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food for the family for the weekend, pluseducational materials that coincide withwhat the children are learning that week issent home with the children and theempty bag is returned on Monday.

Executive Director of the Fort WayneJewish Federation Doris Fogel has donefundraising, plus community membersdonate needed items such as socks,mittens, hats, and money. A core of Jewishwomen assemble these bags.

Naomi Alice Freelon her Bat Mitzvah atTemple Beth El in SouthBend on March 8–9. Sheis the daughter of Chellyand Rob Freel and has ayounger brother Charlie.Grandparents Lorettaand Robert Frank are from Granger, Ind.Loretta is the sister of Helaine (Avrum)Herman and Arthur Stein of Indianapolis.Loretta’s other sister Karen and her hus-band Rabbi Aaron Rosenberg ofWaterford, Conn., and Robert Frank’sbrothers Marvin (Susan) Frank, DavidFrank, and Bill Frank were also in atten-dance.

Other friends and relatives present,several from Indianapolis or former residents were Marcia Sklare; BeverlyHarrison and Selma Stein; Jay and JeremyRosenstein; Jodi and Michael Friedmanand their sons, Josh and Daniel; Avi andAnnette Sacks and their son Eitan; Elon Rosenberg; David and LisaRosenberg and their daughter Aleah; andDiana and Paul Shapiro.

Cy Orentlicher (a 5th grade student atthe Hasten Hebrew Academy) and familyon his winning the regional spelling bee andmoving on to nationals in Washington, D.C.!

Marcy and Ivan Ekhaus on the birthof their grandson through their daughterMiriam in Atlanta this week. AAAA

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Seated (L-R): Masha Tavel, Joan Rosenfeld,Mary Ann Margolis, Miriam Jave. Backrow (L-R): Rabbi Yisrael Gettinger, HartHasten, Jeffrey Marks, Marshall Yovits,and Barry Pakula.

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Rabbi Yisrael and Rebbetzin MiriamGettinger on the bris of their new grandson, Elimelech, born to their children Yitzak and Mariam in Israel.

Dr. Steve and Mrs. Kathy Frankeland Rabbi Yisroel and Mrs. NaomiHomnick honorees at the B’nai Torahannual dinner.

Lunch and Learn Group at B’nai Torahfor completing the book of Shoftim (Judges).

The Fort Wayne Jewish Community’sThoughtful Thursdays team! The project was named a winner of the IrvingJ. Fain Social Action Award to be presentedApril 23 at the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism’s Consultation onConscience in Washington, D.C.

Thoughtful Thursdays is a programdone jointly between the two congregationsin Fort Wayne and the Fort Wayne JewishFederation.

One of the Head Start programs ishoused at the Reform Temple. SocialAction Chair Jamie Berger started thisprogram. Two weeks a month a bag with

On the Shores of FreedomBy Bruce David

I designed this stained glass window asa celebration of the heart. It depicts a timeof spiritual ecstasy, a time when the souloverflows with boundless joy. After all, howoften do people have theopportunity to truly knowGod’s love, to recognizewithout a doubt the realityof the Divine presence intheir lives? This was one ofthose times.

This creation depictsMiriam leading the Jewish people insinging and dancing on the shores of theRed Sea.To me, it illustrates the consummatemoment when Jews realized that God hadfreed them from the bonds of slavery.

“When the people saw such tremendous power,they were amazed, and believed in God. Miriam ledthe women in singing and dancing.” ~ Exodus 14

Miriam, so moved by what has just happened and recognizing its implications,picked up her tambourine and led thepeople in songs of thanks as they dancedon the shores of the sea.

In the lower right side of the design,Miriam may be seen with her eyes closedin prayerful reflection of the magnitude ofthis event. Surrounding her, as depicted inthe center panel and in the form of the girlplaying maracas alongside her, several ofthe other women and children are alsoshown dancing and celebrating.

In the panel on the left, Moses and two other children may be found lookingon, enjoying and participating in the celebration. The look on Moses’ face ismeant to portray the sense of fulfillmentand thankfulness he must have felt at this time. In his first encounter with Godat the burning bush, a timid Moses hadrequested that God send someone elserather than him to help the people. Mosesdid not see how, unarmed and alone, hecould approach the great Pharaoh andconvince him to let his slaves, the Jewishpeople, go free. God assured Moses thathis mission would be successful, and now, Moses, after many trials and confrontations with the Pharaoh,was finally able to savor the satisfaction ofhaving accomplished his mission.

The child on the shoulder of Moses ismeant to symbolically represent the waythat Moses found the courage to shoulderhis burden, and by so doing, was able to help save the future generations of his people. This is a task that all good people, who care about the welfare of our Jewish community, also take uponthemselves.

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A woman whose grown son had majorsurgery told the class I attended recentlyhow challenging it was for her because shecould not be there with him. But she alsomentioned that something unexpectedlypositive took place. She commented thatshe was keeping in touch with himthrough text messages by cell phone. Sheexplained that frequently she has issueswith modern technology but this time shegot good results.

She had sent him a text with the words,“Know that you are deeply loved.” In hernext text she planned to write somethingsuch as, “Trust that your body is workingto heal itself and you will be feeling bettersoon.” She said she had planned to continue sending him more along thesame lines as this second text but whathappened instead is that as soon as shetyped the first two words – “Trust that” –her finger must have hit the “send”button.Therefore the two messages her sonreceived were: “Know that you are deeplyloved.” “Trust that.”

As soon as this happened she realizedthese short texts were more appropriate forhim. In his condition, this gave a much moreprofound message than anything she couldhave thought to write. Even though hergoal was to tell her son to have trust in theoutcome of his surgery, this woman alsoneeded to have trust that what she wouldwrite to him would be helpful. Withouteven envisioning it in advance, she senthim the message he needed to hear.

As I am making preparations forPassover and thinking of the Exodus story,I can see a similarity to this anecdote.Rabbi David Zeller, z”l, taught that there isa metaphysical law – like the physical lawof gravity – that in order for a person toachieve a better way of life, he or she hasto be thinking about it, hoping for it,working toward it.

He lectured that one Midrash says onlyone fifth of the Jews actually left Egypt.The others thought that slavery was theway life was supposed to be.

Rabbi Zeller taught that the real miraclein the Pesach story isn’t the burning bush, theten plagues, the parting of the sea of reedsand so forth. The Jews had been slaves forso long they were unaware of how theirlives could be better so they were not evendreaming about freedom. The true miracleis that they received a better life than whatthey could even imagine.

Rabbi Zeller taught that Pesach is notsimply an historical celebration, a great timeto have family and friends get together fora good meal. Pesach is an opportunity toreceive improvement in one’s life.

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“What happened 3,000 years ago can berepeated, not just commemorated onPesach night. Pesach is a time to sit at yourSeder table, go through the Haggadah andexperience a breakthrough,”Zeller taught.

Continuing he added, “Haggadah is ahighly developed spiritual tool that canrealign one’s consciousness and changeone’s life. It’s important not to change theHaggadah too much but to simply say it.‘Haggadah’ means ‘to tell.’‘Pesach’ means‘the mouth tells.’ So much of the focus onPesach is on expressing, on talking. Onesimply has to say it.”

Back to the Passover story and the anecdote involving major surgery. As badas one’s current circumstances may be, ittakes a lot of trust to leave what is familiarand set out into the unknown. One doesnot know whether what one willencounter after leaving (Egypt, or under-going surgery) will be worse than whatone is currently experiencing. Those wholeft Egypt had to have trust that their newlives would be better.

What an important role “trust” plays inevery step of the Passover story. Anotherexample is a Midrash about the parting ofthe sea of reeds. It says that the sea didnot part when Moses raised his staff. AnIsraelite named Nachshon had to go neckdeep into the water to prove his faithbefore God made it part.

I believe the lesson from the two storiesis that we may not have the answers oreven know what questions to ask, but likethis woman and her son, and like ourancestors in Egypt, it is possible to have

BY RABBI BENZION COHEN

Chassidic Rabbi

PesachWe wish all of our readers and all of

Israel a Kosher and a Happy Pesach. Pesachis always a special time for me. Pesach isthe holiday of redemption. Our ancestorswere slaves in Egypt. Hashem sent Mosesto take them out of Egypt and show themhow to find real freedom.

I, too, grew up as a slave. Not in Egypt,but in America. Not physical slavery,spiritual slavery. I was taught “Look out for number one”. Take care of yourself.Nothing else, nobody else, matters. Learna good profession, make a lot of money.Then you can buy a beautiful house and afancy car and find real happiness.

My life was a misery. We had a nicehouse and a Chevrolet station wagon, butso what? Other people had nicer housesin better neighborhoods, and droveCadillacs. Baruch Hashem, I was healthy,but so what? I wasn’t on the football or basketball team, and I wasn’t very popular at all. I had very few friends.True friendship comes when you reallylove and care for others. I was taught tolove and care only for myself.

I suffered for many years. Finally,Hashem had mercy on me. He sent Moses to take me out of Egypt, to help mefind real freedom. In every generationthere is a Moses. The Moses of our generation is the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Webelieve that he is the long awaitedMoshiach, who will bring complete andfinal redemption to each and every one ofus and all of the world.

The Rebbe and his followers showed methe way to freedom and happiness. Live alife of Torah and Mitzvos.

What is the difference, for example,between football and Torah? At the end ofa football game, one team and their fans

j i (see Benzion, page 5)

(see Editorial, page 6)

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Walk the Land Procession, 4:30 p.m.,Domont Auditorium. Join worldwide Walksfor Israel’s 65th anniversary, and walk with us in honor of the many ways “IsraelCelebrates Life.” Sign up at http://walktheland65.org/organization/indianapolis.

Israel Independence Day – YomHa’Atzmaut, 5 p.m., Laikin Auditorium,Arthur M. Glick JCC, 6701 Hoover Road.Featuring performers Shuli and Moshe Dayanfrom our Israel Partnership2Gether region.

Israeli-Style Buffet, 6 p.m., DomontAuditorium, Enjoy Israeli food for free!

Music @ Shaarey TefillaCongregation Shaarey Tefilla, in Carmel,

welcomes all for music up close for the2012–2013 season. Join us on Mon., April15, at 7:30 p.m. for “Music from Israel”,with violist Atar Arad and clarinetist EliEban in honor of Yom HaZikaron, Israel’sMemorial Day.

The series presents a broad range ofmusical styles and collaborative musiciansuniquely focusing attention on a Jewishtheme, composer, or performer. ArtisticDirector, violist Michael Strauss, craftseach program as you would an excellentmeal, with the comfort of familiar composers and their masterworks balanced with the zest of new or littleknown pieces. Known for its intimate,casual setting and meet-and-greets withthe performers at after concert receptions,this is the place to be. CongregationShaarey Tefilla is located at 3085 West116th Street, Carmel, Ind. Call 317-733-2169 for ticket and more information.

2013 Earth Day Celebration at the JCC

Sun., Apr. 21 from 11:30 a.m.–3 p.m.This family-friendly, hands-on, “learn bydoing” community event is designed toinspire good environmental stewardshipand to reconnect people with nature.The JCC’s mission has always been toenhance the physical, social, emotionaland spiritual health of the Indianapoliscommunity. The JCC’s Earth DayCelebration fulfills this mission and more

during the Holocaust. Anne wrote how itgave her strength to hold on to hope.

The sapling was given to TCM threeyears ago but had to be in quarantine until now since it came from outside thecountry. The original tree has since died;but, a few saplings from it will be plantedin 11 key locations around the country sowe never forget the family’s journey.

TCM has been instrumental in caring forthe saplings and will be the first to plant one.A sapling will be planted in TCM’s AnneFrank Peace Park, donated by Indianapolisphilanthropists Gerald and Dorit Paul.

In a contributing partnership, The AnneFrank Center and TCM of Indianapolis arecreating a teaching and discovery website.Launching in the spring, the site will sharecontent from each location, show howlocales are using the Sapling Project toadvance tolerance, and stimulate publicdialogue among educators, elected officialsand civic leaders about contemporaryissues of intolerance.

The Children’s Museum’s continues tobe an extremely active partner with theAnne Frank Center – not just a recipient.Also on this day, other related activitieswill take place at TCM from 10 a.m.–3 p.m.

Israel@65 – Celebrate Israel’sMemorial and Independence Days with JFGI

Sun., Apr. 14 at 4 p.m. in the DomontAuditorium of the Bureau of JewishEducation and the Laikin Auditorium ofthe Arthur M. Glick JCC.

Commemorate those who have giventheir lives defending Israel while in activeduty in Israel’s armed forces through anIsrael Memorial Day program. Then celebrate Israel’s 65th anniversary of independence with food, music and dancing! More information can be foundat http://www.jfgi.org/page.aspx?id=261368.Below is the schedule for the afternoon.

Israel Memorial Day – Yom Ha’Zikaron,4:00 p.m., Domont Auditorium, Bureau of Jewish Education, 6711 Hoover Road.It is customary to wear a white top anddark bottoms.

Mimouna at Etz Chaim Sephardic Congregation

Wed., Apr. 3, at 6:30 p.m. Mimouna isthe post-Passover celebration of friendship,brotherhood, and unity that is observed inMoroccan Jewish communities. It is a 24hour celebration which begins immediatelywith the conclusion of Passover. For more information contact Jeff Sondhelmat 251-6220 and leave a message.

Hadassah Sunday BrunchSun., April 7 at 10 a.m. in the JCC

Room A-25, our chapter invites you to joinus for breakfast with Dr. Dale Marcus,Hadassah’s Regional Advisor and GreatPlains Region Past President. Dale willlead us in discovering our “hidden” skills,values, and motivation for reaching ourpotential as proud Hadassah leaders.

Hadassah trip to Cincy for Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibit

Thurs., Apr. 11 don’t miss your chanceto experience the extraordinary Dead SeaScrolls exhibit at the Cincinnati Museum.If you are interested in participating orwilling to drive on this trip, please contactSerane via email (seranebd@gmail.com)by no later than Friday, March 8th. Feelfree to visit the Cincinnati Museum websiteto learn more about this special exhibit.

Yom HaShoah community observanceThe JCRC and BJE are working in close

cooperation, along with HHAI, the Boardof Rabbis, and JFGI to plan, execute, andpublicize these events.

• Monday, April 8, 6:30 p.m. –Community Yom HaShoah Observance atthe Reuben Holocaust Memorial.

• Wednesday, April 10, Noon – Stateof Indiana Observance in the Rotunda ofthe State House.

• Friday, April 12, Noon – City ofCarmel Observance in Carmel City Hall.

Writing Workshop with Dan Wakefield

Sun., Apr. 14 from 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.at Congregation Beth-El Zedeck. Noexperience necessary! Acknowledgmentand appreciation are offered, rather thancriticism. RSVP to Shari at the synagogueoffice, slevine@bez613.org. No charge.

Sapling Dedication at TheChildren’s Museum (TCM)

On Sun., Apr. 14 at 10 a.m., a dedicationceremony will take place for the plantingof a sapling from the Chestnut tree thatAnne Frank wrote about in her diary. Thetree grew outside the secret annex inAmsterdam where her family was hiding

Community Events

March 27, 2013 The Jewish Post & Opinion – IN 5by promoting the health and well-being ofour residents as well as our environment.

We are looking for volunteers, partneringorganizations and sponsors. If you wouldlike to be involved – in any way – pleasecontact Jon at jshapiro@JCCindy.org or at251-9467 ext. 2214.

Second Edition of the Ann KatzFestival of Books and Arts – May 6-9

Several authors were not able to travel toIndianapolis for the Festival last October dueto Hurricane Sandy. Hence, Second Edition:

A former head writer and producer ofThe Daily Show with Jon Stewart DavidJaverbaum, author of the satirical The LastTestament: A Memoir by GOD, will be onhand Mon., May 6 at 7 p.m. Javerbaumwill introduce the audience to his irreverentbrand of humor by opening the evening,sponsored by NUVO, with his short video,God – It Getteth Better. “Jabber withJaverbaum,”a Q & A with the writer, willfollow the presentation. Cost: $5 JCCmembers / $8 general public.

On Wed., May 8 at 7 p.m, journalistAlicia Oltuski will take the audiencebehind the shroud of the New York diamond district. Author of PreciousObjects: A Story of Diamonds, Family andA Way of Life, Oltuski is a diamond-district insider. Her non-fiction account ofthe underworld workings of the district isa story populated with unusual and at timeshumorous characters, and unveils secretsof this generations-old family trade.

A drawing for a diamond ring valued at $2,000, courtesy of Aronstam Jewelers,will add some sparkle to the event. Cost:$5 JCC members / $8 general public – First raffle ticket is only $1 with purchaseof entry. Additional raffle tickets availablefor purchase at the event: 1 ticket: $5,5 tickets: $15, 10 tickets: $25.

On Thurs., May 9, at 7 p.m., will be the screening of the award-winning documentary, Besa: The Promise, in partnership with Heartland Truly MovingPictures. Besa is the untold story of theMuslims in Albania under Nazi occupation– their compassion, heroism and adherenceto “besa,” the Muslim code of honor. Thefilm challenges our contemporary thinkingabout enmity between Jews and Muslimsas it recounts the meeting of two sons, onefrom a Muslim family that sheltered a Jewishfamily, and the other, the last survivingmember of that Jewish family.The extraor-dinary story that unfolds is not only per-sonal for the two men, but also universalin bridging generations and faiths. Thescreening will be followed by a discussionwith the film’s executive producer, Bill Morgan. Cost: $5 JCC members / $8general public. A review of the film can beseen on page 2 at http://jewishpostopin-ion.com/Jewishpost/NAT_11-7-12.pdf. AAAA

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redemption, and so have many millionslike me. Dictators are falling left and right.For thousands of years the nations of theworld made war with each other. Nowthey are making big efforts to help eachother and bring peace to the world.

The Rebbe also told us that this is alsodependent on each of us. It is up to us tocomplete this process. We ourselves haveto work to bring freedom and redemptionto ourselves and to all of the world. How?By living a life of Torah and Mitzvos, bylearning and following the teachings ofthe Rebbe, we can find personal freedomand happiness. Then we can be a goodinfluence on our family and friends, andall of those who come in contact with us.They will see that we are living a good andhappy life and will be inspired to followour example. Who wants to be miserable?Learn the secret of happiness and share it,until all of world will be free and happy.

Our rabbis taught us that in this month,the month of Nissan, our fathers wereredeemed from Egypt, and in this monthwe too will be redeemed. Let us make areal effort that it should happen this year.

We want Moshiach now! Long live theKing Moshiach!

Rabbi Cohen lives in K’far Chabad, Israel.He can be reached by email at bzcohen@orange.net.il. Reprinted from 3-28-12. AAAA

are happy. They won. But the other teamand their fans lost. They are sad. And thepoor boys who wanted to join the teambut weren’t good enough are even sadder.

When we live a life of Torah, everyonewins, everyone is happy. If I give charity, Iam happy. I just did a big mitzvah. Theperson who receives the charity is alsohappy. Now he can buy himself somelunch, and he won’t be hungry.

Love your fellow man. Don’t be selfish.Do you want to be happy? Easy enough!Go out and make someone else happy! Tryit! It really works! Five days a week I visitthe geriatric ward at our local hospital. Iknow some of the patients there for years.We have come to love each other a lot. Inthe beginning, I would smile at them andgive them a blessing and some love, andthey would smile back. Now, wheneverthey see me they already smile. It warmsmy heart and soul.

We are living now in a very special time.The Rebbe told us that our generation isthe last generation of the exile, and will bethe first generation of the final redemption.If we only open our eyes, we can see thatthis is really happening, right now.

I, personally, found freedom and

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not allowed, the sheer act of “self control”in the process of preventing leavening to produce matzah represents revealedholiness. We are privileged to eat matzahfor an entire week each year to behold andunderstand revealed holiness. Otherwise,we would be unable to see through theconcealment of ordinary “puffed up”breadthat we enjoy the rest of the year.

The Passover Seder and the eating ofMatzah is more than just a ceremony. It is a time when we eat in holiness andproper thoughts reciting blessings beforeand after, and telling our children of thegreat Exodus from Mitzrayim/Egypt. Bydoing so, we reveal HaShem in a worldwhere He is most concealed, revealHaShem where He is least evident. Thiseight day process of Pesach serves as aspringboard to reveal holiness in a concealed world throughout the wholeyear. We can now take the seemingly concealed holiness of bread and reveal itthrough our actions, our blessings, andour attention to the kosher dietary laws.

Now recall, we said earlier that onlydough of the five types of grain canbecome leavened so only these grains maybe used for matzah, and only the leaveneddough of these grains produce bread.Thus, we only recite “HaMotzi”on bread ormatzah made from one the five grains.

BY RABBI DR. EYTAN M. COWEN

Finding therevealed in the concealed

When one partakes of a meal that consists of bread, one is obligated to firstritually wash his or her hands with theappropriate blessing and then recite theblessing over bread,“HaMotzi Lechem MinHa’Aretz”– “Who brings forth bread fromthe earth”.

This one blessing over the bread supersedesand exempts all other blessings of thatmeal. Following the meal, one is thenobligated to be thankful and recite BirkatHamazon or the Grace After Meals. Theonly type of bread that requires the blessingof “Hamotzi Lechem Min Ha’Aretz”– “Whobrings forth bread from the earth” beforeeating it and Grace after is that which wasmade from one or more of the five types ofgrain (wheat, barley, oat, spelt and rye)that become leavened (Shulchan Aruch,Orach Chaim 453:1).

Our mystical tradition teaches us that inorder for HaShem to be manifest, HaShemhad to conceal Himself. Like air, which iseverywhere but cannot be seen, HaShemHimself is everywhere, but nowhere canHaShem be seen. So HaShem had to “constrict”Himself, so to speak, and make room for a“Godless”world. Our Chassidic mystics affirmthat only in such a Godless world wouldhumankind be able to find HaShem.

The truth is that HaShem is right here inthis seemingly Godless world, despite allappearances to the contrary. For nothingcan exist without HaShem’s all-permeatingexistence and nothing can be withoutHaShem’s life-giving force. In fact,HaShem is more immanent here on earth,even in the most spiritually depravedplaces, than He is in the upper worlds(Likutey Moharan, II: Lesson 12). Thegreater the holiness present, the greaterthe concealment required; the greater theconcealment, the greater the concealedholiness. Therefore, HaShem is most present where He is most seeminglyabsent, and that very “absence” revealsHaShem’s presence.

Bread represents this concealed holiness.The leavening that converts dough tobread dough is a result of fermentation, aprocess that represents the despoiling ofkedusha/holiness. Thus, leavened bread,the bread we eat throughout the wholeyear, contains holiness that cannot even berevealed, and must be concealed under theguise of being spoiled through leavening.Matzah, on the other hand, representsrevealed holiness. Since it could havebecome “spoiled” by leavening but was

The letter “Heh” is numerically equivalentto the number five. Rabbi Nachman ofBreslev teaches that through the halachaof only reciting “HaMotzi” from one of the five types of grain, we declare that HaShem provides our sustenance,whether it is most evident in the Matzaheaten on Pesach which representsrevealed holiness or whether it is mostleast evident through the leavened breadeaten the rest of the year representingconcealed holiness.

I would like to take this opportunity to wishyou and your family a Chag Pesach Kasherve’Sameach - A Kosher and Joyful Passover!

Rabbi Cowen is the spiritual leader of EtzChaim Sephardic Congregation in Indianapolis.He can be reached at torahworld@gmail.com. AAAA

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trust that we will receive what we need,when we need it.

All of us at The Jewish Post & Opinionwish all of our dear readers a happy,healthy and kosher Pesach.

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due to B’nai B’rith for their decision toinaugurate a Hillel this fall.”

Comments by other B’nai B’rith leadersfollow: Edward Cohn: “The Indiana Lodgeas well as all the other lodges in the stateare grateful that Indiana has received afoundation. We hope it will achieve at IUthe worthwhile things it has achievedelsewhere.”

Isidore Feibleman: “I’m grateful thisconclusion has been reached. When Iwent to IU there were only three Jewishstudents. Now there are over 200 and they are among the leaders in the youthmovement in the state and are prominentin social, cultural, and religious activities. Ithink it is fine that this will now be guidedby B’nai B’rith.”

Samuel J. Mantel: “I think the HillelFoundation will materially benefit notonly the Jewish students who attend IU,but, by reason of the character buildingwork it does, it will prove a valuable assetto the university itself.”AAAA

FEBRUARY 4, 1938 – A B’nai B’rithHillel Foundation will be opened atIndiana University next fall. This wasdecided by the Executive Committee ofB’nai B’rith at a meeting Jan. 23, 1938 inNew Orleans. The Indiana Hillel will bethe twelfth foundation to be established inuniversities throughout the country.

News of its scheduled opening broughtan enthusiastic response from the Jewishstudent body in Bloomington. SeymourCohen, president of the Jewish Students’Union, said: “The Jewish Students’ Unionat Indiana University has received thenews concerning the opening of a HillelFoundation here next fall with the greatestpleasure. It has been our opinion for sometime that a central force which could giveboth guidance and support to the Jewishstudents on the campus is essential for our complete unity. I am sure that the continual and inspiring direction madepossible through Hillel will make muchmore solid our foundation for a life thatwill be materially of use to our Jewish people. I feel that all the students in theUnion will agree with me that we shall allcooperate whole heartedly to repay theB’nai B’rith for the confidence and trustthey have placed in us.”

The Hillel Foundation at IU is the culmination of many years of effort by theIndiana-Kentucky State Association of B’naiBrith.A resolution favoring its establishmentwas passed at a meeting in Muncie lastOctober and sent with supplementarymaterial to the National Hillel Commission.The latter group subsequently went onrecord as favoring the foundation.Additional activity was carried on by acommittee composed of Rabbi DavidJacobson, chairman, Harry Goldberg ofAnderson, president of the Association,and Louis Novitzky of Ft. Wayne.

Commenting on the scheduled fallopening, Rabbi Jacobson said: “The establishment of a Hillel Foundation atIndiana is an occasion for rejoicing. Formany years both the Jewish students thereand the residents of the state have felt the need for competent and purposefuldirection at the university. The Hillel will,of course, meet this need. The Jewish communities of this state have alwaysenjoyed a particular good friendship witheach other. The Hillel will further ourcommunity interests. Our thanks are

Hillel Foundationto open at IU in Fall

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always provided a safe and nurturingenvironment where campers gain selfesteem and confidence, and form lastingfriendships with their cabin and unitfriends, all within a fun and excitingJewish atmosphere.

Recognizing the potential of Jewishyouth philanthropy programs to empowerand educate teens about effective philanthropy and Jewish values, JTFNawarded 38 grants to Jewish summercamps committed to creating high qualityJewish teen philanthropy programs. Inaddition to a grant of $1,000, JTFN willwork closely with grantees on programdevelopment and staff training.

Through the grantmaking process, camperswill review grant proposals from non-profitorganizations, visit potential grantees, anddetermine which organizations to support; the philanthropists-in-trainingwill examine Jewish texts, traditions, andvalues related to giving. The programencourages campers to “learn by giving”and will generate at least $38,000 ingrants, with each teen foundation awarding a minimum of $1,000. The pilotprogram is generously supported by theMaimonides Fund.

Jeremy J. Fingerman, CEO, Foundationfor Jewish Camp sees the pilot program as a valuable contribution to the field of

(see Camp Livingston, page 10)

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ObituariesAllan Julius Segal, 87, died on

March 12, 2013. The son of Barney & CeliaSegal, he was born on May 12, 1925, andlived his entire life in Indianapolis. He wasmarried to Elsie (Oppman) Segal for 65years.

Al is survived by wife; son and daughter-in-law, Elliott & Carol Segal; daughter andson-in-law, Jacqueline & Lee Roy Lawson;three grandsons, Matt and Bobby Segal &Corey Lawson; and one great grandson,Chase Lawson.

Al graduated from Tech High School in1943. He attended Indiana Universitybefore serving the U.S. Army in Japan. Aland his wife were owners of theMartindale Avenue Big 10 Market from1952–72. He was also the top salesman at the Style Store for Big & Tall from1972–92.

Al spent eight years volunteering at St.Vincent Hospital. He was also a memberof the Pi Lambda Phi fraternity and 50-yearmember of Monument Masonic Lodge.

The funeral was held on March 15 atAaron-Ruben-Nelson Mortuary. In lieuof flowers, donations can be made to afavorite charity.

Shirley Kamen, 80 something yearsof age, died on March 13, 2013 with herfamily by her side. She was born inChicago, where in the early years of hermarriage she worked as a secretary to theDean of the Home Study Department at the University of Chicago and as thesecretary for the Board of JewishEducation of Chicago.

While a resident of Northwest Indiana,Shirley was a member of League ofWomen Voters, the Gary Artists League,Hadassah, and the Temple Beth ElSisterhood. She was an accomplishedJuried artist and her work in oils, acrylics,watercolors and pastels was frequentlydisplayed in public venues.

Shirley was the true embodiment of loving motherhood…her life’s greatestjoy. Her devotion to her husband, her children, her family and to her extendedfamily and friends was limitless. She willbe deeply missed by all who knew andloved her.

She is survived by her beloved husband,Dr. Jack Kamen; children, Suzy (Howard)Friedman, Joyce (Fred Wagshul) Kamen,David (Lisa) Kamen, Daniel (Sharon)Kamen; grandchildren, Ari ( Jessica)Wise, Bryan (Martha) Micon, Alissa(Stefan Strassfeld) Wise, Jennifer Micon,Jeffrey (Bleama) Kamen, Gary (Bridget)Kamen, Hillary Friedman, Kevin Kamen,Jamie Kamen, Eric Kamen, Allison Kamenand Sari Kamen; great-grandchildren

Isaac, Lilly, Ava, Micah, Lena, Eli and Anna.Funeral services were held on March 15

at Aaron-Ruben-Nelson Mortuary andburial followed in B’nai Torah Cemetery.Memorial contributions may be made toCongregation Shaarey Tefilla or to AdathIsrael Congregation of Cincinnati.

To leave a message of condolence or for shivah information please visitwww.arnmortuary.com. AAAA

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Ich gehdenk ahz glych nach Purim flegen mir aun hayben ramen tzumachen dee hoyz Pesachdik. Mir haubennisht gehhat kein dindzt flegen mir allehhelfen der mahme.

(I remember as soon as Purim was over,we started cleaning to ready the house forPassover. We did not have maids so all ofus helped mother.)

Erev Yom Tov, zaire free fleckt meinmutter un ich aus pahcken dee teller,teplach un alleh farshaydeneh zachenfar dos kauch tzimmer. Ich haub dauszayer gehglichen taun der ar vaus deemahmeh fleckt der tzeylen ah myseh mityeder zach vaus iz gevein un daus barrel.

(Very early the morning of the first seder night my mother and I wouldunpack the large wooden barrel that heldall the Passover dishes, pots and otherthings used in the Passover kitchen. Iloved doing this as my mother had a storyabout every item we unpacked.The barrelswere very large and it took several hoursto unpack. I still remember many things

that we unpacked.) Daus klayneh kestehleh vaus haut

gehalten dee Swee-Touch-Nee tay. Ichhaub nauch meineh. Ahz meh hautgehkayft ah funt tay flegen zey geben ahmahtahneh ehn yor hauben zehgehbenah grayseh teller un zex klayneh teller-lach far frucht. Ich haub daus nauchheint. Mein yerusheh fun der mahmeh.

(One was the little red and gold metalbox that held the Swee-Touch-Nee tea.Every little girl I knew kept her specialthings in them. I still have mine. Ask yourmother or bubbe [grandmother] if sheremembers them. If you bought onepound of tea, you were given a gift. Oneyear mother got a lovely bowl and sixsmall bowls for fruit. We used these forcompote every year. Before mother diedshe gave them to me.)

Dee shayneh gedanken zeinen meinyerusheh fun meineh elteren. Seh iz nishttauh in der velt gehnoog gelt tzu kayfenmeineh shayneh gedanken fun meinehyungeh yoren.

(These lovely memories are my inheri-tance from my parents. There is notenough money in the world for me to buymy lovely memories of my childhood.)

Haut ah Freylachen Pesach mit ayermishpaucheh, un frient. Nempt ah bisselzeit tzu machen shayneh gedanken.Daus iz zayer ah gooteh un ahnatahcheh zach.

(Have a very Happy Passover with family and friends. Take a little time tomake good memories. This is a very goodand important thing to do.

Henya Chaiet is the Yiddish name forMrs. A. Helen Feinn. Born in 1924 ten daysbefore Passover, her parents had come toAmerica one year prior. They spoke onlyYiddish at home so that is all she spoke untilage five when she started kindergarten. Shethen learned English, but has always lovedYiddish and speaks it whenever possible.Chaiet lived in La Porte and Michigan City,Ind., from 1952 to 1978 and currentlyresides in Walnut Creek, Calif. Email:afeinn87@gmail.com. AAAA

Meineh ShaynehGehdanke Fun Pesach(My good memories of Pesach)

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Although the Jews were now “physically”free from their slavery, they still had a longway to go on their journey. Having beenslaves for more than a third of a millennium,they still possessed a slave mentality andhad a distance to go before they could bementally or emotionally free.

The desert behind the people in thedesign depicts the path they would haveto follow now. Eventually, their travelswould lead them to Mt. Sinai, portrayed inthe distance as rising on the horizonbehind them. Here, they would receive theTen Commandments and the Torah,instructions to guide them on the nextstep of their life journey to total freedom.

Along the way, it would not always besmooth and easy. They would get sand intheir shoes and stub their toes, symbolicallydepicted by the rock at Miriam’s right foot.Ultimately, the people would grow in theirunderstandings from the experiences theywould encounter on their way.

Even as the sea had opened to allow theJews to continue on their journey, in theupper three panels of the design, theclouds may be seen parting to enable theJews to now make a “heavenly connection,”the next step on their path to true freedom. As the Jews found out at Sinai,they still had a distance to go on theirjourney. Just as in life, after you climb onemountain, even one as great as Sinai,there is always another. So too, there isalways more to learn and greater heightsstill to be achieved. Our entire life shouldbe one of exploration and growth.

The plants and trees seen growing,flowering and blooming in the desert are a reflection of the human spirit. Like theJews, they too have found a way to survive and grow even under adverse anddifficult conditions.

The doves seen carrying olive branchesin the upper corners of the compositionallude to the promise of a future time ofpeace. They are a glimpse of the maintheme repeated throughout the Exodusstory as to how God provides for all ourneeds. Although the birds, ducks andswan are winged creatures, there is a difference in the way they are depicted.The swan and ducks portrayed on thewaters of the sea represent the way thatthe Jews at that time were grounded intheir lives. Now, as free people, with theguidance of the Torah on how to live ameaningful and purposeful life, and with the hope of a better future, the doves reflect the ability of the people totake flight and allow their spirits to soar to new heights.

Like our Jewish ancestors, may we toolearn from our journey and the lessons

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God teaches us along the way. As it isdepicted in this composition, God’s vision of the people became reality shortlythereafter. Now, truly free at last, theJewish people are seen singing and dancingas they wholeheartedly celebrate “On TheShores Of Freedom.”

Bruce David is a Judaic artist and Jewisheducator from Bloomington, Ind. His artmay be viewed at www.davidart.com. Healso welcomes comments at that address. Heis also president of Light of the Nations (lotnexperience.org) a contemporary Jewisheducational outreach organization. AAAA

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Jewish summer camping. “FJC sees thisJTFN program as a wonderful opportunityfor campers to experience the act and theimpact of Tzedakah [charity] on theirworld. Besides benefiting the recipients,the campers are learning valuable life lessons of responsibility and teamworkand gaining insight into the diversity ofthe non-profit world.”

Indeed, Ben Davis appreciates thepower of Jewish youth philanthropy.”Weare delighted to be a part of the JewishTeen Funders Network’s initiative inteaching our campers the power oftzedakah. This new program will engageour older campers in a brand new way”,he said.

About Teen Foundation at Camp LivingstonDuring the 2013 summer, Camp

Livingston’s Hadracha unit (counselors-in-training), will lead the foundation.These campers spend eight weeks atcamp, allowing them to fully develop theirfoundation and ensuring it will be a staplein the community for years to come. Theywill review grant proposals, visit localnon-profit organizations, and determinehow available funding should be distributedall through a lens focused on Jewish values. AAAA

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L-R: Andrew C. Ahrens, David Alan Anderson and Tyler Jacob Rollinson in a scene ofIRT's The Whipping Man. Photo by Zach Rosing.

L-R: Hannah and Emma Crell.

The Whipping Man is the story of theson of a Jewish slave owner who returnshome from the war severely injured and inneed of help. He finds his home in ruins,and his family has fled because the Southhas lost the civil war. The only people whocan help him with his injuries are two ofhis family’s slaves who are now free.

In the process of helping one another,the son and his now former slaves learnsecrets about each other that help themgrow closer and realize they need eachother, but it also makes them angry tolearn that they’ve hurt each other in thepast. In the end, the son and one of hisslaves are left to defend each other andmust keep each other’s secrets.

We had no idea the play would evoke somuch emotion, both laughter and sadness.We were surprised to learn that Jewsowned slaves in Civil War times, and evenmore surprised that there were Jewishslaves. It seemed ironic that Jews, whose

The Whipping Manevokes Passover theme

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You can do all of this and more on BetterThan Bubbe (www.betterthanbubbe.com).The website is part of a global outreachand engagement initiative made possibleby the Schoenbaum Family Foundation,and the Tampa Orlando Pinellas JewishFederation Alliance.

Better Than Bubbe expands beyond thesolid, old-fashioned advice that Bubbesacross the world have passed down totheir grandchildren for generations. Thesite offers advice and how-tos on Jewishand general interest topics for the 20-something Jewish set around the world. Itis written by young Jewish adults who havelived through their 20s. Better Than Bubbealso gives young adults an opportunity to talk to each other in a freeform forum,and invites readers to submit their ownquestions about life issues they are facing.

“We are providing Jewish young adultsa meaningful way to navigate their 20s, acritical time when they are searching forresources and connection,” said LisaRobbins, Better than Bubbe’s Director of AllThings Bubbe.“We aren’t trying to replacethe sage advice offered by Jewish grand-mothers everywhere; we are creating acommunity for Jewish young adults tolearn, interact and trade experiences withthose who have already ‘been there’before. Thirty-somethings might enjoy thesite too, if nothing else but to share theirknowledge and what they’ve learned.”

Better Than Bubbe will also spotlightyoung Jewish adults who are currently orwho have successfully navigated their 20-something years, and who have madetheir mark on the world. These featuredguests will offer pointers, advice and tipsto other young Jews on specific topics tohelp them on their post-college journey.

For more information about the project,please contact Lisa Robbins, (813) 769-4723,or lisa@betterthanbubbe.com. AAAA

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ancestors were once slaves themselves,would take part in oppressing another race.

Even though the entire play consisted ofonly three actors, their dialogue helped usunderstand the stories of many othercharacters and how they related to eachother. We very much enjoyed this play, andwould highly recommend it.

Hannah and Emma Crell are daughters ofSteve and Amy Crell. Hannah is a junior atHamilton Southeastern High School, andEmma is in eighth grade at Riverside JuniorHigh School in Fishers. They attended theplay as part of a youth group outing fromCongregation Beth-El Zedeck. AAAA

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