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Olympic Yom Kippur confusion
Sukkah styling for

Jerusalems rich and famous
Amit Zakoons flower business started
with a seed literally
but it quickly grew
into one of Jerusalems premier purveyors of luxury sukkahs.
We work for all the
rich and famous, Zakoon, the owner and
CEO of Yarok Yarok
Events Design, says.
Studio Ya Ya, as Zakoons clients call the
business, is known for
designing weddings,
bar/bat mitzvahs, and
parties for Jerusalems A-list, including
visiting U.S. presidents (from Bush to
Obama) to big-time philanthropists like
the Bronfmans.
These kinds of upscale events may
keep Zakoon and team busy yearround, but Sukkot is Studio Ya Yas time
to shine. Studio Ya Ya designs many of
Jerusalems largest and finest sukkahs,
including those at the Waldorf Astoria,
King David, and Inbal hotels, as well as
the presidents residence and the Bible
Lands Museum. Over the years, its
sukkahs have ranged from biblical
incorporating natural woods and fresh
Jerusalem herbs to elegant, featuring strategically placed plastic pomegranates painted in metallic shades.
Such luxury doesnt come cheap: Hotels pay $35,000 to $75,000 for their
Ya Ya sukkahs, Zakoon said, while design services for private clients range
from $3,000 to $25,000.
The sukkahs must be the most magnificent, he said. All the rich and famous come to the hotels, they come to
their private second homes in Jerusa-
lem, and this holiday is one of the most

important to them.
For Zakoon and his team, that means
the pressure is on. In addition to creating a visually stunning sukkah, the
designers need to understand both
the philosophical background of the
holiday and the legal requirements that
will yield a kosher sukkah that will be
acceptable to even the most religious
guests.
We can make an amazing design,
but if its not kosher, its not worth one
shekel, Zakoon said.
Studio Ya Ya designs and maintains
as many as 20 sukkahs ranging in
size from nine to 4,900 square feet.
Am important consideration is repeat
customers. Because hotels tend to get
the same visitors year after year, Ya Ya
aims for a fresh design annually.
Also, each of the hotels sukkahs
must be unique and match the hotels
existing ambiance.
The Waldorf is luxurious and the
King David is traditional, she said.
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U.S. Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte

confused Yom Kippur and a Canadian
national holiday during an interview.
Lochtes publicist said during an
interview with the swimmer and
New York Magazine reporter Jessica
Pressler, published on Sunday, that
she was able to get away from the
office to join the interview at a mall in
Los Angeles because work was slow
due to Yom Kippur.
The interview continues:
Whats that? Lochte asks curiously.
Its the Jewish Day of Atonement.
Wasnt it their Thanksgiving two
days ago?
That was Canadian Thanksgiving.
Oh, says Lochte, shifting his
hands in his pocket and pulling out
his phone, which, as it turns out, has

been butt-dialing people.
Lochte, 32, has won six Olympic gold medals, but his image was
tarnished when he and three other
American swimmers falsely claimed
they were robbed at gunpoint during
this summers Rio Olympics after they
had an altercation with a gas station
convenience store security guard.
He is now competing on the latest
season of Dancing with the Stars.
And he is no doubt yet to be
informed of Mondays upcoming
coincidence of New Zealands Labor
Day, United Nations Day, and Shmini
Atzeret, the Jewish holiday of tacking an unrelated holiday onto the
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In 1938, the year Trina Robbins was born,
her father, Max Perlson, published a book
collecting stories he had written for Yiddish
newspapers about life in a Belorussian shtetl
and in Jewish New York, where he moved
when he was 16.
As a kid I knew my father had written a
book but I didnt care because it wasnt in
English, Robbins recently said. If anything
I was ashamed that my father wrote in Yiddish because it meant he wasnt American. I
wanted to be American. I was unappreciative.
Robbins grew up to be a cartoonist and a historian of comics. But she had
forgotten about the book until her daughter stumbled across it at the Yiddish Book Center. So what do you do with your fathers recently unearthed
book when youre a cartoonist and a historian of comics? Robbins translated
the book, adapted it into a graphic novel, and commissioned artists to illustrate its 14 chapters. Its publisher is now raising money for A Minyan Yidn un
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CALENDAR ......................................................60
GALLERY .......................................................... 63
OBITUARIES .................................................... 65
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Noshes
Nobel committee minutes: Has Philip Roth

ever made a novelty Christmas song?
Well then. Must be Dylan.
Thomas Jones, posting on Twitter in response to
last weeks Nobel Prize announcement
KEEPING UP
A spy tale for

the whole family
Keeping Up with
the Joneses is a
comedy/drama about a
pair of covert spies (Jon
Hamm and GAL Wonder Woman GADOT, 31)
who move into a nice
suburban neighborhood.
Their neighbors discover
their real jobs and get
embroiled in an international espionage plot.
The neighbors are played
by Zach Galifianakis and
ISLA FISHER, 40.
Comedian ARI SHAFFIR,
42, has a large supporting role. By the way, this
film is fine for the whole
family.
ARIANNE ZUCKER,
40, has become one
of the most visible
actresses in the world
since the release of the
2005 video featuring
Donald Trumps notorious
comments. Shes seen
greeting Trump as he
arrived on her soap opera
set. Here are her own
words about her Jewish
background, posted on a
fan site in 2003.
I hope everyone had
aHappy HanukahI
wanted to clean up my
article from Soap [Opera] Digest a little. I am
not both Jewish and
Christian. I grew up in an
interfaith family. Meaning
my Mom is Jewish and
my Dads family Christian.
You can only be one (well
you can be anything you
want) but knowledgeable of all. So being that
my Mom is Jewish, I am
Jewish. But we learned
about my Dads side as

well. So in turn we got to
celebrate both. I hope I
helped clarify that. I try to
be helpful whenever possible.
A star of Days of Our
Lives since 1996, Zucker
appeared on the Today Show on October
13. She was asked if she
was shocked about the
comments about her
and other women in the
video. She replied: Not
with [Trumps] type of
personality I wasnt
shocked. Which is probably why it doesnt mean
a lot to me.
Zucker would not say
whether or not she accepted Trumps apology. However, she did
add that she hoped the
release of the tape will
have a positive effect:
I think men can learn
from this how not to be
in front of women or
when theyre speaking
about women. Im ready
to use it in a proper way.
Im ready to use it for
positivity. Im ready to
use it for women to step
forward and to do good
things in my life and for
other people.
I was a huge fan of
BOB DYLAN, now
75. I suspect that I am
like most long-time fans
I lost interest in his
new material after he
entered his heavy
Christian phase, circa
1980, and while I listened
to some tracks from
albums after he came
Gal Gadot
Isla Fisher
Arianne Zucker
Bob Dylan
out of that phase, circa

1990, still I never really
got into him the same
way again. But because
of my early fandom
and my celebrity column
I have followed,
closely, what most Jews
wonder about: Is Bob still
a Christian believer or
has he returned to
Judaism?
The fact that he sometimes goes to synagogue
on Yom Kippur and
doesnt attend church or
talk about Jesus anymore
doesnt tell us, really, what
is in his heart. So-called
Dylanologists argue
about tiny clues in Dylans
actions or comments as
tipping the argument one
way or the other.
The answer is we will
probably never know. Its
unlikely that Dylan will

make a clear statement
of faith before he dies.
Nor will his funeral provide much of a clue. As
I said, Dylan does things
like going to synagogue
on Yom Kippur without
clearly stating that hes
renounced Christian beliefs. So, I dont think hell
care if a rabbi presides
over his funeral. Just possibly, one or more of his
five adult Jewish children
may decide that its okay
to open up about their
fathers most inner beliefs after he dies. If they
speak, it wont change
the universe but Id
just like to know after all
this time. Plus, maybe
what they have to say
will shut up the expert
N.B.
clue hunters.
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Daveed Diggs
Daveed Diggs moves on

DAVEED DIGGS, 34, became famous and won a Tony
award for playing Thomas Jefferson and the Marquis
De Lafayette in Hamilton. He left the show in July and
soon was cast in Black-Ish, the hit ABC series. He began
guest starring on the series on Sept. 28 and will appear
in a six-episode story arc. He plays Johan, the brother of
family matriarch Rainbow (TRACEE ELLIS ROSS, 43).
Rainbow and Johan are biracial, and Johan comes
into conflict with Rainbows African-American husband,
Dre, about black identity. In real life, Diggs and Ross are
biracial and each has a Jewish parent his mother and
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RAC director to discuss issues of
social justice at Teaneck synagogue
Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner will highlight contributions of the Reform movement
LOIS GOLDRICH
Some 50 years ago, during the height of the civil rights
movement, leaders of the Reform movement came
together to create what is now one of the countrys leading social justice organizations.
We thought we could be a hub of justice, said Rabbi
Jonah Dov Pesner, who will talk about his movements
Religious Action Center at Teanecks Temple Emeth on
October 28.
As guest speaker at the congregations Rabbi Joshua
Trachtenberg Memorial Lecture, Rabbi Pesner, the centers director, will talk about Prophetic Power and Politics: How Reform Jews Can Bring Healing and Justice to
Our World.
Rabbi Pesner, whose office is in Washington D.C., said,
You just have to look at the plaque across the hall to
recall the movements leadership in the field of civil rights.
Why? The Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act were
written in our conference room.
Rabbi Pesner explained that a trustee of the movement,
the late social activist and philanthropist Kivie Kaplan,
donated a building on Dupont Circle to the Reform movement. As it happened, that building, which now houses
the RAC, was also the headquarters of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights. Hence, The lawyers did it in our
conference room.
According to Rabbi Pesner, Mr. Kaplan was deeply
affected by a sign he saw in a country club during his honeymoon. The sign read, No Jews or dogs. He turned to
his black cab driver, who said, They dont even bother
with us.
Mr. Kaplan joined the NAACP in 1932 and was elected
to the national board in 1954. He was elected its president
in 1966 and held that position for the rest of his life he
died in 1975. He was their last Jewish president, Rabbi
Pesner said.
Rabbi Pesner, who has headed the RAC for the last two
years, paid tribute to his predecessor, Rabbi David Saperstein, who held the position for some 40 years. His organization always seeks partners in its work, crossing lines
of race and faith, he added. These partners have included
the NAACP, PICO National Network (a national network
of progressive faith-based community organizations in
the United States), and the Lawyers Committee for Civil
Rights Under Law, as well as partners in the movements
many local communities.
Today, working with the NAACP, the Religious Action
Center still is tackling the ongoing issue of racial inequality. Citing Shelby v. Holder, a 2013 United States Supreme
Court case that eviscerated the Voting Rights Act, Rabbi
Pesner pointed out that this is the first presidential election to follow that decision. Nine million votes may not
count because of voter ID and suppression laws in North
Carolina and other states, he said. Were working hard
on an election protection campaign, engaging in voter
registration and preparing for poll monitoring efforts.
In addition to speaking about these efforts, on October
28 Rabbi Pesner will address the issues raised in Michelle
Alexanders book, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness. While one in 17 white
men will go to jail at some point in their lives, he said, the

number is one in 3 for black men. While Jim Crow has
been eliminated, there is racism in the system of criminal
justice, he said.
When it comes to speaking out in this contentious electoral climate, Rabbi Pesner said that the RAC provides
training to help rabbis stay on the ethical and legal side
of the 501(c) (3) line. [The designation means that the
nonprofit organization that carries it has been approved
by the Internal Revenue Service as a tax-exempt charitable body.] Nevertheless, Rabbi Pesner added, it is critical
that our congregations speak out on the issues and values and of course, private citizens can do whatever
they want.
He pointed out that while he cannot endorse or reject
any candidate, he did take issue with AIPAC inviting Donald Trump to speak, giving him a free pass on views
denigrating Muslims, women, and Mexicans. You have
to stay on issue, he said. I also issued a statement calling [the candidate] out for comments in Iowa asking nonChristian conservatives to raise their hands.
Rabbi Pesner pointed out that bipartisan majorities
passed both the Voting Act and the Civil Rights Act, and
both major political parties reauthorized them. Similarly,
he said, the Americans with Disabilities Act and Religious
Freedom Restoration Act were bipartisan measures. Arguing that the mass incarceration of minorities is not only
racist but not a good use of taxpayer money, he said that
after the presidential election, he hopes that Congress will
pass a bipartisan Criminal Justice Act.
Jewish teachings are never far from Rabbi Pesners mind
as he plans and implements the RACs programs. When
you look at our strategic plan, the issues are deeply rooted
in Jewish text and tradition, he said. We engage the
movement in the issues we pick, and begin with the study
of Torah and rabbinic wisdom. We had Rabbi Jonathan
Cohen, dean of Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute
of Religion in Cincinnati, spend a day here in Washington

with 40 rabbis from all over the country to study race and
inequality, looking at what the Talmud has to say.
We also create rabbinic resources on the issues, asking that boards should start by studying text, he continued. In RACs current campaign, Nitzavim, which seeks
to stand up for an inclusive electorate, Reform Jews
are reminded of the words in the parashah of that name:
Atem nitzavim hayom kulchem You stand this day, all of
you, before the Eternal your God you tribal heads, you
elders, and you officials, all of the men of Israel, you children, you women, even the stranger within your camp,
from woodchopper to water drawer to enter into the
covenant of the Eternal your God. (Deuteronomy 29:9-11.)
It is clear from Moses words that the covenant with
the Divine does not discriminate the whole community has a share in this holy relationship, Rabbi Pesner
said. It is this central idea that animates our movements
work to protect and promote the right to vote this election season.
In addition, Moses envisions a community in which
all are counted and everyone matters. He names many
of those who may risk exclusion and marginalization to
emphasize the importance of including all people. Today
as well, we stand up for a body politic that values the
voices of people of color, young people, seniors, people
with disabilities, and members of all groups that face
increased risk of discrimination at the ballot box.
Rabbi Pesner said that we now are facing a variety of
threats, both as a community and as a nation. One of
the great underappreciated threats is the catastrophe
that confronts our planet, he said. The looming threat
of climate change will be indiscriminate to faith groups,
although poorer nations will be the first to suffer. He also
said that he worries about the security of the State of
Israel. During Yom Kippur, I prayed not just for security
but for more of a will from this prime minister to seek justice for the Palestinians as a security issue, he said. The
two-state solution is the best guarantor of that security,
he added.
Finally, Rabbi Pesner said, I believe tikkun olam begins
in local communities and synagogues. I hope there will
be more of a will in the whole Jewish community to reach
across boundaries, engaging with communities of Jews
who observe differently as well as working across lines of
faith and race.
Who: RAC director Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner
What: Will deliver the Rabbi Joshua Trachtenberg
Memorial Lecture on Prophetic Power and Politics:
How Reform Jews Can Bring Healing and Justice to
Our World.
When: October 28. A Shabbat dinner will begin at 6
p.m. Shabbat services and the annual Rabbi Joshua
Trachtenberg Memorial Lecture will follow at 8.
Where: Temple Emeth, 1666 Windsor Road, Teaneck
Cost: $25 per person for a kosher Shabbat dinner.
For more information and to make your reservation,
call Temple Emeth at (201) 833-1322 or go to www.
emeth.org.
Local
FIRST PERSON
Project Keshers connections across communities

DR. ELAINE SHIZGAL COHEN
In our very fractious world, we are too
often pre-occupied by the divisions and
disagreements that separate people from
each other.
This, though, is a story of a connection forged across time and over continents through the journey of a sefer Torah
that traveled from Teaneck to Volgograd
under the auspices of Project Keshers
Torah Return project. Its also the story of
a friendship between two Jewish women
developed through Skype conversations
across thousands of miles. It is one of several such stories that have unfolded as
Project Kesher has brought Torah scrolls
to emergent Jewish communities in the
former Soviet Union.
Those communities did not have Torah
scrolls for their Shabbat and festive gatherings. Now at least some of them do.
For the past 10 months, one day each
week, I have been juggling my schedule to
make myself available across time zones for
Elaine Cohen, left, and Inna Motornaya

in Volgograd.
a one-hour session with Inna Motornaya.

Inna lives in Volgograd, an ancient city
1,000 kilometers from Moscow in the southeastern, European part of Russia. The town
is experiencing a rebirth of Jewish vitality

and communal life. A Jewish community
organizer, social activist, and Project Kesher leader, Inna has been the driving force
to energize Jewish life in Volgograd, working
since 2005 as the regional representative of
Project Kesher in Russia. She has created 14
womens groups and countless communal
holiday and festival celebrations. Today, in
Jewish communities in the regions of southern Russia and the Caucuses where her
responsibilities extend, there are more than
500 volunteers who give 48,000 hours to
the Jewish community.
Inna and I meet by Skype to practice
English conversation and discuss articles
of interest from a variety of publications.
More important even than the language
instruction is the warm relationship that
we have developed through our weekly
interactions. Inna and I have become longdistance friends.
Only recently, however, did it dawn on
me that Inna would be connected personally to a Torah scroll that had made the
long journey from Teaneck to Volvograd

several years ago. I asked her to send us a
photo and was very moved to see the evidence of our gift in the appreciative hands
of the communitys leaders.
The way this Torah arrived in Volgograd
reverberates back to Havurat Reim, the
egalitarian prayer group that a number of
families whose children were students at the
Solomon Schechter Day School of Bergen
County instituted more than 35 years ago.
There was not yet an egalitarian Conservative option in the area and we wanted to
experience Shabbat together in an inclusive
and participatory manner, so we proactively
prepared biweekly services that met initially
in peoples homes and backyards and eventually in a space in Temple Beth Am.
One of our members, a Jewish professional with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, found a sefer Torah
in a Midwestern congregation that was
closing and arranged to have it donated
to the chavurah.
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Local
Novelist to speak in Paramus

Alyson Richman explores artistic backstories
The daughter of an abstract painter, author Alyson Richman thought she would become an artist herself.
But during her college years at Wellesley, I fell in love
with art history, said the novelist, who will speak about
her sixth book, The Velvet Hours, on October 26 for the
Federation of Northern New Jerseys Womens Philanthropy and the YJCC of Bergen County.
Raised on Long Island, where she still lives, Ms. Richman said she has a talent for telling the story behind
the painting; the relationship between the artist and the
muse. Attempting to envision her perfect career upon
graduation, she realized that I would love to write stories
about artists and the artistic process. Sometimes wishes
are granted. Ms. Richmans novels largely have focused
on that theme.
The inspiration for her first book, The Mask Carvers
Son: A Novel, which Bloomsbury published in 2001, grew
out of her junior year abroad in Japan, where she was
apprenticed to a Noh mask carver. Its an ancient form of
theater, she said. The masks almost come to life on stage
when worn by amazing actors.
As a westerner studying the artistic tradition of another
country as were the Impressionists, who were influenced by Japanese art, she pointed out she began to
wonder when the Japanese began to study western art
forms. I got a grant on graduation to do this reverse
research, she said. From that came her first book, which
her agent called a very unusual first novel, dealing as it
does with a gay Japanese artist who travels to Paris at the
turn of the century. Ive been writing professionally ever
since, she said. I research and learn and hope the reader
will take the journey with me.
So far, she is best known for The Lost Wife, the story
of a husband and wife who are separated in a concentration camp during World War II and reunited 60 years later
at their grandchildrens wedding. Her novels have been
published in more than 15 languages.
Im excited to be cultivating an audience of readers
eager to learn about a part of their history they might not
otherwise learn, she said, noting that the Jewish community warmly embraced The Lost Wife. That kind of
acceptance can change a writers career, she added. The
book is being adapted into a movie featuring Daisy Ridley,
who recently appeared in a Star Wars sequel. Its wonderful to weave in important Jewish history, to make sure
that people are learning about our culture and religion,
Ms. Richman said.
On October 26 she will speak about her newest book,
Kaija Berzins Braus
Lois Goldrich
which has its roots in some real-life mysteries. Centered

on two women, the then elderly-courtesan Marthe de Florian and her granddaughter Solange Beaugiron, to whom
Marthe tells the story of her life, the story was inspired
by the true account of an abandoned apartment in Paris.
In 1940, after Marthes death, Solange locked her grandmothers apartment before fleeing Paris in the face of German occupation. The apartment and its gilded furnishings, including a painting by the Italian artist Giovanni
Boldini was not unlocked again until 2010.
A friend of mine in Long Island sent me an article about
an apartment discovered in 2010, shuttered for 70 years,
Ms. Richman said. Its all true; the painting which
plays a large role in the story was discovered. Ms. Richman said that Solange, whose real-life history she uncovered during her research, named one of her sons Henry.
He later became a pharmacist. In The Velvet Hours,
Henry is the name of Solanges pharmacist father. In addition also as mentioned in the book love letters were
found from Boldini.
This really piqued my interest, Ms. Richman said. It
brought up so many questions. Why would someone close
an apartment but ensure that its maintenance be paid for
70 years? Who was the owner? How did she sustain herself? What was her relationship with her granddaughter?
Why was it kept as a shrine? Ms. Richman said she seeks
not just to answer these questions but to uncover the
world in which the events unfolded. If you Google her
apartment, you can see where I got a lot of clues, she

said, citing, for example, an Asian vase on the mantel. I
provide a back story on those objects.
In the book, the author describes a woman who
devoted herself to beauty. This is no accident. The novel
is dedicated to my late grandmother, she said. Its an
elegy to her. She sustained herself through beauty and art.
[Things that are] elegant and lovely gave her a sense of
sustenance. Its the way she saw the world. She loved how
those touches could make the world more beautiful.
Family clearly is important to her. My mother was a
fine arts painter in her early youth, Ms. Richman said.
My great grandmother was a wonderful writer of childrens books. Perhaps, she suggested, my own talent
and enthusiasm come from her. And my daughter has the
artistic gene as well. She and her husband, Stephen, have
two children.
Ms. Richman said the overarching philosophical question that guided her writing had to do with the objects we
collect over a lifetime. What makes them precious are the
stories they contain and the ties they help us forge with
others, rather than their monetary value. She pointed out
that she originally intended to name the book A Woman
of Shadow and Light. Every life has both, she said. How
are we judged? Life is a great big puzzle, hopefully with
more light than shadow. I explore how we have both of
those shadings.
While her books seem to attract mostly female readers, I
have received heartfelt emails from men as well, she said.
At her first book signing several weeks ago, there were a
lot of men in the audience. Its a very feminine book, dealing with the rituals of beauty. But she doesnt worry about
who will read it. I prepare for the worst and hope for the
best. She noted as well that the inclusion of an ancient haggadah and an old bookstore in her novel were deliberate,
included to reflect my love of books and bookstores.
At the JFNNJ talk, Ms. Richman will discuss her writing
process and the research it involves. She will also answer
questions from attendees. The book is included in the
price of the ticket.
Who: Novelist Alyson Richman
What: Will talk about The Velvet Hours and her writing process
When: On October 26 at 7:30 p.m.
Where: At the offices of the Jewish Federation of
Northern New Jersey, 50 Eisenhower Dr., Paramus
Cost: $20/person, includes book and light dessert
For information: www.jfnnj.org/velvethours
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Meet Josh Gottheimer

The Fifth District Democratic challenger talks politics, Israel, even a little Trump
JOANNE PALMER
This year, voters in the still-fairly-new Fifth
Congressional District are faced not only
with two very different candidates thats
true every year but with a challenger
who has a genuine chance of winning the
election.
This year, the Democrat, Josh Gottheimer, who is facing the seven-term
incumbent, Scott Garrett (whom we wrote
about last week), is buoyed by support
from the Democratic National Committee, the Republican Partys seeming meltdown, his own fund-raising prowess, and
the fallout from some of Mr. Garretts controversial positions. Although it generally
is very hard for a challenger to beat an
incumbent, in this unprecedented election
season anything is possible.
Like Mr. Garrett, Mr. Gottheimer, 42,
who lives in Wyckoff, is a Jersey boy; as
weve written in earlier stories, he is from
West Orange. He also was a bit of a wunderkind. When he was 16, he became
Last month retired Connecticut Senator Joseph Lieberman came to Teaneck to

endorse Josh Gottheimer.
an intern for Senator Frank Lautenberg, and by the time he was 23 he was
a speechwriter for President Bill Clinton.

More recently, after earning a law degree
at Harvard, he alternated between working at the Federal Communications Commission and for Microsoft.
And now hes running for Congress, as a
firm believer in the kind of across-the-aisle
collaboration he learned from Mr. Clinton.
You have to work together, with civility,
to solve problems, he said.
Civility, of course, is in stunningly short
supply right now. There is an undercurrent of extremism that is an offshoot of
Donald Trumps candidacy, Mr. Gottheimer said. People obviously are
angry; Mr. Trump is both amplifying and
directing the anger.
Some of that anger is aimed at him, Mr.
Gottheimer said. He is actively Jewish he
and his family belong to Barnert Temple in
Franklin Lakes, and he studies with a local
Chabad rabbi when he can. He is getting
tweets that accuse him of heinous crimes
chief among them but not restricted to
the crime of being Jewish and that tell
him that there are people who will glory in
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Baking together
Womens Zionist group aims to gather 2,000 women and girls to make bread
ABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN
The smell of any amount of baking bread is
heavenly. The smell of thousands of loaves
of challah baking in Passaic on November
9 is likely to be nothing short of divine.
Organizers of the New Jersey Great Big
Challah Bake at Factory 220, sponsored
by the worldwide Shabbos Project and the
New Jersey chapter of Womens International Zionist Organization more familiarly known as WIZO aim to get 2,000
women and girls pre-registered to knead,
braid, and bake Sabbath bread under one
roof in the spirit of unity and inclusivity.
This event is a rare opportunity to
gather with Jewish women from all over
the area, from different backgrounds,
different levels of observance, different
cultures, different opinions, different
ages, its co-chairwoman, Janet Hod of
Teaneck, said.
All of these women gather together for
one special night of Jewish unity revolving
around a beautiful mitzvah, making challah. Our barriers are dropped. Our hearts
are open, and the energy of the room is
palpable. This unified energy lifts our
spirits, ad reminds each of us who we are,
and rekindles our connection with all Jewish people.
We are each a braid in the bread of
Judaism, and only when we come together
are we whole, Ms. Hod concluded.
The name of the bread served with all
Sabbath meals whether its braided or in
any other shape derives from the biblical
mitzvah (commandment) to separate and
sanctify a small piece of bread dough, saving it for the ministering priests of the Holy
Temple of Jerusalem to help support these
civil servants. The separated dough, also
called challah, has come to refer to the
loaf itself, and the act of separating challah
has continued as a symbolic remembrance
even some 2,086 years after the destruction of the Second Temple. (The little piece
is burned or discarded these days.)
And while baking challah isnt a genderspecific activity, the process has taken on
deep meaning for many modern women.
Esther Friedman of Teaneck, a city
leader for the Jewish Womens Renaissance Project, explained that the New Jersey Great Big Challah Bake began three
years ago under the auspices of the Shabbos Project, which was launched worldwide by the chief rabbi of South Africa.
We began with 300 ladies in the auditorium of a day school in Paramus and
it grew last year to over 1,300 Jewish
women, she said. The walls shook with
emotion and joy as the music played and
the women danced and baked challah.
Last years bake, held at the Rockleigh
Country Club, was cosponsored by WIZO
Last year more than 1,300 women participated in the New Jersey Great Big Challah Bake.
NJ, a fledgling chapter of the 90-year-old

charitable organization that is said to be
the largest non-governmental provider of
social-welfare services in Israel.
Galina Shenfeld of Cresskill, the chairwoman of the chapter established in April
2015, explained that she wanted to introduce WIZO to the region with something
completely different, and the Shabbos
Project was exactly what we wanted to
help unify the very diverse Jewish people
across New Jersey.
I found that an incredible group of
women, mostly from Teaneck, all from
different shuls, had united to do a challah
bake in 2014, and we joined them in 2015.
As a representative of a nonprofit organization, Dr. Shenfeld enabled the committee to add a tzedaka component; all
proceeds after expenses go to WIZOs
Gina Fromer Battered Womens Shelter
in Jerusalem.
The combined group of coordinators
expanded its scope this year to every Jewish organization, synagogue, school, and
day camp in Bergen, Essex, Passaic, and
Hudson counties. Almost every organization we reached out to agreed to partner with us and publicize the event, Ms.
Friedman said. Our goal is not just to
unite the community, but to show every
participant that we have more in common
than we think.
In her work with JWRP, Ms. Friedman
accompanies groups of young mothers
on Birthright-style trips to Israel. She said
that some past participants have been
gathering monthly to bake challah as a

way to incorporate more Jewish traditions
into their lives and to touch base with
their roots.
Co-chairwoman Debbie Rosalimsky,
also of Teaneck, took on the responsibility of perfecting the recipe to be used next
month. She also has been recruiting and
training table coaches.
Although challah expert Rochie Pinson will be leading the challah bake, we
felt that since many of the participants
may not have ever made challah before,
it would be a good idea to have a challah
coach at each table to serve as a guide for
any questions that may come up, she said.
(Ms. Pinson is the author of The Rising
Life: Challah Baking Elevated, which will
be on sale that evening.)
Each ticketholder will take home her
two loaves of bread, along with a laminated placemat with challah-baking
instructions and the accompanying blessing recited on separating the small piece
of dough; an apron; a mixing bowl, and
a challah cover. (The loaves traditionally
are blanketed with a decorative cover during the recital of Kiddush before the Sabbath meal.)
Corporate sponsors are helping to keep
costs low. The Factory 220 facility is being
donated; Main Event-Mauzone-Mark David
Hospitality (M3) is donating the ingredients, Benzel-Busch Mercedes is sponsoring
the aprons and challah covers, and Home
Dynamics is driving the items to the venue.
Students from area schools are helping
with set-up to earn community, volunteering chesed hours.

Ms. Rosalimsky created the placemat in
the hope that participants will want to continue baking their own challah. Im not
much of a baker, but three years ago I went
to a small, 40-woman challah bake, she
said. By the end of the evening I realized
that making challah wasnt as difficult as
I had thought! I decided from that point
forward that I wanted to start bringing the
mitzvah of challah baking into my home.
Now, three years later, I and my kids
cant imagine Shabbos without homemade
challah every week.
Ms. Rosalimsky added that she is saddened by any animosity among Jews from
different backgrounds. I am hoping that
the excitement and energy felt in the room
during this special evening will create a
feeling of connection between the women,
and that maybe it will open them up to
accepting, appreciating, and respecting
each others differences, she said.
What: The New Jersey Great Big
Challah Bake
When: November 9 at 6:30 p.m.
(Doors open at 5:30)
Where: Factory 220, 220 Passaic
Street, Passaic
How to register: Every participant
must register online ahead of time at
http://bit.ly/2016challahbake. No walkins will be admitted.
For information: Email wizo@wizony.
com
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another Holocaust, and his flaming death

in it. More specifically, he is accused of
being in the pockets of the hassids and
that I will fight for Israel, not for the U.S.,
Mr. Gottheimer said.
This election is stirring mud and surfacing demons. Its open season on Jews,
and I am seeing it, he said.
Still, Mr. Gottheimer is a strong proponent of working across the aisle. The best
way to govern is from the middle, he said.
Extremism is undermining progress. But
people in the district have been remarkably supportive; we are finding support
from Democrats and Republicans and
independents. Its a broad coalition, and
thats who our district is.
He learned the idea of broad-based
coalitions from President Clinton. The
Republicans called it triangulation, but it
was a willingness to look at an idea from
across the aisle, and to work with it if it
was a good idea. He was willing to sit down
and work with Republicans to get things
done.
One area in which Mr. Gottheimer and
Mr. Garrett disagree is the question of
LGBT rights and same-sex marriage. I
think that people should be able to love
and marry whomever they want, and I

dont think its the governments role to
dictate that. I want people to be happy.
Why should we stand in the way of peoples happiness?
I understand the religious objections to
it, but the world is changing, and it is now
the law of the land. Its like any other civil
right, in any sphere. And it is not the governments business to tell people who they
should love.
Mr. Gottheimer is also in favor of a womans right to choose to terminate a pregnancy. It always confuses me how people
can be against the government playing
a role in so many areas, but not here. I
have never understood why the government should get between a woman and a
doctor.
Despite the Democrats reputation as
the party that has never met a regulation
that it does not like, if he wins, he said, I
want to get rid of outdated regulations.
Thats part of his innately sensible centrist
approach. I dont want to be getting in the
way of business, he said.
Mr. Gottheimer believes that there have
to be clear lines between church and state,
and part of the job is making sure that the
government ensures that people can practice their religion freely. Part of that, he
added, is to be sure that government continues to give shuls grants to improve their
safety.
As for him, my Jewish background
has had a deep impact on me, he said.
Everything I learned, growing up, both
culturally and in Hebrew school, affected
my values. Its how you treat each other,
how you talk about each other. Its always
been about social justice, and also hard
work and decency and respect. Theres
the idea of making your family proud, and
of doing right by people. Thats had a big
impact on everything Ive done.
Religion has taught me not to leave out
hope, and to be very careful about what
happens when you get into the business
of judging others. Self-righteousness is a
snare, he warned.
Bucking his party, even as he worked to
raise funds for his election, which at first
was an uphill climb, Mr. Gottheimer came
out strongly against last summers Iran
deal. He is also strongly against the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement, which, in a surfeit of self-righteousness, is trying to strangle Israels economy.
Israel is a beacon of democracy, he said.
Mr. Gottheimer minces no words about
the Republicans presidential nominee,
Donald J. Trump. He represents exactly
what is wrong with government, he said.

People have lost faith, but Mr. Trump
does not offer them realistic hope. Two
things in particular deeply concern me,
he continued. Its how he talks about
other people and how he behaves toward
women. As the father of a young daughter and I also have a wife and a sister
and a mom I am very concerned about
his ability to lead, and to control his
temperament.
Its very dangerous. I have worked in
the White House, and I have seen how you
have to stay even and make smart decisions every day, about domestic and foreign issues.
You cant take the bait when it is
thrown at you. You have to stay steady. As
Mr. Trump has shown, he cannot do that,
Mr. Gottheimer said.
Its all about hatred, its about how we
treat people, and about the disrespect for
our institutions. I believe that people want
someone who will go and fight for their
district and their institutions.
When you get to Washington, you
have to be willing to sit and talk to people
who dont share your point of view. That
takes extra energy, more than you need to
spend time with just your amen corner.
But thats necessary energy, he said.
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Bob Dylan and Philip Roth

bring it all back home
LARRY YUDELSON
s a fan who runs the

Bob Dylan: Tangled
Up in Jews website,
I should be ecstatic
at the Nobel Prize in Literature
awarded to the writer whose
words have been the soundtrack
to my life since I first sang them
at a Jewish summer camp some
40-odd years ago.
However, as an editor of the
Jewish Standard, whose offices
are just 23 miles from the Newark neighborhood of Weequahic
where Philip Roth grew up and
placed so much of his fiction, I
should be heartbroken that Roth,
also rumored to be a contender
for the prize, lost out. Again.
So, to quote the laureate, how
does it feel?
Roth, 83, and Dylan, 75, have a
great deal in common.
Both are the grandchildren of
Jewish immigrants. Their fathers
were middle class: Herman Roth
was an insurance salesman, and
Abe Zimmerman owned an appliance store in Hibbing, Minnesota.
Each was an early herald of the
escape from middle class norms
that defined the 1960s.
Young Robert Zimmerman
dropped out of college, moved

to New York City, sought out
folk singer Woody Guthrie as an
inspiration and role model, made
up fantastical stories about running away from home as a child,
and changed his name to Bob
Dylan. He would soon be dubbed
the voice of his generation for
warning mothers and fathers
throughout the land that the
times they are a-changin.
Young Philip Roth graduated
from college, went to graduate
school, became a teacher, and
earned literary respectability
with stories in the New Yorker in
the late 1950s. But his first short
stories told of Jews who refused
either to fully assimilate or to
behave, Jewish soldiers who lied
about Yom Kippur to get an extra
pass from the army, a child who
refused to accept Hebrew school
dogma, and perhaps most presciently, a suburban Long Island
householder who becomes
a chasid.
Even before he portrayed a
nice unmarried Jewish girl worrying about birth control or a
not-so-nice Jewish boy soiling
the family dinner, Roths willingness to tell the story of his
Jewish community in public
Bob Dylan
Philip Roth
earned anger and disapproval,
perhaps most famously when
he appeared on a 1962 panel at
Yeshiva College alongside Ralph
Ellison. The tone of the evening
was summed up in the words of
a Yeshiva educator who wrote,
in a letter to the Anti-Defamation League, What is being
done to silence this man?
For Roths and Dylans Eastern European forebears, the

choice was simple if not always
easy: You were either in the
community or out of it. Were
you a Jew or did you abandon
the faith? The dilemma was not
unique to America: Fiddler on
the Roof captures the mood
of Russian Jews worried about
their childrens fate more than a
century ago. Would they fall in
love with a Christian and convert out? Would they fight for a
tradition-annihilating Communist revolution?
In the postwar American Jewish community, these concerns
were expressed in the language
of sociology. Assimilation or continuity? Exogamy or endogamy?
But really the question came
down to a phrase of black dialect,
set down in a story by a Jewish
writer, and popularized in a song
the senior Roths and Zimmermans possibly danced to during
World War II: Is You Is or Is You
Aint My Baby?
Looking at young Philip and
young Robert, say, a decade
after their bar mitzvahs, it is
easy to imagine the dismay of
a generation of Jewish mothers and fathers. Their sons and
their daughters certainly Philip
and Robert were beyond
their command.
What did that bode for the Jewish people?

The answer turned out to be
blowing through the words they
wrote and the lives they lived.
They were not, despite the very
Jewish blessing contained in
a song Dylan wrote for his son
Jakob, forever young. Instead,
they matured and grew, coupled and uncoupled and recoupled, even matured into nostalgic elders, and along the way
chronicled and contributed to
the mixed-up confusion that is
contemporary American Jewish life.
Dylan felt the surrealistic quality of the present while yearning
deeply for the past. He tells of
devouring Civil War newspapers
in the New York Public Library
when he was first living on borrowed sofas in Greenwich Village. His most recent 21st-century songs mashed up phrases
from 19th-century poets and
prewar blues singers into a timeless collage.
This mix of past and present
works with a spirituality that is
largely absent from the work and
life of Roth, a proud atheist. Each
man toyed with the question of
making his life in Israel. (Dylan
started filling out paperwork to
move to a kibbutz; Roth imagined a counterlife where he was
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Israeli.) But it was Dylan who was photographed at the
Western Wall for his sons bar mitzvah, who became
a born-again Christian follower of the evangelist Hal
Lindsey, who performed on a Chabad telethon, who
showed up on Yom Kippur at Chabad houses across
the country, and who occasionally was seen at student performances at his grandchildrens Jewish
day school.
The question of in or out, whether for an individual
or a generation, has no easy answer, because people
are never static. The enfant terrible matures, kicking
and screaming, into the elder statesman. It was 50
years ago that Dylan went electric and embraced
rock n roll; who can count the stages between then
and his present status as a gravelly voiced interpreter
of Frank Sinatra songs? Roth began as a naughty young
Jewish writer, became a champion of Eastern European authors, and let his early ambition to be a great
American novelist play out as the grand chronicler of
lives lived amid historical moments, capturing the eras
of his lifetime, including the McCarthy era, the 60s
counterculture, the presidency of Bill Clinton, and in
his 2004 novel of alternate history, The Plot Against
America, World War II. That book is a prescient depiction of the temptations and consequences of America
First nativism and anti-Semitism and features not only
a conspiracy-mongering President Charles Lindbergh
but also a bullying developer who is described as a
cheapskate, screamer, shouter, and a man without a friend in the world.
For that reason, a Nobel nod to Roth right now might
have been seen as more Swedish meddling in American politics, akin to President Obamas peace prize.
Yet Dylan, too, is a rebuke to the Trump moment not
only for his youthful support for the civil rights movement as a songwriter and performer (he professed
to abandoning politics back in 1964, singing that he
was younger than that now, and has, with a handful of exceptions, remained apolitical since), but for
showing that singing American and being American
is as rooted in the language and songs of the African
slaves as it is in the folk immigrants from England and
Scotland, and that a grandson of Russian Jewish immigrants can nurture himself and his country by grafting
on to these deep roots.
In awarding a literature prize to a songwriter for
the first time, the Nobel Committee honored Dylan
for the boundaries he broke in the genre of popular
song. Surrealism, anger, confusion again and again
Dylan found words with old echoes for ideas new to
the radio and record player.
And it is for this, for using old words in new ways,
that I come down on the side of Dylan over Roth. Roth
beautifully, masterfully chronicles the life of American Jews. But in recombining old texts for new times,
Dylan hearkens back to the most ancient Jewish way
of reading and writing, from the first compilers of
the Bible, through the rabbis of the Talmud and the
Zohar, to the Yiddish and Hebrew writers of the past
two centuries.
In that, Dylan puts me in mind of the Jewish writer
who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1966, Shmuel
Yosef Agnon. Like Roth, Agnon chronicled the lives of
Jews in their times. Like Dylan, Agnon creates something new from old language, using the words and
phrases and images from the prayer book and midrash
to tell his tales with more than a touch of the mythical and surreal thrown in for good measure.
Roth, for all his brilliant sentences and psychological awareness, is a writer of Jews.
In making newspaper headlines sound like ancient
wisdom, Dylan is a Jewish writer.
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Teanecks Congregation Rinat Yisrael presents The Power of Partnership: Escaping Yemen on Sunday,
October 30, at 8 p.m. The program
features American Jewish Committee leader Dan Pincus in conversation with Mohammed Al Samawi, a
human rights activist who recently
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Rabbi Larry
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Rabbi Rothwachs, Alden Leifer,

and George Friedman receive honors
On the morning of Simchat Torah thats
Tuesday, October 25 Congregation Beth
Aaron in Teaneck will honor Alden Leifer
and George Friedman as Chatan Bereishit
and Kol ha-Nearim, respectively, and
Rabbi Larry Rothwachs will be honored
as Chatan Torah for his work on behalf of
the shul.
Alden Leifer has been on the shul board,
chaired the fundraising committee, and
was the shuls president for two terms.
He also chaired the rabbinic search committee that selected Rabbi Rothwachs. He
inaugurated the morning Mishna Chavura,
organizes the annual shul learning of Mishnayot, manages the shuls Mishnayot lending library, arranges for the annual Siyum
Mishnayot, and originated and runs the
shuls annual Project Thanks, which honors Teaneck firefighters on Thanksgiving.

He and his wife, Evie, regularly host guests
for Shabbat meals. Those guests include
families new to the community or to Beth
Aaron.
George Friedman has been on the shuls
Simchat Torah Kiddush Committee, and
along with his wife, Ellen, helped with
Beth Aarons brand new Kol ha-Nearim
tallit that will be used on Simchat Torah.
The Friedmans have been Beth Aaron
members for nearly 40 years. Mr. Friedman has been on the shul board, and its
Seudah Shlishit, Bikur Cholim, and Simchat Torah Kiddush committees. He also
chaired the shuls Constitution Revision
Task Force.
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Ellie Lubin of Englewood was awarded
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and an active member for over 50 years.
Ms. Lubin was nominated by the Womens Rights Information Center, a service
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UNESCO resolution denies

Jewish, Christian ties to Temple Mount
SEAN SAVAGE
he United Nations cultural body,

UNESCO, passed a resolution
last week that condemns Israeli
actions at Jerusalems holy sites
and ignores any Jewish ties to the Temple
Mount and the Western Wall complex.
Calling the vote another hallucinatory decision by the group, Israeli Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, To
say that Israel has no connection to the
Temple and the Western Wall is like saying that China is not connected to the
Great Wall of China or that Egypt has no
connection to the pyramids. I believe that
historical truth is more powerful, and this
truth will prevail.
The resolution was backed by Algeria,
Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Qatar,
and Sudan on behalf of the Palestinians.
Despite passing with 24 in favor and six
against, 26 countries notably abstained
from the vote. Thats more than those
that supported it. The six countries voting
against it were the U.S., Germany, the U.K.,

Netherlands, Lithuania, and Estonia.
The resolution affirmed the importance of the Old City of Jerusalem and
its Walls for the three monotheistic religions and goes on to denounce Israel as
an occupying power, condemning it for
a number of aggressions and illegal measures at the holy site.
It also blames Israel for inciting violence
on the Temple Mount, which it refers to
exclusively as the Al-Haram Al-Sharif, a
Muslim term for the holy site that means
the Holy Sanctuary in Arabic.
UNESCO firmly deplores the continuous storming of Al-Aqa Mosque/Al-aram
Al-Sharif by Israeli right-wing extremists
and uniformed forces, and urges Israel,
the occupying power, to take necessary
measures to prevent provocative abuses
that violate the sanctity and integrity of
Al-Aqa Mosque/Al-aram Al-Sharif.
Additionally, it condemns Israels construction work in the Western Wall Plaza
SEE UNESCO PAGE 18
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Jonathan Schanzer, vice president of
research at the Foundation for Defense
of Democracies, said, The move is
ironic in the sense that the Israelis have
probably done more than any other sovereign that has controlled Jerusalem to
ensure that all faiths can have access to
the city and practice their faith.
The latest UNESCO resolution follows
another one, passed in April, that also
ignored Jewish ties to the Temple Mount.
That resolution passed with 33 votes in
favor, six against, and 17 abstentions.
Schanzer said that the politicization
process at UNESCO has been growing
since the Palestinians joined the international body in 2011.
This sadly shows that UNESCO is heading in the direction of the U.N. Human
Rights Council where it is a caricature of
itself, he said. This underscores the dangers of the Palestinian statehood initiative,
this process after the Palestinians joined
of delegitimizing anything regarding Israel
without any basis for it. It is a warning for
any other U.N. agencies that may begin
working with the Palestinians.
Despite the latest outcome, not a single European country voted in favor of
the resolution. Such countries as France,
Spain, Slovenia, and Sweden all abstained.
Other allies of Israel, including India, also
abstained.
Israels ambassador to UNESCO, Carmel
Shama-Hacohen, said that the outcome of
the vote was a significant victory for Israel.
The Palestinians have lost all support in
Europe, including France, Spain and even
Sweden, Shama-Hacohen said. Along
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with the shift of position of key countries

such as India and Argentina to abstention,
the vote constitutes a significant achievement [for Israel] compared to the opening
conditions for prior votes.
The Temple Mount the site of the two
Jewish temples long has played a pivotal role in Jewish affairs and worship. Yet
after the Second Temple was destroyed by
the Romans in the first century C.E., the
site passed through a succession of foreign rulers, from the Muslim caliphs and
the Crusaders to the Ottoman and British
This sadly shows

that UNESCO
is heading in
the direction
of the U.N.
Human Rights
Council where it
is a caricature
of itself.
JONATHAN SCHANZER
empires. While the site was under control

of the Muslim Umayyad Caliphate in 691
C.E., the Dome of the Rock was built over
the site of the former Jewish Temple.
After failing to gain control of Jerusalems Old City during the 1948 War of
Independence, Israeli forces captured the
Old City and the Temple Mount from Jordan during the 1967 Six-Day War. Despite
regaining Jewish sovereignty over the
Temple Mount for the first time in nearly
2,000 years, Israeli leaders relinquished
religious sovereignty over the site to the
Jordanian-run Islamic Waqf. Under that
arrangement, which became the status
quo, Jewish prayer was forbidden on the
SEE UNESCO PAGE 20
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was restricted to certain days and hours.
Meanwhile, before the vote, the Israeli
Foreign Ministry launched an all-out diplomatic blitz to convince as many countries as possible to either reject or abstain
from the vote.
As part of that effort, the Foreign Ministry created a brochure detailing Temple
Mounts Jewish history, including a picture of the Arch of Titus in Rome, which
shows a Jewish menorah carried off by the
Romans.
Similarly, a bipartisan group of 39 U.S.
lawmakers wrote a letter to the UNESCO
executive board asking them to vote
against the resolution.
UNESCOs anti-Israel agenda has
long been apparent and this latest lopsided vote in favor of this shameful
resolution is no different, Rep. Ileana
Ros-Lehtinen (R.-Fla) said. This resolution attacked the historical connection between Judaism and Jerusalem
as part of a larger effort throughout the
U.N. system to delegitimize the Jewish
State with Jerusalem as its capital.
Rep. Ros-Lehtinen added that UNESCOs continued anti-Israel focus once
again proves that this organization is
in desperate need of reform, and until
those reforms are made, I will continue
to ensure that Congress does not allow
any U.S. taxpayer dollars to be used to
fund this broken organization.
Prominent Jewish and Christian
groups also weighed in on condemning
the UNESCO resolution.
UNESCOs leadership has approved
a blatantly biased resolution that
attempts to erase the specific deeprooted, historical connection of Jews
(and Christians) to Jerusalem, Israels
eternal capital, the Orthodox Union
said in a statement. It also unjustly
singles out Israel with false accusations
and criticism with regard to recent acts
of terrorism.
The World Jewish Congresss CEO, Robert Singer, said the resolution is a document which is full of false accusations
against Israel, and of aggressive language
that will only serve to stoke unrest and
exacerbate tensions.
Susan Michael, U.S. director of the
International Christian Embassy Jeru-
UNESCOs antiIsrael agenda

has long been
apparent and
this latest
lopsided vote in
favor of this
shameful
resolution is no
different.
REP. ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN
salem, told JNS.org UNESCOs efforts to

deny the Jewish connection to Jerusalem
denies Christian history as well.
The Jewish history of Jerusalem is also
Christian history, and the Jewish Temple
was the scene of numerous New Testament stories, she said. Jesus visited the
Temple in Jerusalem and the Christian
scriptures record His teachings and miracles that occurred there. If the Christian
world does not stand up for the Jewish
connection to Jerusalem, then one day
we will discover that our own historical
and spiritual connection to the Holy Sites
there has also been erased.
The move by the UNESCO executive
board is expected to be followed by a
similarly resolution to be voted on by the
World Heritage Committee of UNESCO
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his grandchildren. We know that Mr.
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Hillary Clinton meets in secret
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bad, does it? Who wouldnt mind having unlimited financial resources? But
its no joke.
In a Jewish Telegraphic Agency story,
the writer, Ron Kampeas, compared Mr.
Trumps speech to the notorious, bilious, and deadly anti-Semitic tractate,
The Protocols of the Elders of Zion,
which its author pretended was written by Jews. The similarities are terrifying. The author rages against radical
globalization, as Mr. Trump calls it, or
international control at political, military and economic levels, as the Protocols author says. The corporate media
in our country is no longer involved
in journalism, Mr. Trump said. They
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The idea that the media is controlled
by Jews is an old one, going back at
least to the Protocols. Through the
press, we have gained the power to
influence while remaining ourselves in
the shade, the Protocols faux-Jewish,
for-real anti-Semite, wrote. Thanks to
the press we have got the gold in our
hands, notwithstanding that we have
had to gather it out of the oceans of
blood and tears.
This is not the first time that the
Trump campaign has been accused of
trafficking in anti-Semitic imagery. A
few months ago, it tweeted out a picture of Hillary Clinton in a six-pointed
star, imposed on piles of cash.
Jonathan Greenblatt, the executive director of the Anti-Defamation
League, has called the Trump campaign out on what he sees as its willingness to play with anti-Semitic memes. In
return, the campaigns chief legal officer,
Jason Greenblatt, a lawyer who lives in
Teaneck, has fought back. Jonathan
Greenblatt is merely trying to divert
the attention of the voters away from
these facts the idea that Secretary
Clinton is at the heart of a global power
structure that has stripped the United
States of its wealth to line the pockets
of corporate and political interests
by fabricating connections to antiSemitism. Jason Greenblatt continued
his argument by pointing out what he
calls Mr. Trumps lifelong commitment
and support of Israel and the Jewish
community.
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idea about Mr. Trumps commitments
or support. We know it to be possible
that he is using anti-Semitic tropes and
memes in all innocence. He can mean
them literally, without hearing the historic resonances. We have no way of
knowing how they fall on his ears.
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Why Trump fails halachic

leadership test
f Jewish law were the standard in used to say...: let the fear of Heaven be upon
determining who should be the next
you. Further on, in 2:2, we are told, Rableader of the free world, as U.S presi- ban Gamliel, son of Rabbi Yehudah Ha Nasi,
dents often are called, Donald Trump
taught: All who serve on behalf of the community should do so for Heavens sake.
certainly would not qualify. Come to think of
One trait required of a Jewish leader is
it, most of our political leaders, Hillary Clinton included, probably fall short, but Trump
humility, something Trump, who often
stands out.
boasts I alone can fix the system, clearly
Neither his character nor his comments
lacks. Thus, we are told in the Babylonian
even come close to what Jewish law consid- Talmud tractate Chagigah 5b: Over three
ers acceptable in a leader. As the great cha- things the Holy One, Blessed Be He, weeps
sidic master of 200 years ago, Rabbi Nach- every day...[including] over a leader who
man of Bratislav, put it, The true leader
lords it over the community.
of a generation must be holy.
The Midrash (Exodus Rabbah 27:9) quotes God as sayEspecially following the recent
ing to the would-be leader: [S]
revelations about his locker
ince you have undertaken this
room talk and his conduct
responsibility in becoming a
with women, it cannot be
leader, go, humble yourself at
argued that Trump is holy.
the dust of the feet of princes
Many leaders on the evangelical Christian right are comand those greater than you....
ing to the same conclusion, but
Yet another required trait
not all. Jerry Falwell Jr., presi- Rabbi
is respect: The leader must
dent of Liberty University in
respect those he leads, just
Shammai
Lynchburg, Virginia, excuses
as the Temple priests had
Engelmayer
Trumps comments and actions
their faces towards the people
by saying, We arent electing a
and their backs to God when
pastor. Dallas Baptist Pastor Robert Jeffries
blessing them. (See BT Sotah 40a.) There is
said, I might not choose this man as a Sun- little Trump says that is respectful of anyone
day school teacher in my church, but adds, but himself.
thats not what this election is about.
Finally, the ideal leader must be able to
This is not a job interview for a Sunday
withstand the slings and arrows of outrageous charges that will be flung at him or
school teacher, said the Faith & Freedom
Coalitions Ralph Reed. Even Trumps for- her from all sides something Trump demmer campaign manager, Corey Lewan- onstrates almost hourly with his tweets he is
dowski, who called some of Trumps com- incapable of doing. In Exodus 6:13, we read:
ments indefensible, nevertheless uses the And He gave them a charge concerning the
Sunday school teacher argument.
Children of Israel. Because the charge itself
From the standpoint of Jewish law and tra- remained unspoken, a midrash seeks to
dition, though, we do need to elect a Sun- fill in the blanks: God said to [Moses and
day school teacher, in the sense that the
Aaron]: My children are obstinate, bad-tempered, and troublesome. In assuming leadleader must be someone who sets a positive
moral and ethical example for everyone else, ership over them, you must expect that they
will curse you and even stone you. (See Exoespecially children.
Rabbinic texts leave no doubt about this. dus Rabbah 7:3.)
It is very likely that Rabbi Akivas family had
For example, in Pirkei Avot 1:3, we are told
that in mind when he was asked to become
that an early sage named Antigonus of Socho
leader of the community. Know they will
Shammai Engelmayer is the rabbi of
curse you and they will despise you, they
Congregation Beth Israel of the Palisades in
advised him. [See Jerusalem Talmud Peah
Cliffside Park.
8.6.] He accepted the advice, not the offer.
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One of Trumps
favorite expressions,
usually referring to
himself, is, Its a
beautiful thing. His
words and his deeds
are definitely the
opposite and
that must concern
us deeply.
All of this led the rabbis to codify these traits in setting the requirements for leadership in the Jewish
world. They added the requirement (Shulchan Aruch
Yoreh Deah 256:3) that a person could not be qualified
as a communal leader if his conduct in any way would
have barred him from being a dayyan a judge.
That rule harks back to a discussion in BT Bava
Batra 8b about who could collect and distribute charity funds for the community. The prooftext cited there
is taken from Daniel 12:3, And the knowledgeable will
be radiant like the bright expanse of sky, and those
who lead the many to righteousness will be like the
stars forever and ever.
Said the Talmud, They that are knowledgeable will
be radiant like the bright expanse of sky, this refers to
a judge who gives a true verdict on true evidence, and
to the charity collectors; and they who lead the many
to righteousness will be like the stars forever and ever
refers to those who teach young children.
From a halachic standpoint and from tradition,
then, communal leaders should be above reproach;
should put communal concerns ahead of their own;
should exemplify and spread the traits required of a
kingdom of priests and a holy nation; should not let
their posts go to their heads; and should expect to be
vilified for their efforts.
Trump fails on all counts.
This presents a problem for those who would support Trump on Election Day. The Takkanot of the
Council of Cracow, which ruled Jewish life there in the
Middle Ages (and which have been cited here several
times over the years), offered guidelines for voting.
They leave no doubt about who is at fault when our
leaders fail to measure up to the standards of ethical
and moral behavior.
Each voter, the guidelines state, must promise to
act for the sake of heaven and the common good, as
he is instructed from on high, and not out of favoritism or self-interest or personal grudge....These voters
should not act in haste, but should consider carefully
whom to choose, because once the votes are cast,
nothing can be changed.
One of Trumps favorite expressions, usually referring to himself, is, Its a beautiful thing. His words
and his deeds are definitely the opposite and that
must concern us deeply.
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How you can help

During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, learn what you can do
t takes a team. Or a posse. Or for Taylor Swift fans, a

squad. It takes a village.
Not to raise a child, but to face breast cancer.
I have survived cancer twice. Both times, almost
20 years apart, I was blessed with an amazing team. I honestly believe that I was able to tolerate the treatments and
survive the cancers because of the people on my team.
A cancer team includes not only an oncologist, a surgeon, and a radiologist. It may include a genetic counselor,
a patient navigator, and a social worker. And for many, it
includes family, friends, and community members.
As a patient, the support of my family, friends, and community allowed me to face each day during diagnosis, surgeries, treatments, and recovery. It was that part of my
team that took notes at my doctor appointments, provided
meals for my family when cooking wasnt an option for me,
and searched out the few foods I could get down. There
were rides for me and play dates for my children. There were messages and emails checking in on me. They kept me company and let
me vent.
This support came from friends and family.
But not exclusively. It came from neighbors,
colleagues, and synagogue members. And it
made all the difference. I have a distinct memory that has stayed with me for 20 years. At the
time of my first diagnosis, I had three young
Melissa
children, including a toddler. After my initial
Rosen
surgery my mother stayed with me, helping
me with childcare. A member of the community showed up one morning, insisting that my mother go
home, eat, shower, and take some time for herself. This
was a woman I had socialized with occasionally, but she
certainly was not in my inner circle. She took my son into
the backyard and played with him for hours, with me looking on. Twenty years later, I still have not forgotten that
kindness. I am not sure she remembers, but I will never
forget.
Multiple studies have proven that patients whose nonmedical needs are met have better medical outcomes.
Quality of life is a strong predictor of survival. Practically,
that means that both the emotional and the practical support you provide to a woman facing breast cancer actually
can increase her chances of survival.
During this Breast Cancer Awareness Month and beyond,
be a part of someones team. With breast cancer so prevalent in the Jewish community, each of us likely know someone who has or will be diagnosed. Be a friend. It makes a
difference. Here are some things you can do:
1. Dont ignore the diagnosis. Cancer is a difficult subject
and brings up scary emotions in all of us. It is okay to say I
dont know what to say or simply I am thinking of you.
Dont wait to craft the perfect response to her diagnosis.
Just let her know you care. It means something.
2. Offer to help. But dont put the onus on her. She may be
uncomfortable asking for much-needed help and already
has too much to think about. Instead, try the following:
a. Id like to drop off dinner, is 6 p.m. on Thursday okay?
b. Im on my way to Target. Can I pick up milk? Toilet
paper? Something else?
c. Im taking the kids bowling Sunday morning. Wed love
to have your kids join us.
3. Play to your strengths. If you are able to offer more, find
a specific task where you can best assist. Doctor appointments are particularly stressful. If you have a medical background or are good at note-taking, consider accompanying
her to take notes or assist with questions. If organization is
the place you excel, help organize play dates or meals (mealtrain.com or takethemameal.com are great resources) or
create a clearly written medication and treatment schedule
based on doctors orders. If you are a social person, offer to
be the point person to keep others informed of her progress.
It can be very exhausting to speak to all those who care and
want to know how she is doing.
4. Be a sounding board. Dont offer platitudes. Dont try
to solve her problems. You cant. But you can listen. Distraction also is important. Maybe this is the perfect time for
a little innocent gossip. But she also needs a chance to vent
her frustrations and discuss her fears.
5. Refer to Sharsheret. Remember that in addition to the
community, a woman facing breast cancer should have a
team that includes medical professionals who manage diagnosis and treatment, and professionals who provide guidance and support. This is particularly important for those
without strong supports systems or who
have chosen to keep their diagnosis private.
In any case, the support Sharsheret offers
complements the support she may be receiving from family and community.
Sharsheret offers 12 national programs
that support women and their families facing
breast cancer (as well as those at high risk
or facing ovarian cancer). These programs
include, among others, our Peer Support
K.
Network, to connect women facing similar
diagnoses, at a similar stage of life and with a
similar connection to Judaism; Busy Box, for
women with young children; Best Face Forward, to combat
the cosmetic effects of treatment; Embrace, for those facing metastatic disease, and Thriving Again, which provides
tools for survivors to move forward in the healthiest possible way.
In addition to the formal programs, Sharsherets clinical staff of social workers, a psychotherapist, and a genetic
counselor answer questions and offer support and guidance to women and their friends and family every day.
These services are all confidential, individualized, and
completely free.
These five suggestions are simply that: suggestions. You
may have other ideas that will be of great help. As you offer
your assistance, please remember not to be hurt if she
turns down a visit, doesnt need a ride, or prefers to keep
her children close on a particular day. Remember that she
may feel better or worse on any given day, and that her
needs will change often. When you check in, or as you offer
your help, remind her that your offer is a standing one and
not limited to that moment. And let her know she does not
need to respond. That, in and of itself, is a gift.
The bottom line is that it does not matter how you help,
but simply that you do. Help can come in the form of a simple note to show you care or in the form of one the above
suggestions. As a survivor, I know firsthand the impact that
these gestures have emotionally and the practical difference they made in my life as I addressed my cancers.
This breast cancer awareness month, and beyond, be a
part of someones team, posse, squad or village. Your kindness is something that will not be forgotten.
To learn more about Sharsheret, go to www.sharsheret.
org. To speak with a member of the clinical team or to connect to Sharsherets programs, email Sharsheret at info@
sharsheret.org or call (201) 833.2341.
Melissa K. Rosen is a two-time cancer survivor and
Sharsherets director of national outreach.
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Opinion
The worlds birthday
his is a season when

time is very much
on our minds.
Weve finished
the High Holy Days, having
counted from Rosh Hashanah,
the worlds birthday, through
the Ten Days of Repentance,
and now were celebrating
Tikvah
Sukkot, the Feast of the TaberWiener
nacle, a holiday that coincides
with the harvest and that marks
the completion of our reading all the weekly portions of
the Torah. But no sooner have we finished the Torah readings than we begin them again, perpetuating the cycle of
Judaism and indeed, of life. The death of Moses at the
end of Deuteronomy is quickly followed by the creation of
the world in the opening of Genesis.
While those myriad cycles may feel uplifting and reassuring to many, consider that we also end the round of
holidays with a reading of Kohelet, that most doleful of
biblical books, which has given us such dolorous gems
as Vanity of vanities. All is vanity (1:2) and I have seen
all the works that are under the sun; and, behold, all is
vanity and a striving after the wind (1:14). It seems considerate to give all the Ketuvim the Writings their
due and read a different one on each festival, but arent
we required to be happy on the holidays? Arent they a
time of happiness and rejoicing, when we are forbidden
to be mired in the morose thoughts of Ecclesiastes?
The High Holy Days and Sukkot coincide with the
opening of each school year, so we find ourselves each
new year, as parents, students, and educators, constantly toggling back and forth between settling ourselves into the routines of school of getting up early,
rushing for carpool, planning lessons that will get the
year started, but that wont feel interrupted by the constant missed days and doing the necessary and important introspective work the Days of Awe require. Its not
an easy juggling act: contemplating the meaning of life
as we help our kids study for spelling tests.
And yet its second nature to us as Jews. To every
season . . . , and this is our season of contemplation, to
walk to the bus stop with our children amid the newly
changing leaves and to wonder, How did we change
this past year? How did we grow? How did our family
and friends fare? Is the world a better place than it was
last year? Sometimes the answers are quite painful and
arresting. They can lead us down a rabbit hole.
Ive been thinking a lot about rabbit holes lately: Ive
been filling in for a teacher on maternity leave who
teaches a childrens literature class at Magen David
Yeshivah High School. My background is in English
literature, and childrens literature always has been
a favorite genre of mine. We started the year discussing the magical lands of Neverland and Wonderland, as
the seniors in the class, drawing on the examples from
these magical stories, began to create their own fantasy worlds. Discussing with the students the elements
of Neverland and Wonderland and other enchanted
places made me aware, against the larger backdrop of
the High Holy Days, of how crucial a role time plays in
so many tales.
Of course, Peter Pans story is based on the fact that
he is the boy who doesnt want to grow up, with Neverland imbuing him with an immortality no one else in
his world obtains. And the White Rabbit in Alices tale
is famous for his preoccupation with lateness. He actually gets the story started after exclaiming, Oh dear, oh
Claude Monets Grainstacks at the End of the Day puts us in mind of the Sukkot holiday, a time of harvest.
Samson Raphael Hirsch, a 19th century German rabbi, sees the word atzeret in the holiday Shemini Atzeret
as a gathering or storing up not of crops, but of the gratitude and devotion weve developed over the
course of the holiday season. We should time-release these qualities into the activities we undertake over
the course of the year.
dear, I shall be too late, and jumping through the rabbit

hole, down which Alice follows him. Other fairy tales,
too, take time seriously. A heroine or hero has three
days to complete a task. A spell will break at midnight .
. . or after 100 years.
The class Im teaching permanently this year is one
on American literature. Im trying to honor my students time by not assigning homework. I look at the
students schedules theyre in school from 7:30 until
4:30 or 5:30 each day and I wonder, When do they get
a chance to just be? To breathe and not have someone
make an external demand of their time? Recent research
on homework shows that its often ineffective and can
not only prevent students from finding pleasurable
hobbies in their down time, but also it can stop families
from spending quality time together. The research also
doesnt adequately address the experience of students
The White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland makes

us feel the anxiety of times passing.
in Jewish day schools, who are doing twice the amount

of work that students in a single-curriculum school do,
and who are then asked to come home and, as one of my
students said, have another day of school.
Its not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The
question is, what are we busy about? Henry David
Thoreau
Its not easy not assigning homework. In fact, it feels a
bit quixotic, similar to a task a heroine might be assigned
in some strange fairy tale about education. A kind of Ms.
Frizzle story where the madcap teacher gets away with
something that seems almost wicked and wrong but that
the students enjoy way too much. Added to the challenge is the fact that my class is an AP one, so students
have to be prepared for the AP English Language exam
by the end of the year. Unlike the AP history exams,
which cover a lot of content, the AP English Language
test is skills-based and so requires students to develop
the ability to take the test, as opposed to memorize a
lot of information for it. That makes being homeworkfree more realistic, but I still have to make sure our
course provides students with rigorous opportunities to
improve their writing.
My quest, then, is to use my class time as efficiently
as possible. When I plan my lessons, Im hyper-vigilant
about the best activity to refine students skills and to
help them uncover and discover the American experience in literature and society. I also have to make sure
the most important part of the class happens, and that
is that the students develop a keen sense of themselves
and their civic role.
Ive written extensively about project-based learning,
and that is the pedagogy in my classroom: the course
has a driving question around which learning is organized. In this class, about American literature and the
role of rhetoric, the driving questions are: What does
Opinion
it mean to be an American? and What
makes a good argument? The PBL classroom isnt frontal; that is, you wont
find a teacher at the front of the room,
lecturing; rather, youll find her moving
from group to group or student to student, as the class works on individual
activities or group ones that lead to a
larger product or event students create.
One of the activities common in a
PBL humanities classroom is a Socratic
seminar. These are discussions where
one group of students sits in a circle
with texts theyve studied closely, and
another group of students sits in an
outer circle. The inner circle conducts a
discussion on the prepared texts, while
the outer one observes the discussion,
noting which students participate, ask
questions, wait for their turn to speak,
respond to another student by looking
directly in their eyes, and dont engage
in side conversation.
In short, the Socratic seminar not
only shows students how to read and
think critically but also how to be
good citizens: to have well-informed
opinions they can share respectfully
with others with whom they may disagree. An important part of the PBL
classroom and of the Socratic seminar
is reflection, and when we reflected
on the discussion, students noted
how good it felt to engage in polite
discourse. We spoke about creating a
society in our classroom where good
listening and civil discourse are the
norm and about bringing that experience into the outer world.
Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made
of. Benjamin Franklin
The PBL classroom also is different from a traditional one in that it
insists students manage their time
well. Students must have completed
the research for the discussion by
the time it happens, and though part
of my facilitation was ascertaining
that each student had used academic
research, the students were responsible for ensuring they met with the
school librarian to find the sources
they needed.
I had asked students to post how
their research process was going on
an online class discussion board. One
young woman and I had spoken about
a class period she hadnt maximized:
she had spent it waiting for the librarian, who had ended up helping others
with their research. When I asked the
student why she hadnt asked a few
of her peers who were researching
the same topic for help, she quickly
realized she hadnt spent her time
well and had to spend time at home
catching up with what we had accomplished in school. (I will allow this kind
of homework!)
When the student posted about her
research, she posted not only about
what she had learned about her topic,

but also about the experience of learning not to waste her time. I was struck
by her response. When were young,
we often think we have all the time in
the world. We may not be immortal, as
Peter Pan is, but we sure feel like it, just
as we may be ambivalent about adulthood, a world that may seem magical at
times but that is also filled with adults
urgently going about their business,
running madly about, proclaiming that
theyre always late and that they have
no time.
Thus, though we cannot make our
sun/Stand still, yet we will make him
run. Andrew Marvell
The first mitzvah, commandment,
the Israelites receive as a nation is
Rosh Chodesh commandments, the
Israelites receive is Rosh Chodesh, the
celebration of the new month. (And
since the Jewish calendar is a lunar
one, we mark the months by noting
the waxing and waning of the moon,
a symbol in literature, by the way, of
Its not an easy

juggling act:
contemplating
the meaning
of life as we
help our kids
study for
spelling tests.
the heroine or heros quest.) Nothing
can happen without a sense of time.
The world cannot celebrate its birthday, to every season there can be no
turn, without our noting the passage
of moments. The creation of a calendar, something to pin to the wall so we
can X out each day and count down to
a new year, also enables us to reflect,
to look back and ask ourselves, Did we
use our time well?
At the end of the Sukkot celebration,
Kohelet stands as a kind of warning,
then: if you mire yourself in misdeeds,
take the wrong path, choose the wrong
quest! you will lose your way and
end despondent, with a wasted life of
wasted days. We must be mindful of
the preciousness of time, which shimmers around us like magic, reminding
us of our fragility and mortality, true,
but also of our ability to seize each
moment and out of it, to shape a better, new world.
Tikvah Wiener of Teaneck is co-founder
and director of the I.D.E.A. Schools
Network and chief academic officer at
Magen David Yeshivah High School in
Brooklyn.
Letters
Im for Josh
As I hear and see the media, I am constantly

reminded that politics has become so very
polarized. Congress cant get anything done!
I dont see a political center anymore where
Democrats and Republicans work together
to solve problems.
Take our representative in Congress, Scott
Garrett. Hes spent 14 years in Washington
trying to prove that he is the most extreme
member of the House. Hes voted against
healthcare for 9/11 first responders. He was
one of only nine men in Congress to vote
against the Violence Against Women Act.
And after Superstorm Sandy, he was the
only New Jersey member of Congress from
either party who refused to sign a letter urging Congress to send relief to victims in our
state. Its no wonder his own staff called him
the Tea Party before there was a Tea Party.
Through the media and personal appearances I have attended, I have become
acquainted with Josh Gottheimer, Garrets
opponent, who wants to take a different
approach. From all I have read and heard,
he will govern from the middle and reach
across the aisle. He wants to lower taxes and
grow our economy, and he cares deeply
about investing in our childrens future. He
will be tough on terrorists like ISIS and stand
up for our ally, Israel.
I was thrilled to see former Senator Joe
Lieberman endorse Josh, as he likes to
be called. Liebermans group, No Labels,
supports candidates who pledge to end
the polarization in Washington and work
for bipartisan solutions. If theres anyone
who fits that mold, its Josh. Josh is a problem solver, a true moderate, and Ill be so
proud to stand with, and vote for, him this
November.
Ira Brandenburg
Ridgewood
The tragedy of stillbirth
NechamaComfort applauds Dena Croog for

courageously sharing her story in Closing
the Gates (October 7). Too many families
suffer the tragedy of infant and pregnancy
loss, and too often their suffering is hidden
only whispered about by well-meaning relatives and friends, who just dont know what
to do to help.
As Ms. Croog wrote, ...one, we are all
in this together, and two, we need to learn
better. NechamaComfort helps support
families who have experienced loss at any
time in their lives. We educate communities, medical personnel and clergy to better
support their friends, neighbors, clients and
congregants.
This year, the holidays fall during Infant
and Pregnancy Awareness Month, which is
commemorated each October. During this
time, take a moment to reflect about how
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And other issues
It seems to me that Mr. Kampeas, who

writes for JTA, loves Democrats and dislikes
Republicans that are not happy with current
leadership. This belief comes from reading
all his articles in the Jewish Standard. He represents one side of the picture while parading as a reporter. He is really a commentator with a bias. Your paper owes the public
a presentation of another view, if you want
to be impartial. Editorials should reflect the
editors views, not columnists. By the way,
why is only rabbinic Judaism represented
and no other points of view? If you truly
represent all Jewry in the Jewish world, then
your choice of articles should do so. The column devoted to replies by a talmudic rabbi
borders, at times, on the ridiculous. Theres
a world of Jewry that are of interest to other
Jews and you miss the mark in that regard in
so many ways. What say you?
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done by the Iranian judoka Arash Miresimages of last summers
maeili, whose refusal to fight the Israeli
Olympic Games in Rio de
Ehud Vaks at the 2004 Olympics in AthJaneiro captured Islam El
ens garnered him much praise from the
Shehaby, an Egyptian judo competitor,
regime in Tehran.
or judoka, turning his back on the outIran and Egypt arent the only Musstretched hand of his opponent, Or Saslim-majority countries to boycott Israel
son, after the Israeli athletes victory in a
and its athletes, violating every norm of
bout that earned him the bronze medal.
good sportsmanship in the process. In
As El Shehaby stomped off to the
2009, the United Arab Emirates denied
locker room, the referee called him back
Israeli tennis star Shahar Peer an entry
for the customary bow to
visa, forcing her to pull out
the opponent, which was
of that years Tennis Chammet with a curt nod. As
pionship in Dubai. Since
he turned around again,
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loud booing emerged from
grudgingly granted visas to
the crowd. Because of the
Israeli athletes, including
handshake refusal, El ShePeer, but have discrimihaby was sent home from
nated against them in other
the games in disgrace.
ways. At an international
Many Israel advocates
swimming competition in
Ben Cohen
regarded El Shehabys
Dubai and Qatar in 2013,
actions as emblematic of
Israeli competitors were
an Arab and Muslim loathexcluded from broadcasts
ing of Israel that manifests in all contexts
and endured protests from officials,
as soon as there is an opportunity. Quite
who refused to say the word Israel.
a few of them took to social media to
When Amit Ivry won the silver medal in
slam the Egyptian personally. In my view
the 100m Individual Medley, the Israeli
that was unfair. True, El Shehaby hardly
flag was blanked off in broadcasts of the
endeared himself to the spectators,
award ceremony.
and he may well share the hostile views
In the worlds most popular sport,
toward Jews expressed by 75 percent or
soccer, Israel regularly has taken an offso of his countrymen. Still, I dont think
the-field battering from the games interhe had much of a choice. Before the fight
national authorities. (On the field, the
with Sasson, hed been warned on social
national team has failed to qualify for
media that competing against an Israeli
every World Cup since 1970, but thats
was a violation of the Islamic faith, and
for another column.) Last year, in the
so he did something to save face. Commidst of an unprecedented corruption
peting and then behaving in such a disscandal that resulted in the exit of most
graceful fashion is marginally better than
of the leadership of the sports interboycotting the contest outright, as was
national governing body, FIFA, Israels
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soccer authorities fought a Palestinian challenge to
have them expelled.
Now, the Palestinians have adapted their campaign
to a targeted boycott of six teams based in Jewish
communities in the West Bank. All of these teams
are lower league sides, and are a million miles from
making it to the glamour of European competitions,
where even Israels top teams struggle to get past the
group qualifying stage. But that doesnt matter to the
Palestinians who not satisfied with their own membership in FIFA, which Israel never opposed are
insisting that a body that governs soccer (very badly)
is in a position to adjudicate Israels borders.
Theyve also turned to the U.N., which, unsurprisingly, has indicated that it supports the move to force
Israeli clubs to move behind the Green Line. Meanwhile, FIFAs president, Gianni Infantino, has said that
the issue must be resolved before his organizations
congress next year, which conveniently falls during
the major anniversaries commemorating Israeli military victories in the 1947-48 and 1967 wars.
If FIFA does take action against Israel over these
clubs, then it will have to get ready for a volley of
accusations concerning double standards. After all,
Now, the Palestinians

have adapted their
campaign to a
targeted boycott of
six teams based in
Jewish communities
in the West Bank.
competitions. Moreover, boycotts and acts of discrimination can backfire. When the UAE excluded Shahar Peer,
Venus Williams issued a condemnation and Andy Roddick withdrew in solidarity before the Wall Street Journal
pulled its sponsorship.
These are important precedents that must be drawn
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global stage, its past time for these vindictive attempts to
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teams that have no impact on the ability of Palestinian teams and the Palestinian national side to play
the game the national side now is competing for a
place in the 2018 World Cup competition then why
have a different rule for Iran, which bans women from
attending matches, an act of gender discrimination
that defies several international conventions?
FIFA is in an even weaker spot when it comes to
Qatar, the tiny oil-and-gas emirate that arguably is its
most powerful member, having secured the hosting
rights to the 2022 World Cup following a corrupt bidding process. Qatar is politically close to Jibril Rajoub,
the Fatah leader who heads the Palestine Football
Association, and will therefore do whatever it can to
boost him, even if that means tarring the sport with
the sectarian hatreds of the Middle East.
More importantly, FIFA is facing legal action in Switzerland over the abysmal treatment of the migrant
workers constructing soccer stadiums in Qatar; under
the emirates kafala system of labor importation,
these workers are little more than slaves, enduring
medieval working conditions for pennies in exchange.
Now a Dutch labor union is suing FIFA for complicity
in these abuses, on behalf of Nadim Sharaful Alam,
a Bangladeshi migrant worker. If FIFA, kowtowing to
the Qataris, couldnt demand the abolition of the kafala system as a condition of hosting the World Cup,
then what legitimacy can be assigned to any future act
of punishment directed against Israel?
Most soccer fans, and sports aficionados in general,
detest the imposition of political conflicts on athletic
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The JCRC moves forward
Its new director, Laura Fein, talks about her vision for the public policy body
Joanne Palmer
ts easy for an outsider to
despair of ever understanding the apparently labyrinthine
structure of the Jewish federation system.
Dont worry. This story wont
attempt that task. Instead, it
will focus on one of the federations organizations, the one that works on public
policy, advocacy, and outreach to other
communities: The Jewish Community
Relations Council.
Just as all the federations agencies are
tied together through the federation, and
the federation is tied to other federations
through the Jewish Federations of North
America, the JCRC is part of the Jewish
Council for Public Affairs, the charmingly
called umbrella organization to which
County, state, and federal officials

meet at the annual legislative
gathering, convened by the JCRC,
at the Paramus offices of the Jewish
Federation of Northern New Jersey.
it belongs.
Here ends the Jewish civics lesson. Now,
lets take a look at the local JCRC and its
new director, Laura Fein of Teaneck.
The JCRC has always been the part
of the federation that deals with public
affairs, public policy, and community
issues, and it is also the part of the federation that created and maintains relationships with other communities, including
the government, elected officials, New
Jerseys Jewish community, and organizations that represent other religious and
ethnic groups, Ms. Fein said. As a result of
a large-scale marketing survey that the federation recently concluded, we looked to
reset the community priorities so that the
federation would match the Jewish communitys needs.
The findings showed that anti-Semitism, anti-Israel actions, BDS thats the
Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement that is aimed against Israel Israel
advocacy, and education were a high priority, and we wanted to focus the JCRCs
work more on those issues, she said.
Those are priorities at many other JCRCs
around the country as well, she added;
the organization works to influence legislation and policy that impacts services for
senior citizens or people with disabilities.
These are all issues for the JCRC.
Now, we have re-organized, and we
have three primary committees, and
then a project spun off from it, she continued. The first one is government relations; AIPAC the American Israel Public
Affairs Committee is a good example for
the JCRC, she said. They have such a huge
cross-section of people, with everyone,
every ethnicity, every race, so excited to
be supporting Israel. I went to several of
the sessions at the last convention, and it

was so inspiring.
There were Mexican American and
Latino leaders who had gone to Israel to
look at the absorption center there
where new immigrants are helped to join
Israeli society and to take the ideas to
apply to immigrant issues here. Its the
same with African American leaders, who
want to see how diversity is addressed in
Israel, how the army integrates people,
and how Israeli society puts tremendous
thought and effort into becoming integrated, addressing any issue that a diverse
society will have to address.
The JCRCs across the state have an
unusual relationship with elected officials, she said. You can see the tremendous influence they have. When the governor signed the anti-BDS legislation,
you could look around the room and see
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that its by and large full of federation

and JCRC people. The fact that it passed
almost unanimously was a real credit to
the JCRCs around the state, for getting it
on the agenda in the first place and then
getting that huge amount of support for it.
The real impact of that kind of legislation and the anti-BDS resolution that was
passed in Englewood last week is that
it shows that BDS groups are not human
rights advocacy organizations, as they
purport to be, but rather a condemnation
organization that promotes anti-Semitism,
and whose leaders make it clear that no
version of a Jewish state of Israel is acceptable to them.
One thing that I found very gratifying
is how this unites the Jewish community,
Ms. Fein continued. Even a few years ago,
you might not have found the same level of
unity. You might have found more ambiva-
The second area for the JCRCs focus is

intergroup relations. This is dealing with
all other communities outside the Jewish
community other than the government,
Ms. Fein said. We have relationships with
a number of other religious and ethnic
groups. We are building on the strength
of those relationships. For example, she
said, because there are many Indians,
both in this country and in India, who specialize in high tech, as do Israelis, we are
exploring programs with the Indian and
Israeli communities.
Of all the programs that deal with intergroup work, which include the 30-yearold interfaith breakfast, our flagship is
the Bergen Reads program, which will celebrate its 15th anniversary this year. Its a
program that brings almost 200 volunteers
into nine different public schools in Hackensack and Teaneck every year. They go
Being able to embrace the diversity

of the community is so apropos
for my life, given my personal
interactions with so many viewpoints,
socially, politically, and religiously.
Laura Fein, in her colorful house in Teaneck.
Laura Fein
lence. But I think that by now people have

come to recognize that extreme anti-Zionist rhetoric has a direct impact on rising
levels of anti-Semitism.
We view our role as both educating the
public on various issues that we advocate
for and also to engage the community in
building relationships. We have a new program key contacts something thats
done not infrequently on the national
level. Were doing it statewide; were
establishing specific people in the community to go to specific lawmakers.
Our catchment area is so densely populated that we are connected with nine out
of the 40 state legislative districts, she
continued. We also want to strengthen
the relationships by bringing more people
into it. We are planning to have a local lobbying day, probably in February, to train
people and have them visit local offices.
Thats a way to get people involved without asking them to take a whole day off
and travel. They can have a meeting right
where they live.
every week, and they are paired with children, and they serve as friends, buddies,
and teachers aides, helping get the kids up
to grade level. They often form tight relationships, and the schools have expressed
tremendous appreciation for the program.
The program comes from our commitment. The population we serve is by
and large non-Jewish; it is predominantly
African American and Latin American. We
look to build relationships so that hopefully we can work together on other issues
that are close to our hearts.
She is not nave about the problems that
some of these relationships must overcome. We are well aware of the issues
presented by intersectionality thats
the idea that all victims of discrimination
based on gender, race, class, ethnicity, or
disability, among other things, somehow
are linked. Its the idea that all victims
are victims together, and that somehow,
despite thousands of years of anti-Semitism, Jews are excluded from these groups,
and from the conversation.
We have seen this summer the statements from Black Lives Matter, which were
so transparently anti-Israel and really antiSemitic, that accused Jews and Israelis
of genocide and apartheid and the worst
violations they can come up with. We
dont believe that it is representative of
the broader community, but it certainly is
something that raises a concern. We feel
that the best way to change it is to broaden
the relationships with the communities that
we have been partnering with for so long.
And then there is the third committee.
The biggest committee. Israel.
Many departments of the federation
deal with things about Israel, Ms. Fein
said. The federation as a whole donates
money to Israel; we have our sister city,
Nahariya, the Israel film festival, and many
cultural events. The JCRCs Israel brief has
to do with advocacy, education, and the
impact of the BDS movement.
This year, we received a grant and we
are piloting a really exciting program to
educate high school students on the current climate, and about the conversations
about Israel they might face on campus. We

are partnering with about 20 different organizations and nonprofits most but not all
of them Jewish and area synagogues. We
have committee members from all over
our catchment area, and theyre of all ages
and backgrounds. We hope to attract an
unprecedented number of participants.
The program will not only prepare students for the kinds of highly publicized
aggression that weve seen, like shouting
down speakers, doing apartheid week
and pretend evictions, but it also includes
much more typical situations, such as difficult conversations you might have with
your roommate, or what to do when a professor throws an anti-Israel statement into
your English class. Unfortunately, these
types of situations are extremely prevalent, to the point where almost every person student or parent Ive spoken to
has a story.
To set up this group, we are bringing
in a group of about 25 students, mainly
juniors and seniors, from 14 high schools
in our area some public, some private,
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The JCRC sponsors a Jewish-Catholic

trip to Israel.
some day schools a real diverse group.

We are having them take an active role
in the planning process. Starting in June,
we have been meeting with them every
month. We do a bit of education on the
underlying issues, and weve had some
really amazing conversations that opened
my eyes to the level of bullying that some
of these kids have been facing in school.
For example, she said, One young
woman said she stopped wearing anything that identified her as being Jewish
in school because she was being harassed.
Another kid told a story about a summer
program at a university where his roommates called him Jewboy and threw bacon
at him in the cafeteria.
At the program, which the students
named iCan, they get some education
about the underlying issues, and also they
learn how to build a program and develop
their leadership skills. We are planning
to have an expert in social media marketing who will teach them and help them to
apply it. Such skills, of course, are useful to
students even beyond their work on Israel.
She is planning a one-day conference,
set for March 5. We want to inspire the
students to feel connected to Israel, and to
understand their inherent connection to
the Jewish state. We want to give them a
general background about the issues they
might face, as well as resources to deal
with situations they might encounter.
To that end, local college students,
who went to the same high schools just
a few years ahead of them, and have faced
those situations, will come to work with
the high school students. They will be
The JCRC was part of the Coalition Against Human Trafficking in 2014, when the Super Bowl was held in New Jersey.
able to relate to their younger brothers

and sisters, who are about to embark on
the same journey, Ms. Fein said. We also
want to introduce them to the wide range
of resources on campus, including Hillel,
of course, and also StandWithUs, the ADL,
and others.
There is another program, Expert
Access, that grows logically from the committees. Initially, we realized that we have
great relationships with so many experts
about Israel, about politics, and government relations and intergroup relations,
but its so difficult for a lot of people to
come to events, Ms. Fein said. So we
started a series of conference calls. You

can just dial in for a half hour of information from experts.
Ms. Fein came to Israel activism naturally. She grew up in Cherry Hill. I went
to Camp Ramah in the Poconos, which I
credit for most of the good things in my
life, she said. In high school, in the late
80s, I became connected with students
who were part of the World Union of Jewish Students. I got really excited by them;
I went to Israel with a mixed group of
high school and college students and just
became enthralled with the state of Israel.
Just so excited!
So I came home. I already had been

involved with BBYO and USY, and I started
doing programming that combined substance and fun. Sometimes I worked
with USY and BBYO, sometimes with my
high school, Cherry Hill East, and my
synagogue, Temple Beth Sholom in Haddon Heights. And I was one of those kids
who stayed in Hebrew school all the way
through senior year.
Of course, she did have role models.
My parents, Deedee and Mark Fein, were
very involved in their federation and the
JCRC, she said. I feel that my life has
come full circle Im working for the JCRC
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Martha Cohen and her son, Harry, above, and Donna Weintraub and her son Cory
went to learn how to counter BDS at a UN conference last year.
Laura Fein with

Chloe Valdary,
a Zionist activist,
at the UN.
Last year, on Israels independence day, its flag was raised in the county complex
in Hackensack.
and the federation, and Im trying to come

up with programs that are both meaningful and fun.
When she was in high school, Ms. Fein
put together a rally for Soviet Jews. We
had kids from all backgrounds, she said.
We collected matzah boxes and mailed
them to Soviet Jews; we had a demonstration at the post office, and the local mayor
and our congressman and the local TV station came. It was exciting and fun for the
students, and it made a difference in our
community education about Soviet Jews.
I have no idea how many boxes of matzah actually got distributed in the Soviet
Union, but we had high hopes, she said.
When she was in high school, Ms. Fein
interned for Senator Frank Lautenberg in
his Camden office. That might have been
my first non-babysitting job, she said.
I met him many times. He was a grand
personality, someone who really seemed
like he could do anything and then he
proved that he could. He was a huge Jewish federation leader before he went into
politics, and he credited his ability to motivate and inspire people in no small part to
his work in the Jewish community.
When it was time to apply to college, Ms.
Fein wrote about how my Judaism tied
together my politics, my social conscience,

and my heritage, and how it motivated me
to become involved with my community.
It got her into Harvard. (Her grades and
tests scores didnt hurt, of course.)
As an undergraduate, I was involved
with politics, social action, and community services, as well as working with Hillel and having various chairships throughout Hillel, she said. I was very proud
of something we called Chai Week. We
reached out to prominent students who
had not previously come to Hillel, but who
we wanted to bring in through an outreach
program. Some of what I learned, and that
Im now applying to iCan, is that we let the
people we wanted to bring in decide what
they wanted, instead of trying to bring
them in to do what we wanted.
We brought in student leaders who were
Jewish. We had a student who was prominent in the drama program on campus. He
led a discussion on Jewish identity. I saw him
again at a reunion, many years later, and he
ended up becoming a rabbi. I asked him,
for my mothers kvelling purposes, if that
Hillel program had made any difference to
him. He said that it had been the first time
he entered the Hillel building, and it planted
a seed that grew many years later.
Women from
the JCRC join
others from
across the
county and
the country
to fight human
trafficking.
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Its gratifying.
The program was duplicated on other campuses. The
method was to bring students in before you had the plans,
and provide them with resources for things that were
important to them. It takes a large tolerance for risk.
Thats a model and a tolerance that shes bringing to her
new job as well.
After college, Ms. Fein spent a year in Israel as a Wallenberg Fellow, studying at Hebrew University and
The JCRC and local Hillels, all part of the Jewish

Federation of Northern New Jersey, work together.
Bergen Reads volunteer Linda Palish helps a student

her buddy learn to read.
working in the community. When she returned to the

United States, she entered Columbia Law School, was
active in the Jewish community, became a lawyer, and
worked in large law firms.
She met and married Martin Ramirez in law school, and
they moved to Teaneck in 2007; her sister and brother-inlaw, Ali and Moe Blech, live around the corner from Ms.
Fein and Mr. Ramirez. Lori and Marty have five daughters
Aviva, Margalit, Dahlia, Adiel, and Israela. Mr. Ramirez
and Ms. Fein belong to an Orthdox shul, and their daughters go to Orthodox day schools. The Blechs have four
daughters; the nine girls, who range from elementary to
high school age, are good friends and tight allies.
Ms. Fein had planned on taking another law job when
she moved to Teaneck, but her family responsibilities took
over. I had my mommy years, which I think everybody
should do, she said. It is the greatest thing ever. And I
feel that I learned more management skills from that than
from any other managerial positions I ever held. She still
planned on going back to her career.
But then, my brother, Richard, died suddenly in 2013,
and his untimely death made me rethink about what I
really wanted to do with my time. He had been very
much an activist; he held a rally in New York that drew
thousands of people after the Crown Heights riots, and
he was instrumental in getting the Flatow amendment
passed. (The Flatow amendment allowed Stephen Flatow and others to sue the government of Iran for its sponsorship of terrorism.)
She took a job with the Zionist Organization of America,
as its New Jersey director. It was an exciting challenge to
be working there, especially during the Iran deal crisis,
and to be able to do meaningful work, even though the
outcome was not what we had hoped for. But that job
was in Manhattan, so when the JCRC, with its local office
and its wide reach, began looking for a new director, it
just seemed like a perfect fit, she said. It put together
the various parts of my background and my love of giving
back to my local community. She began her new job in
February.
Being able to embrace the diversity of the community is so apropos for my life, given my personal interactions with so many viewpoints, socially, politically, and
religiously, Ms. Fein said. Trying to bring those threads
together for the community has been very gratifying
already, and will just continue to get better.
Donna Weintraub of Haworth is the chair of the iCan
event. There are a bunch of things about it that excite

me, she said. I find that as a parent she has three
children in college a lot of the time, even with the
best intentions, when adults develop programs for kids
it doesnt always turn out to be a program that speaks for
kids. We wanted to be sure that it would engage them, be
in a language they understand, and have the most impact.
I have a list of 20-plus kid from a host of high schools and
organizations. There are kids from the Bergen Academies,
from Demarest and Tenafly, and from the other side of the
county. Its really representative of our catchment area.
We have been raising kids to go off to college knowing they love Israel, but not knowing why, she continued. We want them to walk out of the event feeling more
grounded and more knowledgeable, so they can feel good
about their emotions and their politics. And a piece of that
is understanding and distinguishing between legitimate
discussion and outright anti-Zionism and anti-Semisitism.
We dont want the kids to feel that they have to be leaders, or outspoken advocates on campus. We want them
to feel that they walk tall and proud, whether or not they
want to stop at a booth and have an argument with someone about BDS or Apartheid Week. We want them to be
proud and stand tall, not to cower, when somebody says
Your people are killing babies, or They stole our land.
A lot of these kids dont know this narrative. They dont
know the history of Israel. They dont know about 1948.
They dont know whats really going on.
They know its okay to question the United States government. Why isnt it okay to question Israel? But you can
question Israel, and that shouldnt make you feel that you
have to turn your back on it.
Talia Mizikovsky, the federations director of Jewish
student life, heads the Hillels in the four local colleges. I
am helping to provide campus expertise in guiding the
programs for high school students, and in providing the
resources that they need, she said. She and Ms. Fein also
worked together in meeting with campus administrators
on all four campuses to talk about Jewish concerns, including the rise in anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism, she said.
At the end of the day, Lori is in charge of relationships,
in a large way. Relationships are instrumental in forming
the way the Jewish federation system runs. Everything
boils down to relationships.
Between students, adults, government officials, and
interfaith representatives, Lori Fein is busy building
those networks.
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My parents ingrained in me the value of
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who is an accountant. However, as Ive
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to ingrain these valuable lessons into my
younger brothers. So, here are a few simple tips to share with the young adults in
your life, encouraging them to make smart
decisions about their hard-earned cash for
years to come.
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Create a monthly budget,

and pay your bills on time
It may sound like a no-brainer, but when
you are young and finally get your hands
on more cash, it can be tempting to blow
it all on one fun weekend. However, creating a budget can help solve this problem
and ensure that you save for fun times
in the present and secure your future, as
well. Keeping track of all your expenses
helps to conceptualize what youre bringing in and where everything is going every
month. I recommend using Google Sheets
because it can be accessed on any smartphone or computer, which makes it easier
to share with others, in case you have to
split payments with a roommate. Additionally, there are numerous apps that can be
downloaded to help you create a budget
for example, the one by Mint.com. Moreover, I recommend adding alerts to your
calendar for upcoming payment due dates
to help you avoid falling into the black hole
of late fees.
Once you get your paycheck, refer to
your budget and make sure that everything gets paid off immediately. Then
youll be able to see what is left over for
yourself. However, being smart with the
money thats left is just as crucial.
Save, save, save

Despite how your money might dwindle
after you pay off all your bills, you should
be proud of the young and responsible
adult that you are! But you can bring it up
a notch by putting your money into a savings account to ensure a stable financial
future for yourself. Therefore, add a section to your budget for savings, because
yes, its just as important as paying off your
bills. In fact, Forbes states that the percentage of income you should be saving is contingent on when you are thinking about
retiring. For example, a 25-year-old wanting to retire in 20 years and assuming a
rate of return of 7 percent will need to save
35 percent of his income. This may not be
feasible for everyone, but every little bit
counts even if its just $50 put away each
paycheck. Thinking so far in the future is
a bit hard to do when youre young but

your older self will be grateful. Remember to keep in mind that there are other
money-smart tips that could affect your
future, as well, particularly when it comes
to credit cards and loans.
Pay them back ASAP

credit cards and loans
When it comes to credit cards and loans,
always proceed with caution. Although it
may feel as if credit cards come with a limitless credit line, limit yourself. Only use
a credit card if you know you can afford
to pay it off. According to NerdWallet,
the average American household carries
$15,355 of credit card debt. Therefore, it is
crucial that you always buy what you need,
not what you want. Additionally, spending
within your means is extremely important
to avoid a huge financial problem, such
as bankruptcy or repossession. That said,
credit cards are helpful for building your
credit, which gives you credibility when it
comes to making a bigger purchase, such
as buying a car or a home. Nowadays,
credit cards offer points for actual cash,
which is a great way to funnel the money
you spent back into the bank.
Loans, on the other hand, are usually
more long-term, especially student, car,
and mortgage loans. According to NerdWallet, American households average $165,892
in mortgage loans, $26,530 in auto loans,
and $47,712 in student loans. Therefore,
when it comes to loans, always try to get
the lowest interest rate possible, especially
when it is something that you will be paying off for many years. However, if you can
avoid taking out loans altogether, definitely
opt for this debt-free route.
Overall, there are plenty of money
experts out there who can provide even
more financial advice, but you are ultimately the one in control of how you want
to manage your money. Thus, be smart
with your cash and establish a financially
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IRS audit: The American nightmare

David Heyman
One of the most daunting fears taxpayers face is
the IRS audit. There is serious trepidation when tax
returns are filed and a sigh of relief when either the
money owed is accepted or a refund is made as indicated on the years tax return form. Those who have
been through it know that receiving a letter in the mail
from the IRS shakes you to the core.
One consolation: Anybody and everybody can
be audited, and if you are one of the unlucky ones,
it doesnt mean youll be on the losing end. Some
(although not many) people who are audited even
receive unexpected returns. Most audits are done by
mail and usually begin with an ominous envelope in
your mailbox saying that an adjustment is due.
Many people think that once the current years filing is accepted and payment or refund is made they
are safe from being audited, but the unfortunate truth
is that the IRS can go back and revisit activity three
to six years prior. Make sure that you keep your files,
including substantiating receipts, for at least six years.
If you havent been filing yearly returns then the audit
period can go back even further. While you may not
end up needing all your paperwork from the last six
years, it is still a good idea to keep indefinite proof of
sold investments and property.
Here are some more tips to keep you in the clear if
you find yourself up for auditing by the IRS.
Rule No. 1: Never ignore a letter from the IRS.
Rule No. 2: Pay the amount the IRS says you owe,
even if you plan to fight it. If you do not pay, even if you
eventually win, fines and penalties will be imposed
and you could be looking at a substantial amount.
Rule No. 3: If you used a professional tax preparer,
contact them. They may be able to offer you helpful
guidance in making your appeal, or they might help
clarify an issue for you.
Rule No. 4: If you plan to appeal, you must file a
request for an appeals conference with a local IRS
appeals office. Follow the directions in the letter you
received.
Rule No. 5: Do not ever try to bribe an IRS
representative.
Rule No. 6: There are strict time limits that you
need to file requests (usually 90 days) between any
subsequent steps for appeals.
Appeals process
IRS Publication 556, Examination of Returns, Appeal
Rights, and Claims for Refund, is available online,
at https://www.irs.gov/publications/p556. This document will help guide you through appeals and claims
for refunds (in case youve overpaid in previous years).
If you do not have satisfaction from an IRS appeals
conference, you can take your case to the United
States Tax Court, the United States Court of Federal
Claims, or a United States district court. Its strongly
recommended that you follow the chain of appeals
and begin with IRS appeal first. So long as you have
provided the appeals process with paperwork to prove
that you paid the correct taxes, the burden of proof is
on the IRS at this point.
If youve filed at a federal court (U.S. Tax Court,
U.S. Court of Federal Claims or a United States district
court) there will be filing fees and other reasonable
administrative costs, which can add up quickly. If you
filed with the tax court as a delaying tactic and never went to
IRS appeals you risk fines for frivolous filing. If you wind up
being the prevailing party, you can request that reasonable
administrative and reasonable litigation fees be recovered;
the court will decide who the prevailing party is.
If you and/or your professional tax preparer find that
you overpaid in taxes for previous years, you can file for a
refund. You must file the claim within three years of the date
you filed your original tax return paperwork or two years

from when you paid the tax.
If your tax problem is causing undue hardship or you have
not been able to resolve a legitimate issue with the IRS, you
might be able to find help through the Taxpayer Advocate
Service. If you qualify for their help, it is a free service. For
more information about TAS, visit http://taxpayeradvocate.
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Its counterintuitive that in order to borrow money you should

already be in debt.
Banks and lending institutions need to see the credit history of anyone asking to borrow money, the borrowers ability
to repay (income), available collateral (to ensure reimbursement), the purpose of the loan and current debt.
Although most people consider debt to be a four-letter
word, there is such a thing as good debt. Any loans taken out
for advancement, like education, or money-making ventures,
are included in the category of good debt so long as payments
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are up to date with a history of on-time payments; anytime you fall behind in your payments, you are risking
losing the label of good debt.
When a lender examines your credit history and sees
an educational loan that is on schedule or ahead of
schedule, for example, it will be viewed more positively
than a balance on a clothing department store charge or
high-interest credit cards. Business loans for a steadily
growing business will also be viewed in a nicer way than
a car loan or a loan for a wedding reception. Real estate
loans for investment properties have built-in collateral
for repayment of the loan (or equivalent value) as well as
the potential to make money; these qualify as good debt.
Financial organizations need to assess more than the
borrowers repayment history, they will also measure
the amount of already outstanding debt versus free
income, the number of inquiries into credit by other
lenders, and they will assess the guarantee that they will
not suffer losses if the borrower does default. Having
too many credit lines, even if nothing is owed, will be
viewed as adverse credit.
An inquiry into your credit history will show attempts
to get loans or credit. If credit was denied, then it
becomes a negative. Some existing lenders periodically examine a customers credit rating when reviewing accounts; some employers check the rating before
hiring; and some mortgage companies may prequalify a
candidate before actively looking for a house; these are
called soft inquiries and rarely have any effect on the
credit rating.
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rating every so often. Federal guidelines permit consumers a free credit report each year; call Annual Credit
Report at 877-322-8228, or go to AnnualCreditReport.
com. It is also recommended to check your rating if
you have applied for and been denied a loan. Ask the
lender to tell you which company they used to make
their determination.
The most common credit reporting agencies in the
U.S. are Experian, Equifax and TransUnion. Consumers
can contact these companies to get copies of their credit
report to verify that there are no mistakes, check personal information (name and address) and find potential
negative information (making sure disputes and paid-infull accounts are recorded accurately).
There are also companies, some of them free, that
will contact all the credit reporting companies for one
comprehensive report. Report any inaccuracies in writing with proof and ask for immediate correction. Your
resulting credit score represents the assumed risk a
lender takes in extending you credit.
Most people need to borrow money to purchase a
home, pay for college, or make otherwise large purchases. Its important to have a favorable credit history for bank loans, mortgage companies and potential
employment. Young adults or people who are new to this
country (credit histories do not transfer between countries) need to establish credit. Secured loans or credit
cards showing low credit lines and on-time payments are
among the easiest ways to build a credit history.
And remember that if you fail to pay, good debt
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Israeli-born economist confirmed

head of Brazils Central Bank
RIO DE JANEIRO Ilan Goldfajn, an Israeli-born economist with an acknowledged career in both the public
and private sectors, was confirmed recently as president
of Brazils Central Bank.
Goldfajn, 50, a Haifa native who was raised in Rio de
Janeiro, has served as chief economist at Itau, Brazils
largest private bank, and deputy to the bank governor
of Brazil, as well as adviser to the World Bank and the
International Monetary Fund.
He is an active member of the Brazilian Jewish community and was educated in Rios Liessin Jewish day
school. In a May meeting held by the Brazil-Israel Chamber of Commerce, Goldfajn said Brazil has a lot to learn
from Israel.
Last year, Goldfajn argued during an Israel-Brazil
chamber event in Tel Aviv that the deep economic crisis affecting Brazil stems from a lack of fiscal responsibility. In response, he said, Brazil must boost exports
and raise taxes, cut government spending and raise the
retirement age.
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Goldfajn has a doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as well as bachelors and masters
degrees from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de
Janeiro. In the mid-1990s he was a professor at Brandeis
University, followed by a stint as an economist at the
International Monetary Fund.
He said he dedicated his career to his fathers advice
on the importance of studying.
I only stopped my formal studies at almost 30, Goldfajn told Educate to Grow magazine in 2012. This was
key to my life in economics, which is also based on studies. Right after I graduated, I thought of working and my
father showed me I could invest in me more.
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An easy way to save on your healthcare in 2017

If youre like most people, there are a few times a
year when you sit down to review your expenses
your cable bill, entertainment expenses, and grocery
receipts, for example and try to figure out where you
and your family can save money.
One item you should consider is your healthcare
costs in 2017. Since the fall season marks the beginning
of the annual open enrollment period for employees,
now is the perfect time to sign up for a new health benefit plan or make changes to your current plan.
Offered as part of those benefits, Health Savings
Accounts (HSAs) and Flexible Spending Accounts
(FSAs) are two simple ways for people to save
money in the New Year. An FSA, which is provided
by your employer, allows you to save funds for eligible healthcare expenses. An HSA which you can
obtain on your own or through your employer is a
tax-advantaged savings account that allows you to set
aside money to cover medical expenses throughout
your lifetime.
A major advantage of both accounts is that individuals may use the full amount of their pre-tax dollars toward the care you and your family may need;
employees who enroll in an FSA can contribute a portion of their salary pre-tax to pay for qualified medical
or dependent care expenses, while an HSA helps individuals with qualifying high-deductible health plans
pay for current and future medical expenses.
The number of HSA accounts has risen to 18.2 million in 2016, a 25 percent increase since 2015, according to Devenir Research. In addition, according to the
2016 Flexible Spending Account and Health Savings
Account Consumer Research study commissioned by
Visa and conducted by C+R Research, 90 percent of
FSA users agree that saving money, since contributions are pre-tax, tops their list of reasons for having
an FSA. In fact, 40 percent of FSA users claim they
would cut back on their medical expenses if they
didnt have an FSA.
The study also finds that an FSA with no carryover
option represents an important barrier to adoption
amongst employees, who fear losing their unused dollars at the end of the plan year. 60 percent of non-FSA
users noted they would sign up for this benefit if their
employer offered the option to carryover up to $500
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One of the most convenient ways to access funds in
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Vision care, including exams, new glasses, LASIK
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Medical equipment such as blood pressure
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Need inspiration on how to be money-wise? Reading

a book can help you make sense of your finances and
figure out your next money moves.
From getting out of debt to learning to save and how
to invest, money books can be great guides to financial
independence. Most are motivational and practical,
too, helping you make the necessary dollars-and-cents
decisions to get your finances in order.
Holly Wolf, a marketing officer for a bank, recommends The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising
Secrets of Americas Wealthy, by Thomas J. Stanley
and William D. Danko. Noting the book is a compilation of research, she says it showcases what it really
takes to become a millionaire.
This book shows the behaviors, attitudes, and
opinions of millionaires, says Wolf. Their road to
financial success happened for them by making frugal decisions every day.
Lindsey Stringer of Change the Race, a financial
coach to millennials, also recommends Stanley and
Dankos book, saying it will help you change your
mindset about what it takes to become a millionaire.
Stringer also advises her clients read Dave Ramseys
The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness, explaining it details the steps needed to
help you get out of debt and build wealth.
I can say from personal experience that this book
changed my life, and it will change yours, too, if you
just follow the plan, she says.
Tony Robbins Money: Master the Game is highly

regarded. This New York Times best-seller has seven
tips for helping readers find financial security, including a steady income. The book sources research and
interviews with over 50 legendary financial experts,
including Warren Buffett and Steve Forbes.
Couples struggling with money issues can turn
to The Couples Guide to Financial Compatibility:
Avoid Fights About Spending and Saving & Build a
Happy and Secure Future Together, by Jeff Motsk,
a financial planner. Financial conflict can be a big
problem in marriages, and this book aims to cut
through that conflict. Topics covered include dealing with credit card debt, deciding whether to rent
or buy your home, saving for childrens education,
and planning for retirement. The book includes a
34-question financial compatibility quiz to help couples identify potential money problems.
Financial expert Harrine Freeman, CEO of H.E.
Freeman Enterprises and author of How to Get Out
of Debt: Get an A Credit Rating for Free, recommends Robert T. Kiyosakis Rich Dad Poor Dad:
What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money
That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! She says the
book changes your mindset about how to generate
passive income and multiple streams of income so
you are not dependent on a 9-to-5 job.
Retire Inspired: Its Not An Age. Its a Financial
Number, by financial expert Chris Hogan, a speaker
for Dave Ramseys team, shows people the value of
saving for retirement. The theme? Its never too early
or too late to start saving. The book mixes real-life
stories with practical advice to inspire readers to
start planning their retirement.
Napoleon Hill wrote Think and Grow Rich
in 1937. Its based on the stories of successful
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you struggle to keep up with your savings account or monitor your retirement
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Mint
The Mint app collects all of a users financial information in one place, providing a
clear overview of assets, bills and spending habits. The app updates in real time
so users always know their financial status including credit card spending, 401(k)
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Over 20 million people use Mint to track
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Stash
Stash, an iOS app, helps users investing in
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based on their interests, beliefs and financial goals. Over 30 investments are curated
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Feeding the hungry, caring

for the elderly, providing
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Payoneers $180m
leads huge funding
in Israeli startups
Investors look to SecBI, Aqua Security, Folloze,
Codefresh and Reporty Homeland Security for new
cybersecurity and marketing technologies.
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Israels fintech arena is celebrating Payoneers latest funding round a whopping $180 million investment. The digital
payments company, which is transforming the way businesses send and receive
cross-border payments, announced it
has completed the first closing of a significant growth equity financing led by
TCV and existing investor Susquehanna
Growth Equity.
Payoneer is one of Israels biggest fintech players. President Yuval Tal and former CTO Ben Yaniv Chechik founded the
Petah Tikva-based company in 2005. It
has raised $235 million to date including
the latest financing round.
Payoneer said proceeds from the latest financing will be used to accelerate
global growth and to enhance an already
strong and debt-free balance sheet.
Payoneers scale and global reach,
along with its proprietary compliance
infrastructure, allow it to differentiate
itself in the field of international payments. We think Payoneers superior
growth trajectory, increasing profitability and huge addressable market make
it an ideal investment, said Nari Ansari,
Principal at TCV.
Meanwhile, Aqua Security, the platform provider for securing virtual container applications, just announced
a $9 million in Series A funding, led
by Microsoft Ventures. Cybersecurity
luminary and investor Shlomo Kramer
will be joining Aquas Board of Directors, it was announced. Aquas seed
investors TLV Partners and Kramer
also participated in this round of funding, bringing Aquas total investment to
date to $13.5 million.
We are thrilled to receive such strong
endorsement of our technology and
customer success, said Dror Davidoff,
CEO and co-founder of Aqua. Security
has become a key enabler in container
adoption, and I look forward to working
with Microsoft as we expand our footprint, helping our customers to unlock
the benefits of this new technology.
Aqua was founded in late 2015, and
launched its platform for general availability in May 2016. Aqua is based in
Israel and San Francisco.
And container lifecycle management
platform, Codefresh, has announced $7
million in funding. The investment was
led by Carmel Ventures and included
Hillsven Capital, Streamlined Ventures,

and UpWest Labs.
Codefresh at the forefront of bringing Docker and other containers to the
enterprise with a CI/CD platform built
for Docker from the ground-up says
this new round will allow it to extend
its leadership in the container-based
development market.
We founded Codefresh to address a
huge pain-point we had seen first-hand:
the need for a development, testing,
and deployment platform that was built
from the ground up with microservices
in mind, and treats containers as firstclass citizens, said Raziel Tabib, CEO
and co-founder of Codefresh. This
new capital will help us take microservices architectures mainstream.
Meanwhile, Report y Homeland
Security has announced a $5.15 million
Series A funding round. Led by former
Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Barak,
who gave the Tel Aviv-based startup
over $1 million in seed money, the latest funding comes from investors from
the US, Asia, Europe, and Israel.
Reporty is an app that enhances first
response to emergency events through
real time video and audio. Users can transmit critical information to dispatchers
in real time from the scene of a medical
emergency, crime incident, fire or natural
disaster.
Reporty says it will use the funds to continue to develop the solution and bring it
to market in 160 countries.
Another security firm to pull in a multimillion dollar investment recently is
SecBI, a developer of advanced cybersecurity threat detection solutions. SecBI,
which was founded in 2014 in JVP Cyber
Labs in Beersheva, closed a $5 million
Series A funding round by Orange Digital
Ventures, Connecticut Innovations, Amichai Shulman and existing investor JVP.
Proceeds of the round will be used to
launch SecBIs advanced software solution product and increase its marketing
and sales footprint in North America
and Europe.
SecBI identifies all the stages of the
cyber kill chain, including malware
infection in the network, command
and control communication, and exfiltration. It also leverages unique bigdata and machine learning technology,
ingesting raw event data rather than
relying on SIEM systems, said Yoav
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Smart water stations from

Israel make a splash in U.S.
Israels Woosh Water Systems lets people fill their
bottles with pure, cold water, saving money
and the environment.
Israel21c staff
Americans are drinking more water
and fewer sugary drinks, racking up
sales of 42.6 billion 1-liter plastic bottles of water at a cost of $100 per person each year.
Students and faculty at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio, have
a healthier, cheaper and greener way
to quench their thirst: three sleekly
designed smart water stations from
Woosh Water Systems of Tel Aviv.
Installed last February in the companys first commercial pilot, the touchscreen stations let people clean and fill
reusable bottles with purified, chilled
water for a fraction of the price of bottled water 50 to 75 cents, depending
on the size of the container payable
by credit card or a Blackboard Transact
card used on many college campuses.
The stations even display to each
user the positive impact on the environment in terms of reducing plastic waste
and carbon emissions.
Though Woosh began with beta sites
in Tel Aviv that ran successfully from
2013 to 2015, its targeting its sales to
the United States. Large college campuses are perfect testing grounds.
We had giveaways of stainless steel
bottles at Sinclair to introduce the concept, Woosh cofounder and CEO Itay
Tayas Zamir says. Students are early
adopters and theyre really into the
advantages of the system for the environment and for saving money. Many
students already carry reusable bottles
with them. More than 20 campuses in
the U.S. have banned sales of plastic
bottles, so its a huge market.
Clearly, its not the only market.
Woosh is installing another three stations in Dayton in the county seat,
city hall and childrens hospital. Toward
the first quarter of 2017, more stations
are to follow in state-run nature parks
in the area.
This is all made possible through a
partnership between Woosh, Smart
Water Stations USA (SWS) and the
Dayton Region Israel Trade Alliance
(DRITA), an organization established
to introduce Israeli technologies to the
Ohio region.
At the same time, Woosh has signed
on a large-scale project for Miami
Beach, launching in early 2017 with 25
outdoor smart water stations. Other
installations likely will follow in additional cities.
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Woosh was founded in 2010 after Zamir,

who spent a year at the Heschel Center
for Environmental Learning and Leadership in Tel Aviv, was out walking in Tel
Aviv with his toddler and couldnt find
a clean, safe source of cold water for his
water bottle.
Three years of research and development focused on a safe purification
mechanism that would ensure high-standard water quality in an outdoors environment, plus a first-of-its-kind bottle
rinsing system.
During that time, Woosh received
a strategic investment from ODIS, an
Israeli maker of water filters and irrigation equipment. Wooshs offices are in
the ODIS complex in Petah Tikva.
Water enters the Woosh station from
the city water main, is purified using a
patented ozone process, and is chilled.
The water is spun automatically every
10 minutes to keep it fresh. The optional
bottle-rinsing feature, which takes 10 seconds, rinses bottles in ozone-enriched
water and then washes and cools them
in fresh water.
We provide not only the product but
also the service from A to Z, including
installation, maintenance and customer
service, says Zamir.
This unique business model is meant
to generate jobs for local residents where
the stations are installed. For the pilot
project, DRITA is providing the management and Sinclairs maintenance staff
was trained to service the units.
Now seeking a strategic U.S. partner to
help it scale up, Woosh has set up offices
in Dayton, Miami Beach, and Atlanta.
R&D, engineering and manufacturing
will remain in Israel, says Zamir, who
currently employs eight people full time.
The R&D staff is constantly tweaking
the product. The original water station
was meant for outdoors, but an indoor
model was designed for Ohio, where the
weather is colder than in Tel Aviv. Next
month we will introduce a whole new
user interface, Zamir reveals.
In 2013, Woosh was presented at the
United Nations by Ambassador Ron
Prosor, and in 2014 the Israeli product
was included on Intels list of Top 10 Cool
Things Powered by the Intel IoT.
Zamir says he hopes the company will
grow big enough to offer its smart water
stations throughout the United States
and eventually in other countries as well.
For more information, visit wooshwater.com.
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Tzruya, partner, JVP. SecBI offers earlier detection,

comprehensive automated incident discovery and superior investigation and forensics.
And Folloze, an Account Based Marketing (ABM) Sales
Platform, announced $7.3 million in funding co-led by
Canvas Ventures and NEA.
Folloze a Palo Alto/Tel Aviv outfit enables B2B sales
teams to use marketing techniques to engage, develop and

win their top target accounts.
The rate at which Folloze is being adopted by the largest
and most sophisticated global enterprise sales organizations
is truly impressive, said Gary Little, partner at Canvas Ventures. Sales organizations typically dont trust the value of
marketing generated leads. In contrast, companies adopting
Account Based Marketing are using Folloze to create highly
personalized sales campaigns for Account Executives tasked
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Getting to
know Hadassah
Did you know that Hadassah, the Womens Zionist
Organization of America, is a volunteer organization
that has inspired a passion for and commitment to the
land and people of Israel for over 100 years? Hadassah
has enhanced the health of people worldwide through
its support of medical care and research at the Hadassah Medical Organization in Jerusalem. Research at
the Hadassah Hebrew University Medical School has
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The history of Hadassah began with the extraordinary Henrietta Szold, in the year 1912. A trip to desolate, pre-State Israel profoundly affected her. She
devoted the rest of her long life to the health and wellbeing of her people and what was to become their
Jewish homeland. Starting with the goal of providing
pasteurized milk for new babies, and working to eradicate trachoma, a disease causing blindness, Hadassah
focused on Aruchat Bat Ami Healing the Daughter
of my People. The rest is history and you can see the
results of her practical Zionism today in Hadassahs
two world-class medical centers in Jerusalem.
When you think about these accomplishments,
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To join us and get involved, contact the Hadassah
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o you know how to perform a breast self-exam?

October is a month that is known for pumpkin picking, hayrides, and beautiful fall foliage.
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DR. DANIEL FEIT, DMD
he Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have found that most adults consume
between 12.5 and 13.5 percent of their total
calories per day from added sugar. Children
are consuming up to 16 percent of their calories per day
from sugar.
This large amount of sugar in daily diets contributes
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type-2 diabetes, and a lack of important micronutrients
that help to prime the immune system and help fight disease. The single most critical dietary change you can make
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in better overall health for you and your family.
Removing sugar from your diet can have dramatic
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If you spend time walking through your local supermarket, reading the labels on your favorite foods, you
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Something Special, Adler Aphasia Centers vocational
artisan program in which stroke survivors with aphasia design and handcraft unique jewelry and gifts, will
be hosting a holiday boutique on Wednesday, November 2, from 4 to 8 p.m. at Adler Aphasia Center, at 60
West Hunter Avenue, Maywood.
Refreshments will be served as customers browse a
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items, paper crafts, and hostess sets in a price range
of $5 to $60. A couture line of one-of-a-kind jewelry
pieces will also be available for purchase. Every item
comes with a bio of the artisan who handcrafted the
jewelry or gift piece, helping raise awareness about
aphasia. The Center will also offer tours of the Maywood facility for those who may be interested in learning more about their programs for people with aphasia and caregivers.
This innovative program provides revenue for Adler
Aphasia Center activities for people with aphasia and
their caregivers through sales at home parties, pop-up
sales sites, health care facilities, and through events in
partnership with corporate sponsors. Sales also support the centers Scholarship Fund for people with
aphasia so that anyone with aphasia can participate in
its programs and services, regardless of their ability to
pay the centers nominal tuition. Adler Aphasia Center is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. There is no
federal, state, or insurance funding for ongoing aphasia services and the center therefore must rely on the
generosity of donors to offer the critical support that
stroke survivors with aphasia need.
Aphasia is a language disorder caused by stroke or
other brain injury and can impair the expression and
understanding of spoken language, reading and writing. This frustrating condition affects a persons ability
to communicate, but does not affect his or her intellect.
With almost 2,000,000 people diagnosed with
aphasia in the U.S., the center is the only one of its
kind in New Jersey, an area with an estimated 70,000
people living with aphasia, and is considered the
world leader in long-term, post-rehab communitybased care for people with aphasia.
Vvisit www.AdlerAphasiaCenter.org for more information or call (201) 368.8585.
Less waiting, less wondering,

less worrying
The Leslie Simon Breast
Care and Cytodiagnosis Center at Englewood
Hospital and Medical
Center is now offering
mammogram results
and many follow-up tests
during the same visit. Its
newly renovated center
offers a serene environment, the latest technology, and a dedicated,
compassionate team
working to get you the
care you need, when you need it.
To make an appointment, call 201-894-3640. When
you make an appointment, ask about the availability
of immediate results.
They cared about me

as a person.
Valley Health Systems cancer care team now works with Mount Sinai
Health System. In addition to having Mount Sinai doctors practice at
Valley, we collaborate so we can be even better at preventing and
beating cancer. Heres Alexs story.
Alex was a healthy runner and mother of two.
Cancer was never on her radar because she
didnt have a family history. Then, at a yearly
wellness visit, Alexs doctor discovered
a cancerous lump in her breast. After careful
consideration, she chose Valley a decision
that resulted in finding undiagnosed cancer
in her other breast.
See how Alexs decision changed her life
at MyStory.ValleyHealth.com.
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n The Lord of the Rings, J.

R. Tolkien created the mythical world of Middle Earth, a
land of uncommon scope,
beauty, danger, and wisdom. Various characters, spiritualities, belief
systems, and species populate
these lands in which competing
value systems combat for dominance. In a particularly poignant
moment, Aragorn, the once and
future king of Gondor, confronts
Eowyn, a daughter of kings and
shield maiden of Rohan. They are
under imminent attack from an
army of orcs, the archenemy of
men, when Eowyn, practicing with
a sword, tells Aragon that:
I do not fear either pain or
death. What do you fear, lady?
he asked. A cage, she said. To
stay behind bars, until use and old
age accept them, and all chance of
doing great deeds is gone beyond recall
or desire.
Being locked in a cage, although not
an attractive image, is both poignant and
illuminating; it is an effective illustration
of the perceived loss of freedom and
opportunity by those who are aged.
Sadly, there are many seniors who,
due to mere aging, illness, or injury
are locked in cages. There seem to be
a whole host of autoimmune diseases
which gather like orcs to prey on seniors.
Parkinsons, MS, dementia, arthritis, and
myositis, to name a few, are progressive
and demeaning. Injuries, both acute and
chronic, to neck, shoulder joints, back,
or knees are also disabling and demeaning. And age itself, the slow and gradual
wearing away at our bodys defenses and
strengths, is restricting and demeaning.
We lose balance; we lose strength; and
we lose cognitive fitness.
For 200,000 years our bodies have not
substantially evolved. We have retained
the bodies of hunters. We are meant to
run, jump, climb, and fight. To be successful, we needed near and far sight,
peripheral vision, aerobic efficiency,
and anaerobic strength. We required a
balanced walking stride, flexible spine,
and joints, and a mind quick, agile, and
intelligent. And today, seniors in particular, need to hone their bodies and minds
to escape the proverbial cage. They need
to be strong in body and mind to accomplish activities of daily living with an
independence and ease of which their
forefathers would approve.
Our muscular system provides us with
the ability to remain free of the cage. It
is a system that gets better with use, no
matter what the age. It follows the old
adage, use it or lose it! Muscles are interconnected fibers that when stressed will
respond by growing stronger and denser.

As a corollary, muscles atrophy when
not used and aging only increases the
bodys natural decline of muscle mass.
So, it is even more important to stress
your muscles when you age. Absent disease or injury, muscles can be intensely
stressed throughout your senior years.
Strong upper and lower body muscles
translate into better balance, a more
confident walk, greater range of motion
and an increased feeling of well-being.
You are simply a more efficient hunter
when you place stress on your muscles
as intended.
And exercise needs to be both aerobic
and anaerobic. Our ancestors needed to
hunt successfully in order to survive and
insure the continuation of our species.
They tracked game for days utilizing an
efficient respiratory system in an aerobic capacity and exploiting strong shoulder, chest, arm, and leg muscles to bring
down their prey and end the hunt.
In our modern world, our lifestyle has
changed, but not the need of muscles
to perform with strength, speed, and
efficiency. We end the hunt today by
strolling down supermarket aisles. Yet,
our muscular system was forged on the
open savannas a millennium ago and
requires exercise to keep it healthy. Do
not place yourself in a proverbial cage,
whether in Middle Earth or right here in
the present!
Richard Portugal is the founder and
owner of Fitness Senior Style, which
exercises seniors for balance, strength,
and cognitive fitness in their own
homes. He has been certified as a senior
trainer by the American Senior Fitness
Association. For further information, call
(201) 937-4722.
Get a Mammogram. Because you cant fight

breast cancer if you dont know you have it.
Breast Care
The Breast Centers of Atlantic Health System are nationally recognized for quality, with physicians
dedicated to breast care and only breast care. We also look at breast cancer screening from every
angle, using 3D digital mammography (breast tomosynthesis) the latest innovation that makes breast
cancer screening and detection much more accurate. And because we know medical care isnt just about
the technology, we threw out the paper gowns and the cold changing rooms and replaced them with
an experience that many patients have described as spa-like complete with soft robes, comfortable
lounges and convenient evening and Saturday appointments.
So get a mammogram today. It just might save your life.
Call 1-855-862-APPT (2778) to schedule an appointment

or visit atlantichealth.org/breastcenters.
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Holy Name Medical Center has been

chosen to participate in a new five-year
study, conducted by the Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),
to help reduce the ten-year risk of heart
attacks and strokes in high-risk patients.
The Million Hearts Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction Model, a federal initiative involving more than 500 organizations, is expected to work with more
than 3.3 million Medicare beneficiaries.
Holy Name is the only hospital in Bergen, Passaic, and Hudson counties participating in the study.
Healthcare providers in the study will
help individuals find the best approach
to reducing their risk for heart disease
or stroke, including smoking cessation, blood pressure management, and
cholesterol-lowering drugs. A risk-modification plan will be created and the
organizations participating in the study
will be paid for reducing the risk for
each beneficiary.
Our health care system historically
often emphasized acute care over preventive care, Dr. Patrick Conway, CMS
acting principal deputy administrator and chief medical officer, said in a
statement. This initiative will enhance

patient-centered care and give practitioners the resources to invest the time
and staff to address and manage patients
who are at high risk for heart attacks
and strokes.
The selected cardiology, pulmonology, and primary care practices participating in the study are part of Holy Name
Medical Partners, the physician network
affiliated with the medical center.
Holy Name is focused on healthy outcomes and being part of this national
study will help to improve the longterm cardiovascular health of so many
patients, said Dr. Adam Jarrett, chief
medical officer of Holy Name. With all
cardiovascular risk, we believe earlier
intervention can be life-saving and can
significantly improve quality of life.
This program is part of a broader
national initiative, Million Hearts, which
was created by CMS and the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes
by 2017. Healthcare providers will submit specified clinical data on the Medicare beneficiaries to CMS for payment
and analysis.
HackensackUMC at Pascack Valley

hosts Healthy Giving Day
at Paramus Park Mall
HackensackUMC at Pascack Valley is
hosting Healthy Giving Day on November 5, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Paramus
Park Mall in Paramus, in the upper level
food court. The hospital hopes to raise
awareness about preventive care and
staying on track during the holiday season as well as generate funds for charity partner, Table to Table, a community-based food rescue program that
serves millions of residents in Northern
New Jersey.
Healthy Giving Day will encourage
members of the community to focus on
their health, wellness, and the importance of feeling good. Attendees can have
their blood pressure, blood glucose, and
cholesterol levels screened, and also consult with HUMCPV physicians, including
podiatrist Dr. Jackie Sutera, who will talk
about foot health and choosing the right
shoes. Guests will be able to get energized

in a Zumba demonstration and have the
chance to tap into their inner zen with
social media and yoga powerhouses,
Masumi Goldman and Kate Alexander of
Two Fit Moms.
ShopRite Inserra Supermarkets will
give away five $100 gift certificates to
attendees. Healthy Giving Day is all
about community, health and wellness,
said Emily Holliman, CEO of HackensackUMC at Pascack Valley. We are thrilled
to be able to offer preventive care and
wellness services to the Bergen County
community, and are also excited to be
supporting Table to Table for every
person that signs up for a screening at
the event, the hospital will donate $1 to
the organization.
Go to www.hackensackumcpv.com/
HealthyGiving.
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After care is so important to a patients recovery once a patient is released from the
hospital the real challenges often begin the challenges they now have to face as they
try and regain their strength and independence.
Jewish Home staffers prepare for IV certification.
Jewish Home pioneers IV program

to reduce hospitalization of seniors
Jewish Home Assisted Living in River
Vale has become the first facility in New
Jersey to offer IV therapies in an assisted
living setting, drastically reducing the
need for hospitalization in many cases.
This is part of our ongoing efforts to
try to prevent hospitalization, explains
Executive Director Lauren Levant.
Hospital stays can lead to complications, expenses and disruption for our
residents, so when we realized we could
treat dehydration and administer IV antibiotics within our facility we signed our
staff up for the certification.
Over a dozen of the nurses on staff
at Jewish Home Assisted Living have
become certified. The facility offers 24/7
nursing to its residents.
Offering this service makes life easier and improves outcomes for our
residents and their families, says Jewish

Home Family President and CEO Carol
Silver Elliott. It is an important innovation that expands our ability to care for
our residents.
Jewish Home Assisted Living is part
of the Jewish Home Family, a nonprofit organization that oversees the
operations of the Jewish Home at Rockleigh, a skilled nursing and subacute
rehabilitation facility, as well as Jewish Home at Home, which provides a
suite of home-based services such as
private duty aides, subscription home
maintenance, adult day programming
and care management. All of the Jewish Homes programs are open to
everyone, regardless of race, religion
or origin. For more information, visit
JewishHomeFamily.org.
Learn how the foods you eat

can combat cancer
Englewood Hospital and
Medical Center offering
holistic nutrition and
cancer seminar
Patients and the community are
invited to learn how nutrition can
decrease cancer risk and help patients
with a cancer diagnosis.
Led by Robin DeCicco, holistic
nutritionist at the Graf Center, participants will learn the importance of a
healthy diet and strategies for cancer
prevention, receive diet suggestions
after cancer diagnosis, learn how to
reduce risk of cancer recurrence, and
walk away with tips on making healthy
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Chili cook-off with first responders

benefits Alzheimers Association
Rediscovering favorite pastimes. Sharing meals with friends. Enjoying the privacy
to hear yourself think.
Fire department, paramedics, and police

units descended on Brightview Tenafly
on a recent Wednesday afternoon.
The Mayor Mayor Peter Rustin was
there as well.
But there was no emergency.
Instead, first responders and the
mayor were battling a blaze of a different sort.
Tenaflys fire department presented
its Three Alarm Chili, the Tenafly police
department showcased its Three Bean
Chili and Home Cooked Chili, and Nicholas Centolanza, director of dining services at Brightview Tenafly, debuted his
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Other contributors to the Chili CookOff included Toni Musto, executive director of Brightview Tenafly, and Stephen
Nichols, executive director of Brightview
Paramus, one of Brightview Tenaflys sister communities.
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It is a full day to look forward to.
An appreciation for possibilities rather than limitations is the focus.

Everyone enjoys Brightview.
Residents are engaged in a full calendar of intellectual and cultural pursuits,
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Mom and Dad enjoy themselves and are no longer isolated in a house that has
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The Gym, a complete lifestyle and fitness

center, kicked off Breast Cancer Awareness Month once again with a special
series of classes to raise money for the
Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation (TNBCF).
TNBCF is a local charity that funds
breakthrough research to support the
discovery of promising new treatments
and services for patients with triple
negative breast cancer. Triple negative tumors generally do not respond
to receptor-targeted treatment, can be
particularly aggressive, and are more
likely to recur than other subtypes of
breast cancer. Over the last three years,
The Gym has raised a total of $20,000 to
benefit TNBCF.
said. Chili was the perfect autumn dish

to feature. And a little competition never
hurt anyone.
Proceeds from the cook-off benefited
the Alzheimers Association of New Jersey.
Brightview Tenaflys residents served
as judges and Mayor Rustin was the honorary judge.
Captain Michael deMoncada of the
Tenafly Police Department was the overall winner with his Three Bean Chili.
To learn more about upcoming fundraising initiatives at Brightview Tenafly
or to learn more about the community, call Shannon or Richard at (201)
510-2060.
Brightview Senior Living and its parent company, The Shelter Group, successfully create and manage innovative
senior living communities in the midAtlantic to New England region. For more
information on Brightview Senior Living,
check www.brightviewseniorliving.com
The Gym of Montvale began fundraising on October 14. They kicked off the
events by participating in a Ladies Night
Out Fashion Show fundraiser at Athletas
Montvale store, open to all members. A
variety of their classes held throughout
the week will be pink-themed, include
trivia, and $5 raffle tickets will be sold
with prizes provided by Athleta. All proceeds will go to TNBCF.
The Gym of Englewood has been fundraising starting on October 14 and Strong
Together t-shirts are be for sale at the
front desk. All proceeds will go TNBCF.
For more information visit www.GetToTheGym.com or call The Gym Englewood at 201-567-9399 and The Gym
Montvale at 201-802-9399.

Sukkot, transitions,
moving to a new home
Do You Suffer From

Chronic Pain or Illness...
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During the holiday of Sukkot we enjoy the experience
of temporarily moving to a new dwelling and reflect
upon the relative permanence of our homes. However,
changes of our place of residence can often come with
anxieties and difficulties, and sometimes may even be
perceived as traumatic. People in our society commonly
experience these hard transitions at seminal moments
in their lives including going off to college, moves due to
job changes, and health-related moves later in life. Most
challenging are moves that are thrust upon us.
As we naturally form attachments with the familiar places in which we live, the common feeling in all
of these transitions is one of great change and being
uprooted. Expect that getting settled may be challenging and will take time. Most importantly, make an
attempt to connect to some people in the new location.
Set up the new home and incorporate objects from your
old home to give the space a feeling of familiarity. Focus
on activities that are soothing and that help establish
roots, such as baking, gardening, hanging pictures, etc.
With time you will make new memories and adjust to
your new home or living situation.
We are here to help in the comfort of your home.
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Researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have published a new

study that describes a novel molecular mechanism that could lead to the
development of new therapies for
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).
The study was published online in the
prestigious Proceedings of the National
Academy of Sciences of the United

States of America.
ALS, also known as Lou Gehrigs disease, is a fatal neurodegenerative disease that causes death of motor neurons, which control voluntary muscles.
Progressive weakness and paralysis due
to muscle atrophy lead to difficulty in
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illness can have on our clients and their
families. Its why our geriatric care managers provide much-needed assistance
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What is a geriatric care manager? A
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Seniors at the Bristal display dog treats they baked.
Seniors at The Bristal

at Woodcliff Lake bake
dog treats for local animal shelter
Dogs at Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge,
a local animal shelter, recently received
some tasty treats thanks to seniors at The
Bristal at Woodcliff Lake. The seniors
baked assorted sizes of dog treats and

put them together in 20 gift bags that
were donated to the shelter.
The Bristal Assisted Living at Woodcliff

speaking, swallowing, and eventually breathing. The
disease typically starts between ages 40 and 60, and
the average survival from onset to death is two to five
years.
The cause is not known in about 90 percent of cases,
but approximately 10 percent are genetically inherited. Approximately 20 percent of these genetic cases
are caused by mutations in the SOD1 gene (superoxide
dismutase), which lead to the accumulation of misfolded SOD1 proteins that provoke selective killing of
motor neurons.
Correct protein folding is critically important,
which is why we are focusing on the diverse set of
complex cellular mechanisms, including molecular
chaperones, that promote efficient folding and prevent toxicity, says Dr. Adrian Israelson, who heads the Cellular and
Molecular Neurodegeneration Lab in the BGU Department
of Physiology and Cell Biology
For the first time, this study reported that the endogenous multifunctional protein macrophage migration
inhibitory factor (MIF), a gene that regulates cell inflammation and immunity, acts as a chaperone for misfolded
SOD1 in a mouse model. The researchers demonstrated
that completely eliminating MIF in a mutant SOD1 mouse
model of familial ALS increased misfolded SOD1 accumulation. This also accelerated disease onset and late disease
progression and shortened the lifespan of mice expressing
mutant SOD1.
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Dvar Torah
Eating with supernal strangers
Who are the ushpizin and how they came to be
heyre the ideal high-energy, low-maintenance guests.

In a tradition going back at least 700
years, on each of the seven days of Sukkot a
different Biblical hero is invited into the sukkah.
Theyre known as ushpizin, from the Aramaic term
for guests. (Linguistically, ushpizin is related to the
English words hospice and hospitality.)
The idea first appears in the Zohar, the best known
and most important text of Jewish mysticism. For the
Zohar, the magic of the guests is symbolic: seven days
of the holiday correspond to seven Biblical characters.
When a man sits in the shadow of faith the Shekhinah spreads Her wings on him from above and Abraham and five other righteous ones of God (and David
with them) make their abode with him A man should
rejoice each day of the festival with these guests,
writes the Zohar.
The Sefardim invited the guests in the order of their
kabbalistic symbolism: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses,
Aaron, Joseph, and David.
The Ashkenazic halachic authorities edited the list
into chronological order. They invite Abraham, Isaac,
Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, and David.
The idea first

appears in the Zohar,
the best known and
most important text
of Jewish mysticism.
For the Zohar, the
magic of the guests
is symbolic: seven
days of the holiday
correspond to seven
Biblical characters.
In recent years, there has been a desire to invite
female Biblical archetypes as well. Enumerating these
ushpizot, however, is a matter of dispute.
One ritual draws on the Talmud (Megillah 14a-b),
which lists seven prophetesses: Sarah, Miriam, Deborah, Hannah, Abigail, Hulda, and Esther. By the 13th
century, the prophetesses already were linked to the
seven sephirot.
A poster with these figures along with Biblical
verses, and the Hebrew invitational phrase is available

at ushpizot.org.
But this list is rejected by
Rabbi David Seidenberg of
the Neochasid.org web site,
who writes, This order
doesnt feel to me like the
one we should base ushpizin
Larry
on, however.
Yudelson
He notes that only one
of the matriarchs is represented, and the three very
strong correspondences between the sefirot with
Leah, Rachel, and Tamar are left out.
Instead, he invites Ruth, Sarah, Rivkah, Miriam,
Devorah, Tamar, and Rachel.
Ruth represents chesed, he writes, pure kindness
and trust, devoting herself entirely to being Gods
instrument and Naomis support, the one who chooses
to be Jewish (to speak anachronistically) without any
advantage or self-interest, motivated strictly from
within herself, like Abraham.
The full explanation of his reasoning, along with
Hebrew and English liturgy, can be found at http://bit.
ly/js-neohasid.
The Conservative movements Rabbinical Assembly
took a historical rather than a kabbalistic approach in
its selection of seven women. It chose Sarah, Rebecca,
Leah, Rachel, Miriam, Devorah, and Ruth. A full ushpizin ritual with commentary, from the Conservative
prayer book Or Hadash, can be downloaded from
http://bit.ly/js-hadash.
Chabad-Lubavitch has a related tradition of celebrating each day of Sukkot with a mention of one of the
rabbis in its chasidic dynasty, beginning with the Baal
Shem Tov, founder of chasidism.
Their souls come and enjoy the sukkah with us,
together with regular ushpizin, said Rabbi Ephraim
Simon of Friends of Lubavitch of Bergen County in
Teaneck.
Each one of the rebbes in Chabad has taught a tremendous amount of Torah. They serve as our inspiration, he said.
Rather than ritually inviting each days rebbe, a
dvar Torah is dedicated to him either a story about
him or a piece of Torah taught by him.
Similarly, Rabbi Simon said, the seven original patriarchs are marked with a dvar Torah.
The key to opening up the spiritual doors is all
through Torah, he said.
The Zohar is clear, however, that the sukkah table
is not only for spiritual guests. The host must help
the poor to rejoice. Why? Because the portion of the
In recent years, there

has been a desire to
invite female Biblical
archetypes as well.
Enumerating these
ushpizot, however, is a
matter of dispute.
celestial guests whom he has invited belongs to the
poor, writes the Zohar.
It continues: But let him not say I shall eat and be
satisfied and take my fill first, and then give to the poor
what is left over. The guests should come first. And
if he makes them rejoice and satisfies [the poor], the
Holy One, blessed be He, rejoices with him.
Rabbi Alan Brill, a professor at the graduate department of Jewish-Christian studies at Seton Hall University, notes the similarity of this piece of the Zohar with
earlier teaching of Maimonides: When one eats and
drinks, one must also feed the stranger, the orphan,
the widow, and other unfortunate paupers. But one
who locks the doors of his courtyard, and eats and
drinks with his children and wife but does not feed
the poor and the embittered soul this is not the joy
of a mitzvah, but the joy of his belly (Mishneh Torah,
Laws of the Festivals 6:18).
Rabbi Brill said the Zohar is following one of its basic
principles, that which occurs on earth has a parallel
above. Youre inviting supernal guests assuming youre
going to invite below, he said.
In other words, while youre serving the needy at
your table, youre also serving heavenly beings.
Over time, though, the ritual shifted from being
about the poor to being about the ushpizin, even as
the meaning of sefirot increasingly took on connotations of personal character traits, he said.
If youre inviting the downtrodden and lonely on
each day of Sukkot, its not about your personal feelings. The meaning has shifted to symbolism and identifying with archetypes.
I think people like the Zohar more than they like
the poor, unfortunately, Rabbi Brill said, adding that
its not just the poor who should be invited, but the
lonely, the downtrodden, the embittered. Those we
certainly have in suburbia.
Larry Yudelson is the associate editor of the Jewish Standard
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Kippur
5. Item shipped when making aliyah
10. Common Jewish last name
14. Yoni Netanyahu, e.g.
16. Exs & Ohs singer King
17. Hebrew for made
18. All ___ the Watchtower
19. Bilhah and Zilpah to Joseph, en
espanol
23. A box of babka might be wrapped
in it
24. Pinkish Monster who has appeared
on Shalom Sesame
26. Have some kreplach
29. French equivalent of an agora, once
30. Indiana Jones finds it
38. Aviation film with Hilary Swank and
Aaron Abrams
40. How long G-ds universe might have
been in existence, according to
Rabbi Sacks
41. Make like Moses, regarding the
Golden Calf
43. One can do this down the Jordan
48. Weizman and Bialik in Tel Aviv: Abbr.
49. Some rural rtes. in the Negev
51. Now You __ Me (Fisher film)
52. Ein Gedi, e.g.
54. Klutzes
65. Idina (Menzel) voiced her
66. Mixture on 47th St.
67. Tref Bell
68. ___ of You (1958 Elvis hit)
69. Fire with Gaza, at times
70. Sound that can be heard at the
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71. Berkus or Silver
72. What Saul did by letting Agag live
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2. Plant pomegranates, again
3. ...___ I like to call it.... (common
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5. Tref king
6. Make like David
7. Call off an IDF mission
8. Dark yellow or green, for a citron
9. Lang. spoke by many new Israelis
10. Accomodate a Hatzalah vehicle
11. East of Eden director Kazan
12. ___ Dracula (animated Mel Brooks
role)
13. ___ Can!: Sammy Davis Jr. book
21. Matzah for a Seder, e.g.
22. Touro grad, e.g.
25. Cant stand (like Haman to
Mordechai)
27. What Jews try to make around Yom
Kippur?
28. Kind of pit not far from PicoRobertson
30. Banned spray that rhymes with a
month
31. There was one between Jacob and
Esau
33. Admit to a sin, with up
34. Israels win over Great Britain at the
World Baseball Classic, e.g.
35. Jay Fiedler didnt like throwing
them: Abbr.
36. Woodmere, N.Y., time zone
37. Anti-Israel college grp.
39. Steroid ___
42. Dell alternatives to Macs
45. Israeli diplomat Namir and others
47. Becomes chatan and kallah
50. Actress Jamie-Lynn
52. August: ___ County (film produced
by Grant Heslov)
53. Panels on many Israeli roofs
55. Animal character in Landis Animal
House
56. Shalom
57. 9 Av reading
58. Be a nosy yenta
59. Common Jewish last name, or at
least a start to many
60. Site of Napoleons exile
61. ___ the table, words parents might
like to hear from their kids Friday
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some
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Daddy Issues a bit of harmless fun.
ARTS & CULTURE
Daddy Issues
highlights change
in social norms
MIRIAM RINN
The most interesting thing about Daddy
Issues, the new 90-minute comedy at the
Theatre at St. Clements on 46th Street, is
how much our attitudes toward gay men
and lesbians have changed since 1982.
Thats the year in which this farce by
Marshall Goldberg is set. Donald Moskowitz (Matt Koplik) is an aspiring actor in his
early thirties, living alone in an over-decorated apartment in a sketchy New York
neighborhood. His overbearing father, Sid
(Tony Rossi), barges in to convince him
yet again to marry and give him and
Donalds mother a grandchild. Sid knows
his son is gay, but he thinks Donald can
pretend to be straight long enough to convince an unsuspecting woman to marry
and have a child with him. Also, he wants

Donald to forget about acting and take
over his business. You can be the prince
of metal balls, he promises.
None of this is even slightly plausible
today. Gay men and lesbians marry and
raise children without much controversy,
at least in this part of the country. Not many
parents hope their children will lead lives
marked by shame and deception for being
gay anymore, so its easy to forget that just
30 years ago the situation in Daddy Issues
would have been believable.
Sadly for comedy writers, social progress eliminates the conflict that makes
jokes work. Accordingly, back to 1982.
Donald is a good son and cant bear to disappoint his parents and his kvetchy grandmother, so he makes up a story that he had
a son with his old college girlfriend, Mary

Ellen McGuire. Thats the one he broke up
with when he realized he was gay. (Today,
he might have come to that conclusion
in middle school.) Sid is overjoyed and
cant wait to tell his wife. Quickly, Marion
Moskowitz (Kate Katcher) shows up with
gifts for her grandson, and then Grandma
Moskowitz (Deb Armelino) appears, with
more presents. Confusion reigns since
Marion thought the boy was 10 months
old and Grandma was sure he was 10 days
old. They are astonished to learn that hes
10 years old. How could their Donald have
kept this secret for so long?
Of course, the whole family wants to
meet the boy, and Donald has to do some
quick thinking with his casting friend Henrietta (Elizabeth Klein) and his drag-queen
pal Levi Krauss (Shua Potter). They come

up with the idea to rent Donalds 10-yearold neighbor and pass him off as his son.
The boy, Johnny Walker (Alex Ammerman), agrees, after negotiating a hefty fee,
and theyre off to arrange a bagel brunch.
Needless to say, things dont go as planned.
The sitcom structure of Daddy Issues
leaves plenty of room for jokes, and quite
a few of them land. The ones that dont
could, if the timing were tighter. Overall, David Goldyns direction is not crisp
enough to keep the play moving as energetically as it should. There is a door that
opens and closes a lot, but it needs to
slam louder and faster. The uneven cast
tries to maintain the plays buoyancy, and
Shua Potter and Elizabeth Klein are genuinely funny as Donalds feuding friends.
Koplik has a fresh, likable manner, and
one of the most charming bits is his musical number with his old girlfriend, played
by Allyson Haley.
Daddy Issues isnt going to go down
on anyones list of unforgettable theater
experiences, but it is amusing enough to
satisfy the casual theatergoer looking for
some harmless fun. It is useful to remember how quickly society can change when
trends turn. The once unthinkable can
become commonplace in a very short
time indeed.
Calendar
Place. (201) 833-0515 or
go to JCOT.ORG.
OCTOBER 21
Book sale: Friends of
the Englewood Library
holds its bargain book
sale, including Judaica
and Holocaust titles,
10 a.m.-6 p.m. and over
the weekend. On Bag
Day Sunday, fill a grocery
bag for $5, excluding
specials. At Renaissance
Office Center (side
entrance), 15 Engle
St., next to the library.
(201) 568-2215 or www.
englewoodlibrary.org.
Shabbat in Jersey
City: Congregation
Bnai Jacob offers
dinner outdoors in its
sukkah, with a program
by Rabbi Aaron Katz,
6 p.m. 176 West Side Ave.
(201) 435-5725 or www.
bnaijacobjc.com.
Shabbat in Hoboken:
The United Synagogue of
Hoboken holds services,
7 p.m., with guest
speaker Mark Hetfield,
president and CEO of
the Hebrew Immigrant
Aid Society. Oneg in
the sukkah. 115 Park
Ave. (201) 659-4000 or
hobokensynagogue.org.
Shabbat in Park Ridge:

Temple Beth Sholom
of Pascack Valley holds
services at 8 p.m., and
also Shabbat morning
at 9:30 a.m.; with oneg
Shabbat/kiddush
in sukkah, weather
permitting. 32 Park Ave.
(201) 391-4620.
Shabbat in Teaneck:
Temple Emeth offers
musical services with
the Temple Emeth Band,
Cantor Ellen Tilem, and
Rabbi Steven Sirbu,
8 p.m. 1666 Windsor
Road. (201) 833-1322 or
www.Emeth.org.
Sukkot in Jersey City:
Dick Hyman and

Bill Charlap
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Jazz concert: The JCC

Rockland presents the
dueling pianos of Dick
Hyman and Bill Charlap in
concert at the Rockland
Community College
Cultural Arts Center
in Suffern, N.Y., 8 p.m.
jccrockland.org/jazz.
Sunday
OCTOBER 23
Sukkot open house in
Paramus: The JCC of
Paramus/ Congregation
Beth Tikvah offers an
open house with the
Sunday Special for
children, from 4 to 8
years old, focusing on
Sukkot, with crafts,
singing, and dancing,
10 a.m. Open house and
dairy lunch at 11:30 a.m.,
in the shuls sukkah.
Indoors if it is raining.
East 304 Midland Ave.
Marcia, (201) 262-7733 or
edudirector@jccparamus.
org.
Yoga for Sukkot: The

Glen Rock Jewish Center
hosts yoga with Rachel
Dewan, a certified
Anusara Yoga teacher,
11:30 a.m. 682 Harristown
Road. (201) 652-6624 or
office@grjc.org or www.
yogatova.com.
Saturday
OCTOBER 22
Rabbi Gil Student

MICHAEL LAVES
Shabbat in Teaneck:
Rabbi Gil Student
discusses The Evolution
of Sheva Brachot, at
the Jewish Center of
Teaneck, on Shabbat chol
hamoed Sukkot, Oct.
22, 6:10 p.m. 70 Sterling
communal barbecue in
the sukkah, 1 p.m. 115 Park
Ave. (201) 659-4000 or
hobokensynagogue.org.
Sukkah family event in

New Milford: Solomon
Schechter Day School of
Bergen Countys Sunday
@ Schechter Series
presents a performance
of Kef in Israel, a
bilingual interactive show
by Yeladudes Theater,
1 p.m. Arts and crafts
and snacks in the SSDS
sukkah. Co-sponsored
by AHAVAthe SSDS
Parents Association.
275 McKinley Ave.
www.ssdsbergen.
org/schechter-rocks.
(201) 262-9898, ext. 213.
Sukkot in Hoboken:
The United Synagogue
of Hoboken holds a
The Jewish Young

Adults of Jersey City
and Temple Beth-El
join for Sushi in the
Sukkah, 5:30 p.m.,
followed by a Simchat
Torah celebration at
6:30. 2419 Kennedy
Boulevard. www.betheljc.
org, (201) 333-4229, or
youngadults@betheljc.
org.
Erev Simchat Torah/

consecration in Closter:
Temple Beth El offers
consecration and erev
Simchat Torah services
led by Rabbi David S.
Widzer and Cantor Rica
Timman, 6:30 p.m. 221
Schraalenburgh Road.
(201) 768-5112.
Erev Simchat Torah in

Pearl River: Beth Am
Temple offers services
and celebration, 7 p.m.
60 East Madison Ave.
Call for free tickets.
(845) 735-5858 or www.
bethamtemple.org.
7 p.m. 21 Passaic Ave.

(973) 835-3500.
OCTOBER 25
Simchat Torah for
women: Teaneck
Womens Tefillah begins
its annual celebration with
Shacharit at 8:45 a.m.,
followed by hakafot,
Torah reading, Musaf, and
kiddush. For location,
email teaneck.womens.
tefillah@gmail.com.
Wednesday
OCTOBER 26
Dinner and music in Fair
Lawn: The Sisterhood
of Temple Beth Sholom
holds its annual paid
up membership dinner
catered by Kosher Nosh,
6:30 p.m. Music by DJ
Dan Winston. 40-25 Fair
Lawn Ave. Reservations,
(201) 797-9321.
Monday
OCTOBER 24
Simchat Torah in
Franklin Lakes: The
Chabad Jewish Center
celebrates with dancing,
including an outdoor
torch march, buffet
dinner kiddush, open
bar, and a childrens
program with prizes
and giveaways,
5:30 p.m. Kiddush
sponsors welcome.
375 Pulis Ave. www.
chabadplace.org/
simchattorah.
Simchat Torah in
Closter: Temple EmanuEl celebrates with
dancing with the Torahs,
6:30 p.m. Refreshments.
180 Piermont Road.
(201) 750-9997 or www.
templeemanuel.com.
Simchat Torah in Jersey

City: Congregation Bnai
Jacob has services and
a childrens program,
6 p.m. 176 West Side Ave.
info@bnaijacobjc.com.
Simchat Torah in
Pompton Lakes:
Congregation Beth
Shalom celebrates
with hakafot and
refreshments,
The American Masters

series will premiere
Norman Lear: Just
Another Version of
You nationwide, on Tuesday,
October 25, at 9 p.m., on PBS.
It will be available the same day
on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital HD
via PBS Distribution. Lears now
94; his iconic sitcoms include All
in the Family, The Jeffersons,
Good Times, and Maude.
The documentary shows him
George Clooney, Jon Stewart,
Amy Poehler, Mel Brooks, Lena
Dunham, Carl and Rob Reiner, and
Russell Simmons, among others.
OCT.
25
Erev Simchat Torah

in Park Ridge: Temple
Beth Sholom of Pascack
Valley celebrates with
services and festivities,
7:30 p.m. 32 Park Ave.
(201) 391-4620.
Norman Lear
Tuesday
COURTESY OF NORMAN LEAR
Friday
Author in Paramus:
Best-selling author
Alyson Richman is the
guest speaker at the
Jewish Federation of
Northern New Jerseys
womens philanthropy
event, at JFNNJ, 7:30
p.m. Richman, the author
of The Lost Wife, will
discuss her new book,
The Velvet Hours. 50
Eisenhower Drive. $20/
person includes a copy
of her book and desserts.
(201) 820-3906 or www.
jfnnj.org/velvethours.
Thursday
Friday
OCTOBER 28
OCTOBER 27
Saturday
Ziegfeld Girls: Jewish

Women International
meets in the community
room of 200 Winston
Drive in Cliffside Park to
hear Marty Schneit give
an illustrated lecture
on the Ziegfeld Girls,
12:30 p.m. Schneit is a
licensed New York City
tour guide. Refreshments.
Thelma, (201) 886-8998.
Pirkei Avot: Rabbi Alex

Freedman begins a
class, Unlocking the
Traditions, at Temple
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7:30 p.m. 180 Piermont
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1666 Windsor Road.
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(201) 833-1322 or www.
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Shabbat in Closter:
Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner

Shabbat in Teaneck:
Temple Emeth hosts a
festive kosher Shabbat
dinner at 6 p.m., followed
by services and the
annual Rabbi Joshua
Trachtenberg Memorial
lecture. Rabbi Jonah Dov
Pesner, director of the
Religious Action Center
of Reform Judaism,
will discuss Prophetic
Power and Politics:
How Reform Jews
Temple Emanu-El
welcomes daughterand-daughter scholarsin-residence, author
Ann Arnold, and
Holocaust survivor Mark
Schonwetter. During
Shabbat morning
services at 9 a.m.,
the pair will discuss
Together: A Journey
for Survival; a dessert
reception and informal
discussion follow.
180 Piermont Road.
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Walkathon: The
Jewish Association
for Developmental
Disabilities holds its
annual walk, rain or
shine, at Van Saun
Park, Pavilion C, 10 a.m.
It includes a carnival,
games, refreshments,
and prizes. Proceeds
benefit adults with
developmental
disabilities; J-ADD
provides kosher homes in
Bergen County to adults
with developmental and
intellectual disabilities.
(201) 457-0058,
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War veterans meet in

Hackensack: Jewish War
Veterans Post 651 of Fair
Lawn meets for breakfast
at the Coach House
Restaurant, 10 a.m. Wives

and guests welcome.
The post is celebrating
its 70th anniversary.
Edward Rosenblatt,
(201) 797-3190.
Learn to read Hebrew in

Woodcliff Lake: Temple
Emanuel of the Pascack
Valley has partnered
with Read Hebrew
America to teach adults
to follow synagogue
services, be involved in
their childrens Jewish
education, enhance ties
to Judaism, or learn
to read Hebrew. Six
free lessons available
for beginners and
intermediates. Sessions
through Dec. 4 at
10:15 a.m. Wednesday
evening sessions at
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16. 87 Overlook Drive.
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open house: The
Esplanade at Palisades
in Palisades, N.Y., hosts
an open house, 11 a.m.-1
p.m. Model apartments
will be open for viewing.
640 Oak Tree Road.
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Fall camp festival in

North Haledon: Camp
Veritans holds its annual
fall festival for new camp
families, with hayrides,
arts and crafts, food,
music, and tours, rain
or shine, 1 4 p.m.
225 Pompton Road.
(973) 956-1220 or Carla@
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In New York
Sunday
50th Anniversary of S.Y.

Agnons Nobel Prize, is
on the universitys Wilf
Campus in Furst Hall,
Room 535, 500 West
185th St.. yu.edu/cis/
activities/conferences.
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9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
503 W. 259th St. Nancy
Lerea or Gila Kolb,
(718) 548-2727, ext.
1576, admissions@
sarhighschool.org.
Register at www.
sarhighschool.org/
hsopenhouse.
Singles
Thursday
S.Y. Agnon receiving

Nobel Prize.
OCTOBER 20
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Seniors meet in
Tallman: Singles 65+
Celebrating Agnon:
The Yeshiva University
Center for Israel Studies
hosts a conference on
the works and influence
of Nobel Prize-winning
Israeli author S.Y. Agnon
in commemoration of
the 50th anniversary
of his award. The
conference, Agnons
Stories of the Land of
Israel: Celebrating the
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n 1 Eric Lee, Joseph Bae, Eric Kwon,
and Ezra Borgen, members of the
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team based at the Kaplen JCC on the
Palisades in Tenafly, recently broke a
New Jersey state swim record. They
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1:53.58; thats a 0.65 second improvement on the standing New Jersey
short course record, made in 2011. The
record-breaking swim was at Seton Hall
University in South Orange. The team is
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n 2 Susan and David Spiegel of Paramus
were honored for their service and commitment at the annual Selichot service
at the JCC of Paramus/Congregation
Beth Tikvah. The honor was bestowed
on Davids parents exactly 30 years
ago. Standing with the couple, from
left, are Rabbi Arthur Weiner; their son,
Max Spiegel; presenter Dr. Richard Winters; the honorees, and their daughters,
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n 3 Valley Chabad Hebrew School students recited the Tashlich prayer at
Pascack Brook in Park Ridge with Rabbi
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n 4 Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno, left, receives
a menorah and roses from Shterney and
Rabbi Mordechai Kanelsky, Bris Avrohoms associate and executive directors.
Guadagno was the keynote speaker at
the organizations 37th annual dinner/31st
gala wedding at the Sheraton in Parsippany. The Community Service award was
given to representatives of New Jersey
Transit for erecting menorahs in many
public spaces. COURTESY BRIS AVROHOM
n 5 Members of Temple Emanuel of the

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service at Wood Dale County Park in
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In Jerusalem, a chance encounter with my deceased mother

JENNIFER RICHLER
JERUSALEM When I moved from the United States to
Israel, I expected to feel closer to my Jewish roots. But
I didnt expect to feel closer to my mother. This is not a
place I associate with her or at least it wasnt, until I had
a chance meeting with a stranger a few weeks ago.
It wasnt long after I had moved to Jerusalem. I was
downtown exploring the city my family and I would call
home for the next year. A couple who looked to be in their
60s approached me at an ATM and asked, in English, if I
was able to withdraw money it wasnt working for them.
But I had the same problem, so I wasnt much help.
The woman thanked me anyway, and then we proceeded, in the customary manner of two Jews meeting for
the first time, to see if we knew anyone in common.
Where are you from? I asked.
When she answered Montreal, I knew I had hit the
Jewish Geography jackpot. I grew up there, and its a wellknown (if unproven) fact that all Montreal Jews are connected in some way.
I started with my fathers side. He comes from a big family and is related to a well-known Canadian author. She
had heard of the writer, of course, but didnt know my
father or his brother. I asked what neighborhood she lived
in and where she had gone to school, but there were no
obvious connections.
Almost as an afterthought, I said my mothers last name.
I often dont think to mention my mother in these situations. Most of her extended family died in the Holocaust,
so the number of possible connections is fewer. Also, shes
been dead for more than 16 years.
The instant I said Helfgott, the womans eyes widened.
Not Ruth? she asked.
My mothers name.
The woman had grown up on the same street as my
mother until she was 7 years old. Then she moved to a different neighborhood, and the two lost touch.
Still, she remembered my mother clearly.
You have her mouth, she said, something many people have remarked upon. And its true I have her large
teeth and full lips.
The woman remembered other things, too: what my
mothers parents looked like, that she had a little brother,
that they used to go ice skating at a nearby park.
As she recalled the day she heard about my mothers
death, her eyes filled with tears. My mom died in a hiking
accident. It is the kind of story that is unusual enough to
make the local news. I started crying, too, but for a different reason I was imagining my mom as a little girl, ice
skating with her friends, flashing her wide smile.
I gave the woman a hug and we parted ways, my knees
still wobbling.
Although the passing of time has made the pain of losing
my mother less raw, it also has made her feel more distant.
Sometimes I actually long for those early days, just after
she died, when I could easily call up her face or voice in
my mind, when I could bury my nose in the clothes hanging in her closet to catch the smell that still lingered.
Now she feels just out of reach, fleeting, the way people
are described in the Unetaneh Tokef prayer we recite on
the High Holidays: like a passing shadow and a vanishing cloud, like a breeze that blows away and dust that scatters, like a dream that flies away.
When I meet someone who knew my mother, who
utters her name and remembers her smile, it is like a camera appearing out of the blue and suddenly zooming in. It
The Ben Yehuda Street pedestrian mall in downtown Jerusalem is packed with tourists and local shoppers.

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makes her feel closer, if only for a moment.

The fact that this encounter happened in Israel, just a
few weeks after my arrival, made it more poignant. My
husband and I could have picked anywhere to spend his
sabbatical year hes a tenured professor in finance and
we chose Israel. Thats not because were observant Jews,
or because we have close relatives here, as many immigrants to Israel do.
We chose Israel because, given our formative, deeply
personal experiences here, it is the place we feel most at
home. We both spent time here as teenagers, and of everything we experienced, what we remember most are the
close, lasting bonds we formed with the people we met,
both Israelis and visitors like us. It felt right that Israel was
the place where, many years later, Id meet someone connected to my mother, the person I felt closest to.
Of course, given the sheer number of Jews packed into
a country the size of New Jersey, perhaps Israel was the
most likely place for a meeting like this. Still, it would
have been so easy for me not to make this connection.
If I hadnt taken the time to get to know this woman, I
never would have learned she was my mothers childhood friend.
At home in Indiana, Id say such an encounter would be
out of character for me. When Im out running errands,
I keep my head down and dutifully check items off my
to-do list. But being in Israel has made me more open,
more inclined to take the time to talk to people. Its partly
that Im following the lead of Israelis, who are apt to strike
up conversations with strangers just about anywhere at
the bus stop, in an exercise class, at the newspaper stand.
But its more than that. I feel a kinship with people here,
a sense of comfort and familiarity that I dont find in my
American day-to-day life. Some of that sense of kinship
comes from the fact that most of the people I meet here
are Jewish. There is a camaraderie that comes from having everyone from the bank teller to the bus driver wish
you a Shabbat shalom on Friday and a shavuah tov
(good week) on Sunday. That certainly doesnt happen in

southern Indiana.
But we have something else in common, too. Everyone has an interesting story about how they ended up
in Israel whether for a visit, for a year, or for life. Ive
been reminded of this fact since the day we moved into
our apartment. After a few minutes chatting with our
next-door neighbor, I learned that her grandfather had
been the rabbi of the only synagogue in Malmo, Sweden
which means he very likely had married my grandparents,
who had moved there from the liberated concentration
camps of Poland. Our paths to Israel had been very different, and yet here we were, living next door to each other,
swapping stories.
In this country, Ive learned that its worth taking the
time to look for connections because you never know
where youll find them. Of course, I felt connected to the
woman on the street because she knew my mother I feel
that way about anyone who can share a memory of her.
But my link to her also runs through my son, who is 7
the same age the woman was when she knew my mother.
To my adult ears, 7 sounds very young, maybe too
young to form vivid, lasting memories. In the two
months weve been here, my son already has experienced so much, and I find myself wondering what will
stay with him. Will he recall the struggles and triumphs
of learning Hebrew, the tranquility of watching the sun
set from our roof deck, the thrill of jumping the waves
at the beach?
Meeting this woman with her clear memories of my
mother made me think maybe he will. And maybe one
day, many years from now, hell meet a stranger with
whom hell swap stories. Hell talk about his childhood
year in Israel, and maybe hell make a new connection.

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Jennifer Richler is a freelance writer who came to Israel

from Bloomington, Indiana.
Obituaries
George Blumenthal
George Blumenthal, 90, of Manassas, Va., formerly of

Bayonne, died Sepember 19; he was buried October 19.
An Army World War II veteran, he was a budget
officer for the Department of Defenses naval base in
Bayonne.
Friends survive him. Arrangements were by Eden
Memorial Chapels, Fort Lee.
Samuel Deutsch
Samuel Deutsch, 95, died October 13.

Born in Hungary, he came to the U.S. when he was
9. He was president of Deutsch Brothers Commercial
Painting Contractors in New York City.
He had been active in his temple, UJA, and many
Jewish causes.
Predeceased by his wife, Dorothy, children, Barbara,
and Steven, and siblings, Joe, Alex, Izzy, and Helen, he
is survived by his wife of 28 years, Gloria; stepchildren,
Susan Burgard and Lewis Miller (Leslie); sisters, Clara,
and Margie (Eric); grandchildren, Leah (Paul), Michael,
Sara, Aaron, Joshua, Elyse (Brett), and Chelsea; a great
granddaughter, Zoey; and nieces and nephews.
Arrangements were by Robert Schoems Menorah
Chapel, Paramus.
Seymour Margolin
Seymour Margolin of Fort Lee, 88, died October 14.

Born in the Bronx, he was a retired accountant and a
member of Temple Sinai of Bergen County in Tenafly.
He is survived by his wife, Rosalie, ne Saslow; sons,
David of Hillsdale, and Robert of Scarsdale, N.Y., and a
granddaughter, Sarah.
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Melvin Opper
Melvin Mel Laurence Opper, 79, formerly of Franklin

Lakes, died October 8.
A University of Miami graduate, before retiring, he
founded DELAM Construction and the Opper Group.
He was president of Temple Beth Rishon in Wyckoff,
Daughters of Miriam in Clifton, and served on the board of
Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey and Preakness
Hills Country Club. He was dedicated to supporting the
Jewish community and the State of Israel.
He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Judith, ne
Lehrman; children, David (Michele) of Ridgewood, Alex
(Mindy) of North Caldwell, Elizabeth Opper Greenhagen
(Adam) of North Carolina; a sister, Barbara Rosinsky
(Martin) of Florida; nine grandchildren, and nephews.
Contributions can be sent to Temple Beth Rishon or

Birthright Israel Foundation. Arrangements were by
Robert Schoems Menorah Chapel, Paramus.
Boris Pearlman
Dr. Boris Pearlman, 81, of New York City and San

Francisco, formerly of Short Hills, died October 9.
Born in Brooklyn, he retired as chief of radiology
at St. Clares Hospital in Boonton and had a private
practice.
He was a member of Congregation Ohab Sholom
in Hillside.
Predeceased by his wife, Pauline, in 2004, he is
survived by sons Samuel and Jeffrey, both of California.
Arrangements were by Eden Memorial Chapels,
Fort Lee.
Mikhail Pekarev
Mikhail B. Pekarev, 82, of Elmwood Park, died October 12.

Arrangements were by Louis Suburban Chapel,
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Viola Selikowitz
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and guidance counselor in Paterson. She and her
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Jewish Center.
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Simon, she is survived by her children, Jeanne,
Michael (Mindy), and Carole Goldberger (Alan);
grandchildren, Paul, Emily Lo Giudice (Carl); and two
great-grandchildren.
Donations can be made to the American Cancer
Society. Arrangements were by Robert Schoems
Menorah Chapel, Paramus.
Arlene Solomon
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Sol; daughters, Brenda, and Terri Solomon Topaz
(Howard); siblings, Alice Glazer and Harold Stiskin;
grandchildren, Richard Topaz (Heidi), and Jonathan
Topaz; and a great-grandson, Spencer Topaz.
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Clifton, or Project FIND, New York. Arrangements were
by the Jewish Memorial Chapel, Clifton.
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1 small onion, 2 carrots, 2
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3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon fresh rosemary,
chopped
kosher salt, finely ground
pepper
1 cup lentils, rinsed
6 cups vegetable broth
2 bunches Swiss chard, stems
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When Congregation Beth Sholom

became an egalitarian congregation,
most of the families in the chavurah
joined, and so the chavurah no longer met for tefilla. For several years,
the Torah scroll sat in a familys home,
secure and protected, but not in use.
Some time later, I learned about the
work of Project Kesher, a progressive
Jewish womens organization, dedicated
for the last 28 years to renewing Jewish life in the former Soviet Union. PK
trains women to become agents of social
change in their communities throughout the FSU. (For more information, go
to www.projectkesher.org.)
On its website, Project Kesher explains
why it launched the Torah Return Project by sketching out the regions Jewish
history. Seventy years ago, Torah was
exiled from Eastern Europe, it says.
At first, the Torahs went underground;
Jews passed them from house to house
and met in basements to read the Torah.
Then, faced with Siberia or death, they
smuggled the scrolls out of the country.
The practice of Judaism sputtered out in
the region.
The renewal of Jewish life in the former Soviet Union has led to a shortage of
Torah scrolls. In June 2004, Project Kesher brought six Torahs from the United
States and put them in the hands of six of
their leaders, who brought them home
to their communities. In most cases,
there had not been a single Torah in
those communities. Since then, Project
Kesher has since sent 34 Torah scrolls
to the region. Wherever they have gone,
Jewish women and men have come forward to study, to become bar and bat
mitzvah, and to celebrate Jewish festivals
and Shabbat together.
Having learned about this initiative,
I consulted with the members of Havurat Reim, and we decided to donate our
groups Torah scroll to Project Kesher.
We met for a morning shacharit service
and created a farewell ceremony in the
presence of representatives of Project
Kesher. A new link in the generational
chain between our community and this
one was created when my daughter,
Rabbi Tamara Ruth Cohen, participated
in Project Keshers 2004 Voyage on the
Volga and sent the chavurahs Torah on
its journey to Volgograd.
Recently, Inna and I had the wonderful opportunity to meet in person when
I participated in an inspiring weeklong
Project Kesher travel adventure to Moscow and Odessa. We embraced each
other warmly and took part in a moving Torah return ceremony in the Progressive Synagogue in Moscow, which
was filled with dancing and song. We
met with local change-makers and
leading activists on issues of gender
equality, womens health, domestic
violence, and interfaith and interethnic
Inna Motornaya with the Torah scroll

that Kesher brought from Teaneck.
tolerance, participated in tours of Jewish memory and historical interest, and

sang oseh shalom at a gathering at
the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. On
Shabbat morning, we engaged in text
study led by a young and dynamic Project Kesher leader who lives and works
in Israel, and experienced a joyful
Torah service in the emergent liberal
kehilla in Odessa.
That September Shabbat we read
Parashat Ki Tavo. It is in that Torah
portion that the farmers, bringing their
first fruits to the kohanim, are commanded to recall the whole history of
wandering, beginning with the familiar
prayer that we read every year in the
hagaddah that begins My father was
a wandering Aramean. The prayer
summarizes the historical basis of Jewish identity; it connects and unites all
Jews across barriers of time and space.
In the context of our Shabbat gathering
for services in Odessa, this recounting
of our historical experience was especially powerful, imbued with gratitude
and personal meaning.
Many of us who joined together
Americans, Russians, and Ukrainians
share connections and family histories
through past generations of our families,
who lived and labored in difficult times,
often in the same places. We felt bound
to one another by our commitments to
ensure the continuity of the Jewish people, wherever we live.
Elaine Shizgal Cohen, EdD, of Teaneck
retired two years ago as the director of
the Schecter Day School Network. Since
then, she has been an active volunteer
in the community, participating in the
Global Justice Fellowship of AJWS in 2015,
serving as a literacy tutor with Bergen
Reads, and facilitating groups in the Wise
Aging program.
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