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Israeli PrideGOOD NEWS MADE IN THE JEWISH STATE THIS PAST WEEK

A MILLION SUPPORT ISRAEL IN NEW YORK. Massive crowds came out June 2 to show support for Israel by attending New York City’s annual Celebrate Israel Parade. Hundreds of thousands of spectators lined the route of the parade along Fifth Avenue, drowning the street in a sea of blue and white.

RESEARCHERS UNCOVER ARAB GE-NETIC DISEASE. An Israeli-led inter-national research team has discov-ered a rare bone marrow mutation called congenital neutrophil defect syndrome. It affected five Palestin-ian Arabs at Sheba Hospital and two Moroccan Arabs in Munich, but Israeli doctors are now working on a potential treatment.

ISRAELI PIANIST WINS PRESTIGIOUS PIANO COMPETITION. In Brussels, Tel Aviv’s Boris Giltburg won the 2013 Queen Elizabeth Competition thanks to his originality, impec-cable technique and emotional performance.

DESIGING THE NEW INTEL CHIP. The new fourth-generation Intel Core processor, codenamed Haswell, was partly developed in Israel. The Haswell extends battery life by 50 percent compared with the third-generation processors and will give ultrabooks more than nine hours of working time.

ISRAELI ACTRESS PLAYS MOTHER OF SUPERMAN. “Man of Steel” opens on June 14 in the U.S. with Israeli actress Ayelet Zurer in the role of Superman’s Kryptonian mum. She will return to Israel on June 17 for the local premiere.

TRUE BLOOD BROTHERS. At Haifa’s Rambam hospital, Israeli-Arab Mo-hammed Eckert received a kidney from David Ben-Yair’s son while simultaneously the Jewish Ben-Yair received a kidney from Moham-med’s wife. “We bonded both physically and mentally,” said David. “Here in our country and in the world at large, we have to realize that we have the power to save people, all people.”

AJTWHERE IS GILAD SHALIT? In the last three months, the man who was once aprisoner of Hamas ter-rorists has been promoting Israel in Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand and South America. Shalit has raised millions of dollars for the Jewish State by telling the story of his captivity, all the while thanking people for not forgetting him.

READING IS COOL! Israel’s annual Book Week is currently taking place in 45 of the country’s cities, and the annual survey of Israeli libraries reveals that the number of books borrowed increased by 25 percent in the last 4 years to 12.6 million books last year.

AID TO VICTIMS OF OKLAHOMA TORNADO. Israeli humanitarian

organization IsraAID is providing disaster relief to tornado victims in the Oklahoma towns of Moore, Bethel and Little Axe. Representa-tives have been clearing debris from homes, helping families salvage possessions and providing specialist trauma counseling.

This list courtesy Michael Ordman and verygoodnewsisrael.blogspot.com.

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Come See the Tzofim!ISRAEL SCOUTS AT EMANU-EL, JUNE 27

Peach State Stitchers’ Marietta Day TripMUSEUM & GALLERY VISITS ENJOYED

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For more than 30 years, the Israel Scout Friendship Caravan – or Tzofim – has been touring the U.S., including several stops in Atlanta. The group provides a wonderful

evening of entertainment while offering a taste of Israel through song and dance.

The scouts – five girls and five boys – are in their late teens, generally between the ages of 16 and 18. They are multi-lingual, performing in English, He-brew and even Yiddish.

For many years, locals Pat and Bob Pugrant have made it their mission to bring the scouts to the metro area each summer. They and a group of dedicated volunteers raise funds for the program so the show will continue at little cost to the public.

This year’s appearance is set for June 27 at Temple Emanu-El in Sandy Springs.

“For years I have been bringing my children to enjoy the Friendship Cara-van,” said Lisa Mallis. “These teens bring the joy and love of Israel to our communities, building friendships and fostering a better understanding of the Israeli youth of today.”

editor’s note: cost for the israel scout friendship caravan’s June 27 per-formance – 7 p.m. start time – is $5 per person or $10 for a family of 4. for additional information, visit israelscouts.org or contact pat pugrant at [email protected].

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As part of the Peach State Stitch-ers’ Atlanta chapter’s daytime ex-cursion educational opportunities, several members and a guest en-

joyed ventured to the Marietta/East Cobb Museum of Art on May 14 to see the juried 2013 Chattahoochee Biennial of Textiles ex-hibition. The visit was followed by a short walk in historic Marietta to the 2Rules Fine Art Gallery at 85 Church Street to see the provocative show “Dolls in the City”; shop-ping at Debbie and Gary Taratoot’s Rub-ber Stamp Fantasy store; and lunch at the Sugar Cakes restaurant on the Square.

PSS – part of the national Pomegranate Guild of Judaic Needlework – hosts popular daytime trips such as the aforementioned in addition to month-ly chapter meetings held on the second Monday evenings of each month at the North DeKalb Cultural Center in Dunwoody. Many of the Stitchers also plan on participating in the Guild’s upcoming convention, “Interpreting Tra-ditions Today,” to be held Oct. 6 through 8 in Philadelphia.

editor’s note: check the peach state stitchers’ atlanta chapter’s website (peachstatestitchers.org) for more specifics, or contact [email protected]. for registration and convention information, see the Guild’s website at pomegranateguild.org.

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Mt. Scopus GAH Tours Toco HillsBELOVED ATLANTA NEIGHBORHOOD SHOWCASED

Learning Our LegacyROSENBLIT PRESENTS TO MT. SCOPUS GROUP

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On June 9, the Mount Scopus Group of Greater Atlanta Hadassah had its second-annual house tour, “A Tour of Toco.” Participants viewed four homes in the Toco Hills area.

Pam and George Glinsky were gracious to have their renovat-ed home included on the tour and served food – provided by event sponsor, Whole Foods Market at Briarcliff and LaVista – afterwards. Snacks and cou-pons were given to those who attended the event.

The money from this and other Mount Scopus GAH fundraisers goes to support medical research at the state of the art Hospitals in Jerusalem.

editor’s note: for further information about hadassah and upcoming events, please contact Marilyn perling at (404) 294-1613 or susan Berkowitz at (404) 622-9601 or email [email protected].

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The Mount S c o p u s Group of G r e a t e r

Atlanta Hadassah was pleased to have Barbara Rosenblit of the Weber School as the guest speaker at their May 22 gener-al meeting. Held at Congregation Or Ve-Shalom, the lecture – entitled “Famous Jewish Women You’ve Never Heard Of” – was sponsored by Mt. Scopus and the Sisterhood of Or VeShalom.

In her presentation, Rosenblit explained about many important Jewish women during the 19th and 20th centuries, including Henrietta Szold, who founded Hadassah in 1912 to improve the lives of the people of Israel and the world.

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From left to right, Mt. Scopus members Suzy Tibor,Susan Berkowitz, Loretta Bernstein and Marilyn Perling.

The Weber School’s Barbara Rosenblit

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The Umbrella of Jewish LifeDENOMINATIONAL DIFFERENCES

By Arlene AppelrouthaJT cOlUMNisT

One of the things I love about being Jewish in At-lanta is the availability of stimulating classes taught

by exceptional teachers who are rab-bis. For example: For years, on the second Thursday of each month, I have attended a class taught by Rabbi Dr. Analia Bortz of Congregation Or Hadash in Sandy Springs.

Words like “brilliant and impres-sive” leap from my consciousness when I think about what an amazing woman my teacher is. She is a medical doctor, an ordained rabbi and holds a Ph.D. in philosophy. And as creden-tialed and knowledgeable as she is, she is equally as warm and compas-sionate.

Rabbi Bortz brings provocative, contemporary issues to the table, and

AJTevery class I’ve taken with her has stretched me to think. Thus, when she makes recommendations, I listen, and when Rabbi Bortz suggested I reacti-vate my membership in Or Hadash, it sounded like a good idea.

Even though there’s no require-ment of membership to take her class-es, it seemed the right thing to do, and so I went to the synagogue office and asked for a membership application.

The lengthy form asked for per-sonal and contact data as well as in-formation about my children (even though they are in their 30s). And though I am married, I decided to join as a single woman (my classification at Congregation Or Hadash is “senior, single”).

The form also asked me to identify my religion as well as the religious af-filiations of my children. I could have written “Jewish” for all of us, but I de-cided to me more specific.

Had the form asked what kind of home I lived in as a child, I would have written, “secular, unaffiliated,” but as it stands now, I said I was a “Flexidox” Jew. I went on to write that my children were similarly individu-ated – one, I wrote, is “ultra-Ortho-dox,” another “modern Orthodox” and a third “spiritual.”

When I got home, I told my hus-band I felt good about adding my name to the roster of a synagogue that allowed equal participation at all lev-els of synagogue life for women as well as men. After I told Dan how I clas-sified our children on the application form, he asked how I had labeled him.

“Dan,” I replied, “I joined as a sin-gle. I wasn’t asked about my spouse.”

We both laughed.

Distinct Roads, Same Destina-tion?

Synagogue life can play an im-portant part in one’s identity. People make assumptions about who you are, what you believe and how you observe Jewish ritual and law according to how your temple, congregation or shul is classified.

There’s no question that within Jewish life, there are many subcul-tures. And even though the Torah teaches us to love all Jews, the reality is that many Jews find it easier to be judgmental than accepting; different denominations within Judaism foster an “us and them” mentality.

Even though it’s obvious how much diversity there is in the way we Jews worship, observe and express our reli-giosity, it can come as a cultural shock to explore and experience the differ-ences. One of the most dramatic in-stances in my experience came when one of my children decided he wanted to change his own level of observance.

After active participation in two lo-cal temples – both of which belong to the Hebrew Union Reform movement – our youngest son asked if he could attend the Greenfield Hebrew Acad-emy in order to learn more about Jew-ish history. One thing led to another, and within a few months he decided that the Orthodox orientation he was learning at day school was a more au-thentic Judaism than he had learned in our home.

While at an outdoor prayer service during Sukkot, he challenged our rab-bi regarding why Reform Jews do not cover their eyes when saying the Sh-ema. From there, it wasn’t long before he only wanted to attend Orthodox services and be a more observant Jew.

Fast forward: My son’s passion for Orthodoxy piqued my curiosity. I started attending beginner’s services on Saturday mornings in the base-ment of Beth Jacob. Soon enough, instead of the Sabbath or Shabbat, I learned to refer to the day as Shabbos.

Eventually, Dan and I became as-sociate members of Congregation Beth Jacob, which describes itself as “the Orthodox synagogue for all Jews.” I joined the membership committee in which we discuss how to reach out to worshippers who might become new members.

I volunteered to be identified as a new congregant at the end of services – so that I might answer any ques-tions others had – but this was unac-ceptable.

“A woman cannot bring attention to herself,” a seasoned female member of the committee scolded. “As a wom-an, you have to be modest.”

I realized: It was one thing to have theoretical knowledge about the gen-der differences according to Orthodox Judaism. To hear this woman’s words was an awakening.

I will continue to take classes on various aspects of Judaism. It is fas-cinating to learn more about the vari-ous philosophies and belief systems that exist under the umbrella of Jew-ish life.

Still, while I love learning about each and every perspective, I wish there were a way for Jews to focus on what we share, rather than how we differ.

arlene appelrouth earned a degree in news-editorial journalism from the University of florida and her career as a writer and journalist spans a 50-year period; she currently studies memoir writing while working on her first book.

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Don’t Rain on My ParadeDEFINING MOMENTS IN NYCBy eden FArBeraJT cOlUMNisT

When 16 of your Atlanta teens leave their social-izing on Shabbat after-noons to play with kids,

you know it must be special.

And when 400 teens from up and down North America meet in the middle of Pennsylvania the weekend before final exams week, you know it must be really special.

AJT You’d be right. Bnei Akiva is really special.

The aforementioned weekend was by far one of the most special of my life. The retreat – Shabbaton, as it’s called – is centered around the annual Israeli Day Parade in New York City that Sunday. Every chapter of Zionist youth group Bnei Akiva sends repre-sentatives, so throughout the entire Shabbaton, you meet people from all over and bond over that special, key passion we all share.

It’s a weekend of new friends, sing-ing, dancing and Israeli spirit, and there’s something about the passion in the air that makes it simply unfor-gettable.

Well, of course there’s spirit at the shabbaton, you may think. These are the 400 teens that have already dedi-cated themselves to the movement. Of course they have passion; it’s in their blood!

But what about the city of New

York? The Big Apple itself is not nec-essarily committed to Israel; there’s no overarching spirit of Zionism that pervades its streets.

But on June 2, there was. All along Fifth Avenue – which was shut down for the parade – were thousands of people to support Israel. I don’t think I’ve ever seen that many people in one place, let alone all supporting one cause (no, I’ve never been to a sports game).

It was breathtaking. Israel, my home, my land, is loved.

It was such an honor to dance in the street, my movement in solidarity with Israel. As we danced and sang all the songs – from “am Yisrael chai” (“The Nation of Israel Lives”) to “eretz Zavat chalav U’dvash” (“Land Flow-ing with Milk and Honey”) – we, the Bnei Akiva youth of North America, were electric with energy.

I’ve never been so physically ex-hausted…and it’s never been so worth it. Holding up a large sign that read “BNEI AKIVA ATLANTA,” dripping with sweat, screaming through my al-ready-lost voice, I felt so alive. israel, let me celebrate you with all my heart and soul!

Me, my friends, my fellow Bnei Akiva counselors, the other floats full of passionate Zionists and the people of New York – we’re here for you, Is-rael. Every step of the way.

Of course, today I am back in At-lanta, removed from that transforma-tive moment. The funny thing about coming home from Shabbatons that are so monumentally life changing is that on the one hand, your life is ex-actly the same, but on the other hand, it’s completely different.

I walked into the same house, the same room, and lay down on the same couch. Nothing had changed here – except for me.

The fire of Israel pumping through my veins, I know I’m going to do my part to keep that spirit from the pa-rade alive in my life – and in the life of Atlanta.

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From Darkness to LightNEW HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL AT CHABAD OF COBB

SpeCIAl For the AJt

Jewish mysticism passionately explores man’s capacity and responsibility to transform darkness into light. This, the

Kabbalah tells us, is the very mission of man in this world.

It is now approxi-mately 70 years since the darkest era in human history. The Holocaust will for-ever cast its shadow on our collective memory, but now it is humanity’s sacred task to transform the darkness of our past into a beacon of shin-ing light for genera-tions to come.

To symbolize this call to action, a magnificent sculpture memorial will be erected at the Chabad of Cobb campus. While many memorials ask us to remember the past, this memo-rial encourages us to look ahead, to bring light to the dark and brilliance to our future: The six points rising from the black marble, reaching to the heavens and surrounding the flames, form the Star of David when seen from above.

The sculpture will serve as a pow-erful symbol of our mission to ensure that the memory of the six million from the black dark past rises up to the bright heavens through our daily actions. Visitors to the memorial will be encouraged to leave with a reso-

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lution – to perform a new, good and enduring deed.

More on the Artist: Chaim Avneri

Chaim Avneri, creator, designer and director of The Holocaust Me-morial Project at Chabad of Cobb, was born in Russia in 1927. He and

his family fled their homeland to escape communism, relo-cating to Tel Aviv in 1931, and he served in Haganah (and later the IDF) until 1950.

After his discharge from the military, Avneri worked with a world-renowned Dutch diamond man-ufacturer who had

emigrated from Holland. For his dedication to excellence, he soon be-came known in the trade as a master teacher and consultant and one of the finest diamond cutters in his in-dustry (in which he worked for more than 60 years).

Today, Avneri enjoys traveling with his wife Penny, and it was their trip to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum that inspired the design for his Chabad of Cobb project.

editor’s note: The chabad of cobb memorial will be open to groups and the general public. for more infor-mation please email [email protected].

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The evening of June 6 was one of great food, fun and philanthropy at the Jewish Federation of Greater At-

lanta, as Shark Tank: ProtéJ Edition filled the building. There was stand-ing room only as six entrepreneurs pitched their non-profit business ideas to the “Sharks” in hopes of re-ceiving grant money for their chari-table endeavors.

The evening began with open-ing remarks from Michael Horowitz, JFGA President/CEO. Master of Cer-emonies Matt Brill kept the crowd laughing and informed between pitches. Best of all, the Sharks – Ber-nie Marcus, Laurie Ann Goldman and Michael Kogon – combined quick wit and razor-sharp business acumen to keep everyone excited, entertained and educated throughout the night.

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Jennie Rivlin Roberts, ProtéJ di-rector, was honored for all of her hard work in making the evening possible. Although all of the contestants had great projects and showed incredible passion for their causes, the big win-ner was Chaim Neiditch, founder/di-

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By dAvId S. Covellfor the atlanta Jewish Times

Marriage is a union – a union of heart, a union of soul, a union of minds. But wait till you have to

pay those union dues!

Planning a wedding can be an over-whelming and challenging experi-ence. Some brides are fully aware of the complexities of an event of this magnitude and reach out to profes-sionals for help, but others are hell-bent on doing it themselves.

While we live in a world of informa-tion overload via hundreds of web-sites and magazines, a great wedding sill comes down to detailed planning, the utilization of highly experienced vendors and the desire to have fun. After all, it is a grand celebration.

Our company produces more than 100 simchas per year, and we love what we do. Some of the celebrations we help put on are traditional ko-sher weddings with a modern twist, and others are a variation on the traditional. Most have at least 100 guests, and some have several hun-dred more.

Step One: A Date

Regardless of the specifics, one of the first things we tell all of our clients is to check the Jewish calendar. A great resource is to check with chabad.org or preferably one of the local Chabad sites such as chabadofcobb.com or chabadga.com. Note that many dates

on the Jewish calendar are not oppor-tune for weddings, and various dates are blacklist-ed for differ-ent reasons.

O b v i o u s l y , the sadder days on the calendar – such as Tisha B’Av – are inopportune times to cel-ebrate the great joy of a wedding. Also, wed-dings are not celebrated on Shabbat or major bibli-cal holidays because they are mandated days of rest when trans-actions are prohibited – including the ring-giving transaction under the chuppah through which man and woman become husband and wife!

And on certain other festive days, we are required to completely focus on the festivities of the day, and a wed-ding would constitute an unwelcome distraction.

Step Two: Some Help!

I have said this before and will say it again: You need to hire a planner,

especially for larger events!

We understand that clients want to have their events very indi-vidualized, and they should, but do not go it solo.

Remember: A traditional Jew-ish wedding is a tapestry wo-ven from many threads: biblical, historical, mysti-cal, cultural and legal. Customs are carried from one generation to the next, forming a chain of Jew-ish continuity which goes back more than 3,800 years. With this in mind, you lit-erally can’t go it alone!

You need a professional planner to help with everything from the invita-tion verbiage, budget, site selection and caterer and vendor selections to wedding etiquette, processional, re-ception and much more. Just because there are books out there to help you, does not mean you can read one and become an expert yourself – if there was a book for do it yourself brain surgery would that be adequate?

Need some help? One of our event sales managers will be happy to refer

you to the appropriate special event planner. Remember, this profes-sional works for you, but you must allow the planner to do their job the way you would allow your lawyer to do his.

In my previous career I was a Cer-tified Public Accountant specializ-ing in taxation with a concentration of hospitality clients. While clients should question their CPA, they did not tell us how to do our job. Allow your specialized vendors to do their job as well.

Be in the moment. You can enjoy the process much more, and there’s no need to send a five-page e-mail to your caterer every day if you hire the right team.

Step Three: Have the Time of Your Life

Remember to enjoy the ride and be respectful of your new family. Life goes by quickly, and we need to thank G-d for all of life’s precious moments.

And to all you grooms, remember this: Before marriage, a man yearns for the woman he loves…but after marriage, the “y” becomes silent.

editor’s note: david s. covell is ceO of saratoga event Group and president of avenue K-Glatt Kosher events. he also has a background as a certified public ac-countant in New York and offers consult-ing in the hospitality industry.

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toric Roswell wears many hats – and gloves, too, when the formality of the occasion calls for them and can deft-ly arrange your wedding, reunion, meeting or occasion. Tradition, cul-ture and Southern hospitality – it’s all here, set against a backdrop of natural splendors and with all the modern amenities that will make your occasion or event an experience to remember.

Located on the northern banks of the Chattahoochee River, Roswell is perched in the palm of Mother Na-ture, with a large swatch of the Chat-tahoochee River right at its front door. For weddings, reunions, meet-ings and occasions, historic Roswell will serve your gathering well and with aplomb.

Planning a wedding? Historic Roswell has authentic antebellum event sites for brides who want a true Southern ambiance.

Prefer petals to the past? We have sites with gardens for outdoor events that bloom with atmosphere.

These are just a few of historic Roswell’s beautiful venues for simchas.

Organizing a reunion? We can customize tours, entertainment and activities that will appeal to the en-tire reunion party, from children through senior members, whether it is a family, school or military re-union.

Call the Historic Roswell Conven-tion & Visitors Bureau for recom-mendations on all the services your occasion requires: florists, wedding planners, DJs, bands, caterers; meet-ing space, site selection and planning assistance; organized tours, events, meals and other services. The CVB can also provide assistance with ho-tel room rates and reservations for our 11 hotels.

And here’s some icing on the cake for bridal parties: We have free goody bags for out-of-town wedding guests staying in a Roswell hotel and have many one-of-a-kind, locally-owned restaurants specializing in rehearsal dinners, bridal luncheons and recep-tions.

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So, you met the partner of your dreams, the proposal has happened, and you said “yes.” Now it’s time to plan

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If you are like most, you have been planning this day since you were a young. You want it to be perfect in every way. You’ve seen the shows and

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You want it to be an elegant, joyous day to remember – and to emerge from it with all of your relationships still intact!

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It is best to plan a run over for your budget of about 20 percent, as there

are always additional items and con-cerns that come up.

Next, make a list of what is really important to you and your partner, and then prioritize. You will want to allocate most of your budget to these items. Remember this is your wedding day; you don’t have to do something because your mother, sister or best friend did or because someone told you that you “should.”

Also keep in mind that in order to truly have an elegant wedding, you have to commit to the details. The best way to “have your cake and eat it too” is to consider hiring professional planner. If you thought it was out of the question, you might be surprised to find out an event planner can actu-ally save you money, time and stress!

Professional planners can help you create the feeling you are looking for while you actually enjoy your special day and preserve your relationship with the BFF and mother-in-law. These people, as well as other rela-tives and family friends are truly just trying to be included and feel impor-tant during this very special day of celebration for you and your partner.

A good planner will sit down with you and your partner and help you fig-ure out what really is most important to you. From there, they can handle details – ranging from ordering the invitations, hiring the photographer, finding the florist, magically trans-forming the reception hall into your wedding dream and ensuring the wedding cake makes it to the table in one piece! And of course, you won’t be giving up your dream or creative ideas – you still get to make all the decisions.

Be it traditional or non-traditional, your wedding can be stress-free – well, relatively –without the hassle of run-ning all over town, making endless phone calls or turning into a terror. With a good planner by your side, you will get to enjoy being the center of at-tention, enjoy your guests and, most of all, enjoy your very special day.

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When was the last time you threw a party and your phone rang off the hook for days to come

with guests raving about what a great time they had? Well, if you’ve never been so lucky to feel like a hero just for hosting a party, it might be time to mix things up and consider something differ-ent like a casino-themed party!

What is a casino party, anyway? Basically, you provide the guests and the venue (parties can be held just about anywhere, from your own home to a restaurant or banquet hall to your synagogue), while the casino company does all the rest: providing the casino tables, accessories and professional dealers.

Guests use play money and casino chips instead of real money, people of all ages can take part in the fun, making these events a great idea for bar mitzvahs and bat mitzvahs as well as graduation parties, birthday parties, retirement celebrations, cor-porate events and even fundraisers.

The most common games to choose from are blackjack (or “21”), Texas Hold ’Em poker, roulette and craps – many hosts also include slot machines to add to the casino ambi-ence. After several hours of gaming, dealers count up all the chips that guests have won, convert them into raffle tickets (more chips won means more raffle tickets earned), and raffle off any prizes that you might choose to give away.

With the popularity of James Bond movies like “Casino Royale” and TV shows such as “Boardwalk Empire,” the casino theme is becom-ing more and more popular as a fun way to spice up all kinds of events. Your guests have nothing to lose and will definitely walk away with great stories for a long time to come!

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As for dealers, many of your guests might not know how to play each game, so you’ll want to make sure that the dealers are entertain-ing and know the games inside-out but are also patient and dynamic enough to teach guests how to play whenever necessary. Look for com-ments on the company’s website from previous clients who had great things to say about the dealers at their par-ty.

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ceremony musicians.• Reserve photographer and/or videog-

rapher, decide on package, execute contract and send deposit.

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ceremony.• Brides: Buy, rent or borrow a gown.• Brides: Decide on the bridesmaid

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final arrangement count with the flo-rist.

• Shop and pack for the honeymoon.• Confirm the location, date and time

with the photographer and provide a “must-take” photo list.

• Confirm the location, date and time with the videographer.

• Give the seating chart to the caterer, location manager or host.

• Put together an overnight bag for your wedding night and designate someone to deliver it to the hotel for you.

• Leave a copy of your honeymoon itin-erary with someone in case of emer-gency.

• Put final payments and cash tips in marked envelopes and give to a desig-nated family or friend to distribute on the wedding day.

• Confirm the date, location, time and playlist with the reception and cer-emony musicians.

• Designate someone to collect the wed-ding gifts brought to the party.

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elements – ketubah, chuppah, Kiddu-sh cups, rings and glass for breaking.

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The Auxiliary, which is the volunteer and fundraising arm of The William Bre-man Jewish Home, hosted

its annual Spring Luncheon on April 29 at The InterContinental Hotel in Buckhead with more than 250 people in attendance. In addition to recog-nizing the hard work of several spe-

cial volunteers, the event marked the beginning of an exciting new year for the organization with the announce-ment of incoming board members.

Several dedicated Auxiliary mem-bers were honored for their volunteer efforts over the past year, among them Brooke Blasberg, Jodie Jackson and Andi Morse, named Volunteers of the Year. As Vice Presidents of Membership, they not only recruited more than 100 new members but also hosted the successful inaugural new membership event in the fall.

Also recognized were Mara Ber-man, Carol Rubin and Alison Sch-neider as “Auxilians Extraordinaire.” Being an Auxilian Extraordinaire represents an exceptional level of commitment and volunteerism. For 10 months, these three individuals toiled to produce The Home’s Direc-tory, which raised funds to bolster the myriad programs for residents of The Home and its communities.

“I was truly touched to be hon-ored,” said Berman. “The Auxiliary

is made up of an amazing group of women who work tirelessly and with tremendous enthusiasm. I would encourage anyone interested to get involved to be part of this wonderful organization.”

“The Home has cared for three of my family members – my grand-father, who was a resident in the original Home on 14th Street, plus my mother and aunt,” Rubin added.

“My family will always treasure and appreciate the caring shown to each one. If I can give back in any small way, it is my privilege to do so.”

To make the luncheon even more exciting, the Auxiliary offered a fun shopping experience: Vendors sold everything from jewelry to giftware to clothing. It was a “win-win” for all involved, as a percentage of all sales went back to The Auxiliary in sup-port of The Home.

Also, a few lucky attendees walked away with great door prizes and extraordinary raffle items, in-cluding jewelry from both Judith Ripka and Tassels and a Las Vegas vacation trip from Las Vegas Sands Corporation.

editor’s note: cherie aviv is the 2013 auxiliary president-elect. To learn more about The auxiliary of The home, please visit wbjh.org or contact [email protected] or (404) 751-2267.

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The Canine CellMates pro-gram had been more than a year in the works. The vi-sion was set: Inmates would

train dogs pulled from the county shelter, saving the dogs from certain death, while the in-mate learned a new skill set to better prepare them for their return to society.

At the end of the program, the dogs would be made avail-able for adoption, and the in-mate would take away more from the program than just a new skill set – they hopefully would take away a new vision for their life.

When the day arrived for the Fulton County inmates to meet their four-legged com-panion and roommate for the next eight weeks, excitement flowed through all involved. Major media outlets came to the jail to wit-ness the launch of the new program, and County Commissioner Robb Pitts beamed as he spoke about the positive benefits the program would bring the county and the inmates.

I watched as Meredith Minkin, director of canine services, called for-ward each inmate by name and fol-lowed with the name of the dog they had been assigned to train. All eyes and all cameras were fixed on each pair as they saw each other for the first time. They were both here for a reason, brought together with a pur-pose, and this day put them in the spotlight.

Each media outlet sought out an inmate to interview him and hear what he had to say.

Roger, 26 (but looking more like 18), and Georgie, a silver-and-white pocket pit bull, became fast friends. The former was all smiles while lat-ter’s tail never stopped wagging.

Roger had been doing odd jobs at the jail, like working in the kitchen and waxing floors. He said he did not have to think twice when deputies asked him to be a part of the Canine CellMates program – they said he would be saving a dog’s life.

Roger told me he did not know ex-actly what he was signing up for, but he liked the idea of saving a life.

Of course, the inmates and the an-imals were not the only ones pleased about the opportunities afforded by the program. C. Rachel, department

of detentions officer, felt that the jail had had its share of negative atten-tion and could use the positive energy that the dogs would bring. She said she hopes that the inmates will go on to do good things with their lives and perhaps even become dog handlers.

The bright mood was evident as the inmates and dogs took time to get acquainted before they set out on this great adventure; laughter and barks filled the air. Then, when it came time for the companions’ first night together, n a room filled with ten inmates lying on their bunk bed as the dogs lay at their bed side in a crate, exhausted from a day of sen-sory overload, each inmate lay on his bunk bed, bragging that his dog – crated alongside and exhausted from sensory overload – was the smartest and best-looking.

Close your eyes imagine them breaking into the old jingle: “My dog’s better than your dog…” and you cannot help but smile.

Stay tuned.

editor’s note: for additional information, visit caninecellmates.org or visit the pro-gram’s blog at caninecellmates.wordpress.com. andrea appel is a recent graduate of Mercer University with a master’s degree in organizational leadership and now a part of the canine cellmates team.

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Kosher Movies: Witness (1985)JUDGE NOT A MAN BY HIS APPEARANCE

By rABBI herBert CohenaJT cONTriBUTOr

Not long ago, I had a con-versation with a recent immigrant to Israel. He told me he never picks up

ultra-religious men who are hitching a ride.

He feels they are lazy, exploitative of community funds and disloyal to the state of Israel; in sum, they are “takers,” not “givers,” and should be less influential in the Israeli politi-cal scene. He therefore does not want to reward them by giving them free rides.

I told him that I do pick up such hitchhikers, as I really don’t know them well and do not want the ac-tions of a few to permeate my con-sciousness and cause me to view all the ultra-religious as “takers.”

To become prejudiced based on limited experience is short-sighted, but that was just what the man with whom I spoke has done. Such stereo-typing of those who are unfamiliar to us is the subtext of “Witness,” a po-

AJTlice thriller that uses the Amish cul-ture of Pennsylvania as a backdrop for its story.

Rachel Lapp, a young Amish widow traveling by train with her 8-year-old son Samuel to visit her sis-ter, stops at the Philadelphia station. Here, Samuel wanders into the men’s room where, behind closed doors, he witnesses a brutal murder. Later, at the police station, Samuel identifies one of the killers as a narcotics officer who was involved in a drug raid in which the drugs mysteriously disap-peared.

Police Captain John Book is as-signed to the case. As events unfold, we learn that it was Book’s superior officer behind the robbery of the con-traband, and Book is now targeted by his sinister boss for execution. A gun-fight leaves Book wounded, and he flees to Amish country with Rachel and Samuel, who are now in mortal danger.

Collapsing from loss of blood, Book stays with the Amish until he gradu-ally heals. Rachel and Book develop

an affection for one another during his recuperation period, and Book’s view of the culture begins to change: They are no longer strange and back-ward, as he thought, but people whose un-complicated, whole-some perspective on life impresses Book as honest and pur-poseful.

Book and Ra-chel both know that, coming from two dif-ferent worlds, their relationship is a non-starter. But that does not stop them from caring for one another and seeing the world from the other’s vantage point.

Eventually, the corrupt police offi-cers locate Book and travel to Amish country to kill him. It is the Amish tradition of non-violence that figures prominently in the film’s denoue-ment. Book is traveling into town by horse and buggy when local bullies –

thugs who judgmentally regard the Amish as weak and out of touch with modernity – accost the party.

The bullies pick a fight with Book’s group, not realizing that Book is not Amish. Book, incensed at their bra-zenness, decides to re-taliate by breaking the nose of one of the bul-lies. It’s an action total-ly out-of-character for the Amish, and it leads to a police report which finds its way to his cor-rupt superiors.

Through the report, the crooked cops learn of Book’s location and travel there, where the

story comes to a tense and bloody cli-max.

On the subject of pre-judgment, Jewish tradition tells us everyone is created in the image of G-d and, therefore, has infinite value. Being different does not mean being less worthy or less important.

The Talmud states that baseless hatred was the cause of the destruc-tion of the Second Temple; the great medieval scholar Moshe ibn Ezra said “Love blinds us to faults, ha-tred to virtues”; and the Ethics of the Fathers further tells us that “hated of people removes a man from the world.”

When we view others who are different from us in a negative light without even knowing them, we do not appreciate the good that is often within them. “Witness” reminds us that beneath the strange clothing of a religious sect, there may be values worth emulating.

When we view the unusual look-ing stranger as a friend, we open up ourselves to growing intellectually and emotionally.

rabbi cohen, former principal of Yeshiva atlanta, now resides in Beit shemesh, israel. Visit koshermovies.com for more of his Torah-themed film reviews.

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JEWS MAKING NEWSCompIled By SArA KAplAnediTOrial iNTerN

Another Side of Winehouse

Most images of Amy Winehouse tend to depict the upsetting and tragic parts of the sing-er’s life. That’s all about to change. As the two-

year anniversary of the star’s death approaches, The Jewish Museum in Camden – located in Winehouse’s former London neighborhood – will feature “Amy Winehouse: A Family Portrait.”

The exhibition is set to highlight the singer’s style, family events and her Jewish heritage. Also featured will be unseen photographs of the singer and personal belongings such as her guitar and one of her Grammy Awards from 2008, when she took home five statues for “Back to Black.”

“Amy was someone who was incredibly proud of her Jewish-London roots,” her brother, Alex Winehouse told Vogue UK. “We weren’t religious, but we were traditional. I hope, in this most fitting of places, that the world gets to see this other side, not just to Amy, but to our typical Jewish family.”

The showing opens July 3 and runs until September 15. A documentary is expected to come out later this year on Winehouse to commemorate what would have been her 30th birthday.

See You Next Fall, Stewart!

Fans of “The Daily Show” got some shocking news on Jon Stewart’s June 6 show: It appears the longtime host will be leaving his desk for a few months to produce and direct his first movie,

“Rosewater.”

Stewart will spend the summer in an undisclosed Mid-dle East location in the to make a film based on Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari’s book “Then They Came for Me: A Family’s Story of Love, Captivity and Sur-vival,” which tells the story of the author’s family history, arrest and subsequent 118-day imprisonment following the controversial 2009 Iran presidential election.

In the meantime, longtime “Daily Show” correspondent John Oliver will take over in the main anchor role until Sept. 3, when Stewart is expected to return. Oliver will have his plate full, covering the NSA scandal, the Su-preme Court ruling on gay marriage and the birth of Prince William and Kate Middleton’s child.

Stewart was born as Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz in New York City to Mar-ian and Donald Leibowitz. Members of the family originally immigrated from Poland, Ukraine and Belarus. According to Stewart, he was subjected to anti-Semitic bullying as a child in Lawrenceville, N.J., but went on to graduate from The College of William & Mary in 1984 as a psychology major and estab-lish a transcendent comedy career.

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A Day for Davis!SANDY SPRINGS DECLARES JUNE 4 FOR ACADEMY

GHA Celebrates Siyum HaShanaEND OF YEAR HONORS

SpeCIAl For the AJt

Sandy Springs Mayor Eva Galambos (far left) honored the Davis Acad-emy for 20 years of educational excellence at a city council meeting on June 4.

Student govern-ment representatives (left to right) David Antonino, Jared Solovei, Jacob Lewis, Joelle Friedman and Joelle Zelony and Head of School Amy Shafron were there to receive the honor.

The proclamation, in part, read:

“Whereas, twenty years ago, The Alfred & Adele Davis Academy opened its doors to 20 eager kinder-garten and first-grade students whose pioneer families led the way to a brand new school with an important mission grounded in Reform Jewish values…

“Whereas, today, The Davis Academy has two state-of-the-art campuses in Sandy Springs, achieved triple accreditation, is recognized nationally for its excellence and innovative educational programs and is the largest K-8 Reform Jewish Day School in the United States.”

By leAh levyaJT cONTriBUTOr

The Greenfield Hebrew Academy held its Siyum HaShana on May 31, and students and teachers alike were honored for their amaz-

ing accomplishments over the years. The program also featured student performanc-es that displayed a remarkable degree of dedication and talent.

Departing GHA board president Dr. Da-vid Frankel addressed the audience, tying lessons learned from Parshat Shelach in overcoming challenges and team support to his experiences at GHA.

“No matter if you are Reform, Ortho-dox, Conservative, unaffiliated, tall, short, younger, older, boy, girl, teacher or stu-dent,” he said, “the GHA community is all about respect, appreciation, admiration, affection and inclusion. No matter what our future plans may be, our core values at GHA are non-negotiable.”

Judy Stolovitz, the incoming board pres-ident, thanked Dr. Frankel for his leader-ship (“He is humble, kind, and dedicated”) and also recognized “all the people who make walking into the building a pleasure.” Both leaders gratefully acknowledged the fantastic job done by departing Head of School Rabbi Lee Buckman while express-ing confidence in interim Head of School Leah Summers to keep everything running smoothly and in the right direction.

Rabbi Buckman thanked Dr. Frankel for his unassuming, modest way of leadership (“He was never a president that sought the limelight”), and how, like Caleb in Parshat Shelach, “he carries the Torah of his fathers with him wherever he goes.”

The rabbi also acknowledged the sev-eral GHA families who are making aliyah or returning to Israel this summer, includ-ing the Kabalos, of whom Sharon served at the Israeli Consulate here in Atlanta; the Sterns, who were here on behalf of the Is-rael Air Force; and the Makmels, who were shlichim for Young Judaea. Students also honored GHA B’not Sherut Ateret Kfir and Linor Nahum on their return to Israel.

Later, the Eighth Grade Achievement Awards were revealed: Zoe Bagel (Hadassah Chesed Award); Linsey Cohen and Ben Siegel (Keter Shem Tov); Dan Jutan (Head of School Award); Bella Cantor (Ephraim Frankel Award); and Jillian Gerson (Linda Gross Scholarship). Ten students were also hon-ored with the Ten-Year Key, having attended GHA from pre-K through eighth grade.

Finally, several teachers – including Miriam Saul, with the school for 25 years – were honored for length of service, and students – including Zach Mainzer, Cantor, Sophie Steinberg and more – entertained the audience with their musical talents.

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TOP: GHA first graders perform an enthu-siastic rendition of “Eretz Yisrael Sheli”

at the school’s Siyum HaShana.

SECOND: Hannah Solon (left) and Eliana Goldin (right) have difficulty maintaining straight faces as they

perform in the comic version of “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik” (as played on

kazoos and bongo).

THIRD: Graduating eighth-grader and award-winner Bella Cantor played a

beautiful rendition of “Yachad” on the violin.

BOTTOM: Fifth-grade cellist zach Mainzer treated the audience to a

remarkable performance of “Humoresque” by Dvorak.

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Pace’s Arthur M. Blank Family Upper SchoolACADEMY BREAKS GROUND ON NEW FACILITY

SpeCIAl For the AJt

On May 17, Pace Academy broke ground on The Arthur M. Blank Family Upper School, a 75,000-square-foot

facility that will replace the current Upper School, which was constructed in 1961. The groundbreaking is a sig-nificant milestone in the school’s Aim High campaign, which surpassed its $32-million goal last month.

The family of Atlanta Falcons owner & chairman and The Home Depot co-founder Arthur M. Blank contributed Aim High’s lead gift.

“The support of the entire Pace com-munity for this project has been over-whelming,” said Head of School Fred Assaf. “Our campaign committee, led by Board members and Pace parents Elizabeth Richards and Robert Sheft, has worked tirelessly to achieve our fundraising goals and complete the last piece of our Long-Range Plan. It’s now time for our new Upper School to become a reality.”

Designed by Pace Academy alumnus Sandy Cooper of Collins Cooper Ca-rusi Architects, The Arthur M. Blank Family Upper School will nearly double the space of the current facility and will include The Woodruff Library – a gift of Jane Woodruff and Buck and Ann Woodruff – as well as a 1,500-square-foot Student Commons, a College Counseling suite, an Academic Resource Center featuring private tutoring rooms and a learning lab and state-of-the-art class-rooms and science labs.

The school’s Aim High campaign was led by a dedicated committee of cur-rent parents and parents of alumni, Life Trustees, grandparents, alumni, fac-ulty and staff. Every member of the Pace Academy faculty, staff and Board of Trustees contributed to the campaign, and more than 83 percent of Pace parents have participated to date.

Pace has secured the necessary building permits for the project from the City of Atlanta and began constructing an “Academic Village” on its rear ath-letic fields this spring; this temporary facility will house Upper School stu-dents during the 2013-14 school year. Demolition of the existing structure will begin on May 25, and the Arthur M. Blank Family Upper School will welcome students for the start of the 2014-15 school year.

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Left to right, Chairman of the Board of Trustees Tim Walsh; Pace Parent, Board

Member and Aim High Campaign Co-Chair Robert Sheft; Board Member and Aim High Campaign Co-Chair Elizabeth Richards; Aim

High Donor Arthur Blank; and Head of School Fred Assaf.

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Shabbat CandleLighting Times

Friday, June 14, 2013Light Candles at: 8:31 p.m.

Shabbat, June 15, 2013 Shabbat Ends: 10:02 p.m.

Friday, June 21, 2013 Light Candles at: 8:33 p.m.

Shabbat, June 22, 2013 Shabbat Ends: 10:04 p.m.

Friday, June 28, 2013Light Candles at: 8:34 p.m.

Shabbat. June 29, 2013 Shabbat Ends: 10:04 p.m.

Friday, July 5, 2013 Light Candles at: 8:34 p.m.

Shabbat, July 6, 2013 Shabbat Ends: 10:04 p.m.

SHAbbAT bLeSSinGS

Blessing for the Candles Baruch Arah A-do-nai,El-o-hei-nu

Melech Haolam Asher Kid-shanu b’mitzvotav

V’zivanu l’hadlik ner shel Shabbat

Blessed are You, Eternal our God, Sovereign of time and space.

You hallow us with Your mitzvot and command us to kindle the

lights of Shabbat.

Blessing for the Wine Baruch Atah A-do-nai, El-o-hei-nu

Meelech Haolam, Borei p’ri hagafen

Praise to You, Eternal our God, Sovereign of the Universe,

Creator of the fruit of the vine.

Blessing for the Bread (Challah) Baruch Atah A-do-nai, El-o-hei-nu

Melech haolam, Hamotzi Lechem min haaretz.

Our Praise to You Eternal our God, Sovereign of the universe,

Who brings forth bread from the earth.

MaTZaH Ball sOUP fOr THe sOUl

Enough is Enough – or Is It?KNOWING OUR WORTH

By rAChel lAvICtoIreaJT cOlUMNisT

The philosophical argument known as the Sorites Para-dox centers around the indi-viduals’ different perceptions

of quantity. Commonly presented in terms of rice, the discourse goes as fol-lows: If I put a single grain of rice on the table, would you describe that as a “heap” of rice?

What if I were to add a second grain, or a third? If I keep adding grains of rice, you will have to declare it a heap eventually – but which grain will make the difference?

I’ve heard the paradox presented in all sorts of other terms – how it is determined that someone is “bald,” or at what point a man is considered “rich” – but I’m more concerned with a different application of the argument.

Last week, I was walking with a friend when I admitted, “I’m just real-ly bad at seeing the big picture. Like, if I do something for three days in a row, I start to think that’s what my whole life will be like.”

Now, it is obviously a stretch to say that three days of your life will in any way determine all of your days to come – yet it feels very similar to the rice dilemma. For example: If I run three days in a row, am I a runner? Or, if I come to class three times with-out my homework, am I a slacker?

How many lies can an honest man tell? How many grains of rice make a heap?

It’s during these quiet summers that my questioning grows even more troublesome. In my last three days (not to mention the last three weeks), I’ve talked with my friends, sat by the pool and gone out to dinner. I haven’t been to a class, nor to a job.

In my mind, this period makes for plenty “grains of rice” in order to de-clare myself lazy, spoiled and unmo-tivated, regardless of the absurdity. And unfortunately, the Chukat read-ing this week doesn’t include a line in which G-d tells Moses to have faith in who he is as a person and forget about a few unproductive days – rather, this week’s parshah is filled with drought and death.

The Israelites arrive to the desert of Zin and settle in Kadesh, where Miriam dies and is buried. The Israel-ites argue with Moses because there’s no water, and Moses disobeys G-d and strikes a rock to bring forth water.

Then Aaron dies on Mount Hor, and G-d plagues the Israelites with venomous snakes for their continued complaints about water.

And yet, even among all of this disaster, there’s still hope. When the Israelites cry out to Moses, they say, “If only we had died with the death of our brothers before the Lord. Why have you brought the congregation of the Lord to this desert so that we and our livestock should die there?

“Why have you taken us out of Egypt to bring us to this evil place; it is not a place for seeds, or for fig trees, grapevines, or pomegranate trees, and there is no water to drink (Num-bers 20: 3-5).”

If we fast-forward thousands of years to the present-day Passover Seder, there’s a remarkable change as we all sing “dayenu” (“It Would Have Been Enough”).

ilu hotzi-anu Mi-mitzra-yim da-yeinu, “if He had brought us out from Egypt and had not carried out judg-ments against them, it would have been enough.”

In fact, we go so far as to sing a rebuttal to the Israelites in Chukat: “If He had drowned our oppressors, and had not supplied our needs in the desert for 40 years, it would have been enough.”

So, what has changed between bib-lical times and now, that we would be grateful for what the Israelites were dissatisfied? Why is it that in the moment, the Israelites were wishing they had died?

Because they too struggled to see the big picture. Rather, the Israelites were fixated on the grains of rice – the individual miracles that G-d had per-formed. One by one, the grains added up: G-d created the world, gave a son to a barren woman, spoke to Moses through a burning bush, sent down the ten plagues, and parted the Red Sea.

Still, however, they didn’t make a heap. Honestly, I’m not sure that heap

AJTwould ever form because faith can’t be measured with logic – you can’t wait for a tipping point, for a final grain to give you faith.

To have faith in G-d is to be in awe of one miracle or six miracles; it’s truly believing in “dayenu.” Similarly, hav-ing faith in yourself means being able to put mistakes behind you, knowing you’re strong enough to keep going.

It’s certainly not an easy concept, and I’d be lying if I claimed to have mastered it. We naturally want to reason through life:

if i do this, then that will happen, and i will eventually be this.

But if we see the big picture – we keep our faith and stop counting rice –

then all of our small worries can fade.

Three days won’t define your life. A G-d who saves his people from slavery, will surely save them from a drought.

You can put any number of grains in your heap.

rachel laVictoire ([email protected]) is a graduate of the davis acad-emy and Westminster high school, recipient of the prestigious Nemerov Writing and Thomas h. elliott Merit scholarships at Washington Univer-sity of st. louis and an active member of Temple emanu-el and the Marcus Jewish community center of atlanta. she was recently named to the board of st. louis hillel.

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THURS., JUNE 20Project Mah Jongg members-only preview event; see the new exhibit before everyone else. Thurs., June 20, 5 p.m. Opens to the public June 23. The Breman Museum. thebre-man.org.

The Daylight Dream: Fantasy and Re-ality at the Movies, a six-week course with films from world cinema that examine the deeper meaning of ordi-nary existence, taught by Bob Bahr. First session Mon., June 24, 11:15 a.m. Temple Sinai. Register via pal-sonline.org.

SUN., JUNE 23Understand Why We Mourn, two-part class with Rabbi Naftali Hoff. Sun., June 23, 7 p.m.; second session to fol-low on June 30. Congregation Ariel. (770) 390-9071.

THURS., JUNE 27Israeli Scouts Friendship Caravan in Atlanta, evening of song, dance and entertainment. Thurs., June 27, 7 p.m. $5/person, $10/family of four. Temple Emanu-El. [email protected].

Edgewise Speaker Series: Dr. Rob-ert Friedman, professor Emeritus of Criminal Justice and Director of GILEE at Georgia State University will focus on community policing, ter-rorism and crime analysis. Thurs., June 27, 10:30 a.m. Free for MJCCA members, $5/non-members. Zaban Park. (678) 812-4064.

Art Appreciation Class, focus on the High’s “Girl with a Pearl Earring.” Thurs., June 27, 11 a.m.; visit to the exhibit to follow on Tues., July 9. $20/MJCCA member, $30/non-member. Zaban Park. [email protected].

FRI., JULY 12Dive into Shabbat, celebrate Shab-bat at the MJCCA’s outdoor pool. Fri., July 12, 5 p.m. Free, open to the community; bring your own picnic or purchase from Goodfriend’s Grill. [email protected].

AJTSUN., JULY 14Secrets of the Lost Temple, lecture with Rabbi Sender Lustig. Sun., July 14, 9:40 a.m. Chabad of Ga. (404) 843-2464 ext. 102.

Kosher Poker Tour, the premier Jew-ish poker tournament circuit makes a stop in Atlanta. Sun., July 14, 1 p.m. Congregation Dor Tamid. (770) 378-2037.

MON., JULY 22Summer Driver’s Ed at the J, week-long course includes 30 hours in class and 6 hours behind-the-wheel. Be-gins Mon., July 22, 9 a.m. Discount for MJCCA members. Zaban Park. [email protected].

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SUN., JULY 28How to Lead a Shabbos Table, lecture with Rabbi Isser New. Sun., July 28, 9:40 a.m. Chabad of Ga. (404) 843-2464 ext. 102.

SUN., JULY 29Summer Driver’s Ed at the J, week-long course includes 30 hours in class and 6 hours behind-the-wheel. Be-gins Mon., July 29, 9 a.m. Discount for MJCCA members. Zaban Park. [email protected].

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MaY THeir MeMOries Be a BlessiNG

Herman Beck88, OF ATLANTAHerman Beck, a lifelong native of Atlanta, passed away on Sat., June 8, 2013. He was born on May 16, 1925. He was a devoted husband, father and grand-father. He served in the Army Air Corp during World War II. He was a man with a great spirit and sense of humor. His friends knew him as a true friend; no favor was too large to ask of him. He spent his career in the jewelry business with Ellman & Co., L. Luria, A. Cohen & Son, Bulova Watch Co. and Pulsar. He also served as president of the Southern Jewelers Travel Association. Herman is preceded in death by his wife, Louise; sons Stuart and Randy; and daughter-in-law, Veronica Beck, of blessed memory. He is survived by his sons Daryl (Susan) of Dallas, Texas and Bruce of Atlanta; grandchildren Scott, Allison, Brian and Matthew Beck; and numerous nieces and nephews. Please sign the online guestbook edressler.com. A graveside service was held Mon., June 10, 2013 at Crestlawn Cemetery. Rabbi Ilan Feldman officiated. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that contributions be made to the Randy and Stuart Beck Fund for Respite Care at the Marcus JCC or to the charity of the donor’s choice. Ar-rangements by Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care.

Pola Rusinek (Frejlich) Fraley91, OF ATLANTAPola Rusinek (Frejlich) Fraley died peacefully in her sleep at the age of 91 on Tues., June 4, 2013 taking her place among the last living Holocaust survivors to bear witness to the Nazi persecution of minorities during World War II. Born in Sosnowic, Poland, her life was a testament to the enduring spirit and determination of a remarkably resilient generation, reminding her family through the years that “G-d has been good to me.” She was predeceased by her beloved Simon, also a Holocaust survivor, who she met in the Zeilsheim (Germany) Displaced Persons Camp after liberation from a concentration camp in Parschnitz, Czechoslova-kia. She and Simon came to America with their first child in 1949, raised their family in Atlanta and lived the American entrepreneurial dream. They were founding members of Hemshech, organization of Holocaust survivors and de-scendants. Above all else, she devoted her life to her family, feeling blessed to see her children living in freedom in America. She was also predeceased by her parents, Abraham and Sara Rusinek; seven siblings whose lives were taken during the Holocaust; and sister Jean Greenbaum, a Holocaust survi-vor, who (with husband, Isaac, and their children Felice Greenbaum Fried-man and Judy Greenbaum Croy and their families) joined Pola in Atlanta. She is survived by her son, Steven; daughter-in-law, Marian; granddaugh-ter, Shayna; and daughter, Phyllis. Sign online guestbook at edressler.com. Graveside services were held June 5 at 11 a.m. at Arlington Cemetery with Rabbi Mark Kunis officiating. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the United States Holocaust Museum, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, Wash-ington, DC 20024-2126; The William Breman Jewish Heritage & Holocaust Museum, 1440 Spring St NW, Atlanta, GA 30309; or Eternal Life Hemshech, 205 Northland Ridge Trail, Atlanta, GA 30342. Arrangements by Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care.

Nathan Charles Lovinger 84, OF ATLANTANathan Charles Lovinger, 84, a native of Atlanta, passed away peacefully on June 8, 2013. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Mrs. Audrey Litt Lovinger; his son and daughter-in-law, Harold (Carmen) Lovinger; his daugh-ter and son-in-law, Farin Lovinger Jaeger (Jeff Jaeger); his granddaughter and grandson-in-law, Malina Bae Lovinger (Keith Blalock); his grandson, C. Bynum Jaeger; his granddaughter, Caroline Coates Jaeger; and many other relatives. Graveside services were held at Arlington Memorial Park on Mon., June 10, 2013 at 3 p.m. Please sign online guestbook at edressler.com. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Jewish War Veterans: 1811 R. Street NW, Washington, DC 20009, jwv.org/donations/donation.php. Arrangements by Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care.

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