HAPPY NEW YEAR! DECEMBER 30, 2021 / 26 TEVET 5782 ‘LICORICE PIZZA’ Youth is wasted on the young in this Paul Thomas Anderson film. PAGE 14 JEWISHEXPONENT.COM — WHAT IT MEANS TO BE JEWISH IN PHILADELPHIA — $1.00 OF NOTE LOCAL New Year’s Resolutions Philadelphia’s Jewish community set goals for 2022. Page 4 LOCAL Antisemitic Acts Break Out in South Jersey Investigators looking into two incidents in Burlington County. Page 6 LOCAL JNF-USA Names Philadelphia JNFuture Leader Sean Siegel shares a devotion to Israel. Page 17 Volume 134 Number 38 Published Weekly Since 1887 Jewish Leaders Take Stance on Abortion SASHA ROGELBERG | JE STAFF IF A JEWISH PERSON was asked to vote for one of two candidates in an election — one who advocated for abortion on demand or one who banned abortion entirely — medical ethics expert Dr. Daniel Eisenberg said that halachically, Jews should vote for the candidate who allowed abortions on demand. American Jews are not being asked to make this black-and-white decision, but the U.S. Supreme Court is heavily weighing the question of allowing abortion in the United States. In July, the court will convene to decide whether to uphold Mississippi’s 2018 law banning abortion aft er 15 weeks of pregnancy and potentially to strike the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, which granted federal protection to women seeking abortions. Republicans and Christian establish- ments have led the movement to restrict abortion access, but they are not the only ones with voices on the matter. Many area Jewish leaders would agree with Eisenberg’s ethical argument. See Abortion, Page 8 A cohort of campers play at JCC Camps at Medford in 2020, a year when many camps canceled their summer sessions. Courtesy of Sara Sideman 2021: Year in Review for Jewish Philadelphia SASHA ROGELBERG | JE STAFF ON NEW YEAR’S EVE 2020, it seemed people were expecting the winds of change to come in 2021. Health care workers receiving their fi rst COVID jabs in December and an election yielding a new president in November were interpreted as harbingers. In 2021, we hoped COVID would be eradicated and, in its place, would be a return to what was comfortable or a new normal that was even better than what life looked like before the pandemic. Instead, we continued and continue to brave the unknown and move forward, adapting to COVID’s new challenges, a changing climate and political landscape. Turn to page 9 for some stories from the Jewish Exponent that shaped 2021. See Review, Page 9 In the mailbox, online, on social media — We’ve got you covered! 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JEWISH EXPONENT ANY ADVERTISER’S OFFERS FEATURED IN SNAPSHOT ARE NULL AND VOID DECEMBER 30, 2021 3 H eadlines Machers Share Their Resolutions for 2022 L OCA L JARRAD SAFFREN | JE STAFF JEWISH PHILADELPHIANS: If you have sinned since Yom Kippur, this is your second, secular chance to reset for a new calendar year. It’s time to make New Year’s resolutions for 2022. Jewish Philadelphia-area machers, or people who get things done, were kind enough to share their promises to themselves for the upcoming year. Michael Balaban, president and CEO, Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia “An old Jewish story: Mendel meets David. He says, ‘I haven’t got much time today, my friend, so tell me, in one word, how is life?’ “David says, ‘In one word? Good.’ “Mendel says, ‘Give me a bit more detail. In two words, how is life?’ “David replies, ‘In two words? Not good.’ “When asked for my New Year’s resolution this year, I am reminded of this story. Our world today seems to be swimming in turmoil. Many respond by bemoaning and turning inward. My resolution is to lean outward more — into violence across our city. things far greater than myself “We need to think differ- — my family, friends, commu- ently than we have before and nity and prayer.” use every tool available to us. This includes utilizing our Rabbi Eliott N. Perlstein, academic experts to help us Ohev Shalom of Bucks County evaluate our efforts, deploying “I intend to venture farther tech surveillance and being and more frequently out of my smarter than those causing comfort zone.” issues, and examining innova- tive DNA analyses to help solve Rabbi Binyomin Davis, crimes and assist prosecutors.” Aish Chaim “I resolve to be kinder and Alan Scher, CEO, more considerate of those I Kaiserman JCC don’t see eye to eye with.” “At the JCC, we are begin- ning a strategic plan in 2022 Sophie Don, senior manager with a series of conversations of programs, Philadelphia dreaming about our future. Holocaust Remembrance “I will, as a result, put on Foundation the listening ears I remind “I’m motivated to keep preschoolers to place on telling the stories of Jewish and their heads when I read the non-Jewish victims of Nazi stories and look to be as persecution and current victims present as possible with my of bigotry and antisemitism. mind, body and spirit to all “Personally, I’m hopeful for the new connections, ideas a healthy and safe 2022! I’d like and wisdom available to to spend time with my family us across the Philadelphia and friends, and I’m hoping it Jewish community.” will feel safe to travel again.” Ben Waxman, Center City Allan Domb, Philadelphia City resident and Democratic Councilmember At-Large Primary candidate for the “ We mu s t r e m a i n 182nd House District seat committed to solv ing t he in Pennsylvania’s House of violence epidemic — there’s Representatives nothing more important than “My resolution is that we reducing and preventing gun must commit in 2022 to taking and lose 60 pounds. “For my business and the Jewish community, my resolu- tions are to not just grow the catering and event planning businesses, but to grow to the point that we can be philan- thropic for the following year. “My other resolution is to use only compostable products for the business, as well as change all my vendors to be Gabby Kaplan-Mayer, chief as local as possible to support program officer, Jewish other local businesses.” Learning Venture “My intention for 2022 is to Josh Shapiro, attorney continue to innovate with all of general of Pennsylvania and our Jewish Learning Venture Democratic gubernatorial programming to find ways to candidate make the Jewish community even “In 2022, my resolution is to more inclusive and supportive for spend as much time with my all families raising Jewish kids, family as I can while continuing especially those who have felt to do everything in my power to make Pennsylvanians’ marginalized in any way. “I hope to also find new lives better.” ways to support the amazing colleagues whom I work Polly Edelstein, program with. Personally, I am excited manager, Tribe 12 “Continue to build and for a new year full of spiri- tual growth, discovery, fun deepen meaningful connec- and creativity.” tions with our constituents, past, present and future, as Daniel Israel, owner of Tribe 12 looks toward 2022 Deluxe Catering with optimism and hope. “Personally, they say never “My personal one is to have trust a skinny chef, but my more dinner parties (safely).” l goal is to eat healthier, climb 100 flights of steps on the jsaffren@jewishexponent.com; StairMaster four times a week 215-832-0740 care of each other, even people we don’t know. “We are at a scary moment with positive COVID cases rising dramatically. The only way through this latest phase of the virus is for the world to make a resolution to come together, trust science and take the steps necessary to contain and end the pandemic.” Jewish Man Discovers Arm Wrestling Passion L OCA L JARRAD SAFFREN | JE STAFF FOR STEVEN ROSENBLUM, a Jewish resident of Northeast Philadelphia, arm wrestling is no mere party trick. Several years ago, it became his main hobby. Then it turned into his side hustle, as he hosted tournaments all over the Philadelphia area. And now, it’s about to transform into his business. Rosenblum, who works a winter job as a foreman for a 4 DECEMBER 30, 2021 snow plow company, is going to add arm wrestling to a combat school in the Franklin Mills Mall this January. The Philly resident will have sweat equity in the business, meaning he will work for his percentage. “I think it’s a great way to bring a community together,” he said. Rosenblum, 47, seems like he’s out of central casting for an arm wrestling enthusiast. At Northeast High School, he was a four-sport athlete in football, baseball, basketball and wrestling, winning a Public League wrestling champi- onship. He also did judo, Golden Gloves boxing and even kickboxing. Then, as an adult, Rosenblum owned gyms for 15 years before the COVID-19 pandemic forced him out of business. But it was at one of his gyms that he discovered his new niche passion. A member named Sue Fisher asked Rosenblum if she could bring in her arm wrestling table. She told him she was a professional arm wrestler. Rosenblum chuckled. JEWISH EXPONENT “It’s not really a sport,” he said, “no offense, defense, running, throwing.” But as time went on, it was Fisher who got the last laugh. Rosenblum was fascinated that Fisher, a middle-aged woman with toned, but not huge muscles, could win battles of strength like this. “It’s more than just power,” he said. “It’s skill. It’s technique. It’s training your arm.” Around the same time, Rosenblum’s son Brecken, then 11, told his father that he beat his aunt in arm wrestling. Yet again, the Jewish man laughed. “I said, ‘You can’t beat an adult,’” he recalled. But yet again, as time went on, it was the arm wrestler who got the last laugh. Rosenblum challenged his son to beat his mother, and he did. Then the father pushed his son to defeat his grandfather, and he did. “My father, a stronger older gentleman who works out,” Rosenblum said. “My son beat my father with little to no effort.” That was when Rosenblum decided to try this niche sport JEWISHEXPONENT.COM H EADLINES AT ARDEN COURTS WE OFFER: 100% DEDICATED MEMORY CARE SAFE, SECURE INDOOR/ OUTDOOR WALKING PATHS NURSING SERVICES ON-SITE Steven Rosenblum, right, and Brecken Rosenblum, left, compete at an arm wrestling tournament. Courtesy of Steven Rosenblum himself. He sat down against his son and beat him handily. He was hooked. Th e Philly resident started the Philadelphia Arm Wrestling Team, a group of fi ve guys who got together to, well, arm wrestle. He also began hosting tournaments at places like the Final Score Sports Bar & Grill in Bensalem and Daydreams Gentlemen’s Club in Philly. Rosenblum has hosted 24 tournaments since 2019 for beginners, amateurs and pros. He has won four himself, and he describes himself as a low-level pro who can beat 90 percent of the population. The tournaments, which started early on Saturdays and went all day, were fun but not very profi table, according to the host. So recently, he pivoted. Rosenblum loves arm wrestling. He also has a sense that it’s gaining popularity. But he believes it can get even bigger with more formal training facilities. As Rosenblum put it, he’s building a school. “I can’t wait to fi nish the gym so I can start teaching classes and really promote the sport,” he said. Rosenblum loves the sport because, contrary to its reputa- tion as a test of raw strength, it actually has a way of leveling the playing fi eld. Someone like Fisher, a regular-sized woman, or his 11-year-old son can beat people who are bigger and/or stronger. A school will help smaller and weaker kids train to beat bigger and stronger kids, according to the teacher. “It shows kids that it’s not only size or strength,” Rosenblum said. “A weaker kid can easily beat somebody a lot stronger if their tendons are stronger and they’ve been doing the sport for a while.” Like other combat sports, both today and in the past, arm wrestling can also be a way to channel kids’ energy, according to the gym entre- preneur. Rosenblum hopes to one day start a youth league through the Philadelphia Parks & Recreation Center. He said arm wrestling “would do great in the inner city.” “Kids will grow,” he added. “Th ey’ll see it’s not a one-day thing; it’s a long-term sport. You have to put the time in.” Rosenblum has seen this process play out with his own son. Th e two practice when they get together and attend tournaments. John Hancock Demon- stration Elementary School actually banned arm wrestling because Brecken was beating everybody, according to his father. “When he picked up arm wrestling, he liked to prove to somebody that he was stronger than them without beating them up,” Rosenblum said. ● jsaff ren@jewishexponent.com; 215-832-0740 Thursday, January 6, 2022 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Register in advance for this Zoom webinar by visiting the LINK below: https://tinyurl.com/hp4nahfc Questions can be directed to VirtualSeminars@arden-courts.org FREE DEMENTIA VIRTUAL SEMINAR Conversations with Dr. Tam Cummings A Monthly Education Series for the Dementia Caregiver Mom Seems Different, Should I Be Concerned? During the holidays, did you notice something different about your parent which concerned you? Maybe their always spotless house seemed untidy. 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Tam Cummings, Ph.D., Gerontologist Author, Untangling Alzheimer’s: The Guide for Families and Professionals © 2021 ProMedica Health System, Inc., or its affiliates 14448_Warminster-Yardley_5.5x11.indd 1 JEWISHEXPONENT.COM JEWISH EXPONENT 12/1/21 11:18 AM DECEMBER 30, 2021 5 H eadlines Next-Generation Players Preserve Mahjong L OCA L SASHA ROGELBERG | JE STAFF MAHJONG PLAYERS want you to know that the tile game isn’t just for bubbes. “Over the last five years, it’s just unbelievably grown,” said Gail Stein, who teaches a beginner’s mahjong class at Old York Road Temple-Beth Am in Abington. Stein began teaching the class over a decade and a half ago, with membership hovering at around 35 to 40 per week. Although COVID-19 forced in-person attendance to drop, the Sisterhood-sponsored group still meets weekly, maxing out the capacity of their meeting space. Stein said five people have spots on the waiting list. Although the group skews older, and still consists mostly of older women reaching retirement age or becoming empty nesters, the class has seen a few new faces. “We’re starting to get the next generation,” Stein said. The youngest player to join the class was 13. A man in his 20s or 30s started attending the weekly meetup as well. “They know if they walk in our door that they are accepted and that we will find a place for them to play,” Stein said. Mahjong is a strategy game, with Japanese, Chinese and American variations. Players aim to create a certain “hand” of tiles that contain various suits. Beyond being an enter- taining game to play, mahjong is mostly played for social purposes, Stein said. It’s been this way since she was young, when she learned at 7 years old how to play mahjong from her mother. Stein played the game with a group of 16 friends in high school. “It’s just fun,” she said. “It gives me so much pleasure to watch these girls have something to do that’s fun because we all work so hard in our lives, and you don’t have time for fun.” Although Temple-Beth Am Sisterhood’s mahjong group leans toward the typical demographic, their core interest in playing the game for its social benefits is what’s piqued the interest of more young players. Just before the COVID-19 pandemic began, Tribe 12, a Philadelphia-based organi- zation connecting 20- and 30-something-year-old Jews, hosted a Mahjong 101 night for women and non-bi- nary Jews to learn the game. The programming stopped due to the pandemic. When Tribe 12 asked members what programs they wanted to see in the coming year, mahjong made several appearances on people’s lists of requests. “We had a few people say that they’re really interested in mahjong — either people who were in the group before wanting to start up again or people who have never played it, wanting to be part of a game,” said Polly Edelstein, Tribe 12’s program manager. “It seems to be a very big thing in pandemic life to have people being nostalgic for things, even goofy things that they did in middle school,” Edelstein said. For young people with grandmothers who grew up playing the game, mahjong is not only a throwback game, but also a cultural touchstone and connector to past generations. “The pandemic has really highlighted that people are not interested as much in the superficial anymore,” Edelstein said. The younger generation’s interest in mahjong has been present for a while now, but it has been latent, said Sarah Allen, co-leader of the Philadelphia Riichi Mahjong Club, which holds weekly mahjong games at the Thirsty Dice game cafe in Philadelphia. Allen, 25, first found out about mahjong when watching an anime in high school. She started playing the game online, but she soon forgot about it until she encountered a group of people playing the game at the Thirsty Dice in late 2019. She’s been playing regularly with the group since July. Mahjong is one of many tabletop games that has witnessed a growing audience overall. Mahjong is a tile game mostly played for the purpose of socializing, players agreed. Photo by Gail Stein “Recently there’s been this renaissance or resurgence of tabletop games,” Allen said. Allen added that she’s drawn to the physicality of the game. Although she first picked up mahjong online and enjoys playing virtually, the online game isn’t the same as playing with a group in-person. “There’s something more fun about playing it in-person — actually sitting at the table, moving the tiles around with your hands,” Allen said. l srogelberg@jewishexponent.com; 215-832-0741 Antisemitism Breaks Out in South Jersey L OCA L JARRAD SAFFREN | JE STAFF ANTISEMITISM HAS been breaking out too often for comfort in recent years, according to local and national Jewish leaders. And in December, antisemi- tism struck South Jersey. Two incidents, one at Marlton Middle School and another at Congregation Adath Emanu-El in Mount Laurel, happened in Burlington County specifically. On Dec. 5 at Adath Emanu- El, a sixth-grade religious school student walked into the office and told synagogue leaders about a swastika sticker 6 DECEMBER 30, 2021 on a sign in the parking lot. “We are everywhere,” read the text above the swastika. Then, on Dec. 16 and 17 at Marlton Middle, two swastikas were found in boys bathroom stalls. Next to one was the sentence “Hitler was right,” according to Evesham Township School District Superintendent Justin Smith. The other had a stick figure with X’ed-out eyes beside the word “Jew.” Leaders at both institutions informed local law enforce- ment about the swastikas, and investigations are ongoing. Police removed the sticker at the Reform temple and kept it for their records, according to Rabbi Benjamin David. Evesham Township Police Chief Christopher Chew told the Courier Post that his department is reviewing video from Marlton Middle. Burling ton Count y Prosecutor Scott Coffina called both incidents “extremely disturbing.” He said he thought they could be related to a larger rise in antisemitism in New Jersey and the country. But he didn’t necessarily see them as a problem specific to the county. Regardless of the reason, though, the outbreaks “need to be confronted,” Coffina said. After both incidents, Burlington and South Jersey residents and leaders did just that. See Swastika, Page 16 JEWISH EXPONENT This swastika was found outside Congregation Adath Emanu-El in Mount Laurel in December. Courtesy of Rabbi Benjamin David JEWISHEXPONENT.COM H eadlines NEWSBRIEFS ISRAELBRIEFS Third Graders Told to Reenact Holocaust Scenes A STAFF MEMBER at a Washington, D.C., elementary school instructed students to reenact scenes from the Holocaust on Dec. 17, JTA reported, citing The Washington Post. When the third-graders at Watkins Elementary School asked why the Germans killed Jews, the staffer said it was “because the Jews ruined Christmas.” The woman reportedly told a Jewish student to play the role of Adolf Hitler and to pretend to commit suicide. Another was told to pretend that he was on a train headed to a concentration camp and then to act as if he were dying in a gas chamber. The staff member told students not to talk about the reenact- ment, but they told their homeroom teacher. The staffer was placed on leave that day. School Principal Scott Berkowitz condemned the incident in an email to parents. He said the students met with the school’s mental health team. Plan Approved to Nearly Double Petah Tikva’s Size THE CENTRAL DISTRICT Planning and Building Committee approved a plan that would add 63,500 housing units in Petah Tikva, increasing the population of the city northeast of Tel Aviv from 266,000 residents to 460,000, Globes reported. Many of the housing units will be in Sirkin, a new neighborhood on the army base being vacated there, and the Yoseftal neighborhood is set to be demolished and rebuilt. A new road from Sirkin exiting toward Jerusalem will be built. The plan will encourage urban renewal in industrial zones and proposes adding 3.8 million square meters of office and commercial space, while also improving the transporta- tion infrastructure. Founded in 1878, Petah Tikva was the country’s first Jewish agricultural village. AIPAC Gets Into Fundraising Business The American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, which is the country’s largest pro-Israel lobby, is getting into the fundraising business, JTA reported. The AIPAC name has caused confusion for years, as PAC typically stands for political action committee. On Dec. 16, AIPAC launched a regular political action committee to funnel donations of up to $5,000 to designated candidates per race, and a super PAC, which can raise unlimited money per candidate. The regular PAC will be named AIPAC PAC; the super PAC hasn’t been named. “The creation of a PAC and a super PAC is an opportunity to significantly deepen and strengthen the involvement of the pro-Israel community in politics,” AIPAC spokesman Marshall Wittmann said. “The PACs will work in a bipartisan way.” Forty-seven Percent of Arab-Israelis Speak Only Some to No Hebrew A 2020 survey by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics revealed that 47% of Arab-Israeli respon- dents said they speak “medium” to “almost zero” Hebrew, The Jerusalem Post reported. The 53% of Arab-Israelis who rate their Hebrew as “good” to “very good” compares to 91% of Jewish Israelis. In October, a $2.84 billion initiative was launched to reduce gaps in education among Arab-Israelis, including a program to improve Hebrew literacy, develop more relevant educational content, promote after-school education and reduce dropout rates. The initiative also pledges $760 million to build classrooms in Arab regions and an additional $2,211 investment per Arab student. l — Compiled by Andy Gotlieb Financial advice from a knowledgeable neighbor. Torah Scroll Sections Reappear in Germany 83 Years After Kristallnacht A German Protestant minister handed over segments of a long-lost Torah scroll to the city of Görlitz in southeast Germany, 83 years after his father, a town policeman, came to possess them, JTA reported. The Torah hadn’t been seen since Kristallnacht on Nov. 9 and 10, 1938. Pastor Uwe Mader, 79, the minister who turned the fragments over, said his father, Willi Mader, was a young police officer in training when he was called to the synagogue. Uwe Mader said his father never spoke about what happened that night, so it is unclear how the four Torah fragments ended up in his hands. Uwe Mader believes they must have been cut out by someone who could read the Torah and select certain passages, including the creation story and the Ten Commandments. The fragments changed hands several times over the years of Nazi and later Soviet rule, eventually winding up with Uwe Mader. l — Compiled by Andy Gotlieb E. Matthew Steinberg Managing Director – Investments (888) 800-1152 matthew.steinberg@opco.com Serving Investors in Philadelphia and South Jersey for 27 Years. Clients able to invest a minimum of $500,000 are likely to best utilize our services. This material is not a recommendation as defined in Regulation Best Interest adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission. It is provided to you after you have received Form CRS, Regulation Best Interest disclosure and other materials. ©2021Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Transacts Business on All Principal Exchanges and Member SIPC. 3414611.2 www.jewishexponent.com JEWISHEXPONENT.COM Israeli Landline Phone Service Price to Drop 40% Landline phone service in Israel will be reduced by about 40% in the next two years, saving the public about $126.3 million annually, the Communications Ministry announced on Dec. 22, The Jerusalem Post reported. Landline service prices are expected to drop from about $16-$19 a month to an average of $9.50-$12.60. The change is expected to benefit the elderly and ultra-Or- thodox populations the most because they are the main landline phone users. The price changes are based on the advice of Communications Ministry officials who found that Israeli telecom provider Bezeq makes exceptional profits. The price changes are the first to landline phones since 2003. JEWISH EXPONENT DECEMBER 30, 2021 7 H eadlines Abortion Continued from Page 1 “We feel very strongly, as most of the Jewish community does, about the importance of women’s reproductive freedom,” said Elizabeth (Liz) Downing, the vice president of advocacy for the Greater Philadelphia section of the National Council of Jewish Women. The Greater Philadelphia NCJW signed on to an amicus brief for the case of Allegheny Reproductive Health Center et al v. Pennsylvania Department of Human Services being heard before the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court in 2019. The case argued that the abortion coverage ban violates the Equal Rights Amendment and the equal protection provisions of the Pennsylvania Constitution. Members of the Greater Philadelphia NCJW participated in the Philadelphia Bans Off Our Bodies March on Oct. 2. “The mother should have the freedom to decide what medical procedures will work best for her,” Downing said. “Every woman should be able to decide that for herself.” Downing has advocated for greater abortion access since before the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision occurred. “I have many friends who had back-alley abortions when I was in college before Roe v. Wade, and many of them were never able to have children after that,” Downing said. “I don’t want to go back there, and I don’t want the young people today to ever have to know what that feels like to not have those services available if and when they need them.” Local politicians have also made their thoughts on abortion known. If Roe v. 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According to Ben Waxman, the Democratic state represen- tative candidate for the 182nd House District seat, which represents Center City, there’s “a lot of stigma about [something that] is a medical procedure.” Community members have been eager to discuss the topic of abortion with Waxman. Wa xman’s potential constituency and Solomon’s constituency are both heavily Democratic and Jewish, yet the politicians emphasized the importance of reaching out across the aisle to discuss the contentious topic. “The most revolutionary thing you can do is have a conversation with someone with different beliefs than you,” Waxman said. The lack of conversation around abortion in political spaces has made it a polarizing and stigmatized topic. Solomon believes these conversations are difficult but necessary to craft laws that are realistic and driven by values, not political power grabs. “We’re going to disagree, but we need to be able to have that discussion and a reason- able debate,” Solomon said. The arguments against abortion have been monop- olized by some Christians arguing that life begins at conception, according to Rabbi Abi Weber of Temple Beth JEWISH EXPONENT Members of the Greater Philadelphia section of the National Council of Jewish Women at the Oct. 2 Bans Off Our Bodies March appear in Philadelphia. Courtesy of the Greater Philadelphia Section of the National Council of Jewish Women Zion-Beth Israel. She said that this view has caused Jewish spiritual leaders to be clear in their ideas about abortion. “What you’re seeing much more are rabbis, particularly American rabbis, feeling a need to really assert some of these very old Jewish ideas that are different from Christian ideas,” Weber said. Jewish leaders have empha- sized that although the political obligation of Jews to advocate for abortion access is clear, the personal decision to have an abortion is delicate and complicated. According to Eisenberg, “A fetus is considered to be a human being minus epsilon,” meaning being the closest to, without actually being consid- ered, a born human being. Because of this consider- ation, the life of the person carrying the fetus takes prece- dence over the fetus itself. Therefore, an abortion is permissible if the gestational parent’s health is in danger. Weber believes that individuals need to consider mental health needs as part of the gestational parent’s overall health. Therefore, if the gestational parent is suicidal, or factors from the pregnancy place a severe strain on the person’s mental health, abortion would also be permissible. Jewish thoughts on abortion have changed over time. After the Holocaust, Jews took a much more conservative stance on abortion due to interest in Jewish futurity, Weber said. However, Waxman, who considers himself a progressive, said that Jewish experiences with authoritarian powers in the past have made some Jews more cautious of govern- ment restrictions, including for abortion. Like most considerations in Judaism, although clear halachic guidelines to follow exist, each scenario for an abortion must be considered on a case-by-case basis. Any government restrictions on abortion, Weber and Eisenberg said, would deny this process to take place — a process which is personal, painful and profoundly complicated. “I know the experience of having potential life grow in my body, and there’s no doubt that it’s sacred, beautiful and special and can be such a wonderful experience for so many people,” Weber said. “And having been through that experience, I’m all the more aware of the toll that it can take on people. As a society, we need to be focusing on the person carrying the child.” l srogelberg@jewishexponent.com; 215-832-0741 JEWISHEXPONENT.COM F TAY-SACHS R F R E E E E H eadlines Review Continued from Page 1 January Jewish Educators Talk About How Things Have Changed During Pandemic After having a semester to adjust to the pandemic condi- tions, with circumstances feeling a little less “unprece- dented,” Jewish day school leaders began the spring semester anew. Some schools set up indoor classrooms; other administrators opted to rotate students in and out of the building with hybrid learning. As teachers learned how to instruct their students over the pandemic, the students showed resilience and adaptation to the new school structure. Jewish Groups Respond to Early Biden Agenda Shortly after President Joe Biden’s Jan. 20 election, Biden laid the groundwork for plans to combat the coronavirus, as well as create an agenda to make immigration to the U.S. easier, expand refugee admis- sions and condemn violent extremism, including antisem- itism. Area Jewish leaders lauded Biden’s proposals. February Elkins Park Trio Helps Seniors Get Vaccines Beth Sholom Congregation member Danielle Otero teamed up with Sarah Levin and Rebecca Klinger and partnered with the Kehillah of Old York Road during the early days of the COVID vaccine rollout to help older commu- nity members schedule their appointments to get the jab. March One Year of the Pandemic: Those We’ve Lost In April 2020, the Exponent created a segment called “Those We’ve Lost,” documenting the lives and deaths of those lost to COVID. In commemora- tion of the anniversary of the pandemic’s onset, we compiled JEWISHEXPONENT.COM the profiles of those named in Complaints the segment. COVID deaths A disinvitation of the in the United States have now Moshava Israeli food truck from a Philadelphia food surpassed 800,000. festival prompted an uproar April from community members. From Building an Ark to Vaccine Organizers Eat Up the Borders Awareness: B’nai Mitzvah Plans and Sunflower Philly disinvited Get Creative Moshava for fear of poten- Jewish tweens came of tial boycotts of the event, as age in 2021 in a way much there was no Palestinian food different than the previous truck also present at the event. generation. Celebrating Jewish AJC, Jewish Federation of adulthood over Zoom fell short Greater Philadelphia, Jewish for some families who missed Community Relations Council, the presence of clergy and Anti-Defamation League, Jews relatives. Other families held in ALL Hues and the Board of in-person gatherings with strict Rabbis of Philadelphia met with COVID precautions, and some the event organizers in July. becoming b’nai mitzvah used the pandemic as inspiration July for mitzvah projects, such as Ventnor Couple Victims of supporting the vaccine rollout. Surfside Condo Collapse On June 24, a condo in Summer Camps Plan 2021 Surfside, Florida, collapsed, Safety Protocols resulting in the deaths of After a year of canceled almost 100 residents and summer camps, camp direc- visitors, many of whom were tors were committed to having Jewish. Among the lives lost campers return in 2021 to were the couple Bonnie and participate in the treasured David Epstein, Northeast Jewish tradition. Campers Philadelphia natives who spent created their own pods, ate many of their summers down meals outside and signed the shore. community covenants asking them to follow their camps’ August policies. With smaller atten- Coming Home: An Interview dance, camps were able to With New Jewish Federation ensure COVID exposures President and CEO Michael were minimized, and only a Balaban On July 1, Michael Balaban few camp activities were elimi- became the Jewish Federation nated for the year. of Greater Philadelphia’s new May president and CEO. In an Israel Supporters March interview with the Exponent, Down Parkway he outlined his plans to combat May saw the most recent antisemitism and build a more bout of violence in the Israel- Jewish future by adapting the Hamas conflict, and some Jewish Federation’s business Jewish Philadelphians were model during his tenure. quick to show their support of Israel following the series of September rocket attacks. Organized by the Ida Floods Jewish Community Israeli-American Council, the Services Building, Sports Hall Philadelphia march to support In the aftermath of Israel was one of 19 held nation- Hurricane Ida, which flooded wide. This particular rally was the Schuylkill River, brackish attended by nearly 100 people. water filled the basement of the Jewish Community June Services Building, destroying Israeli Food Truck the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Disinvitation Prompts Hall of Fame and displacing JEWISH EXPONENT myriad Jewish organiza- tions in the area. The Sports Hall of Fame seeks to relocate after having rescued and restored many of its objects. October & & TAY-SACHS CANAVAN CANAVAN SCREENING SCREENING CALL (215) 887-0877 FOR DETAILS e-mail: ntsad@aol.com; JFNA Announces $54M visit: www.tay-sachs.org ■ Security Initiative Screening for other Jewish Federations of Jewish Genetic Diseases North America President also available. and CEO Eric Fingerhut This message is sponsored by a friend of announced on Oct. 2 a grant program to help Jewish organizations bolster their security. The creation of the Nat’l Tay-Sachs & Allied Diseases Association of Delaware Valley grant came after a surge of antisemitism in the United States since 2016, according to the Anti-Defamation League, December which included the shooting Central Bucks Leaders at the Tree of Life synagogue Condemn Antisemitism complex in Pittsburgh In November, members in 2018. of the Pennsbury school board received threats, some November of which were antisemitic Holiday Gatherings Back On in nature, after a school This Year board meeting to discuss After many Philadelphians the district’s equity policies. received their vaccines, At a Dec. 6 school board they were eager to return to meeting, members of the in-person Chanukah celebra- board, including President tions. Many families who Dana Hunter and Central reunited during the holiday Bucks Superintendent Abram cited the vaccine as the reason Lucabaugh, condemned the they were able to do so, saying antisemitic remarks. l they all felt safe gathering indoors after receiving their srogelberg@jewishexponent.com; COVID vaccines. 215-832-0741 DECEMBER 30, 2021 9 O pinion An American Muslim Leader Said Zionist Jews Can’t Be Trusted Allies. Jews and Muslims Who Work Together Know Better BY YEHUDA KURTZER A LONG-SIM MER ING conflict between CAIR, the Muslim-American civil rights organization, and the Anti-Defamation League has now reached the boiling point. A Bay Area CAIR leader dismissed the ADL and groups like it as “polite Zionists” who could not be trusted as allies. ADL’s CEO, Jonathan Greenblatt, fired back, calling her comments “textbook vile, antisemitic, conspiracy- laden garbage.” It would be a mistake to see this as a mere spat between two organizations. It reflects what could be an alarming turning point in Jewish-Muslim relations in America, and a symptom of how polarization can undermine civil society. All of us who care about what Muslims and Jews could do together should take note and work to repair the damage that is being done. In late November, Zahra Billoo, CAIR’s San Francisco director, delivered an address at the conference of American Muslims for Palestine. First, Billoo drew a straight line between support for Israel and an array of American social ills, including the killing by police of innocent Black and brown Americans. Those charges play on tropes that have become commonplace in far-left criticism of Israel and the Israel-America relationship. 10 DECEMBER 30, 2021 But Billoo went much further, directing her listeners to be cautious about “polite Zionists,” naming Jewish feder- ations, “Zionist” synagogues and Hillel chapters whose civil society world she said masks an Islamophobic agenda. Similarly, American Muslims for Palestine had just published a report that neatly divides the Jewish community between those to avoid — including the organizations listed above, as well as my organization and others — and those it was “safe” to work with. Both AMP and Billoo placed Jewish Voice for Peace and IfNotNow as the only Jewish organizations on the “good” list. For those of us familiar with interfaith work, this separation of “good” and “bad” groups is a familiar and pernicious rhetor- ical and political strategy. It happens to American Muslims all the time, especially since 9/11, when others who are suspicious of them and their motives demand they pass litmus tests. Such tests are understandable: It is hard to engage with “the other,” so we often try to understand others through the prism of our own commitments and catego- ries. Interfaith engagement, meanwhile, can be a strategy for building political power. And when the goal is to amass power, it is not surprising that groups would instrumentalize “the other” toward that end. Doing so is very, very dangerous. To divide American Jews this way — between the vast majority of American Jews who identify with Israel and are thus characterized as dangerous and duplicitous, and the small dissident minority who are “kosher” — has two major problems. The first is that Jews, no less than anyone else, should have the right to narrate the complexities of our own identities. We American Jews do overwhelmingly support Israel in one way or another, and most of us are comfortable with identifying as Zionist. Yet we exhibit enormous diversity concerning what those attach- ments mean to us and how they obligate us. The overwhelming majority of Jews in the world see the emergence of a Jewish state as something that changes the meaning of being Jewish and see ourselves attached to that story in one way or another. Our interfaith friends need to approach this aspect of Jewish identity with curiosity, rather than dismissing it out of hand through a predetermination of what Judaism is “supposed to be.” Secondly, this caricature of American Jews and our commitments strips us of the capacity to build relation- ships with our Muslim friends and neighbors — relation- ships that could be rooted in compassion and could even lead to us interrogating our own commitments. Urging American Muslims to write off the majority of American Jews as enemies from the start is to foreclose any possibility of serious interfaith work, and it undermines relationships that could be politically valuable for American Muslims. The strategy is as counterpro- ductive as it is dehumanizing. I am not primarily concerned with CAIR, but rather hope that this kind of thinking does not become normative in Muslim spaces (which at present, I do not believe it has). I am grateful to know Muslim leaders, like my friend and colleague Imam Abdullah Antepli, who are speaking out to rebuke CAIR, AMP and their leaders for misrepresenting American Islam, and instead are trying JEWISH EXPONENT to forge new paths forward. After all, the best critiques of any group or movement comes from leaders inside their own communities. This has been the approach of our Muslim Leadership Initiative program at the Shalom Hartman Institute since it began: to invite Muslim leaders into the internal conver- sation of the Jewish people, and especially our debates about Israel and Zionism. Resilient relationships are built through trust and character witnessing rather than through demar- cating red lines at the outset. What I fear most, however, is how we as a Jewish commu- nity act in a moment like this. Some of my ire is reserved for the Jewish organizations named by AMP and the Billoo speech as “good” Jews and who are relishing the designation. I mean, sure: Everyone wants to be liked, and I understand the political logic of using external allies to help fight battles inside your community. Allies are allies, I suppose, but these groups are welcoming endorsements from those who are actively and dangerously delegitimizing the majority of world Jewry. In doing so, these “good” Jews are giving aid to an antisemitic stratagem. I desperately hope the mainstream Jewish commu- nity — those of us named as the bad Jews — will not allow the focus on CAIR and its failings to thwart the work we absolutely must continue doing to build stronger and more resilient intergroup relation- ships. This is how polarization works: Extremists exploit fear to create divisions, and they reap the returns when the massive middle is scared away from the important work of seeking common ground. I appreciate that organizations like the ADL need to confront CAIR in a moment like this and call out the antisemitism, but I would hate to see this incident under- mine years of patient work — by the ADL and many other organizations — in reckoning with the past and building trust. It would be catastrophic if positive Muslim-Jewish engagement in America were to be sabotaged by individ- uals and organizations unable to imagine alternatives to acrimony. There is so much work to be done. Muslim-Jewish relations took on extra political significance with the rise of antisemitism and anti-Muslim hatred since the 2016 election. The Israel-Palestine conflict continues to be exploited not just by marginal Jews and Muslims but by other Americans, including in Congress, to divide us. This exploitation is especially sad and ironic since America could genuinely be one of the few places on earth where Jews and Muslims might forge an extraordinary bond. Even in Israel-Palestine, a future for peace and justice for all its inhabitants will need to be built by Jews and Muslims together. If, like me, you are a member of the Jewish commu- nity alarmed by the CAIR story, don’t let it undermine your efforts in realizing such a future. Let their leaders navigate their own leadership failures, and let’s not make it harder for them by drowning them out. Instead, let’s lead our communities and ask, “What can we do to strengthen the relationship with American Muslims?” l Yehuda Kurtzer is the president of the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America and host of the Identity/Crisis podcast. JEWISHEXPONENT.COM O PINION Israel and Her Neighbors BY WILLIAM Z. FOX WHAT WERE THE ODDS of Israel’s survival, living in a hostile neighborhood, when she accepted the United Nations partition plan in 1947? What did those odds go up to when she was immediately attacked on all sides by the well-equipped armies of Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, Syria and Lebanon — along with the tacit support of numerous others? And what were the odds of her winning that war? But, as we all know, against all the odds, Israel not only survived but won the war and her independence. We are the most blessed generation of Jews in Jewish history. Why? Since God chose us to bring the concept of ethical monotheism to humanity over 4,000 years ago, every 75 to 100 years there has been an organized attempt to exterminate us, eradicate us and wipe us off the face of the map — the most recent being the Nazis roughly 85 years ago. And today, the black clouds of antisemitism and hate are gathering again all over the world, fueled by our current nemesis, radical Islam. (Note that I’m saying radical Islam, not all Islam.) So why are we the most blessed Jewish genera- tion? Because we have been privileged to witness three momentous developments. First, the rebirth of the Jewish nation in our biblical homeland aft er thousands of years of dispersion throughout the world. I can clearly remember the day in 1947 when my father burst into the house and, with his booming auctioneer voice, called out to my mother, “Anne, Anne, the U.N. has voted to approve the partition plan!” Second, we all have watched Israel grow from nothing more than a patch of sand in the Middle Eastern desert into one of the most successful, powerful, JEWISHEXPONENT.COM respected, free, democratic nations in the entire world. We have fulfi lled the biblical prophecy that “you shall become a light unto the nations.” For the almost 73 years of modern Israel’s existence, humanity has benefi ted in countless ways through Israeli inventions and advances in medicine, technology, innovation, science, farming and more. Israel has won more Nobel prizes per capita than any other country in the world. And all of this has happened before our very eyes. We, our generation, have been blessed to witness it. Unbelievably, however, through all her growth and accomplishments, Israel has had to defend herself on a daily basis. Whether it has been formal wars, limited campaigns, local skirmishes or never-ending, blood-thirsty terrorism, slaugh- tered Israelis have been the rule, not the exception. But the world needs to know this: Every single armed confl ict that has occurred has been initiated by Israel’s enemies, with Israel then defending herself and retaliating. And the third momentous development? Today, we are witnessing the beginning of the end of Arab/Muslim rejec- tionism of Israel. Today, some of Israel’s neighbors are fi nally waking up to the reality that Israel is not going away and is really a friend, not a foe. Th ey said this would never happen. They said it could never happen, but it is happening. Th e snowball has begun rolling downhill, and I believe it is now impossible to stop. The recent Abraham Accords have added four Arab/ Muslim countries — the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco — to Egypt and Jordan, making six countries that have eff ectively made peace with Israel, and more are on the horizon. My wife Myra and I recently returned from a 15-day trip to Israel, Dubai and Abu Dhabi. While in Dubai, we spent the better part of a day at the Expo 2021 World’s Fair, where over 150 nations have individual pavilions celebrating their countries. What a thrill it was for us to be in an Arab/Muslim country walking into the main entrance of their Expo and seeing the fl ag of Israel fl ying proudly among those of the other nations of the world. When we experienced the show in the Israeli pavilion, I was so overcome with emotion that, when it was over, I ran to the front of the theater and sang the Shehecheyanu blessing. Some Be heard. Email your letters to the editor. people thought I was crazy (and by the way, that included Myra) and maybe I was, but it was just me being me. Others came up to me, shook my hand and thanked me. The challenge is that Palestinian radicals, Hamas and other radical Islamic terror groups, and countries like Syria and Iran that fund them, are still bent on killing Jews and driving the Israelis into the sea. Indeed, we’re now hearing the chant, “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” not only there but in demonstrations on college campuses and major cities across America — from the Jordan River, which is the border between Israel and Jordan, to the Mediterranean, in other words, the entire country of Israel. For many years, this confl ict has been characterized as being very complicated. In reality, however, it is very uncompli- cated. Simply put, many radical Arabs and Muslims have not wanted a Jewish state to exist in their midst, living on what they consider to be their land. And they have done everything in their power to change the on-the-ground facts of Israel’s reality. However, due to polit- ical considerations and other factors, in the broader Arab/ Muslim world, that mindset is now changing. But still today Israel must continue to defend herself against the radicals who are very much alive and continue to work for her destruction. ● William Z. Fox is on the national board of the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces. This op-ed was adapted from a speech he gave at a recent FIDF gala in Baltimore, Maryland. KVETCH ‘N’ KVELL New Names Lose Past Meaning IN THE DEC. 16 ISSUE of the Jewish Exponent, the theme of diversity in the Philadelphia Jewish community was refl ected in the numerous articles highlighting the diff erent denomina- tions of Judaism, activities and personalities of Jews across the religious spectrum and numerous references to intermarriage. Th is is a realistic refl ection of our community in modern times. But let’s not lose our community history. Th e Exponent can take the opportunity to reference histor- ically Jewish organizations and honor their importance to the Jewish community by identifying their former names in addition to their current acronyms. We should not assume that everyone understands that HIAS stands for Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society or that JEVS Human Services was originally Jewish Employment and Vocational Services. If the Exponent continues to write about these organi- zations, remind the reader why they are of interest to the Jewish community. And while you are at it, let’s hear more about local historic and worthy Jewish organizations, including FHBS (Female Hebrew Benevolent Society) and others that still serve Philadelphia Jewry. ● Ina Asher | Merion Station letters@jewishexponent.com STATEMENT FROM THE PUBLISHER We are a diverse community. The views expressed in the signed opinion columns and let- ters to the editor published in the Jewish Exponent are those of the authors. They do not necessarily reflect the views of the officers and boards of the Jewish Publishing Group, the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia or the Jewish Exponent. Send letters to letters@jewishexponent.com or fax to 215-569-3389. Letters should be a maximum of 200 words and may be edited for clarity and brevity. Unsigned letters will not be published. JEWISH EXPONENT DECEMBER 30, 2021 11 You are at the heart of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia’s critical work to inspire and sustain our Jewish community. Our Holocaust survivors. 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This selection of appetizers will not overly tax the cook and can be part of a larger cocktail buffet if dinner is not being served. Conversely, if a full meal is on the menu, these nibbles can deliver a nice, light appetizer course that doesn’t fill up the guests or compro- mise the main event. FIRECRACKER SALMON BITES Serves 4 as an appetizer This recipe was inspired by a shrimp dish I saw on a food blog; I’ve tweaked it to fit a kosher audience. They can be served on toothpicks hot or at room temperature. The version here is quite spicy thanks to jalapeno pepper, but if that is not to your liking, you can use any marinade you like — teriyaki sauce, mustard, white wine vinaigrette or tandoori. 1 pound salmon fillet, skin removed, cut into bite- sized pieces 1 teaspoon finely chopped jalapeno peppers 1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic ¼ cup olive oil Pinch of salt Juice of ½ lemon Heat oven to 375 degrees and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Mix all the ingredients except for the salmon in a medium-sized bowl. Add the salmon to the bowl and toss JEWISHEXPONENT.COM it gently to coat. Let it sit for about 30 minutes. Place the salmon pieces on the baking sheet and bake them for about 10 minutes or until just done. Cool the salmon slightly, stab it with sturdy toothpicks and serve it as an appetizer. COLD VEGGIE PIZZA This is the ultimate cheat: store- bought dough and bottled dressing. But it is tasty, pretty to look at with the colorful vegetables and a volume appetizer that you make in a baking tray and cut in pieces. It does not involve fussing with canapes, sealing wontons or other high-effort action. If you are so inclined, feel free to make your own biscuit dough and ranch dressing. This pizza can be made ahead of time but should be assembled close to serving. You don’t want the sauce to sit on the crust for a lengthy spell or it may become soggy. But you can bake the crust, mix the sauce and chop the veggies a day ahead, then assemble the pizza an hour or so before your guests arrive. 1 package crescent roll dough ¼ cup mayonnaise ¼ cup ranch dressing ½ pound cream cheese, softened 2-3 cups finely chopped assorted raw vegetables, preferably in varied colors, such as broccoli, tomatoes, mushrooms, carrots, beets, cauliflower, yellow, red and green peppers ¼ cup Parmesan cheese Stuffed Mushrooms Mix the mayonnaise, cream cheese and dressing until well blended. Spread this mixture onto the crust — be sure it is completely cooled or it will “melt” the sauce. Top it with chopped vegetables and a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese. Cut the dough into bite-sized pieces and serve it chilled or at room temperature. Zolotaosen / iStock / Getty Images Plus parchment paper. Remove the stems from the mushrooms and discard or reserve them for another use (the veggie pizza, perhaps?). Coat the mushroom caps lightly with cooking spray and bake them on the prepared cooking tray, hollow side up, until the mushrooms begin to sweat, about 20 minutes. Meanwhile, blend the remaining ingredients. Let the mushrooms sit until they are cool enough to handle. Fill the mushrooms with the cheese mixture, and return them to the oven just to warm the filling, about 5 minutes. l STUFFED MUSHROOMS Makes 24 These mushrooms can be made ahead of time. Save the last step for the final 5 minutes in the oven to heat the filling until ready to serve. 2 dozen crimini or white “button” mushrooms Cooking spray 1 cup ricotta cheese 1 small red pepper, finely diced 1 garlic clove, crushed 2 tablespoons chopped basil or parsley Roll the crescent dough onto a cookie sheet and bake according to package direc- tions. Set the dough aside to Heat oven to 425 degrees cool completely. and line a baking sheet with JEWISH EXPONENT DECEMBER 30, 2021 13 L IFESTYLE /C ULTURE Youth is Wasted on the Young in ‘Licorice Pizza’ ARTS SASHA ROGELBERG | JE STAFF THE COMING-OF-AGE genre is a chameleon — a vessel easily adaptable to a host of diff erent backdrops and climates — and Paul Th omas Anderson’s “Licorice Pizza” is the lizard languishing in the summer of the San Fernando Valley in California in 1973. Th ose asked to come of age are Gary Valentine (Cooper Hoff man, son of the late Philip Seymour Hoffman), a big-boned 15-year-old kid-actor quickly running out of roles to play, and Alana Kane (Alana Haim), an easy-breezy LEGAL DIRECTORY 25-year-old with a level head weighing her prospects and biding her time as a photogra- pher’s assistant. 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When she takes former child actor Lance home for Shabbat dinner with her family (the real-life Haim family), she fi nds out that the boy she believed was Jewish actually identifi es as an atheist. He refuses to do the Motzi over the challah, saying that if God existed, he wouldn’t have permitted the suff ering in the Vietnam War. See Licorice, Page 20 JEWISHEXPONENT.COM L ifestyle /C ulture The Best Jewish Shows and Movies of 2021 ARTS JARRAD SAFFREN | JE STAFF FROM THE FAMILIAR (“Curb Your Enthusiasm”) to the obscure (“The Club”), from the educational (“Jerusalem”) to the absurd (“Big Mouth”), from the controversial (“My Unorthodox Life”) to the meh (“The Shrink Next Door”), it was an active year of Jewish- themed entertainment. Since we fancy ourselves great critics here at the Jewish Exponent, we watched, lauded and excoriated a lot of it. Here’s our comprehensive list of the best Jewish-themed shows and movies of 2021. third decade (it started in 2000), “Curb” has taken on a timeless quality. It doesn’t matter which cultural moment we’re living through in American life. Larry David’s perverse but incisive questioning of social conventions and moral codes is always hilarious and thought-provoking. Netflix’s “The Club” Unless you’re an avid watcher of Jewish shows (my wife) or Turkish shows (my grandma), “The Club” won’t come up on your Netflix algorithm. But it’s worth trying to find. The six-episode season has several good qualities, starting with its Jewish protagonists. Shows HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm” Plus, who knew the Jews had In its 11th season and such a long history in Turkey? Netflix’s “Big Mouth” Streaming’s endless library offers wacky creators a lot of space to be their weirdest selves. That’s what “Big Mouth,” an animated coming-of-age sitcom, is for Jewish comedian Nick Kroll, its creator, writer and primary voice actor. But at its best, “Big Mouth” also sheds light on the awkward, painful and utterly hilarious experience of going through puberty. And season five this year offered a new twist: What happens when teenagers learn to hate and resent each other? Netflix’s “My Unorthodox Life” Love Julia Haart as an embodiment of female empowerment or hate her as a denigrator of Orthodox Judaism. You can’t deny that she has your attention. Any nine-episode binge series that has two Wikipedia sections devoted to its critical reception is, at the very least, starting a conversation. TV right now. And once you’re caught up, you will enjoy this tense season three episode that features Brody, the greatest living Jewish actor, playing a Jewish investor who holds the balance of power of a WASP-y corpora- tion in his hands. The episode also touches on antisemitism in a subtle, nuanced and even multi-gen- erational fashion. It was one of the better modern portrayals of that perpetual illness. CNN’s “Jerusalem” Forget your precon- ceived political notions about CNN. After all, Fox News is known for having a good polling operation. These cable news channels can do some things right. In CNN’s case, “Jerusalem” is one of them. It’s a great beginner’s history lesson about Beanie Feldstein’s role on FX’s the holy city, as told by history “American Crime Story” I will leave it to the professors/total nerds. Exponent’s Sasha Rogelberg Adrien Brody’s guest appear- to explain how Feldstein, known previously for playing ance on HBO’s “Succession” Maybe you don’t watch comedic roles in “Lady Bird” “Succession.” Well, you should, because it’s the best show on See Screen, Page 20 FOREST HILLS / SHALOM MEMORIAL PARK Do You Have a Plan for the Future? 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Much as the incoming students of Hogwarts stood before the “sorting hat” to determine into which house the students would be assigned, we Americans are being self-sorted by our religion, ethnicity, race and, most of all, our politics. There are “blue states,” and there are “red states.” Looking at the map of our country, we are divided not between the North and South as we were during the late 19th century, but are now divided between the coasts and the heartlands. While this has benefits, as we often feel more comfort- able with like-minded people, there are negative unintended consequences. Like-minded Dec. 31 Jan. 7 people tend to become more extreme. We “feed off of each other’s opinions” and, in turn, become more radical when we are not challenged by opposing viewpoints. When there is no one to challenge our positions, we tend to become more entrenched and too often turn to violence when confronted by an opposing viewpoint. Too often, we see today people screaming at each other, unable to bridge the gap. The news is full of violence on our streets, in our Capitol and, only recently, in multiple school board meetings. It seems we’re fighting over everything: vaccines, mask mandates, voter suppression, voter fraud, CRT, antisemitism and women’s reproductive rights. As a child, I remember being told about the bell curve, where the majority of people are in the middle with fewer people on the extremes. Now, our world has been turned upside down. Now, it seems like the fringes are the loudest and the most violent, and the middle is disappearing before our very eyes. Those in the middle are losing heart, steam and conviction, ceding our country to the radicals on both sides. We see an inverted bell curve. We read an interesting line in Exodus 6:6, inspiring Moses to free the Israelites: “Say, there- fore, to the Israelite people: I am the LORD. I will free you from the labors of the Egyptians and deliver you from their bondage. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and through extraordinary chastisements.” This, too, was a world of violence, slavery and oppres- sion. The more the Israelites bemoaned their plight and Moses raised his voice in protest, the more Pharaoh hardened his heart. Their world was a world of polar opposites. You were either in one court or another. You were either for Egypt or the Israelites — you had to take sides. Neutrality was not an option. Then God tells Moses that the divine presence will free them with an outstretched arm. A medieval rabbi, Ibn Ezra, comments that this arm was actually an extended hand stretching from heaven to earth. The arm did not come to smite but invite. In other words, it was a hand not of chastisement but of peace and invitation. Here is a possible solution to our problems today. Rather than extending an arm to destroy, maybe we can extend a hand to welcome. Rather than “calling out” our opponents and yelling at them, maybe we might consider “calling them in” for discussion. Rather than demonize our opponents, perhaps we should talk with them and see them as human beings. Maybe now is the time to get out of our political bubbles to talk less and listen more. That is why we have two ears and one mouth. the students involved if he discovered their identities. He also said Marlton Middle would be “collaborating with community resources to help with increasing understanding and acceptance among all students.” Smith concluded by calling diversity “an incredible strength of our community.” Other leaders have also condemned the antisemitic activity. “As long as I’m breathing and in elected office, I will never stay quiet at antisemi- tism,” said Mount Laurel Mayor Stephen Steglik. Mount Laurel is starting a diversity and inclusion board in 2022, and a Jewish resident is going to be on it, Steglik added. U.S. Rep. Andy Kim (NJ-03), who represents Mount Laurel and Evesham in Congress, denounced hate and antisemitism. “It breaks my heart that we’ve seen so much hate, division and antisemitism in our community this month,” Kim said. “In our togetherness, I hope we stand up to divisive rhetoric and hate.” On Dec. 21, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy made a statement via Twitter. Through a tweet criticizing several antisemitic outbreaks around the state, the governor said he was “appalled that swastikas were recently drawn” at Marlton Middle. “We will not let antisemi- tism or hatred go unchallenged here in New Jersey,” Murphy added. Based on this response, Steglik believes far more residents condemn antisemi- tism than those who support it. But Coffina thinks that antisemitism and hate are still deep-rooted cultural issues. The prosecutor argued that institutions can only do so much. Local police depart- ments and his office, for example, can respond only when an incident rises to the level of a crime. “Parents have to be teaching their kids just how harmful a swastika is,” he said. Like many synagogues in the Philadelphia area, Adath Emanu-El is not waiting for that to happen. After finding the swastika sticker and notifying police, David and his staff reviewed their security protocols. 4:28 p.m. 4:34 p.m. The more we demonize, “call out” our opponents, the more hate and polariza- tion will result. But what if we could “call them in” and listen to each other, respect each other and seek to understand each other? This takes so much more work. It can be exhausting and is terribly time-consuming. Listening to each other, perhaps over a meal, is a way to heal the rifts that are destroying our country. l Rabbi Gregory S. Marx is senior rabbi at Congregation Beth Or. The Board of Rabbis of Greater Philadelphia is proud to provide diverse perspectives on Torah commentary for the Jewish Exponent. The opinions expressed in this column are the author’s own and do not reflect the view of the Board of Rabbis. Swastika Continued from Page 6 On Dec. 5, the same day that the student walked into the synagogue office, David sent a letter condemning antisemitism and hate to his congregation of about 400 families. Later that night, Adath Emanu-El held its preplanned Chanukah candle lighting in the parking lot. David made a Facebook post, and about 200 people, including non-Jews, showed up to light candles on the holiday’s last night. “It was this beautiful moment,” he said. Like the rabbi, Smith responded swiftly to the incident at his institution. On Dec. 17, a day after finding the first swastika, Smith sent a letter to his community. He promised to discipline 16 DECEMBER 30, 2021 JEWISH EXPONENT Later, Adath Emanu-El brought in a representative from Coffina’s office and a security advisor from the Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey to evaluate how staff handled this incident. Adath Emanu-El came away from this experience confident in its basic safety approach of having a guard on duty during services and school hours, according to David. The temple added that protocol after the 2018 Tree of Life synagogue complex shooting in Pittsburgh, which killed 11 Jews. “All of us have experienced antisemitism in recent years,” said the rabbi. l jsaffren@jewishexponent.com; 215-832-0740 JEWISHEXPONENT.COM C ommunity COMMUNITYCALENDAR FRIDAY, DEC. 31 Parsha for Life Join Rabbi Alexander Coleman, Jewish educator and psychotherapist at the Institute for Jewish Ethics, at 9 a.m. for a weekly journey through the Torah portion of the week with eternal lessons on personal growth and spirituality. 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While attending Pace University in New York, Siegel became the founding president of Students Supporting Israel and served on the national SSI committee for two years, eventually serving on the SSI board of directors. Siegel said his devotion to Israel started after a life-changing Birthright trip. “At that point, Israel became my life, my love, my passion. I knew I wanted to dedicate every waking minute to supporting our homeland,” he said. JNF-USA is a philanthropic organization for Israel that Sean Siegel supports environmental and nation-building activities in Israel’s Courtesy of Jewish National Fund-USA north and south. The organization is developing new communi- ties in the Galilee and Negev, connecting the next generation to Israel, and creating infrastructure and programs that support ecology, individuals with special needs and heritage site preservation. Maccabi Games to Return in 2022 The COVID-19 pandemic caused the Maccabi Games to be canceled in 2020 and 2021, but the competition is slated to resume from July 31 through Aug. 5 at the Lawrence Family JCC on the Jacobs Family Campus in San Diego. Team Philadelphia announced it will be participating and that tryout information will be coming soon. Available sports include 16U boys soccer, 16U girls soccer, 16U boys basketball, The 16U girls soccer team in 2018 Courtesy of Michael Keitz 16U girls basketball, 16U ice hockey, boys and girls tennis, swimming, golf and dance. The cost will be $2,000, inclusive of airlines, uniforms and swag. Scholarships are available. For more information, contact Barrie Mittica at bmittica@phillyjcc.com. Red Cross Says Blood Donations at Critical Level The American Red Cross said blood supply levels are at historic lows — at a time of year when donations are typically lower than at other times of the year. 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WANTED TO BUY CIRCUIT COURT, EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT - ALACHUA COUNTY, FL - CASE NO.: 01-2021-DR-3107 - IN RE THE ADOPTION OF: T.M.M., A child - NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS HEARING - To: ALYSSA MORALES - Physical desc.: 35 yrs. old, Caucasian, brown hair dyed blonde, hazel eyes, 5’ 6”, about 120 lbs. - YOU ARE NOTIFIED that A PETITION FOR ADOPTION has been filed regarding T.M.M. (DOB 5/4/15). There will be a hearing on the Petition, which will terminate parental rights of Alyssa Mor- ales, on 2/8/22 at 9:00 A.M. before Judge Denise Ferrero. This Hearing will occur by zoom, the zoom info. is as follows: Join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/96492678096?pwd=bkYwRTB4aUFOTmRWSHA1aDhzN2 1Vdz09 Dial by your location: 786.635.1003 Meeting ID: 964 9267 8096 Passcode:154282 UNDER SECTION 63.089, FL STATUTES (2021), FAIL- URE TO TIMELY FILE A WRITTEN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE AND THE PETITION WITH THE COURT AND TO APPEAR AT THIS HEARING CONSTI- TUTES GROUNDS UPON WHICH THE COURT SHALL END ANY PARENTAL RIGHTS ALYSSA MORALES MAY HAVE OR ASSERT REGARDING THE CHILD. Should Alyssa Morales wish to contest the adoption, Alyssa Mor- ales, is required to serve a copy of written defenses, if any, to it on Petition- ers’ atty., Mary K. Wimsett, whose address is 2750 NW 43rd St., #102, Gainesville, FL 32606 on or before 1/26/22 and file the original with the clerk of this Court at 201 E. University Ave., Gainesville, FL 32601, before service on Petitioner or immediately after. If Alyssa Morales fails to do so, a default may be entered against Alyssa Morales for the relief demanded in the petition. Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office. Alyssa Morales may review these documents upon request. Alyssa Morales must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office notified of current address. (Alyssa Morales may file Notice of Current Address, FL Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed to the ad- dress on record at the clerk’s office. WARNING: Rule 12.285, FL Family Law Rules of Procedure, requires certain automatic disclosure of docu- ments & info. Failure to comply can result in sanctions, including dismissal or striking of pleadings. Dated: 12/1/21, J.K. “Jess” Irby, Esq., Clerk of The Circuit Court, Civil Div., 201 E. University Ave., Gainesville, FL 32601. By: /s/ Michelle Thompson, Deputy Clerk MEET YOUR MATCH! 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Memorial contributions may be made to The American Diabetes Association or Congregation Beth Or. BERSCHLER and SHENBERG BerschlerAndShenberg.com Continued from Page 15 L E V E N S O N Rita Levenson (nee Cravetz) on December 18, 2021. Wife of Harold. Mother of Alan (Merav) Levenson and Donald (Debora) Levenson. Sister of Leah Pleat. Grandmother of Lance, Elah, Mia and Netai. Contributions in her memory may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, www.alz.org GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com M O S S Dr. Herbert Moss on December 19, 2021. Be- loved husband of Sandra (nee Goodman); Loving father of Jacqueline Moss and Jen- nifer Moss Abramson; Adoring grandfather of Leon and Allyson. Contributions in his memory may be made to Friendship Circle, 754 S. 9th St., Phila., PA 19147, www.philly- friendship.com or Old York Road Temple- Beth AM, 971 Old York Road, Abington, PA 19001, www.oyrtbetham.org or a charity of the donor’s choice. GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com S C HW A R T Z Theodore A. “Ted" Schwartz, Esq. on Decem- ber 17, 2021, beloved husband of Linda (nee Hirschhorn), loving father of Pamela Rosen- berg (Scott), and Scott Schwartz, and to his stepdaughters Jennie Pisnoy (Richard) and Paulette Strauss (Stuart), and brother of James. Adoring Poppy of Samuel, Benjamin, Max, Rachel, Simone, and Lily. Contributions in his memory may be made to the Special Olympics of Montgomery County or Gift of Life Donor Program. Contact J. Levine & Sons for Zoom information. JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS www.levinefuneral.com Honor the memory of your loved one … CALL 215-832-0749 TO PLACE YOUR YAHRTZEIT AD. classified@ jewishexponent.com Gary takes Alana to an agent later in the film, hoping to help her land some film and television roles. Alana comes prepared to say ‘yes’ to everything and bolsters her qualifications with the claim of speaking multiple languages, including Hebrew. The agent, despite proclaiming that “Jewish noses are becoming more popular,” is largely dismissive of Alana’s talent. Alana is a chaperone, a babysitter and a beard for a closeted gay man, all of which seem to frustrate her chances of finding her passion. But she’s let down by no one more than Gary and his illusions of grandeur when it comes to his businesses. She parades around in a bikini at the opening of Gary’s waterbed business, while everyone else remains clothed. As Gary finds success, acts impetuously and is able to act Andy Gotlieb in a June review, this movie does him justice. It’s lean, colorful and revealing. It also hones in on the theme that defined Begin’s life: Jews were not going to stand down anymore. They were going to fight. “Asia” This Israeli film focusing on a mother-daughter story stars Jewish actress Shira Haas of “Shtisel” and “Unorthodox” fame. Haas plays the 17-year-old daughter, Vika, of a 35-year-old, Russian expat single mother, Asia, portrayed by Alena Yiv. While Asia works long hours to make ends meet, Vika starts hanging out with skaters, smoking weed and drinking. But over the course of the movie, they form a gradual bond. Somehow, too, according to a July review in the Exponent, that bond was uplifting without being overly sentimental. l srogelberg@jewishexponent.com; 215-832-0741 Continued from Page 15 Movies “Upheaval” Menachem Begin was a soldier in the Zionist movement, the founder of Israel’s conserva- tive Likud party and, eventually, Israel’s sixth prime minister from 1977 to 1983. Described as a “terrorist” by the British government, as a young man, Begin would grow up to preside over the Camp David Accords with Egypt. In other words, Begin is a fascinating character. And, according to the Exponent’s DECEMBER 30, 2021 his world with fastidious details and color, he sometimes goes too far. His decision to have a white man in the film mock his Japanese wife’s language by speaking in a caricature of broken English felt particularly egregious and unnecessary. The term “Licorice Pizza” is slang for a vinyl, and it’s the name of a chain of Southern California record stores for which Anderson had a clear affinity. Without any hints or explanation of the film’s title in the film itself, “Licorice Pizza” is an in-joke only Anderson gets. Maybe that’s why “Licorice Pizza” feels more like a spectacle than a relatable bildungsroman. Anderson has manufactured a film to fulfill his own nostalgia in “Licorice Pizza,” not the audience’s. l Screen and “Booksmart,” pulled off a portrayal of Monica Lewinsky: “It was an important retelling of a narrative from the 1990s that redeemed Lewinsky in the eyes of popular culture.” 20 as the businessman and also enjoy the immaturity that comes along with turning everyday objects into phalluses, Alana struggles. She’s caught in her need to find success in adulthood, but she is trapped by her desire to stay by Gary’s side, relishing in never-ending youth, flawed as it may be. As Anderson is wont to do, he creates an ensemble of complex characters, places them into a specific yet resplendent setting and lets them roam free, exposing their shortcomings in the process. As Gary and Alana’s relation- ship falls into the background of the story, replaced by their own individual journeys, the obvious age gap and illegality of their relationship falls away as well — out of sight, out of mind. But the audience’s discomfort remains, as it does in many of Anderson’s other films. In Anderson’s effort to fill JEWISH EXPONENT “Tick, Tick… Boom!” “Rent” playwright Jonathan Larson’s semi-autobiographical story got the Lin-Manuel Miranda treatment in this 2021 adapta- tion. It’s a dramatic story about the Jewish playwright’s struggle to make it, and his uncertainty about his career choice. When those are the notes, Miranda is probably the guy to play the music. jsaffren@jewishexponent.com; Larson himself died in 1996. 215-832-0740 JEWISHEXPONENT.COM C ommunity NE WSMAKERS TruMark Gives Out Items to Those in Need KleinLife Spreads Word about Meals Program On Dec. 20, TruMark Financial Credit Union delivered children’s hats, gloves and sweatshirts to local nonprofits that help people in need. All five organizations — APM Neighborhood Community, Emilie United Methodist Church Safe Sanctuaries, the Maternal and Child Health Consortium, Mitzvah Circle and Our Closet — provide services to families who may need food, health care, clothing and shelter. KleinLife’s Sharon Kaplan, Shelley Geltzer and Benjamin Toledano told people about the Subaru Share the Love Event at the nonprofit’s weekly Grab and Go Meal Distribution. The Philadelphia organization is a partner of Subaru in its Meals on Wheels effort, which delivers meals to homebound seniors. Now through Jan. 3, when you buy or lease a Subaru, $250 will go toward Meals on Wheels. From left: Sharon Kaplan, Shelley Geltzer and Benjamin Toledano spread the word about Meals on Wheels during KleinLife’s Grab and Go Meal Distribution.  Courtesy of KleinLife From left: Mitzvah Circle’s Susan Giuliano and Fran Held, as well as TruMark Financial’s Mary Ellen Kull, prepare to distribute clothes to area nonprofits. Courtesy of TruMark Financial Credit Union Akiba-Barrack Class Gathers for Reunion Members of the Akiba Hebrew Academy’s Class of 1959 gathered on Zoom recently to celebrate their 80th birthdays. Akiba is now the Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy. Barrack Student Hosts Talk on Israel Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy junior Raphael Englander hosted a talk on The Abraham Accords on Dec. 8. Dr. Driss Moussaoui, the founder of the Department of Psychiatry at the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy in Casablanca, Morocco, and Robert Greenway, president of the Abraham Accords Peace Institute, addressed the audience. Raphael Englander Courtesy of Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy Akiba-Barrack alums talk on Zoom during their recent reunion. Courtesy of Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy PUBLISHER’S STATEMENT Published weekly since 1887 with a special issue in September (ISSN 0021-6437) ©2021 Jewish Exponent (all rights reserved) Any funds realized from the operation of the Jewish Exponent exceeding expenses are required to be made available to the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, a nonprofit corporation with offices at 2100 Arch St., Philadelphia, PA 19103. 215-832-0700. Periodical postage paid in Philadelphia, PA, and additional offices. Postmaster: All address changes should be sent to Jewish Exponent Circulation Dept., 2100 Arch St., Philadelphia, PA 19103. 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