The Night of Broken Glass

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JEWISH FEDERATION
OF the desert
69-710 Highway 111
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
(760) 324-4737
Nonprofit
Organization
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Santa Ana, CA
Remembering
Kristallnacht
2012
Honor Roll
of
Contributors,
Pages 14-22
November 9/10, 1938
On the cover....
Remembering
Kristallnacht
CElia
Norian
President
2012
Honor Roll
of
Contributors,
Pages 14-22
November 9/10, 1938
jewish federation
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Officers and Executive
Committee
Celia Norian, President
Cora Ginsberg, Vice President, Campaign
Marvin Lewis, Treasurer
Fran Kaufman, Secretary
Lainie Weil,
President, Women’s Philanthropy
Allan Lehmann, Allocations
Nancy Ditlove, Major Gifts
Libby Hoffman, Honorary Major Gifts
Ellen Glass, Endowments
Roberta Nyman,
Immediate Past President
Howard Levy, Immediate Past President
When you participate in the Annual
Campaign of Federation, your dollars
help in a myriad of ways that impact
many lives. I’d like to share one of
those ways with you.
For the past few years, the
Federation has set aside dollars to
help pay for the cost of sending
students from local middle schools
to the Museum of Tolerance in Los
Angeles. This museum is a human
rights laboratory and educational
center dedicated to challenging
visitors to understand the Holocaust
in both historic and contemporary
contexts and confront all forms of
prejudice and discrimination in our
world today. The Federation of the
Desert provides one half of the cost
and the students and parents raise the
remaining dollars.
Last May, 172 students from Palm
Desert Charter Middle School were
the recipients of this allocation and
Board
Joseph Bernstein
Sandra Borns
Elliott Cohen
Joel Cohen
Dr. Burt Fogelman
Phil Glass
James Graff-Radford
Sondi Green
Vernon Kozlen
Jason Novack
Allan Nyman
Bernard Reiter
Dr. Paul Ross
Stephanie Ross
Elisa Schwartz
Sandy Seplow
Amy Stone
Bruce Landgarten,
Chief Executive Officer
Table of Contents
Vol. 38 • No. 3
Calendar
10-11
Federation
2, 3, 5, 8, 27, 28
Website
22
Women's Philanthropy
6
Young Adults Division
2, 12
Honor Roll
14-22
Israel Mission
4
Jewish Family Service
11, 23
Schools
23
Simchas & Classifieds
26
Temples
10
Tributes
24
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went to Los Angeles. This field trip
had an impact on their young lives.
Our Federation received thank you
notes from each student. Let me
share some of their thoughts with
you here.
“At the Museum of Tolerance we
learned more about the Holocaust
and what hatred can do. I could
feel how it must have felt with this
happening to them by walking
through the gas chambers and going
through the hallways with all the
simulated attractions also seeing all
of the videos on the Holocaust and
of what hatred can do if we keep
on spreading it and not being more
tolerant.” - Mikayla
“Thank you for allowing me to
have a wonderful experience at
the Museum of Tolerance. I really
enjoyed learning more about the
Holocaust. I found it really rude
how many people were killed for
having different beliefs. The museum
was very exciting and I am really
grateful to you for letting me have
this opportunity.” - Samantha
Christle writes “the kindness you
have given to donate time and money
to Palm Desert Charter Middle School
has certainly not been wasted. I
deeply appreciated the experience
and my mind has been enriched
with knowledge and understanding
I would not have otherwise acquired
without the effort you put forth for
us.”
“I will never forget the lifelike
rooms that the center created, such
as the room that looked like a gas
chamber. However, what astonished
me the most was the number of
present-day intolerances that I never
realized existed. From now on, I will
always try to be more open-minded
to everyone around me. I will also
not pre-judge people. Thank you
again for the wonderful opportunity
to learn about intolerance and
hatred.” - Adam
YOU have helped to enlighten
these young people about prejudice,
hatred and bullying. YOU have
made a difference in their lives. You
may not know these children, but
you have just played an important
part in shaping their future. We all
thank you.
Our Annual Campaign for 2013 is
underway. Through your participation
you will help to influence the future
for many years to come. Be a part
of it. Make your pledge or donation
today.
From the CEO
Community Responsibility
Bruce
Landgarten
money, regardless of size, make a
difference toward improving life in the
Desert. Whether one gives eighteen,
hundreds, or thousands of dollars,
or volunteers one hour or ten hours,
there is a realization that everyone
has a stake that matters.
This new spirit of collective
responsibility is helping to propel our
community toward greater care and
compassion. Together we accomplish
more than we could alone. Thank
you for your continued generosity
and caring.
Jewish Federation Chief
Executive Officer
As Jews, we are strongest when
we are united as a kehillah, a
community. Jewish Federation is
the only organization that brings
us all together to build consensus
perspectives, underpinned by our
shared values. We speak not as
individuals, but in concert with each
other across the Desert. I am proud
of the great amount our community
has achieved.
Since arriving in early 2010, I
have witnessed a new spirit that
leads me to believe that our valley is
determined to become a more caring
and compassionate community. If
there is anything positive to come
out of the economic recession, it is
the realization that we must all work
together to support one another. Not
just today, as we struggle against the
tide, but well into the future. I see this
both in our local Jewish community
and in the community at large.
The nonprofit organizations in the
Desert have demonstrated remarkable
accomplishments, and it is clear
that people wish to do good in our
community. However, organizational
leadership cannot achieve success
alone. It is dependent on the generosity
of contributors like yourselves,
who provide gifts and donations.
We are seeing a new interest in
philanthropy and charitable giving.
Not just by those who are blessed
with great wealth and an ability to
give significant dollars; but by many
who contribute small amounts in the
face of hardships caused by the harsh
economy.
There is an understanding and
consensus in our community that
everyone can make a difference and
that all contributions of time and
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JEWISH
COMMUNITY
NEWS
A Publication of the
Jewish Federation of the Desert
VOL. 38, No. 3
EDITORIAL
Bruce Landgarten,
Chief Executive Officer
Miriam H. Bent, Editor
Bailey & Co., Layout & Design
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New ‘Babi Yar’ Plaque Omits All Mention of Jewish Nazi Victims
by Rachel Hirshfeld, Arutz Sheva
The Simon Wiesenthal Center in
Los Angeles, California, together
with the Russian Holocaust Center of
Moscow criticized Russian authorities
on Monday for their “revisionist history”
regarding the Holocaust mass murder
that occurred at Babi Yar in the Ukraine.
Last year, authorities removed a plaque,
placed at the mass grave on the outskirts
of Rostov in 2006, that identified
most of the Nazi victims as Jews. The
current plaque, however, deletes all
Jewish references, in an epitaph to “the
peaceful citizens of Rostov-on-the-Don
and Soviet prisoners of war.”
Shimon Samuels, the Wiesenthal
Center’s director of international
relations, said that the “plaque’s identity
theft was a form of ‘memoricide’, twice
murdering the victim - in both life and
posterity.”
Samuels called upon the authorities
“to take the opportunity of this 70th
anniversary of the greatest Holocaust
massacre on Russian territory,
compared with the Ukrainian Babi Yar -
to promptly return the previous plaque
or provide a new truthful narrative.”
Former Chief Rabbi of Israel, Meir
Lau, attended the proceedings to honor
the memory of Rostov resident, Fedor
Michovichenko, a Righteous Gentile
who saved him as a child prisoner in
Buchenwald.
A local teacher recalled comments
among German high-school students
who “heroize Hitler” and contribute to
the revision of history. The Wiesenthal
Centre offered the Russian Holocaust
Center its documentary films, to
counteract the new and increasingly
prevalent revisionism.
“Each of the over one thousand
mourners at the commemoration
donned a yellow star armband marked
‘Jude’. Though emotionally disturbing,
this marked a gesture of defiance. To
wear it inspired our collective obligation
to the faithful transmission of memory
across the generations,” Samuels said.
Attack on Malmö Jewish Center Ruled a Hate Crime
Public Diplomacy Network
The explosion outside a Jewish
community centre in Malmö, Sweden
last month is now being investigated
as a hate crime, a move welcomed by
the Swedish Committee Against AntiSemitism. “It’s obvious that this is a
hate crime. The fact that the crime was
aimed at the Jewish community centre
shows that people were expressing
hostility towards it,” said prosecutor
Hans Harding to Swedish newspaper
Expo. “We’re putting enormous
resources into trying to solve this.
If it were a usual break-in then we
wouldn’t have had the county police
service taking over the case. This
happened because the crime is aimed
towards the Jewish community.”
The attack reignited a longsimmering debate about the safety
of Jews in Sweden’s third largest
city. Fred Kahn, head of the Jewish
community in Malmö, said the attack
reaffirms the view that the Jews in
Malmö remain under threat and have
suffered as a result. “More attacks are
directed at Jews in Malmö. I haven’t
heard about it happening in other
places in Sweden,” he told the local
Skånska Dagbladet newspaper.
Women's Philanthropy
INSIGHTS
based Jane’s Information Group. He has
covered the Middle East conflict for more
By Judy Cohn, WP Education Vice President
than 15 years. We don’t know what the
Iran. Egypt. Syria. Libya.
breaking news will be in the next few
We are confronted with
months, but this is a wonderful opportunity
headlines from these
to hear from someone who is on the scene
c o u n t r i e s d a i l y. A s
in Israel as events develop.
enlightened and curious
INSIGHTS will be held on Wednesday,
members of the Jewish
March 6, 2013 at the Helene Galen
Community, we want
Auditorium at Annenberg Center for
to know the real story
Health Sciences at Eisenhower Medical
Judy Cohn
behind these headlines.
Center in Rancho Mirage.
Th a t i s w hy w e , a t
We will gather at 4:30 pm for Wine
Women’s Philanthropy,
and Hors d’oeuvres. The program will
are very excited that Alon
begin at 5:30 pm. Women (as well as
Ben-David has agreed
men) who pledge a minimum gift of
to be the speaker at our
$180 to the 2013 Annual Campaign are
inaugural INSIGHTS
invited to attend. We know this event
event.
will be of great interest to everyone in
Mr. Ben-David is the
our community. Please make sure to add
Middle East correspondent Alon Ben-David this date to your calendar.
for Israel’s Channel 10
News and for the London-
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Daughters & Granddaughters
There are only
three weeks left to
reserve your place
for the Women’s
P h i l a n t h r o p y ’s
FREE two-hour
educational forum
with Dr. James
R. Waisman.
As a breastdedicated medical
oncologist, Dr. Waisman will share the latest
information on breast cancer and breast
health. This forum will allow time for you to
ask questions. Please encourage your family
and friends to attend this very important
event with you.
Space is limited. Reservations are
required. Call Linn Menne at 760-324-4737
or email [email protected], no later
than November 21st.
Friday, November 30, 2012
at 10:00 am at the
Jewish Federation Office
For more information contact Women’s Philanthropy Director Barbara Ben-David at 760-324-4737 or [email protected].
Mammoth Mezuzah Affixed to
Kotel Entrance
What may be the world’s largest
mezuzah was affixed at the gate of the
upper entrance to the Kotel (Western
Wall) Plaza on August 28, 2012. The
bronze mezuzah was contributed by
Israeli-French philanthropist Shmuel
Flato-Sharon. It weights 88 pounds, is 4
feet, 7 inches tall and almost 10 inches
wide. The inscribed parchment is just
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR WELCOMED
The Jewish Community News welcomes letters to the editor.
Publication will be based on appropriateness of material and
available space, at the discretion of the editorial staff. We reserve
the right to edit submissions. Submit letters of 250 words or less
by e-mail to: [email protected], fax to 760-320-6085 or
mail to the Jewish Federation, 69-710 Hwy. 111, Rancho Mirage,
CA 92270, attn: Editor, JCN.
Israel Gotleib and
Shmuel Flato-Sharon affix
mezuzah
shy of one foot tall. It was written by
Sofer Rav Zalman Michaelshvilli and its
design was influenced by the work of
surrealist Spanish artist Salvador Dali.
Israel Gotleib, Western Wall scribe of
holy texts, affixed the mezuzah at the
entrance to the Western Wall plaza,
with Flato-Sharon joining him for the
ceremony.
The Roots of Jewishness
by Gisela Telis, Arizona Public Media
Scholars have long debated one
seemingly simple question: What is
“Jewishness?” Is it defined by genetics,
culture, or religion? Recent findings
have revealed genetic ties that suggest
a biological basis for Jewishness, but
this research didn’t include data from
North African, Ethiopian, or other
Jewish communities. Now a new
study fills in the genetic map—and
paints a more complex picture of
what it means to be Jewish. Most
Jewish populations share a genetic
connection, but some groups, such
as Ethiopian Jews stand alone.
Modern Jews, who number more
than 13 million worldwide, are
traditionally divided into various
groups. They include Middle Eastern
Jews, who live in Iraq, Iran and other
places in the Levant; Sephardic Jews
from Spain and Portugal; Ashkenazi
Jews from Europe, who comprise
90% of American Jews; North
African Jews from Morocco, Algeria,
and other countries north of the
Sahara; Ethiopian Jews; and many
other communities scattered across
the globe. In the Bible, the roots of
Jewishness reach back 4000 years to
Abraham and his descendants. But
historians have suggested the story of
Jewishness is more complicated, and
may not include a single ancestor.
Some had even argued that most
modern Jews are descended from
converts to Judaism and don’t share
genetic ties at all.
Recent studies have turned to
DNA for answers. In 2010, human
geneticist Harry Ostrer of the Albert
Einstein College of Medicine in New
York City and colleagues found that
three of the major Jewish groups the Middle Eastern, Sephardic and
Ashkenazi Jews - share a genetic
connection going back more than
2000 years and are more closely
related to each other than to nearby
non-Jewish groups. Genetic ties
within each of the groups were even
closer, about the equivalent of fourth
or fifth cousins. But that study didn’t
include North African Jews, who
represent the world’s second largest
Jewish population, or any groups
whose claim to Jewishness has been
controversial, such as Ethiopian
Jews.
So Ostrer and his colleagues
gathered new DNA samples from Jews
living everywhere from Morocco to
Yemen. Using three distinct strategies
for identifying genetic similarities,
including a method called identity
by descent (IBD) that can determine
how closely related two individuals
are, the team compared these DNA
samples to each other, to the samples
from their 2010 study, and to samples
from non-Jews.
Most of the sampled groups
shared genetic features, indicating
a common heritage dating back to
before Roman times, the team report
in the Proceedings of the National
Academy of Sciences. North African
Jews—and Moroccan/Algerian
Jews in particular—showed a close
genetic connection to Ashkenazi and
Sephardic Jews, and little evidence
of interbreeding with contemporary
non-Jewish populations in North
Africa. Georgian Jews shared genetic
features with Middle Eastern Jews,
instead. Yemenite Jews were distantly
related to Middle Eastern Jews, while
Ethiopian Jews formed their own
cluster and shared little IDB with
other Jewish populations. Each group
showed little interbreeding with
local non-Jewish groups. Moroccan/
Algerian Jews, for example, were
about as close genetically as third or
fourth cousins; Jews from the Tunisian
Island of Djerba were as close as first
cousins once removed.
“I didn’t know what to expect,”
Ostrer says. “I’ve been surprised to
learn there’s such a shared biological
basis for Jewishness.” The team’s
results suggest that while most Jewish
groups are genetically related, some
are not and instead arose from
converts to Judaism. But regardless of
their origins, Jewish groups remained
genetically isolated once formed.
The results complement historical
accounts of multiple Jewish migrations
and expulsions. The genetic ties
between North African Jews and
Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jews may
reflect the expulsion of European Jews
from Spain and Portugal during the
Spanish Inquisition in the late 1400s,
and their limited breeding with local
North African populations in the
centuries that followed. Distinct
populations, such as Ethiopian Jews,
likely arose from Jewish founders who
converted the local population by
proselytizing but did not intermarry.
“This is certainly the most extensive
genomic study of Jewish populations
to date,” says geneticist Sarah Tishkoff
of the University of Pennsylvania,
who was not involved in the work.”
And it shows there is both a genetic
and a cultural component to being
Jewish.”
Identifying the genetic component
of Jewishness—though controversial
because the Holocaust was predicated
on the idea that Jewishness was a
genetic trait that could be eliminated
from the German population—could
have medical as well as historical value,
Tishkoff adds, because many Jewish
populations have high incidences
of genetic disease. Knowing more
about the groups’ biological makeup
could enable doctors to provide more
informed genetic counseling to Jewish
couples, or better personalize courses
of treatment. Tishkoff notes that the
little-studied Jewish populations of
India, sub-Saharan Africa, China, and
Burma weren’t examined in the latest
analysis. Ostrer says his team plans to
include their DNA in a future study to
complete what he calls “the tapestry
of Jewishness.”
Over Sixty Countries March to Show Support for Israel
By Annie Lubin, Arutz Sheva
People from all over the world
marched in Jerusalem on October 4th
to express support for the State of Israel.
The Jerusalem March, which takes place
during Sukkot each year, also included
marching bands, IDF soldiers, street
artists, dance groups and more.
Cheers of “We love Israel” were heard
throughout the streets of Jerusalem as
thousands of Christians from all over
the world paraded down the streets
to show their support for the State of
Israel. The flags of over sixty countries
waved alongside the blue and white flag
of Israel as confetti poured down and
Israeli spectators stood on the sidewalk
cheering
on the
marchers
a n d
thanking
them with
replies of
“we love you too.”
As several Jerusalemites observed,
the parade reminds Israelis that with all
of the messages of hate going around
the world today, it’s very nice to receive
a little love. To see a video of the march, type
in the following link on the internet:
http://youtu.be/359fA0pmL4I
Local Temples
November Shabbat Schedule
BETH SHALOM
(Conservative)
Ken Hailpern, Spiritual Leader
79-733 Country Club Drive
Bermuda Dunes
www.freewebs.com/mitzvah18
760-200-3636
Centro Cultural
Hebreo de Mexicali
(Conservative)
Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
Contact: Ron Cohen
www.judiosdemexicali.com
760-960-3392 US
(686) 216-7152 Mexico
CHABAD OF PALM SPRINGS
& DESERT COMMUNITIES
Rabbi Yonason Denebeim
425 Ortega, Palm Springs
www.chabadpalmsprings.com
760-325-0774
CHABAD OF PALM DESERT
A project of Chabad of Palm Springs &
Desert Communities
Rabbi Mendy Friedman
www.chabadpd.com
760-969-2153 / 760-969-2158
CHABAD OF RANCHO MIRAGE
Desert Communities
Rabbi Shimon Posner
72295 Via Marta, Rancho Mirage
www.chabadrm.com
760-770-7785
Congregation Shalom Bayit
(Reform)
Spiritual Leader: Dr. Harvey Lee Block
1320 Williams Ave., Banning
Contact 951-769-7514
HAR-EL
(Member, Union for Reform Judaism)
Rabbi Richard Zionts
Har-El Cultural Center
47-535 Hwy 74, Palm Desert
www.harelurj.org
760-779-1691
TEMPLE ISAIAH
(Conservative)
Rabbi Sally Olins
332 West Alejo Road, Palm Springs
www.templeisaiahps.com
760-325-2281
TEMPLE SINAI
(Reform)
Rabbi Jordan S. Ofseyer
73-251 Hovley Lane West, Palm Desert
www.templesinaipd.org
760-568-9699
BIKUR CHOLIM
Desert Communities
(Community Outreach)
Rabbi Yankel Kreiman
www.BikurCholimPS.com
760-325-8076
Beth Shalom
Shabbat Services: 8:00 pm. Oneg
follows.
Saturdays: Services 9:30 am.
Morning minyan Mondays,
Thursdays and Rosh Chodesh:
8:30 am, followed by breakfast.
Chabad of Palm Springs
Friday Shabbat services: 20 minutes
after candle lighting time.
Saturday services: Morning - 9:30
am; ‘Lunch at Chabad’ 12:15 pm,
followed by a Chassidic story
with Rabbi Kreiman. Evening:
same as evening before.
Chabad of Rancho Mirage
Friday Shabbat services: Mincha
followed by Kabbalat Shabbat:
Check website (www.chabadrm.
com) for times. Shabbat morning:
10:00 am followed by sit down
Kiddush. Children’s Program/
Service 11:15 am.
Daily minyan: Shacharit services
Monday-Friday 7:00 am; Sundays
8:00 am.
Daily minyan: Shacharit services
Monday-Friday 7:00 am; Sundays
8:00 am. Mincha/Maariv
Services November 1-5 - 5:30
pm; November 6-30 - 4:30 pm.
Desert Hot Springs Jewish
Community
Shabbat service Friday, November
2 at 7 pm and Havdallah Plus
Saturday, November 17 at 7 pm
- Mission Lakes Country Club,
8484 Clubhouse Drive, DHS,
officiated by Rabbi Faith Tessler.
Har-El Congregation
Member, Union for Reform Judaism.
Kabbalat Shabbat Services 5:005:30 pm, followed by program.
Call 760-779-1691 for schedule
of speakers, programs and
dinners.
Friday, November 9 – Symposium,
Fridays with a Scholar: Producer/
Director Robert Kline will gives
two lectures on “The Legacy of the
Holocaust.” See ad and article on
page 13 for times.
Shalom Bayit (Banning)
Havdallah the first Saturday of each
month at 5:30 pm. Shabbat
Services the third Friday of the
November Community
Calendar
Tuesdays
9:00-11 am Jewish Family Service
Solutions for Seniors: Walk-in
assistance at JFS Palm Desert Office
in Jocelyn Senior Center and at the
Desert Hot Springs Senior Center.
month at 7:30 pm. Both held
1320 West Williams Street,
Banning.
Temple Isaiah
Friday Shabbat services 7:30 pm,
followed by an Oneg Shabbat.
Saturday mornings: Services 10:00
am. Kiddush following.
Morning minyan 8:30 am Mondays
and Thursdays.
Temple Sinai
Friday services: Family service first
Friday at 7:00 pm; other weeks
7:30 pm.
Friday, November 16 Shabbat
Zimra.
Saturday: 9:00 am: Bagels, Lox and
Torah Study, 10:00 am - Shabbat
services.
Saturday, November 3: Bat Mitzvah
of Gabriella Werner.
Saturday, November 10: Bar
Mitzvah of Aaron Ortega.
Centro Cultural Hebreo de
Mexicali
Weekly Shabbat Services Friday at
7:00 pm, followed by dinner.
Saturday immediately before sunset:
Havdallah.
Thursdays
8:30-11 am Jewish Family Service
Solutions for Seniors: Walk-in
assistance at Mizell Senior Center,
Palm Springs.
Tuesdays
10:00 am Temple Sinai Yiddish
Club.
Steak, hot dogs, veggie burgers and
Thursdays
salads. Affordable, fun and kosher. 9:30-10:30 am Har-El Men’s and
Reservations not required but helpful. Women’s Torah Study. No charge.
760-770-7785.
Thursday, November 1
Wednesdays
9:00 am Sun City Hadassah
Noon – 4:00 pm Temple Isaiah Meeting. Program: Alex Pechman,
“Irving Berlin and the Golden Age
Bingo.
of Musicals on Broadway.” $5.00.
RSVP to 760-772-4610.
Wednesdays
Tuesdays
5:30 pm Chabad of Rancho Mirage’s
weekly BBQ. Lots of fun and a
great way to meet great people.
3:30-5:00 pm Jewish Family Service
Jewish Bereavement Group. Meets
weekly at the JFS Palm Springs
Office, 801 East Tahquitz Canyon.
Reservations not required.
5:00-7:00 pm Jewish Federation
j-connect at the Stadium Club
Sports Bistro. See ad page 2.
November Community Calendar Continued
Friday, November 2, 9, 16, 30
9:00 am Temple Isaiah “Rap with
Rabbi Sally” informal class with topics
driven by participants. For information
call 760-844-7302.
Friday, November 2, 9, 16
10:00-11:45 Har-El Galen Trimester
Course “End of Life Issues” with
Rabbi Richard Zionts, Rev. Daniel
Rondeau and Rev. Troy Mendez.
Free. Reservations requested.
760-779-1691. See ad page 9.
Sunday, November 4
10:00 am Jewish Federation
Informational Meeting for April
28-May 6, 2013 “Journey to Israel”
with Jewish Federation of the Desert.
See ad page 4. RSVP to Sandy
Durham, 760-324-4737 or Sandy.
[email protected].
Monday, November 5
4:00 pm Hadassah speaker: Dr.
Osnat Levtzion Korach, new director
of Hadassah Hospital Mt. Scopus.
Couvert: $18. At Tolerance Education
Center. Space limited. Pre-paid
reservations required. Questions: Call
Carol Woodward, 612-328-1695 or
[email protected].
Monday, November 5, 12, 19, 26
7:00 pm Chabad of Rancho Mirage
Men’s Torah Class with Rabbi Benny
Lew. For more information call
760-636-2897 or email rabbibenny@
chabadrm.com.
Wednesdays” Course with Rabbi Sally
Olins. Fall topic: “Simply Samson.”
Fee for non-members. Call 760-8447302.
Friday, November 9
9 am-3 pm Jewish Family Service
Tour of Simi Dabah Sculpture Ranch.
For details see ad this page, right
column.
Monday, November 12
2:00-4:00 pm Jewish Family Service
Café Europa: monthly event for
Holocaust Survivors held at the
Tolerance Education Center, 35147
L a n dy L a n e , R a n ch o M i r a g e .
November program: Film “Israel
Inside – How a Small Nation Makes
a Big Difference.” RSVP to Linda
Zweig at JFS 760-325-4088, ext.
109.
Monday, November 12
5:30 pm Tamar Hadassah Dinner
Meeting. Program: Dr. Laura Lee
“Jewish Women and Breast Cancer.”
Couvert $20. Must be prepaid.
For information call Phyllis at 760321-9941.
Tuesday, November 13
11:30 am
Rimona Hadassah
Luncheon Meeting.
Program:
Suzanne Reyto speaking about her
book, “Pursuit of Freedom,” her life
story. Reservations required.
11:30 am Golda Meir Club of Na’Amat
Luncheon Meeting at Temple Isaiah.
Call 760-327-0403 to RSVP.
Wednesday, November 7, 14, 28
Noon Temple Sinai Lunch and
Learn
6:30-9:30 pm Temple Isaiah presents
“Palm Swings” – a Celebration of the
30 th anniversary of Frank Sinatra’s
concert to raise the funds to build
the sanctuary. At Frank’s Palm
Springs home. $125 per person.
Entertainments, hors d’oeuvres,
guided tours and more. See ad page
7. Call 760-325-2281 for tickets.
1:00 pm Temple Sinai Bereavement
Group
Sunday, November 18
10 am-3 pm Temple Isaiah Holiday
Boutique. See classified ad page 26.
4:00 pm Temple Isaiah. “Wonderful
Sunday, November 18
4:00-6:00 pm Jewish Federation
10:30 am Temple Isaiah. Continuing
course: Introduction to Judaism, led
by Rabbi Sally Olins. Fee for nonmembers. Call 760-844-7302.
j-connect “Bowling for Tzedakah.”
See ad page 12.
Monday, November 19
10:30 am-Noon Har-El Galen
Trimester Course: Book Course;
Sessions held monthly NovemberMay. November Book: “The Crisis
of Zionism” by Peter Beinart. Fee.
760-779-1691.
of the Desert invites you
to an Exclusive Tour of
renowned Artist
SIMI DABAH’S
JOSHUA TREE
SCULPTURE RANCH
11:00 am Temple Sinai Sisterhood
Book Club.
11:30 am Temple Sinai Sisterhood
Luncheon.
1 2 : 3 0 - 5 : 3 0 p m Te m p l e S i n a i
Sisterhood’s Chanukah Shopping
Spree. See classified ad page 26.
Friday, November 30
10:00 am Women’s Philanthropy
program: “Breast Health for Ourselves,
Our Daughters and Granddaughters.”
Presenter: Dr. James Waisman. Free.
Space limited. RSVP by November
21 to Linn Menne at 760-324-4737
or [email protected]
Chabad of Rancho Mirage’s popular
women’s program “Caffeine for the
Soul” is slated to begin again in early
November. Call Chaya Posner at
760-770-7785 for more information.
Proceeds will send deserving youth
to overnight camps for experiences
that change their lives.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2012
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
$100 per person
Reservations include tour bus, tour of
Copper Mountain College sculpture
garden, tour of Dabah’s sculpture
ranch with exclusive purchasing
opportunity, lunch at Yucca
Valley’s hidden gem “Roadside Café”
and special $50 credit towards
purchase of Dabah’s art.
Through the generosity of artist Simi
Dabah, 100% of all art purchased will
support camperships.
THE HI-DESERT EXPERIENCE
Experience the majesty of the
hi-desert while being immersed
in a dreamscape of sculptures
rising up out of the Joshua trees
and yucca bushes.
Space is limited. Reservations
available at 760-325-4088, ext. 1,
www.jfsdesert.org or mail your
check to Jewish Family Service
801 East Tahquitz Way, Suite 202
Palm Springs, CA 92262
Visit the artist’s website at
www.simidabahsculptures.com
Hadassah to Open Heart Health Center
in Jerusalem with $10 Million Gift
JTA
Sister to Sister, a heart health
organization, is donating $10 million
in a partnership with Hadassah for
a cardiovascular wellness center at
Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem. Irene
Pollin, the founder of Sister to Sister
and wife of the late sports executive
Abe Pollin, is providing the gift. The
center will be named in memory of
Pollin’s daughter, Linda Joy, who was
born with a congenital heart defect and
died at age 16.
“Mrs. Pollin’s gift adds to our ability
to deepen and extend what we can
provide for our patients,” Marcie
Natan, National President of Hadassah,
the Women’s Zionist Organization of
America, said in a statement. The gift
was announced as part of Hadassah’s
weeklong celebration of its centennial
in Jerusalem attended by nearly 2,000
people. Support and expansion of
Hadassah’s two hospital campuses in
Jerusalem is at the core of the group’s
mission.
Hadassah and Sister to Sister also
will embark on a campaign to raise
heart health awareness in Israel and
the United States.
Israelis Begin New Year with Optimism
Chelm-on-the-Med (Yediot, Globes, Maariv)
How is Israel faring as Jews mark the
beginning of a New Year?
Forget about a nuclear Iran, a
European monetary crisis, spiraling
petrol prices and the fact that 52
percent of all households in Israel found
themselves facing an overdraft at one
time or another during the past year.
Eighty-eight and a half percent of the
adult population in Israel is satisfied
with life, and 55 percent is optimistic.
But is optimism justified?
Sever Plotzker, Yediot Aharonot’s
chief economic editor says indeed
Israelis have good reason to be
optimistic. Approaching a population
of eight million, the Jewish state is
no longer a tiny country. It’s the same
size as Switzerland and Austria, and
demographically has surpassed most
western European countries – including
Denmark, Finland, Norway and Ireland.
In fact, Europe is stagnating with a
birthrate lower than that necessary for
zero population growth – prompting a
group of Danish kindergartens, whose
sustainability is in jeopardy, to hold an
‘evening tea party’ at the kindergarten
– kids only’ in the hopes the carefree
evening will jack up births nine months
from now!
No less encouraging, the gap in
birth rates between Jews and Arabs is
converging.
Not enough?
The Bank of Israel announced that
Israel’s dollar reserves in mid-2012 stood
at 75.119 billion dollars. Need some
point of reference? In mid-1985 Maariv
reported that Israel’s foreign currency
balance dropped below the red line
to 2 billion dollars – barely enough to
cover two months of imports.
If that’s not reason enough for
optimism, the past year the number
of Jews making aliyah to Israel from
North America surpassed the number of
Israelis leaving for North America.
Renowned Producer/Director to Speak
on Holocaust at Har-El
On Friday, November 9, 2012,
the 74th anniversary of Kristallnacht,
Congregation Har-El has invited
Robert Kline, nationally known
film director and award winning
producer to speak on “The Legacy
of the Holocaust.” As a professor of
Holocaust studies at USC, UC, and
the Annenberg, Kline is approaching
his presentation with a look at the
Holocaust, its causal factors, and
historical antecedents as well as its
legacy.
Kline’s accomplishments include
over 400 television, big screen, and
DVD projects. In the mid-60’s he
produced Firing Line with conservative
commentator William Buckley Jr.,
and is a former Vice President of
Production at 20th Century Fox, as
well as co-founder of the Lifetime
Television. In 1994, he produced
Oliver Stone’s highly acclaimed
and Golden Globe winning film,
Heaven and Earth, the only American
movie about the Vietnam War from
the perspective of the Vietnamese
people. In collaboration with
Richard Deukmejian, a Professor of
Political Science at the University of
Southern California, they created and
co-taught a course called “Terrorism
and Genocide.” This same course
eventually evolved into a seven-part
series of the subject of terrorism for the
Discovery Channel, and PBS, called
Terrorism: A World in Shadows. Kline
also spent time from 1997 to 2000
teaching in the film department at
Chapman University.
A few of his other directing and
producing projects include Operation
Welcome Home(1991), hosted by
General Colin Powell, Crossing
the Line (2000-2003), Operation
Enduring Freedom (2002), The
Kennedys: America’s Emerald Kings
(2008), In 2012, Kline produced
and directed Betty White: Champion
of Animals, and is preparing the
November, 2012 release of The
Clintons: An American Odyssey. Set
for 2013 is JFK Remembered: 50 Years
Later, a Warner Bros. release. Mr. Kline will be giving two lectures.
The first will be from 3:30-4:30 pm.
A reception will follow from 4:305:00 pm. Shabbat services will be
held from 5:00-5:30 pm. Mr. Kline’s
second lecture will be from 5:406:30 pm. The lecture and services
are held at St. Margaret’s Episcopal
Church, 47-535 Highway 74, Palm
Desert. Rabbi Richard Zionts,
spiritual leader of Congregation
Har-El (Member, Union for Reform
Judaism), noted, “We are pleased to
have Mr. Kline speaking to us and
are very much looking forward to his
presentation.”
The lectures and Shabbat services
are open to the community. For
more information contact Har-El at
760-779-1691 or [email protected].
Federation Campaign Donors
The Strength of a People. The Power of Community.
On behalf of all who will benefit from the many
programs and projects that we will be able to fund this
year because of the generosity of our many donors - those
listed below and those who asked that their names not be
published - the Jewish Federation of the Desert thanks
all who contributed to the 2012 Annual Federation
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in number. From school and camp scholarships to
providing care, food and services to seniors, from aid to
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your support of our campaign gives us the resources to
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We also gratefully thank our naming donors, whose
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Charles and Ellen Lane
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To everyone who contributed to our 2012 Annual
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into the words that define and guide our efforts: “The
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We have endeavored to honor every special request
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Eric and Miri Ketayi
Wayne and Christa King
Mark Kiselow
Sam and Ruth Klapman
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Idamay Landau
Gary and Jo Ellen Leifer
Lionel and Lois Leiter
Marla Leventhal
Ron and Ann Levine
Sonya Levitt
J. Lampert Levy
Lolly Levy
Marvin and Irene Levy
Trudy Levy
Herman and Annette Lew
Bertel Lewis
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Isadore and Elaine Lichtcsien
Estelle Lieb
Al and Beverly Lieberman
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Harold Linstone
Alan and Marilyn Loesberg
Ed Lopatin
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Phyllis Lyman
Rena Magged
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Richard and Roseve Mainzer
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Marvin Mandleman
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*Jeanne Mazur
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Norma Werbow
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Anne Weston
Pearl White
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Jean Willens
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Jerrold and Rita Winer
Joyce Wolff
Roberta Wolff
Carol Woodward
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Herman Sarkowsky
Robert Scadron
Gary Schahet
Herbert Schneider
Ken Schoenfeld
Walter Schoenfeld
Howard Schor
Edward Schwartz
Michael Scoby
Don Shagrin
Richard Sharfstein
Larry Sherman
Albert Silverman
Alvin Siwak
Richard Sloan
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Richard Solomon
Jay Spak
Ted Stein
Allan Steinberg
Howard Stone
Ira Stone
Sherwin Stone
Burton Sunkin
Peter Tynberg
Barry Usow
David Veit
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Tom Weil
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Eugene Weisberg
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Stanley Weiss
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Community
Schools
of the Desert
“Count on us… for life”
801 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 202
(760) 325-4088
www.jfsdesert.org
DAY SCHOOLS
Jewish Community School
of the Desert
Grades K-6
Principal: Miri Ketayi
Asstistant Principal: Laura Gould
73-251 Hovley Lane West,
Palm Desert, CA 92260
www.jcsdpd.org
760-340-2039
PROGRAMS & SERVICES
For further information about these services and
others, please call the JFS office, 760-325-4088.
COUNSELING & FAMILY SUPPORT: Experienced
therapists help individuals, couples, and families
address life’s challenges.
Desert Torah Academy (Chabad)
A project of Chabad of
Palm Springs & Desert Communities
Toddler - Grade 4
Director: Sussie Denebeim
73550 S. Rosa Way,
www.chabadpalmsprings.com
760-341-6501
SOLUTIONS FOR SENIORS: Serves older adults
to maintain independence and help them enjoy a
higher quality of life. Call the office for information,
or walk- in assistance is provided at the following
locations; the JFS Palm Desert office, Tuesdays,
9.00-11.00 a.m.; DHS Senior Ctr., Tuesdays, 9.0011.00 a.m.; Mizell Senior Center, Thursdays, 8.3011.00 a.m.
JFS EXPRESS SENIOR RIDE PROGRAM: If
you know someone homebound and needing
transportation to a medical or important
appointment, please have them contact JFS Express
for assistance.
RELIGIOUS/
HEBREW SCHOOLS
Chabad Hebrew School
A project of Chabad of
Palm Springs & Desert Communities
Director: Sussie Denebeim
73550 S. Rosa Way,
www.chabadpd.com
760-341-6501
JEWISH BEREAVEMENT GROUP: Free to the local
community. This group meets every Wednesday
at the JFS Palm Springs office, 3.30-5.00 p.m. No
registration necessary.
FRIENDLY VISITORS: For seniors who are isolated
and would like companionship, a JFS volunteer can
bring care and friendship. Friendly Visitors can also
provide companionship and celebration during the
Shabbat observation. Call for more information.
Beth Shalom
79-733 Country Club Drive,
Bermuda Dunes, CA 92201
www.freewebs.com/mitzvah18
760-200-3636
Har-El
Rabbi Richard A. Zionts, Ph.D.
Opportunities For Youth Learning
47-535 Highway 74,
www.harelurj.org
760-779-1691
Temple Isaiah
Principal: Rabbi Sally Olins
332 West Alejo Road
www.templeisaiahps.com
760-325-2281, ext. 203
Temple Sinai
Director: Miri Ketayi
www.templesinaipd.org
760-568-9699
NURSERY SCHOOLS
Temple Sinai Tikvah Pre-School
Director: Debbie Midcalf
24 mos - pre-K
760-568-6779
JFS SPEAKERS BUREAU: Is your organization
looking for an interesting program to share with
members? JFS can present a program on critical
social and mental health issues.
We sell everything from designer to
active day wear, shoes, handbags,
accessories, collectables,
menswear, furniture, works of art,
bric-a-brac and more!
JFS VOLUNTEERS WELCOME: Contact Linda
Zweig, extension 109.
CAFÉ EUROPA GROUP: Programming for
holocaust survivors. – Film: Israel Inside: How a
Small Nation Makes a Big Difference, November
12, 2.00 – 4.00, Tolerance Education Center, 35147
Landy Ln., Rancho Mirage.
FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION SERIES/TEA TIME TALK:
Presented free to the community by Dr. Helene
Pine, Tuesday, November 20, 4:30 pm – 5.30,
Sun City Palm Desert, Mountain View Clubhouse.
Reservations not necessary.
SIMI DABAH’S JOSHUA TREE SCULPTURE
RANCH TOUR: Friday, November 9, 2012,
9:00 a.m.-3.00 P.M. Bus ride and tour to visit the
sculpture ranch of artist Simi Dabah, with lunch
at Roadside Restaurant. Proceeds benefit JFS
camperships. Reservations are $100 each. Please
call the JFS office to make reservations. See ad
page 11.
Desert Hot Springs Outreach:
November 2, 2012, Shabbat Services, DHS,
Mission Lakes Country Club
November 16, 2012, DHS Havdallah Service,
Mission lakes County Club
Tribute Card Donations
Sending tributes and memorials is a meaningful way to honor loved ones.
Honorarium Tributes –
In Appreciation For:
Judy Erlichman, Best wishes for a happy, healthy
New Year, from Ruthie and Harold Tivol.
Ted Ginsberg, Happy birthday, from Morris
Glesby and Lila Rauch.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Jacobson, Happy
Anniversary and Happy Birthday to Loreen, from
Lila Rauch.
Moe Moscatel, Best wishes for your special
birthday, from Dale and George Rotner.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Pearl, Wishing you happy
memories in your new home, from Barbara Platt.
Refuah Shleimah –
Get Well Wishes To:
Libby Hoffman, Get well wishes from Celia
and Sandy Norian, Barbara Platt and Ruthie and
Harold Tivol.
Dr. Richard Tepper, Get well wishes from
Marsha Bernhard.
Memoriam Tributes –
Condolences Sent To:
Susan Ginsberg, In memory of your beloved
mother Ruth, from Cora and Ted Ginsberg.
Shalom
Barbara Glass, In memory of your beloved
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husband Larry, from Rabbi Yankel and Rochel
Kreiman and Harold and Ruthie Tivol.
Shalom
All contributions received by the Jewish Federation for
Tribute Cards are placed in our special Tzedakah Fund,
which provides direct monetary intervention for needy
Jews living in the Coachella Valley.
Pamara Glazer, In memory of your father-in-law
Milton, from Don Woolf and Rosella Weissman.
Peggy and Jim Greenbaum, In memory of your
beloved brother-in-law Saul from Ted and Cora
Ginsberg and Barbara Platt.
Barbara and Jerry Keller, In memory of your
beloved mother Rose Cohn, from Libby and
Buddy Hoffman and Dale and George Rotner.
Alyce Klein, In memory of your beloved
husband Ray, from Cora and Ted Ginsberg,
Joe Noren and Marnie Miller, Barbara Platt and
Dale and George Rotner.
Jean Mintz, In memory of your beloved husband
Saul, from Cora and Ted Ginsberg, Carolyn and
Don Shagrin and Harold and Ruthie Tivol.
Susan Rosser and Family, In memory of your
beloved mother, Anne Schwartz, from Vern and
Paula Kozlen, and Barbara Platt.
Commander: IDF Willing to Work
With Hareidim
by Maayana Miskin, Arutz Sheva
The Israel Defense Force (IDF)
does want hareidi men to enlist, and
has managed to strike a balance
between their needs and its own,
says Lieutenant Colonel Amichai
Segal, who commands the hareidireligious Netzach Yehuda Brigade.
“The IDF is the people’s army and has
run according to certain rules since it
was created. After the idea came up
of enlisting hareidi men who would
continue to keep certain standards of
modesty and kashrut, they created a
sort of ‘island’ within the army that
does allow those who want to enlist
to do so,” Segal told Arutz Sheva.
“That is how it has been done
for 13 years, and I think the right
tools are there for whoever wants to
enlist, and that the IDF knows how
to find the right balance with those
soldiers,” he added. Segal said that
if the brigade grows, he expects new
hareidi units to be created. “The IDF
is ready and wants hareidim in the
army,” he stated.
Segal’s statements were in response
to Minister of the Interior Eli Yishai,
who argued that the IDF does not
want to enlist hareidi men, and that
statements to the contrary have been
lies. He accused the IDF of failing to
open a second brigade designed for
hareidi soldiers despite interest.
Segal said that he was initially
not interested in leading a hareidi
brigade. “I wanted a regular brigade,
not one associated with one sector
[of society],” he recalled. “But after
I learned about the project and
understood its importance, I was very
happy that I’d come here.”
Laugh
out
Loud
Stories in the news that bring a smile!
Sightless in Jerusalem
The center of Jerusalem can
be an obstacle course for the ultraultra pious, filled with unholy sights
from immodestly dressed women and
manikins to – gasp – cheeseburgers,
leading a Jerusalem rabbi to suggest
that myopic hareidi men remove
their eyeglasses in public to avoid
unsightly spectacles on public streets,
which begged the question: What
about the extra-pious among the
flock who are cursed with 20-20
vision? Sure enough – someone
came up with an ingenious solution:
“modesty spectacles” for roaming
eyes – now on sale in Mea She’arim
for 30 NIS ($7) a pair. The specially
ground lenses blur-out anything or
anyone more than an arm’s distance
away, ensuring the wary wearers’
eyes will remain tightly glued on the
ground to avoid breaking their necks
when out and about in public.
Confusion in Advertising?
The kosher Elite Bittersweet
Chocolate bar, pictured here, was
purchased from Ralphs in Palm
Springs a couple weeks ago. Do you
find the packaging a bit confusing too?
The graphic on the package is a cow.
The chocolate is bittersweet, not milk
chocolate
... and the
chocolate
is certified “pareve”! So what is the
cow doing on the package?
DESERT HOLOCAUST
MEMORIAL
The Desert Holocaust
Memorial is located in
the Palm Desert Civic
Center Park at San
Pablo Avenue &
Fred Waring Drive.
Residents and visitors
are encouraged to
visit this moving
memorial, a place
of remembrance and
monument
of hope.
Simchas
Congratulations
to Annette Bloch
on being honored
as Outstanding
Philanthropist
bythe Association
of Fundraising
Professionals/
Annette Bloch
Desert Communities
Chapter at their sixth annual National
Philanthropy Day Awards Luncheon
being held on November 14 ... Mazel
tov to Gabriella Werner, daughter of
Drs. Matthew and Edith Gonzalez
Werner, on being called to the Torah
Classifieds
PERSONAL ASSISTANT/PERSONAL
AFFAIRS MANAGER Excellent local
references. Bill paying, reconcile
bank statement, run errands, drive to
appointment. Computer help: MS
Office, QuickBooks, emails. Notary. 2
hours minimum. Trustworthy, discreet,
dependable. 760-408-5260.
JEWISH, GLBT and New to the Desert?
Contact Burt Fogelman at 760-328-1003
or [email protected] and get on the
Shalom GLBT list/email blast. Activities
every one to two months. Also, check
out our Facebook page and our new
website: www shalomgayandlesbian
jewsofthedesert.com.
JFS EXPRESS SENIOR RIDE
TRANSPORTATION program currently
recruiting volunteer drivers. Drivers
use their own vehicles to provide
rides for older adults to personal and
medical appointments. Hours are
flexible. You choose who, when and
where you drive with our convenient
scheduling system. Call Lois Wakser at
760-325-4088 for more information.
TEMPLE SINAI GIFT SHOP : One of
a kind and largest Judaica shop here
in the desert. For all your traditional
needs and unique gift items. Special
orders available. For information call
the Temple office at 760-568-9699.
FOR SALE: SINGLE GRAVE SITE
at Home of Peace Cemetery in Los
Angeles. Only $2500. Call Arthur
Bishop, 760-341-3453.
as a Bat Mitzvah
at Temple Sinai on
November 3 and
to Aaron Ortega,
son of Susan Baer
Ortega, on being
called to the Torah
as a Bar Mitzvah
Gabriella Werner
at Temple Sinai on
th
November 10 ...
Federation President
Celia Norian, CEO
Bruce Landgarten
a n d W o m e n ’s
Philanthropy
Director Barbara
B e n - D av i d w i l l
Aaron Ortega
be heading to
Baltimore next week for the Jewish
Federations of North
America General
Assembly. Also in
attendance will be
Jeremy Ginsberg,
son of Lynda and
Trevor Bailey, who
was selected as one
Jeremy Ginsberg
of only 15 students
across the country
to be sent to the
conference. Jeremy
is a sophomore at
U.C. Santa Barbara
... Since 1985 David
Bent, son of Nat
and Miriam Bent,
David Bent
has been blowing
the shofar at Temple Isaiah, and he is
famous for his single pure sound of
“Tekiah Godol” that regularly exceeds
45 seconds, but this year was a first: his
shofar blast at the end of Yom Kippur
reached all the way to Jerusalem!
How? Temple Isaiah’s security guards
on Yom Kippur, a father and son, are
Israelis. They remembered David’s
shofar skills from last year and asked
if he would mind if they telephoned
their mother/grandmother so that she
could hear his shofar blast. He agreed
and a couple moments before 7:00 pm
they called Jerusalem, came into the
sanctuary and held their cell phones
up to capture the blast! ... Call or
email Miriam Bent: 760-323-0255 or
[email protected].
DAV I D ’ S C O N S T R U C T I O N
Conscientious licensed, insured,
bonded, general contractor. Catering
to all your home repair needs. No
Ted Cline, Rose Cohn, Elaine Falstein, Muriel Gold, Ray Klein, Edna Lapkin,
job too small or big. Room additions,
Harriet Levine, Jeanne Mazur and Harry Schwartz. Our deepest sympathies
remodeling, patio covers, decks,
carpentry, electrical, plumbing, to their families and friends. May their memories endure for a blessing.
masonry, drywall, cement, wood
floors, tile, fences, painting, sprinklers,
landscaping, swamp coolers, custom
homes and more. License #506370. [email protected] Friday, November 2
Shabbat Vayera
4:12 pm
760-671-4476 .
Friday, November 9
Shabbat Chayei Sara
4:06 pm
Shabbat Toldot
4:02 pm
HAR-EL, Member, Union for Reform Friday, November 16
Friday,
November
23
Shabbat
Vayetzei
3:58 pm
Judaism, offers Shabbat services Fridays
5-5:30 pm followed by speakers or Friday, November 30
Shabbat Miketz 3:56 pm
discussion. Galen Trimester Course
“End of Life Issues” with Rabbi Richard KRISTINE A. KAUFFMAN - SENIOR FOR ALL OF YOUR CLOTHING
Zionts, Rev. Daniel Rondeau and Rev. CARE SPECIALIST. Driving for NEEDS – call Arlene, at Rosenthal of
Troy Mendez on November 2, 9, 16 is appointments, shopping, dining, etc; Palm Springs. From casual to couture,
FREE and open to everyone. See ad Errands (groceries, banking, etc); Bill
for men and women. Can make and or
page 9. Reservations required. Contact paying and other miscellaneous tasks;
Har-El at [email protected] or 760-779- Companionship. Dog sitting, walking. copy anything. Huge variety of fabrics.
1691.
References available. 4-hour minimum In your home appointments. Since
1989 – making people look and feel
760-902-3490.
good in perfectly fitted clothing. 760HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE Sunday,
November 18th at Temple Isaiah, 10 “PALM SWINGS” Tribute to Frank 323-8353.
am-3 pm. From fabulous to faux, Sinatra Thursday, November 15th at
exciting Judaica, gift items for everyone Frank's Twin Palms Home. Fabulous HOUSEKEEPER WITH A MAGIC
on your list. 332 West Alejo Road, Palm entertainment, wine bar, exquisite WAND. Will clean your home
Springs.
hors d’oeuvres, house tour and more. sparkling clean with personal care.
$125 per person. For tickets call Temple
T E M P L E S I N A I C H A N U K A H Isaiah, 760-325-2281. See ad page 7. Welcome back Snowbirds: I offer
quality services for your convenience
SHOPPING SPREE Tuesday November
27th l2:30 - 5:30 pm. The Temple CARE GIVER FOR THE ELDERLY - 51 to make your winter stay comfortable
Gift Shop and other vendors will be year old male seeking one on one and relaxed. No worries! No stress!
there for your shopping pleasure. assistance work with elderly. Have I’m here for you! Pet and eco-friendly.
New merchandise arriving daily a nurses aide certificate. Training in Will do errands, personal shopping,
including beautiful Israeli Judaica. CPR.Volunteer with Meals on Wheels nutritional cooking. Excellent
“Brandeis Desert Chapter has a variety for ten years. Was Riverside County references. Bonded and insured. 760of exciting Study Groups and Special Volunteer of the Year for two years.
Events lined up for this season. For B.A. in philosophy. Very honest and 424-8113 or 760-844-0248.
more details send your email address hard working. Have references. $10
to [email protected]."
per hour. 760-345-6740.
We Mourn the Passing of...
Candle Lighting Times
Hillel Events on Campus
By Maya Lifton, Hillel Director for Jewish Student Life, Inland Empire and Desert Communities
UC Riverside Hillel kicked off the
semester with their annual welcome
back BBQ at Fairmount Park. The event
included kosher food, games and a
caricature artist who drew the students
during the event.
As the holidays began, students
attended prayer services at the local
synagogues including Etz Hadar,
Temple Emanu El, Chabad of Upland,
Chabad of Riverside, Temple Beth El
and Temple Isaiah (Palm Springs).
It is Hillel’s goal this year to work
together with the nearby synagogues
in promoting holiday services.
For Sukkot, each school had their
own unique event. UC Riverside built
a sukkah and served kosher pizza,
which attracted around 40 students.
University of Redlands put together
“hookah in the sukkah,” where over
100 students showed up. Riverside City
College had a table with information
regarding Sukkot which attracted
nearly 25 people. Students stopped
by to shake the lulav and say a bracha
(prayer.) One professor, at Riverside
City College, put on tefillin in honor
of the holiday.
UC Riverside Hillel also teamed
up with Chabad of Upland for their
first Shabbat in the Sukkah. University
of Redlands Hillel gets together for
Shabbat almost every week and
the students usually cook the food
themselves.
In addition to the holidays, Hillel
took part in Club Rush at Cal State
San Bernardino, College of the Desert,
and Riverside City College. Club Rush
takes place every year in the beginning
of the semester, allowing campus clubs
to promote themselves and recruit
students to their organization. Hillel
took this opportunity to find Jewish
students, and pass out information
regarding Israel and Hillel.
Future activities will include Shabbat
events, speakers, movie nights, and
Hanukah celebrations. For more
information about getting involved
with Hillel contact Maya Lifton, Hillel
Director for Jewish Student Life, Inland
Empire and Desert Communities, at
[email protected] or 858-349-9301.
Ariella Hemley, Maya Lifton and
Karam Elmasry during Club Rush at
Riverside City College
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here at home, in Israel and around the
world are fed, sheltered and given the care
and love they deserve. From emergency
financial assistance to medical care to
transportation, with your help we can
provide Jewish seniors with the help they
need to live with dignity.
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The Night of Broken Glass

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