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October 16, 2015 | 3 Cheshvan, 5776 | Vol. 89; No. 21Published by The Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg | Greater Harrisburg’s Jewish Newspaper

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A Message from Margie Adelmann, CEO

Jewish Federation of Greater HarrisburgOctober 22nd marks another milestone for our Jewish

community. That evening the Federation, together with Jewish

Family Service, the Jewish Home of Greater Harrisburg and

the Jewish Community Foundation of Central PA, will host

a joint agency annual meeting at the Jewish Community

Center. We are calling it JAAM for short, and while you may

think the meeting itself will be long (all of these agencies and

one meeting), it will be just right! Our plan is to elect trustees

to respective Boards and to celebrate our dedicated volunteers

and staff. When we began planning our JAAM, the leaders

of each of these organizations agreed that we didn’t want this

to be a lengthy meeting; yet we wanted to properly honor

each award winner. Our solution was to dedicate a special

section in the Community Review showcasing each of the

four organizations and their award winners. Each honoree

had the opportunity to share their story for this feature in lieu

of offering a speech at the Meeting. I encourage you to read

their stories - I am sure you will agree with me that we have

some pretty amazing volunteers and our organizations and

community are better because of them!

Speaking of amazing volunteers, our collective Boards have

incredible leaders. Some will finish their service and others

will start their terms committing their time and talents to

better our community. We will also recognize milestone

anniversaries for our staff who work tirelessly year round and

are the heart and soul of our organizations.

All of this begins with dessert at 7 p.m. and the meeting

at 7:3o. I hope that you will JAAM with us on Thursday,

October 22nd!

L’Shalom,

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thurSDay, OctOBEr 15Seniors Lunch Program, 11:30 a.m.

Program: DVD of the “Old World Folk Band”

SunDay, OctOBEr 18JCC 100th Anniversary Cabaret –

“Broadway Memories”, 2 p.m., JCC

tuESDay, OctOBEr 20Seniors Lunch Program, 11:30 a.m.

Program: “Current Events” with Herm Minkoff


Program: BINGOJoint Agencies Annual Meeting, 7 p.m., JCC

tuESDay, OctOBEr 27Seniors Lunch Program, 11:30 a.m.

Program: Dr. Donald Koones, “The Downfall of of Those Fabulous Greeks”, 12:30 p.m.


Program: Bears Without Borders projectAARP Safe Driving Refresher Course,

12:30-4:30 p.m., JCC

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AARP SAFE DRIVING

REFRESHER COURSE

For those of you who have taken the AARP Safe

Driving Class three years ago, there will be one

more class given in 2015. The classes will be given

on Thursday, October 29, 2015. The class runs from

12:30-4:30PM. Since this class is concentrated, in

order for the instructor to have your certification

cards prepared ahead of time, when you register, you

will need to have the following information ready:

Name • Address • Phone number • Date of Birth

8-digit Driver’s License Number and expiration date

To get discount your AARP membership number

YOU MUST BE ABLE TO SHOW A COPY OF YOUR

LAST AARP SAFE DRIVING COURSE CERTIFICATE

Class size is limited to 32 people and the cost is (as

of Jan.1, 2014) $20 (check made payable to AARP) or

if you are an AARP member you get a $5 discount. To

register, call Cheryl at 236-9555 Ext. 3115.

SENIOR FOOTNOTEBy Esther Boldes

As we all realize, after so many of our holidays, we are at the beginning of a new year of activities at the Senior Adult Club. Last year, 2014-15 brought us some great programs – not to forget our regular staples of “The Jewish Perspective” with Bob Axelrod, Professor Koones, and Maestro Malina. Many of you also enjoyed our very inexpensive outings by bus.

Thanks go to our Advisor, Cheryl Yablon, and our dedicated volunteers and the staff of the Federation for much of the success of all this planning and the chosen activities.

Just a reminder that dues for fiscal year 2015-16 are coming up at our Thanksgiving dinner. As usual, you must be a paid-up member to be able to go on our trips. In order not to have to stand in line at our Thanksgiving dinner, you might want to send your dues ahead of time to our Membership Vice President, Robert Krieger, at the JCC’s address.

Our Corresponding Secretary, Barbara Lock, asked me to remind our members that she writes cards for all occasions. Even if you just want to be in touch with a friend, our cards are very inexpensive, and she can mention any special happening you have need for.

May all of you have a Healthy and Happy New Year, and may we see you often at our programs in the New Year.

Shalom!

On Friday, September 15, The Bridge Educational Foundation presented an EITC check for $197,500 to be divided between eleven area schools. Rachel Zilbering, Head of School, and Shari Dym, Director of Development, were on hand to represent The Silver Academy.

The check presentation was held at St. Joan of Arc School. Peter Gleason, Bridge Educational Foundation Board Chairman spoke on the importance of the EITC program in our state in assisting families with the opportunity to choose the best education possible for their children. Without this program, many children could not afford to attend private schools. Other speakers included Senator Mike Folmer, Representative John Payne on behalf of the EITC program.

Scholarship funds are made possible through Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program. Families in Dauphin County received the EITC donation through The Bridge Educational Foundation, along with Aegis Security Insurance, Covanta, Lift Inc., Malady & Wooten, M&T Bank and Rent-A-Center.

For more information on how your company can participate in EITC, please contact Shari Dym at [email protected].

The Silver Academy Thanks The Bridge Educational Foundation



thursday, December 24 – Drive-in Movie DayCome to the JCC and enjoy a Movie on the big screen. Enjoy movie treats such as popcorn bar and drinks. Please pack a suit and towel, and lunch. The program will close at 4:00

Monday, December 28 - amazing race/ ugly cake Decorating

We will divide in to teams and compete in different challenges throughout the building. We will then have a contest to see who can decorate the ugliest cake. Please pack a suit, towel and lunch.

tuesday, December 29 -trip to Get air and friendly’s

We will go to Sky Zone and bounce around. Afterwards head to Friendly’s for a delicious ice cream treat. Please pack a lunch, suit and towel.

Wednesday, December 30- Glow in the Dark Mad Science dayWhen the sun goes down, science lights up the night. Discover why some things glow-in-the-dark and how fireflies, fungi and creatures of the deep use cold light to luminesce. See the eerie green glow of a frozen shadow and try writing with light. Make “atomic slime that will glow in the dark. Please pack a lunch suit and towel.

Wednesday, December 31 – happy un-Birthday Pajama Party Pre new year’s Eve Party

No need to get out of your pajamas for this day. We will have a birthday party for everyone including a piñata, relays and many other treats. We will count down to noon and celebrate an early New Year’s Eve and enjoy a brunch. Please pack a suit and towel, lunch will be provided. The program will close at 4:00.

Winter Break at the J Kick off the wintertime blues by attending the Jcc holiday mini camp.

for: Kindergarten and older7:30 am – 6:00 pm

regular rate: $70/a day; Jcc Member Discount: $45/a day; full time after care: $40/a day rate for December 29: $80/regular rate; Jcc Member Discount: $55; full time after care: $50

Deadline is December 12.

to register, please contact the front office at 236-9555, ext. 0. If you have any questions, contact terry at 236-9555 ext. 3121 or [email protected].


Winter Break at the J Kick off the wintertime blues by attending the Jcc holiday mini camp.

for: Kindergarten and older7:30 am – 6:00 pm

regular rate: $70/a day; Jcc Member Discount: $45/a day; full time after care: $40/a day rate for December 29: $80/regular rate; Jcc Member Discount: $55; full time after care: $50

Deadline is December 12.

to register, please contact the front office at 236-9555, ext. 0. If you have any questions, contact terry at 236-9555 ext. 3121 or [email protected].


Quality Staff Make the Difference at the JCC Camps

We know that it is the counselors who MAKE the JCC Day Camp experience special for our campers. The staff plays an integral role in our camp community; they create a nurturing and fun environment that encourages campers to return year after year. The creativity and enthusiasm of the staff enhance our camp spirit and make our program truly unique. We were fortunate, once again this year, to have many staff members who have been at camp for several years and have grown up at the JCC – Early Learning Center, Iddy Biddy basketball programs, Day Camp - and they are now staff who are committed to providing a great summer experience for children.

Cutter Weisberg has worked at the JCC Day camp for 6 summers now. If you ask him what keeps him coming back, he would have to say that it’s the kids. While it seems like a simple, easy answer, it's the most accurate. All year he counts down the months looking forward to the best 8 weeks of the year. The older he gets, the more he appreciates camp because he knows he won't be able to be here forever. He looks forward to coming back for his 7th summer next year, and hopefully his 8th and 9th in the future.

Parker Forman has worked at the JCC Day Camp for the past 6 summers and his 15th summer altogether as a counselor and camper. Every year, the JCC Day camp provides an experience like no other. The leadership skills he has learned as a counselor and the countless friendships he has made as a camper has truly shaped him into the person that he is today. Not a day goes by that he is not thinking about Green Hills and all the amazing kids that he has worked with throughout the years. He has fallen in love with working with children and brightening their days.

Macy Deskiewicz has been a part of the JCC summer camp for as long as she can remember. After a short break from her camper years, she came back as a part of our CIT program starting with 3rd and then 1st grade girls, whom she followed until they finished their final summer at day camp. Following that, she went on to be the Music Specialist working hard on the acts we see at the end of every summer. This summer, she finished her 9th year working with the older Travel Camp! Now she is continuing her work with the JCC, working downstairs in the Early Learning Center in the Turning 4's room. She loves working with and being a part of the Jewish Community Center and what it provides and couldn't imagine a better place to start her career!

David Weitzman stated that the JCC Day Camp has been an annual part of his summer vacation for the past 14 summers (9 years of Day Camp and Travel Camp, and 5 years as a counselor), and he couldn’t imagine a summer without this amazing JCC program. With two wonderful directors – Andrea Weikert and Terry Fisher - who put their hearts into the camp, David says it makes it easy to get up and go to camp every day. His summers at the JCC Day Camp have always shown him the wonderful sense of community that we have in Harrisburg. The friendships he has made through the JCC Day Camp are ones that he will always remember and that he hopes to keep for the rest of his life. (Photo: David, left; brother Jason, right)

JCC Day Camp CITs (Counselors in Training),


Quality Staff Make the Difference at the JCC Camps

We know that it is the counselors who MAKE the JCC Day Camp experience special for our campers. The staff plays an integral role in our camp community; they create a nurturing and fun environment that encourages campers to return year after year. The creativity and enthusiasm of the staff enhance our camp spirit and make our program truly unique. We were fortunate, once again this year, to have many staff members who have been at camp for several years and have grown up at the JCC – Early Learning Center, Iddy Biddy basketball programs, Day Camp - and they are now staff who are committed to providing a great summer experience for children.

Cutter Weisberg has worked at the JCC Day camp for 6 summers now. If you ask him what keeps him coming back, he would have to say that it’s the kids. While it seems like a simple, easy answer, it's the most accurate. All year he counts down the months looking forward to the best 8 weeks of the year. The older he gets, the more he appreciates camp because he knows he won't be able to be here forever. He looks forward to coming back for his 7th summer next year, and hopefully his 8th and 9th in the future.

Parker Forman has worked at the JCC Day Camp for the past 6 summers and his 15th summer altogether as a counselor and camper. Every year, the JCC Day camp provides an experience like no other. The leadership skills he has learned as a counselor and the countless friendships he has made as a camper has truly shaped him into the person that he is today. Not a day goes by that he is not thinking about Green Hills and all the amazing kids that he has worked with throughout the years. He has fallen in love with working with children and brightening their days.

Macy Deskiewicz has been a part of the JCC summer camp for as long as she can remember. After a short break from her camper years, she came back as a part of our CIT program starting with 3rd and then 1st grade girls, whom she followed until they finished their final summer at day camp. Following that, she went on to be the Music Specialist working hard on the acts we see at the end of every summer. This summer, she finished her 9th year working with the older Travel Camp! Now she is continuing her work with the JCC, working downstairs in the Early Learning Center in the Turning 4's room. She loves working with and being a part of the Jewish Community Center and what it provides and couldn't imagine a better place to start her career!

David Weitzman stated that the JCC Day Camp has been an annual part of his summer vacation for the past 14 summers (9 years of Day Camp and Travel Camp, and 5 years as a counselor), and he couldn’t imagine a summer without this amazing JCC program. With two wonderful directors – Andrea Weikert and Terry Fisher - who put their hearts into the camp, David says it makes it easy to get up and go to camp every day. His summers at the JCC Day Camp have always shown him the wonderful sense of community that we have in Harrisburg. The friendships he has made through the JCC Day Camp are ones that he will always remember and that he hopes to keep for the rest of his life. (Photo: David, left; brother Jason, right)









Kristallnacht Commemoration,Sunday, November 8, JCC

The entire community is invited to join us on Sunday evening, November 8 from 5:00-6:30 pm as we observe the 77th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass, an event that marked the beginning of the end for European Jewry.

Author Rhonda Fink Whitman, a successful television personality and a well-respected Jewish educator, will review her book, 94 Maidens, as well as discuss the issue of Holocaust Education in the State of Pennsylvania.

The term "Kristallnacht" ('Night of Broken Glass") refers to the organized anti-Jewish riots in Germany and Austria on November 9-10, 1938. These riots marked a major transition in Nazi policy, and were, in many ways, a harbinger of the "Final Solution."

Nazi anti-Semitic policy began with the systematic legal, economic, and social disenfranchisement of the Jews. This was accomplished in various stages (for example, the Nuremberg Laws of 1935, which, among other things, stripped German Jews of their citizenship.) One of these steps involved the deportation of 56,500 Polish Jews who were residing in Germany.

On the night of October 27, 1938, 18,000 Polish Jews were deported, but were initially refused entry into Poland by the Polish authorities. Caught in between, the Jews were forced to camp out in makeshift shelters. Upon hearing that his family was so trapped, 17 year-old Herschel Grynszpan, a student in Paris, shot the third secretary of the German Embassy, Ernst vom Rath, whom he mistook for the ambassador. This assassination served as a welcome pretext for the German initiation of Kristallnacht.

Reinhard Heydrich, the head of the Reich Main Security office, gave instructions for the immediate coordination of police and political activities in inciting the riots throughout Germany and Austria. "...The demonstrations are not to be prevented by the police," he ordered, rather, the police are "...only to supervise the observance of the guidelines."

The result of this policy was the first violent pogrom on Western European soil in hundreds of years. 36 Jews were killed (some authorities have this figure as high as 91); 30,000 more were deported to concentration camps; 267 synagogues were burned and over 7,000 Jewish shops, businesses and homes were vandalized and ransacked.

Immediately after Kristallnacht, a fine of one billion marks was levied, not upon the criminals, but upon the victims, the Jewish community of Germany. Along with the fine came a decision, taken in a conference of Nazi leaders on November 12, 1938, to "Aryanize the German economy, to get the Jew out...." Nazi policy had now moved into the overt destruction of all Jewish life in the Third Reich.

There are important lessons to be drawn from Kristallnacht, for it served as a bridge experience for both Jews and Nazis. For the Jews, there was the terrifying realization that political anti-semitism can lead to violence, even in Western Civilization and during modern times. It also demonstrated that apathy can still pervade the world when the lives of Jews or other minorities are threatened.

For the Nazis, Kristallnacht taught that while the world might condemn their pogroms, it would not actively oppose them. World opinion, however, taught the Nazis the value of secrecy in the perpetration of future actions against Jews. On Kristallnacht, the stage was set for the "Final Solution"--the state-organized genocide of 6,000,000 Jewish men, women, and children—and 5,000,000 others.

We invite the entire community to join with us as we observe the 77th anniversary of Kristallnacht.

Special thanks go to Mrs. Linda Schwab for providing the funding for this program. Mrs. Schwab, a child survivor of the Holocaust, has been a strong proponent and long-time supporter of Holocaust Education in our community. She, along with Mrs. Lois Lehrman Grass, established the Gesher L’Machar Endowment Fund to support the March of the Living. Mrs. Schwab, along with her beloved husband, Morrie, z”l, also created the Schwab Holocaust Essay Contest to encourage middle and high school students to research the history of the Holocaust and to write about life lessons they have learned from their Holocaust studies.


VERY SEMI-SERIOUS... A Very Special (Jewish Film Festival) Screening

On Sunday, November 15th, in the Mary Sachs Auditorium, the Harrisburg Jewish Film Festival invites you to a Very Special Screening of Very Semi-Serious, an offbeat documentary about humor, art and the genius of the New Yorker cartoon.

Our Very Special Speaker for the evening will be longtime New Yorker cartoonist Mort Gerberg. Mort, who is featured in the film, was voted Best Magazine Cartoonist of 2007 and 2008 by the National Cartoonists Society, the international organization for professional cartoonists, and was a founding member and president of the Cartoonists Guild. He has also authored and/or illustrated 43 books for adults and children (including Last Laughs: Cartoons

About Aging, Retirement... and The Great Beyond), and he will be on hand after the picture to answer questions and to share his own take on this world of ours.

Join us at 5:15 for a light supper reception, followed at 6:00 by a screening of this wry and delightful film, which also features New Yorker cartoon editor Bob Mankoff and a host of the magazine’s other cartoonist contributors, including – to name but a few - Roz Chast, George Booth, Sam Gross, and Farley Katz. Don’t miss it!

Tickets $10 at the door.

Copyright ©2015 by Mort Gerberg. Reprinted from The New Yorker 4/13/98


The Harrisburg JCC Annual 5k Run/Walk took place on Sunday, September 20. Great weather and a large turnout made for a very successful event. “We had around 200 participants this year. Thanks to all of our amazing volunteers the event ran very smoothly and everybody had an incredible time,” stated Sports and Fitness Director Terri Travers.

Elliot Solomon, a high school senior and JCC lifeguard took home the top prize by finishing in a time of 20.21. Second place for the men went to Greg Fink followed by Brian Vogt. In the women’s competition first place went to Lindsay Vogt in a great time of 21:18 followed by Elizabeth Glabus and Patty Schwab.

The Sports and Fitness Committee would like to thank all the participants for coming out and for the very generous support of our sponsors who make the event happen.

5K Sponsors

Klein Family DentistrySenator Rob TeplitzMcClure CompanyHilton-Diminick Orthodontic AssociatesW & L SalesPatty & Dan SchwabClark & Krevsky LawBob Ruth FordSerratelli, Schiffman & BrownFulton BankArthur Kravitz and Bruce Miller, DMDCommonwealth Packaging CompanySchmidt Kramer PC, Injury LawyersDr. Paul Allen & Dr. Larry PepperCJ’s Italian Ice & Custard, Las Vegas NVDr. Clifford SteinigPurcell, Krug & HallerLanie & Larry FreedmanLinda & Corky GoldsteinMarlene & Herm MinkoffWayd W. Wolgemuth-Financial Advisor - Morgan StanleyEthan, Laighton and LilaMid Penn BankSanford, Roumm & Acharya Rheumatology, LLCMike & Ricci Doctrow & FamilyPennsylvania Housing Finance AgencyDeDe and Merv WoolfF.M. Richard Simons z’l

Elliot Solomon wins HBG JCC 5K

About Aging, Retirement... and The Great Beyond), and he will be on hand after the picture to answer questions and to share his own take on this world of ours.

Join us at 5:15 for a light supper reception, followed at 6:00 by a screening of this wry and delightful film, which also features New Yorker cartoon editor Bob Mankoff and a host of the magazine’s other cartoonist contributors, including – to name but a few - Roz Chast, George Booth, Sam Gross, and Farley Katz. Don’t miss it!

Tickets $10 at the door.


BAR MITZVAHRobby Kay

My name is Robby Kay, and I am becoming a bar mitzvah on October 31, 2015 at Temple Ohev Sholom. I am a student in the gifted program at Linglestown Middle School. I love being with my family and friends. During the past winters, I would visit my grandparents in Florida and I loved spending my time with them!

I enjoy playing the viola and participating in the school’s orchestra. I am very passionate about video/computer games. I hope to build my own gaming computer one day. I love to read and I have collection of all different genres of books! Sometimes I can read 2-3 books at one time!

My Torah portion is Vayeira, which in Hebrew means “and He appeared.” It's from the book of Genesis 18: 1-15. For my Bar Mitzvah project, I ran a 5K

and raised money for the Harrisburg Humane Society. I also participated with my Hebrew class in raising money for WoofStock, which helps make life better for homeless and helpless animals in central PA! I love dogs, I can just look at them and name most breeds!

I would like to thank Bobbi Cohen, Rabbi Kessler, Lillian Rappaport and all my teachers for preparing and helping me reach my special day.



On most days, The Silver Academy is in session from 8:10 - 3:40.

However, in mid-October, some students start coming in a little

earlier and staying a little later to participate in our variety of

clubs. Our clubs vary from year to year. Some of the highlights

and some pictures are described below.

Recycling club – Mrs. Sinoway. Students from K – 8 gather on

Wednesday morning to gather the weekly recycling collection.

Students learn about the benefits of recycling and bring this

awareness home. At the end of the year, students took a field

trip to a local farm to see how the recycling and composting

work in that setting.

Chess Club – Mr. Chasan. Chess is the perfect activity for Shabbat

afternoon, so Mr. Chasan helps to get them ready on Thursday

afternoon at school. Students are matched by level and get in

as many games as possible.

Math 24 – Mrs. Lock. Fourth and Fifth grade students get in early

Wednesday morning to hone their Math 24 skills. If you have

not heard of Math 24, it’s a game where each card has four

numbers. You have to use three operations so that the answer

is always 24. In March, there is a competition at the CAIU where

local schools compete. It’s harder than it looks!

This year we have some exciting new clubs in the works. We’re

looking forward to a new robotics club, a new advisor for student

council and an updated format for our music club.

At The Silver Academy, we are more than just a school, we are

a family. If you would like to see any of the clubs in action, please

contact Jaclyn Rubin [email protected] to arrange a

visit or tour.

Clubs at The Silver Academy


KESHER ISRAEL SAYS, "WELCOME TO HARRISBURG!"

Kesher Israel Congregation has recently made a significant investment to help grow Harrisburg’s Jewish community. KI’s “Welcome to Harrisburg” project is actively recruiting Jewish families and singles to relocate to Harrisburg. While KI is hoping to attract newcomers likely to join its congregation, this has not stopped KI from reaching out to -- and assisting -- all Jews who might relocate to Harrisburg and affiliate with our warm Jewish community.

The bonus that Harrisburg offers newcomers is a highly affordable community, particularly in terms of housing and Jewish day school. Not only that, our congregation is warm and inclusive, encompassing people with varying religious observance. And the Harrisburg Jewish community is uncommonly cohesive, an element all of us Harrisburgers take pride in. And Harrisburg in general is known to offer a family-friendly, relaxed pace of life relative to many other cities.

Like all the other Jewish organizations in Harrisburg, KI has been affected by declining population. This is a demographic story that has repeated in the mid-sized communities across the US for decades, as younger generations – as well as job markets -- migrate toward the larger cities. Our recent selection to participate in the Grinspoon Foundation’s LIFE & LEGACY program demonstrates that our Jewish community has what it takes to overcome this trend. What we propose to do is to simultaneously recruit prospective newcomers, while we also actively help those individuals locate the right employment.

KI's Rabbi Males stressed the importance of jobs, “Experience has taught us that great people will relocate to Harrisburg, and join our Jewish community -- but only if they can first obtain suitable employment." Recruitment Committee Chair, Dr. Stan Lewin, added his experience here is that the well-qualified professional can rise higher in the ranks than can be achieved in the larger and more competitive job markets.

In future articles we will share more about our project, how KI and the broader Harrisburg Jewish community can help each other move forward, and why we see Harrisburg's Jewish community as being such a great place to live and raise families.

To learn more about Kesher Israel’s recruiting, contact Susan Stein, at [email protected]. Visit our Facebook page, “Welcome To Harrisburg-growing our Jewish community,” and be sure to LIKE us! And also see our web page, www.WelcomeToHarrisburg.com.

Clubs at The Silver Academy

Beth El Book Club presents“An Evening with

Kim van Alkemadez”Author of Orphan Number EightWednesday, November 11, 2015Please mark your calendar for Wednesday, November

11th at 7:30 p.m., as the Beth El Book Club welcomed Kim

van Alkemadez, author of the new novel, Orphan Number

Eight for Jewish Book Month. The evening includes the

author’s presentation, book signing and special desserts. The

community is welcome.

Orphan Number Eight is a stunning debut novel of historical

fiction set in the forgotten world of New York City's Jewish

orphanages. In 1919, four-year-old Rachel Rabinowitz is placed

in the Hebrew Infant Home where Dr. Mildred Solomon is

conducting medical research on the children. Dr. Solomon

subjects Rachel to an experimental course of X-ray treatments

that establish the doctor's reputation while risking the little

girl's health. Now it's 1954, and Rachel is a nurse in the hospice

wing of the Old Hebrews Home when elderly Dr. Solomon

becomes her patient. Realizing the power she holds over the

helpless doctor, Rachel embarks on a dangerous experiment

of her own design. Before the night shift ends, Rachel will be

forced to choose between forgiveness and revenge. Inspired

by true events, Orphan Number Eight is a powerful novel

about the human capacity to harm and to love.

For information on admission fee, contact Beth El Temple at

717-232-0556 or [email protected].

SAVE THE DATE…The Ohev Sholom Sisterhood has scheduled the 2015 Symons/Rose

Annual Book Review on Thursday, November 5, at 8 p.m., featuring Phyllis Chesler,

author of “An American Bride in Kabul.” The community is welcome!

“An American Bride in Kabul” is Chesler’s poignant and fascinating memoir of her

time in Afghanistan as a young bride where she found herself a victim and virtual

prisoner of the country’s cruel anti-women customs and habits.

Chesler, a noted lecturer in political, religious and humans rights, believes her

American and global feminism had its roots in her Afghanistan experience. She is now

Emerita Professor of Psychology at City University, New York.

“An American Bride in Kabul” is a Jewish Book Council award-winning book,

which recreates the way the author turned adversity into a passion for world-wide

improvement in the world of education, social equality and politics.

There is an admission fee and additional fee for those interested in the light supper

served prior to the lecture. For information, please contact Fern Zlotoff, 717-571-9758.

“An American Bride in Kabul” Author is Featured Guest Symon/Rose Book Review

Ohev Sholom Temple, November 5th, 8 p.m.


synagogue lifesynagogue lifeBeth el temple232-0556www.betheltemplehbg.orgMinyan 7 a.m. daily and 5:30 p.m.Sunday morning at 9:00 a.m.Friday night Kabbalat Shabbat 6:00 p.m.Shabbat morning service9:15 a.m.Saturday night mincha/maariv/havdalah at same time as Friday evening candle-lighting time.


Chisuk emuna Congregation 232-4851 | www.chisukemuna.org [email protected]

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CongregationBeth tikvah Carlisle | 245-2811www.bethtikvah.orgFriday Night Shabbat Services 7:15 p.m.Location: Asbell Center, 262 West High Street, Carlisle


historiC B’nai JaCoB Middletown | 319-3014 www.bnai-jacob.orgHistoric B’nai Jacob Synagogue, Water and Nissley Streets in Middletown, will conduct Shabbat / Sukkot Service on Friday, October 2nd at 7:30 p.m. We are a Community Shul, all are welcome. Tel (717) 319-3014 Visit our website for more information


kesher israel Congregation 238-0763 | www.kesherisrael.orgParticipate in our daily Minyanim. Mornings: Sundays and Federal holidays at 8 a.m., Monday through Friday at 6:45 a.m. Rosh Chodesh and fast days at 6:30 a.m. Evening services begin at 20 minutes before sunset.Please join us for our 9 a.m. Shabbat morning services - followed by Kiddush.Please contact our Office Manager, Cecelia Baker, at (717) 238-0763 for information about our congregation.


temple Beth shalom697-2662 | tbshalom.orgTemple Beth Shalom’s Friday evening Shabbat Services are at 7:15 p.m, followed by an oneg in the social hall. Services are led by Rabbi Daniel Grossman and Lay Leaders of Beth Shalom. Please call the office at 697-2662 or check the website calendar for details, as well as updates on when Saturday Shabbat services will be held. Rabbi Daniel Grossman will lead the Shabbat services on Friday, October 16 and November 6 and 20. Saturday morning Shabbat services, also led by Rabbi Grossman, will take place on October 17 and November 7 and 21 at 9:00 a.m. A Gold Party Express will be held at Temple Beth Shalom on Sunday, October 18 from 1:00-4:00 p.m. Bring any

broken, mismatched, unwanted, unworn gold, silver or platinum jewelry to the event and you will receive CASH on the spot! In turn, Gold Party Express will make a donation to Temple Beth Shalom. The Sisterhood Book Group will meet on Wednesday, October 21 at 7:00 p.m. at the home of Kaye Shupp to discuss the book, “The Rosie Project” by Graeme Simsion. All women are welcome! Contact Kaye at [email protected] if you plan to attend. On Saturday, October 31 beginning at 4:00 p.m., there will be a Fall Festival at the home of Pam and Jim Eisenhour in Lewisberry. Enjoy an outdoor Havdalah service, bonfire, roasting marshmallows, and more! RSVP by October 20 to [email protected] or call 443-5490. Family price of admission is a dairy or pareve dish to share. This fun event is open to everyone!For details on upcoming Temple Beth Shalom services and events, check the website: http://tbshalom.org.

temple ohev sholom233-6459 | www.ohevsholom.orgShabbat Service Friday, October 16, 2015, 6:00 PM, Lehrman ChapelB’nai Mitzvah, Saturday October 17, 2015, 10:30 AM, SanctuaryShabbat Service Friday, October 23, 2015, 6:00 PM, Lehrman Chapel B’nai Mitzvah, Saturday October 24, 2015, 10:30 AM, SanctuaryShabbat Service Friday, October 30, 2015, 7:30 PM, SanctuaryB’nai Mitzvah, Saturday October 31, 2015, 10:30 AM, SanctuaryShabbat Service Friday, November 6, 2015, 6:00 PM, Lehrman Chapel Shabbat Service Friday, November 13, 2015, 6:00 PM, Lehrman Chapel


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LILLIAN BECKERLillian Becker, much loved

mother of Chisuk Emuna member, Ilene Becker-Cohen, passed away recently. Mrs. Becker is also survived by son, Howard, daughter-in-law, Beth, son-in-law, Malcolm, and grandchildren, Rachael and Scott. Burial was held in Old Montifiore Cemetery in Queen, New York on Monday, September 21st. May the memory of Lillian Becker ( z”l) be for a blessing and may her family be comforted by their good memories.


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