Washington Jewish Week back issues from November 2007:
Fraying threads
Nov 01, 2007; ... Grandparents and (non-Jewish) grandchildren Sheldon Hofferman's son and daughter are both intermarried, which is remarkable only for being unremarkable in the religious goulash that is contemporary Jewish America. His daughter married a "nonreligious Muslim," according to ...
New Temple new in town
Nov 01, 2007; ... Spirituality, English services hallmark of congregation For years, Les Novitsky has been looking for a synagogue that would leave him feeling "spiritually enriched and uplifted." The services at his ideal house of worship would be in English, in the "lofty" language of classical Reform ...
CORRECTION
Nov 01, 2007; ... CORRECTION - The correct telephone number for buying tickets for the ...
Envoy lauds work of Holocaust commission
Nov 01, 2007; ... The oft-criticized International Commission on Holocaust Era Insurance Claims has partially succeeded at an impossible task, according to Ambassador Christian Kennedy, U.S. State Department special envoy for Holocaust issues. Speaking Sunday before members of an organization for ...
Let the games begin
Nov 01, 2007; ... Educator: Leaven Jewish learning with play Math flashcards, vocabulary drills in today's highly competitive educational environment, many parents want their preschoolers to constantly be engaged in academic tasks. But sometimes, the kids are better off building a fort or romping in ...
Teaching about Israel 101
Nov 01, 2007; ... How you can inject your passion about Israel into the classroom? And how do you teach about Israel if you've never been there? Those are just two of the subjects that congregational school teachers will have the opportunity to learn about on Sunday at the Partnership for Jewish Life and ...
Barbara Lautman
Nov 01, 2007; ... It started with painting some furniture for her daughter's room. Before she knew it, Barbara Lautman was a small-business owner, schlepping to flea markets, auctions and estate sales and running an antiques store in the District's Chevy Chase neighborhood. "My real love is primitive ...
Rising to the occasion
Nov 01, 2007; ... N. Virginia bakery gets kosher certification Kosher-conscious bakery consumers in the mid-Atlantic region now have yet another source for their breads, cakes and pastries thanks to two Iranian-born Muslims. The two - Kambiz Zarrabi and Mansour Yazdani - co-own Federal Bakers USA, ...
Bigotry surfaces at GWU
Nov 01, 2007; ... Serial swastikas found in latest campus incident In the wake of a series of anti-Semitic incidents at George Washington University, Jewish campus leaders are urging students to demonstrate that they will not stand for continued incidents of intolerance on campus. "It's really ...
Moran again Jew-centric
Nov 01, 2007; ... Raps groups for their purported stand on Iran Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.) once again criticized some Jewish organizations for allegedly not properly representing Jewish opinion on issues such as Iran, even as he was talking to a Jewish group whose top priority is stopping Iran from acquiring ...
Jewish World
Nov 01, 2007; ... Tutu: Jews should stop oppressing Palestinians Archbishop Desmond Tutu issued an impassioned plea to the Jewish people to end Israel's oppression of Palestinians. Speaking Saturday in Boston during a two-day conference titled the "Apartheid Paradigm in Palestine-Israel," the Nobel ...
Around the Beltway
Nov 01, 2007; ... Standing strong with Israel Some 20 Jewish college students from throughout the Washington area showed their support Tuesday for missing Israeli soldiers by videoconferencing with the wife of one of the soldiers during a special program at the Israeli Embassy in Washington. The ...
Worthwhile ways to nurture Jewishness
Nov 01, 2007; ... How can we make Judaism more appealing so that marginal members of the Jewish community at least identify as Jews, leaving open the possibility that they may become "more Jewish" over time? We believe that intriguing answers to this question, which occupies the time of so many Jewish ...
Will Israel suffer from the ricochet effect?
Nov 01, 2007; ... WashingtonWatch As Israeli leaders make the rounds of world capitals trying to mobilize international pressure to block Iranian nuclear ambitions, the ayatollahs could be acquiring Israeli military technology to advance their goal of eradicating the Jewish state. China has ...
'O Jerusalem' - make that 'oh no!'
Nov 01, 2007; ... History has always had a tough time at the movies. From the earliest days of Hollywood, epic biopics depicting the lives of figures out of the history books have often had little resemblance to the actual events depicted. Getting the facts right in films is a rarity. Consider O ...
Recognize the genocide - but not right now
Nov 01, 2007; ... Under pressure from the Bush administration and Turkey - a key U.S. NATO ally - the congressional leadership recently performed an about-face on a resolution condemning as genocide the mass slaughter and wholesale deportation of Armenian men, women and children nearly a century ago by Ottoman ...
Why the strong, silent type isn't ideal
Nov 01, 2007; ... The biggest complaint I hear from wives these days is that their husbands don't speak to them. They don't share their emotions, they don't let them into their hearts. Here, then, are the 10 reasons why husbands don't open up to their wives. 1. Most men feel like failures: Immersed in a ...
The tipping point
Nov 01, 2007; ... Capital Schmoozing Any day now, I'll be losing some of my readers. No, it's not because they don't think my column is worth their time (although some undoubtedly feel that way). It's because those readers are getting ready for their annual migration to Florida and other points down ...
'It's the reason I'm Jewish'
Nov 08, 2007; ... Fabrangen marks its 36th It has no full-time rabbi, no president, no edifice complex (no permanent site at all, in fact) no High Holiday tickets (the seats are all freebies) and few of the other trappings normally associated with synagogues. Which is perfectly appropriate, since ...
CORRECTION
Nov 08, 2007; ... CORRECTION - Last week's paper incorrecdy identified the sources of several opinion articles. The bylines were correct, but" 'O Jerusalem' - make that 'oh no!' " should have been ...
Reaching out, looking in
Nov 08, 2007; ... Group: Don't shun interfaith, don't cut corners When it comes to would-be converts who are married to Jews, the Orthodox rabbinate should pursue a seemingly unorthodox strategy: It must be both more welcoming and more stringent. On one hand, it must rigorously guard against ...
From battle zone to bima
Nov 08, 2007; ... Area shul embraces centuries-old Iraqi Torah A battle-scarred slice of the Middle East has disgorged what is now one of the most coveted objects in Temple Isaiah's possession - a 400-year-old Torah scroll that endured an Indiana-Jones-like odyssey before arriving safely at the Fulton ...
'A higher standard'
Nov 08, 2007; ... Virginia's A.G. returns from Israel with stronger commitment to the Jewish state After spending a week in Israel, Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell (R) says he sees an important similarity between the United States and the Jewish state. "We hold ourselves to a higher ...
Focus on what Muslims, Jews share, say speakers
Nov 08, 2007; ... Muslim-Jewish daycare, interfaith soccer leagues and thoughtful conversation were some of the relationship-building ideas raised last week at a discussion sponsored by the Jewish Theological Seminary of America at the Adas Israel Congregation in Washington, D.C. The discussion, tided, ...
Judge's call could shed light
Nov 08, 2007; ... A federal judge made a good call last week - one that could bring some transparency to pro-Israel lobbying, or could lead to the dismissal of the espionage case against two former staffers for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. Despite the objections of the Bush ...
Will Saudis answer when opportunity knocks?
Nov 08, 2007; ... WashingtonWatch The same generous folks who gave us the 9/11 hijackers and have been such steadfast sponsors of Islamic terror now have a unique chance to be catalysts for Middle East peace. Leaders of Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of Osama bin Laden and 15 of the 19 terrorists ...
On Kristallnacht, remember for life
Nov 08, 2007; ... On Nov. 9, 1938, Jewish homes, shops and synagogues were ransacked across Germany and parts of Austria. Jews were beaten to death, and thousands were shipped to concentration camps. Synagogues were burned. Today we remember this pogrom as Kristallnacht, the night of broken glass; the sounds of ...
Designing the perfect school lunch
Nov 08, 2007; ... Capital Schmoozing Some people work their whole lives at improving their golf swings, but my new skill has much more practical, and maybe even profound, applications. I share this newfound endeavor with many, some having already achieved levels of expertise beyond my comprehension, most ...
In Focus: David Krupnick
Nov 08, 2007; ... Name: David Krupnick Hebrew name: David Shalom Lives in : Great Falls Birthday: Dec. 31, 1961 Synagogue: Congregation Neth Emeth in Herndon Favorite Jewish holiday: Rosh Hashanah Favorite Jewish food: chicken and matzah balls Favorite ...
Confession on swastikas stuns GWU Jewish community
Nov 08, 2007; ... After finding out this week that a spate of swastikas on a Jewish student's door was apparently a hoax, the Jewish community at George Washington University is shocked and hurt, according to Jewish leaders at the D.C. campus. "It's sad to see a Jewish student do this," Ben Baiter, ...
A fresh crop of up-and-comers
Nov 08, 2007; ... D.C.-area Jews among 'New Jewish Leaders to Watch' The child of a Jewish father and a minister mother, Rachel Cohen grew up singing in her church choir and, until seven years ago, knowing virtually nothing about Judaism. Last week, she was named one of five "New Jewish Leaders to ...
Thrillers with character
Nov 08, 2007; ... Author believes 'ordinary people change the world' Brad Meltzer writes action thrillers about Washington politics, and while the specific characters and settings may change, the books all reflect his philosophy. "My own view of Washington is similar in all my novels in the sense ...
Something for everyone
Nov 08, 2007; ... Broadway meets bima at Beth El gala concert If you like Yiddish music, you might want to attend Congregation Beth El of Montgomery County's gala concert on Sunday. "I prefer Ladino," I hear you say. OK, that address is still good. If opera, Broadway musicals or tunes from the Jewish ...
Defending Bush, Iraq war
Nov 01, 2007; ... Defending Bush, Iraq war Podhoretz: Anti-Semitism, anti-Americanism thwart the successful fighting of 'World War IV' Book Review World War IV: The Long Struggle Against Islamofascism by Norman Podhoretz. New York: Doubleday, 2007.217 pp. $24.95. by Aaron Leibel Arts ...
'The Bubble' melds pop culture, personal awakening
Nov 01, 2007; ... 'The Bubble' melds pop culture, personal awakening Movie Review by Michael Fox Thanks to the worldwide success of Yossi & Jagger and Walk On Water, filmmaker Eytan Fox has earned a following well beyond his native Israel. But he still looks for inspiration close to ...
Tone Rangers, mimes, jugglers, stilt walkers at JCCNV fund-raiser
Nov 01, 2007; ... The Torpedo Factory in Old Town Alexandria will be the setting for the Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia's annual fall fund-raiser. A variety of performers - including The Tone Rangers a capella group, an aerialist, mimes, jugglers and stilt walkers will entertain the crowd ...
Jewish Arts Around Town
Nov 01, 2007; ... 'Jews of Libya' at Library of Congress Clips from The Jews of Libya, which documents the final decades of a centuries-old Sephardic Jewish community through the use of interviews, rare archival footage and photographs, will be shown at The Library of Congress' Pickford Theater (James ...
The ever-wandering Jews
Nov 01, 2007; ... The ever-wandering Jews Author explores new pathways to rootedness Becoming a dad did it for Jeffrey Kahn. Lloyd Wolf's catalyst was the March of the Living. Judith Dack's portal was yoga, David Blumenstein's was mysticism and Maggie Anton's was the Talmud. There are as ...
Doom and gloom alienates younger generation of Jews
Nov 01, 2007; ... Doom and gloom alienates younger generation of Jews Rabbi: Youngsters connect to Judaism their own way The American Jewish community is doing much better than most uiink. That is one conclusion that Rabbi Arthur Blecher reaches in his book The New American Judaism ...
New baseball team coming to southern Md.
Nov 01, 2007; ... Some people just love to help start new businesses. Andy Frankel does that, with a twist. He loves to help start new baseball teams. The 32-year old Frankel went to University of Maryland before quickly getting involved with minor league baseball. He joined the Bowie Baysox, die Orioles' ...
Celebrations
Nov 01, 2007; ... Shirazi-Anderson Gail and Yashar Shirazi of Rockville have announced the engagement of their daughter, Hava Yonit, to Jonathan Yves Anderson, son of Judith Anderson and Pierre Anderson, both of Virginia Beach. The future bride is also the granddaughter of Sally and Irving ...
Savory comfort pies for supper
Nov 01, 2007; ... For cold weather comfort food, there's nothing more satisfying than a savory pie. The appetizing aromas of a hot pie stuffed with a mixture of meats or fish and tender vegetables all bound together with a rich gravy will have the family clamoring to get to the supper table. Savory pies ...
Banning transgressor could be counterproductive
Nov 01, 2007; ... THE JEWISH ETHICIST Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem A relative of mine took out a truly scandalous personal ad. A family member discovered it and persuaded him to stop, but I feel I should distance myself from him anyway to show my shock. Distancing someone from ...
GWU Hillel drive seeks 'Gift of Life'
Nov 01, 2007; ... Amy Fishman was on her way to the gym in 2004 when the George Washington University student - "on a whim" - decided to participate in a drive taking place at her District campus' Hillel and being conducted by the Gift of Life Bone Marrow Registry. That whim led to her donating marrow and ...
Machar celebrates 30 years
Nov 01, 2007; ... Machar, The Washington Congregation for secular Humanistic Judaism, is celebrating its 30th anniversary - and invites the community to join the celebrations, to start tomorrow evening with Shabbat services, at 7:30, at Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church, 9601 Cedar Lane, Bethesda. During ...
Conference to teach 'teaching Israel'
Nov 01, 2007; ... More than 500 local congregational Jewish educators are expected to attend this Sunday's "Israel@60: Excitement in Jewish Learning" professional conference at the Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy, 13300 Arctic Ave., Rockville. Being sponsored by Partnership for Jewish Life and Learning in ...
Dinner to honor Israeli survivors
Nov 01, 2007; ... Operation Embrace, a nonprofit dedicated to providing support to victims of terror in Israel, will hold its fifth annual dinner on Wednesday, Nov. 14, to celebrate the "inspiration, heroism and recovery" of three Israelis, according to the Potomac-based organization's press release. The ...
Mitzvah day seeks bike donations
Nov 01, 2007; ... This Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Temple Shalom in Chevy Chase will hold a used bicycle collection to benefit Bikes for the World, a nonprofit project of the Washington Area Bicyclist Association that refurbishes used bikes to ship to developing countries whose economies depend upon ...
Sunday school bells ring in Beallsville
Nov 01, 2007; ... Sunday school is commencing - for kids and parents alike - at the Am Kolel Sanctuary Retreat Center, located at 19520 Darnestown Rd., in Beallsville. The new Jewish Sunday School of the nondenominational Jewish Renewal group Am Kolel, to be held most Sundays, 3-5 p.m., is designed for ...
Trustee elected
Nov 01, 2007; ... JustAMenschen Lawrence Nussdorf of Washington, D.C., has been elected as a trustee of Adas Israel Congregation in the District. Nussdorf, president and chief operating officer of Clark Enterprises, Inc., and his family have been affiliated with the Conservative congregation for ...
Abraham: a model for vigorous senior years
Nov 01, 2007; ... D'varTorah This week's Torah portion is Chaye Sarah, Genesis 23:1-25:18. It is hard to escape from the theme of old age in this week's sidra, Chaye Sarah. We open with the end of life of our first matriarch, followed not long after by the peaceful death of Abraham, the aging of ...
Beth El Hebrew grows, celebrates
Nov 01, 2007; ... Beth El Hebrew Congregation recently dedicated its new addition and learning center with a weekend of activities. Ground was broken for the $2.3 million addition on Aug. 2, 2006. The entrance foyer, illuminated by natural light, features a 16-foot Star of David positioned overhead. The ...
KIDDISH
Nov 01, 2007; ... (ProQuest: ... denotes non-USASCII text omitted.) Jewish Kids' Fun Page The Creation of The golem This story takes place in Prague, now the capitol city of the Czech Republic, around the year 1600 C.E. Josefov is the Jewish ghetto within Prague. Rabbi Loew was a real ...
Mom's dreams became realities
Nov 01, 2007; ... My dearest mother, Beatrice Greenberg Persky - who reached her 100th birthday on Oct. 3 - is the epitome of the dreamer and the doer. She was born in Washington, D.C., in 1907 - a time when there were still dirt roads in our nation's capital, along with the horse and buggy. Theodore ...
Yiddish for your canine?
Nov 08, 2007; ... Yiddish for your canine? Book Review Yiddish for Dogs: Every Word Your Canine Needs to Know, written and illustrated by Janet Perr. New York: Hyperion, 2007. 153 pp. $14.95. As soon as I got my hands on Yiddish for Dogs, I was on a mission: to discover why anyone would write such a book ....
Benjamin in a bee suit
Nov 08, 2007; ... Seinfeld patterns 'Bee Movie' on 'The Graduate' Jerry Seinfeld looks out at the less-than-half-filled movie theater, calmly palming the microphone like a veteran standup comedian. And for a while on this sunny Tuesday morning in September, that's exacdy what he is. He describes ...
Going down to Argentina
Nov 08, 2007; ... Twenty-six local athletes will head for Argentina next month when the 11th Pan American Games take place in Buenos Aires. A total of 500 American athletes will compete in the games, set for Dec. 26 through Jan. 2. The American delegation includes people from 32 states. They will be ...
Haim Reizes, mechanical engineer, fought in the Irgun, 77
Nov 08, 2007; ... Haim Reizes of Silver Spring, who as a teen was a member of the Irgun and went on to become a leading expert in vehicle accident reconstruction, died Nov. 3. He was 77. Reizes' parent had immigrated from Poland the year before he was born in Jerusalem. He was recruited by the Irgun, at ...
Ivan Sacks, systems analyst, synagogue activist, 66
Nov 08, 2007; ... Ivan Jerome Sacks of Fairfax, an electrical engineer who did systems work and was an active synagogue member, died Oct. 30 at a nursing home in Pittsburgh of complications of frontotemporal dementia. He was 66. Born in Baltimore, he attended Lehigh University where he participated in the ...
Celebrations
Nov 08, 2007; ... Feldman-Farb Martha and Jim Feldman of Rockville and Anita and Warren Farb of Bethesda have announced the engagement of their children, Amy Feldman and Adam Farb. The future bride is also the granddaughter of Margaret Ellington of Gaithersburg. She received her doctorate ...
When Turkey Day moves to Friday ...
Nov 08, 2007; ... So what do you do when everyone you'd like to have over for Thanksgiving is suddenly beset with a conflicting situation? My daughter just took a new job in New York City and has to be at work until late Wednesday, then back early on Friday. My brother and his family have been asked to ...
Just A Menschen
Nov 08, 2007; ... Potomac businessman tapped to chair public TV commission Edward Kaplan of Potomac has been appointed by Gov. Martin O'Malley to chair the Maryland Public Broadcasting Commission. Kaplan has served for more than a decade on the governor-appointed, 11-member commission, which ...
In Brief
Nov 08, 2007; ... Exploring Jewish soul in a secular world Potomac's Congregation Har Shalom is offering a two-part class, open to the community, to explore the ongoing challenges throughout Jewish history to living one's faith in a secular world. The class is part of the congregation's yearlong ...
Peace, prosperity born out of adversity
Nov 08, 2007; ... This week's Torah portion is Toldot, Genesis 25:19-28:9. The sages of Israel say, "The acts of the patriarchs are as a sign to their descendants." It is for this reason that so much attention is given to in-depth study of the avot - the patriarchs: Abraham, Isaac and ...
The mitzvah of a minyan
Nov 08, 2007; ... Our dad passed away on 22 Elul and shiva was held at his and Mom's home. In keeping with the requirement of one of the mourners, a search for 10 men, twice daily, began. We worked hard, reaching out to the Jewish community and were blessed with favorable responses. Fortunately, each shiva minyan ...