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First tastes of a Mexican classic

Michael NatkiN JtNews columnist
Pozole (also spelled this way, it can posole) is a soup or stew even be a weekmade all over Mexico, dating night supper. But back to pre-Columbian times. if you want a more Kosher pozole is almost a leisurely and even non-sequitur, because the better soup, you original is heavy on the pig. can cook them But this vegetarian version is both from scratch. so delicious and filling, I dont Hominy corn is think youll miss the meat. It available dried, in makes a terrific one-pot meal which case you Jewish and on a cold day. would soak it overThere are more variations Veggie night and boil it for of pozole than you can count, several hours, simbut as long as it has hominy ilar to preparing and some kind of red chili in it, youre dried beans. Or if you are really in the ballpark. I add pinto beans, which motivated, you could try to find makes it pozole de frijol. I like to use tomamaiz para pozol and soak it yourself in lye toes and a lot of lime juice to make a somewater and then remove the end of each what sour broth. kernel. Sounds like fun! Much of the fun comes with the accompaniments, which you can put out Vegetarian Pozole Rojo de Frijol on a big platter and let everyone choose Serves at least 4 as a one-pot meal for themselves. Popular options include: Vegetarian and gluten-free; vegan if you Avocado slices, cilantro, lime wedges, tordont offer cheese as a condiment tilla chips, shredded cabbage or lettuce, 1 or 2 (or more, if you are a chili head) dried onions and radishes. If you want to make a chilis de Arbol, ancho, or guajillo chilis to suit your true feast, fry up some homemade tostadas preference and make a batch of guacamole. 2 Tbs. oil The recipe below calls for canned 1 onion, diced hominy and beans for simplicity. Made 4 cloves garlic, minced
over medium heat. Add the tomatoes, 2 tsp. of salt, the oregano, and 6 cups of vegetable broth or water and bring to a simmer. Add the pinto beans and hominy and bring back to a simmer. Allow to simmer for 10 minutes. Add the pured chilis and lime juice, stir, then add salt and more lime juice or more of the tomatoes as needed to produce a piquant broth. You might like to add the chilis a little at a time and MIchael NatkIN taste to make sure you arent exceeding your heat preference. You can always serve the remainder of the chili sauce on the side. Serve it forth, with a good selection of garnishes.
Local food writer and chef Michael Natkin is the author of the recently released cookbook, Herbivoracious, A Flavor Revolution with 150 Vibrant and Original Vegetarian Recipes, based on his food blog, herbivoracious.com.
6 cups mild vegetable broth (or water) 1/2 15-oz. can diced tomatoes those fireroasted ones would be good if you have them 1 Tbs. dried oregano 1 15-oz. can pinto beans, drained and rinsed 2 15-oz. cans hominy, drained and rinsed Salt Juice of 2 limes Garnishes: use any discussed above Soak the chilis in a bit of boiling water for 20 minutes or so, then pure in a food processor. In a large soup pot, saut the onion and garlic in the oil for 2 minutes
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the rabbis turn
Gun violence in our country

Rabbi JaRoN Matlow special to JtNews
Many cultures observe a festival of lights in the darkest days of winter. For us it is Hanukkah, for others Christmas; as well there are Pagan festivals of light in the winter. For Jews and Christians, the winter festival also represents salvation. This winter, however, no amount of candles, LED lights or bonfires will lighten the darkness in our hearts. In mid-December, there were at least three mass shootings in public areas. The most heartbreaking, of course, is the loss of all those precious children at the school in Newtown, Conn. In the Talmud, Sanhedrin 37a, we find: Man was created alone, to teach you that whoever takes a single life...Scripture ascribes to him the guilt of having destroyed the whole world; and whoever saves a single life... Scripture ascribes to him the merit of having saved the whole world. The world of those parents in Connecticut, as well as in other places of mass murder, has in fact been destroyed. No parent should ever have to bury a child; that it was from senseless murder makes it that much worse. There is no answer in Torah for such acts of violence. The Torah tells us we were created btzelem Elohim, in Gods image. The Torah also commands that we shall not murder. These acts of murder, in essence, serve as an attempt to destroy God from the world. On December 19, 2012, President Obama gave a charge to his cabinet to find answers and real fixes for several problems in our country. I would like to elaborate on what I see are the issues, and how we can address them: 1. The glorification of gun violence in movies, TV and video games: Just as it is not legal, according to interpretation of the First Amendment, to shout fire in a crowded theater, other incendiary speech should be limited too. This includes, as I see it, limiting the glorification of gun violence in the media. 2. This country has become, in the last few decades, morally bankrupt. We no longer teach ethics, values and personal responsibility in schools. I firmly believe that these topics can and should be taught, without resorting to the Bible or other religious teachings. 3, With the current trends in healthcare, mental health care has become very difficult to afford or access. We need much more available mental health care in this country. 4. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act has, based on my experiences as a teacher, forced far too many students into inappropriate mainstream settings. The schools are not equipped or staffed for this, and most teachers do not have the requisite special training needed. By mainstreaming such children, they are then shunned by their classmates, leading them to be socially isolated, and often hated for the disruptions they cause due to their difficulties. If these students were taught in special-needs programs with similar students, they would be able to function at a higher level, and would be more socialized. This would result in such developmentally or educationally disabled people feeling more at home in society. Some Chabad schools have been very successful with this. So, what can we do about this horrible trend? I have seen many calls for more gun control laws. In my opinion, adding broad-based gun control is really tilting at windmills. In the case of the Newtown shooting, the rifle was apparently legally obtained. One thing to observe is that these weapons are sold as semi-automatic, which means one shot per trigger pull. Amazingly, while gun shops cannot legally sell fully automatic (one trigger pull, many bullets) versions of these rifles, they can sell the conversion kit to switch to full auto separately. This is certainly one area where gun control might have an effect. However, rather than putting a spot Band-Aid on an arterial bleed, we need to stay focused on the root causes guns are the tool but not the source of the violence. None of the ideas I have suggested are easy. Making mental-health care accessible would be expensive, as is special-needs instruction in schools. We need to provide motivation for good people to go into these fields with scholarships for advanced degrees in mental-health care and special-needs education, with the recipients committing to at least four years of public service to pay for their scholarships. It seems to me that we have been placing a value on human life by refusing to confront these issues, which are mainly economic. It is a very cynical calculus when people monetize the value of human life. Please consider talking or writing to your state and federal legislators to fully fund the fixes to these issues, so that we can restore some sense of freedom and safety in our lands, and restore value to human life, instead of having greed be the capital we operate on.
Rabbi Jaron Matlow is a veteran pastoral counselor in Olympia. He has taught in Jewish day schools, in classrooms with students with special needs in the mainstream, and has seen first-hand how difficult mainstreaming can be.
Remember King for battling hate against all

keNNeth JacobsoN Jta World News service
NEW YORK (JTA) For those of us who closely follow the progress in America in the battles against racism and antiSemitism, the observance of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.s birthday this year has particular relevance. First, the King holiday, which this year is observed on Jan. 21, reminds us of two significant anniversaries surrounding the civil rights leader. It is the 50th anniversary of his historic I Have A Dream speech at the Mall on Washington and the 20th anniversary of all 50 states in the union observing the holiday. Second, while leading the monumental struggle for civil rights in this country, King never equivocated in denouncing anti-Semitism. The segregationist and racists make no fine distinction between the Negro and the Jews, he stated bluntly. And in a letter to Jewish leaders just months before his 1968 assassination, King said, I will continue to oppose it [anti-Semitism] because it is immoral and self-destructive. The message that it is never enough for Jews and Jewish organizations to condemn anti-Semitism remains terribly important for the country. Important leaders from all communities must follow Kings lead. More specifically, Kings condemnation of anti-Semitism was and is important for his own African-American community. For too long, levels of antiSemitic attitudes have been too high. And some African-American cultural figures utter sentiments about Jews and Jewish power that remain very troubling. Not only did King react against blatant anti-Semitism, but early on he anticipated the more sophisticated versions. In an appearance at Harvard, as reported by the scholar Seymour Martin Lipset in his book, The Socialism of Fools, King responded to a hostile question about Zionism, When people criticize Zionists they mean Jews; you are talking antiSemitism. Third, King understood the importance of standing up for other minorities both as a value and to strengthen support for his work on behalf of African Americans. Perhaps Kings greatest legacy was his conviction that justice for black people could not be achieved in a vacuum, that all Americans must live free from oppression in order to guarantee freedom. Why was obtaining civil rights for African Americans so important to the American Jewish community? Because it was the right thing to do, and because it was good for all and built coalitions in fighting all forms of prejudice. Fourth, King knew that power politics were important to bring change. Speeches, marches, demonstrations and sit-ins were all about power politics. But he profoundly understood that ultimately, appealing to the moral values, the goodness and long-term interests of those who needed to change the white majority was the key to changing society. In the long run, however, changing hearts and minds through education and appealing to the best instincts of America is the real solution. Fifth, the civil rights revolution led by King also further opened up America for Jews and is one of the key elements as to why today American Jews are the freest community in the 2,000-year history of the Diaspora and why things are so much better for Jews today than 60 or 70 years ago. Civil rights legislation allowed Jews to challenge their exclusion. Even more, the revolution changed society in a way that being different and expressing ones differences was no longer a liability. The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.s work in seeking equality for all was consistent with the values expressed by the Jewish sage Hillel two millennia ago: If I am not for me, who will be? One must have pride and stand up for ones own. If I am only for myself, what am I? To be fully human, one must go beyond ones own problems and stand up for others. If not now, when? Justice delayed is justice denied. These values were Kings values. Too often in society today we stray from them. This 50th anniversary of his I Have a Dream speech is a good time to recommit to those things that brought us all together.
Kenneth Jacobson is deputy national director of the Anti-Defamation League.
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Plenty of question marks as legislative session begins

Joel MagalNick editor, JtNews
With a new governor in office and a reconstituted Senate leadership, the legislative session that begins Monday has the state wondering what solutions will be proposed for a $900 million revenue shortfall and what might be sacrificed to get the budget balanced. Were going to be watching the budget really closely, said Zach Carstensen, director of government affairs for the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle, which leads lobbying efforts on issues that affect the Jewish community. For legislators, the state Supreme Courts mandate that the legislature fund education as the constitution requires, while maintaining social-service programs, will likely top the list of priorities. I think its going to be a really big issue this session, said Sen. David Frockt (D46th). We have to get the cost side under control. We have to make sure we do this in a smart way. The question is, how do we come up with the funding to do it in a divided government with an electorate that is pretty hesitant on the revenue side? Carstensen said he is concerned about the sections of the budget that deal with support for refugee and immigration resources, a major program within Jewish Family Service of Greater Seattle, and the Medicaid reimbursement program, which affects nursing facilities such as the Kline Galland Center and its affiliates. Whether its at the state or federal level, Jewish Family Services CEO Ken Weinberg is positive his agencys clients will see cuts in benefits. Given the new makeup of the Senate an effective 25-24 Republican-plus-two-Democrats majority and word that funding for refugee resettlement at its current levels is being questioned, we dont know at this point whether that will be cut, but we know that its something [senators] are seriously looking at, he said. We know the news wont all be good, Weinberg said.
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Named Americas best math whiz by Readers Digest, Harvey Mudd professor Art Benjamin turns math into magic. In this dynamic, high-energy performance, Benjamin will demonstrate and explain his secrets for performing mental calculations faster than a calculator. Benjamin has given a TED Talk and has appeared on The Colbert Report, The Today Show, and National Public Radio, to name a few. Admission is $5. At Congregation Ezra Bessaroth, 5217 S Brandon St., Seattle. For more information, contact Susan Jensen at office@ezrabessaroth.net or 206-722-5500 or visit ezrabessaroth.net.
Make some Mathemagic
Thursday, January 17, 6:308:30 p.m.

In commemoration of the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz on January 27, 1945, Robert Herschkowitz will discuss one of the most debated questions of World War II: Why didnt the Allies bomb Auschwitz? Herschkowitz is a historian, Boeing engineer, retired naval commander, and Holocaust survivor. Clock hours available. Free. At the Museum of Flight, 9404 East Marginal Way S, Seattle. For more information and to RSVP, contact Ilana Cone Kennedy at ilanak@wsherc.org or 206-774-2201 or visit wsherc.org/news/news.aspx.
The Bombing of Auschwitz
Saturday, January 19, 7:1510:30 p.m.
Jewish Tween Extreme Limo Scavenger Hunt
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This popular event already has over 100 kids signed up dont miss out! Fifteen limos will depart from the Stroum Jewish Community Center on Mercer Island and take teens around Seattle on a competitive scavenger hunt. Afterward, meet up for pizza, tally the scores, and see which team wins the prize. Sponsored by the Stroum JCC, NCSY and BBYO. Tickets are $25. Meet at the Stroum JCC, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island. For more information and to register, contact Ben Starsky at BenS@sjcc.org or 206-388-0837 or visit bit.ly/NCSYtweenextreme.
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Whats happening in Olympia
The Jewish community will be looking very closely at how multiple mandates will affect social and fiscal policy during this years legislative session.
Ken mira lo muncho piedre lo poko.
He who runs after much, loses the little things.
Called to perform
A person stands to lose even that which he had within his reach because of greed or avarice.
This years Connections speaker started her career as a concert pianist, but she now sees the telling of her familys experience in the Holocaust as her lifes calling.
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The first Jewish baby of 2013 came just a few hours after the fireworks finished popping. Meet little Elex!
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Gathering in song
A conference last weekend at Temple Beth Am brought teens from across the state and the country to sing and play music. While the kids had fun, it also educated them in how to use their music as outreach in their home communities.
A Bar Mitzvah with the CEO
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Lior Hemmat didnt expect that he would be able to hand the proceeds from his Bar Mitzvah gifts straight to the head of the organization he wanted to support. But thats exactly what this teenager did when he met the CEO of the Jewish National Fund last month.
From the Jewish Transcript, January 10, 2003. Readers of a certain age (anyone over 28 years old, that is) can remember that where a beautiful building now stands was once the site of the much older but well-used building that housed Hillel at the University of Washington. In anticipation of that structures demolition to make way for the Hillel that exists there today, students came in to fill the walls with their memories.
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Imagine a World Without War

by Mike Selinker
Actions are more important than words, but when it comes to opposing war, symbols can be just as important. The non-shaded squares show one prominent symbol used by anti-war activists, and this grid is filled with more of them. Reading down the circled letters is a Hebrew word whose letters often are used as a powerful visual symbol against war.
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Given that none of its funding sources individuals, Federation, corporations, local, state and federal governments are truly stable in a still-shaky economy, Weinberg said that to counter cuts his agency needs to continue to diversify its fundraising. Kline Gallands CEO Jeff Cohen said he would be making repeated trips to Olympia over the next two months to speak to legislators. The baseline for Medicaid reimbursement payments to nursing homes the amount of money the state pays a facility to provide necessary services for its residents has not changed since 2009, which translates to effective cuts to homes across the state. Our costs go up significantly every year, said Cohen. We pay our employees more every year to stay competitive, and thats a market condition. Food costs go up, utility costs go up, the cost of medication goes up every year for our residents. The reimbursement needs to be related to our increased costs. In addition to adding programs in recent years such as its hospice and homehealth programs, Kline Galland has been in the process of looking at ways to reduce expenditures. In addition, were going to have to rely more on community support than we have in the past in order to maintain our current level of care, Cohen said. While lawmakers dont expect to see dramatic policy changes such as the passage of same-sex marriage last year, Carstensen said he would be looking closely at laws that affect civil rights. Were going to be looking at ways to make sure that people can express and worship in ways that are consistent with their faith tradition, he said. In particular, Carstensen said he would be closely examining the implementation of the new charter school system passed by voter initiative in November. While not intentional, when youre creating something new, theres always the risk that there can be an oversight, and we want to make sure that Jewish kids [and] Jewish teachers are not going to be unduly discriminated against because of this new system, he said. Carstensen said he may pursue reintroduction of a bill that would require a grace period for religious objections to an autopsy. However, Sen. Adam Kline (D37th), who introduced legislation that passed the Senate last year before it died in the House, told JTNews that aside from an incident in 2011 that spurred the legisla-
tion, the need to regulate medical examiners hasnt been an issue. The need for that bill subsided. There really is no need to proceed with it, Kline said. The authority is always there to go to court. As JTNews was going to press, a letter signed by local rabbis and Jewish community leaders was being sent to lawmakers urging them to consider closing the loophole that allows anyone to purchase firearms at gun shows without requiring background checks, as well as to put more resources into mental health treatment. This position was adopted after the shooting of six women at the Federations offices in 2006, and has been reiterated after the mass shooting last month at the elementary school in Newtown, Conn. We want to make sure that we have a mental health system thats responsive, that actually works, and then make sure people on the edges of society, people that have a potential to inflict great harm on our communities, can be caught, can be helped, can be assisted before they step over the precipice, Carstensen said. Should lawmakers decide to take up gun control and media reports across the state suggest they wont have the appetite to do so there is no consensus even within political parties on solutions. Kline said he would be introducing legislation to hold parents responsible for children who use firearms without supervision, following three incidents in the state last year. And there may be interest in dealing with the mental-health side of the issue. Frockt said he was heartened by comments made by Sen. Mike Carrell (R28th) in Wednesdays Seattle Times that Carrell would seek to improve the mental-health system to treat at-risk individuals. Referring to the Federation shooting, the Jewish community understands the collision between firearms and mental health issues, Frockt said. How do we have an intervention system that we make sure that people who shouldnt have access to weapons dont have them? Kline noted that even if a small percentage of the mentally ill population becomes violent and it isnt possible to stop every incident its still in the states interest to reduce those peoples access to firearms. We would seriously decrease the body count, and thats what the state has to do, he said. Theres no solution to the problem thats 100 percent, but we can certainly make guns less available instantly when anybody wants one.
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Pianist Mona Golabek brings mothers wisdom and grandmothers choices to Connections
gigi yelleN-kohN JtNews correspondent
Inspired by her mothers and grandmothers legacies, world-renowned pianist and recording artist Mona Golabek combines timeless music and powerful storytelling in The Pianist of Willesden Lane. Golabek brings a special edition of this critically acclaimed one-woman show to Connections 2013, the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattles annual womens gathering on January 27 at the Hyatt Regency in Bellevue. With a goal of gathering 500 or more Jewish women around a theme of Women Making Choices, Monas story will help everyone understand how easy we have it, compared to the choices some women have had to make, said Connections co-chair Iantha Sidell. Golabeks story begins with her pianist grandmother Malka Juras forced choice in 1938 Vienna to send only one of her children away on a kindertransport to the safety of faraway England. She chose her teenage daughter, Lisa. A piano prodigy herself, torn from her beloved concert halls and from her dreams of playing the Grieg piano concerto on their stages, the determined Lisa Jura made her way to London, to a childrens hostel at 243 Willesden Lane. Malka left her daughter at the train station in Vienna with these words: Hold on to your music. It will be your best friend in life. Lisa shared that friend, and made friends ever after, in her mothers spirit. The Pianist of Willesden Lane is based on Golabeks book The Children of Willesden Lane, co-written with Lee Cohen, and brought to the stage by producer Hershey Felder, who has performed as George Gershwin and Leonard Bernstein in his own one-man shows. Introduced to critical acclaim in Los Angeles and Boston in 2012, The Pianist requires Golabek to meet the astonishing challenge of speaking in character while playing famous classical music solos at the highest professional level. Lisa wound up marrying a Polish resistance fighter and settling in Los Angeles. There, she taught her mothers words and her own stories to her two daughters, sitting side by side at the piano bench. The dreams of concert careers that she and her mother had sacrificed took flight in the careers of Mona and her sister, the late Renee Golabek-Kaye. Named for her grandmother Malka, Mona Golabek has added her grand-
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Connections will take place on January 27 at 11 a.m. at the Hyatt Regency in Bellevue, 900 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue. Tickets $18 for first-time attendees, $65 general, $180 for friends, $360 for patrons, and $650 for a table. For more information or to register, call 206-443-5400 or email events@jewishinseattle.org or visit www.jewishinseattle.org/ news-events/news/ welcome-connections-2013.
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Pianist Mona Golabek will perform at the 2013 Connections womens brunch on the morning of Jan. 27.
mothers and her mothers stories to the powerful wave of voices emerging from the Shoahs surviving generations. She has created the Hold On To Your Music Foundation (www.holdontoyourmusic. org) with the stated mission to expand awareness and understanding of the ethical implications of world events such as the Holocaust, and the power of the arts, especially music, to embolden the human spirit in the face of adversity. The Children of Willesden Lane has already become part of the widely used
Facing History and Ourselves curriculum. A hundred fifty thousand students have read the book so far, Golabek said. Students in Alabama who had never even heard of the Holocaust have told me they have been inspired to hold on to their own dreams as a result of their work with Lisas story. The success and power of that work inspired Golabek to make a midlife career change.
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While MS Remains Shrouded in Mystery MS Society Drives the Search for a Cure
What causes multiple sclerosis, a disease of the central nervous system? Scientists are working on several factors that they think might be involved, but so far the exact cause remains a mystery. What is known is that MS affects 400,000 individuals in the U.S. and 2.1 million worldwide. About 200 people are diagnosed with this condition each week and women are more than twice as likely as men to contract this incurable and often debilitating condition. The disease most commonly strikes people between the ages of 20 and 50. MS attacks the central nervous system, which is made up of the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves. Symptoms can range from mild, such as numbness in the limbs, to severe, including paralysis or loss of vision. Possible suspects in the cause of MS include the immune system, the environment, infectious diseases and genetics. What might trigger an abnormal response of the bodys immune system to cause MS? Why does MS occur more often in areas away from the equator? Does childhood exposure to viruses, bacteria or other microbes trigger the onset of MS years later? Why does having a close family member with MS increase ones odds of coming down with it? Scientists from around the world are searching for answers. While they do, the Greater Northwest Chapter of the National MS Society is working to mobilize people and resources to help drive that research for a cure and to address the challenges of everyone affected by MS and to provide programs and services that help people with MS and their families move their lives forward. Headquartered in Seattle, the Greater Northwest Chapter serves over 12,000 people living with MS in 23 counties of western and central Washington as well as people throughout Alaska and Montana. The Oregon Chapter serves more than 7,500 individuals with MS and their families in Oregon and SW Washington. The Greater Northwest Chapter offers programs, services and fundraising events to improve the quality of life for people living with MS and also funds cutting-edge research into new treatments and finding a cure. It supports more than 50 self-help groups that meet on a regular basis, including a stay at home telephone support group. It sponsors programs such as Online Peer Connections, MSFriends Peer
Support Program that connects people with MS with volunteers living with MS, Someone to Listen Peer Support Program, Walk MS, Bike MS and StoryBank. Here in the Northwest MS is more prevalent than almost anywhere else on earth. Your support of the Greater Northwest Chapter and of the important research that is being done could make a difference to the lives of thousands of people right here. If you would like to support QFCs charity of the month, The Greater Northwest Chapter of the MS Society, you can do so by asking your QFC checker to scan a $1, $5, or $10 donation card, or simply place your extra change in our coin boxes. Thank you.
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Meet elex, the first Jewish baby of 2013

eMily k. alhadeff associate editor, JtNews
Robin Poppsinger was due to give birth New Years Eve. Lo and behold, as the fireworks began exploding into the air Monday night, her labor picked up. Robin, her husband Cole, and the doula made their way to Swedish Ballard, and at 5:51 a.m. on New Years Day, Ralph Elex Poppsinger entered the world. Elex, as he is going to be known, weighed 8 lbs., 2 oz. and measured 20 inches. Everything went smoothly, said firsttime mom Robin. He was really alert and with it right awayhe didnt look funny. Robin and Cole opted not to find out the babys gender, which added an element of mystery, says Robin. The baby is named for his paternal grandfather, Ralph, and his maternal great-great-grandfather, whose family name was Elex. The Elex family emigrated from Lithuania in the early 1900s and settled in Georgia, where Robin was raised. Elex also had the honor of being the first baby boy to be born at Swedish in 2013. Robin says they received a gift basket with stuffed animals and blankets but, of course, this was definitely not on purpose. Robin came to Seattle in 2004 to pursue a graduate degree in art therapy. She is a mental health counselor and health coach with Primera. Cole, who moved to Seattle from Cape Cod in 2005, is a manager at a South Lake Union Starbucks. Robin is looking forward to her four months, and Coles one month, of time at home getting to know Elex. We both are just so happy, just figuring out how to be a family together, Robin said.
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Cole, Robin and elex Poppsinger pose for a first family portrait.
Ive had a strong career, she concedes, as a concert pianist, recording artist, and radio performer. But I saw that God, or someone, or destiny, gave me this. Her story is her work now. A reviewer for the Boston Globe wrote, We sense that she has to tell it. Golabeks music-plus-readings radio show, The Romantic Hours, produced in L.A., airs nationwide. It is not currently broadcast in Seattle, but Amazon sells it on CD with glowing reviews. She credits her mother for teaching her, by example, to combine music and the spoken word. During piano lessons, she recalls, Mom would talk about the bombs, or about the big kid at the hostel who whistled the Grieg piano concerto to her to make her laugh. Mona and Renee understood that they were to be worthy of the losses. Be worthy of the pain. We knew we had a clarion call to make something of our lives.
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Event names, locations, and times are provided here for ongoing weekly events. Please visit calendar.jtnews.net for descriptions and contact information. 9:1510:15 a.m. Mitzvot: the Fabric of Jewish living Seattle Kollel 9:3010:30 a.m. Mishpacha sundays Temple Bnai Torah 9:3010:30 a.m. Introduction to Judaism Temple Bnai Torah 7:308:30 p.m. Jewish ethics and Philosophy for Women Seattle Kollel 7:3010:30 p.m. heari Israeli Dancing Danceland Ballroom 810 p.m. open Beis Medrash Seattle Kollel 8:309:30 p.m. Daf hayomi/Mishna Berura Seattle Kollel
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11:15 a.m. tots Welcoming shabbat Temple Bnai Torah 12:303 p.m. Drop-in Bridge Stroum Jewish Community Center 12:304 p.m. Drop-in Mah Jongg Stroum JCC
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910 a.m. torah study for all levels Temple Bnai Torah 9:30 a.m. Beginners Minyan Eastside Torah Center 9:45 a.m. BcMh youth services Bikur Cholim Machzikay Hadath 1:152:15 p.m. adult ed Temple Bnai Torah 2 p.m. kabbalah 101 with rabbi alyjah Navy Vashon Intuitive Arts 6:307:30 p.m. avot uBanim Seattle Kollel
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10 a.m.2 p.m. Jcc seniors group Stroum JCC 121 p.m. lunch and learn Seattle Kollel (Island Crust Caf) 7 p.m. Junior teen center BCMH 89 p.m. rabbi eli Mansour Video Presentation Seattle Kollel 810 p.m. teen lounge for high schoolers BCMH 810 p.m. open Beis Medrash Seattle Kollel 8:309:30 p.m. Daf hayomi/Mishna Berura Seattle Kollel
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Seattle Hebrew Free Loan Association Annual Brunch

Please join us on February 3, 2013 from 10:30am to 12:30pm at The Summit at First Hill for our Annual Brunch. Our engaging keynote speaker, Rabbi Ron-Ami Meyers of Congregation Ezra Bessaroth, is one of the pioneers of live, online Jewish education through WebYeshiva.org and its affiliate TorahTutors. To RSVP, contact Jeff Puterman n 206-432-6920 Interest-free lending with dignity. www.HFLA-Seattle.com
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candlelighting times January 11...................... 4:21 p.m. January 18...................... 4:31 p.m. January 25 ......................4:41 p.m. February 1 ...................... 4:52 p.m. fRiday
10:30 a.m. PJ library storytime at sJcs

Amy Paquette at amyhp@jewishinseattle.org The PJ Library welcomes Shoshana Stombaugh as guest musician and storyteller. Stay for songs and a story, activities and playgroup. At the Seattle Jewish Community School, 12351 Eighth Ave. NE, Seattle.
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6:308:30 p.m. learn Israeli Dance

Janice Hill at admin@kolshalom.net or 206-842-9010 or www.kolshalom.net No partner needed, all dances taught. Wear nonscuffing shoes and comfortable clothes. $8, $5/ kids, preschoolers free. At Congregation Kol Shalom, 9010 Miller Rd., Bainbridge Island.
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7:309 p.m. annual Winter gala

Emily Ziskind at emilyg@summitatfirsthill.org or 206-652-4444 A formal event for friends and family. Free. At The Summit at First Hill, 1200 University St., Seattle.
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78:30 p.m. Mathemagics

Susan Jensen at office@ezrabessaroth.net or 206 722-5500 or ezrabessaroth.net Magician Art Benjamin will demonstrate and explain his secrets for performing mental calculations faster than a calculator. $5. At Congregation Ezra Bessaroth, 5217 S Brandon St., Seattle. 79 p.m. using the Internet for genealogical research
Mary Kozy at genmail@marykozy.net or www.jgsws.org/meetings.php Learn about Internet genealogy, useful sites, search engine techniques and original document sites that will help you research your family. Good for beginners or experts. Free to members; $5 for non-members. At the Stroum Jewish Community Center, 3801 East Mercer Way, Mercer Island. 79 p.m. Jewish studies and the classroom: accessible text study
Dena Kernish at 206-774-2279 or bit.ly/accessibletextstudy Help students create meaningful interpretations during text and weekly parashah study. Facilitated by Rivy Kletenik. JTC, STARS and clock hours available. Open to all educators in early childhood centers, supplementary schools and day schools. At the Stroum JCC, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island. 8 p.m. kollel u: the shabbos and yom tov kitchen
Rabbi Avrohom David at info@seattlekollel.org or 206-722-8289 or seattlekollel.org Study the halachah pertaining to food preparation for Shabbos and Yom Tov with Rabbi Avrohom David. Through Feb. 11. Free. At the Seattle Kollel, 5305 52nd Ave. S, Seattle.
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79 p.m. a Path of true liberation: recovery as a spiritual Practice for everyone

Elizabeth Fagin at elizabeth@betalef.org or 206-527-9399 or betalef.org Rabbi Olivier BenHaim and Lynne Carol, MA, LMHC, lead a yearlong monthly 12-step program based on spiritual teachings from Buddhist and Jewish mystical traditions. $200. At Bet Alef Meditative Synagogue, 1111 Harvard Ave., Seattle. 7:309 p.m. Nefesh BNefesh aliyah Planning Workshop
Sarah Kantor at skantor@nbn.org.il or 718-355-8220 or www.nbn.org.il/jnbncal/ main/2/4472 Informational program to learn more about living in Israel, immigrant rights, employment, education and more. Free. At Seattle Crowne Plaza, 1113 Sixth Ave., Seattle. 89 p.m. Jewish history
Rabbi Avrohom David at info@seattlekollel.org or 206-722-8289 or seattlekollel.org World History Through the Framework of Tanach, taught by Larry Russak. Through Feb. 5. Free. At The Seattle Kollel, 5305 52nd Ave. S, Seattle.
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6:308:30 p.m. the Bombing of auschwitz

Ilana Cone Kennedy at ilanak@wsherc.org or 206-774-2201 or wsherc.org/news/news.aspx Robert Herschkowitz, historian, Boeing engineer, retired naval commander and Holocaust survivor, will discuss one of the most debated questions of World War II: Why didnt the Allies bomb Auschwitz? At the Museum of Flight, 9404 East Marginal Way S, Seattle.
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fRiday
8 a.m.4 p.m. creating change: teaching about the holocaust and genocide
Ilana Cone Kennedy at info@wsherc.org or 206-774-2201 or wsherc.org/news/news.aspx Introductory seminar for teachers including Rise of the Nazi Party, Rescue and Resistance, Genocide, and a tour of the museums personal courage wing. Pre-registration required. Clock hours available. $20. At the Museum of Flight, 9404 E Marginal Way S, Seattle.
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89 p.m. Israel: the spiritual side of our homeland

Rabbi Yehuda Greer at rabbigreer@gmail.com or 206-643-6623 or seattlekollel.org Explore why Israel is so central to the Jewish nation and why historically Jews have sacrificed everything for the chance to walk its holy streets. Through Feb. 13. Free. At The Seattle Kollel, 5305 52nd Ave. S, Seattle.
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7:1510:30 p.m. Jewish tween extreme limo scavenger hunt

Ben Starsky at BenS@sjcc.org or 206-388-0837 or bit.ly/NCSYtweenextreme Compete with other teams to figure out clues around Seattle. Afterward, meet up for pizza, tally the scores, and see which team wins the prize. This event fills quickly. $25. At the Stroum JCC, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island.
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PLU presents the
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March 13-16
Registration opens January 15, 2013 at www.plu.edu/holocaustconference For more information contact murraybj@plu.edu 253-535-7595 Regular updates on Facebook: Kurt-Mayer-Chair-In-Holocaust-Studies
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810 p.m. BcMh Mens club scotch tasting

Dr. Jerry Barrish at jerrythephd@gmail.com Taste top-tier scotches like Talisker, Bowmore, Glenrothes, and Glenmorangie. Light Asian fare will be served. Designated drivers available. Reservations and payment required by Jan. 14. RSVP to BCMH front office and make check payable to BCMH Mens Club with Scotch Tasting on the memo line. $40 per person. At the Kanter-Broches residence, Seward Park.
entertainment, a trivia championship, and tailgate food. If the Seahawks are still playing, event is postponed to Feb 10. $18; kids under 18 free. At Congregation Ezra Bessaroth, 5217 S Brandon St., Seattle.
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10 a.m. how to successfully grow your greens

Hanna Esther Begoun at hebegoun@mindspring.com BCMH Sisterhood presents Shirley Savel, queen of all things green, who will show you how to start off planting projects on the right foot and teach some tricks to maintaining a healthy garden. Free; bring a non-perishable item for the JFS food bank. At Bikur Cholim Machzikay Hadath, 5145 S Morgan St., Seattle. 24:30 p.m. WsJhs year celebration tailgate Party
Lori Ceyhun at loric@jewishinseattle.org or 206-774-2277 or www.wsjhs.org/cart/home.php?cat=259 An end to the yearlong celebration of sports history, featuring an exhibit highlighting sports profiles, sports memorabilia, performances,
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6:458 p.m. chassidic Masters

Randy Kessler at events@shevetachim.com or 206-275-1539 or shevetachim.shulcloud.com Most people know of the Rebbe but how many know about the previous rebbes of Lubavitch, or the other masters of the Chassidic movement? Led by Rabbi Yechezkel Kornfeld. Food available for purchase. At Island Crust Caf, 7525 SE 24th St., Mercer Island.
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23:15 p.m. seattle Melton school adult ed

Sari Weiss at seattle@meltonschool.org or 206-323-5750, ext. 239 Purposes of Jewish Living taught by Rabbi Aaron Bayer. Lecture and discussion-style adult learning. At Seattle Hebrew Academy, 1617 Interlaken Dr. E, Seattle.
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9 a.m. Nyhs shabbaton for Prospective and current students

Rabbi Yona Margolese at admissions@nyhs.net or 206-232-5272, ext. 547 or www.nyhs.net Spend Shabbat with the NYHS community at the annual Shabbaton for all current and prospective
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students. $65 for prospective students. At Northwest Yeshiva High School, 5017 90th Ave. SE, Mercer Island. 58 p.m. Fruticas shabbat Dinner (tu Bshevat)
Susan Jensen at office@ezrabessaroth.net or 206 722-5500 or ezrabessaroth.net Chicken dinner with fruits and grains of the Holy Land. The children of EB will recite special blessings in Hebrew, Ladino, and English. RSVP and pay by Jan. 22; no walk-ins. $20 adults, $10 kids 5-12, $60 family. At Congregation Ezra Bessaroth, 5217 S Brandon St., Seattle. 67:30 p.m. shabbat shira with sababa
Stacey at info@tdhs-nw.org or 206-323-8486 Jewish rock group Sababa will join temple musical groups for Shabbat Shira service and celebration. Free. At Temple De Hirsch Sinai, 1441 16th Ave., Seattle. 6:308 p.m. tu Bshevat community shabbat Dinner
Marjie Cogan at marjiecogan@bethshalomseattle.org or 206-524-0075 or bethshalomseattle.org Services at 5 p.m. with drash about nusach (liturgical melodies). Dinner at 6:30. Zemirot (singing) at 8. $15/person. Pre-registration and pre-payment required. At Congregation Beth Shalom, 6800 35th Ave. NE, Seattle.
or 206-524-0075 or bethshalomseattle.org Family service led by Jewish educator Rabbi Lauren Kurland. Geared toward families with children ages 6-11. At Congregation Beth Shalom, 6800 35th Ave. NE, Seattle. 57 p.m. spice Night 2013: havdalah in the clouds
Rabbi Jill Levy at Rabbi.levy@h-nt.org or 206-232-8555 or www.h-nt.org Lively Havdalah led by Cantor Kurland. See kites, gliders, and stomp rockets take off as the Museum of Flights Flying Gizmo show visits Herzl. $7/adults, $5/kids, free/under 3. At Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation, 3700 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island.
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11 a.m.12 p.m. Family shabbat service

Irit Eliav at iriteliav@bethshalomseattle.org
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10 a.m.1 p.m. connections 2013

Michael Wardlow at MichaelW@JewishInSeattle.org or 206-774-2256 or www.JewishInSeattle.org The Jewish Federation of Greater Seattles annual womens philanthropy brunch, featuring Mona Golabek. At the Hyatt Regency Bellevue, 900 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue. 5:30 p.m. torah Day school annual Dinner
Sasha Mail at sashamail@msn.com or 206-722-1200 A celebration of students and staff with a cocktail bar, buffet dinner of international foods, dessert, and raffle. Ads for the ad journal start at $50 and are due by Jan. 16. For more information and to help prepare, contact Sasha Mail. At Congregation Ezra Bessaroth, 5217 S Brandon St., Seattle.
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Get out your wedding dress: Its time for your divorce
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Undo, a play about a Jewish couples divorce ceremony, premieres at Annex Theatre Jan. 18. Annex company member Erin Pike interviewed playwright Holly Arsenault and actors Mark Waldstein and Samantha Leeds. JTNews: How would you summarize Undo? Holly Arsenault: Undo takes place in a world that is exactly like our own, except in order to get divorced, you have to endure an elaborate ritual of undoing that involves everyone who was invited to your wedding. In the world that were in, all religions have this ritual. Its not just a Jewish thing. But the family whose ritual we are seeing happens to be Jewish. JTNews: Mark and Sam, what characters do you play? Samantha Leeds: My character is the youngest daughter, Naomi. Shes 14. Shes taken on Judaism in an intense way to cope with the [dissemblance] thats going on with her family. Mark Waldstein: I play Abraham (Abe), who is the father of the groom, soon-to-beex-groom. Abe is sort of the patriarch of this play. Hes always nudging people. Hes not afraid, at times, to speak his mind. JTNews: Why did you choose to focus on a family that is Jewish? HA: I loved the image of the broken glass, which plays a central role in this play. That is the only reason that I made them Jewish. My stepfathers Jewish, so a little part of my family was Jewish, and I had Jewish friends growing up. I wrote the first couple of scenes almost 12 years ago, and then I put it in the drawer for over a decade. In that decade, I married a Jewish person, so I gained this huge, wonderful Jewish family. Suddenly, one day, I thought, I think I might be able to write this play now. It wasnt that clear of a trajectory. It wasnt like, Oh I get Jews now, Ill write this play. I sat down to write another play, but this one kept asserting itself to me. I could hear these people talking to me in a way I hadnt before. A lot of people have commented that it feels really appropriate. Somehow, this feels like something that Jews would do is a comment that I get a lot. MW: When I first read the script, I actually had a moment where I said to myself, This isnt real...is it? SL: I did that, too! MW: Could I have possibly have been around all this time, and missed that somehow? HA: My mother-in-law said, Ive been Jewish my whole life, but is it possible that I just missed this? People have said to me throughout this process, Is this real? And I say, Really? You think that somebody has to put on their wedding dress and go back you think thats a real thing that could actually happen? Despite that [the play] is a fantasy, the tone is stark naturalism. JTNews: Was the Jewish context the
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Undo, written by Holly Arsenault and directed by Erin Kraft, runs ThursdaySaturday at 8 p.m., Jan. 18 through Feb. 16 at the Annex Theatre, 1100 E Pike St., Seattle. Tickets ($5$20) are available at www.annextheatre.org.
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Mark Waldstein, who plays abe, the father of the soon-to-be-ex-groom, and Samantha leeds, who plays 14-year-old Naomi, who dives into Judaism as a coping mechanism.
oring how difficult it is to end it, and allowing people a vessel for experiencing that and sharing their grief about it. SL: Its okay if the audience thinks that this is a very real ritual. Thats what the theater is for, right? HA: Its not a play about Judaism. The play is also in a suburb of Philadelphia, but its not a play about Philadelphians.
MW: Because at heart, its a family play. Its about a family who happens to be Jewish. And thats a real thing in the world. Not every Jew goes around broadcasting that. SL: Mark and I grew up two towns away from each other in New Jersey, at different times. From a purely cultural level, this play is so fun. I remember reading this play for my audition and just being like, Yes, this is so right on! Theres something so satisfying about doing this show. HA: As a non-Jewish person writing a play about Jewish characters, theres anxiety. I want to get it right. I want to be respectful. I want people to understand the tremendous affection I feel for this culture, for Jewish practices. MW: Everything Holly just talked about, Sam and I are here to attest to. Shes done it very thoroughly.
right choice for this play? HA: Absolutely. It fits in this world. And maybe if I had decided that they were Methodists, and did that research, I may have found ways that it aligned. But MW: [Whispering] Methodists arent funny! HA: [Laughs] For one thing, the characters needed to be funny MW: No one tells Methodist jokes. HA: [Laughing] So yes, that helps. Another reason that it feels possible to people is, I think that Jews do death better than a lot of other religions, by which I mean they dont try to ignore it. And this ritual is essentially a funeral. So it makes sense to me that it makes sense to other people, that this feels like something that Jews might do. Because the ritual that Ive invented is honoring this institution that existed, and hon-
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Singing a new song

eMily k. alhadeff associate editor, JtNews
Its Sunday morning at Temple Beth Am in Seattle, and instead of sleeping, watching TV, or doing whatever else teenagers tend to do on Sunday mornings, five high school students are enthusiastically strumming guitar and singing Lecha Dodi to a room full of 2nd graders. guests from up and down the West Coast and as far as Oklahoma and Virginia gathered to build their songleading skills. This is really born out of the URJs campaign for youth engagement, as well as responding to a lot of teenagers around the country who are really passionate about songleading, said Jewish musician and Temple Beth Am scholar-in-residence Alan Goodis. Many of the teenagers in this country who songlead are sort of discovering and figuring out songleading on their own. Despite being the largest Jewish denomination in America, the Reform movement suffers high attrition rates, especially among youth. At the same time, the movement inspires its members with folksy renditions of the liturgy popularized by eMIly k. alhaDeFF nFTY nashir participants Sydney and adam rock out to Jewish Debbie Friedman, Jeff Klepper, Danny Freelander and others. tunes. At Kutz Camp, in upstate New York, guitar-slung teens major in songThe teens were participants in NaShir, leading every summer. a nation-wide songleading conference I think that so much of the music that created by the Union for Reform JudaReform congregations singcomes from ism and NFTY, the Reform movements camp, said Goodis. Kids who go away to national youth group, in partnership with Reform Jewish summer camps[want] to Temple Beth Am. Thirty 8th-12th graders come home and have that same experience mostly from the Seattle area but with when theyre at temple. Temple Beth Am started its own songleading conference in 2006. Shir BYachad was the Northwest answer to Kutz for musical teens who couldnt make it to New York for the summer. According to Beth Ams youth director Dorothy Kahn, hundreds of kids get songleader training through the temples music madrichim program, and today the temple has about 23 songleaders. It was only natural that NFTY should reach out to them as a conference partner. This was NaShirs second conference; the first was in August at Kutz. Goodis says he does not know where or when the next one will take place. Participants attended workshops over the weekend of January 46 on repertoire, prayer, engagement strategies, and leadership led by a faculty of rabbis, cantors, and educators from Temple De Hirsch Sinai, Temple Bnai Torah, Congregation Kol Ami, the Seattle Jewish Community School, NFTY-NW and Temple Beth Am. On Sunday, as the culmination of their weekend, the teens broke into groups and shipped off to area temples to lead religious school children in prayer and song. I love watching cantors and rabbis just, like, connecting with kids, especially through music, said a participant named Rebekah. (NFTY does not allow participants last names to be disclosed.) I really want to be able to do that when Im older. Of the approximately 15 teens who spoke with JTNews in a group interview, a handful said they aspire to become rabbis or cantors. All of them are involved with music in bands, musical theater, and the like and almost all consider music an inroad to their Judaism and an adhesive to a community. At my temple, NFTY barely exists anymore, said Claire, so I want to be able to use my knowledge of NFTY-style songleading and tefilah and bring that back to my temple to sort of inspire younger kids to come. Im at NaShir because I songlead at my home temple, said Natalia. I really wanted to learn new songs and just grow as a songleader. According to Goodis, songleading is an engagement strategy that will succeed if paired with mentorship at home congregations. Its not someone saying, Oh, you should songlead, but Were going to make an investment in you and send you to this conference, Goodis said. The ones that will have the greatest success are the ones that are going to have opportunities to return to their communities where they have chances to really share their skill.
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GREATER SEATTLE Chabad House 206/527-1411 4541 19th Ave. NE Bet Alef (Meditative) 206/527-9399 1111 Harvard Ave., Seattle Congregation Kol Ami (Reform) 425/844-1604 16530 Avondale Rd. NE, Woodinville Cong. Beis Menachem (Traditional Hassidic) 1837 156th Ave. NE, Bellevue 425/957-7860 Congregation Beth Shalom (Conservative) 6800 35th Ave. NE 206/524-0075 Cong. Bikur Cholim Machzikay Hadath (Orthodox) 5145 S Morgan St. 206/721-0970 Capitol Hill Minyan-BCMH (Orthodox) 1501 17th Ave. E 206/721-0970 Congregation Eitz Or (Jewish Renewal) Call for locations 206/467-2617 Cong. Ezra Bessaroth (Sephardic Orthodox) 5217 S Brandon St. 206/722-5500 Congregation Shaarei Tefilah-Lubavitch (Orthodox/Chabad) 6250 43rd Ave. NE 206/527-1411 Congregation Shevet Achim (Orthodox) 5017 90th Ave. SE (at NW Yeshiva HS) Mercer Island 206/275-1539 Congregation Tikvah Chadashah (LGBTQ) 206/355-1414 Emanuel Congregation (Modern Orthodox) 3412 NE 65th St. 206/525-1055 Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation (Conservative) 206/232-8555 3700 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island Hillel (Multi-denominational) 4745 17th Ave. NE 206/527-1997 Kadima (Reconstructionist) 206/547-3914 12353 8th Ave. NE, Seattle Kavana Cooperative kavanaseattle@gmail.com Khal Ateres Zekainim (Orthodox) 206/722-1464 at Kline Galland Home, 7500 Seward Park Ave. S Mitriyah (Progressive, Unaffiliated) www.mitriyah.com 206/651-5891 Secular Jewish Circle of Puget Sound (Humanist) www.secularjewishcircle.org 206/528-1944 Sephardic Bikur Holim Congregation (Orthodox) 6500 52nd Ave. S 206/723-3028 The Summit at First Hill (Orthodox) 1200 University St. 206/652-4444 Temple Beth Am (Reform) 206/525-0915 2632 NE 80th St. Temple Bnai Torah (Reform) 425/603-9677 15727 NE 4th St., Bellevue Temple De Hirsch Sinai (Reform) Seattle, 1441 16th Ave. 206/323-8486 Bellevue, 3850 156th Ave. SE SOuTH KING COuNTy Bet Chaverim (Reform) 206/577-0403 25701 14th Place S, Des Moines WEST SEATTLE Kol HaNeshamah (Reform) 206/935-1590 Alki UCC, 6115 SW Hinds St. Torah Learning Center (Orthodox) 5121 SW Olga St. 206/938-4852 WAShinGTon STATE AbERdEEn Temple Beth Israel 360/533-5755 1819 Sumner at Martin bAinbRidGE iSLAnd Congregation Kol Shalom (Reform) 9010 Miller Road NE 206/855-0885 Chavurat Shir Hayam 206/842-8453 bELLinGhAm Chabad Jewish Center of Whatcom County 102 Highland Dr. 360/393-3845 Congregation Beth Israel (Reform) 2200 Broadway 360/733-8890 bREmERTon Congregation Beth Hatikvah 360/373-9884 11th and Veneta EVERETT / LynnWood Chabad Jewish Center of Snohomish County 19626 76th Ave. W, Lynnwood 425/640-2811 Temple Beth Or (Reform) 425/259-7125 3215 Lombard St., Everett FoRT LEWiS Jewish Chapel 253/967-6590 Liggett Avenue and 12th iSSAquAh Chabad of the Central Cascades 24121 SE Black Nugget Rd. 425/427-1654 oLympiA Chabad Jewish Discovery Center 1611 Legion Way SE 360/584-4306 Congregation Bnai Torah (Conservative) 3437 Libby Rd. 360/943-7354 Temple Beth Hatfiloh (Reconstructionist) 201 8th Ave. SE 360/754-8519 poRT AnGELES And SEquim Congregation Bnai Shalom 360/452-2471 poRT ToWnSEnd Congregation Bet Shira 360/379-3042 puLLmAn, WA And moScoW, id Jewish Community of the Palouse 509/334-7868 or 208/882-1280 SpokAnE Chabad of Spokane County 4116 E 37th Ave. 509/443-0770 Congregation Emanu-El (Reform) P O Box 30234 509/835-5050 www.spokaneemanu-el.org Temple Beth Shalom (Conservative) 1322 E 30th Ave. 509/747-3304 TAcomA Chabad-Lubavitch of Pierce County 2146 N Mildred St.. 253/565-8770 Temple Beth El (Reform) 253/564-7101 5975 S 12th St. TRi ciTiES Congregation Beth Sholom (Conservative) 312 Thayer Drive, Richland 509/375-4740 VAncouVER Chabad-Lubavitch of Clark County 9604 NE 126th Ave., Suite 2320 360/993-5222 Rabbi@ChabadClarkCounty.com www.chabadclarkcounty.com Congregation Kol Ami 360/574-5169 www.jewishvancouverusa.org VAShon iSLAnd Havurat Ee Shalom 206/567-1608 15401 Westside Highway P O Box 89, Vashon Island, WA 98070 WALLA WALLA Congregation Beth Israel 509/522-2511 WEnATchEE Greater Wenatchee Jewish Community 509/662-3333 or 206/782-1044 WhidbEy iSLAnd Jewish Community of Whidbey Island 360/331-2190 yAkimA Temple Shalom (Reform) 509/453-8988 1517 Browne Ave. yakimatemple@gmail.com
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Thursday, January 17 at 7 p.m. New Voices in World Jewish Music: Sarah Aroeste Music The University of Washingtons Stroum Jewish Studies Program presents its newest series, New Voices. Part music and part lecture, through conversations and live performances, three musical artists showcase their Sephardic roots. First up: Ladino musician Sarah Aroeste, who infuses contemporary rock, blues and funk into her Greek- and Macedonian-inspired music, will talk with assistant professor of Jewish studies and history Devin Naar. At the Ethnic Cultural Theatre, 3940 Brooklyn Ave. NE, Seattle. Admission is free. For more details on the event and to reserve tickets, visit jewdub.org/NewVoices.
Saturday, January 26 at 7 p.m. Sababa Concert As part of Temple De Hirsch Sinais artist-in-residence program, Sababa musicians Steve Brodsky, Robbi Sherwin, and Scott Leader will perform a special Havdalah concert. The performers blend their unique styles, energy and harmonies to create exciting, new Jewish music. They will join TDHSs musical groups to bring a music-filled weekend and help launch their third album, Shalosh. Sababa will also be leading a Shabbat shirah at the Seattle campus on Friday night, Jan. 25 at 6 p.m. and a family program the following morning at 11:15 in Bellevue. At Temple De Hirsch Sinai, 1511 E Pike St., Seattle, and 3850 156th Ave. SE, Bellevue. All events are free. For more information, contact info@tdhs-nw.org.
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A Discussion on Leonard Bernstein Wednesday, January 23 at 7:15 p.m. Theater Lecture It all began with Oklahoma! With the onset of World War II, Broadway would cast off the light-hearted hedonism of 1930s musicals and reemerge as seriousminded entertainment. Following the war, American musical theatre in the 40s began to rethink and rework the old formulas, giving opportunities to composers and playwrights from the higher realms of music and theatre. A young, brash and daring symphonic conductor and composer named Leonard Bernstein broke the mold with a sophisticated sound that he mixed with popular rhythms. Learn more at Theodore Deacons next lecture in this popular series. Sponsored by Seattle Jewish Seniors and funded by the Heinz Schwarz Fund. RSVP to 206-525-0915. At Temple Beth Am, 2632 NE 80th St., Seattle. Refreshments at 7 p.m., program at 7:15.
all those sports and sells insurance from his downtown office, which is decorated with sports memorabilia. Stus longest involvement is with basketball. He started playing in junior high and now plays in the over-50 league at Seattles Washington Athletic Club. He took up ice hockey when he moved here in the mid-1990s, although he did play on a pond in Rhode Island as a kid. A jazz aficionado, Stu peppered our conversation with songs, although by his own admission hes not much of a singer. When I asked if he went to synagogue, he answered with a few bars of Give Me That Old Time Religion. A regular at Seattles New Orleans Restaurant, he says he once auditioned informally for late bandleader
Lionel Hampton, who was playing at Jazz Alley. (Hamp rejected him.) In addition to his four-and-a-half sports the half being the 100 meter race he runs annually in the Northwest Senior Games Stu took up playing the drums about five years ago and has even played a few paid gigs with some local musicians. I was looking in the Seattle Weekly to see who was playing in the clubs, and I see this two-line thing, expert drum lessons. he says. A day or two later, Im taking my first lesson. Stu is a model for technology use in his age group, too. He has a website (www. seattlestu.com) where you can read a lot more about his long and active life, and he tweets from @StuFitelson.
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the Internet: Unreliable in sex education

JaNis siegel JtNews columnist
There may be no more sensitive issue today for parents to tackle than discussing sexuality with their maturing teenage children. Whether youve fostered an open dialogue with them about the subject, or youre delaying the conversations with unrelenting trepidation, parents should factor in the influence of the World Wide Web on their teens. To Your The Internet has become a frequent source of health information for adults, from WebMD to the Mayo Clinic. At the same time, online resources for sexual health information from oral contraceptives to sexually transmitted diseases are readily available to youth, say researchers, and they need to be assessed for their accuracy. In a research overview article published in the September 2012 issue of Israel Journal of Health Policy Research The Internet, teenagers, and sexual health information: a cautionary tale, Doctor and Professor Freya Sonenstein, director of the Center for Adolescent Health in the Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, warns that even though the use of health information sites varies among groups of teens, the veracity, reliability, credibility, and accessibility of many sites is unreliable at best. The findings are worrisome, wrote Sonenstein in her paper. Unfortunately, the sites providing the most accurate and complete information about oral contraceptives had the lowest ratings on credibility.Teenagers may also be limited by the search engines that they use. If they are using computers in public schools or libraries, these engines may have monitors that limit access to certain information. Sonenstein also reported that abstinence-teaching polHealth icies in many U.S. schools that exclude sex education, as well as religious and cultural influences, also play a part in the availability of information or lack thereof. In her report, Sonenstein relied heavily on evidence from a large Israeli study, Quality of Online Health Information About Oral Contraceptives, which analyzed the information contained in 29 Israeli sexual health websites. The study was conducted by Dr. Yehuda Neumark and his team at the Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine at Hebrew UniversityHadassah in Jerusalem. In the study, also published in the September 2012 issue of the journal, Neumark evaluated 29 Hebrew-language Israeli websites for accuracy, credibility, and usability. He then classified the selected sites into categories that included health maintenance organizations, contraception-specific websites, a health portal, promotional and commercial sites, womens health sites, and lifestyle sites. Using the Health on the Net Foundation code of conduct guidelines, Neumark found that the information contained in slightly over 50 percent of sites was unreliable, providing either incomplete or inaccurate information. Each of the sites also earned an average rating of 70 percent credibility or believability, which monitored the inclusion of disclosures such as funding sources, authors, dates for original content creation and updates, specific references to evidence-based data, citations, and references. The findings highlight the need to establish quality guidelines for health website content, train(ing) health care providers in assisting their patients to seek high quality OHI (online health information), and strengthen(ing) e-health literacy skills among online information seekers, including, perhaps, health professionals, according to Neumark. In Israel, according to the results of another recent study by the Israel Ministry of Education, which Neumark referenced, more than 7,000 middle school and high school students from the 7th to the 12th grade documented their Internet use and health information searches in the prior year. The results showed that of the 50 percent of Israeli youth who have Internet access use it to find health information, 70 percent use three search engines. While one-third said they were alert for biases, 43 percent said they researched the veracity of the information they found there. According to other study data, nearly a third of girls in the 12th grade hadnt had sex, 40 percent of the sexually active adolescents used oral contraceptives, and nearly 15 percent of females under 20 years old had pursued an abortion. Additionally, one-quarter of Israeli adolescents conducted online health searches for information on oral contraceptives. American students, on the other hand, did far less research than their Israeli counterparts. In the U.S.the most frequent use of the Internet by 12- to 17-year-olds is social networking, added Sonenstein. The next most frequent use is multi-media and entertainment.So although teenagers occasionally seek health information on the Internet, they are not doing it frequently. Moreover, qualitative data, again collected in the U.S., indicates that teens are mistrustful of the Internet as a source of sexual health information.
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Ben Harris August 22, 1916December 31, 2012
Ben Harris was born August 22, 1916 in Seattle, Wash. On Monday, December 31, 2012, we experienced a great loss with his passing. In his 96 years of life, he was a loving husband, beloved father, grandfather and great grandfather, successful businessman, and an accomplished athlete. A graduate of Garfield High School, Ben competed in and won many state and regional championships in baseball, basketball and tennis. He cultivated a discipline of hard work, practice and love for sports, which he seemed to naturally excel in. He was married to Shirley Oseran Harris for 64 years, until her sudden passing from an aggressive cancer 10 years ago. She was his one and only love. Ben worked hard building a family-owned furniture store, Harris Furniture, with his brother Hymie. Together, they established one of the most successful family-owned businesses for over 40 years on the Eastside. Ben tried to retire several times, but still had the urge to keep selling. He came out of retirement twice: First to work at Frederick & Nelsons and then to work at Greenbaum Home Furnishings. He kept his sales career going strong until the age of 90. He then finally decided to retire so he could devote his time to mastering the game of golf. Ben became the oldest golfer at Glendale Golf and Country Club to still carry his clubs at the age of 93, rather than using an electric cart, on the 18-hole golf course. Ben is survived by three children: Son Bill and his wife, Judy Harris; daughter Jacqueline Harris Curran; and son, Robert Harris. Also included are six grandchildren: Tony and his wife Stephanie Harris, Matt and his wife Maja Hansen, granddaughter Molly Sherer and her husband Charles, grandson Andrew Harris. He is also survived by granddaughter Maryl Curran Widdows and her husband Dominic and granddaughter Celia Curran. There are six greatgrandchildren: Elinor and Carina Widdows, Tori and Bentley Harris, Mila Hansen-Harris, and Hannah Sherer. Donations in honor of Ben Harris are being directed by the family to the Caroline Kline Galland Home, an organization that provides services and outreach to Jewish seniors in Seattle, including managed care and assisted living at The Summit at First Hill, where Ben was well-looked-after in his last years: The Caroline Kline Galland Home, 7500 Seward Park Ave S., Seattle, WA 98118.
Jauntie Amira (ne Altabet) March 7, 1926December 16, 2012

With love and fond memories, we say goodbye to Jauntie Amira, who passed away on Sunday, December 16, 2012 of natural causes. She was born in Seattle, Washington on March 7, 1926 to Menachem and Mazeltov Altabet. She was a lifetime Seattle resident, graduating from Garfield High School in 1944. After marrying Victor S. Amira in 1948, she raised a family and also worked for the Seattle Public School District in the lunch program for 20 years. Her synagogue and the Jewish community were an integral part of her life. She devoted many years of service to Sephardic Bikur Holim Congregation. Jauntie was also a member of the SBH Ladies Auxiliary, Ahavath Ahim Social Club, Seattle Sephardic Sisterhood, and the City of Hope. She enjoyed playing Mah Jongg with her friends, and especially loved to bake and cook and also teach her children and grandchildren how to make many of the traditional Sephardic delicacies. Jauntie was a very sweet, kind, and nurturing person who loved and cared about all of her family and friends. She always looked for the best in everyone and would never say a negative word about anyone. If she were called upon to help, she would not hesitate to lend a hand. She was preceded in death by her loving husband Victor S. of 40 years, sister Jean Marcus, and brother Sol Altabet. Jauntie was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She is survived by her son, Sam (Charlene) Amira, and daughters Susan (Alan) Amira-Weinstein, and Marcia A. (Michael) Wiviott. Jauntie was proud of her six grandchildren, Jennifer (Jeff) Berg and Jeff Amira, Jacquelyn and Melanie Wiviott, and Sari and Victoria Weinstein, and two great grandchildren, Taylor and Samantha Berg. The family is extremely grateful for the special care she received from her caregiver, Martina Williams, and the staff at the Kline Galland Home, where she lived for three years. The family suggests remembrances to Sephardic Bikur Holim Congregation or to the Kline Galland Home.
Richard Asia January 1942December 2012

Richard Asia passed away in his sleep on the morning of December 23. A lifelong resident of Seattle, he was born at Virginia Mason Hospital in January of 1942, attended Isaac I. Stevens Elementary School, Meany Junior High School, Garfield High School, and was a member of Temple De Hirsch Sinai. Dick entered the Peace Corps, where he was assigned to work with Yoruba communities in Western Nigeria, assisting with various development projects, including the construction of several bridges. He was respected by fellow corpsmen and the Yoruba with whom he worked, given the Yoruba name one who brings home honor. After the Peace Corps, Dick received his BA in history from Simon Frazier University in Vancouver, British Columbia. Shortly after completing his education, he became a successful real estate agent in the greater Seattle area. He soon fell in love with the water in and around Puget Sound, becoming a passionate sailor. Going out on the boat with Dick became a rite of passage for close friends and family. He was an insightful, active, engaging man with a big heart, who loved laughter, children, music, reading, biking, birding, attending lectures at the Seattle Art Museum and many other activities in the city. He is survived and will be remembered by his wife, the love of his life, Kim Christie, a sister, Susan Asia Hannan, a brother, David Asia, many nieces and nephews, grand-nieces and grand-nephews, and many close friends. Donations may be offered in Dicks name to the Center for Wooden Boats, 1010 Valley Street, Seattle, WA 98109.
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William Frank Danz January 22, 1915December 10, 2012
William Frank (Bill) Danz passed away on December 10, 2012, a month before his 98th birthday. He was born in Seattle on January 22, 1915, to Jessie and John Danz. After graduating from Garfield High School, he attended the University of Washington, earning a degree in accounting. Until 1952, Bill was head of the accounting department at Sterling Theatres Co., the business founded by his father. Later, he employed his entrepreneurial skills and purchased Georgetown Hardware and then founded Merchants Finance Co., among other businesses. In December 1959, Bill and Carolyn Blumenthal Taylor were married and soon after built their dream house in Madison Park, where they lived until moving to The Summit at First Hill. They were a close and loving couple, who often said or sang at special occasions, Life is better the second time around. Carolyn preceded Bill in death just last March. Bill was a past president of Glendale Country Club, where he enjoyed bridge, golf, and many friendships for his entire adult life. When he saw his daughters, stepsons, grandchildren, and great grandchildren, Bill always broke out with his famous big grin. Bill is survived by his daughters Barbara (Ted) Daniels, Carolee Danz, and Penny (Buzz) Coe and Carolyns sons, Jim (Donna) Taylor and Ken (Cindy) Taylor. Between them, Bill and Carolyn had 14 grandchildren, several great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. Bill was thrilled with all of them. As Bill requested, there will be no funeral. He will be privately interred in the mausoleum at Hills of Eternity in Seattle. The family thanks Epi Tuilakulaku and Theo Kostalecky for eight years of devoted care to both Bill and Carolyn. A memorial, for family and friends, will be held at a noon brunch on Sunday, January 27 at Glendale Country Club, Bellevue. The family suggests remembrances to The Kline Galland Foundation, Jewish Family Service, or a charity of your choice.
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Anita C. Stolov June 10, 1930December 31, 2012

Anita passed away on Monday, December 31, 2012. She was preceded in death by her sister Shirley Solender and brother Allan Delman. She is survived by her husband Walter, daughters Nancy Goldov, Amy Stolov and Lynne Pauleen, and grandchildren Hanah Goldov, Michael Pauleen and Shayna Pauleen. Anita was born in Minneapolis on June 10, 1930. She was the youngest of three children born to Misha and Sonia Noodelman. She met her husband Walter in 1950 while she was studying at the University of Minnesota. Marriage followed in 1953. This past August they celebrated 59 years of matrimony. Anita graduated in 1952 with a Bachelors degree in education. Anita loved teaching and worked for 25 years supervising a preschool co-op program. Anita also enjoyed traveling with her husband as he attended various professional activities. Together they visited 17 countries. Over the years Anita remained fully engaged with life, whether it was teaching children and adults, running a business, enjoying social activities, or exploring ideas with friends. Her interests included theater, art, bridge, hiking, and tennis as well as entertaining her many friends. Donations in memory of Anita may be made to the Alzheimers Disease Research Fund (UW Foundation) and/or the Walter C. and Anita C. Stolov Endowed Research Fund (UW Foundation) c/o UW Medicine Advancement, Box 358045, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-8045.
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of rockets have rained on southern Israel including the Hof Ashkelon region, the Seattle Jewish communitys sister area. Thousands of children and adults have been traumatized by these unprovoked attacks. I decided to make a donation to the Sderot Indoor Recreation Center, a 21,000-square-foot secure indoor playground and community center built by the Jewish National Fund. I only discovered later that the CEO of the Jewish National Fund, Russell Robinson, would be visiting Seattle two days before my Bar Mitzvah! I had the honor to meet Mr. Robinson and personally give him a check. He spoke to a group of people about all of the wonderful projects the JNF is doing in Israel to create new technology, help the environment, and to make Israel stronger. I was very proud to have chosen such an organization to give to.
Lior Hemmat celebrated his Bar Mitzvah on December 22, and is the son of Steve and Rachely Hemmat. Both Lior and his sister attend the Seattle Hebrew Academy.
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My sister Zohar and I recently celebrated our Bnai Mitzvah three months apart my sister turned 12 in September and I turned 13 in December. Some people might find it unusual that we are only nine months apart in age we were adopted. My parents and older brother Amir brought both of us from Novosibirsk, Russia, in the winter of 2001, around the time of Hanukkah. My sisters name, Zohar, signifies brilliance; and my name, Lior, means light to me. We were both very young and didnt understand any English. Fortunately, our new family brought us into a warm community in Seattle. We also had the opportunity to meet our new grandparents on Mercer Island and on a small moshav called Beit Shikma in Hof Ashkelon, Israel. During 2009-10, my sister and I lived and studied in Jerusalem, where our older brother studied at a yeshiva outside of the city.
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Hannah will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, January 19 at Temple Bnai Torah in Bellevue. She is the daughter of Ian and Lisa Morris of Mercer Island, and the sister of Robbie and Kaylee Morris. Her grandparents are Renee and David Morris of Fair Lawn, N.J., Anita Skop of Staten Island, N.Y. and the late Bob Skop. Hannah is a 7th-grader at the Jewish Day School and enjoys art, fashion design, gymnastics, tennis and spending time with friends. For her mitzvah project, Hannah is donating her hair to Locks of Love.
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lior Hemmat, left, talks with Jewish National Fund Ceo Russell Robinson before presenting him with a check with proceeds from his bar Mitzvah gifts.
As I was writing my Bar Mitzvah speech, my mother and I looked to see if I could make a donation from the gifts I received to a worthy project. As a Bar Mitzvah, it is now my turn to bring light unto others. My mothers moshav is less than 10 kilometers from the border with Gaza. For the past several years, thousands

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