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Get in touch by calling 610-484-4328 or visiting TheQuadrangleCCRC.com/Exponent. ©2022 Sunrise Senior Living 2 OCTOBER 6, 2022 | JEWISHEXPONENT.COM THIS WEEK COMING THIS FALL Local 6 Shmita Year Complicates Etrog Sourcing 7 Lipkin’s Bakery Finds New Home, Partner in Overbrook Park’s Best Cakes 8 Jewish Federation Announces Three Young Leadership Award Winners Valley View Green ECO-FRIENDLY BURIALS AT HISTORIC LAUREL HILL IN PHILADELPHIA Opinion 14 Editorials 15 Letters 15 Opinions Feature Story 17 Area Synagogues Begin to Make Better Use of the Great Outdoors Community 21 Obituaries 24 Synagogue Spotlight 26 Calendar 26 Social Announcements In every issue 4 Weekly Kibbitz 9 Jewish Federation 10 You Should Know 11 National Briefs 19 Food & Dining 20 Arts & Culture 25 D’var Torah 28 Last Word 29 Classifieds BEGIN YOUR PRE-PLANNING JOURNEY TODAY 6 T he shmita year is complicating 7 L ipkin’s Bakery finds a new etrog sourcing. home. 17 A rea synagogues begin to make better use of the great outdoors. JEWISHEXPONENT.COM 3 Weekly Kibbitz Jewish NBA, WNBA Owner Cites ‘Faith’ and ‘Atonement’ in Announcing Decision to Sell Teams Robert Sarver, the Jewish owner of the NBA’s Phoenix Suns and WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury, announced on Sept. 21 that he will seek buyers for the two franchises as he serves his one-year suspension for misconduct. Sarver, a real estate businessman with a net worth of nearly $1 bil- lion who bought the teams in 2004, received the NBA’s maximum fine of $10 million after an investigation found a pattern of inappropriate and abusive behavior, including rac- ist remarks and sexual harassment toward employees. Sarver report- edly used the N-word multiple times. “As a man of faith, I believe in atonement and the path to forgive- ness,” said Sarver, according to ESPN. “I expected that the commis- sioner’s one-year suspension would provide the time for me to focus, make amends and remove my per- sonal controversy from the teams that I and so many fans love.” The 60-year-old Tucson native, who is a member of the Reform synagogue Temple Chai in Phoenix, appeared to be referencing teshu- vah, the Jewish idea of repentance that is a thematic centerpiece of the upcoming High Holidays. Sarver told the Arizona Jewish Post in 2011 that he has served on the board of and held fundraising roles at the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona and its Desert Caucus polit- ical action committee, and has been involved with the Tuscon Jewish Community Center and Jewish Family & Children Services.  Sarver further explained his deci- sion to sell his two basketball fran- chises: “But in our current unforgiving climate, it has become painfully clear that that is no longer possible — that whatever good I have done, or could still do, is outweighed by things I have said in the past. For those reasons, I am beginning the process of seeking buyers for the Suns and Mercury.” Immediately after Sarver’s suspen- sion was announced last week, sev- eral NBA stars, including the Suns’ Chris Paul, criticized the league for what the players deemed an inade- quate punishment. Some called for Sarver to sell the team or to face a lifetime ban. 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While they navigate infl ation and the agricultural implications of the shmita year, they are trying to make sure these challenges are not impacting Jews looking to participate in the Sukkot mitzvah. Last year marked the shmita year, the seventh year in a seven-year agricul- ture cycle, where the Torah instructs the Jewish people to let the earth lie fallow, to not tend to their fi elds or harvest their crops. While few American Jews abide by these laws, Israel closely follows them. In 2014, the last shmita year, etrog production was cut by 50%, according to Israel’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Depending on where you’re buying your etrog in Philadelphia this year, it may be harder to come across one from Israel and a little more expensive. Bala Cynwyd-based Meir Badush is selling etrogim this year from Morocco, where his brother operates a farm. Due to infl ation, Badush has increased the price of his etrogim and lulavim sets from $60 to $75. “Th ere’s still a slight increase in price, like everything else,” he said. “Shipping costs, all the materials, everything costs more money.” Rabbi Yochonon Goldman of B’nai Abraham Chabad in Center City is expe- riencing a similar issue. Th is year, all of his etrogim are coming from Calabria, Italy; it’s more expensive to buy Italian etrogim, and because of the Chabad’s budget, Goldman has put a cap on the Artist Keith Lutz Painting Free Decorating, Design & Color Consultation with any estimates. ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ These are some of our services to check off the list: Faux Finishing ☐ Murals Fine Interior Painting ☐ Bathroom Remodeling Exterior Painting ☐ Carpentry Safety Railings ☐ Reproduce any surface Fix any product ☐ Work at any location Check our website at artistkeithlutzpainting.com, we love to help. Find us on Google Maps, Artist Keith Lutz Painting. Restore your front door by visiting our website, use our call now button. artistkeithlutzpainting.com 6 OCTOBER 6, 2022 | JEWISHEXPONENT.COM Jerusalem Gift Shop owner Rachel Gabay checks the quality of the etrogim she ordered from Israel. price he’s willing to pay. “Th ere’s always a range of prices ... there are people that spend hundreds of dollars to be able to do this mitzvah in a beautiful way with a beautiful fruit,” Goldman said. “But we basically tell our suppliers, ‘Th is is the price range that we need to stick to.’” Th is allows the Chabad to keep the cost of its etrogim and lulavim sets close to what it’s been in previous years, but there’s still a risk that the quality of the fruit may not be the same as in past years. Some Jews prefer Calabrian etrogim even when it’s not a shmita year, Goldman said. Many believe that Moses instructed the Jewish people to go to Italy to source their etrogim. But for Jews who still want to sup- port Israel over the holiday, they need not look too far. Jerusalem Gift Shop in Rhawnhurst will still source etrogim from Israel this year. According to owner Rachel Gabay, it’s permissible to harvest etrogim during the shmita year if there is specifi c super- vision and rabbinical blessings. Just like other sellers, Gabay paid a bit more this year for her etrogim. “Th ey brought them all the way from Eretz Yisrael by airplane, and they pay taxes and pay everything, so we try to compromise with them,” Gabay said. While local retailers have tried their best to keep prices low for buyers, wholesale sellers must also navigate cost increases and shipping delays. It’s part of the job and always has been. Aaron Weider, the owner of Famous Etrogim in Rockland Country, New York, who sources etrogim for Germantown Jewish Centre, said that following 9/11, fi nding and distributing etrogim in the Northeast U.S. was more challenging than it was today. He’s used to a diffi cult Sukkot season. “It has its challenges; there’s no ques- tion about it,” he said. In 2001, Sukkot began on Oct. 1. In addition to limited fl ights and transpor- tation in the United States following 9/11, it was diffi cult getting products from the Middle East, including Israel, to the U.S. Th is year, shipping costs for etrogim have increased signifi cantly, but Weider plans to only modestly increase his prices. He hopes that growing interest in people completing the mitzvah of shaking the lulav and etrog will increase demand for his product. At the end of the day, local etrogim sell- ers are keeping with this philosophy, too. Marcy Bacine, co-manager of the Little Shop in Germantown Jewish Centre, doesn’t expect a large profi t from the 75-plus etrogim and lulavim sets she plans to sell this year. Most businesses aren’t relying on etrogim exclusively to keep them in the black, and behind these businesses are Jews who just want to make sure people have access to the materials they need for the holiday. “I view this as a mitzvah that people are doing, so I don’t look to make a lot of money from it,” Bacine said. JE srogelberg@midatlanticmedia.com Photo by Sasha Rogelberg E SASHA ROGELBERG | STAFF WRITER local Lipkin’s Bakery Finds New Home, Partner in Overbrook Park’s Best Cakes A Courtesy of Paul Spangler SASHA ROGELBERG | STAFF WRITER fter closing its Northeast Philadelphia location in May, Lipkin’s Bakery has found a new home to sling knishes. Last month, Lipkin’s Bakery reopened as Lipkin’s Best, merging with Overbrook Park’s Best Cake Kosher Bakery after it acquired Lipkin’s. The bakery on Haverford Avenue just east of City Avenue will maintain Best Cake’s Keystone-K kosher certification. Previously, Lipkin’s Bakery was super- vised by Ko Kosher services; it served dairy products and was open on Shabbat. The bakery will con- tinue to produce most of Lipkin’s original menu, bar its dairy knishes, in compliance with the pareve hechsher. Lipkin’s pizza knishes will remain on the menu but will use dairy-free vegan cheese. Lipkin’s Best will also con- tinue to serve cakes and challahs but will be closed on Saturday for Shabbat. “I figured, you know, two kosher bakeries are better than one,” said Lipkin’s owner Steven Nawalany about the new partnership. In July, Best Cake owner Paul Spangler approached Nawalany about a potential partnership. Spangler was a longtime customer of Lipkin’s and had previously worked with Nawalany on business endeavors that never got off the ground. When Lipkin’s closed in May, the two had an opportunity to finally bring a partnership to fruition. “Lipkin’s has an iconic name in the Philadelphia market,” Spangler said. “Along with that, they have a very loyal customer base. And so for those reasons, along with others, it was a good marriage.” Nawalany closed Lipkin’s Northeast Philadelphia location — the bakery’s home for 47 years — due to the rising cost of ingredients and trouble hiring front-of-house staff. Lipkin’s move to Best allowed Nawalany to keep his back-of-house bakers and serve more wholesale clients. Lipkin’s Best’s Keystone-K hechsher and location near Lower Merion offers a chance to expand the bakery’s Orthodox clientele. So far, Nawalany said the part- nership has been successful. Halfway through Rosh Hashanah, the bakery sold out of knishes, having exceeded what they planned to sell over the two-day holiday. “I didn’t realize how big of a demand there was for these knishes,” Nawalany said. Though Nawalany and Spangler plan to expand wholesale endeavors and con- sider catering options, Nawalany hopes Lipkin’s can maintain a wholesale pres- ence in Northeast Philly. The fruitful business of the new bakery may have come with some ease, but Lipkin’s transition to Best Cake’s Keystone-K hechsher took some elbow grease. In addition to Nawalany and his bakers making the move to Best Cake’s location, so too did Lipkin’s 1,700-pound knish lamina- tion machine, which needed to be kashered before being transported to the bakery’s Overbrook Park location. Nawalany and Spangler disassembled the machine and thoroughly cleaned each part. According to Keystone-K adminis- trator Rabbi Yonah Gross, because the knish machine does not generate heat (like an oven or stove would), the kasher- ing process was not as elaborate. However, Spangler did go the extra mile to ensure the equipment was suited for his bakery: The removable parts of the machine took a dip in the mikvah. Cleansing objects in the mikvah is not always necessary in the kashering pro- cess, but in this case, certain parts were submerged to satisfy any doubts regard- ing its origin. Though the theory is not certain, the idea behind dipping objects in the mikvah has been compared to the reasons why a person converting to Judaism enters the ritual bath. Because Spangler is Jewish and owns a kosher business, dipping the knish machine in the mikvah was an import- ant part of the bakeries’ partnership. “When a person first converts to Judaism, they now can use their body towards more sanctified purposes,” Gross said. “So, too, these products are now going to be used for sanctified purposes.” Gross clarified, tongue-in-cheek, that, indeed, making kosher knishes for the Philadelphia Jewish commu- nity would hopefully fulfill a sanctified purpose. JE srogelberg@midatlanticmedia.com FALL IS FOR FRIENDS! Join the warmth and friendliness that is Paul’s Run. Enjoy friends in our brand new culinary venues in addition you will have a multitude of lifestyle programs. There is so much to love about living at Paul’s Run! COME VISIT WITH US! Retirement Community Contact Jennifer and Rebecca to schedule your personal visit at 1-877-859-9444 PaulsRun.org/Welcome 9896 Bustleton Avenue • Philadelphia, PA 19115 JEWISHEXPONENT.COM 7 local Jewish Federation Announces Three Young Leadership Award Winners E ach year, the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia gives out three young leadership awards: the Blanche Wolfe Kohn Award, the Myer and Rosaline Feinstein Award and the Jack Goldenberg Award. With those honors, the Jewish Federation identifi es younger Jews in the community who may shape the future of Jewish Philadelphia. And this year, for the fi rst time since 1996, all three winners are women. Carly Zimmerman, a 34-year- old Center City resident, earned the Blanche Wolfe Kohn award. Sarah Vogel, a 45-year-old member of Temple Sinai in Dresher, received the Myer and Rosaline Feinstein honor. And Julie Perilstein Mozes, a 36-year-old Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel member in Carly Zimmerman Philadelphia, got the Jack Goldenberg award. “All three are young women who have families and careers,” said Gail Norry, the co-chair of the Jewish Federation’s board, who was one of those 1996 honorees. “It’s really impressive that you also take a serious leadership role and make a large phil- anthropic contribution.” 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 8 Sarah Vogel OCTOBER 6, 2022 | JEWISHEXPONENT.COM Julie Perilstein Mozes Th e women discussed their jour- neys to service, as well as the future of Jewish life in the Philadelphia area. Carly Zimmerman Zimmerman, an executive in her family’s company, Larson Lighting Protection, grew up in Harrisburg in an interfaith household. She celebrated holidays with her grandparents and had a bat mitzvah. But aft er that, she grew apart from Judaism. At her freshman orientation at the University of Pittsburgh, though, she connected with a woman who worked for Hillel and got involved, planning retreats and food-packing events, among other activities. Aft er college, she spent six years as CEO of Challah for Hunger, where she worked to “decrease food insecurity on college campuses,” according to a Jewish Federation news release. Today, she is the chair of Women of Vision, a Jewish Federation arm that gives grants to nonprofi ts that help women and girls. Zimmerman does this work for her 6-year-old daughter Norah. “If I can leave the world better for her, that will make it all worth it,” she said. Sarah Vogel Vogel, a speech language pathologist at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, said it's in her DNA to serve the Jewish community. Her grandparents and parents both gave to the Jewish Federation. But it was not until Vogel’s sister invited her to the Jewish Federation’s women’s leadership development program that she got involved. Over those six sessions, she learned the organization’s detailed process for allocating millions of dollars to worthy causes. Vogel then joined the Women’s Philanthropy Board and hosted a speaker series designed to get people involved with the Jewish Federation. More recently, she gave the pitch for Lion of Judah, the event that encour- ages female donors to reach the $5,000 milestone. She is now the vice chair of Women’s Philanthropy, which raises money for programs at places like the Mitzvah Food Pantry and the KleinLife com- munity center. “My hope would be that the organi- zations keep evolving and that there’s a lot more fl exibility and options for people to stay connected to the Jewish community even if it’s diff erent from the traditional Conservative, Reform, Orthodox options,” she said. Julie Perilstein Mozes Perilstein Mozes, who works for Penn Medicine on business develop- ment, said it was her grandmother, Cookie Perilstein, who inspired her to become active in the Jewish com- munity. Perilstein donated her money, time and energy to the Mitzvah Food Pantry, Abramson Senior Care and Har Zion Temple in Penn Valley, where she belonged. “Wherever I would go, she was a beloved member of the community,” Perilstein Mozes said. Aft er working in New York City, the granddaughter moved back to Philly 10 years ago and got active in the Jewish Federation. Aft er serving on its board of trustees, nominating committee and Women’s Philanthropy board, she is now involved in shaping the nonprofi t’s strategic plan for the next three years. Th e Jewish Federation must under- stand the nature of the Jewish com- munity today, according to Perilstein Mozes. “I think there are people who are not from traditional backgrounds that want to raise Jewish families,” she said. JE jsaff ren@midatlanticmedia.com Courtesy of Carly Zimmerman, Sarah Vogel, Julie Perilstein Mozes JARRAD SAFFREN | STAFF WRITER Shaping Jewish Future with Education Jewish education is essential to upholding traditions and values while building a foundation for future leaders to carry the light of Judaism forward. The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia invests in immersive educational and experiential opportunities that create profound connections to Judaism and the communities. Jewish Education in Households Of Greater Philadelphia Jewish households with children… 9% attend Jewish early childhood education 13% 15% attend Hebrew school utilize Jewish daycare From Day Schools… Jewish day schools instill a strong foundation of Jewish values and inspiration for the next generation of leaders through academically challenging environments for students to become thought leaders in the wider world. $1,250,000+ distributed through grants based on a weighted student per capita model to nine local Jewish Day Schools as well as the OROT special needs program, filling a critical philanthropic gap between tuition income and the true cost to run a quality Jewish Day School. $16,000,000 raised for need-based scholarships through Pennsylvania’s Department of Community and Economic Development’s EITC and OSTC programs managed by the Foundation for Jewish Day Schools I believe supporting Jewish education can have a huge impact on strengthening future Jewish generations.” - Ariel Shore Miller, Jewish Federation NextGen Member …To Shuls The Jewish Federation supports adult Jewish education programs such as the South Philadelphia Shtiebel, a modern Orthodox shul and an innovative spiritual home for many. Its Beit Midrash program has consistently offered weekly online adult Jewish education on the Talmud, Tanakh and foundations of Judaism. … And Classrooms without Walls The Jewish Federation promotes and increases formal and informal Jewish educational opportunities for teenagers including immersive experiences such as youth groups. $95,000+ for support of Jewish youth groups $15,000+ teen incentive grants across six organizations (CTeens, USY, NFTY, Tzofim, BBYO and NSCY) JEWISHEXPONENT.COM 9 YOU SHOULD KNOW ... SASHA ROGELBERG | STAFF WRITER E li Silins makes wine, but he shies away from the title “winemaker.” Instead, he jokes, he prefers “wine steward” or “microbial community organizer.” “I’m not the one making the wine,” Silins said. “I’m trying to facil- itate conditions where yeast can make wine.” Whatever his title, Silins, 37, is the boss and brain behind Camuna Cellars, a Northeast Philadelphia-based winery that sources grapes, apples, pears and honey from within 300 miles. The natural wine, cider and mead that Silins produces also happens to be kosher and is supervised by the West Philadelphia-based Green Mountain Kosher. Since finding its home in 2019, Camuna Cellars has put its libations on the shelves of bottle shops in Philadelphia and New York and on menus at Zahav, Laser Wolf, Vernick and Martha. Silins, who is Jewish, is aware of the stereotype around kosher wines — that they are either saccharine and one-note or near-vine- gar. Instead of focusing on the hechsher, he’s mostly concerned with 10 OCTOBER 6, 2022 | JEWISHEXPONENT.COM just trying to create a good product, and one that comes from sustainable and regenerative practices. He’s guided by the Jewish practice of stewarding the land. “It’s very clear that we are here as partners in creation — to till and to tend, l’avdah uloshomrah — that if you [screw] it up, nobody’s going to be here to clean up your mess after you,” Silins said, using stronger language. Silins sources his grapes from South Jersey; his apples, pears and honey are from Chester and Lehigh counties, and all have been farmed without insec- ticides or pesticides. Camuna Cellars avoids using additives like commercial yeast to stabilize the wine or alter the flavor of the ingredients. As a result, Silins can’t always guar- antee how his product will turn out or if he’ll be able to bottle the fruits of his labor for commercial con- sumption. Silins’ Jewish principles of being a facilitator, not a creator, in the winemaking pro- cess, guide the more lais- sez-faire mindset. “The grapes might turn into wine without me, or they might turn into vinegar,” he said. The philosophy Silins takes means he remains humble in his role in the winemaking process, but his extensive train- ing in the industry sug- gests greater prowess. Catching the winemaking bug from a stint at a biodynamic winery in Australia in 2004, Silins — who always had a love for agriculture — later found himself as the intern for the kosher Covenant Wines in Napa Valley, California, in 2013. Silins went on to become the winery’s cellar master a year later, a position he stayed in until his move to Philadelphia. If anything, Silins considers his experience in Australia an outlier, with his true path to winemaking much more meandering. Growing up in a Conversative Jewish family outside of Chicago, Silins had a strong Jewish upbringing and educa- tion but a dissonance with his Jewish identity. His time at the “hippy-dippy” Prescott College in Arizona, where stu- dents practiced Buddhism and spent time at the nearby Hopi reservation, didn’t leave Silins with his spiritual itch scratched, either. He moved back to Chicago and lived in — what Silins best describes as — a commune, sharing a home with young Jews who kept kosher and observed Shabbat. In the early days of the resurgence of the Jewish farming movement, one resident learned that their grandmother had bought land in California in the 1960s, prompting some members of the group to move to the West Coast. After over six years at Covenant, where Silins learned the ins and outs of kosher winemaking, the financial burden of living in California began to take its toll. Silins and his partner relo- cated to Philadelphia, where his part- ner was from, to raise a family and take stock of the diverse Jewish community Philadelphia had to offer. Silins previously started Camuna Cellars in 2018 in Berkeley but had to start the project from scratch upon moving to Philadelphia. His in-laws own a warehouse in Northeast Philadelphia, where Silins began mak- ing wine in a 240-square-foot room. Buying equipment, finding suppliers and working with Pennsylvania pro- duce proved a slow process. “I have experience making wine, but then I moved here and thought I knew what I was doing,” Silins said. “It’s a totally different thing on the East Coast, but I’m figuring it out.” As Silins navigates the changing cli- mate and ingredients that shape the wine he’s helping to create, the foun- dation of his work remains the same. Silins gave up on trying to control his environment and end product years ago when he began the winemaking journey. All that remains is his com- mitment to the process, which he finds nothing short of sacred. “I have said Camuna kind of became my spiritual practice,” Silins said, “in a way of trying to embody my values in something physical.” JE srogelberg@midatlanticmedia.com Courtesy of Eli Silins Eli Silins nation / world Jewish Woman to be Knighted for Helping Sephardic Jews Gain Spanish Citizenship Doreen Alhadeff was the fi rst American Jew granted Spanish citizenship under Spain’s 2015 law to repa- triate Sephardic Jews from around the world. Now she is going to be knighted by Spain’s monarchy for helping others obtain that same citizenship, JTA reported. Alhadeff , a 72-year-old real estate agent from Seattle, will be knighted under the order of Queen Isabella the Catholic in October, the Seattle Times reported. Since earning Spanish citizenship in 2016, Alhadeff has helped guide people around the world, from Greece to Hong Kong, through the application process. Alongside synagogue leadership and the Spanish Jewish community federation, or FCJE, she also helped members of Seattle’s Congregation Ezra Bessaroth, an Orthodox Sephardic congregation that “holds fast to the traditions of the Island of Rhodes,” certify their heritage research. Brazilian Jews and Arabs Hold Hummus Championship Brazilian Jews, Christians and Muslims celebrated their peaceful coexistence in Latin America’s largest nation with a competition centered on one of the Middle East’s signature foods, JTA reported. Th e Hebraica Jewish club in Sao Paulo orga- nized and hosted an inaugural Abrahamic Hummus Championship on Sept. 21, timed to the United Nations’ International Day of Peace. Around 150 people attended the event, and yarmulkes shared the room with keffi yehs and other types of Arab scarves. Ariel Krok, one of the event’s organizers, compared the contest to a “soccer-friendly match.” Brazil is home to nearly 10 million people of Arab descent, the largest such population in the Americas, while more than 100,000 Jews call Brazil home, including around 60,000 in Sao Paulo. Team Sahtein, composed of three Christian Arab women, was declared winners by the technical jury. Kandinsky Painting Returned to Jewish Family as Netherlands Shifts Approach to Looted Art A Dutch committee charged with assessing and act- ing on claims about artwork stolen from Jews before and during the Holocaust has determined that a painting by Wassily Kandinsky should be returned to the family of the Jewish woman who likely owned it before the Holocaust, JTA reported. Th e family of Johanna Margarethe Stern-Lippmann, who was murdered in 1944 at Auschwitz, should regain possession of “Blick auf Murnau mit Kirche,” or “View of Murnau with Church,” an abstract work that the Dutch city of Eindhoven has owned since 1951 and has displayed at its art museum, according to the Dutch Restitutions Committee. Yom Kippur Student Absences Could Cost Michigan Schools State Funding Th e holiest day of the Jewish calendar couldn’t come at a worse time for Michigan public schools this year, JTA reported Yom Kippur fell on Oct. 5 — which is also the state’s “student count day,” the one day a year when the number of students who attend school deter- mines how much that district will receive in state funds the following year. By Michigan law, count day is on the fi rst Wednesday of October, and superintendents typi- cally go to great lengths to entice students to attend. Districts have coaxed students to attend on the days using raffl es, basketball tickets and zoo trips. Th is helps them ensure at least $9,150 in state funding per student, according to Chalkbeat Detroit. Some public school districts in the state that enroll many Jewish students close their schools for Yom Kippur, allowing them to apply for waivers to move their count days; fi ve districts have done so this year. But other districts with signifi cant numbers of Jews are staying open, meaning that their student tallies could be depressed on the day that counts for state aid. JE — Compiled by Andy Gotlieb V OTE F O WINNE R THE RS! From your favorite restaurant to the best bagel, day camp to your favorite doctor, Family-friendly Shabbat service to best non- profit organization, vote for your favorite people, places and things in Jewish Philly! The winners are chosen by popular vote, so nominate your favorites. 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Amini was arrested for allegedly violating Iran’s strict rules on how to wear a hijab. She died while in police custody, reportedly suf- fering multiple blows to the head. The mass Demonstrators in Toulouse, France, gather in support protests have spread to at least 50 Iranian of Iranian women, and in protest of the death of Mahsa cities. For the conservative Islamic theocracy, Amini, on Oct. 2, 2022. these spontaneous acts of rebellion are a sig- nifi cant challenge to the state. Iranian law forbids clubs and, in some instances, live ammunition. any dissent and imposes fearsome punishments Revolutionary Iran, now 43 years old, has proved for those deemed a threat to the state. But the as implacable as the old Soviet Union. And we are protests are growing nonetheless and are a clear left to ponder how to restrain this international reminder that Iranian citizens don’t all see eye to outlaw whose goal of staying in power means eye with their insular Islamic thought police and turning its back to the world and arresting, impris- government. oning and killing the opposition. While Iran watchers warn not to misread the But there are some things Iran can’t control — hijab protests as opposition to the scarf itself, like the complication that the unrest coincides with there is no mistaking the message conveyed in reports of the ailing health of Iran’s top authority, the videos that show women burning their head- 83-year-old Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. There are scarves and crowds chanting “death to the dic- reportedly deep divisions in Iran’s “ruling elite” tator,” unfazed by security forces using tear gas, over Khamenei’s eventual successor — including high-level negotiations and jockeying for infl u- ence within the country’s Assembly of Experts, the 86-member body that is supposed to decide succession. All of that is reportedly dis- tracting regime leaders from unifying around security issues and the best way to deal with the growing protest movement. Among the things Iran has done in reac- tion to the protests is to cut off the internet and block social media. The hope is that by restricting communication about the protests, they will die down. In response, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that the U.S. will ease restrictions on technology exports to help counter Iranian state censorship activi- ties. Which then prompted tech billionaire Elon Musk to announce that he was “activating Starlink” in order to save the Iranian people. Starlink is Musk’s satellite internet company, and his announcement implied that his non-govern- ment service could solve Iranians’ tech problems. But it can’t. Among other things, Starlink custom- ers need a special dish to send and receive inter- net data. Those dishes are not available in Iran, and the regime won’t let them in. Indeed, Iran has already blocked Starlink. While Iran may be able to block Musk, it hasn’t yet fi gured out how to explain Amini’s violent death or how to deal with the mounting outrage it has engendered. JE An EU Opportunity I n 1995, Israel and the European Union entered into an Association Agreement which called for ministerial-level meetings between EU representatives and Israel at least yearly, at which issues of mutual concern were to be discussed. For a number of reasons, it took almost fi ve years for the Association Agreement to be rat- ifi ed. And then in 2013, Israel canceled further meetings in reaction to the EU’s promulgation of a policy that prohibited EU funding for or coopera- tion with an Israeli body that operates or has links beyond the Green Line. But now, thanks to eff orts by Israel’s prime minister, Yair Lapid, and support from EU lead- ership — particularly representatives of France — the freeze has thawed and Association Council meetings are back on track. The fi rst meeting in a decade was held in Brussels earlier this week. Among the issues scheduled for discussion were the war in Ukraine, the global energy cri- sis and food insecurity. EU representatives also made clear their interest in discussing the Middle East peace process, in the hopes of building on 12 OCTOBER 6, 2022 | JEWISHEXPONENT.COM what they saw as encouraging remarks by Lapid during his recent United Nations address, in which he called a two-state solution “the right thing for Israel’s security, for Israel’s economy and for the future of our children.” Historically, the friction between the EU and Israel has centered on various aspects of Israel’s rela- tionship with the Palestinians. EU member nations overwhelmingly support a two-state solution and oppose Israeli settlements in the West Bank. There were also economic tensions, driven by Europe’s thirst for oil, and EU member deference to the his- toric antagonism of Arab oil states to Israel. Much of that seems to have changed with the regional embrace of the Abraham Accords, a height- ened need for Europe’s cultivation of alternative oil sources because of the war in Ukraine and the shift in Israel’s leadership from the hardline positions of former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the more moderate positions of Lapid. From the EU’s perspective, the stars may have aligned to off er an opportunity for a reboot of Europe’s relationship with Israel: Israel’s current leadership is receptive to the idea of a two-state solution, and Lapid is seen as a leader with whom they can pursue that approach. In addition, Israel has increasingly strong connections to and business relations with Arab oil producers, and is increasingly seen as a possible partner in Europe’s developing approach to a growing Russia-triggered energy crisis. Indeed, this past summer, Israel and Egypt signed a memoran- dum of understanding with the EU to boost gas exports. All of that said, we hope that eff orts toward renewed EU-Israel cooperation are not short lived. While the benefi ts of a meaningful joint eff ort are clear, there remain members of the EU who continue to vilify Israel and oppose rap- prochement and there is the increasing likelihood that a less EU-sympathetic Netanyahu-led coali- tion will retake control of the government follow- ing next month’s elections. Both sides should therefore seize the current opportunity to create facts on the ground that strengthen EU-Israel relations. JE Photo by Patrick Batard / Abaca/Sipa USA editorials opinions & letters BY ALINA CLOUGH T American West Should Look to Israel for Climate Solutions he American West is learning climate lessons the hard way. This summer especially, droughts have required the federal government to settle disputes over water shortages between states, signaling rising tensions in U.S. water policy. While these challenges are uncharted territory for the U.S., time-tested solutions from other countries may be closer than they seem. Israel, in particular, having weathered extremely tight water margins for years, is several steps ahead in climate innovation. We should look to it for inspiration. Despite 71% of the earth being covered in water, just half a percent is drinkable fresh water. For this reason, the Colorado River is a lifeline for more than 40 million people across seven U.S. states and even parts of Mexico — but the reservoir that feeds it has dropped to only 25% of its capacity. California has been experiencing a similar decline in freshwater availability. Its drought is worsening, despite some areas conserving water at record levels. Government officials responded to this prob- lem by imposing strict rations on water usage and, in some cases, long-term policy actions like the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, which requires local agencies to adopt sustain- ability plans to stop groundwater depletion. While necessary, these measures are emergency care, not a cure. Many of the areas affected by this sum- mer’s droughts are on track to literally run out of water or already have. Current policy focuses heavily on the demand for water, encouraging households and farms to restrict their use. Still, these policies fail to elicit long-term change because the base levels of water needed to support humans and the food they eat aren’t sustainable without supply-side interventions. This brings us to Israel. The tiny country sur- rounded by deserts only sees rain in the win- ter and has limited sources of freshwater. With a growing population and a strong agricultural industry, Israel’s need for water has long out- grown its conventional supply — as is the case in much of the American West. As recently as 2015, Israel had a one billion cubic meter potable water deficit. Now? It produces 20% more water than it needs. In addition to regulations intended to optimize its use of groundwater, much of the country’s focus has been on increasing the supply of water Israel, in particular, having weathered extremely tight water margins for years, is several steps ahead in climate innovation. We should look to it for inspiration. by less conventional means. In a typical year, half of Israel’s water supply comes from the desalina- tion of seawater or from reclaimed water via flood overflow and sewage processing. The American impulse may be to begin large- scale government projects to mimic these efforts, but many government projects become more expensive and longer-lasting than planned. Crucial to Israel’s success has been a climate innovation ecosystem that helps create solutions driven by market incentives rather than tax dol- lars. Israel is ahead of the curve on this issue, as a recent report by the Boston Consulting Group found that government investment in clean tech alone is not enough to curb climate change. Private investment will need to multiply eightfold. One of the innovations developed by Israel is its use of drip irrigation, which reduces agricultural water usage by placing water directly onto the roots of plants. U.S. water usage is dominated by agriculture, and Israel used to be in the same boat. Since 2000, however, Israel has cut agri- cultural water usage in half by using both drip irrigation and reclaimed sewage water. Seventy- five percent of Israeli agriculture now uses drip irrigation, compared with only about a third of U.S. farms. Similarly, desalination has been crucial to Israel’s water efficiency, allowing the country to use reverse osmosis to turn water from the Mediterranean Sea into potable water. The Israeli government has relied on public-private partner- ships with a wide range of private water com- panies that have driven the country’s success in the production of clean water. This water is then employed both for domestic use and billions of dollars in exports. Rather than the state taking control of these projects the way many American initiatives reflexively begin, companies bid to pro- vide the most competitive solutions. Israeli government support facilitates these privately-developed climate innovations. Earlier this month, the Israeli government announced a partnership with Microsoft that will help climate tech startups attract private funding, including from the tech giant itself. The Israel Innovation Authority similarly provides proof of concept for even earlier stage climate tech, particularly in the fields of commercialization support and access to private capital for research and development. Israel is far from solving every climate chal- lenge, even in its home country. The Dead Sea has been suffering, due in part to Israeli water use in the area, with its levels now dropping more than a meter each year. Still, the country’s rapid turnarounds from droughts and water short- ages through market-focused climate innovation should be an optimistic case study for a rapidly drying American West. JE Alina Clough is an energy and environment fellow with the American Conservation Coalition and Young Voices. letters Headline Misled The headline for the comments of Rabbi Boteach (“Rabbi Shmuley Boteach Says Mehmet Oz’s Senate Run Is ‘Tragedy for the Jewish People,’” Sept. 29) indicates the Exponent’s support for the Democrats’ “destroy the opponent” campaign. It is also poor journalism. Nothing in the comments supports the headline that Dr. Oz is a “tragedy for the Jewish people.” I am an 80-year-old Jewish senior citizen. Since the Democrats have come to power, we have high inflation, a recession, the stock market tanking and high incidents of crime. The Democrats can’t run on their failures. They have to resort to the “destroy the opponent” campaign. I will not be fooled. This article is just an example of campaigning by personal destruction, and I will not be diverted from the issues that matter. JE Myron Goldman, Cheltenham 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 13 opinion The Belated Birth of a Jew BY JEROLD S. AUERBACH I had little appeal. But Jerusalem, especially the ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods of Mea Shearim and Sha’arei Hesed, were another story. I was fas- cinated by the Jews who were least like me. They lived in self-enclosed communities, seemingly oblivious to the world beyond their borders. In the Jewish Quarter of the Old City, I was immediately drawn to the Western Wall. Whether outside on the plaza or inside the chamber, I watched and listened as Jews prayed at the site of the ancient Jewish Temples, as they had millennia before the appearance of conquering Muslims who replaced the Temples with the Dome of the Rock. Although I occasionally followed the practice of wedging a note between the stones, I remained an observer, not a participant. Inside the high-ceilinged chamber, the echoing sound of prayer was inspirational and soothing. I was intrigued by elderly bearded men who leaned Jerold S. Auerbach is the author of twelve books against the Wall as they prayed silently and by including “Hebron Jews: Memory and Confl ict in young Orthodox boys whose teachers led them in the Land of Israel.” Subodh / AdoberStock f I was planning my farewell visit to Israel, where would I go and why? Since 1972, many visits and two year-long stays have provided ample opportunities to select my favorite places. My choices, I realized, were determined by the Jew I was not. I grew up, as did everyone I knew, with grand- parents who were immigrants from Eastern Europe and parents who were assimilated Jews with little expression of their Jewish identity. Baseball games were far more alluring to me than Shabbat candlelighting or synagogue services, which were never part of my boyhood. Only Chanukah pen- etrated my Jewish indiff erence, largely because I enjoyed the nightly fl ickering candle-lights and the gifts I received from my parents. I intuited that my bar mitzvah would mark my exit from Judaism. So it did. Nothing changed until I was in my mid-30s, when I crossed paths with a former colleague who had just returned from a trip to Israel for disaff ected Jewish academics. I instantly knew that I qualifi ed for such a trip, and I made my fi rst visit to Israel in 1973. Unexpectedly fascinated, and eager for more time for exploration and discovery, I applied for and received a Fulbright professorship at Tel Aviv University. I commuted weekly from Jerusalem, my newly chosen home away from home. During the decades that followed, many visits to Israel and another year in Jerusalem trans- formed my life. My years as an assimilated Jew faded away as my time in Israel increased. But not everywhere in Israel. The noisy bustle of Tel Aviv My years of indiff erence toward and distance from Judaism and the Jewish state were fi nally erased by my time in the ancient holy cities of Jerusalem and Hebron. circles of joyful song. So had religious observance passed from generation to generation. Long before Jerusalem became a Jewish holy site and capital city, Hebron — less than 20 miles south — was embedded in Jewish his- tory. There, according to the biblical narrative, Abraham purchased a burial cave, the fi rst Jewish- owned site in the Promised Land, for Sarah. The Jewish patriarchs and matriarchs who followed were entombed there and King David ruled from Hebron before relocating his throne to Jerusalem. I caught a glimpse of Hebron during my fi rst visit to Israel. As we passed the towering Machpelah burial site, my interest was sparked. I was eager to return and learn more about the place of Hebron in Jewish history and the Israelis who had been determined to restore the Jewish community that was decimated during Arab riots in 1929. Over time, as my fascination with Hebron deep- ened, I met with the leaders of the return of Jews following the Six-Day War. They taught me about Hebron history and the obstacles they confronted: Hostile, at times murderous Arabs; an Israeli gov- ernment that had little interest in supporting their eff ort; and Israelis on the left who yearned for “peace now” and blamed settlers for obstructing it. As a historian and a Jew, I was captivated. So it was that my years of indiff erence toward and distance from Judaism and the Jewish state were fi nally erased by my time in the ancient holy cities of Jerusalem and Hebron. There, I fi nally discovered my Jewish self. JE 14 OCTOBER 6, 2022 | JEWISHEXPONENT.COM opinion It Is Always About Iran BY SHOSHANA BRYEN ohaiyoo / AdoberStock I srael Defense Forces Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi has approved Israeli drone strikes in the West Bank. Lest you think Israel is waging war on the Palestinian people or the Palestinian Authority — the nominal government of the West Bank terri- tory — it is not. The P.A. is under siege by Iranian- supported Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Hamas, and P.A. strongman Mahmoud Abbas is thor- oughly incapable of defending the government or the people. He is looking to Israel to save him and his regime. And Israel, to the extent it can, will try. To call the relationship complicated is a severe understatement, but it always, always goes back to Iran. On the one hand, the P.A. is corrupt to its eye- balls, and increasingly, its own people have been protesting the regime’s failures; it is hugely repres- sive — it jailed people for their Facebook posts and killed regime critic and journalist Nizar Banat; and it incites violence against Israel and Jews as a way to maintain its revolutionary credentials. At the U.N. General Assembly, Abbas lauded “the righteous martyrs of the Palestinian people who enlightened the path of freedom and inde- pendence with their pure blood.” The Fatah web- site has been calling for violence against Israelis, and more than once Abbas has announced he is abrogating all the P.A. agreements with Israel — including those regarding security cooperation. But that’s only until he needs security cooperation with the IDF to survive. Which is the other hand for him and for Israel. In the midst of rumbling unrest among West Bank Palestinians, Abbas is facing the latest round of the Hamas-Fatah civil war that began after Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005 and ended with the expulsion of the P.A. from Gaza in 2007. With no Israel and no Fatah inside Gaza, Hamas won security control of the area — which should be a warning against a precipitous Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank. With Iran as a patron, Hamas has since determined the level of aggression that would be used against Israel — and against Fatah. Hamas presents itself to Palestinians as younger, stronger and purer than the P.A., and the better guardian of Palestinian interests and holy places. Its claims are well-received by many, and Abbas plays “catch up,” diverting from his troubles by inciting his people to violence against Israelis, continuing to pay “salaries” to terrorists, and rely- ing on the IDF at the end. That may not be enough now. The May 2021 Hamas rocket war against Israel ended in a ceasefire after Israel exacted a serious price. Following the ceasefire announcement, The Associated Press reported that thousands of Hamas supporters demonstrated against Abbas in the West Bank, chanting, “Dogs of the Palestinian Authority, out, out.” Hamas members were also seen victory dancing in Gaza. This April, Hamas flags flew above the Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan. For months, Israeli intelligence sources have been watching and reporting on Palestinian vio- lence both in the West Bank and in Israel as a result of civilian frustration with the repressive and corrupt P.A., stoked by Hamas. And Iran. According to the authoritative Long War Journal, Hezbollah — Iran’s proxy in Lebanon — has been smuggling weapons into the West Bank. Those weapons benefit Hamas and can also be smug- gled into the hands of disaffected Israeli Arab citizens. (Side note: Almost 20 years ago, I traveled in Jordan with a group of retired American military officers. In Amman, Jordanian security forces took pains to explain to us that Jordan’s weapons “point inward.” To our blank looks, he added, “Our job is to interdict Hezbollah weapons coming through Syria, into Jordan, and then into the West Bank. We have to stop them. We don’t want Iran on the West Bank any more than Israel does.” The principle remains the same today — Iran threatens Jordan — but the interdiction capability appears to have eroded.) Israel has only a few choices. It can try to save the corrupt, repressive, but non-Iranian-sup- ported P.A., with the downside of abandoning the Palestinian people who have been protesting their rotten government, but with the upside of protecting Jordan. It can let the war on the West Bank continue and see where it goes, which could result in Iranian proxies to Israel’s north (in Lebanon and Syria), south (in Gaza) and east (in the West Bank), and the collapse of the Jordanian kingdom. That would be the result of Israel’s dis- association from the West Bank territories — the so-called “two state solution.” Israel’s Prime Minister Yair Lapid did, in fact, call for “two states for two people” at the U.N., but the two people did not include Hamas, Islamic Jihad or Iran. Any agreement, Lapid said, would be conditioned on a “peaceful Palestinian state that would not threaten Israel.” That strongly suggests that Israel will remain unhappily between Hamas/Islamic Jihad and Fatah; between Fatah and Iran; between Jordan and Iran. Between a rock and a hard place, where Iran is both the rock and the hard place. JE Shoshana Bryen is senior director of the Jewish Policy Center and editor of inFOCUS Quarterly. JEWISHEXPONENT.COM 15 opinion BY NAYA LEKHT We Are Jews Because We Are Zionists. We Are Zionists Because We Are Jews n the defining spirit of our times that promotes diversity and inclusion by encouraging individuals to self-identify, to celebrate their will to determine their identity — whether driven by gender, race or religion — what has transpired at UC Berkeley is an assault on Jewish identity. Immediately, Jewish activist and legal luminar- ies commented “UC Berkeley develops a Jew- Free Zone.” And then came the popular refrain: “anti-Zionist is not antisemitic,” followed by the familiar mental acrobatics of having to prove that anti-Zionism is today’s form of antisemitism or the well-accustomed to strategy of passing the IHRA definition of antisemitism. It’s been 20 years, 20 years since antisemitism arrived on college campuses, and we are no better off. It takes a moment to refrain from viewing the events that transpired at UC Berkeley as solely antisemitic. Let’s put it this way: What other group is demanded to excise an integral part of their identity in order to participate in culture, but the Jews? Perhaps this is a pivotal moment for the Jewish community to point out that anti-Zionism is not simply a modern form of an age-old hatred, but an attack on the Jewish self and the Jews’ right to define our- selves. It is a violation of the freedom of a people to identify with a core component of their heritage. It takes a moment to reframe, to move away from a conversation about antisemitism to one about identity. To help illustrate this, imagine disinviting Black individuals who hold pan-Afri- can views, which emphasize the unity of African and black diasporas in a joint struggle. Imagine a coalition of campus groups announcing that Black Americans are welcome, just not the ones who believe that they are indigenous to Africa. This is exactly what is happening to Jews in America, whether on college campuses and in classrooms or during high school club rush week and teachers union meetings, to name just a few antisemitic hot spots. Accepting Jews who self-am- putate their own ancestral legacy, their own indige- nous roots, is not inclusion. It is discrimination at its highest form and an insidious form of abuse. Our abusers want to set the terms of how Jews show up to the world. They maintain that we are welcome in the form of ashes, but insist that Jews with power, with weapons in their hands, Jews with borders, Jews who have returned to their ancestral homeland, are evil. And what’s worse, they dictate to us what it means to be a Jew. And we run, we run in circles, our heads aching from 16 OCTOBER 6, 2022 | JEWISHEXPONENT.COM the mental gymnastics of having to prove why anti-Zionism is antisemitism, our hearts confused by the gaslighting: Isn’t Zionism a political move- ment? Wait, what? Ladies and gentlemen: Why do we face Jerusalem when we pray, why do we break a glass under a canopy on our wedding day, why are there commandments that we cannot perform outside of the Land of Israel and laws that can only be performed when living on our ancestral homeland, why did our people weep “by the rivers of Babylon when we remember Zion,” why must our “right hand forget its cunning if we forget Jerusalem,” why did Yehuda HaLevi weep in the 12th century sitting in Spain that his “heart is in the east, and [he] in the uttermost West”? As I write this, it is 81 years since Jews were mur- dered at Babi Yar. There, they showed up as their full selves. At Babi Yar, Jews came as Jews. They came to be murdered because they were Jews. There, they had no choice — no one told them Jews could stay home but “all Zionists of the city of Kiev and its vicinity must appear on Monday, September 29, 1941 at 8 am at the corner of Melnikova and Dokhterivskaya streets (next to the cemetery).” There, they came as their full selves; there, they perished as their full selves. Judging from the blood-stained annals of Jewish history, one can praise our abusers: Jews welcome, Zionists not. And in this tenuous fes- tivity, we cast down our eyes and show up, but never as our full selves. But here’s the caveat: As my mother, who was told to “go back to Palestine” by her Soviet Russian co-worker, says, “When they say Zionist, they mean Jew.” That’s why when you’re the only Jew in your class or among friends and Israel is brought up, everyone turns to you, Jew. That’s why when you post “Shabbat Shalom” on your Instagram, the likelihood that someone will comment “#FreePalestine” is almost a guarantee. And finally, why synagogues and Hillels have been vandalized with the slogan “Free Palestine.” Because when they say Zionist, they mean you, Jew. Some will say that the struggle against anti-Zi- onism and antisemitism is a legal struggle. All are correct. I say this is our moment, our moment to show up as our full selves. Yes, we pray toward Jerusalem, yes we break the glass under the wed- ding canopy to remember the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, no we cannot cultivate land in the Diaspora as we would in Israel, yes we say “next year in Jerusalem” at the end of the Passover meal (seder). We are Jews because we are Zionists; we are Zionists because we are Jews. JE Naya Lekht is director of education for Club Z, a Zionist youth movement that has created a cur- riculum on the Arab-Israeli conflict, Zionism and antisemitism being taught to Jewish teens across the nation. Rawpixel.com / AdobeStock I feature story Area Synagogues Begin to Make Better Use of the Great Outdoors JARRAD SAFFREN | STAFF WRITER Temple Brith Achim members in King of Prussia now gather for the Sabbath in this fi eld behind the building. Photo by Jarrad Saff ren O utside of Har Zion Temple’s entrance on its west end, there’s a small fi eld of grass. When you walk by, the area doesn’t look like much. Th ere are three benches along the perimeter, but that’s about it. Yet over the summer, the pocket park became a weekly feature of syn- agogue life. In previous years, the Penn Valley congregation would hold Shabbat services there in the warm months, according to Cantor Eliot Vogel. But only about 10 people would show up. In 2022, though, attendance increased to an average of 30 members per week. Or, as Vogel put it, that number represented an increase of 200%. “You have the opportunity since COVID to be inside or outside,” said Andrea Robbins, a Har Zion member for 64 years. “You can enjoy the peaceful landscape. It enhances our campus life.” Har Zion’s pocket park is like many outdoor spaces at synagogues around the Philadelphia area: It’s now being used a little more than it was before. It’s a trend that’s diffi cult to quantify, but shul leaders seem to know that it’s there. During the pandemic, congregants used virtual and outdoor spaces to still gather while protecting themselves from the airborne virus. And much like the virtual space, the outdoor one might remain a feature of synagogue life beyond the COVID situation. Right now, that desire manifests itself in small ways, like an increase from 10 to 30 people at summer services in a patch of grass. But such gatherings and activities are happening all over. At Congregation Kol Emet in Yardley, Rabbi Anna Boswell-Levy hosted the annual Tashlich service on the fi rst day of Rosh Hashanah. Pre-COVID, congregants would throw their pebbles and bread crumbs into the water, to represent “casting off ” sins, and be done in 15 minutes, the rabbi recalled. But this year, the event lasted two hours. “We also ate,” Boswell-Levy said. “Th ere was a potluck lunch aft er the Rosh Hashanah service.” For years, Temple Brith Achim in King of Prussia has used nearby Lower Perkiomen Valley Park for the occasional Shabbat service, accord- ing to congregant Mark Hager, who joined in 1985. Most of those were in the summer when the weather was warm. But during the pandemic, the community began gathering in the park for winter Shabbat services, too. More recently, it has not even needed to go to the park. Temple Brith Achim members are just walking out their back door and using the fi eld behind their building. It’s a long fi eld that slopes down into a small for- est, more than enough space for a Shabbat service. “We also have Wi-Fi out here, which gives us additional capabilities we can use,” Hager said. Also for years before the pandemic, the temple would hold weekly Havdalah services, marking the end of the Sabbath, inside its sanctuary. But for the last two years, it has held them outside with fi re pits. “Th e campfi re Havdalah has become a regular kind of thing we’ve been doing, and that’s a lot of fun,” said Rabbi Sharon Forman-Toll, the synagogue’s educational director and a member for 38 years. As Boswell-Levy explained, the pandemic showed how resilient Jewish communities could be in their desire to still come together. And in using the great outdoors to gather, they connected with the Earth and the nat- ural world again. No longer were they taking it for granted. Geoff Goll, one of Boswell-Levy’s congregants at Kol Emet, agrees with his rabbi. Goll, 54, joined the temple in 2010. He said the congre- gation did not do much outside before COVID — maybe gardening or building the Sukkah each year, but that was it. During the pandemic, though, as the community used parks, patios and parking lots to get together, Goll had a few realizations. Th e fi rst was that they were spending way too much time inside before. JEWISHEXPONENT.COM 17 feature story “Th ey say humans spend 90% of their time indoors,” he said. “When you think about that, it’s kind of sad.” Th e second was that it felt good to be outside. “It helps kind of regenerate your spirit,” Goll added. And the third was more practical. Kol Emet had a 10-acre property in scenic Bucks County. And it was not making use of most of it. “It’s an outdoor area that could be enjoyed by the membership as a whole and appreciated,” Goll said. So now, this sense of appreciation is turning into real action. At Kol Emet, Goll, an engineer by trade, is leading a committee responsible for the design and construction of an outdoor sanctuary/"contemplative space,” as members call it. The goal, according to Goll, is to connect the synagogue campus with the forest on its property. This will give congregants “an outdoor experience but also bring them into nature,” said the engineer, whose firm, Princeton Hydro, is handling the design work. Concept photos for the space provided by Goll show a bimah at the front, where Boswell-Levy will stand, just like in the sanctuary. Th e rabbi will look out over a series of benches where congregants will sit and enjoy services. Only they will not be surrounded by walls. Instead, they will look around and see bushes, fl owers, trees and even bistro lights. With the forest on one side, trees will be planted around the rest of the outdoor sanctuary to make it a true oasis. Th ey will, as Goll put it, “frame the space.” “It will essentially be open air,” he added. “When the trees get big enough, they’ll provide the quote-un- quote roof.” Kol Emet’s outdoor sanctuary is part of a $750,000 capital campaign to upgrade the synagogue. Similarly large-scale projects are underway at other area shuls, too. At Har Zion Temple, a $400,000 fundraising eff ort is going toward the expansion and renovation of a playground for preschool students. Th e project, The concept photo for Congregation Kol Emet’s outdoor sanctuary/"contemplative space” Courtesy of Princeton Hydro funded by congregants in installments ranging from $360 to more than $5,000, will double the size of an existing playground to give kids more space to play with wood chips, pine cones and each other, accord- ing to Sara Horowitz, the congregant and mother leading the eff ort. When they observed kids playing on the old play- ground, Horowitz and other parents noticed that their “favorite things to do” were collecting wood chips and pine cones and creating games. Th e new space will emphasize “child-led play,” said Horowitz, as opposed to “play that’s prescribed.” “A lot of the research on play shows that the nature-focused playgrounds are really where the most growth can happen,” she added. “It’s a lot more risk-taking and learning on their end.” Th is is in addition to an outdoor pavilion in the This playground for preschool students at Har Zion Temple is in the midst of a renovation process that will double its size. Photo by Jarrad Saff ren 18 OCTOBER 6, 2022 | JEWISHEXPONENT.COM works at Har Zion, and a hiking trail out back that is already fi nished. Temple Brith Achim is also planning to build a pavilion, according to President Steve Kantrowitz, and its garden walkway leading to the entrance is — like the hiking trail at Har Zion — already done. Kantrowitz estimates that a handful of people can gather there, too. Being outside is not about the view, according to Gary Charlestein, a Har Zion member since his birth in 1944. It’s just about being outside. “Being close to nature is always a good thing — even if you’re overlooking a parking lot and not over- looking a beautiful vista,” he said. “You feel the air; you hear the birds; it’s all good.” JE jsaff ren@midatlanticmedia.com Har Zion Temple in Penn Valley holds Shabbat services in this small fi eld. Photo by Jarrad Saff ren food & dining KERI WHITE | SPECIAL TO THE JE Turkey Dinner T his is not your Thanksgiving turkey feast, but it could certainly work for a smaller High Holidays meal. This boneless roast is a smaller, simpler, more user-friendly ver- sion. Sure, it lacks the visual “wow” factor of the jumbo bird, but it cooks in about an hour, which is a lovely feature from the cook’s perspective. In addition, many of us are gathering in smaller groups these days, and this menu suits that trend well. If you are still getting together in large crowds and want the briefer spell in the oven, simply buy a few of these and enjoy host- ing in relative leisure. Oven-Roasted Sweet Potatoes Serves 4 Boneless Turkey Roast Serves 4 Photo by Keri White Brining is a flavor-infusing hack that delivers a tasty result. Turkey has a reputation for dry- ing out, but brining protects against that unfortunate out- come. Covering it while cooking and placing the roast atop a flavorful mirepoix (a fancy term for the carrot/onion/celery mixture lin- ing the roasting pan) helps keep it juicy. Some might balk at the lack of bones, as that leaves nothing to make soup from tomorrow. But if you save the skin, the drippings and mirepoix, you can make a reason- ably good broth with the pan resi- due. No, it’s not the same as a bone broth simmered overnight, but it’s a decent substitute given the ease with which you create it. For the brine: 6 cups cold water 2 tablespoons salt 1 tablespoon honey 1 tablespoon black pepper 1 tablespoon garlic powder 1 tablespoon rosemary For the mirepoix: 1 stalk celery, chopped oven for about an hour. (If you do not have a covered roasting pan, cover the turkey tightly with foil.) The meat should reach 165 degrees when it is done. Let the roast rest for 10 min- utes, covered, before carving. Drizzle it with pan drippings, and serve. 2 carrots, chopped 1 onion, chopped 1 tablespoon oil 1 tablespoon honey 1 teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon pepper For the roast: 1 skin-on boneless turkey roast, about 2.5 pounds 1 tablespoon oil 1 tablespoon honey 1 teaspoon each salt, pepper, thyme, rosemary, garlic powder Optional: 2 slices turkey bacon In a large zip-seal bag, mix the brine ingredients, and place the tur- key carefully in the bag. Seal and refrigerate for 2-24 hours. Two hours before you intend to serve, remove the turkey from the brine, rinse and pat it dry. Heat your oven to 375 degrees F. In a roasting pan with a cover, place the mirepoix ingredients and toss well. Prepare the roast: Mix the season- ings in a small bowl. Coat the roast with oil and honey, and then sprin- kle it with the spice mixture. Place the seasoned roast on top of the mirepoix mixture. If using, place the turkey bacon slices over the roast. Cover and place the turkey in the There are two equally legitimate schools of thought on these sweet potatoes. One advocates roasting them right in the pan with the tur- key, atop the mirepoix, to glean all the flavorings and drippings swirling around during the roast- ing process. This provides a lovely blend of similar flavors that pervades the meal and results in soft sweet potatoes due to the steam coming out of the vegetables and the fact that they are roasted in a covered pan, which traps the moisture. The other prefers to cook the potatoes in a separate pan to avoid a uniform flavor palate, and seeks a crispier texture. If you are in the former camp (which has the bonus of only dirtying one pan), you can sim- ply toss the peeled chopped potatoes in the pan with the turkey, and they will cook along- side the bird. If you are in the latter camp, follow the directions below. 4 sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped into bite-sized pieces (I used assorted purple and white sweet potatoes, but any type will do.) 1 tablespoon oil Sprinkle of salt and pepper to taste Line a rimmed baking tray with parchment. Toss the sweet potatoes with oil, salt and pepper. Roast alongside the turkey for about 45-60 minutes, until the desired level of brown crunchiness is achieved. JE JEWISHEXPONENT.COM 19 arts & culture Beth Or’s Olitsky Gallery Reopens After Three Years F or the fi rst time in almost three years, Congregation Beth Or will reopen its Olitsky Art Gallery, a symbol of the reconvening of the Beth Or community in the Jewish New Year. Th e gallery, which opens on Oct. 14 aft er Friday night Shabbat services, will display the works of two local artists: Karen Liebman, who has operated the gallery for the past seven years, and Cyndi Philkill, a non-Jewish mixed media collagist. In past years, gallery openings coin- cided with onegs held aft er Shabbat services as a way to schmooze with the visiting artist and other congregants. Aft er three years of online and hybrid services, the reopening of the gallery following in-person High Holiday ser- vices will mark the return of an oppor- tunity to build community. “I defi nitely wanted it to follow Yom Kippur because that would get people used to coming back again — we’re so happy to see people fi nally coming back again,” Liebman said. Liebman and Philkill’s contrasting styles will be put in conversation with one another, with Liebman favoring watercolor and acrylic landscapes and Philkill depicting a series of portraits constructed out of paper, paint and other materials. “My work is basically based on my travels,” Liebman said. Th ough she has 15 years of experience in painting to her name, Liebman’s art philosophy is that she always has more to learn. Th is will be the second time in the gallery’s 33 years that Liebman will חמש גח - The Rothenberg Family PHILADELPHIA | CHERRY HILL | LAKEWOOD NEW YORK | HACKENSACK | MONSEY 20 OCTOBER 6, 2022 | JEWISHEXPONENT.COM display her works. Also a seasoned artist, Philkill com- bines more traditional mediums, such as oil pastels, with found objects. For the past several years, she’s created col- lage portraits based on hospice patients she visited as a hospice volunteer coor- dinator. “I became very interested in trying to capture older adults and people that were in their lives,” Philkill said. “And not in a morbid sense, but in a sense that I wanted to bring attention to the fact that they are so vibrant, they still have dreams and hopes and passion and wisdom in their lives.” Philkill describes her art as “rep- resentational” but not abstract. Her mixed media collages aren’t of specifi c people but rather a patchwork of per- sonality traits and interests. With Liebman’s pieces contrasted with hers in the gallery, Philkill has already found ways to interpret her pieces with new meaning. She consid- ers both the works to be landscapes, though Philkill calls her pieces “people landscapes.” Both works are “puzzle-like,” com- bining diff erent planes or components to create a coherent image, Philkill said. Th e two artists only began to under- stand the similarities of their works aft er deciding to combine them for the gallery opening. “Th at’s the beauty and the power of art: to create community, to start dis- cussion,” Philkill said. “And we’re both really hoping this exhibit will facilitate that here at Beth Or.” Liebman and Philkill met through ARTsisters, a Philadelphia-based col- lective of women artists founded 12 years ago. About 25 members meet monthly to provide feedback and sup- port to the cohort. “Sometimes, as women and as art- ists, we can feel a little alone and iso- lated,” Philkill said. “Th at sometimes it’s harder to get recognized and fi nd venues to exhibit.” Beth Or’s Olitsky Gallery has become a similar outlet for artists to fi nd an audience. In 1989, Beth Or member Norma Jarrett approached the then-new Rabbi Cyndi Philkill’s “He Always Made Me Laugh” Gregory Marx about creating an art space at the synagogue. “You need patronage in order to get into an art gallery; you need money for an art gallery,” Marx said. “And Norma said, ‘We have this space. Let’s show people’s work, both from the local community and beyond.’” Th e gallery became a way to both support local artists and bolster syn- agogue attendance. On Friday nights aft er Kabbalat Shabbat services, Beth Or held gallery openings; the syna- gogue attracted both new congregants and art lovers. A designated gallery space even survived the synagogue’s move from Spring House to Maple Glen in 2008. In March 2020, the gallery, like the synagogue, stopped receiving visitors. Th e once-vibrant art space mirrored the emptiness of the synagogue sanc- tuary and most other buildings at the onset of the pandemic. “We had this beautiful space with bare walls and wires hanging down where they used to be pictures. It almost looked like an empty warehouse ... it looked schwach,” Marx said. “Th e building was empty; there was no art.” As Beth Or resumes their tradition of mingling art and religion, Marx hopes the gallery will once again be a microcosm of synagogue life, this time vibrant and reinvigorated. “What does it mean to me?” Marx said. “Th e return to life and beauty and celebration of art, hopefully bring- ing people in and sharing not only in the sacredness of time but also in the beauty of space.” JE srogelberg@midatlanticmedia.com Courtesy of Karen Liebman SASHA ROGELBERG | STAFF WRITER obituaries Philadelphia Rabbinic Leader Dov Ahron Brisman Dies at 69 JARRAD SAFFREN | STAFF WRITER Courtesy of the Brisman family Y aacov Mayer Brisman is sure that his father, Rabbi Dov Ahron Brisman, must have slept at some point; he just can’t remember him ever going up to bed. Instead, the rabbi was down- stairs in his study, reading the Torah and Talmud, learning and thinking. One time, the mother of one of Yaacov’s friends called the house at 2:30 a.m. because her son had not come home that night. He was at the Brisman residence. Rabbi Brisman answered on the fi rst ring and sounded “fresh, newly woken up,” Yaacov said. “He was just studying,” the son added. “He had this incredible diligence about him.” On Sept. 19, this Talmudic scholar’s lifelong pursuit of Jewish knowledge and wisdom ended. Rabbi Brisman died in his sleep at his home in Philadelphia. He was 69. Brisman is survived by his wife Libby Brisman and their children Yaacov, Matti Stahl, Fayga Laya Taylor and Gedalia Zev Brisman. More than 1,000 peo- ple attended his funeral at Goldsteins’ Rosenberg’s Raphael-Sacks Funeral Home in Philadelphia, according to Yaacov Mayer Brisman. About 200 came to his funeral in Israel. Rabbis who knew Brisman called his death “a huge loss” and “a void for our city.” During his life, the scholar was not merely a scholar. He also led the Orthodox Beit Din of Philadelphia, the Keystone-K Community Kashrus of Greater Philadelphia and the Orthodox congregation Young Israel of Elkins Park. He was the right man for all of those jobs because he was “a world-acclaimed Talmudic scholar,” according to his brother-in-law, Rabbi Isaac Leizerowski, who leads Beth Midrash HaRav B’Nai Jacob in Philadelphia. But he was also the right man because he understood how to relate to people. Despite being a “world-acclaimed Talmudic scholar,” Brisman never took himself too seriously. “He was your everyday guy. Accessible, sense of humor, a good friend,” Leizerowski said. “He was self-eff acing; he was humble; he was modest.” Th e rabbi’s indefatigable study of the a loan, how do you han- dle a Jewish-owned bank that tries to do just that? Th ose were some of the many modern questions that Brisman received over the years, accord- ing to Rabbi Mordecai Terebelo, a contem- porary and friend, as well as the rabbi for Congregation Ahavas Torah in Northeast Philadelphia. His responses were Rabbi Dov Ahron Brisman spent a lifetime oft en 10 pages in length. engaged in the study of Jewish law. Aft er the response, he Torah and Talmud developed the kind of attached a glossary with references and encyclopedic mind that is rare today. He explanations. His opinion, as Leizerowski knew “the whole gamut of Jewish stud- explained, was “valued.” ies,” Leizerowski said. “He went back to the sources and Rabbi Brisman’s recall was unmatched, plowed over it,” Terebelo said. “Life and according to his brother-in-law. He could sit down with a stack of 500 pieces of paper, start writing and fi ll all 500 sheets — without looking at a single note. It was all in his head. And then the fi nal product would be in “the most beautifully written style” that would remind rabbis of “Talmudic study from 500 years ago,” Leizerowski said. During his 69 years, Brisman wrote books and edited others. And when he died, he left behind boxes of manuscripts that could still fi ll as many as 90 books, Leizerowski estimated. “His pen was incredible,” the brother- in-law said. “He was a non-stop fountain of Jewish thought, of Jewish knowledge.” Brisman’s scholarship started with his ability to understand and interpret old texts. But since the rabbi lived in the 20th and 21st centuries, it was his ability to apply them that set him apart. Questions came to him from all over the world, according to Leizerowski, from chief rabbis of cities and countries. What’s your opinion? How would you deal with this? If you buy a new pot, how would you take it into the mikvah since it’s elec- tronic and can’t go in water? How do you deal with going to the hospital and using all of its electronic features, like doors, on Shabbos? Since you’re not supposed to be charged interest when you take out death takes precedence over everything in Jewish law. So of course you’re going to go to the hospital. What’s the best way to do it?” Leizerowski said that Brisman viewed the Talmud as the “blueprint for Jewish life.” He also believed that the Talmudic scholar could fi nd an answer to almost every question in this essential body of wisdom. And that that was true even today. “Th ere were things 100 years ago that were new,” Leizerowski explained. “We fashion our lives to fi t the Torah philos- ophy, not the Torah philosophy to fi t our lives.” Aft er Brisman died, his family had questions about the laws of mourning, according to Yaacov Mayer Brisman. But they had no one to call. JE jsaff ren@midatlanticmedia.com JEWISHEXPONENT.COM 21 obituaries BELKIN JUDITH “Judy”, Warminster, PA, age 86, passed on September 21, 2022. She was the daughter of the late Frances and Harry Belkin. She was preceded in death by her sis- ters Natalie Lockstein and Naomi Bernstein. She was the cherished aunt of Ellen (the late Randy) Turk, Sheryl (Mike) Cohen, Arnie (Sta- cy) Lockstein, Debbie (Bob) Arditi and Howie (Marla) Lockstein. She was adored by 11 great nieces and nephews and 13 great-great nieces and nephews. JOSEPH LEVINE & SONS www.levinefuneral.com BIEBER RALPH J., age 91, passed away on 9/23/2022. Caring husband of Ev- lyn (nee Freedman). Loving father of Michael (Renate) and Joshua Bieber. Devoted grandfather of Kurt (Amber), Rebecca (Avram), and Julia (Quinn). Funeral services are private. Contributions in his mem- ory may be made to Old York Road Temple Beth Am, www.oyrtbetham. org, or Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, www.jewishphilly.org. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com BROOKS HARRIET (nee Kapp) on Septem- ber 25, 2022. Wife of the late Al- lan. Mother of Lori (Michael) Balis, Barbara (Gary) Bender and Nicole (Michael) Deorio. Grandmother of Mitchell Bender, Drew (Jaime) Balis, Ilyse Bender, Daniel Balis, Michael Deorio, Francesca Deorio and Alexandra Deorio. Contribu- tions in her memory may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com www.jewishexponent.com GINSBURG JAY H., Esq., of Gwynedd Valley, Pa, died September 20, 2022 at the age of 76. Jay is survived by his wife, Sherry (nee Weiner); Chil- dren, Amy Ginsburg, Melanie (Stu- art) Furjanic, Matthew B. (Emily) Ginsburg, Alexander Ginsburg, and Reid (Emily) Ginsburg; Grandchil- dren, Michael, Emily, Allison, Jess, Ian, Julianna, Hanna and Ethan; and brothers Bruce and Donald. He is also survived by his beloved Australian Labradoodle, Melba. He was predeceased by his children Justin Ginsburg and Randall Fed- ner. Born in Philadelphia in 1946 to Paul and Evelyn Ginsburg, Jay grew up in Mt. Airy and later Chel- tenham, Pa. As a youth he was in- volved in the Boy Scouts, Civil Air Patrol and later developed a love of high-performance cars. He enjoyed spending time with his best friend, Murray Margolis, tinkering with their cars, particularly Jay’s “Sea- foam Green” 1958 Corvette, which he cherished. In his teenage years he developed a passion for music and sang with several doo-wop groups during that time. In college he was involved with the R.O.T.C. and loved to share stories with his children of his adventures from that period. Jay received his Bache- lor’s and Master’s degree from the Department of Political Science of Temple University in 1969 and 1971 respectively. He participated in the Oriental Studies program at the University of Pennsylvania in 1968 and 1969, and received a doctorate from the University of Sarasota in 1976. He Graduated from the Delaware Law School of Widener University in 1988. Subse- quently, he taught Political Science, History and International Relations at Penn State Abington Campus and Montgomery County Commu- nity College. Jay began his profes- sional career in real estate with his father Paul Ginsburg. After several years, he decided to continue his education by pursuing a law de- gree from Delaware Law School. From there, he followed what would become his calling for the next 34 years. He began his legal career taking court appointments, and representing children in dependen- cy matters. In 1993, after gaining the admiration and respect of the Court, he was appointed as Interim Juvenile Master assigned to hear Juvenile Delinquency and Truancy matters for the Philadelphia Family Court. He also served as a Spe- cial Master in several civil litigation matters for the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. On advice from his beloved mentor, the late Honor- able Nicholas Cipriano, he decided to pursue a specialty in the area of adoption law. The self-proclaimed “adoption advocate”, he created a niche law practice. Over the span of his storied carrier, he represent- ed thousands of individuals in their pursuit of adopting a child, and assisting children in finding their “forever family”. He was beloved and respected in his field, receiving numerous awards and commenda- tions throughout his storied career. He freely shared his knowledge of the law, often lecturing at schools, before social workers and agen- cies, offering comments to the media and appearing on television on several occasions. He regularly received telephone calls, postcards and letters from former clients, updating him on the recent devel- opments in their child’s life. His work gave him purpose and gave him great pride and joy. Even in his final days, he was taking calls from clients from his hospital bed, answering questions and offering them words of encouragement and reassurance. He loved the law, loved serving others and loved children. Jay loved spending time with his beloved wife of 38 years, his children and his grandchildren, summers at his shore house in Ventnor, NJ, collecting and reading books about the law and history, particularly the Magna Carta and Constitution, gummy bears, coffee ice cream, classical music and Brit- ish mystery shows. He was Presi- dent of the Philadelphia Flag Day Association and Past President Grand Lodge of PA Sons & Daugh- ters of Italy- Greater Roxborough Lodge #2217. He was known by all for his humor, infectious laugh, dapper style, signature mustache and warm presence. Donations in his memory may be made to Montgomery Child Advocacy Proj- ect, 409 Cherry St, Norristown PA 19401. “Pay heed to the little one that holds thy hand…For this is the task of mankind.” The Epic of Gil- gamesh GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com HARRIS MARVIN L., 94 of Prineville, OR, formerly of Philadelphia, son of the late Rose and Cecil. husband of the late Connie, brother of Es- ther Lindner, uncle of Carol Dennis and Steven Lindner, great uncle of Michelle Delawder and sons Rhys and Logan, and Melissa Lewicki and children Gabriel and Violet, and 1st and 2nd cousins. Marvin was a graduate of Central High School and Temple University. He also served in the U.S. Army. Many years ago he launched a success- ful lumber business in Prineville and he and his wife, Connie, trav- eled the world. Interment was in Roosevelt Cemetery. The family would appreciate any contributions in his memory be made to your fa- vorite charity. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com OCTOBER 6, 2022 | JEWISHEXPONENT.COM DAVID HARRY-On September 24, 2022. He was 79 years old. Beloved husband of Donna Renee (nee Bis- now); loving father of Shawn (Lori) Orenstein, and Shari Orenstein. Beloved Gramps to Dylan, Tayden, Kylie and Ryder; Beloved Beat to Jared. Son of the late Gerson and Celia Orenstein; brother of the late Stanton Orenstein. Contributions in his memory may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com RASKE LILLIAN T. (nee Skiba) on Sep- tember 21, 2022. Beloved wife of the late Gerald Lawrence; Loving mother of Carol Raske Warshaw and the late Michael Raske; Moth- er-in-law of Cindy Raske; Dear sister 0f Michael Skiba (Phyliss); Devoted grandmother of Sarah, Lauren, Justin (Kelsey), and Dani. Contributions in her memory may be made to American Heart Asso- ciation, PO Box 840692, Dallas, TX 75284, www.heart.org GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com MIRMAN ROSE (nee Apple); Beloved wife of the late Nathan; Loving mother of Merrill Mirman (Carole Lee) and Martin Mirman; Dear sister of Mil- dred Serody. She was very active in Hadassah and was past presi- dent of the Delaware Co. Chapter She was also active in ORT. She received a citation from former President Nixon’s wife Pat for her service as a volunteer in the Red Cross Operation Find during the Vietnam War. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com Family owned and Operated since 1883 22 ORENSTEIN SAFT September 15, 2022. Stephen R. Saft, 68, passed away after a hero- ic five-year battle with prostate can- cer. A dynamic leader in the appar- el industry, as well as an advocate for the developmentally disabled, Steve’s lifelong leadership and friendships will be missed through- out the community. In private life, Steve was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, uncle, and friend. Together, he and obituaries wife Ellyn shared a true partnership for 41 years, while also sharing their delight, devotion, and closeness with daughter Lauren, son Jona- than, and precious granddaughter Margot. Saft is survived by his wife Ellyn Golder Saft, daughter Lauren Saft Hanulec (Steve), son Jona- than Saft, granddaughter Margot Cynthia Hanulec, and father-in-law Robert Golder. Services and inter- ment were held Sunday Sept. 18. The family respectfully requests that contributions in memory of Stephen Saft be made to JCHAI (jchai.org). JOSEPH LEVINE & SONS www.levinefuneral.com SCHIFF SAMUEL-On September 23, 2022. Beloved husband of Janice (ne Abel) for 49 years. Devoted father of David Schiff (Maria) and Lou Schiff. Loving grandfather of Ari- anna, Connor, and Courtney. Mr. Schiff was a proud veteran, serving in the US Navy for 4 years. He was a lifelong Phillies fan and diehard long-time fan of “The Boss.” Con- tributions in his memory may be made to the American Heart Asso- ciation or the Jewish War Veterans. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com SHAPIRO MARK, DMD, Ph.D, formerly of PA, passed away on September 20, 2022 at his home in CA after a brief illness at the age of 87. Beloved husband of Alice (Berger) for 56 years, sister of Sheila (Dr. Robert) Kessler, brother of Joel E. (z”l), father of Jeffrey (Lara) Shapiro, Michael (Melissa) Shapiro. Loving grandfather of Mara Shapiro, Leah Shapiro and Ariel Schreiman. Mark was a proud graduate of Cen- tral HS class of 198, Temple Uni- versity and Temple Dental School. After dental school he enlisted in the Air Force as a Captain serving 1958 to 1960. Several years later after obtaining a fellowship to Drex- May Their Memory Be For a Blessing The Philadelphia Jewish Exponent extends condolences to the families of those who have passed. To receive our weekly obituary eletter visit www.jewishexponent.com/enewsletter el University he received a Ph.D in Biomedical Engineering. Family and extended family were always very important to him. Mark served as President of Ohev Shalom of Bucks County 1986-1988 and always took pride in the Jewish religion. He loved cruising with Alice taking 37 cruises together. After working many years in toxicology research Mark retired at 75. He had many hobbies and was never bored. He was looked up to by many who knew him as he had a wealth of knowledge on almost any topic. His family and friends admired his wisdom and humility. Mark was a good friend to many people and will forever be missed. Donations to the National Kidney Foundation at www. kidney.org will be appreciated. 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ONTEFIORE C EMETERY C OMPANY Serving the Jewish Community…Preserving Our Tradition 600 Church Road • Jenkintown, PA 19046 • 215-663-1250 www.montefi ore.us JEWISHEXPONENT.COM 23 synagogue spotlight What’s happening at ... Or Hadash: A Reconstructionist Congregation ‘Or Hadash: A Reconstructionist Congregation’ Remains True to its Name JARRAD SAFFREN | STAFF WRITER S helley Kapnek Rosenberg was, as she put it, “a bad Conservative Jew” growing up. She knew she was supposed to keep kosher and the Sabbath; she just didn’t. At the same time, she still wanted to practice her religion. So as an adult, she left her “Conservadox” synagogue and went to a service at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in Philadelphia. When Kapnek Rosenberg walked in with her husband, someone came up to them and asked if they wanted to play a part in the service. Th ey didn’t know how to respond. Th ey had never been asked such a ques- tion before. But aft er a moment of hesitation, the wife and husband said they wanted to open the ark. And, in doing so, they opened the door to their journey into Reconstructionist Judaism. It continues today at Or Hadash, the Philadelphia area’s fi rst Reconstructionist congregation, which started in 1983. Kapnek Rosenberg’s husband has since died, but she remains a member at the synagogue they helped found aft er they opened the ark that night. Kapnek Rosenberg said they became part of the group of six founding fam- ilies because they believed in Judaism’s youngest denomination. Th ey liked how, as Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan, the founder of Reconstructionist Judaism, explained it, the past had a vote, but not a veto. In other words, you needed to understand Jewish history and com- mentary, but you were also free to make the religion work for you in your modern community. “I k new I cou ld be a good Reconstructionist Jew,” Kapnek Rosenberg said. Other Jews of the time must have agreed. Over the next three decades, Or Hadash’s congregation grew to include 24 Top: Or Hadash: A Reconstructionist Congregation is located on Camp Hill Road in Fort Washington. Bottom: Members enjoy a meal at the synagogue. Photos courtesy of Or Hadash: A Reconstructionist Congregation more than 100 and, eventually, more than 200 families. Th e synagogue emerged as an off shoot of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. But in 1989, it separated itself from the college to show that the new denomination could survive. Going into its 40th year, the Fort Washington synagogue maintains a community of about 150 member units. Th at number increased slightly during the pandemic, according to Rabbi Alanna Sklover. Plus, in the past few years, the temple’s religious school grew from about 35 students to more than 50. Carol Mueller Bell, who joined in 1994, OCTOBER 6, 2022 | JEWISHEXPONENT.COM was attracted to the temple’s open and democratic nature. She’s now in her 28th year as a member because the synagogue remains both open and democratic. “If you have an idea and can articulate it, others will join with you,” she said. “We’re a very alive congregation.” Or Hadash has one full-time employee in Sklover. It also has part-time roles for an administrative staff member, an education director and a bookkeeper. Outside of those positions, the temple is, as President Barrie Mittica described it, a “lay-led congregation.” Task forces of congregants drive new initiatives, like aft er the Black Lives Matter protest movement in 2020 when members wanted to “see how they could aff ect change,” Mittica said. An edu- cational steering committee made up mostly of parents helps guide school policy. A variety of family clubs, like the hiking club and the poker club, are just outgrowths of member interests. Recently, two b’nai mitzvah students asked Mittica if they could start a theater games group for a handful of 11-13-year- olds. Th e president said “yes” on one condition: It had to be led by a couple of adults in the room. Two high school seniors now lead the group. “We are creating space for people to explore and manifest their authentic selves,” Sklover said. “And to bring those selves into the community.” Th e rabbi became Or Hadash’s spir- itual leader in 2019, replacing Joshua Waxman, who served for 15 years. She has not had trouble fi tting in because, despite being the temple’s only full-time employee and offi cial leader, she prefers its open and democratic process. “I would rather work with someone on a new initiative than come up with it and implement it myself,” Sklover said. “Th at’s the through line from the found- ing of Or Hadash with six families to now. Th at is still a core part of our character.” When Or Hadash was founded, those six families decided to cap the congre- gation at 100 members, according to Kapnek Rosenberg. Th ey wanted every- body to know everybody, she explained. But if they somehow got to 85, they agreed to at least discuss lift ing the cap. As word spread through social circles and Jewish Exponent ads, they got to 85, and then 100. And they decided that they didn’t want to turn anybody away. “We were mindful of the idea of want- ing to grow but keep that small feel- ing, that community feeling,” Kapnek Rosenberg said. “It’s 40 years later and I think that’s still how Or Hadash is.” JE jsaff ren@midatlanticmedia.com d’var torah The Great Prophet’s Final Warning BY RABBI DAVID N. GOODMAN A Parshat Haazinu nyone hoping for a quick turn from the somber Days of Awe — with their self-analysis, self-criticism, self-denial and self-correc- tion — to the joys of the fall harvest fes- tival of Sukkot comes up against a harsh message in this week’s Torah portion. Did you think you were off the hook aft er all the confessing, chest-thumping, the fasting of Yom Kippur? No such luck. Th e dying Moses has a tough message for the Israelites, calling them to account for their seemingly congenital inability to remain faithful to the God who did so much for them. Parshat Haazinu (Deuteronomy 32:1- 52) opens with Moses telling the people of God’s great faithfulness to God’s chil- dren, who prove themselves corrupt and unworthy of that Divine support. In the poem known as the Song of Moses, the prophet says that God found Jeshurun (Israel) “in a desert land, in an empty place, a howling waste.” Th e Holy One “enveloped him, tended him, guarded him like the apple of God’s eye.” Th e Holy One cared for Israel like an eagle nurturing its young, spreading its wings over Israel and guiding it to a new home. Th e Holy One did this acting alone, with “no foreign god” to assist. So the Holy One transported Israel to the fertile highlands, where they dined on the land’s rich produce. Th ere, God fed Israel “honey from the rock, oil from the fl inty stones, cows’ milk cream, milk from the fl ocks, prime lambs, rams from the Bashan highlands and he-goats; with the very best wheat. And you drank the vintage of blood-red grapes.” But instead of showing gratitude, Israel “grew fat and kicked” like an untamed animal. Th e people abandoned the One who created and protected them and sacrifi ced to “demons, non-deities, unknown gods they’d never known, newcomer deities their ancestors never held in awe.” So, Moses continues, God punished Israel with famine, disease and attacking enemies. God would have gone further, wiping out Israel, had the Holy One not feared losing the respect of Israel’s enemies by making them think God had forsaken Israel. So the Holy One steps in to defend and redeem Israel, even while mocking the people’s failed reliance on false deities that brought them to the brink of destruction. “Look, now, for I — I am (God), there is no god beside me. I kill and I give life, I wound and I heal. By my oath, no one else can deliver,” the Holy One pro- claims. “My arrows will drink blood, and my sword will eat fl esh.” Th is powerful work of biblical poetry seems a bit misplaced. What do these images have to do with the Israelites’ present situation as they mobilize to enter the Promised Land? Instead, it seems to leapfrog centuries ahead, to a time when the people are long settled in the land but now face powerful enemies that threaten to exterminate them. In fact, the Song of Moses seems to point to the late history of the kingdom of Judah, when the Davidic monarchy was confronted with the overwhelming power of the Babylonians. It’s a thousand-year fl ash forward to the Sixth century BCE. Whether one reads this as a late insertion in the story or as Moses’ forward-looking prophetic vision, it speaks to the dangers of complacency, backsliding and loss of core values, to which we human beings are so vulnerable. As such, this harsh poetic warning is a well-timed reminder to stick with the resolves we have made during the Days of Awe. Does the message sound a bit harsh? A midrashic commentary on Deuteronomy sees a silver lining behind the dark clouds of God’s criticism of Israel — namely that the text calls them God’s children. Th e Holy One is still looking out for them. Quoting a parallel passage in Isaiah 1:4 referring to the people of Judah as “cor- rupt children,” Midrash Sifrei Devarim says, “and if they were not corrupt, how much more so” would they be children of the Holy One? As we struggle to be better versions of ourselves, may we remember that even in our imperfection, God holds us with an unending love. JE David N. Goodman is rabbi of Nafshenu, a Reconstructionist community in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Th e Board of Rabbis is proud to provide diverse per- spectives on Torah commentary for the Jewish Exponent. 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Courtesy of Anita Lerman Courtesy of the Abrams Hebrew Academy Courtesy of Debbie Zlotnick Out & About around town 4 Courtesy of Michael Hauptman Photo by Barbara Glickman 1 Courtesy of the Jewish Family Service of Atlantic & Cape May Counties 2 3 5 1 Federation Housing’s service coordinators Michel Naftulin and Djennet Rusanova visited the Goldstein Apartments. 2 Penn State University Hillel dedicated the Gutterman Family Center for Jewish Life designed by Brawer & Hauptman, Architects. 3 More than 80 staff members attended a wellness event at the Margate Beach and Pavilion hosted by the Jewish Family Service of Atlantic & Cape May Counties, where they enjoyed yoga, reiki and board games, among other activities. 4 The Abrams Hebrew Academy held Rosh Hashanah activities for students, including art projects, a Zoom class about the shofar and lessons on the holiday’s symbolic foods. 5 Ohev Shalom of Bucks County’s religious school parent-teacher organization welcomed back students as they pulled up to the Richboro synagogue on Sept. 18. JEWISHEXPONENT.COM 27 last word Ilene Cetlin Lipow WEAVES TOGETHER COMMUNITY SASHA ROGELBERG | STAFF WRITER 28 and tallitot for a handful of friends and family before even considering open- ing the KI studio. Though Lipow studied to be a lawyer and passed the bar exam in 1985, she later became a stay-at-home mom and became an avid synagogue volunteer. She’s been the membership chair, vice president and president of KI, among other lay leadership positions. Lipow’s relationship with Judaism was not as simple as her one with fiber arts. She grew up attending an obser- vant synagogue with different tradi- tions than KI. “Sometimes women, especially in more traditional communities, some- times feel like they can’t participate the way men do,” Lipow said. “When I grew up, women weren’t even allowed on the bimah — that I grew up in. We certainly did not wear tallitot.” Lipow’s attitude toward her Judaism OCTOBER 6, 2022 | JEWISHEXPONENT.COM changed over time. She wove her own tallit, and weaving became a way for her to become more engaged with her Jewish roots. Since wearing a tallit and kippah, Lipow has become a regular Torah and Haftorah reader at KI. “It’s increased my participation and my connection to my community, my connection to God by being able to do all these things,” she said. Fiber arts have long been part of a discussion about the gendered nature of crafts, but the tides are changing, Lipow believes. While viewed for cen- turies as “women’s work” and taken less seriously than other art forms, fiber arts, including weaving, were art forms undertaken by men in Europe during the Middle Ages. Today, however, Lipow has seen another shift. There are plenty of men who walk into the weaving studio interested in creating their own pieces. Men have woven tallit bags for them- selves and for their young sons coming of age. One boy, still a few years from his bar mitzvah, toured the studio and plans to design and create a tallit for the milestone. “I hope to be able to reach more men and say, ‘Hey, you can do this, too. It’s not just for the women and the girls,’” Lipow said. Regardless of who comes into the studio, the weavers walk out with the same feeling, Lipow said. There’s grat- ification in having completed a large task, largely by oneself. The ritual objects created have a lasting sense of meaning to their makers. “Honestly, the best part of this is when they’re done weaving, and we roll off the loom,” Lipow said. “I mean, peo- ple’s faces — they’re just so excited.” JE srogelberg@midatlanticmedia.com Courtesy of Ilene Cetlin Lipow I t’s been a little over a year since Kesher Israel Congregation’s weav- ing studio doors opened to the wider community, and the demand has shown no signs of slowing down. The studio’s two looms have helped to churn out 16 tallitot, and its patrons have woven atarahs to don the necks of the prayer shawls and tallit bags. The wait list to access the studio is booked through November. In August, a mother and daughter duo flew in from California and spent three full days, about 25 hours total, weaving a tallit in the West Chester synagogue for the girl’s bat mitzvah. Amateur weavers aged 12 to 77 have used the studio, with three generations of family members sometimes working on one project, which one day will become a family heirloom. KI’s weavers owe the creation of their projects to Ilene Cetlin Lipow, the stu- dio’s founder and a KI member for more than 30 years. Lipow, 61, hopes the studio stays busy; she wants weaving to be an avail- able art form to anyone in the Jewish community. 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Term ‘22/ NO. 172 - NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT on 9/12/2022, the Petition of MALCOLM JORDAN FORMAN was filed in the above- named Court praying for a Decree to change Petitioner’s name to OPHELIA LORELEI FORMAN, on 10/20/22 at 10:00 A.M., #691, City Hall, Phila., PA as the time and place for the hearing on the petition, when and where all persons interested may appear and show cause, if any they have, why the prayer of the said petition should not be grant- ed. ALYSON WALKER LOTMAN & PATRICK J. HOLSTON, Attys. for Petitioner, DUANE MORRIS LLP, 30 S. 17th St., Phila., PA 19103, 215.979.1000 Delaware and Front Condominium Association, Inc. has been incor- porated under the provisions of the Pennsylvania Nonprofit Corporation Law of 1988. Klehr, Harrison, Harvey, Branzburg LLP 1835 Market St., (1400) Philadelphia, PA 19103 ESTATE OF ARTHUR ANTHONY MISERO, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia County 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 ANTHONY PETER MASSEY, ADMINISTRATOR, 169 Via Largo Dr., Lewisburg, WV 24901 ESTATE OF BERNARD BEEGAL aka BUDDY BEEGAL Beegal, Bernard aka Beegal, Buddy late of Philadelphia, PA. Sheryl Beegal, 72105 Delaire Landing Rd., Philadelphia, PA 19114, Executrix. Mark Feinman, Esquire 8171 Castor Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19152 ESTATE OF CLARENCE THOMAS, JR., DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia County, PA LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment with- out delay to MAXWELL THOMAS, ADMINISTRATOR, c/o Nicole B. LaBletta, Esq., 200 Barr Harbor Dr., Ste. 400, Conshohocken, PA 19428, Or to his Attorney: NICOLE B. LABLETTA LABLETTA & WALTERS LLC 200 Barr Harbor Dr., Ste. 400 Conshohocken, PA 19428 ESTATE OF DONALD SCOTT, 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 Executor, William Taylor. Beneficiaries John Fritz, Evan Samuel, Ronald T. Scott, Gail Scott Reich, Roger Kolb, Mark Scott, Debra Scott, Deborah K. Scott, Joanna Zepp. The Law Offices of Jon Taylor, Esquire, PC, 1617 JFK Blvd., Suite 1888, Philadelphia, PA19103 also the attorney ESTATE OF ELAINE R. SKIDDS, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia County LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or de- mands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment with- out delay to HAROLD J. SKIDDS, III, EXECUTOR, 610 Winton Ave., Everett, WA 98201 ESTATE OF IRENE MEREDITH, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia County 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 JOSEPH W. CHAFFIN, JR., EXECUTOR, 214 Hillside Ln., Ellenville, NY 12428, Or to his Attorney: HENRY A. JEFFERSON JEFFERSON LAW, LLC 1700 Market St., Ste. 1005 Philadelphia, PA 19103 ESTATE OF JANICE BRECHT, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia County 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 EDWARD H. WOLF, EXECUTOR, 146 Ticonderoga Rd., East Petersburg, PA 17520, Or to his Attorney: MARK J. DAVIS CONNOR ELDER LAW 644 Germantown Pike, Ste. 2-C Lafayette Hill, PA 19444 ESTATE OF JOHN A. JANKOWSKI, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia County LETTERS of ADMINISRTATION 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 JOHN F. JANKOWSKI, ADMINISTRATOR, c/o Daniella A. Horn, Esq., 2202 Delancey Place, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Or to his Attorney: DANIELLA A. HORN KLENK LAW, LLC 2202 Delancey Place Philadelphia, PA 19103 ESTATE OF JOHN R. PECORAIO, JR., DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia County 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 HOWARD M. SOLOMAN, ADMINISTRATOR, 1760 Market St., Ste. 404, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Or to his Attorney: HOWARD M. SOLOMAN 1760 Market St., Ste. 404 Philadelphia, PA 19103 ESTATE OF JOSEPH E. KRAMER, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia County 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 BENJAMIN JEFFREY FREEMAN, EXECUTOR, c/o Andrew J. Haas, Esq., One Logan Square, 130 N. 18th St., Philadelphia, PA 19103- 6998, Or to his Attorney: ANDREW J. HAAS BLANK ROME LLP One Logan Square 130 N. 18th St. Philadelphia, PA 19103-6998 ESTATE OF JUDITH M. ROBERTS Roberts, Judith M. late of Philadelphia, PA. Leigh S. Roberts, c/o Hope Bosniak, Esq., Dessen, Moses & Rossitto, 600 Easton Rd., Willow Grove, PA 19090, Executrix. Dessen, Moses & Rossitto 600 Easton Rd. Willow Grove, PA 19090 ESTATE OF JULIA McLAURIN, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia County LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or de- mands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment with- out delay to KATHRYN WILLIAMS, EXECUTRIX, c/o Nicole B. LaBletta, Esq., 200 Barr Harbor Dr., Ste. 400, Conshohocken, PA 19428, Or to her Attorney: NICOLE B. LABLETTA LABLETTA & WALTERS LLC 200 Barr Harbor Dr., Ste. 400 Conshohocken, PA 19428 ESTATE OF KARIN B. TAKIFF a/k/a KARIN TAKIFF, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia 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 LISA M. NENTWIG, EXECUTRIX, 1500 Market St., Ste. 3500E, Phila., PA 19102, Or to her Attorney: ISABELA ALVAREZ DILWORTH PAXSON LLP 1500 Market St., Ste. 3500E Phila., PA 19102 ESTATE OF KIMBERLY JANE MERK, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia County 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 ROBERT J. MERK, ADMINISTRATOR, c/o Daniella A. Horn, Esq., 2202 Delancey Place, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Or to his Attorney: DANIELLA A. HORN KLENK LAW, LLC 2202 Delancey Place Philadelphia, PA 19103 ESTATE OF LEO T. SELMER, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia County 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 MICHAEL THOMAS BUCIA, 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 LILLIAN BETH BARONE, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia County 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 MATTHEW WENTZ, ADMINISTRATOR, c/o Daniella A. Horn, Esq., 2202 Delancey Place, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Or to his Attorney: DANIELLA A. HORN KLENK LAW, LLC 2202 Delancey Place Philadelphia, PA 19103 ESTATE OF LINDA CONNERTON Connerton, Linda late of Philadelphia, PA. Michael Weiss, c/o Alfred Rauch, III, Esq., Black & Gerngross, P.C., 1617 JFK Blvd., Suite 1575, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Executor. Black & Gerngross, P.C. 1617 JFK Blvd. Suite 1575 Philadelphia, PA 19103 ESTATE OF LUCILLE BEALE, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia County 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 DUERWARD BEALE, ADMINISTRATOR, 1242 E. Mt. Pleasant Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19150 Or to his Attorney: JOSEPH L. DITOMO, JR. JOSEPH L. DITOMO, JR., P.C. 1026 Winter St., Ste. 100 Philadelphia, PA 19107-1808 ESTATE OF MARGARET ANNE VILE a/k/a MARGARET VILE, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia County 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 MARGARET J. FLOREK, ADMINISTRATRIX, 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 MURRAY DOUGLAS MACKENZIE DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia County 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 JOSEPH T. PACE, EXECUTOR, c/o Thomas J. Mettee, Esq., 8515 Frankford Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19136, Or to his Attorney: THOMAS J. METTEE THOMAS J. METTEE, P.C. 8515 Frankford Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19136 ESTATE OF SHAHIDAH B. MUHAMMAD, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia County 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 SALAHUDDIN SABREE MUHAMMAD, ADMINISTRATOR, c/o Wendy Fein Cooper, Esq., 50 S. 16th St., Ste. 3530, Philadelphia, PA 19102, Or to his Attorney: WENDY FEIN COOPER DOLCHIN, SLOTKIN & TODD, P.C. 50 S. 16th St., Ste. 3530 Philadelphia, PA 19102 BUSINESS / LEGAL DIRECTORIES To advertise, call 215-832-0749 ESTATE OF WALTER DASKALUK Daskaluk, Walter late of Philadelphia, PA. Robin Siegfried, 36 Legacy Oaks Dr., Richboro, PA 18954, Executrix. Mark Feinman, Esquire 8171 Castor Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19152 JEWISH EXPONENT CLASSIFIEDS To advertise, call 215-832-0749 215-901-6521 • 561-631-1701 • COMMERCIAL LOANS ESTATE OF SUSAN GRAHAM, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia County 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 DONALD W. GRAHAM, EXECUTOR, c/o Stephanie A. Henrick, Esq., 1001 Conshohocken State Rd., Ste. 1-625, West Conshohocken, PA 19428, Or to his Attorney: STEPHANIE A. HENRICK OBERMAYER REBMANN MAXWELL & HIPPEL, LLP 1001 Conshohocken State Rd., Ste. 1-625 West Conshohocken, PA 19428 ESTATE OF TAE HOON KIM, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia County 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 DEBORAH KIM, ADMINISTRATRIX, c/o Daniella A. 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