JEWISH FEDERATION OF MADISON 6434 Enterprise Lane Madison, Wisconsin 53719 Change Service Requested Non-Profit Org. U.S. POSTAGE PAID Madison, Wis. Permit No. 1341 JEWISH FEDERATION OF MADISON February 2014 Adar I 5774 2013 Tzedakah Campaign Thank Yous ......3, 14-15 Jewish Federation Upcoming Events ......................5 Simchas & Condolences ........................................7 Congregation News ..........................................8-9 Business, Professional & Service Directory ............17 Jewish Education ..........................................18-20 Jewish Social Services ........................................21 Lechayim Lights ............................................23-25 Israel & The World ........................................26-27 Inside This Issue We are so happy to report that, thanks to the generosity of 701 donors to the Jewish Federation of Madison’s 2013 Tzedakah Campaign, our community will continue to support all of the essen- tial agencies and wonderful programs that we have here in Madison and the hundreds of humanitarian programs in Israel and 70 other countries around the world. These donors, recognized on pages 14 and 15, contributed a total of $1,011,058 to the 2013 Tzedakah cam- paign. This exciting result is because of the hundreds of donors who gave with in- credible generosity as well as the hard work and dedication of the Federation board and committee members, cam- paign solicitors and the entire profes- sional staff. The campaign was expertly led by Marc Shovers with the help of his vice- chairpersons, Elizabeth Schreiber and Dan Mitchell. In addition, members of the Financial Resource Development Committee, Shanee Ellison, Jeff Levy, Rob Roquitte, Alicia Schiff, James Stein, Judy Schreiber, Orly Vardi and Jim Youngerman, provided endless help and enthusiasm for the campaign. Federation leadership and commit- tees have already begun the important responsibility of determining how to al- locate these funds within our local com- munity and to those in need world- wide. We hope that each of you has the opportunity to take part in one of our local programs and encourage you to learn more about what we do world- wide. We express our sincere appreciation to the community members who con- tributed to the 2013 Tzedakah Cam- paign. The Madison Jewish News will continue to keep you updated through- out the year about the needs being met through your generosity. Jewish Federation of Madison’s 2013 Tzedakah Campaign is a Huge Success! Registration for the 2014-2015 Gan HaYeled Preschool school year begins Monday, February 3, 2014. Gan HaYeled provides: • Dedicated, highly qualified teachers • Play-based educational learning opportunities • An emphasis on building positive Jewish identities and strong connections to the Jewish community • Enrichment programs emphasizing music and movement • Flexible scheduling including extended care options • A strong internal community and chances for the entire family to get in- volved through committees, potluck din- ners, parenting workshops and more Schedule a tour today to see for your- self why so many families choose Gan HaYeled! Registration information and forms can be found on our website: www.JewishMadison.org/ganhayeled Contact Missy for more information at [email protected], or call 608- 278-1808. Time to Register for Gan HaYeled Preschool! Dreaming of sunny days filled with swimming, laughter, friends, music, art, sports and more? Camp Shalom is for children entering kindergarten through ninth grade. Regis- tration will begin on Thursday, March 6, 2014. It does NOT matter what time of day you register. Registration policies will be available online. We will accept registrations based on a first come, first serve basis according to the date people register, starting with March 6th. Please visit www.JewishMadison.org and follow the directions for online registration. If you have questions before registration begins, please contact campshalom @jewishmadison.org. If you will not be able to register online, please contact the Jewish Federation of Madison IN ADVANCE to request the registration materials. Please email, call, fax or write to: Camp Shalom 6434 Enterprise Lane, Madison, WI 53719-1117 608-278-1808 (phone) • 608-278-7814 (fax) [email protected]www.JewishMadison.org We look forward to a great Summer of 2014! Register for Camp Shalom ONLINE on March 6th
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Congregation News ..........................................8-9 Business, Professional & Service Directory ............17 Jewish Education ..........................................18-20
Jewish Social Services ........................................21 Lechayim Lights ............................................23-25 Israel & The World ........................................26-27
Inside This Issue
We are so happy to report that, thanksto the generosity of 701 donors to theJewish Federation of Madison’s 2013Tzedakah Campaign, our communitywill continue to support all of the essen-tial agencies and wonderful programsthat we have here in Madison and thehundreds of humanitarian programs inIsrael and 70 other countries around theworld. These donors, recognized onpages 14 and 15, contributed a total of$1,011,058 to the 2013 Tzedakah cam-paign.
This exciting result is because of thehundreds of donors who gave with in-credible generosity as well as the hardwork and dedication of the Federationboard and committee members, cam-paign solicitors and the entire profes-sional staff.
The campaign was expertly led byMarc Shovers with the help of his vice-chairpersons, Elizabeth Schreiber andDan Mitchell. In addition, members ofthe Financial Resource DevelopmentCommittee, Shanee Ellison, Jeff Levy,Rob Roquitte, Alicia Schiff, JamesStein, Judy Schreiber, Orly Vardi andJim Youngerman, provided endless helpand enthusiasm for the campaign.
Federation leadership and commit-tees have already begun the importantresponsibility of determining how to al-
locate these funds within our local com-munity and to those in need world-wide. We hope that each of you has theopportunity to take part in one of ourlocal programs and encourage you tolearn more about what we do world-wide.
We express our sincere appreciationto the community members who con-tributed to the 2013 Tzedakah Cam-paign. The Madison Jewish News willcontinue to keep you updated through-out the year about the needs being metthrough your generosity.
Jewish Federation of Madison’s 2013Tzedakah Campaign is a Huge Success!
Registration for the 2014-2015 GanHaYeled Preschool school year beginsMonday, February 3, 2014.
Gan HaYeled provides:• Dedicated, highly qualified teachers• Play-based educational learning
opportunities• An emphasis on building positive
Jewish identities and strong connectionsto the Jewish community
• Enrichment programs emphasizingmusic and movement
• Flexible scheduling includingextended care options
• A strong internal community andchances for the entire family to get in-volved through committees, potluck din-ners, parenting workshops and more
Schedule a tour today to see for your-self why so many families choose GanHaYeled! Registration information andforms can be found on our website:www.JewishMadison.org/ganhayeled
Contact Missy for more informationat [email protected], or call 608-278-1808.
Time to Registerfor Gan HaYeledPreschool!
Dreaming of sunny days filled with swimming, laughter,friends, music, art, sports and more? Camp Shalom is forchildren entering kindergarten through ninth grade. Regis-tration will begin on Thursday, March 6, 2014. It does NOTmatter what time of day you register. Registration policieswill be available online. We will accept registrations basedon a first come, first serve basis according to the date peopleregister, starting with March 6th.
Please visit www.JewishMadison.org and follow thedirections for online registration. If you have questionsbefore registration begins, please contact [email protected].
If you will not be able to register online, please contactthe Jewish Federation of Madison IN ADVANCE to requestthe registration materials.
Please email, call, fax or write to:Camp Shalom
6434 Enterprise Lane, Madison, WI 53719-1117608-278-1808 (phone) • 608-278-7814 (fax)
jewishmadison.orgThe central information source for the entire Madison Jewish community
Jewish Federation of Madison expresses its sincere appreciation to these businesses for their generous support of our website.
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The central information source for the entire Madison Jewish communityThree annual sponsorship opportunities available:Platinum $10,000 Gold $5,000 Silver $2,500
Website sponsorship offers you the opportunity to promote your business among ourcommunity’s 6,000 members. In addition to a good business opportunity, you’ll be sup-porting vital services that serve both the Jewish and general community.
The Jewish Federation of Madison website serves as the central information source forthe entire Jewish community. More than 2,000 individuals visit jewishmadison.org eachmonth. Members of other Jewish communities who are planning to move to Madisonalso depend on the Federation website for information about where to live, work, andshop.
As a Federation website business sponsor, you’ll receive the following recognitionin appreciation of your support:
■ Your business name and logo will be prominently displayed on the JewishFederation website homepage. Your business logo will also link to your website.
■ Your business will be featured in an individual recognition announcement in everyissue of the Madison Jewish News, which has a monthly circulation of 2,600 householdsand 6,000 individuals. The announcement will be given preferred placement and run infull color in the first few pages of the newspaper. The announcement will also include aphoto of your choice, which you can change as often as you choose.
■ You’ll be invited as our guest to the Federation Annual Dinner, our November eventattended by our community’s leaders. You’ll also receive complimentary passes for the5,500 square-foot Goodman Aquatic Center pool.
Extra benefits for Platinum and Gold sponsorsAt the platinum level, your business will receive exclusive sponsorship rights for the
entire website within your business category. Therefore, your organization will be theonly website sponsor within your area of business.
At the platinum and gold levels, your business will receive larger logo displays on thewebsite homepage and larger newspaper recognition announcements.
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For information about becoming a website sponsor, contact theJewish Federation of Madison, 278-1808
James Stein, PresidentDina Weinbach, Executive Director
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Copy deadline is at noon on the 15th of each month for the following month’s issue. If the 15th falls on a Saturday or Sunday, copymust be received by noon the preceding Friday. If the 15th is on a holiday when the Federation is closed, copy must be received bynoon the preceding weekday. All copy must be submitted on a CD or by email attachment to [email protected] in MicrosoftWord. Copy embedded in an email, handwritten or typed hard copy will not be accepted. Photographs may be submitted, but thepreference is they arrive as an email attachment in a high definition resolution. JPEG format is preferred. Photographs embedded inan email will not be accepted. The name and telephone number of the individual submitting the copy must be included on allsubmissions. The Madison Jewish News and the Jewish Federation of Madison accept no responsibility for errors or omissions. Allmaterial is accepted on a space available basis, is subject to editing, and is governed by policy.
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Camp Shalom is turningin 2014!60 If you would like to be involved in helping
to plan the 60th summer celebration,please contact Ellen Weismer,[email protected]
Andrea J. Stein, z”l, a beloved formerJewish Federation of Madison staff mem-ber and Madison Jewish communitymember passed away in October of 2013.To honor her memory, the Stein familyand the Jewish Federation of Madison(JFM) have created the “Andrea J. SteinJewish Community Outreach Fund.”This fund will support outreach to newJewish individuals in Madison, with spe-cial emphasis on new families and pro-gramming for young families/adults. Itwill support the JFM Community Out-reach Coordinator and community pro-gramming for these purposes. Thanks tothe generosity of many people who madea tribute in memory of Andrea, the JFMwill begin to use the funds this year.
The Stein family and the JFM havealso established the “Andrea J. SteinJewish Community Professional Award”to be awarded annually to a Jewish com-munity professional that promotes Jewishcommunity outreach, engagement, andaction that best serves K’lal Yisrael. Theaward comes with $250 a year stipendfrom the fund to be used by the awardee
for career development. The award willbe made yearly by the JFM ExecutiveCommittee, with input from the JFMstaff and the Stein family.
If you would like to make a donationto the Andrea J. Stein Community Out-reach Fund, please contact the JFM at608-278-1808 or email [email protected].
Andrea J. Stein CommunityOutreach Fund Established
Andrea J. Stein, z”l
The Jewish Federation of MadisonInnovation Panel was created by theJFM Board of Directors to identify andinvest in creative, innovative programsand organizations that have the poten-tial for community impact in the Madi-son area.
After the first round of proposalsthis fall, the JFM Innovation Panel isthrilled to announce three grants (in nospecific order).
The Mosse/Weinstein Center forJewish Studies has organized a Semes-ter for the Arts this semester. The In-novation Panel will provide a grant tohelp fund the Fusion Concerts in April.The concerts will be free and open tothe community.
A grant will be provided for the ad-vancement of the Jewish Federation ofMadison Website. The primary focuswill be on research and expansion inorder to make the website the hub of
Jewish Madison communication. A new program for teens with an
emphasis on Jewish Service Learningexperiences, organized by Congrega-tion Shaarei Shamayim and gener-ously funded by the JFM InnovationPanel, will be open to all 9th – 12thgrade teens in the community. Teenswill have the opportunity to volunteerwith a local Milwaukee organizationdevoted to issues of urban poverty.They will also study Jewish texts andstories and think about how they relateto their experiences in the program.The trip will take place on August 17th– 23rd. More information is availablein this edition of the Madison JewishNews.
The next round of grants will bedue on March 3, 2014. The InnovationPanel is looking forward to reading in-novative, new ideas for projects in ourcommunity.
Calling all Jewish Social Entrepre-neurs!
The Jewish Federation of MadisonInnovation Panel (JFMIP) is pleased toannounce that we are accepting pro-posals for new, innovative Jewishcommunity projects by March 3, 2014.Supported by a board designated en-dowment fund as a result of an anony-mous bequest, JFMIP will award up to$28,000 annually to deserving, cre-ative initiatives for Madison’s Jewishcommunity. This fund will be avail-able for three years, 2013-2016, beforeit may be re-directed by JFM Board ofDirectors. Grants will be made on asemi- annual basis. The second pro-posal and deadline cycle is March 3,2014. Submissions are due by 5:00pm CST on Monday, March 3, 2014and should be submitted electronicallyto [email protected]. A third
round of submissions will be acceptedon September 3, 2014.
The JFMIP is chaired by DeborahMinkoff, with members appointed toserve on an annual basis. The panelwill read all applications, evaluate andrate each one according to the estab-lished criteria, then prioritize for ap-proval by the Executive Committee ofJFM. Recipients will be presented tothe Board of Directors prior to a publicannouncement.
JFMIP is charged with identifyingand investing in creative, innovative,new programs and organizations thathave the potential for community im-pact. JFMIP supports programs basedin the greater Madison area.
For more information, criteria andguidelines, please visit JewishMadi-son.org or email Dina at [email protected].
JFM Innovation PanelPleased to Announce Grants
The Jewish Federation ofMadison Innovation PanelRequest for Proposals 2014
Schmooze and TunesFridays through March 14Two Sessions Offered: 9:15 a.m. or 10:30 a.m.Max Weinstein Jewish Community Building6434 Enterprise Lane, Madison
Music Together® curriculum involvessinging, moving and instrument playing, alldevelopmentally appropriate for very youngchildren and their caregivers. Schmooze and Tunes is taught by our own specialmusic teacher, Susan Valko. Classes are for families with children 3 months to 5years old. Each class has schmoozing time and a challah snack.
Cost: $160 (Additional fee of $60 for participating siblings)Questions? Contact Missy Sosman at 608-278-1808 or [email protected]
It’s Time to Think About Preschool!Gan HaYeled Registration Begins February 3
Gan HaYeled will begin enrolling stu-dents for the 2014-2015 school year startingFebruary 3. Schedule a time to come visitand see for yourself why so many familieschoose to send their children to GanHaYeled! Contact Missy at [email protected] or call 608-278-1808. Regis-tration information will be posted atJewishmadison.org on February 3, 2014.
Register for Camp ShalomONLINE on March 6
Dreaming of sunny days filled with swimming,laughter, friends, music, art, sports and more? CampShalom is for children entering kindergartenthrough ninth grade. Registration will begin onThursday, March 6, 2014. It does NOT matter whattime of day you register. Registration policies willbe available online. We will accept registrations based on a first come, firstserve basis according to the date people register, starting with March 6th.
Please visit www.JewishMadison.org and follow the directions for online reg-istration. If you have questions before registration begins, please contact [email protected].
If you will not be able to register online, please contact the JewishFederation of Madison IN ADVANCE to request the registration materials.
Mishpacha and Me at the Waterparkon Thursday, February 20Thursday, February 205:00-8:00 p.m.Crawdaddy Cove at the Holiday InnHotel and Suites, 1109 Fourier Drive,MadisonFee is $13 per person/$15 at the door
Includes use of the facility and a buffetdinner (cheese pizza, mac and cheese, fruitsalad, juice and milk). The waterpark is open until 9 p.m. and participants are al-lowed to stay until close.
Please register by February 13 by filling out the registration form online atwww.JewishMadison.org. If you have any questions, please call 278-1808 oremail [email protected]
Community Purim CarnivalSunday, March 1611:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.Temple Beth El2702 Arbor Drive, Madison
See the full page ad on page 28 for detailson this fun community event.
Hamantashen Baking Open HouseSunday, March 92:00-6:00 p.m.Temple Beth El Kitchen and Social Hall
Come for the whole time or just drop by for a littleto help. There will be a dough-making tutorial from2:00-2:30, and the rest of the time will be spent fill-ing, folding, baking and packaging. Join us to learnto bake Hamantashen. Help fill them, fold them, andbake them to be sold at the community Purim Carni-val on March 16.
Contact Ellen Weismer at [email protected], or 278-1808 x232 to register.
NEW! Yad B’Yad (Hand In Hand)Jewish Community Playgroup for Caregivers andChildren ages 0-2Starting Tuesday, February 4, 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.Contact Tiz Goff for location at [email protected]
Join us on the first Tuesday of the month for this free traveling playgroup.Hand In Hand caregivers will explore and discuss a new topic with a Jewishtwist each month. Topics will include: yoga with baby, self-awareness healthyeating, music, safety and more. Plenty of time for schmoozing and for the kidsto play. Kosher snacks will be provided by the Jewish Federation of Madison.
Israeli Film FestivalStarting Tuesday, February 4, 7:00-9:00 p.m.UW Hillel, 611 Langdon Street, Madison(2/15 movie will be at Fluno Center. All other dates at Hillel.)
A series of six films tackling the complexity of love, immigration and relation-ships in the Middle East and abroad. For details, see the complete ad on page 16of this issue of Madison Jewish News.
Schedule:Tuesday, February 4th: ZaytunTuesday, February 11th: LolaSaturday, February 15th: Waltz With BashirMonday, February 17th: NumberedWednesday, February 19th: Bottle in GazaSunday, February 23rd: Foreign Letters
Save the Date:Volunteer Trip for Jewish TeensAugust 17th-23rdMilwaukee
Service Learning Experience sponsored by Congregation Shaarei Shamayimand generously funded by the Jewish Federation of Madison Innovation Panel.This trip is open to all Jewish teens in the community going into 9th – 12thgrades. Experience an unforgettable week where teens will volunteer with alocal organization devoted to issues of urban poverty.
Applications will be available in mid-February. Please contact program coor-dinator Parthy Schachter at [email protected]. Priority will be given to10th through 12th graders, but interested 9th graders should also apply.
Cafe Ivrit is Back!Thursdays at 7:30 pmMichaelangelo’s Coffee House 114 State Street, Madison
Cafe Ivrit is a great place to chat in Hebrew about Israel or Jewish issues. Itwill be run by Mickey and Racheli, our new Israeli Shlichim.
Madison Hadassah presents HannahRosenthal on Sunday, Feb. 23, 1:00-3:00p.m. at Yorktown Estates CommunityRoom, 251 S. Yellowstone Drive (at thecorner of Mineral Point Road and Yellow-stone Drive). Those attending are asked tomake a suggested donation of $12.
How do you “choose how to make yourimpact on the world” given the thousandsof educational, medical, healthcare, humanrights, environmental, political and othercauses? And how do you decide when todonate, volunteer or speak out? Do yougive to the same groups year after year ordo you respond to everyone who asks? Orare you like many who find the vast calls
for help overwhelming?Over the next two months, Madison
Hadassah is holding two programs onthoughtful ways to choose causes and theforms of contribution. Our first programfocuses on a prime example of a cause thatmany of care about, but do not know howwe can help.
On February 23rd, Hannah Rosenthalwill present “Where is the Outrage:Women’s Healthcare in 2014.” Rosen-thal will speak about the urgency of pro-tecting women’s access to healthcare andfamily planning.
Hadassah’s stance is that limiting accessto important women's health and familyplanning services deprives women of theirright to make health care decisions pri-vately, in consultation with medical advice,and in accordance with their own religious,moral and ethical values. According toRosenthal, “Hadassah is one of the onlyvoices in our country advocating for com-prehensive health care for women, and forreproductive freedom.”
Rosenthal is a nationally recognizedleader who has served under two U.S.presidents. Under the Clinton Administra-tion, she served as Midwest Regional Di-rector of the U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services. She also served asU.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Com-bat Anti-Semitism, is the former foundingExecutive Director of the WisconsinWomen’s Council, Director of theChicago Foundation for Women, and Head
of the Jewish Council. She is on the boardfor Americans for Peace Now. In 2005, shewas named one of the Forward 50, a list ofthe most influential Jews selected by TheForward newspaper. Rosenthal is currentlythe Chief Executive Officer of the Milwau-kee Jewish Federation.
On March 15th, Hadassah Shabbat Teafrom 1:00-3:00 p.m. will explore ways to“Choose How to Make Your Impact onthe World” with an impressive panel of
women who have devoted much of theirlives to philanthropy and volunteerism.Join us at the home of Diane Seder, 4525Fox Bluff Lane, Middleton, WI 53562.
For more information call (608) 770-6521, Email: [email protected] or go to:
Website: www.hadassah.org/madison-wisconsin
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ Hadas-sahMadison
On January 6,2014, 27 UW-Madisonstudents and two UWHillel staff members,Mickey Aziz Komarand Jennifer Jennings,left for a whirlwind 10-day bus tour of Israelwith UW Hillel. Thisyear’s Taglit BirthrightIsrael trip participantswere thrilled to set outon their first trip to Is-rael—and just beforethe record low temper-atures set in!
“Taglit” means“discovery” in He-brew, and the goal ofthe Birthright trip for each participant isdiscovery of his or her personal connectionto Jewish values and tradition, of Israel andits people, and of some of the many waysof being part of the larger Jewish commu-nity. Taglit Birthright Israel is an educa-tional program. Students toured, hiked,rode camels, and more, while expandingtheir understanding and appreciation of Is-rael’s history and contemporary Israeli life.
They also took part in wide-ranging discus-sions about Jewish identity, politics, reli-gion, and living.
This year’s tour began in Tzfat, the cen-ter of Jewish mysticism and an artists’colony. Students next headed north for ashort hike in the Tel Dan Nature Reserve,which is fed by the Jordan River. Duringtheir second full day in Israel—thebusiest—students spent time at the Kin-
neret cemetery wherethey learned about theearly Zionist pioneers.They then met their newfriends, Israeli soldierswho are part of the mif-gash program. GraceSchneck, a student fromMadison, describedmeeting her Israelipeers, “When I heardthat soldiers would bejoining us on our trip, Ithought it would be dif-ficult to integrate theminto the group. Instead Imet an amazing groupof Israelis and madeconnections I will havefor the rest of my life.”
Students and sol-diers visited the DeadSea, climbed Masada,and engaged in an en-ergetic conversationabout what they wouldeach sacrifice for free-dom. After a guidedmeditation in thedesert, everyone bed-ded down for the nightin Bedouin tents.When asked abouttheir whirlwind day,Ilana Katz said,“Masada was a veryspecial place to visit.Not only is there a lotof historical signifi-cance, but it is where Ibecame a Bat Mitzvah along with my Is-raeli cousin—who also joined us on thistrip. I felt proud to climb the mountain tostand where my ancestors took their livesrather than become slaves to the Romans.”
A highlight of the trip was meetingAvraham Infeld, president emeritus of Hil-lel: The Foundation of Jewish CampusLife, in Jerusalem, where students also vis-ited the kotel, the Old City, the shuk, andmore. “Entering into Jerusalem and look-ing over the first time is a moment I'll neverforget. Birthright has been a wonderful ex-perience,” said Lanni Sotocheck.
On the second to last day, everyone hadthe wonderful opportunity of helpingLeket, an Israeli volun-teer organization thatprovides food to thosein need, collect pro-duce from a farm. Thelast day in Tel Avivprovided a glimpse ofa big modern city in Is-rael and to experienceits culture and energy.
Since its inceptionin December 1999,Taglit-Birthright Israel
has sent more than 350,000 Jewish youngadults from nearly 1,000 North Americancolleges and universities and 64 countriesto Israel. These first trips to Israel costnothing for participants thanks to generousgifts from many sources, including parentsof trip participants, alumni of the program,the program’s founders and other philan-thropists, the State of Israel, the JewishFederation system, and Keren Hayesod, theJewish Agency for Israel.
Registration for UW Hillel’s SummerBirthright Trip opens on February 19th. Formore information, visit www.uwhillel.org.
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Rachel S Jastrow Madison Chapter
Hannah Rosenthal
Sunday February 23, 2014 1 to 3 pm Yorktown Clubhouse
Diane Seder & Debbie Minkoff Shabbat Tea
Saturday March 15, 2014 1 to 3:30 pm
For detailed information about these events go to WWW.hadassah.org/madisonwisconsin
WWW.facebook.com/HadassahMadison (608) 770-6521
Overlooking Jerusalem: R to L – Back: Lee Gordon, BenWhol, David Whol, Greg Meltzer, Andrew Haffner. Front: AlexYoung, Sapir Ben Simchon, Marrisa Baldari, Sara Broverman.
UW Hillel Birthright: A Magical 10 Days in Israel
The Toso's (who grew up in the Madison area) and Mickey: Lto R – Sam Toso, Mickey Aziz, Max Toso, and Mitch Toso.
In the Bedouin tent: R to L - Sara Braverman, David Oliver,Greg Meltzer, Jessica Levinger, and Peggah Saaidi.
Birthright participants climbing Masada.
Where is the Outrage: Women’s Healthcare in 2014
Hannah Rosenthal
Service You Deserve. Professionalism You Trust.I am a member of the Jewish community, worked as a camp counselor at
Camp Shalom in 2004 and 2005, and have lived in Madison my whole life.Please contact me to set up an appointment to talk about your real estate needs.
Simchas & CondolencesMazel Tov on the birth of:Abigail, daughter of Lesley and Brian Steffin; andAviad Shumel, son of Sarah Wobick and Ran Segev.
Mazel Tov on the engagement of:Lee Bernfeld, son of Lauri Roman and Jack Bernfeld and grandson of SarahBernfeld, to Darcy Foreman; andDavid Semo Scharfman, son of Vicky Semo Scharfman and Paul Scharfman,to Connie Li.
Condolences to the family of:Belle Friedman, mother of Susan (Gregory Hill) Friedman-Hill and David(Pam Robbins) Friedman;Portia Paradise, mother of Laurie, Leslie and Arnold Paradise;Lois Lashley, mother of Rick Ezell (Kristen Bernard);Bernard Feder, father of Liz Feder;Sherman Dutch, father of Greg (Sandra Estep) Dutch, Shelly (Chuck Callender)Dutch and David (Nancy Gilbertson) Dutch; andNatalie Mintz, wife of Stan Mintz.
The Jewish Federation of Madisonexpresses its appreciation to theseindividuals who recently made a
tribute donation to honor someoneor celebrate a special occasion
Scenes from the JanuaryProgram of the JewishBusiness and ProfessionalsRoundtable Event
David Lubar shares his company’s philosophy with lunch guests.
Ron Luskin asks a question of Mr. Lubar.
Steve Mintz, Dan Kaplan, Eliot Butler, David Gordon, Zach Blumenfeld and Stav Shtekel
Dan Lipman, David Lubar and Jon Eckhardt
Thank you to Murphy Desmond for sponsoring the January Roundtable program. In memory of Andrea SteinLori Zechman-SalinskyJennifer Oppenheimer and ZachJudy SchreiberCorlie and Sol BlumenfeldJanice BeersFrieda and Burt LevineGabby, Steve, Nathan and Sydney VerkmanLaurie Buchalter and Larry KohnCary and Susie SilversteinRog and Sara PinkertSamuel Gellman and Julie PlotkinBrenda and Richard CarlsonBob and Tova AbloveRichele Leathem and Raymond Deneckere
In memory of Sally Garten BalkinTim and Nancy ValentynLisa and Rick RosenstockRick and Tina LemonCarrie and John RileyAnn V. BlumenthalDiane Gutmann and Tom PalayWendy and Jim SkinnerNan and Jim YoungermanMarc and Eve GalanterHerb FrankBetty, Barb, Julie and Emily ArfinSheryl HochwertLenee Kruse and Jay RobaidekRyan and Tanya Quint
In memory of Sherman DutchJames Stein
In memory of Charlotte Esther IzenmanSusie Hobart and Billy Feitlinger
In memory of Natalie MintzJudy Schreiber
In memory of Rachel GoodmanRonnie Hess
In honor of James Stein’s election as President of theJewish Federation of Madison
Stephan and Linda Kailin
In honor of Jim Youngerman receiving the Alex TemkinDistinguished Service Award
Stephan and Linda Kailin
In honor of Karen and Harry Roth receiving theBen Minkoff Volunteer Service Award
Stephan and Linda Kailin
In honor of Kevin Kranzusch and Lynne BosworthDean Yeazel
In honor of Dina Weinbach, Steve Morrison, James Stein,Diane Seder and Lester Pines for their support of theMadison Jewish Community Day School
Bob and Tova Ablove
In honor of Andrea Stein’s honorary doctorate fromHUC – JIR
Brad, Sharon and EJ Kahn
Shaarei Shamayim, Madison’s JewishReconstructionist and Renewal congre-gation, welcomes new and prospectivemembers, as well as visitors, to partici-pate in our services, discussions, classes,and celebrations. For more informationor to learn about events, please visit ourwebsite at www.shamayim.org, email usat [email protected], or call 608-257-2944.
Shabbat ServicesSaturdays, February 1 and 22First Unitarian Society900 University Bay Drive
9:30 am Torah Study; 10:30 am Serv-ices; 12:30 pm Kiddush
Erev Shabbat VegetarianPotluckFriday, February 76:00 p.m., in a private home – pleasecall the office for location
Celebrate Shabbat in community andjoin us for our monthly potluck in amember’s home. Children are welcometo attend. Please bring a vegetarian dishto share.
Shabbat with Special GuestRabbi Rochelle RobinsSaturday, February 8First Unitarian Society,900 University Bay Drive
Special guest Rabbi Robins will lead
services at 9:30 a.m., utilizing the liturgyto explore symbols, metaphor, and mean-ing as healing tools. There will be a veg-etarian potluck following the service;please bring a dish to share. Followinglunch, from 1:30-3:00 p.m., please joinus in the Gaebler Living Room for a dis-cussion with Rabbi Robins, sharingthoughts, feelings, and reflections thatarose during the Shacharit service. In theevening, we will gather in a member’shome for Havdalah.
Rabbi Rochelle Robins currentlyserves as the Dean of the ChaplaincySchool, as well as Director of ClinicalPastoral Education, at the Academy forJewish Religion/California, the Los An-geles-based interdenominational institu-
tion dedicated to the training of rabbis,cantors, and chaplains.
Evening of Jewish Folktaleswith Storyteller Susan StoneFriday, March 14, 6:15 – 8:30 p.m. First Unitarian Society(Gaebler Living Room)900 University Bay Drive
Join award-winning professional sto-ryteller Susan Stone as she shares funny,enlightening, and poignant Chasidic andJewish folktales, as well as personal nar-ratives. We will gather for a vegetarianpotluck at 6:15 p.m. Please bring a vege-tarian dish to share. Susan Stone’s story-telling will follow the potluck dinner.This event is suitable for adults and olderchildren; non-members are welcome toattend.
Searching for lively social events, dy-namic educational programming andruach-filled services? Looking for awarm community that is informed by tra-dition and actively and meaningfully en-gaged with the broader community andworld? Try Beth Israel Center! All ofour events are open to our membershipand anyone who wants to see what we’reall about. We sponsor and host a varietyof workshops, study groups, classes andsocial events each month.
Special in February:
Vart, Vart, Zog Mir Nisht!Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me—ParshaEditionSaturday, Feb. 8
Some parshiot are full of mystery, oth-ers are full of...trivia. Come to Beth Is-rael Center on Shabbat morning,February 8, as we explore Parshat Tetza-veh through the format of the popularNPR weekly news quiz show, “Wait,Wait, Don’t Tell Me.” Do you have amind for the details of the Torah? Isdeeper exploration of Torah’s spiritualthemes your thing? Are mystical or fan-ciful midrashim your speed? All facetsof relating to Torah will be tested duringthis insightful and perhaps irreverent takeon the parsha hosted by Jonathan Pollack,Jordan Rosenblum, and Rabbi JoshuaBen-Gideon during Shabbat morningservices. Services begin at 9:30am andare followed by a kiddush lunch. Child-care is available for toddlers andpreschoolers.
Yom RishonSunday, Feb. 9, 10:00-11:15am
Held approximately once a month onSunday mornings, Yom Rishon is atheme-based program for preschoolers,including art, movement, music, stories,and projects as well as further learning onthe subject for parents and other adultswho accompany the children. It is familyeducation at its finest.
Shacharit 101Sundays, Feb. 16 & 23, 9:30am
Rabbi Ben-Gideon will lead a two-part “Introduction to Shacharit” classwith Bill Schwab, chair of our RitualCommittee. Shacharit comes from the
word shachar, which means morning andis the name of our morning servicesevery day of the week. This experiencewill focus on helping participants findtheir place in Shacharit and understandthe differences between Shacharit onShabbat and weekdays. This program isfor anyone who wants to begin or en-hance their familiarity with the traditionalmorning Shacharit service. Parents ofpre-teens who may be interested in lead-ing this service on the occasion of theirb'nai mitzvah may be especially inter-ested at this time.
Fiction With FriendsWednesday, Feb. 19, 7:00-8:30pm
Combat winter in Madison with agood book. Our initial read for 2014 willbe The Golem and the Jinni by HeleneWecker. Find a copy to read and join usfor a lively discussion.
Ongoing:
Shabbat CelebrationCome to Beth Israel any Saturday
morning for traditional, egalitarian serv-ices starting at 9:30am. Childcare isavailable beginning at 10:00am, and chil-dren’s services for toddlers through ele-mentary schoolers begin at 10:30am. Allare welcome to stay for lunch.
Yiddish ClassMondays, 7-8:30pm
Join Yiddish enthusiast and talentedteacher Sylvia Grunes at Yiddish class onMonday nights at Beth Israel Center.Sylvia builds a love for the Yiddish lan-guage and culture through her long-run-ning classes. Come learn from a master -all levels welcome and encouraged to at-tend.
Beit MidrashTuesdays, 7:00-8:30pm
Using the model of the traditional BeitMidrash (House of Study), participantswill spend an evening studying Jewishtext and engaging in meaningful discus-sion. We will explore the world ofhevruta (partner) learning and dive intoboth traditional texts and modern Jewishwritings. Come every week, or just dropby when you can! Topics include theweekly parsha, social justice, God, rela-
tionships, biomedical ethics, Shabbat, ha-lakha, and many more! Contact InterimEducation Director Lily Nagy-Deak ([email protected] or 256-7763) with questions.
Talmud ClassThursdays, 9:15am
Come study Talmud in its original He-brew and Aramaic. The group will bestudying Masechet Berachot. New stu-dents are always welcome. Contact RabbiJoshua Ben-Gideon (rabbi@bethisrael-
center.org or 256-7763) with questions.
Hebrew IIThursdays, 7pm
This class is designed for those inter-ested in reading Biblical Hebrew throughstudy of the weekly Torah portion.Whether beginner or intermediate read-ers, all levels of knowledge are wel-comed. Led by Anna Heifetz. Call oremail the office ([email protected] or 256-7763) to confirm theschedule and location.
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Jewish Congregationsfor Social Justice
Madison’s joint synagogue social ac-tion organization, now known as JewishCongregations for Social Justice (JCSJ),continues successfully to recruit andplace new volunteers through Friends ofEmerson School.
Math MentorsThe Emerson School math mentor
program has been launched with manymentors beginning to meet with students.Currently, 18 mentors are working with25 students in grades 2-5. Lisa Stein,math specialist at Emerson, has found itdelightful to meet the volunteers andpartner them with the students. Bothadults and students are excited about theone-on-one meeting times--even lookingforward to the math practice.
The volunteers have a wide range ofexperiences/ability with math students,but all are earnest and sincere in their de-sire to build a relationship with the stu-dents. Emerson’s principal, mathspecialist, and teachers are very excitedabout the math mentor program. Teachers(even new teachers) are confident withthe content and activities to support men-tors.
One important aspect of the programat Emerson is the method they have cre-ated to evaluate the success of math men-toring. The goal of partnering volunteerswith students is to improve skills in un-derstanding of math facts. The teachersare currently re-assessing students in thearea of fact understanding for mid-yearmeasures/report cards. Teachers and stu-dents will then set goals for facts basedon this new evaluation. Appropriate rou-
tines and activities are already developedto enhance students’ skills, and volun-teers were trained on these activities.Many students will need extra one-to-onepractice to "break the code". Others areworking on becoming more fluent withcomposing and decomposing numberswithin 10 or 20 (additon and subtraction)and yet others are working on skip count-ing to become fluent with multiplication.In the spring, students will be evaluatedagain to determine the outcome of themath mentoring program.
There are still several slots available,so if you are interested in serving as amath mentor, contact Sherie Sondel,member Temple Beth El.
Family nights – Tuesday Night Lights“I love ‘Tuesday Night Lights’ at
Emerson. It’s fun getting to know the kidsand parents of this fantastic close-knitcommunity and providing another few setof hands to add something special totheir programs.”
–Temple Beth El volunteer
Every Tuesday evening, EmersonSchool holds an open house for studentsand their families, with about 150 peopleattending each week. Our volunteers ar-rive at the school at 5:15 pm and are fin-ished by 7:15. Volunteers welcome theparents and kids, help check out books,hand out snacks, and do whatever theschool needs that night. Simple and fun!Programs include concerts, jugglers, sci-entists, and hands-on projects. Recently,an evening of Math Games was a huge
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Our events listed below are open to thecommunity. Check out our Temple Beth Elwebsite at www.templebethelmadison.orgfor more information on our worship timesand special events. All events take place atTemple Beth El, 2702 Arbor Drive, Madi-son, unless otherwise noted.
We encourage members of the Jewishcommunity to join Temple Beth El. Wewelcome prospective members to partici-pate in programs and activities before join-ing. Please contact Heidi Lauhon,Executive Director, at 238-3123 or [email protected] formembership information.
Shabbat Morning CelebrationTogether with ShabbatB’yachadSaturday, February 110:15am – 12:30 PM10:15am – Pre-service Oneg Shabbat10:30am – Festive Shabbat MorningService for ALL AGES featuring ourT’filah Band (at 10:55, children age3 through Grade 2 will leave thesanctuary and have their own specialShabbat activity)12:15pm – Post-service Nosh andSocializing
Shabbat Morning on February 1 atTemple Beth El will be exciting and spe-cial. We hope you can be there!
Our all-volunteer T’filah Band joinswith Shabbat B’yachad, our monthly Re-ligious School family Shabbat morningprogram, for a Shabbat service of spirit andsubstance, of T’filah [worship] and fun!There will be a Shabbat B’yachad programfor our Religious School students and par-ents, special arts-and-crafts and educa-tional activities for our youngerworshipers, worship and Torah study foreveryone from Grade 3 and above, a snackas we arrive and good food as we depart.
RSVP’s are very helpful for letting usknow how much food to prepare. ContactLesa Budd at 238-3123 or [email protected] to let us know howmany will attend.
Tots & TunesSundays: Feb 2, March 2, April 279:30am -10:30amTemple Beth El Lounge
For all children ages Newborn to 5years! Join other Jewish kids and parentsfor a fun way to learn about Shabbat andthe Jewish holidays! Hang out with lead-ers Dana Prager and Kenny Lyons and singsongs, do a craft project, and enjoy challah& juice. Come and get to know other par-ents and kids from around the community.Questions? Call Educator Larry Kohn,238-3123.
Super Bowl Party and ChiliCook-Off!Sunday, February 2, 5:00pm
Join us and watch the Super Bowl onour big screen TV in the Youth Loungedownstairs at Temple! Temple will providechips and small noshes, you bring your-selves, your friends and family, your bev-erage of choice, and, if you are interested,some chili to share! We’ll do chili tasting,have fun, watch the game, and have a greattime. Per the Temple Beth El food policy,pork and shellfish are not allowed. We alsoask that you please refrain from mixingmeat and dairy in your shared dishes. Youmay bring them in separate containers.Please label your dishes for common aller-gies or dietary restrictions (ex. dairy,gluten, meat, mixed meat and dairy, nuts,vegan, vegetarian). RSVPs appreciated toAleeza at [email protected] or online at www.templebethelmadison.org/events. Brought to you by theTemple Beth El Programming Committeeand Men’s Club.
Fiesta ShabbatFriday, February 75pm-6pm Taco Bar Dinner6pm Shabbat Service7pm Oneg Shabbat
Welcome and honor our new membersat Fiesta Shabbat. We’ll also welcome eachother and Shabbat with a community tacodinner, the tacos and toppings will be openuntil 6pm so come when you can! OnegShabbat sponsored by the MembershipCommittee in honor of our new members.Taco bar is $8/person, rsvp at www.tem-plebethelmadison.org/events/#fiesta orcontact [email protected] RSVP by Friday, January 31.
Pizza & Game Night HavdalahSaturday, February 8, 6:30pm
Temple will provide the pizza, youbring the side dishes, desserts & your fa-vorite board games! RSVPs appreciated toAleeza at [email protected] or online at www.templebethel-madison.org/events.
Liesl M. Blockstein MemorialLectureKaren Kepler, Principal EmersonElementarySunday, February 169:45am Brunch & Talk “CommunityEngagement in Public Education”
Karen Kepler, Principal of Emerson El-ementary School on Madison’s East Side,will be our Liesl M. Blockstein MemorialLecturer with a no-charge brunch* spon-sored by Temple Beth El and Jewish SocialServices. Ms. Kepler has been the princi-pal at Emerson since 2005, and during thisperiod she has developed a staff that is sen-sitive, and can respond, to the needs of her
diverse student body, and does so with thegoal of preparing students for the future.
*While there is no charge for thebrunch, we ask that if you plan on attend-ing, that you RSVP at www.templebethel-madison.org/events/#blockstein no laterthan Friday, Feb. 7 to assure space.
Singles Creating CommunityTuesday, February 186:30pm – Drinks, 7pm - Dinner Imperial Garden, 2039 Allen Blvd,Middleton (at University)
Come seek your fortune (cookies!) withSingles Creating Community. We’ll startwith drinks at 6:30pm followed by a Chi-nese food dinner at 7pm. Bring a friend andjoin us to meet, greet, and eat our waythrough a tasty family-style meal. Dinnerwill be $20 or less per person; please bringcash with you (small bills are appreciated).Please let us know if you have any dietaryrestrictions or menu preferences www.im-perialgarden.com/. In keeping with TempleBeth El’s Kashrut policy, there will be noshell fish or pork. Drinks will be a cash bar.Whether we order foo, goo, gi, or won-ton…it will be one very pleasant (golden!)evening for those who attend. If for anyreason you are single, this group and din-ner are for you. Please let us know if youneed a ride or would be willing to give aride to others, and we'll do our best to co-ordinate that. RSVPs are appreciated toAleeza at 608.238.3123 or [email protected] or online atwww.templebethelmadison.org/events/#sccdinner.
Singles Creating CommunityCoffee & ConversationFriday, February 28, 9amBarriques, 1901 Cayuga St, Middleton— across from the Middleton Post Of-fice.
You asked for it at our first Singles Cre-ating Community event. Now come chatand socialize around a table with a goodcup of coffee, tea or hot chocolate, espe-cially nice during these winter months.Please join us. We have chosen the placesand times, you provide the conversation!We can use this time to catch up with eachother and think of future events and activ-ities. If for any reason you are single, thisgroup is for you.
Personalizing Passover:The Festival of FreedomSunday, March 9, 12pm
Passover is almost here! The first Sederis on April 14. Getting Ready for Passover?Wanting to Breathe New Life into YourPassover Seder? Wanting to Try Some-thing New for Your Seder this Year? Want-ing Ideas for Preparing a Passover Sederfor the First Time?
If these are questions stewing in yourhead, please join our Outreach Committeeon March 9, 2014 to get a variety of an-swers to your questions and many goodideas and options for your Passover Sedercelebration this year. For more informationand to RSVP visit www.templebethel-madison.org/events/#passover
We’re Celebrating 75 Years!Mark Your Calendar to Celebrate with Us!Opening Event Friday, March 14
Featuring Rabbi Rick Jacobs, Presidentof the Union for Reform Judaism with aChocolate Oneg Shabbat
Religious School Israel ProgramSunday, May 4
Confirmation of the 2014 ClassFriday, May 30
All Temple confirmands invited and
dinner.
Dan Nichols & E18hteen ConcertSaturday, August 2
Gala DinnerSaturday, November 15
Heritage ShabbatsFriday, March 28
The First Heritage Shabbat is a mar-velous opportunity for congregants of allages to experience the Reform Judaism ourparents and grandparents observed. It willbe a chance to relive the Swarsensky era,1940-70 in prayers and music of the times.Rabbi Manfred Swarsensky was ourfounding rabbi and many people remem-ber his spiritual leadership, intellect andwarmth. During the service we will fondlyremember that era by using the UnionPrayer Book and the Union Hymnal.There will be excerpts from some of RabbiSwarsensky’s most notable sermons and avideo including interviews with RabbiSwarsensky, a very young Hannah Rosen-thal and others. Please join us for a mem-orable journey back into the history of ourTemple and our Reform Movement so wecan learn together where we started andhow much we have changed.
Friday, May 2, 2014 Rabbi Ken & Phyllis Roseman will be
joining us for this service that will use theblue Gates of Prayer.
Friday, July 25, 2014 Rabbi Jan & Ann Dee Brahms will be
joining us for this service that will use thegray Gates of Prayer.
Madison’s Jews’ Next Dor(20- & 30-Somethings)
Madison’s Jews’ Next Dor is for theJewish 20- & 30-somethings communityin and around Madison. (Dor means “gen-eration” in Hebrew.) We’re open to allyoung adults and are organized throughTemple Beth El Madison, www.temple-bethelmadison.org/
Madison’s Jews’ Next DorMeet & Greet DinnerThursday, February 20, 7-9pmLocation TBD
Join Madison’s Jews’ Next Dor for thenext installment of our third ThursdayMeet & Greet Dinner! Bring a friend andjoin with us to meet, greet, and eat our waythrough a tasty family-style meal. RSVPsto Aleeza at [email protected] are appreciated. Dinner will be $20or less per person; please bring cash withyou (small bills are appreciated). Hungryand ready to mingle? See you there! OurMeet & Greet dinners take place on thethird Thursday of each month at a differentrestaurant each time.
MaTTY (Grades 9-12)For questions about MaTTY our High
Bagel SchmoozeFebruary 9, March 2, April 6, May 411:30am-12:15pm
Join us after Religious School in theMaTTY Lounge for bagels and juice.
MaTTY Lock-inFriday-Saturday, February 15-16in the MaTTY Lounge
$10/person. RSVP by February 9th.
MaTTY Volunteering at SisterhoodShabbat
Friday, February 28, 20145:30pm at Temple Beth El
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success! If you are available to volunteer on a
Tuesday evening, contact Betsy Abram-son, member Temple Beth El.
Featured Volunteer: Larry Bensky,Emerson Chess Club
Last fall, Beth Israel’s Larry Benskystarted volunteering with EmersonSchool Chess Club. Every other week, heattends the meeting of the after-schoolclub which attracts 20 to 30 students.
Typically, Ron, the chess instructor,gives the students several chess problemsto discuss and solve, talks about princi-ples of chess, and, then, the kids play
games of chess. Larry helps the studentswith the games, answers questions, ormakes sure that the moves are legal.Larry loves to see the Emerson kidslearning chess.
Larry learned to play chess as a youngboy, then, was inspired to play seriouslyafter the 1972 World Chess Champi-onship match between challenger BobbyFischer of the United States and defend-ing champion Boris Spassky of the So-viet Union. Now, Larry loves playingchess with his 8 year old grandson.
For more information go to:www.jewishcongregationsforsocialjus-tice.org
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For more than two decades, the Centerfor Jewish Studies has enriched the com-munity with a range of academic program-ming and outreach events, includingseminars, lectures, symposia, film screen-ings, and multi-day events such as theGreenfield Summer Institute and the bien-nial Conney Conference on Jewish Arts.Yet with the notable exception of the Con-ney Project, little of the Center’s program-ming has been in the arts. Thanks togenerous grants from the Jewish Federa-tion of Madison Innovation Panel, the Uni-versity of Wisconsin Anonymous Fund,and more than a dozen additional campusand community partners, the Center forJewish Studies will offer a series of artisticprograms over the course of the Spring2014 semester: an art exhibition, a theatri-cal performance, and three concerts.
The Semester of the Arts kicks off onFebruary 6 with an art exhibition at UWHillel. Chernobyl: Behind the Back ofTime explores the region around Cher-nobyl from a Jewish perspective. Through-out the exhibition, Dresden-based artistMarion Kahnemann asks questions of his-tory, both before and after Chernobyl, ofour use of language, and of our approachto diversity and ideology. The opening re-ception—with remarks from the artist—will take place on Thursday, February 6from 5:00-7:00 p.m.; the artwork will re-main up for viewing at Hillel (611 Lang-don Street) through April 6.
In March, the series turns from visualart to theatre in a production of AndreiMalaev-Babel’s one-man show Babel:How it was Done in Odessa. Isaac Babelwas recognized during his life as one of thegreatest prose writers of the twentieth cen-tury, and his works have influenced the
writings of American authors such as SaulBellow, Philip Roth, and Grace Paley. In1939, at the peak of his career, on Stalin’sorders, Babel was arrested by the KGB oncharges of espionage, tortured, tried and fi-nally, in 1940, executed in the Lubyankaprison in Moscow. His unpublished man-uscripts were confiscated and are stillmissing. Babel: How It Was Done InOdessa is a tribute to Isaac Babel by hisgrandson, actor-artist Andrei Malaev-Babel, performing five of Babel’s storiesin this solo performance. The performancewill take place on Sunday, March 2, at2:00 p.m., in Lathrop Hall, H’Doubler Per-formance Space (1050 University Av-enue).
The series concludes with three con-certs – two in Madison, one in Milwau-kee – by Fusions, a trio featuringUW-Madison professor of cello Uri Vardi,and Israeli musicians Taiseer Elias (oud)and Menachem Wiesenberg (piano). Theinternationally acclaimed artists of Fusionsaim to highlight the connections and com-monalities between Arab and Israeli folkand art music, which are rarely heard to-gether. The program includes works byMasut Jamil Bey, Max Bruch, JanRadzynski, and Menachem Wiesenberg.The concerts will take place on April 5 at8:00 p.m. in Mills Recital Hall (455 N.Park Street); April 6 at noon at the ChazenMuseum (750 University Avenue); andApril 6 at 7:00 p.m. at the RubensteinPavilion in Milwaukee (1400 N. ProspectAvenue). The Madison Fusions Concertsare presented by the Mosse/WeinsteinCenter for Jewish Studies and the JewishFederation of Madison.
All events are free and open to the pub-lic. For additional information and pro-gram updates, please visit our website atjewishstudies.wisc.edu/arts.
BY LAURIE SILVERBERG
Center for JewishStudies CelebratesSemester of the Arts
Discover Day SchoolInformation Nightat MJCDS is Feb. 10
Parents interested in learning moreabout Madison Jewish CommunityDay School are invited to join us foran Information Night on Monday, Feb-ruary 10 at 7:00 p.m.
The program will feature the per-spectives of faculty, parents andalumni on the many benefits of givingchildren the gift of Jewish day schooleducation.
The program will be held atMJCDS, which is housed at BethIsrael Center, 1406 Mound Street. Toattend, please enter through the Ran-dall Street doors.
Curious Minds, Jewish HeartsAn elementary school serving fam-
ilies from all branches of Jewish life,MJCDS students build both a love oflearning and a profound connection toJewish life and heritage. A challeng-ing and inspiring dual curriculum ingeneral and Jewish studies includeshands-on learning and daily instruc-tion in Hebrew language.
Individual attention for each stu-dent, talented teachers and a warmcommunity of families are hallmarksof the MJCDS experience.
“MJCDS is a special place, whereeach child’s individuality is recog-nized and prized, and where parentsand teachers are all part of a commu-nity dedicated to helping our childrenblossom,” says Dr. Hanna Grol-Prokopczyk, whose daughter is analumna of the school.
“The bilingual curriculum, alongwith great science, math, and arts in-struction are major assets. I don’t thinkthere is a better school in Madison.The teachers and head of school are
fully and enthusiastically committed tohelping each child grow and learn, andthe very small class sizes allows aunique level of creativity and spon-taneity,” she says.
From hands-on science experi-ments to student-led book discussionsto explorations of Jewish texts andmodern Hebrew language studies, stu-dents pursue subjects in ways thatchallenge their intellect and feed theircuriosity.
In the academic environment atMJCDS – where students are encour-aged to ask questions and to becomecritical thinkers – the desire to learn isan innate result of a many-layered cur-riculum. Academic topics are exploredin depth, while connections betweensubjects are emphasized, leading to arich understanding of materials andconcepts.
Discover Day School – TuesdayTours
Another way to get to knowMJCDS is to visit during the schoolday. Tours are held regularly through-out the year on Tuesday mornings,9:15-10:30 am. Tours are also avail-able by individual appointment.
Upcoming dates for Discover DaySchool Tuesday Tours include Febru-ary 4, March 4, April 8 and May 13,all at 9:15 am.
On these mornings, adults are in-vited to tour the school, view classesin session, and learn more aboutMJCDS though a question and answersession with the Head of School.
NEW YORK—Taglit-Birthright Israelsaid recently that it was expanding its pro-gram eligibility to now include those youngadults who had previously visited Israel aspart of a peer trip when they were younger.The organization said the reason for thechange in policy was based on an educa-tional assessment that those who may havevisited as a teenager would gain a signifi-cantly greater understanding and attach-ment to Israel through the Taglit-Birthrightexperience as a young adult.
Beginning with the Summer 2014 reg-istration that opens on Feb. 19th, applicantsbetween the ages of 18-26 who had made aprior visit to Israel on an organized peer tripbefore they reached the age of 18 years oldmay now apply. The organization estimatesthat the expansion will allow thousandsmore to benefit from the Taglit- BirthrightIsrael’s program. To register, visitwww.BirthrightIsrael.com.
“I am delighted that the Taglit-BirthrightIsrael steering committee supports the de-cision that every young Jew is entitled to aneducational tour of Israel,” said Taglit-Birthright Israel CEO Gidi Mark. “I believethat the decision will strengthen the ties be-tween Israel and the Diaspora and will pro-vide tens of thousands of young Jews theknowledge needed in their efforts to presenta positive image of Israel to the world.”
Taglit-Birthright Israel offers the gift ofa free, 10-day trip to Israel for Jewish adultsbetween the ages of 18 to 26. The trip aimsto strengthen each participant’s identity asa Jew, to build an understanding, friendshipand lasting bond with the land and peopleof Israel, and to reinforce the solidarity ofthe Jewish people worldwide.
Taglit-Birthright Israel has sent morethan 350,000 young Jewish adults to Israelfrom more than 64 countries and from all50 U.S. states, including students fromnearly 1,000 North American college cam-puses. Attendees are immersed in an activeeducational experience that includes visitsto Jewish historical sites, history museums,Holocaust remembrance sites, the WesternWall, arts and culture programs as well astouring, hiking, discussions, social events,camel and jeep rides in the desert, andmore. The trip focuses on three main areas:the narratives of the Jewish people, contem-porary Israel, and the formative values ofJudaism.
Taglit-Birthright Israel has a unique, his-torical and innovative partnership with theGovernment of Israel, thousands of individ-ual donors and private philanthropists, andJewish communities around the worldthrough Jewish Federations of North Amer-ica, Keren Hayesod and the Jewish Agencyof Israel. Visit www.BirthrightIsrael.com.
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ProgramYom Ha’Atzmaut Israel Independence Day
Annual CelebrationHava Nagila Annual Community PicnicCommunity Relations Committee
The successful 2013 Tzedakah Campaignwill help the JFM meet its critical mission ofbuilding a strong and unified Jewish commu-nity in order to ensure the survival, well-beingand continuity of the Jewish people in this area,in Israel and throughout the world. The processof raising and allocating these funds to over 20programs and services is a critical community-building activity. With each gift, we address somany causes that are important to our commu-nity: from feeding the hungry to funding Jewisheducation and elder care to supporting break-through initiatives like Taglit-Birthright Israel.The Jewish Federation also has a long trackrecord for carrying out big and bold initiativesand mobilizing great resources during times ofcrisis. We helped airlift thousands of EthiopianJews to safety in Israel. We helped rescue and re-settle more than one million Soviet Jews and weprovided lifesaving humanitarian relief duringthe recent natural disasters in Oklahoma and Col-orado. In fact, the impact of the Jewish Federa-tion of Madison here, in Israel, and around theworld is extraordinary, but not a surprise. To-gether, we ensure that the programs, institutions,and values that enrich the fabric of our Jewishcommunity remain vibrant and strong. Thestrength of our people is the power of commu-nity. Thank you for donating to the 2013Annual Tzedakah Campaign.
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It takes a lot of courage to get upon stage and sing in front of othersbut that didn’t stop the singers at theHavdalah Karaoke event on Janu-ary 25th. Joining the Gomers on-stage for live-band Karaoke thesong selection ranged from Tom
Petty’s American Girl to a duet per-formance of Lo Yisa Goy El Goyand the performers were as youngas 3 years old.
The night began with Havdalahled by our community ShlichimMickey and Racheli Komar-Aziz.
Everyone enjoyed a pizza dinner,snacks and desserts. The GoodmanCommunity Center Loft providedan awesome space for everyone toplay pool, ping-pong, video games,card games and of course dance tothe live music. How did we fit all of
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Nevi'im (Prophet) Society$50,000+Marv and Mildred ConneyIrwin A. and Robert D. Goodman
FoundationTheodor Herzl Society$36,000 to $49,999Joel and Deborah MinkoffFrances Weinstein
King David Society$25,000 to $35,999Thomas Palay and Diane GutmannIrving and Dorothy Levy Family
Foundation Inc.Diane Seder and Bruce J. Rosen1 anonymous gift
Maimonides Society$10,000 to $24,999Daniel and Lynn KaplanMark and Ilene LaufmanJeffrey C. LevyMarvin LevyJonathan and Susan LippMitchell and Sharon RapkinHarry and Karen RothEric and Sara SchwartzJames Stein and Andrea Stein z”lHarry and Marjorie TobiasCheryl Rosen WestonAllen and Ruth Zacharias4 anonymous donors
Chai (Life) Club$5,000 to $9,999Lawrence and Janice BenskyNiles and Linda BermanHarold and Sue BlotnerEliot and Sara ButlerNaomi Chesler and Daniel SidneyJonathan and Lee EckhardtAmy and Marty FieldsGary H. Friedman and Bonnie Denmark
FriedmanAlbert GoldsteinWilliam and Claudia HausAlan and Harriet HymanJanice KaplanMark and Laura KasselJean and Lawrence LandweberAllan and Sandra LevinPhillip A. LevyLester Pines and Roberta GassmanPurple Moon FoundationGary and Judy RiesRob and Susan RoquitteJeanne and Joseph SilverbergHarvey Temkin and Barbara Myers TemkinPeter and Toby WallachDavid and Dina WeinbachJames and Nancy Youngerman1 anonymous donor
Moreshet (Heritage) Society$2,500 to $4,999Livia S. AsherHoward and Heidi BregmanMarcus and Sheila CohenJoe and Connie DavisFrederick Edelman and Ivy DreizinIsadore V. FineByron and Janet FrenzRandall B. GoldMichael and Kerry GoldrosenJeffrey Grossman and Nadine NehlsJeffrey and Marcia KushnerLowell S. LakritzFlorence LedermanDaniel and Kathy LevinMartin and Lynn PreizlerArlene Rotter and the Rotter Family
FoundationDavid and Tina SchwartzDavid Silverberg and Elizabeth HuebelGerald and Vicki StewartDavid Sulman and Anne AltshulerJulie Swedarsky2 anonymous donors
Shofar (Ram’s Horn) Society$1,000 to $2,499Robert and Tova AbloveAssociated Insurance AgencySally Garten Balkin z”lJeff and Kaye BeckerMichael and Leigh BeckerTheodore and Sandra BernsteinGhita BessmanBarbara Blodi and Justin GottliebKathy, Michael, Zach, Josh, and Rebekah BlumenfeldGregg and Amy BogostJudith Burstyn and Stephan DeutschRichard and Susan DavidsonGordon and Gail DerzonGary and Lori EdelsteinJane M. EisnerDavid Falk and Jo Anne RobbinsMichael Feldman and Sandra WolensTed FinmanMark FrankelZach Galin and Krista SterkenDebbie Garten Stone and Gary StoneGary and Annie GartenSamuel Gellman and Julie PlotkinHoward and Sandy GoldbergStanley GoldfarbSimon and Billie HellersteinDeborah Hoffman and Mark HazelbakerStephen and Linda KailinKenneth and Tamara Sue KaplanNeal and Marci KatzSasha and Eric KerlowRochelle H. KlaskinSteven Koslov and Mary FultonDiane Kravetz and Mark SaltzmanJeff and Rachel LevyHerbert Lewis and Francie Smith SaposnikDaniel and Bettine LipmanSherwood Malamud and Barbara Spar
MalamudRona MalofskyCharlotte Z. MartinTim and Kathy MazurDonald and Kathleen MinerSteven Morrison and Goldie KadushinDavid and Trudy MylreaSeymour and Ruth ParterRobert and Janelle PaschScott PerlmanJudith and Daniel PierottiThomas S. Popkewitz and Lea AschkenaseRichard and Nina RieselbachLisa and Eric RosenstockJonathan Rozenfeld and Jill Korey
Robert and Judith RubinBeth Schreiber and Russell KahnJudy SchreiberRobert SchwartzDavid and Shelley SchwarzEarl Shrago, M.D.Carl Sinderbrand and Maryann SumiPaul and Sherie SondelJames and Melissa SosmanBill and Bunny SpitzKenneth and Diana SteinGregory and Andrea SteinbergerJoan Sumkin and John ButlerLawrence and Diane TabakJane and Tom TavesArnold and Ellen WaldHarvey and Bonnie WendelMitchell and Suzanne WolfRichard L. Wolman, M.D.Alex Yevzlin and Paola Fliman4 anonymous donors
Magen David (Shield of David)Society $500 to $999Shirley and Seymour AbrahamsonBetsy Abramson and David SeligmanJulius and Hildegard AdlerAlliant Energy Foundation Matching Gifts
ProgramEdward and Muffin AlschulerRozan and Brian AndersonRita and Leon ApplebaumJon and Susan AxelrodMichael and Jane BanksLeonard BerkowitzDana lin Bernstein and Alfred Bernstein z”l Bennett Berson and Rebecca HolmesSandy and John BiermanNancy and Aaron BrowerCarolyn L. Butler and Brian ButlerSanford and Alayne CarimiAaron Carrel and Lisa HunterSteve and Jill CohanToby and Bernard CohenCari and Stephen DiTullioNena and Thomas DyhrEdward and Rosanne EhrlichMiles and Amy EpsteinHoward and Pam ErlangerRick and Kristen EzellKenneth and Laura FelzLarry and Marla FrankJonathan FriedbergMilton and Jacki FriendMarc and Eve GalanterDenny and Gary GellerDavid and Estelle GoldenbergTerrie and Len GorenJan GreenbergPaul Grossberg and Dean ZiemkeNoah and Rosalyn HershkowitzAriel and Dan HoffmanMartin IsaacsNancy and Jesse IshikawaCraig and Wendi JosephJonathon and Rebecca KaiserMichael J. KaplanThomas and Catherine KaplanWilliam and Corliss KarasovH. Jerome and Lois KeislerJudy and Jordan KoniskyJay KoritzinskyMerilyn and Joel KupferbergKenneth Kushner and Erica SerlinJeffrey and Donna LandsmanMilton LeidnerJoan Lerman and Ken O'NeillStuart LevitanRuth Litovsky and David BaumBarbara LormanMadison Computer WorksMichael and Elaine Minkoff
Steven Mintz and Vicki Stone MintzSteven and Kaaren OreckAllen and Mona PaschenDonald and Marjorie PassmanElissa and Jonathan PollackLinda ReivitzToni and Don RichardsPeter B. Ritz and Carrie MacklinKenneth Robbins and Louise Root RobbinsMonroe Rosner and Ronnie HessJoan Rothberg and Steven SegallDavid and Alicia SchiffFrancis and Sally SchragMarc Shovers and Jan LoebJoe ShumowJudy and Ben SidranHarvey and Judith SokolowLouis and Elsbeth SolomonJoseph Brian StarckCharlotte SteinRayla G. TeminSylvia ThalCharles VetznerElizabeth and Hank WalterMichael and Diane WeinerLarry and Carolyn WeinhausPat and Melvin WeinswigMichael and Nancy YaffeDaniel and Irene Zimmerman5 anonymous donors
Kehilla (Community) Club$250 to $499Michael and Lorelei AllenRobert and Mary Kay AprisonRob AsenPhillip and Sara BarakHarvey and Trudy BarashTodd BarnettEllen and Bryan BaumLinda and Howard BellmanRabbis Joshua and Rebecca Ben-GideonJoanna S. BerkeRobert D. Blank and Susan N. CoppersmithSol and Corlie BlumenfeldJill and Bill BoissonnaultDavid BookstaffStephen and Danielle BoorsteinRobert and Jean BreslowRonald and Cherie DiamondRonald and Nicole DolinSherman Dutch z”lSusan Ehrlich and James MillerBarbara and Daniel EsserEdgar Feige and Elizabeth PalayNancy FeingoldRussell D. FeingoldAndrew FrankHolly and Fred FrankHoward and Debra FriedHarry and Bertha FriedmanCarol and Jeff GepnerJamie and Adam GepnerMarc Germain and Janelle AllenSimone and Lanny GlinbergRobert N. Golden MD and Shannon C.
Kenney MDLeslie Goldsmith and Dale KuninLouise Goldstein and Bruce ThomadsenNerma GollinLeslie Grant and William SchwabJanice Gratch and Steven WilenskyJudith Green and Margie ZamoraJared and Michele GreenbergRahel GreenleeDaniel and Leslie GreenspanJerrold Gross and Adrienne Borisy-GrossVicki GustafsonCynthia R. HirschEric and Karin HorlerJoanne KanterAndreas and Valerie Kazamias
Theodore and Irene Edward KrinskyStephen and Susan LJack LadinskyJanet and Steve LesgRosalind LevinClaudia and ChristoMilferd LieberthalLois LurieKent and Valerie MaRabbi Yona and FayJanet Mertz and JonBen R. MinkoffMel MorganbesserWayne MosleyGilbert Nathanson aCarol Ottenstein andAsher and Perle PacMark and Judy PascRobert Pesselman anRichard and Sheila PRachel Posner-MitchJenny PressmanRobert Radwin and Lynn and Craig RenDaniel ResnickMichael Rock and KJudith and Jeffrey RRon and Cathy RottRobert and Marney Steve Scheibel and JDavid and JoAnn ScDarlene and Stuart SSherwood and JaclySusan and Russ ShaDavid and Marsha SLucyna and Yoram SCary and Aviva ShliLeon and Amy ShohLawrence and LindaMarcus and BlancheIna and Theodore SmHoward A. SweetPatrick Sweet and KSusan Tikalsky and Linda Tuchman GinFrank and Barbara TOrly Vardeny Ni andKen Walsh and JessiEllen and Ben WeismDeena and Peter WilLucille and Meyer WJulie and Michael WRonald ZerofskyClarice and Newton6 anonymous donor
Bonim (Builder$100 to $249Lynne BallestaAriel and Rachel BaLarry and Sharon BaJanice M. BeersLawrence and MelisRonald and Kris BerDawn BerneyRuthanne Bessman aJames and Freda BlaDavid Blehert and RAlbert BorokhimMarc BrodyEileen BruskewitzKarla BuksteinNira and William BuSarah Byer and BarrSue and Charles CenMerle CohenDoris and Richard DShelly DutchRabbi Irvin Ehrlich Nathan and Louise EShulamit Elkayam
These 701 donors to the 2013 TzedakahCampaign do extraordinary things here inMadison and around the world every day.
Their generous gifts help support morethan 20 local agencies and programs, aswell as rescue, relief, and development
programs in Israel and70 other countries.
Jewish Federation of Madison recognizes and thank
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KaufmanLeslie and Daniel KempAnatoly and Irina KhazanovRobin N. Kite and Jeffrey PercivalNeil Kodesh and Shanee EllisonElizabeth KohlLawrence Kohn and Laurie BuchalterJudith and Marc KornblattThomas and Margie KrauskopfAbraham LandsmanThe Lang FamilyEsther LangeDaniel and Sharon LangerRenata LaxovaRegis Lecoanet and Robin MoskowitzNancy Leff and KC LernerDomingo Leguizamon and Kristin GilpatrickDonald and Adele LevyVictor and Susan LevyIsaac LewisJayne and Larry LibmanThe Lipton FamilyJordan and Jessie LoebNancy J. LoewensteinYael and Eric LundRonald LuskinJill Maidenberg and Richard ThalRabbi Avremel and Mushkie MatusofRabbi Mendel and Henya MatusofKen and Susan MayerAphra and Adam MednickJoshua Medow and Tricia SchweppeMartin and Gail MegeffNeal and Cathy MillerCaren MinkoffJoshua MinkoffBilha Mirkin and Yair MazorHilda MirkinLeslie and Denise MirkinBarbara and John MitchellFay NagerBoris and Lana NenideSam and Maria OnheiberJill and Jacob PfeifferSusanne, Emily, Keith, and Annie PolicanoSeth Pollak and Jenny Saffran
Karen and Stewart PragerMike and Dana PragerWarren and Gerry RandyKris Rasmussen and Robert FactorMikhail and Tatyana ReyfmanJames RickunJonathan RosenblumArnold and Dayl RosenthalMichael Ross and Kirsten FruitLeslie and James SatchellRachel and Chip SauerJudy and David SchendlingerPeter Schmitz and Frances GreenmanAlice and David SchneidermanMary and Lon ShapiroLeslie Shear and Laurel HolgersonMiriam and Nadav ShelefAnne Shlimovitz and Timothy SchneiderJames Shulkin and Denise CariskiKyra SidoFlorence SinaikoRobert and JoAnn SklootLeonard and Judith SmallPaul and Sara SoglinSolomon S. SolomonDebra and Jack SpearBarbara SpiererCarla and Anthony StaresinicBrian and Lesley SteffinLois StolerElinor and Jerome StotskyDavid and Judith SuchmanJoshua Sulman and Erin McGrathMerle and Patti SweetRichard Sweet and Judy ZvaraLeon and Barbara SwerinVictoria ToppRon and Ann TrachtenbergBurton and Georgia WagnerGrace G. WahbaBruce and Jennifer WasserstromZiva and Jim WearMyron WeinbachProf. Emeritus Alan J. WeisbardJamie and Dan WeissburgJean WeissburgHenry WertheimerRuss and Liz WhiteselJoel and Susan WinnigJanis WrichLauren Rosen Yeazel and Dean YeazelLaura Zimmerman and Renee Bauer14 anonymous donors
Chaverim (Friends)Up to $99Richard AdelmanEleanor and Dan AlbertDeb and Tony AnkowiczRoger BakerSandra BakerAllen Barkoff and Judy KimballSue BaumblattPatricia W. BernhardtRabbis Jonathan Biatch and Bonnie
MargulisLinda BloomRobin Bloom and Mark EvansBarbara BrownCarol BrumerTatyana BudkerSaretta K. BurkeAlta CharoNatalya ChubukovaDavid and Candace CohenDiana Cohen and Wes SlaymakerMarsha Cohen and Michael PressmanMelanie Cohen and Joel EhrlichNorman DachmanJoel and Shannon DavidsonJosh DavidsonEsther and Andrew de Laix
Royce DemboBarbara A. DickeyKatie and Ryan DodgeMartin DrapkinRoman and Maria DubrovskyAnatoliy and Margarita DvoskinHarvey R. DymMark and Debbie EdgeMillard M. EislerIsadore ElbaumJoan ErshlerDori FalkHarold FarkasMichael and Michelle FelberIlya Fiksel and Ninel BabinskayaThe Fleischmann FamilyHaim Fleminger and Romy ArensonJudy and Daniel FrankelBeth and Carl FrederickJennifer FriedmanLisa Friend-Kalupa and Jim KalupaRoger H. GantzarowNancy and David GiffeyMark and Ingrid GlassThe Goff FamilyMichael and Rinat GofmanMarion GoldChad Alan Goldberg and Anna ParetskayaDonald and Patricia GoldbergLaura Heisler and Steve GoldsteinPauline HeifetzMelanie Herzog and Norman StockwellThe Hirsch-Hessman FamilySusan and Steven HirschHolly M. Jellinek, Ph.D.Steven and Roberta JellinekThe Jens FamilyEd JosephMichael and Christina KantorLeonard and Martha KaplanJane KapustaJeffrey KasselArt and Amy KelenyLisa KermgardDavid and Ludmila KhazinsCandice J. KildowMuriel and Donald KirschnerNorma D. KlagosRonald and Barbara KleinZylah Kniaz and Robert NennigGalina Y. KonovalovaAmy Krauthamer-Maloney and
Dan MaloneyRachel Krinsky and Scott TitusKaren and Fred KronTatyana Kudinenko and Sergei SavelievLotte LangerJeremy LevinJudith and Victor LevineSharon Lezberg and Brian YandellSusan LiimattaMichael and Kathy LippDavid LormanJohn LupoliFrances MannJoel Marcus and Judy Swartz MarcusLynette MarguliesCarol McLain
Lorraine F. MeisnerGloria K. MeyerBarbara B. MillerEvelyn MillerIgor and Maria MilovetsBob and Wenda MincbergRebecca Minsley and David GulisanoMichael and Cheryl MoskoffBarbara MulhernLaurie Nagus and Paul WilsonDavid NathansonJudith Nelson-SternEdward and Thelma NewmanDonna PeckettMichael and Barbara PratzelIrwin ProbsteinLisa RaderLyudmila RadovanskayaThe Rieder FamilyJoan and Kenneth RiggsEstelle Katz Rissman and James RissmanMax and Betty RosenbaumPatricia Rosenmeyer and Peter TimbieBarbara F. RothJacquelynn Rothstein and Michael DalyMorris and Sarah RubenSherwin Rudman and Jane SherwoodDonald and Sue SchusterRobert D. Schwartz and Jerri McCallum-
SchwartzSandy and Howard SchwartzLisa Seidman and Percy MatherKaren R. Shevet DinahBen ShoversBetty ShoversSam ShoversLynn SilvermanGeorge SingerLarry and Sharon SperlingHannah SteinJacob SteinRochelle Brody StillmanMarylyn and Stewart StroupAllison SuchonJeanne SwackAlan and Susan SweetIrene D. TempleLaura and Dave TosoCatherine S. VakhninaYelena Vilshanskaya and Simon EltermanNadya VinokurLauren Vogel and George TurnbullPaula Volpiansky and Larry ChapmanSally VultaggioHallie and Andy WaxenbergDottie and Herbert WeinerLorelei K. WexlerMark Wexler and Kathy HeadyWilliam and Linda WhiteGeorge WolnakCharlotte WoolfClarice R. WortzelHaya and Moshe YuchtmanJoan and Steven ZieglerRobert and Dianne ZimmermanRobert D. Zitowsky25 anonymous donors
We have made every effort to include the names of all donors to the 2013Tzedakah Campaign who did not request anonymity. If there are any er-rors, please accept our apologies and let us know by calling 278-1808
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Featuring distinguished speakers and group discussions following the fi lms
1 1th Annual Israeli Fi lm FestivalA series of 6 fi lms tackling the complexity of love, immigration
and relationships in the Middle East and abroad.
Tuesday, Feb. 4, 7:00 p.m.Location: Hil lel
ZAYTUN: An Israeli pilot gets captured inLebanon and finds himself coerced into
bringing a young Palestinian boy across theborder to fulfill his father’s dream to plant
an olive tree on their ancestral land.
Tuesday, Feb. 1 1, 7:00 p.m.Location: Hil lel
LOLA: A look at contemporary life in asmall Israeli town following the story of anaverage mother who abandons her flowerstand to open a sex shop. This funny flickexamines the tension between religiosity
vs. secularity in Israel today.
Saturday, Feb. 15, 7:00 p.m.Location: Fluno Center
WALTZ WITH BASHIR: Former Israelisoldier Ari is shocked to realize that he
doesn’t remember anything about his timeduring the First Lebanon War. Intrigued by
this riddle, he decides to meet andinterview old friends.
Wednesday, Feb. 19, 7:00 p.m.Location: Hil lel
A BOTTLE IN THE GAZA SEA: Aboutthe daughter of French immigrants who cor-responds via letter in a bottle/email during a
time of unrest to a young man who lives inGaza. Some of the main themes include war,coming of age, and overcoming stereotypes.
Sunday, Feb. 23, 2:00 p.m.Location: Hil lel
FOREIGN LETTERS: A study of arelationship between two new immigrants to
the U.S., one Israeli and one Vietnamese.Foreign Letters is a film about poverty, preju-
dice, and the healing power of friendship.
Monday, Feb. 17, 7:00 p.m.Location: Hil lel
NUMBERED: During the dark years of WWII,Holocaust camps branded their prisoners bytattooing numbers on their forearms. This film
follows the evolving significance of thesenumbers and how their meaning changed both
during the war and the years following.
Since getting to know Chabad, I can’tseem to get enough learning about Judaism.Growing up in a secular home where Fri-day night and Saturday started the week-end, I had no idea of what Shabbat reallymeant and certainly no idea of how to ob-serve it. Meeting the Matusof familychanged that. The first Shabbat meal I wasinvited to was amazing. This is what myBubby did as a girl in Russia before escap-ing the pogroms! As a young child I faintlyremember her lighting candles and hearingthe bruchas over the wine and bread, butthere was so much more; this was my an-cestral identity. The taste of that Shabbatmeal whet my appetite for more.
I had the good fortune of going to theNational Jewish Retreat which is an im-mersion learning experience for Jews of allbackgrounds—from people like me withlittle knowledge to the fully observant.From morning until night Judaism camealive in a way I had never known. Theteachers were Chabad Rabbis and Rebbet-zins from around the world. They openedthe door to the depth and richness of Ju-daism whether the class was about settinga Shabbat table, questions of medicalethics according to Torah, dissecting trac-tates of Talmud, or the impact of Jewishcomic book writers on culture in the late
1930’s, the topics were endless and theycaptivated me. This was my religion andthese were my people.
When Rabbi Avremel Matusof broughtthe Jewish Learning Institute (JLI) classesto Madison, I was delighted. JLI is thesponsor of the National Jewish Retreat, sohaving retreat caliber classes here in Madi-son gives us the opportunity for exception-ally enriching learning year round. Theclasses include a professional PowerPointand video, textbooks and engaging, inter-active presentations. Classes begin on Feb.3, and are on six consecutive Mondays.Not only is it enjoyable to be with othersin the community who like to learn aboutwho we are as Jews, Rabbi Avremel knows
how to tell a good joke!“To be a Jew in the Free World” is the
title of the next series of classes. The focuswill be on overcoming perceived incom-
patibilities between Judaism and modernsociety. This timely topic comes on theheels of the recent Pew Study which willsurely generate stimulating discussion.You can read about it for yourself atwww.myjli.com.
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The Midrasha semester has just gottenunderway. Classes will be meeting onWednesday nights at Temple Beth El andon Sundays for Hebrew only at Beth Is-rael Center. This semester we are thrilledto have so many teachers returning andto be able to welcome some new staffmembers as well.
This semester the students will partic-ipate in the following courses:
8th grade: Jewish Ethics and Law, andSurvey of Jewish History
9th grade: Arab-Israeli Relations, andMoral Dilemmas in the Torah
10th grade: iJew: Judaism and MyDecisions, and Comparative Judaism
On Wednesday, February 19th theMidrasha students will be going on afield trip to UW Hillel to see one of themovies from the 2014 Israeli Film Festi-val. On Wednesday, March 5th we willhave a Midrasha student dinner, wherestudents can join together for a mealbefore classes begin.
It’s not too late to join Midrasha! Formore information please contact EllenWeismer, [email protected]
The Yonim dancers are keeping warmduring this cold winter with a lot of Is-raeli dancing! On January 25th, the Bet(middle school) and Gimel (high school)dancers performed at the Mayer KaplanJCC in Skokie, IL.
The next show will be Sunday, Febru-ary 9th at 1:00 pm at the Friends of theWaisman Center Auditorium, 1500 High-land Avenue, Madison. Yonim is sopleased to be the entertainment of themonth in the Waisman Center Children's
Theatre Series. It is our official “SeasonOpener” and please come out to supportthe dancers and see our magical new cho-reography!
A call out to preschoolers who like tomove and groove to fun Israeli music!The next K’tantanim Israeli Dance classfor 3 to 5 year old boys and girls is Sun-day, February 16 at 3:30-4:00pm. All arewelcome!
Below is an article by Cassie Frankel, a 2012 Midrasha graduate and recipientof the Lawrence A. Weinstein Midrasha Incentive Award. Cassie is currently asophomore at McGill University. The Midrasha Incentive Award is given tograduating seniors who have completed all of the Midrasha requirements. Therecipients receive [up to] $2000 to use in furthering their Jewish education.
This year, I used my Midrasha Incentive Award to enroll in two Jewish Studiesclasses at McGill University, further fulfilling my Jewish Studies minor. I tookIntermediate Hebrew, a follow-up to the Beginner Hebrew class I used myMidrasha Incentive Award for last year. I also took a class that focused more onModern Jewish Studies called Political Expression in Israeli Song. I found theclass extremely interesting, especially considering my history as a Yonim dancerin elementary school. I learned a lot about the rich history of Israeli music, as wellas the background behind many of the songs I danced to in Yonim, like OfraHaza’s “Chai.” These Jewish Studies classes have been a great experience as theyhave allowed me to improve my Hebrew, broaden my knowledge of Jewish andIsraeli culture, and connect with Jewish peers at school. I am very thankful that Ihave had the opportunity to take these classes with the funding from my MidrashaIncentive Award.
Cassie Frankel, one of the 2012 Midrasha graduates.
Camp Shalom Registration isONLINE again this year beginning
on Thursday, March 6, 2014. Visit
www.JewishMadison.orgfor more information, registrationpolicies and enrollment policies.
We hope to see you at CampShalom for the summer of 2014!
The Jewish Federation of Madison Family Education Committee Presents
Mishpacha and Me at the Waterpark
When: Thursday, February 20There is no school on Friday, Feb. 21 for many districts.
Where: Crawdaddy Cove at the Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites1109 Fourier Drive, Madison, 53717
Time: 5:00-8:00 p.m. The waterpark is open until 9PM and participants areallowed to stay until close
Fee: $13 per person ($15 at the door). Includes use of thefacility and a buffet dinner (cheese pizza, mac andcheese, fruit salad, juice and milk).
Please register by February 13 by filling out the registration formonline at www.JewishMadison.org. If you have any questions,please call 278-1808 or email [email protected].
News and Notesfrom Midrasha
Yonim Season Opener Feb. 9
Yonim dancers having fun on their overnight retreat after performing at the JCC inSkokie.
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SCHMOOZE...Meet, socialize, and network with other parents and their children in the Jewish
community. Find out about other programs in the Gan HaYeled Preschool. Meetother children who are between the ages of 3 months – 5 years.
TUNES...The Hilde Mosse Gan HaYeled Preschool has created a special program with
our own music teacher, Susan Valko. Susan will be teaching Music Together®classes for families in the Jewish community on Friday mornings in the conferenceroom of the Max Weinstein Jewish Community Building. Music Together® classesinvolve informal singing, chanting, moving, listening, and instrument playingactivities that are developmentally appropriate for very young children and theircaregivers. Each week we’ll have a little SCHMOOZING in the conference roomwith a challah snack and also enjoy the TUNES part of the program with a musicclass. This is a great way to meet other families and introduce your children toJewish friendships that may last a lifetime!
Program – Fridays • Cost: $160Class 1 – 9:15 a.m.-10 a.m. (schmoozing until 10:15 a.m.)Class 2 – 10:15 a.m.-11 a.m. (schmoozing until 11:15 a.m.)Dates: January 10 – March 14For more information, contact us at [email protected] or download theregistration form at www.jewishmadion.orgMinimum enrollment of 8 children is required.
Sponsored by the Hilde L. MosseGan HaYeled Preschool
Join us forSchmooze
Tuneson Fridays
Look What’s Happening atHilde L. Mosse
Gan HaYeledPreschool!
For more information, please contact Missy Sosmanat 608-278-1808 or [email protected]
SAVE THE DATE!Mishpacha and Me at the Waterpark:Thursday, February 20, 5-8 p.m. at
Crawdaddy Cove (in the Holiday Inn Hoteland Suites, Madison West)
Escape the cold and join us at Crawdaddy Cove forswimming, dinner and fun!
Hamantaschen Workshop:Sunday, March 9, 2-5 p.m. at Temple Beth El
Join us for this annual event. Susan Roquitte will lead ashort session on how to make Hamantashen! Then we will
work together to make the tasty treats that will be sold at theCommunity Purim Carnival.
Look for more details in future editions of the Madison Jewish Newsor check online at www.JewishMadison.org.
Family Education EventsUpcoming
Organized by the Family Education Committee of the Jewish Federation of Madison
We hope to see you at all the Family Ed events!
Ellie, Blanka and Maya from the Gimel class are
having fun building with "Noodles".
Gabe from the Bet class is movingshaving cream “snow” with a snowplow.
Lilly from the Dalet class is fingerpainting with shaving cream.
Shira from the Bet class iseating Challah and a blue jello“aquarium” on Shabbat.
Maor from the Dalet class made this happy faceout of play dough.
Racheli is teaching Hebrew to the Dalet class.
Maya from the Gimelclass loves to color.
Jewish Education20/Madison Jewish News February 2014
Calling all artists…in honor of the 60th anniversary of Camp Shalom we are holdinga t-shirt design contest. The theme for the contest is Sixty Years of Shalom. Designguidelines are below:
HOW TO ENTER (1) Submissions will only be accepted through April 15, 2014, 11:59 PM (CST).
Design submissions can be sent to Ellen Weismer, [email protected] orJewish Federation of Madison, Camp Shalom T-shirt Contest, 6434 Enterprise Lane,Madison, WI 53719.
(2) All entry emails should have the subject line “T-shirt Design Contest Submission– First Name, Last Name.”
(3) Submit up to two designs per person. If you submit more than two, only your firsttwo submissions in order of date and time will be considered.
(4) Submit only original designs. These designs must not contain copyrighted materialand they cannot have previously won any awards.
(5) Submit front t-shirt designs only. There should be no text or visuals on the backof the shirt.
(6) Attach entries as medium resolution .jpeg or .pdf files.(7) Any artwork and writing submitted will not be returned, and become property
of Jewish Federation of Madison. NO ADDITIONAL MATERIALS (VIDEOS, SAMPLES,ETC.) WILL BE ACCEPTED WITH YOUR SUBMISSION.
REVIEW & SELECTION (1) Entries will be reviewed by the Camp Shalom Committee(2) Judging criteria is based on: creativity, originality, and content related to the
theme of Sixty Years of Shalom.(3) The panel of judges will select 2 honorable mention designs and 1 winning design
to be printed on the 2014 Camp Shalom T-shirts(4) Winners will be notified before or by May 1, 2014.
Spend sum-mer 2014 outsideat the beautifulGoodman Cam-pus in Veronaworking withkids, swimmingin the refreshing
salt-water pool, leading activities,singing songs and engaging in 60 yearsof tradition at Shalom.
We are looking for caring, moti-vated, engaging, open-minded staffmembers who can be role models to thecampers and who exemplify the spiritof Shalom.
Applications are available online atwww.jewishmadison.org/campshalom
Camp Shalom is Hiring!
hamantaschen baking open houseBrought to you by the Jewish Federation of Madison’s Family Education Committee
All ages are invited to join us for an afternoon of baking, filling, folding and fun!
When: Sunday, MARCH 9TH, 2-6 p.m.
Come for the whole time or just drop by for a little to help. There will be adough-making tutorial from 2-2:30 p.m. and the rest of the time will be
spent filling, folding, baking and packaging.
Where: Temple Beth El Kitchen and Social Hall
What: Learn to bake Hamantaschen!
Help fill them, fold them, and bake them to be sold at thecommunity Purim Carnival on March 16.
Contact Ellen Weismer, [email protected] or 278-1808 x232 to register.
A Jewish Service Learning Experience sponsored byCongregation Shaarei Shamayim and generously funded by the
Jewish Federation of Madison Innovation Panel
Who: Jewish teens going into 9th-12th grades. This is open to all teens in thecommunity; everyone is welcome to join!
What: An unforgettable week where teens will volunteer with a local organi-zation devoted to issues of urban poverty.
Where: Milwaukee, Wisconsin. When: August 17-23, 2014Why: Because this is an awesome group-building, fun, and educational
experience!How it’s Jewish: Teens will start the day with morning prayers, end the day
with an evening service, study Jewish texts and stories and integrate them intotheir experiences, and celebrate Shabbat together camping at a state park.
What does it cost: $250 per student, which includes lodging, meals, and trans-portation.
How do I apply? Applications will be available in mid-February. If you havequestions, please contact our program coordinator, Parthy Schachter, at [email protected]. Priority will be given to 10th-12th graders, but interested 9thgraders should also apply.
Save the Dates:Volunteer Trip for Jewish Teens
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Volunteer applications at http://jssmadison.org/becoming-volunteer
Our mission: Our dedication to servicewill improve the quality of life and main-tain the dignity of our clients in a compas-sionate and caring atmosphere. Volunteerswill enhance the ability of the agency toachieve its overall mission.
Current Volunteer Opportunities
Friendly Visitor: We are looking for afluent Vietnamese speaker to visit with aVietnamese woman weekly for about anhour, for conversation and other low-keyactivities.
Designated Shopper (requires usingyour own car): For a Vietnamese woman(Isthmus); must speak Vietnamese.
Designated Shopper: For a womanwith chemical sensitivities (near east side)
Volunteer Opportunities at thisyear’s Passover Seders
Jewish Social Services will hold twoPassover Seders at retirement communi-ties, for which there are volunteer oppor-tunities. On Thursday, April 17 we will beat Capitol Lakes and on Friday, April 18we will be at Oakwood West. Volunteerswill help set-up, escort and seat guests,pour wine, water and grape juice, partici-pate in the Seder, assist dining room staffwith serving and clearing, and other du-ties as they come up. Ten volunteers areneeded at Capitol Lakes and five at Oak-wood; volunteers will receive a comple-mentary meal at both locations. The workinvolved is fast-paced and not a suitablevolunteer activity for children; however,families are always welcome to attend asguests. Contact Louise at 608-278-1808or louise@jssmadison if you’re interestedin volunteering at a seder. Registration in-formation for the seders themselves willbe available in the April issue of“Lechayim Lights.”
Friendly Visitors develop on-going,one-to-one relationships with a senior orperson with disabilities in a nursing home,assisted living facility or living in his or herown home. Volunteers uniformly say thatthis is a very rewarding activity that bringsmeaning and a wealth of feeling to theirlives. Commitment is about an hour a weekfor a minimum of six months.
Bikur Holim means visiting those whoare sick. The Talmud says that such a visitremoves 1/60th of the person’s illness, butreally the good that is done through a sim-ple visit is immeasurable.
A la Carte VolunteeringChoose “single servings” of volunteer
opportunities if that’s what best fits your life.Driver Connection volunteers provide
rides to appointments and community events.You’ll only be called when we need you, andyou only drive when you’re available.
OddJobbers: The really easy way tobe really helpful! Can you change lightbulbs and hang a few pictures? Program aremote control? Reach something high?OddJobbers do these and similar tasks forseniors and people with disabilities. To bean OddJobber, you don't need to be able todo everything; you just have to like beinghelpful.
Youth Volunteering, Youth GroupProjects and B’nai Mitzvah Projects
Learn more at http://jssmadison.org/youth-volunteering
Come talk with us about doing a Bar orBat Mitzvah project with Jewish SocialServices. There are also opportunities forolder youth and youth groups to volunteerand contribute to the community, developnew skills and have fun. Contact LouiseGoldstein at 608-278-1808, ext. 227 for abrochure or to discuss doing a mitzvahproject with Jewish Social Services.
Double Your Volunteering MitzvahCheck with your human resources de-
partment to see whether your company hasa policy of matching employees’ commu-nity volunteer hours with a monetary dona-tion to the agency for whom the employeevolunteers. What a great way to enhancethe benefits of your volunteer work!
Deducting Expenses IncurredWhile Volunteering
Some expenses incurred during volun-teer work are deductible. Volunteers shouldkeep records and save receipts for these ex-penses. Check with your tax advisor aboutthese deductions.
Add Something Special to your Life:
Volunteer for JewishSocial Services!
Do you need an “oddjobber” to do a few small but necessarychores for you? Jewish Social Services volunteers can be sent totake care of some of those little but important things around your
house or apartment. Torequest an OddJobber,contact Louise Goldsteinat 608-278-1808, ext227 or [email protected].
If it’s something we canhelp you with, we’ll havea volunteer OddJobbercontact you.
36 Years of Serving the Community and Going Strong!
The time has arrived! In 2014 we celebrate the double chai (36th)anniversary of Jewish Social Services of Madison. Founded in 1978, JSShas a long tradition of providing quality services and programs for theMadison community. As we celebrate our 36 years of service we alsorecognize those that had the vision to create an agency that remainsstrong and rooted in Jewish tradition.
In celebration of this milestone, we have three programs scheduledin 2014 to commemorate our Double Chai anniversary.
Sunday, May 18: An Evening of Jazz with Ben SidranTuesday, July 8: An Evening of Comedy with Rabbi Bob AlperSunday, August 10: Founder’s Brunch at Temple Beth El
Please be sure to read the Madison Jewish News, the JSS E-Connectand watch your email announcements as our plans unfold. Mark yourcalendars and celebrate with us at one, two or all three of our events.
Congratulations to all founders, funders, donors, and all boardmembers, volunteers and staff, past and present, who played a partin helping us reach this milestone!
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FebruaryLechayim Calendar
Join us for great food, congenial conversation and stimulatingprograms at Lechayim Lunchtime Plus at Temple Beth El, 2702Arbor Drive. Contact Louise Goldstein at 608-278-1808, ext. 227or [email protected] by 10:00 A.M. on the preceding busi-ness day, usually a Friday morning. The kosher meals are cateredby Café O Catering and a vegetarian option is available with areservation. If you are over age 60, a minimum donation of $4.00is suggested, but please only pay what you can afford. The cost ofthe meal is $7.50 for those under age 60.
Monday, February 3 – Sponsored by Betsy Haimson in honor ofher shared birthday with Clara Sweet11:30-12:00 Yoga from a chair with Betsy Haimson12:00-1:00 Broccoli-cheese strudel, green salad, stewed
tomatoes, baked apples1:00-2:00 Joy Schmidt, “Maintaining Brain Health”
Monday, February 1011:00-12:00 Free blood pressure screening by Lori Edelstein, RN11:30-12:00 Yoga from a chair with Betsy Haimson12:00-1:00 Baked breaded fish, Greek salad, lemon roasted
potatoes, carrot cake1:00-2:00 Franklynn Peterson, “What Would Rev. Martin
Luther King, Jr. Say today?”
Monday, February 1711:00-12:00 Falls Prevention, Over-the-Counter MedicationScreening with the Wisconsin Society of Pharmacy Students11:30-12:00 Yoga from a chair with Betsy Haimson12:00-1:00 Sweet & sour chicken, rice pilaf, oriental veggies,
spiced pears, almond cookie1:00-2:00 Prof. Beth Martin, “Are Your Medicines Putting You
at Risk for Falling?”
Monday, February 2411:30-12:00 Yoga from a chair with Betsy Haimson12:00-1:00 Roast beef, savory kugel, baked squash, cauliflower
with snow peas1:00-2:00 Performance by members of the UW Marching Band
March DatesMarch 3March 10 – PurimMarch 24March 31
For changes, updates or new information about any Jewish Social Services program, check our website at
www.jssmadison.orgOn the home page, click on the date of the program in question
Lechayim is cancelledwhen the Madison Metropol-itan School District closesschools due to inclementweather. Listen to WIBA,WTSO, WZEE, WMLI,WMAD, WOLX, WMMM or
Charlie FM to hear if Madisonschools are closed. Otherwise,we will cancel Lechayim if wethink conditions warrant it. Inthat case, the decision will bymade by 9:00 a.m. and some-one will call or email you.
Lechayim Snow Day PolicyThe next Wisconsin Society of
Pharmacy Students Health Assess-ment, Operation Falls Risk Assess-ment will be at Lechayim onFebruary 17, from 11:00-12:00.The student pharmacists are super-vised by registered pharmacists andwill be available to meet with youindividually to discuss your falls-related questions and concerns.
On March 31, the HealthAssessment will be OperationImmunizations; immunizationswill not be provided.
Pharmacy Students ProvideMonthly Health Assessments
Every year we ask people what kind of pro-grams they’d like to see at Lechayim. Onetopic that many people mentioned was how tomaintain a healthy brain while growing older.We will address that interest on Monday, Feb-ruary 3 when Joy Schmidt, Community Edu-cation Specialist of the Alzheimer’s &Dementia Alliance of Wisconsin, will talkabout “Maintaining Brain Health.” We knowthat age and family history are risk factors inthe development ofdementia, but re-search is now show-ing that there areother factors, such asdiet and exercise, canbe influential. This in-teractive presentationwill keep us engagedas we learn, and Joypromises we’ll havefun.
We were meant to remember Dr. MartinLuther King, Jr. on January 27, but the extremecold prompted us to cancel that day. We arepleased that we were able to reschedule this
program to Monday, February 10 whenFranklynn Peterson will address the question,“What Would Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. SayToday?” Frank is a photo-journalist who spentmany years documenting the civil rights move-ment and was present at the 1963 March onWashington. He has received numerous awardsthroughout his career and has shown his pho-tographs in many exhibits. His work has ap-peared in magazines such as Popular Science,Parade, Sepia, Family Circle, McCall’s, travelmagazines and social journals. He recentlypublished his memoir, “Whitey Joins the Rev-olution: My Time in the Movement.”
We are all too aware that falling can impactone’s ability to live independently, and thatmany medicines are associated with falling.Professor Dave Mott of the UW-MadisonSchool of Pharmacy has been conducting re-search to see if modifying medicine use canprevent falling. On Monday, February 17Professor Beth Martin will present Dr. Mott’sresearch in her presentation, “Are Your Medi-cines Putting You at Risk for Falling?” Shewill address why older adults are at risk formedicine-related problems and what steps to
take to reduce fall risk. Dr. Martin is cur-
rently the coordinator of the Introductory Pro-fessional Practice Experience for the UW-Madison Doctor of Pharmacy program. From1998 – 2005 she directed the PharmacotherapyLabs for the entry-level Doctor of Pharmacydegree program. She has served as Director ofEducational Affairs for the Pharmacy Societyof Wisconsin. Her research interests includepharmacy services implementation and sus-tained provision, as well as the evaluation andassessment of educational programs. Dr. Mar-tin earned her BS in Pharmacy, and her MS andPh.D. in Social and Administrative Sciencesfrom the UW-Madison. She has received manyhonors in the field of Pharmacy education, in-cluding the1998-99 Teaching ExcellenceAward and the 1995 Young Pharmacist of theYear Award. She works closely with the Phar-macy students involved in the Wisconsin Soci-ety of Pharmacy Students Health Assessmentheld monthly at Lechayim.
We have another musical treat on Monday,February 24, something out of the ordinary:members of the UW-Madison Marching Bandwill perform for us! Lechayim member EunaStaniforth’s grandson Tony is a member of theband, and we have Tony and Euna to thank formaking this concert possible. Being in the bandis a huge commitment; students rehearse sev-eral times a week, with a new routine for eachgame and sometimes only four days to learn it.The band is known for its lively “Fifth Quarter”at football games, and when traveling to away-games, always impresses the other schools’fans. The Marching Band and the Varsity Bandare part of the School of Music, though only afew of their members are music majors. Fundsfor new instruments and uniforms do not comeout of the School of Music’s budget, but mustbe raised privately. While as of this writing theexact program is not known, it will certainly belively and a lot of fun!
Lechayim Lights24/Madison Jewish News February 2014
About our Programs
Beth Martin
Franklynn Peterson
TransitionsLinda BogerArlene RotterJanice Beers
Louise GoldsteinRuth Calden
Lee Applebaum
Best Wishes for your wellnessNorman Dachman
Milt Leidner
CondolencesTo the family of Belle Friedman
Happy February Birthday
Celebrate withLechayim!
Share the
celebration of a
loved one’s or your
own special day with
friends at Goodman
Lechayim
Lunchtime Plus. Celebrate and SupportJewish Social Services!
1. Party Package – $200• Recognition in the Lechayim calendar, Lechayim Lights and JSS E-Connect• Includes balloon, token gift for honoree and special cake for all attendees• Recognition during Lechayim program• Recognition at our registration table
2. Holiday or Commemorative Package – $150• Recognition in the Lechayim calendar, Lechayim Lights and JSS E-Connect• Recognition during Lechayim program• Recognition at our registration table
3. Sponsor a Week – $100• Sponsor in honor of volunteers, a loved one or even yourself• Recognition in the Lechayim calendar, Lechayim Lights and JSS E-Connect• Recognition during Lechayim program• Recognition at our registration table
Lechayim Dates:~ February 3, 2014~ February 10, 2014~ February 17, 2014~ February 24, 2014~ March 3, 2014~ March 10, 2014 – Purim~ March 17, 2014~ March 24, 2014~ March 31, 2014
~ April 7, 2014~ April 28, 2014 – Yom Hashoah~ May 5, 2014 – Yam HaAtzmaut~ May 12, 2014~ May 19, 2014 – Volunteer
Recognition
For more information or to reserve a date, pleasecall 608-278-1808 or visit www.jssmadison.org
A recent Lechayim speaker fromthe Better Business Bureau, Kim-berly Hazen, donated a DVD toJSS, “Trick$ of the Trade: Out-smarting Investment Fraud” whichwe now have in our resource li-brary. This documentary gives ad-vice on how to recognize fraud,tactics used by fraudsters, some reallife stories, and ways to protectyourself. The BBB also recom-
mends the website, www.saveand-invest.com as an excellent source ofinformation and education. Our li-brary also includes an AARP DVD,“The Lure of Money, Save it, Investit, Protect it.” Both of these DVD’sare available for members of thecommunity to borrow, along withmany other materials related toaging, grief, caregiving, self-helpand mental health.
Avoiding InvestmentFraud Resource Available
fromJewish Social
Services!Do you know a senior who is new to Madison, or are you yourself anewcomer? JSS volunteers will visit and bring you a gift bag with
information about programs for seniors and JSS’ services, treats anda few surprises. Just contact us at 608-278-1808, ext. 227.
Our thanks to Maurie’s Fine Chocolates andBagels Forever for their donations to this program.
Lechayim LightsFebruary 2014 Madison Jewish News/25
Sitting down with Lori Edel-stein, you know you are in goodhands. Literally! You have hertotal attention. She holds yourarm, watches and listens withgreat concentration. She then talksto you about your blood pressure.For almost ten years Lori has vol-unteered to perform this service atLechayim.
She comes from afamily where astrong commitmentto helping otherswas the eleventhcommandment. Infact, during WWII,when her dad wasrejected from armyservice due to hispoor eyesight, hewent to Britain. Notonly was he able tojoin the army, hewas assigned todrive an ambulance.He became a phar-macist on returning.Her mother, who was a Navynurse, continued her career andalso became an avid cook. Shewas such an enthusiastic cook thatshe volunteered to cook for agen-cies in Bayside and Milwaukee,where they resided.
Lechayim is a perfect place forLori to volunteer. As an orthope-dic nurse Lori developed a great
love of caring for her elderly pa-tients, and healthy cooking is herpassion. In addition, Lori carrieson the volunteer legacy by prepar-ing meals for Porchlight, the RoadHome and of course, Food-a-Rama.
Her husband Gary is an engi-neer; her daughters are Kara, whoearned her BA in art and is nowstudying animation, and Rene,
who is an undergradat the UW-M. Theyare the main benefi-ciaries of Lori’s pas-sion for food. WhenLori considers hergood luck at meet-ing Gary by answer-ing an ad in Isthmusand reeling him inwith a deliciouschicken dinner, sheremains a firm be-liever in the powerof a good meal.
Lori’s love for artand music make her
a regular at museumsand concerts. When
she sees you, she has a readysmile and kind word. “I believe inpracticing kindness, it begetsmore kindness! Crabbiness begetsmore crabbiness and who wantsthat?”
Lori is now studying Hebrewfor her Bat Mitzvah. No doubt, herkindness will come through in herD'var Torah.
BY PAMELA PHILLIPS OLSON
Lori Edelstein
(Photo by Pamela Phillips Olson)
Spotlight: Lori Edelstein
Jewish Social Services BringsShabbat to Our SeniorsOur monthly Shabbat gatherings include wine donated byFrank Liquor, candles and challah, singing and discussion.
Attic Angel Place at 2:30 in the Garden Room8301 Old Sauk RoadA program of Jewish Social Services and Attic Angel Place.Music by Les Goldsmith and the assistance of Angel Volunteers.
March 7, May 2
Capitol Lakes at 3:00 in the Grand Hall333 West Main StreetA program of Jewish Social Services and Capitol LakesRetirement Community. Led by Rabbi Andrea Steinbergerwith assistance from UW students through the UW-HillelFoundation.
February 7, March 7
Oakwood West at 4:00 in the Oaks Community Room6225 Mineral Point RoadA program of Jewish Social Services and Oakwood VillageUniversity Woods. With the assistance of JSS volunteers andmusic by Lauren Mazur.
February 21, March 28
ATTENTION REHAB PATIENTS: If you are going to be inone of these locations during your rehabilitation, please letJewish Social Services know; we’d like to invite you and makesure you are able to attend if you’d like.
Transportation to LechayimTransit Solutions provides door-to-door service for $1 round trip,
payable to the driver. Contact Louise Goldstein (608-278-1808, ext. 227or [email protected]) by 10:00 a.m. the Friday before Lechayim tomake a reservation. Wheelchair accessible vehicles are available uponrequest. Please contact us if you need to cancel a ride.
Fun at Lechayim...and Shabbat GatheringsPhotos by Louise Goldstein
Ginny Graff blows outher birthday candle.
Ginny Graff’s daughter Lynn Ballesta and her sisterssponsored “Celebrate with Lechayim” for Ginny’s90th birthday.
Betty Shovers & volunteer LaurenMazur at the Oakwood Shabbat.
Abe Landsman and JoAnn Salin at the OakwoodShabbat.
Abe Landsman’s 100th birthday celebration wassponsored by his family, Howard & Judy Landsman.Lee Applebaum shared in Abe’s delight. Volunteer Debbie Spear folds a tablecloth.
For Adam Steinberg — the 28-year-old doctor and Melbourne native who isone of the Joint Distribution Commit-tee’s (JDC) two 2014 Ralph I. GoldmanFellows in International Service — hisyearlong tour ofJDC’s workaround the globeis a bona fidegame-changer.
“It is makingme try to be a better Jew, a better person,a better doctor, a better humanitarian, abetter global citizen, and a better leader,”Steinberg said of the fellowship, whichis run through JDC Entwine. “All thoseelements really speak to the essence ofwhat the fellowship is.”
The Goldman Fellowship (sharedwith Steinberg this year by Sara Reef) isEntwine’s premier leadership opportu-nity — a paid, professional opportunityto live and work in several overseas lo-cations where JDC is active.
Though he intended to begin his timeabroad in St. Petersburg, Russia, Stein-berg’s plans changed when the devastat-ing Typhoon Haiyan struck thePhilippines and JDC mobilized to re-spond.
Steinberg was part of JDC’s initialcrisis evaluation team, which also in-cluded Danny Pins, a development andemployment expert; and Mike Attison,an emergency field medic and disasterrelief expert who has been part of JDC’swork in Haiti and Japan.
Steinberg said he’s proud of the part-nerships for sustainable development
he’s been able to help cement whileworking with JDC in the most devastatedparts of the Philippines. JDC’s work inthe country is focused on education, psy-chosocial support, livelihood recovery,
public health,and disasterpreparedness.
He plansto stay in thePhilippines at
least into the spring.“What this has taught me about play-
ing an active role in the JDC world andthe Jewish world and the world I want tobe a part of, is that there is something im-portant about responding immediately,”he said. “For me, there’s always beenthis want to be part of something veryhands-on very quickly.”
Steinberg said the responses he’s re-ceived from Filipinos have been heart-warming and moving.
“People are amazed here that peopleoutside of the Philippines care about thePhilippines,” he said. “I'm proud to bethat face for them, to show them that theworld and the Jewish people care aboutplaces that are vulnerable and sometimesforgotten.”
JDC Entwine Managing DirectorNaomi Sage said Steinberg embodies theselflessness, passion, and can-do spiritthat are key components of any success-ful Goldman Fellow.
“Adam has devoted countless hoursof energy as a volunteer leader withinAustralia’s Jewish youth movements,and now brings his passion for Jewish
life and professional expertise as a physi-cian to the global arena,” she said. “Heis a rising star who will no doubt make adifference in the Jewish world.”
The Goldman Fellowship and thebroader engagement work of JDC En-twine is critical to defining JDC’s secondcentury.
“It is a very unique way of engagingour generation, and there’s no doubtthese kinds of experiences cultivate
something special our generation con-nects to,” he said. “The challenge is tocontinue to create meaningful opportu-nities and continue to translate them intomeaningful leadership and advocacy ex-periences.”
The Joint Distribution Committee(JDC) is one of the beneficiaries of theJewish Federation of Madison Tzedakahcampaign.
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Adam Steinberg, one of JDC's two 2014 Ralph I. Goldman Fellows in InternationalServices, distributes supplies to children in an area of the Philippines devastatedby Typhoon Haiyan.
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In the heart of Jerusalem, marked by a symbol of the U.S., lies a beautiful shinybuilding with a shiny black entrance. I always wondered what was behind thosedoors! Years later I was dating Mickey, the man who would later become my hus-band, and he opened this mystery door for me. His mother worked in this verybuilding. Imagine my surprise when he led me toward the massive black shinyentrance, past the strict security to this heavy no entrance door… we rang the belland I saw myself walking inside the American Center!! So, for this month’s goodnews corner I thought it would be nice to share some information about how theAmerican government invests in media, culture, education and Israeli-Palestinianco-existence programs.
So here is something from Mickey’s mom:The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv and the American
Center in Jerusalem work to increase bilateral understanding of the United Statesamong the Israeli public and among Israeli government, academic, ngo, universityand high school strata. A growing public awareness of the extensive cultural, busi-ness, military and social ties between Israel and the U.S. is a key goal of the Em-bassy. Many Israelis feel they know about the U.S. but most have only traveledto New York or L.A. and really have little understanding of what makes the U.S.“tick.” In Israel, Public Affairs has three main components – Media Affairs –the press office provides information about U.S. policy and programs to membersof the media and the general public; Cultural and Education Programs withthe Embassy supporting rich variety of cultural and educational programs in Israeland exchange study programs to the U.S. in order to provide best U.S. practicesand models. The Cultural section also provides support for women’s empower-ment, environmental concerns, English language programs for Haredim and otherminority sectors, workplace inclusion programs, inter-communal problem solving,promoting the two-state solution and Israeli-Palestinian co-existence programs;and The American Center in Jerusalem. The Center is an information resourceas well as an educational and cultural center with a range of activities (and mymother-in-law works there).
http://israel.usembassy.gov/ac/about2.html
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Ariel Sharon, one of the most importantand controversial figures in Israel’s history,died on Saturday (1.11.14) afternoon at theage of 85. Sharon, who fought terrorists inhis military career and rivals in politics,lost the final battle for his health more thaneight years after the stroke that ended hissix decades of public service.
US President Barack Obama calledSharon a leader who “dedicated his life tothe State of Israel.” According to theJerusalem Post, Sharon was one of Israel’smost iconic and controversial figures. Asone of Israel’s most famous generals, hewas known for bold tactics and an occa-sional refusal to obey orders. As a politi-cian he became known as “TheBulldozer,” a man contemptuous of hiscritics while also capable of getting thingsdone.
When we were growing up inJerusalem, the capital of Israel, Ariel
Sharon was always on the news so weknew he was an important person. Weheard many controversial things about himand knew that he was the subject of a lotof debate. He was like a commander infront of the battle. He truly believed in hisway, although not all agreed with him. Yougrow up fast when you are living in terrorlike we did in the 2000s and Sharon gaveus the confidence that things would calmdown. We were personally affected in2005 during the evacuation from the GazaStrip. Although upon reflection we havegained some understanding about whathappened, many people felt stabbed in theback by Sharon’s actions at the time. Wehave mixed feelings about Sharon as apolitician but great respect for all he did toinfluence the future and for how he dedi-cated his life for our country! His wholelife he fought in wars, he lived his ideasand his dreams. In this time of mourningand reflection I call on us all to look insideand think about what we are doing for thesake of our people, Israel or our commu-nity. What more can we do? May he restin peace and may we all learn from everyperson who dies - their qualities and will-ingness to be a bit better!
Some of the Highlights This Month:The 2014 Israeli Film Festival is com-
ing up!! In an effort to make the films
available on a variety of days and times wehave decided to spread the festival over theentire month of February. We worked re-ally hard to find new, thought-provokingIsraeli movies based on the themes offriendship and conflict. Each movie willinclude a discussion or guest speakers tomake the experience more meaningful.Mark your calendar and gather yourfriends - we can’t wait to see you at the Is-raeli Film Festival! Please see the flyer onpage 16 in this edition of the Madison Jew-ish News.
Tu B’Shevat, the New Year of theTrees, is the Jewish Arbor Day. The holi-day is observed on the 15th (tu) of the He-brew month of Shevat. Scholars believethat originally Tu B’Shevat was an agri-cultural festival, marking the emergence ofspring. In the 17th century, Kabbalists cre-ated a ritual for Tu B’Shevat that is similarto a Passover Seder. Today, many Jewshold a modern version of the Tu B’ShevatSeder each year. The holiday also has be-come a tree-planting festival in Israel,when Israelis and Jews around the worldplant trees in honor or in memory of lovedones and friends.
The Jewish Federation of Madison andMadison Minyan joined forces on a slip-pery Friday night in January for a Tu B’-Shevat Seder. More than twenty peoplebraved the weather to celebrate at this ter-rific event.
We had Tu B’shvat activities at Beth Is-rael Talmud Torah, Bait Midrash, theMadison Jewish Community Day School,Chug Ivrit, Ivrit Kala and Gan HaYeled.
Birthright- UW Hillel went to Israel aspart of Birthright free trip to Israel. If youknow someone between the ages of 18-26that hasn’t been to Israel on an organizedprogram, tell them they can have an amaz-
ing 10 days free trip to Israel!! You don’thave to be a UW student to go!! For anyquestions don’t hesitate to ask us! Pleasesee the article about Birthright in this edi-tion of the Madison Jewish News.
Movie of the month: Strangers No More – In the heart of
Tel Aviv, there is an exceptional schoolwhere children from forty-eight differentcountries and diverse backgrounds cometogether to learn. Many of the students ar-rive at Bialik-Rogozin School fleeingpoverty, political adversity and even geno-cide. Here, no child is a stranger.
Strangers No More follows severalstudents’ struggle to acclimate to life in anew land while slowly opening up to sharetheir stories of hardship and tragedy.
With tremendous effort and dedication,the school provides the support these chil-dren need to recover from their past. To-gether, the bond between teacher andstudent, and amongst the students them-selves, enables them to create new lives inthis exceptional community. (http://www.strangersnomoremovie.com/)
Following the film we will have a dis-cussion about how is it to be foreign, thestruggle and what Israel does that matters.
From the Mid-east to the Mid-west:A Shaliach’s Explorationin America’s DairylandBY MICKEY & RACHELI AZIZ-KOMAR
Ariel Sharon
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