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Jews in recoveryBy Steven A. Rosenberg

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Ariele Goldman and Justin Clancy never expected that they would become heroin addicts. They had come from loving fam-ilies, and as children the two seemed to have bright futures. Justin went to Camp Simcha and started singing and rapping when he was eight. Goldman went to a private Jewish day school, joined Young Judea, and traveled to Israel several times.

But internally, the two realized early in life that all was not right with their lives. At six, Justin was prescribed Adderall, and didn’t find the group of friends he hoped for as he moved through elementary school. “I wanted to fit in, but I wasn’t really ath-letic when I was growing up so I didn’t fit in with the jocks, and I was too edgy for the preppy kids, so I fell in with the kids who were doing the bad stuff,” said Justin, who grew up in Peabody. He is now 22, and has been off heroin and sober for almost four years. These days, Justin works for Banyan Treatment Center and is the co-founder of New England Addiction Outreach.

“I was high on some type of drug every single day from aged 12 to 19. But the drugs I got hooked on and got dependent on was opiates, and heroin,” said Justin, who is now a professional vocalist, and works as a commu-nity outreach coordinator and treatment adviser for recovering addicts.

When he was 15, he had kid-ney stone surgery and left the hospital with a prescription for Percocet. After his prescription ran out he started shooting her-oin. “Nobody wakes up and says ‘today is a good day to do heroin.’ It’s a progression. Sometimes it’s slow and sometimes it’s fast but it’s a disease, and it’s something that you’re born with,” he said.

For his mother, Alyssa Rice, the discovery of her son’s addic-tion was terrifying. “It was hor-rific,” said Rice, who remembers finding a syringe, spoon, and a belt in her son’s room and realizing that he was on heroin. “I was ashamed. I was embar-rassed, I tried to keep a lid on it, I didn’t want anybody to know,” said Rice, who witnessed her son go through over a dozen detox attempts before he was

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I met Jerry Lewis when I was in my early 30s. My comedy writing partner at the time, Doug Kor, and I had one main client: Marc Price, fresh off his stint as Skippy, the nerdy next door neighbor to the Keatons from the hit series “Family Ties.”

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MARBLEHEAD – On Sunday, August 27, a standing room only crowd of 300 gathered to wit-ness the formal dedication of the Arthur J. Epstein Hillel School, for-merly Cohen Hillel Academy.

In recognition of Arthur Epstein’s $5 million dona-tion to the K-8 independent day school, and with the support of Eli and Bessie Cohen’s fam-ily, the school was renamed in a deeply moving ceremony. The dedication pro-gram included rab-bis from across the North Shore; members of Mr. Epstein’s family; past presidents of the board of directors; current Head of School Amy

Gold; and an alum-na speaking on behalf of the 800-plus graduates.

In her remarks, Gold recognized all the people and milestones that have come before, such as breaking ground on this building on Com-munity Hill in 1985, the burning of the mortgage, and the school’s first gala featuring Peter, Paul and Mary. She thanked the genera-tions of parents and students who have passed through the doors, the devoted staff and faculty who have taught at

the school over the years, the dedicated board members and administrators who

Historic renaming ceremony at the Arthur J. Epstein Hillel School

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Photo by Stuart GarfieldArthur J. Epstein

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For Matt Stamell, it’s always been about the music. He first strummed a guitar as a

teen growing up in Swampscott, and started writing songs that reflected the changing times of the ’60s and ’70s. After col-lege in upstate New York, he was drawn to the source of the notes, and began making guitars and violins – eventually opening Stamell Stringed Instruments in Amherst, and a second shop in Poughkeepsie, NY.

But the songs that he wrote decades ago stayed with him, along with his newer pieces, and last winter he decided it was time to record them. An old Amherst friend, Craig Eastman, offered his studio in Los Angeles and Stamell flew out to record his songs with Eastman, a violin-ist and guitarist who has played with the likes of Elton John, Ray Charles, Willie Nelson, and Sheryl Crow.

In LA, Stamell recorded 13 songs with some top studio musicians, including bass-ist David Jackson – who has played with Jackson Browne and Kenny Rogers – and Blair

Sinta, a drummer who has recorded with Alanis Morissette, Annie Lennox, Stevie Nicks, and Melissa Etheridge.

“I had all of these songs stored up and it’s been a lifelong dream to make a record,” said Stamell, who recently released “Hello Old Friend,” which is available on cdbaby.com, or at stamellstring.com.

Listen to Stamell’s music, and you’ll find hints of Bob

Dylan, David Grisman, Arlo Guthrie, and Jerry Garcia. “The songs are about love, longing, protests, and family,” Stamell said. His earliest piece, “Song for Paul,” was written in 1973 for Paul Dann, a Swampscott friend. “Last of the Line” is a ballad he dedicated to his sis-ter Lisa, who was the last of his four siblings to marry. The cover track, “Hello Old Friend,” writ-ten when Stamell turned 60, is an exploration of loss. “It’s partly

about the death of a friend and the ending of a relationship with a woman,” he said.

While Stamell spends most of his time in Amherst, Swampscott is never far from his thoughts. It was there that he first began listening to Dylan, Cat Stevens, James Taylor, Tom Rush, Bill Staines, and John Prine – musi-cians who laid down a founda-tion that moved him.

In the early 1970s while in high school, Stamell began to

listen to folk musicians at the Me & Thee Coffeehouse in Marblehead. “I just about lived at the Me & Thee,” he said. “I used to go every Friday night. They had all these different folk musi-cians – like Bill Staines – who came through and it became a big part of my identity.”

At Hobart College in the Finger Lakes region of New York, he began to perform at local ven-ues and went on to create a folk festival at the college that lasted 26 years. After graduating, he returned to Boston and decided to craft instruments. Since then, he’s rubbed elbows with many of the musicians he listened to in high school and college. Some, like David Bromberg and Chris Smither, have become friends.

Stamell, who has four daugh-ters and four granddaughters, comes from a family of musi-cians. His brothers, Gene and Neal, also play guitar, and his late father, Sid, also dabbled with the instrument and built his own guitar. His family has strong Jewish roots in Chelsea and Lynn, and over the years, the siblings traveled to Poland together, and also Israel. He even built a guitar for an Israeli cousin who lives in Kiryat Ono.

Stamell still considers himself a folk musician and believes that people who appreciate good lyr-ics and a melody will be drawn to his music.

“I don’t think it’s really back-ground music. It tells a story,” he said.

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Stamell’s songs

Matt Stamell records his new album, ‘Hello Old Friend.’

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On a recent Sunday morn-ing, the sun splashed through the WERS stu-

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Chagigah, which means party or celebration in Hebrew, is the longest-running Jewish-themed radio show in Boston. It began 37 years ago when Jewish students at Emerson College asked for a radio slot. They were given Sunday morn-ings, from 8 to 11, and since then the show has been a staple for thousands of Jews who like Klezmer and Israeli music.

Earlier this summer, WERS decided to widen the format to include more segments that would reach a more diverse audience. The station tapped Slifer to restructure and host the show.

Slifer, a Newton video pro-ducer, grew up in Union, N.J. He went to Curry College and Boston University, and got hooked on radio, spinning records as a disc jockey. After college, Slifer worked as a DJ for several years in New Hampshire and Vermont, before shifting over to producing videos.

“It’s more personality, it’s more talking, it’s more of get-ting a pulse on the Jewish com-munity,” said Slifer, describing the revamped show.

These days, the phone rings often during “Chagigah,” and he now plays mostly requests from listeners. “The demo-graphics were a much older and religious audience and it wasn’t really reaching the whole Jewish population of interfaith families and young contemporary fami-lies,” he said. “What we’re going for now is the mom and dad who drive their kids to Hebrew school.”

According to WERS, “Chagigah” reaches its peak audience between 10 and 11 a.m., with as many as 10,000 listeners tuning in. Under the new format, Slifer introduces a stream of different guests each week who talk about almost all things Jewish, save for politics and religion. At 8:30, he does a “Jewish Memories” segment where people call up and discuss their “Jewish Journey.” Recent guests have included Brookline Rabbi Moshe Waldoks, Jim Guttmann of the Klezmer

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At 9:30, there’s more talk with locals during the “Jewish Schmooze.” Other segments are personality-driven, like “The Kvetcher” – an unnamed local Jewish comedian who calls in to discuss his complaints of the week. At 10:30, Slifer hosts Dr.

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While the show still features mostly Klezmer and Israeli music – such as the late Arik Einstein – Slifer has started to play a few songs each Sunday by Jewish American artists such as

Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, and Simon and Garfunkel.

Over the summer, there was some pushback from long-time listeners over the format change, but Slifer now believes people like what they’re hear-ing.

“At first it was a shock to some people but now that’s kind of dissipated. We have emails coming in saying they love the new format.”


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If there is a lay preacher in Danvers Square, it is Kary, who believes it’s important to allocate part of each day to schmooze with diners at his deli. Kary, who was born in Greece, and is an observant member of the Greek Orthodox Church, loves America, and has made it a pri-ority to connect with his Jewish clientele and all things Jewish.

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Because of his respect for his new country and democracy, Kary holds a memorial every Sept. 11 outside of his deli, and following the short event, he invites everyone in for breakfast on the house. Each year, the memorial has grown larger, and 500 are expected this Monday at 8:15 a.m.

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and showing how much I love this country,” says Kary, who fondly remembers Karen Martin coming into his deli. Martin, who grew up in Danvers, was a flight attendant aboard American Airlines Flight 11, which terrorists hijacked and crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center.

This year, he’s asked Rabbi Richard Perlman of Peabody’s Temple Ner Tamid to offer a prayer at the memorial service.

“I’m so honored to do that,” says Perlman. “It was such a devastating day for all of us. My brother Eli, who is a cantor and a rabbi, was supposed to be at Cantor Fitzgerald [at One World Trade Center] that morning. He had an 8 o’clock business meet-ing scheduled but his wife’s aunt died and he had to officiate at the funeral. God intervened and so many people have stories like that. Unfortunately, I had con-gregants impacted. We all did. I will always remember where I was that day like any other per-son who lived through that.”

As Kary sips a coffee, an elder-ly Jewish couple approaches and tells him how much they appre-ciated their corned beef sand-wiches. Kary smiles, offers up a hug, and throws around some more Yiddish. “Zei Gezunt,” he says, waving to the couple as they carry their leftovers from the meal in a plastic container out to their car.


Remembering 9/11

Photo by Steven A. Rosenberg/Journal StaffKary Andrinopoulos will hold a 9/11 memorial on September 11.

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“We are incredibly fortunate to have Arthur share his name with us,” Gold said. “Ultimately, the only thing a person leaves behind is his good name, shem tov, and how much he did to help others. Our students will learn what it means to have a shem tov, and at the same time have an outstanding secular education that provides opportunities and lessons to build character and make a difference. May we all aspire to be like Arthur and earn the crown of shem tov through our words and actions today and in the future.”

Ariel Berger, president of the board, reflected on the legacy of the Cohen family and their major role in founding the school back in 1955. “The Cohens immediately recognized how Arthur’s gift would allow our school to thrive in its mis

sion of providing a unique and safe place for our children to learn their heritage and become proud, joyous, and confident in their Judaism.”

Amanda Turkanis Jaffe, from the graduating class of 1999, remarked on the education she received and how it “… prepared me for success in high school, college, and to this day facing any challenge, because I was instilled with the confidence, the moral values of tikkun olam [repairing the world], the academic knowledge, and the tools to thrive in any situation.”

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Photos by Stuart GarfieldThe ribbon-cutting ceremony at Arthur J. Epstein Hillel School, formerly Cohen Hillel Academy on August 27.

Over 300 people gathered for the renaming ceremony at the Arthur J. Epstein Hillel School.

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GLOUCESTER – Although Jews make up a small percent-age of the population of Cape Ann, the Jewish community is playing a large role in support-ing immigrants and refugees. Jewish volunteers and profes-sionals are quite clear that their Jewish background and values are key.

Cape Ann has been populat-ed by successive waves of immi-grants since the first Europeans arrived in 1623. The most recent development began last November, when Peggy Russell, a Gloucester resident, was told by a Lynn-based immi-grant placement agency that an Afghan family would be arriving the next week at Logan Airport. Could she pick them up? They would be settling in Gloucester.

Russell asked her neighbor, Susan Erony, to help. (Erony is Jewish; Russell is not.) For the next several months, the two were the main contacts for the Afghan family, as well as for a family of Syrians who had also just arrived.

“We got them into school, we got them English lessons, we dealt with their landlord,” Erony recalled. “It’s been quite a journey, but it’s been incredibly rewarding.”

In time, the circle broadened. Gloucester’s Temple Ahavat

Achim set up an Interfaith Committee to help refugees and immigrants.

More volunteers joined in; faith groups and volunteers have raised funds for the recent arrivals. A Congolese family also has been part of the mix.

Temple Ahavat Achim has continued to help coordinate nonprofit organizations and individual volunteers. It has provided more than a half dozen volunteers to an English Language Learners program run by Wellspring House, in cooperation with the Sawyer Free Library. Wellspring, which began as a shelter for women and children, now supports families in securing stable housing and helping people improve their job opportuni-ties through education and job training.

“The English program is the first rung of the ladder,” said Melissa Dimond, Wellspring executive director. “It’s an early resource for people who are newly arrived in the U.S. They can’t work until they have flu-ency. Then they transfer into other programs. either ours or others.”

Dimond is Jewish, as are a large percentage of the ELL volunteers. “The reason why I do what I do professionally at all has a lot to do with being Jewish,” Dimond said. “ I can’t remember a time when I didn’t

know about the Holocaust. To me, there’s no option. I must be responsive.”

Erony, an artist whose father and grandparents were Russian Jewish immigrants, said, “I real-ly feel comfortable with people who are considered outsid-ers. My art work is about that. I’ve been trying to understand immigration and otherness all my life.”

Dale Rosen, who coordinates Temple Ahavat Achim’s involve-ment and who works with a refugee from Congo, said, “It’s something concrete I can do to contribute to welcoming people at a time when our government has withdrawn the welcome mat. I want to welcome peo-ple to this country the way my grandparents were welcomed. These people were facing death in their own country the way that my people were facing death.

“Whatever I can do to help will carry on my Jewish tradition in the best possible way. And my mother would be very happy.”

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It was great to see this story (Jewish Journal, August 24) in print, after all the years that have gone by. Here’s an adden-dum to the tale: My Dad was a boater, and was popular with the Yankee sailors (his words) even though he was as much an immigrant as one could be, and they liked to come to his restaurant in Swampscott, The Hawthorne By The Sea; though they would have preferred not to have to cross the border from Marblehead to Swampscott for the best New England seafood anywhere. When my Dad start-ed nosing around about buying

the property that became The Dolphin, his customers were convinced he was going to put up a restaurant just for them on the harbor. Three days later, much to their surprise …

That’s how I have heard it. Even better, the post script: After a week or so, no hard feelings on anyone’s part, with the excep-tion of a minor grumble here and there, which quickly were washed out to sea on a light breeze; and we’re left with a tale that becomes Marblehead’s his-tory of many a fine tale.

Lewis Athanasvia email

Re: ‘Marblehead’s Dolphin Yacht Club has survived stormy seas’

As an Israeli who saw and represented some remnants of the Holocaust and saw Adolf Eichman in court I am so glad my colleague Professor Beerman wrote this article (Jewish Journal, August 24). One cannot give an inch on issues of hate. No one may preach, speak, sing, or utter hateful words against others not only because it brings a hateful atmosphere but also because the others can reciprocate in ways that the first inciters might not imagine and might adversely affect others. Reaction to such words should be immediate. No one is expect-ed to love anyone else. I reserve the right to abhor the Eichmans of America. But will not incite others to hurt them Living together with different people and different religions and ideas is the source of America’s great-ness. Let it not be lost.

Tamar FrankelBoston

This is a superb article – and I have to agree with almost everything said. Jack, I agree that it is difficult when it comes to hate speech – but I feel that hate speech should not fall under the fighting words doc-trine. I think the forum of ideas is the critical thing that is the basis of what our country is all about. We need not agree, but we should all be able to advo-cate what we believe. I think there is little risk in allowing hate speech, and frankly I think it is the only way that it will truly be able to fail on its own lack of merit. Let them speak! But be sure to speak back and to let your thoughts and feel-ings be known. We’ll see which ideas prevail! I’ll bet you all know the answer. I’m proud to know you in this life, Jack, and proud to call you a friend.

Barry Wolfinsohn Crystal Lake, Illinois

Re: ‘Free speech and hate speech, from Skokie to Charlottesville’

Congratulations to Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman on their heartfelt and articulate let-ter calling on Jews to speak up against President Trump’s big-otry (“An Open Letter to Our Fellow Jews,” Jewish Journal, August 24). But I hope they wrote a similar letter during the eight years of Trump’s predeces-sor.

One waited those long years for politically liberal Jews to

denounce Democrat President Obama’s anti-Semitism, evi-denced by his countenance of Rev. Wright’s anti-Semitic speeches, which he never fully explained. Obama never over-ruled his Secretary of State’s implicit stance against Jews in parts of Israel having babies (Remember, “not natural growth!” was Hillary Clinton’s position [http://www.nytimes.c o m / 2 0 0 9 / 0 5 / 2 8 / w o r l d /

middleeast/28mideast.html, but emphasis was from the orig-inal video clip]). These went far beyond mere criticism or dis-agreement with Israeli policies.

Thank God Jews in America have the right to denounce big-otry of whatever form. But also from whatever source if we are to be credible.

David A. ShermanNeedham

Chabon and Waldman’s open letter

We hear from Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman when some neo-Nazi thugs show up. That’s good. But where is their outrage when Jews are being besieged, assaulted and killed by the REAL Nazis of our time – the Islamo-fascists of Europe? Jews are now deciding on when to leave the Continent because of Jew-hating Muslim radicals who are harassing, humiliating (and even in some places) killing them in France, UK, the Netherlands and else-where.

Jewish students on US campuses are under ideologi-cal assault as well as physical

assault, not by Nazis, but by an unholy alliance of radical leftists and radical Muslims. The Antifa crowd has announced they will join the BDS movement. Will Michael Chabon go on campus to defend Jews against the left? One even wonders on whose side of the campus wars Chabon and Waldman might be.

I say this because people like Chabon and Waldman may have imbibed the leftist narrative which exhibits outrage exclu-sively at threats coming from the right and prohibits criticism of non-Western cultures. So Israel is always wrong, even when the Arab/Muslim world teaches

Jew-hatred to its children from dawn to dusk and cheers the slaughter of Jews. It is easy to be against despicable Nazis but it would take courage for a lefty to acknowledge these ugly truths about non-Western cultures.

In reality, the Chabon/Waldman letter is all about Trump hate, not about real dan-ger to Jews. It would be nice to see Chabon and Waldman writing open letters on campus defending our Jewish students against the anti-Semitic tactics of the BDSers.

Carol Denbo Swampscott

Reader: Chabon, Waldman, have imbibed the ‘leftist narrative’

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By Anat Hoffman

JERUSALEM – Food glorious food is the centerpiece of every Jewish holiday (except Yom Kippur, where food is not

at the center, only at the beginning and end). Sometimes discussing the coming holiday sounds more like a lengthy menu than anything else. The Jewish holidays use the dinner table as a means of seat-ing our argumentative people in one spot and teaching them an important story or value. We eat what we believe, we digest what we are celebrating.

We are ending another year where progressive Jews in Israel continue to fight for the recognition that so many take for granted in North America. Our rabbis and institutions do not receive the same funding as their orthodox coun-terparts, and many Israelis who identify as something other than Orthodox are required to go abroad if they do not (or cannot) marry under the ultra-Orthodox rabbinate.

Israel is the custodian for many of the Jewish World’s shared treasures, such as the Western Wall, but that holy space continues to be ruled by one group that is determined to persecute pluralistic forms of worship. The recent example of four female rabbinical students being strip-searched at the entrance to the Kotel for fear that they might be smuggling a Torah into Judaism’s holiest site is only the most recent example.

The government of Israel has frozen the Kotel compromise in a blatant dis-play of contempt for both the wishes and needs of the Diaspora, as well as the rules of fair play and transparent negotiations. We worked for 18 months in good faith, and we went further than many in our ranks thought was appropriate. In the end, the government decided that the

value of honesty was less important than keeping their word.

Rosh Hashanah is the annual oppor-tunity to rid ourselves of the past year’s tzuros, or troubles, and ask for brachot (blessings) for the new year. It is custom-ary, for example, to eat gezer (carrot) and bless that there will be no gzerot (harmful decrees) against us. How are carrots relat-ed to harmful decrees against the Jewish people? Simple: gezer sounds like gzera. In this vein, I would like to recommend new foods for the Rosh Hashanah table to remind us all about the Jewish values that define us as a people.

First, pita bread with salad and falafel with tahini sauce on top. As we hold this colorful assortment, we will observe how snug and lovely all the ingredients fit inside the pocket of bread. It is not a mixture or emulsion; each part retains its

individual texture and flavor. It becomes tastier together. This is the food of toler-ance.

We will eat this with hope that the Israeli government will have the wisdom to learn from our own national food and recognize that there is more than one way to be Jewish, to be a Rabbi, or to con-vert to Judaism.

The state, as the pita bread, should contain all streams of Judaism equally. Only then does Judaism become truly delicious.

Second, let’s add a medium cooked hardboiled egg. I have a nifty American gadget that is placed in the pot to mea-sure exactly when the eggs are soft on the inside and hard on the outside. This perfectly packaged food is a reminder of how we must treat the stranger among us.

Our strength is measured by how we

embrace those who are softer and weaker in our midst. The way the egg white holds the yolk, so should we uphold the rights of the Arab Israelis, Ethiopian Israelis, Russian Israelis, and the weakest of all, asylum seekers who are fleeing catastro-phe. The egg is a symbol of mercy and justice and a reminder to take our statins against cholesterol.

Third, a traditional favorite: the pome-granate. It is visually served to symbolize 613 commandments. As one who count-ed the number of seeds in a pomegran-ate for years (a favorite Sukkot pastime), let me share with you that the num-ber of seeds never runs over 400. The pomegranate is eaten with the blessing “sh’yirbu zehuyotenu,” “may our credits be numbered like the seeds of a pome-granate.”

I would like us to focus on the physical properties of this beautiful fruit. Did you know a pomegranate can explode? If not handled carefully, it can explode, staining everyone in its vicinity red.

I would like us to carefully eat a pome-granate at our Rosh Hashanah table and focus our hearts on the Kotel. If we do not let our values guide us to an equitable solution, it may tear us apart.

May this year bring the courage and wisdom to implement the Western Wall agreement that brings peace to Judaism’s holiest site, and to our hearts.

B’teyavon!Shana Tova!

Anat Hoffman is the executive direc-tor of the Israel Religious Action Center (IRAC). IRAC is the legal and advocacy arm of the Reform Movement in Israel, and is the premier civil rights organiza-tion in Israel. Hoffman is also the chair of Women of the Wall.

Food for guidance in the New Year

Anat Hoffman raises the Torah near the Kotel.

By Alan Zimmerman

CHARLOTTESVILLE – At Congregation Beth Israel in Charlottesville, Va., we

are deeply grateful for the sup-port and prayers of the broader Reform Jewish community. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of Heather Heyer and the two Virginia State Police officers, H. Jay Cullen and Berke Bates, who lost their lives on August 12, and with the many people injured in the attack who are still recovering.

The loss of life far outweighs any fear or concern felt by me or the Jewish community dur-ing the past several weeks as we braced for this Nazi rally. But the effects of both will linger.

On that Saturday morning, I stood outside our synagogue with the armed security guard we hired after the police depart-ment refused to provide us with an officer during morning ser-vices. (Even the police depart-ment’s limited promise of an observer near our building was not kept – and note, we did not ask for protection of our prop-erty, only our people as they worshipped).

Forty congregants were inside. Here’s what I witnessed during that time.

For half an hour, three men dressed in fatigues and armed with semiautomatic rifles stood across the street from the tem-ple. Had they tried to enter, I don’t know what I could have done to stop them. Perhaps the presence of our armed guard deterred them. Perhaps their presence was just a coincidence, and I’m paranoid. I don’t know.

Several times, parades of

Nazis passed our building, shouting, “There’s the syna-gogue!” followed by chants of “Sieg Heil!” and other anti-Semitic language. Some carried flags with swastikas and other Nazi symbols.

A guy in a white polo shirt walked by the synagogue a few times, arousing suspicion. Was he casing the building, or trying to build up courage to commit a crime? We didn’t know. Later, I noticed that the man accused in the automobile terror attack wore the same polo shirt as the man who kept walking by our synagogue; apparently it’s the uniform of a white supremacist group. Even now, that gives me a chill.

When services ended, my heart broke as I advised con-gregants that it would be safer to leave the temple through the back entrance rather than through the front, and to please go in groups.

This is 2017 in the United States of America.

Later that day, I arrived on the scene shortly after the car

plowed into peaceful protest-ers. It was a horrific and bloody scene.

Soon, we learned that Nazi websites had posted a call to burn our synagogue. I sat with one of our rabbis and wondered whether we should go back to the temple to protect the build-ing. What could I do if I were there? Fortunately, it was just talk – but we had already deemed such an attack within the realm of possibilities, taking the pre-cautionary step of removing our Torahs, including a Holocaust scroll, from the premises.

Again: This is in America in 2017.

At the end of the day, we felt we had no choice but to cancel a Havdalah service at a congregant’s home. It had been announced on a public Facebook page, and we were fearful that Nazi elements might be aware of the event. Again, we sought police protection – not a battalion of police, just a single officer – but we were told simply to cancel the event.

Local police faced an unprec-

edented problem that day, but make no mistake, Jews are a spe-cific target of these groups, and despite nods of understanding from officials about our con-cerns – and despite the fact that the mayor himself is Jewish – we were left to our own devices. The fact that a calamity did not befall the Jewish community of Charlottesville that day was not thanks to our politicians, our police, or even our own efforts, but to the grace of God.

And yet, in the midst of all that, other moments stand out for me, as well.

John Aguilar, a 30-year Navy veteran, took it upon himself to stand watch over the synagogue through services Friday eve-ning and Saturday, along with our armed guard. He just felt he should.

We experienced wonderful turnout for services both Friday night and Saturday morning to observe Shabbat, including several non-Jews who said they came to show solidarity (though a number of congregants, par-ticularly elderly ones, told me they were afraid to come to syn-agogue).

A frail, elderly woman approached me Saturday morn-ing as I stood on the steps in front of our sanctuary, crying,

to tell me that while she was Roman Catholic, she wanted to stay and watch over the syna-gogue with us. At one point, she asked, “Why do they hate you?” I had no answer to the question we’ve been asking ourselves for thousands of years.

At least a dozen complete strangers stopped by as we stood in front the synagogue Saturday to ask if we wanted them to stand with us.

And our wonderful rabbis stood on the front lines with other Charlottesville clergy, opposing hate.

Most attention now – and for the foreseeable future – will be focused on the deaths and inju-ries that occurred, and that is as it should be. But for most people, the events of August 12 will degenerate into the all-too-familiar bickering that is part of the larger, ongoing political narrative. The media will move on, and all it will take is some new outrageous Trump tweet to change the subject.

We will get back to normal as well. We have two b’nai mitz-vah coming up, and soon, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur will be upon us, too. After the nation moves on, we will be left to pick up the pieces. Fortunately, this is a very strong and capable Jewish community, blessed to be led by incredible rabbis. We have com-mitted lay leadership, and a con-gregation committed to Jewish values and our synagogue. In some ways, we will come out of it stronger, just as tempering metals make them tougher and harder.

Alan Zimmerman is the pres-ident of Congregation Beth Israel in Charlottesville, Va.

In Charlottesville, the Jewish community shows its strength

For half an hour, three men dressed in fatigues and armed with semi-automatic rifles stood across the street from the temple.

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By Tspora Brenner

I am reasonably sure that I was the only kid who ever brought peanut butter and jelly on matzoh sandwiches to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Elementary School. Pickles, too, were no stranger to my lunchbox – big, stinky, garlicky kosher pickles that we used to fish out of a funky wooden barrel at the deli. Wrapped in plastic, they would make their way into my school lunches, leaking brine and vinegar into school sandwiches made soggy, no matter how many layers of Saran wrap encased them.

Children in our family did not teethe on zwieback rusks. We all cut our gummy baby teeth on pickled herring. It was chewy, and soothing, and nutritious, after all. Pickled herring was the go-to comfort food for our entire family. At the first sign of trouble, trauma, or emergencies of any kind (real or imagined), out would come the herring on a special blue and white plate, a bone-china one of my relatives had brought over from Germany.

I can recall wading in a shallow tidal pool with my grandfather one summer morn-ing, turbulent Atlantic waves crashing over a rocky breakwater, when I scooped up the most beautiful blue fish I’d ever seen into my little net. It was glistening blue like the outer sea, silvery on the belly, slender and narrow, thrashing as I pulled it from the brine. “It’s a herring!” crowed my grandfather. “That’s one we can eat!”

But somewhat to his disappointment, I released it immediately. It was far too beautiful for me to consider killing it, like a fast-moving electric blue arrow of a fish. I could not equate this graceful living thing with the grey fish fillets choked by onions in a jar. I wanted it to live. It took me a couple of months to get back to eating herring after that; and even then, I had to be tempted by my Aunt Rivka’s chopped herring, on an irresistibly fresh poppy seed bagel.

Showing early promise as a prize-winning baker in my suburban Brownie troop, my maiden aunt took an interest in me, bringing her big handwritten cookbook with her each time she came to visit from her city apart-

ment. Aunt Rivka (my elderly great-aunt, actually) kept it as a living journal, writing out the recipes she could recall from the OId Country as special occasions brought them to mind. It was a simple loose-leaf binder, filled with yellowing lined paper covered by her spidery scrawl. These recipes were often annotated with the names of long-gone rela-tives I’d never met, whose names were rarely spoken aloud; although occasionally men-tioned quietly after a funeral, as part of the recitation of our ancestors “lost in the war.”

I knew better than to ask about them directly. However, I found that I would learn a bit about each of these long-lost women every time my aunt and I would prepare one of the recipes together – which seemed to be her primary purpose in travelling to the suburbs as she grew older, and bus travel from the city became more laborious for her. Despite her growing confusion and the creaking pain of arthritis, Rivka was deter-mined that I should learn these recipes, and learn them well, as her chosen spiritual inheritor and memory-keeper.

As I had already received recognition as a baker (and had the Scouting merit badge to prove it), we started with challah. The braid-ing of the bread was of tremendous impor-tance to my spinster great-aunt. A challah could take many forms; but her ultimate

favorite was the “crown bread.” As an osten-sibly Catholic schoolgirl, the significance was lost on me, but I did understand that we would typically start to make the special round loaves every Indian summer, once the weather had cooled, so I sensed this challah had something to do with the coming of fall. Around this time, we’d also bake lekach, the fragrant honey-cake, in which Rivka’s spe-cial secret ingredient was strongly-brewed coffee. The hand-written recipes in the old notebook were often greasy from shorten-ing, and took on fresh layers of flour with my use of them; and I accidentally splashed the lekach recipe with the coffee. But Rivka never seemed to mind.

I studied cooking under my great-aunt’s tutelage well into my teenage years. With each treasured family recipe came a story; sometimes about a person, often about an event or a particular place. I memorized the recipes (and most of the stories) by rote. Rivka moved into a distant nursing home, and we rarely saw her. Once my grandparents’ faithful maid Dora (from the Old Country) had passed on, and this shortly after the passing of my grandmoth-er, I became the cook of choice for family events, because I was the only person young enough to physically be able to do the cater-ing who had any idea of the ingredients and techniques involved.

As I left home at 17, and then went on to college, I lost touch with my Aunt Rivka. When she passed away during my junior year, I did not find out about it until a couple of weeks after the fact. Dead and buried without my knowledge, my first question about her passing was the whereabouts of that food-spattered, well-worn cookbook.

Nobody knew. “She didn’t leave much,” I was told. “The nursing home disposed of her personal effects.” The cookbook was gone. I cried for hours, bitter tears. But over time, as I digested my sense of grief and pondered my aunt’s legacy, I came to realize that Rivka’s recipes were alive and well, and living in me.

Tspora Brenner is a writer and music producer.

The Personal Essay Rivka’s recipes

He was putting on a show for us so Doug, Marc, and I just sat back and went for the ride. There were stories about him and Dean Martin: “Everyone thought Dean got all the women, but actually I did better; they all wanted to burp me.”

Who was this guy? Jerry Lewis was a great comedic master, I

thought, a brilliant film director and televi-sion pioneer. Jerry Lewis was that guy on TV who got me to care about human suf-fering, so that I would spend weeks each summer collecting money door to door with a rusted Folgers coffee can. Jerry Lewis was an insanely creative, childlike, comedic presence who helped me cope with lonely Saturdays with his funny and comforting films.

Jerry Lewis, born Jerome Joseph Levitch, was a lot like me: the awkward, misfit Jew, a classic cut-up. But somehow, he made it so big in the ’60s that nearly an entire continent – which had mostly ignored the Holocaust just 15 years earlier – considered him one of the greatest artists who ever walked the earth.

Jerry wasn’t “The Nutty Professor” when he told us this that day in Las Vegas:

“Comedy is all weights and measures.” He went on. “In the movie ‘The Patsy,’

the Jerry character bumps into a lamp on a nightstand, the lamp falls, but the Jerry character quickly grabs it just before it crashes onto the floor. But for one second if that lamp doesn’t quite look heavy enough for an audience to believe that it will smash into pieces on impact, there is no laugh. We spent hours finding just the right weight of the lamp to make the gag work. It’s all weights and measures.”

Wow! Jerry had just shared the essence of my life pursuit – there is no comedy unless the situation is believable. Here is where the anguish of the comedy writer resides – in making it convincing – the weights and measures! My God, Jerry Lewis is actually … Jerry Lewis!

We left Vegas renewed and beaming with optimism.

A few weeks later, we had the big meeting at the studio in LA to fund the film venture. Only New World showed real interest. Jerry pulled up in a limo and he was amaz-ing. The Hollywood suits were in full form, flattering him with over-the-top adulation while conversely deriding him for his recent cinematic flops – all obvious posturing to

get him to go much lower on his fees. But Jerry would have none of it. “My films

have generated a billion dollars and most of them were made when ticket sales were 25 cents.” That shut them up! At least in the meeting.

Jerry would not give in to their low-ball offer (of course for us, it was boatload of cash).

New World passed, and life went on. We lost touch with Jerry. Doug and I left the management company, and Marc hit the road as a stand-up comic.

A few years later, we were all stunned but not surprised to see an announcement in Variety that Eddie Murphy and Universal Pictures were remaking Jerry’s classic, “The Nutty Professor.” Jerry was right not to agree to terms with New World. There was a big payoff for him in remaking his films.

We never got our big payoff, but Jerry’s sage comedy advice and his unwaver-ing self-confidence in his comedic ability rubbed off on me, and that might have been enough. Not long after, I finally achieved my dream: I was made editor-in-chief of National Lampoon.

Jerry Lewis is gone now. But he lives on in every smiling child anywhere in the world who happens to gaze on his funny movies; in any charity event or silent auction that someone puts together to raise money to end human suffering.

He lives on in me as a comedic genius who rests on my shoulder and reminds me of weights and measures.

Scott Rubin is an Indie film director/writer. His new film, “The Rainbow Bridge Motel,” will be released this fall.

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“Don’t break the chain” was the heartfelt message Lappin Foundation President Robert I. Lappin conveyed to the cohort of teens who went to Israel with the foundation’s Youth to Israel Adventure this summer.

On Sunday, August 27, more than 350 people attended the 2017 Y2I Welcome Home Event at Temple B’nai Abraham in Beverly, which included 109 Y2I teens, their families, a del-egation of Israeli teens from the Young Ambassadors School of Petah Tikva, and community members.

The Lappin Foundation hon-ored Jeffrey Robbins with the foundation’s 2017 Y2I Award for his outstanding leadership in the Jewish community.

Robbins, a Boston attorney who specializes in complex civil litigation, including allega-tions of fraud, First Amendment

issues, and claims of defama-tion, is a former United States delegate to the United Nations Human Rights Commission, and a past chair of the New England Board of the Anti-Defamation League. Lappin thanked Robbins for his talents and passion that he gives in ser-vice to the Jewish community, noting that he is truly an inspi-ration for all, especially Jewish youth.

Ray Hanna, president of Christians & Jews United for Israel, was awarded the Foundation’s 2017 Friend of Israel Award. Lappin thanked Hanna for fighting anti-Semi-tism, the BDS movement, and the vitriolic narrative against Israel that is rising on university campuses all over the US.

“Thank you for standing with Israel and the Jewish people,” said Lappin. “When friends

of Israel are in our midst, it is important to acknowledge and thank them, especially those individuals of other faiths who embrace and support Israel and

the Jewish people.”Lappin presented awards

to exceptional teens for their leadership and Israel advo-cacy efforts: Elana Zabar of Swampscott, the 2017 Exceptional Teen Israel Advocacy Award; and Ally Kramer of Beverly and Mason Quintero of Marblehead, the 2017 Exceptional Teen Leadership Award.

“There was a lot to celebrate about 2017 Y2I,” said Lappin. It was the largest enrollment of rising juniors and seniors since Y2I’s first trip in 1971, and more than 50 percent of 2017 Y2I teens are from interfaith families.

“I am deeply grateful for the community’s support of Y2I, which has grown to be our com-munity’s most successful Jewish program for our teens,” added Lappin, adding that Y2I is the

answer to Jewish continuity. In addition to pre-trip Israel

educational programs for teens and parents and the two-week, fully subsidized teen trip to Israel, Y2I provides free, post-trip advanced Israel advocacy training for teens and a growing menu of social and volunteer opportunities.

Plans are underway for Y2I 2018. Y2I is open to Jewish teens who are sophomores or juniors in high school as of September 1, and who live in or who are members of a temple in the Lappin Foundation’s service area.

For more information about upcoming Y2I informational meetings, visit Y2I.org or contact Sharon Wyner at 978-565-4450 or email [email protected] Hanna, recipient of the 2017

Friend of Israel Award.

Robert Israel Lappin, president of the Lappin Foundation, presents Jeffrey Robbins with the 2017 Youth to Israel Award.

2017 Y2I alumni are all smiles at their recent reunion.

Welcome Home 2017 Y2I

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Looking AheadChef Susan Silbovitz will demonstrate how to make delicious potato knishes and promises a surprise or two. All foodies are welcome to attend the free event.

Although walk-ins can come, Susan would prefer registrations so she will know how to plan. 10 a.m. Temple Emmanuel, 120 Chestnut St., Wakefield. RSVP to 919-605-0523 or email [email protected].

Flying Horse outdoor sculpture exhibit reception with the artists 1 p.m. Eighth annual outdoor sculpture exhibit on the campus of Pingree School. Free and open to the public, seven days a week during daylight hours. Through November 5. Pingree School, 537 Highland St., So. Hamilton. 978-468-4415. pingree.org/sculpture-show.

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SEPTEMBER 8 TEMPLE SHALOM OF MEDFORD OPEN HOUSE Looking for a Jewish home for yourself or your family? Want a Jewish Education for your kids? Come check out Temple Shalom of Medford. 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Temple Shalom of Medford. Join us to meet our clergy and community. Get a tour of our space starting at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner and Kabalat Shabbat services. Email [email protected] with questions or to let us know you are coming. 475 Winthrop St., Medford.

FRIDAY FAMILY PRE-SHABBAT JAM SESSION! Sing and dance in a circle of family and friends with the Rabbi and his guitar. Welcome Shabbat with songs and traditional Oneg treats. Free and open to all. 5:30 p.m. Chabad Lubavitch of Peabody, 682 Lowell St., Peabody. Visit JewishPeabody.com to register.

TEMPLE EMANU-EL OPEN HOUSE Community invited to Family Shabbat with Service, Story, Songs and Dinner, starting at 5:30 p.m. followed by Special Oneg Shabbat Service at 6 p.m. 393 Atlantic Ave., Marblehead. 781-631-9300, emanu-el.org.

PJ LIBRARY SHABBAT SHALOM CIRCLE Children, ages 8 and younger, including babies, parents, grandparents and friends, are invited to welcome in Shabbat with Shabbat stories, songs, friendship, and a free dinner! Walk-ins welcome. 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., Jewish Foundation, Tanzer Room, 240 Lynnfield Street, Peabody. RSVPs requested to Phyllis Osher at 978-740-4404 or email [email protected].

POT LUCK DINNER Followed by Erev Shabbat Celebration. The Board of Directors of Temple Emmanuel of Wakefield wish all in the area a sweet new year as school and community events start up their many fall gatherings. 6:30 p.m. - 9 p.m. Temple Emmanuel, 120 Chestnut St., Wakefield. RSVP to 919-605-0523 or email [email protected].

SEPTEMBER 9TOT SHABBAT AT TEMPLE EMMANUEL with Rabbi Greg Hersh. It is a time to learn about Rosh Hashanah through music, stories, and refreshments. 10 – 11 a.m. 120 Chestnut St. Wakefield. 781-245-1886, [email protected].

SEPTEMBER 10KNISHES AND MORE! Chef Susan Silbovitz will demonstrate how to make delicious potato knishes and promises a surprise or two. All foodies are welcome to attend the free event. Although walk-ins can come, Susan would prefer registrations so she will know how to plan. 10 a.m. Temple Emmanuel, 120 Chestnut St., Wakefield. RSVP to 919-605-0523 or email [email protected]. Submit your events to:

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SEPTEMBER 10

OPENING RECEPTION FOR THREE WOMEN ARTISTS: A SHARED JOURNEY 1:30 p.m. at Abbot Public Library. Three atists, Deborah Ware, Ruth K. Rooks, and Pamela Penglase Baldwin will showcase their work at Abbot Library. Through Sept. 29th. Opening Reception which will follow a lecture by Anthony Amore on the famous theft of paintings at the Gardner Museum. 235 Pleasant St., Marblehead. abbotlibrary.org, 781-631-1481

MEET SUSAN HORWITZ, CO-DIRECTOR OF CAARI – Canadian and American Active Retirees in Israel. The CAARI program is a unique and special program that combines, touring, community service, a speakers’ program and the opportunity to meet and interact with many different Israelis. Susan was a long-time resident of Boston and worked at Boston Gas before moving to Israel. Susan will describe the CAARI program in detail, discuss Israel, and answer any questions. 10 a.m., Tifereth Israel, 93 Veterans Road. 617-846-1390, [email protected].

PJ LIBRARY NEW YEAR AT THE FARM Lappin Foundation and Congregation Ahavas Achim invite families with children, 8 and younger, to celebrate Rosh Hashanah from 10-11 a.m., at Cider Hill Farm, 45 Fern Ave., Amesbury. Stories, songs, apple and honey tasting, hayrides, apple picking and a sounding of the shofar. For more information or to RSVP, contact Phyllis Osher at 978-740-4404 or [email protected]. Walk-ins are welcome.

TEMPLE EMANU-EL RELIGIOUS SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE Community invited to Education Day with Q&A session and visiting classes. 393 Atlantic Ave., Marblehead. 781-631-9300, emanu-el.org.

FLYING HORSE OUTDOOR SCULPTURE EXHIBIT RECEPTION WITH THE ARTISTS 1 p.m. Eighth annual outdoor sculpture exhibit on the campus of Pingree School. Free and open to the public, seven days a week during daylight hours. Through November 5. Pingree School, 537 Highland St., So. Hamilton. 978-468-4415. pingree.org/sculpture-show.

SEPTEMBER 11SENIOR JAZZ AND LUNCH All seniors are welcome to enjoy a live performance by the Insight Band and share a delicious complimentary lunch at the JCCNS. 11 a.m. -12 p.m. RSVP to Sara Ewing at [email protected] or 781-476-9913.Jewish Community Center of the North Shore, 4 Community Rd., Marblehead.

SEPTEMBER 12ART SPIEGELMAN Center for Jewish Studies presents the Pulitzer Prize-winning artist and author of MAUS and In the Shadow of No Towers. The event is free, but tickets are required; limit four tickets per person. Free pick-up at the Harvard Box Office, Farkas Hall, 10 Holyoke St., Tickets will also be available at the door at 3 p.m., pending availability. 5 p.m. Sanders Theatre, Memorial Hall, 45 Quincy St., Cambridge. 617-496-2222. boxoffice.harvard.edu.

SEPTEMBER 13ROSH HODESH Women’s Spiritual Connections Group First Meeting. Contact [email protected] for details or to register. Congregation Shirat Hayam of the North Shore, 55 Atlantic Ave., Swampscott. 781.599.8005 Ext. 27

SEPTEMBER 14

LADIES CHALLAH BAKE Enjoy an evening of inspiration and unity and learn everything you KNEAD to know about challah. Make your own delicious challah to adorn your Rosh Hashanah tables. $20 per baker. 7 p.m. Chabad Lubavitch of Peabody, 682 Lowell St., Peabody. RSVP at JewishPeabody.com.

PRIVATE TOUR AT THE PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM Come tour the exhibit Oceanliners: Glamour, Speed, and Style, with curatorial scholar George Schwartz. 10-11:00 a.m. Private tour 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Explore the museum on your own, 12 p.m. Meet up with group at the museum café for lunch on your own. Cost: $20 includes museum admission and private tour. Reserve your spot at the Welcome Center, 781-631-8330. Limited to 20 spots. Peabody Essex Museum, 161 Essex St., Salem. pem.org.

SEPTEMBER 15-17

THE BOY ON THE BUREAU The Folklore Theatre Company presents re-launch of the national tour of Lon Blais’ The Boy on the Bureau, a one-man autobiographical “stage documentary” about his uneasy and unorthodox escape from his family’s dysfunction. Blais was born in Salem and grew up in Danvers. This will be his 3rd performance in Gloucester. 7 p.m. on Sept. 15th and 16th; 2 p.m. on Sept. 17th. $20 special event ticket.169 Main Street, below Floating Lotus, Gloucester. 978-704-1269. FolkloreTheatre.Company/boxoffice.

SEPTEMBER 15YOUNG FAMILIES SHABBAT Join young families of Temple Sinai for service, PJ Library Story, Songs, Dinner & Dessert. Free event and open to the community. 5 - 6:30 p.m.,Jewish Community Center of the North Shore, 4 Community Rd., Marblehead. RSVP requested to Susan Weiner 781-631-2763 or email [email protected].

SEPTEMBER 16SONGS OF THE STEPPES & THE SHTETL WITH POLINA SKOVORODA-SHEPHERD Come and enjoy an evening of old and new songs in Yiddish and Russian. 8 p.m. $20. Advance purchase at brownpapertickets.com/event/3073556; any remaining tickets will be available at the door (cash only). Third Life Studio, 33 Union Square, Somerville.

SPECIAL FAMILY SHABBAT MUSICAL FUN with Mr. Philip during Synaplex. For kids ages 0 – 5 with an adult. Erev S’lichot: Holy Happy Hour S’lichot.

8:00 pm dessert. 8:30 pm musical Erev S’lichot service with special guests. Free. Congregation Shirat Hayam of the North Shore, 55 Atlantic Ave., Swampscott. 781.599.8005 Ext. 27

SEPTEMBER 17

TEEN ISRAEL ADVOCACY Exciting Israel advocacy classes for teens in grades 11 and 12. Participation in any teen trip to Israel is a prerequisite. Teens will learn how to support Israel through effective advocacy by gaining education and developing communication skills. A light dinner will be provided. For more information or to register, contact Sharon Wyner [email protected] or call 978-565-4450. 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Jewish Community Center of the North Shore, 4 Community Rd., Marblehead.

PJ LIBRARY ROSH HASHANAH IS BUZZING IN Lappin Foundation and Temple B’nai Abraham invite families with children 8 and younger to meet our local bee keeper, help harvest honey, make Rosh Hashanah cards for residents in senior homes and enjoy holiday songs, stories and snacks. Free. 3 p.m. – 4 p.m. RSVPs requested to Phyllis Osher at 978-740-4404 or email [email protected]. Walk-ins are welcome. Temple B’Nai Abraham, 200 Lothrop Street, Beverly.

PARENT PLAYGROUP Join local parents while the little ones play. Recommended for children ages 3 months – 3 years. Third Sunday of each month at the JCCNS, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Jewish Community Center of the North Shore, 4 Community Rd., Marblehead. 781-631-8330, jccns.org.

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SEPTEMBER 17COMMUNITY MEMORIAL SERVICE at Maple Hill Cemetery. All are welcome, regardless of having loved-ones interned at Maple Hill. 11 a.m. Sabino Farm Rd., Peabody. 978-531-0606.

SEPTEMBER 18BECKY’S BOOK CLUB, named after a beloved congregant of blessed memory, Becky Shepard, meets monthly to share and explore works of literature and non-fiction. 7:30 p.m. Congregation Shirat Hayam, 55 Atlantic Ave., Swampscott. 781-599-8005.

SEPTEMBER 24

2018 Y2I INFORMATIONAL MEETING The Robert I. Lappin Youth to Israel Adventure, Y2I, is a life-changing Israel experience for Jewish teens, who are sophomores or juniors in high school and who live in or are a member of a synagogue/temple in any of the 23 cities or towns of the Foundation’s service area. Teens and parents are invited to attend an informational meeting to learn more about the exciting 2018 Youth to Israel Adventure (Y2I). 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. Temple Sinai, 1 Community Road, Marblehead.

MONDAYS ZUMBA FOR ADULTS 6:15-7:15 p.m. Temple Ner Tamid, 368 Lowell St., Peabody. 978-532-1293. [email protected]. NO CLASS ON AUGUST 28, RESUMES SEPTEMBER 4.

TUESDAYSISRAELI DANCING No partner needed, all levels welcome. Free. 8-9:15 p.m. Temple Ner Tamid, 368 Lowell St., Peabody. $2 donation. 978-532-1293. [email protected] PARENT SUPPORT GROUP Mothers and/or fathers can give and receive support, and ask questions. Open to all faiths, races, and sexual orientation. Registration is not required and is free to attend. 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Free. JCCNS, 4 Community Rd., Marblehead. jccns.org.

PAPERBACK JUKEBOX (at Abbot Library) Join Temple Emanu-El for a musical story hour designed especially for children 5 and under and their families. 10:15-11 a.m. Abbot Public Library, 235 Pleasant Street, Marblehead. emanu-el.org.

WEDNESDAYSKNITTING KNIGHTS Join the JCCNS for casual evenings of knitting and chat. Every first Wednesday of the month. Open to all ages. Free. 7:30-9 p.m. RSVP [email protected]. JCCNS, 4 Community Road, Marblehead. jccns.org.

THURSDAYSLEARN TO LEAD WITH TOASTMASTERS Learn public speaking and leadership skills at Toastmasters at the JCCNS every first and third Thursday each month. 7-8 p.m. You will find a supportive, learn-by-doing environment that allows you to achieve your goals at your own pace. For more info, contact Sara Ewing at [email protected] or 781-476-9913. JCCNS, 4 Community Rd., Marblehead. jccns.org.ADULT TORAH STUDIES With Rabbi Steven Lewis. 11 a.m. Temple Ahavat Achim, 86 Middle St., Gloucester. taagloucester.org.PJ LIBRARY WIGGLES AND GIGGLES Jewish children ages 2½-5 and parents/caregivers are invited to a high-energy music and movement program with Jewish-themed. games and activities. Free and will meet on Thursdays, August 10, 17 and 24 from 10-11 a.m. at Cohen Hillel Academy, 6 Community Rd., Marblehead. To register or for more information, contact Phyllis Osher at 978-740-4404 or [email protected]. Walk-ins welcome.

FRIDAYS SENIOR LUNCH AND LEARN Seniors are invited to participate in a class or enjoy a guest speaker on the third Friday of each month and stay to socialize over lunch! 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Register in advance by calling 781-631-8330. JCCNS, 4 Community Rd., Marblehead. jccns.org.

SATURDAYS TORAH STUDY Temple Emanu-El invites everybody to lay-led Torah Study. The first Shabbat of every month is led by Rabbi Meyer. 9-10 a.m. Temple Emanu-El, 393 Atlantic Ave., Marblehead. 781-631-9300. emanu-el.org.

SUNDAYSSUNDAES ON SUNDAYS! Sunday nights after minyan (starts at 7:30 p.m.), enjoy an ice cream sundae. September 3. Temple Ner Tamid, Temple Ner Tamid, 368 Lowell St., Peabody. 978-532-1293. [email protected].

Family Service led by Deborah Schutzman10:00am-noon with shofar blowing, followed by apples and honey and Kiddush

Nature Walk Celebrating Creationled by Rabbi Alison Adler and Cory Grant3:30pm* Sally Milligan Park, entrance by 116 Cross Lane, Beverly

Tashlich (ritual tossing of crumbs into the water representing letting go of unwanted “stuff” from the past year)5:00pm* at Dane Street Beach on Lothrop Street

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Jonah and the Whale Interactive Storytime6:30pm followed by last shofar blast and break-the-fast at 7:08pm

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LET’S DANCE BOSTON is a free, five-day dance and live music extravaganza, taking place at Dewey Square Park on The Greenway. Each event features a different style of dance along with a live band preceded by expert dance instructors. Each session begins with a 45-minute free dance lesson taught by professional teachers in the dance style of the evening. A live band performs a 90-minute set after the dance lesson, to accompany the dancing and continue the party.

SEPT. 17TH – YIDDISH FOLK DANCE WITH ALICIA SVIGALS’ KLEZMER FIDDLE EXPRESS Let’s Dance Boston concludes with an afternoon of Klezmer, offered in association with the Jewish Arts Collaborative. The day features the sounds of Alicia Svigals’ Klezmer Fiddle Express, led by composer/violinist/vocalist Alicia Svigals, the world’s leading klezmer fiddler and a founder of the Grammy-winning Klezmatics. The afternoon begins with instruction from Steve Weintraub, an internationally-known teacher of traditional Yiddish Dance who trained with Alvin Ailey and Erick Hawkins. Known as the “Pied Piper of Yiddish Dance”, Weintraub has led workshops around the world, performing in places such as Krakow, Paris and Weimar. All instructions and open dance sessions are free and open to the public. To learn more, visit celebrityseries.org/letsdanceboston

CHABAD LUBAVITCH OF MERRIMACK VALLEY, 310 North Main St., Andover. Rabbi Asher Bronstein. Friday night, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Chabad of North Andover branch, Rabbi Zalman Borenstein. Visit chabadmv.com.

CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL OF ANDOVER has relocated and can be found at CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL OF THE MERRIMACK VALLEY, 2 Riverwalk, 360 Merrimack St., Bldg. 5, Entry F, Third Floor, Lawrence. Rabbi Howard Mandell. Friday night services, musical Shabbat with dinner twice a month. 978-474-0540. Email [email protected]. Visit bethisraelmv.org.

TEMPLE EMANUEL ANDOVER, 7 Haggetts Pond Road, Andover. Rabbi Robert Goldstein; Cantor Idan Irelander. Friday 7 p.m., Saturday minyan at 9 a.m. Visit templeemanuel.net.

TEMPLE B’NAI ABRAHAM, 200 East Lothrop St., Beverly. Rabbi Alison Adler. Friday, 7 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. Visit tbabeverly.org.

TEMPLE SHALOM EMETH, 16 Lexington St., Burlington. Rabbi Susan Abramson. Shabbat services Friday, 7:45 p.m.; Saturday morning monthly, 10:30 a.m. 781-272-2351. Visit Shalom-emeth.org.

CONGREGATION AGUDAS SHOLOM, 145 Walnut St., Chelsea. Rabbi Lila Kagedan. Services occasionally. Visit Facebook.com/walnutstreetsynagogue.

CONGREGATION SHALOM, 87 Richardson Rd., Chelmsford. Rabbi Shoshana Perry. Friday night services at 6, 7, or 8 p.m. (time determined by variant for that week), Friday Tot Shabbats at 6:15 p.m. once a month. Visit congregationshalom.org

TEMPLE EMMANUEL CHELSEA, 60 Tudor St., Chelsea. Rabbi/Cantor Oksana Chapman. Friday night, twice a month, first and third Fridays. 617-889-1736.

TEMPLE AHAVAT ACHIM, 86 Middle St., Gloucester. Rabbi Steven Lewis; no cantor. Friday night services, first Friday of every month; every Saturday at 9 a.m. 978-281-0739. Visit Taagloucester.org.

TEMPLE EMANU-EL HAVERHILL, 514 Main St., Haverhill. Rabbi Ilene Bogosian; Cantor Vera Broekhuysen. Services every Saturday morning at 9:30 a.m.; special Friday night services at 7 p.m. Visit TempleEmanu-el.org.

TEMPLE EMANUEL OF MERRIMACK VALLEY, 101 West Forest St., Lowell. Rabbi Robin Sparr. Friday night services September-June, at 7:30 p.m. Visit temv.org.

MONTEFIORE SYNAGOGUE, 460 Westford St., Lowell. No rabbi or cantor; lay leader only. Friday night services at sundown, held at the Synagogue Shteibel; Saturday morning at 9:15 at the shul. Visit montefiore.torah.org.

CONGREGATION AHABAT SHOLOM, Lynn, 151 Ocean St., Lynn. Currently Rabbi Yossi Lipsker, CHABAD OF THE NORTH SHORE. All services at Chabad of the North Shore, 44 Burrill St., Swampscott.

CONGREGATION AGUDAS ACHIM-EZRATH ISRAEL, 245 Bryant St., Malden. Rabbi David Kudan; Cantor Wayne Freedman. Saturday services at 9:30 a.m. followed by Kiddush. Visit aa-ei.org.

TEMPLE EMANU-EL, 393 Atlantic Ave., Marblehead. Rabbi David Meyer; music specialist Jon Nelson. Friday night services 6 p.m. Visit emanu-el.org.

TEMPLE SINAI, 1 Community Rd., Marblehead. Rabbi David Cohen-Henriquez; Cantor David Aronson. Friday night at 6 p.m. Visit templesinaiweb.org.

TEMPLE SHALOM OF MEDFORD, William and Charlotte Bloomberg

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CONGREGATION TIFERETH ISRAEL, 8 Pierpont St., Peabody. No rabbi or cantor; services led by shul president Elliot Hershoff and soloist Joanne Pressman. Friday services once a month. 978-531-8135. Visit ctipeabody.org.

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By Myrna Fearer

The weather was chang-ing, fall was in the air, and preparations for

Rosh Hashanah were begin-ning in Jewish households everywhere, but especially in my world of Mattapan.

A lot of effort went into getting ready for the High Holidays. Our six-room apartment on the third floor of our triple decker on Leston Street was undergoing a fall cleaning as thorough as before Passover.

My mother took on this monumen-tal makeover personally. Every piece of furniture, every shelf, every glass, every dish, and every window had to sparkle. My job was to help dust and polish fur-niture and to wipe each ivory piano key on my mother’s old upright with a clean cloth dipped in milk, guaranteed to keep the keys from discoloring. They never did.

In the living room, my father would cut the heavy string from the moth-proof wrapper around our rolled-up, all wool Oriental style rug. Its deep maroon pile made the living room holiday spe-cial. In addition, we had to navigate the hall carefully to avoid the wooden dryer racks with built-in pins where the lacy curtains were stretched to dry.

Rosh Hashanah also meant new clothes for my older brother and me and also new shoes. Shoe shopping was the best part, walking down Blue Hill Avenue to Murray’s Shoe Store, where I got to see my wiggling toes through the “Shoe-Fitting Fluoroscope.” Who knew its X-ray ability would be considered too dangerous and the machine was eventu-ally discontinued?

Most of my mother’s shopping was

conveniently done in our local stores while I was in school. There was Maxie’s fish store, where the burly owner, wear-ing a big black rubber apron, filleted the fish in front of the customer. There was Whitman’s delicatessen, two kosher meat markets near each other, and also Gorky’s Tailor Shop. Morton’s Bakery

was just around the corner. My brother was recently reminiscing

that as an 8-year old, he worked at the bakery part time for 50 cents a week and all the half moons he could eat. Not like black and white cookies, these had a cake-like base with vanilla buttercream frosting on one half and rich chocolate frosting on the other. After the first week, he could never look at a half moon again.

Sometimes, my mother and I would walk down Blue Hill Avenue Saturday

night after Shabbos ended. The Jewish stores that had been closed during the day were open for business. It was another world, where Yiddish was the language spoken. I had no idea what they were saying unless it was “shayna punim” addressed to me. Since I was a skinny little kid, I believe they were hop-ing to make a bigger sale.

Looking back, I marvel at how much my mother did to get ready for the High Holidays. When we got home from school, chicken was cooking in the soup and gribenes (rendered chicken fat, onion, and chicken skin cracklings) sat in a pot on the stove waiting for pieces of round holiday challah to be dipped in. Still warm from the oven might have been brownies and strudel, but there was also a bakery honey cake.

The dining room table was set with a sparkling white tablecloth and the best dishes. The candles were waiting in their

candlesticks devoid of melted wax, ready for my mother to light them with her head covered, praying silently for her family and a peaceful world.

After services and lunch the next day, teenagers walked down to Franklin Field where Jewish kids sat on the stone wall, the boys trying to hide the knotted hand-kerchiefs they planned to use to snap against the ankles of the girls walking by. It was a weird rite of passage.

Yom Kippur was almost a repeat of Rosh Hashanah with a few differences. The day before the holiday, my mother had us “shlug kapores,” thankfully not with a live chicken but with money in multiples of 18 for chai. We would take our fistful of change and circle our head three times while saying, “This is my exchange, this is my redemption, this money is going to charity so that I may enter on a good, long, and peaceful life.” The money, of course, went into the ubiquitous JNF blue pushke, the charity box.

We all had a “shabbos goy,” our accom-modating mailman who was called into every apartment to turn our lights on and off during Yom Kippur. The poor guy went up and down all the apartments in all the three-decker houses and never complained.

Yom Kippur would find my mother in shul all day, drained from the Yizkor service followed by the annual dona-tions where those with big bucks had a chance to show off their generosity or be talked about because they didn’t give enough. Some of us took a break only to return a few hours later so as not to miss the shofar blowing finale and a chance to wish everyone a very happy and healthy New Year.

Myrna Fearer writes from Danvers.

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By Nechemia Schusterman

Do you remember when you were dating? I remember meeting my

wife-to-be, at a “secret” location, the Mercedes dealership near the highway in Morristown, NJ, lest her community of friends, see that she was dating. This is the chassidic way ... these things were kept under wraps until you were sure you wanted to marry.

I was ever the gentleman. I opened the door for my bride-to-be. I covered the tab at the restaurant. I sent flowers on random occasions, and I never forgot her birthday or any other sinful thing like that. I basically cherished her for all she was to me at that time, and for all I hoped she’d ever be.

It is such a heady time of life. Every glance, comment, or random act of expression of romance, was so totally loaded with hopes for a lifetime of hap-piness and joy.

Following the dating period is the marriage and the wed-ding celebration with the pri-vacy and intimacy that follows, the honeymoon, and then there is the regular life. That is usu-ally when the real work begins. When it isn’t just the easy fun and games, but when the deep-est love is forced out into the open, you need to be as selfless as possible.

These days, in the Facebook world particularly, people not only celebrate their anniversa-ries, but also the anniversary of their first date. On the surface, it seems silly and just another

excuse to go out to dinner and help support the Hallmark card industry.

However, with a bit of per-spective, one could make a case that this concept is deeply root-ed in Judaism.

* * *According to Kabbalah, this

dating and marriage process is a parable for the season we have just entered.

The holy preparatory month of Elul is the courting period, where we date G-d. He decides if he wants us and we decide if we want him.

On Rosh Hashanah is the proposal. G-d doesn’t say yes until Rosh Hashanah morning. (It is a frightful night. The mys-tics couldn’t sleep as they knew what hung in the balance.) Rosh Hashanah day, G-d agrees to get married. A date is set for a week later – Yom Kippur.

On Yom Kippur, we marry; the bride and groom, (Jew and G-d) can finally spend time in seclusion (both in the yichud room and following the ceremo-ny and party). We join in an inti-mate spiritual embrace when we abstain from food or other human necessities. We are, for but 24 hours, G-d-like, and com-pletely one with G-d.

On Sukkot, we celebrate. It’s a party that lasts for 7 days, like the Sheva Brachos, with a final hurrah, represented by Simchas Torah.

Then real life begins.Now, reflecting on the above

drama that makes up our mar-riage, which part of the process

is most important? The answer, of course, is every step is criti-cal. However, the one that starts the process and sets the stage for this journey of a lifetime is when you start to date. If you don’t get that right, everything else either doesn’t happen, or is much more difficult to per-fect. It’s like getting on a roller coaster after it has already left the station.

This is the gift of Elul. Hashem says, I am out in the field. I am available to you without all the rigid protocol normally associ-ated with meeting me. Hit me up!

Hashem is offering us an annual chance to renew our vows, but not just of the mar-riage but of the very first date and the dating process. Let’s grab that opportunity, let’s seize the moment, and get it right, if we got it wrong before, or do it even better if we did do it right the first time. Your marriage will benefit, and your relationship will thrive because of it.

Similarly, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, Sukkot and Simchat Torah will come and go. However, Elul will strongly impact how the rest of the ride goes.

Hop on board, keep your hand and legs inside the vehicle at all times. Hold onto your per-sonal belongings, and enjoy your ride, here at G-d’s Kingdom.

Rabbi Nechemia Schusterman is the spiritual leader of Chabad of Peabody, a branch of Chabad of the North Shore.

Elul, and dating G-d Rosh Hashanah recipeROAST TURKEY

Roast turkey is a popular dish when entertaining a large group for a special dinner. Roasting time is 25 minutes per pound for a stuffed turkey, or 20 minutes per pound for an unstuffed turkey.

1 12-pound turkey3 cloves garlic, minced, or 1-1½ teaspoons garlic powdersalt to taste½ teaspoon pepper1 teaspoon paprika½ teaspoon cinnamonoil, for brushing turkey2 cups waterglaze, optional½ cup orange marmalade4 tablespoons lemon juice1 tablespoon tamari sauce

Garnish orange slicesgrapes or kumquats

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with oil. Roast turkey, breast side up, uncovered in a preheated 325º oven for 1½ hours. Combine ingredients for glaze and brush over turkey. Add 2 cups of water to pan (with part orange juice, if desired.) Roast for an additional 2½-3 hours, basting 3-4 times.

When the drumstick pulls away easily from body, turkey is done. If turkey becomes too brown, cover with a tent of aluminum foil during last ½ hours.

Remove turkey from oven and let stand for 20 minutes before slicing.

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Courtesy of ‘The Complete Yom Tov Cookbook. Winning Recipes for Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur & Sukkos by Sara Finkel Targum Press, Inc.

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By David Cohen-Henriquez

In this week’s Torah portion, Ki Tavo, the Israelites were instructed about the com-

mandment of the ceremony of the Bikkurim, the First Fruits. The Bikkurim served as an opportunity for an owner to reaffirm his or her thanks and appreciation for having been brought to the Promised Land and for living in connection with the people of Israel.

The Jewish farmers, upon bringing their First Fruits, recited a passage relating their ancestors’ journey to and from Egypt :

“When you have entered the land the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance and have taken possession of it and settled in it, take some of the first-fruits of all that you produce from the soil of the land the Lord your God is giving you and put them in a basket. Then go to the place the Lord your God will choose as a dwelling for his Name and say to the priest in office at the time, “I declare today to the Lord your God that I have come to the land the Lord swore to our ancestors to give us. My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down into Egypt with a few people and lived there and became a great, powerful and populous nation. The Egyptians mistreated us and made us suffer, subjecting us to harsh labour. Then we cried out to the Lord, the God of our ances-tors, and the Lord heard our voice and saw our suffering, our harsh labour and our distress. The Lord then brought us out of Egypt with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, with great fearsomeness and with signs and wonders. He brought us to this place and gave us this land flowing with milk and honey. I am now bringing the first-fruits of the soil that you, Lord, have given me.” (Deut. 26:5-10)

Rabbi Jonathan Sacks notices this text is not about nature, it is about history. This unnamed distant ancestor, a “wandering Aramean,” is the story of our ancestors. It is a narrative that tells me why I am here, and why the people I am part of is what it is and where it is. He argues there was nothing remotely like this in the ancient world, and there is nothing quite like it today.

The Land of Israel is the cul-mination of a long and harsh journey. The recitation of this passage, in addition to acknowl-edging Jewish historical con-tinuity, reflected the spiritual journey from self-reliance to reliance on God.

It is interesting to notice this commandment of the Bikkurim was not applied immedi-ately upon entering the land. According to the book of Joshua the conquest of the land of Israel took 14 years. Until the whole land had been settled and every-body had their piece of land nobody was obligated to bring their first fruits to the Temple. The ritual of the Bikkurim mani-fests our thankfulness for God’s grace and bounty, and if there was even one person who did not have his allotted parcel of

land, the nation as a whole could not celebrate and enjoy fully.

Throughout the book of Devarim (Deuteronomy) Moses warns the Israelites never to for-get the past. To disconnect from the chain of the generations that preceded us leads to iden-tity loss and our sense of direc-tion gets misguided, leading us astray from the path inteded for us. And not only are we com-manded to remember, we are also commanded to pass that collective memory on to our children, to repeat our history, from generation to generation.

Rav Soloveitchik writes, “The Jew who believes in Knesset Israel (the Jewish People) is the Jew who lives as part of it wher-ever it is and is willing to give his life for it, feels its pain, rejoices with it, fights in its wars, groans at its defeats and celebrates its victories. The Jew who believes in Knesset Israel is a Jew who binds himself with inseverable bonds not only to the People of Israel of his own genera-tion, but to the community of Israel throughout the ages. How so? Through the Torah, which embodies the spirit and the des-tiny of Israel from generation to generation unto eternity.”

To be a Jew is to be aware of the source of all our material blessings. To enjoy as a Jew is first to be sure all our broth-ers and sisters are having their basic necessities covered. To connect as a Jew is to nurture our bonds to our national and spiritual homeland and to build relationship with fellow Jews everywhere. To live as a Jew is to remember our past, engage our present through the guidance of the Torah and reaffirm our collective destiny as a nation to heal the difficulties of human-ity and Creation and to make a place for the Divine Presence to dwell amongst us.

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Leonard Mulsman, of Peabody, entered into rest on August 30, 2017, at the age of 86. Leonard was the beloved hus-band of the late Jane (Kaminsky) Mulsman and they were mar-ried for 54 years. He was the dear son of the late Jacob and Lillian (Weiner) Mulsman.

Born on August 24, 1931, Leonard was a civilian contract negotiator at Hanscom Air Force Base in Lexington for many years until his retirement. He served in the Air Force during the Korean Conflict. Leonard was the devoted father of Randy Singer and her husband David Singer of Framingham, and Jonathan Mulsman and his wife Laurie of Salem. He was the lov-ing brother of the late Aimee Efron, and the cherished grand-father of Noah and Daniel Singer and Rachel and Joel Mulsman.

Funeral services were held on September 1 at Brooksby Village Chapel, Peabody. Burial fol-lowed in Maple Hill Cemetery, Peabody. Expressions of sympa-thy may be made to Temple Ner Tamid, 368 Lowell St., Peabody, MA 01960, or to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements were entrusted to Stanetsky-Hymanson Memorial Chapel, Salem (stanetskyhymanson-salem.com)

ADLER, Samuel, 99 – late of Peabody, formerly of Swampscott and Delray Beach, Fla. Died on August 22, 2017. Husband of Henny (Flaumenhaft) Adler of Peabody. Son of the late Anchel and Sara (Borgen) Adler. Father of Dr. Joseph Adler of Garnerville, N.Y., Sandra (Robert) Terrace of Westford and Boynton Beach, Fla., and Rosalie (Todd) Miller of Swampscott. Grandfather of Rachel Cockerline, Deborah Wood, Sara Adler, Jeffrey Terrace, Emily Adler, Melanie Miller, Sundi Adler and Rebecca Miller. Great-grandfather of six. (Stanetsky-Hymanson)

AGHASSI, Barbara (Tenovsky), 82 – late of Stoneham. Died on September 1, 2017. Wife of Jacob Aghassi. Mother of Karen and her late husband Scott Lackey, Marjorie Aghassi and her husband Kenneth Didonato, and Bennet and his wife Nancy Aghassi. Grandmother of Michelle Warren, Amy Jozan and Jacob Aghassi. Great-grandmother of Parker and Finn Rhoads. Sister of Cynthia Lutch and the late Phyllis Barruw. (Goldman)

DERMER, Geraldine, 98 – formerly of Peabody. Died on August 23, 2017. Wife of the late Irving Dermer. Dear friend of the late Morris Lovins. Daughter of the late Alex and Anna (Sosna) Bosman. Mother of Lois A. (Ivan) Kipnis

of Massapequa, N.Y., and the late Rona E. Dermer. Sister of the late Florence Lofchie and the late Lillian Goldstein. Grandmother of Adena F. (Mike) Fitzgerald and Todd A. (Becky) Kipnis. Great-grandmother of Tyler and Emily Kipnis and Alexis and Matthew Fitzgerald. (Stanetsky-Hymanson)

GOREWITZ, Stephen A., 68 – late of Phoenix, Ariz., formerly of Peabody and Dorchester. Died on August 24, 2017. Husband of Roberta “Bobbie” (Baker) Gorewitz. Father of Alyson and her husband Pedro Sanches, and Geoffrey and his wife Karen Gorewitz. Grandfather of Dale Cushman, Angel Gorewitz, Alexander Sanches and Lucas Sanches. Brother of the late Louis Gorewitz. (Goldman)

SUCKNEY, Pearl (Swartz), 103 – late of Malden. Died on August 22, 2017. Wife of the late Samuel Suckney. Mother of Leslie and his wife Rayna Suckney, and Nancy and her husband Barry Sneider. Grandmother of Jodi Suckney, Debra and Andrew Feldman, David Sneider and Kimberly Pelletz. Great-grandmother of Jonathan Sneider, Savannah Pelletz, Evan Feldman, Landon Pelletz and Emily Feldman. Sister of the late Saul Fierer, Lillian Kramer and Anne Mirochnick. (Goldman)

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Aimee E. Bunin, 65, of Beverly, entered into eternal rest on August 22, 2017, unexpectedly at her late residence.

Ms. Bunin was a licensed social worker; she worked as a therapist in private practice in Beverly. She was also an active member of Congregation Shirat Hayam in Swampscott.

Aimee is survived by her daughter Sylvianne Kaufman, her son Eli Kaufman, and her sister Diane Powell. She was also the sister of the late Nina Bunin.

Services were held at Congregation Shirat Hayam, Swampscott, on August 29. Interment followed at the Shirat Hayam (Temple Israel section) Cemetery, Peabody. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympa-thy may be made to the Nina

M. Bunin Scholarship Fund c/o Evanston Art Center, 1717 Central St., Evanston, IL 60201 (evan-stonartcenter.org/nina-m-bunin-scholarship-fund). For online condolences, visit goldmanfc.com. Arrangements were han-dled by Goldman Funeral Chapel, Malden (gold manfc.com).

Aimee E. Bunin, 65, of Beverly

Judith Iris Rothenberg, of Rumson, N.J., and Clearwater, Fla., died on August 23, 2017.

She was born on September 17, 1935 in Newark, N.J., the elder daughter of Virginia and David Goldstein. Judie grew up in Maplewood, N.J. She gradu-ated from Highland Manor High School in Long Branch, N.J., and Boston University with a B.A. in Education.

She dedicated her time to her family and causes she loved. Most notably, Judith was a board member of Monmouth University Library, the Henry Pollak Auxiliary of Monmouth Medical Center, Monmouth Symphony League, and a former board member of the SPCA of Monmouth County. She also sup-ported the Monmouth County Opera Guild, the Monmouth Conservation Foundation, Planned Parenthood, and 180

Turning Lives Around.Judith married her beloved

Dr. Eugene David Rothenberg on November 21, 1959, in Germany. At the time she was a teacher at the American School, but they had met at Boston University. Judith was predeceased less than four weeks by her hus-band of 57 years. She is survived by her daughters, Jill Adler of Marblehead, and Ava Lawrence of Palm Harbor, Fla.; her sister Robin Rabin of Springfield, N.J.; and her grandchildren Virginia and Jack.

The funeral service was held at Congregation B’nai Israel, Rumson, on August 28. Interment followed at B’nai Israel Cemetery, Tinton Falls, N.J. In lieu of flow-ers, please send donations to the SPCA of Monmouth County. Arrangements were handled by Bloomfield-Cooper Jewish Chapels, Ocean Township, N.J.

Judith Iris Rothenberg, 81, of Rumson, N.J., and Clearwater, Fla.

Mrs. Lillian (Kantrovitz) Goldin, 101, of Swampscott, died on August 30, 2017, at Continuing Care at Brooksby Village, Peabody.

Born in Boston, Lillian was the daughter of the late Nathan and Etta (Zacuto) Kantrovitz. She was the beloved wife of the late Hyman Goldin, with whom she shared 73 years of marriage. She was the devot-ed mother of Stephen and his wife Ulla Danielsson-Goldin of Stockholm, Sweden, Jonathan Goldin and his daughter Gabriella Goldin of Amherst, Nan Goldin of Berlin and New York, and the late Barbara Goldin. Lillian was the cher-ished grandmother of Simon, and the great-grandmother of Leeh. She was the loving sis-ter of the late Sue Koritz of North Carolina, the late George Buckler of Pittsburgh, Penn., and the late Israel and Gabe Kantrovitz and the late Ben Buckler.

Funeral services were held on August 25 in the Braeburn

Gardens Room at Brooksby Village, Peabody. Burial fol-lowed in Sharon Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Lillian’s memory may be made to Barbara Holly Goldin Scholarship Fund created by Hyman and Lillian Goldin at Kaufman Music Center, 129 W. 67th St., New York NY 10023. Arrangements were entrust-ed to Stanetsky-Hymanson Memorial Chapel, Salem. For further information and to reg-ister in the online guestbook, visit stanetskyhymansonsalem.com.

Lillian (Kantrovitz) Goldin, 101, of Swampscott Leonard Mulsman, 86, of Peabody

Ruth L. Roman, 96, entered into rest on September 4, 2017, at her residence in Lynn.

Ruth was born in Lynn on December 1, 1920, the daughter of the late Joseph and Gertrude Roman. She was the loving wife of Maynard Roman, with whom she was inseparable for their 58 years of marriage, until his death in 2009.

Ruth grew up in Lynn, and worked at MIT as a glassblow-er during WWII, often com-muting to work with Charlotte Stayman. After starting a family, she worked at Jordan Marsh and later Macy’s in Peabody.

Left to cherish Ruth’s memory is her daughter, Linda Roman of

Middleton, and numerous niec-es and nephews. Ruth was also the cherished sister of the late Esther Fishman, David Roman and Maurice Roman.

A graveside service was held at Pride of Lynn Cemetery, Lakeshore Road, Lynn on September 6. Donations in Ruth’s name may be made to

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Arlene (Wyman) Kahan, 80, of Peabody, died tragically by accident while travelling on August 24, 2017.

Born and raised in Malden, she was a Peabody resident since 1963. In 1987, she became the cofounder of Regal Fabrics in Middleton, along with her husband Herbert. She worked tirelessly for the past 30 years and was a key figure in the com-pany’s growth and success.

Family was the most impor-tant part of Arlene’s life. She loved her grandchildren and never missed a game, school event or dance recital.

She was the devoted wife of 61 years to Herbert Kahan. She was the beloved mother of Steven

and his wife Robin Kahan, and Ronda Kahan and her husband Neil Wilson. Arlene was the cherished grandmother of Scott and his wife Stephanie Kahan, Andy Kahan, and Hannah, Liane and Sarina Wilson. She was the sister of Lorraine Bass and the late Cynthia Goldman.

Services were held at Temple Emanuel, Andover, on August 31. Expressions of sympathy may be donated to Arlene’s favorite charity: Alzheimer’s Association, 480 Pleasant St., Watertown, MA. 02472. Arrangements were handled by Goldman Funeral Chapel, Malden. Online condolences may be made through gold-manfc.com.

Arlene (Wyman) Kahan, 80, of Peabody Ruth L. Roman, 96, of Lynn

Charles (“Chuck”) Shapiro, age 86, late of Queens, N.Y., formerly of Lynn. Died on September 2, 2017.

Mr. Shapiro was a menswear manufacturer and wholesaler who lived most of his adult life in Queens, N.Y. He is survived by his wife Claire Linzer Shapiro, his children Andrea Shapiro Davis (David) and Steven Rand, his sister Deanna Shapiro Golick (Richard), his grandchildren Joshua, Jeremy, Rebecca and Michael, his great-grandchil-dren Sophia and Joshua Jr., and many nieces and nephews.

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the state, the opioid epidemic continues to rage. Last year, 2,107 Massachusetts residents died of overdoses, and during the first six months of 2017, the state’s Department of Public Health reported 978 overdose deaths.

The Jewish community has hardly been exempt to the opi-oid crisis, and in every city and town, there are families that have experienced heartbreak.

“Culturally, we are extremely private about issues of addic-tion. There’s a sense of shame and there’s a real, almost irra-tional, clinging to the notion that we can deal with this or that we can figure it out. I think local Jews who come to me need to be prodded to get profes-sional help,” said Rabbi Yossi Lipsker, who directs Chabad of the North Shore in Swampscott. In recent years, Lipsker has met with an increasing amount of

people addicted to opiates. Lipsker advises that parents

seek professional help imme-diately for their children. “The most difficult thing I find for parents is that they feel rach-monis, or sympathy, and they feel like their child is going to hurt themselves G-d forbid, and so they are inclined to over-protect in the name of fear and pity, when the right thing to do by the child often almost never feels good. But it’s right and it could change a kid’s life. There needs to be tough love and zero tolerance,” he said.

Ariele Goldman is now 28 and hopes to become a psy-chotherapist who specializes in drug counseling. Even as a child, Ariele realized that some-thing didn’t feel right. “I had a really good childhood, all the cards were in line for me to be very successful. Everything was good externally, but things weren’t good internally. I was uncomfortable in my own skin,

I didn’t feel like I belonged or fit in anywhere. I had low self-esteem. And when you’re uncomfortable you look for out-side things that make you feel whole,” she said.

When she was 14, she tried alcohol and marijuana and at the time she believed she felt like she fit in with her classmates at Swampscott High School. She also tried psych medications, but eventually realized that no drug worked. “Nothing fixed the void in my soul. I was still depressed, still uncomfortable in my own skin, and I still didn’t feel like I fit in anywhere. I felt like a lost soul,” she said.

At 19, she took a Percocet and thought it made her feel better. “I took them every day for the next four years and my life slow-ly got worse and worse. When it got too expensive I switched over to heroin,” said Ariele.

“I didn’t know I had a prob-lem until I knew I had a prob-lem. One day my mom found my syringes and that was my spiritual awakening. I told her the truth, I told her I had been using heroin and that I needed help.”

In 2013, after detoxing sev-eral times in different treatment centers, she kicked heroin. But a new boyfriend brought different drugs, and soon she found her-self addicted again – this time to Adderall and Xanax. It took her another three years to summon the strength to kick those drugs and last September she was able to detox at home, with the help of her parents.

“This is a family disease, it’s not just the addicted person” explained Lauren Goldman, who was stunned when she learned about her daughter’s addiction. “As parents you have to learn about tough love and learn how to say to your child who you still love that ‘you can’t live in my house anymore.’ We had a deadbolt on our bedroom

door. That’s not living. You have to learn to recognize that they’re going to do whatever they’re going to do when they’re in active addiction, and it’s fright-ening as hell.

“Baruch Hashem, she’s doing well,” said Lauren, who has taught Hebrew for decades and lives in Salem with her husband Larry and Ariele. “I think the vision that many people still have today is the derelict under a bridge shooting up to get high. It’s not the case. It’s nice kids; it’s Jewish kids. Heroin does not discriminate and the thing to understand is that most people who are suffering have a dual diagnosis. It can be depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, in con-junction with the disease of

addiction.” Lauren went to Learn 2 Cope

meetings for years, and now believes it is time for the Jewish community to create more sup-portive programing to combat the epidemic. “Meetings are mostly in churches. That’s fine. But I want to know why there isn’t a synagogue in this area that hosts meetings for people with addictions?”

For Ariele, getting clean was one of the first steps to sobri-ety. Acceptance is another step. “The solution is from within,” she said. “You have to learn to love and value yourself.”

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Over the course of the 20th century, it was difficult to swing a musical num-

ber without bumping into a hit by either Stephen Sondheim or Leonard Bernstein.

From “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” to “Into the Woods” to “Merrily We Roll Along” (which will have its internationally acclaimed British production staged at the Huntington Avenue Theatre from September 8 through October 15), Sondheim is the winningest stage director in history, and at age 87 contin-ues to contribute onstage and off. Born in Lawrence and educated at the prestigious Boston Latin School, the philanthropic and socially-conscious Bernstein, who died in 1990, composed and conducted for orchestras around the world (including the Israel Philharmonic), taught at Tanglewood, and headed up such legendary productions as “Candide” and “On the Town.”

Though the dynamic duo only officially worked together once – on the award-winning 1957 Broadway musical, “West Side Story” – their combined acco-lades and influences continue to linger. On Monday, September 18, “Merrily” director and famed Sondheim collaborator and champion Maria Friedman will bring them together for a unique theatrical experience as she presents “Lenny & Steve: The Music of Bernstein and Sondheim,” for one night only at the Huntington.

During the show, Friedman will compare and contrast songs from each composer, as well as from their joint masterpiece, “West Side Story.”

Having directed the Olivier Award-winning 2012 revival of “Merrily” in London’s West End, the British musical theater star has strengthened her ties to Sondheim, starring in smash productions of “Sunday in the Park with George,” “Passion,” Sweeney Todd,” and others. She was one of the hand-selected performers in an all-Sondheim BBC special and at the compos-er’s 80th birthday celebrations in New York and Washington. She also has performed the music of Sondheim and Bernstein as part of her popular solo and cabaret shows at such venues as New York’s Café Carlyle.

When asked what attracts her about the two composers, Friedman says it is the “layers of psychology” that are evident in the repertoire. And while she claims that Bernstein will “lift you up and knock you down and penetrate something immensely personal,” she cites Sondheim’s “humanity,” claiming that, like Shakespeare, he holds a mirror right up to us all and asks, “What do you see?”

“Every word, every note, is so precise and used to dig deeper into what it means to be human,” she asserts. “It’s these layers that make it something truly revelatory.”

Though she is a great fan of both Sondheim and Bernstein’s collections of works, Friedman sees “West Side Story” as a unique correspondence between them, posing it as “the

beginning” for Sondheim and the “apex” of Bernstein’s creative genius.

“The layers to this score, musically and emotionally, are astounding,” she observes. “It was watershed for both of them, and a heart-wrenching yet mirthful gift for all of us.”

As she has worked with and performed for only one of the two, Friedman admits that her affection for and connection to Sondheim is stronger than that for Bernstein. In fact, when this production began, the reper-toire and title were both differ-ent.

“There was no Lenny in the early version of ‘Lenny and Steve,’” she recalls. “It was all Steve.” However, when she fixed her heart on performing “Somewhere” from “West Side Story,” music director Jason Carr said, “We couldn’t do that song and leave Bernstein off the bill. So there you had it!”

The more she began to explore Sondheim’s one-time collaborator, the more Friedman saw similarities between the two titans, including one that could be called spiritual.

“I think there are certain keys, chords, relationships to keys that are Jewish,” she suggests. “It’s something ineffable, but when I sing a song written by someone who’s Jewish, it feels like I’ve come home. It’s something in the DNA, in the experience that

comes out through the music, and I can tell you that when I’m singing or even just listening to Sondheim or Bernstein … I’ve come home.”

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Maria Friedman presents “Lenny and Steve” September 18 at the Huntington Avenue Theatre in Boston.


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From his earliest days, Jon Fisch was a fan of comedy.“I loved the feeling of get-

ting a laugh,” he explains, recall-ing living room stand-up rou-tines with his father in Newton, and rushing home to see who was making people laugh on TV that night.

On September 8, the New York resident will have a chance to make others laugh as part of the First Annual North Shore Comedy Blowout at The Cabot in Beverly (thecabot.org). Also on the bill are local faves such as Dave Russo, Orlando Baxter, Christine Hurley, and the “Godfather” of Boston comedy, Don Gavin.

Though he spent hours watching and listening to the legendary likes of Jewish jokesters like Roseanne Barr,

Richard Belzer, Billy Crystal, Jonathan Katz, Wendy Liebman, Jackie Mason, and the late Dennis Wolfberg, Fisch recalls early days as the class cutup, even at shul in Newton.

“My Hebrew school class was a lot of fun,” he muses. “Maybe too much!”

While the principal knew his name well, Fisch says his fel-low students did too, in a much more positive sense.

“Even at bar mitzvahs and High Holiday services, we would run wild in the temple,” Fisch recalls of his days as a ringlead-er. “It was just fun to be a part of the joke. If you contributed you felt cool.”

When it came time for Fisch’s turn at the Torah, however, he was all business.

“My bar mitzvah was pretty much by the books,” he observes of the ceremony upon which he still looks back fondly. “I studied hard for it and I didn’t dare use it as any opportunity for laughs. It was a celebration of ceremony and family.”

After college, however, Fisch was ready once more to take the stage for a funnier purpose.

“I saw a continuing edu-cation workshop at Brookline High School,” he recalls, thank-ing early mentor and Boston comedy legend Rick Jenkins. “It ended with a five-minute live

performance as the gradua-tion.”

Supported by family and friends but still “petrified,” Fisch only invited a handful of those he knew to this “ceremony.”

As it became known that Fisch was on the scene, how-ever, more and more people began to come see – and laugh at – what he had to say.

“I was quiet in groups,” he observes, “so people I didn’t know well but hung around with a bit may have been sur-prised, but people that knew me well weren’t surprised that I was doing comedy.”

He made his network televi-sion debut on “Late Show with David Letterman” in 2012. As his fan base grew, so did Fisch’s love of the laughter.

“I don’t know if there was a moment I realized it was more than a hobby,” he says, “but since I started it’s been the thing

that I am most passionate about in life.”

As with so many performing passions, Fisch’s comic career brought him to New York. But while he may now call the Big Apple “home,” he still considers the Hub “home home.”

“There is just something about New England audiences that is the best,” he says. “I understand the people here more than anywhere else and I miss New England so much.”

So while comedy has brought Fisch (and many others) much joy, he understands the idea that it is well-suited to the tra-vails of Jewish existence.

“When you suffer, you need comedy,” Fisch sagely suggests. “We’ve always suffered. But something tells me that, even if everything were to become per-fect, a Jew will find something to complain about. It’s in our blood!”

By Jeffrey F. BarkenJNS.ORG

For years, Jewish basketball aficionados have adored Tamir Goodman. The same can now be said for Jewish summer camp-ers.

Nicknamed the “Jewish Jordan” by Sports Illustrated magazine in 1999 for the combi-nation of his on-court prowess and his observance of Orthodox rituals despite a busy secu-lar game schedule, Goodman earned the respect of his team-mates and fans alike. After a storied high school career, Maryland-born Goodman played for a decade between college (Towson University) and Israel’s professional basketball leagues before a knee injury forced him to hang up his jersey.

Since retiring, Goodman has worked as a coach and a motiva-tional speaker. In 2013, he pub-lished his memoir, “The Jewish Jordan’s Triple Threat.” One of his crowning achievements to date is the Jerusalem-based bas-ketball camp that he founded in 2016. This intensive sports camp invites a class of 30-40 boys, ages 13-17, to train for two weeks every summer in the world-class facilities located at Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Lerner Campus. Campers receive expert instruction from professional players and soak up the spiritual vibrancy of the holy city.

Initially, the program was only available for day campers. But in 2017, Goodman is expand-ing that vision. Now, players have the opportunity to stay overnight in affiliated accom-modations located in southern Jerusalem’s Baka neighbor-hood. In addition to inspiring increased camaraderie between teammates, Goodman hopes to blend a unique element of cul-tural immersion and spirituality into the training course.

“There’s something majes-tic about Jerusalem, it’s a city that unites,” Goodman tells JNS.org. “We’re excited to help them reach their potential on and off the court and to connect them to Israel.”

Goodman has devised a rigorous training course for the camp. Each day, drills and discussions will be structured around an educational theme.

Professional players, yoga instructors and physical thera-pists will lead intense warm-up sessions. Guest speakers will illuminate game theory, and then the group will scrimmage before breaking for lunch.

In the afternoon, the course is repeated. When day campers depart, the overnight campers will participate in charity events, bowling and other evening activities. “Basketball is much

more than being in a gym these days. You really need to know how to take care of your body,” Goodman says. He has enlisted nutritionists to impart healthy eating, sleeping and other life-style skills at the camp.

The campers are predomi-nately observant Jews, but Goodman pushes back on the notion that this is a camp spe-cifically for religious athletes.

“The message is not to let

society dictate what you can or cannot do in this world … I was lucky enough to work with some of the greatest basketball minds in the world,” he says. In the Jerusalem camp, therefore, Goodman says he takes “all that world-class basketball and I give it to our players in an atmo-sphere where they don’t have to sacrifice their Judaism or be the only Jewish person.”

Given his childhood and ado-lescent experiences as a camper,

Goodman is well aware that hav-ing kosher food available, as well as a culture and schedule that accommodates religious priori-ties, removes the considerable social and logistical hurdles that campers otherwise face.

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By Larry ConstantineJOURNAL CORRESPONDENT

From an early age, some hear a clarion call and embark on life’s journey with an unswerving sense of direction. The rest of us meander, weaving our

way past obstacles and opportunities, unguided by cosmic GPS and without evident heroes to light the way forward.

Broadway producer and director Lonny Price heard the call. Price grew up in New Jersey and New York City, a Jewish kid with an outsized love of musical theater, mes-merized by the magical duo of Hal Prince and Stephen Sondheim. His 11th birthday was celebrated with tickets to “Company,” a Sondheim musical.

After LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts and a stint at Juilliard, Price launched headlong on his life path by responding to a rare open casting call for 14- to 21-year-olds who could act, sing, and dance. It drew thousands of young hopefuls. After weeks of winnowing, Price landed a leading role in “Merrily We Roll Along.” He was 21, he was on Broadway, and he was working along-side his heroes, Prince and Sondheim.

The musical – a daring adaptation of a 1934 play of the same name by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart – would go on to become a beloved work, among the brightest stars in the Sondheim firmament. It has been performed countless times around the world and comes to the Huntington Avenue Theatre in Boston from Sept. 8 to Oct. 15 after a vibrant run in London.

In its original 1981 incarnation, however, audiences walked out during the first act, critics trashed it, and it closed after only 16 performances.

Whether the experience was more triumphant defeat or devastating triumph, it was life-changing for many of the young performers. Now, Lonny Price has produced and directed an entertaining documentary about the backstory and aftermath of those daunting days of swift ascent and equally speedy plunge. “Best Worse Thing That Ever Could Have Happened” is an intelligent and poignant examination of life’s turning points and choices. It is available on Amazon, iTunes, Netflix, and elsewhere.

“Best Worse Thing” mimics the architecture of “Merrily We Roll Along” in tracing events in reverse order. Price knew all along that he wanted to end the film with the moment that changed his life, with that

first “You got the job.” It took nine years to figure out how to do that just

right. “No project should ever take that long,” he said. To Price, the original “Merrily We Roll Along” was not so

much a failure as a production in need of more develop-ment. “You never stop revising things,” he said. “The the-ater is a very living, fluid form. You get to constantly tinker, until you die.” He laughed. “Then your heirs get to tinker.”

Is that what drew you to it, what keeps you in this art form, I asked?

“I like to make things,” he said. “At the end, when the show opens, I get to say, ‘Look, I made a hat, where there never was a hat.’” He is quoting his [and my] favorite Sondheim work, “Sunday in the Park with George,” in which the need to leave things behind, to move on to the new, is thematic. The problem is, along the way so many sell out or lose the spark. “What happens to youthful optimism?” asked Price. “Everyone starts out dewy-eyed. Then …”

Near the end of the documentary, Price is seen in a distilled and defining moment as he tears up watching a film clip of himself as a naïve 20-something. “It’s about

looking at your younger self and forgiving it,” he said. “And finding a way to embrace it.

“When are you ever going to get material that good again? [Sondheim] writes [the song] ‘Franklin Shepard, Inc.’ for you, to the skills you have. … I had three good notes, and he kept hitting them. He knew where I lived. Who’s going to get a suit that beautiful again? I just wanted to wear it more.

“That wasn’t going to happen again, and it didn’t. You learn not to invest quite that much in any one thing. … Nothing will mean that much to me again. But, then, I’ll never be 21 again. Now my life is so much more compli-cated, thank God, and no one thing is everything.”

Making the documentary delivered fresh rewards. “Collaboration is everything,” Price said. “I don’t think of the film as mine; I see everybody’s hand on every frame. You learn as you get older the best experiences are col-laborative, where the best idea wins and it doesn’t have to be yours.”

Larry Constantine is a freelance journalist and pho-tographer. His tenth novel, “The Intaglio Imprint,” is out under his pen name, Lior Samson.

Lonny Price recalls a time that was the ‘Best Worse Thing’

Martha Swope (left photo), Bruce David Klein (right photo) Original cast members Lonny Price, Ann Morrison, and Jim Walton, then and now.

On the last weekend of August, 27 families from the Merrimack Valley and North Shore gathered together at the sprawling grounds of the Russian School of Mathematics camp in New Hampshire for a two-day retreat to spend time together and raise money for Israeli causes.

This was the fifth annu-al Andover Outing that has become a yearly tradition for many Russian-speaking families as they come to New Hampshire for the atmosphere of belonging and camradery. The motto of this event is ‘Andover Outing is not a place on the map – it is a place in the heart.”Two days were filled with various activities, from raising an American and Israeli flags at the opening ceremony to Israeli food cooking demonstrations, tennis lessons and obstacle course for kids, family hike to Vermont’s Quechee Gorge, financial planning workshop, beauty screts class, Moldova wine tasting, sushi class for teenagers and talent show by the children at the closing of the retreat.

A total of $3,220 was collected for the Youth Theater Studio in the impoverished town of Ariel in Israel.Event co-founders, Elena Ulanovsky, writer, movie producer, and RJCF activist, alongside with Luba

Katzev, a known community events organizer, are very thankful to Inessa and Victor Rifkin, the owners of the RSM Camp, who opened their grounds for the Andover Outing.

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StandWithUs 2017-18 High School Interns and campus Emerson Fellows completed their August conferences and are excited to begin educating about Israel in their schools and to combat anti-Israel rhetoric.

Korey Cohan, Marblehead HS: “As a proud Jew, I believe it is my responsibil-ity to defend and promote Israel to my greatest ability. I learned how to engage in respectful dialogue and articulate educat-ed responses to untruthful accusations. I will start an Israel club and include students who are seeking an outlet to express their passion for Israel.”

Jacob Foster, (Newton) Gann Academy: “I lived in Israel during its 2012 war against Hamas in Gaza and realized how differently my American friends or news sources understood the conflict compared to what I was seeing. I will educate about lesser-known aspects, such as Israel’s early history and the humanitarian aid Israel provides to its neighbors who are at war with it.”

Stephanie Margolis, (Acton) U Mass Amherst: “I learned how to appropriately bring Israel to and engage students in an apathetic campus. I will create events to raise awareness including tabling expos, movie screenings and speakers.

Lindsay Brown, (Stoughton) Northeastern University: “After experiencing Israel, I want to educate on what it truly is, and not what is on the news. At the conference I learned what Israel has endured to get to where we are today. I plan to host events that share Israeli culture that will promote peaceful dialogue.”

Congregation Beth Israel of the Merrimack Valley will host Rabbi Edward Feld on Sunday, September 10 at 11:30 a.m. at the synagogue located in the Riverwalk complex on Merrimack Street at the North Andover town line.

Rabbi Feld is senior editor of the new Siddur Lev Shalem and of its sister volume Mahzor Lev Shalem, published by the Conservative Movement’s Rabbinical Assembly. Of his new book, “Joy, Despair and Hope: Reading Psalms” (Cascade Books) one reviewer wrote, “Rabbi Feld has a profound understanding of the pathways to spiritual striv-ing,” and another wrote, “It invites readers to see the psalms as windows into the human condi-tion.”

In his distinguished career, Rabbi Feld has served as Rabbi-in-Residence at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America functioning as

an advisor and mentor to rabbini-cal students, Rabbi of the Society for the Advancement of Judaism, and Hillel Director of Princeton University. He is a noted teach-er, lecturing throughout North America. Rabbi Feld has published widely on halachic and ethical issues, on Jewish theology and on biblical themes and along with his book on Psalms is the author of “The Spirit of Renewal: Faith After the Holocaust” (Jewish Lights).

Sunday morning’s event will begin with brunch at 10:30am, fol-lowed by Rabbi Feld’s presenta-tion on why we need a new high holiday prayer book, followed by a lesson in blowing the shofar by

David Tye. There is no cost to attend – it is free and open to the public. RSVPs are appreciated – walk-ins are welcome.

For more information about this event, or Congregation Beth Israel, contact Amy Sherr, at 978-474-0540, [email protected].

RABBI FELD TO SPEAK IN LAWRENCE ON SEPTEMBER 10

STANDWITHUS INTERNS AND EMERSON FELLOWS SET TO EDUCATE ABOUT ISRAEL AT MA SCHOOLS

RUSSIAN-SPEAKING FAMILIES RAISED $3,200 FOR ISRAEL CAUSES

Photo courtesy of StandWithUsJacob Foster, Gann Academy, left, and Korey Cohan, Marblehead High School, show their love for Jerusalem at the StandWithUs High School Internship August conference.

Over 60 guests shared in the festivities last Sunday at the Connections Barbeque at Congregation Shirat Hayam. Connections is a group for widows, widowers, and other singles, holding social events twice a year. This past Sunday’s barbeque featured enter-tainer John Moses along with a delicious array of burgers, franks & beans, grilled pineapple, chips, and beer & wine. The group danced and participated in various contests.

Each Connections event is themed. Last June’s “Birthday Party” theme was complete with cake and ice cream, as well as a fabu-lous ventriloquist. Connections events are produced by commit-tee members Norma Finn, Ronna Greif, and Jerry Rosen. The next Connections event will be April 29, 2018. It is open to any widows, widowers, or singles in the Greater Boston community.

CONNECTIONS BARBEQUE DRAWS OVER 60 TO SHIRAT HAYAM

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