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Lev and Pam Rothenberg on the birthof their granddaughter Hadley RaeRothenberg (below) born Nov. 22, 2014to their son and daughter-in-law Steveand JoAnna Rothenberg of Pittsburgh.The maternal grandparents are LaurelIsaacson Hecht of Gastonia, N.C., andJoe and Cheryl Short of Myrtle Beach,S.C. Great-grandparents are JerryGreenberg of Minneapolis, Jill andRobert John, Bill and Rita Isaacson, andRichard and Florence Short all ofCharlotte, N.C.

Edith Garfield on her 100th birthdayDec. 10.

Great-grandparents Bebe and, the late,Bill Weinstein, maternal grandparentsGayle Garber and Bruce Loewenthal,paternal grandparents Bruce and AprilLafferman of Los Angeles, and parentsDani and Brandon Lafferman on thebirth of their son Crew Jaxon (below)born on Dec. 15 weighing 7 lbs. 4 oz.

Simcha AnnouncementsMazel Tov to…

Michelle Cotlar (below), daughter ofDr. Jack and Sally Cotlar who gotengaged to Evan Kracoff at Hanukkah.He is the son of Wendy and HowardKracoff of Manalapan, N.J. They met inAugust of 2013. Michelle works for theJewish Federation and Evan works forBrightstar, a wireless distributor. Bothreside and work in Chicago.

Great-grandparents Mark and AnnaRuth Hasten, maternal grandparentsMichael and Shulamit Hasten, parentsDina and Itamar Cohen on the birth oftheir son Yehuda Eli (below) born Dec. 29.Michael and Shulamit have another newgrandson from their son and daughter-in-law in Israel, Dov and Tali Hasten.Shlomo Zalman was born Jan. 6, 2015.

On Jan. 4 Simcha (Eddie) Margolis ofIndianapolis and the former Sarah Feldmanof Toronto became the proud parents of a son (below) born in Jerusalem.

Grandparents are Mary Ann and Samuel(z”l) Margolis of Indianapolis andJoseph and Ann Feldman of Toronto.Maternal great-grandparents are Josephand Helen Morgan of Toronto. The babyhas three older brothers, Shmuel ChovevTzion, 5,Yitzchak Chaim Annaniel, 3, andAryeh Matanya Margolis age 21 months.

Scott and Tina Levine are the proudparents of a son Gilad Nachman (below)born on Jan. 13. He weighed 9 lbs 3 oz.,and was 22 inches long. He is the grand-son of Steven and Randi Geneman ofCrystal Falls, Mich., and Norman andCynthia Levine of West Bloomfield,Mich. His older brother is Jack. AAAA

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For this our 18th special Focus onHealing edition, I am reviewing a new CDon the topic. A joint project of the Cantor’sAssembly and The United Synagogue ofConservative Judaism, its title describes itwell. The Spirit of Hope & Healing is fromThe Spirit Series Volume 12, Voices of theConservative Movement.

Twenty-one different songs, manyfamiliar, are each sung by different cantorsand an honorary one. They are mellowand pleasing to the ear as one woulddesire when notfeeling well. Thehonorary cantor isDebbie Friedman,of blessed memory,whose Mi Sheberachhas become ananthem of today’shealing services inmany synagogues and temples. This is thefirst song and the CD is dedicated to her.

On the insert of the CD, before the firstsong it is written:

“Whereas prayers for healing have anancient Jewish history with venerable textsthat extend back to the Bible, communalhealing services have developed in theJewish community only during the lastthree decades – coinciding with the prolificmusical and liturgical career of the latesinger-songwriter Debbie Friedman(1951–2011). We dedicate this album toDebbie’s memory and to her legacy in ourlives as Jews and as Hazzanim.”Sam Weissand David Propis

Also on the insert, besides listing information on the performers, arrangersand creators of each song, an explanationor summary introduces it, giving it more meaning.

Since I am not a musician, but I workwords, I feel more comfortable commentingon lyrics. Several of them resonated with mebut one stood out.Titled “I’ll Be Here for You,”it is performed and arranged by HazzanimAlisa Pomerantz-Boro & Leon Sher andthe music & lyrics are by David Roth.

One of the verses is: “Well, I don’t reallyhave any answers,/ And I don’t alwaysknow what to do./But if shoulders weremeant to be leaned upon, / Then I’m putting one out here for you.” Sung withbeautiful harmony, I found this especiallycomforting.

This reminds me of a message from Dr.Gerald Jampolsky and Diane Cirincione inthe book Change Your Mind, Change YourLife. They found that when visiting thesick, frequently it was not necessary to sayor do anything. Simply sitting with theperson was all that was needed. Also in

Editorial

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the time-honored Jewish tradition ofBikkur Cholim (visiting the sick), it is saidwhen one visits someone who is ill, ittakes away one sixtieth of their illness.

If loud music is what you prefer, thenyou might not like this CD, but it does an excellent job fulfilling its purpose. I recommend it!

The power of art therapyAfter reading “Herron art professor in

the healing business”on page IN11, I wasreminded of my editorial from Nov. 26,2008. I wrote about American art educatorMaureen Kushner, who spoke and pre-sented a slide show at our annual Ann KatzFestival of Books. As part of a travelingexhibit,“Peace Through Humor,”she camewith artwork from Israeli children –Jewish, Arab, Bedouin, and Druze as wellas Ethiopian and Russian immigrants.She had worked in 27 schools in Israelbetween 1992 and 1996 by invitation ofthe Israel Ministry of Education.

The exhibit had been to 174 cities in theUnited States and Canada. The muralsand paintings were on the theme of warand peace. As Kushner clicked through aslideshow of artwork, she described theexperiences of the children that led totheir creative works of art.

After listening to the presentation andseeing the artwork, I could see their paintings were like art therapy. Later sheaffirmed what I thought when she saidthat doing the artwork is cathartic for thechildren. It gives them an opportunity totalk about upsetting experiences whilethey are working. Here is one example of (see Editorial, page IN 10)

the stories she told.Georgie, a four-year-old Armenian boy

from Jerusalem was brought to Kushner tosee if she could help him. He was catatonic.He had stopped speaking after he witnessed a grenade explode near himand saw some children he knew blown up.

Inside this IssueSimcha Announcements.........................2Editorial.....................................................3About the Cover ......................................3Community Events .................................4Purdue Jewish Studies lectures............5Alden Solovy ............................Healing 1Rabbi David Wolpe.................Healing 1Lisa E. Harris, M.D..................Healing 2Dennis Rosen, M.D.................Healing 4Reb Schachter-Shalomi ..........Healing 4Obituaries .................................................7World Zionist Org. opens vote ...........10Healing power of Art Therapy ...........11IU Jewish Studies lectures ..................12

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“Priestly Blessing”By Jackie Olenick

This piece portrays theoldest recorded blessingever found and is one of our most beloved blessings. The three-prongand four-prong “shins”in the hands remind us of the ultimate unitybetween man, woman and the Source of all Blessing.

May God Bless and Keep YouMay God Shine on You and Be Gracious to YouMay God Shine Within You and Grant You Peace

Jackie Olenick is a Judaic artist and jewelry designer residing in BoyntonBeach, Fla. Her work can be seen on herwebsite: www.jackieolenickart.com. AAAA

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YLD Wine and Canvas Get in touch with your artistic side on

Sun., Jan. 25 2–5 p.m., at Wine andCanvas, 3969 E. 82nd Street. Cost $35,must be 21 or older. RSVP www.jewishindianapolis.org. Please arrive 15 minutesearly to find a seat. Questions? ContactInna Kolesnikova-Shmukler: YLD@JFGI.org or call 715-9264.

pARTy at Our Live Art Auction!Sat., Jan. 31 at Congregation Beth-El

Zedeck, preview at 7:30 p.m.; auction at8:30 p.m. An exciting variety of customframed art will be on display and availablefor auction. Visit www.bez613.org to purchase tickets: 1 for $15 and 2 for $25.For more information contact JenniferHodes at the synagogue office at 253-3441ext. 209 or jhodes@bez613.org or contactany auction committee member: AnnetteDoherty, Marlo Katz, Jane Morrison, andSue Russell with any questions.

YLD Shabbat DinnerFri., Feb. 6 at 7 p.m., pitch-in dinner at

home of Mary and Jacob Gorden. RSVP towww.jewishindianapolis.org with the dishyou plan to bring. Questions? ContactInna Kolesnikova-Shmukler: YLD@JFGI.org or call 715-9264.

Mr. Blair’s Open Mic GroupMr. Blair Karsch and the On Your Level

Youth Project will once again hostIndianapolis’s premiere youth open micevents, which have produced standing-room-only crowds at previous events. Thisis the largest all-city event with a focus onyouth expression through spoken word.There’s even room for adult performers asthe evening allows. Come one, come all.This event will be an open stage for allages to perform and practice any form ofspoken word entertainment. Poetry, prose,comedy, hip-hop, rap, acoustic music andmore are some of the most popular forms.Get there early to have a snack, drink, geta good seat and meet the artists.

On Sat., Feb. 7 from 7–9 p.m. at BRICS“The place to chill in Broad Ripple”on theMonon Trail, 901 East 64th St.

JFGI Super Sunday – Feb. 8Help to raise funds to support the

important work the Federation and itsagencies do in Indianapolis, Israel, andoverseas! Be a super hero. Change theworld. Volunteer. Answer the call. Sign upto volunteer or make your donation beforeSuper Sunday at www.jewishindianapolis.org. Contact Keren Ayalon at kayalon@JFGI.org or 715-9261 with questions.

15th Casino Night & Silent AuctionSat., Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m. at

Congregation Shaarey Tefilla. Black Jack,

jewishindianapolis.org. For more info contact Roy at shaliah@jfgi.org or 317-800-9350.

Yuval Ron Ensemble Live in ConcertOn Thurs., Jan 22 at 8:30 p.m., at the

Christian Theological Seminary, 1000 West42nd St. Hosted by The Center forInterfaith Cooperation, this internationallyrenowned music and dance group createsmusical bridges between people of allfaith traditions. Tickets are available atwww.centerforinterfaithcooperation.org,$25 in advance/$30 at the door.

Great Voices Parlor ConcertSat., Jan. 24 at 7 p.m., at Congregation

Shaarey Tefilla’s Great Voices ParlorConcert. Please join us for this intimateand casual program. Singing classicalworld music and art songs performed byDana Goot, Giora Sharon, EvelynJohnson, Jeffrey Ballard, Judith Gibson,Gregory Gibson, Jill Birch, and EmilyBlock. Admission is free. Tzedakah boxwill be available for donations. RSVP tothe CST office, 317-733-2169.

JCC Winter Blast TriathlonSun., Jan. 25, from 8 a.m. – noon. For

non-competitive participants as well ascompetitive athletes, this indoor triathlonis 20 minutes each of swimming, bikingand running. For details, go to: jccindy.org/event/jcc-indoor-triathlon/. Or emailorganizer Katherine Matutes at kmatutes@JCCindy.org. $35/$30 JCC members.

The Mother’s CircleSundays Jan 25, Feb. 8 and Feb. 22

from 9:30–11 a.m. at the JCC. Are you raising Jewish children but you’re notJewish? You’re not alone! Join us for a freemini course on creating a Jewish home.This is a wonderful opportunitiy to learnthe basics, ask questions, and meet otherparents in a relaxed environment. Registerat www.jewishindianapolis.org. ContactPatti Freeman Dorson, Mothers CircleFacilitator, at pdorson@JFGI.org or 715-9273.

Jewish Writers GroupSun., Jan. 25, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. If you are

seriously engaged in the process of writingand are interested in meeting with otherJewish writers, you’re invited to come tothe inaugural meeting of a Jewish WritersGroup hosted by Congregation Beth-ElZedeck. We’ll discuss Jewish themes, gen-erate ideas, and share our work. We’llmeet once a month, and our hope is toproduce an in-house publication annually.If you’d like to join or if you have anyquestions please contact Rabbi SandySasso at ssasso@bez613.org or JenniferHodes at jhodes@bez613.org.

New Jewish Learning Institute class This class titled “The Art of Parenting”

started Jan. 11 and is being held onSundays Jan. 25, Feb. 1, 8, and 22, andMarch 1 from 11:15 a.m.–12:45 p.m., atthe Arthur M. Glick JCC. There will also be two Tuesday options starting Jan 20 at10:30 a.m. at 1112 Oakwood Trail 46260or 7 p.m., at 1037 Golf Lane 46260. Formore information call (317) 698-6423 oremail jliindiana@gmail.com.

As parents, we worry about the well-being of our kids; about their future, andabout our role in shaping it. How do wekeep them safe, while encouraging their independence? When should wemotivate them by incentive, and when byestablishing firm consequences? And howdo we build their self-esteem to preparethem mentally and emotionally for thelong road ahead?

In “The Art of Parenting,” we scale thechallenges that face us as parents andexplore timeless insights from Jewish wisdom to instill values, foster independ-ence, and ensure the long-term successand emotional well-being of our children.Accreditation available.

Young Leadership Division (YLD)Jews Night Out

Sat., Jan 17 at 9:30 p.m., Brick HouseDueling Pianos Bar in Broad Ripple, 6235Guilford Ave. Make sure you mention YLDto get in without a cover. RSVP onFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1378249272475233/

Hadassah Book ClubThis month’s Book Club will be held on

Sun., Jan. 18 at 3 p.m. The book is TheGoldfinch by Donna Tartt. Hostess: PhyllisKaplan. Facilitator: Shirley Aprison. Formore info call 317-475-4278 or emailIndianapolis@hadassah.org.

Israeli Movie afternoonOn Mon., Jan 19 at 1 p.m., the movie

Beneath the Helmet will be shown at theHasten Hebrew Academy Cultural ArtsCenter.This movie is an inspiring coming-of-age story about five Israeli soldiers.There will be a Q&A session following themovie with Shaliach Roy Swisa. For moreinformation call 251-1261 or contact Royat shaliah@jfgi.org or 317-800-9350.

Israeli Lunch and LearnOn Thurs., Jan. 22 from noon to 1 p.m.,

at the Arthur M. Glick JCC, Room A17,join Community Shaliach Roy Swisa for adiscussion about the upcoming electionsin Israel. Bring your lunch and participatein engaging conversation. RSVP at www.

Community Events

January 14, 2015 The Jewish Post & Opinion – IN 5indoor farmer’s market between the Eastand West lobbies every Sunday thoughMarch 2015.

Pickleball at the JCC Tues. and Thurs. from 1–3 p.m. in

the Schloss Gymnasium (small gym) Stopby for open play to try out this latest sport.It’s a cross between table tennis, tennis,and badminton. We’ll go over the rulesand some preliminary teaching. Feel free to bring your own paddle and balls.Some will be available for checkout at theEast Desk.

Burn Your Carbs Cycling Meet Upat CST

Sun., April 12 at 9:30 a.m., in theShaarey Tefilla parking lot, 3085 W. 116thSt., Carmel. 5, 20 and 40 mile suggestedroutes provided. Ride open to adult andchildren. Helmets required. AAAA

Poker, Roulette and Craps. Hors d’oeuvres,desserts, wine and beer with admission.Fastic auction items! Tickets availablenow: $15/indiviidual, $20/couple; $25/person at the door. For tickets contact PhilLande 317-863-2356 or the synagogueoffice 317-733-2169.

Chabad Center for Jewish LifeDedication of the Chabad Center for

Jewish Life will take place on Purim,Thurs., March 5, in conjunction with theannual Purim Seudah. Details to follow.

Libby Fogle Lunch BunchMeets at noon at the Arthur M. Glick

JCC every Tues. and Thurs. except onholidays. Suggestion donation for kosherlunch is $2. Reservations not requiredexcept for special holiday lunches.Transportation available within a limitedarea at a minimal cost. For more info callRuthie Gal 557-2265 or Christy Morris259-6822.

Winter Farmer’s Market Indoorsat the JCC

Sundays from 10 a.m.–1 p.m. Shopwith us for fresh local produce, bakedgoods and dairy products throughout thewinter and early spring. You can find our

Spring 2015: Wed., Feb. 18 ~ Stewart Center, Room

313 ~ 12:30 p.m., Aaron Hoffman,Associate Professor, Department ofPolitical Science, Purdue University, “TheEffectiveness of Israel’s Use of SocialMedia to Publicize Its CounterterrorismEfforts.”

Wed., March 11 ~ Beering Hall, Room1222 ~ 12:30 p.m., Rabbi Levi Tiechtel,“Chabad: Its History and Journey fromWhite Russia, 1773 to West Lafayette, Ind.,2014”

Wed., April 15 ~ Stewart Center, Room313 ~ 12:30 p.m., Lynn Parrish, GraduateStudent, Philosophy and ClassicalLiterature, Purdue University, “‘In theAbundance of Thy Lovingkindness’: ThePortuguese Synagogue of Amsterdam”

All members of the Purdue Universitycommunity and the public are cordiallyinvited to attend these free events offeredby the Jewish Studies Program. (www.cla.purdue.edu/jewish-studies) AAAA

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January 14, 2015 Focus on Healing 1

Two greattribesBY RABBI DAVID WOLPE

Prayers for healing

There are two great tribes in the world –the sick and the well. This is why I thinkspirit unites both.

A faint dark scar runs down my arm. Itis a reminder of the day the chemo linesplit and the poison ran free.

Sitting in the chair at the center I wasconstantly struck by the radical breakbetween our sense of ourselves as bodiesand our sense of ourselves as spirits.The cancer was, after all, my own cellsmultiplying inside myself, as if seized by awild urge to grow beyond my ownbounds. So it would seem to be all aboutthe body. And yet illness often spurs us toconsider our souls, as if in the act of beingsick the body becomes somehow lessimportant. As my hair fell out and theweight slid off, I felt more like a spirit thansinew, essence overriding anatomy.

I prayed but for strength. I’ve neverbeen one to believe in the magic potencyof prayer, as though mouthing certain formulas spares you from tragedy and the poor guy in the hospital in bed six,who neglects to say anything, is sweptaway. Rather, prayer for me is what wasbeautifully described by the 17th-centuryrabbi Leona Medina: If you watch a manout on a boat grab a rope and pull his boatto shore, you might think that he was really pulling the shore to his boat. Peoplehave the same confusion about spiritual

BY ALDEN SOLOVY

Quick Prayer for HealingG-d of love,Cast the light of health and well-beingOn the injured, the infirm and the insecure,All who yearn for Your healing hand.Bless them with healing of bodyHealing of soulAnd healing of spirit.Grant all in need a full and complete recovery.Blessed are You, Adonai our G-d,Source of Life.

R’fuat HaNefeshG-d of the spirit,G-d of the soul, the breath and the wind,Look with kindness and favor on__________________, (name)My [father /mother / sister / brother / son /daughter / friend / husband / wife / partner]Whose heart aches,Crushed and fallow,Whose heart yearns,Empty and broken.G-d of the nefesh, ruach and neshama,Guide his / her soulBack to wonder and mystery,Sacred moments and glorious days,So that he /she knows the power of Your loveAnd the wisdom of Your word.May his / her soul shine,A light and blessingFor our people Israel.

“Quick Prayer for Healing” and “R’fuatHaNefesh” are ©Jewish Prayers of Hope andHealing, Alden Solovy and tobendlight.com.Used with permission. All rights reserved.

Alden Solovy spreads joy and excitement forprayer. A poet and liturgist, his work has beenused by people of all faiths throughout theworld, in private prayer and public ceremonies.He’s written nearly500 pieces of new liturgy, offering afresh new Jewishvoice, challenging theboundaries betweenpoetry, meditation,personal growth andprayer. He’s a teacher,a writing coach andan award-winningessayist and jour-nalist. Solovy has

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been named 5th Liturgist-in-Residence atthe National Havurah Committee's SummerInstitute 2015 taking place August 3–9, atFranklin Pierce University in Rindge, NewHampshire. Go to: http://havurah.org/institute.

Originally from Chicago, Alden has ledwriting workshops for adults, teens andpastoral care counselors in the United Statesand in Israel. He would love to come to yoursynagogue. For more information, check outhis website: www.tobendlight.com.

Also join the To Bend Light Facebookpage and follow To Bend Light on Twitter toget announcements about new prayers andstories posted, as well as (almost) dailymini-prayers. Here’s a link to find out moreabout his book, Jewish Prayers of Hope and Healing: http://tobendlight.com/book-jewish-prayers-of-hope-and-healing. (Watchfor JPO’s upcoming review of this book.) AAAA

weight and motion. In prayer, somebelieve that you are pulling God closer toyou. But in fact, Modena taught thatprayer pulls you closer to God.

However you conceive of God, in sickness God can be thought of as thesource of that strength that helps youendure. There is more to the trial than painand fear. Sickness brings with it boredom,the condescension and confusion of others and the indignities of a thousandpokes and prods. The sameness of eachday is allied to its uncertainty. You need tobe as strong for the mundane as you dofor the moments of drama.

I have undergone two neurosurgeries (fora brain tumor and then to fix a problemwith the original surgery, six years later)and chemotherapy for lymphoma. This iswhat I have learned: There are two greattribes in the world, the sick and the well.We cannot completely understand eachother. Each has its frustrations and fears.But for moments, in meditation, in prayer,in tears, we can join across the divide andsee that each is part of the inevitablehuman fate. We have all been well and willall be sick. A universal cord binds us all,and sickness’ twitch upon that string ripples through the whole. One morething I have learned: The wretchedness ofthe body need not lead to impoverishmentof the spirit.

So in prayer, in fellowship, in friendship,in community and in self-realization,sickness carries its blessings. They areblessings we do not choose, blessings wewould not choose. But there are humanangels of healing and large-hearted people whose empathy and goodnessrenew one’s faith in our ability to transcenddivision. There are resources in the soul –in your soul – that you cannot begin toimagine if you have not been seriously ill.But we are more than we imagine.

Whether we call it God, Spirit, Oneness,what you will, we can reach beyond ourselves to whatever exists. If we areblessed on our journey we will grow closerto others, to what is best in ourselves andto whatever mystery rolls through the universe, touching our lives in scary yetsacred moments.

Voted #1 rabbi in America by Newsweek(2012) and named one of the 50 most influ-ential Jews in the world by The JerusalemPost (2012), Rabbi David Wolpe is the senior rabbi of Temple Sinai in Los Angelesand author of several books including mostrecently David: The Divided Heart. FromReimagine, The Magazine: https://reimagine.me/magazine/ March 26, 2014. More byhim at www.facebook.com/RabbiWolpe. AAAA

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Another 20% lies in the environment –clean air and water, certainly, but also safeworkplaces, homes and roads, a builtenvironment that enables good healthbehaviors, for example, easy access tohealthful foods and sidewalks that are ingood repair.

The remaining risk lies in the geneticblueprint we’re born with. However,only about 2 percent of deaths in the UScan be attributed to purely genetic diseaseand even for a problem like obesity, forwhich almost two-thirds of the risk may be genetic, the risk is almost entirelycontrollable by lifestyle choices.

So close to 90% of the responsibility forhealth is on us. The biggest opportunityfor living a long, vibrant life lies in ourdaily habits.

And to give you a sense of the powerthat lies with the personal choices we make:

A while back we were part of a nationalstudy that randomly assigned half of agroup of patients to 30 minutes of dailyexercise and a low-fat diet and the otherhalf to a drug used to treat diabetes, to seewhich approach was most effective inreducing the risk of diabetes. The studywas stopped early because it would havebeen unethical to continue, given that theparticipants receiving the medication werenot benefitting from the dramatically better outcome experienced by the groupreceiving the lifestyle intervention:exercise and diet reduced the risk of developing diabetes by 60%!

There really isn’t much we can do interms of treating disease that has anythingclose to this powerful an effect.

This is why we see it as our responsibilitynot just to take care of you when you’resick or injured, but to do everything wecan to help you stay well in the first place.And it’s why we spend a lot of time working to help create and support thekind of environment here in Indianapolisthat makes good health possible for everyone living in our community.

It’s why we offer free personalizedhealth coaching throughout our primarycare practices and it’s why, within a fewmonths, we’ll have the capacity to download the data from personal fitnesstracking devices right into our patients’medical records, so that physicians canmonitor not only the usual weight, bloodpressure and heart rate, but also physicalactivity, one of the most important contributors to health.

But it isn’t only about being active and

eating right, it’s about connection tonature, a rich cultural and spiritual lifeand, perhaps most important, social connection – caring for each other.

To have the kind of effect we need,though, if we’re going to have a communitythat supports the quality of life we allwant, that connection, that caring, has toextend beyond the familiar network offamily and friends, it has to reach acrossthe breadth of our community.

“If I am for myself alone, what am I?”We are also responsible for the well-

being of our neighbors.Over the past several decades, though,

there’s been a widening gulf between the“haves”and the “have not’s.”

And that’s a big problem, not only forthose who are left behind, but for everyoneliving within our community, because weare all affected by the consequences ofpoverty; increasing crime, resourcesdirected toward a growing burden ofchronic disease and away from educationand creating the kind of environment thatenhances quality of life for all.

Rather than allowing the social separation that can come with wideningincome inequality, we need to sticktogether, engaged in dialogue, reachingacross social and economic divides in theinterest of greater mutual understandingand support. We can’t very well repair theworld if we’re oblivious to where it’s broken.

By way of example, let me tell you whatplayed out at Eskenazi Health: Blackburn ,one of our inner-city health centers, a couple of weeks ago.

It was 7:00 in the evening; everyone hadleft for the day, when the burglar alarmwent off. One of our security guardsresponded, finding a young black malewith a tablet computer under his arm atthe back door.

As he approached the young man, anolder brother ran out of a house across the street, accompanied by several of his friends.

There was a lot of posturing.Our officer called for back-up, and soon

there was quite an assembly. Tensionswere high in that parking lot.

This could have gotten ugly, and if ithad, you likely would already have heardthe story. But that’s not what happened.As it turned out, one of the individualsresponding to the call for back-up wasKelley Hayworth, a member of our securitystaff, who was on his way home when hegot the call. He recalls that the thought onhis mind, as he turned his car around was:“this can’t go bad.”

It didn’t.What ensued was an interaction

between Kelley and the young man’solder brother, in which Kelley worked firstto defuse the tension and then orchestrated

A Supplement to The Indiana Jewish Post & Opinion

The following is an excerpt of a speechgiven from the pulpit of Congregation Beth-El Zedeck in Indianapolis on Sept.6, 2014 atthe Bat Mitzvah of Ella Eskenazi.

I have always admired the Jewish tradition for its focus on social responsibil-ity, for the deep sense of personal obliga-tion and humanity’s shared responsibility,encompassed in the Hebrew phraseTikkun olam, to heal, repair and transformthe world, leaving it a better place for ourbrief presence in it.

So, though I had certainly heard therhetoric – “if not us, who, if not now,when,” – I wasn’t surprised to learn fromthe Rabbis Dennis and Sandy Sasso that itoriginated with Hillel the Elder, one of themost important leaders in Jewish history,who put it like this:

“If I am not for myself, who will be forme? If I am for myself alone, what am I?And if not now, when?”

When Rabbi Dennis Sasso spoke thesewords as he and Sandy explained to mehow the Bat Mitzvah signals the age ofmoral discernment and therefore moralresponsibility – of higher obligation andaccountability for one’s actions – he sentchills up my spine.

These words resonate powerfully withme from many perspectives. The one I wantto focus on this morning, though, is notonly the notion of personal responsibilityfor one’s own health, but our responsibilityfor the health and vitality of all those living within our community – and thegood that can transpire from taking onthat responsibility.

Because good health provides the foundation for everything else we aspireto individually and collectively.

If I am not for myself, who will be for me?The notion of personal responsibility

for health and the powerful impact thatpersonal decisions and behaviors have onhealth and wellbeing is at the core of ourapproach to care at Eskenazi Health.Because we know that if we wait until thepoint at which we’re treating chronic disease, we have only a 10% opportunityto reduce the risk of premature death.

That’s right. 10%.The biggest opportunity, 50%, lies in

personal lifestyle – good nutrition, andregular physical activity, but also connection to nature, social connection,and strong ties to family, friends and community.

Our health,our futureBY LISA E. HARRIS, M.D.

“The biggest opportunity for living along, vibrant life lies in our dailyhabits…good nutrition, and regularphysical activity, but also connection tonature, social connection, and strongties to family, friends and community.”

January 14, 2015 Focus on Healing 3A Supplement to The Indiana Jewish Post & Opiniona dialogue that acknowledged mutualconcern for the safety and well-being ofthose living in the neighborhood, appreci-ation and respect for all those working in the interest of the neighborhood andthe need to understand the importance of the roles each played. Eventually,everyone went home.

And what do you think the young manwas doing with a tablet computer outsideour health center?

His homework.His home didn’t have internet access, so

he was tapping into our wi-fi. (We’reworking to amp up the signal so it reachesa little farther.)

Kelley and I talked about this after I’dheard the story several days later. One ofhis main reasons for wanting to make surethings went well is that he didn’t wantanyone in the neighborhood surroundingBlackburn to feel as though they couldn’tturn to us in the future for care and under-standing. I love how, as a security guard,he unassumingly embodies the mostimportant values we hold as an organization.

This capacity for compassion andunderstanding is especially important tous because of one of the singular roles we play in our community. Yes, we care for faculty members and their families,business leaders and philanthropists. But,as a level 1 trauma center, we also care for victims of violent crime.

And, in the past, it was the case that ifan individual survived being shot orstabbed the first time (as most do), therewas a 32% chance that they would returnwithin 2 years, again a victim.

We thought it was a problem that theseindividuals were on first-name basis with our trauma surgeons, so we startedProject Prescription for Hope, hiring a couple of individuals, who had themselvesat one time been caught up in the web ofviolence, but who had done the hard workof putting themselves on another path.

They began working with these victimsin the context of their social milieu, theirfamilies, their gangs, to address the factorsthat got them headed down this self-and-community-destructive path and, within a couple of years, we had reduced the rateof violence recidivism from over 30% toless than 5%.

The program has many components,one of which is a group-based anger management program similar to the alcoholics anonymous sponsorshipapproach. When the first group of individuals had managed 9 months without an outburst of violence amongthem, we asked them what they wanted todo to celebrate. Within reason, prettymuch anything was on the table.

What did they want to do? They wantedto go to King’s Island.

with patients, staff, faculty and medicalstudents coming from all corners of the globe and all walks of life, representsone of our community’s most diverseintersections. So we developed theCommonground at the heart of our campus as a space where all are welcomeand all are celebrated, a space thatincrease the likelihood of coming togetheracross the broad social landscape.

And we are grateful to your family andso many others across our community forthe generous gifts that allow us to carry onour long legacy of caring for everyonewithin our community, and now in anenvironment deliberately designed to liftthe spirits both of our patients and thosewho care for them.

Central to this healing environment is apublic art program, one of my favoritepieces of which is a sculpture comprised ofintertwining ladders made of Indianamaple. The artist, Aaron Stephan, namedit “Paths Crossed,” for the ways our livesintersect on our various paths from healthto the challenges of illness and back tohealth again.

The message that Aaron is conveyingwith his art is the same message thatKelley delivered in the parking lot behindBlackburn: the business of caring andsupport doesn’t go just one way – we allbring resources to the mix – we all havesomething to give and to learn.

Ella, you come from a religious traditionthat asks big questions, questions that areas important today as they were nearly2,000 years ago.

“If I am not for myself, who will be forme? If I am for myself alone, what am I?And if not now, when?

And you are fortunate to come from afamily that strives to live by example theanswers to those questions.

Take good care of yourself. Figure outwhat you can do to take good care of yourworld and do it. It’s waiting for you.

Dedicating her career to improving health care for vulnerable and underservedpopulations, Lisa E. Harris, M.D., has practiced medicine for 30 years at nationallyrecognized Eskenazi Health (formerlyWishard Health Services). Today, Dr. Harrisserves as Eskenazi Health’s chief executiveofficer (CEO). In addition, Dr. Harris isengaged in research and teaching as the John F. Williams, Jr., M.D. scholar; associateprofessor of medicine; and associate dean forthe IU School of Medicine.

Annabella Morris Eskenazi (Ella) is thedaughter of David and Julie Eskenazi, andthe granddaughter of Sidney and LoisEskenazi and Sally and Jerry Sussman. In June 2011 Sidney and Lois Eskenaziprovided a $40 million gift to the EskenaziHealth Foundation to build new hospitalfacilities in downtown Indianapolis. AAAA

They’re not thugs. They’re kids.They don’t need to be locked away.

They need our understanding and ourhelp “If not now, when.”

Well, getting back to the notion of personal responsibility for health, Ella, foryou and all of your friends, though it’snever too late, now is the best time toestablish those daily habits.

Eat your fruits and veggies, stay awayfrom the junk (you know what that is!) –get moving! Find ways to get out intonature – spend time with your family andfriends, get these habits set now and theywill help you all through your life.

(That’s not to say, though, that you allshouldn’t enjoy the Candy Bar at theChildren’s Museum tonight – a party, afterall, is a party!)

For that notion of our broader responsi-bility, there’s a sense of urgency.

We’re faced with an epidemic of obesityand related chronic illness that’s consumingenormous resources, resources that couldotherwise be spent on education, oninvestment in the public infrastructurethat enhances life for all of us. Just thisweek, the IBJ reported that Indiana isspending $585 more per person annuallyon health care than is spent, on average,across the US.

Indianapolis was recently ranked #2,behind Seattle, among US cities in termsof cultural activities and attractions percapita, but everything we’ve achieved inrecent years is at risk because of thealarming upsurge in violence that has itsroots in poverty, lack of investment inearly education, and the social supportnecessary throughout childhood and adolescence, without which the result issocial drop-out.

At the same time, though, positivemomentum builds within our city.

Think of the cultural trail, all the yellowbikes out there, the urban agriculture initiative. You have a great example, Ella,at the Legacy Center where the Patatruckis based. What a great opportunity thePatatruck project and the urban gardensthat are springing up around Indianapolisoffer for bringing us together in the interest of broader engagement andunderstanding across the breadth of our community.

Who knows where what you’re doing tohelp the children there might lead?

The SkyFarm on top of our outpatientcare center, where we’re now harvestingover 100 pounds of produce a week,had its roots in a greenspace on our oldcampus where employees tended smallplots of ground.Who would have imagined?

We developed our entire campus tocontribute to the positive momentumgrowing within our community.

Because we believe that our campus,

4 Focus on Healing January 14, 2015 A Supplement to The Indiana Jewish Post & Opinionhead, a red cardigan, and long patternedskirt (the twins’ grandmother, it turnedout) took center position, and asked mehow the babies were.

It felt really good, standing there andtelling them about all that my attendingand I had done for the infants. I describedhow we had received the babies, intubatedand ventilated them, and stabilized theirbreathing. I explained how we had giventhem medicines to keep their blood pressures steady. I reviewed with satisfactionthe head ultrasounds we’d done, whichdid not show evidence of bleeding. Iinformed them that the girl had a heartmurmur and that while we’d get an ECHOcardiogram to confirm, it was likely theresult of a blood vessel that might close onits own, and that if it didn’t, we mightneed to give her medicine to do that oreven consider surgery. I felt so smart andimportant standing there and was reallyenjoying showing off my command ofmedicine to these people whose newestfamily members my attending and I hadjust saved.

For at least ten seconds after I finishedspeaking, they all just stood there, staringat me silently with unreadable expressionson their faces. Even now, I’m not sure whatI was expecting to hear from them. Fawningadmiration? A grudging concession thatscience was more powerful than religion,that Fanaroff’s neonatology textbooktrumped the Talmud? Applause? Whateverit might have been, that wasn’t what I got.I was completely taken aback by thegrandmother’s next question:

“Aval doktor, kama hem shoklim? [Butdoctor, how much do they weigh?]”

The more time I’ve spent with patientsand their families, the more I understandwhat it says about much of the “dialogueof the deaf” that all too often passes for communication between physiciansand patients. These people weren’t stupidor disengaged from the modern worldsurrounding them. However, they were inno position to make sense out of the myriad data and facts I had just bombardedthem with. The one measure of the newborns’ well-being that they couldrelate to, the single most important pieceof information they needed in order tocontextualize the infants’ condition withintheir personal and collective experiencesand that they could share with others,was exactly that which I had neglected toprovide them with: the infants’ birthweight. If the babies weighed less thanfour pounds – and in fact, they weighedless than two pounds each – the brit milawould need to be postponed. All the restcould have been science fiction as far asthey were concerned.

Dennis Rosen, M.D. is a pediatric pulmonologist practicing in Boston, and

author of Vital Conversations: ImprovingCommunication Between Doctors andPatients. This excerpt is from pages155–159. Copyright (c) 2014 Dennis Rosen.Used by arrangement with ColumbiaUniversity Press. All rights reserved. AAAA

Excerpt from VitalConversations: ImprovingCommunications BetweenDoctors and Patients

I was about three hours into call at theneonatal intensive care unit (NICU) inKaplan Hospital, Rehovot, Israel, whenmy pager went off. Marina, the obstetricsresident covering the delivery room, wascalling to let me know that there was atwenty-five-year-old woman who was sixmonth pregnant with twins and now inactive labor who would probably deliverwithin the next hour.

“You’d better callyour attending athome and tell herto come in,” shesaid. “I’m sorry,Dennis. You’re notgoing to get muchsleep tonight.”

She was right.Forty minutes

later my attendingand I received thetwins, immediatelyinserting straw-sized endotracheal tubesinto their windpipes right there in thedelivery suite, and spraying surfactant intotheir immature lungs to help thembreathe. We then placed them inside thepre-warmed incubators and rolled themback to the NICU for further care. After wehad transferred the babies to the open-airincubators in the NICU, we worked on stabilizing them for the next ninetyminutes or so, until I felt comfortablestepping away to provide an update to thefamily waiting outside.

Stepping through the accordion-likepartition that served as the door betweenthe NICU and the Newborn Unit, I sawabout fifteen people. Half a dozen menwere deep in conversation, their tzitziyot(ritually prescribed fringes) danglingdown from under their white shirts andthe black velvet kippot (yarmulkes) ontheir heads identifying them as orthodoxJews. On the other side sat a group ofwomen engaged in animated conversationabout their own birth experiences and aboutwhether or not they’d be able to celebratea brit mila for the boy in eight days.

“Heenay hadoktor higi’a! [The doctorhas arrived!],” exclaimed one of thewomen, and then, all at once, three ofthem stood up and made their way towardme. The other women and the men followed, forming a half-circle around me.A midsize woman who looked to be in hermid-forties wearing a dark kerchief on her

Vital ConversationsBY DENNIS ROSEN, M.D.

A David Song

YaH, my shepherd, you supply my needs;I don’t ever feel deprived.

You feed me in the meadows;I am led to quench my thirst by a quiet stream.

You stir my souland guide me gentlythrough the thicketof right action;such is Your Fame.

At times, I must make my waythrough dark and dangerous gullies,but because You are with me,I won’t panic if I have to face evil.

Both Your rebukeand Your bracing supportgive me comfort.

In the presence of adversity,You set me a feastat which my anxious head is soothedand my thirst is amply slaked.

[Because You have invited me,]I affirm that only goodness and graciousnesswill manifest for the rest of my life,in which I will be always at home with You.

Reprinted with permission from RebZalman Schachter-Shalomi’s, of blessedmemorial, Psalmsin a Translation forPraying, publishedin Philadelphia byALEPH: Alliancefor Jewish Renewal,258 Pages. $21. © 2014 RabbiSchachter-Shalomi.Available paper-bound fromAmazon.com, as an e-book from iTunesBooks, and as two volumes of recordingsfrom Amazon. com/mp3. Nook and Kindlealso available. AAAA

Psalm 23

BY REB ZALMANSCHACHTER-SHALOMI, Z”L

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ObituariesSteven L. Weisman, 55, of

Stoughton, Mass., passed away Nov. 29.He was born Nov. 7, 1959. The son of thelate Herbert and Marilyn (Lurinsky)Weisman, he is survived by his sister JuneL. Weisman, his nephew Evan Foxlow andhis wife Leslie, grand nephew and nieceall of Indianapolis. Graveside services wereheld Jan. 19 in Indianapolis Hebrew SouthCemetery on Kelly Street. Arrangementsby Aaron-Ruben-Nelson Mortuary.

Dr. Harry Cohen Wolf, MD, 82, wasborn Dec. 29, 1931 andpassed away Dec. 4, 2014.He was the son of Samand Ruth Wolf of blessedmemory. Harry is survivedby his wife, JacquelineScofield Wolf; son, Dr.David A. Wolf; daughter, Anne WolfBerggren (Steve); grandchildren, Amandaand Michael Berggren; step children, DanScofield and Kathryn Scofield; sister-in-law, Bonnie Wolf; nephew, John Wolf(Ann); great nephew, Isaac; and greatniece, Evelyn; and former wife, DorothyWolf. His brother, Ed Wolf, preceded himin death.

Dr. Wolf graduated from IndianaUniversity in 1953 with a B.S. in theSchool of Business. He proudly served asan officer in the U.S. Army from1953–1955. Forty years after his discharge,he joined in a reunion with his fellow offi-cers; and for the next 10 years, he met withhis fellow soldiers at various venuesaround the country. He loved gettingtogether with his fellow officers andtelling stories of past escapades in theArmy. Harry loved serving in the Army.

He worked for his father at Sam WolfAuto, until entering medical school. Hegraduated from IU Medical School in 1966and set up practice in the “new”Greenbriar area at 86th & Ditch. After

Hebrew Congregation (IHC), theirBrotherhood, and Northside Kiwanis. Hewas the former president of the MidwestPaper Association and a former member ofthe Board of IHC.

He is survived by his daughter, CarylShideler; son, James (Debra) Kahn; grandchildren, Kim (Doug), Lisa (Dave),Lauren (Mitch), Adam and Aliza; and sixgreat-grandchildren. Robert was thebeloved husband of the late Rose DorisKahn and the late Myra Kahn, and thedear friend of the late Dottie Resnick.

Funeral services were held in the chapelat IHC on Jan. 4. Burial followed in the IHCSouth Cemetery. Memorial contributionsmay be made to IHC. Arrangementsentrusted to Aaron-Ruben-NelsonMortuary.

Marvin E. Sablosky 93, passed awaypeacefully in Sarasota, Fla., on Dec. 3,2014. Marvin was born in Indianapolis onMay 11, 1921 and graduated from IndianaUniversity with a degree in BusinessAdministration. He served in the UnitedStates Navy during WWII where he was aLieutenant on the USS Fogg in theAtlantic theatre. Marvin married IdamaeTrockman (aka “Ann”) on March 15, 1944and had three children. Along with hisgrandfather, father, and son, he ownedand operated Sablosky’s DepartmentStores in Indianapolis.

Marvin enjoyed golf, all sports, fishing,boating, stock car racing, conquering thecomputer, and his time as a docent at MoteMarine Aquarium in Sarasota. He was anaccomplished bowler, teaching many ofIndianapolis’ youth the fine points ofbowling and even scored a perfect 300himself. In other words, he loved anyactivity that involved a ball or wheels!

As a published author, he wrote manyshort stories and was most proud of hisbook, Another Time, Another Place. Marvinwas active in the Jewish community servingas President of Hooverwood and as amember of the Indianapolis HebrewCongregation (IHC) Brotherhood.

His parents, Minnie and DavidSablosky, and his son, Dean, preceded him in death. His surviving familyincludes his son, Larry Sablosky (Lisa) andhis daughter, Marcia Klipsch (Richard);four granddaughters, Dana Renay, KarenLeavitt, Lara Elliott, Kate Elengold, sevengreat-grandchildren, and his brother,Irving Sablosky (Juliet).

A memorial service was held at IHC onDec. 9, and a celebration of life will be heldat the Glenridge in Sarasota at a later date.Contributions in Marvin’s memory can bemade to the Dean Sablosky Scholarship atIHC, 6501 N. Meridian, Indianapolis, IN,46260, the Sarasota Humane Society at

several years, he moved his family medicine practice to Naab Road, acrossfrom St.Vincent’s Hospital.

Dr. Wolf taught in the St. Vincent’sFamily Medicine Residency Program formany years. He received many honors forhis exemplary teaching, including teacherof the year and distinguished physician ofthe year from St.Vincent’s Hospital.

Dr. Wolf also taught “How to TakePatient Histories” for freshman medicalstudents in the IU School of Medicine,Indianapolis. He was fond of telling hisstudents if you listen carefully to yourpatients, they will tell you what is wrongwith them and allow you to make a correctdiagnosis. Dr. Wolf retired from his privatemedical practice in July 1997, but he continued to teach in the St. Vincent’sFamily medicine Residency Program forseveral more years.

He was a member of CongregationBeth-El Zedeck, their Men’s Club, ZetaBeta Tau Fraternity at Indiana University,American Legion, American MedicalAssociation, and a life member and diplomate of the American Academy ofFamily Medicine.

The family expresses its deepest gratitudeto the caregivers and administration of theMemory Care Unit of the Barrington ofCarmel. Through their combined efforts,they enhanced the last years of Harry’slife. Funeral services were held Dec. 7 atthe Aaron-Ruben-Nelson Mortuary andburial followed in the Congregation Beth-El Zedeck North Cemetery.

Robert D. Kahn, 94, of Indianapolis,passed away Dec. 29, 2014. He was bornon Nov. 3, 1920 to Carroll and NannetteKahn. Robert served his country in theUnited States Army during World War II.He graduated from Purdue Universitywith an Engineering degree and becametreasurer of Capital Paper Co., a familyowned business which was founded by hisfamily in the 1890’s.

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She also began her professional career atIHC, serving first as a teacher, then asDirector of Education for over 18 years,then as Executive Director for over 20years. For her children, the Temple wastheir second home. Even after retirementshe worked on the Temple’s archives forseveral years. Many knew her as “Mrs.Temple”and although her desk was usuallypiled with papers, Muriel always seemedto know where everything was placed.

Despite her full-time work at theTemple, raising a family and running thehousehold, Muriel always seemed to findtime to volunteer for one worthy causeafter another. She was a member of SigmaDelta Tau Sorority, the HooverwoodGuild, the National Association of TempleEducators, the IHC Sisterhood, Hadassahand the National Council of JewishWomen. She volunteered and plannedholiday parties for senior citizens at ParkRegency Apartments and volunteered atThrifty Threads thrift store.

It was felt her unbridled enthusiasm andboundless energy could have lighted a goodportion of the homes in Indianapolis.She also earned her Master’s Degree inEducation at Butler University, attendingpart-time. Even after retirement, her volunteer work continued and she and her husband Bob travelled extensively –and Muriel loved garage sales.

Muriel’s husband, Robert F. Romer,owner for many decades of RomerLighting, both downtown and later inCarmel, passed away in 2010. She was alsopreceded in death by her brother, JackTadman. Muriel is survived by her threechildren, Steve, Sunny and Karyn, twograndchildren, Noah Soloman-Oblathand his wife, Naomi, and Aron Oblath, aswell as Bob’s brother and his wife, Billyand Joyce Romer.

Muriel was born in Chicago on April 7,1928 to Sam and Dorothy Tadman andraised in Crown Point, Ind. Sam workedfor the C&O railroad and later, inIndianapolis, Dorothy worked forWasson’s Department Store. They weremembers of Temple Israel in Gary, Ind.Muriel attended Indiana University, whereshe majored in Business and where shemet Bob, the love of her life; they weremarried on June 22, 1948.

Lastly, for Muriel, family came first andthat came through in everything she didfor her parents, her in-laws, her children,and her grandchildren. Daughter Karyntook care of both her parents in their lateryears until their passing. Grandson Arontalked about losing the “Romer FamilyMatriarch,”his grandma. Daughter Sunnyadded she was the quietest matriarch andonly needed to raise an eyebrow or smileher beautiful smile for us to know whatshe was thinking.

he cherished the knowledge contained inhis comprehensive library. In recent years,he immersed himself in the study of thesubconscious, and was framing a treatiseto present his hypotheses.

Family members have been touchedwhen doctors, colleagues, and otherfriends shared memories of his positiveinfluence on their lives and careers. Inaddition to a keen intellect, he had a deepunderstanding of human nature andchose to see the best in everyone. Thosethat knew him well, know his was a lifewell lived in the service of others.

The family would like to thank some ofthe many doctors and friends who havebeen invaluable over the years, including,but in no way limited to Dr. RichardBihrle, Dr. Eric Williams, Dr. MichaelJohnson, Dr. Timothy Sutton, and manyothers on the staff at University Hospital;also Richard and Francine Friedman, CSHui, Steve Kempson, Dick Bolin, LizMarkey, and Amber Wolverton.

He was preceded in death by his lovingwife of 58 years, Bess (Ratner) Ochs andhis son-in-law, Curtis Ross. Survivorsinclude his loving children, Rachel Ochs-Ross, Raymond Ochs and wife Jessica,Susan Ochs Panfil and husband David,and loving grandchildren Meredith Witten,Michael Panfil, Rebecca Ochs-Mercer,Matthew Panfil and Sarah Panfil, andgreat-grandson Conner Witten. He is alsosurvived by his loving sister Shirley Simonand her husband Norbert and their sonsFred and Mark.

A calling was held Dec. 18, 2014 at theAaron-Ruben-Nelson Mortuary withfuneral services on Dec. 19.

Leah Weiner, 89, of Noblesville,passed away Dec. 14. She was born inDetroit to Harry and Helen Abrams onMarch 26, 1925. Leah is survived by herhusband, Bernard; and children, JosephWeiner and Debra Goldfarb.

Funeral services were Dec. 18 at Aaron-Ruben-Nelson Mortuary, and burial followed in Congregation Beth-El ZedeckNorth Cemetery. Memorial contributionsmay be made to St.Vincent Hospice, 8450N. Payne Rd, Ste 100, Indianapolis, IN46268 in Leah’s name. Friends may leave a memory or message of condolence byvisiting the online obituary at www.arn-mortuary.com.

Muriel Tadman Romer, 86, a forceof nature in the Indianapolis Jewish community for over 50years, passed away onDec. 28. She was a lifelongmember of the IndianapolisHebrew Congregation (IHC)from the time she movedto Indianapolis in 1948.

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Dr. Sidney Ochs, 90, prominent neurophysiologist died on Dec. 12, 2014.Born on June 30, 1924 in Fall River, Mass.,he spent most of his formative years inChicago. He qualified forthe WWII ASTP program,earned his PhD at theUniversity of Chicago, andwas a Postdoctoral Fellowat the California Instituteof Technology. Appointedto the Department of Physiology at theUniversity of Texas in Galveston, he sub-sequently joined the Department ofPhysiology at Indiana University MedicalSchool in Indianapolis in 1958.

After becoming Emeritus Professor ofPhysiology and Biophysics in 1993, hecontinued his work and maintained anactive laboratory for many additionalyears. During his career he contributedover 300 publications on various aspectsof the nervous system, including threebooks. The text book, Elements ofNeurophysiology was published in 1965,his seminal monograph, AxoplasmicTransport and its Relation to Other NerveFunctions came out in 1982 and A Historyof Nerve Functions: From Animal Spirits toMolecular Mechanisms (affectionatelyknown in the family as THAT’S SOMENERVE!) was published in 2004.

His scientific discoveries spanned fromcortical spreading depression to hisgroundbreaking work on axoplasmictransport, showing how materials movethrough the axon of the nerve cell.

Other accomplishments during his distinguished career at the IndianaUniversity Medical School include co-initiating and chairing the MedicalBiophysics Program, founding the Journalof Neurobiology in 1969, where he acted asEditor-in-Chief for the first nine years,and serving as President of The John ShawBillings Society for the History ofMedicine in Indiana for many years. In hisposition at the medical school, Dr. Ochstaught thousands of students who becamedoctors and professors.

Outside of scientific endeavors, he studied history, world culture, languages(Latin, Greek, Russian, Yiddish, French, asmattering of Spanish, many augmentedwith a formidable collection of foreignlanguage comic books such as Asterix and Tin Tin), and most deeply, history ofmedicine. A lifelong learner and scholar,

The family is very grateful to the dedi-cated caregivers who gave their love andsupport to Muriel and the family over thepast several years. They brought much joyto her life every day. Also, the family isvery thankful to the very caring staff at theBarrington of Carmel and Gentiva HomeHealth and Hospice for end of life care.

A funeral service was held at the IHC onJan. 2, 2015 and burial followed in the IHCSouth Cemetery. Memorial contributionsmay be made to the IHC, the NationalCouncil of Jewish Women, HooverwoodGuild, Sigma Delta Tau or a charity ofchoice. Arrangements entrusted toAaron-Ruben-Nelson Mortuary.

Marjorie Helman Bradford, 87,passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her family on Jan. 1, 2015.She was born on July 31, 1927 to OdessaBudd Helman and Jack J.Helman. Husbands FloydR.“Bud” Beitman and EarlF. Bradford preceded herin death. She is survivedby her sister, Betty Carlin;and children, Bruce J.Beitman (Helen) of Cape Canaveral Fla.,James A. Beitman (Candy) of NoblesvilleInd., and Nancy B. Hertzog (David) ofSeattle. Marjorie also leaves adoringstepchildren, nieces and nephews, grand-children, great-grandchildren and specialfriend, Maurice Peltz of London, England.

She was a member of the Sigma Delta Tausorority at Indiana University and beganher career as an early childhood educatorat the Kirshbaum Center, predecessor tothe Jewish Community Center. Marjoriewas a longtime member of theIndianapolis Hebrew Congregation (IHC)where she established the kindergartenprogram and taught religious school. Shedeveloped her management career as anapartment rental manager and served as aregional property manager for the Gene. B.Glick Company. Marjorie was a foundingmember of the Indiana ApartmentAssociation, and was an advocate forwomen in business. She later formed herown successful consulting and managementfirm for the apartment industry.

Marjorie selflessly served in leadershipand volunteer roles in many civic, charitable,and Jewish organizations including thelocal chapter of Hadassah, the NationalCouncil of Jewish Women, ORT, IHCSisterhood, Crossroads, Civic Ballet, ParkRegency, Hooverwood, and the JewishFederation of Greater Indianapolis. Shewas known for her quick wit and humorand loved travel, art, theater, symphony,mah jongg, flowers, wintering in PalmSprings, Calif., and Cocoa Beach, Fla., andspending time with loving family anddevoted friends.

The family wishes to express sinceregratitude to St. Vincent’s Hospice Care and to Toni Triplett for her wisdom andleadership; Senior Home Companions for their dedication to individualized compassionate care; and to Marjorie’s gifted and devoted caregivers: DebbieCarter, Kayla Woods, Anastacia Simpson,and Patience Calvert.

A memorial service to celebrate her life“well lived and well loved”will be held atthe Aaron-Ruben-Nelson Mortuary onSun., Jan. 18 at 2 p.m., with burial to followin the Beth-El Zedeck North Cemetery. Inlieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Dr. Morris Stoner ReligiousEducation Fund at IHC, the HooverwoodGuild, or your favorite charity.

Marvin Herman, PhD, 87, passedaway on Jan. 2. He was born on March 2,1927 in New York City. He received hisundergraduate degree in engineeringfrom Drexel University and his mastersand doctorate in metallurgical engineeringfrom The University of Pennsylvania. Itwas there that he met his beloved wife of59 years, Lola Starer. He worked for theDetroit Diesel Allison Division of GeneralMotors and also taught several engineeringcourses at IUPUI.

Marvin was preceded in death by hiswife, Lola (2010). He is survived by threebrothers; four children: Marc (Sarah),Michael (Kelli), Debbie (Alon), andShelley (Vern); six grandchildren: Avigal,Jamie, Guy, Sydney, Gil, and Shai.

Services were held at Aaron-Ruben-Nelson Mortuary on Jan. 5. Donations maybe made to Riley Hospital for Children, inmemory of Marvin and Lola Herman.

Gladys Dorman Cornfeld, 95, diedon Jan. 3, 2015 in Indianapolis where shehad lived at MorningSide for several years.Gladys was formerly of Owensboro, Ky.,where she was an active member ofTemple Adeth Israel. Gladys had served asthe Temple’s Secretary and Treasurer. Shewas an avid golfer and bridge player andmember of Owensboro Country Club.

Gladys is survived by her beloved children; Michael (Melissa) Cornfeld ofHuntington, W.V., Arthur (Haydee)Cornfeld of Atlanta, and Rickie (Eugene)Star of Indianapolis; five grandchildren:Aaron, Joel and Daniel Cornfeld, EstherDaigneault and Jennie Colburn; eightgreat-grandchildren and brother, JeromeDorman. Her husband, Nathan, precededher in death in 1991. Graveside funeralservices were held in New York.

Memorial contributions may be made toTemple Adeth Israel of Owensboro orCongregation Beth-El Zedeck ofIndianapolis. Arrangements entrusted toAaron-Ruben-Nelson Mortuary.

Yelizaveta “Liza” Brodskaya, 87,passed away Jan. 5. She was born on Nov.20, 1928 in Krivoy Rog, Ukraine toChatzkel and Luba Pekar. Liza worked in a chemical plant and later as a hair stylist. She was a member of B’nai TorahCongregation. Liza is survived by her son,Iosif Brodsky; three grandchildren; andtwo great grandchildren. A graveside service was held in B’nai Torah Cemeteryon Jan. 6. Arrangements by Aaron-Ruben-Nelson Mortuary.

Arlene Goldhamer, 78, ofIndianapolis, passed away Jan. 6. She wasborn in Cleveland to Maurice andFlorence Gordon on Nov. 29, 1936. Aftergraduating from Ohio State University in 1957, Arlene worked as a substitute teacher in Cleveland for severalyears. Later, she becamean administrative assistantfor Campus Sportswear,where she met her husband, Stanley Goldhamer. Arlene was a member of Indianapolis HebrewCongregation (IHC) and its Sisterhood.

She is survived by four daughters, Linda(Ernie) Hann of Indianapolis, Julie (Jim)Winkle of Chesterfield, Mo., Tracey (Matt)Pendlum of Fishers, and Jennifer (Clay)Coulter of Carmel; a son, Dale (Ruthann)Scherl of Lawrence, Kansas; and 11grandchildren. Arlene was preceded indeath by her husband, Stan.

A funeral service was held at IHC onJan. 11, and burial followed at the IHCNorth Cemetery. Memorial contributionsmay be made to the American CancerSociety or the Jewish Federation ofIndianapolis. Arrangements by Aaron-Ruben-Nelson Mortuary.

Morris Katz, 90, passed away Jan. 6.He was born in Koshelevo, Ukraine toYitzhak and Etya Katz on March 25, 1924.He was a member of Congregation B’naiTorah. A funeral service was held Jan. 8 atCongregation B’nai Torah and burial followed in B’nai Torah Cemetery.

He is survived by his wife Sarah,children Simon, Etelka, Dora, and Halya,their spouses and grandchildren.Memorial contributions may be made to Congregation B’nai Torah or HastenHebrew Academy. Arrangements byAaron-Ruben-Nelson Mortuary.

Recent deaths of two who lived manyyears in Indianapolis are Ruth Nitsun onJan. 4 in St. Louis, and Rabbi ReuvenStafford on Dec. 30 in Ann Arbor. AAAA

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He was practically motionless and he wassimply looking down with his mouthopen. His mother told Kushner that beforethe bombing, he had enjoyed painting.The other children in the room with himwere his age and they were all busy painting.

On the first day Kushner put somebeautiful colors of paints in front of himwith a blank piece of paper. After an hourhe gradually started putting his fingers inthe paint and then putting them onto thepage. He painted a grenade that filled thepage and all around it were body parts.Through the artwork he was able toexpress himself and the next day he paintedagain, but this time the grenade was muchsmaller and flowers were around it. Afterthat Kushner said he was running aroundmaking as much noise as the other children.

This story demonstrates how powerfulart therapy can be in healing Post TraumaticStress Disorder (PTSD) and other conditions. I applaud art therapist JulieKing and others who do this kind of work.

Jennie Cohen, January 14, 2015 AAAA

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From Jan. 15 through April 30, 2015 theWorld Zionist Organization (WZO) willhold open voting for all Jews to help shapeits agenda, including issues affecting both Jews in the Diaspora and within thestate of Israel. What is the World ZionistOrganization?

The WZO is a worldwide democraticorganization which brings Jews togetherto strengthen Jewish life in Israel andaround the world, through the allocationsof Jewish communal funds and work of its own agencies. The WZO was foundedat the First Zionist Congress in 1897 byTheodor Herzl. It is mainly supported bythe Jewish Agency for Israel, the JewishNational Fund and United Jewish Appeal.

Elections are held every five years andallow Jews around the world to have avoice in the future direction of Israel andworld Jewry. The elections determine policy, direction and budget allocations.The World Zionist Congress makes decisions as a result of these elections that have a major impact on the futuredirection of Israel and across the world.The outcome of these elections influencepolicy and hundreds of millions of dollarsin funding which affect the status ofReform and Progressive Jews in Israel andalso the funding available to ProgressiveJewish congregations.

Israeli citizens are represented in theelections through political parties in Israel;Jews worldwide are represented throughinternational Zionist political parties that they are members of. There are 30 countries represented in the WZO and the Reform movement has constituentorganizations in 14 countries, throughArzenu (known as ARZA in NorthAmerica). As with any elections,whoever receives the most votes receivesthe most important positions and controlof the budget allocations.

In the last elections, ARZA US gained56 representatives (out of 145 for the US). The entire ARZENU political partyreceived 83 delegates worldwide out of500. By joining forces with its faction partners, ARZENU became the leader ofthe largest faction in the WZO with acombined total of 159 representatives. Asa result, ARZA was able to pass three resolutions calling on the Israeli governmentto implement the establishment of egalitarian prayer at the Wall, to pass amarriage and civil divorce law and to prosecute Israelis who incite racism. And

Open voting forWorld ZionistOrganizationBY RABBI AUDREY S. POLLACK

today the Reform Movement in Israelreceives allocations of $4.5 to $5 millioneach year from the Jewish Agency, JewishNational Fund and United Jewish Appeal.

Voting in the upcoming WZO election is the strongest way for you as a ReformJew in North America to encourage ourprogressive values of social justice, equalityand democracy in Israel. If you care aboutthe Reform Movement in Israel, and wantto help build a Jewish state that respectsreligious pluralism, stands up for women’sequality, promotes democracy, and apeaceful solution to the ongoing conflictsin Israel this is your opportunity to makeyour voice heard loud and clear and tomake a difference in Israel.

ARZA and its partners are working for religious equality, for the right ofReform rabbis in Israel to have religiousauthority over marriage, divorce, burialand conversion. They are working to support women’s rights in Israel, to support egalitarian prayer, and to promoteProgressive Judaism (Reform) in Israelthrough the financial support of Reformcongregations, rabbis, and schools.

Any US resident who is Jewish and overthe age of 18 by June 30, 2015 is eligible tovote. Voting occurs from Jan. 15 throughApril 30, 2015. A processing fee is $10.00

(see Pollack, page IN 11)

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Herron art professor inthe healing businessbringing hope to veterans and others

Juliet King has never spent a day in military service during war or peace times.But the Herron School of Art and Designassistant professor andlicensed art therapist hastaken up the fight toimprove the lives of veter-ans facing emotionaladjustments after theirtime on the battlefield.

Most recently, King,director of Herron’s art therapy program,signed on as the point person for the“Veterans Coming Home” campaign atthe art school on the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis campus.The school has joined forces with WFYIPublic Media and the Kurt VonnegutMemorial Library for the yearlong multimedia, arts-focused awareness campaign to support Indiana’s veteransand their families.

“Veterans Coming Home,”(wfyi.veteranscominghome.org) was funded with a$25,000 Corporation for Public Broadcastinggrant and includes WFYI broadcasts of thestories of veterans such as AndrewSchneiders, Kris Bertrand and others.

In a Richard L. Roudebush IndianapolisVA Medical Center pilot group art therapyproject spearheaded by King and Dr.Brandi Luedtke of the Veterans Affairs,Schneiders has found healing power in“illustrating his troubled Iraq experienceswith art”and then talking with fellow vets,according to a WFYI report.

And as part of an arts intervention program, Bertrand, who was sexuallyassaulted while serving in the Navy 25years ago, found an emotional salve inthrowing clay on a potter’s wheel.“That’sbecause art is inherently therapeutic,”King said in a “Veterans Coming Home”broadcast, now available online (wfyi.veteranscominghome.org)

“Engaging in the creative process issomething that typically is going to be alife-enhancing experience for you,” Kingsaid. “It gets your blood moving; it getsyour brain working in different ways. Ithelps you relax, it helps you get distancefrom what it is that you might be livingwith in your life at the time.”

King’s hope is that the success stories ofSchneiders, Bertrand and others will raisethe awareness of the value of art therapyin helping soldiers and others deal withtrauma.

The ultimate goal is to draw the support

of lawmakers and service providers whocan both advance the licensing of art therapists across the state and promotethe employment of such professionals asclinical counselors. Female veterans wouldin particular benefit from an expansion of art therapy services since they have traditionally voiced a reluctance to attendco-ed therapy groups and cited the lack ofart therapy services for women.

Art therapists hold master’s degrees inart therapy and are eligible for licensure asclinical mental health counselors who aretrained to use art to help clients find waysto express things they might not be able tosay with words, King said. Art therapy isan effective treatment intervention forhelping anyone facing issues such as post-traumatic stress disorder, which can affectnot only war veterans but also victims ofrape, torture, child abuse, car accidentsand natural disasters, she said.

“We need more licensed art therapists,”King said. “(‘Veterans Coming Home’) isone way we are going about raisingawareness. Hopefully people at the statelevel will pay attention and see the need.”

About Indiana University-PurdueUniversity Indianapolis: As one of sevenIndiana University campuses, IUPUI isknown as Indiana’s premier urban researchand health sciences campus and is dedicated

to advancing the intellectual growth of thestate of Indiana and its residents throughresearch and creative activity, teaching,learning and civic engagement. Nationallyranked by U.S. News & World Report,Forbes and other notable publications,IUPUI has more than 30,000 studentsenrolled in 17 schools, which offer more than250 degrees. IUPUI awards degrees fromboth Indiana and Purdue universities.IUPUI – What matters. Where it matters.This story was submitted on Nov. 5, 2014. AAAA

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USD ($5.00 USD for anyone under 30)and goes directly to offset the cost of conducting the election (not to ARZA).For more information about how to votein the upcoming WZO elections, visitwww.reformjews4israel.org, pick up apledge card here at Temple Israel or contact ARZA at 633 3rd Ave, 7th Floor,New York, NY 10017.

Rabbi Pollack has led Temple Israel inWest Lafayette, Ind., since 2002. AAAA

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Feb. 12 & 13 “From Babel to Brooklyn:Jewish Languages, Culture, and Identity”JSGSA Conference. Conference Schedule tobe announced.

Feb. 12 Conference keynote by ProfessorChana Kronfeld, Professor of ModernHebrew, Yiddish, and ComparativeLiterature, University of California,Berkeley, time & location to be announced.

Sun., March 29 at 7:30 p.m.,“When YomKippur was a German Holiday: On the

Miracles of Jewish Spa Culture”, Dorit &Gerald Paul Lecture for the Study ofGermans and Jews, by Professor MirjamZadoff, Alvin H. Rosenfeld, Chair inJewish Studies, IU-Indianapolis, Ind.

Wed., April 1 at 5 p.m.,“The Red Sheepof the Family: Jews and the Left” Dorit &Gerald Paul Lecture for the Study ofGermans Jews and installation ofProfessor Mirjam Zadoff as the Alvin H.Rosenfeld Chair in Jewish Studies, IUUniversity Club, Presidents Room, IU-Bloomington, Ind. AAAA

The Robert A. and Sandra S. BornsJewish Studies Program of IndianaUniversity – Calendar of Events,Spring 2015

Lectures and Performances:Wed., Jan. 28 at 5:30 p.m., “Ancient

Israel, Modern Identities”. Lecture byMichael Press, 2014-15 Borns JewishStudies Program Visiting Scholar, IU OakRoom, IMU, IU-Bloomington, Ind.

Thurs., Jan. 29 at 5:30 p.m., “MedievalConvivencia? A Jewish PhilosophicalPerspective”. Lecture by Professor AaronHughes, Philips S. Bernstein Chair ofJewish Studies, University of Rochester,Maple Room, IMU, IU-Bloomington, Ind.

Mon., Feb. 2 at 4 p.m., “The ForeignMother Tongue”. Lecture by bestsellingauthor Sayed Kashua, Ballantine Hall 310,IU-Bloomington, Ind.

Wed., Feb. 11 at 7:30 p.m., “Pharaoh’sDuaghter Unplugged: World Music fromthe Jewish Diaspora” Concert by BasyaSchechter, Dorit & Gerald Paul Program inJewish Culture & the Arts, John Waldron

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