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Plus ça Change for Israel-Linked Event
at Chicago LGBTQ Conference

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RACHEL KURLAND | JE STAFF

ABOUT 200 PROTESTERS

filled the halls outside a reception

room of the Hilton Chicago.

Their purpose: to disrupt an Is-

rael-centered event by chanting

slogans like “From the river to

the sea, Palestine will be free” and

“No justice, no peace” during the

National LGBTQ Task Force

Creating Change conference on

Jan. 22.

The conference is the largest

LGBTQ gathering of its kind in

the nation, with roughly 4,000

people in attendance this year.

The demonstrators were
protesting A Wider Bridge, a San ▲ Protesters filled the halls outside the room for A Wider Bridge's reception, chanting anti-Israel slogans.
Francisco-based organization that Photo provided by A Wider Bridge

forges relationships between Israel accusing A Wider Bridge of tention to what they say is Israel’s erance (JOH), an organization testers want to silence any con-
versation about Israel except the
and the LGBTQ community. “pinkwashing,” a term anti-Israel promotion of its welcoming poli- that is trying to develop a ones they want to have.”

They objected to the event, activists have coined to draw at- cies and attitudes toward the LGBTQ community in Slepian has privately reached
out to some protesters and or-
LGBTQ community — both in Jerusalem, which is no easy task. ganization leaders but has not
heard back, he said.
Trusted Senior Care Services the country itself and to interna- Leaders from JOH intended to
in Our Community tional tourists drawn by those at- share their stories and talk about “[JOH] was not there as rep-
tributes — in order to deflect at- the way they’ve helped the Israeli resentatives of the Israeli govern-
ment, and we were not there as
Beth Curran tention away from what the ac- community heal from last year’s representatives of the Israeli gov-
Owner Operated tivists claim is the continued mis- stabbings and murder at Jerusalem’s ernment,” he continued. “We were
treatment of Palestinians. annual Gay Pride Parade. there to tell a story about LGBT
“My reputation life in Israel. That’s our mission
is everything" The group of mostly inde- Slepian said this is a story — to build these kinds of connec-
pendent protesters held up signs everyone would have wanted to tions and help people learn from
one another and support one an-
and chanted anti-Israel slogans hear, but after he began his open- other. I think that the value of our
work has truly been underscored
A Little like the former — the same one ing remarks, about a half-dozen by all of these events.”
Yasser Arafat and other Palestin- protesters managed to enter the
Help Goes ian nationalists used —viewed reception room. Jason Landau Goodman, ex-
A Long by some who heard them as an- They took over the stage, and ecutive director of the Pennsyl-
vania Youth Congress, attended
Way ti-Semitic. No arrests were made some guests exited through a the reception but also left when
at the protest, which was held to side door. he heard the commotion of the
protesters.
ostensibly oppose the only coun- As a result, hotel security com-
He was distraught from what
try in the Middle East that rec- pletely shut down the event be- transpired and said it was un-
precedented in the way it un-
ognizes LGBTQ rights. cause the size of the crowd outside folded.

The Task Force originally can- the room became a fire hazard. “I think it is a very heavy con-
versation that’s happening within
celed A Wider Bridge’s reception JOH “is an organization that the larger LGBTQ community,
of which there are certainly
a week prior when talk of a works with Palestinian gay peo- LGBTQ Jews who are a part of
it,” he said. “I think we really are
protest began, but the event was ple, and religious gay people and having a wake-up call to the civil
discourse that needs to take place
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ing sure there’s a safe space for all never seen anything of this mag- what happened in Chicago, but “I think Creating Change is year’s, and I will assure you there
points of view.” nitude in my life in the LGBT within the context of LGBTQ about a dialogue of all issues. will be a workshop on anti-
community. It was disgraceful.” rights as opposed to outside issues You don’t create change in a so- Semitism.” l
There were about 30 other Jew- that the protesters focused on. ciety unless you talk and com-
ish organizations at Creating He thinks protesters were prob- municate,” Segal said. “I was a Contact:
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open forums, Goodman said it solidarity to those fighting op-
was not a safe space emotionally pression, whether they are LGBT
that day. or not.”

This was Goodman’s seventh If anything can come from
time attending Creating this, Segal said, it is a learning
Change, and he hopes in the fu- experience.
ture, they can work together in
a peaceful manner. “My personal belief is that a
lot of people were misled and
“It’s a fight that is happening had no idea what slogans they
within the LGBT movement were shouting,” he said. “They
right now,” he said, “and so there didn’t realize those slogans meant
are important conversations in the eradication of Jews. They had
this part of the community, but no idea. Now that you’ve seen the
I think as we’re able to deal with monster, it’s time to tame that
them, hopefully, we can deal with monster or train that monster or
them in broader society as well.” educate that monster.”

Mark Segal, founder and pub- He said this occurrence will
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heard about the protest while at in a powerful way.
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and usually we can dialogue will now change.”

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Lazer Lloyd Brings High-Energy,
Focused Sound to Beaming Crowd

GLOBAL and knew that he had to meet made a beautiful portrait or song. ▲ Lazer Lloyd performs at Underground Arts.
Lloyd in person. And it’s a mitzvah. I don’t need Rachel Kurland
RACHEL KURLAND | JE STAFF to do anything else. But if I can
“I started watching and I’m introduce people that will make
IT’S NOT EVERY day that you like, ‘This guy kind of looks like things happen, then we make
see a rocker on stage belting Jimi a hillbilly, and, my God — he can things happen.”
Hendrix covers while sporting a play guitar,’ ” he laughed. “Then
harmonica and peyot. I started noticing, ‘Wait a minute, Olitsky also reached out to
those are peyot. That’s a tallis he’s others to attend the show, like
But on Jan. 28, that’s just wearing.’ This is a Chasidic Jew Adam Reiver.
what Lazer Lloyd treated his au- playing the best cover I’ve ever
dience to during a performance heard of Hendrix.” Reiver, a business partner of
at Underground Arts in the Eddie Van Halen’s in the guitar-
Loft District. Olitsky saw that Lloyd was parts company D-Tuna and FU-
heading to the U.S., so he Tone, canceled all his plans to
Lloyd, a self-proclaimed ob- reached out to see if he could make it to the show.
servant Jew and Americana make a stop in Philadelphia.
artist, incorporated rock ‘n’ roll, “I thought Lazer was extreme-
folk, blues, soul and a little coun- Olitsky finances a lot of mu- ly talented, really soulful and def-
try, fusing the disparate styles in- sic, mostly progressive or hard initely the real deal,” Reiver said.
to a salatim of soulful sound. rock, and has made a lot of con- “I work with great musicians, and
nections over the past 10 years. I’m sitting here hanging off the
Lloyd, who lives in Israel, has edge of my seat. He played from
become an online international He wanted to help Lloyd the heart — it was really deep.”
sensation over the past few record some tracks and make
months. He’s had more than 2 more connections in the music Lloyd’s musical inspirations
million cumulative hits on sev- industry. On the same day as his range from Stevie Ray Vaughan
eral of his music videos, inspiring Philadelphia concert, Olitsky in- and Bruce Springsteen to Neil
another tour across the ocean. troduced Lloyd to Grammy-win- Young, Bob Dylan and Hendrix.
ning music producer David Ivory
“I guess it was something that and they recorded for several This road to superstardom
just really touched a lot of people, hours before his performance. seems to have happened quickly,
so we’ve been getting a lot of help but Lloyd has been playing music
from the fans,” Lloyd said. “With “It was a big break for me,” on stage since he was 15.
the right song at the right time, Lloyd said, “because a lot of peo-
I think it encompasses a lot of ple in the industry know him.” Originally from Connecticut,
people’s feelings.” He said Ivory is now trying to get Lloyd was not very religious
Lloyd a publicist. growing up.
He left Israel for a three-week
tour in the U.S., and dropped by “I’m a non-traditional Jew, but Later on, he was living in Man-
Philadelphia on a whim. I believe in supporting our Jew- hattan as a “long-haired rock-and-
ish community,” Olitsky added. roller,” when his sister went to Is-
Actually, Stephen Olitsky saw “What I do is connect dots. In rael to teach after college.
one of his videos on Facebook this case, I connected dots that
His mother convinced him to
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where he was exposed to a whole “I still don’t want to be a harmonica, guitar and a few
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Shabbat,” he said. “I came home bit out of the box. I do as many mixed crowd in terms of age and
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Shabbat. I knew I wanted to go and everything, but I don’t con- parallels most of Lloyd’s fan base.
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how I was going to do that.” trying to make a different path. Lloyd said he plays for a lot of
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who also happened to be a part want to feel like they have to all “I don’t want anyone to come
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else. That’s not what the teach- in place,” he said. “Even though
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Kellman Brown Academy Transitions from
Schechter to a Community Day School

LOCAL nounce that Day Schools of Re- • A consistent schoolwide liturgy having taught Jewish studies ▲ Emily Cook is the acting head of
form Judaism (PARDES), The will be used in daily tefillah, there for 15 years. Her children, school and principal at Kellman
JASON COHEN | JE STAFF Partnership for Excellence in Jew- while students will have access Daphna, now a sophomore at Brown Academy.
ish Education (PEJE), RAVSAK to a variety of different sid- Johns Hopkins, and Yohav, a sen-
ON JAN. 26, Kellman Brown (The Jewish Community Day durim for davening purposes. ior at Cherry Hill High School “I think it’s going to put KBA
Academy, a K-8 Jewish day School Network), the Schechter East, both graduated from there. in a position to hopefully come
school in Voorhees Township, Day School Network (Schechter), According to Cindi Hasit, to a more equal level with other
formally announced it is in the and the Yeshiva University School president of the board of trustees Coming from Israel and private school options,” said Be-
process of transitioning from a Partnership (YUSP) have all at KBA, this change will benefit knowing very little English, the lafsky. l
Solomon Schechter affiliation to agreed to move forward toward the school. Having parent input school prepared them for high
a community day school. The the formation of a new, integrated during the past 18 months has school, college and beyond. While Contact:
move, which was the subject of North American Jewish day been crucial to the transition. she says she did not see a problem [email protected];
a meeting with about 25 people school organization,” it said. with KBA’s current format, she is 215-832-0747
in attendance — among them, “It’s a celebration of how we’re ready to embrace the changes.
staff members, clergy, parents “The decision by our respective evolving and what we’re becom-
and grandparents — comes dur- leadership to move in this direc- ing,” Hasit said. “As a community “I want them to know it is a
ing the same week that a major tion is an affirmation of the cen- day school, we will be determining school like this already,” she said
consolidation of Jewish day trality of day schools in Jewish life what our policies and practices are. referring to inclusion.
school organizations occurred. and reflects our dedication to see-
ing Jewish learning, literacy, culture “We’ve heard from a lot of Bob Belafsky of Voorhees
Acting Head of School and and commitment flourish in a rap- people and taken their input for Township has two grandchildren
Principal Emily Cook said the idly changing world. At the same crafting their vision for the future. at the school: Noah and Mirah
goal is to reach everyone in the time, it reflects the conviction of We want to make sure that it is Berman, fourth- and first-
Jewish community in South Jer- many in the day school commu- very clear that all Jewish students graders, respectively. He told the
sey. People shouldn’t have the per- nity that we can all benefit from feel included and welcome here.” Exponent the school has a per-
ception that KBA is just for Con- the knowledge, expertise and ideas ception that it is a religious insti-
servative Jews, she stressed. of others, even if we express our Ayala Vavari knows the im- tution and this new model will
Jewishness differently. As one or- pact Kellman has on children, change that.
“We want more people to ganization, we can unify to
know who we are and what we’re strengthen day schools, the core of
about,” Cook told the Jewish Ex- the Jewish educational enterprise.”
ponent.
Some key elements of the
In the fall of 2014, the school transition are:
began discussing a change. Fol-
lowing meetings with several or- • Community clergy will be in-
ganizations, parents and clergy vited to connect with students
members and after doing exten- through classes or prayer.
sive research of other schools, the
decision was made to change the • Middle school Jewish studies
school’s affiliation. electives will occur once a
week, giving students options.
Highlights of the community Their choices may now in-
day school model include more clude advanced text study or
inclusive language and practice, understanding current events
while providing additional poli- or social issues in a Jewish
cies expressing commitment to context.
the entire community, as well
more choices for older students • The current balance of Jewish
within tefillah and Jewish studies. studies and general studies
will remain the same.
“We feel really good about
this,” Cook said. “We think we • Views of Torah stories, Jewish
are moving in a very spirited di- observance and holidays will
rection.” be taught with openness to
the beliefs within the broader
While the makeup of the Jewish community.
school is primarily Conservative,
other movements are well repre- • Students will continue to pray
sented in the student body. in daily tefillah.

“There’s a lot of change going • Fifth- through eighth-graders
on in the day school community,” will be able to select from
Cook said. “We represent a broad “Tefillectives” once a week,
spectrum of Jewish affiliations. which allow them to engage
We want people to know that.” spiritually through arts, mu-
sic and meditation. A stan-
On Jan. 19, KBA sent a letter to dard davening option is also
the parents explaining the process. available.

“We are delighted to an-

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Tu B’Shevat Program Offers Students
Safe Arbor After Snowstorm

LOCAL talk about it.” about roots and seeing all the After all that, it was game comprehension, the kids from
trees, the children actually got to time. Each group got to play a Torah Academy — and, presum-
That, of course, would be Tu plant a “tree” of their own — just modified form of “Jeopardy,” ably, those who followed them
like Israeli kids are doing back testing their knowledge for the the rest of the week — left Morris
JON MARKS | JE STAFF B’sehvat, which the children study home. They wrote their names day. Five categories. Three ques- Arboretum a lot more knowl-
down on a an empty plant con- tions, with more points for the edgeable about plants, trees and
in class, though they have only tainer, then filled it with soil, be- tougher questions. the world in which they live than
fore taking a seedling — in this when they arrived.
IT’S UNLIKELY THIS is how rudimentary knowledge of what case, a sweet birch — and stick- Unfortunately, there was no
ing it in the soil. Alex Trebek here to hand out the Joyce Kilmer would’ve
Joyce Kilmer first started learn- it all means. They know that while prize money. On the other hand, loved it. l
Each child then got to take answers did not have to be put in
ing about trees. Growing up as a it’s winter here, thousands of miles their plant home, where they’ll the form of a question. Contact:
water it, take care of it and pre-
little boy in North Jersey, Kilmer, away in Israel, it’s spring and trees sumably watch it grow. After displaying their impres- [email protected];
sive powers of retention and
who would go on to write one of are being planted. But after par- 215-832-0729

the most famous poems in ticipating in Morris’ Tu B’Shevat

American history, “Trees,” prob- program, they should have a bet-

ably didn’t have same the luxury ter understanding of how that

as the preschoolers from the process works.

Torah Academy of Greater “We discussed it before,” said

Philadelphia and others from Miriam Lichtenstein, Hebrew

area schools and synagogues. He studies teacher at Torah Acade-

had to find out about them on my. “They know about trees.

his own. They learn in the Torah you’re

not allowed to cut down

certain trees. But this

gives them a greater ap-

preciation.”

The program divides

students into two

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▲ Torah Academy of Greater Philadelphia guide explained to them
students learn about trees during a Tu that even though most of
B'Shevat program at Morris Arboretum. the trees are without

Jon Marks leaves, they remain very

much alive, sustained by

But thanks to the Morris Ar- the water and nutrients stored up

boretum, which has been educat- months earlier.

ing the public as a horticultural Inside, the children heard

landmark under one name or an- about the importance of roots,

other going back to 1887, children how they absorb water that not

of all ages can learn an invaluable only enable them to nourish the

lesson: Without trees, without rest of the tree but physically sup-

plants, without so much of nature, port it as the tree grows.

we simply wouldn’t be here. Through a question-and-an-

That, in part, is what the ar- swer session, they expressed their

boretum’s recently concluded an- own ideas, the extent of which

nual Tu B’Shevat program is all often surprised and delighted the

about. “There’s nothing more im- adults teaching them.

portant on Earth than plants,” said “That’s exciting, even at this

longtime assistant director of ed- really young age,” said Hawley,

ucation, Liza Hawley, “because who had to rearrange the pro-

everything comes from them. gram schedule due to the weath-

Getting kids to realize that at a re- er, which delayed its opening

ally young age and appreciate three days. “I don’t know if they

what makes plants work and how, really understand that without

in urban areas, we have to help plants, we don’t have oxygen and

them is vital. We want to drive we would not exist. But once it

that home as early as possible. clicks in that all these plants are

“Since it’s got a specific con- making the oxygen we breathe,

nection to them through the re- it’s very reassuring.”

ligious aspect, it’s a great way to Once they finished learning

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NATIONAL raised 60 years ago — and for ▲ Frank Reese owns the Good Shepherd Poultry Ranch, which only raises Waters, who have hosted farm
generations before.” heritage birds. dinners showcasing Good Shep-
VICTOR WISHNA | JTA herd birds.
Still, there’s something novel Victor Wishna
LINDSBORG, KAN. Thou- about the batch of chickens that’s Reese’s ranch is featured
sands of birds strutted around about to hatch. When the multi- “Not only are Jews required to check in on the kosher chicks-to- prominently in the 2009 book,
like rambunctious kids at recess breed mix of approximately 1,500 provide animals with a good life, be. He was last at Good Shepherd Eating Animals, by bestselling au-
— six varieties of turkey and reaches market-ready maturity in there are even prescriptions for in December, when he “U- thor Jonathan Safran Foer —
nearly 40 breeds of chicken, duck May, the chickens will head east providing a good death.” Hauled” a small batch of chick- now also a Farm Forward board
and geese. to a rabbinically supervised ens to the Pelleh Poultry plant in member — and it will be fea-
slaughterhouse in upstate New JIFA aims to encourage insti- Swan Lake, N.Y. — essentially, a tured in a documentary based on
As soon as a stranger stepped York — and become the first tutions to take whatever simple test run — so they could be the book, produced by Natalie
into their dominion, a dozen of kosher heritage poultry commer- steps they deem appropriate to butchered and served at the re- Portman, that’s scheduled for re-
the largest toms surrounded the cially available since the rise of promote animal welfare, cent Hazon Food Conference in lease later this year.
visitor. “They’re just making sure factory farming more than a half- whether that’s dedicating a per- Connecticut.
you’re not here to take over the century ago. centage of an organization’s food Poultry distributors took no-
flock,” fourth-generation farmer budget to vegan products or no “When we brought Frank’s tice. Reese boosted his turkey pro-
Frank Reese Jr. explained. How a Catholic farmer with longer serving challah made chickens to the slaughterhouse, duction from 500 to more than
pre-Civil War Kansas roots be- with caged-chicken eggs. the head rabbi said, ‘Oh, these are 5,000 annually, and added chick-
Out on the open Kansas came the source of kosher cuisine’s the chickens I ate when I was a ens to the mix. Heritage Foods
prairie, about 80 miles north of latest leap has to do with a new For such a mission, she said, kid!’” Greenberg recalled. “He USA and Emmer & Co., the pri-
Wichita, Reese’s Good Shepherd venture by Farm Forward, a non- Reese’s poultry is a natural fit. was just ecstatic.” mary online retailers of Reese’s
Poultry Ranch has become an profit advocacy group working to- birds, sell them for $10 per pound
oasis of what’s known as heritage ward alternatives to factory farm- “What’s more Jewish than As for Reese, he was always or more, with the largest turkeys
poultry — healthy and genetical- ing. Reese is a board member. chicken?” asked Chandler, whose fascinated by birds. At age 11, his costing upwards of $200.
ly pure breeds of fowl that meet official title is chief compassion Jersey Black Giant chickens qual-
the American Poultry Associa- The Jewish Initiative for An- officer. “I know so many people ified for the Kansas State Fair. Yet the challenge of building
tion’s Standard of Perfection, first imals, or JIFA, officially launches who stopped keeping kosher be- There, he saw his first Standard a market is daunting, not only
codified in 1874. Monday with the aim of educat- cause they wanted local, organic, Bronze turkeys — the kind fea- because of the expense, Reese
ing the Jewish community on the free-range and higher-welfare. tured in Thanksgiving decora- said, but because most people
In a poultry trade dominated ethical issues of industrial farm- And now we’re saying you don’t tions — and met Norman Kar- don’t understand what “heritage”
by industrial farms brimming ing and encouraging Jewish in- have to stop.” dosh, the “Turkey Man” of the really means — it isn’t just how
with birds that have been genet- stitutions to create food policies poultry world, who became a you treat animals, but how you
ically engineered for size and showcasing animal welfare as a Reese — who shares his 160- friend and mentor. treat their DNA. Under the def-
growth — to the point where Jewish value. The initiative is be- acre property with three dogs inition of the American Live-
they can’t walk, let alone fly — ing jumpstarted by Washington’s and, depending on the season, After college, a stint in the stock Breeds Conservancy, birds
Reese has become something of Emanuel J. Friedman Philanthro- somewhere between 7,000 and army, a career as a nurse-anes- must show a specific set of genet-
a trailblazer. He’s done it by stick- pies and the Leichtag Foundation 10,000 birds — concurred that thetist (which he still pursues ic traits, like natural mating and
ing to methods that are respon- in Encinitas, Calif. the conscientious kosher con- part-time to supplement his long lifespan, to be labeled her-
sible, humane and, as it happens, sumer is his ideal customer. poultry habit) and a year at a itage. (Reese actually dislikes the
not the least bit innovative. “The Torah and the Talmud monastery in Texas, Reese re- term, as it’s easily misappropri-
give many examples of how hu- “I love the idea that these an- turned to Kansas in 1989 and ated, like “natural.”)
“I’m not doing a thing new,” mans are responsible for protect- imals are going to people who re- bought his ranch. At first, his
Reese, 67, said. “This is the way ing animals,” said Brooklyn- spect their food, and who realize goal was merely to preserve the By contrast, according to
all turkeys and chickens were based JIFA head Sarah Chandler. that what they choose to eat af- breeds and techniques that were Farm Forward, 99 percent of
fects creation for the next gener- dying out around him. poultry raised in the U.S. now
ation and that nothing should be comes from corporate hatcheries
wasted,” he said, sitting in the His quiet passion made head- that produce a single genetic line,
dining room of his 107-year-old lines in 2001, when the venerable crossbred dozens of times to pro-
farmhouse. The room over- food writer Marian Burros duce the most meat or eggs as
flowed with turkey-themed named Reese’s turkeys the best quickly as possible. Reese com-
keepsakes, Catholic statuettes in the country in The New York pares it to packing 400 pounds
and family heirlooms. Times. It wasn’t long before onto the underdeveloped body
Martha Stewart came calling, fol- of a 5-year-old child.
Across the table sat Yadidya lowed by Mario Batali and Alice
Greenberg, JIFA’s program coor- “All the modern broiler chick-
dinator, who’d stopped by to ens today, including the so-called
freedom-rangers, suffer from
cardio-vascular problems, dia-
betes, everything you expect in
morbid obesity,” he said.

Plus, whereas the factory
chickens are “a blank slate,” birds
of various breeds and ages offer
tastes and textures as diverse as
cuts of beef, Reese said. “Old
hens, old roosters, spring chick-
ens, broiler chickens, fryers —
all those distinctions actually

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National Museum of American thing like Krav Maga, I probably structor, trained with Rick Blit- “Jewish karate thing.” He decided about.”
Jewish History hosted a Krav fit the bill. stein, one of the first Americans to go check it out.
Maga course taught by David to teach Krav Maga in the United I’m sure he’s not the only fa-
Kahn and Don Melnick, instruc- I’m not sure what I was ex- States, after they met in 1995 “I walk in the room, and ther who feels that way.
tors and co-owners at Israeli pecting from the class — but it while Kahn was in law school in there’s three other people and I’m
Krav Maga in Cherry Hill, N.J., was actually pretty fun — well, Florida — though his career took the youngest one there — and The bit about women’s self-
on Jan. 26. as fun as it can be when you’re a different turn. Blitstein had I’m 36 at the time — and I’m like, defense was interesting to me. All
learning self-defense techniques trained with the father of Krav what did I get myself into?” he but one or two of the participants
For those of you who are un- that include possibly gouging Maga, Imi Lichtenfeld. recalled. “David walks into the at the event were women. Kahn
familiar with it, Krav Maga is someone’s eye out. room, puts us through a two- even demonstrated a potential
kind of karate on steroids. It’s in- “I’m not the best,” Kahn ad- hour seminar and I’m just blown scenario a woman could use to
tense and is meant to prepare We were taught a few basic mitted. “Don is not the best. But away by the history, the practi- fight off a rapist.
moves that can be built on for we were trained by the best.” cality, the ease of use, the sim-
more intense routines. Then we plicity of it — everything about It connected with me because,
If you want a history lesson it was just fascinating to me.” unfortunately, this is definitely
▲ Participants practice a kicking exercise during a Krav Maga class with in Krav Maga, Kahn definitely is something women have to think
the Young Friends of the National Museum of American Jewish History. one to talk to. He and Melnick A few classes — and a year about. Learning self-defense
have written five books on the and a half later — Melnick be- would come in handy in many
Jessi Melcer subject, with another two com- came an instructor and taught occasions. Even just having the
ing this spring. his own classes at the JCC. He knowledge that you could fight
you for realistic situations where partnered up and practiced, in- had Kahn do another seminar, off a potential attacker could help
In brief summation, the self- which led to a 10-week program. alleviate some of that uneasy edge
you might need the discipline’s cluding kicking a chair but imag- defense system started in the Eventually, they opened a second a woman feels when walking by
1930s after Lichtenfeld devel- location in Cherry Hill (the first herself — and I can tell you that
techniques, but it also focuses on ining that it was an attacker’s oped it for the Jewish communi- was in Hamilton). doesn’t only happen at night.
ty in Slovakia as protection
practical thinking and assessing knee. Practically everyone was a against the growing wave of an- “If I didn’t get that email, I Learning more about Krav
ti-Semitism as World War II ap- don’t know what I’d be doing Maga, which I — like Melnick —
situations. beginner, and I wasn’t the only proached. His system took ele- right now,” he said. didn’t really know anything be-
ments from contact activities like yond that it’s an intense kind of
And it’s the official self-de- one with concerns about being boxing and wrestling (which Being able to teach others karate thing and maybe it’s a
Lichtenfeld had experience in) ways to make sure they get home good workout, definitely gave me
fense training system of the Is- too short to actually reach some- and put it in a modern context. safe and their family gets home a lot to think about.
safe is what Melnick loves about
raeli Defense Force. one’s knee when attempting to In Krav Maga, contact that is the discipline. I expected to walk out with
prohibited in other disciplines is the fear that the next day my
So naturally, when I was asked kick them. definitely allowed — eye strikes, “It’s not tournament, it’s not muscles would be really sore
destroying joints, kicks to the competition fighting,” Melnick (which might have only hap-
to cover it and partake in the We learned how to get out of leg/knee/groin, hitting the throat said. “It’s real world, save-your- pened because they had been out
— you get the idea. life, do whatever it takes to get of use as far as exercise for longer
class, I was a bit apprehensive. a seemingly inescapable situation home safe, get your family home than I care to admit). Instead, I
“It’s all ‘dirty’ fighting, but it’s safe at the end of the day — and walked out intrigued — safety is
At 5-foot-1 (the “1” is impor- where an attacker is gripping meant to injure, as opposed to that is what we focus on and definitely something to think
hurt,” Kahn explained. that’s what I love teaching.” about no matter where you are.
tant to me), I’m not exactly in- your wrist, or coming at you
In any case, Lichtenfeld’s sys- As a father of two young As Kahn said, “the only con-
timidating. When I’m angry, my from behind. tem went on to be used for the daughters, Melnick has also paid flict you’re able to prevail or win
“fledgling,” as Kahn put it, Israeli special attention to women’s self- is the one you don’t get into.” l
voice gets higher and my chances The instructors walked army as the War of Independ- defense. His daughters have al-
ence began. He was appointed as ready been training for a few Contact: mstern@jewishexponent;
of scaring off a predator decrease around, helping and practicing the hand-to-hand combat in- years, he said, “so I want to know
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strained relationship between the children and a Polish couple who stop breathing.” ▲ President Barack Obama, at the posthumous recognition of four people
two leaders. opened their home and hearts to Edmonds’ son, Chris Ed- as Righteous Among the Nations.
a young Jewish girl.
Dermer echoed the prime monds, said his father “lived by Suzanne Pollak
minister. “Mr. President, I deeply Roddie Edmonds, a master a sincere Christian faith.” His fa-
appreciate the message of friend- sergeant from Tennessee, was a ther, as well as the other Right- Plage, which became a safe haven knowing where to turn.
ship that you are conveying by prisoner in January 1945 when eous Among the Nations, “re- for 60 Jewish children whom she “History repeats itself, and I
being here with us tonight.” the Jewish POWs in Stalag IXA fused to join the masses but in- helped smuggle out of Rivesaltes,
were asked to present themselves. stead bowed to no one.” a nearby internment camp. am frightened,” she said. “We
Dermer then turned to the Edmonds ordered all prisoners, cannot forget our history and the
Holocaust, calling it “an attempt both Jews and non-Jews, to stick What they did “is right to- Walery and Maryla Zbijewski lessons of the past.”
to wipe out the Jewish people — together. day. It’s right tomorrow. It’s al- of Poland were honored for wel-
and its primary lesson is for the ways right.” coming Elzbieta Ferster into their “All of us have a responsibili-
Jewish people to never be pow- “We are all Jews,” Edmonds home, after she and her mother, ty,” Obama said.
erless against our enemies.” told the Germans that day. “If In an interview before the Janina Ferster, had managed to
you shoot me, you will have to ceremony, Edmonds said his flee the Polish ghetto. “We must confront the reality
Where was man during the shoot all of us, and after the war father died in 1985 without that around the world, anti-Semi-
Holocaust, he asked. “Where was you will be tried for war ever telling him or his mother Although they knew they tism is on the rise. We cannot de-
the moral compass of the mil- crimes,” Edmonds is said to of his bravery. The only thing could be put to death for help- ny it. When we see some Jews
lions who simply looked the oth- have told the Germans. his father would say about his ing a Jew, the Zbijewskis took leaving major European cities —
er way as the Nazis and their war years, Edmonds recalled, care of the young girl until her where their families have lived for
army of willing executioners Lester Tanner, who witnessed was to say, “Son, there are some mother was able to rent an generations — because they no
perpetrated such monstrous Edmonds’ heroic words, said his things too difficult to discuss, apartment under a fake name longer feel safe; when Jewish cen-
evil?” commander did not waiver, and I would rather not talk and take her back. ters are targeted from Mumbai to
even when the German took out about it.” Overland Park, Kan.; when
There were those who did do his pistol and threatened to Elzbieta Ferster, now known swastikas appear on college cam-
the right thing, Dermer said, shoot him. Also honored was Lois Gun- as Elizabeth Wilk, told those puses — when we see all that and
pointing out the four honorees den, a teacher from Indiana, who gathered at the embassy that her more, we must not be silent.” l
— a prisoner of war from Ten- Tanner said Edmonds “could volunteered with the Mennonite father had died in the Warsaw
nessee, a woman from Indiana no sooner turn 200 of his men Central Committee in southern ghetto at the age of 41; she and Suzanne Pollak writes for the
who set up a school for Jewish over [to the Nazis] than he could France in 1941. She set up Canet her mother escaped without
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$27 million deficit into a surplus. used and experiences I’ve had more Hebrew University and lat- meant something.” likely ship frozen poultry directly
“I grew up less than a mile from will help.” er a professor at Gratz College. “Old chickens are my favorite,” to individuals and consumers.
Independence Hall. I’m a gov- And both his grandfather and
ernment history buff. If you like They did in Montco, where great-grandfathers were rabbis, Greenberg chimed in. “You just JIFA will also transport some
American government, you’ve Monson came into a situation he too. Even his younger brother, can’t beat the flavor.” They have of Reese’s eggs to Jewish farms
got to be a Lincoln fan and re- immediately realized needed a Ami, is in rabbinical school while the highly prized, deep yellow fat such as Isabella Freedman in
member what he did. complete overhaul. “We made also serving as youth director at that went into your bubbie’s best Connecticut and Coastal Roots
some difficult decisions,” said Valley Beth Shalom congregation schmaltz, he added. in California, which will raise
“And the most famous line in Monson, making it a point to in Encino, Calif. the heritage birds as part of their
the Gettysburg Address is the credit his entire team, the rest of But don’t let the fat fool you — educational programming.
first time anyone ever said ‘gov- which will remain behind when But the rabbinate wasn’t for heritage poultry is healthy. Prelim- There is also a trip planned to
ernment of the people… by the he joins the leadership team at Uri, whose name comes from a inary findings in a Kansas State Uni- bring some of those groups’
people… for the people.’ ” the district’s headquarters on poem by Rachel Bluwstein about versity study have shown that one farmers to Good Shepherd to
North Broad Street, headed by a barren woman longing for a of Reese’s chickens contains six times learn from Reese, with a longer-
Those are words Uri Monson Superintendent William R. Hite son she would give that name. the Omega-3 levels of an industrially term goal of becoming heritage
lives by. His stance may not al- and COO Fran Burns. “We had The poem inspired his parents. raised bird, and significantly more breeders themselves.
ways be popular — and it has oc- to do an honest appraisal of what In turn, Uri and Rebekah have protein and less cholesterol than
casionally ruffled some feathers. was going on. given their children — Shoshana, even the higher-end Smart Chicken That’s encouraging to the only
But it gets results. Ariel and Eitan — Hebrew brand sold in grocery stores. farmer in America recognized by
“The year before I came in, names as well. the U.S. Department of Agricul-
“My nickname is ‘CF No,’ ” they had a 10-page budget. This Kosher pasture-raised poultry ture as a producer of heritage
laughed this son of a New York is not what I would call a mean- “It wasn’t what I wanted to do is available, “but they still have poultry, who fears the extinction
rabbi. “Our communications di- ingful or transparent document. with my life,” he acknowledged of the factory farm genetics and not only of his breeds, but of an
rector dubbed me that my first What you can see is they would the decision not to follow in the problems,” said Greenberg. approach that is no longer
year because it’s my job to say say they were going to spend a cer- family tradition. “I respect the title “That’s why we’re working with taught. Reese hopes to start a
‘No’ to things — she decided I tain amount — and then spend and all the knowledge, but it wasn’t Frank, to get these birds on the hands-on institute on his ranch
was quite good at it. I take it as a more than that. It wasn’t honest.” my calling. I like doing public kosher market and get them to to train the next generation.
compliment. It’s not fun to say service and I like government.” these consumers and help fight
‘No,’ but someone’s got to do it. I Gradually, Monson and his factory farming.” “I feel that I am keeping a
believe it’s a responsibility to see team went about changing that, Having worked for the city in promise I made to my teachers,”
public money is spent wisely and to the point that the current the Pennsylvania Intergovernmen- Chandler agreed: “Everybody he said. “I’m keeping their lega-
that you’re honest and transpar- budget — complete with a five- tal Cooperation Authority, followed [else] who is fighting factory cy alive.”
ent with the public about how year plan — is 61 pages long and by the county, working for the farming is saying, ‘Well, all you
the money is being spent.” can be viewed online at montco- school district figures to offer its can do is stop eating animals.’ But And through JIFA, Reese will
pa.org. He views his move to yet own unique set of challenges. Once there are good farmers out there.” carry on another recently discov-
But now comes the toughest another troubled municipal set- he learns what they entail, Monson ered heritage of his own: Last
challenge of all. The district’s fi- ting as simply another opportu- will be ready to take them on. She said JIFA will have a dis- year, a DNA sample sent to An-
nances have been a mess for years. nity to put his Jewish back- tributor in place by the time cestry.com revealed some Jewish
Some estimates see its current ground to the test. “I don’t know enough yet Reese’s chickens are processed lineage on his mother’s side.
debt surpassing $1 billion, in large about the school district to know this spring, with plans for more
part due to the ongoing budget “I think the public service what needs to be done,” said chickens — and those prize-win- “That was fun to find out,” he
impasse within the state that is component and commitment to Monson, who attended Solomon ning turkeys — to follow. The de- said, laughing. “Now I know why
threatening to close some schools education certainly is part of Schechter and Akiba, and spent tails are being worked out, Chan- I’ve always had a tremendous in-
and forcing drastic cuts elsewhere. that,” agreed Monson, who ma- his summers at Camp Ramah. dler said, but the distributor will terest in the Jewish faith.” l
jored in political science at the “They have a plan, an agenda of
According to Monson, his same time he was studying how they want to move the
biggest concern is not knowing Midrash at the Jewish Theologi- whole system forward. My goal
just what he’s up against. “I’m try- cal Seminary on the way to his is to get in and figure out how to
ing to get some sense of the depth master’s in public policy from help with the finances. Funda-
of the challenge — and it is a chal- Columbia. “And there’s family, mentally — and this is true with
lenge,’’ said the 46-year-old Mon- community and Jewish values the job I have now and every job
son, who lives with wife, Rebekah, about believing we have the re- I’ve had — at the core it’s not
and three children in Lower Meri- sponsibility to make it better for about the numbers. It’s about
on. “But I happen to like puzzles our children — not to put our what the numbers allow you do.
and I’m good at them. burden on them. My kids should-
n’t have to pay for my refusal to “I am part of a team here that
“At its fundamental core, the deal with an issue now; if I have has done great things and I want
biggest challenge they have is an obligation, I should finish it.” to be part of a team there that
they have no control over their does great things. What matters
own revenues. And there are so Those were lessons he is the program, not the money.
many mandated issues — pen- learned, values he acquired They need the money to do the
sions, payments, high capital growing up in a family rich with program; I try to marry the two.”
debt, charter school costs — that rabbinic and Judaic scholars. His
their ability to control expendi- father, Rabbi Michael Monson, So bring it on, Philadelphia
tures is also limited. started off in New York, before School District. The “CF No”
coming here to be the rabbi at awaits. l
“But you never really know Penn Hillel. His mother, Rela,
until you’re on the inside. I have was a former president at Balti- Contact: [email protected]
a steep learning curve ahead of
me, and hopefully the tools I’ve 215-832-0729

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OPINION

EDITORIAL ‘Poison Pill’ BDS Doctors Are

We Are All Jews — Violating the Hippocratic Oath

and So Much More BY NATHAN MOSKOWITZ time that the Israel Medical As- doctors consciously or subcon-
sociation issued new guidelines sciously might not have their best
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA DELIVERED an historic address SEVENTY-ONE British doctors instructing paramedics to initially interests in mind?
last week at the Israeli Embassy in Washington. Speaking on Interna- signed a letter to the World Med- treat the most severely wounded
tional Holocaust Remembrance Day as medals were given to families ical Association last week request- patient at the scene of a terrorist The slippery slope of promot-
declared righteous gentiles by Yad Vashem, Obama spoke passionately ing the expulsion of the Israel attack, even if that person hap- ing medical BDS and improper
about “the reality that around the world, anti-Semitism is on the rise,” Medical Association, alleging that pens to be the assailant. medical care to Israeli and Jewish
even going so far as to repeat the defiant words of U.S. Master Sgt. Israeli doctors carry out “medical patients is not so far-fetched. In
Roddie Edmonds who, when his Nazi captors sought to separate the torture” on Palestinian patients. It would take mind-stagger- 2014, a doctor in the Belgian city
Jews from non-Jewish prisoners, replied, “We are all Jews.” ing inversion to interpret these of Antwerp refused to treat a 90-
According to Dr. Ze’ev Feld- guidelines as carrying out “med- year-old Jewish woman who had
“When we see some Jews leaving major European cities — where man, chairman of the Israeli Med- ical torture” on Palestinian pa- a broken rib. “Send her to Gaza
their families have lived for generations — because they no longer ical Association World Fellowship, tients. These new Israeli recom- for a few hours, then she will not
feel safe; when Jewish centers are targeted from Mumbai to Overland “A boycott of the Israeli Medical mendations are astounding in feel pain anymore,” the doctor
Park, Kan.; when swastikas appear on college campuses — when Association would prevent Israelis their strict adherence to medical told the patient’s grandson.
we see all that and more, we must not be silent,” Obama said. And from participating in medical con- ethics, above and beyond the
he spoke, as well, about the need for heightened support of aging ferences [and] publishing papers standard of care, even to the In 2014, the British medical
Holocaust survivors: “Meanwhile, governments have an obligation in journals, would halt funding of detriment of their own victim- journal The Lancet published an
to care for the survivors of the Shoah — because no one who endured research and joint research en- ized population. It is doubtful “open letter for the people of
that horror should have to scrape by in their golden years. So, with deavors, and prevent membership that countries who are not in- Gaza” on behalf of 24 signatories
our White House initiative, we’re working to improve care for Holo- in other medical associations.” cluded in this boycott, such as denouncing Israel and describing
caust survivors in need here in the United States.” Iran, China and Russia, could the IDF’s Gaza operation as a
Whether they are successful even imagine such guidelines. massacre. Not only did The
Obama is the first president to deliver an address at the Israeli or not, other academic networks Lancet initially resist publishing
Embassy, although then-President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary seeking to exclude Israeli aca- As it is eminently clear that rebuttal letters, but at the time of
visited the compound in 1995. In his speech, Obama highlighted demics from their associations, these 71 doctors are biased against the letter’s publication, the Pales-
that the Holocaust’s first and foremost goal was the genocidal elim- such as the American Studies As- Israel, and by extension, Jews, tinians and the U.N. claimed that
ination of the Jews. But without watering down that message, he sociation, the American Anthro- who comprise the majority of the 72 percent of the Gaza casualties
also spoke of the Holocaust’s universal lesson. pological Association and others, Israeli population, and because were civilians. After the dust set-
aim to delegitimize and margin- they have violated the spirit of tled, it became clear that the per-
“We’re called to live in a way that shows that we’ve actually learned alize Israeli scholars. This is per- their Hippocratic Oaths, one must centage was closer to 50.
from our past,” Obama said. “And that means rejecting indifference. nicious enough, but in the parl- ask: To what extent, and to what
It means cultivating a habit of empathy, and recognizing ourselves ance of the medical profession: depths, are they willing to stoop Doctors who sign on to Is-
in one another; to make common cause with the outsider, the mi- It does no physical harm. to further sully their medical raeli medical boycotts and label
nority, whether that minority is Christian or Jew, whether it is Hindu ethics? If they feel comfortable Israeli defensive wars as mas-
or Muslim, or a nonbeliever; whether that minority is native born On the other hand, the expul- with this boycott, how comfort- sacres have every right to voice
or immigrant; whether they’re Israeli or Palestinian. sion of the Israel Medical Associ- able would they feel treating the their political opinions. But
ation from the WMA, by hinder- objects of their boycott, and to when their accusations of med-
“It means taking a stand against bigotry in all its forms,” he added, ing the “funding of research and what extent would they treat them ical human rights violations are
“and rejecting our darkest impulses and guarding against tribalism joint research endeavors,” would equally and compassionately? aimed exclusively at one nation,
as the only value in our communities and in our politics.” slow down and/or prevent future and one people, this same nation
medical cures from reaching not Let us propose a few theoreti- and people have a right to be
Yes, we are all Jews, and proudly so. But our memory of the mil- only the Israeli-Jewish population, cal medical treatment scenarios. suspicious of their motives.
lions of Jewish lives lost is not diminished by also saying — partic- but also the Palestinian-Arab pop- Suppose a commander of the Is-
ularly in this election year of scapegoating and fear-mongering — ulation as well as the rest of the rael Defense Forces somehow Based on these practitioners’
we are all Muslims, all Latinos, all African Americans, all immigrants. global population — which, inci- lands up as one of these doctors’ breach of medical ethics and vi-
Doing so will help us recognize ourselves in one another, and might dentally, includes the boycotters emergency or elective patients. olation of their Hippocratic
just forestall future genocides.l themselves and their friends and Would this patient be given equal Oaths, it would be helpful and ap-
relatives in the United Kingdom. and humane treatment? What propriate to publicize their names
Join the about a non-military Israeli Jewish so that patients who might cross
conversation! Since these doctors are pro- patient who happens to be a set- their paths can perform due dili-
posing a measure that will inflict tler? What about a British-Jewish gence and decide whether or not
Tell us what you’re thinking future physical harm, they are vi- patient? What about a British non- they want these particular doc-
olating the Hippocratic Oath in Jewish patient who is mistaken for tors looking after them and their
and interact with the community at spirit and, if they get their way, a Jew or Israeli by virtue of his or loved ones. In other words, pa-
in deed. The oath clearly states: her particular name or face? tients have the right to boycott
jewishexponent.com “Whatsoever house I may enter, those medical boycotters who
my visit shall be for the conven- These doctors would most cannot be trusted to disentangle
Connect with us on ience and advantage of the pa- likely be insulted by these ques- their political beliefs and hatreds
tient; and I will willingly refrain tions, and would probably affirm from their medical acumen and
from doing any injury or wrong that they would indeed give all the unbiased ethics. l
from falsehood.” aforementioned theoretical pa-
tients equal and outstanding med- Nathan Moskowitz, M.D., Ph.D. is a pri-
One must assume a very ical care. But with such hatred in
pointed animus of these British their hearts, wouldn’t these pa- vate practice neurosurgeon in Maryland
doctors through their exclusive tients, if they knew the political
focus on Israel as a medical rights inclinations of these doctors, have and an assistant professor of neuro-
violator. Ironically, that focus every right to suspect that these
came almost precisely at the same surgery at Johns Hopkins University. He

is the author of Kuzmino Chronicles:

Memoirs of Teenage Holocaust Survival.

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OPINION

Seeking Purity of Pro-Israel Views KVETCH ’N KVELL

Serves No One’s Interests A Recipe for Inclusion

BY ANYA FRIEDMAN HUTTER sonally important. I wrote the state. It causes pain and hard- Elise McAfoos rants about non-kosher recipes (“Recipe For Disaster,”
following: “As American Jews, ship to the Palestinians and Jan. 21) and complains that the “premier Jewish news resource
PRESIDENT BARACK Obama. our progressive values demand alienates Israel from friends and should be setting its standards to represent ALL Jews in our com-
Former President George W. that we work toward social jus- allies around the world.” munity.” I do not keep kosher, almost every Jew I know or am related
Bush. Presidential candidate tice for Israelis and Palestinians, to does not keep kosher, so to imply that only Jews who keep kosher
Hillary Clinton. Rabbi Rick Ja- ending the occupation and es- Basic facts and honesty are real Jews is totally absurd. I thought that the issue of “who is a
cobs, president of the Union for tablishing two secure and peace- should not be controversial. By Jew” had been argued into oblivion years ago. I do not follow dietary
Reform Judaism. What do these ful states side by side.” refusing to print the word “occu- laws because I do not wish to. In essence, the Exponent advocates
leaders have in common? A firm pation” in their statement — inclusion of ALL Jews of ALL different opinions and lifestyles.
commitment to the future of Is- One month later, a leader even with a disclaimer that it rep-
rael as a secure and democratic from PIPAC asked to meet with resented an individual’s perspec- Jon Tucker | Philadelphia
Jewish state, alongside publicly me to “talk briefly about the PI- tive — PIPAC continues to pres-
stated recognition that Israel is PAC leadership statement.” In ent a false “consensus.” By ignor- A Rancid Take on ‘MatzoBall’
perpetuating an unsustainable oc- the meeting, I was commended ing the many American and Is-
cupation of the Palestinians in the for my involvement in the pro- raeli leaders, security experts and I have been reading the Exponent for many years, since I would go
territory beyond the Green Line. Israel community on campus, millions of everyday citizens who to my Bubbie’s on Friday afternoons in the ’60s. I read it while sitting
but was encouraged to remove recognize that settlement expan- on my grandpa’s recliner and eating the vegetables of the chicken
Growing up in a progressive the word “occupation” from my sion and the ongoing occupation soup my Bubbie was cooking for Shabbat dinner.
Jewish household, I felt
strong love and connec- statement. It was made clear that of the West Bank under- I was really upset when I read Rachel Kurland’s article (“What
tion toward Israel as my if I did not, I would not be per- mine Israel’s democracy, It’s Really Like to Attend the Matzo Ball,” Dec. 31). I have never read
people’s homeland. My mitted to publish a personal security and internation- an article that stated so many Jewish stereotypes and self-deprecating
family and my Jewish statement at all. My brand of al standing, they are remarks. Those remarks were certainly not humorous to me. There
community encour- pro-Israel perspective, I was told, sweeping under the rug are many groups that use those stereotypes to make fun of Jews. To
aged me to feel a sense was too controversial. have one of our own tribe poke fun by using stereotypes of cheapness
of responsibility for a question that is vital to and romantic undesirability seems quite unfunny to me. To read
helping to make Israel I was surprised and frustrat- Israel’s future. them in the paper that has “What It Means to be Jewish in Philadel-
a safe and just place. ed by this censorship. Why is phia” under the title disgusts me.
For me, as for recognizing the occupation I appreciate that PI-
staunchly pro-Israel such a problem for PIPAC? PAC seeks to showcase These are the sentences that I find extremely offensive:
leaders like Rabbi Ja- Every American presidential diverse and wide- 1) the only thing better than two Jews meeting their beshert is
cobs, acknowledging administration since Lyndon spread support for Is-
the reality that the Johnson’s has considered the rael from campus one Jew getting free drinks
occupation exists land beyond Israel’s 1967 bor- 2) a tiny Jewish man (I can see a short Jewish man, but tiny has
and is a real prob- ders “occupied territory,” and leaders. But prevent-
lem is an important the building of settlements there ing me from explain- such a negative connotation in desirability)
part of working to- illegitimate. In a recent speech ing why and how my 3) an ad for the Matzo Ball offering a $5 discount — so Jewy
ward a safe future made in front of 5,000 members organization works
for Israel as a Jew- of the Reform movement, Rabbi on behalf of Israel’s Usually, I find your articles entertaining; why did you have to
ish and democrat- Jacobs said, “The occupation use these three sentences? What did they add to the article?
ic state. Helping threatens the very Zionism that future is unfair, and
Israelis and Pales- we hold dear — the living ex- creates a distorted Susan Paster Weintraub | Havertown
tinians means being honest pression of a Jewish democratic and misleading
about the realities and challenges picture of how Music to Our Ears
they face. many pro-Israel
This week’s edition (Jan. 28) was truly extraordinary — not one, not
Every year at my school, the students feel to- two, but five articles dealing with music, both Jewish and secular!
University of Pennsylvania, the day. From the musings of Cantor Jamie Marx on the direction of syna-
Penn Israel Public Affairs Com- I would like to challenge my gogue music within the Reform movement, to this past weekend’s
mittee (PIPAC) publishes a lead- fellow students, and both mem- concert by the Kehillah of Old York Road featuring the music of
ership statement signed by a di- bers of PIPAC and the larger pro- Leonard Bernstein, to the upcoming appearances at three area syn-
verse array of campus leaders Israel community, to face the re- agogues (including my own Temple Sinai) of Rahel Musleah, jour-
and political officials who agree ality of the Israeli-Palestinian nalist and performer of Indian Jewish music, Jewish music is alive
to “support a strong U.S.-Israel conflict. Hiding the word “occu- and well in the Greater Philadelphia area. Kol hakavod — all honor
relationship.” In my capacity as pation” and censoring it in print — to the Exponent for prominently showcasing the vitality of our
president of J Street U Penn, a will not make the actual problem musical heritage.
group committed to opening of occupation and the ongoing
conversation and taking action conflict disappear. If we ignore Cantor Stephen Freedman | Temple Sinai, Dresher
to advance a two-state solution these realities, we can do nothing
to the Israeli-Palestinian con- to help improve them — and in- Statement From the Publisher
flict, I was more than happy to deed, while we look the other
put my name on the letter. A PI- way, the situation only gets We are a diverse community. The views expressed in the opinion columns and letters
PAC representative also asked worse. If we are to be a truly re- published in the Jewish Exponent are those of the authors. They do not necessarily reflect
me to attach a personal state- sponsible community, we must the views of the officers and boards of the Jewish Publishing Group and/or the Jewish
ment expressing why a strong shed the fear of facing facts and Federation of Greater Philadelphia. Send letters to [email protected] or fax
U.S.-Israel relationship is per- wade into the work of making re- to 215-569-3389. Letters should be a maximum of 200 words and may be edited for clar-
al change. l ity and brevity. Unsigned letters will not be published.

Mount Airy-native Anya Friedman Hut-

ter, junior at the University of Pennsyl-

vania, is president of J Street U Penn.

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LIFESTYLES/CULTURE

In West Philadelphia, Buildings Bind Synagogues,
Churches Across Time and ZIP Codes

ART tall, with a main entrance in the sound in the space. She recorded many people
middle as well as sometimes on people greeting each other and
MARISSA STERN | JE STAFF the sides for men and women, catching up during the first 10 or didn’t want to
and they fit nicely with the rest so minutes of the service.
ABOUT TWO YEARS ago, of styles of houses on the block. leave simply be-
Zoe Cohen began driving “The sound recording,” she
around, looking for churches in “I’ve always been interested in said, “allows people to hear what cause there were
West Philadelphia. patterns,” she said, “so I started it’s like to be in both the church-
collecting the patterned imagery es that are in these former syn- black neighbors
She wasn’t searching for a new I was seeing in the architecture agogue buildings and also to
congregation to join as a convert. — the scrolls, the vines or the make a connection to the for- moving in. Once
She was on the hunt for buildings brickwork on some of these mer congregations. It’s almost
that had traces of Jewish iconog- buildings — and making draw- like getting to bridge the years the synagogue
raphy left on them — telltale ings based on some of them.” between when these were in the
signs a church had previously same space.” was converted,
been a synagogue. She wanted to find three spe-
cific congregations: one that left The phenomenon of Jewish their social lives
As she found these buildings, where there was complete agree- communities migrating to the
she started doing freehand, wa- ment among the congregation suburbs made similar impacts in changed and
tercolor portraits. Ultimately, she that they should leave West places like New York.
did 16 portraits of the structures, Philly; one where there was some they followed”
plus four larger portraits, as well kind of controversy about leav- Bradley Gardener, a professor
as soundscapes of a few of the ing; and one that never left. at Middlebury College, did his the community’s
congregations she came across. doctorate research on syna-
All of this work will be on display “I sat for a while and it gogues in the Bronx that have new direction.
for her “Shul/Church Project,” a wasn’t becoming something since been changed to churches
nearly two-month-long solo ex- that was interesting to me,” she while in the graduate program at “I don’t think ▲ This portrait of Chosen Generation Church of God
hibition at Abington Art Center explained of when she first em- City University of New York. people were in- in Christ, formerly Beth Emeth in West Philadelphia,
starting Feb. 5. barked on the project. “I decid- tolerant to the is part of Zoe Cohen’s new show at Abington Art
ed to kind of think more about Gardener, who was a visiting culture of other Center.
Open Heart Church, on the the buildings themselves and professor at Temple University
6000 block of Larchwood Av- start focusing on the communi- from 2013 to 2015 in the geog- people,” he said,
enue, was one of the first church- ties that have been formed raphy and urban studies depart-
es she found. The church, she around these buildings.” ment, focused on the change in adding that they
soon learned, was the previous the Bronx particularly in the late
home to Beth Hamedrosh Ha- When Cohen talked to the 1960s and early 1970s. weren’t put off that the syna- tudes weren’t the whole reason
gadol in West Philadelphia. Open Heart Church leadership,
it turned out the history of the White flight played a role in gogue was turning into a church why people left.
“I started finding the ones building interested them as well. the Bronx possibly as much as it
that were churches,” Cohen, pro- did in West Philadelphia. — or specifically an African- “I think the true narrative is
gram manager at University City “The pastor” — Bishop Der-
Arts League, said, “and then find- rick M. Hanna — “just said “What’s kind of going on American church — as opposed the synagogue meant a lot to
ing the ones that specifically are some lovely things about want- there at the surface is very easy
now churches where the Jewish ing to honor the DNA of the to see: It was a racially motivated to something else. “It’s in the aes- people,” he said. “They didn’t
congregation that had existed in building,” Cohen said, “and that thing,” Gardener said. “Folks did-
that building still exists some- they felt that it was meant to be n’t want to live with people of thetic and way of living they ap- want to leave, but they felt pres-
where else and getting interested — that God meant this building color or people who are different,
in the stories of how those tran- to continue to be a place to wor- and that leads you into getting preciated, and when they sure — everyone else was leaving
sitions happened.” ship Him.” into the pull of the suburbs and
new lifestyles that were available couldn’t do that anymore, that’s and the place they had known
The architectural patterns in The sound recordings aren’t fo- at that time.”
the buildings made it easier to cusing on the services themselves when they moved.” was dissipated.”
spot what she was looking for: — there are no songs or sermons For his research, he spoke
they were generally two stories in the recordings. Rather, Cohen with many older women who The idea of the building being The connections between the
wanted to capture how people had lived in the areas where the
churches now were who said changed into a church also was uses of these buildings was one

symbolic, he said. A synagogue of Cohen’s initial goals, which she

recognized a Jewish “place.” Once met in many ways and hopes to

the synagogue was gone and a continue to build.

church was in its place, it was a “I really wanted part of this

sign that “their neighborhood project to be a project of connect-

had completely changed.” ing to my community,” she said,

However, similar to what Bish- “and the people who live in my

op Hanna told Cohen, Gardener neighborhood who — whether

said many might have also been they are interested in it or not —

excited at the idea of their syna- inhabit a space that ‘my people’

gogue converting into a church built and used to use. I don’t have

because it provides a religious an- a specific thesis I’m trying to

chor for a new community. present — I’m trying to create an

While white flight and the opportunity for reflection —

pull of the suburban lifestyle def- that’s the power of visual art.” l

initely had an impact on those

who left — both in New York Contact:

and Philadelphia — Gardener [email protected];

said that racially charged atti- 215-832-0740

State Representative Honored For Work School Choice

BRIEF The award, presented by PA Union Advocacy Center. and somebody who is attuned to our pleasure to bestow this honor
CAPE — the Pennsylvania affili- Troodler, who is also a PA your community’s needs and on him in a very public fashion.”
MARISSA STERN | JE STAFF ate of the Council on American concerns — it’s always appropri-
Private Education — honors a CAPE member, said that Chris- ate and important to express PA CAPE is comprised of a
STATE REP. JIM CHRISTIANA lawmaker “in recognition of his tiana, who lives in Beaver Coun- your gratitude accordingly,” number of organizations in ad-
(R-District 15) was recently hon- or her strong support of school ty, has “demonstrated a strong Troodler said. “Rep. Christiana dition to the OU — The Union
ored with the Pennsylvania choice and their advocacy on be- willingness and desire to ensure is somebody who has really of Orthodox Jewish Congrega-
School Choice Champion Award half of Pennsylvania’s school com- all of Pennsylvania’s children get demonstrated the ability to be a tions of America — including the
during National School Choice munity,” said Aaron Troodler, re- a quality education.” strong advocate for our children Pennsylvania Catholic Confer-
Week in Lancaster. gional director of the Orthodox and our schools, and it really was
“It’s always important when See Choice, Page 18
you have an ally in government

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LIFESTYLES/CULTURE

Michael Barkann is Always on the Run

MEDIA monies, where he was enshrined taking a gamble on a fledgling There are several events con- MICHAEL BARKANN
in 2010. “I think about all the oc- CSN. By now he was married nected with the foundation, most
JON MARKS | JE STAFF cupations in the world and what and had a daughter, Emily, who’s recently a Designer Handbag
some people do to earn a living. now 19. (Son Matthew — who Bingo and Tailgate Party last
THIS WAS SUPPOSED to be It’s not easy being on a construc- was born here — is 15.) weekend, with their annual golf
the week Michael Barkann once tion crew or some job like that. tournament June 26 at White
thought he’d be spending in San My dad was in auto advertising. It was also during that span Manor Country Club. They’ll do
Francisco, taking both the Mike My mom was a buyer for Macy’s. Barkann started doing some ex- the Mike and Ike show on the
and Ike Show and Philly Sports tra work as a sidelines and fea- premises that day, which is just
Talk out West with him to pre- “I just feel very blessed.” tures reporter for USA Network fine with his partner.
pare for the Eagles’ appearance Getting back to the Eagles, at the US Open, a gig that would
in Super Bowl 50. just what went wrong? And why last 18 years. Plus, he had the op- “I joke with him about me
were we all so gullible? “We were portunity to cover the Winter being part Jewish,” said Reese,
Such was the hype last sum- blinded by the pre-season and Olympics, which meant trips to who never fully appreciated
mer when Chip Kelly’s team some of the moves they made,” Albertville, France, Lillehammer, Barkann’s drive and commit-
looked like a juggernaut. Sam said Barkann, in-season host of
Bradford was the real deal at CSN’s Eagles Pregame and Post- ▲ On set of Eagles Pregame Live. From left: Michael Barkann, Ray Didinger, Brian Westbrook.
quarterback. Demarco Murray game Live, featuring former
would make everybody forget standout running back Brian Norway and Nagano, Japan. ment until they began working at East Brunswick High School,
LeSean McCoy. And the defense, Westbrook, Hall of Fame writer “Covering the US Open is like together in 2011. “He certainly who later ran cross country at
with a revamped secondary and Ray Didinger and former mayor is proud of his heritage, but Syracuse. “Now,” he adds, her ad-
versatile linebacker Kiko Alonso of Philadelphia/governor of a mini-Olympics,” he said. “But I doesn’t talk about on the air. vice is “typical Jewish mother:
— acquired in the McCoy deal Pennsylvania, Ed Rendell. “They had two kids. When you’re trav- ‘Honey, you’re doing too much.
— couldn’t help but be improved. seemed so outlandish at the time, eling, you don’t get to see them “Whenever I can go out and Slow down. It’s not worth it.’
you figure they’ve got to work or much. It was important that I was support him, I do. He has things
They couldn’t miss back in Ju- why would they do it? around for them growing up.” he doesn’t want to bother me with, “But I feel I have the energy of
ly and August. Only one thing “Once the season started, you but I tell him I want to be part of someone in his 20s. While sports
stood in their way: reality. could see with your eyes they That’s one of many Jewish val- it. He’s not abusing our friendship. is our lifeblood here, it’s still sports.
weren’t going anywhere. That’s ues that matter to Barkann and It amazes me every day he has en- It enables us to escape. To be there
“Once you saw how the sea- why Chip was so vilified. When his wife, Ellen, who started the ergy to do what he does. I’ve to provide any kind of entertain-
son was going to unfold, you it went bad, it was like that chil- Barkann Family Healing Hearts gained an appreciation for how ment, I feel very fortunate. And
knew it wasn’t going to be,” said dren’s story. The emperor had no Foundation in 2013. “It’s for peo- hard he works and how many Judaism is an important part of
Barkann, sitting down to talk clothes.” ple who’ve suffered a sudden loss things he has going which can who I am. Being visible, like any
with the Jewish Exponent in the Since returning to Philly — of life or life trauma,” explained stretch anybody. But it’s never nationality or ethnic group, you
Comcast SportsNet (CSN) offices where he started off with KYW Barkann, who lives in Newtown shortchanged whatever he’s doing.” know who is in your group. The
in Center City. Some 20 minutes television more than 30 years ago Square. “We were concerned other thing is being able to give
earlier, he’d been on the radio, fin- — Barkann has covered the var- when they had fundraisers for That doesn’t stop his biggest fan back with the charity.” l
ishing up his daily four-hour WIP ious local pro and college teams. the 9/11 victims in New York and — his mother, Carol — from voic-
show with sidekick Ike Reese, the It’s kind of ironic he’d wind up they weren’t the ones getting the ing her concern. “She would al- Contact:
former Eagle linebacker and spe- here, though, considering he money. We want to see the faces ways tell me when I was in school,
cial teams wiz. In less than three grew up in the heart of Giants of the people and know who’s ‘You should be doing more,’ ” re- [email protected];
hours, he would be clad in suit territory in East Brunswick, Mid- getting it.” called Barkann, a four-sport athlete
and tie for his role as host of dlesex County, N.J. 215-832-0729
Philly Sports Talk, an hourlong “I really liked Philly teams
panel show on CSN, where he re- even though I grew up in New
views the day’s events with both Jersey,” said Barkann, who
local and national media types worked for Pat’s Pizza in Harvey
and sports celebrities. Cedars and made donuts at the
Donut Den in East Brunswick
But at least he’s “off ” on this before heading off to study
particular night, since CSN isn’t broadcast journalism at Syracuse
carrying either a Flyers or Sixers University. “In my late teens, the
game. That means he doesn’t Phillies, Flyers, Eagles and Sixers
have to do the pre-game show, all came to prominence.”
then a halftime segment, followed After graduating from Syra-
by Postgame Live, the network’s cuse, followed by short stints in
wrap-up show. At least there’s a Washington and Trenton,
chance on this night he’ll get his Barkann landed at KYW, where
preferred seven hours of sleep, his personal highlight remains
before having to go back and do covering the 1987 Flyers-Ed-
it all over again the next day. monton Oilers Stanley Cup Final
featuring Wayne Gretzky.
Not that he’s complaining. “All But when his contract wasn’t
the time, I just feel fortunate,” renewed, it was off to Boston,
said the 55-year-old Barkann, where he spent five years, before
who lists, among his many du-
ties, acting as emcee for the an-
nual Philadelphia Jewish Sports
Hall of Fame induction cere-

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An Unlikely Duo Finds Love in Lebanon

THEATER Unlike Lebanon, Mo., Mozes explained. “There’s some-
thing very fragile about an egg,
RACHEL KURLAND | JE STAFF St. Louis at that time — and this play is very fragile and
beautiful. It’s a perfect piece for
FOR PART THREE of its land- and to this day — has a the intimacy of the salon.”
mark season, Theatre Ariel is es-
chewing its usual predilection for big, vibrant Jewish Horton added that both
new works in favor of one of the Friedman and Talley are out-
most lauded one-act plays of the community.” siders within their own commu-
20th century. nities and behave as lone wolves.
These overlaps of
The region’s only Jewish the- She said she herself relates to
ater company (theatreariel.org) Jewish values that paral- Talley because she has also felt like
continues to celebrate its 25th an- an outsider at times in her life.
niversary with Talley’s Folly, the lel modern-day life are
award-winning play by Ameri- “[Talley’s] sort of ostracized
can playwright Lanford Wilson, what drew Mozes to the herself within that really tight-
taking place at several locations knit community,” she said. “And
along the Main Line on Feb. 6, 7, play. She said it is packed no one in Lebanon, Mo. has ever
13 and 14. seen a Jew, so [Friedman’s]
with incredible lenses to enough of an outsider.
This salon only features two
actors, Jenna Horton and Seth look through and ana- “I identify in a certain kind of
Reichgott, who play Sally Talley way because I do think that I al-
and Matt Friedman, respectively, lyze that time period ways felt like a little bit of an out-
in an intimate dramatic reading sider being in high school. I never
of the play. and reflect on 2016 as liked being part of a group too
much or things that get too small-
The setting is Lebanon, Mo., Jewish Americans. minded because without a really
in 1944 and follows the love story rich community, which I found in
of Friedman, a 44-year-old Ger- “I felt like a lot of later years, that there’s a certain
man Jewish immigrant living in kind of preference for being alone.
St. Louis, and Talley, a local 31- what Matt Friedman So in many ways, I feel like I had a
year-old Methodist nurse’s aide. little bit of a connection to Sally.”
and Sally Talley say
Friedman and Talley meet Horton, like her character, is
one summer and become smit- about the world are also not Jewish.
ten with one another. A year lat-
er, Friedman returns to Lebanon things we need to listen She said Talley is a very curious
to ask Talley to marry him. character who’s a bit of “a hard egg
to even today,” she said. to crack,” which makes the role —
“The two characters are two and the play — more dynamic.
people who are not likely to have ▲ Deborah Baer Mozes, Theatre Ariel’s founding artistic director, reviews the script Although most of
met and fallen in love with each “I just think it’s really re-
other,” said Deborah Baer Mozes, of “Talley’s Folly” with actress Jenna Horton, who plays Sally Talley. Theatre Ariel’s produc- markable that any time people
are from two really different
FF RR EE EEfounding artistic director of The- Photo provided by Deborah Baer Mozes tions are small or new places — culturally, religiously
— when they meet, it’s a pretty
&&SSTTCCAACCRRYYAAEE--SSNNEEAANNAACCVVIIHHNNAASSGGNN plays, Mozes chose this clear thing that backgrounds are
important and significant in in-
atre Ariel. “It is written by one of the well-known work because she be- forming who we are,” she said.
“But that doesn’t really have a
Wilson wrote Talley’s Folly in most important contemporary lieves it will resonate with her au- bearing on love.” l

1979. The following year, the American playwrights,” Mozes dience. Contact:

play, which unfolds in real time said. “It’s a play that’s by a non- “I made a really conscious de- [email protected];

over 97 minutes, won the Jew set in a very non-Jewish set- cision for our 25th anniversary to 215-832-0737

Pulitzer Prize for Drama and was ting, but is really reflective of use this as a time to sort of expand

nominated for a Tony Award for those parts of American values the mission in a way,” she said.

Best Play, among other awards and ethics that have made us as “For most of our history, 99 per-

and nominations. American Jews very much at cent of what we have produced

Wilson was born in Lebanon, home and able to embrace and are new or nearly new works, with

but spent most of his life in cities become Americans and be a part an occasional classic.”

like Chicago and New York City. of this nation.” Theatre Ariel productions are

Like the fictional Talley, the But Mozes said the play is full dramatic readings staged in in-

Lebanon of Wilson’s youth was not of Jewish values. timate settings, and the intimacy

the most ideal milieu to make the “It’s very much a Jewish play of just two characters performing

acquaintance of a Jewish person. in that it’s a play that questions correlated with that, Mozes

“Growing upf, there were no values, ethics, morals, what is added.

Jews there, and from my research our role society and how that There’s a scene in the play

it looks like there might not be impacts us in making family,” where Friedman tells Talley that

any Jews there still to this day,” she noted, adding that Wilson people are like eggs, “and that im-

Mozes added. “clearly knows Matt Friedman. age is very moving and very pow-

The play also examines the You would recognize Matt Fried- erful because an egg has this shell,

role of women during that time man. He’s a German Jewish which is seemingly hard but is al-

period and the role women play refugee who came after World so really easily cracked, and when

in marriage. War I and settled in St. Louis. it’s cracked the insides spill out,”

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Jewish Genetic Diseases said, “but it’s really meant as a which receives $100,000 million important to work collaborative- every other child.” l
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Food Fit for a Golden FOOD
Anniversary Kickoff
LINDA MOREL |JE FOOD COLUMNIST

MY HUSBAND HAS hosted
football parties since the first Su-
per Bowl in January 1967. David
invited friends to his parent’s
basement for pretzels and soda.
Later, his party moved to his col-
lege dorm. He didn’t know Super
Bowl Sunday would last this long,
attracting over 100 million TV
viewers per minute, and launching
celebrations across America. (The
50th Super Bowl will be played on
February 7 at 6:30 p.m.)

“I started a national trend,”
David often jokes. In his 20s, he
added pizza and beer to the
menu. When he married me, I
was eager to boost his Super
Bowl party. Breaking with tradi-
tion, I invited couples to attend.

“We can’t just eat junk,” I said.
“We’ve got to serve a real meal.”

“The guys never expected that
before,” David said.

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“If we give people dinner, they DICED SALAD pepper, zucchini and mush- COLESLAW 4 tsps. Dijon mustard
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through many incarnations of serving. with the dressing recipe below. ing. From the cabbages, remove
menus. I now entertain 20 people the 2 outer leaves plus any other
on Super Bowl Sunday with ease. Salad Dressing 2 (2-pound) cabbages tough leaves and discard. Rinse
5 tomatoes ½ cup olive oil 2 carrots cabbages under cold water and
The hors d’oeuvres are infor- 2 cucumbers cup fresh lemon juice 2 cups light (but not overly pat dry with paper towels.
mal: peanuts, chips and salsa, 1 green large pepper cup red wine vinegar
frozen beef franks in a blanket 3 zucchini ½ tsp. ground mustard sweet) mayonnaise, such With a sharp knife, slice the
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ice. I use paper plates and nap- 3 tsps. dried basil, crushed to taste
kins with a football theme, 3 tsps. dried dill, crushed
found in party stores and many Place all ingredients in a
supermarkets. Slice tomatoes into wedges. medium-sized bowl. Whisk
Remove seeds and discard. Slice them until well blended and
After the first quarter, I serve cucumbers in half lengthwise. pour over the salad. Toss until
a buffet. At halftime, I present a Cut out the seeds and discard. vegetables are completely coated.
cake decorated like a football Cut off the stem of the pepper Cover with plastic wrap and re-
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the pith. and serve in an attractive bowl.
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card. Take the first half and place Place the frosting ingredients
its flat side on a cutting board. in a large bowl. With an electric
Slice into thin ribbons. Then chop mixer, beat until a smooth frost-
them. Move to a large bowl. Re- ing forms. Do not over-beat.
peat with the other 3 halves. Frosting will be loose, but if it is
too liquid, add confectioner’s
With a vegetable scraper, re- sugar 1/2 tsp. at a time and
move the outer layer of the car- briefly beat until combined and
rots and discard. Rinse carrots slightly thickened.
under cold water and pat dry
with paper towels. Into the bowl, Place 1/3 of the frosting in an-
scrape the carrots into ribbons other bowl and reserve for dec-
until almost nothing is left. orating.

Place the remaining ingredi- A drop at a time, add green
ents in a small bowl and whisk food coloring to 2/3 of the frost-
until they are well combined ing, until it reaches a grass-green
and a creamy dressing forms. color. Remove the cake from the
Pour over the chopped cabbage freezer and spread the green
mixture and toss until well coat- frosting on it while still frozen.
ed. Cover with plastic wrap and
refrigerate for 6 to 12 hours be- Decorating
fore serving.
For old-fashioned decorating:
Serves 20 Fit a pastry bag with a tip that
creates plain lines. Fill the pas-
MARINATED CHICKEN wrap. Refrigerate for 12 hours. 1 tsp. salt dients are well combined. Pour try bag with the white frosting
DRUMSTICKS Turn drumsticks once or twice. into the prepared pan. you set aside. Draw 9 straight
MEAT 2 eggs lines across the width of the
Preheat the oven to 425˚. Place the pan in the oven and cake to imitate the yard lines on
Marinate for 12 hours before Coat 2 roasting pans with non- 1 cup chocolate syrup, bake for 45 minutes, or until a a football field. On the center
roasting. stick vegetable spray. Arrange cake tester inserted in the center line, draw the number 50 for
drumsticks on roasting pans. plus 1 Tbsp. comes clean. Cool to room tem- the 50 yard line. On the lines
40 chicken drumsticks Place in the oven and roast for 30 perature. If frosting and decorat- next to it, draw 40. Continue
1 cup olive oil minutes, or until juices run clear 1 tsp. vanilla ing the cake, cover with plastic consecutively with two 30’s,
Juice of 4 lemons when pierced with a fork. Then wrap and freeze it. 20’s, and 10’s. The 10’s will be
place roasting pans one at a time Confectioner’s sugar (optional near the edges of the cake.
tsp. balsamic vinegar under the broiler for 1-2 minutes, If you don’t have time to frost
Kosher salt to taste or until drumsticks turn golden topping, or see recipe and decorate the cake, cool the If you have them, place plastic
Black pepper to taste brown. Serve immediately. cake to room temperature but goal posts and football players on
below) don’t freeze it. Right before serv- the cake. Serve cake when de-
tsp. each: garlic powder, Serves 20 ing, sift some confectioner’s sug- frosted. Cut into squares.
cumin, paprika, and Coat a 13x9-inch ovenproof ar over the top.
thyme CHOCOLATE pan with vegetable oil. Place a rack Serves 24 l
Nonstick vegetable spray FOOTBALL CAKE in the center of the oven. Close the Frosting and Decorating
PAREVE door and preheat the oven to 350˚. Special equipment: plastic goal BUY 1 ENTREE
Rinse the chicken under cold Open the coconut milk and spoon posts and football players (can
water and dry on paper towels. Cake off most of the cream at the top be purchased from Cakes.com) 1/2 OFFGET SECOND ENTREE
Move to 2 large bowls. Reserve. Vegetable oil for coating the and discard. Reserve.
Frosting
In a medium-sized bowl, place baking pan, plus cup Sift into a large mixing bowl 6 Tbsps. margarine
the olive oil, lemon juice, vinegar, 1 13.5-oz. can of coconut milk the flour through the salt. Stir 3 cups confectioner’s
salt, pepper and spices. Whisk to- 1 ¾ cups flour with a spoon until well combined. sugar — more, if needed
gether until well combined. 2 cups sugar 3 Tbsps. apple juice
¾ cup cocoa Using a spoon, stir the co- 1½ tsps. vanilla
Drizzle the marinade over each 2 tsps. baking soda conut milk remaining in the can. Green food coloring
bowl of chicken. Roll the drum- 1 tsp. baking powder Measure 1 cup of it and pour into
sticks around until coated on all the dry ingredients. (Discard the
sides. Cover the bowls with plastic remainder or use for other pur-
poses.) Add the eggs, 1/2 cup
vegetable oil, chocolate syrup and
vanilla. Using an electric mixer,
beat on medium until the ingre-

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Earth Angels Rise up to the Rescue CANDLE LIGHTING

February 5 5:06 P.M.

of popular songs (recorded by Kotzker Rebbe taught, “God to help others do more. February 12 5:15 P.M.
such artists as Jane Siberry and already has enough angels.”
RABBI ERIC YANOFF k.d. lang and Train) that make it Also, perhaps there is a reason With this in mind, then, let
clear we are “Calling All Angels.” According to this interpretation
PARSHAT MISHPATIM But in truth, to whom should we — especially as we confront chal- why this statement appears in the us take advantage of this
EXODUS 21:1-24:18 turn with our hopes and expec- lenges — God does not want the midst of the first parashah that Shabbat to reflect upon the
tations for improvement in trou- simple perfection of the angels, be- transitions from the narrative to following questions:
IN TRYING TIMES, to whom bling times? Opinion polls say cause angels are beings with a sin-
does God look? Who saves us in that our faith in angels — and in gle course of action and no choice the more legal (“mishpatim”) sec- 1. Even though we are not per-
times of trouble? To whom should our real-world leaders (and in the matter. God has enough an- tions of Torah: For angels, the fect or all-powerful, what can we
we look when faced with difficul- choices of leaders) — is faltering, gels. God needs anshei kodesh – concept of mitzvah has little do to help ourselves and others
ty? Should God take on our tra- at best. people, with all of our human flaws
vails alone, as a solo Redeemer? and tendencies and temptations, meaning. Angels do precisely as face the challenges of these days?
Should God enlist the help of This week’s Torah portion, who will choose to improve our God bids them to do; they make 2. Do we expect God (and the
angels? Should God call on us? Parashat Mishpatim, offers an world. God needs human beings no choices, and they have no in- angels) to “save” us? On whom
answer to this important ques- who are striving toward perfection,
We live in trying times. For tion of on whom we rely. In the even with the full knowledge that dependent agency. The entire no- may we rely? Who relies on us?
the first time in American histo- parashah, we receive many of the we will never arrive at that far-off tion of mitzvah relies upon the What can we do to help build a
ry, the next generation is skepti- civil laws that are to govern goal of flawlessness. potential that we as human be- more perfect world for those close
cal that their lives will be an im- Israelite society, but in the midst
provement upon the foundation of the list of laws, we read, “V’An- Especially in difficult times — ings will not do what we are to us, for the Jewish People — and
set by their parents and prior shei kodesh tih’yu li” — “You shall when economic uncertainty, po- asked. Then, when we do fulfill for the entirety of humankind?
generations. We have heard be holy people to Me.” (Shemot litically charged atmospheres, di- God’s laws and expectations,
increased cries for help — in our 22:30) The Kotzker Rebbe un- visiveness and concern for Jewish when we, through our choices Shabbat Shalom! l
country, in Israel and throughout derstood these words to indicate solidarity and continuity may all and actions, become holy hu-
the world. Our Jewish institu- that we should strive to be holy erode our hope and self-confi- mans — anshei kodesh — we will Rabbi Eric Yanoff is the rabbi at Adath
tions seek to provide services to — but in a way that is human. As dence — God wants anshei Israel in Merion Station. The Board of
ease our concerns about our human beings, we are subject to kodesh. God seeks a relationship
communal well being. In the temptations and faults. The with people who will try to be truly bring redemption to our Rabbis of Greater Philadelphia is proud
realm of culture, the past few better, try to do more — and try troubled times. God is not “call- to provide the Torah commentary for
decades have brought a number ing all angels”; rather, God is call- the Jewish Exponent.

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Past to Create a Brighter Future Students to Respond to the
Holocaust through Creative Expression
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More ThAn 70 yeArs after the Holocaust, religious hatred, racism and geno- JESSICA ENDY | JE FEATURE
cide still threaten our world. The life stories of Holocaust survivors transcend
the decades and teach us about the need to be responsible citizens who help All DelAwAre VAlley students in grades 7 through 12 are invited to learn more
create a more just, accepting and diverse society. For this reason, the Jewish about the Holocaust and share their thoughts and feelings on this dark period in his-
Federation of Greater Philadelphia’s Jewish Community Relations Council is tory through the Mordechai Anielewicz Creative Arts Competition and Exhibition.
holding its 39th annual Youth Symposium on the Holocaust this March for local The contest, begun in 1973 by the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia’s Jewish
high school students. Community Relations Council, is named in memory of a young leader who led the
Jewish uprising against Nazi tyranny in the Warsaw Ghetto in 1943.
“These students are the last generation who can learn these lessons directly from
Holocaust survivors,” said Beth Razin, the Jewish Federation’s Manager of Holocaust There are four categories in the competition:
and Israel Programs. “We encourage teachers to take advantage of this important • Creative writing — essays, short stories, poems or dramatic scripts
opportunity during this year’s symposium.” • Music — original vocal or instrumental work written for solo, ensemble, band
or orchestral presentation
Symposium programs are being held from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at four locations • Visual arts — artwork in any media including painting, sculpture, prints,
on four separate dates: St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia on Tuesday, March 8; photography, film or digital media
West Chester University in West Chester on Thursday, March 10; Gratz College in • Creative dance — solo or group performances
Melrose Park on Monday, March 14; and Bucks County Community College in New-
town on Thursday, March 17. The St. Joseph’s location is already at capacity. Entries should focus on themes that encourage students to view the Holocaust through
a broad perspective, reflecting upon its lessons in terms of their relevance to contemporary
The program, which includes an introductory film, small group dialogues with social and political issues. A list of potential themes, detailed entry requirements, Holo-
Holocaust survivors and dynamic keynote presentations, is open to all Delaware caust resources and the online entry form are available at jewishphilly.org/holocaust.
Valley students in grades 9 through 12.
Josey Fisher, a Holocaust education consultant, is also available to recommend
Professional development is being offered for teachers. The special session includes age-appropriate Holocaust resources and materials for the competition, and to sup-
training with the “Echoes and Reflections” curriculum; all new teachers receive a port teachers’ Holocaust curriculum in general; Fisher can be contacted at
free copy of the curriculum, which includes valuable information to help educators [email protected].
teach the complex issues of the Holocaust to today’s students.
Winners will be named in each category for three grade groupings: 7th/8th,
Program participation costs $4 per student or teacher, and includes lunch. 9th/10th and 11th/12th. First-, second- and third-prize winners will receive gift cards;
The last day to register is wednesday, Feb. 10. all entrants receive a certificate honoring their participation. Awards will be presented
at a ceremony being held at Moore College of Art & Design in Philadelphia on Mon-
F O R I N F O R M AT I O N on any of these events, visit day, June 6th, where all visual arts entries will also be exhibited from Thursday, June
2nd, through Wednesday, June 15.
jewishphilly.org/holocaust or contact Beth Razin
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class will meet at the offices of by a traditional Shabbat dinner. To spirited Torah discussion will be
Mommy and Me. Cohen, Placitella & Roth, registration learn more about Immersion and to Reform Congregation Keneseth followed by a potluck vegetarian
required. 2001 Market Street, Suite meet Tye, stop by the artist Israel welcomes Shabbat at 6 p.m. lunch. Call 215-629-1995 for
Sherrie Turetsky, director of the 2900, Philadelphia. reception on Sat. Feb. 20 from 7 to 9 For more information, call 215-887- additional information. 1906 S.
School of Early Learning at Old York p.m. (RSVP to [email protected]). 119 8700. 8339 Old York Road, Elkins Rittenhouse Square, second floor,
Road Temple-Beth Am, will lead a PSU Happy Hour. N. 3rd St., Philadelphia. Park. Philadelphia.
weekly one-hour “Mommy & Me”
class at 9:30 a.m. For more Penn State University Hillel is ‘Souper’ Shabbat. ▼SATURDAY, FEB. 6 Shabbat Shabang.
information, call 215-886-0650. bringing “Jews and Brews” to
971 Old York Road, Abington. Misconduct Tavern in Logan Square It’s Super Bowl Weekend at Old York Coffee, Bagels, Torah. Celebrate a family Shabbat at Katz
at 6 p.m. Penn State Jewish alumni Road Temple-Beth Am. Come JCC in Cherry Hill and enjoy a
Lunch and Learn. have the chance to reminisce on the celebrate with a “Souper” Shabbat Begin Shabbat morning at Old York spirited morning with
the “good ol’ days” in State College. with soups (chili, too), salad and Road Temple-Beth Am with an songs, art projects, storytelling,
Join Adath Israel’s lunch-and-learn Drinks on you, appetizers on us more for dinner at 6 p.m. Wear your interactive, engaging discussion of KIDish and challah snack! Free
program to discuss “RIPPED FROM (Drink specials TBD). Please pre- favorite team’s jersey. Reservations the weekly portion, including bagels for families with children ages 2 to 6.
THE HEADLINES: What Jewish Law register at pennstatehillel.org/ required. For more information, call Program begins at 11 a.m.
and Ethics Say About Current Legal event/philly-alum-happy-hour/
Issues,” from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. for a chance to win a gift card to Tria ▼FRIDAY, FEB. 5
Bring your lunch, drinks provided. Taproom and other awesome swag.
CLE ethics credit available. Course is And a special thanks to hosting National Parks Birthday.
open to the public. Office of Reed committee: Michele Abramson (’14),
Smith, Three Logan Sq. 1717 Arch Rachel Steinberg (’14), Jake Celebrate the 100th birthday of the
Street, Philadelphia. Newberger (’11), Sarah Hochberg National Parks Presentation at Rydal
(’11). 1801 JFK Blvd., Philadelphia. Park at 1:30 p.m. with a presentation
Meatballs and Matzah Balls. lovingly created to review all 58 National
Parks in the US Parks System. One-of-a-
Come to a book talk and cooking Israeli Art Lectures. kind images of spectacular locales,
demonstration with Marcia highlighting the very best of our nation’s
Friedman, who wrote Meatballs and Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel is parks. RSVP via email to
Matzah Balls to unite her Italian and hosting a series of lectures by Hila [email protected] noting the date and
Jewish heritages through food after Fishman, an art instructor and event requested, along with contact
converting to Judaism. The book lecturer at the Tel Aviv Museum of information, or by calling 215-376-6292.
was a finalist in the 2014 Indie Book Art in Israel, that focuses on the The Auditorium at Rydal Park, 1515 The
Awards. Friedman is a writer, Israeli art world, its origins, unique Fairway, Rydal.
photographer, home cook and recipe features and central themes. The
developer who has been featured in group will discuss the work of Israeli SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, CALIFORNIA
numerous publications. She will artists since the beginning of the
speak at the Gershman Y at 7 p.m. 20th century up to the present and 215-886-8000. Adults $10/Children and coffee at 9 a.m., followed by a to 12:30 p.m. 1301 Springdale Road,
$10. Registration required. 401 South the changing concepts and 6 to 13 years old $6/children under 5 peer-led Shabbat service at 10:15 Cherry Hill.
Broad Street, Philadelphia. representations of Israeli identity as free. 971 Old York Road, Abington. a.m. Casual dress is appropriate, and
Presented in partnership with reflected in the art. The art itself will everyone is welcome. For more Healing Service.
InterfaithFamily/Philadelphia and serve as both an inspirational tool Family Shabbat. information, call 215-886-8000.
Temple University’s Feinstein Center and as a means to understanding 971 Old York Road, Abington. Join Congregation Beth Sholom for
for American Jewish History. contemporary Israeli society, Join a lively service at Main Line prayer, meditation and song at 11:15
geography and politics from Reform Temple led by its clergy, KI Torah Study. a.m. Why might you come to a
Jewish Mother’s different perspectives. Program featuring live contemporary music. Healing Service? Deepen your prayer
Connection-Ambler. begins at 7 p.m. $45/series, Students from the religious school Begin Shabbat morning at Reform life and divine connection. Seek
$10/drop in. 300 S. 18th St., classes host each month’s service, Congregation Keneseth Israel at support when facing life challenges.
This by-invitation-only event is Philadelphia. which often includes the Junior 9 a.m., with an engaging discussion Foster connection to others.
hosted by the Women’s Jammers youth choir as well. Plan of the weekly portion “Gleaning” in Bornstein Auditorium. 8231 Old York
Philanthropy department of the ▼FRIDAY, FEB. 5 on arriving at 6 p.m. for wine and Plaut Commentary. Meets in the Road, Elkins Park.
Jewish Federation of Greater cheese/milk and cookies before Meyers Library. 8339 Old York Road,
Philadelphia. This is the backup Tot Shabbat. welcoming Shabbat at 6:30 p.m. Elkins Park. For more information, Havdalah Pajama Party.
snow date. 7 p.m. Then, enjoy a community Shabbat call 215-887-8702.
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Wisdom Beyond Midlife. free community tot Shabbat and fun RSVP for dinner and pay online at Monthly Service. are welcome to join Congregations
play group. Meet new friends as they www.mlrt.org/reservations.html or of Shaare Shamayim to enjoy
Join Rabbi Dayle Friedman, MSW, celebrate Shabbat with crafts, at [email protected] or 610-642- Congregation Leyv Ha-Ir — Heart stories, songs, and crafts while
MA, BCC, author of Jewish Wisdom snacks, music, candle lighting and 0304. 410 Montgomery Avenue, of the City welcomes you to its learning about the Havdalah Service
for Growing Older: Finding Your Grit challah. Starts at 10:30 a.m. Wynnewood. monthly lay-led Shabbat morning to begin the new week. Children are
& Grace Beyond Midlife. Explore 1301 Springdale Road, Cherry Hill.
spiritual opportunities around aging
at 7:30 p.m. at Beth Sholom Immersion: A Collection.
Congregation. 8231 Old York Road,
Elkins Park. Questions? Contact Old City Jewish Arts Center is
Stacey Salsman at 215-887-1342 exhibiting a collection by Drew Feith
x109 or ssalsman@ Tye, a Philadelphia-born artist now
bethsholomcongregation.org. residing in Washington, D.C., who
was inspired to pursue a Jewish
Parshanut: Medieval Mashup. theme for her solo exhibit.
Reflecting upon her own identity,
Explore the weekly Torah portion she was drawn to her deeply
with Rabbi Yosef Goldman of personal and powerful associations
Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel with the mikveh, a ritual bath that is
through the lens of the classical used to acknowledge and celebrate
Torah commentators at 12:30 p.m. significant moments of life. Exhibit

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Road, Philadelphia. Super Bowl Brunch. Silvers Visiting Scholar Program, support for our youth, families, and
endowed by David (C’71) and communities. With 18 sites across We can pay more because
Melaveh Malkah Concert. Join the Newtown Hadassah for its Patricia (CW’72) Silvers. North America, this year’s gathering we know the true value.
Annual Joan Weiss Memorial Super Van Pelt-Dietrich Library, will be easily accessible for Immediate cash for one
Just as we greet Shabbat, the Bowl Brunch at 11 a.m. 33 Autumn Class of 1978 Pavilion, 6th floor, participants around the country. All piece or an entire
“Queen of the Days,” on Friday night Drive, Newtown. 3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia. sites will participate together in a collection.
with a Kabbalat Shabbat service, presentation by a keynote speaker,
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the Shabbat Queen on Saturday in follow-up conversations,
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with joyful Jewish music from promo video, take a tour, talk about denominations and professionals will be live-streamed in each 10am - 4:30pm
around the world. Germantown session options and have a great working with youth are invited to
Jewish Centre’s in-house band, time. There will be fun activities for join ARJE (Association for Reform See Calendar, Page 26 Closed Sunday & Monday
G’vanim, features Nina Peskin and children. Free. 7601 Old York Road, Jewish Educators) for a Yom Iyyun.
Rabbi Annie Lewis (vocals), Rabbi Elkins Park.
Adam Zeff (vocals, oud, percussion), “EVERYONE SHALL SIT IN Portrait of George Washington (Athenaeum type), Gilbert Charles Stuart, United States,
Mikael Elsila (piano), Justin Fink Inclusion Fair. c. 1800, Oil on canvas, 2007-13-1, Gift of the Honorable Walter H. Annenberg and Lenore
(bass), Elliott Seif (accordion) and safety Annenberg and the Annenberg Foundation.
Hoagy Wing (percussion). 7 p.m. The Jewish Special Needs UNDER HIS OWN
$18/ticket (children 0-12 free). Consortium of Greater Philadelphia
400 West Ellet Street, Philadelphia. invites you to “Opening the Gates of vine and g tree”
Torah Yom Limmud: (Day of
Game Night. Learning).” Keynote speaker Rabbi Presidents Day • Feb.16
Charles Sherman will discuss
Join Congregation Beth El-Ner “Disability, Inclusion and Jewish Enjoy free admission on this important day.
Tamid from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. and Community: Living a Meaningful
“Let Us Entertain You” at a game Life.” Join in a communal Explore how American leaders impacted history, American
night extraordinaire. Play Bingo and conversation about the ways that society, and the American Jewish community. Meet George
Quizzo (trivia) or play Texas Hold- each of us can play a role in Washington and examine his original letter written in 1790 to
em Poker. Enjoy hors d’oeuvres and supporting the inclusion of people the Jewish community of Newport, Rhode Island, declaring
a full-course buffet dinner, all for the with disabilities in the Jewish the importance of religious freedom. Write your own letter
admission price of $36 per person if community. $18 per person. Program with a quill pen, have fun with interactive story telling, and
paid in advance, or $40 per person if starts at 2 p.m. at Har Zion Temple. enjoy arts and crafts projects.
paid at the door the night of the 1500 Hagys Ford Road, Penn Valley.
event. In addition, there will be a 5th and Market
cash bar, 50/50 raffles, a grand prize Maccabi Tryouts. NMAJH.org
and more. Additional bingo cards
will be available to purchase Tryouts for the Philadelphia ages 13
throughout the evening. Please to 14 boys Maccabi basketball team
RSVP to the synagogue office at will take place Feb. 7 and Feb. 21 at
610-356-8700 or mail your check to the JCC Kaiserman Branch from 9:30
Congregation Beth El-Ner Tamid, a.m. to 11 a.m. To be eligible, players
715 Paxon Hollow Road, Broomall. still have to be 14 years old on July
Please indicate with your reservation 31, 2016. If you or anyone you
the number of tickets you are contact has any questions, contact
purchasing and which game you will 610-836-2572 or have them email
be playing. Brian at [email protected].
Tryout fee is $20 in advance and $25
▼SUNDAY, FEB. 7 at the door. For more information
and a registration form, go to
Jewish Singles. www.phillyjcc.com/maccabi.
45 Haverford Road, Wynnewood.
Join South Jersey Jewish Singles
for brunch at Prospector’s, 3050 Rte. ‘Ghetto’ Lecture.
38 East, Mt. Laurel. The group will
meet at noon. RSVP to Judy at Five hundred years after the
609-953-8649. establishment of the Venetian
Ghetto, the University of
Walking Club. Pennsylvania’s Program in Jewish
Studies, the Katz Center for
Interested in getting back into the Advanced Jewish Studies, the
“swing” of things and improving Department of Music, the
your physical well-being while Department of History and the
having fun? Here’s your opportunity Center for Italian Studies invite you
to visit various locations once a to a program on “the Ghetto.”
month, while enjoying the Programs include a 1 p.m. lecture
camaraderie of “like-minded” and a 2:30 p.m. concert. The Swiss-
people. The Walking Club will meet Italian ensemble Lucidarium
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members; $136, non-ARJE members. Lunch and Learn-Center City. philosophers, scholars of religion and 30s and looking for love in the Philly
Event runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and others — will explore various Jewish community, this event is for
708 Ridge Pike, Lafayette Hill. Rabbi Morton Levine leads a lunch- aspects of religious experience, you. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at
and-learn program at noon. All are introducing the audience to the Strangelove’s, 216 S. 11th St.
Adult Courses. welcome. Offices of Cozen O’Conner, methods and findings of their (between Walnut &
1650 Market Street, Philadelphia. research along the way. Free and Locust), Philadelphia.
The Spring 2016 Adult Jewish open to the public. Register at $10 in advance /
Learning semester at Gratz College Lunch and Learn-Elkins Park. katz.sas.upenn.edu/miracles. $20 at the door.
begins at 12:45 p.m. Gratz offers a University of Pennsylvania,
variety of interesting and inspiring Rabbi Robert Layman will lead a Claudia Cohen Hall, 249 S. 36th St., can make a big difference in how look at some of the sacred texts
subjects at various days and times. lunch-and-learn at Congregation Room 402, Philadelphia. often you are sick, how quickly you from Judaism, Christianity and Islam,
Classes are geared toward adults in Adath Jeshurun at noon. recover — even how long you live! together with classical and modern
the community who enjoy learning 7763 Old York Road, Cheltenham. JIFF Event. Space is limited. 10100 Jamison readings of those texts, to help
in an intellectual atmosphere with Avenue, Philadelphia. understand how our world is
instructors who are highly regarded Lunch with Rabbi. Jewish Interactions for 40/50- intimately tied to the way we think
experts in their fields. Ongoing somethings (JIFF), part of the Lunch and Learn-Plymouth about beginnings. As a member of
courses are offered each semester in Please join for some stimulating Gershman Y community, provides Meeting/Norristown. the religion department at Haverford
a variety of subjects as well as lunchtime conversation and learning the wine and cheese, Jewish Plays College, Prof. Koltun-Fromm teaches
Hebrew and Yiddish language with Main Line Reform Temple’s Project (JPP) Artistic Director David Rabbi Gary Charlestein leads a lunch a wide range of courses in modern
at all levels. Hebrew courses offered Rabbi David Straus. Chuck Forer hosts Winitsky leads a review of finalists in and learn program at 12:30 p.m. at Jewish thought and culture. Class is
at Gratz College, the Main Line, lunch in his Center City office at Eckert the internationally renowned JPP the offices of Premier Dental $10 for anyone in the community
Center City and Chester County Seamans Cherin & Mellott. Bring your Playwriting Contest, and you get to Products Co., 1710 Romano Drive, who is not a member of Adath
locations. New courses include lunch and a friend (who need not be choose the Philadelphia winner! This Plymouth Meeting. Israel. Register to attend by calling
Hebrew Calligraphy and Israeli an MLRT congregant). Chuck will is your chance to read — and the Adath Israel Education Office:
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contact Barbara Rosenau, Director of Rabbi Straus will serve up the work by new voices in Jewish Barbara Sharofsky,
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7300 x182 or [email protected]. you plan to attend, please contact Event begins at 7 p.m. $20, Glass Leadership Institute (GLI) is a classes begin at 7:30 p.m. 250 N.
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7605 Old York Road, Melrose Park. [email protected] 401 S. Broad St., Philadelphia. development program designed to
Liberty Place, North Building Entrance, give a select group of young ▼THURSDAY, FEB. 11
Support Group. 22nd floor, 50 S. 16th St., Philadelphia. Pop-Up Judaism. professionals an up-close and
personal view into the nation’s Mommy and Me.
The Compassionate Friends Serving Meyers Movie. “Pop-Up Judaism” is a series of one- premier civil rights and human
Lower Bucks County, Eastern session programs led by Rabbi relations organization. This Sherrie Turetsky, director of the
Montgomery County and Northeast Reform Congregation Keneseth Richard Hirsh at Main Line Reform ten-month program serves as a School of Early Learning at Old York
Philadelphia, a nonprofit support Israel is hosting a screening of the Temple devoted to a single topic. comprehensive introduction to ADL Road Temple-Beth Am, will lead a
group for family members grieving film, Monuments Men, at 12:30 p.m. Learn about “Possibilities and and a chance to become part of an weekly one-hour “Mommy & Me”
the death of a child, regardless of in its Meyers Library. An unlikely Problems of Prayer” and explore impressive circle of young class at 9:30 a.m. For more
age or cause, will meet at 7 p.m. at World War II platoon is tasked to diverse Jewish approaches to prayer professionals in the Philadelphia information, call 215-886-0650.
American Heritage Federal Credit rescue art masterpieces from Nazi and discuss when, why and how region. This is a closed session 971 Old York Road, Abington.
Union. 2068 Red Lion Road, thieves and return them to their prayer “works” and “does not work” starting at 6 p.m. To learn more
Philadelphia. There are no costs, and owners. For more information, call for us. Attend one, two or all three — about ADL’s Glass Leadership Lecture.
all family members are welcome. For 215-887-8700. 8339 Old York Road, each stands alone. Each meets on a Institute and apply online for the
additional information, call 215-396- Elkins Park. Tuesday night from 7:30 p.m. to 2016-2017 Class, visit Professor James Paradis presents
0460 and ask for Sheldon or Joan. 9 p.m. 410 Montgomery Ave., http://philadelphia.adl.org/ “African Americans and the
Yiddish Vinkel. Wynnewood. ngl/glass/. Gettysburg Campaign” at
▼TUESDAY, FEB. 9 7:30 p.m. at The Auditorium at Rydal
The Gershman Y’s popular Yiddish ▼WEDNESDAY, FEB. 10 Dinner and Meeting. Park, 1515 The Fairway, Rydal. A
Fitness at Kol Ami. conversation series continues at professor at Arcadia University,
12:30 p.m., with Sarita Gocial Job Search Series. Join the Mosaic Outdoor Club of Paradis is the authority
Children will have fun with Fitness as blending expressions and Philadelphia for a dinner and of a range of subjects, especially
Missy teaches about exercise and vocabulary both sweet and spicy. Join the experts at JEVS Career planning meeting at Gallo’s military ones that affected the
nutrition while learning how our Yiddish Vinkel uses glossaries, Strategies for a great morning Restaurant at 8101 Roosevelt African-American community.
bodies move from 9:30 a.m. to 11 humor, music, and stories to spur seminar: “Know Your Worth — Learn Boulevard in Northeast Philadelphia. RSVP via email to info@
a.m. All toddlers, preschoolers, and Yiddish discussions that are to Negotiate Salary.” Establish trust 6:30 p.m. Non-members are rydalpark.org noting the date
parents welcome! Kol Ami Early nourished in part by nostalgia. and confidence, accurately value welcome. Please RSVP to Jon at and event requested, along with
Learning Center is located at 8201 Beginners welcome! $5/Session or your talents and experience, and 856-787-0325. contact information, or by calling
High School Road in Elkins Park. $30 for Series. 401 S. Broad St., solidify post-interview success. 215-376-6292.
RSVP required, please call Sheri at Philadelphia. Program begins at 10 a.m. Have Mah Jongg Game.
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[email protected] to save your Lecture Series. email [email protected]. 1845 Walnut Enjoy an evening of mah jongg with
spot. For more information head to Street, 7th Floor, Philadelphia. the Sisterhood of Old York Road The Gershman Y hosts an opening
FELSkids.org. Dr. Andrew Newberg from Thomas Temple-Beth Am at 7 p.m. For more reception featuring artist Alex
Jefferson University will present Nutritious and Delicious. information call 215-886-8000. Ebstein for his mixed media
Cook for a Friend. Principles of Neurotheology at 971 Old York Road, Abington. exhibition “Puzzle Pieces” in the
5 p.m., part of a semester-long Join Jeanne Joseph for a nutritional Gershman Gallery and photographer
Grab an apron and join the Cook for series of lectures on Penn’s Campus, version of Lunch-and-Learn at Creation Class. Liz Donadio for her exhibition
open to the public. Experiences of KleinLife at 11:45 a.m. Eating right In Visible Light from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
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▶ JERRY SPENCER SOLOMON ▲ SILBERSTEIN-WEINBLATT

Sarah (nee Bernstein) and Lisa and Efram Silberstein of Bala Cynwyd, Susan Friedman Weinblatt of
Scott Solomon of Center City Wynnewood and Fred Weinblatt of West Chester joyfully announce the engagement
are delighted to announce the of their children, Elana Silberstein and Daniel Ethan Weinblatt.
birth of their son, Jerry
Spencer (Shlomo Hamelech) Sharing in the couple’s happiness are many friends and family members, especially
Solomon on Dec. 26, 2015. the Silberstein, Honigman, Weinblatt and Friedman relatives.

Sharing in their happiness Elana, a graduate of University of Maryland, currently attends Temple University
are grandparents Mary and Beasley School of Law.
Louis Bernstein and Donna
and Richard Solomon of Cen- Daniel, a graduate of University of Pennsylvania, will be attending medical school
ter City. Joining in welcoming in the fall.
Jerry are aunts and uncles
Emily Bernstein, Joe Solomon and Rachel and Dan Solomon. The couple met at Camp Ramah in the Poconos and will be married by Ramah Director,
Rabbi Joel Seltzer. Elana and Daniel are planning a June 2016 wedding in Radnor.
Jerry Spencer is named in loving memory of his great-grandfathers, Jerry Beal,
Sonny Bernstein and Sonny Solomon. May their memory be a blessing. 

▲ ELI ROSS WEINBERGER ▶ SPITZBERG-RIBACK

Amy and Seth Weinberger of Livingston, N.J., welcomed their baby boy, Eli Ross Wein- Paula Lowenthal Spitzberg
berger on Jan. 5, at 8:25 a.m. Eli weighed in at 7 pounds, 11 ounces and 20 inches.  of Philadelphia, David
Spitzberg of Atlantic City,
Sharing in the couple’s happiness are grandparents Ellen and Howard Lang N.J., and Cheryl and Ron
of Dresher, Mel and Grace Sussman of Denver, Colo., and Dr. George and Joyce Riback of Birmingham,
Weinberger of Livingston, N.J. Eli is named in loving memory for maternal great- Mich., announce the
grandmother, Elsie Waller, paternal great-grandmother, Ruth Weinberger, and engagement of Amy
maternal great-grandmother, Ruth Sussman.  Spitzberg and Michael
Riback, both of Chicago.
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Probate Estates ROVNER, ALLEN, ROVNER, organizations that her mother supported, such her father hit 60, her mother told him he could
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Website: www.Lsauerbach.com However, her parents still let her sing Christ- gentle man,” he said. “He had a way about him
on 860 AM at 12:00 Noon mas carols in her high school choir. that was very endearing.”
LOUIS B. HIMMELSTEIN You can hear the show on his website Lechter recently asked her mother why she He reminisced about a time when Popowich
allowed it. asked him if his wife gave him an allowance.
& ASSOCIATES, P.C. www.dial-law.com “She said, ‘I knew how strong you were in your Newman replied that he received $75 or $100.
feelings for Judaism, so what’s the harm in a few Shocked, Popowich replied, “$75! I’ll take that.
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NEWSMAKER

The Philadelphia firm of Kaufman, Coren & Ress has an- Board of Trustees of the Philadelphia Bar Foundation in 2013
nounced the hiring of veteran attorney Deborah R. Gross and 2014, she currently serves as chancellor-elect of the PBA
to its legal team as Of Counsel. She joins the firm after for 2017.
spending 30 years with the Law Offices of Bernard M. Gross.
In addition, Gross has been involved with several non-
Known as an advocate for consumers and shareholders, profit and educational organizations, among them Temple
Gross brings an expertise in plaintiffs’ securities fraud, Adath Israel, where she’s a member of the executive com-
antitrust and consumer class action cases. President of the mittee and current co-chair of its Hineni Capital Campaign.

▲ Deborah R. Gross

A Jewel of an Organization

Roz Weis, founder and president of Rubye’s Kids, a nonprofit,
volunteer-run agency that benefits children ages 6 to 8 from low
income homes or homeless shelters in North Philadelphia, was
featured at the National Council of Jewish Women’s luncheon at
Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel. The organization was named
for Rubye Caesar, who began hosting a holiday party for 15 children
in 1994. The organization has since evolved to include 500 children
served by 300 volunteers.

▶ From left: Sandy Fryer; Susan Horwitz; Marsha Levin; Roz Weiss;
Char Kurland; Linda Dzuba.

A-OK at ZOA

Election Event

The Philadelphia chapter of the
Zionist Organization of America
elected new officers at its quar-
terly meeting. Prior to the elec-
tion and subsequent installation
of officers, Israel Consul General
Yaron Sideman and ZOA nation-
al president Mort Klein ad-
dressed them.

◀ Front row, from left: Lee Bender
and Kevin Ross, co-presidents; Back
row from left: Jeff Gross, vice presi-
dent; Wendy Woloshin, recording
secretary; vice presidents Jeff Bar-
rack, Ruth Gleit, Kevin Williams and
Heather Berman; Len Getz, treasurer;
Bonnie Pontell, vice president; Gene
Shusman, chairman of the board;

Francine Lipstein, vice president.

▲ ZOA national president Mort Klein’s ▲ From left: Philadelphia ZOA co-presidents Lee Bender and Kevin Ross and board ▲ Israel Consul General Yaron Sideman holding a ter-
speech addressed recent anti-Israel chairman Gene Shusman applaud Sideman’s remarks. rorist doll Palestinian parents teach their children to
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A Gathering Given Over to Giving
The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia’s Women’s Philanthropy Board reported
it had raised $6,132,091 last year at its winter board meeting at Congregation Beth
Or in Maple Glen. Sixty-five members were in attendance, along with guests from
NewCORE, which initiated discussions about race and diversity.

▲ From left: Amy Cohen; Karen Dayno; Beth Or Rabbi Greg Marx.

▲ From left: Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia CEO, Naomi Adler; Reverend
Steven Lawrence, NewCORE; Women’s Philanthropy president Holly Nelson.

▲ From left: Women’s Philanthropy vice president, Tami Astorino; Deb Stein; Avi Koffler.

▲ From left: Jennifer Hoffman; Esther Kaplin; Nancy Selarnick.

▲ From left: Donna Jones, NewCORE representative; Sarah Vogel; Rachel Steinberg.

▲ From left: Women’s Philanthropy campaign chair Michelle Barrack; Women’s Philan- w w w. j e w i s h ex p o n e n t . c o m
thropy vice president Debra Zweben.

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