Riverdale’s ONLY Locally Owned Newspaper! Volume XXI • Number 4 • January 23 - 29, 2014 • FREE! Remembering Dr. King’s days in Riverdale Continued on Page 3 Israeli rabbis relent: Will accept testimony of Rabbi Avi Weiss By ANDREW WOLF Each year, as we celebrate the national holiday to com- memorate the birth of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we should recall the very special connection Dr. King had with The Bronx, especially Riverdale. Most of the King Legacy here was positive, and a bit was less seemly, things we know about only because of the constant, perhaps illegal, and certainly reprehensible surveillance of the great civil rights leader. Dr. King came to Riverdale be- cause it was the home of Clarence B. Jones, a transplanted Califor- nian who lived here during the most productive part of King’s career. Jones was an attorney who acted as Dr. King’s private lawyer, advisor and speech writer. In his writings (Jones, born in 1931 is still alive and lives today in California), he describes how he obtained bail money for Dr. King, imprisoned down South, from the late New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller. Rockefeller arranged for the main branch of the Chase Man- hattan Bank, then controlled by his family, to be opened on a Saturday (at a time when no bank ever departed from the tradition- al “bankers’ hours), and aides doled out the necessary cash. To the discomfort of Jones, he was made to sign a promissory note to get the cash that, to his relief, was returned to him later marked “PAID.” Presumably thanks to the Governor. Jones came to Riverdale, which he describes as a suburban en- clave in the West Bronx, looking for good schools both public and private. He lived in a house he described as near West 254 th Street complete with Hudson Riv- er views and just blocks from the Riverdale Metro North station. His location in New York made him the perfect go-between for Dr. King and perhaps the civil rights leader’s closest friend and advisor, Stanley Levison. Levison was a white business- man with strong left-wing ties. In his youth he was a member of the Communist Party USA, and he was said to have maintained those ties over the years. It was suggested that he may have acted as a conduit for funding the party, presumably with cash from Moscow. The relationship between Dr. King and Levison was thus a sub- ject of great interest to J. Edgar Hoover, then the all-powerful Director of the F.B.I. Most saw the domestic Com- munist Party as a toothless, burned-out remnant of a once powerful movement that peaked in the 1930s and was a shadow of what it once was by the 1960s. Under constant surveillance by Hoover, any linkage between the Communists and the nascent civil rights movement was of interest. And for different rea- sons, that interest extended to U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, and his brother the President, John F. Kennedy. The administration in Wash- ington was pro-Civil Rights and wanted to give Dr. King their full support. But they feared that any linkage between the Civil Rights leadership and the Communist Party, would undermine the movement and its leadership. So Dr. King was told in no uncertain terms by the Kennedys to break off his relationship with Stanley Levison, and he reluc- tantly agreed. It fell to Clarence Jones to act as an intermediary. Usually, meetings and messages would be between Jones and Dr. King or Levison, separately, or if they met in person it would be in Jones’ home. In 1963, serious planning took place for the historic March on Washington. It was decided that Clarence B. Jones, Dr. King’s lawyer and close adviser, was a Riverdale resident. Clarence Jones, pictured above center, coordinated the efforts that resulted in Dr. Martin Luther King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech, delivered at the 1963 March on Washington. Continued on Page 2 By JEREMY SHARON Courtesy of the Jerusalem Post Reversing its earlier stance, the Chief Rabbinate of the State of Israel has formally decided that testimony from prominent U.S. rabbi Avi Weiss regarding individuals’ status as Jews will be accepted by the Israeli body. The Jerusalem Post has learned that in recent days Jerusalem and Diaspora Affairs Minister Naftali Bennett became personally involved in the issue and spoke to the relevant parties to help bring about the resolution. In addition, local Congressman Eliot L. Engel, the senior Democratic member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement after the Israeli Chief Rabbinate reversed course and agreed to accept the religious credentials of Rabbi Avi Weiss. “I was heartened to learn of the Chief Rabbinate’s reconsideration of Rabbi Avi Weiss’ halachic credentials, which will again allow him to submit Jewish status letters on behalf of Jews wishing to marry in Israel. While in Israel to attend the late Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s funeral, I had the opportunity to express my concerns regarding Rabbi Weiss’ treatment face to face with Ash- kenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau.” “While I am encouraged to see the decision concern- ing Rabbi Weiss resolved in a positive manner, I would note that the broader issue of how Diaspora Jewish communities and their religious leaders are recognized by Israeli state institutions remains largely unresolved. The Israeli government has taken recent positive steps to help foster a more inclusive environment for the multitude of Jewish religious practices and traditions in Israel – a trend which I hope continues.” In a letter dated January 15 to Weiss’s lawyer, the Chief Rabbinate’s legal adviser wrote that after an internal meeting and “further clarifications on the matter,” the rabbinate reached an agreement to accept Weiss’s testi- mony on Jewish and personal status. In October, it was discovered that the Chief Rabbinate had rejected the credentials of Rabbi Weiss for providing this kind of testimony, after receiving reports from Or- thodox rabbis in the US that said Weiss did not adhere to an Orthodox interpretation of Jewish law. Weiss is a Modern Orthodox rabbi who leads an Orthodox congregation. Some of his activities have aroused controversy in the Orthodox world, however – particularly his establishment of a seminary for women that ordains women as rabbis. The rejection of his credentials generated outrage in the Orthodox Jewish community in the US, as well as from Modern Orthodox groups in Israel, and strained relations between the Diaspora and the religious estab- lishment in Israel. NGOs such as ITIM, Tzohar and Ne’emanei Torah Va’avodah argued that it was unacceptable for the Chief Rabbinate to make decisions based on hearsay and gossip, and threatened to petition the case in the High Court of Justice. Bennett, who is also the Religious Services Minister, has treated the issue as one of great importance, due to the impact it was having on Israel- Diaspora relations. The Bayit Yehudi leader met with Chief Rabbi David Lau last week, and it is believed that they discussed this issue. Jewish immigrants to Israel frequently need a rabbi from their community abroad to testify that they are Jewish, and cannot marry in Israel without a rabbi’s
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Israeli rabbis relent: Will accept testimony of Rabbi Avi Weiss
By ANDREW WOLFEach year, as we celebrate
the national holiday to com-memorate the birth of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we should recall the very special connection Dr. King had with The Bronx, especially Riverdale.
Most of the King Legacy here was positive, and a bit was less seemly, things we know about only because of the constant, perhaps illegal, and certainly reprehensible surveillance of the great civil rights leader.
Dr. King came to Riverdale be-cause it was the home of Clarence B. Jones, a transplanted Califor-nian who lived here during the most productive part of King’s career. Jones was an attorney who acted as Dr. King’s private lawyer, advisor and speech writer. In his writings (Jones, born in 1931 is still alive and lives today in California), he describes how he obtained bail money for Dr. King, imprisoned down South, from the late New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller.
Rockefeller arranged for the main branch of the Chase Man-hattan Bank, then controlled by his family, to be opened on a Saturday (at a time when no bank ever departed from the tradition-al “bankers’ hours), and aides doled out the necessary cash.
To the discomfort of Jones, he was made to sign a promissory note to get the cash that, to his relief, was returned to him later marked “PAID.” Presumably thanks to the Governor.
Jones came to Riverdale, which he describes as a suburban en-clave in the West Bronx, looking for good schools both public and private. He lived in a house he described as near West 254th Street complete with Hudson Riv-er views and just blocks from the Riverdale Metro North station.
His location in New York made him the perfect go-between for Dr. King and perhaps the civil rights leader’s closest friend and advisor, Stanley Levison.
Levison was a white business-man with strong left-wing ties. In his youth he was a member of the Communist Party USA, and he was said to have maintained those ties over the years. It was suggested that he may have acted as a conduit for funding the party, presumably with cash
from Moscow.The relationship between Dr.
King and Levison was thus a sub-ject of great interest to J. Edgar Hoover, then the all-powerful Director of the F.B.I.
Most saw the domestic Com-munist Party as a toothless, burned-out remnant of a once powerful movement that peaked in the 1930s and was a shadow of what it once was by the 1960s.
Under constant surveillance by Hoover, any linkage between the Communists and the nascent civil rights movement was of interest. And for different rea-sons, that interest extended to U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, and his brother the President, John F. Kennedy.
The administration in Wash-ington was pro-Civil Rights and wanted to give Dr. King their full support. But they feared that any linkage between the Civil Rights leadership and the Communist Party, would undermine the movement and its leadership.
So Dr. King was told in no uncertain terms by the Kennedys to break off his relationship with Stanley Levison, and he reluc-tantly agreed. It fell to Clarence Jones to act as an intermediary. Usually, meetings and messages would be between Jones and Dr. King or Levison, separately, or if they met in person it would be in Jones’ home.
In 1963, serious planning took place for the historic March on Washington. It was decided that
Clarence B. Jones, Dr. King’s lawyer and close adviser, was a Riverdale resident.
Clarence Jones, pictured above center, coordinated the efforts that resulted in Dr. Martin Luther King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech, delivered at the 1963 March on Washington.Continued on Page 2
By JEREMY SHARONCourtesy of the Jerusalem Post
Reversing its earlier stance, the Chief Rabbinate of the State of Israel has formally decided that testimony from prominent U.S. rabbi Avi Weiss regarding individuals’ status as Jews will be accepted by the Israeli body.
The Jerusalem Post has learned that in recent days Jerusalem and Diaspora Affairs Minister Naftali Bennett became personally involved in the issue and spoke to the relevant parties to help bring about the resolution.
In addition, local Congressman Eliot L. Engel, the senior Democratic member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement after the Israeli Chief Rabbinate reversed course and agreed to accept the religious credentials of Rabbi Avi Weiss.
“I was heartened to learn of the Chief Rabbinate’s reconsideration of Rabbi Avi Weiss’ halachic credentials, which will again allow him to submit Jewish status letters on behalf of Jews wishing to marry in Israel. While in Israel to attend the late Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s funeral, I had the opportunity to express my concerns regarding Rabbi Weiss’ treatment face to face with Ash-
kenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau.”“While I am encouraged to see the decision concern-
ing Rabbi Weiss resolved in a positive manner, I would note that the broader issue of how Diaspora Jewish communities and their religious leaders are recognized by Israeli state institutions remains largely unresolved. The Israeli government has taken recent positive steps to help foster a more inclusive environment for the multitude of Jewish religious practices and traditions in Israel – a trend which I hope continues.”
In a letter dated January 15 to Weiss’s lawyer, the Chief Rabbinate’s legal adviser wrote that after an internal meeting and “further clarifications on the matter,” the rabbinate reached an agreement to accept Weiss’s testi-mony on Jewish and personal status.
In October, it was discovered that the Chief Rabbinate had rejected the credentials of Rabbi Weiss for providing this kind of testimony, after receiving reports from Or-thodox rabbis in the US that said Weiss did not adhere to an Orthodox interpretation of Jewish law.
Weiss is a Modern Orthodox rabbi who leads an Orthodox congregation. Some of his activities have
aroused controversy in the Orthodox world, however – particularly his establishment of a seminary for women that ordains women as rabbis.
The rejection of his credentials generated outrage in the Orthodox Jewish community in the US, as well as from Modern Orthodox groups in Israel, and strained relations between the Diaspora and the religious estab-lishment in Israel.
NGOs such as ITIM, Tzohar and Ne’emanei Torah Va’avodah argued that it was unacceptable for the Chief Rabbinate to make decisions based on hearsay and gossip, and threatened to petition the case in the High Court of Justice.
Bennett, who is also the Religious Services Minister, has treated the issue as one of great importance, due to the impact it was having on Israel- Diaspora relations.
The Bayit Yehudi leader met with Chief Rabbi David Lau last week, and it is believed that they discussed this issue.
Jewish immigrants to Israel frequently need a rabbi from their community abroad to testify that they are Jewish, and cannot marry in Israel without a rabbi’s
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Dr. King needed to devote his full attention to the business at hand. When at home in his Atlanta headquarters, his time was often squandered handling the small day-to-day problems that were brought to him to resolve.
It was decided that the ideal place for Dr. King to work was at Clarence Jones’ Riverdale home. In order to make room for Dr. King, Jones and his family temporarily took up residence at the Fieldston home of Peter and Cora Weiss, as the Weiss’ vacationed for three weeks in Martha’s Vineyard. On the weekends, Jones’ wife Anne and their children would head to Mrs. Jones’ mother’s home in Connecticut.
Jones was even also charged with rent-ing a temporary home in Riverdale for Dr. King’s top aide, the Rev. Ralph Abernathy.
Dr. King, Rev. Abernathy and Jones, as well as Stanley Levison and other key aides made Riverdale their headquarters for organizing the March on Washington. That included drafting Dr. King’s speech.
Jones cleverly negotiated with the March organizers for Dr. King to speak last, to guarantee that he would suffer no time constraints.
At a final key meeting Jones was sent out with all of the notes and ideas for the speech, and asked by Dr. King to summarize them. Jones did this and presented them to his friend. All that awaited was how the work completed in Riverdale would trans-lated by Dr. King into a memorable speech.
As Jones later recalled, “I remember when it was all over but the final act. As I stood some 50 feet behind the lectern, march Chairman A. Philip Randolph introduced Martin, to wild applause, as ‘the moral leader of our nation.’ And I still didn’t know how Martin had pulled the speech together after our meeting.
“After Martin greeted the people assem-bled, he began his speech, and I was shocked
when these words quickly rolled out: ‘It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note, insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check.’
“Martin was essentially reciting the open-ing suggestions I’d handed in the night before. This was strange, given the way he usually worked over the material Stanley and I provided. When he finished the promissory note analogy, he paused. And in that breach, something unexpected, historic and largely unheralded happened. Martin’s favorite gospel singer, Mahalia Jackson, who had performed earlier in the day, called to him from nearby: ‘Tell ‘em about the dream, Martin, tell ‘em about the dream!’
“Martin clutched the speaker’s lectern and seemed to reset. I watched him push the text of his prepared remarks to one side. I knew this performance had just been given over to the spirit of the mo-ment. I leaned over and said to the person next to me, ‘These people out there today don’t know it yet, but they’re about ready to go to church.’
“What could possibly motivate a man standing before a crowd of hundreds of thousands, with television cameras beaming his every move and a cluster of microphones tracing his every word, to abandon the prepared text of his speech and begin riffing on a theme that he had used previously without generating much enthusiasm from listeners?
“Before our eyes, he transformed him-self into the superb, third-generation Baptist preacher that he was, and he spoke those words that in retrospect feel destined to ring out that day: ‘I have a dream ...’ In front of all those people, cameras, and mi-crophones, Martin winged it. But then, no one I’ve ever met could improvise better.
“The speech went on to depart drasti-
cally from the draft I’d delivered, and I’ll be the first to tell you that America is the better for it. As I look back on my version, I realize that nearly any confident public speaker could have held the crowd’s at-tention with it. But a different man could not have delivered ‘I Have a Dream.’”
There is an ugly downside to Martin Luther King’s time spent in Riverdale.
The time that Dr. King spent in Riverdale in the weeks leading up to the March on Washington were supposed to be a close-ly-held secret. But FBI files indicate that that they knew: Jones, King and other close aides were the victims of extensive surveillance including wiretaps. And it was not just polit-ical matters that interested J. Edgar Hoover.
Apparently, on some occasions stayed at the Riverdale Manor on Broadway and West 254th Street, which was a conven-tional hotel during the early 1960s. Dr. King’s room was bugged, yielding tapes of romantic interludes involving Dr. King.
These tapes were sent to Coretta Scott King anonymously, apparently with the intent of causing the greatest possible damage to Dr. King’s personal life. Some have even suggested that the intent was to cause so much contention that Dr. King would actually commit suicide.
Dr. King was assassinated in 1968, and a national holiday declared by Congress shortly thereafter. It should not be forgot-ten that this great but flawed man spent many of his most productive days right here, in Riverdale in The Bronx.
Clarence Jones has written several books about his relationship with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King was a frequent guest at Jones’ Riverdale home.
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confirmation of their marital status.But in recent months, there have been
increasing numbers of Orthodox rabbis whose credentials the Chief Rabbinate has rejected, particularly from the US but also in Europe. But other than Weiss and Berman, none have spoken out.
Rabbi Seth Farber, director of the ITIM religious services advisory group that has worked extensively on this issue, wel-comed the rabbinate’s decision on Rabbi Weiss but said that much remained to be done to solve the broader issue.
“The travesty that began six months ago with a couple who turned to our offices to arrange their marriage registration has now been resolved,” Farber said. “However, the wider issue of a public governmental body capriciously rejecting rabbis’ letters still remains open, and ITIM calls upon the Chief Rabbinate to formulate criteria which will be transparent and not rely on hearsay.
“Although the Rabbi Weiss saga is behind us, there are other rabbis whose letters were rejected, including Rabbi Scot Berman. ITIM sees this battle as going beyond one rabbi or group of rabbis. ITIM
has put a proposal in front of Chief Rabbi Lau which would enable the rabbinate to recognize institutions rather than individ-uals. This proposal would put an end to the irresponsible policy of the rabbinate.”
Negotiations to create a reliable and transparent process for the authorization of the credentials of Diaspora rabbis are ongoing between the Chief Rabbinate and the Rabbinical Council of America, an association of Orthodox US rabbis, but an agreement has yet to be reached.
The Ne’emanei Torah Va’avodah mod-erate national religious organization that was also heavily involved in working out the deal, and whose lawyer negotiated on Weiss’s behalf, welcomed the agreement.
It said the decision represented “recog-nition of the life work of Rabbi Avi Weiss” and “the halachic legitimacy of Modern Orthodox rabbis.”
Shmuel Shattach, director of Ne’emanei Torah Va’avodah, added: “We hope that this decision will represent a historical change in policy and recognition of Modern Orthodox rabbis. The whole issue proves the necessity of the communal model as the correct way to conduct Is-rael’s religious services and institutions.”
Weiss himself expressed thanks for the “overwhelming support I received from all over the world,” and said an injustice had been corrected.
Like ITIM, however, Weiss said that the issue was broader, and that the approval of his credentials was just a first step.
“This was never about me personally,” the rabbi said. “I will continue to speak out until all rabbis of the International Rabbinic Fellowship and the Rabbinical Council of America will be formally rec-ognized for this purpose.”
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Congressman Eliot Engel took to the House floor today to urge House GOP to extend unemployment insurance for the 1.3 million Americans who lost it when the extension expired on Decem-ber 28, 2013. He said it was a failure of government to ignore those who are still recovering from the worst recession since the Great Depression. House Republicans, in mid-December, blocked an effort by Democrats to extend the program before the cut-off, when 137,315 New Yorkers lost their unemployment insurance.
Rep. Engel said, ‘This bipartisan Om-nibus spending bill reflects a good-faith effort to return to sensible governing at a time of divided government. However, the GOP’s refusal to extend unemploy-ment insurance is a blemish on the deal, and a failure to continue rebuilding our economy. Americans deserve better. House Speaker John Boehner should allow the House to vote, so we can extend this vital relief to those who lost their jobs through no fault of their own.’
The federal unemployment insurance program - formally called Emergency
Unemployment Compensation - has been reauthorized several times as the economy incrementally recovered. Despite the prog-ress the economy has made since its near collapse in 2008, there are still 1.3 million fewer jobs than there were before the recession. The long-term unemployment as a percentage of the unemployed is 37 percent, far higher than during previous recessions. On average, nationwide, the program provides about $300 a week to recipients.
Rep. Engel said, ‘Now is not the time to abandon our workers and their families. Congress should extend this program until the economy has fully recovered.’ He said the failure to extend federal unemployment insurance would also hurt job growth, costing the economy 240,000 jobs nationwide, including al-most 20,000 in New York, according to the White House Council of Economic Advisers. ‘Losing even more jobs is not the answer for a recovering economy. Helping families through extended unemployment benefits is the proper course to follow.’
Engel blasts GOP for ignoring the unemployed
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By DEENA NERWEN On December 6, it was announced
that Dr. Rivka Schwartz, the Assistant Principal of the SAR High School will be leaving SAR at the conclusion of the 2013-14 academic year to assume the position of Director of General Studies at The Frisch School.”
Throughout the school day, the news began to spread. Rumors started flying concerning possible incidents that might have caused the move. Yet, most students were simply in disbelief. Dr. Schwartz is to SAR as, for example, the Annex is: It’s vital. It’s a part of us. What was SAR even like without it?
However, it’s exactly this notion that Dr. Schwartz finds trou-bling. “Students think of teachers like furniture… It’s unsettling for students to say, ‘I’m going to come back to visit school and Rabbi Kroll won’t be there.’ But we are also people with our own personal and professional goals and things we want to accomplish and things we want to do.” She chose to take the job at Frisch, not because of any antag-onism towards SAR, but because it was an chance for her to further her career as an administrator. “Sometimes, you step back and take stock and say, ‘Where am I professionally? Where would I like to be professionally? What opportunities exist, and do I want to go for them?’”
Though, in reality, Dr. Schwartz did not “go for” her new position at Frisch. Last year, a search firm approached her, having been charged by Frisch to look for candidates for an administrative
position. At first, it seemed as though they were looking for someone for the 2013-2014 school year. She declined, as Rabbi Kroll was already leaving the school. However, they later got back to her, saying that in fact, Frisch was just beginning the process very early, and instead wanted her to begin in the 2014-2015 school year. This was followed by a series of discussions, and in the beginning of this year, Dr. Schwartz let Rabbi Harcsz-tark, the school’s principal, know that she was considering the position. Eventually,
she accepted the post of Director of General Studies at Frisch (essen-tially becoming their Dr. Shinar).
Frisch isn’t only get-ting one new adminis-trator. In fact, there will also be a new head of
school. This complete transition might “allow for more of an all-at-once assess-ment of where things are and where they might be going,” says Dr. Schwartz. Along these lines, she has begun to think about what types of ideas and reforms she’d like to bring along with her from SAR.
“There are many things about my tenure at SAR that I feel I learned a great deal from and I value tremendously and that whether or not specific things get instituted or don’t get instituted in different schools, they’ve helped shape who I am as an educator and how I think about things,” she says. One particular aspect of SAR’s educational approach that she appreciates is that SAR’s Gen-eral Studies teachers don’t only teach; they help to shape the school’s religious environment and further SAR’s mission
as well. She hopes to take this approach with her as she heads the General Studies department at Frisch. “I have a sense that there’s room to bring that approach and foster growth so that everybody is engaged in the school’s mission,” she anticipates.
Still, even with thoughts such as these, Dr. Schwartz intends to be cautious about the way in which she institutes change. “One of the things I have increasingly learned over my career is that I don’t know as much as I thought I knew.” She hopes to spend “meaningful time learning the culture” rather than launch a complete RPS takeover. “I don’t think it’d be a very good model to go in and say, ‘Well, I have answers and I will now dump them in your lap,’” she explains.
As she prepares to move on from SAR, Dr. Schwartz reflects on her last nine years. However, rather than state indi-vidual contributions that she has made to the school, she focuses primarily on how much she has learned from being a part of a group that had the “remark-able experience” of working at SAR in it’s beginning and formative years. One example of an significant aspect of SAR that she has participated in is Senior Ex-ploration. “I think something that those of us who were involved in are actually pretty proud of is Senior Exploration, which I was involved in from the first year. Senior Ex didn’t come from any-where. There wasn’t a thing. Then we made up a thing and tweaked the thing and fixed the thing and tried to get the thing to work… Now, it’s like, ‘Oh, Senior Ex, that’s what we do in SAR.’”
Similarly, Dr. Schwartz was part of the first crop of GLCs. That forced her, as
well as the other GLCs, to think about such questions as: What does it mean to be a GLC? What does the role look like? How do you fill that role?
Dr. Schwartz views her role in SAR over the past nine years as a part of the development of an institution, some-thing much bigger than anything she did single-handedly. “It’s not as though this is the thing that I brought, as much as it is that we, a whole bunch of us, together, have helped shape the institution that is SAR,” says Dr. Schwartz.
But this is not to say that Dr. Schwartz hasn’t left her own unique, distinct im-pact upon the school. “In addition to her enthusiastic and engaging approach to classroom teaching, we will miss Dr. Schwartz’s wry humor, her endless aphorisms and her late night election events,” writes Rabbi Harcsztark. Most AP U.S. History students are all too familiar with such phrases as “Are you all with me here, folks?” and don’t think twice if she happens to stand on a desk every once in a while. She has also been The Buzz advisor for years, and she will be sorely missed.
Indeed, it will be difficult to fill her (fashionable) shoes. When Rabbi Kroll left, instead of hiring someone new, the administration simply reallocated respon-sibilities to existing administrators. How-ever, at this point, there will be too many roles to reallocate. Thus, there is a search underway for a new administrator, and candidates have already been interviewed. At this point, the the school is still unsure whether next year’s administration will be made up of five or six people. More infor-mation will follow in future articles on the administration-to be and the reallocation of roles for the 2014-2015 school year.
Beloved SAR asst. principal is leaving for a new and bigger job
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rural, locale. Although the land was divided among four towns in what was then part of Westchester County, farming was the major business. Most farmers worked tracts of 100 acres or less. They grew wheat to raise cash. Ground into flour, it was sold via New York City ships to the West Indies. Peas, corn and beans were raised in gardens for home consumption, while dairy cattle provided milk, some of which was churned into butter, and beef cattle and hogs were slaughtered every fall to provide meat for the bitter winter months. Lambs were also used for meat, but also for their wool.
Most of today’s Bronx was locat-ed in the town of Westchester. Its center was at Westchester Square, then a small collection of buildings, including a general store, a tavern, St. Peters Episcopal Church and a Quaker Meeting House. Along the northern fringe of today’s Bronx was the town of Yonkers, whose center was north of the modern border. Similarly, the towns of Eastchester and Pelham straddled today’s line and were cen-tered north of it. But the people who
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The 58 year old Morris had packed a lot into his life. Highly educated, the valedictorian of his class at Columbia University, he was a practicing law-yer when the American Revolution broke out. He helped write the first state constitution, helped finance the struggle and to provision American troops, helped write the United States Constitution, and was appointed by President Washington as American Minister to France at the perilous time of the Reign of Terror.
Morris did not like the prospect of a road going through his orchard and meadow, and opposed it bitterly. But now he was facing the most formidable foe in his life: progress. Morris was able to delay the condemnation of his land for the road, but by 1812, he was forced to accept a sum for it less than its actual worth. The road was built and is today Westchester Avenue.
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Tehillah sponsors seminar for caretakers
Caring for Caretakers Winter/Spring Seminar sponsored by Congregation Tehillah: Jan 26, Feb 23, Mar 30, May 4, June 8.
Join Linda Jaffe Caplan, PhD in an in-formal setting, as we share our experiences about caring about our parents and other loved ones that emerge over the course of time. Share in the discussion of love and loss and the changing nature of our inti-mate relationships as loved ones age, may become ill, struggle with chronic illness and ultimately, may die. Join family and friends discuss memories and bittersweet moments. Attention will be paid to the evolving changes in our relationships with parents, spouses, children, friends and beloveds. Attendence is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Individuals who have experienced a recent loss also are welcome. The first meeting will be hosted by Debbie and Ed Eisman. Please contact CONGREGATION TEHILLAH to register and receive location specifics.
Pop-up Texas Kosher BBQ @ HIR
One year after Riverdale hosted the first Texas Smokehouse BBQ Pop-Up Restaurant, we are pleased to be joining forces with the Hebrew Institute of Riv-erdale - The Bayit to bring you our next installment of NYC’s only Kosher BBQ Pop-up. Our award winning BBQ menu will include come to the Bayit (3700 Henry Hudson Parkway East) on Sunday, Jan. 26th, between 12:00pm - 9:00pm or on Monday, Jan. 27th between 4:00pm - 9:00pm. A portion of the proceeds will
benefit the Bayit. Catered by Gemstone Catering (STAR-K). For more information go to www.thebayit.org/que.
HIR Community Choir to resume rehearsals
The Hebrew Institute of Riverdale Community Choir resumes rehearsals on Wed. night Jan. 29th at 7:30 P.M. at 3700 Henry Hudson Pkwy, downstairs in the social hall.
Former, present and new members are invited to attend. Music is sung in 4 languages: Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino and English. The ability to read music is helpful but not necessary. All songs are transliterated and everyone receives a CD of their part. Performances are scheduled for May.
For further information, contact music director Jonathan Dzik at [email protected] or at (718) 549-8520.
Engel: Unemployment rate drop a sign of recovery
Congressman Eliot Engel, a senior mem-ber of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, called the addition of 74,000 new jobs and the decrease in unemploy-ment from 7% to 6.7% in December a good indication that the economy remains on the path to a sustainable recovery. December marked the 45th consecutive month of job gains.
Rep. Engel said, ‘The last time unem-ployment numbers came in below 7% was in November of 2008. Although the number of jobs added in December was lower than expected, this continued decrease in unemployment is a clear indication that the economy continues
to improve despite lack of Congressional action on job creation legislation. Imag-ine what recovery would look like with a bipartisan jobs bill.’
‘The Labor Department reported gains across several industries including profes-sional and business services and manu-facturing for the fourth straight month. These are all good indications of recovery.’
RNH to hold annual meeting
The Riverdale Neighborhood House (RNH) will host its Annual Meeting on Tuesday, January 28th 2014 at 8 p.m.
RNH will honor GrowNYC. Additionally The Celia and David A. Stein Award for the Teen of the Year will be presented by Richard Stein, Treasurer of the RNH Board. All are invited to attend.
RNH is located at 5521 Mosholu Avenue, across from the Riverdale Library.
Since its founding in 1872, Riverdale Neighborhood House (RNH) has part-nered with the residents of the Northwest Bronx to build and sustain a healthy and productive community. RNH delivers first-rate educational and social services to the entire community: children, teens, seniors and families. RNH programs strengthen the social fabric of our com-munity and enhance the quality of life for our neighbors.
Fieldston Dance Rep to perform
The Fieldston Dance Company’s 2014 repertory project will present the work of dancer and choreographer Alexandra Beller in a concert on Friday, January 24th at 7:30 PM in the Fieldston auditorium.
Working alongside the company, Alex-andra took movement ideas and spoken word from the young dancers and generat-ed a re-envisioning of her signature work ‘other stories.’ Accompanying the dance
will be guitar virtuoso Robert Poss, who will enhance his original electronic score. Four original short films and a documen-tary will be included as part of the concert. These films were created by Fieldston film students under the mentorship of Martijn Hart, a professional filmmaker who has worked with Beller.
Rounding out the program, five pro-fessional dancers from Beller’s company Alexandra Beller/Dances, will preview ‘Give Up...’ a work-in-progress that reveals the humor that can emerge as words fail dance. The evening promis-es to be an artist’s banquet, featuring collaboration between dancers, poets, musicians, filmmakers, and photogra-phers. Tickets are $7 and the event is open to the public.
Schervier Center sponsors trip to Atlantic City
On Tuesday, January 28, 2014 Schervier Home will sponsor a Day trip to SHOW-BOAT CASINO at Atlantic City. Cost is $30.00 per seat, with casino cash back of $25.00. The bus picks up from Schervier Apartments at 2995 Independence Ave-nue, Riverdale @ 8:55amand Knolls Cres-cent @ 9:00am. Returns at 8:30pm with drop offs at 230thst. & Kingsbridge Ave.; 232ndst. & Henry Hudson Parkway; Knolls Crescent and Schervier Apartments. For reservations please call NELLIE KENNY @646-269-4906 or @718-543-0237
St. Margaret’s Club trip to sponsor trip to Lancaster
St. Margarets Liesure Club will be running a wonderful overnight trip to Lancaster, Pa. Wednesday Thursday April 9and 10. Dinner Theater Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. Sight and Sound theater Moses. They w.Il also see Shrine of our Lady of Czestochowa. Get in touch with Barbara Kierman 718 548 8373.
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Serrano: Postal Service must hall historic building sales
Congressman José E. Serrano explained that multiple provisions included in the omnibus appropriations bill unveiled recently urged the U.S. Postal Service to halt sales of historic post office buildings. One provision tells the USPS to wait on the sales until after the release of a pending Inspector General report on their legality. The other provision directs the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation to issue a report on how to ensure the USPS follows the law in its sales of historic properties. The Inspector General report, requested by Rep. Serrano, will also examine whether the USPS is following applicable historic preservation laws in their historic building sales procedures and whether they have solicited sufficient public input in this process. Many feel that the laws have been skirted in these sales.
‘The language in the omnibus appro-priations bill is clear: the USPS needs to put sales of historic Post Offices on hold while we wait to see what the Inspector General’s report and the ACHP reports say,’ said Congressman Serrano. ‘I believe that these sales have been conducted in a manner that does not fully comply with federal historic preservation laws. I un-derstand the USPS has a serious revenue problem and is trying hard to bring costs in line with outlays, but selling off historic properties to the highest bidder without following the appropriate procedures is completely unacceptable. I expect the USPS to immediately halt all pending sales and comply with the legislative language included in the omnibus bill.’
Congressman José E. Serrano has repre-
sented The Bronx in Congress since 1990. He is Ranking Member of the Financial Services and General Government Appro-priations Subcommittee, which oversees the federal payment to the United States Postal Service.
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To Be a Jew in the Free World: This will give you the opportunity to make sense of your personal Jewishness; it will help you overcome perceived incompatibilities between Judaism and modern society; and it will provide you with the clarity and conviction to pass on a legacy of Jewish pride to the next generation.
Feed Your Soul with these four great classes: Kabbalah & the Parshah, Prac-tical Jewish Law, Talmud for Dummies, Understanding Prayer - how to follow the prayer book & the order of prayer services.
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A 30 minute program for 18 month olds to 39 months old in the company of a parent and/or caregiver. The program is conducted on a ticketing basis (first come, first served). The program content consists of books, music, rhymes, shakers and /or scarves. Please try to arrive at the library by no latter than 10:15 a.m. For more information, call 718-796-1202.
Do you need to learn how to open a free e-mail account or practice going online and exploring the Internet? How about learning how to save a document or copy and paste text? Come to this open lab and ask questions and learn from doing. First come, first served. For info, call 718-549-1212.
RiverdaleCB8 MEETING7 p.m. Community Board 85676 Riverdale Avenue
Meeting of the Law, Rules & Ethics Committee of Community Board 8. For more information, call 718-884-3959.
Friday, January 24RiverdaleFOREIGN FILM10 a.m. Riverdale Y Senior Center5625 Arlington Avenue
Featuring the film, ‘The Flat,’ a Hebrew documentary. A delicious and nutritious lunch will follow. No reservations needed. Suggested contribution for lunch $2.25. For more information, call 718-548-8200.
KingsbridgeTEEN ADVISORY GROUP4 p.m. Kingsbridge Branch Library291 West 231st Street
Let your voice be heard in the Kingsbridge Library’s Teen Advisory Group! TAG meetings will be held on Friday after-noons from 4-5 pm. If you are a 7th -12th grade student, you are eligible to join. For more information, call 718-548-5656.
Alexanrda Beller/Dances will preview “Give Up…” a work-in-progress on the Fieldston stage. And the Fieldston Dance Company will be presenting Beller’s signature work “other voices” with live accompaniment by virtuoso guitarist and electronic music pioneer Robert Poss. Also accompanying the dance will be four original student films created under the mentorship of Martijn Hart, a collaborator of Ms. Beller’s. The evening will conclude with an audience talkback involving all the participants. $7.
Saturday, January 25KingsbridgeINTERMEDIATE MEDITATION10:30 a.m. Kingsbridge Branch Library291 West 231st Street
Join us for an intermediate meditation class. This session is open to those who’ve been regularly attending the weekday beginner’s class for a couple of months. Learn to go into a deeper meditation and learn new techniques that will help your spiritual ascent. For more information, call 718-548-5656.
650 West 235th StreetThough the emphasis will be on Italian/Neapolitan songs,
there will also be selections from musical theater, popular standards & more. All presented by Salvatore Chiarelli & Elga Johannes. Come for an afternoon of marvelous music! For more information, call 718-796-1202.
RiverdaleSATURDAY FAMILY MATINEE2 p.m. Riverdale Branch Library5540 Mosholu Avenue
Parents and children are welcome to come to the library to enjoy family friendly films in a relaxed environment. For more information, call 718-549-1212.
Sunday, January 26RiverdaleTEXAS KOSHER BBQ12 p.m. Hebrew Institute of Riverdale3700 Henry Hudson Parkway
Texas Smokehouse BBQ Pop-Up Restaurant will be joining forces with the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale - The Bayit to bring you their next installment of NYC’s only Kosher BBQ Pop-up.
A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Bayit. Catered by Gemstone Catering (STAR-K). For more information go to www.thebayit.org/que.
Monday, January 27Spuyten DuyvileBOOKS FOR TABLETS9:30 a.m. Spuyten Duyvil Branch Library650 West 235th Street
Did you know we have a plethora of lending options for our ebooks? Your tablet can display NYPL ebooks using Overdrive, 3M Cloud Library and even the Kindle app! Come find out how with our free class. For more information, call 718-796-1202.
KingsbridgePAJAMA NIGHT5 p.m. Kingsbridge Branch Library291 West 231st Street
Read Aloud, Craft, and light refreshments for children ages 5-12 yrs. old. Pre-Registration is required. For info, call 718-548-5656.
Spuyten DuyvilCREATIVE WRITING5:30 p.m. Spuyten Duyvil Branch Library650 West 235th Street
The Spuyten Duyvil Creative Writer’s Workshop with Vanes-sa F. Hartman. The workshop is structured for writers of fiction, memoirs, & Non-fiction; professional or non-professional writers at all levels. To find out more about the workshop and to register, call 718-796-1202.
Tuesday, January 28RiverdaleSCRABBLE2 p.m. Riverdale Branch Library5540 Mosholu Avenue
If words work you up and crossword puzzles keep you going, come to Riverdale and share your passion with friends every Tuesday afternoon for a lively game of Scrabble. Pre-registration required. For more information, call 718-549-1212.
The Riverdale Neighborhood House (RNH) will host its Annual Meeting on Tuesday, January 28th 2014 at 8 p.m. RNH will honor GrowNYC. Additionally The Celia and David A. Stein Award for the Teen of the Year will be presented by Richard Stein, Treasurer of the RNH Board. All are invited to attend.
Wednesday, January 29RiverdaleTAI CHI11 a.m. Riverdale Branch Library5540 Mosholu Avenue
This tai chi (Sun Style) includes agile steps and exercises that may improve mobility, breathing and relaxation. Tai chi has been show to reduce pain and stiffness, increase flexibility, enhance muscle strength, improve concentration and memory, and help people cope with stress and depression. For more information, call 718-549-1212.
KingsbridgeTEEN MOVIES4 p.m. Kingsbridge Branch Library291 West 231st Street
Come join us for this monthly program in which we’ll be showing great feature films selected by our Teen Advisory Group! This month, we’ll be watching Iron Man 3 starring Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow. For ages 13 to 18 years. For more information, call 718-548-5656.
RiverdaleHIR CHOIR REHEARSAL7:30 p.m. Hebrew Institute of Riverdale3700 Henry Hudson Parkway
The Hebrew Institute of Riverdale Community Choir resumes rehearsals. Former, present and new members are invited to attend. Music is sung in 4 languages: Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino and English. For further information, contact music director Jonathan Dzik at [email protected] or at (718) 549-8520.
RiverdaleTOASTMASTERS CLUB MEETING7:30 p.m. Riverdale Neighborhood House5521 Mosholu Avenue
Bronx Toastmasters Club of Riverdale invites new members to join in at their free meeting. For further information, visit their website www.bronxtoastmastersclub.org or call 917-583-2679.
Thursday, January 30Kingsbridge Hts.CB8 MEETING7:30 p.m. Kingsbridge Hts. Community Center3101 Kingsbridge Terrace
Meeting of the Health, Hospitals & Social Services Commit-tee of Community Board 8. For more info, call 718-884-3959.
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Alternate Side Parking or ASP (Street Cleaning Rules). Most Alternate Side parking signs are clearly marked with the “P” symbol with the broom through it. Some signs are the traditional 3-hour ones, but others can vary considerably. Some metered parking zones have alternate side parking rules. When alternate side parking is suspended for a holiday or other reason, the parking meters remain in effect.
*Major Legal Holiday Rules. The city suspends ASP rules on the legal and religious holidays listed in this brochure. No Stopping, No Standing and No Parking regulations are also suspended, except where those regulations are normally in effect seven days a week (for example: "No Standing Anytime"). Parking meter regulations are also suspended. On all other holidays, only street cleaning rules are suspended. All other regulations remain in effect.
Alternate Side Parking Regulations may be suspended from time to time because of snow emergencies, inclement weather conditions or other emergencies. Visit www.nyc.gov/dot or dial 311 (212-New York) for further information or log on to www.nyc.gov/311. TTY Deaf or hearing-impaired, dial 212- 504-4115.
January 1 Sunday
New Year's Day* – 2012Major Legal Holiday Rules in Effect
January 2 Monday
New Year's Day* – 2012 (Observed)Major Legal Holiday Rules in Effect
January 16Monday
Martin Luther King Jr.'s BirthdayAlternate Side Parking Regulations Suspended
January 23Monday
Asian Lunar New YearAlternate Side Parking Regulations Suspended
February 12Sunday
Abraham Lincoln's BirthdayAlternate Side Parking Regulations Suspended
February 13Monday
Abraham Lincoln's Birthday (Observed)Alternate Side Parking Regulations Suspended
February 20Monday
Washington's Birthday (President's Day)Alternate Side Parking Regulations Suspended
February 22Wednesday
Ash WednesdayAlternate Side Parking Regulations Suspended
March 8Thursday
PurimAlternate Side Parking Regulations Suspended
April 5Thursday
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April 6Friday
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April 7Saturday
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April 8Sunday
Passover – 2nd DayAlternate Side Parking Regulations Suspended
April 12Thursday
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April 13Friday
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April 13Friday
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April 14Saturday
Passover – 8th DayAlternate Side Parking Regulations Suspended
May 17Thursday
Solemnity of the AscensionAlternate Side Parking Regulations Suspended
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Shavuot - 1st DayAlternate Side Parking Regulations Suspended
May 28Monday
Shavuot - 2nd DayAlternate Side Parking Regulations Suspended
May 28Monday
Memorial Day*Major Legal Holiday Rules in Effect
July 4Wednesday
Independence Day*Major Legal Holiday Rules in Effect
August 15Wednesday
Feast of the AssumptionAlternate Side Parking Regulations Suspended
August 19Sunday
Idul-Fitr - 1st Day Alternate Side Parking Regulations Suspended
August 20Monday
Idul-Fitr – 2nd DayAlternate Side Parking Regulations Suspended
August 21Tuesday
Idul-Fitr – 3rd DayAlternate Side Parking Regulations Suspended
September 3Monday
Labor Day*Major Legal Holiday Rules in Effect
September 17Monday
Rosh Hashanah – 1st DayAlternate Side Parking Regulations Suspended
September 18Tuesday
Rosh Hashanah – 2nd DayAlternate Side Parking Regulations Suspended
September 26Wednesday
Yom KippurAlternate Side Parking Regulations Suspended
October 1Monday
Succoth – 1st DayAlternate Side Parking Regulations Suspended
October 2Tuesday
Succoth – 2nd DayAlternate Side Parking Regulations Suspended
October 8Monday
Columbus Day Alternate Side Parking Regulations Suspended
October 8Monday
Shemini AtzerethAlternate Side Parking Regulations Suspended
October 9Tuesday
Simchas TorahAlternate Side Parking Regulations Suspended
October 26Friday
Idul-Adha – 1st Day Alternate Side Parking Regulations Suspended
October 27Saturday
Idul-Adha – 2nd Day Alternate Side Parking Regulations Suspended
October 28Sunday
Idul-Adha – 3rd Day Alternate Side Parking Regulations Suspended
November 1Thursday
All Saints DayAlternate Side Parking Regulations Suspended
November 6Tuesday
Election DayAlternate Side Parking Regulations Suspended
November 11Sunday
Veterans Day Alternate Side Parking Regulations Suspended
November 12Monday
Veterans Day (Observed)Alternate Side Parking Regulations Suspended
November 13Tuesday
DiwaliAlternate Side Parking Regulations Suspended
November 22Thursday
Thanksgiving Day*Major Legal Holiday Rules in Effect
December 8Saturday
Immaculate ConceptionAlternate Side Parking Regulations Suspended
December 25Tuesday
Christmas Day*Major Legal Holiday Rules in Effect
Reminder:Parking meters are not in effect Sundays.
2012 New York City Parking CalendarAssemblyman Jeffrey DinowitzASSEMBLYMAN DINOWITZ 2014 NEW YORK CITY PARKING CALENDAR
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In what is seen as a win for all New York-ers, a plan was announced this afternoon to expand paid sick leave to hundreds of thousands of employees throughout New York City. This would cover an additional 355,000 New Yorkers which includes 200,000 of whom who currently do not receive paid sick leave. The legislation would also elim-inate the delayed phase-in for employees of businesses that employ between 15-20 workers. Instead of having to wait until mid-2015 under the existing law, those workers would have coverage this April.
The legislation would also add grand-parents, grandchildren and siblings to the list of relatives that an employee can legally care for using paid sick leave. Fur-thermore, it removes exemptions for the manufacturing sector extending coverage to approximately 76,000 more workers.
The bill still must go through the legislative process which includes City Council committee hearings, discussion
on the Council floor and get signed by the Mayor before implementation.
Council Member Andrew Cohen intends to sign on as a co-sponsor of the legislation.
‘I strongly support the expansion of paid sick leave. Hundreds of thousands of low-wage earners should not have to choose between their physical and financial well-being. Workers should not be forced to report to work while sick in fear of being fired, just so they can afford the basic necessities for their families,’ he said. ‘This legislation is not only fair for employees, it will also increase morale in the workplace and improve quality of life for all New Yorkers,’ Mr. Cohen added.
House passes Engel bill on poison centers
Congressman Eliot L. Engel, a senior Democratic member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement regarding today’s passage of H.R. 3527, the Poison Center Network Act - legislation he co-authored
to reauthorize the nation’s poison center programs.
‘I am greatly encouraged by today’s passage of the Poison Center Network Act in the full House, which reauthorizes the national toll-free phone number, media campaign, and grant program that have helped make poison control centers an incredibly successful program. National poison center legislation was first intro-duced in 2000 and has been reauthorized twice since then, always with strong bipartisan support.’
Throughout the United States, there are 57 poison centers available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. These centers handled upward of 9,200 cases of poison exposure a day in 2012 alone; equaling over 3.4 million cases in total. Additionally, 90 percent of the calls placed to these poison centers were due to exposure at home that over half the time involved children under the age of six.
Pet owners invited to All Breed Dog Show
The Westminster Kennel Club will add to its incomparable legacy in the sport of dogs in 2014 when it stages The Masters Agility Championship at Westminster, on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, between the
hours of 11AM and 10PM at Pier 94 in New York City.Dogs and their handlers excitedly attack the obstacle course of jumps, tunnels, weave poles, and more in a timed competition in the fastest-growing dog sport in the country.The Mixed Breed category is especially significant, bringing non-purebred dogs to a Westminster event for the first time since the very earliest days of its show.
The Friends of Canine Court and Bash Dibra are pleased to announce that Canine Court, located in Van Cortlandt Park, Riverdale,The Bronx, will be celebrating its 15th anniversary on April 14th, 2014. Since that time thousands of dogs have brought their owners to the 14,000 square foot fenced in playground to frolic on the obstacle/agility course with hurdles, hoops, see-saws, slides, tunnels, crawl spaces and self-contained “free play” area.
Canine Court’s 15th Anniversary will be celebrated on May 4, 2014 at the upcoming Fitness With Fido Dog Walk. Bash invites dog owners and their pets to “take a walk in the park” and help us celebrate Canine Court’s Anniversary. Proceeds from Fitness With Fido will go towards the upkeep of Canine Court dog playground. Canine Court is also in the process of being ren-ovated funds are needed,please donate.
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Gala dinner fetes 22 years of Chabad in RiverdaleThe Garden Terrace Room at
the New York Botanical Garden was filled to capacity this past Saturday evening, January 11, 2014, as 300 supporters, friends, and Chabad Early Learning Center parents gathered to celebrate Chabad of Riverdale’s 22nd anniversary. Among the distinguished guests were As-semblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, Councilman Andrew Cohen, and Senator Jeffrey D. Klein.
In an eloquent speech, Spiri-tual Leader, Rabbi Levi Y. Shem-tov, noted that the evening’s celebrations coincided with the date that the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Men-del Schneerson, OBM, assumed leadership in 1951, just six years following the devastation of the Holocaust. Despite the disillusionment and depression that pervaded world Jewry in the wake of World War Two, the Rebbe made it his mission to spread the sweetness of Judaism to each and every Jew. In that vein, the Rebbe sent emissaries wherever a Jew may be found, in order to uplift fallen spirits and advance Jewish education and observance.
The Rebbe’s mission is alive
and well in Chabad of Riverdale today. The evening’s theme, the Aleph Bet of Jewish Life, drew a connection between 22 years of Chabad in Riverdale and the 22 letters of the Hebrew Alphabet. This year’s unique and exquisite dinner journal was the product of community collaboration as each page was dedicated to a letter of the Hebrew alphabet and its accompanying theme.
Treasured members of the Riverdale community - old and new faces, Early Learning Center and Camp Gan Israel parents, shul and committee members, devoted volunteers, JLI students, Shabbaton participants, Jewish Women’s Circle members - joined together in this journal to share their own unique perspective of each facet of Jewish life at Chabad. Rabbi Shemtov re-marked in his speech that ‘the spirit of unity and diversity that characterizes the journal truly exemplifies life at Chabad.’
Rachel and Daniel Friedlander, the Guests of Honors, were recog-nized for their contribution to the rich tapestry of Jewish life both in Chabad and beyond. During the dinner, Daniel gave a heartfelt speech describing how the Jewish
community of Riverdale is blessed to have Chabad of Riverdale’s leaders, Rabbi Levi and Sorah Shemtov. On both a personal and communal level, the Shem-tovs have enriched Jewish life in Riverdale and the Bronx.
Elissa and Steven Seltzer were honored as Parents of the Year. Of their two children, their eldest child, Daniella, age 3, is in her second year at Chabad’s Early Learning Center, and eight-month-old brother Judah is looking forward to joining his sister in good time. Since Daniella started attending the CELC, Elissa has served as class mother, chaperoned on trips, and organized gifts for the teachers.
In his speech, Steven Seltzer paid glowing tribute to the Chabad Early Learning Center: ‘Songs are always in the air at CELC-there is a spirit of music that permeates every class-room-whether it is in their daily activities, in preparation for a holiday, learning the aleph bet.... I am amazed at how much Dan-iella has learned through song. We truly are grateful to CELC for all they have done to make the school a warm and caring environment. It is a place where Daniella loves to go-she is always skipping off in the morning, happy all day long.’
A stirring and captivating video that highlighted Chabad of Riverdale’s inspiring programs moved guests to tears as they watched a father and son enjoy a celebratory dance at Chabad one Sunday morning as the six-teen-year-old boy donned Tefillin (phylacteries) for the first time
Governor Cuomo to the rescueThe idea of institutionalizing all-day Universal Pre-Kinder-
garten is a good one, universally accepted by Democrats and Republicans alike. Even within the Democratic Party there are gradations of opinion.
The disputes turn on the issue of taxation. Mayor DeBlasio believes that there should be new taxes to pay
for the program.Governor Cuomo believes as we do, that New York can ill afford
to raise any tax, for any purpose, no matter how noble.We agree with him,New Yorkers are the highest taxed in the nation. At the same
time our expenditures for education exceed those of every other state. The answer is not more taxes.
Governor Cuomo has vowed to fund the program using exist-ing state funds. This is both generous and responsible and the Governor deserves our support and thanks.
At the same time having an all-day Universal Pre-K program is not enough. It has to rise to the level of being a good, educa-tionally sound program.
It was disappointing to see Mayor DeBlasio load his advisory committee on the matter with social worker types who all-too-often view these programs as free babysitting for parents and not as education for children.
We need to do better than the failed head start programs that have become over the years as much derided model for failure.
We are not entirely comfortable with the uber-progressive touchy feely education models advanced by newly installed Chancellor Carmen Fariña. She has historically favored so-called “progressive” methodologies such as whole language (AKA “balanced literacy”) and constructivist (fuzzy) math. There is a price to be paid for this type of teaching.
Now at least we now have a chancellor who can at least advo-cate for different educational models and understand what they are, even if in the end she makes the wrong choice.
And we are confident that Ms, Fariña will show our teachers the4 respect they deserve for the important work they do. The answer is not more testing to evaluate teachers, but rather using tests for what they are designed to do, diagnose the strengths and weaknesses of individual students. Tests must be used to inform the child’s education and not punish teachers or schools.
We can succeed in our schools. The way is by better teaching. Thus we do not fear the rigor of the common core, but rather we embrace it. We know we can do better and we will do better. We are confident that our children can handle a real curriculum and absorb real knowledge.
The days of Bloomberg, Joel Klein, Dennis Walcott are over. While Ms. Fariña was not our first choice as chancellor, we wish her well.
So we look ahead to a better tomorrow. Universal Pre-K is a good start, but it is only the beginning. There will be no miracles.
But we don’t want to see our economy further crippled by over-taxation. Governor Cuomo has the right attitude and deserves our support. Mayor DeBlasio must understand that way to bring about economic equality is to raise incomes and preserve jobs at the bottom, which does not happen by giving incentives for job contraction and wage pressure by beating down the affluent, but already over-taxed.
We are reminded of an interesting episode from early in Mayor Bloomberg’s term. There was much distree over the gap between the academic performance of blacks and Latinos on one hand and whites and Asians on the other. At one memorable press conference, Chancellor Klein proudly announced that the gap had been closing. How was this accomplished?
It seems that the score of blacks and Latinos was flat, but the scores of whites and Asians dropped. The result: a narrowed gap that benefitted no one.
The way to succeed is to lift all boats, perhaps some more than others. This is what we should strive for, and the place to begin is in our schools, and with our youngest children.
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Saturday, January 25Croton-on-HudsonPROJECT FEEDER WATCH8 a.m. Croton Point ParkCroton Point Avenue
Watch and learn about birds with members of the group, and photograph and record birds at the feeders. For more information, call 914-862-5297.
RyeVOLUNTEER WORK PROJECT1 p.m. Marshlands ConservancyRoute 1
Bring work gloves and help out with a different project each week. Hand tools provided. For more info, call 914-835-4466.
Sunday, January 26White PlainsINDOOR FARMERS MARKET10 a.m. Westchester County Center1985 Westchester Avenue
Shop local produce and food products from local farmers. Free admission; parking $5. For more info, call 914-995-4050.
Bring your gloves and come explore with a naturalist. Take an easy walk to study winter life and to see what animals need to survive the cold. Members $5, Non-Members $8. For more information, call 914-723-3470.
Croton-on-HudsonPROJECT FEEDER WATCH2 p.m. Croton Point ParkCroton Point Avenue
Watch and learn about birds with members of the group, and photograph and record birds at the feeders. For more information, call 914-862-5297.
Tuesday, January 28SomersSTORYTIME TUESDAY1 p.m. Muscoot FarmRoute 100
All ages are invited to hear stories on the farm every Tuesday through the end of March. Free admission. For more information, call 914-864-7282.
Thursday, January 30SomersWINTER EXPLORATION10 a.m. Muscoot FarmRoute 100
Youngsters and their adults can explore the world of nature during winter. Fee $10 per child; pre-register at (914) 864-7284.
TuckahoeDISCOVER ITALY6:30 p.m. Westchester Italian Cultural CenterOne Generoso Pope Place
Take a virtual journey that will uncover the little known treasures, explore the traditions and culture of some of the towns that we’ll be visiting during our First Journey to Italy: Parma, Siena and San Giminiano Whether or not you planning to join us on Our First Trip to Italy Don’t miss the opportunity to learn more about these charming towns, the people, the life, their medieval walls, castles, and palaces. Professor Joseph Spedaliere will provide more information about the trip and will be able to answer any questions you might have. To register please call 914-771-8700.
Friday, January 31SomersMINIATURE TERRARIUM WORKSHOP10:30 a.m. Lasdon ParkRoute 35
Create a mini tropical paradise that is beautiful, educational and requires minimal care. Fee $15; pre-register at (914) 886-5108 or [email protected].
Saturday, February 1Croton-on-HudsonPROJECT FEEDER WATCH8 a.m. Croton Point ParkCroton Point Avenue
Watch and learn about birds, photograph them and record the birds at the feeders each Saturday and Sunday through March. For more information, call 914-862-5297.
Submit Artwork for “A Different Point of View” Art Exhibit.
Paintings, sculpture, all artwork inspired by Marshlands is welcome. Paintings must be framed and wired for hanging. For more information, call 914-835-4466.
YonkersALMOST GROUND HOG DAY10 a.m. Lenoir Preserve19 Dudley Street
What Will Punxitawney Phil see tomorrow? See what’s wonderful and new coming up, almost spring. For more information, call 914-968-5851.
Make a ground hog mask, a puppet and treats. Fee $2 per child; pre-register at (914) 864-7322.
SomersMAKE A GOURD BIRD HOUSE10:30 a.m. Lasdon ParkRoute 35
Create a gourd house to provide shelter for our feathered friends. Meet in the greenhouse. Fee $15; pre-register at (914) 886-5108 or [email protected].
Sunday, February 2Croton-on-HudsonPROJECT FEEDER WATCH8 a.m. Croton Point ParkCroton Point Avenue
Watch and learn about birds with members of the group, and photograph and record birds at the feeders. For more information, call 914-862-5297.
ScarsdaleWILDLIFE IN WINTER2 p.m. Greenburgh Nature Center99 Dromore Road
Come for an hour of fun as a naturalist shows off some of our favorite animals. This entertaining and informative program allows visitors to hear, see, and touch many of our fascinating furry, feathered, and scaly friends. Best for ages 5 and over. Members $5, Non-Members $8. For info, call 914-723-3470.
Tuesday, February 4SomersSTORYTIME TUESDAY1 p.m. Muscoot FarmRoute 100
All ages are invited to hear stories on the farm every Tuesday through the end of March. Free admission. For more information, call 914-864-7282.
Saturday, February 8Croton-on-HudsonPROJECT FEEDER WATCH8 a.m. Croton Point ParkCroton Point Avenue
Watch and learn about birds, photograph them and record the birds at the feeders each Saturday and Sunday through March. For more information, call 914-862-5297.
in his life. They also listened to Suzanne Haray, a loyal and passionate member of the community, describe how Chabad has transformed her life immeasurably.
‘When I showed up at Chabad, I con-nected with Rabbi Levi and Sorah Shem-tov right away. I didn’t know a lot. They weren’t fazed at all. They said, ‘That’s what Chabad is. It’s a place where you can come, learn, and be yourself.’” Suzanne ended her interview with these powerful words: ‘Chabad of Riverdale has totally opened up a new world for me. At Chabad of Riverdale, no Jew is left behind.’
The evening ended on a high note as guests were wiping their eyes - this time with tears of laughter - after 45 minutes of enjoying comedian Joel Chasnoff’s unique brand of Jewish humor based on positive experiences of Jewish life. The electric atmosphere felt in the room during the event erupted at midnight in spirited dancing and singing. This was accompanied by the special warmth and love that are the trademark of Chabad.
