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Published by the
Jewish Federation of
New Hampshire
Volume 36, Number 4
December 2015-January 2016
Kislev-Shevat 5776
Become a Patron of the Arts!
An Invitation to Sign on as
2016 NH Jewish Film Festival Friends and Sponsors
By Linda L. Gerson, Co-Chair, NHJFF
The 2016 New Hampshire Jewish Film Festival will celebrate its 8th season beginning
Thursday, March 31, and running through
Sunday, April 10, 2016. Save the dates! Don’t
miss what we promise will be an outstanding
Film Festival season.
Season 8 will bring the NH community a
top-flight slate of the newest Jewish-themed
films and related film programs from around
the Jewish world. The Festival will be on
screens statewide, with 10 compelling films on
11 days in 7 NH cities across New Hampshire.
The Festival mission is to enhance Jewish
life in New Hampshire, presenting films that
resonate with us to inform us, expand our understanding, and connect us to the wider
world of the Jewish people. For all attendees,
these films provide a unique window into Jewish themes and values, explore Jewish identity,
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Your Federation at Work
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From the Bimah
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In the Community
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Education
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Book Review
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Arts & Entertainment
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Recent Events
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Tributes
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Business & Professional
Services
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Congregation Betenu to Host Mark Lazar
Amherst — Congregation Betenu of Amherst is pleased to host Mark Lazar, an Israeli Educator-in-Residence, for two events,
beginning with Friday evening services on
December 4 at 7:30 PM. Following the service, Mark will present “Creative Approaches to a Jewish Home.” On Sunday, December
6, Mark will return to Betenu to share Jewish
storytelling with students, congregants, and
visitors at 11 AM. This will be followed by a
light lunch at 12:15, followed by more storytelling for adults until 2:30 PM.
Mark Lazar is a Jewish educator based in
Jerusalem who is in New Hampshire through
sponsorship from the Jewish Federation of
New Hampshire. He has more than 40 years
of experience leading seminars and workshops internationally. He engages with people of all ages to explore Jewish identity, history, Israel, and the Holocaust. Mark is
known for bringing energy and excitement to
his events through group activities, lectures,
and presentations.
Congregation Betenu is honored to be
able to share this experience with the community. Please contact the office at Office@
Betenu.org or 886-1633 if you would like to
attend. There is no fee for this event. Betenu
is located at 5 Northern Boulevard in Amherst, NH.
Mark Lazar, visiting Israeli educator
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and present the richness of Jewish culture
relative to a diverse modern world.
It is with great pride that we celebrate global Jewish culture together here in our vibrant
NH Jewish community.
The NH Jewish Film Festival is made possible through the generosity and patronage of
the many individual Friends of the Festival
and Corporate Sponsors, along with our statewide audience’s attendance. As a Friend or
Sponsor of the 2016 New Hampshire Jewish
Film Festival, your contribution directly impacts the festival’s ability to bring New Hampshire the very latest, cutting-edge Jewishthemed films, along with noteworthy speakers
and engaging film-enhancing programs.
Please become a patron of the NH Jewish
Film Festival as a Friend or Sponsor of the
Festival today. See the advertisements in this
edition of The Jewish Reporter for sponsorship details.
Along with your contribution, you’ll be recognized as a Patron of the NH Jewish Film
Festival in the Reporter and receive the features and benefits of the sponsor level you
choose.
Thank you for your valued support of JFNH’s largest cultural event of the year. The
Festival is an annual tradition for our community, enriching Jewish cultural life across
the state of New Hampshire.
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AMHERST
HANOVER
MANCHESTER
CONGREGATION BETENU
Rebekah Goldman (Rabbinic Intern)
5 Northern Blvd., Unit 1, Amherst
Reform, Affiliated URJ
(603) 886-1633
www.betenu.org
Services: Friday night Kabbalat Shabbat
services at 7:30 PM
Saturday morning twice a month, 9:30 AM
CHABAD AT DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
Rabbi Moshe Gray
22a School Street, Hanover
Orthodox, Chabad
(603) 643-9821
www.dartmouthchabad.com
chabad@dartmouth.edu
Services: Friday Evening Shabbat services
and Dinner
Shabbat morning services
Call for times
CHABAD LUBAVITCH
Rabbi Levi Krinsky
7 Camelot Place, Manchester
Orthodox, Chabad
(603) 647-0204
www.Lubavitchnh.com
rabbi@lubavitchnh.com
Services: Shabbat Services
Saturday morning at 9:30 AM
Sunday morning minyan at 9 AM
BETHLEHEM
BETHLEHEM HEBREW CONGREGATION
39 Strawberry Hill Road
PO Box 395, Bethlehem
Unaffiliated-Egalitarian
(603) 869-5465
www.bethlehemsynagogue.org
davegoldstone1@gmail.com
Services: Contact for Date/Time Info
President Dave Goldstone (516) 592-1462
or Eileen Regen – (603) 823-7711
Weekly Services: July through Simchat Torah
Friday: 6:30 PM; Saturday: 10 AM
CLAREMONT
TEMPLE MEYER DAVID
25 Putnam Street, Claremont
Conservative
(603) 542-6773
Services: Generally the second Friday of
the month, 6:15 PM, April to November.
CONCORD
TEMPLE BETH JACOB
Rabbi Robin Nafshi
67 Broadway, Concord
(603) 228-8581
www.tbjconcord.org
office@tbjconcord.org
Services: Friday night - 7 PM
Saturday morning - 9:30 AM
DERRY
ETZ HAYIM SYNAGOGUE
Rabbi Peter Levy
1½ Hood Road, Derry
(603) 432-0004
www.etzhayim.org
office@etzhayim.org, rabbi@etzhayim.org
Services: Fridays 7:15 PM
Please check the website for the Shabbat
Morning schedule
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UPPER VALLEY JEWISH COMMUNITY
Rabbi Edward S. Boraz
Roth Center for Jewish Life
5 Occom Ridge, Hanover
Nondenominational, Unaffiliated
(603) 646-0460
www.uvjc.org
uvjc@valley.net
Services: Friday night Shabbat services
at 6 PM, led by Dartmouth Hillel
Saturday morning Shabbat services at
9:30 AM, led by Rabbi Boraz
KEENE
CONGREGATION AHAVAS ACHIM
Rabbi Amy Loewenthal
84 Hastings Avenue, Keene
Reconstructionist, Affiliated JRF
(603) 352-6747
www.keene-synagogue.org
rabbi.ahavas.achim@gmail.com
Services: Regular Friday night services at
7 PM
Monthly Shabbat morning services at
9:30 AM
Check the website for time variations
LACONIA
TEMPLE B’NAI ISRAEL
Rabbi Boaz Heilman
210 Court Street, Laconia
(603) 524-7044
www.tbinh.org
Services: Every other Friday
night at 7:30 PM
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TEMPLE ADATH YESHURUN
Rabbi Beth D. Davidson
152 Prospect Street, Manchester
(603) 669-5650
www.taynh.org
templeadathy@comcast.net
Services: Shabbat services the first Friday
of the month at 6 PM
All other Friday nights at 7 PM
with some exceptions.
Alternating Shabbat services or Torah
study Saturday mornings at 10 AM
TEMPLE ISRAEL
Rabbi Eric Cohen
66 Salmon Street, Manchester
Conservative
(603) 622-6171
office@templeisraelmht.org
Services: Friday night 7:15 PM
Saturday 9:30 AM
Mon. - Fri. 7 AM daily service/minyan
NASHUA
TEMPLE BETH ABRAHAM
Rabbi Jon Spira-Savett
4 Raymond Street, Nashua
Conservative, Affiliated USCJ
(603) 883-8184
www.tbanashua.org
rabbi@tbanashua.org
office@tbanashua.org
Services: Friday night services 8 PM
1st Friday family service 7 PM
Saturday morning 9:30 AM
Mon. - Thur. minyan 7:30 PM
Advertising Sales:
603-627-7679
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Kislev-Shevat 5776 • December 2015-January 2016
Commitment: A Two-Way Street
According to the most recent statistics
compiled by the Corporation for National and Community Service, the nation’s largest grant-maker for service and
volunteering, 28.1% of New Hampshire’s residents volunteer, ranking our
state 24th among the 50 states and the
District of Columbia -- not terrible, but
not great either. When it comes to charitable giving, based on data compiled between 2006 and 2012 by the Chronicle of
Philanthropy, a newspaper that covers
the nonprofit sector, New Hampshire
fares even worse, ranking 49th out of the
50 states in household charitable giving.
Yet, it is well recognized that New
Hampshire’s historical tradition of lean
government necessitates heavy reliance
upon nonprofit organizations to address
a wide range of needs within the state. So
it is ironic that New Hampshire, which is
virtually last in household charitable giving, needs charitable giving the most.
When we look at the results of JFNH’s annual fundraising campaign over
the past few years, we observe a steady
downward trend, not inconsistent with
New Hampshire’s statewide charitable
giving pattern. With the proceeds from
the sale of the Federation’s Manchester
real estate now in hand, we fear that our
members may now think that there is
less reason than ever to include JFNH in
their annual or lifetime charitable giving
plans. The truth is that JFNH needs
your support now more than ever in order to fulfill its mission and meet its
Jeff Crocker
Message from
the Co-Chair
commitment to promote Jewish continuity and life for all Jews in New Hampshire by serving and supporting a vibrant Jewish community, and fostering
connections to Israel and world Jewry.
Our mission is ambitious and important, and it cannot be accomplished by
relying upon the income earned on our
investments alone.
Every day, JFNH demonstrates its
commitment to New Hampshire’s Jewish
individuals, non-Jewish individuals interested in learning more about Judaism,
and families (including interfaith families) with rich and varied Jewish experiences, by supporting, promoting, and offering a variety of educational, cultural,
social, professional, and social service
programs and initiatives. We are a statewide organization serving New Hampshire’s Jewish population, which at last
count stood at slightly more than 10,000
persons, widely dispersed throughout the
state. Although not an easy mission to
fulfill, our commitment to our fellow
Jews remains stronger than ever.
Our organizational vision is born of a
desire to serve the Jewish community of
New Hampshire, my lifelong home state.
I grew up in Jaffrey, a small town in the
Monadnock region. My parents moved
to Jaffrey in 1950, and I was born in
1953. We were the first, and during my
entire childhood, the only, year-round
Jewish residents of the town. I love Jaffrey and its people, but being the only
Jewish child in the only Jewish family in
the town (and in an observant Jewish
home at that) was a challenge for me
growing up. There was no statewide Jewish organization available to me for support. Maybe that is why I am personally
so passionate about the commitment of
JFNH to its statewide mission.
We ask for your commitment to support JFNH’s annual campaign when you
are called upon this year, and we would
be grateful as well if you are able to donate some of your time in a volunteer
capacity to assist us with our programs
and initiatives. We need your support
now more than ever if we are to succeed.
In traditional Jewish thought, the
concept of commitment is a defining element within the context of our interpersonal and societal relationships, and
for religious Jews, commitment also is
essential to an understanding of one’s
relationship to God and to the Covenant. In order for JFNH to be successful
in fulfilling its commitment to New
Hampshire’s Jewish citizens, we need
your commitment to support JFNH.
In one of his masterworks, God in
Search of Man, Rabbi Dr. Abraham Joshua Heschel wrote about the nature of
commitment in the context of Judaism:
Some of us may think: how unwise of our ancestors to have committed all future generations to a
covenant with God. Yet the life of a
historic people is not unlike the life
of an individual. As we have seen,
there is no civilized living without
acts of entering upon social relations, and such acts imply the acceptance of a commitment, the
making of a promise or the taking
of a pledge. To enter a relation with
God the people had to accept a
commitment.
Socrates taught us that a life without thinking is not worth living.
Now, thinking is a noble effort, but
the finest thinking may end in futility. In thinking, man is left to himself; he may soar into astral space
and proclaim the finest thoughts;
yet what will be the echo and what
its meaning for the soul?
The Bible taught us that life without commitment is not worth living;
that thinking without roots will
bear flowers but no fruits. Our commitment is to God, and our roots
are in the prophetic events of Israel.
The dignity of man stands in proportion to his obligations as well as
to his rights. The dignity of being a
Jew is in the sense of commitment,
and the meaning of Jewish history
revolves around the faithfulness of
Israel to the covenant.
Responding to Changing Times
In the 1960s, President Eisenhower received the gift of a rare, white tiger
named Mohini. For years, Mohini lived
in the Washington Zoo and spent her
days pacing back and forth in a 12-by12-foot cage. Finally, the zoo decided to
build her a larger cage so Mohini could
run, climb, and explore in a large, lush
space akin to her natural habitat. But
when Mohini arrived at her new home,
she didn’t rush out, eagerly seeking to
investigate her new setting. Rather, she
headed straight for a perimeter wall at
the enclosure’s edge and paced there,
carving out a 12-by-12-foot path until
her death, never enjoying the new opportunities in front of her.
Most interpreters of this tale dwell on
the notion that Mohini had become
conditioned to her confinement. She did
not seek change and ultimately, although presented with opportunities,
Laurie Tishler
Mindlin
Executive
Director
she stayed within her own space. Mohini
had recreated her comfort zone, both
mental and physical.
I think human tendency is to be content in what we know and generally uncomfortable with change. We know how
to behave and what works well within
the boundaries we accept. Thus, in the
absence of significant challenge to the
status quo, we could happily live out our
days in familiar territory.
But this approach can be harmful when
we shift our consideration to our common
concern, the Jews of New Hampshire,
The New Hampshire
and our means to serve them. Our Jewish
Federation, along with most Jewish institutions, can operate no longer within our
historical frames of reference. The people
we serve are different, with changing
needs, interests, and expectations. If we
wish to build community, foster Jewish
life, and care for people in need locally, in
Israel, and around the world, we must
find new ways to both convey our messages and achieve our goals. Unlike Mohini, we must thrive in a new landscape.
As I mentioned at the Annual Meeting, we need your support to lead and
respond to change. We depend upon
your ideas and financial support so that
through our allocation and grant process
we can be “adventure” capitalists. Help
us to fund our ongoing programs and
services that continued to be valued and
enjoyed, and be our partner in growth.
One of the greatest 19th century LithJewish Reporter
uanian rabbis, Hayyim of Volozhin,
managed to establish a major institution
of learning and write several important
and enduring books even though, as a
child, he had very little interest in Torah
study -- and he didn’t appear to have
much aptitude for it, either. How did
this transformation take place? Reb
Hayyim would tell the story that, one
night after tearfully telling his parents
that he decided to abandon his Torah
studies and go to a trade school, he had
a dream in which he saw an angel holding a stack of beautiful books. “Whose
books are those?” he asked. “They are
yours,” answered the angel, “if only you
have the courage to write them.”
Your encouragement and support will
enable our Jewish Federation to enter
the next chapter of Jewish life in New
Hampshire. Please support our 20152016 Annual Community Campaign.
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Thursday, December 3
Interfaith Women: “Sharing the Joy”
Unitarian Universalist Church, 669 Union St.,
Manchester
6:30 PM check in begins, 7 PM program begins.
The program begins with a brief history of the
church. Presentations will include: Jewish
celebration of Simchat Torah, Christmas tradition of
sharing gifts from God, the significance of Noah’s
pudding date according to Islam, Polish Christmas
Eve celebration of Wigilia with Oplatek. Join us for
refreshments and conversation after the program.
Please register via interfaithwomennh@gmail.com
or 623-7461 before December 3. More information:
interfaithwomennh.org.
Friday, December 4
Community Shabbaton: Inclusion and
Accessibility in Judaism
Temple Ohabei Shalom, 1187 Beacon Street,
Brookline, MA
Rich learning, inspiring prayer, delicious kosher food,
and more! Shabbaton fee $245, young adults
(20s-30s) $145. For those who do not travel on
Shabbat and/or who require special accommodations,
we will arrange home hospitality in close proximity.
Rooms are also available at the nearby Holiday Inn
Brookline (including rooms with disability and Shabbat
key access) at reduced rates for Shabbaton
participants. All food provided is certified Kosher. A
partnership between The Synagogue Council of
Massachusetts and Temple Ohabei Shalom, with
support from CJP. More information: Marilin Lipman
at (617) 244-6506, ext. 10.
Community Shabbaton: Inclusion and
Accessibility in Judaism
Temple Ohabei Shalom, 1187 Beacon Street,
Brookline, MA
See listing, Dec. 4.
Shabbat Hike
10 AM–2 PM, Cranberry Meadow Pond Trail,
Peterborough
Congregation Betenu is sponsoring a 2-mile hike
along the Cranberry Meadow Pond Trail in
Peterborough. It has a mostly easy, gentle grade,
which should take about three hours. We will start
along Old Street Road and finish at Cranberry Pond.
There are no elevation gains, so this should be
appropriate for inexperienced hikers.
See the Cranberry Meadow Pond Trail link:
http://www.monadnockconservancy.org/pdf/CMPTtrail-guide-and-map_FINAL.pdf. Please contact
Congregation Betenu for directions to the trailhead by
calling the office at 886-1633.
Sunday, December 6
Adult Education Program
9 AM, Congregation Betenu, Amherst
Featuring Mark Lazar, an Israeli Educator-in
residence. The session will feature Jewish
storytelling and other topics. More information:
886-1633 or ofice@betenu.org.
JFNH Annual Super Sunday
9:30 AM – 12:30 PM, Jewish Federation of NH,
Manchester
To volunteer please call: 627-7679.
Southern NH Jewish Men’s Club Breakfast
9:30 – 11:30 AM, Temple Beth Abraham, Nashua
Cost is $5 for paid-up members, $10 for others.
More information: www.snhjmc.org.
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Annual Menorah Lighting
1:30 PM, Elliot Hospital, 1 Elliot Way, Manchester, NH
Annual commemorative event, open to all.
Saturday, December 12
JFNH Preschool Ribbon Cutting
Scholar in Residence Weekend on Judaism
and Social Justice with Rabbi Shmuly
Yanklowitz
2 PM, Temple Adath Yeshurun, Manchester
Harrison St. entrance. More information: 782-5174.
Temple Beth Abraham, Nashua
More information: www.tbanashua.org or 883-8184.
Lighting of the Chanukah Menorah
Scholar in Residence Weekend
6 PM, Temple Israel, Manchester
More information: 622-6171.
Chanukah Gathering
6 PM, Bethlehem Town Hall, Bethlehem
First candle lighting and refreshments. Open to the
public. Sponsored by Bethlehem Hebrew Congregation.
More information: www.bethlehemsynagogue.org.
Tuesday, December 8
Chanukah Party
6–7 PM, Temple Beth Abraham, Nashua
Deli, latkes, family entertainment, crafts for young
children and more! More information: www.
tbanashua.org or 883-8184.
Who Heard What at Sinai? How the Moment
God Gave Us the Torah Differs for the
Different Denominations – And Why It Still
Matters Today, with Rabbi David Ellenson
7 PM, Temple Beth Jacob, Concord
Rabbi Ellenson will speak as part of the Shapiro
Family Lecture Series. Rabbi Ellenson is widely
respected for his scholarship, integrity, and
menschlichkeit. He is Chancellor Emeritus of Hebrew
Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion and the
Director of the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies
at Brandeis University. Free and open to all. No RSVP
necessary. More information: office@tbjconcord.org
or 228-8581.
Congregation Ahavas Achim, Keene
Features Israel educator Mark Lazar. More
information: 352-6747 or www.keenesynagogue.org.
Book discussion of The Mothers by Jennifer Gilmore,
includes a variety of topics on motherhood and
becoming a mother. The book is available at the
Sisterhood Gift Shop. Cosponsored by the Lifelong
Learning Committee. More information:
www.tbanashua.org.
Sunday, January 24
Tu B’Shevat
Sunday, December 13
12–3 PM, Bethlehem Hebrew Congregation, Social Hall
Dairy-Pareve potluck, dancing, and singing with
Neskaya. More information: www.
bethlehemsynagogue.org.
Chanukah Party
Tu B’Shevat Seder or the Feast of Fruits
12 PM, Temple Israel, Manchester
There will be songs, dreidle games, balloons, a family
magician, and face painting starting at 1 PM. Great
food for lunch with latkes and all the trimmings.
RSVPs required by 1:30 PM on December 8. More
information and RSVP: 622-6171 or office@
templeisraelmht.org.
Jennifer Shoer presents “Jewish Genealogy
from the Shetl to the 21st Century”
2 PM, Newbury Veterans Hall, 944 Rte 103, Newbury
Parking available at the Town Offices across the road.
This will be an interactive primer on tracing families
back in time. Everyone is invited, and there is never a
fee for Sunapee-Kearsarge Jewish Community
meetings. More information: ponderosen@
myfairpoint.net.
6 PM, Temple Beth Abraham, Nashua
Join the TBA community as we celebrate the birthday
of trees. Modeled on the Passover Seder, participants
read selections from the Torah and Rabbinic
literature, eat fruits and nuts traditionally associated
with the land of Israel, and drink wine associated
with the seasons. More information: 883-8184 or
www.tbanashua.org.
Saturday, January 30
TAY Brotherhood - Deli Night
Temple Adath Yeshurun, Manchester
More information: rockenmacher@comcast.net.
Sunday, January 31
Literature Lovers
More information: www.tbanashua.org or 883-8184.
7 PM, Upper Valley Jewish Community, Hanover
Oliver Sacks, perhaps best known as the author of
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, shares his
insights with the reader in On the Move: A Life, an
engaging memoir of his wide ranging and
accomplished life written after his diagnosis with
terminal prostate cancer. For location or more
information, contact Susan Cohen at 643-3611 or
sncohen037@gmail.com.
6:30–8:30 PM, Palace Theatre, Manchester
This year’s entertainment features Mark Nizer and Sean
Altman. Menorah lighting will take place with the
singing of traditional Chanukah melodies. Tickets can
be purchased from the Palace Theatre by calling 6685588. The evening’s events are organized by the
Chabad Lubavitch of NH.
Thursday, February 4
Friday, December 11
Wednesday, December 9
Chanukah at the Palace
TAY Brotherhood Chanukah Party
Yanklowitz
Features Israel Educator Mark Lazar. More
Thursday, December 24
Friday, December 25
6 PM, Congregation Ahavas Achim, Keene
There will be a short service with music, singing, and
dancing, followed by a potluck and feast of potato
pancakes. Please bring your menorah and candles.
More information: 352-6747 or www.
keenesynagogue.org.
“Jew Huddle” and Shabbat Service
TAY Brotherhood Mitzvah Program
CAA will host Israel educator Mark Lazar from
December 11 through December 13. More
More information: rockenmacher@comcast.net
7:15 PM, Congregation Betenu, Amherst
Bring your own menorah for the Chanukah lighting
celebration, to be followed by a musical Chanukah
service with Rav. Rebekah. More information: 8861633 or ofice@betenu.org,
Yanklowitz
Temple Beth Abraham, Nashua More information:
www.tbanashua.org or 883-8184.
The New Hampshire
Saturday, February 6
TAY Brotherhood Mitzvah Program
Chanukah Service and Latke Blowout
Musical Chanukah Service
TAY Brotherhood - Presidential Primary
Candidates Reception
4–8 PM, Congregation Ahavas Achim, Keene
4 PM, CAA movie, 6 PM, Chinese food dinner, 7 PM,
Shabbat service
RSVP to the temple office. More information: 3526747 or www.keenesynagogue.org.
Modern Jewish Families – Jewish Family
Relationships in the Torah
Join us for our Shabbat Lunch and Learn and meet
Rabbinical student Samuel Blustin, who will engage
us with a discussion of family relationships in the
Torah. More information: www.tbanashua.org.
Sunday, February 7
Sunday, January 3
9:30–11:30 AM, Temple Beth Abraham, Nashua
Cost is $5 for paid up members and $10 for others.
9:30–11:30 AM, Temple Beth Abraham, Nashua
Cost is $5 for paid up members and $10 for others.
TAY Brotherhood - MANTY Winter Wonderland
Breakfastt
Sunday, January 10
Tuesday, February 9
TAY Brotherhood Breakfast
Caring for Our Parents: Legal Concerns and
Financial Documents with Bill Barry and Carl
Johnson
Saturday, January 23
Modern Jewish Families – BABKA
Jewish Reporter
6:30 PM, Temple Beth Abraham, Nashua
An interactive discussion on the types of legal and
financial issues to be aware of. Snow date Feb 11.
More information: www.tbanashua.org.
Mark Lazar Welcomes Shabbat
at Etz Hayim
Derry — On Friday, November 13, Etz
Hayim welcomed Mark Lazar, Jewish
Federation of New Hampshire’s Israel
Educator-in-residence. Mark is a talented leader/teacher/trainer.
First. the congregation enjoyed an Israeli supper. Rabbi Peter Levy and his
wife procured an array of Israeli dishes
including stuffed dates, falafel, and
hummus.
Then Mark joined the congregation for
the Friday night service. There he discussed the current state of Israel. He
demonstrated his talent for telling dramatic stories, reading moving poems, and
providing balanced information on
events in Israel, the peace process, advances of more liberal Judaism in Israel,
and the relationship between United
States and Israel. He talked about his optimism for peace and its long road ahead.
Mark was entertaining, enlightening,
informative, and passionate. Mark will
Visiting Israeli educator Mark Lazar
speaks to the congregation at Etz Hayim Synagogue.
return to Etz Hayim on the morning of
Wednesday, December 2, from 8 to 10
AM for an informal discussion about Israel entitled “Bagels and Israel.” He will
also participate in the Hebrew school’s
Chanukah party on Tuesday, December
8, 6–8 PM.
See what’s happening in the community at www.jewishnh.org
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What I Found In Laconia
Having just recently begun serving at
Temple B’nai Israel in Laconia, I still feel
a little bit like “the new kid on the block.”
I find myself still looking around, still
trying to familiarize myself with the area,
the people, and the culture.
To tell the truth, about a year ago,
when I began looking at this fresh and
new venture, I didn’t know what to expect. I was finishing a 20-year rabbinate
in the Boston area, an area known for its
erudition in academia as well as Judaica.
What would I find in Laconia, New
Hampshire?
The whirl of events surrounding my
transition left me almost in a daze. It was
good that soon afterwards I left for some
R&R in Israel. Israel is my home. It is
where my entire being finds nurturance
and replenishment, where my roots reach
as deep as the most ancient strata of the
history of my people, and where my
boughs extend up and out, even to the
most modern times and innovations.
On my return, I felt refreshed, though I
admit that the High Holy Days met me
with a bit more than the usual trepidation in my heart.
What I found here, however, astounded
me then, and still does today. I found the
powerful beauty of nature that New
Hampshire possesses. I discovered a slower, more patient, more easy-going way of
life; a place where, if you want to stop
and enjoy the moment, you can, and do.
Above all, I discovered a community
of people so devoted to their Judaism
that they took it upon themselves to
Rabbi in the House
Rabbi Boaz D. Heilman
Temple B’nai Israel
make sure that it survived and thrived.
Maybe that’s what has to happen in places like New Hampshire, where we Jews
find ourselves more isolated and therefore more dependent on our own skills
and abilities than in some other, larger,
and more specialized communities. The
responsibility of being Jewish, of living
Jewish, of making sure the Jewish People
continue beyond us, is so much more incumbent upon us here.
At the same time, however, I realized
that the same problems and issues that
Jews face all over the world are as crucial
here as anywhere else.
Living as a minority among other cultures has always made finding meaning
in Jewish traditions a difficult task. It’s
even more of a challenge today, especially where gathering to worship, celebrate,
and study means we have to drive nearly
an hour just to get there.
The study of our sacred texts has been
key to Jewish existence. Yet today, a time
of unprecedented progress in science and
technology, a day when the study of the
cosmos can take us to the very first milliseconds of the universe’s existence, the
stories of Creation that we find in the To-
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rah seem -- at least to some of us -- irrelevant and childish.
Israel, the homeland our people returned to and rebuilt as a refuge from the
age-old scourge of anti-Semitism, is still
being attacked and delegitimized among
its many enemies and detractors. Among
us, too, some of us are examining our relationship to our homeland, trying to understand the special bond that exists between Israel and the Diaspora, and what
that means for us.
Yet what I also discovered here is that
our people’s faith and devotion are no
less strong today than in the past. Every
time we show up in shul is proof that, despite the challenges and difficulties, we
have not abandoned our faith, nor lost
any of the love that we’ve always carried
with us, throughout our journeys. Our
love for our heritage, our people, and our
land and, ultimately, for our God, is still
the single most powerful force that has
always inspired us to create and maintain
our sacred communities.
Every year at this season we celebrate
the victory of the Maccabees over the
Greeks oppressors. This victory was a
miracle in its own right, yes; but the larger miracle is not that we won then, but
rather than we have won so many battles
and outlasted so many oppressors
throughout our history. Despite the pain
and enormous suffering we have endured
over the centuries, Jews still gather at to
study, debate, and argue about Torah and
its meaning for today. We still celebrate
together and comfort one another at difficult times. We still persist in our sacred
task of tikkun olam, we still abide by the
same covenant that our ancestors agreed
to nearly three thousand years ago.
Am Yisrael chai, the People of Israel
yet lives!
It’s a miracle, so let’s say a blessing and
sing “L’chayim!” To life!
Restoring Our Scrolls,
Renewing Our Souls
By Rabbi Eric Cohen and David
Winthrop, Temple Israel Torah
Restoration Project
Manchester — Approximately 20-25
years ago, two of Temple Israel’s (Manchester) Torahs were evaluated for major
repair work. At that time, the temple
could afford to repair only one of the two
scrolls that needed repair.
Since a lengthy amount of time had
elapsed since the last inspection, the temple decided to do another assessment. In
November 2014, a sofer (Torah scribe),
Rabbi Kevin Hale, visited Temple Israel
with the express purpose of examining its
Torah scrolls. He examined some of the
Torahs to estimate them for insurance value, along with examining the “unkosher”
scroll. He evaluated one Torah for three
different levels of restoration: The first
level was to administer first aid, to make
sure the scroll is usable only on occasion
as a secondary scroll; the second level was
for extensive repair and partial restoration
so that the scroll will be in solid condition
for the future, to be used weekly and for
holidays as a primary scroll; and the third
level was for a full restoration.
After consultation and careful discussion, the Torah Restoration Committee,
Temple Israel’s Board, and Rabbi Hale
agreed to go forward with Level 2 of reJewish Reporter
pair. Most of the repair work at this level
is needed in the book “Devarim” (Deuteronomy). The extent of flaking of letters and level of lettering repair will not
be entirely clear until the book has been
cleaned. However, Rabbi Hale estimates
that 70% of the repair work will be in
“Devarim.”
One may ask, “How does a humble little community afford this type of project?” To repair this scroll is going to cost
a few thousand dollars. One of the ways
to finance this Torah restoration project
is to reach out to the wider NH Jewish
community. Temple Israel is gratefully
accepting sponsorships for the purchase
of letters ($6.13 from a child, $36 from
adult), words ($50), verses ($100), chapters ($300), aliyot ($500), and weekly parshas ($650). These contributions can be
dedicated to loved ones, children, grandchildren, deceased relatives, and special
occasions. Certificates of dedication will
be distributed at a special gala upon
completion of the project.
This project will allow Temple Israel
to maintain its Torah, and it will allow
the wider community to participate in
this beautiful Mitzvah. Please call the office at 622-6171 or email office@templeisraelmht.org if you wish join the
synagogue’s efforts and help restore a
Torah scroll.
NH4Israel Explores IAF History
and Member’s Israel Visit
By Ken Kowalchek
Manchester — At the NH4Israel meeting on October 14, Emil Campeanu presented a documentary produced by Nancy Spielberg entitled Above and Beyond, a
story of the founding of the Israeli Air
Force (IAF) by none other than mustered
out American Jewish GIs who were fighter pilots in WWII. The title is apt, since it
is not only from “Above and beyond the
call of duty,” a phrase often used in reading military awards aloud, but also reinforces the history that these first IAF pilots flew above the land war and beyond
the front lines. The documentary is replete with actual black and white footage
from the era. The viewer sees the 80-yearold surviving pilots retell their stories
while the camera focuses on photographs
and footage of the same men 60-odd
years earlier. An interview about the documentary with the lesser-known Spielberg and vivid scenes are available at
h t t p s : / / w w w. y o u t u b e. c o m /
watch?v=0MVXjr21YCM. Above and
Beyond is currently available for streaming on NetFlix.
On October 28,, NH4Israel secretary
Linda McGrath recounted highlights of
her Israel tour, which ended just days
prior to her talk. Her salient advice to the
audience was indeed to support Israel
now more than ever and to visit Israel
now more than ever. Linda’s motto is
“the truth has no agenda.” She said that
a visit to Israel will show a visitor the
truth now more than ever. A rueful question Linda posited as a mother looking
at Israeli mothers was, “How can an observer deal with how mothers can look at
their Israeli children who all will put on
an Israeli Defense Force (IDF) uniform
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plans a much longer discourse -- a slide
show with her commentary -- at Derry’s
Etz Hayim Synagogue on December 5.
The evening was filled out with Emil
Campeanu showing the film From the Orange to the Chip, which takes the viewer
through the years from the time when Israel was known, even renowned, for Jaffa
oranges to the present time, when it is
still known for breakthroughs in agriculture but even more for its technological
leadership among the nations. The film
aptly documents the decades-long change
from Israel’s communal/kibbutz beginnings to the economy in place today. The
audience was introduced to some lessknown history, such as the fact that Israel
invested in a very large merchant marine
to ensure its ability to trade. Since Israel’s
immediate neighbors weren’t the best of
partners, Israel had to look well beyond
its neighborhood when marketing its
minerals and produce. It might come as a
surprise that defense is a very large part
of Israel’s export sector.
More educational films on Israel are
planned for this season. Find out more
and sign up for email updates at
NH4Israel.org.
With the exception of holiday conflicts
and summer break, NH4Israel hosts biweekly talks with refreshments at Manchester’s Temple Israel at 6:30 PM on alternate Wednesdays. If other venues and
weekdays are scheduled, word of the
change will be publicized in advance as
well as posted on the calendar of events at
NH4Israel.org. NH4Israel guest speakers
generally address current issues surrounding the state of Israel as well as historical
analyses of topics such as the Diaspora,
Jew-hatred. and the making of Israel.
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TBA Scholar-in-Residence Speaks on Judaism and Social Justice
Nashua — From Friday, December 11,
through Sunday, December 13, Beth
Abraham in Nashua will welcome Rabbi
Shmuly Yanklowitz. Named one of
Newsweek’s top 50 rabbis two years in a
row, Shmuly is a Modern Orthodox
scholar and social justice activist. Shmuly’s work has included the Tav Hayosher
(“ethical seal”) raising labor standards in
kosher restaurants, a Jewish online mi-
crolending team, local anti-poverty organizing in Phoenix, and the Valley Beit
Midrash, a study center bringing together teachers and students from all Jewish
denominations.
On Friday night, Shmuly will introduce himself at an Indian-themed Shabbat dinner and talk at services about
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tension between doing our best and sav- outside his family.)
On Sunday morning, Shmuly will meet
ing the world. At lunch, he will talk
with students and parents
about “Yosher and Koin 6th and 7th grade for a
sher: Is Kosher Ethical?”
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director Gloria Greenfield to Temple Israel of Manchester. The lecture, entitled “For the Sake of Western Civilization: Battling the Jihadi Campaign to Rewrite History,” begins at 6:30 PM and
will be followed by a discussion.
Greenfield is founding president of Doc
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that strengthen Jewish identity, Jewish nationhood, and the values of freedom and
democracy. Her film credits include Body
and Soul: The State of the Jewish Nation (2014), Unmasked Judeophobia (2011), and The Case for Israel: Democracy’s Outpost (2008). Her next film
project will examine the role of the academy in the emergence of totalitarianism.
Greenfield will address the fact that Islamist ideologues understand the durability and power of grossly impudent lies,
and have incorporated the erasure of
non-Muslim histories and fabrication of
pseudo-history into their genocidal arsenal. In connecting the dots between the
destruction by the Taliban of the 1400year old Buddha statues in central Afghanistan; ISIS’s beheading of Khaled
al-Asaad, one of Syria’s most prominent
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Listening to Sara Esther Crispe talk at Chabad’s evening “Being Upbeat in a Beat
Up World,” at the home of Dr. Sarit Itenberg and Dr. Jonathon Greenblatt.
Women join together for study at Chabad’s Rosh Chodesh Society, Soul Live Creatively monthly gatherings.
On November 7, 2015, Etz Hayim Synagogue’s women’s group (“The FAB”) spent
an evening painting dragonflies at The Canvas Roadshow in Bedford, NH. For
more information about The FAB, contact fabwomen@etzhayim.org
Temple Israel Hebrew school students take a well-deserved break from decorating
the sukkah.
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Jay Madnick and Rabbi Peter Levy came, tasted wine religious enjoyed a morning learning about the Jewish
from Apollo Vineyards, and sampled food from Am- calendar with Jewish Israeli educator Mark Lazar (in
phora at the Etz Hayim Synagogue Wine Fest.
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Rachel Diana Shetensky of Manchester excitedly collected money
in her PJ Library Tzedakah Box. Thank you
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TAY Plans Annual
Christmas Mitzvah Program
Manchester -- The annual call is out for
volunteers for the Temple Adath Yeshurun Brotherhood-sponsored Christmas
Mitzvah program. In existence for over 35
years, this program was formed to help
the temple’s Christian neighbors at
Christmas time, with temple members
taking over certain functions and allowing their neighbors to enjoy their holiday
with family and friends.
The Mitzvah program has several components, as in years past:
1. Delivering of Meals on Wheels on
Christmas Day.
2. Taking charge of the information
desks at both Manchester hospitals,
Elliot Hospital and Catholic Medical
Center, on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
3. Running the Bingo event at the Man-
chester Veterans Administration Hospital on Christmas night.
4. Delivering lunch and refreshments to
the police and fire stations in Manchester and Bedford on Christmas
Day.
5. Preparing, serving, and cleaning up
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
meals at the local soup kitchen, New
Horizons.
Each year over 100 volunteers participate, often as families. They enjoy camaraderie, but especially enjoy a sense of
fulfillment as neighbors helping neighbors.
If you are interested in volunteering
with the Mitzvah program or have any
questions, please call Sol Rockenmacher
at 232-3477 or e-mail rockenmacher@
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Make your check payable to “Jewish Federation of NH”
and mail with this form to: Jewish Federation of NH
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AUTOBODY REPAIR
Prestige Auto Body, Inc.
200 Frontage Rd., Manchester
(603) 669-0015
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DENTAL SERVICES
Richard Kudler, DMD
97 West Merrimack St., Manchester
(603) 669-8678
drkudler@kudler.com
www.drkudler.com
PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY
Rochelle H. Lindner, DMD
Lindner Dental Assoc., PC
72 So. River Rd., Bedford
(603) 624-3900
James B. Haas, DDS
Haas Dental Associates
4 Manchester Ave.
Derry, NH 03038
(603) 434-1586
Elizabeth Sandler Spindel, DMD
Victoria Spindel, DMD
862 Union St., Manchester
(603) 669-9049
Gary S. Lindner, DMD, DMSc.
(603) 624-3900
ENDODONTICS
Douglas J. Katz, DMD, PC
Katz Endodontics
1310 Hooksett Rd., Hookset
Dougrct@comcast.net
(603) 628-2891
GENERAL DENTISTRY
Henniker Family Dentistry
John S. Echternach, DDS
144 Hall Ave.
Henniker, NH 03242
(603) 428-3419
Sarah K. Katz, DMD
Bow Family Dentistry
514 South St., Bow
(603) 224-3151
www.BowFamilyDentistry.com
Luis S. Englander, DMD
(603) 624-3900
Tracy Pogal-Sussman, MS, DMD
(603) 624-3900
Israel Book Shop, Inc.
“New England’s Judaica superstore”
1 day shipping to N.H.
410 Harvard St. Brookline, MA 02446
617-566-7113, Toll Free 800-323-7723
www.israelbookshop.com
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ATTORNEYS
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Devine, Millimet & Branch, P.A.
Steven Cohen, Esq., CPA, LLM
111 Amherst St., Manchester
scohen@devinemillimet.com
(603) 695-8504
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PERSONAL INJURY LAW
Daniel Cohen, CFP
CEO & Chief Investment Officer
Cohen Investment Advisors, LLC
264 South River Rd., Suite 520, Bedford
(603) 232-8351
www.investwithcohen.com
Stephen E. Borofsky, Esq.
Borofsky, Amodeo-Vickery & Bandazian, P.A.
708 Pine Street, Manchester
(603) 625-6441
sborofsky@e-atty.com
Mark B. Severs, CFP
Family Wealth Director
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
203 Heater Road, Lebanon, NH 03766
(603) 442-7900
mark.b.severs@morganstanley.com
www.morganstanleyfa.com/hanovergroup
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144 Tarrytown Road, Manchester
(603) 647-4430
www.drfeins.net
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70 Stark Street, Manchester
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NH Print & Mail Service
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ORTHODONTICS
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