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NOVEMBER 2010

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By Jana LaZur

It’s time for our community to come
together again to make a difference.
Join us for a few hours to help out as
Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass
Tikkun Lexington volunteers. We are
working with more venues this year
than ever before to serve the city’s
youth, elderly, sick, and needy. You can
also buy groceries, prepare meals, or
donate unneeded items. Look for sign-
up forms in next month’s Shalom, go to
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Typically, over 100 volunteers assist
more than 300 recipients. The program
will run for the entire month of Decem-

are meals

nteer opportunities

her. The name ”Tzeason of Tzedakah”
reﬂects the fact that this effort is more
than just a single day’s activities. It em-
braces the Jewish value that tzedakah
is a responsibility and it is up to each
of us to serve those in our community
who are vulnerable. It is an ongoing
responsibility that takes many forms.

Drop-Off Bins: From December 1,
collection bins for donations will be
placed at the Jewish Federation of the
Bluegrass, Ohavay Zion Synagogue,
and Temple Adath lsrael. Useful items
include toiletries, disposable razors,
disposable cameras, journals, picture
frames, pillows, twin sheet sets, bath
towels, wash cloths, baby items, Target

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JFB’s Winter Dinner at Fulin’s Asian Cuisine not to be missed

The ”not to be missed" event hap—
pens at 6:00 pm. on December 5, the
fifth day of Hanukkah. Mark your
calendars, tell your friends and family,
gather up your menorahs, and bring
your appetite.

This year the Jewish Federation of the
Bluegrass will hold its annual Com-
munity Winter Dinner at Fulin’s Asian
Cuisine, located in the Beaumont
Shopping Center. Adults will enjoy a
variety of appetizers, soups, entrees,
and desserts. Children, who will eat

, and play in their own supervised area,

can (‘tll CliCCSL‘ pizza and l0.) cream sun—
daes at a discounted price or choose
from the buffet at the regular buffet
price.

Equine DivisionEvent highlights

unique offering

Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass is
the only federation in the country that
sponsors an Equine Division. Michael
and Meg Levy hosted its annual event
on October 11 at their farm, Bluewa-
ter. The division is co-chaired by Dan
Rosenberg and Dan Liebman. Funds
raised at this annual event are divided
between the Horseback Therapy
program at Ben Yakir and the local
services provided by JFB. We are grate-
ful to Leon Cooper for his leadership
role in organizing this undertaking.
Thank you also to Linda Ravvin, Angie
Ornstein, and Tamara Ohayon for their
diligent work on the event.

The highlight of the evening was
Hanna Smith's presentation about

the therapy program at Ben Yakir

(see article on page 5). Hanna and her
husband, Rabbi Uri Smith, visited Ben
Yakir in August. They met with Gabi
Azulay, who directs the horseback

Make your reservation today to have
an evening of fun with family and
friends. Show your support for your
Federation by making your reserva-
tions early. Bring six candles and your
hanukkiah and meet new people while
enjoying delicious vegetarian food

in a beautiful atmosphere. Come out
and try this new restaurant when you
can sample many items on the menu
for one low price per person. Register
online at www.jewish1exington.org to
sign up and also view the details.

Please contact the Federation office at
(859) 268—0672 or activitiesﬂjewish-
lexington.org with any questions. We
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riding therapy program, and social
workers who staff various Ben Yakir
services. Gabi visited Lexington a year
ago and spoke at both the Equine event
and the Benefactors event. Ben Yakir is
a residential school and center for 120
disadvantaged Israeli boys ages 12 to
18. Some 70 percent of the children are
from Ethiopian Jewish families. They
have been removed from their homes
because of behavior, developmental
or physical problems. The majority of
these boys are able to graduate from
the high school at Ben Yakir. Most of
them were unable to succeed in school
before they came to Ben Yakir Youth
Village.

Those in attendance were treated to

new video about the horseback riding
program starring Gabi and several of

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Jewish Film Festival premiers November 14 at 5:00 pm. at Temple Adath Israel ....................... 3 able to participate in the program. We J CW1
President’s Message 4 the children involved. This new video have raised about $30,000 thus far and
Ben Yakir Youth Aliyah Village provides support for troubled youth ................................................... 5 Will be available at www.jewishlexing— expect to raise quite a bit more from NOV
From the Director 6 ton.org. those unable to attend the event. Acclai
TAI on Rye announces dates for November 6 . . . .
Third Opinion 7 In the past, the division purchased a In addition to the horseback riding Thanks
Ask a Rabbi 8 horse named Arbel, refurbished the therapy program, IFB supports the munity
JFS~ At Your Service 9 stables, and developed the Warren and music therapy program at Ben Yakir. the ram
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ghe DomTaltpv family bids farewell to the Bluegrass 6 year the funds dedicated in memory of to this program, which sponsors a 1:32:11; t
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Jewish Film Festival premieres
November 14 at 5:00 p.m. at'TAI

Acclaimed Live and Become to be ﬁrst ﬁlm

Thanks to the efforts of many com-
munity members, Lexington will join
the ranks of larger cities in offering a
Jewish Film Series. The Jewish Federa-
tion of the Bluegrass has worked with
volunteers and sponsors to make this
a reality. Sponsors include Schennberg
Realty, Inc, Evelyn Geller, Harry Gor-
don, Susan Cobin, and Randall Ro-
orda. If you or your companies would
like to become sponsors, please contact
the JFB ofﬁce at (859) 268-0672. Any
contributions are welcome.

In addition to the enjoyment of four
ﬁne ﬁlms, the series will boast state-
of-the-art sound and projection equip-
ment and a large screen, ensuring easy
reading of subtitles as well as viewing
pleasure.

What movie experience is complete
without popcorn, soda, and candy?
These items will be offered at a rea—
sonable cost. If you purchase tickets
to all four movie in advance, you will
receive a free bag of popcorn as a
thank you.

Nora’s Will

December 12, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. in the
Temple Adath Israel Social Hall

A Jewish family in Mexico is turned
upside down when a long-held family
secret is uncovered in this comedy-
drama from director Mariana Chenillo.
The film won Best Direction at the Slst
Moscow International Festival and the
Ariel Awards, as well as seven other
awards including Best Picture of the
Year. This dark comedy centers on a
woman’s suicide just before Passover,
which creates many complications for
her ex-husband (Fernando Lujan) and
his family.

Saviors in the Night

January 9, 2011.,at 5:00 p.m. at the Oha-
vay Zion Synagogue Social Hall

This masterful ﬁlm from German
director Ludi Boeken, based on the
incredible storyngenne and his now
97-year-old wife, Marga (Veronica
Ferres), is the tense, often harrowing
story of how Menne’s wartime friend
Heinrich Aschoff (Martin Horn), his
wife, Maria (Margarita Broich), and

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order any advance tickets; However,
you need not purchase tickets in ad-
vance. Contact JFB at (859) 268-0672 or
activities@jewishlexington.org, or stop
by the ofﬁce.

The scheduled Festival ﬁlms:

Live and Become

November 14, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. in the
Temple Adath Israel Social Hall

One boy dies, another takes his place.
To survive, he must pretend to be what
he is not. His mother commands him,
”Go. Live. Become.” He obeys, though
he does not understand. Live how?
Become what? This ﬁlm centers on
the plight of Ethiopian Jews forced to
ﬂee oppression in their country and is
directed by Radu Mihaileanu.

Marga and their young daughter from
the Nazis for 27 months during WWII
at their Westphalian farm in north-
western Germany.

A Matter of Size

February 6, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. at the
Ohavay Zion Synagogue Social Hall
This ﬁlm is an Israeli comedy like
nothing you’ve seen before, a hilari—
ous and heart-warming tale of four
overweight guys who learn to love
themselves through the Japanese sport
of sumo wrestling. Lightly directed

by Erez Tadmor and Sharon Maymon
from a script Maymon wrote with Dan—
ny Cohen-Solal, this is a sweet, enjoy-
able —if limited and episodic—”when
life gives you lemons” sort of movie.
The ﬁlm was awarded three Israeli Os-
cars and has won eight other awards at

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Meals (from page 1)

or Dollar Store gift cards, warm coats,
clothing, blankets, gently used toys,
and puzzle books (Sudoku or word
search and crossword puzzles). The
Lexington Humane Society needs tow-
els, pet beds, dog food, and cat toys.

Prepared Meals: We also need pre-
packaged meals for the Ronald Mc-
Donald House, a nonprofit organiza-
tion that shelters families who have
long-term hospitalized children. We
will also bring food to cook meals

at MASH (an emergency shelter for
children ages 10 to 17) and pizza with
the residents at the Florence Crittenton
Home. To make this possible we need
25 individual pizza crusts, pizza sauce,
cheese and vegetarian toppings, roast
beef, fruit, ranch clip with veggies, and
soda. The Catholic Action Center feeds
our city’s homeless and low-income
residents three meals a day year-
round, and we are happy to help out.
They usually have plenty of donations
of bread and soup supplies, so we try
to provide variety with meats such as
roast beef, chicken, and turkey. Please
feel free to call Jana at (859) 267-0672

if you have any ideas, donations, or
questions.

Hands-on activities:

Catholic Action Center, December 24:
Our volunteers will prepare, serve, and
clean up after lunch on Friday, Decem-
ber 24. We will bring donated supplies
to the shelter, staff their Christmas
store, where low income and homeless
can drink warm apple cider, and listen
to Christmas music. While shopping
and taking home wrapped gifts for
loved ones.

Florence Crittenton Home, Sunday, De-
cember 12 at 1:00 p.m.: We will bring
lunch supplies and small gift bags for
young teens who are pregnant or have
recently given birth learning how to
take care of a child and developing job

skills. We stay about two hours—llong ‘

enough to make dinner with the girls,
eat, and visit.

Lexington Humane Society, Date TBA:
We will clean around the shelter. This
will involve sweeping, laundry, clean-
ing windows and glass, and perhaps
some light grooming of animals.

MASH Services of the Bluegrass,
December 6 and December 11, 11:00
a.m.: We will bring dinner supplies
and small gift bags for the children
who live here. Teaching them to make
pizzas has always been a great activity.
We stay about two hours, long enough
to make dinner, eat dessert, and play
some games.

Meals on Wheels, December 24: We
will deliver food to homebound se-
niors. It’s fun to take the whole family
and do this short (less than two hours)
act that truly makes an impact. To par-
ticipate, all you need is a car and

a navigator.

Moveable Feast, December 24: Similar
to Meals on Wheels, except the recipi-
ents are homebound AIDS and hospice
patients. This program focuses more
on nutrition to help their quality of
life and strengthen them as much as
possible.

Retirement Centers, Date TBA: A
group of volunteers will play music
and bingo or other games with resi-
dents for about two hours. People who
have therapy dogs may bring them for
residents to enjoy.

Ronald McDonald House, Date TBA:
We will send meals that can either be
cooked immediately or kept frozen for
later use. Please call ahead to offer to
bring a meal for this worthy organiza—
tion. (Unfortunately, we can no lon-
ger bring home-cooked items unless
they are made in their kitchen; items
brought must be pre-packaged.) It!

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STEWART HOME SCHOOL
Contact Jana LaZur for the fall schedule

The Stewart Home, located in Frankfort, Kentucky, is a residential school for individu- ,
als with disabilities. It is renowned throughout the country for the high quality of care given to t {' '
the students. and attracts people from all across the country. Tikkun Lexington brings celebra-

tion to the Stewart Home’s Jewish students by honoring Shabbat and Jewish holidays. It is a
very special evening for all who participate. volunteers and students alike. Please call Jana at
(859) 268-0672 or email jana@jewishlexington.org for more information

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President's Message

Linda Ravvin , JFB President

Many of us
took advan-
tage of the
opportunities
presented by
the World
Equestrian
Games that
took place recently in Lexington. The
event not only showcased the skill and
artistry of athletes and their horses, but
also clearly showed the enormous trust
between the two. Leon and I were at
the closing ceremonies, listening to the
highlights of our city’s and our state’s
accomplishments. Not only were
Lexington and Kentucky up to the
challenge presented by this worldwide
competition, but it launched both into
a whole new level of worldwide focus
for the future.

T he concept of the trusting relation-
ship——-worl