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CAMP SHALOM
CELEBRATES 30 YEARS

Camp Shalom celebrated its 30th year in 1997.

This year’s two week camp, held in August, had something
for everyone.

    

Poolside at Camp Shalom

Sponsored by the Central Kentucky Jewish

Newspaper of the Central Kentucky Jewish Federation

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Rabbi Kushner
Tickets on Sale
September 22

The Central Kentucky
Jewish Federation and First
Presbyterian Church are pleased
to bring Rabbi Harold Kushner,
acclaimed author of When Bad
Things Happen to Good People
and To Life]. to Lexington,
Thursday. November 6.

Rabbi Kushner will
speak at the Singletary Center for
the Arts at 8:00 PM.

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Federation, Camp Shalom provides fun, activities, Jewish

awareness, and friendship for children in the central
Kentucky area.

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FAMILY is the bond
that ties generation to genera-
tion...the bond that has kept the
flame of Judaism burning for
thousands of years...the bond that
deserves to be celebrated in
Israel! Strengthen family ties and
give your children the priceless
gift of sharing their heritage with
them in Israel.

The 1997 Central
Kentucky Community Winter
Family Mission, which marks the
opening celebration of the 50th
Anniversary of the State of Israel,
is being organized in conjunction

 

 

 

 

 

with the UJA National Winter
Family Mission. This allows us
to offer a great deal more for
fewer dollars. As a special incen-
tive, children of Bar/Bat Mitzvah
age will TRAVEL FREE provid-
ed they stay in the room of paying
participants. In addition, each
central Kentucky family joining
us on the Mission will receive a
subsidy of $500 from the Central
Kentucky Jewish Federation.

A UJA Mission to Israel
provides a wonderful opportunity
to explore our connection to
Israel, to her people and to her

On the 1997 Central Kentucky Community
Winter Family Mission!

December 22, 1997 - January 1, 1998

land. The first step in joining the
1997 Central Kentucky
Community Winter Family
Mission will be to complete a
UJA National Mission
Application and return it to the
CKJF office with a $500 per per-
son deposit.

For further information
or for answers to your questions,
contact the Central Kentucky
Community Winter Family
Mission Manager, Joe] Eizenstat
at (606) 268-0672.

 

 

 

 

 

 
   
 
       

 
  

  
 
 
  
 
  
 
    
   
   
     
     
   
       
    
  
   
 
    
   
   
   
 
  
  
 
   
  
  
  
  

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MILESTONES

In This Issue:

 

Feature Stories: Mazel Tov t0.“

Moosnick Lecture

Series ............ 3 Em Anderman & Lymey

Hicks, on their marriage,
Jul 27, 1997.
Camp Shalom ..... 5 y
Adam Meckler & Kristina
Rydberg on their marriage,
August 3, 1997. Adam is the son
of Roy & Deanna Meckler.

Figure It Out ...... 7

Computer Games: A
Zionist Miracle? . .11
Liz Mazur & Martin
Rosenberg on the birth of their

UIA Portfolio . . . .13
daughter, Maya, August 3, 1997.

Also:
B’nai Mitzvahs . . .19

Ira & Anita Mersack on the
birth of their grandson,
Ethan Asher Brody, August 12,

 

 

Calendar ........ 19 1997- The Prom Parents are
Raymond & Beth Brody.

CKJF President’s

Message .......... 2

Editorial .......... 4 September 28

Hadassah ........ 14 Selichot

 

 

 

IFS ............. 10
ISO / Hillel ........ 3
025 ............ 17
October 2
TAI ........ 15 & 16 First Day of Rosh
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Shalom
Published ten times annually by the
Central Kentucky Jewish Federation, Inc.

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

September 1997 ' Volume V, Issue 1

Evelyn Dantzic Geller, President
Joel Eizenstat, Executive Director
Holly Barnhill, 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 supported by the advertisements
appearing in the paper.

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add column
“Politically
Underage”

Shalom is set to launch a
new column entitled “Politically
Underage." It has nothing to do
with immature politicians, but is
designed to feature the opinions
of writers too young to vote. The
premise is to have an editorial
page geared towards students.

This would serve several
goals, first it gives pre—teen and
teens a place to voice their opin—
ions, and second, hopefully it
would allow Shalom to be a more
interesting read for that same age
group.

All that’s needed are the
articles. If you are under 18, yet
old enough to write your own
copy, please submit your written
opinions to:

The Editor/Shalom
c/o CKJF

The same general editor—
ial policy applies to “Politically
Underage“ as applies to the regu-
lar letters to the editor, guest edi-
torials, etc. The editor reserves
the right to edit submissions for
content, clarity and/or brevity.

So, students write
what’s on your mind. Teachers
and parents, encourage your stu—
dents and children to express
their opinions in Shalom. There
can be no “Politically Underage”
without you.

  

 

 

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The President’s
Message

by

Evelyn Dantzic Geller

 

 

OVERCOMING GIANTS

I or those of you who think this will be a

discussion about baseball, I apologize.
I gave up on those Giants when they abandoned New York for distant
parts.

I want to talk about important giants; about giants which can
affect our lives adversely or impact our courses’ of action through
intimidation.

In a recent Torah portion we read the story of some scouts
who had been sent out to obtain information about an area, and its
inhabitants, which had to be traversed. They returned with a report
that the land was populated by giants. In light of their discovery, they
recommended finding a less foreboding route forward.

They had seen strangers in a strange land and were afraid.
Fear blew things out of proportion and made the already large tasks of
entering a new place loom even larger. How were the Israelites to
overcome these giants? They saw an overwhelming problem and
believed that avoidance of the problem was safer than trying to resolve
it.
So this month I want to talk with you about how we, as a
. i ,' . i ' 'ourne
toward building a stronger. more vibrant. and more cohesive .
community. I am asking you to help me identify and resolve problems
before they become giants.

 
 

I cannot speak for anyone else, but embarking in a new direc-
tion or on a new project fills me with dread. I worry about whether I
have the capacities and capabilities necessary to deal with what I envi—
sion as the enormity of the task ahead. Can I overcome the giant I
have built?

For example, how was I to deal successfully and constructive—
ly with the job of being president of the Central Kentucky Jewish
Federation? Up until a few weeks ago I received this undertaking with
great trepidation. All I could see was the enormity of the total mission
of CKJF. How was I to overcome this giant'?

Suddenly I realized that the giant was of my own making. I
was thinking too globally. Of course the totality was important.
However, as I said last month, the success of the whole depended upon
the success of each part.

And parts are “doable." IfI focus on one goal — on one func-
tion at a time, the giant disappears. The picture becomes realistic. No
longer do I see a single undertaking of gigantic dimensions. Rather, I
see a series of tasks that can be accomplished and of goals which can
be attained. I am able to View the situation from a positive perspective.
That which was overwhelming becomes a challenge which can be met.

So much for the theory. Implementation of this theory about
how to meet the challenges confronting us is a bit more complex. We
are essentially a service organization and the services CKJF wants to
provide require the kind of work that can be done only by people.
Therefore, my first task is to try and convince the members of CKJF,

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Cantor, Performer Jerome Barry is Lexington
Seminary’s Moosnick Lecturer, September 18-19

by Walter Johnson

ne of America’s
foremost bari-
tones, Cantor

Jerome Barry, is the 1997
Franklin B. Moosnick Lecturer in
Judaic Studies at Lexington
Theological Seminary, scheduled
for September 18 & 19.

On Thursday, September
18, Barry will give two presenta—
tions. At 10:00 AM he will speak
in the Seminary’s Fellowship Hall
on “Music in the Synagogue.” At
7:30 PM he will be at Ohavay
Zion Synagogue, speaking on
“Jewish Music of Europe: the
Ashkenazic Tradition.” On
Friday, September 19, at 10:00
AM, he will again speak in the
Seminary’s Fellowship Hall, on
the topic of “Jewish Music of the
Stage.”

Barry has been a cantor
since youth and has performed in
synagogues and music halls
across the United States and 15
different countries. His perfor-
mances are known for their versw
tility, containing diverse elements
of humor, pathos, drama, poetic
diction and beauty of tone.

He has performed more
than 300 concerts in Israel,
including recitals, oratorio, opera
and orchestral concerts. He has

sung with the Israel
Philharmonic, Jerusalem
Symphony, and the Israel
Festival.

In the US. he has given
recitals in many prestigious con—

demn-2e was

cert halls, singing with the Boston
Pops, and the Baltimore and
National Symphonies. His per-
formance credits also include
Alice Tully Hall, Carnegie Hall,
and the Helsinki Festival. He
records with CBS Records and
Premier Recordings, Inc., and has
performed on National Public
Radio and television stations in
numerous countries.

 

This year he sang at the
Jewish Museum in Vienna, at the
synagogues in Salzburg and
Innsbruck, and recently returned
from performances in Italy. In
1996 he gave the first concert at
the United States Holocaust
Memorial Museum in
Washington, DC.

All presentations are free
and open to the public.

 

News from Campus by Mike Weinrauch

The University of
Kentucky Jewish Student
Organization/Hillel Foundation
(JSO) is kicking off the new
school year with several exciting
events. During the first semester
29 activities are planned, includ-
ing our second annual Shabbat
dinner and social to be held on
Friday, September 5. This will be
the third event of the 1997-98
academic year.

By the time Shalom goes
to press, we will have already
held a Welcome Back Pizza
Social and gone hiking at Raven
Run. Beginning September 11
and throughout the fall semester

we will be joining for Thursday
dinners on campus. These are
held at Blazer Hall promptly at
6:00 PM. As part of JSO’s com-
mitment to tikkun olam or
“repairing the world,” students
and other members will work on a
service project, as yet unan-
nounced, Sunday, September 14.

At the end of last year,
the student membership elected a
new leadership team to lead us
during the 1997—98 school year:
Brad Fine, Laura Oremland,
Jamie Seher. and David Cantor.
These students have met regularly
throughout the summer and.
along with Austin and Susan

Cantor, Susan Goldstein, Rabbi
Eric Slaton, and myself, are eager
to join almost 200 other new and
returning students in celebrating a
Jewish renaissance in the
Bluegrass.

We invite the Jewish
community or anyone else inter-
ested to join us. Please contact
me at 255-8348 (or Dr. Cantor at
257-7531) if you would like to
join our mailing list.
Additionally, please help us
locate Jewish students in the cen—
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ISeptember is univer-
sally synonymous
with one thing-the beginning of a
new school year. Once again it’s
time for parents to learn from
their children. This is especially
true as regards Religious School.
Regular school may cause a par—
ent to review their geometry
equations or bone—up on the
human body, but Religious
School is much more comprehen—
sive.

Perhaps that’s why some
parents don’t even try. Some
have perfected the art of driving
into the temple or synagogue
parking lot, never completely
stopping the car as their child
rolls out the door, and then leav-
ing only rubber tire residue on the
pavement as evidence that they
were ever even there.

Some parents actually
brave the walk through the door
into the temple or synagogue, but
still find refuge in a lounge or

, other area as far removed from

the Religious School classrooms
as possible.

Truly participating in a
child’s religious education
involves not just learning facts,
but a way of life. Making a
Jewish home is not a 30 minute
effort, but a complete commit-
ment.

Following is a curricu-
lum suggested for parents who
would like to become better
“Religious School parents.” I call
it:

Religious School for

Parents 101

1. Attend Classes: This doesn’t
mean you should be the oldest
student in your child’s class--it
means to park your car and walk
in with your child to attend the
short Sunday morning service in
the sanctuary. Also, introduce
yourself to your child’s teacher
and offer to help with projects,
substituting or any other class—
room needs.

2. Take an Interest: Ask your
child what they are learning and
then discuss the subject matter
with them. You don‘t have to be
an expert on the Talmud or
Jewish customs to have a discus—
sion. Showing you’re interested
is impetus enough for your child
to have a true desire to learn.
3. Don’t Forget School
Supplies: Don’t go to Target to
get the last remaining colored
pencils, NBA pocket folders or
notebooks, the supplies you need
aren’t in the school supply aisle in
the discount stores. These school
supplies are Jewish in nature.
Does your home have Shabbat
candles, a menorah, a mezuzah on
the door, a challah cover, or a
Seder plate? If your children see
and use Jewish objects in their
own home, chances are they will
be interested in learning about the
origin and meaning of Jewish
symbols.

As a parent, I too plan to
follow the above curriculum.
Hopefully I’ll make the grade.

My goal will not be a passing
mark, but the passing on of
Jewish knowledge and tradition to
the next generation. Going back
to school does have its rewards,

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

All letters must be signed and
include your phone number.
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20-22 for a special show and sale
sponsored by the Yavneh Day
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A reception will be held
Saturday, September 20 from
9:00 to 11:00 PM. The exhibition
and sale continues Sunday,
September 21 and Monday,
September 22 from 10:00 AM to
8:00 PM both days.

All established and
potential collectors of Judaica are
invited to attend the three day
event.

A presale preview party
with Mr. Meisler is planned for
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Invitations will be extended to
individuals who commit to pur-
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Tri-State Jewish Singles in
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Rockdale Temple in Cincinnati announces the Tri-State
Jewish Singles for All Ages event, Sunday, October 19 at The Pub at

Harper’s Point. Doors open at 3:30 PM and the fun officially runs
from 4:00 till 7:30 PM. Cost is $5.00 per person and the dress is casual.

Participants should bring a favorite hor d’oeuvre, enough to
share with six to eight people. Soft drinks, coffee, and dessert are pro—
vided. The cash bar opens at 5:00 PM.

Rockdale bills the entertainment as a “singing guitar player to
please everyone." Also, a hot tub and sand volleyball are available for
the hearty.

The Pub at Harper’s Point is off 1—71 or I-75 to I—275, exit at
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orn as a Jew but
later baptized as
a Christian

because of his father‘s quarrel
with a synagogue. the great
English prime minister and nmel—
1st Benjamin Disraeli coined the
much quoted phrase: “There are
three kinds of lies: lies. damned
lies. and statistics,"

And then there's
Anonymous statement that fig-
ures lies and liars figure.

What do these remarks
add up to? You figure it out.
And while you're doing so, also
consider these late figures:

1. The Jewish intermar-
riage rate is not 52% as previous—

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”2. The number of Jews is
not decreasing but is rising, grow-
ing from the previously reported
5.5. million to ti million.

These statistics appeared
in a recent New York Times article
written by J]. Goldberg. who
attributes the numerical discrep—
ancies to faulty sampling and
interpretation of the 1990
National Jewish Population
Survey. Other polls conducted
about the same time. such as
those by the American Jewish
Council, The L05 Angeles Times
and Brandeis University, also dif-
fer sharply from the National’s
figures.

The past conclusions
drawn from the National’s sur-
vey. sponsored by the Council of
Jewish Federations, have ranged
from much soul-searching to
panic. As an example of the con-
cern, Craig Horowitz. writing in a
recent New York magazine article.
refers to assimilation as a “spiri-
tual Holocaust,” claiming that the
American Jewish community is
committing suicide. He eon—
cludes that “the bagel-and-
Bloomingdale brand of Judaism
is disappearing almost as fast as
Yiddish did in the last genera-

Figure It Out

by Michael E. Adelstein

 

tion."

Horowitz attributes this
disappearance to the success that
Jews have had in integrating into
American soctcty. However, he
admits that there are signs of a
Jewish renaissance in a few corn—
munities.

Horowitz points to
another factor in his worry about
his believed decrease in the num-
ber of Jews. He quotes a Rabbi
Ephraim Buchwald as saying. "If
the people who run Jews for Jesus
were smart. they’d pay to send
every Jewish kid to an afternoon
Hebrew school. because in most
instances it proves to be a great
turn-off to Jewish life."

Of course. there is much
debate about this point. most rab—
bis and others believing that
Sunday School and Hebrew
School are turn-ons. However.
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that the critical time for maintain-
ing Jewish affiliation is not dur-
ing the elementary school years
but during the high school ones.

Jewish education is
important during grade school.

But as Rabbi Heller of the

Wilstein Institute points out, ‘

“Unless it is followed with posi—
tive, intensive. formal and/or
informal Jewish education and
peer association during the teen
years, we may lose these young
people when they move onto the
college campus."

One ramification of the
concern about Jewish education
involves the political issue of
school vouchers. Some Jewish
leaders have backed the voucher
proposals because they would
help Jewish day school, thereby
promoting Jewish identity.

Other leaders are
opposed because the voucher plan
would drain funds from the public
school system and would also
breech the separation of church
and state.

A Jewish leader in the
newly formed Black-Jewish
coalition for vouchers is Senator
Joshua Lieberman, a Democrat
from Connecticut, who is a highly

 

 

 

regarded politician. The coali-
tion’s position is that the public
schools are failing to educate
low—income children. Their sup-
porters claim that a more compet—
itive system such as vouchers
would end

monopoly and would enhance .
educational opportunities for

these students.

Jewish groups support—

ing vouchers include

of America. and Torah Umesorah.

the National Society for Hebrew l

Day Schools.

Among those in opposi-
tion to the voucher plan are the
American Jewish Committee and
the American Jewish Congress.

One positive outcome of
the concern about Jewish educa—

tion, intermarriage, and assimila- ;

tion is that the new statistics
H“t"t‘ that intermarriage is drop—

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marriages are returning to the
Jewish community in significant
numbers.

However, Bruce Phillips,
author of the recent report that
was sponsored by the Wilstein
Institute for Jewish Policy Studies

“and the American Jewish

Congress. cautions that these new
figures are preliminary.

As to the cause of the
slowdown in intermarriages
among fourth-generation Jews,
Phillips speculates that it may
have resulted from the fear of the
possible disappearance of

American Jewry. The previously
believed 52% intermarriage rate
caused the Jewish community to
react much more strongly than the
38% might have.

Phillips also points out
that in his recent study, “A signif-
icant minority of the children of
mixed marriages have married
Jews.“ In addition, he found that
30% of mixed marriages ended in
divorce compared to only 16% of
in-marriages. Also, Jewish
divorcees generally plan to raise
their children as Jews and to par-
ticipate themselves in Jewish out-
reach programs.

The encouraging
Phillips’ statistics need to be con-
firmed by further research. And,
of course, whether Jews are
increasing or decreasing in num-
ber, whether intermarriage is a
devastating threat or not, and
whether Jewish Day Schools
attract or detract young people to
the Jewrsh community depend to
a great extent on a basic statistical
research question: Who is a Jew?
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