xt7ns17srf98 https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt7ns17srf98/data/mets.xml Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass Kentucky Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass 2006-05 Newspaper of the Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass, previously named the Central Kentucky Jewish Association and Central Kentucky Jewish Federation. Published ten times annually. The Federation seeks to bring Jewish community members together through holiday parties, lectures, Yiddish courses, meals, and other celebrations of Jewish heritage and culture. They also host fundraisers and provide financial assistance for Jews in need, both locally and around the world. This collection is part of the Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass records, 2016ms010. newsletters 2016ms010 English Central Kentucky Jewish Federation Inc  Contact the Special Collections Research Center for information regarding rights and use of this collection. Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass records Jews -- Kentucky -- Lexington Jews -- History Shalom, May 2006 text image Shalom, May 2006 2006 2006-05 2025 true xt7ns17srf98 section xt7ns17srf98 NEWSPAPER OF THE CENTRAL KENTUCKY JEWISH FEDERATION

 

MAY 2006

Yuriy Bronshteyn awarded 2006 Kenneth
Freedman Community Involvement Award

By the account of everybody who knew him, Ken
Freedman had a deep commitment to Judaism and to the
Jewish principle of tikkmz 01am. As a faculty advisor, he
was also deeply committed to the University of Kentucky.

When he passed away, his family thought the best
possible tribute to his life would be to establish a family
fund to finance an annual Community Involvement
Award recognizing a Jewish student at the University of
Kentucky who embodied the same love of social justice
that animated Ken.

In 2002, his widow, Marcia Risk, asked CKJF to
implement this memorial fund and the award. Since then,
the Kenneth Freedman Community involvement Award

—— CAMPAIGN/VNmEv‘l/S —‘

has become the keystone of an
annual affair recognizing Jewish
students whose involvement in
social justice issues embodies the
idea of ”repairing the world,” one
need at a time.

Past recipients have been Andrew
Grossman (2003), Leah Craft (2004),
and Joe Pollock (2005). All of them
also served as presidents of our
Jewish Student Union/Hillel at the
University of Kentucky.

Net@: From High Risk to High Tech
Israel Project of the CKJF/UJC
Community Campaign selected

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In the .»\pril issue of SIM/mu we announced that the CKJF
Board selected \‘etW as our lsrael Project and promised to
give you more details on this issue. We are delivering on
our promise.

The New“ program has been successfully empowering
underprivileged youth through the collaborated efforts of
the Jewish Agency for Israel, Cisco Systems, Tapuach, the
Israeli Society for the Advancement of the Information
Age, Keren Hayesod, and—starting in 2006—the Central
Kentucky Jewish Federation.

This three—year program helps
lsraeli high school students from
disadvantaged areas become high—
tech professionals and socially
responsible citizens. Participants
receive hands—on training to become
certified computer network
technicians and CCNA certification
as advanced network technicians
with international Cisco certificates.

Our community has made a
commitment to support the program

see Campaign, page 5

 

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senior majoring in
chemistry with an
impressive 4.0 GPA, who
will graduate in May.
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decided to become
involved in social issues
on top of his already
heavy load at school,
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in Action

Group seeks “friendly visitors”

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Tuesday afternoons around 1:00 pm. the little reminder
box pops up on my computer screen: PM Visit. “Right,” I
think, momentarily interrupting whatever hectic activity
had me occupied, “tonight is my Faith in Action visit
with Miss Donnie,” and click the box shut.

Almost two years ago, CKJF organized Lexington’s first
group of volunteers to be trained as ”friendly visitors" for
folks who had signed up with the Faith in Action group.
After the training, I was matched with Donnie, a
Mississippi native now living in Lexington with her son
and his partner, to visit a couple of times per month. (A
note for those from other geographic areas: it is a fine
long—standing Southern tradition for women to be given
names such as Donnie, Stuart, or even Jim; in Donnie’s
case, her full name is Donnielou.)

Mostly we just talk about the news, television shows,
weather, the sorts of things people who aren’t in a hurry
discuss. Who knew my pre-teen love of the show Hec
Haw, which I am a little embarrassed to admit, would
serve me in 21st century conversation? Yes, that was
Freddy Fender that had the big mustache.

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Mother's Day concert scheduled ................ 3 _ . , ~ : :
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Jana LaZur, Activities Director
Stacey Heisler, JFS Director

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 May is Children’s
Mental Health Month

Counselor suggests techniques for parents
Q 9 0

By David Feinberg, PhD.

Ten Ways to Support Positive
Self-Esteem in Your Child

1. Offer encouragement. Even
when your child is not
successful, acknowledge the
effort. Blaming leads to poor
self-esteem.

2. Give your child at least fifteen
minutes of undivided attention
every day. Create genuine
encounters by gently touching
your child before you speak. Say
your child’s name. Look your
child in the eye while you are
talking. Get down on his/ her
level. Don’t read, watch
television, or engage in other
activities while you are talking
with your child about a matter
that is important to him or her.

3. Be physically affectionate.
Children are never too old to be
told ”I love you.” You can put an
encouraging note in a lunch box

“A“ ~ (gr a Hersgfy 5 kiss) as a

reminder at you are thinking
of your child throughout the
day.

4. Listen to your child with
empathy. Your child may not
always feel the same way about
something as you do. Allow
your child to own his or her
feelings. For instance, rather
than forcing an apology, ask,
”What could you say that would
make that person feel better?”
(Forced apologies make children
lie about their feelings.)

5. Do not compare your children.
For example, avoid statements
such as ”Why can’t you be a
good eater like your sister?” Let

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your child know that you value
him/ her as an individual.
Praise your children genuinely.
”Catch” your children in good
acts and then let them know you
are pleased with their behavior.
Not only will you build your
children’s self-esteem, but you
will also increase the likelihood
of a recurrence of the pleasing
behavior.

Assign chores. By giving
children tasks to help in their
home, you are sending the
message that their contributions
to the family are important and
valued. You are also teaching
them to be responsible, which
helps them to feel more
confident in their abilities.

Set rules and then stick to them.
Children feel more secure when
they know what the family
rules are.

Support your children’s taking
healthy risks. Encourage them to
try new foods, try out for
sports teams, or make new
friends at the park. Try not to
rescue them if they are showing
mild frustration with something
new. Allow them to figure it out
if they can. They will feel that
much prouder of their
accomplishments if they do it
themselves.

10. Provide unconditional love. Show

your children that you love and
accept them no matter what. If
your child misbehaves, be sure
to express displeasure in the
behavior, rather than your child
as a person. Your children’s self-
worth will soar with the
knowledge that you are their
biggest fan. fi

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11 am, May 29

Take time to honor men and women who have served their country in one

of our armed services, especially those who made the ultimate sacrifice so

that we may enjoy freedom.

Join veterans of American Legion h’lan 0’ War Post No. 8 and its Ladies

Auxiliary for a patriotic memorial observance including presentation of

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Broadway hits and musical theatre
classics will be performed in a
Mothers Day concert scheduled for
7:30 pm. Sunday, May 14, in the
Recital Hall of the University of
Kentucky Singletary Center for the
Arts. The concert will be free and
open to the public.

The Musical Tribute to Anita Roos
Baker, co-sponsored by the UK
School of Music support organization
and the Temple Adath Israel Music
Fund, will feature performances by
Dr. Benjamin Karp, professor of
music, Brandy Hawkins, mezzo-
soprano, and Tedrin Blair Lindsay,
pianist. Highlights of the concert——
performed in memory of a longtime
Lexington musician and music
supporter—will feature favorites
from such shows as Sondheim’s A
Little Night Music and Rodgers and
Hammerstein's Carousel, which has
recently been produced by the UK

Opera Theatre under the musical
direction of Mr. Lindsay.

Anita Baker was a lifelong
Lexingtonian and a 1944 graduate
of the UK School of Music. As a
member of Temple Adath Israel from
childhood, she was a member and
frequent soloist in the Adath Israel
choir for 50 years. She was a
founding member and long—time
performer and board member of the
Lexington Musical Theater and a
founding board member of the UK
Friends of Music.

A reception will be held at. ‘he
Singletary Center after the concert. it

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Holidays at a glance

By Mary Roscnlmimi

18 lyar (May 15/16)
Lag b'Omer
(Thirty-third Day of Sheaf Counting)
Significance—Various historical, agricultural, symbolic,
and mystical meanings are attached to this day between
Passover and Shavuot, a period whose days are counted
off from the second day of Passover by the pious.

 

References—Leviticus 23:9ff

Religious activities—Counting the days of Omer, if
you've been doing so all along.

Food—Wheat—based and first—fruit dishes.

Customs—The period of the Omer is one of mourning,
which Lag b'Omer partially lifts. Therefore, this is a day
for getting married, for getting a haircut, for listening to
music and lighting bonfires (not necessarily in that order).
Because of some unclear historical associations, it is
customary for children to play with toy bows and arrows.

Requirements—Vary from community to community.

6-7 Sivan (June 1/2)

Shavuot

(Weeks) 0r Pentecost (50th Day)

Significance—A midsummer harvest—and—sowing
festival, once marked by a sacrifice of first fruits at the
Temple, later commemorating the giving of the Torah to
Moses by God on Mt. Sinai.

References—Deut. 1629-12, Lev. 23:15—21, Ex. 19—20

Religious activities—Synagogue service featuring
readings from Ruth and Exodus and, in some circles,
decorating the building with greenery and flowers. Many
Reform congregations hold confirmations on this day.

Food—Dairy: blintzes and three—sided cheese kreplach;
two loaves of sweet, extra-long challah.

Customs—Rejoicing, feasting, meditating on the Ten
Commandments, introducing children to 'l‘orah study
(with cakes and honey to make the experience a sweet
one), studying 'l'orah all night. Since the last of the
Passover mat/alt should be gone by the end of Shavuot,
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President's Message

Marty Barr

 

 

It was not until I read the April issue of Sim/om that I realized there had
been no mention of Passover in my column. I am truly sorry for this
omission and hope that everyone had a seder filled with joy and
warmth.

Barbara and I, along with the rest of our family, have been mourning the
recent death of my uncle. He was a member of “the greatest generation,”
as Tom Brokaw put it. He went off to serve our country in World War ll
and gave up four years of his life to this endeavor. After returning home,
he completed law school, attained a high position in the government,
worked for the advancement of Jews everywhere, and raised a family.

 

 

 

But the cycle of life does continue and we are now turning our eyes on the upcoming bar mitzvah
of our eldest grandson, who is named after my father. I have spent a lot of time recently writing a
verbal picture of his original name-bearer. We may not know where we are going in life, but we are

certainly better off if we understand where we are coming from. Q

 

By [mic Grisé

One sunny Sunday morning in
March a group of enthusiastic
seventh graders from the TAl
Religious School showed up at the
home of Rose Rita and Jerry
Wurmser for the sole purpose of
helping out. They hauled summer
furniture up from the basement and
helped get the patio ready for spring.
Another group were at the home of
Fran and Bill Bloom, also doing some
of the chores that get increasingly
difficult for folks as birthdays go by.

For the fourth year, the Temple
Adath lsrael Religious School has
conducted a spring Mitzvah Day. The
purpose of this day is to teach our
children to think about ways they
can make our community a better
place. This year we decided to work
primarily within our Temple
community. We had our eighth— and
ninth—grade students work in our
Temple kitchen to organize

 

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TAI Religious School youth
find great personal rewards
by helping others

silverware and polish silver platters and silver candlestick
holders. The fifth-grade class went to Mayfair Manor and
played bingo with the residents, while the pre-K through
fourth-grade classes decorated placemats used at our
Temple seder. Our seventh—grade class, as mentioned
above, \\entoi1tand helped l\\'\\ temple Iannlies \\ itli
spring-cleaning projects.

In past years, we have invited Mayor lsaacs to speak to
our students about community service. We have had
students visit nursing homes and entertain residents with
music and dance, we have decorated bags and placemats
for Shriner’s Children’s Hospital, and we have also
created beautiful cards to distribute to Temple members
who are ill.

Mitzvah Day was very successful this year and the
students really enjoyed the opportunity to help others. In
fact, the seventh—graders were so enthusiastic about their
experiences that we plan to create an eighth—grade Mitzvah
Corps next year. If you need any help this fall, please give
us a call. In addition, we plan to hold another Mitzvah Day
next spring and would love to help you out. Thanks! 2G

 

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 Campaign (from page 1)

at one particular location, the Youth Aliyah Village of

Hadassah—Neurim. The Village is co—sponsored by the
Jewish Agency and by Hadassah, the women’s Zionist
organization of America.

In 2004, seventeen percent of all children and youth in
Israel were categorized as at—risk (from the 2004 National
Council For Children’s annual report, “Statistics of
Children in Israel”). The number of children at risk
continues to grow. Most of these children live in
disadvantaged areas, many in Israel’s periphery. There is
a great need to strengthen peripheral communities and
Israeli society as a whole by providing a brighter future
for youth in these regions. Newl is already changing the
lives of hundreds of high school students from Israel's
social and geographic margins.

Currently operating in seventeen development towns and
neighborhoods across

program began, these 30 teachers
have become a ”dream team”
themselves, constantly supporting
and learning from each other and
bringing innovative ideas to improve
the program in every dimension.

During the first year, students
complete an English proficiency
enrichment class followed by a PC
technicians and operating systems
course (ITEl). In the second and
third year, students begin a two—year
certified computer networking
associate course (ITEZ and CCNA),
in partnership with Cisco Systems,
Inc. In addition to taking the
computer course, students have an
opportunity to socialize in the many
social events planned for them
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Israel, New! aims to
establish a young Israeli
high—tech “d ream team”
that consists of youth
who would otherwise
not be exposed to the
digital world. By
participating in this
course, participants
receive training in a
technological profession,

By participating in this course,
participants receive training in a
technological profession, enhance
their math and English skills,
develop a sense of volunteerism and
community leadership, and learn
how to work as part of a team.

year. In their
second yea r, the
New“ students
make a
significant
contribution to
their
communities
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enhance their math and

English skills, develop a sense of volunteerism and
community leadership, and learn how to work as part of
a team. Completion of the program is the beginning of a

prot't‘ss ill thaiige \elw opens doors to prestigious

technological units in the IDF, higher education, and

high-tech professions while helping raise students’ self—
esteem and confidence and teaching values of civic
responsibility.

Program Description

Participants will be tested prior to their admission to
New” to enable the selection of appropriate candidates
who will complete the three-year program. Participants
are not necessarily top students but rather those who
have the potential to succeed but lack the tools that New“
provides to ensure their success. Following their selection,
students will take part in a three—day action packed
overnight orientation program.

During the school year, students attend four—hour
afternoon study sessions, twice a week, at centers run by
Tapuach. This three—year course implements a curriculum
that is professionally developed and taught by top
teachers who are experts in their respective fields. Classes ‘
are composed of 20 to 25 students. The curriculum
consists of a three—year course taught by teachers from
around Israel, specifically trained by the program’s staff.
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various public institutions (JCC’s,
schools, and the like) and for private
citiyens who otherwise lack the
means to have them repaired or

upgraded.

Net@ students have also established
CafélnterNeth, where parents,
pupils, and instructors meet after
class to socialize and learn Internet
skills. Other students take a
certification course to become
Tapuach instructors teaching Internet
skills in their own neighborhoods,
connecting the community to Net<
and its values. The hope is that Nettw
graduates will return to work in their
respective communities.

The long—term goal for Nettlt is that
for every year over a three—year
period, 600 new students will begin
the course, so that by the third year a
total of 1,800 students will be
studying at various levels.

New“ participants have said in recent
evaluation interviews that they feel
“chosen.” This would have never
been the case without Nettflt. The
most common factors expressed as
the reasons for students’ feeling of
empowerment include successful
completion of a difficult school year,
improved grades and acquisition of
new skills that will allow them to
earn money in the future, increased
likelihood of a good job in the army
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management team. Conclusions for the first year of NetGD
on a national level have shown that the program
contributes to:

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0 Excellent command of English

. Improved ability to master large amounts of material
0 Development of learning strategies

0 Improved work habits

- Personal empowerment.

The I-Iadassah Neurim Youth Aliyah Village, located near
Netanya, Israel, is jointly owned by the Jewish Agency
and I-Iadassah Women's Zionist Organization of America.
The village provides a normative, residential environment
where at—risk children and youth receive the educational,
therapeutic, and social intervention required for them to
flourish. Every child who walks through the doors of a
Jewish Agency Youth Aliyah Village is in desperate need
of both miracles and hope. Hadassah Neurim currently
offers housing and /or education to 198 boarding students
and 289 day students, who range in age from 14 to 18.

As a community, we are proud to be able to support this
program, which makes a very significant difference in the
lives of Israeli youth and also helps to prepare them for
successful lives in the Israeli high tech industry, one of the
most advanced in the world.

When you consider your pledge to the 2006 CKJF/ UJC
Community Campaign, remember that you can designate
50 percent from any increase to your latest gift for this
program. The relationship, however, will not only be

see Campaign, page 11
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From the Executive Director

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_The Third Temple

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Some of you are familiar with my
collection of orange building cones.
For those of you who are not, let me
tell you that they are exactly that:
small replicas of orange construction
cones, but they have some writing on
them. I have three, each with a phrase
I find meaningful. I also believe they
reflect some of the connections I feel
with my Jewish heritage. ‘

The first cone says, “The impossible
is often the untried.”

Back around 950 BCE, King Solomon
initiated the building of a Temple on
the rocky hills of the city his father,
David, had conquered from the
Jebusites and made capital of the
united kingdom of Judah and Israel.
Legend has it that everybody in the
tribes of Israel contributed funds to
build it, much as they had done in
the desert for the building of the
Tabernacle. The building itself,
however, was overseen by a
Phoenician “contractor" in the name

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of King Hiram of Tyre and his
architect Huramabi. The task was
daunting: not only the building itself,
but the need to collect the taxes from
a population who saw themselves
very much as owing first allegiance
to their tribes and who distrusted the
central monarchy. The building of the
Temple was also the building of the

he persisted, and while the unity he
achieved was shortlived and the
kingdom broke into two at his death,
the common ground he created
persisted through the centuries
across the political boundary.
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with each other, Judah in the south
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confederation of tribes claiming
common origin into a unified state.
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no prior connection to any tribe, was
its capital, and the Temple to the
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kingdom. Solomon
taught us a lesson: nothing is
impossible if you persist. If you
really try, you will do it.

My second cone says, “The road to
success is always under
construction.”

Let me—again—dive into Jewish
history. When the Jews returned
from Babylon during the time of
King Cyrus of Persia, the leaders of
the returnees, Ezra and Nehemiah,
believed that it was also important to
continue the rebuilding, begun 70
years before, of the Temple the
Babylonians had destroyed. The only
problem, of course, was that while
Solomon had the resources of a
kingdom to pay for his building, the
resources available to the returnees
were meager, even with the
contribution of the more wealthy
Babylonian Jewish community. So
how to do it? After all, if you don’t
try it will not happen. The building
of the Second Temple became a
popular enterprise. No foreign
contractors took part this time; the
project relied on the backs and
muscles of the people. This building
boasted no luxurious decorations; the
simplicity of stone and wood
provided its beauty. The building
was not accomplished in a relatively
short time; it took generations. More
than four centuries after the return,
the Second Temple was still being
built, its terraces expanded, its
platform more than doubled.

What we know today as ”Temple
Mount” and the Muslims refer to as
“Haram al-Sharif" is in fact an
artificial construct began in the days
of the return and expanded over the
years by the Hasmoneans all the way
to King Herod, who gave the Mount
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physical Temple was destroyed by
the Romans, its impact on Jewish
thought and Jewish life comes down
to us through the ages because the
Second Temple was about a national
endeavor, a common effort, and a
joint dedication. The First Temple
was the Temple of Adonai and built
by Solomon, so people call it
“Solomon’s Temple.” The Second
Temple was a centuries—long national
effort, so we call it just ”the Temple”
because it belonged to all of us. The
continuous effort of construction not
only rebuilt the place for the worship
of the Lord, but it also rebuilt a
nation and its heart and national
center. Had it n