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October 2000

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GOV. PATTON’S ISRAEL TRADE MISSION A SUCCESS

by State Treasurer Jonathan Miller and State Representative Kathy Stein

his July, Governor Paul Patton led more

than 30 Kentuckians on our Common-

wealth’s first trade mission to the State of
Israel. Leaders from the political. business and
Jewish communitiesjoined together for an ex-
tremely successful trip.

The primary focus of the mission was to
promote trade between Kentucky and Israel, and
to attract new businesses and new jobs into
Kentucky. Mission participants engaged in several
high—level meetings with leading Israeli and
Palestinian officials to discuss trade opportunities.

In addition, private meetings were held with
leading Israeli business people. includingY promi~
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that make us optimistic about future business
opportunities between our two countries.

The group also made several stops at impor-
tant religious and historical sites. The Governor
laid a wreath at the grave of Yitzhak Rabin and
led a ceremony at Yad Vashem’s Children‘s
Memorial. We visited the Wailing Wall and several
New Testament sites around the Sea of Galilee.

Hank Wagner, president of Jewish hospital,
and Dr. Gerald Temes, director of the Heart and
Lung Institute at Jewish Hospital, also visited
officials at an Israeli hospital. The two hospitals
are working together on projects and research.

Along with First Lady Judi Patton. we

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0f the art medical procedures and care being
given to women and children at the pavilion.
What was most exciting, perhaps, was
touring the areas of the country that were central
to the negotiations taking place simultaneously at
Camp David. We toured the Old City, parts of the
West Bank and visited an army unit at the Golan
Heights. We met with members of both the Israel
government and the opposition, watched the
Knesset debate over Prime Minister Barak’s
future and met Palestinian Authority leaders in

Ramallah.

We were very excited to take part in this
historic. exhausting and meaningful trade mission
in I‘=f‘-.it.‘l and look for“ ard to dueloping further

Pictured (from left to right)
State Treasurer Jonathan Miller,

Governor Paul Patton, and |
State Representative Kathy Stein

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In This Issue: nil-JD!” - SIMCHAS
President’s Messa e .................................... 2
Y F d . g . MAZEL TOV TO:
our e erat1on In Action .......................... 3 Shayna Lerner and Seth Warner on their
Singles Wine & Cheese ............................... 3 engagement. Shayna iS the daughter of Freda Miller
Our Connection with the land of Israel ....... 4 and the granddaughter 0f Marjie and Lenny Lerner.
High Holiday Greetings .............................. 5 ,D" Harrie“ Rose} Who was awarded a D‘i‘i“?
guished Senior Contributor Award from the D1v131on
The Last Word? .......................................... 6 Of Counseling Psychology in Washington, DC.
The Perpetual Well ..................................... 6 Greta Rothschild recently received the Young
Jewish Family Services ............................... 7 LeaderShiP award at the Hadassah Donor Dinner in
L , C 1 b 7 Highland Park, Illinois.
eisure u ............................................... Greta completed her two—year t errn a President of
The Rabbi’s Corner .................................... 8 Aviva Hadassah Chapter in Highland Park.
Creative Juices ............................................ 8 Greta is the daughter 0f Ted and the late Sue
. Friedman of Lexington.
J SO/H ll 1 ................................................. 1 .
l e 0 Di Sobel and Gregory Smith on the birth of her
Dave Brubeck ........................................... 10 daughter on Sept. 16.
Hadassah .................................................. 10
Al Galgalim .............................................. ll REFU AH SHLEM AH (Get well Wishes):
Role of Religious Expression .................... 11 Bill Bloom, Leslie Glass, Mark Luckens
Swiss Bank Settlement .............................. 12
ACIOI‘S Gu11d ............................................. 12 CONDOLENCES TO:
Stop The Hate ........................................... 13 Dayna Charlick, on the passing of her grand-
Jews in Yemen .......................................... l4 mother Barbara Twersky.
God in the Bedroom .................................. 14 Paul & An“ Epstein 0“ the death Of Am”
B’ A 15 father, Vernon Hudek, on August 22.
tay von ................................................ Kathy Feinberg on the death of her mother,
Pride in Parenting ..................................... 16 Emily Darlington,
Engaging Jewish Teens ............................. l6 Marty & Diane Friedman, Oh the death 0f
. . Marty’s mother, Rose Friedman, on Sept. 10.
Lieberman worries some Arab Amer. ....... 17 Bruce, Starr & Jeremy Gan tz, on the death of
Journalist puts human faces on war .......... 18 gm moth§33nd Jeremy's grandmother,
Hank Greenburg ....................................... 19 Do Can'ti on Sept. 6.
Duke’s message to Russians ..................... 20 Elm" Gertel, 0” the death or h” bmlhcr‘
, David Gertelman.
WOTShlp SCthule ..................................... 21 RObin Roth, on the death Of her mother,
Activities & Events ................................... 22 Beverly Sperling.
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October 2000, Volume VIII, Issue 2

The mission of the Federation is to promote and foster unity and cohesion in the Jewish community of
Central Kentucky; to improve the quality of Jewish life in the community by developing and maintaining
recreational, social, cultural, community service and leisure activities; and to provide ﬁnancial assistance

and moral support to the State of Israel, Jewish people in all countries and selected charities.

Marty Barr, President
Daniel Chejfec, Executive Director
Fran Morris, Jewish Family Services
Holly Barnhill, Program Director
Lori Zimmerman, Administrative Assistant
Editor & Advertising Manager, Carrie McDanald

Editorial Board
Marcia Blacker, Chair
Michael Adelstein, Evelyn Danlzic Geller, Judy Levine, Ruth Poley, Jonathan Satin

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The .
PreSIdent’s

Message

by
Marty Barr

ver the last few months, CKJF has initiated

a series of informational releases called “the

Tzedakah Box”, whose main purpose is to
educate our membership about the various services
and activities that the organization is involved in.
This was motivated by the feedback received from
parts of the community that believed that the major
part of our effort was to raise money for Israel. In
fact, approximately 70% of our campaign income is
spent here in Lexington on local needs. These run the
gamut from social activities to helping people in
times of need.

In support of this emphasis on local service, we
have reached a point where we have a total of ﬁve
people in the ofﬁce. There are two persons working
on social service and volunteer recruitment; one
person for community activities and Camp Shalom; a
secretary who provides support services for every—
one; and the Executive Director, who is responsible
for stafﬁng of the Community Relations Committee
and the Annual fundraising Community Campaign. .

As CKJF strives to improve-its” service‘deﬁwérwl‘ﬁw‘
\\ Uliiti like 10 point Hill lliul ‘HJL ul‘ iiik' iim important
developments that has taken place over the last year
has been a major improvement in community coop—
eration. It seems to me that the various groups that
make up the Lexington Jewish community are being
more sensitive to one another and working more
smoothly for the common good. The importance of
this type of atmosphere can't be overstated, since we
are a small number in total and inﬁghting will have a
disproportionate impact on our performance.

Over the next year, it is our intent to continue to
foster this positive attitude and to continue to empha-
size the good of the whole community. I:

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CORRECTIONS...
...for the September issue of Shalom

On page 2, Jack Sharer was
incorrectly listed as Jock Sharer in the
Condolences.

On page 15, in the recipe for Honey
Cakes, the directions state “Heat coffee
and honey until honey is discolored.” It 1
should have rea “...until honey is ,
dissolved.” 5

On page 16, Phil Berger was 1
incorrectly listed as Phil Beyer in the
Community Activities Committee article. I

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YOUR FEDERATION IN ACTION

COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMITTEE

cws have thrived in America. and America has

benefited from the Jews. But this mutual

relationship does not exist in a vacuum. Jews
can flourish as Jews only in a society that guarantees
not only the rights of the majority. but those of the
minorities. a society built upon the principles of
freedom and respect for the rights of the individual.
In other words. Jews can thrive only in a society built
upon the principles of democracy. And nowhere in
the world is democracy stronger than in the United
States.

But strong as it is, democracy is fragile. Freedom
cannot be taken for granted but needs to be
proactively protected. If a student refuses to take a
major examination on Yom Kippur and is denied a
make-up day, his personal rights have been violated.
If a non Christian worker needs to take personal days
to observe his or her religious holidays, freedom of
religion has been violated. If tax dollars are used to
support a particular religious view. the principle of
separation of Church and State has been violated. lf
poverty is left to
grow unchecked,
the ideals of
Social Justice
have been vio-
lated. If somebody
is targeted for
discrimination or
violence by virtue
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principle of
Equality under the law has been violated.

But protecting democracy means to be part of the
larger community. We also need to work together
with other ethnic and religious groups to make our
comer of the world a better place for we cannot do it

by ourselves. The State of lsrael also needs our
support. for it is of central importance to our Jewish
identity.

The Community Relations Committee (CRC),
chaired by Rabbi Uriel Smith, does all of the above
and more. In the last ten months, the CRC has
spoken out on behalf of the organized Jewish commu—
nity when it published an ad in the Herald Leader
opposing the posting of the Ten Commandments in
the Public Schools ("We Say Yes"). It has met with
legislators in Frankfort to convey our position on this
and other issues of importance for our community. It
has met with the new School Superintendent, Dr.

Sister Clara F ehrin ger

includes representatives
of every Jewish organiza—
tion in central Kentucky,
provides a unified voice
to the Lexington Jewish
community on issues of
public concern. If you are
interested in being a part
of it, or you would like
the CRC to take action
on specific issues, call
the Central Kentucky
Jewish Federation at
(859) 268-0672. s

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Frankhauser, to ensure that Jewish obser—
vances will be respected in the planning of
the School Calendar.

One ofthe most v isiblc achievements of
this conumttee has been the establishment

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Diocese of Lexington and the joint devel-
opment of a program to encourage people
from both communities to learn from each
other. This program is called A.M.O.S. (A
Meeting of Souls) and is an eight-meeting
program to promote self—discovery

through mutual discov—
ery. The committee is
also involved with the
Fayette County Human
Rights Commission and
the National Conference
for Community and
Justice in the organiza—
tion of the upcoming

“Stop the Hate" vigil.

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SingIeS—What are you doing on October 19?

Central Kentucky Jewish Federation and its
Jewish Family Services sponsors Singles event

5 being single and Jewish in the central

Kentucky area sometimes a difﬁcult situa-

tion? Is there a lack of things to do? Is it hard to meet people? If you’re
single and would like to try to remedy these circumstances, join us on October
19th at 7:30 pm at Temple Adath Israel (124 North Ashland Avenue). Singles
of ALL ages are invited. We will meet each other, share some wine and cheese,
and enjoy conversation.

This is also a great opportunity for us to discuss what sort of programs
will meet the needs of the singles in central Kentucky. Do you want more
programs just for singles, or a more comfortable and inviting entree to attend
existing events? Do the twenty-something singles, single parents, and retired
singles want specific programs geared to their interests, or would everyone like
to meet as a group? These are questions only you can answer.

We need your input to plan the programs you would like to attend. Please
mark your calendars for Thursday evening, October 19th and come join us.
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uch has been written about the histor-

ical connection of the Jewish people

with the Land of Israel (“Eretz Is-
rael”), and all of it is undoubtedly true. The
Covenant between God and the Patriarchs ﬁrst,
and between God and the people later is clear in
that the Land of Israel is part of the deal. But
that is not what I want to share with you.

I want to talk about today - and tomorrow.
Today, Israel is the second largest Jewish
community in the world, immediately after the
U.S. If we add to that the fact that the Israeli
community is concentrated in an area roughly
the size of New Jersey and that they represent
the majority of the population of the State of
Israel, we gain a very different perspective.

Many American Jewish leaders recognized
that in overall terms, the Jewish community of
Israel is already stronger than that of North
America. That is probably one of the reasons
that the Birthright of Israel program received so

' much support and shows such positive results.

To make things even sharper. population pmjec»
tions for Jews in Israel and in the United States
predict that for the year 2080, Israel, with over
6.4 million Jews, will be the largest Jewish
community in the world followed by the U.S.
with about 5.1 million Jews. Israel will become
even more central to the Jewish identity of
communities everywhere.

But that is not the end of the issue. Let us
look back a few decades. In the 19305 and
1940s, and even in some regions into the 50s,
anti—Semitism in America was relatively com-
mon and Jews were banned from many areas of
society. In the year 2000, two Jews are running
for Vice—President of the United States, one of
them on a major Party ticket. This transforma-
tion of the position of Jews in society has no
parallel in Jewish History. But the question
remains... could it have been possible without
Israel ?

In the 19705 and l980s, Argentinean Jewish
psychologist Hanan Nudel spoke about the
“Israelization of the ties” between Jews in the
Diaspora, referring to Israel as an increasingly
important element in the definition of Jewish
Identity. He also pointed out that Israel, by
virtue of existing, changed the way Jews look at
themselves. It allows Jews all over the world to
be more assertive and proactive, for they know
somewhere in the recesses of their brains that
there is a place where they will always be
accepted. This too, has been unheard of in

Our connection with

the land of Israel
By Daniel Chejfec

Jewish history. We can be strong Jews in
Lexington, to some extent, because Israel
exists.

The interesting thing is that all these ideas
came to me because of Yom Kippur. Yeah, I
know, it sounds strange. But stay with me. On
the one hand, Yom Kippur is a time of reﬂec-
tion, self—examination, and hopefully self-
improvement. A time in which we attempt to
chart our goals for the next twelve months by
acknowledging and correcting the mistakes of
the past year. A time in which, according to
tradition, our fate is decided in the Heavenly
Court. On the other hand, the State of Israel is
facing today the biggest challenge of its life.
Increased aliyah from the former USSR,
Ethiopia, and South America; a growing need
for redeﬁning and addressing social needs in
Israeli society; growing tensions between
different streams of Judaism; a Peace process
which looks more and more like a process
without Peace. It looks to me that the fate of
Israel is also in the balance this Yom Kippur.

As I explained before, the relationship
between Diaspora Jews and Israel is growing
in complexity. The time when Diaspora Jews
were expected to give monev and Israelis to
at ccpt it is gone. {min}. the Israel thusputa
relation demands personal involvement. Israel
needs a strong Diaspora. and the Diaspora
needs a strong Israel. The strength of the one
reﬂects on the strength of the other. Strengthen—
ing local Jewish life is today as important to
the future of the Jewish people as supporting
Israel. Our fates are as connected as the heads
and tails of a coin.

We could of course choose to just drop the
ball and forget about the whole “Jewish thing."
That has been a clear option over the last 3
millennia. We are, however, the descendants of
those who chose, in each generation, to accept
again the Torah - to remain Jewish. I am, for
once, comfortable with my Judaism and
grateful to my ancestors for preserving it for
me. Because I want it preserved for my descen-
dants, it logically follows that on this Yom
Kippur, along with my personal vows and
improvements, I will renew my commitment to
the heritage of my People and to the State of
Israel. I will continue my advocacy for Social
Justice in Lexington and for the Rights of
Israel. I will ﬁght racism and poverty wherever
I find it, and will proclaim and defend my
connection with Israel and with the Lexington
Jewish community.

G’mar Chatimah Tovah
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May you be granted a good year.

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Rosh Hashana 5761 / September 2000
Message from Prime Minister
Ehud Barak

Dear Friends.

As we welcome the New Year. 5761. I reach out to the family of JeWs
around the world with a continued commitment to seek true and lasting
peace for our people. Our common prayer is for a strong and secure Israel at
peace that will provide the foundation for a safe and prosperous future for
ourchildren.

May the New Year strengthen the bonds of our peoplehood so that to-
gether we can assure the continuity ofJewish heritage and culture, deepen
our ties to the land of Israel and the Hebrew language, and celebrate our
diversity and richness of perspective.

As partners in this great Zionist enterprise, let us reaffirm the moral and
ethical values so deeply rooted in our holy land and ancient tradition, and
ensure that human dignity, respect for the other, and a spirit of unity come
forth from our people. from Yerushalayim.

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ROSH HASHANA, 2000

Warm greetings to everyone celebrating Rosh Hashana.

The High Holidays. a time of serious prayer and self—reflection, begin
with Rosh Hashana. Signaling the start of a new year, Rosh Hashana asks
Jews across the globe to reaffirm their relationship with God and to discover
how they might better fulfill God‘s commandments. But Rosh Hashana is a
time for celebration as well. as Jews commemorate the creation of the world
and welcome the gift of a new year.

The ten days from Rosh Hashana to the Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur,
provide an opportunity to acknowledge past transgressions and resolve to
learn from them. As the shofar sounds its stirring notes again this year, I
encourage all Americans to reﬂect on how we can help make our world a
better place. As we rejoice in our many blessings, let us remember the ways
that God’s gifts can be used to fulﬁll our obligation to help others and to
create a brighter future for ourselves, our families, and our fellow citizens.

Hillary joins me in sending best wishes for a memorable celebration, a

meaningful period of reﬂection, and a new year sweet with the promise of
peace, joy, and prosperity.

WILLIAM J. CLINTON