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JHV I 2013 MEDIA KIT I
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1908 2012
104 years
July 26, 2012 - 7 AV 5772 � Volume CV - Number 18 � Houston, Texas � jhvonline.com � $2 Per Copy
WHAT’S INSIDE Texas Views on Texas Jews: A man whose ancestors were also slaves? ... Page 2
Austin attorney advocates for atmosphere ..................................................... Page 5
Cadaver donors: Is it halakhic? ........................................................................... Page 5
Emanu El brotherhood honors community volunteer ................................... Page 10
Mussar Institute selects local rabbi to Kallah facility .................................. Page 11
Assessing the CUFI conference in Washington
By JEANNE F. SAMUELS “It was an amazing exper-ience,” said Lee Wunsch, upon returning from the seventh annual Washington Summit of Christians United for Israel (July 16-18). Wunsch, CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston, was one of some 25 Jews at the conference, the meetings of which were attended by more than 5,000 delegates from cities throughout the United States. Wunsch recounted that, on Tuesday night, July 17, attendance swelled by perhaps 1,500 for CUFI’s Night to Honor Israel. As an aside, he noted that kosher meals were provided for all observant Jews who attended the conference.The grass-roots CUFI is said to be the largest pro-Israel
See CUFI on Page 3
THE HOST WITH THE MOST:Houston welcomes Maccabi Games for record fifth timeBy MATT SAMUELS
It takes a lot of hard work and planning for a city to host the annual JCC Maccabi Games. However, it takes an active and dedicated Jewish community like Houston to bring it to the next level.Houston will host the annual Jewish teen summer event for a record fifth time Aug. 5-10. More than 1,800 kids, coaches and volunteers,
from 30 cities and five countries, will join together for some healthy competition, camaraderie and community service.Also, part of this year’s festivities will be JCC ArtsFest, bringing together even more teens.JCC Maccabi Games co-chairs, Mindy Levinson and Andy Bursten, have been working hard the past two years to make sure the 2012 Games are better than ever.
“We are extremely excited to be doing this, because Houston always puts on a great event,” Levinson said. “It’s just amazing how many people step up to the plate and take care of all these kids that come in from all over the country.”“The Maccabi Games have always been about the kids and how much fun they can have, and this year is no different.”The Olympic-style Games will
start at 7 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 5, with the adrenaline-pumping opening ceremonies at Rice University’s Tudor Fieldhouse. The ceremony will be streamed live on the Maccabi website for the first time, for those
See Maccabi on Page 13
JHV: MICHAEL C. DUKEIrwin Cottler spoke at the Global Israel-Diaspora Summit in Jerusalem.
Rabbi Brian Strauss Rabbi Seth Stander
Beth El
Rabbi Stuart Federow
Patient in desperate need of white blood cellsMartha Bendalin, patient no. 614989 at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, has leukemia and is in desperate need of white blood cells. Call the Mays Clinic – Blood Donor Center at 713-792-7788 or 713-792-7777 to donate.
By MICHAEL C. DUKE
JERUSALEM – Israel advocates must take back the narrative that frames the Arab-Israeli conflict and help protect the integrity of the United Nations, according to a leading international law expert.Irwin Cottler, Canada’s former minister of justice and attorney general, was a standout presenter at the Global Israel-Diaspora Summit held in Jerusalem earlier
this month. Sponsored by Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the summit convened a group of nearly 150 young adult leaders, hailing from some 40 countries on six continents, to discuss Israel-advocacy strategies and strengthen Israel-Diaspora ties. Summit attendees included alumni from the foreign ministry’s Diplomatic Seminar for Young Jewish Leaders, an annual program launched in 1999 and attended by this reporter in 2009.
Cottler shared a podium on July 18 with Israel’s International Law Department deputy director, Sarah Weiss Ma’udi. The pair discussed the tactic known as “lawfare” – the institutionalization of delegitimization of Israel under the cover of international law.“Delegitimization is not the problem,” Cottler said. “The real issue is the laundering, or the
‘Lawfare’ attacks seek to delegitimize IsraelCanadian leader defines problem and offers solutions
See Israel on Page 4WHAT’S INSIDE Texas Views on Texas Jews: A man whose ancestors were also slaves? ... Page 2
Austin attorney advocates for atmosphere ..................................................... Page 5
Cadaver donors: Is it halakhic? Cadaver donors: Is it halakhic? Cadaver donors: Is it halakhic? ........................................................................... Page 5
Emanu El brotherhood honors community volunteer ................................... Page 10
Mussar Institute selects local rabbi to Kallah facility ..................................
Mussar Institute selects local rabbi to Kallah facility ..................................
Mussar Institute selects local rabbi to Kallah facilityPage 11
HE HOST WITH THE MOST:::Houston welcomes Maccabi Games for record fifth time
Houston welcomes Maccabi Games for record fifth timeBy MATT SAMUELS
It takes a lot of hard work and planning for a city to host the annual JCC Maccabi Games. However, it takes an active and dedicated Jewish community like Houston to bring it to the next level.Houston will host the annual Jewish teen summer event for a record fifth time Aug. 5-10. More than 1,800 kids, coaches and volunteers,
from 30 cities and five countries, will join together for some healthy competition, camaraderie and community service.Also, part of this year’s festivities will be JCC ArtsFest, bringing together even more teens.JCC Maccabi Games co-chairs, Mindy Levinson and Andy Bursten, have been working hard the past two years to make sure the 2012 Games are better than ever.
“We are extremely excited to be doing this, because Houston always puts on a great event,” Levinson said. “It’s just amazing how many people step up to the plate and take care of all these kids that come in from all over the country.”“The Maccabi Games have always been about the kids and how much fun they can have, and this year is no different.”The Olympic-style Games will
JHV: MICHAEL C. DUKEIrwin Cottler spoke at the Global Israel-Diaspora Summit in Jerusalem.
Rabbi Brian Strauss Rabbi Seth Stander
Beth El
Rabbi Stuart Federow
Patient in desperate need of white blood cellsMartha Bendalin, patient no. 614989 at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, has leukemia and is in desperate need of white blood cells. Call the Mays Clinic – Blood Donor Center at 713-792-7788 or 713-792-7777 to donate.
By MICHAEL C. DUKE
JERUSALEM – Israel advocates must take back the narrative that frames the Arab-Israeli conflict and help protect the integrity of the United Nations, according to a leading international law expert.Irwin Cottler, Canada’s former minister of justice and attorney general, was a standout presenter at the Global Israel-Diaspora Summit held in Jerusalem earlier
this month. Sponsored by Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the summit convened a group of nearly 150 young adult leaders, hailing from some 40 countries on six continents, to discuss Israel-advocacy strategies and strengthen Israel-Diaspora ties. Summit attendees included alumni from the foreign ministry’s Diplomatic Seminar for Young Jewish Leaders, an annual program launched in 1999 and attended by this reporter in 2009.
‘Lawfare’ attacks seek to delegitimize IsraelCanadian leader defines problem and offers solutions
By MATT SAMUELS
Robert Hersh had a chance
to live out every football kicker’s
dream earlier this month:
Tie game.
Four seconds left on the
clock.A 47-yard field-goal attempt
separating his team from victory.
All the pressure and all of
the eyes in Reliant Stadium were
focused on the Texas Southern
University kicker’s foot.
For Hersh, however, it was
much more than a dream.
The challenge in front of him
was just the latest climactic
chapter in what has become an
emotional rollercoaster college
experience.
• In 2009, as a college
freshman, Hersh lost both his
mother and paternal grandfather
to cancer.
• In 2010, his 11 field goals
and 34 extra points helped Texas
Southern win the Southwestern
Athletic Conference for the first
time in school history.
• In 2011, a preseason leg
injury cost him his entire year,
leaving him unsure if he would
ever play college football again.
The Texas Gulf Coast’s Jewish Newspaper Since 1908
1908 2012
104
years
September 13, 2012 - 26 ELUL 5772 �
Volume CV - Number 25 �
Houston, Texas �
jhvonline.com �
$2 Per Copy
By SAMANTHA STEINBERG
Ari Abramowitz (Beren ’98)
always knew he wanted to live in
Israel. “It was the only place I could
imagine myself living,” he explained.
Growing up in Houston, Abramowitz
developed a love and appreciation
for Israel from his years at Robert M.
Beren Academy and from his shul,
United Orthodox Synagogues.
After spending a year in Israel
studying at Bet Medrash L’Torah
and then coming back to America to
receive an undergraduate degree in
economics from Yeshiva University,
Abramowitz returned to Israel
to complete an M.B.A. at Bar Ilan
University.Beren alumnus runs for Knesset in Israel
Putting his best Putting his best
foot forwardfoot forward
TSU kicker returns to field for senior year after mother’s death, leg injury
JOHN POSEY/TSU ATHLETICS
Robert Hersh kicked off Texas Southern University’s
Labor Day Classic against Prairie View on Sept. 1.
WHAT’S
INSIDE
Shofar Factory was a blast ......... Page 2
Shlenker BOOT Camp builds
self-confidence, relationships .... Page 4
Warming up to the
High Holy Days ............................
Page 22
EWS middle school football team
kicks off first season with win ... Page 25
“For anyone to go through what he has is a living
hell, but for an 18-year-old college freshman
making the transition from high school alone,
much less playing in football stadiums before
crowds of 40,000 people is unbelievable.”
– Edward Hersh
See Forward on Page 24
The Best Little
Klezmer wedding
ballet returns
By AARON HOWARD
Choreographer Julia Adam
heard klezmer music in her head.
Commissioned by the Houston
Ballet’s Stanton Welch to create a
new work in 2003, shortly after the
birth of her daughter, Zoe, Adam
said she began to prioritize what
was important to her. She returned
to her Canadian Jewish roots. That
included listening to a lot of klezmer
music and thinking about how to
wrap movement, character, story and
design into a Jewish theme.
Adam created “Ketubah,” a
ballet inspired by the rituals of a
traditional Jewish wedding. A
ketubah or marriage contract is
central to a properly constituted
Jewish marriage. In the ballet, 16
dancers – eight women and eight men
– follow one couple from first glance
to wedding night.
When Adam first came here to
confer with the Houston Ballet, the
music for “Ketubah” still basically
was in her head. The ballet had been
set to klezmer music that Adam had
heard online. And, dancing on stage
to recorded music obviously doesn’t
give a work the emotion and response
that live music evokes. However, the
Houston Ballet’s orchestra manager
Jeremy Gimpel and Ari Abramowitz
See Ballet on Page 6
See Knesset on Page 7
L’Shanah
Tovah
JHV: MICHAEL C. DUKE
Preston and Sarah Kerr show off a shofar at Congregation Shaar Hashalom.
CSA program
seeks more
local buy-in
By MICHAEL C. DUKE
A community-supported agri-
culture program is seeking new
members who will enjoy fresh,
sustainably grown organic
produce, while supporting local
farmers.
Shares for
the fall season,
which begins
Oct. 18 and runs
for 12 weeks, are
available for pur-
chase through
the Tuv Ha’aretz
C SA , who s e
p ick u p s i t e
is the Evelyn
R u b e n s t e i n
Jewish Com-
munity Center, 5601 S. Braeswood
Blvd.A share includes weekly
Thursday afternoon delivery of
at least six different heirloom
vegetables and herbs. The fresh
produce – which for the fall season
can include squash, radishes,
turnips, broccoli, cauliflower,
sweet potatoes, arugula, lettuce,
cabbage, kale or Swiss chard –
is organically grown at the Sweet
See Program on Page 8
Chard is part of the
fall harvest.
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By MATT SAMUELS
Robert Hersh had a chance to live out every football kicker’s dream earlier this month:
Tie game. Four seconds left on the
clock.A 47-yard field-goal attempt
separating his team from victory.All the pressure and all of
the eyes in Reliant Stadium were focused on the Texas Southern University kicker’s foot.
For Hersh, however, it was much more than a dream.
The challenge in front of him was just the latest climactic chapter in what has become an emotional rollercoaster college experience.
• In 2009, as a college freshman, Hersh lost both his
mother and paternal grandfather to cancer.
• In 2010, his 11 field goals and 34 extra points helped Texas Southern win the Southwestern Athletic Conference for the first time in school history.
• In 2011, a preseason leg injury cost him his entire year, leaving him unsure if he would ever play college football again.
The Texas Gulf Coast’s Jewish Newspaper Since 1908
1908 2012
104 years
September 13, 2012 - 26 ELUL 5772 � Volume CV - Number 25 � Houston, Texas � jhvonline.com � $2 Per Copy
By SAMANTHA STEINBERG
Ari Abramowitz (Beren ’98) always knew he wanted to live in Israel. “It was the only place I could imagine myself living,” he explained. Growing up in Houston, Abramowitz
developed a love and appreciation for Israel from his years at Robert M. Beren Academy and from his shul, United Orthodox Synagogues.
After spending a year in Israel studying at Bet Medrash L’Torah and then coming back to America to
receive an undergraduate degree in economics from Yeshiva University, Abramowitz returned to Israel to complete an M.B.A. at Bar Ilan University.
Beren alumnus runs for Knesset in Israel
TSU kicker returns to field for senior year after mother’s death, leg injury
JOHN POSEY/TSU ATHLETICS
Robert Hersh kicked off Texas Southern University’s Labor Day Classic against Prairie View on Sept. 1.
WHAT’S INSIDE
Shofar Factory was a blast ......... Page 2
Shlenker BOOT Camp buildsself-confidence, relationships .... Page 4
Warming up to theHigh Holy Days ............................ Page 22
EWS middle school football teamkicks off first season with win ... Page 25
“For anyone to go through what he has is a living hell, but for an 18-year-old college freshman
making the transition from high school alone, much less playing in football stadiums before
crowds of 40,000 people is unbelievable.”– Edward Hersh
See Forward on Page 24
The Best Little Klezmer wedding ballet returnsBy AARON HOWARD
Choreographer Julia Adam heard klezmer music in her head. Commissioned by the Houston Ballet’s Stanton Welch to create a new work in 2003, shortly after the birth of her daughter, Zoe, Adam said she began to prioritize what was important to her. She returned to her Canadian Jewish roots. That included listening to a lot of klezmer music and thinking about how to wrap movement, character, story and design into a Jewish theme.
Adam created “Ketubah,” a ballet inspired by the rituals of a traditional Jewish wedding. A ketubah or marriage contract is central to a properly constituted Jewish marriage. In the ballet, 16 dancers – eight women and eight men – follow one couple from first glance to wedding night.
When Adam first came here to confer with the Houston Ballet, the music for “Ketubah” still basically was in her head. The ballet had been set to klezmer music that Adam had heard online. And, dancing on stage to recorded music obviously doesn’t give a work the emotion and response that live music evokes. However, the Houston Ballet’s orchestra manager
Jeremy Gimpel and Ari Abramowitz
See Ballet on Page 6
See Knesset on Page 7
L’Shanah Tovah
JHV: MICHAEL C. DUKE
Preston and Sarah Kerr show off a shofar at Congregation Shaar Hashalom.
CSA program seeks morelocal buy-inBy MICHAEL C. DUKE
A community-supported agri-culture program is seeking new members who will enjoy fresh, sustainably grown organic produce, while supporting local farmers.
Shares for the fall season, which begins Oct. 18 and runs for 12 weeks, areavailable for pur-chase through the Tuv Ha’aretz C SA , who s e p ic k u p s i t e is the Evelyn R u b e n s t e i n Jewish Com-munity Center, 5601 S. Braeswood Blvd.
A share includes weekly Thursday afternoon delivery of at least six different heirloom vegetables and herbs. The fresh produce – which for the fall season can include squash, radishes, turnips, broccoli, cauliflower, sweet potatoes, arugula, lettuce, cabbage, kale or Swiss chard – is organically grown at the Sweet
See Program on Page 8
Chard is part of the fall harvest.
By MATT SAMUELS
Robert Hersh had a chance to live out every football kicker’s dream earlier this month:
Tie game. Four seconds left on the
clock.A 47-yard field-goal attempt
separating his team from victory.All the pressure and all of
the eyes in Reliant Stadium were focused on the Texas Southern University kicker’s foot.
For Hersh, however, it was much more than a dream.
The challenge in front of him was just the latest climactic chapter in what has become an emotional rollercoaster college experience.
• In 2009, as a college freshman, Hersh lost both his
mother and paternal grandfather to cancer.
• In 2010, his 11 field goals and 34 extra points helped Texas Southern win the Southwestern Athletic Conference for the first time in school history.
• In 2011, a preseason leg injury cost him his entire year, leaving him unsure if he would ever play college football again.
The Texas Gulf Coast’s Jewish Newspaper Since 1908
September 13, 2012 - 26 ELUL 5772 � Volume CV - Number 25 � Houston, Texas
By SAMANTHA STEINBERG
Ari Abramowitz (Beren ’98) always knew he wanted to live in Israel. “It was the only place I could imagine myself living,” he explained. Growing up in Houston, Abramowitz
developed a love and appreciation for Israel from his years at Robert M. Beren Academy and from his shul, United Orthodox Synagogues.
After spending a year in Israel studying at Bet Medrash L’Torah and then coming back to America to
receive an undergraduate degree in economics from Yeshiva University, Abramowitz returned to Israel to complete an M.B.A. at Bar Ilan University.
Beren alumnus runs for Knesset in Israel
TSU kicker returns to field for senior year after mother’s death, leg injury
JOHN POSEY/TSU ATHLETICS
Robert Hersh kicked off Texas Southern University’s Labor Day Classic against Prairie View on Sept. 1.
“For anyone to go through what he has is a living hell, but for an 18-year-old college freshman
making the transition from high school alone, much less playing in football stadiums before
crowds of 40,000 people is unbelievable.”
See Forward on Page 24
The Best Little Klezmer wedding ballet returnsBy AARON HOWARD
Choreographer Julia Adam heard klezmer music in her head. Commissioned by the Houston Ballet’s Stanton Welch to create a new work in 2003, shortly after the birth of her daughter, Zoe, Adam said she began to prioritize what was important to her. She returned to her Canadian Jewish roots. That included listening to a lot of klezmer music and thinking about how to wrap movement, character, story and design into a Jewish theme.
Adam created “Ketubah,” a ballet inspired by the rituals of a traditional Jewish wedding. A ketubah or marriage contract is central to a properly constituted Jewish marriage. In the ballet, 16 dancers – eight women and eight men – follow one couple from first glance to wedding night.
When Adam first came here to confer with the Houston Ballet, the music for “Ketubah” still basically was in her head. The ballet had been set to klezmer music that Adam had heard online. And, dancing on stage to recorded music obviously doesn’t give a work the emotion and response that live music evokes. However, the Houston Ballet’s orchestra manager
See Ballet on Page 6
See Knesset on Page 7
L’Shanah L’Shanah L’Shanah L’Shanah L’Shanah L’Shanah L’Shanah L’Shanah TovahTovahTovahTovahTovahTovah
Preston and Sarah Kerr show off a shofar at Congregation Shaar Hashalom.
The Texas Gulf Coast’s Jewish Newspaper Since 1908
1908 2012
104
years
April 19, 2012 - 27 NISAN 5772 �
Volume CV - Number 3 �
Houston, Texas �
jhvonline.com �
$2 Per Copy
Lag B’Omer Bash
planned for Jewish
young professionals
A community-wide Jewish Young
Professionals of Houston collaborative
event – a Lag B’Omer Bash – will take
place from 8-10 p.m. on Thursday, May
10, at Khon’s wine darts coffee art,
2808 Milam St. The Jazz Marauders
will entertain, and Nosher Catering
will provide picnic dinners. There will
be no cover charge.
The get-together is expected
to be as successful as the group’s
Jewish Family Service will be hosting the
Association of Jewish Family and Children’s
Agencies’ 40th annual International Conference in
Houston, April 22-24. More than 350 lay leaders,
professionals and outstanding guest speakers
from across the United States, Canada and Israel
will participate in the conference, which will be
held concurrently with the 2012 Conference of the
International Association of Jewish Vocational
Services. The convention will be held at Houston’s
InterContinental Hotel.
Lee Wunsch, CEO, Jewish Federation of Greater
Houston, will
bring greetings
to the delegates
during the opening
plenary session on
Sunday morning.
Mayor Annise Parker will welcome the delegates
to Houston during the Monday, April 23, Awards
and Plenary Breakfast, 8-10 a.m. Linda Burger, JFS
CEO, will introduce the mayor.
Welcome to Texas, ya’ll
AJFCA and IAJVS to hold conferences in Houston
See Conferences on Page 2
HMH earns top
museum recognition
WHAT’S INSIDE
In a world without books, Primo Levi linked himself to Dante .................. Page 3
March of Remembrance comes to Kingwood .............................
.................... Page 4
Men’s Night Out is guy-fun, supports Jews across the world ................... Page 5
Women’s organization donates textbook to CPS ............................
............. Page 13
Ernest Bloch’s ‘Avodath HaKodesh’ to be performed in Houston ........... Page 18
ADL honors attorney with
Susman Jurisprudence Award
Page 12Schools
Page 16
The American Association of Museums has
designated its accreditation to Holocaust Museum
Houston, giving it the highest national recognition for
a museum.
Accreditation signifies excellence to the museum
community, to governments, funders, outside
agencies and to the museum-going public. Of the
nation’s estimated 17,500 museums, only 4 percent
currently are accredited, and HMH becomes one
of only four AAM-accredited museums in Houston,
joining the Contemporary Arts Museum; the Museum
See HMH on Page 4
See Bash on Page 4
JHV: MICHAEL C. DUKE
Ely Eastman helped keep consumption count during a youth group-sponsored matzah ball-eating contest at Emanu El
synagogue on Wednesday night, April 11, in which Jason Gerlich and Hailey Kaplan were among the two dozen competitors.
Helfman Religious School senior Benji Barr-Meyer was awarded the Top Baller trophy for being the first to scarf down 10
matzah balls. The contest, “Man v. Matzo Ball,” was molded after the hit Travel Channel show, “Man v. Food.”
Film inspires audience
to combat bullying
Nearly 300 people were moved and
inspired by an advanced screening of
the movie “Bully,” sponsored by the
Anti-Defamation League’s Southwest
Region, in partnership with BBYO.
Audience members who attended
the April 10 screening at the Evelyn
Rubenstein Jewish Community
Center included educators, parents,
administrators, and politicians,
including U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee,
D-18, and former HISD superintendent
and secretary of education Dr. Rod
Paige.The movie follows five families
affected by bullying over the course
of a school year. Two of those families
deal with the loss of children who
committed suicide as a result of the
bullying. Two of the families are
followed as student family members
are bullied by classmates, because
one is gay, and the other a bit different
from the norm. The fifth family copes
with a child who, fed up with relentless
See Film on Page 7
The Texas Gulf Coast’s Jewish Newspaper Since 1908
Houston, Texas � jhvonline.com � $2 Per Copy
receive an undergraduate degree in economics from Yeshiva University, Abramowitz returned to Israel to complete an M.B.A. at Bar Ilan
Beren alumnus runs for Knesset in Israel
mother and paternal grandfather
• In 2010, his 11 field goals and 34 extra points helped Texas Southern win the Southwestern Athletic Conference for the first time in school history.
• In 2011, a preseason leg injury cost him his entire year, leaving him unsure if he would ever play college football again.
TSU kicker returns to field for senior year after mother’s death, leg injury
WHAT’S INSIDE
Shofar Factory was a blast .........
Shlenker BOOT Camp buildsself-confidence, relationships .... Page 4
Warming up to theHigh Holy Days ............................ Page 22
EWS middle school football teamkicks off first season with win ... Page 25
“For anyone to go through what he has is a living hell, but for an 18-year-old college freshman
making the transition from high school alone, much less playing in football stadiums before
crowds of 40,000 people is unbelievable.”– Edward Hersh
See Forward on Page 24
See Knesset on Page 7
L’Shanah L’Shanah L’Shanah
JHV: MICHAEL C. DUKE
Preston and Sarah Kerr show off a shofar at Congregation Shaar Hashalom.
munity Center, 5601 S. Braeswood Blvd.
Thursday afternoon delivery of at least six different heirloom vegetables and herbs. The fresh produce – which for the fall season can include squash, radishes, turnips, broccoli, cauliflower, sweet potatoes, arugula, lettuce, cabbage, kale or Swiss chard – is organically grown at the Sweet
mother and paternal grandfather
• In 2010, his 11 field goals and 34 extra points helped Texas Southern win the Southwestern Athletic Conference for the first time in school history.
• In 2011, a preseason leg injury cost him his entire year, leaving him unsure if he would ever play college football again.
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receive an undergraduate degree in economics from Yeshiva University, Abramowitz returned to Israel to complete an M.B.A. at Bar Ilan
Beren alumnus runs for Knesset in Israel
TSU kicker returns to field for senior year after mother’s death, leg injury
“For anyone to go through what he has is a living hell, but for an 18-year-old college freshman
making the transition from high school alone, much less playing in football stadiums before
crowds of 40,000 people is unbelievable.”
See Forward on Page 24
See Knesset on Page 7
L’Shanah L’Shanah TovahTovah
Preston and Sarah Kerr show off a shofar at Congregation Shaar Hashalom.
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By AARON HOWARD
Call it a musical
midrash. If midrash
is understood to be a
reading of a text, but in an
extended sense, then Rabbi
Gal Ben Meir’s “Musicals
& Bible” fits the definition.
It will reshape the way
you’ve interpreted some
of your favorite Broadway
songs.Rabbi Ben Meir, backed
by a 10-piece orchestra,
will present the world premiere of “Musicals & Bible”
on Nov. 17 at 8 p.m. at the Becker Theater, The Emery/
Weiner School, 9825 Stella Link Rd. An original work
that connects biblical teachings to lyrics and themes
from leading musicals, the show includes 11 songs
from 11 different musicals, which are compared and
‘Musicals & Bible’ set for
world premiere in Houston
WHAT’S INSIDE
Meditations on the Aleph-Bet ..................
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Houston author pens bio on master U.S. composer ..................
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RIGHTEOUS GENTILES: Lue Bishop: ‘Urgent, lifelong educator’ ......
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Be wary of anti-Israel professors, study reports ...................
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TAPPS adopts new policy to accommodate religious observance .......... Page 35
The JHV Election Guide
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By MICHAEL C. DUKE
Grief-stricken family members,
friends, colleagues, teachers and so
many, many children wrapped in the
arms of parents gathered together
Sunday afternoon, Oct. 28, at Brith
Shalom synagogue to mourn the
sudden and tragic loss of Shari
Epstein.
The beloved wife, mother,
dedicated community volunteer and
career marketing professional was
killed in an auto-pedestrian accident
Friday morning, Oct. 26, in the
family’s Bellaire neighborhood.
The 49-year-old was taking her
regular morning walk – a time to
organize her thoughts and busy
schedule for the day – when, at
around 8:10 a.m., at the corner of
Pine Street and Chimney Rock Road,
Shari was struck by a vehicle that
had collided with another vehicle a
few feet away, injuring both drivers
and a child passenger, as well. A
horrible, tragic accident, according
to Bellaire police, who responded to
the scene.Beloved mother and wife killed in tragic accident
‘Our bonds will never break’
By MICHAEL C. DUKE
Strangers running around in stark white lab
coats and wielding sharp needles can make the
hospital a scary place – for children and adults,
alike. Throw in a few rubber chickens and toots
on a colorful kazoo, however, and a patient’s
fears quickly can turn into laughter.
The practice known as “medical clowning”
developed in Israel and, over the past few years,
has proven effective. Israeli clowns increasingly
are teaming up with doctors and nurses to
develop laughter therapies that help patients cope
with a wide variety of ailments and disorders.
The belief is that laughter and fun can help
patients better deal with the stress brought on or
accompanied by illness.
Jeff Gordon founded medical clowning in
Israel and now travels the world offering what
he calls “Happiness Training.” The Consulate
General of Israel to the Southwest brought
Gordon to Houston late last month, where
he presented free programs at several local
hospitals, educational institutions and houses of
worship.
“When you go to the hospital and there are
only doctors and only nurses in their white coats,
it’s a little bit frightening, isn’t it?” Gordon told a
Shari Epstein
See Accident on Page 8
Clowning around turns
hospital stress
into smiles
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Jeff Gordon demonstrates the effectiveness of medical clowning during his visit to Beth Yeshurun Day School.
See Stress on Page 7
‘The Shul’ moves
into permanent home
By VICKI SAMUELS LEVY
The New Year
has brought a
beautiful new
space for those
in the community
who have found
a home in ‘The
Shul’ of Bellaire.
On Sunday, Oct.
28, 100 people,
including many
children, filled
the modest, yet
warmly appointed
facility to capacity.
On the ground floor of a two-story Bellaire office
building at 4909 Bissonnet St. (at Locust Street),
Rabbi Yossi and Esty Zaklikofsky led a service
See Premiere on Page 7
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Rabbi Yossi Zaklikofsky said,
“The beauty of The Shul is created
by the people who fill the room.”
See ‘The Shul’ on Page 4
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Meditations on the Aleph-Bet
Houston author pens bio on master U.S. composer
: Lue Bishop: ‘Urgent, lifelong educator’
Be wary of anti-Israel professors, study reports
TAPPS adopts new policy to accommodate religious observance
Shari was struck by a vehicle that
had collided with another vehicle a
few feet away, injuring both drivers
and a child passenger, as well. A
horrible, tragic accident, according
to Bellaire police, who responded to
patients better deal with the stress brought on or
Jeff Gordon founded medical clowning in
Israel and now travels the world offering what
he calls “Happiness Training.” The Consulate
General of Israel to the Southwest brought
Gordon to Houston late last month, where
he presented free programs at several local
hospitals, educational institutions and houses of
“When you go to the hospital and there are
only doctors and only nurses in their white coats,
it’s a little bit frightening, isn’t it?” Gordon told a
See Accident on Page 8
Jeff Gordon demonstrates the effectiveness of medical clowning during his visit to Beth Yeshurun Day School.
‘The Shul’ moves
into permanent home
By
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What do Uriel, Metatron and Peniel have in common? It’s an esoteric question. Yet, Judaism is one of the oldest living esoteric traditions in the world.
“The term esoteric really means ‘inter-meaning.’ It is related to the occult, the hidden,” Rabbi Geoffrey Dennis explained. “Fundamentally, it’s traditions that are not
Do you believe in(Jewish) magic?
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Texas Views on Texas Jews: The Yellow Rose of Texas ............................... Page 2 New York hotel targeted in anti-terror case .................................................... Page 3 ERJCC adds rabbi to its education staff .......................................................... Page 8 JFS offers professional photos for clients’ résumés .................................... Page 8 How we create an American Jewish heritage ................................................. Page 11
High School Sports Stars
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Schools Page 5
By MATT SAMUELS
When it comes to the Emery High School volleyball team, it’s more about quality than quantity.
The Jaguars only have eight girls on their varsity roster, but are making the most of it. Through the first month of the season, EWS is 13-7, including big wins over Episcopal, Westbury Christian and the schools’ first win ever over Second Baptist.
Fourth-year Jaguars coach Lauren Cowan has been forced to get creative with her
lineup at times, but her players have stepped up and responded.
“I couldn’t be more proud of all these wonderful student-athletes,” Cowan said. “We may have small numbers, but they make big plays. The effort and competitiveness they give and show each other is priceless.”
The Jaguars have four returning starters from last year. Seniors Elle Wermuth and Cara Sheena, along with junior Sarah Friedman and sophomore Megan Sheena form a strong nucleus.
JHV: MICHAEL C. DUKE
Johanna Wycoff published a popular book based on her original World War II diaries.
Sukkot same ach!
JHV: MICHAEL C. DUKE
UOS Goldberg Montessori School students Samson Roisman, Avery Wigder, Miles Feferman, Ari Hartman, Sophie Churchill and Lila Goldfarb catch hold of low-swaying branches of a weeping willow tree outside the school/synagogue.
FROM THE MOUTH OF BABES: By MICHAEL C. DUKE
Leaves of the willow tree are said to symbolize the human mouth.
Willow is one of four species that Jews are instructed in the Torah to take up in hand to celebrate the fall festival of Sukkot.
“On the first day you shall take the product of hadar trees, branches of palm trees, bough of leafy trees and willows of the brook, and you shall rejoice before the L-rd your G-d seven days” (Lev. 23:40).
The product of the hadar tree is the etrog fruit, which is said to represent the human heart. The palm represents the spine and the leafy bough, from the myrtle tree, represents the eyes. The greens are bound together to form the lulav, which is joined with the etrog.
As Jews wave all four species on Sukkot, we use all parts of the body – heart, spine, eyes and mouth – to worship and express thanksgiving to G-d.
Small numbers, BIG playsEmery High School volleyball holding serve, despite thin roster
JHV: MICHAEL C. DUKE
Emery high school volleyball coach Lauren Cowan (center) huddles up her team during its match with Northland Christian on Sept. 20.See Plays on Page 17
See Magic on Page 4
Unforgivable crimes, unforgotten memoriesWW II diarist weighs response after contact from perpetrator
By MICHAEL C. DUKE
LEAGUE CITY, Texas – A Nazi criminal connected to the wanton destruction of your city and the killing of your countrymen asks you, more than a half-century later, to forgive and forget.
How do you respond?“I cannot forget,” said Johanna Wycoff, a World War II survivor from
Holland who recently was confronted with that question.
See Memories on Page 3
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in common? It’s an esoteric question. Yet, Judaism is one of the oldest living esoteric traditions in the world.
meaning.’ It is related to the occult, the hidden,” Rabbi Geoffrey Dennis explained. “Fundamentally, it’s traditions that are not
WHAT’S INSIDE
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Johanna Wycoff published a popular book based on her original World War II diaries.
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UOS Goldberg Montessori School students Samson Roisman, Avery Wigder, Miles Feferman, Ari Hartman, Sophie Churchill and Lila UOS Goldberg Montessori School students Samson Roisman, Avery Wigder, Miles Feferman, Ari Hartman, Sophie Churchill and Lila
FROM THE MOUTH OF BABES: FROM THE MOUTH OF BABES: FROM THE MOUTH OF BABES: FROM THE MOUTH OF BABES: FROM THE MOUTH OF BABES:
seven days” (Lev. 23:40).
is the represent the human heart. The palm represents the spine and the leafy bough, from the myrtle tree, represents the eyes. The greens are bound together to form the which is joined with the
Sukkot, we use all parts of the body – heart, spine, eyes and mouth – to worship and express thanksgiving to G-d. to G-d.
Emery high school volleyball coach Lauren Cowan (center) huddles up her team during its match with Northland Christian on Sept. 20.
By MATT SAMUELS
An overflow crowd of teens
from 38 different cities and five
countries packed Rice’s Tudor
Fieldhouse on Sunday, Aug. 5, for
the opening ceremonies of the JCC
Maccabi Games and ArtsFest.
By the evening’s end, the more
than 1,500 teens all came together
on the court, in unison, as they
sang, danced and crowd surfed
their way through flying beach
balls and lots of positive vibes.
Each city’s delegation was
introduced by Bob Allen and John
Granato, ESPN GameDay style,
as the teens came out to strobe
lights, confetti and blaring music.
The evening’s entertainment
featured basketball stunt men
Acrodunk, musician Josh Nelson
and Planet Funk, a Houston-
based professional urban dance
company.
The Games officially began
when JCC Maccabi Games
co-chairs Andy Bursten and
Mindy Levinson lit the torch to the
excitement of the crowd.
“The night was better than
I could have ever imagined,”
Levinson said. “I felt like the
crowd really got into it. It went
beyond all of my expectations.”
The evening’s most touching
moment came in a show of support
for the 11 Israeli Olympians who
were killed by terrorist at the 1972
Munich Olympic Games.
Team Houston teens formed
a Star of David with r ibbon at
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Traveling sofer
preserves Jewish
story, historyBy MICHAEL C. DUKE
The Stillman-Lack
Library at Emanu El
synagogue, this past
week, temporarily
was converted into
a Torah repair work-
shop.Rabbi Moshe
Druin, of Sofer On
Site, spent a week at
Emanu El performing
a variety of repairs on
eight of the Reform
congregation’s Torah
scrolls – some of
which were rescued
from the Holocaust.
“The work has
included rewritings,
patching, sewing
and stitching,” Rabbi
Druin told the JHV on Aug. 2.
HELP PAY FOR COSTLY THERAPY
Young Houston man is in need of
financial contributions to help pay for
costly deep brain stimulation therapy
for Essential Tremors condition. Make
check payable to Chabad Outreach
Benevolence Fund, Chabad Outreach
of Houston, 11000 Fondren Rd, Ste.
B104, Houston TX 77096 or call
713-774-0300.
HaDaf haYomi
Houston completes
entire Talmud By JACKIE SCHICKER
Once every seven-and-a-half years, an
extraordinary event occurs: Talmud scholars
from around the world complete the study of
the sacred text. The Daf Yomi (literally, “page
of the day”) cycle dates back to Rosh Hashanah
5684, Sept. 11, 1923, when Rabbi Meir Shapiro, at
the premier Agudath Israel assembly, proposed
that individuals around the world read a page
a day of the Babylonian Talmud, which would
take seven-and-a-half years to complete. He
envisioned that after each cycle, there then
would be a celebration, a siyum. In 2005, nearly
120,000 people met across the United States to
celebrate the accomplishment of Daf Yomi’s 11th
From Baytown to Bat Yam .................Page 2
Visiting the sick takes compassion ...Page 3
New HMH exhibit studies Holocuast
through the eyes of three survivors ..Page 13
Jewish London embraces Olympics ...Page 14
PHOTOS BY JHV: MATT SAMUELS
Jonathan Maislin, Aidan Israel, Andrew Gomel, Matias Kopinsky, Ian Estes and Jeremiah Leventhal carried the Team
Houston banner into Rice’s Tudor Fieldhouse on Sunday evening, Aug. 5. Team Houston featured 298 of the 1,507
athletes and artists in town for the 2012 JCC Maccabi Games and ArtsFest.
Let the Games begin!
Houston welcomes JCC Maccabi Games
with energy-packed opening ceremonies
By MICHAEL C. DUKE
JERUSALEM – Contrary to popular portrayals by
international media, the West Bank – Judea and Samaria
– is an area with some densely populated centers, but
it’s also an area with some wide-open spaces, and is the
scene of some meaningful levels of cooperation between
Jewish Israelis and Arab Palestinians.
This isn’t to say that there aren’t some seemingly
intractable issues that divide the two sides, however,
or that there’s even agreement among Palestinians and
Israelis over the underlying causes of their conflict.
But, what became increasingly clear during a recent
visit to this disputed territory was that the highly
scrutinized security situation – for both sides – has
In disputed territory, peace begins person-to-person
The West Bank up close,
reality vs. headlines
Home costs are on the rise in the Judea and Samaria community
of Efrat, ranging from $400,000 to $1.5 million.
See Territory on Page 4
Co-chairs Andy Bursten and
Mindy Levinson carry in the torch
to signal the start of the JCC
Maccabi Games.
See Sofer on Page 6
See HaDaf haYomi on Page 6
JHV: MICHAEL DUKE
Rabbi Moshe Druin repairs
a passage from Genesis.
See Games on Page 15 WHAT’S
INSIDE
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Traveling sofer
preserves Jewish
story, historyBy MICHAEL C. DUKE
The Stillman-Lack
Library at Emanu El
synagogue, this past
week, temporarily
was converted into
a Torah repair work-
shop.Rabbi Moshe
Druin, of Sofer On
Site, spent a week at
Emanu El performing
a variety of repairs on
eight of the Reform
congregation’s Torah
scrolls – some of
which were rescued
from the Holocaust.
“The work has
included rewritings,
patching, sewing
and stitching,” Rabbi
Druin told the JHV on Aug. 2.
HELP PAY FOR COSTLY THERAPY
Young Houston man is in need of
financial contributions to help pay for
costly deep brain stimulation therapy
for Essential Tremors condition. Make
check payable to Chabad Outreach
Benevolence Fund, Chabad Outreach
of Houston, 11000 Fondren Rd, Ste.
B104, Houston TX 77096 or call
713-774-0300.
HaDaf haYomi
Houston completes
entire TalmudBy JACKIE SCHICKER
Once every seven-and-a-half years, an
extraordinary event occurs: Talmud scholars
from around the world complete the study of
the sacred text. The Daf Yomi (literally, “page
of the day”) cycle dates back to Rosh Hashanah
5684, Sept. 11, 1923, when Rabbi Meir Shapiro, at
the premier Agudath Israel assembly, proposed
that individuals around the world read a page
a day of the Babylonian Talmud, which would
take seven-and-a-half years to complete. He
envisioned that after each cycle, there then
would be a celebration, a siyum. In 2005, nearly
120,000 people met across the United States to
celebrate the accomplishment of Daf Yomi’s 11th
From Baytown to Bat Yam .................Page 2
Visiting the sick takes compassion ...Page 3
New HMH exhibit studies Holocuast
through the eyes of three survivors ..Page 13
Jewish London embraces Olympics ...Page 14
PHOTOS BY JHV: MATT SAMUELS
Jonathan Maislin, Aidan Israel, Andrew Gomel, Matias Kopinsky, Ian Estes and Jeremiah Leventhal carried the Team
Houston banner into Rice’s Tudor Fieldhouse on Sunday evening, Aug. 5. Team Houston featured 298 of the 1,507
JERUSALEM – Contrary to popular portrayals by
international media, the West Bank – Judea and Samaria
– is an area with some densely populated centers, but
it’s also an area with some wide-open spaces, and is the
scene of some meaningful levels of cooperation between
Jewish Israelis and Arab Palestinians.
This isn’t to say that there aren’t some seemingly
intractable issues that divide the two sides, however,
or that there’s even agreement among Palestinians and
Israelis over the underlying causes of their conflict.
But, what became increasingly clear during a recent
visit to this disputed territory was that the highly
scrutinized security situation – for both sides – has
In disputed territory, peace begins person-to-person
See Territory on Page 4
Co-chairs Andy Bursten and
Mindy Levinson carry in the torch
to signal the start of the JCC
See Sofer on Page 6
See HaDaf haYomi on Page 6
JHV: MICHAEL DUKE
Rabbi Moshe Druin repairs
a passage from Genesis.
By MATT SAMUELSFORT WORTH – Shortly after 10 p.m., Saturday
night, March 3, Beren basketball players started to
make their way out of the locker room at Nolan Catholic
High School.Every few minutes a different player would walk out
– many of them in tears – after having just completed
the most emotional game and week most have ever
experienced.On the other side of the gym waiting were hundreds
of Beren parents, students and fans, standing and
clapping to show their appreciation every time a new
player emerged.It was a touching moment for everyone in
attendance. For the 13 young men on the team, it was an
emotional release, after an unforgettable week full of
several highs and lows.
JHV: MICHAEL C. DUKE
Beren seniors Isaac Buchine and Isaac Mirwis talk to the
large crowd gathered at the school upon the team’s return
to Houston on Sunday afternoon.
JHV: MATT SAMUELS
Beren’s Zach Yoshor, right, gets the tip from
the championship game against Abilene
Christian on Saturday night in Fort Worth.
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Beren basketball players were presented with medals after their runner-up finish at the TAPPS state championships in Fort Worth: Isaac Buchine, Isaac Mirwis,
Yair Miller, Roni Buchine, Hersh Bootin, Zach Yoshor, Aaron Hakakian, Albert Katz, Ahron Guttman, Yoni Schiff, Isaac Jacobson, Drayton Ratcliff and Jesse Shkedy.
Beren basketball gets chance to play, goes out on a Chai
See Beren on Page 18
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Program fosters friendships, Purim mitzvah ......................................................Page 3
‘Glocks & Bagels’ hits the mark ..............................................................................Page 4 Stars end on a Chai ............................................................................................Pages 16-21
Purim High Jinks .................................................................................................Page 32
Junior beauty queen lights up the stageBy JEANNE F. SAMUELSOn Sunday, Feb. 26, Megan Roufa
was crowned Junior Miss Houston
at the Hyatt North Houston. The
competition was sponsored by Forever
Beautiful Pageants, an “all natural”
pageant system for girls and boys. A
total of 46 contestants modeled both
casual and formal wear. In this, her
very first beauty pageant, Megan
also won three individual trophies in
her division – for the prettiest eyes, See Miss Houston on Page 4
Megan Roufa
At Obama-Netanyahu summitAssurances exchanged but differences remain
By RON KAMPEASWASHINGTON (JTA) – President Barack
Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu may not have bridged their
differences on how to deal with Iran, but
each managed to give the other a measure
of reassurance.In his March 4 speech to the American
Israel Public Affairs Committee, Obama
held his ground, declining to articulate new
American red lines on the Iranian nuclear
RON KAMPEAS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and
President Barack Obama in the Oval Office.
See Summit on Page 6
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By MATT SAMUELS
Robert Hersh had a chance to live out every football kicker’s dream earlier this month:
Tie game. Four seconds left on the
clock.A 47-yard field-goal attempt
separating his team from victory.All the pressure and all of
the eyes in Reliant Stadium were focused on the Texas Southern University kicker’s foot.
For Hersh, however, it was much more than a dream.
The challenge in front of him was just the latest climactic chapter in what has become an emotional rollercoaster college experience.
• In 2009, as a college freshman, Hersh lost both his
mother and paternal grandfather to cancer.
• In 2010, his 11 field goals and 34 extra points helped Texas Southern win the Southwestern Athletic Conference for the first time in school history.
• In 2011, a preseason leg injury cost him his entire year, leaving him unsure if he would ever play college football again.
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1908 2012
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By SAMANTHA STEINBERG
Ari Abramowitz (Beren ’98) always knew he wanted to live in Israel. “It was the only place I could imagine myself living,” he explained. Growing up in Houston, Abramowitz
developed a love and appreciation for Israel from his years at Robert M. Beren Academy and from his shul, United Orthodox Synagogues.
After spending a year in Israel studying at Bet Medrash L’Torah and then coming back to America to
receive an undergraduate degree in economics from Yeshiva University, Abramowitz returned to Israel to complete an M.B.A. at Bar Ilan University.
Beren alumnus runs for Knesset in Israel
TSU kicker returns to field for senior year after mother’s death, leg injury
JOHN POSEY/TSU ATHLETICS
Robert Hersh kicked off Texas Southern University’s Labor Day Classic against Prairie View on Sept. 1.
WHAT’S INSIDE
Shofar Factory was a blast ......... Page 2
Shlenker BOOT Camp buildsself-confidence, relationships .... Page 4
Warming up to theHigh Holy Days ............................ Page 22
EWS middle school football teamkicks off first season with win ... Page 25
“For anyone to go through what he has is a living hell, but for an 18-year-old college freshman
making the transition from high school alone, much less playing in football stadiums before
crowds of 40,000 people is unbelievable.”– Edward Hersh
See Forward on Page 24
The Best Little Klezmer wedding ballet returnsBy AARON HOWARD
Choreographer Julia Adam heard klezmer music in her head. Commissioned by the Houston Ballet’s Stanton Welch to create a new work in 2003, shortly after the birth of her daughter, Zoe, Adam said she began to prioritize what was important to her. She returned to her Canadian Jewish roots. That included listening to a lot of klezmer music and thinking about how to wrap movement, character, story and design into a Jewish theme.
Adam created “Ketubah,” a ballet inspired by the rituals of a traditional Jewish wedding. A ketubah or marriage contract is central to a properly constituted Jewish marriage. In the ballet, 16 dancers – eight women and eight men – follow one couple from first glance to wedding night.
When Adam first came here to confer with the Houston Ballet, the music for “Ketubah” still basically was in her head. The ballet had been set to klezmer music that Adam had heard online. And, dancing on stage to recorded music obviously doesn’t give a work the emotion and response that live music evokes. However, the Houston Ballet’s orchestra manager
Jeremy Gimpel and Ari Abramowitz
See Ballet on Page 6
See Knesset on Page 7
L’Shanah Tovah
JHV: MICHAEL C. DUKE
Preston and Sarah Kerr show off a shofar at Congregation Shaar Hashalom.
CSA program seeks morelocal buy-inBy MICHAEL C. DUKE
A community-supported agri-culture program is seeking new members who will enjoy fresh, sustainably grown organic produce, while supporting local farmers.
Shares for the fall season, which begins Oct. 18 and runs for 12 weeks, areavailable for pur-chase through the Tuv Ha’aretz C SA , who s e p ic k u p s i t e is the Evelyn R u b e n s t e i n Jewish Com-munity Center, 5601 S. Braeswood Blvd.
A share includes weekly Thursday afternoon delivery of at least six different heirloom vegetables and herbs. The fresh produce – which for the fall season can include squash, radishes, turnips, broccoli, cauliflower, sweet potatoes, arugula, lettuce, cabbage, kale or Swiss chard – is organically grown at the Sweet
See Program on Page 8
Chard is part of the fall harvest.
By MATT SAMUELS
Robert Hersh had a chance to live out every football kicker’s dream earlier this month:
Tie game. Four seconds left on the
clock.A 47-yard field-goal attempt
separating his team from victory.All the pressure and all of
the eyes in Reliant Stadium were focused on the Texas Southern University kicker’s foot.
For Hersh, however, it was much more than a dream.
The challenge in front of him was just the latest climactic chapter in what has become an emotional rollercoaster college experience.
• In 2009, as a college freshman, Hersh lost both his
mother and paternal grandfather to cancer.
• In 2010, his 11 field goals and 34 extra points helped Texas Southern win the Southwestern Athletic Conference for the first time in school history.
• In 2011, a preseason leg injury cost him his entire year, leaving him unsure if he would ever play college football again.
The Texas Gulf Coast’s Jewish Newspaper Since 1908
September 13, 2012 - 26 ELUL 5772 � Volume CV - Number 25 � Houston, Texas
By SAMANTHA STEINBERG
Ari Abramowitz (Beren ’98) always knew he wanted to live in Israel. “It was the only place I could imagine myself living,” he explained. Growing up in Houston, Abramowitz
developed a love and appreciation for Israel from his years at Robert M. Beren Academy and from his shul, United Orthodox Synagogues.
After spending a year in Israel studying at Bet Medrash L’Torah and then coming back to America to
receive an undergraduate degree in economics from Yeshiva University, Abramowitz returned to Israel to complete an M.B.A. at Bar Ilan University.
Beren alumnus runs for Knesset in Israel
TSU kicker returns to field for senior year after mother’s death, leg injury
JOHN POSEY/TSU ATHLETICS
Robert Hersh kicked off Texas Southern University’s Labor Day Classic against Prairie View on Sept. 1.
“For anyone to go through what he has is a living hell, but for an 18-year-old college freshman
making the transition from high school alone, much less playing in football stadiums before
crowds of 40,000 people is unbelievable.”
See Forward on Page 24
The Best Little Klezmer wedding ballet returnsBy AARON HOWARD
Choreographer Julia Adam heard klezmer music in her head. Commissioned by the Houston Ballet’s Stanton Welch to create a new work in 2003, shortly after the birth of her daughter, Zoe, Adam said she began to prioritize what was important to her. She returned to her Canadian Jewish roots. That included listening to a lot of klezmer music and thinking about how to wrap movement, character, story and design into a Jewish theme.
Adam created “Ketubah,” a ballet inspired by the rituals of a traditional Jewish wedding. A ketubah or marriage contract is central to a properly constituted Jewish marriage. In the ballet, 16 dancers – eight women and eight men – follow one couple from first glance to wedding night.
When Adam first came here to confer with the Houston Ballet, the music for “Ketubah” still basically was in her head. The ballet had been set to klezmer music that Adam had heard online. And, dancing on stage to recorded music obviously doesn’t give a work the emotion and response that live music evokes. However, the Houston Ballet’s orchestra manager
See Ballet on Page 6
See Knesset on Page 7
L’Shanah L’Shanah L’Shanah L’Shanah L’Shanah L’Shanah L’Shanah L’Shanah TovahTovahTovahTovahTovahTovah
Preston and Sarah Kerr show off a shofar at Congregation Shaar Hashalom.
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Lag B’Omer Bash
planned for Jewish
young professionals
A community-wide Jewish Young
Professionals of Houston collaborative
event – a Lag B’Omer Bash – will take
place from 8-10 p.m. on Thursday, May
10, at Khon’s wine darts coffee art,
2808 Milam St. The Jazz Marauders
will entertain, and Nosher Catering
will provide picnic dinners. There will
be no cover charge.
The get-together is expected
to be as successful as the group’s
Jewish Family Service will be hosting the
Association of Jewish Family and Children’s
Agencies’ 40th annual International Conference in
Houston, April 22-24. More than 350 lay leaders,
professionals and outstanding guest speakers
from across the United States, Canada and Israel
will participate in the conference, which will be
held concurrently with the 2012 Conference of the
International Association of Jewish Vocational
Services. The convention will be held at Houston’s
InterContinental Hotel.
Lee Wunsch, CEO, Jewish Federation of Greater
Houston, will
bring greetings
to the delegates
during the opening
plenary session on
Sunday morning.
Mayor Annise Parker will welcome the delegates
to Houston during the Monday, April 23, Awards
and Plenary Breakfast, 8-10 a.m. Linda Burger, JFS
CEO, will introduce the mayor.
Welcome to Texas, ya’ll
AJFCA and IAJVS to hold conferences in Houston
See Conferences on Page 2
HMH earns top
museum recognition
WHAT’S INSIDE
In a world without books, Primo Levi linked himself to Dante .................. Page 3
March of Remembrance comes to Kingwood .............................
.................... Page 4
Men’s Night Out is guy-fun, supports Jews across the world ................... Page 5
Women’s organization donates textbook to CPS ............................
............. Page 13
Ernest Bloch’s ‘Avodath HaKodesh’ to be performed in Houston ........... Page 18
ADL honors attorney with
Susman Jurisprudence Award
Page 12Schools
Page 16
The American Association of Museums has
designated its accreditation to Holocaust Museum
Houston, giving it the highest national recognition for
a museum.
Accreditation signifies excellence to the museum
community, to governments, funders, outside
agencies and to the museum-going public. Of the
nation’s estimated 17,500 museums, only 4 percent
currently are accredited, and HMH becomes one
of only four AAM-accredited museums in Houston,
joining the Contemporary Arts Museum; the Museum
See HMH on Page 4
See Bash on Page 4
JHV: MICHAEL C. DUKE
Ely Eastman helped keep consumption count during a youth group-sponsored matzah ball-eating contest at Emanu El
synagogue on Wednesday night, April 11, in which Jason Gerlich and Hailey Kaplan were among the two dozen competitors.
Helfman Religious School senior Benji Barr-Meyer was awarded the Top Baller trophy for being the first to scarf down 10
matzah balls. The contest, “Man v. Matzo Ball,” was molded after the hit Travel Channel show, “Man v. Food.”
Film inspires audience
to combat bullying
Nearly 300 people were moved and
inspired by an advanced screening of
the movie “Bully,” sponsored by the
Anti-Defamation League’s Southwest
Region, in partnership with BBYO.
Audience members who attended
the April 10 screening at the Evelyn
Rubenstein Jewish Community
Center included educators, parents,
administrators, and politicians,
including U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee,
D-18, and former HISD superintendent
and secretary of education Dr. Rod
Paige.The movie follows five families
affected by bullying over the course
of a school year. Two of those families
deal with the loss of children who
committed suicide as a result of the
bullying. Two of the families are
followed as student family members
are bullied by classmates, because
one is gay, and the other a bit different
from the norm. The fifth family copes
with a child who, fed up with relentless
See Film on Page 7
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receive an undergraduate degree in economics from Yeshiva University, Abramowitz returned to Israel to complete an M.B.A. at Bar Ilan
Beren alumnus runs for Knesset in Israel
mother and paternal grandfather
• In 2010, his 11 field goals and 34 extra points helped Texas Southern win the Southwestern Athletic Conference for the first time in school history.
• In 2011, a preseason leg injury cost him his entire year, leaving him unsure if he would ever play college football again.
TSU kicker returns to field for senior year after mother’s death, leg injury
WHAT’S INSIDE
Shofar Factory was a blast .........
Shlenker BOOT Camp buildsself-confidence, relationships .... Page 4
Warming up to theHigh Holy Days ............................ Page 22
EWS middle school football teamkicks off first season with win ... Page 25
“For anyone to go through what he has is a living hell, but for an 18-year-old college freshman
making the transition from high school alone, much less playing in football stadiums before
crowds of 40,000 people is unbelievable.”– Edward Hersh
See Forward on Page 24
See Knesset on Page 7
L’Shanah L’Shanah L’Shanah
JHV: MICHAEL C. DUKE
Preston and Sarah Kerr show off a shofar at Congregation Shaar Hashalom.
munity Center, 5601 S. Braeswood Blvd.
Thursday afternoon delivery of at least six different heirloom vegetables and herbs. The fresh produce – which for the fall season can include squash, radishes, turnips, broccoli, cauliflower, sweet potatoes, arugula, lettuce, cabbage, kale or Swiss chard – is organically grown at the Sweet
mother and paternal grandfather
• In 2010, his 11 field goals and 34 extra points helped Texas Southern win the Southwestern Athletic Conference for the first time in school history.
• In 2011, a preseason leg injury cost him his entire year, leaving him unsure if he would ever play college football again.
The Texas Gulf Coast’s Jewish Newspaper Since 1908
Houston, Texas
receive an undergraduate degree in economics from Yeshiva University, Abramowitz returned to Israel to complete an M.B.A. at Bar Ilan
Beren alumnus runs for Knesset in Israel
TSU kicker returns to field for senior year after mother’s death, leg injury
“For anyone to go through what he has is a living hell, but for an 18-year-old college freshman
making the transition from high school alone, much less playing in football stadiums before
crowds of 40,000 people is unbelievable.”
See Forward on Page 24
See Knesset on Page 7
L’Shanah L’Shanah TovahTovah
Preston and Sarah Kerr show off a shofar at Congregation Shaar Hashalom.
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By AARON HOWARD
Call it a musical
midrash. If midrash
is understood to be a
reading of a text, but in an
extended sense, then Rabbi
Gal Ben Meir’s “Musicals
& Bible” fits the definition.
It will reshape the way
you’ve interpreted some
of your favorite Broadway
songs.Rabbi Ben Meir, backed
by a 10-piece orchestra,
will present the world premiere of “Musicals & Bible”
on Nov. 17 at 8 p.m. at the Becker Theater, The Emery/
Weiner School, 9825 Stella Link Rd. An original work
that connects biblical teachings to lyrics and themes
from leading musicals, the show includes 11 songs
from 11 different musicals, which are compared and
‘Musicals & Bible’ set for
world premiere in Houston
WHAT’S INSIDE
Meditations on the Aleph-Bet ..................
....................
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Page 2
Houston author pens bio on master U.S. composer ..................
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Page 5
RIGHTEOUS GENTILES: Lue Bishop: ‘Urgent, lifelong educator’ ......
....... Page 6
Be wary of anti-Israel professors, study reports ...................
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By MICHAEL C. DUKE
Grief-stricken family members,
friends, colleagues, teachers and so
many, many children wrapped in the
arms of parents gathered together
Sunday afternoon, Oct. 28, at Brith
Shalom synagogue to mourn the
sudden and tragic loss of Shari
Epstein.
The beloved wife, mother,
dedicated community volunteer and
career marketing professional was
killed in an auto-pedestrian accident
Friday morning, Oct. 26, in the
family’s Bellaire neighborhood.
The 49-year-old was taking her
regular morning walk – a time to
organize her thoughts and busy
schedule for the day – when, at
around 8:10 a.m., at the corner of
Pine Street and Chimney Rock Road,
Shari was struck by a vehicle that
had collided with another vehicle a
few feet away, injuring both drivers
and a child passenger, as well. A
horrible, tragic accident, according
to Bellaire police, who responded to
the scene.Beloved mother and wife killed in tragic accident
‘Our bonds will never break’
By MICHAEL C. DUKE
Strangers running around in stark white lab
coats and wielding sharp needles can make the
hospital a scary place – for children and adults,
alike. Throw in a few rubber chickens and toots
on a colorful kazoo, however, and a patient’s
fears quickly can turn into laughter.
The practice known as “medical clowning”
developed in Israel and, over the past few years,
has proven effective. Israeli clowns increasingly
are teaming up with doctors and nurses to
develop laughter therapies that help patients cope
with a wide variety of ailments and disorders.
The belief is that laughter and fun can help
patients better deal with the stress brought on or
accompanied by illness.
Jeff Gordon founded medical clowning in
Israel and now travels the world offering what
he calls “Happiness Training.” The Consulate
General of Israel to the Southwest brought
Gordon to Houston late last month, where
he presented free programs at several local
hospitals, educational institutions and houses of
worship.
“When you go to the hospital and there are
only doctors and only nurses in their white coats,
it’s a little bit frightening, isn’t it?” Gordon told a
Shari Epstein
See Accident on Page 8
Clowning around turns
hospital stress
into smiles
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Jeff Gordon demonstrates the effectiveness of medical clowning during his visit to Beth Yeshurun Day School.
See Stress on Page 7
‘The Shul’ moves
into permanent home
By VICKI SAMUELS LEVY
The New Year
has brought a
beautiful new
space for those
in the community
who have found
a home in ‘The
Shul’ of Bellaire.
On Sunday, Oct.
28, 100 people,
including many
children, filled
the modest, yet
warmly appointed
facility to capacity.
On the ground floor of a two-story Bellaire office
building at 4909 Bissonnet St. (at Locust Street),
Rabbi Yossi and Esty Zaklikofsky led a service
See Premiere on Page 7
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Rabbi Yossi Zaklikofsky said,
“The beauty of The Shul is created
by the people who fill the room.”
See ‘The Shul’ on Page 4
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Houston author pens bio on master U.S. composer
: Lue Bishop: ‘Urgent, lifelong educator’
Be wary of anti-Israel professors, study reports
TAPPS adopts new policy to accommodate religious observance
Shari was struck by a vehicle that
had collided with another vehicle a
few feet away, injuring both drivers
and a child passenger, as well. A
horrible, tragic accident, according
to Bellaire police, who responded to
patients better deal with the stress brought on or
Jeff Gordon founded medical clowning in
Israel and now travels the world offering what
he calls “Happiness Training.” The Consulate
General of Israel to the Southwest brought
Gordon to Houston late last month, where
he presented free programs at several local
hospitals, educational institutions and houses of
“When you go to the hospital and there are
only doctors and only nurses in their white coats,
it’s a little bit frightening, isn’t it?” Gordon told a
See Accident on Page 8
Jeff Gordon demonstrates the effectiveness of medical clowning during his visit to Beth Yeshurun Day School.
‘The Shul’ moves
into permanent home
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What do Uriel, Metatron and Peniel have in common? It’s an esoteric question. Yet, Judaism is one of the oldest living esoteric traditions in the world.
“The term esoteric really means ‘inter-meaning.’ It is related to the occult, the hidden,” Rabbi Geoffrey Dennis explained. “Fundamentally, it’s traditions that are not
Do you believe in(Jewish) magic?
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High School Sports Stars
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Schools Page 5
By MATT SAMUELS
When it comes to the Emery High School volleyball team, it’s more about quality than quantity.
The Jaguars only have eight girls on their varsity roster, but are making the most of it. Through the first month of the season, EWS is 13-7, including big wins over Episcopal, Westbury Christian and the schools’ first win ever over Second Baptist.
Fourth-year Jaguars coach Lauren Cowan has been forced to get creative with her
lineup at times, but her players have stepped up and responded.
“I couldn’t be more proud of all these wonderful student-athletes,” Cowan said. “We may have small numbers, but they make big plays. The effort and competitiveness they give and show each other is priceless.”
The Jaguars have four returning starters from last year. Seniors Elle Wermuth and Cara Sheena, along with junior Sarah Friedman and sophomore Megan Sheena form a strong nucleus.
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Johanna Wycoff published a popular book based on her original World War II diaries.
Sukkot same ach!
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UOS Goldberg Montessori School students Samson Roisman, Avery Wigder, Miles Feferman, Ari Hartman, Sophie Churchill and Lila Goldfarb catch hold of low-swaying branches of a weeping willow tree outside the school/synagogue.
FROM THE MOUTH OF BABES: By MICHAEL C. DUKE
Leaves of the willow tree are said to symbolize the human mouth.
Willow is one of four species that Jews are instructed in the Torah to take up in hand to celebrate the fall festival of Sukkot.
“On the first day you shall take the product of hadar trees, branches of palm trees, bough of leafy trees and willows of the brook, and you shall rejoice before the L-rd your G-d seven days” (Lev. 23:40).
The product of the hadar tree is the etrog fruit, which is said to represent the human heart. The palm represents the spine and the leafy bough, from the myrtle tree, represents the eyes. The greens are bound together to form the lulav, which is joined with the etrog.
As Jews wave all four species on Sukkot, we use all parts of the body – heart, spine, eyes and mouth – to worship and express thanksgiving to G-d.
Small numbers, BIG playsEmery High School volleyball holding serve, despite thin roster
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Emery high school volleyball coach Lauren Cowan (center) huddles up her team during its match with Northland Christian on Sept. 20.See Plays on Page 17
See Magic on Page 4
Unforgivable crimes, unforgotten memoriesWW II diarist weighs response after contact from perpetrator
By MICHAEL C. DUKE
LEAGUE CITY, Texas – A Nazi criminal connected to the wanton destruction of your city and the killing of your countrymen asks you, more than a half-century later, to forgive and forget.
How do you respond?“I cannot forget,” said Johanna Wycoff, a World War II survivor from
Holland who recently was confronted with that question.
See Memories on Page 3
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in common? It’s an esoteric question. Yet, Judaism is one of the oldest living esoteric traditions in the world.
meaning.’ It is related to the occult, the hidden,” Rabbi Geoffrey Dennis explained. “Fundamentally, it’s traditions that are not
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Johanna Wycoff published a popular book based on her original World War II diaries.
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UOS Goldberg Montessori School students Samson Roisman, Avery Wigder, Miles Feferman, Ari Hartman, Sophie Churchill and Lila UOS Goldberg Montessori School students Samson Roisman, Avery Wigder, Miles Feferman, Ari Hartman, Sophie Churchill and Lila
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seven days” (Lev. 23:40).
is the represent the human heart. The palm represents the spine and the leafy bough, from the myrtle tree, represents the eyes. The greens are bound together to form the which is joined with the
Sukkot, we use all parts of the body – heart, spine, eyes and mouth – to worship and express thanksgiving to G-d. to G-d.
Emery high school volleyball coach Lauren Cowan (center) huddles up her team during its match with Northland Christian on Sept. 20.
By MATT SAMUELS
An overflow crowd of teens
from 38 different cities and five
countries packed Rice’s Tudor
Fieldhouse on Sunday, Aug. 5, for
the opening ceremonies of the JCC
Maccabi Games and ArtsFest.
By the evening’s end, the more
than 1,500 teens all came together
on the court, in unison, as they
sang, danced and crowd surfed
their way through flying beach
balls and lots of positive vibes.
Each city’s delegation was
introduced by Bob Allen and John
Granato, ESPN GameDay style,
as the teens came out to strobe
lights, confetti and blaring music.
The evening’s entertainment
featured basketball stunt men
Acrodunk, musician Josh Nelson
and Planet Funk, a Houston-
based professional urban dance
company.
The Games officially began
when JCC Maccabi Games
co-chairs Andy Bursten and
Mindy Levinson lit the torch to the
excitement of the crowd.
“The night was better than
I could have ever imagined,”
Levinson said. “I felt like the
crowd really got into it. It went
beyond all of my expectations.”
The evening’s most touching
moment came in a show of support
for the 11 Israeli Olympians who
were killed by terrorist at the 1972
Munich Olympic Games.
Team Houston teens formed
a Star of David with r ibbon at
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preserves Jewish
story, historyBy MICHAEL C. DUKE
The Stillman-Lack
Library at Emanu El
synagogue, this past
week, temporarily
was converted into
a Torah repair work-
shop.Rabbi Moshe
Druin, of Sofer On
Site, spent a week at
Emanu El performing
a variety of repairs on
eight of the Reform
congregation’s Torah
scrolls – some of
which were rescued
from the Holocaust.
“The work has
included rewritings,
patching, sewing
and stitching,” Rabbi
Druin told the JHV on Aug. 2.
HELP PAY FOR COSTLY THERAPY
Young Houston man is in need of
financial contributions to help pay for
costly deep brain stimulation therapy
for Essential Tremors condition. Make
check payable to Chabad Outreach
Benevolence Fund, Chabad Outreach
of Houston, 11000 Fondren Rd, Ste.
B104, Houston TX 77096 or call
713-774-0300.
HaDaf haYomi
Houston completes
entire Talmud By JACKIE SCHICKER
Once every seven-and-a-half years, an
extraordinary event occurs: Talmud scholars
from around the world complete the study of
the sacred text. The Daf Yomi (literally, “page
of the day”) cycle dates back to Rosh Hashanah
5684, Sept. 11, 1923, when Rabbi Meir Shapiro, at
the premier Agudath Israel assembly, proposed
that individuals around the world read a page
a day of the Babylonian Talmud, which would
take seven-and-a-half years to complete. He
envisioned that after each cycle, there then
would be a celebration, a siyum. In 2005, nearly
120,000 people met across the United States to
celebrate the accomplishment of Daf Yomi’s 11th
From Baytown to Bat Yam .................Page 2
Visiting the sick takes compassion ...Page 3
New HMH exhibit studies Holocuast
through the eyes of three survivors ..Page 13
Jewish London embraces Olympics ...Page 14
PHOTOS BY JHV: MATT SAMUELS
Jonathan Maislin, Aidan Israel, Andrew Gomel, Matias Kopinsky, Ian Estes and Jeremiah Leventhal carried the Team
Houston banner into Rice’s Tudor Fieldhouse on Sunday evening, Aug. 5. Team Houston featured 298 of the 1,507
athletes and artists in town for the 2012 JCC Maccabi Games and ArtsFest.
Let the Games begin!
Houston welcomes JCC Maccabi Games
with energy-packed opening ceremonies
By MICHAEL C. DUKE
JERUSALEM – Contrary to popular portrayals by
international media, the West Bank – Judea and Samaria
– is an area with some densely populated centers, but
it’s also an area with some wide-open spaces, and is the
scene of some meaningful levels of cooperation between
Jewish Israelis and Arab Palestinians.
This isn’t to say that there aren’t some seemingly
intractable issues that divide the two sides, however,
or that there’s even agreement among Palestinians and
Israelis over the underlying causes of their conflict.
But, what became increasingly clear during a recent
visit to this disputed territory was that the highly
scrutinized security situation – for both sides – has
In disputed territory, peace begins person-to-person
The West Bank up close,
reality vs. headlines
Home costs are on the rise in the Judea and Samaria community
of Efrat, ranging from $400,000 to $1.5 million.
See Territory on Page 4
Co-chairs Andy Bursten and
Mindy Levinson carry in the torch
to signal the start of the JCC
Maccabi Games.
See Sofer on Page 6
See HaDaf haYomi on Page 6
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Rabbi Moshe Druin repairs
a passage from Genesis.
See Games on Page 15 WHAT’S
INSIDE
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Traveling sofer
preserves Jewish
story, historyBy MICHAEL C. DUKE
The Stillman-Lack
Library at Emanu El
synagogue, this past
week, temporarily
was converted into
a Torah repair work-
shop.Rabbi Moshe
Druin, of Sofer On
Site, spent a week at
Emanu El performing
a variety of repairs on
eight of the Reform
congregation’s Torah
scrolls – some of
which were rescued
from the Holocaust.
“The work has
included rewritings,
patching, sewing
and stitching,” Rabbi
Druin told the JHV on Aug. 2.
HELP PAY FOR COSTLY THERAPY
Young Houston man is in need of
financial contributions to help pay for
costly deep brain stimulation therapy
for Essential Tremors condition. Make
check payable to Chabad Outreach
Benevolence Fund, Chabad Outreach
of Houston, 11000 Fondren Rd, Ste.
B104, Houston TX 77096 or call
713-774-0300.
HaDaf haYomi
Houston completes
entire TalmudBy JACKIE SCHICKER
Once every seven-and-a-half years, an
extraordinary event occurs: Talmud scholars
from around the world complete the study of
the sacred text. The Daf Yomi (literally, “page
of the day”) cycle dates back to Rosh Hashanah
5684, Sept. 11, 1923, when Rabbi Meir Shapiro, at
the premier Agudath Israel assembly, proposed
that individuals around the world read a page
a day of the Babylonian Talmud, which would
take seven-and-a-half years to complete. He
envisioned that after each cycle, there then
would be a celebration, a siyum. In 2005, nearly
120,000 people met across the United States to
celebrate the accomplishment of Daf Yomi’s 11th
From Baytown to Bat Yam .................Page 2
Visiting the sick takes compassion ...Page 3
New HMH exhibit studies Holocuast
through the eyes of three survivors ..Page 13
Jewish London embraces Olympics ...Page 14
PHOTOS BY JHV: MATT SAMUELS
Jonathan Maislin, Aidan Israel, Andrew Gomel, Matias Kopinsky, Ian Estes and Jeremiah Leventhal carried the Team
Houston banner into Rice’s Tudor Fieldhouse on Sunday evening, Aug. 5. Team Houston featured 298 of the 1,507
JERUSALEM – Contrary to popular portrayals by
international media, the West Bank – Judea and Samaria
– is an area with some densely populated centers, but
it’s also an area with some wide-open spaces, and is the
scene of some meaningful levels of cooperation between
Jewish Israelis and Arab Palestinians.
This isn’t to say that there aren’t some seemingly
intractable issues that divide the two sides, however,
or that there’s even agreement among Palestinians and
Israelis over the underlying causes of their conflict.
But, what became increasingly clear during a recent
visit to this disputed territory was that the highly
scrutinized security situation – for both sides – has
In disputed territory, peace begins person-to-person
See Territory on Page 4
Co-chairs Andy Bursten and
Mindy Levinson carry in the torch
to signal the start of the JCC
See Sofer on Page 6
See HaDaf haYomi on Page 6
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Rabbi Moshe Druin repairs
a passage from Genesis.
By MATT SAMUELSFORT WORTH – Shortly after 10 p.m., Saturday
night, March 3, Beren basketball players started to
make their way out of the locker room at Nolan Catholic
High School.Every few minutes a different player would walk out
– many of them in tears – after having just completed
the most emotional game and week most have ever
experienced.On the other side of the gym waiting were hundreds
of Beren parents, students and fans, standing and
clapping to show their appreciation every time a new
player emerged.It was a touching moment for everyone in
attendance. For the 13 young men on the team, it was an
emotional release, after an unforgettable week full of
several highs and lows.
JHV: MICHAEL C. DUKE
Beren seniors Isaac Buchine and Isaac Mirwis talk to the
large crowd gathered at the school upon the team’s return
to Houston on Sunday afternoon.
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Beren’s Zach Yoshor, right, gets the tip from
the championship game against Abilene
Christian on Saturday night in Fort Worth.
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Beren basketball players were presented with medals after their runner-up finish at the TAPPS state championships in Fort Worth: Isaac Buchine, Isaac Mirwis,
Yair Miller, Roni Buchine, Hersh Bootin, Zach Yoshor, Aaron Hakakian, Albert Katz, Ahron Guttman, Yoni Schiff, Isaac Jacobson, Drayton Ratcliff and Jesse Shkedy.
Beren basketball gets chance to play, goes out on a Chai
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Program fosters friendships, Purim mitzvah ......................................................Page 3
‘Glocks & Bagels’ hits the mark ..............................................................................Page 4 Stars end on a Chai ............................................................................................Pages 16-21
Purim High Jinks .................................................................................................Page 32
Junior beauty queen lights up the stageBy JEANNE F. SAMUELSOn Sunday, Feb. 26, Megan Roufa
was crowned Junior Miss Houston
at the Hyatt North Houston. The
competition was sponsored by Forever
Beautiful Pageants, an “all natural”
pageant system for girls and boys. A
total of 46 contestants modeled both
casual and formal wear. In this, her
very first beauty pageant, Megan
also won three individual trophies in
her division – for the prettiest eyes, See Miss Houston on Page 4
Megan Roufa
At Obama-Netanyahu summitAssurances exchanged but differences remain
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Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu may not have bridged their
differences on how to deal with Iran, but
each managed to give the other a measure
of reassurance.In his March 4 speech to the American
Israel Public Affairs Committee, Obama
held his ground, declining to articulate new
American red lines on the Iranian nuclear
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and
President Barack Obama in the Oval Office.
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Austin attorney advocates for atmosphere ..................................................... Page 5
Cadaver donors: Is it halakhic? ........................................................................... Page 5
Emanu El brotherhood honors community volunteer ................................... Page 10
Mussar Institute selects local rabbi to Kallah facility .................................. Page 11
Assessing the CUFI conference in Washington
By JEANNE F. SAMUELS “It was an amazing exper-ience,” said Lee Wunsch, upon returning from the seventh annual Washington Summit of Christians United for Israel (July 16-18). Wunsch, CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston, was one of some 25 Jews at the conference, the meetings of which were attended by more than 5,000 delegates from cities throughout the United States. Wunsch recounted that, on Tuesday night, July 17, attendance swelled by perhaps 1,500 for CUFI’s Night to Honor Israel. As an aside, he noted that kosher meals were provided for all observant Jews who attended the conference.The grass-roots CUFI is said to be the largest pro-Israel
See CUFI on Page 3
THE HOST WITH THE MOST:Houston welcomes Maccabi Games for record fifth timeBy MATT SAMUELS
It takes a lot of hard work and planning for a city to host the annual JCC Maccabi Games. However, it takes an active and dedicated Jewish community like Houston to bring it to the next level.Houston will host the annual Jewish teen summer event for a record fifth time Aug. 5-10. More than 1,800 kids, coaches and volunteers,
from 30 cities and five countries, will join together for some healthy competition, camaraderie and community service.Also, part of this year’s festivities will be JCC ArtsFest, bringing together even more teens.JCC Maccabi Games co-chairs, Mindy Levinson and Andy Bursten, have been working hard the past two years to make sure the 2012 Games are better than ever.
“We are extremely excited to be doing this, because Houston always puts on a great event,” Levinson said. “It’s just amazing how many people step up to the plate and take care of all these kids that come in from all over the country.”“The Maccabi Games have always been about the kids and how much fun they can have, and this year is no different.”The Olympic-style Games will
start at 7 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 5, with the adrenaline-pumping opening ceremonies at Rice University’s Tudor Fieldhouse. The ceremony will be streamed live on the Maccabi website for the first time, for those
See Maccabi on Page 13
JHV: MICHAEL C. DUKEIrwin Cottler spoke at the Global Israel-Diaspora Summit in Jerusalem.
Rabbi Brian Strauss Rabbi Seth Stander
Beth El
Rabbi Stuart Federow
Patient in desperate need of white blood cellsMartha Bendalin, patient no. 614989 at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, has leukemia and is in desperate need of white blood cells. Call the Mays Clinic – Blood Donor Center at 713-792-7788 or 713-792-7777 to donate.
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JERUSALEM – Israel advocates must take back the narrative that frames the Arab-Israeli conflict and help protect the integrity of the United Nations, according to a leading international law expert.Irwin Cottler, Canada’s former minister of justice and attorney general, was a standout presenter at the Global Israel-Diaspora Summit held in Jerusalem earlier
this month. Sponsored by Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the summit convened a group of nearly 150 young adult leaders, hailing from some 40 countries on six continents, to discuss Israel-advocacy strategies and strengthen Israel-Diaspora ties. Summit attendees included alumni from the foreign ministry’s Diplomatic Seminar for Young Jewish Leaders, an annual program launched in 1999 and attended by this reporter in 2009.
Cottler shared a podium on July 18 with Israel’s International Law Department deputy director, Sarah Weiss Ma’udi. The pair discussed the tactic known as “lawfare” – the institutionalization of delegitimization of Israel under the cover of international law.“Delegitimization is not the problem,” Cottler said. “The real issue is the laundering, or the
‘Lawfare’ attacks seek to delegitimize IsraelCanadian leader defines problem and offers solutions
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Austin attorney advocates for atmosphere ..................................................... Page 5
Cadaver donors: Is it halakhic? Cadaver donors: Is it halakhic? Cadaver donors: Is it halakhic? ........................................................................... Page 5
Emanu El brotherhood honors community volunteer ................................... Page 10
Mussar Institute selects local rabbi to Kallah facility ..................................
Mussar Institute selects local rabbi to Kallah facility ..................................
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HE HOST WITH THE MOST:::Houston welcomes Maccabi Games for record fifth time
Houston welcomes Maccabi Games for record fifth timeBy MATT SAMUELS
It takes a lot of hard work and planning for a city to host the annual JCC Maccabi Games. However, it takes an active and dedicated Jewish community like Houston to bring it to the next level.Houston will host the annual Jewish teen summer event for a record fifth time Aug. 5-10. More than 1,800 kids, coaches and volunteers,
from 30 cities and five countries, will join together for some healthy competition, camaraderie and community service.Also, part of this year’s festivities will be JCC ArtsFest, bringing together even more teens.JCC Maccabi Games co-chairs, Mindy Levinson and Andy Bursten, have been working hard the past two years to make sure the 2012 Games are better than ever.
“We are extremely excited to be doing this, because Houston always puts on a great event,” Levinson said. “It’s just amazing how many people step up to the plate and take care of all these kids that come in from all over the country.”“The Maccabi Games have always been about the kids and how much fun they can have, and this year is no different.”The Olympic-style Games will
JHV: MICHAEL C. DUKEIrwin Cottler spoke at the Global Israel-Diaspora Summit in Jerusalem.
Rabbi Brian Strauss Rabbi Seth Stander
Beth El
Rabbi Stuart Federow
Patient in desperate need of white blood cellsMartha Bendalin, patient no. 614989 at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, has leukemia and is in desperate need of white blood cells. Call the Mays Clinic – Blood Donor Center at 713-792-7788 or 713-792-7777 to donate.
By MICHAEL C. DUKE
JERUSALEM – Israel advocates must take back the narrative that frames the Arab-Israeli conflict and help protect the integrity of the United Nations, according to a leading international law expert.Irwin Cottler, Canada’s former minister of justice and attorney general, was a standout presenter at the Global Israel-Diaspora Summit held in Jerusalem earlier
this month. Sponsored by Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the summit convened a group of nearly 150 young adult leaders, hailing from some 40 countries on six continents, to discuss Israel-advocacy strategies and strengthen Israel-Diaspora ties. Summit attendees included alumni from the foreign ministry’s Diplomatic Seminar for Young Jewish Leaders, an annual program launched in 1999 and attended by this reporter in 2009.
‘Lawfare’ attacks seek to delegitimize IsraelCanadian leader defines problem and offers solutions
By MATT SAMUELS
Robert Hersh had a chance
to live out every football kicker’s
dream earlier this month:
Tie game.
Four seconds left on the
clock.A 47-yard field-goal attempt
separating his team from victory.
All the pressure and all of
the eyes in Reliant Stadium were
focused on the Texas Southern
University kicker’s foot.
For Hersh, however, it was
much more than a dream.
The challenge in front of him
was just the latest climactic
chapter in what has become an
emotional rollercoaster college
experience.
• In 2009, as a college
freshman, Hersh lost both his
mother and paternal grandfather
to cancer.
• In 2010, his 11 field goals
and 34 extra points helped Texas
Southern win the Southwestern
Athletic Conference for the first
time in school history.
• In 2011, a preseason leg
injury cost him his entire year,
leaving him unsure if he would
ever play college football again.
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By SAMANTHA STEINBERG
Ari Abramowitz (Beren ’98)
always knew he wanted to live in
Israel. “It was the only place I could
imagine myself living,” he explained.
Growing up in Houston, Abramowitz
developed a love and appreciation
for Israel from his years at Robert M.
Beren Academy and from his shul,
United Orthodox Synagogues.
After spending a year in Israel
studying at Bet Medrash L’Torah
and then coming back to America to
receive an undergraduate degree in
economics from Yeshiva University,
Abramowitz returned to Israel
to complete an M.B.A. at Bar Ilan
University.Beren alumnus runs for Knesset in Israel
Putting his best Putting his best
foot forwardfoot forward
TSU kicker returns to field for senior year after mother’s death, leg injury
JOHN POSEY/TSU ATHLETICS
Robert Hersh kicked off Texas Southern University’s
Labor Day Classic against Prairie View on Sept. 1.
WHAT’S
INSIDE
Shofar Factory was a blast ......... Page 2
Shlenker BOOT Camp builds
self-confidence, relationships .... Page 4
Warming up to the
High Holy Days ............................
Page 22
EWS middle school football team
kicks off first season with win ... Page 25
“For anyone to go through what he has is a living
hell, but for an 18-year-old college freshman
making the transition from high school alone,
much less playing in football stadiums before
crowds of 40,000 people is unbelievable.”
– Edward Hersh
See Forward on Page 24
The Best Little
Klezmer wedding
ballet returns
By AARON HOWARD
Choreographer Julia Adam
heard klezmer music in her head.
Commissioned by the Houston
Ballet’s Stanton Welch to create a
new work in 2003, shortly after the
birth of her daughter, Zoe, Adam
said she began to prioritize what
was important to her. She returned
to her Canadian Jewish roots. That
included listening to a lot of klezmer
music and thinking about how to
wrap movement, character, story and
design into a Jewish theme.
Adam created “Ketubah,” a
ballet inspired by the rituals of a
traditional Jewish wedding. A
ketubah or marriage contract is
central to a properly constituted
Jewish marriage. In the ballet, 16
dancers – eight women and eight men
– follow one couple from first glance
to wedding night.
When Adam first came here to
confer with the Houston Ballet, the
music for “Ketubah” still basically
was in her head. The ballet had been
set to klezmer music that Adam had
heard online. And, dancing on stage
to recorded music obviously doesn’t
give a work the emotion and response
that live music evokes. However, the
Houston Ballet’s orchestra manager
Jeremy Gimpel and Ari Abramowitz
See Ballet on Page 6
See Knesset on Page 7
L’Shanah
Tovah
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Preston and Sarah Kerr show off a shofar at Congregation Shaar Hashalom.
CSA program
seeks more
local buy-in
By MICHAEL C. DUKE
A community-supported agri-
culture program is seeking new
members who will enjoy fresh,
sustainably grown organic
produce, while supporting local
farmers.
Shares for
the fall season,
which begins
Oct. 18 and runs
for 12 weeks, are
available for pur-
chase through
the Tuv Ha’aretz
C SA , who s e
p ick u p s i t e
is the Evelyn
R u b e n s t e i n
Jewish Com-
munity Center, 5601 S. Braeswood
Blvd.A share includes weekly
Thursday afternoon delivery of
at least six different heirloom
vegetables and herbs. The fresh
produce – which for the fall season
can include squash, radishes,
turnips, broccoli, cauliflower,
sweet potatoes, arugula, lettuce,
cabbage, kale or Swiss chard –
is organically grown at the Sweet
See Program on Page 8
Chard is part of the
fall harvest.
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