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Rock ‘n Roll for the UJNFederation Campaign

by Joel Eizenstat

he Central
Kentucky Jewish
Federation is

throwing a party! Join us on
Saturday, May 17 in the club-
house at The Greenhouse apart-
ments, (3543 Tates Creek Road)
as we present the Jewish
folk/rock group Mah Tovu. The
fun begins at 9:30 PM.

Mah Tovu is the duo of
guitarist/singers/songwriters
Steve Brodsky and Josh
Zweiback. Their dynamic perfor-
mances have gained an enthusius»
tic follmxinzr .a.: i‘u _. mum.

director and currently a part—time I

cantorial soloist, and Zweiback is
a Hebrew Union College rabbini—
cal student. The two have been

 

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Saturday, May 17 - 9:30 PM

City, Omaha and Denver.

Mah Tovu brings to the
contemporary Jewish music scene
a diverse blend of styles, from
rock to reggae, soul to jazz, and
folk to gospel. Mah Tovu
released its debut recording,
“Jewish Rock and Roll Singer,”
in 1992. Its second recording,
“Only This,” was just released
last year.

The event is free, and
you will have the opportunity to
make your 1997 pledge to the
UJA/Federation Campaign at this
time. A cash bar and hors d’oeu-
vres will be provided. Dress is
casual. Don't miss this rock ‘n

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Federation announces candidates for
election to the Board of Directors

by Joel Eizenstat

The Nominating Committee
of the Central Kentucky
Jewish Federation, Inc.,
chaired by Marty Kaplan, has pre-
sented the following candidates

for election to the Board of
Directors:

Alan Bernard
Bret Caller
Vinnie Dubilier
Ellie Goldman
Ruth Poley

At the next meeting of
the CKJF Board of Directors on
Wednesday, May 28 at 7:30 PM,

 

CKJF
340 Romany Road
Lexington, KY 40502

 

Address Correction Requested

 

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additional nominations will be
accepted from any member of the
Federation. The nominee must be
eligible to serve and must agree to
serve if elected. The nomination
must be submitted in writing and
seconded by four other members
of the Federation. All Board
meetings take place at the CKJF
office, 340 Romany Road,
Lexington, and are open to the
community.

The Central Kentucky
Jewish Federation wishes to sin-
cerely thank those Board mem-
bers whose terms will be expiring:

Lynn Cooper
Marty Kaplan
LLoyd Mayer
Ruth Moser
Joe Rosenberg
Arthur Schechet

 

N isan/Iyar 5757

Ohavay Zion breaks ground
for new addition

  
   
  
  
 
  
 
 
 
 
   
 
  
   
   
  
    

Sue Ezrine,
Alan Stein,
Ricki
Rosenberg,
Bret Caller,
Rabbi Slaton,
and Bruce
Broudy prepare
their shovels to
dig the first

to begin the

Ohavay Zion’s
new addition.

  

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dampen the spirits of Ohavay
Zion Synagogue members as they
anxiously broke ground for their

1 4000 square foot (plus basement)

building addition. The new space
will offer more classrooms, a
youth lounge, expanded kitchen,
restrooms, a multi-purpose room,
and more storage. .

To date, 65 families
have pledged $410,000 towards
the $500,000 goal.

Construction is expected
to be completed in the fall.

Frigid weather didiitt ‘7 7

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May 4
Yom Hushoah

May 12
Yom
Ha’atzmaut

 

May 25
Lag Ba’omer

 

 

 

 

remembers
victims of the
Holocaust

ore than

A half a
v V century ago
A A six million

V Jews lost their
lives in what is
now known as

the Holocaust. Sunday, May 4 is
Yom Hashoah, Holocaust
Remembrance Day.

At this time the central
Kentucky community will join
together at the Lexington
Cemetery to remember these vic-
tims. The service begins at 1:00
PM in the new Jewish section of
the cemetery and will be conduct-
ed by both Rabbis Adland and
Slaton.

The community is
encouraged to attend.

 

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In This Issue:

Feature Stories:

Jewish-American
Potpourri ........ 5

Support for UIA . . .6

Jewish Views on Organ
Transplantation .
. . . .-. ....... 10 & 11

Leisure Club ..... 13

Also:

IFS .............. 8
Calendar ........ 19
Editorial .......... 4

Financial Advisor . .9

Hadassah ........ 14
Havurah ........ 14
Hillel ........... 13
028 ............ 15

 

President’s Spot . . .2
TAI ........ 16 & 17

Torah Portions . . . .3

 

 

 

MILESTONES

 

Mazel Tov to:

David Mandel-Anthony
on winning the Kentucky State
Spelling Bee. David won an all
expense paid trip to Washington
DC in May where he will
compete in the Nationals.
David is the son of Elise Mandel
& Joe Anthony.

Judith Ann Rosenberg and
Gary Franklin Biggs, on the
birth of their daughter
Emma Rosenberg Biggs,
January 24, 1977.
Emma is the granddaughter of
Mrs. Elliott S. (Selma)
Rosenberg of Louisville& the
late Elliott S. Rosenberg and
Mr. & Mrs. Edgar L. Biggs of
Marion, KY.

 

Marty & Barbara Barr on the
birth of their grandson,
Benjamin Barr Soofer.
The proud parents are
Stephanie & Robert Soofer of
Washington, DC.

Condolences to:

Macki Bobys, on the death of her
uncle, Joe Salzer.

Uri Eshel, on the death of his
father, Benjamin Eshel.

Dana Martin, on the death of her
mother-in-law, Mildred Martin.

 

Super Sunday Phonathan is June 1

For ourselves, For our children, For Israel, Forever...

by Joel Eizenstat

That’s the theme of
Central Kentucky Jewish
Federation's Super Sunday
Phonathon, which will be held
June 1 at Galls’s Inc. ( 2680
Palumbo Drive, Lexington).

Phone calls will be made
to hundreds of Jews throughout
central Kentucky in an effort to
obtain pledges to the 1997
UJA/Federation Annual

 

 

Slalom

Published ten times annually by the
Central Kentucky Jewish Federation, Inc.

340 Romany Road, Lexington, KY 40502
(606) 268-0672 - Fax (606) 268-0775

May 1997 0 Volume IV, Issue 8

Tomas Milch, H., President
Joel Eizenstat, Executive Director
Holly Bamhill, Editor & Advertising Manager
Michael Adelstein & Evelyn Dantzic Geller, Editorial Board
Mollye Schwab, Jewish Family Services
Kim Slaton, Program Director
The appearance of any advertising in this publication does not represent a kashruth endorsement on

the part of CKJF or any other agency or organization. Shalom is supponed by the advertisements
appearing in the paper.

 

Campaign. The Campaign sup—
ports a wide range of social ser-
vices provided by Jewish agen—
cies in central Kentucky, in Israel,
and in 58 countries around tlic
world.

Joan Flashman will chair
this year’s event, which is viewed
as one of the most important fund
raising days in the central
Kentucky Jewish community.
This will be the first phonathon
since the 1994 campaign.

Phone volunteers will
make calls from 10 AM until 8
PM. A follow up telephone ses-
sion will be held on June 5.

Funds raised on Super
Sunday will benefit a variety of
local programs, including: Jewish
Family Services, Camp Shalom,
the Leisure Club, the UK. Judaic
Studies program, the UK. Jewish
Student Organization/Hillel, the
Central Kentucky Jewish
Community School, and the Gift
of Israel program.

Overseas, the funds are
disbursed by the United Jewish
Appeal to support a variety of
educational, medical, social ser-
vice, relief and rescue programs
in Israel and worldwide.

To sign up as a telephone
volunteer on either June 1 or 5,
call CKJF Executive Director Joel
Eizenstat at (606) 268-0672.

 

 

The
President’s

Spot

by Tomas Milch H.

 

t the end of this
month I will
have served as

President of the Central Kentucky
Jewish Federation for two years.
And, my term, as my wife says,
will thankfully end. I say thank—
fully not because it has been a
chore, but rather because I have
so many people to thank for their
help in fulfilling my duties.

All our able staff and all
our generous volunteers have
given me joy in the service of the
community. In addition all mem-
bers of the community have
expressed their support of our
ideals and goals, as well as for the
work that I have been privileged
to perform.

My work may be ending,

but not that of your Federation.

Our support i‘oi lens in lsmcl .lllLl
all over the world continues to be
needed. From elderly Jews in the
former Soviet Union, to new
immigrants in Israel, to refugees

from the Balkans, the need for
food, education, hope and oppor-
tunities for the future continues.
Therefore, I will continue to lend
my own efforts to help meet those
needs. I will happily serve as
Campaign Chair for 1998.

Evelyn Dantzic Geller
will become the next President of
your Federation. She will need
your advice and counsel, your
monetary and volunteer work
support. The challenges that face
Evelyn and all of the Jewish com—
munity are equally as daunting
today as they were when I
assumed the role of Federation
President.

My hope is that my
thanks to all of you for the privi—
lege of serving you will be trans-
formed into your continuing work
for the good and welfare of our

central Kentucky W

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Central Kentucky Jewish Federation’s

Camp Shalom 1997

Where: Temple Adath Israel

When: August 4 - 15
9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

(Kindercampers-age 4)

How: Applications available in next
month’s issue of Shalom

For more information contact:
Central Kentucky Jewish Federation
340 Romany Road, Lexington, KY 40502
(606) 268-0672

 

 

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TORAH

 

 

 

RABBI JONATHAN ADIAND
TORAH COMMENTARY

 

he Torah portions
in the month of
May begin with

Leviticus 16 and conclude with
the last verse of Leviticus. The
variety of information, laws,
statutes, and ordinances that are
found in these 12 chapters add to
the priestly nature of God and the
holiness of humankind. Yet,
some of the sections, as we shall
see, leave the reader of these
chapters somewhat uncomfortable
as we move through the areas of
forbidden relationships, sexual
immorality, and slavery.

SHABBAT ACHARE MOT -
26 NISAN 5757/MAY 3, 1997

These three chapters,
Leviticus 16-18. begin with the
intrutluctmn vi the HUI} Ila} «it

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making expiation for his own
sins, the sins of his sons, and the
sins of the whole of Israel. With
that completed, the Azazel goat is
brought forward. The sins of the
community are transferred to this
goat, which is then released free
into the wilderness. The chapter
concludes with a statement that
the tenth day of the seventh
month will be the day of atone-
ment for all time. On that day,
the Israelite should practice self-
denial and do no manner of work.
It shall be a Sabbath of complete
rest.

Chapter 17 returns to the
nature of the first chapters of the
book of Leviticus which is sacri-
ficial offerings. The chapter also
warns against partaking of any
blood of an animal and that if one
does do this, then that person will
be cut off from the community.

Chapter 18 tells us about
sex offenses. We are warned

against copying the practices of
the Egyptians, but we are not told
at first what practices not to copy.
A few verses later, we can only
assume that the laws presented
are reflective of how the Israelites

 

 

viewed life in Egypt. We are
warned against committing incest
and all of the possible ways of
doing this. We are warned
against homosexuality, bestiality,
and Molech worship. These
offenses are abhorrent before
God. God sees their activity as
bringing ruin on the people, land,
and on God.

SHABBAT KEDOSHIM - 3
IYAR 5757/MAY 10 1997

Parshat Kedoshim con-
tains only two chapters. The first
chapter, Leviticus 19, is known as
the holiness code. It is read in
Reform Jewish congregations as
part of the Afternoon service on
Yom Kippur. It is one of the
most important chapters in Torah.
We learn about what it means to
be holy and that we are com—
manded to be holy just as God is
holy. How is this holiness
achieved.

 

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idols;

3. By making your sacrifices with
fidelity and integrity to the
process;

4. By leaving the corner of your
fields for the poor;

5. By not stealing or lying;

6. By not defrauding your neigh-
bor, or robbery, or Cheating your
laborer;

7. By not placing a stumbling
block before the blind or cursing
the deaf;

8. By not rendering decisions in
favor of the rich and against the
poor;

9. By loving your neighbor as
yourself.

There are more exam-
ples of holy behavior in this chap-
ter. If we had no other chapter of
Torah, but this one, we could still
find the path to God.

The other chapter of
Kedoshim resembles to some
extent chapter l8, but also
informs us as to forbidden marital
relationships.

SHABBAT EMOR - 10 IYAR

5757/MAY 17 1997

Parshat Emor contains
several different subjects. The
portion turns toward the priestly
role and the image of the priest in
Israelite life. The priest is expect—
ed to be above reproach physical-
ly and spiritually. The priest-
hood, we learn, is sustained by
contributions from the rest of the
Israelite community.

 

Emore then addresses
the festival calendar. A compre-

hensive understanding is imparted _

to the reader about the celebration
of our biblical holy days which
include: Shabbat, Pesach,
Shavuot, Rosh Hashanah, Yom
Kippur, and Sukkot. These holy
days included special offerings to
be brought to the Temple and the
sacredness of rest.

SHABBAT BEHAR - 17 IYAR
5757/MAY 24 1997

Behar consists of only
one cl11ptcr plus the lirst two

 

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the Sabbatical arid Jubilee Year

concept. The idea of people rest—
ing once every seven days on
Shabbat is carried over to the con-
cept of the land resting once
every seven years. The
Sabbatical year was important for
several reasons including the free—
ing of slaves, the remission of
debt called shemitah, and as men-
tioned previously, that agricultur-
al labor was to stop. The Jubilee
or fiftieth year is marked by three
chief features: the land is to lie
fallow, all landed property which
has been sold is to revert to its
original owners, and Hebrew
slaves are to receive their liberty.

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Bechukotai is a collec-
tion of laws and commandments
on a variety of subjects, and what
happens if these laws are obeyed,
and what occurs if they are not
obeyed. The reader is struck by
God’s hard stance of retribution
against those who violate the
mitzvot.

 

 

 

 

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May is a month full of
holidays, both Jewish and secular
occasions. Mother’s Day is May
11. Though this is normally con-
sidered a secular holiday, I could-
n’t help but think that with the
famous stereotype of the “Jewish
Mother,” Mother’s Day could
also be claimed as a Jewish holi-
day.

This revelation made me
think of the original “Jewish
Mother” as opposed to the 90’s
version. Are they the same
woman, or are their characteris—
tics divergent?

Let‘s start with food.
Don’t all Jewish topics start with
food? Our stereotypical “Jewish
Mother” cooked all the time, with
every fat laden ingredient avail-
able. “Did you eat” or “could you
eat” were two of this mother’s
favorite questions. Or my
favorite, the one-two punch: “Did
you eat?" Yes. “Could you eat
again?”

Probably the most used

phrase in the stereotyped Jewish
:‘r,

kitchen is, “If you don’t eat this,
I’m going to throw it away.” Of
course, the dish being offered was
poised over the garbage can as it
was being suggested for a
scrumptious meal. I shudder to
think how many of those almost
thrown away meals we actually
retrieved and devoured.

The pie’ce de résistance
is, “Smell (or taste) this, I think
it’s gone bad.” The stereotypical
Jewish mother was forbidden to
throw out anything until it had
failed the sensory test.

So how does the 90’s
Jewish mother compare to her
predecessor? Food is still a major
focus, but now the typical ques-
tion asked is, “Do you have to eat
again?” Finding time for three
square meals a day, with today’s
hectic schedules, is not always
easy. Today’s mother sometimes
feels like the day is one blended
meal, you clean up one and it’s
time for another.

This does not mean that
the ‘children of the 90’s mother go

unfed. Quite the contrary. The
kids still get plenty of food, but it
comes in a bag and is picked up
through a drive in window. In
staying with tradition, today’s
mother usually orders too much
food, i.e., large fries instead of
small or an extra “big burger.”

Also in keeping with tra-
dition, the 90’s mother has ques-
tionable food permanently stored
in her refrigerator. She’s perfect-
ed it to a science, a science exper-
iment that is! The 90’s mom no
longer performs the smell or taste
test, it’s done by sight. When you
see mold, it’s time to throw out
the once tasty morsel.

Our stereotypical Jewish
mother also had a knack for being
involved in everyone’s business-—
for their own good of course!
Single adults were prime targets,
no Jewish mother worthy of her
title would pass up the chance to
fix someone up with the “right"
person.

The Jewish mother of
today is more apt to fix herself

up. as divorce is now more com—
mon than not. As far as choosing
the “right" person, the search has
been widened from a “nice Jewish
doctor,” to someone not in a cult,
heterosexual, and breathing.

Whether you’re a tradi—
tional or modern Jewish mother,
or somewhere in between,
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!

Please send
Letters to the Editor:
CKJF
340 Romany Road
Lexington, KY 40502

All letters must be signed and
include your phone number.
Please limit letters to 200 words.
Shalom reserves the right to edit
submitted letters for content,
clarity and brevity.

 

 

n ...Shalom...May 1997

  

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There comes a time in
the life of many columnists when
there is too much to write about
and too little space to write it in.
This is one of those times. So
instead of devoting a whole page
to one topic, I’ve decided to
scamper through several.

O Certainly, you recall my
audacious suggestion (see
Shalom, Nov. 1996) that we
invite Louis Farrakhan to
Lexington to seek a rapproche-
ment between blacks and Jews.
Well, I don’t think that Mike
Wallace read the column, but he
had a similar idea. So he invited
Farrakhan, Canadian Edgar
Bronfman iW’nrld Jewish
(,on_ress head), their wives, and

According to newspaper

accounts, the evening went well
and plans were made for a hotel
in Washington to be operated by
black people and financed in part
with money raised by Bronfman.
But a few days later, Farrakhan
gave an anti-Semitic speech. And
so ended the attempt at a reconcil-
iation. It’s just as well that we
didn’t invite him here.

O Mentioning Canadian
billionaire/millionaire Edgar
Bronfman, chair of Seagram’s,
etc., reminds me of a recent book
about the Canadian Reichmann
family. Author Anthony Bianco
claims that this clan, who gained
and blew one of the world’s
greatest fortunes, believed that
their amazing financial successes,
similar to those of th Rothschilds
and Rockefellers were “divinely
ordained” by their Orthodox
Jewish faith. Builders and
financiers, their net worth in the
mid-1980’s was estimated at $10
billion. This was amassed by
constructing the First Canadian
Place in Toronto, the World
Financial Center in Manhattan,
and Canary Wharf in London, the
latter leading to their undoing. At

A J ewish-American Potpourri

by Michael E. Adelstein

one point, they supported some
1,000 Orthodox schools and insti-
tutions worldwide.

Their eventual downfall,
resulting from their 1992
Olympia and York’s bankruptcy,
left them with a paltry $100 mil-
lion. Whether they can regain
their billions remains to be seen.

0 And speaking of
builders, I’m reminded of the fact
that Jewish-American architects
“lead the field” according to New
York Times critic Herbert
Muscharnp. “The unprecedented
flowering of Jewish talent in
recent years" is exemplified by
architects Moshe Safdie, Frank
Gehry, Richard Meier, and Peter
Eisenmann, to mention only a
few.

Safdie’s major work, the
Skirhall Cultural Center in L05
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a library, an alarm

and outdoor meeting places The

permanent exhibit traces 5,000 V

years of Jewish history, focusing
mainly on 20th century America.

When the Vatican decid-
ed to celebrate the Jubilee year by
building a new church in Rome,
the final competition was nar-
rowed down to six finalists: three
Jewish-Americans (Eisenmann,
Gehry, and Meier) and three oth-
ers. Meier won. The completed
church reveals his passion for
whiteness, light, clarity, and
openness.

Peter Eisenmann, who is
well knowu for his Wexner
Center in Columbus, Ohio, and
the Aronoff Center in Cincinnati,
has been commissioned to design
a Jewish museum in San
Francisco. It will require a reno-
vation of an old power plant and
will feature an enormous screen
at its rear that can be programmed
as the curators desire.
Eisenmann’s design is also
unique as it visualizes the project
not as a building but as an urban
assuage linking Market Street to
Yerba Buena Gardens.

One of Frank Gehry’s
claims to fame may be seen in
Prague, where his “Fred and
Ginger” river front office building
consists of two towers, one of
masonry, the other of glass. They
appear to be dancing with one
another, hence the nickname.

But Gehry’s major work,
the Guggenheim Museum in
Bilbao, Spain, has been called
“the greatest building of this gen-
eration by Philip Johnson, dean of
American architects. A joint ven-
ture of the New York based
museum and the Basque govern-
ment, it will open this summer.
The boat—like structure is 450 feet
long, skylit, and has a gently
vaulted ceiling, and no supporting
columns. It can display many of
the large works that cannot fit in
the New York Guggenheim. The

irony about the building is that it
may attract more visitors than the

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Prior to this recent domi-
nance in architecture by Jewish-
Americans, the only outstanding
member of the faith to win inter-
national prominence was Louis
Kahn, a post-World War II
genius, who was a professor at
Yale and later at Penn. Among
his more famous works are the
Yale University Art Gallery; the
Bath House (T renton, Jew Jersey
Jewish Community Center); Salk
Institute at LaJolla; First
Unitarian Church at Rochester,
New York; and the capitol center
at Dacca, Bangladesh.

0 And speaking of genius
reminds me that Norman Mailer
has written a new book entitled
The Gospel According to the Son.
This work, reputed to be an auto—
biography (2) of Jesus, may be
more scholarly than Mailer
detractors are ready to admit.
Certainly, he has wasted much of
his talent in writing several pot-
boilers for money, in running for
mayor in New York for egocsatis-
faction, and in his affairs and

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May is a month full of
holidays, both Jewish and secular
occasions. Mother’s Day is May
11. Though this is normally con-
sidered a secular holiday, I could-
n’t help but think that with the
famous stereotype of the “Jewish
Mother," Mother’s Day could
also be claimed as a Jewish holi-
day.

This revelation made me
think of the original “Jewish
Mother” as opposed to the 90’s
version. Are they the same
woman, or are their characteris—
tics divergent?

Let’s start with food.
Don’t all Jewish topics start with
food? Our stereotypical “Jewish
Mother” cooked all the time, with
every fat laden ingredient avail-
able. “Did you eat” or “could you
eat” were two of this mother’s
favorite questions. Or my
favorite, the one-two punch: “Did
you eat?” Yes. “Could you eat
again?”

Probably the most used
phrase in the stereotyped Jewish

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kitchen is, “If you don’t eat this,
I’m going to throw it away.” Of
course, the dish being offered was
poised over the garbage can as it
was being suggested for a
scrumptious meal. I shudder to
think how many of those almost
thrown away meals we actually
retrieved and devoured.

The piéce de résistance
is, “Smell (or taste) this, I think
it’s gone bad.” The stereotypical
Jewish mother was forbidden to
throw out anything until it had
failed the sensory test.

So how does the 90’s
Jewish mother compare to her
predecessor? Food is still a major
focus, but now the typical ques-
tion asked is, “Do you have to eat
again?” Finding time for three
square meals a day, with today‘s
hectic schedules, is not always
easy. Today’s mother sometimes
feels like the day is one blended
meal, you clean up one and it’s
time for another.

This does not mean that
the 'children of the 90’s mother go

unfed. Quite the contrary. The
kids still get plenty of food, but it
comes in a bag and is picked up
through a drive in window. In
staying with tradition, today‘s
mother usually orders too much
food, i.e., large fries instead of
small or an extra “big burger.”

Also in keeping with tra-
dition, the 90’s mother has ques-
tionable food permanently stored
in her refrigerator. She’s perfect-
ed it to a science, a science exper-
iment that is! The 90’s mom no
longer performs the smell or taste
test, it’s done by sight. When you
see mold, it’s time to throw out
the once tasty morsel.

Our stereotypical Jewish
mother also had a knack for being
involved in everyone’s business--
for their own good of course!
Single adults were prime targets,
no Jewish mother worthy of her
title would pass up the chance to
fix someone up with the “right”
person.

The Jewish mother of
today is more apt to fix herself

up, as divorce is now more com—
mon than not. As far as choosing
the “right" person, the search has
been widened from a “nice Jewish
doctor," to someone not in a cult,
heterosexual, and breathing.

Whether you’re a tradi—
tional or modern Jewish mother,
or somewhere in between,
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!

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There comes a time in
the life of many columnists when
there is too much to write about
and too little space to write it in.
This is one of those times. So
instead of devoting a whole page
to one topic, I’ve decided to
scamper through several.

0 Certainly, you recall my
audacious suggestion (see
Shalom, Nov. 1996) that we
invite Louis Farrakhan to
Lexington to seek a rapproche-
ment between blacks and Jews.
Well, I don’t think that Mike
Wallace read the column, but he
had a similar idea. So he invited
Farrakhan, Canadian Edgar
Bronfman (World Jewish
Congress head), their wives, and

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According to newspaper
accounts, the evening went well
and plans were made for a hotel
in Washington to be operated by
black people and financed in pan
with money raised by Bronfman.
But a few days later, Farrakhan
gave an anti—Semitic speech. And
so ended the attempt at a reconcil-
iation. It’s just as well that we
didn’t invite him here.

I Mentioning Canadian
billionaire/millionaire Edgar
Bronfman, chair of Seagram’s,
etc., reminds me of a recent book
about the Canadian Reichmann
family. Author Anthony Bianco
claims that this clan, who gained
and blew one o