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FeaturesNovember 4, 2011
How Can WeHonor VeteransOne of my colleagues, Allen Gralnik,a retired lieutenant of the UnitedStates Naval Reserve, says, "Freedomis not free; someone in the past haspaid for it."
Rabbi Eli Hecht
Leaving HomeFor Good
Away from home and our habitualnorms of behavior, we are chal-lenged to maintain the code of con-duct we are committed to all yearlong.
Rabbi Yossy Goldman
The Boyor The Bottle?
So let me ask you what would becalled a typical klotz kasha, or a seem-ingly obvious but, nonetheless, stupidquestion. If the flask is empty, whythrow away the child? Throw awaythe empty flask!
Rabbi Yossy Goldman
Until DeathDo Us Part
In the meanwhile, funerals occurredwhere those who wanted to attendcouldn’t go. Proper respects werenot paid to the deceased.
Sukkot was Eddie Levy’s holiday. For thirty years, hetook on the job of building and decorating the Sukkah atthe Sephardic Hebrew Center in Los Angeles. On the dayfollowing Yom Kippur each year he would arrive at thesynagogue in the early morning. Before the day was done,Eddie would have erected one of the most beautifulSukkot in L.A. With lush palm branches on the top aswell as on the sides, building the Sukkah was Eddie’s Mitz-vah. While he only occasionally came to synagogue therest of the year, he was there on Sukkot, hosting the Kid-dush after services, holding court in the temporarydwelling that he had constructed.
It was this year during the latter part of the intermediatedays of the holiday of Sukkot that Eddie passed away. Hedied on his holiday. This man who devoted so much ofhis life to the celebration of Sukkot was taken from usduring this holiday. There is indeed meaning to the world!
Eddie was a special man. He was well loved within thecommunity. But I couldn’t go to his funeral. He wasburied on Friday, October 21, on the holiday of SimchatTorah.
My mother-in-law, may she rest in peace, had numerouscousins. These cousins and other relatives have mostlypassed on as they were contemporaries of my mother-in-law who would have been 94 this year had she lived. Mywife’s sister called during the holiday of Shemini Atzeret(we ran to hear the message on the machine during thelate afternoon hours). She just had heard from their aunt,my mother-in-law’s youngest sister, that the husband ofmy mother-in-law’s cousin had passed away. My wife’saunt said, according to the message, how important it wasfor all family members to be at the funeral as there wereso few of that generation left. We could not go to the fu-neral. It was on Friday, October 21, on the holiday ofSimchat Torah.
Jewish law does technically permit burials to take placeon the second day of the Festival holidays. But the lawwas established at a time when the cemeteries were at theedge of the Jewish ghetto and the body could be carriedthe hundreds of yards distance between the homes where
most deaths occurred and the adjoining cemetery. Today,the cemeteries are often located far away from Jewishhomes. The cemetery for one of the burials that I couldnot attend because of the holiday was Mount Sinai “Hol-lywood Hills,” located miles from any major Jewish com-munity, a place where the distance from the mortuaryservice at the bottom of the hill at Mount Sinai to thegrave sites on the top of the hill is actually farther thanthe distances from the old Jewish communities in Europeto the adjoining cemeteries. There is no way to carry thebody from the mortuary at the bottom of the hill near theentrance to the cemetery to the top of the hill where thegraves are except by car. There is no way for anyone toattend the services at this far away location except by trav-eling by car. Driving is just one of the restrictions of theholiday which must be violated to hold a funeral on a hol-iday. The grave is dug by machine. There is the printingof a program for the funeral on the holiday. The viola-tions in Jewish law become numerous.
Even when the deceased may have been somewhat re-ligious, the funerals are most often arranged by adult chil-dren, individuals who are often intermarried andunaffiliated with the Jewish community. Those familymembers who arrange the funerals often rely on the mor-tuaries and cemeteries to guide them in doing what isright. I can assure you that those who arranged the fu-nerals did not know that the funeral was being arrangedon a Jewish holiday at a time observant relatives andfriends would still be in synagogue. Advised (inappropri-ately) that this was the best day for the funeral, theyagreed. And as a result, many could not attend.
We know that in life, our Jewish community is split intomany factions. There are those who determine a child’sreligion not from the mother, as required in the religiouslaw, but from the father with resulting suspicions thatthose who have been brought up thinking they are Jewishmay actually be of questionable background. There arethose who affiliate and the vast majority who remain un-affiliated. There are even those who seek to bury theirdead in a Jewish cemetery and those who go to the Nep-tune Society or some other non-Jewish agency. Here we
Until Death Do Us Part:A Community Divided at the Time of FuneralsBy Robert J. Rome PH.D.
have a situation where families go to a Jewish mortuary andcemetery to actually do something Jewish, only to beguided toward a funeral and burial in violation of Jewishobservances, in violation of the holiday. They arrange fu-nerals in Jewish facilities only to later discover that familymembers and friends cannot even attend.
In wedding ceremonies we remember from movies ofour childhood, there was the wedding vow “Till death dous part.” The current actions of “Jewish” cemeteries andmortuaries give new meaning to this term. As divided asour community may be among the living, Jewish mortuariesscheduling funerals so that family members cannot evenattend are creating divisions even after death.
Why would these Jewish institutions act in such a way asto divide families in mourning and cause families to actagainst their own interests as those who wish to honor thedeceased cannot come to the funerals? Unfortunately,cemeteries, previously institutions operated for the com-munity by the community, are now multi-million dollarbusinesses. Facing a demand for dozens of burials on theSundays after the three-day festival and Shabbat period, thecemeteries cite the Jewish law that funerals can occur onthe Friday, the second day of the Festival celebration. Withall the laws they ignore, it is of interest that this law thatno longer seems to even apply is held in such great esteem.In the meanwhile, many funerals are held on Friday, thesecond day of the Festival, opening up spaces on the fol-lowing Sunday.
I am fully aware that Reform rabbis only celebrate thefirst day of the two-day festival. For them, it was not Sim-chat Torah, the holiday observed by millions of other Jewsbut which they observed the day before. But, the Reformrabbis who conduct the funerals should respect the familymembers and friends who do observe the holiday. Theyshould alert those arranging the funeral that a day cele-brated throughout most of the Jewish world as a holidayis inappropriate for many as a day for a funeral. Jews, es-pecially rabbis, should respect the religious customs ofother Jews.
In the meanwhile, funerals occurred where those whowanted to attend couldn’t go. Proper respects were notpaid to the deceased.
This is just one more way our Jewish community has be-come divided. In death we are parted!
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The story is told of an encounter between two fa-mous rabbis of yesteryear -- Rabbi Elijah, thefamed "Gaon" (prodigious scholar) of Vilna,
and Rabbi Yaakov Krantz, known as the "Maggid"(preacher) of Dubne. Apparently the Maggid of Dubneonce visited Vilna and went to pay a courtesy call on thegreat Gaon. The Gaon asked the Maggid to preach to him,as was his specialty. "Give me mussar (words of rebuke).Chastise me," said the Gaon. "G-d forbid that I shouldhave the chutzpah to chastise the great Gaon of Vilna,"replied the Magid, quite horrified at the suggestion. "Nomatter, that is your forte and I want to hear mussar fromyou," insisted the Gaon.
So the Dubner Maggid thought a while and then mostreluctantly acceded to the wishes of his illustrious host.Said the Maggid, "Is it a great achievement to be a Gaonsitting in Vilna in your little secluded kloiz (small studyhall)? Go out into the world, mix with the people, andthen let us see what kind of Gaon you will be."
Indeed, it is much easier to be scholarly and pious in asequestered ghetto than it is outside in a world that is oftenoblivious, or even hostile, to Torah and its values.
This, in fact, was more or less the test of Abraham inthis week's Parshah. "Go from your land, from your birth-place, from your father's house, to the land I will showyou." And it was there -- far from his natural environment
and comfort zones -- that Abraham accomplished his di-vine mission. He spread the truth of the One G-d to apagan world and, in the process, his own name and repu-tation was established for eternity. It was only after leavinghome that Abraham became the founding father of theJewish people.
A hundred years ago, an entire generation of Yiddish-speaking, Torah-observant Jews migrated from Europe.They came to America, the golden land of opportunity,to escape pogroms and persecution. With blood, sweatand tears they raised themselves from rags to riches andsoon came to personify the American dream -- an amazingand inspiring success story. But the fact is that, for themost part, as their businesses succeeded their religiouslives failed. Unquestionably, Judaism took a severe bodyblow. Most were unable to sustain their old world valuesin new world America. The transition from shtetl to sub-urbia proved too formidable and children and grandchil-dren grew up ignorant of and alienated from their ownsacred traditions.
Today, we see this phenomenon playing out on a lesserscale when families emigrate or move from city to city.Displaced from their spiritual support systems, they floun-der. The bulk of their efforts are directed at just resettlingand reorganizing their lives. Putting religious infrastruc-tures in place often comes last -- at great cost in the longrun.
And on a more subtle level, a similar test of consciencefaces us when we take our annual vacations. Away fromhome and our habitual norms of behavior, we are chal-lenged to maintain the code of conduct we are committedto all year long.
It's like the story of the shadchan (matchmaker) whosuggested a young lady to a fellow and absolutely ravedabout her. After their first date, the fellow calls up theshadchan and gives him a piece of his mind. "How dareyou introduce me to such a girl, didn't you know shelimps!" Quite unflustered, the shadchan retorts, "But,what's the problem, it's only when she walks."
It is when we walk away from our comfortable spiritualcocoons of home and community into the wider societythat we may find ourselves limping somewhat, losing ourJewish equilibrium. It is then that our faith, our values, ourmorals and beliefs are truly challenged.
May G-d help that the children of Abraham will emulatetheir forefather, who left his land and remained strong infaith, going on to achieve remarkable success, both spiri-tually and materially.
OnVeterans Day, newspapers are fullof advertisements for the best dealsof the day. Ironically, most peoplewho take advantage of Veterans Dayssales may not be veterans. Many vet-erans are dealing with Post TraumaticStress Disorder (PTSD), an anxietydisorder that can develop after expo-sure to traumatic events that threat-ened or caused great physical harmsuch as brain injury.
Then there are physical handicaps -broken bones and backs. And thereare broken families. Amputees arelearning how to live their lives in anormal fashion, while suicides are all-too frequent.
It was Nov. 11, 1919, when PresidentWoodrow Wilson first proclaimed an
Armistice Day. In 1953 schools sup-ported closing their doors on Nov. 11to honor veterans. President DwightEisenhower signed it into law on May26, 1954.
I often wonder how I can give backto the veterans who have fought andare still fighting personal battles andwar injuries. Their challenges are con-stant and heartbreaking.
My wife, a 24-year physician at oneof the VA hospitals, tells me of thetravails and hardships the veterans ex-perience. From the 18-year-olds to heroldest patient, who is 99, all have mal-adies relating to their efforts to guar-antee our freedom. Some veteransdate back to earlier wars and are joinedby recent returnees from Iraq and
Afghanistan. They all come with requests to behelped, healed and recognized for their contributionto our great and glorious country.
On a practical level what can we do to help theveterans?
As a long-term commitment, we should make ourhomes open to veterans by offering them support,both emotionally and financially. My wife and I havedecided to honor our Sabbath table with veterans.At times our Sabbath meal is surrounded by veter-ans of World War II, Korea, Vietnam and MiddleEast conflicts. Our oldest member is 87; ouryoungest is in his 30s. The common threat thatbrings us all together is recognizing contributionsto guarantee freedom.
One of my colleagues, Allen Gralnik, a retiredlieutenant of the United States Naval Reserve, says,"Freedom is not free; someone in the past has paidfor it." How true are his words. As a cancer survivorhe keeps on giving. Every month he visits anAlzheimer's unit, bringing hope and solace to pa-tients.
On a spiritual level, Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski isa psychiatrist who focuses on self improvement,problems of alcoholism and self esteem. He iswidely recognized for the wisdom he brings to peo-ple seeking to enrich their lives. He is also a rabbiand therefore touches on spirituality and its impor-tance. In his last book, "Happiness and the HumanSpirit," he writes that "the human spirit requires es-sential nutrients. To the extent that we supply thesenutrients, we are happy. To the extent that we aredeprived of these nutrients, we suffer from what Icall Spiritual Deficiency Syndrome (SDS)."
So this Veterans Day make a commitment andbring some spirituality into our lives and add kind-ness to the world. You can do something by makingsure you don't suffer from SDS. Do something spir-itual. Join a house of worship or extend a helpinghand to someone who has less than you. You don'thave to a veteran to be a caring person. Just remem-ber the sacrifices made for you and the world by theveterans of all wars.•
Rabbi Eli Hecht, Chabad of South BayVice President, Rabbinical Alliance of America
How we spend our money isusually a pretty good barome-ter of where our priorities lie.
And this applies equally whether themoney is plentiful or scarce.
After the birth of Isaac, his half-brotherIshmael behaves threateningly towardshim and Sarah finds it necessary to askAbraham to banish Ishmael from thefamily home. Together with his mother,Hagar, they wander the desert. Soonthey run out of water.
And the water in the leather flask wasfinished and she cast off the boy be-neath one of the bushes. (Genesis21:15)
So let me ask you what would be calleda typical klotz kasha, or a seemingly ob-vious but, nonetheless, stupid question.If the flask is empty, why throw awaythe child? Throw away the empty flask!
It would appear then that when ourfood supply is depleted and finance is inshort supply, the first ones to suffer maybe our children. The bank balance islow? How can we even think of a JewishDay School education! The tuition feesare so expensive. Instead of denyingourselves creature comforts we deemnon-negotiable, we sacrifice our chil-dren's Jewish upbringing in the name ofeconomics.
It's like the old story of the Jewishmother who came from Eastern Europeto join her son in America and was hor-rified to see he had shaved of his beardand cast off his yarmulke. "What hap-pened to you, my Yankele?" she asked."Mama," he says, "America is not the
shtetl." And when she saw him going towork on Shabbat, again he told herAmerica was different. And when sheopened the fridge and discovered allkinds of creepy things she never saw ina Jewish kitchen, again he explained thatAmerica was not the same as "backhome." Eventually, when it was all get-ting too much, she asked him, "Yankele,tell your old mother the truth. Are you
still circumcised?"
It's not only an old shtetl story. It's hap-pening right now. In my own commu-nity of South Africa we know of toomany who left these shores to make abetter life for their children. But emi-grating is expensive and with limited re-sources one must make choices andprioritize. Many chose to do withoutJewish schooling. The rest is history.Bad history. Without a Jewish educationyoung people wander about wonderingwhy they should not be doing what theircontemporaries are doing. And themoney we saved in school fees is nowgoing to doctors, psychologists, or G-dforbid, drug rehab centers.
Even in Israel, we have to be discrimi-nating when choosing a community. Ifthe other kids on the block are ridingtheir bikes on Yom Kippur, why should-n't your child? And if you insist and theyfeel denied, they may opt out altogether.
Kids need stability and an environmentwith a healthy value system. No matterhow tempting or secure other seeminglygreener pastures may be, before makinga move we ought to consider the spiri-tual security system our children willneed to survive and thrive--as Jews. Justbecause the bottle may be empty, don'tthrow away the child.
By Rabbi Yossy Goldman
The Boy or the Bottle?
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“We always had enough, more than enough. Abba gave us everything we needed, and more! I know we were blessed, and I felt good when I got to go with him when he gave money to Tomchei Shabbos. They told me that my Abba was helping other families to have what they needed, also.
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Over 3,000 people came togetherfrom the Los Angeles Jewish com-munities for their largest ever Sim-chas Beis Hashoeiva celebration.
In a first for Los Angeles, bothAnash and the broader Los Angelesand Valley communities came to-gether en masse for a Grand Com-munity Simchas Beis Hashoeva. Thebig event was coordinated by YoungLubavitch Chevra of Southern Cali-fornia and Chabad of North Holly-wood.
Over 3000 people gathered in thestreets of North Hollywood to joinin the festivities. 8th Day, the biggestact on the Jewish music scene todaybrought the house down, enthrallingparticipants with a full length street-concert, culminating with their chartbusting hit song YA'ALILI.
The Family Sukkot Festival andConcert also featured local talentYanky Lunger and rising Jewishmusic star, Yoni Zigelboum, makinghis West Coast debut. Zigelboum'senergetic and dynamic performancewas a real eye opener for Los Ange-les. The MC of the event, Dr. RubieMinkowitz, quoted NY radio hostNochum Segal, saying, "Watch this
guy, you're going to see him for manyyears to come."
Minkowitz offered special thanks toYoung Chevra's Chairman, JonathanHerzog, the producer of the eventand Rabbi Nachman Abend, a co-producer and host of the evening. Healso paid tribute to Chabad of NorthHollywood's Spiritual Leader RabbiAaron Abend, who shared divreiTorah with the diverse crowd.
Chabad of the Valley's ExecutiveDirector, Rabbi Yehoshua BinyominGordon addressed everyone withwords of inspiration and RabbiMayer Greene, who helped coordi-nate the event, led a children's rallyand the recital of the 12 Pesukim.
Street performers, jugglers, acro-bats, balloon artists, a stilt walker anda variety of food vendors, kept thestreets of Hollywood buzzing withexcitement throughout the evening.Organizers expressed appreciation;and acknowledged CouncilwomanJan Perry as well as the official cor-porate sponsor Milano CollectionWigs, whose generosity covered sig-nificant costs of the event and the of-ficial media sponsor SouthernCalifornia Community Links.
The Orthodox Jewish Chap-laincy Board (OJCB) conductedSukkos programs for JewishInmatesat Los Angeles County Men'sCentral Jail and Twin Tower Cor-rectional Facility during CholHamoed Sukkos.
The Jewish Inmates were able toparticipate in the Mitzvah ofLulav and Esrog. They heard di-vrei Torah from the OJCB Chap-lains and they sang and recitedtefilos and Tehilim. The Chap-lains also distributed Jewish read-ing material to them. It was anuplifting experience for thosewho are experiencing difficulttimes.
The L.A. County Jail System isnot a 'long term' prison but a'temporary' detention facility forthose awaiting trial for violatingthe law. It is not uncommon tofind an inmate 'locked up' forthirty, sixty or ninety days for atraffic violation! Many inmatesare there for more egregious crimes and when convicted they will go to State Prison.
Sheriff Lee Baca has always been extremely supportive of Inmates of all religions and their right to participate in re-ligious services. The OJCB visits all Jewish Inmates and is there to help these unfortunate souls during this dark timeof their lives and help rehabilitate them physically and spiritually.
Photo L-R: LASD Deputy Rick Pedroza, Yonathan Shraga, OJCB Chaplain RabbiZvi Bojarski, OJCB Director/Senior Chaplain Howard Winkler, Assistant to SheriffBaca, Scott Svonkin, OJCB Senior Chaplain Rabbi Shimon Raichik, Israel Bastomski,OJCB Chaplain Rabbi Gavriel Hershoff, Jewish Committee for Personal Services Di-rector Gregory Metzger, LASD Deputy John Arreola in the lobby of Men's CentralJail immediately preceding visits to inmates with Lulav & Esrog.
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Reappointment – Los Angeles County Commissioner Howard Winkler was unanimouslyreappointed by the L. A. County Board of Supervisors to the Los Angeles County Commissionon Alcohol & Other Drugs (CCAOD) (formerly the Narcotics & Dangerous Drugs Commis-sion [NDDC] & the Commission on Alcohol Abuse which were merged) for a term of officeexpiring December 31, 2014. Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich first nominated Winkler tothe NDDC in 1986 where he has served as a Commissioner for the past 25 years and as amember of various committees including the Law & Legislative Committee and the Drug
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Saving Lives San Fernando Valley Drug and Alcohol Coalition, through Chabad of California, was awarded a $625,000 Drug Free Communities Support Program 5 Year Grant by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The goals of our Coalition are to: (1) Establish and strengthen collaboration among Saving Lives San Fernando Valley's partner organizations in support of the communities' extensive efforts to prevent and reduce substance abuse among the youth; and (2) to reduce Substance Abuse among the Valley youth through Education, Media Advocacy, Increased Enforcement and Changes in Policies. Each month, our Drug Free Coalition Membership (DFC) meets to discuss and implement various strategies to eliminate/reduce access to Drugs and Alcohol to middle school and high school youths 11-17 years of age. Experience has shown that some of the most innovative, effective and successful approaches to reducing youth drug and alcohol abuse begins at the community level, and that change is created and adapted through grassroots initiatives.
Our Youth Division has embarked on an (i am greater than drugs) campaign which will be disseminated to educators, schools and youth throughout the San Fernando Valley.
Youth who start drinking before age 15 years of age are 5 times more likely to develop Alcohol Dependence or Abuse later in life than those who begin drinking at or after 21 years of age. In addition to alcohol abuse, one of the most easily accessible substances out there for our youth is Marijuana. Marijuana is addictive and is considered a "gateway" drug. Those who use marijuana are more likely to move on to "harder" drugs - and, the younger someone is when beginning marijuana use, the more likely he or she is to use other drugs when they reach adulthood.
The Coalition's Community Partners include: Business Professionals, Parents, Youth, Media, Schools, Youth Groups, Law Enforcement, Faith-Based/Outreach Organizations, Civic/Volunteer Groups, Healthcare Professionals, Government Agencies and Drug and Rehabilitation Facilities.
Substance Abuse can happen to anyone's family or friends. We urge all concerned Parents, , Teens and Community Leaders, to join our Coalition and help us reach our goals and objectives in reducing substance abuse among our youth.
Our next Coalition Meeting is scheduled for Monday Evening, November 21, 2011 at 7:30 pm
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For further information, or to RSVP for the meeting: Susan Blauner Director of Operations Email: [email protected] Web: www.savinglivescoalition.org (323) 702-3166
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has developed the automated background check process,which requires Livescan fingerprints for criminal history
background checks that may be required as a condition ofemployment. Livescan technology replaces the ink processof recording fingerprint images. The CA-DOJ may also for-
ward Livescan fingerprints to the FBI if required.
Who Needs Livescan?Livescan may be required as a condition of employment
for: Teachers, Care Givers, Contractors, Security Guards,Nurses, Doctors, Surgeons, Real Estate Licensees,
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SIMCHAS BEISHASHOEIVA
CELEBRATION
In a first for Los Angeles, bothAnash and the broader Los An-geles and Valley communitiescame together en masse for aGrand Community Simchas BeisHashoeva. Over 3000 peoplegathered in the streets of NorthHollywood to join in the festivi-ties.
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