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Matthew Paul Slatzer, 36, of Canton, an avowed white supremacist and anti-Semite was sentenced to 27 months in prison, the maximum allowable under federal sentencing guidelines after he pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a person with a domestic violence conviction.

“This defendant is well known within the community as an individual with a hateful ideology prone to threaten violence towards law enforcement and others based on race, religion or sexual orientation,” U.S. Attorney Justin E. Herdman stated in a news release. “These hateful beliefs, combined with a history of actual violence, make the defendant a threat to the community and the entirety of the Northern District. We are grateful for the maximum possible sentence in this matter that will keep the defendant in federal prison where he can no longer threaten or harm others.”

Slatzer was arrested on February 2, 2020, when Canton police responded to a report of an intoxicated man with a firearm at a local bar. Slatzer was arrested and possessed additional weapons. He had had a previous conviction of domestic violence. On May 3, 2020, Slatzer was arrested in Stow following an incident where he entered a Dollar General store carrying a hatched and sword and asked for directions to Kent State University, telling the employee “a lot of Jews at Kent State.” He identified himself as an Aryan brother and stated he was going to the University to find some Jews.

The sentencing memorandum asked the judge not to consider Slatzer’s political views or beliefs in a sentencing deter-mination, but rather the danger posed to the community due to these views and beliefs.

Slatzer was also identified carrying a sign at a Columbus demonstration that read, “The Real Plague,” and had a depic-tion of a rat with a Star of David.

This case was investigated by the FBI and the Canton Police Department, and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Toni Beth Schnellinger Feisthamel.

(JTA) — Jon Ossoff, a Jewish 33-year-old former executive of a documentary film company, has done what seemed nearly impossible just a few years ago: won a Senate election as a Democrat in formerly deep-red Georgia. Along with his fellow Democratic Senate winner, Rev. Raphael Warnock, the pair has flipped control of the U.S. Senate.

Ossoff’s young age and relatively short resume — in politics, at least — have left him a somewhat unknown figure. Here’s what you need to get acquainted with the newest Jewish member of Congress.

His path to politics was unusual. Ossoff demonstrated political interests early on, famously gaining an internship with Georgia Rep. John Lewis after writing the civil rights leader a fan letter as a teenager. He also worked as a speechwriter after college. But then he took a detour to work in documentary film before mounting a congressional bid in a 2017 special election. While he fell just short in that race, it elevated his name nationally and in his home state, positioning him to run for Senate. He has never held any elected office before.

He’s the youngest senator elected since 1973. That was Joe Biden, elected in Delaware at just over 30 years old. At 33, Ossoff is also the only senator too young to become president.

He’ll join a robust Jewish Senate delegation. Eight other Senate Democrats identify as Jewish, including New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, who goes from minority leader to majority leader with Ossoff and Warnock’s elections. (Michael Bennet of Colorado does not identify as Jewish, but his mother is a Holocaust survivor and he says his family history informs his values.) But it’s far from the largest Jewish Senate delegation in history: 13 Jews were among the senators sworn in in 2007.

He’s motivated by his Jewish background. Ossoff wrote a letter addressed to his state’s Jewish community last month and published it in the Atlanta Jewish Times. In it, he wrote that his Jewish upbringing “instilled in me a conviction to fight for the marginalized, the persecuted and the dispossessed.” He has delved into that territory more deeply in other venues, including in a 2017 interview with Moment magazine, where he said, “I think that Jews share a story that compels

White Supremacist, anti-Semite sentenced to 27 months

Jon Ossoff: Everything you need to know about the newest Jewish Democratic senator

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DAN CHARLICKCJCF President

Just a few weeks ago it felt as if a great weight was lifting off of our shoulders, as we quietly and socially dis-tantly celebrated the slipping into history of The Year 2020 and the beginning of what we all hope will be a better year for our families, our community, our country and our world. We cheered as the first doses of the COVID-19 vac-cine were given. We rejoiced in renewed hope that things could finally perhaps maybe possibly begin to move toward getting back to “normal”, whatever that is now.

While there is much still much to celebrate about 2021, we now find ourselves appalled, shocked and shaken out of our sense of progress and security by a literal attack on our country’s hallowed democratic institutions and processes. A group of Americans, encouraged by a legally

defeated outgoing President, attempted what amounted to a violent Insurrection to move our country strongly away from Democracy to Authoritarianism. After these events, it is not politically risky, but it is still absolutely necessary for individuals, community leaders and politicians from the local to the national level to respond to the attack of January 6th with strong and crystal-clear condemnation.

As your Federation President, and a Retired Major in the U.S. Air Force, I want you all to know that I unequivocally condemn these actions and the individuals responsible for them. This includes those who physically participated by violently overwhelming, sometimes beating or otherwise injuring and even killing members of Law Enforcement. It also includes the many more individuals who streamed illegally and joyously into our nation’s capital after it was breached, disrespecting, looting, and desecrating it. And it includes the far greater number who did not participate in the attack but who instigated it and supported it, from the internet message boards and chat rooms to Twitter and on national Media outlets. Most angering to me is the behavior of some people entrusted with positions of authority, including President Trump and his allies in the Congress, who by inaction or by direct incitement, stoked the flames of fear, hatred, and violence in order to weaponize the crowd and fire it at the Capital and our Democracy.

This is not a partisan issue and should not be allowed to be perverted into one. You cannot love America and encourage, attempt or be complicit in an attempt to destroy the most fundamental tenet of Democracy – the right of the People to vote and elect their leaders. As Jews, we are acutely aware of what can happen in a society ruled by Authoritarianism with a nod to Fascist and Nazi influences. It does not matter if you are a Democrat, an Independent, or a Republican. Our country cannot survive unless we all agree to respect and live within the basic structure of our governance as laid out in the Constitution.

As we enter 2021, I ask that you consider it your duty as an American to support the peaceful transition of power and to affirm the legitimacy of our government. We must think about the country we love, that our forebearers fought and died for, and act like it is precious to us. We must demand that our friends, community members and elected leaders do the same, placing Country above their own power, political or racial tribalism or wealth. We must seek out our better selves and work to send that into the world.

There is so much work to do in 2021, but I feel confident that we can do it, together.

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INCOME

JWF Welfare Fund Campaign $300,427

Unspent Special Reserves $6,500

Alliance Chadash Fund

Birthright Grant

IISP Fund Recovery $2,500

TOTAL $309,427

ALLOCATIONS LOCAL AGENCIES

Canton Jewish Community Federation $263,163

Chadash $7,955

SUB-TOTAL $271,118

REGIONAL AGENCIES

Government Affairs Committee of Ohio $8,400

Ohio Hillel Consortium $4,000

Lippman Day School $5,000

SUB-TOTAL $17,400

NATIONAL AGENCIES

Anti-Defamation League $1,000

JCPA $1,090

Birthright Israel $2,500

SUB-TOTAL $4,590

OVERSEAS AGENCIES

Jewish Federation of N. America JAFI/Shlichim $12,000

SUB-TOTAL $12,000

SHRINKAGE $2,000

RESERVES $2,319

TOTAL ALL ALLOCATIONS $309,427

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Being a prescribing physician for the past 30 years, I know that many patients do not take their medication. Besides the fact that some people outright lie to their doctors because they don’t want to follow their recommendation, most people forget. I personally cannot remember to take a multivitamin or calcium pill daily.

Life gets in the way and taking a pill once, twice or even three times per day, is often inconvenient. People usually have every intention of remembering to take their pills but the hours fl y by and doses get missed. One problem is remembering if you really did take that specifi c dose and then fear overdosing if you then take it when you think about it. Medication boxes are a way to pre-fi ll a week’s worth of meds and then if the box is empty ( or not) you know that the pill was taken. These boxes can be cumbersome and diffi cult to open, as well as a challenge for arthritic or stiff fi ngers to navigate.

Some pharmacies are pre-packaging medications directly and many are delivering to your home. For those taking multiple medications, you know that organizing your medications to all refi ll at the same time is a challenge and often requires many trips per month to refi ll your supply. By working with a pharmacy, they can organize your medication so that they all are fi lled on the same day each month. There are different kinds of packaging, some in weekly books, some that push out, some that have tabs and some that are in a sleeve. All of these are labeled with the date and time that the medication is supposed to be taken.

These programs are very benefi cial if you are on chronic ( long term) medications. When they become challenging is if a medication is added mid-month and these medications have to be kept separate from the regular packaging. Hopefully a short supply can be given to get you on track for the following month.

It is important for you to communicate with all your physicians. They should be aware of your packaging choice so that everything can be kept at one pharmacy and the pharmacist can make sure that there are no contraindications or medication interactions.

Certainly, this system doesn’t work for everyone and with the insurance companies push for mail order pharmacies and 90 day refi lls, medication dispensing and compliance remains a challenge.

My last recommendation is to add an alarm to your phone to alert you at the time your medication is due. We have become a very phone-centric population, so you should allow yours to help you stay on a good medication schedule.

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When I get the notification from the Stark Jewish News that it is my turn to write an article, I begin by thinking about holidays or holy days or Torah portions that may come our way that month. At the end of February, we will celebrate the joyous holiday of Purim. (We may not do so in person, but I am sure that Rabbi Komerofsky will figure out a way to make this happen virtually.) As to Torah portions, we begin with Yitro which includes the Ten Commandments and concludes with Tetzaveh which builds on creating the infra-structure for sacrificial worship at the Mishkan or tabernacle in the desert. So much to choose from.

This morning I am writing two days after one of the darkest moments in the ongoing experiment of democracy in the United States. This democracy has been tested through a civil war, unjustified foreign wars, the fight for civil rights, and more. The storming of our Capitol to attempt to overthrow a free and fair election by domestic terrorists engaging in insurrection and sedition is very dark indeed. The unparalleled civil response to these terrorists in contrast the abuse of force against Black Lives Matter protesters is uncon-scionable. White privilege reared its ugly head again. Darkness hovered over the face of

this country. By the time you read these words, January 6, 2021 will seem like ancient history. President Biden will be our new

leader supported by Vice-President Harris. The new government will be getting settled into place. Obvious scars will remain, but a new day will be dawning with so much work to do from rebuilding a government that is respected and speaks for the people to rolling out the vaccines so we can begin to try and move forward in our personal and daily lives. This will not be easy.

What lessons can you draw from the February parshiyot? We can learn about governance from Yitro’s (Moses’ father-in-law) counsel of Moses to not take all the burdens on one’s shoulders, but surround yourself with wise and competent leaders.

We can learn about law (and order) beginning with Exodus 20 and revelation of the Ten Commandments. Lest we think that the commandments ends with these “first” commandments (there were prior commandments already estab-lished), Mishpatim, the second portion this month, Exodus 21-24, enumerates many other do’s and don’ts. God’s objec-tive is to try and give a basis for communal living guided by order and law and commandments. On January 6th, we saw what happens when order breaks down, law turns away its eyes and focus, and the lies of a leader convince the mob to tear down structures that for so long have sustained them.

The final two portions—Terumah and Tetzaveh—are about the worship of God as practiced by our ancestors. They didn’t go to synagogue or have a siddur or a rabbi. They prayed at the Mishkan and eventually the Temple in Jerusalem. They gave thanks to God and asked for forgiveness from God and celebrated God with sacrifices and offerings. They didn’t worship at the feet of an elected ruler and wave flags bearing his name. They brought the best of what they have and gave it to God. They did so freely and from their heart and soul.

And finally, there is Purim. What other holiday reminds us about a person who seeks control to destroy. That evil, wicked (whose name shall not be uttered) is a metaphor for all those who try and use power to get rid of those they hate. Let’s hope that we can find a way to get rid or at least truly marginalize those who hate. If you wonder whether the hate is there, just read the papers or watch the footage of the storming of the Capitol. You will see Confederate flags, QAnon shirts, Camp Auschwitz (I hated to even put that in print), and other hateful sayings. Unlike in Purim where the Jews are slated for annihilation, this mob targets Blacks, Latinx, Hispanics, Asian and East Islanders, or anyone who doesn’t look like them.

Yes! It is February and hope is here. We will get vaccinated. We will restore democracy. We will remember to wel-come and love the stranger. We will get to hug our family and friends. I look forward to them all.

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FebruaryEileen Dinn • Rita Golub • Bev Gross • Libby Hendler • Estabelle Landau

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LYNDA HERBERT

HAPPY FEBRUARY 2021I’m sending a loving heart message to all of my friends.

“Thank you for being a friend.Travel down the road and back again.

Your heart is true, you’re a pal and a confidant”.

As many of you might remember, this is the theme song from the classic show “Golden Girls”. The lyrics were written by Andrew Gold. This show has always been one of my all-time favorites.

These pictures were taken the beginning of January. To take these two photos we came together briefly and then continued to social distance in the Beit Ha’am library. We honored our dear friend Peggy Stabholz on her 70th birthday. She received many cards and well wishes that touched her heart so much that it brought tears to her eyes.

Being with our friends and keeping in contact with them can keep us healthy and strong. I believe that we all strengthened Peggy on her special day.

I hope you are all remembering the special days of your friends. I know I am. I have listed the February birthdays at the end of this page. (Names are recorded from my SAO membership list). Call your friends and send them a cheery hello. When they hear your voice you will make their day special.

I’m looking forward to the covid-19 vaccine. I am counting the days when we will all be together again.

Stay healthy and safe. I miss you.Hugs, Lynda Herbert

BIRTHDAYSbringing you

(January 3, 2021 / JNS) Israel vaccinated its millionth citizen against COVID-19 on Friday, just three days after announcing the 500,000th Israeli had received the first dose of the vaccine.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Health Minister Yuli Edelstein were on hand in Umm al-Fahm to meet Arab-Israeli Jabarin Muhammad, 66, in the presence of Mayor Samir Sobhi Mahameed, Clalit Healthcare Services chairman Harel Locker, Maccabi Healthcare Services chairman Ran Saar and Ayman Saif, the official responsible for coronavirus affairs in the Arab sector.

“We are breaking all of the records,” said Netanyahu, according to a statement from his office. “We are ahead of the entire world … moving forward at great speed in order to vaccinate the entire population.”

According to the website Our World in Data, based at Oxford University, Israel’s per capita vaccination rate far outpaces the rest of the world—more than three times that of Bahrain, the country with the second-highest rate.

As soon as the number of vaccinations reaches “critical mass,” said Netanyahu, “we will be able to open commerce, stores and restaurants; we will be able to fly abroad, to make

One millionth Israeli receives COVID-19 vaccine

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OJC’s advocacy on community security needs saw the House and Senate add$8.5 million to the state's operating budget for both target hardening and a

matching grant for personnel.

Security Funding94 state and federal security grants were

awarded to 63 Ohio Jewish agencies in2019-20 totaling more than $6.5M

15 Jewish agencies received security grantsfor the first time

Since 2015, 185 state and federal security grants have beenawarded to Ohio’s Jewish agencies, totaling more than $12M

Capital Funding

State Capital Funding for Jewishagencies this year totals $210,000.

Since 2015, OJC has successfullyadvocated for $610,000 in State

Capital Funding for Jewish agenciesand supported efforts for an

additional $1.2M.

OJC submitted testimony andadvocated on almost a dozenpieces of legislation on behalf ofOhio's Jewish communities on awide array of issues rangingfrom gun policy, school choice,workforce development, andmuch more.

AdvocacyIsrael

OJC worked with the office ofSecretary of State FrankLaRose to facilitate his trip toCyberTech Tel Aviv to speakabout election integrity and toengage in statewide businessdevelopment opportunities.

OJC also collaborated withthe NY Consulate onConsul General DaniDayan's visit to Ohiowhere he met withGovernor DeWine,Secretary of State LaRose,and several Ohio Membersof Congress.

COVID-19In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, OJC acted quickly to assess the needs of Ohio's Jewishagencies and advocate on their behalf. In addition to adding a COVID-19 Resources page to ourwebsite, OJC surveyed over 75 Jewish agencies to determine the financial impacts they areexperiencing. We also hosted calls with Senators Rob Portman and Sherrod Brown and CongressmanTroy Balderson so they could hear from agency professionals directly, and with the Israeli Consulateand Ministry of Economy to exchange information and best practices. OJC continues to advocate forOhio's Jewish agencies in this quickly changing landscape.

We worked with GovernorDeWine to remake the annualHolocaust Commemoration thisyear and reached quadruple thenumber of people with a virtualevent.

July 2019-June 2020

This past year saw many achievements for OJC, from securing record amounts of security funding for Jewishnonprofits to advocating for the needs of our Jewish agencies during this time of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read on

for some of our notable accomplishments. A full annual report will be coming soon.

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The Hebrew month of Adar begins at sundown on February 11th. Rosh Chodesh Adar acts as a signal to change our perspective and straighten our crowns… to walk tall and to be silly, for Adar is the month when Purim falls.

There are so many lessons we can take away from the court jesters and the loud whirling groggers drowning out Haman’s name, but perhaps the most important lesson of them all during this time of Covid-19 is to cut loose a little bit and tap into our inner joy.

If you’re struggling to find your happy spirit during this pandemic time, do not fret, Chadash students are experts on the topic. Their exuberance is contagious, and we can

all learn from these young members of Canton’s Jewish community.Here are 10 ways Chadash students find happiness and joy!

1. Celebrating Sweetness – At Rosh Hashanah time, Chadash students gathered together virtually and took part in a Facebook Live Apple Crisp cooking class. Together, they chopped and cored apples, sprinkled cinnamon and sugar and shared this delicious experience with their siblings, parents and grandparents!

2. Cultivating Creativity – Our regional PJ Library chapter gave Sukkot gift bags to the youngest Chadash students this year, and many of them shared photographs of the edible Sukkahs they constructed. Their creativity was impressive, and per-haps we may even have a future architect or two among us.

3. Getting up and Moving – For the third year in a row, Hebrew Through Movement is part of the Chadash curriculum, and faculty member, Lori Magill, makes sure students of all ages are learning the words to stand up, walk and sit back down.

4. Perfecting Paradise – Students in Morah Poole’s Kindergarten-2nd Grade Bible stories class designed and created their own Garden of Eden’s when they learned

the story of creation. They paid such attention to details and crafted the perfect paradise.

5. Living in the Image of G-d – Morah Poole’s art specialty is a favorite among Chadash students, and one week this semester, they gazed at their reflections in the mirror as they created B’etzelim Elohim (Image of G-d), portraits.

6. Keeping the Sabbath and Making It Holy – Morah Shankle’s unit on Shabbat brought the spirituality of the weekly holiday to her student’s young minds as they created their Challah covers and sang Shabbat songs together. Beyond the cel-ebration, Chadash students recognize that a pause from the week and more time with family is a really good thing.

7. Spider’s Spin Webs – Sammy Spider is a favorite character in Morah Shankle’s Torah Tots class, and her students love to hear stories about how Sammy always finds a way to share the Jewish holidays with the Shapiro family in the house where he lives. His mother always tells him that spiders can’t take part in these human activities and that “spiders spin webs.” Sammy always perseveres though and is determined to defy all the odds.

8. Making the World a Better Place – When learning about B’nai Mitzvot in Moreh Silverman’s Jewish lifecycles class, his students decided that they wanted to cre-ate a Mitzvah project for the community. His 3rd-5th graders facilitated a pet food drive and donated their collections to the Domestic Violence Project.

9. Recognizing the Miracle of Light – Each week during Havdalah, we talk about how each of us holds a light within us that we can shine out into the world. During Chanukah, this point was really driven as we lit the Chanukiyah as a community and rejoiced in the miracle of oil.

10. Praying with Our Feet – Morah Wilkof’s class learned the lessons of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel in Selma and “praying with our feet.” They learned that sometimes action is required in order to make change and that the world can be all the better for it.

Ellie, Abby and their teacher, Daniel Silverman stand with the impressive collection of pet food for the Domestic Violence Project

Shalom Chadash families!Happy Hanukkah to all of our wonderful community!Thank you to all of you for coming to the supply pick up this Sunday and to those

of you who participated in the 3rd-5th grade pet food drive. What a wonderful impact this class has made on the community with helping such a worthy cause. Way to go students!

10 Ways Chadash Students Find Happiness and Joy

JULIE ZORNDirector of

Lifelong Learning


Life Cycle EventsDEATHSPLEASE NOTE: Because of space limitations, the Stark Jewish News will print only the immediate family members of our deceased community members. We receive obitu-ary notices from Shaaray Torah Synagogue and Temple Israel of members who have passed away. When we are at “deadline” and there is a death, we will hold the information for the next issue.Richard Rosen, husband of Susan, father of Gabe and Evan, brother-in-law of Dale and Jeff Sklar passed away November 11 in California.Sydelle Wax, mother of Amy (Jim) Humphrey, grandmother of Devin Miles and Michelle Lee Martin, Preston James and Nathaniel Ervin Humphry passed away November 20.Tobie Silver, mother of Steve (Kelly) Silver and Ellen (William) Shankle, grandmother of Jeremy (Heather) Shankle, Martin (Haleigh) Shankle and Melissa Jellel, great-grandmother of Tyler and Kiersten Shankle passed away November 20.Abigail Vanest, granddaughter of Darrell (Patty) Vanest passed away November 21.Robert H. (Bob) Schweitzer, husband of Davina, father of Reva and Stacy passed away December 13.Larry London, husband of Karen, father of Michael (Janice) London passed away December 24 in Boca Raton, FL.Geraldine Branz, mother of Mary Jo (Joel Rube) Lockshin, Margaret “Peggy” (Michael) Adelman, John (Cheryl) Branz and Robby (Tara) Branz passed away December 25.Gloria Tanya Miller, wife of Billy Miller, mother of Randi (Bill) Smuckler, Howard Miller (Jan Choy), Lori Prescott (Ed O’Hara), and Debbie (Doug) Solomon; grandmoth-er of Ben Miller, Tucker Miller, Megan Smuckler, Hillary Smuckler, Meredith Arnold, Cory Prescott, Sarah Prescott, Sam Solomon, Eric Solomon, and Jacob Solomon; great grandmother of Stella Faye Smuckler; sister-in-law of Steve (Ellen) Miller passed away on January 4.

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normalization agreements with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco.The health minister lauded the “great achievement” of vaccinating a million Israelis.“With God’s help, Israel will be the first country in the world to be vaccinated,” said

Edelstein. “Within a few months, we will be able to say ‘hasta la vista’ to the coronavirus and return to normality,” he added.

When it comes to COVID-19, he said, “We are all in this together. There is no difference between Jews and Arabs, religious and secular.”

However, he added, “we are not there yet, and we must strictly adhere to the directives. It is a pity for each person who, instead of being at home, is in serious condition in a hos-pital coronavirus ward. Let us make another effort to emerge from this with … without the virus running amok again.”

Israel began its third nationwide coronavirus lockdown on Dec. 27 due to a steep rise in the COVID-19 infection rate. The move, however, was not without controversy, even within the medical community.

The country’s Public Emergency Council for the Coronavirus Crisis, which is made up of medical experts and senior researchers, has called into question the data upon which the decision to implement the current lockdown was based.

In a letter to the Knesset’s Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, the experts wrote that this information “is riddled with ‘alternative facts’ and irrelevant data, which … can only be defined as irresponsible, partial and unprofessional.”

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us to approach the world with empathy.”Yes, he had a bar mitzvah. “I was bar mitzvahed at the Temple, which is a Reform syna-

gogue,” he told JTA in 2017 during his first Senate run. “My Jewish upbringing imbued me with certain values, a commitment to justice and peace.”

He supports Israel and opposes BDS. In a position paper from July, Ossoff wrote that he is “committed to Israel’s security as a homeland for the Jewish people.” (He personally has family there, he told the Atlanta Jewish Times.) To that end, he “vigorously” opposes the boycott Israel movement, supports continuing the robust American military aid to Israel and wants to see a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He also supports diplomacy with Iran, through a nuclear deal and otherwise, to curb its nuclear arsenal.

He’s got an immigration story. Ossoff’s father’s parents fled pogroms in Eastern Europe, while his mother moved to the United States from Australia at 23. (Because she is not Jewish, he formally converted before his bar mitzvah.) “American Jews all share that immigrant story,” he told JTA in 2017, “and that perspective hardens my resolve to fight for an open and optimistic vision of our country where if you work hard you can get ahead, where we welcome those who come here to build the country.”

He’s married to a Jewish doctor. Alisha Kramer is an obstetrician working in Atlanta. She was working an overnight shift Tuesday night, Ossoff said, so she wasn’t with him as promising returns came in.

He’s got a favorite Jewish food. “I’m always in the mood for matzah ball soup. Even if it’s 100 degrees outside,” he told Moment in 2017.

He can sing. Ossoff was in an a cappella group in college at Georgetown University, a fact that one attack ad tried to spin against him. Here are the videos.

He’s a millennial sex symbol. Some of Ossoff’s backers like him because of his political views and potential to shift American politics. Others are into all that and more. “The inter-net thirst for Ossoff is strong,” Vogue reported this week, noting that the politician resem-

bles popular Jewish actor Timothee Chalamet. Among the evidence cited: a November piece in Alma titled, “We need hot Jews like Jon Ossoff in the Senate.”

He’s not afraid to stand up when he sees bigotry. Over the summer, Perdue’s campaign ran an ad that digitally lengthened Ossoff’s nose. (Perdue said the change was unintended and took down the ad.) Ossoff brought up the incident during a debate with Perdue in October, accusing him of “lengthening my nose in attack ads to remind everybody that I’m Jewish.” And last week he used a brief Fox News interview to say repeatedly that Kelly Loeffler “campaigned with a klansman,” a reference to her appearances with a white supremacist that she later disavowed.

He’s (almost) the first Jew elected to the Senate from a Southern state. Even some states with relatively few Jews have had Jewish senators, including Vermont and Hawaii right now. But Southern states have not been among the dozens of states to elect Jewish senators in the contemporary era — with the exception of Florida, which sent Richard Stone, a Miami-area Democrat, to the Senate in 1975. (Judah Benjamin represented Louisiana in the Senate in the 1850s, but that was before he became the highest-ranking Jew in the Confederacy. Benjamin Jonas, a former Confederate leader, represented Louisiana during Reconstruction.)

He’s worked to center Black voters. Ossoff has acknowledged throughout his rise in Georgia politics that he is indebted to Black voters and the history of progressive Black activism in the state. He often mentions the influence of civil rights leaders like Lewis and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., describing himself and Warnock as “the young Jewish son of an immigrant mentored by John Lewis and a Black pastor who holds Dr. (Martin Luther) King’s pulpit at Ebenezer Baptist Church.” Lewis was an early supporter of Ossoff in his run for a House seat in 2017.

In a video declaring victory on Wednesday morning, Ossoff said he and Warnock would seek to follow “in the footsteps of leaders who have departed us in this last year, like Congressman John Lewis and C.T. Vivian,” referencing another civil rights leader.

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Tuesday, February 2Shacharis 7:15 a.m.Mishnah class via Zoom 4:45 p.m.Thursday, February 4Torah class (Samuel II) via Zoom 4:30 p.m.Friday, February 5Mincha & Kabolas Shabbos 5:25 p.m.Candle lighting 5:30 p.m.Sunset 5:48 p.m.Saturday, February 6Shabbos Parshas Yisro Shabbos Mevorchim Chodesh Shacharis & Mussaf 9:00 a.m.Earliest Mincha 1:10 p.m.Shabbos ends 6:32 p.m.Maariv 6:40 p.m.Havdalah (72 minutes) 7:02 p.m.Sunday, February 7Rabbi Scheinbaum’s class via Zoom 11:00 a.m.Tuesday, February 9Shacharis 7:15 a.m.Mishnah class via Zoom 4:45 p.m.Thursday, February 11Torah class (Samuel II) via Zoom 4:30 p.m.Friday, February 12First day Rosh Chodesh Adar Mincha & Kabolas Shabbos 5:35 p.m.Candle lighting 5:38 p.m.Sunset 5:56 p.m.Saturday, February 13Second day Rosh Chodesh Adar Shabbos Parshas Shekolim Shabbos Parshas Mishpotim Shacharis, Hallel & Mussaf 9:00 a.m.Earliest Mincha 1:10 p.m.Shabbos ends 6:40 p.m.Maariv 6:50 p.m.Havdalah (72 minutes) 7:11 p.m.Sunday, February 14Rabbi Scheinbaum’s class via Zoom 11:00 a.m.Tuesday, February 16Shacharis 7:15 a.m.Mishnah class via Zoom 4:45 p.m.Thursday, February 18Torah class (Samuel II) via Zoom 4:30 p.m.

Friday, February 19Mincha & Kabolas Shabbos 5:45 p.m.Candle lighting 5:47 p.m.Sunset 6:05 p.m.Saturday, February 20Shabbos Parshas Terumah Shabbos Parshas Zachor Shacharis & Mussaf 9:00 a.m.Earliest Mincha 1:10 p.m.Shabbos ends 6:48 p.m.Maariv 6:55 p.m.Havdalah 7:19 p.m.Sunday, February 21Rabbi Scheinbaum’s class via Zoom 11:00 a.m.Tuesday, February 23Shacharis 7:15 a.m.Mishnah class via Zoom 4:45 p.m.Thursday, February 25FAST OF ESTHER 5:53 a.m. — 6:54 p.m. Mincha 5:50 p.m.Maariv 6:12 p.m.Magillah reading 6:30 p.m.Friday, February 26PURIM Shacharis 7:15 a.m.Magillah reading 8:00 a.m.Meshloach Manos (gifting each other)Mincha & Kabolas Shabbos 5:50 p.m.Candle lighting 5:55 p.m.Sunset 6:14 p.m.Saturday, February 27Triple Purim Shabbos Parshas Tetzaveh Shacharis & Mussaf 9:00 a.m.Earliest Mincha 1:09 p.m.Shalosh Seudos 6:00 p.m.Shabbos ends 6:56 p.m.Maariv 7:05 p.m.Havdalah 7:27 p.m.Sunday, February 28Shushan Purim Rabbi Scheinbam’s class via Zoom 11:00 a.m.

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Tuesday, February 16Service 5:30 p.m.Wednesday, February 17Service 5:30 p.m. Thursday, February 18Services 8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Friday, February 19Service 5:30 p.m.Candles 5:50 p.m. Saturday, February 20Service 10:00 a.m.Monday, February 22Services 8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.Tuesday, February 23Service 5:30 p.m.Wednesday, February 24Service 5:30 p.m.Thursday, February 25Fast of EstherServices 8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.Purim Megillah Reading 6 pmImmediately following Mincha & MaarivFriday, February 26PurimService 5:30 p.m. Candles 5:58 p.m. Saturday, February 27Shushan PurimService 10:00 a.m.

Friday, February 55:45 p.m. Family Service with Rabbi Da-vid Komerofsky and Suzanne Stieglitz6:15 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat Service with Rabbi David Komerofsky and Suzanne StieglitzFriday, February 126:15 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat Service with Rabbi David Komerofsky and Shelley Schweitzer, including February birthday and anniversary blessings

Friday, February 196:15 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat Service with Rabbi David Komerofsky and Zachary Charlick, including Torah readingFriday, February 266:15 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat Service with Rabbi David Komerofsky and Sandy Adland, including Purim celebration

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