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Israeli PrideGOOD NEWS MADE IN THE JEWISH STATE THIS PAST WEEK

TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY RESEARCH-ERS DISCOVER NEW PLANET. Using a light-measuring method based on Einstein’s theory of relativity, TAU scientists have found a new planet 2,000 light-years away from Earth. According to Professor Tsevi Mazeh, “Kepler-76b” was the first planet dis-covered using the Doppler relativistic beaming effect.

ISRAELI DOCTORS SAVE SYRIAN GIRL’S LIFE. A 4-year-old Syrian girl was born with only one heart ventricle in-stead of two, and she had only weeks to live when doctors from Israel’s “Save A Child’s Heart” organization operated on her. The operation was a success and she is recuperating ahead of returning to her new home in Jordan.

DRAGONBOATS RACE ACROSS THE GALILEE. The second-annual Dragon Boat Israel Festival took place on Lake Kinneret near Tiberias. One of the most impressive teams contained 88 paddlers from OneFamily – the Israeli charity that helps rehabilitate the families of terror victims. The team won its category and came in eighth place overall.

ISRAELI ZOO SENDS ANIMALS TO TUR-KEY. Ramat Gan Safari park is send-ing a shipment of 40 different animal species to Turkey in order to rein-force the Izmir Wildlife Park. Turk-ish zookeepers in Izmir had previous-ly asked Ramat Gan Safari for help in boosting their zoological collection.

DEGANIA DAM’S GATES ARE OPENING. The Israeli water authority will open the Degania Dam and replenish the flow of the Jordan River by releas-ing 1,000 cubic meters of water per hour from Lake Kinneret. It is part of an ecological regeneration process to restore the river and is being imple-mented in conjunction with the King-dom of Jordan.

BUILDING OF RAMON AIRPORT BE-GINS. Rona Ramon, widow of Israeli

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astronaut Ilan Ramon lost in the explosion of the Columbia, laid the cornerstone of the new Ramon Inter-national Airport at Timna, 19 kilo-meters north of Eilat. The first new civilian airport since the founding of the state will take four years to con-struct and cost NIS 1.7 billion.

ISRAEL SUBSIDIZES UPGRADES TO SO-LAR HEATERS. For eligible residents who don’t already have a “Dude Sh-emesh,” the Israeli government will pay NIS 900 (or at least 25 percent) towards the cost of changing from an electric water heater to a solar-pow-ered one. A new eco-friendly heater saves an average of NIS 1,000 per year.

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from the editor

The Power of an IdeaFLAG REKINDLES HOPE THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND

BY RON FEINBERGWEB EDITOR

I was cleaning out my garage recently, and as I was tossing aside paint cans and rusted rakes, boxes of old clothes and

crates filled with crumbling papers and fading memories, I happened upon a flag. It was protected from the elements (dust and dirt, spiders, their webs and other icky things), folded neatly inside a plastic cover.

The stars – white against a field of blue – first caught my attention, and I immediately recalled the history of this particular pennant. It had cov-ered my father’s coffin when he was buried nearly 16 years ago.

The flag was just one bit of the military honors that were part of his funeral, the reward for his Army service in the South Pacific during World War II. My father was part of the “Greatest Generation,” that group of men and women who lived through the dark days of the Great Depression only to then put them-selves in harm’s way to protect a pre-cious way of life: this idea we call the United States of America.

I often wonder what he’d think about the country today, a land di-vided by contentious issues that have many hunkering down in warring camps of “red” and “blue.” Of course, there have always been divisions and disagreements here; it’s an obvious byproduct of the rich immigrant stew that has been part of America since its founding.

But people use to talk and listen. Now, they yell and hold ever tighter to their core beliefs.

And that there’s plenty to be truly frightened about these days doesn’t help. The economy continues to sput-ter and it could be years before it bounces completely back; we’re still fighting battles in foreign and distant lands where our enemies are deadly and invisible; Congress is a dismal mess; and the White House is once again fending off charges of miscon-duct and malfeasance.

But then, there’s my father’s flag. The last time I remember holding it was well over a decade ago; the night-mare that we now remember as 9/11

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had just happened, and there was fear across the land.

There was also something else, though: a stronger emotion that, for lack of any other word, I’d call patrio-tism. Sometimes it takes something really bad to bring us all together. Back in 2001, for a time, America was in a special place, everyone pull-ing for one another.

Flags started showing up in pub-lic, in front of government buildings and businesses, at schools and shop-ping malls, at apartment complexes and draped over the entrances to neighborhood subdivisions. They hung from makeshift flagpoles in front of homes, dangled from second-story windows and covered front doors.

I wanted to join the crowd, be part of the neighborly effort. Unfortunate-ly, I was a little late coming to the game, and there wasn’t a store in my little corner of the world that had any flags to sell.

Then I remembered my father’s funeral. I found buried in the back of a closet the flag that had been draped over his coffin. It was huge, but I managed to fly it between two win-dows outside a front bedroom of my home by tying it off with a length of rope.

I stood in my front yard, a light wind rippling the Stars and Stripes, and felt something stirring in my heart. My thoughts filled with my fa-ther and the struggles and successes of his generation. Hope was right there in front of me, once more part of my life.

It was red, white and blue, and I knew that everything was going to be okay.

This Memorial Day weekend, that’s my message: For just a mo-ment, as you relax and spend time with family and friends, remember the millions who have served this country, sacrificing their time, their comfort and their lives for an idea that remains a work in progress.

Most importantly, remember those who continue to serve today, that we’re all in this together and that hope is a commodity we can still control.

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from our readers

Women of the Wall Motives Questioned

Dear Editor:

Rabbi Zimmerman portrays a one-dimensional carica-ture of charedim as evil mi-sogynists who oppress any-

one who does not agree with them. The truth is a bit more complex.

Also, the Kotel is actually not the site of Temple itself but a retaining wall built by Herod the Great to sur-round the Temple Mount. The actual site of the Temple Mount is the cur-rent site of the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosque. The Kotel gained its significance because an Orthodox rabbi, Rabbi Moses ben Nachman (the Ramban), established a custom of worshipping there because it was the closest he could get to the Temple Mount.

Over the centuries, this Western Wall was venerated by Orthodox Jews, who braved Arab bandits and donkey droppings to worship at a place that local Muslims used to sta-ble their animals. And in 1928, with a growing Zionist population, a deci-sion was made to place a mechitzah, or divider between men and women, at the Kotel.

Thus, the status of this holy site is that of an Orthodox synagogue. And just as Reform and Conservative synagogues have the right to conduct services in the way that they see fit, so do Orthodox synagogues. Efforts for compromise have been made by the government of Israel and Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, and the wall area around Robinson’s Arch – part of the exact same wall as the Kotel – is available for egalitarian services.

Rabbi Zimmerman correctly states that halacha is a dynamic area; I would contend that so is the secular area of cardiology, as it too is constantly changing due to the ef-forts of experts in the field.

Of course, I’m sure Rabbi Zim-merman would agree that if someone unqualified decides that smoking is good for your heart, it does not rep-resent an advance in cardiology. I propose simply an extension of that principle: If someone who doesn’t subscribe to halacha wants to make an innovation in halacha, he/she lacks credibility.

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It’s always interesting to hear stories which make perfect sense to the teller while mys-tifying the listener with their

lack of logic. At a recent Shabbat lunch, many of us were sharing just such anecdotes.

We’d heard some of them, and we’d personally experienced some of them. Even if they hadn’t happened to us, a couple of them are too close to home to keep to myself.

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Pat was home alone with her baby because her husband works the night shift. When she awoke in the middle of the night and went to check on their four-month-old daughter sleeping in a room down the hall, she discovered that her house had been robbed while she and the baby were sound asleep.

She immediately called her par-ents, and James had rushed over to spend the rest of the night at her place, assess the situation and stand guard over his daughter and grand-daughter.

“There wasn’t much damage to the place,” James said. “But the rob-bers took a flat-screen TV and brand-new laptop computer.

“What’s wrong with people nowa-days?” he continued, moaning. “You try to be a good Christian, bring your

kids up right, go to church on Sunday like clockwork, and then every single dope addict thinks it’s OK to crawl in your basement window and rob you blind!”

“Thank goodness, nobody was hurt!” my friend said, deciding that it was neither the time nor place to sug-gest that there were probably some innocent dope addicts not out there robbing people blind.

“Sure, we’re happy they’re OK,” James answered. “But it’s worse, be-cause my wife and I just gave Pat the TV and computer a couple of weeks ago!”

“That’s good,” my friend said. “If you have that receipt or your credit card statement, you can make a sim-ple insurance claim.”

“No receipt and no credit card statement,” James answered. “We got the stuff from this guy I know from our church. He’s always getting great stuff and selling it really cheap to other church members – naturally, for cash.”

“You mean you’re angry that somebody stole a computer and TV that were first stolen from someplace else?” my friend asked.

James explained that this steal-ing was “different.”

“Not from a person; maybe a warehouse or a truck,” he said.

My friend asked James if he found anything wrong with that logic.

“Not really,” James said. “It’s not like we didn’t pay for them.”

My friend sat back, expecting the rest of us to laugh. But, instead, that anecdote elicited a torrent of similar stories. Another guest at the Shabbat table, Shari, told about her secretary, whose father, an auto mechanic, had serviced their family’s cars in the past.

This mechanic’s work wasn’t great, and Shari and her family had stopped using him. Meanwhile, Shari’s secretary constantly com-plained that her father was always being tricked and taken advantage of, and she had many anecdotes to prove how he’d consistently been ma-ligned.

So Shari decided to call the mis-

judged fellow to give him another chance. She called to make an ap-pointment, and Mr. Brownstein (the secretary’s father) was happy to hear from her and showed no sign of grudge or resentment.

“I have something useful that will help you,” he suggested. “Are you still driving that old Volvo?”

Shari sensed trouble and decided to back off.

“I’m sorry,” she said. “I have a great mechanic, and I’m sticking with him.”

“It’s not that!” Brownstein laughed. “Remember how hard it was to get your car to pass inspection? Bring it to me, and I guarantee it’ll pass.”

“How?” Shari asked.

“Don’t worry about that,” Brown-stein assured her. “I’ll take care of you. I’m a religious man, and all Jews have to help each other, right?”

There was a pause while Shari tried to figure out the right response. Brownstein took advantage of the silence to continue with a litany of the mistreatments he’d recently en-dured. One was the agreement he’d signed at a health club, which he felt was highly deceptive.

Now Shari had a response.

“You’re furious about the decep-tive health club agreement, but it’s OK to lie on the car inspections?”

“What’s one thing got to do with the other?” Brownstein asked, in all innocence. “I’m a little car mechanic, doing a few clever auto inspections to help my fellow Jews, and the other’s a big, scheming health club chain. No comparison!”

We who were sitting around the table had a variety of reactions. Some sat stiffly and uncomfortably, a few chuckled cynically, and others nodded our heads in recognition. We knew who we were.

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Q & A: Dan GordonBUSINESSMAN & COMMUNITY LEADER

STAFF REPORT

Dan Gordon, president of Soleria Development Group (soleriadg.com) and a member of Congregation

Or Hadash in Sandy Springs, is a passionate and active participant in metro Atlanta’s Jewish community. A man with a mission, he’s hoping to be part of the next generation of Jewish leaders while finding a way to make the world a better place.

He’s off to a good start: The Emory grad is active in a number of Jewish and community organizations and just recently returned from a trip to Israel, where he was part of the Frank Leadership Mission in what he describes at a “life-changing” ex-perience.

The Atlanta Jewish Times recent-ly spent some time with Gordon to learn about his life, family, goals and

AJTambitions. Here’s part of our conver-sation.

Atlanta Jewish Times: Where did you grow up and what was your child-hood like?

Dan Gordon: I was born in Bos-ton and also lived in Colorado before we moved to Pitts-burgh, which is pri-marily where I grew up and also where I had my bar mitzvah. We moved here just before I started the 10th grade, when my father became the Chief of Liver Transplantation and

a Professor of Surgery at Emory Uni-versity Hospital.

For high school, I attended Lovett, where I served as Student Body Presi-dent and wrestled on the school’s state championship team. I had a great experi-ence at Lovett, but I was one of only four Jews in my class, which was a change from Pittsburgh, where roughly 30 percent of the stu-dents at schools I at-tended were Jewish.

I had a loving home with a very hard-working father – he was a surgeon – and a just-as-hard-

working mother – she was a special education teacher and then dedicated her life to her family and community. I also learned a lot from my grand-fathers, who were entrepreneurs – one in finance and the other owned a large millwork company.

I was exposed to great people and educational opportunities. Ev-ery year the family all got together (around 50 of us, including my grand-parents) for Passover. So I knew fam-ily and tradition were important very early in life.

AJT: Would you share a bit about your immediate family?

Dan and Jessica Gordon with their twin daughters,

Lexie and Macey.Continued on next page

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DG: Jessica Gordon, my wife, is amazing. We met in college, and then she went to Georgetown Law, where she was in the top 2 percent of her class. She then clerked on the 11th Circuit and is now an adoption attor-ney in Georgia.

Jessica is also president-elect of the Georgia Council of Adoption At-torneys and serves on the board of Georgia Women for Change. On top of that, she is a room mom at our el-ementary school and will be a new member of the Education Committee at Or Hadash. I don’t know how she does it all, and I’m inspired by her drive to help women and children.

Both Jessica and I are so proud of Lexie and Macey, our 6-year-old twins. They are thriving, attending religious school on the weekends and also participating in gymnastics, bal-let and tons of other activities. We also enjoy their drawings and listen-ing to them read. We are so blessed.

AJT: What Jewish organizations are you involved in and what positions of leadership do you hold?

DG: I’m involved with a number of organizations, several linked directly with the Jewish community, includ-ing membership on the Host Com-mittee for the Marcus JCC Golf Tour-nament and the Frank Leadership Mission Trip to Israel.

In the larger community, I was named to Georgia Trend’s 2012 “40 Under 40” and am involved with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta as treasurer and executive commit-tee member; Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta as co-chair of programming and membership; Outstanding At-lanta as a trustee; Emory University as an executive board member; and with the ELC Committee.

AJT: Have you visited Israel?

DG: I had the joy of going to Israel with my wife, her parents and the two rabbis that jointly performed our marriage service in 2005. That was my first trip, and it was incredible.

Then, in March of this year I was deeply honored to go to Israel on the Frank Leadership Mission. The ex-perience took Jewish history, culture and tradition to a new level for me.

This was a life-changing trip that will forever inspire me to get more involved in Jewish causes and to sup-port our homeland.

I feel so proud to be Jewish and am forever grateful to those that came before us. I also pray for those that don’t have the same freedoms we do – Jewish or of any faith. I also see a clear need for the next generation of Jewish philanthropists to continue to play an increasingly important role here and abroad.

AJT: Tell us a bit about your work.

DG: I’m president of Soleria Devel-opment Group, where we assist with mergers & acquisitions, startups, collateral-based financing, corporate strategy consulting and real estate engagements. It’s interesting to note that I chose a name that also re-minded us of light because the mid-dle names of my twin daughters are “Rae” and “Schein.”

At Soleria, we offer a unique pay-ment model and typically prefer a success-fee approach and often per-form services for equity positions in lieu of fees. We like to show our clients that we are in it together; we want mutual success and understand some start-ups need flexibility.

Previously, I was vice president and chief development officer for many years at the Arthur M. Blank Family of Businesses. I particularly enjoyed building the 12 Atlanta Fal-cons Physical Therapy Centers with a great group of people. My career started at Home Depot in the Busi-ness Leadership Program and then in the Strategy Group before heading to business school.

AJT: Who have been your mentors?

DG: My grandfathers, Arthur Blank, Warren Buffet and Moses.

AJT: What are your goals?

DG: I want to be an excellent hus-band and father and an accomplished leader in the business and service communities. I’d also like to start my own foundation and be a pat of the next generation of Jewish leaders.

I’d like to leave a fingerprint by creating unique and meaningful change that will better our world for several generations to come.

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Celebrating FriendshipVOLUNTEERS HONORED AT BRUNCHSPECIAL FOR THE AJT

The pressure of final exams and summer planning did not stop more than 100 peo-ple from turning out on May 19 to pay tribute to a group of 50 unique teenag-

ers. As volunteers at the Friendship Circle – an organization that brings friendship and love to children with special needs and their families – these young people choose to make a difference when they could be shopping, studying or relaxing in their hours away from school.

Every week, Friendship Circle representatives visit children at their home for hours of fun. The volunteers also get together for group program-ming and create bonds of friendship that last a lifetime. The recent Recognition Event was a time for the organization and the community to pause and thank the volunteers for their selfless service.

Families of the volunteers joined families of Friendship Circle participants to watch with pride as each volunteer was presented with an award and a gift, just a small token of appreciation for the lives they change and the smiles they create. Over pasta, salad, bagels, soufflé and pancakes, guests heard parents of special-needs children describe the tremendous impact the volunteers make on their lives.

Next, Yifat Kadosh, a Circle volunteer and Yeshiva Atlanta senior, shared her experiences as a friend to 4-year-old David.

“By volunteering in the special needs community, I’ve understood what it means to truly accept everyone for who they are,” Kadosh said. “Our differ-ences should bring us all together, and we should learn from one another.”

Then, the mother of David, Belinda*, shared with the audience what it was like to have an autistic child and how the Friendship Circle volunteers brought joy and laughter to an otherwise stressful schedule.

According to Belinda, it was not just David who benefitted from the volun-teers’ love and time.

“I can’t thank you guys enough for spending your time with David this year, and I hope you’ll be part of our lives for a long time to come,” Belinda said. “A year later, I’m seeing a lot more of David’s smile.”

Finally, director of the Friendship Circle Rickelle New made her remarks to the volunteers at the brunch, commending them for being “fiery, commit-ted, loving and community-conscience individuals who have the power in their hands to make a difference.”

“Most impressively, they are not waiting to be older to make the differ-ence,” she said. “They are doing it now.”

Editor’s note: For more info, visit fcatlanta.org or call (404) 423-3371. Asterisk denotes a name changed at request of the individual. For a full list of honored volunteers, see atljewishtimes.com.

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One Good Woof Deserves AnotherCANINE CELLMATES HELPS INMATES, DOGS FIND THEIR PLACE

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Susan Jacobs-Meadows, an Atlanta resident for more than 20 years and propri-

etor of Encore Boutique in Sandy Springs, is an animal lover on a mission. She wants to teach all of us about the enormous benefit dogs bring into our lives and the invaluable lessons we can learn from “man’s best friend.”

In 2011, Jacobs-Mead-ows became aware of Gwinnett County’s highly successful Operation Second Chance, through which county inmates and dogs from the county shelter are matched. The program saves animals from euthanasia – more than 100

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As behavior issues are one of the most fre-quently-cited reasons for re l inquish -ing a pet, the training makes find-ing a good p e r m a n e n t home for the dogs much more likely, and such an admirable

mission and early success convinced Jacobs-Meadows that this was exact-ly the sort of program Fulton County needed.

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Canine Cellmates,” the new initia-tive will begin with chosen dogs go-ing through a temperament test to qualify. They will then be housed with an inmate for the eight-week

course, which allows both man and animal – each of whom have faced isolation and rejection – to come together and provide each other with hope and salvation.

The program will also provide inmates with a new set of skills and the chance to build

confidence, knowledge and self-worth as they come away from the program with a trade that will help their tran-sition back into society and, hopeful-ly, the fortitude that will keep them out of jail in the future.

Over the past year, Jacobs-Mead-

ows has laid the groundwork with support from Fulton County Sheriff Ted Jackson. Personally, I immedi-ately contacted Canine Cellmates af-ter discovering its launch to ask what I could do to help.

Now, as the director of fundrais-ing, I’m excited to have the opportu-nity to be part of this amazing pro-gram. Saving animals while helping individuals discover themselves is incredibly rewarding.

Editor’s note: For additional infor-mation, visit caninecellmates.org or visit the program’s blog at caninecell-mates.wordpress.com. Andrea Appel is a recent graduate of Mercer Univer-sity with a master’s degree in organi-zational leadership and now a part of the Canine Cellmates team.

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Kosher Movies: When a Man Loves a Woman (1994)ONE MOUTH, BUT TWO EARSBY RaBBI hERBERt COhENAJT CONTRIBUTOR

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way – some of the challenges he is facing at work. His wife, who he loves dearly, always has a suggestion to fix the problem.

He has confided in me that this habit of hers frustrates him. All he wants is for his wife to listen as he unburdens himself from a thorny problem at the office; he does not want his wife to fix it. When his wife offers unsolicited advice, he takes it negatively as evidence that his wife does not think highly of his profes-sional ability to solve the problem on his own.

Such a communica-tion problem is at the heart of a very touch-ing family drama about alcoholism, “When a Man Loves a Woman.” It is the story of Alice Green, a school coun-selor who sadly has a serious drinking prob-lem; married to airline pilot Michael, she is a loving wife but subject to unpredictable mood changes brought about by her secret and obsessive drinking.

Unfortunately, her life begins to fall apart dramatically when she slaps her daughter Jess in a rage and soon after shatters a shower door as she falls down in an unconscious stu-por. Jess contacts Michael, who im-mediately returns home to care for his wife.

During the recuperation, Michael and Alice for the first time confront the reality of the latter’s alcoholism and subsequently conclude that Alice must get professional help. This de-cision to enter rehab means that she will be away from family for a signifi-cant length of time, leaving Michael in charge at home.

During her recovery, Alice finds new friends at the rehabilitation center who also are working through their problems with alcohol. As she overcomes her alcohol dependency, Michael feels increasingly isolated and disconnected. In the past, he has always been a player in handling family matters, but now he is con-fused and ill-at-ease with his wife’s new found identity.

In desperation, Alice asks Michael to go with her to a marriage coun-

selor and he agrees, but it is not a quick fix. This further illustrates one of the beauties of this film: its verisi-militude. Problems are not always re-solved neatly, things take time, and spouses say hurtful things – even during the healing process and espe-cially if they are emotionally fragile.

Michael loves his wife and wants to fix things; but Alice does not need a husband who “fixes” things and, by implication, consid-ers his wife incompetent and unable to take care of her home and her children. Alice instead wants a husband who listens, who acknowl-edges her problems and who gives her the space and trust to solve her problems on her own.

A Judaic studies teacher once presented this lesson to me in a different way: He told me that man is born with two ears and one mouth to teach him that he should listen more than talk. Listen-ing is an art, and it is a pillar of the Jewish faith.

For instance, when G-d tells the Jews to obey his law or suffer punish-ment, the Bible uses an unusual dou-ble-phrase of the Hebrew word for listen. Loosely translated, it means “if you will surely listen.”

The commentators point out that this double language means that one has to listen with great attention. Listening is not a casual activity; it means you have to engage your mind and heart and pay attention to what is being said.

This is the kind of listening that Michael eventually does in “When a Man Loves a Woman,” a deeply hon-est film that encourages husbands and wives to listen attentively to one another to maintain and fortify their marriage.

Rabbi Cohen, former principal of Yeshiva Atlanta, now resides in Beit Shemesh, Israel. Visit koshermovies.com for more of his Torah-themed film reviews.

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JEWS MAKING NEWSCOmpIlEd BY ElIzaBEth FRIEdlYASSISTANT EDITOR

On top of the many recognitions earned during his stellar career, Bob Dylan has now been honored as the first-ever musician to be inducted into the

American Academy of Arts and Letters. And in-stead of shoehorning Dylan into the Academy’s “Music,” he has been named an honorary mem-ber without specific classification.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Cha-bon gave the keynote address at the ceremony, which Dylan was unable to attend. The revered singer-songwriter sent his apologies from the road, as he is currently busy out on tour.

Dylan was born Robert Allen Zimmerman to Abram Zimmerman and Beatrice Stone. An admirer of the poet Dylan Thom-as, he later adopted the writer’s first name as his surname in an effort to reinvent himself.

Dylan’s paternal grandparents came to the United States in order to es-cape deadly anti-Semitic rioting in Ukraine circa 1905. His maternal grand-parents, Benjamin and Lybba Edelstein, were Lithuanian Jews who also ar-rived in America around the turn of the century.

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It looks like this will be broadcast journalist Barbara Walters’ final year on television. In 2014, the renowned news personality will be retiring after more than 50 years in

the business.

Walters became America’s first woman co-anchor of an evening news broadcast in 1974 and has interviewed every U.S. president and first lady since 1981. She first worked as a writer for “Today” in 1961, went on to serve as a producer/host of the ABC’s “20/20” and eventually created the successful all-female program “The View,” for which she will remain a producer after her retirement from on-air appearances.

Walters, now 83, will host a “20 Years of the 10 Most Fascinating People,” a retrospective of her now-famous annual list of public figures and celebrities. She will also be honored with a televised look back at her career, set tenta-tively to debut next May.

Walters was born to Dena Seletsky and Louis Walters (born Louis Abra-hams), both of whom were Jewish. Although her parents were not religious, Walters still openly identifies with her Jewish heritage.

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It’s no secret that Atlanta citi-zens – along with the rest of the country’s population – have started taking an interest in

where their food comes from. Health-food giants like Whole Foods Market and The Fresh Market have met with roaring success, but now the metro area is being treated to the real deal with the arrival of Nature’s Garden Delivered.

Not only does Nature’s Garden exclusively carry envi-ronmentally-responsible p r o d u c t s , they’ve also tailored their service to meet soci-ety’s speedy, click-and-purchase hab-its. So, online shopping junkies: Try a “web-based farmer’s market” on for size.

In a twist of irony, co-founders Michael Kirk and Scott Frishman are using technology to get back to basics.

“That’s actually a good descrip-tion of us,” said Frishman. “A lot of people think of co-ops, and they think of a drop-off point and having to pick up their box. A lot of people think of CSA’s (Community Supported Agri-culture), and they think of commit-ment, at least three or sometimes six months getting the same thing in their box.”

In contrast, Nature’s Garden carries only in-season items, any of which can be substituted at will within a rotating menu. Customers sign up for either weekly or every-other-week deliveries to their door, choosing fruits, vegetables or a mix of the two plus add-ons like meat or dairy items, all in a convenient “tiny,” “small,” “medium” or “large” recyclable box.

And there’s the heart of it – right down to the box, Nature’s Garden has committed themselves to truly sustainable, earth-friendly practices with detailed precision.

But the question still stands: Why organic, and why sustainable?

AJT “For me, it’s more for environmen-tal reasons. For my partner, animal welfare and nutritional reasons,” said Frishman. He credits large-scale advocates such as Michelle Obama and Robert Kenner, director of the documentary “Food, Inc.” with help-ing to make the case.

Frishman calls his own awareness of the issues an “evolution” – he’s made an effort to become more aware since the 1990s when he graduated from Auburn University.

Nature’s Garden embodies this trend of growth and change. The company will be moving to a larger

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man and Kirk also plan to expand throughout the Southeast in the form of Nature’s Garden Express. And the work doesn’t stop at merely providing responsible produce – the company is also dedicated to giving back to the community through donations to The Atlanta Food Community Bank and The Wildlife Sanctuary.

Last year alone, they donated nearly 40,000 pounds to the food bank. They’re also giving back through education, better inform-ing customers by highlighting a new farm each month in their online vid-eo series.

“We’ve definitely wanted to recog-nize the importance of people becom-ing more aware of where their food comes from,” said Frishman. “So we started implementing things like the blog and the videos to try and show people.”

Their website (naturesgardende-livered.com) links to a blog with ar-ticles related to overall health as well as recipes to use once you’ve received your box of goodies. It’s convenience with a conscience.

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A New Place to Play!CONSTRUCTION BEGINS AT THE TEMPLE

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Construction recently began for new play-grounds at the Weinberg Early Learning Center (WELC), The Temple’s Jewish pre-school and host of Camp Minimac, a Jewish

summer day camp. The newly-named Sonia’s Play-ground was made possible by many generous congre-gants including current and future WELC families, grandparents and alumni as well as community sup-porters.

“My husband and I were very proud to be a part of this project,” Samantha Schoenbaum, a Temple member and fundraising co-chair, said. “It was wonderful getting to meet some of the original founders of the WELC as well as working with the clergy and staff.”

Sonia’s Playground is named after the mother of Jay Schwartz, a fifth-gen-eration Temple member, grandfather of current WELC students and benefac-tor of the Temple and WELC.

The facility includes all-new innovative equipment for gross motor devel-opment including climbers, swings, slides, sandboxes, playhouses, basketball, trike paths, and rubber and turf surfaces. The playground is expected to be finished and ready for use this summer.

AJTWeber’s Pearl RetiresNEXT YEAR TO BE HEAD OF SCHOOL’S LAST

SPECIAL FOR THE AJT

The Weber School Board of Trustees recently an-nounced that Dr. Simcha Pearl will be stepping down as Head of School at the end of the 2013-2014 academic year.

Dr. Pearl is credited with having transformed Weber into a substantially larger, fiscally stronger and more re-spected program than it was when he joined the school some 16 years ago. Since becoming Head of School in 2000, he has focused on growing Weber’s enrollment, strength-ening its academic and Judaics programs, overseeing its move to a new and permanent campus and stabilizing We-ber’s financial position.

Dr. Pearl undoubtedly leaves Weber having so-lidified its standing as one of Atlanta’s best private schools.

“Rarely is a school blessed with strong, consistent leadership for such a long period as Weber has been with Sim,” Lori Kagan Schwarz, board presi-dent, said. “While we are sad to learn of his decision to leave, the Board un-derstands and supports his wish to make this change.”

Weber’s Board has named the executive search firm DRG to lead the na-tional search for Dr. Pearl’s successor, with hopes to name a new Head of School by June 2014.

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Schiff Preschool Launches Pre-K Inclusion ClassEVERYONE WELCOME AT TEMPLE EMANU-ELSPECIAL FOR THE AJT

Temple Emanu-El’s Schiff Preschool in Atlanta will soon offer a newly created inclusion program for children with spe-cial needs. Schiff FIRST (an acronym for

Friendship, Inclusiveness, Respect, Success and Trust) will emphasize innumerable benefits of an integrated classroom experience to both typically-developing children and those with special needs.

The initiative will offer three children with com-plementary mild developmental differences the opportunity to be part of one of the school’s pre-K classes, for which an additional support teacher trained in working with learning differences will work collaboratively with the teach-ers and all students on a daily basis.

“Our preschool is built on a strong foundation that children should have the opportunity and right to be successful and valued for what they can gain and give back to the classroom environment,” said Sheila Purdin, director. “While we’ve had many children with special needs participate in our pro-grams in the past, we saw this as a significant way to create a structured, collaborative classroom experience that benefits all children.”

Schiff administrators are also working with Jewish Family & Career Ser-vices to help facilitate the screening and evaluation process. The school will be utilizing the resources of the Union of Reform Judaism’s Early Childhood Education Community of Practice group to gain peer input from preschool administrators and lay leaders across North America.

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Harry Maziar Classic Honors Arthur Blank, Raises $310,000ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT A HUGE SUCCESS

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The Marcus Jewish Community Cen-ter of Atlanta (MJCCA) honored Atlanta community leader Arthur Blank at its annual golf tourna-

ment, the Harry Maziar Classic, on May 20 at the beautiful Hawks Ridge Golf Club. The fundraising goal of $250,000 was exceeded considerably, as the final figure ended up at $310,000; proceeds help to enhance vital pro-grams and services that impact the lives of more than 55,000 people every year.

Blank was chosen for this 2013 edition in appreciation of his dedication and leadership in shaping Atlanta’s vibrant Jewish community. Though most frequently in the news for his work as owner/chairman of the Atlanta Falcons and co-founder of The Home Depot, he is equally devoted to philanthropy.

The hugely successful tournament, co-chaired by Ron Brill and Howard Halpern, benefits the Center’s efforts in Alzheimer’s daycare services, pro-gramming for people with developmental disabilities, preschools, sports leagues, summer camps and much more.

“This year’s Harry Maziar Classic exceeded all expectations in every way,” Gail Luxenberg, MJCCA CEO, said. “Not only were we thrilled to honor Ar-thur Blank, but were so grateful to have Ron Brill and Howard Halpern as such dedicated and involved event chairs.”

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Uri Gurvich Quartet in concert, cele-brated saxophonist & co. performing as part of the Atlanta Jazz Festival. Mon., May 27, 5 p.m. Piedmont Park. atlantafestivals.com.

WED., MAY 29

Congregation Ariel Annual Meeting, of-ficer elections. Wed., May 29, 7 p.m. Congregation Ariel. (770) 390-9071.

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Edgewise Speaker Series: Aaron Berg-er, director of the Breman Museum speaks to the organization’s rich history. Thurs., May 23, 10:30 a..m. Free. MJCCA’s Zaban Park. (678) 812-4064 or [email protected].

Eagle Star Awards Gala, AICCSE hon-ors those who have contributed most to the Southeast-Israel business and economic relationship. Thurs., May 30, 6 p.m. HP Graphic Arts Experi-ence Center. aiccse.org.

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Dive Into Shabbat, summer series kick-off at the MJCCA pool and splash pad; bring a picnic or purchase food. Sat., June 1, 5 p.m. Free. Zaban Park. [email protected].

CBT Graduation Shabbat, honoring 8th graders, high school and college graduates; provide grad’s name and school for recognition. Sat., June 1. Congregation Beth Tefillah. (404) 843-2464 ext. 104 or chabadga.com.

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Jewish Genetic Disease Screening, a simple blood test with genetic coun-seling for 19 preventable genetic diseases. Sun., June 2, 10 a.m. Free. MJCCA’s Zaban Park. [email protected].

Flip Flop Day at the J: Pool Party, en-joy the outdoor pool and splash park, music, inflatable bouncy house plus giveaways. Sun., June 2, 11 a.m. Free. Zaban Park. (678) 812-4061.

Atlanta Balalaika Orchestra Concert, traditional instruments from East-ern Europe in concert. Sun., June 2, 3 p.m. $10/members, $15/non-mem-bers. MJCCA’s Zaban Park. (678) 812-4002 or [email protected].

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“Honey, we should’ve moved in years ago!” Shabbat CandleLighting Times

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matZah Ball soup for the soul

It Can’t Hurt to AskWHAT’S THE WORST THAT COULD HAPPEN?

BY RaChEl laVICtOIREAJT COLUMNIST

I was a really picky eater when I was young – and I mean really picky. I didn’t like tomatoes, onions, lettuce (well, pretty

much all vegetables), corned beef, thin salami (thick was OK), mayon-naise, pepper, fish, beans, sausage, honeydew, cherries…the list goes on and on!

I even went through a period when I liked peanuts but not peanut butter, and then a stage when I liked peanut butter but not peanuts!

But with all of those absurdly strange preferences, there was one that I will never forget: the Taco Bell tacos. Before I was daring enough to try the pre-combined jack/cheddar cheese from Moe’s, my mom used

to bring my brother and me to Taco Bell, where I always ordered the No. 8 combo.

Now, the picture on the menu shows the No. 8 as three hard-shell tacos with ground beef, lettuce and cheese – but I obviously never got that. I would step up when it was my turn to order and sort of look down and speak very quietly, telling the ca-shier that I wanted a No. 8 with soft-shell tacos and no lettuce, no meat; just cheese.

Nine out of ten times, when I opened up my No. 8, one of two things would be there: either lettuce or melted cheese. Both constituted a re-order.

But here’s where I should men-tion another, bigger, problem: my shyness. Even though I liked things a certain way, I was well aware that it wasn’t the easiest way, and I really

hated to cause any trouble.

So on those nine out of ten times when the order came out wrong, I would send my brother back up to the cashier while I hid in the big plastic booth. And that’s how things went – I was never the one to send back an order.

But one day my grandma shared a bit of advice with me that changed everything.

“The worst thing that could hap-pen when you ask is that they say ‘no,’” she said. “As long as you can deal with ‘no,’ then you’re OK. So don’t be afraid to ask, as long as you can handle no.”

It seemed reasonable. My re-quests were questions, not demands, and the waiter or cashier could say “no” – but that’s all they could do. So asking for what I want meant either getting it or being told “no,” and I could handle either outcome.

I tell you this story because in this week’s Torah portion, Behaalo-techa, a small group of men come to the same realization, albeit on a much larger scale. The third aliyah, or reading, of this parsha begins as follows:

“The Lord spoke to Moses in the Sinai Desert…saying: The children of Israel shall make the Passover…on the afternoon of the fourteenth of this month…in accordance with all its statutes and all its ordinances (Numbers 9:1-3).”

Moses relayed this message to the Israelites, and they began prepara-tion for the Passover. And when all was said and done, and the sacrifice had been made, a group of men ap-proached Moses and Aaron with a daring question.

The law clearly states that those who have had contact with the dead are ritually unclean and that those who are ritually unclean may not partake in the Passover sacrifice. But these men asked anyway:

“We are ritually unclean because of contact with a dead person; but why should we be excluded so as not to bring the offering of the Lord in its appointed time with all the children of Israel? (Numbers 9:7).”

I was scared for those men when

I read this. Here you have a group of ritually unclean men approach-ing two powerful leaders in order to question a commandment of the one being that’s even more powerful than the leaders themselves. So what hap-pens?

Moses hears the men, brings their inquiry to G-d, and listens as G-d re-sponds by saying:

“Speak to the children of Israel, saying any person who becomes un-clean from contact with the dead, or is on a distant journey, whether among you or in future generations, he shall make a Passover sacrifice for the Lord (Numbers 9:10).”

It was as simple as that – ask and receive. Which brings up another as-pect of this whole asking thing, and that’s confidence.

We ask for things because we ei-ther want them or we feel deserving of them. If you think about it, by ask-ing for something specific, you’re re-ally just petitioning for someone to agree with you.

So how confident are you? If you feel you’ve earned a raise, why should your boss think differently? If you believe you deserve the spe-cific meal that you ordered (politely), why should you feel guilty sending it back?

Finally, if you’re any human be-ing who feels strongly about making a connection to G-d, why should you sit idly and allow rules to prevent you from doing so?

Don’t be afraid to ask, as long as you can handle “no.”

Rachel LaVictoire ([email protected]) is a graduate of the Davis Acad-emy and Westminster High School, recipient of the prestigious Nemerov Writing and Thomas H. Elliott Merit scholarships at Washington Universi-ty of St. Louis and an active member of Temple Emanu-El and the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta. She was recently named to the board of St. Louis Hillel.

AJT

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may theirmemories Be a Blessing

Joyce Bornstein Golinsky64, OF ATLANTAJoyce Bornstein Golinsky, 64, passed away on May 17, 2013 after a courageous battle with ovarian can-cer. She had lived in Atlanta for the past 40 years after being born and raised in Detroit, and she was the daughter of the late Edna and Larry Bornstein. She is survived by her de-voted husband, Billy, and her step-daughter, Lauren; her loving sisters, Marjorie Bornstein (Sam), Cheryl Simon (Ted) and Janis Segal (Uri); her adored 11 nieces and nephews and nine great-nieces and nephews; and her precious four-legged chil-dren, Lucy and Jersey. Joyce was a unique character with a zest and passion for life. She was lovable, lov-ing and free-spirited and was known for her openness, optimism and zany sense of humor. Joyce earned two degrees, one in teaching and one in art. Among her varied careers, she taught fourth grade as well as art. She was a businesswoman who, along with her husband Billy, owned and operated a retail business. Joyce was a talented and creative artist who has shown her work in Sandy Springs and Buckhead with the art group Brush-strokes. She was a member of Song of Atlanta Show Chorus for several years, through which she enjoyed singing, performing and formed many lasting friendships. A lover of animals, especially dogs, she involved herself in finding homes for rescues. Joyce was a fun-loving, wonderful aunt to her nieces and nephews, with whom she had special relationships. She will be greatly missed by all those who were fortunate enough to know her. Donations in Joyce’s honor may be made to Canine Assistants and/or ovarian cancer research. A memorial service was held on Tues., May 21 at 2 p.m. at H. M. Patterson & Son, Arlington Chapel, 173 Allen Road, NE, Sandy Springs, GA 30328; (404) 851-9900. Internment followed at Arlington Memorial Park, 201 Mount Ver-non Highway, Sandy Springs.

AJT

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ACROSS 1. Ben Yehuda and King George: abbr.4. “Close Encounters” sight7. Alfred E. Neuman’s smile feature10. Résumés, for short13. N. Carolina Jewish boarding school14. Bible scholar Leibowitz16. Kind of sleep17. ___ Avivian18. Physician, e.g.19. “ ___ Day Now” (Bob Dylan hit)20. George Costanza portrayer23. Opening words on an agenda24. Franken’s old show, for short25. Actress Hunt (“Mad About You”)26. Garlic mayonnaise28. “Is there any taste in the white of an ___?” (Job 6:6)31. Chaim Weizmann’s wife32. Hebrew ___ (Cincinnati institu-tion)36. Home of the Jewish Light: abbr.37. Author Greenburg (“How to Be a Jewish Mother”)38. Cavity-filler’s grp.39. Kippah, perhaps42. Fashion designer who starred in “Unzipped”45. St. with a weekly Jewish Ledger48. 180° from SSW49. Be broadcast by, as a TV show50. “___ only a mother could love”52. AB followers55. “___ in the Attic” (Lillian Hell-

man play)56. Austrian Zionist and Yid-dishist writer60. Rabbi Israel Meir Kagan ___ the Chofetz Chaim61. Kibbutz work62. Director Mendes (“Ameri-can Beauty”)64. Beit ___ (Jewish court)65. Not on the guest list66. “... yadda, yadda, yadda”67. Digital clock settings68. Hebrew letter meaning “mouth”69. Chicago Loop trains70. “Au Revoir ___ Enfants” (Holocaust film)

down 1. Test for Brandeis hopefuls2. JDC’s nickname3. Dressing ingredient4. Biblical preposition5. Flowerless plants6. Continental divide?7. Lion’s ___ (One way into the Old City)8. Alternative to Visa or MC9. Talmudic tractate about the laws of the “red heifer”10. Baby’s place11. Facade12. Izmir’s former name15. Penultimate part of the Passover Seder21. Itzhak Perlman’s chance

JEWISH PUzzLERby David Benkof

Last week’s answers

to shine22. Actress Campbell (“Scream” movies)23. Some letters needed to sew on ZBT sweatshirts27. Sen. Bernie Sanders and others29. Rock music genre30. Ein ___ (Negev hotspot)33. Actor James or Scott

34. Brother-in-law of Tamar35. Hamas-controlled territory39. Rodgers and Hammerstein premiere of 194540. Marine greeting41. ATM necessities42. Advance at a snail’s pace43. Roth and DeMille

44. Comedienne Rudner45. Homeland of Leonard Cohen and Mordecai Richler46. City west of Beersheba47. Sharansky and Alterman51. Consume completely53. Rapper of note (“Best I Ever Had”)54. NYU Holocaust historian David57. ___ Days of Av (mourning period)58. Boring59. Hadassah Hospital units63. “Three ___ and One DJ” (Beastie Boys song)

CHESS PUzzLE OF THE WEEKby Jon Hochberg

Challenge: White to move: Checkmate in 3 moves

LAST PUzzLE’S SOLUTION.1) ___, Nc2

2) Ka1, R x Qc3#

JON HOCHBERG is a chess instructor who has been teaching in the Atlanta area for the last 6 years. Currently, Jon runs after school chess programs at several Atlanta schools. He always welcomes new students, and enjoys working with children who have no prior chess knowledge. Jon can be reached at [email protected] to schedule private lessons.

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