The Jewish Sound - February 20, 2015

february 20, 2015 n 1 adar 5775 n volume 91, no. 4 n www.jewishsound.
org
Previously published as JTNews
Getting
their
shots
Why the
Jewish Sound?
Why did we change our name again?
On page 5.
Moishes back!
Young adults rejoice! You once again have
a place to hang out and meet other Jews
On page 8.
A Purim delicacy
Familiar with foulares? You may want to
put one in a display case instead of eat it.
On page 22.
Despite low reportage rates,

our Jewish schools are
enforcing vaccination policies
Story on page 6
Design by Andrea Rouleau
T h e J e w i sh So un d n www.jewishsound.org n f r i d a y , f e b r u a r y 2 0, 2 0 1 5
March Family Calendar
2015 Jewish Family Service

Community of Caring Luncheon
THURSDAY, April 30, 2015

For more information, contact Leslie Sugiura,
(206) 861-3151 or lsugiura@jfsseattle.org.
FOR THE COMMUNITY
PARENTS AND FAMILIES
Positive Discipline:
Parenting with Confidence
Purim Celebration
Sunday, March 8
3:00 5:00 p.m.
Contact Marjorie Schnyder, (206) 861-3146 or
familylife@jfsseattle.org.
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Kosher Food Bank

Wednesday, March 11
5:00 6:30 p.m.
Contact Jana Lissiak, (206) 861-3174 or
jlissiak@jfsseattle.org.
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Wednesdays, March 4 25
9:30 a.m. noon
Contact Marjorie Schnyder, (206) 861-3146
or familylife@jfsseattle.org.
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Raising a Mensch
Sunday, March 22
10:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m.
Contact Marjorie Schnyder, (206) 861-3146
or familylife@jfsseattle.org.
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Passover Food Drive

Help us collect Passover food, and drop
off your donations on Sunday, March 22.
Necessary items include matzah, gefilte
fish, kosher for Passover baking supplies
and more. Contact Jane Deer-Hileman,
(206) 861-3155 or jdeer@jfsseattle.org.
Sunday, March 15
5:30 8:00 p.m.
Contact Marjorie Schnyder, (206) 861-3146 or
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Passport to Passover
Tuesdays, 7:00 p.m.

Contact (206) 461-3240 or ata@jfsseattle.org.
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Solutions to Senior Hunger

Ongoing
JFS is helping eligible seniors sign-up
for food stamps. Contact Carol Mullin,
(206) 461-3240 or cmullin@jfsseattle.org.
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A community-wide program offered

in partnership with Temple Bnai Torah &
Temple De Hirsch Sinai. EO events are open
to the public and are at 10:30 a.m. unless
otherwise noted.
The Eastside Story

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VOLUNTEER TO
MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
Thursday, March 12
Early Twentieth-Century
Apartment Buildings in the JFS
Neighborhood
Tuesday, March 17
An Afternoon with the Seattle

Symphony
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Sunday, March 22
12:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
A Heritage and History: The Ben

Bridge Story
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AA Meetings at JFS
Endless Opportunities
Passover Potluck for Couples and

Families
Thursday, March 19
5:00 7:30 p.m.
Contact Leonid Orlov, (206) 861-8784 or
FOR ADULTS AGE 60+
Thursday, March 26
RSVP Ellen Hendin or Wendy Warman,

(206) 461-3240 or
endlessopps@jfsseattle.org.
Contact Jane Deer-Hileman, (206) 861-3155

or jdeer@jfsseattle.org.
Purim Basket Making and Delivery

Sunday, March 1
Times assigned upon registration.
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Passover Food Drop Off Day

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Sunday, March 22
1:00 3:00 p.m.
Passover Basket Making and

Delivery
Sunday, March 29
Times assigned upon registration.
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Contact Shelly C. Shapiro, Director of

Legacy Giving, (206) 861-8785 or
sshapiro@jfsseattle.org.
Friendly Visitors for Seniors

Family Mentors for Refugees
Tuesday Afternoon Bread Pick Up
Capitol Hill Campus 1601 16th Avenue, Seattle

(206) 461-3240 jfsseattle.org
OF GREATER SEATTLE
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ALL IN A WEEKS NEWS

Terror in Denmark
INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Rabbis Turn: Tightening the belt
Terror struck Denmark last week, with a Jewish security guard in Copenhagen being
one of the victims of a lone gunman who had killed a Danish director at an earlier freespeech event. The victim, 37-year-old Dan Uzan, was guarding Copenhagens central synagogue while a Bat Mitzvah celebration was taking place inside. The gunman was identified
as 22-year-old Omar El-Hussein.
Haaretz
Rabbi Seth Goldstein uses his synagogues budget as an analogy for what we face as a state, while our
legislators hammer out ways to ensure that every one of our citizens is treated with dignity and care.
Blowing cover
Despite a widely touted database that stated otherwise, local Jewish schools are reporting and requiring
that their students be up to date on their vaccinations.
Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner was formally accused of trying

to shield Iranian officials from responsibility for a 1994 bombing of a Jewish community
center, which left 85 dead, and the 1992 attack on the Israeli embassy, which killed 29. The
accusations come one month after the former prosecutor in the case, Alberto Nisman, was
found dead in his apartment. Gerardo Pollicita, who took over the case, accused the president of covering for Iran in hopes of improving trade relations.
Tablet
Why the Jewish Sound?

Students get their shots
A foodie transition
When Stopskys Delicatessen on Mercer Island closed its doors last year, it broke a lot of hearts. But a
nice Jewish boy from the island has taken over the space with his expanding organic sandwich empire.
Moishes back
The international program that rents houses to host programs for young Jews reenters Seattle.
Building Birthright
Casino tycoon and major Republican donor Sheldon Adelson and his wife, Miriam,
donated $40 million to Birthright Israel Foundation, which sends young Jews on free
10-day trips to Israel. This latest gift brings the couples overall donations to the program
to $180 million. Approximately 350,000 Jews aged 18 to 26 have gone on Birthright trips
since 2000, according to the website.
The Jewish Daily Forward
Social justice and Judaism
Unfashionable choices
Northwest Jewish Family

Award-winning reads
The Anti-Defamation League has urged fashion retailer Urban Outfitters to discontinue selling a gray-and-white striped tapestry featuring pink triangles that is eerily reminiscent of the garb that Nazis forced gay men to wear for identification purposes. This
incident marks the second time in less than a year that the store has come under fire; last
summer, the retailer carried a t-shirt featuring the Star of David, which the company later
said was never meant for sale. Last spring Spanish retailer Zara also apologized for selling
a striped shirt with a Star of David.
USA Today
South African angst
The student council of the Durban University of Technology in South Africa voted on
Feb. 11 to encourage Jewish students who do not support the Palestinian cause to deregister from the school. University officials rejected the vote as preposterous. The incident
coincided with the invitation of Leila Khaled, a former plane hijacker for the Palestinian
terrorist group PFLP, by the South African boycott and divestment movement. South Africas Jewish community held a protest in Cape Town on Feb. 13.
The Jerusalem Post
Parisian stroll
Israeli reporter Zvika Klein, wearing a kippah, took to the streets of Paris one month
after the terrorist attack on a kosher supermarket while a friend secretly filmed his interactions for a video called 10 Hours of Walking in Paris as a Jew. At one point, Klein began to
be concerned for his own safety andreceived physical threatsas he wandered through the
citys Muslim-dominated neighborhoods. The number of anti-Semitic incidents in France
more than doubled in 2014 over the previous year.
The Times of Israel
Remember when
From the Jewish Transcript, February
16, 1959.
Mrs. Sam Laurie, left, and Mrs. Nathan
Sulman, both members of the Mizrachi Womens Organization of America,
received certificates of meritorious service
at the annual donor luncheon, Mrs. Laurie
for her work on a souvenir journal, and
Mrs. Sulman for 25 years of service to the
organization.
Coming Up:
You may have noticed that were sporting a new name. Heres why, given our current situation.
SPRING ARTS, THEATRE & GALLERIES
Get your art on!
Rabbi Yossi Ives started TAG International Development because he saw having young Jews perform acts
of social justice as an important way keep them engaged.
The angels own portfolio
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Local angel investor Jon Staenberg is putting his money where his heart is: In wine and in Israel.
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Each year, the Association of Jewish Libraries bestows honors on the best books for kids. Weve got the
winners and more for kids of all ages.
Abba Knows Best: Go Giants?
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Yes, Virginia, there is a curmudgeon who doesnt like the Seahawks. Somehow we continue to pay him to
write articles for us.
Turned back by the courts
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Israels Supreme Court ruled that the family of Rachel Corrie, seeking civil damages following the death
of their daughter by a bulldozer driver in 2003, would not be paid for their loss.
MORE
Community Calendar
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Crossword 6
Whats Your JQ?: Surviving the Seahawks
10
Professional Services/Classifieds
20
M.O.T.: A pomegranate and a palliative
21
Deliciously Sephardic: Foulares for Purim
22
Lifecycles 23
The Arts
24
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news, opinion and information. We seek to expose our readers to diverse viewpoints and vibrant
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SundayS
9:3010:30 a.m. Journey of Judaism:An
In-Depth Survey of Jewish Life and Lore
^^ 425-603-9677 or rsvp@templebnaitorah.org
or templebnaitorah.org
,, Temple Bnai Torah, 15727 NE Fourth St.,
Bellevue
Rabbi David Lipper explores the nearly 6,000year journey of the Jewish people.
10:45 a.m.12:15 p.m.
A Course in Hebrew and Its History (Part 2)
Bellevue
Learn Hebrew alongside its history.
MondayS
7:308:30 p.m. Weekly Parsha Class with
Rabbi Yechezkel Kornfeld
^^ 206-275-1539 or info@shevetachim.com or
www.shevetachim.com
,, Congregation Shevet Achim, 8685 SE 47th
St., Mercer Island
Maariv service at 7:15 p.m. prior to the class. Free.
TuesdayS
7:309 p.m. Womens Jewish Heritage Class
^^ Chanie Levitin at 206-931-4100 or
chanielevitin@gmail.com
Chanie Levitin leads a journey through Jewish

heritage for women. Contact for address, Seattle.
WednesdayS
11 a.m.12 p.m. Torah with a Twist
(and Chocolate!)
^^ Congregation Shevet Achim at
206-275-1539 or info@shevetachim.com or
www.shevetachim.com
St., Mercer Island
Womens Torah study with Rabbi Yehuda
Bressler. Free.
121:30 p.m. Israel Current Events
^^ 425-603-9677 or
rsvp@templebnaitorah.org or
templebnaitorah.org
Bellevue
Monthly, repeats on Thursdays at 7 p.m. Led by
Nevet Basker. $5.
45 p.m. Prophets/Navi class
with Rabbi Yechezkel Kornfeld
^^ 206-275-1539 or info@shevetachim.com or
www.shevetachim.com
St., Mercer Island.
Free.
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Candlelighting Times
February 20............................5:23 p.m.
February 27.............................5:33 p.m.
March 6...................................5:44 p.m.
March 13.................................6:54 p.m.
Friday, February 20
Discovery Seminar Weekend
^^ 206-722-8289 or info@seattlekollel.org or
www.seattlekollel.org
,, Doubletree Southcenter, 16500 Southcenter
Pkwy., Tukwila
A logic-based exploration of God, meaning and
spirituality. Guest lecturers Rabbi Yerachmiel
Milstein and Harold Gans. Cost includes two
nights hotel/meals/conference costs. Childcare
and childrens programs available upon request.
5:308 p.m. Friday Night Services
and Dinner Out
^^ 253-564-7101 or rebecca@tbetacoma.org
or www.templebethel18.org
,, At Temple Beth El, 5975 S 12th St., Tacoma
Pre-service nosh followed by multimedia family
services, then head into Tacoma to dine out as a
congregation.
7:309 p.m. Kabbalat Tikvah:
A Shabbat Evening of Hope and Healing
^^ 425-844-1604 or admin@kolaminw.org or
www.kolaminw.org
,, Congregation Kol Ami, 16530 Avondale Rd.

NE, Woodinville
With Jewish musicians and worship leaders Sue
Horowitz, Julie Warwick, Ruz Gulko and friends
fora Shabbat evening of song and prayer. Focus
on healing and wholeness for yourself, your loved
ones and the world. Oneg Shabbat to follow. Free.
Saturday, February 21
Meditation Workshop with Rabbi Yoel Glick
^^ Rabbi Shmuel Brody at or rabbibrody@
jewishmeditationgroup.com
,, Ashreichem Yisrael, 5134 S Holly St., Seattle
Session 1, Saturday at 8 p.m.: Expanding Our
Inner Awareness. Session 2, Sunday 10 a.m.-1
p.m.: Building a Jewish Meditation Practice. Hot
lunch served. $45.
610 p.m. Temple Beth El
Red Hot Auction
^^ Stacy Van Wagoner at 503-423-7348 or
auction@tbetacoma.org
,, Temple Beth El, 5975 S 12th St., Tacoma.
Cocktails and a silent auction with gifts from
local businesses, fun baskets, handcrafted art
pieces and unique experiences. Dinner catered by
Neighborhood Bistro, desserts by local bakeries
and temple members. $54.
7:308:30 p.m. In The Image
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OPINION
the rabbis turn
letter FROM the editor
On the backs of those who

most need our help
Why the Jewish Sound?

Why now?
By Rabbi Seth Goldstein, Temple Beth Hatfiloh
Youve likely noticed two phenomena when you received your papers
in the mail this month. First, in our
February 6 issue, was the announcement that the JTNews as you knew it
will cease to exist and, come August,
a new magazine will emerge in its
place. Second, as you may have noticed
in these pages and on the cover, the
JTNews name has been retired and we
are now publishing under the name
but also in name.

Plus, everyone we spoke with really
liked it as did we. But at the same
time, many of our readers got confused: What should they call us, and
who were they supposed to be making
a check out to? So several months ago,
before the decision was made about
our impending transition, we set out to
reinvent ourselves yet again. And that
is where you find us today.
The Jewish Sound.

It might seem counterintuitive to
change our name when weve got only
a month or so to use it, but its what
were doing. And the question youre
probably asking (because its the question so many people have asked me)
is, why? Heres the simple answer:
We made a promise to you, our readers, and were going to follow through
with it.
Heres the more complicated
answer: We have known for quite some
time that the name JTNews, which we
created about a decade ago to try to be
more attractive to people who hadnt
been picking up the paper, never really
resonated with our community. Many
of our readers were upset that we no
longer had the word Jewish in the
name. Others didnt feel like it meant
anything. Yet the name Transcript felt
like it belonged in the play we recently
produced that celebrated our history
not what anchored our future.
So as we prepared to relaunch our
website last year, we thought it would
be a good time to think about another
name change. We spent a lot of time
figuring out what would work and resonate with our readership, and the
moniker Jewish Sound really jumped
out at us: For our geography, for the
pronouncement of our voice of the
community, and for having us be
Jewish not only in spirit and content,
So for this issue and our remaining

three, we will be known as The Jewish
Sound. And who knows? Perhaps the
magazine that opens in our stead will
carry on a name in high gloss that had
such a short life in newsprint, offering
a bit of continuity in our ever-changing
community.
Speaking of the magazine, many
readers have asked what will become of
our staff during this transition. Were
still having conversations, but its my
hope that several of the people youve
come to know over the years will move
to SagaCity Media to help build this
new magazine from the ground up,
while others may land either in the
office of our owners, the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle, or other Jewish
agencies around town.
As for me, after sitting at the helm
of this publication for more than 12
years the second longest tenure in
the editor position after the papers
founder Ive decided that after we
print our final issue on March 27 I will
be moving on. With the emergence of
a new magazine celebrating Jewish life,
it is also time for a new voice of Jewish
Washington. But until then, this ship
will continue to steam ahead.
Here is a scenario: A synagogue is faced with a tight

budget. Examining its options,
the board of the congregation
decides not to do any additional fundraising, but instead
decides to just cut programs.
Doesnt sound too realistic? As a congregational rabbi
myself, I understand that there
is a limit to cutting programs
how far does one cut back? Do we
get rid of our youth education program?
Deny well-deserved pay raises for our
staff? Instead, prudent spending cuts
need to be coupled with examining new
avenues of fundraising: Do we raise the
expected annual commitment? Have a
special event? Maybe a special High Holiday appeal?
This is the situation our state faces.
Bound by law on much of its spending,
our state is facing a tight budget. So there
are two choices: Cut services or raise revenues. And with many of the services on the
chopping block being the social services
that help the most in need in our state, it
becomes imperative that we look at new
areas to raise revenue to secure these services that are so desperately needed.
But the need for more revenue rather
than balancing the budget on the backs of
those most in need is only one major issue
of economic justice facing our state. Our
state taxation system is extremely regressive it puts more of the burden on those
who can least afford it. In other words, the
poorest in our state are paying a higher
percentage of their earnings in taxes than
the richest in our state.
How regressive? Out of 50 states,
Washington ranks 50th.
According to the Institute of Taxation
and Economic Policy, an independent
think tank that studies federal, state and
local tax issues, Washington State has the
most regressive tax structure in the United
States. According to its most recent report
(which can be found on its website www.
itep.org), the poorest citizens of our state
are taxed at a rate of 16.8 percent, while
the richest the top 1 percent of wage
earners pay only 2.4 percent in taxes.
Again, to the synagogue analogy, its
like expecting your poorest congregants
to pay more in dues than your richest congregants.
If we combine the two issues, we see
that failing to raise revenue while cutting
social services will mean a double hit on
our poorest: they will pay the

most in taxes while the state
cuts the services meant to support them.
I often find it interesting
that a state that seems to be
progressive when it comes to
social issues the voters of the
state of Washington passed by
ballot marriage equality, gun
control, and marijuana legalization (the first two with the official support of the organized Jewish community)
continues to be so regressive when it
comes to economic policy.
While our legislature currently meets
here in Olympia, they continue to wrestle with this dilemma. Already our governor has introduced various revenue
packages for consideration. Other issues
of economic justice have come in front of
our lawmakers as well: A raise in the minimum wage, for example, should also be
seriously considered.
Im not an economist or a policy analyst, so I will hesitate to weigh in on the
pros and cons of various solutions; I dont
know the right answers. But I am a rabbi,
and I can say that budgets are moral documents that reflect a communitys priorities and values. To continue to maintain
such a regressive tax system, and to cut
social services without raising new revenue, is immoral.
We as Jews need to be concerned with
economic justice it is rooted in our
text and tradition. This Shabbat is Parashat Terumah, in Exodus. Having escaped
from Egyptian slavery, the Israelites
through the gift of Torah are to build a
new society for themselves. One aspect is
the ritual and ethical laws we explored in
last weeks Torah reading. Another aspect
is the communal institutions that will
serve as a centerpiece to the community.
In this weeks portion, in Exodus 25:8,
God tells Moses, let them make me a
sanctuary that I may dwell among them.
The portion continues, describing in detail
the plans and materials that will be used
to construct the tabernacle and its furnishings. Those materials come from the
people. All the people.
The economic issues facing our state
are our issues, not only as citizens, but as
Jews. We all must contribute to the development of our community. That is what
our tradition teaches. And it also teaches
that we do so justly and fairly.
Joel Magalnick
Publisher & Editor
The Jewish Sound
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The deadline for the next issue is February 24. Future deadlines may be found online. The opinions of our
columnists and advertisers do not necessarily reflect the views of The Jewish Sound or the Jewish Federation
of Greater Seattle.
This is a great way to get the younger generation, who are perhaps much less hinged to the traditional assumptions about Jewish community.
Rabbi Yossi Ives, whose organization TAG International Development seeks to engage Jews through social justice work. See the story on page 8.
community news
Protect What is Precious

by Mike Selinker
Day school students are

vaccinating, records show
By Janis Siegel, Jewish Sound Correspondent
When the Seattle Times released a
tool on its website in early February that
showed vaccination rates based on the
2011-12 school year and only one of
the six Jewish day schools showed that it
had provided data anxious and upset
parents lit up the Internet with their
questions and concerns about who and
what their children might be exposed to.
Current data, however, tell a more complete story.
What is the purpose of a fence? asks Rabbi Noah Weinberg. To guard and protect. If theres
a hole in the middle of the street, the municipality comes and erects a fence so no one will get
hurt by falling in. The fence keeps us safe from danger. What we have thats most precious,
we protect. In the three long entries, weve fenced in those most precious things, of 4, 4, and
5 letters respectively.
ACROSS
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5 Mrs. Truman
9 Curiosity is theirs
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14 ___ Seltzer
15 Of the moon
16 Hollywood biz
19 Person in a videogame City
20 Progressive spokeswoman
21 Kid-Tested, Mother-Approved cereal
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City founded as the Hellgate Trading Post
Computers accept them
It might come with pita
Medical journal named for a scalpel
Tinas late ex
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Hasnt much upside or downside
Have
What trackers might discover
Prefix for spell or understand
What it takes to make a thing go right
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Actress ___ Dawn Chong
Person like a Medici or Kickstarter backer
Wading bird
Datas brother on Star Trek
Joe is Baracks
Long-tongued supervillain
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Fish whose name means very strong in
Hawaiian
Lists off
Hip, in 1980s slang
Casino in the middle of the Strip
Furry TV host
Head down the slopes
Decaf brand
Greek letters
Marvel film starring Paul Rudd
He said If you are lonely when youre alone,
you are in bad company
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Old-timey soap brand
Conditionals
Fantasy game franchise
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Corresponded with
Jinping-I is the worlds largest
Rights-defending org.
Babe comment
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Administrative center of the Siberian Cossack
Host
Like Billy Joels Girl
Hated
Emulated Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird and its
upcoming sequel (!)
Aladdin monkey
Aquatic snail
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Cosa ___
Old Testament book
Writer of A Haunted House
Writer of The Fall of the House of Usher
Kiddo
Razor brand
Sports award
Like Bozos nose
Nemesis
___ Maria
Answers on page 23
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out the school having their most current immunization records, said Shoshi
Bilavsky, head of school at the Seattle
Jewish Community School.
Of the 94 students enrolled in SJCS
in 2013, slightly over 3 percent opted for
personal exemptions.
Vaccinations have become an issue in
light of a measles outbreak at Disneyland
in January that affected children across
the country. On Feb. 10, the Orthodox
NHSE/Creative Commons
Of the six Jewish day schools in King

County that reported their vaccination
rates to the Washington Department
of Health, four reported in time for the
2014 cutoff and two missed last years
Nov. 1 deadline, but all had reported as
of 2013 and all are within the 90 percent vaccination exemption rate that the
DOH prescribed in its latest 2011 law
update.
While the vaccination debate continues to rage around contentious and conflicting values those who support the
parental right to decide vs. proponents of
the public health as a priority argument
and the herd immunity advocates vs. the
so-called adherents to a herd mentality
are dug in for a fight.
We collect immunization data from
our parents annually, Amy Adler, the
Jewish Day Schools director of admission and tuition assistance, told The
Jewish Sound. With the countys largest
Jewish day school population 197 students
only 3 percent of parents submitted personal exemption forms for
their children in 2013, the last year it
reported.
We require all parents to complete
an immunization form or an exemption, she said.
Washingtons exemption rate was one
of the highest in the country 6.2 percent before the newest version of the
law took effect, according to the states
DOH 2009-2010 figures. Most states
are now closer to the 3 percent exemption rate.
We collect data annually, since no
child can begin the school year with-
Union and the Rabbinical Council of

America stepped into the fray, issuing a
formal statement saying that it strongly
urges all parents to vaccinate their
healthy children on the timetable recommended by their pediatrician.
Since 2011, Washington States law
allows parents who want to decline vaccinations for their children to opt out
for religious, personal, philosophical, or
medical reasons, but they have to have
documentary paperwork.
To get a medical exemption, a doctor
has to sign off on each vaccine category
on a certificate of exemption. For a religious waiver, parents must document
their faith group on a different section of
the same certificate and sign off on their
membership status.
Parents have 30 days to vaccinate a
child and get the paperwork into the
school. During that time, the child can
attend school on a conditional basis.
We do not deny admission to those
students whose families have opted out,
said Rabbi Bernie Fox, head of school at
the Northwest Yeshiva High School on
Mercer Island, which has 74 students and
reported a 1.8 percent personal exemption rate in 2013. We require submittal of the documentation required by the
state. Our policies are guided by state
law. We do encourage all families to vaccinate their students.
Whether youre a pro-vaxxer or
an anti-vaxxer, neither side accepts
the others evidence for their position.
Research statistics and clinical studies
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From blintzes to big sammies: One Northwest Jewish upstart

makes way for another
By Boris Kurbanov, Jewish Sound Correspondent
The sign posted on the front door read:
Stopskys was a project of the heart whose
mission was to reconnect people to Jewish
heritage, connect the community, and
create homemade Jewish comfort cuisine
from scratch. We achieved a lot of this, but
in the end could not discover the magic
formula to break even we made the call
to not be in the industry. No regrets.
That was last summer, just three years
after the Mercer Island-based Stopskys
Delicatessen, tucked in the Islandia Shopping Center, opened its doors, boasting its
fresh sheet would feature cuisines from
regions where Jewish people have settled,
including Italy, the site of the oldest Jewish
community outside of Israel. In addition
to honoring Jewish heritage, the Stopskys
menu offered traditional Northwest fare.
Much of what Stopskys sold was prepared on site, including blintzes, latkes,
bagels, pickles and smoked meats. Things
were looking bright for Stopskys and its
owners, Jeff Sanderson and his wife Lara,
who named the deli after Jeffs grandfather, Gilbert Stopsky. Gilbert and his four
brothers had arrived in the U.S. in 1905
from Ukraine and changed their surname
to Sanderson.
Stopskys received impressive accolades, including being featured in Bon
Apptit and Sunset Magazine, as well as
being named one of Americas best delis by
Food & Wine in early 2014. Stopskys was
also listed as one of new artisanal Jewish
delis in The New York Times just three
months before closing shop.
Sanderson said he was happy with the
way the closure worked out, and that his
clientele was sad, but was also understanding because of the difficult nature of the
restaurant business. As he was preparing
to sell the deli, he had heard that Homegrown, the organic, made-to-order sandwich shop, was looking to Mercer Island
for its next location as part of its goal to
open three locations on the Eastside in
2014.
It was a fortuitous set of circumstances
in the sense that I was looking to close the
restaurant and wanted to have the community served, but served in the way that we
set out to try to be organic and sustainable, as well as high quality, Sanderson
said. And theyre Jewish kids from Mercer
Island, so it was a nice fit.
Sanderson, whose new venture, Stopskys Pickles & Preserves, has picked up
where the shop left off, promises to keep
the delis spirit in its jars. The artisan,
hand-crafted products, which include
pickled vegetable, smoked olive, fruit and
preserve lines, are available at DeLaurentis in Pike Place Market, as well as Tacoma
Boys, E. Smith Mercantile and Terra Bella,
a stones throw away from Stopskys old
location on Mercer Island. Sanderson said
he is gearing to sell and ship directly to
consumers around the country.
Homegrown opened its eighth location
on Mercer Island on Jan. 7.
It was both a hard and an easy decision
to close the restaurant, as its a very tough
business, but the concept and the heart and
the spirit of Stopskys was right, Sanderson said. People loved the place, Jews and
non-Jews alike, and we still felt the brand
was worth preserving no pun intended.
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atricians also report the name of the

child, the diagnosis, and the school being
attended. We then follow the advice of
the Department of Public Health to the
letter.
TDS, however, said it does not
require non-immunized children to stay
home if there is an outbreak, although
Washington State allows it.
Of the 152 students enrolled at the
Seattle Hebrew Academy, the data
showed 37 personal exemptions for 2013
a 24.3 percent exemption rate.
SHAs head of school Rivy Poupko
Kletenik said that percentage dropped to
5.7 percent for families that declined the
measles, mumps, and rubella vaccines,
all citing personal exemptions.
As of now SHAs percentage of
exempt families is well below the percentage of concern, Kletenik told The
Jewish Sound.
In 2014, the Menachem Mendel Seattle Cheder reported a student body size
of 58 students and a 1.8 percent personal exemption rate, according to King
County Records.
are discounted by both sides. Actor and

model Jenny McCarthy may be one of
the most hated proponents of the antivaxxer movement due to her widely publicized views that they are linked to the
rise in childhood autism. Still, others
who are pro-vaccine say theyre not sure
they want to live in a country that would
require vaccinations for all.
Torah Day School, which has 93 students, also has a low rate of exemptions,
3.2 percent, and is the only Jewish day
school that reported all of them to be on
religious grounds.
In a letter home to parents concerning vaccinations, TDSs interim head of
school Rabbi Yona Margolese assured
them that the school follows all state
laws for vaccinations and reporting.
In the event of any medical concern, wrote Margolese in the letter
shared with The Jewish Sound, we are
in contact with the Department of Public
Health. In addition to TDS directly
reporting any disease concerns, the pedi-
For Homegrown co-founder Ben Friedman, its a coming home of sorts. Friedman
and co-founder Brad Gillis had a vision:
An environmentally friendly business with
a sustainable menu. The two childhood
friends returned to Seattle after graduation
from college to pursue a dream of owning
a green business together. Homegrown
emerged from that vision in 2009 with a
single shop in the Fremont neighborhood,
and has slowly expanded since. When the
pair learned about Stopskys impending
closure through their real estate broker,
they knew where their sandwiches were
headed next.
It has been so fun opening up shop in
our hometown, Friedman said. We cant
walk in the store without seeing the mom
of a childhood friend. Our reception has
been really positive. Its a very family-oriented community so we have lots of kids in
there all day long. Were super grateful for
everyones support.
Opening shop on the island was not
always in the plan, Friedman said. Real
estate professionals advised that Mercer
Island wasnt a fit for quick service. The low
density, coupled with the small population,
tends to scare business owners, but Friedman and Gillis felt they instinctively knew
the market. They also wanted to fill a gap in
healthy fast food on the island.
Homegrown fills a void in most neighborhoods in which we open stores, offering high quality ingredients, ethical food
sourcing and fast- food convenience. Its
hard to check all those boxes and we knew
Mercer Island didnt have anything like
that, Friedman said. Its the same reason
Courtesy Homegrown
Homegrown co-founder Ben Friedman inside his

newest store, in the former Stopskys space on
Mercer Island.
that Homegrown has had a successful

launch in greater Seattle area were filling a void. Most successful businesses are
solving a problem, filling a void, finding a
special niche. For us, we saw a hole in the
market and went after it, and thats atypical for a restaurant group, quick service or
otherwise.
Since opening that first Fremont location, Homegrown has practiced sandwich
environmentalism, using a mix of organic
and local grains and flours. Its menu has
landed on Seattle Mets 100 Reasons to
Love Seattle list.
Friedman said he and Gillis have
learned a lot of lessons in six years, but
the important one is perhaps this: Social
entrepreneurship is harder, but more
rewarding, he said. Be customer-centric.
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Incubating Jewish identity without leaving the house

By Emily K. Alhadeff, Associate Editor, The Jewish Sound
This is the true story of three to five
strangers picked to live in a house to work
together for pluralistic and innovative
Jewish programming.
Moishe House, with 75 houses across the
country and in 17 cities internationally, is
dedicated to bringing Jewish 20-somethings
together in communal living situations to
study, program, and grow their Jewish identities. (No, its not a taped reality show, but I
would watch it if it were.)
Thanks to a funder who wants to see
more U.S. houses, a Seattle house is slated to
open this year.
It was exciting when they reached out,
said Josh Furman, director of programs and
strategies at Hillel at the University of Washington and the past director of Jconnect,
Hillels young adult organization. Why
wouldnt we want it here? It can provide
something totally different than what Jconnect can do, and they will be a wonderful
complement.
According to Furman, Jconnect is
Moishe Houses thought partner on the
ground, helping the organization get its
bearings in a new city.
Were the feet on the ground. We know
people. Were helping them try and find
people to live in the house, he said. And
theyre pluralistic, so theyre a perfect partner for us.A win for both us and the community.
Furman is also excited about the homebased nature of Moishe House, which provides an alternative vibe to traditional,
institution-based programs.
It could bring such different people
together, he said. When its constituentdriven it feels more accessible to people.
Having something at someones home creates a beautiful, caring, thoughtful space.
We are thinking of how to do that more in
Jconnect, and this is a great way to get more
of that in the Seattle Jewish community.
This is not Moishe Houses first go
around in Seattle. Seattle, in fact, was home
to the second Moishe House ever, just after
the fledgling organization launched out of
the Bay Area in 2006.
Jonathan Herzog, who enjoyed having
Shabbat dinners with his single friends at the
time, remembers then-Hillel director Josh
Miller returning from a conference saying,
Theres this guy with a lot of money who
wants to build community.
In exchange for subsidized living
expenses, Herzog and his friends started
hosting eight events a month for young
Seattle Jews, like the Shabbat dinners they
were already doing as well as social events.

It was as organic [a process] as Ive ever
been part of, said Herzog by phone from
Oakland, where he now works as a therapist
for children with behavioral issues. We did
it for a total of a year and a half. It was amazing how much it grew.
Without realizing it, by the time the
house organizers started coupling off and
moving on, they had hosted close to 300
people. The impact mirrors the international growth: Moishe House claims to
reach 88,000 young Jews around the world a
year through 5,200 unique programs.
When we were ending, a handful of
people came to me and said, this is a huge
part of my social life, he said. None of us
realized we were being effective. I was surprised by that. This has actually been effective without me realizing it.
That first Moishe House evolved into the
Ravenna Kibbutz, which followed a different model and closed its doors in 2013.
Furman is optimistic the second run of
Moishe House will be successful. Its interesting, he says, that half of the Hillel staff
has been a Moishe House resident at some
point, and there is an obvious alignment
in how the two organizations view community.
In addition, Seattle is the kind of city

where co-ops thrive, he said.
Seattle is a great booming city with
a vibrant Jewish community, said Eve
Lowinger, the Midwestern regional director for Moishe House. There should be a
Moishe House there.
According to Lowinger, every house
has autonomy and its own identity, and
the organization is currently seeking out
three to five interesting, diverse individuals
who are eager to engage their community
members, she said. The cost of housing is
subsidized according to the amount of programming residents do. They are not yet
sure which part of the city the house will
be in.
Furman is looking forward to Moishe
House as another outlet for young Jews to
grow their identities and shape the future of
Seattle. For Furman, the ideal Jewish community is one where when people move to
town, he knows the perfect place for them.
He looks forward to getting to the point
whereSeattle has so many great things happening, that he can say, Heres whats perfect for you, he said.
Young people are the future of this city,
said Furman. We need to start giving them
a chance to start saying what they want.
A matchmaker in love and relief work

TAG International Development isnt
a public relations firm, but its founder and
CEO, Orthodox rabbi and Londoner Yossi
Ives, fervently believes PR can go a long way
toward recasting Israels image in the world.
The Israel-based nonprofit matches
Israeli experts with local partners in poor
countries setting up humanitarian projects
that improve their standard of living, but the
work, Ives said during a Seattle visit in early
February, is really the destiny and the future

of the Jewish people.
One of the ways we can support Israel is
to capitalize on its unique abilities and make
it harder to portray it as this baby-killing
heartless entity, he said, and start to establish it as a recognizable force for good.
Ives was quick to add that he in no way
advocates that Israel retreat from its attention
to defense or its strategic alliance with Amer-
ica only that it widen its scope of influence.

This is in addition to recognizing that
Israel is still in need, said Ives, but is now in
a position to give an enormous amount. It is
a very powerful way that we can strengthen
Israel.
TAG is an acronym that describes
the groups core values Torah, avodah
(service), and gemilut chasadim (acts of
kindness). Headquartered in Seattle since
September 2014, TAG is located in the South

Lake Union neighborhood.
Among its many programs within Israel,
the group works with emergency health
organizations, the Bedouin community, Israels agency for international development,
Hadassah Hospital, and Bishvilaych, which
does outreach to the ultra-Orthodox community in Jerusalem.
Outside of Israel, TAG operates projects
with women and children in Indonesia, small
business ventures with villagers in Sri Lanka
and Myanmar, and an agricultural training
farm for orphans and victims of genocide in
Rwanda, among others.
It was no coincidence that TAG chose
Seattle as its world headquarters. The region
just understands the mission the organization is committed to, Ives said.
We are speaking to people here who
instinctively get it, there is a kind of resonance here that works, said Ives. To them
Israel is a thriving country, not a struggling
developing country. They are also aware that
a large part of the world lives in abject poverty and struggle daily just to eat.
TAG opened its first project for the Seattle
area a successful Hoops for Kids program
started in Israel. The after-school basketball clinic and coaching opportunity serves
over 500 kids in Israel and is now operating
in Kenya. TAGs plan is to host a delegation
of youth from Seattle to visit Kenya and help
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implement the program there.

This is a great way to get the younger
generation, who are perhaps much less
hinged to the traditional assumptions about
Jewish community, said Ives. The younger
generation is saying, Weve done very well,
but what are we doing to solve the problem
of billions of people living in abject poverty
and under tremendous hardship?
Ives also advocates a new approach to
the study of Israel in the American Jewish
day school system, from grade school on,
because youth today dont relate to the traditional portrayal of Israel as the so-called
underdog.
Theyre not hostile to Israel necessarily,
and theyre not hostile to the Jewish community, but they just dont connect with the
values of their parents, said Ives. We now
need to add to our sense of mission. Memorializing the Holocaust, investing in the State
of Israel, and reestablishing the Jewish community in North America, these have actually been achieved. The particular infusion
of Jewish values, the support of Israel, and

the general concern for the plight of the most
underprivileged people on the planet that
combination resonates very well.
The 41-year-old self-described social
entrepreneur who lives in London with his
wife and seven children holds a doctorate
degree in coaching psychology and is the
author of five books, all dealing with Jewish
values, Jewish mysticism and coaching psychology. He is also the founder of the TAG
Institute for Jewish Social Values.
In addition to his work around the world
and in Seattle, Ives visited Los Angeles
during his West Coast tour and garnered a
contribution of $350,000 for another project
that is close to his heart relationship counseling and organizing Jewish singles events.
We need to focus on platforms to get
them together, Ives said. The other half
is getting them to work out. Theres some
internal struggle and somewhere its gotten
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Sitting shiva for the Seahawks

By Rivy Poupko Kletenik, Jewish Sound Columnist
Dear Rivy,
Is it Jewish to be so saddened and consumed by the
loss of a football team or
any professional sport? Personally, I am not this way. But surveying the Facebook postings
and media reports after the
Seahawks lost the Super Bowl,
its all about the extraordinary
blow and the sadness. Is it okay
to mourn something that is not Whats
holy or symbolic of our connection with God? Is it purely human, making
it acceptable because we are emotional
beings that God created? Or would traditional Judaism say that the sports world
is trivial and frivolous and detracts from
that which is sanctified, such as our observance, health, family, livelihood, and freedom?
In just one letter you punted quite a
number of issues. First, you toss out the
issue of the sadness that many Jewish
Seattleites are experiencing as a result of
our citys painful loss. This calls to mind
the relationship and loyalties we Jews are
expected to have in regard to the cities and
countries where we live.
The second matter is whether there is
an ideal emotional state of being for Jews:
Happiness and joy versus sadness and
mourning, and the ensuing challenge of
then achieving said desirable emotional
state.
Finally, you wonder about the question
of a Jewish approach to sports and physical activity. Quite the scrimmage.
Three biggies. All taking the field on
account of an interception. Now, if only
the ball had gone to Marshawn Lynch,
who might have barreled through the
Patriots defense for a Seahawks touchdown. Boy, life would be different. Just ask
Pete Carroll.
That said, lets tackle them one at a
time.
What about this feeling of a sense of
communal sadness? Of getting deeply
wrapped up in football fever? Is this our
deal?No twinge of guilt for not spending
all our time and energy cheering for
hmm something Jewish?
Even I, an avowed Steeler loyalist,
could not help but get caught up in this
most recent Seahawks fever. In

the weeks building up to our
Super Bowl game, you could
feel a certain shared common
sense of belonging, affinity,
and collective bonding. Folks
were wearing their blue and
green, hanging 12th man flags
on cars and homes. We might
be strangers, but we were all
on the same team!
your JQ? Its a phenomenon as
ancient as time. A group of
people rallying around a common cause, a
shared enemy, all decked out in the same
colors, adorned in fantastical face paint,
nail polish and wild get-ups, speaking an
inside language and belting out cheers
along with lots of food and drink to lift
the spirits. The adrenalin is aflow, talk of
beating the opponent, civic pride, warrior worship and the triumph of physical
strength and out-strategizing the opponent.
And all of this with no real enemy, no
actual loss of life, and no threat to our
being. It is a game! But my, how intense it
can be and how caught up in it we all can
get. We humans love this stuff of Anthropology 101.
Enter the uber men, man-by-man,
name-by-name, college-by-college. The
national anthem is sung with heartfelt
intensity, as if in this battle of gladiators
all things we hold dear is at stake.
And for what is all this pageantry? For
profit. For financial benefit to the players,
the owners, and to our city. Sorry to be a
party pooper. But its fun! Its nitty-gritty
life: A coach, a team, a strategy! Its also a
more-than-welcome diversion from our
day-to-day realities of life. Its the kind of
fun we folks have been making for time
immemorial. But when you drill down
to whats at stake here, its a lot of dollars. And, dont be quick to pooh-pooh
that! As foibles and fluctuations plague
us nationally and globally, theres nothing wrong with getting behind a robust
healthy local economy. Game days bring
lots of action into area businesses and
buoy industries. So whats not to like?
Well, dont you kind of wish that we
could fill a stadium full of people cheering on Torah scholars? Yes. Some folks
standing in awe making noise over our
Long-term health is not guaranteed.

Long-term care can be.
circumstance in the light of a healthy reality check and hopefully return to a core of
a baseline inner joy.
What of a Super Bowl loss! It is natural
to feel an immediate sense of disappointment; however, keep in mind: Its better
to have played and lost than never to have
played at all. Perhaps too soon for some,
given the swift and dramatic loss so fresh
and so full of pathos, a pass so stealthily
intercepted.
Perspective, folks! Its a game. On to
a particularly sporty question. Are kickoffs kosher? Are athletics apostasy? Is the
gym for gentiles? Is there holiness in the
huddle?
Remember Hanukkah? The battle over
Hellenism? The gymnasium and all that
blood spilled over our cultural conflict?
So, yes, at the time of the Greco-Syrian
threat and later during the Roman takeover of Judea 70 CE and for a number of
centuries Judaism looked askance at the
workout, the sporting life and the emphasis on the body. We find the emphasis on
exercise decried in the Book of the Maccabees, Josephus, and of course, the Talmud
and Midrash. The focus on the body was
seen as at odds with our focus on worship,
study, piety and deeds of lovingkindness.
This slowly evolved to modernity with
the 20thcentury sports phenomenon,
starting in Europe with Jewish sports
leagues, then here in America with Jewish
summer camps, YMHAs, JCCs, Maccabiahs, Zionism and the New Jew, day school
competitive sports and American life
oh, and did I mention the Yankees? The
pendulum has most assuredly swung.
We seem to be in the iteration of everything in moderation, in a time of the best
of both worlds.
Which is really okay. Keeping our
bodies fit, giving our youngsters opportunities to develop leadership, sportsmanship and athletic skills is important
for confidence and growth. That together
with a balance of schoolwork, Torah, and
tradition, I think weve got a touchdown!
Rivy Poupko Kletenik is an internationally
renowned educator and Head of School
at the Seattle Hebrew Academy. If you
have a question thats been tickling your
brain, send Rivy an e-mail at
rivy.poupko.kletenik@gmail.com.
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A students? Might we want more dollars

dispersed to social agencies and to folks in
need? Oh boy, do we. A bit of enthusiasm
around folks who huddle around trying
to solve the worlds problems? Curing
cancer? And fixing our threatening climate change? Sure we do. But dont hold
your breath. I dont see a swap out for
American football anytime soon.
So, lets be inspired by the not-forprofit prophet Jeremiah, living in the
time of the exile in Babylonia, 586 BCE.
He urges the Jews who find themselves
for the very first time on foreign land to
seek the peace of the land wherein they
live for in their peace you will find your
peace. Though the Beast Mode is far from
the battlefields of ancient times, the message is applicable: If it benefits the larger
community, we as Jews must support the
effort. Pass the wings. The 10th man meets
the 12th man, if you get my drift!
Next? Time to second that emotion.
Now that we are all caught up in the fray,
how do we manage the concomitant mood
swings and emotional roller coasters
weve been riding? A moshel berucho is
a person who rules their emotions. This
is no small task. Our tradition espouses
a single-minded idea of serving the Lord
with joy, Ivdu et Hashem besimcha,
which has generated a school of thought
that leans toward a mandate of happiness. The Talmud lauds the state of happiness as necessary for prophecy, for Torah
study, and puts forth optimism as sign of
faith. The Hasidic masters struggle against
melancholy, a state of mind understandable given the broken world we live in,
saying that to give oneself over to sadness
is an intolerable indulgence.
That said, we cannot expect a healthy
personality to never feel sadness or to
deny authentic feelings. Grief and despair
are natural and expected around tragedy;
disappointment and suffering and must
be expressed. Indeed, Kohelet, Ecclesiastes, reminds us that there is a time for
everything: A time for joy and a time for
sadness. In spite of this, the Judaism I am
most familiar with is one more of delight
than depression.
When that sadness presents itself, we
must patiently move toward resilience
and perspective. We can feel our very real
sadness and then try to cast our particular
Marvin Meyers
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Mercer Island High School Grad
University of Washington Grad
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A risktaker who keeps a portfolio of his life

Its first release of RivkaSimone Wine,

dedicated to the birth of his daughter in 2008,
sold out that year. Since then, Staenberg
recently opened an appointment-only tasting room in downtown Seattle.
There are exceptions, of course, said
Staenberg, who seemingly violated his own
rule of making a quick profitable turnaround
from investments by opening the winery. I
know, seeing firsthand in the wine business,
its very hard to grow a physical goods company with inventory quickly. These days, you
can go from zero to a million customers quite
quickly with an iPhone application much
more easily.
The Jewish single father of a six-anda-half-year-old daughter who lives in San
Francisco was raised in Omaha, Neb., and
originally moved to the Northwest in 1988 to
take a job with Microsoft. Staenberg earned
his undergraduate, graduate, and masters
degree in business administration from Stanford University. He speaks Chinese, and lived
in Asia for three years because he loves the
language and the culture, he said.
Today, hes blended the loves of his life
his daughter, wine, fine food and his passion
for the proverbial good life.
Earlier this month, Staenberg invited
nearly 50 accredited angel investors to a
lunchtime meeting at his private club, event
space, and pop-up restaurant in Seattle
called The VUDE, the Velvet Underground
In todays high-risk, high-reward venture

capital scene, longtime Seattle entrepreneur
and angel investor Jon Staenberg of Staenberg Venture Partners has funded his share
of startups and brokered hundreds of deals
by using conventional wisdom stick to
the businesses you know and to the companies you like.
Since 1997, his company has funded what
are today well-known entities that include
Squaretrade, Docusign, and Facebook.
Staenberg is most comfortable in tech
and social media startup communities. Staying within his ken gives him the confidence it
takes to invest hundreds of thousands of dollars into an early-stage startup in return for a
piece of the action.
I invest mostly in Seattle and San Francisco because its my backyard and I know
the players and the entrepreneurs and the
kinds of deals and the competition, Staenberg told The Jewish Sound.
Ive made over 200 angel investments
over 20 years and almost all of them are techrelated, said Staenberg. To get the kind of
fast growth and return profile an angel investor normally seeks out, it almost always needs
to be tech.
In 2006, Staenberg turned his business
focus toward another one of his passions
and co-founded the Hand of God winery in
the Maipu region of Argentina, dedicated to
high-end, ultra-premium varietal wines.
Dining Experience, when the founder and

CEO of the Jerusalem-based startup and
crowdfunding platform Jon Medved from
OurCrowd called.
Weve talked about me potentially
working with them as a channel partner who
will help them source deals, said Staenberg.
Ive actually spent a fair amount of time
looking at deals but these take a lot of time to
bring to market.
OurCrowd in the Americas vice president Audrey Jacobs told The Jewish Sound
in October 2014 that the company had 6,000
registered accredited investors from 54 countries.
According to the Haaretz newspaper,
OurCrowd has amassed $85 million in
investments, with only 20 percent of its companies located outside of Israel.
In Seattle, they ate, they talked startups,
and Staenberg calculated.
I am interested in OurCrowd deals, but I
dont know the players and I dont have the
time to get there and get up to speed, he said.
I expect I will invest in Israel, through them.
I think their message is a good one, a strong
one, a coherent one, and a compelling one.
Back in the Northwest, Staenberg said he
is intrigued by the increasingly innovative
biomedical and biotech research hub that is
developing here, speculating he may have to
risk some capital in that burgeoning sector.
I certainly am very bullish on whats
Courtesy Jon Staenberg
Jon Staenberg enjoys the fruits of his labors at

his new downtown Seattle Velvet Underground
Dining Experience restaurant and tasting room.
going to happen in that realm in the next

decade, and I do want some investment
exposure, but it usually requires a level of
study, knowledge, and expertise that I dont
have, he said. I wish I was smarter about it.
Staenberg is convinced that opportunities
are out there for even the greenest of entrepreneurs and sees a bright future in startups.
Although angel investing was once
reserved for the well-connected living in Silicon Valley, he said, technology, communications, and social media has changed all
of that.
I think for years it was a bit of an insiders club, said Staenberg, but now theres
more money coming in. The numbers last
quarter were quite large, and part of it is
because youve got this angel investment category thats increased. I think overall its a
good thing.
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Raising readers: Award-winning books recommended

by librarians
By Rita Berman Frischer
A delightfully illustrated retelling of an old story provides us another slant on recycling, a graphic novel sensitively shows a
French child her grandmothers story of how she and her mother survived the Holocaust, and an imaginative take on the Noah
story puts a 16-year-old stowaway on the Ark to witness the familys struggle as they care for the animals to ensure the continuance of life on this earth.
by Fabio Santomauro, shows Danish
E v e r y y e a r, t h e Sydney Taylor Book Award committee of the international
villagers working out a way to hide
Association of Jewish Libraries evaluates the latest crop of books
a Jewish mother and son until they
for children, looking for those with literary quality that also
can safely escape to Sweden. Sadly,
reflect authentic aspects of Jewish life and experience.
Den ma rk a nd Jews have become
Here are the most recent winners and honor books:
a timely topic, linked by the latest
For younger readers (Pre-K2nd Grade)
senseless hate-filled attack. In Death
In My Grandfathers Coat (Scholastic Press,
by Toilet Paper (Delacorte Press
2014), author Jim Aylesworth and illustrator Barbara
for Young Readers, 2014) by Donna
McClintock provide a delightful version of the Yiddish
Gephart, Benjamin Epstein faces
folksong I Had a Little Overcoat. Showing a Seattlemany challenges after his fathers
like dedication to never wasting a thing, it tells of an
death, mostly f inancial, even to
immigrant grandfather who became a tailor and made,
the threat of being
evicted from his home.
over the years, a productive life an American life.
For teen readers (12 and up)
After he celebrates his marriage by making himself a beautiful
Storm by Donna Jo Napoli (Simon & Schuster Books
wedding coat, the illustrations show him recycling this coat into different forms,
for Young Readers, 2014) is based on the story of Noahs
each marking important moments for his family. Finally, frayed and worn out, its
Ark, told through the viewpoint of 16-year-old stowaway
remnants become a nest for mice and its history becomes the story between the
Sebah. She describes the severe conditions of the flood
covers of this book. In 1999, AJL recognized Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms
that took the lives of her family and her own experiences
Taback for very young children. This version, however, is enhanced by back pages
while she shares her observations of the turmoil on the
with comments by both author and illustrator and added a quirky guide to making
ark between Noah and his family members as well as
Grandfathers Coat Cookies on the back of the colorful book jacket.
among the animals.
Honor books: Goldie Takes a Stand by Barbara Krasner (Kar-Ben, 2014), illusHonor books: Isabels War by Lila Perl (Lizzie
trated by Kelsey Garrity-Riley; and Never Say a Mean Word Again: A Tale from
Skurnick Books), takes a different look at World War II
Medieval Spain by Jacqueline Jules, illustrated by Durga Yael Bernhard (Wisdom
as Isabel, a spoiled American girl, grudgingly resigns
Tales, 2014). The first describes America-born Goldas first venture into using her
herself to sharing her room with a refugee German
leadership skills for others; the second, based on a Spanish legend, shows how to find
girl. Along with Isabel, readers will gain much seamthe path to cross-cultural understanding if someone takes the first challenging step.
lessly integrated factual knowledge, along with heightened curiosity and
For older readers (3rd6th grade)
compassion about the European events that shaped Helgas past. Like No Other by
In Hidden: A Childs Story of the Holocaust (First Second, 2014), Loc
Una LaMarche (Razor Bill, Penguin Group, 2013) is an unusual, but believable, story
Dauvillier and illustrator Marc Lizano use the graphic novel format to show a
told from two viewpoints: One, a Hasidic girl, Devorah, who gets stuck by chance
grandmother hesitantly sharing with her granddaughter what she experienced as
in a hospital elevator during a power outage, with Jaxon, a young African American
a Jewish child hidden in Nazi-occupied France. With Greg Salsedos color work,
teen. Unlike her familys fearful stereotype of black boys, we learn gradually that
the illustrations clearly indicate a dark and scary time, but the format and the text
Jaxon is respectful, close to his family, and dependable. The secretive friendship
make this visual introduction to the Holocaust appropriate for upper elementary
creates conflict for them both between their individual loyalties to their families
and middle grade readers.
and cultures, their mutual attraction, and Devorahs growing desire for autonomy.
Honor books: Jennifer Elvgrens Whispering Town (Kar-Ben, 2014), illustrated
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Go, um, Giants?

By Ed Harris
Jews have a long history, until relatively recently, as
outsiders. This collective cultural memory served me
well during the recent Seahawks playoff run, which ended
in heartbreaking fashion for most but not all of the
local denizens. One exception: The author of this column.
Ive called Puget Sound home for nearly a quarter
century. The first Jew, A braham, left his birthplace to
begin life in a new land. I did the same, though in my
case I sojourned to a region glistening with mountains
and forest, and peopled by software developers, coffee
lovers and entrepreneurs, plus a small sprinkling of Jews,
Abba Knows
at least as compared to the New York City of my childhood.
Best
Seattle is indeed now my true home. One of my three
children was born in Kirkland, and the other two, who
arrived by stork, were both raised here. For the most part, Ive embraced the
Pacific Northwest ethos completely. After all, whats not to love about a state with
stunning scenic beauty, no income tax, and a welcome mat out for stoners?
The single exception in my otherwise thoroughly Seattle soul: A lifelong rooting
interest for the New York Giants football team. Wordsworth observed that the
child is the father of the man, a statement never more true than when describing
ones earliest emotional memories, especially of those growing up in a household
of Giants fans.
When it comes to football, therefore, I remain an outsider. In this regard, I am
reminded of grade school, where I always refrained from singing particularly
religious songs during the annual Christmas assembly. I had no problem as a
fourth-grader with Frosty the Snowman; celebrating the birth of Christ the Lord,
not so much.
I relived this sense of foreign status in the weeks leading up to the Super Bowl.
Unlike much of life, sports are a zero-sum game, where for every winner there
must be a loser. In most other cases good fortune is shared. When the economy
is humming on all cylinders, many boats get lifted by the same rising tide. If the
sun is shining, it shines for all of us. But they only crown one champion in athletic
endeavors. A year in which any team besides the Giants wins the Super Bowl
means heartbreak. To live in a city surrounded by Seahawks zealots simply rubs
my nose in my bad fortune. Like a Jew in medieval Christian Europe, I dont merely
fail to fit in: I hold a false belief that runs counter to the prevailing orthodoxy, in
this case that we all love the Seahawks. Confession: I dont.
This probably sounds overwrought. My wife thinks Im a sore loser, and as is
usually the case, shes right. Think of all our friends and neighbors who are happy
about the Seahawks, she tells me. Isnt that worth celebrating? We do live here.
Curmudgeon that I am (if cast as one of the seven dwarfs, Id be Grumpy), my
heart remains unmoved.
The game itself demonstrated the power of the Butterf ly Effect, so named
because of the belief one tiny f lap of a single Lepidoptera deep in the Amazonian
jungle has the power to alter the fate of empires. With fewer than 30 seconds
left on the clock, the Seahawks had the ball on the Patriots one-yard line and
appeared on the verge of scoring a game-winning touchdown. If only Pete Carroll
had not explicably failed to call a play for the NFLs most unstoppable running
back, Marshawn Lynch, or if Russell Wilson had thrown his ill-fated pass a mere
two feet lower and directly at the chest of his intended target, receiver Ricardo
Lockette, the fate of American sports would have unfolded in an entirely different
fashion. And in a repeat of last year, nearly the entire populace of Seattle would
have assembled to cheer its champions in a raucous parade through the heart
of the city.
Had this civic celebration taken place I know one person who would have
stayed home. All I can ask is that you keep my sports heresy a secret. After all, I
wouldnt want to offend the neighbors.
Ed Harris, the author of Fifty Shades of Schwarz and several other books, was
born in the Bronx and lives in Bellevue with his family. His blog, Fizz-Ed, and
additional information about his books are available at www.edharrisauthor.com.
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Parenting Class: Creative Beginnings

9:3010:45 a.m. or 11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
^^ Laura Selby atlauraselby@comcast.net
,, Stroum Jewish Community Center, 3801
E Mercer Way, Mercer Island
A time for your child, with a parent or
caregiver, to explore the richness of the SJCC
Early Childhood School through art, sensory
experiences, and creative play.
PJ Library Neighborhood Song and Story

Time at Temple Beth Am
1011 a.m.
^^ Alexis Kort at 206-525-0915 or
alexis@templebetham.org
,, Temple Beth Am, 2632 NE 80th St.,
Seattle
With snacks and an art project and a chance
for parents and caregivers to connect. Free.
WednesdayS
FridayS
The Art of Parenting

9:1510:15 a.m.
,, Congregation Shaarei Tefilah, 6250 43rd
Ave. NE, Seattle
Learn how to motivate, establish independence,
and prepare children for the long road ahead.
Led by Rabbi Cheski Edelman.
Seattle Jewish Cooperative Playschool

^^ Dana Weiner at DanaW@sjcc.org or
206-388-1992
,, Seattle Jewish Community School, 12351
Eighth Ave. NE, Seattle
These hands-on parent-toddler classes are led
by an early childhood educator, and include
playtime and exploration as well as songs,
projects, music, and snacks. Age 18 months-3
years: Fridays, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Age 3-4:
12-2 p.m.
Mommy and Me
1011 a.m.
^^ 206-275-1539 or info@shevetachim.com
Weekly workshop for mothers and babies
from newbornto 3 years of age led by Chanala
Kornfeld. Free.
Tot Shabbat
9:4510:30 a.m.
^^ Sarah at 206-232-7115 or
saraht@sjcc.org
,, Stroum JCC, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer
Island
Celebrate Shabbat with songs and challah.Free.
Northeast Tot Shabbat
10:3011:15 a.m.
^^ 425-844-1604 or admin@kolaminw.org
,, Congregation Kol Ami, 16530 Avondale
Rd. NE, Woodinville
Celebrate Shabbat with prayer, songs, challah,
juice and candles. Holiday celebrations.
Monthly crafts. Ideal for babies, toddlers, and
pre-K.
PJ Library Song and Storytime
Jewish Junction Style
1111:30 a.m.
,, Ravenna Third Place Books, 6504 20th
Ave. NE, Seattle
Betsy Dischel of Musikal Magik leads songs
and stories from the PJ Library collection.
Tots Welcoming Shabbat at

Temple Bnai Torah
11:15 a.m.12 p.m.
^^ Irit Eliav Levin at 425-603-9677, ext. 209
or ILevin@templebnaitorah.org
Bellevue
Singing, prayer, and challah and grape juice,
led by Cantor David Serkin-Poole and Chava
Mirel.
11 a.m.1 p.m. Shabbat Mishpachah
^^ Cantor Elstein at 253-564-7101 or
cantor@tbetacoma.org
,, Temple Beth El, 5975 S 12th St., Tacoma
Intended for babies through primary grade
students with singing, praying, dancing, and
stories. Bring a kosher-style dairy dish to share
after the service. Contact with any questions.
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world news
Rachel Corries family loses civil appeal in Israels

Supreme Court
JERUSALEM (JTA) Israels Supreme
Court upheld a lower court decision on civil
damages in the case of U.S. peace activist
Rachel Corrie, who was killed in Gaza in
2003 by a military bulldozer.
The high court on Thursday, Feb. 12
upheld a ruling by the Haifa District Court
exempting Israel from paying civil damages
for wrongful death to Corries family since
the incident occurred in a war zone.
Corrie, 23, a pro-Palestinian activist from Olympia, Wash., was wearing an
orange vest and attempting to stop a bullWWcommunity calendar Page 4
^^ livingjudaism at 206-851-9949 or
info@livingjudaism.com or
www.livingjudaism.com
,, East-West Bookshop, 6500 Roosevelt Way
NE, Seattle
Realizing Our Power to Live with Wisdom and
Well-Being. What is the essence of your power,
and how can you use it to create the life you want?
Part 1: Saturday night. Parts 2 and 3 on Sunday.
See website for details.
8:3010 p.m. Seattle Mikvah
Association Event
^^ Sharon Adatto at 206-725-5799
,, At the home of Elie and Miriam Levy, address
provided upon RSVP.
Seattle Mikvah Association fundraiser party for
women.
Sunday, February 22
9:30 a.m.5 p.m. Sisterhood
Hamantaschen Bake
^^ Kerry Geffen at 253-752-7291 or
sisterhood@tbetacoma.org or
www.templebethel18.org
Volunteer for this fun annual event.
13 p.m. Passport to Washington:
Community Storytelling Workshop
^^ 206-774-2250 or lisak@wsjhs.org or
www.wsjhs.org
,, Sephardic Bikur Holim, 6500 52nd Ave. S,
Seattle
Where do you come from? How did you, your
parents, grandparents, or ancestors end up
in Washington State? What motivated them:
Freedom, love, opportunity, chance? Learn to
tell your story and hear others with professional
storyteller Merna Hecht.
59 p.m. NYHS Gala Dinner and Live
Auction honoring Dr. Jane Becker and
Jason Kintzer
^^ Melissa Rivkin at mrivkin@nyhs.net
,, Sheraton Hotel, 1400 Sixth Ave., Seattle
Honor Jane and Jason for their dedication to the
community and celebrate NYHS.
Thursday, February 26
122 p.m. Adult Luncheon
^^ 253-564-7101 or rebecca@tbetacoma.org or
Robert Shay will talk about his extensive Jewish
DVD and video collection and show a short film
about a Jewish army doctor in WWII France. $13.
dozer from demolishing a Palestinian home

in Rafah in Gaza when she was killed. The
army said that the area where the incident
occurred was named a closed military zone;
the claim has been disputed.
An Israeli army investigation following Corries death found that the driver of
the bulldozer could not see Corrie and did
not intentionally run over her. The report
accused Corrie and the pro-Palestinian
International Solidarity Movement of illegal, irresponsible and dangerous behavior.
Witnesses say that Corrie was clearly vis-
ible and that activists shouted for the bulldozer to stop before it hit the college student.
The Supreme Court on Feb. 12 reversed
a separate lower court decision, however,
on the possible mishandling of the autopsy
on Corries body, which will require further
investigation by the court into the autopsy
and the possible misplacement of some of
Corries remains.
The Corries lost a lawsuit against Caterpillar Inc., the U.S. company that manufactured the bulldozer that killed their
daughter.
Joe Carr/Wikimedia Commons
Rachel Corrie, standing on a mound in

Rafah protesting Israeli bulldozers in
the hours before her death.
JTA World News Service
Friday, February 27
Sunday, March 1
Friday, March 6
Scholar-in-Residence Weekend
with David N. Myers
^^ 206-524-0075 or
naomikramer@bethshalomseattle.org or
www.bethshalomseattle.org
,, Congregation Beth Shalom,
6800 35th Ave. NE, Seattle
A Shining Shtetl on a Hill Isolation and
Regeneration in American Jewry. Presentations
include From Hungary to Williamsburg: The Rise
of Haredi Judaism; A Hasidic Shtetl in Suburban
New York: Kiryas Joel. Register in advance for
Shabbat dinner. Babysitting available. Dessert,
Havdallah, and presentation: From Frum to
None The Shifting Landscape of American
Jewry in the 21st Century (private home; RSVP
online).
9 a.m.2 p.m. Purim Bake Sale

^^ Susan Jensen at 206-722-5500 or
office@ezrabessaroth.net
,, Congregation Ezra Bessaroth,
5217 S Brandon St., Seattle
Ezra Bessaroth Ladies Auxiliary Purim bake
sale, featuring Sephardic baked goods and craft
booths. Tell your journey story at the Washington
State Jewish Historical Society storytelling booth.
Sephardic breakfast served for $8.
123 p.m. SJCC Purim Carnival
^^ 206-232-7115 or saraht@sjcc.org or
www.sjcc.org
,, Stroum Jewish Community Center,
3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island
Play carnival games, learn about Purim, eat
Hamantashen, get your face painted, and more.
510 p.m. Seattle Jewish Community
School Auction and Celebration
^^ 206-522-5212 or development@sjcs.net or
www.sjcs.net
,, Mountaineers Seattle Program Center, 7700
Sand Point Way NE, Seattle
Honoring Ted and Barbara Daniels. An evening of
friends and food. $110.
NCSYs Portland Shbbaton

^^ 206-295-5888 or thehoffather@gmail.com or
www.seattlencsy.com
Shabbos with friends in Portlandia. Open to all
Jewish 9th-12 graders regardless of affiliation.
4:306:30 p.m. Who Changed My
Service: Music in Reform Worship During the
Past 100 Years in North America
Bellevue.
Through words and music, Cantor David SerkinPoole explores the American cultural influences on
the development of Reform Jewish worship music.
With hors doeurves, followed by Havdalah. Free.
69 p.m. Secular Jewish Circles Purim
Flash-Spiel and Carnival
^^ Malya Muth at 425-876-9155 or
malyamuth@gmail.com or
www.nwvocalarts.com
,, 22430 87th Ave. W, Seattle
A raucous and fun evening celebrating Purim with a
flash spiel, fresh-made hamantaschen, costumes,
food and a childrens carnival. $10 suggested
donation.
811 p.m. NCSYs The Q Trivia Night
Annual Fundraiser
^^ 206-295-5888 or thehoffather@gmail.com or
www.seattlencsy.com
,, Congregation Ezra Bessaroth,
5217 S Brandon St., Seattle
Compete against your friends and strangers in the
ultimate battle of the brains. $36.
Wednesday, March 4
The 8th Annual Powell-Heller Conference
on Holocaust Education
^^ Pacific Lutheran University, Holocaust and
Genocide Studies at 253-535-7595 or
phconf@plu.edu or
www.powellhellerconference.com
,, Pacific Lutheran University, 12180 Park Ave.
S, Tacoma
March 4-6. Childrens Voices, The Holocaust and
Beyond. Free and open to the public.
6:309 p.m. Grand Purim Party
^^ Kristin Montgomery at 206-527-1411 or
info@chabadofseattle.org
,, Congregation Shaarei Tefilah Lubavitch, 6250
43rd Ave. NE, Seattle
Megillah reading followed by grand Purim party.
79 p.m. HNT Purim Shpiel
^^ Rebecca Levy at 206-232-8555, ext. 207 or
rebecca@h-nt.org
,, Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation,
3700 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island
HNTs legendary Purim shpiel with a live band and
original song lyrics. Free.
Saturday, March 7
9:30 a.m.4:30 p.m. Workshop with Sylvia
Boorstein: Opening to Inner Clarity:
The Gift of a Pure Heart
^^ 206-527-9399 or info@betalef.org or
www.betalef.org
,, Bet Alef Meditative Synagogue, 1111 Harvard
Ave., Seattle
A day of contemplation, storytelling, and deepening
spiritual teachings punctuated by periods of
mindfulness and loving-kindness meditations. $60.
36 p.m. Womens Interfaith Group Tour
of the Gates Foundation
Bellevue
TBT Sisterhood invites members and women from
other faiths to join a reserved tour of the Gates
Foundation. $5 for bus ride.
Sunday, March 8
10 a.m.12:30 p.m. Temple Beth El
Celebrates Purim
^^ 253-564-7101 or rebecca@tbetacoma.org or
Purim spiel, singing, screaming, and fun.
11 a.m.6 p.m. Super Sunday
^^ 206-443-5400 or www.jewishinseattle.org
Annual Super Sunday phone-a-thon. Volunteer to
make Super Sunday calls; take a volunteers call on
Super Sunday, or do both.
35 p.m. Pool Party at the J
^^ 206-232-7115 or saraht@sjcc.org or
www.sjcc.org
,, Stroum JCC, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer
Island
The pool will be open to families and friends for a
float night. Free.
3:154:30 p.m. Chai Mitzvah:
Grow your Judaism
^^ 425-844-1604 or admin@kolaminw.org or
www.kolaminw.org
,, Congregation Kol Ami, 16530 Avondale Rd.
NE, Woodinville
Class 6: Adding New Insights and Personal
Meaning to Passover Seder.
Bnai Brith Camp
Nestled on a lakeside campus, Bnai Brith Camp provides a welcoming and nurturing camp community based in Jewish values. Campers expand their creativity,
develop their Jewish identities, and enjoy a summer filled with music, athletics, art,
nature and aquatics. Building friendships for life since 1921!
For more information: 503-452-3443 bbcamp.org
Camp Miriam
Camp Miriam, on beautiful Gabriola Island, B.C., offers a diverse Jewish camping program for children completing grades 211. Through creative experiences,
and in a supportive community, campers receive a value-based education and, at
the same time, gain knowledge of Israel, Jewish history, Hebrew, social justice and
the environment.
The program is enhanced with swimming, sports, arts and crafts, drama, camping trips, canoeing, kayaking, Israeli dancing, and music. A Jewish experience not
to be missed!
For more information: 604-266-2825 www.campmiriam.org
URJ Camp Kalsman
What does a summer at URJ Camp Kalsman look like? Sunshine, swimming,
Tfilah on the lake, Tfilah in the woods, hiking, climbing, art, sports, Tikkun Olam,
rocking song sessions, goats on walks, Shabbat shira, friendships, laughter, and a
staff of inspiring Jewish role models. Join the fun for Summer 2015!
For more information: 425-284-4484 kalsman.urjcamps.org
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daily activities, medication reminders,
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Traditional burial services provided at all
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Expertise with life transitions, addiction
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Pomegranate Prize winner and a funeral director for the entire community
By Diana Brement, Jewish Sound Columnist
the University of Washington,

Incredibly grateful
where she majored in internais how Talya Gillman
tional studies with a minor in
describes feeling about
Jewish studies. Shes a full-time
receiving a Pomegranate Prize
employee of the University of
from the Covenant Foundation.
Washingtons Carlson LeaderThe foundation, which supship and Public Policy Center
ports Jewish education across
and just started Seattle UniNorth America and across
versitys Masters in Transfordenominations, gives this prize
mational Leadership program.
specifically to emerging leaders
Prior to Carlson, she worked
in the field. Its a companion to
the esteemed Covenant Award, M.O.T.: Member for four years at the non-profit
Repair the World and before
which honors three exemplary of the Tribe
that lived in India for a year and
Jewish educators each year.
a half as part of an American Jewish World
Talya had just returned from a founService fellowship.
dation project directors meeting when we
With her background in program and
spoke.
curriculum development
There were a bunch of
geared toward social justice,
Seattle people there, she
Talyas primary interest is in
reported, including Covebringing a certain menschnant Award winner Beth
ness to schools, adding to
Huppin, Jewish Family Sercurricula the idea that we can
vice fundraiser Galit Ezekiel,
develop positive character
and former Jewish Education
traits in the school setting.
Council director Carol Starin.
The bottom line is that
The meeting is designed to
Im
interested in helping the
help newbies make connecCourtesy the Covenant Foundation
tions with people who have Talya Gillman, recipient of a Jewish community to think
a wealth of experience in 2014 Pomegranate Prize from more about what it means to
Jewish education.
The Covenant Foundation, contribute to social justice,
Growing up in Bellevue, with foundation chairman Eli she says.
She plans to use her $15,000
Talya attended the Jewish Day Evans.
grant primarily for profesSchool, Bellevue High, and
sional development and is creating a collection of opportunities in which shed like

to participate. I already know that one project...is a facilitation intensive, put on by the
Schusterman Foundation, she reports.
Talya got some more good news recently:
She received a scholarship from Seattle Us
School of Theology and the Carpenter Foundation, which supports interreligious work.
Ive been pretty impressed...by the universitys interest in creating opportunities for
dialogue, she says, and hopes to participate
in those programs, as well.
While she doesnt have much free time
these days, living just a mile from work and
a little more than a mile from school, Talya
says shes taken on the challenge of becoming a city biker, trying to conquer some
fear, and to be healthier and more environmentally friendly.
Most of us swim in a pretty small

pond in our Jewish lives. Maybe we
swim in our synagogue pond or our
havurah pond, or an organizational pond.
But Ross Kling is more of a puddle jumper.
For almost 20 years as funeral director for the
Seattle Jewish Chapel and Rosebud Funeral
Service, he has had contact with all facets and
denominations of the Jewish community.
In this role, he helps families and friends
perform the most holy of Jewish acts burying the dead. (Caring for the dead is consid-
ered the ultimate mitzvah, since the favor

cannot be returned.)
Ross got interested in directing funerals
when a friend passed away and he was asked
to assist with the funeral arrangements.
I immediately discovered that my heart
had a natural calling for helping people at this
most difficult part of the lifecycle, he recalls.
Its somber work, but he appreciates it
deeply. At a familys time of need, I am
invited into their storm of grief, and given
the opportunity to do something that is necessary and special. And like a thumbprint,
every person and every family is unique and
special so every call I get is fresh and a new
experience.
His work not only keeps him in touch
with families of all Jewish denominations,
but he also serves the unaffiliated community. I find that no matter the level of observance, families really appreciate and embrace
the Jewish traditions for death and dying,
he says. It gives great spiritual comfort and
solace.
An active member of Temple Beth Am in
Seattle, Ross is an avid backpacker and has
been the umpire-in-chief for the Roosevelt
University Greenlake (RUG) little league
for the past 15 years. He lives in a net-zero
energy home in Seattles Wedgwood neighborhood.
If you need Ross services, you can contact
him anytime at 206-525-7800.
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deliciously sephardic
In time for Purim: The incredible, edible (and spiritual) foulare

By Shelley Adatto Baumgarten, Jewish Sound Columnist
ing of the dough), jailed (strips

The festival of Purim falls
of dough placed on the egg), and
on the 14th day of the month
then killed (baking the foulare).
of Adar, which is early springThe foulare, unfortunately,
time. Purim, the Hebrew word
does not have a well-documented
for lottery, is a great cause for
history. Perhaps eating the pastry
rejoicing. After all, we recall
is a great symbolic way to gobQueen Esther, after concealing
ble-up and get rid of Haman.
her Jewish identity for the sake
However, in his book, A Drizzle
of safety, approached the king
of Honey, David Gitlitz mento inform him of the villainous
tions that the foulare may be conHamans plot and date apparnected to Conversos living in
ently chosen by lottery to Deliciously
Spain around 1492. You can find
kill the Jews of ancient Persia. Sephardic
another theory about their origin
Esthers words prevailed and the
in the article Whats Inside? Hidden Foods
king ordered Haman and his sons to perish.
for Purim, in which Ruth Abusch Magder
On Shabbat before Purim, known as
Shabbat Zachor (when the Torah portion
mentions Hamans ancestor, Amalek), many
Sephardim, especially from Turkey and
Greece, prepare and eat foulares. A foulare is
an age-old savory yeasted pastry, sometimes
flecked with bits of cheddar cheese, topped
with a hard-boiled egg, and then baked.
In some Sephardic communities, it is customary to tint the eggs brown using onion
skins. The shape of the dough, after being
rolled and cut, is intended to represent either
Hamans foot or jail cell. After we form the
Shelley Adatto Baumgarten
dough, we fasten the egg, which symbolizes
draws a parallel between Purim and stuffed
Hamans head or eyes, to this base. Interestor hidden foods like hamantaschen with
ingly, the three-step preparation of a foulare
its filling underneath pastry dough. You can
follows the process where Haman was cappossibly categorize foulares as one of these
tured and arrested (the making and shap-
foods. Although not a stuffed pastry, the foulares egg is concealed, if you will, because
of its shell, making it similar to one of those
pastries.
Foulares
1/2 recipe basic sweet yeast dough

(recipe follows)
12 haminados (Sephardic brown eggs or regular hard-boiled eggs in their shells)
Egg wash (1 large egg beaten with
1 tsp. water)
On a lightly floured surface, roll out the
dough 1/4 inch thick. Cut out 12 3-inch
shapes, either foot-shaped or round cookie
cutter. Cut the remaining dough into thin
strips. Place an egg, large end down, and
press it lightly into the dough. You may
have to bring a bit of the dough up around
it and secure it with three thin strips in a
crisis-cross fashion. Place on a baking sheet
lined with parchment paper, cover, and let
rise until double in bulk, about 75 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350.
Brush the dough with the egg wash and
bake until golden brown, about 20-30 minutes. Transfer to a rack and let cool.
Basic Sweet Yeast Dough
1 (1/4 oz.) package or 2-1/4 tsp. active dry

yeast
1 cup warm water (105 to 115)
1/3 cup of sugar
1/3 cup vegetable oil

2 large eggs
1 tsp. salt
4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
In a food processor, combine flour, salt and
sugar (minus 1 tsp. of sugar, which you will
use for the yeast).
Assemble the eggs and oil and have them
ready to use.
Dissolve the yeast in 1/4 cup of warm water.
Stir in the teaspoon of sugar and let stand
until foamy, 5-10 minutes.
With the machine on, add the dissolved
yeast mixture to the flour, then the eggs
and oil.
Gradually add enough of the warm water to
form a ball of dough that cleans the sides of
the bowl. Process around the bowl 25 times
then let the dough stand for 2 minutes to
absorb any extra liquid. If the dough seems
dry, just add a little more water and process.
Place in an oiled bowl, cover and let rise until doubled in bulk 1-1/2 to 2 hours.
Punch down. Fold the dough over itself 5
times. Let stand for 10 minutes then use in
recipe.
Makes 12 pastries.
The foulare is a fun and visually delightful pastry to make. Both children and adults
will enjoy preparing and forming the dough,
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Joan Peters: An Appreciation
In other cases, the more or less universally used description of
eligibility [to be considered refugees] included those people who were
forced to leave permanent or habitual homes. In the case of Arab
refugees, however, the definition had been broadened to include any
persons who had been in Palestine for only two years before Israels
statehood in 1948. However, during thepolitical evolution of a new
image for these Arabs, from refugees to Palestinian people excluded
from plots of land inhabited by them from time immemorial, I found myself
returning uneasily to that two year clause.
Thus Joan Friedman Caro, better remembered as Joan Peters,
explained the title in her controversial 1984 book, From Time Immemorial.
Peters died on January 6 at age 78. She left behind her family and a legacy from a distinguished
career in journalism. But for her book, it is unlikely anyone other than her friends and family would
have noted her passing.
In her book, Peters explains how she originally intended to write sympathetically of the Palestinian
narrative. But in the course of her research, she discovered that the UN defined Arab refugees from
Palestine as any Arab who had been in Palestine for more than two years because thousands of Arabs,
mostly from Syria, had immigrated to Palestine during the 1930s. Therefore, a significant portion of the
Arab population uprooted during Israels War of Independence was not native to the country.
Joan Peters went on to explain that as she delved more and more into the historical record,
including British government archives from its 30-year rule over Palestine (from 1917 until 1948), she
ended up writing a drastically different book from the one she originally envisioned.
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and criss-crossing and fastening the eggs to

the base. While it bakes, your house will be
perfumed with the most magnificent scent of
freshly made yeasted bread. The bread is similar in texture and taste to challah, and because
of the roasted egg, each foulare is quite filling,
almost like eating an egg sandwich.
When served with a bowl of lentejas (lentil
soup) and a simple salad of lettuce and tomatoes, the trio forms a complete meal perfect
in protein, carbohydrates and greens. Be sure
to eat them while still warm (at their best)
although they also taste amazing right out
of the refrigerator. You can even get creative
my husband smears spicy brown mustard on top!
Avid professional baker and culinary writer
Shelley Adatto-Baumgarten looks forward to
teaching Sephardic cuisine at North Seattle
College and other locations this spring.
Her book took on other shibboleths of the anti-Zionist narrative, such as the oft-repeated accusation
that large numbers of Arab peasants were displaced and rendered destitute by Jewish land acquisitions, a claim contradicted by the record.
The book caused quite a stir when it first appeared. Critics from the left ripped the book apart,
accusing Peters of everything from sloppy research to intentional distortion of the historical record. She
had her defenders as well, but even some of those admitted that in places her research was deficient.
Peters did not publicly engage her critics, but withdrew from public life to the extent she never wrote
another book and appears to have stopped working as a journalist as well. She remained involved in
pro-Israel advocacy however, and became active in monitoring abuses by UNWRA, the UN organization
established to assist Palestinian Arab refugees.
I have to agree the book is not the best written Ive ever read. The organization is poor and it is
difficult to follow. But it is an important and useful book, it is well supported with citations of various
records, and plenty of other sources confirm her basic themes.
Four years before Peters published her book, Israeli author Arieh Avneri wrote a book covering many
of the same topics, which was translated into English under the name The Claim of Dispossession.
Although Peterss book does not mention Avneri, he reached the same conclusions.
I still refer to From Time Immemorial when I am researching the Arab-Jewish conflict and I
recommend it from time to time, although it is not for readers who are unfamiliar with the Israels
history or are looking for a brief overview-type work.
But, more importantly, I admire Joan Peterss courage and tenacity, her refusal to simply accept the
common wisdom at face value, and her choice instead to dig into the historical record and conform
the views to the facts, rather than the other way around, as happens far too often.
David Shayne
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Jewish cemeteries on Memorial Day you
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of local Jewish veterans who honor their
comrades of past conflicts with a flag
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In 1996, armed with a list of 58 names
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on grave markers, Robert Shay, a Vietnam-era Naval veteran, and his family
placed those first flags and have continued
the event as a family outing for the past
18 years. With ongoing research, Shay
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Two years ago, Shay joined Alan Silverman, who served during the Korean
War era, to form the Jewish Veterans Remembrance Project to include all
Jewish cemeteries in the region. In their
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with 58 names and the help of the NCSY
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