April 2015 - Jewish Federation of New Hampshire

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Published by the
Jewish Federation of
New Hampshire
Volume 35, Number 7
April 2015
Nissan-Iyar 5775
Yom Hashoah Observance to Include Film
Manchester — On Wednesday,
April 15, Temple Adath Yeshurun
will host the Manchester community’s observance of Yom Hashoah
(Holocaust Remembrance Day).
Following a Service of Remembrance at 6:30 PM, TAY will show
the film Defiant Requiem. A documentary film honoring the prisoners of Terezin, Defiant Requiem
was directed by Doug Shultz and
narrated by Bebe Neuwirth. The
movie was nominated for two
Emmy Awards, and it has been
shown on PBS, BBC4, and Netflix.
This 2012 movie highlights the
most dramatic example of intellectual and artistic courage in the concentration camp of Theresienstadt
(Terezín) during World War II: the
remarkable story of
Rafael
Schächter, a brilliant, young, and
passionate Czech opera-choral conductor who was arrested and sent
to Terezín in 1941. He demonstrated moral leadership under the most
NH Synagogues
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brutal circumstances, determined
to sustain courage and hope for his
fellow prisoners through great music and the arts.
The story of Terezín travels far
beyond the general perception of a
Nazi concentration camp. This is a
film about how a rare form of
courage, hope, and survival
sparked an entirely unique method
of fighting Nazi oppression, enabling the prisoners to maintain
their dignity and humanity while
battling the worst of mankind
with the best of mankind. The
Nazi legacy of brutality is well established, but the Terezín legacy is
virtually unknown, and it is told
dramatically in Defiant Requiem.
Following the screening, Dr.
Nona Fienberg, a professor in the
Department of Holocaust and
Genocide Studies, Keene State
College, will lead a discussion of
the movie. The evening is free of
charge and open to all.
Passover runs from sundown on Friday,
April 3, through sunset on Saturday,
April 11. Please contact your local congregation for information and reservations. At press time, the congregations
below had reported their plans for community seders. See the Calendar listing
(page 4) for additional information.
Concord
5:45 PM, Saturday, April 4,
Temple Beth Jacob
Derry
6 PM, Saturday, April 4,
Etz Hayim Synagogue
Hanover
6:15 PM, Roth Center
Upper Valley Jewish Community
German Consul to Speak at Yom Hashoah Event
Calendar
4
From The Bimah
5
Arts & Entertainment
6
Book Review
8
Education
9
Mitzvahs
10
In The Community
11
Passover
14
Purim
18
Recent Evetns
20
Tributes
21
Business & Professional
Services
22
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positions in the German Foreign OfNashua — On Thursday, April
fice in Bonn and Berlin, including an
16, at 7 PM, Rivier University
assignment as Deputy Director for
will host a community observance
Middle East Affairs.
of Yom Hashoah (Holocaust ReDuring a sabbatical, Schütte spent
membrance Day) in Nashua feaa few months as a visiting scholar at
turing Rolf E. Schütte, Consul
the American Jewish Committee
General of Germany to the New
headquarters in New York working
England States. His remarks will
focus on the Holocaust’s role in Rolf E. Schütte, on a publication about German-Jewthe identity of today’s Germans, Consul General ish relations, a subject that is very
of Germany to
personal to him and on which he
relations between Germans and
the New England
gives many talks. Schütte spoke at
Jews, and relations between GerStates
the 2012 Yom Hashoah observance
many and Israel. The program
will take place in the Dion Center Reception at Faneuil Hall in Boston.
A question-and-answer session and a candleRoom on Clement Street in Nashua.
Schütte has been the German Consul Gen- lighting ceremony memorializing the victims of
eral for the New England States in Boston the Holocaust will follow the presentation. The
since August 2012. Former diplomatic assign- program is free and open to the public.
For more information, contact Sheryl
ments abroad took him to Moscow, Tel Aviv,
and the United Nations in New York, Rome, Rich-Kern at 881-7264 or sherylrichkern@
and San Francisco. Previously, he held several mac.com.
Manchester
7 PM, Friday, April 3,
Chabad
6 PM, Saturday,
April 4,
Temple Adath Yeshurun
7 PM, Saturday, April 4,
Temple Israel
North Conway
5 PM, Monday, April 6,
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Rebekah Goldman (Rabbinic Intern)
5 Northern Blvd., Unit 1, Amherst
Reform, Affiliated URJ
(603) 886-1633
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info@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
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: Fridays at 6:30 or 7 PM
depending on the date
LACONIA
TEMPLE B’NAI ISRAEL
210 Court Street, Laconia
(603) 524-7044
www.tbinh.org
marshatbi@hotmail.com
Services: Every other Friday
night at 7:30 PM
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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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
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Federation Connects People
The state of New Hampshire has a
great diversity of Jews. Some are members of temples and are very active in
their communities. Others are Jewish by
birth but don’t practice any religion. I
have met many on both sides, and there
are many more somewhere between the
two extremes. The programs of Jewish
Federation of New Hampshire give
members of our community the opportunity to connect with each other without regard to their level of religious engagement.
Dan Cohen
president@jewishnh.org
President’s
Message
The 7th season of the New Hampshire Jewish Film Festival took place
last month. This is the premier event of
the Jewish Federation of New Hampshire. Film Festival co-chairs Pat Kalik
and Linda Gerson continue to do a great
job organizing this wonderful event. The
Film Festival shows films at venues
throughout the state and attracts people
from all over the state. Each year the audience continues to grow and additional
sponsors participate. This program is a
great example of something Jewish Federation does well.
At a previous strategic planning meeting, it was decided that Jewish Federation should utilize today’s advanced
technology so that we could better connect to people that may not be near the
office in Manchester. I am pleased to report that we are now using video conferencing technology in our annual planning and allocation process. Using this
technology, board members from various parts of the state are able to participate in the multi-week planning process
that they may not have been able to participate in if they were required to be
there in person for each of the meetings.
We hope to expand the use of technology to our board meetings and other
community events.
On Passover, Thoughts on Strength in Unity and Diversity
This month, Jews around the world
will gather with friends and family to
celebrate the holiday of Passover, recalling the exodus from Egypt and discussing this key moment in Jewish history
around Seder tables across the globe.
Through a combination of ritual,
prayer, food, and most importantly, storytelling, we will hear once again the
tale of Miriam’s bravery, Moses’s reluctant leadership, and the intransigence
of Pharaoh.
In thinking about Passover, it strikes
me that this holiday points to one of the
few times in the history of the Jewish
people when the entire community was
united: When Moses arrives and offers
to take the Israelites out of bondage,
pretty much everyone seems inclined to
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go along with his plan. Of course, almost immediately after gaining their
freedom, divisions and factions appear,
something that might be said to have become a tradition of its own.
In fact, I would suggest that differences of opinion are at the heart of what
came to be known as Judaism, and not
only in the big splits, as occurred with
the Karaites or other groups, but in the
varying, often opposing interpretations
and understandings of central issues in
Jewish life that are recorded in the Talmud. Just as in the period when the Talmud was written, there’s no question today that each Jewish community is
unique, with its own areas of interest
and challenges.
One of the great things about the Jewish people is that wherever we may have
roamed in the last 2,000 years, we’ve always found ways to stay connected,
sometimes to gain consensus, sometimes
to argue, but always these lines of communication have remained open. In
2015 we have websites and social media
through which to share our ideas and
activities, as well as newspapers published independently and by Jewish Federations. In fact, wherever Jews live to-
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vital that we continue to carry on this
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and even arguing. In an age of resurgent
anti-Semitism, terrorism, and other vital threats to our community, we must
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when faced with serious danger, our ancestors were able to put aside their differences for a moment and stand together as one people.
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Passover Seder
Thursday, April 2
JFNH Preschool Family Passover Seder
Jewish Federation of NH, Manchester
More information: 821-3802.
Friday, April 3
Passover begins at sunset
Chabad Community Passover Seder
7 PM, contact Chabad for location
For additional information and reservations, contact
rabbi@lubavitchnh.com or 647-0204.
Saturday, April 4:
First Day of Passover
Annual Potluck Community Seder
5:30 PM, Congregation Ahavas Achim, Keene
$12 congregation member, $8 child 12 years and
under, $25 nonmember. Contact Daniella for RSVP
and to sign up for a dish at secretary.ahavas.achim@
gmail.com
Community Passover Seder
5:45 PM, Temple Beth Jacob, Concord
Reservations required. $14 adults/$7 children 6-12.
TAY Sisterhood Second Night Seder
6 PM, Temple Adath Yeshurun, Manchester
Reservations with payment were required by March
24. More information: www.taynh.org.
Second Night Passover Seder
6 PM, Etz Hayim Synagogue, Derry
Rabbi Peter Levy will conduct a rich, meaningful and
involving Seder. The menu includes a vegetarian
option. $28 for adult Etz Hayim members, $38 for
nonmembers, $14 for member children 10 or
younger, and $19 for nonmember children.
Reservations and payment were due by March 23.
Etz Hayim invites everyone to visit and experience our
warm welcome. More information: www.etzhayim.
org or 432-0004.
Second Night Seder
6:15 PM, Roth Center, Upper Valley Jewish
Community, Hanover
Space is limited, so RSVP was required by March 31.
$36 for adults, $18 for children under 13. Please
send payment by check prior to the Seder. For
information, call Carole Clarke 646-0460 or email
uvjc@valley.net.
7 PM, Temple Israel, Manchester
Member cost: $10/person or $25/family. Non
members: $27/person. RSVP was required by March
19. More information: Christine at 622-6171 or
office@templeisraelmht.org.
Monday, April 6
Annual Passover Community Seder
5 PM, Chavurah HeHarim, Mount Washington Valley,
The Gibson Center, 14 Grove St., North Conway
Paid members: adult $25, child (under 12). $15
Nonmembers: adult $35, child (under 12) $25. RSVP
& questions: Julie at juliesara143@gmail.com. All
checks and reservations were due by March 25.
Wednesday, April 8
Hadassah Book Club
Sunday, April 12
Sunday, April 26
Cohen Center for Holocaust and Genocide
Studies Award Presentations
Jewish Film Series: Israel Inside
7 PM, Alumni Recital Hall, Redfern Arts Building,
Keene State College, Keene
Presentations are given to members of the Keene
State and greater Keene communities for excellence
and leadership in Holocaust and Genocide studies
and awareness.
Second Annual Bagels & Biscuits Fundraiser
Temple Adath Yeshurun, Manchester
Held at Derryfield Park, Manchester; people and
leashed dogs welcome. To participate/volunteer/
sponsor, go to www.bagelsandbiscuits5k.com. For
more information, email bb5krun@gmail.com.
Heirloom Quality Judaica
Friday, April 10
Temple Beth Abraham, Nashua
Fran Addison will share the history of ceremonial
Jewish objects. More information: Carol Mann-Cohen
at carolmanncohen@gmail.com or 216-2849 or Carol
Kaplan at cakaplan@hotmail.com or 860-4163.
TAY Family Shabbat Services
Wednesday, April 15
6 PM, Temple Adath Yeshurun, Manchester.
More information: www.taynh.org.
Community Yom HaShoah Service
7 PM, Jewish Federation, Manchester
More information: Michele Bank at michele.bank@
gmail.com or 488-5657.
Saturday, April 11
NH4Israel Pot Luck Dinner and Movie
6 PM, Etz Hayim Synagogue, Derry
Free to attend. The potluck will be fish, veggie, or
dairy, no meat. The movie is The Hiding Place by
Corrie ten Boom.
Award-Winning Folk Group Gathering Time in
Concert
7:30 PM, Temple Beth Jacob, Concord
Doors open at 6:30 PM. Voted best band runner-up
and top folk band in the 2011 Long Island Press
readers’ poll, Gathering Time is like a high-energy
Peter, Paul & Mary or a co-ed Crosby, Stills & Nash,
with various parts of The Byrds, Joni Mitchell, the
Eagles and America mixed in; a head-turning folkrock harmony trio described as “getting a whole
beehive full of buzz” on the Northeast folk scene.
The concert will be accompanied by a silent auction.
Tickets $20/single, $35/couple, and $50/family.
6:30 PM, Temple Adath Yeshurun, Manchester.
The movie Defiant Requiem will also be shown. More
information: www.taynh.org.
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Thursday, April 30
The First Time Israeli Kids Played in a
Regional Little League Tournament
7–8 PM, Etz Hayim Synagogue, Derry
Part of Key Issues in Contemporary Judaism, a free
series of talks at Etz Hayim Synagogue. The speaker
is Laurence Bleicher. In 1989 Larry led a baseball
team of 12-year-old Israeli boys to Germany. They
played in the Europe/Middle East Little League
championships on an exhibition basis. The experience
was transformative and amazing in many ways. Larry
will talk about the whole trip and its significance for
the boys on the team. More information: Steve Soreff
at soreffs15@aol.com or www.etzhayim.org.
Friday, May 1
Family Service and Potluck
Yom HaShoah Observance
Saturday, May 2
7 PM, Dion Center Reception Room, Rivier University,
Nashua
The featured speaker will be Rolf E. Schutte, Consul
General of Germany to the New England States. He
will discuss the Holocaust’s role in the identity of
today’s Germans, relations between Germans and
Jews, and relations between Germany and Israel. A
question-and-answer session and a candle-lighting
ceremony memorializing the victims of the Holocaust
will follow the presentation. This program is free and
open to the public. More information: Sheryl RichKern at 881-7264 or sherylrichkern@mac.com.
Breakfast with the Rabbi and Torah Study
Saturday, April 18
Breakfast with the Rabbi and Torah Study
9:30 AM, Temple Adath Yeshurun, Manchester
Holocaust Remembrance Day
- quoted from Morris Joseph
Southern NH Jewish Men’s Club Breakfast
Thursday, April 16
Sunday, April 19
liberty is the inalienable right of every
human being.
1 PM, Temple Emanu-El, Haverhill, MA
A season ticket for all 6 films is $20. Individual tickets
$5. Tickets available at the temple office or sold at
venue. More information: 978-373-3861 or nancy@
templeemanu-el.org.
Bethlehem Hebrew Congregation, Bethlehem
More information: www.bethlehemsynagogue.org.
Monday, April 20
Sisterhood Book Club
The book to be discussed is Binocular Vision by Edith
Pearlman. More information: www.taynh.org or 6695650.
9:30 AM, Temple Adath Yeshurun, Manchester
Four Cantor Coffee House Concert
An evening of upbeat music (a combination of Jewish,
popular, spiritual, and oldies), good food and silent
auction. More information: www.taynh.org.
Sunday, May 3
AIPAC New England Leadership Dinner
5–9 PM, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center
Join community leaders, members of Congress, state
officials, and students for AIPAC’s largest gathering
of pro-Israel activists in New England. Cost: $250 per
person. RSVP to AIPAC New England at 617-3992562 or nedinner2015@aipac.org.
8th Annual Evening of Great Entertainment
6 PM, Temple Israel, Manchester
Singing vocal impressionist, comedian, silent
auction, and catered meal. $55/person. Reservations
required by April 19. More information and to RSVP
contact: Christine at 622-6171 or office@
templeisraelmht.org.
Annual Dinner and Fund Raiser
Upper Valley Jewish Community, Hanover
More information: UVJC@valley.net or www.uvjc.org.
Friday, April 24
Thursday, May 7
Celebrating Israel Shabbat
TAY Brotherhood Senior Dinner
Saturday, April 25
Seder plates
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Saturday Night at the Movies: The CAA Film
Club
7 PM, Congregation Ahavas Achim, Keene
The movie is Holy Rollers. More information: Sandy or
David at 903-0357.
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At Passover, Freedom Is Just Part of the Story
Passover is called zman cheiruteinu,
the time of our freedom, of our liberation. According to the most ancient version of the Hebrew calendar, Passover is
the first holiday of the year. In the Book
of Exodus, we read: “This month (the
month of Nissan, in which Passover
falls) shall mark for you the beginning
of the months; it shall be the first of the
months of the year for you.” Our year
begins with our liberation.
Interestingly, Nissan as the first month
is also the setting of the first commandment God gives the entire people of Israel. The ancestors of the Israelites -- Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, Sarah, Rebecca,
Leah, and Rachel -- had received commandments from God (for example, the
commandment to circumcise), but setting the calendar was the first commandment given to the people… as a people.
It’s interesting to consider this first responsibility with which we are charged.
Rabbi in the House
Rabbi Eric Cohen
Temple Israel
Manchester
The first thing we need to do as a people
on the road to freedom is set our own
schedule. No longer would we be using
the masters’ calendar. No longer would
our time belong to someone else. We
cannot be expected to move forward into
liberation unless we take responsibility
for our own time. It is difficult to imagine how our ancestors must have felt
about this: elated, yet a little nervous?
Joyous, yet perhaps a bit anxious? What
must it have been like for someone who
had never set her or his own schedule, to
suddenly be responsible for doing so?
The taking on of responsibility is the
first consequence of a newly found freedom. As wonderful as not being a slave
must have felt to the Israelites, assuming
responsibility for their own lives must
have been a challenge. Indeed, the whole
story of the Torah, from the moment the
Israelites left Egypt to the moment Moses died, consists of episodes during
which the newly freed slaves could not
quite rise to the level of a free people.
Whether it was whining about the lack of
meat or worshipping the Golden Calf,
our ancestors found freedom to be a significant challenge. It was only the second
generation of Israelites, the children born
in the wilderness, and raised in the harshness of the free, wild spaces of the desert,
who made it to the Promised Land.
This dialectical relationship between
freedom and responsibility is also reflected at the level of our holiday calendar. During Passover, we celebrate free-
dom; 50 days later, during Shavuot, we
celebrate receiving the Torah at Mount
Sinai -- we receive God’s law. We have no
choice in the matter. We do not get a
congratulations from the Almighty and
a polite invitation, if we so choose, to
come to Sinai and receive a couple of
nice tablets. That’s not the message of
the Exodus narrative. After God frees
us, God makes sure we have a process by
which we can govern ourselves and live
our lives as “menschen,” as mature, responsible adults.
Nowadays, we celebrate our liberty,
especially here in the United States, on
almost a daily basis. I don’t often hear
people celebrate our responsibility as
free people. This is understandable. Liberty is easier to celebrate than responsibility. The message of Passover and Shavuot is that you cannot have one without the other.
Happy holidays!
Tradition....Tradition! By Rabbi Levi Krinsky
Many years ago, before the Internet
took over the world, there used to be a
book found in every home called “dictionary.” Unlike my children, I still remember life before the Internet, and in
those ancient days, I purchased the Oxford American Dictionary of Current
English. Here are two entries from my
dictionary.
On page 425: Ju-da-ism /Joodeeizem,
-day-/ n. the religion of the Jews, with a
belief in one God and on a basis in Mosaic and rabbinical teachings [there is a
symbol over the oo in Joodeeizem that I
cannot reproduce in this program.]
On page 862: Tra-di-tion /tredishen/ n.
a custom, opinion or belief handed down
to posterity, esp. orally or by practice.
So if one plus one equals two, the definition of “a Jewish tradition” would be: a
custom, opinion or belief of the religion
of the Jews, with a belief in one G-d and
on a basis in Mosaic and rabbinical
teachings, that is handed down to posterity, esp. orally or by practice.
It is important to distinguish “a Jewish
tradition” from a tradition of Jews. A
Jewish tradition would have its origin in
the “belief in one G-d,” and have a basis
“in Mosaic and rabbinical teaching.”
So while eating matzah ball soup
may be a tradition of Jews, only eating
matzah on seder night, after dark, can
be labeled a “Jewish tradition;” and
while dipping your latkes in applesauce
is a Chanukah favorite for many Jews,
it is the lighting of the menorah (with a
live flame) that is the Chanukah Jewish
tradition.
The traditions of Jews may change
with time and as we move around the
world; Jewish traditions, however, have
been practiced nonstop since Sinai. If
for me, an Ashkenazic Jew, a Shabbos
table without gefilte fish is lacking, my
Sephardic friends never even heard of it;
yet both of us will make Kiddush on a
cup of wine at the beginning of our
Shabbos meal, as Kiddush is a sacred
Jewish tradition.
While traditions of Jews are great, it is
only the Jewish traditions that withstood
the tests of generational and geographical changes and challenges. Nearly 3,500
years later, they’re alive and well .
So let’s embrace our Jewish faith and
practice our Jewish traditions, as many
as we can. So not only will we be able to
talk about our Jewish grandparents, but
also of our Jewish grandchildren.
Best wishes for a very happy and joyous Pesach filled with Jewish traditions.
Rabbi Krinsky can be found at the
Manchester Chabad. You can contact him
at rabbi@lubavitchnh.com or 647-0204.
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learning how to pepper one’s language
with Yiddishisms, cooking up shtetl
recipes, creating stained glass windows
inspired by Chagall’s work, and more,
the children at TBI have lived the
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This spring, they will have the unique
opportunity to bring what they’ve
learned of the shtetl to life for the Laconia Christian Academy (LCA) community, who will be performing Fiddler on
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22 at the Winnipesaukee Playhouse. Under the direction of Jennifer Bleiler, participants in the show will not only per-
form Fiddler, but they will learn about
the Jews, their customs and prayers, and
life in the shtetl, taught by TBI students.
The director of education at TBI, Glenna Lee, will meet with Bleiler to teach
her the correct pronunciation of blessings recited in the show and other points
of religion and history. Later in the
spring, a group of TBI students will
come to LCA to teach the actors about
life in the shtetl. On the eve of the first
night of the production, Friday night,
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Fiddler on the Roof will unite two different NH communities, teaching tolerance, respect, and an appreciation for
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Book Review
Reviewed by Merle Carrus
Weighing Sin and Forgiveness in The Betrayers
Some books are written to really make
the reader think. The Betrayers (Little,
Brown and Co., 2014) is one of those
novels. This book makes readers question and weigh their personal opinions.
When someone has committed acts of
betrayal at different times in their lives,
should they be forgiven or condemned? Can one earn the
right to forgiveness or, once
you have sinned, does that become what defines you? Can
the person you wronged offer
you absolution? Those are the
topics that author David Bezmozgis explores in his debut
novel, The Betrayers.
By following a day in the life
of protagonist Baruch Kolter, we learn
the story of his rise to power as an Israeli politician from the life of a Soviet
Jewish dissident and his crash to disgrace as his political viewpoint on the
West Bank settlements leads to the exposure of his affair with a woman as young
as his daughter. They try to escape the
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backlash of the press by running off to
Russian Crimea and the seaside vacation
town of his youth. While he is there, fate
leads him to reconnect with the man
who 40 years earlier, as a KGB agent, denounced Kolter and had him sent to the
Gulag for 13 years.
As these two men’s lives intersect in the present, the past
is revealed. The reader is only
privy to the parts of the characters’ lives as they come up in
dialog. There is no extra room
here for sentimental feelings.
In answer to one woman’s accusations,
Kolter
replies,
“Svetlana, you may not believe
it, but I harbor no ill will toward your husband. So it is not even a
matter of forgiveness. I hold him blameless. I accept that he couldn’t have acted
any differently any more than I could
have acted differently. This is the primary insight I have gleaned from life: The
moral component is no different from
the physical component -- a man’s soul,
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a man’s conscience, is like his height or
the shape of his nose. We are all born
with inherent propensities and limits.
You can no more be reviled for your
character than for your height. No more
reviled than revered.”
We follow the lives of Kolter on the
holiday with his mistress, Leora Rosenberg, as they encounter Vladimir Tankilevich, his betrayer, and his wife Svetlana.
The four main characters meet at the
home of Tankilevich as they square off.
They each lay out their perspective of
what happened, working out the issues of
their hurt feelings and a sense of morality. Each of them has acted from what
they believe is a position of righteousness.
Kolter as an ardent Zionist, and Tankilevich, a man with strong family loyalty.
The question of how each man’s life
was shaped by the events of Israel and
the former Soviet Union during the
1960s is explored. Each man stubbornly
acted on what he felt was the moral and
ethical high road. The reader is left to
find his or her own answers. Is there one
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correct answer, or does man follow his
beliefs and does fate control the outcome? Kolter argues, “You spoke before
of fate, that you believe in a Divine Providence. You asked my opinion, and I said
that I believed we walk hand in hand
with fate. We choose to follow it or pull
against it, depending on our characters.
But it is character that decides, and the
trouble is, we don’t decide our characters. We are born as we are.”
In the end, the irony is not lost on Baruch Kolter, who betrayed his family,
wife, son, and daughter for his principles, that the man he hated all these
years stood up for his family. As he returns to Israel to face the future and the
consequences of his actions, we see him
as a changed man.
David Bezmozgis is an award-winning
writer and filmmaker whose fiction has
appeared in many magazines. He is also
the author of Natasha and the novel The
Free World. In 2010 he was named one of
The New Yorker’s “20 Under 40” writers.
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Vacation Fun
Learning a New Language
By Hannah Cook
It’s like
A new way of thought
A new way of expression
B’kef
In fun?
Ohh… that’s how it is in
Hebrew
But why?
It doesn’t make sense in
English.
Cacha zeh b’ivrit
Hannah Cook (left) with
friend Anna (right) from
Vienna, Austria
Hebrew is my language
When I speak it
My soul is opened
I feel a palpable connection
To the other
With which I am speaking
I smile and laugh
More than usual
This language
Revived
My people
My being
My soul.
Manchester — Sparking imaginative learning, the
Mad Science Energy and Motion Workshop will take
place at the Federation Preschool on Thursday, April
30, during April vacation week.
Those who aren’t planning an April family vacation
and don’t know what to do with their little ones are
invited to join the Jewish Federation Preschool for a
week full of fun.
The vacation program runs April 27 to May 1 for
ages 2 to 6. Call the preschool at 821-3802 or email
preschool@jewishnh.org for more information.
The abundance of languages
In this vast and changing world
Gives us
A much more diverse
Outlook on life
English
The language of education
The language of the United States of America
The language my relatives
Adopted
When they reached the free
And promising land.
The language of freedom
The language of global communication
The language in which
I spoke my first words
My “mother tongue”
But
It’s not my language.
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TBI Says, “We Care”
Laconia — Temple B’nai Israel’s “We
Care” program exemplifies the meaning
of tzedakah. Here’s how.
TBI’s fundraising team has organized
the temple and two major regional charities, Genesis Behavioral Health and
Central New Hampshire VNA and Hospice, into a joint effort to raise funds for
all three worthy groups. This is an exemplary and unusual arrangement of three
nonprofit organizations helping each
other. To accomplish this, a committed
group of volunteers from all three
groups are teaming together to help promote three major events during 2015.
The result is to be a season of two musi-
cals with a major food event in between.
Kick-off of “We Care 2015” appropriately happens at the beginning of National Mental Health Month in May.
On May 2, the nationally celebrated
North Shore Acapella group will concertize at The Winnipesaukee Playhouse, with the net proceeds of the event
going to Genesis Behavioral Health.
Genesis Behavioral Health is the community mental health center serving the
Lakes Region of New Hampshire. A
private, non-profit organization founded in 1966, Genesis provides comprehensive mental health treatment for over
3,500 adults, children, and families liv-
Do you live in Keene, Laconia, Bethlehem,
Hanover, or another NH community
and want to help produce the Jewish Reporter?
We are looking for people all over the state who are interested
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To get involved, contact thereporter@jewishnh.org
ing with -- and recovering from -- mental illness and/or emotional distress. The
organization’s mission is to provide essential services that promote the emotional and mental health of our communities, and the vision is to be a leading
health care provider recognized for its
excellence in delivering accessible, quality mental health care and support in
our communities.
On July 12, the now classic 18th annual Jewish Food Festival happens at
Temple B’nai Israel in Laconia. Last
year, nearly 700 visitors tasted the
homemade delights, and even more
food and quicker checkout are promised this year.
On November 14, BC bOp! instrumental and vocal ensemble performs
again at The Winnipesaukee Playhouse,
for the benefit of Central NH VNA and
Hospice. The Mission of Central New
Hampshire VNA & Hospice is “promoting dignity, independence, and wellbeing through the delivery of quality
home health, hospice and communitybased care services.” Central New
Hampshire VNA & Hospice serves
Lakes Region communities in Belknap
and Southern Carroll County and provides Home Care (nursing and rehabilitation services in the home); Pediatric
Care (direct health care, education and
support services for children and families); and a comprehensive, team-based
Hospice program. Central New Hampshire VNA & Hospice is a not-for-profit,
Medicare-certified provider of home
care and hospice services, licensed by
the State of New Hampshire. The agency is governed by a volunteer Board of
Directors and supported by private and
corporate donations.
This ingenious pyramid of entertaining fundraising for multiple organizations is in its third highly successful
year. “We Care” is an “everybody wins”
concept, delivering entertainment, support, and fulfillment of its tzedakah
roots. This is just one of TBI’s many
mitzvah projects that include monthly
Salvation Army lunches, weekly Hands
Across the Table dinners, and other singular projects that occupy congregants
all year long. “We Care” and you know
you do, too.
Happy
Passover
Peace, health and happiness
to you & your family!
Governor Maggie Hassan
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Prof. Kedar Explains Arabic
and Islamic Worlds
By Stephen Soreff, MD
Derry — On Feb. 23, at Etz Hayim
Synagogue, Prof. Mordecai Kedar, PhD,
of Bar Ilan University, gave a profound
and comprehensive talk on the Muslim
world and the various cultural interpretations of that religion. He talked about
desert ecology, the importance of water
in the region, and tribal issues. He concluded with a sobering view of ISIS, including an explanation of what makes
the Islamic State so attractive to some.
The William Einhorn Interfaith Education Fund sponsored the talk, which was
also supported with a grant for the Jewish
Federation of New Hampshire. NH4Israel participated in the talk. Nearly 100
folk attended the lecture. At the end of
the powerful presentation, the audience
gave Dr. Kedar a standing ovation. Many
participants stayed long into the night to
discuss his points.
Dr. Kedar speaks fluent Arabic and is
professor of Arabic and Islamic studies
at Bar Ilan University. He has served for
Dr. Mordechai Kedar spoke with many
attendees following his talk on Understanding Arabic and Islamic Worlds.
Manchester — The Manchester Chapter of Hadassah will hold its next meeting
on, Thursday, May 7, at 1 PM in the library of the Jewish Federation of New
Hampshire, 698 Beech Street, Manchester.
People of the Book by Geraldine
Brooks is the next book to be discussed
by the Hadassah Book Club. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 9, at
7 PM, also at the Federation building.
Please note the change of date.
We hope that all members will save
Sunday, May 31, or Hadassah’s Annual
Brunch at the Manchester Country Club
in Bedford. All are invited to enjoy a
great brunch, entertainment, and the
gathering of friends.
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Hadassah is offering a beautiful Open
Your Heart Tower Necklace with a donation of $100. The necklace is a sterling
silver open heart pendant on an 18-inch
chain. Proceeds of the donation will
help furnish and equip Hadassah’s Sarah Wetsman Davidson Hospital Tower
in Jerusalem.
According to a recent article in the
Boston Globe, Hadassah, the Women’s
Zionist Organization of America, ranks
#3 on Charity Navigator’s list of “Ten of
the Best Charities Everyone’s Heard Of.”
For additional information about Hadassah or the pendant, please contact
Michele Bank, chapter president, at michele.bank@gmail.com or 488-5657.
25 years in IDF Military Intelligence,
specializing in Arab political discourse,
Arab mass media, Islamic groups, and
the Syrian domestic arena. He is also an
expert on Israeli Arabs. He has been an
advisor to the US government for some
interactions with the Arab world
The board and staff of
the Jewish Federation
of New Hampshire
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a happy Passover!
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Social Media Was the Focus
Derry — On Feb. 26, at Etz Hayim
Synagogue Wayne Kurtzman presented a
brilliant, comprehensive, and enlightening lecture on social media. The talk
marked the third in the Spring 2015 Key
Issues in Contemporary Judaism series.
Before a small but very appreciative audience, Kurtzman reviewed the history of
communication and the rise as well as the
extent of social media. He offered insights
both to understand this vast and growing
force and to utilize it constructively. He
suggested tips on using the key platforms
and what is driving the changes in the
economy that are enabling web-based social interactions to be center stage. Wayne
Kurtzman, the global manager of social
media listening, insights and technology
for Pitney Bowes, teaches social media at
the University of Tennessee.
Wayne Kurtzman explaining social
media at Etz Hayim Synagogue.
One of the games at this year’s Purimazing.
Wishes of health,
happiness and peace
during this Passover
holiday.
Purimazing Brought Loads of Fun
Manchester — “Let the games begin!”…and so they did. It was fun, fun,
fun at Purimazing, this year’s Temple
Adath Yeshurun Purim festival.
On Sunday, March 8, the Brotherhood
of Temple Adath Yeshurun once again
presented its annual Purim extravaganza
extraordinaire. The Brotherhood was assisted by members of MANTY, members
of the Sisterhood, and Corky the Clown.
This year’s event continued the combination theme of a Middle Eastern Bazaar
and the Midway of a Traveling Carnival.
The joint was jumping. A host of children with their parents enjoyed incredible
games, the best prizes ever, and delicious
food. Some of the games were “Haman
Smasher,” a bean bag throw to knock
over Haman Kewpies; “The Luck of
Queen Esther,” a wheel of chance; “Ganza Megillah,” a rubber chicken toss into a
large soup kettle; and the perennial favorite, “Vashti’s Vamoose,” a candle-squirt
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NH4Israel Activities Continued in February
By Ken Kowalchek
Manchester — On Wednesday, February 11, Dr. Michael Miller gave a talk titled “Twenty Doctors and a Rabbi Board
a Bus in Israel.” The talk described a trip
that the Jewish National Fund sponsored
within its Doctors For Israel program.
He showed films of the latest techniques
and Israel Defense Forces army medic
supplies and products used on the battlefield, such as easy-to-open and apply
tourniquets with stanching medication.
But his tour also covered civilian applications. The tour began in an X-ray research firm that is attempting to focus Xrays for attacking cancer. Current methods use a pinhole camera technique that
will harm tissue while attacking the cancer. He also saw the camera pill, which
has been approved by the Federal Drug
Administration and should make colonoscopies much more palatable. Also on
the tour was the external skeleton apparatus allowing wheelchair-bound people
with spinal injuries to walk. Experiments
are well under way for cell phone applications for remote spectrometry, cancer
screening, and blood testing.
The team also visited a number of clinics and hospitals delivering health care,
especially in remote areas. And, given the
neighborhood, these facilities feature antiballistic windows and doors, as well as
nuclear attack architectural design
The entire talk was recorded and uploaded to YouTube and is viewable at
h t t p s : / / w w w. y o u t u b e. c o m /
watch?v=3VLozjSTCLE.
The major speaking event for much of
the Jewish community was the return of
professor and frequent news contributor/
commentator Mordechai Kedar of BarIlan University. He was at Derry’s Etz
Hayim Synagogue for a lecture on Feb. 23
under the auspices of the William Ein-
The room was full for Dr. Kedar’s presentation.
horn Interfaith Education Fund. NH4Israel hosted him at a second lecture at St.
Anselm College the next day. His talk at
both venues elaborated a central theme in
today’s news: States in the Middle East
are seen by inhabitants as illegitimate,
their borders having been drawn by outsiders, namely, the European victors over
the central powers’ Ottoman Empire in
the aftermath of WWI.
He posits that in Iraq, there are 10 religions practiced among a population composed of Kurds, Persians, Turkmen, and
Arabs. Each group has its own culture,
values and traditions -- and loyalty is to
the head of the tribe, not the head of a
state created by Europeans. As he discussed in his last lecture tour in New
Hampshire, Dr. Kedar sees peace coming
to the areas of the Middle East that are
largely tribal societies (Israel eastward,
including Arabs, Druze, and Bedouins in
Samaria and Judea) with the formation
of mini states such as Andorra and Monaco. Note that included in such mini
states, Dr. Kedar envisages numerous Palestinian Emirate protectorates within the
Jewish state. Such mini states are success-
ful today, as evidenced by emirates in the
Arabian peninsula. Citizens in Abu Dhabi and Dubai are quite happy with their
traditional leaders as both the citizenry
and their rulers belong to the same tribe.
With regard to whether “moderate” or
“radical” Muslims will prevail, Dr. Kedar
believes that moderate Muslims do not
share the same “radical culture” and will
submit to these hawks.
The lion’s share of Dr. Kedar’s presentations and maps may be seen on the recording made at Etz Hayim: https://www.
youtube.com/watch?v=BM7uv4Og498.
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,
anti-Semitism and the making of Israel.
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Wishing you a Happy Passover
full of life, joy and freedom!
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New Passover Recipes to Expand Your Menu This Year
Peruvian Roasted Chicken with Salsa Verde
Serves 4–6
Prep time: 10 minutes for chicken, 30
minutes for sauce
Cook time: 1 hour for chicken, 25 minutes for sauce
Advance prep: Chicken may be made 1
day in advance; sauce may be made 1
week in advance
For many years, our family has been
blessed with Betty Supo, a wonderful doit-all nanny.
Among her many talents, she is a terrific cook and has introduced our family
to flavorful Peruvian dishes. Her best is
Arroz con Pollo with Salsa Verde (chicken with rice and a luscious green chili
sauce). Here is the version that Betty and
I cooked up so the world could enjoy a
taste of Peru during Passover. If you like
really spicy food, include the jalapeño
pepper seeds in the frying pan along with
the peppers.
for the ROASTED CHICKEN
1 large whole chicken, cut into 8 pieces
4 teaspoons ground cumin
1 tablespoon paprika
2 teaspoons garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon salt, plus more as needed
1/4 teaspoon black pepper, plus more as
needed
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 head garlic, cloves separated, not peeled
for the SALSA VERDE
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
4 cloves garlic, cut in half
1 medium onion, cut in half and sliced
2 jalapeño peppers, halved (remove seeds
for a mild flavor; keep seeds for more
heat)
Leaves from 1 large or 2 small bunches
fresh cilantro
1/2 cup (120ml) water
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
PREHEAT oven to 400°F (200°C).
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To make the chicken:
PLACE the chicken pieces in a large
roasting pan. In a small bowl, combine
the cumin, paprika, garlic powder, salt,
and black pepper. Drizzle 1 tablespoon
of the oil over the chicken and rub to
coat. Shake the spice mixture onto the
chicken and rub all over.
Passover Rolls
makes 8 rolls
Prep time: 10 minutes; let batter sit for
1 hour before baking
Bake time: 60 minutes
Advance prep :May be made 2 days in
advance or frozen
My assistant, Diana Ash, and I tested
this recipe more than any other because
we were never satisfied with the outcome.
I like cutting the rolls in half, toasting
them in the oven, and then slathering
them with butter. Think tuna melts or
grilled cheese sandwiches, or fill them
with cream cheese, smoked salmon, and
avocado. The possibilities are endless.
1 1/3 cups (320ml) water
2/3 cup (160ml) vegetable oil
2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 cups plus 2 tablespoons (293g) matzoh
cake meal
6 large eggs
PREHEAT oven to 350°F (180°C).
IN A MEDIUM SAUCEPAN over
medium-high heat, bring the water, oil,
sugar, salt, and pepper to a boil. Stir to
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PLACE the garlic cloves in a small
bowl and add the remaining 2 tablespoons (45ml) of oil. Season with salt
and pepper and toss to coat. Scatter the
garlic cloves and drizzle the oil over the
chicken pieces. Bake, uncovered, for 50
minutes to 1 hour, or until well browned
and the juices run clear.
To make the salsa verde:
HEAT the oil in a medium frying pan
over medium-high heat. Add the garlic
and cook for 1 minute. Add the onions
and cook for 3 to 5 minutes, or just until
they soften. Add the jalapeño halves,
open side down, and cook for 1 minute.
Turn over and cook for another 4 minutes
over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until the jalapeños are fork-tender.
LET COOL for 20 minutes. Place the
jalapeño mixture in a food processor, add
the cilantro leaves, water, and salt, and
process until pureed and smooth. Cover
and store in the fridge for up to 1 week.
Serve the chicken on a platter and the
salsa verde in a bowl alongside.
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dissolve the sugar. Remove from the heat,
add the cake meal, and use a wooden
spoon to mix. Transfer to a large bowl.
Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well
after each addition. You can use a handheld electric mixer for this if you like. Let
batter sit at room temperature, covered,
for 1 hour.
LINE a cookie sheet with parchment
paper. Divide the batter into eight equal
portions and, using wet hands, shape
into oval or round rolls. Bake for 60 minutes, or until golden brown.
Flourless Chocolate Cake With Marshmallow Icing
serves 12–16
Prep time: 20 minutes; 4 hours to chill
baked cake; 10 minutes to make icing
Bake time: 35 minutes
May be made 3 days in advance or
frozen
Flourless chocolate cake is ubiquitous
at Passover, but I began to tire of the
same recipe year after year. Here, I’ve
dressed up this classic dessert with a sweet
cooked icing that perfectly complements
the bitter chocolate cake.
for the FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE
CAKE
1 teaspoon oil for greasing pan
10 ounces (280g) bittersweet chocolate,
roughly chopped
1/2 cup (1 stick; 113g) margarine
6 large eggs, separated, whites at room
temperature (see box, facing page)
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa
1/2 cup (100g) sugar
for the MARSHMALLOW ICING
1 cup (200g) sugar
1/4 cup (60ml) warm water
2 large egg whites, at room temperature
(see box, facing page)
1 tablespoon honey
Dash salt
PREHEAT oven to 350°F.
PLACE a piece of parchment on the
counter and trace a circle around the bottom of a 9- or 10-inch (23- or 25-cm)
springform pan. Cut out the circle.
GREASE the bottom of the pan with
1/2 teaspoon oil. Press the parchment
circle on top. Grease the top of the
parchment circle and the sides of the pan
with the remaining oil. This step makes it
easy to slide the finished cake onto a
serving plate.
To make the cake:
MELT the chocolate and margarine
over a double boiler (see box, page 95), or
use a heatproof bowl over a saucepan
filled with simmering water, whisking often until thoroughly melted. You can also
use a microwave oven, heating for 30-second increments and mixing after each
heating cycle until melted. When the
chocolate and margarine are melted, remove from heat, add the egg yolks and
cocoa, and whisk well.
IN A SEPARATE BOWL, with an
electric mixer on high speed, beat the egg
whites until stiff. Reduce the speed to
low, add the sugar, a tablespoon at a time,
and mix. When all the sugar has been
added, turn the speed up to high for 1
minute.
FOLD the egg whites into the chocolate mixture in four parts, mixing more
slowly after each addition. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
BAKE for 35 minutes, or until the cake
is set when jiggled. The cake will puff up
and look cracked on top, but do not worry about that. Let cool, and the cake will
fall a bit. Place in the fridge a minimum
of 4 hours or overnight.
WHEN YOU’RE READY TO
SERVE, open the spring and remove the
sides of the pan. Use a metal flat-blade
spatula to separate the parchment circle
from the bottom of the pan and slide the
parchment and cake onto a serving plate.
You may tuck pieces of waxed paper or
parchment paper under the cake to keep
the platter clean when icing the cake.
To prepare the icing:
POUR a few inches of water into the
bottom of a double boiler or a medium
saucepan and bring to a boil, then reduce
the heat to medium. Off heat, place the
sugar and warm water in the top of the
double boiler, or in a heatproof bowl
that can sit on top of the saucepan without falling in. Whisk to dissolve the sug-
ar. Add the egg whites, honey, and salt
and beat with a hand-held electric mixer
for 1 minute on medium-high speed.
Place the bowl over the gently boiling
water and beat with the hand-held electric mixer on high speed for a full 7 minutes. Remove from the heat.
TRIM any dry pieces from the top of
the cake. Eat them. If the top of the cake
is uneven, you may place a piece of
parchment on top of the cake and turn it
over to ice the bottom as the top. Use a
metal spatula to spread the icing on the
sides of the cake, and then scoop up and
spread the icing onto the top of the cake
to cover it. You can smooth the top and
sides or, if you plan to toast them with a
blowtorch, use a small spoon to create
waves or texture on top. Remove the
waxed paper or parchment pieces from
under the cake. Store the cake in the
fridge. Use the blowtorch to brown the
waved edges until a golden-brown color
is achieved.
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Passover Menu © 2015 by Paula Shoyer,
Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. Photography
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Expanding the Concept, and Reality, of “Jewish Community”
By Jerry Silverman
(This op-ed, by JFNA President/CEO
Jerry Silverman, originally appeared in
the New York Jewish Week.)
Nate couldn’t decide what he wanted to
be for Purim – follow his heart and dress
as an alien or succumb to peer pressure
and wear a superhero costume? It’s a
tough decision for a little boy, but he got
some help from his two dads.
The Purim Superhero was one of PJ Library’s book selections last year. For nine
years, and in partnerships with various
donors and Jewish Federations, PJ Library has been sending free monthly
book selections to Jewish children up to
age 8. Created by the Harold Grinspoon
Foundation (HGF), it’s a tremendous
program that not only encourages reading, but does so in a Jewish context. Each
month, 130,000 books are sent to families
in North America, and the program has
expanded to Israel and additional countries as well. Many Federations have PJ
Library gatherings to connect and engage
families.
As The Purim Superhero demonstrates,
children receiving those books learn
about more than Jewish holidays and traditions. They learn about Jewish life, and
their families find an entry to Jewish communal life. Indeed, a study of 20,000
American Jewish families participating in
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the project found that 58% said the program has influenced their decisions to
“build upon or add a Jewish tradition to
their home life” and 62% said it “increased their families’ positive feelings
about being Jewish.”
Through PJ Library, books that focus
on families with adopted children, disabled children (and kids with disabled
family members), interracial and intermarried families, Jews of color, secular
and Orthodox families, and, in this case,
LGBT Jews, young children are exposed
to the multifaceted world that is today’s
Jewish community.
Books such as Elizabeth Kushner’s The
Purim Superhero reflect life that so many
of us already see in our communities, our
children’s schools, our synagogues and
Jewish camps, and sometimes in our own
families. Few among us can say that we
don’t know a child with two moms or
two dads.
PJ Library predicted, though, that this
particular book might raise questions, so
it made the selection available only by request as an additional book. Some questioned why didn’t they just automatically
send it to all. I applaud the HGF for being sensitive, realizing we have a community that is diverse and offering a choice.
The response has been overwhelming. In
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less than two days, PJ Library had exhausted its stock of 2,000 books. They
quickly ordered thousands more.
A very few in our community were
alienated by the choice of this book and
have dropped their subscriptions altogether, even though they had the option
of simply not selecting the book. That’s
their choice, of course, but that’s also unfortunate. Those few families that canceled entire subscriptions are missing out
on a wonderful gift for their children – a
gift that demonstrates that not all families are the same – and one that is so
much bigger than this single great book.
At Jewish Federations, we believe that
every Jew deserves a welcome place in our
community. We encourage PJ Library to
continue sending children books that reflect the Jewish community’s wonderful
diversity. We recognize that not every
family will choose to read every Jewish
book to a child, but each family should
be able to make the decision on its own.
But those families who do choose to read
all the books will be giving their children
a tremendous gift – a gift that allows
them to see the richness and diversity of
Jewish life.
Jerry Silverman is president and CEO of
the Jewish Federation of North America
Mideast Christian and Yazidi Groups Urge U.N.
to Act on Islamic State Persecution
By Alina Dain Sharon/JNS.org
(reprinted with permission of JNS.org)
Organizations representing religious
minorities in the Middle East have submitted a memorandum to the United Nations in New York City, asking that U.N.
missions from various countries call on
the U.N. Security Council to issue a resolution against the Islamic State terror
group’s persecution of minorities and to
take tangible steps to save those vulnerable groups.
The memorandum, titled “Memo to
the Secretary General of the United Nations Mr. Ban Ki-moon Regarding the
Ethnic Cleansing of Ethno-Religious Minorities in Iraq & Syria And Establishing
Protected Zones,” was presented in March
by the Assyrian American National Federation, the American Mesopotamian
Organization (AMO), the Council of
Syriac Organizations, the Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Popular Council, Coptic Solidarity International, the Yazidi Human
Rights Organization International, the
Melkite Committee, the Middle East
Christian committee MECHRIC, and the
American Maronite Union.
“There is a growing chorus of peoples
from around the world calling for the
protection and arming of the Assyrians
and Yazidis,” said David William Lazar,
chairman of AMO and the executive director of Restore Nineveh Now, a group
promoting protection and relief for Assyrian Christians.
“We are hearing from thousands across
the globe who either want to fight on behalf of religious minorities in Iraq and
Syria, or are pledging their financial support for Assyrian fighters in the region.
Because we believe in the rule of law and
the dignity of humankind towards one
another, we cannot but hope that the
U.N. listens to the world’s peoples and
acts on our call for action,” Lazar told
JNS.org.
The memorandum notes how the Yazidi and Christian (Assyrian, Chaldean,
and Syriac) communities have faced “systematic acts of ethnic cleansing, massacres, assassinations, abduction, rape, and
kidnapping perpetrated by the ‘Islamic
State’ (known as Daesh) against these
communities since June 2014.”
Christians flee Islamic State
Since Islamic State has conquered wide
swaths of northern Iraq in the summer of
2014, it has displaced more than 1.8 million Iraqis, may of them Christians. Last
June, Christians fled the city of Mosul to
nearby Christian villages after the Iraqi
army fled and Islamic State took over the
city. In July, the remaining Christians in
Assyrian Christian children who were displaced by the Islamic State terror group are
pictured in a tent in Ankawa, Iraq. Photo: Jeff Gardner, Picture Christians Project,
picturechristians.org.
Mosul were given the ultimatum to leave,
“The Yazidi people of Iraq have sufpay jizya (an Islamic tax on minorities), fered beyond words at the hands of ISIS
convert to Islam, or face death, leading (Islamic State),” said Mirza Ismail, chairto a final exodus of
man of Yazidi Human
Mosul’s Christians on “If the world community no Rights Organization
July 19. longer fears the judgment of International.
Most Iraqi Chris“Barely seeing us as
God, let us all fear the
tians, and some Syrian
human, the criminal
judgment of history for
Christians, belong to
enterprise that is Daethe
ethnic
group failing to act at this critical sh has murdered and
known as the Assyrienslaved the Yazidi
and dire moment for millions people” on a massive
ans, a people considerin the Middle East.”
ing themselves to be
scale, and “we have
direct descendants of
also been betrayed
the numerous ancient Mesopotamian civ- time and again by those sworn to protect
ilizations such as the Sumerians, Akkadi- us, namely the Kurdish Regional Governans, Babylonians, and Assyrians, who ment and its armed forces the Peshmerwere mentioned frequently in the Hebrew ga,” Ismail said.
bible. Outlining the global threat
According to the Assyrian International
According to the memorandum subNews Agency, Islamic State also abducted mitted to the U.N., persecution by Islam150 Assyrian Christians this past Febru- ic State jihadists “is part of a global threat
ary, though other reports cited higher and pattern in the region against minorinumbers of hostages. Islamic State has ties in general,” and therefore, specific acalso attacked 35 Assyrian villages along tions must be taken to address the crisis,
the Khabur River in northeastern Syria, including global action to liberate Yazidi
near the city of Hasaka.
women and children held captive by the
Problems for the Yazidis
Islamic State in Iraq and Syria as well as
At the same time, the Yazidis, a Kurd- the Assyrian hostages in Syria who were
ish ethnoreligious group that is linked to taken by Islamic State in February.
Zoroastrianism and other ancient MesoThe memorandum also calls for interpotamian faiths, are continuing fighting national protection and logistical assisIslamic State near Mount Sinjar in north- tance for religious minority groups perern Iraq.
secuted by Islamic State, and the internaIn August 2014, Islamic State forced an tional establishment of interim safe
estimated 300,000 Yazidis to flee the area. zones and new homes for rescued refuMany of those who were unable to flee gees. The memorandum asks for the
were caught and enslaved, especially Ya- arming of Yazidi, Syriac, Assyrian and
zidi women, many of whom were sold other forces, and the sending of humaniinto sexual slavery. Currently, about tarian aid to refugees. The organizations
10,000 Yazidis are still hiding from Islam- behind the memorandum also seek an
ic State on the top of Mount Sinjar— international legal process that would
even forming their own militia, called the hold Islamic State terrorists accountable
Sinjar Resistance Units, Middle East for their crimes.
Monitor reported.
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cent non-binding vote for the creation of
a safe haven for Iraq’s religious minorities… we hope and expect that the international community will mobilize its considerable resources to either intervene in
Iraq and Syria and/or provide the needed
arms and munitions for the Assyrians
Christian and Yazidi people to defend
themselves and expel the so-called Islamic State from their native lands in Iraq
and Syria,” Lazar told JNS.org.
In addition to the persecution of minorities in Iraq and Syria, the memorandum condemns “the atrocious slaughter
by ISIS (Daesh) of 21 Coptic Egyptian
workers in Libya and the killings by jihadists of migrant Coptic Egyptian workers in Libya.” The international community should intervene by mounting a
“U.N. operation in Libya to evacuate
Egyptian Copts, and any Egyptian worker who have been cut off from their mother country,” states the memorandum.
Partnership to protect Egyptian
religious minorities
Finally, the memorandum calls for the
U.N. to support the ongoing partnership
in Egypt between Coptic Christian Pope
Tawadros II and the Grand Imam of AlAzhar, who are working together to protect Egyptian religious minorities from
terrorism.
The U.N. Security Council was scheduled to meet on March 27 to oppose the
persecution of Mideast Christians and
other regional minorities. It is “completely unacceptable what has been done to
these minorities,” French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius told BFM TV. Fabius,
who was to chair that Security Council
meeting, said that Islamic State “and terrorists who are with them simply want to
eradicate, physically remove, guillotine
anyone who doesn’t think like them.”
William Youmaran, president of the
Assyrian American National Federation,
told JNS.org he believes that “the global
Jewish community and the entire world”
must understand that “without the intervention of the international community,
specifically the arming of Assyrian and
Yazidi peoples in Iraq and Syria, as well
as the creation of a safe haven for all ethnoreligious minorities in the Middle East,
Christians and Christianity will be forever erased from the region.”
“We understand that not all peoples see
the tremendous religious and regional
implications of such a loss, but if the
world community no longer fears the
judgment of God, let us all fear the judgment of history for failing to act at this
critical and dire moment for millions in
the Middle East,” Youmaran said.
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Purim 2015: A Time for Merriment
Chabad’s Purim at the Circus Celebration at the Jewish Federation
The children of the JFNH Preschool got creative for Purim.
Temple Israel Manchester celebrated Purim
with a costumed Megillah reading.
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Temple Adath Yeshurun
Rabbi Beth of NY Mets fame with Olivia Resnick and Kylie Harrison at TAY
All dressed up and ready to party at TAY’s Purimazing)
Corky the Clown (aka Nancy Frankel) with Prof. Barbara Scotch
Take a spin with MANTY adviser Adam Klein at TAY
Can you guess my real name (Zosia Yellin)?
Temple Beth Abraham
Monkey business in the form of Sam
Waldman
Purim leadership at Temple Beth
Abraham: Rabbi Jon and President Lisa
Bonneau.
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The apeeling Steve Rothstein preps for the TAY Deli
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The TAY Brotherhood Kitchen Krew is raring to go
TAY Brotherhood Co-President Sol Rockenmacher presents Tom Brady
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Kushner-Tumen Family Fund for Children
Adrienne Baum and Keith Spiro wishing Andy Kushner a smooth
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Norm and Andy Kushner in honor of Barry and Barbara Scotch’s
new grandson, Dean Kenneth Budman
Norm and Andy Kushner wishing Barry Scotch a speedy recovery
Norm and Andy Kushner wishing Judith Jolton a speedy recovery
Norm and Andy Kushner wishing Michael Sydney a speedy
recovery
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Adrienne Baum and Keith Spiro wishing Judy Sandler Mazal Tov
on Tori’s engagement
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