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The Kosher Chicken Shortage, Explained Opinion 16 Editorials 17 Letters 17 Opinions Feature 26 Spring Cleaning for Chametz a ‘Labor of Love’ Community 29 Obituaries 32 Synagogue Spotlight 34 Calendar In every issue 4 Seen 12 Jewish Federation 13 You Should Know 24 Food & Dining 28 Arts & Culture 33 Social Announcements 33 D’var Torah 36 Last Word 37 Classifieds On the Cover Holocaust survivor and Lions Gate resident Izydor Einziger still looks forward at 102. 6 L ocal Jews are worried about 8 A nonprofit looks to fight gas prices. antisemitism on campus. 26 S pring cleaning for chametz is a “labor of love.” JEWISHEXPONENT.COM 3 the seen Ex-Chasidic Trans Activist Abby Stein Photographed by Annie Leibovitz Mercado, and the Jewish director with alopecia Rachel Fleit, among others — will be made avail- able for anyone to use, in an eff ort to change the public face of the cruise industry. “What Annie, indeed all of the artists involved in this project have captured so beautifully, is that for vacations to really live up to the marketing moniker ‘all-inclusive,’ then they should start by using images that are inclusive of all, not just a few,” Celebrity Cruises President and CEO Lisa Lutoff -Perlo said in a statement. Working with Leibovitz gave Stein “a lot of cour- age,” Stein said. She added, “It was legitimately such a diverse crowd. People with diff erent abil- ities, people with diff erent looks, diff erent ages, diff erent body types and everything. So it was a very, I would say empowering moment.” For the shoot, Stein got to pick from a few 1950s-style options, ultimately choosing a white one-piece with black polka dots and posing on a chaise on the deck of a Celebrity Cruise liner where she and other models spent a full week. JE —Jackie Hajdenberg Abby Chava Stein, an American transgender author, activist, blogger, model, speaker and rabbi, relaxes on the Resort Deck of Celebrity Apex. Photographed by Annie Leibovitz for Celebrity Cruises’ All Inclusive Photo Project Abby Stein remembers two things well about her fi rst-ever editorial photo shoot after coming out as an ex-Orthodox trans woman. The fi rst was that the shoot, in her bedroom for Vogue magazine in 2018, was the fi rst time Stein had posed in a bra, and she wasn’t totally com- fortable with the experience. The second was that someone asked her who her dream photographer would be. The name that popped into her mind was “one that I knew was never going to happen,” she recalled recently — Annie Leibovitz. “She’s defi nitely done a lot of work to elevate LGBTQ voices and portraits,” Stein said about why she was drawn to Leibovitz, the award-win- ning portraitist. “And she is obviously Jewish.” Four years later, that dream has come true: Leibovitz has photographed Stein in a setting that couldn’t be more diff erent from her New York City apartment — on the deck of a cruise liner. Stein, an activist for LGBTQ+ inclusion in Jewish communities and beyond, is one of dozens of subjects of photographs in a new library created by Celebrity Cruises to showcase the diversity of people who love to travel. The images — which also include #MeToo movement founder Tarana Burke, disability activist and model Jillian The U.S. Postal Service released a new series of Forever stamps in honor of Shel Silverstein. 4 APRIL 14, 2022 | JEWISHEXPONENT.COM The U.S. Postal Service released a new series of Forever stamps in honor of Shel Silverstein, the Jewish author and illustrator who died in 1999. The stamps commemorate what is perhaps Silverstein’s most famous book, “The Giving Tree,” which tells the story of the relationship between a boy and a tree. The stamps feature an image of the boy from the story catching an apple with Silverstein’s name written below. “The issuance honors the extraordi- narily versatile Shel Silverstein (1930- 1999), one of the 20th century’s most imaginative authors and illustrators. His picture book The Giving Tree and his quirky poetry collections are beloved by children everywhere,” the description on the postal service’s website reads. Silverstein was born in 1930 to a middle-class Jewish family in Chicago. He started drawing and writing from a young age and drew his fi rst cartoons for adult readers when he was a GI in Japan and Korea. In addition to his career as a children’s book author, Silverstein was a prolifi c songwriter and play- wright. (He also inspired the name of the youngest child of a Jewish family that recently appeared on Ava Duvernay’s home-swapping TV show.) The Postal Service’s special edi- tion stamps commemorating notable Americans have included many Jews, including the physicist Richard Feynman in 2005, cartoonist and inventor Rube Goldberg in 1995 and, in 1991, come- dian Fanny Brice, the inspiration for the musical “Funny Girl.” The series in which Brice appeared was drawn by the Jewish illustrator Al Hirschfeld. —Shira Hanau USPS Postal Service Honors Shel ‘The Giving Tree’ Silverstein From Our Family From to Our Your Family Family to your family u o Y h s i W You We We Wish ” ! h c a s e P n e “ “A A Zissen ss Z i Pesach”! the generations gathers around around the Seder celebrate As As the generations of of your your family family gathers the table Seder to table to celebrate Pesach and to ask the four questions, we have 4 other questions to ask you. 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Yet while they are thinking twice, they are still choosing to fill up the tank and take the drive in most cases, they say. “It’s not keeping me from driving, but it is getting me to plan accordingly, so I’m not driving unnecessarily,” said Melinda Engel, a Jewish Center City resident. her house after two years of COVID- induced isolation. “We spent so much time being stuck inside and away from the people we care about; I don’t think it’s healthy,” Engel said. “It’s time to come back and start living again.” The last thing Engel mentioned was that the gas situation had gotten her to at least think about going electric. She called the electric car option appealing because it’s good for the environment, too, though she has not yet considered other factors that make an EV different — like having to charge it back up on a long trip. Ellen and David Tilman of Elkins Park (he is the cantor emeritus at Beth Sholom Congregation), split the dif- ference between gas and electric with “It’s not keeping me from driving, but it is getting me to plan accordingly, so I’m not driving unnecessarily.” MELINDA ENGEL Engel’s kids attend school on the Main Line, so she’s “constantly driv- ing,” she added. Now, she explained, if she can drive out to the Main Line “once instead of twice,” she consoli- dates her trips. Engel has also gotten strategic about finding the best gas prices. On a recent drive through New Jersey to get to the Pennsylvania Turnpike, she drove 2 miles out of her way to find a Costco. “Because it has the best gas prices,” she said. At the same time, Engel explained, the benefits of driving still outweigh the costs. She can decide when she comes and goes. She can also get out of 6 APRIL 14, 2022 | JEWISHEXPONENT.COM their hybrid cars. The couple gets about 50 miles to the gallon, so they don’t have to fill up as often. But they also don’t have to worry about charging their car on long trips, like to their home in the Poconos or to their son’s house in New Jersey. At this point, the Tilmans are not forgoing any family trips to the Garden State or to the mountains. “Those things are important to us,” Ellen Tilman said. But they are combining errands and gaining a better sense of the gas station map. The couple fills up at their local Giant store, where they get a discount as grocery store members, and near Spring Into Carefree Living Picture Yourself at Masonic Village David and Ellen Tilman have gotten strategic about finding the lowest prices when they need to fill up.  Courtesy of David and Ellen Tilman their son’s home in New Jersey, where fuel is cheaper. “We’re trying hard to make sure we don’t fill up our tank a lot,” Tilman said. Jerel Wohl of Warrington said that he’s adopted the same mindset. Wohl and his wife were just looking at colleges with one of their kids in Montana and Idaho, and it was expen- sive to drive from Montana to Idaho. Back in the Northeast, the family likes to go down the shore in the summer, but Wohl is already thinking about how much it will cost. You can’t help but notice it when prices are over $4 per gallon, he said. “In the summer, if you want to go to the shore, yeah, it’s going to cost a lot,” he added. That said, Wohl takes public transpor- tation to work, and his wife has her miles covered by her employer, so the family is not yet in the position where it has to cut any drives out. Not yet, at least. “I’m just hoping that it’s temporary,” Wohl said. Greg Halperin of Dresher is also taking it day by day, hoping that the prices go down. He’s letting his tank run lower and lower before he decides to fill up. “To see if I can capitalize on a decrease in price,” he said. But Halperin and his wife, like other area Jews, are not canceling any plans. They still visit their Poconos house almost every weekend. best of suburban living amidst stunning architecture and manicured landscapes. Inside, safety, comfort and all the necessary services await, so you can live worry-free today and in the future. Masonic Village Resident Ruth F Even if you’re considering a move years list today, so we’re ready when you are. CALL TODAY FOR MORE INFORMATION 484-534-2087 Melinda Engel recently drove 2 miles out of her way to fill up at a Costco. Courtesy of Melinda Engel Unlike Engel, the Halperins are doing more than just considering going electric with their next car. The Dresher resident’s wife has been interested in an EV, he said, but now they are viewing it more as “a requirement” than “a nice- to-have.” The Tesla Model 3, the most afford- able Tesla model, is high on their list, according to the husband. But they also are researching hybrids like the Hyundai Tucson. “Is it impacting me materially? No,” Halperin said of the price situation. “It’s more of a nuisance. For the first time yesterday,I spent $60 to fill my tank.” JE 801 Ridge Pike, Lafayette Hill, PA | MasonicVillageLafayetteHill.org | Open for Ever yone Changing Addresses? DON’T MISS A SINGLE ISSUE OF THE Jewish Exponent PHILADELPHIA Call 215.832.0700 or email subscriptions@jewishexponent.com with your new address. jsaffren@midatlanticmedia.com JEWISHEXPONENT.COM 7 local Nonprofit Looks to Fight Antisemitism on Campus JARRAD SAFFREN | STAFF WRITER L izzy McNeill graduated from Temple University in 2017 and, during her time there, she felt “a lot of hostility toward Israel- supporting students” from her peers, she said. She sensed that she couldn’t use the word Zionist or wear her Israel Defense Forces patch on her backpack without hearing antisemitic comments. Pro-Palestine activists would outright tell her that she didn’t deserve an opinion due to her “white privilege.” The experience motivated McNeill, whose mother is Jewish, to make aliyah and join the IDF. After two years of service, she’s back in the United States for at least part of the year, and she’s trying to get her old school to work with her on issues of antisemitism on campus. McNeill is a project manager for the nonprofit Zachor Legal Institute, a Delaware-based organi- zation serving as a legal resource for Jewish stu- dents dealing with such issues. The Temple alum is attempting to develop relationships with Jewish leaders and students on Temple’s campus and other area campuses. But so far, the attempt is just that. The institute has worked with students at other schools, but not yet in the Philadelphia region. “We’re continuing to reach out to students,” McNeill said. “We’re always a resource. We’re always available.” Campus antisemitism is a prominent issue. In October, the Anti-Defamation League and Hillel International released a report that said one in three Jewish college students experienced antisem- itism in the past year. And in January, a story broke about a Temple rower whose roommate allegedly sent her a screen- shot of a Snapchat saying, “I hate Jews.” The stu- dent, Sasha Westrick, transferred from Temple after finding the university’s response, of changing Lizzy McNeill on her graduation day from Temple University in 2017 Courtesy of Lizzy McNeill 58 th Annual Behind and Beyond the Ghetto Walls April 24, 2022 from 1:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. Join us to commemorate the six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust and to honor the Survivors in our communities. Featuring candle lighting, music, readings and prayers Horwitz-Wasserman Holocaust Memorial Plaza and live streamed on Facebook Association of Jewish Holocaust Survivors of Philadelphia jewishphilly.org/yom-hashoah-2022 If weather does not permit an in-person outdoor ceremony, the event will be streamed live on Facebook. Visit jewishphilly.org/yom-hashoah-2022 for updates about event logistics, and to express your interest in attending. 8 APRIL 14, 2022 | JEWISHEXPONENT.COM For more information: 215.832.0536 or brazin@jewishphilly.org her room and finding her roommate guilty, to be both slow and insubstan- tial. The school also did not reveal the roommate’s punishment to Westrick and her mother. McNeill spoke with Westrick’s mother after the incident, and it moti- vated her to try and work with her old school. “It’s the kind of thing that happened when I was there,” she said. “We would love to work with Temple. That’s the goal. I’m sure this isn’t one girl feeling one thing.” Founded and operated by Montana- based lawyer Marc Greendorfer, the institute is “a legal think tank and advocacy organization” “taking the lead in the legal battle against antisemitism and the de-legitimi- zation of Israel, including ‘Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions,’” accord- ing to its website. McNeill said the organization has worked with students at University of California, Los Angeles, University of Southern California and Duke University, among other schools. One Duke student, now an intern with Zachor, had trouble establishing a pro-Israel group on campus this past school year. The university let him establish a group that “doesn’t have any rights on campus,” as McNeill explained it. A registered student organization at Duke, according to Greendorfer, can use privileges like meeting in univer- sity buildings. This student’s group couldn’t do that. “Sometimes a student will see some- thing and won’t know what to do,” McNeill said. That’s where Zachor comes in. McNeill is available to help like a friend would be: via text, phone call and email at any time. She is the institute’s only full-time employee; even Greendorfer works a day job as a lawyer and calls the non- profit work his passion. Earlier in April, McNeill talked to a student whose mezuzah kept getting ripped down. A police officer told him to just take it off his door. But the student found that to be a violation of his religious freedom. So, he talked to McNeill, who told him to post a message on his door explaining what a mezuzah is. “Even if we’re just an ear for the students, I think that’s something,” the You can go so much farther when you find the right fit. Temple alum said. But Zachor can also be more than just an ear, according to Greendorfer. His legal expertise can help inform them of their rights, he said. “A lot of the students don’t know their rights; they don’t know where to go; they don’t realize that what they’re experiencing is a violation of anti-dis- crimination law,” the lawyer added. “We’re willing to walk through things, take our time and inform you.” Zachor gets its funding from pro-Is- rael foundations and individuals, according to Greendorfer, and it has enough money to offer its services for free. The lawyer and project manager are hoping that Jewish students at the Philly schools they’ve contacted, like the University of Pennsylvania and Drexel University in addition to Temple, will soon take it up on the offer. “We do see a lot of issues there. 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To schedule a tour please call (610) 995-6960 or visit SpringMillPointe.org Where You Fit. JEWISHEXPONENT.COM 9 nation / world Community Seders Return: Here Are a Few Possibilities FRIDAY, APRIL 15 HEATHER ROSS | STAFF WRITER T he pandemic mostly put the kibosh on community seders in 2020 and 2021 and, while it appears we’re not quite done with COVID-19, many people once again want to celebrate in larger groups. If you’ve been looking for a com- munity to celebrate with, search no further. Read below for a list of seder and Passover-related events that are still open to reservations. Note that this list is not exhaustive, as reserva- tion deadlines for many events have passed. Also note that there are still virtual options. Many of this year’s seders will refer- ence the war in Ukraine and the result- ing refugees. Chabad Lubavitch of Chester County and Western Main Line invites the community to join it at 7:15 p.m. for a seder to remember. The commu- nity seder will feature hand-baked matzah, four cups of wine, song and a four-course dinner. RSVP to jewishchestercounty.com/seder. Prices: adults $60, children $45 Seniors at Federation Housing’s Goldstein Apartments enjoy a seder in 2018. Courtesy of Federation Housing Join us for 1 or both community Passover SEDERS You've worked hard for these carefree days and now it's time to enjoy them. A day at our continuing care retirement community might include a session in the floral design studio, a book discussion group, and outdoor yoga. Plus, Philadelphia's cultural resources are close at hand. Contact us today to find out more. 8 PM Friday, April 15 Saturday, April 16 B’nai Abraham Chabad 527 Lombard Street, Philadelphia Experience the liberation and the freedom of Passover. Discover the seder’s relevance to our lives today. www.phillyshul.com/events 215-238-2100 10 APRIL 14, 2022 | JEWISHEXPONENT.COM Join the Chabad of Penn Wynne for an inspiring community seder at 8 p.m. Come enjoy an elegant four-course meal, wine selection, handmade round shmurah matzah, interactive Haggadah, Kabbalistic insights, singing, a children’s program and friendly company. Located at 7573 Haverford Ave. in Philadelphia. For questions or reservations, call 610-529-9011. Prices: adults $45, children $25, discounts available. Hillel’s Jewish Graduate Student Network invites graduate students and young professionals to join the organization in Philadelphia for a kosher Passover meal and retelling of the Passover story. Festive attire is encouraged but not required. Attendees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Located at Penn Hillel, 215 S. 39th St. RSVP required. Prices: $15-25 FRIDAY and SATURDAY, APRIL 15-16 The Bensalem Jewish Outreach Center invites you to join its seders to “Inspire, educate and enable you to relive the Exodus in a fun and mean- ingful way.” No one will be turned away due to a lack of funds, but limited spots are available. Located at the Bensalem Jewish Outreach Center. Reservations are required; for more information, call 215-756-4830. Prices: adults $50 per seder, children (4-12) $25 per seder. Lubavitch House at the University of Pennsylvania is hosting fi rst- and P R E S E N T S P HILADELPHIA S PEAKERS S ERIES ® Seven Thought-Provoking Evenings of Diverse Opinions a nd World Perspectives 2 022 –2 02 3 S ea s o n at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts In 2019, Gov. Tom Wolf (seated halfway on the left side of the table) hosted a seder at the governor’s residence for the fourth year. Courtesy of Commonwealth Media Services second-night seders at 8 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on April 15 and April 16, respectively. It is also offering a seder to go for $32 a person and seder plates to go for $15 while supplies last. Register and tell them about your favorite part of the seder at info@LubavitchHouse.com and get additional information at 267-738-8995. Prices: Free, suggested donation of $22 each. The B’nai Abraham Chabad wel- comes every member of the commu- nity regardless of Jewish affiliation or background and invites them to join in its community seders at 8 p.m. The B’nai Abraham Chabad hopes to share the beauty and significance of this age-old festival with the mod- ern world through the story of the Biblical liberation of the Jewish peo- ple. The seders will be at the B’nai Abraham Chabad at 527 Lombard St. in Philadelphia. Register online at phillyshul.com/events. Prices: Suggested donation of $20 per person and $10 for seniors and students. No one will be turned away for a lack of ability to pay. Join Main Line Reform Temple for a first-night seder and a sec- ond-night seder on Zoom at 5 p.m. both April 15 and 16. The syna- gogue will screen share a virtual Haggadah put together by Cantor Faryn Rudnick and Rabbi Geri Newburge. On April 15, Shabbat prayers and the Mourner’s Kaddish will be included, so people will also be able to celebrate Shabbat. Interested parties should contact the synagogue at 610-649-7800 for more information. SATURDAY, APRIL 16 Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel hosts a virtual seder at 6 p.m. Join Rabbi Lance J. Sussman, Cantor Amy E. Levy and Ross M. Levy on livestream at kenesethis- rael.org/stream. A digital copy of their Haggadah is available on the synagogue website. SUNDAY, APRIL 17 Sesame Place invites the commu- nity to gather at Sesame Street Neighborhood with a local cantor to celebrate with your favorite furry friends and engage with a presen- tation and singalong. The gathering is set for 1:30-2 p.m. on April 17 and 18. The event will feature a character meet-and-greet as well as photo opportunities. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20 Congregations of Shaare Shamayim invites the community to join the syn- agogue for a Passover barbecue from 6- 9 p.m. Call 215-677-1600 to RSVP. Prices: adults $20, children under 13 $13. JE hross@midatlanticmedia.com LORETTA LYNCH SCOTT KELLY September 19, 2022 March 6, 2023 Former U.S. Attorney General NASA Astronaut JOHN BRENNAN TOM FRIEDMAN October 24, 2022 March 27, 2023 New York Times Columnist CIA Director 2013–2017 MARIA RESSA ANTHONY RAY HINTON November 7, 2022 April 10, 2023 2021 Nobel Peace Prize Winner ERIK LARSON Death Row Exoneree SPONSORED BY Award-winning Author January 30, 2023 Seating is limited — Order now! Series sold by subscription only. Subscriptions available starting at $355 Call (215) 893-1955 www.PhiladelphiaSpeakers.org Scan code to order tickets online! 2022–2023 SEASON SUBSCRIBE TODAY! IN PERSON OR LIVESTREAM JEWISHEXPONENT.COM 11 COMMUNITY NEWS The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia mobilizes financial and volunteer resources to address the communities’ most critical priorities locally, in Israel and around the world. Packed With Love: Mitzvah Food Program Distributes Passover Meals T “As Passover approaches, kosher beef prices his Passover will be different for have increased as much as $2 a pound,” Helene, age 86. Where her husband of said Brian Gralnick, director of the Jewish 69 years, Samuel, would traditionally Federation’s Local Grants and Partnerships, drive them to their granddaughter’s for the hol- including the Mitzvah Food Program’s four iday, this year, she sits at home worried about pantries. “Over the past month in particular, her husband who is recovering in rehab after a we are seeing a real increase in new clients recent fall. and old clients returning. I’m thankful to our But she’s hopeful that he’ll return home in donors and partner organizations for helping time, and she is comforted knowing that a us provide kosher food for the holidays to those seder will be ready for them with food from the who may have otherwise gone without.” Mitzvah Food Program. In the Greater Philadelphia region, 16% For seven years, Helene has been a client of of Jewish households keep kosher at home, the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia’s and another 12% are kosher when observing Mitzvah Food Program, which distributed Passover. more than 1 million pounds of food to 6,530 Despite food banks housing an overabun- clients throughout the Greater Philadelphia dance of pork products and other non-ko- region during the last fiscal year. She first sher foods, greatly limiting food options to learned of the program while enjoying a meal be sourced to the Mitzvah Food Program, the with a friend at a KleinLife Senior Lunch pantries are able to maintain a supply of kosher Program. products by way of donations from commu- “It was a great way to meet people, and nity members, organizations, synagogues and other Holocaust survivors,” said Helene, who agencies. Partners like Jeff and Sandy Brown escaped Germany to the Philadelphia area of ShopRite and the Novick Brothers have been in 1949. Helene and her husband are two of essential partners in providing food specific to 557 local survivors to receive food assistance major holidays. through a Jewish Federation-funded program In preparation for Passover, more than 100 like KleinLife, Mitzvah Food Program, Jewish volunteers packed and distributed holiday Relief Agency and KAVOD SHEF. meals during the last three weeks. Hundreds As the years go by, Helene has found it phys- of clients received packages of kosher beef, ically harder to shop for groceries and cook matzah, grape juice, gefilte fish, honey, matzah at home. Alleviating this hardship, Helene ball soup mix, apples and walnuts. has used the Mitzvah Food Program’s online Clients had a pickup or home delivery option grocery delivery services option. Her daugh- to receive their holiday packages. Delivery is ter places the order online each month, and a especially important given the demographics volunteer delivers the packages from Mitzvah of the clients and the substantial weight of the Volunteers deliver Passover packages to Mitzvah Food Program Food Program to Helene’s house. Passover meal kits. With 42% of clients in the clients. Courtesy of Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia “It’s very difficult for me to go shopping, age range of 60 and up, many recipients, like so having the food delivered makes a big dif- Helene, don’t have access to transportation ference,” shared Helene, who also receives food assistance from KleinLife and or can’t easily lift and carry grocery packages. Home delivery is also critical for other programs. “The people at the pantry are wonderful, I have plenty of kosher clients like Fern, who helps care for her adult child living with a chronic health options, and the food is really good. I’m so glad that they’re helping us.” problem. Helene and her husband aren’t the only families relying on food pantries for “This food package is so much more than just a meal,” said Fern, a longtime healthy food options at home. Over the course of the last six months, the Mitzvah client of the Mitzvah Food Program. “Especially on the holidays, we should all Food Program has experienced a slow but steady increase in the number of clients have something special to eat.” across their four pantries. Last year, Fern’s Passover package included enough kosher for Passover meat With food prices rising and pandemic benefits ending, the program has pro- and food to host her own small seder. Many of her invited guests included those vided a much-needed source of stability for many individuals and families strug- who would otherwise be alone due to the pandemic. gling to make ends meet. While the cost of groceries has risen, this hike has been “If you have a little, you have to share it and help others,” commented Fern. particularly noticeable for meat and other proteins. “Because of the Mitzvah Food Program, we all had a truly blessed Pesach.” 12 APRIL 14, 2022 | JEWISHEXPONENT.COM YOU SHOULD KNOW ... Andrew Perelman and Jonah Zitelli band in West Philadelphia, finishing their first album and planning a return to Kenyon for a show later this month. The band’s first full album, “Companion,” is out April 15 on Bandcamp, Spotify and Apple Music. What does post-country mean? Jonah Zitelli: It’s like a tongue-in- cheek thing I made up when we were in college. I guess once we started playing more seriously in college, that’s where I was coming at it from, kind of like a hokey, Americana angle. Andrew Perelman: The post-coun- try thing is honestly a tongue-in- cheek joke. But also we like to really play up the “Twang”. How has your music evolved since forming the band in 2017? AP: It used to be a lot less mellow. We’ve learned how to kind of reign in our dynamics instead of just having one gear, which is, like, as fast as possible. I always try to write songs that’ll stay relatable to yourself as time goes on. So I still enjoy playing everything, but most of the songs we’re playing now are from the record that’s gonna come out. Where did you draw inspiration from for the new record? SASHA ROGELBERG | STAFF WRITER Courtesy of Andrew Perelman A ndrew Perelman, Jonah Zitelli and Rutherford B. Hayes have one obvious thing in common — and no, Hayes was not Jewish, and Perelman and Zitelli were not sitting Republican presidents. But all were Kenyon College graduates who left the abundant corn fields in search of something bigger. Perelman and Zitelli, 24, were wrapping up their undergrad work in 2020, thinking their band Mark Twang, founded their sophomore year with some Kenyon friends, would release an album and go on tour around the country. By March that year, the duo realized the band’s hiatus would last longer than their senior year spring break. But just as they did as freshman in college — living on the same hall with a mutual interest in early 2000s emo pop-punk music — Perelman, a New York native, and Zitelli, a Dresher native and Or Hadash bar mitzvah boy, found each other again, rebuilding the JZ: A lot of songs that I wrote for the record, even those songs, are 2 years old now. And thinking back on inspiration for them, I wrote a couple of them after the pandemic started. I was kind of stuck; I was still in col- lege; I ended up getting stuck at my aunt’s house in the suburbs. My parents were not in town, so I couldn’t go back to their house. It was just kind of quiet. And I had nothing much else to do. And I had never really sang before on track, so I was like, well, I’m gonna sit here and try to write words. AP: A lot of the lyrics are very retrospective on my life. A lot of it was written during Kenyon; a lot of it was written during that period of time after we left Kenyon. I was living at home with my parents, and I was definitely reflecting on my life up until that point so far. As kids, did you imagine yourselves in a band? JZ: Absolutely, we fantasized about that. I grew up playing the trumpet and then switched to guitar because I didn’t think trumpet was cool enough — big mistake. I grew up listening to a lot of pop-punk music and I just imag- ined myself playing super-cathar- tic music on stage for a bunch of people. I was very much imag- ining something high-energy and, l guess, emotional. That’s what I would have wanted in my preteen, early teenage years. AP: My siblings and I used to per- form for our parents when we were little toddlers. We just lip synced to songs and set up light shows and just put on performances. I always loved performance. I think it’s so much fun, and I’ve always been, I guess, looking for that. I’ve been playing in bands since I was 13 with my friends, but it used to be nerdy. What’s the most embarrassing thing to happen during a set? JZ: We played at a bar in Pittsburgh, which was a smokers-only bar. But they didn’t like us very much. There was no one really there to see us. It was just like a bar full of people who just happened to be there. We just didn’t really fit the bill. And then it was just kind of an awkward situa- tion for everyone involved. AP: I had a great time. I remember really enjoying that. I had a good time, but the people there were not happy that we were playing. JZ: Do you have a different most embarrassing Mark Twang moment? AP: Most embarrassing? No, my pants have never fallen down. I don’t know how embarrassed I get because it’s already hyper-em- barrassing, to be honest. Like you’re there, you’re just creating this opti- mistic, energetic person that’s gonna dance around for 30 minutes and make everyone want to watch what’s going on. You’re already putting yourself out there. JE srogelberg@midatlanticmedia.com JEWISHEXPONENT.COM 13 nation / world Can’t Find Passover Poultry? The Kosher Chicken Shortage, Explained JACKIE HAJDENBERG | JTA.ORG T he reports are coming fast and furious from the Costcos, butcheries and grocery stores of America: Kosher chicken is hard to find. Facebook groups offer alerts when shelves are restocked. Some stores are limiting purchases; in others, cus- tomers are policing each others’ carts, looking for excessive stockpiling that could shut themselves and others out. While anyone who wants kosher chicken at their Passover seder should be able to get it, doing so might require more effort, cost or compromise than usual. That’s because an unusual array of forces have conspired to depress chicken production in the United NAZARETH ORTHOPEDICS Around the corner. Beyond expectations. Chickens eat their feed at a poultry plant. States, and kosher plants have suffered alongside everyone else. 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A shortage of animals that set in early on during the COVID-19 pan- demic, when abrupt factory clo- sures caused chickens and eggs to be destroyed without being turned into meat, resolved itself by about September 2020, Yehudah Fink, direc- tor of administration at David Elliot Poultry, recalled last year. But by then, the so-called Great Getty Images Resignation was already in full swing, with many employers experiencing unfilled or partially filled positions. Even as Fink and others raised wages, they could not operate their plants at full capacity. Fink planned to automate more of his factories by this Passover to reduce the need for workers, but he said that wouldn’t make up for the labor short- fall. And then came the avian flu. The worst outbreak of avian flu since 2015 has decimated the non-kosher chicken market, mainly in the Midwest and on the East Coast. When a bird flu outbreak occurs, any live birds that might be affected are condemned. The USDA has reported 22 million since February, according to Reuters. Even though the kosher poultry farms have so far managed to avoid the outbreak for the most part, they are still affected. In normal times, when a farm is short on live birds, they can purchase more from another hatchery. How is Passover affecting the kosher chicken supply? Poultry consumption always increases during the Passover season, as people buy chicken for their seders and the duration of the holiday. Festive meals for observant Jews traditionally feature meat on the menu. For the last two years, people have See Nation, Page 23 nation / world ‘Nazi Grandma’ Sentenced to a Year in Jail Germany’s infamous “Nazi Grandma,” 93-year-old German Holocaust denier Ursula Haverbeck, was sentenced to a year in jail, after her appeal to overturn guilty verdicts in two separate cases failed, JTA reported. The Berlin district court upheld verdicts against Haverbeck – who was given her nickname by some German media outlets — on April 1 and sentenced her to a year in prison for incitement to hate. At issue were her statements denying the Holocaust at a public event in Berlin in 2017, as well as her related comments in an interview in 2020 disseminated online. It is illegal in Germany to deny or trivialize the Holocaust or to glorify Nazi propaganda and philosophy. Presiding judge Lisa Jani rejected Haverbeck’s appeal, noting that Haverbeck showed no remorse or reconsideration of her views. Her age was irrelevant, Jani added. According to Deutsche Welle, Jani told Haverbeck that she was “not a Holocaust researcher [but] a Holocaust denier” who was “spreading poison, not knowledge.” Haverbeck remains a free woman for now: She can appeal again, which would send the case to the Berlin Superior Court. Haverbeck’s late husband Werner Georg Haverbeck held high positions in the early years of the Hitler regime. Domestic Violence Shooting at Florida JCC Leaves One Dead A woman was killed at the Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center in Florida’s Miami-Dade County on April 3 in what police are calling an act of domestic violence, JTA reported. Police said the woman was killed by her husband while she attended her daugh- ter’s swimming lesson. In a statement, the community center said police believed there to be “no known threat to the Jewish community.” Across the country, Jewish community centers are widely used by Jews and non-Jews alike. A different shooting at an Indianapolis JCC in February stemmed from a dispute during a basketball game and did not involve Jews or represent a threat to the Jewish community, authorities there said. European Jewish Congress Head Moshe Kantor Resigns Following UK Sanctions Moshe Kantor, the Russia-born president of the European Jewish Congress, resigned after the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on him because of his alleged involve- ment with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime, JTA reported. Kantor, a dual citizen of Russia and Britain, resigned on April 8 after being included on a list of eight people that the British government decided to punish in connection with Russia’s war on Ukraine. He is among eight “oligarchs” active in industries “which Putin uses to prop up his war economy,” the British government announced. The sanctions include the freezing of their assets in the United Kingdom. Kantor is a large shareholder of the publicly traded firm Acron, one of Russia’s largest fertilizer producers. The European Jewish Congress said it was shocked by the sanctions. “He is a long-standing and respected Jewish leader, who has dedicated his life to the security and well-being of Europe’s Jewish communities and the fight against antisemitism, racism and xenophobia,” the statement read. Forbes 2022 Billionaires List Includes 30 Israelis There are 30 Israeli billionaires on Forbes’ 2022 list, led by Eyal Ofer, chairman of Ofer Global Holdings, Globes reported. Ofer is ranked 117th with $15.4 billion, while his brother Idan, the controlling shareholder in Israel Corp. and Kenon Holdings placed 118th with $10.5 billion. They were followed by Dimitry and Igor Bukhman, who own the online gam- ing company Playrix at 275th with $8.5 billion and tech entrepreneur Yuri Milner at 324th with $7.3 billion. Miriam Adelson, the Israeli-born widow of Sheldon Adelson, ranked 50th with $27.5 billion, but Forbes counted her as based in the United States because she inherited his casino empire. 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Call the Professionals at 610 446 7233 JEWISHEXPONENT.COM 15 editorials Stop the War Crimes A s we gather around our seder tables this week, we encourage serious discussion about the reported atrocities being perpetrated by the Russian war machine against defenseless civilians in Ukraine. According to reports, Russian forces have left a shocking trail of death in their wake. The Russian army’s retreat from the Kyiv area — and particularly from Bucha — left disturbing evidence and hor- rific stories of massive execution of civilians. Russian missiles have tar- geted hospitals, schools and places where civilians are known to shelter — including the graphic images we have all seen of the pregnant woman being carried out of a maternity hos- pital that had just been bombed. The woman and her baby both died. And last Friday, another missile struck a train station where thousands of people, mostly women and chil- dren, had gathered. The Russian war effort’s apparent careless dis- regard for human life is profoundly troubling. If the reports are credible — and we have no reason to distrust them — they paint an ugly picture of geno- cide in our day and of atrocities that cannot be ignored. Our government must continue to lead world outrage with mean- ingful action. Last week, the Senate at a later date. We encourage quick passage in the House and an imme- diate presidential signature. We also support the ramping up of sanctions against Russia and the continuation of significant funding for military and humanitarian aid for Ukraine. These efforts are the right This year, let’s put ourselves in the shoes of our brethren in Ukraine. And let’s be part of their salvation. unanimously passed the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022 — similar to the lend- lease act designed to help Britain against Nazi attacks before the U.S. entered World War II — which would enable the U.S. to provide military equipment and other resources that Ukraine could use now and pay for thing to do, and prompt action will help us avoid anything similar to the painful guilt and recriminations many feel from knowing that the U.S. fell short in the 1930s and ’40s by not admitting more Jewish refu- gees during the Holocaust and from reluctance to bomb railways lead- ing to Nazi concentration camps. So now, we are proud to see America’s quick and meaningful responses to Russia’s Ukraine outrages and U.S. leadership in the unification of our allies. But we add a word of caution: In discussing the horror of Russia’s behavior and callous disregard for human life, be careful what you call it. What is happening in Ukraine is unforgivable. But it is too glib to label the war crimes being committed in Ukraine as “another Holocaust.” It isn’t. It is its own horrible thing, and the inhuman behavior deserves vilification and condemnation. But comparing Ukraine to the Holocaust is unnecessary, and doing so dimin- ishes the unique suffering of the Jewish people during the Holocaust and the Ukrainian people now. During Passover, we imagine our- selves to be with our ancestors on the night of their redemption. We make their story our story. This year, let’s put ourselves in the shoes of our brethren in Ukraine. And let’s be part of their salvation. JE Government in Limbo J ust when we were starting to get comfortable about the prospects for Israel’s politically diverse and razor-thin majority coalition government led by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, the expected happened: The delicate balance collapsed. Yamina MK Idit Silman announced that she was resigning from the coalition, leaving the Bennett- Lapid team without majority control. Speculation about next steps has been dizzying. While Silman’s defection to former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party could inaugurate a race to the exits from others in the coali- tion — and there seem to be several leaning in that direction — there are those who believe that such a move is less likely since the remaining coalition members and their parties 16 could conclude that they have more to lose by leaving than by staying. In order to bring down the cur- rent government and replace it with another, at least 61 MKs must vote to dissolve the government and go to new elections. Or a majority could vote to replace the government with another governing coalition (without an election). The Knesset is in recess until next month, so it will be several weeks before lawmakers can act. And no one knows which way things will go. All eyes seem to be focused on Netanyahu, the current opposition leader, who stands to gain advan- tage if the government falls. But Netanyahu needs the support of at least 61 Knesset members — some- thing he was not able to do with this same group of MKs in the past — in order to return to the Prime APRIL 14, 2022 | JEWISHEXPONENT.COM Minister’s office. And there is an added complica- tion. If the Knesset is dissolved, the current agreement stipulates that centrist Foreign Minister Yair Lapid would automatically become prime minister until a new government is sworn in. That would give him and his Yesh Atid party the power of incumbency going into the elec- tions and in forming any new gov- ernment. If Netanyahu wants to replace the Bennett-Lapid government without an election, speculation focuses on his need to cut a deal with Defense Minister Benny Gantz (and his eight-member Blue and White party) whereby Gantz would become the next prime minister, to be followed by Netanyahu in some agreed rota- tion arrangement. But Gantz’s pre- vious deal with Netanyahu didn’t end well, and he’s not likely to agree to any Netanyahu promises without some ironclad assurances. Which leads to the possibility that continuing political gridlock will enable the existing government to continue in place for the next year, until March 2023, when a state bud- get must be passed, or new elec- tions will be triggered by law. Nothing about these develop- ments is unexpected. Indeed, it is surprising that the Bennett-Lapid coalition government was able to stay together for the past nine months. Yet, we found comfort in the careful compromises that were being pursued and the hope for political stability going forward. Perhaps some further compromise or accommodation can be negoti- ated. If not, we will be back in the messy mix of political chaos. JE opinions & letters Here’s Why I’m Sticking to the Basics on My Seder Plate BY RABBI SARI LAUFER O lives. Tomatoes. Oranges. Artichokes. Dates. Cotton balls. And, now, sunflowers. This list might seem like a setup for a logic puzzle or a grocery run. But it is, instead, a (non-exhaustive) list that I have seen of addi- tions to the seder plate, items to highlight and include stories and histories that are not, at least explicitly, part of the Passover seder. On its surface, it is a noble goal — why shouldn’t we consider the plight of Ukrainians in spring 2022 (sunflowers), or remember the American history of slavery (cotton ball)? Wouldn’t we want to honor the farm workers who put food on our tables (tomatoes), or intertwine the story of the Palestinians along with our own (olives)? In my own family, my mother insists on the orange on the seder plate, regardless of its apocryphal origin as feminist symbol. But I won’t be adding anything to my plate. As a rabbi, teacher and mother, I’m sticking with the traditional items. My decision to eschew seder plate innova- tion stems from the thinking about inclusion that I do all the time in my work. Both in encountering ancient text and modern com- munity, I am always asking: Who is not in the room? Whose voices are not being heard? I know that the language I use, that we use, matters; I think carefully about the stories I tell, the translations I use, and the questions I ask. When I preach, when I teach, my hope is always that anyone, regardless of how they identify, sees themselves in the text and in the message. At the same time, I am always aware that by naming one story, or one identity, I might be excluding another. One of the great tensions of Jewish life in the 21st century is between universalism — the central themes and ideas of Jewish wisdom that speak to all of the human expe- rience — and particularism, the doctrines and injunctions meant to distinguish Jewish practice and ritual from that of the rest of the world. And of all of our stories, it is perhaps Passover that best embodies this tension. It is a story embraced by Jews, by Black Americans, by Christians the world over. It is our story, to be sure. But it is also a story for anyone, and everyone, who has ever known AIPAC Off the Rails The recent actions of AIPAC are disgusting (AIPAC’s Defense of Extremist Candidates Is Indefensible,” March 31). It has clearly forgotten the adage, “When you lie down with dogs you get up with fleas.” In cozying up to white suprema- cists, it is reminiscent of misguided Jews in early the ‘30s in Germany who cozied up to Hitler in the hopes of becoming “honorary Aryans.” We all know how that worked out. AIPAC should remember the words of Martin Niemöller, the last of which (to paraphrase) were “but when I looked around for help there was nobody left, they had all been taken.” When the extremists are finished with the LBGTQ community, the Black and brown communities, who do you think they will come for next? One can only hope that there will be an upwelling of communal outrage and ecclesiastical leadership to consign AIPAC to the dustbin of history where it so rightly belongs. The state of Israel deserves better. Richard Saunders Chincoteague, Virginia AIPAC Unfairly Blamed After reading Jon Greenwald’s op-ed about AIPAC’s endorsement of what he calls Republicans who undermined American democracy and deniers of free and fair elections (AIPAC’s Defense of Extremist Candidates Is Indefensible,” March 31), I was stunned by his one-sided and unfair analysis of AIPAC’s actions. First, AIPAC tries to be evenhanded since it knows that being as biased as Greenwald’s wishes would be very bad for Israel. Second, did Greenwald miss Stacey Abrams’ refusal to concede in her election defeat for governor? How about Hillary Clinton’s claim, with absolutely no evidence provided, for her belief that her 2016 presidential bid was stolen? The icing on the cake is several Democrats’ attempt to not certify See Laufer, Page 20 Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential win. Greenwald’s calling that extremism is an indictment not of his Republican targets but rather of him. Steve Heitner Middle Island, New York diligent / iStock / Getty Images Plus New Exponent Format a Hit We greatly enjoy the new format that is the Jewish Exponent. It’s especially informative and refreshing to read about peo- ple in or connected to the Jewish community reaching out to make a positive impact on society. In the April 7 issue alone, articles on the new regional director of JAFI, Jefferson doctors contributions to a space mission, “Progress Blooms in the Desert” and your opinion piece centered on the recent historic meeting of the signers of the Abraham accord were excellent examples of this. In light of the plethora of negativity and dissension so prevalent in our society, these articles are a breath of fresh air. JE Sharon and Bob Altman Yardley Letters should be related to articles that have run in the print or online editions of the JE, and may be edited for space and clarity prior to publication. Please include your first and last name, as well your town/neighborhood of residence. Send letters to letters@jewishexponent.com. JEWISHEXPONENT.COM 17 opinion Six Jewish Words No Journalist Can Live Without BY ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL hilip Roth’s character Alexander Portnoy captured the insecurity of second-generation immigrants in two priceless sentences. “I was asked by the teacher one day to identify a picture of what I knew perfectly well my mother referred to as a ‘spatula,’” Portnoy complains. “But for the life of me I could not think of the word in English.” The joke is about a child of immigrants whose parents mix vocabulary from the Old Country into their everyday English, and pity the kid who has to figure out which is which. My parents weren’t immigrants, but I feel his pain. When I was grow- ing up the few Yiddish words that sprinkled their vocabulary had essentially entered the English dictionary. I developed my “Jewish” vocabulary later in life, after time spent in Israel, classrooms, synagogues and in a series of Jewish workspaces. I’m Portnoy with a difference: I know which words are Yiddish and Hebrew, but I can’t think of the words in English that do as good a job. This comes up in my work at a Jewish media company. Journalism has its own specialized vocabulary, with talk of “ledes” and “nut grafs,” “sigs” and “kickers.” But there are also Jewish words for which there are no satisfactory substi- tutes in the newsroom. Consider “nafke minah,” a Talmudic phrase that means something like, “What is the practical dif- ference?” It’s a useful tool for examining in what ways the thing you are writing about is fresh or different from some other thing, or if it advances a developing story. It’s a close cousin of “hiddush” (or “chidush,“ not to be confused with kiddush), Hebrew for a fresh insight. If something doesn’t pass the nafke minah or hiddush test, it may not be news. Similarly, “tachlis” (“tachlit” in Modern Hebrew) is indispensable in describing the main or opera- tive point of something. Think of “brass tacks” or “bottom line” in English. I want to use the word whenever I am reading a story with a meandering opening and am restless to get to the main point, or if I suspect a source is dancing around a sub- ject. It’s the difference between an organization saying “It is our goal to actualize new modalities for young Jews to engage in lasting relationships” and “We are a dating app.” “Pshat” (rhymes with spot) is the plain meaning of something, stripped of “drash” (rhymes with “wash”), or interpretation. It’s essentially the who, what, where and when without the why. Reporters 18 APRIL 14, 2022 | JEWISHEXPONENT.COM can be itchy to get to the interpretation of a news event; editors can be cranky in demanding that they first stick to the facts. Just give me the pshat. (Not that I am allergic to drash: It is also the role of journalists to interpret an event or phenomenon for the reader, once they have lined up the facts.) “Nisht ahin nisht aher” is a Yiddish phrase my father used, meaning “neither here nor there,” or maybe, “neither fish nor fowl.” To me it describes a piece of writing that doesn’t know yet what it wants to be. Is this a profile of a bagel-maker or a story about the inexplicable popularity of the cinnamon raisin variety? I polled my colleagues for the Jewish vocabu- lary they either use only in Jewish settings, or wish they could use outside the bubble. There were the untranslatable usual suspects like “davka” and “mamash” and “stam” and that Swiss Army knife of interjections, “nu.” Which is not to suggest that my colleagues share a vocabulary or frames of reference, Jewish or otherwise. Hebrew Union College’s Sarah Bunin Benor studies the language of contemporary American Jews and has written about the ways their vocabulary tracks with their Jewish biog- raphies: the older Jews steeped in Yiddishisms, younger Jews who have brought more Hebrew into the Jewish-English vocabulary, devout Jews who speak a Hebrew/Yiddish/Aramaic patois known as Yeshivish. There are proud Jews who have very little “Jewish” in their language and “insiders,” like me, who slip in and out of different Jewish skins depending on their audience. And Benor’s latest project, tracking historical and living Jewish languages, demonstrates the linguistic diversity of the Jews beyond Ashkenazi Europe. (Benor’s side project, the indispensable Jewish-English Lexicon, introduced me to the Ladino gesundheit: “Bivas, kreskas, enfloreskas!” [“Live, grow, thrive!”]) Because of that variety of experiences and influ- ences, I am hesitant to inflict my Jewish vocabulary on my colleagues – or, for that matter, on our read- ers. It is a challenge for anyone working in ethnic or specialized media: How much jargon do you use? In our case, do we use or need to explain words like shul, shiva, haredi or havurah? Is too much untranslated and unexplained specialty language just one more barrier to readers accessing not just our Jewish news sites but Jewish life as a whole? Or, if you get too “explainy,” do you sacrifice your own credibility — and perhaps come off as patronizing to your readers? The trick is hitting on a vocabulary that flatters the intelligence of readers without leaving them behind or on the outside — which, I might add, should probably be the guiding principle of any journalism enterprise, and any Jewish organiza- tion or institution that wants to remain relevant. Otherwise, bishvil ma litroakh? JE Andrew Silow- Carroll is editor-in-chief of The New York Jewish Week and senior editor of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Or Hiltch/Flickr Commons P opinion BY RUTHIE BLUM Fear Terrorism, Not the Israelis Defending Against it Lobro78 / iStock / Getty Images Plus A t a Tel Aviv café on April 11, I overheard a couple talking about the terrorist surge responsible for the fact that the normally packed establishment was as relatively empty as the adjacent Carmel Market. On such a beautiful day, and with Passover fast approaching, both venues ought to have been teeming with Israelis taking a time out from grocery shopping to sip espresso in the sun. But the shooting spree on April 7 at one of the White City’s popular pubs, as well as other deadly attacks by Palestinians and like-minded Arab Israelis, has people on edge. This makes perfect sense. Less logical was the conclusion that the husband and wife reached about the perilous situation. In their view, the greatest threat to their safety at the moment is not a potential assault from res- idents of the Palestinian Authority or their Arab- Israeli brethren. The danger lies, rather, in the slippery trigger fingers of Israeli security forces and members of the general public in possession of firearms. The conversation turned to Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s recent call on licensed gun owners to carry their weapons. That this directive came on the heels of heroic acts by armed civil- ians against terrorists on a rampage didn’t enter the discussion. They cited two examples, both of which occurred on April 10, to justify their fears. The first involved the shooting to death of an unarmed Palestinian woman in the town of Husan. The second was the killing of a Jewish-Israeli man at an intersection near Ashkelon. It’s not clear whether the spouses had bothered to learn the details of each case. Their unified position, which they indicated by nodding and sighing at each other’s comments, was that the specifics were irrelevant. Such an attitude, though far less rampant in Israel than the far-left would have one believe, provides fodder for the foreign press. This is not to say that publications like The Guardian and The New York Times need any help crafting headlines and concocting news stories that completely dis- tort reality. But it sheds light on the tendency of Israeli liberals, like their counterparts abroad, to place blame where it doesn’t belong. Unable, as an eavesdropper, to set the record straight in real time, I am taking the opportunity to do so here for anyone who has a similarly false sense of the above events. Let’s start with the first instance, which took place at a makeshift checkpoint. Widowed moth- er-of-six Ghada Ibrahim Ali Sabateen charged at Israel Defense Forces soldiers in a suspicious manner and refused their order to halt. Following standard procedure, the soldiers first shot in the air. When Sabateen ignored the command, they shot her in the leg. As soon as she fell to the ground, the soldiers administered first aid and called an ambulance. Palestinian medics quickly arrived and rushed her to the Al-Hussein Governmental Hospital in nearby Beit Jala, where she died of blood loss from a torn artery in her thigh. If anything, this incident illustrates the care that the IDF troops took to avoid killing Sabateen, whose behavior indicated that she was seeking to die that afternoon as a “martyr,” rather than by suicide due to deep emotional problems. Now her family is eligible for a hefty monthly stipend from the P.A. The second tragedy in question was equally unavoidable. Though it would subsequently emerge that the victim was not a terrorist, but rather a patient who had escaped from an institu- tion for the mentally ill, his death wasn’t the result of some frivolous error. In the first place, he was wearing pants resem- bling military fatigues and waving what later turned out to be a toy pistol. Secondly, he assaulted a female IDF soldier at a bus stop and grabbed her rifle, spurring witnesses on the scene to shout, “Terrorist! Terrorist!” At this moment, IDF Binyamin Brigade Commander Col. Eliav Elbaz happened by and called out in Arabic to the perpetrator to put down the weapon. It was only after the man ignored the command and kept running that Elbaz shot him dead. Even if the above IDF actions hadn’t been taken under the current circumstances, with a Ramadan-spurred terror wave that claimed the lives of 14 innocents in the space of less than three weeks, they would have been completely justified. Contrary to the aspersions cast by exter- nal or internal ill-wishers, Israelis are far from trigger-happy. Indeed, it’s the jihadists who should be feared, not the men and women in uniform — or jeans — defending against them. JE Ruthie Blum is an Israel-based journalist and author of “To Hell in a Handbasket: Carter, Obama, and the ‘Arab Spring.’ ” JEWISHEXPONENT.COM 19 opinion The IDF Must Make a Stand Against Islamic Jihad BY YOAV LIMOR D espite the terrorist attack in Tel Aviv last week and the alerts suggesting other terrorist plots are underway, Israel continues to pursue a differential and complex policy vis-à-vis Palestinians. On the one hand, waging an unrelenting war on terror, while on the other trying not to cripple the Palestinian economy, allowing more than 100,000 Palestinians to enter Israel for work, and keeping Ramadan mitigations in place. Even before April 7’s attack, top defense and political officials were calling for this policy to change. These voices grew louder over the week- end, and yet — on the recommendation of the defense establishment — the Cabinet is unlikely to decide on a significant policy change. This predictable outcome is likely to earn scath- ing criticism if, heaven forbid, another attack comes out of Judea and Samaria and, to reduce this risk, the Israel Defense Forces will intensify its activities the so-called “seam zone” between Israel and Palestinian areas in Judea and Samaria, which has again been exposed as vulnerable. Military forces thus entered Jenin over the Laufer Continued from Page 17 bondage, who has ever felt constricted, stuck in a narrow place. It is a story for all who have sought the freedom to be their fullest selves, whether that freedom is physical, spiritual or both. Bechol dor vador, chayav adam lirot et atzmo k’ilu hu yatza mi-Mitzrayim: In every generation, we are obligated to see ourselves as if we, our- selves, had come out of Egypt. Core to the seder, this statement is our directive — this is how we must experience and also teach the Passover story and its lessons. We experience it as our own story; it is not simply something that happened to our ancestors, or a story of myth or history. It is ours, regardless of where we come from, who we are now, or where we might be going or becoming. The seder night is a night for telling stories, our own and the ones we think need to be told. But to my mind, we do not need more on our seder plate to make that happen. In fact, I worry that, in this case, more is less — in trying to include each partic- ular story, we lose the universal truths. I hope that we sit around our seder tables and talk about the 20 APRIL 14, 2022 | JEWISHEXPONENT.COM weekend, stepping into a known terrorist hub where the Gaza Strip-based Palestinian Islamic Jihad has a massive presence. The official objective of the raid was to map out the terrorist’s home prior to demolition, but this mission also sought to send a clear message, namely that Israeli forces will not hesitate to enter the largest terrorist hornets’ nest in the West Bank, in broad daylight. It also sought to convey a warn- ing to the PIJ that if it continues to target Israel it might face a much wider military operation. Such an operation — a smaller version of 2002’s “Operation Defensive Shield,” which all but annihilated Palestinian terrorist infrastructure in the West Bank — has been on the defense establishment’s agenda for a while, ever since Jenin’s terrorist current burst onto the surface. Israel has so far avoided mounting such a cam- paign, hoping that Palestinian security forces would be able to tighten their grip on the city, and wishing to minimize friction ahead and always-volatile month of Ramadan. But over the weekend it became clear that many defense officials support draining this quagmire of terror, via arrests and the seizure of illegal weapons. The main issue, of course, is the concern that such an operation could ignite the rest of Judea and Samaria, spill over to eastern Jerusalem and perhaps even agitate the Gaza Strip, all of which have so far remained relatively calm. This is a standing dilemma that should not intimidate Israel. Much as with “Operation Defensive Shield” 20 years ago, the question defense officials should ask themselves is not what could happen if the IDF embarks on a wide-scale operation in Jenin, but what will happen if it doesn’t. As of April 9, Israel seemed insistent on walking the same fine line. This is a highly complex challenge given the growing terrorist alerts — a number that always increases after a successful attack — which is why the military is vested in shoring up defenses across all sectors. Passover will see Israel impose a closure on the territories, as happens every year, but this year it is doubtful that will be enough. Israel is rife with undocumented Palestinians and it is struggling to prevent border breaches. Making the seam zone into an effective barrier again will require a con- siderable investment. JE plight of today’s refugees, whether from Ukraine, Syria or Central America. I hope that we sit around our seder tables and talk about the bravery of each and every person who tells their coming out story and lives their truth. I hope that we sit around our seder tables and talk about the Palestinian strug- gle for self-determination, the ongoing struggle for farmworker and immigrant justice here in the United States, the shameful history of American slavery and its lasting legacy of systemic racism, our own stories of immigration and exile and what- ever other stories you and your families need to tell. Over the course of the seder, we lift up the items on the seder plate and tell of their significance. What is this bitter herb, we ask? It is to remind us of the bitterness of slavery, the bitterness of being subject to a power we have not chosen, the bitterness of being despised for who we are. What is this shankbone, we ask? It is a reminder of the power that can redeem us, the helping hands that pull us out of our bondage, the strength of convic- tion that we honor. These are particular items, to be sure, but they are telling universal stories. Why do we need additional items, when these symbols allow us to tell the stories we want to tell? I worry that the more specific stories we attempt to include, the more we are excluding. What hap- pens to people who do not see their specific story represented on a seder plate that is groaning with symbols of so many other stories? One of the core lessons of the Exodus is the impulse toward empathy. Over and over, the Torah returns to this narrative, reminding us to protect and love and be kind to the stranger, because we were strangers in the land of Egypt. The Torah is not specific; we do not name that we must be kind to the Ukrainian refugee, or the trans teenager, or the Palestinian farmer, or the African man who is enslaved. Because to name one, in this context, would be to exclude another. Our empathy, the Torah teaches, is meant to be boundless and inclu- sive. We are to welcome anyone — and everyone — who feels out of place, who feels unmoored, who has been oppressed or mistreated. To my mind, and in my understanding of the rites of Passover, each and every one of their stories is already represented on the seder plate and in the seder ritual. No additions needed. JE Yoav Limor is a veteran Israeli journalist and columnist for Israel Hayom. This article first appeared in Israel Hayom. Rabbi Sari Laufer is the director of congregational engagement at Stephen Wise Temple in Los Angeles. Warm Passover Greetings From Jeremy & Rhonda Soltroff JEWISHEXPONENT.COM | 215-832-0700 Warm Passover Greetings From Lauren, Will, Joshua and Shira Fulmer Happy Passover Minchah-Maariv Minyan of Temple Beth Zion - Beth Israel Warm Passover Greetings From Warm Passover Greetings From Carol Evans in Memory of my husband, John. 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For home delivery, call 215.832.0710. 22 APRIL 14, 2022 | JEWISHEXPONENT.COM Th e Krimstock Family Gail, Gary, Andrew, Jeff rey, Tammy & Isabella nation / world Nation Continued from Page 14 largely celebrated Passover in homes and in small groups because of the pan- demic, meaning that few bulk buyers were influencing the marketplace. But this year, with public health restrictions largely lifted and travel on the rise again, Passover programs and communal seders are starting up again — and large purchases are being made in a market where live birds have been scarce for the last year and frozen meat for two years. said Naftali Hanau, CEO of Grow and Behold Foods, a small kosher meat purveyor. Labor costs have risen this year. So have gas prices and the cost of pack- aging materials needed to distribute meat. Now, the war in Ukraine is increasing the cost of chicken feed, too. Both Russia and Ukraine are signifi- cant producers of grain. “Even if we weren’t buying direct from them for our contracts, somebody else was and now there’s not enough to go around,” Fink said. “The No. 1 big- Jewish Exponent PHILADELPHIA Print | Digital | Reach an affl uent audience of 50,000 engaged readers with our print & digital magazine. Upcoming Special Sections Autism April 21 One in every 54 children in the United States is diagnosed with autism. April is Autism Acceptance Month. Help educate readers understand autism, celebrate differences, and be more inclusive towards autistic individuals around us. “Chicken is so essential. You’ve got to have that piece of chicken to make a decent dinner.” ALEXANDER RAPPAPORT Kosher poultry farms generally freeze a few weeks’ worth of inventory over the course of the year in anticipation of the busy Passover season. But because of what happened last year, they couldn’t do that. So the programs have been buy- ing fresh chicken instead, competing with consumers for the product. Why didn’t more meat get pro- duced for Passover? Some foods are produced just for Passover, or in heightened quantities. But that’s easier said than done when it comes to meat. In a typical year, David Elliot Farms can increase production for a holiday season — but only by up to 10%. And that’s with everything functioning as it normally does. “This year, we have not been able to procure any extra birds and we haven’t had any inventory to speak of in stor- age,” Fink said. Why am I seeing prices go up? 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But once the seders are over, what is on the menu for the nearly week of meals ahead? I love planning and preparing every- 24 day Passover foods. There are plenty of tasty dishes that don’t call for for- bidden foods: legumes and leavened wheat, barley, rye, spelt and oats. I find it easier and more reliable to observe Passover at home, rather than in restaurants. As we enter the third Passover during the pandemic, it’s also safer at my dining room table. My game plan is to return to my usual eating style, while adhering to Passover’s parameters. I think lighter and brighter, particularly because Passover is the quintessential spring holiday. With April in the air, it’s time to gravitate toward salads, green vege- tables and airy desserts. When I consider what to serve during these special days, I ask: What would I be eating if it weren’t Passover this week? Roasted meat or grilled fish, green vegetables and salads galore. Why should Passover be any different? APRIL 14, 2022 | JEWISHEXPONENT.COM Warm Spinach Salad | Pareve Serves 8 10-ounce package baby spinach ¼ cup olive oil 1 medium onion, sliced thin Kosher salt to taste Freshly ground pepper to taste 8-ounce package of white mushrooms, sliced 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 cup grape tomatoes Place the spinach in a large salad bowl and reserve. On a medium flame, heat the oil in a medium-large deep skillet or pot. Add the onion slices, and sprinkle them with salt and pepper. Sauté until the onion slices break into rings. Add the mushrooms. Continue to sauté until they turn golden brown. Add the garlic and tomatoes, stir- ring until the garlic turns fragrant. Remove the skillet from the flame. Cover the skillet for 5 minutes. The recipe can be made to this point a couple of hours ahead. Reheat the dish to warm when you are ready to serve it. Spoon the mix- ture onto the spinach, making sure it’s warm — not hot. If it’s hot, it will cook the spinach leaves. Toss the ingredients and serve. Microwave Asparagus Express | Pareve Serves 3-4 1 bunch asparagus Olive oil for drizzling Kosher salt to taste Break off the coarse ends of the asparagus, and discard them. Rinse the asparagus under cold water, and pat it dry with paper towels. Drizzle a small amount of olive oil on a microwave-safe dinner plate. Place the asparagus on the plate, and roll them around in the oil to lightly coat. Drizzle a little more oil over them. Sprinkle on kosher salt. Microwave the asparagus on high for 3-4 minutes, depending on the strength of your microwave. The aspar- agus will be bright green and firm. Serve immediately. Rosemary Roasted Chicken | Meat Serves 6 Equipment: roasting pan and rack egal / iStock / Getty Images Plus Nonstick vegetable spray 4-5 pound whole chicken Kosher salt Kosher salt to taste Freshly ground pepper to taste ¼ teaspoon ground rosemary, plus an additional ¼ teaspoon 4 whole garlic cloves ¼ teaspoon garlic powder A dusting of paprika Place the rack inside the roasting pan. Coat them lightly with nonstick vegetable spray. Move the oven rack a little below the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Rinse the chicken under cold water, inside and out. Drain the water from within, and pat the skin dry with paper towels. Sprinkle the chicken’s cavity with salt, pepper and ¼ teaspoon of rosemary. Place the garlic cloves inside the chicken. Sprinkle the chicken skin all over with kosher salt, pepper, ¼ tea- spoon of rosemary and the garlic powder. Dust a little paprika over the breast. Place the chicken breast side up on the rack. Roast for 1½ hours, or until a meat thermometer inserted into the thigh registers 165 degrees F. Remove the roasting pan from the oven. Tent the chicken loosely with aluminum foil and let it rest for 10 min- utes. Move the chicken to a cutting board and slice it. Serve immediately. Chocolate Passover Pralines | Pareve Yield: 60-64 pralines Equipment: 5 cookie sheets and 5 pieces of parchment paper 12 ounces semisweet chocolate 4 egg whites 1 cup sugar ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 cups well-chopped pecans Preheat your oven to 325 degrees F. Line 5 baking sheets with parch- ment paper. Set up a double boiler by pouring 2 inches of water into the bottom portion and covering it with the top portion. Place the chocolate in the top portion and cover it with a lid. (If you don’t have a double boiler, you can use a pot for the bottom portion and a heatproof bowl for the top portion. Use aluminum foil as a lid.) Heat the double boiler over a medium flame until the water comes to a rolling boil. Stir occasionally until the chocolate melts. Remove the boiler from the flame and cool to warm. Place the egg whites in a large mixing bowl. Using an electric beater, whip the egg whites on a high speed. Once the egg whites thicken, stop and start the beater every minute until soft peaks form. Do not overbeat or the egg whites will turn stiff. Slowly beat in the sugar and cinna- mon on a medium speed until the egg whites become shiny. Add the melted chocolate and mix briefly on a low speed until combined. Using a rubber or silicone spatula, fold in the pecans. Using 2 teaspoons, pick up the dough with the first one, and push the pralines onto the baking sheets with the other. Bake for 16 minutes. But after the first 8 minutes, move the upper cookie sheet to the lower level in the oven and vice versa. Bake for another 8 minutes. The pralines will appear soft but will harden as they cool. JE JEWISHEXPONENT.COM 25 Spring Cleaning for Chametz a ‘Labor of Love’ R ight about now, the backyards of some Jewish households are becoming fi ve-star restaurants for Philadelphia’s squirrels, birds and deer. Leavened cookies, cakes and bread buried deep in the pantry are thrown to the wildlife, eliminat- ing the risk of temptation for those observing the upcoming holiday. As Passover approaches, one man’s trash is an animal’s repast. With the fi rst seder on the 15th of Nisan — or April 15 — on the horizon, marking the fi rst day of Passover, Jews are well into the process of purging their chametz. While some opt to get creative, and others keep to tradition when it comes to their Passover spring cleaning, all observing the holiday are looking to extract the spiritual benefi ts that abstaining from leavened goods has to off er. Particularly because avoiding chametz is more than just resisting sandwiches for a week. While Jews partake in the eating of matzah to commemorate the speed at which our ancestors fl ed Egypt — so fast that the bread they were baking in preparation didn’t have time to rise — matzah is only a small portion of the Passover dietary strictures. According to Ko Kosher Service Rabbi Amiel Novoseller, Jews are forbidden by Jewish law to eat fi ve particular grains on the holiday — wheat, barley, spelt, oats and rye — because of their ability to puff up, or become “gebrokts,” when exposed to water. 26 APRIL 14, 2022 | JEWISHEXPONENT.COM For some Orthodox Jews, this rules out the possi- bility of eating matzah ball soup for the pre-brisket appetizer during the seder. And for Novoseller, keeping things non-gebrokts means being extra cautious with the matzah and grains he has in possession. He won’t fry a piece of matzah in case a small part of it still contains a grain that is holding water that could expand; he argued that keeping wheat fl our for making matzah during the holiday is still a no-go for most house- holds, as that fl our could have absorbed moisture during production, transit or in the home. With such uncompromising halachot by which to abide, cleaning one’s house of chametz means getting rid of prohibited foods, but also sweeping, vacuuming and isolating dishes and surfaces that are not kosher for Passover because they have been touched by chametz. Chabad Rabbi Eli Gurevitz, director of the Rohr Center for Jewish Life, approaches the task with extra urgency. Th e Haverford-based house is shared with dozens of Jewish students from Bryn Mawr, Haverford and Swarthmore colleges, who attend weekly Shabbat services there, even the week before Passover, where carb-craving young adults count on eating challah. Th is year, Gurevitz — and other Orthodox Jews who keep shomer Shabbat — are lucky: Passover starts on a Saturday night, meaning they have a whole week to get rid of any challah. Still, it’s a six-day turnaround. “We try to look at it as a labor of love because of what comes aft er it, when there’s 100 people sitting around the table at the seder,” Gurevitz said. At this point, Gurevitz and his family have a system down. Th ey vacuum and clean their carpets, cover all surfaces of their kitchen with foil until it “looks like a rocketship” and kosher their sinks with hot water and a hot iron. “You really only have to clean the areas where there’s a probability or possibility of chametz,” he said. But for all the cleaning and preparing to rid their house of all their chametz, even a crumb, the Gurevitz family still keep all their chametz in their house, stowed away in a small room and explicitly labeled, so no one accidentally opens the door and snags a snack. Having chametz in a pantry isn’t the same as having a skeleton in the closet. It’s a practice many Jews abide by over the holiday because of a halachic technicality: One can physically have chametz in their house, as long as they don’t legally own it. In a twist of classic Jewish loopholes and clever economics, some Jews will sell their chametz to a trusted non-Jew, who legally owned the chametz for the duration of the holiday. When Passover ends, the gentile will then kindly sell the chametz back to their original owners. cottidie / iStock / Getty Images Plus SASHA ROGELBERG | STAFF WRITER Courtesy of Yochonon Goldman Courtesy of Eli Gurevitz Rabbi Eli Gurevitz (center) burns chametz at the Rohr Center for Jewish Life Chabad house in 2016. A child at B’nai Abraham Chabad in Center City makes matzah from scratch. On Chabad.org, Jews interested in completing sales can fi ll out an online form. As long as their chametz are secured in an isolated part of their house and they say the proper blessings, the mitz- vah is essentially complete on their end. In this process, rabbis oft en act as an agent or power of attorney to oversee the sale. Center City B’nai Abraham Chabad Rabbi Yochonon Goldman oversees the sale of chametz for more than 100 Philadelphia households. “Even though [chametz] may be physically in your possession, you’re not the legal owner of it,” Goldman said. “You’re leasing the area in your home to a non-Jew for the duration of the holiday.” Someone’s chametz can sell for a made-up or symbolic number, but the non-Jew really does have to give up some dough for the dough. However, this individual has usually been entrusted with this task for years, and generally receives a little extra during the buy-back sale aft er the holiday as a thank-you. For all Jews still wanting to ensure that nothing has been overlooked, a prayer is said the night before Passover to denounce ownership of all cha- metz. “At that point, we will say a prayer that anything that we didn’t sell or dispose of would be considered ‘hefk er’ or be considered nullifi ed, as if it’s the dust of the earth,” Goldman said. “We don’t want to have any ownership of that.” Some Orthodox communities will have large bonfi res to get rid of chametz and will say this prayer aft erward, in case any chametz remains unburned. Technically, a Jew could regain own- ership of those chametz aft er the holiday, but it’s frowned upon, rabbis said. With the technicalities to consider and labor of the holiday. “Th ere are many young Jewish families who are just like that,” du Plessis said. “Meaning that even though they don’t feel there’s any sort of require- ment to observe in a certain way, they still want to feel very connected to their history, to their ancestry.” JE srogelberg@midatlanticmedia.com Courtesy of Essen Bakery needed to commit to pre-Passover cleaning, some opt-out of the process, but not as a denouncement of their Jewish values. For Tova du Plessis, owner of East Passyunk Jewish bakery Essen, keeping a kosher-for-Passover commercial operation is near-impossible when try- ing to also produce Easter hot cross buns orders for a predominantly non-Jewish neighborhood. Following kosher laws to a “T” is also just not something du Plessis feels connects her with her Judaism. “I’m not concerned that I won’t get into the gates of heaven because I’m selling chametz on Passover,” du Plessis said. Du Plessis is hardly condemning the holiday, however. She’s selling a host of “Passover-friendly” bakes — almond amaretto cake, toff ee- and choco- late-covered homemade matzah and coconut-lime macaroons — that don’t use fl our or leavening. Du Plessis still makes the bakery’s homemade matzah in less than 18 minutes — the time it must be created in, start to fi nish, to be deemed kosher — even though the product itself is not made in a kosher kitchen. She sets aside an entire aft ernoon for this process, creating the dough, letting it rest, docking it and baking it quickly, similarly to the way her ancestors made it. “I can’t think of other food, where the signifi - cance of the food is how it’s made. Everything that makes matzah what it is, is how it’s made,” she said. “Th e whole point is that it was made in a hurry.” Th e matzah, as well as the other Passover bakes, are products for people like her and her family: proud and involved Jews who are less interested in observance, but still want to keep to the meaning Essen Bakery is off ering several “Passover-friendly” bakes They are not kosher-for-Passover but don’t contain fl our and are not leavened. JEWISHEXPONENT.COM 27 arts & culture SASHA ROGELBERG | STAFF WRITER I n Yiddish, “potchki” means to daw- dle, dilly-dally, waste time. First-generation Polish-Jewish immigrant Robert Palmer feels the word is grossly underrated. Palmer’s Polish parents immigrated to Philadelphia in the 1960s and met at Temple University, finding a slice of Ashkenazi Jewish culture in the likes of satirist Jackie Mason. Palmer himself was a fan of Jewish comedy giants Peter Sellers and the Marx brothers, “potch- ki-ing” comedians who were the life- blood of 20th-century entertainment. It’s a lifeblood Palmer wants to keep alive. Taking inspiration from his Jewish entertainment heroes, Palmer, along with childhood friend Eric Horowitz, created “The Potchki Chronicles” in 2001, a hokey, low-budget film that they reprised as a podcast “The Potchki Audio Chronicles’’ in 2019. Palmer, Horowitz and the rest of the “Potchki” crew teased the sec- ond season of the podcast at their first Philadelphia Fan Expo panel on April 10. “The Potchki Audio Chronicles,” a de facto sequel to the film, is a scripted comedy where inept sleuth Potchki teams up with  §²ž±²¤›  ® (800) 624-8888 MANHATTAN | LAKEWOOD | PHILADELPHIA BROOKLYN | HACKENSACK | MONSEY | CHERRY HILL 28 APRIL 14, 2022 | JEWISHEXPONENT.COM Courtesy of Eric Horowitz Podcast With Local Roots Makes FanExpo Debut “The Potchki Audio Chronicles” team at the 2022 Philadelphia Fan Expo pseudo-intelligent and hyper serious I.M. Nebbish to stop crimes in the underbelly of a very fictionalized, very Eastern European Philadelphia-esque metropolitan. Like Potchki, sidekick Nebbish — and the rest of the podcast’s characters — draw heavily on Yiddish vocabulary. Nebbish in Yiddish means timid and submissive, foreshadowing the sidekick as ineffective against recurring villain Flaczki, whose name derives from a Polish tripe soup Palmer deems “absolutely disgusting.” The escapades of the intrepid heroes take them to even sillier locales. In a future episode, Palmer and Horowitz intend to take Potchki and Nebbish to the Borscht Belt — not a summer resort, but to a wrestling tournament, where the winner takes an oversized wrestling belt with the familiar, if not misleading name. Palmer and Horowitz may now be liv- ing in different cities — Palmer is in Los Angeles and Horowitz is in Ambler — well into their careers as movie and film producers, but their love of storytelling together has deep roots. The two met through Palmer’s brother, who was friends with Horowitz at Lower Moreland High School in Huntingdon Valley. Palmer and Horowitz hit it off; Horowitz’s love of Mel Brooks and his encyclopedic memory of “Blazing Saddles” helped the two find an instant connection in Jewish humor and media. Beyond superficial interests, Palmer and Horowitz shared similar stories. Horowitz had Russian and Ukrainian ancestry, understanding the obscure, lit- tle details of Palmer’s childhood, such as kogel mogel, a raw egg drink which Palmer describes as “similar to the one Rocky would drink.” “Eric came to me, and he was like, “Hey, have you ever heard of kogel mogel? My mom mentioned it,’” Palmer said. “And I’m like, ‘Yes! My dad used to make me drink it!’” Kogel mogel later made an appearance in “Potchki.” Their collaboration culminated in the 2001 “Potchki” movie, but even after the life of the film reached a dead-end, the life of Potchki certainly didn’t. In between Palmer’s credits as execu- tive producer is Hulu horror film “I Am Alone” and Horowitz’s helming of Green Socks Production as executive producer, the two stayed in touch, still throwing “Potchki” pitches back and forth. “We talk to each other pretty much every day,” Horowitz said. “Every time an idea comes in, I’ll instantly start writ- ing, and then we’ll just go back and forth with the idea. I’ll copy it and paste it to a Google doc, which we’re now up to 300 pages of stupid ideas.” It was Horowitz’s idea to revamp the project in 2019, hoping that the podcast medium would be perfect for listening on road trips and commutes. By the time “Potchki” hit its stride again in early 2020, people were no longer commuting to work or going on road trips to visit friends and family. The project stalled, but because Palmer and Horowitz were so used to com- See Podcast, Page 39 obituaries ‘The Clock Doc’ Murray Moliken Dies at 84 JARRAD SAFFREN | STAFF WRITER 7, her father bought her a pony. “He always wanted to make us happy,” the daughter said. But Moliken saved his most elabo- rate gestures for the person who made him happy: Anita, his wife of 59 years. Th e husband would use everything from Courtesy of the Moliken family I n a death notice published on the Jewish Exponent’s website on April 4, Dr. Murray Moliken’s family wrote that Moliken “believed it was his job to both cure people and make them laugh.” Th ey were talking about his sev- eral-decade career as a family physi- cian in the Cherry Hill, New Jersey, area, but they were also talking about the rest of his life. Moliken, accord- ing to his wife Anita Moliken, daugh- ter Cheryl Marken and son Warren Moliken, lived to cure people of what- ever internal woes they may have been carrying around, make them laugh and remind them that life could be fun. He used everything, from practical jokes to dinner table jokes to letters, to achieve his mission in life. Moliken died on March 21 at home surrounded by family. He was 84. In the days around Moliken’s death, family members grew to realize the grav- ity of their patriarch’s impact. “Everyone has a memory,” Anita Moliken said. “Whoever we talk to.” One of the doctor’s friends shared a story about how his wife was dealing with complications from a Caesarean sec- tion. Moliken knew that his friend’s wife would heal better at home with personal care, so he told his buddy to bring her home. Th e doctor went over every day for two straight weeks and cared for her. Right before the doctor’s death, a guy came by to shampoo the carpets in the family home. He told Marken that her father was “the best doctor I ever had.” “He said, ‘I could never fi nd a good doctor aft er him,’” the daughter added. Th e carpet cleaner probably felt that way because of Moliken’s deep and abid- ing concern for his patients. In the 1980s and ’90s, family physi- cians were selling their practices to big hospital groups, and Moliken initially did the same. But since he kept working there as a doctor, he saw that the big group was not giving his patients good enough service, according to Marken. Moliken bought the practice back from the conglomerate, something other doctors struggled to do aft er coming to the same realization, Anita Moliken said. At a diff erent point in his career, string beans to bottles of nail polish to lipstick on a mirror to form the words “I love you.” “It would pop into his head, and he’d make it happen,” Anita Moliken said. JE jsaff ren@midatlanticmedia.com BUSINESS DIRECTORY Dr. Murray Moliken Moliken recognized another ineffi ciency in the medical system. If his nursing home patients fell and needed an X-ray, they had to wait for an ambulance and then wait again for transportation back to the home. But there was nothing in New Jersey law forbidding a portable X-ray system, so Moliken created one and began going around to nursing facilities. “And this was while he was practicing medicine,” he added. Th at wasn’t even his only side project. At 60, the doctor reinvented himself as “Th e Clock Doc.” “Th e Clock Doc” was Moliken’s moniker in his new nonprofi t orga- nization, Kids Time, which “gathered communities of school children” to create “watch-adorned clocks,” with “one watch face for each hour,” and then deliver them to “sick kids in hos- pitals across the country.” When Marken lived in Florida, her dad came down for a visit. One morn- ing, he got up and said he was going to a school to make clocks with students. Marken had no relationship with the school. “Everything about him was irrepress- ible,” she said. “You could not put a lid on his love and aff ection.” Th is was as true at home as it was in public. Moliken was perhaps the fi rst dad in town to buy a video camera and, like a true dad, he started videotaping every- thing — runs down the neighborhood hill, his son’s wrestling matches and his daughter’s marching band performances, among other events. He would also buy his children “any kind of pet,” Marken said. When she was Overwhelmed with the thought of moving? THINKING OF A RETIREMENT COMMUNITY? Can I afford it? What if I need care? What will I do with all of my stuff? These and the rest of your questions will be answered by the senior living experts at S3Living. 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Contributions in her memory may be made to Jewish National Fund, www. jnf.org, The Michael Levin Lone Sol- dier Foundation, www.michaellevin- lonesoldier.org, or Friends of the IDF, www.fidf.org. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com BAER Jaqueline Nan Baer (nee Blank) passed away April 2, 2022. Daugh- ter of the late Samuel Blank and Fay Corbman. Jackie was born January 20,1936 in Philadelphia, Pa. She was raised in South Philadelphia along with older sister Loretta and graduated Lincoln High School in 1953. Jackie met Ronald Baer on a date set up by his friend and they married soon afterwards. Together they had four children Jerry (Lori), Michael (Lené), Wendy Strauss (the late Gary), David (Dana), nine grandchildren and four great-grand- children. Traveling the world with her love of sixty-three years Ronnie and being around her family brought many years of joy to Jackie. Sum- mers were for the Shore and many lucky trips to the casinos. Jackie was a huge Philadelphia sports fan attending Flyers games for decades, the Phillies, Eagles and Sixers all had a big place in mom’s heart. She was an avid gardener dedicating many hours of tending to her prized orchids. A great Mom, Grandmother, Aunt and Friend who will be missed by All XO! JOSEPH LEVINE & SONS MEMORIAL CHAPEL www.levinefuneral.com CHUBIN Selma Chubin, of Bethesda, passed away on March 30, 2022. She was 86. Selma was born in 1935 in Phila- delphia to the late Minnie and Manu- el Parris. She graduated from Olney High School in 1953, after which she worked as a legal secretary. She met her wonderful husband, Herb, at a synagogue dance, and they married in 1960 and had two daughters. The family moved to Yardley, Pennsylva- nia, in 1972. After the children were grown, Selma worked with Herb in a couple of businesses and then found her calling in telephone sales, work- ing for nearly twenty years at Lenox China. In 2011, Selma and Herb moved to Bethesda, Maryland, to be closer to their grandchildren. Selma was an active member of Shir Ami in Newtown, Pennsylvania, and a founding member of Congregation Kol Emet in Yardley, Pennsylvania. In 2014, Selma and Herb became adult b’nai mitzvah at Congregation Beth El in Bethesda, and Selma greatly enjoyed being a part of their chavurah at Beth El over the last sev- eral years. Selma is survived by her de- voted husband of 61 years, Her- bert Chubin; daughters, Marlene Chubin and Ellen Chubin Epstein; son-in-law, David Epstein; and be- loved grandchildren, Max and Abi- gail Epstein. Contributions may be made to HIAS (hias.org/donate) or American Friends of Magen David Adom (afmda.org/donate). GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com DWORKIN HELEN RENEE (nee Long), Moth- er, Grandmother, and great grand- mother, passed away quietly on April 2, 2022, at the age of 96. Born and raised in Camden, New Jersey on June 16, 1925, to Israel and Alice Long, she graduated From Woodrow Wilson HS and went on to receive a degree in interior decorating. She then worked for her father design- ing layouts for customers. Beloved wife of the late Leon; Loving moth- er of Larry (Marsha), Jerry (Norma) and Ross (Doreen), eight grandchil- dren, Jon (Lindsay), Amanda (Dimi- try Levin), Ian (Misha), Leah, Myles, Mara Jo, Erica (Shawn), and Zac as well as seven great grandchildren. Helen lived to be almost 97 and was never sick a day in her life. Her memory is and will be a blessing. During WWII, Helen was a volunteer with the Women’s Army Corps. Af- ter the war she went to work for RCA corporation in Camden. Although she was given the opportunity to work for RCA in their Japan office, she thankfully declined. At a dance at the local synagogue, Beth El, she met Leon Dworkin, who she married in 1948 and moved to Woodbury, NJ. They had three children, Larry, Jerry, and Ross. While she was raising her children, she volunteered at her syn- agogue to provide pattern therapy to children with cerebral palsy. In later years she assisted at the American Jewish Museum in Philadelphia. For the last 20 yrs., Helen spent her time doing something she loved by working with her son, Dr. Gerald Dworkin, helping in his office, con- tacting patients, reminding them of appointments, and scheduling new ones. Helen got to know these pa- tients well and developed a genuine concern for their well-being. She will always be remembered for her peo- ple skills, sense of humor, her love of her grandchildren and great children as well as the many friends she had throughout her life. She continued to provide this service till the time of her death. Contributions in her memory made to Ohev Sholom Synagogue, 2 Chester Rd., Wallingford, PA 19086. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com GAMBERG Ellen B. (nee Bernstein), April 2, 2022 of Abington, PA; Beloved wife of the late Robert Gamberg; lov- ing mother of Elizabeth (Liz) and Leonard; cherished grandmother of Sam, Zora and Gabi Gamberg, and mother-in-law to Mariana Chilton. She had many friends and a rich social life. Ellen loved to play ten- nis, for the sport itself and the im- portant friendships she formed. In- sisting that she was shy as a child, she was never shy about sharing her opinion and insight regarding all political, sporting, and social situa- tions. She lived heartily and shared her beauty and humor with every- one. Path With Art (Seattle) https:// www.pathwithart.org/donate and Village Arts (Philadelphia). https:// villagearts.org/support/ GLICKMAN Harvey April 4, 2022 of Gwynedd, PA. Beloved husband of the late Sylvia (nee Foodim); loving father of Lisa Glickman-McDonough, Nina Nathani (Mehmood), and Pe- ter Glickman (Clara Chon); adoring grandfather of Rian, Mikal, and Kevan Nathani. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foun- dation (https://themmrf.org/). JOSEPH LEVINE & SONS MEMORIAL CHAPEL www.levinefuneral.com KAMENS Morris Kamens, 93 of Yardley, PA, passed away April 4, 2022. Son of the late Milton and Jessie (Dain) Kamens. Predeceased by his sis- ters Reba Axler and Sara Seltzer. Morris is survived by his adored wife of 69 years, Phyllis (Levinsky), his children Michael Kamens (Joan) & Brenda Kahan (Larry), grandchil- dren Jessica Kelch (Paul), Elizabeth Kamens, Ryan Kahan (Monique), Matt Kahan & Lindsey Kamens, and great grandchildren Adam & Emma. Moishe, as he was known by all, had many friends and loved his West Philadelphia neighborhood. After graduating from West Philadelphia HS in 1946 at age 18 he joined the Army of Occupation and was sent to Germany. After the Army he attend- ed Widener College. Morris was proud of his volunteer efforts with the Jewish War Veterans where he went to local schools to teach chil- dren about the Holocaust. He was a manufacturers rep and had his own business in which he worked into his 80’s. He enjoyed golf, tennis and his daily crossword puzzle. His smile and hugs will be missed. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com LACHMAN JEAN-Passed away on April 2, 2022. Aunt of Sheila Berk (Jerry Gamburg), Jay (Stephanie) Lackman, James (Irene) Lackman, Richard (Doranne) Family owned and Operated since 1883 30 APRIL 14, 2022 | JEWISHEXPONENT.COM Lackman, Patty Michaels, Linda (Barry) Roth and Sandy (Buddy) Hyams. Contributions in her memory may be made to American Heart As- sociation, www.heart.org. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com LAIKEN Jerry Laiken, April 4, 2022. Hus- band of Toby (nee Albert). Father of Larry (Tracey) Laiken and Cindy Yellin. Contributions in his memory may be made to Temple Beth Sho- lom, 1901 Kresson Road, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003 or American Heart Association, P.O. Box 840692, Dal- las, TX 75284-0692 or a charity of the donor’s choice. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com MADOW Michael R. Madow , M.D., D.F.A.P.A. March 20th, 1946- February 15, 2022 Dr. Madow was born in Birming- ham, Alabama on March 20th, 1946. He grew up in Montgomery Country attending Friends Central School. He graduated from Princ- eton University where he received a B.S. in biochemistry. He received his degree in medicine from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School . He was happily married to Wendy Madow (née Long) since June of 1995. Dr. Madow had a 51 year career in psychiatry. He was Board certified in Psychiatry and Neurology. He was a Master Cer- tified Clinical Psychopharmacolo- gist, a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and a member of the American So- ciety of Psychoanalytic Physicians. He had numerous passions: world traveling, reading, body surfing, gourmet dining, music of all kinds , watching sports, drawing, sailing, visiting museums, finding and sam- pling exotic varieties of coffee , and caring for the beloved family cats . Dr. Madow is survived by his broth- er Robert Madow Esq. To leave an online condolence to the family please visit the facility’s website at ForestParkTheWoodlands.com MATTLEMAN Herman, 96 of Philadelphia, PA died Saturday, April 2, 2022. Adoring hus- band for over 68 years to Marciene. Predeceased by parents Mary and Emmanuel Mattleman. Loving fa- ther/father-in-law of Ellen Mattleman Kaplan (Steve Kaplan), Jon (Wendy Rundle), and Barbara (Dean Ka- plan); grandmother of Emily Gainor (Justin Gainor), Alex Kaplan (Laura Kaplan), Jesse (Dave Opp), Jacob (fiancée Hannah Feintuch), Arielle Kaplan, and Max Kaplan; and great grand-father of Sam and Abigail Gainor, Maya and Asher Kaplan, Milo Mattleman-Opp. Donations in honor of Herman may be made to the An- ti-Defamation League, 1500 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102 or a charity of the donor’s choice. WEST LAUREL HILL FUNERAL HOME www.westlaurelhill.com PERLOE With deep sorrow we inform you that Sidney I. Perloe, succumbed to cancer on March 20. Sid was the beloved: husband of Paulette J., father of Jonathan, Deborah, Alex- andra and Gabriel; grandpa of Jus- tine, Julia & Abigail and as a broth- er-in-law, uncle and father-in-law. Sid was also strongly respected for his mentshlekhkeyt, — including his trustworthiness, integrity, thoughtful- ness, intelligence, plus knowledge, enthusiasm and effectiveness as an educator, as well as gardener, and much more — by his entire family, and by all who knew and/or sang with him at Congregation Beth Am Israel, at the Workers’ Circle Yiddishland program and by faculty, alumni and staff of Haverford College. Professor Perloe taught classes on social psy- chology, primate social behavior and evolutionary human psychology at Haverford College for 51 years. He also co-founded the College’s com- munity day camp and assisted in or- ganizing programs for the College’s Yiddish Cultural Festival. Sid Perloe will be sorely missed and forever re- membered with love and admiration. ROTH Martin J. Roth, died peacefully on April 7th, 2022. Beloved husband of Carol (nee Ferleger), loving father of Yale (the late Holly), Robert (Ra- chelle) Roth, and Andre (Sasha) Wilkerson; adoring brother of Her- bert and Marsha (Larry) Hery. Dot- ing grandfather of Regan, Noah, Andreus and Andreana. Marty was a respected owner of ABC driving school and will be missed in the driving community. Contributions in his memory may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com SALTER GLADYS (nee Kaufman) Passed away on April 3, 2022. Wife of the late Theodore Salter. Mother of Philip (Carol) Salter. Sister of Ber- nice Faegenburg. Grandmother of Adam (Julie) Salter and Jessica (Scott) Polsky. Great Grandmother Asher Polsky and Theo Salter. Contributions in her memory may be made to Overbrook School for the Blind, 6333 Malvern Ave., Phi- la., PA 19151, www.obs.org. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com. SEFLIN PEARL (Brody) on April 3, 2022. Beloved wife of the late Leonard; Loving mother of Gary Seflin (An- nette) and Howard Seflin; Devoted and adoring grandmother of Geena Rose. Shiva will be observed at the home of Annette and Gary Seflin. Contributions in her memory may be made to Jewish National Fund, 78 Randall Ave., Rockville Centre, NY 11570. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com SERDIKOFF- KAUFFMAN Iris Serdikoff-Kauffman (nee Weil) of Warminster, PA, passed away peacefully on March 30, 2022, at the age of 85. Wife of the late Raymond Kauffman and the late Gerald Serdikoff, devoted mother of Michael (Beth), Allen (Heather) and Scott (Sherry), sister of Marlyn (Robert) Weisberg. Iris took great pride in her 5 grandchildren and 3 great granddaughters. In lieu of flowers the family requests dona- tions to be made to St. Jude Chil- dren’s Research Hospital, www.st- jude.org or a charity of the donor’s choice. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com SETZMAN Michael J. Setzman, of Richboro, PA, on March 22, 2022. Beloved husband of Lynn (nee Babbitt); Loving father of Scott (Jocelyn) Setzman and Robert (Jenna Lei- bowitz) Setzman; Dear brother of Andrea (Allan) Rosen; Cherished grandfather of Sydney, Payge & Emery. Contributions in his memory may be made Irish Wolfhound Res- cue, Inc., c/o Jean & Harry Minnier, 23 Huntington Dr, Southampton NJ 08088-1254. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com STRUG Grace Strug, nee Myerson on March 29, 2022. Wife of the late Herbert. Mother of Donna (Rick) Weiner, Larry (Janice) Strug, Rose- ann Pfannenstiel (Gary Koch) and Sandi (Barry) Green. Grandmother of Lee (Charlotte) Shefman, Lind- say (Jessie) Emple, Michael (Kel- ley) Strug, Adam (Amanda) Pfan- nenstiel, Lauren (Evan) Schwartz, Hailey Green and Rachel Green, also survived by 7 great grand- children. Relatives and friends are invited to funeral services Sunday 9:30 AM precisely at Goldsteins’ Rosenberg’s Raphael Sacks Sub- urban North, 310 Second Street Pike, Southampton, Pa. 18966. Contributions in her memory may be made to the American Macular Degeneration Foundation, PO Box 515, Northampton, MA 01061- 0515, www.macular.org GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com WOLF ADELE S. (NEE SOLOMON) On April 7, 2022, wife of the late J. Jay Wolf, mother of Judith (Bar- ry) Lutzky, and the late Aron Wolf, mother-in-law of Michelle Wolf, sister of Rachel Kruskal, grand- mother of Rachel and Daniel Wolf. Relatives and friends are invited to Services Sunday, 9:30 A.M. at JO- SEPH LEVINE and SONS, 2811 West Chester Pike, Broomall, PA 19008. Int. Haym Solomon Memo- rial Park. Contributions in her mem- ory may be made to the Pancreatic Action Network (PanCan). JOSEPH LEVINE & SONS MEMORIAL CHAPEL www.levinefuneral.com JEWISHEXPONENT.COM 31 synagogue spotlight What’s happening at ... Darchei Noam Ambler Synagogue Growing Fast JARRAD SAFFREN | STAFF WRITER W hen Darchei Noam opened in Ambler last summer, its leaders expected maybe 100 people to join the new community. More than a year later, the temple counts 211 fam- ilies as members. Locals, and even some non-locals due to the hybrid reality of synagogues in 2022, like that Darchei Noam is inclusive to people from all demographics, geographical areas and Jewish backgrounds — from the curious potential convert to the weekly Shabbat attendee. They also appreciate the temple’s informal approach to collecting money. Since there is no structure for membership dues, joining Darchei Noam is less an economic decision than a moral one. Residents join because they agree with the syn- agogue’s values. “We were founding members because we felt it was so important. The values,” said Sandi Greenwald of Warrington, referring to herself and her husband Paul. “I feel at home,” added Dominique Kliger of Blue Bell. “I’ve never felt more connected to a Jewish com- munity,” said Seth Pollock of Chalfont. “I’m more involved in this community than any synagogue prior, and I’ve belonged to a couple.” Pollock, like many Darchei Noam members, fol- lowed Rabbi Danielle Parmenter from a previous synagogue. He refers to himself, his wife Lauren and their two daughters as “one of the founding families.” “We decided to venture out on our own and create this community,” he added. And Pollock means that both figuratively and lit- erally. Like other congregants, after Darchei Noam leaders found their Ambler building, Pollock orga- nized his schedule around helping them renovate it. The Chalfont resident painted and helped with handiwork, among other tasks. Such a collaborative effort was what Darchei Noam members were after; it was why they left their old synagogues, according to Pollock. And that early work on renovating the building together shaped the foundation for future synagogue activity. As they went about it, anyone could walk in and pick up a paintbrush or screwdriver, and many did, according to Renee Strausberg, the community’s executive director. “There’s more of an emphasis on transparency and on barrier-free Judaism,” Pollock said, attrib- uting that last phrase to Parmenter and synagogue President Brandi Lerner. As Pollock’s attribution suggests, even the most 32 APRIL 14, 2022 | JEWISHEXPONENT.COM Darchei Noam members embark on a Tisha B’Av cleanup on the Wissahickon Trail. Darchei Noam’s tent at a community day in Ambler Courtesy of Darchei Noam Courtesy of Darchei Noam egalitarian communities need leaders; while Darchei Noam has “founding families” like the Pollocks, it also has a group of founding mothers in Parmenter, Strausberg, Lerner and Hazzan Arlyne Unger. The women, like their congregants, came from other synagogues that had strengths but that weren’t quite like Darchei Noam. As Lerner explained it, those other communities were affiliated with Jewish denominations, Orthodox, Conservative, Reform and Reconstructionist, and were therefore obligated to enforce the code of their chosen label. They also implemented a dues model that became a requirement for joining the commu- nity, turning synagogue membership into an eco- nomic decision. That structure, according to Unger, prevented peo- ple from feeling comfortable in their synagogue com- munities. Maybe they didn’t know enough about the religion; maybe their spouse wasn’t Jewish; or maybe they just decided it wasn’t worth the money once their kids grew older and didn’t need the preschool or religious school. “Many Jews, while they may affiliate with a certain movement because that’s the synagogue they’re at, they may not identify with that movement,” Lerner said. At Darchei Noam, they don’t have to; they just need a desire to practice Judaism, and this ethos has attracted a unique base of congregants. Some are converting to Judaism while others con- sider themselves “Modern Orthodox.” Half of the members are between 35 and 50, while half are older than 50. Congregants come from 40 different towns in Montgomery County, 10 in Philadelphia and six in Bucks County, according to Lerner. About a dozen families come from out of state. The hybrid element to services, classes and other programs helps with that. Lerner said it also helps that the temple is within walking distance of a train station. “There’s no synagogue in Ambler borough and this is like a happening place now,” she said. “Great vibe and location to draw in from the places where we get our members.” Darchei Noam, though, is not just a community of people rediscovering and redefining the faith side of their faith. It’s a functioning institution, too, with a religious school with 98 students, weekly Shabbat ser- vices that draw between 30 and 70 people and mem- bers who are willing to pay to cover costs like rent. Pledges range from $18 to $3,600, according to Strausberg, and payment plans are available. Lerner said the founding mothers are already working on the budget for next year, and “we’re not closing our doors.” “We’re a full-fledged shul,” Parmenter said. JE jsaffren@midatlanticmedia.com d’var torah And On That Day You Will Tell Your Child … BY RABBI ABE FRIEDMAN O Passover Photo by Abe Friedman f all the great seder experi- ences I have had, the year that sticks in my mind is 2006. My parents put me and my wife Rebecca in charge of planning the seder, and we decided that, on the fi rst night, aft er the opening rituals of karpas (dipping vegetables) and yach- atz (breaking the middle matzah), we would set aside the Haggadah for a while and let my father simply tell the Exodus story to my nephews, 7 and 3 at the time, who were the only children present. No one was better suited to fi ll this role. An avid storyteller, my dad attended local storytelling perfor- mances, hosted a group associated with the Southern Order of Storytellers in his home and traveled with my mom each year to the National Storytelling Festival in Johnson City, Tennessee. I will never forget the moment when he set down his cup of grape juice, pushed his chair back from the table, and beckoned Isaiah and Simon to come sit on his lap. His maggid (story) began gently, quietly, building slowly toward the calamity of slavery and oppression. While his attention was solely devoted to the two young boys on his knees, the rest of us were just as entranced by the tale he was weav- ing. Here was a master unfurling our people’s central narrative in carefully framed stages, phase by phase; I knew this story like the back of my hand, and yet it was like hearing it all again for the fi rst time in his words. Our sages directed that the seder story should proceed from disgrace to glory, and my family’s story fi ts that arc. Th at seder is full of emotional res- onance for me because it wasn’t always like that. I have early memories of my father telling bedtime stories, singing silly songs and taking me on weekend camping trips, but during my ele- mentary school years, he sank deeper into addiction, emotionally and oft en physically absent. Th en he went away altogether: As I was beginning eighth grade, he entered inpatient treatment in another state. My dad loved Pesach most of all the holidays. No doubt some of that was our family coming together year aft er year at the Ramah Darom retreat that he helped launch. More than that, the Passover story resonated with his own journey from slavery to freedom, addiction to recovery. And most of all, Passover is at heart a storyteller’s holiday. It was home for him, in every way possible. I treasure the stories my dad told me throughout the years, and especially during his 25 years in recovery: sad stories and funny ones, stories with a lesson and stories that maybe had no point at all. Family stories, Army sto- ries, personal stories. Th ey remain his greatest gift to me because each time I retell a story or draw on a lesson he taught, I can feel him right alongside me. JE Rabbi Abe Friedman is the senior rabbi at Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel in Philadelphia. Th e Board of Rabbis of Greater Philadelphia is proud to pro- vide diverse perspectives on Torah com- mentary for the Jewish Exponent. Th e opinions expressed in this column are the author’s own and do not refl ect the view of the Board of Rabbis. social announcements BIRTH J LAYLA WILLOW LIBERATORE acob and Caitlin Liberatore (née Applebaum) of Media announce the birth of their daughter, Layla Willow, on Feb. 18. Sharing in their joy are grandparents Abby and Scott Applebaum of Philadelphia and Amy and Lenny Liberatore of Drexel Hill; great-grandpar- ents Lela and Donald Seidel, Arlene Applebaum and Patricia Schilling; and aunts and uncles Jacqueline Applebaum, Bailey Applebaum, Benjamin Liberatore and Nathaniel Liberatore. Layla Willow is named in loving memory of her mater- nal great-grandfather Louis Applebaum, and her pater- nal great-grandfather William Schilling. BAR MITZVAH C CALEB JOSHUA BERGER aleb Joshua Berger was called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on March 31 in the Arava Desert in Israel. Caleb is the son of Jeff and Liz Berger of Wayne, and the brother of Stella and Jacob. Caleb is the grandson of Steve and Ilene Berger of Newtown Square and John Eldred and Janet Greco of Ambler. Caleb carried with him the ring of his great-grandfather, Irv Berger z”l, to wear during the service and received a pin in honor of his great-grandfather, Paul Junod z”l, for whom he was named. Caleb is an eighth-grader at The Grayson School in Radnor and is an avid esports player with aspira- tions to become an elec- trical engineer. Caleb’s continuing Mitzvah Project is to assist schools in teach- ing students to build gaming PCs and establish esports programs. Photo by Breana Tiff any Photography Photo by Elizabeth Berger JEWISHEXPONENT.COM 33 calendar APRIL 15–APRIL 21 FRI DAY, A P R I L 15 PARSHA FOR LIFE THRSDAY, APRIL 21 Join Rabbi Alexander Coleman, Jewish educator and psychother- apist at the Institute for Jewish Ethics, at 9 a.m. for a weekly jour- ney through the Torah portion of the week with eternal lessons on per- sonal growth and spirituality. Go to ijethics.org/weekly-torah-portion. html to receive the Zoom link and password. FI LM S C REE NI NG CHABAD SEDER Join Chabad of Penn Wynne at 8 p.m. for a fully prepared, inspiring community Passover seder. The only time you will ever have to lift a finger will be to raise your glass. Cost is $45 for adults, $25 for children. All are welcome; discounts available. RSVP at chabadpennwynne.org/seder. 7571 Haverford Ave., Philadelphia. M O N DAY, A P R I L 18 MAHJONG GAME Melrose B’nai Israel Emanu-El Sisterhood invites the community to join our weekly mahjong game at 7 p.m. Cost is $36 per year or free with MBIEE Sisterhood membership. For more information, call 215-635- 1505 or email office@mbiee.org. 8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park. “We Survived Together,” a film about the experience of one family’s escape from the ghetto of Krakow, Poland, during World War II, is being presented by ReadingFilm at the GoggleWorks Center for the Arts Boscov Theater on at 6 p.m., with a filmmaker meet-and-greet reception provided with support from the Jewish Federation of Reading/Berks. Visit goggleworks.org/event/they-survived-together/ for more information. 201 Washington St., Reading. TU E S DAY, A PR I L 19 BINGO WITH BARRY Join Barry at Tabas Kleinlife for an afternoon of bingo from 12:30-3:30 p.m. on April 19 and 20. Free park- ing and free to play with snacks available on April 20. For more information, call 215-745-3127. 2101 Strahle St., Philadelphia. HOARDING SUPPORT DROP-IN Join Jewish Family and Children’s Service from 4-5 p.m. if you’re an individual who has completed a prior hoarding support group program. To register or for more information on sliding-scale options, contact Rivka Goldman at 267-256-2250 or rgoldman@jfcsphilly.org. WED N E S DAY, A PR I L 20 HOARDING SUPPORT Join Jewish Family and Children’s 34 Service and like-minded individuals from April 13–July 27 from 5:30- 7:30 p.m. in a supportive commu- nity where you will learn tools to address compulsive acquiring and saving while deepening your under- standing of clutter and how you got here. To register or for more information on sliding scale options, contact Rivka Goldman at 267-256-2250 or rgoldman@jfcsphilly.org. PASSOVER BBQ The Congregations of Shaare Shamayim is holding its annual Passover BBQ at 6 p.m. Cost for APRIL 14, 2022 | JEWISHEXPONENT.COM adults is $22 per person and $15 for children 13 and younger. Join your synagogue family for a night of someone else doing the cooking and cleaning up. Please call the CSS office, 215-677-1600, for details or to make your reservations. 9768 Verree Road, Philadelphia. T HU RSDAY, AP RIL 21 BEREAVEMENT GROUP Jewish Family and Children’s Service is offering an eight-session online support group for individu- als who have suffered the loss of a loved one. The last session will be held from 10:30 a.m.-noon on Zoom. Contact Rivka Goldman at 267-256-2250 or rgoldman@ jfcsphilly.org for more information. GRATZ LECTURE Gratz Legal presents “Understanding and Combatting Hate Crimes” with speakers Amy Feinman and Shira Goodman of the Anti-Defamation League at 1 p.m. The program is online and in-person simultaneously, with three 40-minute sessions cost- ing $72 for attorneys and $25 for auditors. For more information, contact mcohen@gratz.edu. 7605 Old York Road, Melrose Park. JE around town 3 4 5 6 Photo by Inna Gulko 1 Courtesy of the Israeli American Counci 2 Courtesy of the Abrams Hebrew Academy Courtesy of the Kellman Brown Academy Courtesy of Touro College Courtesy of the Abrams Hebrew Academy Out & About 1 The Abrams Hebrew Academy’s seventh- and eighth-grade classes participated in a science fair. 2 Abrams Hebrew Academy fifth graders organized a makkah fair to learn about the plagues in Egypt during Passover. 3 Israeli American Council members collected and wrapped 200 gifts from community members to distribute to children at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, in the Chai Lifeline organization and to kids around the Philadelphia area. 4 The Kellman Brown Academy in Voorhees, New Jersey, held its annual Hackathon, and middle school students worked on environmental solutions such as restoring nature and cleaning the air. 5 Mesivta High School of Greater Philadelphia’s debating team won the Model Beis Din Competition, in which Yeshiva high schools debate halachic dilemmas, in New York City. 6 KleinLife and the Chabad Living Legacy Program invited the community to learn how to bake matzah. JEWISHEXPONENT.COM 35 last word LOOKING AHEAD WITH CENTENARIAN HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR SASHA ROGELBERG | STAFF WRITER I zydor Einziger feels like he’s 85. For perhaps anyone else, that number would feel a little under- whelming, concerning even. But to Einziger, a Holocaust survivor who will turn 103 on April 17, 85-years-old is pretty good. “When I was 85, I was in good shape,” he said. To celebrate his longevity, Lions Gate Life Plan Community in Voorhees, New Jersey, where Einziger resides, honored him and 11 other centenarians on April 12 by inducting them into the Lions Gate 100 Club. The residents, who, according to Lions Gate, make up 1% of the state’s centenarians, received special proclamations — created by New Jersey General Assembly members Pamela R. Lampitt and Louis D. Greenwald and state Sen. James Beach, and presented by Voorhees Mayor Michael Mignogna. Ten of the 12 centenarians are Jewish. “While we recognize all of our resi- dents as part of our Lions Gate family, those who have passed the 100-year mark have such a rich history to share with us. We are honored to hear and learn from their life stories,” Lions Gate CEO David Thompson said in a press release. Now well into the three digits, Einziger is less concerned with the type of birthday cake he’ll be having and more concerned with today’s political climate: The war in Ukraine bears an eerie resemblance to his childhood in German- and Russian-occupied Poland on the brink of World War II. Einziger was born in Mytarka, a small Polish village in 1919 when the world was recovering from a different pandemic, the Spanish Flu. He eventually, after moving a couple of times as a child, grew up in German-occupied Krakow, where he was no stranger to antisemitism. His family moved to the large city to accommodate Einziger’s education; he graduated from gymnasium, simi- lar to a college preparatory school, in 1937. Though he tried to pursue higher 36 education at a Polish institute, he was not allowed because he was Jewish, and instead opted to attend a Jewish school nearby. Einziger’s higher education was short-lived. Two years later, the dawn of World War II prompted his family — his mother, father, older sister Renia Einziger Meir, and husband Beno Meir and baby — to make plans to flee. Meir, a lawyer at a large firm, was fortunate enough to have contacts and a potential safe house in Soviet-occupied eastern Poland. The couple and baby were to leave, but only Einziger’s sister and baby niece made it to their correct train. Meir was supposed to join them a few days later but was waylaid. “Nothing works according to plans,” Einziger said. On Sept. 1, 1939, Einziger awoke to the sounds of planes flying overheard and bombs dropping over the city. The bombings surprised him — he believed APRIL 14, 2022 | JEWISHEXPONENT.COM that the U.S. military prowess was strong enough to quell concerns of war in Poland. His parents encouraged him to leave immediately, while they stayed behind, too old to travel. Einziger fled with a few school friends as bombs still dropped on the city, though returned home 10 days later, disheveled and tired, after being captured by Nazi officers and forced to clean their camp before being let go. Einziger stayed home for a month, but his time at home was marked by strife: His parents had to buy essentials on the black market; they weren’t allowed to listen to the radio or television; school friends began to vanish. When his family learned that young Jewish people were being forced into hard labor, they knew it was time for Einziger to once again leave home. Einziger remembered the gravity of the moment when his parents saw him off at the train station, where Einziger fled to eastern Poland. “The events are dry,” Einziger said. “The feelings a person goes through — to look at your parents and feel in your heart that you might not see them again, and you go out and you don’t know what will be — it’s a terrible feeling.” Einziger’s escape plans were even- tually foiled again, and he spent years working odd jobs at a railroad, shov- eling snow off the tracks; he worked as a bacterial technician at a polyclinic in Lvov, thanks to his mother’s cousin, who was a doctor, but was later deported to a labor camp in 1941. Until 1945, he traveled across Russian- occupied Poland, reuniting with some family members and separated from others. Of his time under Russian control, Einziger offered a grim summary and potential warning: “Russia never changes.” In 1946, he returned to Krakow for the last time, and he learned of the death of his parents, sister and niece. He visited the synagogue there, where the walls of the dilapidated shul were marked with names and safe house addresses and pleas of, “Don’t forget us.” In 1947, Einziger left Poland for Paris, France, and arrived in America in 1948 on the RMS Queen Mary. Einziger made his living in the U.S. as a textile and children’s store owner, but found his purpose surrounded by family members; he has a great-granddaughter who is 3, and his daughter made plans to fly up from Florida to visit him on his birthday, despite also having plans to come and visit in June as well. Though he attributes his longevity to good health, exercise and good genes, Einziger is firm in his belief that he wouldn’t have survived without the companionship he had while surviving WWII. “Be agreeable with other people,” Einziger said. “Don’t make enemies; make friends. This is the essence of life.” JE srogelberg@midatlanticmedia.com Photo by Kris Parsons Izydor Einziger SEASHORE SALE LOVE where you LIVE VOTED ATLANTIC COUNTY BOARD OF REALTORS 2020 REALTOR OF THE YEAR! *TOP 10 in the country out of all Berkshire Hathaway agents *GCI 2019 NEW LISTING! MARGATE $5,400,000 FINALLY! OPEN BAYFRONT WITH BREATHTAKING VIEWS IS NOW AVAILABLE! THIS MANSION HAS IT ALL! NEW LISTING! MARGATE $1,100,000 IN THE HEART OF MARGATE, JUST A BLOCK AND HALF TO THE BEACH! THIS TOWNHOME FEATURES 4 BR AND 3.5 BATHS www.HartmanHomeTeam.com NEW LISTING! VENTNOR $3,499,000 STUNNING, CUSTOM BEACH BLOCK NEW CONSTRUCTION COMING TO THE DESIRABLE ST. LEONARD'S TRACT NEW PRICE! 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Rothberg Federman & Hollister 3103 Hulmeville Road Suite 200 Bensalem, PA 19020 1714 CHERRY INC. has been incor- porated under the provisions of the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law of 1988. McCreesh, McCreesh, McCreesh & Cannon 7053 Terminal Square Upper Darby, PA 19082 ESTATE OF ANNA MAE PAONESSA, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or de- mands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to PAULINE PAONESSA, EXECUTRIX, 191 Willow Ct., 2nd Fl., Bensalem, PA 19020, Or to her Attorney: MARYBETH O. LAURIA LAURIA LAW LLC 3031 Walton Rd., Ste. A320 Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462 ESTATE OF APERLINA E. DUFFUS, DECEASED. 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Late of Philadelphia LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to DEBORAH KAPLAN, EXECUTRIX, c/o Wendy Fein Cooper, Esq., 50 S. 16th St., Ste. 3530, Philadelphia, PA 19102, Or to her Attorney: WENDY FEIN COOPER DOLCHIN, SLOTKIN & TODD, P.C. 50 S. 16th St., Ste. 3530 Philadelphia, PA 19102 Estate of Benjamin Eric Jacobs, Deceased Late of Philadelphia, PA. LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION on the above estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same, and all persons indebted to the dece- dent to make payment without delay, to Samantha Jouin and Victoria Dougherty, Administratrices, c/o Gary A. Zlotnick, Esq., Zarwin Baum DeVito Kaplan Schaer & Toddy, PC, One Commerce Sq., 2005 Market St., 16th Fl., Philadelphia, PA 19103 or to their attorneys, Gary A. Zlotnick, Esq. Zarwin Baum DeVito Kaplan Schaer & Toddy, PC One Commerce Sq. 2005 Market St., 16th Fl. Philadelphia, PA 19103 ESTATE OF DUANE AUGUSTUS WILLIE, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or de- mands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to ALAN S. FORMAN, ESQ. and PETER KLENK, ESQ., 2202 Delancey Place, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Or to their Attorney: DANIELLA A. HORN KLENK LAW 2202 Delancey Place Philadelphia, PA 19103 ESTATE OF ELIZABETH STEVENSON, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to Arthur W. Stevenson, Executor, c/o Harry Metka, Esq., 4802 Neshaminy Blvd, Ste. 9, Bensalem, PA 19020, Or to his Attorney: HARRY METKA 4802 Neshaminy Blvd, Ste. 9 Bensalem, PA 19020 Estate of ELVAYANN LEIGH WEAVER, deceased. Late of Philadelphia LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION on the above estate have been granted to the undersigned, who bequest all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same, and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay, to Savilla Jiles, Executrix, c/o Samuel Ben-Samuel, Esquire 273 Montgomery Ave., Ste., 201, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 or to his attorney: Samuel Ben-Samuel 273 Montgomery Ave. Ste. 201 Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 Estate of EVA MAE DANIELS, deceased. Late of Philadelphia LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION on the above estate have been granted to the undersigned, who bequest all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same, and all persons indebted to the dece- dent to make payment without delay, to Nathan Daniels, Administrator, c/o Samuel Ben-Samuel, Esquire 273 Montgomery Ave., Ste., 201, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 or to his attorney: Samuel Ben-Samuel 273 Montgomery Ave. Ste. 201 Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 ESTATE OF HELENE WHITTLE, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to ERIN WHITTLE, EXECUTRIX, 362 County Line Rd., Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006, Or to her Attorney: JOHN SLOWINSKI JOHN SLOWINSKI, P.C. 3143 Knights Rd. Bensalem, PA 19020 ESTATE OF LOUIS I. PIATETSKY, Deceased. Late of Pennsylvania LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION on the above estate have been granted to the undersigned, who bequest all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same, and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment with- out delay, to Debra G. Speyer, Esq., Administrator c/o his attorney Debra G. Speyer, Two Bala Plaza, Suite 300, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004. ESTATE OF HENRY M. WILKOWSKI a/k/a HENRY WILKOWSKI, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to ROBERT STEPHEN WILKOWSKI, EXECUTOR, c/o John M. Pelet, III, Esq., 200 S. Broad St., Ste. 600, Philadelphia, PA 19102, Or to his Attorney: John M. Pelet, III Astor Weiss Kaplan & Mandel, LLP 200 S. Broad St., Ste. 600 Philadelphia, PA 19102 ESTATE OF LUKASZ PAWLOWSKI, deceased. Late of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA. LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION on the above estate have been granted to the undersigned, who bequest all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same, and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment with- out delay, to Radoslaw Pawlowski, Administrator, c/o Gary Stewart Seflin, Esquire, 30 West Third Street, Media, PA 19063 or to his attorney: Gary Stewart Seflin 30 West Third Street Media, PA 19063 ESTATE OF IRNA GUTMAN, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to Alexander Gutman, Executor, 199 Cinnabar Ln., Yardley, PA 19067, Or to his Attorney: DMITRI E. SELETSKI CHOATE & SELETSKI 2 University Plaza, Ste. 101 Hackensack, NJ 07601 ESTATE OF LaJADE PARHAM, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to David V. Bogdan, Administrator, 2725 West Chester Pike, Broomall, PA 19008, Or to his Attorney: David V. Bogdan 2725 West Chester Pike Broomall, PA 19008 ESTATE OF NEWELL FISCHER, DECEASED. Late of Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, PA LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to RUTH S. FISCHER, EXECUTRIX, c/o Rebecca Rosenberger Smolen, Esq., 1 Bala Plaza, Ste. 623, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004, Or to her Attorney: REBECCA ROSENBERGER SMOLEN BALA LAW GROUP, LLC 1 Bala Plaza, Ste. 623 Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 ESTATE OF PEARL SAMSON, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to David Samson, Executor, c/o Harry Metka, Esq., 4802 Neshaminy Blvd, Ste. 9, Bensalem, PA 19020, Or to his Attorney: HARRY METKA Podcast Continued from Page 28 municating virtually on opposite sides of the country, adapting to pandemic restrictions was easy. They recruited up-and-coming voice actors from around the world, including Australia. FanExpo was the first time the entire podcast team had met in person. The rebooted podcast allowed Palmer and Horowitz to reunite with Nathan Faudree, a New-York based film actor and “Potchki”’s original Nebbish. Faudree, who is not Jewish, jumped at the oppor- tunity to play the role again. 4802 Neshaminy Blvd, Ste. 9 Bensalem, PA 19020 PC 1315 Walnut St., 12th Fl. Philadelphia, PA 19107 ESTATE OF PRAYANK PRAPANNA, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to VINAY NIMAWAT, ADMINISTRATOR, c/o Daniella A. Horn, Esq., 2202 Delancey Place, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Or to his Attorney: DANIELLA A. HORN KLENK LAW, LLC 2202 Delancey Place Philadelphia, PA 19103 ESTATE OF STEPHEN PATRICK CONLON, SR., DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to CAITLIN CONLON, ADMINISTRATRIX, c/o Amy F. Steerman, Esq., 1900 Spruce St., Philadelphia, PA 19103, Or to her Attorney: AMY F. STEERMAN AMY F. STEERMAN LLC 1900 Spruce St. Philadelphia, PA 19103 ESTATE OF RICHARD L. GRAY, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or de- mands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment with- out delay to JAMEY ROD, 2900 Byberry Rd., Hatboro, PA 19040 and VICKI GODOWN, 1692 SE 10th Ave., Deerfield Beach, FL 33441, EXECUTORS, Or to their Attorney: BETH B. MCGOVERN Trevose Corporate Center 4624 Street Rd. Trevose, PA 19053 ESTATE OF THOMAS JOHN CICCONE, JR., DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment with- out delay to RONALD P. CICCONE, ADMINISTRATOR, c/o Daniella A. Horn, Esq., 2202 Delancey Place, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Or to his Attorney: DANIELLA A. HORN KLENK LAW, LLC 2202 Delancey Place Philadelphia, PA 19103 ESTATE OF STANLEY JULES RIPKIN a/k/a STANLEY RIPKIN, STANLEY J. RIPKIN, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to SETH J. RIPKIN, Executor, c/o Harry Metka, Esq., 4802 Neshaminy Blvd, Ste. 9, Bensalem, PA 19020, Or to his Attorney: HARRY METKA 4802 Neshaminy Blvd, Ste. 9 Bensalem, PA 19020 ESTATE OF STARLYNN JONES AKA STARLYNN E. JONES Jones, Starlynn aka Jones, Starlynn E. late of Philadelphia, PA. Kein Averi Jones, 1628 Latona St., Philadelphia, PA 19146, Administrator. George V. Troilo, Esq. Law Offices of Gregory J. Pagano, Though laying the groundwork for an expansive second season, the podcast crew is realistic in their expectations for the project. The original trio has established careers in the industry, but the longevity of the project and the enduring interest of Palmer, Horowitz and Faudree point to the power the project has in their lives. “They’re not in it for like, ‘Oh, we’re gonna get famous or we’re gonna make this huge statement,’ or anything like that,” Faudree said. “They just want to have fun and want to make something cool.” JE request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to STEVEN M SELBST, EXECUTOR 1820 Rittenhouse Square Philadelphia, PA 19103 ESTATE OF THOMAS JOSEPH BOEHMKE, JR., DECEASED. Late of Bensalem Township, Bucks County, PA LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to THOMAS J. BOEHMKE, III, ADMINISTRATOR, c/o Stephanie A. Henrick, Esq., 1001 Conshohocken State Rd., Ste. 1-625, West Conshohocken, PA 19428, Or to his Attorney: STEPHANIE A. HENRICK OBERMAYER REBMANN MAXWELL & HIPPEL LLP 1001 Conshohocken State Rd., Ste. 1-625 West Conshohocken, PA 19428 ESTATE OF SIDNEY Z SEBST, DECEASED Late of Philadelphia LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF MIFFLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA ORPHANS’ COURT DIVISION IN RE: ADOPTION OF No. 14 of 2022 B.B.T. a/k/a A.Z.T. NOTICE OF HEARING To: All putative fathers: A Petition has been filed asking the Court to put an end to all rights you have to your child, who was born on January 2, 2022, in Philadelphia, PA. The Court has set a hearing to consider ending rights to your child. That hearing will be held via video conference, using the Zoom Cloud Meeting program/app before Judge Gingrich on April 25, 2022, at 1:30 p.m. Your presence is required at the hearing. You are warned that even if you fail to appear at the scheduled hearing, the hearing will go on with- out you and your rights to your child may be ended by the Court without your being present. You have a right to be represented at the hearing by a lawyer. You should take this paper to your lawyer at once. If you do not have a lawyer or cannot afford one, go to or telephone the office set forth below to find out where you can get legal help. COURT ADMINISTRATOR’S OFFICE MIFFLIN COUNTY COURTHOUSE LEWISTOWN, PA 17044 (717) 248-6733 Respectfully submitted, THE LAW OFFICES OF DENISE M. BIERLY Denise M. Bierly, Esquire Attorney I.D. No. 58860 201 West High Street Bellefonte, PA 16823 (814) 237-7900 JM ARCHER INC has been incor- porated under the provisions of the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law of 1988. KEVS CARPET, INC. has been incorporated under the provisions of the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law of 1988. Notice is hereby given that Articles of Incorporation for a Domestic Nonprofit Corporation for Friends of Phi Alpha Sigma were filed with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The address of the corporation’s registered office is 313 South 10th Street, Philadelphia PA 19107 in Philadelphia County. This Corporation is incorporated under the provisions of the Pennsylvania Nonprofit Corporation Law of 1988, as amended. Notice is hereby given that Articles of Incorporation were filed in the Department of State of The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania April 05, 2022 for ASHLEE AESTHETICS CORP. under the provisions of the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law of 1988, as amended. Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Business Corporation Law of 1988, Cutwater Investor Services Corp., a corporation incorporat- ed under the laws of the State of Delaware, intends to withdraw from doing business in Pennsylvania. The address of its principal office in its jurisdiction of incorporation is BNY Mellon, 500 Grant St., Suite 1915, Pittsburgh, PA 15258, and the name of its commercial registered office provider in Pennsylvania is C T Corporation System. Owners’ Alliance of Chestnut Hill has been incorporated under the provi- sions of the Pennsylvania Business Corporations Law of 1988. TRUST NOTICE - Lee Family Trust Dated December 31, 2011. Kuo Cheung Lee and Lai Ping Lee, Deceased. Late of Phila. County, PA. This Trust is in existence and all persons having claims or de- mands against said Trust or dece- dent are requested to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to Eleanor Chin-Lee and Aristotle Lee, Trustees, c/o Wendy Fein Cooper, Esq., 50 S. 16th St., Ste. 3530, Philadelphia, PA 19102. Or to their Atty.: Wendy Fein Cooper, Atty., Dolchin, Slotkin & Todd, P.C., 50 S. 16th St., Ste. 3530, Philadelphia, PA 19102 TWENTY-TWO, INC. The address of its principal office under the laws of its jurisdiction is 19818 W. West Shore Drive Mundelein, IL 60060. The Commercial Registered Office Provider is in care of Registered Agents, Inc. in the county of Montgomery. The Corporation is filed in compliance with the require- ments of the applicable provision of 15 Pa. C.S. 412. 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