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Women’s Happy Hour - A
Great Success

On March 31 seventy women had a
great evening enjoying Middle Eastern
food, wine and a wonderfully funny
skit about Jewish mothers and daugh-
ters through the centuries. Thanks go
to our terriﬁc Chair Janice Newman,

our talented playwright and direc-

tor Marcia Blacker and our cast and
committee members — Kathy Feinberg,
Lynn Furness, Amy Faust Mayer, Angie
Omstein, Linda Ravvin, Judy Saxe,

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PJ Library Opening Party

Calling all children and their parents —
come to a pajama party with your fam-
ily and friends to celebrate the launch
of the PJ Library here in Lexington.
The party will be held on Sunday, May
8 at 2 pm at the Tates Creek Ballroom
at 1400 Gainesway Drive on the
grounds of the Tates Creek Country
Club. The party will feature story-
telling by Amy Faust Mayer and art
projects with George and Ilona Szeke—
ley. Fun, food and frolic are promised
for all.

The PJ Library is a national program
run by the Harold Greenspoon Foun—
dation in Western Massachusetts.

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Thanks to the leadership of Simone
Salomon and a number of local donors,
we are proud to partner with the Foun-
dation to provide Jewish books and
CD’s to all children of Jewish or inter—
married families who are 6 months to 8
years of age. Families can enroll their
children either at the party, on the PJ
Library website (www.pjlibrary.org), or
by returning the registration card from
the packet you received in the mail.

For information and reservations,
please call Judy Wortrnan at 268-0672)?

ala Tribute Dinner Honarm
usan andSte

On Sunday, May 22 at 5:00 pm, the
Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass will
honor Susan and Steve Caller for their
extraordinary community leadership
and philanthropy. A gala tribute dinner
will be held at the Doubletree Suites
by Hilton Hotel at 2601 Richmond
Road. In conjunction with the dinner,

a tribute book for the Callers will be
distributed to all guests. Speakers will
include Nancy and Norman Lipoff of
Miami who are both national leaders
of the North American Jewish com—
munity and dear friends of Susan and
Steve. Bret Caller will also speak about

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The couvert for the dinner is $60 per
person. Tributes to the Callers can be
purchased before May 2. The cost of a
full page is $180; a half page is $100;
and a quarter page is $50. A listing of
your name or business name is $18.
Attendees will have the opportunity to
pledge their commitments to the 2011
annual community campaign. For in-
formation and reservations, please call
Judy Wortrnan at 268-0572. Reserva-
tions and tributes can also be made on
the Federation website, www.jewish-
lexingtonorg. (I

his parents. The
Bats, a popular
Lexington singing
group, will provide
the evening’s enter-
tainment.

Sue Ezrine, one of
the chairs of the
celebration, will be
the master of cer-
emonies. The other
three co-chairs are
Harriet Cooper,
Nancy Hoffman,
and Sara Levy.

IN THIS ISSUE

Message From Executive Director 3
Editorial 3
Nine women celebrate B’not Mitzvah at TAl 4
Talmud study in South Korea 4
Richard Goldstone’s sort—of apology 5
Third Opinion 6
Project HEART 7
Letter to the Editor 7
True diversity 8
Israel announces line-up of sport competitions through 2012 ............................................................. 9
TAI on Rye: Get it while you can 13
Ask A Rabbi 14
B’tayavon 15
The Lexington Chapter of Hadassah 15
Hadassah Offers Win-Win Opportunity to the Community .................................................................... 15
The Lexington Havurah 16
Temple Adath Israel 17
Ohavay Zion Synagogue 18
Around the Community 19
Calendar 70

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Come celebrate Yom Ha Atzmaut with free. For information and registration,
the community on Sunday, May 15th
at 12 noon at Ohavay Zion Synagogue.
Bring your children and grandchildren
for a fun celebration featuring the
music of Marc Rossio, known as the
Marvelous Toy. Marc, who will visit
from Columbus, Ohio, is a singer and
guitarist who entertains children and
families with Jewish music, stories and
sing-a-longs. He has been the featured
entertainment for P] Library programs
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Executive Director

Judy Wortman

On June lst
at the Annual
Meeting 0F:
the Jewish Federation, Linda Ravvm
will leave the presidency after four. :
years of exceptional service. Dur- 2;
ing six months of that period, Linda
was both acting director as well as
president of the Board of Directors. In
my more than forty years in the ﬁeld
of Jewish Communal Service, I have
never worked with a more committed,
creative, wise, patient, and passionate
leader. Working as Linda’s partner has
been a blessing and I very reluctantly
am giving her back to Leon. Linda has
promised me that she will continue

to be very involved as a federation
volunteer.

During the past four years of Linda’s
presidency, there have been many
changes in Federation including
changing our name from Central Ken-
tucky Jewish Federation to the Jewish
“Federation“ the Bluegrass and the
revision of our by-laws. The commu-
nity said goodbye to Daniel Chejfecs
after nine years and went through an
extensive search process that resulted
in my having been hired. There were a
number of other staff changes. Paula
Clancy was hired as director of the
Jewish Family Services and JFS ﬂour-
ished during her three-year tenure.
Paula will be replaced by Talia Smolkin
later this year. Linda also hired Gayle
Bourne as our part time bookkeeper.
Unfortunately Jana LaZur’s position
was retrenched several months ago
after the 2010 campaign did not meet
our expectations.

During the four years of Linda’s
administration, the campaign reacted

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to the recession, as did most nonprofit
organizations. While our losses were
minor as compared to many organiza-
tions, we were forced to make a num-
ber of cuts including our allocations
abroad, conferences and professional
development, some campaign events
and speakers, ofﬁce supplies, mailings,
printing, etc. We have become more
fiscally transparent and responsible
and are basing our budget and alloca-
tions on actual cash received and not
on pledges or anticipated gifts.

In spite of these cuts, we have devel-
oped several new programs. We have
re-introduced Women’s Philanthropy
(formerly Women’s Division) and the
Young Bluegrass Jews (formerly Young
Leadership). A community planning
process has been initiated with the fed—
eration and congregational presidents,
treasurers, rabbis, and directors that
has already helped the three organi-
zations reduce administrative costs
and work to eth I more ro Ctivel
The newestggmgg’am tdbg elopedlf
under Linda’ s administration 18 the PJ
Library, which she had been trying to
adopt here for many years. Thanks to
the efforts of Art and Simone Salomon
and a number of generous donors, the
program has just been launched and
our opening party will be held on May
8th.

Next month Linda will write her last ‘
president’s column in Shalom and

I hope she will highlight her other
achievements. Until then, I would like
to offer my profound gratitude for a
job expertly done. Most importantly,

I thank Linda for her trust and our
incredible friendship. I will miss you,
Linda. 1'1!

Editorial

This is the forth edition since I began
my editorship. The world has changed.
Democratic revolutions have begun in
a number of Muslim countries, calling
for the ouster of dictators. Consequent-
ly, America has broadened its role in
the Middle East and North Africa. The
House and Senate ﬁnally agreed on a
budget compromise at the last possible
moment before forcing a government
shutdown. The Kentucky Wildcats
came within 3 points of making it to
the finals

By the time you read this, Pesach will
have passed and Shavuot will be at
hand. Shavuot, of course, is the holiday
on which we celebrate the giving of the
Law at Sinai. Consequently, we spend
all the night of Shavuot studying. The
mitzvah of studying applies equally to
scholars, rabbis, and lay persons who
may not know an aleph from a bet.

Just as on Pesach when we
were told that we all have

rabbi); come to services periodically to
learn from the wisdom of your rabbis;
invent your own ways to study, espe-
cially through the Internet.

The only educational mitzvah that is
higher than learning is teaching. We
teach by example (the most effective);
we teach informally at camp, in youth
groups, and in daily conversation;

we instruct formally in classes. All

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As editor, I would greatly appreci-

ate increased participation from the
community. The Talmud teaches us
”he who learns deserves a place in the
World to Come; but he who learns and
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Nine women celebrate B’not

Mitzvah at TAI

By Ruth Paley

On April 15, nine women were called
to the Torah as B’not Mitzvah at
Temple Adath Israel. It was the cul-
mination of nine months of study and
exploration for this disparate group.
Five of us were born into Judaism,
four came to it by choice; we range in
age from forty-something to mid-70s;
some are married with children; some
are married, no children, some are
not married; some are working, a few
are retired. And yet, despite widely
differing life experiences, we all found
common ground in our dedication to
achieving this goal.

Members of 2011 TAI adult B’not Mitzvah class. Back ow Elaine Potts, Becky Katz, Pat

We have explored our spirituality
through our connection to one another
as Jews and as human beings. For
some of us it has been a journey of re-
connecting with a Jewish identity and
for others a continuation of a chosen
path. It has been a spiritually uplift—
ing process for all of us as we strive to
move forward in today’s world, taking
what we have learned of our history
and from Torah and making it relevant
now. We have all grown as women
and human beings as we have become
closer to each other through our class,
and to our community through our

see Nine women, page 19

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Talmud study in South Korea

The following fascinating article was
translated by The Muqata from YNET.

Close to 50 million people live in South
Korea, and almost everyone is taught
the Talmud at home by their parents.
"We tried to understand why the Jews
are geniuses, and we came to the con-
clusion that we think it is because they
study Talmud,” said the Korean am-
bassador to Israel, Mr. Young Sam Ma.
And this is how ”Rav Papa” became a
better-known scholar in Korea than in
Israel.

It is doubtful if the Amoraic scholars,
Abbaye and Rava imagined their dis-
cussions of Jewish law in the Beit Mi-
drash in Babylon would be taught hun-
dreds of years later in East Asia. Yet it
tums out that the laws of an “egg born
on a holiday” is actually very interest—
ing to the South Koreans who have
required that Talmud study be part of
their compulsory school curriculum.
[Note from Jameel: The Korean Em—
bassy in Israel probably received a lot
of complaints about Talmud being part
of the compulsory school curriculum,

and requested that the statement read:
”Yet, it turns out that... is actually very
interesting to the South Koreans who
encourage Talmud learning at home”.]

Almost every home in South Korea
now contains a Korean-translated Tal—
mud. But unlike in Israel, the Korean
mothers teach the Talmud to their chil—
dren. In a country of close to 49 million
people who believe in Buddhism and
Christianity, there are more people
who read the Talmud - or at least own
their own copy at home — more than in
the Jewish state. Much more.

”So we too will become geniuses”

”We were very curious about the high
academic achievements of the Jewish
people”, explains Korean Ambas-
sador to Israel, Mr. Young Sam Ma,
who was hosted on the channel 1 TV

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programme ”Culture Today .

“Jews have a high percentage of Nobel
laureates in all ﬁelds: literature, science
and economics. This is a remarkable
achievement. We tried to understand
what is the secret of the Jewish
people? How they — more than
other people - are able to reach
those impressive accomplishtm
mi‘nts" “lhy .irn Jon's so inli‘l
ligent? ln our opinion, one of
your secrets is that you study
the Talmud”.

”Jews study the Talmud at a
young age, and it helps them,
in our opinion, to develop
mental capabilities. This un-
derstanding led us to teach

The photo above of a Talmud translated into Korean,
Is courtesy of the South Korean Embassy to Israel.

see Talmud, page 6

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By Laurence H. Kant

Pathetic. That is the only word I can
use to describe Richard Goldstone’s
stunning sort-of apology in the Wash—
ington Post.

As many of you may remember, South
African judge Richard Goldstone (who
is Jewish) issued a report that generally
downplayed the war crimes of Hamas
in Israel’s 2006 Gaza incursion and
lashed out at Israel for its dispropor-
tionate attacks on Gaza, its targeting
of civilians, its use of Palestinians as
human shields, and its destruction of
civilian infrastructure. The Goldstone
Report was issued under the auspices
of the UN. Human Rights Council,
that embodiment of fairness toward
Israel whose visionary leadership has
included such democratic, gentle,
peace—loving nations as Bahrain, Chi—
na, Libya, Pakistan, The Democratic
Republic of Congo, and Saudi Arabia.

In his recent op—ed, Goldstone es-
sentially admits that Israel followed
proper procedures in the investigation
of its soldiers in the Gaza incursion
and that Hamas did not. He all but
acknowledges that Israel’s military
operated at a high moral level, wl‘iﬂe" "‘
the military of Hamas did not.

His excuses ring hollow: He hoped
that Hamas would respond to the
commission’s requests--give us a
break. On what planet is he living? He
thought that perhaps the UN. Human
Rights Council would start treating
Israel more evenhandedly. This expla-
nation is implausible and bears all the
earmarks of after—the-fact rationaliza—
tion: Uh-oh, I’d better come up with
something good. I can hear the wheels
spinning. He wishes that Israel had re-
sponded to his requests. Gee, I wonder
why Israel thought he and the commis-

sion would be biased and declined to
cooperate. I’m shocked.

Goldstone and his commission harmed
Israel and the Jewish people. And now
he tries to justify the supposedly posi-
tive aspects of the Goldstone Commis—
sion and cannot even admit that he
screwed up, even though he basically
says he did.

The damage Goldstone has caused,
some of it in the deaths of both Israelis
and Palestinians, is incalculable. The
PR benefits of his essay are miniscule
compared to the PR damage of his
commission’s report. True apologies
require a straightforward admission of
error and a commitment to act differ-
ently in the future. Richard Goldstone
has not even begun to do that.

Perhaps his many awards, the numer-
ous parties in his honor, and friend-
ships with VIPs mean more to him
than offending others, especially on
the anti-Israel left. Apparently Jews
don't count on the international chichi
lists of ofﬁcial victimhood. His excuses
make things even worse.

I find it particularly sad that a person

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in South Africa, the Balkans, and
Rwanda would shut his eyes to the
injustice he committed against his own
people.

Legitimate debate about Israeli poli-
cies is beneﬁcial and desirable, but the
Goldstone Report made a mockery of
fact-ﬁnding and objective analysis.

What is it that leads some Jews to hate
themselves so much that they are will-
ing to propagate lies and half-truths
about Israel rather than grapple with
complexity? What a waste.

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our children as well. We believe that

if we teach our children Talmud, they
will also become geniuses. This is what
stands behind the rationale of intro-
ducing Talmud Study to our school
curriculum.” Jameel adds: Again, The
Muqata was requested to remove

the school curriculum comment, and
replace it with, ”T his is the rational to
make Talmud a part of home education
in Korea”

Ambassador Ma says the he himself
studied the Talmud at a very young
age: ”It is considered very significant
study,” he emphasized. The result is
that more Koreans have Talmud sets in
their homes than Jews in Israel.

”I, for example, have two editions of
Talmud: one my wife bought and the
other I got from my mother in law”.
[Jameel adds: Almost like the Jewish
tradition of the parents of the bride
buying a set of Talmud for their future
son-in-law...]

Groupies of Jews

Koreans don’t only like the Talmud be-
cause they see it as promoting genius,
but because they found values that are
close to their hearts.

”In the Jewish tradition, family values
are important,” explains the South
Korean Ambassador.

”You see it even today, your practice
of the Friday evening family meal. In
my country we also focus on family
values. The respect for adults, respect
and appreciation for the elderly paral-
lels the high esteem in my country for
the elderly.”

Another very signiﬁcant issue is the
respect for education. In the Jewish
tradition parents have a duty to teach
their children, and they devote to it
lots of attention. For Korean parents,
their children's education is a top pri-
ority. (YNET)

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Reception following in the President's Room

Free and open in the public

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Mother's Day Concert

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May 201 l Shalom

Third Opinion

Stanley Ned Rosenbaum, PhD

On owning Heinrich Graetz’s history of
the Jews

Among my most prized possessions

is a six-volume set of Graetz’s History
of the Jews (JPS, English translation,
1891). I don’t read these tomes and I
really never have. After a few, brief at—
tempts I gave up trying. The writing is
turgid and, if I must say, I know more
about Jewish history than Graetz did.

This is not brag, just a nod to how
much we’ve learned in so many
Judaica—related ﬁelds in the 136 years
since his first German edition. So why
do I revere these dusty volumes? Well.
my set was once the property of the
National Farm School in Doylestown,
PA.

Farm school! The first volume of my
set has a picture of the men who estab-
lished it pasted inside the front cover.
The one in the upper left merely says
“Founder,” but I know this was Joseph
Krauskopf. He established it in 1896 —
my set of Graetz’s books was new then
— to help children who were deemed
”slow learners,” kids who might do
better with vocational training. (My

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older brother, aged eight or nine, was
sent to a Farm School around 1945,
but it didn't help. He had what we
now know as ADD, Attention Deficit
Disorder.)

Contemporary with Farm School A.D.
Gordon was founding Labor Zionism.
He thought we could redeem ourselves
and so solve the ”Jewish question” by
manual labor so in 1902 at age forty—
.~even he moved to Palestine. The
kibbutz movement, though it never
became the norm in Israel, owes a lot
to him.

Krauskopf, himself, was one of the first
:four men to graduate from Hebrew
Union College in Cincinnati in1885.

Do you remember learning that to
honor the newly ordained rabbis HUC
held a banquet to which they invited
Orthodox dignitaries? (Conservatism
was experiencing a false dawn that
year and would not be successfully
launched until 1900.) Since Reform had
decided dietary laws were no longer
binding upon us - Ah yes, two Jews =
three opinions - they served trefe. (You
can see a photo of the menu in Jona-
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Several of the guests immediately got
up and left.

I don’t mean to suggest that following
Halachah is or should be a "matter of
opinion." Surely, it is more serious than
that. But it is the genius, or the curse,
or the burden of Reform — as enunci-
ated in the Pittsburgh Platform of 1885
— to elevate the ethical commands of
our faith above ritual pre- and pro-
scriptions.

I like ritual, it’s familiar and comfort-
ing, like a set of old clothes smelling
vaguely of Europe. But it's our ethical
system that sings to me. We were so
far ahead of our time when it comes to
treatment of the less fortunate: wid-
ows, orphans, and “strangers" in our
midst. We even proscribed harming the
fruit trees of besieged enemies (Deut.
20:19-20)

And Moses would not let the people
cheer the drowning of Pharaoh’s army
because human lives were being lost.
The histories of Israel written since

Graetz’s time,
especially
those by com-
mitted Jews
and Chris-
tians, are
better writ-
ten, but most
still cling
more closely to the biblical account of
things than I’m comfortable with. If I
am spared, my own present attempt at
understanding our history, now in its
seventh year of gestation, will change
all that. Or not. It doesn’t matter. Even
if I don’t finish the task, I am “not free
to desist.”

It is enough for me to be among those
great Jewish people, like Graetz,
Krauskopf and Gordon who labored so
long and so well to mend the world.

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Stanley Ned Rosenbaum, PhD (Brandeis),
is a retired professor of Hebrew at UK and
professor emeritus of Judaic Studies at
Dickinson College in Carlisle, Penn. The
title of this recurring column is drawn
from the old chestnut, ”Two Jews, three
opinions.”

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