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The important direction of the occupationRabbi Seth GoldStein Temple Beth HatfilohOn November 28, the first day of the special session of the Washington State legislature, I had the honor of delivering the invocation in the House. This special session is called to deal specifically with the budget issues facing the state. I took my position at the rostrum and delivered some words of reflection in advance of the difficult job our leaders are called upon to do. I then went outside and took a different position, on the steps of the capitol with the throngs of protesters demanding a fair and just budget. It was an interesting day of protests. Many different groups were represented, and several different rallies were held. Teachers unions, health care worker unions, those opposed to cuts for higher education, those advancing the needs of the disabled, and more, were present and raising their voices. And bringing it in an Occupy the capitol action, with the Occupy Olympia protest serving as host. (The Occupy Olympia chapter itself has been camped out in Heritage Park here, in the shadow of the capitol building.) The message is timely and appropriate, for many of the budget cuts on the table are geared toward those most vulnerable in our midst. Thousands may be cut from Basic Health and left without health insurance. Cuts to education of our youth and the disabled are proposed. A member of my congregation who runs a local social service agency for youth was quoted in our local newspaper as potentially having to cut a program which provides outreach and services for homeless teens, since the program relies on state funding for support. One proposed solution thrown about is that non-profits in general and faith communities in specific fill the gap. But faith communities, synagogues included, can only do so much we do not have the skills or the resources to provide the social services necessary to support people. In Olympia, our local interfaith organization has used a city grant to open an intake center for homeless adults an important and powerful development. As an individual congregation, my synagogue hosts a temporary shelter, volunteers at the food bank, and other such actions, but we are not capable of, for example, providing health insurance for one who is too poor to afford any. This issue, I believe, is beyond politics. I am not saying it is Jewish to support the Occupy movement, or Jewish to support any one party or policy over another. What is Jewish is recognizing that we have obligations to others. We make our own choices, have our own individual responsibility in this world (as I remind our Bnai Mitzvah students about the meaning behind the ceremony, that becoming an adult means personal responsibility). Yet our Torah teaches that we are responsible for one another as well, protecting the widows and orphans, the poor and vulnerable in our midst. Wealth in and of itself is not the issue. We learn in the stories of Genesis that our spiritual forefathers and foremothers were wealthy people. What one does with that wealth is the issue. This, to me, is the message that Occupy brings. Some sour notes hit us at the protest: Calls to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were out of place

Re: The article Jewish agencies will support marriage equality (Nov. 25). Wow. Another good reason not to give a dime to Federation. Eric Leibman portlandBEsT usE OF REsOuRcEs

Thank you for the Books, Movies, Music and Food section from November 18! While reading it I moved to my computer to reserve four of the books from the library (luckily they have them). So many good ideas I appreciate it! Lisa schuchman seattle

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An open letter to our state legislatorsA personal story from a Bellevue rabbi underscores the gravity of the situation facing our state and the families hurt by the lingering economic downturn. During the course of the last year, this rabbi said requests for emergency assistance have gone up at the same time welfare, Basic Health, Work First, Disability Lifeline, and other programs have been cut. The rabbi has pulled from all available resources, drawing on discretionary funds to help families with hospital bills, rent, food, and car repairs. At times, resources were so stretched that this rabbi even used personal finances to help others get through a crisis. Rabbis like this one should be an example for us all. The rabbis story reveals that we cannot meet the need with private charities alone. The primary obligation of government is to provide for the basic health, safety, and welfare of its citizens. But as lobbyists and legislators have returned to Olympia to make hard decisions about how to balance the states budget shortfall, this rabbis simple act can be a guide for all of us. As we carry out fiscally necessary reforms and cuts, we must at a rally for the states issues and seemed like an unnecessary and unfocused tangent. Swearing during chants and stump speeches only serves to alienate and undercut the message. But these glitches should not dismiss the message as a whole. Occupy is important because it is changing the national conversation on who we are as a nation, and what individual citizens could and should expect of its institutions and each other. As Jews we know we do not live solely for ourselves. Our lives are, by definition, tied in with one another from the partnerships and families we create to the communities we build. We cannot pray protect the states health and human service safety net and educational system through additional revenue. We know that eliminating medical benefits for the temporarily disabled will cost our state and ultimately all of us more in the long run. We know reducing the number of school days and cutting higher education will put us at a disadvantage economically for years, if not decades to come. We know that families needing welfare wont be able to rise out of poverty with cuts to the cash grant and a reduced benefit eligibility period. We know that cuts to long-term care means the state cannot properly care for people in the twilight of their lives. We also know that after three straight years of malaise and more than $10 billion in real reductions, our state needs additional revenue if we are going to maintain the best of what government does and be positioned for a stronger economic future. The previously mentioned rabbi explained that in the Middle Ages, local Jewish councils established sumptuaryX Page 4

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Rabbi Seth Goldstein gives the invocation at the start of the state Houses special session on Nov. 28.

all together was the Occupy movement, which made its presence strongly felt. The coming of the special session provided an outlet and unique opportunity for the Occupy movement in our state that is not necessarily replicated elsewhere. While originally established to provide support to the Occupy Wall Street protests happening in New York, which brings the general message of uneven distribution of wealth, income inequality and overall issues of poverty, the Occupy movements in Washington now have a particular direction to face that argument: Toward the legislature, which is convening to find a way to balance the state budget. The Occupy movements across the state came together

outside of a community, we cannot mourn outside of a community our spiritual well-being rests with others. And while we may argue as to how to do it, we cannot deny the fact that our physical and economic well-being rests with others as well. Very soon we will gather around the Hanukkah lights. In light of these challenging times, perhaps we can look upon the miracle of Hanukkah as this: Faced with a projected [oil] shortfall, a group was able to have faith and spend those resources anyway [by lighting the menorah]. The result was growth and increased light for all.

I was aware of the fact that my father was in great danger if the Germans ever came, but it didnt seem any scarier than a Grimms fairy tale. Dr. John Werner Cahn, a Seattle materials scientist who last month won the Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology.

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laws for the community. Citizens were forbidden to spend more than a limited amount of money at weddings and other special occasions. These laws were created so the poor wouldnt be shamed because they couldnt match the expenses of the wealthy. For these wise men and women of the Jewish councils, the value of not shaming the poor and caring for the entire community was more important than allowing exorbitant sums to be spent on celebrations while other community needs went unmet. In biblical times, farmers were required to leave the crops in the corners of their field for the poor. There is no question these farmers could have used the income from even one of those corners to expand their fields or reinvest in their farm. However, reaping every bit of ones crop was forbidden, because living on less meant that the entire community could flourish

by supporting the few who needed help. Relying on thousands of years of Jewish tradition and teaching, new revenue must be considered and included as part of Washington States budget solution. In doing so, we can avoid increasingly drastic cuts that imperil the health, safety, and welfare of Washingtons citizens.Cheryl Berenson, president, Seattle Section, National Council of Jewish Women Rabbi Jill Borodin Jeff Cohen, CEO, Caroline Kline Galland Home Richard Fruchter, President and CEO, Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle Rabbi Yohanna Kinberg Joel Magalnick, Editor, JTNews Rabbi James Mirel Rabbi Jonathan Singer Ken Weinberg, CEO, Jewish Family Service Rabbi Daniel Weiner

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yIDDIsH LEssOnby Ruth PeizeR

inside this issueA surprise awardRabbi Morton and Leya Moskowitz knew they were being honored at the Seattle Hebrew Academys gala dinner this week. They just didnt know how honored.

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Az ikh vel zain vi yener, ver vet zain vi ikh?If I am like someone else, then who will be like me?

Views from the front

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Several veterans who served during both war and peace spoke about their experiences in Americas armed services at a recent Washington State Jewish Historical Society event.

Never too late to learn

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A group of retired men, some of whom never became a Bar Mitzvah, just celebrated the completion of their study of ancient Jewish texts. These men spoke of how it has changed them.

Applesauce!

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Too often delegated to being poured from a jar while the star of the show, the latke, gets all the attention, the applesauce has decided it wants its own seat at the gourmet table.

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Food columnist Emily Moore gets the last word in the latke/applesauce showdown with variations on the fried treats to add color to any Hanukkah table.

What are you doing this Hanukkah?Weve got lots of fun stuff happening around town this Hanukkah season. No matter your sensibilities, youll find something to enjoy.

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Hanukkah happenings on the Eastside Remember whenFrom the Jewish Transcript, December 8, 2000. Master puppeteer Eugene Gimelfarb visited Gonzaga University in Spokane for a week-long engagement of his show, The Little Prince. Gimelfarb grew up in Soviet-era Ukraine and was unable to explore his Judaism until he moved to Siberia, out of the glare of the Communist governments eye.

Whats so funny about peace, love and understanding?

Israeli folk legend Chava Alberstein, who plays Meany Hall on the 10th, talked to JTNews about her music, growing older, and life as a peacenik.

Getting the kids in the literary holiday spiritWeve got reviews of several good and not-so-good books for kids this Hanukkah.

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A visit to the synagogues of ParisJewish Paris has many gorgeous sites, from the museums to the monuments to the synagogues.

Egypts election results concern Israelis

With the surprise elevation of an Islamist organization in Egypts first election since the uprising earlier this year, Israel and Middle East experts are concerned about what that means for the region.

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Without the discoveries of Dr. John Werner Cahn, its likely that smartphone you carry in your pocket would not exist today. The German-born, Seattle-based Jew was honored in Japan last month for his scientific achievements.

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Two educators celebrate an anniversary with a surprise awardJoel MaGalnick editor, JTnewsRabbi Morton and his wife Leya Moskowitz knew about the gala in their honor. They knew theyd be called onstage during the event to speak. The longtime educators even knew about the trip to Hawaii a Seattle Hebrew Academy family had donated in honor of their 50th anniversary, which they had celebrated the day before the event. What they didnt know was they would walk out with two etched glass plaques, and checks for $10,000 each, bestowed upon them as the Samis Foundations first Rabbi Doctor William Greenberg Award, recognizing them for their individual contributions to educating generations of children in Seattles Jewish community. How can you receive so much appreciation for doing something you love so much? Leya Moskowitz told JTNews after leaving the stage. Its so much recognition for simply doing the things we love the best in the world. For Rob Toren, the grants administrator for Samis, bestowing the award on the Moskowitzes just felt right. Rivy Poupko Kletenik, SHAs head of school, noted that for a teacher like Leya Moskowitz who has spent JoeL MagaLniCk decades in the class- Leya and Morton Moskowitz were honored for their contributions to local room, it would be Jewish education at the Seattle Hebrew Academy gala on Dec. 4. easy to resist change, in particular when that change is as draHebrew immersion program at the start of matic as SHAs adoption of the Tal Am the 201011 school year. It really is a huge change, a philosophical change its also on how you lead the classroom, Kletenik said. It was really amazing that Mrs. Moskowitz was able to do that. But she wasnt surprised. This is a teacher, Kletenik noted, who has a different set of earrings for each Torah portion and comes to school in a certain outfit that connects to what shes teaching and the kids have to figure out what it is. She has this really whimsical imagination, Kletenik added, She really is beloved. Since 1979, Rabbi Moskowitz has taught virtually every Judaics course at the Northwest Yeshiva High School, in addition to several weekly adult courses. Some of his students now are the children and even grandchildren of those he taught previously. Its hard to think who could have reached more people, said Rabbi Bernie Fox, NYHSs head of school. He is a very, very dedicated teacher and he is a person that is constantly involved in his own selfdevelopment. He never stagnates. Fox cited two ways Moskowitz has positively reached his students: His capacity to make all of his teachings relevant, Fox said, and his ability to facilitate the student in understanding the messages in the text. Hes making the students think. The Greenberg Award had been under discussion for several years, Toren said. At this point, the particulars of the award have not been decided upon beyond this first announcement. We dont know how often its going to be, how much its going to be, what the criteria are going to be, he said. But, he added, there is a strong sense we do not want to be doing this every year. Who would receive the award seasoned veterans like the Moskowitzes or an educator early in his or her career who shows great promise should be an item of discussion among the trustees, as would parameters on how the stipend should be used, Toren said. They will not be seeking nominations. One factor in the award is dependent upon the fortunes of the foundation, which gets the vast majority of its income from its real estate holdings. This year, weve been very fortunate that weve done well relative to our budget projections, Toren said. Samis is unique in that its funding model reduces the cost for any K12 student to attend any of the Jewish day schools in Washington State. The Greenberg Award will not affect those grants or any of the other institutes it supports, including Jewish overnight camps. Though he compared the award to national education awards bestowed by the Covenant Foundation or the Milken Foundation at least in the way they surprise the winning teachers and institutions X PAGe 18

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Stories of the frontalice kadeRlan special to JTnewsThey came from all over the state of Washington and were sent all over the world. They were soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines who fought in every American conflict since World War II, and at a Washington State Jewish Historical Society event on Dec. 4, they told their stories to a rapt crowd of more than family members and friends who were there to honor them and commemorate their service to the United States. They are Jewish war veterans plus a few still on active duty and as the audience learned, their experiences in the military have been as varied as the places theyve served, the conflicts theyve witnessed, and the specific roles theyve played. From Jack Yusen, who spent more than 50 hours in the shark-infested waters of the Pacific after his ship was sunk during World War II, to Rabbi Jay Heyman who had to counsel a sailor on why it was inappropriate to use the words kike and nigger, veteran after veteran described their experiences with a mix of solemnity, pride and a good dose of Jewish humor. Air Force pilot Yoni Goldstein, whos just been deployed overseas, provided his comments on tape. As an observant Jew, Goldstein described the changes hes had to make willingly to practice Judaism and fulfill his military duties. For one thing, there are limits to when he can keep his head covered. I wear my kippah as long as its not a hazard to flight, he explained, but the mission comes first. And I know I cant wear it in certain countries. Goldstein also has had to make concessions about observing Shabbat. Ive had to fly on Shabbat a few times, he said. At first it was hard, but I put the fact that we are saving peoples lives ahead of everything else.

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The veterans who told their stories about life in the military at the Washington State Jewish Historical Societys Heroes Making History event.

Other vets alluded to the issues faced by Jewish troops in recent years, given where conflicts are now taking place. Dr. Rob Lehman, who served during Desert Storm, explained that he was directed to replace Jewish with no religious preference on

his dog tags before being deployed. And he described coming face to face with the Jewish-Arab divide when he first entered the hospital where hed be ministering to IraqiX Page 39

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Never too late to learneMily k. alhadeff assistant editor, JTnewsDo not say When I free myself of my concerns, I will study, for perhaps you will never free yourself. So go the Pirke Avot, or the Sayings of the Fathers, the Mishnaic collection of Jewish, ethical maxims from the turn of the Common Era. For a group of men at The Summit at First Hill retirement community, Jewish study wasnt always easy to come by. But under the guidance of Rabbi Elana Zaiman, 11 men decided to learn this tractate of timeless wisdom. The culmination of their study of Pirke Avot was celebrated on Dec. 4 at the Summit. To a room packed with friends, family, fellow residents and supporters, five of the 11 men shared their life stories before heading to the dining room for a feast of bagels, fruit, spinach quejado and cheesecake. According to Zaiman, the chaplain at the Summit and the Kline Galland Home, The men didnt get to study as much as they wanted when they were young, or

they wanted to have a celebration that they were never able to have due to war, the Depression or otherwise. Zaiman made clear that this was not a Bar Mitzvah celebration, like the one she organized for five Summit women in June 2010. It was more like a siyum a celebration to mark the completion of a cycle of study to honor the men and celebrate the men who wanted to take time to study. Pirke Avot was an obvious choice of text. Here are fathers, Zaiman said. Basically what theyre doing is theyre commenting on their lives. So it fits with the mission of what theyre doing. It is a relatively short, simple text that they

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could sink their teeth into and relate their life experiences to. The study group consisted of Phil Flash, David Franklin, Max Kotzen, Gary Levy, Ernie Mednick, Lou Cohen, Ike Eskenazi, Sherwin Kremen, Jack H. Richlen, Bill Schmidt, and Ben Spector. The honorees spoke to a standingroomonly audience in the activity center. Their stories, while straightforward and reminiscent of a Bar Mitzvah boys sermon, exposed layers of life experience and hardship unknown to younger generations. Kotzen, 83, recounted his childhood in Lichtenburg, South Africa, where he went into business with his mother after high school. He recalled the anti-Semitism of his town and the years he spent worrying whether hed be able to pay his bills. But, he said, as I look over my life, I feel I succeeded. The study group notX Page 46

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Columbus, Ohio native Brenda Luper (go Buckeyes!) was a relatively new arrival in the Seattle area in 2007 when she learned her mom had pancreatic cancer. We had no idea what that meant, she says. Sadly, her mother died four months later and we spent much of that time trying to figure out what we were up against. Finding the right answers was hard. In 2008 her son Nathan raised $2,000 for pancreatic cancer research for his Bar Mitzvah service project. By donating the money to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (www.pancan.org), Brenda first learned of the organization. In 2009, her dad organized a fundraising walk in Tempe, Ariz., where her parents had been living. If my son can do this, if my dad can do this, I can do this, Brenda thought. When she found out there was no local walk, I said, Lets get a walk started. With volunteers and staff from PanCANs Puget Sound affiliate, she helped plan the Nov. 2009 event in only eight

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weeks. Expecting 50 participants, the committee was amazed when 500 people registered five days before the walk, Brenda says. And last months walk attracted 1,500 participants, raising $150,000. Because of her moms death, Brenda also got involved in the daily minyan service at her synagogue, Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation. Right after mom died I started to go say Kaddish, she says. The Herzl minyan, she said, provided much-needed support. By the way, research shows a connection between pancreatic cancer and Ashkenazi Jews. Out of the regular minyan-goers at Herzl, Brenda says, I have met 12 peoplewho are directly connected with pancreatic cancer. Though the minyan was welcoming, as a newcomer she found it difficult to make a strong connection with the rest of the congregation. Also, she says, the minyan was struggling with mostly older participants and dwindling attendance. So I decided, being the renegade that

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Brenda Luper at this years PanCAN run with her family: Husband Steve and kids Nathan and Jessica.

I am, that I was going to change things, she says. After approaching Bob Zimmerman, who runs the services, Brenda started writing a brochure called The top 10 reasons not to go to minyan, and introduced a different type of service one

Sunday a month called the Minyanaires Club. Its more interactive, she says, with more English and more ruach-y, upbeat tunes, followed by a brunch.X Page 36

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eric Yoffie: The exit interviewUriel Heilman JTA World News ServiceNEW YORK (JTA) At the end of this year, Rabbi Eric Yoffie, the president of Union for Reform Judaism, will be stepping down after 16 years at the movements helm. In late November, Yoffie sat down with JTA Managing Editor Uriel Heilman at the URJs offices in New York ahead of the Reform biennial, which will be held Dec. 14-18 outside Washington, D.C. JTA: What are you proudest about your time leading the movement? Yoffie: My first biennial I talked about Torah at the center. That was less of a programmatic initiative than it was a theological and cultural assertion. We had to operate with a consciousness of Torah being fundamental to all we do. It was an important cultural change. Second, there has been an extraordinary worship revolution in the Reform movement of joyful, enthusiastic Jewish worship built around participatory Jewish music. It has dramatically changed the worship experience in the movement, and you really see it everywhere. I certainly didnt create this, but we saw the sparks of this and then tried to support it, accelerate it. Thats Reform Judaism at its best. And camps. In the last 15 years weve added five camps and more than doubled our camping population. JTA: Any regrets? Yoffie: I have lots of regrets. Im not one of those people who say I have no regrets. Are all Reform Jews studying Torah? Celebrating Shabbat? Performing mitzvot? Until such a time that thats happening, we need to ask why not and what more could we have done. Jews are a dissatisfied people; we cry out all the time. Jewish leaders have to be more dissatisfied than anyone else. Among the elite, we have more observance and commitment than I would have imagined possible, but general levels arent what they ought to be. Two years ago we started a youth engagement campaign for ages 13 to 18. In retrospect, we should have started that 15 years ago. While individually Ive been tremendously engaged and involved in Israel, the reality is that too many people dont feel the connection they should. Im sorry I wasnt more successful in creating those bridges. JTA: Whats the role of the president of the URJ? Yoffie: Its a mistake to exaggerate the influence of the president of the URJ, and for that matter, most Jewish leaders. The most important Jewish work is done in local Jewish congregations. We can help shape Jewish consciousness, give priority to important Jewish things, give concrete support, offer legitimacy in cases where there may be some resistance among leaders. JTA: If organizations like yours only have a limited influence on Jewish life, who has a great influence? Yoffie: The critical arena for the Jewish world is the synagogue. Its the anchor. Its the only place in the Jewish world where youre valued as an individual Jew no matter who you are or how much money you have. Its a democratic venue. Its a place where you study Torah and you pray and you educate your children, where you create community, deal with people who are suffering, celebrate successes. Where else does that happen? JTA: Does contemporary Reform have an ideology? Yoffie: Heschel [Abraham Joshua Heschel, a major Jewish thinker who taught at Reforms Hebrew Union College for five years but spent most of his career at the Jewish Theological Seminary], talked about a three-legged stool of God, Torah and Israel. I would say Torah study, observance of mitzvot and faith in the God of Israel. We understand you need a balanced Judaism; focusing on any one leg distorts the others. Reform Judaism has become more expansive. What is certainly different is the word mitzvah [commandment]. That word had really disappeared from the Reform lexicon, even as late as the 1970s. That began to change. I spoke a language of mitzvah. We now have a Reform Judaism that is in a certain sense more traditional. Were also more radical. We live with the contradiction. Were not a halachic movement and we dont profess to be. In some ways, we clearly have adopted polices that by premodern standards are a departure: patrilineal descent, gay and lesbian partnerships. If its not ethical, its not Jewish. As much as we embrace tradition, we remain committed to this notion. JTA: Reform Judaism long has struggled to gain a foothold in Israel. Will it ever catch on there? Yoffie: If were not a part of Israel, we move to the margins of Jewish history. The key is Israeli Reform rabbis. When we have 100 Israeli-born and -educated rabbis, its going be a different country and a different movement. Now we have 40-plus rabbis. In 10 years well have 100. JTA: Whats next for Eric Yoffie? Yoffie: I write for The Huffington Post, I blog for the Jerusalem Post, I have some other writing projects. Im exploring. Theres a lot to do in the Jewish world, even outside of the Jewish world. Ive thought of writing about Israel, Ive thought aboutX Page 18

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Biologically, the way to a mans heart is through his stomachJaniS SieGel JTnews ColumnistAs global governments focus on deterring nuclear threats and cyber-terrorism, we could be missing longtime frenemies in our midst that can keep us healthy or take us out in a matter of hours. And they are everywhere. In groups, these individuals are not afraid to act independently, or they can fall back and let others lead. Their sophisticated communication strategies allow them to quickly adapt to outside threats, and according to Israeli researchers, they may also be a key factor in how we choose our mates. Im talking about bacteria. Today, they are one of the top three killers in hospitals. They are smart, linguistic, and social, according to Prof. Eshel Ben-Jacob of Tel Aviv Universitys Sackler School of Physics and Astronomy, whose team found that bacteria use 12 different complex messages to communicate in their nanoscopic version of Twitter. Researchers also found that they carry on dialogues, make collective decisions, and advise us to mimic their behavior not only for our survival, but to advance our progress in computer technology, robotics, artificial intelligence, and even to rethink cancer research. With over 10 billion of them in a single, 8-centimeterwide colony, BenJacob showed a group at a recent Google Tech Talk seminar a sped-up food-tracking sequence, viewed through his microscope, of swarming bacteria which, he said, are highly successful at social networking and chemical tweeting to achieve their goals. Long before Google appeared, bacteria formed health large social networks all over the globe, said Ben-Jacob. Acting jointly, these tiny organisms can sense the environment, process information, solve problems and make decisions so as to thrive in harsh environments. Working together, he added, bacteria can change genetically to adapt to a situation, with or without a leader, and they also save for the future, storing vital resources for any unforeseen challenges. This ability to perceive, project into the future, and quickly adapt is no small thing. Remember back in January 2011, when nearly 4,000 red-winged blackbirds fell out of the sky to their deaths in Beebe, Ark., and scientists were baffled? In that same week, 500 blackbirds plunged to the ground in Louisiana, dying, en masse, to the bewilderment of local residents, again, with no definitive explanation. And in an equally perplexing event, just one week earlier, 83,000 drum fish washed up on the banks of the Arkansas River, only 100 miles from the location of the birds, with no apparent cause. Adi Shklarsh, a doctoral candidate at TAU and a member of Ben-Jacobs team, claims it is the superior communication tactics of bacteria that give them their edge on survival. Many animal swarms can be harmed by erroneous positive feedback, which is a common side effect of navigating complex terrains, explained Sklarsh. This occurs when a subgroup of the swarm, based on wrong information, leads the entire group in the wrong direction. But bacteria communicate differently, through molecular, chemical and mechanical means, and can avoid this pitfall. Okay. So bacteria cooperate, tweet, and even rearrange their genome in response to an obstacle, something Ben-Jacob calls an epi-genetic collective identity switch which, he said, might be a prototype that could help us understand complex and sudden societal changes, like social revolutions. But what can bacteria teach us about why we are attracted to our choice of a mate or partner? Well, it turns out that fruit flies that were fed two different diets showed a preference for mates who had the same bacteria in their guts from the same food. Professors Eugene Rosenberg and Daniel Segel, along with doctoral student Gil Sharon of TAUs Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, found that this dietary effect showed up almost immediately in the two groups of the quickly reproducing flies who were fed different foods. To test this, researchers isolated the specific bacteria, killed it with antibiotics, and found that the mate preference was then eradicated. But when the bacteria were reintroduced into the flies, the preferential mating resumed. Is it hard to believe that the pasta primavera you shared with your partner for dinner last night is the secret to your happy partnership? Well, maybe so. But Ben-Jacobs latest find is a new strain of bacteria, one of the three smartest hes found, whose I.Q. he compares to Einsteins. So, dont say you werent warned and dont be shocked if, one day, it happens to you as it did to one Google employee who blogged, No way. That bacterium just liked me on Facebook!Longtime JTNews correspondent and freelance journalist Janis Siegel has covered international health research for SELF magazine and campaigns for Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

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Applesauce!eileen Goltz special to JTnewsIn the midst of preparing all those homemade cookies and potato pancakes we need for Hanukkah, there is one food item that, while necessary for the latkes (in my opinion), is often overlooked, picked up at the last minute, and poured out of a jar. Yes, Im talking about the applesauce. Who among us hasnt (at one time or another) just opened that jar of that sweet, gooey glop, poured it in a bowl and said, Here you go kids, enjoy? While Im certainly guilty of that particular food infraction, at this time of year, as a gift to yourself and your family, you should try the extraordinary taste of homemade applesauce. Making applesauce is very easy and the following recipes can be whipped up in no time. For the most part, you wont even have to go to the store for any ingredients except, possibly, the apples.For additional flavor, add sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, grated lemon rind or juice, or a combination of spices. Yield: 8 servings Wash apples (do not peel), remove bruised spots, and cut in quarters. Place the cut apples in an ungreased baking dish. Add the cinnamon or lemon and water. Mix well, cover with foil and bake at 375 until tender, 20 to 30 minutes. Place the mixture through a strainer and then add the sugar. Mix well. This is great either hot or cold. Yield: 6 to 8 servings.

Applesauce Variations Honey applesauce: In the master recipe, substitute 1/2 cup honey for sugar. Add 1 to 2 tsp. grated lemon rind. Minted applesauce: In the master recipe, add 1/4 cup chopped mint with sugar. Orange applesauce: In the master recipe, add 2 to 3 tsp. grated orange rind with sugar. Rosy cinnamon applesauce: In the master recipe, cook 1/3 cup red cinnamon candies with apples. Spiced applesauce: In the master recipe, substitute 1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar for granulated sugar. Add 1/4 tsp. cinnamon and 1 tsp. grated lemon rind.

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Baked Applesauce Variations Creamed applesauce: Substitute 2/3 cup light cream for water. Add 1/2 tsp. cinnamon and 1/4 tsp. nutmeg with sugar. Honey applesauce: Substitute honey for sugar. Add 1 Tbs. grated lemon rind. Maple applesauce: Substitute 1 cup maple syrup for sugar and water. Orange applesauce: Add 2 Tbs. grated orange rind while cooking.

Applesauce (Master Recipe)Wash, pare, and core 8 cooking apples. Add about 1/2 cup water and 1/8 tsp. salt. Cook in a covered pot until soft. Add about 1/2 cup sugar while hot. Simmer just long enough to melt sugar. Amount of sugar and water varies with sweetness and juiciness of apples.

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1 cup sugar 2 tsp. honey In a large cast-iron casserole, combine the apples and water. Cover and cook over moderate heat, stirring often, until soft, about 20 minutes. Uncover and cook on low heat, stirring occasionally, until it forms a thickened pure, about 45 minutes. Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, cook the cranberries with sugar over low heat, stirring occasionally, until a thick pure forms, about 15 minutes. Pass cranberry pure through a coarse strainer. Then pass the apple pure through a coarse strainer and return it to casserole. Cook over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally until very thick, about 15 minutes. Add the honey and the cranberry pure and stir until blended. Transfer the apple butter to a heatproof bowl and cool completely.

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Trendy latkes come in rainbow colorseMily MooRe JTnews ColumnistA couple of years ago I went to a Hanukkah party that started with the best wines to pour at a latke fest: Light, sparkling wines like Moscato and Prosecco cut cleanly through the delicious oil that clings to latkes. We ate batch after batch, which provided a continual reminder of the miraculous oil that burned in the Temple and gave us reason to eat more latkes! But each batch of those latkes was more gorgeous and delicious than the last, having been crafted from different colors of potatoes, vegetables and fruits. The apples came in the latkes as well as in the sauce, along with latkes made from deep ruby beets, purple and blue potatoes, bright orange winter squash, the creamy ivory and green of cauliflower and zucchini, and the earthy tones of mushrooms and broccoli, studded with brilliant pomegranate seeds. It has become clear that its all the rage to bring the garden into the latke pan, with the myriad recipes that all these wonderful pancakes require. So I want to provide you with two master veggie/fruit latke recipes (one for vegetables, one for fruits), along with a syrup and a delicious cream that lowers the fat content of the requisite sour cream on our plates of latkes. The basic recipes use eggs and varying amounts of flour, potato starch and/or matzoh meal, depending upon the moisture content of the fruits or vegetables. Suggested combinations are given with possible spices and herbs, but if you have something else on your shelf, garden or fridge, try it out! Part of the fun is in the personality your own creativity will bring to your latke party!low zucchini, or Napa, green or red cabbage: Clean thoroughly, chop or grate and combine with other grated vegetables. For carrots, parsnips, celery root (delicious!), yams, sweet potatoes, beets or golden beets: Peel and grate and add to the mixture. Use in combination or by themselves with just grated onion or chopped green onions. For butternut, pumpkin or other winter squash: Peel, cut open carefully and scrape out seeds. Grate as you would any other vegetable. Once you have your vegetables grated, you may want to add a couple of potatoes to the mix to add starch, body and crispness to the finished latkes. Peel and grate the potatoes separately and let drain for 10 minutes in a strainer placed over a bowl. Discard the liquid in the bowl, leaving the potato starch in the bottom. Dry the shredded potatoes with paper towels, add to your vegetable mixture, and mix in the collected potato starch. Some great combinations: Zucchini, winter squash and green onions accented with dill weed, mint, and ground cumin. Mushrooms, broccoli, cauliflower and russet potatoes with shallots, thyme, tarragon, parsley, a dash of mace or nutmeg, and a sprinkling of pomegranate seeds. Beets, winter squash and green or grated onions with ginger, cinnamon, a wisp of clove and a tablespoon of honey. Serve sprinkled with toasted pumpkin seeds. Leeks, red onions, mustard greens, slivered almonds and Yukon gold potatoes with chopped garlic and chives. Getting the picture? Use frozen green beans, if you have them, with some thawed frozen corn, basil pesto, shredded cabbage, a bit of sage and red pepper, and add a dash of orange juice or zest. Thaw frozen veggies and dry on paper towels before adding the eggs, starch and seasonings or the latkes will be wet and not fry correctly. To cook veggie latkes, be sure to use enough oil in the pan to almost float the latkes. My mom and her mom say that 1/2 inch of oil in the pan is essential, heated slowly to shimmering. Add a bit of latke batter to the oil when you think its hot enough; if it sizzles but doesnt spit, the oil is hot enough. Make your latkes 35 inches in diameter but make sure they are X PAGe 14

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Basic Veggie Latke Recipe2 lbs. vegetables, peeled and seeded as needed, grated on biggest holes of hand grater, or shred with shredding attachment of a food processor 3 beaten eggs 1/4 cup flour or potato starch or 1/4 cup plus 2 Tbs. matzoh meal (not cake meal) 1 tsp. salt (or salt substitute) 2 to 3 tsp. spice or dried herbs, as desired 13 Tbs. fresh herbs, finely chopped Olive oil or vegetable oil for frying If youre using mushrooms, green onions, spinach, Swiss chard, mustard greens, leeks, onions, green or yel-

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no more than 1/2 inch thick or they will remain raw in the center. When a latke is golden brown on the first side, carefully turn over and brown on the other side. Be prepared to add oil to the pans. Remember that the latkes will be absorbing some oil as they cook and to ensure the 15th latke is as good as the first, the oil level needs to be constant. When you add more oil, skim the crisped latke crumbs from the pan so they dont burn as your latke frying proceeds, and let the new oil come to the correct temperature before adding new latkes to the pan. Depending on the party youre having, you can keep your veggie latkes warm in a 200 oven and serve them all together, serve them hot from the pan (sometimes your guests or family will grab them before you can get them to the oven), or freeze them flat, stack them and reheat in the oven in a single layer at 350. Yield: About 20 3-inch latkes

sweetener, potatoes or squash and flour, potato starch or matzoh meal. Mix in the eggs, salt, vanilla and spices. Some delicious combinations: Try apples and russet potatoes with curry powder, sesame seeds and sesame oil. Bosc pears, Yukon gold potatoes, rosemary, honey, black pepper, and thin-sliced red onions. Quince, apples, butternut squash and red potatoes, fresh thyme, a dash of ground coriander and cumin. DAnjou pears, purple potatoes, sweet potatoes, fresh sage, chopped walnuts, pomegranate seeds, tangerine juice. Have fun by adding apples or pears to a vegetable combination for a fresh, sweeter flavor in your veggie latkes. Yield: About 16 to 20 3-inch latkes

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Fruit SyrupThe method for these syrups is so simple you can make them while you are doing anything else in the kitchen. When you peel and core apples, quince or pears for latkes, pies, cobblers or sauce, save the peelings and cores, put them in a large pot and cover with water to about 2 inches above the peelings.Add one cup of sugar or brown sugar for peels and cores from about six pieces of fruit, add a half lemon, sliced, a stick or two of cinnamon, one or two cloves, two or three slices of fresh ginger (optional), and a couple of sprigs of fresh thyme or other fresh or dried herbs. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to a simmer, and let cook for a couple of hours, adding water to keep the level the same throughout the cooking. If

Basic Fall Fruit Latkes1-1/2 lbs. apples, under-ripe pears, quinces, or any combination, peeled, cored and grated 1/2 lb. russet potatoes, sweet potatoes or butternut squash, peeled and grated 2 Tbs. lemon juice 2 Tbs. sugar or brown sugar, if the fruit is tart 1/3 cup flour, potato starch or matzoh meal, or a combination 3 beaten eggs 1/4 tsp. salt 2 tsp. vanilla (optional) Herbs and/or spices (suggestions follow) Mix the fruit with the lemon juice. Add

you dont have time to let the syrup simmer for two hours, just turn the heat off and bring the syrup back up to a simmer when youre back in the kitchen. Strain out the solids and return the liquid to the heat. Bring to a boil and let simmer until the syrup is just thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Cool and serve warm or at room temperature instead of applesauce. To make a truly delicious dessert sauce, bring the syrup to a simmer and add 1/2 cup of heavy cream for each cup of syrup. Simmer until the cream is completely incorporated, about 5 minutes. Let cool, cover and store refrigerated. Reheat to use on ice cream, cobblers, pies, strudels or cakes.

1 qt. natural yogurt with no pectin, gums or preservatives. (Greek, Indian and high-quality domestic yogurt are the best, preferably whole milk. Lowfat can work well if the yogurt is of excellent quality) Medium strainer or colander 18-inch square of clean linen or thin tea towel 3-foot length of kitchen string 1-quart bowl or container 1 tsp. kosher salt or to taste Line the strainer or colander with the clean cloth and rest it on the bowl. Pour the yogurt into the cloth, gather up the corners above the yogurt and tie firmly together with the one end of the string. Hang the yogurt in its cloth bag above the bowl, tying the string to a kitchen cabinet handle, a shelf in the refrigerator or, at night, the faucet of the kitchen sink. Let the yogurt hang for between two and eight hours, until no liquid drains from the bag. Replace the cloth in the strainer and untie the bag. Carefully transfer the lebneh to a bowl and whisk or stir in the salt. Store covered in the refrigerator for up to two weeks. To serve, vigorously stir the lebneh till smooth and creamy and use as a lovely substitute for sour cream with any of your beautiful, fragrant, colorful and very trendy latkes! And have a very healthy and happy Hanukkah!Emily Moore is a local chef with 30 years experience in her field, including 13 years in local and regional restaurants. Her business, Emilys Kitchen, provides culinary services to all facets of the food industry and catering to the Jewish community. She also currently teaches culinary arts at Edmonds Community College.

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Tons of ways to light your candles this HanukkahJoel MaGalnick editor, JTnewsRather than fill the gym with activities for an afternoon affair, the Stroum Jewish Community Center this year has moved its annual community-wide Hanukkah celebration to Saturday night and turned it into a real party. We decided to change it up, says Heidi Turner, the JCCs membership and marketing director. With Hanukkah so late, we decided to try to do something before so a lot of the families that go out of town can participate. Hanukkah Under the Stars will feature local kids band The Not-Its as the main attraction, and the upstart The Sababas, nice Jewish boys Ben Gown and Josh Niehaus gone silly, will open with their biblical puppets and multiple musical instruments. But before the lights go down and get all funky, the kids can enjoy a PJ Library storytime and a Havdalah service, as well as a bunch of bouncy balls if kids want to get their yayas out, Turner said. The Hanukkah candle lighting, of course, will have to wait a few days. In addition, the kids will have art booths available to make things like edible dreidels. The JCC will have giveaways and prizes as well. And then theres the food. Food will be inexpensive dinner and a soft drink for Sundays big event, The Big Spin, which returns this year with a new format and new entertainment. The third annual Hanukkah event, which raises money for the Mitzvah Mamas Guild at Seattle Childrens Hospital, is taking over the Showbox Sodo to be bigger, flashier, and all music all the time. DJd by KEXPs Derek Mazzone, it will take the form of Baby Loves Disco, a family dance party that Big Spin cofounder and organizer Laura Glass used to run. If I was going to do it ever again, it would be great to do it for Childrens, Glass says. And yes, there will be plenty of Hanukkah music on the dance floor. Like the JCC party, the Big Spin will have a chill-out room with pillows, tents, books, toys, and a nursing space set up by high-end childrens store Tottini. Some of the stuff that the kids enjoyed in previous years the face painting, the Jewish Day Schools candy menorah station, a new variation on the photo booth will return. A separate guild run by Glasss daughter Sophie, which makes bracelets each month to give to girls staying at Childrens, will have a booth as well.X PAGe 16

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Stopskys will be serving pastrami sliders, grilled cheese, cookies and more. Cupcake Royale, which has participated since the Big Spin began, returns with trays full of minis. People will not want for food, thats for sure, says Glass. The big money for the hospital comes from the big dreidel, and that comes back as well. There will be plenty of prizes for everyone who antes up to make a spin, from vacations to electronics. Kids from toddler to early teens should find something fun to do during the afternoon, as will their parents. Theres more capacity this year, and a few tickets will be available at the door. If you register at any Cupcake Royale location, you can avoid the online service charges, but the first 75 families to register online get a gift bag with lots of goodies, so youll have to act fast. The Big Spin takes place

youll find this old railroad towns resident Klezmer group, What the Chelm?, blowing off the roof and frying things up with an afternoon Hanukkah show that will send La Nia back to where she belongs. The old city hall is located at 121 Prospect St., and its free for museum members, $3 for non-members. Bring your dancing shoes! On the second night of Hanukkah, head over to the University Village candle lighting for an event thats not only fun, but rare: A collaboration between a Reform temple and Chabad. But thats what happens each year at this outdoor mall, which for many years has hosted the candle lighting on Chabads giant menorah while Temple Beth Ams Klez Kids musical group sings and performs. The festivities start at 6 p.m. on the plaza between Boom Noodle and Barnes and Noble. If youre a part of the JLGBTQ community (everybody always wonders what

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on Sun., Dec. 18 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Showbox Sodo, 1700 First Ave. S, Seattle. Entry costs $36 adults/$24 kids at thebigspin2011.eventbrite.com. More information at www.thebigspin.org. Everyone loves a carnival, right? Right? You know the kind music, bouncy houses, arts and crafts, games, junk food. You know you want the food. Which is why you should show up at the Northwest Yeshiva High School Hanukkah Kids Carnival this Sunday, Dec. 11, for their second annual party and brunch. The organizers promise lots of kosher food and different kinds of Judaica at the craft fair, including hand-made Hanukkah candles to benefit the 8th grades Israel trip. Local musician Michael Bilavsky will provide the entertainment. The fair runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at NYHS, 5017 90th Ave. SE on Mercer Island. Entry costs $7 per person or $20 for the whole family. RSVP at [email protected]. If youre looking for a rip-roaring good time and you happen to be in Bellingham on the 17th, head on over to the Rotunda Room at the old city hall. Thats where

the J stands for), once the U-Village event ends, you should hightail it up to the Lobby Bar on Capitol Hill for the annual Light the Night celebration. This celebration honors eight members one for each candle, of course of the local Jewish gay/lesbian/transgender community who have worked to improve the lives of their community members and the larger community as well. Entrys free, as are the snacks, but youll have to buy your own drinks. Sponsored by Jconnect with Jewish Family Service, Congregation Tikvah Chadashah, and a number of LGBTQ organizations. Despite Light the Night being a Jconnect program, it is open to adults of all ages. The Lobby Bar is at 916 E Pike St. in Seattle. Contact Josh Furman at [email protected] for more details. For this next event, get a sitter and leave the kids at home. The year is zero. Well, you know, right around when zero would be since the people who were counting down the years until when Jesus would be born werent so adept at their timekeeping. Anyway, Marys pregnant. And Josephs mad because, despite what hes told the



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boys in the locker room, he and that crazy nymphomaniac havent actually, ahem, done the deed. So he knows he is not the father, and he wants to know who is. To get to the bottom of this immaculate deception, he calls upon three wise men. Who he gets instead are the Wisemen Law offices, run by litigious Brooklyn attorneys Goldberg, Frankenstein, and Murray. And that launches Wisemen, a revisionist history of the story of Christmas by local actors and musicians Eli Rosenblatt and David Bestock. These two nice Jewish boys, whose theatrical collaborations began at a Passover seder when they were 8 years old, are trying to get the Jewish community to show up for a story about Jesus? The show is actually not about Jesus, says Rosenblatt, who also wrote the musical accompaniments. Its about Jews. And Jesus is just a baby. If this seems a little off-kilter, well, thats kind of the point. Were sort of taking this tale, this Christmas tale, which makes just as much sense, Rosenblatt says, and making it more or equally absurd in another direction. Given that it is, almost, the story of Christmas, of course there needs to be an appearance by Santa Claus gangsta Santa Claus, that is. The Easter Bunny makes a cameo appearance doing hiphop, naturally as does the pope. Everythings so familiar, but its cocked at a 32-degree angle, Rosenblatt

says. You laugh really hard, but it bends your mind a little bit. Wisemen will take the stage Dec. 1315 and 2022 at 8 p.m. at the ACT Theatres Bullitt Cabaret space, 700 Union St., Seattle. Tickets cost $15/$18 at the door and are available at www.acttheatre.org. And while this last event isnt really Hanukkah related, who wouldnt want to find tickets under their pillow for the ACT Theatre? Especially one where you can bring the kids. Granted, the show just started and it ends before Hanukkah begins, but that doesnt matter. The theater brought 13 back because audiences loved the story of Evan Goldman, the boy who has it all. Until he doesnt. After his parents divorce, Evan and his mom move from the center of the world, New York City, to Indiana farm country. In the meantime, hes got to get ready for his Bar Mitzvah. And make new friends. But he only wants the popular kids to come to the Bar Mitzvah party. You can probably see where this is going and the lessons Evan learns. 13 launched in 2007 and was the first Broadway production to feature an allteenaged cast. The cast of local middle and high school students (including Adam Westerman, the son of our own columnist Marty Westerman, as the lead), which also staged this production last summer, returns for 10 performances between Dec. 8 and 18. Visit www.acttheatre.org/ Tickets/OnStage/13TheMusical for tickets

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writing about Chabad. Ive always thought about writing childrens books. I enjoy the blogging style. It fits my mentality. JTA: What would you write about Chabad? Yoffie: Their role in the community is fascinating. I see the intense reactions they elicit, both positive and negative, from people outside of the Chabad world both in Reform and non-Reform circles. There are those who feel its undermining other institutionsW samis award Page 6

in the community and at the same time people who have been touched by a Chabad rabbi or have found a Chabad connection. There are Reform rabbis who say they specifically target our wealthy members and they feel that thats outrageous, and other Reform rabbis who say theyre out there offering Jewish services in the competitive, free market society in which we live, and we have to do what were doing and we have to do it better. of day school educators. We would love it if other communities did this. The Moskowitzes were clearly excited about the Greenberg award, but not just because of the money that came with it. Greenberg, a lifelong educator and for 30 years the rabbi at Congregation Ezra Bessaroth, had been their close friend and

December 22 at 8 p.m. Klezmatics Concert With over two decades of music making behind them, the Klezmatics continue to perpetuate and innovate klezmer music. The socially conscious sextet prides itself on keeping the traditional sound of Eastern European Jewry alive, while incorporating other genres, like jazz, punk, Arab, African and Balkan sounds. At the Neptune, 1303 NE 45th St., Seattle. Tickets are $24 and can be purchased through stgpresents.org or by calling 877-784-4849. All-ages show.

Toren said his board is not attempting to put Samis on the national stage. But he does have something to say to the rest of the country: We think other communities should be doing this, he said. Its a way of calling attention to the importance

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each of the areas day schools every year and sit in on teachers to assess the quality of the education. He himself was a master teacher, Toren said. He was deeply committed to and concerned about Jewish education in our day schools.

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December 10 at 7 p.m. Dunava concert Dunava, a local choir of womens folk harmonies from the Balkans and beyond, presents its biggest concert yet. Dunava (the Danube in Bulgarian) will perform vocal arrangements from around Eastern Europe with the musical partnerships of David Bilides on Macedonian tambura and kaval, and Jen Morris, who will share songs of Caucasus Georgia. At the Museum of History and Industry, 2400 27th Ave. E, Seattle. Tickets are $17, $12 for students and seniors, and available through brownpapertickets.com. For more information and to listen, visit www.dunava.org.

December 12 at 7 p.m. Annie Leibovitz Talk and book signing World-renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz will present her new book, Pilgrimage, a pictorial atlas of places significant to a host of historical figures, from Emily Dickinson to Sigmund Freud. Leibovitz has produced a book without people, yet portraits are everywhere on its pages, and in them a profound sense of lifes bold fragility and arts imperfect beauty, says Vanity Fair. Leibovitz will sign copies after the brief talk/reading. Books are $50. At Elliott Bay Book Company, 1521 Tenth Ave., Seattle. For more information visit elliottbaybook.com.

December 11 at 12:45 p.m. Hanukkah Humor stories childrens event Temple librarian Toby Harris and PJ Librarys Amy Hilzman-Paquette are teaming up to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Benjamin Zukor Childrens Library. Toby will tell a Chelm story, and Amy will lead a creative hands-on activity. Recommended for children ages 48, but everyone is welcome. An optional pizza lunch offered by the temple youth will be available beforehand for $5. At Temple De Hirsh Sinai, 3850 156th Ave. SE, Bellevue. For more information and to order lunch, contact Toby Harris at [email protected].

December 14 at 7:15 p.m. Jewish composers, The promise of America: george gershwin Talk When Moishe and Rosa Gershowitz immigrated to the U.S. from Russia they wanted what so many European Jews dreamed of: To raise a family with opportunities to overcome traditional prejudices through hard work and talent. Moishe (Morris) Gershwin and his children, George, Ira, Francis and Arthur, all excelled in the American art scene. This lecture will illuminate the lives and accomplishments of all the Gershwins, how they epitomized the American dream, and why George returned to Europe to expand his musical boundaries. At Temple Beth Am, 2632 NE 80th St., Seattle. Free. For more information email Diana at [email protected]; to reserve a seat call 206-525-0915.

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israeli folk singer grows more philosophical as she grows older IfGiGi yellen-kohn JTnews CorrespondentOn the phone from her home in Ramat Eshkol, near Tel Aviv, Chava Alberstein says itll be a short interview: Her grandchildren are coming over for a hug before the legendary singer, now 64, flies off for her latest cross-planet tour. In Seattle, Alberstein plays Meany Hall on the University of Washington campus on Dec. 10 as part of the UW World Series. Basically, a concert is like a diary of your life, says the award-winning recording artist whose 2011 calendar has already taken her to Helsinki, Berlin, London and Australia. Born in the village of Szczecin, Poland in 1947 and raised from the age of 4 in Israel, Albersteins concert diary bursts with languages and places and the stories that go with them. Yiddish, her first language, has moved audiences to tears at her sold-out concerts in Poland or Germany. Alberstein works with what she calls international subjects and issues that every folksinger must sing about: Family, getting older, parents and children, fighting for justice, foreign workers. Of just what folk does she see herself as a singer? I hope human folk! she exclaims with a laugh, and then elaborates. There is, in my music, the Jewish people, she says. The language that I sing, even Hebrew, dead for almost 2,000 years, its a story by itself. And of course, the tragedies of the Jewish people in Europe, and the way the country was built. Human, Jewish, Israeli, is the identity Alberstein claims. The title track from her triple-platinum 1975 album Like a Wildflower is one of the songs she says she cant do without in a concert; her 1990 album Songs of My Beloved Country is another concert staple. No doubt the Seattle show will include a childrens song or two. Her latest album, Yaldat Tevah/Natures Child is a childrens collection, like more than a dozen among her 50-plus recordings. Renowned as a composer and performer, Alberstein has cited the American 1960s social-conscience folksingers Joan Baez and Pete Seeger as early inspirations for her career. She began as a Tel Aviv nightclub singer and nurtured while she was a soldier, entertaining fellow troops with voice and guitar. That career was already full of gold and platinum recordings and international concert acclaim

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chava Alberstein will appear as a part of the uW World series at meany Hall, uW campus, seattle on sat., Dec. 10 at 8 p.m. Visit www.uwworldseries.org or call 206-543-4880. Tickets cost $36/$20 students.

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Chava Alberstein will perform her songs of love, protest and growing older at Meany Hall on Dec. 10.

when, in 1989, with the first intifada swirling, Alberstein sparked a controversy at home with her adaptation of the Passover song Chad Gadya, into a critique of occupation. A record store owner threw it out; a government official, citing freedom of expression, threw out Israel Radios effort to ban on the song. Indeed, the UW World Series press release announces Albersteins program as Songs of Protest, Peace and Love.

Maybe this is a way of enticing audiences who might otherwise avoid an Israeli performer? Or of heading off local protesters by reminding them that this Israeli herself has some issues with her governments stands? Thinking Alberstein was carrying dark thoughts about her country into a famous Bible story, I had this protest stance in mind as I listened, over and over, to the haunting song HaSulam, The Ladder, from her 2001 album Foreign Letters. Invoking the biblical image of Jacobs ladder, Albersteins song tugs the heart. As a less-than-fluent but more-than-ignorantX Page 43

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