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After wowing dozens of Jewish organizations across North America, mega-mental-ist Sidney Friedman is coming to the Jewish Federation of New Hampshire to headline the Main Event for the Cam-paign for Jewish Needs at the newly opened LaBelle Winery. The Campaign for Jewish Needs Main Event is sched-uled for Wednesday, October 10, at 7 PM.

America’s premier mental-ist, Sidney Friedman has been featured on NBC-TV’s Today Show, ABC-TV’s The View and CBS-TV’s The Early Show, and he is a favorite of Federations across the country, Known as “the mentalist to the stars” (Chi-cago Tribune) for his many celebrity clients, Fried-

man will read minds and per-form ESP, telepathy, and pre-monition. In addition, he will perform his unique “Music Mind Reading,” where audi-ence members think of song melodies and Friedman tele-pathically senses each tune, then plays them on the piano.

This is a fun, inspiring eve-ning not to be missed.

“We are thrilled to have such an outstanding entertainer with us for the kick-off of the Cam-paign for Jewish Needs. This campaign raises the funds nec-

essary to support our programs and services in New Hampshire while also supporting Jews in need in Is-rael and around the world,” states Dan Cohen, chairman of the 2012-2013 Campaign for Jewish

Needs. “We are also pleased to present this event at LaBelle Winery, which is located just beyond Bed-ford on Rt. 101. This will be one of the very first public events at this elegant and beautiful location. In addition to a tremendous show and the opportu-nity to support our community, we will enjoy a wine

tasting, cash bar, and a dessert reception.”

Today Show host Hoda Kotb states, “A few people are better at seeing the future than others,

like mentalist Sidney Friedman. We love Sidney.” The Chicago Tribune writes, “Mentalist to the

stars Sidney Friedman is the master of all things psychic.”

And Timeout magazine exclaims, “Friedman will blow your mind!”

It is with great enthusiasm that The Board of Directors of Congregation Ahavas Achim in Keene announced the appointment of Rabbi Amy Loewenthal of Philadelphia, PA, as its new Rabbi and spiritual leader starting this July.

A native of New York, Rabbi Loewenthal is a 2012 graduate of the Reconstructionist Rab-binical College in Wyncote, PA, where she earned the titles of Rabbi and Teacher in Israel and Master of Arts in Hebrew Letters with a special focus in Congregational Life. Her first career was as a teacher of high school and college math and science, and it is with her love of teaching that she embraces her new role as Rabbi at Congregation Ahavas Achim. Rabbi Loewenthal brings to this role vast knowledge and experience in Jewish spiritual

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High Holiday Greetings 18

Arts & Entertainment 21

Book Review 22

High Holidays Guide 24

Recent Events 25

Obituaries 31

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Campaign’s Main Event continued on page 11

Still making your plans for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur? Check out The Reporter’s Guide to New Hampshire’s High Holiday Services on page 24.

Temple Israel in Manchester is pleased to announce that Rabbi Eric Cohen is the new Rabbi of the congregation. He has relocated to Manchester and has started in his role as spiri-tual leader. He is leading weekly Sabbath ser-vices and will be available in his office at the Temple to meet with anyone who wishes to welcome him to our community

Rabbi Cohen grew up in a modern Orthodox home and attended the Ramaz Yeshivah Day

School in New York City. Prior to rabbinical school, he re-ceived his Ph.D. in Near Eastern Languages and Civiliza-tions from Yale University. Rabbi Cohen spent nearly 15 years in the business sector as a Pharmaceutical Market Research Consultant. He also served as the President of

the Park Slope Jewish Center, an egalitarian Conservative

Campaign’s Main Event to Feature Mega-Mentalist Sidney Friedman

This will be a rare event. Be thrilled and elevated.

Experience mentalist Sidney Friedman.

Congregation Ahavas AchimWelcomes Rabbi Amy Loewenthal

New Rabbis Join the New Hampshire CommunityRabbi Eric Cohen to Lead Temple Israel Manchester

Rabbi Eric Cohen continued on page 13

Rabbi Amy Loewenthal

Rabbi Eric Cohen

“Mega-Mentalist” Sidney Friedman

Be an informed voter! Attend the Presidential Forum on the Middle East featuring representatives of the Obama and Romney campaigns JFNH, Sept. 23, 7 PM

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MANCHESTER

Chabad LubavitChRabbi Levi Krinsky7 Camelot Place, ManchesterOrthodox, Chabad(603) [email protected]: Shabbat Services Saturday morning at 9:30 AM Sunday morning minyan at 9 AM

tEMPLE adath YEShuRuNRabbi Beth D. Davidson 152 Prospect Street, Manchester Reform, Affiliated URJ (603) 669-5650 www.tayshalom.org [email protected] Services: Shabbat services the first Friday of the month at 6 PM All other Friday nights at 7 PM with some exceptions. Alternating Shabbat services or Torah study Saturday mornings at 10 AM

tEMPLE iSRaELRabbi Eric Cohen 66 Salmon Street, ManchesterConservative(603) [email protected]: Friday night 7:15 PMSaturday 9:30 AM

NASHUA

tEMPLE bEth abRahaMRabbi Jon Spira-Savett4 Raymond Street, NashuaConservative, Affiliated USCJ(603) [email protected]@tbanashua.orgServices: Friday night services 8 PM 1st Friday family service 7 PMSaturday morning 9:30 AMMon. - Thur. minyan 7:30 PM

PORTSMOUTH

tEMPLE iSRaEL Rabbi Barry Krieger200 State Street, PortsmouthConservative, Affiliated USCJ(603) [email protected]: Friday, 7:30 PMSaturday, 9:30 AMTemple Israel has a fully licensed M-W-F preschool.

AMHERST

CONGREGatiON bEtENuRabbi Joshua L. Segal5 Northern Blvd., Unit 1, AmherstReform, Affiliated URJ(603) [email protected]: Friday night Kabbalat Shabbat services at 7:30 PM

BETHlEHEM

bEthLEhEM hEbREw CONGREGatiONHazzan Marlena Fuerstman39 Strawberry Hill Road PO Box 395, BethlehemEgalitarian-Conservative, Unaffiliated (603) [email protected] Services: Contact for Date/Time Info President Dave Goldstone - (415) 587-0812 or Eileen Regen – (603) 823-7711Weekly Services: July through Simchat Torah Friday: 7:30 PM; Saturday: 9:30 AM Shacharit: 9:30 AM, Tues.-Fri.Monthly Services: One Saturday morning per month – November through May

ClAREMONT

tEMPLE MEYER david25 Putnam Street, ClaremontConservative(603) 542-6773Services: Generally the second Friday of the month, 6:15 PM, April to November.

CONCORD

tEMPLE bEth JaCObRabbi Robin Nafshi67 Broadway, ConcordReform, Affiliated URJ(603) [email protected]: Friday night - 7 PM Saturday morning - 9:30 AM

DERRY

Etz haYiM SYNaGOGuERabbi Bryna Milkow 1½ Hood Road, DerryReform, Affiliated URJ (603) 432-0004 www.etzhayim.org [email protected], [email protected] Services: Erev Shabbat every Friday at 7:15 PM, Shabbat morning services 3 times a month

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tEMPLE iSRaELRabbi Samuel R. Seicol36 Olive Meadow Lane, DoverReform, Affiliated URJ(603) [email protected]: Friday night services at 7:30 PMFor monthly Saturday services and holiday worship, please check the website.

HANOVER

Chabad at daRtMOuth COLLEGERabbi Moshe Gray22a School Street, HanoverOrthodox, Chabad(603) [email protected]: Friday Evening Shabbat services and DinnerShabbat morning servicesCall for times

uPPER vaLLEY JEwiSh COMMuNitYRabbi Edward S. BorazRoth Center for Jewish Life5 Occom Ridge, HanoverNondenominational, Unaffiliated(603) [email protected]: Friday night Shabbat services at 6 PM, led by Dartmouth Hillel Saturday morning Shabbat services at 9:30 AM, led by Rabbi Boraz

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CONGREGatiON ahavaS aChiMRabbi Amy Loewenthal84 Hastings Avenue, KeeneReconstructionist, Affiliated JRF(603) 352-6747www.keene-synagogue.orgrabbi.ahavas.achim@gmail.comServices: Fridays at 7:30 PM See calendar on website for early Fridays and for Saturdays

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tEMPLE b’Nai iSRaELRabbi Hannah J. Orden210 Court Street, LaconiaReform, Affiliated URJ (603) 524-7044www.templebnaiisraellaconianh.orgmarshatbi@hotmail.comServices: Every other Friday night at 7:30 PM

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Preparing for the New Year As we approach press time for the

September Jewish Reporter, I had planned to write about the approach-ing New Year. I would have written about how the holiday is a time for new beginnings, family, forgiveness, honey, and holiness.

Instead, my thoughts turn to Israel and the possibility of war with Iran.

In an August Wall Street Journal op-ed, Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Oren ad-dressed the waning window of op-portunity to halt Iran’s nuclear ambi-tions. The issue of a nuclear Iran is the stuff of nightmares. The presi-dent of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadine-jad, has made his feelings about Isra-el very clear: He would like to destroy Israel. Iran is already fighting a proxy war with Israel utilizing Hamas and Hezbollah.

Recently, I attended a program where Israel’s Consul General to New England, Shai Bazak, said, “For Jews this is the best of times and this is the worst of times.” With the Mus-lim Brotherhood replacing a secular government in Egypt and with an on-going civil war in Syria, it is a very scary time for Israel.

At the same time, things are by and large comfortable for Jews in New Hampshire and throughout the Unit-ed States. Jews can join country clubs, work where they choose, love and marry whom they want, and travel freely. The community as a whole is fairly prosperous, and doors are typically open to Jews.

We have been hearing for some time that Israel will not accept a nu-clear Iran. The United States has led an effort to find a diplomatic solu-

tion, while Iran claims that its nucle-ar efforts are for peaceful purposes.

As our own presidential election comes closer, many of us thought that the issue had been pushed up the road for a time. We hoped that Iran would forgo its nuclear ambitions and that Israel would not need to live under the unacceptable threat of nu-clear annihilation.

According to the Times of Israel (Aug. 13), Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak have “almost finally” de-cided on an Israeli strike at Iran’s nuclear facilities this fall, and Israel’s main TV news broadcast reported on Friday evening that a final decision will be taken “soon.” It is written that the window for Israel to seriously de-grade Iran’s progress toward a nucle-ar weapon is rapidly closing.

We also hear the U.S. government expressing hope for a diplomatic so-lution. It is surprising to me how much Israel appears to be an impor-tant issue for the U.S. election. But the prospect of an attack by Israel is very scary. The form of an expected reprisal from Iran remains unclear.

The lesson for me is that as com-fortable as we may be as Jews in New Hampshire and elsewhere, we can never just forget the past and feel to-tally secure. History teaches us that. We are a community. This continues to fill our lives with meaning and comfort, as we will always be there for one another. L’Shana Tova.

I am amazed at how fast the summer has gone. It seems just yesterday that my sons were coming home from the last day of school, excited about summer vacation. Now the first day of the new school year is quickly approaching. As the summer draws to a close and we prepare for the upcoming holidays, we are presented with an opportunity to reflect on the past year. It has been a very busy and challenging one as we work to bring the Jewish community together in New Hampshire. I am sure that the upcoming year will be equally busy and exciting. Jeff Fladen and I will contin-ue our efforts to meet with Jewish community leaders throughout the state. Your Federation campaign chairman Dan Cohen and his committee have been very busy through the summer planning for the upcoming Campaign for Jew-ish Needs, which will kick off with a fantastic event at La Belle Vineyards in Amherst the evening of October 10. I hope to see you there!

Our very successful Jewish Professional Networking event returns Septem-ber 19 at Tek Nique Restaurant, Bedford, NH, with a very special guest, Rep-resentative Paul Hodes. I think it will be a very interesting and lively discussion.

I am looking forward to working with all of the volunteers, Board members, and dedicated staff during the upcoming year, as we continue to strive to ac-complish the goals set forth in our strategic plan.

In September, in keeping with those goals, our new Shlichah (Israeli ambas-sador), Inbar Keren, will arrive to spend the year with us. Please join me at the Shalom Ice Cream Social on September 12, at 7 PM, at the Federation Build-ing and help welcome her into our community.

On behalf of myself, my wife, Cathy, and our sons, Alex and Matthew, I wish you a very happy and healthy New Year. L’Shana Tova.

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4 PM Decorate the Sukkah, 5 PM Pizza in the Hut, 6 PM Sukkot Family Service, For more information: 669-5650 or [email protected]

Monday, October 1Morning Sukkot Services9:30 AM, Temple Israel, ManchesterFor more information: 622-6171 or [email protected].

thursday, October 4tai Chi for Seniors10 AM, Jewish Federation of NH, Manchester.

hadassah Meeting and Program1 PM, Jewish Federation of NH, ManchesterFor more information, contact Michele Bank at [email protected] or 488-5657.

Cultural Series at the Colonial theatre 7:30 PM, Colonial Theatre, BethlehemShowing of the film My So-Called Enemy. Series is cosponsored by Bethlehem Hebrew Congregation and The Colonial. Films are open to the public. Season pass for four films is $20. Contact Eileen Regen, 823-7711 or email [email protected].

wednesday, October 10JFNh Campaign for Jewish Needs Main Event7 PM, LaBelle Winery, Bedford Featuring mega-mentalist Sidney Friedman. More information: [email protected] or 627-7679.

Submit Your Special Event!

Email [email protected]: Deadline is the 10th of the month prior to publication, Jan/Feb and July/Aug are combined issues, events scheduled before the 10th of any month may also be listed in the previous issue. Events emailed after the deadline will not be listed in the Reporter. For more info go to our website, www.jewishnh.org.

Planning a party or event?rent the JFNH gym

Call 627-7679 for more information.

Saturday, September 1 high holiday discussion – Part 1 2:30 PM, Temple Israel, Dover A joint program by Temple Israel and UNH Hillel in Durham. All are welcome to share in a pre-high Holy Day discussion on the meaning of some of the special prayers in the Rosh Hashanah liturgy. No charge. Contact the Temple office at [email protected] for more information and/or to register for this three-week series.

tuesday, September 4tai Chi for Seniors10 AM, Jewish Federation of NH, Manchester

thursday, September 6installation of Rabbi Eric Cohen6 PM, Temple Israel, 66 Salmon St., ManchesterJoin us for the installation of Rabbi Eric Cohen as the spiritual leader of our congregation and the installation of our Officers and Board of Directors. Dessert to follow. RSVP requested to 622-6171.

Religious School Open house4 PM, Temple Israel DoverAll Seacoast area families are invited to meet Rabbi Sam, the religious school faculty, and other families.

Friday, September 7Early Shabbat Services and dinnerTemple Israel, Dover6 PM Tot Shabbat Program, 6:20 PM pot-luck dinner, 7 PM serviceThe dinner and service are open to all members and nonmembers at no charge. The dinner is followed by our monthly early service (7 PM) designed for those with earlier bed times and a shorter attention span. This service is an interactive experience of Shabbat evening prayers, songs, and learning. For more information: 742-3976 or www.dovertemple.org.

Saturday, September 8high holy day discussion – Part 2 2:30 PM, Temple Israel Dover A joint program by Temple Israel and UNH Hillel in Durham. All are welcome to share in a pre-high Holy Day discussion on the meaning of some of the special prayers in the Rosh Hashanah liturgy. No charge. Contact the Temple office [email protected] for more information and/or to register for this three-week series. Attendance at the previous session is not required.

Selichot Joint Study and Service7 PM, Temple Adath Yeshurun, ManchesterMany temples will come together to participate in this special service. For more information: 669-5650, [email protected], or www.tayshalom.org.

Klezmer with Sruli and Lisa from NYC 7:30 PM, Havdalah, 8 PM Klezmer Concert, Roth Center/Upper Valley Jewish Community For all ages! Please call 646-046 for additional information.

Sunday, September 9Klezmer Concert for Kids Featuring the famous Sruli & Lisa 11 AM, Roth Center, Upper Valley Jewish Community, HanoverCost: $10 per family for nonmembers. Please call 646-0460 for additional information.

tuesday, September 11tai Chi for Seniors10 AM, Jewish Federation of NH, Manchester.

wednesday, September 12Shalom ice Cream Social 7 PM, Jewish Federation of NH, ManchesterJoin us as we offer a warm welcome to our new Shlicha! Please RSVP to 627-7679 or [email protected].

thursday, September 13hadassah Meeting1 PM, Jewish Federation of NH, ManchesterFor more information, contact Michele Bank at [email protected] or 488-5657.

Sunday, September 16 Erev Rosh hashanah (see listings for NH synagogues, page tk)

Monday, September 17First day Rosh hashanah(see listings for NH synagogues, page tk)

tuesday, September 18Second day Rosh hashanah (see listings for NH synagogues, page tk)

wednesday, September 19Jewish Professional NetworkSpecial speaker: Former NH Congressman Paul Hodes. For more information, contact Jewish Federation of NH, 627-7679 or [email protected].

thursday, September 20tai Chi for Seniors10 AM, Jewish Federation of NH, Manchester.

Cultural Series at the Colonial theatre 7:30 PM, Colonial Theatre, BethlehemShowing of the film Footnote. Series is cosponsored by Bethlehem Hebrew Congregation and The Colonial. Films are open to the public. Season pass for four films is $20. Contact Eileen Regen, 823-7711, or email [email protected].

Friday, September 21board installationTemple Adath Yeshurun, ManchesterFor more information: 669-5650, [email protected], or www.tayshalom.org.

high holiday Services, temple israel, dover3 PM Shabbat Shuvah Service program at Langdon Place 7:30 PM Shabbat Shuva Evening ServiceFor more information: (603) 742-3976 or www.dovertemple.org

Saturday, September 22Shabbat Shuvah Morning Study Program10:30 AM, Temple Israel, DoverFor more information: 742-3976 or www.dovertemple.org

high holy day discussion – Part 3 2:30 PM, Temple Israel, Dover A joint program by Temple Israel and UNH Hillel in Durham. All are welcome to share in a High Holy Day discussion on the meaning of some of the special prayers in the Yom Kippur liturgy. No charge. Contact the Temple office [email protected] for more

information and/or to register for this three- week series. Attendance at the previous sessions is not required.

Speaker Rabbi hillel i. Millgram6 PM, Bethlehem Hebrew Congregation, Bethlehem

Rabbi Millgram will talk about his new book, The Joseph Paradox: A Radical Reading of Gene-sis 37-50. Admission is free. More information: 869-5465.

Musical Entertainment Featuring Cantor daniel Moreno7:30 PM, Temple Israel, ManchesterImmediately following Havdalah services, enjoy an evening of musical entertainment. Cantor Moreno is renowned for his musical performances of both secular and Jewish favorites. He has performed throughout Israel as well as in Europe and in the USA. He was a huge hit last year at Temple Israel, and this year we are delighted to invite everyone in the Jewish community to join us for this evening of entertainment. The Temple is providing a wonderful “nosh.” You must RSVP by Friday, Sept. 14 by calling 622-6171.

Sunday, September 23annual Cemetery visit1 PM, Temple Israel Cemetery, Banfield Rd., Portsmouth

Presidential Forum on the Middle East7 PM, Jewish Federation of NH, ManchesterRepresentatives of the Obama and Romney campaigns will discuss their candidates’ views regarding the Middle East and take questions from the audience. Sponsored by the Jewish Community Relations Council. For more information: [email protected].

historic architecture of Manchester tour 12-5 PM, Manchester Historic AssociationTour of the Currier Museum and its neighbors includes JFNH and Temple Adath Yeshurun. $20 in advance, $25 same day. More info: 622-7531 or [email protected].

tuesday, September 25Yom Kippur Eve and Kol Nidre (see listings for NH synagogues, page tk)

wednesday, September 26Yom Kippur (see listings for NH synagogues, page tk)

thursday, September 27tai Chi for Seniors10 AM, Jewish Federation of NH, Manchester.

Saturday, September 29Keter Shem tov award at servicesTemple Beth Abraham, Nashua. More information: www.tbanashua.org, 883-8184 or [email protected].

Sukkot discussion 2:30 PM, Temple Israel, Dover A joint program by Temple Israel and UNH Hillel in Durham. All are welcome to share in a pre-Sukkot discussion on the meaning of some of the Sukkot rituals and unique Sukkot objects. No charge. Contact the Temple office [email protected] for more information and/or to register for this program.

Sunday, September 30Sukkot EventsTemple Adath Yeshurun, Manchester


of its key leaders became aspiring politicians and began to engage with political parties. They had no real agenda and some more radi-cal and aggressive factions took over the pro-tests.”

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu flip-flopped yet again over the recommenda-tions of the Plesner Committee. The commit-tee’s goal was to formulate a replacement for the Tal law, a bill which allowed the ultra-Or-thodox to delay army service virtually indefi-nitely. At the same time, the bill did not permit Haredim to work until they completed army service. The Israeli Supreme Court ruled the Tal law unconstitutional and ordered it re-placed by August 1.

Netanyahu disbanded the Plesner committee,

Because it is important for the New Hampshire Jewish Community to un-derstand the positions and plans of the next president of the United States with regard to the Middle East, the Jewish Community Relations Council of NH together with the Jewish Fed-eration of NH is organizing a Presi-dential Forum on the Middle East. Representatives from President Obama and Mitt Romney’s campaigns will be on hand to talk about their positions on the Middle East and to take ques-tions. The Forum will take place at 7 PM at the Jewish Federation building in Manchester on September 23. For those who can’t attend the event, it will be streamed live to certain synagogues throughout the state. Please save the

August 1 was a seminal date for many Massachusetts and New Hampshire organizations that support the Jewish State of Israel. The First Annual Networking for Israel Event was held at Saint Anselm College, located in Goffstown (near the Bedford and Manchester bor-ders). This event brought together 60 leaders from al-most two dozen organizations in a nontraditional for-mat. The event was organized and produced by NH4Is-rael, which has held over 50 lectures, rallies, workshops and presentations since its inception in 2006. NH4Israel is an active not-for-profit organization, educating New Hampshire communities on the vitality of Israel and its 3,000-year history.

Represented at the August 1 event were officials of

On Wednesday, June 20, Ore Ayah Dayan, NH’s beloved Shlichah, gave her final presentation to the New Hamp-shire community. The event was co-sponsored by the Fed-eration and NH4Israel and held at Temple Israel in Man-chester. Two dozen individuals participated in a discussion, facilitated by Ore, concerning the spirit and values of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Ore explained the high hu-man values mandated by the IDF (which have great simi-larities to the US armed forces). The three basic values are Defense of the State, Love of the Homeland, and Human Dignity. The spirit of the IDF draws on four sources: the military heritage, the democratic principles, the Jewish tra-dition, and moral values. The majority of Jewish Israeli citizens are mandated to serve in the IDF for a minimum of two years for females and three years for males. Most citizens serve longer. These soldiers then serve in the re-serve army for the following decades. The discussion in-cluded the topic of the IDF battling on its own homeland while the conflicts in which US forces serve are not on our own land. This leads to wounded enemies of the IDF being brought into Israeli hospitals for recovery.

NH4Israel will continue to educate the New Hampshire community on topics relating to the Jewish State of Israel after the summer and plans to include our new shlichah as a presenter. Please sign up for weekly emails at www.nh4israel.org

JCRC Sponsors Presidential Forum on the Middle Eastdate and stay tuned as more details emerge.

For Americans and Jews, the han-dling of the Middle East over the next few years is critical. Though the num-ber one issue for American’s in the up-coming election is the United States economy and not foreign policy, how events transpire in the Middle East will profoundly im-pact economies worldwide. More importantly it will affect the security of the United States and to a greater degree the security of Israel.

The people of Egypt, the world’s most populous Arab country, just vot-ed in the Muslim Brotherhood to lead the government. Hamas, the terrorist group that rules Gaza and is a wing of

the Muslim Brotherhood, is anticipat-ing far more support from Egypt than it did under Mubarak’s tenure. The Palestinian Authority plans on making another bid for statehood at the Unit-ed Nations next month while the peace

process is in a coma. Syrian dictator Bashar Al

Assad’s brutal reign over Syria is in a battle for its life. If the regime falls, it is unclear who will fill the

void. What is clear is that Syria pos-sesses one of the world’s largest stock-piles of chemical and biological weap-ons, that extremist Muslim fundamen-talist groups are helping fight Assad’s army, and that Iran is determined to keep its influence over Syria. Lebanon has two de facto armies; one is com-

manded by the terrorist organization Hezbollah, which has 50,000 missiles pointed at Israel. They get their orders and weapons from Iran using Syria as a transport conduit.

Iran, despite sanctions imposed on it, continues to be defiant and move forward with its nuclear enrichment program. Earlier this month, President Ahmadinejad gave arguably his most anti-Israel and anti-Semitic speech to date. In his speech he claimed it is the Zionists that control the world’s main media and financial centers, that it is a Zionist current that has been manag-ing the world affairs for the past 400 years, and that anyone who loves free-dom and justice must strive for the an-nihilation of the Zionist regime.

Networking for Israel Event Connects 20+ Groups

Israel Bonan spoke about Forgotten Refugees at the First Annual Net-working for Israel Event August 1

Linda Gradstein / The Media Line Reprinted with permission of The Media Line

It’s summer, and that means it’s protest sea-son in Israel. Last year, the focus was on eco-nomic inequality, and how middle class Israe-lis can’t make ends meet. This year, the dem-onstrations, which have been gaining steam every week with more than 20,000 protestors this past weekend, are about army service for the ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) and Arab citizens of Israel.

The focus on expanding army service has given the protests that began last summer new energy and a new focus.

“The issue of conscription is a lifeline for the protest,” Gidi Grinstein, the director of the Reut Institute told The Media Line. “The pro-tests lost energy and steam. They also lost the credibility with the middle class because some

Israel’s Social Protests Focus on Army ServiceSecular Israelis say the burden of army and reserve service should be borne by all

Israel’s Social Protests Focus on Army Service continued on page 18

NH’s Shlichah Explains Basic IDF Values

Ore Ayah Dagan explained the philosophy behind IDF actions at a June meeting of NH4Israel.

Networking for Israel Event continued on page 18


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Hello, my name is Mattathias Grossman, and I came to Israel in October, 2011. After some bureaucracy and paperwork, I quickly enlisted in the IDF in December and went to an army Ulpan course. In March I went to a com-

By Brenda Johnston, Hof Hacarmel Sis-ter City Committee

A huge group of our “Sister City” teenagers from Hof Hacarmel headed off to the IDF last spring, just after finishing high school (see the photo on this page). The men will give 3 years of their young lives, 2 years for women, to defend our beloved land and people of Israel.

Would you please write a letter to one of these brave young people, letting them know you appreciate and care about them?

You can say who you are, where you are from, who is in your family, if you have been to Israel or plan to go. You can thank them for their service, and you can say we

NH Teen Serves in the IDF

Matt Grossman received a backpack donated to IDF sol-diers from Hof Hacarmel by JFNH as part of the Sister City program.

bat unit called Kfir in Shimshon (Samson) battalion. I’ve finished basic training and am currently in advanced training. So far I’ve had an excellent experience and I am enjoying every day. My biggest problem has been my Hebrew, and that has been steadily improving. Hopefully one day it will be up to my standards.

On weekends and free time I mostly go to Kibbutz Tirat Tzvi, where I have an apartment and a host family. Other times I visit and hang out with friends on free time.

Matt, the son of Richard David Grossman and Marlene Grossman, is from Portsmouth, NH, where he was an active member of Temple Israel.

On May 7, Hof Hacarmel held an event to honor the young recruits leaving for their IDF service.

Make a Personal Connection: Write a Letter

would be happy to welcome them to New Hampshire if they ever travel to the United States.

You can address your letter to Chayal, or Dear Soldier.

Your letters can be sent to the JFNH, 698 Beech St., Manchester, NH 03104, or you can bring them on September 12, when we greet our new Shlichah.

I am returning to Hof Hacarmel in late October, and will be very happy to deliver our letters to Osnat Eitan, our coordinator at the Community Center, who will distribute them to the soldiers, who we know from the past really appreciate them. Thank you!

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To enhance Jewish Federations’ branding, The Jewish Federations of North America has introduced a new tagline: “The Strength of a People. The Power of Community.”

“JFNH has endorsed, adopted and begun implementing this new tagline for our 2013 Campaign for Jewish Needs. This compelling tagline will be incorporated into all our future marketing and online materials, web-site, and communications,” remarks Linda Gerson, Vice President of Mar-keting.

The new tagline clearly communi-cates who the Jewish Federations are, speaks to our beliefs and values, and helps to better articulate what differ-entiates Jewish Federations. The tag-line emphasizes the power of the col-lective and reinforces community as the driving force behind federated ac-tion. The tagline also provides an emotional element to Jewish Federa-tions and offers a succinct expression

of the collective brand.The introduction of a tagline builds

upon the visual consistency across Jewish Federations, already estab-lished through the common name and logo. More than 100 Jewish Fed-erations, including JFNH, have ad-opted JFNA’s common branded logo in the two and a half years since its launch, and more than 94% of Feder-ations now follow consistent naming architecture.

JFNA’s Marketing Committee led the disciplined tagline-development process, which included creative de-velopment and extensive market re-search. The Marketing Committee established clear criteria for evaluat-ing possible taglines, leveraging prior branding and brand-meaning re-search. The committee engaged In-terbrand, one of the world’s premier branding agencies, to help with cre-ative development and evaluation. During a thorough six-month pro-

cess, Interbrand explored more than 1,400 tagline concepts, subjecting po-tential candidates to legal and lin-guistic screenings, among oth-ers. The JFNA Marketing Commit-tee reviewed 35 potential taglines and chose eight for extensive market test-ing in the Jewish community, with representative samples of all age groups, genders, regions, and affilia-tions. The new tagline was ultimately selected and unanimously approved, based on its appeal, distinctiveness, memorability, and fit to the Jewish Federations’ brand.

Market research indicates that the new tagline accomplishes the goals JFNA set out to achieve by effective-ly communicating the following attri-butes:• Communicatescollectivere-

sponsibility in an accessible way • Providesapowerfulsummation

of Jewish Federations’ ethos • Establishesaconnectiontothe

Jewish community • Instillsasenseofreliability,de-

termination, and leadership • InspiresJewishpride• Isinviting,yetpowerful.“JFNH is pleased to be one of

many U.S. Federations going forward with this important marketing initia-tive from Jewish Federations of North America. The new tagline speaks to our stated mission to build a strong and connected statewide Jewish community in New Hamp-shire,” says Linda Gerson.

Dan Cohen, Chair of the 2013 Campaign for Jewish Needs, adds, “I am pleased JFNH is implementing this defining tagline so carefully cre-ated and developed on the national level. It communicates a prideful sense of community as we continue to work together to build an even stronger and more connected Jewish New Hampshire.”

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Please join us as we welcome our

new Shlichah at an

Ice Cream Social Wednesday,

September 12 at 7:00 PMat the Federation building

698 Beech Street, Manchester

Please RSVP at 627-7679 or [email protected].

Get the Scoop! By Ellyn Bressinger and JoAnn Meyers

The New Hampshire Jewish commu-nity warmly welcomes our new shli-chah (Israeli Emissary), Inbar Keren, to the region in the next few weeks.

Inbar is 23 years old and joins us from Giv’at Ela, in northern Israel. She spent a year doing civil service at Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael (Jewish National Fund), where she gave tour guidance to families on the subject of Zionism, ecology, and the Land of Israel. She also assisted in an afterschool daycare at Nofim School in South Tel Aviv.

Inbar spent 3 years as a combat sol-dier in the I.D.F. (Israel Defense Forc-es), Naval division. She graduated with honors from Small Security Ships (Tzir’a) commanders’ course and was appointed as a commander of Tzir’a at “Snapir.” She also filled in as Interim

JFNH Welcomes a New Shlichah

Hello! My name is Inbar Keren. I’m very excited to be a part of the amazing Jewish community of New Hampshire.

I was born on June 8, 1989, in Kibbutz Gesher (near the Sea of Galilee). When I was eight years old my family and I moved to Givat Ela, a small village in the Izrael Valley, near Haifa.

I studied at Nahalal high school, and majored in theatre and graphic design. After school I sang in a choir called Rakefet (cyclamen), played the flute, and played basketball in the Izrael Valley girls’ team.

Before my army service I volunteered a year in the Israeli JNF (Jewish National Fund) – KKL. During this year I guided trips for a variety of populations and

Meet Inbar, NH’s New Shlichah

lieutenant commander of Snapir. At discharge from the I.D.F., Inbar held the rank of First Sargent.

What drew the search committee to Inbar is her passion for Israel and her desire to connect others to her country. Inbar spent 10 days as a Birthright (Ta-glit) soldier, happily responding to ques-tions from young people on Birthright trips to Israel. It was during this 10 days that Inbar realized that the connection between Jewish communities in the dias-pora and Judaism and Israel is not obvi-ous and that she wanted to be a part of creating the connection.

Inbar speaks English quite well, and her hobbies are classical singing, flute, theater, and basketball.

All are invited to meet Inbar to wel-come her at an Ice Cream Social on Wednesday, September 12, at 7 PM at the Jewish Federation of NH.

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Friedman is also the author of the national best-selling book, Your Mind Knows More Than You Do, which reached #8 on Amazon.

His corporate clients include Dean Witter, John Hancock, Campbell’s Soup, McDonald’s, Quaker Oats, Har-ris Bank, Navteq, Motorola, Nortel, Abbott, Merck and hundreds more.

Plus, in the last four years Sidney has performed at nearly 100 shows for Jew-ish Federations, Chabad, Hadassah, Israel Bonds, and other Jewish chari-ties across North America.

The program will take place at 7 PM, with a shuttle transporting guests from the Federation Building to the venue. Tickets are available at $25 per person. Space is limited. Reserve your seats at www.jewishnh.org or call 627-7689

worked in the forests and sites of the JNF across Israel.During my army service, I was a combat soldier in

the “Snapir” unit, the port security unit of the Navy. I was a commander of a security ship called “Tzira” (known in the US as a defender class). Snapir unit is in charge of the port protection above and below the wa-ter, above the water with the Tzira (our ship), and scu-ba diving under the ships.

A little bit about my family: My father is a manager of global space and infrastructure in a high tech com-pany called Mellanox. My mother is a musician, spe-


Temple Israe l

Cordially invites you To attend the installation

of Rabbi Eric Cohen

Spir itual leader of the congregation and

The Officers and Board of Directors

Thursday, September 6, 2012

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and community leadership including service as a Cantorial Associate, Reli-gious School Principal, Service Lead-er, Clinical Pastoral Chaplaincy, and extensive adult educational offerings.

“I am excited to work closely with Rabbi Amy and to learn from her vast experience,” commented Synagogue President Paul Bieber. “I look forward to her leadership for our congregation and especially in helping to grow and strengthen our important religious school programs.” In addition to serv-

ing her new congregation, Rabbi Loewenthal will also be an education-al presence in the greater Keene and Monadnock area, teaching classes at Keene State College and participating in the Keene Interfaith Clergy Associ-ation, just to name a few.

For additional information or to connect with Rabbi Amy Loewenthal personally, please contact synagogue President Paul Bieber at (603)242-3521 or at [email protected].

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synagogue in Brooklyn, NY. He re-ceived his rabbinic ordination from Hebrew College Rabbinical School in Boston. Rabbi Cohen taught an-cient Egyptian history and literature at Fairleigh Dickinson University, and he has taught Jewish texts at Ne-hirim, Keshet, and Eshel, organiza-tions dedicated to the full inclusion of LGBT Jews in Jewish life.

When asked how he selected Tem-ple Israel in Manchester; Rabbi Co-hen commented: “I chose Temple Is-rael for its haymish (homey) atmo-

sphere, and because I was so im-pressed with the dedication of its members. The welcome I received after my first services here was warm and heartfelt. The growing vibrancy of its religious school is inspiring. Temple Israel is firmly established in the community, and is ready to con-template its next steps. The commu-nity has great potential. I feel privi-leged to be part of that process, and I hope to contribute to its future growth.”

Rabbi Eric Cohen continued from page 1

On Rosh Hashanah it is written, and on Yom Kippur it is sealed: Who shall live and who shall die....

For many people, this prayer is one of the most powerful childhood memories of the services of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The words describe God, seated on a throne, surrounded by angels, looking at a Book of Remembrances. In it is a record of each of our lives in the past year, written in our own handwriting.

As children, many of us heard this and wondered: Am I going to live or die in the next year? Are my grandparents going to live? Or, more heartbreaking: Is God the reason my grandma died last year?

I don’t mean to say that these are childish questions. I’ve lost count of the number of people who ask me, Rabbi, is this how God operates? Is this what happens -- God decides during one week who will live and die, and then that’s what plays out in the coming year? Do we believe that’s the explanation for the tragedies of the world, all the murder and terror and war?

Rabbi in the HouseRabbi Jonathan

Spira-Savett

Temple Beth Abraham

On Rosh Hashanah, Is It Written?The first part of my answer is: No. I

don’t believe that God is the one who pulls every string, who determines which of us will live another moment or another year.

But my response goes on. For me, prayer is sometimes like art. Art is a way of highlighting or spotlighting something about our lives. Art magnifies and intensifies -- and sometimes art exaggerates and experiments. Art does these things with our beliefs and our perceptions and our worries. Art evokes in our minds and emotions a world of what-if. What if the world were really like this? How would that affect me and change me?

Piyyut -- poetic prayer -- is just like that.

The prayer of God on a throne of judgment begins, “Unetaneh Tokef Kedushat Hayom.” It means something like, “We acknowledge the power of the holiness of this day.” Power! The words of the prayer work on us with emotional power. But the prayer asks us: What if we treated this day as having actual power?

Unetaneh Tokef puts us, uncomfortably, face to face with mortality. The last year may have been a year when someone close to you died, or a year of pain for you or your family. But even if not, we all know that life is uncertain. No one can know who will live and who will die, who will have health and who will suffer.

The prayer asks us: What if your life really depended on your actions and your decisions? What if everything is being weighed, and the decision is being made today? What would you have to do?

The prayer itself answers: Right the wrongs we have done. Center ourselves on God’s truths and teachings. Give and do justice. U’teshuvah u’tefillah u’tzedakah. These things change our lives and our destinies, even if we don’t

have many days remaining to live. The Unetaneh Tokef prayer could

bring us to feel that these days have true power. It’s not just a service to dress up for and sit through for great lengths of time. Surrounded by so many people, taking time from work and school, we can face together the questions of life and death that we would rather turn away from.

The prayer beckons us to wake up, and to tremble. We rarely do that until life forces us to. But the prayer also invites us to imagine ourselves in a reality where our decisions and our directions affect life and death, happiness and suffering, for ourselves and for others. In that reality, power is truly in our hands.

This is the intensity and the exaggeration that Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur offer us. While the reality of the Unetaneh Tokef may not describe the world, the prayer helps us view our own lives as we ourselves have written them. It acknowledges our fears and our hopes, and it challenges us: What next?

May our whole community have a Shana Tova Umetukah, a good and sweet New Year.


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RegisteR: Call JFNH at 603-627-7679, M-F, 9-5.

aBout the instRuCtoR: Arielle Eckhaus Welch, RYT is a Baby, Tot & Tyke Certified Itsy Bitsy Yoga® Facilitator and has been teaching adult yoga since 2004. Known as Miss Arielle, she teaches the 2 year olds in the JFNH Preschool and does yoga with them every week during the school year.

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Beginning in October

Rabbi Hillel Millgram will spend his fifth High Holy Day season at Bethlehem Hebrew Congregation, Bethlehem, NH. In addition to con-ducting Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur services with Hazzan Marlena Fuerstman, he will bring his latest book with him this year and introduce it at an afternoon book talk at 6 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 22, at the BHC Synagogue. The Shab-bat Shuva afternoon event begins at 5 PM with Mincha and shaleshudes and will be followed by Havdalah.

Millgram’s latest book, The Joseph Paradox: a Radical Reading of Gene-sis, 37-50, is based on his study of Jo-seph. In the book’s preface, Millgram writes:

This book is an attempt to come to a new understanding of one of the most famous and well-loved tales in the an-nals of mankind, the Joseph Story…. Nothing has been more common (and nothing, I would add, more mislead-ing) than to see the Joseph Story as a simple rags-to-riches Horatio Alger tale; a stirring triumph of faith, cour-

Rabbi Millgram at BHC for Fifth High Holy Day Seasonage, perseverance and – yes, let us say it – clean living. And nothing, we will contend, is further from the truth. Our re-evaluation will force upon us the

need to closely reread this ancient text, paying careful atten-tion to the vo-cabulary used

to tell this tale, the implications of the structure and its emphases, both in terms of the narra-tive itself and in terms of the broad-er agendas of the Book of Genesis in which it is embed-ded. What will emerge, we will sug-gest, is a caution-ary tale, darker by far than usually perceived. The as-tounding ‘success story’ of Joseph’s Egyptian career emerges as the precursor to the en-

slavement of his descendants; the hero himself is ultimately seen to be reject-ed by his family, by his people, and by Scripture. It becomes a startling ex-ample of how success can breed failure

and how the strug-gle for a place in the sun can end in deep shadow.

Millgram, now retired, was a su-perintendent of schools in Israel and held wide ed-ucational authori-ty for 25 years. He co-authored A Short History of Jerusalem, and wrote The Inven-tion of Monotheis-tic Ethics, focus-ing on a woman’s view of power in the Biblical book

of Samuel, and Four Biblical Heroines, exploring the theme of how Biblical women coped

with crises in a world in which God seems to have vanished. His next book, a study of Elijah the prophet, is under way and promises to be very interesting. Millgram’s book talk to introduce The Joseph Paradox on Sept. 14 is open to the public. Visitors are welcome to enjoy this session with an engaging speaker who is pas-sionate about his work. Light refresh-ments will be served.

Millgram was born in Philadelphia and raised in the Midwest, then at-tended Columbia University and the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, where he earned advanced degrees. He now lives in Jerusalem.

His particular areas of study in-volved intellectual history (history of the development of ideas) and Jewish civilization, especially of the Biblical period. Following his ordination as a rabbi at the Jewish Theological Semi-nary, he continued to pursue these areas of interest with additional work in theology and education at Temple University and the University of Michigan.


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As National Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer (HBOC) Week and National Previvor Day approach, there is a serious health issue affecting the Jewish community. While BRCA mutations have been found in women and men of all ethnicities, people of Eastern European Jewish descent have the highest known incidence of BRCA

Eastern European Jews Face High Breast and Ovarian Cancer Riskmutations and hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. Startlingly, 1 in 40 will have the BRCA mutation, with the majority not even knowing they are at risk and that there is a history of can-cer in their family. However, this doesn’t have to be the case if people are more proactive in finding out their risks. Genetic counseling and the ad-

vancements in HBOC have come a long way in the last 13 years, and gain-ing awareness of family history could be the key to saving lives. Since 2010, the last week of September has been celebrated as National Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Week since being declared by Congress, with National Previvor Day taking place in

the middle of the week. The goal of National HBOC Week and Previvor Day is to raise awareness about hered-itary cancer. This week marks the transition between National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month and Na-tional Breast Cancer Awareness Month and recognizes anyone affect-ed by hereditary breast or ovarian cancer, including women and men with BRCA mutations, people with a family history of cancer, breast and ovarian cancer survivors, and previ-vors, individuals who carry a strong predisposition to cancer but have not developed the disease.

For 13 years, FORCE: Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered has been the voice of experience and empow-ered cancer survivors and those at high risk for HBOC by providing sup-port, education, and awareness to help patients, those at risk, and their families know their health care op-tions and make informed deci-sions. For more information, visit www.facingourrisk.org.

By Alane Sabel

How fortunate we in the Preschool were to be able to attend a wonderful conference held right here in our own backyard this summer. “Dr. Jean’s Learn, Laugh and Teach” brought us back to the basics of Early Childhood Education and reminded us of why we teach this age group. My staff and I have come back with so many new ideas and are so recharged we can’t wait for school to start. We hope everyone has had a wonderful summer, and we look forward to seeing all our old and new friends and their families very soon.

Preschool Teachers Ready for New Year

Conference attendees (L to R) Lorie Wilson, Liz Tack, Dr. Jean Feldman, Ellen Covici, Wendy Green, and Alane Sabel


By Darren Garnick

Competing only with Rocky Balboa’s sprint up the Philadelphia Art Museum steps, Chariots of Fire is one of the most iconic running tributes in cinematic history. The famous beach scene of British athletes jogging in slow motion was just parodied by comedian Rowan Atkinson (a.k.a. “Mr. Bean”) in the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Chariots, which earned four Academy Awards, including Best Picture in 1981, is mostly remembered for its cinematography and beautiful soundtrack by Vangelis. But aside from its portrayal of the dramatic events of the 1924 Paris Olympics, the movie is also a poignant snapshot of Jewish-Christian relations and an exploration of religious identity.

The fi lm recounts the friendly rivalry between British Olympians Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell, who begin as teammates at the elite Cambridge University. Abrahams, whose name alone is a magnet for anti-Semitism, shocks his classmates by becoming the fi rst person to successfully fi nish the Trinity Great Court Run, a sprint around the college courtyard before the clock strikes 12 bells at noon.

One of the school elders begrudgingly compliments the achievement: “Maybe they are God’s ‘Chosen People,’ after all,” he huffs. “I doubt there is a swifter man in the kingdom.”

The movie focuses on the differing motivations of Abrahams and Liddell to win gold medals. After having so many doors slammed in his face, Abrahams is obsessed with proving to the world that Jews are not a bunch of nebbishy scholars and bankers. “I’m going

to take them on, all of them,” he says of his prejudiced naysayers. “One by one, I will run them off their feet.”

By contrast, Liddell, who plans to be a missionary in China like his father, has no chip on his shoulder. Experiencing no discrimination, there is no anger or resentment in his demeanor. Winning races is his way

Flashback: Chariots of Fire a Breathless Look at Jewish Identityof “honoring God.”

The idealistic Liddell feels the heat from the British government, however, when he refuses to compete in his Olympic event on a Sunday, the Christian Sabbath. Getting the same kind of pressure that baseball stars Hank Greenberg and Sandy Koufax received when they refused to play on Yom Kippur, Liddell holds his ground and becomes a celebrity to churchgoers everywhere. A last-minute switch with another teammate resolves the standoff.

In one of the movie’s most tense moments, Cambridge University offi cials accuse Abrahams of being “selfi sh” and motivated by personal glory over the success of the team. Astoundingly, he is criticized for working with a personal trainer outside of his regular team workouts.

Abrahams defends his honor, saying he runs for his family, his country, and his college. Pointedly, none of the non-Jewish athletes are called selfi sh for wanting to win.

The exchange is a reminder of how people often are tempted to project their own political or religious context onto a sporting event.

Most athletes want to win simply because that’s what they have trained so long to do. Although they began as rivals, Abrahams and Liddell didn’t face off in the 1924 Olympics. They cheered each other in their respective events as they each won gold medals as teammates, not as the Jewish guy and the Christian guy. Sometimes sports is just about sports.

Darren Garnick is an independent fi lmmaker from Amherst.

By Michele Bank

The Manchester Chapter of Ha-dassah had a Strawberry Festival and Art Display on Thursday, June 21, at the home of Rhoda Rudnick, a local artist. Many interesting pieces of her artwork were on display, and Rhoda discussed some of them and

Hadassah Chapter Active Over the Summer

Hadassah’s Strawberry Festival included (L to R) Carol Sternberg, Mil-dred Eisman, Rene Brenner, Rhoda Rudnick, Linda Feinberg, Lea Levy, Roberta Silberberg, Marsha White, and Frankie Shapiro.

also spoke about the process of creat-ing her art. The group spent an en-joyable afternoon and had a variety of tasty desserts.

On Thursday, August 16, the Ha-dassah Book Club discussed The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman. The next book up for discussion has not been chosen yet.

Hadassah’s meetings are open to all. The next meetings will be on Septem-ber 13 and October 4, both at 1 PM in the Federation’s library on the fi rst fl oor. For more information about Ha-dassah, please call Michele Bank, chapter president, at 488-5657.

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headed by Kadima MK Yohanan Ple-sner. But then Netanyahu’s Likud par-ty unanimously approved the commit-tee’s recommendations, and a new committee headed by Netanyahu and Vice-Premier Shaul Mofaz, who heads the Kadima party, was to come up with a new bill by the next week.

“Everyone must carry the burden,” Netanyahu told his Likud faction. “We will provide positive incentives to those who serve and negative incen-tives to draft dodgers.”

Today, about 2,000 ultra-Orthodox Israelis serve in army units, with about 1,600 performing technical jobs and another 400 in combat units. The army has established special units to accom-modate these soldiers. They are all-male units and the food served adheres to the strictest standards of kashrut, Jewish dietary laws. The soldiers are given extra time to pray three times a day, and the army makes a special ef-fort to preserve Sabbath observance.

Yet, most Israeli analysts say that it is not likely that large numbers of ul-tra-Orthodox will join the army. Cur-rently, some 62,000 students, age 18 – 23, receive army deferments. By age 23, most ultra-Orthodox men are mar-ried and are no longer candidates to serve.

“The ultra-Orthodox are very nerv-ous, they understand that what has been in the past simply won’t be any more,” Yair Sheleg, an expert on the ultra-Orthodox at the Israel Democ-racy Institute told The Media Line. “But they still don’t know how big the change will be.”

The ultra-Orthodox are being of-fered an alternative to army service: national service in schools, hospitals, etc. An increasing number are choos-ing this option, which may be more compatible with an ultra-Orthodox lifestyle.

Other analysts say that like every-

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thing else in Israel, the demands to draft Haredim are all about politics.

“The driving force of Israeli politics is the demographic rise of ultra-Or-thodox and the Arabs who don’t be-long to the secular majority,” Aluf Benn, the editor-in-chief of the Ha’aretz newspaper told The Media Line. “For the past three years the en-tire political debate is about the shrink-ing mainstream trying to reassert it-self.”

Today, the ultra-Orthodox are about 15% of Israel’s population and Arab citizens of Israel are about 20%. But about half of all elementary students are either Arab or ultra-Orthodox, meaning that in ten years, they will make up 50% of the population.

The Plesner committee dodged the issue of Arab citizens serving in the army and agreed to investigate the is-sue further. It seems highly unlikely that large numbers of Arab citizens will join the army, although they are already doing more national service.

What everyone agrees on is the need for more ultra-Orthodox men to work instead of studying full-time. Women do work, but usually in relatively low-paying jobs such as teaching.

“Many of them do want to join the work force, they don’t want to be poor any more,” said Yair Sheleg of the Is-rael Democracy Institute. “What hap-pened to the ultra-Orthodox is the paradox of success because they suc-ceeded in their fertility rate and demo-graphically and also educationally, they can’t live according to their for-mer standards.”

A law that would enable ultra-Or-thodox to do either a shortened army service or national service and to then join the work force would lead to greater integration of the Haredim into broader Israeli society. That, in turn, would most likely lead to more ultra-Orthodox joining the army.

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[The fi lm, La Rafl e, was shown at the Su-napee-Kearsarge Jewish Community in June. Over sixty people attended, many trav-eling considerable distances. The piece be-low is a reaction to the fi lm.]

It’s been two days since we screened La Rafl e, and still the scenes are vivid and my mind races in search of explanations. Even more, now we see a world made up of the guilty, the complicit, and the silent. Now the primate qualities of man seem everywhere and the presence of the Omni-present, nowhere. Who can explain the silence of the heavens in the face of such horrors on the earth?

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Writers attending the fi rst session (L to R): Lisa Linowes, Martin Kessel, Neil Brody, Emily Cowan, Dave Goldstone. Not in photo: Ei-leen Regen.

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One of the things that amazes me these days is the idea that my sister and I, born to the same parents three years apart and brought up in the same house with the same rules and privi-leges, turned out so differently. That is what the book The World Without You portrays so wonderfully as it takes us through family life in the Frankel household as each family member un-packs their emotional baggage and tries to work through their relation-ships with each other.

The family dynamics of how siblings relate to each other, how birth order and your individual personality help create the relationships between you and each brother or sister, is the back-bone of this novel. In this book, set against their brother Leo’s death as a journalist in Iraq, author Joshua Hen-kin brings the family back together at their vacation home for the memorial service and unveiling. We see the ripple

effect this event has as the family mem-bers interact with one other. Also, we are privy to each character’s thoughts and memories as they work through how the death of their brother, son, grandchild, or husband affects their lives and relationships. Henkin takes the reader on a slow journey through the thoughts and memories of each character as they examine their emo-tions and connections to each other.

The story starts right off with the parents “going through the motions” together, but planning to announce their divorce after the memorial ser-vice. The mother, Marilyn, has become an antiwar crusader, writing letters to President Bush, and the father, David, has taken up running and cooking and listening to opera. They seem torn apart by their reactions to their son’s death.

We get a view into the life of Claris-sa, the oldest daughter, who now at the

age of 39 feels the loss of her brother and is trying to get pregnant. The mid-dle sister, Lily, who has come alone and left her boyfriend in Washington, DC, up until now has not been sure about marriage. The youngest daugh-ter, Noelle, who was the troubled teen and left to become an orthodox Jew, is married with four sons living in Israel.

Also invited to this reunion are Leo’s widow and young son. How this widow fits in with all the in-laws is also examined in this story. We see how she has dealt with the loss of her husband and how the year without him has changed her and impacted her relationship with his family.

The World Without You slowly re-veals the circumstances surrounding Leo’s death. But more powerful is the story of how the loss of a family mem-ber affects the people left behind.

Joshua Henkin does a masterful job of making us really care about each of

those people.Joshua Henkin is the author of the

novels Matrimony, a New York Times Notable Book, and Swimming Across the Hudson, a Los Angeles Times No-table Book. His short stories have been published widely, cited for distinction in Best American Short Stories, and broadcast on NPR’s “Selected Shorts.” He lives in Brooklyn, NY, and directs the MFA program in Fiction Writing at Brooklyn College.

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AMHERSTCongregation BetenuSunday, Sept. 16: 7:30 PM Erev Rosh Hashanah Ser-vice; Monday, Sept. 17: 10:30 AM Rosh Hashanah Morning Service; Tuesday, Sept. 25: 7:30 PM Kol Nidre: Wednesday, Sept. 26: 10:30 AM Yom Kippur Morning Service, 3:45 PM Minchah/Ne’ila Service, 7 PM Break the Fast

BETHLEHEMBethlehem Hebrew CongregationSunday, Sept. 16: 7 PM Erev Rosh Hashanah Service; Sun-day, Sept. 17: 9 AM Rosh Hashanah Morning Service; Tues-day, Sept. 18: 9 AM Rosh Hashanah Morning Service; Tues-day, Sept. 25: 6:15 PM Kol Nidre; Wednesday, Sept. 26: 10 AM Yom Kippur Shacharit-Musaf,12:45 PM Yizkor, 3-4 PM break, 4 PM Minchah, 5:30 PM Ne’ila, 6:55 PM Final Shofar – Break the Fast

CONCORD Temple Beth JacobSunday, Sept. 16: 8 PM Erev Rosh Hashanah Service; Sun-day, Sept. 17: 10 AM Rosh Hashanah Morning Service, 2:30 PM Family Service (children 7 or younger); Tuesday, Sept. 18: 10 AM Rosh Hashanah Morning Service; Wednes-day, Sept. 26: 10 AM Yom Kippur Service, 2 PM Family Ser-vice (children 7 or younger), 4 PM Afternoon Yizkor/Ne’ilah Services; Sunday, Sept. 30: 7 PM Erev Sukkot Service

DERRYEtz Hayim SynagogueSunday, Sept. 16: 7:15 PM Erev Rosh Hashanah Service; Sunday, Sept. 17: 9:30 AM-1 PM Rosh Hashanah Morning Service , 1 PM Tashlich, 2:30-3:30 PM Family Service; Tuesday, Sept. 18: 9:30 AM-1 PM 2nd Day Rosh Hashanah; Tuesday, Sept. 25: 7:15-9 PM Kol Nidre; Wednesday, Sept. 26: 9:30 AM-1:30 PM Yom Kippur Morning Service, 2-3 PM Afternoon discussion, 3-4 PM Family Service, 4-6:30 PM Yizkor and Ne’ila

DOVERTemple IsraelSunday, Sept. 16: 11 AM pre High Holy Day cemetery ser-vice, 12 PM pre High Holy Day cemetery visit (Somer-sworth), 8 PM Rosh Hashanah Evening Service, Rosh Ha-shanah Oneg sponsored by the Temple Board; Monday, Sept. 17: 10 AM Rosh Hashanah Morning Service, 2 PM Rosh Hashanah Tashlich Service at the pond, 3 PM Rosh Hashanah Family Service at the pond; Tuesday, Sept. 18: 10:30 AM, 2nd Day Rosh Hashanah Meditation, Music, and Healing Service, 11:30 AM Pot luck Rosh Hashanah brunch; Tuesday, Sept. 25: 8 PM Yom Kippur Evening Ser-vice – Kol Nidre; Wednesday, Sept. 26: 10 AM Yom Kippur Morning Service, 1:30 PM Yom Kippur Family Service, 2:30 PM Yom Kippur Study Program, 3:30 PM Yizkor /Concluding Services, Break the Fast following the Concluding Service, sponsored by the Sisterhood

HANOVERUpper Valley Jewish CommunitySunday, Sept. 16: 7 PM Erev Rosh Hashanah Service, Roll-

ins Chapel, Dartmouth; 7 PM Erev Rosh Hashanah Service (traditional/egalitarian), Roth Center; Monday, Sept. 17: 8:30 AM Rosh Hashanah Shacharit Service, Rollins Chapel, 10 AM Family Service, Roth Center, 10 AM Rosh Hashanah Reform Service, Hanover Inn, 10 AM Tot Service (preschool, kindergarten, parents), Roth Center, 5 PM Tashlich Service, Occum Pond (walk from Roth Center); Tuesday, Sept. 18: 8:45 AM Rosh Hashanah 2nd Day Service, Roth Center; Tuesday, Sept. 25: 6:15 PM Kol Nidre Service, Rollins Cha-pel; Wednesday, Sept. 26: 8:30 AM Yom Kippur Shacharit/Yizkor Service, Rollins Chapel, 10 AM Yom Kippur Tot’s Ser-vice, Roth Center, 10 AM Yom Kippur Reform Service, Ha-nover Inn, 3:30 PM Yom Kippur Study Session, Roth Center, 4:30 PM Minchah traditional/egalitarian service, Roth Cen-ter, 5 PM Minchah Service, Rollins Chapel, 6:15 PM Yom Kippur Ne’ilah Service, Rollins Chapel, 7:30 PM Break the Fast, UVJC/Dartmouth College Hillel; Sunday, Sept. 30: 6 PM Sukkot Evening Service, Roth Center; Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 1 and 2: 8 AM Sukkot Morning Services, Roth Center

KEENECongregation Ahavas AchimSunday, Sept. 16: 7 PM Erev Rosh Hashanah Service; Sun-day, Sept. 17: 9:30 AM Rosh Hashanah Morning Service, 10 AM Children’s Service, 4 PM Tashlich in Ashuelot Park; Tuesday, Sept. 18: 9:30 AM Rosh Hashanah Day 2 Morning Service; Tuesday, Sept. 25: 6:30 PM Kol Nidre; Wednesday, Sept. 26: 9:30 AM Yom Kippur Morning Service, 10 AM Children’s Service, 11 AM (approx.) Torah Reading, 1 PM Yizkor (Memorial) Service, 2:15 PM Meditative Service , 4 PM Family Friendly Minchah Service with Jonah, 6:15 PM Ne’ila Service, followed by Havdalah and Break the Fast vegetarian potluck

LACONIATemple B’nai IsraelSunday, Sept. 16: 7:30 PM Erev Rosh Hashanah Ser-vice; Monday, Sept. 17: 10 AM Rosh Hashanah Morning Service ,10 AM Children’s Service, Tashlich after Morning Service at Bartlett Beach; Tuesday, Sept. 18: 10 AM Rosh Hashanah Day 2 Morning Service; Tuesday, Sept. 25: 7:30 PM Kol Nidre; Wednesday, Sept. 26: 10 AM Yom Kippur Morning and Yizkor Service, 10 AM Children’s Ser-vice, 5PM Minchah/Ne’ila Service, 7:20 PM Break Fast

MANCHESTERChabad Sunday, Sept. 16: (under the tent at 7 Camelot Place) 7:30 PM Rosh Hashanah Service and Dinner. Four-course festive meal complete with round challah and apple and honey. Adult: $20 Child:$10, Family Max $50, under the age of two free; Monday, Sept. 17 and Tuesday, Sept. 18: (under the tent at 7 Camelot Place) 10 AM Rosh Hashanah Morn-ing Service, 11AM-12:30 PMChildren’s service for ages 5-8, 12:15 Shofar blowing, Tashlich service follows Rosh Hashanah day 1 service at the Merrimack River; Tuesday, Sept. 25: (Radisson Hotel, 700 Elm St.) 6:30 PM Kol Nidre Service; Wednesday, Sept. 26: (Radisson Hotel, 700 Elm St.) 10 AM Yom Kippur Service, 12-1:30 PM Children’s Ser-vice, 12:45 PM Yizkor, 5 PM Minchah, 6:30 PM Ne’ila, 7:30 PM Shofar blowing and break the fast

Temple Adath YeshurunSunday, Sept. 16: 8 PM Erev Rosh Hashanah; Monday, Sept. 17: 10 AM First Day Rosh Hashanah Service. 3 PM Children’s Service. 4:30 PM Tashlich at Door’s Pond; Tues-day, Sept. 18: 10 AM Second Day Rosh Hashanah Service; Tuesday, Sept. 25: 8 PM Kol Nidre; Wednesday, Sept. 26: 10 AM Yom Kippur Service, 2 PM Children’s Service, 3 PM Study Group, 5:30 PM Yizkor and Ne’ilah, 7 PM Break the Fast

Temple IsraelSunday, Sept. 16: 7 PM Erev Rosh Hashanah; Monday, Sept. 17: 9 AM First Day Rosh Hashanah Service, 5 PM Tashlich; Tuesday, Sept. 18: 9 AM Second Day Rosh Hasha-nah Service; Tuesday, Sept. 25: 6:30 PM Kol Nidre; Wednesday, Sept. 26: 9 AM Yom Kippur Service, 7:30 PM Break the Fast

NASHUATemple Beth AbrahamSunday, Sept. 16: 8 PM Erev Rosh Hashanah; Monday, Sept. 17: 9 AM First Day Rosh Hashanah Service, 10 AM Youth service, 7:30 PM Evening Service; Tuesday, Sept. 18: 9 AM Second Day Rosh Hashanah Service, 10 AM Youth service; Tuesday, Sept. 25: 6:15 PM Kol Nidre; Wednesday, Sept. 26: 9 AM Yom Kippur Service, 10 AM Youth service, 4:45 PM Minchah and Ne’ilah, 7 PM Break the Fast; Sun-day, Sept. 30: 6:30 PM First night Sukkot services; Monday, Oct. 1: 9:30 AM Sukkot morning service, 7:30 PM Sukkot evening service; Tuesday, Oct. 2: 9:30 AM Sukkot morning service, 7:30 PM Sukkot evening service

PORTSMOUTHTemple IsraelSunday, Sept. 16: 7:30 PM Erev Rosh Hashanah Service; Monday, Sept. 17: 9 AM First Day Rosh Hashanah Service, 11 AM Children’s service, 1 PM Tashlich; Tuesday, Sept. 18: 9 AM Second Day Rosh Hashanah Service; Tuesday, Sept. 25: 6:30 PM Kol Nidre Service; Wednesday, Sept. 26: 9 AM Yom Kippur Service, 11 AM Children’s Service, 12 PM Yiz-kor, 4:30 PM Discussion Group, 5:30 PM Minchah and Ne’ilah, 7:30 PM Break the Fast

Most synagogues welcome

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Please contact the synagogue directly in advance

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ticket requirements.

2012/5773 Guide to New Hampshire High Holiday Observances


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Jewish and Arab Israelis participating in the Friends Forever program visited Temple Israel in Portsmouth for a Shabbat service and luncheon. The program is dedicated to promoting peace in historically troubled global regions by teaching young people of different faiths that they are more alike than different.

Two young Israelis, one an Arab and one a Jew, participating in this summer’s Friends Forever program, posed with the Hands of Hope sculpture at Temple Israel Ports-mouth

Renee Brenner and Rosalyn Levitt enjoy the rail portion of the Rail/Sail trip.

Rosalyn Levitt, Roberta Silberberg, Renee Brenner, and Franky Shapiro on board the Mt. Washington

Joel and Elaine Silberberg carrying desserts after dinner on MV Mt. Washington

Brenda Schadick and Lea Levy on Winnipesaukee Rail/Sail Trip Day of Seniors Forever Young

Jay Madnick at the Etz Hayim summer picnic

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Rabbi Levi Krinsky had a special seat for the game on Jewish Pride Night.

Fans and baseball players stand for the singing of the national anthems of the United States and Israel.

Members of the Jewish Professional Network Bob and Judith Jolton and David Salzberg made friends with Fisher Cats mascot Fungo during Jewish Pride Night.

Kosher snacks were available at Jewish Pride Night on July 19.


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Hyman WishkinHyman Wishkin, 90, a resident of Manchester

for most of his adult life, died on July 9, 2012. Hy was born in Philadelphia, PA, to Louis and Sarah (Corson) Wishkin on September 26, 1921, and en-listed in the Army Air Force early in World War II. He served during some of the darkest days of the aerial war as an Air Force Tech. Sgt. and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for com-pleting more than 30 missions over Europe. His military service was always a source of great pride, and Hy remained active throughout his life in vet-erans’ organizations. World War II military service brought him to Man-chester’s Grenier Field. It was at a dance sponsored by the Jewish Com-munity Center’s USO group that he met his future wife, Rosalie Eluto, daughter of Maurice and Martha Eluto, pillars of the Jewish community.

For more than 60 years Hy was a member of the Masons and of the Bektash Shrine organization and a dedicated supporter of their work for the Shriner Burns Institute. He worked as a salesman for the family’s Eluto Brothers pharmaceutical supply business and also for Treisman Brothers in a similar sales capacity. With his wife, Hy belonged to Tem-ple Adath Yeshurun in Manchester, sang in the choir, and was active on a number of committees and in the Brotherhood. He was chosen as the Temple’s Man of the Year in 2001. Mild and somewhat reserved of man-ner, Hy is also remembered by his daughters for the many occasions when they heard their mother and father dancing in the kitchen after the girls had gone to bed.

Hyman Wishkin is survived by three daughters, Sandra (Mrs. Edward) Mitchell of Baltimore, MD, Sharon (Mrs. Stephen) Linder of Provi-dence, RI, and Joyce ((Mrs. Andrew) Freeman of Dallas, TX, as well as seven grandchildren and a great grandson. His wife, Rosalie, died in 2010, and his three siblings and a great grandson also predeceased him. Funeral services were conducted by Rabbi Beth Davidson on July 11 in the chapel of the Manchester Hebrew Cemetery, with burial following at the cemetery. Arrangements were by the Goodwin funeral Home. The family has suggested that memorial contributions might be made to the Hyman Wishkin Memorial Fund, Shriner Hospital For Children, 51 Blossom Street, Boston, MA.

No Peace With the PalestiniansOnce again I wish to take exception to a letter in the Jewish Reporter. It was an

opinion by Alan M. Dershowitz published in the July-August 2012 edition, and it is titled “A Settlement Freeze Can Advance Israeli-Palestinian Peace”.

Mr. Dershowitz proposes setting borders for a Palestinian state in the West Bank, a conditional Israeli settlement building freeze, a Jerusalem agreement and a Palestinian relinquishment of the claim for the right of return for millions of Arabs.

All these proposals sound like wonderful ideas when sitting around a table negotiating so-called peace for Israel and the Palestinians, but there is a major fallacy associated with a peace agreement. The Palestinians, like other Arabs and the Persians, cannot be trusted to honor any documents they might agree to and sign. They hate the Israeli Jews and will tear up a peace treaty and attack Israel when the opportunity arises.

Israel can negotiate with the Palestinians and others in the Middle East, but must realize peace is not possible with its neighbors. War might not come next week or next year, but it is inevitable, and Israel has to prepare for it.

Donald A. MoskowitzLondonderry, NH

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