is an important part of
what we do and probably the best way we
can all demonstrate our commitment as
Jews, said Kay.
Several members of The Tribe have taken
part in the Ride to Remember sponsored
by the national organization to help raise
awareness of the Holocaust. Porges met up
with a friend from Portland last year for the
journey to California, where they joined
the Ride to Remember in Orange County.
The procession was escorted by motorcycle officers from the Orange County Sheriffs Department.
Taking part in something as large
and well-organized as the national Ride to
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By Joel Magalnick, Editor, The Jewish Sound
and sometimes
ciate rabbi Yohanna
two, depending upon
Kinberg, who was
how a synagogues
passed over for the
search process goes
senior position and
to pave the way for
now leads Congrethe next permanent
gation Kol Ami in
rabbi.
Woodinville.
According to
We lost our two
Rabbi Alan Henkin,
previous rabbis and
CCARs director of
that has some considerable effect on
Janet Anderson/TBT rabbinic placement,
the congregation, Rabbi David Lipper, who takes over as senior interim rabbis are
contractually obliso the interim has rabbi of Temple Bnai Torah.
gated to not seek the
to bridge that gap,
permanent position.
Cantor said.
This gives them the freedom to speak
Oftentimes that means mending hurt
hard truths to synagogue leaders, something
feelings, improving processes in how the synwe have learned is crucial for congregations
agogue runs both administratively and spirin transition and one of the reasons many
itually, and helping to adjust the frames of
congregations have come to value the promind so were able to receive a new rabbi,
gram, Henkin told The Jewish Sound via
Cantor said, so the congregation can hire a
email. It also strengthens a congregations
new rabbi that can be successful rather than
search for a new long-term rabbi, as potential
hire a rabbi into an environment that might
applicants are assured that they dont have
not be conducive to success.
competition from a rabbi already in place.
Until his approval as Bnai Torahs perThere are, however, rare occasions where
manent rabbi, Lipper had served for six
the rabbis are released from that obligayears in the interim rabbi program of the
tion. Both the temple and Lipper petitioned
Union for Reform Judaisms Central ConCCAR, and given that both parties felt such
ference of American Rabbis (CCAR). This
a strong connection with each other, we felt a
program does exactly what Temple Bnai
waiver was warranted, Henkin said.
Torah had hoped Lipper would do: Bring in
Before joining the interim program,
rabbis specially trained as interims for a year
Nobody had planned for things to work

out this way. But you might call it a happy
accident that Rabbi David Lipper and the
congregation to which hed been assigned
as an interim rabbi decided to remove the
interim from his title.
I came in expecting to stay for a year or
maybe two, Lipper told The Jewish Sound.
Being a permanent candidate in a congregation that I am serving as interim is really
off the table from the beginning because the
things that have to happen in order for me
to even be considered a candidate are so difficult.
But on Feb. 26, the board and congregation of Temple Bnai Torah in Bellevue voted
to install Lipper as its new senior rabbi.
Hes a fantastic rabbi. And even better,
hes an incredible organizational consultant,
said Cliff Cantor, president of Temple Bnai
Torahs board. Both the congregation and
the board realized that he was, as our interim
rabbi, fulfilling all of our needs and was superior to the candidates that were applying for
the permanent position.
Lippers title officially becomes senior
rabbi as of July 1, but in reality, the duties
are not any different, Cantor said. Theres
no point where he stops doing one thing and
starts doing everything else.
Lipper succeeds senior Rabbi James
Mirel, who retired last year, and former asso-
Lipper spent three decades on pulpits in

Wisconsin, Ohio and Texas, but he considers Houston home. To this day, he begins
each board meeting with Lets gather
yall, according to the temples cantor,
David Serkin-Poole.
Both Lipper and his board agree that a
luxury of being in an interim position is the
ability to speak more candidly and honestly
about issues where a permanent rabbi may
feel the need to be more politic.
I tend to speak my mind, Lipper said.
One of the members of the leadership team
here came up to me during the process of me
becoming the permanent replacement and
said to me, Promise me you will not stop
being as brutally honest as you have been.
As he ingrains himself further into the
community, Lipper said he will put more
effort into education and study, as well as
increasing engagement with worship. Also,
were working hard to re-envision a social
action profile for Temple Bnai Torah and to
continue to expand that, he said.
On the bima itself, Cantor Serkin-Poole
said hes excited to more permanently be
able to work alongside a man he has come to
admire over the past several months.
Both of us were thinking that its too bad
that were going to have to be saying goodbye, he said. Its very exciting that the hello
is going to be a long-term hello.
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One familys thousand-year history, from Spain to Seattle

and back again
By Barbara Winkelman, Special to The Jewish Sound
Courtesy Vivian Blum
Behora and Behor Chiprut, with their first two

children, Jack and Anita, in 1914.
Vivian Blum has a story to tell. It starts

in Spain in the 900s, moves to Turkey in
1492, when the Jews were expelled from
Spain, and lands in the United States in
1909, where it remains to this day. Soon
there will be a chance for Vivian to look
back and reclaim what was taken from her
family: Spanish citizenship.
Currently, the Spanish government is
working on legislation that will grant citizenship to those who can prove their connections to Sephardic Spain in 1492. It is
intended to correct a historic mistake
committed by King Ferdinand and Queen
Isabella in 1492 when they issued an edict
expelling or converting all the Jews of
Spain. The laws passage is imminent, and
may be approved as early as next month.
A persons ties to Spain can be proven
by one or more factors proving Sephardic
ancestry, such as a family name, holiday
and cooking traditions, and fluency in
Ladino, the Sephardic language.
Vivians connection to Spain is through
her mothers family, the Chipruts, a wellknown surname to Sephardic historians.
Vivian speaks some Ladino, prepares Sephardic food, and belongs to Sephardic
Bikur Holim. She and her cousins called
their grandmother, Behora Kadun Louise
Azose Chiprut, Nona, the Ladino term
for grandmother. Behor Judah Chiprut,
their grandfather, was Papu.
Outside looking in, Vivians Sephardic
roots could not be clearer, but there is
more than just a Sephardic bloodline that
she inherited from her mother. There is
the rich legacy handed down and changes
from generation to generation. These
make the bonds that enrich her family and
keep it together.
It all starts with our famous ancestor
from the 10th century, explains Vivian.
From generation to generation, all
We got to emailing back and

Chipruts are taught that they are descenforth, Louise recalls. Hes the
dants of Hasdai Ibn Shaprut, from Corsame age as me. We exchanged
doba.
family trees and the first names
Makes sense. The surnames are practiwere all the same. We figured
cally the same.
that we were probably related!
Hasdai Ibn Shaprut was the court phyBefore the Internet, Louise
sician and adviser to the caliph in Moorwrote letters to Chipruts that she
ish Cordoba. He negotiated treaties with
came across in newspapers and
other kingdoms. Hasdai used his influCourtesy Vivian Blum
magazines.
ence to improve conditions for Jews in
The Seattle workers waterfront pass for Behor Barokas,
Were all from the same using his wrong surname, so he and cousin Sam Barokas
Cordoba. Under his tutelage, Jewish culsprout, she says.
ture thrived.
could appear to be brothers.
In 1492, Vivians ancestors
Sephardic people are intense when it
Behor eventually changed the family
migrated to Turkey, in the Ottoman
comes to tracing families, says Vivians
name back to Chiprut after their first
Empire, where they stayed until the 1900s,
cousin, Louise Chiprut Berman, simply
four children were born with the Barowhen the Empire began to fall apart. Life
in the way we name our kids in a spekas name.
in Turkey was tough for the Sephardic
cific order: The first-born son is named
Two years after he arrived in New York,
Jews.
after the fathers father, the first-born
Behor sent for Behora. They settled in
Vivians mother, Esther Kahn Chiprut,
girl is named after the fathers mother,
Seattles Central District, along with other
describes her Nona and Papus jobs
the second-born son after the mothers
Turkish Sephardim from Tekirdag,
in Turkey: My
father, and it goes
The synagogue was the center of life for
mother was a
down from there.
the Sephardim. The Turkish Sephardim
domestic, cleanYou can trace our
moved within walking distance of Seping wealthy homes
family through the
hardic Bikur Holim Congregation.
from the age of 12
names.
It was a tight-knit community, says
through 18, when
There are four
Vivian.
she married my
Louises in the
Everyone in the community knew
father, who was a
extended family,
each other, adds Louise. They took care
longshoreman.
continues Louise.
of each other, they socialized together,
In 1909, ViviFirst there is
they vacationed together.
ans Papu Behor
Papus mother,
Sephardic Bikur Holim Congregaemigrated from
whose name was
tion
was incorporated in 1910. About 15
Tekirdag,
Turkey,
to
Behora Kadun Louise
Courtesy Vivian Blum
years later, Behor Chiprut became the first
Azose Chiprut. I also Behor and Behora Chiprut in their car in 1912 New York, and then
gabbai of the congregation, meaning he
on to Seattle. Before
have two cousins holding Jack, the eldest of their 8 kids.
collected the funds for the synagogue and
Behor set sail, his
with Louise in their
escorted people to the bima.
cousin Sam Barokas offered to find him
names: Linda Louise and Lissa Louise.
Behor had a strong, imposing presence.
a job in the same Seattle coal mine where
And then theres the name Chiprut
As gabbai, he took on the responsibility to
he worked. The catch was that Behor had
itself.
ensure that proper decorum was upheld
to pose as Sams brother. When he arrived
My cousin Louise finds Chipruts all
at all times.
at Ellis Island, therefore, he told the immiover the world, says Vivian.
Heres a story that Vivians cousin,
gration officials that his name was Behor
For example, Louise found a Joe
Barokas.
Chiprut in Washington, D.C. through a
Nona was not happy about that, and
Google search.
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passover preparations
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#Seder2015 hopes to bring millennials to the Passover table

By Ryan Torok, L.A. Jewish Journal
Millennials, what are you doing this
Passover? If youre not sure, perhaps look
to Seder2015.
Seder2015 is the latest brainchild of
Michael Hebb, 39, a self-described food
provocateur who last grabbed national
attention for launching Death Over
Dinner, a movement that brought people
together around the dinner table to discuss
end-of-life issues.
Seder2015 is a one-stop-shop for how
to host a modern seder, Hebb said in a
phone interview. Using the crowdfunding source Indiegogo, the campaign raised
about $21,000 toward its overall goal of
$25,000, including a matching pledge from
the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family
Foundation for every dollar raised.
Seder2015s official website, www.
seder2015.org, launches on March 13
during the 2015 SXSW Interactive Festival.
Hebb, a teaching fellow for the University of
Washingtons Communication Leadership
digital media department, will be on-hand
to discuss the project, which will provide
users with digital haggadot that feature
interactive Hebrew script calligraphy, Pass-
over-themed playlists culled from trendy

musicians, recipes from leading chefs, holiday anecdotes from thought leaders, and
more. It is the pilot project of a three year
effort Hebb anticipates Seder2016 and
2017 and it is one close to Hebbs heart.
I have always wanted to know what it
would be like to invigorate and tangle with
and create a major inquiry into Passover and
see how the digital word can help the fact
that its in a state of decline, he said. Its a
big conversation effort in some ways, a way
to bring in new voices and new experiences.
Hebbs concern is based on statistics.
According to the 2013 Pew survey, Portrait of Jewish Americans, 70 percent of
American Jews said they had participated
in a seder in the past year. In the 1990s, that
number was around 90 percent.
To reverse the trend, Hebb has garnered
a wide array of support. The Reed College
Calligraphy Initiative, Seattle artist Cathy
Shiovitz, and the cutting-edge design company Civilization are involved.
Stories about Passover that can be used
during a seder will be posted on the Tablet
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Beyond wanting to reinvigorate Passover for new generations, Hebb cites his fascination with the dinner table and its role
in society as additional motivation. And
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ultimate dinner-party, with its seemingly
never-ending meal and ability to convene
family members who often do not see each
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that the table has played historically in shaping culture and how it can have a transformative effect going forward, the basic
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Crunching the childhood lessons of Passover

By Edmon J. Rodman, JTA World News Service
LOS ANGELES (JTA) What did
I really learn at the seder table? That is,
besides discovering that the white horseradish was way hotter than the red and
that my very worldly uncles couldnt read
a word of Hebrew?
Its a question worth considering as we
invite new generations of participants to sit
down at our seder tables.
Today we have a whole Haggadah of
apps, texts and websites that help us drain
every last drop of meaning out of our
yearly dinners remembering the goingout from Egypt. But in the midst of all
this learning, have we somehow taken for
granted the childhood lessons simmered
into our meal built with a set order?
At my family seders, which were held in
my suburban Southern California home, I
recall that little Hebrew was read from the

red-and-yellow-covered Goldberg Passover Haggadah we used. Yet I also remember them as a welcome break, a time that
set me free for a few hours from my childhood pattern of Koufax, Gumby and all
things rockets.
My sister Wendy, five years my senior
and a school district administrator specializing in literacy and language, remembers
being uncomfortable due to the behavior
of the adults: One relative refused to read
anything and others participated with a
mocking tone, upsetting my mother. But
even in that environment, she says that
besides learning to endure, she was allowed
the space to sit and find her own meaning
in the proceedings.
I remember having lots of questions,
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none of them Exodus-related: Where did

these dishes comes from? We didnt we
use them any other time of the year? Why
did my sister get to sit up near the head of
the table? Was it because she had started
Hebrew school and was the only one who
could read the Hebrew?
The answers were there for even a
simple son to see: The seder was a special
time, something you prepared for as indi-
cated by the table settings and plastic. And

as for my sisters raised status, a little bit of
knowledge gets you a better seat.
For many of us, our first serious
encounter with the seder comes when an
adult tells you that as the youngest, its
your turn to chant the Four Questions.
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Though my 1st-grade Hebrew school

teacher and synagogue cantor prepped us
in leading the Four Questions, little did
they know that this lesson would teach us
so much more. Or maybe they did. Even
though I didnt understand completely
what I was doing, I did get the impression that this was serious stuff, meant to
be studied and not messed up, especially
in front of my family. I also learned that
I could repeat it in front of a group of
people, and remember feeling how good
it felt to finally get it out. My recitation
also made me a participant: That was
now my page in the Haggadah.
I also realized that I could learn stuff
after school and my head would not
explode.
And the answers? They were in a
book, and the seder made it seem perfectly normal to read one before and after
dinner.
I also learned from listening to the
adults who did enjoy the seder that it was
important to read the words with feeling
the mighty hand was awesome, the
plagues solemn and sorrowful.
My wife Brenda, who had difficulty
reading when she was a child, remembers
at her family seders trying to anticipate
which paragraph she would be asked to
read, so she could prepare and not have
to be helped.
Yes, I know its a Jewish value not
to embarrass someone, but we do,

and however much the corrections
might momentarily sting, they do teach
another lesson: If someone corrects you,
you wont die.
At the seder, a child also learns how
to defeat boredom, an important life
lesson, as anyone who watches cable
TV can tell you. I remember my mother
saying, People who say they are bored
are boring. Not wanting to fit into that
category, I entertained myself during
what seemed like forever by following

the Haggadahs instructions. I leaned
and dipped and pointed and crunched
hard, and when that failed, I checked out
the plague drawings and thought about
the weird matzoh sandwiches I would
be finding in my lunch bag all that week.
Most of all, I think, a child learns at
the seder that there is order in their universe. In a body that changes weekly,
occupied by interests that come and go
in a flash, order is kind of a relief.
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As I recall, the order of our seder was

quite simple: It began with my sister
singing the Kiddush and me learning
what wine tasted like. The halfway point
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Compiled by Emily K. Alhadeff, Associate Editor, The Jewish Sound
Need a place to go for Passover? We can help! Listed here are seders throughout Washington
State hosted by synagogues or other local organizations so you have a place to celebrate the feast of
freedom. Contact each location directly for further information or to RSVP.
Seattle
Bet Alef Meditative Synagogue
1111 Harvard Ave., Seattle
Contact: Elizabeth Fagin at 206-527-9399 or
elizabeth@betalef.org or www.betalef.org
Pre-Passover Potluck Family Seder
Saturday, March 28, 57 p.m.
An interactive, kid-friendly event. Share in
blessings and storytelling, songs and fun.
Non-members welcome. $25 per family.
Seder
Saturday, April 5, 59 p.m.
With Rabbi Olivier BenHaim as guide, explore
the deeper mystical teachings of our lineage
and share the traditional symbols, story and
songs to discover anew the spiritual dimensions
of Passover and their meaning in our own lives.
$48 non-member adult, $25 non-member child.
Chabad of Greater Seattle

Contact and RSVP: chabadofseattle.org
Seder
Friday, April 3 at 7:30 p.m.
Congregation Tikvah Chadashah (Puget

Sounds LGBT Chavurah)
Graham Visitors Center at the Washington
Park Arboretum
Contact and RSVP: 206-355-1414 or
www.tikvahchadashah.org
Seder
Saturday, April 4 at 6 p.m.
Potluck meat seder (ritual foods, wine and juice
provided). No hametz, please. RSVP byMarch
27. Requested donation: $20 per attendee ($10
for students/low income; children under 13
free). All are welcome.
Hillel at the University of Washington

4745 17th Ave. NE, Seattle
Contact: silver@hilleluw.org or 206-527-1997
and www.hilleluw.org/Passover
Seder
Friday, April 3 at 6 p.m.
Join Hillel undergraduates, Jconnectors, and
members of the community for festive seders
led by Hillel staff and volunteers. Seating is
limited, please register.
Community Lunches
April 8 and 9, 11 a.m.1:30 p.m.
Its a Seattle Jewish community tradition you
dont want to miss. Reservations recommended.

Jconnect Passover Shabbat
April 10, 79:30 p.m.
Drinks and schmoozing followed by services
and a meal with meat and vegetarian options.
$12, $6 for graduate students, or pay what you
can afford. RSVP and get a themed drink when
you arrive.
Seder
Saturday, April 11, 59 p.m.
Looking for new meaning with roots in
Jewish tradition, but without theism? This
seder focuses on humanity and the journey
from slavery to freedom. Non-members $35,
students/seniors $20. Kids (17 and under) $14.
Childcare provided.
The Seattle Kollel

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Saturday, April 4 at 8:30 p.m.
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Imagine attending a seder you actually enjoy,
where you learn everything you ever wanted
to know about the customs, rituals and songs
associated with Passover.
Everyone is invited to thisunique explanatory seder.
Stroum Jewish
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2618 NE 80th St., Seattle

Contact: Sarah at 206-232-7115 or
saraht@sjcc.org or www.sjcc.org
Passport to Passover: For Families
With Young Children
April 7, 5:307 p.m.
Rabbi Kate Speizer of Temple De Hirsch Sinai
leadsa journey through the desert. Re-enact
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Contact:jrasmus@tdhs-nw.org
Seder
A festive celebration of freedom and
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Congregation Kol Ami

Carol Edwards Community Center, 17401 133rd
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Contact: 425-844-1604 or
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Seder
Saturday, April 4, 5:308 p.m.
Catered meal with plenty of wine, sweets,
songs and great tradition.Featuring childrens
service and activities. Special prices for
college students and persons with limited
income.Adults $36, children $18, under 5 free.
Eastside Torah Center
Temple Bnai Torah
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Seder
Friday, April 38:15 p.m. (Mincha first at 7:15)
Experience and be inspired. Traditional dinner
including gefilte fish, chicken soup with egg
noodles, roasted chicken, potato kugel, salads
and desserts. Unlimited shmurah matza and
wine. Led by Rabbi Mordechai Farkash and
Rabbi Sholom Elishevitz. RSVP required.$40
adults, $30 children 312.
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Seder
Saturday, April 4,
68 p.m.
Conducted by Rabbi David Lipper and Cantor
David Serkin-Poole. Vegetarian meal available
uponadvance request. Limited space. Adults
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1770 Barnes Blvd. SW, Tumwater
Contact and RSVP: Rabbi Cheski Edelman
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orwww.JewishOlympia.com
Seder
Friday, April 3 at 7 p.m.
Meaningful, relevant, and interactive community
seder with hand-baked matzoh, wine, and
dinner in a welcoming atmosphere.Adults $20,
students $10, children 12 and under free.
pot roast, Mediterranean chicken, vegetarian

entre, gefilte fish, deviled eggs, chopped liver,
roasted potatoes, tsimmes, fruit salad, tossed
green salad, and desserts. Adults $34, children
under 13 $20. RSVP by March 20.
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Seder
Friday, April 3 at 7:45 p.m.
Enjoy an in-depth Hebrew/English Passover
experience,with plenty of translation, traditional
songs and lively discussion. Relive the triumph
of Passover and discover the seders relevance
to todays Jew. RSVP requested. Adults $25,
children under 12 $18. (No one will be turned
away due to lack of funds.)
Bet Chaverim: Community Synagogue of

South King County
25701 14th Pl. S, Des Moines
Contact and RSVP: betchaverim.org
Seder
Saturday, April 4, 5:307:30 p.m.
Annual second night Passover community
seder led by Rabbi Rick Harkavy. Foods include
matzoh ball soup (including a vegetarian
version), Sephardic and Askhenazic charosets,
5975 S 12th St., Tacoma

Contact and RSVP: Rebecca Kendziora at
253-564-7101 orrebecca@tbetacoma.org or
www.tbeseder2015.eventbrite.com
Expecting Freedom Womens Seder
Saturday, March 28 at 5:45 p.m.
Hosted by Temple Beth El Sisterhood. Adults
$24, $18 ages 12-22, reserve by March 18.
Seder
Rabbi Bruce Kadden and Cantor Leah Elstein
lead a family-friendly, multimedia seder. Adults
$25, children 512 $10, children under 4 free.
RSVP by March 31.
Temple Shalom
Seder
Potluck, community-run seder at a small
Reform synagogue. All Jews welcome,
especially if you are a retired rabbi and want to
help out. Free. RSVP by April 1.
Cascade Gardens, Yakima

Contact and RSVP: zack.marcia@gmail.com
Seder
Saturday, April 4 at5 p.m.
Student rabbi Erik Uriarte will lead the
community seder. Adults $50, children $18.
RSVP by March 30.
Congregation Beth Sholom

Richland, WA
Contact and RSVP: Debbie Greene at
509-735-1149 or www.cbstricities.org/seder
Seder
Saturday, April 4 at 5:30 p.m.
From Dr. Seuss to Afikomen, the requisite four
glasses of wine (or juice), welcoming Elijah and
celebrating freedom. Join a convivial seder
and celebration with a gourmet kosher dinner.
Adults $39.50, kids (713) $17, children 46
$7. RSVP/pay byMarch 27.
Congregation Emanu-El
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Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Hall, 73
Howe Rd., between Port Angeles and Sequim
congregationobs@olypen.com
Seder
Sunday, April 5 at 4 p.m.
Adults $20, children under 16 $13, under 5
free.Reservation and payment required byMarch
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To life! One last time

By Emily K. Alhadeff, Associate Editor, The Jewish Sound
Thirteen years ago, our annual Passover wine tasting was born. Today, it
becomes a man. Like every lifecycle
event in Jewish tradition, each one says
goodbye to the past and marks the start
of something new.
Please join us in toasting The Jewish
Sound on its last Passover wine tasting.
We owe enormous thanks to Michael
Friend of Royal Wine Corp. and
before Michael, his wife Esther for
taking us on a journey through the best
of the kosher wine industry every year.
These tastings have been a highlight of
the year each spring, and we hope you
have been able to use our reviews to populate your Passover tables with delicious
libations.
We would also like to thank the
Summit at First Hill for offering us its
penthouse suite for the past three years,
and for helping us taste in style!
Finally, thank you to all of our tasters
over the years, and to this years tasters:
Cheryl Hanson, Ari and Rachel Polsky,
Adam Balkany, Douglas Weisfield, Ned
Porges, Joel Magalnick and myself.
Most of these wines are available through Affordable Kosher
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stewards at Albertsons and QFC on
Mercer Island and QFC at University
Village should be willing to special order
them as well.
One last time, with feeling: Lchaim!
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smooth, semi-dry, restrained wine,

with notes of pear and butter. Our
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Try this with apples and honey.
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the nose, along with rhubarb, pepper, and raspberry. Domaine du Castel
is known for creating Bordeaux blends with Israeli
grapes, according to
Michael, and this little
Castel is a blend of wines
not used for the Castel
Grand Vin. This wine got
the party started with positive reviews.
Lovely. Balanced. Have
with brisket. Or anything!
Cheryl
Barons Edmond Benjamin

Rothschild Haut-Medoc
Reds
Domaine Netofa Galilee
$25.95
Israel
Our host, Michael Friend of Royal Wine Corp.
Bartenura Prosecco
$17.49
Mevushal
Italy
From the makers of everyones favorite blue bottle Moscato comes this terrific prosecco. A great stand-in for
Champagne, its not as dry as a brut
and not as sweet as Moscato. This also
pairs well with appetizers, pasta, pizza,
or seafood. Its well balanced, slightly
fruity, and appropriately bubbly. Tasters picked up citrus and even a hint of
cotton candy. This prosescco will surprise you, Michael said as he poured.
Indeed, it makes the favorites list.
Clean finish, peach, pear. Ari
This Syrah-Mouvedre blend is a

smooth wine without much complexity.
Smoky and berry on the nose, our tasters picked up raisin and nutmeg in the
flavor. This would pair well with hard
cheeses or grilled meats.
Not as bold as I would like, but its
got a nice flavor to it. Adam
Elvi Herenza Rioja

$16
Spain
This Rioja hails from northern Spain
and received mediocre feedback from
some the tasters, who were thrown by
hints of sulfur on the nose. Nevertheless,
its a smooth wine with notes of pepper,
leather, and berry. This wine is only
available currently in Portland.
Big nose very smooth. Easy drinking. Douglas
Domaine du Castel Petit Castel

Carmel Selected Sauvignon
Blanc
$10.99
Mevushal
Israel
all photos by joel magalnick
Whites
Barkan Reserve Barrel Aged
Chardonnay
$19.95
Israel
This white is made with grapes from
the Upper Galilee and the Jerusalem
Mountains that experience a nightly
temperature drop due to the high altitude of the vineyards. The result is a
Given a rating of 89 by Wine

Spectator and noted as a best
buy, this bargain white is a great
Pesach wine, said Michael. The
wine is young, un-oaked, and
easy to drink, the downside being
a flat finish and thin flavor. It
would be well paired with fish,
hors doeurves, or salad. Its not
an exciting wine, but who says
wine always has to be exciting?
Sometimes a simple, light flavor
hits the spot.
Pineapple, fruity. Adam
$39.50
France
Described as big, earthy, rich, this
is a bold, elegant wine well paired with
red meats. A dark ruby color, this Bordeaux blend has notes of berry on the
nose and a dry, fruity flavor.
Not too aggressive on the nose,
simple yet appealing for the more complex palate. Adam
Chateau Le Petit Chaban

Not currently available, but should be
by Passover
Mevushal
France
This young, medium-bodied wine
holds hints of vanilla and oak, and even
green pepper. Far more easygoing than
the previous wine, this wine is like the
perfect guy youre just not attracted to.
For others, it is young and feisty good
to drink but not so mature. It might go
well with steamed vegetables, or light
dishes of chicken or veal.
Like a kid breakdancing. Cheryl
Like Janet Jackson on Diffrent
Strokes. Adam
Carmel Selected Cabernet

Sauvignon
$10.99
Mevushal
Israel
This might just be our favorite. A great drinking wine and a
crowd-pleaser, this classic Cab
is a best seller in Israel and a
killer deal here. With berry and
blackcurrant on the nose, its a
full-bodied wine that lasts long
on the palate with notes of pepper
and cherry.
Excellent! Ari
#1 red. Very deep, luscious,
much fruit. Ned
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For people who love sweet wine, but

dont want a sweet wine. Adam
Smooth start, robust finish, very

mild tannins. Blackberry, prune. Ari
Barkan Reserve Barrel Aged

Cabernet Sauvignon
$25.95
Israel
Smooth, big, and fruity, this CabSauv won a Golden Cluster silver medal
award in 2012 for best value. At first
sniff, I thought, pie! Full of berry on
the nose, the wine opens up to vanilla
and raisin. According to the tasting
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firm wine, which is barrel-aged in
French oak. This bottle can be set aside
for a couple of years, as it will continue
to improve.
Fine bouquet to enjoy with cheese

or roast meats. Douglas
from the Jerusalem Hills, this is a fruity,

somewhat sweet wine with notes of
berry, blackcurrant, vanilla and spice.
The Psagot Edom winery sits high up
in the Judean Hills, where, while working the land, the vintners discovered
caves and a wine press from the time of
the Second Temple. The cave serves as
a wine cellar, and the vines are planted
in a rocky limestone terrain in ancient
Mediterranean style. Smooth and complex, with our tasters picking up notes
of cherry and raisin.
So, so complex. Fruity front, nice
afterglow. Joel
Red C
$49.50
California
Never judge a wine by its label is
the lesson learned here. Past the cutesy
name (the C stands for Covenant,
the name of the winery) is a rich, bold
wine worth splurging on. Nose notes
include berry, currant, caramel, and
vanilla, with chocolate, anise, leather,
and raspberry on the palate. Long
finish. A good wine to pair with roasted
or grilled meats, or to just put your feet
up to, according to Rachel.
Fine bouquet tops. Douglas
Psagot Edom
$39.95
Israel
A Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot blend
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Seattle jewish film festival
Twenty years in film, coming to a theater near you

As the Seattle Jewish Film Festival gets
underway, here are more small reviews
to get you to the latter part of the week.
You can find more of our reviews online
at jewishsound.org, and youll find ticketing information for all of the films at www.
seattlejewishfilmfestival.org.
These are the venues:
SIFF Uptown Theatre, 511 Queen Anne
Ave., Seattle.
AMC Pacific Place, 600 Pine St., Seattle.
Stroum Jewish Community Center, 3801 E

Mercer Way, Mercer Island.
One correction: The screenings of
Quality Balls and Hannah Cohens Holy
Communion on Mon., March 16 begin at
8:45 p.m., not earlier, as noted in reviews
run in the previous issue. Please make a
note as you plan your festival screenings.
The Art Dealer
Dir. Franois Margolin (France, 2014)

Wednesday, March 18 at 8:35 p.m. at SIFF
Cinema Uptown
Esther Stegmann is a journalist
living a comfortably secular life in
Paris with her non-Jewish husband,
an art dealer named Melchior, and
their adolescent son, when Melchior
acquires a painting that sets Esthers
father, Simon, on edge. What starts
as curiosity about the strange painting devolves into a paranoid and
obsessive investigation that costs
Esther her job and begins to unravel
her wealthy, art-aficionado extended family.

As Esther learns more about her familys
involvement in the pre-war art scene, her
grandfathers death at the hands of the Nazis,
and the history of art looted from French
Jewish homes by the Nazis, she becomes
the only one in her family willing to confront its ugly ghosts. Resonant with true
stories about the conditions of Nazi art confiscation (namely the saga of Hildebrand
Gurlitt), The Art Dealer is, like a painting,
layered in meaning. Whether or not it suc-
ceeds in getting that across is in the eye of

the beholder.
Emily K. Alhadeff
Marvin Hamlisch: What He

Did for Love
Dir: Dori Berinstein (U.S., UK, 2013)

Friday, March 20, 1:30 p.m. at the Stroum
JCC, Mercer Island
The story of the late Marvin Hamlisch,
a child piano prodigy-turned-Pulitzer
Prize-winning composer and conductor,
is recalled by Tony-winning director Dori
Berinstein in this adoring tribute. Hamlisch
was the son of Viennese Jews who fled Austria for Manhattan before World War II and
died in 2012 at 68. Hamlisch, whose work

scored three Oscars, four Emmys, and four
Grammys, is seen in film clips from various
points in his career depicting how musics
triple-threat approached and honed his
craft. Berinstein weaves a slew of interviews
with so many of Hamlischs collaborators, a
list that includes Barbra Streisand, Quincy
Jones, Carly Simon, Steven Soderbergh,
Woody Allen, and other Broadway greats.
Each reminiscences with personal stories
and anecdotes. The film concludes with a
collage of people singing snippets of his
songs, serving as a reminder of the number
of people Hamlisch and his work inspired.
Boris Kurbanov
Bulletproof Stockings
Dir. Sarah Berkovich (U.S., 2014)

Sat., March 21, 6:20 p.m. at the Stroum
JCC, Mercer Island
Screens with David Broza: East Jerusalem/West Jerusalem
Imagine the front rows at a Kathleen
Hanna concert, except with all Jewish
women instead. This is what can be seen at
concerts by the Hasidic alt-rock band Bulletproof Stockings, composed of musicians
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Friday, March 27Sunday, March 29

Belle and Sebastian
Film
Winner of the SIFF 2014 Youth Jury
Award for best Films4Families feature,
Belle and Sebastian follows a lonely
orphan and his friend, the beast, a huge
but gentle sheepdog. Set in the French
Alps in 1943, Sebastian longs for his
mother to return while helping his village
shepherd fleeing Jews over the mountains. When the Nazis arrive to crack
down on the operation, the boy and his
faithful dog are put to the test. Based on
the novel by Ccile Aubry.
At the SIFF Film Center, 305 Harrison St.,
Seattle. For more information visit siff.net.
Through May
Al Benoliel
Art
Al Benoliel is known for his beautiful handmade mezuzot. Now his wall
hangings will be on display and available for purchase at Essence Salon
through the spring.
At Essence a Chic Coiffure, 1415 NE
80th St., Seattle. For more information
visit www.essenceseattle.com.
Opens March 20
Beau Jest
Theater
Sarah Goldman is secretly dating Chris, but to keep her traditional parents off her
back, she invents a fictional boyfriend, Dr. David Steinberg. Things get hairy when her
parents want to meet Mister Perfect, and Sarah resorts to hiring an actor to play the
part. Written by James Sherman and described as hilarious and quite moving by the
Chicago Sun-Times, the comedy will be performed around greater Seattle through
April 26. Directed by Art Feinglass and performed by the Seattle Jewish Theater
Company.
Friday,March 20 at 1:30 p.m. at the Stroum JCC, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island(preview).
Saturday,March 28at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 29 at 2 p.m. at Temple Beth Am
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glimpse into the liv es of the band members

and their music.
Since there are no men present at Bulletproof Stocking concerts, the performances conjure an energetic, slightly
rebellious spirit similar to a feminist
punk-rock band, but with an added dash
of Chabad. Drummer Dalia Shustermans story is particularly engaging here
a musician who toured with her secular
band, then completely changed her lifes
path after realizing she could no longer
stand the stereotypical party lifestyle.
The film also reveals the inspirational
power of choosing an audience, and
explores the additional artistic and creative benefits of being a woman who writes
and performs for women only. Filmmaker
Berkovich has chosen a promising subject
in these artists, and with the film clocking
in at less than 10 minutes, there is clearly
enough material in the story of Bulletproof Stockings for this documentary to be
developed further and with greater comprehension.
Erin Pike
David Broza: East

Jerusalem/West Jerusalem
Dirs: Henrique Cymerman and Erez

Miller (Israel, 2014)
Saturday, March 21, 6:20 p.m. at the
SJCC Mercer Island
At a time when Israelis and Palestin-
ians are more divided than ever, East

Jerusalem/West Jerusalem, a fusion of
ists, who work, sing, play and revel in

Middle Eastern fare. Together they blend
moving music and discuss hope in a time
and a place where hope and optimism are
sorely lacking.
Boris Kurbanov
Gett: The Trial of Viviane

Ansalem
Israeli, Palestinian and American musicians, serves as proof that music can unite
a people in conflict. Singer/songwriter
David Broza, known for using music to
bring together Israelis and Palestinians,
has worked for nearly four decades as a
peace activist. In the 1980s, Broza wrote
Yihye Tov (Things Will Get Better), the
hit song that became the anthem of the
peace process following Israels historic
negotiations with Egypt. For this bridgebuilding (and crowdfunded) harmony
project, co-directors Henrique Cymerman and Erez Miller recruited music
heavyweights that include Grammy
winner Steve Earle (who produced the
studio sessions) and Wyclef Jean, who
co-wrote the title track. Cymerman and
Miller cover the making of Brozas album
and eight-day musical journey in Jerusalem with Palestinian and Israeli art-
Dir. Ronit and Shlomi Elkabetz

(U.S./UK/Israel, 2014)
Saturday, March 21, 8:30 p.m. at the
Stroum JCC, Mercer Island
In Ronit and Shlomi Elkabetzs film
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Ansalem, the
heroine of the title finds herself impris-
woman wanting out of her marriage

but bound to her husband. The film follows Viviane (played by writer/director
Ronit Elkabetz) as her husband refuses
her a get, and their case languishes five
years in rabbinic courts.
We see Viviane often not on her own
terms, as a woman fighting an antiquated
system, but through the gaze of the many
men who observe her in the courtroom:
In their eyes she is sexualized, irrational and negligent, but rarely human. If
the film sometimes suffers from an imitative fallacy dragging to make us feel
how the trial drags for Viviane it succeeds in painting the torturous portrait
of a womans will to be free.
Leah Falk, Jewniverse.com
Above and Beyond: The

Birth of the Israeli Air
Force
oned in a system that makes no sense:

Her marriage and the legal system meant
to help her get out of it.
In Israel, marriages are still governed by religious courts, whether or not
the couple is Orthodox. For a couple to
divorce, a man must agree to the separation and serve his wife a get. If he refuses,
the wife becomes an agunah, a chained
Dir. Roberta Grossman (U.S., 2014)

Sunday, March 22, 1 p.m. at the Stroum
JCC Mercer Island
The story is like something out of a
Hollywood script: In 1948, after Israel
realized it was surrounded by hostile
Arab nations ready to attack, the strategy
was to assemble and quickly an air
force that could contend with its neighbors, specifically Egypt, Syria, Lebanon,
Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Iraq. For the
government, which had few battle-tested
troops and minimal funds to acquire
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BIRTH
Navah and Eden

Ben-Meir
Navah and Eden, twin girls, were born
to Natton and Talya Ben-Meir of
Jerusalem, Israel, on March 1. Navah
was born at 4 a.m. and weighed 3 lbs., 8
oz. Eden was born at 4:04 a.m. and
weighed 3 lbs. Both babies are healthy,
but will remain in the hospital until they
gain more weight.
Navah and Edens proud grandparents
are Amir and Gail Ben-Meir of Seattle.
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Judy Roberts Cohen, tells: It was Yom

Kippur and somebody had parked their
brand new car in front of the synagogue.
Papu had a friend, Asher Cohen, also a big
guy, and they went out and picked up the
car and moved it because it had no business being in front of the synagogue.
They knew who the car belonged to. He
was a part of the congregation and knew
that no one could drive on Yom Kippur.
Papu was angry he wanted to make a
point.
Vivians Uncle Joseph Chiprut confirms this story: He was a strong guy!
By 1914, the Chipruts had become
deeply ensconced in their community.
Behor held a steady job and they were settled in their new home. The stage was set
for the next generation.
Next issue: How the Chiprut family today is
preparing to return home.
lifecycles
Family Calendar
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Congregation Kol Shalom
Friday, March 13
123:30 p.m. SJCC Schools Out Camp (Half-Day)
^^ Daliah Silver at DaliahS@sjcc.org or 206-388-0839
,, Stroum Jewish Community Center, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island
Galaxy Twist. Buckle your seatbelts for a rocket trip around the Milky Way. PreK-5th grade.
$30-$35.
9010 Miller Rd. NE, Bainbridge Island

Contact and RSVP: 206-842-9010 or www.
kolshalom.net
Seder
Community potluck seder. Free.
Saturday, March 28
58 p.m. SJCC 2015 Summer Camp Open House and Information Session
^^ 206-232-7115 or saraht@sjcc.org or www.sjcc.org
,, At the Stroum JCC, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island
Havdalah, dinner, and games and a chance to learn more about this years camp sessions.
Camper discounts available. Free.
Sunday, March 29
12:304:30 p.m. Matzoh Bakery
^^ 206-232-7115 or saraht@sjcc.org or www.sjcc.org
,, At the Stroum JCC, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island
Grind the wheat, mix the flour, knead the dough, and bake the matzoh. Drop in any time. $4
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arms, taking on these nations militarily

and winning seemed a tall order. That is,
until a volunteer group of veteran World
War II pilots stepped in, ready to help
Israel in its hour of need. These heroes,
called Mahalniks, not only became the
nucleus of Israels nascent air force, but
helped turn the momentum of the war
and helped Israel maintain its independence.
Director Roberta Grossman tracked
down and interviewed the surviving pilots, now in their 80s and 90s,
to tell their daring story of smuggling
war planes, eluding the FBI, setting up
phony offices, and even hiding weapons in unlikely places, all in the name of
protecting a nations existence. Gross-
the little-known yet powerful tale that

led former Israeli Prime Minister David
Ben-Gurion to describe the Mahalniks
mission as the Diasporas most important contribution to the survival of Israel.
Boris Kurbanov
Dir. Alvaro Brechner (Uruguay, Germany, Spain, 2014)

Sunday, March 22 at 5:30 p.m. at the
Stroum JCC, Mercer Island
Jacob Kaplan is 76 when he decides its
what has he done for humanity, or for the

memory of the victims of the Shoah?
We first meet Jacob at a family friends
simcha that he and his wife may or may not
have been invited to. Jacob is hanging from
a diving board. Jacob cant swim. Following this ominous debacle is the final fender
bender that lands Jacob in a family intervention. With his keys and license, and gradually his mind, fading into irrelevance, the
bumbling old man Woody Allen meets
Napoleon Dynamite seizes an opportunity to commit one ultimate act of heroism:
Capturing a supposed Nazi and personally
extraditing him to Israel for justice. With
time to do something with his life.

Having escaped Poland alone as a Bar
Mitzvah boy, Jacob built a modestly successful life and family in Uruguay. But
the help of his sad-sack sidekick, Jacob sets

out on a series of misadventures that leads
less to prosecution than it does to salvation.
Emily K. Alhadeff
Closing night film: Mr.

Kaplan
man blends interviews with the pilots,

scholars and Israeli officials to present
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march 13, 2015 n 22 adar 5775 n volume 91, no. 6 n www.jewishsound.

Previously published as JTNews

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Two local cookbook authors have new books

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tion by treatment phases.

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the best outings of the past year was their

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