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An Israeli Israeli natio national nal sand sandwich, wich, comi coming ng tto o a plate plate nea nearr yo you u MICHAEL NATKIN JTNews Columnist Sabich was a popular Shabbat ood or Iraqi Jews, and when they immigrated to Israel and set up a community in Ramat Gan, the sandwich came with them. It has since gained widespread popularity.
Tere is something about the creaminess o the egg and the ried goodness o the eggplant that work really well together, and then the gar- Jewish nishes o Israeli salad (toma- Veggie toes, cucumbers with a bit o lemon juice), hummus, onions, pickles, parsley, and amba (pickled mango) give your mouth the ull workout o sweet, spicy, sour, herbacious, smooth and crispy.
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Vegetarian; vegan if you omit the egg. Gluten-free if you omit the pita and serve as a salad. and 2 Roma tomatoes, finely diced 1/2 English cucumber, finely diced Juice of 1 lemon 1-2 large eggplants, peeled and sliced 1/4" or so thick Vegetable oil for frying Kosher salt 4 hardboiled eggs, peeled and sliced
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Local food writer and chef Michael Natkin is the author of the recently released cookbook, “Herbivoracious, A Flavor Revolution with 150 Vibrant and Original Vegetarian Recipes,” based on his food blog, herbivoracious.com.
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Spring, rebirth: Life goes on RABBI DANIEL A. SEPTIMUS Temple De Hirsch Sinai I have a conession to make. It has been several months since I consistently visi ted Sewa rd Park in the
morning, which was a part o my daily routine rom the very first moment we arrived in Seattle. he temptations were there to distract me: Te winter was miserable; I wanted to spend more time with my amily in the morning; I wanted to get just a ew more minutes o sleep. Just as the weather gets more and more intolerable, as we eagerly anticipate spring to reveal itsel, nature is a reminder that things do come back to lie, despite the length and harshness o winter. It was a walk through Seward Park that jogged my memory. Tough I walked in very cold weather, which necessitated that I bundle up in several layers and put o n my gloves, the trees and plants are blooming with beautiul colors, reminding me that no matter how harsh winter can be in Seattle, the cycle o lie continues. Te reemergence o nature aer several months o dormancy serves as an example o how lie goes on. Tough times are tough in our lives — we have worries about the continued economic crisis and other complexities o the world — we, as human beings, through our efforts, can reemerge. Or, as we popularly say, “lie goes on.” While it seems we have a “Groundhog Day” experience in S eattle, we emerge enlightened rom season to season. Like a tree, we shed our leaves or a ew bran ches, but the roots grow only stronger and trunks only thicker. In lie our wisdom
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strengthens as we age. From a Jewish perspective, our understanding o orah only becomes more complex and
such a straight manner as to make their outreach success to young Jews (who are at highest
sophisticated. We learn rom our mistakes and adapt to old and new circumstances. In times such as these, when our problems seem insurmountable, a positive comes rom a challenge. We grow in our wisdom, and make tough choices or the uture. Te roots, the orah and other traditional texts, remain the same. But the commentary and perspectives we add serve to augment what has been handed down to us rom our ancestors. Our challenge is to remain positive and optimistic that things will get better. It requires a certain degree o aith, because we ultimately take the initiative. Like the cold and darkness o winter, there is seemingly little light to guide us. But just as God continues to give us the seasons to remind us o the cycle o lie, God is with us throughout the good and bad times as well. God provides the light or us; we have to allow it to guide us through dark and cold times. And we have to be thankul or it in good times as well, or this light does not depend on the seasons. God’s light, in other words, transcends the natural cycle o the earth and universe, and thereore, is there to lead us at every moment. May God bless us with light in this season o rebirth. And may God’s light grant us the strength we need to make it through any season, both physical and emotional.
In the last year paid films placed by Jews for Judaism on YouTube have offered an important countermeasure to multitudes of Jews for Jesus and Aroodawakening ads placed on
risk for victimization by conversion campaigners) unlikely, they do offer an important if symbolic counter to legions of Jews for Jesus and numerous Christian church activists who spend tens of millions of dollars and untold work and volunteer hours annually targeting young MOTs.
YouTube’s pages where films of Jewish content, especially Shoah subject matter, are viewed. Using still pictures, Aroodawakening promotes the ancient canard that Jews and Romans caused Jesus’ crucifixion, and that Jews today are guilty of this crime. But this was great! I burst out laughing on reading that rabbi Skobac “spent his first five years at Northwestern University shunning Judaism and advocating for human rights, even going on a three-week hunger strike.” All power to the people, Rav Skobac! By advocating for human rights, the rabbi engaged in a very basic core Jewish value. For him to look back and say that he was “shunning Judaism,” inferred for not observing kashrut, Shabbat or putting on tefillin, is goofy. Each of the main groups of American Jews today has no shortage of human rights activism to choose from. We are landsmen across the denominational divide, from Renewal to Orthodox; the younger Jews who attend independent minyanim; and Jews who synagogue hop for services; and secular Jews. To not engage in supporting basic human rights needs is antithetical to Jewishness. Amidst our new cars, high-tech communication tools, social networking and vacations, there’s need: Poverty, hunger, insufficient health care, education, literacy, clothing, shelter, homelessness, drug addiction, alcoholism, youth at high risk, disabled and elderly in need, millions in prison, and hundreds of thousands of survivors of shootings. Be a real Torah Jew! Help heal the world (tikkun olam) by volunteering (tzedakah)! If not now, when? Akiva Kenny Segan Seattle
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WASHINGON (JA) — he day ater the Boston Marathon bombing, President Obama called it an “act o terrorism.” What kind o terrorism, no one was ready to say — a caution that derives rom years o wrongul speculation that on occasion has ruined innocent lives. Hours aer the attack Monday that killed three and injured scores, Obama in a television address rerained rom using the word “terrorism.” He did use it uesday, but wrapped it deep in caveats. “Given what we now know about what took place, the FBI is investigating it as an act o terrorism,” Obama said in a White House briefing. “Any time bombs are used to target innocent civilians it is an act o terror. What we don’t yet know, however, is who carried out this attack or why; whether it was planned and executed by a terrorist organization, oreign or domes-
tic; or was it the act o a malevolent indi vidual. Tat’s what we don’t yet know.” Jewish groups and officials who track such incidents took the same tack, declining to engage in conjecture given the limited inormation about the attack. “We know that unortunately 30 percent o terrorist attacks had Jewish institutions as secondary targets,” said Paul Goldenberg, the director o the Secure Community Network, the security arm o the national Jewish community, on Monday. “However, I must stress that there is absolutely nothing here that indicates any connection to an attack on the Jewish community. But based on history, we are standing vigilant or at least the next 48 hours.” Over the last year, evidence has emerged that Hezbollah and others acting
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Humanistic rabbi to lead Shabbaton in Seattle Rabbi Binyamin Biber, one o only a dozen Humanistic rabbis in the U.S., will lead a Shabbaton with the Secular Jewish Circle this weekend. At a secular Shabbat service Friday night at 6:30, Biber will speak on “Spirituality: Deepening the Experience o Our Jewishness.” On Saturday night at 7:30, he’ll address “Pursuing Justice: Secular Human-
Shabbaton with Nigel Savage Herzl-Ner amid Conservative Congregation welcomes scholar-in-residence Nigel Savage, ounder o Jewish environmental organization Hazon, to lead a Shabbaton on “Jews, Food and Contemporary Lie.” Savage will lead multiple discussions and study sessions, including “Te Jewish Omnivore’s Dilemma” on Friday night, “Why Be Jewish i I
ist Approaches to ikkun Olam.” On Sunday at 10 a.m., he will present on “Humanistic Jewish Parenting: Identity and Development in a Multicultural Society.” In the Wallingord, Seattle area. Call Judi at 206-356-1814 or more inormation and the location.
Can Just be a Good Person?” on Saturday aernoon, and “Eco Judaism and the Art o Bicycle Riding” Sunday morning, ollowed by an Earth Day bike ride. For more inormation and to register, visit www.h-nt.org/our-congregation/learning/SIR.
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on behal o Iran have stepped up plans to attack Jewish and Israeli targets, partially in response to increased pressure on Iran over its suspected nuclear weapons program. Tere has also been evidence since Obama’s 2008 election o intensified domestic violence by anti-government and white supremacist groups. he Anti-Deamation League in an April 8 security bulletin noted that the week o April 20 — Hitler’s birthday — is a period o heightened alert due to the history o right-wing violence that coincides with it. Te violence includes the 1993 storming o the Branch Davidian complex in Waco, exas, and the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, both on April 19.
“As a consequence o these anniversaries and the symbolism and significance o these dates, anti-government extremist groups, such as militia groups, may target April 19,” the ADL said. “Neo-Nazi and white supremacist groups have a history o staging events on or close to April 20.” Te low-tech nature o the device used in Boston — a “pressure cooker” that relays shrapnel upon explosion — suggests the attacker was not part o a sophisticated network, said David Schanzer, a terrorism expert at Duke University. “Te only thing we do know is the amount o damage and destruction and power these bombs have,” Schanzer said. “It was a successul bomb but it didn’t bring the buildings down. Tat tells you something about the bomber and the
types o materials used. I a group was determined and capable o planting a bomb in this particular spot, it would want to use the most sophisticated bomb they were capable o creating.” Schanzer was careul to qualiy even that insight, saying there were some scenarios in which a sophisticated group might consider using a crude device. Such caution derives rom multiple speculations over the years that ultimately have embarrassed their purveyors and in some cases had dire consequences. Some experts at first blamed the bombing o the Oklahoma City ederal building on Muslim extremists, but anti-government extremists were ound to be the culprits. Law enorcement authorities leaked the name o Richard Jewell, a private secu-
rity guard, as a person o interest ollowing the 1996 bombing attack at the Atlanta Olympics. Tough Jewell ultimately was vindicated, he spent the rest o his lie trying to regain a semblance o normalcy. Jewell died in 2007 at 44. Matthew Levitt, a ormer FBI analyst who now directs the Washington Institute or Near East Policy’s counterterrorism project, said he expected more inormation would soon become available. Agents were scouring the bombing area or DNA and reviewing the wealth o video likely collected by hundreds o marathon watchers. “When something does go boom, there’s no one better than the FBI at this,” Levitt said. “Tere’s a tremendous number o people working on this all over the world.”
WHO HELPED HER FINISH A MARATHON? A Technion alumnus did. In May 2012, paraplegic Claire Lomas finished the London Marathon in 14 days using ReWalk, a light weight, computerassisted exoskeleton developed by Technion alumnus Dr. Amit Goffer, who is paralyzed from the chest down. Says Goffer of his invention,
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Around these parts, it’s always smart to make your plans as if rain will intrude. This is not a new idea. In 1 Kings 18, King Ahab hears the prophet Elijah tell him, “Eat and drink, for there is the sound of rain.” Seven times, Ahab saw no rain in the sky, so seven times he doubted its arrival. Sure enough, after the seventh time, a mighty downpour rolled on through. In this puzzle, expect that seven times, rain is coming. ACROSS 1 Cartoonist Groening 5 Constitutional monarchy headed by 9 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 25 26 28 30 31 32 36 37 39 41 43 44 45 47 51 52 53 54 58 59 60 63 64
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On the lookout for new leadership JOEL MAGALNICK Editor, JTNews Editor’s Note: This is part two in a series about the turnover in the Seattle Jewish community’s leadership. With the turnover o so many toplevel Jewish proessionals in our com-
nearly unanimous attributes: “Tinking and acting strategically, communicating effectively, inspiring others in building commitment, and leading and managing change,” Boehler said.
munity, what should agencies be looking or in their new leadership? Josh Gortler, who spent 37 years as CEO o the Caroline Kline Galland and Associates nursing and senior-care acilities, has a unique insight into this Jewish community. “It is not a job, it is a commitment,” Gortler told JNews. “Te person’s primary unction is to run the agency that they get paid or, but they cannot have a blind eye to what’s happening in the total community, because what happens to one affects the other.” Tree major organizations, the Jewish Federation o Greater Seattle, Jewish Family Service o Greater Seattle and the Jewish Day School o Metropolitan Seattle hope to announce new leaders in the coming months. As was reported in the April 5 issue o JNews, a hal dozen synagogues are seeking new rabbis or executive directors as well. A Jewish proessional, Gortler noted, “is representing not only their own institution, but they’re representing the entire Jewish community. We’re all part o the kehilla.” And being part o the kehilla, the community, Gortler said, means support o everyone’s religious observance — or lack thereo — and other organizations within the community. “Your institution has to be number uno, but you cannot move your eye rom the rest o the community,” he said. Judy Neuman, CEO o the Stroum Jewish Community Center, echoed many o Gortler’s sentiments.
Given the Federation’s flagging or flat community campaigns over the past several years, excelling at all o these attributes and growing the campaign could be a tall order, but Boehler thinks the right candidate is out there. “Te bent o this search is not just to find someone who can manage and run the Federation,” she said. “It’s to lead the Federation and the community, and to be someso meone who communicates incredibly well back and orth, in and out, and every direction what the value o having a Jewish Federation in a community like ours can bring.” he new CEO will replace Richard Fruchter, who stepped down rom the position in July 2012 aer six years in the position. Te Federation’s chie operating officer, Nancy Greer, has held the position o interim CEO while the search has been underway. Te search has narrowed to our candidates, Boehler said, with each either planning to visit Seattle or having already visited to meet with the ull search committee. “I all goes well, we’ll narrow it to a smaller field and we’ll bring them again in May,” Boehler said, with the hopes o announcing a new CEO by mid-June and a start date as close as possible to July 1. Jewish Family Service has big shoes to fill when its CEO o 29 years, Ken Weinberg, retires rom the position in June. Right now, the search, which began in October, has narrowed rom 10 inter viewed to two. JFS hopes to announce its final candidate by the end o this month.
“I hope that they’re creative thinkers [and] I hope that they would put a high premium on true, community collaboration,” she said, “both in terms o strategically thinking about the community more holistically and working together to serve those needs.” Neuman pointed to her own experience o having worked in the corporate world or many years, and as a lay leader in the Jewish community, which gave her good insights into both. She said she hoped that local agencies might take a look at someone with similar experience. “Tat gave me a big running start, and it also helped me think communally and not only just the JCC,” she said. In its search or a new chie executive, representatives rom the Jewish Federa-
“I’m very excited about the two candidates,” said Emily Alhadeff, JFS’s board president. “Tey’re both great and both different rom each other.” Tey are also very different rom their would-be predecessor. “We’re not even trying to find another Ken,” Alhadeff said, “because that person does not exist.” Weinberg was instrumental in building up an agency that, when he came on as a geriatric social worker in 1975, had 15 employees and a budget o approximately $500,000. oday, close to 200 people work or JFS, with a budget approaching $9 million and a much wider array o programs or a much larger population in need o emergency or social services. “One o Ken’s strongest assets is he
tion o Greater Seattle conducted close to 100 interviews — not o candidates, but o “community members, donors, non-donors, partners, rabbis, etcetera, etcetera,” said Robin Boehler, who with Andrew Cohen co-chairs the Federation’s CEO search committee.
really empowers the people who work with him,” Alhadeff said. “Every single staff person in that building, or who works or JFS, truly believes in the mission, and I think that’s what also makes JFS so strong.”
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tive grant given to schools driving revenue through innovation. As a non-denominational, ree or ee-or-service organization with no membership, “our hope is to provide a casual and comortable entry point into the organized Jewish community in
songs. “We saw that it was sparking something,” she said. Mercaz now hosts one Friday night ser vice and meal and one Saturday evening meal each month, plus classes. Women and men sit and sing together at the inclusive gatherings, but a mechitza (divider) is
a recipe or three new Jewish programs gaining ootholds in that neighborhood. Nicknamed Te Hub @ SJCS when the idea germinated two years ago, Jewish Junction launched in January with the appointment o manager Niva Gurewitsch. A Seattle Jewish Community School initiative, it partners with PJ Library, the Stroum Jewish Community Center, and the Seattle Jewish Cooperative Playschool. Jewish Junction, explains Gurewitsch, was “created in response to a need or young amilies living in Seattle’s metropolitan core and northern suburbs to more easily access community programming and activities.” It transorms SJCS into a multi-use communal hub where participants “meet and connect with other amilies interested in expanding their Jewish community.” he popularity o programs held during Te Hub’s pilot year, like those mentioned above and Community o Mindul Parents lectures, made the need or something like Jewish Junction clear. “Over 50 percent o the participants… weren’t affiliated with the school,” said Gurewitsch. At the beginning o last year, SJCS won a Partnership or Excellence in Jewish Education 2011 Challenge Award or $125,000 or the initiative, a competi-
ways that support and encourage sustained participation,” Gurewitsch added. Tey’re reaching out through Facebook (www.acebook.com/JewishJunction) and witter (@JewishJunction), with a website launching soon. While Gurewitsch is housed at SJCS, the Junction unctions independently o the school and is unded by grants rom the Jewish Federation o Greater Seattle, local amily oundations, and private donors. “Jewish Junction provides a secular opportunity or engagement o amilies,” said Amy Hilzman-Paquette, director o community engagement at the Federation, and the “opportunity to connect amilies” with the organized community. Renee Cohen Goodwin, Chie Operating Officer o the SJCC, calls programs cosponsored with Jewish Junction a “mobile SJCC,” and wrote in an email that programs that happen away rom their Mercer Island or North Seattle campuses, like summer camp, the preschool co-op, the young amilies’ Passover seder, and fitness classes, “are important steps in providing the wider community with more avenues to build connections with one another.” Te Junction does not compete with synagogues or day schools, Gurewitsch stresses, but is a “matchmaker” between
erected or services. Bellingham native and University o Washington grad Rabbi Roseneld was ordained by Yeshivat Chovevei orah in New York, and is a chaplain at Swedish Medical Center. Rachel Roseneld has a master’s in education and teaches parttime at Herzl-Ner amid Conservative Congregation and Congregation Beth Shalom. Tey have three children, ages 7, 5 and 2. “We’re trying to reach whoever wants to come,” and make an effort to avoid schedule conflicts with neighborhood synagogues, Rachel said. “We’re not trying to replace [the synagogue],” but rather add a Modern Orthodox outlook not generally ound in Seattle. For young adults without children, Selah Seattle has taken a similar approach, says ounder Renna Khuner-Haber. It also doesn’t compete with synagogues, but creates a place or those who don’t find a peer
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amilies and organizations and resources, letting amilies “discover how, where, and with whom they want to ‘do Jewish.’” Attractingg participants rom young adults Attractin with and without children to older adults, Mercaz Seattle (www.mercazseattle.org) is a learning and gathering center ounded and run by Rabbi Avi and Rachel Roseneld in their North Seattle home. Rachel describes Mercaz as “open Orthodox,” borrowing an idea started by Rabbi Avi Weiss in New York. “My husband and I have always been interested in different models or Jewish engagement,” she said. Mercaz began as a monthly melaveh malka (traditional meal aer the end o Shabbat) to which 12 to 40 people would come or an evening o music, stories, and
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GIGI YELLEN-KOHN JTNews Correspondent “I elt he’d ound my letters, and read each one out loud…” You know why you love that song, “Killing Me Sotly.” It’s not just the unabashedly conessional lyrics. It’s that heart-tugging tune that reached up into your lie when you didn’t even know you
he continued. “My ather was a hardworking window cleaner. But he le home and came home every day in a suit and a tie, like he was ready to go to synagogue.” In 1959, Charles Fox was an 18-yearold musically talented kid rom the Bronx, already experienced making Latin music
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needed it, and hasn’t le you since. Charles Fox composed that tune, and hundreds more that have defined decades o American lie on V and radio, in the movies, on stage and in the concert hall. Te theme songs or “Happy Days,” “Laverne and Shirley,” “Te Love Boat,” the anare or ABC’s “Wide World o Sports,” and memorable movie-to-pop-chart hits including “I Got a Name” have earned him Emmy and Grammy awards and a lietime o creative satisaction, not to mention a spot in the Songwriters’ Hall o Fame. Who wrote the music in “Barbarella”? In “Goodbye Columbus”? Who wrote everything but the title song in “Nine to Five”? Charles Fox. On Sunday, April 28, Fox will present a unique at-the-piano visit about his lie and his work at the Stroum Jewish Community Center as part o its Jewish ouch lecture series. “I’m happy to come to Seattle to sing my music,” he said via cellphone rom the car as Joan, his wie o 50 years, drove them down the coast rom L.A. to visit grandchildren. He reflects on what matters: “Our three children all saw me working day and night, and my wie Joan providing support or this career, so they grew up with this great work ethic,” he said. Te couple has a daughter, an attorney, and two sons, one a businessman, the other a movie writer. “I know where I got that work ethic,”
in the Catskills, when he was welcomed into the 20th century’s preeminent composers’ training studio, that o the legendary teacher Nadia Boulanger in Paris. Back home, his Jewish mother lovingly saved all his sweet letters, and Fox, one o the nicest, most humble guys show business has ever seen, published many o these in his 2010 memoir, “Killing Me Soly: My Lie in Music.” “I was just going to call it ‘A Composer’s Journey,’” he conesses, “but some riends made me reconsider.” Good move, obviously, rom a publicity point o view. But not just that. “Te title really has two meanings,” said Fox — the allusion to the blockbuster hit song, and the sense that, although lie does have to end eventually, his lie’s journey is as so as that song. “I eel so privileged,” said the man who has spent his career among the most competitive talents in the world. Educated in the best classical tradition, Fox creates work that transcends popular music and media: He composes and conducts or stages and concert halls around the world. Like Stravinsky and Copland, who also studied with Boulanger, he has created ballets: First or San Francisco Ballet, and then or its offshoot, Smuin Ballet, or which he is working on something new. Te Polish government commissioned Fox to compose and conduct the 2010 premier o “Fantaisie, Hommage à Chopin,”
Pope John Paul’s message o atonement to the Jewish People (the one he tucked into the Western Wall in Jerusalem). “It was a very significant thing,” Fox said, to conduct the world premier at the Warsaw Opera House with the Poland National Opera Company Chorus and Orchestra. Right now, Fox is eagerly anticipating a return to Poland. He’s been commissioned to compose a piece or the 2014 opening o the new Museum o the History o Polish Jews in Warsaw. Earlier this month, Joan and Charles Fox celebrated with a synagogue in Stamord, Conn., where a orah rom his ather’s home synagogue in Poland has come to stay. “Every Jew rom that town perished,” Fox said, grateul that his a ther made it out beore the worst. “One man in the town preserved that orah wrapped in a horse blanket.” Fox has received a lietime achievement award rom the Society o Composers and Lyricists. He chairs the music branch o the Academy o Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He’s been honored by the Polish Ministry o Culture or contributions to the arts and rebuilding PolishJewish relations. “I have no less an excitement now than I did when I was I starting out,” Fox said. “Te work makes me eel just as passionate and young.”
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or the 200th anniversary o the birth o that legendary Polish composer. He conducted it in Gdansk or an audience o 22,000 at the birthplace o the country’s Solidarity movement. Tat same year, Fox scored the documentary film “100 Voices: A Journey Home,” a powerul exploration o Jewish cultural history in Poland (it played at the 2011 Seattle Jewish Film Festival). In it, he joined his own synagogue rabbi, Nathan Lam, and over 300 others in walking paths his own ather had known as a child. Fox composed an oratorio or orchestra, baritone soloist, chorus and children’s chorus
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“It’s still a small group,” but it is outgrowing their house. Te whole amily enjoys acting, and their flexible schedule allows or weekday aernoon rehearsals. Jasmine appeared recently in “Te Music Man” at the 5th Avenue Teater (see the MO column
Harrick the moment it was planted in her head. “It was such an unusual thing…I was always explaining [it],” says Deb, adding there is no one way to homeMember of DEB HARRICK school. Homeschoolers are The Seattle Jewish Homeschoolers’ Hanukkah party featured local musical group the like Jews, she jokes, with three the Tribe Sababas, who are hiding in the back row. opinions or two people. Deb and Tod Harrick ’’ss yearned or a Jewish component to eduShe has been actively involved or eight kids, Jasmine, 9, and Eliana, 7, have never cation. She also currently teaches music at years. “It’s the only secular game in town,” attended a conventional school. When Kadima’s Sunday school. explains the North Seattle native, an Jasmine was a baby, they joined a cooperBy chance, the amily went to a Conalumna o Hale High School and the Uniative preschool at North Seattle Commugregation Beth Shalom event where she versity o Washington. Most homeschoolnity College. Deb was getting a teaching learned o another liberal Jewish homeers belong to aith-based communities. certificate (which is not the case or all schooling amily. A different issue arose around the kids’ homeschooling parents). Deb says she was “in heaven,” and she ormal Jewish education. “It elt really “I loved being a mom [and] being with quickly started the Seattle Jewish Homehard to make the homeschooling choice,” the kids so much” that od suggested it, schoolers group, which includes a number especially with the Seattle Jewish Commushe says. “I never even thought about it o SHG amilies, several o whom had not nity School in the neighborhood. or knew about it.” But it made sense. “We been actively Jewish beore. “I’m leaving community behind,” Deb had always done things a little bit differTe Harricks have hosted a number remembers eeling. “It was sort o bitterent anyway.” o holiday-related events, including a sweet.” She discovered Seattle Homeschool homeschool seder and a Hanukkah party. Having worked or Jewish ederations, Group (SHG) with a couple hundred amUnited Jewish Appeal and active in JudaDeb estimates there are 35 to 40 amilies ilies, an active listserve, regular meetings, ism since her teen years in BBYO, Deb involved. wenty came to the last event. and classes or kids at a community center.
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Back to life: New regenerative therapy brings hope JANIS SIEGEL JTNews Columnist In 2010, Rabbi Raael Shmuelevitz, head o the Mir Yeshiva in Jerusalem and a three-decade career educator, could hardly speak, breathe, or walk due to the deadly effects o his advanced stage
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, commonly known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease. Tis neurodegenerative neurodegenerati ve disease eventually claims the lie o its victims. To Your Resigned to lie in a wheelHealth chair as his body continued to deteriorate, Shmuelevitz reportedly told Israel’s Channel 2 News in July 2012 the progression o his disease had stopped and that he could walk, speak, and teach again just one month aer taking part in the world’s first clinical trial, at Hadassah
Medical Center in Jerusalem, to test the stem-cell therapy drug NurOwn. De ve lope d by Br ainStorm Cell Terapeutics, an Israeli biomedical company, NurOwn is the company’s
is the principal investigator or the clinical trial. “Te early clinical ollow-up o the patients treated with the stem cells shows indications o beneficial clinical effects, such as an improvement in breathing and swallowing ability, as well as in muscular
into early-stage ALS patients or into the spinal cords o the more advanced-stage patients. Using a patient’s stem cells ensures the body will accept the cells and it also guards against possible inection rom another person’s stem cells.
“proprietary, first-o-its-kind technology.” According to researchers, in the first phase o the trial several o the 24 patients had “considerable improvement.” Four out o six subjects had signiicant improvement, according to Hadassah Hospital, and the progression o the disease stopped in two o the others. “Tese results are extremely encouraging,” said Dimitrios Karussis, head o the department o neurology at the Hadassah Medical Center, in a statement. Karussis
power,” he said. Researchers believe ALS suerers develop symptoms when their cells simply die off. o intervene in that process, doctors took stem cells rom the subject’s bone marrow and treated them with the NurOwn stem-cell technology, which accelerated the production o BDNF and GDNF, brain-cell derived and glial-cell derived proteins that support the survival and emergence o dopamine-like neurons. hen, researchers duplicated these stem cells, added growth hormones to them, and injected them intramuscularly
“Preliminary results demonstrate that the stem cells have the potential not only to stop deterioration, but perhaps even cure ALS,” BrainStorm’s president, Chaim Lebovits, told Reuters. “Te coming phases in the trial will have to prove this,” added Lebovits, “but these results also reaffirm our belie that we have an enormous potential o being successul with less severe indications such as multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s.”
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In this season of learning GIGI YELLEN-KOHN JTNews Correspondent As a college English major, I learned the prologue to “Te Canterbury ales.” Chaucer’s 14th-century language invokes the onset o springtime — April with “his showers sweet” — as an inspiration or pilgrimages. Nowadays, catching up on what I
she brings into these springtime spiritual explorations. “Psychological, Hassidic, academic, even Christian scholars.” Pirke Avot has landed so deeply in our everyday wisdom that its origins around the turn o the Common Era — ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE — have become almost
collection o memorable sayings by men who presumably were athers, arranged in chapters (“Perakim”). But the title engages us in classic Jewish word play. Does “avot” here really mean “athers”? Sayings o great rabbis? Actually, as we were reminded in the first class this year,
didn’t learn in college, I head out on my own religious journey this season. Unlike Chaucer’s characters’ travels, my pilgrimage takes me no arther rom home than a Shabbat aernoon seat in my nearby synagogue and the back pages o my siddur. Tis is the season when Jews traditionally learn Pirke Avot. What is Pirke Avot? And why is Rivy Poupko Kletenik, JNews columnist and Seattle Hebrew Academy head o school, teaching it every Shabbat aernoon? “I loved my ather’s books,” she says, calling her resources “riends that I take out every year.” Te books and the love o teaching are now an inheritance rom her ather, the late, learned Rabbi Baruch Poupko, who in his last years enjoyed sitting in and watching his daughter’s Shabbat aernoon classes. “Tere’s such a wealth o strong opinions,” she says o the many commentators
irrelevant: “Who is wise? One who learns rom every person…. Who is rich? One who is happy with what he has” (4:1). “I I am not or mysel, who will be or me? I I am only or mysel, what am I? And i not now, when?” (1:14) “Find yoursel a teacher. Make yoursel a riend. Judge everyone avorably” (1:6). “Tere are our character types: ‘mine is mine and yours is yours,’ an average character…; ‘mine is yours and yours is mine,’ an unlearned person; ‘mine is yours and yours is yours,’ a very pious person; ‘yours is mine and mine is mine,’ a wicked person” (5:13). Pirke Avot is oen translated as “Ethics o the Fathers,” or “Chapters o the Fathers,” but that title turns out to be misleading. In act, a dozen years ago, a collection o Jewish-mother wisdoms called “Pirke Imahot” mirrored the name, but missed the history. Pirke Avot is indeed a
the word “avot” usually means just the oreathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. So the teachers whose sayings have been collected in this classic book — this part o the Mishna — aren’t “avot”? In act, maybe the title doesn’t reer to people at all. “Av” (plural “avot”) oen means the essence, the undamental, the original. So these chapters o sayings by teachers rom a oundational time in Jewish history are actually “chapters o undamentals” — basically, the ethical bases or a good lie, as passed down rom teacher to teacher, collected in the critical years o Jewish development that surrounded the 70 CE destruction o the Jewish emple in Jerusalem. Challenged rom within by the nascent
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Rasheda Ali, the daughter o the amous boxing icon and legend, Muhammad Ali, paid a visit to the company’s laboratories at its site at Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem in August 2012. She is also a board adviser to BrainStorm. Her ather has been coping with the debilitating effects o Parkinson’s disease or many years. Rasheda Ali is known internationally
While in Israel, Ali met with Karussis and Pro. amir Ben-Hur, a proessor o neurology at Hadassah to learn abo ut their most recent successes in the treatment o these brain diseases. In an interview about the visit, Ali told Foxnewsinsider.com she does this work to help everyone afflicted with these diseases. “Here at BrainStorm Cell Terapeutics, we are trying to get those answers or millions o people,” she said. “I’m their voice.
Administration even as it conducts its second, more intensive Phase IIa trial using NurOwn with 12 more ALS patients. In this current phase, three cohorts o subjects are receiving increasing doses o combined injections o NurOwn, inside the muscle and inside the spinal cord. hey will be ollowed or six months. Karussis is also leading this second phase. Te company plans to begin Phase II clinical trials in 2013 in three locations
market or widespread use is projected to take another five years, but the applications or BrainStorm’s stem-cell therapy technique is also expected to benefit other diseases, including MS and Parkinson’s. “It will hopeully be possible to treat Parkinson’s disease,” Dr. Adrian Harel, the director o research and development at BrainStorm told nocamels.com, “as well as Huntington’s and other nerve diseases.”
or her advocacy work to urther research in the area o neurodegenerative diseases and published the book “I’ll Hold Your Hand So You Won’t Fall: A Child’s Guide to Parkinson’s Disease” (Merit, 2011).
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in the U.S. — the University o Massachusetts Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Te Mayo Clinic, pending approval rom the USFDA. NurOwn’s availability on the general
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Still at the same location, Salon Joseph will be doubling in size in its first-ever expansion and will be ready to open in about two weeks. Tey were able to take over the space next door and “the timing with the economy is good,” Joseph says, explaining that, “truthully, the hair business is airly stable in bad times. “People need their hair done,” whether they’re working or job hunting. Plus, the salon’s clientele is “a little more established,” better able to weather the vagaries o the economy. You can read more about Joseph and his employees at www.salonjoseph.com, and more about City o Hope at www.cityofope.org.
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Joseph’s dad, Jack, is a member. he tournament “is my big project every year,” Joseph adds. Te Franklin High graduate grew up at Sephardic Bikur Holim and has been a member there in his own right since the age o 20. “I eel a real connection to my community,” he says. “My amily all grew up there.” Going directly to beauty school rom high school, Joseph says, “I knew I wanted to be a hairdresser.” He opened his first salon at age 23 in downtown Seattle and his current salon in 1985.
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My own ather’s remembered voice comes alive as I write this. Dave Yellen was a kid in 1920s Beaumont, exas, one o five sons o a learned immigrant ather, the town’s shochet, known as “the Reverend L.M. Yellen.” What I know about our amily’s history o learning at this season is that the little boy who became my dad so badly wanted to go play baseball on springtime Saturday aernoons that he taught himsel how to start crying. His so-hearted ather ell or it, and, I’m glad to report, it did his son’s Jewish identity no harm. But the story speaks to the spirit o the season. Te weather improves, the days grow longer. And it is that very spirit that placed the study o Pirke Avot into Sabbath aernoons all over the Jewish world. Perhaps, considering some o the tales o Chaucer’s pilgrims, a lot more than a kid’s baseball game was at stake. As it says in this intro rom the Lehmann-Prins Pirke Avoth, part o Rivy Kletenik’s treasured collection:
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their splendid blossoms, then man, too, feels a stirring of new life and hidden desires. In this season, there fore, as a way of restraining those awakening passions, the Sages enjoin us to read the Chapters of the Fathers, a remarkably fine collection of ethical teachings… Tese ethics differ considerably from those of other nations, for the latter are man-made, whereas Jewish ethics ethics emanate from God. Indeed, the compilers o chapter 1:1 o Pirke Avot trace the lineage o Jewish wisdom rom Moses, hearing it straight rom God on Sinai, directly to their own teachers. Te oen-quoted Hillel, he o the “I I am not or mysel, who will be or me” verse, gets the las t word here: Not one o his many Pirke Avot quotations, but, con veniently, his amou s voice rom that part o the almud titled Shabbat. Rabbi Hillel is asked to sum up the whole orah on one oot. His reply works equally well or a good sport or a good student: “What is
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Cinema Books is the film bookstore of the Northwest. Collections include biographies of movie stars and directors, glamorous picture books of Hollywood, posters, stills and cards of the stars, and technical filmmaking books for the novice or professional. They also carry criticism and reference film books to lead you to movies you may have missed. Call 206-547-7667 or visit www.cinemabooks.net.
Dennis Warshal Your guests will enjoy and appreciate your beautiful chuppah, too! Custom canopies and standards are easily fabricated. Your chuppah may be simple and natural, modern and sculptural, laden with flowers, or draped in billowing satin. De nnis Warshal specializes in bringing your vision to reality! You may simply want to rent the chuppah and have your florist decorate it, or Dennis Warshal Warshal can deliver, install and decorate the chuppah for you. Dennis is a creative wedding florist, and collaborates with you to design your wedding ceremony and reception with room layouts, linens, and theatrical lighting. Looking for a local chuppah resource for your wedding? Call Dennis Warshal at 206-949-6663.
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Whether it’s a wedding, birthday, anniversary, Bar Mitzvah or Bat Mitzvah, Embassy Suites Bellevue can help make your special day a dream come true, featuring a beautiful six-story garden atrium with lush tropical plants, river and cascading waterfalls, elegantly appointed ballrooms, delicious food, and two-room suites for your overnight gue sts.
Choose one of their pre-planned menu options, or their executive chef is happy to accommodate custom menu requests. With a great location just off I-90, they offer plenty of free on-site parking. Book an event and mention this ad to receive 10 dozen complimentary hors d’oeuvres (minimum 50-person dinners). Not good with other offers. For more information call 425-698-6681 or visit www.seattlebellevue.embassysuites.com.
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streetscape with more than 250 shops, 45 restaurants and lounges, a landmark cinema, a stylish billiards and comedy club, day spas, and upscale bowling lanes — all connected to the hotel via convenient sky bridges. With Asian-inspired elegance, the 17,745-square-foot grand ballroom is the largest hotel ballroom east of Lake Washington, and the third largest in Washington State. The hotel specializes in customized menus for your wedding, Bar or Bat Mitzvah, or special
in the Seattle area. Thousands of residents of the region and their families can remember celebrations that, since the roaring ’20s, have been made all the more beautiful because they took place at The Olympic. They cater intimate dinners and Bar and Bat Mitzvahs with as much care and attention to detail as the largest wedding or gala. Director of Catering and Conference Services Jana Scopis and her team orchestrate Seattle’s most elite events. “The ability to seamlessly pair the city’s highest level of service with restaurant-quality cuisine in a private setting is our point of difference,” says Scopis. Whether your celebration is for 50 or 300, they invite you to rediscover the elegance of “Seattle’s Hotel”—The Fairmont Olympic. Please contact them for more information at www. fairmontolympiccatering.com or email catering
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By Karen Binder, formerly of the Madison Park Café. Full-service professional catering for all life passages in the Jewish community for over 33 years. Let Madison Park Café Catering help you plan and enjoy your Bar/Bat Mitzvah, wedding, rehearsal dinner, special occasion or any other simcha. Providing delicious, seasonal food, professional service, rentals, flowers, and bar service. Retail wine offered at discount prices at “Binder’s Bottles.” Contact Karen Binder at 206-324-4411 or
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Marriott Redmond Town Center Located among the gorgeous scenery of Redmond, the Redmond Marriott Towncenter has everything to celebrate the perfect wedding. Surround your loved one and all your special guests in the welcoming warmth of its beautifully decorated reception areas. With more than 10,000 square feet of flexible space, you’ll have the ideal venue to host an intimate affair for your closest family and friends to a grand gathering for everyone to enjoy. Allow their Marriott-certified event professionals to help you create the day, from the décor to finding the right photographer to setting the menu to your exact desires. They’ll be on hand to make sure every detail is covered and everything runs exactly as you wish. Sit back, relax and let them set the stage for a day your loved one, and all your special guests, will treasure forever. Mazel tov! Call 425-498-4040 or visit redmondmarriott.com today.
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Menashe & Sons is a full-service store featuring a large estate jewelry department, custom design jewelry, and a complete repair department for clocks, watches, and jewelry. The store has a G.I.A. gemologist on staff for a full appraisal service. I t also has one of the largest diamond engagement inventories in the city of Seattle. Menashe & Sons specializes in one-of-a-kind custom jewelry pieces featuring oriental jade, Tahitian pearls, fine emeralds,
The Event Rental Experts Stylish party rentals including: • Specialty linen • Glassware • China • Cutlery • Chair covers • Designer chairs • Tables • Unique tabletop items • Catering equipment 4500 4th Ave. S, Seattle. Call 206-719-5400 or visit www.pedersens.com.
The Ruins
The Ruins is a private event space located near Seattle Center that has been providing catering servic servicee to Seattle and the Eastside for 20 years. They hold weddings, birthdays, business receptions or whatever
event may be called for. The staff takes great pride in fine cuisine, attentive service and custom decoration for each occasion. Guest capacity is 150 for a seated dinner and 250 for a stand-up reception. The party rooms are tastefully decorated, and filled with stylish and attractive antique furniture. They are able to accommodate accommoda te any catering need away from their premises as well. From beginning to end, The Ruins will offer you and your guests a truly unique and memorable experience. You may request a catering brochure for your reference. Contact The Ruins at 206-285-RUIN or visit www.theruins.net.
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as an ordained Reform rabbi is to create a positive sense of identity for people through the innovative use of traditional ceremonies. When you engage Rabbi Heyman to officiate at your wedding, he takes on the responsibility for the service, so you can be fully present in the magic and power of this unique and precious moment. Each ceremony is prepared carefully and with love, so that whatever happens during the wedding itself — a dropped ring, a crying baby, an airplane flying overhead — becomes part of the joy of the moment. Planning a wedding should be fun and joyful — and so should your ceremony! Contact Rabbi Heyman by phone at 206-484-4340 or by email at
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The AAA Four Diamond Tulalip Resort Casino is among the premier destinations in Washington State offering luxurious accommodations, award-winning dining options, a rejuvenating spa, casino excitement, and world-class shopping. Tulalip Resort Casino offers extraordinary value with more than 30,000 square feet of flexible event space. Options range from the 15,000-square-foot Orca Ballroom to more intimate gathering spaces. Whether it’s customized catering, décor requests or state-of-the-art technology, every need is addressed by a capable and conscientious staff. For more information about planning a special event at Tulalip Resort Casino please contact
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Savvy women buy Viviane. This is their guiding principle in manufacturing and selling their premier line of skin care and makeup. Viviane attracts women
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A full-service day spa spa and 109-room inn offer room room for all your guests. Make it a weekend and stay in one of their seven suites. Event packages are available and personalized with your contract. Evening parking included for guests in WAC garage. Make the Washington Athletic Club the choice for your special event. It would be their pleasure to assist you. For more information, please contact 206-464-3050 or
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Personalized. Memorable. Timeless. Plan your all-inclusive event at the Washington Athletic Club, a historic landmark landmark in the heart of downtown Seattle. Contemporary elegance and tradition define the Club. The WAC provides everything you need for a seamless day of celebration and tradition. Their Crystal Ballroom can accommodate up to 200 guests, while other rooms offer more-personalized settings for smaller groups. Whether you want guests to dance all night or enjoy an elegant dinner, or both, they can turn an event into a distinctive experience.
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Whichever candidate is hired will be walking into new financial challenges due to external realities such as the ederal budget sequester and likely cuts in unding rom the state legislature. “Institutional unding is way down, so we need to figure out how we’re going to und our programs and how we’re going to keep unding while doing that,” Alhadeff
“She’s still in the community,” said Robin Castrogiovanni, who with Mindy Geisser is leading the search committee or Erlitz’s successor. “We’re taking our time,” Castrogiovanni said o the search. “We want someone who has a ull complement o skills in order to come into the school. We’re not trying to replace Maria with another Maria. She’s a unique individual, someone who’s le a legacy.”
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said. Weinberg plans to continue to work with JFS in an advisory role. Like Weinberg, Maria Erlitz, head o school at the Jewish Day School in Bellevue, does not plan to walk away rom the academy she helped ound more than 30 years ago when she retires at the end o the school year.
Tat said, JDS’s adoption o what’s known as inquiry-based education, which gives students the ability and leeway to use their natural curiosity to help them learn, means “someone who’s coming in new has to buy into the act this is the education we’re providing,” Castrogiovanni said. “We are taking a stand to make sure that we fit into the uture o education and pre-
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community at local houses o worship. Moving to Seattle a year ago to begin graduate studies at Bastyr University, Khuner-Haber says she was looking or “strong, spirited, Friday night davening.” Not knowing where to find it, she hosted a gathering at her house. Fieen people came. Now the home-based egalitarian monthly services and Shabbat vegetarian potlucks attract 30 to 40 participants. Selah (www.acebook.com/ SelahSeattleMinyan) is run by a volunteer leadership team and sees itsel as part o the independent minyan movement evolving around the country. “Te independent minyan is what the havurah movement was two generations ago,” said Khuner-Haber.
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With an emphasis on the warmth of Judaism, four weekly sessions provide children with a summer experience that lasts a lifetime. Field trips, creative activities, swimming and more! For ages 4–12, this program is suitable for kids from all backgrounds and affiliations. Special boys’ camp for ages 8–14. www.CampGanIsraelSeattle.c www.CampG anIsraelSeattle.com om • Rabbi Kavka – 206-730-2775 •
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Three fun-filled weeks of imagination and creativity for children in grades 1–5! Each week is a different experience. Kids can attend one week or all three. SAM Camp guarantees they’ll make art and new friends! July 8–26. Visit seattleartmuseum.org/kids seattleartmuseum.org/kids to sign up now. Questions? Email
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Hebrew Hoops The goal of Hebrew Hoops is to promote basketball skill development while also providing a forum for Jewish youth to form friendships among each other. Hebrew Hoops is a platform for Jewish youth to interact with Jewish role models and learn what it means to be a Jewish athlete today.
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Lake Union Crew Looking for something to do during the summer that is fun, exciting and challenging? Then come row with Lake Union Crew and do something different and positive with your summer vacation. Meet new friends, learn a cool sport, and spend the day on the water. They are dedicated to providing a fun, unique, and challenging experience that you will not forget. www.LakeUnionCrew.co www.LakeUn ionCrew.com m • 206-860-4199 •
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URJ Camp Kalsman URJ Camp Kalsman has something for everyone, from sports to the performing and creative arts, to nature and adventure activities. Kalsman provides campers with the opportunity to live a wholly Jewish life in their newly built facilities. A summer at Camp Kalsman is an unforgettable religious, religious, cultural, recreational and emotional experience. www.kalsman.urjcamps.org www.kalsma n.urjcamps.org • 425-284-4484
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5:30 p.m. — Temple Beth El Superhero Shabbat Cantor Leah Elstein at
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Help Cantor Elstein’s friend, Superman Sam, a 1stgrader from Chicago who has leukemia. Family service; bring a children’s book and be recorded reading it for Sam. Come dressed as a superhero. Preservice snack at 5:30, service at 6, community potluck following. At Temple Beth El, 5975 S 12th St., S t., Tacoma. 6 p.m. — HNT Scholar in Residence Weekend : Nigel Savage Rebecca Levy at
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Nigel Savage is the founder of Hazon, America’s largest Jewish environmental group. Services, dvar Torah, and dinner. 8 p.m.: “The Jewish Omnivore’s Dilemma.” At Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation, 3700 E M ercer Way, Mercer Island.
explore Pirke Avos/Ethics of Our Fathers, a tractate of the Mishna that details the Torah’s views on ethics and interpersonal relationships. At the Levitins’ home, 6519 49th Ave. NE, Seattle.
Gala dinner and cocktail reception honoring Ray Heacox, president and general manager of KING Broadcasting. $300. RSVP required. At the Grand Hyatt Seattle, 721 Pine St., Seattle.
7:30–9 p.m. — Havdalah with Visiting Rabbi Binyamin Biber
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Havdalah with Secular Jewish Circle of Puget Sound and a talk by visiting Rabbi Binyamin Biber on “Pursuing Justice: Secular Humanist Approaches to Tikkun Olam.” Free. In the Wallingford area, call or email for location. SUNDAY
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Savage will talk on “Eco Judaism and the Art of Bicycle Riding” over breakfast, followed by an Earth Day bike ride. 1 p.m.: Livnot Project think tank on “Creating Healthier and More Sustainable Communities in the Jewish World and Beyond.” At Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation, 3700 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island. 10 a.m.–12 p.m. — Chess Club Gathering Event Sasha Mail at
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Play chess with community members, students, and a special guest chess grand master. At Torah Day School of Seattle, 3528 S Ferdinand St., Seattle.
6:30–9 p.m. — Shabbat with Visiting Rabbi Binyamin Biber
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10 a.m.–12 p.m. — Parent Program with Secular Jewish Circle and Visiting Rabbi Binyamin Biber
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Non-theistic Shabbat and potluck dinner. Rabbi Biber will speak on “Spirituality: Deepening the Experience of our Jewishness.” $10 suggested donation. In the Wallingford area, call or email for location.
“Humanistic Jewish Parenting: Identity and Development in a Multicultural Society.” Learn about the SJC’s K-7 Sunday school that includes preparation (grades 6-7) for a secular Bar or Bat Mitzvah. On Mercer Island, call or email for exact location.
7 p.m. — Jewish High Shabbaton 2013 Ari Hoffman at theh offather@ gmail.com or jhighshabbaton-e fbevent.eventbrite.com /#
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Edwin L. Bierman Scholar-in-Residence Weekend with Rabbi Amy Kalmanofsky. Kabbalat Shabbat 6-7:15 p.m., Shabbat dinner 7:15-8:15, keynote lecture 8:15 p.m. Preregistration and prepayment required for dinner by April 22. Childcare available by pre-registration. $25. At Congregation Beth Shalom, 6800 35th Ave. NE, Seattle.
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Pizza and s’mores, singing around the campfire, activities for the kids. $5. At the Stroum JCC, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island. 7:30–9:30 p.m. — The Joseph Story: I Am Looking for My Brothers Marjie Cogan at
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Rabbi Kalmanofsky will look at male relationships in the Joseph story. Havdalah and dessert at a private View Ridge home. RSVP for address information. Free. At Congregation Beth Shalom, 6800 35th Ave. NE, Seattle.
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Aromatherapy, Feldenkrais Feldenkrais and fashion workshop workshops, s, an auction, salmon dinner, and guest speaker Miriam Lipskier on “The Beauty of the Jewish Woman.” $18 members, $22 non-members, $28 at the door. At Eastside Torah Center, 1837 156th Ave. NE #303, Bellevue.
Savage will lead study sessions throughout the day. Accept Check theSave website for details. At Herzl-Ner Tamid All WEDNESDAY Conservative Congregation, 3700 E Mercer Way, APRIL Mercer Island. 5:30–9 p.m. — AJC Seattle Human Relations
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Lecture by University of Washington professor Sarah Stroup on “Jews, Greeks, and Romans in the Ancient World: From Marginalization to Multiculturalism.” Stroup is the director of the UW Tel Dor Archeological Excavations and Field School in Israel. $15. At Temple Beth Am, 2632 NE 80th St., Seattle.
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After speaking about “Lady at the OK Corral” on April 18, Ann Kirschner will see her first book, “Sala’s Gift: My Mother’s Holocaust Story” go up on stage. Seattle Pacific University’s Theatre Department dramatizes the content of over 300 letters received by Kirschner’s mother, Sala Garncarz, during her imprisonment during the war. At Seattle Pacific University’s McKinley Hall, main stage.
In conjunction with Seattle Art Museum’s exhibition, “Morality Tales: American Art and Social Protest, 1935-45,” Music of Remembrance will perform Jake Heggie’s “Another Sunrise,” a tribute to Krystyna Zywulska, Polish resistance fighter and satirical poet. MOR will also perform “Duo” by Erwin Schulhoff, who perished in a camp. On Saturday at the Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Ave., Seattle, and on Sunday at The Commons, 402 Bjune Dr., Bainbridge Island. Free. For more information visit musicofremembrance.org.
Tickets are $12, $10 for students and seniors, through www.spu.edu/boxoffice or 206-281-2959. Matinee on April 27 at 2 p.m. An exhibition from the Sala Garncarz Kirschner Collection will be on display in Kreider Gallery in McKinley Hall through April 30, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission is free.
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Thursday, April 25 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, April 27 at 8 p.m. Hilary Hahn Concert
Grammy-award winning violinist Hilary Hahn returns to Seattle for two performances of Jean Sibelius’ Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47 with the Seattle Symphony. Guest conductor Xian Zhang leads Overture to Karelia, Op. 10; Pascal Zavaro’s La Bataille de San Romano; and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92. At Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., Seattle. Tickets $19-$142. For tickets and information, visit the box office, call 206-215-4747, or visit www.seattlesymphony.org.
Celebrate the release of Rabbi Olivier BenHaim’s CD, “The Souls’ Journey: Meditation & Kabbalah,” a sixstage meditation that unfolds the Kabbalistic levels of the soul as a ways to awakening. CDs available for purchase. At Bet Alef Meditative Synagogue, 1111 Harvard Ave., Seattle. For more information contact Elizabeth Fagin at
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Alexis celebrated her Bat Mitzvah on April 13, 2013 at Temple B’nai Torah in Bellevue. Alexis is the daughter of Adrien and Jay Agoado of Mercer Island and the sister of Alyssa. Her grandparents are Merl and Keith Koplan of Vancouver, Wash., Barry and Inga Groberman of Vancouver, B.C., Josie Agoado of Seattle, and the late Myer Agoado.
Adam will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah on April 20, 2013, at Temple Beth Am in Seattle. Adam is the son of Rabbi Allison and Edward Flash of Newcastle, and the brother of Sara and Daniel. His grandparents are Phil Flash of Seattle, Ed and Sue Shulkin of Los Angeles, Calif., and the late Claire Flash. Adam is a 7th-grader at Maywood Middle School. He
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enjoys swimming, travel, music, and reading. For his mitzvah project, Adam worked to support Treehouse, a program that supports foster children.
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Marcy Migdal March 3, 1947–March 26, 2013 Marcy Migdal of Seattle died on March 26, 2013 while enjoying a Passover visit with her family. Marcy was born Ruth Marcia Alexander to Reba and Asher Alexander, in Philadelphia, Pa. She grew up in Philadelphia and in Oceanside, Long Island. She attended Douglass College, the women’s college of Rutgers University in New Jersey, where she met her husband Joel Migdal. They married in 1968. They lived in Watertown, Mass.; Tel Aviv, Israel (1972-1975); and Brookline, Mass. and traveled all over the world together before moving to Seattle in 1980. Marcy was an active member of Congregation Beth Shalom, where she regularly attended services and classes, served on the board, and played many other roles. She was also a founding participant and parent at the Jewish Day School of Metropolitan Seattle and director and parent at the Community High School for Jewish Studies. Marcy was an educator who pioneered the field of multi-cultural education. Fluent in Spanish and Hebrew, she taught in bilingual classrooms early in her career and then joined one of the first multicultural education teams in Boston. While living in Israel, she wrote curriculum for the Ministry of Education and taught in the Givatayim Teachers College. In Seattle, she was one of the founding group of the Seattle Children’s Museum, worked for the Wing Luke Museum, taught in Highline Community College, wrote multi-cultural activity books for Uwajimaya, wrote curricula for many institutions including the Jewish Day School and Jewish Education Council, taught an anti-racism curriculum using the Anti-Defamation League’s “A World of Difference” program, and served as the principal of the Community High School for Jewish Studies. From
After graduation, they moved to Utica, N.Y., where he worked for GE from 1962 to ’64 prior to being hired by the Boeing Company in Seattle. After a distinguished 25-year career, Jack retired in 1990. He also served over 50 years as a Mason and a Shriner.
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1992 to 2005 she worked as the director of multi-cultural education, Title IX compliance officer, and director of Indian education for the Edmonds School District, where she won national awards and recognition for her work in multicultural education. She also consulted around the state on issues of religion in schools. Marcy’s greatest joy was the family she raised with Joel: Her children, Ariela Migdal of New York, Tamar Azous of Seattle, and Amram Migdal of Charlottesville. She loved her children-inlaw Ethan Tucker, Paul Azous, and Rebecca Migdal. She delighted in her grandchildren, Eden Migdal, Yitzhak Tucker, Yoav Tucker, and Zahava Migdal Azous, and in her large extended family, including her recently deceased brother Steve Alexander and her dear siblings-in-law, nieces and nephews. Her other great joys included studying and spending time with her many close friends, with whom she liked to take walks around Greenlake, see plays, discuss books and ideas, and share Shabbat and holiday meals. She was a spectacular cook, baker, and hostess who enjoyed welcoming new people and old friends to her home on a regular basis. She was also passionate about travel, social justice, and women’s equality. Contributions may be made to the Southern Poverty Law Center and to Congregation Beth Shalom in Seattle.
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Honoring thy mother: A toast to memory and survival CHARLENE KAHN JTNews Correspondent During the irst weekend in April, guests rom Caliornia to Connecticut converged on Seattle in honor o Ruth Schocken, whose lie story is a poignant reminder o survival. She turned 100 on April 3. Te lie o this German-Jewish immigrant who escaped the Nazis at age 25 and created a new lie in the Pacific Northwest can be seen as a testament to amily values, hard work and exceptionally strong will, both mentally and physically. Tough all three o Schocken’s adult children live in the area and are actively involved in their mother’s lie, she lives independently. Her physical mobility has recently decreased, but Schocken still has a matter-o-act quality about hersel, according to her daughter, Barbara Lahav. Beore oering up a generous slice o marzipan-covered birthday cake, Schocken spoke with JNews between visits rom out-o-town relatives as her daughter helped supply anecdotes. Flowers and amily photo displays decorated a cozy living space. A ramed letter rom
Louis, her ather, was a meat wholesaler and an active member o the local synagogue; o her mother, Schocken said, “the whole town liked her cooking.” As a youngster, Ruth pitched in, bringing bread to the communal oven. She later trained in window display and visual merchandising and went to work or her sister Tea and brother-in-law Fritz at the Leeser Silk Haus in Herord, Westphalia. “[By that time] we were just lucky we got out,” she recalled. “Te SS were already coming around the store and wouldn’t let people go in.” Tis was in 1938, just beore Kristallnacht. hey couldn’t leave Germany because “they had no liquid assets,” said Lahav. “Everything was tied up in the store.” But one evening Schocken le work late, orgetting to turn off her iron. By the next morning, “the whole interior burnt down — but my sister ran to me smiling,” she said. Tey now had insurance money and a way to leave “because o an iron,” she said.
ugee, through riends. “It’s like little Switzerland [here],” she said. “I came to Seattle because my sister and brother-in-law were here already; I first came to Cincinnati but didn’t like the heat.” Her husband Heinz, which he Americanized to Henry, was related to the amed Schocken literary and publishing amily through his ather, whose older brother Salman established Schocken Books and became publisher o the Israeli newspaper Ha’aretz. Amos Schocken, a cousin o Ruth Schocken’s children, runs the newspaper today. Establishing roots in Seattle revolved around synagogue and social connections with other reugees. “Te Jewish Club o Washington was a very important gathering place or our amily,” said Joe Schocken, Ruth’s son, o the club that reached out to new arrivals and helped provide moral and financial support. Te club disbanded last year.
President and Mrs. Obama birthday congratulations romshared the White House. Growing up as the youngest o eight in Bieleeld, Germany, Ruth Hamlet Schocken experienced loss early on. Her oldest brother died during World War I.
“InTey less than out.” madea year it to we the got U.S., but not without some lasting trauma: A ear o uniorms le Schocken unable to tolerate even a driving test. Aer coming to Seattle, Schocken met her husband, another German-Jewish re-
But the that Schockens joined another institution has thrived throughout the years — the Herzl congregation on 20th and Spruce in the Central District, which is now Herzl-Ner amid Conser vative Congregat ion on Mercer Island. Te amily is in its ourth generation o
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Above, Ruth Schocken with seven of her eight greatgrandchildren, and, left, as a young woman.
membership — our generations happy to celebrate the centennial o its matriarch. “It’s at obviously special to have mother this age, very [or her] to enjoy and participate in the lives o her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren,” said Joe Schocken. “It’s great to be able to tell the story and create amily history.”