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JEWISHEXPONENT.COM 3 Drake Holds a Jewish Wedding (to 23 Brides) in His Latest Music Video A s part of the surprise drop for his new album “Honestly, Nevermind,” Canadian Jewish musician Drake released a music video for his new song, “Falling Back,” that features him as the groom in a wedding offi ciated by an Orthodox rabbi in a black hat. There’s nothing orthodox (or safe for work) about the wedding itself, though, which features 23 brides. That punchline isn’t revealed until a few min- utes into the video, when the rabbi offi ciating the wedding ceremony, which takes place under a white fl oral chuppah, asks the bride, “Do you commit yourself to being a good wife, according to our values and traditions?” To which she answers, “I do,” and is then echoed by 22 other women in white behind her. After each bride receives her ring and gives the yarmulke-less Drake some form of a secret handshake or high fi ve, the camera pans to a per- son who appears to be Drake’s Jewish mother, Sandi Graham, a blonde woman dressed in black (and who bears a striking resemblance to Barbra 4 JUNE 30, 2022 | JEWISHEXPONENT.COM Streisand). “I think he’s really taking this one seriously,” she remarks. (Drake has never been married, but does have a son, whose existence was brought to the pub- Drake poses for a photo with his many brides. lic eye during a feud between him and rival rapper Pusha T.) bedeken ceremony, where the groom veils his bride What ensues after the ceremony is a raucous and families wish blessings upon the happy couple. celebration full of mixed dancing and strobe This isn’t the fi rst time the multiplatinum-selling lights. artist has invoked his Jewish background in his At one point, one of the brides is lifted in a musical career. Drake posed with a Kiddush cup chair for the hora as she waves a napkin in the air. and Sabbath candles for the cover of his 2012 (Traditionally, as the bride and groom are hoisted album “Take Care,” and he staged a diff erent on chairs during the hora, they hold onto a napkin Jewish tradition — his own “re-bar mitzvah” — in to symbolize their unity.) the music video for his single “HYFR.” (He also A few moments later, Drake is also seen danc- re-staged his bar mitzvah in a “Saturday Night ing with a napkin in hand and later in his mouth. Live” sketch.) Last year, on a mixtape, he rapped, Toward the end of the video, Drake and his 23 “I should probably go to a yeshiva.” brides pose for pictures in what loosely resembles the photo shoots that sometimes accompany the — Jackie Hajdenberg and Andrew Lapin Drake: Screenshot via YouTube via JTA Weekly Kibbitz local Before Games, Maccabiah Athletes Find Unconventional Team Connections F SASHA ROGELBERG | STAFF WRITER or USA Maccabi athletes, going to the Maccabiah Games in Israel is a bit like going on a blind date, except they’re almost certain the match will work out. Th e games, held every four years, will take place from July 5-26 in Israel. More than 1,300 delegates from USA Maccabi, the Philadelphia-based organization for the athletes representing the U.S., will attend the Olympic-style event. Philadelphia will be well-represented at the games as well, with 85 delegates from Pennsylvania attending, most of them athletes. But while USA Maccabi prides itself on its ability to connect American Jews to Israel, the U.S. and each other for the games, few of the athletes have met each other in person. As athletes prepare for their respective events, many of which are team sports, team-building takes on some unconven- tional practices. “Most, but not all, the other countries we’re competing against — in many of those countries, the Jewish communi- ties are concentrated around one or two metropolitan areas,” USA Maccabi CEO Marshall Einhorn said. “Some of those countries are able to train and compete together throughout the year.” Th e U.S., however, has athletes from all over the country participating on one team, making team training schedules impossible to coordinate. For Jarett Wodotinsky, a 15-year-old Bucks County soccer player competing for the fi rst time in the U16 Juniors team, team building means staying active on a group chat with the other players. Instead of locker room ban- ter and friendly scrimmages, the team bonds with memes and Zoom calls. As Wodotinsky trains in a more tra- ditional fashion on his own terms, the virtual connections he builds still serve an important purpose. “Where I live, there’s not many Jewish kids,” he said. “So just getting to know a bunch of kids from around the country The USA Maccabi Masters ice hockey team in Israel at a previous Maccabiah Games Courtesy of Kathleen Kenneally and becoming friends with them, it’s just something that I’ve always wanted.” For Lauren Sara, 59, a Wynnewood- based equestrian competing in the Masters dressage event, preparing for the games takes an even more uncon- ventional turn. Th ough she’s been prac- ticing for her event with her mare Lola for the past four years, the steed will not make the trip. Sara will meet the horse with whom she will compete only two weeks before the games. “Th e fi rst day, we’ll just sort of do a ride around and see who suits who, and then that’ll be it,” Sara said. “By day two, I will have my partner, and that will be it. And it’s just a matter of forming the partnership.” Th ere are some exceptions to the blind-date approach to team building, however. Th e USA Masters hockey team holds weekend training camps through- out the year, giving the players a chance to get to know each other aft er the team was formed in September. Th e team has had training camps in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and South Bend, Indiana, and team members hosted Shabbat dinners in their families’ homes to bring the team together off the rink. In past years, the team has stayed on a kibbutz. “I don’t know that any team is doing Hamotzi and singing a couple of songs,” Philadelphia-based coach Joshua Petersohn said. “You didn’t realize that the defenseman from Los Angeles knows the Mi Chamocha the same way you do ... it’s just kind of funny.” Th e almost immediate sense of com- munity in chemistry on the team isn’t by chance, Petersohn said. While shared love of hockey connects the team, shared religion forges deeper connections. “Th ere’s cohorts, there’s sports, but when you have Jews around you, it’s just an automatic and immediate con- nection,” said Matthew Steinberg, a Jenkintown fi nancial adviser and man- aging director of Oppenheimer & Co. Inc, who competed on the USA Masters ice hockey team and won gold in the 2013 games. “We’re already on the same team: We’re Jews.” JE srogelberg@midatlanticmedia.com Exclusive Women’s Apparel Boutique Made in USA Custom designs, color options and free alterations available Evening Gowns Suits/Separates Cocktail Dresses 61 Buck Road Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006 www.elanaboutique.com (215)953-8820 Make an appointment to consult with the designer Monday-Friday 10am-3pm JEWISHEXPONENT.COM 5 local Howard Nathan Honored for Giving the Gift of Life JARRAD SAFFREN | STAFF WRITER H oward Nathan’s organization is called Gift of Life and, throughout his career, that is what the Jewish Devon resident has tried to provide. He has largely succeeded, according to colleagues and benefi ciaries. Nathan, 68, spent his career orga- nizing organ transplants for people who needed them. He would have to convince the family of one patient on his deathbed to allow his organs to be donated. Th en, Nathan and his Gift of Life Donor Program team would coor- dinate the process of getting the part from one body to another. Th at career lasted more than four decades and included more than 55,000 organ transplants, according to an email celebrating his career from Richard Hasz, Gift of Life’s new president and CEO. Nathan stepped down in January and attended an in-person celebration of his career on June 29. Gift of Life also renamed its support and lodging cen- ter for families who are going through transplants from the Gift of Life Family House to Gift of Life Howie’s House. “His tireless dedication, leader- ship and mentorship have infl uenced best donation practices and policies regionally, across the United States and around the world,” Hasz wrote. Ironically, Nathan never planned on going into the fi eld. He wanted to be a doctor, but he didn’t get into medical school when he applied aft er graduat- ing from Juniata College. Since Nathan thought he would FREE ESTIMATES PERSONALIZED SERVICE SENIOR DOWNSIZING DECLUTTER / HOARDING CLEAN OUTS ALL ITEMS SOLD, DONATED, OR REPURPOSED RESPECTFUL OF HOMES WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 30+ YEARS JOLIE OMINSKY OWNER SERVING PA, DE, NJ JOCSERNICA@YAHOO.COM 610-551-3105 6 JUNE 30, 2022 | JEWISHEXPONENT.COM apply again, he started to beef up his resume. He worked on a microscope in a lab, research- ing cancer and rabies. Th en he enrolled in a graduate program in the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Public Howard Nathan visits Israel. Health. But he wasn’t happy Courtesy of Denise Portner there, either, so he answered an ad for a job organizing kid- ney transplants for surgeons in the the teams for surgical recoveries and Philadelphia area. placing the kidneys with recipients. “It was basically surgeons who cre- Th e process could take 24-48 hours ated a nonprofi t to get people to donate with no sleep. kidneys,” Nathan said. And he loved it. At the time, he was still thinking of “Th is was bigger than life,” Nathan medical school. said. “I thought, ‘I’ll apply to this job, and And it became the rest of his life. these guys will get me in,’” he said. In 1983, the man who hired Nathan Nathan got no answer at fi rst, but he left the organization, and Nathan kept reaching out. Finally, the manager applied to take his place as executive brought him in and told him he had director. He got the job overseeing a no experience. In response, the young team of 10 people. man off ered a proposition: He would Eventually, both his team and his work for free for three months. mission grew. In the early 1980s, heart “He hired me,” Nathan said. and liver transplants became more In 1978, kidney transplants were common, and the Gift of Life leader the only transplants that doctors did. made sure to show up at press confer- Nathan’s job was to fi nd and convince ences celebrating successful procedures potential donors for patients at fi ve that he helped organize. He wanted to area hospitals, including the Hospital make sure that donors got credit in of the University of Pennsylvania and addition to the doctors. Th omas Jeff erson University Hospital. “Transplants don’t happen without a Th e aspiring doctor thought the job donor,” Nathan said. was cutting edge and that it would While Gift of Life is based in combine his interests in research and Philadelphia, it helps people all over medicine— a solid resume booster for the country. In a January profi le of med school applications. Nathan, Th e Wall Street Journal called But then he started working. it “the largest and most successful Nathan would get calls at 3 a.m. and organ donor and transplant network have to drive to Scranton, Reading and in the country.” Nathan has traveled to other locations. He would walk into a 33 countries, including Israel, to share hospital room and see a family whose best practices with doctors and medi- relative was not going to make it. Th ose cal institutions. patients were “legally and medically “Howard has had a tremendous dead, but their organs were still work- impact not only in the Philadelphia ing,” Nathan explained. area but nationally as well,” said Robert To convince family members to allow Goodman, a Westampton, New Jersey, the donation, Nathan took a straight- resident and a recipient of a heart forward approach. transplant from Gift of Life. “He is “Th is can be a legacy for that person’s truly a well-known expert, and if he’s life,” he said. not the best at what he’s done, he’s in Once that hard part was over, the the top two or three.” next one began. Nathan got doctors and nurses to cooperate, organizing jsaff ren@midatlanticmedia.com local A JARRAD SAFFREN | STAFF WRITER Local Jews Search for Music from Holocaust s Sam Gubins of Havertown explained it, under the most grotesque, horrible condi- tions imaginable during the Holocaust, the human spirit found a way to create beauty. Th at beauty was in the thousands of pieces of music craft ed and performed by Jews as they fought to survive. Now Holocaust Music Lost & Found, a nonprofi t created by Manhattan res- ident Janie Press, is on a mission to recover that music for posterity. And two local Jews, Gubins and Barry Abelson of Rittenhouse Square, not only believe in the mission but are part of it. Gubins, the former president of a scientifi c publishing organization, is HMLF’s treasurer. Abelson, a corporate lawyer, serves as a board member. Both men are practicing Jews. Gubins belongs to Congregation Beth Am Israel in Penn Valley. Abelson is a member at Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel in Center City. Th e men joined HMLF because they agree with Press when she says “having this music survive is essential.” Th ey feel it’s important to educate younger genera- tions that are increasingly removed from the Holocaust. But they also believe that there’s a profound and transcendent les- son about humanity in this music. “People chose to live even while they were dying, and there was death all around them,” he said. Press, “a fashion industry veteran” according to a press release about HMLF, launched the organization in April to align with Yom HaShoah. But the idea came to her in 2019 aft er she watched a “60 Minutes” piece on Maestro Francesco Lotoro, an Italian pianist and composer whose own organization, Fondazione ILMC, does the same thing. HMLF is “supporting the work of Maestro Francesco Lotoro,” per the release about its launch. Lotoro “travels around the world and meets with Holocaust sur- vivors identifi ed through research, outreach, educational programs and per- formances,” the announcement added. Gubins and Abelson got involved because they knew Press. Th e treasurer and the president have a mutual friend Holocaust, Zandman lived with several other people in the basement of a Polish family’s house. Aft er he was liberated, he went to Paris and got his Ph.D. Abelson developed a relationship with Zandman over the years. Th e lawyer called the founder’s story one of “survival, perse- verance and ultimately triumph.” “Th at personal connection was another motivating factor for me to get involved,” Abelson said. Sam Gubins With HMLF, Gubins and Abelson will focus on what they are good at. Gubins now runs a nonprofi t, the Annual Review Investment Corp., that “manages invest- ments,” according to HMLF’s website, so he’s serving as treasurer. Abelson will provide legal and governance oversight. “Everybody pitches in based on their availability and skill set,” Abelson said. JE jsaff ren@midatlanticmedia.com Courtesy of Sam Gubins | Investments | Asset Management | | Capital Markets | Barry Abelson Photo by Vince Massa who thought Gubins would be interested. Abelson and Press are second cousins who recently reconnected aft er more than 50 years. Both men also got close with a Holocaust survivor. For Gubins, it was his Uncle Boris, who spent two years at Buchenwald. He was 80 pounds and lying on a pallet when American GIs liberated his camp. Uncle Boris settled in Bordeaux in France aft er the war, but Gubins met him in 1958 and learned his story. Gubins’ father immigrated to the United States in the 1920s but his twin brother, Boris, did not follow along. He thought he was safe. Gubins’ family vis- ited Boris frequently aft er the war, and the uncle came to the United States on one occasion. When asked his main reason for join- ing HMLF, Gubins said, “To honor my Uncle Boris.” For Abelson, that survivor was Felix Zandman, the founder of Vishay Intertechnology, the multibillion-dollar American company that makes semicon- ductors and electronic parts. During the Financial advice from a knowledgeable neighbor. E. Matthew Steinberg Managing Director – Investments Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. 165 Township Line Road Jenkintown, PA 19046 (215) 576-3015 matthew.steinberg@opco.com Serving Investors in Philadelphia and South Jersey for 28 Years Forbes is not affiliated with Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Transacts Business on All Principal Exchanges and Member SIPC. 4504954.1 JEWISHEXPONENT.COM 7 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. A Building a Community of Pride: Tribe 12’s New Staff Expand LGBTQIA+ Programming fter volunteering with Tribe 12 for many years and tiatives, including the year-round LGBTQIA+ programming. seeing firsthand the power of connection within a Not working in isolation, Tribe 12 is also a member of community, Jess Meyers decided to further dedicate their the J.PROUD Consortium. A Jewish Family and Children’s professional life to forwarding the mission of the organi- Service initiative, J.PROUD is the Philadelphia collective of zation. Jewish organizations committed to LGBTQIA+ inclusion. “It’s important to create spaces that are inclusive and Currently, J.PROUD has more than 40 members, including welcoming for young people in the Jewish community the Jewish Federation. who have similar experiences,” said Meyers, Tribe 12’s The versatility and wide reach of Tribe 12’s various micro- LGBTQIA+ program director and social justice organizer. communities are what the organization’s new Executive Made up of several niche microcommunities, Tribe 12 Director Rabbi Megan GoldMarche gravitated toward while speaks to the individual needs and interests of Philadelphians From left: Tribe 12’s new Executive Director Rabbi searching for the next step in her career. in their 20s and 30s. One of the most active of these micro- Megan GoldMarche and LGBTQIA+ Program Before her move to Philadelphia, GoldMarche served six Director and Social Justice Organizer Jess communities is the LGBTQIA+ program. years as the senior base rabbi for Jews in their 20s and 30s Meyers are passionate about creating safe and After stepping into their new role in October, Meyers accepting spaces for Jews in their 20s and 30s. at Metro Chicago Hillel. She and her wife, Paige, created a expanded the LGBTQIA+ programming to feature events, Courtesy of Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia community for young Jews out of their home, and one of her like Ga(y)me Nights and Queeraoke. Among the creative favorite memories was opening their home to young adults and fun monthly events, Meyers has continued to build a welcoming and safe space for weekly Shabbat dinners. for Philadelphia’s queer young adults to explore the intersection of their Jewish and It’s this same feeling of warmth, openness and acceptance that Rabbi GoldMarche queer identities. wants to replicate in Tribe 12. Tribe 12 is one of several local programs that the Jewish Federation of Greater “DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) work requires an internal and external lens Philadelphia funds to support LGBTQIA+ inclusion. Among these locally supported and we plan to build on each simultaneously,” GoldMarche said. “We need our com- organizations, include Moving Traditions and Jewish Learning Venture’s JkidPRIDE. munity to reflect the diversity of the Jewish people.” “At the core of the Jewish Federation is the commitment to inclusion and diversity GoldMarche and Meyers are determined to have Tribe 12 continue and increase its within the community,” said Kelly Romirowsky, Jewish Federation’s chief strategy offerings of Jewish wisdom and resources to the 20s and 30s community, while also and impact officer. “By proudly supporting organizations, like Tribe 12, that provide providing safe spaces for connection. safe and welcoming spaces for all, we continue to move our mission forward.” “I believe people are searching for a community, especially after the last few years during COVID,” GoldMarche reflected. “We want to be ready to fill the need.” The funding Tribe 12 receives from the Jewish Federation supports its various ini- Philadelphia Civil Rights Mission Walk together in American history with the Philadelphia Civil Rights Mission to Atlanta, Georgia and Montgomery and Selma, Alabama. Space is limited! Learn more and register: jewishphilly.org/civilrights Sponsored by: Jewish Federation’s Jewish Community Relations Council AJC and ADL 8 JUNE 30, 2022 | JEWISHEXPONENT.COM YOU SHOULD KNOW ... Sam Sittenfield Courtesy of Sam Sittenfield SASHA ROGELBERG | STAFF WRITER R epair the World Director of National Partnerships Sam Sittenfield is fond of a quote spoken by the organization’s Senior Director of Education Rabbi Jessy Dressin: “Every time there is a specific Jewish value, there’s a nod to the universal.” “Jewish values don’t live in a vacuum,” he added. “They are a particular expression of things that everyone cares about.” A 2022 Tribe 12 fellow, Sittenfield, 31, is also bringing his venture Roots of Resilience — a mental health organization for Jewish youth — to life. Though his hands are in many pies, Sittenfield, a South Philadelphia resident, is looking for the harmony between the specific and universal in all he does: How can someone’s Jewish identity mesh with their political, racial and gender identity? How does one bring their Jewish values into the real world? Sittenfield’s eight years of work at Repair the World gave him the oppor- tunities to address these issues. On the day-to-day, he brings “the secret sauce,” or Repair the World’s social jus- tice pedagogy, to other organizations, such as Hillel International, Moishe House and Honeymoon Israel, giving them insight on how young Jews want to connect politically and socially. Most recently, Sittenfield has collected data from Hillel International interns in preparation for the launch of 200 new Hillel service engagement interns. Sittenfield grew up steeped in the local Jewish community himself. Hailing from Lower Merion, Sittenfield was bar mitzvahed at Beth Am Israel in Penn Valley. He attended Perelman Jewish Day School before graduating to Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy (then Akiba Hebrew Academy). He became a Repair the World fellow after graduating from Tufts University; he was involved in the Jewish commu- nity throughout his time as an under- graduate. After attending area Repair the World events during college, Sittenfield’s interest was piqued: “I said to myself after going to those events, I have a lot to contribute in terms of my experience with Judaism and programming and things like that, and I have a lot to learn — a lot, a lot to learn — as it relates to social justice.” Sittenfield’s passion for mental health and creating Jewish connectiv- ity that he honed during his fellowship stemmed from first-hand experience. During his time at Tufts, Sittenfield was a baritone for a Jewish a cappella group, Shir Appeal. “We were all singing together and supporting each other both through song, but also through community,” Sittenfield said. Sittenfield took a semester off from college during his second semester of senior year, due to his own mental health struggles. Taking a break meant stepping down as president of Shir Appeal. “One of the other members of the group … took over the group with grace, with intelligence, with a great attitude,” Sittenfield said. He felt proud “to be part of a community that supported me through the time that I needed them and didn’t make me feel bad or worse or less than.” In his venture Roots of Resilience, Sittenfield hopes to design a mental health intervention for young people that is proactive, supporting them before they are in times of crisis. “Currently, there’s a lot of focus on things like mental health first aid, which is extremely important, but that’s taking care of the emergency that happens at a given moment,” Sittenfield said. Sittenfield wants to address the root of mental health issues, which can stem from a lack of connectivity and isolation. While meditation, yoga and exercise facilitated by a group leader help relieve some stress, it’s addressing a symptom, not a cause, Sittenfield believes. In designing Roots of Resilience — hoping to receive additional funding and interest as it develops — Sittenfield is asking himself big questions: “How do we use leadership development to cultivate competency, confidence, con- nection and community for our young people? How do we build that into our program structures both on a one- off program and over the course of a young person’s engagement with the Jewish community?” For Sittenfield, he finds those moments around the Shabbat dinner table, singing harmonies with friends. He hopes to give others that same feeling of harmony in whatever Jewish path they pursue. “How do we ensure that the fields are lush and healthy?” Sittenfield said. “That a small spark doesn’t cause a big fire?” JE srogelberg@midatlanticmedia.com JEWISHEXPONENT.COM 9 editorials Israel’s Recurring Stalemate I srael’s Knesset is expected to dissolve itself this week. Under the governing coalition’s rotation agreement, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid will become the acting prime minister, and current Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will become the alternate prime minister. New elections — the country’s fifth round in three years — will be scheduled for the fall. Based upon current projections, the fifth vote is likely to lead to the same stalemate as the prior four. The soon-to-be-outgoing Bennett-Lapid coa- lition — which brought together an improbably wide-ranging coalition of members — was driven by the goal of keeping Benjamin Netanyahu from achieving another term as prime minister. But notwithstanding the impressive achievements of the coalition during its one year of operation, polls predict that neither pro-Netanyahu parties nor anti-Netanyahu parties will achieve a majority in the upcoming elections. The Bennett-Lapid government succeeded in steering Israel through the last year of COVID, passed a budget and opened the economy, and helped the country navigate an outbreak of fight- ing with Hamas in Gaza. In the process, the fragile, improbable coalition restored a sense of normalcy to political life in Israel, while it made strides in restoring Israel’s global standing — including solidi- fying Israel’s relationship with the United States. All of this while breaking precedent and bringing an Arab party into government for the first time. It is surprising that none of the successes of the Bennett-Lapid government seem to have moved the political needle. Indeed, if the polls are to be believed, the deadlock that has divided Israel for the past four elections has only deepened – but the electoral numbers have not changed much. In order for Israel to move beyond the expected electoral impasse and enable the formation of a functional government, some grand gesture will be required. The only person in a position to make such a consequential grand gesture is Netanyahu. But to do so, he will have to place party objectives and national aspirations ahead of his personal ambition. Netanyahu unquestionably wants to return to the prime minister’s office. He makes no secret of that goal. But he also must recognize that he is a singularly divisive leader, with many of his former political allies resolute in their refusal to join a gov- ernment that he will head. Moreover, if Netanyahu continues to insist on top billing he will likely pro- long the reign of Lapid as the country struggles through more wasteful elections. If there is a deal to be made, it is up to Netanyahu to do so. He is in a position to negotiate a fairly wide-ranging political package of authority and responsibility – as long as someone else gets the title of prime minister. While we recognize that the chances of that happening are slim, the alternative leaves Netanyahu and friends in opposition, with no real power and very limited ability to serve the interests of the voters who form their base. No one knows what will happen if those voters continue to feel disenfranchised and disillusioned. JE T here was an important decision by the U.S. Supreme Court last week that has not attracted a lot of attention. The case is Carson v. Makin. It involved a challenge to how the state of Maine made public education available to high school students in sparsely populated school districts. Previously, the state provided public funds to such students to attend a distant public school or an independent school of their choice — but refused funding for those wanting to attend sectarian schools. A group of parents who wanted to send their children to sectarian schools sued, claiming that Maine’s law violated the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment by treating religious persons and groups differently than their secular counterparts. In a 6-3 decision, the court agreed. According to Chief Justice John Roberts, who wrote for the majority, the issue is straightforward: “The State pays for tuition for certain students at private schools — so long as the schools are not religious. That is discrimination against religion.” And he noted that “Regardless of how the benefit and restriction are described, the program operates to identify and exclude otherwise eligible schools on the basis of their religious exercise.” In recent cases, the court distinguished between religious institutions that receive public 10 JUNE 30, 2022 | JEWISHEXPONENT.COM funds for secular projects — like a playground — and schools that use public funding for reli- gious purposes. Now, that distinction — known as the “status/use distinction” — has been aban- doned. Instead, the court made clear that the Free Exercise Clause requires the government to treat religious persons and groups equally with their secular counterparts. The decision is significant for several reasons, not the least of which is that it opens up funding possibilities for sectarian schools, including Jewish day schools, and sweeps away distinctions in how sectarian schools can use funds that are made available to other educa- tional institutions. Such permissible use of government funding may lead to the rebirth of the Catholic school system. And it should open opportuni- ties for Jewish schools to get funding for some of their programs — although the scope of such funding will likely be tested on a case-by-case basis. That court’s liberal justices were troubled by the majority position and worry that the conservatives on the court are moving to dismantle the wall of separation between church and state that the Framers of the Constitution sought to create. While we respect the minority view, we do not understand the Carson decision to “direct the State of Maine (and, by extension, its taxpaying citizens) to subsidize institutions that undisputedly engage in religious instruction,” as Justice Sonia Sotomayor claimed in dissent. Rather, as the majority notes, neither Maine nor any other state government must offer benefits to private persons or groups. It is only when a program is offered by the state — as was the high school education funding by the state of Maine — that entitlement to the funding must be religion-neutral, since discrimination against reli- gion is as unconstitutional as promoting religion itself. JE Douglas Rissing / iStock / Getty Images Plus A Supreme Win for School Choice opinions & letters The Fight Isn’t Over BY ELEANOR LEVIE W e knew this day would come — even as friends and relatives on both sides of the abortion issue said, “Oh, Roe v. Wade will never be overturned: Most Americans support it.” But as an active member of the National Council of Jewish Women for more than three decades, I have long recognized the fragility of our hard-won abortion rights. Volunteer advocates like me have fully expected that the Supreme Court would decimate Roe the first chance it got. With the recent majority installed on the Supreme Court, we recog- nized that Roe would soon fall. I was 21 when Roe was passed in 1973. Before that time, I knew of college students, looking to finish their studies and embark on careers and lives of economic self-sufficiency, finding the means to travel to New York City for a costly but legal abortion. I knew of mothers who had all the children they could handle and afford who subjected themselves to questioning by judges and psychiatrists so they could get a legal abortion. Meanwhile, anyone struggling to make ends meet but desperate to secretly end a pregnancy risked life, health and infertility by taking matters into their own hands or undergoing an unsafe, illegal abortion. Many of them died. Now the high court has opened the flood- gates to state legislatures to ban abortion outright. This will not end abortion. Pregnant people will always strive to maintain control over their own bodies and lives, in consulta- tion with their doctors, their loved ones, their clergy. Judges and lawmakers have no busi- ness intruding on individuals’ private lives and making personal health decisions for them. Jews like me are profoundly aware that reproductive rights are inextricably bound with religious freedom. As protected by the First Amendment of the Constitution, no one should be able to impose their religious views on others. Included in that principle: beliefs about when life begins or the rights of the so-called “unborn” that some folks see as equivalent to the rights of the pregnant per- son. The Jewish view is that the life of the mother supersedes the risk to a fetus. I recall when Samuel Alito, the author of the majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, was nominated in 2005. We felt great alarm that he was to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, who had been the crucial deciding vote to save Roe in Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey. Alito’s track record was clear. As a judge on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals — which serves Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and the U.S. Virgin Islands — he was the one voice to argue that women should have to notify their husbands before having an abor- tion. Our fears about his views were realized as soon as he got on the high court. As part of NCJW’s BenchMark campaign to save Roe, I worked to mobilize a protest to reject Alito’s elevation to the Supreme Court. Since moving to Pennsylvania in 1996, I have also led local NCJW campaigns to oppose Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett, whose votes were pivotal in the Dobbs decision. With these additions to the court, con- servatives have succeeded in their long game to roll back the clock to a time when women and all marginalized individuals had few rights. There is no satisfaction in saying “I told you so.” NCJW will continue the fight with our allies to ensure that one’s zip code, citizen- ship status, social and economic level, race, religion or personal circumstances will not prevent individuals from accessing reproduc- tive rights. Educated and strengthened by the leader- ship, advocacy tools and support of NCJW, we have long been speaking out to defend all our rights and freedoms. Time and again, we have stressed the importance of electing a president who would nominate only fair and independent individuals for lifetime positions on the Supreme Court — and the lower fed- eral courts as well. We have sounded the call to action, galvaniz- ing the Jewish community and those who share our values to contact our senators and urge them to confirm only those judges and justices who will defend our constitutional rights. We of NCJW continue to loudly declare that courts matter. We live by our mission to improve the lives of women, children and families and to safeguard individual rights and freedom. To that end, and in partnership with the National Abortion Federation, NCJW has established the Jewish Fund for Abortion Access, which will help provide support and resources to any indi- vidual unable to access abortion care. It may take decades to reverse this rep- rehensible decision in the courts. But we pledge to do all we can to ensure that all peo- ple can still exercise their own reproductive choices. JE Eleanor Levie is a longtime NCJW volunteer and chair of federal judiciary nominations for NCJW in Pennsylvania. Rabbis Should Stick to Torah The focus of Parshat B’midbar is the census of the 12 of Israel, but the published D’var Torah (“Escaping the Wilderness,” June 2) quickly pivoted to Uvalde and yielded a coda that inter alia advocated gun control. In contrast, online commentaries branch into discussion of flags and ritual, absent polemics. Your rabbinic authors should discuss the religious messages without obscuring their universal relevance by adding contemporary progressivism. Robert B. Sklaroff Rydal Gratz a Trailblazer As an alumnus of Gratz College, I was pleased to read the feature article about the college in the Exponent (“Gratz Refocuses, Ahead of the Curve with Online Classes,” May 25). Gratz has another distinction. It is the first Jewish institution of higher learning in world history to have admitted women as equal students. When it opened in 1895, this was unprecedented. In fact, many of the most famed colleges and universities did not admit women until much later. Yale, for example, first admitted women in the 1960s. The first graduating class of Gratz included both men and women. This reflects well on Gratz and on the Jewish community of Philadelphia. Saul P. Wachs Rosaline B. Feinstein Professor Emeritus, Gratz College Ethiopian Jews Story Warranted the Cover Your report on Ethiopian Jews (“Ethiopian Jews Make Aliyah as Part of Operation Zur Israel,” June 16) should have been on your front cover. I am very concerned with Israel’s portrayal in the media. Exponent pages often report on increasing antisemitism and decreasing support for Israel. This is especially true of “pro-Palestinian” younger Jews. Why this is happening is not such a mystery. Anti-Israel propaganda is nonstop. Pro-Israel information is rarely reported. There is so much that is positive and good about Israel, but it stays “in the tent.” Every opportunity to open the tent’s door should be taken. JE Roberta E. Dzubow Plymouth Meeting 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 11 opinion This Is Not Art! BY DANIEL S. MARIASCHIN O nce again, the nexus of art, culture, politics and political bias against Israel and antisemitism is roiling Germany. The 15th Documenta, an international art show held every five years in Kassel, Germany, opened on June 18 and runs through Sept. 25. Curated this year by the Indonesian collective ruangrupa and including work by Taring Padi — an artists’ collective based in Yogyakarta, Indonesia — the exhibition highlights works on violence and war, some of it focusing on the late Indonesian dictator Suharto. Included in the exhibition is an egregious antisemitic banner in the style of street art or peo- ple’s art, depicting Mossad operatives with pig heads and faces against a backdrop of a classic antisemitic character of an Orthodox Jew with peyot and fangs, smoking a cigar and wearing a hat adorned by an SS symbol. At first covered up after significant outcry, it was finally removed. But not before it was widely seen. Removing the piece does not undo the damage. Called out for this Der Stürmer-type “art,” Tarang Padi’s response could be seen as either daft or intentionally meant to defend the purpose of the piece: “It is not meant to be related in any way to anti-Semitism. … We are saddened that details in this banner are understood differently from its original purpose. We apologize for the hurt caused in this context.” “Understood differently from its original pur- pose”? For heaven’s sake, this exhibition is occur- ring in Germany. There is no hidden meaning in any of this. For all to see, are symbols like that of the SS that are banned from being displayed pub- licly in Germany. And the Mossad with pig’s faces? Who could miss this? After an initial feeble response about respect for “artistic freedom,” Germany’s Minister of Culture Claudia Roth recalibrated and said that such an expression “finds its limits” with pieces like this. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, in his remarks at the opening of the exhibition, after saying that “art must provoke,” acknowledged the antisemitism in the Taring Padi piece by adding: “There is a need to talk about these limits.” The Israeli embassy in Germany simply called it out for what it is: “Goebbels-style propaganda.” Adding insult to injury, the inclusion in the exhi- bition of the Palestinian collective, “Question of Funding,” seemingly unconnected to Taring Padi, has added additional fuel to the Documenta fire. A number of German Jewish organizations expressed their outrage over the presence of 12 JUNE 30, 2022 | JEWISHEXPONENT.COM IF THIS IS “ART” — WITH ITS HOOKED NOSES AND STEREOTYPICAL SIDE LOCKS, WHICH WAS THE STUFF OF INCESSANT ATTACKS ON GERMAN JEWRY LESS THAN EIGHT DECADES AGO, WITHIN THE MEMORY TODAY OF THOSE WHO SURVIVED THE SHOAH — THEN SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE, AND SOON, TO SENSITIZE INSTITUTIONS LIKE DOCUMENTA. the group, targeting Documenta for politicizing its exhibition through the participation of a group with a pronounced bias against Israel. How does this happen in Germany? For the past several years, some government-supported Jewish museums, of all places, have been criti- cized for politically tinged exhibitions that promote the BDS campaign against Israel and criticize Israeli settlement policy. And now this. The immediate reaction by Documenta, in a moment of public-relations panic, was to cover the offensive piece. But covering up art revealed to be so egre- giously offensive is merely to apply a Band-Aid. It doesn’t speak to how such antisemitic-soaked pieces like this manage to make their way into otherwise respectable museums, galleries and exhibitions. Is it sheer sloppiness and inattention to detail? Or is it more than that: a way of using art to express deeply held biases and prejudice? Or in the case of Germany, is it a generational issue, where the present leaders in politics, art and culture don’t see the need or urgency or are removed from the historical imperative, to block such expressions of antisemitism on German soil? Or all of the above? In taking down the piece, Kassel Mayor Christian Geselle said “we feel ashamed” with the appear- ance of the Taring Padi piece having caused “immense damage to the City of Kassel, the State of Hesse and Documenta.” Roth has called for an investigation into how the banner was included in the exhibition in the first place. Documenta’s general director, Sabine Schormann, who also heads its primary exhibi- tion space in Kassel — the Fridericianum — has come under pointed criticism for her handling of the issue, offering apologies to those “who have been hurt” by the controversy and distancing her organization from the Taring Padi piece. Too often, our community has been on the receiving end of expressions of remorse or “pain caused” to the point where, once revealed, we sort of expect that apologetic knock on the pro- verbial door from a neighbor who just didn’t real- ize what antisemitism is or why it causes us to rise up when it appears. The concern is not about this piece only. If this is “art” — with its hooked noses and ste- reotypical side locks, which was the stuff of incessant attacks on German Jewry less than eight decades ago, within the memory today of those who survived the Shoah — then something needs to be done, and soon, to sensitize institu- tions like Documenta. There is no shelf-life on Holocaust remembrance or on the antisemitism that brought it all about. Pig faces and SS symbols have no place appear- ing in today’s Germany or anywhere else. That is concerning enough. Still, are we the only ones who are exercised about this? As antisemitism sweeps the globe, aided by the Internet through “art” like this, it is a question to seriously ponder. JE Daniel S. Mariaschin is the CEO of B’nai B’rith International. opinion The Torah Supports Me BY ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL id-work / DigitalVision Vectors F or years I worked in an office where, in order to make an outside phone call, you had to dial 9 plus 1 plus your number. At least once a week, the police would show up in the lobby because someone had accidentally dialed 9-1-1. The head of HR would scold us for not being more careful, and I would think, just change the system! In Jewish law, there is a name for rules or actions that would tempt even the innocent to make a mistake — or worse, a sin: “lifnei iver.” It comes from Leviticus 19:14: “You shall not … place a stumbling block before the blind.” Beyond its literal meaning, the verse has been used to establish the principle that you should remove temptation from the path of those who may be morally weak. This became a thing in my house recently, when my wife asked if I could be more careful when opening our kitchen cabinets. The cabinets are off-white, and I was leaving smudges. I replied — with admirable honesty, I thought — that I couldn’t break a lifetime habit of the way I reach for a cab- inet handle, and if I said I would try I would proba- bly be lying. Smudges, I said, are the price we pay for beige cabinets and dainty handles. Blame the design, not me.  What ensued was what diplomats call a frank and honest discussion.  Convinced I was right, I sought an outside voice: “Judge” John Hodgman, the comedian who writes a satiric ethical advice column for The New York Times Magazine. I explained our impasse in an email, and Hodgman replied in the May 20 issue: “Seen from 10,000 feet, I would agree that your wife’s request is unreasonable. That said, from 10,000 feet, I can’t see your disgusting hands. I can’t see what kind of muck you get into, or what kind of smears you’re leaving as you blindly paw at the cabinet face until you hit the handle. (Maybe you can’t, either. Spouses often see cleanliness differently depending on how they grew up, and some are just dirt-blind.) Even if your hands are clean of all sin, don’t meet one marital crime with another. Don’t lie and promise to try. Just promise to try, and tell the truth.” The comments that followed were not friendly to my cause, to put it mildly. One reader com- pared me to Tarzan. Another urged me to be a “grown-up.” But my favorite response came from a self-de- scribed architect and former interior designer, who I felt got closest to my original point, writing, “If your home’s aesthetic is so fragile that it’s ruined by normal daily use it’s a serious design flaw. Everyone living in a home should feel at ease interacting with their environment, and everyone has different sensitivities and habits. The design should support them all.” In other words, home design shouldn’t be a stumbling block before a guy with Tarzan hands. The urban planner Jane Jacobs advocated this sort of user-first architecture, writing, “There is no logic that can be superimposed on the city; people make it, and it is to them … that we must fit our plans.” For example, if you want to keep mail from piling up on the dining room table, you need another little table closer to the front door (another recurring argument from what is, astoundingly, my first and still extant marriage). Probably the best-known demonstration of user-first design comes from so-called “desire lines”: the footpaths created by people who ignore the actual sidewalks around a building or park and create their own routes of least resis- tance. The smart planner pays attention to the routes people actually want to take, and then pours the concrete.  A close cousin of this approach is behavioral design, which tries to influence the way people use spaces and objects. Good behavioral design might, for instance, put a hand sanitizer right near the place where you are likely to pick up or spread germs. Or, in the case of my kitchen cabinets, it would make the handles big enough or inviting enough that my chances of smudging the doors is minimized.  I obsess about this topic not only because I want to win the argument with my wife, but because I think “lifnei iver” has important public policy implications. As Jacobs understood, good, intuitive design can turn private and public spaces into friendlier, safer places by putting users first. For decades public housing was a disaster in part because designers ignored the ways people actually congregated, relaxed and kept an eye on each other. My son the engineer helps design hospital equipment intended to keep tired, over- worked doctors and nurses from pushing the wrong buttons or forgetting a crucial step. On the flip side, sinister behavioral design might coerce someone into, say, racking up debts on an addictive gambling app, or hooking kids on vap- ing, as the Food and Drug Administration argued in ordering Juul to remove its e-cigarettes from the U.S. marketplace.  The latter is exactly the scenario that “lifnei iver” proscribes: setting a vulnerable person up for fail- ure. In an article for Chabad.org, Yehuda Shurpin discusses the possibilities — and dilemmas — of applying lifnei iver to the current debate over gun safety. On the one hand, he writes, “The Talmud tells us that one is forbidden to sell dangerous items — including weapons, or anything com- monly used to manufacture weapons, as well as their accessories — to any person who may have the intent to use them to cause harm or perpetrate a crime.” On the other hand, the law is understandably complex when it comes to determining how to anticipate that “intent” — and under what circum- stances the seller is culpable. And yet, the tradi- tion understands that the idea that “guns don’t kill, people do” is specious: “We do not want peo- ple getting hurt or dying,” writes Shurpin. “And restricting evil-doers’ access to materials that make this possible is an obvious course of action.” Whether we are talking about gun control, office phones or kitchen design, the principle is the same: People are inherently clumsy and fal- lible, and relying on their best intentions to solve a problem is a recipe for failure. Sometimes you have to ban the dangerous tool — or change the number from 9 to, well, any. other. number.   Ultimately, I didn’t consult a rabbi to solve my kitchen dilemma. But  I did answer to a higher authority: It’s now my job to clean the cabinets. JE Andrew Silow-Carroll is editor in chief of the New York Jewish Week and senior editor of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. JEWISHEXPONENT.COM 13 opinion Biden’s First Mideast Trip BY DAN SCHNUR I n a few weeks, Joe Biden will head to the Middle East for the fi rst time as president. Even without the recent upheaval in the Israeli government, his time in Israel would have been the least important part of the trip. There is certainly political value in Biden’s sep- arate meetings with interim Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid and Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas. But the American president’s two days in Israel will mainly serve as a prelude to the main event: Saudi Arabia. The primary benefi t of Biden’s time with Lapid will be to show his support for the outgoing coalition that Lapid and now-former prime min- ister Naftali Bennett taped together last year. Biden’s approach to Israeli domestic politics can be roughly summarized as “anyone-but-Bibi,” so publicly demonstrating to Israeli voters the strength of his relationship with Lapid can serve both to bolster their new leader and marginalize Netanyahu at the same time. Similarly, Biden and Abbas are not expected to achieve any breakthroughs when they get together the next day. This meeting, too, is mainly about geopolitical positioning and messaging. Just as Biden wants Israelis to understand that he is a close ally to their leader, the president’s goal in Bethlehem will be to reassure the Palestinian people that he will pursue a more even-handed approach in the region than the Trump adminis- tration. Once those two communications goals have been achieved, Biden will not only move from Israel to Saudi Arabia but from symbolism to sub- stance. This is where the president’s trip will really start to matter. The most obvious and urgent task for Biden with the Saudis is to convince them to start pumping more oil. The war in Ukraine has cre- ated a worldwide energy crisis, and Biden’s fi rst appeals to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman earlier this spring to increase Saudi output were completely ignored. Over the past few months, senior White House and Cabinet offi cials have dramatically stepped up their outreach to Riyadh, resulting in some additional oil being made avail- able to world markets. But as Russia and Ukraine settle in for a prolonged confl ict, the only way to persuade Saudi Arabia to release enough addi- tional oil to off set Russia’s resources is for Biden and the crown prince to meet face-to-face. Given the harsh criticism that Biden has leveled against MBS in the past, that reconciliation will be very awkward. But in addition to the urgent need for gulf oil, 14 JUNE 30, 2022 | JEWISHEXPONENT.COM President Joe Biden The long-term complications of Middle East politics would become much easier to navigate with enhanced cooperation from the Saudis. this leg of Biden’s trip is substantively important for many other reasons as well. The war in Ukraine will end at some point, but the long-term complica- tions of Middle East politics would become much easier to navigate with enhanced cooperation from the Saudis. The most important step would be for Saudi Arabia to join the Abraham Accord agreements that Israel has achieved with four other Gulf states to normalize relations and to cooperate more closely on economic, cultural and security matters. This, in turn, would not only strengthen Israel’s standing in the Middle East but would enhance the largely unoffi cial coordination between the Saudis, the Israelis and the United States toward their shared goal of containing Iran. Long after the Ukraine war has ended, and long after today’s sky-high gasoline prices are an unpleasant memory, the threat that Iran poses to Israel, to the Middle East and to the world will remain. Earlier this year, Saudi Arabia and Israel participated in American-led naval exercises in the region, a joint eff ort that was surely noted by Iran’s leaders. But publicly acknowledging and formalizing the partnership between the two countries would send an even stronger message to Tehran. Biden seems to be willing to sacrifi ce some personal dignity to be able to repair his rela- tionship with MBS. He might not have taken that step if it were not for the energy emergency that the Russia-Ukraine war has created. But even if cheaper gasoline is the immediate motivation, an offi cially recognized collaborative eff ort between Israel and Saudi Arabia against Iran would be an even more consequential outcome of his fi rst trip to the Middle East. JE Dan Schnur is a professor at the University of California Berkeley, USC and Pepperdine. This article was originally published by the Jewish Journal. nation / world AT ARDEN COURTS WE OFFER: Vatican to Release WWII-era ‘Jewish Files’ Online Pope Francis has ordered 170 volumes of Jewish requests for help from the Catholic Church during World War II to be published online, two years aft er making their physical copies available to historians, JTA reported. His decision is the latest development in the Vatican’s newfound reckoning of its legacy during the Holocaust. Th e correspondence contains 2,700 fi les specifi cally recounting Jewish groups and families requesting assistance from the Vatican in avoiding deportation or trying to free relatives from concentration camps, both in the run-up to and during the Holocaust. Pope Pius XII, who served as pope during the war’s most pivotal years, is oft en charged by historians with ignoring Jewish pleas for help and cozying up to Hitler and Mussolini to preserve the infl uence of the Church. Th e Vatican has long insisted that Pius XII should be celebrated for secretly advocating for Jews via diplomatic means, but that narrative is changing. Th e Church opened its secret fi les on Pius’ archives to historians in 2020, but by pub- lishing its Jewish-related fi les online, it opens them up to easier access and greater public scrutiny. ‘Nazi Hunter’ to Head DOJ Team Investigating War Crimes in Ukraine Eli Rosenbaum, a Justice Department veteran known for his work tracking and deporting former Nazis residing in the United States, will lead a team working to identify and prosecute people responsible for alleged war crimes in Ukraine, JTA reported. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the appointment on June 21, while in Ukraine. “Th ere is no hiding place for war criminals. Th e U.S. Justice Department will pursue every avenue of accountability for those who commit war crimes and other atrocities in Ukraine,” Garland wrote in a news release. Rosenbaum will lead the DOJ’s War Crimes Accountability Team. Starting in 1979, Rosenbaum led a team through the Offi ce of Special Investigations, or OSI, that over decades deported more than 95 war criminals and their allies. Rosenbaum is expected to work with both domestic and international offi ces regarding crimes over which the United States has jurisdiction, including the killing of American journalists. Israeli Building Starts Hit 27-year High Building starts in Israel reached their highest level since 1995, although they remain below the government’s annual target, Globes reported. Th e Central Bureau of Statistics reported 68,970 building starts between April 2021 and March 2022, which is up from 63,274 in 2021. Th e government’s annual target is 70,000. Th ere were 79,060 building permits issued during that time, and 159,900 new homes were under construction, which is a record. Th e previous year, 76,340 building permits for new homes were issued, while 150,895 homes were under construction. A third of those new building starts were in seven cities: Tel Aviv-Yafo, Ashkelon, Jerusalem, Bat Yam, Rishon Lezion, Beit Shemesh and Netanya. Tel Aviv-Yafo led with 4,982 building starts; Ashkelon was second with 3,679. 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This session with Dr. Tam Cummings will address the stages, domains, unique behaviors and decline in persons living with FTD and the impact this disease has on An Israel Democracy Institute Study released on June 21 revealed that Israelis are somewhat more satisfi ed with their economic situation than before the pan- demic, Th e Times of Israel reported. In the 2019 survey, 28% of respondents were “somewhat satisfi ed” or “very sat- isfi ed” with their economic situation. In May, that fi gure was 33%. But 21% were “not satisfi ed at all” in May, compared to 16% in 2019. Researchers attributed that to pandemic-induced societal and labor market inequalities. Th e top concern for respondents in the year ahead was the general cost of liv- ing; 34% cited that, followed by 23% saying security was their primary concern. JE — Compiled by Andy Gotlieb the family caregiver. Tam Cummings, Ph.D., Gerontologist Author, Untangling Alzheimer’s: The Guide for Families and Professionals © 2022 ProMedica Health System, Inc., or its affiliates 14773_Warminster-Yardley_4.55x11.indd 1 6/13/22 15 1:23 PM JEWISHEXPONENT.COM feature story NEWTOWN SYNAGOGUE Plants a Seed IN ISRAEL JARRAD SAFFREN | STAFF WRITER W hen Rabbi Nesanel Cadle knew he was moving to Israel and starting a new synagogue, he emailed some Bucks County contacts to try and raise money. Rabbi Aaron Gaber of the Conservative Congregation Brothers of Israel in Newtown was on that list. Gaber and Cadle, the leader of the Orthodox community Knesset Hasefer in Yardley, are fellow religious leaders and friendly with one another. But when Gaber read the email, he decided to give a gift more valuable than money: He gave Cadle and his new community the Torah for their synagogue. Th e Newtown rabbi presented the gift to his Yardley colleague during a ceremony at CBOI on June 16. Cadle will make aliyah in August with families from across the United States, including New 16 JUNE 30, 2022 | JEWISHEXPONENT.COM York, Milwaukee and Los Angeles, among other places. About 150 families are “working toward coming” between this summer and next, according to Cadle. “To have a Sefer Torah is one of the essential things that a com- munity needs,” Cadle said, referring to the term for a handwritten Torah. “To have that as a gift is just very valuable and appreciated.” Cadle comes across as an Orthodox man. He leads a traditional community and is now making aliyah at 41 aft er living his whole life in the United States. But his Orthodox roots were planted relatively recently. Cadle’s grandparents were secular Jews, but his parents wanted something deeper and, in their process of seeking it, they met each other. So by the time the future rabbi was born, his parents were traditional Jews. Th ey even sent him to an Orthodox school starting at age 2. Cadle never rebelled against his upbringing, but he did feel a strong desire to explore religion on his own. In school, he came to realize that the argument for Orthodox Judaism made sense, he said. Cadle did not believe in a big bang because, as he put it, if there was a big bang, what happened before that? He grew to think that there had to have been a creator. It took hours and years of study for Cadle to reach that point, he explained. And if he had never gotten there, he may have rebelled against his parents like his own parents rebelled against theirs. “It was important to me that, intellectually, I’m able to embrace Orthodoxy, not just because my parents embraced it,” Cadle said. Once he did, though, he fully embraced it. Cadle studied at three diff erent yeshivas, in Chicago, Cleveland and Israel, respectively, to become an Orthodox rabbi. Th en he built his adult life around the faith and his work in it. Aft er serving at a synagogue in Buff alo for several years, he needed to move out of the area because it did not off er an Orthodox high school for his daugh- ters. In 2016, Cadle landed the job at Knesset Hasefer, a congregation of about 60 families. If the rabbi’s family lived in Yardley, his daugh- ters could travel almost an hour to Lakewood, New Jersey, which has a big Orthodox community, for high school each day. Th e family settled into a nice life, but a couple of years into it, the rabbi started to grow restless. In the fall of 2018, the shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue complex in Pittsburgh, which killed 11 people, opened Cadle’s eyes to a scary reality. With incidents of antisemitism on the rise, he no longer felt comfortable in the U.S. Maybe at long last, he thought and kept thinking as the years went by aft er Tree of Life, it was time to make good on one of his fundamental beliefs: that he needed to go to Israel and await the arrival of the mashiach, or the messiah. According to the rabbi, an extraordinary period in history will bring about the coming of the mashiach. Th is period, he explained, began with the Holocaust, continued with the found- ing of the state of Israel, continued still with the fall of the Soviet Union, continued further with the recent pandemic and also includes physical attacks against Jews. Th is was a Jewish concept before Christians applied it to Jesus, according to Cadle. “All Jews are to live in Israel. We believe there is to be the building of the third temple,” he said. “Mashiach will be in Israel. We believe it’s our holy land.” In the late 2010s and early 2020s, Rabbi Cadle was not the only Orthodox person who felt that way. Th e rabbi’s colleagues, friends and acquaintances began to discuss it with him, too. His congregants in Yardley, though they did not share the feeling, under- stood that their rabbi was going through it, according to Cadle. Finally, he asked himself the question: “Why am I not living in Israel?” So, he started an initiative to join up with other like-minded Jews to buy property in Afula, a city in the homeland’s northern region. Cadle and his new community chose the north because it’s less crowded and more aff ordable, he said. By the end of the summer, the group will own enough land for 300 housing units, including duplexes, apartments and single-family homes. Most families making aliyah will own their homes, accord- ing to the rabbi. Th e community also will rent space for its synagogue, at least for now. Congregation Brothers of Israel’s lay leaders made a unaninmous decision to loan one of their extra Torahs to help start a new community in Israel. Courtesy of Sharon Segarra On June 16 at Congregation Brothers of Israel in Newtown, Rabbi Aaron Gaber, left, presented a Torah to Rabbi Nesanel Cadle for Cadle to start a new community in Israel. Courtesy of Sharon Segarra Th e rabbi is going with his wife Mimi Cadle and their fi ve children: daughters Esther, 19, Huvi, 17, and Tzipi, 7, as well as their two sons Covi, 14, and Bini, 10. For the other congregants, Cadle said there was a vetting process that included an interview with his “intake secretary,” calls to references and a Zoom interview with him. Th eir goal was to make sure that the families were “mentally, emotionally and fi nan- cially stable,” he said. Th ey did not exclude families who have children with disabilities. “A brand new community cannot aff ord to absorb everyone…if you’re not making it in the United States, it’s going to be very hard to make it in Israel,” Cadle said. “Th e person who’s struggling here, it’s not like by moving there they won’t struggle.” By the time the summer of 2022 approached, the rabbi only needed two more things: a little more money and a Torah. Th at was where Gaber came in. CBOI’s lay leaders will be quick to tell you that, once Gaber came to them with the idea, they unani- mously approved it. Th e Newtown temple had extra Torahs, according to its co-president Roz Zucker. And it was hard to think of a better use for one than as the seed of a new community. “We wanted to donate to somebody who needed the scrolls,” Zucker said. “Th ey were in the right place at the right time.” Brothers of Israel did not sell the Torah to Cadle. But CBOI’s board of trustees did require certain conditions. Cadle and his community will need to keep the Torah Kosher with a maintenance program and never sell it. Th ey also need to inform CBOI on an annual basis that they are in compliance with the loan program. Th ey would have to return the Torah if they were to close for any reason. “It’s sort of like a loan, a loan forever, as long as they want it,” Zucker said. JE jsaff ren@midatlanticmedia.com JEWISHEXPONENT.COM 17 food & dining GRADUATE GREETINGS Jacob, All the Best on your next plateau. From your Philly Mishpacha, Libby, Temmy, Alan, Danielle & Roy Congratulations Amanda, We wish you all the best in this next chapter of your life. Love you! Mommom, Poppop, & Justin 18 JUNE 30, 2022 | JEWISHEXPONENT.COM Fish Bake Summer Dinner KERI WHITE | SPECIAL TO THE JE M y sister made this for a crowd at the beach last weekend. It showcased the local fi sh, was simple to prepare and was enjoyed by all. One great benefi t of the dish is that it can be done a bit ahead of time. I would not do it at 8 a.m. to serve for dinner — the fi sh could begin to break down if it is coated with the lemon/garlic mixture for a long spell — but Sis put it together around 2 p.m., chucked it in the fridge and headed to the beach for a few hours. Th e lemon/garlic/salt/pepper combo is acceptable to even the pickiest palates and, accompanied by a summery salad and a loaf of bread, dinner was done! If you want more items on the table, serve rice or quinoa tossed with some fresh summer herbs, your favorite slaw or a couscous or tabouli salad. We kept dessert super-simple — a selection of ice creams for people to scoop and serve as desired. Ice cream sandwiches or pops are even better — no spoons or bowls to clean. If you want something more elaborate, lean toward fruit or chocolate and away from custards or puddings to optimize the contrast and complement rather than compete with the fi sh main course. Fish Bake Serves 4 We used fl ounder for this, layered into a casse- role, but any white fi sh would be fi ne — haddock, tilapia, cod, sole, et cetera. The key is to layer it up so that you sort of cut squares to serve — almost like lasagna. It is easily multiplied for a crowd; we served 12 and used a large rectangular baking dish to cook it, but the recipe here is for a more normal-sized group. A loaf pan or square baking pan would work best for this version. The panko gives the dish some additional tex- ture and heft, as well as a nice crispy topping, but if you are cutting carbs or are allergic to gluten you can skip it. Another pro tip: Double the butter mixture and serve it on the table with crusty bread, or save it to stir into pasta or rice tomorrow. 1½ pounds fresh white fi sh such as fl ounder or haddock ½ stick butter, softened 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1 lemon, juice and zest ½ teaspoon salt Summer salad Photo by Keri White ½ teaspoon pepper ⅔ cup panko Fresh parsley and/or dill to garnish Heat your oven to 350 degrees F. In a small bowl, mix the softened butter with the garlic, salt, pepper, lemon juice and zest. Pat the fi sh dry. Coat a square 8-inch-by-8-inch baking pan or loaf pan with nonstick spray. Place a layer of fi sh in the pan. Spread it lightly with the butter mixture, and then sprinkle it with panko. Continue this until all the fi sh and butter are used up. Top it with a layer of panko. Bake for 30-40 minutes (depending on how thick your fi sh is) until done — it should cut/fl ake easily and be opaque throughout, and the panko crumbs should be toasted. When you are ready to serve, top the fi sh with chopped fresh parsley and/or dill, if desired. Summer Salad Serves 4 The fi sh dish above is delicious but a little mono- chromatic. This colorful salad will jazz up your table visually and tastily. The beer vinegar was a unique and fl avorful addition to the dressing — a random item that came in a gourmet gift basket that I had lying around. If you don’t have it, just use malt, cider or sherry vinegar instead. 6 cups arugula or other baby lettuce, such as spring mix 1 raw beet, peeled and sliced thinly with a vegetable peeler (It should look like fl ower petals.) 1 ear of corn (raw or cooked), kernels sliced off 1 scallion, sliced, or a few tablespoons chopped red or sweet onion 1 tablespoon beer vinegar ¼ teaspoon salt Generous sprinkle of fresh-cracked pepper ¼ teaspoon garlic powder 3 tablespoons olive oil In a large salad bowl, mix all the vegetables. Right before serving, sprinkle the dressing ingre- dients over the salad, toss and serve. JE arts & culture Philadelphia-based FilmShul Pays Homage to Jewish Hollywood G SASHA ROGELBERG | STAFF WRITER rowing up, Irv Slifkin seldom watched a movie with his family uninterrupted. His mother would kvell whenever she saw a Jewish star on the silver screen, giving her son a nudge and pointing out the actor. “I walked out of the theater loving the movie but really hurting from my ribs being elbowed by her,” Slifkin said. Slifkin’s mother passed down the generational pride in Jewish presence in arts and culture to her son and, a few decades later, Slifkin is doing the same for hun- dreds of other Jews across the country. In 2021, the Philadelphia native and Cherry Hill, New Jersey, resident teamed up with longtime col- league Laurence Lerman, a Jersey City, New Jersey, resident, to create FilmShul, an interactive series of presentations of Jewish film and film history. Through FilmShul, the 50-something-year-old duo provides 13 Zoom-friendly courses to synagogues, JCCs, libraries and other Jewish organizations. The courses span topics from Jewish beginnings in the film industry to the Coen brothers to the Hollywood black- list of the 1950s and ’60s. Slifkin and Lerman have about 60 years of combined experience in the industry, making them more than just avid fans of Jewish American cinema. Lerman “always had a film bug,” but jump-started his career in the industry during his time at Muhlenberg College in Allentown. He would go to the various rep houses — repertory cinema theaters to watch older films — and read any supplemental materials he could get his hands on. After studying philosophy and communica- tions in school, he worked in distribution for Kino International, a large, European-based independent film distributor, at the dawn of the “Miramax era,” when VHS tapes were flying off store shelves. He honed his skills as a writer working for Variety magazine for 15 years before starting an independent review site and writing press notes for independent production companies for the past decade. “I threw it all at being a follower, a student of cinema,” Lerman said. While Lerman poured over films at Muhlenberg, Slifkin did the same at Temple University, where he studied film and philosophy, writing for the school paper. He’s now an instructor at the university’s jour- nalism department, teaching on how to review film; he wrote the books “Filmadelphia: A Celebration of a City’s Movies” and “VideoHound’s Groovy Movies: Far-Out Films of the Psychedelic Era.” Slifkin crossed paths with Lerman at Movies Unlimited, a Philadelphia movie rental store, in the 1990s. Lerman was working distribution for a perform- ing arts company, and Movies Unlimited, where Slifkin worked, was one of their biggest clients. The two con- ducted business over the phone, realizing their mutual love of film and becoming friends. In the years before the pandemic, Slifkin took up speaking gigs at Golden Slipper Gems and the Katz JCC, giving lectures on film. When the pandemic hit, Slifkin gave Zoom presentations and, by late 2020, Lerman had joined his friend. The two began designing a slate of 60-90 minute lectures. The online format of the class gave FilmShul many unlikely opportunities, including giving lectures to audiences on the West Coast and Canada. Early this month, Lerman and Slifkin did a presentation to a con- sortium of 10 synagogues and a couple hundred people all over the country. The rise of Jewish giants in the film industry tugs at the heartstrings of many Jewish Americans, particu- larly Ashkenazi Jews, making film history an engaging topic to FilmShul’s audiences, Lerman said. The film industry of the early 20th century was composed primarily of Jewish immigrants fleeing their home countries. “They weren’t looking for a better way of life,” Lerman said. “They were looking to have a life.” Many fled pogroms in Eastern and Central Europe to America during the emergence of early film tech- nology. Immigrants worked at nickelodeons, theaters where film viewings cost a nickel, and eventually began producing their own films. In the 1950s, many Jews in the industry were victims of Hollywood blacklisting and were refused employ- ment, accused of being affiliated or sympathizing with the Communist party. Nevertheless, Jewish filmmak- ers such as Mel Brooks and Stanley Kubrick survived and advanced during the era. Though educational, film media is an homage to Jewish roots and values; it’s both nostalgic and motivational. “I look at it as a combination of ambition and chutzpah and pride, wanting to take care of their families and wanting to assimilate to this new world where this technology was happening,” Lerman said. “We were the ones that were doing this. It was a purely American wave of new media.” JE srogelberg@midatlanticmedia.com Congratulations Jenna, We are so very proud of you. Off to University of Indiana Kelly School if Business! Our love, Mom Mom, Pop Pop, and Nanny With great pride, Bobbie and Joe Ralis announce the graduations of our grandchildren Nicole, Tara, & Shane Weitz Nicole received her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from PCOM 5/23/2022 Tara received her Juris Doctorate (cum laude) from Widener Law School 5/20/2022 Shane is a 2021 graduate of St. Joe’s where he received a Bachelor of Science and Business degree The devoted and grateful parents are: Carolyn and Bruce Weitz of Philadelphia JEWISHEXPONENT.COM 19 obituaries Child Psychiatrist, Author Stuart L. Kaplan Dies at 82 P HEATHER M. ROSS | STAFF WRITER sychiatrist Stuart L. Kaplan, a teacher, author and clinical researcher whose passion was in assisting children, died on May 23. He was 82. Kaplan was buried in the tallit he was married in, with a love letter from his wife Joan Busner Kaplan. He had an Orthodox ceremony. His family said he was devoted to his work and was still seeing patients until he suffered a brain hemorrhage in November from which he never recovered. Kaplan was born on May 29, 1939, in Washington D.C., where he grew up. He earned his medical degree at George Washington University, where he also completed his undergraduate courses. He completed his psychiatry residency at the University of Pennsylvania in both child and adult psychiatry. After medical school, he began his psychiatric career at the Philadelphia Child Guidance Center. Later, he took a position in New York as the director of child psychiatry at Long Island Jewish Hospital, where he met Joan Busner, who he married in 1994. During the Vietnam War, Kaplan was a lieutenant commander and served as a doc- tor in the Navy at what is now the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, according to his son, Lawrence Kaplan. He also had a stint as the executive director of New York State’s Rockland Children’s Psychiatric Center, which was affiliated with Columbia University. He was a professor there and taught some courses, Busner Kaplan said. It was there that Kaplan took steps that changed child psychiatric treatment by emphasizing the inclusion of families and caregivers in treatment plans, which was uncommon at the time. Kaplan’s passion for child psychiatry was well known, and when asked why it was so important to him, Busner Kaplan said, “There was no voice for them (the kids).” Kaplan also was the director of St. Louis University School of Medicine’s ABELSON-GUENTHER Roslyn passed away June 21, 2022. Beloved wife of the late Alan Guenther. Loving mother of Adam Turoff (Lisa) and Martin Guenther. Dear sister of Doris Abelson (Jan). Contributions in her memory may be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Society 30 S. 17th Street, Suite 800, Phila PA 19103. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com BARG Evelyn (nee Golin). June 23, 2022 of Blue Bell, Pa. (formerly of Mont- gomeryville). Beloved wife of the late Alan. Cherished mother of Nan- cy (James) Brady, Pamela (Steve) Rosenthal and Brian Barg. Sister of Barbara (Bob) Solomon and Melvin (Marci) Golin. Proud grandmother of Alana, Megan, Abby, Julia and Remi. Contributions in her memory be made to the Alzheimer’s Asso- ciation. JOSEPH LEVINE AND SONS www.levinefuneral.com www.jewishexponent.com 20 COHAN Burton, June 14, 2022, At age 94, Burt passed away peacefully sur- rounded by his loving family. He shared 66 years with his devot- ed wife, Joan (nee Rosencrantz). It was a lifetime filled with love, happiness, adventure and won- derful blessings. With pride and encouragement, Burt inspired his children, Michael Cohan, MD and Mindy Cohan, VMD to achieve their challenging goals. Daughter-in-law, Lauren Rosenberg, MD complet- ed the love Burt shared within his immediate family. During Burt’s im- pressionable years at Central High School, he excelled in developing all the positive traits of one’s char- acter. He treasured his life- long friends and learned the meaning of JUNE 30, 2022 | JEWISHEXPONENT.COM child psychiatry program and residency training in child psychiatry. Later, he was the chief of child psychiatry at Penn State Health’s Milton S. Hershey Medical Center before finally practicing psychia- try in Kennett Square. While Kaplan was an academic, educa- tor, researcher and doctor, it was all con- nected to his true passion — helping kids. “He was smart, ethical and put patients first. He would call any judge, social worker or school to help a kid,” Busner Kaplan said. In 2011, Kaplan published, “Your Child Does Not Have Bipolar Disorder: How Bad Science and Good Public Relations Created the Diagnosis” after observing a dramatic growth in the number of chil- dren diagnosed with bipolar disorder. That is a “serious, lifelong diagnosis,” Busner Kaplan said. Kaplan was concerned that children were being misdiagnosed and parents were being misguided based on what he believed was a fad diagnosis. He was later validated when the DSM-5, a book sportsmanship as a stellar member of Central’s winning Track Team. He NEVER stopped wearing his Central Class of 184 ring! His ac- complishments on the track team earned Burt a four-year scholarship to Temple University. During his first semester at Temple, Burt was draft- ed into the Army. He was shipped to the Philippines and spent 18 months in Manila. (By the fate of birth, the Second World War had just ended.) Burt always claimed his service in the Army was a pos- itive experience. After graduating from Temple, he joined his father in the Wholesale Shoe Business. It was a very successful 50-year career. During his free time, Burt’s greatest pleasure was spending time outdoors mowing, growing, raking and pruning the lawn. He thrived on the energy and satisfac- tion that he derived from being on “his” lawn. Everyone who knew Burt recognized his sincerity, gentle na- ture and his innate kindness. Burt had a content and fulfilled life...his wishes and dreams came true. He will be deeply missed and forever loved. Contributions in Burt’s mem- ory may be made to the Associated Alumni of the Central High School of Philadelphia PO Box 26580 Philadelphia, PA 19141-6580, or a Stuart L. Kaplan Courtesy of the Kaplan family containing updated criteria for diagnos- ing mental disorders, refused to create a diagnosis for child bipolar disorder. “He just felt, ‘I’m gonna do what’s right and damn the rest.’ He did that all the time,” Busner Kaplan said, describing her husband’s decision to publish the book as brave since diagnosis was being pushed then by influential minds in the field. Kaplan’s hobbies were as varied and intellectual as the many places he worked. He enjoyed sailing and made an effort to learn celestial navigation and use a sextant. He learned about his pas- sions through magazines about astron- omy and poetry. He also shared hobbies with his wife. The two skied and tried horseback riding together. Kaplan always threw himself charity of the donor’s choice. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com COHEN Jerold J. on June 22, 2022. Beloved father of Marci Golomb (Richard) and Mitchell Cohen (Tracey); De- voted grandfather of Courtney and Evan; Loving partner of Candice Goodis; Husband of the late San- dra; Stepfather of Robin Silver and Andrea Silver. Contributions in his memory may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com See Kaplan, Page 22 GALIETTA Harilyn Anne (nee Imber), June 18, 2022, of Naples, FL; beloved wife of Dr. Gerald Galietta; loving mother of Marc J. Furber (Monica), Jenni- fer Furber and Steven Furber (Jes- sica); devoted sister of Paul Imber (Cindy); cherished grandmother of Saul, Samuel, Violet and Jacob. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Har- ilyn’s memory may be made to the American Heart Assoc. (heart.org). JOSEPH LEVINE AND SONS www.levinefuneral.com FREEDMAN Molly (nee CRASNER)-On June 16, 2022, wife of Robert Freedman, mother of Albert Freedman and David (Wendee Pratt) Freedman. Grandmother of Cara Freedman, Maya Pratt-Freedman and the late Malcom Jack Freedman. In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memo- ry may be made to Cure SMA. JOSEPH LEVINE AND SONS www.levinefuneral.com GOLDBERG Sandra (Sandy) Goldberg (née Levey), 85, of Oreland, PA, died peacefully June 11, 2022, after suc- cumbing to complications from gall- bladder cancer, just 12 days shy of marking 59 years of marriage. Be- loved wife of Stanley G. Goldberg, devoted mother of Dara Goldberg Kaye (Jonathan) and Ross Gold- berg, adoring grandmother of Dan- iel, and loving aunt. Sandy was preceded in death by her grand- son, Eli, and her sister, Charlotte Lehman. Raised on the Boulevard in Philadelphia, Sandy graduated from Olney High School in 1954 and Temple University in 1958, then taught at Whittier Elementary for several years. The family moved from Roxborough, where they lived above Stanley’s solo dental practice, to Oreland, in Springfield Township, in 1969. She joined her husband as the office receptionist in the mid-1970s but remained in- volved in her children’s schooling and activities. She also pursued her own interests in cooking, nee- dlepoint, and reading, among oth- ers. Generations of dental patients expressed appreciation of Sandy’s warm welcome and genuine in- terest in their lives and families. Sandy and Stan retired in 2009. In recent years, Sandy enjoyed time with her grandson; her dog, Buddy; and her “grand dogs,” and was a devoted follower of current events and pop-culture news. Donations in her memory may be made to Best Friends, The Humane Society of the United States, the ASPCA, the Montgomery County SPCA, or the animal rescue organization of your choice. HAFTER Florence Hafter (nee Heitzer), De- cember 17, 1926 – June 17, 2022. Wife of the late Martin. Mother of Ronnie (Stanley) Rubin and Rob (Cindy Kaufman) Hafter. Grand- mother of Joshua (Rachel Berger) Rubin and Cara and Becca Hafter. Contributions in her memory may be made to the Alzheimer’s Asso- ciation, 399 Market St., Suite 250, Philadelphia, PA 19106, www.alz. org/delval or to a charity of the do- nor’s choice. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com formerly of Chadds Ford, on June 22, 2022. Husband of Roberta (nee Rubenfein), Father of Paul (Miriam) and Jeremy (Sharon), Brother of Lois Rosen (Robert Uphaus) and Carol Lebowitz (Leonard), Grand- father of Olivia, Talya, Rebecca, Natalie, Eliana, and Lilah. Son of the late Ben and Claire Matz, David was born and raised in Philadel- phia, attending Central and gradu- ating from Northeast High School, then University of Pennsylvania. At age 17, he met Roberta on the At- lantic City Boardwalk. They married on Christmas Day in 1966 while both were students at Penn and celebrated their 55th anniversary last December. They then braved the cold Wisconsin winters for 5 years while David earned his Doc- torate in Chemical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin in 1972. He began his career with Western Electric, later worked for a solar en- ergy company and spent the great- er part of his career as a research engineer at DuPont, with the latter part of his career focusing on pig- ments for fine art reproductions. His hobbies ranged from kite flying and model rocketry to world travel, tri- cycle bikes, and most prominently, wine (both drinking and collecting), but his greatest passion was music and his grandgirls. David played piano beautifully for friends, family, and in several ensembles over the years, inspiring a love of music in his children and grandchildren. He was a wonderful husband and fa- ther and loving and attentive grand- father. Memorial donations in his honor may be made to the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia and Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foun- dation. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com KURTZ Anita Kurtz (nee Weinberg), age 92, died on June 16, 2022. Loving mother of Victor (Amy) Kurtz and Perry Kurtz; dear sister of the late Irv Weinberg; adoring grandmother of Amanda (Scott) Lipner, Hayley (Joshua) Davis, and Bella Kurtz; and devoted great-grandmother of Alivia, Reece, Leni, and Dean. Contributions in her memory may be made to Congregation of Ami Preschool, 708 Ridge Pike, Lafay- ette Hill, PA 19444, www.or-ami. org. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com MATZ David Matz, age 77, of Coatesville, ROSENMANN Carole (nee Kahn). June 21, 2022 of Plymouth Meeting, PA. Beloved wife of Murray. Devoted mother of Jaime Gordon and Seth Rosen- man. Also survived by her grand- children Nico, Dylan, Jemma, and Jia Yue. Carole treated her lifelong friends as family. She lives in our hearts and our stories. The family will return to the residence of Jaime Gordon and request that contribu- tions in her memory be made to the Philadelphia Friendship Circle via their website. JOSEPH LEVINE AND SONS www.levinefuneral.com SHRAGER SHIPON Judith Marsha (Feinstein) Shipon of Bala Cynwyd (formally of Voor- hees, NJ) passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 19 with her be- loved daughters at her side. Judi was born to Edythe and Frank Feinstein on October 27, 1946 in Philadelphia, Pa. After graduating from Germantown High School she entered the medical field and became an x-ray technician. She left that career after a few years to take on what she said was the most important job of her life — raising her two daughters. She could be found many days chauffeuring her girls to tennis lessons, gym classes and school events. She was a ge- nius at planning parties and social events, with each event designed to honor the guest and make every- one feel important. She would talk or text daily with her daughters and was their active champion through- out their years of school. She was extraordinarily proud that her ‘girls’ grew to become mature, strong, professional, independent women. She showered that same devotion and love on her two grandchildren. Judi had many interests and you could always count on her to do and say the unexpected. Her love of books, current events and mov- ies never left her at a loss for words or an opinion on the topic of the day. She is survived by her two daugh- ters, Dr. Samara Shipon (Matthew Radford) and Dr. Courtney Shipon (Artur Gagol); two grandchildren, Lily Gagol and Andrew Gagol; two grand-dogs, Sparky and Orchid; and her brother, Laurence Fein- stein and sister-in-law (although more like a sister), Patti Feinstein. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Judi’s memory to NOW.org (National Organization for Women) or to the charity of your choice. WEST LAUREL HILL FUNERAL HOME www.westlaurelhill.com SHIFTAN Gary E. Shiftan, on June 19th, 2022. Beloved husband of Iris (nee Haber); loving father of the late Kar- en (Dr. David Pressel) and Bruce; brother of Eva (Dick Schmitter) Litt. Grandfather of Robert, Adam, Jarred and Savannah. A Proud Ko- rean War Navy combat veteran. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com Joseph Samuel, age 101, died June 23, 2022. A World War II veteran, business owner and lifelong learn- er, he was married for 66 years to his beloved wife Shirley, who predeceased him. He is survived by daughters Wendy Greenberg (Donald) and Debbie Miner (Dr. Da- vid), grandchildren Daniel (Laura), Shoshana, Aliza, Gabe (Rachelle) and Alex, and his dear brother, Al- bert. Contributions in his memory may be made to Gratz College or a charity of the donor’s choice. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com SILVERMAN Dorothy (nee Garfinkle)-Passed away on June 20, 2022. Daughter of the late Eva and Nathan Gar- finkle. Wife of the late Alvin Sil- verman. Mother of Rick (Judith) Silverman, Steven Silverman and Charles (Andrea) Silverman. Sis- ter of Susan (Darryl) Fried. Grand- mother of Erika, Alec, Monica, Nathan, Trevor and Cara. Contribu- tions in her memory may be made to Hadassah, www.hadassah. org, or to Matanya’s Hope, www. matanyashope.org. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com STRAUS Barbara “Bobbi” C. Straus (nee Morris), age 78, passed away June 22, 2022. Beloved wife of the late Erv Straus. Adoring mother of Jill Straus (Stephen Feldman), and devoted stepmother to Jodie Kava- nagh (Bruce).Contributions in her memory may be made to the Wom- en’s Animal Center, PO Box 1470 Bensalem, PA 19020 www.women- sanimalcenter.org. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com TETRO Avishai Tetro-On May 31,2022, Rosh Chodesh Sivan, of Upper Dublin. Beloved husband of Sheryl Tetro (nee Lundy), adoring Abba to Arielle and Rachel. Beloved son of Zevulon (z”l) and Nazzi Mazal Tov Tetro, loving brother of Tzila Ziv (Robert) and Rafi Tetro (Maya). Lov- ing uncle to Moshe and Meital (Yis- rael), Michael, Mor and Etai, all of Ashkelon, Israel. He was known far and wide for his computer expertise, his culinary skills, and unstoppable sense of humor. He was loved by all. He had a strong will to live and beat the odds many times. Contributions may be made in Avishai’s memory to Melrose B’nai Israel Emanu-El, Gift of Life Marrow Registry, the American Red Cross, or a charity of your choice. Please also consider donating blood and registering as a bone marrow donor. PLATT MEMORIAL CHAPELS www.plattmemorial.com TISHK Brenda passed away peacefully at the age of 75 in her home in Hen- derson, Nevada on June 14, 2022. Brenda was loved by everyone she met. She was an outgoing, friend- ly, generous, and beautiful person who would bend over backwards for anyone in need of a hand. As a result of Brenda’s kind and gre- garious spirit, her conversations with complete strangers grew into lifelong friendships. Brenda lived in Dresher and Ft. Washington, Pennsylvania before relocating to Henderson, Nevada in 2003. She graduated from Olney High School in Philadelphia in 1965, and then graduated from the University of Miami with a Bachelor’s Degree in education on June 8, 1969. She was a member of Old York Road Temple Beth Am in Abington, PA, where she met her husband of 18 years, Ira Tishk, who now lives in Henderson, Nevada. Brenda loved cats, dogs, theater, dancing, puz- zles, and reading novels. But most of all, Brenda loved her three sons. She was very proud of her boys, as well as her ten incredible and talented grandchildren. Brenda is survived by her sister, Davida Ginsberg (Marvin); brother, Owen Comer (Linda); three sons, Michael (Jennifer), Jeffrey (Carrie) and David (Joy); two stepdaughters, Leah Tishk Haft (Jason) and Es- ther Lander (Mark); stepson, Alan Tishk; ten grandchildren, Chaya, Grayden, Rylee, Zoe, Hadley, Taro, Ella, Brady, Reagan, and Sidney; as well as many loving nieces, nephews, dearest friends, and her beloved dog, Benji. In lieu of flow- ers, contributions in her memory may be made in her name to the charity of your choice. ZUCKER Esther Zucker (nee Sorkin) on June 21, 2022. Wife of the late Jack. Mother of Sherry (Ronald) Kabin and Ivan Zucker. Grandmother of Jeffrey (Karen) Kabin, Melissa (Shawn) Denihan, Jaclyn Zucker and Brian (Brianne) Zucker. Great grandmother of Richard, Allison and Michael Kabin, Connor and Keegan Denihan. Contributions in her memory may be made to the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX 77030. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com JEWISHEXPONENT.COM 21 obituaries J Eighth-generation Mohel Joel Shoulson Dies at 87 GALL SIGLER | SPECIAL TO THE JE oel Shoulson, an eighth-genera- tion mohel and Philadelphia res- ident, died on June 10. He was 87. Few children get the opportunity to accompany their parents on business trips, but for Shoulson it was normal to travel around the Northeast with his father, the mohel Morris Shoulson. It was during these trips to celebrate brit milahs across the country that Shoulson decided to take on the family mantle. As a teenager, he received surgical training from Albert Einstein Medical Center and was certifi ed by the Philadelphia Board of Rabbis. At 16, under the supervision of his father, Shoulson performed his fi rst brit milah. In subsequent years, Shoulson per- formed more than 40,000 circumci- sions, and his services were requested in almost half of the U.S. states and Canada. His years as a mohel conferred him with a deep appreciation to the profes- sion, its meaning and history. He wrote on his website that, “Th e Jewish people have traveled, settled in, and absorbed more of the fl avors and cultures of our planet than probably any other group. Th e Bris ceremony depic- tions you will fi nd, will certainly refl ect those travels.” Shoulson’s family certainly had its fair share of travels. His father was born in Jerusalem and ordained as an Orthodox rabbi. He traveled across the Atlantic Ocean in 1931 to become the offi cial mohel of Philadelphia Jewish Hospital, later renamed the Albert Einstein Medical Center. Th roughout his career, Shoulson con- tinued to collaborate with his father in the responsibilities of the profession, and together they trained dozens of students. For Shoulson, educating the commu- nity about the brit milah tradition was central to the job. In a 2013 interview with the Jewish Exponent, he said that, “It used to be that the mohel would walk in, perform the rituals and it was done without explanation … but I think it prevents the family from understanding the bris and appreciating the custom.” True to his belief in the importance of education, Shoulson created an infor- mative website about brit milah and guest lectured at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. Lack of transparency about the pro- cess, Shoulson believed, was an unnec- essary impediment to the celebration of tradition. “Th e family got upset because they thought that the baby was in pain, which is a natural, psychological reaction. But we have worked to make brit milah happy occasions, and I believe that they are,” Shoulson said in 2013. During his many years as a mohel, Shoulson developed rules that helped him ensure that the brit milah is remem- bered as a positive experience by friends and family. “Th e fi rst thing I do is say that no one has to stay and watch who doesn’t wish to do so. It’s not a spectator sport. Th ere is no photography of the baby during the procedure. Also, no one has to hold Kaplan Continued from Page 20 into what he did with a desire to learn all about it, through books, videos and lessons, Busner Kaplan said. “We could never go to sleep at night because we would think of more funny things to tell each other,” she said, describ- ing Kaplan as “the perfect husband.” Lawrence Kaplan said his father taught him that he had “an obligation to be informed.” He described his father as a man of ideas and a devoted intellectual. 22 JUNE 30, 2022 | JEWISHEXPONENT.COM Joel Shoulson Courtesy of the Shoulson family the baby down and restrain him. Th is creates a diff erent atmosphere,” he said in the Exponent interview. Shoulson loved his profession: “I’m in one of the most enviable positions any Jew could be in ... I’m at the center of a celebration of the birth of a new baby and I perform the mitzvah of welcom- ing a new member of the Jewish com- munity,” he said. Shoulson’s passion for the Jewish community was shared with another love — folk music. In a Facebook post dedicated to her father, Th ea Shoulson wrote that “He was a beloved fi xture of the Jewish and folk music communities and his memory will always be a bless- ing in both.” In 1961, Shoulson helped found the Philadelphia Folk Festival, an annual summer event that takes place in Upper Salford Township. Th e festival celebrates the work of “superstars and rising stars alike,” and is organized by Philadelphia Folksong Society. Shoulson is survived by his children, Th ea, Alex and Michael, and a grand- daughter. JE Gall Sigler is an intern for the Jewish Exponent. “I was infl uenced by him, just his love of literature and philosophy, particu- larly politics and history,” Lawrence Kaplan said. Kaplan dreamed of becoming a writer when he was young and maintained a lifelong passion for writing. He shared that passion with his son, who became a writer himself. “He was proud of me,” Lawrence Kaplan said. Kaplan is survived by his wife, son and a granddaughter. He was predeceased by his fi rst wife, Sandra Bergman Kaplan. JE hross@midatlanticmedia.com synagogue spotlight What’s happening at ... Kesher Israel Congregation Kesher Israel Reopening, Reconnecting JARRAD SAFFREN | STAFF WRITER R abbi Shelley Goldman arrived at Kesher Israel Congregation in West Chester in February 2020. One month later, the pandemic forced the synagogue to become a vir- tual institution. So for much of her first two years, Goldman has led a digital community. Now, though, she is finally getting to build a congregation in person. And her core principle at the formerly Orthodox, then Conservative and now unaffiliated synagogue is clear: Bring together the traditional and cultural con- tingents of the 220-family congregation. “It’s a community that has a robust commitment to religious practice and a real commitment and love for the cul- tural practice of Judaism,” the rabbi said. There is no real divide between those two groups. They coexist peacefully. They just have different Jewish priori- ties and preferences for different types of activities. That’s why, coming out of the pan- demic, Goldman is working on adding activities that can attract all types of congregants. Naturally, she is starting with meals, as nothing brings Jews together quite like eating. In March, Goldman and synagogue officials opened their Pottstown Pike building for members to come together and break bread again. Since then, they’ve enjoyed meals during religious school, oneg Shabbats and lunch and learns with the rabbi, among other dining events. “Our first strategy is having a theme of face-to-face,” Goldman said. They plan on continuing that theme. Rachel Mussaf, the congregation’s edu- cation director, wants to broaden the idea of what adult education looks like. Kesher Israel has added a book club and a human sexuality class. In the fall, Goldman will teach a class about exploring “hot topics” through a Jewish lens. Such topics might include environ- mentalism and gender identity. Sessions may focus on exploring Jewish topics, Rabbi Shelley Goldman talks to a KI student. Courtesy of Rachel Mussaf Kesher Israel congregants at an outdoor event like Kashrut, through a modern lens. Also in the fall, the synagogue will revamp its Hebrew high school into a collaboration with other Chester County synagogues. It will include field trips, community service programs and social activities. “It’s excellent,” Goldman said of the temple’s program expansion so far. “I never wanted to work primarily online.” Congregants actually started coming back together a year ago when services and school became hybrid. But now, they are transitioning back to what feels more like an in-person institu- tion, instead of a hybrid or virtual one, according to Goldman. While specific in-person programs enhance that feeling, it’s really about being together again, sans masks and other restrictions. Mussaf, who started in her position three years ago, noticed a new energy in the Hebrew school this past year. Kids were together in the same room, smiling and laughing. They were not dreading being in school, either. They wanted to be there with their friends. “It really brought tears to my eyes,” she said. As Kesher Israel returns to in-person life, its foundation remains strong. Its membership of 200-plus families has held steady through the remote pandemic years. Its religious school student body fell to 42 during that period but grew back up to 65 last sum- mer. The temple coordinates between eight and 12 bar and bat mitzvahs per year, according to Mussaf. Yet perhaps no aspect of synagogue life reflects Kesher Israel’s strong foundation more than its commitment to tradition at Shabbat services. Those services on Friday nights and Saturday mornings are long; they include a lot of Hebrew and a full reading of the seven aliyot. At the same time, even before the pandemic, congregants were com- mitted to moving away from tradi- tion where appropriate, according to Goldman. KI of West Chester left the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, the North American organi- zation for Conservative synagogues, in 2015, then embraced musical instru- ments on Shabbat and intermarriage. Today, it still tries to take a pro- Courtesy of Rachel Mussaf gressive approach where appropriate, according to the rabbi. The temple’s annual Shabbat service under the sum- mer sky event in June turned into a celebration of Pride Month this year. Goldman, who is gay herself, read quotes from famous LGBTQ+ people between prayers to introduce each new prayer. “Glimpses from people who are speaking about their identities and making the world a better place,” she said. Goldman sees this balance between tradition and progress as the future of Kesher Israel. She also believes that it’s a future people will believe in, and Mussaf agrees. Both women expect Kesher Israel’s congregation to grow in the coming years. Mussaf thinks “people want commu- nity more than ever now.” “They are looking for that in syna- gogue walls,” she added. “I think that we’re working on stabi- lizing and then hopefully growing,” the rabbi said. JE jsaffren@midatlanticmedia.com JEWISHEXPONENT.COM 23 d’var torah Who Is Honored? He Who Honors Others BY RABBI BARRY DOV LERNER O Parshat Korach ur Torah reading takes its name from its central fi gure, Korach. More than a few years ago, this was my bar mitzvah parsha. As a 13-year-old, my perspective of the Korach story was simplistic: A mob gathered to express their disappointment in Moses and Aaron; they wanted to take over as leaders. Today, however, I see in the tale of Korach an historical tipping point: Th is was a true social, political and religious moment of change! Abba Eban observed that the fi rst reference to Israel as a “people” comes in the book of Exodus, “vayilonu ha-am”— “the People complained.” “Th is people entered history in a querulous mood, and they have remained in that posture fairly consistently ever since.” What were the complaints of Korach and the rebels to create this boiling point? Firstly, the Torah itself makes the case for the uprising. Th e rebels claimed they left Egypt promised freedom, life in a land of plenty and divine protec- tion on their way. But aft er the fi asco of the spies’ report and their punishment — now they are terrifi ed! Why? Th ey must die in the desert, and they’re told it is their fault. Th ey failed to believe in themselves and God. Bummer! And now the demagogues strike! Secondly, Korach is a Levite and ques- tions the special position of Aaron to BUSINESS / LEGAL DIRECTORIES nmls 215-901-6521 • 561-631-1701 24 JUNE 30, 2022 | JEWISHEXPONENT.COM the disqualifi cation of all other Levites. But Moses chose him! Moses? Aaron is his brother! And it’s to be permanent? Eligibility for kohen status is reserved only for Aaron’s descendants — forever? What of the remaining Levites? Th ey are limited to assisting priests, per- forming with Temple chores, carrying and cleaning. Nepotism! Th is outraged Korach, and he easily found Levitical supporters. Revolting. Literally! A third contributing factor began earlier with Abraham and Isaac. While they had led the family based upon the rule of the fi rst-born son’s right, Jacob broke that hereditary custom. He pro- moted Judah, the fourth-born, based on merit above Reuben, his fi rst-born. Aft er the Exodus, three especially dis- appointed Reubenites ally with Korach. Were they simply jealous of Moses as a leader? Or was there popular dis- satisfaction with Moses. Do Israelites blame him for their hunger, thirst and dashed dreams — for seizing the lead- ership although not the fi rst-born nor a Reubenite? Now they charged Moses for “bringing them into desert to die.” I suggest that these factors unite to create a major shift in Israel’s model of leadership. Korach, Levites and the Reubenites resisted such a seismic change in this new religious and political dynamic. Th ey preferred the previous model which they had known for genera- tions, was familiar and in which they had leadership clout, not Moses and Aaron. Th is is, literally, no longer your grandfather’s Israel. It is the cusp of a new Israel, emerging from Egypt with a reconfi guration of religious authority. And everyone senses there probably are many more changes ahead. However, the story remains very complicated, confl ating perhaps diff er- ent sources and traditions. Our sages apparently felt this was incomplete. Th ey created commentary, known as midrash, to fi ll these gaps. We read midrash today as if their cre- ative details were facts. Midrash broad- ens an event to provoke deeper inquiry. How did Korach do his thing? He confronts Moses with a trick question, asking, “Does a library full of scrip- tural books need a mezuzah?” Moses answered him: “Yes, even a Torah library needs a mezuzah.” Th en Korach points out, “Since the whole Torah has thousands of verses in it and many Torah books do not exempt the library, how can only a few verses in a mezuzah fulfi ll your law?” Korach twists the argument, reveal- ing his real purposes to a listening mob: “Th is failure of your own logic proves that these are not laws about which you have been commanded by God. Rather you are inventing them out of your own heart.” Now, the scene is set for him to replace the leadership of Moses and Aaron. Remember, however, it’s a midrash — a rabbinic creation fi lling in for what is not written. Did this conversation truly occur, or is it an example of what might have taken place? But this is one example of how our sages interpreted Torah to provide each generation with laws and parables taught in the Torah. Remember Abba Eban’s observation? It has been our people’s nature to debate each other across the centuries in a con- stant search for truth and authenticity. Moses was right because he was sat- isfi ed with his allotment in life. Korach was wrong because he was not satisfi ed with his lot in life. As we follow the story of Korach, his allies and their self-serving rebellion, hopefully we will be encouraged to live by another rabbinic adage: “Who is rich?” “Whoever is content with their portion.” JE Rabbi Barry Dov Lerner is the presi- dent of Traditional Kosher Supervision, Inc. Th e Board of Rabbis of Greater Philadelphia is proud to provide diverse perspectives on Torah commentary for the Jewish Exponent. Th e opin- ions expressed in this column are the author’s own and do not refl ect the view of the Board of Rabbis. Courtesy of Marissa Luznar Photo by Jordan Cassway Out & About around town 3 Courtesy of Kay Skloff 2 4 5 Courtesy of Elvera Gurevich Courtesy of Jewish Family Service of Atlantic & Cape May Counties Courtesy of the Abrams Hebrew Academy 1 6 1 A senior class of 53 students graduated from the Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy in Bryn Mawr on June 13. 2 The Abrams Hebrew Academy celebrated the last day of school with an awards ceremony and an outdoor pizza party. 3 The Jewish Family Service of Atlantic & Cape May Counties and the Milton & Betty Katz JCC raised more than $60,000 at their annual golf tournament. 4 Plymouth Meeting resident Sophia Lombardo will play for the 12U Israel Softball Team at the EMRYT Tournament, an international youth softball tournament. 5 The National Council of Jewish Women’s Greater Philadelphia Section held its closing luncheon and installation of officers on June 7 at the Philmont Country Club’s outdoor terrace. 6 Kohelet Yeshiva community members and other families volunteered at the Jewish Relief Agency’s June food distribution, which was held in loving memory of Lianna Saiman. JEWISHEXPONENT.COM 25 calendar JULY 1–JULY 7 TUESDAY, JU LY 5 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. Go to ijethics. org/weekly-torah-portion.html to receive the Zoom link and password. Are you a woman looking to improve your financial skills? Join a supportive group of women the first Tuesday of every month from 7:30-8:30 p.m over Zoom to learn about a range of finan- cial topics, share tips and ideas and alleviate your stress and anxiety around money. Contact Laura Flowers, finan- cial empowerment program coordi- nator, at 267-256-2274 or lflowers@ jfcsphilly.org for more information. PARSHA FOR LIFE WOMEN & MONEY BINGO WITH BARRY Join Barry at Tabas Kleinlife for an afternoon of bingo from 12:30-3:30 p.m. on July 5, 6 and 7. Free park- ing and free to play with snacks available on July 7. 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She is now a resident at the Horsham Center for Jewish Life assisted living facility. Kanze raised four boys, helped her husband start an air condition- ing business and started a framing business. She knitted and crocheted and made dresses and cookies. Four generations of her family celebrated her birthday, including her four boys, 10 grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren. GOLDBERG AND JACOBS B arbara and Donald Goldberg and Evelyn and Alvin Jacobs celebrated the 70th anniversary of their double wedding on April 6. The wedding took place at the Broadway Hotel on Broad Street with 300 guests in attendance. There were 30 members in the bridal party. The Goldbergs have two children and four grandchildren and live in Laguna Woods, California. The Jacobs have two children, two grandchildren and one great-grand- child and live in Glen Mills. Photo by Joel Perlish MYRA LOUISE KANZE ANNIVERSARIES Courtesy of the Goldberg and Jacobs families BIRTHDAY last word Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer HONORED WITH COVENANT FOUNDATION AWARD SASHA ROGELBERG | STAFF WRITER Courtesy of Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer T here’s not just one way to be Jewish. It’s true for everyone, Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer believes, but it’s the cornerstone of her work to make Judaism more accessible to young peo- ple, particularly those with disabilities. As chief program officer of Jewish Learning Venture and director of JLV’s Whole Community Inclusion, Kaplan- Mayer, 51, has spent the last decade pro- viding guidance to synagogues, parents and Jewish organizations on how to increase accessibility in the Jewish com- munity; championing Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance and Inclusion Month programming in Philadelphia; and writing and publishing multiple books on disability inclusion. On June 15, the Covenant Foundation, an organization ded- icated to honoring and supporting Jewish educators, announced Kaplan- Mayer as one of three recipients of the Covenant Foundation Award for her commitment to improving accessibility in Jewish education. “I felt excited that this honor could bring more recognition to what our mission at Jewish Learning Venture is, both in terms of, specifically the work I’ve led around the Whole Community Inclusion, but also, I was aware that it could bring that recognition to the larger agency,” Kaplan-Mayer said. Originally a merging of the Auerbach Central Agency for Jewish Education and the Jewish Outreach Partnership, JLV has maintained its roots of giving more young Jews the opportunity to engage in a Jewish education, but it has evolved to focus on ways in which Jewish organizations can better pro- vide opportunities for Jewish children on the margins. Though Kaplan-Mayer has focused on children with disabilities during her time at JLV since 2011, she hopes to expand the organization’s reach to better include Jews of color and young LGBTQ Jews in upcoming jkidPRIDE and jkidforall programs. Kaplan-Mayer’s foray into the world of Jewish accessibility was one of neces- sity. Working at the Philadelphia-based Reconstructionist synagogue Mishkan Shalom in 1998 and the ACAJE from 2001-2003, Kaplan-Mayer realized though well-intentioned, she lacked the skills to fully address the needs of children with disabilities with whom she worked. She remembers one child who strug- gled with his sensory system being overwhelmed. He would suddenly run to the bathroom and run the water to calm himself down. In hindsight, Kaplan-Mayer understands that this was a self-soothing activity. But now she knows how to incorporate breaks or provide weighted blankets or other objects to help meet students’ needs. Her son’s autism diagnosis after his birth in 2003 further drove Kaplan- Mayer to pursue accessibility in Jewish spaces. “I was just like the typical Jewish educator — I didn’t have knowledge!” Kaplan-Mayer said. “And then after my child was diagnosed with autism, and I wanted him to have a Jewish education, I suddenly realized, oh, let’s really give people tools.” She was able to give her son George Kaplan-Mayer, 19, a bar mitzvah cel- ebration catered to him, but she also recognized the different ways in which people find meaning in Judaism. For George Kaplan-Mayer, spiritual mean- ing came from the little moments in between the big celebrations. “The depth of his Jewish life is the everyday moments of what Judaism is: You sing a song; you say a prayer; you light the Shabbat candles,” Kaplan- Mayer said. “I knew that his intellec- tual disability did not mean that he didn’t have a spiritual life.” The foundation of her and JLV’s work is meeting people where they are. If a young person wants to make challah or latkes for five minutes or listen to just one Jewish song, it has the potential to be spiritually fulfilling to them. “Our spiritual lives are not the same as our intellectual lives,” Kaplan-Mayer said. “Once you grasp that, you have a much deeper access to, I think, spiri- tual curiosity.” Kaplan-Mayer graduated from Emerson College in 1993 with a bach- elor’s in creative writing and theater. She got her master’s degree at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in Wyncote in 2001. Though a teacher for much of her life, Kaplan-Mayer’s training in divergent thinking through creative writing and “reading the room” through theater gave her the skills to become a leader at JLV along with the organization’s team of educators. 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Notice is hereby given that an Application for Registration of Fictitious Name was filed in the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on April 01, 2022 for Elkin’s Grimoire at 321 South Sterling Road, Elkins Park, PA 19027. The name and ad- dress of each individual interested in the business is Victoria L. Marinucci at 321 South Sterling Road, Elkins Park, PA 19027. This was filed in accordance with 54 PaC.S. 311.417 Notice is hereby given that an Application for Registration of Fictitious Name was filed in the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on April 01, 2022 for Jess Lej. Design at 1300 Fairmount Ave., Unit 1107 Philadelphia, PA 19123. The name and address of each individual in- terested in the business is Jessica Lejserowits at 1300 Fairmount Ave., Unit 1107 Philadelphia, PA 19123. This was filed in accordance with 54 PaC.S. 311.417 Notice is hereby given that an Application for Registration of Fictitious Name was filed in the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on April 06, 2022 for Paint & Mortar by Tony at 2610 S 16th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19145. The name and address of each individual in- terested in the business is Anthony Congialdi at 2610 S 16th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19145. This was filed in accordance with 54 PaC.S. 311.417 Notice is hereby given that an Application for Registration of Fictitious Name was filed in the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on April 11, 2022 for K’s Pottery at 1009 Lakeview Terrace, Pennsburg, PA 18073. The name and address of each individual interested in the business is Karen Mattice at 1009 Lakeview Terrace, Pennsburg, PA 18073. This was filed in accordance with 54 PaC.S. 311.417 Notice is hereby given that an Application for Registration of Fictitious Name was filed in the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on April 13, 2022 for F & S JEWELRY AND COLLECTIBLES at 130 S York Rd. Hatboro, PA 19040. The name and address of each individu- al interested in the business is Scott Seifer at 130 S York Rd. Hatboro, PA 19040. This was filed in accordance with 54 PaC.S. 311.417 Notice is hereby given that an Application for Registration of Fictitious Name was filed in the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on April 13, 2022 for It’s all about the ingredients at 1325 W. Clearfield St., Philadelphia, PA 19132. The name and address of each individual interested in the business is Rashine Brown at 1325 W. Clearfield St., Philadelphia, PA 19132. This was filed in accordance with 54 PaC.S. 311.417 Notice is hereby given that an Application for Registration of Fictitious Name was filed in the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on April 14, 2022 for The Clean Dream Team at 6742 Eastwood St., Philadelphia, PA 19149. The name and address of each indi- vidual interested in the business is Rodrigo Marques de Queiroz at 6742 Eastwood St., Philadelphia, PA 19149. This was filed in accordance with 54 PaC.S. 311.417 business is Mariana Mendez at 6762 Emlen Street Philadelphia, PA 19119. This was filed in accordance with 54 PaC.S. 311.417 Notice is hereby given that an Application for Registration of Fictitious Name was filed in the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on March 24, 2022 for Marian Mecca Adewali Kemi Enterprises at 3453 Livingston St., Philadelphia, PA 19134. The names and address of each individual interested in the business are Marian Mecca and Adewali Kemi both located at 3453 Livingston St., Philadelphia, PA 19134. This was filed in accordance with 54 PaC.S. 311.417 Notice is hereby given that an Application for Registration of Fictitious Name was filed in the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on March 28, 2022 for Sacred Roots, New Branches at 4908 Cedar Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19143. The name and address of each indi- vidual interested in the business is Annika Ecklund at 4908 Cedar Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19143. This was filed in accordance with 54 PaC.S. 311.417 terested in the business is Joseph Okyere at 11023 Academy Road Philadelphia, PA 19154. This was filed in accordance with 54 PaC.S. 311.417 Notice is hereby given that an Application for Registration of Fictitious Name was filed in the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on May 09, 2022 for Demeter Construction at 1224 West Marshall St., Norristown, PA 19401. The name and address of each in- dividual interested in the business is Ted Demeter at 1224 West Marshall St., Norristown, PA 19401. This was filed in accordance with 54 PaC.S. 311.417 Notice is hereby given that an Application for Registration of Fictitious Name was filed in the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on May 09, 2022 for Hayes & Associates at 10871 Bustleton Ave., Suite 227, Philadelphia, PA 19116. The name and address of each individual interested in the business is Gregory M. Hayes at 10871 Bustleton Ave., Suite 227, Philadelphia, PA 19116. This was filed in accordance with 54 PaC.S. 311.417 Notice is hereby given that an Application for Registration of Fictitious Name was filed in the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on March 29, 2022 for C. Monique Consulting and Recruiting Firm at 7318 Bunting Place, Philadelphia, PA 19153. The name and address of each individual interested in the business is Crystal M. Cannon at 7318 Bunting Place, Philadelphia, PA 19153. This was filed in accor- dance with 54 PaC.S. 311.417 Notice is hereby given that an Application for Registration of Fictitious Name was filed in the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on May 10, 2022 for Wear Apparent at 800 Byberry Road Philadelphia, PA 19116. The name and address of each individual interested in the business is Lizabeth Hathaway at 800 Byberry Road Philadelphia, PA 19116. This was filed in accordance with 54 PaC.S. 311.417 Notice is hereby given that an Application for Registration of Fictitious Name was filed in the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on March 30, 2022 for ShaylasNShades at 4509 Ludlow Street Philadelphia, PA 19139. The name and address of each individ- ual interested in the business is Shanilya Carrington at 4509 Ludlow Street Philadelphia, PA 19139. This was filed in accordance with 54 PaC.S. 311.417 Notice is hereby given that an Application for Registration of Fictitious Name was filed in the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on May 13, 2022 for Meghan Metje, OTR/L at 367 North Limerick Road, Schwenksville, PA 19473. The name and address of each individual in- terested in the business is Meghan Matje at 367 North Limerick Road, Schwenksville, PA 19473. This was filed in accordance with 54 PaC.S. 311.417 Notice is hereby given that an Application for Registration of Fictitious Name was filed in the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on March 22, 2022 for Origin Designs at 2130 Hendricks Rd. Harleysville, PA 19438. The name and address of each individual interested in the business is Justin Faulkner at 2130 Hendricks Rd. Harleysville, PA 19438. This was filed in accordance with 54 PaC.S. 311.417 Notice is hereby given that an Application for Registration of Fictitious Name was filed in the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on May 02, 2022 for ADDI DREAMLAND at 2501 N 17th Street Philadelphia, PA 19132. The name and address of each individ- ual interested in the business is SOCHENDA MEAN at 2501 N 17th Street Philadelphia, PA 19132. This was filed in accordance with 54 PaC.S. 311.417 Notice is hereby given that an Application for Registration of Fictitious Name was filed in the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on May 17, 2022 for Cider House Project at 140 Roboda Blvd. Royersford, PA 19468. The name and address of each individu- al interested in the business is Ashley Baskin at 140 Roboda Blvd. Royersford, PA 19468. This was filed in accordance with 54 PaC.S. 311.417 Notice is hereby given that an Application for Registration of Fictitious Name was filed in the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on March 23, 2022 for BJH Real Estate at 813 Pennbrook Ave. Lansdale, PA 19446. The name and address of each individual interested in the business is Brian J. Henrysen Jr. at 813 Pennbrook Ave. Lansdale, PA 19446. This was filed in accordance with 54 PaC.S. 311.417 Notice is hereby given that an Application for Registration of Fictitious Name was filed in the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on May 06, 2022 for Hook & Ladder Brewery at 609 Creek Ln., Flourtown, PA 19031. The name and address of each individual interested in the business is Kevin Davis at 609 Creek Ln., Flourtown, PA 19031. This was filed in accordance with 54 PaC.S. 311.417 Notice is hereby given that an Application for Registration of Fictitious Name was filed in the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on May 17, 2022 for Console Carpentry at 72 North Highland Avenue Norristown, PA 19403. The name and address of each individual interested in the business is Vincent Console at 72 North Highland Avenue Norristown, PA 19403. This was filed in accordance with 54 PaC.S. 311.417 Notice is hereby given that an Application for Registration of Fictitious Name was filed in the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on March 24, 2022 for Bell Notary at 6762 Emlen Street Philadelphia, PA 19119. The name and address of each individual interested in the Notice is hereby given that an Application for Registration of Fictitious Name was filed in the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on May 09, 2022 for Babdoe Exports at 11023 Academy Road Philadelphia, PA 19154. The name and address of each individual in- Notice is hereby given that an Application for Registration of Fictitious Name was filed in the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on April 20, 2022 for Sandy’s Cleaning and Sanitizing at 710 Church St. Norristown, PA 19401. The name and address of each in- dividual interested in the business is Sandy Sobetsky at 710 Church St. Norristown, PA 19401. This was filed in accordance with 54 PaC.S. 311.417 Notice is hereby given that an Application for Registration of Fictitious Name was filed in the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on April 25, 2022 for Game Equipment Ready at 1626 Locust St. #529 Philadelphia, PA 19103. The name and address of each individual in- terested in the business is Martin Lee Jr. at 1626 Locust St. #529 Philadelphia, PA 19103. This was filed in accordance with 54 PaC.S. 311.417 Notice is hereby given that an Application for Registration of Fictitious Name was filed in the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on May 17, 2022 for Salon Sk at 1602 S. 5th St., Philadelphia, PA 19148. The name and address of each in- dividual interested in the business is Steven Khan at 1602 S. 5th St., Philadelphia, PA 19148 This was filed in accordance with 54 PaC.S. 311.417 OH BROTHER INC has been incor- porated under the provisions of the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law of 1988. PERALTA’S TOTAL SERVICES, INC. has been incorporated under the provisions of the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law of 1988. South Philly Ice, Inc. has been incorporated under the provisions of the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law of 1988. Harry J. Karapalides, Esquire 42 Copley Road Upper Darby, PA 19082 Notice is hereby given that an Application for Registration of Fictitious Name was filed in the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on March 23, 2022 for MCJD Consulting Group at 1000 Plumlyn Ave. Eagleville, PA 19403. The name and address of each individu- al interested in the business is Mark CJ Davis Jr. at 1000 Plumlyn Ave. Eagleville, PA 19403. This was filed in accordance with 54 PaC.S. 311.417 CBS Kosher Food Program is a federally funded non-profit food program that provides day care centers, schools, after schools, and summer food programs with nutri- tious child-friendly meals. Entities are invited to request a proposal to bid on the rental of kosher kitchen for three years lease agreement. Request for RFP should be emailed to blake@cbsfoodprogram.com by July 7, 2022 with Reference #CBSKK22-25. Awarded entity will be notified in writing by July 21, 2022. ESTATE OF BETTY KELLY a/k/a BETTY LOU KELLY, 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 ANGELA L. KELLY, ADMINISTRATRIX, c/o Brian L. Strauss, Esq., Rothenberg Center, 1420 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19102, Or to her Attorney: BRIAN L. STRAUSS THE ROTHENBERG LAW FIRM LLP Rothenberg Center 1420 Walnut St. Philadelphia, PA 19102 ESTATE OF CAROLYN PLATT DECEASED of Montgomery County, PA LETTERS OF TESTAMENTARY ON THE above estate have been grant- ed to the undersigned, who requests all persons having claims against or are indebted to the estate of the above to make known the same to FRANKLIN PLATT, EXECUTOR AT 208 Fillmore Street Jenkintown, PA 19046 ESTATE OF CLIFTON CLYDE CORBIN, JR., DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia, 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 LULA M. CORBIN, EXECUTRIX, c/o Ronald G. McNeil, Esq., 1333 Race St., Philadelphia, PA 19107-1585, Or to her Attorney: RONALD G. McNEIL 1333 Race St. Philadelphia, PA 19107-1585 ESTATE OF DENISE L. BOWEN, 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 COURTNEY CORRIN BOWEN, ADMINISTRATRIX, c/o Tom Mastroianni, Esq., 415 Johnson St., Ste. 102, Jenkintown, PA 19046, Or to her Attorney: TOM MASTROIANNI THE ELDER CARE LAW CENTER, LLC 415 Johnson St., Ste. 102 Jenkintown, PA 19046 ESTATE OF DENNIS S BARR, DECEASED LETTERS on the above Estate have been granted to the under- signed, 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 decedents to make payment without delay, to Siana Ritzinger Administratrix CTA Or to Attorney Vincent Carosella, Jr., Esq. Carosella & Associates, P.C. 882 South Matlack Street, Suite 101 West Chester, PA 19382-4505 610-431-3300 diana@carosella.com ESTATE OF DI-NEFFA DIAMOND RAMSON, 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 DENNIS D. RAMSON, 1909 W. Somerset St., Philadelphia, PA 19132 and TINA L. BRIGHT, 1733 W. Juniata St., Philadelphia, PA 19140, Administrators, Or to their Attorney: DAVID V. BOGDAN 2725 West Chester Pike Broomall, PA 19008 ESTATE OF DIRIAN ARLYN GUZMAN, 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 JACLYN ARROYO, EXECUTRIX, c/o Daniella A. Horn, Esq., 2202 Delancey Place, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Or to her Attorney: DANIELLA A. HORN KLENK LAW, LLC 2202 Delancey Place Philadelphia, PA 19103 ESTATE OF DONNA M. McKEEVER, 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 decedent to make payment without delay to MEGHAN A. McKEEVER and AMY M. McKEEVER, ADMINISTRATRICES, c/o Harry Metka, Esq., 4802 Neshaminy Blvd., Ste. 9, Bensalem, PA 19020, Or to their Attorney: HARRY METKA 4802 Neshaminy Blvd., Ste. 9 Bensalem, PA 19020 ESTATE OF DOROTHY R. JONES a/k/a DOROTHY RICE JONES, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been grant- ed to the undersigned, who re- quest 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 CHERYL JONES- DIX, EXECUTRIX, c/o Roy Yaffe, Esq., One Commerce Square, 2005 Market St., 16th Fl., Philadelphia, PA 19103-7042, Or to her Attorney: ROY YAFFE GOULD YAFFE AND GOLDEN One Commerce Square 2005 Market St., 16th Fl. Philadelphia, PA 19103-7042 ESTATE OF EDWARD W. WASSER, JR., DECEASED. Late of Warminster Township, Bucks 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 ELIZABETH DOYLE, 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 ELSIE C. EVANS a/k/a ELSIE EVANS, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia, 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 COLLEEN BLACK-COOPER, EXECUTRIX, 523 S. Conestoga St., Philadelphia, PA 19143, Or to her Attorney: DANIEL BALTUCH 104.5 Forrest Ave., Ste. 10 Narberth, PA 19072 ESTATE OF GLORIA QUICI, 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 JOHN CAHILL, EXECUTOR, c/o Vicki Herr, Esq., 14 S. Orange St., Media, PA 19063, Or to his Attorney: VICKI HERR 14 S. Orange St. Media, PA 19063 ESTATE OF HELEN TERZIAN GALLAGHER A/K/A HELEN GALLAGHER, DECEASED Late of North Wales, 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 JOHN GALLAGHER, c/o DIANE H. YAZUJIAN, ESQ. P.O. Box 1099, North Wales, PA 19454 ESTATE OF Jeanne Matthews Anderson, DECEASED LETTERS on the above Estate have been granted to the under- signed, 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 decedents to make payment without delay, to Kenneth M. Anderson, Jr., Executor Or to Attorney Vincent Carosella, Jr., Esq. Carosella & Associates, P.C. 882 South Matlack Street, Suite 101 West Chester, PA 19382-4505 610-431-3300 diana@carosella.com ESTATE OF JOHN R. HENEHAN, DECEASED Late of the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION on the above estate having been granted the undersigned. All per- sons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate pay- ment, and those having legal claims to present same without delay to: Administrator: John H. Henehan c/o Thomas J. Profy, IV, Esquire BEGLEY, CARLIN & MANDIO, LLP 680 Middletown Boulevard Langhorne, PA 19047 Attorney: Thomas J. Profy, IV, Esquire BEGLEY, CARLIN & MANDIO, LLP 680 Middletown Boulevard Langhorne, PA 19047 ESTATE OF JOHN THOMAS GALLAGHER AKA JOHN T. GALLAGHER Gallagher, John Thomas aka Gallagher, John T. late of Philadelphia, PA. John Michael Gallagher, c/o David W. Crosson, Esq., Crosson Richetti & Daigle, LLC, 609 W. Hamilton St., Suite 210, Allentown, PA 18101, Executor. Crosson Richetti & Daigle, LLC 609 W. Hamilton St. Suite 210 Allentown, PA 18101 ESTATE OF JOSEPH ALFRED DANIELS a/k/a JOSEPH DANIELS, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been grant- ed to the undersigned, who re- quest all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebt- ed to the decedent to make pay- ment without delay to DANIELLE WILSON and CHANTELL L. POOLE, EXECUTRICES, c/o Arnold Machles, Esq., Two Bala Plaza, Ste. 300, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004, Or to their Attorney: ARNOLD MACHLES Two Bala Plaza, Ste. 300 Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 ESTATE OF JOSEPH N. MISURACO a/k/a JOSEPH NICHOLAS MISURACO, JOE MISURACO, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia, 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 JOHN COCHIE and ALAN SMITH, EXECUTORS, c/o Kenneth R. Pugh, Esq., 5401 Wissahickon Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19144, Or to their Attorney: KENNETH R. PUGH JERNER LAW GROUP, P.C. 5401 Wissahickon Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19144 ESTATE OF JOSEPH T. HASSEY a/k/a JOSEPH THOMAS HASSEY, 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 PAULETTE HASSEY, EXECUTRIX, 301 Hartel Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111 ESTATE OF KATHLEEN MARTINO Martino, Kathleen late of Philadelphia, PA. Richard Martino and David Martino, 1715 S. 11th St., Philadelphia, PA 19148, Co-Administrators. George V. Troilo, Esq. Law Offices of Gregory J. Pagano, PC 1315 Walnut St., 12th Fl. Philadelphia, PA 19107 ESTATE OF LaGRACIA H. JONES a/k/a LaGRACIA HENRIETTA JONES, 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 decedent to make payment with- out delay to DEBORAH A. JONES, ADMINISTRATRIX, c/o Ronald G. McNeil, Esq., 1333 Race St., Philadelphia, PA 19107-1585, Or to her Attorney: RONALD G. McNEIL 1333 Race St. Philadelphia, PA 19107-1585 ESTATE OF LAURA L. MURTAUGH, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia, PA 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 MICHAEL MURTAUGH, EXECUTOR, c/o D. Keith Brown, Esq., P.O. Box 70, Newtown, PA 18940, Or to his Attorney: D. KEITH BROWN STUCKERT AND YATES P.O. Box 70 Newtown, PA 18940 ESTATE OF MARIE E. HUTCHINSON a/k/a MARIE HUTCHINSON, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia, 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 ROBERT W. HUTCHINSON, 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 MARJORIE A. SMEDILE a/k/a MARJORIE SMEDILE, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia, 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 CHRISTOPHER SMEDILE, WANTED TO BUY WANTED TO BUY ANTIQUE & FINE FURNITURE Paintings & Sculptures Also Vintage Modern, Mission & Nakashima Etc. HIGHEST PRICES PAID 215-663-1813 JEWISHEXPONENT.COM 29 EXECUTOR, 107 Bowater Media, PA 19063, Or to his Attorney: DANIEL BALTUCH 104.5 Forrest Ave., Ste. 10 Narberth, PA 19072 Ct., ESTATE OF MARY P. THOMPSON, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia, 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 JOHN T. THOMPSON, EXECUTOR, 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 MAUREEN E. HELVERSON a/k/a MAUREEN HELVERSON, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia, 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 CHRISTINE HELVERSON, EXECUTRIX, c/o Harry Metka, Esq., 4802 Neshaminy Blvd., Ste. 9, Bensalem, PA 19020, Or to her Attorney: HARRY METKA 4802 Neshaminy Blvd., Ste. 9 Bensalem, PA 19020 ESTATE OF MICHAEL J. STANTON a/k/a MICHAEL STANTON, 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 DONNA M. TRASK, EXECUTRIX, c/o Harry Metka, Esq., 4802 Neshaminy Blvd., Ste. 9, Bensalem, PA 19020, Or to her Attorney: HARRY METKA 4802 Neshaminy Blvd., Ste. 9 Bensalem, PA 19020 ESTATE OF MICHAEL T. GATLING a/k/a MICHAEL TRACY GATLING, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia, 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 CURTIS L. WALN, EXECUTOR, c/o Bruce M. Dolfman, Esq., 901 N. Penn St., F-2102, Philadelphia, PA 19123, Or to his Attorney: BRUCE M. DOLFMAN N. Penn St., F-2102 Philadelphia, PA 19123 ESTATE OF MICHELLE DELANGE a/k/a MICHELLE MARIE DELANGE MARCUS, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia, 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 JUSTIN MARCUS, EXECUTOR, c/o Gerard J. Woods, Esq., 415 Johnson St., Ste. 102, Jenkintown, PA 19046, Or to his Attorney: GERARD J. WOODS 415 Johnson St., Ste. 102 Jenkintown, PA 19046 ESTATE OF NANCY MARIE DEVLIN, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia, 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 THOMAS E. DEVLIN, EXECUTOR, 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 QUYNH BUI, 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 HELEN BUI VO, ADMINISTRATRIX, c/o Daniella A. Horn, Esq., 2202 Delancey Place, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Or to her Attorney: DANIELLA A. HORN Klenk Law, LLC 2202 Delancey Place Philadelphia, PA 19103 ESTATE OF RHODA MARIA JACKSON a/k/a RHODA JACKSON-HARVEY, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia, PA LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION CTA 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 SHERRY TYLER, ADMINISTRATRIX CTA, 3215 Oxford LN NW, Rochester, MN 55901-4175, Or to her Attorney: HENRY A. JEFFERSON JEFFERSON LAW, LLC 1700 Market St., Ste. 1005 Philadelphia, PA 19103 ESTATE OF RICHARD JAY MARCUS, 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 decedent to make payment without delay to JUSTIN MARCUS, ADMINISTRATOR, c/o Gerard J. Woods, Esq., 415 Johnson St., Ste. 102, Jenkintown, PA 19046, Or to his Attorney: GERARD J. WOODS 415 Johnson St., Ste. 102 Jenkintown, PA 19046 ESTATE OF ROBERT M. SCHAEFFER Schaeffer, Robert M. late of Philadelphia, PA. Anthony Meli and Jeffrey Long, c/o Henry S. Warszawski, Esq., 413 Johnson St., (201), Archways Prof. Bldg., Jenkintown, PA 19046, Executors. Henry S. Warszawski, Esq. 413 Johnson St., (201) Archways Prof. Bldg. Jenkintown, PA 19046 ESTATE OF SAUL MAURICE SCHWARTZ a/k/a SAUL M. SCHWARTZ, 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 FREDERICK SCHMALHEISER, EXECUTOR, 4161 Harlem Rd., Amhurst, NY 14226, Or to his Attorney: MARK S. HARRIS KRAUT HARRIS, P.C. 5 Valley Square, Ste. 120 Blue Bell, PA 19422 ESTATE OF STANLEY D. ZAWISLAK, 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 STANLEY A. ZAWISLAK, ADMINISTRATOR, c/o William J. O’Brien, II, Esq., 4322 Main St., P.O. Box 4603, Philadelphia, PA 19127, Or to his Attorney: WILLIAM J. O’BRIEN, II 4322 Main St. P.O. Box 4603 Philadelphia, PA 19127 ESTATE OF STEPHEN JOSEPH SENDZIK a/k/a STEPHEN SENDZIK, 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 EUGENE MALADY, EXECUTOR, 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 SUSAN ICE AKA SUSAN M. ICE Ice, Susan aka Ice, Susan M. late of Philadelphia, PA. Alan I. Roomberg, c/o John R. Lundy, Esq., Lundy Beldecos & Milby, PC, 450 N. Narberth Ave., Suite 200, Narberth, PA 19072, Executor. Lundy Beldecos & Milby, PC 450 N. Narberth Ave. Suite 200 Narberth, PA 19072 ESTATE OF THEODORE MUSE, SR. Muse, Sr., Theodore late of Philadelphia, PA. Theodore Muse, Jr., c/o David W. Crosson, Esq., Crosson Richetti & Daigle, LLC, 609 W. Hamilton St., Suite 210, Allentown, PA 18101, Administrator. Crosson Richetti & Daigle, LLC 609 W. Hamilton St. Suite 210 Allentown, PA 18101 ESTATE OF THEODORE T. HOPE, JR., 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 decedent to make payment with- out delay to HAKIM ABDULLAH, ADMINISTRATOR, 1802 Ontario Ave., Unit B, Atlantic City, NJ 08401, Or to his Attorney: DANIEL BALTUCH 104.5 Forrest Ave., Ste. 10 Narberth, PA 19072 ESTATE OF VENTURA ALAMO, 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 MARITZA ESTEVES, ADMINISTRATRIX, c/o Amy H. Besser, Esq., 2202 Delancey Place, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Or to her Attorney: AMY H. BESSER KLENK LAW, LLC 2202 Delancey Place Philadelphia, PA 19103 ESTATE OF WALTER WILLIAM WALLACE, 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 Jewish Careers.com For Those Who Value Community The preferred career resource for the Jewish community. info.jewishcareers.com 410-902-2300 30 JUNE 23, 2022 | JEWISHEXPONENT.COM the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to DAVID 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 WILLIE GREGORY, 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 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 LINDA BOBRIN, ESQUIRE REGISTER OF WILLS OF BUCKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA CERTIFICATE OF GRANT OF LETTERS Estate of Geraldine K. Seltzer Late of Warminster Township Date of Death: June 9, 2022 File Number: 09-2022-02308 Whereas, on the 23rd day of June, 2022, my office admitted to probate to probate a/an instrument(s) dated the 19th day of August, 2015, known as the Last Will of the decedent a true copy of which is annexed hereto: Now, therefore, I Linda Bobrin, Esquire, Register of Wills in and for the County of Bucks in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, hereby certify that I have this day granted Letters Testamentary to Robert A Seltzer (a/k/a Robert Abram Seltzer), who has duly qual- ified as executor of the estate of the above-named decedent and has agreed to administer the estate ac- cording to law, all of which fully ap- pears of record in my office at Bucks County Courthouse, Doylestown, Pennsylvania. In Testimony Whereof, I have here- unto set my hand and affixed the seal of my Office on this 23rd of June, 2022. 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