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HANUKKAH UNDER THE STARS
Saturday, November 23, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Mercer Island SJCC free Celebrate Hanukkah with the J community! Sing and dance with the kids band Recess Monkey, returning after their awesome show last year. We’ll have arts and crafts and storytelling from PJ Library. Co-sponsored by the Jewish Day School.
A program just for dads and their kindergarten through 3rd grade kids. J Explorers play games, learn new skills, enjoy the great outdoors, and celebrate Jewish values with other dads and kids. Must be a J Explorers member to participate in events. All events are at the SJCC Mercer Island campus.
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J EXPLORERS SUKKOT SLEEPOVER
Saturday, September 21, 5 p.m. – Sunday, September 22, 9 a.m. $40 per dad-child pair/$20 for each additional child
Celebrate Sukkot with the J Explorers. Enjoy dinner and Havdalah in the sukkah in the SJCC Kesher Community Garden. We will swim, play gaga, and do arts and crafts. Breakfast (and coffee – don’t worry, dads!) is included.
J EXPLORERS TRICK-OR-TREAT FOR HUNGER FAMILY SUKKOT DINNER
Friday, September 20, 5:30-7 p.m. Mercer Island SJCC SJCC Members $12/Guests $18/Children $5 Join us for a Shabbat dinner in the sukkah in the SJCC Kesher Community Garden. We’ll celebrate Sukkot with a fall-inspired dinner of macaroni and cheese, salad, and butternut squash soup. We’ll have activities for kids, a special dessert treat, and a story around the campfire with PJ Library.
Thursday, October 24, 5:30 p.m. free with J Explorers membership
Come trick-or-treat for canned food for the Jewish Family Services Food Bank. Bags will be handed out in neighborhoods around the J earlier in the week with a request for donations. J Explorers will “trick-or-treat” to collect the bags. Bring non-perishable food items to donate.
J EXPLORERS HANUKKAH PARTY SENIOR COMMUNITY HANUKKAH CELEBRATION
Sunday, December 8, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. SJCC Members and guests $7 At Herzl-Ner Tamid, 3700 E Mercer Way. Join us for a postHanukkah brunch of latkes, bagels, fruit, and more. SJCC Chief Operating Officer Renée Cohen-Goodwin will share inspirational Hanukkah insights and Herzl-Ner Tamid Cantor Brad Kurland will lead us in Hanukkah songs.
Sunday, December 15, 10 a.m.-noon free with J Explorers membership
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL IN THE SUKKAH
Monday, September 23, 5:30 p.m. Mercer Island SJCC SJCC Members $12/Guests $18 Monday Night Football in the sukkah in the SJCC Kesher Community Garden. We’ll have pizza, salad, and a beer garden as we catch the Oakland vs. Denver game. Co-sponsored by Two Beers Brewing Co.
It’s never too late to enjoy latkes and spread the holiday ruach (spirit)! Bring an unwrapped gift to this post-Hanukkah brunch and we’ll make holiday cards to adorn them before we deliver the gifts to families at Seattle Children’s Hospital.
HANUKKAH COOKING CLASS
Monday, November 18, 6:30 p.m. SJCC Members $65/Guests $80 At Stopsky’s Delicatessen, 3016 78th Avenue SE, Mercer Island. The head chef of Stopsky’s Delicatessen leads a hands-on cooking class, putting a new spin on classic Hanukkah dishes. This isn’t just a cooking class; you’ll get appetizers, wine, and dinner – and you’ll leave with delicious recipes.
Subscribe to the 2013-2014 series by October 27: SJCC members $25/guests $36.
AN AFTERNOON WITH HOLLYWOOD’S ANNE FRANK
JEWISH TOUCH SERIES
MAKE YOUR OWN CHALLAH
SEATTLE SJCC Thursday, October 3, 6 p.m. MERCER ISLAND SJCC Thursday, October 10, 6 p.m. SJCC Members $8/Guests $12 Instructor Gail Pollack, food lover and SJCC Director of Development, shares her grandmother’s much-loved recipe with you. Learn how to prepare challah dough and braid and form the perfect loaf. Take home a beautiful challah for your own Shabbat celebration. Enjoy time to schmooze and sip wine with old friends and new while the dough rises!
Sunday, October 27 10:30 a.m. film screening 2 p.m. discussion NEW LOCATION FOR 10/27 ONLY: Herzl Ner-Tamid, 3700 E Mercer Way SJCC Members $8/Guests $12
At Washington Hall, 153 14th Avenue, Seattle. A collaboration with 4Culture, Book-It Repertory Theatre, Washington Hall, and Washington State Jewish Historical Society, these site-specific events highlight the historical significance of the Seattle Jewish community and the community’s role in the future of our environment. PLAY AND FILM Sunday, September 22 6:30 p.m. SJCC members $8/ Guests $12 This double-feature includes a play and a film about Jewish community. First, a performance of BookIt Repertory Theatre’s “In the Land of Rain and Salmon,” a production about early Jewish settlers in the Northwest, commissioned by the Washington State Jewish Historical Society. Following is a screening of the documentary “Renewal,” a series of short films about faith traditions and preserving the environment. SJFF OUTDOOR FILM: “RENEWAL” Daily September 23-29, 7-11 p.m. free This installation features daily screenings of the SJFF film “Renewal.” The film will be projected onto the side of the building from a sukkah in the parking lot designed by Seattle architect George Ostrow. “Renewal,” a 2008 documentary film, consists of eight short films about different faith traditions and their approaches to environmental preservation. Passersby can stop and enjoy a single story or settle in to watch the film in its entirety.
PRESERVATION AND RENEWAL: BUILDING JEWISH COMMUNITY
Foster Hirsch, professor of film at Brooklyn College, will interview Millie Perkins, star of George Steven’s acclaimed 1959 film, The Diary of Anne Frank, about her experience working on the landmark drama. Reception will follow. Watch the film at 10:30; screening is free and open to all.
BLACK SABBATH: THE HISTORY OF AFRICANAMERICAN AND JEWISH POPULAR MUSIC
Sunday, April 6, 2 p.m. SJCC Members $8/Guests $12
A musical exploration of the myriad ways Jews and African-Americans have coalesced, clashed, and come together through American popular music. Josh Kun, Associate Professor of the USC Department of American Studies and Ethnicity, leads the discussion.
ANIMATING JEWISH LIFE
Sunday, May 4, 4 p.m. SJCC Members $8/Guests $12
A look at the ways in which Jewish life and culture is portrayed in animation. Journalist Mark Pinsky of the Orlando Sentinel discusses the funny and the serious ways animation, from Disney movies to The Simpsons, showcase Jewish faith, customs, and ethnicity.
SAVE THE DATES: MARCH 1-9, 2014
THREE CANTORS IN CONCERT: EAST MEETS WEST
SJFF, a program of the SJCC, brings the best in independent international Jewish and Israeli cinema to Seattle each March. But why wait until March? Join SJFF for these events this fall.
Sunday, June 8, 4 p.m. SJCC Members $8/Guests $12
Back by popular demand! Cantors Brad Kurland and Ike Azose, along with Rabbi Simon Benzaquen, will perform a delightful program.
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letters to the editor
Lessons in Sephardic history
The dynamic self
Rabbi Ben Aaronson Capitol Hill Minyan
You’re late for a meeting. You pull into the parking lot, and it’s entirely full except for one illegal spot right near the entrance. If you park there, you’ll make it to your meeting on time. If you have to find another spot, you’ll be late. This situation happened to Nobel Laureate and economist Gary Becker. He reasoned through the possibilities, conducted a cost-benefit analysis, and made his choice. This incident gave rise to Becker’s Simple Model of Rational Crime, or SMORC for short. According to SMORC, people commit crimes because they benefit. They examine the likelihood of getting caught, contrast it with the potential benefits or consequences, and make their choice. During this time of year we review our mistakes and failings. Part of teshuva — repentance — is a commitment to avoid these specific mistakes in the future. Our view of decision-making is deeply tied to this process. Though SMORC may sound too robotic to account for the full range of human behavior, we often respond implicitly based on this model. We try to incentivize certain behavior, which increases the likelihood of getting caught (e.g., increased police patrols) or increases punishments (increased sentence lengths). Dan Ariely, an Israeli-American professor of psychology and behavioral economics at Duke University, questioned the validity of SMORC. He conducted a series of experiments into the phenomenon of cheating and dishonesty. In his basic experiment, Ariely had participants complete a series of difficult matrix math problems. They correctly solved an average of four problems. He paid participants 50¢ for each correct problem. However, when given the opportunity to self-report, participants reported completing an average of six correct problems, allowing them to collect $3 instead of the $2 they were entitled to. SMORC predicts that as you increase the reward and decrease the likelihood of getting caught, there will be a corresponding increase in cheating. This turned out to be false. When Ariely increased the amount paid, as high as $10 per problem, people actually cheated a little less. All in all, something besides SMORC seemed to be driving human behavior. Ariely proposes an alternate hypothesis to SMORC. He asserts that people are driven by two competing factors: What a person wants, and how a person wants to see him or herself. Most people see themselves as fairly good. While people recognize they possess some faults, they figure they trend overall on the good side. This helps them make certain allowances for less-than-desirable behavior. Thus, someone might be willing to fudge the number of problems he or she correctly solved at 50¢ apiece, but not at $10. When we view ourselves overall as good, we are susceptible to what Ariely calls the “fudge factor,” the degree to which we are willing to fudge the numbers while keeping our positive view of ourselves intact. When we view ourselves overall as bad, we are susceptible to another phenomenon, which Ariely calls the “what-the-hell effect.” His research shows that people begin with a little bit of cheating, but at a certain point, the cheating increases steeply. People stop kidding themselves and just cheat as much as they can, because, “What the hell?” It doesn’t matter anymore. Maimonides understood how powerful a person’s self-concept can be in dictating behavior. He writes, “A person should view oneself throughout the year as if he or she is half innocent and half liable, and so too the whole world, half innocent and half liable. If one performs a single misdeed, one tips the balance for oneself and the entire world to the side of liable, and causes destruction for oneself. If one performs a single mitzvah, one tips the balance for oneself and the entire world to the side of merit, and causes deliverance and salvation for oneself and for others” (Laws of Teshuva, 3:4). Based on Ariely, we understand the pitfalls of viewing oneself as completely righteous or wicked. This simplistic view distorts our self-concept and our sense of our own behavior. But what does it mean to view ourselves as “half innocent and half liable,” as if everything hangs in the balance? And why should we view a single misdeed or meritorious act as tipping the balance for oneself and the entire world? Maimonides instructs us to view ourselves as developing and in flux, neither good nor evil. We should view our fate as undetermined, as if we have not yet been defined. While the future is unknown, we should look at every action as if it could define us, tipping the balance of our character. So, too, the world is neither entirely good nor entirely evil. It is dynamic and evolving. We are to act as if our individual actions define the world, which indeed they do.
As one born in Rhodes, I feel I must correct Vic Alhadeff’s article (“Rhodes: Embracing the past,” Aug. 30). The Spanish Inquisition was in 1492 and the expelled Jews spread along the Mediterranean on both the north and south coasts, and many who moved eventually to Rhodes had moved to Italy and Turkey. It was the Turkish leader Suleiman the Great who invited the Sephardic Jews to move from their adopted countries to Rhodes to encourage trade along the sea routes Rhodes was situated on. The Turks had conquered the Knights of St. John, who had held the island, and expelled them before he invited the Sephardim to Rhodes and gave them properties taken from the knights (much of the old city). So when the Sephardim arrived there, there were no knights on the island. Vic must be confusing them with the few Romaniot Jews who did live there at the time of the knights. In all the years from the early 1500s until 1918, Rhodes was a Turkish possession and the Jews were treated extremely well, and were even allowed to have their own “virtual government” within the old city. The Italians took over the island after the First World War in 1918 and initially treated the Jews well, as they were the basis of the economy there. It was only when Mussolini started to align himself with the Germans that things started to deteriorate. Salomon Menashe Scottsdale, Ariz.
Allowing diverse opinions
The JTNews Editor and Publisher recently chided several members of the Jewish community for questioning the appropriateness of publishing a letter by Linda Frank defending the Palestinian Authority and its policies toward the Jewish people. In your statement, you defended publishing Frank’s letter by citing “free speech” and criticized some who assert that the JTNews should not be used as a forum to express such views. Section 5 of your own Letters Guidelines state: “JTNews seeks views from many perspectives. However, letters that contain obvious factual inaccuracies, unattributed facts and quotes, unsubstantiated allegations of wrongdoing, insulting comments, or defamatory statements will not be printed. Letters harmful to the Jewish community, call for the destruction of Israel, or contain hate speech will not be printed.” In July 2013, the JTA News reported that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas told Egyptian journalists that no Israelis will remain in a future Palestinian state. Quoting Reuters, the JTA News stated that Abbas made the statements in Cairo when meeting with the interim Egyptian President. Abbas stated: “In a final solution, we would not see the presence of a single Israeli — civilian or soldier — on our lands.” Any fair and objective person understands Abbas’s statement to mean that no Jew will be permitted to live in a future Palestinian state. Considering that tens of thousands of Jews live in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria, Linda Frank was factually inaccurate and her letter should not have been printed under your own Letters Guidelines. Being welcoming, diverse and open minded does not require our local Jewish community newspaper publishing letters or articles from those advocating the historic homeland of the Jewish people Judenrein. Steven Hemmat Seattle
Making provisions for provisions
In response to the article by Knate Stahl (“Between myself and God,” Aug. 16), I found this article offensive. He seems to know so much of Yom Kippur for someone who totally rejects it by holding a program to help the needy. Offering free food that has been donated and doing so on Yom Kippur is an embarrassment to the Jewish community at large. If he were a gentile doing this on Yom Kippur and it wasn’t his own personal holiday, then it is another story. But being Jewish and not claiming ignorance of the importance of this holiday, but doing an essay on the holiday and its importance to Jewish life and then personally ignoring it is a slap in the face to the Jewish community. Not observing Jewish holidays is not new to Judaism; it has been done for centuries. That in and of itself is not a reason to write a letter to the editor. What has rankled me and caused me to open up is the fact that he is doing a program that collects food from a supplier and redistributes it to those who are needy. If Mr. Stahl has made an effort to take orders from those who are observing Yom Kippur and made provisions to have their orders delivered to these people on Sunday, after Yom Kippur has ended, then fine, do your thing. But if you are not making an effort to accommodate those people then you are punishing Jews for observing Yom Kippur, and that is your sin. Elliott Magalnick Denver, Colo.
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“I was aware of the size of Israel on a map, but when you travel to the border with Syria and Lebanon or down to Gaza, you realize how small it really is.” — Rep. Dave Reichert (R-8th) on his impressions of his first visit to Israel. Learn about his visit on page 6.
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In 2015, it will have been 50 years since the Seattle Hebrew Day School 6th grade class graduated high school. Some members of the class would like to put together a reunion, and they are looking for email addresses for the now-grown children in this photograph. If you have any information, please contact Linda at [email protected].
■■Seeking SHA alumni for 50th reunion
Front row: Michael Felber, Victor Hasson, Mark Israel. Second row: Lisa Fuhrer, Esther Kay Scharchon, Sally Kaye (z”l), Marsha Genauer (Donschik). Third row: Henrika Widerkher, Linda Lawson (Elman), Bobbee Russak (Feiner), Judy Benoliel, Esther Rae Scharchon, Cheryl Maimon (z”l). Fourth row: Naomi Schwartz, Suzy Herskovitz, Miriam Ohles. Back row: Mrs. Streams, Bernice Angel, Ralph Maimon, Unknown, Jack Babani, Harry Brown, Joey Ingber, Rabbi Levine.
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Obama on Syria retaliation: Israel ‘can defend itself,’ has ‘unshakable’ U.S. support
JNS.org — President Barack Obama said Tuesday night that if Syria were to attack Israel as retaliation for an American military strike on Syria, Israel would be able to defend itself with “overwhelming force” and “unshakable” U.S. support. Obama said Tuesday in a nationally televised address that he has “asked the leaders of Congress to postpone a vote to authorize the use of force” while America pursues a diplomatic solution with Russia, which has proposed a deal involving the transfer of Syrian chemical weapons to international supervision. “Neither [President Bashar] Assad nor his allies have any interest in escalation that would lead to his demise,” Obama said. “And our ally Israel can defend itself with overwhelming force, as well as the unshakable support of the United States of America.” Obama said that failing to respond to Syria’s use of chemical weapons against civilians “would weaken prohibitions against other weapons of mass destruction and embolden Assad’s ally, Iran, which must decide whether to ignore international law by building a nuclear weapon or to take a more peaceful path.” Israeli leaders have reacted to Russia’s plan — which does not include punitive measures against Syria for using chemical weapons — with skepticism. President Shimon Peres warned that the Syrians, who welcomed the Russian proposal, have “proved they are not credible and that their integrity should not be trusted.”
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By Isaac Azose La alma dezea gan eden, los pekados no deshan.
The soul desires paradise, but the sins don’t allow it. Said when a person finds himself in a situation when he would like very much to be in a better position to achieve a certain goal, but other circumstances or his past do not warrant the success of this venture.
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A different kind of Israel visit
When Rep. Dave Reichert visited Israel last month, he was given a very different tour from what most Congressional leaders experience.
Sworn in
Olympia’s Jewish caucus lost a member when Rep. Marcie Maxwell resigned over the summer. But her successor brings that number right back up.
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A hike to heal
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Remember when
Rob Carmel’s six months on the Appalachian trail — all 2,180 miles of it — ends on Yom Kippur. That adds extra gravitas to this journey of a now-retired soldier.
A new light turns on
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A new Orthodox community in Seward Park, which launched just two months ago, has already had to move to a larger space to accommodate its growth.
MORE M.O.T.: Dips and sauces 8 Crossword 8 Jewish & Veggie: Wine with pasta 9 Community Calendar 13 Israel: To Your Health: Spirituality saves lives 16 Lifecycles 19 The Arts 20 The Shouk Classifieds 16 WEB EXCLUSIVE Bookahs for your sukkah
We’ve got a handful of kids’ books by our children’s reviewer Rita Berman Frischer. Find them online in the Books section at www.jtnews.net.
From the Jewish Transcript, September 15, 1976. It was a whirlwind three-day mission to Israel, and Sheldon Steinberg, who then chaired the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle’s annual campaign, was running on 36 hours without sleep. But he still was able to greet and speak to Lebanese children at what was then known as the “good fence,” which marked the border between Israel and Lebanon. The highlight, however, was a dinner with Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.
Corrections
The August 30 article, “With new head of school, Torah Day School turns over a new leaf,” incorrectly stated that a former teacher had been convicted of child molestation. At this time he has been charged with the crime. According to the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s office, a trial is set for October 28. In the description of the cover art for our Rosh Hashanah issue (Aug. 30), the correct number of items stolen from Czech Jews by the Nazis was 140,000, not 10,000. JTNews regrets the errors.
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A different kind of Israel visit for a local Congressman
Judy Lash Balint Special to JTNews
JERUSALEM — Congressman Dave Reichert (R-8th) made his first visit to Israel last week, not as part of a formal congressional delegation, but with a small group of first responders whom he regards as his peers. Reichert, who spent the majority of his working life in law enforcement before his election in 2004, spent a week learning about Israel’s security operations and meeting Israeli defense personnel in a visit organized by Proactive Global Security (PGS), a private security consulting company. PGS, a recipient of Department of Homeland Security grants, specializes in training U.S.-based first responders in the latest Israeli security techniques and has previously provided consulting for Pierce County and other Washington State security personnel. In promotional materials for the Reichert trip, PGS stated: “Our goal is to provide critical training in first response, and be a partner in establishing the foundational relationships necessary to develop a regional response plan, which includes coordination between the public and private sector.” Reichert was accompanied by Capt. Peter Brummel of Eastside Fire and Rescue; Acting Lt. Erik Allen, Deputy Director of the Washington State Fusion Center; with Syria and Lebanon or down to Gaza, you realize how small it really is,” he said. “Small and surrounded by enemies.” Referring to the years he spent solving the Green River killings, “I thought 19 years was a long struggle,” Reichert said. “But 65 years is a really long time and you have many more years ahead of you.” “People in the U.S. can’t understand how you survive and continue to fight,” he added. Given Reichert’s law-enforcement background, he said he was most moved by his meetings with Israeli soldiers, in particular those stationed a few hundred yards from the border with Gaza. “Those tank brigade soldiers have an incredible sense of commitment and professional dedication,” he said. The group met with Yuval Steinitz, Israel’s minister for intelligence and strategic affairs, and deputy defense minister Danny Danon, as well as security officials at Ben Gurion Airport and the Port of Ashdod. They were introduced to police department officers in Jerusalem and Sderot and medical personnel from Magen David Adom and Hadassah Hospital. Brummel, of Eastside Fire and Rescue, told JTNews it would take him several months to digest the material he’d been exposed to in Israel. Brummel also expressed admiration for regular Israelis he’d met during the visit. “The passion Israelis have for their country and the commitment to go about your daily life in areas where people don’t want you is remarkable,” he said. “Israeli police are in a remarkably more complicated situation than we’re in,” said Acting Lt. Erik Allen of the Washington Fusion Center, a coordinating body of city, county, state and federal first responders. Allen was on duty during the attack on the Jewish Federation building in Seattle in July 2006 and recalls the urgent intelligence sharing that took place between local and New York police departments and ultimately with Israeli intelligence, in an effort to determine whether the perpetrator was part of a larger conspiracy. Allen said the contacts with Israeli intelligence and police officials made on this visit will be invaluable in developing and maintaining a positive relationship to fight terror. “Email and phone calls can only do so much,” he said. Since entering Congress, Reichert’s only previous trips abroad have been to visit U.S. troops. But he believes this visit to Israel will leave a lasting impression. “Israel and the U.S. need to be united. Your enemies are our enemies,” he said. “This trip will have a ripple effect.”
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Rep. Dave Reichert (R-8th) meets with a contingent of Seattle-area expatriates and Israelis during his visit to Jerusalem.
Detective Tim Renihan of the Seattle Police Department intelligence division; and officers from Fairfax, Va. and Denver, Colo. Speaking at a dinner in Jerusalem at the end of the trip, attended by a number of Israeli opinion makers and a smattering of Seattle-area immigrants, Reichert said there was no substitute for seeing Israel’s security situation on the ground. “I was aware of the size of Israel on a map, but when you travel to the border
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Legislative appointment keeps Jewish caucus numbers at 9
Joel Magalnick Editor, JTNews
You could say she was hand-picked for the job. When Tana Senn was sworn in as the newest member of the state legislature on Monday, the moment followed a whirlwind of activity after Senn’s predecessor announced her resignation from her seat earlier in the summer. “About six weeks ago, right before Marcie Maxwell stepped down — about 10 minutes before she stepped down — she gave me a call and she said, ‘Tana, I’m taking a job with the governor’s office, and would love for you to put your name in to replace me in the legislature,’” said Senn, 42. After some consultation with her husband and two children, she decided to throw her hat into the ring. “I looked at my kids and I thought, ‘this is going to be really hard,’” she said. “I also looked at them and I thought, ‘I have to do this, because we need more women and people with kids in Olympia.’ I thought it was really important to do this.” From there came a nomination process through the 41st District Democrats — because Maxwell is a Democrat, the Democratic Party recommends a nominee. After Senn rose to the top of that process, her name was submitted to the King County Council for a vote. Senn met with council members last week, and was sworn in during a council meeting in downtown Seattle on Sept. 9. “I was very impressed with the local government experience, and I think that will be very helpful to all of us in Olympia to have more people who have local government experience,” said council member Kathy Lambert prior to the vote. Council member Jane Hague said Senn “served admirably in other civic responsibilities and has shone, and I think this is an obvious next step forward.” The council voted 8-0, with one member absent, to appoint Senn to the seat. “Tana’s lifelong passion for policy and experience on the city council will serve her well in Olympia and allow her to hit the ground running,” said Maxwell in a statement. “Our district is lucky to have her represent us.” Senn’s currently sits on Mercer Island City Council. She plans to keep that seat. “I’m very committed to Mercer Island and Mercer Island City Council, and I’m proud of not having missed any meetings,” she said. “I realize the time in Olympia might not allow that [to continue].” But, she said, because the upcoming session is only 60 days, “at most I would miss a couple meetings, I would think.” Senn has also previously chaired the government affairs committee at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle and Joel Magalnick worked there for two Judge Ann Schindler swears in state Rep. Tana Senn (D–41st) at the King years as its director County Council chambers following her confirmation on Sept. 9. of communications. Though it’s still four months before the Senn said she has three core issues she next session begins, Senn said she’s excited wants to focus on. to get to know her constituency and her “A transportation package [is] descolleagues. perately needed for the entire region, “I’m really excited to be a part of the but especially for the 41st, which borders Jewish caucus, I’m excited to be a part of I-90 and 405 and 167, so that’s a critical the women in Olympia and keeping that issue,” she said. “Fully funding education, number up, and I’m very honored to be of course — we’ve got to continue our replacing Marcie Maxwell,” Senn said. work in that direction. And then making “She was quite an impressive woman and our communities safer, and passing backI know there’ll be big shoes to fill.” ground checks for gun purchases.”
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Take Stock of Your Year
by Mike Selinker
Brothers in food from east and west
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The High Holidays are not a time for partying and fireworks. The holidays suggest that its adherents take time to assess what they’ve done in the prior year, and what they might do in the future. Here, we look at some things we might have wanted to do more of in times gone by. We can aim higher in the new year.
ACROSS 1 Grammy winner Wyclef 5 Swinging part of a sailboat 9 Breeders’ Cup winner Zenyatta, e.g. 13 High-end hotel chain 14 Arm bone 15 “I’ve got ___ feeling about this” (Star 16 What many of us wish we’d done more of 20 21 22 23 27 29 30 31 33 35 39 42 43 44 45 47 48 49 55 56 57 58 65 66 67 68 69 70
DOWN 1 Prepare for a race 2 Punk-like music 3 Termite foe 4 American-born people whose parents are 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 17 18 19 23 24 25 26 27 28 32 34 36 37 38 40 41 46 49 50 51 52 53 54 59 60 61 62 63 64
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this year Seattle music institution, for short Giants QB Manning DIrector Brooks What many of us wish we’d done more of this year Where cucumbers are put on eyes Winter drink ___-fi Sushi restaurant supply Yanks Monster’s Ball star Berry What many of us wish we’d done more of this year Spy Kids actress Vega Laugh often written on the internet With only reasonable delays, briefly Creature in a Peter Jackson film Prepare to shoot Shakespearean pronoun What many of us wish we’d done more of this year You put a PIN in it McKellen who plays Magneto It breaks every 24 hours What many of us wish we’d done more of this year Goddess venerated in a pyramid, perhaps Missing from the USMC, say Variety of music player Period of self-denial Worshippers’ seats Erodes
from Japan Encounter unexpectedly Bullfight cry Option in binary ___ out (like some credit cards) Music often played while wearing sombreros Shark Tank network Spider-Man director Sam Car of the late 1950s Chanted words An ___ Story (2011 Christmas TV special) Cathedral city in Cambridgeshire Bellevue-based videogame company that made Portal Variety of 67-Across Brainiac Car from Mazda Maker of the Genesis Make a sound like a churchbell Class where condom use might be taught Term of respect for a subcontinental ruler Letterman readings One of Jacob’s wives Athletic award Most like a lemon Makes over Friend of Frog, in Arnold Lobel’s books Drake’s musical genre Some forms of internet commerce Cheer Like some beverages in a microbrewery Lunkhead Singer MInogue Gluttony, for one Be indebted to Use oars Pollution-investigating org. Portable bunk What WRs score
Answers on page 19 © 2013 Eltana Wood-Fired Bagel Cafe, 1538 12th Avenue, Seattle. All rights reserved. Puzzle created by Lone Shark Games, Inc. Edited by Mike Selinker and Gaby Weidling.
After chatting with It may seem unusual Zach Grashin about for two nice Jewish hummus for half an boys to run a restaurant hour, I had to go home and featuring food from a Muslim make myself a batch. country, but Peter and David It wasn’t Garbanzo Bros.’ Ringold are the owner-operachef David Babani’s recipe. tors of Satay in Seattle’s WallThat is a top-secret compoingford neighborhood, one of nent of Garbanzo Bros., the only three Malaysian restaubusiness Zach and David rants in the city. founded last year. They were first inspired by Garbanzo Bros. makes their Aunt Maimun, a Malaymore than just hummus, Member of sian who married their Uncle offering “prepared kosher Steve and came to live in the food…in time for Shabbat,” the Tribe Seattle area many years ago. which they deliver on Thurs“Growing up…Maimun days and Fridays and sell at the Stroum would cook satay and mee goreng [fried Jewish Community Center on Mercer noodles],” says Peter, 27. Island on Tuesday afternoons, too. “We grew up eating the food,” adds Born six days apart in different states, David, who describes their family as multithese “brothers” have been friends since cultural, so it seemed quite normal. kindergarten and attended Seattle Hebrew Academy and Northwest Yeshiva High School together. Both spent a year after high school in Israel, with David “on kibbutz, pressing grapes and bottling olive oil,” explains Zach. David studied at the Jerusalem Culinary Institute then returned to the States, where he became a partner in Amba, a vegetarian kosher restaurant in Oakland, along with other projects in the Bay Area. David returned to Seattle last year and worked at RN74 in downtown Seattle, making hummus on the side, “for people in Seward Park,” says Zach. “People just loved it… Someone said, ‘You guys should sell it.’” That’s morphed into a “well-over-fulltime” business for both men. “I’m in charge of moving the product,” Felicia White says Zach. “Dave does production.” Peter Ringold, left, with his brother David at their Depending on the week’s orders, “we restaurant Satay. can be working 20-hour days,” he adds. Zach, who graduated from the UniverThe brothers’ second inspiration — and sity of Washington and is currently workthese guys are actually brothers — were ing on a master’s in screenwriting from their travels in Southeast Asia and India, Goddard, lived in Australia before returnwhere they “loved the food,” says Peter, ing to Seattle last year. Garbanzo Bros. “particularly the street food,” on which “started in my family’s house,” but has since Satay’s menu is based. moved to an Eastside production facility. Peter and Patrick McCredie, his orig“We’ve filled a unique niche,” says inal partner, opened the restaurant in Zach, delivering “everything but the fish December 2010. Aunt Maimun proand the meat.” vided some recipes and cooking lessons, They hope to add more wholesale or of course. Patrick since returned home to bulk business as they look “to spread the L.A., so David, 24, who graduated from beans.” Speaking of which, “we don’t use Vassar in 2011, came on board in Novemcanned beans.” David employs a “unique ber last year. and not easy” process to cook the beans Peter and David do much of the work, that “actually takes talent.” from greeting guests to “cooking, mopping They’ve even earned a seal of approval the floor,” says David. They serve the eponfrom some local Israelis. Israelis usuymous satay (a grilled meat skewer served ally disdain hummus outside of Israel with peanut sauce), mee goreng, red curry, “on principle,” says Zach, but many here Malay-style fried chicken, and sell their give the product a thumbs-up, including house-made peanut sauce by the jar. (See some Israeli kids who worked at the J this the menu at www.satayseattle.com.) summer, who thought it could sell in Israel! Peter, an Occidental College alumnus, Find more, including a cute promodescribes business as “pretty solid,” and tional video, at gogarbanzo.com.
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Late summer veggies give noodles a new look
Michael Natkin JTNews Columnist
Cooking pasta by the garnish. I love to include an absorption method instead of ingredient both fresh and raw boiling in a gallon of salted in the same dish so we get to water may seem scary if you experience the full range of grew up with noodle orthoits flavors. doxy, but it actually works great and can be a big time Peppery Red Wine Capellini saver. You don’t have to wait Vegetarian and vegan for water to boil, and you don’t 1 lb. capellini (angel hair) noodles necessarily have two pots to 3 Tbs. extra virgin olive oil clean at the end if you design 1/2 large white onion, thinly sliced your sauce and condiment to Jewish and 6 cloves garlic, minced be built in with the pasta. 1.5 lbs. zucchini, 1/2” dice Veggie For this recipe, I toast the 1 small bunch asparagus, trimmed capellini in the oven first. This and cut into 1/2” lengths is characteristic of how pasta is handled in 1.5 cup cherry tomatoes, halved, divided Spain, Mexico (where they are called fideos), 1 Tbs. smoked paprika (pimenton de la vera) 1 tsp. fresh ground black pepper and the Middle East. I enjoy the additional 1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper browned flavors. You can do this while pre2 Tbs. fresh oregano leaves paring and sautéing your vegetables. 1 tsp. minced fresh rosemary The flavor of this dish is quite assersalt to taste tive, with substantial quantities of red 1-1/4 cups red wine (Tempranillo is a nice choice) wine, black pepper, smoked paprika and lots of minced fresh parsley for garnish garlic. It isn’t one I would necessarily rec• Preheat the oven to 375°. Break ommend for young children or those who the capellini into approximately 3” prefer milder tastes. lengths. Toast on a baking sheet, Because we are cooking tomatoes and tossing occasionally with tongs, for zucchini along with the noodles, you’ll about 12 minutes, until golden brown. need less initial liquid than you might • Meanwhile, in a large pot with a lid (at expect. Instead, we’ll have you check along least 5.5 quarts), heat the olive oil over the way and add more as needed. Also note a medium flame. Cook the onion and that we reserve some of the tomatoes for
garlic with a pinch of salt for 5 minutes, allowing them only to soften and grow aromatic, but not burn. Increase the heat to medium-high and add the zucchini and another pinch of salt. Sauté, browning until the noodles come out of the oven. • Add the noodles on top of the zucchini mixture. Put the asparagus and two-thirds of the cherry tomatoes on top of that and sprinkle in the smoked paprika, black pepper, cayenne pepper, oregano and rosemary. Pour the red wine and 1-1/4 cups of water over the top. Toss as best you can with tongs, but it will be hard at first because the noodles are stiff. Return the heat to medium and cover. • Every 3 minutes, remove the top and toss. The total cooking time will probably be about 8-12 minutes. Toward
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the end, taste a noodle each time you remove the top to see if it is done. If not, and there isn’t any moisture left on the bottom, add a bit more wine or water (maybe 1/3 cup). • When the noodles are done to your liking, make any final adjustments to the seasoning and transfer to serving bowls. Garnish with the remaining uncooked cherry tomatoes and parsley, and another grind of fresh black pepper.
Serves 4 as a main course.
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A walk through the wilderness to walk off the war
Catherine Carmel Special to JTNews
“For 32 years, my job has been to be a soldier. Now my job is to get up every morning and put one foot in front of the other until I get to Katahdin,” says my husband, Rob Carmel, when he has been asked how hiking the Appalachian Trail has changed his life. He is a man of few words, a leader in his community of former soldiers, walking off the war like Earl Shaffer did 65 years earlier. In 1948, Shaffer decided he was going to “walk off the war” to work out the experiences of World War II. Four months later he became the first person to hike the entire length of the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine. Now Rob and a small group of veterans are walking off the experiences from their more recent deployments through Warrior Hike, a non-profit organization that helps veterans process their experiences by through-hiking the 2,200-mile trail. Partnering with the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, Warrior Hike created the “Walk Off the War” program in light of the psychological, spiritual, and physical benefits of hiking. Rob, who is using this experience as a way to transition from active duty to retirement, is the oldest of this year’s Warrior Hike group, having turned 50 on the trail in May. The group started with 14 men and women, four of whom will complete the full hike. Rob has been deployed to Somalia, Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan in the field artillery specialty sometimes being responsible for thousands of soldiers at a time. Though he never suffered any glaring physical injuries, he has seen friends and co-workers killed, children blown up by Iraqi suicide bombers, and he carries guilt for each family who had a soldier come home in a box because he sent him to do a job. If he didn’t have PTSD, I’d be worried. While Rob went to Georgia looking forward to finally not being a leader, his quiet determination and commitment put him squarely in that position again. “We all have similar goals, but this hike isn’t for everyone,” he says. “You have to commit yourself completely; there is no halfway if you want to finish.” Rob tries to inspire the others, but is thankful not to be responsible for their lives. “Trail life is not so different from real life,” he says. “Some days are sunnier than others. Sometimes your path is unclear. We have days that feel like uphill climbs — usually because they are — but we help each other get through it.” The hikers get support from “trail
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The full group of Warrior Hikers early in the trip.
angels,” people who provide for them, give them rides and places to stay, and sometimes even snacks and water left anonymously by the side of the trail. Initially, it was difficult for Rob to accept the generosity of strangers. He eventually came to accept and appreciate the “trail magic.” The last day of Rob’s hike begins and ends on opposite sides of Mount Katahdin, the tallest mountain in Maine. That
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responsibilities. One step at opportunity to take stock of ourback into our community while taking on a time, we begin to see our selves and the lives we lead, to a new role. This challenging hike is preconnections more clearly. note where we have fallen short, paring him for not only a new year, but As Rob travels through and what we can do to improve a new life. As he pushes himself and his this process, he can come ourselves. By beginning the profellow veterans to continue to put one foot home with meaningful cess a month before, we have the in front of the other, they are putting the insight into how to move opportunity to proceed delibyears they spent deployed behind them, erately, so we view teshuva — hiking toward a more complete repentance — as a challenge healing. rather than an impossibility. To When Rob returns home to be successful, we must push ourOlympia, he will have had the selves to improve, but we also time he needed to let go of the must realize our limitations. We experiences of war as he moves can be aware of the immense into a new year and a new life. spiritual challenge before us When you hear the shofar while still knowing that the only blow, closing this year’s reflecway we can even begin to meet tive journey on Yom Kippur, Courtesy Rob Carmel that challenge is to take it one Before his retirement from the military, Rob remember Rob stepping off the step at a time. trail, returning to the Pacific Carmel was sent on four deployments throughout Like the preparation for the the world. Northwest, and a life renewed. High Holidays, through-hiking our challenges. This reflection is a reflective practice. Stepping out of Catherine Carmel is director of allows us to see beyond ourregular patterns allows us to deeply conCharlie Flores Jewish Family Life & Learning at template our lives. We can acknowledge selves to our relationships, com- The seven hikers who made it to Dutchess County, N.Y. were honored by Temple Beth Hatfiloh in Olympia. our strengths and come to terms with mitments, communities, and locals in a ceremony along the trail.
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6–9 p.m. — Shabbat of Sukkot
Karen Sakamoto at [email protected] or 425-603-9677 or templebnaitorah.org Nashir all-ages service and new student consecration at 6 p.m., followed by a healthy harvest meal and a craft project in the sukkah. Free with RSVP by September 15. “Harvest of the Years” service honoring couples celebrating special wedding anniversaries in 5774 followed by champagne and cake. At Temple B’nai Torah, 15727 NE Fourth St., Bellevue. required. $40 per child-dad pair, $20 for additional child. At the Stroum JCC, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island.
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6 p.m. — SJCC Cooking for Your Family: Backto-School Lunches
Kim Lawson at [email protected] or 206-388-0823 or www.sjcc.org In this hands-on class, Teri will share creative school lunch ideas to make your kids excited to open their lunchboxes every day. SJCC member $20/guest $25. At the Stroum Jewish Community Center, 2618 NE 80th St., Seattle.
16 September
7–9 p.m. — Sukkat Shalom: Welcoming Guests and Building Community
Karen Sakamoto at [email protected] or 425-603-9677 or templebnaitorah.org TBT welcomes Saint Luke’s Lutheran Church to the sukkah. Bring your favorite Jewish dish to share. All-ages event includes a meal and a short service. Free. At Temple B’nai Torah, 15727 NE Fourth St., Bellevue. 7:30 p.m. — The Four Kinds and Their Lessons for Life
Rabbi Shalom Farkash at [email protected] Sukkot preparation class. What lies in the way of materializing dreams and ambitions? Examine the symbolism of the lulav and etrog, providing a powerful insight into how to succeed at life. At Chabad of the Central Cascades, 24121 SE Black Nugget Rd., Issaquah.
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9:45 a.m. — SJCC Cooking for your Family: Back-to-School Lunches
Kim Lawson at [email protected] or 206-388-0823 or www.sjcc.org See description above. At the Stroum JCC, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island.
17 September
5:30–7 p.m. — SJCC: Family Sukkot Dinner
Kim Lawson at [email protected] or 206-388-0823 or www.sjcc.org Fall-inspired dinner of macaroni and cheese, salad, and butternut squash soup in the sukkah. Activities for kids, dessert, and a story around the campfire with PJ Library. SJCC members $12, guests $18, children $5. At the Stroum JCC Kesher Garden, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island.
20 September
10:30 a.m. — Sukkot Celebration
Elizabeth Fagin at [email protected] or 206-527-9399 or betalef.org Adult Torah study with Rabbi Olivier BenHaim while the kids decorate the sukkah. Family potluck, Havdalah and a movie. Free. At the Bet Alef community sukkah, 310 NW 40th St., Seattle. 5 p.m. — J Explorers Sukkot Sleepover
Katie London at [email protected] or 206-388-0828 or www.sjcc.org Dinner and Havdalah in the SJCC Kesher Community Garden sukkah. Swim, play gaga, and do arts and crafts. Breakfast included. J Explorers membership
21 September
10 a.m.–1 p.m. — Hadassah Fundraiser Brunch
Peg Elefant at [email protected] or 425-467-9099 or www.hadassah.org/seattle Hadassah fundraiser brunch featuring Hadassah national president Marcie Natan and local author Patty Lazarus. At Overlake Golf & Country Club, 8000 NE 16th St., Seattle. 2–4 p.m. — Kabbalah of Sukkot
Elizabeth Fagin at [email protected] or 206-527-9399 or betalef.org Study, discuss and learn in the sukkah the deeper spirituality of Sukkot with Rabbi Olivier BenHaim. Free. At the Bet Alef community sukkah, 310 NW 40th St., Seattle. 3 p.m. — Simchas Beis haShoeva
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5–8 p.m. — Sukkot Across America at the WS Torah Learning Center
[email protected] or 206-722-8289 Enjoy food, shake a lulav, celebrate together. A project of the Seattle Kollel and the National Jewish Outreach Project. Free, donations welcome. Contact for location details, West Seattle. 6:30–8 p.m. — Young Adult Sukkah Social
Rebecca Levy at [email protected] or 206-232-8555, ext. 207 or bit.ly/sukkahsocial Drop by the HNT sukkah for wine, sangria, cheese and tasty noshes. Open to all young adult Jews in the greater Seattle area. 21-plus. Please register. $5 per person. At Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation, 3700 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island. 7 p.m. — “In the Land of Rain and Salmon”
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the Northwest, commissioned by the Washington State Jewish Historical Society. Following is a screening of Seattle Jewish Film Festival documentary “Renewal,” a series of short films about faith traditions preserving the environment. $8 WSJHS and SJCC members, $12 general. At Washington Hall, 153 14th Ave., Seattle.
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Kim Lawson at [email protected] or 206-388-0823 or www.sjcc.org Pizza, salad, and a beer garden in the SJCC Kesher community garden. Watch the Oakland vs. Denver game. Cosponsored by Two Beers Brewing Co. SJCC member $12, guest $18. At the Stroum JCC, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island. 7:30–10 p.m. — Torah Day School Adult Sukkah Hop
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Rabbi Rapoport at [email protected] Simchat Torah party. At Chabad House, 4541 19th Ave. NE, Seattle. 7 p.m. — Simchat Torah Party
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Our bodies: Time to tone and atone
Janis Siegel JTNews Columnist
As the Jewish community enters the New Year and atones for the “not-so-nice” acts of thoughtlessness or unkindness we might have done to others, it might also be a good time to look at what we do to ourselves. A growing body of clinical evidence shows that chronic stress can trigger genetic predispositions to life-threatening diseases and To Your neurodegenerative conditions like dementia, Alzheim- Health er’s, and Parkinson’s disease. But spirituality, religious community, and a connection to others can prevent and even slow the onset of these conditions, according to research from Israeli researcher Dr. Yakir Kaufman, the director of behavioral neurology at Jerusalem’s Sarah Herzog Memorial Hospital. “Chronic stress has been shown to be a risk factor in heart disease, stroke, cancer, infection, wound healing, autoimmune disease, depression, infertility, pain, and many other disease states,” Kaufman told simpletoremember.com, a curated Jewish online site. “If anxiety, sadness, anger, or dissatisfaction persist, these eventually will take their toll on the immune, nervous, and hormonal systems and bring about either mental or physical disease.” It’s not the everyday frustrations of life like traffic jams or annoying neighbors that cause problems, according to Kaufman, but the deep and long term negative effects of an unhappy marriage or the loss of a loved one that get us into trouble. But there is good news if we’re willing to make changes. Kaufman said we can take charge of our emotional health by changing our focus. He is buoyed by the words of Rebbe Nahman of Breslov, the great-grandson of the founder of the Chassidic movement, the Baal Shem Tov, that guide his work. “If you believe you can damage then believe you can mend,” quoted Kaufman. “Amazingly, the same mind-body mechanism that causes disease can work in the reverse direction and enhance health.” Kaufman specializes in studying the effects of behavior on mental decline in the elderly. In 2007, he studied the spiritual and religious practices of 70 likely Alzheimer’s patients who were showing early signs of cognitive decline. Kaufman enrolled and monitored these patients to assess their quality of life while documenting their spiritual and religious practices using a standardized assessment scale. Study results showed that those subjects who experienced more spirituality and private religious practices accounted for a 17 percent slower rate of mental decline. “Physical and mental disease can be prevented,” said Kaufman. “The most profound way to reduce stress is through changing our state of mind.” Kaufman’s model, called psychoneuroimmunology, or PNI, details the reactions within our bodies brought on by our behavior. In our everyday non-stressed lives, our actions signal the brain to communicate with the nervous system. Our nervous system then communicates with the immune and hormone systems. In this scenario, the body’s responses are within normal ranges and are equal to the situation. But when we’re extraordinarily stressed, our behavior signals the hormonal and autonomic nervous systems directly, and bypassing the brain. Our bodies then bathe our organs in cortisol excreted from the endocrine system, and adrenaline sent out from the autonomic nervous system. The body produces these two potent stress hormones for short-term situational help to withstand the stress. These two hormones can penetrate the DNA within the nucleus of our cells, said Kaufman, and can change their original programming, possibly causing them to express a trait for disease. The hormones also weaken the immune system and expose us to diseases we might not otherwise be vulnerable to. “Various studies indicate that stress events or a breakdown of psychological defenses are related to the onset of allergic, autoimmune, infectious, neoplastic, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, and other illnesses,” said Kaufman. “Other studies tie stress with heart attacks, stroke, cancer, hypertension, diabetes, arthritis, infertility, depression, obesity, and many more problems,” he continued, “The first three illnesses listed above are the main cause of morbidity and mortality in Western societies today. This means that stress, by causing a ‘negative’ mind-body interaction, is a significant
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A new light in Seward Park
Emily K. Alhadeff Associate Editor, JTNews
On a recent Saturday evening, with the late summer sun setting behind them, about 50 adults and children squeezed around long tables, snacking on challah rolls, tortilla chips, hummus, baby carrots and grapes. After a bit of boisterous socializing, their voices rose with “Mizmor L’David” to the vaulted ceilings of the sanctuary at Minyan Ohr Chadash, Seward Park’s newest spiritual community. The Shabbat of July 5 marked the birth of Ohr Chadash, which means “new light” in Hebrew. Started by five families who decided to split from Bikur Cholim Machzikay Hadath, the Modern Orthodox minyan arranged to use a room at the Caroline Kline Galland Home. But when the first Shabbat saw a turnout of nearly 100, the group’s leaders realized they would need to make a new plan. On August 30, Ohr Chadash celebrated its first Shabbat in its new home, the social hall of the Vietnamese Presbyterian Church on the corner of 51st Avenue and Brighton Street. “We were worried when we started, would anybody come?” said founding member Piera Willner. “It just shows there was a need.” The regular crowd has settled to around 50 or 60 participants who appreciate the intimacy and participatory atmosphere. Many
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families were longtime members of BCMH. “BCMH is in its 123rd year. It’s the oldest established Orthodox synagogue [in the region], and there are prescribed ways of doing things,” said Willner. “There was a group of us that, within the lines of halachah [Jewish law], wanted changes, and those changes couldn’t happen at BCMH.” Among those changes are a wood and glass mechitzah, the divider between the men’s and women’s sections, as opposed to the traditional setup of women in the balcony. During the Torah processional, the Torah is marched around to the women’s side. Women and teens can give divrei Torah — short speeches about the weekly Torah portion during Shabbat morning services — a role typically left to the men. “The Torah coming over to the women’s side is a huge thing,” said Willner. “It makes a big difference. And it’s not possible at BCMH.” Ohr Chadash counts among its regulars BCMH’s former rabbi, Rabbi Moshe Kletenik, and his wife, Rivy Poupko Kletenik. Kletenik’s contract with BCMH ended June 30 of this year. That particular Shabbat afternoon, Kletenik was giving a short talk on the concept of teshuva, or repentance. Rivy Kletenik, who used to lead well-attended classes at BCMH on Shabbat afternoons,
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conducted a series of High Holiday preparation classes for the new minyan. Willner is excited to have the rabbi involved. “We didn’t know until we became public if he would join us,” she said. “He really has brought his knowledge and know-how.” Minyan Ohr Chadash meets on Shabbat and holidays for all services. Services are lay led. Willner says the minyan’s
future is still being written. “We know we have a lease for a year,” she said. “We just want to keep doing what we’re doing as best as we can and figure it out as we go. It’s working right now. I couldn’t have told you what it would look like nine weeks ago.” Ohr Chadash leaders managed to put together High Holiday services with lay leaders, guest speakers, and childcare while arranging the new space, which required rabbinic approval because it is attached to a church. Over the weekend of October 11, it will host its first scholar in residence, Rabbi Daniel Landes, director of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem. Landes will give several lectures about the interactions and tensions between rabbinic sages, and how they shaped Jewish history. The largest constituency of Ohr Chadash is adults with grown children, but younger families and couples such as Willner and her husband are attracted to its vibrancy and sense of partnership.
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“I’ve become way more religious!” Willner said. “I go to shul a lot more.” Adrienne Query-Fiss, another younger member, said her attraction to Ohr Chadash “was about making change in a place that felt so resistant to making change.” Query-Fiss is happy to have found a place she feels comfortable raising her infant son. “I started to feel like there was a voice — maybe it wasn’t mine — but it was people like me.” Carlos Alcabes, a member of Sephardic Bikur Holim Congregation, attended Ohr Chadash with his wife, Meryl, because when it met at Kline Galland it was close to his house. He now attends every Shabbat and hosted kiddush at their home all summer. “I really like the singing. I like the fact that women are not so far away that they cannot see the service and participate,” he said. “You feel you count.” “In the past eight weeks of creating this, we’ve become close with these families,” said Willner. “I step back and think, we really created a community.” eating a lot of anti-oxidants and Omega-3 fatty acid-rich foods, watching your blood pressure, and nurturing a social life. “We wish we could tell people that taking a pill or doing a puzzle everyday would prevent this terrible disease,” wrote Kaufman in Jewish Image magazine, “but current evidence and clinical practice doesn’t support this.”
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September 21 through October 17 “Shtetl Tales” and “Bible Stories” Art exhibit Bothell resident and artist Ronnie Dollinger’s solo show “Shtetl Tales” features colorful acrylic paintings on canvas depicting family, religious, and public life from the villages of the Old World. “Bible Stories” portrays Hebrew Bible tales in whimsical detail through gouache on watercolor paper. An artist’s reception will take place on September 21 from 4 to 7 p.m. At TSUGA Fine Art, corner of Main Street and 101st Avenue NE, Bothell. The gallery is open Tuesday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Friday 10 a.m.5 p.m., and Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. For more information call 425-483-7385 or visit www.TsugaFineArt.com.
Saturday, September 21 at 7 p.m. Eran Zur Concert Eran Zur, Israeli superstar rock poet, will hold an intimate concert for fans in Seattle. Zur, who used to be a member of the band Tattoo and leads the popular band Carmela Gross Wagner, has been performing for almost three decades and has released five solo albums. Tickets are $40 in advance, $20 for students, and $50 at the door. At Bellevue Youth Theatre, 16661 Northup Way, Bellevue. For more information and tickets contact Nurit at israelimusic@ hotmail.com or 425-246-7311 or visit www.brownpapertickets.com/ event/446676.
Sunday, September 22 at 7:30 p.m. Moshe Kasher “Comedian. Child Genius. Jew. Jew Comedian. OBGYN. Pleasure center. Good tipper. Guiding light. Beefcake.” Named by Variety Magazine as one of 10 comics to watch, Moshe Kasher has most recently appeared on “Chelsea Lately,” “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,” and “Conan.” He writes for NBC’s “The New Normal” and co-hosts the podcast “The Champs.” At The Triple Door, 216 Union St., Seattle. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $20-$23 and available through TicketMaster. For more information contact [email protected] or visit www.thetripledoor.net.
Monday, September 23-Sunday, September 29, 7-11 p.m. “Renewal” Outdoor film The Seattle Jewish Film Festival presents an installation of the documentary “Renewal” (2008), eight short films about different faith traditions and their approaches to environmental preservation. The film will be projected from a sukkah designed by George Ostrow onto the side of historic Washington Hall (the original Bikur Holim synagogue) nightly. Viewers are welcome to stay for the entire film or stop in for a single story. On September 22 at 7 p.m., the film will be preceded by a performance of Washington State Jewish Historical Society and Book-It Repertory Theatre’s “In the Land of Rain and Salmon” as part of a site-specific grant program from 4Culture. At Washington Hall, 153 14th Ave., Seattle. Free. For more information visit bit.ly/rainandsalmon.
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HANUKKAH UNDER THE STARS
Saturday, November 23, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Mercer Island SJCC free Celebrate Hanukkah with the J community! Sing and dance with the kids band Recess Monkey, returning after their awesome show last year. We’ll have arts and crafts and storytelling from PJ Library. Co-sponsored by the Jewish Day School.
A program just for dads and their kindergarten through 3rd grade kids. J Explorers play games, learn new skills, enjoy the great outdoors, and celebrate Jewish values with other dads and kids. Must be a J Explorers member to participate in events. All events are at the SJCC Mercer Island campus.
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J EXPLORERS SUKKOT SLEEPOVER
Saturday, September 21, 5 p.m. – Sunday, September 22, 9 a.m. $40 per dad-child pair/$20 for each additional child
Celebrate Sukkot with the J Explorers. Enjoy dinner and Havdalah in the sukkah in the SJCC Kesher Community Garden. We will swim, play gaga, and do arts and crafts. Breakfast (and coffee – don’t worry, dads!) is included.
J EXPLORERS TRICK-OR-TREAT FOR HUNGER FAMILY SUKKOT DINNER
Friday, September 20, 5:30-7 p.m. Mercer Island SJCC SJCC Members $12/Guests $18/Children $5 Join us for a Shabbat dinner in the sukkah in the SJCC Kesher Community Garden. We’ll celebrate Sukkot with a fall-inspired dinner of macaroni and cheese, salad, and butternut squash soup. We’ll have activities for kids, a special dessert treat, and a story around the campfire with PJ Library.
Thursday, October 24, 5:30 p.m. free with J Explorers membership
Come trick-or-treat for canned food for the Jewish Family Services Food Bank. Bags will be handed out in neighborhoods around the J earlier in the week with a request for donations. J Explorers will “trick-or-treat” to collect the bags. Bring non-perishable food items to donate.
J EXPLORERS HANUKKAH PARTY SENIOR COMMUNITY HANUKKAH CELEBRATION
Sunday, December 8, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. SJCC Members and guests $7 At Herzl-Ner Tamid, 3700 E Mercer Way. Join us for a postHanukkah brunch of latkes, bagels, fruit, and more. SJCC Chief Operating Officer Renée Cohen-Goodwin will share inspirational Hanukkah insights and Herzl-Ner Tamid Cantor Brad Kurland will lead us in Hanukkah songs.
Sunday, December 15, 10 a.m.-noon free with J Explorers membership
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL IN THE SUKKAH
Monday, September 23, 5:30 p.m. Mercer Island SJCC SJCC Members $12/Guests $18 Monday Night Football in the sukkah in the SJCC Kesher Community Garden. We’ll have pizza, salad, and a beer garden as we catch the Oakland vs. Denver game. Co-sponsored by Two Beers Brewing Co.
It’s never too late to enjoy latkes and spread the holiday ruach (spirit)! Bring an unwrapped gift to this post-Hanukkah brunch and we’ll make holiday cards to adorn them before we deliver the gifts to families at Seattle Children’s Hospital.
HANUKKAH COOKING CLASS
Monday, November 18, 6:30 p.m. SJCC Members $65/Guests $80 At Stopsky’s Delicatessen, 3016 78th Avenue SE, Mercer Island. The head chef of Stopsky’s Delicatessen leads a hands-on cooking class, putting a new spin on classic Hanukkah dishes. This isn’t just a cooking class; you’ll get appetizers, wine, and dinner – and you’ll leave with delicious recipes.
Subscribe to the 2013-2014 series by October 27: SJCC members $25/guests $36.
AN AFTERNOON WITH HOLLYWOOD’S ANNE FRANK
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SEATTLE SJCC Thursday, October 3, 6 p.m. MERCER ISLAND SJCC Thursday, October 10, 6 p.m. SJCC Members $8/Guests $12 Instructor Gail Pollack, food lover and SJCC Director of Development, shares her grandmother’s much-loved recipe with you. Learn how to prepare challah dough and braid and form the perfect loaf. Take home a beautiful challah for your own Shabbat celebration. Enjoy time to schmooze and sip wine with old friends and new while the dough rises!
Sunday, October 27 10:30 a.m. film screening 2 p.m. discussion NEW LOCATION FOR 10/27 ONLY: Herzl Ner-Tamid, 3700 E Mercer Way SJCC Members $8/Guests $12
At Washington Hall, 153 14th Avenue, Seattle. A collaboration with 4Culture, Book-It Repertory Theatre, Washington Hall, and Washington State Jewish Historical Society, these site-specific events highlight the historical significance of the Seattle Jewish community and the community’s role in the future of our environment. PLAY AND FILM Sunday, September 22 6:30 p.m. SJCC members $8/ Guests $12 This double-feature includes a play and a film about Jewish community. First, a performance of BookIt Repertory Theatre’s “In the Land of Rain and Salmon,” a production about early Jewish settlers in the Northwest, commissioned by the Washington State Jewish Historical Society. Following is a screening of the documentary “Renewal,” a series of short films about faith traditions and preserving the environment. SJFF OUTDOOR FILM: “RENEWAL” Daily September 23-29, 7-11 p.m. free This installation features daily screenings of the SJFF film “Renewal.” The film will be projected onto the side of the building from a sukkah in the parking lot designed by Seattle architect George Ostrow. “Renewal,” a 2008 documentary film, consists of eight short films about different faith traditions and their approaches to environmental preservation. Passersby can stop and enjoy a single story or settle in to watch the film in its entirety.
PRESERVATION AND RENEWAL: BUILDING JEWISH COMMUNITY
Foster Hirsch, professor of film at Brooklyn College, will interview Millie Perkins, star of George Steven’s acclaimed 1959 film, The Diary of Anne Frank, about her experience working on the landmark drama. Reception will follow. Watch the film at 10:30; screening is free and open to all.
BLACK SABBATH: THE HISTORY OF AFRICANAMERICAN AND JEWISH POPULAR MUSIC
Sunday, April 6, 2 p.m. SJCC Members $8/Guests $12
A musical exploration of the myriad ways Jews and African-Americans have coalesced, clashed, and come together through American popular music. Josh Kun, Associate Professor of the USC Department of American Studies and Ethnicity, leads the discussion.
ANIMATING JEWISH LIFE
Sunday, May 4, 4 p.m. SJCC Members $8/Guests $12
A look at the ways in which Jewish life and culture is portrayed in animation. Journalist Mark Pinsky of the Orlando Sentinel discusses the funny and the serious ways animation, from Disney movies to The Simpsons, showcase Jewish faith, customs, and ethnicity.
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THREE CANTORS IN CONCERT: EAST MEETS WEST
SJFF, a program of the SJCC, brings the best in independent international Jewish and Israeli cinema to Seattle each March. But why wait until March? Join SJFF for these events this fall.
Sunday, June 8, 4 p.m. SJCC Members $8/Guests $12
Back by popular demand! Cantors Brad Kurland and Ike Azose, along with Rabbi Simon Benzaquen, will perform a delightful program.
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Rabbi Ben Aaronson Capitol Hill Minyan
You’re late for a meeting. You pull into the parking lot, and it’s entirely full except for one illegal spot right near the entrance. If you park there, you’ll make it to your meeting on time. If you have to find another spot, you’ll be late. This situation happened to Nobel Laureate and economist Gary Becker. He reasoned through the possibilities, conducted a cost-benefit analysis, and made his choice. This incident gave rise to Becker’s Simple Model of Rational Crime, or SMORC for short. According to SMORC, people commit crimes because they benefit. They examine the likelihood of getting caught, contrast it with the potential benefits or consequences, and make their choice. During this time of year we review our mistakes and failings. Part of teshuva — repentance — is a commitment to avoid these specific mistakes in the future. Our view of decision-making is deeply tied to this process. Though SMORC may sound too robotic to account for the full range of human behavior, we often respond implicitly based on this model. We try to incentivize certain behavior, which increases the likelihood of getting caught (e.g., increased police patrols) or increases punishments (increased sentence lengths). Dan Ariely, an Israeli-American professor of psychology and behavioral economics at Duke University, questioned the validity of SMORC. He conducted a series of experiments into the phenomenon of cheating and dishonesty. In his basic experiment, Ariely had participants complete a series of difficult matrix math problems. They correctly solved an average of four problems. He paid participants 50¢ for each correct problem. However, when given the opportunity to self-report, participants reported completing an average of six correct problems, allowing them to collect $3 instead of the $2 they were entitled to. SMORC predicts that as you increase the reward and decrease the likelihood of getting caught, there will be a corresponding increase in cheating. This turned out to be false. When Ariely increased the amount paid, as high as $10 per problem, people actually cheated a little less. All in all, something besides SMORC seemed to be driving human behavior. Ariely proposes an alternate hypothesis to SMORC. He asserts that people are driven by two competing factors: What a person wants, and how a person wants to see him or herself. Most people see themselves as fairly good. While people recognize they possess some faults, they figure they trend overall on the good side. This helps them make certain allowances for less-than-desirable behavior. Thus, someone might be willing to fudge the number of problems he or she correctly solved at 50¢ apiece, but not at $10. When we view ourselves overall as good, we are susceptible to what Ariely calls the “fudge factor,” the degree to which we are willing to fudge the numbers while keeping our positive view of ourselves intact. When we view ourselves overall as bad, we are susceptible to another phenomenon, which Ariely calls the “what-the-hell effect.” His research shows that people begin with a little bit of cheating, but at a certain point, the cheating increases steeply. People stop kidding themselves and just cheat as much as they can, because, “What the hell?” It doesn’t matter anymore. Maimonides understood how powerful a person’s self-concept can be in dictating behavior. He writes, “A person should view oneself throughout the year as if he or she is half innocent and half liable, and so too the whole world, half innocent and half liable. If one performs a single misdeed, one tips the balance for oneself and the entire world to the side of liable, and causes destruction for oneself. If one performs a single mitzvah, one tips the balance for oneself and the entire world to the side of merit, and causes deliverance and salvation for oneself and for others” (Laws of Teshuva, 3:4). Based on Ariely, we understand the pitfalls of viewing oneself as completely righteous or wicked. This simplistic view distorts our self-concept and our sense of our own behavior. But what does it mean to view ourselves as “half innocent and half liable,” as if everything hangs in the balance? And why should we view a single misdeed or meritorious act as tipping the balance for oneself and the entire world? Maimonides instructs us to view ourselves as developing and in flux, neither good nor evil. We should view our fate as undetermined, as if we have not yet been defined. While the future is unknown, we should look at every action as if it could define us, tipping the balance of our character. So, too, the world is neither entirely good nor entirely evil. It is dynamic and evolving. We are to act as if our individual actions define the world, which indeed they do.
As one born in Rhodes, I feel I must correct Vic Alhadeff’s article (“Rhodes: Embracing the past,” Aug. 30). The Spanish Inquisition was in 1492 and the expelled Jews spread along the Mediterranean on both the north and south coasts, and many who moved eventually to Rhodes had moved to Italy and Turkey. It was the Turkish leader Suleiman the Great who invited the Sephardic Jews to move from their adopted countries to Rhodes to encourage trade along the sea routes Rhodes was situated on. The Turks had conquered the Knights of St. John, who had held the island, and expelled them before he invited the Sephardim to Rhodes and gave them properties taken from the knights (much of the old city). So when the Sephardim arrived there, there were no knights on the island. Vic must be confusing them with the few Romaniot Jews who did live there at the time of the knights. In all the years from the early 1500s until 1918, Rhodes was a Turkish possession and the Jews were treated extremely well, and were even allowed to have their own “virtual government” within the old city. The Italians took over the island after the First World War in 1918 and initially treated the Jews well, as they were the basis of the economy there. It was only when Mussolini started to align himself with the Germans that things started to deteriorate. Salomon Menashe Scottsdale, Ariz.
Allowing diverse opinions
The JTNews Editor and Publisher recently chided several members of the Jewish community for questioning the appropriateness of publishing a letter by Linda Frank defending the Palestinian Authority and its policies toward the Jewish people. In your statement, you defended publishing Frank’s letter by citing “free speech” and criticized some who assert that the JTNews should not be used as a forum to express such views. Section 5 of your own Letters Guidelines state: “JTNews seeks views from many perspectives. However, letters that contain obvious factual inaccuracies, unattributed facts and quotes, unsubstantiated allegations of wrongdoing, insulting comments, or defamatory statements will not be printed. Letters harmful to the Jewish community, call for the destruction of Israel, or contain hate speech will not be printed.” In July 2013, the JTA News reported that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas told Egyptian journalists that no Israelis will remain in a future Palestinian state. Quoting Reuters, the JTA News stated that Abbas made the statements in Cairo when meeting with the interim Egyptian President. Abbas stated: “In a final solution, we would not see the presence of a single Israeli — civilian or soldier — on our lands.” Any fair and objective person understands Abbas’s statement to mean that no Jew will be permitted to live in a future Palestinian state. Considering that tens of thousands of Jews live in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria, Linda Frank was factually inaccurate and her letter should not have been printed under your own Letters Guidelines. Being welcoming, diverse and open minded does not require our local Jewish community newspaper publishing letters or articles from those advocating the historic homeland of the Jewish people Judenrein. Steven Hemmat Seattle
Making provisions for provisions
In response to the article by Knate Stahl (“Between myself and God,” Aug. 16), I found this article offensive. He seems to know so much of Yom Kippur for someone who totally rejects it by holding a program to help the needy. Offering free food that has been donated and doing so on Yom Kippur is an embarrassment to the Jewish community at large. If he were a gentile doing this on Yom Kippur and it wasn’t his own personal holiday, then it is another story. But being Jewish and not claiming ignorance of the importance of this holiday, but doing an essay on the holiday and its importance to Jewish life and then personally ignoring it is a slap in the face to the Jewish community. Not observing Jewish holidays is not new to Judaism; it has been done for centuries. That in and of itself is not a reason to write a letter to the editor. What has rankled me and caused me to open up is the fact that he is doing a program that collects food from a supplier and redistributes it to those who are needy. If Mr. Stahl has made an effort to take orders from those who are observing Yom Kippur and made provisions to have their orders delivered to these people on Sunday, after Yom Kippur has ended, then fine, do your thing. But if you are not making an effort to accommodate those people then you are punishing Jews for observing Yom Kippur, and that is your sin. Elliott Magalnick Denver, Colo.
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“I was aware of the size of Israel on a map, but when you travel to the border with Syria and Lebanon or down to Gaza, you realize how small it really is.” — Rep. Dave Reichert (R-8th) on his impressions of his first visit to Israel. Learn about his visit on page 6.
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In 2015, it will have been 50 years since the Seattle Hebrew Day School 6th grade class graduated high school. Some members of the class would like to put together a reunion, and they are looking for email addresses for the now-grown children in this photograph. If you have any information, please contact Linda at [email protected].
■■Seeking SHA alumni for 50th reunion
Front row: Michael Felber, Victor Hasson, Mark Israel. Second row: Lisa Fuhrer, Esther Kay Scharchon, Sally Kaye (z”l), Marsha Genauer (Donschik). Third row: Henrika Widerkher, Linda Lawson (Elman), Bobbee Russak (Feiner), Judy Benoliel, Esther Rae Scharchon, Cheryl Maimon (z”l). Fourth row: Naomi Schwartz, Suzy Herskovitz, Miriam Ohles. Back row: Mrs. Streams, Bernice Angel, Ralph Maimon, Unknown, Jack Babani, Harry Brown, Joey Ingber, Rabbi Levine.
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Obama on Syria retaliation: Israel ‘can defend itself,’ has ‘unshakable’ U.S. support
JNS.org — President Barack Obama said Tuesday night that if Syria were to attack Israel as retaliation for an American military strike on Syria, Israel would be able to defend itself with “overwhelming force” and “unshakable” U.S. support. Obama said Tuesday in a nationally televised address that he has “asked the leaders of Congress to postpone a vote to authorize the use of force” while America pursues a diplomatic solution with Russia, which has proposed a deal involving the transfer of Syrian chemical weapons to international supervision. “Neither [President Bashar] Assad nor his allies have any interest in escalation that would lead to his demise,” Obama said. “And our ally Israel can defend itself with overwhelming force, as well as the unshakable support of the United States of America.” Obama said that failing to respond to Syria’s use of chemical weapons against civilians “would weaken prohibitions against other weapons of mass destruction and embolden Assad’s ally, Iran, which must decide whether to ignore international law by building a nuclear weapon or to take a more peaceful path.” Israeli leaders have reacted to Russia’s plan — which does not include punitive measures against Syria for using chemical weapons — with skepticism. President Shimon Peres warned that the Syrians, who welcomed the Russian proposal, have “proved they are not credible and that their integrity should not be trusted.”
Join the Holocaust Center Thursday, October 31st, 2013 The Westin Seattle 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Come early for exhibits and coffee in the Comcast Green Room 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. The Holocaust Center proudly presents the Voices for Humanity Award to Laurie Warshal Cohen and Mike Cohen for their dedication to the Holocaust Center, and to Comcast for their extaordinary commitment to the Center’s work.
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By Isaac Azose La alma dezea gan eden, los pekados no deshan.
The soul desires paradise, but the sins don’t allow it. Said when a person finds himself in a situation when he would like very much to be in a better position to achieve a certain goal, but other circumstances or his past do not warrant the success of this venture.
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A different kind of Israel visit
When Rep. Dave Reichert visited Israel last month, he was given a very different tour from what most Congressional leaders experience.
Sworn in
Olympia’s Jewish caucus lost a member when Rep. Marcie Maxwell resigned over the summer. But her successor brings that number right back up.
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Rob Carmel’s six months on the Appalachian trail — all 2,180 miles of it — ends on Yom Kippur. That adds extra gravitas to this journey of a now-retired soldier.
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A new Orthodox community in Seward Park, which launched just two months ago, has already had to move to a larger space to accommodate its growth.
MORE M.O.T.: Dips and sauces 8 Crossword 8 Jewish & Veggie: Wine with pasta 9 Community Calendar 13 Israel: To Your Health: Spirituality saves lives 16 Lifecycles 19 The Arts 20 The Shouk Classifieds 16 WEB EXCLUSIVE Bookahs for your sukkah
We’ve got a handful of kids’ books by our children’s reviewer Rita Berman Frischer. Find them online in the Books section at www.jtnews.net.
From the Jewish Transcript, September 15, 1976. It was a whirlwind three-day mission to Israel, and Sheldon Steinberg, who then chaired the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle’s annual campaign, was running on 36 hours without sleep. But he still was able to greet and speak to Lebanese children at what was then known as the “good fence,” which marked the border between Israel and Lebanon. The highlight, however, was a dinner with Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.
Corrections
The August 30 article, “With new head of school, Torah Day School turns over a new leaf,” incorrectly stated that a former teacher had been convicted of child molestation. At this time he has been charged with the crime. According to the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s office, a trial is set for October 28. In the description of the cover art for our Rosh Hashanah issue (Aug. 30), the correct number of items stolen from Czech Jews by the Nazis was 140,000, not 10,000. JTNews regrets the errors.
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A different kind of Israel visit for a local Congressman
Judy Lash Balint Special to JTNews
JERUSALEM — Congressman Dave Reichert (R-8th) made his first visit to Israel last week, not as part of a formal congressional delegation, but with a small group of first responders whom he regards as his peers. Reichert, who spent the majority of his working life in law enforcement before his election in 2004, spent a week learning about Israel’s security operations and meeting Israeli defense personnel in a visit organized by Proactive Global Security (PGS), a private security consulting company. PGS, a recipient of Department of Homeland Security grants, specializes in training U.S.-based first responders in the latest Israeli security techniques and has previously provided consulting for Pierce County and other Washington State security personnel. In promotional materials for the Reichert trip, PGS stated: “Our goal is to provide critical training in first response, and be a partner in establishing the foundational relationships necessary to develop a regional response plan, which includes coordination between the public and private sector.” Reichert was accompanied by Capt. Peter Brummel of Eastside Fire and Rescue; Acting Lt. Erik Allen, Deputy Director of the Washington State Fusion Center; with Syria and Lebanon or down to Gaza, you realize how small it really is,” he said. “Small and surrounded by enemies.” Referring to the years he spent solving the Green River killings, “I thought 19 years was a long struggle,” Reichert said. “But 65 years is a really long time and you have many more years ahead of you.” “People in the U.S. can’t understand how you survive and continue to fight,” he added. Given Reichert’s law-enforcement background, he said he was most moved by his meetings with Israeli soldiers, in particular those stationed a few hundred yards from the border with Gaza. “Those tank brigade soldiers have an incredible sense of commitment and professional dedication,” he said. The group met with Yuval Steinitz, Israel’s minister for intelligence and strategic affairs, and deputy defense minister Danny Danon, as well as security officials at Ben Gurion Airport and the Port of Ashdod. They were introduced to police department officers in Jerusalem and Sderot and medical personnel from Magen David Adom and Hadassah Hospital. Brummel, of Eastside Fire and Rescue, told JTNews it would take him several months to digest the material he’d been exposed to in Israel. Brummel also expressed admiration for regular Israelis he’d met during the visit. “The passion Israelis have for their country and the commitment to go about your daily life in areas where people don’t want you is remarkable,” he said. “Israeli police are in a remarkably more complicated situation than we’re in,” said Acting Lt. Erik Allen of the Washington Fusion Center, a coordinating body of city, county, state and federal first responders. Allen was on duty during the attack on the Jewish Federation building in Seattle in July 2006 and recalls the urgent intelligence sharing that took place between local and New York police departments and ultimately with Israeli intelligence, in an effort to determine whether the perpetrator was part of a larger conspiracy. Allen said the contacts with Israeli intelligence and police officials made on this visit will be invaluable in developing and maintaining a positive relationship to fight terror. “Email and phone calls can only do so much,” he said. Since entering Congress, Reichert’s only previous trips abroad have been to visit U.S. troops. But he believes this visit to Israel will leave a lasting impression. “Israel and the U.S. need to be united. Your enemies are our enemies,” he said. “This trip will have a ripple effect.”
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Rep. Dave Reichert (R-8th) meets with a contingent of Seattle-area expatriates and Israelis during his visit to Jerusalem.
Detective Tim Renihan of the Seattle Police Department intelligence division; and officers from Fairfax, Va. and Denver, Colo. Speaking at a dinner in Jerusalem at the end of the trip, attended by a number of Israeli opinion makers and a smattering of Seattle-area immigrants, Reichert said there was no substitute for seeing Israel’s security situation on the ground. “I was aware of the size of Israel on a map, but when you travel to the border
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Legislative appointment keeps Jewish caucus numbers at 9
Joel Magalnick Editor, JTNews
You could say she was hand-picked for the job. When Tana Senn was sworn in as the newest member of the state legislature on Monday, the moment followed a whirlwind of activity after Senn’s predecessor announced her resignation from her seat earlier in the summer. “About six weeks ago, right before Marcie Maxwell stepped down — about 10 minutes before she stepped down — she gave me a call and she said, ‘Tana, I’m taking a job with the governor’s office, and would love for you to put your name in to replace me in the legislature,’” said Senn, 42. After some consultation with her husband and two children, she decided to throw her hat into the ring. “I looked at my kids and I thought, ‘this is going to be really hard,’” she said. “I also looked at them and I thought, ‘I have to do this, because we need more women and people with kids in Olympia.’ I thought it was really important to do this.” From there came a nomination process through the 41st District Democrats — because Maxwell is a Democrat, the Democratic Party recommends a nominee. After Senn rose to the top of that process, her name was submitted to the King County Council for a vote. Senn met with council members last week, and was sworn in during a council meeting in downtown Seattle on Sept. 9. “I was very impressed with the local government experience, and I think that will be very helpful to all of us in Olympia to have more people who have local government experience,” said council member Kathy Lambert prior to the vote. Council member Jane Hague said Senn “served admirably in other civic responsibilities and has shone, and I think this is an obvious next step forward.” The council voted 8-0, with one member absent, to appoint Senn to the seat. “Tana’s lifelong passion for policy and experience on the city council will serve her well in Olympia and allow her to hit the ground running,” said Maxwell in a statement. “Our district is lucky to have her represent us.” Senn’s currently sits on Mercer Island City Council. She plans to keep that seat. “I’m very committed to Mercer Island and Mercer Island City Council, and I’m proud of not having missed any meetings,” she said. “I realize the time in Olympia might not allow that [to continue].” But, she said, because the upcoming session is only 60 days, “at most I would miss a couple meetings, I would think.” Senn has also previously chaired the government affairs committee at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle and Joel Magalnick worked there for two Judge Ann Schindler swears in state Rep. Tana Senn (D–41st) at the King years as its director County Council chambers following her confirmation on Sept. 9. of communications. Though it’s still four months before the Senn said she has three core issues she next session begins, Senn said she’s excited wants to focus on. to get to know her constituency and her “A transportation package [is] descolleagues. perately needed for the entire region, “I’m really excited to be a part of the but especially for the 41st, which borders Jewish caucus, I’m excited to be a part of I-90 and 405 and 167, so that’s a critical the women in Olympia and keeping that issue,” she said. “Fully funding education, number up, and I’m very honored to be of course — we’ve got to continue our replacing Marcie Maxwell,” Senn said. work in that direction. And then making “She was quite an impressive woman and our communities safer, and passing backI know there’ll be big shoes to fill.” ground checks for gun purchases.”
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Take Stock of Your Year
by Mike Selinker
Brothers in food from east and west
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The High Holidays are not a time for partying and fireworks. The holidays suggest that its adherents take time to assess what they’ve done in the prior year, and what they might do in the future. Here, we look at some things we might have wanted to do more of in times gone by. We can aim higher in the new year.
ACROSS 1 Grammy winner Wyclef 5 Swinging part of a sailboat 9 Breeders’ Cup winner Zenyatta, e.g. 13 High-end hotel chain 14 Arm bone 15 “I’ve got ___ feeling about this” (Star 16 What many of us wish we’d done more of 20 21 22 23 27 29 30 31 33 35 39 42 43 44 45 47 48 49 55 56 57 58 65 66 67 68 69 70
DOWN 1 Prepare for a race 2 Punk-like music 3 Termite foe 4 American-born people whose parents are 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 17 18 19 23 24 25 26 27 28 32 34 36 37 38 40 41 46 49 50 51 52 53 54 59 60 61 62 63 64
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this year Seattle music institution, for short Giants QB Manning DIrector Brooks What many of us wish we’d done more of this year Where cucumbers are put on eyes Winter drink ___-fi Sushi restaurant supply Yanks Monster’s Ball star Berry What many of us wish we’d done more of this year Spy Kids actress Vega Laugh often written on the internet With only reasonable delays, briefly Creature in a Peter Jackson film Prepare to shoot Shakespearean pronoun What many of us wish we’d done more of this year You put a PIN in it McKellen who plays Magneto It breaks every 24 hours What many of us wish we’d done more of this year Goddess venerated in a pyramid, perhaps Missing from the USMC, say Variety of music player Period of self-denial Worshippers’ seats Erodes
from Japan Encounter unexpectedly Bullfight cry Option in binary ___ out (like some credit cards) Music often played while wearing sombreros Shark Tank network Spider-Man director Sam Car of the late 1950s Chanted words An ___ Story (2011 Christmas TV special) Cathedral city in Cambridgeshire Bellevue-based videogame company that made Portal Variety of 67-Across Brainiac Car from Mazda Maker of the Genesis Make a sound like a churchbell Class where condom use might be taught Term of respect for a subcontinental ruler Letterman readings One of Jacob’s wives Athletic award Most like a lemon Makes over Friend of Frog, in Arnold Lobel’s books Drake’s musical genre Some forms of internet commerce Cheer Like some beverages in a microbrewery Lunkhead Singer MInogue Gluttony, for one Be indebted to Use oars Pollution-investigating org. Portable bunk What WRs score
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After chatting with It may seem unusual Zach Grashin about for two nice Jewish hummus for half an boys to run a restaurant hour, I had to go home and featuring food from a Muslim make myself a batch. country, but Peter and David It wasn’t Garbanzo Bros.’ Ringold are the owner-operachef David Babani’s recipe. tors of Satay in Seattle’s WallThat is a top-secret compoingford neighborhood, one of nent of Garbanzo Bros., the only three Malaysian restaubusiness Zach and David rants in the city. founded last year. They were first inspired by Garbanzo Bros. makes their Aunt Maimun, a Malaymore than just hummus, Member of sian who married their Uncle offering “prepared kosher Steve and came to live in the food…in time for Shabbat,” the Tribe Seattle area many years ago. which they deliver on Thurs“Growing up…Maimun days and Fridays and sell at the Stroum would cook satay and mee goreng [fried Jewish Community Center on Mercer noodles],” says Peter, 27. Island on Tuesday afternoons, too. “We grew up eating the food,” adds Born six days apart in different states, David, who describes their family as multithese “brothers” have been friends since cultural, so it seemed quite normal. kindergarten and attended Seattle Hebrew Academy and Northwest Yeshiva High School together. Both spent a year after high school in Israel, with David “on kibbutz, pressing grapes and bottling olive oil,” explains Zach. David studied at the Jerusalem Culinary Institute then returned to the States, where he became a partner in Amba, a vegetarian kosher restaurant in Oakland, along with other projects in the Bay Area. David returned to Seattle last year and worked at RN74 in downtown Seattle, making hummus on the side, “for people in Seward Park,” says Zach. “People just loved it… Someone said, ‘You guys should sell it.’” That’s morphed into a “well-over-fulltime” business for both men. “I’m in charge of moving the product,” Felicia White says Zach. “Dave does production.” Peter Ringold, left, with his brother David at their Depending on the week’s orders, “we restaurant Satay. can be working 20-hour days,” he adds. Zach, who graduated from the UniverThe brothers’ second inspiration — and sity of Washington and is currently workthese guys are actually brothers — were ing on a master’s in screenwriting from their travels in Southeast Asia and India, Goddard, lived in Australia before returnwhere they “loved the food,” says Peter, ing to Seattle last year. Garbanzo Bros. “particularly the street food,” on which “started in my family’s house,” but has since Satay’s menu is based. moved to an Eastside production facility. Peter and Patrick McCredie, his orig“We’ve filled a unique niche,” says inal partner, opened the restaurant in Zach, delivering “everything but the fish December 2010. Aunt Maimun proand the meat.” vided some recipes and cooking lessons, They hope to add more wholesale or of course. Patrick since returned home to bulk business as they look “to spread the L.A., so David, 24, who graduated from beans.” Speaking of which, “we don’t use Vassar in 2011, came on board in Novemcanned beans.” David employs a “unique ber last year. and not easy” process to cook the beans Peter and David do much of the work, that “actually takes talent.” from greeting guests to “cooking, mopping They’ve even earned a seal of approval the floor,” says David. They serve the eponfrom some local Israelis. Israelis usuymous satay (a grilled meat skewer served ally disdain hummus outside of Israel with peanut sauce), mee goreng, red curry, “on principle,” says Zach, but many here Malay-style fried chicken, and sell their give the product a thumbs-up, including house-made peanut sauce by the jar. (See some Israeli kids who worked at the J this the menu at www.satayseattle.com.) summer, who thought it could sell in Israel! Peter, an Occidental College alumnus, Find more, including a cute promodescribes business as “pretty solid,” and tional video, at gogarbanzo.com.
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Late summer veggies give noodles a new look
Michael Natkin JTNews Columnist
Cooking pasta by the garnish. I love to include an absorption method instead of ingredient both fresh and raw boiling in a gallon of salted in the same dish so we get to water may seem scary if you experience the full range of grew up with noodle orthoits flavors. doxy, but it actually works great and can be a big time Peppery Red Wine Capellini saver. You don’t have to wait Vegetarian and vegan for water to boil, and you don’t 1 lb. capellini (angel hair) noodles necessarily have two pots to 3 Tbs. extra virgin olive oil clean at the end if you design 1/2 large white onion, thinly sliced your sauce and condiment to Jewish and 6 cloves garlic, minced be built in with the pasta. 1.5 lbs. zucchini, 1/2” dice Veggie For this recipe, I toast the 1 small bunch asparagus, trimmed capellini in the oven first. This and cut into 1/2” lengths is characteristic of how pasta is handled in 1.5 cup cherry tomatoes, halved, divided Spain, Mexico (where they are called fideos), 1 Tbs. smoked paprika (pimenton de la vera) 1 tsp. fresh ground black pepper and the Middle East. I enjoy the additional 1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper browned flavors. You can do this while pre2 Tbs. fresh oregano leaves paring and sautéing your vegetables. 1 tsp. minced fresh rosemary The flavor of this dish is quite assersalt to taste tive, with substantial quantities of red 1-1/4 cups red wine (Tempranillo is a nice choice) wine, black pepper, smoked paprika and lots of minced fresh parsley for garnish garlic. It isn’t one I would necessarily rec• Preheat the oven to 375°. Break ommend for young children or those who the capellini into approximately 3” prefer milder tastes. lengths. Toast on a baking sheet, Because we are cooking tomatoes and tossing occasionally with tongs, for zucchini along with the noodles, you’ll about 12 minutes, until golden brown. need less initial liquid than you might • Meanwhile, in a large pot with a lid (at expect. Instead, we’ll have you check along least 5.5 quarts), heat the olive oil over the way and add more as needed. Also note a medium flame. Cook the onion and that we reserve some of the tomatoes for
garlic with a pinch of salt for 5 minutes, allowing them only to soften and grow aromatic, but not burn. Increase the heat to medium-high and add the zucchini and another pinch of salt. Sauté, browning until the noodles come out of the oven. • Add the noodles on top of the zucchini mixture. Put the asparagus and two-thirds of the cherry tomatoes on top of that and sprinkle in the smoked paprika, black pepper, cayenne pepper, oregano and rosemary. Pour the red wine and 1-1/4 cups of water over the top. Toss as best you can with tongs, but it will be hard at first because the noodles are stiff. Return the heat to medium and cover. • Every 3 minutes, remove the top and toss. The total cooking time will probably be about 8-12 minutes. Toward
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the end, taste a noodle each time you remove the top to see if it is done. If not, and there isn’t any moisture left on the bottom, add a bit more wine or water (maybe 1/3 cup). • When the noodles are done to your liking, make any final adjustments to the seasoning and transfer to serving bowls. Garnish with the remaining uncooked cherry tomatoes and parsley, and another grind of fresh black pepper.
Serves 4 as a main course.
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A walk through the wilderness to walk off the war
Catherine Carmel Special to JTNews
“For 32 years, my job has been to be a soldier. Now my job is to get up every morning and put one foot in front of the other until I get to Katahdin,” says my husband, Rob Carmel, when he has been asked how hiking the Appalachian Trail has changed his life. He is a man of few words, a leader in his community of former soldiers, walking off the war like Earl Shaffer did 65 years earlier. In 1948, Shaffer decided he was going to “walk off the war” to work out the experiences of World War II. Four months later he became the first person to hike the entire length of the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine. Now Rob and a small group of veterans are walking off the experiences from their more recent deployments through Warrior Hike, a non-profit organization that helps veterans process their experiences by through-hiking the 2,200-mile trail. Partnering with the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, Warrior Hike created the “Walk Off the War” program in light of the psychological, spiritual, and physical benefits of hiking. Rob, who is using this experience as a way to transition from active duty to retirement, is the oldest of this year’s Warrior Hike group, having turned 50 on the trail in May. The group started with 14 men and women, four of whom will complete the full hike. Rob has been deployed to Somalia, Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan in the field artillery specialty sometimes being responsible for thousands of soldiers at a time. Though he never suffered any glaring physical injuries, he has seen friends and co-workers killed, children blown up by Iraqi suicide bombers, and he carries guilt for each family who had a soldier come home in a box because he sent him to do a job. If he didn’t have PTSD, I’d be worried. While Rob went to Georgia looking forward to finally not being a leader, his quiet determination and commitment put him squarely in that position again. “We all have similar goals, but this hike isn’t for everyone,” he says. “You have to commit yourself completely; there is no halfway if you want to finish.” Rob tries to inspire the others, but is thankful not to be responsible for their lives. “Trail life is not so different from real life,” he says. “Some days are sunnier than others. Sometimes your path is unclear. We have days that feel like uphill climbs — usually because they are — but we help each other get through it.” The hikers get support from “trail
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The full group of Warrior Hikers early in the trip.
angels,” people who provide for them, give them rides and places to stay, and sometimes even snacks and water left anonymously by the side of the trail. Initially, it was difficult for Rob to accept the generosity of strangers. He eventually came to accept and appreciate the “trail magic.” The last day of Rob’s hike begins and ends on opposite sides of Mount Katahdin, the tallest mountain in Maine. That
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responsibilities. One step at opportunity to take stock of ourback into our community while taking on a time, we begin to see our selves and the lives we lead, to a new role. This challenging hike is preconnections more clearly. note where we have fallen short, paring him for not only a new year, but As Rob travels through and what we can do to improve a new life. As he pushes himself and his this process, he can come ourselves. By beginning the profellow veterans to continue to put one foot home with meaningful cess a month before, we have the in front of the other, they are putting the insight into how to move opportunity to proceed delibyears they spent deployed behind them, erately, so we view teshuva — hiking toward a more complete repentance — as a challenge healing. rather than an impossibility. To When Rob returns home to be successful, we must push ourOlympia, he will have had the selves to improve, but we also time he needed to let go of the must realize our limitations. We experiences of war as he moves can be aware of the immense into a new year and a new life. spiritual challenge before us When you hear the shofar while still knowing that the only blow, closing this year’s reflecway we can even begin to meet tive journey on Yom Kippur, Courtesy Rob Carmel that challenge is to take it one Before his retirement from the military, Rob remember Rob stepping off the step at a time. trail, returning to the Pacific Carmel was sent on four deployments throughout Like the preparation for the the world. Northwest, and a life renewed. High Holidays, through-hiking our challenges. This reflection is a reflective practice. Stepping out of Catherine Carmel is director of allows us to see beyond ourregular patterns allows us to deeply conCharlie Flores Jewish Family Life & Learning at template our lives. We can acknowledge selves to our relationships, com- The seven hikers who made it to Dutchess County, N.Y. were honored by Temple Beth Hatfiloh in Olympia. our strengths and come to terms with mitments, communities, and locals in a ceremony along the trail.
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6–9 p.m. — Shabbat of Sukkot
Karen Sakamoto at [email protected] or 425-603-9677 or templebnaitorah.org Nashir all-ages service and new student consecration at 6 p.m., followed by a healthy harvest meal and a craft project in the sukkah. Free with RSVP by September 15. “Harvest of the Years” service honoring couples celebrating special wedding anniversaries in 5774 followed by champagne and cake. At Temple B’nai Torah, 15727 NE Fourth St., Bellevue. required. $40 per child-dad pair, $20 for additional child. At the Stroum JCC, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island.
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Candlelighting times September 13 ................ 7:09 p.m. September 20.................. 6:59 p.m. September 27.................. 6:40 p.m. October 4......................... 6:26 p.m. Monday
6 p.m. — SJCC Cooking for Your Family: Backto-School Lunches
Kim Lawson at [email protected] or 206-388-0823 or www.sjcc.org In this hands-on class, Teri will share creative school lunch ideas to make your kids excited to open their lunchboxes every day. SJCC member $20/guest $25. At the Stroum Jewish Community Center, 2618 NE 80th St., Seattle.
16 September
7–9 p.m. — Sukkat Shalom: Welcoming Guests and Building Community
Karen Sakamoto at [email protected] or 425-603-9677 or templebnaitorah.org TBT welcomes Saint Luke’s Lutheran Church to the sukkah. Bring your favorite Jewish dish to share. All-ages event includes a meal and a short service. Free. At Temple B’nai Torah, 15727 NE Fourth St., Bellevue. 7:30 p.m. — The Four Kinds and Their Lessons for Life
Rabbi Shalom Farkash at [email protected] Sukkot preparation class. What lies in the way of materializing dreams and ambitions? Examine the symbolism of the lulav and etrog, providing a powerful insight into how to succeed at life. At Chabad of the Central Cascades, 24121 SE Black Nugget Rd., Issaquah.
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9:45 a.m. — SJCC Cooking for your Family: Back-to-School Lunches
Kim Lawson at [email protected] or 206-388-0823 or www.sjcc.org See description above. At the Stroum JCC, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island.
17 September
5:30–7 p.m. — SJCC: Family Sukkot Dinner
Kim Lawson at [email protected] or 206-388-0823 or www.sjcc.org Fall-inspired dinner of macaroni and cheese, salad, and butternut squash soup in the sukkah. Activities for kids, dessert, and a story around the campfire with PJ Library. SJCC members $12, guests $18, children $5. At the Stroum JCC Kesher Garden, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island.
20 September
10:30 a.m. — Sukkot Celebration
Elizabeth Fagin at [email protected] or 206-527-9399 or betalef.org Adult Torah study with Rabbi Olivier BenHaim while the kids decorate the sukkah. Family potluck, Havdalah and a movie. Free. At the Bet Alef community sukkah, 310 NW 40th St., Seattle. 5 p.m. — J Explorers Sukkot Sleepover
Katie London at [email protected] or 206-388-0828 or www.sjcc.org Dinner and Havdalah in the SJCC Kesher Community Garden sukkah. Swim, play gaga, and do arts and crafts. Breakfast included. J Explorers membership
21 September
10 a.m.–1 p.m. — Hadassah Fundraiser Brunch
Peg Elefant at [email protected] or 425-467-9099 or www.hadassah.org/seattle Hadassah fundraiser brunch featuring Hadassah national president Marcie Natan and local author Patty Lazarus. At Overlake Golf & Country Club, 8000 NE 16th St., Seattle. 2–4 p.m. — Kabbalah of Sukkot
Elizabeth Fagin at [email protected] or 206-527-9399 or betalef.org Study, discuss and learn in the sukkah the deeper spirituality of Sukkot with Rabbi Olivier BenHaim. Free. At the Bet Alef community sukkah, 310 NW 40th St., Seattle. 3 p.m. — Simchas Beis haShoeva
Chabad of Seattle at [email protected] or www.chabadofseattle.org Simchas Beis haShoeva with music and dancing. At Congregation Shaarei Tefilah Lubavitch, 6250 43rd Ave. NE, Seattle. XXPage 14
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5–8 p.m. — Sukkot Across America at the WS Torah Learning Center
[email protected] or 206-722-8289 Enjoy food, shake a lulav, celebrate together. A project of the Seattle Kollel and the National Jewish Outreach Project. Free, donations welcome. Contact for location details, West Seattle. 6:30–8 p.m. — Young Adult Sukkah Social
Rebecca Levy at [email protected] or 206-232-8555, ext. 207 or bit.ly/sukkahsocial Drop by the HNT sukkah for wine, sangria, cheese and tasty noshes. Open to all young adult Jews in the greater Seattle area. 21-plus. Please register. $5 per person. At Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation, 3700 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island. 7 p.m. — “In the Land of Rain and Salmon”
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selection of drinks and hors d’oeuvres in each sukkah. $36 per person. Contact for addresses, Seattle.
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5:30 p.m. — SJCC Monday Night Football in the Sukkah
Kim Lawson at [email protected] or 206-388-0823 or www.sjcc.org Pizza, salad, and a beer garden in the SJCC Kesher community garden. Watch the Oakland vs. Denver game. Cosponsored by Two Beers Brewing Co. SJCC member $12, guest $18. At the Stroum JCC, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island. 7:30–10 p.m. — Torah Day School Adult Sukkah Hop
[email protected] or 206-722-1200 or tdsseattle.org Adults hop from sukkah to sukkah while sampling a
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7 p.m. — Russian Simchat Torah Party
Rabbi Rapoport at [email protected] Simchat Torah party. At Chabad House, 4541 19th Ave. NE, Seattle. 7 p.m. — Simchat Torah Party
Chabad of Seattle at [email protected] or www.chabadofseattle.org At Congregation Shaarei Tefilah Lubavitch, 6250 43rd Ave. NE, Seattle.
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5–10 p.m. — SJCC Parents Night Out: Wacky Tacky
Daliah Silver at [email protected] or 206388-0839 or www.sjcc.org Games, arts and crafts, and activities for kids. Includes dinner. Theme is “wacky tacky,” a night of games and neon colors, including glow-stick gaga and crazy costumes. SJCC members $30, siblings $15; guests $40, siblings $20. At the Stroum JCC, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island.
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6 p.m. — Simchat Torah Shabbat
Elizabeth Fagin at [email protected] or 206-527-9399 or betalef.org Dance with the Torah and celebrate Shabbat. Catered Shabbat dinner (for a nominal fee) followed by community worship and learning. Service begins at 7:30 p.m. At Bet Alef Meditative Synagogue, 1111
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[email protected] or 206-374-3637 or www.friendshipcirclewa.org Kick off this new year at a fun event for volunteers with educational training, prizes, food and more. At the Stroum JCC, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island.
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Our bodies: Time to tone and atone
Janis Siegel JTNews Columnist
As the Jewish community enters the New Year and atones for the “not-so-nice” acts of thoughtlessness or unkindness we might have done to others, it might also be a good time to look at what we do to ourselves. A growing body of clinical evidence shows that chronic stress can trigger genetic predispositions to life-threatening diseases and To Your neurodegenerative conditions like dementia, Alzheim- Health er’s, and Parkinson’s disease. But spirituality, religious community, and a connection to others can prevent and even slow the onset of these conditions, according to research from Israeli researcher Dr. Yakir Kaufman, the director of behavioral neurology at Jerusalem’s Sarah Herzog Memorial Hospital. “Chronic stress has been shown to be a risk factor in heart disease, stroke, cancer, infection, wound healing, autoimmune disease, depression, infertility, pain, and many other disease states,” Kaufman told simpletoremember.com, a curated Jewish online site. “If anxiety, sadness, anger, or dissatisfaction persist, these eventually will take their toll on the immune, nervous, and hormonal systems and bring about either mental or physical disease.” It’s not the everyday frustrations of life like traffic jams or annoying neighbors that cause problems, according to Kaufman, but the deep and long term negative effects of an unhappy marriage or the loss of a loved one that get us into trouble. But there is good news if we’re willing to make changes. Kaufman said we can take charge of our emotional health by changing our focus. He is buoyed by the words of Rebbe Nahman of Breslov, the great-grandson of the founder of the Chassidic movement, the Baal Shem Tov, that guide his work. “If you believe you can damage then believe you can mend,” quoted Kaufman. “Amazingly, the same mind-body mechanism that causes disease can work in the reverse direction and enhance health.” Kaufman specializes in studying the effects of behavior on mental decline in the elderly. In 2007, he studied the spiritual and religious practices of 70 likely Alzheimer’s patients who were showing early signs of cognitive decline. Kaufman enrolled and monitored these patients to assess their quality of life while documenting their spiritual and religious practices using a standardized assessment scale. Study results showed that those subjects who experienced more spirituality and private religious practices accounted for a 17 percent slower rate of mental decline. “Physical and mental disease can be prevented,” said Kaufman. “The most profound way to reduce stress is through changing our state of mind.” Kaufman’s model, called psychoneuroimmunology, or PNI, details the reactions within our bodies brought on by our behavior. In our everyday non-stressed lives, our actions signal the brain to communicate with the nervous system. Our nervous system then communicates with the immune and hormone systems. In this scenario, the body’s responses are within normal ranges and are equal to the situation. But when we’re extraordinarily stressed, our behavior signals the hormonal and autonomic nervous systems directly, and bypassing the brain. Our bodies then bathe our organs in cortisol excreted from the endocrine system, and adrenaline sent out from the autonomic nervous system. The body produces these two potent stress hormones for short-term situational help to withstand the stress. These two hormones can penetrate the DNA within the nucleus of our cells, said Kaufman, and can change their original programming, possibly causing them to express a trait for disease. The hormones also weaken the immune system and expose us to diseases we might not otherwise be vulnerable to. “Various studies indicate that stress events or a breakdown of psychological defenses are related to the onset of allergic, autoimmune, infectious, neoplastic, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, and other illnesses,” said Kaufman. “Other studies tie stress with heart attacks, stroke, cancer, hypertension, diabetes, arthritis, infertility, depression, obesity, and many more problems,” he continued, “The first three illnesses listed above are the main cause of morbidity and mortality in Western societies today. This means that stress, by causing a ‘negative’ mind-body interaction, is a significant
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A new light in Seward Park
Emily K. Alhadeff Associate Editor, JTNews
On a recent Saturday evening, with the late summer sun setting behind them, about 50 adults and children squeezed around long tables, snacking on challah rolls, tortilla chips, hummus, baby carrots and grapes. After a bit of boisterous socializing, their voices rose with “Mizmor L’David” to the vaulted ceilings of the sanctuary at Minyan Ohr Chadash, Seward Park’s newest spiritual community. The Shabbat of July 5 marked the birth of Ohr Chadash, which means “new light” in Hebrew. Started by five families who decided to split from Bikur Cholim Machzikay Hadath, the Modern Orthodox minyan arranged to use a room at the Caroline Kline Galland Home. But when the first Shabbat saw a turnout of nearly 100, the group’s leaders realized they would need to make a new plan. On August 30, Ohr Chadash celebrated its first Shabbat in its new home, the social hall of the Vietnamese Presbyterian Church on the corner of 51st Avenue and Brighton Street. “We were worried when we started, would anybody come?” said founding member Piera Willner. “It just shows there was a need.” The regular crowd has settled to around 50 or 60 participants who appreciate the intimacy and participatory atmosphere. Many
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families were longtime members of BCMH. “BCMH is in its 123rd year. It’s the oldest established Orthodox synagogue [in the region], and there are prescribed ways of doing things,” said Willner. “There was a group of us that, within the lines of halachah [Jewish law], wanted changes, and those changes couldn’t happen at BCMH.” Among those changes are a wood and glass mechitzah, the divider between the men’s and women’s sections, as opposed to the traditional setup of women in the balcony. During the Torah processional, the Torah is marched around to the women’s side. Women and teens can give divrei Torah — short speeches about the weekly Torah portion during Shabbat morning services — a role typically left to the men. “The Torah coming over to the women’s side is a huge thing,” said Willner. “It makes a big difference. And it’s not possible at BCMH.” Ohr Chadash counts among its regulars BCMH’s former rabbi, Rabbi Moshe Kletenik, and his wife, Rivy Poupko Kletenik. Kletenik’s contract with BCMH ended June 30 of this year. That particular Shabbat afternoon, Kletenik was giving a short talk on the concept of teshuva, or repentance. Rivy Kletenik, who used to lead well-attended classes at BCMH on Shabbat afternoons,
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Carlos Alcabes hangs a Star of David at the front of Minyan Ohr Chadash’s new space.
conducted a series of High Holiday preparation classes for the new minyan. Willner is excited to have the rabbi involved. “We didn’t know until we became public if he would join us,” she said. “He really has brought his knowledge and know-how.” Minyan Ohr Chadash meets on Shabbat and holidays for all services. Services are lay led. Willner says the minyan’s
future is still being written. “We know we have a lease for a year,” she said. “We just want to keep doing what we’re doing as best as we can and figure it out as we go. It’s working right now. I couldn’t have told you what it would look like nine weeks ago.” Ohr Chadash leaders managed to put together High Holiday services with lay leaders, guest speakers, and childcare while arranging the new space, which required rabbinic approval because it is attached to a church. Over the weekend of October 11, it will host its first scholar in residence, Rabbi Daniel Landes, director of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem. Landes will give several lectures about the interactions and tensions between rabbinic sages, and how they shaped Jewish history. The largest constituency of Ohr Chadash is adults with grown children, but younger families and couples such as Willner and her husband are attracted to its vibrancy and sense of partnership.
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“I’ve become way more religious!” Willner said. “I go to shul a lot more.” Adrienne Query-Fiss, another younger member, said her attraction to Ohr Chadash “was about making change in a place that felt so resistant to making change.” Query-Fiss is happy to have found a place she feels comfortable raising her infant son. “I started to feel like there was a voice — maybe it wasn’t mine — but it was people like me.” Carlos Alcabes, a member of Sephardic Bikur Holim Congregation, attended Ohr Chadash with his wife, Meryl, because when it met at Kline Galland it was close to his house. He now attends every Shabbat and hosted kiddush at their home all summer. “I really like the singing. I like the fact that women are not so far away that they cannot see the service and participate,” he said. “You feel you count.” “In the past eight weeks of creating this, we’ve become close with these families,” said Willner. “I step back and think, we really created a community.” eating a lot of anti-oxidants and Omega-3 fatty acid-rich foods, watching your blood pressure, and nurturing a social life. “We wish we could tell people that taking a pill or doing a puzzle everyday would prevent this terrible disease,” wrote Kaufman in Jewish Image magazine, “but current evidence and clinical practice doesn’t support this.”
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September 21 through October 17 “Shtetl Tales” and “Bible Stories” Art exhibit Bothell resident and artist Ronnie Dollinger’s solo show “Shtetl Tales” features colorful acrylic paintings on canvas depicting family, religious, and public life from the villages of the Old World. “Bible Stories” portrays Hebrew Bible tales in whimsical detail through gouache on watercolor paper. An artist’s reception will take place on September 21 from 4 to 7 p.m. At TSUGA Fine Art, corner of Main Street and 101st Avenue NE, Bothell. The gallery is open Tuesday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Friday 10 a.m.5 p.m., and Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. For more information call 425-483-7385 or visit www.TsugaFineArt.com.
Saturday, September 21 at 7 p.m. Eran Zur Concert Eran Zur, Israeli superstar rock poet, will hold an intimate concert for fans in Seattle. Zur, who used to be a member of the band Tattoo and leads the popular band Carmela Gross Wagner, has been performing for almost three decades and has released five solo albums. Tickets are $40 in advance, $20 for students, and $50 at the door. At Bellevue Youth Theatre, 16661 Northup Way, Bellevue. For more information and tickets contact Nurit at israelimusic@ hotmail.com or 425-246-7311 or visit www.brownpapertickets.com/ event/446676.
Sunday, September 22 at 7:30 p.m. Moshe Kasher “Comedian. Child Genius. Jew. Jew Comedian. OBGYN. Pleasure center. Good tipper. Guiding light. Beefcake.” Named by Variety Magazine as one of 10 comics to watch, Moshe Kasher has most recently appeared on “Chelsea Lately,” “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,” and “Conan.” He writes for NBC’s “The New Normal” and co-hosts the podcast “The Champs.” At The Triple Door, 216 Union St., Seattle. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $20-$23 and available through TicketMaster. For more information contact [email protected] or visit www.thetripledoor.net.
Monday, September 23-Sunday, September 29, 7-11 p.m. “Renewal” Outdoor film The Seattle Jewish Film Festival presents an installation of the documentary “Renewal” (2008), eight short films about different faith traditions and their approaches to environmental preservation. The film will be projected from a sukkah designed by George Ostrow onto the side of historic Washington Hall (the original Bikur Holim synagogue) nightly. Viewers are welcome to stay for the entire film or stop in for a single story. On September 22 at 7 p.m., the film will be preceded by a performance of Washington State Jewish Historical Society and Book-It Repertory Theatre’s “In the Land of Rain and Salmon” as part of a site-specific grant program from 4Culture. At Washington Hall, 153 14th Ave., Seattle. Free. For more information visit bit.ly/rainandsalmon.
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