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VOL. XIII

DECEMBER DILEMMA

One of the functions of the Central
Kentucky Jewish Federation Community
Relations Committee is to act on behalf of
community members with problems in the
schools and/or work at holiday times.

. Please contact CKJF (252-7622 or 252-

7600) for assistance.

This bulletin includes a pullout section
with guidelines for what should and
should not be acceptable in our public
schools in terms of religious observance.
These were taken from "The Art of Jewish
Living; Hannukah" by Dr. Ron Wolfson
published by The Federation of Jewish
Men’s Clubs, New York, and The
University of Judaism, Los Angeles.

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The School Liasion Committee, a sub-
committee of the CKJF Community
Relations Committee, is in the process of
being reinstated. This committee will be
composed of volunteers who will act as
liasion between the Jewish community and
schools within our area to discuss any
matters of mutual concern which arise
(usually relating to holidays).

The chairperson of this committee is
Emily Shraberg. Anyone interested in
becoming part of the committee should
contact CKJF at 252-7622 or 252-7600.

DECEMBER, 1990

CENTRAL
KENTUCKY
JEWISH
FEDERA TION

NO. 9

GO TO ISRAEL? WHY NOT!
by Judy Saxe

Why not indeed! If one is to believe all the
headlines and editorials in the media, one
could easily say, ”of course not!"

The reality of Israel, however, is much
different. Having been in Israel only two
weeks ago, I can attest to that.

The priorities of the Israelis are focused on
the most recent Jewish miracle, the massive
aliyah of Soviet Jews to Israel. Everyone is
committed to making this aliyah a success.
Reading the papers, walking on the streets,
one sees signs in Hebrew, English, and
Russian, and hears Russian spoken
everywhere.

The joy of visiting Israel today is to see this
all happening. To breathe in and soak up the
special atmosphere that is Jerusalem. To
watch the crowds surging up and down Ben
Yehudah Street just off Zion Square; to stroll
along the new magnificently landscaped
promenade that connects East Talpiyot to
Abu Tor; to visit a small congregation on
Shabbat and “kvell” when one’s niece is called
to the Torah for her Bat Mitzvah.

The joy of visiting Israel is to see family
and friends, American olim and sabras. At
the same time it saddens me to hear from
their perspective their amazement that
American Jews seem to have abandoned
Israel at a time when she needs our support
the most.

(continued pg. 4)