xt71vh5cg44w https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt71vh5cg44w/data/mets.xml Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass Kentucky Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass 2007-11 Newspaper of the Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass, previously named the Central Kentucky Jewish Association and Central Kentucky Jewish Federation. Published ten times annually. The Federation seeks to bring Jewish community members together through holiday parties, lectures, Yiddish courses, meals, and other celebrations of Jewish heritage and culture. They also host fundraisers and provide financial assistance for Jews in need, both locally and around the world. This collection is part of the Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass records, 2016ms010. newsletters 2016ms010 English Central Kentucky Jewish Federation Inc Contact the Special Collections Research Center for information regarding rights and use of this collection. Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass records Jews -- Kentucky -- Lexington Jews -- History Shalom, November 2007 text image Shalom, November 2007 2007 2007-11 2025 true xt71vh5cg44w section xt71vh5cg44w NEWSPAPER OF THE CENTRAL KENTUCKY JEWISH FEDERATION

NOVEMBER 2007

December 24: Make this
Day of Giving the best yet

Reach out and make a difference
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By Jana LaZur

Want to volunteer, but never make
the time? This is a perfect opportu-
nity to try it out. Just pick an area
of interest, sign up, and show up.
We will train you and give you all
supplies you need; it only takes
about a two-hour commitment,
once a year. Tikkun Lexington has
organized the Day of Giving every
year and volunteers tell us that this

experience. Please look for the ad
on page 4 of Shalom to sign up.

You will get a souvenir T-shirt and
refreshments donated by generous
community sponsors in our Giving
”Tent" (comfortably indoors these
days), which is the CKJF home base
and media hubi There we gather to
schmoo/e before going out to do
good deeds. This simple concept
has worked well for many years

Phil Berger washing wmdows at Lexington

Humane Society during 2006 Day quiviiig.

now. Tikkun Lexington hopes you
can meet at least one new person
as a result of doing a mitzvah.

In the past, more than 75 Jewish

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members of the broader Lexington
community by staffing organizations
so that Christian employees and vol-
unteers can spend more time with
family during their holiday season.

Most Day of Giving events will

take place on Monday, December

24. Additional events will be held
on weeknights before then, and the
entire month of December will serve
as collection time for items that will
assist the recipients of our volunteer
efforts. Please clean out your closets
or make special purchases to benefit
people or animals in need. Donations
can be dropped off at the Temple,
Synagogue, or CKJF offices begin-

ning December l. Please be generous.

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The Campaign belongs to you

We often hear the questions, “What is it that the
Federation does? Why should I give to the CKJF
Campaign?” These questions are beside the point in
several ways.

While the Federation has a long list of accomplish-
ments, locally and as part of the national United Jewish
Communities, it is not about what Federation does, but
about what Federation is. The Federation was founded
as the Central Kentucky Jewish Association and later
incorporated under its current name in W77. The minv

utes and the records of those days clearly show that the

intention was to establish an umbrella organi/ation for

the Jewish community in Central
Kentucky. This would offer unified
responses in several areas such as
providing social services to local‘
members of the Jewish community,
supporting the community sum-
mer day camp—which was already
Ill years old at the time—and run-
ning a community Campaign

to provide financial and moral
support for Israel and for he ish

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President Ellyn Lyons to
speak on Putting Israel
Back in the Conversation

Do you sometimes have a problem discussing Israel
with individuals who voice negative views? On Sunday,
November It, at 1:30 p.m., at Ohavay Zion Synagogue

‘(2048 Edgewater Drive), Hadassah National Vice

President Elly n Lyons will present a program that
will discuss how to effectively ”Put Israel Back in the

Con versation.”

\\ hile chair of the Israel,1ionist. and International
Aftaiis Department \IZAIA), Ms. Lyons developed the
Program “How to Talk about Israel,” which led to work—
shops based on the results of the study. She will share

is 1th us ell-qt tive ways to avoid confrontations and to

be able to communicate about Israel in a positive light.
She will also discuss current information about the state
or Israel and Israel's contributions to the world. Rabbi
Sharon Cohen of Ohavay Zion Synagogue and Rabbi
\larc Kline of Temple Adath Israel Will also participate in

the :u nd ay workshop.

.a‘i‘ Day of Giving, page ,.

l7ll\ n Lyons, ofToms River, New Jersey, is rurrently
serving her third term as National ‘v it't‘ I‘resident of I
Hadas‘sah and is the chair Ht ltadassah College Jerusalem I

see Ellyn Lyons, page 3

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IN THIS ISSUE
Hadassah: Looking for a few good men ................... 3

OZS and TAI Sisterhoods to enjoy third annual joint meeting . . . 3

Camp Shalom turns 40 ................................ 3
President's Message ................................... 4
From the Executive Director ............................. 6
Third Opinion ........................................ 7
Ask a Rabbi ......................................... 8
JFS: At Your Service .................................. 10
Szold inducted into National Women’s HAll of Fame ......... 11
History of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Part XXIII ......... 12
B'tayavon .......................................... 14
Havdalah Under the Shining Stars ....................... 15
L eisure Club celebrates Sukkot at OZS .................... 16

First and last names of Ashkenazi Jews reflect dramatic history . 17

Israeli education program helps urban American

students realize their learning potential ................ 18
Israeli doctors treating Iraqi children with heart disease ....... 20
Lexington Chapter of Hadassah ......................... 21
Lexington Havurah ................................... 21
TAI ............................................... 22
Around the Community ............................... 22
OZS .............................................. 23
Community Calendar ................................. 24

SHALOM

Published ten times per year by the
Central Kentucky Jewish Federation, Inc.
1050 Chinoe Rd., Suite 302, Lexington, KY 40502
Phone (859) 268-0672 - Fax (859) 268-0775
email: shalom@jewishlexington.org

NOVEMBER 2007, VOLUME XIV, ISSUE 9
Linda Ravvin, President
Daniel Chejfec, Executive Director
Jana LaZur, Activities Director
Tamara Ohayon, Staff Associate
Abby Miller, JFS Director

SHALOM COMMITTEES
Editorial Board
Ruth Poley, Editor-in-Chief
Mary Heléne Rosenbaum, Editor/Administrator
Marcia Blacker
Judy Levine
Advisory Board
Elissa Brown, Gail Cohen, Angie Ornstein,
Janet Scheeline, and Rose Rita Wurmser

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Jamal Halaby, Batsheva Pomerantz, and A. Zakharenkov

Production Services by Direct Response, Inc.

The editorial staff has the right to edit all articles submitted for
publication in Shalom. The appearance of any advertising in this
publication does not represent a kashruth endorsement on the part of
CKJF or any other agency or organization. Shalom is supported by the
advertisements appearing in the paper,

2 0 November 2007 Shalom

ADL speaker

to address campus challenges

B'nai B’rith sponsors program

On Thursday evening, November 8, the Stanley Rose Lodge of B’nai
B’rith will present an address by Shari Kochman, ”Current Challenges on
our College Campuses." Ms. Kochman, who comes from Cleveland, is
the regional director for ADL in the Ohio/Kentucky/Allegheny area.

The program will begin with refreshments at 7:30 pm. in the audi-
torium of Ohavay Zion Synagogue, followed by Ms. Kochman's
address. She will entertain questions after her remarks.

This is a timely topic for this university community. Plan to attend and become
aware of what the next generation is encountering on college campuses.

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attention proud H
grandparents, parents,
and students

sé/Zm Byoz

We welcome input from

every individual and every
writing produced by our communi- group in the community.
ty’s elementary and high-school-

We want to publish any original

But for the sake of sha-
lom bay/t (peace in the
house), please appoint
only one person from
your organization to act

age children. If you’re proud of
something written by one of our
kids, either fiction or non-fiction,
please email it to

RD!-IFR@Bardstown.com. as liaison to the paper.

If you are not receiving Jewish weekly email and would like to, please
send your name and email address to ckif@iewishlexington.org

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CKJF President CKJF Board
Linda Ravvin Judy Baumann David Levine
Elissa Brown Jennifer Miller
Executive Committee Ronit Eres Lowell Nigoff

David Feinberg Linda Noffsinger

Michael Grossman, Vice President . .
Pat Shraberg, Secretary Rose Garden Angie Ornstein

Robert Grossman, Treasurer Odette Kaplan
Ruth Poley, Member-At-Large Doug Katz
Marty Barr, Immediate Past President Mimi Kaufman

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Deadline for articles for the December/January Shalom is November 9.
Email articles to di-ifr@bardstown.com.
Articles submitted in hard copy should be double-spaced.

Rickie Rosenberg
David Wekstein
Carole Wilson

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Hadassah: Looking
for a few good men

If you think Hadassah is an organization only for Jewish
women, think again. Let me introduce you to The Strong,
The Proud, The Committed—The Associates! Hadassah
Associates are men who, in partnership with Hadassah
women, recognize the noble and life affirming goals of
Hadassah. They advocate for the ideals that Hadassah
stands for; they support its projects, the Jewish people,
and the State of Israel by expanding relationships and
identifying new sources of funds. They first were orga-
nized in 1966 and now are 26,000 strong nationally.

Associates campaigns raised money
for the new Center for Emergency
Medicine and for the research, care,
and treatment of prostate and testicu-
lar cancer at the Hadassah Medical
Organization. Their newest cam-
paign is to support the activities of
Young Judaea in Israel or any other
project of the Associates choice.

If Jewish continuity is important to
you, if you want to make a difference
in the world you live in and if you
care about Israel, then step up to the
plate. To learn more about being an
Associate, contact Joe Grobstein at
joeg&@myway.com or Evalyn Block
at eblock3375@windstream.net. Q

OZS and TAI Sisterhoods to enjoy
third annual joint meeting

On Wednesday evening, November
14, the Sisterhoods of Temple Adath
Israel and Ohavay Zion Congregation
will meet at TAI (7:00 pm.) for

their third annual joint meeting.

Our speaker will be local glass art-
ist Dan Neil Barnes (you may have
seen his work at the Woodland Arts

; Fair. Dari will talk to us about his
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glass is made; we’re hoping there
will be some hands-on segments

as well. Dan will be bringing some of his work with
him and you’ll have to opportunity to chat with him
and, if you’re so inclined, to purchase an item or two.
His art is not all stained glass as some pieces incorpo—
rate metal and other materials. You can preview some
of his work on his web site, danbarnesglassartcom.

This meeting is open to all women in the community. If
you are not a member of sisterhood and would like to
see what it’s all about, please join us. We’ll be serving

”Refreshments so we really needfto now how many are?

coming. Please call Sandee at TAI—(859) 269-2979—or
Crystal at OZS—(859) 266-8050—to reserve your place. a

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Camp Shalom 40th rlnniwrsari/ Planning Committee hard at work.

: Camp Shalom turns 40

i Celebration planned

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By Kathy Feinberg

Camp Shalom is celebrating a big
birthday in the coming year. A
steering committee co-chaired by
Judy Levine, Gail Cohen, and Judy
Saxe, was formed in October to
plan special events to take place
during Camp Shalom and Camp
Gesher 2008. Campers, staff, and

families of Camp Shalom from 1968
to 2008 will gather together to com-
memorate this unique milestone.

If you would like to serve on this
committee please contact Jana
LaZur at CKJF, (859) 268—0672.
Also, the committee is looking
for photos, memories, and camp
memorabilia from the past forty
years. Please contact the CKJF
office with any Camp Shalom
memories you have to share. 70?

Ellyn Lyons (from page I)

in the Development Division. In 1997, 2002, and 2006 she
was a Hadassah delegate to the World Zionist Congress;
she currently serves on the Va'ad HaI’oel, the Zionist
General Council, and the Presidium of the World Zionist
Organi/ation. The founding national chair of Machon
HLA, she also served on the founding committee of the
Hadassah Leadership Academy and was its vice—chair.
She is on the board of the Jewish Council of Public
Affairs. A fourth-generation Life Member, she is past

president of the Southern New Jersey
Region and an active member of the
Toms River Chapter. She has also
held various volunteer positions with
the Ocean County Jewish Federation
and at her synagogue.

Reservations for the workshop
should be made by November 6 to
Janice Hensley at (850) 277-8027 or
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wide events. In 2008, the community as a group, will take a hard look at TI

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email: tikkun@jewishiexington.org

1050 Chinoe Road, Suite 302

Lexington, Kentucky 40502

phone: (859) 268-0672
fax: (859) 268-0775

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Zion Synagogue representative

will chair the community commit-
tee for Yarn Hashoah, and CKJF
will coordinate the committee for
Yarn Ha'Atzmaut (Israel 60). Beyond
these programs there was discus-
sion about other possible programs
to which to apply this approach. I
will be writing about these and oth-
ers in upcoming issues of Shalom.

Now that I am getting settled in

my role as CKJF president and set-
ting up an ad hoc committee to look
at our constitution and bylaws, I
thought I should take a closer look
at our mission statement, which is:

The purposes of the Federation
are to promote and foster unity
and cohesion in the Jewish com—

ment to our own community, to the
Jewish world, and to the community
at large. We should expand our edu-
cational opportunities, broaden our
social activities, expand our service
to those in need—and deepen our
reach into our pockets to make sure
that all of our goals are attainable.

I don’t profess to have all the
answers. The answers are to be found
in a cooperative effort by all of us

to create, sustain, and expand the
community resources for all of us.
Join me in asking questions,

and be part of the answer:

share your thoughts for the

future and get involved in mak—

ing the future a reality. 1&1

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communities around the world. Those tasks are still part of CKJF's mis-
sion statement, and as CKJF President Linda Ravvin points out in this
Shalom issue, we are in the process of reviewing what we do and how

it fits that statement. The Federation is YOU: the members of any of

the local Jewish organizations, or even those who are not members

of any of them, but who are Jewish and live in Central Kentucky.

The second question, why give to the Federation, also misses the point.
When you contribute to the Campaign, you are contributing to the CKJF/
UJC Community Campaign. The Campaign belongs to the community;
every year the CKJF Board approves the distribution of those funds based
on needs when it approves the budget for the following fiscal year.

So where does the money go?

Locally, our Jewish Family Service continues to provide social ser—
vices including programs for seniors and Jewish family life L‘dUCu'
tion,‘ Jewish Family Service is a pillar of our local social action.

Our Tikkun Lexington program promotes volunteerism both within the
Jewish community and as a service to the general Lexington community.
The program’s most visible activities are the monthly visits to the Stewart
Home and the Annual Day of Giving. This would‘ be, however, a very incom-
plete list if we didn’t include past programs such as the Jewish Community
Habitat for Humanity back in 2002, or the Hospital Hospitality House proj-
ect, or 4 Miles 4 Paws, or matching volunteers with community needs.

Camp Shalom and Camp Gesher are among the jewels in the crown of
CKJF; not only is Camp Shalom one of the original programs incorpo-
rated into what would become CKJF, it also represents one of the best
examples of working together as a community. The recent expansion to
add Camp Ce she r for olde r campers and the formalization of counselor
training haw brought the camp to new levels of excellence, and it con-
tinues to grow as we get ready to celebrate 40 years of Camp Shalom.

This very newspaper you are reading is funded with your Campaign dol-
lars. In the past few years it has become a fundamental part of our com-
munity by providing a forum for ideas and comments, or just by promot-
ing local Jewish activity. Shalom connects people to the community and
provides them a window into Jewish communal life in our region.

The Jewish Weekly electronic newsletter is a weekly reminder of all the oppor—
tunities for Jewish involvement in Central Kentucky. It has enhanced the
role of the Federation as a promoter of Jewish activities in the community.

The Community Relations Committee monitors current events and is ready
to respond when necessary. The Committee, however, is not only reactive—in
recent years the work with the Herald-Leader Newspapers in Education pro-

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Wanted: A few good letter writers

The Community Relations Committee is looking for additional people to
participate in its letter-to-the-editor program. They would join an existing
group who routinely write letters to the editor of the Herald-Leader on

a variety of issues pertinent to Judaism, lsrael, social justice, and the
like. Each person writes about one letter every two to three months.
Other than being supportive of Jewish causes, there is no particular
point of view to be espoused. A schedule of letter writing is distributed
in advance to the group. In addition, each person receives a reminder
a few days in advance, and sometimes a suggestion of the topic to

be addressed. If you wish to join this dedicated group or just want
more information, please contactDavid Wekstein, co-chair Community
Relations Committee, at (859) 269-4454 or mwdrwek@insightbb.com.

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3he Mlchaéi . , elstein trip to the
U ..S Hctocairst Memorial
Museum for public scheet teat'fti‘ers?

The A.D.L. teachers' training on the
use of. the Holocaust to prevent
racism and discrimination?

The Emilie Szekely Essay Contest?

The play Hana’s Suitcase at the
Lexington Children's Theatre?

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gram and the Michael Adelstein program, taking public school teachers to

the Holocaust Museum in Washington DC, have been great tools to promote
Holocaust education as a way to prevent discrimination and racism. The
Emilie Szekely annual essay contest is another example of such outreach. More
recent examples include the sponsorship of Hand’s Suitcase at the Lexington
Children's Theater or the soon-to-be-announced special program to train local
teachers in how to teach about the Shoah, to be cosponsored with the ADL.
But the CRC is also concerned with Israel; among other programs it orga-
nized the community conversation on the Hezbollah war last year at the Bell
House, and it also works with the paper to ensure fair coverage of events.

The Community Activities Committee has, over the years organi/ed
community-wide events including picnics, boat rides on the Kentucky

1 River, concerts, exhibits, and the popular Annual Winter Dinner.

All these programs are intended to bring the community together
across organizational boundaries and to promote cooperation.

Your contributions also fund the community-wide programs of Yom
HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), Yom HaAtzmaut (Israel
Independence Day) and the Martin Luther King Day celebrations. These
programs fall under the auspices of the Council of Presidents of local
Jewish organizations and are funded with the Community Campaign.

There is also our commitment to the needs of Jewish communities in
Israel and around the world. Through our national allocation, we help
fund our main international partners, the Jewish Agency for Israel
(JAFI) and the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC),
as well as lesser-known organizations such as the Hebrew Immigrant
Aid Society (HIAS) and the Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA).

But we also directly fund some programs in Israel. At the Youth Village

of Hadassah—Neurim we fund a program called ”Net@: from High Risk

to High Tech,” designed to help teenagers from recent immigrant fami-
lies and people in disadvantaged sectors of Israeli society to ”make it”
and become mainstream—a prime example of teaching people how to fish
rather than merely giving them fish. Our Equine Division funds a special
horse-riding therapeutic program at the Youth Village of Ben Yakir, near
Hadassah Neurim, focusing on troubled youth. And the list goes on.

The list is still incomplete, and we are always looking for new ways to
assume our responsibility to our fellow Jews and towards tikkun olam.

So when you ask yourself, ”Why give to the Campaign?” remem— ,
her that the Federation is YOU, and the Campaign belongs to YOU.
We work together to improve the world and provide for those in

need. Be a part of it. Take pride and make a difference. 91 .

November 2007 Shalom - 5

From the Executive Director

Daniel Chejfec

Dear Mr. Ahmedinejad
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The recent visit of Iranian President Ahmedinejad
to Columbia University opens some interest-
ing questions that I want to address from my
own personal perspective—that of a Jew who
grew up in Argentina and lived there through
the years of military rule that started in 1976.

First flashback—I am coming back from class at the uni-
versity, where I was then studying chemistry. I get off

the bus at the corner of my parents’ house, and a police-
man stops me. ”Are you Daniel Chejfec?” he

my mother starts asking those on
the phone where they live, and she
manages to put together a map

of the interconnected phones. Yet
once, she hears her own voice talk—
ing with one of the neighbors, a
conversation she just had complain-
ing about the phone service. ..

Third flashback—I am working as a
mad rich (youth counselor) in a Bet-
Am (sort of a community center)

asks. ”And your parents live here down the
block? And you attend classes at University
City? And you work for a printing house
downtown? The one across the street from
the telephone repair shop? And you are also

I know the price of lack of freedom
of expression, and I am unwill-

ing to pay it. So, Mr. Ahmedinejad,
you are welcome to the podium.

the one who signed up to that petition at the
university demanding freedom of speech?
You should be careful, see? We know everything. .

Second flashback—earlier in my life, when I am still liv—
ing with my parents, one day the phone starts ringing
off the hook nonstop. Every time somebody picks up
the phone, the line is connected to somebody else in the
neighborhood. Trying to figure out what was wrong,

in the southern suburb of Lanus.
The girl I work with is four years
younger than I and a senior in high
school; she is also active in the
Peronist Youth, a common way to
express opposition to the military in

those days. One day, while waiting

for the bus, she talks about her
involvement within earshot of
a policeman. I never see her
again after that day; I learn that
they came for her that night.

I could come up with more flashbacks—there was no
shortage of this kind of situation in Argentina—but I
think I’ve made my point. These reflections raise some
questions. If we start by denying those whose opinions
we dislike the right toexpress them, how are we better
than they are? Once we start playing God and deciding
which opinions should be allowed and which not, where
do we stop? Once we start taking freedom of speech for
granted and we stop defending it, how long will it last?

I know the price of lack of freedom of expression,
and 1 am unwilling to pay it. So, Mr. Ahmedinejad,
you are welcome to the podium. Those of you

who would like to respond to him, please stay

in line; if I ever have the chance to do so, I’d like

to be the first to the mic to speak my mind.

And considering the reception he got at both Columbia
and the United Nations, 1 think I am not alone.
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Stanley Ned Rosenbaum, PhD

Paging Nehemiah!
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People say that Iraq can’t come
together because it is an artifi-

cial country, but that’s no excuse.
France, Japan, England, Italy,
Germany, China... all nation states
begin as artificial entities and
most manage to knit themselves
together. Even Lebanon is hang-
ing in there. Former Yugoslavia is
the exception that proves the rule.

In Iraq the problem is that each of
its three major constituents would
rather kill than talk to the other
two, let alone entrust the others
with control of the government. 50

way, was chosen by David in part
because it was a foreign city, not
belonging to any of Israel’s tribes.
Similarly, Washington is a Federal
District because our Founding
Parents had the wisdom to real-
ize that siting it in any stat