April 2011 ISSN 2158-0189

קהילה

Chag Pesach Sameach!

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Kehila קהילה

Issue No. 6

April 2011/5771

Editor & Publisher: Talisha A. Harrison

Published By: Talisha A. Harrison

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KEHILA is an online monthly magazine that gives a voice to Jews of

Color while educating and informing the Jewish and non-Jewish

community as a whole.

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KEHILA welcomes comments from our readers. Please send comments

to: Email: Kehila23@yahoo.com

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Table of Contents

4 From the Editor’s Desk

Chai-Life

6 Community Pictures: Take a look at

how silly, wacky, & funny the

community got during Purim!

7 Passover Word Search

8 Passover Seder Ideas: Wonderful

ideas to make this holiday a

memorable one.

12 My Viewpoint: The Editor-in-

chief‘s mother tells us what Passover

means to her

What’s Going On?

13 Hot Topic: Combating Anti-

Semitism

16 In the News

Culture

30 Pesach Wine Selections

32 Fantastic Passover Recipes

44 Books: The Lemonheads, The

Crown of Wisdom

45 Passover Music: A few CD‘s to

make this holiday even more special

46 Prom Tips: Great advice for the

girls and boys to make them look

stunning and stylish.

Spirituality

48 Discussion Series: Maimonides 13

Principles

Community Happenings

49 Announcements

50 Misheberakhs

51 Yahrzeits

52 Kehila News

56 Resources: We have a list of

Seder Books that you might enjoy.

59 Upcoming Events

79 Passover Word Search Solution

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From the Editor’s Desk

Shalom and welcome to Issue 6! It‘s now April and spring is now here. Spring break is upon

us as children and parents alike look forward to summertime and vacations, and relaxation

till fall. As Kehila continues to grow, I am very happy to read the emails

that I receive from the readers and the comments, suggestions, and

criticisms that I receive in the Kehila inbox.

As I have stated before in the first issue, please continue to tell me

what you do and don't like and let me know what I can do to improve the

magazine so it can be at its best. Also let me know what you would like to

see in future issues of the magazine. Please drop me a line via email,

Twitter, or the FaceBook group page. Yes, I am still the only member of

the Kehila magazine staff. I welcome submissions for each issue of any

kind-from photography to art, from music & film reviews, to op-eds and opinion pieces and

even articles about what is happening in your community that you want the readership to

know about.

If you‘ve read our last issue, you know that we are working on Kehila‘s first annual

cookbook (for details see the Kehila News section). We still don‘t have a release date yet,

but we‘re taking recipes so please send them in! We need all of the recipes that we can get

to make this cookbook a beautiful masterpiece. Now on to what‘s inside this month‘s issue!

It‘s Pesach and issue 6 does not disappoint! In My Viewpoint we have a submission by my

own mom Ms. Alicia Cline. We have great Seder ideas, a word search game, recipes, wine

selections, music & movies, and resources for Passover in the different sections of the

magazine so take a gander.

Enjoy the Purim pictures and see how people celebrated Purim in our community. We

continue our Discussion Series with Maimonides Principle #6 which deals with prophecy.

We also have the latest news and hot topic in What‘s Going On? In Fashion, we have some

excellent prom tips for this year. Find out the latest announcements: who‘s having a

birthday, bar/bat mitzvah, wedding, or graduating in Community Happenings. Say a prayer

for those who are sick in our community as well as honor those who have gone before us in

this month‘s Misheberakh and Yahrzeit sections. And finally see what‘s happening all

around the community in Upcoming Events.

As I bring this From the Editor‘s Desk to a close, I wanted to first apologize for the

errors in the last two issues. If you didn‘t notice it-well good-but if you did I apologize. I

want the magazine to be the best that it can be. Being the only staffer can be somewhat

stressful but I keep going.

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Finally, Kehila is now on Tumblr (http://kehilamagazine.tumblr.com/), WordPress

(http://kehilamagazine.wordpress.com/), and on Blogger

(http://kehilamagazine.blogspot.com/) so please check out our pages. I also wanted to say

a big thank to all of you who say a prayer, read this magazine and who just encourage me

and give me advice and suggestions. I really appreciate it. I hope you enjoy this issue and

have a wonderful Passover! And please continue to help and pray for those in Japan who‘ve

been affected by the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disasters and those who died and

were wounded in two terrorist attacks in Israel last month. Chag Pesach Sameach.

Tali Adina

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Community

Community Pictures

It was a fun, wacky, happy Purim this year! Take a look at these silly, cute, and downright

funny Purim photos from around our community!

Here‘s our editor-in-chief Tali Adina and her sister Dorothy Harrison posing at their shul

while waiting to hear the reading of the

Megillah.

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Word Search

Passover Word Search

T A R U F F C W C H L P D M P B C Y L C N D S P D D S D Q G

B P N W H E X Q H Y A L R T R H I Y L K A D R N F A E S R M

D N Y A Y M E I A P W Z K Y A A B V V Z N T N R R Y D O N X

S A M G T Q E K M C X H T R M T S Y N E F Y T O M E E N Y Q

O H R I E H R K E D P H O I I G A D I M X R A L K N R G L D

H B E K W L S T T A Z S S O E M A R O R L A E B E U G S S N

Y T B Z N Z M I Z R E D E Y Q B F D D B G S I E C J P Q Z E

L V I G B E V A N T G Y L E C I L U Q J C Y K N D E J H M E

X K E H J R S L Q A C N D X G K H U I K Y G C Y S O F B C V

C I W D K P M S T G M N N S G P Z E G W P R D A G K M O T A

M I P E F Y R G G J U A A T H E I N O K Z Z C Z I V T B L C

O Y V W L U A I H F Y V C O S A C I M Q V H G F A C I P L Q

V C E Y K V T D G I K E S A Q R Z W R D R U Y P D U M Y V N

X B Q U D O C E G O W L E T L L A T M V B L H G H N U H N N

G S P S E L C A R I M S B T B U F Y A R P A Q J Z E O Y R Q

P K T A D A G G A H I C Y K W C I E F M R L Y V I G Z I O B

L U K S N A M X E D J O M L P W K R Z A Z I X I Y W L J B U

M F N G U N L J H S H A J I L E O P O F A M I L Y O K I T Z

Z T E S O C Z U S L B W O F L G M H R E C L I N I N G B S E

A L J R K W O G C A B Z S G S U A O P L A G U E S H L I R X

A I A O Q X N L L M Z M D T M S N L S D U B E Y R U A I I S

A A J Q L I D C O I S L A V E S Y Q M E V A A T B L O V F C

B Y K E S I L I A N O Z P Q R Z A I A Z S B L Z J M R R E K

O V R S I W A F B A Q U R E Z U A U R Z E L X F D C E L K M

T W E K S Y B H Y L I E X V Q I A G L G E S A T L Z H Y Y F

X L R P L B D Z W Y N U K T A M W A M Q V R X T F K S P T I

B Z K S I K A S Y N P Y S A H L V D W B Y V O Y Z I O S M W

J V P G O Z W H I D W W L O K D F S M H S I S A W R K X X Q

D O O L B O U D U U A X X W J I Y J H L A E F A L N K C U O

E X W U Y M T N V T L Z C M E P D Y C Z Z T Y X A G Y U B O

AARON

AFIKOMAN

ANGEL

ANIMALS

BEITZAH

BLESSINGS

BLOOD

BOILS

CANDLES

CATTLE

CHAMETZ

CHAROSET

DARKNESS

DAYENU

DINNER

DISEASE

EGYPT

ELIJAH

FAMILY

FIRSTBORN

FREEDOM

FRIENDS

FROGS

FUN

HAGGADA

HAIL

KOSHER

LICE

LOCUSTS

MANISHTANA

MAROR

MATZAH

MIRACLES

MOSES

PESACH

PHARAOH

PLAGUES

RECLINING

SEDER

SLAVES

SONGS

WINE

ZEROA

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Family & Friends

Pesach Seder Ideas

Here are some great ideas to make this Seder a memorable one.

Pesach or Passover is the most celebrated Jewish holiday. From China to Iran, from

Uganda to Brazil, it is celebrated by Jews worldwide. There are many customs and

traditions that done during the many Seders that are held. In Iran, when the portion of

the Haggadah starting with the words ―Ha lachma anya‖ (―This is the bread of poverty.‖),

Iranian Jews stand as though they are ready to leave Egypt just like the Hebrew slaves!

While there are diverse customs and traditions that are practiced, wherever you go all

Seder tables will still seem familiar. Whether you have celebrated Passover or have never

attended a Seder, here are some great ideas to make this Pesach a memorable one.

Getting Ready: Spring Cleaning & Chametz

In order to be prepared for Pesach, spring cleaning is done weeks in advance of the

holiday. Everything in the home is cleaned. The pots & pans, dishware, glassware, and

silverware are either all changed or they are made koshered (cleaned and made kosher)

specifically for Passover. During the cleaning, the fridge and kitchen cabinets and drawers

are rid of chametz.

Chametz is the Hebrew word for any food that has leavened or risen or to which yeast has

been added, such as breads and cakes. Anything that contains or touches anything with

leavened is also called chametz.

When all the chametz is collected, on the night before the Seder, on the thirteenth of

Nisan, a ceremony called ―bedikat chametz‖ (searching for chametz) is performed. The

father or the head of the household conducts a search by the light of a candle and uses a

chicken feather to sweep the chametz into a bowl. The next morning the last of the

chametz is burned, donated, or ―sold‖ to non-Jews with the help of a rabbi.

Ma‘ Ot Chittim: Concerned over the economic strain Passover imposed on poor Jews, rabbis

established this annual fundraising campaign whose sole purpose is to enable all Jews to

observe Passover. This charity has been taking very seriously throughout Jewish history

and in Jewish communities throughout the world.

The Seder:

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Once the whole home is cleaned and rid of all of the chametz, it is time to prepare for the

Seder dinner. Many families attend a community Seder at their shul or their local JCC. In

addition, they may also host their own Seders at their home. If you‘re going to host a

Seder at home, your family can volunteer to have special guests like a college student

attend. You can have as many people as you want at your Seder, there‘s no limit to the

amount of guests. Just make sure that you have everything you need to make the Seder a

memorable one.

The Seder is the main event of Pesach. It‘s where people gather to hear the story of the

Exodus and to eat the delicious Passover meal. The traditional order of the Seder is as

follows:

Kadesh: the reciting of the Kiddush, the blessing of the wine

U‘Rechatz: the washing of the hands

Karpas: the blessing over the green vegetable

Yachatz: the breaking of the middle matzah

Maggid: the telling of the Exodus story

Rachtzah: the washing of the hands before the meal

Motzi Matzah: the blessing over the matzah and the prayer before eating

Maror: the blessing over the bitter herbs

Korech: the Hillel sandwich of matzah, maror, and charoset

Shulhan Orech: the festive meal

Tzafun: the afikoman

Barech: the saying of grace

Hallel: the psalms of praise

Nirtzah: the conclusion of the Seder

Here‘s what you‘ll need for the Seder:

Make sure of course that you have enough plates, cups, napkins, and eating utensils for all

of your guests and for the prophet Elijah. Some families have an empty chair reserved for

the prophet.

Have pillows for you and your guests as we are supposed to recline during the Seder.

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Haggadah(s): This book is vital to the Seder. You‘ll need it to say the blessings, tell the

Exodus story, discuss and ask questions, and sing songs. There is a variety to choose from.

Take a look at this issue‘s Resources section to see a few that you could pick from.

Wine and/or Grape Juice:

This a major part of the Seder so make sure you have enough to go around. It‘s not Purim,

so you will not be getting drunk! See our Passover Wine Selections feature in Food. For

those who are under drinking age or who do not drink

wine, have grape juice at the ready.

The Seder Plate:

It‘s the centerpiece of the table. You can more than one

if you‘re having a large Seder. It comes in many designs

and it holds the symbolic foods that represent aspects

of the Passover story. They are in the order that they

are eaten:

Karpas: This vegetable symbolizes when the

Children of Israel marked their doorposts with

lamb‘s blood using a tall green plant called hyssop so that the angel of death would

pass over and not kill the firstborn in the household. Any kind of

―bunched‖ or leafy plant (celery, scallions, etc.) may be used as long as

it‘s green. We dip the karpas into water that has salt, vinegar, or lemon

juice to remind us how bitter the lives of our ancestors were when they

were slaves. We then say a blessing before eating the karpas.

Maror: Horseraddish is the most common bitter herb used to

symbolize the bitterness of Jewish servitude in Egypt but there are

other types of food that are used.

Charoses or Charoset: This is a mixture of nuts and fruits that reminds us of the

mortar that the Israelites used to make the bricks for Pharaoh‘s buildings. There

are many ways to make this mixture and each Jewish community around the world

makes their own special kind of charoset.

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Zeora: This is the shankbone (the part of the lower leg of a lamb) and it symbolizes

the animal sacrifices that were made in ancient times. If you are unable to use a

lamb another bone can be used such as a chicken bone. If you‘re a vegetarian a beet

can be used.

Beitzah: This is a boiled egg and it represents spring and new life. There are many

customs that Jews around the world do with the boiled egg. For instance in Lybia,

Jewish families place an egg on the Seder plate for every child at the Seder!

Matzah: as we can not eat leavened bread during Passover, we eat matzah instead. It is a

flat unleavened bread that we eat only at this time of year. When the Israelites were

leaving Egypt, they were in a hurry and didn‘t have any time to let the bread rise. So they

ate matzah instead. As a reminder we are commanded to eat matzah for seven days. You‘ll

need enough for you and your guests to make the Hillel sandwich as well as hide a piece for

the afikomen. There are many types of matzah to choose from so you won‘t get tired of

eating it. You can either make your own or buy it from the

stores.

Meal: For your meal, you can make anything as long as it is

kosher for Passover. From matzo ball soup to a fish dish the

choice is yours. Take a look at the Passover recipes in the

Food section and you‘ll find a diverse and delicious choice of

dishes from Jewish communities around the world.

Well there you have it! You‘re all set. Go forth and make this year‘s Seder a memorable one

for you, your family, friends, and guests!

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My Viewpoint

What Passover Means to Me

By Alicia Cline

I am a mix of ethnicity. I am of Virgin Islander, Tortolan, Danish, German, American,

Jewish, and African descent. Passover takes me back to the life of my ancestors-to their

struggles, hardships, and adversities they endured.

On the other hand, at times I find myself struggling as a Jew of Color in America. But

meanwhile, I appreciate my ancestors because they paved the way for my family and I to

celebrate the Exodus out of Egypt from slavery as well as celebrate the freedom from

slavery in North America, the Caribbean, and Africa. And it continues to remind me of the

other areas in the world where people are still not free, furthermore things are slowly

getting better.

Weeks before Pesach, we clean out our homes and give away food that we are not to keep

during the holiday (hametz). The night before Pesach starts, we check for crumbs of

hametz that may be left in our rooms or cabinets.

Finally, when my family and I sit down to eat our Seder dinner-which is always a big meal-

we always enjoy the story of the Exodus reenacted in the Haggadah. The book is filled

with prayers, songs, and stories that everyone participates in during the Seder. During

Passover our family enjoys each other‘s company.

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Hot Topic

Combating Anti-Semitism

―The Holocaust never happened.‖

―Jews control the media.‖

―Jew bastard.‖

―Jews murdered Jesus.‖

―The Jews controlled the slave trade.‖

Do these statements sound familiar to you? Perhaps you‘ve read or heard them in the

media or at a rally or they‘ve been directed at you or someone you know. These

statements have been made by celebrities, journalists, community leaders, and even

ordinary people throughout the years-they are all anti-Semites. Ever since the creation of

the Jewish people, we have been hated, attacked, hunted, and murdered all because of who

we are. From this hate these anti-Semitic statements, beliefs, and views were formed.

When we hear these types of comments or even learn from the news about an anti-Semitic

attack, we wonder out loud or even in our minds, why have we Jews been the targets of

such hatred? In other words, why us?

First of all, Jews are a minority (and if you‘re a Jew of Color you‘re a minority within a

minority) and we are vulnerable to being stigmatized as the other. There are many reasons

why we are a target. Since world war two, there has been a resentment of Jewish moral

superiority in the aftermath of the holocaust. That‘s why we see western governments and

other groups criticize Israel. Jews also identify with the oppressed and are attracted to

movements for social change. Jews were greatly involved in the civil rights movement and

the ACLU. Often, people do not like social change; they enjoy the status quo and get

upset and scared of change.

While we do ask why us, we are also asking why do people hate? In his book To Life! A

Celebration of Jewish Being and Thinking, Rabbi Harold S. Kushner says

―Anti-Semitism like all racial and religious prejudice is a sign that something is wrong with

the hater, not the victim…we hate people because they remind us of something we hate

about ourselves…these stereotypes have nothing to do with reality but have a lot to do

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Hot Topic

with our bad feelings about ourselves. They can be wildly unrealistic and self-contradictory

seeing each other…‖

With hate, fear and envy may even play a huge role. In America, we always hear from

people that if you work hard, anything is possible. However, when some see minorities

working hard, they start to panic at the competition. Their attitude changes from ―Keep

them out, they‘re lazy, they‘re not good enough‖, to ―Keep them out, they‘re taking over‖.

We‘ve asked why us and why do people hate, we understand the problem and where it

stems from, but now we need to ask what can we as Jews do about it?

As a Jew we must be a voice in the world that is not afraid to take a stand against anti-

Semites. We do that by fostering a climate in which it is socially unacceptable to express

prejudiced feelings about another group. We also do not need to change our behavior and

make it less proactive. There‘s nothing wrong with being a Jew. If someone has a problem

with us they have a problem with themselves. I am proud to be a Jew and I‘m not going to

water my Jewishness down for anyone; it‘s part of me.

Finally, the last thing that we can do is we should not be a victim. While we should always

honor and preserve the memory of the Jewish people who suffered and died, we should not

base too much of our perception of Judaism on the blood-stained past. When we do that

it makes us see Judaism in a negative light and as a dangerous burden instead of a blessing

and a source of spiritual empowerment. Even in those dark times, there were always

sources of light. The emphasis on Jewish suffering is also psychologically

counterproductive. It makes our religion marginal and it sets us up to give up Judaism

entirely as soon as it is no longer besieged. Rabbi Kushner says,

―To base one‘s Jewish identity on anti-Semitism is to create a need to find the threat of

anti-Semitism even when it is not there...We either have to find evidence of the danger of

anti-Semitism around us or else be tempted to give up our Jewishness in its absence. We

end up being Jews only because we have to, not because we wish to...‖

Finally, being portrayed as a victim also distorts our relationship with the people around

us. We don‘t want people to feel sorry for us because we are Jewish. Again, there‘s nothing

wrong with being a Jew, there‘s something wrong with the person who hates Jews.

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I hope for a day where there isn‘t any anti-Semitism in the world. But as long as there is

hate, there will always be anti-Semitism. We must not be silent; we must speak out against

the Helen Thomas‘s, the Mel Gibson‘s, the Louis Farrakhan‘s, and all of the famous and non-

famous anti-Semites of the world. To quote the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.:

―An injustice anywhere is an injustice everywhere.‖

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In the News

JCCs Are a New Front in the Culture War on Israel

Centers in D.C. and N.Y. Criticized for Showing Controversial Films, Plays

By Nathan Guttman Published in The Jewish Daily Forward March 23, 2011, issue of April 01, 2011.

WASHINGTON — Jewish Community Centers, known for their fitness facilities and child

care services, are increasingly becoming the target of protesters taking issue with the

artistic programs they offer.

In Washington, a new grassroots organization is calling on the local federation to adopt

guidelines that will withhold funding from the JCC if the center‘s theater puts on plays

that ―denigrate Israel and undermine its legitimacy.‖ In New York City, a group called

JCCWatch is taking aim at the JCC in Manhattan for partnering with such groups as the

New Israel Fund, B‘Tselem and Human Rights Watch in supporting the Other Israel Film

Festival.

In the middle of this fight stand the Jewish federations, the community‘s philanthropic

backbone, torn between their wish to maintain the artistic freedom of the community‘s

beneficiary agencies and their need to satisfy angry donors who control the purse strings.

―I don‘t want to infringe on anyone‘s freedom of expression, but why should it be from my

federation contributions?‖ asked Louis Offen, who describes himself as a ―significant

donor‖ to the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington.

Offen, a retired physician and lawyer from Chevy Chase, Md., has demanded that the

federation put Ari Roth, artistic director of the Washington DC JCC‘S Theater J, on ―a

shorter leash.‖ Two years ago, Offen cut back his charitable giving to the federation

because of Theater J‘s reading of the play ―Seven Jewish Children‖ by British playwright

Caryl Churchill. The theater held a critical reading of the play, which speaks of Israeli

wrongdoings toward the Arab population, and coupled it with ―dramatic responses‖ from

other artists that presented Israel more favorably.

Offen increased his donation the next year, but said he is once again threatening to slash

support for the federation. ―They should know that I and others are dropping away,‖ he

said. ―If the federation decides it can live without donors like me, that‘s fine, but I think

they‘re making a huge mistake.‖

Roth, in response, said that intervening in artistic content ―is not a prerogative of the

donor.‖ The artistic director, who made Theater J a leading critically acclaimed company,

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added that attempts to limit the theater‘s freedom amount to censorship or, worse, to

blacklisting.

Under the name Citizens Opposed to Propaganda Masquerading as Art — the local D.C.-

area organization seeking to rein in Theatre J has staged protests in the past outside the

JCC. Its members met when they were active in a watchdog group that monitored The

Washington Post‘s coverage of Israel. A few are also active in the organization Holocaust

Museum Watch. Their March 6 letter to Susie Gelman, president of the Jewish Federation

of Greater Washington and to all board members, lists the group‘s reservations over

Theater J‘s decision to read ―Seven Jewish Children.‖

The group also opposed the theater‘s invitation in January to Israel‘s Cameri Theater to

perform ―Return to Haifa,‖ a play adapted from a novella by Palestinian author Ghassan

Kanafani, who died in a Beirut car bomb attack in 1972. The author was also a spokesman

of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a group that conducted terrorist

actions during the 1970s. The play, which won praise from Washington theater critics,

tells the intertwining stories of an Arab family that fled its house in Haifa during the

1948 war and a Jewish family of Holocaust survivors now living in that house.

―Showing it in Israel is different. Showing it in any theater in America is fine, but people

don‘t give money to the federation to support the denigration of Israel,‖ COPMA treasurer

Carol Greenwald argued.

In their letter to federation leaders, COPMA demands the adoption of guidelines ―for

withholding funding from partner agencies that engage in political propaganda and activism

denigrating Israel and undermining its legitimacy as a strong, secure and independent

Jewish state.‖

In response, the Washington federation provided the Forward with a written statement

saying, ―Federation leadership considers this to be a serious matter and is taking the issue

of funding guidelines under advisement.‖ The federation declined to comment on specific

questions relating to funding the JCC and Theater J.

The model suggested by COPMA for guidelines is the one adopted early last year by the

Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, following a similar debate in the

community. These guidelines state that the federation will not fund grantees that

advocate or endorse the undermining of Israel‘s legitimacy ―as a secure, independent,

democratic, Jewish state,‖ including through participation in boycott, divestment and

sanctions.

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―There are things a Jewish community shouldn‘t be doing, like serving a bacon

cheeseburger on Yom Kippur,‖ said Andrew Apostolou, a local Jewish Community Relations

Council member who has asked for a public discussion over funding guidelines. ―Putting on

an anti-Semitic play is one of these things.‖

But professionals in the field of Jewish arts and culture view the San Francisco guidelines

as bad news. ―They had a very chilling effect on the cultural community, because they are

too vague,‖ said Elise Bernhardt, President and CEO of the Foundation for Jewish Culture.

She explained that with no clear definition of what constitutes de-legitimization of Israel,

the guidelines serve only to make artists‘ life ―very difficult.‖ Bernhardt‘s group, which

funds programs in all fields of art, has also faced debates within its board about borders

and rules. But only once was there a decision not to fund a film. ―If we tell artists what to

say or what to do, we won‘t get good art,‖ Bernhardt said.

The debate is not only over artistic principle. For JCCs, it is also about real money. The

DCJCC receives $600,000 a year from the federation, a sum that makes up about 8% of

its annual budget. A drive for guidelines that would deprive the JCC of federation money

because of unacceptable shows put on by Theater J could limit the JCC‘S ability to provide

other services. ―I don‘t believe in formal guidelines,‖ said Arna Meyer Mickelson, CEO of

the DCJCC, ‖but that does not mean we don‘t have a philosophy that guides our work.‖ This

philosophy, she explained, includes ―welcoming multiple voices‖ while rejecting the principle

and tactics of BDS. In practice, this translates to including BDS supporters in panel

discussions, but keeping the debate balanced and expecting ―that the discussion will not

support BDS.‖

The Washington debate echoes a similar discussion in New York. There, too, community

leaders have lately advocated for a ―big tent‖ approach. Writing in the New York Jewish

Week on February 15, John Ruskay, executive vice president and CEO of UJA-Federation

of New York, spoke out in defense of the JCC in Manhattan, which has come under attack

following the Other Israel Film Festival, a showing of films highlighting the lives of Arabs

and other minorities in Israel.

―This is the same JCC that hosts the only ongoing Ulpan program in New York, sponsors

Birthright Israel trips for our young, undertakes annual leadership missions to Israel,

created the Israel Film Center, presented a 24-hour ―Israel Non-Stop‖ cultural marathon,

and far more,‖ Ruskay wrote.

Nevertheless, in 2007, UJA-Federation itself abruptly pulled out of co-sponsoring that

year‘s Other Israel Film Festival at the JCC at the 11th hour. Festival promotional

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materials had already been distributed bearing UJA-Federation‘s logo. Nevertheless, the

federation‘s name was pulled from the festival‘s website.

Speaking on background, federation sources told the press that pressure from major

donors had spurred the pullout. A statement issued then by UJA-Federation denied this,

claiming incorrectly that ―an Israeli political party‖ was also a cosponsor, preventing the

philanthropy from participating without compromising its nonpartisan status. The

federation sponsorship then involved no funds.

This year, JCCWatch, composed, according to press reports, of a handful of JCC members,

has put forth a demand for the community center to establish ―public and transparent

guidelines that will distance it from organizations supporting BDS.‖

In an official statement, the JCC countered that it ―does not support BDS, and we do not

partner with organizations that support BDS. We stand with Israel against de-

legitimization and support open and respectful dialogue within our community.‖

The debate, said Stephen Hazan Arnoff, executive director of New York‘s 14th Street Y,

a community center not targeted by protesters, reflects similar trends in Israel, where

tolerance of dissenting views is in decline. Attacks on JCCs and Jewish cultural

institutions, he said, ―are a sign of weakness‖ of the community. ―If the community cannot

accommodate diversity, the community is not healthy.‖

Contact Nathan Guttman at guttman@forward.com

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What are we celebrating?

By REUVEN HAMMER 03/28/2011 22:22 The Jerusalem Post

Last week, we marked 90 years to the establishment of the Chief Rabbinate, as if the

institution was a completely positive factor in Israeli life

Last Tuesday, the Knesset celebrated the 90th anniversary of the Chief Rabbinate, as if

the institution was a positive factor in Israeli life. Considering its accomplishments, one

wonders why. Both Knesset speaker Reuven Rivlin and Chief Sephardi Rabbi Shlomo Amar

took the occasion to speak of the importance of the Chief Rabbinate full authority over

conversions. There is more than a little irony in this, considering the fact that if there is

any area in which the Chief Rabbinate has failed, it is that.

Confronted with the urgent problem of the massive non-Jewish immigration from the

former Soviet Union, in which over 300,000 non-Jews became Israeli citizens, the

Rabbinate did nothing to encourage conversion or even to make it a viable option.

When presented with a possible solution suggested by the Neeman Commission involving

the creation of a joint institute for the study of Judaism which would lead to conversion

under the Chief Rabbinate‘s auspices, the Chief Rabbinate responded with a vicious attack

on the Conservative and Reform movements – which bordered on the libelous – and refused

to cooperate with it. A Joint Institute was eventually established, no thanks to the

Rabbinate, and it is only because of the efforts of that institution – often despite the

obstacles presented by the Chief Rabbinate – that any conversions are done at all,

including those in the IDF.

Rivlin dismissed the possibility of replacing the Chief Rabbinate with ―another one, Reform

or Conservative – a move that could compromise the unity of the Jewish people‖ and

praised halacha [Jewish law] which, he opined, ―we must safeguard.‖

It appears that Rivlin continues the tradition of those secular leaders of Israel who do not

go to a synagogue, but want the synagogue they do not attend to be Orthodox. If he is so

concerned with protecting halacha, he might begin by persuading the rabbinical courts to

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follow the halacha of conversion which is very different from what they are actually doing.

He might also ask them to take advantage of the options the halacha provides for solving

the aguna [―anchored‖ women who are refused a divorce by their husbands] problem,

another area in which the Chief Rabbinate has proved its ineffectiveness.

RIVLIN ALSO warned against what he called the ―privatization of conversion.‖ What

exactly is the Knesset speaker talking about? Does he not know that, currently, there are

conversions in Israel and throughout the world conducted by Conservative and Reform

rabbis that are recognized by the State of Israel? Does he not know that even if Israel

were not to recognize them, they would continue to be performed? Is he totally unaware

that, like it or not, the Jewish world is pluralistic? Does he not know that there are large

sections of the Jewish world – the ultra-Orthodox (haredim) for example – who do not

even accept the conversions of the Chief Rabbinate? As for the Rotem bill that is now

frozen and that Rabbi Amar so fervently wants to have passed, the opposition to it is not

the provisions that would facilitate conversion, but those that would give the Chief

Rabbinate sole authority. Let Rotem remove those sections and all opposition will

disappear. But it is obvious that it is specifically those sections that interest Rabbi Amar.

Even the Orthodox in America are appalled by the efforts of the Rabbinate to attain total

hegemony over conversion throughout the world and to be the sole authority deciding

which American rabbis can convert and which cannot.

In case there was any doubt about the intent of to dominate world Jewry, at that same

celebration the Religious Services Minister, Ya‘acov Margi, stated openly that he hoped to

see legislation that would outlaw non-Orthodox movements in Israel, legislation that would

―determine by law that there are no streams in Judaism, only one that has been passed

down to us from generation to generation.‖

Does Rivlin support that as well and what does Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu have to

say about this proposal of one of the members of his coalition? I know of no better way to

alienate American Jewry than to even consider such a move.

The celebration of the Chief Rabbinate is a celebration of a backward march, one in which

Israel becomes more like a religious autocracy than a modern, democratic state. It is a

march into darkness which leads not to Jewish unity but to a situation in which Israel

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finds itself on one side and the rest of the Jewish world on the other; in which any

support of Israel by American Jewry would not be because of Israel‘s attitude toward

religion, but in spite of it.

It is a march of folly that we – the Jewish people – can ill afford.

The writer, former president of the International Rabbinical Assembly and the

representative of the Masorti/Conservative Movement on the Neeman Commission, is the

author of several books including Entering Jewish Prayer and Entering Torah.

Photo by: Courtesy of the Knesset

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Panel to explore work discrimination

By RUTH EGLASH 03/29/2011 01:33 The Jerusalem Post

Complaints against employers steadily increasing; Ministry of Industry, Labor and Trade to

hold conference to reveal the data.

The number of complaints against

discriminatory practices in the

workplace has been steadily

increasing since the creation of the

Equal Employment Opportunities

Commission (EEOC) two years ago,

The Jerusalem Post learned

Monday.

The Ministry of Industry, Labor and

Trade will hold its second annual conference on Tuesday in Tel Aviv to reveal the

discouraging data.

Figures reported by the commission for 2010 are said to include 643 complaints of racism,

gender bias or other prejudices in places of employment – up from 498 in 2009. Last year‘s

increase seems to be continuing this year too, a commission representative said.

Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner Tziona Koenig-Yair told the Post that the

main goal of the conference was to show businesses that equality can be an engine for

economic growth.

―We know there are many challenges but we want to make sure employers know that

diversity can be advantageous,‖ she said. ―Employing men and women – Jews and Arabs,

able and disabled people – in the workplace makes good business sense.‖

Among those slated to speak at Tuesday‘s symposium are noted industrialists, including

Ofra Strauss, chairwoman of the multimillion dollar Strauss Group, who will give a gender

Photo by: Veronica Therese

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perspective on employment, as well as Manpower CEO Orna Segal, Michal Hame‘eri CEO of

BBDO Israel and Nitsan Lavi, Deputy CEO of Super- Pharm.

The commission will also launch its official guide to diversity recruitment at a special

workshop outlining the benefits for businesses that take such steps.

―Israel has a rapidly changing demography and we know that the Arab and ultra-Orthodox

populations will be the majority in future years. That is why it is important for businesses

to open their eyes and open their markets,‖ said Koenig-Yair.

―That is very difficult to do when all your employees are of the same background and same

general appearance.‖

Despite the increase in reports of unfair business practices, Koenig-Yair acknowledges

that the challenges to reducing discrimination in the workplace are still great.

―It‘s not only about filing complaints,‖ she said. ―At the moment we have roughly 20 cases

litigated in the Labor Court and some of them will be precedent-setting – but what is more

important for us is to get people on board in order to change the overall mindset.‖

In addition to exploring the benefits of diversity in the workplace, the conference will also

look at the role the media plays in increasing or reducing discrimination, and how the role

of military service in Israel dominates employment criteria.

Also sharing their experiences will be some international guests from Northern Ireland,

which, has built a model for equal employment opportunities there via its Northern Ireland

Equality Commission (NIEC).

In 2009, the EEOC joined forces with the NIEC under a special European Union project

aimed at bringing together EU and non-EU nations for mutual cooperation and social

development.

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A Brush With Death

Witnessing a Jerusalem Bombing

By Ari L. Goldman Published March 24, 2011 The Jewish Daily Forward

JERUSALEM — I saved the visit to my father‘s grave for the last day of my trip to

Israel. It‘s not that I don‘t like going, it‘s just that there are already so many reminders

of death in Jerusalem.

Both Arabs and Israelis point to bullet holes in Old City walls, each one a testament to a

war, a skirmish, a killing. These holes are never filled; they are preserved as monuments to

deaths gone by.

Everywhere, it seems, there are streets named for fallen heroes and soldiers. And on many

of those streets are small granite markers attesting to those killed in a bus bombing, the

terror weapon of choice for Palestinian militants until a few years ago. There is a sameness

to these markers: a list of names, a date and a bus line number: the 18, the 14, the 2.

It was raining on the last day of my trip so I took a taxi to Har Hamenuchot, a sprawling

cemetery where my father is buried at the Western entrance to the city. As I entered I

thought of seeking out the fresh graves of the five members of the Fogel family, killed in

a particularly horrific act of terror in the settlement of Itamar just two weeks earlier. I

thought of stopping by the shrine for Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, whose music has been so

important in my life.

But I was a man with a purpose. I made my way straight to my father‘s grave. In my pocket

was a slim paperback edition of the Psalms with the inscription ―M. Goldman‖ on it. (My

father had a habit of putting his name in all his books, even pamphlets.) It was the same

booklet that my father used to pray at the graves of his parents.

I never know what to say at a grave. Do I talk about my children? Do I tell him about my

students and how I just traveled with them through Israel? Do I bring him up to date? Do

I reminisce? Do I talk politics? Torah? Is anybody listening? Am I beginning to look like a

crazy person, tears streaming, talking to stones?

My father‘s little book helped. I prayed in the same language he prayed. He helped me find

the words. After a short while, I put a stone on his stone and left the cemetery.

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The rain had stopped and I was in the mood to walk. I walked up the winding hill to an

ultra-Orthodox neighborhood called Givat Shaul. I got a little bit lost wandering the

streets and alleys and watching the people. There wasn‘t a taxi in sight, but I did see a bus

coming up the street. The computerized sign announced ―Sha‘ar Yaffo,‖ Jaffa Gate, as

good destination as any, I figured.

I paid my fare, found a seat near the window and put on my headphones. I guess that is

why I missed the sound of the explosion. Our bus suddenly came to an abrupt halt just

after passing Jerusalem‘s Central Bus Station and, out the window, I could see soldiers

running with their rifles at the ready

and policemen emerging from

everywhere. Many were in

plainclothes and donning folded caps

with the word ―Mishtara,‖ or police,

on it.

Our driver opened the door and some

ran away from the scene and others

toward it. Within seconds, the sirens

of arriving ambulances and military

vehicles filled the air. A helicopter

circled overhead. The police were just beginning to cordon off the area and pushed back

the group of onlookers that I joined. Just a block away I could see two crippled buses and

medics carrying away the injured on stretchers.

Rumors swept through the crowd. The bomb was on one of the buses. The bomb was at the

bus stop. No one was killed. One was killed. People got reports from their cell phone and

from websites and from each other. ―Yesh piguah acher!‖ someone suddenly shouted.

―There is another bomb!‖ We looked about nervously but stood our ground. A Filipino

woman was shaking and crying, saying that she ran for the bus when it blew up. Another

woman fought with an officer guarding the scene, saying she had a child on the bus and

wanted to pass.

The final count, we found out later, was one dead and more than 30 wounded. But the toll

was much higher: a city traumatized, a peace process in ruins, so little reason for hope.

And I realized that soon one more granite marker would be set up on a Jerusalem street.

Maybe on my next visit to my father‘s grave I will stop by and place a stone as a symbol of

memory and blessing.

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Ari L. Goldman, a professor of journalism at Columbia University, is the author of ―Living a Year of Kaddish.‖

Elizabeth Taylor and Israel, a lasting love

By Nathan Burstein, Friday, March 25, 8:45 PM Jewish Ideas Daily

The world lost an icon Wednesday with the death of Elizabeth Taylor — and Israel lost

one of its best friends in Hollywood.

Wednesday also brought the first bombing in Jerusalem in nearly four years, so the news

of Taylor‘s death was overshadowed there by the explosion and by escalating rocket fire

from Gaza. But the actress‘s passing represented the end of a relationship with the

Jewish state that may have been the last of its kind.

American media coverage of Taylor‘s life has understandably focused on her on- and

offscreen dramas, as well as her pioneering AIDS activism. But she was also a supporter of

Israel to a degree that largely went unmentioned this past week, bringing to the cause a

commitment nearly unimaginable among Hollywood stars today. In a life famously shared

with seven husbands, Taylor‘s relationship with Israel was one of her longest.

It began in 1959, when Taylor, then a recent convert to Judaism, purchased Israel Bonds

in such volumes that her films were boycotted in Arab nations. The elements of the story

are so mismatched — the sultry starlet and the Third World country then absorbing

displaced Jews from the Arab world — that it makes your eyes pop, as Taylor did in so

many of her films.

Eight years and two Oscars later, Taylor canceled a visit to Moscow to protest the

U.S.S.R.‘s condemnation of Israel in the Six Day War. She would later sign a letter

denouncing the United Nations‘ odious ―Zionism is racism‖ resolution, and in 1976, she

offered to trade places with one of the hostages held by Palestine Liberation Organization

hijackers from a flight originating in Tel Aviv. (Her willingness to become a hostage didn‘t

lead anywhere in real life, but she eventually got to play one in a TV version of the

incident, ABC‘s ―Victory at Entebbe.‖)

She was Hollywood‘s most famous Cleopatra, and she stayed involved in the Middle East

long after her career slowed down. She lent her star power to Israel with a 1982-83 visit

— she met with Prime Minister Menachem Begin — and by publicly supporting the right of

the Soviet Union‘s trapped Jewry to emigrate there.

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Like her old-school glamour and professional roots in the original studio system, Taylor‘s

activism for Israel was, in many ways, an artifact of a different era. An increasingly

cynical world challenged the actress and Israel in similar ways, with their idealized early

images coming back to haunt them. Taylor, it turned out, was merely mortal, and prone to

tabloid-worthy missteps despite her preternatural beauty. Israel, with its foundations in

Jewish desperation and trauma, could be as dysfunctional and disappointing as any other

nation.

Of course, Taylor‘s passing doesn‘t sever the link between Hollywood and Israel. Boldface

names remain a regular presence at Israel-affiliated fundraisers, and A-listers including

Nicole Kidman, Michael Douglas and Ridley Scott drew notice in 2006 by signing a petition

backing the country‘s war against Hezbollah. But by and large, gone are the days of

advocacy like Taylor‘s, of stars aligning publicly and treating Israel as a cause.

Partly that‘s a function of Israel‘s improved economy, as well as the abundance of other

pressing concerns. But what was striking about Taylor‘s activism was its emphasis on the

positive — on visits, on fundraising, on creating connections.

When it comes to celebrities and Israel, the headlines in recent years have highlighted

stars who cut ties at the request of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS)

movement, an international activist network that sees Israel as an oppressor and seeks its

isolation in virtually every realm.

It has latched onto entertainers as a public way to ostracize Israelis and humiliate them

overseas. (Critics note ruefully that, in addition to overlooking Palestinian transgressions,

the same artists usually have nothing in particular to say about China, Russia or repressive

Muslim regimes.)

In a telling similarity to long-standing Arab tactics — which focused more on tearing down

Israel than on building up Palestinians — BDS has defined the issue in terms of inaction:

stars who won‘t perform for, talk to, visit or teach. It‘s a contrast with Taylor, who, with

the exception of that canceled Moscow trip, focused on raising money and forging bonds

overseas.

In 1977, the actress and her sixth husband, soon-to-be-senator John Warner of Virginia,

were honored in Beverly Hills for their work with the Jewish National Fund (JNF), an

organization that had transformed Israeli deserts into forests. The Jewish Telegraphic

Agency, a news service, reported that a section of forest near Jerusalem would be named

in their honor.

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As the JNF‘s world chairman delivered his remarks to the crowd, he was speaking about

his organization, but he could just as easily have been speaking about Taylor, when he said:

―We hate to destroy, we love to build.‖

Nathan Burstein is a former arts and entertainment editor at the Jerusalem Post.

AP Photo/Max Nash/ - Elizabeth Taylor visited the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem in December 1982. Since converting to Judaism in 1959, the actress was a steadfast supporter of Israeli causes.

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Pesach Wine Selections

Here are the top wine selections for Pesach that are buzzing on the web. Lachaim!

Carmel Wines Gewurztraminer LH Shaal

2006 - $25.99

Domaine Du Castel C Blanc Du Castel

2007 - $44.99

Yarden Chardonnay 2008 - $17.00

Dalton Reserve Viognier 2009 - $14.99

Prix Reserve White Riesling 2007 -

$35.99

Gamla White Riesling 2009 - $14.99

Hagafen Sauvignon Blanc 2010 - $17.49

Hagafen White Riesling 2010 - $24.99

Galil Chardonnay 2008 - $13.99

Psagot Chardonnay *Shiner 2010 -

$17.95

Hagafen White Riesling Rando

Wieruszowski 2010 - $36.00

Tzuba Chardonnay 2009 - $22.99

Gates Chardonnay 2006 - $26.00

Psagot Viognier *Shiner 2010 - $18.95

Joseph River Chardonnay 2009 - $10.99

Hagafen Ripken Vineyard Roussanne 2008

- $19.99

Rashi Moscato Dasti Rashi 2010 - $12.99

Herzog Chardonnay Special Reserve 2007

- $28.99

Gamla Sauvignon Blanc 2009 - $14.99

Carmel Wines Carmel Ridge White 2009 -

$13.99

Psagot Single Vineyard Cabernet

Sauvignon 2009 - $45.00

Yatir 'Forest' 2007 - $79.99

Carmel Wines Cabernet Sauvignon

Kayoumi 2005 - $39.99

Domaine Du Castel Petit Castel 2007 -

$45.00

Carmel Wines Gewurztraminer LH Shaal

2006 - $18.30

Yatir Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 -

$50.00

Shiloh Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 2007

- $40.00

Binyamina Cave 2006 - $70.00

Psagot Edom Red 2007 - $34.99

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Recanati Special Reserve 2006 - $45.00

Barkan Cabernet Altitude 412 2007 - $44.99

Binyamina Reserve Shiraz 2007 - $25.00

Alexander the Great Cabernet Sauvignon Galilee 2006 - $69.00

Domaine Du Castel C Blanc Du Castel 2007 - $36.99

Ella Valley Cabernet 2005 - $31.99

Dalton Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 - $35.99

Yarden Chardonnay 2007 - $17.00

Dalton Reserve Viognier 2009 - $14.99

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Fantastic Passover Recipes

The following are recipes that make your Seder the most delicious in town. Eating

discretion is advised. Not!

Ethiopian Stew Recipe ("Wat" Recipe)

Preparation Time: 20 minutes; Cooking Time: 34 minutes

4 cups water

3 medium onions, chopped

1/4 cup low-sodium fat-free chicken broth

4 cloves garlic, minced

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

1/2 teaspoon turmeric

3 cups shredded cabbage

1 turnip, peeled and diced

3 medium potatoes, peeled chopped

3 medium carrots, scraped and chopped

Instructions for the Ethiopian Stew recipe ("Wat" recipe):

1. Heat broth in a large saucepan.

2. Add onions and garlic, and sauté until onions begin to soften, about 3 minutes.

3. Add ginger, turmeric, and black pepper, and sauté for 1 additional minute.

4. Add water, carrots, turnip, potatoes, and cabbage and bring to a boil.

5. Reduce heat and simmer until carrots are just tender, about 30 minutes.

6. Transfer to individual bowls and serve at once.

Yield: 8 servings.

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Brazilian Haroseth

Published April 20, 2005 New York Times

Adapted from Mathilda Steinberg

Time: 20 minutes

3 medium apples, unpeeled and grated (about 1½ pounds)

1¾ cups chopped almonds, walnuts or cashews

1 cup raisins

½ cup dates, pitted

¼ teaspoon cinnamon

About ¾ cup sweet wine for Passover

1 to 2 tablespoons sugar (optional).

Place apples, nuts, raisins, dates and cinnamon in a food processor or a large bowl. Pulse or

chop until well blended, adding only an amount of wine that the fruits and nuts can absorb.

Place in a large bowl and taste, adding sugar to taste.

Yield: 5 cups

Morrocan Shad With Fava Beans

Published: April 5, 2006 New York Times

Adapted from Nicole Amsellem

Time: About 1 hour

1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

4 to 6 garlic cloves, sliced

3 red peppers, cut in 1-by-2-inch slices

1 bunch fresh cilantro, finely chopped

2 pounds fresh fava beans in shells

1 teaspoon salt or to taste

1½ teaspoons sweet paprika

Black pepper to taste

½ teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)

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2 pounds boneless shad filets, with roe if you like (or salmon or rockfish).

1. Heat 1/3 cup of oil in wide pan with cover. Add garlic and red peppers. Sauté slowly for 2

minutes, stirring occasionally. Add 2 cups water and bring to boil. Reduce to medium-low

heat, add half the cilantro, and continue cooking, covered, for about 30 minutes, adding a

little more water if necessary

2. While peppers are cooking, remove fava beans from pods. Bring 6 cups of water and ½

teaspoon salt to a boil in a pot. Cook fava beans for about 4 minutes or until beans are al

dente. Drain, plunge beans in iced water and slip skins off beans.

3. Add fava beans to peppers with 1 teaspoon paprika, remaining salt, black pepper and

cayenne pepper, if using, along with shad and roe. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of olive oil,

remaining ½ teaspoon paprika and all but 2 tablespoons of remaining cilantro on top of fish.

Simmer, covered, until shad is cooked through, about 7 to 10 minutes, adding more water if

necessary. Remove fish, vegetables and sauce to a serving plate, and sprinkle remaining

cilantro on top.

Yield: 4 to 6 servings.

SIMPLIFIED ODESSA-STYLE GEFILTE FISH

Time: 1 1/2 hours

4 large onions, peeled

1/4 cup oil, kosher for Passover

2 matzos

2 medium carrots, peeled

2 beets, peeled

2 pounds ground fresh carp

2 pounds ground fresh whitefish

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4 large eggs

1 tablespoon salt, or to taste

1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper, or to taste

Red or white horseradish for garnish.

1. Chop 3 onions and saute until soft in the oil in a frying pan; then pulse in a food

processor until chopped but not mushy.

2. Soak matzos in cold water until moistened. Drain and squeeze dry.

3. Put carrots, beets and 4th onion in a fish poacher or wide pot. Add 8 cups water and

bring to boil; reduce to simmer.

4. To the ground fish, add ground onions, matzos, eggs, salt and pepper and mix well with

your hands to a tacky consistency.

5. Lay 2 large sheets of foil on a counter. Carefully spoon the fish mixture on top, fold

sides of foil up around fish and tightly seal. Gently place in pot, adding water if necessary

to almost cover the fish. Simmer 1 hour. Remove from heat, cool in broth and serve or

refrigerate.

6. To serve, carefully remove foil, place fish on a platter, decorate with the cooked

vegetables and garnish with horseradish.

Yield: 15 to 20 servings.

Olive Oil Matzo

Published: March 19, 2010 New York Times

Time: 30 minutes

2 cups flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/3 cup olive oil

Sea salt, optional.

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1. Heat oven to 500 degrees. Put flour, salt and olive oil in a food processor. Once machine

is on, add 1/2 cup water. Continue to run machine until dough forms a firm ball, rides

around on blade and is not at all sticky. (If you prefer, whisk together the water and oil

and add this to machine all at once.)

2. Cut dough into 12 small balls — this is easiest if you cut the ball in half, then half again,

then into thirds — and flatten each into a 3- to 4-inch patty. On a well-floured surface,

use a rolling pin to roll each patty into a 6- to 8-inch circle. The shapes can be irregular,

but dough should be so thin you can almost see through it.

3. Put dough on ungreased cookie sheets, sprinkle with sea salt if you like, and bake for

about 2 to 3 minutes, keeping a very close eye on breads — they can burn very quickly.

Once they begin to puff up and brown, flip and cook for another minute or so on second

side. Repeat with all the dough and let cool completely.

Yield: 12 servings.

Chicken With Apricot, Tamarind and Chipotle Sauce

Published: March 31, 2009 New York Times Adapted from Patricia Jinich

Time: 1 hour

1 chicken, cut into 8 pieces

1 teaspoon kosher or sea salt, or to taste

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, or to taste

1/2 cup kosher for Passover vegetable oil

3/4 cup dried apricots, roughly chopped

3 tablespoons apricot preserves

3 tablespoons tamarind concentrate

1/4 cup sugar

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2 tablespoons sauce from chipotles in adobo

1 or more chipotle peppers from chipotles in adobo, optional.

1. Season chicken well with salt and pepper. Place a large heavy skillet over high heat and

add oil. Add chicken pieces skin side down in a single layer. Reduce heat to medium and

slowly brown, turning occasionally, until browned evenly on all sides.

2. Pour 4 cups water over chicken, raise heat to medium-high, and bring to a simmer. Stir

in dried apricots, apricot preserves, tamarind, sugar and chipotle sauce, including 1 or more

chipotle peppers if desired for more heat.

3. Simmer, adjusting heat as necessary, until sauce has thickened enough to coat chicken,

about 30 minutes. Adjust salt and pepper to taste, and serve.

Yield: 6 to 8 servings.

Quinoa With Thai Flavors

Published: April 16, 2008

Adapted from ―Passover by Design,‖ by Susie Fishbein (ArtScroll/Mesorah, 2008)

Time: 30 minutes

1 1/2 cups dry quinoa

1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and minced

1/3 cup minced red onion

1/2 ripe but firm mango, peeled and diced small

3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

3/4 teaspoon fine sea salt

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1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon lime juice

About 10 fresh basil leaves, finely shredded

Small handful cilantro leaves, roughly torn.

1. Rinse quinoa well in a strainer, and drain. (Do not skip this step, or quinoa will be bitter.)

Place in medium-size pot and add 3 cups water. Bring to a boil, immediately reduce heat to

very low, cover, and simmer until grains have popped open and are tender and translucent,

10 to 15 minutes. Drain.

2. In a serving bowl, combine jalapeño, onion, mango, oil, salt and lime juice. Stir to

combine. Add quinoa and toss to combine. Taste for salt. Serve warm or at room

temperature. Just before serving, toss in basil and cilantro.

Yield: 6 servings; can be doubled.

Keshi Yena

Servings: 6 to 8

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

1 cup sliced onion

1 teaspoon minced garlic

1/3cup chopped bell pepper

1scant teaspoon seeded, stemmed, minced

habañero chile

2 tablespoons sliced green olives

1 1/2 teaspoons capers

1 1/2 teaspoons chopped parsley

1/4 cup raisins

2 teaspoons tomato paste

2 canned peeled tomatoes, chopped

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

1 tablespoon ketchup

1 tablespoon mustard

1 pound cooked shredded chicken

Salt and pepper to taste

2 eggs

1 whole (2-pound) Edam cheese

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1. Heat the oil in a medium skillet. Cook

the onion, garlic, bell pepper and

habañero until soft, about 6 to 7 minutes.

Stir in the olives, capers, parsley, raisins,

tomato paste, chopped tomatoes,

Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, mustard

and chicken. Cover and simmer on low

heat for 20 minutes, stirring often to

avoid burning the bottom. Season with

salt and pepper to taste. Cool to room

temperature, then beat the eggs and stir

in.

2. Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Cut

the cheese into slices one-fourth inch

thick. Line the bottom and sides of an 11-

inch x 11-inch (2 1/2-quart) baking dish

with two-thirds of the slices. Spoon the

filling over. Cover the top with the

remaining cheese slices.

3. Place the baking dish in the oven and

bake 40 minutes, until the cheese is soft

and golden brown.

4. Serve hot with toasted French bread

slices or tortillas.

Recipe: Caribbean Kugel

Published April 9, 2003 New York Times

Adapted from Nancy Tuchman Joseph

Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

6 large ripe plantains

Vegetable oil for frying

2 medium onions

1 large sweet green pepper

3 tablespoons olive oil

3 cloves garlic, minced

2 pounds lean ground beef

1/3 cup pitted green olives

1/4 cup raisins

1 1/2 to 2 cups tomato sauce

1 cup white or red wine

Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

3 eggs.

1. Peel plantains, and cut each into 4 or 5 slices lengthwise. Heat about 1/4-inch of the

vegetable oil in a pan, and fry as many slices as can fit in pan at one time. Fry slices for

about 2 minutes on each side, or until golden. Remove from pan, drain on paper towels, and

blot any remaining oil from slices. Repeat with remaining slices.

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2. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Chop onions and green pepper into 1-inch pieces. Heat olive

oil in a large pan, and sauté vegetables until tender. Add garlic, and stir-fry for 1 minute.

Add ground beef and cook over medium-high heat until meat loses its red color, breaking it

up and mashing with a potato masher so mixture is as fine as possible.

3. Reduce heat to low and add olives, raisins, tomato sauce, wine and salt and pepper to

taste. Simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Beat eggs in a small bowl.

4. Assemble kugel in a 9-by-13-inch glass baking dish by arranging a layer of plantain slices,

meat mixture, and remaining plantain slices. Slices should touch each other but not overlap.

Pour beaten eggs on top, and spread over plantains. Bake about 30 minutes or until top is

golden brown.

Yield: 10 to 12 servings.

Orange-Almond Flan

Published: March 28, 2007 New York Times

Adapted from ―Dulce lo Vivas,‖ by Ana Bensadón (Ediciones Martínez Roca)

Time: 1 hour 30 minutes, plus 2 hours‘ chilling

3 cups granulated sugar

8 large egg yolks

4 large eggs

1 tablespoon grated orange zest

3/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice

3/4 cup whole blanched almonds, finely ground, or 1 cup finely ground almonds.

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium saucepan, combine 1 cup sugar with 1/4 cup

water. Stir until completely dissolved. Place pan over medium heat, stirring constantly,

until syrup begins to bubble. Stop stirring and allow pan to sit until syrup begins to turn

golden at edges, brushing down any sugar crystals with a brush dipped in cold water.

Occasionally rotate pan to mix syrup without stirring it, then replace over heat. Continue

doing this until syrup is evenly golden brown. Pour caramel into an 8-inch round flan mold or

cake pan, or 10 to 12 3-inch fluted molds, tilting to spread caramel evenly along bottom.

Set aside.

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2. In a medium saucepan, mix together remaining 2 cups sugar with 1 cup water. Bring to a

boil over medium heat, and boil for 4 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside to cool until

lukewarm.

3. Whisk together yolks and whole eggs until blended, then pour through a fine mesh

strainer into a bowl. Add orange zest, orange juice and ground almonds. Whisk in sugar

syrup. Pour into caramel-lined mold or molds, filling to just below rim. Cover mold or molds

tightly with foil.

4. Place mold or molds into a larger pan. Pour enough hot water into large pan to reach

halfway up side of flan mold. Bake until a knife inserted halfway into flan comes out clean,

30 minutes to 1 hour, depending on type of pan and oven used.

5. Allow flan to cool, then refrigerate until thoroughly chilled, at least 2 hours. Just

before serving, warm base of pan by dipping it briefly in a pan of hot water. Invert onto a

plate, and serve immediately.

Yield: 8 servings with large mold; 10 to 12 with smaller molds

Almond-Lemon Macaroons (Almendrados)

Published: March 28, 2007 New York Times

Adapted from "Dulce lo Vivas," by Ana Bensadón (Ediciones Martínez Roca)

Time: 35 minutes, plus 12 hours‘ refrigeration

2 cups whole blanched almonds, plus about 30 almonds for decoration

1 cup granulated sugar

1 large egg

Finely grated zest of 1 lemon.

1. Using a food processor equipped with a metal blade, grind 2 cups almonds very finely.

Add 3/4 cup sugar, the egg and lemon zest, and pulse to make a cohesive dough. Transfer

to a medium bowl, cover and refrigerate for at least 12 hours.

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2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a nonstick

liner. Place remaining 1/4 cup sugar in a small bowl.

3. Pinching off pieces of dough about the size of a walnut, roll them first into balls, then

into sugar. Gently press an almond point first into top of each cookie, so that half the

almond can be seen. Arrange cookies one inch apart on baking sheet.

4. Bake until cookies have barest hint of color but still remain soft, 8 to 10 minutes.

(Cookies must be soft when removed from oven to avoid excess hardening when they cool.)

Cool completely, and store in an airtight container.

Yield: About 30 cookies.

Recipe: Cashew Nut Strudel With Guava and Lime (Fluden de Pasach)

Published: April 20, 2005 New York Times Adapted from Mathilda Steinberg

Time: 60 minutes

Butter for greasing pan

4¼ cups ground roasted cashews

2 cups matzo meal

3 cups sugar

4 limes (½ cup juice), zest grated fine

1 cup vegetable oil

4 large eggs plus 1 yolk

21 ounces (600 grams) guava paste.

2. Cut guava paste into long, thin ¼-inch strips and place on top of dough in pan. Add

remaining batter, patting it down gently with your hand.

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. In a bowl, mix 4 cups

ground cashews, the matzo meal and sugar. Stir in the lime juice and zest, oil and 4 whole

eggs. Place half the cake-like batter in the pan and pat it down with your hands.

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3. Beat egg yolk with a little water and paint top of dough with it. Sprinkle remaining ¼ cup

ground cashews on top. Bake for about 45 minutes until golden, or until sides begin to pull

away from pan. Cool, slice into 2-inch pieces and serve.

Yield: About 35 pieces.

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Books

The Lemonheads, The Crown of Wisdom

The second book in the Lemonhead series by Gila Ran

Ima Lemonhead tries to get to Cherry Wu's hat store to receive the crown of wisdom.

However, various neighbors try to help her get there their way. Eventually Ima realizes

she just can't please everyone.

http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/the-lemonheads-the-crown-of-wisdom/15210752

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Music & Film

Passover Music & Films

Want to liven up your Seder? Here are a few musical selections that will do just that!

This So Called Seder A Hip Hop Haggadah:

Various Artists; Matisyahu, Trevor Dunn; P Love, Bless & Killa

Priest

Reggae Passover Alan Elder & Friends

The Prince of Egypt Soundtrack

Films:

The Prince of Egypt DreamWorks, USA, 1998, 99 mins, video

The musical, animated version of the Exodus story contains depictions of Jews of color.

Exodus (1960) is often shown around this time of year, and continues to be relevant, given

the situation in the Middle East.

The Ten Commandments

Fiddler on the Roof

Gentlemen‘s Agreement (1947) might be a little subtle for today's audiences, but was a

courageous statement at the time, with a strong performance by Gregory Peck.

The Diary of Anne Frank

SHARI‘S PASSOVER SURPRISE / LAMB CHOP‘S PASSOVER SPECIAL – Sony USA, 1996,

60 min This film now comes packaged with Lamb Chop‘s Chanukah. In the telling of the

story of Passover, an African-American man makes a connection between Passover and

slavery.

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Fashion

Prom Tips

For the Girls:

Makeup: On prom night, you want to look glamorous. You can play it up with dramatic eye

and lip color or have a flawless natural look with one feature accentuated. To make your

eyelashes appear longer, curl them with an eye lash curler. Use false eyelashes if you have

thin or sparse eyelashes. To make the eye shadow last longer, use power eye shadow

instead of crème. Always have your lip color with you as you may need several touchups

throughout the night.

Dress: Let‘s be real. No one has the perfect figure, that‘s an

illusion perpetrated in the media, the fashion industry, and

even among us ordinary folks. Having the perfect figure isn‘t

important at all to looking fabulous on prom night. What is

important is that you look and feel beautiful and that you love

yourself no matter what size you are. A carefully chosen prom

dress will definitely help with that.

You can get some inspiration from fashion magazines, and

award shows like the Golden Globes or the Oscars. Once you‘ve

settled on the style and design that you think will look good on

you, go out and try and do a lot of fittings and choosing until

you come across the perfect prom dress that will bring out the gorgeous you.

The dress should be something that you are comfortable in. You don‘t want to spend your

whole night tugging and pulling on your dress or trying to keep it in place. Find a dress that

is fitted just for you. What this means is go for the color, style, materials that flatter the

figure. Know your body type and be conscious of which parts should be shown off to get

the best advantage and which ones are kept hidden.

The dress can be ankle length or knee length. Remember, this is the prom. It‘s a formal

dance and your dress should look formal. Don‘t wear a dress that is considered a mini

dress. Find a dress that is long and elegant or one that is knee length and sassy. Whatever

your style, go with it.

Jewelry & Accessories: Keep it simple! You don‘t want the jewelry and accessories to

outshine your gown. Choose them carefully. Don‘t wear jewelry that is used for everyday

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wear unless it has a little sparkle or bling to it.Wear a simple, yet elegant necklace, simple

drop down earrings and maybe a rhinestone bracelet.

All these can be accomplished without going overboard. You can achieve that stunning look

without spending too much and stretching your budget to the limit.

Prom tips for the Gentlemen:

Tuxedos: Know ahead of time what your date will be wearing. It‘s always best to look as if

you both planned the prom and coordinated your outfits. Never show up at a prom wearing

anything other than a tux. This is a formal night.

Hair: Make sure that your hair is fashionably styled for prom. It has to look good not wild

and all over the place.

Corsage: It is customary for a guy to buy his date a corsage. Make sure the corsage

matches the color of your lady‘s dress. Most girls would rather have a wrist corsages

instead of one that pins to the dress as it is more fashionable, does not leave a pinhole in

her dress and are more popular.

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Spirituality

Discussion Series: Maimonides‘ Principles The Fundamentals of

Jewish Faith

This month we focus on the fifth principle which is

chapter five in Rabbi‘s Aryeh Kaplan‘s book Maimonides‘

Principles: The Fundamentals of Jewish Faith. To obtain

a copy simply sign up at www.FreeJewishBooks.com and

order a free copy of the book from the site (shipping &

handling are free). If you do not have a copy of the book,

a copy of the hymn Yigdal is just as useful. The

discussion questions will come from Rabbi Kaplan‘s book.

The Sixth Principle

I believe with perfect faith that all the words of the prophets are true.

Yigdal

He has granted the bounty of His prophecy

To the men of His choice and glory.

Discussion Questions:

1. How do we know what is good and what is evil? How are these things defined?

2. What do we mean when we say that Judaism is a revealed religion?

3. How does a revealed religion differ from other philosophies? What makes it

superior?

4. Why is prophecy one of the fundamental principles of Judaism?

5. What is a prophet? How does one become a prophet?

6. Do prophets exist today? Why?

7. What conditions must be fulfilled before we accept someone as a prophet?

8. What is the relationship between music and prophecy? How does this relate to your

own experience?

9. Why is predicting the future a hallmark of prophecy?

10. What does this principle teach us about the Bible?

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Announcements

Birthdays

Talisha Harrison

Jessica Wing

Greggory DuBois d‘Holliday Horn

Becky Levine

Evan Kleinman

Rabbi Capers C Funnye

Debrosha McCants

Amber Berg

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Misheberakhs

May G-d who blessed our ancestors, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, and Leah, bring blessing and healing to all those who suffer illness within our community. May the Holy One mercifully restore them to health and vigor, granting them physical and spiritual well-being, together with all those who are ill, and strengthen those who tend to them. We hope and pray that healing is at hand. And let us say: Amen.

-From Siddur Sim Shalom

Ianthe Hodge

The displaced and wounded in Japan after the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear reactor

plants.

Rep. Gabby Giffords

The victims of the Arizona shootings

Talisha Harrison

Alicia Cline

Members of the U.S. military and the Israeli Defense Forces

The surviving members of the Fogel Family and the surviving members of the Jerusalem

bus station bombing.

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Yarhzeits

In love we remember those who no longer walk this earth. We are grateful to G-D for the gift of their lives, for the joys we shared, and for the cherished memories that never fade. May G-D grant those who mourn the strength to see beyond their sorrow, sustaining them despite their grief. May the faith that binds us to our loved ones be a continuing source of comfort, as we invite those who mourn, and those observing Yahrzeit to praise G-D's name with the words of the Kaddish.

-From Siddur Sim Shalom

Members of the U.S. military and the Israeli Defense Forces whom have passed during the

month of April

Those who passed away in the earthquake and tsunami in Japan

Members of the Fogel family who were murdered by two terrorists and those who were

killed in the Jerusalem bus station bombing.

Taube Kagan-kahn

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Kehila News

Upcoming Issues: May and June

Next month is Mother‘s day and we want to get a headstart on this announcement. In the

May issue, we will feature your Mother‘s Day wishes. And the following month of June, we

will feature your Father‘s Day wishes. Here are the submission requirements:

Max length is 150 words.

Can be accompanied with a picture of your mother or father.

Due date for Mother‘s Day submissions: April 30th.

Due date for Father‘s Day submissions: May 31st.

Coming Soon:

Shalom everyone! I have a wonderful announcement to make.

Coming soon will be the first annual Kehila Cookbook! I need recipes submissions from

everyone to make this book a reality! The cookbook will be available for free as a digital

download. Date TBA.

The types of recipes that I‘m looking for are the following:

Appetizers, Salads, Brunch

Cocktails and Beverages

Soups & Sandwiches

Meat

Poultry

Fish & Seafood

Vegetable Side Dishes

Potatoes, Pasta, Grains, & Rice

Sauces, Dressings, Pickles, & Condiments

Biscuits, Breads, & Muffins

Desserts

Noodles, Kugels, Pancakes

Here are the requirements:

I need your name and where you hail from

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Category of the dish that you‘re sharing

The name of the dish

List of ingredients

The steps in preparing and cooking the dish

A picture of the dish if possible

A date for when the cookbook will come out TBA. It all depends on the amount of recipes

that I receive. Please send them in asap to Kehila23@yahoo.com

Thank you!

Tali Adina

Advertising:

Advertising in throughout the magazine is also available. A whole page is just $5.00, ½ a

page is $2.50, and anything smaller is a $1.50.

4 Options For Reading Kehila:

For reading the magazine, there will always be three options available for you to choose

from.

1. Read the magazine online each month. You can read the latest issue of Kehila monthly on

this website for free.

2. New option! Kehila is now on Tumblr! http://kehilamagazine.tumblr.com/ You can read

the latest and earlier issues for free and have a community presence on Tumblr!

3. Read the latest issue of Kehila on WordPress: http://kehilamagazine.wordpress.com/

4. Purchase a back issue copy of Kehila. Every issue will be available to purchase for only

$5.00. There will be a link to click on to purchase an issue. The issue are digital downloads

onto Adobe Digital Reader (a free program that you can download if you have Adobe

Reader).

We need your help!

We need someone to volunteer to help manage Kehila‘s Twitter account @KehilaMagazine.

You would be tweeting Kehila news, news from around the world that is important to our

readers, and also re-tweeting news or comments from our followers, etc.

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This magazine is currently being created with limited resources. If you would like to

contribute to this magazine monetarily or by writing articles, taking pictures, etc. it would

be appreciated.

Misheberakh and Yahrzeits:

If you have person who is sick and would like to have the community keep them in prayer,

please send their names to us or also if you have a yahrzeit you would like to be

mentioned, please email us at kehila23@yahoo.com and we will have it listed on the website

and in the magazine.

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Check out MaNistana‘s New Line of T-Shirts!

The T-shirts say ―Kiss me I‘m Jewish‖ with the Star of David in the

color of many different countries‘ flags. There are many countries to

choose from Nigeria to the Philippines and

in between.

You can purchase them here:

http://www.zazzle.com/manishtana

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Resources

Here is some helpful information to help you stay connected to the JOC Community. If you

know of any more resources please contact so we can update the list on the website and on

the Facebook Group page. This month have some great Passover resources that you, your

family and guests can use during the holiday! If there are any books that you know about

that aren‘t listed, contact us.

Haggadot:

The New American Haggadah

Authors: Mordecai Kaplan, Eugene Kohn, Ira Eisenstein &

Gila Gevirtz

ISBN: 978-0-87441-675-6

The Koren journey to freedom

Haggada:An Ethiopian Haggada

ISBN-10: 9653012916

ISBN-13: 9789653012912

Go Forth and Learn: A Passover Haggadah written by Rabbi David Silver with Rachel

Furst

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Haggadot.com

http://haggadot.com

Passover is about freedom. But when it comes to the seder, many of us are lost. This

website is a resource for Jews of all backgrounds to make the Haggadah that finally feels

to meaningful for a contemporary seder, with unique perspectives gathered from

individuals worldwide.

Whatever your background, Haggadot.com invites you to find your place in the Passover

conversation through the seder's central text, the haggadah. Now you can access classical

texts and contemporary interpretations to create a more personalized Passover

experience. The site provides a creative platform for Jews of all backgrounds to:

• Contribute your insights. For each section of the haggadah, you may uploadoriginal

writings, artwork, or scan in selections from homemade or non-copyrighted haggadot.

These clips are then grouped into your personal folder, and sorted and tagged in a public

searchable web library.

• Borrow content from other users. Mix and match pages from other users - including

sections from both liberal and traditional texts - to create your own haggadah.

• Publish your original haggadah. At the final stage, you can create a PDF and print

unlimited copies at home for seder guests, all at no charge.

Eventually, as the website collects more source material, the output of Haggadot will

become more unique and personalized. Pieces from a Feminist Reconstructionist version

may co-exist with selections from a haggadah from the 1500's. A family of Ashkenazi and

Sephardi Jews can include both traditions in one haggadah. A family separated by distance

may collaborate online to create a shared haggadah for their separate seders. Families

may also access their folder over the years to track their changing history. Jews

everywhere will understand that, whatever their background, they have a place at the

global seder table.

Passover Books:

Celebrate Passover: With Matzah, Maror, and Memories

By: Deborah Heiligman Copyright 2007 ISBN 978-1-4263-0018-9

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The Kid’s Catalog of Passover

By: Barbara Rush & Cherie Karo Schwartz Copyright 1999 ISBN 0-8276-0687-7

Passover Around the World

By: Tami Lehman-Wilzig Illustrations by Elizabeth Wolf Copyright 2007 ISBN 1-58013-

215-4

Abuelita's Secret Matzahs by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso

Publication: Clerisy Press, 2005

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Upcoming Events

April 2011

1

GesherCity April Shabbat 7:30pm-11:30pm

Hey guys!

The GesherCity Shabbats are always on the first Friday of the month and April's Shabbat

happens to fall on April Fool's day!

Come have a delicious dinner with us and dress as your favorite April Fool. :-)

Please remember that if your last name is

A-K please bring a salad as your side dish and

L-Z bring dessert

Please RSVP so we know how much food to order!

Excited to see everyone there and message me if you have any questions!

GesherCity LB

11352 Donovan Road

Los Alamitos, CA

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Minneapolis Jewish Film Festival

Miryam Kabakov

Director

952.381.3472

mkabakov@sabesjcc.org

Sabes Jewish Community Center

Jay and Rose Phillips Building

Barry Family Campus

4330 S. Cedar Lake Road

Minneapolis, MN 55416

Tickets and Film passes $7-$130

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What‘s Playing:

Ahead of Time (3pm) - Ahead of Time tells the remarkable journey of 98 year-old Ruth

Gruber, who made history throughout her trail-blazing career by escorting 1000 Holocaust

refugees from Naples to New York in a secret war-time mission in 1944 and

covering the refugees aboard the ship Exodus 1947 with photographs that helped change

the world.

Double Feature (5pm): The Girl From a Reading Primer: Alina Margolis is a character in

Poland‘s most popular reading primer. After serving as a nurse in the Warsaw Ghetto, Alina

married Marek Edelman, a leader in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. With her children, she

left Poland in 1968 for France. The reading primer‘s pages illustrate this portrait of a

remarkable woman. AND: The World Was Ours: According to noted historian, Justin

Cammy, ‗So much of our attention in terms of the way we think about Jewry in Eastern

Europe is focused on Jewish death and Jewish victimization…. Vilna stands for Jewish life.

The first comprehensive documentary to show the amazing legacy of this legendary

culture.

Romeo and Juliet in Yiddish (8:30pm): Street-smart teens, who barely speak English,

translate Romeo and Juliet in Yiddish as they learn about Shakespeare for the first time.

Under the magic influence of a Puck-like kabbalist, these charming, rapscallion outcasts

from Brooklyn Hasidic sects act out a story-within-a-story of Satmars vs. Lubavitchers,

religious vs. secular lives, that is funny and touching. With Filmmaker Eve Annenberg.

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LJCC Spring Group Fitness Launch Event

Presented by Levite Jewish Community Center at Levite Jewish Community Center

Spring into fitness with our fun, free, day-long LJCC Spring Group Fitness Launch Event

(open to everyone) Sunday, April 3, from 10a-4:30p.All participants are asked to please

bring at least one canned good that we will donate to Collat Jewish Family Services' Food

Pantry to distribute to those in need across the Birmingham area.

For those who are not yet LJCC members, come in by Friday, April 1 to get a free tour,

week pass and membership information. Then enjoy all of the fun group fitnesses classes

for free (we offer members more than 65 group fitness classes free every week).

The launch kicks off at 10a with BodyPump, then 11:15a RPM, 2:30p BodyStep and

concludes with BodyFlow at 3:30p. We'll also have demos of our Self Defense and Boxing

Boot Camp classes.

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To participate and for more information, please call 879-0411 or go to www.bhamjcc.org

Levite Jewish Community Center

3960 Montclair Road

Birmingham, AL 35213

Minneapolis Jewish Film Festival

Miryam Kabakov

Director

952.381.3472

mkabakov@sabesjcc.org

Sabes Jewish Community Center

Jay and Rose Phillips Building

Barry Family Campus

4330 S. Cedar Lake Road

Minneapolis, MN 55416

Tickets and Film passes $7-$130

What‘s Playing:

Double Feature 3pm The Girl From a Reading Primer: Alina Margolis is a character in

Poland‘s most popular reading primer. After serving as a nurse in the Warsaw Ghetto, Alina

married Marek Edelman, a leader in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. With her children, she

left Poland in 1968 for France. The reading primer‘s pages illustrate this portrait of a

remarkable woman. The World Was Ours: According to noted historian, Justin Cammy,

‗So much of our attention in terms of the way we think about Jewry in Eastern Europe is

focused on Jewish death and Jewish victimization…. Vilna stands for Jewish life. The first

comprehensive documentary to show the amazing legacy of this legendary culture.

Limmud Toronto New Volunteer Event 2:00PM - 5:00PM

All New Volunteers Welcome

Limmud Toronto is delighted to invite you to a Volunteer Information afternoon on Sunday

April 3rd, from 2:00 to 5:00 pm in room 205, at the Prosserman JCC.

This is a great opportunity to learn about our 4th Limmud Toronto conference (taking

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place on November, 12th and 13th, 2011), and the important emerging role it plays and you

can play in bringing Jews of all ages, backgrounds, denominations, and interests together in

an exciting spirit of learning and fun!

Limmud is an international, multigenerational movement dedicated to the education and

cohesion of local and world wide Jewish communities, through engaging workshops in a wide

variety of diverse subjects from Jewish culture, Israel, politics, religion, art, music and

much more...

Learn more about how you can volunteer:

•Programming:

Are you fascinated by Jewish Learning? Help us build our panoramic Learningfest by

sourcing and inviting our presenters!

•Saturday night event:

Are you a music buff? Help us organise an amazing Saturday night program

• PR & Organizational Outreach:

Are you passionate about Limmud Toronto? Help us get the word out to potential

participants & community partners!

Marketing : Creative ads, posters ,graphics .

This team has IT expertise with computer graphics

•Logistics:

Like to make sure everything runs smoothly? This team manages the needs of presenters,

participants, and volunteers for the Learningfest.

•Young Limmud & Family Outreach:

Do you love kids? Help us engage new families and build amazing and interactive

programming for their kids (ages 3-10)!

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• Food: Love to eat?

Our Food team keeps us all well fed with wonderful kosher meals!

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A Jewish Scientific Intermediary Between the Ottoman Empire and Renaissance

Europe

Monday April 4, 2011 3:00-4:30 p.m. 317 Thomson Hall, UW Seattle Campus

Prof. Robert Morrison, Bowdoin College

206-543-0138; jewishst@uw.edu

A Scientific Intermediary Between the Ottoman Empire and Renaissance Europe

Nicholas Copernicus (d. 1543) was the first person to propose a sun-centered

cosmos for mathematical astronomy. But Copernicus did not cite earlier astronomers,

whether from Europe or Islamic civilization, who worked within 200 years of his own

career. Leading experts on Copernicus have concluded that key aspects of Copernicus‘

astronomy must have come from astronomers working in Islamic lands in the thirteenth

and fourteenth centuries. This talk investigates one conduit of scientific information

between the Islamic world and Renaissance Italy, a Jewish scholar named Mūsā Jālīnūs

(Moshe Galeano in Hebrew). The case of Mūsā Jālīnūs is an argument for not restricting

oneself to the question of the transmission of Copernicus‘ sources, but for thinking more

broadly about connections between the Islamic world and Renaissance Europe.

Robert Morrison‘s research has focused on the role of science in Islamic and Jewish texts,

as well as in the history of Islamic science.

Setting the Passover Table

A community-wide ‗getting ready for Passover‘ learning event at B‘nai Emet and sponsored

by the Conservative Consortium. 6:30 – 9:30pm

Bnai Emet Synagogue 3115 Ottawa Ave. S. St. Louis Park, MN 55416

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Women’s Seder Benefiting the Jewish Domestic Abuse Collaborative.

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A light, vegetarian, Passover-style dinner will begin at 5:45 p.m at Beth El Synagogue.

Featured guest speaker Betsy Sitkoff, Jewish Family and Children‘s Service of

Minneapolis Manager of the Jewish Community Health Awareness Initiative. Register by

3/29. FFI: Jacki Broze at 763-546-7381. Sponsored by Beth El Synagogue Women‘s

League.

Howard Jacobson 6:00pm-8:55pm

The author of The Finkler Question discusses humour, loss and winning the Man Booker

prize with Charles Foran. Doors open at 6 pm with a cash bar reception. Q&A, book sale

and signing to follow begins at 7 pm.

Please note: All Appel Salon events require free tickets. Check the website for details

Toronto Public Library

Toronto Public Library - Appel Salon

789 Yonge Street

Toronto

tsrebotnjak@torontopubliclibrary.ca

Matisyahu in Toronto 6:30pm-10:00pm

Uptown Chabad's 4th Annual Benefit Evening. An acoustic performance and personal

reflections by the Jewish reggae superstar Matisyahu.

Uptown Chabad

Toronto Centre for the Arts

5040 Yonge Street

Toronto

416-635-9696

uptownchabad@gmail.com

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Preschool Open House-10:00AM - 11:30PM

NEW FULL DAY PROGRAM

The Alefbet Preschool Of Congregation Beth Shalom

Openings for Camp and Preschool 2011 1 year olds thru Pre-k

Early Literacy Program

Judaics and Science

Highly Qualified Teachers

Low Student/Teacher Ratio

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Half and Full Day Programs

Summer Camp and Preschool

Hebrew Speaking Teachers

Leslie Lopp, Director * Preschool@bshalom.net

5303 Winters Chapel Rd. Atlanta, GA 30360 770-399-7622 * www.bshalom.net

Early Intervention & Synagogue of Excellence Preschool

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Anti-Zionism, Anti-Semitism and the Intellectuals 3:30-5:00 p.m. Savery Hall room 260, UW Seattle Campus

Prof. Bernard Harrison, University of Utah, University of Sussex

206-543-0138; jewishst@uw.edu

Dr. Bernard Harrison is an analytic philosopher, specialising in the philosophy of language

and the philosophy of Wittgenstein, who has also written widely on philosophy and

literature. He currently holds Emeritus Chairs in the University of Utah and the University

of Sussex. This talk is based on his book The Resurgence of Anti-Semitism: Jews, Israel and Liberal Opinion. Co-Sponsored by Hillel at the University of Washington, Department of Philosophy, Comparative Religion Program, Jackson School of International Studies.

Central Plaza parking garage is closest to Savery Hall. Proceed to the Plaza level and

see map to Savery Hall: http://www.washington.edu/home/maps/northcentral.html?SAV

Wiener Library, London: Public Lectures

Ashes in the Wind. The Destruction of Dutch Jewry‘ by Jacob Presser

A Re-evaluation by Philo Bregstein

In 1965, the Dutch historian Jacques Presser published his study ‗Ashes in the Wind‘,

triggering a fierce debate on the Holocaust in the Netherlands. To mark the re-publication

of ‗Ashes in the Wind‘ by Souvenir Press, the Wiener Library is delighted to welcome Philo

Bregstein, Dutch filmmaker and journalist, to re-evaluate the impact of Presser‘s book.

All lectures are held at the Wiener Library, 4 Devonshire Street, London W1W 5BH. Admission is free but places are limited. To reserve a place please email the Leo Baeck institute at info@leobaeck.co.uk or call 020 7580 3493

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Minneapolis Jewish Film Festival

Miryam Kabakov

Director

952.381.3472

mkabakov@sabesjcc.org

Sabes Jewish Community Center

Jay and Rose Phillips Building

Barry Family Campus

4330 S. Cedar Lake Road

Minneapolis, MN 55416

Tickets and Film passes $7-$130

Now Playing:

Auf Wiedersehen: ‘Til We Meet Again: In this compelling and often funny tale of

recovery and renewal, author and activist Linda G. Mills is propelled by her family‘s

experience on 9/11 to return to the sight of her mother‘s flight from Vienna in 1939.

Accompanied by her family members, Linda discovers unsettling truths that upend a series

of familial and historical myths. Sabes JCC, 5:30pm with Filmmaker Linda Mills and

Producer Peter Goodrich.

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Synaplex Shabbat and Jewish Genealogy 6:00pm-9:00pm

The Genealogical Mitzvah: Why and How Every Jewish Family Can Uncover Its Roots

Synaplex Shabbat Focus with Ira Wolfman

Ira Wolfman, genealogist and author, will talk about the spiritual, as well as the practical,

benefits of climbing your family tree. He will discuss how to get started, how the Internet

has transformed the search for ancestors, why children should participate in the hunt,

some of the remarkable treasures waiting to be found — and the special place genealogy

holds in Jewish tradition. Ira‘s books include Climbing Your Family Tree and Jewish New

York. www.eastendtemple.org/synaplex

Sara Blumstein, RJE

East End Temple2

245 East 17th St betw 2nd and 3rd

New York

10003

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(212) 477-6444

info@eastendtemple.org

Minneapolis Jewish Film Festival

Miryam Kabakov

Director

952.381.3472

mkabakov@sabesjcc.org

Sabes Jewish Community Center

Jay and Rose Phillips Building

Barry Family Campus

4330 S. Cedar Lake Road

Minneapolis, MN 55416

Tickets and Film passes $7-$130

Now Playing:

DOUBLE FEATURE 3pm: These Are My Names: Ethiopian‘s original names – changed

without their consent upon arrival in Israel – take them back to their childhoods in

mountain villages, to their hunger and fear in Sudan, to longing for loved ones who died or

disappeared on the journey to Israel, to denial of their identity…and reclamation of their

roots. Children of the Bible: Jeremy, a young Ethiopian rap artist, attempts to change the

low self-image of the Ethiopian community in Israel. Through music, he connects lost

Ethiopian youth to their identity and to their parents.

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The Center Players present Arsenic & Old Lace

Time/Date: Saturdays, April 9 & 16 @ 7:30 p.m., Sundays, April 10 & 17 @ 2 p.m. and

Monday, April 11 @ 7:30 p.m.

Location:Roth JCC, 851 N. Maitland Ave., Maitland, FL 32751

Costs: $25 Patron Seating$15 General Admission$12 JCC members$10 Seniors/Students

Contact:Julie Varkonyi, producer

events@orlandojcc.org

407-645-5933

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Austin Jewish Film Festival (AJFF)

Time: 7:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Location:

Regal Arbor Cinemas Great Hills Austin, TX

Contact: Wendy Corn

Phone: 512.735-8038

Email: wendy.corn@shalomaustin.org

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Annual Meeting of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland 7:00 p.m.

Annual Meeting & Dessert (kosher dietary laws observed)

The Temple-Tifereth Israel

26000 Shaker Boulevard, Beachwood

Please join us for the 107th Annual Meeting, as we celebrateThe Power of Community.

Featured Remarks by New York Times columnist and best-selling author Bruce

Feiler.Presentation of the Charles Eisenman Award for Exceptional Community Service to

Milton & Tamar Maltz, and election of Federation Trustees.

Free and open to the community; reservations requested.

Kindly Reply by April 4, 2011. You may register online, e-mail info@jcfcleve.org, or call

216.593.2900 ext. 744.

Book signing by Dori Weinstein at Brochin’s, 11am – 2pm.

Weinstein‘s book Sliding Into the New Year is the first in the YaYa & YoYo series, aimed

at readers aged 7-12.

Brochin‘s

5808 W. 36th Street

St. Louis Park, MN

(952) 926-2011

www.yayayoyo.com

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Jews in ALL Hues: Professional Development Day 2011

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Time: April 11, 2011 from 10am to 5pm

Location: Hillel at UPenn

Street: 215 South 39th Street

City/Town: Philadelphia, PA

Website or Map: http://www.jewsinallhues.org

Event Type: workshop

Organized By: Jews In ALL Hues

An Evening with Deepak Chopra: Healing, Transformation and Higher Consciousness at

Beth El Synagogue. 7pm, ticket prices vary.

Don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Deepak Chopra is a New York Times

Bestselling Author, Founder of The Chopra Foundation and a Gallup Senior Scientist. He

has written more than 55 books translated into over thirty-five languages. Time magazine

heralds Deepak Chopra as one of the top 100 heroes and icons of the century.

Beth El Synagogue

5224 West 26th Street · Saint Louis Park, MN 55416.

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Stroum Jewish Community Center and the Stroum Jewish Studies Program at the

University of Washington.

UW Prof. Naomi Sokoloff

RoniA@sjcc.org or 206-388-0832

One of a series of lectures on Israel From the Inside Out

Admisssion: SJCC Members $10 per lecture

General Admission $15 per lecture

More info and to register:

http://www.sjcc.org/index.php?submenu=Israel_360&src=gendocs&ref=Israel360&catego

ry=adult_programs

Mission to Washington, D.C. April 12-13, 2011

Experience our nation's capital from an insider's point of view! This exclusive behind-the-

scenes mission will include a private tour of the United States Holocaust Memorial

Museum, briefings on the impact of Congressional elections, and meetings with Senators

and Representatives on Capitol Hill. Cost is $375 per person (not including airfare and

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hotel, but includes all meals, programming and local transportation). For more information

and reservations, contact Amy Kaplan, Director of Govenrment Relations, at 216.593.2832

or akaplan@jcfclve.org.

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Austin Jewish Film Festival (AJFF)

Time: 7:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Location: Regal Arbor Cinemas Great Hills Austin, TX

Contact: Wendy Corn

Phone: 512.735-8038

Email: wendy.corn@shalomaustin.org

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Austin Jewish Film Festival (AJFF)

Time: 7:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Location: Regal Arbor Cinemas Great Hill Austin, TX

Contact: Wendy Corn

Phone: 512.735-8038

Email: wendy.corn@shalomaustin.org

Blue Knot Austin

Blue Knot Presents: Bridging the Digital Divide - Cisco Funded Program ―Net@‖ Trains

Disadvantaged Youth (Jews and Arabs) in Israel‘s Periphery

Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Location:

JCC Community Hall Stage

Dell Jewish Community Campus

7300 Hart Lane

Austin, TX 78731

Driving Directions: From Mo-Pac North, exit Far West Boulevard. Take Far West Blvd.

west and take a right on Hart Lane. The Dell Jewish Community Campus is 1/2-block down

on the left.

Contact: Liza Levine

Phone: (512) 735-8014

Email: liza.levine@shalomaustin.org

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Could you utilize a networking technology certification to advance your professional career

in Austin? Perhaps. Could your business partners build leadership skills that would enable

them to make an impact on our high-tech Central Texas economy? Probably. Can 1,300+

youth leverage Cisco certifications to transform the Middle East into a community that's

ready to do business? It's already starting to happen!

Join Blue Knot to learn how Cisco's investment in Net@, a technology education initiative

taking place in our partnership region in the Western Galilee, is eliminating barriers for

individuals and laying groundwork for momentous social and economic change.

We‘ll learn from Ms. Zika Abzuk, Cisco's Director of Public Investments in Sub-Saharan

Africa, Israel and the Palestinian Authorities, about Cisco‘s motivation for launching Net@

in Israel, how that initial success led to expansion of the initiative across the

Mediterranean region, and why Cisco‘s efforts have garnered recognition from the U.S.

State Department. To provide you with an insider‘s view, two current Net@ students and

an instructor will describe the curriculum and articulate how the program is making an

impact on the lives of young Israelis, including those in Austin's partner region of Acco.

The insight you‘ll gain about Net@ at this event is sure to be thought-provoking and

inspiring. We hope you‘ll join us in taking the first step in an ongoing engagement being

planned for Austin‘s Jewish community and Net@.

REGISTER ONLINE before April 12 or to register by phone or email contact Lily

Schwartz at (512) 735-8010.

About Net@

Israel has used high-technology to catapult itself into the global economy, creating a

reputation for itself as a fast-paced, innovative, and entrepreneurial society.

Unfortunately too many of Israel‘s youth are not exposed to the educational and social

opportunities that allow them to develop these skills, use these resources, and ultimately

reach success. Geographic and demographic isolation curbs their future and limits their

chances of becoming independent, productive members of society.

The Net@ Project uses a holistic approach to empower youth from Israel's geographic and

socio-economic peripheries with advanced technology education, social values, and

leadership skills. The technology curriculum is primarily based on Cisco Networking

Academy courses. The complementary social and leadership curriculum reinforces values of

multiculturalism, democracy, social skills, and commitment to community. Students also

connect with and contribute to their local community through volunteerism, fostering

individual growth and community development. Participants' achievements combined with

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their commitment to local community leadership make them prime candidates for careers

in the hi-tech job market and ultimately prepare them to become tomorrow's leaders.

In collaboration with the Jewish Agency for Israel, United Israel Appeal – Keren Hayesod,

Cisco Systems, Inc., and Appleseeds Academy (Tapuah), Net@ has a proven success

record, changing the lives of its 1,300+ graduates from across Israel since 2003. Today

Net@ has 950 active students in 17 Israeli communities.

About the students

We will have the opportunity to hear from two Net@ students. One student has recently

completed the three year course, and the other is in his third year. Both students were

part of the winning team in Israel‘s national NTFE entrepreneurship competition, and the

two students will be representing the group in the competition‘s international finals in New

York, just prior to travelling to Austin.

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Campaign Forum with Ivy Zelman 7:45 a.m.

Jewish Federation of Cleveland Mandel Building

Ivy Zelman, a top analyst in the housing industry, ranked in 2005 by Forbes as the number

one Wall Street analyst, formerly with Credit Suisse, now CEO of Zelman & Associates.

Breakfast is $10 per person; register online, e-mail rtyler@jcfclve.org, or call

216.593.2900, ext. 166.

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Saturday Night Out Starry Night 6:30-11:30pm

Location: Maitland Campus851 N. Maitland Ave. Maitland 32751

Costs: $50 First Child (Members)$60 First Child (Non-members)$15 each additional child

Contact: Liz Loftus

LizL@orlandojcc.org

407-645-5933 x232

Save time register online!

Search by barcode number 7716

Take off on a Saturday night adventure!

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Take a trip inside the planetarium

Glow in the Dark games

Pizza Dinner Included

Bring a sleeping bag, pjs, and a pillow!

With the purchase of Saturday Night Out you receive one FREE $50 gift card per family

to your choice of participating restaurants (while supplies last)

Open to the entire community

$50 First Child (JCC Members)

$60 First Child (Community Members)

$15 Each Additional Child (JCC and Community Members)

**$10 Late fee added to registrations received after March 7

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Pizza Wars 6pm

Location: JCC Maitland851 N. Maitland Ave. Maitland 32751

Costs: $25 family of four | $10 adults | $5 children Register Online

Sample all-you-can-eat pizza and award the honor of Best Pizza in north Orlando!

Proceeds benefit the Marvin Friedman Scholarship Fund.

Voting categories include

People‘s Choice: Most Creative

People‘s Choice: Best Sauce

Kids‘s Choice: Best Overall

Judge‘s Choice: Best Overall

Selected judges will choose their ‗BEST OVERALL‘. The attendees will choose ‗KIDS

CHOICE BEST OVERALL‘, ‗PEOPLES CHOICE MOST CREATIVE‘, and ‗PEOPLE‘S CHOICE

BEST SAUCE‘. Trophies will be handed out to the winners of each category.

Judges will include a local celebrity, food critic, and local magazine editor.

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PASSOVER CAMP @ the Bass Museum 9:00AM - 3:00PM

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3 days of fun for kids ages 7-12 that are out of school and also visiting Florida for Pesach

break!

Monday, April 18th, Thursday, April 21st, and Friday, April 22. Children must bring their

own kosher for Passover lunch.

Children will have a great time learning painting, photography, collage, museum tours, and

learning about Jewish artists!

Andrea Robbins

Bass Museum of Art

2100 Collins Avenue

Miami Beach

33140

305.673.7530

andrealrob@yahoo.com

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Girls In Trouble

Hosted by Tin Can Alehouse 8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.

Tin Can Alehouse

1863 5th Ave

San Diego, CA 92101

http://www.myspace.com/ti...

http://www.girlsintrouble...

Girls In Trouble will be playing songs from Half You Half Me, the second album in the

band‘s ongoing song-cycle. It‘s out on May 17th from JDub Records.

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Inaugural Passover Tennis Tournament

Date: April 21 - 22, 2011

Location: David Posnack Jewish Community Center

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5850 S. Pine Island Road

Davie, FL 33328

Phone: 954-434-0499

Broward Tennis Academy presents the Inaugural Passover Tennis Tournament, a round-

robin tournament for singles and doubles based on skill level. The tournament is open to

children, teens and adults. All participants will receive a T-shirt with prizes awarded to

the winners. A great way to burn off that matzah!

Entry Fee: Children (7-17): Members $ 20 / Non-members $26 Adults (18 & Up): Members

$25 / Non-members $32

For more information contact Alex Gregory, Jr. at 814-280-0232.

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Women in the Visual Arts Art Exhibit

Date: March 16 - April 27, 2011

Location: David Posnack Jewish Community Center

5850 S. Pine Island Road

Davie, FL 33328

Phone: 954-434-0499

Women in the Visual Arts Art Exhibit

Now through April 27, 2011 • FREE admission to the exhibit

Meet the artists at a free opening reception March 23 • 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. The artists will display their latest work in the Daub Corridor.

Please stop by

and visit the exhibit. All artwork may be purchased. For more information call

954-434-0499, ext. 336.

WITVA is a non-profit organization founded in 1989 with the aim of promoting public interest in the visual arts through its programs and activities. The organization serves as a forum in which members may network, share ideas and help one another achieve their artistic goals, while at the same time giving back to the community. WITVA members create artwork to brighten the walls of area not-for-profit hospitals, clinics, children and youth centers.

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Girls In Trouble

Hosted by Biko Garage 8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.

Biko Garage 6612 Sueno Rd.

Santa Barbara, CA 93117

http://www.myspace.com/bi...

http://www.girlsintrouble...

Girls In Trouble will be playing songs from Half You Half Me, the second album in the

band‘s ongoing song-cycle. It‘s out on May 17th from JDub Records.

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Toddler Social Club

Early Childhood

Event Location: Jewish Community Center – UPTOWN 5342 St. Charles Avenue, New

Orleans, LA 70115

Class Schedule: Sundays, 9:30AM - 11:00AM

Event Details: Spend the morning with friends on the Nursery School Play Yard. Breakfast

will be served. RSVP to Rachelz@nojcc.org or 504.897.0143.

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Ryna Greenbaum JCC Boston Jewish Book Fair Distinguished Author Series Book Club

Jewish Community Centers of Greater Boston

Co-Sponsors: Jewish Family & Children's Service of Greater Boston, Combined Jewish

Philanthropies

Cost: $25.00

When: 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Where: Jam N Java, 594 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, MA02474

Participate in a monthly book group organized around Boston Jewish Book Fair selections.

Meets Mondays, 3/28, 4/25 and 5/23 from 7-8:30pm at Jam N Java (594 Massachusetts

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Avenue) in Arlington. Selections include Wherever You Go by Joan Leegant, The Cookbook

Collector by Allegra Goodman and The Red Garden by Alice Hoffman. Cost is $10/session

or $25 for all three sessions. Open to the entire community. Register at

jccgb.org/metronorth. Contact 617-841-8009 or metronorth@jccgb.org for more

information.

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Bereaved Spouse Support Group Offered by WJCS

Bereaved Spouse Support Group is being offered by WJCS Pathways to Care. The eight-

week group meets on Tuesdays (March 15, 22 & 29; April 5, 12 & 26 and May 3 & 10) from

6:30 – 8:00 PM at WJCS 141 North Central Avenue, Hartsdale. There is a suggested

donation of $80 for the eight-week session. To register, contact Jessica Cigale, MSW, at

761-0600, X144 or jcigale@wjcs.com.

A program of Westchester Jewish Community Services, Pathways to Care is the Regional

Care Center in Westchester for UJA-Federation of New York‘s The Jewish Healing and

Hospice Partnership.

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Jewish Family ServiceOn Our Own Terms: End -of-Life Care and Jewish Cultural

Concerns

Time: 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Location: JCC Community Hall Stage Dell Jewish Community Campus

7300 Hart Lane Austin, TX 78731

Driving Directions: From Mo-Pac North, exit Far West Boulevard. Take Far West Blvd.

west and take a right on Hart Lane. The Dell Jewish Community Campus is 1/2-block down

on the left.

Contact: Judith Sokolow

Phone: 512-250-1043

Email: judith.sokolow@shalomaustin.org

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JCC Book Club - Great House

Date: April 28, 2011Time: 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm

Location: David Posnack Jewish Community Center 5850 S. Pine Island Road

Davie, FL 33328

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Phone: 954-434-0499

Great House by Nicole Krauss

Details coming soon!

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Book Club

Presented by Gordon Jewish Community Center at Gordon Jewish Community Center

January 28-May 27, 2011

Be the first to submit a review/comment!

Join the Gordon Jewish Community Center Book Club.

Jan. 28 - The Red Tent

Feb. 25 - From Beirut to Jerusalem

March 25 - Keeping Faith

April 29 - World War IV

May 27 - A Woman in Jerusalem

Open to everyone. Drop in and enjoy the discussion.

Victoria Cohen-Crumpton, Group Moderator. Do you know of a few people who are

interested in forming another book club? Please contact Meryl Kraft.

Gordon Jewish Community Center

801 Percy Warner Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37205

Friday 1:00pm-2:00pm

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Yom HaAtzma'ut Dance for Teens (9th-12th grades)

7:00pm-10:00pm

Teens are invited to a dance at the JCC to celebrate Israel Independence Day. Free! For

more information, contact Jason Goldstein at jason@svjcc.org or 408.357.7497 14855 Oka

Road Suite 201, Los Gatos, CA 95032

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From the Staff of Kehila Magazine, we wish you and your loved ones a

happy, safe, and blessed Passover!

Happy Passover!

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