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PHOTO BY THE JEWISH JOURNALCast members of Beth Am Shalom junior choir and B’nei Ruach’s Purim Schpiel “Lion Queen,” directed by Cantor Alisa Forman.

By Colin Lewis

The costumes were hilarious, the-re was a human foosball game, face painting, bean bag toss, bas-ketball hoops, strongman game,

vendors with t-shirts, gifts and a plethora of chachkas, pizza, popcorn, etc. Rabbis were dressed up like crayons and Phantom of the Opera. Sunday, February 24, was a bundle of exciting mayhem, with lots of hugs and laughter, truly a carnival of de-light for those coming to the Joint Purim Carnival at Congregation B’nai Israel in Toms River.Five synagogues joined the Jewish Federa-tion of Ocean County to celebrate together the Purim Carnival: Beth Am Shalom of Lakewood, Congregation B’nai Israel of Toms River, Congregation Sha’arey Ha-Yam of Manahawkin, Jewish Community Center of Long Beach Island, and Temple Beth Or of Brick.There was a feeling of community and it was a time to see old friends and neighbors from other synagogues.Read more on page 2 and see photos on page 12.

Joint.Purim.Carnival Five synagogues joined Jewish Federation of ocean county to celebrate Purim.

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By Danny GoldbergExecutive Director of the Jewish Federation of Ocean County

By Rabbi Stephen D. GoldBeth Am ShalomLakewood, N.J.

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This article’s title is meant to grab your attention, but if it is an exa-ggeration, it is only slight. For, in truth, this article is about a wall

and arrests and includes an amazing and inspiring narrative from the head of an or-ganization called Women of the Wall.Women of the Wall has its roots in 1988 and began as a group of women gathering at the Kotel (Western Wall) to pray toge-ther on Rosh Chodesh (1st day of each month - a traditional women’s holiday). They have been met with resistance in-cluding verbal and physical attacks by ultra-Orthodox Jews and arrests by police. Along with many male supporters, they continue to fight for the right to wear talit, pray and sing together and read from the Torah scroll. They restrict their religious practices to the women’s section of the Kotel. The Women of the Wall won these rights in a Supreme Court Case in 2002, but the decision was suspended when a religious party submitted new legislation to make the group’s activities illegal. For now, that legislation still stands, pending

(Women’s rights and religious Pluralism in Israel)

“Against.the.Wall,.Feet.Back.and.Spread’em!”

Knesset debate and the women’s religious activities are officially illegal.Anat Hoffman chairs Women of the Wall, and she is also executive director of the Is-rael Religious Action Center (IRAC) - the public and legal advocacy arm of the Reform Movement in Israel (known as the Israel Movement for Progressive Ju-daism). Here are excerpts of her report on her group’s latest attempt to pray and cele-brate Rosh Chodesh Adar.

A unique gathering happened this mor-ning [February 11, 2013] at the Wes-tern Wall. During Women of the Wall’s usual Rosh Chodesh prayer service in the women’s section of the Kotel, we were fortunate to be supported by some very special visitors. Veterans from the IDF’s famed Paratrooper Battalion 66, the men who liberated the Western Wall in 1967, were with our suppor-ters in the men’s section[emphasis, mine]. These men are living legends and among Israel’s modern heroes.It was only after the prayer service was over and the paratroopers had left that the police detained ten women, inclu-ding myself, for committing the crime of wearing a tallit at the Western Wall. …The veterans who joined us today are now in their 70s, but their days of fighting for a Jew’s right to pray at the Western Wall have not ended. When I asked one of them why they came to su-pport us he told me that they liberated the Wall for the Jewish people, but it is

On Sunday afternoon, February 24th over 350 people gathered at the host synagogue for a first ever Community Wide Joint

Purim Carnival.The event which was cosponsored by five Ocean County synagogues t hat each fol-ded their usual annual Purim celebration into one mega-community wide happening and the Jewish Federation.It was a bold move conceived by the area Synagogue Presidents at their December monthly meeting and implemented by a small group of volunteers each represen-ting their congregation. The event was ge-nerously supported by corporate sponsor PineGrove Day Camp.My personal thanks go to all of the above, far too many people to mention individua-lly by name, including the area’s Rabbis and Cantors who came to the event in cos-tume. Special recognition, however, does need to be given to Teri Abramson, chair of the B’nai Israel Purim carnival, who

Purim.Carnival.a.Runaway.Success

took on this expanded event in stride and whose leadership and organizational skills made it all come together.Thanks are also extended to over fifty volunteers of all ages and backgrounds from each of the congregations and Fe-deration who ‘staffed’ the games, and to those who saw to the face painting, cape making, food court, prize tables and more that made the day go smoothly. A heartfelt “Yosher Co’ach” to all of you!If this event proved anything it was that Ocean County is full of young families with children looking to connect to the Jewish Community. Yes, we have a large number of seniors in Ocean County and we often feel overwhelmed by the res-ponsibility our tradition places on pro-viding care to our elders. However over 100 young families and over 175 kids who attended are also a constituency not to be ignored. By our calculations over forty percent of those who registered are not currently affiliated with a synagogue. I know Federation leadership and our sy-nagogues took note of that demographic.Add to this count the participants at the Purim event held in Howell and some one hundred who gathered at the Cha-bbad Purim feast later in the day. In all it was truly a Purim to remember. To get a glimpse of the fun, turn to page 12 for the picture gallery.Mark your calendar for Purim 5774 for an even bigger and more exciting Com-

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By Debra W. Hanson, BSW InternJewish Family & Children’s Service

Today’s society is very advanced with modern technologies, and everyone is trying to keep up with the fast pace of all these devices

on the market. Every company tries to sell their products to consumers by means of email, landline phones, cell phones, and through regular mail. Nowadays one can-not get away from a telemarketing com-pany trying to sell their products through any means necessary. We know how an-noying it has become; especially getting all those junk mails in your mail box, or receiving calls at dinner time.You might be in the position to distinguish legitimate sales from a fraudulent one. However, over the years more and more older adults are becoming victims of te-lemarketing fraud. It is becoming even more difficult to distinguish what might be fraudulent from what might be a real deal. Many telemarketers who are involved with these fraudulent behaviors tend to target older adults because they know they are home alone, isolated and therefore more

The.Elderly.and.Telemarketing.Fraudvulnerable. The telemarketers pretend to be connected with well known charity or-ganizations using these organizations as a cover to lure sympathetic individuals.According to the Bureau of Consumer Protection these are some tip-offs to phone fraud. Alert those you care about to be on their guard if they hear the buzzwords for fraud. Among the tip-offs are:• You’ve won a “free” gift, vacation or

prize - but you must pay taxes or some other charge.

• It’s not necessary to check out the com-pany with anyone - including your fa-mily lawyer, accountant, local Better Business Bureau or the Bureau of Con-sumer Protection.

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if you have asked not to be called.

• Calling times are restricted to the hours between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m.

It is important to learn how to protect tar-gets of telemarketing fraud. You also can help people you care about develop res-ponses that will end unwanted sales call. Possible actions to unwanted callers inclu-de:• “Please put me on your Do-Not-Call

list”• Hang up if a telemarketer calls before 8

a.m. or after 9 p.m.• Check out any company with the Bu-

reau of Consumer Protection before they buy any product or service or do-nate any money as a result of an unsoli-cited phone call.

• Finally, remind an older person not to send money – cash, check or money or-der – by courier, overnight delivery or wire transfer to anyone who insists on immediate payment.

As someone who cares for older adults, it

is our responsibility to be concerned about our parents as well as educating them about telemarketing frauds. We should remem-ber that when we were young our parents were persistently taking care of us, making sure that we were not in harms way, and now it is time to reciprocate that care and protection. As a society we are responsible to keep advocating for the elderly. We can begin by starting at home.If you suspect that someone you care for has been the victim of fraud contact the Senior Crimes Unit of the Ocean County Prosecutor’s office at 732-929-2027 for help.

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Tempur-Pedic, recently donated 41Tempur-Pedic twin and queen mattresses to families affected by Hurricane Sandy. The mattresses were distributed among nonprofit organizations in the community that the retailer said it selected based on need, one of them was the Jewish Federation of Ocean County.On Monday, February 18, Laura Kuehner, Donations and Com-munity Affairs Manager, delive-red the mattresses to the Jewish Federation of Ocean County. The mattresses, kindly delivered by Ashley Furniture’s driver Hector

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and his assistant Mario, on their day off, were stored at no-charge at the E-Z Self Storage unit in New Hampshire Ave. in Lakewo-od, until the families were able to pick them up.The other nonprofits selected to receive mattresses were: the Destiny Community Develop-ment Corp. in Brick, N.J., the Bayonne Economic Opportunity foundation in Bayonne, N.J., and the Celebration of Life Center in Trenton, N.J.Will Schafer, president of As-hley licensee South Brunswick Furniture Inc., said he believes a locally owned business should be a good steward to the community it serves. “As a family business

stationed here in New Jersey, we were also negatively impacted by Sandy,” said Schafer. “As an Eli-te dealer with Tempur-Pedic, we developed a partnership to give back to those in the hardest hit areas. These beds will provide a good night’s sleep to those who have had many sleepless nights trying to recover from the after-math of Sandy.”Schafer owns and operates five Ashley Furniture HomeStores with locations in Eatontown, Freehold, Linden, North Brun-swick, and Woodbridge, N.J. Ashley Furniture HomeStores is North America’s #1 Selling Fur-niture Brand and Manufacturer.

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By Aaron Shapiro, PresidentCongregation Sha’arey Ha-Yam

On Friday evening, April 5, Con-gregation Sha’arey Ha-Yam (Reform Congregation of Bar-negat) will have the very great

honor of being addressed by Rabbi Sally Priesand. Rabbi Priesand is, literally, a li-ving legend – the first female ordained rab-bi in America and the first woman in world history to serve as an ordained congrega-tional rabbi.A modest, soft-spoken but at the same time dynamic and powerful woman, Rab-bi Priesand has written: “When I decided to study for the rabbinate, I never thought much about being a pioneer, nor was it my intention to champion the rights of wo-men. I just wanted to be a rabbi. On the whole, I’m a very private person.”

Rabbi.Sally.Priesand.-.First.Female.Ordained.Rabbion June 3, 1972, history was made

And yet it was Rabbi Priesand’s deter-mination and, yes, pioneering spirit that changed Judaism forever by opening the rabbinate to women – not just here in the United States but all over the world. Today, more than a thousand women have been ordained by the Reform, Conservative and Reconstructionist Movements; and even in the Orthodox world, progress in this area is slowly being made. How many people can truly look back at their lives and careers and say that they changed the world?Born in 1946 in Cleveland, Ohio, Rabbi Priesand took an intense interest in Judaism from a young age. With neither institutio-nal history nor support for such a daring notion, she became determined to become a rabbi, motivated simply from within her own soul and intellect. In her own words: “I decided I wanted to be a rabbi in 1962 at the age of 16. Fortunately, my parents gave me one of the greatest gifts a parent can give a child: the courage to dare and to dream. With their encouragement, I was able to remain focused on my goal, relati-vely unconcerned that no woman had ever been ordained rabbi by a theological semi-nary and determined to succeed despite the doubts I heard expressed in the organized Jewish community.”Undeterred, Rabbi Priesand forged on, and on June 3, 1972, she was ordained a rab-bi at the historic Plum Street Synagogue in Cincinnati. After her ordination, then member of Congress Bella Abzug arran-ged for her to deliver the opening prayer at the House of Representatives, being the first Jewish woman ever to do so.We’ll hear from Rabbi Priesand about just what it was like to be a woman in an historically all-men’s institution, and in a millennia-old all-men’s profession - whe-re everything from restrooms to what it

actually means to be a rabbi - had to be reconsidered and wrestled with simply be-cause of her presence.After graduation, Rabbi Priesand served as an assistant rabbi at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in Manhattan, leaving in 1979 when it became clear to her that she would not be promoted to succeed the ailing se-nior rabbi. Unable to find a full-time posi-tion, she then served as the part-time rabbi of Temple Beth El in Elizabeth, N.J., and as a chaplain at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan from 1979 to 1981. Then she and Monmouth Reform Temple in Tinton Falls (just up the Parkway from us!) found each other. In a seemingly (“meant to be”) match, Rabbi Priesand and the congre-gation partnered together for the next 25 years; she retired from full-time congrega-tional work in 2006.Since the 20th anniversary of Rab-bi Priesand’s ordination, the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Reli-gion, which ordained her at its Cincinna-

ti campus, has marked the anniversary at five-year intervals with academic confe-rences, an honorary doctorate of divini-ty and an endowed professorship named after her. Each year, the college includes her in its graduation class photo. She re-ceives dozens of requests for private mee-tings annually, many from college stu-dents working on research papers. She is a much-sought after lecturer, teacher and consultant. It will, indeed, be an honor to welcome her to our community on April 5. Please mark your calendars and feel free to attend. It will be a very special evening.A Shabbat Pot Luck dinner, with Rabbi Sally Priesand attending, open to the pu-blic, will precede the services at 6:00 PM. The price is $15 per person plus a dish for 8 people. There is no charge for children under 13. The cutoff date for reservations is April 2nd. Call Pat Barndt or Wendi Higgins for more information at 732-244-8006 or 732-232-1861.

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Temple Beth Or in Brickwishes everyone a happy and sweet Pesach

and invites you to join us onSunday, April 7, 10:00 AM

for a BRUNCH and PROGRAMfeaturing a New Jersey representative of J Street,an American lobbying group that advocates for

a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict(with questions and discussion to follow)

No Charge - RSVP required by Wednesday, April 3cosponsored by the Men’s Club and Sisterhood of Temple Beth Or

Minyan at 9:00 AM preceding the brunch

Temple Beth Or is a traditionally oriented egalitarian synagogueaffiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.

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Stop Hunger Now, a meal packaging program on an international scale with a local interfai-

th base of support, held a Meal Packaging Event on February 3 at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 714 Herbertsville Road, in Brick. Temple Beth Or, Brick, was a cosponsor and a participant in this event along with several local churches. The event was sponsored by the Brick Clergy Association, which is an inter-faith group of local clergy that includes Rabbi Robert Rubin and Rabbi Emeritus Dr. Robert Fiers-tien of Temple Beth Or.At this event, approximately 100 volunteers came and packed about 15,000 meals for shipment through Stop Hunger Now to one of its various food partners around the world. The meals are sent to schools in economically

Stop.Hunger.Nowtemple Beth or participates in meal packaging event

Many volunteers helped to package the meals at various stations. They wore hair nets to protect the raw food items being handled. Pictured here from Temple Beth Or, Brick are (l - r) Sharon Chester, Evan Chester and David Jamnik.

challenged areas so that they can be served to children through the schools. In this way, the children are encouraged to attend school for both the intellectual growth of the learning and the physical sustenance of the food. For general information about Stop Hunger Now visit: www.stophungernow.org.

Approximately 100 volunteers came and packed about 15,000 meals for ship-ment.

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On Sunday, March 10, the Sister-hood of Congregation Ahavat Olam, located at 106 Windeler Road in Howell, held their an-

nual Paid Up Membership luncheon. More than 60 Sisterhood members enjoyed a

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Back row l - r: Helina Sininsky, Rosa Mroz, Judie Singer, Rita Jume, Annette Bassri and Martha Shapi-ro. Front row l – r: Sarah Roistacher, Eleanor Ctron, and Ann Glick.

New Sisterhood members l - r: Sarah Roistacher, Andrea Keller, Annette Bassri, Martha Shapiro, Carol Gottfried, Rosa Mroz, Susan Rubin, Cecilia Russo, and Helina Sininsky.

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The community is invited to come on Sunday, April 7, at 10:00 a.m. for a Brunch and Program featuring a New

Jersey representative of J Street, an American lobbying group that ad-vocates for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Fo-llowing the presentation will be ques-tions and discussion. There is no charge for this event but reservations are required by Wed-nesday, April 3 to help plan for the food. The event is being cosponsored by the Men’s Club and Sisterhood of Temple Beth Or. There is a morning prayer service at 9:00 a.m. preceding the brunch.Temple Beth Or is a traditionally

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This April, the Rosh Chodesh So-ciety, an international Jewish sisterhood organized by the Cha-bad-Lubavitch movement’s Rohr

Jewish Learning Institute (JLI), launches its newest course, It's About Time: Kabba-listic Insights for Taking Charge of Your Life. It’s About Time is a practical and in-sightful spiritual journey toward self-mas-tery and living a happier, more fulfilling, and more effective life. Each of the seven once-per-month classes focuses on one as-pect of personal life related to the kabba-listic energies of the month from the oldest written work of Kabbalah, Sefer Yetzirah (Book of Creation).The aim of the course is to empower wo-men to take action and implement change in seven key areas in their lives. Topics discussed in the course include emotional mastery, sleep and renewal, nutrition and

Ocean.County.to.Join.Worldwide.Release.of.“It’s.About.Time”Jewish self-help and spirituality for the modern woman.

dieting, happiness, communication skills, faith and knowledge, and how to imple-ment lasting change.“Combining high caliber academic tea-chings with personally useful real-world applications is never a simple accomplis-hment,” explains Rosh Chodesh Society director, Mrs. Shaindy Jacobson, from its Brooklyn, N.Y. headquarters, “yet our newest course, It’s About Time, has grace-fully mastered this feat with its compelling message.”“I personally think the women of Ocean County will absolutely adore the course,” said Mrs. Chanie Gourarie, facilitator for the Society. “It is full of humor, wit, and many personal insights that will resonate deeply and are just so profoundly practi-cal.”It’s About Time’s seven sessions will draw

from a broad spectrum of mystical and classical Jewish texts, allowing students to test drive the wisdom of the ages, pro-viding intellectually stimulating and ins-piring motivational sessions of personal relevance to any woman alive today.Mrs. Chanie Gourarie of Chabad of Toms River will be teaching this course at 2001 Church Rd. once a month, with the first les-son beginning on Wednesday, April 10th , and potential students are welcome to call 732-349-4199 for more information.It’s About Time, like all of JLI’s courses, is designed for people at all levels of Jewish knowledge. Participants without any prior experience or background in Jewish lear-ning can attend and enjoy this course. All JLI courses are open to the public, and at-tendees need not be a member of any par-ticular synagogue or temple. Continued on page 10


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How do you spell W-I-N-N-E-R at Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Monmouth

County? The answer is: 8th grade student Orli Weiss. Orli, 14 years old from Ocean, New Jersey, won the 29th Spelldown Regional Spelling Bee at Monmouth Uni-versity on March 12.Orli will now prepare for the Scri-pps National Spelling Bee, which will take place in Washington, D.C. at the end of May. Orli has

Regional.Spelldown.Champrepresented SSDS in this contest for the past 4 years, always pla-cing in the top 10.Orli competed against 98 other students vying to be top speller in the region over the two night contest. Her winning word was “phlox” a type of flowering plant. This was the 4th and final com-petition for Orli. She will attend the Biotechnology High School, Freehold in September, 2013.The bee is sponsored by the As-

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sed on the ritual of Miriam’s Cup at the Seder table.This year eleven new Sisterhood members were installed at a beau-tiful candle lighting ceremony by our Membership Vice President, Barbara Joel. Each new member received a cookbook published by the Sisterhood. After the installation, each com-mittee chairwoman was introdu-ced and gave their reports span-ning from July 2012 through March 2013.

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The Sisterhood Gift Shop show-cased a large array of Passover gifts, including Seder Plates, Kiddush Cups, Matzo Holders, Matzo Covers, Afikomen Bags and children’s items, as well other Judaic gifts and beautiful jewelry.Ahavat Olam Sisterhood will be holding their Rummage Sale on May 5 at the synagogue. All proceeds from the sale will be donated to the synagogue to help fund upcoming projects. To join the active Sisterhood at Congre-gation Ahavat Olam, please call the synagogue office at 732-363-5190.

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not really liberated. He said that since the Western Wall Heritage Fund governs the Wall it does not represent all Jews. He told me that they came because they want to help liberate the Wall again.

… Their role in Israel’s history is why the authorities at the Wall waited until they left to detain us. They knew that desecrating Judaism’s holiest site in front of the men who risked their lives to liberate the Kotel for all Jews would bring on the wrath of the entire country.Our opponents understand that they are

on the wrong side of history and that their monopoly will soon come to an end. We are on the verge of winning this battle. Israelis have become accustomed to accepting the religious dictates from the ultra-Orthodox Rabbinate. The best way to break out of this cycle of lear-ned helplessness is to achieve a great

victory. Once Israelis see that it is pos-sible to change the status quo, they will demand pluralism in other areas; they will want freedom of choice in marria-ge and divorce; they will demand that gender segregation in the public sphere be completely done away with; they will no longer accept religious coercion from the Rabbinate.The Western Wall was the crown jewel of the victory in 1967, and the Wall will once again be the crown jewel when it becomes the site where the battle for re-ligious pluralism is won.

Some will condemn Ms. Hoffman’s words and even addressing this topic as anti-Israel, anti-Semitic and a threat to the se-curity of the Jewish State. I reject those assessments. Certainly, many of Israel’s detractors are motivated by hatred of Jews and Israel. Not all critics are so motivated. As American citizens, we enjoy a demo-cracy where we can and do disagree on issues, and we rarely stoop so low as to call each other anti-American. Israel also enjoys a vibrant democracy where its ci-tizens debate a wide range issues in addi-tion to those surrounding its security. As Ms. Hoffman’s report tells us, her group is made up of Israelis, and finds support in none less than Israeli war heroes who liberated the Kotel in 1967. As Jewish Zio-nists, we too should voice our support for values and policies that will strengthen the Jewish State.As always, I write and express my views as one of the many Ohavei-Yisrael - Lo-vers of Israel who is consistent in my su-pport of the Jewish State and values of re-ligious pluralism and women’s equality in all facets of life. In most Reform and many Conservative synagogues, women enjoy equal status with men in areas of ritual and leadership. In some Orthodox synagogues, there are women’s study groups and prayer groups where they too chant for a Sefer To-rah. If we embrace those rights and practi-ces here, why would we not support them for our fellow Jews in Israel?I rarely address a contemporary issue or problems without suggesting ways to be-come involved and help the cause. We can join with tens of thousands of Jews in Israel, the U.S. and around the world in fighting for the values of religious rights for all people regardless of sex, what re-ligion we subscribe to or how we practice that religion. I therefore urge Jewish Jour-nal readers to follow and support the acti-vities of the Women of the Wall by visiting the web sites below, signing petitions to Israeli leaders and sending financial con-tributions to Women of the Wall and the Israel Religious Action Center.http://www.irac.org/ http://rac.org/Read more at: http://rac.org/Articles/index.cfm?id=1739#ixzz2LMiGAipbFollow the latest at: @therac on Twitter | therac on Facebook

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The Jewish Federation of Ocean County is excited to an-nounce the first place winner, runner ups and honorable mentions for the Passover Art Contest. The Passover Art Contest gave students the opportunity to use art to express

their thoughts and feelings about the Passover holiday. Overall 52 pieces of art were submitted from three participating congregations including, Congregation Ahavat Olam, Howell, Congregation B’nai Israel, Toms River, and Congregation Sha’arey Ha-Yam, Manahaw-kin.Separated into two age categories, students ages 5-9 and 10-13, created and designed pictures to be featured on the Federation’s An-nual Passover Card. Art Contest Chairperson Diane Jarrett conve-ned a judging panel of experienced artists and educators to blindly judge the artwork. The panel included Robert Ostrove of Brick, Jes-sica Pfeffer of Lakewood and Diane Jarrett of jackson. One overall winner and runner ups in each division were decided.Now here is the moment we are all waiting for! Diane Jarrett an-nounced that the winner of the Jewish Federation of Ocean County’s Card Contest is Brianna Otto of Congregation Sha’arey Ha-Yam. The winner of the Senior Division is Matthew Brodsky of Congre-gation B’nai Israel. Runner ups include, Brandon Dean of Congre-gation B’nai Israel, Aleene Fried, Congregation B’nai Israel, and Tyler Rosofsky of Congregation Ahavat Olam.Brianna’s picture shows Moses parting the Red Sea during the fa-mous scene of the Passover story. Brianna’s artwork will be the co-ver of the Federations card being sent to over 3,500 households in the community. The runner ups are also pictured on the card for everyone to see. Brianna also received a $50 gift card, and all the runner ups received $10 gift cards, all from Target.Starting March 4th all 52 submissions will be featured in a traveling exhibit making its way throughout all the participating synagogues for the entire community to enjoy. Make sure you learn when your synagogue will be hosting the art. Be sure to see the work of the extremely talented youth in our community.Congregation Sha’arey Ha-Yam: March 4th-11thCongregation Ahavat Olam: March 15th-25thTemple Beth Or: April 3rd-April 10thCongregation B’nai Israel: April 11th-April 17th

Passover.Art.Contest.Winners

Winner Brianna Otto, of Congregation Sha’arey Ha-Yam

Cover Art by Brianna O. Art by Matt B.

Art by Tyler R. Art by Brandon D.

Art by Aleene F. Brandon (left) and Ryan Dean, of Congregation B’nai Israel.

Aleene Fried and Matt Brodsky, of Congregation B’nai Israel. Tyler Rosofsky, of Congregation Ahavat Olam.


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as we remember the Shoah and its victims, honor their memory and honor and comfort our survivors.

Keynote Speaker: Ruth AdlerHidden in a convent during the Holocaust

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1:30 PMCongregation Ahavat Olam

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Hidden in a convent during the Holo-caustKeynote speaker: Ruth Adler. Uprooted from her home in Germany at 4 years old, Ruth Adler and her parents fled ille-gally into Belgium. Desperate to save their child from the ever-tightening Nazi persecution, Ruth’s parents made the gut-wrenching decision to hide their only child in a convent where she was raised as a Catholic orphan for 4 years. Please join us as we remember the Shoah and its victims, honor their memory and honor and comfort our survivors.

Sunday, April 71:30 pmCongregation Ahavat Olam106 Windler RoadHowell, NJ

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Monday, April 812:30 pm: Black Box Theatre. Memorial Service and Survivor Story. Renowned NJ Cantor, David Wisnia, will conduct a memorial service accompanied on piano by his grandson, Avi Wisnia, an award winning singer and composer. Cantor Wis-nia will then discuss his personal and com-pelling story. A child prodigy in Poland and soloist in an 80 member synagogue choir,

the occ center for Peace, Genocide, and Holocaust Studies invites the community to attend its

2013.Holocaust.Remembrance.EventsWisnia came home one day from school to find his enti-re family had been murde-red in their house. Sent to Auschwitz, he survived the camp because of his musi-cal mastery. The songs he composed while imprisoned are now in the permanent collection at the US Holo-caust museum in Washing-ton. Wisnia escaped from a train transport and was res-

cued by members of the US Army’s 101st Airborne Division, The Screaming Eagles, joining forces with the American soldiers and serving as an interpreter and a machi-ne gunner. He was awarded a citation for bravery in action against SS guards at Ber-chtesgarden, Hitler’s mountaintop retreat. He immigrated to America at age 19.Tuesday, April 92:00 pm: Bookstore Conference Rooms

A and B. Degenerate Art: The Nazi Vi-lification of the Avant Garde and Their Attack on Modern Culture. Dr. Martin Novelli, Professor of Humanities, OCC. Enlightening presentation with excerpts from a rare documentary film about the Nazi assault on modern art popularized at the infamous and popular Entartete Kunst [Degenerate Art] exhibition. Wednesday, April 1011:00 am: Black Box Theatre. Recove-ring Stolen Art and Restoring a Cultu-ral Identity. Guest speaker, Veteran Harry Ettlinger, was born in Germany but he and his family fled to the United States in 1938. He will speak about his experiences during WW II in a squadron called “The Monument Men” charged with the task of locating and protecting monuments, price-less works of art, and other cultural trea-sures stolen by the Nazis in war torn areas of Europe.



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RECENT.EVENTS

Purim.Party

Beth.Am.Shalom’s.students.painted.ceramic.Seder.PlatesOn Thursday February 28th, anyone in-terested in painting a ceramic Seder Plate came to Beth Am Shalom where Francine Lakatos brought plates to be painted and

Café Europa organized a luncheon for JFCS Holocaust Survivors on March 5. The event was hosted by Beth Am Shalom. Dr. Ken Lipkowitz (photo above), at the piano, entertai-ned the attendees with music from movies, Broadway shows and old fa-vorites. One of the Survivors (bottom far left) celebrated his 100th birthday at the luncheon.

Survivors.Luncheon

fired in time for Passover. At least 30 stu-dents and adults participated. It was a fun evening for everyone.

The Senior Group of Jewish Family and Children’s Services

attended a Purim Party.


Friday, April 129:30 am: ACC Building Room A223. Film and Discussion: In-heritance: A Nazi Legacy and the Journey to Change it. This emotionally charged film chro-nicles the recent meeting bet-ween Monika Hertwig, daughter of Nazi leader Amon Goeth and Helen Jonas Rosenzweig, a NJ resident. During the Holocaust, Helen lived in constant fear in Goeth’s luxurious villa overloo-king the concentration camp, enslaved as the commandant’s servant and prey for nearly two years. The soft-spoken Monika had no idea of her father’s mur-derous legacy until years later. Led by Dr. Ali Botein-Furrevig.1:00: ACC Building Room A223. German-Jewish Writers in Exile: Metaphors of Loss and Persecution in the Works of Margarete Kollisch, Ilse Blu-methal-Weiss, and Vera Lach-mann. Lecture by Dr. Gert Niers, published scholar, translator, and retired OCC Professor of German and French will discuss his re-search on this fascinating subject.Dr. Niers’ lecture will be fo-llowed by a short prayer and moment of silence at flag display on campus mall – Led by Dr. Ali Botein –Furrevig.

Congregation.B’nai.Israel1488 Old Freehold RoadToms RiverTel: 732-349-1244

Holocaust Remembrance DayReading of the names for Yom HaShoah.Sunday, April 7All day

Community-Wide Interfaith Ho-locaust ProgramGuest speaker: Bianca Lehman, who was an eyewitness to Kris-tallnacht.Monday, April 87 pm

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By Roslyn Sachs

We want to welcome our newest members, Phyllis Scharago, Edwina Jalowitz, and Betty Richman. We

look forward to a great partnership and your able assistance in our Organization.Shirley Kirschbaum, 732-657-6042, is ea-gerly awaiting your call for the Atlantic City Bus on April 9. She never leaves her telephone just waiting for your call.Bea Zwisohn (732 657-4992) and Ethel Golinsky (732-323-0958) have been busy arranging our Blue Plate Luncheon for Wednesday, April 10, 12:30 pm, at The Fortune Buffet. This is always a winner at $13.00 per person. Come out and meet and eat with your friends and neighbors.April 15, 6:30 pm, Willow Hall: Dazzy (Hadassah) Spector the Regency Speaker, will enlighten and entertain you. Every time you show up at our meetings, the evening is positive and you leave knowing more and feeling better. Share coffee, cake and friendship. Our wonderful travel plan-ner, Melanie Romaglio, will be with us to share more information for the December

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sailing.May 20, 6:30 pm, Willow Hall is our ‘war-mer weather’ meeting and a guest speaker with be with us and also share in the re-freshments.Our Card Party should be a must on your to do list. On June, 13, we are having our annual Card/Games Party at Willow Hall, 12:30 pm, come one come all. Call Mic-kie Price for your tickets, 732-657-0824. If you have already purchased your ticket [for an earlier scheduled card party] it is valid. Talk this up with your friends and neighbors and make this another victory event for Hadassah. Let your snowbird bu-ddies (who will certainly be back by then) reserve their spot as well.Trees, tree, trees… Hadassah is partnering with the Jewish National Fund [JNF] in a spectacular venture in Beersheba, Israel. They are literally cleaning up a dumpsite (no kidding) to create a magnificent park, manmade lake, a 12,000 seat amphithea-ter, walking paths, and huge forest. All do-nations made between July 2013 through June 2015, will be allocated to the forest

in Beersheba National Park. Please be aware that from now until March 31, each tree will cost $15.00 and as of April 1, it will be $18.00. “Chai” isn’t that nice? Call Roz Hochhauser (732-408-1307) with your request for the trees. It is a wonderful way to ack-nowledge your support, as well at advi-sing your loved ones and neighbors that a tree has been planted in their honor and/or memory.Mickie Price is always seeking ways to bring you wonderful programs and has some neat things lined up. Irma Ru-dnick is busy with programming and will share her findings for everyone to enjoy. In the works is a “CHAI” Tea during the summer. More information will follow. Watch our articles, bulle-tins and the creeper for information and updates.S.O.S. We still need someone with a computer (and Print Shop) to handle our very beautiful certificates. If you can assist, call Sophie Ruderman or Shirley Spilke and they can give you the information you need.Your donations and cards are most ha-ppily accepted by Sonya Wallace and HMO by Gus Tarter. Don’t miss this opportunity to spring ahead with your greetings and acknowledgements.Don’t forget Life Membership. It is $212.00 (a onetime cost) and you or your loved ones are members forever. Call Roz Sachs, write the check, and the rest will be taken care of.Shalom, until next time.

By Yvette Schwartz

After the wet, gray “Winter of Our Discontent” in New Jersey, the Toms River Hadassah has five good reasons to make you

smile.Doralee our culture Maven has booked two great events. The first is “La Bayade-re” performed by the Bolshoi Ballet. This film viewing is at the Traco Theater, 16 Washington Street in Toms River. It begins at 1 pm on April 10, 2013; $23 payable to Hadassah of Toms River.On May 8, your seat awaits you at the Two River Theater in Red Bank. Lisa Kron performs her award winning solo perfor-mance in “2.5 Minute Ride,” a story that weaves her father’s history as a child of the Holocaust with her family’s annual trip to an amusement park; $35 payable to Hadas-sah of Toms River. For information contact Doralee at 732-341-3869.Join us for a fascinating one hour docu-mentary about how the “Jews Became Americanized,” on April 16, at 1 pm at Congregation B’nai Israel, 1488 Old Free-hold Road in Toms River. Enjoy pop corn and drinks during the film. Admission is free and all are welcome. For information Contact Yvette at 732-255-7386.The month of May not only brings flowers, but the “Gala Toms River Hadassah Lun-cheon.” We will dine at the The View at the Eagle Ridge Golf Club. For your en-tertainment delight Marc Ribler will per-form. You will eat, drink, relax, and smile while supporting Hadassah; $45 payable to Hadassah of Toms River. For informa-tion contact Jean at 732-901-5178 or Teri at 732-505-6204.September 17, 2013 will bring an exciting bus tour of Jewish Harlem, lunch at Fine

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CONSERVATIVECONgREgATION.AHAVAT.OLAM106 Windeler roadHowell, NJ 07731rabbi Michael A. Kleincantor David Amar732-363-5190email: [email protected]: Friday night 8PMSaturday morning 9AMMonday and thursday 7:30AMMonday through thursday 7:30PMtot Shabbat (for youngsters) the first Friday of the month 7:30PMJune, July, August - Outdoor Musical Shabbat the third Friday of the month 8PM

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PassoverMonday,.March.25. 6:55.pmEve.of.First.day.Passover

Tuesday,.March.26. after.7:55.pmEve.of.Second.day.Passover

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& Shapiro (a favorite kosher destination since 1927) and a guided tour of Congregation Shea-rith Israel. It is the oldest Jewish Congregation in North America. Join us for this wonderful jo-urney in the newly revitalized Harlem; $75 made out to Toms River Hadassah before August 15, 2013. Lunch, bus and tour are all included. For information call Teri at 732-505-6204.These activities are meant to get you out of the house, have you meet new friends, have fun, and support a worthy cause. I am looking forward to meeting you!

Navy.Commemorative.CeremonyThe Navy Lakehurst Historical Society invites you to attend the 80th Commemorative Cere-mony for the Navy Airship ZRS-4 USS Akron. The USS Akron crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on April 4, 1933 as a result of a severe storm about 20 miles off the coast of Barnegat, N.J. killing 73 men with only 3 survivors. This is the world’s greatest airship disaster.

Thursday, April 410 amGrand Army Memorial ParkManchester

Beth.Am.Shalom1235 State Highway 70LakewoodTel: 732-363-2800www.bethamshalom.orgAnnual 2nd Night SederCatered by Fred & Murry’s Kos-her CaterersTuesday, March 266 pm sharpMember adult: $30, guest adult: $40, Members 12 & under: $20, guests 12 & under: $25

Israel’s Birthday Party and Walk-a-ThonThe walk will raise money for Is-rael and the temple followed by a party complete with birthday cake. Water and barbeque lunch available for purchase. This pro-mises to be a memorable occasion as well as the first outdoor event of the coming warm weather. In-dividuals and teams may register to walk. This event is open to all, so please come and show your su-pport for Israel.Sunday, April 21

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